高二下学期期末考试B英语试题

吉林省长春市外国语学校2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考
试B英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读选择
The Museum: The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the world’s most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator. The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world. On the four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions, manuscripts, original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age.
Opening Hours:The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:00-17:00; Sundays 11:00-17:00. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
Special opening times can be arranged for groups, who may wish to book a private view.
Admission Charges: Adults:￡5.00; Students:￡4:00; Seniors:￡4.00; Children:￡3.00; Families:￡14.00 (2 adults & up to five children).
Group Rates: For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of ￡4.00 each applies. Children will still be admitted for ￡3.00 each.
Access: We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum. Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp(活动坡道)for better access and an audio tour for visitors with impaired vision. Our Handling Sessions (亲身体验活动) are also suitable for the visually impaired. The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.
Hire the Museum: The Museum can be hired for private functions, parties and many other social occasions.
Find Us: The Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7, 17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243. And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance. 1．Compared to going there separately, if a family with two adults and four children go to the Museum together they will save______.
A．￡22. 00 B．￡14. 00
C．￡11. 00 D．￡8. 00
2．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A．Anyone cannot hire the Museum for other uses
B．Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum
C．The Museum is not very far from the British Museum
D．In any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17:00
3．The passage is probably from a ______.
A．magazine B．website
C．guidebook D．newspaper
April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. Organizations in Britain have planned numerous events to honor him.
In Stratford-upon-Avon, his birthplace, the tourism organization has a great number of free events, including performances of Shakespeare’s plays, and a dazzling fireworks display. And the BBC is broadcasting a live show from Stratfore-upon-Avon, celebrating Shakespeare’s widespread influence on the world. In England’s capital, the London Shakespeare Centre is holding a series of public performances, exhibitions and activities. It isn’t just England that honors the anniversary of the death of this extraordinary writer. In Washington, D．C．, the Folger Shakespeare Library, which houses the world’s largest collection of documents relating to William Shakespeare, is displaying a series of exhibitions.
Shakespeare is probably one of the most famous authors and is considered a genius. He wrote around 37 plays and 154 sonnets(十四行诗), and his work has been translated into over one hundred languages! He penned beautiful metaphors(暗喻), serious dramas and amusing tales.
Shakespeare also inve nted many new terms and phrases. If someone’s behavior suggested they were not being honest and should not be trusted, Shakespeare called their actions suspicious. If someone was being silly and perhaps looking like a fool, Shakespeare found their actions laughable. And Shakespeare called people who offered their opinions on the quality of something critics. Today, for instance, food critics and film critics give audiences their opinions of foods and films. The familiar phrase “break the ice” comes from Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew. “The ice is broken” when a difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game. More common words coined by Shakespeare include road, gossip, lonely, bump and hurry.
Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare surely lives on，in everyday speech, as the most famous writer of all time!
4．The passage is mainly about ______.
A．the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death
B．the influence Shakespeare has on written English
C．the friends of William Shakespeare
D．Shakespeare’s colorful and fruitful life
5．Shakespeare is honored in the following ways except ______.
A．a great number of free events in Stratford-upon-Avon
B．a series of activities in the London Shakespeare Centre
C．a series of exhibitions in the Folger Shakespeare Library
D．a live show of Shakespeare in Washington, D．C．
6．According to the text, a simple game to make a difficult conversation easy is called ______. A．an ice-breaker B．a suspicious man
C．a critic D．a laughable man
The Eurotunnel is a tunnel(隧道) which crosses the Channel under the sea, linking France and the UK. It is about 50.5 km long and 38km lies under the seabed. There are trains which carry passengers and cars, and others which carry carriages or other heavier vehicles(车辆), as well as goods.
The construction of the tunnel started in 1986, with a cost of almost 10 billion pounds. It was opened in 1994 but was not financially successful until 2007, because of the high interest rates (利率) the company had to pay the banks, as well as low earnings from passengers and goods.
The Eurotunnel is a very convenient way of traveling between the two countries as the journey is quick (less than one hour), cheap, and comfortable. You can go with your car, motorbike or bike. The tunnel operates every day, round the clock. At the busiest times there are up to three shuttle departures (班次) per hour. There are facilities(设施)for disabled passengers and for babies at the two terminals (终点站).
The Eurotunnel, also commonly known as the Channel Tunnel, Eurochannel and Eurochunnel is environmentally friendly. It perfects its sources of energy through its use of renewable energy with the result that, by 2008, it had reduced its greenhouse gas emissions(排
量) by 45%. In addition, 50% of the waste produced is recycled.
The future of the Eurotunnel seems promising, although some people who have the fear of enclosed(与外界隔绝的)spaces will never use this type of transportation. There have been some problems with snow storms like the one in the winter of the 2009 which have made the services stop for a period of time, leaving passengers in the tunnel for more than 15 hours without light, heating, food or drink, inside an unmoving train under the sea. Some of the passengers reacted very badly and decided not to use this means of transport again.
7．Why was the Eurotunnel not financially successful at first? ______.
A．It was free for passing trains
B．Many people disliked it
C．Its operating cost was very high
D．It was heavily in debt
8．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? ______.
A．The wonderful design of the Eurotunnel
B．A traveling guide to the Eurotunnel
C．The advantages of the Eurotunnel
D．An introduction of the Eurotunnel’s equipment
9．We can learn from the text that the Eurotunnel ______.
A．used environmentally friendly energy
B．was completely built under the seabed
C．was designed for passenger trains only
D．operated successfully without any accident
10．What is the author’s attitude towards the Eurotunnel? ______.
A．Cautious B．Optimistic
C．Negative D．Doubtful
二、七选五
Being Left-handed in a Right-handed World
The world is designed for right-handed people, but why does a tenth of the population prefer the left? 11．.
The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery. Since scientists have noticed that
left-handedness tends to run in families, it's assumed that left-handedness has a genetic(基因的)
component to it. 12．. In fact, identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of theories on what else might determine which hand you write with, but many experts believe that it's kind of random.
Historically, the left side and left-handedness have been considered a negative thing by many cultures. 13．. In some areas, the left hand became known as the "unclean" hand. In many religions, the right hand of God is the favored hand. For example, Jesus sits at God's right side. God's left hand, however, is the hand of judgement. Various activities and experiences become rude or even signs of bad luck when the left hand becomes involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start of a journey. 14．. A person giving directions will put their left hand behind them and even physically try to point with their right hand if necessary. In some Asian countries, eating with the left hand is considered impolite.
15．. People come to realize that left-handedness is natural. People even noticed that many famous people are left-handed, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Charlie Chaplin. Some researchers find out that lefties are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The left-handedness is more easily adaptable to the right-handed world as well. Being left-handed is no longer a sad story now; instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in.
A．In other words, left-handers are born that way.
B．Left-handedness used to be regarded as a disability.
C．The unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures are varied. D．Why do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities?
E.Why do some parents force their left-handed children to become right-handed when writing?
F.In Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude.
G.Fortunately, nowadays most societies and cultures no longer reject left-handedness like before.
三、完形填空
In February of 2005, Phil Belfiore was teachin g one of Robert Frost’s poems “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. He liked it so much that he recorded it on his home answering machine, which would later lead to one of the most unusual 16 of his life.
When Phil returned from his vacation, he listened to his voice 17 . One gentleman
caller 18 for dialing the wrong number. But, he added, he’d really19 the poem. Phil laughed and thought nothing more of it－20 the phone rang a few days later.
Phil 21 John’s hollow voice i mmediately, who said sorry to 22 , but he was calling to hear the 23 again. The two men talked. It turned out that his brother’s phone number was 24 from Phil’s by one digit. Before hanging up, Phil told John to 25 anytime, whether to hear the poem or just to have a chat.
That was 11 years ago. They’ve spoken on the phone a few times a month ever since. It is John who is 26 the starter of most calls. However, Phil will ring if a long while has passed. Not 27 , John has been in poor health. His special voice is just the 28 of some heart trouble. They seem to always 29 when there’s been a big sports event and they like to
discuss 30 in particular. John will also 31 Phil on his life. Slowly, their conversations have grown much more 32 . When asked what drew them together, Phil 33 that it was the telephone. They planned to meet twice, but circumstances went 34 them. Their friendship is based on the simple act of picking up the phone. “My best friend is someone I’ve not yet met 35 ,” says John.
16．A．receptions B．considerations C．conversations D．friendships 17．A．news B．messages C．information D．reports 18．A．apologized B．complained C．greeted D．asked 19．A．preferred B．noticed C．enjoyed D．heard
20．A．while B．since C．at D．until
21．A．heard B．knew C．answered D．recognized
22．A．phone[ B．bother C．come D．express
23．A．voice B．song C．poem D．ring
24．A．bad B．different C．silent D．far
25．A．call back B．call off C．call on D．call for
26．A．still B．even C．ever D．never
27．A．angrily B．surprisingly C．excitedly D．proudly 28．A．indication B．pronunciation C．attention D．description 29．A．arrive B．get C．communicate D．come
30．A．changes B．friends C．relatives D．football
31．A．teach B．update C．visit D．inform
32．A．formal B．special C．unusual D．personal
33．A．said B．predicted C．decided D．announced
34．A．with B．for C．against D．on
35．A．by accident B．on business C．in person D．for convenience
四、单词释义
A．to love, protect and care for (sb or sth that is important to you) B．a building or object made in ancient times
C．to move from one place to another
D．a very famous person or thing considered as representing a set of beliefs or a way of life
E.the state of being well-known
F.a book, document, or other composition written by hand
G.the act of getting land, power, money, etc
H.born into the highest social class
I.an area that is strongly defended by a military group
J.a possibility or likelihood of sth happening
36．acquisition
37．antiquity
38．cherish
39．fame
40．high-born
41．icon
42．manuscript
43．migrate
44．prospect
45．stronghold
五、用单词的适当形式完成句子
46．I prefer to live in a quiet __________(住宅的) neighborhood.
47．__________(地基) should be laid before we build buildings.
48．He made __________(偶然的、临时的) visits to London.
49．Many car manufacturers are __________(多样化) as rapidly as they can.
50．The employment problem tends to be a city __________(现象).
51．He has always e__________ her youth and the position she has achieved in her profession. 52．They had i__________ some new lights in the apartment, before they moved in. 53．Since you are so familiar with Daffodils and Annabel Lee, are you majoring in English l__________?
54．Nanhu Bridge, which is under c__________, will come into service in late September, 2017.
55．The exercise like long-distance race and plank (平板支撑) obviously will improve strength and e__________.
六、用单词的适当形式完成短文
Studying abroad seems to be a global trend these days. A study suggests that more than two thirds of the students studying abroad 56．(influence) by movies in choosing their universities since the past decade. American movies such as A Beautiful Mind set in Princeton, The Social Network in Harvard, and The Graduate in Berkeley, California are playing 57．important part in attracting foreign students to America. The global 58．(succeed) of the Harry Potter films is considered as a factor in 59．(encourage) overseas students to come to England. Universities in New Zealand have benefited from The Lord of the Rings’ effect since it was first released.
Films can also be 60．(help) to get through difficult situations. In 2009 there was a sharp decline in Indian students choosing Australian universities 61．some reasons. So Prateek Chakravorty, a Bollywood director, 62．graduated from University of Technology Sydney, made From Sydney With Love about two Indian students falling in love with some of the 63．(building) of Sydney University. By 2014, the number of Indian students in Australia was rising again.
When universities are competing 64．(fierce) for the attention of overseas students, the cinema screen can be a recognized way 65．( attract ) overseas students. Will you choose universities because of movies?
七、短文改错
66．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文
中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I have a good friend names Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the most excellent student in our class. Clever as she is, but she works very hard. We have a lot in common or have a lot to talk about. One day, she told me that something happened when my parents were out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning while she smelt something burning. She stopped look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbour's house. She called 119 immediately. Ten minutes late, the firemen came and put out the fire. Her neighbour was very thankful with her help.
八、提纲类作文
67．假设你是李华,你校外教David对中国长城很感兴趣。

本周六你们学校邀请清华大学的王教授到校进行有关长城的讲座。

请你给David发一封电子邮件,邀请他来参加讲座并向他介绍讲座的有关事宜。

1.讲座内容:长城修建原因及其建筑特点；
2.讲座的时间:5月7日(星期六)上午8:00---11:00；
3.讲座地点:3号教学楼一楼102室；
4.讲座后还将有提问环节。

注意:
1.词数100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。

参考词汇: 清华大学Tsinghua University
Dear David,
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________
___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________
Y ours,
L i Hua
参考答案
1．D
2．C
3．B
【分析】
本文讲的是一个伦敦的查尔斯狄更斯博物馆，有来自世界各地的游客到博物馆去旅游。

此文给我们介绍了博物馆的开放时间，入学费用包括成人，学生，小孩，我们也可以对博物馆的藏品进行访问，也可以查看博物馆内的房间。

1．细节理解题。

根据“Admission Charges: Adults:￡5.00; Students:￡4:00; Seniors:￡4.00; Children:￡3.00; Families:￡14.00 (2 adults & up to five children).”
可知，如果分开去，他们总共要花费22元，如果组团去的话，他们只需要花费14元，则他们可以节省8元钱。

故选D。

2．细节理解题。

根据“The Museum may be reached by using the following buse s: 7, 17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243. And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.”可判断得，大英博物馆和基金会博物馆都步行的范围内。

可知博物馆不是很远。

故选C。

3．推理判断题。

根据“The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.”可知，点击这里可以查看博物馆内的所有房间。

则此篇文章应在一个网站上。

故选B。

【名师点睛】
推理判断题，求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。

推理判断题的题干中一般有
infer，suggest，imply，conclude，indicate等标志性词语。

如本题的（3）小题。

3. The passage is probably from a .
A. magazine
B. website
C. guidebook
D. newspa
根据“The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.”可知，点击这里可以查看博物馆内
的所有房间。

则此篇文章应在一个网站上。

4．A
5．D
6．A
【分析】
本文主要讲述的是在威廉·莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日这一天，英国组织的一些纪念活动，比如在埃文河畔斯特拉福德有大量的免费活动，伦敦莎士比亚中心举行了一系列的公共表演、展览和活动，在福尔杰莎士比亚图书馆举行了一系列展览等以及对莎士比亚的术语短语的简单介绍。

4．主旨大意题。

快速浏览文章可知，本文主要讲述的是在威廉·莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日这一天，英国组织的一些纪念活动以及对莎士比亚文学的简单介绍。

文章第一段“April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. Organizations in Britain have planned numerous events to honor him.”也直接点明了主题。

故选A。

5．细节理解题。

根据文章第二段“In Stratford-upon-Avon, his birthplace, the tourism organization has a great number of free events”可知，在埃文河畔斯特拉福德有大量的免费活动。

A项正确。

文章第二段“In England’s capital, the London Shakespeare Centre is holding a series of public performances, exhibitions and activities”可知，伦敦莎士比亚中心举行了一系列的公共表演、展览和活动。

B项正确。

文章第二段“In Washington, D.C., the Folger Shakespeare Library, which houses the world’s largest collection of documents relating to William Shakespeare, is displaying a series of exhibitions.”可知，在福尔杰莎士比亚图书馆举行了一系列展览。

C项正确。

D 项文章没有提及。

故选D。

6．细节理解题。

根据文章最后一段““The ice is broken” when a difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game.”可知，当一个艰难的对话或会议被一些基本的介绍所平静时，“冰被打破了”。

比如一个简单的游戏。

结合题干，故选A。

【名师点睛】
细节理解题可以用先题后文的方法做题，即先读问题，然后带着问题读文章。

这种方法的优点是目的明确，在阅读时有所侧重，能节省时间。

且做阅读理解时，尝试在原文中划出答案出处，这能帮助我们在阅读时以文章为依据，而不凭空猜想。

题干一定要读清楚。

例如本篇文章第2小题。

题干中“Shakespeare is honored in the following ways except”问莎士比亚是通过以下方式被纪念，除了？关键词“except”，因此可知，是要找文章没有提及的。

阅读时可在文章中找到相应的句子，利用排除法可知，D项“a live show of Shakespeare in Washington, D.C”没有提及。

故选D。

7．D
8．C
9．A
10．B
【分析】
请在此填写整体分析!
7．细节理解题。

根据文章“It was opened in 1994 but was not financially successful until 2007, because of the high interest rates (利率) the company had to pay the banks, as well as low earnings from passengers and goods.”可知，欧洲隧道之所以最初没有在经济上获得成功是因为由于高利率公司不得不向银行支付很多钱，而旅客和货物的收益又很低。

故选D。

8．段落大意题。

通读第三段可知，第三段讲述了隧道“environmentally friendly”利于环保；“use of renewable energy”可使用再生能源；“reduced its greenhouse gas emissions(排量) by 45%.”减少了温室气体排放量；“waste produced is recycled”生产废物的回收等。

综上所述，这些都是欧洲隧道的优点。

故选C。

9．细节理解题。

根据文章“The Eurotunnel, also commonly known as the Channel Tunnel, Eurochannel and Eurochunnel is environmentally friendly. It perfects its sources of energy through its use of renewable energy with the result that”可知，欧洲隧道使用再生能源，保护了环境。

故选A.
10．细节理解题。

根据文章最后一段“The future of the Eurotunnel seems promising,”
可知，作者认为欧洲隧道的未来是有前途的，可见作者对欧洲隧道持积极态度。

故选B。

11．D
12．A
13．C
14．F
15．G
【分析】
试题分析: 文章主要讲述了左撇子及其形成原因，并讲述了往昔人们对于左撇子的态度和现在的改变。

11．D 考查对上下文语境的理解。

空前的意思是：这个世界是为右手的人设计的，但是为什么十分之一的人更倾向于左撇子。

所以这里选D（为什么他们更喜欢使用左手而不是右手用于日常生活）与上下文一致。

12．A 考查对上下文语境的理解。

空前的意思是：据说左撇子的人有基因的成分在里面；空后的意思是：事实上有同样基因的双胞胎更倾向于使用不同的手。

所以这里选A（换句话说，左撇子出生就是那样）与上下文一致。

13．C 考查对上下文语境的理解。

空前的意思是：在许多文化背景下，左撇子被认为是消极的，不好的；空后的意思是：在一些地区，左手被认为是不干净的手。

所以这里选C（在各种文化中左手使用的不好的联想是不同的）与上下文一致。

14．F 考查对上下文语境的理解。

空前的意思是：在苏格兰，常认为在旅途开始的时候遇到一个左撇子是倒霉的。

空后的意思是：一个指方向的人会把他的左手放在背后，甚至如果需要的话会用他们的右手指。

所以这里选F（在加纳，用左手指点、做姿势、给予甚至接受被认为是粗鲁的）与上下文一致。

15．G 考查对上下文语境的理解。

空后的意思是：人们意识到了左撇子很自然。

所以这里选G（幸运的是，现在许多社会和文化不再像以前一样反对左撇子了）与上下文一致。

考点：考查对文章内容和结构的整体理解和上下文逻辑关系的把握。

16．D
17．B
18．A
19．C
20．D
21．D
22．B
23．C
24．B
25．A
26．A
27．B
28．A
29．C
30．D
31．B
32．D
33．A
34．C
35．C
【解析】本文主要讲述了菲尔他很喜欢在他家的电话答录机，因为这个使他生命中收获了一个最不寻常的友谊-由于打错电话而道歉的约翰。

他们有很多共同语言，会讨论体育赛事。

约翰也说；他最好的朋友是他从未谋面的人。

16．He liked it so much that he recorded it on his home answering machine, which would later lead to one of the most unusual _____1_____ of his life. A. 接待 B. 考虑 C. 交谈 D. 友谊句意：他很喜欢在他家的电话答录机，这个导致他生命中的一个最不寻常的友谊。

通读全文可知，作者收获了友谊。

故选D。

17．When Phil returned from his vacation, he listened to his voice _____2_____. A. 消息 B. 信息，便条 C. 信息 D. 报告“voice messages”意为语音信息。

句意：Phil度假回来后，听了他的语音信息。

故选B。

18．One gentleman caller _____3_____ for dialing the wrong number。

A. 道歉 B.
抱怨 C. 问候 D. 询问。

句意：有位先生打电话来为他打错了电话表示歉意。

根据句意可知，打错电话是要道歉。

故选A。

19．he’d really_____4_____ the poem. A. 首选的 B. 注意到 C.喜欢，享受 D. 听说。

根据前后文可知，他很喜欢这首诗才会打错电话句意：他真的很喜欢这首诗。

故选C。

20．Phil laughed and thought nothing more of it－_____5_____the phone rang a few days later。

A. 这时 B. 自从 C. 在……时候 D.直到……谓语动词是延续性动词时可以用until连接。

句意：菲尔笑再没有想过这件事－直到电话响了好几天之后。

根据句意，故选D。

21．Phil _____6_____ John’s hollow voice immediately。

A听说B知道C回答D认出。

句意：菲尔立刻认出了约翰的空洞的声音。

根据句意可知，菲尔认出约翰的声音。

故选D。

22．who said sorry to _____7_____A电话B麻烦，打扰C来D.快递。

句意：他抱歉的说打扰。

根据句意可知，故选B
23．but he was calling to hear the _____8_____ again. A. 声音 B. 歌曲 C. 诗歌D.铃声句意：他打电话来再次听到那首诗。

根据句意，前文提到诗歌，故选C。

24．. It turned out that his brother’s phone number was _____9_____ from Phil’s by one digit. A.坏的 B. 不同的 C. 沉默的 D.远的。

句意：原来他哥哥的电话号码和Phil的电话号码不一样。

25．Phil told John to _____10_____ anytime, A.回电话 B.转移 C.拜托 D.去接某人句意：菲尔告诉约翰他可以随时回电话。

根据前文提到约翰打电话，可推测这里也是关于电话的事情。

根据句意，故选A。

26．It is John who is _____11_____ the starter of most calls。

A. 仍然 B. 甚至 C. 永远 D. 从来都不。

句意：约翰仍然大多数是电话的开始者。

根据前文可知，之前都是约翰先打来电话，可见此处他仍然是先打来电话的人。

根据句意，故选A。

27．Not ____12____, John has been in poor health。

. A.生气的 B. 惊奇的 C.兴奋的 D. 自豪的。

句意：毫不奇怪，约翰的健康状况不佳。

根据后文可知，约翰之所以由特别的声音是因为心脏病，可见，约翰健康不好是不奇怪的。

根据句
意，故选B。

28．His special voice is just the ____13____ of some heart trouble. A. 象征，表示 B. 发音 C.注意 D. 描述。

句意：他那特别的声音只是一些心脏病的表现。

根据句意及语境，故选A。

29．They seem to always _____14_____ when there’s been a big sports event . A. 到达B获得 C.交流 D. 来句意：当有大型体育赛事时，他们似乎总是交流。

他们打电话必定需要交流，根据句意，故选C。

30．they like to discuss _____15_____ in particular。

A.改变 B. 朋友 C.亲戚 D. 足球。

句意：他们尤其喜欢讨论足球。

根据前文提到讨论体育赛事，故可推断此空也是关于体育的。

故选D。

31．John will also _____16_____ Phil on his life. A教B更新 C.访问D通知。

句意：约翰也更新着菲尔的生活。

根据前后文可知，约翰的出现使菲尔的生活也发生着改变与更新。

根据句意，故选B。

32．Slowly, their conversations have grown much more _____17_____ A.正式的 B. 特别的 C. 非同寻常的D个人的。

句意：慢慢地，他们的谈话变得更加个人化了。

根据前后文可知，随着电话次数与交谈次数的增多，他们的谈话更亲密个人化了。

根据句意，故选D。

33．When asked what drew them together, Phil ____18____ that it was the telephone.
A.说B预测C决定D宣布。

句意：当被问及是什么使他们走到一起，菲尔说是电话。

根据前文“问”，这里肯定是回答。

故选A。

34．They planned to meet twice, but circumstances went ____19____ them. A. 和B.为了，向 C. 反对 D.在……之上。

句意：他们计划会晤两次，但情况不利于他们。

根据句意及语境，故选C。

35．“My best friend is someone I’ve not yet met _____20_____,” says John. A.偶然的 B.出差 C.亲自 D.为了方便起见。

句意：我最好的朋友是我还没见过面的人，”约翰说。

根据前文可知，菲尔是约翰的好朋友，但是他们并没有亲自见过面。

根据句意，故选C。

【名师点睛】
通读全文，理顺大意，根据上下文找出信息词是做好完形填空题的关键。

就空格
而言，体现了以实词为主、虚词为辅的特点，而且几乎不暴露明显的语言错误，词语在特定的语境中所表达的陷含信息大都无法只凭字面或单从个别句子甚至若干句子的表面理解获知。

因此，只有借助于上下文乃至全文语境的启示或限定才能够准确作出判断。

例如第15小题，they like to discuss _____15_____ in particular。

选项中A. changes 改变 B. friends 朋友 C. relatives 亲戚 D. football 足球。

若只看此题，BCD
似乎都能说得通，但是前文提到“sports event”可知，他们经常讨论体育赛事，可推断特别喜欢的，也应该是体育赛事中的项目。

结合选项，故选D。

36．G
37．B
38．A
39．E
40．H
41．D
42．F
43．C
44．J
45．I
【解析】
【分析】
本文是根据单词找词义的题型，主要是考察对单词的一些理解掌握。

首先要认识单词，再者要掌握单词的意思以及对选项中词义解释的翻译。

36．“acquisition”意为“获得，取得”之意。

通读选项，G项“the act of getting land, power, money, etc”意为：获得土地、权力、金钱等的行为。

与之相对应。

故选G。

37．“antiquity”意为“古老，古代; 古迹，古物; ”。

通读选项，B项“a building or object made in ancient times ”意为：古代建造的建筑物或物体。

与之对应。

故选B。

38．“cherish”意为“珍惜，爱护”通读选项，A项“to love, protect and care for (sb or sth that is important to you)”意为：爱，保护和照顾（某人或某事对你很重要）。

与单
词相对应。

故选A。

39．“fame”意为“名声，名望”通读选项，E项“the state of being well-known”意为：总所周知的状态。

与之对应，故选E。

40．“high-born”意为“高出生”，通读选项，H项“.born into the highest social class ”意为：出生在高社会阶层。

与单词相呼应，故选H。

41．“icon”意为“偶像”，通读选项，D项“.a very famous person or thing considered as representing a set of beliefs or a way of life”意为：被认为代表一组信仰或生活方式的非常著名的人或事物。

与之对应，故选D。

42．“manuscript”意为“手稿，原稿”通读选项，F项“a book, document, or other composition written by hand”意为：手工写的书，文件或其他作文。

与之对应，故选F。

43．“migrate”意为“迁移”。

通读选项，C项“to move from one place to another”意为：从一个地方移动到另一个地方。

44．“prospect”意为“前景，期望”。

通读选项，J项“.a possibility or likelihood of sth happening”意为：某件事发生的可能性。

与单词相呼应。

故选J。

45．“stronghold”意为“要塞，根据地”。

通读选项，I项“an area that is strongly defended by a military group”意为：军事集团强有力保卫的地区。

与单词对应。

故选I。

46．residential
47．Foundations
48．occasional
49．diversifying
50．phenomenon
51．envied
52．installed
53．literature
54．construction
55．endurance
【分析】
本文属于首字母或给出提示写单词的题型，该题型留下该词的首字母，它既作为提示又作为限制，让我们根据句意把单词拼写完整，使文章连贯。

填写单词时应注意单词形式的拼写。

46．句意：我喜欢住在安静的住宅附近。

根据提示以及词汇的积累，故填residential 47．句意：建造房屋前应该先铺好地基。

根据提示以及词汇的积累，又因地基不只是一个，故填Foundations。

48．句意：他偶尔访问伦敦。

根据提示及词汇的积累，故填occasional
49．句意：许多汽车制造商正在尽可能快地实现多样化。

由句意及语境得，本句是现在进行时。

故填diversifying
50．句意：就业问题往往是城市现象。

根据提示及词汇的积累，故填phenomenon 51．句意：他一直羡慕她的青春和她在事业上所取得的成就。

以“e”开头，根据词汇的积累及句意可知，此空填envy，又因本句采用现在完成时，故填envied 52．句意：他们搬进公寓前安装了一些新电灯。

以“i”开头，又因电灯需要安装，且本句为过去完成时，故填installed
53．句意：既然你对Daffodils和Annabel Lee很熟悉，你是主修英国文学吗？。

以“l”开头，根据句意，故填literature
54．句意：正在建设中的南湖大桥将于2021年9月下旬投入使用。

以“c”开头，南湖大桥必定需要建设，又因under后加名词，故填construction
55．句意：像长跑和平板支撑这样的运动可以明显提高力量和耐力。

以“e”开头，前文又提到运动，故填endurance
56．have been influenced
57．an
58．success
59．encouraging
60．helpful
61．for
62．who
63．buildings
64．fiercely。