德州市高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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，业必贵于专精高二英语试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。注意事项:1。答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2。选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框.3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在试卷上无效。第I卷（满分95分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)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.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。第二节（共15小题；每小题1。5分，满分22。5分）听下面5段对话或独自.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，各小题将给出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至7题。6.WhatisDr.Jonesdoingatthemoment?A。Havinglunchoutside.B.Havingameeting。C。Performinganoperation.7。WhydoesthemanwanttospeaktoDr。Jones?A.Toborrowsomebooksfromhim。B.Toaskhimtogivealecture.C.Todiscusssomethingwithhim。听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.HowdoesthemanliketheswimmingpoolintheParkRoad？A。Itisbiggerandmoremodern.B。Itisfarawayfromhishome。C.Itissimilartotheoneintown.9.WherearethetwospeakersgoingtoeatonThursday?A。Arestaurantnearthecinema.B.AFrenchrestaurant。C。ARoastDuckrestaurant.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatiswrongwiththeman？A。Hefailedinabigtest.BHehasnothingtorecommend。C。Heseemstogettheflu。11.Whatisthewoman’sadvice?A。Takethemedicinewithfood.B.Gotoseehisdoctoratonce.C。Restfor24hours。12.Howmuchisthechange？A。＄4.B。$6.C。＄16.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。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.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。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。第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2。5分，满分37。5分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。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。“CallMebyYourName"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】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了五本书的情况，包括作者、故事概要等信息。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中BeforewanderingdowntheChamps-lysees，openMurielBarbery’snovelforadelightfullookintothelivesofwealthyParisians。可知漫步在香榭丽舍大街之前，请打开MurielBarbery的小说,让我们看看富有的巴黎人的愉快生活。由此可知，如果你读了TheEleganceoftheHedgehog，你会了解到巴黎人的生活。故选B。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中Plus,thebenchfromthefilmadaptationofthisnovelhasevenbecomeitsowntouristspot。(此外，这部小说改编电影的长椅甚至已经成为了自己的旅游景点）以及倒数第二段中Andifyou’veseenthe2017coming-of-agefilmadaptationofthebook,you'llalreadyknowthestorydescribesbeautifulsummersinNorthernItaly,completewithseasideencountersandlushgreenery。(如果你看过2017年即将上映的改编自这本书的电影,你就会知道这个故事描述了意大利北部美丽的夏天，还有海边的邂逅和郁郁葱葱的绿意)由此可知,TheFaultinOurStars和CallMebyYourName这两本书被改编成电影。故选A。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段标题Ifyou’revisitingNewYorkCity,enterthemindofHoldenCaulfield.可知如果你正在纽约，请进入HoldenCaulfield的思想。以及最后一段中“TheCatcherintheRye”isaclassictaleofalostteenager'sunplannedtriptoNewYorkCity.（TheCatcherintheRye是一个经典的故事，讲述的是一个迷路的少年去纽约的意外之旅)由此可知，如果你去纽约，TheCatcherintheRye会最吸引你.故选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。【答案】4.C5。D6。B7。A【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了澳大利亚政府没有采取足够的措施导致森火产生了严重的影响,从而引发民众的指责，森火还会持续直到有足够的降雨。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段“Australia’sPrimeMinisterScottMorrisonhasexpressedregretoverhishandlingofthebushfirecrisisdamagingthecountry。澳大利亚总理斯科特・莫里森，对自己处理损害国家的山火危机一事表示遗憾。”及第二段“MrMorrison’sgovernmenthasbeenaccusedofnotdoingenoughtodealwithclimatechange，莫里森政府被指责在应对气候变化方面做得不够”可知澳大利亚森火已经造成了严重的影响，人们为此对莫里森政府没有采取及时的行动表示愤怒，C选项。【5题详解】细节理解题.根据第三段首句“EachyearthereisafireseasonduringtheAustraliansummer,withhot，dryweathermakingiteasierforflamestostartandspread.每年澳大利亚夏季都会有一个火灾季节，炎热干燥的天气使得火焰更容易燃起和蔓延。"可知炎热干燥的天气使夏季成为了一个火灾季，故选D项。【6题详解】词句猜测题。根据划线词所在的句子“Butauthoritieshavewarnedthatthehugefires,causedbyhightemperatures，windandathree-yeardrought，willpersistuntilthereisadequaterainfall.”中的“untilthereisadequaterainfall.直到有足够的降雨。”可森火会一直持续直到足够的降雨将它浇灭，所以换线词的意思是“持续".故选B项。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“AbouthalfabillionanimalshavebeenaffectedbythefiresacrossNSW，withmillionslikelydead.Itdoesn'tincludeinsectsandfrogs，sotherealnumberisalmostcertaintobehigher，整个新南威尔士州约有五亿只动物受到火灾影响,数百万动物可能死亡。它不包括昆虫和青蛙,所以实际数字几乎肯定会更高。由此判断出，受影响的动物比数字所显示的要多.故选A选项。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】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个名为CollegePoint的项目，主要是为了帮助来自低收入家庭的优等生去申请适合他们的大学.文中介绍了CollegePoint是如何工作的，以及项目中顾问的工作职责和列举了顾问为学生服务的事例。【8题详解】主旨大意题。根据第二段That’stheideabehindCollegePoint，aprogramtohelpgiftedstudentsgotoschoolsthatmatchtheirintelligence.Whenahighschoolstudenttakesastandardizedtest-thePSAT，SATorACT-andtheyscoreinthe90thpercentile，andtheirfamiliesmakelessthan$80,000ayear,theygetanemailfromtheprogramofferingthemafreeadviser.Theadviserslisten，guideandanswerstudents'questions.可知这就是CollegePoint背后的想法，一个帮助有天赋的学生去匹配他们智力的学校的项目。当一名高中生参加一项标准化考试，即PSAT、SAT或ACT时，如果他们的分数在90％以上,而他们的家庭年收入不到8万美元，他们就会收到该项目发来的电子邮件,为他们提供免费顾问.指导老师倾听、指导和回答学生的问题。由此可知,第二段的主要内容是CollegePoint是如何工作的。故选A。【9题详解】细节理解题.根据第三段中ConnorRechtzigel,anadviserinMinnesota,seestheimportanceofhisrole,forresearchshowsthatlow—incomestudentsarefarmorelikelytoundermatchbecausetheydon'tthinktheyhavewhatittakestogetinandbecausemanydon’tevenknowwhatschoolsareoutthere。可知明尼苏达州的一名顾问ConnorRechtzigel看到了自己所扮演的角色的重要性，因为研究表明,低收入家庭的学生更有可能落后，因为他们认为自己不具备入学所需的条件,而且许多人甚至不知道那里有哪些学校。由此可知,对大学了解不多，阻碍了低收入家庭的学生上正规的大学.故选B。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中Nakhle,anadviserinNorthCarolina,isworkingwithHensley，anOhiohighschoolseniorwhocan’tgetextrafinancialhelpfromherfamily.Theyspentalotoftimecomparingandanalyzingherfinancial-aidawardletters,whichmadeherdecisionmuchclearer。Finally,theOhioStateUniversityofferedanoptionwhereshewouldpaynothing。可知Nakhle是北卡罗来纳州一名顾问,她正在与Hensley合作.Hensley是俄亥俄州的一名高三学生，她无法从家人那里获得额外的经济帮助。他们花了很多时间比较和分析她的助学金奖励信，这使她的决定更清楚了。最后，俄亥俄州立大学为她提供了一个免费的选择。由此可知，Hensley最终选择了俄亥俄州立大学，是因为这所大学满足了她的经济需求。故选D。【11题详解】主旨大意题.根据第一段Fortopstudentsfromlow-incomefamilies,applyingtocollegesisparticularlydifficult.Oneapproachmakesthiswholeprocesseasier?Provideanadviserforthem.可知对于来自低收入家庭的优等生来说，申请大学尤其困难。有一种方法能使整个过程更简单吗？有，那就是为他们提供顾问.结合文章主要介绍了一个名为CollegePoint的项目，主要是为了帮助来自低收入家庭的优等生去申请适合他们的大学。文中介绍了CollegePoint是如何工作的，以及项目中顾问的工作职责和列举了顾问为学生服务的事例。由此可知，D选项“CollegePoint—-帮助学生选择理想的大学"最符合文章标题。故选D。DWhenDeniswantstorelaxatwork,hestepsintoaquietroom,sitsinachair，slipsonavirtual-realityheadset,andescapestothebeach。ForDenis，thatmomentisatoolhereliesonregularlytobothrelieveandpreventstress.He'snottheonlyoneathiscompanytousetheroom,whereworkerscanalsouseaheadsettowatchamoonwalk，takeavirtualroller—coasterrideoraccessameditation（冥想）app。ResearchshowsVRcanhelpreducepainandanxiety.Butit'snotyetclearwhyitworks。Expertsbelieveit'srelatedtothetechnology’spowertodistract。“Whatevertheirproblemsare,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】本文是一篇说明文,以丹尼斯公司的员工使用虚拟现实耳机为例介绍了使用虚拟现实耳机的好处及存在的问题。【12题详解】细节理解题.根据第一段“WhenDeniswantstorelaxatwork,hestepsintoaquietroom，sitsinachair,slipsonavirtual-realityheadset,andescapestothebeach。ForDenis,thatmomentisatoolhereliesonregularlytobothrelieveandpreventstress。"(当丹尼斯想在工作中放松时,他会走进一间安静的房间，坐在椅子上，戴上虚拟现实耳机，逃到海滩上，他依靠这一刻来缓解和预防压力）可知，丹尼斯的公司利用虚拟现实技术缓解员工的压力，故C项正确。【13题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段““Whatevertheirproblemsare，whatevertheirstressesare，theycanleaverealityandhaveadifferentemotionalmood，”Denissaid。”（丹尼斯说：“不管他们有什么问题，不管他们有什么压力，他们都可以离开现实，拥有不同的情绪”）可知，虚拟现实帮助丹尼斯公司的员工暂时远离现实,故A项正确。【14题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“RamonLlamas，atech—marketresearcher，notedthattherecouldbechallengesinhandingoutheadsets.Somepeoplegetsickordizzywhileusingvirtualreality，”可知,科技市场研究员拉蒙·利亚马斯指出，给员工发放虚拟现实耳机可能存在挑战,有些人在使用虚拟现实耳机时会虚弱或头晕（感到不适），故D项正确.【15题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Anotherpotentialissueisthemanagementoftheheadsetsandsoftwarethatgoesalongwiththem。”(另一个潜在的问题是耳机和软件的管理）及“ThisislikelynotacomplicationforanofficelikeUmberRealty’s,wherepeoplecansimplytakeaheadsetoffiftheyfeelsomethingwrong.Butitcouldbemoreofaproblemifyou'restuckinadentist’schair.“Thelastthingyouwantisthatinthemiddleofpullingatoothsomethinggoeswrong，"（对于像UmberRealty这样的公司来说，问题可能并不复杂,如果人们感到有什么不对劲，可以简单地摘掉耳机，但如果你正在拔牙，问题就更大了，你最不想看到的就是在拔牙的过程中出现了问题）可知，作者提到拔牙是为了证明存在耳机和软件的管理这个潜在的问题，故B项正确.第二节(共5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.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。【答案】16。B17。D18。E19。G20.F【解析】这是一篇说明文。如果你爱书，你想和别人分享你的爱是件好事,在附近找一个读书俱乐部意味着你可以和和你有相同爱好的人联系，文章提到了一些具体的方法来找到合适自己的读书俱乐部.【16题详解】根据后文Thisisaveryimportantstepinselectingabookclub.Mostbookclubshavesometypesofthemesoraspecifictypeofbooksthattheyread。Decidingonexactlywhattypeofbooksyouwouldliketoreadwillhelpyouchoosethebookclubtojoin.可知这是选择书友会非常重要的一步。大多数读书俱乐部都有一些主题或特定类型的书供他们阅读.决定你想读什么类型的书会帮助你选择加入读书俱乐部。由此可知，本段主要是关于选择书的类型.故B选项“决定你想读什么类型的书”符合语境，故选B。【17题详解】根据上文Callyourlocallibraryandseeiftheyhaveanybookclubs。Manylibrarieshavetheirownbookclubs.（给当地的图书馆打个电话,看看他们有没有读书俱乐部.许多图书馆都有自己的读书俱乐部）后文Bookloversoftenknowaboutbookclubsinyourarea。可知爱读书的人通常知道你所在地区的读书俱乐部.由此可知,本句承上启下说明，就算图书馆没有读书俱乐部，他们也知道许多读书爱好者,而这些爱好者通常知道地区的读书俱乐部。故D选项“但即使他们没有，他们也认识很多读书爱好者”符合语境，故选D。【18题详解】根据后文Thiscanbeanexcellentwaytofindabookclubaboutatopicyouareinterestedin。可知这是找到一个关于你感兴趣话题的读书俱乐部的好方法。由此可知，本句具体说明后文提到的好方法是什么：成员们经常聚在一起阅读感兴趣的书籍并谈论它们。故E选项“成员们经常聚在一起阅读感兴趣的书籍并谈论它们”符合语境，故选E。【19题详解】根据上文Lookjustabitfartherthanyourlocalarea.Ifyouarewillingtotravelatleasttenmiles，youareopeningupmorechancestofindagreatbookclub.可知比你所在的地区看得更远一点.如果你愿意旅行至少10英里,你就有更多机会找到一个很棒的读书俱乐部。由此可知,本句说明上文旅行10英里的结果是—-你可以联系更多的图书馆和团体。故G选项“这意味着你可以联系更多的图书馆和团体”符合语境，故选G。【20题详解】根据后文Noteverybookclubisacceptingnewmembers.Soitisveryhelpfultogatherinformationaboutatleastseveralbookclubsthatinterestyou。可知不是每个读书俱乐部都接受新成员.因此，至少收集几个你感兴趣的读书俱乐部的信息是非常有用的。由此可知,本句是在说明要事先询问你所接触的读书俱乐部,收不收新成员。因为不是每个俱乐部都接受新成员的。故F选项“询问你接触的每个读书俱乐部是否接受新会员”符合语境，故选F。第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共15小题；每小题1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。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(临终安养院)。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】这是一篇记叙文.主要记叙了身为出租车司机的作者，在一个凌晨耐心帮助了一位生命快要走到尽头的老人,开车穿过市中心去看了看她曾经工作和生活的地方，在到达目的地之后司机没有收钱而且和她紧紧拥抱，让她感受到浓浓爱意。作者感觉自己做了一生中最重要的事情.【21题详解】考查形容词词义辨析.句意：一天晚上，凌晨2:30，当我到一幢大楼接乘客时,除了一楼窗户上的一盏灯外，外面一片漆黑。A.dark黑暗的；B。bright明亮的;C.modern现代的；D。lively活泼的。根据上文Onenightat2：30a.m.可知当时是凌晨,所以除了一楼窗户上的一盏灯外，外面一片漆黑.故选A。【22题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:一阵长时间的停顿后，门开了。A。conversation对话；B.shout叫喊;C。argument争论；D。pause停顿.根据后文Asmallwomaninher80'sstoodbeforeme.可知屋里是个老太太，年纪大了所以停顿了很久，门才开了。故选D。【23题详解】考查动词词义辨析.句意：所有的家具都用布盖住了。A。filled装满；B。covered覆盖;C.connected连接;D。provided提供。根据后文withcloth可知所有的家具都用布盖住了。故选B。【24题详解】考查动词词义辨析.句意：我把手提箱拿到出租车上，然后回来帮助那位女士。A.convince说服；B.encourage鼓励；C。assist帮助；D.remind提醒。结合上文Asmallwomaninher80’sstoodbeforeme.可知坐车的是个老太太，行动不便，所以作者把手提箱拿到出租车上，然后回来帮助那位女士。故选C。【25题详解】考查副词词义辨析.句意:她挽着我的胳膊，我们慢慢走向出租车.A.firmly坚定地；B.slowly缓慢地；C。quickly快速地;D.gracefully感谢地。结合上文可知老太太年纪大了,行动缓慢，所以是慢慢走向出租车。故选B。【26题详解】考查介词辨析。句意:你能开车穿过市中心吗？A。through穿过；B.over越过；C。for为了；D.with和.根据下一段中Forthenexttwohours，wedrovethroughthecity.可知老太太是问作者能不能穿过市中心。故选A.【27题详解】考查形容词词义辨析.句意：医生说我的时间不长了，我要记住这个城市。A.rich富有的;B。ill生病的；C。long久的,长的；D.young年轻的。根据上文I’monmywaytoahospice.可知医生说老太太的时间不长了,她即将要去世了。没有故选C.【28题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她指给我看她曾经担任过电梯操作员的那栋大楼。A。worked工作；B。expressed表达；C.insisted坚持;D.promoted促进。根据后文anelevatoroperator可知老太太曾经担任过电梯操作员。workas“担任”.故选A。【29题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们开车经过她和她丈夫曾经住过的社区.A.office办公室；B.square广场；C。community社区；D.shelter庇护所。结合后文wheresheandherhusbandhadlived可知是她和丈夫居住过的社区。故选C。【30题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:当第一缕阳光从地平线升起时，我们默默地驱车前往她给我的地址-—一幢低矮的建筑。A.wan