广东茂名市2021届高三第一学期期中测试英语试卷含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精广东茂名市2021届高三第一学期期中测试英语试卷含答案2021届广东茂名市高三第一学期期中测试英语试卷（时间：100分钟满分:125分）Ⅰ。单项选择（每小题1分,共10分）1。TheychoseTomtobe________captainoftheteam，becausetheyknewhewas________smartleader.A。a；the B。the;the C.the;a D。a;a2.Theyare________toeachotherincolour.A.resemble B.resembled C.similar D.different3.After________theluggageattherailwaystation,weleftfortheexhibitioninataxi.A。claiming B.demanding C。deserving D。obtaining4。Millionsofpoundsworthofdamage______byastormwhichsweptacrossthenorthofEnglandlastnight.A。hasbeencaused B.hadbeencausedC.willhavebeencaused D.willbecaused5.Theexpertsadvise_______ourarmy______modernweapons.A。toequip；with B.equipping;with C。toequip；for D.equipping；for6.Though____money,hisparentsmanagedtosendhimtocollegeA.lacked B.lackingof C.lacking D.lackedin7。Startingyourownbusinesscouldbeawaytoachievingfinancialindependence.______，itcouldjustputyouindebt.A。Inotherwords B.Allinall C。Asaresult D。Ontheotherhand8。Thecompanyhaschangedsomeofitsworkingpractices_______complaintsandcriticismfromthecustomers。A.inrespectto B。inreturnforC.inexchangefor D。inresponseto9.Terry,please________yourcell-phonewhengrandmaistalkingtoyou.A.lookupfrom B.lookintoC.lookbackon D。lookthrough10.—Jack,I’dliketohaveyouropinionsaboutmywrittenreport。-________.ButIhaveonesuggestion.A。That’sagoodidea B.YouaretoomodestC。Itlooksfinetome D.YoushouldcheckitfirstⅡ。完形填空（每小题1分,共20小题，共计20分）“Mum，canIinvitemyclassmateBrettovertostaytomorrownight,please?It’sFriday,andwedon'thaveany11。CanI，please?”Mumwassittingatthekitchentable。Dadwas12nexttoher，restinghisheadonhisarms.Mumcould13thatJameswantedsobadlytohavehisfriendover。“I’msosorry，James，”shesaid.“I'mneverallowedtohavefriendscometothehouse。Why,Mum？”Jamesaskedsadly,almostin14.“Iknowit's15foryou，”Mumsaidsoftly.“ButI'mjustworriedotherpeoplemightthinkwe’realittle…strange.Andthentheywouldmakefunofyou.”“No，theywouldn’t,Mum,”Jamesprotested.“We'renot16atall。We’rejustordinarypeople。”Mumsighedheavily.“Totellyouthetruth，James，myneckhasbeensopainfulthatit’sgivenmeaheavy17。Andyourpoorfather-hedoesn'tfeel18.Hereallyneedsarest."“Icanhelp,Mum！”Jamessaid.“19IcanmakeyouandDadfeelbetter，canBrettcomeover？Please?”“Well…”Mumbegan.“Great！Thanks,Mum！”Jamesalmostshouted。“Justsitthere,don’tmove.”Herushedovertothekitchendrawerand20whatheneeded-twospanners（扳手）.“Hangon，Mum,”hesaid。“Thiswon’ttakeasecond。”Aftersome21，Jameswasfinished.Withasmileof22onhisfacehesaid，“There!Howdoesthatfeel？”“Oh，James，”Mumsaid。“That’smuchbetter!Howdidyoudoit?”“Easy,”Jamessaid23.“Dadhadtightenedyourneckbolts(螺栓)toomuch！Ijust24themslightly!Ilearnedthatinroboticscienceatschool."“Whataboutyourfather？Canyou25him?"askedMum.“I'lltry，”Jamesreplied.He26upDad'shairatthebackofhisneck,andpluggedtheelectricwireintoDad’shead。Thenheturnedthe27on.Dadopenedhiseyesand28immediately.“Hejustlethis29runtoolow,that'sall，"Jamessaid.“ShallItellBretttocomeoverstraightafterschooltomorrow?”“Iguessso，”repliedMum.“Yourfriendswilljusthaveto30thatweareaveryunusualfamily.Thanks，son！"11。A。chance B。message C.homework D.difficulty12。A。asleep B。reading C.alone D.standing13.A.explain B。see C.agree D。doubt14.A。terror B。tears C.surprise D。silence15。A.fair B。easy C.good D。hard16。A。strange B.normal C.popular D。anxious17.A。headache B.loss C。task D.day18.A。ill B.funny C。sorry D.well19。A。As B.If C。Since D.Before20。A.kept B.controlled C.found D.returned21.A。requests B。thoughts C.repairs D。instructions22.A。sympathy B.satisfaction C.bitterness D.politeness23.A.embarrassedly B.gratefully C.impatiently D.proudly24.A.adjusted B.collected C。produced D.covered25.A.greet B。accompany C。help D.ask26.A.lifted B.caught C。gave D.filled27。A。television B.power C.light D.gas28。A.grewup B。laydown C.brokedown D。satup29.A.food B。temperature C。battery D。blood30。A。prove B.expect C.suspect D。acceptⅢ。阅读理解(每小题2分，共20小题，共计40分）AWaltDisneyiscreditedforcreatingsuchwonderfulthingsasDonaldDuckandMickeyMouse.However,hecannottakethecreditforcreatingotherwell。lovedcharacters，suchasCinderellaandSnowWhite.TheyarealmostautomaticallyassociatedwithDisneybecauseDisneyturnedoldfables（寓言)intocartoonmovies.TheoriginalCinderellavariesverymuchfromtheDisneyversionweknowtoday。Itstartedoffwiththegirlmourninghermother'sdeathandgoingtohertombthreetimesaday.Inaddition，therewereonlybirdsthathelpedCinderella;therewasnosuchthingasafairygodmotherorhelpfulmice,norwastherementionofahorseandcarriage。Thestepsisterswerecruel:theyalwaysthrewCinderella’sfoodintotheashesofthefireandmadehersleepontheashesonthefloor,hence（因此）hername.Intheoriginalstory，theking'sballactuallylastedforthreedays.Withthehelpofthebirds，thegirl,beautifullydressed，dancedwiththeprinceonallthreenightsandtheprincefellinlovewithher.However，shebrokeawayfromhimtorushbackhomeeachnight.Onthelastnight,theprinceplacedsomethingstickyonthestairs；asCinderellamadeherescape，ashoegotstuckonit.Herenowiswherethestorybecomesunpleasant：whentheprincewenttothehouselookingforthegirlwhosefootfittedtheshoe,thewicked（邪恶的)stepmothertoldoneofhertwodaughterstocutoffherbigtoetofitintotheshoe.Thedaughterdidastold.Sotheprincetookherawaytobehisbride。But，whentheypassedthetombofCinderella'smother，thebirdscalledouttotheprince,“Turnandpeep，there'sbloodwithintheshoe；Theshoeistoosmall，thetruebridewaitsforyou.”Realizinghehadbeentricked，theprincereturnedthedaughtertohermother；theotherthenhadtocutoffpartofherheelinordertofitintotheshoe，withthesameresult.OnlyCinderella'sfootfittedperfectlyandsotheprincechosetomarryher。Thestoryendswiththeweddingday：asCinderella'stwostepsistersfollowedher，pretendingtobedevotedtohersothattheycouldenjoytheking'sriches,twobirdsflewbyandplucked（啄）outtheireyes.Becauseoftheirwickednessandfalsehood，theyhadtospendtherestoftheirdaysblind.TheoriginalCinderellaissodifferentfromtheDisneyversion。ThankgoodnessDisneymadesuchchanges；itindeedwasawisemove。31。Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They"inthefirstparagraphreferto？A。Suchwonderfulthings。B.Otherwell。lovedcharacters.C。Oldfables。D.Cartoonmovies.32.HowdidCinderellagethername?A。Thebirdscameupwithit.B。ItwasgivenbyDisney.C。Itcamefromtheword“ash”.D.Shegotitfromhermother。33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheoriginalstory?A。HelpfulmicegotCinderellaabeautifuldress.B。Theballwasheldtocelebratetheprince'swedding。C.Cinderellalefthershoeonthestairsonpurpose.D.Thebirdstoldtheprincethathehadbeencheated。34.Themoraloftheoriginalstoryisthat________。A.awickedpersoncannotescapepunishmentB.adevotedpersoncertainlydeservesrespectC。awell­behavedchildearnsagreatrewardD。adishonestchildcannotgetmotherlove35。WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheDisneyversion？A。Excellent. B.Ordinary。 C.Dull. D。Ridiculous.BWanttoimproveyourwritingskills？NewWritingSouthisdirectingtheway!•TownerWriterSquad（班组）forkidsaged13~17LedbycomedyandTVwriter，MarianKilpatrick，TownerWriterSquadwillmeetonceamonthatthecontemporaryartmuseumfor11months，starting12October,2014.TheFREEsquadsessionswillincludeintroductionstoawiderangeofwritingstyles,frompoetrytoplaywritingandlyrics（抒情诗）toflashfiction,tosupportthedevelopmentofyoungwriters。Application&SelectionIfyouwouldliketoapplytobepartoftheTownerWriterSquad，pleasesendasamplepieceofyourwriting（about500words）,respondingtothetitle“LUNCH”，withyourname，age，addressande­mailaddressto：debo＠.Onceallapplicationsarein，youwillbeinvitedtoanopenselectioneventon17September,4～5pm,atthegalleryofTowner.ThiswillbeaninformalopportunitytomeettheSquadLeader，SquadAssociateandotheryoungpeople.Youwillalsohaveachancetogettoknowthefantasticgalleryspaceandgetatasteofwhat'stocome。Deadlineforapplications:8September，2014Forfurtherinformationgoto:/towneror.ukor.Anyquestions—feelfreetosendyoure.mailtoTownerWriterSquadAssociate：wharne＠。uk。﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡•BeginnerWritingProjectforkidsaged10～13Duetopopulardemand,awritingprojectwillbestartedforeagerbeginners.Starttime：6September,2014MeeteveryotherSaturday，2~4pm,attheTownerStudyCentre.Studyandwriteatyourownpace-youdonothavetorush-asyouhaveayeartogothroughtheproject。Practiseundertheguidanceofsomeexperiencedwritersandteacherswhocanhelpyouwithbasicwritingskills.Mostimportantly，buildconfidenceandhavefunwhilewriting！Nopreviousexperienceorspecialbackgroundisrequired.Manyothershavebeensuccessfulthisway。Iftheycandoit,whycan’tyou?Fee:￡179Formoreinformationgoto：。ukor.uk。36.TownerWriterSquadwillbestarted________.A。totraincomedyandTVwritersB。toexplorethefantasticgalleryspaceC.tointroduceacontemporaryartmuseumD。topromotethedevelopmentofyoungwriters37。TojointheWriterSquad，eachapplicantshouldfirst________.A.provideapieceoftheirwritingB。meettheWriterSquadLeaderC.offertheirfamilyinformationD.completeanapplicationform38。ApplicationsfortheWriterSquadshouldbee­mailednolaterthan________。A.6September，2014B。8September，2014C。17September，2014D。12October,201439。Whatismostimportantforthebeginners？A。Practisingasmuchaspossible。B。Gainingconfidenceandhavingfun。C.Studyingandwritingattheirownpace。D。Learningskillsfromwritersandteachers。40。MoreinformationaboutBeginnerWritingProjectcanbefoundat________。A./townerB.C..ukD..ukCTheimmunesystemisthebody’sdefender.Itidentifiestracksdown,anddestroystroublemakersbeforetheycanhurtthebody.Thosetroublemakersmaybe,forexample,bacteriafromacutorsplinter,ameaslesgerm,acoldbug，orevenacancercell.Theseinvaderstrytotakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies’nutrients.Iftheysucceed，webecomesickor,sometimes，evendie。It’sthejobofourimmunesystemstodestroytheseinvadersbeforetheydestroyus。Sayyoupickedupafluvirus（病毒）lastweek。Perhapsitenteredyourbodythroughacut,fromadrinkingglass,orfromtheairyoubreathe。Ofcourse，youdidn’tfeelit，butthevirusmadeitswayintoyourbloodstream。Assoonasitenteredyourbody，itbegantoreproduce。Viruseshaveonlyonegoal:totakeoveryourcells。Onceinsideyourbody，virusestrytoentercellsanddisrupttheirnormalwork.Ifleftalone,theseviruseswouldhurtsomanycellsthatyouwouldweaken，orworse，getaseriousillness.Butthisfluvirusshouldnotbesocomplacentasitseemstobe。Asitreproducesinyourbloodstream，thevirusismetbyacertainkindofwhitebloodcell，thelymphocytes.Thelymphocytesarethefootsoldiersthatkeepyoualive.Thenumberoflymphocytesinyourbodyishardtoimagine.Thousandsofthemcouldfitintheperiodattheendofthissentence。Yourbodyholdsaboutatrillion—that’s1，000，000,000,000ofthem，orabout3，000ineverydropofblood.Sinceyoubeganreadingthissentence,over800,000ofthemhavebeencreatedanddestroyed.Someoftheselymphocytespassthroughasmallwalnutsizedorgancalledthethymus。Thethymusisthebaseoftheneck。Here，specialhormones（荷尔蒙）turnlymphocytesintofightingcells,calledTcells。Tcellshaveoneterrifictalent：Theycantellthedifferencebetweenfriendandfoe；whatshouldbeinourbodiesandwhatshouldn’t.Theydonotaffectthebody’shealthycells.Yettheyattackeverythingthatisforeigntoourbodies,suchasgerms,transplants，andevenourowncellswhichhavebecomeabnormal,asinthecaseofcancer。41。Whatisthefunctionofourimmunesystem？A。Totakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies'nutrients。B.Topreventbacteriaorgermsfromenteringthebody。C。Todestroythetroublemakersinorderthattheymightnothurtthebody.D。TofightagainstTcells.42.Whatdoestheword“lymphocytes”mean？A。Foodsoldiers.B。Fluvirus。C。Whitebloodcells.D。Troublemakers.43。ThelastsentenceinPara5“sinceyoubeganreadingthissentence,over800,000ofthemhavebeencreatedanddestroyed”impliesthat____.A。thissentencecontributestotheincreaseofthenumberoflymphocytesinyourbodyB。youwouldnotrealizethatlymphocytesreproducethemselvesrapidlybutforthissentenceC.becauseyoureadthissentence,alargenumberoflymphocyteshavebeenconsumedD.thenumberoflymphocytesinyourbodyisextremelylarge44.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbedetectedbyTcells？A。Thymus。 B.Transplants。C.Cancercells. D.Healthycells。45.Whichofthefollowingquestionsbestsummariesthemainideaofthewholepassage？A。Howdoestheimmunesystemattackthefluvirus?B.Howdoestheimmunesystemfunctioninourbody？C.Howdothelymphocytesworkinourbody?D。Whatisthesocalledimmunesystem?DSolongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning，theywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves。Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingabilityontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading。Douglasinsiststhatreadingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible。Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction。Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread。Teachingisalsoapublicactivity.Itcanbeseenandobserved.Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldofprintedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivate，forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeable,whatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthequest（探索）forknowledge?Smithhasoneprincipalruleforallteachinginstructions。“Makelearningtoreadeasy，whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,enjoyableandfrequentexperiencetochildren。”Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyare,andwhenbothteacherandlearnerfulfillthemappropriately，thenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothiseliminated.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemoflearningtoreadbyreading。46。Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat________。A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcoursesB。studentsspendendlesshoursinreadingC。readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidanceD。toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreading47。Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif______.A.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudentsB.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwaysofreadingC。teacherscandevisethemostefficientsystemforreadingD。teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservable48.Theunderlinedword“scrutiny"inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“________”。A.inquiry B.observationC。control D.suspicion49。Accordingtothepassage,learningtoreadwillnolongerbeadifficulttaskwhen________.A.childrenbecomehighlymotivatedB.teacherandlearnerrolesareinterchangeableC.teachinghelpschildreninthesearchforknowledgeD.readingenricheschildren’sexperience50.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________。A.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoreadB.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadaswidelyaspossibleC.readingabilityissomethingacquiredratherthantaughtD。readingismorecomplicatedthangenerallybelievedⅣ.阅读表达题（每小题3分，共15分）阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后面的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求)[1］Swimmingisoneofthoseactivitiesthatcanbelearntearlyinlife。Littlechildrencanlearntoswimassoonastheywalk。Infact,youneedthesameskillsinwalkingasinswimming。However，Ibelievethatfiveisthebestagetolearn。Byfiveorsix,achildknowsfearofwater,averyimportantthingtoknow。It’swisetobeafraid,torecognizetruedanger。Youngonesunderstandthatthewatercansometimesbeverydangerous.［2]Toreallybenefitfromswimming,everyswimmershouldlearn________：butterfly,backstroke,breaststroke(蛙泳）,andcrawl(自由泳).Ifeelthatoneofthese-thebreaststroke—isdifferentfromtheothers,sincesomeyoungswimmersusethisstrokenaturally，withoutanytraining。[3]Inswimming，therearecertainruleseveryswimmershouldfollow:［4]★Neverswimalone！Nomatterhowgoodyouareinthewater，don'triskdrowningbyswimmingalone。Ifyouswimbyyourself，withnolifeguardsorfriendswithyou，youmaygetintotrouble。［5]★Don'tgobeyondyourabilities.Mostswimmersknowenoughnottoswimtoofarfromthebankorthebeach.Showingoffbydoingdangeroustricksisnogood.Swimsafelyandyouwillcontinuetoswimandalive。[6]★Don’tsmoke。Swimmingdependsonahealthybody；goodlungsarepartofit。［7］★Workatanyactivitythatbuildsmuscles。51。Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？（nomorethan10words）________________________________________________________________________52.Pleasecompletethefollowingstatementwithproperwords.（nomorethan5words)Itisimportantforaswimminglearnerto______________________andrecognizeitsdanger。53.FillintheblankinParagraph2withproperwords。(nomorethan7words）________________________________________________________________________54.Whyshouldyounotswimaloneaccordingtothepassage?(nomorethan10words)________________________________________________________________________55.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”probablyreferto?（nomorethan3words）________________________________________________________________________Ⅴ。根据汉语提示完成句子（每小题1分，共10分）56.五一节那天,尽管下雨，街上还是挤满了人。_____________therainyweather，thestreetswerefullofpeopleonMayDay。57。我们不应该那么做，因为那样对我们不好。We__________________dosobecauseitwon’tbegoodforus.58.在日常生活中我们应该要为自己所做的负责。Weshould_________whatwedidinourdailylives。59.有关孩子们的决定,应该从日常生活的实际情况出发。Decisionsaboutyourchildrenshould_______thepracticalitiesofeverydaylife.60.除了眼泪，只有时间可以冲刷掉一切。_______tears,onlytimecouldweareverythingaway。61。为了成为一个更加健康的人，我要克服所有的坏习惯。Ishould______allmybadhabitsinordertobecomeamorehealthypeople.62。无论遇到什么困难,都要执行你的计划.Nomatterwhatdifficultyyouwillmeetwith，_______yourplan.63.学习需要方法，否则，你所做的努力就是徒劳。Studyingneedsthemethods,oryoureffortthatyouhavemadeis_______。64.她把她的心思都集中在学习上。She______hermind_____herlessons.65。另一方面，许多妇女又选择外出工作。_____________，manywomenchoosetogoouttowork.VI。书面表达：(30分）请根据以下提示，并结合具体事例,用英语写一篇短文.Smallthingsmakeabigdifference.Thesmallthingswedocanmakeusaresponsiblememberofthesociety.注意:1.无须写标题；2.除诗歌外，文体不限；3.内容必须结合你生活中的具体事例;4。文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;5。词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2020-2021学年广东茂名市第一学期高三英语上学期期中测试卷参考答案I。单项选择1.C解析：句意：他们选择汤姆作为这个队的队长，因为他们知道他是一位聪明的领导。第一空特指“这个队的队长”，故用the；第二空泛指“一位聪明的领导”故用a。2.C解析：句意：他们彼此在颜色上是相似的.resemble是实意动词，不符合语境;besimilarto与……相似，符合语境。3。A解析:句意：从火车站领走行李之后,我们坐出租车去了看展览。claim声称，认领，要求，demand要求deserve值得obtain获得4。A解析：句意：被毁的价值成千上百万英镑的东西是由昨晚发生在英格兰北部的风暴引起的。根据句意cause发生的动作是昨晚发生的风暴对现在造成的影响和结果,故用现在完成时态的被动语态.5.B解析：句意：专家建议用现代化的武器武装我们的军队。advisedoingsth.建议做某事；并且equip…with…用……装备.6.C解析：句意：尽管缺钱,他的父母还是设法送他去上大学。前面分词结构的逻辑主语即后面主句的主语“hisparents"，而hisparents跟动词lack之间存在主动的关系,而非被动。所以排除表示被动的lacked，即排除A，D另外，lackof中的lack作名词，不加-ing，所以排除B，选C。7.D解析:句意：开始你自己的事业是一种获得经济独立的方法。可另一方面，它可能让你置身于债务之中.inotherwords换句话说；allinall总之；asaresult结果;ontheotherhand另一方面。8.D解析：句意：作为对顾客的抱怨和批评的回应，这家公司已经改变了一些工作制度。根据句意知选D项。inrespectto关于；inreturnfor作为……的回报；inexchangefor交换。9.A解析：句意：特里，奶奶和你说话的时候不要看你的手机.lookupfrom从……抬头往上看;lookinto调查；lookbackon回顾,回头看；lookthrough仔细检查。故选A。10。C解析：That’sagoodidea.一般用于对他人的建议的肯定；Youaretoomodest.是明显的中式英语表达;Youshouldcheckitfirst。是建议,但不应该在没有提议前说出;Itlooksfinetome.是对该报告的肯定,在肯定之后提出建议，符合语境。II。完形填空【要点综述】本文是一篇科幻题材的记叙文，讲述了James如何利用所学的东西来帮助爸爸和妈妈解决身体上出现的问题。11。C解析：根据常识可知，孩子应该是没有家庭作业。chance机会；message信息；difficulty困难。12。A解析：根据下文的“…restinghisheadonhisarms。”“‘Hereallyneedsarest。’”以及“Dadopenedhiseyes…”可知,父亲应该是睡着了。13.B解析：根据语境可知，妈妈明白James非常想让他的朋友过来.explain解释；see明白；agree同意;doubt怀疑.14。B解析:被母亲拒绝了，James感到伤心，快要流出眼泪了。terror恐怖；tear眼泪；surprise吃惊；silence安静。15.D解析：此句与上文的sadly相呼应，母亲明白James的难处，故选D项。16.A解析：此处与上文的strange相呼应。17.A解析：此处与本句的painful相呼应,指脖子的疼痛引起头痛。18.D解析:根据下一句“‘Hereallyneedsarest。’”可知，父亲感觉不舒服。19。B解析：前后句为条件关系。James说：“如果我能让你和父亲感觉好一点儿,Brett能过来吗?”20。C解析:他去厨房找他所需要的东西。21。C解析:根据上文他去找扳手，应该是帮妈妈修理脖子上的螺栓。22。B解析:修理好后，他带着满意的微笑。sympathy同情；satisfaction满意；bitterness痛苦；politeness礼貌。23。D解析：根据前后语境以及空前的easy可知，他应该是自豪地说。embarrassedly尴尬地;gratefully感激地；impatiently不耐烦地；proudly自豪地。24。A解析：根据前一句“Dadhadtightenedyourneckbolts（螺栓)toomuch！"可知，此处指稍微调整了一下这些螺栓。25。C解析:根据下文可知,母亲让James帮助一下父亲。26。A解析:他把父亲脖子后面的头发提起来。liftup提起，举起;catchup追上；giveup放弃；fillup充满。27.B解析：根据前文的electricwire可知，此处应该是打开电源。28。D解析：与前文的“…restinghisheadonhisarms。”相呼应,此时父亲应该是端坐起来了。growup成长；liedown躺下；breakdown损坏；situp端坐.29.C解析:由于他们是机器人,此处应该指的是电池.30。D解析：根据前文可知,母亲一开始担心朋友会怀疑他们是一个奇怪的家庭，后来James把父母的问题解决了,母亲认为他的朋友应该会接受他们这个不寻常的家庭。III.阅读理解A【要点综述】本文是一篇记叙文.文章主要介绍了最初的《灰姑娘》的故事情节与WaltDisney依据此小童话而改编的卡通电影之间的异同点。31.B解析：细节理解题。依据第一段和其中的“However,hecannot…”可知，“They"不可能指代A、C、D项，而是指代上文出现的well。lovedcharacters。32.C解析：细节理解题.根据第三段中的“…andmadehersleepontheashesonthefloor，hence(因此）hername。"可知选择C项。33。D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知A项错误;根据第四段第一句可知B项错误;根据第四段的第四句可知C项错误；根据第五段和第六段可知D项正确。34.A解析:推理判断题。综合全文，尤其是第六段可知，邪恶的继母和继姐都受到了惩罚,故选择A项。35。A解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,作者认为Disney的改编非常好，故选择A项.B【要点综述】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了两个提高学生写作水平的课程。36.D解析：细节理解题.根据第一个课程中第二段的“…tosupportthedevelopmentofyoungwriters.”可知这个课程的目的是促进年轻作者的发展.37.A解析:细节理解题。根据第一个课程的申请条件可知申请者首先必须发送一篇自己的写作样品,因此A项正确。38。B解析：细节理解题.第一个写作课程的申请截止日期是不迟于2014年9月8日,因此B项正确。39.B解析：细节理解题。根据第二个写作课程中的“Mostimportantly,buildconfidenceandhavefunwhilewriting!”可知最重要的是写作的时候要建立自信并且要开心，因此B项正确。40。C解析：细节理解题.根据第二个写作课程中最后一句话可知C项正确。C答案：41.C解析：由文章第一、二段可知，A选项是属于“invaders”的行为,不是免疫系统的功能。B项错在细菌可以进入身体,但是免疫系统防止它们伤害身体。D项显然不对，Tcells是免疫系统的一个组成部分。42。C解析：“lymphocytes”是白血球的意思。从上文的acertainkindofwhitebloodcell可推断出正确选项，A,B，D显然与本题无关,故选C。43.