江苏省南通市2020-2021学年高三英语上学期开学检测1试题含解析

江苏省南通市2020-2021学年高三英语上学期开学检测1试题（含
解析）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。

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

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The man hates to lend his tools to other people.
B. The man hasn’t finished working on the bookshelf.
C. The man lost those tools.
2. What do we know about the man?
A. He doesn’t like his job.
B. He will not give up his job.
C. He has a large family to support.
3. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Teachers and students.
C. Headmaster and teachers.
4. Who is worried about gaining weight?
A. The son.
B. Aunt Louise.
C. The mother.
5. Why doesn’t the woman buy the coat?
A. It is expensive.
B. There isn’t her size.
C. She doesn’t like the color.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the woman probably?
A. A hotel clerk.
B. A house agent
C. A shop assistant.
7. What is the pillow filled with?
A. Cotton. C. Dried flowers. C. A special material.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What kind of skills does the woman not have?
A. Operating computers.
B. Doing business.
C Typing.
9. Which company did the woman work in?
A. A trading company and a trust company.
B. A trust company.
C. A trading company.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What’s wrong with the woman’s mother?
A. She has been sick.
B. She misses her family and friends.
C. She can’t earn enough to support her family.
11. Where does the woman live?
A. In America
B. In India.
C. In Britain.
12. What does the woman plan to do next year?
A. Study a new language.
B. Travel to India.
C. Visit her father’s native country.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How many Economics lectures will the man attend every week?
A. Five times, from Monday to Friday.
B. Two times, on Thursday and Friday.
C. Two times, on Tuesday and Thursday.
14. Why did the man miss the meeting for the new students yesterday?
A. Because he hadn’t received any notice about that meeting.
B. Because he had to attend the group discussion.
C. Because he had to do some part time jobs yesterday.
15. If a student wants to earn the scholarship, what is the required attendance rate?
A. 80%
B. 90%
C. 100%
16. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the conversation?
A. The man is a grade one student in the university.
B. The man has to work after school.
C. The man thinks the time of the lecture is too early.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?
A. One year.
B. Ten years.
C. Eighteen years.
18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?
A. It’s comfortable.
B. It’s time-saving.
C. It’s cheap.
19. What is good about living in a small town?
A. It’s safer.
B. It’s healthier.
C. It’s more convenient.
20. What kind of life do the speakers seem to like most?
A. Busy.
B. Colorful.
C. Quiet.
第二部分　英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节　单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

1. —Do you think the weather will be fine this spring?
—No, we are fortunate. The weatherman forecasts there will be several sand storms.
A. if
B. as
C. though
D. unless 【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句。

句意：——你认为今年春天天气会好吗？——不，除非我们很幸运，否则的话今年春天不会有好天气。

天气预报员预测将有几场沙尘暴。

A. if如果；B. as正如；C. though虽然；D. unless除非。

此处为条件状语从句，根据句意，表示“除非”应用unless。

故选D。

2. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with every human weakness stood at the point in history magic ended and science began.
A. who; where
B. which; where
C. who; when
D. which; that
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。

句意：牛顿被证明是一位天才科学家，有着人类的种种弱点，他站在了历史上魔术结束、科学开始的时刻。

分析句子可知，两个设空处都引导定语从句；第一空处关系词代替先行词Newton在从句中充当主语，应用关系代词who，第二空处关系词代替先行词point在从句中充当地点状语，应用关系副词where，故选A项。

3. Now that energy prices are rising so rapidly, further prices are very uncertain, and the risk a new investment depending on them may fail is greater.
A. by which
B. of
C. that
D. in
that
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查同位语从句连接词。

句意：现在能源价格上涨如此之快，进一步的价格是非常不确定的，依赖于能源价格的新投资失败的风险更大。

the risk a new investment depending on them may fail is greater，主句结构是the risk is greater，the risk 后面接了一个同位语从句a new investment depending on them may fail，这里从句主语a new investment，从句谓语结构may fail，depending on them是定语修饰investment（相当于定语从句a new investment which depends on them），同位语从句结构完整，不缺任何意义，用不做任何成分且无意义的that引导。

故选C项。

4. He tried to avoid making mistakes, but the added pressure caused him to make
more than his usual .
A. size
B. space
C. share
D. state 【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。

句意：他试图避免犯错误，但压力的增加使他比平时犯了更多的（错误）。

A. size尺寸；B. space空间；C. share（参与、得到等的）份；D. state 国家、状态。

由句意可知，很明显，这里说的是，增加的压力使他犯的错误比平时犯错误的（份）量要多，share符合句意。

故选C项。

5. —Have you heard that he was admitted into Beijing University?
—Is that true?　I’m glad that his efforts at last _______.
A. worked out
B. paid off
C. turned out
D. paid for
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。

句意：—你听说了吗，他已经被北京大学录取了。

—真的吗？我很高兴他的努力终于得到了回报。

A. worked out解决；B. paid off 得到回报；C. turned out 最后是；D. paid for 支付。

前文说被大学录取了，所以这里是努力得到了回报。

故选B项。

6. He revisited his home village last month, and everything there_______his sweet memory of his childhood.
A. brought about
B. brought up
C. brought back
D. brought in
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。

句意：上个月他再次回到家乡，那里的一切使他想起了童年的美好回忆。

A. brought about引起；B. brought up抚养；C. brought back使……回忆起来；D. brought in引进。

根据his sweet memory of his childhood.可知这里意思是那里的一切使他想起了童年的美好回忆。

故选C。

7. He ______ writing the paper now. He hadn’t written a single word when I
left him ten minutes ago.
A. shouldn’t be
B. can’t have finished
C. can’t be
D. mustn’t have finished
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查推测句。

句意：他现在不可能写完了卷子。

我十分钟之前留下他时，他还没有写一个字。

根据句意可知，此处考查对过去情况的否定推测，其表达为can’t have done不可能做某事，故选B项。

【点睛】本题考查推测句
对过去情况的肯定推测是must have done
对过去情况的否定推测是can’t/couldn’t have done
例如:
The ground is wet, so it must have rained last night.
He can’t have finished his work, because he played basketball all day yesterday.
8. I think my father would like to know_______I’ve been up to so far, so I decide to send him a quick note.
A. which
B. what
C. why
D. when 【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查宾语从句。

句意：我想父亲想知道我迄今为止在做什么，因此我决定给他发一个简讯。

A. which哪个；B. what什么，指代事物；C. why为什么；D. when何时。

分析句子可知可知，设空处引导宾语从句，从句缺少主语，且指物，意为“什么”，应用连接代词what，故选B项。

9. —How would you like your coffee?
—_______
A. It’s well done.
B. Very nice. Thank you.
C. One cup, that’s enough.
D. The stronger, the better.
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查交际用语。

句意：——你想喝什么样的咖啡？——越浓越好。

一方问另一方“想喝什么样的咖啡？”回答肯定是关于咖啡的口味，D项“越浓越好”符合文意。

故选
D项。

10. ----- Why hasn’t Jack come back yet ? _______ anything have happened to him ?
----- I’m not sure, but I guess something _______ .
A. May, must have
B. Can, may have
C. Must, may
D. Should, might have
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查情态动词的用法。

句意：——Jack为什么还没有来？可能碰到什么事情了吧？——我不确定，但是我猜可能是发生了一些事情吧。

根据句意推断第一个空表示可能性，
故选择can, must 表示肯定，should表示应该回答是不确定所以排除C和D，第二个空从guess得出指示一种猜测，也表示可能性，排除A，故选B项。

11. At the bad news, she was so sad_______I had to stay here keeping her_______.
A. that; companion
B. then; companies
C. that; company
D. and; accompany
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句和固定搭配。

句意：听到这个坏消息，她很伤心，以至于我只好留
在这里陪她。

此句采用了so…that…（如此……以至于……）结构，that引导的是结果状语从句；固定搭配keep sb. company，意为“陪伴某人/为某人作伴”。

故选C项。

12. Though it is 30 years_______we last met, I still remember the
scene_______we got separated on a rainy day.
A. before; where
B. before; which
C. since; when
D. since; where
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查固定句型和定语从句。

句意：虽然距最后一次见面已经过去了20年，但我仍
然记得我们在下雪的那天分别的场景。

第一空，It is/has been+一段时间+since从句，意为“自从……有多久了”，排除A、B；第二空，后文定语从句“we got separated...”不缺少成分，定语从句中已经有时间状语，不能再用when，排除C，且上文scene表示“现场，场面，场景”，在此指的是地点，应该用where引导定语从句，故选D。

13. In my opinion, your composition is not as interesting as his but yours
is_______in writing.
A. the best organized
B. better organized
C. so organized as
D. as organized as
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词比较级。

句意：在我看来，你的作文不如他的有趣，但你的作文组织得更好。

根据转折连词but可知，设空处所在的句子是对your composition进行赞美，C 项和D项为原级比较，是错误的；结合语境，此处将your composition和his composition进行对比，是两者，使用形容词比较级，排除A项。

故选B。

14. —Could you possibly tell me what to do with such sort of situation?
—It’s no good asking me all the time, Anna. You’ll have to learn to think yourself.
A. of
B. to
C. by
D. for
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查介词与其它词类的搭配。

句意：——你能告诉我这种情况该怎么办吗?
——老是问我没有用，安娜，你得学会自己独立思考。

think for oneself是一个固定短语，意为：独立思考，故答案为D选项。

15. We had no food left in our backpacks, and things worse, it began to pour.
A. making
B. to have made
C. having made
D. to make
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查插入语。

句意：我们的背包里没有吃的了，更糟糕的是，天开始下起大雨来
了。

由语境可知此处表示“更糟的是”，to make things worse = what was worse =worse still更糟
的是。

故选D。

第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage(按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else,
all of us____16____chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell ___17___. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I___18___the countryside for some place I could rent for the___19___possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ___20___ the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was ___21___, full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and ___22___ a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, ___23___ slowly, they started teaching me the ___24___ of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began _____25_____ around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in
a _____26_____ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of
_____27_____.
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were_____28_____ for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place._____29_____ on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my _____30_____ with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into _____31_____. I saw many people were having a really hard time, _____32_____ their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to _____33_____ a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places. We'd all be in_____34_____if we hadn't banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about _____35_____ we can all get by together. 16. A. separately B. equally C. violently D.
naturally
17. A. off B. apart C. over D. out
18. A. crossed B. left C. toured D.
searched
19. A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D.
cheapest
20. A. over B. through C. at D. round
21. A. occupied B. emptied C. abandoned D. robbed
22. A. turned B. cleared C. approached D. cut
23. A. for B. although C. otherwise D. but
24. A. benefit B. art C. nature D. lesson
25. A. swinging B. looking C. sticking D.
turning
26 A. different B. real C. wild D. remote
27. A. kindness B. happiness C. friendliness D. neighborliness
28. A. unique B. expensive C. necessary D. rare
29. A. Along B. Down C. Deep D. Up
30. A. cooperation B. satisfaction C. relationships D. appointments
31. A. reality B. town C. society D. life
32. A. creating B. losing C. offering D.
quitting
33. A. put in B. turn in C. get in D. take
in
34. A. yards B. camps C. shelters D.
cottages
35. A. how B. what C. whether D. when
【答案】16. A 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. A 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. B
33. C 34. C 35. A
【解析】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。

文章围绕主题“美国梦”讲述了作者的心理变化，作者遭遇了一系列的不幸后，在乡村的经历和体验让他对“美国梦”有了不同于以往的更为深刻的理解。

【16题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。

句意：我想拥有它，跟其他所有人一样我想实现美国梦并且为此努力工作，我们所有人各自奋斗，目标相同。

A. separately各自地，分别地；B. equally平等地； C. violently猛烈地； D. naturally自然地。

所有人各自奋斗，目标相同。

故选 A 项。

【17题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。

句意：有一年，经历了一系列不愉快的事件，梦想破碎了。

A. off离开；B. apart分离；C. over 解释；D. out向外。

根据“through a series of unhappy events”可知，作者经历了一系列的不幸之后，梦想破碎了。

”fall apart崩溃，破碎。

故选B项。

【18题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：我在乡下找了一处可以租到最便宜的房子的地方。

A. crossed 越过；B. left离开；C. toured 旅游； D. searched搜寻。

穷困潦倒时，作者只好到乡村找了一个便宜的居所。

此处搭配为search...for...“在……搜索……”。

故选D项。

【19题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：我在乡下找了一处可以租到最便宜的房子的地方。

A.
fullest最满的； B. largest最大的； C. fairest 最公平的； D. cheapest最便宜的。

由“I had my truck and $56.”可知作者已经到了几乎身无分文的地步，带着身上仅由的56美元，作者只能以尽可能便宜的价格租下住所，故选D 项。

【20题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。

句意：我找到了一座破旧的可以租赁的房子，位于西弗吉尼亚洲的波
托马克河对岸，沿着蜿蜒的山路向上四英里处。

A. over在……的另一边； B. through通过； C. at在；D. round在……周围。

over在此处意为“在……的另一边”。

故选 A 项。

【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：这座房子被遗弃了，到处都是玻璃碎片和垃圾。

A. occupied
占用； B. emptied已清除的；C. abandoned 遗弃；D. robbed抢劫。

根据“a shabby house”“full of broken glass and rubbish”可知这是一座破旧的房子，到处都是玻璃
碎片和垃圾，由此推测这里已被“遗弃”。

故选C 项。

【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：找到房主租下房子后，必须先进行清理之后才能住。

A. turned 转向； B. cleared清理； C. approached 接近；D. cut切。

根据上文到处都是玻璃碎
片和垃圾以及“to camp in”可知，必须先进行清理之后才能入住。

故选B项。

【23题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。

句意：尽管当地人对我一无所知，但是慢慢地，它们开始教我与邻居
们相处的艺术。

A. for因为； B. although尽管；C. otherwise 否则；D. but但是。

分析句意可知前后句意为转折关系。

故选D项。

【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：尽管当地人对我一无所知，但是慢慢地，它们开始教我与邻居
们相处的艺术。

A. benefit益处；B. art 艺术； C. nature自然； D. lesson课程。

根据being a neighbor 可知，它们开始教作者与邻居们相处的艺术。

故选 B 项。

【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：邻居们开始在此逗留与我聊天。

A. swinging使转向； B. looking看； C. sticking 粘住； D. turning转向。

根据“to chat”可知，邻居们开
始在此逗留与作者聊天。

stick around逗留，故选C项。

【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：们开始教我相信一个不同的美国梦不是个人成就而是睦邻友好。

A. different不同的；B. real真正的； C. wild 野外的； D. remote偏远的。

文章第一段讲到了作者起初理解的美国梦是工作、按揭、信用卡和成功，而由空格后的“...not the one of individual achievement but of... ”可知，现在信仰的是一个“不同的”美国梦。

故选A项。

【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：他们开始教我相信一个不同的美国梦不是个人成就而是睦邻友好。

A. kindness善良；B. happiness快乐； C. friendliness 友谊； D. neighborliness睦邻友好。

本段前面讲到邻居们教作者做邻居的艺术，给他提供了很多帮助。

所以他们开始教作者相信一个不同的美国梦不是个人成就而是睦邻友好。

故选D项。

【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：我所相信的，那些我认为文明生活所必需的东西，在这个地方是不存在的。

A. unique独一无二的；B. expensive昂贵的； C. necessary必要的；
D. rare稀少的。

根据第一段所描述的美国梦的内容“a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success”可知，作者原来认为这些东西是文明生活所必需的。

故选 C 项。

【29题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。

句意：在这座山上，我最珍贵的财产是我和邻居们的关系。

A. Along 沿着；B. Down在……之下； C. Deep 深的； D. Up在……之上。

由第二段中“I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road...”可知房子在山上。

故选D 项。

【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：在这座山上，我最珍贵的财产是我和邻居们的关系。

A.
cooperation合作； B. satisfaction满意； C. relationships关系； D. appointments 约定。

作者最珍贵的财产是我和邻居们的关系。

故选C 项。

【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：四年后，我搬回了城里。

A. reality现实；B. town城镇； C. society 社会； D. life生活。

根据I ____the countryside for some place...”及本
段的“Four years later，moved back into...”。

与countryside相对的是town。

故选B 项。

【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：我看到很多人都很艰难，失去了工作和家园。

A. creating创造；B. losing丢失；C. offering 提供； D. quitting退出。

根据“I saw many people were having a really hard time”可知，很多人失去了工作和家园。

故选B项。

【33题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。

句意：我设法租了一个足够大的房子能让一些人住进来。

A. put
in投入； B. turn in上交；C. get in 进入，；D. take in吸收。

根据“rent a big enough
house”可知，租大房子的目的是能让一些人住进来。

故选C项。

【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：如果我们不团结在一起，我们就都会流落到住收容所的地步。

A. yards院子；B. camps 营地；C. shelters避难所；D. cottages 笼子。

根据“if we hadn't banded together.”可知，如果我们不团结在一起，我们就都会流落到住收容所的地步。

故选 C项。

【35题详解】
考查连接词词义辨析。

句意：与其说美国梦在于自己能得到什么，不如说它在于我们所有
人如何一起渡过难关。

宾语从句缺少表示方式的连接副词，表示不如说它在于我们所有人
如何一起渡过难关。

故选A项。

第三部分　阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are concerned about their own appearance and actions too much. Negative thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people unfavorably. A person’s self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a deep effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, who have low respect, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need faith that they are doing ＂the right thing＂. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism. It makes them feel inferior(自卑). They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise. A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one: ＂You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.＂ It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.
Can shyness be completely got rid of, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determination since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self-respect. It is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Each one of us has his or her own characteristics. We are interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a
rich and successful life.
36. The first paragraph is mainly about ____________.
A. the cause of shyness
B. the effect of shyness on people
C. the feelings of shy people
D. the questions in the minds of shy people
37. According to the writer, self-awareness is ____________.
A. harmful to people
B. a weak point of people
C. the cause of unhappiness
D. a good characteristic
38. What is the shy people’s reaction to praise?
A. They are pleased by it.
B. They feel it is not true.
C. They are very sensitive to it.
D. They feel they are worthy of it.
39. We can learn from the passage that shyness ____________.
A. blocks our chances for a successful life
B. helps us to live up to our full development
C. enables us to understand ourselves better
D. has nothing to do with lack of self-respect
【答案】36. B 37. D 38. B 39. A
【解析】
本文是说明文。

本文主要讲了害羞的负面影响以及针对如何克服害羞这个问题提出了一些建议。

【36题详解】
主旨大意题。

根据第一段的Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are concerned about their own appearance and actions too much.( 害羞对大多数人来说是很多不幸的源头。

害羞的人通常很紧张而且害羞的。

他们十分关注自己的外貌和行为。

脑袋里总是担心这担心那)可知，第一自然段主要讲了胆怯对人们的影响，故选B。

【37题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第三段的It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.( 很明显，虽然自我意识是一种健康的品质，但过度是有害的)可知，自我意识是好特性。

故选D。

【38题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第三段的A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one:“You’re just saying that to make me feel good .I know it's not true.”，可知一个害羞的人可能会用这样的陈述来回应表扬：“你这样说只是为了让我感
觉良好，我知道这不是真的。

”因此可知，害羞的人对表扬的反应是，他们感觉不是真实的。

故选B。

【39题详解】
推理判断题。

根据最后一句The better we understand ourselves. the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.( 越了解自己，越能充分发挥自己的潜能。

不要让害羞阻挡我们追求丰富圆满的生活)可知，害羞会阻挡我们实现富有、成功生活的机会。

故选A。

B
July 27th, 2010 was a typical English summer’s day—it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5pm, however, the road into our village was flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs.
At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were
all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community (社区). We
had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that.
Although our situation was very hard, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought, “We didn’t have a straw hut (茅草房) that was swept away, and our house is still standing. We’re lucky.”
We moved back home in August. With December coming, there’s still reconstruction work to be done, so it’s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait—I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village
to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts—living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush—we have our home back, and that’s the main thing.
40. The underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph means .
A. wrong
B. missing
C. right
D.
difficult
41. Why does the author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?
A. Because they were able to move to a new place.
B. Because many other places were flooded.
C. Because their straw hut was not swept away.
D. Because some others suffered even more.
42. It can be inferred from the text that the author .
A. was sick of staying upstairs
B. cared much about her children
C. could not stand living in a wooden house
D. did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood
43. What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?
A. She valued human feelings more than before.
B. She realized she almost didn’t need possessions.
C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed.
D. She thought her own home was the most important.
【答案】40. A 41. D 42. B 43. A
【解析】
文章是记叙文。

主要描述了作者经历洪水之后搬家，搬家后更加怀念以前的邻居。

【40题详解】
词义猜测题。

由第一段“As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on
the house.像往常一样，我在中午下班冲回家查看房子。

根据语境可知作者回家去查看证实一切都正常，由于主语是nothing，所以这里是没什么不对。

故选A项。

【41题详解】
细节理解题。

作者提到I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought ,“We didn’t have a straw hut(茅草房)that was swept away , and our house is still sanding . We’re lucky .” 我看了关于在印度北部洪水的新闻报道，我认为,“我们没有被冲走的稻草小屋，并且我们的房子仍然在。

我们很幸运。

”所以这里是其他人遭受地更多，所以我们很幸运。

故选D项。

【42题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第一段“Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. We didn’t want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs.” 幸亏孩子们没和我在一起，因为房子里的水有5英尺深。

楼下的东西都没有了，我们不想把孩子们从家里移出去，所以就在楼上宿营。

由此判断出作者很关心孩子。

故选B项。

【43题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第三段“What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community (社区). We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that. ” 最让我惊讶的是我是多么怀念成为社区的一员。

我们住在一个友好的村庄，邻居都很好，我从来没有想过我会多么想念他们。

作者提到在小木屋中生活一段时间后很怀念原来的邻居和社区，以及最后一段话中还讲到要举行舞会来感激朋友们对自己的帮助等事实可以判断出作者比之前更重视情感。

故选D项。

C
Babies are born yogis. Once we were all able to pull our toes up by our ears and laugh about it. Then we aged, got injured, and began carrying stress in our shoulders and back. In short, we lost our balance.
Yoga（瑜伽） is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. I was seriously out of balance when I started practicing yoga in 1999. I had plantar fascitis in both feet, and my doctor had warned me against all the things I loved to do: walking, hiking, and
playing tennis. I was desperate for exercise. Yoga became my salvation and even enhanced my other fitness activities. I practice yoga at least twice a week, but I consider yoga to be part of my daily life because after a while you no longer just practice yoga—you love it.
Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned, and more flexible as you move from one pose to the other. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscle, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of the K.I.S.S. Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism (新陈代谢), it also helps to regulate weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat to be removed around the cells.” I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need a boost of energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative poses.
Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis courts, in the
dentist’s chair, and in traffic jams. You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, not tired. If you feel tired after yoga, it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the pose by letting go of the tension.
Yoga becomes part of your spiritual life. Yoga is practiced by people from all religions; it is not restricted to any religious group. Yoga teaches “right” living in how we deal with ourselves and others. As I work on a difficult pose, I learn patience, forgiveness, and the value of gentleness. Yoga advocates proper eating, but you don’t have to be a vegetarian to practice yoga.
44. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. What’s Yoga?
B. How I Do Yoga Poses
C. The Benefits of Yoga
D. The Varieties of Yoga。