江苏省扬州中学2020届高三英语上学期10月月考试题(含解析)

英语

(满分120分，考试时间120分钟) 第一部分:听力(共两节，满分20分)

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.

音频What does the woman think of the movie?

A. It’s amusing. B. It’s exciting. C. It’s disappointing. 【答案】C 【解析】 【分析】

W: Have you seen the movie “Hangover”? We went to see it last night. M: How was it?

W: Jason thought it was extremely amusing, but I was a bit disappointed. 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 2.

音频How will Susan spend most of her time in France?

A. Traveling around. B. Studying at a school. C. Looking after her aunt. 【答案】A 【解析】 【分析】

M: Susan, I heard you are going to France. How long will you be staying there? W: A whole year. My aunt lives there. I’m going to do a one-month course at a language school and spend the rest of the time traveling. 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。

3.音频What are the speakers talking about?

A. Going out. B. Ordering drinks. C. Preparing for a party. 【答案】C 【解析】 【分析】

M: Let’s see what drinks you’ve got for the party tonight.

W: Everything! Beer, wine, soft drinks like Coke, 7-Up…you name it, I’ve got it! Have you ordered the cake? M: Of course.

【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 4.

音频Where are the speakers?

A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore. 【答案】B 【解析】 【分析】

M: I don’t have a library card. Do I need one?

W: You have to have one only to take books out. You’re okay if you just sit in one of the rooms reading.

M: Well then, I’ll just read here. Thank you. 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 5.

音频What is the man going to do?

A. Go on the Internet. B. Make a phone call. C. Take a train trip. 【答案】A 【解析】 【分析】

W: I wish I knew the times of the trains to London. But our phone’s out of order.

M: Don’t worry, Grandma. I’ll find out for you on the Internet. W: Thank you!

【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。

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。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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6. What is the woman looking for?

A. An information office. B. A police station. C. A shoe repair shop. 7. What is the Town Guide according to the man? A. A brochure. B. A newspaper. C. A map. 【答案】6. C 7. A 【解析】

W: Excuse me. I wonder if you could tell me how to find a place to have my shoes mended. I’m new in town.

M: Ah, there is a good shop not far from here. Go straight ahead and walk about three blocks. I can’t remember the name of the shop, but you’ll find it. It’s near the police station. By the way, you know about the Town Guide? It’s a thin book and has all kinds of useful information. You’ll find one in any bookstore.

W: Thanks a lot! You’ve been so helpful. Let’s see. Did you say the repair shop was three blocks away from here? M: Exactly. W: Thanks again. 【6题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【7题详解】

音频

此题为听力题，解析略。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

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8. What does the man say about the restaurant?

A. It’s the biggest one around. B. It offers many tasty dishes. C. It’s famous for its seafood. 9. What will the woman probably order?

A. Fried fish. B. Roast chicken. C. Beef steak. 【答案】8. B 9. C 【解析】

M: I’ve been here many times. There are quite a lot of delicious dishes to choose from. What are you thinking of ordering?

W: Well, I haven’t decided yet. What are you going to order?

M: I think I’ll have the roast chicken. They really make it well here. W: I had roast chicken yesterday when I ate out with Shelly.

M: Their beef steak is good, too. You can have it served with beans and mushrooms.

W: But I'm not that hungry. Is the fried fish or the seafood salad good? M: Never had them before. Maybe if you get the steak, we could share. W: That sounds like a good idea. 【8题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【9题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

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10. Where will Mr. White be at 11 o’clock?

A. At the office. B. At the airport. C. At the restaurant. 11. What will Mr. White probably do at one in the afternoon?

A. Receive a guest. B. Have a meeting. C. Read a report. 12. When will Miss Wilson see Mr. White?

A. At lunch time. B. Late in the afternoon. C. The next morning. 【答案】10. B 11. B 12. C 【解析】

W: Hello, Mr. White. Do you think it’s possible for us to talk sometime today? M: I’d love to, Miss Wilson, but I’ve got a pretty tight schedule today. I’ve got to finish reading the yearly financial report by 10. Then I have to drive to the airport to pick up an advertiser at 11. After that, I’ll have a meeting with him over lunch. W: Can I see you after lunch?

M: Well, let me see…after lunch, I have to attend a senior staff meeting, which may last about two hours. Can you come at 3? We can talk for an hour before I meet my sales team at 4.

W: I’m afraid an hour is too short. What about tomorrow morning? M: 9 to 11, then. I’ll wait for you at the office. W: OK, see you then. 【10题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【11题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【12题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13. Why is Bill going to Germany?

A. To work on a project. B. To study German. C. To start a new company. 14. What did the woman dislike about Germany?

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A. The weather. B. The food. C. The schools. 15. What does Bill hope to do about his family?

A. Bring them to Germany. B. Leave them in England. C. Visit them in a few months.

16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Fellow-travelers. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates. 【答案】13. A 14. B 15. A 16. B 【解析】

W: Hey, Bill. I hear they’re going to send you to Germany for the new project. M: Boy, news travels fast around here! I only got the orders a couple of hours ago. Rachel doesn’t even know…

W: Oh, no? So, what are you waiting for? When do you plan to tell her? M: Well, she is at work at the moment. She doesn’t finish until 5. I’ll have to wait until tonight now, I suppose.

W: Well, I was posted there before, back in 2020. It’s OK — a bit like England, really. At least the weather is similar, and the people aren’t much different. The only thing I didn’t like is the food, especially the sausages. What do you intend to do about the family? Are you going to take them with you? M: Well, I’d like to, but I don’t know much about the situation at the moment…you know, about schools and all that. But I hope to move the family out there in a couple of months’ time. I don’t think I want to spend a year and a half out there on my ownI mean, without Rachel and the kids. I mean, I don’t see that much of them now as it is.

W: Yeah. Well, that’s the way it is normally in our company, I suppose. [ M: Yeah. Well, we’ll see. Let me pay for the coffee. W: No, no. I’ll pay. 【13题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【14题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【15题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【16题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

音频

17. When did it rain last time in Juárez?

A. Three days ago. B. A month ago. C. A year ago. 18. What season is it now in Juárez? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. 19. What are the elderly advised to do?

A. Take a walk in the afternoon. B. Keep their homes cool. C. Drink plenty of water.

20. What is the speaker doing?

A. Hosting a radio program. B. Conducting a seminar. C. Forecasting the weather.

【答案】17. C 18. A 19. C 20. A 【解析】

W: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our program. I’m Jenny Jackson. The weather here in Juárez has become unbearable. With no rains for over a year, the city is suffering from unusually hot weather. Some light showers have been forecast since last month, but all of them have been effective in surrounding areas. Summer has not even started yet, but temperatures have reached 40 degrees centigrade in the past three days. And people have been warned not to go out of their homes — not if you walk on foot, at least — between 11

in the morning and 7 in the evening. Little kids and the elderly are the ones who have suffered the most from this extreme heat wave. They must drink water all the time. To help our audience have a better understanding of this extreme weather, we have invited Prof. Torres from University of Mexico to our studio this evening. 【17题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【18题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【19题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。 【20题详解】

此题为听力题，解析略。

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分35分)

第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21.The selection of the date was rather _______, since it mattered little to most of the club members who were free during the holidays. A. fundamental. B. arbitrary. C. ambiguous. D. thorough. 【答案】B 【解析】

【详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：日期的选择是相当随意的，因为对大多数在假期里有空的俱乐部成员来说，这无关紧要。A. fundamental基本的；B. arbitrary随意的，任意的；C. ambiguous 模糊的；D. thorough彻底的。表示“随意的”，故选B.

22.____ making decisions, the human brain cannot be compared with the computer because in the long process of evolution the slow pace of life didn't require such an ability of the human brain.

A. On behalf of B. In contrast to C. In salute to D. In terms of 【答案】D 【解析】

【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：在做决定方面，人类的大脑无法与计算机相比，因为在漫长的进化过程中，生活的缓慢节奏并不需要人类大脑有这样的能力。A. On behalf of代表；B. In contrast to相反；C. In salute to表示敬意；D. In terms of按照，在…方面。此处指在做决定方面，故选D.

23._______ the temperature might drop, it’s wise of you to prepare some coal in advance.

A. Considering. B. Considered. C. To consider. D. Having considered. 【答案】A 【解析】

【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：考虑到温度可能下降，你提前准备一些煤是明智的。句中you和动词consider是主动关系，用动词-ing形式，此处没有涉及动作先后，所以用一般式。故选A.

24.Occasions are not uncommon______we have to cancel our plan due to something unexpected.

A. where. B. that . C. which. D. when. 【答案】D 【解析】

【详解】考查定语从句。句意：由于一些意想不到的事情，我们不得不取消计划，这种情况并不少见。句中包含定语从句，先行词是Occasions，在定语从句中作时间状语，指“在这种情况下”，用关系副词when引导。故选D.

【点睛】分析定语从句关键抓住两点：第一、找准先行词；第二、看先行词在定语从句中所作的成分。先行词往往为名词或代词，如本题中先行词为名词Occasions，

再分析先行词Occasions在定语从句中所作的成分，将先行词Occasions带到从句中可知作时间状语，故确定关系词when.

25.On a wagon _____ for the market, there is a calf with mournful eyes, and high above him is a swallow, _______ swiftly through the sky.

A. bound; flying. B. bounding; flying. C. bounded; flew. D. bound; flew. 【答案】A 【解析】

【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：在一辆开往市场的马车上，有一只目光忧郁的小牛犊，在它的上方是一只燕子，在天空中疾飞。句中a calf和动词bind是被动关系，指牛犊被束缚在马车上，第一空用过去分词作定语。swallow和动词fly是主动关系，第二空用-ing形式作状语。故选A.

26.Such behavior will _______ your reputation, so better think before you leap.

A. compromise. B. communicate. C. compensate. D. combine. 【答案】A 【解析】

【详解】考查动词辨析。句意：这种行为会损害你的声誉，所以最好三思而后行。A. compromise危害，妥协；B. communicate交流；C. compensate补偿；D. combine联合，结合。此处指危害声誉，故选A.

27.__________, the old man even had no money to buy a bus ticket. A. As his wallet stolen. B. His wallet being stolen. C. His wallet stolen. D. Stealing his wallet. 【答案】C 【解析】

【详解】考查主格结构。句意：他的钱包被偷，这位老人甚至没有钱买车票。因为前后句的主语不一致，所以要用主格结构。His wallet和动词steal的被

动关系，用过去分词表被动，相当于As his wallet was stolen. A项没有谓语动词，不是句子。此处不表示动作进行，不用being stolen. steal的主语不是the old man，不用Stealing形式。A、B、D都错误，故选C.

【点睛】主格结构，是由“名词或代词+现在分词、过去分词、不定式、形容词短语、名词短语、介词短语或副词短语”构成的一种结构。在该结构中，名词或代词与其后的部分构成逻辑上的主谓关系，用来修饰谓语动词或整个句子。在句中作状语，表示“时间、条件、原因、伴随，方式或结果” 等含义。其位置比较灵活，放于句首句末均可。 1. 名词（代词）+ 现在分词

The clock striking twelve, I went to bed. （表原因） 2. 名词（代词）+ 过去分词

He lay there on his back, his teeth set, his right hand clenched on his breast. （表伴随）

Enough time given, she will surely do the job better. （表条件） 3. 名词（代词）+ 不定式

Here are the first three volumes, the fourth one to come out next month. （表伴随）

4. 名词（代词）+ 形容词短语

Her face pale with anger, she rose to go away. （表原因） I saw a deep pond, the water blue like the sky. （表结果） 5. 名词（代词）+ 介词短语

Child in arms, a few women stood there chatting. （表方式） 6. 名词（代词）+ 副词短语

Summer over, the students returned to school. （表原因） 7. 名词（代词）+ 名词短语

His first shot a failure, Tom fired again. （表原因） 8. with复合结构

“with复合结构”也是主格结构的一种，同样十分重要。在句中表示“原因，结果，伴随，方式”等情况。

28.______ has caused great confusion is ______ he made it without anyone else’s help.

A. What; that. B. What; how. C. It; how. D. It; that. 【答案】B 【解析】

【详解】考查名词性从句。句意：让人极大困惑的是他如何在没有别人帮助的情况下做到这一点的。表示“让人困惑的事情”用what引导主语从句，表示“如何做到的”用how表方式，引导表语从句。故选B.

29.I _______ you not to touch my ink---now it’s spilt and my paperwork has been spoiled.

A. tell. B. have told. C. told. D. was telling. 【答案】C 【解析】

【详解】考查动词时态。句意：我告诉过你不要碰我的墨水——现在墨水泼出来了，我的文件也被弄脏了。此处强调过去发生的事，用一般过去时。故选C.

30.Thanks for bringing so many beautiful balloons, which____the festival atmosphere.

A. led to. B. added to. C. appealed to. D. turned to. 【答案】B 【解析】

【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：谢谢你带来这么多漂亮的气球，增添了节日的气氛。A. led to导致；B. added to增加，增添；C. appealed to呼吁，要求；D. turned to求助于。表示“增加”，故选B.

31.We considered him to be our friend, _______ did many others he cheated. A. who. B. so. C. as. D. which.

【答案】C 【解析】

【详解】考查倒装句。考查句意：我们认为他是我们的朋友，那些被他欺骗过的人也这样认为。as表示“正如，也一样”，引导倒装句。故选C.

32.I’m _______to hear that Bob has asked Mary to marry him; I’ve always thought they were made for each other.

A. green with envy. B. white as a sheet. C. black and blue. D. tickled pink. 【答案】D 【解析】

【详解】考查情景交际。句意：听说鲍勃向玛丽求婚，我高兴极了。我一直认为他们是为彼此而生的。A. green with envy非常嫉妒；B. white as a sheet苍白如纸；C. black and blue遍体鳞伤；D. tickled pink非常高兴。此处表示非常高兴，故选D.

33.In front of the two trees which have been destroyed in the typhoon ___ a group of young kids.

A. sit. B. are sitting. C. sitting. D. sat. 【答案】A 【解析】

【详解】考查动词时态和倒装句。句意：在被台风摧毁的两棵树前面有一群小孩。介词短语In front of the two trees放在句首，句子全部倒装。正常语序是：A group of young kids sit in front of the two trees which have been destroyed in the typhoon.排除B项和C项，此处表示现在的动作用一般现在时，故选A.

34.Sales of CDs have declined dramatically since the early 2020s, when people ______ to enjoy music downloaded from the internet. A. have begun. B. began. C. begin. D. would begin. 【答案】B

【解析】

【详解】考查动词时态。句意：自2020年代初以来，CD的销量急剧下降，当时人们开始享受从互联网下载的音乐。when引导的是定语从句，此处指the early 2020s发生的事，用一般过去时。故选B.

35.---Indeed, last month IBM finally gave up its mainframe business, its CEO saying that they had_______________, since fewer and fewer people wanted mainframes.

A. killed the fatted calf. B. seen the handwriting on the wall. C. reaped what they had sown. D. hired themselves out. 【答案】B 【解析】

【详解】考查情景交际。句意：事实上，上个月IBM终于放弃了它的大型机业务，它的CEO说他们已经看到了不祥之兆，因为越来越少的人需要大型机。A. killed the fatted calf热情款待；B. seen the handwriting on the wall觉察到不祥之兆；C. reaped what they had sown种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆；D. hired themselves out投靠某人。根据fewer and fewer people wanted mainframes.可知大型机的需求越来越少，表示看到了不祥之兆，故选B.

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

It’s no___36___that kids love dinosaurs. Many of them have even gone through what’s called a “dinosaur phase”--- a period of time___37___they can’t stop talking about dinosaurs, can’t___38___without hearing a dinosaur bedtime story, and use a backpack with a dinosaur pattern on it.

Adults may have long___39___out of their dinosaur phase, but somehow the appeal is still there.

The___40___consists in the success of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park, and every following installment of the series. And in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which was___41___in Chinese mainland cinemas on June

15, these ancient beasts are taking over the___42___world once again.

National Geographic has an explanation behind the animals’___43___: Dinosaurs are “___44___science and imagination meet”, which is probably what makes them so appealing, to kids and adults alike.

Dinosaurs are often compared to dragons, but are seen as cooler because they’re___45___. The huge skeletons in museums prove their existence millions of years ago on the same Earth that we now live on. ___46___, new discoveries have been made in different parts of the world that open up a bigger___47___of these ancient species. And how they went extinct is also a popular subject of___48___studies.

However, we still seem to know so little about dinosaurs, and have to rely on our ___49___when it___50___to questions like “How did they live?”, “What did they sound like?” and “How fast could they run?”. It’s this sense of mystery that___51___ dinosaurs’ attraction compared to other fierce animals like lions and tigers --- animals that can easily be seen in today’s zoos.

But there’s more to this dinosaur appeal.

According to Guardian reporter Brian Switek, humans are fascinated by dinosaurs not just because we’re interested in their history, but also because we’re trying to have a better understanding of human history.

“Dinosaurs___52___be Hollywood monsters, objects of scientific fascination and everything___53___, but at the root of it, our fascination with them___54___from wanting to know more about the prehistory we___55___,” he wrote.

“The dinosaur story is part of our own.” 36. A. wonder B. secret C. doubt D. question 37. A. that B. which C. when D. while

38. A. eat B. work C. play D. sleep 39. A. left B. grown C. jumped D. run 40. A. truth B. answer C. proof D. matter 41. A. shot B. introduced C. prepared D. released 42. A. competitive B. fantastic C. modern D. magic 43. A. popularity B. success C. eternity D. extinction 44. A. what B. when C. how D. where

45. A. invented B. imaginary C. real D. authentic 46. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Hence 47. A. image B. window C. sight D. picture

48. A. literary B. scientific C. humanitarian D. societal 49. A. imagination B. determination C. perseverance D. ambition 50. A. relates B. corresponds C. comes D. refers 51. A. leads to B. turns to C. points to D. adds to 52. A. can B. must C. should D. may

53. A. in brief B. in case C. in between D. in the middle 54. A. hears B. originates C. dates D. differs 55. A. make B. discover C. write D. share

【答案】36. B 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. C 41. D 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. C 46. A 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. C 51. D 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. D 【解析】 【分析】

本文是说明文，介绍了孩子们和成年人都喜欢恐龙的事实，分析了其原因。指出人类对恐龙的痴迷源于我们想要更多地了解和恐龙共有的史前历史。 【36题详解】

考查名词辨析。A. wonder惊奇；B. secret秘密；C. doubt怀疑；D. question

问题。此处指孩子们喜欢恐龙已经不是什么秘密了，下文是孩子们喜欢恐龙的事实。故选B. 【37题详解】

考查副词辨析。A. that那；B. which哪一个；C. when何时；D. while当……时候。句中包含定语从句，先行词是time，在定语从句中作时间状语，指“在这个阶段”，故选C. 【38题详解】

考查动词辨析。A. eat吃；B. work工作；C. play玩；D. sleep睡觉。与句中they can’t stop talking about dinosaurs呼应，此处指孩子们在dinosaur phase不停地谈论恐龙，不听恐龙的睡前故事就不睡觉，说明了孩子们对恐龙的痴迷。故选D.

【39题详解】

考查动词辨析，A. left离开；B. grown成长，发展；C. jumped跳跃；D. run跑。此处指成年人可能早已走出了恐龙阶段，但不知何故，恐龙的吸引力依然存在。指已经发展过了这个阶段，故选B. 【40题详解】

考查名词辨析。A. truth真理；B. answer答案；C. proof证明；D. matter事件。本段中Jurassic Park和Jurassic World系列是恐龙对成年人吸引力仍在的证明，故选C. 【41题详解】

考查动词辨析。A. shot射击；B. introduced介绍；C. prepared准备；D. released发行，发布。此处指Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom在6月15日中国影院上映，指电影发行上映，故选D. 【42题详解】

考查形容词辨析。A. competitive竞争的；B. fantastic奇异的；C. modern现代的；D. magic不可思议的。此处指在电影Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom中这些古老的野兽再次占领了现代世界，指现代世界，故选C.

【43题详解】

考查名词辨析。A. popularity流行；B. success成功；C. eternity永恒；D. extinction灭绝。国家地理杂志对恐龙的流行有解释，指恐龙的流行，深受人们的喜爱。故选A. 【44题详解】

考查副词辨析。A. what什么；B. when什么时候；C. how怎样；D. where……的地方。此处指科学与想象汇合的地方，指科学和想象的融合。故选D. 【45题详解】

考查形容词辨析。A. invented发明的；B. imaginary虚构的；C. real真实的；D. authentic真正的。人们常把恐龙和龙相比，但认为恐龙更酷是因为恐龙是真实的，因为恐龙确实存在。故选C. 【46题详解】

考查副词辨析。A. Meanwhile同时；B. Therefore因此；C. However然而；D. Hence因此。此处指恐龙是真实的，博物馆里巨大的恐龙骨架证明了它们的存在，同时，在世界各地都有关于恐龙的新发现。前后句是并列关系，故选A. 【47题详解】

考查名词辨析。A. image想象；B. window窗户；C. sight景象；D. picture图片。此处指这些新发现给我们展示了这种古老物种更大的图片，使我们能更多了解它们。故选D. 【48题详解】

考查形容词辨析。A. literary文学的；B. scientific科学的；C. humanitarian人道主义的；D. societal社会的。根据上文Dinosaurs are “___9___science and imagination meet”和常识可知恐龙是科学和想象的结合，研究恐龙是怎样灭绝的属于一个科学研究的主题，故选B. 【49题详解】

考查名词辨析。A. imagination想象；B. determination决心；C. perseverance毅力；D. ambition抱负。由于我们对恐龙的了解较少，所以对于许多问题只能依

靠我们的想象。故选A. 【50题详解】

考查动词辨析。A. relates涉及；B. corresponds符合；C. comes来自；D. refers参考。此处指涉及到恐龙是怎样生存的，能跑多么快等问题。come to“涉及”，故选C. 【51题详解】

考查动词短语辨析。A. leads to导致；B. turns to求助于；C. points to指向；D. adds to增加。正是恐龙的神秘感增加了其魅力，表示“增加”，故选D. 【52题详解】

考查情态动词辨析。A. can能，会；B. must必须；C. should应该；D. may可以。恐龙可能是好莱坞的怪物，是具有科学魅力的事物，也可以是介于两者之间的任何东西。表示可能，故选A. 【53题详解】

考查介词短语辨析。A. in brief简言之；B. in case万一；C. in between介于两者之间；D. in the middle在中间。与句中Hollywood monsters, objects of scientific fascination呼应，此处指介于怪兽和具有科学魅力的事物之间的任何东西，故选C. 【54题详解】

考查动词辨析。A. hears听见；B. originates起源于；C. dates定于；D. differs有异议。我们对恐龙的痴迷源于我们想要更多地了解我们共同拥有的史前历史，表示起源于，故选B. 【55题详解】

考查动词辨析。A. make生产；B. discover发现；C. write写；D. share共享。与上文we’re trying to have a better understanding of human history.呼应，此处指我们对恐龙的痴迷源于我们想要更多地了解我们共同拥有的史前历史，指我们人类和恐龙共同拥有的历史。故选D.

【点睛】完形填空的解题技巧之一就是要根据上下文来学会“推理”出最佳选项。

同学们要遵循“上下求索”的原则来查找信息。例如，第小题3与句中they can’t stop talking about dinosaurs呼应，此处指孩子们在dinosaur phase时期不停地谈论恐龙，不听恐龙的睡前故事就不睡觉，说明了孩子们对恐龙的痴迷。小题13根据上文Dinosaurs are “___9___science and imagination meet”和常识可知恐龙是科学和想象的结合，研究恐龙是怎样灭绝的属于一个科学研究的主题。小题20与上文we’re trying to have a better understanding of human history.呼应，此处指我们对恐龙的痴迷源于我们想要更多地了解我们共同拥有的史前历史，指我们人类和恐龙共同拥有的历史。

第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A

You have a choice of three Supafone Mobile Digital access plans: Leisuretime, Executive and Highflier. They are designed to meet the needs of light, moderate and high-volume users. Calls in each plan are charged at only two rates: short-distance and long-distance. You enjoy big savings with off-peak calls.

LEISURETIME

Your mobile phone is mainly for personal use. You use your phone to keep family and friends in touch. You don’t want to strain your budget(预算紧张).

With this plan you enjoy the lowest monthly access fee and extremely competitive costs for calls. However, a monthly minimum call charge applies.

EXECUTIVE

You’re in business and need to be able to call your office and your clients whenever the need arises. You value the convenience of a mobile phone but need to keep a close eye on costs.

For frequent users: the monthly access fee is slightly higher, but you enjoy the savings of a discounted call rate.

HIGHFLIER

You are always on the move and communications are critical. You need to be able to call and be called wherever you are—world-wide.

As a high-volume user you pay an access fee of just $60 a month but even lower call rates.

56. You will have to pay a minimum amount for call each month for . A. the Leisuretime plan. B. the Executive plan. C. the Highflier plan. D. all of the three plans.

57. The Executive plan is primarily intended for people who need a mobile phone for .

A. their work. B. keeping in contact with their family. C. global communication. D. personal use.

58. It costs for a 50-second short-distance call at 8 p. m., Friday, on Highflier plan.

A. 30.2 cents. B. 15.2 cents. C. 15 cents. D. 30 cents. 【答案】56. A 57. A 58. C 【解析】 【分析】

本文属于广告类阅读，向我们介绍了三种通话的话费优惠，使读者能根据自己需要选择合适的计划。 【56题详解】

细节理解题。根据LEISURETIME中With this plan you enjoy the lowest monthly access fee and extremely competitive costs for calls.和第二个表格中Monthly Access Fee中的数据可知Leisuretime plan每月的花费是$35，Executive plan每月的花费是$46，Highflier plan每月的花费是$60.比较可知，通话费用最低的是Leisuretime plan.故选A. 【57题详解】

细节理解题。根据EXECUTIVE中You’re in business and need to be able to call your office and your clients whenever the need arises.可知此款业务适用于做生意工作，需要随时打电话给办公室和客户。故选A. 【58题详解】

推理判断题。题干中所给信息是计算用Highflier plan，周五8 p. m，50秒钟短途电话通话费用。根据第一个表格中信息判断属于off peak非高峰时间，计算时间按30秒为单位，最后计算单位是cent.第二个表格中Highflier和short-distance两项对应的数值是7.6cents,50秒按2个30秒单位计算，收费是7.6×2＝15.2cents,计算到cents应该是15.故选C.

【点睛】细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：

1.略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨。本文向我们介绍了三种通话的话费优惠，使读者能根据自己需要选择合适的计划。

2.按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实。

3.将精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。如小题1根据LEISURETIME中With this plan you enjoy the lowest monthly access fee and extremely competitive costs for calls.和第二个表格中Monthly Access Fee中的数据可知Leisuretime plan每月的花费是$35，Executive plan每月的花费是$46，Highflier plan每月的花费是$60.比较可知，通话费用最低的是Leisuretime plan.小题2根据EXECUTIVE中You’re in business and need to be able to call your office and your clients whenever the need arises.可知此款业务适用于做生意工作，需要随时打电话给办公室和客户。 B

At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence; but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigor and resistance which, though imperceptible at first, will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.

This decline in vigor with the passing of time is called ageing. It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, accidents and disease we shall eventually \"die of old age\person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favor of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer—on into a ninth or tenth decade. But the chances are against

it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are.

Normal people tend to forget this process unless and until they are reminded of it. We are so familiar with the fact that man ages, that people have for years assumed that the process of losing vigor with time, of becoming more likely to die the older we get, was something self-evident, like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes. They have also assumed that all animals, and probably other organisms such as trees, or even the universe itself, must in the nature of things \"wear out\".

Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact an out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics (热力学) (whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present). But these are not analogous to what happens when man ages. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound. An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending. But a watch could never repair itself—it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction. We could,at one time, repair ourselves—well enough, at least, to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents. Between twelve and eighty years we gradually lose this power; an illness which at twelve would knock us over, at eighty can knock us out, and into our grave. If we could stay as vigorous as we are at twelve, it would take about 700 years for half of us to die, and another 700 for the survivors to be reduced by half again. 59. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. Our first twelve years represent the peak of human development. B. People usually are unhappy when reminded of ageing.

C. Normally only a few of us can live to the eighties and nineties. D. People are usually less likely to die at twelve years old.

60. The word \"it\" in the last sentence of Paragraph Two refers to . A. remaining alive until 65. B. remaining alive after 80. C. dying before 65 or after 80. D. dying between 65 and 80.

61. What do the examples of watch show?

A. Normally people are quite familiar with the ageing process. B. All animals and other organisms undergo the ageing process. C. The law of thermodynamics functions in the ageing process. D. Human's ageing process is different from that of mechanisms. 【答案】59. A 60. B 61. D 【解析】 【分析】

本文围绕“衰老”这一话题展开论述，指出了人体生命力变化的抛物线趋势，12岁最旺盛，人类的衰老不可抗拒，人类的衰老和机械装置的衰老过程有很大区别。 【59题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence;可知人在十二岁的时候，身体最旺盛。但它还没有达到全部大小和力量，还没有达到全部智力发展高峰。A项错误，故选A. 【60题详解】

猜测词义题。根据第二段中Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer—on into a ninth or tenth decade. But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are.可知一些人去世较早，少数人能活到90多岁到100岁。

根据句中but和下文我们希望存活的时间实际上是有限的，指代前面提到的活到90多岁到100岁的长寿情况，故选B. 【61题详解】

推理判断题。根据第四段中But a watch could never repair itself—it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction. We could,at one time, repair ourselves—well enough, at least, to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents.可知破损的手表由于自身结构问题，不能像人类一样进行自我修复。人类的自我修复可以在一定程度上缓解病痛，延长生命。用手表的例子是为了说明人类和手表等机械装置的衰老是有较大区别的。故选D.

【点睛】代词指代题要求同学们根据语境的逻辑关系、判断画线的人称代词或指示代词在文章中指代的对象，包括考查it（指动物，无生命的事物、特定的事件或人），they/them(指代人、物、事件的复数名词)，he/she等人称代词的指代意义，以及指示代词this，that，these，those等在文章中的指代意义，考查同学们对文章中叙述特定的人，物，事件的认知能力。解答这类题时，同学们要认真阅读画线词所在句和前后临近句的内容，分析人称转换和动作变换的详细过程，理清来龙去脉和前后的因果关系，从而准确推断其指代的对象。例如，在第2小题中，根据第二段中Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer—on into a ninth or tenth decade. But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are.可知一些人去世较早，少数人能活到90多岁到100岁。根据句中but和下文我们希望存活的时间实际上是有限的，指代前面提到的活到90多岁到100岁的长寿情况。 C

Racket, din clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is America’s most widespread nuisance. But noise is more than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to people’s health. Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and

psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds—sometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night.

The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability is so apparent, legislators have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other thing may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health.

Of many health hazards to noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measurable by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increases probability of disease and infection. The people more likely to be affected may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in health persons may have serious consequences for these already ill in mind or body.

Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest.

Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not

yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard. 62. The author’s attitude toward noise would best be described as ___. A. unrealistic. B. traditional. C. concerned. D. hysterical.

63. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage? A. Noise is a major problem and most people recognize its importance. B. Although noise can be annoying, it is not a major problem. C. Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such. D. Noise is a major problem about which nothing can be done. . The author condemns noise essentially because it ___. A. is against the law.

B. can make some people irritable. C. is a nuisance.

D. does harm to people’s health.

65. The author would probably consider research about the effects noise has on people to be ___. A. unimportant. B. impossible. C. a waste of money. D. essential.

【答案】62. C 63. C . D 65. D 【解析】 【分析】

本文是有关噪音污染的文章，文中介绍了噪音对我们生活的影响和对健康的危害，人们要对此提高警觉和认识。 【62题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段unwanted sound is America’s most widespread nuisance.和It constitutes a real and present danger to people’s health.第三段The people more likely to be affected may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases.第四段Noise affects us throughout our lives.最后一段Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers?等信息可知噪音影响我们的生活，损害我们的健康。作者对噪音问题是关心的，故选C. 【63题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第一段It constitutes a real and present danger to people’s health.第三段The people more likely to be affected may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases.第四段Noise affects us throughout our lives.最后一段Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated.等信息可知噪音影响我们的生活，损害我们的健康，但人们对此危险还没有警觉。Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such.概括了全文主旨，故选C. 【题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段It constitutes a real and present danger to people’s health.第三段The people more likely to be affected may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases.第四段Noise affects us throughout our lives.可知噪音对人们的健康构成了现实的威胁，会引发心脏病和其他疾病，会影响我们一生。作者谴责噪音主要是因为它对健康的危害，故选D.

【65题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated.可知人们对噪音危险还没有警觉，可能是因为噪音和许多残疾或疾病之间的联系还没有得到确切的证实。所以对噪音危害和他们之间关系的研究是必要的。故选D. 【点睛】概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词)。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时，务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。该文是介绍一个研究发现，根据第一段It constitutes a real and present danger to people’s health.第三段The people more likely to be affected may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases.第四段Noise affects us throughout our lives.最后一段Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated.等信息可知噪音影响我们的生活，损害我们的健康，但人们对此危险还没有警觉。Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such.概括了全文主旨。 D

An old man in a faded yellow shirt sat in a windowless room on a raised concrete form. The only source of heat came from somewhere beneath the plastic mattress and the rough blanket the blank-faced police woman had handed him after taking his thumb prints. He heard voices and metallic clang as the cell door swung open.

At the front desk a tired looking policeman handed the old man back his belongings, his worn-out cap and the Seiko watch that had stopped working the day his beloved Evelyn left. The policeman dramatically held the blue

plastic bag at an arm’s length to the old man who took it and made sure its contents were undamaged: the goat meat, palm oil, leaves and spices. He ignored the confused expression on the officer’s face and signed the document declaring he had been returned the possessions they had taken off him the night before.

No one spoke to him as he walked slowly towards the exit.

“Mr. Easy-nwa?” He stopped and prayed to the God who now took care of Evelyn to please take him far away from this unhappy place of expressionless faces, clipped accents and people who did not even attempt to pronounce his name right.

“Ezenwa,” He said and looked at a woman with tangerine lips, her name tag said Jessica Harlow, Social Services. “A bit far from home”，she said as she drove fast and with confidence the way Evelyn used to. He wondered if she meant the 50 miles from Liverpool or the 50,000 miles from Enugu，a city in Nigeria. He did not bother replying as this woman had plenty to say about the weather, bad drivers, her daughter’s school play

At last she drew up outside the block of flats where he lived.

“Got here in the end”，said she seriously, “Really Mr. Easy-nwa, if you keep getting lost, we will have to consider moving you into a home”. “No need, I was not lost，”he answered.

He carefully rolled up the sleeves of the oversize bomber jacket he wore and turned on the tap to wash his hands, relieved the pipes were not frozen. In a clean pan he placed the chopped pieces of goat meat. The herbs and spices that had taken him three months to track down, the uziza seeds had taken him into the heart of Granby Market in Liverpool, his uchanwu leaves down a shady back alley in Manchester, and yesterday, among other food items, the finest goat meat from a Sierra Leonean Butcher in Birmingham. That had taken some

time, so much he missed the last train and when the police found him shivering outside the locked up station, so cold he couldn’t answer loudly enough the pink-faced big copper who yelled in his face, “What’s your name sir?” spraying his face with spittle (吐沫）as he did so, leaving them with no choice but to search an exhausted, frozen old black man and finding him in possession of mysterious condiments (调味品）including a bag of dried bitter-leaf which could of course be mistaken for anything that resulted in him getting read his rights and charged with possession?

He lifted the lid of the bubbling soup, the room was filled with the rich and spicy scent of his culinary (烹饪的）effort. He served two bowls, taking the chipped one and placing the other opposite where Evelyn would have sat. He would tell her about his adventure, it was their anniversary and this was the perfect pepper soup to celebrate.

Ken Onyia, UK (Nigeria) Commonwealth Sport Short Story Prize 66. Why was Mr. Ezenwa taken to the prison for a night? A. He was too weak to move.

B. He couldn’t find his way back home. C. He then had nowhere else to go. D. He was suspected of possessing drugs. 67. When Mr. Ezenwa was to leave the prison, A. his thumb print was taken immediately B. the policeman was confused about what he had C. a social worker was assigned to drive him back home D. the policeman was so kind as not to damage his belongings 68. What did Mr. Ezenwa do for his wedding anniversary? A. He collected all sorts of valuables as presents. B. He cooked native food as a surprise for his wife.

C. He prepared a special Nigerian pepper soup carefully. D. He travelled a lot, attempting to get his wife back. 69. What words can be used to describe Mr. Ezenwa? A. Hopeless and pessimistic. B. Mysterious and troublesome. C. Affectionate and persistent. D. Energetic and sympathetic.

70. What theme does the author want to express through the story? A. Racial prejudice. B. Hard life of the elderly. C. Struggle for freedom. D. Preservation of tradition.

【答案】66. D 67. C 68. C 69. C 70. A 【解析】

试题分析：该文讲述的是一个买调味料，却被误认为携带毒品被抓了起来的一个深情而执着的黑人（an exhausted, frozen old black man）的经历。 【66题详解】

D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中leaving them with no choice but to search an exhausted, frozen old black man and finding him in possession of mysterious condiments (调味品）including a bag of dried bitter-leafwhich could of course be mistaken for anything that resulted in him getting read his rights and charged with possession可知，Mr. Ezenwa被关进监狱，是由于被误认为携带毒品。故该题正确答案为D. 【67题详解】

C细节信息题。根据文中的…a woman with tangerine lips,her name tag said Jessica Harlow, Social Services. “A bit far from home”，she saidas she drove fast.可知，在他离开监狱时，一个社会工作者被指派开车送他回去。故该题正确答

案为C. 【68题详解】

C细节信息题。根据文章最后一段可知，为了他们的周年纪念，他做了胡辣汤。故该题正确答案为C. 【69题详解】

C推理判断题。A. Hopeless and pessimistic. 绝望、悲观的；B. Mysterious and troublesome.故弄玄虚、麻烦的；C. Affectionate and persistent.深情、 执着的；D. Energetic and sympathetic.精力充沛的、有同情心的；根据文章所讲的这个男的为了他和妻子的周年纪念费劲心力地去做顿好吃的可知，他很深情。而文中The herbs and spices thathad taken him three monthsto track down可知他很执着。故该题正确答案为C. 【70题详解】

A主旨大意题。通读全文可知，该文讲述的是一个买调味料，却被误认为携带毒品被抓了起来的一个深情而执着的黑人（an exhausted, frozen old black man）的经历。故其突出的主题应为A. Racial prejudice.种族歧视。 考点：记叙文的阅读

第四部分 任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意:请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

On a visit to Sussex on February 16th, David Cameron announced that, if the Conservatives win the election on May 7th, young people who are out of work, education or training for six months will have to do unpaid community work to get benefits. The speech was part of a pre-election push to show the Conservative Party is tough on welfare reform (though critics insist such schemes rarely promote employment). “The well-worn path—from the school gate down to the job centre and on to a life on benefits—has got to be wiped away,” said the prime minister.

The welfare bill has fallen a bit as unemployment drops. But the main attempt to reform working-age benefits—known as universal credit (UC)—has gone away. In 2020 Mr Cameron said it would be part of “the most ambitious and fundamental changes to the welfare system since it began”. The latest stage of UC was also started from February 16th, but its future is not certain at all.

UC combines six working-age benefits, including tax credits, housing benefit and job-seeker’s allowance, into a single payment. It aims to provide the poorest Britons with a ladder to climb out of welfare dependency by simplifying a system that provides perverse incentives(反常动力) to stay on benefits rather than work. Its champion, Iain Duncan Smith, the secretary for work and pensions, claims it is as much about changing culture as about saving money.

The project has crawled along, hitting many obstacles on the way, such as an overly ambitious timetable that had to be reset in 2020 and an IT system that had to be abandoned, costing tens of millions of pounds. Mr Duncan Smith debated often with George Osborne, the harder-nosed chancellor of the exchequer(财政大臣).

Other problems have come from technical complexities, such as linking the tax system’s computers with those at the department for work and pensions. Critics say that moving all claims online is foolish when many people do not even have access to a computer. Similarly foolish, they say, are plans to pay benefits monthly rather than weekly to people who cannot budget, and to give housing benefit to applicants who may waste it rather than directly to the landlords of their government-funded housing. Defenders say the poor need to be given more responsibility. “The current benefits system is just ‘process and pay’,” says Christian Guy, Mr Duncan Smith’s former

speechwriter, now head of the Centre for Social Justice. “UC makes the assumption of ambition.”

This week’s limited demonstration will mean that 250 job centres—roughly one in three—will offer UC. But these numbers refer to a system used for single recipients with no dependents. The bigger “digital” system, covering complex applicants with children, has not yet been tested. “The reason this week’s announcement means nothing is that we are still not sure if the system works for most people,” says Jonathan Portes of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. “They’re producing a system they are not going to use.” The government hoped that 1 million people would be using UC by April 2020, but only ,000 have used it so far.

There is no guarantee it will be carried out in full, even if the Tories form the next government. “I wouldn’t put money on UC continuing under either major party,” says Colin Talbot of the University of Manchester. Opponents say gains will be the lowest. They accuse Mr Duncan Smith and his team of trying to change the world. Mr Guy contradicts: “At least someone is trying.”

Title: The government’s welfare reform is in ___71___ Introduction ◆David Cameron expressed his ____72____ to promote welfare reform if the Conservatives win the election. ◆The welfare bill has dropped because of increasing ____74____. Present ___73___ ◆The latest stage of universal credit, ____75____ UC, was started in spite of its uncertain future, ____76____ six working-age benefits into a single payment. Obstacles and ◆It caused many debates among experts. problems ◆Moving all claims online is not practical because computers are not ___77___to many people. ◆The poor need to be given more responsibility. ◆The reason this week’s limited demonstration means nothing is that we still ____78____ if the system works for most people ◆Colin Talbot wouldn’t put money on UC ____79____. ◆Opponents are not optimistic about the gains. ◆Mr. Guy insists that trying is ____80____ than waiting. Different attitudes

【答案】71. trouble/difficulty 72. determination/toughness 73. situation 74. employment 75. called/ named 76. combining 77. accessible 78. doubt/wonder 79. regardless 80. better 【解析】

本文是说明文，介绍了有关福利的现状，实施福利改革的障碍和问题及对改革的各种不同的观点。 【71题详解】

考查概括总结和名词。根据第二段The welfare bill has fallen a bit as unemployment drops. But the main attempt to reform working-age benefits—known as universal credit (UC)—has gone away.第四段The project

has crawled along, hitting many obstacles on the way,第五段Other problems have come from technical complexities,最后一段There is no guarantee it will be carried out in full, even if the Tories form the next government.等信息可知实行的福利改革中，福利支出下降，出现了许多障碍，进展缓慢，问题复杂。即福利改革陷入困境。故填trouble/difficulty. 【72题详解】

考查概括总结和名词。根据第一段David Cameron announced that, if the Conservatives win the election on May 7th, young people who are out of work, education or training for six months will have to do unpaid community work to get benefits. The speech was part of a pre-election push to show the Conservative Party is tough on welfare reform可知David Cameron宣布，如果保守党竞选成功，将促进福利改革。tough on welfare reform表现了他们福利改革的决心，故填determination/toughness. 【73题详解】

考查概括总结和名词。根据文章内容可知The welfare bill has dropped. universal credit (UC)—has gone away.这些都是英国的福利现状。故填situation. 【74题详解】

考查概括总结和名词。根据第二段The welfare bill has fallen a bit as unemployment drops.可知随着失业率的下降，福利法案也有所下降。失业率的下降即就业率的提高，故填employment. 【75题详解】

考查概括总结和过去分词。根据第二段working-age benefits—known as universal credit (UC)可知universal credit被叫做UC，表示“被叫做”用过去分词作定语，故填called/ named. 【76题详解】

考查概括总结和动词。根据第三段UC combines six working-age benefits, including tax credits, housing benefit and job-seeker’s allowance, into a

single payment.可知UC综合了6项工作年龄福利，与combines同义，此处用-ing形式，故填combining. 【77题详解】

考查概括总结和形容词。根据第五段Critics say that moving all claims online is foolish when many people do not even have access to a computer.可知许多人没有电脑使用时，把所有的索赔都搬到网上是不现实的。与have access to同义，作系动词are的表语用形容词。故填accessible. 【78题详解】

考查概括总结和动词。根据倒数第二段“The reason this week’s announcement means nothing is that we are still not sure if the system works for most people,”可知仍然不确定该系统是否适用于大多数人。与not sure同义，故填doubt/wonder. 【79题详解】

考查概括总结和副词。根据最后一段“I wouldn’t put money on UC continuing under either major party,” says Colin Talbot可知Colin Talbot不会把钱投给UC，表示“无论如何”，故填regardless. 【80题详解】

考查概括总结和形容词。根据最后一句Mr Guy contradicts: “At least someone is trying.”可知Mr Guy认为有人尝试比等待要好，表示比较，故填better. 第五部分 书面表达 (满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

81.Yesterday, the Peoples Court of Qi County in Henan Province had a special plaintiff, an eleven-year-old boy in the fifth grade. He accused his parents of peeping at his diary, which violated his privacy.

After looking into the case, the judge found out what had happened to the boy and his parents. Li used to be an excellent student, but recently, he couldn’t focus on his studies. His parents were busy with their business,

so they caredlittle about him. However, after learning about their son’s change, they managed to peep at his diary. From the diary, they learned that their son had a love affair with a girl in the same class. Then they got very angry and scolded him severely. As a result, the boy charged his parents with violating his privacy.

Facing the special case, the judge said, “Li is not a grown-up, but he has privacy protected by law. But in this case, what his parents did was to try to understand his thought in order to help him grow up healthily, which couldn’t be defined as an invasion.” Later, the judge told the parents it was unwise to peep at the child’s diary. Instead, they should try to talk to him. With the help of the judge, the boy promised to concentrate on his studies. 【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括阅读材料的主要内容；

2. 以约120个词谈谈你对“父母偷看子女日记”的看法，包括以下要点: (1)看完新闻你有何感受？

(2) 如果你是文中主人公，你会如何做？ (3)你认为子女和父母应该如何更好地相处。 【写作要求】

1. 作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

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【答案】The news is about a case where an eleven-year-old boy charged his parents with peeping at his diary and invading his privacy. The result is that what the parents did was not an invasion of privacy.

Having read the news, I quite appreciate what the judge did. For one thing, he admitted the privacy of juveniles, and for another, he admitted parents’ right to supervise their child. Meanwhile, I felt glad because nowadays, more and more teenagers have legal consciousness.

If I were the child in the news, I would be very angry at what my parents did. However, I wouldn’t turn to the court, because they did it just out of concern about me. I could understand them, but I just didn’t approve of their manner.

In order to improve the relationship between parents and their children, I reckon communication is the best way to solve problems among them. Through communication, we can understand what’s in each other’s mind. Moreover, as children, we should be more active in reporting what has happened to us and seek help from our parents if necessary. 【解析】 【分析】

本题要求先阅读材料，用约30个词概括阅读材料的主要内容：河南省祁县人民特殊原告，一名11岁的五年级男孩指责父母偷看他的日记，侵犯了他的隐私。法官认为父母的行为是为了帮助他健康成长而试图理解他的思想，不属于侵犯隐私。 然后要求用约120个词谈谈你对“父母偷看子女日记”的看法，包括以下要点: (1) 看完新闻你有何感受？(2) 如果你是文中主人公，你会如何做？ (3) 你认为子女和

父母应该如何更好地相处。

【详解】第一步：根据提示可知，本文要求阅读概括材料并发表自己的观点。 第二步：根据写作要求确定关键词（组），如：The news is about……The result is that……Having read the news, admitted the privacy of juveniles, supervise their child. legal consciousness. approve of their manner. Communication, seek help.

第三步：根据提示和关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。 第四步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接和过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。

【点睛】范文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。作者在范文中使用了较多高级表达方式，如定语从句where an eleven-year-old boy charged his parents with peeping at his diary and invading his privacy.表语从句that what the parents did was not an invasion of privacy.主语从句what the parents did.宾语从句what the judge did. what my parents did. what’s in each other’s mind.和what has happened to us虚拟语气If I were the child in the news, I would be very angry.全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，文章思路清晰，层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。