2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末测试卷（外研版2019）03 全解全析

2020-2021学年下学期期末测试卷（外研版2019）03

高二英语

（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：120分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Technologyneverstopsmoving.Theseinventionswillbeheresoonerthanyouthink,soit'sbesttogetyour

walletreadyforthem.

5GnetworkswillbringtheInterneteverywhere

Themostexcitingthingabout5Gisthatitwillbeafull-onbroadbandinternetservice,meaningthatinsteadof

havingoneserviceforyourmobiledevicesandoneforhomeinternet,you'llbeabletogethome5Gandtakeit

withyou,aswell.Thatalsomeanslessreliance（依赖）onwi-fi.

Smartneedleswilldetectcancerinmoments

Rightnow,mostcancersaren,tdetecteduntilsomethinggoeswrong,whichiswhatthesmartneedlehopes

tochange.Canceroustissueandhealthytissuereflectlightdifferently,accordingtoMedicalXpress.Thewaythe

smartneedleworksisbyshininglightthroughthetissueinquestionandthenquicklycalculatingifthetissueis

sickorhealthy.Ittakesseconds,andwithoutpainfuloperations.

Peoplewillbeabletofeelthingsinvirtualreality

Virtualreality（VR）andaugmentedreality（AR）attractedalotofattentioninthelastdecade,butthingswill

onlygetmoreinterestingfromhere,startingwiththeabilitytotouchandfeelthethingsweseethroughallthe

variouskindsofcomputer-generatedpictures.

Plant-basedmeatisgoingtogrowinnewways

2019wastheyearofplant-basedmeats,withBeyondMeatintroducingburgersthattastedjustaboutthe

sameasactualbeef,butmadeentirelyoutofplants.Thecompanyisplanningtoimprovetheflavorofitsmeatas

timegoeson.Inthenearfuture,mankindislookingatthepossibilityofcompletelyanimal-freemeatsofall

kinds.

1.Howdoesthesmartneedlework?

A.Bysendingoutlight.B.Bycalculatingtime.

C.Byperformingoperations.D.Bychangingcanceroustissue.

2.WhataretheburgersproducedbyBeyondMeatmadeof?

A.Beef.B.Flour.C.Plants.D.Animalmeat.

3.Whatdothefourthingshaveincommon?

A.Allofthemarealreadyonthemarket.

B.Allofthemareinventionsontheway.

C.Allofthemattractedalotofattention.

D.AllofthemrelyheavilyontheInternet.

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了四项即将到来的发明。

1.【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。根据Smartneedleswilldetectcancerinmoments部分的Thewaythesmartneedleworks

isbyshininglightthroughthetissueinquestionandthenquicklycalculatingifthetissueissickorheallhy.可知，这

种智能针的工作原理是用光线照射有问题的组织，然后迅速计算出组织是生病了还是健康的。故选A。

2.【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据Plant-basedmeatisgoingtogrowinnewways部分的2019wastheyearof

plant-basedmeats,withBeyondMeatintroducingburgersthattastedjustaboutthesameasactualbeef,butmade

entirelyoutofplants/2019年是植物性肉类的一年，BeyondMeat推出了味道和真正的牛肉差不多的汉堡，

但完全由植物制成）可知，BeyondMeat生产的汉堡是用植物做的。故选C。

3.【答案】B

［解析】推理判断题。根据第一段的Theseinventionswillbeheresoonerthanyouthink,soit'sbesttogetyour

walletreadyforthem.（这些发明将比你想象的更早到来，所以最好准备好你的钱包。）及下文对四项发明的

介绍可推知，这些发明都是即将到来的发明。故选B。

B

IeohMingPei,oneofthelastgreatmodernistarchitects,hasdiedaged102.Althoughheworkedmostlyin

theUnitedStates,PeiwillalwaysberememberedforaEuropeanproject:hisredevelopmentoftheLouvreMuseum

inParisinthe1980s.

PeiwasthefirstforeignarchitecttoworkontheLouvreinitslonghistory,andinitiallyhisdesignswere

fiercelyopposed.Butintheend,theFrench—andeveryoneelse—werewonover.Hisglasspyramidoutsidethe

Louvre,completedin1989,isnowoneofParis'mostfamouslandmarks.

PeiwasbominChinain1917intoawealthyfamily.Hisfatherwasabanker.Hisartisticmother-a

calligrapherandmusician—hadthegreaterinfluenceonhim.DespitenotspeakingEnglish,hemovedtotheUSat

theageof18tostudyatPennsylvania,MITandHarvard.HeworkedasaresearchscientistfortheUSgovernment

duringWorldWarTwo,andwentontoworkasanarchitect,foundinghisownfirmin1955.Hecarriedonworking

wellintooldage,creatingoneofhismostfamousmasterpieces—theMuseumofIslamicArtinDoha,Qatar-in

his80s.

Hehasdesignedbuildings,hotels,schoolsandotherstructuresacrossNorthAmerica,AsiaandEurope.His

otherworkincludesDallasCityHallandJapan'sMihoMuseum.HisstylewasinfluencedbyhisloveofIslamic

architecture.Hisfavouredbuildingmaterialswereglassandsteel,withacombinationofconcrete.

Hewonavarietyofawardsandprizesforhisbuildings,includingtheAIAGoldMedal,thePraemium

ImperialeforArchitecture.In1983PeiwasgiventhefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrizeforgivingthe20thcentury

someofitsmostbeautifulinteriorspacesandexteriorforms.Heusedhis$100,000prizemoneytostarta

scholarshipfundforChinesestudentstostudyarchitectureinAmerica.Inperson,Peiwasalwaysneatlydressed,

good-tempered,channingandunusuallymodest.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutPeiandhisworkontheLouvreMuseum?

A.TheFrenchapprovedofhisdesignsatfirst.

B.PeiwastheonlyforeignexpertemployedbytheLouvre.

C.Peimadeuseofglassinhisdesigns.

D.Peiretiredaftercompletingthework.

5.Whichisthecorrectorderoftimeforthefollowingfactsinthepassage?

①HereceivedthePritzkerArchitecturePrize.

②Hefoundedhisownfirm.

③HecreatedtheMuseumofIslamicArt.

©Heworkedasaresearchscientist.

A.①③②④B.④©©③

C.④②①③D.①④③②

6.WhatwordscanbeusedtodescribePeiaccordingtothepassage?

A.Productiveandhumorous.B.Generousandmodest.

C.Determinedandoutgoing.D.Attractiveandresponsible.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.LouvrePyramidArchitectDiesAged102B.PrizesAwardedtoPei

C.LandmarksCreatedbyPeiD.AFamousArchitectPassedAway

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了享誉世界最后的现代主义建筑大师贝聿铭的生平事迹。

4.【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句HisglasspyramidoutsidetheLouvre,completedin1989,isnowone

ofParis，mostfamouslandmarks.（卢浮宫外的玻璃金字塔于1989年完工，现在是巴黎最著名的地标之一

可知贝聿铭在他的设计中使用了玻璃。故选C。

5.【答案】C

［解析］细节理解题。根据第三段中HeworkedasaresearchscientistfortheUSgovernmentduringWorldWar

Two,andwentontoworkasanarchitect,foundinghisownfirmin1955.（二战期间，他曾为美国政府担任研究

科学家，1955年，他创办了自己的公司，之后成为一名建筑师。）可知贝聿铭为美国政府担任研究科学家，

之后1955年成了自己的公司；根据最后一段中In1983PeiwasgiventhefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrizefor

givingthe20thcenturysomeofitsmostbeautifulinteriorspacesandexteriorforms.（1983年，贝聿铭被授予第

五届普利兹克建筑奖，以表彰他为20世纪创造了一些最美丽的室内空间和外部形式。）可知贝聿铭在63岁

时被授予普利兹克建筑奖；根据第三段最后一句Hecarriedonworkingwellintooldage,creatingoneofhis

mostfamousmasterpieces—theMuseumofIslamicArtinDoha,Qatar—inhis80s.（他一直工作到晚年，80多岁

时创作了他最著名的杰作之一——卡塔尔多哈的伊斯兰艺术博物馆。）可知贝聿铭80多岁创作了卡塔尔多

哈的伊斯兰艺术博物馆。故顺序为④②①③，选

6.【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句Heusedhis$100,000prizemoneytostartascholarshipfundfor

ChinesestudentstostudyarchitectureinAmerica.（他用10万美元奖金为中国学生在美国学习建筑设立了一个

奖学金基金。）可知贝聿铭是非常慷慨大方的；以及文章最后一句Inperson,Peiwasalwaysneatlydressed,

good-tempered,charmingandunusuallymodest.（就个人而言，贝聿铭总是衣着整洁，脾气好，富有魅力，而

且非常谦虚。）可知贝聿铭很谦虚。故选B。

7.【答案】A

【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一句IeohMingPei,oneofthelastgreatmodernistarchitects,hasdied

aged102.（贝聿铭，最后一位伟大的现代主义建筑师之一，去世，享年102岁。）以及文章主要为介绍贝聿

铭的生平事迹可知A选项符合题意。故选A。

C

Vapingcanbejustasdamagingtoyourhealthassmoking.Buttheminuteyoukickthehabit,you'Hfeela

difference.

Vapingistheuseofelectroniccigarettes—e-cigarettes.VapingbecamemainstreamintheUnitedStatesinthe

late2000s.Whene-cigarettesfirsthitthemarket,peoplebelievedtheywereasaferchoicetotobaccocigarettes.

Wenowknow,however,thatvaping,likesmokingcigarettescanbequitedamagingtoyourhealthandequally

addictive.

Kidsandteenagersareespeciallyattractedtovaping,thankstoattractiveflavors.Vapeuseinhighschool

studentsroseby900percentbetween2011and2015.Quittingvapingcanbedifficult,justliketryingtostop

smoking.Therearesomeimmediate,thoughoftentemporary,negativeeffects.Thepositiveonessoonoutpacethe

negative,however.

Inaslittleas20minutes,yourheartratereturnstonormal,yourbloodpressuredrops,andyourcirculation

startstonormalize.Yourbreathingmayimprove,too.Dailye-cigarettedoublesapersonsriskforaheartattack.If

youquit,however,theriskbeginstofallveryquickly.Also,vaping,likecigarettesmoking,canbluntyoursenses,

reducingyourabilitytosmellandtaste.Afterjust48hourswithoutvaping,youmaybegintonoticeyourabilityto

tasteandsmellfoodhasimproved.Nicotineaffectsmorethanyourbrain:newresearchsuggestsnicotinecanraise

yourbloodsugar,too.

Smokersoftenhaveatroublesomecoughormakeabreathlesssoundwhentheybreathethatmanyrefertoasa

smokerscough.Smokingevene-cigarettescanbadlyharmyourlunghealthandmakefightingoffinfections

difficult.Quitting,however,willhelpyourlungsrecover.Afteronemonth,yourlungcapacityimproves.Therewill

comeadaywhenthebadhabitofvapingwon'thaveanylastinginfluenceonyourbodyandyourhealth.

8.WhatdidAmericansthinkofe-cigarettes?

A.Theywerecheaper.B.Theywerelessharmful.

C.Theyweremorefashionable.D.Theywereenvironment-friendly.

9.Whatmakesvapingpopularamongkidsandteenagers?

A.Itscolour.B.Itsprice.C.Itsshape.D.Itstaste.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blunt“inparagraph4mean?

A.dull.B.sharp.C.improve.D.benefit.

11.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodobywritingthetext?

A.Introducethewideuseofe-cigarettes.B.Pointouthowe-cigarettesharmtheold.

C.Encouragepeopletorefusee-cigarettes.D.Comparee-cigaretteswithtraditionalones.

【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了电子烟对健康的危害和吸烟一样大。介绍了电子烟流行起

来的历史，同时由于电子烟味道诱人，儿童和青少年尤其喜欢它。但是电子烟会对人体产生的一些危害，

电子烟会严重损害肺部健康，文章建议人们最好是戒烟，来帮助肺恢复。

8.【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中VapingbecamemainstreamintheUnitedStatesinthelate2000s.When

e-cigarettesfirsthitthemarket,peoplebelievedtheywereasaferchoicetotobaccocigarettes.nJ知电子烟在2000

年代后期成为美国的主流。当电子烟首次进入市场时，人们认为它比香烟更安全。由此可知，美国人认为

电子烟危害较小。故选B。

9.【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中Kidsandteenagersareespeciallyattractedlovaping,thankstoattractive

flavors.可知由于电子烟味道诱人，儿童和青少年尤其喜欢它。由此可知，是电子烟的味道让电子烟在儿童

和青少年中流行。故选D。

10.【答案】A

【解析】词义猜测题。根据后文reducingyourabilitytosmellandtaste可知此外，电子烟和吸烟一样，会使

你的感官迟钝，降低你的嗅觉和味觉能力。由此可知，划线词意思为“使迟钝A.dull.使迟钝；B.sharp.尖

锐；C.improve.改善；D.benefit.有益于。故选A。

11.【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段Vapingcanbejustasdamagingtoyourhealthassmoking.Buttheminuteyou

kickthehabit,you'llfeeladifference.可知电子烟对健康的危害和吸烟一样大。但当你戒掉这个习惯的那一刻，

你就会感觉有所不同。结合文章主要说明了电子烟对健康的危害和吸烟一样大。结合文章主要说明了电子

烟对健康的危害和吸烟一样大。介绍了电子烟流行起来的历史，同时由于电子烟味道诱人，儿童和青少年

尤其喜欢它。但是电子烟会对人体产生的一些危害，电子烟会严重损害肺部健康，文章建议人们最好是戒

烟，来帮助肺恢复。由此可推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是鼓励人们拒绝电子烟。故选C。

D

Forthefirsttimesincelocalextinctionin1996,NubiangiraffeshavereturnedtoPianUpeWildlifeReserve

innortheasternUganda.Fifteenofthisvitallyendangeredanimalsweremovedover400kmfromMurchisonFalls

NationalParkinOctober2019.

The11femaleand4malegiraffesareagedtwotofour:“Wechoseyoungergiraffesbecausetheyhavea

longerreproductivelifespan,saysRobertAruho,adoctorofUgandaWildlifeAuthority(UWA),wholetthemove.

NorthernUgandaishometoNubiangiraffes.Theyhavelarge,rectangularblotches(矩形斑点)setirregularly

againstacreambackground.Thelowerlegsarenoticeablywhiteandnotpatterned.PianUpe'sgrassylandheld

largenumbersofgiraffesinthe1960sbeforeconflictintheKaramojaregionsawthemhuntedillegally."The

habitatisperfect,andeffectiveanti-huntingmeasuresarenowcapableofsupportingatleast700individuals,

explainsAruho.

NubiangiraffesareUganda'sonlygiraffespeciesandmostoftheminhabitMurchisonFalls."Wecan'thave

alloureggsinonebasket,Aruhosays,“Wehaveauniqueopportunitytoactnowtopreventthemdyingout.”

Backin2015,theUWAmoved15NubiangiraffesfromMurchisonFallstoLakeMburoNationalPark.After

that,9ofthe10femalesquicklybecamepregnant.Fromalittleover300Nubiangiraffesinthemid1990sin

Ugandatherearenowabout1,650.Afurther25giraffeswillmovefromMurchisontoPianUpeinOctober2020.

“InUgandawecontinuetoworkcloselywiththeUWAtoincreasenumbersandpopulationsofthreatened

Nubiangiraffes.Boostingexistingpopulationsisvitalforsecuringtheirfutureinthecountry/9Aruhosays.

12.WhywereyoungergiraffesmovedtoPianUpeWildlifeReserve?

A.Theywereingreaterdangerthantheolder.

B.Itwaseasierforthemtoadapttoanewhabitat.

C.Theywouldreproducemoreinfuture.

D.Itcostlesstomoveyoungergiraffesthere.

13.Whydidtheauthorsay“return”inPara.1?

A.Thelocaldidn'tsupportthemovementatfirst.

B.ThegiraffesusedtoliveinPianUpeinthe1960s.

C.Thegiraffes'habitatswerebuiltalongtimeago.

D.Peoplemovedallgiraffestoescapelocalconflict.

14.WhatistheoriginalintentionofthemoveaccordingtoAruho?

A.It'sbetterfbrgiraffestoliveindifferentplaces.

B.700giraffesisapointofwhatthereserveaffords.

C.Measuresshouldbetakentostoplocalconflicts.

D.Nubiangiraffeslooksoattractiveastobehuntedillegally.

15.WhichchartcandescribethemoveofNubiangiraffessince2015?

P=PianUpeL=LakeMburoM=MurchisonFalls

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了乌干达野生动物管理局为了拯救努比亚氏颈鹿而做出的努力。

12.【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Wcchoseyoungergiraffesbecausetheyhavealongerreproductive

lifespan（我们选择年轻的长颈鹿是因为它们的繁殖寿命更长）”可知，年轻的长颈鹿被转移到PianUpe野生动

物保护区是因为它们将来会繁殖更多。故选C。

13.【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Forthefirsttimesincelocalextinctionin1996,Nubiangiraffeshave

returnedtoPianUpeWildlifeReserveinnortheasternUganda.（自1996年局部物种灭绝以来，努比亚长颈鹿第

一次回到/乌干达东北部的PianUpe野生动物保护区）”及第三段中的“PianUpc'sgrassylandheldlarge

numbersofgiraffesinthe1960sbeforeconflictintheKaramojaregionsawthemhuntedillegally.（上世名己60年彳弋,

在卡拉莫贾地区发生冲突，导致长颈鹿被非法猎杀之前，PianUpe的草地上曾养过大量长颈鹿）”可知，作者

在第一段中说“return（回到）”是因为长颈鹿在20世纪60年代曾经生活在PianUpe。故选B。

14.【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段中的“"Wecan'thavealloureggsinonebasket/'Aruhosays,“Wehavea

uniqueopportunitytoactnowtopreventthemdyingout."（"我们不能把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里,"Aruho说，

“我们现在有一个独一无二的机会来采取行动，防止它们灭绝。可推知，据Aruho介绍，此举的初衷是长

颈鹿生活在不同的地方比较好。故选A。

15.【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据第thefirsttimesincelocalextinctionin1996,Nubiangiraffeshave

returnedtoPianUpeWildlifeReserveinnortheasternUganda.Fifteenofthisvitallyendangeredanimalswere

movedover400kmfromMurchisonFallsNationalParkinOctober2019.（自1996年局部物种灭绝以来，努比亚

长颈鹿第一次回到了乌干达东北部的PianUpe野生动物保护区。2019年10月，其中15只濒临灭绝的动物

被从默奇森瀑布国家公园转移到了400多公里外）”及倒数第二段中的"Backin2015,theUWAmoved15

NubiangiraffesfromMurchisonFallstoLakeMburoNationalPark.（早在2015年，乌瓦就把15只努比亚长颈鹿

从默奇森瀑布国家公园搬到了姆布罗湖国家公园）”可知，努比亚长颈鹿早在2015年从默奇森瀑布搬到了姆

布罗湖国家公园，现在搬到PianUpe野生动物保护区的努比亚长颈鹿也是来自默奇森瀑布国家公园。故选

Co

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Switchingfromchildhoodtoadulthoodcanbechallenging.16.Workonnotactinglikeachildby

managingyouremotions.Withalittlebitofpractice,youwillbegintoseeyourselfactingmorelikeanadultthana

child.

•Acceptresponsibilityforyouractions.

Youshouldtakeresponsibilityforyouractions,whethertheyareinlenlional（故意的）orunintentional.

17.Failingtoacceptresponsibilitymayseemlikeagoodideaatthetime,butinthelongtermitwillnotbenefit

you.Forexample,ifyouaccidentallybackintoyourneighbor'scar,letthemknowbywritingthemanoteor

knockingontheirdoor.Then,correctyourmistakebypayingforthedamage.

•Showpeoplerespect.

Respectyourpartner,familymembers,friends,andstrangers.18.Asyougrowupandmature,youshould

understandtheconceptofrespectandwhyitisimportant.Givingrespectwillalsogiveyoumorerespectinreturn.

•Developawaytohandleconflictmaturely.

Whenyouarefacedwithaconflict,itisimportanttokeepyouremotionsincheck.Controlyourangerand

avoidbecomingaggressive.19.Giveyourselftimetocooldownifyouarereallyangry.Thiswillpreventyou

fromsayinganddoingthingsthatyoushouldn'tdointheheatofthemoment.

•Receivefeedback（反馈）positively.

Peoplelearnandgrowbyreceivingfeedbackandcriticismfromothers.Youshouldacceptthatyoudon't

knoweverythingandthatfeedbackfromanexpertisnotmeanttohurtyou.Itismeanttohelpyou.Forexample,

thoroughlyreadthroughyoureditsonyourresearchpaper.20.

A.Takeonadultresponsibilities.

B.Oftentimes,youmaystillfeellikeachild.

C.Childrenareoftenselfishanddisrespectful.

D.Itisasignofmaturityandrespectforothers.

E.Theseeditswillhelpimproveyourwritinginthefuture.

F.Thiscanhelpyougethighermarksinmanyofyoursubjects.

G.Takeadeepbreath,listen,andworkthroughtheconflictwiththeotherindividual.

【文章大意】本文是一篇选句填空。文章讲述的是从童年到成年如何转变的建议。

16.【答案】B

【解析】根据上文Switchingfromchildhoodtoadulthoodcanbechallenging」从童年到成年的转变是很有挑战

性的。），再根据下文Workonnotactinglikeachildbymanagingyouremolions.（学会控制自己的情绪，不要

表现得像个孩子。）,B项:Oftentimes,youmaystillfeellikeachild.（Ml^,你可能仍然觉得自己像个孩子。）

承上启下。故选B。

17.【答案】D

【解析】根据上文Youshouldtakeresponsibilityforyouractions,whethertheyareintentional（故意的）or

unintentional.（无论你的行为是有意的还是无意的，你都应该对自己的行为负责。），D项：Itisasignofmaturity

andrespectforothers（这是成熟和尊重他人的标志）是对上文内容的进一步说明。故选D。

18.【答案】C

［解析】根据上文Respectyourpartner,familymembers,friends,andstrangers4尊重你的伴侣、家人、朋友和

陌生人。），再I艮据下文Asyougrowupandmature,youshouldunderstandtheconceptofrespectandwhyitis

imporlanl.（随着你的成长和成熟，你应该理解尊重:的概念和它为什么重要），故C项：Childrenareoftenselfish

anddisrespectful.（孩子们常常自私无礼，不尊重别人。）承上启下。故选C。

19.【答案】G

【解析】Controlyourangerandavoidbecomingaggressive.（当你面临冲突时，控制自己的情绪是很重要的。

控制你的愤怒，避免变得咄咄逼人。），再根据后文的cooldown可知，是让自己平静的方法，故G项：Take

adeepbreath,listen,andworkthroughtheconflictwiththeotherindividual（深呼吸、倾听、解决与他人的冲突）

承上启下，故选G。

20.【答案】E

［解析】根据匕文Forexample,thoroughlyreadthroughyoureditsonyourresearchpaper.（例如，通读你对研究

论文的修改。），故E项：Theseeditswillhelpimproveyourwritinginthefuture」这些编辑将有助于你今后的

写作。）是对上文的进一步说明。故选E。

第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题L5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

WhenIwasyoung,Iwasquiteshyandwasn'tgreatatschool.Mrs.KerswellwasmyEnglishteacher.It?s

hardto21herexactage.Whenyou'reachild,everyadultis22Shemustbepastmiddleagewith

greyhairanda（n）23face.Herlessonswereinastress-freeenvironment.However,Iwasreally24

becauseIwasfromavillageschool.

Ididn,t25anyone.Noonefrommyprimaryschoolwentthere.Ireallystruggledinmyfirstyearto_

26ThankstoMrs.Kerswell,shewasreallythesortofhumorousteacher,whoreadmaterialsjustfor27

ShemanagedtomakeBeowulfinterestingtoanumberof28.Shewaskeyinkeepingmyloveof

readinggoing.Itcertainlywasn'ta29thingforaboyofthatagetolovereadingasanentertainment.

Actually,Ijusttreateditasalearningtask.

WhenIwas13,1wasn'texcellentatwriting.Butsheallowedand30metowriteinanaturalway.

Unlikemyotherteachers,shetoldmenottousethefanciest31"Writingisnotaboutflowerylanguagebut

aboutrealcommunication.32you'rehavingaconversationonapage,“shesaid.Soitmademerealizethat

Ididn'thaveto33aboutittoomuch.

Isawheronce,over10yearsago.Mywritingcareerwasgoingwell,andshewasproudofmyachievements

and34asawriter,andIreal1y35herfbrkeepingthefameon.

21.A.workoutB.leaveoutC.adapttoD.amountto

22.A.innocentB.friendlyC.oldD.lively

23.A.blueB.kindC.honestD.guilty

24.A.relaxedB.disappointedC.movedD.stressed

25.A.guideB.adoreC.knowD.recommend

26.A.searchB.fitC.restD.speak

27.A.funB.defenseC.victoryD.fame

28.A.writersB.celebritiesC.teenagersD.teachers

29.A.flexibleB.coolC.majorD.painful

30.A.commandedB.forbadeC.warnedD.encouraged

31.A.wordsB.dreamsC.waysD.ideas

32.A.GraduallyB.BasicallyC.EventuallyD.Awkwardly

33.A.enquireB.hearC.worryD.doubt

34.A.habitB.interestC.privilegeD.reputation

35.A.thankedB.criticizedC.promotedD.dismissed

【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。作者来自一个乡村学校，所以在中学阶段遇到Mrs.Kerswell时感到紧张。

但Mrs.Kerswell的独特的教学方法成功地使许多青少年对Beowulf产生了兴趣。老师允许并鼓励作者以自

然的方式写作，后来作者的写作生涯进展顺利，他感谢Mrs.Kerswell。

21.【答案】A

【解析】考查动诃词组。句意：很难计算出她的确切年龄。A.workout计算出，工作出，制定出；B.leaveout

遗漏，不考虑;C.adaptto使自己适应于;D.amountto总计为。根据第1空后的herexactage”她的确切年

龄”，可知，此处指“算出”确切年龄。故选A。

22.【答案】C

【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当你还是个孩子的时候，每个成年人都老了。A.innocent无罪的；

B.friendly友好的；C.old旧的,老的；D.lively活泼的。根据第3空前的内容Shemustbepastmiddleage"她

一定过了中年可知，你是个孩子时，成年人就是“老的故选C。

23.【答案】B

【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她一定已过中年，头发灰白，面容慈祥。A.blue蓝色的；B.kind善

良的；C.honest派实的；D.guilty有罪的。根据下句Herlessonswereinastress-Gceenvironment."她在没有

压力的环境中上课。”由此可知，这位老师是“和蔼的故选B。

24.【答案】D

【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，我真的很紧张，因为我来自一个乡村学校。A.relaxed放松的；

B.disappointed失望的；C.moved感动的；D.stressed紧张的。根据第4空后的becauseIwasfromavillage

school.“因为我来自一个乡村学校。”可知，作者来自一个乡村学校，所以上课感至IJ"紧张故选D。

25.【答案】C

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意:我谁也不认识。A.guide指导；B.adore崇拜;C.know知道；D.recommend

推荐。根据下句Noonefrommyprimaryschoolwentthere.“我小学的同学没人去那里“。由此可知，作者对

这里的学生都不“认识”。故选C。

26.【答案】B

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我的第一年，我真的很努力去适应。A.search搜寻；B.fit适应；C.

rest休息；D.speak讲话。根据第4空后的becauseIwasfromavillageschool."因为我来自一个乡村学校。”

可知，作者要去“适应”新的学校。故选B。

27.【答案】A

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：多亏了克斯韦尔太太，她真是那种幽默的老师，她阅读材料只是为了

好玩。A.fun乐趣；B.defense防卫；C.victory胜利；D.fame名声。根据第7空前的shewasreallythesort

ofhumorousteacher,可知，她的课很有“乐趣故选A。

28.【答案】C

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:她成功地使许多青少年对Beowulf产生了兴趣。A.writers作者：B.

celebrities名人；C.teenagers青少年；D.teachers老师。根据第8空前的ShemanagedtomakeBeowulf

interesting和第9空后的foraboyofthatagetolovereadingasanentertainment"a）于那个年龄的男孩来说，读

书是一种娱乐“，可知，许多“学生”喜欢Beowulf。故选C。

29.【答案】B

【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于那个年纪的男孩来说，把读书当作娱乐当然不是一件很酷的事

情。A.flexible灵活的；B.cool酷的，冷静的;C.major主要的；D.painful痛苦的。根据下句Actually,Ijust

treateditasalearningtask.“实际上，我只是把它当作一个学习任务。”可知，作为一个青少年喜欢Beowulf

并不是一件“酷的”事情。故选B。

30.【答案】D

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：但她允许并鼓励我以自然的方式写作。A.commanded命令；B.forbade

禁止；C.warned警告;D.encouraged鼓励。根据第10空后的towriteinanaturalway.可知，老师"鼓励‘’他

这样去写。故选D。

31.【答案】A

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：不像我的其他老师，她告诉我不要用最花哨的词语。A.words单词，

言语；B.dreams梦想；C.ways方法;D.ideas想法。根据下句Writingisnotaboutflowerylanguagebutabout

realcommunication.“写作不是华丽的语言，而是真正的交流。”可知，此处指写作时所用的“言语”。故选A。

32.【答案】B

【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：基本上，你是在纸上进行对话。A.Gradually逐渐地；B.Basically基本

上；C.Eventually最后；D.Awkwardly笨拙地。根据第12空后的havingaconversationonapage可知，这

是交流中“最基本的”事情。故选B。

33.【答案】C

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以它让我意识到我不必太担心它。A.enquire询问；B.hear听见；C.

worry担忧；D.doubl怀疑。根据第12空前的Writingisnotaboutflowerylanguagebulaboulreal

communication.可知，在交流中不必“担忧”言语。故选C。

34.【答案】D

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的写作生涯进展顺利，她为我作为一名作家的成就和声誉感到骄傲，

我真的感谢她保持了这种声誉。A.habit习惯；B.interest兴趣；C.privilege特权；D.reputation名声。根据

第14空前后的shewasproudofmyachievementsand和asawriter,可知,此处指作者的成就和"声望故选

Do

35.【答案】A