北京市西城區(qū)20202021學(xué)年高一英語下學(xué)期期末試題【含答案】

北京市西城區(qū)2020-2021學(xué)年高一英語下學(xué)期期末試題

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第I卷供75分）

I.聽力理解（共三節(jié)，22.5分）

第一節(jié)：（共4小題；每小題1.5分，共6分）

聽下面四段對話，每段對話后有一道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選

項。每段對話你將聽一遍。

1.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】

WhatJstheman'sanimalsign?

A?一的B.吃C.魁

B

【原文】W:ThisyearistheYearoftheOx.DoyouknowyourChineseanimalsign?

M:Yes,Ido.IwasbornintheYearoftheRabbit.Whataboutyou?

W:Iwasbornin1980.ThatwastheYearoftheMonkey.

2.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】

Whatkindofmusicdoesthebandplay?

A.Countrymusic.B.Rockmusic.C.Popmusic.

C

【原文】W:What'syourfavouriteband,Peter?

M:IfmabigfanofOneDirection.Ihaveattendedalltheirconcerts.

W:Whatkindofmusicdotheyplay,countrymusicorrockmusic?

M:Neither.Theyplaypopmusic.

3.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】

Whenwillthemangoonholiday?

A.InJune.B.InJuly.C.InAugust.

C

【原文】M:Ican'tgoonholidayasplannedinJune.

W:Whyisthat?

M:Myparentsarecomingtovisitmeatthattime.

W:Whydon'tyougoinJuly?It'salovelymonthinthemountains.

M:Yeah,butIf11bequitebusypreparingforanimportantmeeting.I'mplanning

togoinAugust.It'scoolerthen.

4.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inabank.C.Inanoffice.

A

【原文】M:Excuseme.CanIhavethebill,please?

W:OK.Howwaseverything,sir?

M:Thefoodwasverynice.Thankyou.

W:That'11be50dollars.Howwouldyouliketopay?

M:Creditcard,please.Hereyouare.

W:Thanks.I'11berightback.

第二節(jié)：（共6小題；每小題1.5分，共9分）

聽下面三段對話，每段對話后有兩道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選

項。每段對話你將聽兩遍。

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】

5.What*sChapterSevenabout?

A.Biology.B.Rivers.C.Fish.

6.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Librarianand

reader.

5.C6.A

【原文】W:Hello,Richard.Iwasn,tatschooltodaybecauseIwassick.Canyou

tellmewhatourBiologyhomeworkis?

M:Yes,Sally.Inclass,wetalkedaboutanimalsthatliveinwater.Forhomework,

wehavetoreadabookaboutthem.Thebook,scalledRivers.

W:Whoystheauthor?

...Letmesee...itwaswrittenbyMartinCooper.Actually,Isawacopyinthe

schoollibrarytheotherday.Maybeyoucanborrowitfromthelibrary.

W:ThatJsgreat!

M:It'sonthethirdshelfintheBiologysection.WehavetoreadChapterSeven.

W:OK.What'sitabout?

M:Fish.It'squiteinteresting.

W:I'11gotothelibrarytomorrow.Thanks,Richard.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】

7.Whenwillthewomangotothetheatre?

A.OnWednesdayevening.

B.OnThursdayafternoon.

C.OnSaturdayevening.

8.Whydoesthewomanmakethephonecall?

A.Todiscussweekendplans.

B.Tobookticketsforashow.

C.Toaskthewaytoatheatre.

7.A8.B

【原文】M:QueenJsTheatre.CanIhelpyou?

W:Yes.I'dliketwoticketsforthisweek'sshow.Saturdaywouldbebest.

M:Sorry,alloftheticketsforSaturdayhavebeensoldout,butwestillhavea

fewforWednesdayeveningorThursdayafternoon.

W:ThenWednesdayevening,please.Haveyougottwonearthefront?

M:Yes,wehavetwoseatsinthefront.

W:Great.Howmuchforoneticket?

M:Eightpoundsfifty.

W:r11taketwo.

M:YoucancollectyourticketsfromtheticketofficeonFerretRoad.It'sopen

allday.

W:OK.Canwegettothetheatrebybus?

M:Yes,there'sabusstopjustoutside.

W:Thankyouforyourhelp.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】

9.WhendoesthemangotoCityCollege?

A.At5:30.B.At6:00.C.At7:00.

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Photographyskills.

B.Aphotographycourse.

C.Aprofessionalphotographer.

9.C10.B

【原文】W:Philip,how,syourphotographycoursegoing?

M:Oh,it'sgreat.I'mreallyintotakingphotographsandIliketheteacher.

W:Luckyyou.Areyourclassesintheevening?

M:Yes.IfinishatParkCollegeat5:30andgethomeabout6:00.IgotoCityCollege

toattendtheclassat7:00.1justhaveenoughtimetoeat.

W:Howmuchdoesthecoursecost?

M:Myten-weekcourseisusually90pounds.ButthereJsadiscountforstudents

anditcostsme75pounds.

W:Thatsoundsprettygood.Yourphotographyskillsmustbeimprovingrapidly.

M:Myphotographsaremuchbetternow,butIdon'tthinkI'11beaprofessional

photographer.

第三節(jié)：（共5小題；每小題1.5分，共7.5分）

聽下面一段獨白，根據(jù)題目要求在相應(yīng)的橫線上寫下關(guān)鍵信息。每小題僅填寫一個詞?！敬?/p>

處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】

HowtoImproveMemory

Mentalworkoutscanincreasememorybychallenging

Givethebrainaworkout

ourselvesto11newbrainpathways.

Itreducestheriskofmemorylossandincreasesthe

Dophysicalexercise

brain12.

Mostadultsshouldget7-9hoursofsleepanightto

Get13sleep

14memories.

Maketimefor

Healthyrelationshipshelpreducethefactorsthatcan

15and

leadtomemoryloss.

friends

11.develop

12.activity

13.enough14.store

15.family

【原文】Goodmorning,everyone.TodayI'mgoingtogivesomeadviceonimproving

memory.First,givethebrainaworkout.Asphysicalworkoutscanincreaseourmuscle

strength,mentalworkoutscanincreaseourmemorybychallengingourselvesto

developnewbrainpathways.Forexample,learninganewlanguage,solving

higher-levelmathproblems,andwritingessayscanserveasmentalworkouts.Second,

dophysicalexercise.Physicalexercisecanincreasebloodcirculationthroughout

ourbody,whichsendsmoreoxygentoourbrain.Therefore,itreducestheriskof

memorylossandincreasesthebrainactivity.Thethirdtipistogetenoughsleep.

Sleepplaysanimportantroleinmemory.Whiletheamountofrequiredsleeptime

mightvary,mostadultsshouldget7-9hoursofsleepanighttostorememoriesin

thebrain.Finally,maketimeforfamilyandfriends.Healthyrelationshipsare

necessarytoimproveourmemory,whichhelpsreducethefactorsthatcanleadto

memoryloss,suchasstressanddepression.Ourmemoryiscloselylinkedtoboth

ourphysicalandmentalhealth,andthebestwaytoimproveourmemoryistohave

ahealthydailyroutine.Thankyou.

II.完形填空（共15小題；每小題1.5分，共22.5分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項。

ALessonfromaFive-Year-Old

It'seightofclockonacoldspringnight.Thephoneringsforthesixthtime

inlessthananhour.Iknowwhoitis一mymom.

Whenmymomwas68,astroke（中風(fēng)）tookher16butnotherlife.She's

sufferingfromparanoia.Shethinksshehasbeenkickedoutofherhousewhichis

nottrueandshethinksherdaughtershavenotvisitedinmonthseventhoughitwas

onlyafewdaysago.

Eachtimeshe17,Iplayagamewithmyselfcalled“HowGoodofaPerson

CanIBe?”.Ifve18fiveroundsofthegametonight.ButI'mdueforaloss.

Mymomhasnoideathatshehas19thethingsshehassaidamilliontimes

todayandamilliontimesyesterday.Shehasnoideathatshecannotrecallherown

grand-daughter?sname.

“Mom!”Iyell."You'renotbeing20yourhome!Andwevisitedtwodays

ago!Icannottalkanymore!Everythingisfine!”Isinkintothesofa,21

thatmydaughtersaweverything.Ihavenotonlyfailedtonightatbeingagoodperson,

butIhavefailedatbeingagood22tomydaughter.

“CanItalktoGrandmaEllie?”Mydaughter23forthephone.Ihandit

over.

“Hi,Grandma!"

Ihearmymother'sbrightandcheerfulvoice24thereceiver,

Sweetheart!Didyougotoschooltoday?”

“Yes,Grandma.Todaywasshareday,andIbroughtmyWonderWomannecklaces.

Mymothertellsherhowmuchshelovesherandhowlovelyhervoicesounds.Then,

“Tellme,didyougotoschooltoday?”

“Yes,Grandma.Iwenttoschoolandwehadshareday.IbroughtmyWonderWoman

necklaces."Ilistentomydaughtertalk25tohergrandmother.Mydaughter

hasalotof26towardsher.

Ihavespentsomuchtime27_shehada“real"grandmotlher.Inthis

moment,Irealizethatshedoeshavearealgrandmother,andshedoeshaveareal

28withher.Itisn,ttheoneIhadhopedfor,buttoher,thisis

29-tocareforalovedoneisapartoflife.

Tonight,she__30mehowtoanswerthephonelikeagrown--up.

16.A.bodyB.temperC.mindD.nature

17.A.callsB.reflectsC.visitsD.leaves

18.A.lastedB.doneC.madeD.won

19.A.replacedB.repeatedC.recalledD.

realized

20.A.removedfromB.movedintoC.rescuedfromD.forced

into

21.A.awareB.proudC.curiousD.

satisfied

22A.identityB.exampleC.friendD.soul

23.A.caresB.appliesC.preparesD.

reaches

24.A.intoB.beyondC.throughD.

against

25.A.brieflyB.firmlyC.softlyD.

anxiously

26.A.patienceB.attitudeC.determinationD.

experience

27.A.confirmingB.worryingC.promisingD.

wishing

28.A.gatheringB.relationshipC.greetingD.

agreement

29.A.formalB.normalC.unbelievableD.

selfless

30.A.advisesB.expectsC.warnsD.

teaches

16.C17.A18.D19.B20.A21.A22.B23.D24.C25.

C26.A27.D28.B29.B30.D

【分析】本文是記敘文，文章講述了得了妄想癥的媽電話讓我情緒失控，但女兒卻能耐心地

與她的祖母交流，這讓我很慚愧。

【16題詳解】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我媽媽68歲的時候，中風(fēng)奪走了她的理智，卻沒有奪走她的生

命。A.body身體;B.temper脾氣;C.mind大腦,理智;D.nature天性。根據(jù)上文“astroke”

和下文"She'ssufferingfromparanoiaw可知，媽媽中風(fēng)，得了妄想癥，思維不正常。

故選C項。

【17題詳解】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：每次她打來電話，我就和自己玩一個游戲，叫“我能做多好的

人？“。A.calls打電話；B.reflects反射；C.visits訪問，參觀；D.leaves離開。根

據(jù)上文“Thephoneringsforthesixthtimeinlessthananhour.Iknowwhoitis—my

mom.”可知，媽媽常常給我打電話。故選A項。

【18題詳解】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：今晚的比賽我贏了五局。A.lasted持續(xù)；B.done做；C.made

制作；D.won勝利。根據(jù)下文"ButI'mdueforaloss.”中But可知上下文有轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)

系，上文是指我贏了五局。故選D項。

【19題詳解】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我媽媽不知道她今天和昨天說的話都重復(fù)了一百萬遍。A.

replaced代替；B.repeated重復(fù)；C.recalled回想起；D.realized意識到。根據(jù)下文

“shehassaidamilliontimestodayandamilliontimesyesterdayw可知，媽媽在

不斷重復(fù)說過的事情。故選B項。

【20題詳解】

考查動詞短語詞義辨析。句意：“媽媽！”我吼道?！澳悴粫悔s出你的家！"。A.removed

from從移走；B.movedinto移入；C.rescuedfrom從中營救；D.forcedinto

迫使進(jìn)入。根據(jù)上文“Shethinksshehasbeenkickedoutofherhousewhichisnot

trueandshethinksherdaughtershavenotvisitedinmonthseventhoughitwasonly

afewdaysago."可知，媽媽反復(fù)說自己被趕出了家，我生氣了，告訴她她并沒有被趕出

家門(notbeingremovedfrom)。故選A項。

【21題詳解】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我坐在沙發(fā)上，意識到我的女兒看到了一切。A.aware意識

到的；B.proud自豪的；C.curious好奇的；D.satisfied滿意的。根據(jù)下文可知女兒看

到了我的情緒失控，所以我坐到沙發(fā)上的時候，意識到這一情況。故選A項。

【22題詳解】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：今晚我不僅沒能做個好人，也沒能給我女兒做個好榜樣。A.

identity身份：B.example例子，榜樣；C.friend朋友；D.soul靈魂。根據(jù)上文可知，

我的情緒失控，覺得自己沒有扮演了一個好人的角色，更沒有給女兒做好榜樣。故選B項。

【23題詳解】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：“我能和埃莉祖母說話嗎？"我女兒伸手去拿電話。A.cares關(guān)

心；B.applies申請；C.prepares準(zhǔn)備；D.reaches伸出手,到達(dá)。根據(jù)下文“Ihandit

over”可知，女兒伸手來拿電話。故選D項。

【24題詳解】

考查介詞詞義辨析。句意：通過話筒，我聽到了媽媽歡快的聲音：“親愛的!你今天去上學(xué)了

嗎？"。A.into進(jìn)入；B.beyond超過；C.through通過；D.against反對。根據(jù)上文可

知，女兒和媽媽在電話里聊天，所以我是通過聽筒聽到媽聲音。故選C項。

【25題詳解】

考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我聽著女兒輕聲和她祖母說話。A.briefly簡略地；B.firmly

堅定地；C.softly溫柔地；D.anxiously焦慮地。根據(jù)上文女兒兩次耐心回答媽媽相同的

問題可推知，女兒對她的祖母很溫柔。故選C項。

【26題詳解】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:我女兒對她很有耐心。A.patience耐心；B.attitude態(tài)度；

C.determination決心；D.experience經(jīng)驗。根據(jù)上文可知，同樣的問題媽媽問了兩次，

但女兒仍耐心回答。故選A項。

[27題詳解】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：一直以來，我都希望她能有個“真正的”祖母。A.confirming

確認(rèn);B.worrying當(dāng)心；C.promising承諾;D.wishing希望、祝愿。根據(jù)下文“Inthis

moment,Irealizethatshedoeshavearealgrandmotherw可知，女兒有個正常的，

“真正的”祖母是我的愿望。故選D項。

[28題詳解】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我意識到她確實有一個真正的祖母，而且她和祖母的關(guān)系是真實

的。A.gathering聚集；B.relationship關(guān)系；C.greeting問候；D.agreement同意。

根據(jù)上文可知，今晚的事情讓我意識到盡管女兒和她的祖母不能進(jìn)行正常的交流，但女兒仍

耐心與祖母聊天，愿意照顧祖母的感受，這也是一種真正的祖孫關(guān)系。故選B項。

[29題詳解】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：這不是我所希望的，但對她來說，這很正常一一關(guān)心所愛的人

是生活的一部分。A.formal正式的；B.normal正常的；C.unbelievable令人難以相信

的；D.selfless無私的。根據(jù)上文可知，我意識到盡管女兒和她的祖母不能進(jìn)行正常的交

流，但女兒仍耐心與祖母聊天，愿意照顧祖母的感受，說明對女兒來說，這是一種真正存在

的關(guān)系，是一種正常的關(guān)系。故選B項。

[30題詳解】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：今晚，她教我如何像個大人一樣接電話。A.advises建議；B.

expects期待；C.warns警告；D.teaches教導(dǎo)。根據(jù)上文我情緒失控和女兒耐心聊天的

對比可知，女兒在接祖母電話這件事情上是我的榜樣。故選D項。

III.閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

TheAngelHotelreview:AheavenlyplacetostayinAbergavenny

OneofWales,sloveliestsmalltownshasoneofitsloveliestsmallhotels

andtheyevenhaveanoptionforyoutostaywithinthegroundsofAbergavennyCastle.

However,theWalnutInn'sownershaveanotherplaceyouneedtoknowaboutthe

award-winningAngelHotel,adelightfulplaceintheveryheartofthetowncentre.

Itslocationmakesittheperfectplacetostay.

Weabsolutelyloveit:itisanidealmixofalovelyself-cateringplacewith

thestress-freeeaseofahotelstay.Andspeakingofeasingthestress,they,11

evenlendyouacarifyouarrivebytrain:thehotelhasalittleelectricvehicle

calleda<Twizy,,whichguestscanuseduringtheirstay.

Foodanddrink

ThebeautifullydecoratedOakRoomRestaurantprovidesavariedmenufrom

breakfastinthemorningtodinnerintheevening.Onthemenu,guestswillfind

dishesmadewithqualitylocalproduce.Moreinformaldinnersurroundingsare

availableintheFoxhunterbar-fullofcomfortableleathersofas.Itoffersarange

ofbeersandwines.

Whattodo

Forwalking,cyclingandclimbing,Abergavennyisaperfectbaseontheedge

oftheBreconBeaconsNationalPark,wheretherearemanythingstodo.Three

toweringmountainssurroundthetown,allofwhich-includingthedramaticSugar

Loaf一canbereachedonfoot.Ifyouwanttodoalloftheminaday,it'seasily

doneintheAngelJs'Twizy'electriccar.

Don'tmiss

Abergavennyhasplentyofinterestinglittleshopsandcaf6s,includingalarge

Italian-Welshdeli,butthehighlightisthecoveredmarket.It'saninteresting

placetovisitforacoupleofhours.

TheAngelHotel,Abergavenny,hasroomsfrom￡95-youcanenquire

viaangelabergavenny,orcall.

31.TheAngelHotelisaperfectchoicefortouristsduetoits________.

A.beautifulsurroundingsB.award-winningservice

C.deliciousfoodD.ideallocation

32.Accordingtothepassage,a'Twizy'is

A.acarthatthehotellendstoitsguestsB.arestaurantthatoffershigh

qualityfood

C.atrainthattouristscantaketothesmalltownD.anationalparkthatis

surroundedbymountains

33.Inwhichsectionofanewperisthepassagemostlikelytoappear?

A.Industry&Business.B.Health&Food.

C.Sports&Entertainment.D.Travel&Lifestyle.

31.D32.A33.D

【分析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了天使酒店特色、食物和飲料和可以參與的活動等

信息。

【31題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中"However,theWalnutInn*sownershaveanotherplaceyou

needtoknowabouttheaward-winningAngelHotel,adelightfulplaceinthevery

heartofthetowncentre.Itslocationmakesittheperfectplacetostay.（然而，

核桃酒店的老板還有一個地方你需要知道的獲獎天使酒店，一個令人愉快的地方，在市中心

的心臟。它的位置使它成為一個完美的住宿地方）”可知，由于其理想的位置，天使酒店是

游客的完美選擇。故選D。

[32題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理國軍題。根據(jù)第二段中“Andspeakingofeasingthestress,they,11evenlendyou

acarifyouarrivebytrain:thehotelhasalittleelectricvehiclecalleda

'Twizy',whichguestscanuseduringtheirstay.（說到緩解壓力,如果你坐火車來，

他們甚至?xí)杞o你一輛車：酒店有一種名為“Twizy”的小型電動汽車，客人在入住期間可

以使用）”可知，“Twizy”是酒店借給客人的汽車。故選A。

【33題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章標(biāo)題“TheAngelHotelreview:Aheavenlyplacetostayin

Abergavenny（天使酒店評論：阿伯加文尼里一個天堂般的地方）”結(jié)合文章主要介紹了天使

酒店特色、食物和飲料和可以參與的活動等信息?？赏浦?，文章可能出現(xiàn)在報紙的“旅行&

生活風(fēng)格”部分。故選及

B

ElonMuskisasymbolofpassion,hardworkandsuccess.Apersonmayworkhard

inhislife,butwhenhardworkgoesalongwithpassionandanewidea,thensomething

iscreatedthatastonishestheworld.AsthefounderofbigcompanieslikePayPal,

ceX,andTeslaMotors,ElonMuskisaguideandinspirationfortheyoutharound

theworld.

ElonMuskwasbornonJune28,1971inPretoria,SouthAfrica.Hewastheeldest

ofthreechildren.HisfatherErrolMusk,aBritish-bornSouthAfrican,wasan

engineer.MuskspenthischildhoodinSouthAfricaandattheageof9,hegothis

firstpersonalcomputer.ThisgotEloninterestedinprogrammingandhestartedto

learnonhisown.Attheageof12,hemadehisfirstcomputergame,Blaster,which

earnedhim$500whenhesoldthesourcecodetoamagazine.

Whenhewas17,hedecidedtoleavehomeandhadwantedtomovetotheUnited

StatesaftergraduatingfromasecondaryschoolinPretoria.However,hewasunable

tomovetotheUnitedStates.In1989,ElonMuskmovedtoCanada,wherehismothers

relativeslived.AfterobtainingCanadiancitizenship,MuskwenttoMontreal.Due

toalackofmoney,hefoundalow-payingjob.Attheageof19,heenteredQueens

UniversityinKingston,Ontario,studyingtherefortwoyears.Finally,in1992,

hisdreamcametrue-hemovedtotheUnitedStates.

Asateenager,Muskstruggledwithdepression.Butthenherealizedthatthe

mostimportantthingwaspresentinghimselfwiththerightquestions.Thedayhe

starteddoingthis,everythingstartedtogeteasier.

Muskthoughtthatahumanbeinghadtoexpandthelimitsofhisconsciousness-to

asktherightquestionsandgetanswerstothem;thusheaskedthebestquestion

ofall:whatwillhavethegreatestimpactonthefutureofhumans?Muskfoundthat

thesethingsweretheInternetandceexploration.

ThelifeofElonMuskisinspiring.HefoundsuccessontheInternet,without

muchformallearning.Byreadingbooksandusinghiswillpoweranddedication,he

reachedalevelofknowledgethatisdifficulttoimagine.Hedidnotgiveupuntil

heachievedhisdreams.ElonMusktrulystandsoutamongotherbillionairesbecause

ofhisleadershipabilities,positiveattitude,abilitytoknowwhentotakerisks,

andbeliefinfuturistictechnologies.

34.Accordingtothepassage,ElonMuskgainedknowledgeofcomputerby.

A.teachinghimselfB.learningfromhisfather

C.takingonlinecoursesD.studyinginQueensUniversity

35.WhatmadethingseasierforElonMuskwhenhesufferedfromdepression?

A.Expandingknowledgebyreadingbooks,B.Askinghimselftheright

questions.

C.AchievingsuccessontheInternet.D.Designingcomputergames.

36.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.It'snevertoolatetolearn,B.Youthmeanslimitless

possibilities.

C.Wherethere?sawill,thereJsaway.D.Hewhodoesn,tadvancefalls

backward.

37.WhichwordscanbestdescribeElonMuskaccordingtothepassage?

A.Optimisticandgenerous.B.Ambitiousanddetermined.

C.Independentandhelpful.D.Adventurousandrealistic.

34.A35.B36.C37.B

[分析】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了PayPal、ceX、特斯拉汽車等大公司的創(chuàng)始人Elon

Musk的個人經(jīng)歷，講述了Musk通過自學(xué)獲得了計算機知識，通過自身不懈努力、與抑郁癥

作斗爭最終取得成功的故事。

【34題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“ThisgotEloninterestedinprogrammingandhestarted

tolearnonhisown.（這讓Elon對編程產(chǎn)生了興趣，他開始自學(xué)）”可知，ElonMusk通

過自學(xué)獲得了計算機知識。故選A。

[35題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"Muskthoughtthatahumanbeinghadtoexpandthelimits

ofhisconsciousness—toasktherightquestionsandgetanswerstothem;thushe

askedthebestquestionofall:whatwillhavethegreatestimpactonthefuture

ofhumans?MuskfoundthatthesethingsweretheInternetandceexploration.（十

幾歲的時候，Musk一直在與抑郁癥作斗爭。但后來他意識到，最重要的是向自己提出正確

的問題。從他開始這么做的那天起，一切都變得容易了）”可知，當(dāng)ElonMusk患上抑郁癥

時，他通過問自己正確的問題讓事情變得更容易。故選B。

【36題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章主要講述了PayPal、ceX、特斯拉汽車等大公司的創(chuàng)始人ElonMusk

的個人經(jīng)歷，講述了Musk通過自學(xué)獲得了計算機知識，通過自身不懈努力、與抑郁癥作斗

爭最終取得成功的故事。可推知，文章告訴了我們“有志者，事竟成”的道理。故選C。

【37題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中alearning.ByElonMuskisinspiring.Hefoundsuccess

ontheInternet,withoutmuchformallearning.Byreadingbooksandusinghis

willpoweranddedication,hereachedalevelofknowledgethatisdifficultto

imagine.Hedidnotgiveupuntilheachievedhisdreams.（埃隆?馬斯克的生活鼓舞

人心。他沒有經(jīng)過多少正規(guī)的學(xué)習(xí)就在網(wǎng)上獲得了成功。通過讀書和運用他的意志力和奉獻(xiàn)

精神，他的知識達(dá)到了難以想象的水平。他直到實現(xiàn)了夢想才放棄）”可推知，ElonMusk

是個有抱負(fù)和意志力堅定的人。故選B。

C

U.K.ographerRebeccaDouglashasalwaysbeenfascinatedbythenightsky.Her

loveforstarshastakentheU.K.residenton“starwalking“tripstoIcelandand

intotheArctic,whereshestepsoutontodarkenedtrailstocapturetwinklingstars

andglowingplanetsinherimages.

Hikingatnightisn'tuncommon.Plentyofpeoplehikeafterdarktogetto

campsitesorwatchthesunrisefromamountaintop.Starwalkinggoesastepfurther

byblendinghikingwithstargazing.Ratherthanheadingtoanobservatoryorsetting

upatelescopeinyourbackyardstarwalkingtakesyouonabriefjourneytolook

atthestarsfromdifferentviewpoints.

Whetheryou'reinthemountainsideorbythelakewithstarsreflectingonthe

water,starwalkingisoftenmuchmoredynamicthantraditionalstargazing.

WhatJsmore,starwalkingisgoodforyou.Thereareplentyofstudiesthat

showthehealthbenefitsofbeinginnature.Spendingatleasttwohoursaweek

outdoors,particularlywhileengaginginwhatinvolveseffortlessattention”,

candecreasebloodpressure,heartrate,andstresslevels.

Sohowdoesanaspiringstarwalkergetstarted?Itdoesn,ttakemuchmorethan

asturdypairofboots.

Whiletelescopesandbinocularsobviouslyhavetheiruses,peopleareencouraged

tostartwithnaked-eyestargazing.Usingonlytheeyesallowsonetogetlostin

theinfiniteexpanseofceandletsthemindgo.

Itisadvisedthatonereaduponthenightskybeforeheadingout.Freemobile

apps,suchasStarWalk2,canhelpidentifycelestialbodies（天體）andareeasy

touse-simplypointyourphoneattheskytorevealamap.WebsiteslikeSky&

TelescopeandNASA'scePlacecoverthebasics,havein-depthexplanationson

stars,andofferadviceonequipment,cePlacepostsmonthlyskywatchingupdates,

soyoucanplanoutingsaroundeventssuchasmeteorshowers.

IntheUnitedStates,nationalparksaregreatoptionsforinexperiencednight

hikers.Manyofferguidedoutingsthatexplaintheimportanceofprotectingnight

skies.ThosewithagoodnumberofwalksundertheirbeltmaywanttotryGlacier

NationalParkinMontana.

Ifnationalparksandotherdark-skydesignatedareasareoutofrange,check

localastronomyclubsandobservatoriesforguidedsessions.Siteslike

theInternationalAstronomicalUnionareusefulforfindingresourcesbyarea.

Attheendoftheday,thebestadviceistotakeitslowandenjoythejourney.

“Withallofthechaos（混亂）that'shappeningaroundus,theoneconstant

hasbeenthenightsky,“explainsDouglas,whohasbeenexploringpopularplaces

nearby,longafterthecrowdshavegonehomefortheday."Walkingisquiteamindful

wayoflookingupandbeingremindedthat,althougheverythingfeelssodifferent,

somethingsarestillthesame.”

38.Accordingtothepassage,starwalkingrefersto_________.

A.goingtoanobservatory

B.lookingatstarsinmountains

C.combininghikingandstargazing

D.settingupatele