2021届陕西省西安市第一中学高三上学期第五次模拟英语试题(解析版)

西安市第一中学2021届第五次模拟考试
英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟试卷满分150分)
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。

每段对活后有一个小题,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。

1. What does the girl want from her dad?
A. Money for a trip.
B. Advice about a trip.
C. Permission to go on a trip.
2. How much will the woman pay for each carrot?
A. $1.50.
B. $2.00.
C. $3.00.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a cafe.
B. In a steam room.
C. At the woman’s apartment.
4. Why did Nancy do the extra housework?
A. Her father asked her to.
B. Her mother is leaving for work soon.
C. Her mother needs to relax.
5. What is the topic of the conversation?
A. A new car.
B. The woman’s parents.
C. A graduation party.
第二节
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。

听下面一段对话,回答第6 和第7 两个小题。

6. How did the man feel at first?
A. Amused.
B. Upset.
C. Sorry.
7. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Teacher and cleaner.
C. Teacher and student.
听下面一段对话,回答第8 和第9 两个小题。

8. Where do the speakers prefer to go?
A. To Hawaii.
B. To Europe.
C. To the Bahamas.
9. What will the speakers probably do next?
A. Check the travel fees.
B. Call their friends.
C. Book their flight.
听下面一段对话,回答第10 至第12 三个小题。

10. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. College life.
B. Exams.
C. Stress.
11. What is the boy’s attitude towards the tests?
A. He is excited to start them.
B. He regards them as opportunities.
C. He thinks of them as a lot of pressure.
12. When will the speakers end their preparations for the entrance exams?
A. In a couple of days.
B. In one month.
C. In three weeks.
听下面一段对话,回答第13 至第16 四个小题。

13. How many people were on the man’s list at first?
A. Two.
B. Four.
C. Seven.
14. Who has worked in tax accounting for years?
A. Betty Davidson.
B. Fred White.
C. Brenda Cox.
15.Why did the man leave Brenda Cox off his list? A. She’s the boss.B. Her application looks poor. C. She has little experience in management. 16. What kind of person are the speakers probably looking for? A. A financial manager. B. A tax collector. C. A college professor. 听下面一段独白,回答第17 至第20 四个小题。

17. What is the weather like in Seattle right now? A. Windy and cloudy. B. Windy and rainy. C. Windy and snowy. 18. What will the temperature be like on Saturday in Seattle? A. A high of 15, a low of 11. B. A high of 14, a low of 6. C. A high of 16, a low of 11. 19. What may the northern neighbors be exposed outside buildings?
A. Weak sunlight.
B. Certain danger.
C. Air pollution.
20. Where is the weather the nicest right now?
A. In Seattle.
B. In Vancouver.
C. In San Francisco.
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
Vacations
All employees are entitled to a minimum of two weeks paid vacation time annually. The actual
days to be used as vacation are subject to approval by the individual employee’s supervisor.
Insurance
All employees are qualified for any of the health insurance plans offered by the college. Information on the various plans is available from Human Resources. This benefit is extended to members of the employee’s immediate family. Part-time employees may apply for this benefit but will pay a higher percentage of the premium.
Use of College Facilities
All employees, full and part time, may use any of the college facilities, including the library, gym, swimming pool, and tennis courts, free of charge. A faculty or staff ID card must be shown when requesting access to these facilities. Immediate family members also have the right to enjoy this benefit, but must obtain an ID card from Human Resources before using college facilities.
Parking
Free parking is available on campus for all college employees; however, a parking sticker must be obtained from Human Resources. The sticker must be displayed on the windshield at all times when parked on campus. The sticker is valid for parking in specially designated employee parking areas as well as in any parking space marked “Visitor.” Student parking areas are reserved for student parking only.
Taking Classes
Employees may take classes in any department at the college. Show your faculty or staff ID when registering for the class. Employees may enroll in up to three classes per year free of charge. Any additional classes beyond that must be paid for at the full tuition rate. In addition, any employee wishing to pursue a degree must apply for and be accepted into the program of his or her choice before being considered a degree candidate. In this case, student service fees will apply.
1. Who is qualified for health insurance benefits?
A. Full-time employees only.
B. All employees, but not their family members.
C. All employees and their immediate family.
D. Part-time employees and their immediate family.
2. Where can employees park their cars?
A. In the employee parking areas only.
B. In both employee and visitor parking areas.
C. Anywhere on campus.
D. In both employee and student parking areas.
3. What is required of employees who want to study for a degree?
A. Permission of their supervisors.
B. Student service fees and the full tuition rate.
C. Payment of full tuition.
D. Application for admission into a program.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。

主要介绍了一所学院雇员享有的福利待遇，包括假期、保险、停车、学院设施的使用和学习课程等。

【1题详解】
细节理解题。

根据Insurance部分关键句“All employees are qualified for any of the health insurance plans offered by the college.”（所有员工都有资格参加学院提供的任何健康保险计划。

）和“This benefit is extended to members of the employee’s immediate family.（这项福利适用于雇员的直系亲属。

）”可知，所有员工及其直系亲属有资格享受健康保险福利。

故选C 项。

【2题详解】
细节理解题。

根据Parking部分关键句“The sticker is valid for parking in specially designated employee parking areas as well as in any parking space marked “Visitor.””（员工停车贴纸适用于在特别指定的员工停车场停车以及任何标有“访客”的停车位停车）可知，员工可以把车停在员工和访客停车区域。

故选B项。

【3题详解】
细节理解题。

根据Taking Classes部分关键句“In addition, any employee wishing to pursue a degree must apply for and be accepted into the program of his or her choice before being considered a degree candidate.”（此外，任何希望攻读学位的员工在被视为学位候选人之前，必须先申请并被他或她选择的课程接受。

）可知，对想攻读学位的员工来说，需要有相关课程的入学申请。

故选D项。

B
One of the costs of being a lover of old trees is the all-too-frequent loss of a beautiful soul you've grown fond st summer was harder than most for old trees and their human supporters.The spring's nonstop rains flooded soils and caused root systems of many large,old trees to rot in part.Then,when the summer came,trees could not tap deep sources of water that would normally have maintained(维持）them.Many valuable old trees died.
When I volunteered on the Mount Rainier Tree Commission,I heard from many people concerned about their trees.We had little to offer them.That's because public and private urban tree resources and programs were aimed almost entirely at planting trees and not at all maintaining trees.No state or province program that I could find provided any financial resources for maintaining tree health. Small and under resourced cities such as ours were on their own.
This is backward.Scientists are learning that large,old trees are the most valuable,especially in cities.They put on wood fastest and take the most carbon out of the air. They harbor the most wildlife.They can lower summer temperatures by 20 degrees or more.In a recent study,researchers found that Boston would get more benefit from keeping the trees it has alive than from planting new trees.There's reason to think this finding would apply in other cities,too.
Now,our public and private tree programs often ignore old trees until it is too late.As long as we abandon our old trees,planting more is merely to keep pace with growing losses. We want trees to help protect us,but we leave them unprotected.Consider this in the human world:Nobody would send a baby into the world and expect it to just make it. Children need caring for and it's why we have schools and child health-insurance programs.We could get so much more out of our trees if we just put a little more into them.
4. What does the underlined part in paragraph1 suggest?
A. Strong determination to plant trees.
B. Real regret at growing old trees.
C. Great concern about tree problems.
D. Deep love for valuable old trees.
5. Why was the author almost powerless to help people worried about their trees?
A. The urban tree programs were faced with financial problems.
B. The author's knowledge of maintaining tree health was limited.
C. The focus of the tree resources and programs was on tree planting.
D. The organization the author volunteered on was short of tree experts.
6. The author argues in paragraph 3 by.
A. comparing different cases
B. presenting research findings
C. referring to scientists' sayings
D. carrying out some experiments
7. Why does the author give the example of nursing babies in the end?
A. To stress the importance of tree insurance programs.
B. To show the close connection between trees and babies.
C. To advocate protecting trees as humans care for babies.
D. To persuade human beings to pay more attention to babies.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。

通过对一些古树死去，大树能够提供人们的资源的描述，来提倡我们要保护树木，才能从树木身上获取更多的益处。

【4题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第一段Last summer was harder than most for old trees and their human supporters. … Many valuable old trees died. 去年夏天对于古树和它们的人类支持者来说比以往任何时候都艰难。

春季不间断的雨水淹没了土壤，导致许多大型古树根系部分腐烂。

然后，当夏天到来时，树木就不能从深层的水源中获取水分，而这些水分通常可以维持它们的生长。

许多珍贵的古树死了。

对于古树和人类支持者来说都很艰难，因为他们失去了他们喜爱的古树。

由此可以推断第一句主要描述的是古树爱好者对古树的爱，故选D。

【5题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第二段When I volunteered on the Mount Rainier Tree Commission, I heard from many people concerned about their trees. We had little to offer them. That's because public and private urban tree resources and programs were aimed almost entirely at planting trees and not at all maintaining trees.当我在雷尼尔山树木委员会做志愿者时，我听到许多人关心他们的树木。

我们几乎没有什么可以提供给他们。

这是因为公共和私人城市树木资源和项目几乎完全是为了种树，而不是维护树木。

由此可知作者无力帮助担心树木的人们，是因为树木资源和计划
的重点是植树。

故选C。

【6题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章第三段In a recent study, researchers found that Boston would get more benefit from keeping the trees it has alive than from planting new trees. There's reason to think this finding would apply in other cities, too. 在最近的一项研究中，研究人员发现，波士顿从保持现有树木存活中获得的好处要比种植新的树木多。

我们有理由认为，这一发现也适用于其他城市。

由此判断出本段是通过提出调查结果来进行论证的。

故选B。

【7题详解】
推理判断题。

根据最后一段Consider this in the human world: Nobody would send a baby into the world and expect it to just make it. Children need caring for and it's why we have schools and child health-insurance programs. We could get so much more out of our trees if we just put a little more into them. 想想人类世界的情况吧：没有人会把一个婴儿送到这个世界上，然后指望他能活下来。

孩子们需要照顾，这就是为什么我们有学校和儿童健康保险计划。

我们可以从我们的树木中得到更多，如果我们只是多关心他们一点。

由此比喻可以推断作者是在呼吁人们要关心和保护树木。

故选C。

【点睛】推理判断题的推断对象主要包括隐含意思、目标读者、观点态度、文章出处、写作意图等。

以推断隐含意义的题目居多。

推断隐含意义，即要求根据文章的某个句子、段落或全文所提供的事实进行逻辑推理，推断出作者没有提到、没有明说或者可能发生的事实。

题干中常含infer（推断），suggest（暗示），imply（暗示），indicate（暗示），conclude（推断，得出结论）等词语。

解此类题，首先找到相关信息，然后细读、理解相关信息的字面意义，最后结合语境和常识，在字面意义的基础上进行符合逻辑的推断，从而理解作者的言外之意。

如小题1，根据第一段Last summer was harder than most for old trees and their human supporters. … Many valuable old trees died. 去年夏天对于古树和它们的人类支持者来说比以往任何时候都艰难。

春季不间断的雨水淹没了土壤，导致许多大型古树根系部分腐烂。

然后，当夏天到来时，树木就不能从深层的水源中获取水分，而这些水分通常可以维持它们的生长。

许多珍贵的古树死了。

对于古树和人类支持者来说都很艰难，因为他们失去了他们喜爱的古树。

由此可以推断第一句主要描述的是古树爱好者对古树的爱，故选D。

C
Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us. Physicists have created fascinating theories, but their time is measured by a pendulum (钟摆) and is not psychological time, which
leaps with little regard to the clock or calendar. As someone who understood the distinction observed, ''When you sit with a nice girl for two hours it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours. ''
Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on swifter wings as we age. They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass. For example, a day at the office flies compared with a day at the beach.
Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidly. Almost all of us have had the experience of driving somewhere we've never been before. Surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no re al idea of when we’ll arrive, we experience the trip as lasing a long time. But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time. The novelty of the outward journey has become routine.
When days become as identical as beads (小珠子)on a string, they mix together, and even months become a single day. To counter this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of your day-- to stop time, so to speak.
Learning something new is one of the ways to slow the passage of time. One of the reasons the days of our youth seems to be full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery. For many of us, learning ends when we leave school, but this doesn't have to be.
8. What is the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 used to show?
A. Psychological time is quite puzzling.
B. Time should not be measured by a pendulum.
C. Physical time is different from psychological time
D. Physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time
9. Why do units of time fly faster as we grow older?
A. Our sense of time changes.
B. We spend less time at the beach
C. More time is structured and scheduled
D. Time is structured with too many appointments.
10. What does ''Novelty'' in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. excitement
B. unfamiliarity
C. imagination
D.
amusement
11. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To give various explanations about time
B. To describe how we experience time physically
C. To show the differences of two kinds of time
D. To explain why time flies and how to slow it down
【答案】8. C 9. C 10. B 11. D
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要讲的是同样的事情，同样的时间，但是心理层面的时间和物理
概念的时间是有差别的。

文章解释了时间为什么过的很快，以及怎样让它变慢。

【8题详解】
推理判断题。

根据划线句子的上一句Physicists have created fascinating theories, but their time is
measured by a pendulum and is not psychological time, which leaps with little regard to the clock or
calendar(物理学家创造了有趣的理论，但他们的时间是通过钟摆衡量的，而不是心理时间，
心理时间和钟表或日历没有关系。

)可推测，划线句子是为了说明物理概念的时间和心理的
时间是有区别的。

C. Physical time is different from psychological time(物理时间和心理时间是
有区别的)符合以上说法，故选C项。

【9题详解】细节理解题。

根据第二段的They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass．(他们还指出，日程表和约会安排的越多，时
间似乎过得就越快。

)可知，因为单位时间是被规划好的，所以越是细致规划的时间，看上
去就过的越快。

C. More time is structured and scheduled(更过的时间被规划和安排)符合以上
说法，故选C项。

【10题详解】
词义猜测题。

根据第三段的Su rrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no real idea of when we’ll
arrive, we experience the trip as lasting a long time. The novelty of the outward journey has become
routine.(周围是不熟悉的环境，不知道我们何时到达，我们经历的旅行似乎持续了很长时间。

外面世界的novelty已经成了家常便饭。

)根据句意可知，因为对周边环境的不熟悉才觉得时
间过得慢，而这种情况成为我们生活的一种常规了。

由此猜测，划线部分的意思是“不熟
悉”。

B. unfamiliarity(不熟悉)符合以上说法，故选B项。

【11题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章的主要内容，尤其最后一段的Learning something new is one of the ways to slow the passage of time. One of the reasons the days of our youth seems so full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery. For many of us, learning ends when we leave school, but this doesn’t have to be. (学习新的东西是减缓时间流逝的方法之一。

我们的青春岁月之所以充实而漫长，其中一个原因就是这些是学习和发现的日子。

对于我们很多人来说，离开学校就是学习的结束，但这不一定非得这样。

)可知，作者写篇文章的是为了陈述为什么时间过的很快，以及怎样让时间变慢。

D. To explain why time flies and how to slow it down(为了解释为什么时间流逝的快，以及如何让它变慢)符合以上推测，故选D项。

D
Hardware in general, and smartphones in particular, have become a huge environmental and health problem in the Global South' s landfill sites(垃圾填埋场).
Electronic waste(e-waste) currently takes up 5 percent of all global waste, and it is set to increase rapidly as more of us own more than one smartphone, laptop and power bank. They end up in places like Agbogbloshie on the outskirts of Ghana's capital, Accra.It is the biggest e-waste dump in the world, where 10,000 informal workers walk through tons of abandoned goods as part of an informal recycling process.They risk their health searching for the precious metals that are found in abandoned smartphones.
But Agbogbloshie should not exist. The Basel Convention, a 1989 treaty aims to prevent developed nations from unauthorized dumping of e-waste in less developed countries. The E-waste industry, however, circumvents the regulations by exporting e-waste labelled as “secondhand goods” to poor countries like Ghana, knowing full well that it is heading for a landfill site.
A recent report found Agbogbloshie contained some of the most dangerous chemicals.This is not surprising: smartphones contain chemicals like mercury(水银), lead and even arsenic (砷) Reportedly, one egg from a free-range chicken in Agbogbloshie contained a certain chemical which can cause cancer and damage the immune system at a level that's about 220 times greater than a limit set by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA), Most worryingly, these poisonous chemicals are free to pollute the broader soil and water system. This should concern us all, since some of Ghana's top exports are cocoa and nuts.
Some governments have started to take responsibility for their consumers' waste.For example,
Germany has started a project that includes a sustainable recycling system at Agbogbloshie, along with a health clinic for workers.However, governments cannot solve the problem alone, as there is am almost limitless consumer demand for hardware, especially when governments’ green policies are focused on issues like climate change.
Only the manufacturers can fix this.A more economically sustainable and politically possible solution is through encouraging hardware manufacturers to make the repair, reuse and recycling of hardware profitable, or at least cost-neutral.
12. What can we infer from paragraph2?
A. Electronic products need improving urgently.
B. Electronic waste is too complex to get fully recycled.
C. Electronic waste requires more landfill sites across Ghana.
D. Electronic pollution is a burning question in Agbogbloshie.
13. What does the underlined word"circumvents" in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Tightens
B. Abolishes
C. Avoids
D. Follows
14. What should be the biggest concern according to the text?
A. The violation of EFSA’s standard
B. The lack of diversity in Ghana s exports.
C. The damage to chickens immune system
D. The threat of polluted food around the world
15. What does the author think is the best solution to the e-waste problem?
A. Manufacturers' developing a sustainable hardware economy.
B. Governments' adjusting their green policies about e-waste.
C. Reducing customers' demands for electronic products.
D. Letting governments take on the main responsibility.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. D 15. A
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了电子垃圾虽被掩埋在欠发达国家，但已成为危害全人类的公
敌，因此政府和制造商都应该努力减少电子垃圾污染。

【12题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第二段“They end up in places like Agbogbloshie on the outskirts of Ghana's capital, Accra. It is the biggest e-waste dump in the world（他们最后到了加纳首都Accra郊区的Agbogbloshie这样的地方。

它是世界上最大的电子垃圾场）”可推知，作为世界最大的电子垃圾场，Agbogbloshie地区的电子污染是一个热点问题。

故选D项。

【13题详解】
词句猜测题。

根据“The Basel Convention, a 1989 treaty aims to prevent developed nations from unauthorized dumping of e-waste in less developed countries.（巴塞尔公约是1989年的一项条约，旨在防止发达国家未经授权向欠发达国家倾倒电子废物）”以及“The E-waste industry, however, circumvents the regulations by exporting e-waste labelled as “secondhand goods” to poor countries like Ghana（然而，电子垃圾行业却circumvents了监管规定，将贴着“二手货”标签的电子垃圾出口到加纳等贫穷国家）”可知，在公约不允许发达国家未经授权向欠发达国家倾倒电子废物的禁令下，将贴着“二手货”标签的电子垃圾出口到加纳等贫穷国家的这种行为，实际上是为了绕过公约约束，规避监管。

A. Tightens使变紧；B. Abolishes废除；C. Avoids 避免；D. Follows跟随。

故选C项。

【14题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第四段“Most worryingly, these poisonous chemicals are free to pollute the broader soil and water system. This should concern us all, since some of Ghana's top exports are cocoa and nuts.（最令人担忧的是，这些有毒化学物质不受控制地污染更广泛的土壤和水系统。

这应该引起我们所有人的关注，因为加纳最大的出口商品是可可和坚果。

）”可知，因为受污染的土壤和水系统，对外大量出口的加纳可可和坚果，会使全球范围内都受到被污染食物的威胁。

故选D项。

【15题详解】
细节理解题。

根据最后一段“Only the manufacturers can fix this. A more economically sustainable and politically possible solution is through encouraging hardware manufacturers to make the repair, reuse and recycling of hardware profitable, or at least cost-neutral.（只有制造商才能解决这个问题。

一个更具经济可持续性和政治上可行的解决方案是鼓励硬件制造商使硬件的修理、再利用和再循环变得有利可图，或者至少不增加费用）”可知，作者认为解决电子垃圾问题的关键在于硬件生产商，他们应该遵守可持续发展的原则，生产便于维修以及可
回收利用的电子产品。

故选A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入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

If you are thinking about asking for a raise in salary, there are several things to keep in mind. First, consider whether you deserve a higher salary. ___16___ Sit down and make a list of your job accomplishments. Be as specific as possible. For example, think about important projects you have worked on, things you have done to improve the organization of work in your department, or how your efforts have brought more money to the company. Also include any professional development opportunities you have taken advantage of recently and be ready to explain how they have improved your performance on the job. ___17___Bear in mind that salary levels are based not only on performance but also on the market for your particular skills. Before you ask for a raise, you need to do some research. You should investigate the industry standards for salaries for people in similar positions with similar levels of experience. ___18___ Your initial request should actually be slightly higher than the amount you want in order to leave some room for negotiation. Then, if you have to go lower than this amount, you still end up with something close to what you want.
___19___ If you have recently been given new responsibilities, it makes sense to ask for a higher level of compensation. On the other hand, if the company is going through financial difficulties, a request for more money will probably not be met with a favorable response. It would be better to wait until the company is in a better financial position. Finally, never give personal reasons for wanting a higher salary. Your need to pay your child's college tuition or buy a bigger house is of no concern to your boss. ___20___ That is where you need to keep the conversation.
A. This will help you determine what would be a reasonable amount of money to ask for.
B. Skills play a key role in your salary level.
C. A crucial point is the timing of your request.
D. Everyone is eager for a raise in salary.
E. You probably do, but you should be able to explain exactly why to your boss.
F. Your salary level should be based on professional considerations alone.
G. Then you will be better prepared when you meet with your boss.
【答案】16. E 17. G 18. A 19. C 20. F
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。

作者用了有说服力的语言，介绍了员工向雇主提出增加薪金前应考虑的事情。

【16题详解】
根据前文“First, consider whether you deserve a higher salary.”首先，你要考虑你是否值得更高的薪水，E项说你可能值得，但是你要向你的老板解释为什么。

本句起承上启下的作用，You probably do中的do，指前句deserve a higher salary，用do避免重复。

本句explain...why 和后面部分的内容紧密相连。

故选E项，
【17题详解】
前文说“Also include any professional development opportunities you have taken advantage of recently and be ready to explain how they have improved your performance on the job”还要包括你最近利用的职业发展机会，并准备好解释它们是如何提高你在工作中的表现的。

G项说当你见老板的时候，你就会准备地更好了。

本句是段落的结尾句，说明了做到前述几项，就会有本句所说情况的出现。

故选G项。

【18题详解】
上文说“You should investigate the industry standards for salaries for people in similar positions with similar levels of experience.”你应该调查一下行业对相似职位、相似经验水平的人的工资标准。

上文提到了工资标准。

A项说这将帮助你确定多少钱是合理的要求。

本句承上，前后意思关联紧密。

选项的amount of money照应上文的salaries，故选A项。

【19题详解】
根据后文的“if the company is going through financial difficulties, a request for more money will probably not be met with a favorable response.”如果公司正经历财政困难，要求更多的钱可能不会得到一个有利的回应。

本段后面内容从正反两方面，说明提出要求增加薪金时，要选择恰当的时机。

C项说关键的一点是你请求的时间，提到了时间，照应下文。

故选C项。

【20题详解】
上文说“never give personal reasons for wanting a higher salary.”不要给出要求加薪的个人原因。

F项说我们的工资水平应该仅仅基于职业方面的考虑。

本句从正面用来支持本段的主题句，它也同后面一句有承接关系。

故选F项。

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。

I was excited when Mr. Dudley at the newspaper office said I could have Nina's paper route. Nina's family was ___21___ to Texas. When I told my parents the news, they were pleased but
___22___.
Dad said, "Nina has had two years' ___23___handling that paper route. Do you think you can ___24___ it?"
I told him I was sure I could learn. My___25___ purpose was to make more money, but I also looked forward to the ___26___ of a larger route. I would work hard at it. My parents finally
___27___ that I could try. Mom added, "Try it ___28___ an experiment, Marlene."
I___29___ the experiment by working with Nina for two weeks. The first morning, Nina didn't ____30____ to think I could handle the route. She acted as if it were a lot of trouble to show me
____31____ she rolled and packed the papers.
That weekend when the carrying bag was ____32____of Sunday papers, Nina watched me riding ____33____ down the street on my bicycle. As I changed gears, I lost my ____34____ . I fell, spilling papers all over Travis Street.
Nina and I both ____35____ laughing, and she told me that the ____36____ thing had happened to her.
____37____my little accident, Nina gave me all the help I needed. During the next few weeks, I learned to balance a ____38____ bicycle. I improved my throwing arm and got used to
____39____ dogs and changing weather. I also learned how to ____40____ vacations, new customers, and collections. The experiment was working out just fine.
21. A. coming B. moving C. cycling D. escaping
22. A. admirable B. ambiguous C. cautious D. casual
23. A. difficulty B. commitment C. experience D. operation
24. A. manage B. afford C. evaluate D. hold
25. A. common B. primary C. mere D. social
26. A. honor B. maximum C. enthusiasm D. challenge
27. A. doubted B. demanded C. realized D. said
28. A. as B. in C. for D. during 29. A. designed B. reported C. began D. involved 30. A. refuse B. like C. seem D. need 31. A. why B. when C. where D. how 32. A. packed B. crowded C. tight D. full 33. A. confidently B. suddenly C. unsteadily D. improperly 34. A. heart B. balance C. face D. speed 35. A. broke off B. broke up C. burst into D. burst out 36. A. remarkable B. same C. curious D. risky 37. A. After B. Around C. Without D. By 38. A. coasted B. hired C. loaded D. mended 39. A. walking B. feeding C. chewing D. barking 40. A. spend B. book C. take D. handle 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. C 31. D 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. D 【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。

文章主要讲述了因为尼娜一家要搬走，不能再给各家各户送报纸了。

作者决定挑战自己，在尼娜的帮助下，顺利地学会了送报。

【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：尼娜一家要搬到德克萨斯州去。

A. coming来；B. moving移动；
C. cycling循环；
D. escaping逃离。

根据“I was excited when Mr. Dudley at the newspaper office said I could have Nina's paper route.”可知，作者可以拥有妮娜的送报路线，是因为妮娜一家要搬走了。

故选B。

【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：当我告诉我的父母这个消息时，他们很高兴，但很谨慎。

A. admirable令人钦佩的；B. ambiguous模棱两可的；C. cautious小心的；D. casual随意的。

根据转折词but和“Nina has had two years' ___3___ handling that paper route. Do you think you can ___4___ it?”可知，父母对作者要送报这件事上很谨慎。

故选C。

【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：妮娜递送报纸有两年的经验了。

A. difficulty困难；B. commitment 承诺；C. experience经验；D. operation操作。

根据“I___9___ the experiment by working with Nina for two weeks.”可知，妮娜递送报纸已经有两年的经验了。

故选C。

【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：你觉得你能行吗?A. manage做成；设法对付；B. afford付得起；
C. evaluate评估；
D. hold握着。

根据“I told him I was sure I could learn.”可知，父亲觉得作者不能应付这件事情。

故选A。

【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：我最初的目的是赚更多的钱，但我也期待着更大路线的挑战。

我会努力的。

A. common共同的；B. primary最初的；C. mere仅仅的；D. social社会的。

根据“but I also looked forward to the ___6___ of a larger route.”可知，作者的最初的目的是通过递送报纸赚钱。

故选B。

【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：我最初的目的是赚更多的钱，但我也期待着更大路线的挑战。

我会努力的。

A. honor荣誉；B. maximum最大量；C. enthusiasm热情；D. challenge挑战。

作者没有递送过报纸，所以送报的路线对作者来说是挑战。

故选D。

【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：我父母最后说我可以试试。

A. doubted怀疑；B. demanded要求；
C. realized意识到；
D. said说。

根据“Mom added, "Try it ___8___ an experiment, Marlene."”母亲补充说可知，作者父母说她可以试试。

故选D。

【28题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。

句意：妈妈补充说:“当作实验试试吧，玛琳。

”A. as作为；B. in在……里面；C. for为了；D. during在……期间。

作者母亲让作者先作为实验试着做。

故选A。

【29题详解】。