德州市高二下學期期末考試英語試題

學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精高二英語試題本試卷分第I卷(選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分。注意事項:1。答第I卷前考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2。選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號框.3.全部答案在答題卡上完成，答在試卷上無效。第I卷（滿分95分）第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話.每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應位置，聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍.1.Howisthemantryingtoloseweightnow？A.Byeatingmorefruit.B.Bygoingonadiet.C。Byridingabike。2.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace？A.Onabus。B.Inthestreet.C.Inacamerashop。3.Whatdidthemandolastnight？A.Hewenttothelibrary.B。Hepreparedforatest.C。Hejoinedinaparty。4.WhyisTedinvitedtotheparty?A.Thewomanlikeshim.B.Theman’smotherinsists.C。Heisgoodatconversation.5。Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman'swords?A。Sheistoocriticalaboutweather。B.Sheshouldgetusedtoclearseasons.C。Hecannotagreemorewithher。第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1。5分，滿分22。5分）聽下面5段對話或獨自.每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間.每段對話或獨白讀兩遍.聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6.WhatisDr.Jonesdoingatthemoment?A。Havinglunchoutside.B.Havingameeting。C。Performinganoperation.7。WhydoesthemanwanttospeaktoDr。Jones?A.Toborrowsomebooksfromhim。B.Toaskhimtogivealecture.C.Todiscusssomethingwithhim。聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8.HowdoesthemanliketheswimmingpoolintheParkRoad？A。Itisbiggerandmoremodern.B。Itisfarawayfromhishome。C.Itissimilartotheoneintown.9.WherearethetwospeakersgoingtoeatonThursday?A。Arestaurantnearthecinema.B.AFrenchrestaurant。C。ARoastDuckrestaurant.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whatiswrongwiththeman？A。Hefailedinabigtest.BHehasnothingtorecommend。C。Heseemstogettheflu。11.Whatisthewoman’sadvice?A。Takethemedicinewithfood.B.Gotoseehisdoctoratonce.C。Restfor24hours。12.Howmuchisthechange？A。＄4.B。$6.C?！?6.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13。WhatdoesthewomanthinkofWalla？A.Pretty.B。Brave。C.Scary.14.WhatattractedthewomaninStarWarsmovies?A。Thespecialeffectsandthestory。B.Scarycharacters。C。DifferentUFOs.15。Whodoesthemanlikebest?A。Walla。B.Leah。C。Yoda.16.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Outerspace.B.Moviecharacters.C.Computergames.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17。Whatcanwelearnfromthenews？ANovillagerwaskilled。B.15houseswerebadlydamaged.C。Over200peopleweremadehomeless.18。Howmanypeoplewerebadlyinjuredinthestorm？A。Seven.B。Nine。C。Ten。19。Whatdoweknowaboutthefarmer？A.Hishousewasdestroyed。B。Hiswifewasmissing.C。Oneofhischildrenwaskilled.20。Whatdidthewomandowhenshesawherhouseshaking?A。Shetriedtotakesomethingout。B。Sherushedoutwithherchildren。C.Shetoldherhusbandnottoleave。第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2。5分，滿分37。5分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。AWhichofthefollowingbooksshouldyouread？Itisbasedonyournexttraveldestination.Asyou’retravelingaroundAmsterdam，read“TheFaultinOurStarsPreviouslyadaptedintoafilmin2014,JohnGreen'sstoryofstar—crossedteenagersfamouslyincludesatriptoAmsterdam。TheAnneFrankHouseandTheRijksmuseumaretwoofmanymajordestinationsmentionedinthebook.Plus，thebenchfromthefilmadaptationofthisnovelhasevenbecomeitsowntouristspot。“TheEleganceoftheHedgehog"isexcellentreadingforatriptoParis.BeforewanderingdowntheChamps-lysees，openMurielBarbery'snovelforadelightfullookintothelivesofwealthyParisians。SetinaFrenchapartmentbuilding，thestoryfollowstwototallydifferentpeoplewhodiscovertheyarekindredsouls.Bring“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”toreadinSouthAmerica.Asignificantworkofliterature,GabrielGarciaMdrquez’sclassicfollowsgenerationsoftheBuendiafamilyastheyliveintheirSouth-Americantown.GarciaMarquez’sdescriptionsmakethebookaperfectreadforvisitingsomeofthebreathtakingsightsofSouthAmerica?！癈allMebyYourName"shouldperhapsbereadinthesummertime，inItaly.ThisnovelissaidtotakeplaceintheNorthern—ItalianseasideregionofLiguria。Andifyou'veseenthe2017coming—of-agefilmadaptationofthebook，you'llalreadyknowthestorydescribesbeautifulsummersinNorthernItaly,completewithseasideencountersandlushgreenery。Ifyou'revisitingNewYorkCity,enterthemindofHoldenCaulfield.“TheCatcherintheRye”isaclassictaleofalostteenager'sunplannedtriptoNewYorkCity.IntheJD—Salingernovel,HoldenvisitsanightclubintheEastVillage，goesiceskatinginRockefellerCenter,andtakeshissistertotheCentralParkZoo。1.Whatwillyoulearnifyouread“TheEleganceoftheHedgehog"?A.AmsterdamBench。 B。Parisians’life。C。ItalianSummerSights. D.NightclubsinNewYork.2.Whichbookshavebeenadaptedintofilms？A。TheFaultinOurStars＆CallMebyYourName。B.TheEleganceoftheHedgehog＆OnehundredYearsofSolitude.C.OnehundredYearsofSolitude＆TheCatcherintheRye.D。TheCatcherintheRye&CallMebyYourName。3。Whichwillattractyoumostifyou'revisitingNewYorkCity？A。TheEleganceoftheHedgehog. B。OneHundredYearsofSolitude。C.TheCatcherintheRye。 D。CallMebyYourName。【答案】1。B2。A3。C【解析】這是一篇應用文。文章主要介紹了五本書的情況，包括作者、故事概要等信息?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中BeforewanderingdowntheChamps-lysees，openMurielBarbery’snovelforadelightfullookintothelivesofwealthyParisians?？芍皆谙汩葵惿岽蠼种埃埓蜷_MurielBarbery的小說,讓我們看看富有的巴黎人的愉快生活。由此可知，如果你讀了TheEleganceoftheHedgehog，你會了解到巴黎人的生活。故選B。【2題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Plus,thebenchfromthefilmadaptationofthisnovelhasevenbecomeitsowntouristspot。(此外，這部小說改編電影的長椅甚至已經(jīng)成為了自己的旅游景點）以及倒數(shù)第二段中Andifyou’veseenthe2017coming-of-agefilmadaptationofthebook,you'llalreadyknowthestorydescribesbeautifulsummersinNorthernItaly,completewithseasideencountersandlushgreenery。(如果你看過2017年即將上映的改編自這本書的電影,你就會知道這個故事描述了意大利北部美麗的夏天，還有海邊的邂逅和郁郁蔥蔥的綠意)由此可知,TheFaultinOurStars和CallMebyYourName這兩本書被改編成電影。故選A。【3題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段標題Ifyou’revisitingNewYorkCity,enterthemindofHoldenCaulfield.可知如果你正在紐約，請進入HoldenCaulfield的思想。以及最后一段中“TheCatcherintheRye”isaclassictaleofalostteenager'sunplannedtriptoNewYorkCity.（TheCatcherintheRye是一個經(jīng)典的故事，講述的是一個迷路的少年去紐約的意外之旅)由此可知，如果你去紐約，TheCatcherintheRye會最吸引你.故選C.BAustralia’sPrimeMinisterScottMorrisonhasexpressedregretoverhishandlingofthebushfirecrisisdamagingthecountry.ThePMhasfacedmountingcriticismoverhisgovernment’sresponsetothebushfiresanditsclimatepolicy。SinceSeptember,bushfireshavekilledatleast28peopleanddestroyedthousandsofhomes.MrMorrison’sgovernmenthasbeenaccusedofnotdoingenoughtodealwithclimatechange,whichexpertssaycouldincreasethestrength,frequencyandsizeofbushfires.Butintheinterview，thePMdefendedtheapproachofthegovernment，whichhesaidtookintoaccounttheeffectofclimatechangeonthebushfires.EachyearthereisafireseasonduringtheAustraliansummerwithhot,dryweathermakingiteasierforflamestostartandspread.Naturalcausesaretoblamemostofthetime,likelightningstrikesindrought-affectedforests.Humanscanalsobetoblame.NSWpolicehavechargedatleast24peoplewithdeliberatelystartingbushfires,andhavetakenlegalactionagainst183peopleforfire-relatedoffensessinceNovember，accordingtoapolicestatement.BushfireconditionseasedonSaturday,givingfirefightersatemporaryshortbreakinareaswhereflamesarestillspreading。Butauthoritieshavewarnedthatthehugefires，causedbyhightemperatures,windandathree-yeardrought，willpersistuntilthereisadequaterainfall.AbouthalfabillionanimalshavebeenaffectedbythefiresacrossNSW,withmillionslikelydead。ThefiguresforNSWincludebirds，reptiles，andmammals，exceptbats.Itdoesn’tincludeinsectsandfrogs，sotherealnumberisalmostcertaintobehigher,theecologistssaid.AlmostathirdofkoalasinNSWmayhavebeenkilledinthefires,andathirdoftheirhabitathasbeendestroyed,saidFederalEnvironmentMinisterSussanLey.4。Whatcanwelearninthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.ThebushfirescausedlittledamageinAustralia。B.ThePMcriticizedtheclimatepolicy。C.Peopleareangryaboutthegovernment’sinadequateaction.D.Thegovernmentwillchangeitsresponsetothebushfires。5。WhatmakestheAustraliansummerafireseason？A.Greenhouseeffect。 B.Lightningstrike。C。Human’sbehaviour。 D.Hotdryweather。6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“persist”meaninPara4?A。decrease B。last C。disappear D。run7.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A。Moreanimalshavebeenaffectedthanthefigureshows.B.Abillionanimalsfaceextinctionduetothefires。C.Koalasareinimmediatedangerofdyingout。D。Thehugefireshavenoinfluenceoninsectsandfrogs?！敬鸢浮?.C5。D6。B7。A【解析】本文是一篇說明文。主要講述了澳大利亞政府沒有采取足夠的措施導致森火產(chǎn)生了嚴重的影響,從而引發(fā)民眾的指責，森火還會持續(xù)直到有足夠的降雨?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Australia’sPrimeMinisterScottMorrisonhasexpressedregretoverhishandlingofthebushfirecrisisdamagingthecountry。澳大利亞總理斯科特?莫里森，對自己處理損害國家的山火危機一事表示遺憾。”及第二段“MrMorrison’sgovernmenthasbeenaccusedofnotdoingenoughtodealwithclimatechange，莫里森政府被指責在應對氣候變化方面做得不夠”可知澳大利亞森火已經(jīng)造成了嚴重的影響，人們?yōu)榇藢δ锷疀]有采取及時的行動表示憤怒，C選項?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段首句“EachyearthereisafireseasonduringtheAustraliansummer,withhot，dryweathermakingiteasierforflamestostartandspread.每年澳大利亞夏季都會有一個火災季節(jié)，炎熱干燥的天氣使得火焰更容易燃起和蔓延。"可知炎熱干燥的天氣使夏季成為了一個火災季，故選D項。【6題詳解】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)劃線詞所在的句子“Butauthoritieshavewarnedthatthehugefires,causedbyhightemperatures，windandathree-yeardrought，willpersistuntilthereisadequaterainfall.”中的“untilthereisadequaterainfall.直到有足夠的降雨?！笨缮饡恢背掷m(xù)直到足夠的降雨將它澆滅，所以換線詞的意思是“持續(xù)".故選B項。【7題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“AbouthalfabillionanimalshavebeenaffectedbythefiresacrossNSW，withmillionslikelydead.Itdoesn'tincludeinsectsandfrogs，sotherealnumberisalmostcertaintobehigher，整個新南威爾士州約有五億只動物受到火災影響,數(shù)百萬動物可能死亡。它不包括昆蟲和青蛙,所以實際數(shù)字幾乎肯定會更高。由此判斷出，受影響的動物比數(shù)字所顯示的要多.故選A選項。CFortopstudentsfromlow-incomefamilies，applyingtocollegesisparticularlydifficult.Oneapproachmakesthiswholeprocesseasier？Provideanadviserforthem.That’stheideabehindCollegePoint,aprogramtohelpgiftedstudentsgotoschoolsthatmatchtheirintelligence。Whenahighschoolstudenttakesastandardizedtest—thePSAT，SATorACT—andtheyscoreinthe90thpercentile，andtheirfamiliesmakelessthan＄80，000ayear，theygetanemailfromtheprogramofferingthemafreeadviser.Theadviserslisten,guideandanswerstudents'questions。ConnorRechtzigel，anadviserinMinnesota，seestheimportanceofhisrole，forresearchshowsthatlow-incomestudentsarefarmorelikelytoundermatchbecausetheydon'tthinktheyhavewhatittakestogetinandbecausemanydon'tevenknowwhatschoolsareoutthere。HehelpedhighschoolseniorJusticeBenjamin,thefirstinhisfamilytoapplytocollege，thinkingaboutwhathisideallearningexperiencewas。Finally,Justicenarrowedinonsmallerschoolswherehecouldstudyenvironmentalscienceandmadehisfinalchoice:SkidmoreCollegeinNewYork.FiguringouthowtopayforcollegeisamajorpartofwhatCollegePointadvisersdo。Nakhle,anadviserinNorthCarolina,isworkingwithHensley，anOhiohighschoolseniorwhocan’tgetextrafinancialhelpfromherfamily.Theyspentalotoftimecomparingandanalyzingherfinancial-aidawardletters,whichmadeherdecisionmuchclearer。Finally，theOhioStateUniversityofferedanoptionwhereshewouldpaynothing。Stayingin-statewasn'therfirstchoice，butitwasthebestoptionforher.8。Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout？A。HowCollegePointworks. B。ThehistoryofCollegePoint.C。Waystoapplyforafreeadviser。 D。Thechallengeofchoosingcolleges。9。Whatpreventslow—incomestudentsfromattendingpropercolleges?A.Thinkinghighlyoftheirabilities. B.Knowinglittleaboutcolleges。C。Lackofenoughlearningexperience。 D.Failuretopasstheentranceexam。10。WhydidHensleyfinallychoosetheOhioStateUniversity？A.Shedidn’twanttostayfarfromhome。 B.Herfavoritemajorwasprovidedthere.C。Shewouldshowhertalentstothefull。 D.Theuniversitymetherfinancialneeds.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.StepsforStudentstoChooseSuitableCollegesB.CollegePoint—HowtoBeaFinancialAdviserC。AdvisersHelpingCollegeStudentstoScoreHighD。CollegePoint-HelpingStudentsSelectIdealColleges【答案】8.A9。B10。D11.D【解析】這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一個名為CollegePoint的項目，主要是為了幫助來自低收入家庭的優(yōu)等生去申請適合他們的大學.文中介紹了CollegePoint是如何工作的，以及項目中顧問的工作職責和列舉了顧問為學生服務的事例?！?題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段That’stheideabehindCollegePoint，aprogramtohelpgiftedstudentsgotoschoolsthatmatchtheirintelligence.Whenahighschoolstudenttakesastandardizedtest-thePSAT，SATorACT-andtheyscoreinthe90thpercentile，andtheirfamiliesmakelessthan$80,000ayear,theygetanemailfromtheprogramofferingthemafreeadviser.Theadviserslisten，guideandanswerstudents'questions.可知這就是CollegePoint背后的想法，一個幫助有天賦的學生去匹配他們智力的學校的項目。當一名高中生參加一項標準化考試，即PSAT、SAT或ACT時，如果他們的分數(shù)在90％以上,而他們的家庭年收入不到8萬美元，他們就會收到該項目發(fā)來的電子郵件,為他們提供免費顧問.指導老師傾聽、指導和回答學生的問題。由此可知,第二段的主要內(nèi)容是CollegePoint是如何工作的。故選A。【9題詳解】細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段中ConnorRechtzigel,anadviserinMinnesota,seestheimportanceofhisrole,forresearchshowsthatlow—incomestudentsarefarmorelikelytoundermatchbecausetheydon'tthinktheyhavewhatittakestogetinandbecausemanydon’tevenknowwhatschoolsareoutthere。可知明尼蘇達州的一名顧問ConnorRechtzigel看到了自己所扮演的角色的重要性，因為研究表明,低收入家庭的學生更有可能落后，因為他們認為自己不具備入學所需的條件,而且許多人甚至不知道那里有哪些學校。由此可知,對大學了解不多，阻礙了低收入家庭的學生上正規(guī)的大學.故選B?！?0題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中Nakhle,anadviserinNorthCarolina,isworkingwithHensley，anOhiohighschoolseniorwhocan’tgetextrafinancialhelpfromherfamily.Theyspentalotoftimecomparingandanalyzingherfinancial-aidawardletters,whichmadeherdecisionmuchclearer。Finally,theOhioStateUniversityofferedanoptionwhereshewouldpaynothing?？芍狽akhle是北卡羅來納州一名顧問,她正在與Hensley合作.Hensley是俄亥俄州的一名高三學生，她無法從家人那里獲得額外的經(jīng)濟幫助。他們花了很多時間比較和分析她的助學金獎勵信，這使她的決定更清楚了。最后，俄亥俄州立大學為她提供了一個免費的選擇。由此可知，Hensley最終選擇了俄亥俄州立大學，是因為這所大學滿足了她的經(jīng)濟需求。故選D。【11題詳解】主旨大意題.根據(jù)第一段Fortopstudentsfromlow-incomefamilies,applyingtocollegesisparticularlydifficult.Oneapproachmakesthiswholeprocesseasier?Provideanadviserforthem.可知對于來自低收入家庭的優(yōu)等生來說，申請大學尤其困難。有一種方法能使整個過程更簡單嗎？有，那就是為他們提供顧問.結(jié)合文章主要介紹了一個名為CollegePoint的項目，主要是為了幫助來自低收入家庭的優(yōu)等生去申請適合他們的大學。文中介紹了CollegePoint是如何工作的，以及項目中顧問的工作職責和列舉了顧問為學生服務的事例。由此可知，D選項“CollegePoint—-幫助學生選擇理想的大學"最符合文章標題。故選D。DWhenDeniswantstorelaxatwork,hestepsintoaquietroom,sitsinachair，slipsonavirtual-realityheadset,andescapestothebeach。ForDenis，thatmomentisatoolhereliesonregularlytobothrelieveandpreventstress.He'snottheonlyoneathiscompanytousetheroom,whereworkerscanalsouseaheadsettowatchamoonwalk，takeavirtualroller—coasterrideoraccessameditation（冥想）app。ResearchshowsVRcanhelpreducepainandanxiety.Butit'snotyetclearwhyitworks。Expertsbelieveit'srelatedtothetechnology’spowertodistract?！癢hatevertheirproblemsare,whatevertheirstressesare,theycanleaverealityandhaveadifferentemotionalmood，”Denissaid.Virtual-realityheadsetshaven’ttakenoffwithconsumers,butthey'renowpowerfulandinexpensiveenoughforcompaniestoconsiderinvestinginthemtohelpmakeworkersandcustomershappier。Theheadsetsmayhelppeopletakeavirtualbreakfromtheirsurroundings，buttherearechallengestoconsider.RamonLlamas，atech-marketresearcher,notedthattherecouldbechallengesinhandingoutheadsets.Somepeoplegetsickordizzywhileusingvirtualreality，andtheheadsetsmaygetdirtyorbroken.There'salsothetaskofquicklyfamiliarizingpeoplewithusingtheheadsets,especiallysinceVRadoptionhasbeensolimitedandthewaystheyarecontrolledcanvary.Fornow,Llamassaid，he'sconcernedaboutprivacyandsecurity。Whatif，forexample,someonemanagestohackintoaheadsetandinsertsomecontentintowhatyou'rewatching?Anotherpotentialissueisthemanagementoftheheadsetsandsoftwarethatgoesalongwiththem.ThisislikelynotacomplicationforanofficelikeUmberRealty’s，wherepeoplecansimplytakeaheadsetoffiftheyfeelsomethingwrong。Butitcouldbemoreofaproblemifyou'restuckinadentist’schair.“Thelastthingyouwantisthatinthemiddleofpullingatoothsomethinggoeswrong，"Llamassaid.12.WhatdoesDenis'scompanyuseVirtualRealityfor？A.Improvingthecustomers'experience.B.Showingthescheduleofhiscompany。C。Relievingpressureofthestaff。D。Savingthetroubleoftransportation.13。HowcantheVRdeviceshelptheusersbyDenis？A.Escapingfromrealityforthemoment。 B。Improvingtheirthinkingability。C.Designingworkforthecompany。 D.Investinginanewindustry。14。WhatproblemsisVRlikelytohaveaccordingtoRamonLlamas？A.Somehackerswillsurelyendangerusers’health.B。Itishardforuserstorecognizefamiliarpeople.C。Thecompanymayhavedifficultystoringthesedevices。D.Someusersmayfeeluncomfortablewhenusingit。15。Whydoestheauthormention“pullingatooth”inthelastparagraph?A。ToadvisepeopletomakeuseofVRwidely。B.ToproveoneofthepotentialproblemsofVR。C.TopreventallpatientsfromusingVR。D。TohelpdentiststorepairteethwithVR。【答案】12.C13。A14。D15。B【解析】本文是一篇說明文,以丹尼斯公司的員工使用虛擬現(xiàn)實耳機為例介紹了使用虛擬現(xiàn)實耳機的好處及存在的問題?！?2題詳解】細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段“WhenDeniswantstorelaxatwork,hestepsintoaquietroom，sitsinachair,slipsonavirtual-realityheadset,andescapestothebeach。ForDenis,thatmomentisatoolhereliesonregularlytobothrelieveandpreventstress。"(當?shù)つ崴瓜朐诠ぷ髦蟹潘蓵r,他會走進一間安靜的房間，坐在椅子上，戴上虛擬現(xiàn)實耳機，逃到海灘上，他依靠這一刻來緩解和預防壓力）可知，丹尼斯的公司利用虛擬現(xiàn)實技術緩解員工的壓力，故C項正確。【13題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段““Whatevertheirproblemsare，whatevertheirstressesare，theycanleaverealityandhaveadifferentemotionalmood，”Denissaid。”（丹尼斯說：“不管他們有什么問題，不管他們有什么壓力，他們都可以離開現(xiàn)實，擁有不同的情緒”）可知，虛擬現(xiàn)實幫助丹尼斯公司的員工暫時遠離現(xiàn)實,故A項正確?！?4題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“RamonLlamas，atech—marketresearcher，notedthattherecouldbechallengesinhandingoutheadsets.Somepeoplegetsickordizzywhileusingvirtualreality，”可知,科技市場研究員拉蒙·利亞馬斯指出，給員工發(fā)放虛擬現(xiàn)實耳機可能存在挑戰(zhàn),有些人在使用虛擬現(xiàn)實耳機時會虛弱或頭暈（感到不適），故D項正確.【15題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Anotherpotentialissueisthemanagementoftheheadsetsandsoftwarethatgoesalongwiththem?！?另一個潛在的問題是耳機和軟件的管理）及“ThisislikelynotacomplicationforanofficelikeUmberRealty’s,wherepeoplecansimplytakeaheadsetoffiftheyfeelsomethingwrong.Butitcouldbemoreofaproblemifyou'restuckinadentist’schair.“Thelastthingyouwantisthatinthemiddleofpullingatoothsomethinggoeswrong，"（對于像UmberRealty這樣的公司來說，問題可能并不復雜,如果人們感到有什么不對勁，可以簡單地摘掉耳機，但如果你正在拔牙，問題就更大了，你最不想看到的就是在拔牙的過程中出現(xiàn)了問題）可知，作者提到拔牙是為了證明存在耳機和軟件的管理這個潛在的問題，故B項正確.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項.Ifyoulovebooks,itisgoodthatyouwanttosharethislovewithotherpeople.Findingabookclubnearbymeansthatyoucanconnectwithotherswhohavethesamehobbyasyou。Thefollowingwaysmaygiveyouahand。___16___Thisisaveryimportantstepinselectingabookclub.Mostbookclubshavesometypesofthemesoraspecifictypeofbooksthattheyread.Decidingonexactlywhattypeofbooksyouwouldliketoreadwillhelpyouchoosethebookclubtojoin。Callyourlocallibraryandseeiftheyhaveanybookclubs.Manylibrarieshavetheirownbookclubs.___17___Bookloversoftenknowaboutbookclubsinyourarea.Contactgroupsthatyoualreadybelongtoandseeiftheyhavestartedabookclub.Manyprofessionalandhobbyassociationshavebookclubsaspartoftheirmembership。___18___Thiscanbeanexcellentwaytofindabookclubaboutatopicyouareinterestedin.Lookjustabitfartherthanyourlocalarea。Ifyouarewillingtotravelatleasttenmiles，youareopeningupmorechancestofindagreatbookclub.___19___Don'tlimityourselftojustwhatisinfrontofyournose。___20___Noteverybookclubisacceptingnewmembers。Soitisveryhelpfultogatherinformationaboutatleastseveralbookclubsthatinterestyou。Thismeansthatevenifonebookclubsays，“No，thankyou,”youstillhavetwoorthreeothersthatsoundinteresting.A.Everybookclubhastheirownschedule。B。Decidewhattypeofbooksyouwanttoread.C。Jointhebookclubsafteryoucalllocallibraries.D.Buteveniftheydon’t，theyknowalotaboutbooklovers.E.Membersoftengathertoreadbooksofinterestandtalkaboutthem.F。Askeachbookclubyouspeaktoiftheyareacceptingnewmembers。G.Thismeanstherearemorelibrariesandgroupsavailableforyoutocontact?！敬鸢浮?6。B17。D18。E19。G20.F【解析】這是一篇說明文。如果你愛書，你想和別人分享你的愛是件好事,在附近找一個讀書俱樂部意味著你可以和和你有相同愛好的人聯(lián)系，文章提到了一些具體的方法來找到合適自己的讀書俱樂部.【16題詳解】根據(jù)后文Thisisaveryimportantstepinselectingabookclub.Mostbookclubshavesometypesofthemesoraspecifictypeofbooksthattheyread。Decidingonexactlywhattypeofbooksyouwouldliketoreadwillhelpyouchoosethebookclubtojoin.可知這是選擇書友會非常重要的一步。大多數(shù)讀書俱樂部都有一些主題或特定類型的書供他們閱讀.決定你想讀什么類型的書會幫助你選擇加入讀書俱樂部。由此可知，本段主要是關于選擇書的類型.故B選項“決定你想讀什么類型的書”符合語境，故選B。【17題詳解】根據(jù)上文Callyourlocallibraryandseeiftheyhaveanybookclubs。Manylibrarieshavetheirownbookclubs.（給當?shù)氐膱D書館打個電話,看看他們有沒有讀書俱樂部.許多圖書館都有自己的讀書俱樂部）后文Bookloversoftenknowaboutbookclubsinyourarea?？芍獝圩x書的人通常知道你所在地區(qū)的讀書俱樂部.由此可知,本句承上啟下說明，就算圖書館沒有讀書俱樂部，他們也知道許多讀書愛好者,而這些愛好者通常知道地區(qū)的讀書俱樂部。故D選項“但即使他們沒有，他們也認識很多讀書愛好者”符合語境，故選D?！?8題詳解】根據(jù)后文Thiscanbeanexcellentwaytofindabookclubaboutatopicyouareinterestedin?？芍@是找到一個關于你感興趣話題的讀書俱樂部的好方法。由此可知，本句具體說明后文提到的好方法是什么：成員們經(jīng)常聚在一起閱讀感興趣的書籍并談論它們。故E選項“成員們經(jīng)常聚在一起閱讀感興趣的書籍并談論它們”符合語境，故選E?！?9題詳解】根據(jù)上文Lookjustabitfartherthanyourlocalarea.Ifyouarewillingtotravelatleasttenmiles，youareopeningupmorechancestofindagreatbookclub.可知比你所在的地區(qū)看得更遠一點.如果你愿意旅行至少10英里,你就有更多機會找到一個很棒的讀書俱樂部。由此可知,本句說明上文旅行10英里的結(jié)果是—-你可以聯(lián)系更多的圖書館和團體。故G選項“這意味著你可以聯(lián)系更多的圖書館和團體”符合語境，故選G。【20題詳解】根據(jù)后文Noteverybookclubisacceptingnewmembers.Soitisveryhelpfultogatherinformationaboutatleastseveralbookclubsthatinterestyou?？芍皇敲總€讀書俱樂部都接受新成員.因此，至少收集幾個你感興趣的讀書俱樂部的信息是非常有用的。由此可知,本句是在說明要事先詢問你所接觸的讀書俱樂部,收不收新成員。因為不是每個俱樂部都接受新成員的。故F選項“詢問你接觸的每個讀書俱樂部是否接受新會員”符合語境，故選F。第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，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。Tenyearsago，Idroveacabforaliving。Onenightat2：30a.m。，whenIarrivedatabuildingtocollectapassenger,itwas___21___exceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow。Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked.“Justaminute”,answeredaweak，elderlyvoice.Afteralong____22____,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninher80’sstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.Theapartmentlookedasifnoonehadlivedinitforyears.Allthefurniturewas___23___withcloth.Itookthesuitcasetothecab，thenreturnedto___24___thewoman。Shetookmyarmandwewalked___25___towardthecab。Whenwegotinthecab，shegavemeanaddress?andthenasked，“Couldyoudrive___26___downtown？"shesaid，minnohurry。I'monmywaytoahospice(臨終安養(yǎng)院)。ThedoctorsaysIdon'thavevery___27___Iwanttokeepthecityinmind.Forthenexttwohours，wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonce___28___asanelevatoroperator。Wedrovethroughthe___29___wheresheandherhusbandhadlived。Asthefirsthintofsunwas___30___fromthehorizon，wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme-alowbuilding.“HowmuchshouldI___31___you?"sheasked?reachingintoherpurse.“Nothing,”Isaid.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness。Almostwithoutthinking，Ibentandgavehera___32___andthenwalkedintothedimmorninglight.Behindme，adoorshut.Itwasthesoundofthe___33___ofalife。Ididn’tpickupanymorepassengersthatshift。Idrove___34___，lostinthought。Whatifthatwomanhadgottena（n)___35___driver?Onaquickreview,Idon’tthinkthatIhavedoneanythingmoreimportantinmylife。21。A。dark B.bright C。modern D。lively22.A。conversation B。shout C。argument D.pause23。A。filled B.covered C。connected D.provided24。A。convince B。encourage C.assist D.remind25.A.firmly B。slowly C。quickly D.gracefully26.A.through B。over C.for D.with27.A。rich B。ill C。long D.young28。A。worked B.expressed C。insisted D。promoted29.A。office B。square C。community D.shelter30.A。wandering B。rising C.setting D。falling31.A.charge B。save C.credit D。pay32.A。smile B.hug C。hand D.greeting33.A.challenge B.beginning C。closing D.decrease34。A.aimlessly B。carefully C。excitedly D。proudly35。A.generous B.enthusiastic C。cautious D。impatient【答案】21.A22。D23。B24。C25.B26.A27。C28.A29.C30。B31.D32.B33。C34.A35。D【解析】這是一篇記敘文.主要記敘了身為出租車司機的作者，在一個凌晨耐心幫助了一位生命快要走到盡頭的老人,開車穿過市中心去看了看她曾經(jīng)工作和生活的地方，在到達目的地之后司機沒有收錢而且和她緊緊擁抱，讓她感受到濃濃愛意。作者感覺自己做了一生中最重要的事情.【21題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析.句意：一天晚上，凌晨2:30，當我到一幢大樓接乘客時,除了一樓窗戶上的一盞燈外，外面一片漆黑。A.dark黑暗的；B。bright明亮的;C.modern現(xiàn)代的；D。lively活潑的。根據(jù)上文Onenightat2：30a.m.可知當時是凌晨,所以除了一樓窗戶上的一盞燈外，外面一片漆黑.故選A?！?2題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:一陣長時間的停頓后，門開了。A。conversation對話；B.shout叫喊;C。argument爭論；D。pause停頓.根據(jù)后文Asmallwomaninher80'sstoodbeforeme.可知屋里是個老太太，年紀大了所以停頓了很久，門才開了。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析.句意：所有的家具都用布蓋住了。A。filled裝滿；B。covered覆蓋;C.connected連接;D。provided提供。根據(jù)后文withcloth可知所有的家具都用布蓋住了。故選B?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析.句意：我把手提箱拿到出租車上，然后回來幫助那位女士。A.convince說服；B.encourage鼓勵；C。assist幫助；D.remind提醒。結(jié)合上文Asmallwomaninher80’sstoodbeforeme.可知坐車的是個老太太，行動不便，所以作者把手提箱拿到出租車上，然后回來幫助那位女士。故選C?！?5題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析.句意:她挽著我的胳膊，我們慢慢走向出租車.A.firmly堅定地；B.slowly緩慢地；C。quickly快速地;D.gracefully感謝地。結(jié)合上文可知老太太年紀大了,行動緩慢，所以是慢慢走向出租車。故選B?！?6題詳解】考查介詞辨析。句意:你能開車穿過市中心嗎？A。through穿過；B.over越過；C。for為了；D.with和.根據(jù)下一段中Forthenexttwohours，wedrovethroughthecity.可知老太太是問作者能不能穿過市中心。故選A.【27題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析.句意：醫(yī)生說我的時間不長了，我要記住這個城市。A.rich富有的;B。ill生病的；C。long久的,長的；D.young年輕的。根據(jù)上文I’monmywaytoahospice.可知醫(yī)生說老太太的時間不長了,她即將要去世了。沒有故選C.【28題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：她指給我看她曾經(jīng)擔任過電梯操作員的那棟大樓。A。worked工作；B。expressed表達；C.insisted堅持;D.promoted促進。根據(jù)后文anelevatoroperator可知老太太曾經(jīng)擔任過電梯操作員。workas“擔任”.故選A?！?9題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我們開車經(jīng)過她和她丈夫曾經(jīng)住過的社區(qū).A.office辦公室；B.square廣場；C。community社區(qū)；D.shelter庇護所。結(jié)合后文wheresheandherhusbandhadlived可知是她和丈夫居住過的社區(qū)。故選C?！?0題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意:當?shù)谝豢|陽光從地平線升起時，我們默默地驅(qū)車前往她給我的地址-—一幢低矮的建筑。A.wan