卷子答案网-一个不只有答案的网站长郡中学2022年下学期高二期中考试
英语
时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 (共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15 B. f 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What is the girl looking for
A. Her school bag. B. Her pencil-box. C. Her pencil.
2. Who got injured in the accident
A. A baby. B. Three women. C. Nobody.
3. What do we know about the man
A. He wants to get a new position.
B. He is asking the woman for help.
C. He has left the woman a good impression.
4 What does the man mean
A. He can’t afford the new car.
B. His friend has bought the car for him.
C. He has already made the down payment on the car.
5. How does the woman go to Philadelphia probably
A. By car. B. By subway. C. By taxi.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What does Vinnie Jones do now
A. He is a soccer player. B. He is an actor. C. He is a director.
7. What is special about Vinnie Jones
A. He is a famous British singer.
B. He is famous in America but not in Britain.
C. He used to be a well-known soccer player.
8. What do we know about Wimbledon
A. It was once led by Vinnie Jones.
B. It is more competitive than Manchester United.
C It once defeated Liverpool and won the championship.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What did the woman do last weekend
A. She relaxed at the beach. B. She visited her parents. C. She prepared for a paper.
10. Why did the woman come home so soon
A. She had work to do. B. She had an appointment. C. She was invited only for the weekend.
11. What did the woman think of playing volleyball on the beach
A. Easy B. Challenging. C. Exciting
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. They are relatives. B. They are colleagues. C. They are strangers.
13. What do we know about the woman’s family from the conversation
A. She has an extended family.
B. Her grandfather used to be a handsome actor.
C. Her grandparents live in a big house behind hers
14. What does the woman’s mother look like
A. She looks beautiful. B. She looks young. C. She looks plain.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What would the woman and her husband prefer to do for their weekend
A. Visit Las Vegas. B. Take a long trip. C. Relax themselves.
16. What does the man advise the woman to do at the sea
A. To surf and ride the wave. B. To play volleyball on the beach. C. To have a good sleep on the soft sand.
17. Who would most probably make the final decision
A. The travel agency. B. The woman. C. The woman’s husband.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What kind of person did Clemente’s parents want him to be
A. Independent and honorable. B. Honest and kind. C. Friendly and selfless.
19. Which team did Clemente play for as a professional player
A. Nine professional teams. B. The Brooklyn Dodgers. C. A city team.
20. Why did Clemente make the trip to Nicaragua
A. To provide relief supplies for people there.
B. To receive an award as a great baseball player.
C. To collect money for people in the quake-hit area.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Coping Skills
Tuesdays; December 8, December 22 1 p. m. -2 p.m. on www.
Do you need a little help coping with life Don’t we all Come and join us for casual conversation and helpful information.We will discuss a variety of topics, including healthy ways to cope with change and life transitions as we age.
Fill Your Cup
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Fridays; December 4, December 18 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.on www.
Join us as we explore a range of topics related to nature and discover how the environment impacts our health and well-being. We will learn from local experts and share in casual conversation about all things environmental.
New Device Tech Help
Thursdays; December 3, December 17 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.
New Site at St. Andrews Street (if open, please call before attending!)
Do you have questions about a new device or just need some help with your device Bring in your cell phone, tablet, iPad, or any other technology item that you may have and La Crosse Library staff will be ready to help with your questions.
1. How can participants benefit from Fill Your Cup
A. By taking stretching exercises alone.
B. By designing team plans to improve skills.
C. By enjoying friendly talks with free drinks.
D. By enlarging social circle in a relaxing way.
2. Which program is suitable if you are available only on Fridays
A. Coping Skills B. Fill Your Cup
C. Connect 2 Nature D. New Device Tech Help
3. What do the programs have in common
A. They feature online activities.
B. They promote social interaction.
C. They provide professional instructions.
D. They advocate environmental protection.
B
While some feel that bookstores are fading away, one Chinese bookstore has found new life by marching into rural areas in China to bring colorful cultural life and higher incomes lo local residents.
By absorbing local rural characteristics, the village branches of the Librairie Avantgarde Bookstore (LAB) chain have transformed into important platforms to display local history, culture and folk traditions. Not just bookstores, they are foundations helping to relieve spiritual poverty (贫困) and centers for gathering and displaying rural culture.
To better fit in the lives of local residents, earth village branch has its own characteristics, like the branch in Shaxi, southwest China’s Yunnan province. Many of nearly 20,000 books in the store are associated with the history, geography and folk customs of Yunnan and the Bai people.
“Turning in profits is not our only aim. Our bookstore has become a public gathering space for villagers. Not only young people, but many elderly residents come here. They do not buy books, but pass the time by reading or chatting with each other in our store.” Liu Xia, the bookstore owner explained.
She added that this is a cultural atmosphere that bookstores offer the area. Some residents have grown accustomed to turning to the books of the store to find answers to the troubles they face, such as operating a business or controlling tourists from urban areas. The biggest benefit of opening bookstores in villages is that it helps provide a healthy environment for children’s growth. “My kids often come to the store. They love reading books here. They gain knowledge and curiosity about outside world.” one villager said.
The arrival of the bookstore menus a lot to the village when young residents have been leaving for urban areas in recent years. During the 2020 May Day and National Day holidays, the daily number of tourists traveling to the village reached 5,000, a record high. Visitors were attracted by the bookstore. Surrounding it, several restaurants and holds have opened.
4. Which of the following best describes village branches of the LAB
A. They are disappearing gradually.
B. They feature local rural cultures.
C. They could make much higher profits.
D. They have set up poverty-relief foundations.
5. What do we know about the branch in Shaxi
A. It specializes in history-related books.
B. It creates a public gathering space for business.
C. It shares the same features with oilier branches.
D. It helps villagers know more about the Bai people.
6 What’s the greatest influence of village bookshops on the local areas
A. Attracting more people lo pay a visit.
B. Offering kids a healthy atmosphere.
C. Helping residents lo acquire knowledge.
D. Encouraging the young to go to big cities.
7. Which of the following can be the best title of the text
A. LAB: A Bookstore on the Rise
B. Local Culture Welcomed by Tourists
C. Village Bookshops Promote Rural Life
D. Great Ambitions of Village Bookstores
C
Discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui ruins in Southwest China show that the region’s ancient Shu Kingdom Civilization shared similarities with the Maya.
The Sanxingdui ruins belonged to the Shu Kingdom that existed at least 4,800 years ago and lasted more than 2,000 years, while the Mayan civilization built its city-states around 200 AD.
The bronze-made remains of tress unearthed at the ruins of the Shu Kingdom resemble the sacred ceiba tree, which symbolized the union of heaven, earth and the underworld in the Mayan civilization. “They are very important similarities,” says Santos, a Mexican archaeologist (考古学家) stressing that “the representations of tress in both cultures provide a symbolism that is very similar”.
The findings at the Sanxingdui ruins, considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, also show a new aspect of Bronze Age culture, indicating the ancient civilization already had technologies that were thought to have been developed much later.
While the lime span between the Shu kingdom and the Mayan culture is great, the findings highlight the closeness between the two civilizations. They developed in areas with comparable climates and reflected their worldview through related symbols. “In the end, man is still man, independent of time and space. What we have is that, at this latitude (纬度), both the Shu people and the Mayans looked at the same sky and had the same stars on the horizon,” the expert says.
One notable feature of the recent discoveries at Sanxingdui was the cross-subject work and technology applied by teams of Chinese archaeologists, which allowed the unearthing of artifacts as fragile as silk remains, which other types of less careful digging methods would not have been able to register.
Cooperation between Chinese and Mexican archaeologists could benefit projects in the Mayan world, where the rainy climate and humidity are problematic for the conservation of ruins.
“Every time our cultural knowledge increases, regardless of whether we speak one language or another, what it shows us is that we continue to be sister cultures and, therefore, the exchange of such knowledge is fundamental,” says Santos.
8. What is a similarity between the Shu Kingdom and Maya civilization
A. Their starting time.
B. Their historical origins.
C. Their cultural symbols.
D Their ceremony traditions.
9. The findings at the Sanxingdui ruins have proved that ______.
A. silk was a common clothing material then
B. some technologies were developed much earlier
C. the Bronze Age started earlier than previously assumed
D. the Shu Kingdom and the Mayan world had close contact
10. What is a common challenge for the conservation of both ruins
A. Damp weather. B. Positioning of ruins.
C. High latitude. D. Language barriers.
11. What is the focus of Santos quote in the last paragraph
A. The future of the China-Mexico cooperation.
B. The benefits of speaking a different language.
C. The importance of the exchange of cultural knowledge.
D. The increasing sisterhood in culture between China and Mexico.
D
In a fascinating paper published last year in Science, a team led by Andreas Nieder of the University of Tubingen in Germany showed that crows —already known to be among the most intelligent of animals —are even more impressive than we knew. In fact, the evidence suggests that they are self-aware and, in an important sense, conscious (有意识的).
Crows had been observed previously to use tools to solve certain problems. Nieder’s experiment showed that the birds were actively evaluating how to solve a particular problem; in effect, they were thinking it over. This ability to consciously assess a problem was associated with the cerebral cortex (大脑皮层) in the brains of humans, which birds don’t have.
Other studies support the idea that the bird brain can, in principle, support the development of higher intelligence. It had been dismissed in the past due to the small size of birds’ brains. But recent research has shown that in birds, the neurons (神经元) are smaller and more lightly-packed, which makes sense to reduce weight and makes it easier lo fly. The total number of brain cell in crows (about 1.5 billion) is about the same as that in some monkey species. But because they are more tightly-packed, the communication between the neurons seems to be better, and the overall intelligence of crows may be closer to that of gorillas (猩猩).
This research has important consequences for our understanding of the evolution of higher intelligence. First, a cerebral cortex is not needed, and there are other means to achieve the same outcome. Second, either the evolution of consciousness is very ancient tracing back to the last common ancestor of mammals and birds about 320 million years ago, or, equally interesting, consciousness arose at least twice later on, independently in mammals and birds. Both options raise the possibility that higher intelligence on the planet may not necessarily be mammal or human-like, but could very well be birdlike.
12. What did Andreas Nieder’s team find out about crows
A. They are more intelligent than other animals.
B. They have left people a very good impression.
C. They are much cleverer than previously thought.
D. They can use tools to solve certain problems.
13. What does the underlined “It” in paragraph 3 refer to
A. The idea. B. The bird brain.
C. The development. D. Higher intelligence.
14. Why do crows have high-level intelligence
A. They have more tightly-packed brains.
B. They have a small number of brain cells.
C. Their brain neurons could communicate well.
D. Their brain cells are the same with the monkeys.
15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Cerebral cortexes are necessary for the evolution of higher intelligence.
B. Both mammals and birds got their intelligence from common ancestors.
C. Higher intelligence has already developed separately in different species.
D. Higher intelligence on the planet might be different from what we imagine.
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Philadelphia is a city known for many things. It is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and it was also the first capital of the United States. ___16___ It is home to nearly 3,000 murals (壁画) painted on the side of homes and buildings around the city.That’s more murals than any other city on Earth. ___17___
More than 20 years ago, a New Jersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with artists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. ___18___The teenagers involved helped to create magnificent pieces of art, and there were other, even more important, benefits. The young people learned to cooperate and get along with many different kinds of people during the painting. They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a schedule to make sure the murals were completed. ___19___It is hard for anyone to see the spectacular designs and not feel proud to be a part of Philadelphia.
Take a walk around some of the poorest neighborhoods in Philadelphia and you will find beautiful works of art on the sides and fronts of buildings. Of course the murals are not just in poor neighborhoods, but richer ones as well. Special buses take tourists to different parts of the city to see the various murals, which show the diverse ethnic groups that call Philadelphia home.
___20___ It is also a model for other cities throughout America seeking to help troubled youth.
A. How did this come to be
B. What happened to the murals on Earth
C. They also learned to take pride in their community.
D. But one fact about Philadelphia is not so well-known.
E. From this small project, something magical happened.
F. The program encouraged troubled youth to paint together with their teachers.
G. As a result of its success, the murals program has now become the nation’s largest public art program.
第三部分 语言运用 (共三节，满分35分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Camogli looks like any other small Italian coastal town. The little ____21____ houses face the sea. The sunlight warms their beauty. But, look carefully and you’ll see many things that seem____22____...but they’re not.
This fishing village is full of trompe l’oeil — an art form in which nothing is what it appears to be. While some flowers die, others live for years. Why Because they’re ___23___ on the building!
Trompe l’oeil has been around for centuries. ___24___, Camogli’s fishermen painted their houses in bright colors and unusual designs, so that they could see their homes ___25___ from the water. Then,in the 1700s, it became a way to make small, simple buildings look ___26___ and high-valued.
And today There are still many trompe l’oeil houses in villages like Camogli, but only a few artists are ___27___ to paint them. Carlo is one of this ever-decreasing band of artists who's managed to make a business out of it.
His ___28___ are often people who want to improve their home’s ___29___. But for Carlo trompe l’oeil’s purpose is to bring something ____30____ to a new place, such as bringing the city to the sea or even the deserts to the cities.
Carlos painting style ____31____ the past. He only uses old-style paints and mixes them by hand. He does so for one reason: to protect the trompe l’oeil ____32____. He also believes this art should be ____33____ everywhere.
Fortunately, in Camogli, local art and culture are still ____34____. But remember, don’t always ____35____ your eyes!
21. A. colored B. crowded C. damp D. wooden
22. A. fancy B. novel C. real D. valuable
23. A. carved B. pressed C. painted D. planted
24. A. Creatively B. Mistakenly C. Frequently D. Originally
25. A. closely B. easily C. happily D. hopefully
26. A. comfortable B. complicated C. grand D. harmonious
27. A. allowed B. available C. responsible D. introduced
28. A. designers B. followers C. customers D. partners
29. A. appearance B. capacity C. convenience D. privacy
30. A. civilized B. faraway C. natural D. unexpected
31 A. comes from B. brings about C. goes against D. leaves out
32. A. artists B. buildings C. paints D. traditions
33. A. accepted B. discussed C. learned D. seen
34. A. changing B. alive C. diverse D. unique
35. A. believe B. block C. widen D. cheat
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Students of a Nanjing senior high school brought joy to the elderly and brightened up their day by ____36____ (volunteer) at a local nursing home last weekend. The nursing home, ____37____ (locate) on a housing estate, has more than 150 senior citizens, some of ____38____ are over 90 years old.
Though it was the first time many of the students ____39____ (take) part in a volunteer programme like this, they were eager to share various interesting ____40____ (topic) with the residents, such as how to use mobile phones and go online on the computer. After lunch the residents and the young volunteers amused themselves ____41____ art activities which included Chinese painting and calligraphy. They enjoyed each other’s company so much ____42____ Su Ming, 16, said he hoped to return to the nursing home regularly ____43____ (spend) time with the seniors that he made friends with.
Wang Hong, the programme organizer, said, “____44____ (basic), I was concerned that the students and the senior residents wouldn’t get along easily, but it turned out to be the exact opposite. I can say that today’s activities _____45_____ (make) a big difference to the lives of the residents as well as the students.”
第三节课文默写 (共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分)
46. When we come across such factual differences, we should not rush to the ________ that one of the news reports gives false information. (根据句意填空)
47. News reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information as new facts ________.(根据句意填空)
48. Though journalists ______ presenting the truth，it is better to use our own judgement than rely entirely on news reports. （根据句意填空）
49. Almost nobody likes to come second, and sometimes it is difficult to ________.(根据句意填空)
50. Whether you come first or last, it is important to remember that at any sporting event, you face two ________: your fellow competitors and yourself. (根据句意填空)
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (满分15分)
51. 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack在社交媒体上看到了你参加运动会的照片，写信向你了解相关情况，请给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 时间地点；
2. 你的项目；
3. 你的感受。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jack,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分20分)
52. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Charles Rose lived in the country with his father, who taught him to read and to write. Mr. Rose told his son that, when his morning lessons were over, he might amuse himself for one hour as he pleased.
There was a river near by. On its bank stood the hut of a poor fisherman, who lived by selling fish. His careful wife kept her wheel going early and late. They both worked very hard to keep themselves above want. But they were greatly troubled for fear that their only son should never learn to read and to write. They could not teach him themselves, and they were too poor to send him to school.
Charles called at the hut of this fisherman one day, to inquire about his dog, which was missing. He found the little boy, whose name was Joe, siting by the table, on which he was making marks with a piece of chalk. Charles asked him whether he was drawing pictures.
“No. I am trying to write,” said little Joe, “but I know only two words. Those I saw upon a sign, and I am trying to write them.”
“If I could only learn to read and write,” said he, “I should be the happiest boy in the world.”
“Then I will make you happy said Charles.” I am only a little boy, but I can teach you that.”
“My father gives me an hour every day for myself. Now, if you will try to learn, you shall soon know how to read and to write.”
Both Joe and his mother were ready to fall on their knees to thank Charles. They told him it was what they wished above all things.
So, on the next day when the hour came, Charles put his book in his pocket, and went to teach Joe. Joe learned very fast, and Charles son began to teach him how to write.
Some time after, a gentleman called on Mr. Rose, and said, “Charles did not always amuse himself. I often see him go to the house of the fisherman. I fear he goes out in their boat.”
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The moment the gentleman left, Mr. Rose went in search of his son.
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The next day, his father took him to town, and gave him books for himself and Joe, with writing paper, pens, and ink.
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听力答案：1-20BCAABBCCAABBAACBCBBA长郡中学2022年下学期高二期中考试
英语
时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 (共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15 B. f 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What is the girl looking for
A. Her school bag. B. Her pencil-box. C. Her pencil.
2. Who got injured in the accident
A. A baby. B. Three women. C. Nobody.
3. What do we know about the man
A. He wants to get a new position.
B. He is asking the woman for help.
C. He has left the woman a good impression.
4. What does the man mean
A. He can’t afford the new car.
B. His friend has bought the car for him.
C. He has already made the down payment on the car.
5. How does the woman go to Philadelphia probably
A. By car. B. By subway. C. By taxi.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What does Vinnie Jones do now
A. He is a soccer player. B. He is an actor. C. He is a director.
7. What is special about Vinnie Jones
A. He is a famous British singer.
B. He is famous in America but not in Britain.
C. He used to be a well-known soccer player.
8. What do we know about Wimbledon
A. It was once led by Vinnie Jones.
B. It is more competitive than Manchester United.
C. It once defeated Liverpool and won the championship.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What did the woman do last weekend
A. She relaxed at the beach. B. She visited her parents. C. She prepared for a paper.
10. Why did the woman come home so soon
A. She had work to do. B. She had an appointment. C. She was invited only for the weekend.
11. What did the woman think of playing volleyball on the beach
A. Easy B. Challenging. C. Exciting
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. They are relatives. B. They are colleagues. C. They are strangers.
13. What do we know about the woman’s family from the conversation
A. She has an extended family.
B. Her grandfather used to be a handsome actor.
C. Her grandparents live in a big house behind hers
14. What does the woman’s mother look like
A. She looks beautiful. B. She looks young. C. She looks plain.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What would the woman and her husband prefer to do for their weekend
A. Visit Las Vegas. B. Take a long trip. C. Relax themselves.
16. What does the man advise the woman to do at the sea
A. To surf and ride the wave. B. To play volleyball on the beach. C. To have a good sleep on the soft sand.
17. Who would most probably make the final decision
A. The travel agency. B. The woman. C. The woman’s husband.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What kind of person did Clemente’s parents want him to be
A. Independent and honorable. B. Honest and kind. C. Friendly and selfless.
19. Which team did Clemente play for as a professional player
A. Nine professional teams. B. The Brooklyn Dodgers. C. A city team.
20. Why did Clemente make the trip to Nicaragua
A. To provide relief supplies for people there.
B. To receive an award as a great baseball player.
C. To collect money for people in the quake-hit area.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
River Beach Community now offers various programs free of charge. Please call (608) 7898640 for details.
Coping Skills
Tuesdays; December 8, December 22 1 p. m. -2 p.m. on www.
Do you need a little help coping with life Don’t we all Come and join us for casual conversation and helpful information.We will discuss a variety of topics, including healthy ways to cope with change and life transitions as we age.
Fill Your Cup
Fill Your Cup is a personalized one-hour session held on Mondays or Thursdays. Looking for a way to be social while still being safe This program is designed to help you recharge your batteries in a way suitable for you. Bring your coffee and we’ll chat! Bring your exercise shoes and we can stretch together! Whatever helps you “fill your cup”, we can figure out a plan together.
Connect 2 Nature
Fridays; December 4, December 18 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.on www.
Join us as we explore a range of topics related to nature and discover how the environment impacts our health and well-being. We will learn from local experts and share in casual conversation about all things environmental.
New Device Tech Help
Thursdays; December 3, December 17 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.
New Site at St. Andrews Street (if open, please call before attending!)
Do you have questions about a new device or just need some help with your device Bring in your cell phone, tablet, iPad, or any other technology item that you may have and La Crosse Library staff will be ready to help with your questions.
1. How can participants benefit from Fill Your Cup
A. By taking stretching exercises alone.
B. By designing team plans to improve skills.
C. By enjoying friendly talks with free drinks.
D. By enlarging social circle in a relaxing way.
2. Which program is suitable if you are available only on Fridays
A. Coping Skills B. Fill Your Cup
C. Connect 2 Nature D. New Device Tech Help
3. What do the programs have in common
A. They feature online activities.
B. They promote social interaction.
C. They provide professional instructions.
D. They advocate environmental protection.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了河滩社区为居民提供的四个免费项目。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Fill Your Cup部分的“Looking for a way to be social while still being safe This program is designed to help you recharge your batteries in a way suitable for you. Bring your coffee and we’ll chat! Bring your exercise shoes and we can stretch together! (在寻找一种既安全又能社交的方式 这个程序旨在帮助你以适合你的方式给自己充电。带上你的咖啡，我们聊聊天！带上你的运动鞋，我们可以一起锻炼！)”可知，Fill Your Cup可以帮助参与者用一种放松的方式扩大社交圈。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Connect 2 Nature部分的“Fridays; December 4, December 18 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. (星期五；12月4日、12月18日上午11点至下午12:30)”可知，如果你仅在周五有空，那么Connect 2 Nature适合你。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据Coping Skills部分的“Come and join us for casual conversation and helpful information.We will discuss a variety of topics, including healthy ways to cope with change and life transitions as we age. (欢迎加入我们，与我们进行随意的对话，并提供有用的信息。我们将讨论各种各样的话题，包括随着年龄增长应对变化和生活转变的健康方式)”, Fill Your Cup部分的“Looking for a way to be social while still being safe This program is designed to help you recharge your batteries in a way suitable for you. (在寻找一种既安全又能社交的方式 这个程序旨在帮助你以适合你的方式给自己充电)”，Connect 2 Nature部分的“Join us as we explore a range of topics related to nature and discover how the environment impacts our health and well-being. (加入我们，探索一系列与自然相关的话题，探索环境如何影响我们的健康和福祉)”，以及New Device Tech Help部分的“Bring in your cell phone, tablet, iPad, or any other technology item that you may have and La Crosse Library staff will be ready to help with your questions.(带上你的手机、平板电脑、iPad或任何其他你可能拥有的技术物品，拉克罗斯图书馆的工作人员将随时准备帮助你解答问题)”推知，所有这些项目的共同之处是他们都能促进社交互动。故选B。
B
While some feel that bookstores are fading away, one Chinese bookstore has found new life by marching into rural areas in China to bring colorful cultural life and higher incomes lo local residents.
By absorbing local rural characteristics, the village branches of the Librairie Avantgarde Bookstore (LAB) chain have transformed into important platforms to display local history, culture and folk traditions. Not just bookstores, they are foundations helping to relieve spiritual poverty (贫困) and centers for gathering and displaying rural culture.
To better fit in the lives of local residents, earth village branch has its own characteristics, like the branch in Shaxi, southwest China’s Yunnan province. Many of nearly 20,000 books in the store are associated with the history, geography and folk customs of Yunnan and the Bai people.
“Turning in profits is not our only aim. Our bookstore has become a public gathering space for villagers. Not only young people, but many elderly residents come here. They do not buy books, but pass the time by reading or chatting with each other in our store.” Liu Xia, the bookstore owner explained.
She added that this is a cultural atmosphere that bookstores offer the area. Some residents have grown accustomed to turning to the books of the store to find answers to the troubles they face, such as operating a business or controlling tourists from urban areas. The biggest benefit of opening bookstores in villages is that it helps provide a healthy environment for children’s growth. “My kids often come to the store. They love reading books here. They gain knowledge and curiosity about outside world.” one villager said.
The arrival of the bookstore menus a lot to the village when young residents have been leaving for urban areas in recent years. During the 2020 May Day and National Day holidays, the daily number of tourists traveling to the village reached 5,000, a record high. Visitors were attracted by the bookstore. Surrounding it, several restaurants and holds have opened.
4. Which of the following best describes village branches of the LAB
A. They are disappearing gradually.
B. They feature local rural cultures.
C. They could make much higher profits.
D. They have set up poverty-relief foundations.
5. What do we know about the branch in Shaxi
A. It specializes in history-related books.
B. It creates a public gathering space for business.
C. It shares the same features with oilier branches.
D. It helps villagers know more about the Bai people.
6. What’s the greatest influence of village bookshops on the local areas
A. Attracting more people lo pay a visit.
B. Offering kids a healthy atmosphere.
C. Helping residents lo acquire knowledge.
D. Encouraging the young to go to big cities.
7. Which of the following can be the best title of the text
A. LAB: A Bookstore on the Rise
B. Local Culture Welcomed by Tourists
C. Village Bookshops Promote Rural Life
D. Great Ambitions of Village Bookstores
【答案】4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲的是中国的先锋书店进军中国农村地区，为当地居民带来了丰富的文化生活和更高的收入。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的“By absorbing local rural characteristics, the village branches of the Librairie Avantgarde Bookstore (LAB) chain have transformed into important platforms to display local history, culture and folk traditions.(先锋书店(LAB)连锁书店的乡村分店吸收了当地乡村特色，成为展示当地历史、文化和民俗传统的重要平台)”可知，先锋书店的乡村分店以当地的乡村文化为特色。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的“Many of nearly 20,000 books in the store are associated with the history, geography and folk customs of Yunnan and the Bai people.(书店近2万册书中，有许多与云南和白族的历史、地理和民俗有关)”可知，沙溪分店帮助村民更多地了解白族人。故选D。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“The biggest benefit of opening bookstores in villages is that it helps provide a healthy environment for children’s growth.(在农村开书店的最大好处是为孩子们提供了一个健康的成长环境)”可知，乡村书店对当地最大的影响是为孩子们提供一个健康的环境。故选B。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是第一段的“While some feel that bookstores are fading away, one Chinese bookstore has found new life by marching into rural areas in China to bring colorful cultural life and higher incomes lo local residents.(虽然有些人觉得书店正在消失，但一家中国书店却找到了新生命，它进军中国农村地区，为当地居民带来了丰富的文化生活和更高的收入)”可知，本文主要讲的是中国的先锋书店进军中国农村地区，为当地居民带来了丰富的文化生活和更高的收入，也就是本文主要介绍的是一个促进乡村生活的书店，因此最好的题目是C选项“Village Bookshops Promote Rural Life(乡村书店促进乡村生活)”。故选C。
C
Discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui ruins in Southwest China show that the region’s ancient Shu Kingdom Civilization shared similarities with the Maya.
The Sanxingdui ruins belonged to the Shu Kingdom that existed at least 4,800 years ago and lasted more than 2,000 years, while the Mayan civilization built its city-states around 200 AD.
The bronze-made remains of tress unearthed at the ruins of the Shu Kingdom resemble the sacred ceiba tree, which symbolized the union of heaven, earth and the underworld in the Mayan civilization. “They are very important similarities,” says Santos, a Mexican archaeologist (考古学家) stressing that “the representations of tress in both cultures provide a symbolism that is very similar”.
The findings at the Sanxingdui ruins, considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, also show a new aspect of Bronze Age culture, indicating the ancient civilization already had technologies that were thought to have been developed much later.
While the lime span between the Shu kingdom and the Mayan culture is great, the findings highlight the closeness between the two civilizations. They developed in areas with comparable climates and reflected their worldview through related symbols. “In the end, man is still man, independent of time and space. What we have is that, at this latitude (纬度), both the Shu people and the Mayans looked at the same sky and had the same stars on the horizon,” the expert says.
One notable feature of the recent discoveries at Sanxingdui was the cross-subject work and technology applied by teams of Chinese archaeologists, which allowed the unearthing of artifacts as fragile as silk remains, which other types of less careful digging methods would not have been able to register.
Cooperation between Chinese and Mexican archaeologists could benefit projects in the Mayan world, where the rainy climate and humidity are problematic for the conservation of ruins.
“Every time our cultural knowledge increases, regardless of whether we speak one language or another, what it shows us is that we continue to be sister cultures and, therefore, the exchange of such knowledge is fundamental,” says Santos.
8. What is a similarity between the Shu Kingdom and Maya civilization
A. Their starting time.
B. Their historical origins.
C. Their cultural symbols.
D. Their ceremony traditions.
9. The findings at the Sanxingdui ruins have proved that ______.
A. silk was a common clothing material then
B. some technologies were developed much earlier
C. the Bronze Age started earlier than previously assumed
D. the Shu Kingdom and the Mayan world had close contact
10. What is a common challenge for the conservation of both ruins
A. Damp weather. B. Positioning of ruins.
C. High latitude. D. Language barriers.
11. What is the focus of Santos quote in the last paragraph
A. The future of the China-Mexico cooperation.
B. The benefits of speaking a different language.
C. The importance of the exchange of cultural knowledge.
D. The increasing sisterhood in culture between China and Mexico.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍关于三星堆遗址的考古发现。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段““They are very important similarities,” says Santos, a Mexican archaeologist (考古学家) stressing that “the representations of tress in both cultures provide a symbolism that is very similar”.(“它们有非常重要的相似之处，”墨西哥考古学家桑托斯说，并强调“两种文化中对树木的描绘提供了一种非常相似的象征意义”。)”可知，古蜀文明与玛雅文明相似之处在于他们的文化象征。故选C。
9题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“The findings at the Sanxingdui ruins, considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, also show a new aspect of Bronze Age culture, indicating the ancient civilization already had technologies that were thought to have been developed much later.(三星堆遗址的发现，被认为是20世纪最伟大的考古发现之一，也展示了青铜时代文化的一个新方面，表明古代文明已经拥有被认为是很久以后才发展起来的技术。)”可推断，三星堆遗址的发现证明了有的技术其实更早就发展起来了。故选B。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段 “Cooperation between Chinese and Mexican archaeologists could benefit projects in the Mayan world, where the rainy climate and humidity are problematic for the conservation of ruins.(中国和墨西哥考古学家之间的合作可能有利于玛雅世界的项目，那里多雨的气候和湿度对遗址的保护是一个问题。)”可知，这两个遗址的保护面临的共同挑战是潮湿天气。故选A。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““Every time our cultural knowledge increases, regardless of whether we speak one language or another, what it shows us is that we continue to be sister cultures and, therefore, the exchange of such knowledge is fundamental,” says Santos.(桑托斯说：“每当我们的文化知识增加时，无论我们说的是一种语言还是另一种语言，它都向我们表明，我们仍然是姐妹文化，因此，此类知识的交流是基础。”)”可推断，在最后一段中桑托斯引用的重点是说明文化知识交流的重要性。故选 C。
D
In a fascinating paper published last year in Science, a team led by Andreas Nieder of the University of Tubingen in Germany showed that crows —already known to be among the most intelligent of animals —are even more impressive than we knew. In fact, the evidence suggests that they are self-aware and, in an important sense, conscious (有意识的).
Crows had been observed previously to use tools to solve certain problems. Nieder’s experiment showed that the birds were actively evaluating how to solve a particular problem; in effect, they were thinking it over. This ability to consciously assess a problem was associated with the cerebral cortex (大脑皮层) in the brains of humans, which birds don’t have.
Other studies support the idea that the bird brain can, in principle, support the development of higher intelligence. It had been dismissed in the past due to the small size of birds’ brains. But recent research has shown that in birds, the neurons (神经元) are smaller and more lightly-packed, which makes sense to reduce weight and makes it easier lo fly. The total number of brain cell in crows (about 1.5 billion) is about the same as that in some monkey species. But because they are more tightly-packed, the communication between the neurons seems to be better, and the overall intelligence of crows may be closer to that of gorillas (猩猩).
This research has important consequences for our understanding of the evolution of higher intelligence. First, a cerebral cortex is not needed, and there are other means to achieve the same outcome. Second, either the evolution of consciousness is very ancient tracing back to the last common ancestor of mammals and birds about 320 million years ago, or, equally interesting, consciousness arose at least twice later on, independently in mammals and birds. Both options raise the possibility that higher intelligence on the planet may not necessarily be mammal or human-like, but could very well be birdlike.
12. What did Andreas Nieder’s team find out about crows
A. They are more intelligent than other animals.
B. They have left people a very good impression.
C. They are much cleverer than previously thought.
D. They can use tools to solve certain problems.
13. What does the underlined “It” in paragraph 3 refer to
A. The idea. B. The bird brain.
C. The development. D. Higher intelligence.
14. Why do crows have high-level intelligence
A. They have more tightly-packed brains.
B. They have a small number of brain cells.
C. Their brain neurons could communicate well.
D. Their brain cells are the same with the monkeys.
15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Cerebral cortexes are necessary for the evolution of higher intelligence.
B. Both mammals and birds got their intelligence from common ancestors.
C. Higher intelligence has already developed separately in different species.
D. Higher intelligence on the planet might be different from what we imagine.
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了研究发现乌鸦比我们之前想的要聪明得多并分析了原因。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“In a fascinating paper published last year in Science, a team led by Andreas Nieder of the University of Tubingen in Germany showed that crows —already known to be among the most intelligent of animals — are even more impressive than we knew.”（在去年发表在《科学》杂志上的一篇引人入胜的论文中，由德国图宾根大学的安德烈亚斯·尼德领导的一个研究小组表明，乌鸦——已经被认为是最聪明的动物之一——甚至比我们所知的更令人印象深刻）及第二段“Crows had been observed previously to use tools to solve certain problems. Nieder’s experiment showed that the birds were actively evaluating how to solve a particular problem; in effect, they were thinking it over.”（之前人们观察到乌鸦会使用工具来解决某些问题。尼德的实验表明，这些鸟正在积极评估如何解决特定问题；实际上，他们正在仔细思考）可知，尼德的研究小组发现乌鸦比我们之前想的要聪明得多，故选C。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词前的“Other studies support the idea that the bird brain can, in principle, support the development of higher intelligence.”可知，其他研究也支持这样一种观点，即鸟类的大脑原则上可以支持更高智力的发展。此处承接上文，说的是在过去，由于鸟类的大脑体积较小，这一观点一直被忽视，由此可知It指代的就是前文提到的“鸟类的大脑原则上可以支持更高智力的发展”这一观点，故选A。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“But because they are more tightly-packed, the communication between the neurons seems In be better, and the overall intelligence of crows may be closer to that of gorillas.”（但由于脑细胞的排列更紧密，神经元之间的交流似乎更好，乌鸦的整体智力可能更接近大猩猩）可知，乌鸦的智力很高是因为它们的大脑神经元之间能够很好地交流，故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Both options raise the possibility that higher intelligence on the planet may not necessarily be mammal or human-like, but could very well be birdlike.”（这两种选择都提出了一种可能性，即地球上的高智商生物不一定是哺乳动物或类人的，但很可能是类鸟的）可知，地球上的高智商生物可能与我们想象的不同，故选D。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Philadelphia is a city known for many things. It is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and it was also the first capital of the United States. ___16___ It is home to nearly 3,000 murals (壁画) painted on the side of homes and buildings around the city.That’s more murals than any other city on Earth. ___17___
More than 20 years ago, a New Jersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with artists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. ___18___The teenagers involved helped to create magnificent pieces of art, and there were other, even more important, benefits. The young people learned to cooperate and get along with many different kinds of people during the painting. They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a schedule to make sure the murals were completed. ___19___It is hard for anyone to see the spectacular designs and not feel proud to be a part of Philadelphia.
Take a walk around some of the poorest neighborhoods in Philadelphia and you will find beautiful works of art on the sides and fronts of buildings. Of course the murals are not just in poor neighborhoods, but richer ones as well. Special buses take tourists to different parts of the city to see the various murals, which show the diverse ethnic groups that call Philadelphia home.
___20___ It is also a model for other cities throughout America seeking to help troubled youth.
A. How did this come to be
B. What happened to the murals on Earth
C. They also learned to take pride in their community.
D. But one fact about Philadelphia is not so well-known.
E. From this small project, something magical happened.
F. The program encouraged troubled youth to paint together with their teachers.
G. As a result of its success, the murals program has now become the nation’s largest public art program.
【答案】16. D 17. A 18. E 19. C 20. G
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。费城拥有近3000幅壁画在城市周围的房屋和建筑物的侧面，文章介绍了这些壁画的由来以及意义。
【16题详解】
根据本段第一句“Philadelphia is a city known for many things. It is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and it was also the first capital of the United States. (费城是一个以许多事物闻名的城市。它是1776年《独立宣言》签署的地方，也是美国的第一个首都。)”，可知费城因为很多事件而为人所知；D项“But one fact about Philadelphia is not so well-known. (但关于费城的一个事实并不为人所知。)”，根据But可知，此处是对前文的转折，同时引出本文所重点介绍的内容，下一句“It is home to nearly 3,000 murals (壁画) painted on the side of homes and buildings around the city. (这里有近3000幅壁画，画在城市周围的房屋和建筑物的侧面。)”，D项承接下文，上下文语意衔接连贯。故选D项。
【17题详解】
根据上文“It is home to nearly 3,000 murals (壁画) painted on the side of homes and buildings around the city. That’s more murals than any other city on Earth. (这里有近3000幅壁画，画在城市周围的房屋和建筑物的侧面。这里的壁画比地球上任何一个城市都多。)”可知，费城拥有比世界其他城市都多的壁画；A项“How did this come to be ”承接上文，句中的this指代“费城有那么多壁画在房屋和建筑物的侧面”，而下文“More than 20 years ago, a New Jersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with artists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. (20多年前，新泽西一位名叫简·戈尔登的艺术家发起了一个项目，让问题青年和艺术家们在城市周围的几栋建筑上绘制壁画。)”，解释了这些壁画的由来，呼应A项中的问题。A项起到承上启下的作用。故选A项。
【18题详解】
根据上文“More than 20 years ago, a New Jersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with artists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. (20多年前，新泽西一位名叫简·戈尔登的艺术家发起了一个项目，让问题青年和艺术家们在城市周围的几栋建筑上绘制壁画。)”可知，这个在建筑物上绘制壁画的项目中有问题青年参与，而E项“From this small project, something magical happened. (在这个小项目中，一些神奇的事情发生了)”，其中的this small project承接上文，而something magical happened则引出下文，空格后“The teenagers involved helped to create magnificent pieces of art, and there were other, even more important, benefits. The young people learned to cooperate and get along with many different kinds of people during the painting. They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a schedule to make sure the murals were completed. (参与其中的青少年帮助创造了壮丽的艺术品，还有其他更重要的好处。在绘画过程中，年轻人学会了与各种各样的人合作和相处。他们学会了负责任，因为他们需要按照时间表来确保壁画的完成。)”可知，这些问题少年参与到壁画的创作中，并且在这个过程中他们得到更重要的好处，这些就是神奇的事情，上下文衔接连贯。故选E项。
【19题详解】
空前“The teenagers involved helped to create magnificent pieces of art, and there were other, even more important, benefits. The young people learned to cooperate and get along with many different kinds of people during the painting. They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a schedule to make sure the murals were completed. (参与其中的青少年帮助创造了壮丽的艺术品，还有其他更重要的好处。在绘画过程中，年轻人学会了与各种各样的人合作和相处。他们学会了负责任，因为他们需要按照时间表来确保壁画的完成。)”可知，这些参与绘画的有问题的青少年有了转变，学会了合作，有了责任感，learn为复现词，C项“They also learned to take pride in their community. (他们还学会了为自己的社区感到骄傲)”，其中also learned承接上文，take pride in引出下文，下文“It is hard for anyone to see the spectacular designs and not feel proud to be a part of Philadelphia. (任何人看到这些壮观的设计，都很难不为自己是费城的一员而感到自豪。)”，feel proud呼应take pride in，上下文衔接连贯。故选C项。
【20题详解】
本段是最后一段，全文介绍了费城城市壁画的起源及巨大的影响，空后“It is also a model for other cities throughout America seeking to help troubled youth. (它也是全美其他城市帮助问题青年的典范。)”，其中的also，应承接上文，G项“As a result of its success, the murals program has now become the nation’s largest public art program. (由于它的成功，壁画项目现在已经成为全国最大的公共艺术项目。)”，是对费城壁画的地位评价，总结全文，符合文意。故选G项。
第三部分 语言运用 (共三节，满分35分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Camogli looks like any other small Italian coastal town. The little ____21____ houses face the sea. The sunlight warms their beauty. But, look carefully and you’ll see many things that seem____22____...but they’re not.
This fishing village is full of trompe l’oeil — an art form in which nothing is what it appears to be. While some flowers die others live for years. Why Because they’re ___23___ on the building!
Trompe l’oeil has been around for centuries. ___24___, Camogli’s fishermen painted their houses in bright colors and unusual designs, so that they could see their homes ___25___ from the water. Then,in the 1700s, it became a way to make small, simple buildings look ___26___ and high-valued.
And today There are still many trompe l’oeil houses in villages like Camogli, but only a few artists are ___27___ to paint them. Carlo is one of this ever-decreasing band of artists who's managed to make a business out of it.
His ___28___ are often people who want to improve their home’s ___29___. But for Carlo trompe l’oeil’s purpose is to bring something ____30____ to a new place, such as bringing the city to the sea or even the deserts to the cities.
Carlos painting style ____31____ the past. He only uses old-style paints and mixes them by hand. He does so for one reason: to protect the trompe l’oeil ____32____. He also believes this art should be ____33____ everywhere.
Fortunately, in Camogli, local art and culture are still ____34____. But remember, don’t always ____35____ your eyes!
21. A. colored B. crowded C. damp D. wooden
22. A. fancy B. novel C. real D. valuable
23. A. carved B. pressed C. painted D. planted
24. A. Creatively B. Mistakenly C. Frequently D. Originally
25. A. closely B. easily C. happily D. hopefully
26. A. comfortable B. complicated C. grand D. harmonious
27. A. allowed B. available C. responsible D. introduced
28. A. designers B. followers C. customers D. partners
29. A. appearance B. capacity C. convenience D. privacy
30. A. civilized B. faraway C. natural D. unexpected
31 A. comes from B. brings about C. goes against D. leaves out
32. A. artists B. buildings C. paints D. traditions
33 A. accepted B. discussed C. learned D. seen
34. A. changing B. alive C. diverse D. unique
35. A. believe B. block C. widen D. cheat
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了卡莫利艺术形式的起源和发展，从多方面说明了这种艺术形式的美学价值。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：小小的彩色房屋面朝大海。阳光温暖着它们的美丽。A. colored有色的；B. crowded拥挤的；C. damp潮湿的；D. wooden木质的。根据下文“Camogli’s fishermen painted their houses in bright colors”可知，这些房屋是有颜色的。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是，仔细看，你会发现许多看似有价值的东西……但事实并非如此。A. fancy幻想的；B. novel新颖的；C. real真实的；D. valuable有价值的。根据下文“This fishing village is full of trompe l’oeil — an art form in which nothing is what it appears to be”可知，这个渔村充满了错视画，他是一种似乎什么都没有的艺术形式。因为是什么都没有，所以应该是看起来似乎是真实的，但是不是真实的。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为它们被涂在建筑物上！A. carved雕刻；B. pressed按压；C. painted绘画；D. planted种植。根据下文“Camogli's fishermen painted their houses in bright colors”可知，这些花朵是画在屋子上的。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：最初，Camogli的渔民用鲜艳的色彩和不寻常的图案为房屋涂漆，以便他们可以从水中轻松地看到自己的房屋。A. Creatively创造性地；B. Mistakenly错误地；C. Frequently频繁地；D. Originally最初。根据前文“Trompe l’oeil has been around for centuries.”可知，错视画这种艺术形式已经存在几个世纪了，接下来介绍错视画的起源。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：最初，Camogli的渔民用鲜艳的色彩和不寻常的图案为房屋涂漆，以便他们可以从水中轻松地看到自己的房屋。A. closely紧密地；B. easily容易地；C. happily愉快地；D. hopefully有希望地。根据常识可知，渔民将房屋涂上颜色是为了从水中轻松地看到自己的房屋。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后，在1700年代，它成为一种使小型，简单的建筑物看起来和谐且高价值的方法。A. comfortable舒适的；B. complicated复杂的；C. grand气派的；D. harmonious和谐的。根据后文“high-valued”可知，这样的艺术形式使得房屋看起来很气派、很高档。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在像卡莫利这样的村庄中，仍然有很多错综复杂的房屋，但只有少数艺术家可以粉刷它们。A. allowed合法的；B. available可用的；C. responsible负责任；D. introduced引进的。根据后文“Carlo is one of this ever-decreasing band of artists who’s managed to make a business out of it.”可知，能表达这种艺术的艺术家很少见。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的客户通常是想改善自己房屋外观的人。A. designers设计师；B. followers追随者；C. customers客户；D. partners伙伴。根据上文“make a business out of it”可知，他准备利用这种绘画能力做生意，表明找到他的人即他的客户。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的客户通常是想改善自己房屋外观的人。A. appearance外观；B. capacity容量；C. convenience便利；D. privacy私密。根据上文“Camogli's fishermen painted their houses in bright colors and unusual designs”可知，这些渔民设计和绘画的是房屋的外表。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是对于Carlo trompe l’oeil来说，其目的是将自然的东西带到一个新的地方，例如将城市带入大海，甚至将沙漠带入城市。A. civilized文明的；B. faraway遥远的；C. natural自然的；D. unexpected意外的。根据后文“ such as bringing the city to the sea or even the deserts to the cities”可知，这种艺术形式的目的是将意想不到的事务带到一个新的地方。故选D项。
31题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：卡洛斯绘画风格来自于过去。A. comes from来自；B. brings about带来；C. goes against反对；D. leaves out离开。根据后文“He only uses old-style paints and mixes them by hand.”可知，他使用的绘画风格源于老式的的绘画风格。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这样做的原因之一是：保护错视的传统。A. artists艺术家；B. buildings建筑；C. paints油漆；D. traditions传统。根据上文“Carlo is one of this ever-decreasing band of artists who's managed to make a business out of it.”可知，能表达这种艺术的艺术家越来越少了，意在表明他想保护这种艺术。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他还认为，这种艺术应该随处可见。A. accepted接受；B. discussed讨论；C. learned学习；D. seen看见。根据常识可知，艺术是让人观看的。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，在卡莫利，当地的艺术和文化依然活跃。A. changing变化的；B. alive活跃的；C. diverse多样化的；D. unique独特的。根据上文“There are still many trompe l’oeil houses in villages like Camogli”可知，当今这种艺术和文化依然广泛存在。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是请记住，不要总是相信自己的眼睛！A. believe相信；B. block阻止；C. widen扩大；D. cheat作弊。根据上文“But, look carefully and you' ll see many things that seem valuable...but they’re not.”可知，你认为你看到的东西很宝贵，但其实事实并非如此，意在表明不要总是相信自己的眼睛。故选A项。
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Students of a Nanjing senior high school brought joy to the elderly and brightened up their day by ____36____ (volunteer) at a local nursing home last weekend. The nursing home, ____37____ (locate) on a housing estate, has more than 150 senior citizens, some of ____38____ are over 90 years old.
Though it was the first time many of the students ____39____ (take) part in a volunteer programme like this, they were eager to share various interesting ____40____ (topic) with the residents, such as how to use mobile phones and go online on the computer. After lunch the residents and the young volunteers amused themselves ____41____ art activities which included Chinese painting and calligraphy. They enjoyed each other’s company so much ____42____ Su Ming, 16, said he hoped to return to the nursing home regularly ____43____ (spend) time with the seniors that he made friends with.
Wang Hong, the programme organizer, said, “____44____ (basic), I was concerned that the students and the senior residents wouldn’t get along easily, but it turned out to be the exact opposite. I can say that today’s activities _____45_____ (make) a big difference to the lives of the residents as well as the students.”
【答案】36. volunteering
37. located
38. whom 39. had taken
40. topics 41. with
42. that 43. to spend
44. Basically
45. have made
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了南京中学一所高中学生于周末在养老院做志愿者活动，给老人们带去了欢乐。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：上周末，南京中学一所高中学生在一个养老院做志愿活动，为老人们带去了欢乐并使他们的一天感到愉快。分析句子结构，空白处前面的by 为介词，根据介词的用法，介词后跟名词、代词或动名词，因此，括号中的动词volunteer 只能使用动名词的形式，故填 volunteering。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这家养老院位于住宅区，有150多名老年人，其中一些人已经超过90岁。分析句子结构，动词locate 应使用非谓语动词形式。又因其与逻辑主语The nursing home 之间为被动关系，应使用过去分词形式，故填located。
【38题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：同上。分析句子结构，空白处所处的位置为非限制性定语从句，先行词是150 senior citizens ，因先行词指人，且关系代词做介词of 的宾语，应使用宾格形式，故填whom。
【39题详解】
考查时态。句意：尽管这是许多学生第一次参加这样的志愿者活动，但他们渴望与老人们分享各种有趣的话题，比如如何使用手机和用电脑上网。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作谓语，it was the first time that 为固定句型，从句中的谓语动词使用过去完成时态的形式，故填had taken。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：同上。根据上文“various(各种各样的)”可知，名词应使用复数形式，故填topics。
【41题详解】
考查介词。句意：午餐后，居民和年轻的志愿者们一起参加了艺术娱乐活动，包括中国画和书法。因amuse oneself with 为固定搭配，含义为：以……自娱自乐，故填with。
【42题详解】
考查连词。句意：他们如此享受彼此的陪伴以至于16岁的苏说他希望能定期到养老院和与他交朋友的老人们一起度过快乐时光。分析句子结构并参考句意，空白处下文“Su Ming, 16, said he hoped to return to the nursing home regularly to spend time with the seniors that he made friends with.( 16岁的苏说他希望能定期到养老院和与他交朋友的老人们一起度过快乐时光)”为结果状语从句，又因so…that 为固定句型，故填that。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：同上。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中不作谓语，动词spend 使用非谓语动词的形式，又因为空白处以及下文表达目的，根据非谓语动词的用法，应使用动词不定式表示目的，故填to spend。
【44题详解】
考查副词。句意：项目组织者王红说：“从根本上说我担心学生和老人相处不好，但结果恰恰相反”。修饰一句话，应使用副词形式，故填Basically。
【45题详解】
考查时态。句意：我可以说，今天的活动给老人们和学生的生活带来了巨大的影响。根据句意，可知本句表达的是过去的动作对现在造成的影响，应使用现在完成时的形式，故填have made。
第三节课文默写 (共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分)
46. When we come across such factual differences, we should not rush to the ________ that one of the news reports gives false information. (根据句意填空)
【答案】conclusion
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：当我们遇到这样的事实性差异时，我们不应该急于下结论，认为其中一篇新闻报道提供了错误的信息。结合空前的定冠词the可知，此处应填名词作宾语，conclusion结论，可数名词，此处特指下文提到的结论，应用单数形式。故填conclusion。
47. News reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information as new facts ________.(根据句意填空)
【答案】are brought to light
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态语态和短语。句意：随着新的事实被披露，在一个事件的不同阶段撰写的新闻报道可能包含不同的信息。根据句意，bring to light表示“揭露；发现”符合语境，as引导时间状语从句，从句中的主语的new facts与谓语bring to light是被动关系，描述客观事实用一般现在时，主语是复数，故填are brought to light。
48. Though journalists ______ presenting the truth，it is better to use our own judgement than rely entirely on news reports. （根据句意填空）
【答案】are committed to
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和固定短语。句意：虽然新闻工作者致力于报道真相，但与其依赖新闻报道，不如运用自己的判断。根据主句时态，可知让步状语从句用一般现在时；短语：be committed to“致力于”是固定短语；从句主语“journalists”是复数，从句谓语动词用复数，故填are committed to。
49. Almost nobody likes to come second, and sometimes it is difficult to ________.(根据句意填空)
【答案】keep everything in perspective
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：几乎没有人喜欢屈居第二，有时很难正确客观地看待所有事情。根据句意，keep everything in perspective“把一切都放在正确的角度；看得开”符合句意，分析句子可知，it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式短语，to是不定式符号，接动词原形，故填keep everything in perspective。
50. Whether you come first or last, it is important to remember that at any sporting event, you face two ________: your fellow competitors and yourself. (根据句意填空)
【答案】opponents##rivals
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：无论你是第一个还是最后一个，重要的是要记住，在任何体育赛事中，你面对两个对手：你的对手和你自己。根据句意和汉语提示可知，应填入可数名词opponent或rival作宾语，意为“对手”，因有数词two修饰，应用复数形式。故填opponents/rivals。
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (满分15分)
51. 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack在社交媒体上看到了你参加运动会的照片，写信向你了解相关情况，请给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 时间地点；
2. 你的项目；
3. 你的感受。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jack,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jack,
Knowing you’re keen on the photos I posted on the WeChat Moments last week, I’m writing to share some relevant details.
This year, the three-day sports meeting started last Friday in the playground, involving almost 20 events. Among them, what I participated in was the 100-meter dash, which required me to speed up to the extreme in a short time. Unfortunately, I ultimately failed to perform well in the race, making me determined to grasp the opportunity next time through continuing efforts.
That’s all my experience of this event. Would you please share your school life with me Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国笔友Jack就参加运动会的照片写一封回信，介绍运动会的情况，自己参加的项目，以及感受。
【详解】1.词汇积累
热衷于：be keen on→be enthusiastic about
开始：start →kick off
不幸地，遗憾地：unfortunately→unluckily
最终：ultimately→finally
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：This year, the three-day sports meeting started last Friday in the playground, involving almost 20 events.
拓展句：This year, the three-day sports meeting started last Friday in the playground, which involved almost 20 events.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Knowing you’re keen on the photos I posted on the WeChat Moments last week, I’m writing to share some relevant details. （运用了现在分词作状语，省略关系代词的限制性定语从句，动词不定式作状语）
【高分句型2】Among them, what I participated in was the 100-meter dash, which required me to speed up to the extreme in a short time.（运用了what引导的主语从句，which引导的非限制性定语从句，动词不定式作补语）
第二节 (满分20分)
52. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Charles Rose lived in the country with his father, who taught him to read and to write. Mr. Rose told his son that, when his morning lessons were over, he might amuse himself for one hour as he pleased.
There was a river near by. On its bank stood the hut of a poor fisherman, who lived by selling fish. His careful wife kept her wheel going early and late. They both worked very hard to keep themselves above want. But they were greatly troubled for fear that their only son should never learn to read and to write. They could not teach him themselves, and they were too poor to send him to school.
Charles called at the hut of this fisherman one day, to inquire about his dog, which was missing. He found the little boy, whose name was Joe, siting by the table, on which he was making marks with a piece of chalk. Charles asked him whether he was drawing pictures.
“No. I am trying to write,” said little Joe, “but I know only two words. Those I saw upon a sign, and I am trying to write them.”
“If I could only learn to read and write,” said he, “I should be the happiest boy in the world.”
“Then I will make you happy said Charles.” I am only a little boy, but I can teach you that.”
“My father gives me an hour every day for myself. Now, if you will try to learn, you shall soon know how to read and to write.”
Both Joe and his mother were ready to fall on their knees to thank Charles. They told him it was what they wished above all things.
So, on the next day when the hour came, Charles put his book in his pocket, and went to teach Joe. Joe learned very fast, and Charles son began to teach him how to write.
Some time after, a gentleman called on Mr. Rose, and said, “Charles did not always amuse himself. I often see him go to the house of the fisherman. I fear he goes out in their boat.”
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The moment the gentleman left, Mr. Rose went in search of his son.
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The next day, his father took him to town, and gave him books for himself and Joe, with writing paper, pens, and ink.
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【答案】范文：
The moment the gentleman left, Mr. Rose went in search of his son. He went to the river, and walked up and down, in hope of seeing the boat. Not seeing it, he grew uneasy. He thought Charles must have gone a long way off. Unwilling to leave without learning something of him, he went to the hut. He put his head in at the window, which was open. There a pleasant sight met his eyes. Charles was at the table, ruling a copybook Joe was reading to him, while his mother was spinning in the corner. Charles was a little confused. He feared his father might not be pleased; but he had no need to be uneasy, for his father was delighted.
The next day, his father took him to town, and gave him books for himself and Joe, with writing paper, pens, and ink. Charles was the happiest boy in the world when he came home. He ran to Joe, his hands filled with parcels, and his heart beating with joy.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了查尔斯·罗斯和他的父亲住在乡下，父亲教他读书写字，查尔斯认识了附近的渔夫的儿子乔，于是教他写字和阅读，这天父亲前来找罗斯，看到罗斯在教乔，感到很高兴。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“那位先生一走，罗斯先生就去找他的儿子”可知，第一段可描写罗斯先生找到儿子后的事情。
②由第二段首句内容“第二天，他的父亲带他到城里，给他自己和乔的书，还有信纸、笔和墨水”可知，第二段可描写查尔斯拿到这些东西时的反应。
2.续写线索：陪走路——帮助——感谢——陪回家——拒绝——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
寻找：in search of /look for
害怕：fear/scare
装满：be filled with /be full of
情绪类
担心：uneasy /concerned
快乐：joy/happiness
【点睛】[高分句型1] He put his head in at the window, which was open. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] He ran to Joe, his hands filled with parcels, and his heart beating with joy. (运用了独立主格结构)
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