广东省茂名市高州区分界中学2018-2019学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题含解析

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，业必贵于专精高二下学期第二次月考英语试题第一部分：听力第一节听下面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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1.Whatistheweatherlike？A.It'sraining.B。It’scloudy。C。It’ssunny。2.WhowillgotoChinanextmonth？A。Lucy.B.Alice。C。Richard.3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout？A.Theman’ssister。B。Afilm。C.Anactor。4.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?A。InRoom340。B.InRoom314.C.InRoom223.5。Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace？A。Inarestaurant。B.Inanoffice。C.Athome第二节听下面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，每小题将给出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、7题。6.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?A。Tospendsometimewiththebaby。B.Tolookafterhersister。C.Tofindanewjob。7.HowoldwasthebabywhenthewomanleftNewYork?A。Twomonths。B.Fivemonths。C.Sevenmonths。8。Whatdidthewomanlikedoingmostwiththebaby？A。Holdinghim。B.Playingwithhim。C.Feedinghim.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9。Whetarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Awaytoimproveairquality.B.Aproblemwithtrafficrules.C。Asuggestionforcityplanning.10。Whatdoesthemansuggest？A.Limitingtheuseofcars.B。Encouragingpeopletowalk.C。Warningdriversofairpollution.11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman’sidea？A。It’sinteresting。B。It’sworthtrying.C。It’simpractical。听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.HowlongwillthemanprobablystayinNewZealand?A.Oneweek。B。Twoweeks。C。Threeweeks.13.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman？A。GotoNewZealandafterChristmas。B。Bookhisflightassoonaspossible.C。Savemoremoneyforhistrip。14.WhatcanwelearnaboutflightstoNewZealandatChristmastime?A.Theyrequireearlybooking。B.Theycanbetwiceasexpensive。CTheyareonspecialoffer。听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.WhydidJanecallMike？A.Toaskhimtomeether。B。TotellhimaboutTom.C。Toborrowhiscar.16.WherewillJanebeinaboutonehour？A.AtMike’splace。B.Attheairport。C.Atagarage。17。Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation？A.Janehasjustlearnedtodrive。B.Jane’scarisinbadcondition.C。Mikewillgototheairport。听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatdidthespeakeraskthestudentstodotheweekbefore?A.Writeashortstory。B.Prepareforthelesson。C。Learnmoreaboutthewriter19。Whydoesthespeakeraskthequestions？A。Tocheckthestudents'understandingofthestory.B.Todrawthestudents’attentiontoreadingskills.C。Toletthestudentsdiscussfather—sonrelationships.20.Whatwillthestudentsdoin10minutes?A。Askmorequestions。B。Discussingroups.C。Givetheiranswers.第二部分:英语知识运用第一节：单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.______thatyouaregrownup；youshouldnolongerdependonyourparents.A.Since B.Now C。As D.Because【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查从属连词。句意：既然你长大了，就不应该再依靠你的父母。分析句意可知，本句为原因状语从句，原题已经给出that，所以用nowthat引导原因状语从句。故选B项。2.May12th，2008______aheavyearthquake,whichcausedalargenumberofdeaths.A.noticed B。watched C.saw D。suffered【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：2008年5月12日见证了一场大地震，它造成了许多人死亡.A.noticed注意到；B.watched观看；C。saw看见，见证；D.suffered遭受。notice指“注意到，觉察到”；watch指“观看，注视”,表示以较大的注意力长时间观看；see意为“看见”，表示看的结果,也可作“见证"讲;suffer意为“遭受”，此处表示“2008年5月12日见证了一场大地震”，see符合题意，故选C项.3.Hemadeaconsiderable_______sellingwastematerials.A.wealth B.possessions C.property D。fortune【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查名词词义辨析.句意：他靠卖废品赚了一大笔钱。A.wealth财富；B.possessions财产；C.property财产；D。fortune财富。makeafortune发财，这里指卖废品赚了一大笔钱。故选D。4。Hissuccesswasapridetoeveryoneinthefamilyandtheypresentedhimwithagiftto_______theoccasion。A.mark B。sign C.congratulate D。honor【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的成功是家里每个人的骄傲,他们送给他一份礼物来示意这个场合。A.mark做标记；B。sign示意；C.congratulate祝贺；D。honor尊敬。congratulatesb。onsth.“祝贺某人某事",根据语境可知，此处不能用congratulate，由Hissuccesswasapride和theypresentedhimwithagift可知，家庭成员用礼物来“示意”这个场合,此处的sign暗指“庆祝”之意。故选B项。5。Heiswearingaheavyovercoatasa_______againstthecold.A。prevention B。shelter C。protection D。defense【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他穿着一件厚大衣作为遮蔽物来御寒。A.prevention保护;B。shelter（尤指用以躲避风雨或攻击的)遮蔽物;C.protection保护；D。defense防御。由wearingaheavyovercoat可知,此处指穿着一件厚大衣作为遮蔽物来御寒.故选B项。6.________，theskyclearedupandwewenttothebeach.A.Eventually B.Exactly C。Extremely D.Similarly【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，天空放晴了,我们去了海滩。A.Eventually最后；B。Exactly确切地；C。Extremely极其；D.Similarly相似地。由句意可知，应该是，最后天气放晴了,我们去了海滩,Eventually符合句意.故选A项。7。_______inflation,thecostoftheprojectover10yearsis＄2million。A.Allowing B.Allowinginto C。Allowingof D.Allowingfor【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意:考虑到通货膨胀，该项目10年的成本为200万美元.allowfor（考虑到)，allowinto(准许)，由句意可知,allowfor符合句意，本句已有谓语动词is且无连词，此处用非谓语形式，allowingfor考虑到，为习惯用语，单独存在。故选D项。8.Hisonly______wasthatweshouldkeepitsecret.A.consequence B.occasion C.condition D.state【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他唯一的条件是我们要保守秘密。A.consequence结果；B.occasion场合；C.condition条件；D.state状态。由weshouldkeepitsecret可知，他唯一的条件是我们要保守秘密，condition符合句意。故选C项。9。Ifpeopledon’tlearnfromthis,hissufferinganddeathwere________.A.incomfort B。invain C.indespair D。inhope【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查介词短语辨析.句意：如果人们不从中吸取教训，那么他的痛苦和死亡就是徒劳的.A.incomfort舒适地；B.invain徒劳；C。indespair绝望地；D。inhope希望.结合上下文语境可知，他的痛苦和死亡是为了让人们吸取教训，如果人们不从中吸取教训，那么他的痛苦和死亡就是徒劳的（invain).故选B.10.Healwaystriestoavoidbeing_______withhisheadteacher。A。leftout B。leftalone C。leftbehind D。leftover【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：他总是尽量避免和班主任单独呆在一起。A.leftout遗漏；B.leftalone独处；C。leftbehind落在后面；D。leftover留下。由常识可知，学生一般不愿和班主任呆在一起（更不用说单独在一起)，说明此处指他总是尽量避免和班主任单独呆在一起,B项符合句意。故选B项.第二节:完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.Ihiredacarpentertohelpmerestoreanoldfarmhouse。Afterhehadjustfinishedaroughdayonthejob,aflattire___11___himloseanhourofwork，hiselectricsaw(锯)___12___andnowhisancientpickuptruckrefusedto___13___。WhileIdrovehimhome，hesatinstonysilence.___14___arriving，heinvitedmeintomeethisfamily.Aswewalkedtowardthefrontdoor，hepaused___15___atasmalltree，touchingtipsofthe___16___withhishands.Whenopeningthedoor,he___17___anamusingtransformation.Hisbrownfacewascoveredwith___18___andhuggedhistwosmallchildrenandgavehiswifeakiss。Afterleavingthe___19___family,Ipassedthetreeandmycuriositygotthe____20____ofme。Iaskedhim，who____21____metothecar,“Beforewewentin，____22____didyoustopbythetreeearlier？”“Oh,that’smytroubletree，”hereplied，“IknowIcan’thelphaving____23____onthejobandinmylife,butthosetroublesdon’t____24____inthehousewithmywifeandchildren.IknowIcancontrolonethingfor____25____.Icanhangthemuponthetreeeverynight____26____Icomehome。TheninthemorningIpickthemupagainbeforeI____27____forwork.“____28____thingis,”hesmiled,“whenIcomeoutinthemorningtopickthemup，therearen’tnearlyas____29____asIremember____30____upthenightbefore.”11.A。caused B。forced C.made D。got12.A。quit B。deleted C.declined D.reduced13.A.ride B.increase C.perform D。start14。A.Before B。Upon C。Immediately D.Directly15.A.shortly B.briefly C.quietly D。straightly16。A.trucks B.leaves C.branches D.shoots17.A.wentby B.wentover C。wentoff D。wentthrough18。A。smiles B。sorrow C.confidence D。doubts19。A.happy B。large C.complex D.modern20。A.worse B.better C.more D.less21.A.drove B。sent C.instructed D.walked22.A。how B.who C.why D。where23。A.matters B。troubles C。questions D.worries24。A.belong B。insert C。include D。provide25。A。instance B。ages C。purposes D.sure26.A。when B.since C。because D。if27.A。ask B。come C.leave D.look28.A。Frightful B。Funny C.Strange D。Accessible29。A。much B.few C。little D.many30.A。picking B。holding C.hanging D。giving【答案】11.C12。A13.D14。B15。B16.C17.D18.A19。A20。B21。D22。C23.B24.A25。D26。A27。C28.B29。D30.C【解析】这是一篇记叙文.文章讲述了，作者雇了一个木匠修复一座旧农舍，作者发现木匠遇到麻烦后,回家前把麻烦挂在树上，从不把麻烦带回家的故事。【11题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他刚刚完成了一天的艰苦工作后，一个爆胎使他损失了一个小时的工作,他的电锯停止工作，现在他的老式皮卡车拒绝启动。A.caused引起；B。forced强迫;C。made使……；D。got到达。由上文的aflattire可知，此处指一个爆胎使他浪费了一个小时的工作.故选C项。【12题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:在他刚刚完成了一天的艰苦工作后,一个爆胎使他损失了一个小时的工作,他的电锯停止工作，现在他的老式皮卡车拒绝启动。A。quit停止；B。deleted删除;C。declined减少；D.reduced减少。此处指木匠完成了一天艰苦工作后遇到的麻烦事，如爆胎、电锯停止工作(坏了），老式皮卡拒绝启动（坏了）。故选A项。【13题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他刚刚完成了一天的艰苦工作后，一个爆胎使他损失了一个小时的工作,他的电锯停止工作，现在他的老式皮卡车拒绝启动.A。ride骑；B。increase增加；C.perform执行；D。start启动。由上文语境和下文的Idrovehimhome可知,木匠完成了一天艰苦工作后遇到的麻烦事，如爆胎、电锯停止工作（坏了)，老式皮卡拒绝启动（坏了)，所以作者开车送木匠回家.故选D项.【14题详解】考查介词/副词辨析。句意：一到他家，他就邀请我去见他的家人。A.Before在……之前；B.Upon在……上；C.Immediately立即地；D。Directly直接地。由下文的Aswewalkedtowardthefrontdoor可知,此处指一到木匠家门,木匠就邀请作者去见他的家人，固定用法upondoingsth（一做某事就……）。故选B项.15题详解】考查副词词义辨析.句意：我们朝前门走去时，他在一棵小树前短暂地停了一会儿，用手抚摸着树枝尖。A。shortly不久；B.briefly短暂地；C。quietly安静地；D。straightly直截了当地.由下文的Whenopeningthedoor可知,木匠短暂地停在小树前，然后开家门。故选B项。【16题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们朝前门走去时，他在一棵小树前短暂地停了一会儿，用手抚摸着树枝尖。A.trucks卡车;B.leaves叶子;C。branches树枝；D.shoots新枝。由上文的hepaused___5___atasmalltree可知,木匠短暂地停在小树前，摸得肯定是树枝的尖部。故选C项.【17题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意:当他打开门的时候，他经历了一个有趣的转变。A。wentby（时间）流逝;B。wentover越过;C.wentoff(食物）变坏；D.wentthrough经历。由上文语境和下文的Hisbrownfacewascoveredwith___8___andhuggedhistwosmallchildrenandgavehiswifeakiss可知，木匠辛苦工作一天，遇到了许多倒霉事，回家看见亲人却满脸微笑,拥抱亲人,说明木匠打开家门的那一刹那，他的思绪和行为经历了一个有趣的转变（从不开心到开心的转变）.故选D项。【18题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他棕色的脸上洋溢着笑容，拥抱着他的两个小孩，并吻了他的妻子。A.smiles微笑；B。sorrow悲伤；C.confidence信心；D。doubts怀疑。由下文的huggedhistwosmallchildrenandgavehiswifeakiss可知，木匠拥抱孩子,亲吻妻子，说明他是带着微笑回家的.故选A项。【19题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：离开这个幸福的家庭后,我路过那棵树,我的好奇心战胜了我。A。happy幸福的；B。large大的;C.complex复杂的；D.modern现代的。由上文的Hisbrownfacewascoveredwith___8___andhuggedhistwosmallchildrenandgavehiswifeakiss可知，木匠带着微笑回家，木匠拥抱孩子,亲吻妻子，可推断出这是幸福的一家人。故选A项。【20题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：离开这个幸福的家庭后，我路过那棵树，我的好奇心战了上风。A.worse更多的问题；B.better更好的事物；C。more更多的；D.less更少的。由下文的Iaskedhim和Beforewewentin,___12___didyoustopbythetreeearlier?可知，正是因为作者的好奇心战了上风，所以作者问木匠“为什么在树前停一会儿"，固定搭配getthebetterof…（战上风、战胜）。故选B项.【21题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:我问他，他陪我走到车旁，“在我们进去之前，你为什么要提前在树旁停一会儿？”A.drove开车；B。sent派去；C.instructed教授；D.walked走路.由上文语境可知，木匠车坏了，作者开车送木匠回家，现在作者要回自己家,出于礼貌,木匠会陪作者走到车旁。故选D项。22题详解】考查疑问词词义辨析。句意：我问他，他陪我走到车旁，“在我们进去之前,你为什么要提前在树旁停一会儿？”A。how怎么；B.who谁;C。why为什么；D。where哪里。由上文的Ipassedthetreeandmycuriositygotthe___10___ofme可知，作者的好奇心战了上风，所以作者问木匠“为什么在树前停一会儿”.故选C项。【23题详解】考查名词词义辨析.句意：我知道我不能不在工作和生活中遇到麻烦，但这些麻烦不属于在家里的我的妻子和孩子.A.matters事情；B.troubles麻烦；C.questions问题;D。worries担忧.由下文的thosetroubles可知，此处指木匠说自己不可能不在工作和生活中遇到麻烦。故选B项。【24题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道我不能不在工作和生活中遇到麻烦，但这些麻烦不属于在家里的我的妻子和孩子.A。belong属于；B.insert插入;C。include包括;D。provide提供。由上下文语境可知，木匠辛苦工作一天，遇到了许多麻烦事，开家门前,把麻烦挂在树枝上后，回家看见亲人却满脸微笑，说明木匠认为自己的麻烦不属于自己的亲人，所以不把麻烦带回家。故选A项。【25题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:我知道我当然可以控制一件事。A。instance例子；B。ages年龄；C。purposes目的;D。sure肯定的。由上下文语境可知，木匠遇到麻烦，把麻烦挂在树枝上,从不把麻烦带回家，第二天上班再把麻烦捡起，说明他确信自己可以控制麻烦，固定搭配forsure（当然可以）.故选D项。【26题详解】考查连词词义辨析。句意：当我回家时，我可以每天晚上把它们挂在树上。A.when当……时候；B。since自从……；C。because因为；D。if假如.由上文的Aswewalkedtowardthefrontdoor，hepaused___5___atasmalltree，touchingtipsofthe___6___withhishands可知，是当木匠回家时，他把麻烦挂在树枝上，用when引导时间状语从句。故选A项.【27题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上我前往上班前再把它们捡起来。A。ask问；B.come来；C.leave离开；D。look看。由本处语境可知,此处指前往上班前,木匠把树上的麻烦捡起来带走,固定搭配leavefor（前往）。故选C项。【28题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“有趣的是，”他笑着说，“当我早上出来去捡起它们的时候,我记得前晚挂在树上的许多麻烦几乎没有了。"A。Frightful可怕的；B。Funny有趣的；C.Strange奇怪的;D。Accessible可接近的。当木匠早上出来去捡起麻烦的时候，他发现前晚挂在树上的许多麻烦几乎没有了，这很有趣。故选B项。【29题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“有趣的是，”他笑着说，“当我早上出来去捡起它们的时候，我记得前晚挂在树上的许多麻烦几乎没有了。”A.much多的；B。few几乎没有的；C。little很少的;D。many许多的。由本处语境可知,此处指木匠想上班前把麻烦捡起带走，有趣的事发生了,他发现记得前晚挂在树上的许多麻烦几乎没有了，此处用many（troubles），many修饰可数名词复数。故选D项.【30题详解】考查动词词义辨析.句意：“有趣的是，"他笑着说,“当我早上出来去捡起它们的时候，我记得前晚挂在树上的许多麻烦几乎没有了.”A。picking挑选；B.holding拿着;C。hanging悬挂；D。giving给。由上文的Icanhangthemuponthetreeeverynight可知,木匠晚上回家前，会把麻烦挂在树枝上.故选C项。第三部分：阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。ADearBen:Ireallylovereadingyourcolumn。Yourwordsarealwayssowitty。Here’smyproblem:MyboyfriendandIhavebeentogetherforfouryearsandwehavemanydreamsaboutthefuture。Recentlymyparentsandallrelativesareurgingmetogetmarriedandhavegivenmealotofpressure.IgottotallytiredandlostpatienceandImadeamistake。Iwrotealettertobreakupwithmyboyfriend。Hejustkeptsilent.Afteramonth,IcalmeddownandrealizedIstilllovehimdeeply。I’mreallyregrettingwhathappened。WhatshouldIdo？Justletitbeordosomethinglikeapologize?Isittoolate?ElaineDearElaineIsometimesthinkthatwestaresolongatadoorthat’sclosingthatit’stoolatewhenweseetheonethat’sopen.Afterfouryearstogether,youmightthinkthataDearJohnletterwouldbemetwithalittlemorethanindifference,butalasthisguyjustwalkedawayandgivesupwithoutafight.Ithinkmaybeyouneedtoaskyourselfifthisguywasreallyworththefouryearsyouspentwithhimandifyou’rewillingtowaitanotherfouryearsforhimtomakeuphismind。Alotofwhatyou'rebeenfeelingnowisnaturalbecauseyou’rebeentogetherforsolong。Onceyouknowhowmuchtimeitwilltake，Ithinkyoushoulduseittoseetheworldofpossibilitiesrightthereinfrontofyoureyes。Youshouldtakethesemomentstogoons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B.anewspaper C。atalkshow D。anexpert'slecture32.Theunderlinedpart“DearJohnletter”means______。A.anapologyletterB.aletterwhichmakesuggestionsC。aninvitationletterD。alettertoendarelationshipwithsomebody33.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Maybeheissilentlyhurting B.Lovehim？Apologizetohim!C.Isheworththefouryears？ D.Secretsofgettingalongwithhim【答案】31。B32。D33。C【解析】本文是一篇应用文。文章是一封情感咨询信及其回复信。【31题详解】推理判断题。通读全文，结合第一段第一句“Ireallylovereadingyourcolumn。（我真的喜欢读你的专栏文章）”可知，文章是一封情感咨询信及其回复信，最有可能来自一份报纸，故选B项.【32题详解】短语猜测题。第一封信最后一段中“Iwrotealettertobreakupwithmyboyfriend.”提到Elaine写了一封信与男朋友分手,结合划线短语所在句后一个分句“butalasthisguyjustwalkedawayandgivesupwithoutafight。(但是这个男孩只是离开，没有吵架地放弃了）”可知，划线短语所在句“Afterfouryearstogether，youmightthinkthataDearJohnletterwouldbemetwithalittlemorethanindifference，”意为“在一起四年后，你可能认为一封分手信要得到比冷漠更多一点的回应"，所以“DearJohnletter”是指分手信，故选D项。【33题详解】主旨大意题。通读全文，并结合第二封信第二段“Ithinkmaybeyouneedtoaskyourselfifthisguywasreallyworththefouryearsyouspentwithhimandifyou’rewillingtowaitanotherfouryearsforhimtomakeuphismind。(我认为，可能你需要问问自己这个男孩是否真正值得你和他一起度过的四年，你是否愿意再等他四年来使他下定决心）"可知，文章是一封情感咨询信及其回复信，着重在回信内容，在Ben的回信中，他劝导女孩尝试与其他人约会,以更清晰的角度思考前男友是否值得付出的四年，故C项“他值得四年的时间吗？”适合作为文章标题，故选C项。BTheysaythatMexicoisacountrynooneeverleaves.Everyyear,millionsoftouristspassthrough，andMexicansjovially(高兴地)warnthatapartofthemwillremainbehindforever。MostvisitorsarevacationingNorthAmericanswhowinduponthebrilliantbeachesofCancun，Acapulco，Mazatlan，andPuertoVallarta.Thebeaches，ofcourse,areamongtheworld’sbest-butthosewhoventureinlandarerewardedwiththetruesoulofMexico,whichhasalwaysresidedfirmlyintheinterior。Anditisabigsoul.Mexicoisvast，madeupofnearlytwomillionsquaremilesofcoastline，desert，rainforests,mountains，andfertileplains。FromtheAmericanborderlandsofthewide,agriculturallyrichnorth,thecountrynarrowsgentlyasitsweepssouthandeast。Thetwomainmountainranges，theSierraMadreOccidentalandtheSierraMadreOriental，hugthewestandeast，finallymerging(并入）intothevolcanicallyactivecentralhighlandsandthecapital，MexicoCity—themostpopulouscityintheworld.Furthersouth,thecountrynarrowstoonly100miles，thenbroadensagainbeforereachingtheGuatemalanborder.Therearetwomajorpeninsulas（半岛）thatarealmostcountriesthemselves.InthewestisthepoeticallybarrenBajaPeninsula；totheeast,protrudingintotheCaribbeanliketheendofafishhook，istheYucatanpeninsula,burstingwithrainforests,Mayanruins，andwhitepowderbeaches。Thepopulationisabout106million，andthegenerosity（慷慨大方)oftheMexicanpeopleisunsurpassed(非常卓越的)。KnowingafewsimplesentencesinSpanishwillwinhearts。Mexicohasbeengracedwithanunusuallytemperateclimateyearround。ThemostimportantthingtorememberisthattheMexicansummerisalsotherainyseason，althoughtherainrarelylastsmorethanafewhours，andtypicallyarrivesinthelateafternoon。ExtremesarepresentonlyintheNorthandinBaja,bothofwhichhavedesertswherethetemperatureleapsabove100F.MexicoCityhasayear—roundtemperatureinthehigh80s，whilethecoastsusuallystayinthemid-90s.Nighttimetemperaturesfallsomewhat，butrarelybreakdownbelowacomfortable60F.34。Bysaying“KnowingafewsimplesentencesinSpanishwillwinhearts。"，thewriterwantstoshowthat_____.A.MexicansareparticularlyfriendlytoforeignerswhocanspeakSpanishB。SpanishisMexico'sofficiallanguageC.MexicansespeciallywelcomeSpanishtouristsD。MexicansallwanttolearnaboutSpanishculture35。ThelastparagraphismainlyaboutMexico’s_____。A.geography B.climate C.population D。language36.InthenorthofMexico,_____。A。thereareplentyofrainforestsB。manyvolcanoesareveryactiveC.economymainlydependsonagricultureD。visitorscanenjoyMayanruinsintheforests37。Thepurposeofthispassageisto_____.A。tellustheresultsofthewriter’ssurveyB。adviseustotouraroundMexicoC。giveussomeintroductionaboutMexicoD.showtherelationshipbetweentemperatureanddesert38。ItcanbeinferredthatatouristwhostaysinMexicoCityusuallyfeels_____.A.cold B.frozen C.comfortable D。hot39。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.NobodypreferstoleaveMexico.B.MexicoCityhasalargepopulation.C.BajaPeninsulalookslikeafishhook.D。WhoevervisitsMexicocanlearnaboutMexico’ssoul.【答案】34。A35。B36。C37。C38。D39。B【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了墨西哥的旅游资源、地理、风土人情和气候等知识.【34题详解】词句猜测题.由倒数第二段“Thepopulationisabout106million,andthegenerosity（慷慨大方）oftheMexicanpeopleisunsurpassed(非常卓越的）。KnowingafewsimplesentencesinSpanishwillwinhearts.”（人口约1。06亿,墨西哥人民的慷慨是无与伦比的。懂几个简单的西班牙语句子会赢得人心。）根据thegenerosity(慷慨大方）oftheMexicanpeopleisunsurpassed可知,墨西哥人很慷慨友好，即使你只会几个简单的西班牙语句子,他们都会感到高兴，本句在此处意为A项“墨西哥人对会说西班牙语的外国人特别友好”.故选A项。【35题详解】主旨大意题。由最后一段“Mexicohasbeengracedwithanunusuallytemperateclimateyearround.ThemostimportantthingtorememberisthattheMexicansummerisalsotherainyseason,althoughtherainrarelylastsmorethanafewhours，andtypicallyarrivesinthelateafternoon.ExtremesarepresentonlyintheNorthandinBaja，bothofwhichhavedesertswherethetemperatureleapsabove100F。MexicoCityhasayear—roundtemperatureinthehigh80s,whilethecoastsusuallystayinthemid-90s。Nighttimetemperaturesfallsomewhat,butrarelybreakdownbelowacomfortable60F。"（墨西哥常年气候温和，气候宜人。最重要的是要记住，墨西哥的夏天也是雨季，尽管降雨很少持续几个小时以上，而且通常是在下午晚些时候。极端情况只出现在北部和巴哈，这两个地区的沙漠地区气温跃会升到100华氏度以上。墨西哥城全年气温都在80华氏度以上，而沿海地区通常保持在90华氏度。夜间气温有所下降，但很少降到舒适的60华氏度以下.）可知最后一段主要是关于墨西哥的气候。故选B项。【36题详解】推理判断题。由第二段中的“FromtheAmericanborderlandsofthewide，agriculturallyrichnorth,thecountrynarrowsgentlyasitsweepssouthandeast。”(从广袤、农业丰富的北方的美国边境地区开始，这个国家随着向南和向东的扩张而逐渐缩小.)可知墨西哥北部有丰富的农业资源，可推断出在墨西哥北部，其经济主要依靠农业。故选C项。【37题详解】推理判断题。第一段讲“墨西哥的旅游资源"，第二段讲“墨西哥的地理分布”,第三段讲“墨西哥友好的人民"，第四段讲“墨西哥的气候”，可知本文是在向读者介绍一下墨西哥。故选C项。【38题详解】推理判断题。由最后一段中的“MexicoCityhasayear-roundtemperatureinthehigh80s，whilethecoastsusuallystayinthemid—90s.Nighttimetemperaturesfallsomewhat，butrarelybreakdownbelowacomfortable60F。”（墨西哥城全年气温都在80华氏度以上，而沿海地区通常保持在90华氏度。夜间气温有所下降,但很少降到舒适的60华氏度以下。）可知，墨西哥城全年气温较高，游客在墨西哥城逗留时通常会感到热。故选D项。【39题详解】细节理解题。由第一段中的“TheysaythatMexicoisacountrynooneeverleaves.”（他们说墨西哥是一个没有人离开的国家。)并未说“没有人愿意离开墨西哥”，可知A项错误;由第二段中的“InthewestisthepoeticallybarrenBajaPeninsula;totheeast,protrudingintotheCaribbeanliketheendofafishhook,istheYucatanpeninsula，burstingwithrainforests，Mayanruins,andwhitepowderbeaches.”（西边是诗情画意的贫瘠的巴哈半岛；东边是尤卡坦半岛，像鱼钩的末端一样伸向加勒比海，到处是雨林、玛雅废墟和白色粉末海滩.）可知是东边的尤卡坦半岛像鱼钩，C项错误；由第一段中的“Thebeaches,ofcourse,areamongtheworld’sbest—butthosewhoventureinlandarerewardedwiththetruesoulofMexico,whichhasalwaysresidedfirmlyintheinterior.”（当然,这里的海滩是世界上最好的海滩之一，但是那些到内陆冒险的人会得到墨西哥真正的灵魂的奖励，它一直牢牢地居住在内陆地区。）可知只有去墨西哥内陆的人才可以了解墨西哥的灵魂，D项错误;可知B项“墨西哥城人口众多”正确。故选B项。CYouthvolunteersfromBeijingUniversityvisitedSongtangHospital,acareclinicfortheagedanddyingpatients,duringthesecondGlobalYouthServiceDayonApril21.Thirtystudentvolunteersfromtheuniversity’sSchoolofInternationalStudiessatatthebedsofthepatientsintheirspecially-decorated“carehuts”.Theytalkedwiththemandgavemassages（按摩）topatientskeptintheirbeds.“IfeltsorrythatIcouldnotoffermoretothesepeoplethantalkingwiththemandtryingtocheerthemup。”saidDengYetao，20，athird—yearstudent.“Butitoccurredtomethattheyneedmorecareandlovethanbabies。Theyareafraidofthecomingdeath。Theirlonelinessisworsethanphysicalpains。”“Eventhoughtheyaresufferingalot,themajorityoftheelderlypeoplewanttotalktous。Eachofthemhasalotoflifeexperiencesandphilosophiestoshare。Insteadofdoingthemafavor，IfeltIwasbenefitedalot,”saidMaoXiaohua，anotherthird—yearstudent。Maotalkedwithtwoelderlypatientsforawholeafternoon。Thefactthatmostofthepatientsinthe80—roomclinicareagedpeoplewithdiseaseswhatwillleadtodeathsoonmadethevolunteers’heartsheavy.Ninety-onepercentofthepatientswillspendthelastdaysoftheirlivesintheclinic，accordingtoasurveybythehospital.Forpeopleatthisstageoftheirlives，lonelinessisevenmoredreadfulthandeathitself,"saidLiWei,presidentofthehospital.Dailyvisitsandservicesbysocialworkersandyouthvolunteersareaveryimportantpartoftheirprogrammer。Atotalof330,000Beijingstudentsfrom119universitiesandcollegeshavevisitedthehospital。Manycontinuetoofferservicesintheirsparetime.Theyshoweredthemwithkindnesses。Someofthemevenvolunteertoholdthehandsofdyingpatientsduringthelastminutesoftheirlives.YinHang，astudentfromBeijingMedicalCollege,saidhefelt“thegloryoflife”ashesawthefadingsmileonthefaceoftheoldmanwhopassedintoadeepunconsciousnesswhilehewasholdinghishands。40。Whichofthefollowingdotheagedpeoplefeelthemostterrible？A。Loneliness B。Death C。Illness D。Poverty41.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Theyshoweredthemwithkindnesses”mean？A。Theytalkedtothemwithpatience。B。Theygavethemmassageswithcare。C。Theyhelpedthemwithshowers.D。Theyofferedthemwhateverhelpwithaffection。42。Whatdidthevolunteersgainfromthisactivity？A.Agreatencouragement.B.Awelcomefavor.C。Avaluablelesson.D。Agoodreward.43.Wecanlearnfromthereportthat.A。youngpeoplearefondofpopularsocialactivitiesB.theGlobalYouthServiceDaywasstartedinChinaC。ninety—onepercentoftheagedinChinaarelivinginclinicsD.thevolunteersshowawillinghearttothiskindofactivity【答案】40。A41。D42。C43。D【解析】本文是新闻报道，主要采访了帮助老人的志愿者们的心声。【40题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段“Theyareafraidofthecomingdeath.Theirlonelinessisworsethanphysicalpains."他们害怕即将到来的死亡。他们的孤独比身体上的疼痛更糟糕。可知比起死亡,老人们更害怕孤独。故选A项.【41题详解】词句猜测题.根据划线部分下一句“Someofthemevenvolunteertoholdthehandsofdyingpatientsduringthelastminutesoftheirlives."他们中的一些人甚至自愿在病人生命的最后几分钟牵起他们的手.可知这些志愿者在情感方面给予老人很多帮助，所以划线部分的意思是他们愿意给老人提供任何情感上的帮助。故选D项。【42题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段“Eachofthemhasalotoflifeexperiencesandphilosophiestoshare。Insteadofdoingthemafavor，IfeltIwasbenefitedalot”他们每个人都有很多人生经历和人生哲学可以分享。我非但没有帮他们的忙，反而觉得受益匪浅。可知，作为志愿者，从老人那里学到了很多,故选C项。【43题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段“Eachofthemhasalotoflifeexperiencesandphilosophiestoshare。Insteadofdoingthemafavor,IfeltIwasbenefitedalot”他们每个人都有很多人生经历和人生哲学可以分享。我非但没有帮他们的忙,反而觉得受益匪浅。根据第五段“YinHang,astudentfromBeijingMedicalCollege,saidhefelt“thegloryoflife””来自北京医学院的学生尹航说，他感到了“生命的荣耀”.由这些青年志愿者的谈话中可知，他们很愿意参加这些活动.故选D项.DGalleryPoliciesforVisitorstoNationalGalleryofArt，WashingtonVisitorsmustpresentallcarrieditemsforinspectionuponentry。Afterinspection,allbags,backpacks,umbrellas,parcels,andotherthingsasdeterminedbysecurityofficersmustbeleftatthecheckrooms.Freeofcharge，closetoeachentrance.Alloversizedbags。Backpacks，andluggagemustbeleftatthecheckroomsnearthe4thStreetentranceofeithertheEastorWestBuilding。Theseitemswillhavetobex—rayedbeforebeingaccepted。Itemsofvalue，suchaslaptopcomputers，cameras，andfurcoats，maynotbeleftinthecheckroomsbutmaybecarriedintothegalleries。Weregretthatwedonothaveenoughspaceforvisitoritemslargerthan17×26inchesintotheGalleryoritscheckrooms.AdditionalsecurityproceduresandchecksmaybetakenaccordingtothedecisionoftheGallery。Forthesafetyoftheartworksandothervisitors。Nothingmaybecarriedonavisitor’sback.Softfrontbabycarriersareallowed,butchildrenmaynotbecarriedonshouldersorinachildcarrierwornontheback。Pushchairsareavailablefreeofchargeneareachcheckroom。Smokingisprohibited.Foodanddrinkarenotpermittedoutsidethefoodserviceareas。Unopenedbottledwatermaybecarriedonlyinavisitor’sbag.Cellphonesmaynotbeusedinthegalleries。Animals,otherthanserviceanimals,arenotpermittedintheGallery。Skateboardingisprohibited.Picture-taking(includingvideo）forpersonaluseispermittedexceptinspecialexhibitionsandwherespecificallyprohibited。Tripods(三脚架）arenotallowed。Pleasedonottouchtheworksofart.44.WhenpeoplecometovisittheGallery,theyshould______。A.leavealltheircarrieditemsatthecheckroomsB。havealltheircarrieditemsx—rayedattheentranceC。takealltheircarrieditemswiththemwithoutinspectionD.havealltheircarrieditemsinspectedattheentrance45。WhatdoestheGalleryfeelsorryfor？A.Visitorshavetokeeptheirvaluableitemsinthecheckrooms。B。ThesizeofvisitoritemsallowedintotheGalleryislimited。C。Itcannotkeepoversizedvisitoritemsduetolimitedspac