河南省林州市第一中学2020_2021学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题含解析

某某省某某市第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期第二次月考
试题（含解析）
第Ｉ卷（选择题共70分）
第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
English is changing faster than ever with the development of society. Do you long to keep up with the times? If so, here are some old-fashioned words you should remove from your vocabulary list.
Whippersnapper As an alteration of the term "snippersnapper'',the word first appeared in the 17th century, expressing our ancestors' annoyance at ill-mannered children. In its more contemporary version, the word relates to a young person who is too confident and does not show enough respect to older.
Tape
Are you born in the 1980s? If so, you may still be using the term "tape" when speaking of recording music or TV shows. Today, though digital media has made data storage on magnetic an outdated thing, this old linguistic habit still exists. Stewardess
In the earlier age of air travel, female crew members serving airline passengers
were called stewardesses. It was the development of women's rights movement in the 1960s that the word fell out of use. "Stewardess" was replaced by a more gender-neutral term, "flight attendant”. Dungarees
What we know as "jeans" today were once called “dungarees" to refer to trousers made of denm （蓝粗棉布）.As traders began importing the cloth from Genoa in Italy, this kind of trousers got a new name ’jeans”. So don't be surprised if you catch your grandpa saying dungarees.
1. Who can be described as a whippersnapper nowadays?
A. A child who is bad-tempered.
B. An elder who doesn't like children.
C. An elder who has confidence and influence.
D. A teenager who is overconfident and impolite.
2. Which of the following has bee out of date with digital technology?
A. Whippersnapper.
B. T ape.
C. Stewardess.
D. Dungarees.
3. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A. T o show readers how to stay young.
B. To explain how to keep up with the times.
C. T o analyze the differences among modem words.
D. T o advise readers not to use some old-fashioned words.【答案】1. D 2. B 3. D 【解析】【分析】这是一篇应用文。

文章分别介绍了四种有些过时的语言表达。

【1题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章第一则信息的最后句“In its more contemporary version, the word relates to a young person who is too confident and does not show enough respect to older.”（在其更现代的版本中，该词指的是一个年轻人太自信了，对老年人没有足够的尊重。

），可知whippersnapper在当今时代用来形容一个过分自信和不礼貌的青少年。

故选D项。

【2题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章第二则信息最后一句“Today, though digital media has made data storage on magnetic an outdated thing, this old linguistic habit still exists.”（如今，尽管数字媒体已经使磁性数据存储变得过时了，但这种古老的语言习惯仍然存在。

）可推知磁带已经随着数字技术的发展而过时。

故选B项。

【3题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章首段末句“If so, here are some old-fashioned words you should remove from your vocabulary list.”（如果是这样，那么你应该从词汇表中删除一些老式的单词。

）并结合全文理解可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是劝告读者不要使用一些过时的单词。

故选D项。

【点睛】
B
Eugene O'Neill, who was born in 1888, in New York, was a leading American drama writer and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936. His father was a successful touring actor. Because of that, Eugene spent his early childhood in hotels, on trains, and backstage. Although later in his life he grew to hate his father
for not giving him security in his early years and a loving, fortable family, he had the theater in his blood.
As a student, O'Neill went to boarding schools but spent the summers in a moderate house his family owned. He left Princeton University in 1907, only about one year after he entered it, to start what he later called his real education in "life experience". At the age of 24, he was hired as a reporter and poetry column writer for the New London T elegraph.
O'Neill didn't cut a figure in playwriting until the summer of 1916. Before that, he had written awkward plays that were hardly accepted by the mainstream of American theater. While O'Neill was only one of those whose plays were produced by the theater, he led the group to success because of his contribution within the next few years. Between 1916 and 1920, the theater produced all of O'Neill's
one-act sea plays. By the time his first full-length play, Beyond the Horizon, was produced on Broadway on February 2, 1920 at the Morosco Theater, the young playwright already had a small reputation.
Theater critics spoke highly of Beyond the Horizon for its tragic realism. The play brought O'Neill more public attention, as well as his first Pulitzer Prize, apart from which he won another three for Anna Christie, Strange Interlude, and Long Day's Journey into Night. Over the next two decades, O'Neill continued to gain reputation nationally and globally. He became the most widely produced dramatist after Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw.
4. What might inspire O'Neill's passion for theater?
A. His father's career.
B. The support of his family
C. Hotel rooms he had lived in.
D. Stories he had heard on trains.
5. Why did O'Neill drop out of Princeton University?
A. He didn't want to study in a boarding school.
B. He wanted to receive real education from life.
C. He got a job from the New London T elegraph.
D. He was unsatisfied with the university education.
6. What does the underlined phrase “cut a figure" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Show interest.
B. Hold a degree.
C. Attract attention.
D. Receive an award.
7. What can we learn about O'Neill's Beyond the Horizon?
A. It drew theater critics attention to tragic realism.
B. It inspired him to pose another three dramas.
C. It increased his reputation in the field of theater.
D. It made him the most widely produced dramatist in history.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。

主要讲述了O’Neil 是怎样成为一名国际有名的戏剧家。

【4题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第一段中“His father was a successful touring actor. Because of that, Eugene spent his early childhood in hotels, on trains, and backstage.”（他的父亲是一位成功的巡回演出演员。

因此，Eugene的童年时光是在旅馆，火车和后台度过的。

）以及“he had the theater in his blood”（他的血液中有戏剧元素）。

可知是他爸爸的职业启
发了他对于戏剧的热爱。

故选A项。

【5题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第二段中“He left Princeton University in 1907, only about one year after he entered it, to start what he later called his real education in life experience.”（1907年，他进入普林斯顿大学，大约一年后就离开了普林斯顿大学，开始他后来所谓的“生活经历”真正的教育。

）可知O'Neill从普林斯顿大学辍学的原因是因为他想从生活中接受真正的教育。

故选B项。

【6题详解】
词义猜测题。

根据第三段中“Before that, he had written awkward plays that were hardly accepted by the mainstream of American theater.”（在那之前，他写过一些尴尬的戏剧，而这些戏剧几乎没有被美国戏剧界所接受。

）结合until the summer of 1916可推知，在1916年之前O'Neill在戏剧写作方面都没有吸引到戏剧节的注意力。

因此推断划线词表示“吸引注意力”，故选C项。

【7题详解】
推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段中“By the time his first full-length play, Beyond the Horizon, was produced on Broadway on February 2, 1920 at the Morosco Theater, the young playwright already had a small reputation.”（1920年2月2日，在百老汇制作了他的第一部剧作Beyond the Horizon时，这位年轻的剧作家就已经小有名气。

）。

可推知Beyond the Horizon这部剧提升了他在戏剧节的地位。

故选C项。

【点睛】
C
For years, Hainan, China's southernmost island province, has been an attractive
tourist destination for people around the world because of its pleasant environment. Beginning this year, the beautiful island will have a new identity —an open and distinctive free trade port.
The Hainan Free Trade Port will serve as a special functional economic area and its level of openness will be better than any other port in the world. Products and funds from abroad will have free access to the port, and most goods will be
duty-free. The decision shows China's willingness to further open up to the world.
The province of Hainan was founded in 1988. Later it became an appointed special economic (SEZ) to attract foreign investment. In 1992, the Yangpu Economic Development Zone, which was the first area in China to be prehensively developed by foreign investors, was established. After eight years, in 2000, Hainan took the lead in carrying out a policy of visa on arrival. In the following years, a series of similar initiatives have been implemented for Hainan's continuous development, including a pilot zone for free trade founded in 2018.
Apart from an attractive landscape, Hainan's industrial structure features tourism and modem services. Not only will they bee the highlights of the free trade port, but also they are in line with the rapid trade growth in global services as well as the development of many ports toward the service sector. In addition, as a free trade zone and port at provincial level, Hainan has a satisfying scale and full experience. All these advantages will enable Hainan to bee a global trade center.
From SEZ to free trade pilot zone, and now today's free trade port, Hainan's development and its determination to build an open economy are evident to all. It's
hoped that it will seize the chance of free trade and attract more business and experienced professionals from around the world to e to the island.
8. What's Hainan's future plan?
A. T o construct a free trade port.
B. To boost Hainan's tourism and services.
C. T o remove the tax on all imports and exports.
D. T o strengthen environmental protection.
9. How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By giving descriptions.
C. By following time order.
D. By making parisons.
10. Which of the following is good for Hainan to bee a global trade center?
A. Its slow trade growth.
B. Its traditional services.
C. Its development of IT industry.
D. Its distinctive service industry.
11. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Hainan: A Push for Global Economy
B. Hainan: A Witness to China's Opening-Up
C. Hainan: An Island Full of Ups and Downs
D. Hainan: An Unforgettable Tourist Destination
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【分析】本文为说明文。

文章介绍了某某为打造成全球自由贸易港口城市的规划。

【8题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段的“Beginning this year, the beautiful island will have a new identity—an open and distinctive free trade port.(从今年开始，这个美丽的岛屿将会有一个新的身份——一个开放而独特的自由贸易港)”可知，某某未来的计划是建立自由贸易港。

故选A。

【9题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章第二段的“The province of Hainan was founded in 1988. Later ... In 1992, the Yangpu Economic Development Zone …was established. After eight years, in 2000 …In the following years, a series of similar initiatives have been implemented for Hainan's continuous development, including a pilot zone for free trade founded in 2018.”等时间信息词可知，本段是按照时间顺序发展的。

故选C。

【10题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第四段的“Apart from an attractive landscape, Hainan's industrial structure features tourism and modem services. Not only will they bee the highlights of the free trade port, but also they are in line with the rapid trade growth in global services as well as the development of many ports toward the service sector.(除了有吸引力的景观外，某某的产业结构还以旅游业和现代服务业为特色。

它们不仅将成为自由贸易港的亮点，而且符合全球服务贸易的快速增长以及许多港口向服务部门的发展)”可知，某某独特的服务业有利于某某成为全球贸易中心。

故选D。

【11题详解】
主旨大意题。

综合理解整篇文章，特别是第一段的“Beginning this year, the beautiful island will have a new identity —an open and distinctive free trade port.(从今年开始，这个美丽的岛屿将会有一个新的身份——一个开放而独特的自由贸易港)”可知，本文
主要讲述某某为打造成全球自由贸易港口城市的规划。

因此推断B项“某某——中国改革开放的见证”为最佳标题。

故选B。

D
Poaching has been threatening the survival of the African black rhino for long. But thanks to conservation efforts, the population of this endangered animal is slowly increasing, according to a recent update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IU) Red List of Threatened Species.
Between 2012 and 2018, the number of black rhinos in Africa has increased moderately, at annual rate of 2.5%, The population in the wild has grown from approximately 4,845 to 5,630. As IU's update suggests, the population models predict the number will continue to rise slowly over the next five years.
The white rhino, Africa's another rhino species that exists in greater numbers, has been on the IU Red List categorized as Near Threatened. pared to the black rhino, the white rhino is at higher risk of being poached as it has larger horns and prefers more open habitats, which makes it easier to spot.
The threat to the two species mainly es from poaching for the illegal international rhino horn trade. Fortunately, in recent years, a number of groups including range states, private landowners, and munities have been making efforts to protect them, and the measures are working. In 2015, there were at least 1,349 rhinos poached—an average of 3.7 rhinos hunted per day. Since then, the poaching numbers have decreased every year. In 2018, there were at least 892 rhinos poached, meaning approximately 2.4 African rhinos poached per day, or one every
10 hours. The data for 2019 looks promising as the poaching levels appear to have further gone down.
Although the levels of rhino poaching have been declining slightly in recent years due to conservation efforts, the costs of keeping rhinos safe have greatly gone up and sale prices for live rhinos have decreased considerably over the last 10 years, making private landowners and munities less motivated to protect rhinos. This trend could delay the continued progress of expanding the species range and numbers.
12. Which of the following can best describe the number of the African rhinos now?
A. Slightly declining.
B. Slowly expanding.
C. Greatly increasing.
D. Considerably decreasing.
13. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The better situation for the African white rhinos.
B. The reason for protecting the African white rhinos.
C. The process of the white rhino being on the IUCU Red List.
D. The reason why the African white rhino is more likely to be poached.
14. In which year did the African rhinos suffer the most from poaching?
A. In 2015.
B. In 2016.
C. In 2018.
D. In 2019.
15. What can be the author's attitude to the future range and numbers of rhinos?
A. Favorable.
B. Confident.
C. Concerned.
D. Uninterested.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。

报道了非洲犀牛因人类长期捕杀濒危，而后采取措施使其数量在逐渐增加的现状和存在的问题。

【12题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段的“But thanks to conservation efforts, the population of this endangered animal is slowly increasing,(但是由于努力保护，这种濒危动物的数量正在缓慢增加)”可知，现在非洲犀牛的数量正在缓慢扩大。

故答案为B。

【13题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章第三段所有内容“The white rhino, Africa's another rhino species that exists in greater numbers, has been on the IU Red List categorized as Near Threatened. pared to the black rhino, the white rhino is at higher risk of being poached as it has larger horns and prefers more open habitats, which makes it easier to spot.( 白犀牛是非洲另一种数量更多的犀牛，已被列入IU红色，被归类为接近威胁。

与黑犀牛相比，白犀牛的偷猎风险更高，因为它有更大的角，更喜欢更开放的栖息地，这使得它更容易发现)”可知，本段主要讲述为什么非洲白犀牛更容易被偷猎的原因。

答案为D。

【14题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章第四段的“In 2015, there were at least 1,349 rhinos poached—an average of 3.7 rhinos hunted per day. Since then, the poaching numbers have decreased every year. In 2018, there were at least 892 rhinos poached, meaning approximately 2.4 African rhinos poached per day, or one every 10 hours. The data for 2019 looks promising as the poaching levels appear to have further gone down.( 2015年，至少偷猎了1349头犀牛，平均每天捕猎3.7头犀牛。

从那时起，偷猎动
物的数量每年都在减少。

2018年，至少有892头犀牛被偷猎，这意味着每天大约有2.4头非洲犀牛，或者每10小时偷猎一次。

2019年的数据看起来很有希望，因为偷猎活动的水平似乎已经进一步下降了)”可知，2015年非洲犀牛遭受偷猎的影响最大。

故答案为A。

【15题详解】
推理判断题。

根据最后一段，尤其是最后一句“This trend could delay the continued progress of expanding the species range and numbers.( 这一趋势可能会推迟扩大物种X围和数量的持续进展)”可推断，作者对于犀牛的未来X围和数量是担心的。

故答案为C。

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入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余项。

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余项。

The wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions. ___16___ He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a mon practice to steal women from neighboring villages.
___17___ A large number of petitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.
___18___ The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be
given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a petitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.____19____
Alongside with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there is also a team petition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official “wife-carrying drink.”Then he may continue the race.
___20___
While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.”
A. There are a few basic rules.
B. People everywhere hold the event.
C. A special prize is awarded to the team.
D. Do you know how these traditions restarted?
E. This event is being increasingly popular.
F. The winner is the couple who plete the course in the shortest time.
G. Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area. 【答案】16. G 17. E 18. A 19. F 20. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了"携妻世界锦标赛"，这个活动很受欢迎。

作者在此简单的描述了比赛规则以及获胜的要求。

【16题详解】
根据横线前句“In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some
long-forgotten traditions.”可知人们要重新开始一些传统活动，本句就应该是讲述一个传统故事，结合下文He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges．据说他只接受那些在挑战中证明自己价值的男人作为帮派成员。

G项“Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area”符合要求，承上启下。

故选择G项。

【17题详解】
根据下一句“A large number of petitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.”可知很多人参加了这项比赛，说明这项活动越来越受欢迎。

故选择E项。

【18题详解】
本句是本段的中心句，根据下文根据后文The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.5 meters long official track.可知，"携妻世界锦标赛"是在一条253.5米长的官方赛道上举行的和下文内容可知，本段讲述携妻世界锦标赛比赛的具体规则，A项“There are a few basic rules.”与之相符，故选择A项。

【19题详解】
根据前文Each time a petitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.可知，每次一个竞争者放弃他的妻子，这对夫妇将被罚15秒。

F项“The winner is the couple who plete the course in the shortest time.(获胜者是在最短时间内完成比赛任务的夫妇)”符合上下文语境，故F项正确。

【20题详解】
根据第一句“….there is also a team petition”可知本段讲述的是是团队比赛，那么有特殊的奖品给了获胜的这个队伍。

C项“A special prize is awarded to the team”符合上
下文语境，故选择C项。

【点睛】本文的小题3出现在段首，当七选五阅读中问题出现的句首的时候，它通常是段落主题句。

认真阅读后文内容，根据段落一致性原则，查找同义词或其他相关的词，推断出主题句。

另外着重阅读后文第一两句，锁定线索信号词，然后在选项中查找相关特征词。

通常正确答案的最后一句与空白后的第一句在意思上是紧密衔接的，因此这两句间会有某种的衔接手段，尤其当选项是几句话时。

我们可以根据横线后两句The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep.中说明的比赛场地等内容，得知本段内容是讲述携妻世界锦标赛的具体规则。

故A项正确。

第二部分完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the process of celebrating my 60th birthday with a 60 day kindness challenge, I got the greatest birthday surprise from my daughters. When they asked me what I___21___ for my birthday, I said," please do a ___22___ act for someone in my ___23___"They took it way___24___
They got in ___25___ with all my friends and family members and asked them to do the ___26___ thing I had asked of them, as my birthday ___27___. Then they asked them to ___28___ them after they had done their ___29___and tell them what they had done. They also asked their friends to do the same.
On my birthday,I was presented with a___30___ scrapbook(剪贴簿）filled with pictures and all the kindness acts written out in their own words,___31___ me what
they had done and how it made them feel.
The "acts" ranged from___32___ frequent flyer miles(飞行积分）so someone could visit their mom, shortening showers' duration(长度）to help with the water ___33___, bringing an elderly neighbor coffee in the morning, stopping to buy
a___34___ person lunch, ___35___ at a Red Cross blood drive, to many, many other beautiful gestures.
I cannot tell you how ___36___ I was by this gift, and even more touched that their young adult friends would ___37___with such love and enthusiasm. I cannot ____38____a better gift. I share this story with the ___39___that many a beautiful "someone”passes on this idea. The joy of it is ___40___！
21. A. wantedB. plannedC. remendedD. suspected
22. A. brightnessB. kindnessC. happinessD. politeness
23. A. reputationB. beliefC. honorD. trust
24. A. fartherB. deeperC. biggerD. greater
25. A. troubleB. agreementC. touchD. tune
26. A. variousB. preciousC. meaningfulD. same
27. A. presentB. promiseC. contributionD. sacrifice
28. A. talk toB. write toC. stare atD. look after
29. A. behaviourB. responsibilityC. matterD. act
30 A. simpleB. plicatedC. gorgeousD. various
31. A. warningB. remindingC. tellingD. explaining
32. A. providingB. donatingC. lendingD. buying
33. A. shortageB. pollutionC. influenceD. disaster
34. A. fearlessB. homelessC. selflessD. careless
35. A. practisingB. instructingC. observingD. volunteering
36. A. disturbedB. satisfiedC. touchedD. disappointed
37. A. celebrateB. explainC. suggestD. participate
38. A. look intoB. think ofC. make outD. pick up
39. A. hopeB. decisionC. factD. opinion
40. A. challengingB. attractiveC. interestingD. astonishing
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29.
D 30. C 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. D 38.
B 39. A 40. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。

文章主要讲述作者要求女儿们做些善事来庆祝他60岁生日，而她们让更多的人参与。

作者对这样的礼物很是感动，并希望将这个想法不断地传递下去。

【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：当她们问我想要什么生日礼物时，我说：“请为我做一件善事来为我庆祝生日”。

A. wanted想要；B. planned计划；C. remended推荐；D. suspected 怀疑。

根据前后文“When they asked me what I... for my birthday”可知女儿们问作者想要什么生日礼物。

故选A。

【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：当她们问我想要什么生日礼物时，我说：“请为我做一件善事来为我庆祝生日”。

A. brightness明亮；B. kindness善良；C. happiness幸福；D. politeness
礼貌。

根据“In the process of celebrating my 60th birthday with a 60 day kindness
challenge, I got the greatest birthday surprise from my daughters.”可知，作者要求
女儿们为他做一件善事。

故选B。

【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：当她们问我想要什么生日礼物时，我说：“请为我做一件善事来
为我庆祝生日”。

A. reputation名声；B. belief信念；C. honor荣誉；D. trust相信。

为
了庆祝作者的生日，要求女儿们为他做一件善事，短语in one's honor“为纪念，为庆祝……”。

故选C。

【24题详解】
考查形容词比较级词义辨析。

句意：她们走得更远。

A. farther更远的；B. deeper更深的；
C. bigger更大的；
D. greater更伟大的。

结合后文女儿联系了朋友和家人来做善事，可知
这里指女儿们将这件事情做得更为深远。

指故选A。

【25题详解】考查名词词义辨析。

句意：她们联系了我所有的朋友和家人，让他们做我要求她们做的同样的事情，作为我的生日礼物。

A. trouble麻烦；B. agreement同意；C. touch接触；D. tune
和谐。

根据后文“with all my friends and family members”可知女儿们联系了作者所有
的朋友和家人来参与到这样的事情中，get in touch with sb.“与某人联系”。

故选C。

【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：他们联系了我所有的朋友和家人，让他们做我要求他们做的同
样的事情，作为我的生日礼物。

A. various不同的；B. precious宝贵的；C. meaningful
有意义的；D. same相同的。

结合后文“thing I had asked of them”可知指作者要求女
儿去做的相同的事情，即指每个人都去做一件善事。

下文中的“do the same”也是提示，
故选D。

【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：他们联系了我所有的朋友和家人，让他们做我要求他们做的同样的事情，作为我的生日礼物。

A. present礼物；B. promise答应；C. contribution贡献；
D. sacrifice牺牲。

根据“When they asked me what I ___1___ for my birthday”可知，做善事作为作者的生日礼物。

故选A。

【28题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。

句意：然后她们要求这些人在他们完成他们的行为后写信告诉她们所做的事情。

A. talk to与……说话；B. write to给……写信；C. stare at盯着看；D. look after 照顾。

根据下文中的“all the kindness acts written out in their own words,”可知，做完善事之后，写信告诉女儿们他们所做的事。

故选B。

【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：然后她们要求这些人在他们完成他们的行为后写信告诉她们所做的事情。

A. behaviour行为；B. responsibility责任；C. matter关系；D. act行为，行动。

结合上文“after they had done their”可知这里指完成了他们的行动，即做完善事之后。

后文“The "acts" ranged from”也是提示。

故选D。

【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：在我的生日那天，我收到了一本精美的剪贴簿，里面有照片，还有他们用自己的话写下来的所有的善举，告诉我他们做了什么以及他们的感受。

A. simple 简单的；B. plicated复杂的；C. gorgeous华丽的；精美的；D. various不同的。

根据后文“scrapbook filled with pictures and all the kindness acts written out in their own words”可知作者在生日那天，收到一本精美的剪贴簿。

故选C。

【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：在我的生日那天，我收到了一本精美的剪贴簿，里面有照片，还有他们用自己的话写下来的所有的善举，告诉我他们做了什么以及他们的感受。

A. warning 警告；B. reminding提醒；C. telling告诉；D. explaining解释。

根据后文“me what they had done and how it made them feel.”可知剪贴簿的内容不仅记录了他们所做的善举，还告诉了作者他们做善举之后的感受。

故选C。

【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：这些“行为”包括捐赠飞行积分以便有人能去看望他们的妈妈。

A. providing提供；
B. donating捐赠；
C. lending借；
D. buying购买。

结合后文“frequent flyer miles so someone could visit their mom”可知指捐赠飞行积分兑换机票，donate sth. to sb.捐赠某物给某人。

故选B。

【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：缩短洗澡时间以帮助解决缺水问题。

A. shortage短缺；B. pollution污染；C. influence影响；D. disaster灾难。

根据“shortening showers' duration(长度）”可知缩短洗澡的时间是为了帮助解决缺水问题。

故选A。

【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：早上给一位年长的邻居送咖啡，停下来为无家可归的人买午餐。

A. fearless无畏的；
B. homeless无家可归的；
C. selfless无私的；
D. careless粗心的。

此处在列举善举，根据后文“people lunch”可知是买午餐送给无家可归的人。

故选B。

【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：在红十字会献血活动中做志愿者。

A. practising练习；B. instructing教导；C. observing观察；D. volunteering自愿。

结合后文“at a Red Cross
blood drive”可知自愿参加红十字会献血活动。

故选D。

【36题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：我无法用语言来表达我对这份礼物的感动，更让我感动的是，她们年轻的朋友们会带着如此的爱和热情参与其中。

A. disturbed不安的；B. satisfied满意的；C. touched感动的；D. disappointed失望的。

根据“and even more touched that their young adult friends would ___17___ with such love and enthusiasm.”可知，作者对于这份礼物很感动。

故选C。

【37题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：我无法用语言来表达我对这份礼物的感动，更让我感动的是，他们的年轻的成年朋友们会带着如此的爱和热情参与其中。

A. celebrate庆祝；B. explain解释；C. suggest建议；D. participate参与。

结合上文“their young adult friends would”可知更让作者感动的是更多的人参与到这些活动中。

故选D。

【38题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。

句意：我想不出更好的礼物了。

A. look into调查；B. think of考虑；想出；C. make out辨别；D. pick up学会。

结合后文“a better gift”指作者想不出比这更好的礼物了。

故选B。

【39题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：我分享这个故事是希望许多美丽的“某人”能够传承这个想法。

A. hope希望；
B. decision决定；
C. fact事实；
D. opinion观点。

结合后文“many a beautiful "someone”passes on this idea.”可知作者希望更多的人能够传承这个想法，做更多的善事。

故选A。

【40题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：它的快乐是惊人的！A. challenging挑战性的；B. attractive 吸引人的；C. interesting有趣的；D. astonishing惊人的。

it指的是做善事，即做善事所带来的快乐是惊人的。

故选D。

第II卷（非选择题共80分）
第一节：语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Since last September, the Australian bushfires ____41____ (destroy) around 80,000 square kilometers of forest.
Early on, most reports about the bushfires focused on the cost to humans. Recently, people have shown more concern about the effects of the fires ____42____ animals than before. Chris Dickman, a scientist at the University of Sydney tried to figure out how many animals might have been killed by the fires. The number he came up with was ____43____ (surprising) large: over 1 billion animals.
The ____44____ (lose) of animals could be especially bad news in Australia, which ____45____ (be) home to many special animals that can’t be found anywhere else. Scientists worry that the bushfires might put ___46___ end to some kinds of animals that were already in danger of dying out.
Even when animals survive, it can be hard for them to stay alive in the world ____47____ (leave) behind by the fires. That’s ____48____ many of the places they live in and their sources of food have been ruined. For that reason, workers for Australia’s National Park are using helicopters to drop sweet potatoes and carrots onto 12 ____49____ ( difference) areas where rock-wallabies (岩石袋鼠)live.。