2019届天津市十二重点中学高三下学期毕业班联考(一)英语试卷Word版含解析

2019年天津市十二重点中学高三毕业班联考（一）
英语试卷
本试卷共分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分130分；考试时间为100分钟。

本试卷共11页。

第I卷选择题（共95分)
注意事项：
1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1.— Tony, you seem in high spirits.
—________ We won the match 4-1.
A. Guess what?
B. Oh, come on!
C. So what?
D. No wonder.
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查交际用语。

句意：——Tony，你看起来情绪很好。

——猜猜看？我们以4比1赢了这场比赛。

A. Guess what？猜猜看，猜猜怎么着？
B. Oh, come on! 哦，快点！
C. So what?那又怎样？
D. No wonder. 难怪。

根据上下文语境可知，Tony情绪很好，在语言交际中，常常习惯使用“猜猜看”等之类的口头语，结合句意和四个选项可知，此处用Guess what?比较合语境，故选A。

2.Wild swans’ ________ in the area is a good indication of a better environment.
A. exhibition
B. escape
C. absence
D. appearance
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。

句意：野天鹅在该地区的出现是环境改善的一个很好的标志。

A. exhibition 展览；B. escape逃跑；C. absence缺席；D. appearance出现。

根据句意和四个选项可知，此处用“出现”最合语义，故选D。

3.A new ________ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago.
A. common
B. usual
C. regular
D. ordinary
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：两个月前，天津机场开通了新的定期巴士服务。

A. common普通的；
B. usual通常的；
C. regular定期的；
D. ordinary普通的。

根据句意和所给四个选项可知，此处用“定期的”最合题意，故选C。

4.In a competitive marketplace, finding the key factor that ________ your business from others is highly valuable.
A. defends
B. distinguishes
C. prohibits
D. selects
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。

句意：在竞争激烈的市场中，找到你的企业与其他企业区别的关键因素是非常有价值的。

A. defends保卫；B. distinguishes区别；C. prohibits禁止；D. selects选择。

distinguish…from…“使……不同于”，结合句意，故选B。

5.—Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find a supermarket?
—I happen to know ________ nearby. Come on, I’ll show you the way.
A. one
B. it
C. that
D. some
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查代词辨析。

句意：——对不起，你能告诉我超市在哪里吗？——我碰巧知道附近的一家。

来吧，我给你带路。

A. one一个；B. it它；C. that那个；D. some某个，一些。

one表泛指，一个；it指代上文提到的事物；that是指示代词，表示那个的意思；some指代不确定的某个或一些。

根据句意可知，这里是表泛指，故选A。

6.They did everything in their power to save the building dating back to the Qing Dynasty, but their efforts
were .
A. in turn
B. in time
C. in vain
D. in need
【答案】C
【解析】
试题分析:句意：他们在能力范围内尽一切努力去挽救始于清朝时期的建筑，但是他们的努力是徒劳的。

A 轮流；B及时；C徒劳；D需要。

根据but可知后面和前面内容是转折关系，选C。

考点：考查短语辨析。

7.Lisa wouldn’t ________ the job any more. She had a big argument with her boss and resigned.
A. come up with
B. keep up with
C. make up with
D. put up with
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。

句意：丽莎不会再忍受那份工作了。

她和老板大吵了一架，然后辞职了。

A. come up with提出；B. keep up with赶上；C. make up with与……和解；D. put up with忍受，容忍。

根据下文她和老板吵架并辞职可推测出上文是指她不会再忍受这份工作，故选D。

8.Mr. White, who ________ in Shanghai for seven years, is a manager of a company in Beijing.
A. was working
B. worked
C. had worked
D. has worked
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。

句意：怀特先生在上海工作过七年，他现在是北京的一家公司的经理。

根据下文表述现在是在北京工作可知，在上海工作是过去的事情，用一般过去时，故选B。

【点睛】时态是常考考点，除了要求考生掌握各个时态的基本用法之外，考生需具有在具体语境中辨别能力。

时态的判定往往根据句中所给的直接或间接的时间状语来判定，但要注意的是不能完全依赖于所给出的时间状语，还要看语境。

本小题有个很明显的时间状语for seven years，如果以此来判断，应使用现在完成时，很容易盲目的选择C项，但根据下文语境可知，此处叙述的是过去的事情，用一般过去时。

9.________ makes our school famous is ________ more than 90% of the students have been admitted to universities.
A. What; that
B. That; because
C. That; what
D. What; because
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查名词性从句。

句意：让我们学校出名的是百分之九十多的学生都被大学录取。

分析句式可知，第一空所在句子为主语从句，从句中缺少主语，结合句意可知，要用What引导；第二空是个表语从句，从句不缺成分，意思完整，因此要用that。

故选A。

【点睛】名词性从句关键在于三点：一、找准从句在主句中充当的成分即分出是名词性从句的主语句、宾语从句、表语从句还是同位语从句。

二、连接词从句中充当的成分（主、宾、定或状语）三、弄清楚每个连接词的意义。

此外还要注意，近年来高考对于名词性从句的考查多从名词性从句的语序和连接词的用法区别上考查。

本题设置了两个空，分别考查了主语从句和表语从句，但句式不是很复杂，结合句子所缺成分即连接词充当的成分可知，便可敲定选A。

10.—I have something important to tell John. But I can’t find him.
—His cell phone is here, so he ________ have gone too far.
A. mustn’t
B. needn’t
C. wouldn’t
D. can’t
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查情态动词。

句意：——我有重要的事情要告诉John，但是我找不到他。

——他的手机在这儿，所以他不可能走得太远。

根据句意可知，此处是对过去的一种猜测，此处是表达不可能……，用can’t have done。

故选D。

11.We came to the station ________ all the way, only ________ the train had just left.
A. running, told
B. to run, telling
C. to run, to be told
D. running, to be told
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。

句意：我们一路跑往车站，却被告知火车刚刚离开。

分析句式可知，一路跑过去是作句子的伴随状语，要用现在分词表示同时进行，因此第一空用running；急忙的赶过去却发现火车离开了是出乎意料的结果，不定式作结果状语表出乎意料的结果，其逻辑主语we与tell之间是被动关系，因此第二空用不定式的被动语态to be done。

故选D。

【点睛】非谓语动词是高考必考考点，也是贯穿整个高中阶段的重要知识内容，需要考生准确的把握住三种非谓语动词形式各自的特点和用法，此处考查的是非谓语动词作状语的用法，主要要求考生区别三种非谓语形式作状语的基本用法，尤其是其特殊之处，例如第一空作伴随状语的常常使用现在分词，作目的状语的常常使用不定式，此处的难度在第二空，不定式和现在分词都可表结果，但他们的区别是不定式表出乎意料的结果，现在分词表自然而然的结果。

12.Many teachers like surfing the Internet, ________ they may find a lot of useful videos about teaching.
A. which
B. where
C. when
D. that
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。

句意：许多老师喜欢上网，在网上他们可能会发现很多有用的教学视频。

这是个定语从句，先行词是the Internet，表地点，从句缺少状语，因此可以判定使用where引导，故选B。

【点睛】定语从句是复合句考查的重点之一，对于定语从句，要做到四点：一是准确判断出该句是定语从句；二是找准先行词；三是分析出从句所缺少的成分；四是掌握关系词的基本用法。

只有做到这三点才能准确的判断出该使用哪个关系词。

本小题考查的是定语从句的关系词，首先判断出这是个定语从句，其次找出先行词是Internet表地点，再次从句中缺少状语语，最后根据关系词的基本用法，可知，此处用where。

考生按照这个方法便能准确判断出关系词。

13.________ you have seen he is poor, you should understand why he has to take up two part-time jobs.
A. As long as
B. Unless
C. Now that
D. While
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查连词。

句意：既然你已经看到他很穷，你就应该明白他为什么要做两份兼职工作。

A. As long as只要；B. Unless除非；C. Now that既然；D. While然而。

结合前后两句的句意可知，这是个原因状语从句，结合四个选项可知，要用now that引导，故选C。

14.— May I go out to play basketball, Mum?
—________ Do what you like.
A. Go ahead!
B. You’ve got it.
C. It’s your turn.
D. Not at all!
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查交际用语。

句意：——妈妈，我能出去打篮球吗？——去吧，做你喜欢做的事情。

A. Go ahead!去吧！B. You’ve got it你猜到，你明白了；C. It’s your turn.轮到你了；D. Not at all!别客气。

根据后面的Do what you like可知，妈妈让他去打球。

故选A。

【点睛】交际用语的考查语境非常重要，那么做好的做题方法便是排除法。

一是排除选项与谈话主题无关；二是排除选项与谈话主题有关，但不能提供发问者要求的信息、态度或观点；最后要遵循礼貌原则，利他原则和语言习惯表达。

结合语境可知，本题中的B、C、D三个选项均是答非所问，不是发问者要求的态度，需要排除它们。

15.There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ________ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there
B. should there be
C. there was
D. there having been
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查虚拟语气和倒装句。

句意：如果突然有很大的响声，这些动物就真的有可能会受到惊吓。

本句是一个省略了if的虚拟条件句，并且是与将来相反，从句可以使用“should+动词原形”；原句为：If there should be a sudden loud noise, these animals could be frightened.。

故选B。

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从16-35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其涂黑。

When I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the ____16____, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk ____17____ by myself. Then the doctor began the ____18____. He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I____19____ you have a retinal(视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never____20____ a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an ____21____ result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly ___22___ a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without ____23____. I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to tear and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how ____24____ my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the _____25_____ of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful,
which ____26____ me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of _____27_____ each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I _____28_____ appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my _____29_____, continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and _____30_____ up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness _____31_____ I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I began to _____32_____ so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles
in _____33_____.
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled
my _____34_____ into success. He set the bar too _____35_____and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet
I proved what I could do.
16. A. station B. clinic C. company D. lab
17. A. silently B. suddenly C. proudly D. easily
18. A. operation B. examination C. argument D. treatment
19. A. suspect B. order C. suggest D. command
20. A. rest B. live C. work D. sleep
21. A. urgent B. obvious C. ordinary D. accurate
22. A. robs B. warns C. reminds D. informs
23. A. medicine B. allowance C. balance D. assistance
24. A. excited B. confused C. tired D. moved
25. A. houses B. names C. addresses D. habits
26. A. asked B. forced C. encouraged D. permitted
27. A. trouble B. pleasure C. stress D. worry
28. A. admitted B. wanted C. described D. penned
29. A. delight B. admiration C. disappointment D. shame
30. A. gave B. came C. lit D. put
31. A. unless B. although C. since D. after
32. A. fear B. bring C. seek D. reject
33. A. print B. time C. use D. mind
34. A. imagination B. motivation C. responsibility D. personality
35. A. far B. long C. close D. low
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. C 21. D 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。

文章主要讲述了一名医生的误诊反而让作者勇于与困难作斗争，并喜欢上了写作，最终成功的故事。

【16题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

A. station车站；B. clinic诊所；C. company公司；D. lab实验室。

根据后句where applicants took their physical tests for work permits.可知，那些申请者们都在那个地方做身体检查，故可知当时作者是在诊所（clinic）里体检。

根据句意，故选B。

【17题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。

A. silently安静地；B. suddenly忽然；C. proudly骄傲地；D. easily容易地。

根据语境，当时作者有夜盲症，但在白天看得很清楚，所以他还是能够很容易地（easily）自己走路，故选D。

【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

A. operation手术；B. examination检查；C. argument争论；D. treatment治疗。

根据上文提示，可知作者在诊所做身体检查，故选B。

【19题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

A. suspect怀疑；B. order命令；C. suggest建议；D. command要求。

句意：我怀疑你有视网膜疾病。

结合语境和句意可知，此处用“怀疑”符合语义。

故选A。

【20题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

A. rest休息；B. live生活；C. work工作；D. sleep睡觉。

句意：如果这样的话，你就不能工作了。

根据文章最后一段第二句中的I could never work a day可知，此处用work，故选C。

【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

A. urgent紧急的；B. obvious明显的；C. ordinary普通的；D. accurate准确的。

根据后文it was determined that I had an eye disease提到最终确定我的眼部疾病，由此可知，父母带我到处求医就是为了得到一个准确的结果。

故选D。

【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

A. robs抢劫；B. warns警告；C. reminds提醒；D. informs告诉。

rob sb of sth是固定搭配，意思是“把某人的某物掠夺了”。

根据上下文可知，这种眼疾会慢慢夺走我的视力。

故选A。

【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

A. medicine药；B. allowance允许；C. balance平衡；D. assistance帮助。

根据上下文的意思可知，作者仍然是在白天不需要任何人的协助可以自己走路。

故选D。

【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

A. excited兴奋的；B. confused困惑的；C. tired疲倦的；D. moved感动的。

句意：无论我的眼睛变得多么的疲倦，我都不会停止阅读。

根据上文My eyes began to tear and words slipped off可知，读书时间长了我的眼会感到疲倦，故选C。

【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

A. houses房子；B. names名字；C. addresses地址；D. habits习惯。

根据对上下文的理解，尤其是下文中的I knew the most popular music stars可知，选项B合理，指代的是作家们的姓名。

故选B。

【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

A. asked问；B. forced强迫；C. encouraged鼓励；D. permitted允许。

根据上下文语境可知，作者读了很多书，是这些文字激励作者去尝试写作，故选C。

【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

A. trouble麻烦；B. pleasure快乐；C. stress压力；D. worry忧虑。

根据上下文语境，可知写作给作者带来了很多的乐趣（pleasure），故选B。

【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

A. admitted承认；B. wanted想要；C. described描述；D. penned写。

句意：我所写的一篇文章出现在当地的报纸上。

根据下文可知，是作者写的文章上了报纸。

故选D。

【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

A. delight高兴；B. admiration钦佩；C. disappointment失望；D. shame羞愧。

根据下文报纸继续刊登作者的文章可推断出，作者非常高兴，故选A。

【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

A. gave给；B. came来；C. lit点亮；D. put放。

句意：我对写作很感兴趣，每当作品被别人接受，我就会很高兴。

light（lit是其过去式），light up是固定搭配，意思是“点亮，照亮”，此处是指高兴起来。

故选C。

【31题详解】
考查连词。

A. unless除非；B. although尽管；C. since由于；D. after在……之后。

句意：在书中，读者永远不会知道我是盲人，除非我刻意展示这一点。

根据句意可知，这是个条件状语从句，结合所给选项，故选A。

【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

A. fear害怕；B. bring带来；C. seek寻找；D. reject拒绝。

根据上下文语境可知，是作者多年以来一直寻求的（seek寻求，sought是其过去式）心灵上的回报，故选C。

【33题详解】
查名词词义辨析。

A. print印刷；B. time时间；C. use使用；D. mind思想。

句意：现在我已经出版了无数文章。

在英语中，in print是固定搭配，意思是“已出版的”。

故选A。

【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

A. imagination想象；B. motivation动力；C. responsibility责任；D. personality个性。

句意：他错误地预测我一天也不可能工作，这让我更有动力去获得成功。

根据上文语境可知，医生的误诊给作者很大的动力，让作者有了今天的成就。

故选B。

【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

A. far远的；B. long长的；C. close近的；D. low低的。

根据上文可知，医生认为作
者不能工作，作者却有如此大的成就，因此，医生给作者设的坎太低了，故选D。

【点睛】"完形填空"题着重考查考生在阅读理解的基础上对英语语言知识的综合运用能力。

考查的词汇知识包括：动词、形容词、副词、介词、动词词组、搭配、文章理解。

完形填空的设题立足全篇短文而不是某个句子，但考生在判断选项时，往往忽略文义的整体性与连惯性，因此所选择的答案往往只符合局部意义，而与全文的意义相悖。

有些选项需全面理解文章大意，依靠上下文或段落之间的逻辑关系，才能选出正确答案。

本题中的第20小题，如果根据本句句意，是难以确定答案的，即使能辨析出词义，也需要结合上文语境。

根据上文医生说的If you do, you’ll never____5____ a day in your life…”可推测出，医生认为作者一天也不能工作，但作者现在却有如此大的成就，因此，医生给作者设的坎太低了。

故选D。

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
is an Internet-based school located in Beijing, China. As the business grows, we need professionals and open-minded individuals from the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland who would love to contribute their knowledge, ideas, teaching experience, and creativity to our school. Experience and Qualifications:
·Online native English speakers from the countries referred to above.
·Below 50 years old.
·Experienced in language teaching.
·CELTA or other TEFL certification or equivalent(同等的) experience is an advantage.
·Being able to speak CHINESE is an advantage.
·Able to teach the following subjects in all different age levels: English, Business English, Math, Science, Social Science, TOEFL, and IELTS.
Duties and Responsibilities for Video Class Recordings:
·The teacher should make a 20-minute video recording per lesson without a student using our materials and software.
·The teacher should make the video recording lessons interesting, lively and fun.
·Teachers should be more creative es pecially for beginner’s lessons.
Duties and Responsibilities for Online Class:
·Deliver one-on-one or group classes.
·Teachers should make the class lively and interesting.
·Providing feedback(反馈) on every lesson is a part of teachers’ work.
Payment and Benefits:
For VIDEO CLASS RECORDINGS 30-50 USD per hour.
For ONLINE CLASSES 15 USD per hour or 7.5 USD per 30 minutes.
A lot of prizes await you if our students like your videos. You’ll become fa mous and you can earn much more than you can imagine.
Lesson Schedule:
Mondays-Sundays at 4 pm-11pm(this schedule is flexible)
If you are interested to apply, you can send your resume(简历) with a photo and sample audio or video recorded class to my email address: 341317451@ or 2564610797@. For more information about our company, you can also visit our website http://www. .
36. The teachers will mainly come from ________.
A. Europe and Africa
B. developed countries
C. English-speaking countries
D. countries where English is studied
37. Who will be at an advantage among equivalent applicants?
A. Those whose age is below 50.
B. Those who can speak Chinese.
C. He or she that has teaching experience.
D. Those whose mother tongue is English.
38. If you are admitted as an online class teacher you should ________.
A. make your every lesson creative and interesting
B. make a 20-minute video recording every day alone
C. make video recordings per lesson with your students
D. provide feedback on every lesson
39. If a teacher teaches online classes three hours a day he will get ________.
A. 22.5 dollars
B. 45 dollars
C. 90 dollars
D. 150 dollars
40. We can learn from this passage that ________.
A. if a teacher has achievements he’ll get much more pay
B. the teacher must have CELTA or other TEFL certification
C. the teachers have classes every afternoon from Monday to Friday
D. resumes are sent to the website http://www.
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. A
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。

本文为北京一所学校的招聘启事。

【36题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段的from the USA, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and other countries可知，招聘的外教主要来自说英语的国家。

故选C。

【37题详解】
细节理解题。

根据Experience and Qualifications中的Ability to speak Chinese is an advantage可知，会讲汉语者优先考虑。

故选B。

【38题详解】
细节理解题。

根据Duties and Responsibilities for Online Class部分的Providing feedback(反馈) on every lesson is a part of teachers’ work可知，一旦被录用了成为老师，你需要提供每节课的反馈。

故选D。

【39题详解】
细节理解题。

根据Payment and Benefits中的For ONLINE CLASSES 15 USD per hour or 7.5USD per 30 minutes可知，在线课程授课一小时可得15美元，故三个小时的课程可收入45美元。

故选B。

【40题详解】
推理判断题。

根据Payment and Benefits部分的A lot of prizes await you if our students like your videos. You’ll become famous and you can earn much more than you can imagine.可知，如果学生喜欢你的课，你会出名，也会挣到比你想象的多得多的收入，由此可推断出如果一个教师有成就，他将得到更多的报酬，故选A。

B
As a senior high school student, my future is always on my mind. To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test. Because of this, words of wisdom are a source of comfort. Steve Jobs ga ve a speech to Stanford’s graduating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.
It started when I became a junior, when college came into view. It’s the first big step to making your life your own. So when Jobs discussed his life as a student, some fears were eased. He, too, felt the need to attend college to make something of himself. He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty. His lack of understanding
caused him to stop attending college and focus on what he felt was important. His story had a happy ending, of course, since everything turned out well.
This doesn’t mean that students shouldn’t attend college, but rather that they shouldn’t worry so much.You’ll get where you need to go, even if your path is a bit more winding than you’d like.
Jobs talked about the hardships in his work. His love of his work helped him carry on and he got where he was meant to be, which restates the point: don’t panic. One particular part of his speech stayed with me. Steve Jobs quoted the saying “Stay hungry, stay foolish” and it has become my motto. Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you’ve learned or experienced. There is always more to explore. Staying hungry is wanting to find those things about which you are still uneducated.
Steve Jobs’ level of success is possible to achieve, and I aim to prove that. With the willpower to go into the world living every day like my last and allowing the future to take care of itself, I will do great things. In the last moments of my life, I’ll be proud of what I have done and hope to have all the wisdom a person could wish for.
41. The author felt worried when ________.
A. he had to take tests at school
B. he had lots of sleepless nights
C. he thought about his future
D. he searched for words of wisdom
42. It is suggested in Paragraphs l and 2 that ________.
A. the author is a college student
B. Steve Jobs’ words had no effect on the author
C. Steve Jobs failed because of his decision
D. the author cares much about his future
43. What did the author gain from Jobs’ speech?
A. Courage to drop out of school.
B. Bravery to face uncertainties.
C. Interest in computer industry.
D. Confidence in defeating Jobs.
44. What did NOT Steve Jobs encourage students to do in his speech?
A. Be content with what they know.
B. Have the desire to learn more.
C. Stay calm in the face of hardships.
D. Be modest so as to learn more.
45. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. an experience of a speech
B. a memorable meeting with Jobs
C. the most impressive quotation in life
D. the wisdom drawn from a speech
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。

本文叙述了作者由于担心自己的前途而睡不着觉，后来作者听了乔布斯作的演讲，他在演讲中讲述了自己艰苦的经历，作者领悟到要勇敢地面对不确定，不要满足自己已有的知识，以乔布斯为目标，努力奋斗。

【41题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段的To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights 可知，作者想起他的未来就睡不着觉，故选C。

【42题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第一段的To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test.以及第二段列举史蒂夫·乔布斯的故事可知，作者非常关心自己的未来，故选D。

【43题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段Steve Jobs gave a speech to Stanford’s gradu ating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.以及第二段内容可知，第二段讲作者从乔布斯的演讲中得到的启示，根据第二段中He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty.可知，作者得到的启示是要勇敢地面对不确定，故选B。

【44题详解】
细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段的no matter how much you’ve learned or experienced. There is always more to explore.可知，无论学过多少都有更多的东西值得去探索，不要满足，故A项不是乔布斯鼓励的行为。

故选A。

【45题详解】
主旨大意题。

本文叙述了开始作者很担心自己的前途，后来听了Jobs的演讲之后从中受益颇多，尤其是根据最后一段的In the last moments of my life, I’ll be proud of what I have done and hope to have al l the wisdom a person could wish for. 可知，本文的主要内容是讲述作者从一个演讲而获得的智慧，故选D。

C
What will power your house in the future? Nuclear wind or solar power? According to scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) in the US, it might be artificial leaves.
Natural leaves are able to change sunlight and water into energy. It is known as photosynthesis (光合作用). Now researchers have found a way to imitate this process.
The artificial leaf developed by Daniel Nocera and his colleagues at MIT can be seen as a special silicon chip with catalysts(催化剂). Similar to natural leaves, it can split water into hydrogen and oxygen when put into a bucket of water. The hydrogen and oxygen gases are then stored in a fuel cell (电池), using those two materials to produce electricity, located either on top of a house or beside the house.
Though the leaf is only about the shape of a poker card, scientists claimed that it is promising to be
an inexpensive source of electricity in developing countries. “One can imagine villages in In dia and Africa not long from now purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology” said an American scientist, Nocera.
An artificial leaf is not a new idea. The first artificial leaf was invented in 1997 but was too expensive and unstable for practical use. The new leaf, however, is made of cheap materials, easy to use and highly stable. In laboratory studies, Nocera showed that an artificial leaf could operate continuously for at least 45 hours.
The wonderful improvements come from Noce ra’s recent discovery of several powerful new, inexpensive catalysts. These catalysts make the energy transformation inside the leaf more efficient with water and sunlight. Right now the new leaf is about 10 times more effective at carrying out photosynthesis than a natural one. Besides, the device can run in whatever water is available. This is important for some countries that don’t have access to pure water.
Hopefully, each home could have access to the new application in the future.
46. The purpose of this article is to ________.
A. introduce a new kind of device
B. ask people to do the research
C. advertise the new product
D. show the process of photosynthesis
47. Which of the following is NOT the advantages of the new leaf?
A. It’s low in cost.
B. It’s small in size.
C. It has a wonderful fuel cell.
D. It’s convenient for people to use.
48. What conclusion can be drawn from the text?
A. Nocera thought the new leaf is expensive for developing countries.
B. Villages in Africa have benefited a lot from the new invention.
C. Silicon chip can help the new leaf work more effectively.
D. The equipment doesn’t necessarily operate in pure water.
49. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the new device?
A. Negative.
B. Optimistic.
C. Doubtful.
D. Uncertain.
50. According to the text, what will take place in the future?
A. Natural leaves will take the place of artificial leaves.
B. Scientists will develop more ways to produce energy.
C. The new invention could be widely used in the future.
D. Developing countries will contribute more to the research.
【答案】46. A 47. C 48. D 49. B 50. C
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。

本文介绍了一项仿造叶子光合作用的发明——人工叶子的工作原理、工作性能和工作条件，这项发明有望为发展中国家提供便宜的能源。

【46题详解】
推理判断题。

文章一开始就向大家介绍了一种新的装置，并向大家介绍了这种装置的原理，性能等，由此可知，本文的目的是向大家介绍一种新的装置，故选A。

【47题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第五段的The new leaf, however, is made of cheap materials, easy to use and highly stable. In laboratory studies, Nocera showed that an artificial leaf could operate continuously for at least 45 hours.可知，新叶子的优点有便宜，使用方便，稳定性高；再根据第三段第一句Though the leaf is only about the shape of a poker card可知，它的尺寸也很小，只有一张扑克牌大小。

因此可以排除A、B、D。

和之前的叶子相比，它有一个很棒的燃料电池并不是它的优点，故选C。

【48题详解】
细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段的Besides, the device can run in whatever water is available. This is important for。