2020届广东省实验中学高三下学期联合测试英语试题(解析版)

广东省实验中学2020届高三下学期联合测试
英语试题
考生注意：
1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2. 答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名和座位号填写在答题卡上。

3. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。

选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。

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。

例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19. 15.
B. ￡9.18.
C. ￡9.15.
答案是C。

1. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a telephone booth.
B. In a clothes shop.
C. In a post office.
2. Why does the woman dislike the movie？
A. It's too long.
B. It's a foreign movie.
C. It's too violent.
3. How does the man learn about animals?
A. By surfing the Internet.
B. By reading a few books.
C. By watching a TV program.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Salesman and buyer.
C. Customer and waiter.
5. What does the man want the woman to get for him?
A. Hard drinks.
B. Mineral water.
C. Some medicine.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。

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 will the woman do?
A. Take up a new job.
B. Have the man promoted.
C. Start her own company.
7. When did the man get a pay raise last time?
A. Three years ago.
B. Five years ago.
C. Eight years ago. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why did the man have an operation?
A. He took drugs mistakenly.
B. He had a stomach problem.
C. He felt painful all the time.
9. How did the man feel shortly after the operation?
A. Relieved.
B. Puzzled.
C. Uncomfortable.
10. Where does the woman suggest the man go with her?
A. To a hospital.
B. To a restaurant.
C. To a grocery store.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What's the man's attitude towards the indoor wildlife center？
A. Favorable.
B. Ambiguous.
C. Uninterested.
12. What animal did the man fail to see?
A. Sharks.
B. Butterflies.
C. Tree frogs.
13. What is the woman eager to do?
A. Visit the indoor wildlife center again.
B. Read more about the wildlife animals.
C. Go home and have a rest immediately.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Why does the man talk to the woman?
A. To consult about an association.
B. To invite her to act as a president.
C. To ask for help with his school work.
15. What year is the woman in?
A. The first year.
B. The second year.
C. The fourth year.
16. How much is the four-year membership fee?
A. ￡10.
B. ￡35.
C. ￡40.
17. What is peer coaching?
A. A challenging sport.
B. An activity about study.
C. An international conference.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the speaker volunteering as in the organization?
A. A doctor.
B. An engineer.
C. A food expert.
19. What is required to become a volunteer for MSF?
A. The skills of designing websites.
B. The ability to work independently.
C. The great interest in leading a team.
20. What is the speaker's purpose?
A. To introduce a demanding position.
B. To share her volunteering experience.
C. To look for volunteers for an organization.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
New York's best classes for after-school kids include sports classes, performing arts classes, art classes and language programs. Make sure your kids are ready for new adventures with these super-cool offerings!
92nd Street Y Classes
At this institution your musicians can learn how to play instruments. After-school classes examine different musical pieces and encourage teamwork in a group setting. At the end of the program, mini Mozarts can impress their family and friends at open-house concerts. Plus, when they're not jamming, kids can take advantage of homework help in the Clubhouse, where they are divided up by grade level. Ages 5-15.
The Cliffs at LIC
After a day of fighting academic courses at school, your favorite achievers can reach heights on a rock-climbing wall. The Cliffs' offerings allow developing bodies to build muscle strength. For example, introductory sessions teach climbers how to safely tie knots (结) as well as other basics, mastering them with hands-on games and activities. The Cliffs at LIC, Long Island City. Ages 6-18.
Staten Island Skating Pavilion
This large area maintains (维持) its year-round frosty temperatures for ice-skating fun. Courses are offered every day for a variety of interests and skill levels, and public and freestyle sessions are available to children who want to spend some afternoons there without instruction. Ages 4-15.
West Side YMCA
If your children want to learn how to swim, you'd be hard-pressed to find more options than those offered here. Kids are grouped by age and ability. The courses cover personal safety and swimming techniques. If your children prefer dry land，the West Side YMCA also offers dance, basketball and football. Visit our website for class descriptions and price information. Ages 5-18.
1. Which of the following offers homework help?
A. The Cliffs at LIC.
B. West Side YMCA.
C. 92nd Street Y Classes.
D. Staten Island Skating Pavilion.
2. What can participants do at Staten Island Skating Pavilion?
A. Learn basic climbing skills.
B. Enjoy skating all year around.
C. Try a variety of outdoor sports.
D. Start skating at the age of three.
3. Who is the text intended for?
A. Senior high school teachers.
B. Children around school age.
C. Adults looking for relaxation.
D. Parents with children of school age.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。

文章以广告的形式介绍了几项适合不同年龄阶段孩子参加的活动，包括乐器培训班、攀岩课、滑冰课和游泳课。

【1题详解】
细节理解题。

由第二段的句子“Plus, when they're not jamming, kids can take advantage of homework help in the Clubhouse, where they are divided up by grade level.”可知，当他们没有干扰的时候，按年级划分，孩子们可以利用俱乐部里的家庭作业帮助，所以提供作业帮助的是92nd Street Y Classes。

故选C项。

【2题详解】
细节理解题。

由题干关键词Staten Island Skating Pavilion可将答案定位于倒数第二段。

由倒数第二段
的句子“This large area maintains (维持) its year-round frosty temperatures for ice-skating fun.”可知，这一大片地区常年保持着严寒，以供滑冰之乐，所以Staten Island Skating Pavilion提供常年滑冰之乐。

故选B项。

【3题详解】
推理判断题。

由第一段的句子“New York's best classes for after-school kids include sports classes, performing arts classes, art classes and language programs. Make sure your kids are ready for new adventures with these super-co ol offerings!”可知，纽约最好的课外班包括体育课、表演艺术课、艺术课和语言课程，以确保您的孩子准备好了这些超级酷的产品，为新的冒险，说明这篇文章是写给有上学孩子的父母的。

故选D项。

B
Deciding to get her money's worth out of the wedding dress on which she spent over $1,000, an Australian woman has been wearing her wedding dress, a year after her wedding.
43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle-anti-consumerism (反消费主义) lifestyle in 2016, after a trip to India opened her eyes to how much we as a society consumed. She decided not to buy any new clothes or footwear for a whole year after she returned home to Adelaide, in Southern Australia, and she managed to make it.
But last year, as her wedding day approached, she faced a dilemma. She wanted to look good on the most important day of her life, but how could she spend a small fortune on the wedding dress she would only wear on that day?
"In the end I decided that if I was going to get a wedding dress, I'd make sure I could get my money's worth," Hall tells PA Real Life.
"The first time I wore it after the wedding was to vote in the Australian election in early 2019," the 43-year-old adds. "Since then, it's been to all sorts of places. Wearing it on a crowded train was especially funny, but I've worn it to do housework, to football games and to the gym."
Hall says that she has gotten some strange looks from people, but no irritating comments. It may have something to do with the fact that the dress is not the fanciest, but she believes people are just too reserved to say anything. Anyway, she doesn't really care, because she knows she has to hit the goal she has set and wearing the dress multiple times is the most reasonable way she could think of to make the most of her wedding dress.
Hall now plans to wear her wedding dress on a trip to Iceland that she and her partner will take next summer.
4. Why did Tammy Hall adopt a new lifestyle?
A. To adapt herself to Indian life.
B. To cut down her consumption.
C. To save money for her next trip.
D. To get prepared for her wedding.
5. What did Tammy Hall do to get her money's worth out of her wedding dress?
A. She brought fun to people with it.
B. She tried to wear it to earn money.
C. She wore it repeatedly in daily life.
D. She got it exchanged again and again.
6. Which of the following best explains the word "irritating" underlined in paragraph 6?
A. Thrilling.
B. Annoying.
C. Amusing.
D. Confusing.
7. What can we infer about Tammy Hall?
A. She is determined to turn her ideas into practice.
B. She values her wedding dress less than her trips.
C. She has been struggling to make the ends meet.
D. She has influenced people's lifestyle widely.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇新闻报道。

文章讲述了，一位反消费主义观念的澳大利亚妇女，为了避免浪费，结婚后一直穿婚纱做各种事，她认为多次穿上这件婚纱是利用婚纱最合理的方式。

【4题详解】
细节理解题。

由题干关键词Tammy Hall和 a new lifestyle可将答案定位到第二段。

由第二段的句子“43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle-anti-consumerism(反消费主义)lifestyle in 2016, after a trip to India opened her eyes to how much we as a society consumed.”和“She decided not to buy any new clothes or footwear for a whole year after she returned home to Adelaide”可知，43岁的Tammy Hall在2016年接受了一种新的生活方式——反消费主义，因为此前一次印度之行让她看到了我们这个社会消费了多少东西，回到Adelaide后，她决定一整年不买任何新衣服或新鞋，说明她认为社会存在过度消费，所以接受反消费主义并缩减消费。

所以为什么塔米·霍尔采取了一种新的生活方式是为了减少消费。

故选B项。

【5题详解】
细节理解题。

由第四段的句子“I'd make sure I could get my money's worth”和第五段的句子“The first time I wore it after the w edding was to vote in the Australian election in early 2019,”和“Since
then, it's been to all sorts of places. Wearing it on a crowded train was especially funny, but I've worn it to do housework, to football games and to the gym.”可知，为了确保从婚纱中得到价值，婚礼后她穿婚纱去2019年初的澳大利亚大选中投票，从那以后，婚纱去过各种各样的地方，在拥挤的火车上穿它特别有趣，但我穿它做家务、踢足球和健身；可知Tammy Hall在日常生活中穿婚纱。

故选C 项。

【6题详解】
词义猜测题。

由倒数第二段的句子“Hall says that she has gotten some strange looks from people, but no irritating comments. It may have something to do with the fact that the dress is not the fanciest, but she believes people are just too reserved to say anything.”可知，可能是与这件衣服不是最华丽的有关，但Tammy Hall认为是人们太拘谨了以致于什么也说不出来有关，人们并未发表什么使人恼怒的评论，只是有一些奇怪的表情，所以此处irritating意为“令人恼怒的”。

故选B项。

【7题详解】
推理判断题。

由第二段的句子“She decided not to buy any new clothes or footwear for a whole year after she returned home to Adelaide, in Southern Australia, and she managed to make it.”（回到Adelaide后，她决定一整年不买任何新衣服或新鞋，并做到了），第四段的句子“In the end I decided that if I was going to get a wedding dress, I'd make sure I could get my mo ney's worth”（假如我要买一件婚纱，我会确保我能得到钱的价值——在第五段用天天穿婚纱的行动做到了）和倒数第二段的句子“Anyway, she doesn't really care, because she knows she has to hit the goal she has set and wearing the dress multiple times is the most reasonable way she could think of to make the most of he r wedding dress.”（不管怎么说，她其实并不在乎，因为她知道自己必须达到自己设定的目标，而多次穿上这件婚纱是她能想到的最合理的方式，才能最大限度地利用自己的婚纱。

）由此推断出Tammy Hall是一个能把想法付诸实践的人。

故选A项。

【点睛】词义猜测是应用英语的重要能力，也是高考中必考的题型。

它不但需要准确无误地理解上下文，而且要有较大的泛读量，掌握或认识较多的课外词汇。

做这种类型的技巧之一：要根据词、词组、句子所在的语境上下文来判断其意义，即有时短文中出现一个需要猜测其意义的词或短语，上文或下文接着出现其定义或解释，这就是判断该词或短语意义的主要依据。

命题者在出这类题时惯用常规词义来麻痹考生，我们要特别注意熟词生义，切不可脱离语境主观臆断。

如在第3小题中，要猜测irritating的意思，可从画线单词后一句“It may have something to do with the fact that the dress is not the fanciest, but she believes people are just too reserved to say anything.”得出，可能是与这件衣服不是最华丽的有关，但Tammy Hall认为是人们太拘谨了以致于什么也说不出来有关，人们并未发表什么使人恼怒的评论，只是有一些奇怪的表情，所以此处irritating意为“令人恼怒的”。

故选B项。

C
Ants keep traffic flowing by changing their behavior to meet changing conditions, according to new research.
For their experiment, researchers from the University of Toulouse and the University of Arizona focused on Argentine ants, which are only 2-3 millimeters long and frequently move from colony (栖息地) to colony depending on how far food is. Tapping into the ants' talent for fast commutes (通勤), the researchers constructed bridges between their colonies. The bridges varied in width from a fifth to three-quarters of an inch.
Then the researchers sat back and monitored the traffic. To their surprise, even when those narrower bridges were nearly overloaded, there were no 20-ant pile-ups. And traffic remained steady regardless of how crowed the bridges were because ants could adjust to the flow of road conditions.
"When crowding on the path increased, ants assessed it locally and adjusted their speed accordingly to avoid any interruption of traffic flow," the researchers said. "Moreover, ants avoided entering a crowded path and made sure the bridge was never overloaded."
The lesson for humans? The traffic problem mostly lies in our loss of the quality that the ants have. You've probably noticed it on your own commute to work. Driving is fun when there're few cars on the road-a lane-change (车道变换)here, a little acceleration there. Then traffic slows down. But some impatient drivers still constantly move between lanes.
"Traffic jams are common in human society where some people are focusing on their own personal objectives," the researchers said. "In contrast, ants share a common goal: the survival of the colony, thus they're expected to act cooperatively to get food."
The research also suggests that the ever-widening of highways may never free us from traffic jams. As long as we drive along with our own agendas, no matter how many other people are on the road, we'll always end up in a traffic jam. Indeed, less space may be a good thing. It leaves less room for personal choices and forces us to take a page from the driving handbook of ants.
8. What did the researchers do to the ants in the experiment?
A. They fed them with much delicious food.
B. They trained them to avoid heavy traffic.
C. They built bridges linking their colonies.
D. They improved their colonies constantly.
9. How did the ants behave during the experiment?
A. They worked together to remove the road blocks.
B. They sped up to get out of the traffic jam quickly. .
C. They made their way carefully in the given direction.
D. They adjusted themselves for the flow of the traffic.
10. What is the biggest cause of the traffic jam in human society?
A. Poor road const ruction.
B. People's inability to adjust.
C. People's selfish driving.
D. Too many vehicles on roads.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. What ants help us do for driving safety.
B. What ants can teach us about traffic jams.
C. Why ants drive much better than humans.
D. Why ants are best at handling traffic jams.
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. C 11. B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。

文章讲述了，从研究蚂蚁能保证交通畅通的研究可以得出，蚂蚁“拥有共同目标”的品质可以避免交通堵塞，这是人类需要学习的品质。

【8题详解】
细节理解题。

由第二段的句子“Tapping into the ants' talent for fast commutes (通勤), the researchers constructed bridges between t heir colonies.”可知，研究人员利用蚂蚁快速通勤的天赋，在它们的栖息地之间架起了桥梁。

故选C项。

【9题详解】
推理判断题。

由第四段的句子“"When crowding on the path increased, ants assessed it locally and adjusted their speed accordingly to avoid any interruption of traffic flow," the researchers said. "Moreover, ant s avoided entering a crowded path and made sure the bridge was never overloaded."”可知，研究人员发现当道路上的拥挤程度增加时，蚂蚁会对其进行局部评估，并相应地调整速度，以避免交通流受到任何干扰，此外，蚂蚁避免进入拥挤的小径，并确保大桥不会超载；可以推断出蚂蚁能根据交通流进行调整。

故选D项。

【10题详解】
细节理解题。

由倒数第二段的句子“Traffic jams are common in human society wher e some people are
focusing on their own personal objectives”可知，交通堵塞在人类社会很普遍，是因为有些人把注意力集中在自己的个人目标上，此处的their own personal objectives指的是人的自私，所以人类社会交通堵塞的最大原因是开车人的自私。

故选C项。

【11题详解】
主旨大意题。

由第一段的句子“Ants keep traffic flowing by changing their behavior to meet changi ng conditions, according to new research.”（最新研究显示，蚂蚁通过改变行为来满足不断变化的条件，从而保持交通畅通。

）、倒数第三段的句子“The lesson for humans? The traffic problem mostly lies in our loss of the quality that the ants have.”（给人类的教训？交通问题主要在于我们失去了蚂蚁的品质。

）、倒数第二段“"Traffic jams are common in hu man society where some people are focusing on their own personal objectives," the researchers said. "In contrast, ants share a common goal: the survival of the colony, thus they're expected to act cooperatively to get food."”（交通堵塞在人类社会很普遍，是因为有些人把注意力集中在自己的个人目标上，然而蚂蚁有一个共同的目标：蚁群的生存，因此它们需要合作行动来获取食物。

）和最后一段的句子“It leaves less room for personal choices and forces us to take a page from the driving handbook of ants.”（它给个人选择留下了更少的空间，并迫使我们从蚂蚁驾驶手册中翻开一页。

）可知，蚂蚁拥有的“共同目标”的品质，能避免交通堵塞，这是人们需要学习的品质，来避免交通堵塞。

所以短文主要的内容是蚂蚁能教我们什么是交通堵塞。

故选B项。

【点睛】推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。

推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分-推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分-推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。

如在第2小题中，第四段的句子“"When crowding on the path increased, ants a ssessed it locally and adjusted their speed accordingly to avoid any interruption of traffic flow," the researchers said. "Moreover, ants avoided entering a crowded path and made sure the bridge was never overloaded."”，这是已知部分，通过结合原文进行合理地逻辑判断，可以推断出蚂蚁能根据交通流进行调整。

故选D项。

D
A new device (设备) works like a solar panel, except it doesn't harvest energy from the sun to produce electricity. Instead, it uses energy from the cold night sky.
In the center of this device is a thermoelectric generator (热电发电机), which uses the temperature difference between Earth and outer space to create electricity.
As long as one side of it is cooler than the other, the generator can produce electricity.
The cooler side faces the sky and is attached to an aluminum plate. That plate is sealed under a transparent cover and surrounded with materials that keep heat out. It stays cooler than the surrounding air by getting rid of any heat it absorbs as infrared (红外线的) radiation. That radiation can zip up through the transparent cover and on toward outer space.
The bottom of the generator is attached to an exposed aluminum plate, which is warmed by the local air. At night, the top plate can get several degrees centigrade cooler than the bottom of the generator.
Researchers tested the device one clear December night in Stanford, Calif. The generator produced up to about 25 milliwatts of power per square meter of the device. That was just enough power to light a small electric lamp. Further improvements might develop its production to at least 500 milliwatts per square meter.
"It's a very clever idea," says Yuan Yang, a materials scientist who works at Columbia University in New York City. "The device still needs improving," he notes. "But this new device may be useful for backup power," Yang says. "It might also provide a bit of energy to people living in areas that lack electricity."
"The device could help power remote weather stations or other environmental devices," says Aaswath Raman, a materials scientist who worked on the device at the University of California, Los Angeles. What's more, this may be useful in areas that don't see sunlight for months at a time, Raman adds.
12. How is the device designed?
A. It includes two aluminum plates with different functions.
B. It is equipped with a heat resistant generator in the center.
C. Its two aluminum plates are exposed to air to keep heat out.
D. Its generator is sealed by a transparent cover to remain cool.
13. What is the limitation with the tested device?
A. It won't be expanded to be much larger.
B. It fails to produce electricity fast enough.
C It is unable to power small electric lamps.
D. It produces a limited amount of electricity.
14. In paragraph 6, Yuan Yang mainly intends to .
A. evaluate the device on a positive basis
B. point out the problems with the device
C. explain the research work for the device
D. comment on Aaswath Raman's prediction
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Lamps Are Powered by the Energy From the Cold Night Sky
B. A Generator Producing Electricity Has Been Applied in Many Areas
C. Scientists Have Made a Breakthrough in Harvesting Green Energy
D. A Device Uses Energy From the Cold Night Sky to Produce Electricity
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. A 15. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。

文章讲述了，一种类似太阳能电池板的新设备可以使用寒冷夜空的能量来发电，介绍了新设备的工作原理、实验情况和未来的价值。

【12题详解】
细节理解题。

由第三段的句子“The cooler side faces the sky and is attached to an aluminum plate. That plate is sealed under a transparent cover and surrounded with materials that keep heat out. It stays cooler than the surrounding air by getting rid of any heat it absorbs as infrared radiation.”（较冷的一面面向天空，与铝板相连。

那块板被密封在一个透明的盖子下，并被隔热材料包围着。

它比周围的空气更冷，因为它能消除红外线辐射所吸收的热量。

）和第四段段“The bottom of the generator is attached to an exposed aluminum plate, which is warmed by the local air. At night, the top pla te can get several degrees centigrade cooler than the bottom of the generator.”（发电机底部连接在暴露的铝板上，铝板由当地空气加热。

）可知，这个设备由一个隐藏的铝板和一个暴露的铝板组成，推断出这个设备包括不同功用的两块铝板，排除C项，A项切题；由第二段的句子“In the center of this device is a thermoelectric generator”可知，中间是热发电机，排除B项；由第三段的“That p late is sealed under a transparent cover and surrounded with materials that keep heat out.”可知，被透明盖子盖住是为了保温，排除D项。

故选A项。

【13题详解】
细节理解题。

由第五段的句子“The generator produced up to about 25 milliwatts of power per square meter of the device. That was just enough power to light a small electric lamp.”和第六段的句子“The device still needs improving”可知，发电机每平方米产生的功率高达25毫瓦，刚好足以点亮一盏小电灯，这个装置还需要改进；可知此设备只能提供有限的电量。

故选D项。

【14题详解】
推理判断题。

由第六段的句子“It's a very clever idea”（这是一个非常聪明的想法），“But this new device may be useful for backup power”（这种新设备可能对备用电源有用）和“It might also provide a bit of energy to people living in areas that lack electricity.”（它还可能为生活在缺电地区的人们提供一点能源。

）由此判断出，Yuan Yang主要从积极的方面评价这个设备。

故选A项。

【15题详解】
主旨大意题。

由第一段的“A new device (设备) works like a solar panel, except it doesn't harvest energy from the sun to produce electricity. Instead, it uses energy from the cold night sky.”（一种新设备的工作原理与太阳能电池板类似，只是它不从太阳获取能量来发电；相反，它使用的是来自寒冷夜空的能量），第二到四这三段对此发电设备工作原理的描述，第五段关于它实验效果的描述，最后两段关于科学家对此设备的评论，可知本文最佳标题“是一种利用寒冷夜空的能量发电装置。

”故选D项。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

It can be difficult to start a hobby. You may not know where to begin or you may have come across one that requires costly equipment.____16____To find a low-cost hobby, pick something that is interesting to you, doesn't require a lot of materials, and is available to you in your area.
Begin a collection. Many different collections can be started with little or no
cost.____17____Look for rocks, plant leaves and flowers, or insects you can preserve and keep. Another way is to begin to collect an object in your house, such as saving bottle-caps.
___18___Youtube contains quantities of music you can listen to for free. Besides, you can discover music you like by using online radio stations or services including Pandora and Spotify. By exposing yourself to new music, you can turn music into a relaxing hobby without having to buy albums.
Learn a game. Games are similar to sports and often benefit from being shared in the community (团体). Game groups will often supply board games at no cost to you. In addition, libraries and schools may have video game groups for children and adults. You can also play a wide variety of free online games with people around you.___19___
If these things fail to attract you, ask experts about how to begin. Find hobbyists and ask those who are experienced in your potential hobby for the minimum cost of materials you need to start.____20____You'll be surprised that you don't need as much equipment as you imagined.
A. Listen to music.
B. One way to do this is to go outside.
C. Ask yourself what your favorite music is.
D. How and where to find one collection is up to you.
E. Use the site to see what groups are in your area.
F. The truth is that many hobbies can be started without much money.
G. This will help you judge whether or not a hobby fits into your budget.
【答案】16. F 17. B 18. A 19. E 20. G
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。

文章讲述了如何培养一个低成本的新爱好，可以从收集、做工艺品、参加一些课程或听音乐做起。

【16题详解】
由下一句“你可以找一个低成本的爱好，挑选一些你感兴趣的、不需要很多材料的，并且在你所在的地区可以买到的相关爱好。

”可知，承接下文，F选项“事实上，很多爱好都可以在没有钱的情况下开始。

”切题；该选项中的many hobbies can be started without much money对应下文的a low-cost hobby。

故选F项。

【17题详解】
由下两句“你可以寻找岩石、植物叶子和花朵，或者你可以养昆虫；另一种方法是开始在家里收集物品，比如保存瓶盖。

”可知，承接下文，B选项“一个办法就是出去。

”切题；该选项中的One way对应下文的Another way，该选项中的go outside对应下文的“（外面才有的）岩石、叶子、花和昆虫”。

该选B 项。

【18题详解】
由下两句“Youtube上有很多你可以免费听的音乐。

此外，您还可以使用在线电台或包括Pandora和Spotify 在内的服务来发现自己喜欢的音乐。

”可知，承接下文，A选项“听音乐。

”切题；该选项中的Listen to music对应下文的music。

故选A项。

【19题详解】
本段小标题是“学一个游戏”，本段内容与游戏相关。

由上两句“此外，图书馆和学校可能会为儿童和成人设立电子游戏组。

你也可以和周围的人一起玩各种各样的免费网络游戏”可知，承接上文，E选项“使用网站查看您所在区域的组。

”切题；该选项中的what groups are in your area对应上文的game groups for children and adults。

故选E项。

【20题详解】
由上一句“找些业余爱好者，问那些对你的潜在爱好有经验的人，你需要开始的最低材料成本。

”可知，
承接上文，G 选项“这将帮助你判断一个爱好是否符合你的预算。

”切题；该选项中的your budget 对应上文的the minimum cost of materials you need to start 。

故选G 项。

【点睛】第一、通读全文，了解文章大意。

这是一个泛读的过程，目的是了解文章大意，为以后的理解做铺垫。

第二、明确关联关系。

任何句子都是要么和上文有联系，要么和下文有联系，要么和上下文都有联系。

例如第1、2、3小题都与它们的后文有联系。

第三、带入通读，复查。

做完题目切忌直接离开，这时我们很有必要将自己修正好的
文章通读一遍，将其看做一片行文通顺语意连贯的文章来读，这时如果感到有含义不连贯的地方，很有可能是我们填错了空，就要复查了，注意：七选五的特点在于，错一道，往往还会错另外的一道或几道，我们叫做“连错”，所以当你发现自己有一处填的有问题时，一定要同时检查其它空。

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A.B\C 和D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Jeremy Locke, 25, has his own roofing company in Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. For a couple of years before he began his____21____, he would drive past the home of Jeanette MacDonald, noticing the____22____state of her roof. He was____23____—not just for the elderly woman but also for the children living with her. So Locke____24____to lend a helping hand.
The young man knocked on MacDonald's door and____25____to fix her roof for nothing, "I didn't know who the woman was, but I wanted to____26____this for her and her grandchildren," he explained to The Chronicle Herald. However, despite his kind____27____, the woman politely turned him down. MacDonald and her____28____left an impression on Locke. He saw____29____between the woman and his own grandmother, and couldn't bear to see her in this_____30_____. He had also grown up without much and felt that he should use his skills to_____31_____. A year after Locke set up his own roofing company, seeing that the roof was_____32_____in a state of disrepair, Locke returned to MacDonald's home and asked MacDonald if she wanted to enter a raffle (抽奖) his company was doing for a_____33_____roof. The 70-year-old woman_____34_____the chance, but little did she know that there was no_____35_____.
MacDonald's relief_____36_____Locke's kindness is immeasurable, "I could win $1 million but it wouldn't make me as_____37_____as knowing I'm getting a new roof on. Jeremy
is_____38_____something. He's a guardian angel (守护天使) sent from God."。