安徽省合肥市第一中学高三第三阶段考试英语试卷有答案

安徽省合肥市第一中学2017届高三第三阶段考试英语试卷
第一部分:听力（共两节,满分30分）
第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题.每段对话仅读一遍. 1．What will Lucy do at 11:30 tomorrow? ________
A．Go out for lunch
B．See her dentist
C．Visit a friend
2．What is the weather like now? ________
A．It’s sunny
B．It’s rainy
C．It’s cloudy
3．Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson? ________
A．To make an apology
B．To ask for help
C．To discuss his studies
4．How will the woman get back from the railway station? ________
A．By train
B．By car
C．By bus
5．What does Jenny decide to do first? ________
A．Look for a job
B．Go on a trip
C．Get an assistant
第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白.每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置.听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间.每段对话或独白读两遍.
听第6段材料,回答第6~7题
6．What time is it now? ________
A．1:45
B．2:10
C．2:15
7．What will the man do? ________
A．Work on a project
B．See Linda in the library
C．Meet with Professor Smith
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题
8．What are the speakers talking about? ________ A．Having guests this weekend
B．Going out for sightseeing
C．Moving into a new house
9．What is the relationship between the speakers? ________ A．Neighbors
B．Husband and wife
C．Host and visitor
10．What will the man do tomorrow? ________
A．Work in his garden
B．Have a barbecue
C．Do some shopping
听第8段材料,回答第11~13题
11．Where was the man born? ________
A．In Philadelphia
B．In Springfield
C．In Kansas
12．What did the man like dong when he was a child? ________ A．Drawing
B．Traveling
C．Reading
13．What inspires the man most in his work? ________ A．Education
B．Family love
C．Nature
听第9段材料,回答第14~17题
14．Why is Dorothy going to Europe? ________
A．To attend a training program
B．To carry out some research
C．To take a vacation
15．How long will Dorothy stay in Europe? ________
A．A few days
B．Two weeks
C．Three months
16．What does Dorothy think of her apartment? ________
A．It’s expensive
B．It’s satisfactory
C．It’s inconvenient
17．What does Bill offer to do for Dorothy? ________
A．Recommend her apartment to Jim
B．Find a new apartment for her
C．Take care of her apartment
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题
18．What are the tourists advised to do when touring London? ________
A．Take their tour schedule
B．Watch out for the traffic
C．Wear comfortable shoes
19．What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes? ________
A．Meat the speaker
B．Go to their rooms
C．Change some money
20．Where probably is the speaker? ________
A．In a park
B．In a hotel
C．In a shopping center
第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节（共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分）
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项.
A
As parents we like to make sure that our children are eating well and getting all the nutrients they need. Children need two or three kinds of vegetables every day.
A simple way to get children to eat vegetables is by eating them ourselves. Following our example, they may start eating vegetables themselves. Don’t say things like, “if you eat your vegetables, you can have desserts.” The methods work for a little while but can possibly lead them to hate vegetables more. Give your children new varieties of foods which will help them develop a taste for trying new things.
Sometimes the simple things just don’t work. We have to start becoming a little creative to make our children eat vegetables. By doing this in the beginning when children are small, we will help them learn to love vegetables.
Think of creative ways to help children eat vegetables. For example, cut up vegetables like carrots, cucumbers and place them in a creative way on a plate for an afternoon snack. Or try using cheese sauce either by dipping vegetables in it or by putting the cheese right on top of the cooked or raw（生的）vegetables.
If you prefer, you can also add a teaspoon of sugar on top of cooked green beans and peas to make them taste a little sweeter taste. Doing this shouldn’t lead to a sweet tooth as long as you only give them a small amount.
If you have children that refuses to eat vegetables, some of these suggestions I’ve listed will help to turn that a round. In the end, you’re not only just getting them to eat vegetables, you’re also helping them to live a healthier lifestyle.
21．According to the passage, all the following ways to get children to eat vegetables are creative EXCET ________.
A．preparing carrots in an attractive way
B．adding some cheese sauce to vegetables
C．putting cheese on top of vegetables
D．making vegetables much sweeter
22．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? ________
A．Children need to eat vegetables every day for their health.
B．It’s necessary to think of creative ways to make children eat vegetables.
C．Sugar can make children keep a healthy diet.
D．Parents should help children live a healthy lifestyle.
23．If you want your children to develop the habit of eating vegetables, you should ________.
A．set an example to them
B．be very patient to them
C．give dessert to them as an award
D．cut vegetables into different types
B
What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed at the entrance? Or the soft background music?
But have you ever notice the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no. But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.
A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers’ intension to purchase increased by 80 percent.
When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important t o a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sale. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to
what it used to be.
Now the rise of electronic commerce （e-commerce）has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar shops（实体店）can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve this.
Now, a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect sent.
24．According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store? ________ A．Friendly assistant.
B．Unique scents.
C．Soft background music.
D．Attractive window display.
25．E-shops are mentioned in the passage to ________
A．show the advantages of brick-and-mortar stores
B．urge shop assistants to change their attitude
C．push stores to use sights and sounds
D．introduce the rise of e-commerce
26．Which statement would the writer agree with? ________
A．Put different shop on the products on display.
B．Ask every shop assistant to wear light perfume.
C．Place fragrant flowers in the shop.
D．Expose some coffee bean to air inside a coffee shop.
27．The main purpose of the passage is to ________
A．compare and evaluate
B．examine and assess
C．inform and explain
D．argue and discuss
C
Pacing and Pausing
Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve’s new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn’t hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.
Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there’s no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I’m finished or fail to take your turn when I’m finished. That’s what was
happening with Betty and Sara.
It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.
The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping（思维定势）. And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in—and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.
That’s why slight differences in conversational style—tiny little things like microseconds of pause-can have a great effect on one’s life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems—even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training. 28．What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her? ________
A．Betty was talkative.
B．Betty was an interrupter.
C．Betty did not take her turn.
D．Betty paid no attention to Sara.
29．According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns? ________ A．Americans.
B．Israelis.
C．The British.
D．The Finns.
30．We can learn from the passage that ________
A．communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B．women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
C．one’s inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes
D．one should receive training to build up one’s confidence
31．The underlined word “assertiveness” in the last paragraph probably means ________
A．being willing to spe ak one’s mind
B．being able to increase one’s power
C．being ready to make one’s own judgment
D．being quick to express one’s ideas confidently
D
You get anxious if there’s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your p hone is getting low on power and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you’re not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smart phone addiction.
For some people, smart phones have liberated them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy（自主权）in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though, smartphones have become tyrants（暴君）in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off, relax and recharge their batteries.
Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favor of his iPhone. So he developed an app—Moment—to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how mu ch time they’re spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are broken. “Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around y ou.”
Dr. Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this always on culture are that your mind is never resting, and you’re not giving your body time to recover, so you’re always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”
And as the number of connected smart phones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis（瘫痪）and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they’re controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr. Christine Grant.
32．What’s the first paragraph mainly about? ________
A．The popularity of smart phones.
B．The progress of modern technology.
C．The signs of “always on” stress.
D．The cause of smartphone addiction.
33．Kevin Holesh developed Moment to ________
A．research how people use their mobile phones
B．help people control their use of mobile phones
C．make people better use mobile phones
D．increase the fun of using mobile phones
34．What’s Dr. Christine Grant’s attitude towards “always on” culture? ________
A．Confused.
B．Positive.
C．Doubtful.
D．Critical.
35．According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means ________
A．we will become less productive
B．we can make a decision more quickly
C．we will be equipped with more knowledge
D．we can work more effectively
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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.
How Not to Be Awkward
Not at all us are outgoing and ready to take the world by storm. 36 This usually happens when a person is still in his or her teen years and going through the socialization process. So, what can a person do to overcome this tendency to be awkward? Let’s try to find answers to the questions.
Stay in shape and dress up well
Sometimes, awkwardness could be due to being overweight. When you are large in size, you tend to get very self-conscious. So, in order to avoid this, get into the habit of exercising every day. 37 If you look as if you have just stepped out of a 1980’s film when actually it is 2011, there is no doub t that you are bound to feel awkward about yourself?
Be optimistic
Another effective tip on how not to feel awkward is to always keep a smile on your face. 38 On the other hand, a smiling, happy and positive think person is appreciated by everybody. So, smile when you meet acquaintances or even strangers, say a cheerful “Hi!” and automatically some of your awkwardness will disappear completely!
Participate in team activities
This one really helps. Awkwardness generally develops when a person remains isolated from others. So, in order to change this situation, join groups. 39 Joining people in book reading sessions as well as debates will help remove your awkwardness. Choose any activity of your choice, such as playing team sports or joining a dance class, and soon you will find your comfort level around people increasing day by day!
Develop your personality
Being a book-worm or an Internet addict will not get you anywhere. For self-improvement, take up a hobby that adds meaning to your life. Learn singing or try adventure sports. 40 .
A．Learn how to end a conversation.
B．Secondly, have appropriate clothes on.
C．For instance, if you are a reading lover, join a book club.
D．If you look sad, nobody will actually like being with you.
E．Something as simple as listening to music will do wonders too.
F．Many among us are shy and may even feel kept apart from others.
G．Awkwardness could be because you do not have anything in common to talk about.
第三部分:英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）
While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport, I had one of those life-changing experiences-the kind that sneaks up on you. 41 .
I noticed a man with two bags stopped right next to me to 42 his family. First the motioned to his younger son （maybe six years old）, giving him a long loving hug. As they 43 enough to look in each other’s face, the father said, “So good to see you son. I missed you much!” Smiling, the son replied softly, “Me, too, Dad.” Then the man stood up, gazed in the eyes of his older son （maybe nine or ten）, “You’re already quite a young man.
I love you very much.” They too hugged a most loving tender hug.
Meanwhile, a baby girl （perhaps one year old）was excited in her mother’s arms, never taking her eyes 44 the wonderful sight of her 45 father. The man said,“ Hi baby girl!” and gently took the child from her mother. He kissed her face and held her close to his chest while 46 her from side to side. After moments, he handed her to his older son and declared, “I’ve 47 the best for last!” and proceeded to give his wife the longest and most passionate kiss.
Then they stared at each other’s eyes 48 . For an instant they 49 me of newlyweds（新婚）, but I knew 50 the age of their kids that they could not possibly be. I puzzled about it for a moment and then realized how totally 51 I was in the wonderfully display of unconditional love. I suddenly felt 52 , as if I was invading something 53 , but was amazed to hear my own voice nervously asked, “Wow! How long have you been married?”
“Been together fourteen years total, married twelve of those.” he replied, staring at her.
“Then, how long have you been away?” I asked. The man finally turned to me, saying, “Two whole days”
I was 54 . By their greeting, I had assumed he’d been gone for 55 a few weeks-if not months. I know my expression 56 me. To ease the 57 , I said, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after twelve years.” He suddenly stopped smiling, looking me straight 58 the eye and said something that left me another person.
“Don’t hope, friend…decide!”, then he flashed me with his wonderful smile again.
I was still watching that exceptional man and his family walk out of 59 when my friend came up to me and asked, “What are you looking at?”
Without hesitating, and with a curious sense of 60 , I replied, “My future!”
41．A．attackingly B．unfortunately C．unexpectedly D．immediately 42．A．greet B．pick up C．accept D．send 43．A．loved B．separated C．left D．walked
44．A．off B．from C．out of D．away 45．A．interesting B．laughing C．returning D．kissing 46．A．rocking B．shaking C．moving D．walking
47．A．had B．left C．saved D．bought 48．A．sobbing B．laughing C．smiling D．crying 49．A．made B．told C．informed D．reminded 50．A．of B．by C．about D．to 51．A．absorbed B．involved C．strange D．silly 52．A．unkind B．friendly C．responsible D．uncomfortable 53．A．sacred B．mysterious C．strange D．classified 54．A．apologetic B．surprised C．defeated D．sorry
55．A．at most B．shortly C．at least D．at best 56．A．betrayed B．shocked C．turned D．laughed at 57．A．excuse B．fact C．fault D．embarrassment 58．A．to B．in C．on D．for
59．A．room B．town C．love D．sight 60．A．sadness B．certainty C．happiness D．disappointment
第二节（共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分）
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式.
The woman often called the First Lady of New York died on August. Brooke Astor was one hundred and five years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life 61 （help）the needy in her beloved city.
She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier 62 （marry）, she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family 63 had been rich for least one hundred years. Among other things, he owed many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the 64 （rich）women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization 65 （found）by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving 66 his money. And apparently she did. Miss Astor gave tens of millions of dollar 67 （main）to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was 68 the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city’s cultural centers, the poor and disabled as well as to many 69 smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said the city would not be what it is today 70 her support. 第四部分:写作（共两节,满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）
假定英语课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.
It was sunny today and I was in a good mood. Tired of studying or the noise of city life, I come to the ecology park to enjoy scenery and get relaxing in the afternoon. While I arrived at the park, what came into its sight were the thick green trees. The air was fresh. In addition, I could clearly see a path around the pond. Lying on the grasses decorated with various flowers, I felt with ease because all that I wanted was peace inside.
Therefore, with time going by quickly, the sun was setting in the west. So I had to return back home. I would never forget such romantic experience, which was really beyond description.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
众所周知,课堂是每个学生实现梦想的地方,然而,有一部分同学没有很好地利用它.请以How should we make good use of classes?为题,写一篇文章,应包含以下要点;
1．简要说明课堂的意义.
2．目前课堂中存在的主要问题;
3．分析原因并提出建议.
注意:1．可根据内容需要适当拓展,以使行文连贯.2．词数100左右.
How should we make good use of classes?
安徽省合肥市第一中学2017届高三第三阶段考试英语试卷
答案
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21~25．DCABA 26~30．DCCBD 31~35．CBDAA 36~40．FBDCE
41~45．CABAC 46~50．ACCDB 51~55．ADABC 56~60．ADBDB 61．helping
62．marriages
63．that/which
64．richest
65．founded
66．away
67．mainly
68．where
69．well
70．without
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How should we make good use of classes?
As we all know, class is a place where students ought to work hard to realize their dreams. However, there are some students not using class properly, making things go from bad to worse. For example, some students play mobile phones or sleep in class, wasting quantities of precious time. What’s worse, some students enjoy chatting with others. Not only does it affect their own study, but also it will do harm to others.
As far as I am concerned, the main reason is that they don’t realize the importance of study. To solve this problem, they have to understand making full use of class is the best way to improve the efficiency of study. After all, time waits for no man.
安徽省合肥市第一中学2017届高三第三阶段考试英语试卷
解析
21．D 推理判断题.A．B．C三项叙述的内容可在第四段中找到. 根据第五段可知为了牙齿健康, 只需少加一点糖让菜口味稍甜即可, 因此D项不是正确的做法.
22．C 推理判断题. 根据第五段中“Doing this shouldn’t lead lo a sweet tooth as long as you only give them a small amount”可知, 本文只是说加少许糖可能会使孩子更喜欢吃蔬菜, 而并未说糖能使孩子保持健康的饮食.
23．A 细节理解题. 根据文章第二段前两句可知, 让孩子养成爱吃蔬菜的好习惯最简单实用的方法就是自身做出表率.
本文介绍了如何让孩干养成吃蔬菜的好习惯
24．B
【解析】细节理解题. 根据第二段“But while a shop’s scent may not be outst anding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase. ”可知, 一些商店的成功中, 独特的香味起着重要的作用.故选B．
25．A
【解析】推理判断题. 根据第五段的句子“But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar shops(实体店)can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. ”可知, 作者认为实体店能提供完全的购物体验, 即强调传统实体店的优势. 故选A．
26．D
【解析】推理判断题. 根据第三段的句子“A brand store has become famous for its distinctive sc ent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. ”可知, 作者认为气味在商店的成功方面起着重要的作用, 所以他认为咖啡店应该将咖啡豆暴露于空气中. 故选D．
27．C
【解析】主旨大意题. 这篇文章主要是告诉读者香味对购物心理的影响, 所以重在介绍和解释香味对于实体店的影响. 故选C．
【备注】本文是一篇说明文. 文章介绍了采用香味提高销售量的理念. 文章讲述了香味对于传统实体店的影响. 各大品牌店都加强了味觉对顾客消费欲求的刺激, 并根据商品不同调节香味.
28．C
【解析】细节理解题. 根据“While Sara felt Betty didn’t hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. ”可知, Sara认为Betty坚持不到她对话的结束, Betty抱怨Sara 从不给她说话的机会. 故答案为C．
29．B
【解析】推理判断题. 根据“Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an
interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.” 可知, Sara期望对话停顿短些, 而Sara却发现在拉丁美洲人和以色列人之间插话很难找到时间. 这说明他们之间的说话停顿更短. 故答案为B．
30. C
【解析】推理判断题. 根据文章的第三段可知, 不同国家之间的对话停顿时间不同, 这是由各国的文化决定的. 故答案为C．
31．D
【解析】词意猜测题. 在划线的这一段提到了停顿时间很长对人们生活有很大的影响. 故后面应该是相反的, “能够快速流利地交流”. 故答案为D．
【备注】本文介绍了不同国家之间的语言交谈的文化差异.
32．C
【解析】段落大意题. 根据第一段中的最后一句话可知, 这一段主要讲述人们对手机过于依赖的各种表现. 故选C．
33．B
【解析】细节理解题. 根据第三段中的“So he developed an app — Moment — to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they’re spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached (突破). ”可知, 这种应用软件是为了监督人们对于手机的使用时间, 如果人们使用手机时间过长, 它就会发出警报, 提醒人们注意. 以此来帮人们控制使用手机的时间. 故选B．
34．D
【解析】态度观点题. 根据倒数第二段中的内容可知, 他认为总是过多地依赖手机会对于人们的身体及精神都会有伤害. 故选D．
35．A
【解析】推理判断题. 根据最后一段中的第二句话可知, 人们会变得过于依赖电子产品, 很难自己决定做一件事情, 也就是使自己变得没有创造力了. 故选A．
【备注】现在人们变得越来越离不开手机. 文章介绍了不同人对于此现象的看法及建议.
36．F
【解析】根据前句“Not at all us are outgoing and ready to take the world by storm. ”可知, 并不是所有人都很外向并愿意接受这个世界. 也就是说我们中有很多人比较害羞不愿意和他人交往. 故选F.
37．B
【解析】根据本段标题“Stay in shape and dress up well”可知, 要想在人际交往中不尴尬, 需要保持体形, 并穿着打扮好. 横线前句“So, in order to avoid this, get into the habit of exercising every day. ”介绍多锻炼保持体形, 那么横线要填的句子就应该是与“dress up well”一致的含义, 故选B．
38．D
【解析】根据标题“Be optimistic”要乐观, 可知本段中心思想就是要求我们要有乐观的心态. 再看后一句“a smiling, happy and positive think person is appreciated by everybody. ”一个面带微笑, 开心并积极思考的人会受到他人的喜欢, 也就是说如果总是不开心, 不乐观面对一切, 没有人会喜欢你. 故选D．
39．C
【解析】根据前一句“So, in order to change this situation, join groups. ”作者建议我们要改变这一情况, 可以参加某一个讨论组. 选项中C项“For instance, if you are a reading lover, join a book club. ”例如, 如果你喜欢阅读, 就参加读书俱乐部. 与上文一致. 故选C．
40.E
【解析】根据本段第二句“For self-improvement, take up a hobby that adds meaning to your life. Learn singing or try adventure sports. ”可知, 为了提高自己, 要开始一个爱好, 这个爱好可以给你的生活带来很大的意义. E项“Something as simple as listening to music will do wonders too. ”有时候简单如听音乐这样的事情也会带来奇迹, 正是叙述个人爱好的影响. 故选E.
【备注】有的人在社交的时候会感到尴尬, 文章给出一些建议可以解决这样的问题.
41．C
【解析】根据上文“I had one of those life-changing experiences-the kind that sneaks up on you. ”可知, 作者遇到改变生活的经历, 是悄悄来到的, 意料之外的. unexpectedly意料之外的. 故选C．
42．A
【解析】根据下文“First the motioned to his younger son (maybe six years old), giving him a long loving hug. ”可知, 男子下飞机后与家人相聚, 相互问候（greet）. 故选A．
43．B
【解析】根据下文“look in each other’s face”可知, 他们分开足够长时间看着彼此的脸. separated分开. 故选. 44．A
【解析】根据上文“excited in her mother’s arms, ”可知, 小女孩很兴奋, 没有将目光从她爸爸身上离开. off离开. 故选A．
45．C
【解析】根据上文可知, 这位父亲是才回来. returning回来. 故选C．
46．A
【解析】根据下文“her from side to side”可知, 父亲抱着女儿左右摇动. rocking摇晃, 摇动. 故选A．
47．C
【解析】根据下文“proceeded to give his wife the longest and most passionate kiss. ”可知, 爸爸说将最好的留给最后的人（就是他妻子）. saved省下, 保留. 故选C．
48．C
【解析】男子和妻子短暂分开, 彼此看着对方应该是微笑着. smiling微笑. 故选C．
49．D
【解析】他们立刻让我想起了（remind）新婚夫妇. 故选D．
50. B
【解析】但是我知道根据他们孩子的年龄判断他们不可能是（新婚夫妇）. by根据. 故选B．
51．A
【解析】根据上文“I puzzled about it for a moment”可知, 作者完全被他们表现的无条件的爱吸引了. absorbed。