黑龙江省大庆市铁人中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试 英语试题 含解析

黑龙江省大庆市铁人中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试
英语试题
试题说明：1、本试题满分150 分，答题时间120 分钟。

2、请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。

第Ⅰ卷选择题部分
第一部分听力（共两小节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will Sue do on Monday?
A. Go to a movie.
B. Get ready for a trip.
C. Have a job interview.
2. How did the speakers go to the capital?
A. By train.
B. By bus.
C. By car.
3. Why does the girl want a new camera?
A. Her camera is old.
B. Her camera is broken.
C. Her camera was given to someone else.
4. Who does the man want to talk to?
A. Fiona Wright.
B. Jill Smith.
C. Sara Jones.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Mother and son.
C. Classmates.
第二节
听下面 5 段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题 5 秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第7 两个小题。

6. What does the man think of the dog?
A. He looks very old.
B. He should run more.
C. He is quite energetic.
7. How old is Harley?
A. Two years old.
B. Eight years old.
C. Ten years old.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8 至第10 三个小题。

8. How many rooms will Jessica book?
A. Three.
B. Six.
C. Eight.
9. What day is it today?
A. Wednesday.
B. Thursday.
C. Friday.
10. Who will pick up the visitors?
A. Evan.
B. Jessica.
C. Henry.
听下面一段对话, 回答第11 至第13 三个小题。

11. What was on Sally's egg?
A. A pink bird.
B. A blue flower.
C. A yellow flower.
12. Why did Sally boil the egg?
A. She needed breakfast.
B. She kept it fresh this way.
C. She wanted to make an Easter egg.
13. What do the children do with the eggs they find?
A. They put them in a basket.
B. They eat all of them.
C. They decorate them.
听下面一段对话, 回答第14 至第17 四个小题。

14. What does the man often talk about?
A. Parties.
B. The news on the paper.
C. The trouble with the owner of his apartment.
15. Who left the front door open for the whole night?
A. The man.
B. The woman.
C. The man's roommate.
16. What kind of house does the man want to move into?
A. A house near town.
B. A quiet house far from town.
C. A big house in the countryside.
17. What does the woman think of the manager of her building?
A. Careful.
B. Mean.
C. Friendly.
听下面一段独白, 回答第18 至第20 三个小题。

18. What does the study tell us about young people in America?
A. They used to be lazier.
B. They have a habit of writing diaries.
C. They don't have much time for their own today.
19. How much kids' weekday time was scheduled with school or activities in 1981?
A. 40%.
B. 60%.
C. 75%.
20. Where does Catherine have her dinner on Monday?
A. At the restaurant.
B. In the car.
C. In the classroom.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
第一节：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
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH RUBBISH / RECYCLE INFORMATION RUBBISH COLLECTION CURBSIDE（路边回收）
Your household rubbish is collected weekly on your regular collection day. All residents using rubbish barrels must have covers on them to prevent rain / snow water buildup inside.
Please note the following list of items that will NOT be picked up by the Sanitation Division：
● Medical Waste or Mercury-Call Health Department at 508-946-2408
● Containers with sharp edges or bottoms.
● Metals, furnitur e or building materials.
● Recyclable material.
RECYCLE COLLECTION CURBSIDE
Your recyclables will be collected every other week on your regular collection day. Failure to put your recyclables out on the assigned day causes "double pick-up". Please help us to keep costs down.
Items for curbside collection：
● Newspapers and magazines
● Cardboard-Cereal Boxes, Pasta Boxes, Shoe Boxes, Etc.
● Cans and plastics（NO CHILDREN'S TOYS）
● Clear and colored glass（only brown & green）
How to prepare items for curbside collection：
● Paper Products — please wrap them in plastic grocery bags to protect from rain and wind.
● Cans, plastics and clear and colored glass — CLEAN.
*All rubbish / recyclables must be out at curbside by 7：00 a.m. on your regular scheduled collection day.
1. How often is household rubbish collected in the town？
A. Every day.
B. Every other day.
C. Every week.
D. Every other week.
2. Which of the following recyclables will be collected？
A. An overdue journal.
B. An old smartphone.
C. A plastic toy truck.
D. A yellow drinking glass.
3. What should the residents do when they dump their recyclables？
A. They should try to keep the pick-up costs down.
B. They should have them all cleaned before dumping.
C. They should dump them by 7：00 a.m. beside their houses.
D. They should have paper products covered in plastic bags.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。

主要讲述了米德尔堡镇垃圾回收处理的相关信息。

【1题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一个小标题下的“Your household rubbish is collected weekly on your regular collection day.（你的家庭垃圾每周在你的定期收集日收集一次。

）”可知，家庭垃圾是每周都会收集。

故选C。

【2题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章Items for curbside collection中介绍的内容“Cardboard-Cereal Boxes, Pasta Boxes, Shoe Boxes, Etc.( 硬纸板箱，意大利面盒，鞋盒等。

)”可知回收的东西都是纸质类的，故一本过期的杂志将是回收的对象。

故选A。

【3题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章倒数第三行内容“Paper Products — please wrap them in plastic grocery bags to protect from rain and wind.( 纸制品——请用塑料购物袋包装，以防止风雨。

)”可知，当居民处理可回收物时他们应该把纸制品用塑料袋包起来。

故选D。

B
I was sitting at my kitchen table the other day with a pen, notebook, calculator and a pile of bills. I was doing my monthly budget. There were bills for electric water, rent, insurance, the car payment, the phone bill, and the cable bill. Plus money needed to be set aside for food, gas, clothes and hopefully a little left over to save for those unexpected bills that always seemed to show up. When I was done, I shook my head, closed my eyes and thought of a time long ago when I would regularly get treasures.
When I was a boy. we lived across the road from Camp Caesar. It held week long camps all through the summer and my grandma who I lovingly called “Nanny” w orked in her big kitchen. I remember slipping there getting a smile, a hug, a kiss and a hot roll from Nanny. Then she would always take deep in her pockets and pull out a treasure, a shiny quarter. She would give it to me and I would run down the hill to either get an ice cold can of coke from the pop machine or I would head to the camp’s swimming pool where I could buy a warm cup of cherry coke for 15 cents and a tiny 10 cent bag of chips from a stand. I took my time because it was always a big decision. It was nice too feeling so rich for a few minutes.
Looking back now I can see that the real treasure was not the quarter at all. It was the love with which Nanny gave it to me. I would have still visited her at work every day if I had never gotten a single quarter. It was her smile, hugs, and kisses that were priceless in my heart then and now.
The old saying is true, “With your work you can make a living, but it is with your love that you make a life.” You can always welcome love into your heart, soul and mind. And you can always share your love with others. It is that one treasure that lasts forever.
4. According to Paragraph 1, what was the author trying to figure out?
A. Where to get treasures.
B. What food and supplies to buy.
C. How to sort out these bills at hand.
D. How to balance the money available.
5. What does the underlined word “roll” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. A kind of bread
B. A kind of act.
C. A sound.
D. A greeting.
6. Which of the following best describes Nanny?
A. Considerate.
B. Generous.
C. Affectionate.
D. Enthusiastic.
7. Why does the author mention the old saying in the last Paragraph?
A. To change people’s heart and soul.
B. To show what we should value in life.
C. To explain work and love can make a life.
D. To advise more love and sharing in childhood.
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。

文章主要讲述了作者在做预算的时候想起了自己的奶奶，回忆了和奶奶相处的时光以及奶奶对作者深深的爱，说明了爱才是人生永恒的财富，呼吁读者要珍惜爱。

【4题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第一段“I was doing my monthly budget. There were bills for electric water, rent, insurance, the car payment, the phone bill, and the cable bill. Plus money needed to be set aside for food, gas, clothes and hopefully a little left over to save for those unexpected bills that always seemed to show up.”（我在做每月预算。

有水电费、房租、保险费、车款、电话费和有线电视费。

另外，还需要留出一些钱来买食物、汽油和衣服，希望还能剩下一些钱来支付那些经常出现的意外账单。

）可推断，作者在做各项开支的预算，平衡可用资金。

故选D项。

【5题详解】
词义猜测题。

根据第二段“It held week long camps all through the summer and my grandma who I lovingly called “Nanny” worked in her big kitchen.”（整个夏天，夏令营持续一周，我的奶奶——我亲切地称她为“Nanny”——在她的大厨房里干活。

）以及划线前的hot可推断，roll是一种食物，四个选项中只有A选项是食物。

故选A项。

【6题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第二段“I remember slipping there getting a smile, a hug, a kiss and a hot roll from Nanny. Then she would always take deep in her pockets and pull out a treasure, a shiny quarter. ”（我记得我溜到那里得到了一个微笑，一个拥抱，一个吻和Nanny的热乎乎的面包卷。

然后她总会在口袋里掏出一个宝贝，一个闪闪发光的硬币。

）以及第三段“Looking back now I can see that the real treasure was not the quarter at all. It was the love with which Nanny gave it to me.”（现在回想起来，我发现真正的宝藏根本不是那个硬币。

那是奶奶给我的爱。

）可知，奶奶给与了作者很多的爱和关怀，可知她是一个充满爱的人。

故选C项。

【7题详解】
推理判断题。

根据最后一段“You can always welcome love into your heart, soul and mind. And you can always share your love with others. It is that one treasure that lasts forever.”（你可以随时欢迎爱进入你的心，灵魂和思想。

你可以与他人分享你的爱。

这是永恒的财富。

）作者呼吁我们去拥抱爱去分享爱，爱是永恒的财富，可推断作者是为了说明：在生活中我们要珍惜爱。

故选B项。

C
There you are, looking through your WeChat moments or your Weibo feed, and you come across a post saying something like this: “I just got accepted to Harvard and 0xford! Are they sure they didn’t mix my applications up with somebody else’s?”
This person is clearly humblebragging. The te rm “humblebrag” was first coined back in 2010 by the late US comedian Harris Wittels, and it describes when someone makes a seemingly modest statement, but the actual purpose is to bring attention to something they are proud of.
The example above is a modesty-b ased humblebrag. The person wants to tell others: “I got accepted to Harvard and Oxford!” However, they don't want to seem too proud of their accomplishments. So, instead, they word it in a way to be more modest and bring down the importance of their achievements.
Although people who humblebrag think it will make them more likeable because they aren’t talking proudly about their victories, a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology showed that humblebragging actually has the opposite effect.
“Humblebragging doesn’t have the intended result because it seems insincere. That ‘poor me’ attitude combined with self-promotion does not lead to a favorable impression,” said Ovul Sezer, the lead author of the study and an assistant professor of organizational behavior at the University of North Carolina, US. “ Even simply bragging or complaining (抱怨) is better, because at least those messages are seen as more sincere.”
Sezer’s study also found that nearly 60% of humblebrags were complaint-based humblebragging, with most people humblebragging about their looks, followed by their money or wealth, and finally about their performance at work. “It’s such a common phenomenon. All of us know some people in our lives, whether in the social media or in the workplace, who do this annoying thing,” commented Sezer, adding that we all do it to some extent.
So, i f you want to share your achievements with others, what’s the best way to do it then? Sezer suggests that people admit their self-promotion and harvest the rewards of being sincere. She also suggests finding a
go-between, adding, “If someone brags for you,that’s the best thing that can happen to you, because then you don’t seem like you’re bragging.”
8. The underlined word “coined” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.
A. recognized
B. invented
C. bought
D. copied
9. Which of the following can be considered as humblebragging?
A. Hesitating to talk about your achievements.
B. Bringing people’s attention to your achievements.
C. Talking proudly about your achievements in the social media.
D. Pretending to be modest when talking about your achievements.
10. What is Sezer’s attitude towards humblebragging?
A. Cautious.
B. Ambiguous.
C. Supportive.
D. Disapproving.
11. What does Sezer suggest people do when it comes to sharing achievements?
A. Share their achievements with their best friends.
B. Bring down the importance of their achievements.
C. Find someone else to talk about their achievements.
D. Talk about their achievements after someone else does.
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. D 11. D
这是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了术语“humblebragging”的含义，并对这种行为进行了分析和评价。

【8题详解】
词义猜测题。

根据第二段第二句中的“The term”（术语）和“back in 2010 by the late US comedian Harris Wittels”（早在2010年由已故美国喜剧演员哈里斯·维特尔斯）可知，此处是指“humblebrag”这个术语是由已故美国喜剧演员哈里斯·维特尔斯在2010年发明。

coined意为“发明”。

故选B。

【9题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第二段第二句中的“it describes when someone makes a seemingly modest statement, but the actual purpose is to bring attention to something they are proud of”（它描述的是某人做了一个看似谦虚的陈述，但实际目的是让人们注意到他们引以为傲的事情）可知，选项D（在谈论自己的成就时假装谦虚。

）可以被认为是“hum blebr agging”。

故选D。

【10题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第五段最后一句“Even simply bragging or complaining (抱怨) is better, because at least those messages are seen as more sincere.”（即使只是简单的吹嘘或抱怨也更好，因为至少这些信息看起来更真诚。

）可知，Sezer认为“Humblebragging”很不真诚。

所以他的态度是不赞同的。

故选D。

【11题详解】
推理判断题。

根据最后一段最后一句“If someone brags for you, that's the best thing that can happen to you, because then you don't seem like you're bragging”（如果有人向你吹嘘，这对你来说是最好的事情，因为这样你看起来就不像是在吹牛）可知，Sezer建议人们在炫耀成就时应该在别人这样做了之后再谈论自己的成
就。

故选D。

D
Nowadays with the popularity of the Internet many peopl e complain of the difficulty of finding their “true” identity in amongst all the conflicting messages and demands of the world around them.
This idea, that , somewhere deep down, is the “real” us, is as old as philosophy itself. It involves things lik e our values, our sense of purpose, the beliefs that make us who we are. We often ask the question, “Are you living the life you want to be living , or the life other people want you to live?”
The Internet has brought the opinions of others to our own lives as never before, and it is threatening our ability to understand who we really are.
To discover our true selves, maybe it’s time to disconnect. Not forever, that would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater, but for significant periods of our days, weeks, or months. Because, with disconnection comes quiet and with quiet comes the ability to reflect.
In researching my World Service documentary Default World, I spoke to a lot of people about their experience of technology. Many said they were trying to spend less time online, taking a break from Facebook, connecting only when they needed to. And they spoke with pleasure of rediscovering the physical world around them and the world of human-to-human communication. I think this is encouraging.
We are still learning how to be on the Internet, what effect this huge network of computers---a network we have built ourselves---has on our sense of self. We are at the moment, as Thoreau said of people in the industrial revolution, “tools of our tools”.
Disconnecting gives us a chance to turn the tables to see the Internet not as something that overwhelms (使不知所措) us but as a tool, which we use when we need it. Only then can we really understand who we are and what we can give the world. And that, deep down, is the real toot of our identity.
12. What makes it difficult for us find the “real” us?
A. The fast pace of our modem life.
B. The flood of online messages.
C. Losing our sense of purpose.
D. Lacking values and beliefs.
13. What should we do first to discover our true selves according to the text?
A. Spend time studying philosophy.
B. Rediscover the physical world.
C. Take a break from the Internet.
D. Build a good social relationship.
14. What does the underlined phrase “turn the tables” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. To win a victory.
B. To follow a trend.
C. To change the situation.
D. To solve the problem.
15. In which part of a newspaper can we read the text?
A. Lifestyle.
B. Nature.
C. Science.
D. Health.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. C 15. A
【分析】这是一篇议论文。

文章讲述了网络信息泛滥让我们很难找到真正的我们，它影响了我们正常的生活方式。

其实，它只是为我们服务的一种工具，而不是压垮我们。

【12题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章第一段“Nowadays with the popularity of the Internet many people complain of the difficulty of finding their “true” identity in amongst al l the conflicting messages and demands of the world around them.（如今，随着互联网的普及，许多人抱怨很难找到自己的“真实”身份在所有冲突的信息和需求的世界他们周围。

）”可知，网络信息泛滥让我们很难找到真正的我们。

故选B。

【13题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章第五段中“Many said they were trying to spend less time online, taking a break from Facebook, connecting only when they needed to.（许多人表示，他们试图减少上网时间，暂时远离Facebook，只在需要时才上网。

）”可知，为了发现我们的真实自我首先要远离互联网，休息一下。

故选C。

【14题详解】
词句猜测题。

根据文章最后一段中的“Only then can we really understand who we are and what we can give the world.（只有那时我们才真正地明白我们是谁，我们能给世界什么。

）”可知，与网络断开使我们有机会扭转局势，看到互联网不是压垮我们，而是作为一种工具为我们服务。

由此可知“turn the tables”的意思是“改变境况，扭转局势”。

故选C。

【15题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章第一段“Nowadays with the popularity of the Internet many people complain of the difficulty of finding their “true” identity in amongst all the conflicting messages and demand s of the world around them.（如今，随着互联网的普及，许多人抱怨很难找到自己的“真实”身份在所有冲突的信息和需求的世界他们周围。

）”可知，网络信息泛滥让我们很难找到真正的我们，它影响了我们正常的生活方式。

所以这篇文章应该来自报纸的Lifestyle栏目。

故选A。

第二节：任务型阅读。

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，请把答案写在答题卡上。

Will Covid-19 Kill the Handshake?
The handshake might date back to the 14th century, when knights (骑士) and soldiers would extend their unclenched(松开的) right hands toward each other in greeting to show that they were carrying no weapons.
____16____ Or rather, its tendency for picking up and holding onto germs (细菌) from polluted surfaces, or from our own eyes or noses when we have certain illnesses. Those germs can then be transferred into the hands of the people we greet, while we can pick up their germs. We then will probably touch our own eyes or noses or mouths, potentially sickening ourselves and restarting the cycle.
Now that a novel coronavirus is spreading fast, our hands are being cast in a new, doubtful light. ____17____ And lately, the Internet has been full of suggestions for socially acceptable ways to greet each other that don’t involve passing germs along unintentionally from one person to the next.
____18____ In fact, the tradition of shaking hands isn’t the only greeting to take a fresh look. A Maori tribe in New Zealand put the brakes on hongi, the traditional nose-to-nose hello. ____19____ Maybe people will stop making fun of the Hollywood air kiss, though it’s not a huge improvement health-wise.
COVID-19 is a real threat, and we shouldn’t take the warning lightly. We may, indeed, need to keep our hands to ourselves for the time being. But we’re not ready to send handshake into the dustbin of history. Humans long for making a physical connection with friends. For now, perhaps, a regretful smile and nod might work as a shared acknowledgment. ____20____
A. Could we hug each other or nod?
B. Could this be the end of the handshake?
C. As we all know, shaking hands has become a habit.
D. After all, our friendly intentions were not to infect or be infected by others.
E. These days, it would seem, the potential weapon isn’t a kn ife, but the hand itself.
F. We’re being drilled in handwashing techniques as if we were all second-graders.
G. The French have been advised to abandon the familiar kiss on the cheek greeting.
【答案】16. E 17. F 18. B 19. G 20. D
【分析】这是一篇议论文。

作者认为在病毒疫情下，握手等问候方式或许会被取消，因为肢体接触会传染病毒。

【16题详解】
前文“they were carrying no weapons”(他们没有携带武器)对应E选项中的"the potential weapon "。

根据后文“Those germs can then be transferred into the hands of the people we greet, while we can pick up their germs. We
then will probably touch our own eyes or noses or mouths, potentially sickening ourselves and restarting the cycle.”(这些细菌随后会传到我们问候的人的手中，而我们也会沾染他们的细菌。

然后我们可能会摸自己的眼睛、鼻子或嘴巴，有可能让自己生病，重新开始这个循环。

)可知，此处是指手就是威胁我们健康的武器，所以选项E“现在看来，潜在的武器不是刀，而是手本身。

”切合文意。

故选E。

【17题详解】
根据前文“Now that a novel coronavirus is spreading fast, our hands are being cast in a new, doubtful light.”(现在一种病毒正在迅速传播，我们的双手正被投上新的、怀疑的目光。

)可知，此处是指人们怀疑病毒会通过手传播，所以要洗手，根据后文“And lately, the Internet has been full of suggestion s for socially acceptable ways to greet each o ther that don’t involve passing germs along unintentionally from one person to the next.”(最近，互联网上到处都是关于社会上可以接受的互相问候方式的建议，这些方式不会无意中把病菌从一个人传给另一个人。

)可知，此处是讲因为病毒会通过手传播，所以人们提出了一些防护措施，选项F“我们被训练洗手技巧，好像我们都是二年级的学生。

”也是一种措施，所以选项F切合文意。

故选F。

【18题详解】
根据后文“In fact, the tradition of shaking hands isn’t the only greeting to take a fresh look. A Maori tribe in New Zealand put the brakes on hongi, the traditional nose-to-nose hello.”(事实上，握手的传统并不是唯一能让人重新审视的问候方式。

新西兰的一个毛利部落对传统的“鼻子对鼻子”问候语“hongi”踩了刹车。

)可知，此处是指握手会不会走向末日，所以选项B“这是握手的终点吗？”切合文意。

故选B。

【19题详解】
根据前文“A Maori tribe in New Zealand put the brakes on hongi, the traditional nose-to-nose hello.”(新西兰的一个毛利部落对传统的“鼻子对鼻子”问候语“hongi”踩了刹车。

)和后文“Maybe people will stop making fun of the Hollywood ai r kiss, though it’s not a huge improvement health-wise.”(也许人们会停止取笑好莱坞的空中接吻，尽管这并不是一个巨大的改善健康的明智之举。

)可知，此处是举例很多问候方式的结束，所以选项G“法国人被建议放弃熟悉的面颊吻问候。

”切合文意。

故选G。

【20题详解】
根据前文“Humans long for making a physical connection with friends. For now, perhaps, a regretful smile and nod might work as a shared acknowledgment. ”(人类渴望与朋友建立身体上的联系。

现在，也许，一个遗憾的微笑和点头可以作为一个共同的承认。

)可知，此处是指虽然人们希望通过身体接触表达友好，但是现在为了不感染别人或不被感染，应该避免身体接触。

所以选项D“毕竟，我们友好的意图是不感染别人或不被感染。

”切合文意。

故选D。

第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分)
Sandra was a businesswoman in Orlando. Approaching her 50th birthday, she decided to_____21_____ her love of cats and her work experience to start the Orlando Cat Cafe.
As a lifelong cat fan, Sandra's main goal in opening the cafe was to help ____22____ cats up for adoption with proper pet parents. What she didn't _____23_____at the time was that her café would help human visitors as much as the cats!
“The most_____24_____thing in the cafe is that they always have new cats and cats need socialization, so both sides _____25_____!”says Laurie, who is one____26____guest. She, like many other cat lovers, who
____27____have pets at home because of allergies (过敏反应) in the family, often comes to the cafe to experience the benefits of _____28_____with cute animals whenever she likes.
Plus, Sandra's cat-adoption _____29_____aren't the only charitable initiative happening at the cafe! The coffee and food_______30_______for visitors are made by Axum Coffee, a company that was also started
to______31______others. Axum is a city in Ethiopia where fresh water is ______32______and even poverty is widely visible. In fact, the coffee and food are sold at a low price at the cafe, some of whose______33______go to the people of Axum, Ethiopia, to help improve their______34______ of life.
“My cafe and Axum Coffee have a(n)______35______ mission to reach out to others. We hit it off and became partners, ”says Sandra.
Maybe the next time you visit Orlando，you'll______36______Sandra's café. and hit it off with one of the cats up for_____37_____ ! Adoption specialists are always on-site to help match the personalities of potential
______38______ with those of the cats in the play area. And it ______39______ ! More than 80 cats have been adopted since Sandra_____40_____ her business in 2016.
21. A. compare B. combine C. confirm D. clarify
22. A. match B. cut C. hold D. wake
23. A. manage B. understand C. realize D. expand
24. A. controversial B. awkward C. optional D. wonderful
25. A. disapprove B. win C. compromise D. leave
26. A. careless B. generous C. mysterious D. regular
27. A. unlikely B. occasionally C. permanently D. merely
28. A. interacting B. competing C. reasoning D. agreeing
29. A. influences , B. efforts C. difficulties D. reasons
30. A. in debt B. out of date C. on sale D. in no way
31. A. help B. change C. reward D. praise
32. A. cheap B. widespread C. scarce D. accessible
33. A. risks B. costs C. resources D. profits
34. A. quality B. efficiency C. stages D. theories
35. A. false B. easy C. similar D. debatable
36. A. clean up B. seek out C. set up D. point out
37. A. trade : B. discussion C. check D. adoption
38. A. founders B. experts C. owners D. pets
39. A. ends B. fails C. appears D. works
40. A. abandoned B. ran C. reduced D. switched
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. C 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. D 40. B
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。

讲述了女商人Sandra把自己对猫咪的爱和她的工作经验结合起来，开了一家猫咪主题咖啡馆。

【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：在她50岁生日来临之际，她决定把自己对猫咪的爱与自己的工作经历结合在一起，开办了这家奥兰多猫咪咖啡馆。

A. compare比较；B. combine结合；C. confirm确认，证明；D. clarify 简化。

由下文“ start the Orlando Cat Cafe.”可知，Sandra开了猫咪主题咖啡馆，是把喜欢猫这个爱好和她的工作结合了，既收留猫为它们找收养家庭，又卖咖啡，有收入，combine…and …。

故选B项。

【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：爱了一辈子猫，Sandra开这家咖啡馆的主要目标是帮助这些猫咪匹配为他们找到最合适的养父母。

A. match匹配，搭配；B. cut切割；C. hold持有，拿着；D.wake弄醒。

Sandra爱猫，那么为猫找收养家庭，不会随随便便让人领走，肯定是要为每只猫找到条件合适的收养父母，进行匹配。

18空所在句子“!Adoption specialists are always on-site to help match the personalities of potential __18__ with those of the cats in the play area.”中match原词重现，前后呼应。

故选A项。

【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：当初她并没有意识到，她的咖啡馆在帮助了猫咪的同时，也帮助了很多人类的客户。

A. manage经营，设法做到；B. understand理解；C. realize意识到；D. expand膨胀，扩张。

上文“As a lifelong cat fan, Sandra's main goal in opening the cafe was to help match cats up for adoption with proper pet
parents.”可知，开猫咪咖啡馆的初衷是帮助猫咪，后来帮助到了一些爱猫之人是她一开始没有想到的。

故选C项。

【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：咖啡馆里最奇妙的事情是，他们客人们总是有带新的猫咪来临，并且猫需要社交，所以这是双赢的事情。

A. controversial自相矛盾的；B. awkward尴尬的，笨拙的；C. optional可选择的；D. wonderful美好的，神奇的，精彩的。

来喝咖啡的人们总是带来新的猫，和店里的猫咪一起玩耍。

对爱猫之人来说真是一件好极了的事儿，用wonderful形容最合适了。

故选D项。

【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：…，并且猫需要社交，所以这是双赢的事情。

A. disapprove不赞成；B. win获胜；C. compromise妥协退让，折中；D. leave离开。

来喝咖啡的人们总是带来新的猫，和店里的猫咪一起玩耍。

对咖啡馆和客人双方都是好事儿，双赢。

故选B项。

【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：“…”Laurie说到，她是咖啡店的一个常客。

A. careless粗心马虎的；B. generous 慷慨大方的；C. mysterious神秘的；D. regular定期有规律，常来的。

由下文“…often comes to the cafe to experience the benefits of interacting with cute animals whenever she likes.”可知她常来咖啡馆和猫咪们玩耍，a regular guest 意思是常客。

故选D项。

【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。

句意：像许多其他猫咪爱好者一样，她因为家中有人对猫咪过敏，在家中不可能养宠物，所以她经常来咖啡馆体验与这种可爱的小动物互动的好处，无论什么时候想来就来。

A. unlikely不可能地；B. occasionally偶尔有时；C. permanently永久地；D. merely只是，仅仅。

家中有人过敏，家里肯定不可能养猫。

故选A项。

【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：…，所以她经常来咖啡馆体验与这种可爱的小动物互动的好处，无论什么时候想来就来。

A. interacting互动交流； B. competing竞争比赛；C. reasoning推理，思考；D. agreeing赞同同意。

她喜欢猫，家中不能养，来和咖啡馆的猫儿们玩耍互动。

故选择A项。

【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：此外，Sandra为猫咪们被收养所做的努力在这个咖啡馆里，不是唯一的慈善创举。

A. influences 影响,；B. efforts努力付出；C. difficulties困难；D. reasons理由。

上文“As a lifelong cat fan, Sandra's main goal in opening the cafe was to help __2____ cats up for adoption with proper pet parents.”，Sandra 开了咖啡馆是为了猫儿们有个家在做努力。

故选B项。

【30题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。

句意：咖啡馆售卖的咖啡和食物是由Axum Coffee公司生产的，这也是一家为帮助他人被创办的一家公司。

A. in debt负债；B. out of date过期，过时；C. on sale出售，售卖；D. in no way绝不。

该小题应该是coffee and food 的定语，咖啡馆的咖啡和食物肯定是用来卖的。

故选C项。

【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：…，这也是一家为帮助他人而创办的一家公司。

A. help帮助；B. change改变；
C. reward回报；
D. praise夸奖赞扬。

上文“Sandra's cat-adoption efforts aren't the only charitable initiative happening at the cafe!”Sandra的努力不是唯一的善举，意指，下面的咖啡公司也是做慈善的，结合下文“…reach out to others(向别人施以援手，帮助别人)”。

故选A项。

【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：Axum是Ethiopia的一个城市，在那里干净的淡水也是缺乏的，甚至贫穷景象随处可见。

A. cheap便宜的；B. widespread广为传播的；C. scarce缺少的，不足的；D. accessible可得到的，可到达的。

由语境可知。

这个地方是贫穷的，咖啡馆的利润一部分就是捐给这个地方，说明生活条件很差。

故选C项。

【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：事实上，这家咖啡馆售卖的咖啡和食物价位很低，其中一些利润是捐给这个地区的人们的，去帮助改善他们的生活质量。

A. risks风险；B. costs成本；C. resources资源；D. profits利润利益。

下文第15空后“reach out to others”可知，该咖啡馆和咖啡公司都是做慈善，帮助别人的，所以利润应该是有一些捐给Axum, Ethiopia,的人们，下文“help improve their quality of life.”改善生活质量需要的是钱。

故选D项。

【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：…，其中一些利润是捐给这个地区的人们的，去帮助改善他们的生活质量。

A. quality质量；B. efficiency效率；C. stages步骤舞台；D. theories理论。

这个地方很穷，干净水都喝不到，生活质量很差，咖啡馆和咖啡公司捐钱是为提高人们生活质量。

故选A项。

【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：我的咖啡馆和Axum Coffee公司有一个相似的使命，那就是去向别人伸出援手。

A. false错误的，假的；B. easy容易的；C. similar相似的，类似的；D. debatable有争议的，有疑问的。

该咖啡馆的咖啡公司都在做善举，为猫儿们找收养家庭，给贫困地区捐钱，所以说他们有着相似任务。

故选C项。

【36题详解】。