2021年高三英语上学期期末考试试题(含解析)新人教版

2021年高三英语上学期期末考试试题（含解析）新人教版本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

第I卷1至10页。

第II卷11至12页。

满分为150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：
1.答第I卷前，考生将自己的姓名、准考证号、考生科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在试卷上。

第I卷（共100分）
第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.—So you gave Lucy your iPad?
— . I just lent it to her.
A. That’s OK
B. No exactly
C. It doesn’t matter
D. No problem
【考点】考查情景交际。

【答案】B
【解析】句意：--你给露西你的iPad吗？--不对，我仅仅是借给她玩玩。

根据答句中的I just lent it to her.中的lend 和gave 可知回答是不正确的，故选B项。

2.—Do you have everything ready for graduation ceremony, Ted?
— No, we still have to find proper speaker.
A. a; the
B. the; a
C. a;a
D. 不填; a
【考点】考查冠词。

【答案】B
【解析】句意：--泰迪，你是否准备好了毕业典礼吗？--不，我仍然好要找一个适当的演讲者。

第一空是几个抽象名词转化为词组，用定冠词，第二空是表示泛指。

指的是一个合适的演讲者，用不定冠词，故选B项。

3. this winding path, and you’ll e to a lovely cottage by a lake in the woods.
A. To follow
B. Following
C. Followed
D. Follow
【考点】考查固定句型。

【答案】D
【解析】句意：沿着这个曲折的小道，你会来到一个可爱的深林中在河旁的小村庄。

句型:祈使句+ and +句子（将来时态）。

故选D项。

【试题延伸】[xx·湖南，30] Every day ________ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized.
A. read
B. reading
C. to read
D. reads
【答案】.A考查祈使句。

句意：每天都要几次大声朗读一句谚语，直到你记住为止。

连词until引导时间状语从句，前面为主句，其主语实际上是you。

不要被时间状语every day所迷惑。

4—Which car is better, the red one or the black one?
—I prefer the red one, but it is really a matter of personal .
A. taste
B. style
C. affair
D. tradition 【考点】考查名词词义辨析。

【答案】A
【解析】句意：那一辆车更好？是红色的还是黑色的？--我喜欢红色的但是这个的确是一个个人品味的事情。

A.品味；口味；B.样式；C,事务；D 传统；根据句意，应选A项。

5. —Does your father smoke?
—No, it’s two years he smoked.
A.since
B. before
C. after
D. when
【考点】考查固定句型和连词。

【答案】 A
【解析】句意：--你妈妈抽烟吗？--已经戒烟两年了。

固定句型：it’s +短时间+ since +句子，句子中的谓语动词是延续性动词的话，则句型翻译为：已经不做某事多长时间了。

6. Last summer we visited the abandoned farms over a hundred years ago.
A. building
B. to be built
C. built
D. being built
【考点】考查非谓语动词。

【答案】C
【解析】句意：去年暑假我们参观了几百年前建立的废弃的农场。

根据句子的语境和时间状语over a hundred years ago.可知动作已经发生，故用的动词的过去分词表被动。

【试题延伸】[xx·陕西卷] The witnesses ________ by the police just now gave very different descriptions of the fight.
A. questioned
B. being questioned
C. to be questioned
D. having questioned
【答案】A 考查非谓语动词。

句意：警察们刚才询问的目击者们对于打斗过程的描述出入很大。

非谓语动词作后置定语修饰witnesses，其逻辑主语就是所修饰的名词witnesses，非谓语动词与逻辑主语之间是被动关系，且其动作在谓语动词动作发生之前已经完成，用过去分词，故选A。

7.—You’ve got your flat furnished, haven’t you?
—Yes, I some used furniture at the Sunday Market and it was a real bargain.
A. bought
B. will buy
C. had bought
D. have bought 【考点】考查动词的时态和语态。

【答案】A
【解析】句意：--你们家已经买好家具，是吗？是的，我买的是假日超市的二手家具，真的很便宜。

根据后面的it was a real bargain.可知前面也用的一般过去时。

故选A项。

8. She wanted a job, she had never experienced before.
A. that
B. one
C. it
D. what
【考点】考查代词。

【答案】 B
【解析】句意：她想要找一份工作，一份以前她从未做过的工作。

根据句子的语
境，可知第定语从句中缺少先行词，指代前面的a job, 故选的是one.
9. She an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.
A. turned down
B. dealt with
C. took after
D. came across 【考点】考查动词短语辨析。

【答案】D
【解析】句意：昨天她在百货公司买东西的时候，她偶然碰见她的一个老朋友。

A.拒绝；
B.处理；
C.与……想像；
D.偶然碰见，遇见；根据句意，应选D项。

10. The car, roof was totally out of shape, had to be sent to the garage.
A. of which
B. which
C. when
D. whose
【考点】考查定语从句。

【答案】D
【解析】句意：车顶完全变形了的小汽车被送到修理中心。

在定语从句中，先行词the car 在定语从句中充当定语，故用的是whose +名词= the + 名词+ of
which或者of which + the +名词，故选D项。

【举一反三】[xx·福建卷] The book tells stories of the earthquake through the eyes of those ________ lives were affected.
A. whose
B. that
C. who
D. which
【答案】A 考查定语从句。

先行词指人且在句中作定语修饰其后的名词lives, 所以用whose。

句意为：这本书以那些生活受到地震影响的人们的眼光讲述了这次地震的许多故事。

11.Willie’s wife never gives him pocket money until he clearly how he will spend it.
A. has explained
B. explained
C. will explain
D. is to explain
【考点】考查动词的时态和语态。

【答案】A
【解析】句意：Willie的妻子从来不给他零用钱直到他能清楚的告诉他的用钱将花在哪里。

根据前面用的是一般现在时，先排除B项，在根据how he will spend it.用的是将来时和前面解释有先后关系，故用的是一般现在时或者现在完成时，故选A项。

12.—You shouldn’t have brought that up during the meeting.
— I didn’t know it was such a issue.
A. sensitive
B. positive
C. creative
D. relative 【考点】考查形容词辨析。

【答案】A
【解析】句意。

--你本不应该在会上提出那样的话题。

--我不知道这个话题竟然这样敏感。

A.敏感的；B.积极的；C.具有创造性的；D.有关联的；根据句意，应选A项。

13. What a lot of rubbish! I just wonder people can deal with these things every day.
A. when
B. how
C. that
D. why
【考点】考查名词性从句。

【答案】B
【解析】句意：太多的垃圾呀！我想知道每天人们怎样才能处理这么多的事情。

根据语境，可知wonder 的宾语从句，从句中缺少方式状语，故选B项。

14. I have passed my examination easily, but I make too many stupid mistakes.
A. must
B. will
C. shall
D. could
【考点】考查情态动词。

【答案】D
【解析】句意：我本可以轻松的通过考试的，但是我犯了太多的愚蠢的错误。

Could have done 本可以做……，但是没做成，故选D项。

15. —Could I leave your lecture earlier, because I have a bus to catch?—Well, it’s OK, But don’t make yourself .
A. notice
B. noticing
C. noticed
D. be noticed
【答案】C
【考点】考查非谓语动词。

【解析】句意：-我可以早一点离开吗，因为我得乘公共汽车。

--好的，但你要小心一点。

短语Make oneself done,使某人被做，符合题意。

故选C项。

16. The equipment for disabled people should be easy reach in public places.
A. beyond
B. near
C. within
D. around
【考点】考查介词。

【答案】C
【解析】句意：在公共区域，给残疾人的设备应该能让他们够得着。

Within 在……之内，符合题意。

故选C项。

17. I often go to the market with my friends I can buy whatever I want.
A. that
B. where
C. whom
D. which
【考点】考查定语从句
【答案】B
【解析】句意：我常常和我的朋友去市场，在那儿无论想要什么都能买到。

在定语从句中，先行词the market,在从句中充当是地点状语，故选B项。

18. —Thank God! This school term is ing to an end!
— Yeah, after all that hard work, we all a holiday.
A. preserve
B. observe
C. reserve
D. deserve
【考点】考查动词词义辨析。

【答案】D
【解析】句意：--天哪。

一个学期终于结束了。

--努力工作后，应该值得休息一下。

A.保存；B.观察；C.预定；D.值得；根据句意，应选D项。

19. It has e to my notice some of you have missed classes.
A. what
B. which
C. that
D. when
【考点】考查名词性从句
【答案】C
【解析】句意：你们中的一些人不上课这件事已经引起我的注意。

本句是my notice 的同位语从句，从句中不缺少成分，故选C项。

20. —Let’s eat in the garden, shall we?
—— it’ll make a change.
A. Forget it
B. Take it easy
C. Why not
D. Certainly not
【考点】考查情景交际。

【答案】C
【解析】句意：--我们在花园里面吃饭，行吗？--为什么不呢？可以换一下心情。

问句是征求意见，根据答句中后面it’ll make a change.可以同意了，故选C 项。

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C
和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania . 21 by miles of winding stonewalls, the house and barn provided endless hours
of 22 for a city kid like me.
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I’d wanted more than anything to be 23 to climb the stonewalls surrounding the farm. My parents would never 24 . Still, my desire to climb across those walls grew so 25 . One spring afternoon, I picked up all my 26 and entered the living room, where the adults had 27 after dinner.
“Can I climb the stonewalls?”I asked 28 , Instantly the women
in the room cried. “Heavens, no!” You’ll 29 yourself!” I wasn’t too disappointed; the 30 was just as I’d expected. But 31 I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather. “Hold on just a minute.” I heard him say, “Let the boy climb the stonewalls, He has to 32 to do things for himself.”.
“Scoot(快走), ” he said to me, “and e and see me when you get back ” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and
had the 33 of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my 34 . I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a 35 day just by being yourself . Always 36 , there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”
Many years have passed since then, and today I 37 the television program Mister Rogers’Neighborhood, seen by millions of 38 throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing 39 the same; my 40 to children at the end of almost every visit, “There’s only one person in this world like you, and people can like you exactly as you are.”
21.A. Crowded B. Surrounded C. Covered D. Blocked
22.A. sorrow B. pity C. fun D. puzzle
23.A. inspired B. banned C expected
D. allowed
24.A. approve B. question C. plain D.
refuse
25.A. weak B. steady C. low D. strong
26.A. courage B. strength C. right
D. energy
27.A. paused B. gathered C. settled D. refreshed
28.A. hesitantly B. cheerfully C. desperately
D. confidently
29.A. enjoy B. hurt C. forget D. burden
30.A. question B. reward C. response
D. support
31.A. since B. when C. before D. after
32.A. agree B. hope C. promise D. learn
33.A. time B. love C. regret D. failure
34.A. dream B. adventure C. accident D. journey
35.A. special B. difficult C. terrible
D. hopeless
36.A. pray B. ignore C. value D. remember
37.A. watch B. reform C. criticize D. host
38.A. adults B. women C. children D. peasants
39.A. remains B. feels C. looks D. does
40.A. memory B. message C. pressure D.
choice
【考点】日常生活类—记叙文
【文章大意】主要讲述作者了作者一心想要爬危险的石头墙，父母不同意，而爷
爷同意了，并且告诉他在这个世界上，你只有一个，我喜欢你是怎么样就怎么样。

对他后来的事业有很大的帮助。

21. 【答案】B
【试题解析】根据后面的by miles of winding stonewalls, the house and barn
可知被蜿蜒曲折的石头墙，房子等包围。

Be surrounded by…被……包围，符合
题意。

22. 【答案】C
【试题解析】根据下文的Since my first visit to the farm, I’d wanted more than anything to be 23 to climb the stonewalls surrounding the farm. Still, my desire to climb across those walls grew so
中的关键词desire可知有着像我一样的孩子在那儿玩的许多的乐趣。

故选C项23. 【答案】D
【试题解析】根据后面的Still, my desire to climb across those walls grew
so可知我别的不想做就想要父母允许我爬这个石头墙，故选D项。

24. 【答案】A
【试题解析】根据上下文可知我梦想爬这个石头墙，但是父母不允许我爬这个墙，
故选A项。

25. 【答案】D
【试题解析】根据后面的One spring afternoon, I picked up all my 26 and entered the living room, where the adults had 27 after dinner.
尽管父母不允许，但是我这个愿望越来越强烈。

故选D项。

26. 【答案】A
【试题解析】根据entered the living room, where the adults had 27 after dinner.可知我鼓足了勇气去请求父母同意，故选A项。

27. 【答案】B
【试题解析】根据下一段提到the women 和后面的my grandfather.可知the living room 是大人们饭后聚集在一起。

故选B项。

28. 【答案】A
【试题解析】根据上面提到的大人不同意，我鼓起勇气去征求意见，故推知问的
时候肯定是犹豫地去问，故选A项。

29. 【答案】B
【试题解析】根据前面提到的climb the stonewalls surrounding the farm.
和父母不同意，故怕孩子爬这个墙会很危险，而受伤，故推知这儿你会弄伤自己的。

故选B项。

30. 【答案】C
【试题解析】根据前面问的，肯定是得到回答，故推知这儿的意思是我不是太
失望的，因为父母的回复在我的预料之中，故选C项。

31. 【答案】C
【试题解析】根据后面的爷爷说的话，是在我立在屋子之前，故选C项。

32. 【答案】D
【试题解析】根据前面爷爷的话Let the boy climb the stonewalls,可知让他
自己去爬，应该让他自己学做一些事情了。

故选D项。

33. 【答案】A
【试题解析】根据前面的For the next two and a half hours I climbed those
old walls可知在接下来的两个半小时里，我爬了那些旧石墙，觉得快活极了。

34. 【答案】B
【试题解析】根据上面提到的父母担心作者爬墙会受伤，故推知这儿是过后我去见爷爷，向他讲了我的历险。

故选B项。

35. 【答案】A
【试题解析】根据后面的just by being yourself可推知这儿的意思是：他咧开嘴笑着说，“你使今天特别有意义，就因为你表现了自己的个性。

36. 【答案】D
【试题解析】根据后面爷爷的话there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”和最后一段的提示可知永远记住：在这个世界上，你只有一个，我喜欢你是怎么样就怎么样。

37. 【答案】D
【试题解析】根据the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of 38 throughout America.的提示可知我主持电视节目《罗杰斯先生的街坊》，全美有数以百万计的儿童收看该节目。

38. 【答案】C
【试题解析】根据下面my 40 to children at the end of almost every visit,中的关键词children 提示《罗杰斯先生的街坊》是儿童喜欢听的节目，故选C项。

39. 【答案】A
【试题解析】根据最后一段的最后一句“There’s only one person in this world like you, and people can like you exactly as you are.”和上一段的最后一句“There’s only one person in this world like you, and people can like you exactly as you are.”可知这件事情仍然是一样的，故选A项。

40. 【答案】B
【试题解析】根据39的暗示，作者都传达给孩子们一个同样的信息。

“在这个世界上，你只有一个，大家会喜欢你是怎么样就怎么样。

”故选B项。

【长难句解析】
As a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania .surrounded by miles of winding stonewalls, the house and barn provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me.
【翻译】我小的时候，最喜欢在宾夕法尼亚州西部爷爷的农场上度过周日下午。

由数英里蜿蜒的石头墙围着的房子和畜棚，为我这个城市男孩带来了无穷无尽的乐趣。

【分析】本句是there be 句型，surrounded是my grandfather’s farm的后置定语。

第二部分阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
When it es to Thanksgiving, turkey may be the first thing that es to
mind. It’s the right picture , but it’s not plete.
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with much enthusiasm and maintain many traditional customs. Here we introduce a few of the rituals（仪式）Americans typically follow on this day.
Thanksgiving Day has been associated with munal prayers in church and in homes for centuries. Attending church prayer services in the morning is the first step of many celebrators on Thanksgiving Day. Before Thanksgiving meals, some families gather together and read prayers to thank God for his kindness and the gifts he has given them in the form of friends and family.
Like China’s Spring Festival, preparing a big meal and bringing the family together at home is a long-standing tradition of Thanksgiving . Distances don’t really matter as relatives return home to be with their family, no matter how far away. Undoubtedly, turkey is the main course of Thanksgiving dinner. At the meal, many families observe the ritual of taking turns to express what each member is thankful for.
While feasts make Thanksgiving a festival for individual families, parades(游行)make it a carnival（狂欢节）for the whole nation. Various parades are held in many cities to honor Thanksgiving. One of the largest is New York’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Started in 1924, more than 2 million people attend the parade every year.
After-dinner rituals are just as important as the meal itself, and no after-dinner ritual is more important than the football game. The US’National Football League has played a special game on Thanksgiving
every year since its creation in 1920.It’s referred to as the Thanksgiving Classic.
While Chinese citizens enjoy an online shopping spree on Nov11,Americans flood to physical stores just after Thanksgiving. Many employers give their employees the day off as part of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend , so shop keepers seize the opportunity to offer discounts and put items on sale. Hundreds of thousands of people take advantage of the opportunity to hunt for bargains.
41. What might be the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To introduce some Americans’ Thanksgiving customs.
B. To pare Spring Festival with Thanksgiving.
C. To tell the origin of Thanksgiving Day.
D. To highlight the importance of family reunions.
42. How many rituals are mentioned in the text?
A. Two
B. There
C. Four
D. Five.
43. What do Americans usually do first on Thanksgiving Day?
A. Pray to god in church and in homes.
B. Enjoy Thanksgiving meals
C. Hold various parades.
D. Have a special football game.
44. What makes Thanksgiving day a public festival of the whole nation?
A. Feasts
B. Various parades
C. munal prayers
D. Football games.
45. Why do Americans flood to physical stores just after Thanksgiving?
A. They go there to buy football game tickets.
B. Many employers give their employees day off.
C. Shop keepers offer discounts to the customers.
D. They buy turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner.
【考点】文化风俗类——说明文
【文章大意】讲了美式感恩节的各种不同的风俗。

41. 【答案】A
【试题解析】作者意图题。

根据第二段的最后一句Here we introduce a few of the rituals Americans typically follow on this day.下面，就来为大家介绍一些美国人庆祝感恩节的传统风俗。

可知作者写作意图是介绍一些美国感恩节的一些习俗。

故选A项。

42. 【答案】D
【试题解析】细节理解题。

根据第二段Here we introduce a few of the rituals （仪式）Americans typically follow on this day. 下面分五段来介绍感恩节五个不同的仪式。

故选D项。

43. 【答案】A
【试题解析】细节理解题。

根据第三段的第一句Attending church prayer services in the morning is the first step of many celebrators on Thanksgiving Day. The churches provide worship services and organize special events for the occasion.可知A项正确。

44. 【答案】B
【试题解析】细节理解题。

根据倒数第三段Various parades are held in many cities to honor Thanksgiving.可知B项正确。

45. 【答案】C
【试题解析】细节判断题。

根据最后一段的最后几句so shop keepers seize the opportunity to offer discounts and put items on sale. Hundreds of thousands of people take advantage of the opportunity to hunt for bargains.可知C项正确。

【长难句分析】
Many employers give their employees the day off as part of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend , so shop keepers seize the opportunity to offer discounts and put items on sale. Hundreds of thousands of people take advantage of the opportunity to hunt for bargains.
【翻译】许多老板会在这一天给员工放假，作为感恩节周末假日的一部分。

而商家自然要抓住这一机会进行打折促销。

无数消费者则看准了时机抢购打折商品。

B
A 9-year-old boy from Southern California has bee the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina’s Aconcagua mountain , which at 22,841 feet is the tallest peak in the Western and Southern hemispheres.
Tyler Armstrong reached the summit on Christmas Eve with his father Kevin and a Tibetan Sherpa, Lhawang Dhondup , who has climbed Mt. Everest many times. They were in fine spirits Friday as they loft Aconcagua. Its steep precipices (崖)and bitter cold have claimed more than 100 climbers’lives.
“You can really see the world’s atmosphere up there. All the clouds are under you,and it’s really cold.”Tyler said , describing the summit
to The Associated Press. “It doesn’t look anything like a kid’s drawing of a mountain. It’s probably as big as a house at the summit , and then it’s steep drop.”
Only 30 percent of the 7,000 people who obtain permits to climb Aconcagua each year make the summit, said Nicolas Garcia, who handled their logistics（后勤）from down below. No one under 14 is usually allowed, so the family had to persuade an Argentine judge that Tyler could safely acplish the climb.
“Any kid can really do this, all they have to do is try. And set their mind to the goal.”said Tyler, who worked out twice a day for a year and a half to prepare for the climb. He also held fundraisers, not only to pay the cost but to raise money for CureDuchenne, which funds muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩）research.
“Most people think we as parents are pushing Tyler to do this, when it’s pletely the opposite. I wouldn’t climb it if I didn’t have to, but my wife makes me do it to keep watch on him, ” his father said.
Tyler had already climbed the 19,341-foot Mt, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania at the age of 8, and with Aconcagua conquered , is determined to reach all “seven summits,”the highest mountains on each of the seven continents.
46. What can be the best title for the text?
A. US boy, 9, is the youngest to reach Aconcagua summit
B. US boy, reached Aconcagua summit with his father
C. US boy faces the greatest challenge in history
D. US boy is determined to conquer the highest mountains
47. In Paragraph 3 , Tyler Armstrong .
A. describes the summit
B. shows his pride on the summit
C. recalls the hard time
D. presents the beautiful scenery
48. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. Kevin has climbed Mt, Everest several times.
B. Only xx people has reached the summit so far.
C. Tyler is not allowed to climb Aconcagua by law.
D. Tyler did little to prepare for the climb.
49. Which of the following words best describes Tyler?
A. Friendly and helpful
B. Talented and enthusiastic
C. Energetic and patient
D. Determined and adventurous
50. We can learn from the text that .
A. Tyler’s father forbade him to climb Aconcagua
B. Tyler himself desired to climb Aconcagua strongly
C. Tyler’s mother didn’t support Tyler’s climb
D. Tyler has conquered10 seven summits in the world
【考点】人物传记—记叙文
【文章大意】一名来自美国南加州的九岁男孩泰勒成为了历史上最年轻的登上阿根廷阿空加瓜山顶峰的人。

46. 【答案】A
【试题解析】主旨大意题。

根据文章的第一段，中心段A 9-year-old boy from Southern California has bee the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina’s Aconcagua mountain , which at 22,841 feet
is the tallest peak in the Western and Southern hemispheres.可知A项正确。

47. 【答案】A
【试题解析】段落大意题。

根据第三段泰勒说的话可知他在描述山顶之高以及陡峭。

故选A项。

48. 【答案】C
【试题解析】推理判断题。

根据文章第四段No one under 14 is usually allowed, so the family had to persuade an Argentine judge that Tyler could safely acplish the climb. 通常14岁以下是不准上去的，所以阿姆斯特朗家族的人不得不向阿根廷法官保证，泰勒可以安全地完成此次冒险。

可知泰勒爬山是得不到法律允许的。

49. 【答案】D
【试题解析】推理判断题。

文章提到泰勒的话Any kid can really do this, all they have to do is try. And set their mind to the goal.可知泰勒是一个非常有决心的人，再根据第三段描写山的陡峭和高，说明泰勒是句意冒险精神的小男孩，故选D项。

50. 【答案】B
【试题解析】推理判断题。

根据泰勒父亲的话Most people think we as parents are pushing Tyler to do this, when it’s pletely the opposite. I wouldn’t climb it if I didn’t have to, but my wife makes me do it to keep watch on him, ” his father said. “大多数人认为我们作为父母是在逼迫孩子这样做，其实完全相反。

如果不是我妻子让我照看着泰勒，我自己是不会想要去登顶的。

”可知泰勒自己想要爬山，而不是父母所逼。

故选B项。

【长难句分析】
A 9-year-old boy from Southern California has bee the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina’s Aconcagua mountain , which at 22,841 feet is the tallest peak in the Western and Southern hemispheres.
【翻译】一名来自美国南加州的九岁男孩成为了历史上最年轻的登上阿根廷阿空加瓜山顶峰的人。

该山峰是西南半球的最高峰，高达22841英尺（6962米）。

【分析】本句的主干A 9-year-old boy has bee the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit后面是which 引导的非限制定语从句。

C
Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you ,where self-driving cars find the nearest parking space, and where even the rubbish bins know when they’re full?
Although it might sound like science-fiction , living in a ‘smart’ city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Towns we have lived in for centuries are being upgraded, while pletely new cities are being built.
One such place is Songdo in South Korea . Every home there will have a built-in ‘telepresence’system-allowing users to control the heating and locks; take part in video conferences; and receive education, healthcare and government services.
Around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them , and offices and schools will all be connected to the network.
The digital mastermind(策划者) behind Songdo is the pany Cisco. Indeed,
technology firms around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already selling software to solve a range of city problems, from water leaks and air pollution to traffic jams. For example, IBM is gathering traffic data in Singapore which it uses to predict where traffic jams will occur-an hour before they happen.
So what is all this smart technology for? Many hope all this connectedness will make cities greener, more sustainable(可持续的),and more efficient.
And with 75% of the world’s population predicted to live in cities by 2050, the transport system and emergency services will need to modernise to cope with all the new arrivals.
But making cities smarter is only part of the solution , according to Dan Hill , chief executive (主管)of research firm Fabrica. He said|：“We don’t make cities to be efficient, we make cities for culture, merce, munity—all of which are very inefficient.”
In the rush in order to make cities perform better, we could be missing their greatest asset (财富). “It is going to be smart citizens that make smart cities,” He said.
51. Which of the following is true of smart cities?
A. They are unrealistic science fictions.
B. They are already being built
C. They need to be upgraded at present.
D. They are not suitable to live in.
52. Citizens of Songdo will use their ‘telepresence’systems to do the
following except .
A. control heating system
B. attend teleconferences
C. recycle water efficiently
D. receive government services
53. IBM has designed a software in Singapore to .
A. forecast weather condition
B. solve air pollution
C. protect water resources
D. predict traffic jams
54. What will happen halfway through the 21st century?
A.3/4 of the world’s population are expected to live
B. All the cities will be greener and more efficient.
C. The present transport system remains to be well operated.
D. Emergency services will be pletely modernised.
55. Which of the following does Dan Hill agree with?
A. Making cities smart is the only solution to city problems
B. Culture , merce , munity are all efficient
C. Making cities smart will bring us no loss
D. Smart citizens make cities smart.
【考点】科幻文—说明文
【文章大意】本文讲了智能城市的好处，设计的目的。

51. 【答案】B
【试题解析】细节理解题根据第三段Towns we have lived in for centuries are being upgraded, while pletely new cities are being built.可知B项正确。

52. 【答案】C
【试题解析】细节理解题。

根据第四段One such place is Songdo in South Korea . Every home there will have a built-in ‘telepresence’system-allowing users to control the heating and locks; take part in video conferences; and receive education, healthcare and government services.可知提到了A,B,D,故选C项。

53. 【答案】D
【试题解析】细节理解题。

根据第六段Siemens and Microsoft are already selling software to solve a range of city problems, from water leaks and air pollution to traffic jams.可知选D项。

54. 【答案】A
【试题解析】推理判断题。

根据倒数第三段And with 75% of the world’s population predicted to live in cities by 2050,可知选A项。

55. 【答案】B
【试题解析】推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段We don’t make cities to be efficient, we make cities for culture, merce, munity—all of which are very inefficient.”可知选B项。

【长难句分析】
Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you ,where self-driving cars find the nearest parking space, and where even the rubbish bins know when they’re full?
【翻译】你想要住在一个城市，在这个城市里建筑物为你关灯，在这个城市私家车可以停在最近的地方，在这个城市可以知道垃圾箱是否满了。

【分析】本句是and 连接的排比句，where引导的地点状语从句。

D
An estimated 80 percent of American adults think music lessons, though at times boring and challenging in the eyes of some kids, improve children’s ability to learn or their performance in school. They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.
Researchers at Harvard University , however, have found that there’s one thing musical training does not do. Samuel Mehr, the leading researcher of the new study, said it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child’s intellectual development. The evidence es from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year-olds and their parents. One group attended music class; the parison group went to a class that places importance on the optical arts-arts that can be seen.
“We found no evidence for any advantage on any of these tests for the kids participating in these music classes,” said Mehr.
Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter. Only one study seems to show a small percentage increase in IQ, intellectual scores among students after one year of music lessons.
He does not believe that IQ is a good measure of a child’s intelligence. Therefore, the researchers in his study pared how well children in the musical training group did on mental processing tasks, then the results were pared to those of children who did not take lessons.
Music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best schools later of their life, but the training is still important.
Mr Mehr notes that the works of writer William Shakespeare are not taught , so the children will do better in physics. He says Shakespeare is taught because it is important for cultural reasons.“And I don’t think music needs to be any different than that.”
56. What attitude do most American grown-ups have towards music lessons?
A. Uninterested
B. Approving
C. Doubtful
D. Uncertain
57. The underlined word“optical”in Paragraph 2 probably means .
A. visual
B. colorful
C. traditional
D. serious
58. How did Samuel Mehr draw his conclusion in the new study?
A. By studying previous research results
B. By measuring the IQ of the kids.
C. By paring two different groups
D. By referring to some documents
59. According to Samuel Mehr,_________ .
A. many studies show that music training can improve IQ
B. IQ is a good measure of a child’s intelligence
C. music can enable a child to go to a better school
D. music should be taught for cultural reasons
60. The study shows that .。