2020-2021学年湖南省湘西州高一（下）期末英语试卷

2020-2021学年湖南省湘西州高一（下）期末英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分7.5分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，

你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,

满分7.5分）所下面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。例题：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.

£9.15.C.£9.18.答案是B。

1.（1.5分）Howdoesthemancomehere?

A.Bybus.

B.Bytaxi.

C.Bycar.

2.（1.5分）Whyisn*tHelenpresent?

A.Sheforgottocome.

B•Shechangedhermind.

C•Shewasn'tinvited.

3.（1.5分）What*stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Motherandson.

C.Doctorandpatient.

4.（1.5分）Whatdoweknowaboutthecollar（衣领）ofthewoman'sjacket?

A.Toosmall.

B.Toolarge.

C.Tooexpensive.

5.（1.5分）Whattimeissuitablefortheman?

A.OnSaturdaymorning.

B.OnSaturdayafternoon.

C.OnSaturdayevening.

第二节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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。

6.(3分)(1)Whenwillthemangoonholiday?

A.Inspring.

B.Insummer.

C.Inwinter.

(2)Whereisthemangoing?

A.Switzerland.

B.Italy.

C.Austria.

7.(4.5分)(1)Whatistheman?

A.Anengineer.

B.Asalesman.

C.Ascientist.

(2)Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Onatrain.

B.Onabus.

C.Onaplane.

(3)Whatisthewoman'spurposeoftheflight?

A.Totakeaholiday.

B.Togivesomelectures.

C.Toattendalecture.

8.(4.5分)⑴Whyisthewomancalling?

A.Tobuyatable.

B.Tobookatable.

C.Toservelunch.

(2)Whendoesthisrestaurantstopservinglunch?

A.1p.m.

B.2p.m.

C.3p.m.

(3)Howmanypeoplewillcomewiththewomanforlunch?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Four.

9.(6分)(1)Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inagarden.

B.Intheman'soffice.

C.Inthewoman'shouse.

(2)Whatisheman?

A.Anurse.

B.Achemist.

C.Adoctor.

(3)Whatiswrongwiththewoman?

A.Sheiswetallover.

B.Shehashadtheflu.

C.Shehasaheadache.

(4)Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodo?

A.Totakesomemedicine.

B.Goaroundasusual.

C.Toseehimtomorrow.

10.(4.5分)(1)Wherewasthesurveyof300youngsters(孩童)made?

A.InShanghai.

B.InWuhan.

C.InBeijing.

(2)Accordingtothepassage,whatisquicklytakingtheplaceofprintedmaterialasthemajor

sourceofnewsformostChinese?

A.TheInternet.

B.Television.

C.Radio.

(3)Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.BarcelonaOlympicGames.

B.TVprogramsonChinesetelevision.

C.Effectsoftelevisiononourlives.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

11.（7.5分）Nuclear（核心的）Family

53.7%ofCanadiansliveinnuclearfamilies.Anuclearfamilysallyhasparentsand

children.ltisalsocalledthetraditionalfamily.Thiskindoffamilywasthemostpopularinthe

950sand1960s.Nowthetraditionalfamilyischoosingtohavefewerchildrenthaninthepast.

Single-ParentFamily

Inthiskindoffamily,thereisonlyoneparentcaringforoneormorechildren.The

numberofsingle-parentfamiliesisbecominglarger.Theenvironmentofsingle-parent

familyisnotverygoodforthementalandphysicalhealthofchildren.

Extended（几代同堂的）Family

Therearegrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinsinthiskindoffamily.Membersofthe

extendedfamilylivetogetherformanyreasons,suchashelpingtoraisethechildren,caringfor

eachotheranddealingwithmoneyproblems.Thenumberofthiskindoffamilyhasincreased

by40percentinthepasttenyears.

ChildlessFamily

Achildlessfamilyistheonethatchoosenottohavechildren.Thecouplehasneverhad

childrenbecauseofsomereasons.Mosthavethoughtcarefullyaboutwhethertobeparentsbut

finallygiveupbecausetheythinkitwasn'treallyrightforthem.Toreplacechildren,childless

familiesusuallyhavepetsinstead.

（1）Thereareinthenuclearfamily.

A.onlyparents

B.grandparentsandchildren

C.parentsandchildren

D.aunts,unclesandcousins

（2）Thewriterthinkstheenvironmentofisnotverygoodforthehealthofchildren.

A.thesingle-parentfamily

B.thetraditionalfamily

C.theextendedfamily

D.thechildlessfamily

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thenumberoftheextendedfamilyisthelargestofthefourkindsoffamilies.

B.Nowthenuclearfamilyisafamilythatchoosestohavemorechildren

C.Achildlessfamilyisafamilythatchoosestohaveonechild.

D.Membersoftheextendedfamilycanhelpeachother.

12.(10分)IntheUK,thereisapopularroute(forcyclists(bikers)：theroadfromLand's

EndinEnglandtoJohnOfGroatsinScotland.Theroadis874mileslong.ltcoversalmostthe

fulllengthofGreatBritain.The12-year-oldboynamedLaurenceChandlerbecamethe

youngestcyclisttofinishtheroute.

Chandlertook20daystofinishthechallenge.Eachday,hecycledbetween40to60

miles.Hespentsixhoursonhismountainbikedaily.Chandlerhadtopushthroughrainyand

windydays.Cyclinguphillwasalsohard.

"ItwasmuchharderthanIthought.Ididn'texpectsomanyhillsandhowbusytheroads

were,"Chandlersaid."Butifyouputyourmindtoanything,thennomatterhowbig,youcan

doit."

Chandlerfirstthoughtoftryingtheroutewhenhereadanarticleaboutittwoyearsago；

Later,ashisfather's50thbirthdaycamearound,hedecidedtogoforit.Hewasalreadyusedto

cyclingaroundhisvillageandtoschoolbeforestartinghisjourney.

Duringhiside,Chandlerraised600poundsforSmileTrain.ltisachildren'scharitythat

paysforsurgeryforchildrenindevelopingcountrieswhohavecleflips(兔唇).

(1)WhatdoweknowaboutLaurenceChandlerinParagraph1?

A.HefoundanewrouteforcyclistsintheUK.

B.HebecametheyoungestcyclistintheUK.

C.HecycledthroughGreatBritain.

D.HetraveledaroundtheUKwithhisfather.

（2）WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.HowChandlerfeltabouthisjourney.

B.HowChandlergotthroughhardtimes.

C.WhyChandlerdecidedtogobiking.

D.WhatChandlerdidduringhistrip.

（3）FromChandler'sexperience,weknowthat.

A.hewillcycletherouteagaininthefuture

B.heraisedsomemoneyduringhisjourney

C.hestartedcyclingjusttwoyearsago

D.heisafraidofcyclingupanddownhills

（4）Chandlermightdescribehisexperienceas.

A.challenging

B.enjoyable

C.dangerous

□.relaxing

13.（10分）Inrecenttimes,ithasbecomecommonforpeopleto'Cancel","block","delete"

or"unfollow"eachotheronsocialmedia.It'sespeciallycommonwhenpeoplearediscussing

politicalorsocialissues.

Forexample,intheUS,therehasbeenalotofdebate（辩论）inrecentweeksover

police'scruelbehavior.Iknowmanypeoplewhohave"lost"friendsandfamilymembers

onlinebecausetheydisagreewitheachother'sopinionsontheseissues.Whilesomepeoplewill

stilltrytoarguewithothers,somehavefounditeasiertosimplycutoffconnectionwiththose

theydisagreewith.

Icanunderstandwhysomepeoplefeelthisway.Imyselfhaveunfollowedmanypeople

onsocialmediafordifferentreasons.It'susuallybecausetheyhavepostedignorant,offensive

（冒犯的）orrudethingsonline.WhenIdeletethatkindofcontentfrommysocialmedia

circle,Ineedn'tseethemanymore,whichmakesmefeelrelieved（安心的）andcalm.Also

itentirelymakesmyonlineexperiencefarlessstressful.

Ontheotherhand,Ithinkit'simportantforustoheardifferentviewssometimes.WhenI

discusscomplicated（复杂的）topicswithmyfriends,Imightaskthemaquestioninwhich

Idisagreewiththemandseehowtheydefendtheiropinion.Thisteachesmehowtodefendmy

ownthinking-aswellasremindmyselfthateveryonecanbewrongaboutthingsfromtimeto

time.

(1)Whatissueistheauthortalkingabout?

A.Whyit'seasytolosefriendsonsocialmedia.

B.Whypeopleunfolloweachotheronsocialmedia.

C.Whetherpeopleshoulddiscusspoliticalissuesonline.

D.Whypeoplearemorelikelytoarguewithothersonline.

(2)Theword"delete*'inthetextprobablymeans.

A.connect

B.inform

C.confirm

D.remove

(3)Theauthorsometimes"cancels"peoplebecause.

A.hewantstohavefewerfriends

B.theydon'tagreewithhisopinion

C.theypostoffensivethingsonline

D.hedoesn*tacceptdifferentviewpoints

(4)Theauthorprobablyagreesthat.

A.sometimeswecanlearnfromdisagreements

B.everyoneshouldhavehisorherownopinion

C.wecanlearnmoreaboutourselvesbyarguing

D.weshouldlearnhowtowinindifferentdebates

14.(10分)Aspecialcopyright(版权)casehasrecentlydrawnattentionbecauseisitrelatedto

artificialintelligenceC人工智能，简称AD.AcourtinShenzhenruledthatanewsreportwritten

byTencent'sAIenjoyscopyrightprotection.Awebsitebrokethelawbecauseitusedthearticle

withoutpermission.

ThisisthefirstcaseinChinathathasprovidedcopyrightprotectiontoworkdoneby

AI.Butwhatdoesitindicate?WillAItaketheplaceofcreativeworkersinthefuture?

Probablynot.AIisnotyetabletowritecreativestories.Thenewsreportmentionedabove

ismainlyaboutdata.SinceAIisgoodatprocessing(处理)data,itisoftenusedtowrite

financial(金融的)reports.SomenewspapersalsouseAItoreportonstoriesaboutnatural

disasters,whichmainlyrequirebasicfactssuchas"where"and"when”.AsForbeswrote,

insteadoflosingtheirjobs,journalistscanmaketheirworkmoreefficientbyusingAIsothat

theycanfocusmoreonstorytellingandlessonnumbers.

AIisactuallybeinghelpfulinmanycreativefields.Forexample,WayneMcGregor,a

Britishchoreographer(编舞者)，whosejobistoan*angehowdancersshouldmoveduringa

performance,isfamousforusingAItocreatenewdances.Forhim,AIisapowerfultoolthat

canhelpchoreographersbreakoutofcommonmovements.McGregorisnotworriedthatAI

mightreplacehumanartists,"AIcan'tjudgethequalityofthedancedesign,"hesaid.

"It'stimetostopworryingaboutwhetherAIcanbecreative,“accordingto

Forbes.Instead,weshouldfocusonhowhumansandAIcanworktogetherinwaysthatwe

haveneverdreamedofbefore.

(1)AccordingtothecopyrightcaserelatedtoALweknowthat.

A.AIcanalsobreakthelaw

B.newsstoriescannotbewrittenbyAI

C.articleswrittenbyAIalsohavecopyrightprotection

D.AIcancopyothers*articleswithoutpermission

(2)WhichkindofarticlesmightAIbegoodatwriting?

A.Romanticstories.

B.Earthquakereports.

C.Horrorstories.

D.Publicspeeches.

(3)WayneMcGregoragreesthat.

A.AIhelpshimdocreativework

B.AIcancreatenewdancesbyitself

C.AImightreplacehumanartists

D.AIcanteachpeoplehowtodance

(4)Whichofthefollowingmightbetheauthor'sview?

A.ManyjobswilldisappearduetoAL

B.WeshouldmakelawsagainstAI.

C.AIisdifficulttouse.

D.Weshouldworktogetherw汕AL

第二节(共1小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出

可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

15.(12.5分)AnoldmanwantedtofindthebestschoolintownforhisgrandsonTony.Inthe

morning,hecametoaschoolplaygroundnearbyandthenhewassun,oundedbysome

children.

"Morning,myfriendsWhattimedoyougotoschool?”Nobodyanswered.

"Andwhatdoyouthinkofyourschool?"Stillnoreply.

"Cantyoureadthenoticeonthewall?”oneofthemasked.

Hearingthewords,theoldmanleft.(1)

Everytimehearrivedataschool,theoldmanwaitedforthechildrenonthe

playground.Insomeschoolsthechildrencompletelyignoredtheoldman,andinothersthey

madefunofhim.(2)

Finally,hewentintothetinyplaygroundofasmallschoolandsattiredlyagainstthe

wall.ThePEteacherappeared,andthechildrenrantotheplayground.

”(3)ShallIbringyouaglassofwater?”avoicesaid.

nWehavegotsomechairsontheplayground—pleasesitthere,“cameanothervoice.

Soonayoungteachercametotheplayground.Theoldmangreetedhimandsaid,"(4)

"You'remistaken,sir.Ourschoolisnotthebest,becauseit'ssmallandcrowded.'1

Theoldmandidn'tagreewithhim.Instead,hemadeanappointment(约定)withthe

teacherthathisgrandsonwouldstudyinthisschool.Thenheleft.

Thatevening,Tony*smomsadtotheoldman,"(5)Howdoyouknowyou'vefound

thebestschool,Dad?"

"Judgeaschoolbyitspupils!'1Theoldmanrepliedproudly.

A.Youcan'tevenread.

B.Sirareyouallright?

C.Buthewentonwithhisask.

D.Hedecidedtochangehisidea.

E.Thismadetheoldmanverysad.

F.Itinterestedtheoldmanverymuch.

GJ'vefoundthebestschoolintownformygrandson.

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分15分)第一节(共1小题：每小题15分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16.(15分)Johnlivedinabeautifulhomewithhisparents.Oneday,hisfatherfoundhim(1)

andaskedifsomethingwaswrongJohnsaidsadly,"Ihavesomany(2)inlife,which

causemeunhappy.1'

John'sfatherpatientlylistenedtohim.Thenhebroughtabowlandplacedapotato,anegg

andsomecoffeebeans(豆)init.HeaskedJohnto(3)thethingsinthebowl,andtell

whathefeltaboutthem.Johndescribed(4)hefeltabouteachofthemaftertouching.

ThefathersmiledandaskedJohntoplacethemallinthreedifferentbowlsandpour(5)

inthem.Hethenboiledthemall.Afterafewminutes,hefather(6)thestoveandputall

thebowlsonthecounterto(7)themdown.

Tenminuteslater,John'sfatherletJonouchthem(8)andfeeltheegg,potato,

andcoffeebeans.Johnhada(9)answerthistime.Andhesaid,thepotato'sskinwaseasier

topeel(录皮)asithadturnedvery(10)，theegghadhardened,andtherewasafresh

pleasantcoffeesmellcomingfromthe(11).

Hearingthesewords,hisfather(12)andtoldhimhowthepotato,egg,andcoffee

beansreactedtounfavorable(相反的)(13).Thepotatohadbecomesoft,theegghad

turnedvery(14),andthecoffeebeanshadchangedtheirform(15)duringtheir

testingtimeintheboilingwater.

(1)A.readingB.singingC.speakingD.crying

(2)A.storiesB.problemsC.advantages□.memories

(3)A.washB.biteC.touchD.smell

(4)A.howB.whereC.ifD.whether

(5)A.oilB.waterC.sandD.salt

(6)A.turnedonB.turnedinC.turnedofD.turnedto

(7)A.coolB.writeC.setD上reak

(8)A.bymistakeB.nomoreC.nolongerD.onceagain

(9)A.shortB.differentC.terribleD.wrong

(10)A.softB.hardC.freshD.yellow

(11)A.bowlsB.eggsC.potatoesD.beans

(12)A.regrettedB.shoutedC.smiled0.apologized

(13)A.materialsB.situationsC.conditionsD.cooks

(14)A.goodB.weakC.strongD.fresh

(15)A.completelyB.partlyC.relativelyD.secretly

第二节(共1小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的

单词或括号内单词的正确形式

17.(15分)TheInternethasalsomadeourlivesunbelievablyconvenient,withallsortsofgoods

andservices(1)(provide)byelectroniccommerce,morecommonlyknown

asecommerce.Youcanhavefooddeliveredtoyou(2)(use)fooddeliveryapps

andsites.Gonearethedaysofsearchingshop(3)shopfortheperfectpairof

boots—youcancomparestylesandpricesquicklyand(4)(easy)inthe

comfortofyourlivingroom.(5)waithopelesslyforataxiinthecoldrain?It

isnowsimpleandfast(6)(order)onewithataxiapp.Sitbackandrelax

indoorsfbr(7)fewwarmminutesuntilthedriverarrives.Whenyouwishtogo

onholiday,youcanmakeallyourtravel(8)(arrange)justinfrontofthe

computer.Forgottocarrycash?There(9)(be)noneedtoworry一youcanpay

foralmosteverything(10)smartphone.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分15分）第一节（满分15分）

18.（15分）请根据以下表格所提供的内容写一篇英语短文，向外国朋友简要介绍你家乡脱

贫攻坚的成就。可适当增加一些细节，使行文连贯。开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

InthepastToday

narrowmuddypath,notconvenientcementroad,wideandsafe

carriedwaterfromwellsrunningwater,dowashingathome

grewsweetpotatoesandcorn；poor…fruit,tea,tobacco；developtourism：rich...

你有何感想？

注意：词数：80左右。

Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmyhometownoverthepastyears_

第二节（满分25分）

19.（25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的

短文。

Jennywasanicegirl,butshehadoneshortcoming.Shewasoftenlateforschoolbecause

shehadtolook,afterhersickmother,wholayinbedallthroughtheyear.Thefamily'scooking

andwashingwenttotheyounggirl.OfcoursethisbroughtalittleinconveniencetoJenny's

schooling.

OnemorningwhenJennycameinlateagain,Mr.Black,herclassteacher,gotveryangry.

"Iwillaskyourfathertomyofficeifyouaren*thereontimetomonow,"heshoutedat

her.Jennydidn'twanthimtodoso.Ontheonehandherparentswereverystrictwithher；onthe

otherhandhisfatherwasworkingonthefarmthesedays,foritwasautumn,whenallthecrops

hadtobeharvested.Shedidn'twanttowasteherfather'sprecioustimetolistentoherteacher's

roarinfrontofalltheotherteachers.

Thenextday,Jennygotupearly.Tosavetime,shewolfedherbreakfast.Whenthebell

rang,shewaswaitinginherseatquietly,especiallywaitingforMr.Black.Thedooropened,

butanunfamiliarfaceappeared."I'mMissGreen.Mr.BlackisilhsoIwilltakehisclassinstead

today.'*HowdisappointedJennywas!

ThenextmorningJennygotupevenearlier.Toavoidunhappythings,shewenttoschool

withoutbreakfast.Justbeforeshegottotheschoolgate,shestopped：awalletwaslyingonthe

ground!

Shepickeditupwithhesitation."Whoseisthis?"shewondered.

Asshestoodtherethinking,sheheardthefirstbell."WhatshallIdo?nsheaskedherself.

"Iwillturnitinfirst,"shedecidedquicklyandsoshedid.

Whenshehurriedtotheclassroom,Mr.Blackhadalreadybegunhisclass.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

"Jenny,youreallymakemedisappointed!1'MrBlackshoutedassoonashesaw

her.・

Atthismomenttheheadmastercameinhurriedly."Yourwallet,MrBlack."he

said..

2020-2021学年湖南省湘西州高一（下）期末英语试卷

参考答案与试题解析

第一部分听力（共两节，满分7.5分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，

你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,

满分7.5分）所下面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。例题：Howmuchistheshirt?A.

£19.15.B.£9.15.C.£9.18.答案是B,

1.（1.5分）Howdoesthemancomehere?

A.Bybus.

B.Bytaxi.

C.Bycar.

【解答】A

2.（1.5分）Whyisn'tHelenpresent?

A.Sheforgottocome.

B.Shechangedhermind.

C•Shewasn'tinvited.

【解答】B

3.（1.5分）What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Motherandson.

C.Doctorandpatient.

【解答】c

4.（1.5分）Whatdoweknowaboutthecollar（衣领）ofthewoman'sjacket?

A.Toosmall.

B.Toolarge.

C.Tooexpensive.

【解答】略

5.(1.5分)Whattimeissuitablefortheman?

A.OnSaturdaymorning.

B.OnSaturdayafternoon.

C.OnSaturdayevening.

【解答】略

第二节(共5小题；每小题L5分，满分22.5分)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。

6.(3分)(1)Whenwillthemangoonholiday?

A.Inspring.

B.Insummer.

C.Inwinter.

(2)Whereisthemangoing?

A.Switzerland.

B.Italy.

C.Austria.

【解答】AB

7.(4.5分)(1)Whatistheman?

A.Anengineer.

B.Asalesman.

C.Ascientist.

(2)Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Onatrain.

B.Onabus.

C.Onaplane.

(3)Whatisthewoman*spurposeoftheflight?

A.Totakeaholiday.

B.Togivesomelectures.

C.Toattendalecture.

【解答】略

8.(4.5分)(1)Whyisthewomancalling?

A.Tobuyatable.

B.Tobookatable.

C.Toservelunch.

(2)Whendoesthisrestaurantstopservinglunch?

A.1p.m.

B.2p.m.

C.3p.m.

(3)Howmanypeoplewillcomewiththewomanforlunch?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Four.

【解答】BCA

9.(6分)(1)Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inagarden.

B.Intheman'soffice.

C.Inthewoman'shouse.

(2)Whatisheman?

A.Anurse.

B.Achemist.

C.Adocto匚

(3)Whatiswrongwiththewoman?

A.Sheiswetallover.

B.Shehashadtheflu.

C.Shehasaheadache.

(4)Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodo?

A.Totakesomemedicine.

B.Goaroundasusual.

C.Toseehimtomorrow.

【解答】略

10.（4.5分）（1）Wherewasthesurveyof300youngsters（孩童）made?

A.InShanghai.

B.InWuhan.

C.InBeijing.

（2）Accordingtothepassage,whatisquicklytakingtheplaceofprintedmaterialasthemajor

sourceofnewsformostChinese?

A.TheInternet.

B.Television.

C.Radio.

（3）Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.BarcelonaOlympicGames.

B.TVprogramsonChinesetelevision.

C.Effectsoftelevisiononourlives.

【解答】略

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分37・5分）第一节（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

11.（7.5分）Nuclear（核心的）Family

53.7%ofCanadiansliveinnuclearfamilies.Anuclearfamilysallyhasparentsand

children.ltisalsocalledthetraditionalfamily.Thiskindoffamilywasthemostpopularinthe

950sand1960s.Nowthetraditionalfamilyischoosingtohavefewerchildrenthaninthepast.

Single-ParentFamily

Inthiskindoffamily,thereisonlyoneparentcaringforoneormorechildren.The

numberofsingle-parentfamiliesisbecominglarger.Theenvironmentofsingle-parent

familyisnotverygoodforthementalandphysicalhealthofchildren.

Extended（几代同堂的）Family

Therearegrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinsinthiskindoffamily.Membersofthe

extendedfamilylivetogetherformanyreasons,suchashelpingtoraisethechildren,caringfor

eachotheranddealingwithmoneyproblems.Thenumberofthiskindoffamilyhasincreased

by40percentinthepasttenyears.

ChildlessFamily

Achildlessfamilyistheonethatchoosenottohavechildren.Thecouplehasneverhad

childrenbecauseofsomereasons.Mosthavethoughtcarefullyaboutwhethertobeparentsbut

finallygiveupbecausetheythinkitwasn'treallyrightforthem.Toreplacechildren,childless

familiesusuallyhavepetsinstead.

(1)ThereareCinthenuclearfamily.

A.onlyparents

B.grandparentsandchildren

C.parentsandchildren

D.aunts,unclesandcousins

(2)ThewriterthinkstheenvironmentofAisnotverygoodforthehealthofchildren.

A.thesingle-parentfamily

B.thetraditionalfamily

C.theextendedfamily

D.thechildlessfamily

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?D

A.Thenumberoftheextendedfamilyisthelargestofthefourkindsoffamilies.

B.Nowthenuclearfamilyisafamilythatchoosestohavemorechildren

C.Achildlessfamilyisafamilythatchoosestohaveonechild.

0.Membersoftheextendedfamilycanhelpeachother.

【解答】(1)C.细节理解题。根据Nuclear(核心的)Family中"Anuclearfamilyusually

hasparentsandchildren.(核心家庭通常有父母和孩子)”可知，核心家庭中有父母和孩

子。故选C项。

(2)A.细节理解题。根据Single-ParentFamily中“Theenvironmentofsingle-parent

familyisnotverygoodforthementalandphysicalhealthofchildren.(单亲家庭的环境对孩

子的心理和身体健康都不是很好)”可知，作者认为单亲家庭的环境对孩子的健康不是很

好。故选A项。

(3)D.细节理解题。根据Extended(几代同堂的)Family中"MembersofIheextended

familylivetogetherformanyreasons,suchashelpingtoraisethechildren,caringforeach

otheranddealingwithmoneyproblems.（几代同堂家庭的成员住在一起有很多原因，比如

帮助抚养孩子，互相照顾，处理金钱问题）”可知，几代同堂家庭的成员可以互相帮助。

故选D项。

12.(10分)IntheUK,thereisapopularroute(线路)forcyclists(bikers)：theroadfromLand's

EndinEnglandtoJohnO'GroatsinScotland.Theroadis874mileslong.Itcoversalmostthe

fulllengthofGreatBritain.The12-year-oldboynamedLaurenceChandlerbecamethe

youngestcyclisttofinishtheroute.

Chandlertook20daystofinishthechallenge.Eachday,hecycledbetween40to60

miles.Hespentsixhoursonhismountainbikedaily.Chandlerhadtopushthroughrainyand

windydays.Cyclinguphillwasalsohard.

"ItwasmuchharderthanIthought.Ididn'texpectsomanyhillsandhowbusytheroads

were,uChandlersaid."Butifyouputyourmindtoanything,thennomatterhowbig,youcan

doit.”

Chandlerfirstthoughtof