甘肃省兰州市第一中学2021-2022高二英语9月月考试题(含解析)

甘肃省兰州市第一中学2021-2022高二英语9月月考试题（含解析）说明：本试题分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。

答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。

第I卷（选择题共65小题满分80）
第一部分：词汇知识（共30小题，每题1分，满分30分）
1.Despite her old age, my grandma is still _______ about social activities.
A. negative
B. curious
C. generous
D. enthusiastic
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：尽管上了年纪，我奶奶仍然热衷于社交活动。

A. negative消极的；B. curious好奇的；C. generous大方的；D. enthusiastic热情的。

根据her old age可知，奶奶年级大了，对社交活动应该是保留着热情的，对于好奇的成分应该少，故选D。

2.However hard I tried, the article still could not ______.
A. make sense
B. make sense of
C. make sure
D. make out
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。

句意：不管我怎么努力，这篇文章还是讲不通。

A. make sense 讲得通；B. make sense of理解，弄懂；C. make sure确保；D. make out辨认出。

make sense of后接宾语，故排除B；主句的主语the article，故选A。

3.Jim is very _____ about expressing his opinions especially in public.
A. precious
B. various
C. cautious
D. previous
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
考查形容词词义辨析。

【详解】句意：吉姆对表达自己的意见很谨慎，尤其是在公共场合。

A. precious宝贵的；
B. various各种各样的；
C. cautious谨慎的；
D. previous以前的。

根据especially in public，可知在公众场合他说话应该是谨慎的态度，故选C。

4.Before taking any medicine, one must carefully read the _______.
A. introductions
B. descriptions
C. explanations
D. instructions
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。

句意：服药前必须仔细阅读说明书。

A. introductions介绍；
B. descriptions描述；
C. explanations解释；
D. instructions使用说明。

对于药物medicine，应该是要看它的使用说明，故选D。

5.He _____ my proposal, which means he didn’t agree with me.
A. rejected
B. accepted
C. disagree
D. supported
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。

句意：他拒绝了我的建议，这意味着他不同意我的意见。

A. rejected拒绝，排斥；B. accepted接受； C. disagree不同意；D. supported支持。

根据非限制性定语从句which means he didn’t agree with me可知他不同意我的提议，也就是他拒绝了我的意见，故选A。

6.The inexperienced teacher couldn’t _______ her ideas clearly.
A. put up
B. put forward
C. put away
D. put aside
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。

句意：那个没有经验的老师不能清楚地提出她的想法。

A. put up提供，张贴，建造；B. put forward提出，放出；C. put away放好，抛弃；D. put aside把…放一边，撇开。

根据宾语her ideas可知此处需要“提出”之意，故选B。

7.The meeting you _____ last month was of great significance for your future.
A. attended
B. took part
C. joined
D. joined in
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析及用法。

句意：你上个月参加的会议对你的未来很重要。

A,B,C,D 四个答案都有“参加，参与”之意，区别在于attend是指出席正式的场合，如会议，典礼，等，这里主语是meeting，故选A。

8._______ to nuclear radiation, even for a short while, may do great harm to one’s health.
A. Exposed
B. Being exposed
C. Exposing
D. Having exposed
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动名词作主语。

句意：暴露在核辐射下，甚至是一小会，都会导致人体内基因的变异。

分析句子成分发现even for a short time，是插入语，may influence是谓语，前面的部分应该是主语，be exposed to“暴露于”，要用动名词短语being exposed to nuclear radiation作主语，故选B。

【点睛】在句中中作主语的只能用不定式和动名词，当含有“被动”意义的动名词作主语时，应用being done。

过去分词不能作主语。

9.So _____ was the man in his experiment that he didn’t notice what was happening around.
A. addicted
B. devoted
C. satisfied
D. absorbed
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词辨析。

句意：他如此沉浸于实验中，以至于他没有注意到外面发生了什么。

A.addicted上瘾的；
B.devoted献身的；
C.satisfied满足的；
D.absorbed专心致志的。

“so+形容词/副词”放在句首，后面的主句使用部分倒装的形式。

本句是固定搭配be absorbed in 沉浸于……之中，符合句意，故选C。

【点睛】部分倒装即只把谓语的一部分（如助动词、情态动词、系动词等）放到主语前，或把句子的强调成分提前。

如：
Nor did he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he has always dreamt about（疾病没有使他放弃过上梦想中的生活）
10.You’d better lock your ______ belongings in the safe (保险柜) before going out.
A. worthless
B. valuable
C. valueless
D. inexpensive
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：你最好把贵重物品锁在保险箱里再出去。

A. worthless 不值钱的；B. valuable贵重的；C. valueless无价值的；D. inexpensive廉价的。

根据in the safe可知是贵重的物品才会放进去保险柜，故选B。

11.The flowers ______ sweet in the botanic garden attract countless visitors.
A. smell
B. smelt
C. smelling
D. to smell
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。

句意：在植物园里，闻起来很香的花吸引游客欣赏大自然的美景。

这里整个句子有谓语动词attract，所以空格处需用非谓语动词，作定语修饰flowers。

这里smelling是现在分词作定语，相当于which smell sweet，smell是感官动词，无被动式，表示某物闻起来很香，用主动语态，故选C。

12.The discovery of new evidence led to .
A. the thief having caught
B. catch the thief
C. the thief being caught C. the thief to be caught
【答案】C
【解析】
略
13.Serious conflicts ______ between India and Pakistan after the sudden attack.
A. rose
B. raised
C. arose
D. aroused
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。

句意：这次突然袭击后，印度和巴基斯坦之间发生了严重的冲突。

A. rose升起，上升；B. raised提高，举起；C. arose出现，引发；D. aroused唤醒。

主语是Serious conflicts，应该是出现、发生了冲突，故选C。

14.His ____ from the carnival (狂欢节) was a pity for his fans.
A. absence
B. presence
C. attendance
D. appearance
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。

句意：他没有参加狂欢节对他的粉丝来说是件遗憾的事。

A. absence缺席；B. presence存在，出席；C. attendance到场，出席；D. appearance外表，出现。

根据a pity可知他缺席了，故选A。

15.When he ____ his rival (对手) in the Final, he burst into tears.
A. defeated
B. hit
C. won
D. succeeded
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。

句意：当他在决赛中击败对手时，他哭了。

A. defeated击败，挫败；B. hit打击，袭击；C. won 赢得；D. succeeded成功。

根据他泪流满面burst into tears可知他打败了他的对手，故选A。

16.Mosquitoes are _______ for many diseases, including Ebola.
A. to blame
B. blamed
C. to be blamed
D. blaming
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查固定短语。

句意：蚊子是许多疾病的罪魁祸首，包括埃博拉病毒。

blarme 是及物动词，一般用blame sb（for sth.）但常用习惯用法be to blame表示被动意义，“应该受责备”。

故选A。

【点睛】blame 不用被动，常用be to blame表示被动意义，“应该受责备”。

如：
He is to blame.
He is to blame for the accident.他应在事故中负责。

17.The doctor ______ the patient immediately after he was sent to hospital.
A. healed
B. treated
C. cured
D.
operated
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。

句意：病人被送进医院后，医生立即对他进行了治疗。

A. healed
痊愈，使恢复健康；B. treated 治疗，对待；C. cured治愈，治好；D. operated操作，
动手术。

根据时间状语after he was sent to hospital可知他被送进医院后医生应该是立
刻去治疗他，故选B。

【点睛】treat和 cure用法的区别：
一、含义上
的区别用作动词时，两者均可表示“治疗”，但含义有所不同：cure通常强调结果，指治愈某种疾病或某人的疾病；而treat则通常强调过程，指对病人进行诊断和治疗，但不含治好的意
思。

二、搭配上的区别
注意以下两句cure和treat所搭配的介词不同：
The doctors cured her of cancer.医生治好了她的癌症。

Which doctor is treating you for your illness？哪个医生在给你看病？
三、词性上的区别
cure表示”治疗”时，除用作动词外，还可用作名词。

若表示”对…….的治疗”或“治
疗……的方法”，一般用介词for。

如：
Is there a certain cure for cancer yet？迄今癌症有无有效的治疗方法？
注：treat表示”治疗”时，不能用作名词，它的名词形式是treatment。

如：
I'm sure this treatment will help him（to）be cured.我相信这种治疗将有助于他痊愈。

18.More and more African people are _____ by the deadly disease.
A. infected
B. effected
C. perfected
D.
defected
【答案】A
【分析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。

句意：越来越多的非洲人感染这种致命的疾病。

A. infected 感染；B. effected影响：C. perfected完善；D. defected投奔。

disease疾病，应该是人们被感染了疾病，故选A。

19.Eating too much fat can ______ heart disease and high blood pressure.
A. attend to
B. cause to
C. contribute to
D. devote to
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。

句意：吃太多脂肪会导致心脏病和高血压。

A. attend to 照顾，处理； B. cause to错误表达，无此短语；C. contribute to促成；D. devote to 致力于。

从heart disease 和 high blood pressure可知是吃太多导致的结果，故选C。

20.The woman, _____ under the tree and _____ in a colorful dress, is the CEO of the company.
A. sitting; wearing
B. sitting; dressed
C. seating; dressed
D. seated; dressing
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词的用法。

句意：坐在树下，穿着五颜六色的裙子的女人是这家公司的首席执行官。

此处sitting是现在分词作定语，修饰主语the woman，表示与主语之间是主动和进行的关系；be dressed in穿着，强调状态，作定语，省去了 be；seat 的意思是“使坐下”，及物动词，表示就坐时，有两种：be seated (on the chair /on beach/on the bed ……)，seat onese lf (on the chair/on bench /on the bed……)，故选B。

21.Nowhere in nature is aluminium found free, owing to its always ____ with other
A. combined
B. having combined
C. combines
D. being combined
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。

句意：由于铝总是与其他元素结合在一起，自然界中没有任何地方的铝是游离的。

owing to为介词短语，后接v.-ing短语作宾语，combine sth with sth. 这里是把铝和其它元素结合，铝放在前面，combine与名词aluminium是被动关系，故用被动形式being combined表示“正在被联合”， B、C两项因为是主动形式，也不符合本题语态要求，故选D。

22.When he got home, he found his house ______.
A. broken out
B. broken into
C. broken up
D. broken down
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。

句意：当他回到家里,发现已经有人破门而入了。

A. broken out 爆发；B. broken into闯入；C. broken up分解；D. broken down临时出故障。

此处broken into是过去分词，表示被动结构作宾语补足语，补充说明宾语house被强入，根据句意，故选B。

23.The opening province which ______ 14 coastal cities will quicken its pace of development.
A. consists of
B. makes up
C. is consisted of
D. is made up
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。

句意：由14个沿海城市组成的开放省份将加快发展步伐。

A. consists of包含，由……组成；
B. makes up组成，补足，化妆；
C. is consisted of 用法错误，无被动；
D.被动用法应该是is made up of。

consist of更侧重强调整体由部分组成，这里指开放城市由14个沿海城市组成，故选A。

【点睛】consist of常用整体作主语，表示“整体由部分组成”，引申“包含有”,不能用于被动语态；make up用部分作主语，表示“部分构成整体”，用于主动语态；如果用整体作主语,必须用被动结构be made up of,这时可以和consist of互换。

另外，make up 还可以表示“化装；编造”。

24.It’s foolish of you to _____ your notes in such an important test.
A. stick to
B. refer to
C. keep to
D. get to 【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。

句意：在这么重要的考试中你查看笔记是愚蠢的。

A. stick to 坚持；B. refer to查阅，参考；C. keep to遵守，坚持；D. get to开始，到达。

根据形容词foolish可知，在这次重要的考试中去查看笔记是愚蠢的行为，故选B。

25.The doctors succeeded in _______ the twins at the head.
A. isolating
B. removing
C. dividing
D. separating
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。

句意：医生们成功地分离了双胞胎的头部。

A. isolating使隔离； B. removing移除；C. dividing分开；D. separating分离，分隔。

根据句意可知，医生成功地分离开了他们的头部。

separate有脱离、分离出来组成独立个体之意，故选D。

26.When you rewrite the paragraph, I advise you to ____ the last sentence as it is
misleading.
A. point out
B. make out
C. leave out
D. put out 【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。

句意：当你重写这段时，我建议你删去最后一句，因为它会使人误解。

A. point out指出，指明；B. make out辨认出，理解；C. leave out遗漏，省略；D. put out熄灭，打扰。

根据原因状语从句as it is misleading可知最后一句是有误导性的，故建议省略，故选C。

27.None of the servants were _____ when Mr. White wanted to send a message.
A. available
B. movable
C. reachable
D. applicable
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：怀特先生要发送一封信时，但是仆人们都没空。

A. available 可用的，有空的；B. movable不固定的，可移动的；C. reachable可获得的，可达成的；D. applicable能应用的。

这里是指仆人都没有空，都不可用的意思，故选A。

28.______ with what the students had done, the teacher spoke highly of them.
A. Delight
B. Delighting
C. Delighted
D. Being delighted
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词做伴随状语。

句意：老师对学生们所做的事很满意，对他们评价很高。

主句的主语是the teacher，delighted表示老师当时对学生做的事情感到高兴的状态，ed 变化来的形容词表示人的感受；delighting“令人高兴的”，表示事物的特征；此处用形容词作伴随状语，故A项错误；D项是被动式，错误。

根据句意，故选C。

29.Though ______ money, they still try to help the homeless.
A. lack
B. lacking
C. lacked
D.
lacking of
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。

句意：虽然他们缺钱，但仍尽力帮助无家可归的人。

lack“缺少”，在though引导的让步状语从句中，其逻辑主语是主句主语 they，它们之间是一种主动的关系，故选B。

【点睛】非谓语动词中的现在分词（doing）在从句中一般表示从句的动词与其逻辑主语是一种主动的或正在进行的关系，即动作是由主语发出的，这时要用doing的形式，如：Finding her iPhone stolen, she hurried to a police station for help.
30.If ______, please give me a call.
A. you are convenient
B. it is convenient on you
C. it is convenient for you
D. it is convenience for you
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查固定句式。

句意：如果你方便的话，请给我打个电话。

此处考查it+be+adj.+for sb.的句式结构，其中it 是形式主语，be动词后接形容词作表语，convenient用于此句型，故选C。

【点睛】It+be+adj.+for sb.+to do sth.的句式结构是常用句式，意为“做某事对某人来说是…的”，其中it是形式主语，真正的主语是to do sth.这部分。

如：
It is funny for me to read that story book.
It is easy for us to study a second language.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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
Salvador Dali (1904—1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and sele cted parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.
The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). ＂From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,＂ explains the Pompidou Centre.
The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作) with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.
31. Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?
A. Optimistic.
B. Productive.
C. Generous.
D. Traditional.
32. What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be?
A. One of his masterworks.
B. A successful screen adaptation.
C. An artistic creation for the stage.
D. One of the beat TV programmes.
33. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?
A. By popularity.
B. By importance.
C. By size and shape.
D. By time and subject.
34. What does the word ＂contributions＂ in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Artworks.
B. Projects.
C. Donations.
D. Documents.
【答案】31. B 32. A 33. D 34. A
【解析】
试题分析：萨尔瓦多·达利是最受欢迎的现代艺术家之一，巴黎的蓬皮杜艺术中心展示了他200多幅油画，雕塑和绘画等作品。

展览是按时间和主题展示，展品融合了多种风格，显示了萨尔瓦多·达利非凡的艺术才能。

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【31题详解】
B 细节推理题。

根据第一段The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more.可知，达利是个多产的画家，故选B。

【32题详解】
A 细节推理题。

根据第一段第三句Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory.可知，The Persistence of Memory是他的杰作之一。

故选A。

【33题详解】
D 细节推理题。

根据文章第二段第二句The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.可知，展览是根据时间和主题安排的。

故选D。

【34题详解】
C 猜测词义题。

根据最后一段可知，contributions指“贡献”，与C项同义，故选C。

考点：考查广告类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】
在做阅读理解题过程中，应首先略读一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把几个选项含义理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表达有交叉的选项之间的区别。

然后再细读短文，把答案填入合适位置。

答题时可以把含义相近的几个选项轮流填入同一处位置，反复阅读，反复体会，找出最佳选项，对于实在没有把握的小题可以最后完成。

完成短文后，再认真通读一遍全文，看看上下语意是否通顺，是否符合逻辑关系。

要看完全文，关键对方反复阅读，才能选对答案。

34小题细节推理题。

根据第一段The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its
respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more.可知达利的作品是多产的，故选B.
另外，做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。

阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。

B
There are many places to go on safari (观赏野生动物) in Africa, but riding a horse through the flooded waters of Botswana's Okavango Delta must rank as one of the world's most exciting wildlife journeys.
Several safari camps operate as the base for this adventure, providing unique rides twice a day to explore deep into the delta. The camps have excellent horses, professional guides and lots of support workers. They have a reputation for providing a great riding experience.
The morning ride, when the guides take you to beautiful, shallow lakes full of water lilies, tends to be more active. It is unlike any other riding experience. With rainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the sound of huge drops of water bouncing off your body and face, it is truly exciting. You are very likely to come across large wild animals, too. On horseback it is possible to get quite close to elephants, giraffes and many other animals. The sense of excitement and tension levels rise suddenly though, as does your heart rate, as you move closer to them.
In the evening, rides are usually at a more relaxed and unhurried pace, with golden light streaming across the grassy delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink. Sedate though they are, rides at this time of day are still very impressive. As the sun's rays pass through the dust kicked up by the horses, the romance of Africa comes to life.
Back at the camp you can kick off your boots and enjoy excellent food and wine. Looking back on your day, you will find it hard to deny that a horseback safari is
as close as you will ever come to answering the call of the wild.
35. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To warn
B. To entertain
C. To introduce
D. To educate
36. What does the author find most exciting about a horseback safari?
A. Seeing and feeling the real African life.
B. Enjoying good food and wine at the camp
C. Hunting large animals just as our ancestors did.
D. Being part of the scene and getting close to animals.
37. The author introduces the riding experience in the Okavango Delta mainly by ________.
A. following space order
B. following time order
C. making classifications
D. giving examples
【答案】35. C 36. D 37. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了骑乘非洲骑马的旅游体验，这是世界上最刺激、最令人兴奋的野外旅游活动之一。

【35题详解】
推理判断题。

通读全文，全文主要介绍了非洲观赏野生动物的野营的项目，能给游客提供美妙和最让人激动的骑马经历，几个safari营地有着优良的马匹，专业的指导和很多人的服务人员，野营声望非常好，骑马的紧张与兴奋会让人心跳加速，与他们更亲近，晚上骑马很放松，惬意，令人印象深刻。

因此推断文章的目的是介绍旅游活动。

故选C。

【36题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第三段With rainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the sound of huge drops of water bouncing off your body and face．It is truly exciting．You are very likely to come across large wild animals，too．可知，作者认为坐在马背上近距离接触那些野生动物最让人激动。

故选D。

【37题详解】
推理判断题。

作者在第三段The morning ride，when the guides take you to beautiful shallow lakes full of water lilies，tends to be more active．先说了早上的旅程，
第四段In the evening，rides are usually at a more relaxed and unhurried pace．涉及晚上的旅程，尾段Back at the camp you can kick off your boots and enjoy excellent food and wine谈到回到营地，由此可知文章中时间顺序词有The morning ride和In the evening，作者是按时间顺序写的。

故选B。

C
D. Mike Miles hadn’t had a stable job in years. He bounced around from temporary agency to temporary agency, never sure when his last day would be. Sometimes, he lost a job with less than a day’s notice. This was not due to a poor work ethic (职业道德) - from arriving early to staying late, Miles said he did everything he could to leave good impressions on employers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the US. But because Miles had a criminal record, he was always cut loose when it was time to let staff go.
“It was like walking on eggshells. You just never knew when you’d be gone,” he said.
After his release from prison in 2007, Miles struggled to find stability –both mentally and financially. During this time, he lived in his mother’s house and she helped him raise his daughter. When his mom passed away two years later, Miles said he became more determined than ever to create a healthy environment for his family.
“I’m all she has and she’s all I have,” he said. “I had to build a whole new relationship with my daughter, while building a whole new life for myself.”
It wasn’t until October 202X, nearly a decade after he got out of pris on, that a cousin told Miles about a food company that hires people who have difficulty finding jobs.
Hoping this would clear up what felt like a thick cloud of uncertainty over his future, Miles submitted an application. He got an interview and soon after that, began his new job. His work involves everything from food production to maintenance (保存), not to mention it pays a livable wage of $15 an hour. He said it’s the best job he’s ever had.
Miles’ story is rare in Lancaster, where the poverty rate is aro und 30 percent
– about double the national average. This figure annoyed Charlie Crystle, the co-founder and CEO of the company that gave Miles his job.
Crystle said he wanted to inspire other companies and entrepreneurs (企业家) to rethink their current practices and ignite（引发）conversations about minimum wage and employment opportunities for everyone, including ex-offenders (有犯罪前科的人).
Beyond providing employment and livable wages, the company also helps employees deal with the many challenges of reentry into society. This means anything from helping them find housing and health benefits to changing their schedules.
Miles is now saving for a house. “It doesn’t have to be a big house,” he said. “I just want to be stable.”
38. Why did Miles change his occupation frequently?
A. He liked to try new things.
B. He never got asked to stay at jobs long as he had been in jail.
C. He was never able to find a job that he liked.
D. He is a person who is hard to please.
39. Which is right according to the test?
A. About 15% of people all over the nation are under the poverty line.
B. The ex-offenders are always treated equally in society.
C. Miles is reluctant to do the job in the food company.
D. Miles’ mother died in 2009 because of lung cancer.
40. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
A. Miles is not content with his current situation.
B. Miles cares more about a stable life than a big house.
C. The companies and entrepreneurs have agreed to increase the minimum wage level.
D. The local government will help ex-offenders find employment.
【答案】38. B 39. A 40. B
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。

文章讲述了Mike Miles曾经坐过监狱，出狱后找工作的经历。

【38题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段Mike Miles hadn’t had a stable job in years．和But because Miles had a criminal record可知，因为Miles曾经有犯罪记录，所以他不能找到一个稳定的工作，故选B。

【39题详解】
细节理解题。

根据倒数第四段Miles’ story is rare in Lancaster, where the poverty rate is around 30 percent – about double the national average. 兰开斯特的贫困率约为30%，是全国平均水平的两倍。

可知全国的贫困率是15%。

故选A。

【40题详解】
推理判断题。

根据后三段内容，尤其是Miles is now saving for a house, “It doesn't have to be a big hous e,” he said. “I just want to be stable.” 可知，迈尔斯更想要一种稳定的生活。

故选B。

第二节（本节共5小题；每小题2分，共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。

If you seriously and honestly take a look at how you think, act and respond to life, you will quickly realize that in most cases your actions and responses are from fear rather than from love and joy.
Why is it so? ___41___ Humans, unlike animals or plants, are able to image hundreds of different possibilities about our future. But we cannot decide which will really take place and therefore we often feel confused and worried about our future. However, if we were certain about one outcome, we could get rid of any anxiety or anger. This is possible, only when we move from fear based living to love and joy based living. ___42___
The only way out is to be aware of our fears. ___43___ Then we can try taking baby steps and move up the uncertainty. When faced with any situation next time, try to change the habit of being you and try to act out of love. ___44___ One step at a time, and try to change your habitual responses.
___45___ They can be in a parent, a teacher or in yourself. Once you are able to develop unshakable faith in the process of life, you won’t bother about the
outcome of most things. Instead, you will let go of your fears and learn to enjoy the process of life.
A. And see how things change for better.
B. The best way to lose your fear is to develop love and faith.
C. Only after we have the awareness can we accept our current position and uncertainty.
D. But how can we go from fear to love?
E. The main reason for this is that the future is unpredictable.
F. So it is from the fearful unknowing background that we act.
G. The amount of uncertainty we can think up about the future is unimaginable. 【答案】41. E 42. D
43. C 44. A
45. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。

在大多数情况下，你的行为和反应来自恐惧，而不是爱和快乐。

唯一的出路是意识到我们的恐惧，还有消除恐惧的最好方法是培养爱和信念。

【41题详解】
根据上一句疑问句Why is it so?可推断下一句应该是介绍原因的句子，在E选项中有The main reason for，故选E。

【42题详解】
根据上一段最后一句This is possible, only when we move from fear based living to love and joy based living. 这是可能的，只有当我们从基于恐惧的生活转向基于爱和喜悦的生活。

讲述了要把生活转变；再根据下一段The only way out is to be aware of our fears.可知此处应该是填写疑问“但我们怎样才能从恐惧走向爱呢？”，故选D。

【43题详解】
根据本段小主旨句：The only way out is to be aware of our fears.唯一的出路是意识到我们的恐惧。

可知本段是讲述要意识到我们的恐惧。

因此引出论点C选项：只有当我们有了意识，我们才能接受我们目前的位置和不确定性。

故选C。

【44题详解】
根据上一句When faced with any situation next time, try to change the habit of being
you and try to act out of love.下次面对任何情况时，试着改变自己的习惯，试着表达爱。

以及One step at a time, and try to change your habitual responses. 一步一步来，试着改变你的习惯的反应。

可知此处通过慢慢做去观察事情是如何变得更好符合语境。

故选A。

【45题详解】
根据本段句子…you are able to develop unshakable faith in the process of life…以及句子…you will let go of your fears…可知，这里是要培养不可动摇的信念，还有你会放下恐惧，主要是讲述了信念和恐惧之间的关系，这里是一个段落的主旨句，故选B。

第三部分：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Madison Williams was studying in her bedroom in August 202X when the door burst open. It was her mother, Leigh Williams, with a horrific and ___46___ story: “A little boy fell into a septic tank (化粪池), and no one can reach him.” Then she made a ___47___ : “Can you help?”
Madison and Leigh ran to a neighbor’s yard, ___48___ they found the boy’s worried mother and other adults ___49___ a septic tank opening that was a few inches above the neatly trimmed lawn. The boy, who was only two years old, had ___50___the eight feet deep tank.
Hearing the mother’s___51___, the adults nearby rushed to help the frightened mum. Madison quickly ___52___ the situation. It was clear that she was the only one who could ___53___ through the small hole. Without ___54___, she told the adults, “Lower me in.”Leigh and others held her ___55___. “I managed to get through the opening,” Madison says. Inside, the dark tank was ___56___. In the process, she___57___his left arm so severely that the hand was almost useless. ___58___ tend to her injury, Madison scanned the ___59___of the water closely. Suddenly she saw the faint ___60___ of his foot again and shot her good hand out and grasped the foot ___61___. “Pull me up!” Both were lifted out of the tank, but because he had been ___62___ of oxygen long enough he couldn’t ___63___. He was placed on his side, and an adult gave him several hard taps on the back, until the boy coughed up fluids.。