2023年常州市天宁区第二十四中学中考一模英语试题（含答案解析）

2023年常州市天宁区第二十四中学中考一模英语试题注意事项:1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。试卷满分90分。考试时间100分钟。2．请将答案全部填涂和填写在答题纸上,在本试卷上答题无效。第I卷（选择题共56分）一、单项选择（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）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．Fredcomesfrom________Europeancountryandhefinished________thirdinthesportsmeeting．A．a;the B．a;/ C．/;the D．an;/2．Youcantake________ofthetwocakesandgivetheothertoyoursister．A．neither B．either C．every D．both3．—Thefirstprizewegotinthewritingcompetitionisquite________ourhope．—It’syourhardworkthatleadstoyoursuccess．A．beyond B．against C．over D．with4．—Suzydescribedeverydetailoftheaccidentjustnow．—Hermemory________becompletelyback．A．shall B．might C．must D．could5．Childrenshouldbeencouragedtotellthetruthinsteadof________excusestoavoidpunishmentwhenevertheydosomethingwrong．A．puttingup B．takingup C．givingup D．makingup6．—Wecanalwaysfindsomethinggoodinabad________ifwelookforit．—-Ican’tagreemore．Let’smakefulluseofwhatcomes．A．situation B．competition C．direction D．instruction7．What’stheweatherliketomorrow?Iwasonthephoneand_________mostoftheweatherreport．A．havemissed B．wasmissing C．wouldmiss D．missed8．Ithinkyoushouldcomplain________ofcourse,youarehappywiththeproduct．A．unless B．because C．until D．though9．Thestudentsaretalkingexcitedlyabout________．A．howwilltheyspendthissummerholiday B．whichseniorschooltheyplantogoC．whatexcitingthingshadhappenedovertheyears D．whetherallofthemwillpassthefinalexams10．—Howdoyoufindthethemesonginthemovieyousawlastweek?—________．Ihavelistenedtoitmanytimes．A．OntheInternet B．MyfriendlentittomeC．Ihaveneverheardabetterone D．Itcan’tbeworse二、完形填空（共12小题;每小题1分,满分12分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ItwasMonday．Our____11____teachersaidwewouldhavetheEggDropChallengethatFriday．Mybestfriend,Cassie,andIalwaysworkedtogether．ThatafternoonImademysandwichwhilewaitingforCassietocomeover．____12____themarshmallow(棉花糖)creamgavemeanidea．AfterCassiearrived,Itoldheraboutit-wecouldcushion(给……缓冲)theeggwith____13____．Cassiedidn’tagree．“Wecanputtheegginabasketwithaparachute(降落伞）．Itwill____14____tosafety．”“Itwillneverwork!”Isaid．“Andcreamwill?”Cassiewidenedhereyes．“Theparachuteisbetterthanthatstupididea．”Icouldn’tbelieveit．Ofcoursewe’dhadourlittle____15____inthepast,butshe’dnevercalledanyofmyideasstupidbefore．“ThenI’llbuildmineandyoubuild____16____,”Isaid．“Fine!”Cassieleftangrily．WhenFridayfinallycame,IhadtoadmitthatCassie’sEggForceOnelookedprettygood．Sheusedahandkerchief(手帕)tocreateaparachute,____17____toabasketandinthecentrewasheregg．MyEgg-cellentEggCreamdidn’tlooksoscientific．Ifilledasmallboxwithricecakes,thenmarshmallowcreamandtheegg．ThechallengebeganandbythefourthtimeonlyCassie’sandmine____18____．ThefifthtimeIletgoofmyboxandthenrushed____19____thestepsbeforeCassie．IfoundmybravelittleEgg-cellentEggCream．Ididn’tevenhaveto____20____theboxtoseetheresults．Itbroke．“Thatlookslikeeggdropsoup,Laura,”Cassiesaid．ShewasholdingherEggForceOne．Myheartbeatfasterandlookedatherbasket．Empty．“Myeggbounced(弹)out,”she____21____．“Iguessyourpilothadanegg-jectorseat(飞机上紧急弹射椅的谐音)．”IlookedatCassieandcouldseesomethinginthecornerofhereyes．Thenwestartedtolaugh．Maybesomefriendshipsaren’tlikeeggs____22____．11．A．Science B．Chemistry C．English D．P．E．12．A．Sweeping B．Spreading C．Decorating D．Covering13．A．butter B．cream C．bread D．sandwich14．A．fly B．jump C．drop D．float15．A．fights B．doubts C．wonders D．designs16．A．you B．your C．yours D．yourself17．A．thrown B．tied C．presented D．lifted18．A．separated B．rose C．reduced D．survived19．A．up B．around C．down D．into20．A．open B．close C．break D．change21．A．insisted B．suggested C．refused D．explained22．A．inall B．afterall C．atall D．aboveall三、阅读理解（共14小题;每小题2分,满分28分）阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A23．Theunderlinedword“timer”mostprobablymeans________inthepassage．A．atooltotellthetime B．aninstrumenttofindoutthelengthofthetimeC．aninstructiontoguideyouwhattodo D．apersontotellothersthecorrecttime24．IfTina’sheartbeatis21in15seconds,herheartrateis________．A．60perminute B．72perminute C．84perminute D．96perminute25．Whatdoyouknowabouttheheartbeat?A．Youcanfeelyourheartbeatonthethumb． B．Aperson’sheartrateisgivenin15seconds．C．Exercisingmayaffectaperson’sheartbeat． D．Theheartbeatwillspeedupwhenyousitquietly．BSchoolchildrenspendmostoftheirtimesurroundedbytheirpeers(同龄人)．Theyspendalotmoretimewithclassmates,teammatesandfellowclubmembersthanwithadultsintheirlives．Peerpressurecanhaveahugeinfluenceonthelivesofchildreningradestwothroughtwelve．Frombirththroughagesix,thefamilyshapesachild’ssenseofidentity(个性)．Parentsandbrothersandsistersaffectachild’slikes,dislikes,tastesinclothing,foodandmusicand,perhapsmostimportantly,values．Oncechildrenenterschool,theyformconnectionstothelargergroupoftheirpeers．Thisgroupbringsnewideasandexperiences．Peerpressurehappenswhenastudent’sactionsareinfluencedbythisgroup．The“pressure”happenswhenpeerssuggestordemandactionsdifferentfromthechild’snormalbehaviorandvalues．Peerpressureleadstosomedisturbingnegativebehaviorinschoolchildren．IntheUSAabout75%ofhighschoolstudentshavetriedalcohol(酒)offeredbytheirfriendsinmiddleorhighschool．Accordingtoasurvey,studentsfeltpressuredbytheirpeersbetween35and49%ofthetime．Thepowerofpeerpressurecanresultfromaschoolchild’sgrowingdesire(渴望)tofitintoagroup．Thankfully,peerpressurecanalsobepositive．Forexample,wantingtojoinanathleticgroupoffriendsmayforceastudentwhohasbeensittingforalongtimetotryoutforthesoccerteam．Inasurveyonpeerpressure,51%ofteenagersfeltthatpeerpressurewassometimespositive．Oneteenagerresponded,“Sometimesitcanhelpyougainconfidence．”Otherexamplesofpositivepeerpressureincludestudentsencouragingaclassmatetorunforschoolpresident,orfriendssuggestingthatatalentedpeertryoutforatalentshow．26．Whatleadstoschoolchildren’speerpressure?A．Theidentityshapedbytheirfamily． B．Theconnectionswiththeirclassmates．C．Thechildhoodexperienceswiththeirfriends． D．Thedifferencesintheirbehaviorandvalues．27．Whydosomeschoolchildrenbehavenegativelyunderpeerpressure?A．Tokilltheirboringtime． B．Tofitintoapeergroup．C．Tohelpgainconfidence． D．Toimprovesocialskills．28．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpeerpressure?A．Peerpressuredoesmoreharmthangood．B．Peerpressureisverygoodforschoolchildren’sgrowth．C．Peerpressureisnotnecessarilybadforschoolchildren．D．Peerpressureplaysanimportantroleinshapingachild’svalues．CHaveyoueverpaidforeducationalpodcasts(播客)orlivevideos?Asksomepeopleandmostofthemwillsayyes．"Pay-for-knowledge"hasbeenmoreandmorefashionabletheseyears．Thecontentsofthese"pay-for-knowledge"productsarefromlanguagelearningtogardeningorbaby-caring．Everythingyouthinkofcanbefoundonlineatthismoment．"Pay-for-knowledge"isontherise(兴起)．Whyis"pay-for-knowledge"industrydevelopingsorapidly?First,itsdevelopmentisbasedontheInternet．Withafastnetworkandasmartphone,anyonewhohaspassedtheidentity(身份)checkcanbeanonlineteacher,andanyonewithanonlineaccountcanbuy"pay-for-knowledge"productsthatheorshewantsatanaffordableprice．Second,peopleareafraidtomissanyinformation．Ononehand,peoplehopeformoreusefulinformation．Ontheotherhand,suchinformationisusuallyatthehandsofexperts(专家)whoservewell-knowncompaniesanduniversities．Moreover,theneedtolearnnewskillsintoday'sjobmarketalsopushespeopletolearnonsucheducationalpodcasts．Theindustryof"pay-for-knowledge"hasprovedtobelucrative．Itpromisespossibilitiesofturninginformationintomoney．Itisgoodforthedevelopmentofourcountryanditcanhelpsellersmakelotsofmoney．Besides,buyerscanenjoyself-growthfromit．What'smore,thisisareflection(反映)ofrespectforknowledgeandtalents．However,therapiddevelopmentof"pay-for-knowledge"hasafewproblems．Foronething,themarketisfullofeye-catchingwordssuchas"HowtobeanIndustry'sExpertin5Hours"and"15ClassestoBeaMasterofAppreciating(欣赏)ClassicalMusic",whichsoundlikeifyoupayforit,youaresuretosucceed．Foranother,alargenumberofcustomersbuythemjustforshowingoff．Infact,thosewhohavereallyhadself-growthafterbuyingonlinecoursesmaybethekindofpeoplewhoneedthemleast．Inotherwords,withorwithoutthesecourses,theycanmakeitanyway,becausetheyarethosewhohavetheabilitytolearnbythemselves．Ingeneral,thebestistheonethatsuitsyoumost．"Pay-for-knowledge"maybeusedasagoodstartforself-growth．Becareful!Otherwise,yourdreamofsuccessmaynotcometrue．29．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．"Pay-for-knowledge"productscanhelpallthepeoplesucceed．B．"Pay-for-knowledge"productscanofferpeopledifferentkindsofcourses．C．Peoplewhocanteachthemselvesneed"pay-for-knowledge"productsmost．D．Peoplemustlearnfromexpertswhoservefamouscompaniesanduniversities．30．Whatcanwelearnabout"pay-for-knowledge"industryfromParagraph2?A．Thehistoryofitsdevelopment． B．Theproblemsofitsproducts．C．Theadvantagesofitsproducts． D．Thecausesofitsrise．31．Theunderlinedphrase"belucrative"inParagraph3means"_____________"．A．producelotsofmoney B．getmuchinformationC．wingreatrespect D．enjoyself-growth32．Themainpurposeofthispassageisto___________．A．recommendthe"pay-for-knowledge"productstopeopleB．adviseeveryonetolearnknowledgebythemselvesonlineC．remindpeopletochoose"pay-for-knowledge"productswiselyD．teachparentshowtobuysomeonlinecoursesfortheirchildrenD“Mum,there’ssomethingIhavetotellyou．”Ula’seyeswerewidewithdistress(苦恼)asshespoketome．“Whatisit,sweetie?”Ireachedoverandpushedherhairbehindherear．“Iknowweweren’tsupposedtodoit,”shebegan,beforetellingmeshe’dbeenplayingwithoneofherfriends．ThefriendhadwantedtopractisetheCPR(心肺复苏术)theyhadlearnedinswimmingclassonher．Ulastartedtocry．“ItoldherIdidn’twanttodoit．Butshereallywantedto,andIdidn’twanttomakehermad．”Isentanotetotheothergirl’sparentssotheycouldtalktotheirdaughter．ButsomethingUlahadsaidworriedme．Ulaknewthatwhattheotherkidwantedtodowasn’tright．Butshedidn’tstandupforherself,andthatfrightenedme．FortherestofthedayUlaandItalkedaboutboundariesthathelpus,whennecessary,todealwithourneedsbeforetheneedsofothers．Boundariescanprotectusfrombeingoverworked;theycanprotectourbelongings(物品)orhealth．Sometimes,theysimplybuyusthetimetobealoneorwithafriend,tobeawayfromthechaos(混乱)oflife,torestandtoenjoyourselves．UlaandIimagineddifferentfriendsindifferentsituations,cryingandthreatening(威胁)totellon(告发)her,andItaughthertosay“no”,eveninthesesituations．ItoldherthatItrusthertodowhatisright,nomatterhowangrythatmaymakesomeone．AndItoldherthatIwillalwaysbetheretobackherup．Now,Ularealizesthatitdoesn’tmatterifweare7or47:Learningtoprotectourpersonalboundariesisanever-endingstory,filledwitherrors(错误)injudgment(判断）．Witheachdayofourlives,wehavetolearnwherethelineis．Wehavetodecidewhetherandhow,onthatday,wewilldefend(捍卫)it．IstayedwithUlauntilshesaid,“Youneedtogoeat．”Andinthatmoment,sheremindedmeofthenextgreatlessoninboundaries:Itisnotenoughtolookoutfor(留意)ourownlimits(界限)-wemustalsohonor(尊重)theminothers．33．AfterhearingUla’sstory,thewriterfeltworriedmainlybecause________．A．Ula’sfriendhadabadinfluenceonherB．therewassomethingwrongwithherheartC．UlahadtroublegettingalongwithherfriendD．Ulacouldn’trefuseothers34．Bycreatingboundaries,wecan________accordingtothepassage．A．managetodealwiththechaosoflife B．protectourselvesfromextraworkC．buildbetterfriendshipswithothers D．understandothers’needsbetter35．Whatdoesthewriteradviseherdaughtertodowhensheisaskedtodowhatshedislikes?A．Saynotoherfriendsnomatterhowtheyfeel．B．Refuseherfriends’requestsaslongas(只要)theydon’tgetangry．C．Speaktoherfriends’parentswhenshefeelsthreatened．D．Talkwithherfriendsabouthowshetrulyfeels．36．Whichofthefollowingwouldthewriteragreewith?A．Weshouldrespectothers’limitswhiledefendingourown．B．Boundariesaremoreimportantforchildrenthanadults．C．Itisselfishtoputourneedsbeforeothers’needs．D．Peoplewhotakenonoticeofourfeelingsareunworthyofourfriendship．四、六选四阅读（共4小题;每小题1．5分,满分6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。“Psychologicalwell-being(心理健康)”isimportanttoaperson．Studieshavediscoveredthatpeoplewithhigherpsychologicalwell-beingaremorelikelytolivehealthierandlongerlives．____37____Betterpsychologicalwell-beingalsohassomethingtodowithfewersocialproblems．Forexample,researchhasfoundthatpeoplewithhighpsychologicalwell-beingarelesslikelytobreaklaws．Livingalifewithmeaningandpurposeiskeytoimprovingyourpsychologicalwell-being．Yourpurposedoesn’tnecessarilyhavetoinvolve(涉及)changingtheworldorsettingagoalofhelpingothersthough．____38____Oryourpurposemightinvolvemakingtheworldbetterbyvolunteeringinanimalshelters．Thinkingpositively(积极地)improvesyourpsychologicalwell-being．Inturnasyourpsychologicalwell-beingimproves,itbecomeseasiertothinkpositively．____39____First,takeafewminutesandwritedownallthegoodthingsthatcouldhappentoyouinthefuture．Then,makeaplanonhowyoucanmakethathappen．Finally,puttheplanintopractice．Whenyouareworkingtowardabetterfuture,itgivesyouasenseofpurposeandsomethingtolookforwardto．____40____Sotakestepstomeetmorepeople．Forexample,takepartincommunityactivities,gettoknowyourneighbors,orreachouttooldfriends．Allthesecanhelpmakeyouhaveasupportsystem．AStrongsocialsupporthelpsstaypsychologicallyhealthy．B．Forgivingothersiskeytogoodpsychologicalwell-being．C．Instead,youmightmakeityourpurposetobekindeveryday．D．Soit’snecessarytoimproveyourpsychologicalwell-being．E．Theyarealsomorelikelytoenjoyabetterqualityoflife．F．Luckily,youcancreatethatpositivecyclewithsomesimplemethods．第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共34分）五、综合填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。Manyofusseemtohavelivesthatfollowacertainpath．Frombirthallthewaytowhenwegetmarried,everystageofourlivesseemstobepreset(预设)．And____41____thisworkswellforalotofpeople,accordingtoBritishmotivationalphilosopherJayShetty,thereisno“right”schedule(进度表)toliveourlivesby．Afewmonthsago,____42____videoofShetty’sspeech“BeforeYouFeelPressure”becamepopularontheInternetacrosstheworld．Inthevideo,hesendsanimportantmessagethatweshouldthink“outsideofthepath”andhavethecouragetofollowourhearts．AsShettysaysinthevideo,wedon’thavetoget____43____(stress)andputourselvesinaracewithourpeersorjudge(评价)ourlivesbasedon____44____(other)．“Everythinginlifehappensaccordingtoourtime,ourclocks,“hesays．Inhisinspiringspeech,ShettypointsoutthatUKauthorJ．K．RowlinghadherfamousHarryPotterseries____45____(publish)atage32,afterbeingrefusedby12publishers．ShettyalsomentionsthatChinesebusinessmanJackMadidn’tevenstarttheAlibabaGroupuntilhewas35andUS____46____(act)MorganFreemandidn’tgethisbigbreakuntilhewas52yearsold．Soweshouldn’tletanyonerushus．AsAlbertEinsteinoncesaid,“Noteverythingthatcountscanbecounted,andnoteverythingthat’scounted____47____(true)counts．”Thekeyto____48____(stay)onourowntracksistobepatientandkeepourownpassions(热情)．“Itisimportanttoallowpeopletogobacktobeingaware____49____theirowninterests,needsandconcerns,”ShettytoldNationalGeographic．“Weshouldlistentoourinnervoicesandunlearnwhattheworld____50____(teach)us,andwhatwe’vepickedupfromaroundus．”六、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题;每小题1．5分,满分9分）51．他的父母对他如此严格以至于他跟他们相处得不好。Hisparentsare________________．52．当时，我们只能警告他不要在加油站用手机。Atthattime,________atgasstation．53．他宁可被误认为是凶手，也不愿意说出真相。Hewouldrather________．54．我想知道这副手套使你想起了谁。Iwonder________．55．到现在为止，杰克已经参加了多少次科学竞赛了？________________________________56．有些人怀疑他的成就是否值得高度评价。Somepeopledoubt____________________．七、书面表达（共1题;满分15分）57．你校“英语之声”栏目正在举办“Anewtry”征文活动。请根据征文要求，谈谈你的一次尝试。Shakespeareoncesaid,“Washopeless,boldattempt,oftencansucceed．”（本来无望的事，大胆尝试，往往能成功。）Doyouhavemanytrials（尝试）inyourlifeorstudy?Didyoutrytolearnanewskillordidyoutryanewkindofsport?Writeapassageaboutoneofyourtrials．（1）Whatdidyoutrytodo?（2）Howdidyoudoit?（3）Whatdoyouthinkoftheexperience?Everytimewetrysomethingnew,wewilllearnsomethingandimproveourselves．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案1．B【解析】【详解】句意：弗雷德来自一个欧洲国家，他在运动会上获得第三名。考查冠词的用法。根据“Europeancountry”可知，此处表示一个欧洲国家，且European是以辅音音素开头，不定冠词用a；由“hefinished．．．thirdinthesportsmeeting．”可知，空二处表示在比赛中获得名次，序数词前不加冠词。故选B。2．B【解析】【详解】句意：你可以拿这两块蛋糕中的任何一块，把另一块给你妹妹。考查代词辨析。neither都不；either任何一个；every每一个；both都。根据“ofthetwocakesandgivetheothertoyoursister”可知，可以拿走两块中的任何一块，故选B。3．A【解析】【详解】句意：——我们在写作比赛中获得的一等奖超出了我们的希望。——是你们的努力工作导致了你们的成功。考查介词辨析。beyond超出……之外；against反对；over超过；with和。根据“Thefirstprizewegotinthewritingcompetitionisquite．．．ourhope．”可推出获得一等奖超出了自己的希望。故选A。4．C【解析】【详解】句意：——Suzy刚才描述了事故的每一个细节。——她的记忆力一定是完全恢复了。考查情态动词辨析。shall将；might可能；must一定；could可能。根据“describedeverydetailoftheaccident”可知能描述了事故的每一个细节说明记忆力恢复了，这里是有根据的肯定推测。故选C。5．D【解析】【详解】句意：当孩子做错事时，应该鼓励他们说实话，而不是编造借口逃避惩罚。考查动词短语。putup张贴；takeup占据；giveup放弃；makeup编造。根据“Childrenshouldbeencouragedtotellthetruthinsteadof．．．excusestoavoidpunishment”可知，应是鼓励孩子们说实话而不是编造借口，故选D。6．A【解析】【详解】句意：——如果我们去寻找，我们总能在糟糕的情况下找到好的事情。——我非常同意。让我们充分利用发生的事情吧。考查名词。situation情况；competition竞争；direction方向；instruction指示。根据“Wecanalwaysfindsomethinggoodinabad______”和“Let’smakefulluseofwhatcomes．”可知situation符合语境，故选A。7．D【解析】【详解】句意：明天天气怎么样？我一直在打电话，错过了大部分天气预报。考查动词时态。根据“Iwasonthephoneand．．．mostoftheweatherreport．”可知“错过”大部分天气预报是发生在过去，应用一般过去时，故选D。8．A【解析】【详解】句意：我认为你应该抱怨，当然，除非你对产品满意。考查连词。unless除非，引导条件状语从句；because因为，引导原因状语从句；until直到，引导时间状语从句；though虽然，引导让步状语从句。分析语境可知，后半句是一个条件状语从句，空处表示“除非”。故选A。9．D【解析】【详解】句意：学生们正在兴奋地谈论是否每个人都通过了期末考试。考查宾语从句。宾语从句的语序要用陈述语序，排除A项；根据“Thestudentsaretalkingexcitedly”可知B项和C项要用将来时和现在完成时，排除B与C，故选D。10．C【解析】【详解】句意：——你感觉上周看的电影的主题曲如何？——我从未听过如此好听的歌曲，我已经听了好多遍了。考查情景交际。OntheInternet在网上；Myfriendlentittome我的朋友把它借给了我；Ihaveneverheardabetterone我从未听过如此好听的歌曲；Itcan’tbeworse没法更糟糕了。根据“Ihavelistenedtoitmanytimes我已经听了好多遍了”，所以可以推测：我认为这个歌曲非常好。故选C。11．A12．B13．B14．C15．A16．C17．B18．D19．C20．A21．D22．B【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者与自己的好朋友在一次摔鸡蛋挑战比赛前就如何制造道具发生了分歧，各自参加比赛，最终两人一起进入决赛，并一起失败，但最终两人重归于好。【11题详解】句意：我们科学老师说我们将会在星期五有摔鸡蛋挑战比赛。Science科学；Chemistry化学；English英语；P．E．体育。根据“wewouldhavetheEggDropChallenge”及后文作者与好友制造道具可知是与科学相关的知识，故选A。【12题详解】句意：涂抹棉花糖奶油让我有了一个想法。sweep打扫；spread涂抹；decorate装饰；cover覆盖。根据“ThatafternoonImademysandwichwhilewaitingforCassietocomeover．”可知给三明治涂奶油启发了作者，故选B。【13题详解】句意：Cassie到了之后，我告诉她这个想法——我们使用奶油缓冲鸡蛋。butter黄油；cream奶油；bread面包；sandwich三明治。根据“themarshmallow(棉花糖)creamgavemeanidea．”及下文“Andcreamwill”可知作者用的是奶油，故选B。【14题详解】句意：它将会安全落地。fly飞；jump跳；drop掉落；float漂浮。根据“wewouldhavetheEggDropChallengethatFriday”可知鸡蛋将会安全落地，故选C。【15题详解】句意：当然我们之前有些争吵，但她从来没有说过我的想法愚蠢。fight争论，争吵；doubt怀疑；wonder奇迹；design设计。根据“Theparachuteisbetterthanthatstupididea．”可知Cassie与作者有不同的观点，发生了争执，故选A。【16题详解】句意：我说：“那我做我的，你做你自己的。”you你；your你的；yours你的；yourself你自己。根据“I’llbuildmine”可知空处应填名词性物主代词，故选C。【17题详解】句意：她用手帕做了一个降落伞，系在篮子上，鸡蛋放在中间。thrown扔；tied系；presented呈现；lifted举起。根据“Sheusedahandkerchief(手帕)tocreateaparachute”和“inthecentrewasheregg”可知Cassie把手帕系在了篮子上，故选B。【18题详解】句意：挑战开始了，到了第四次只有Cassie和我幸存下来了。separated分离；rose升起；reduced减少；survived幸存。根据“ThefifthtimeIletgoofmybox．．．”可知作者和Cassie进入了第五次挑战，故选D。【19题详解】句意：第五次我放开我的箱子，在Cassie之前冲下台阶。up上；around周围；down向下；into里面。根据“IfoundmybravelittleEgg-cellentEggCream．”可知作者冲下台阶去找自己的盒子，故选C。【20题详解】句意：我甚至不用打开盒子就知道了结果。open打开；close关闭；break打破；change改变。根据“ThefifthtimeIletgoofmybox”可知作者把鸡蛋放在了盒子里，所以要选打开盒子，故选A。【21题详解】句意：她解释说：“我的鸡蛋弹出来了。”insisted坚持；suggested建议；refused拒绝；explained解释。根据“Myheartbeatfasterandlookedatherbasket．Empty．”可知Cassie解释为什么她的篮子是空的，故选D。【22题详解】句意：也许一些友谊终究不像鸡蛋。inall总共；afterall毕竟，终究；atall全然，根本；aboveall最重要的是。根据“Thenwestartedtolaugh．”可知作者和Cassie重归于好，说明她们的友谊不像鸡蛋一样脆弱，故选B。23．A24．C25．C【解析】【导语】本文讲了如何自己计算心跳，需要什么东西以及遵循的步骤。并告诉我们当你运动时，你的心跳加速。静静地坐几分钟，你的心跳就会再次减慢。【23题详解】词义猜测题。本文主要讲了如何自己计算心跳，需要什么东西等，根据原文可知，timer是其中一个工具。又因为time意为“时间”，所以可以推测timer是一个报时工具。故选A。【24题详解】细节理解题。根据第二步骤“Countthenumberofbeatsin15seconds,multiplyby4andwritethatnumberdown．”可知，第二步查15秒内的心跳次数，乘以4，然后记下这个数字。如果蒂娜的心跳在15秒内是21，她的心率是一分钟是21x4=84下。故选C。【25题详解】细节理解题。根据“whenyouexercise，yourheartspeedsup．”可知，当你锻炼的时候，你的心跳速度会上升。可见运动可能会影响人的心跳。故选C。26．D27．B28．C【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了同伴压力对学生极大影响。【26题详解】细节理解题。根据“The‘pressure’happenswhenpeerssuggestordemandactionsdifferentfromthechild’snormalbehaviorandvalues．”可知行为和价值观不同会导致学生的同伴压力。故选D。【27题详解】细节理解题。根据“Thepowerofpeerpressurecanresultfromaschoolchild’sgrowingdesiretofitintoagroup．”可知渴望融入一个群体会让学生出现一些令人不安的负面行为。故选B。【28题详解】观点态度题。根据“Thankfully,peerpressurecanalsobepositive．Forexample,wantingtojoinanathleticgroupoffriendsmayforceastudentwhohasbeensittingforalongtimetotryoutforthesoccerteam．”可知作者认为同伴压力对学生来说不一定是坏事。故选C。29．B30．D31．A32．C【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍“为知识付钱”产业兴起的原因及产生的问题，提醒读者要理智地选择产品。【29题详解】推理判断题。根据“Thecontentsofthese"pay-for-knowledge"productsarefromlanguagelearningtogardeningorbaby-caring．Everythingyouthinkofcanbefoundonlineatthismoment．”可知B选项表述正确。A选项“allthepeople”表述太绝对。根据“withorwithoutthesecourses,theycanmakeitanyway,becausetheyarethosewhohavetheabilitytolearnbythemselves”可知C选项表述错误。“suchinformationisusuallyatthehandsofexpertswhoservewell-knowncompaniesanduniversities．Moreover,theneedtolearnnewskillsintoday'sjobmarketalsopushespeopletolearnonsucheducationalpodcasts”可知D选项“must”表述太绝对。故选B。【30题详解】段落大题题。根据第二段“Whyis‘pay-for-knowledge’industrydevelopingsorapidly?First,…Second,…”可知这一段主要讲述为知识付钱产业兴起的原因。故选D。【31题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Itpromisespossibilitiesofturninginformationintomoney”可知此处表示“获利的，赚钱的”，belucrative相当于producelotsofmoney。故选A。【32题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Ingeneral,thebestistheonethatsuitsyoumost．‘Pay-for-knowledge’maybeusedasagoodstartforself-growth．Becareful”文章的主要目的是为了提醒人们要理智地选择适合自己的产品。故选C。33．D34．B35．A36．A【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Ula不想让朋友在她身上练习心肺复苏术，但是她害怕朋友失望而没有拒绝。妈妈告诉她每个人都自己的界限，要学会说“不”。我们在捍卫自己的界限时，也要尊重别人的界限。【33题详解】细节理解题。根据“ButsomethingUlahadsaidworriedme．Ulaknewthatwhattheotherkidwantedtodowasn’tright．Butshedidn’tstandupforherself,andthatfrightenedme．”可知作者担心是因为Ula知道其他孩子做的不对，但她并没拒绝，故选D。【34题详解】细节理解题。根据“Boundariescanprotectusfrombeingoverworked;theycanprotectourbelongings(物品)orhealth．Sometimes,theysimplybuyusthetimetobealoneorwithafriend,tobeawayfromthechaos(混乱)oflife,torestandtoenjoyourselves．”可知边界可以保护我们不被过度劳累，故选B。【35题详解】细节理解题。根据“UlaandIimagineddifferentfriendsindifferentsituations,cryingandthreatening(威胁)totellon(告发)her,andItaughthertosay“no”,eveninthesesituations．ItoldherthatItrusthertodowhatisright,nomatterhowangrythatmaymakesomeone．”可知作者建议女儿要敢于说“不”，敢于拒绝，故选A。【36题详解】推测判断题。根据“Andinthatmoment,sheremindedmeofthenextgreatlessoninboundaries:Itisnotenoughtolookoutfor(留意)ourownlimits(界限)-wemustalsohonor(尊重)theminothers．”可知我们在捍卫自己的界限时，也要尊重别人的，故选A。37．E38．C39．F40．A【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何改善心理健康的几个方法。【37题详解】根据“Studieshavediscoveredthatpeoplewithhigherpsychologicalwell-beingaremorelikelytolivehealthierandlongerlives．”可知，研究发现，心理健康程度较高的人更有可能活得更健康、更长寿。选项E“他们也更有可能享受更高质量的生活。”符合语境，故选E。【38题详解】根据“Yourpurposedoesn’tnecessarilyhavetoinvolve(涉及)changingtheworldorsettingagoalofhelpingothersthough．”可知，此处提到了一些目标，选项C“相反，你可以把每天友善作为自己的目标。”符合语境，故选C。【39题详解】根据“Thinkingpositively(积极地)improvesyourpsychologicalwell-being．”可知，本段内容与积极思考相关，选项F“幸运的是，你可以用一些简单的方法来创造这种积极的循环。”符合语境，故选F。【40题详解】根据“Sotakestepstomeetmorepeople．”可知，本段建议多去认识更多的人，建议多社交。选项A“强大的社会支持有助于保持心理健康。”符合语境，故选A。41．although##though42．a43．stressed44．others’45．published46．actor47．truly48．staying49．of50．hastaught【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了在人们的成长过程中，没有固定的模式，不要让别人打乱自己的人生的节奏，应该根据自己的内心去追求梦想。【41题详解】句意：根据英国动机哲学家JayShetty的说法，尽管这对很多人来说都很有效，但我们的生活并没有“正确”的时间表。分析句子结构可知，这里是由although/though引导的让步状语从句，表示“尽管”，故填although/though。【42题详解】句意：几个月前，Shetty演讲《在你感到压力之前》的视频在世界各地的互联网上流行起来。此处是泛指一个视频，应用不定冠词，video是辅音音素开头的单词，应用a修饰，故填a。【43题详解】句意：正如Shetty在视频中所说，我们不必感到压力，不必让自己与同龄人竞争，也不必根据他人的生活来判断自己的生活。get后接形容词作表语，故填stressed。【44题详解】句意：正如Shetty在视频中所说，我们不必感到压力，不必让自己与同龄人竞争，也不必根据他人的生活来判断自己的生活。根据“judge(评价)ourlivesbasedon…(other)．”可知，这里指他人的判断，other意为“别的；其他的；另外的”，这里需用others的名词所有格形式others’，指他人的判断。故填others’。【45题详解】句意：Shetty在鼓舞人心的演讲中指出，英国作家J·K·罗琳在32岁时出版了她著名的《哈利·波特》系列，但遭到了12家出版商的拒绝。描述过去的事情，动词用过去式，故填published。【46题详解】句意：Shetty还提到，中国商人马云直到35岁才创办阿里巴巴集团，而美国演员MorganFreeman直到52岁才获得重大突破。根据“MorganFreeman”可知，摩根·弗里曼是一名演员，这里用act的名词actor，意为“演员”。故填actor。【47题详解】句意：不是所有重要的东西都能被计算出来，也不是所有被计算出来的东西都真正重要。空后的counts是动词，这里用副词修饰，true的副词为truly，意为“真正地”。故填truly。【48题详解】句意：坚持走自己的路的关键是要有耐心，保持自己的激情。空前面的to是介词，这里用动名词，stay的动名词为staying。故填staying。【49题详解】句意：重要的是让人们重新意识到自己的兴趣、需求和关切。根据“gobacktobeingaware．．．theirowninterests,needsandconcerns”可知，这里指让人们重新认识到自己的利益，beingawareoftheirowninterests意为“意识到自己的利益”。故填of。【50题详解】句意：我们应该倾听自己内心声音，忘记世界教会了我们什么，以及我们从周围学到了什么。根据“whatwe’vepickedupfromar