高一英语下学期期中资料包

高一英语下学期期中考资料包
PART 1期中考必考知识点总结：
1. 名词性从句
2. 主谓一致
主语和谓语：时间要一致、主被动要一致、谓语动词与人称要一致。

3. 非谓语动词
PART 2 真题
完形填空
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. ___1___, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ___2___.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __3____ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __4__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __5____. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __6____. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear, ” said the old lady. “I need ___7___. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You __8____ are lost, ” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ___9___ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___10___ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __11____ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no __12____ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear, ” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry —I’ll _13___ in time. ”
The ___14___ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ___15___ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __16____ happened. The car began changing. First, its color ___17___ from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __18____ just above the ground. As the car ___19___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __20____, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
1.A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise
2.A. brave B. excited C. curious D. stubborn
3.A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew
4.A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward
5.A. arrived B. stopped C. stayed D. started
6.A. gathered B. existed C. dropped D. moved
7.A. help B. gas C. rest D. water
8.A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly
9.A. if B. until C. unless D. as
10.A. drive B. walk C. follow D. march
11.A. address B. signs C. notices D. guidance
12.A. doubt B. room C. time D. way
13.A. have it B. get it C. make it D. finish it
14.A. door B. window C. headlight D. wheel
15.A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued
16.A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible
17.A. developed B. appeared C. spread D. faded
18.A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing
19.A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose
20.A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone
阅读理解
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It is one of the liveliest festivals that happen in Bath and it is returning this September. The Jane Austen Festival kicks off on September 8 and runs for ten days until September 17 with events running every day and evening.
What are some of the festival highlights?
Grand Regency Costumed Charity Walk
The highlight is usually the walk which sees 600 or more fans dressed in period dress as they walk from Royal Crescent Lawn through the city to Parade Gardens. It is a splendid sight to see in the historic, Georgian streets.
When: Saturday, September 9/11: 00 am-12: 30 pm
Where: Royal Crescent Lawn
Tickets: ￡ 10 per adult / FREE to watch
Mr Wickham and an evening with Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s most memorable characters come to life at the Old Theater Royal. Performances include the handsome Wickham (Adrian Lukis). Period music and a talk from historian Catherine Creon will also feature.
When: Sunday, September 10/7: 30 pm-9: 00 pm
Where: The Masonic Hall (Old Theater Royal)
Regency Dance Workshops
“There is nothing like danci ng. After all. I consider it as one of he first refinements of polished societies...”Join in on the fun. Costumes are welcome but not necessary!
When: Thursday, September 14/10: 30 am-12: 00 pm
Where: Assembly Rooms
Tickets: ￡ 15
Are there any free events?
Yes.
A Reading of Northanger Abbey. The novel will be read aloud throughout the festival. Sections of Austen’s first novel are set in Bath and you can still find the locations mentioned!
When: Everyday from Sept. 10-sept. I7 from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Where: Waterstones bookshop, Milsom Street (upstairs)
1. What does the author say about the festival?
A. It is in honor of a novel
B. It starts on September 8
C. It is held beyond Bath
D. It is intended for the locals
2. Where should people wear special costumes to attend an event?
A. Royal Crescent Lawn.
B. The Masonic Hall
C. Assembly Rooms
D. Waterstones bookshop.
3. Which of the following events are not included in the celebration of this festival?
A. Joining in a charity walk through the city Bath.
B. Attending a lecture from a historian.
C. Watching a performance by actor Wickham.
D. Enjoying the public reading of Jane Austen’ s first novel.
When the Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon in 1969, millions of people were rather sad. The person to blame (责备) for this was an artist named Chesley Bonestell. For many years, Bonestell had been creating beautifully detailed paintings of the Moon and planets. Viewers of his artwork were unhappy because the real Moon did not look like Bonestell's pictures of it.
As a space artist, Bonestell tried to make his drawings look exciting and as true as the Moon is. He worked closely with astronomers and scientists to get the most up-to-date scientific information available. But in the 1940s and 1950s, no one had ever seen another planet up close. Yet Bonestell's paintings looked so real that some people thought they were photographs.
Even though Bonestell was interested in astronomy, he did not start out as a space artist. As a young man, he studied architecture—the art and science of designing and making buildings. In 1938, Bonestell became a special effects artist in Hollywood. It was here that he learned he could improve his paintings by following the methods used in the movies.
In 1944, a popular magazine published a series of Bonestell's paintings of the planet Saturn. He drew Saturn as if it were seen by someone standing on another planet from all directions. The results were dazzling. Within a few years, Bonestell's artwork was appearing regularly in magazines and books on astronomy and space flight.
Many of Bonestell's artworks had been right. But the biggest surprise was the Moon. Someone asked Bonestell what he was thinking when he saw the first pictures from the Moon. "I thought how wrong I was!" he said, "My mountains were sharp, but they aren't on the Moon."
But he shouldn't have felt bad. No space artist had ever before taken so many people to so many faraway worlds. In the years just before the first manned space flights, Bonestell's artwork prepared people for the amazing space adventure to come.
4. Bonestell made his space drawings______.
A. from a very early age
B.by copying photographs
C. with the help of scientists
D.in order to make a living
5.What was the result of Bonestell’s paintings of Saturn?
A. His paintings were totally untrue.
B. They received criticism from experts.
C. They turned out successful.
D. He lost his fame because of them.
pared with the mountains in Bonestell' pictures, those on the Moon are much______.
A. smoother
B. higher
C. darker
D. greener
7.Bonestell's success lay in the fact that_____.
A. he created a new drawing skill
B. he helped finish the first space flight
C. he made space travel more popular
D. he helped bring space closer to people
8.What would be the best title for the text?
A The first men on the Moon
B. The space art of Chesley Bonestell
C. The journeys of the Apollo astronauts
D. Spacewalking through an astronaut's eyes
When you are travelling in Thailand，which means of transport is the best choice？
You can rent a variety of motorbikes or bikes in Thailand．It seems to be very popular in most of the beaches and islands along the places in the north．The most popular bikes are the little 125 cc Honda Dream which you can get for about 150 baht （铢）a day or as little as 3，000 baht per month，making it the cheapest way to tour Thailand for the people from other countries．Sometimes you will have to go somewhere by taxi．When you are in cities in Thailand，especially in Bangkok，always remember to get a taxi that is traveling on the roads．Some drivers outside hotels refuse to use the meter（计程表）．They will ask a price which is several times the price when they use the meter!
The quality of the roads in Thailand is generally pretty good，so renting cars is another way to get around．The big car rental companies may offer you slightly older cars at a very reasonable（合理的）price．It is a little surprising considering that the cost of buying a car in Thailand is more than that in the West．Petrol is also reasonably priced in Thailand，more expensive than American prices，but much cheaper than what is paid in Europe．In the past，Bangkok could be a difficult place to drive in-signs were generally in Thai only，making it a hard job to find exactly where you were by looking around．But now，the situation is improved．In a lot of places，even the farthest corners of the country，street signs are in both Thai and English．
9．To a foreigner，the most economical way to get around Thailand is renting a A．motorbike
B．car
C．taxi
D．bike
10．What is the writer's advice about taking a taxi in Thailand？
A．To make sure there is a meter in it．
B．To take a taxi parked outside hotels．
C．To take a taxi going on the road．
D．To bargain with the driver over the price．
11．It was difficult to drive in Bangkok in the past because
A．there were too many traffic jams on the roads
B．the signs were written only in their own language
C．there were no signs at the farthest corners
D．the quality of the roads was not good．
Planet Earth would be a scary place for humans if dinosaurs still ruled the world. Though there are some traces of life from the Jurassic Period, the Age of Dinosaurs ended more than 65 million years ago.
This mass extinction is believed to be the result of an asteroid(小行星) hitting Earth. A new report by the journal Biological Reviews called “The Extinction of Dinosaurs” concludes that this impact was, indeed, the cause of the dinosaurs’ demise. But the space explosion wasn’t the only reason these creatures aren’t still around today.
Dinosaurs need food to survive. Meat-eating monsters like the Tyrannosaurus Rex（霸王龙） were at the top of the food chain, and fed off plant eaters like the horned Triceratops(三角恐龙). These herbivores(食草动物) were decreasing in population after the asteroid hit Earth, which left the meat-eating species less food to survive on. “In any e cosystem where you remove links to key species, that community has problems,” Richard Butler, one of the review’s authors, told National Geographic.
While the herbivore population was going down, Earth’s temperatures were rising when volcanoes erupted. Hot vapors and gas began wiping out some of the dinosaur population and weakening the survivors.
These changes made the asteroid’s impact especially powerful. It caused more volcanoes to erupt,heated up Earth's atmosphere, and led to a sharp drop in the level of oxygen in the oceans.
With the dinosaurs gone, mammals began to develop into bigger and more diverse species. Many animals we see today, like birds, sharks, and even some cats and dogs, appeared after the asteroid hit Earth. But none rule Earth quite like the dinosaurs did.
12．The underlined word “demise” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced with the following one______. A．Presence B．development C．Death D．Decrease 13．What caused dinosaurs to die out according to Richard Butler？
A．A shortage of clean water.
B．The constant warming climate.
C．A small type of planting eater.
D．A break in the food chain.
14．What was the negative effect of the asteroid hitting Earth?
A．There was less oxygen in the oceans.
B．Oceans became too hot for animals. .
C．Earth's climate became violent.
D．The majority of the plants gradually died out.
15．The text is mainly about _______________.
A．the development of mammals on Earth
B．the cause of the disappearance of the dinosaurs
C．the importance of the balance of ecosystem
D．the gradual process of climate change
七选五
If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed! With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out. ______ Working out in the morning provides additional benefits beyond being physically fit.
●Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day. ______
●Your metabolism(新陈代谢) gets a head start. ______ If you work out in the mornings, then you will be getting the calorie(卡路里)burning benefits for the whole day, not in your sleep.
● ______ Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better than those who exercised in evening. Exercise energizes you, so it is more difficult to relax and have a peaceful sleep when you are very excited.
● ______ If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the day. Who would want to ruin their good workout by eating junk food? You will want to continue to focus on positive choices.
There are a lot of benefits to working out, especially in the mornings. Set your alarm clock an hour early and push yourself to work out! You will feel energized all day long.
A. You will stick to your diet.
B. Your quality of sleep improves.
C. You prefer healthy food to fast food.
D. There is no reason you should exercise in the morning.
E. You can keep your head clear for 4-10 hours after exercise.
F. After you exercise, you continue to burn calories throughout the day.
G. If you are planning to do exercise regularly, or you're doing it now, then listen up!
语法填空
Bags of Love
Last year，I was assigned to work at an office near my mother's house，so I stayed with her for a month．During that time，I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceries．After less than a week，I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly﹣we were always suddenly out of something．（71）（wonder）how my mum could consume them so quickly，I began observing her daily routine for two weeks．To my（72）（surprise），I found that she would pack a paper bag full （73）canned goods and head out every morning at about nine．Eventually，I decided to follow her and（74）happened simply amazed me．She was taking the food to the refugee camp，in （75）
she distributed it to children．
I asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the area．The kids were very （76）（friend）with her and even looked up to her as if she （77）（be）their own mother．Then it hit me﹣why would she not want to tell me about what she was dong？Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop（78）（buy）the groceries if I found out？
When she got home，I told her about my discovery．Before she could react，I gave her a big hug and told her she didn't need to keep it （79）secret from me．She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets．For years，my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare．I was（80）（true）impressed by how selfless she was．
高一英语下学期期中考资料包解析
完型填空
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. ___1___, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t bee n so ___2___.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __3____ cold —very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __4__ that she did n’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __5____. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __6____. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear, ” said the old lady. “I need ___7___. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You __8____ are lost, ” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ___9___ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___10___ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __11____ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no __12____ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear, ” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry —I’ll _13___ in time. ”
The ___14___ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ___15___ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __16____ happened. The car began changing. First, its color ___17___ from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __18____ just above the ground. As the car ___19___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __20____, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
1.A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise
【答案】B
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述有一天晚上爱丽丝骑着车从珍妮家回自己家的路上，虽然她不怕黑，可是毕竟骑车回家需要15分钟，她太冷了。

这时她遇到一位驾驶黑色汽车的老妇人，她要去机场，可是迷路了。

爱丽丝为她指明了路线。

本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为副词。

题干意为：“此外，回家只要一个15分钟的车程。

”
选项意为：
A. However 虽然；
B. Besides 而且，还有；
C. Therefore 因此；
D. Otherwise 否则；
考查副词辨析．However表转折；Besides表并列；Therefore 表因果；Otherwise否则，要不然的话．根据上一句“She was certainly not afraid of the dark（她完全不怕黑）”和下一句“it was only a 15-minute ride home（骑车回家只需要15分钟）”。

这两句为并列关系。

故答案选B．
2.A. brave B. excited C. curious D. stubborn
【答案】A
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为形容词。

题干意为：“但走到一半时，她开始希望自己没有那么勇敢。

”
选项意为：
A.brave 勇敢的；
B.excited 激动的；
C.curious 好奇的；
D.stubborn 顽固的；
考查形容词辨析．根据第一段“not afraid of the dark”，后文用but，表语意转折。

因此A项符合语境。

故答案选A．
3.A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew
【答案】D
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“当她绕过一个急转弯时，突然变得很冷——非常冷。

”
选项意为：
A. fell 落下；
B. seemed 似乎；
C. proved 证明，证实；
D. grew 成长，变得；
考查动词辨析．根据下文“—very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride（——非常冷。

爱丽丝呼出的气变成白色的水雾，她的腿冻得太厉害以至于难以动弹）”，可知天气变得很冷。

故答案选D。

4.A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward
【答案】C
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为副词。

题干意为：“由于她的心跳得很快，她努力向前移动以至于她没有听到突然出现在她身边的车的声音。

”
选项意为：
A. aside 在...旁边；
B. around 在...周围；
C. forward 向前；
D. backward 向后；
考查副词辨析．根据上下文语境可知，主人公在回家路上，应该是努力向前走。

故答案选C。

5.A. arrived B. stopped C. stayed D. started
【答案】B
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“那辆黑色的大轿车也停了下来。

”
选项意为：
A. arrived 到达；
B. stopped 停下；
C. stayed 停留；
D. started 开始；
考查动词辨析．根据前一句“She stopped by the road”以及后一句中“also”，可知爱丽丝停下来了，黑色的大轿车也停下来了。

所以应该填stopped。

故答案选B。

6.A. gathered B. existed C. dropped D. moved
【答案】D
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“在车内柔和的灯光下，什么东西动了。

”
选项意为：
A. gathered 聚集；
B. existed 存在；
C. dropped 落下；
D. moved 移动；
考查动词辨析．车中的something对应指的是后文的a old lady，所以填moved．
故答案选D．
7.A. help B. gas C. rest D. water
【答案】A
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“我需要帮助。

”
选项意为：
A. help 帮助；
B. gas 加油；
C. rest 休息；
D. water 加水；
考查动词辨析．根据下一句中“I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport(我恐怕是迷路了。

我需要找到最近的机场。

)”可知，这里是老妇人需要帮助。

故答案选A．
8.A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly
【答案】D
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为副词。

题干意为：“机场?你肯定迷路了，”
选项意为：
A. necessarily 必然地；
B. normally 通常地；
C. basically 基本地；
D. certainly 肯定地；
考查副词辨析．根据后文我的回答“You need to go back five kilometers ....Turn left ...（你要往回走5公里再向左然后再走10公里...）”可知，老妇人远远偏离目标．所以选certainly，你当然迷路了。

故答案选D
9.A. if B. until C. unless D. as
【答案】D
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为连词。

题干意为：“你要往回走5公里才能到达丁字路口。

”
选项意为：
A. if 如果；
B. until 到...为止；
C. unless 除非；
D. as 当...时；
考查连词辨析．根据句意可知老妇人要往回走5公里才能到达丁字路口再左转，这里表示“是一直走直到某处再...”
故选D．
10.A. drive B. walk C. follow D. march
【答案】A
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“向左转，然后继续开10公里到主要公路。

”
选项意为：
A. drive 开车；
B. walk 走路；
C. follow 跟随；
D. march 进军；
考查动词辨析．根据第三段可知老妇人驾驶的是“the big black car”，所以是drive。

故答案选A．
11.A. address B. signs C. notices D. guidance
【答案】B
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“从那里，只要跟着指示牌走就可以到机场了。

”
选项意为：
A. address 地址；
B. signs 标识，记号；
C. notices 通知；
D. guidance 指导；
考查动词辨析．根据句意可知，“按照…的指示就可以到飞机场了”。

故答案选B
12.A. doubt B. room C. time D. way
【答案】D
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为名词。

题干意为：“但是我恐怕没有别的办法——你五分钟就能到!””
选项意为：
A. doubt 怀疑；
B. room 房间；
C. time 时间；
D. way 办法；
考查固定搭配．no doubt毫无疑问；no room没有空间；notime没时间；no way不可能．根据上文老妇人要往回走5公里才能到达丁字路口再左转10公里到主干道再沿着标识到机场，可知，不可能5分钟到机场。

故答案选D．
13.A. have it B. get it C. make it D. finish it
【答案】C
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“我会及时完成的。

”
选项意为：
A. have it 拥有；
B. get it 得到；
C. make it做成某事；
D. finish it 结束;
考查动词短语辨析．have it 拥有；get it 得到；make it做成某事；finish it 结束．固定用法“make it”，表示成功做成某事．
故答案选C．
14.A. door B. Window C. headlight D. wheel
【答案】B
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为名词。

题干意为：“窗户摇下来了，汽车开动了。

”
选项意为：
A. door 门；
B. window 窗户；
C. headlight 前灯；
D. wheel 车轮；
考查名词辨析．对应第三段“the passenger-window began to slide down（乘客侧车窗开始摇下来）”，可知这里对应up的应该是车窗window，故选B．
故答案选B
15.A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued
【答案】C
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“再往前走一点，它就拐了个弯，前灯一闪，从爱丽丝身边开了过去。

”
选项意为：
A. passed 通过；
B. rushed 冲；
C. turned 转向；
D. continued 继续；
考查动词辨析．根据前文我建议“You need to go back...”可知，所以这里对应车子要掉头才对，所以选turn．
故选C
16.A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible
【答案】A
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为形容词。

题干意为：“有奇怪的事情发生了。

”
选项意为：
A. strange 奇怪的；
B. sensitive 敏感的；
C. imaginable可想像的；
D. horrible 可怕的；
考查形容词辨析．根据后文“from black to silvery-grey”和“he wheels began disappearing, but ...”，可知车开始变形，选strange．故选A．
故答案选A
17.A. developed B. appeared C. spread D. faded
【答案】D
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“首先，它的颜色从黑色变成银灰色。

”
选项意为：
A. developed 发展；
B. appeared 出现；
C. spread传播，散布；
D. faded 褪色；
考查动词辨析．根据后文说从black变成了silvery-grey，就是由黑变灰，可知车子的颜色是从黑色褪成灰色。

所以答案选D．
故答案选D
18.A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing
【答案】B
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“然后，轮子开始消失，但汽车继续向前移动，就在地面上漂浮着。

”
选项意为：
A. rolling 滚动；
B. floating 漂浮；
C. Drawing 拖，拉；
D. flashing 闪光；
考查动词辨析．根据上一句the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward（车子的轮子不见了，但是车子在空中接着向前），可知车子在地面上漂浮。

故选B．故答案选B
19.A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose
【答案】D
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“当汽车驶入黑暗的天空时，巨大的红色尾灯变得越来越大，发出越来越明亮的光。

”
选项意为：
A. pointed 指向；
B. returned 返回；
C. broke 打破，中断；
D. rose 上升；
考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，车子在夜空中慢慢开起，其尾灯逐渐变大而越发光彩夺目．故选D．
故答案选D
20.A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone
【答案】C
【解析】本题考查语境判断之对应原文。

四个选项为动词。

题干意为：“随着一声轻微的汽笛声，汽车在几秒钟内开走了，留下爱丽丝难以置信地摇着头……”
选项意为：
A. tune曲调；
B. voice 嗓音；
C. sound 声音；
D. tone 音调；
考查动词辨析．根据本句“With a faint whistling...”可知，汽车带着微弱鸣笛声，很快消失了．故选C。

故答案选C。

A
It is one of the liveliest festivals that happen in Bath and it is returning this September. The Jane Austen Festival kicks off on September 8 and runs for ten days until September 17 with events running every day and evening.
What are some of the festival highlights?
Grand Regency Costumed Charity Walk
The highlight is usually the walk which sees 600 or more fans dressed in period dress as they walk from Royal Crescent Lawn through the city to Parade Gardens. It is a splendid sight to see in the historic, Georgian streets.
When: Saturday, September 9/11: 00 am-12: 30 pm
Where: Royal Crescent Lawn
Tickets: ￡ 10 per adult / FREE to watch
Mr Wickham and an evening with Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s most memorable characters come to life at the O ld Theater Royal. Performances include the handsome Wickham (Adrian Lukis). Period music and a talk from historian Catherine Creon will also feature.
When: Sunday, September 10/7: 30 pm-9: 00 pm
Where: The Masonic Hall (Old Theater Royal)
Regency Dance Workshops
“There is nothing like dancing. After all. I consider it as one of his first refinements of polished societies...”Join in on the fun. Costumes are welcome but not necessary!
When: Thursday, September 14/10: 30 am-12: 00 pm
Where: Assembly Rooms
Tickets: ￡ 15
Are there any free events?
Yes.
A Reading of Northanger Abbey. The novel will be read aloud throughout the festival. Sections of Austen’s first novel are set in Bath and you can still find the locations mentioned!
When: Everyday from Sept. 10-sept. I7 from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Where: Waterstones bookshop, Milsom Street (upstairs)
1. What does the author say about the festival?
A. It is in honor of a novel
B. It starts on September 8
C. It is held beyond Bath
D. It is intended for the locals
【答案】B
【解析】【主旨大意】本文主要向读者将于9月8日开始的简.奥斯丁音乐以及音乐节上的重要活动进行了介绍。

本题属于细节题之单一细节题，考查获取事实性信息的能力。

解题要点：1.定位原文。

根据文章内容，The Jane Austen Festival kicks off on September 8 and runs for ten days until September 17 with events running every day and evening．由此可知，简•奥斯汀音乐节将于9月8号开始，并持续10天直到9月17日。

2.对比选项。

选项A：这是为了纪念一本小说。

选项B：9月8日开始。

选项C：它在巴斯以外举行。

选项D：它是为当地人设计的。

可知B项与原文陈述相符。

故答案选B。

2. Where should people wear special costumes to attend an event?
A. Royal Crescent Lawn.
B. The Masonic Hall
C. Assembly Rooms
D. Waterstones bookshop.
【解析】本题属于推理判断题，考查推理判断的能力。

解题要点：1.定位原文。

根据文章内容，The highlight is usually the walk which sees 600 or more fans dressed in period dress as they walk from Royal Crescent Lawn through the city to Parade Gardens．It is a splendid sight to see in the historic，Georgian streets．由此可知，人们在Royal Crescent Lawn要穿着奇装异服来参加这个活动．2.对比选项。

选项A：皇家新月草坪。

选项B：共济会大厅。

选项C：会议室。

选项D：水石书店。

可知A项与原文陈述相符，故答案选A。

3. Which of the following events are not included in the celebration of this festival?
A. Joining in a charity walk through the city Bath.
B. Attending a lecture from a historian.
C. Watching a performance by actor Wickham.
D. Enjoying the public reading of Jane Austen’ s first novel.
【答案】C
【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题，考查获取事实性信息的能力。

解题要点：1.定位原文。

根据文章内容，Performances include the handsome Wickham (Adrian Lukis). 由此可知，在这个Performance中，是由actor Adrian Lukis扮演Wickham。

2.对比选项。

选项A：参加城市巴斯的慈善步行活动。

选项B：听一位历史学家的演讲。

选项C：看演员维克汉姆的表演。

选项D：享受简·奥斯汀第一部小说的公众阅读。

可知C项与原文陈述相符，故答案选C。

B
When the Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon in 1969, millions of people were rather sad. The person to blame (责备) for this was an artist named Chesley Bonestell. For many years, Bonestell had been creating beautifully detailed paintings of the Moon and planets. Viewers of his artwork were unhappy because the real Moon did not look like Bonestell's pictures of it.
As a space artist, Bonestell tried to make his drawings look exciting and as true as the Moon is. He worked closely with astronomers and scientists to get the most up-to-date scientific information available. But in the 1940s and 1950s, no one had ever seen another planet up close. Yet Bonestell's paintings looked so real that some people thought they were photographs.
Even though Bonestell was interested in astronomy, he did not start out as a space artist. As a young man, he studied architecture—the art and science of designing and making buildings. In 1938, Bonestell became a special effects artist in Hollywood. It was here that he learned he could improve his paintings by following the methods used in the movies.
In 1944, a popular magazine published a series of Bonestell's paintings of the planet Saturn. He drew Saturn as if it were seen by someone standing on another planet from all directions. The results were dazzling. Within a few years, Bonestell's artwork was appearing regularly in magazines and books on astronomy and space flight.
Many of Bonestell's artworks had been right. But the biggest surprise was the Moon. Someone asked Bonestell what he was thinking when he saw the first pictures from the Moon. "I thought how wrong I was!" he said, "My mountains were sharp, but they aren't on the Moon."
But he shouldn't have felt bad. No space artist had ever before taken so many people to so many faraway worlds. In the years just before the first manned space flights, Bonestell's artwork prepared people for the amazing space adventure to come.
4. Bonestell made his space drawings______.
A. from a very early age
B.by copying photographs
C. with the help of scientists
D.in order to make a living
【答案】C
【解析】【主旨大意】本文是记叙文．文章主要介绍了太空美术大师Chesley Bonestell，在载人宇宙飞船探索太空之前，Bonestell的画让人们提前对太空有了了解并对之后的太空探险有所准备。

本题属于细节题之单一细节题，考查获取事实性信息的能力。

解题要点：1.定位原文。

由第二段中的He worked closely with astronomers and scientists to get the most up-to-date scientific information available可知，Bonestell的画作得到科学家的帮助，是有科学依据的。

2.对比选项。

选项A：从很小的时候。

选项B：通过复制照片。

选项C：在科学家的帮助下。

选项D：为了谋生。

可知C项与原文陈述相符，故答案选C。

5.What was the result of Bonestell’s paintings of Saturn?
A. His paintings were totally untrue.
B. They received criticism from experts.
C. They turned out successful.
D. He lost his fame because of them.
【答案】C
【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题，考查获取事实性信息的能力。

解题要点：1.定位原文。

由第四段中的He drew Saturn as if it were seen by someone standing on another planet from。