山东省招远一中2019届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题

山东省招远一中2019届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读选择
In recent years，Myanmar has opened its doors to western tourism．This once-closed state in Southeast Asia is a gold mine for those who enjoy the ancient Buddhist culture of the region．Compared to its neighbors，the landscape of Myanmar has been left largely undamaged．There are so many reasons why Myanmar is amazing and has been rated one of the top Asian tourist destinations for 2019．Here are some of its scenic spots：
Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon
As far as pagodas are concerned，this is one of the most respected in Myanmar．This massive325-foot Buddhist pagoda is surrounded by smaller shiny-gold pagodas．It is believed that some of the hairs of Gautama Buddha are well-preserved in here．The Shwedagon Pagoda is a must-see destination on your traveling schedule．
Long Neck Tribe of the Hill Country
These women—who are identified by their long necks that are stretched by brass neck coils(项圈)from an early age—have become world-famous．You’ll find this tribe in the mountainous north of the country，especially in Chin state．This custom dates back to ancient times when tribesmen—who were always at war with neighboring tribes—put neck coils on their women to prevent them from being taken as prisoners of war．These days，the
long-necked women are used to seeing foreigners，who make the long journey to this isolated region of Myanmar for the purpose of seeing them．
Mandalay City
This dusty，hot center of trading and commerce for Myanmar is both fascinating and exciting．You’11 never find a shortage of things to do here．Temples．Medieval-era castles．Buildings from the country’s colonial British past．There are over 600 monasteries and nunneries in the Holy Hills of Sagaing，which overlook Mandalay．The city also has an exciting nightlife which will be an attraction for many．
1．What does the writer intend to tell in the passage?
A．Life styles people in Myanmar have．
B．Activities tourists can attend in Myanmar．
C．Reasons why Myanmar is suddenly popular．
D．Information about some attractions in Myanmar．
2．For what purpose were the neck coils initially used?
A．To protect women’s necks．
B．To frighten the enemies away．
C．To make women more attractive．
D．To stop women being victims of war．
3．What will impress travelers to Mandalay City most?
A．Promising commercial future．B．Architecture of different styles．C．Shiny-gold pagodas．D．Abundance of goods in night markets．
Home prices remained divergent in China during December, with some of the
first-tier cities recording price drops, while second and third-tier cities saw increases due to the varied market policies, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
Newly built commercial housing prices in the first-tier cities－namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen－remained stable in December, while those in second and third- tier cities rose by 0.6 percent and 0.5 percent respectively from November 2017.
The same trend was witnessed in second-hand home prices, which dropped slightly by 0.1 percent in first-tier cities and rose 0.3 percent in both second and third-tier cities in December, said Liu Jianwei, a senior statistician at the NBS.
In September 2017, the local governments of several regional capitals launched new restrictions to further slow home sales, in response to the central government’s call to end housing speculation and cool the red-hot housing market in certain cities.
As housing regulations in larger cities have tightened, investors have started looking for opportunities in medium-sized and small cities, thus causing a noticeable home price increase in third-tier cities.
Fan Hengshan, deputy secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at an economic forum on Thursday that housing prices in third and
fourth-tier cities have risen too fast, and this needs to be monitored carefully.
“The home price increase in third-tier cities will have a fairly large impact, considering that a large part of China’s gross domestic product and population come from these cities,” said Zhang Zhiwei, chief economist and head of equity strategy for China at Deutsche Bank, during a recent media briefing.
Zhang estimated that third-tier cities accounted for a major part of Chinese residents’ 50 trillion yuan wealth gains, driven by rising home prices in 2017.
“Despite a relatively large increase in home prices in third-tier cities, studies have found that at the end of 2017, local residents in 85 third-tier cities need to save four to eight years of their income to buy a home, meaning that house price to income ratios are not too high in these cities,” he said.
4．What does the underlined word “divergent” in the first paragraph mean?
A．Diverse B．Stable
C．Increasing D．Decreasing
5．What do we know from the passage?
A．Housing prices in the first-tier cities dropped slightly in December.
B．Home prices in medium-sized and small cities remained stable in November. C．National housing prices rose in most time of 2017.
D．The second-hand home prices dropped slightly in the first-tier cities while rose in both second and third-tier cities in November.
6．Why did the housing prices in the third and fourth-tier cities rise fast?
A．Because the local governments didn’t launch any restrictions and regulations. B．Because the governments in the first-tier cities have carried out tougher measures. C．Because there are more people living in these cities.
D．Because people there saved more money than other cities.
7．Where is the passage probably taken from?
A．A science book. B．A newspaper.
C．A fashion magazine. D．A text book.
When a laptop or smartphone battery starts losing its power，the only options are to buy an expensive replacement，or just keep it plugged in all the time．But a woman Mya Le Thai may have found the answer to this problem．
Thai was frustrated that the batteries for her wireless devices degraded(降级)over time，until they failed to charge fully．She did not like having to keep her laptop connected to an electrical outlet to keep it powered on．So，she decided to do something about that problem．At first，she and her team at UC Irvine thought about inventing a new battery．But as they experimented，Thai discovered something that might permit lithium—ion(锂离
子)batteries to last forever．
Lithium-ion batteries power most wireless devices．Over time，the batteries lose the ability to hold a charge．Most of these batteries have a life span of about 7,000 charging cycles before they die．One of the reasons lithium—ion batteries degrade is their use of nanowires to carry electricity．Nanowires are extremely thin．A human hair is thousands of times thicker，for example．Nanowires are extremely efficient carriers of electricity，which makes them useful in batteries．
But，Thai had a theory—the nanowires might last longer if covered with a gel(凝胶)．She and her team tested this theory．“It was a long process and a lot of work，”Thai said．The team tried many coverings for the wires．PMMA，a type of plastic，was one of them．The nanowires were coated with PMMA and cycled through charges 200，000 times．The PMMA-coated nanowires showed no evidence of damage．The results suggest that batteries could last forever，without losing charging ability．
Thai hopes to continue her research to understand why this gel works so well and to see if any other gel could create better results and she is enjoying the publicity about her discovery．She said she never expected her research to get media coverage．“It’s kind of cool,”she said．“I'm really glad people are showing interest in my work and not j ust in the work itself，but also in technology and energy．”
8．Why did Mya Le Thai work on lithium-ion batteries?
A．She disliked the batteries for her laptop．
B．Her team were assigned to invent a new battery．
C．Many people thought batteries were too expensive．
D．The batteries would soon lose the function to charge fully．
9．What can we infer about nanowires?
A．They last only 7,000 charging cycles．
B．They are too weak to carry electricity．
C．They are not suitable to use in batteries．
D．Their thinness is a cause of batteries degrade．
10．What might be Thai and her team’s breakthrough?
A．Coating nanowires in gel．B．A new kind of battery．
C．New materials for batteries．D．A new way of charging batteries．11．What may be the best title for the passage?
A．The options of batteries for wireless devices
B．A woman invents a life—long battery.
C．Mya Le Thai discovered Nanowires
D．The reasons for batteries degrading
Next month, I’m traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingala — one of the local languages —to have a conversation. I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage this —until I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary I’m going to need. Thanks to Memrise, the app I’m using. It feels just like a game.
“People often stop learning things because they feel they’re not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work,” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “We’re trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something you’d want to do instead of watching TV.”
Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you practice the words, you “water your plants”. When the app believes that you have really remembered a word, it moves the word to your “garden”. And if you forget to log on, the app sends you emails that remind you to “water your plants”.
The app uses two principles about learning. The first is that people remember things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also encourages you to use “mems”. For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created — I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room.
The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time between study sessions. Memrise helps you with this, because it’s the kind of app you only use for five or ten minutes a day.
I’ve learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise. I know this won’t make me a fluent speaker, but I hope I’ll be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo. Now, I need to go and water my vocabulary!
12．What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise?
A．Create memorable experiences.
B．Make progress with hard work.
C．Master languages through games.
D．Combine study with entertainment.
13．What do the underlined words “water your plants” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A．Learning new words. B．Being a Memrise user.
C．Logging on to the app. D．Taking care of your garden.
14．How does Memrise work?
A．By linking different mems together.
B．By putting knowledge into practice.
C．By offering human translation services.
D．By applying an associative memory approach.
15．What is the author’s attitu de towards Memrise?
A．Positive. B．Doubtful.
C．Uncaring. D．Disapproving.
二、七选五
Some people are so rude. Who sends an e-mail or a text message that just says “Thank you?” Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks for a fact easily found on the Internet? 16．
Maybe I’m the rude one for not appreciating life’s little courtesies(礼节). But many social norms(规范) just don’t make sense to people drowning in digital communication.
Take the thank-you note. Daniel Post Senning, a coauthor of Emily Post’s
Etiquette，asked, “At what point does showing appreciation outweigh the cost?”
17．Think of how long it takes to listen to one of those messages. In texts, you don’t have to declare who you are or even say hello. E-mail, too, is slower than a text. The worst are those who leave a voice mail and then send an e-mail message to tell you they left a voice mail.
This isn’t the first time technology has changed our manners, 18．Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, suggested that people say, " Ahoy! "Finally, hello won out, and the victory sped up the greeting's use in face-to-face communications.
In the age of the smart phone, there is no reason to ask once-acceptable questions about:the weather forecast, a business’s phone number, or directions to a house, a restaurant, or an office, which can be easily found on a digital map. 19．And when you answer, they respond with a thank-you e-mail.
How to handle these differing standards? Easy: Consider your audience. Some
people,especially older ones, appreciate a thank-you message. 20．In traditional societies, the young learn from the old. But in modern societies, the old can also learn from the young. Here's hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but that time-wasting forms of communication do.
A．Then there is voice mail.
B．Others, like me, want no reply.
C．But people still ask these things.
D．Don’t these people realize that they’re wasting your time?
E. Won't new technology bring about changes in our daily life?
F. Face-to-face communication makes comprehension much easier.
G. When the telephone was invented, people didn't know how to greet a caller.
三、完形填空
In life, we will succeed and fail often for reasons that are entirely out of our 21 . We can work harder than anyone else in the office and still not be 22 . We can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, and they may not love us 23 .
The bottom line is that life is not 24 .
That is a tough 25 to swallow for many of us. As a result, some people 26 after being hit by even one unfair blow from life. But if we let life’s unfairness 27 us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has 28 for us.
My first 29 marriage felt very unfair to me. No matter how hard I had tried to be a good wife, I could not make the relationship 30 . I could have been 31 by that experience. But I believed that I could be 32 married one day 33 I always wanted to experience traditional family life. And then, I met this kind, thoughtful, generous man.
What I’ve learned over the years is that we can do all the things that 34 a good outcome, but get 35 things in return instead.
When we are faced with life’s seeming unfairness, our 36 needs to jump in. When life doesn’t go 37 plan, we have to let go of the outcome that we have been 38 and keep trying, and doing the right thing. 39 that life is neither fair nor straightforward. And by knowing that if we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our 40 .
21．A．reach B．control C．date D．order 22．A．promoted B．paid C．pleased D．proved 23．A．more B．back C．enough D．unconditionally 24．A．easy B．smooth C．fair D．ideal 25．A．feeling B．word C．fact D．pill 26．A．died down B．looked down C．shut down D．settled down 27．A．confuse B．manage C．betray D．defeat 28．A．in charge B．in return C．in place D．in store 29．A．arranged B．failed C．happy D．trial 30．A．work B．start C．end D．worsen 31．A．teased B．discouraged C．hurt D．shocked 32．A．proudly B．casually C．happily D．shortly 33．A．if B．while C．because D．though 34．A．bring B．require C．serve D．deserve 35．A．bad B．inferior C．silly D．cheap 36．A．faith B．courage C．judgement D．effort 37．A．ahead of B．according to C．regardless of D．related to 38．A．achieving B．affecting C．expecting D．declining 39．A．Accept B．Assume C．Fancy D．Consider 40．A．career B．marriage C．fate D．benefit
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确
Shenquan Guyu, a large-scale health and leisure village club，covers41．area of more than 4,000 acres in Yanggao County, Datong city in North China’s Shanxi Province, and is home to one of the42．(1arge)hot spring bases in North China．
The club offers a variety of leisure activities，including paying a visit to Xujiayao Culture Zone, 43．visitors can get a better understanding of Xujiayao people，riding the horse, or taking a bite of authentic local cuisines．
It is worth44．(note)that hot spring industry has gained fame in Datong city thanks to its rich hot spring resources in the surrounding counties．And the local government also45．(take) the hot spring industry as the driver to boost economic and tourism46．(grow). The village club
takes advantage of hot spring as the theme in hotel building．The water here is collected from mineral hot springs，and the temperature of the water can be as high as 63.5℃; 47．，visitors can also enjoy outdoor hot springs in winter. The village club48．(active) develops green agriculture industry and has invested more than 200 million yuan in the botanical gardens for people49．(appreciate)，which acts as a place for visitors to embrace nature．The club can receive more than 6,000 tourists at the same time and50．(award) as the national—level cultural tourism project in 2017．
五、短文改错
51．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Miss Zhang is one of my most favorite teachers. She has a slim build and always ties his hair in a ponytail. She is 35, but she looks quite young at her age. Which impresses me most is Miss Zhang's way of teaching. She devotes herself to teach and prepares well for every class. Not only did she help us to understand ¨what", but she explores "why". She encourages us to think independent and have discussions among ourselves when we faced with problems. She is such a inspiring person with a strong sense of responsibilities, and we all respect and admire her.
六、提纲类作文
52．假定你是学生李华，明年1月将赴加拿大进修学习半年。

请给你的加拿大笔友Mike 写一封邮件，希望他能帮你找一个合租公寓。

要点如下:
1. 对公寓的要求；
2. 对室友(roommate)的要求；
3. 表达感谢。

注意:1. 100词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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参考答案
1．D
2．D
3．B
【分析】
本文是一篇广告布告类短文阅读。

缅甸被评为2021年亚洲顶级旅游目的地之一，文章主要介绍了缅甸的一些景点的信息。

1．主旨大意题。

根据文章第一段There are so many reasons why Myanmar is amazing and has been rated one of the top Asian tourist destinations for 2019. Here are some of its scenic spots可知，缅甸之所以令人惊叹，并被评为2021年亚洲最佳旅游目的地之一，原因有很多。

这里有一些风景点及下文内容可知，文章作者主要介绍了缅甸的一些景点的信息。

故选D。

2．细节理解题。

根据文章Long Neck Tribe of the Hill Country部分中的This custom dates back to ancient times when tribesmen—who were always at war with neighboring tribes—put neck coils on their women to prevent them from being taken as prisoners of war.可知，他的习俗可以追溯到古代，当时部落里的人总是和邻近的部落打仗，他们给女人戴上颈圈，防止她们成为战俘。

所以最初女人脖子上戴项圈是为了防止她们被当作战俘，防止她们成为战争的受害者。

故选D。

3．推理判断题。

根据文章Mandalay City部分中的Buildings from the country’s colonial British past. There are over 600 monasteries and nunneries in the Holy Hills of Sagaing, which overlook Mandalay.可知，曼德勒市的建筑物都是英国殖民时期的，圣山有上超过600座修道院和修女院，从而推断出，曼德勒市令游客印象最深刻是不同的建筑风格。

故选B。

4．A
5．C
6．B
7．B
【分析】
本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了2021年全国房价的整体趋势以及三、四线城市房价上涨对人们生活的影响。

4．词义猜测题。

根据画线词后的“with some of the first-tier cities recording price drops, while second and third-tier cities saw increases due to the varied market policies”可知，12月份，中国的房价仍存在差异，一些一线城市房价下跌，二、三线城市由于市场政策的不同而上涨，由此可知画线词词义为“不同的、多样的”，故A项正确。

5．推理判断题。

根据文章的数据统计，特别是倒数第二段中的“Zhang estimated that third-tier cities accoun ted for a major part of Chinese residents’ 50 trillion yuan wealth gains, driven by rising home prices in 2017.”可知，在2021年房价上涨的推动下，三线城市占中国居民50万亿财
富增长的主要部分，由此推知，2021年的大部分时间里，全国房价都在上涨，故C项正确。

6．细节理解题。

根据第五段“As housing regulations in larger cities have tightened, investors have started looking for opportunities in medium-sized and small cities, thus causing a noticeable home price increase in third-tier cities.”可知，随着一线城市住房监管的收紧，投资者开始在
中小城市寻找机会，从而导致三、四线城市房价明显上涨，故B项正确。

7．推理判断题。

通读全文可知，文章介绍了2021年全国房价的整体趋势以及三、四线城市房价上涨对人们生活的影响，属于新闻报道，最有可能出自于报纸，故B项正确。

【点睛】
文章出处题是说明文阅读理解的常见题型，需要考生根据文章体裁和题材判断文章出自哪里，例如本篇第4题，通读全文可知文章介绍了2021年全国房价的整体趋势以及三、四线城市
房价上涨对人们生活的影响，属于新闻范畴，是一篇新闻报道，当然最有可能出自于报纸，而不是科学书、教科书或是时尚杂志。

8．D
9．D
10．A
11．B
【分析】
本文是一篇科技类短文阅读。

文章主要讲述一位名叫Mya Le Thai女士研发出可永久循环使用电池。

8．细节理解题。

根据文章第二段Thai was frustrated that the batteries for her wireless devices degraded(降级)over time，until they failed to charge fully. She did not like having to keep her laptop connected to an electrical outlet to keep it powered on. So, she decided to do something about
that problem.可知，Thai研究锂电池是因为她的无线设备的电池完全失去了充电功能。

故选D。

9．细节理解题。

根据文章第三段One of the reasons lithium—ion batteries degrade is their use of nanowires to carry electricity. Nanowires are extremely thin.可知，用来电力输送的纳米线及其的细，导致了电池的降级。

故选D。

10．细节理解题。

根据文章第四段The nanowires were coated with PMMA and cycled through charges 200，000 times. The PMMA-coated nanowires showed no evidence of damage. The results suggest that batteries could last forever, without losing charging ability.可知，Thai和她的团队在纳米线上裹上PMMA并循环充电20万次，没有损坏的迹象，且没有失去充电能力，说明Thai和她的团队在此方面取得了突破。

故选A。

11．主旨大意题。

根据文章第一段When a laptop or smartphone battery starts losing its power, he only options are to buy an expensive replacement, or just keep it plugged in all the time. But a woman Mya Le Thai may have found the answer to this problem.和全文内容可知，本文主要讲述一位名叫Mya Le Thai女士研发出可永久循环使用电池。

故选B。

【点睛】
考查阅读理解选择最佳标题时，需要注意排除绝对化或片面的选项，要放眼全文，从首段和末段寻找文章的主旨大意。

小题4就是根据文章首段第一句When a laptop or smartphone battery starts losing its power, he only options are to buy an expensive replacement, or just keep it plugged in all the time. But a woman Mya Le Thai may have found the answer to this problem.及全文内容概括出标题。

12．D
13．A
14．D
15．A
【分析】
本文为应用说明文。

作者介绍了一种学习应用程序Memrise，这是一种寓教于乐的学习单词的方法，主要运用联想记忆，通过游戏的方式来完成的。

12．推理判断题。

根据文章第二段的内容：人们经常停止学习东西是因为他们觉得自己没有取得进步，或者因为这一切感觉太辛苦了，”创建Memrise的人之一Ed Cooke说。

“我们
正在努力创造一种有趣的学习体验，是你想做的事，而不是看电视。

由此可推断出是Ed Cooke 认为学习不应该是苦的，而应该是把娱乐和想要学习的东西结合在一起的学习体验，即寓教于乐，因此他创造出Memrise。

分析选项可知D项正确。

13．猜测词意题。

根据第三段的内容可知，MeMeLead给你一些新单词来学习，这些是你在“温室”中种植的“种子”。

当你练习单词时，你就是在“浇灌你的植物”。

由此可知，练习单词，“就是浇灌你的植物”，由引可推断出“water your plants”即在学习新单词，故选A。

14．推理判断题。

根据第五段的The app uses two principles about learning. The first is that people remember things better when they link them to a picture in the ir mind…For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created — I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room.. 句意“应用程序使用两个关于学习的原则。

首先，运用联想记忆，他们会记得更好…例如，我记住了motele，Lingala的“引擎”一词，使用我创建的一个mem——我想象着汽车旅馆（汽车旅馆）房间里的一个旧引擎”。

由此可知Memrise是通过运用联想记忆的方法来进行学习的。

分析选项可知D项符合题意。

15．推理判断题。

根据最后一段可知，作者叙述了自己运用Memrise应用程序学习好几百的林加拉语的经历，希望自己与当地人相遇时可以用当地语言来交流。

现在要去用Memrise 来学习单词。

由此可推断出作者认为这个程序对自己有益，所以对此抱积极的态度。

分析选项可知A正确。

【点睛】
在阅读中我们经常会遇到许多生词。

这时许多同学立即翻阅词典，查找词义。

这样做不但费时费力，而且影响阅读速度、影响对语篇的整体把握。

事实上，阅读材料中的每个词与它前后的词语或句子甚至段落都有联系。

我们可以利用语境（各种已知信息）推测、判断某些生词的词义。

例如第2小题词意猜测题。

根据第三段的内容可知，MeMeLead给你一些新单词来学习，这些是你在“温室”中种植的“种子”。

当你练习单词时，你就是在“浇灌你的植物”。

由此可知，练习单词，“就是浇灌你的植物”，由引可推断出“water your plants”即在学习新单词，故选A。

16．D
17．A
18．G
19．C
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。

科技时代新的交流方式冲击了传统礼节，造成了不同人对两者的不同运用。

我们要多考虑对方的情况，互相理解，既有礼貌又尽量不浪费别人时间。

16．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

本段提到一些人很粗鲁，下面列举了既发语音邮件又发信息浪费时间的具体表现。

D项“难道这些人没有意识到他们在浪费你的时间吗?”对上面例子进行了总结，对这些做法提出了疑问。

故选D。

17．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据段中The worst are those who leave a voice mail and then send an e-mail message to tell you they left a voice mail.可知，作者提到留下语音邮件又发电子邮件通知的情况。

A项Then there is voice mail.位于段首，引出voice mail，下文对其进行介绍。

故选A。

18．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, suggested that people say, " Ahoy! "Finally, hello won out,可知当时Bell刚发明电话时怎样打招呼的问题，G项：当电话发明时，人们不知道如何和来电者打招呼。

与下文连接，故选G。

19．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

本段介绍智能手机时代数字地图能够解决许多生活查询问题，你帮助他们解决问题后，他们会回复你感谢邮件。

C项But people still ask these things.与上文转折，与下文连接。

故选C。

20．考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

本段介绍不同的人群对礼节有不同的看法，我们要多考虑对方的情况，互相理解。

上句Some people, especially older ones, appreciate a thank-you message介绍了老年人的习惯，B项Others, like me, want no reply.与之对比，指出年轻人与老年人不同。

故选B。

【点睛】
七选五的解题技巧之一是根据上下文词汇来锁定线索。

即：要关注空白前后的名词和动词，然后在选项中查找它们的近义词、反义词、同义词、同类词等。

其次是一些专有名词，比如说数词、代词、时间、年代、地点/名称等。

在本文中，第2小题的voice mail，第3小题的Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor,在文中都能找到对应的词或相关内容。

21．B
22．A
23．B
25．D
26．C
27．D
28．D
29．B
30．A
31．B
32．C
33．C
34．D
35．A
36．A
37．B
38．C
39．A
40．D
【分析】
本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了如何看待生活中的不公平，当我们遇到生活中的不公平时，作者建议我们要相信自己，并继续做我们应该做的事。

21．考查固定搭配。

句意：在生活中，我们成功和失败的原因往往是完全超出我们的控制。

out of reach够不着，达不到；out of control无法控制，超出…的控制；out of date过期的；out of order无序地。

根据句意可知，我们无法控制的，故选B项。

22．考查动词辨析。

promoted提升，促销；paid付款；pleased使高兴；Proved证明。

分析语境可知，“我们可以比办公室其他任何人都努力工作，仍然没有得到提升”，因此要选A 项。

23．考查副词。

more更多；back回来；enough足够；unconditionally无条件地。

根据语境可知“我们可以非常好，深爱一个人，他们可能不会像我们爱他们那样爱我们（即把爱还回来）”故选B项。

24．考查形容词辨析。

easy 容易的；smooth光滑的，顺利的；fair公平的；ideal理想的，
完美的。

根据上文的语境可推断出，我们付出的比回报的多，所以是不公平的（fair），而
且第6题下面有“one unfair blow from life. we let life’s unfairness”提示，所以选C项。

25．考查名词。

feeling情绪，情感；word话语，单词；fact药丸，事实；pill讨厌鬼，药丸。

根据上文的内容可知，这种不公平对我们许多人来说是一个难以忍受的讨厌鬼（pill）。

故选D项。

26．考查动词短语辨析。

died down减弱，逐渐平息；looked down瞧不起，shut down关闭；settled down停留，定居。

根据上下文的内容可知“结果，一些人甚至被生命中的一个不公
平的打击击中而自我封闭”。

shut down本意为“关闭”，此处引申为“自我封闭，故选C项。

27．考查动词辨析。

Confuse使迷惑； manage经营，管理；betray背叛；defeat打败第6
小题“being hit by even one unfair blow from life”中的被生活中的不平所击败（hit）与defeat
是同义词，也是提示。

句意“但是如果我们让生命的不公平打败我们，…”，故选D项。

28．考查短语辨析。

in charge掌管，负责；in return作为报答，反过来； in place恰当，合适；in store储存中，就要出现。

根据上下文的语境可知“但是，如果我们让生命的不公平战胜我们，我们将永远不会得到生命即将到来的对我们的美好祝福”，故选D项。

29．考查形容词辨析。

arranged安排好的； failed失败了的，不成功的；happy快乐的；trial 试验，审判。

根据下文的内容可知我的“第一次婚姻是失败的”。

故选B项。

30．考查动词辨析。

work使产生效果，起作用；start开始，起动；end结束；worsen恶化，更坏。

根据语境可知这是一次失败的婚姻，而且是不公平的，可知“无论我多么努力想成为
一个好妻子，我都不能使这种关系运转良好”，因此选A。

31．考查动词辨析。

teased取笑，戏弄；discouraged使泄气，阻止；hurt 伤害；shocked使震惊。

根据上文的内容可知无论作者如何努力，都不行，所以说“那样的经历使我灰心丧气。

”故选B项。

32．考查副词辨析。

proudly自豪地，骄傲地；casually随意地； happily快乐地；shortly立刻，马上。

根据转折连词“but”,可知，作者认为想像可能有一天会有一个快乐的婚姻，故选
C项。

33．考查连词。

if如果；while当….时候；because因为；though尽管。

根据后面的内容可知，作者遇到了这样一个善良、体贴、慷慨的男人，所以才会觉得有一天可以有这样的婚姻。

分析前后两句，可知这是因果关系，故选C项。

34．考查动词辨析。

Bring带来；require 要求；serve 为…服务；deserve值得，应得。

根据文章的内容可知, 作者认为可以做所有值得（deserve）做的事，故选D项。

35．考查形容词辨析。

bad坏的； inferior比…次；silly傻的；cheap便宜的。

根据句中的but 与instead这两个词，意思与前者是相反的，所以句意是：但反过来，会得到坏的结果，故
选A。

36．考查名词辨析。

faith信任，相信；courage勇气；judgement判断；effort努力。

根据下
文中的remain confident,可知confident与faith是同义的，故选A项。

37．考查短语辨析。

ahead of提前；according to根据，按照； regardless of 不管，不论；related to与… 有关。

根据上下文的语境可知，本句的意思是“当我们面对人生看似不公平的时候，我们的信念是需要继续前进。

当生活不按计划进行时，我们不得不放弃期待的结果。

”故选
B项。

38．考查动词辨析。

achieving达到，完成； affecting影响；expecting期望；declining衰落。

根据语境可知，本句是指“当生活不按计划进行时，我们不得不放弃期待的（expecting）结果，不断尝试”，故选C项。

39．考查动词辨析。

accept接受；assume假设；fancy想像；consider考虑。

根据上下文的语境可知，我们要接受（accept）生活中既不是公平的也不是直截了当的，故选A项。

40．考查名词。

career事业；marriage婚姻；fate命运；benefit好处，益处。

根据语境可知，“只有知道如果我们保持信心，我们可以驱除不公平的经历，并利用它们来为我们带来好处”，故选D项。

41．an
42．largest
43．where
44．noting
45．has taken
46．growth
47．therefore
48．actively
49．to appreciate
50．was awarded
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍山西省阳高县的养生基地——神泉古域。