江苏省盐城中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中英语试题(含答案解析)

江苏省盐城中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中英语试题（含答案解析）
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江苏省盐城中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中英语
试题（含答案解析）
1 70 years ago, the Chinese People’s Volunteers entered the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a rapid and effective _______ to the US wild behavior.
A. adventure
B. struggle
C. response
D. contribute
【答案解析】 C
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。

句意：70年前，中国人民志愿军进入朝鲜，作为对美国野蛮
行为的快速有效反应。

A. adventure冒险；B. struggle斗争；C. response反应；D. contribute贡献。

由句意可知，中国人民志愿军进入朝鲜，这是对美国野蛮行为的一种反应。

故选C项。

2 Bringing together
3 famous directors, the film The Sacrifice, ________ is adapted from true stories, reflected the heroism of our fearless and admirable soldiers.
A. that
B. one
C. what
D. which
【答案解析】 D
【详解】考查非限制性定语从句。

句意：电影《牺牲》汇集了三位著名导演，改编自真实故事，反映了我们英勇无畏、令人钦佩的战士们的英雄气概。

此处是非限制性定语从句，先行词是 the film The Sacrifice，指物，在从句中作主语，用关系代词which。

故选D项。

3 My friend sent me a message saying she had got a cold although our ________ plan was to see a film that afternoon.
A. material
B. beneficial
C. professional
D. original
【答案解析】 D
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：虽然那天下午我们原计划去看电影，但我的朋友给我发了一条信息说她感冒了。

A. material物质的；B. beneficial有益的；C. professional 专业的；D. original原来的，起初的。

根据“My friend sent me a message saying she had got a cold”可知，因为她感冒，原来的计划是去看电影，但现在取消了。

故选D。

4 When I saw someone is dishone st, don’t take it _______; it doesn’t refer to you.
A. directly
B. frankly
C. personally
D. necessarily
【答案解析】 C
【详解】考查固定搭配。

句意：当我看到某人不诚实时，请不要对号入座；它不是指你。

A.directly直接地；B.frankly坦白地；C.personally个人地；D.necessarily必要地。

分析句子可知，take sth personally是固定搭配，意为“自惭形秽,觉得是自己的错”，符
合本句语境。

故选C项。

5 Not what you say but what you do can _______ your true self and valuable qualities.
A. bring out
B. give out
C. smooth out
D. turn out
【答案解析】 A
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。

句意：不是你说什么，而是你所做的能展现你真正的自我和有价值的品质。

A. bring out显现；B. give out释放；C. smooth out解决；D. turn out
结果是。

由句意可知，人们所作的事能显现自己的内质，bring out符合句意。

故选A项。

6 Parents often have little choice _______ the way their child is medically treated.
A. in case of
B. with respect to
C. ahead of
D. far from
【答案解析】 B
【详解】考查固定短语辨析。

句意：关于孩子接受医治的方式，父母们通常少有选择的余地。

A.in case of 万一；如果；
B.with respect to关于；谈到；
C.ahead of提前；
D.far from 远非。

根据句意，此处谈论关于孩子的医治的方式问题，故选B。

7 Teenagers who are crazy about computer games are more likely than those who are not _______ interest in study.
A. lose
B. to lose
C. losing
D. lost
【答案解析】 B
【详解】考查动词不定式。

句意：对电脑游戏着迷的青少年比那些对学习不感兴趣的青少年更容易失去学习的兴趣。

由句子结构可知，系动词are后不接动词原形，排除A项，主动语态，排除D项，不是现在进行时，排除C项，此处用be to do表将来，用动词不定式（to do）形式。

故选B项。

8 As is often the case, Jack surfs on the Internet, reading news, ______ his wife does every bit of the housework.
A. when
B. while
C. as
D. if
【答案解析】 B
【详解】考查连词辨析。

句意：像往常一样，杰克上网看新闻，而他的妻子做各种家务。

A. when当……时；B. while而：C.as因为；D. if如果。

由句意可知，前后两句表对比，并列连词while （然而）表示对比。

故选B项。

9 To help friends, you should help others the way _______ you have been helped.
A. that
B. when
C. which
D. why
【答案解析】 A
【详解】考查定语从句。

句意：为了帮助朋友，你应该像别人帮助你那样帮助别人。

分析句子结构，_______ you have been helped.是一个定语从句，修饰先行词the way，the way 作先行词，关系词为that/in which/不填。

故选A项。

10 By the time we got home, the man _______ with a note on the door, saying “I’ll come tomorro w.”
A. left
B. has left
C. had left
D. would leave
【答案解析】 C
【详解】考查时态。

句意：等我们到家时，那人已经在门上贴了张纸条走了，纸条上写着:“我明天再来。

”由by+the time+表示过去的时间状语从句可知，主句动作发生在时间状语之前，应该用过去完成时，结构是had+动词过去分词。

故选C项。

11 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
Most people think that the parent child relationship in China is the typical traditional one. That is, parents are parents, children are children. Parents have the ___11___ control over their children, and children should ___12___ follow parents’ advice. This may be true in the past; ___13___ it canno t be applied to China nowadays. There is a trend that various types of relationships develop between parents and children, like peers and friends. They think it is the best way to communicate and build a more ___14___ relationship, and it works.
We cannot deny that our society ___15___ on the most typical traditional relationship. More and more couples are limited to giving birth to no more than one child, so they always overprotect their only child; they do a lot for their children, unwilling to ___16___ them, even when they grow up to adults. Children love their parents; meanwhile, they respect their parents and ___17___ them highly, even afraid of them. The idea rooted that parents should never be ___18___ in spite of the youths’ potential challenging life in studying, failure of exams, and ___19___ between peers. During their adolescence, they have no option but to study hard in return for parents. Of course, children like buying some small gifts on special days, like Mother’s Day and birthday of their parents to ______20______ the parents or reduce their ______21______ of work and family life.
As middle school students, we have aging parents who are still ______22______ hard for us. But what can we do for them? We cannot make money now, we cannot take them to travel, and we cannot ______23______ the comfortable life for them. But we can positively fight for it. Working hard is the only way .When we get home on the Spring Festival, we can help them do housework, prepare food and do other little things
______24______ our ability. They will be very happy, and they will feel that it is worth bringing us up and that their efforts will make a difference to the family, no matter how _____25_____ their life might be.
11. A. amazing B. thorough C. responsible D. admirable
12. A. definitely B. actually C. eagerly D. flexibly
13. A. moreover B. furthermore C. therefore D. however
14. A. awkward B. original C. shallow D. secure
15. A. touches B. depends C. focuses D. relies
16. A. let goof B. reflect on C. count on D. take advantage of
17. A. account B. rate C. measure D. think
18. A. aims B. purposes C. intentions D. targets
19. A. relation B. cooperation C. tension D. emergency
20. A. stick to B. bring out C. take on D. cheer up
21. A. stress B. anger C. desire D. comfort
22. A. exploding B. volunteering C. struggling D. seeking
23. A. offer B. supply C. provide D. furnish
24. A. beyond B. in C. within D. inside
25. A. happy B. tough C. negative D. positive
【答案解析】 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. D 21. A 22. C 23. C 24. C 25. B
这是一篇议论文。

大多数人认为中国的父母与孩子间的关系是一种典型的传统的关系。

文章就现代的父母与孩子间的同伴朋友间的新型关系产生的原因及作为中学生该怎么做去回报父母的养育之恩等方面展开论述。

【11题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：也就是说，父母就是父母，孩子就是孩子。

父母对孩子有完全的控制权，孩子一定要听从父母的建议。

A. amazing令人惊呀的；B. thorough完全的，彻底的；C. responsible负责的；D. admirable令人钦佩的。

根据句意可知，父母对孩子有完全的控制权。

故选B。

【12题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。

句意：也就是说，父母就是父母，孩子就是孩子。

父母对孩子有完全的控制权，孩子一定要听从父母的建议。

A. definitely一定地；B. actually实际上地；C. eagerly渴望地；D. flexibly灵活地。

根据句意可知，因为父母对孩子有完全的控制权，所以孩子一定要听从父母的建议。

故选A。

【13题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。

句意：这个在以前可能是对的，然而在当今的中国是不适用的。

A. moreover而且，此外；B. furthermore此外；C. therefore因此；D. however然而。

根据文中的“in the past”与“nowadays”两个时间段作对较，可知此处表达的是表转折关系。

故选D。

【14题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：他们觉得这方式能更好的交流与建造一个更安全的关系。

A. awkward笨拙的，不方便的；B. original原始的；C. shallow浅的；D. secure安全的。

根据句意可知，此处只建立更安全的关系，符合题意。

故选D。

【15题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：不可否认，我们的社会致力于这典型的传统关系。

A. touches 触摸；B. depends依靠；C. focuses聚焦，致力于；D. relies依赖。

根据下文越来越多的夫妇只生一个孩子及对孩子的过度关爱可知，此处指“我们的社会致力于这典型的传统关系”，短语 focus on聚焦，致力于。

故选C。

【16题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。

句意：他们为孩子做了很多，哪怕孩子成年了，也不愿意放手。

A. let go of放手；B. reflect on反射；C. count on指望；D. take advantage of利用。

根据句意可知，此处只在孩子成长方面父母不愿意放手，短语let go of放手。

故选A。

【17题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：他们尊敬父母，对父母的评价很高，甚至还怕他们。

A. account 解释；B. rate定等级，估价；C. measure测量；D. think想。

短语rate sb. highly对某人评价很高。

故选B。

【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：这个观念根深蒂固：父母不该成为孩子们的目标，尽管孩子们有潜在的学习生活的困难挑战、考试失败以及同龄同伴间的紧张。

A. aims目的；B. purposes 目的；C. intentions意图；D. targets目标。

根据句意及下句中的“they have no option but to study hard in return for parents.”可知，孩子们要对父母尊重，父母不该是孩子们的发泄目标。

故选D。

【19题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：这个观念根深蒂固：父母不该成为孩子们的目标，尽管孩子们有潜在的学习生活的困难挑战、考试失败以及同龄同伴间的紧张。

A. relation关系；B. cooperation合作；C. tension紧张； D. emergency紧急事件。

根据句意及该句的“challenging failure”的词义色彩可知，C项的tension与它们一致，符合逻辑与语境。

故选C。

【20题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。

句意：当然孩子们会在特殊的日子里买些礼物，比如说在母亲节或父母的生日时，使父母振作高兴起来或减少他们工作与生活中的压力。

A. stick to坚持；B. bring out引出；C. take on 承担；D. cheer up使振作。

根据句意可知，此处指孩子们买礼物使父母开心高兴。

故选D。

【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：当然孩子们会在特殊的日子里买些礼物，比如说在母亲节或父母的生日时，使父母振作高兴起来或减少他们工作与生活中的压力。

A. stress压力；B. anger 生气；C. desire期望；D. comfort安慰。

根据句意及动词“reduce”可知，只孩子们买礼物使父母减少压力。

故选A。

【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：作为中学生，我们的上了年纪的父母仍在为我们而奋斗。

A. exploding使爆炸；B. volunteering志愿去做；C. struggling挣扎，为……奋斗；D. seeking 寻找。

结合本句中的struggle hard for与下一句“but what can we do for them”可知，struggle符合句意，短语struggle hard for意思是“为……奋力挣扎”。

故选C。

【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：我们现在不能赚钱，我们不能带他们去旅游，我们不能为他们提供舒适的生活。

A. offer提供；B. supply供应；C. provide提供；D. furnish装修。

句中短语“provide sth. for sb. =provide sb. with sth.”符合该语段。

故选C。

故选C项。

【24题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。

句意：当我们在春节回家时，我们可以帮助他们做家务，准备食物和做其他力所能及的小事情。

A. beyond超越；B. in在……里面；C. within在……之内；D. inside 在里面。

根据句意可知，此处指孩子做些力所能及的事。

故选C。

【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：无论生活有多么困难，他们的努力给我们家人带来影响。

A. happy高兴的；B. tough困难的；C. negative负面的，消极的；D. positive积极的。

结合句意，作者表示的是“无论生活有多么困难”。

故选B。

12 Female journalists who changed the world
Helen Thomas
Helen was a White House reporter who had a front row seat of history as she interviewed ten American presidents across her career. She was praised for her cruel drive, with one White House press secretary describing her questioning as torture(拷问). Her refusal to hide her strong opinions, even when asking questions to a president, made her one of the best-known journalists in Washington and a rule in her field.
Marie Colvin
The passionate and award-winning American journalist Marie Colvin worked as a foreign reporter at The Sunday Times from 1985 until she died in February 2012, while covering the Siege of Homs(霍姆斯的围攻) in Syria. Marie crossed into Syria on the back of a motorcycle, ignoring the Syrian government’s attempt to prevent foreign journalists from entering the country.
Mary Garber
In 1946, sports journalism was a man's job where female sports writers weren't allowed to enter press boxes. Mary Garber changed that by paving the way for female sports writers. She first covered high school sports and then reported on college athletics. In June 2005, she became the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors' Red Smith Award, presented annually since 1981 for major contributions to sports journalism.
Ann Leslie
Few reporters have filed stories from more than 70 countries, but British journalist Ann Leslie is considered a unique force in journalism. Because the 73-year-old woman has witnessed and reported on some of the most significant events of the late 20th century. She was there when the Berlin Wall came down, and she lost her shoes in the crush waiting for Nelson Mandela's release.
26. What do we know about Helen from Paragraph 1?
A. She made friends with ten American presidents.
B. She liked to make her strong opinions known.
C. She often got into trouble due to her questions.
D. She was regarded as the best journalist in America.
27. From Paragraph 2 we can infer that Marie Colvin .
A. was a very brave woman
B. enjoyed riding a motorcycle
C. was awarded by the Syrian government
D. was killed by the Syrian government
28. Who opens the door for women sports reporters?
A. Helen Thomas.
B. Marie Colvin.
C. Mary Garber.
D. Ann Leslie.
【答案解析】 26. B 27. A 28. C
这是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了四位改变世界的女记者和她们的贡献。

【26题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章第一段“Her refusal to hide her strong opinions, even when asking questions to a president, made her one of the best-known journalists in Washington a nd a rule in her field”（她拒绝隐藏自己强烈的观点，甚至在向总统提问时也不例外，这使她成为华盛顿最知名的记者之一，并成为她所在领域的一条规则）可知，海伦不隐藏自己的观点，是华盛顿最有名的记者之一。

故选B项。

【27题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章第二段“Marie crossed into Syria on the back of a motorcycle, ignoring the Syrian government’s attempt to prevent foreign journ alists from entering the country”（玛利不顾叙利亚政府阻止外国记者进入该国的企图，骑着一辆摩托车进入叙利亚）可知，玛利不管叙利亚政府的阻止，骑着一辆摩托车进入叙利亚。

由此推知，玛利非常勇敢。

故选A项。

【28题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章第三段“In 1946, sports journalism was a man's job where female sports writers weren't allowed to enter press boxes. Mary Garber changed that by paving the way for female sports writers. She first covered high school sports and then reported on college athletics”（1946年，体育新闻还是男性的工作，女性体育记者不允许进入记者席。

玛丽·加伯(Mary Garber)为女性体育记者铺平了道路，从而改变了这种状况。

她首先报道了高中体育，然后报道了大学体育）可知，玛丽·加伯打开了女体育记者的大门。

故选C项。

13 A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of
four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it. Some children reach eagerly for the candy they see. Some last a few minutes before they give in. But others are determined to wait until the last moment.
By the time the children reach high school, something amazing has happened. A survey found that those who was four year old had enough self-control to hold out generally and grew up to be more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable. The children who gave in to temptation (诱惑) early were more likely to be lonely, easily upset in time of difficulties and inflexible.
Actually, the ability to delay reward is a sign of emotional intelligence which does n’t show up on an IQ test.
The hardware of the brain and the software of the mind have long been scientists’ concerns. But brain theory can’t explain what we wonder about most, like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would defeat
a less resistant (有抵抗力的) person.
Here comes the theory of Daniel Goleman, writer of Emotional Intelligence: when it comes to predicting people’s success, brain ability measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thoug ht of as “character”.
EQ is not the opposite of IQ. What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together, how one’s ability handles stress, for instance, affecting the ability to concentrate and putting intelligence to use. Among the ingredients (要素) for success, researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for about 20%, the rest depends on everything from social class to luck.
While many researchers in this ly new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously, some few fear EQ invites misuse.
29. Why does the author mention the experiment at the beginning of the text?
A. make the readers amused
B. prove the scientist’s wisdom
C. introduce the topic of the text
D. show us how to do an IQ test
30. The experiment with the four-year-olds shows us that .
A. the age of 4 is a proper time for scientific experiment
B. the ability of self-control plays a role in personal success
C. emotional intelligence won’t show up until Teen years.
D. candy can be used to measure a person’s emotional intelligence
31. The underlined word “upbeat” in Paragraph 4 probably means .
A. positive
B. negative
C. impatient
D. friendly
32. From the passage we learn that .
A. EQ does not have any connection with IQ
B. The higher a person’s IQ is, the higher his or her EQ is
C. Brain theory is able to explain what we wonder about most
D. Scientists haven’t discovered the way EQ and IQ work together
【答案解析】 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D
这是一篇说明文。

作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了自我控制能力对个人成功的作用，从儿时开始个人的自我控制能力就有了不同，它显示了一个人的情商。

在成功的因素中，研究人员现在普遍认为智商约占20%，其余取决于从社会阶层到运气的一切。

【29题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章第一段"A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of some four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she
deals with it"（科学家通过给四岁左右的孩子每人一块糖，并观察他们如何处理糖的问题，最终发现他们能够预知未来）可知作者在课文开头提到实验是为了引出课文的主题，故选C。

【30题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章第二段A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally grew up to be more popular，adventurous，confident and dependable（一项调查发现,那些四岁的有足够的自制力坚持一般长大后更受欢迎,富有冒险精神,自信和可靠。

）可知四岁儿童的实验表明自我控制能力对个人成功的作用，故选B。

【31题详解】
词义猜测题。

根据文章第四段"But brain theory can't explain what we wonder about most，like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul"脑理论不能解释我们所困惑的，比如为什么有些人在面对令人沉沦的麻烦时，仍会保持乐观，由此可知词义为乐观积极，故选A。

【32题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章倒数第二段" What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together"可知研究者们一直试图了解他们是如何一起工作，即科学家们还没有发现情商和智商是如何协同工作的，故D选项是正确的。

14 The octopus( 章鱼) has been a little frightening to people for years. It seems like it could be from another planet, because the animal has eight slippery arms, each of which has its own kind of brain. It is very different from a person's brain. However, it turns out the sea creatures might be more like us than we thought. Scientists say that octopuses have been building cities underwater. Scientists have discovered that the so called "gloomy (忧郁的，幽暗的) octopus”， whose scientific name is octopus tetricus, is not that gloomy and alone after all.
In Jervis Bay, in eastern Australia, this type of octopus has been seen to gather at a site that looks like a small city. Scientists have named it Octlantis. Octopuses have a way of talking to each other there and even kick each other out of the site. Professor David Scheel, leading a study on them, compares Octlantis to our towns in his new report. The octopuses might be acting the way people do to each other, he said.
The discovery of Octlantis is important. It backs up scientists' ideas about what octopuses do. Another nearby octopus city in Australia was found below the water in 2009. It was thought to be the only one then. The city, named Octopolis. was formed around a large piece of metal made by people. A writer, Peter Godfrey-Smith, who
wrote a book about octopuses, went diving at the underwater city. He saw it as an underwater island where octopuses would be protected. They could hide from sharks and dolphins.
Octlantis does not have any human object at its center. Its ocean builders have built walls from the shells of other animals. These shells come from animals the octopuses ate. One reason for these underwater towns may be that there is a food supply nearby. The cities may help the octopus evolve(进化), or change over a long period of time. They could make octopus brains better, Godfrey-Smith said. Octopus cities let us see how the animals act. They are said to be as smart as a person who is 3 years old.
33. Why is the discovery of Octlantis important for scientists?
A. It shows that octopuses could have built more cities.
B. It shows that octopuses can use human objects to build cities and houses .
C. It shows that octopuses know how to work in groups to find food for everyone.
D. It shows that octopuses can live together in peace instead of just fighting each other.
34. Which sentence from the 4th paragraph explains why octopuses might choose to live in a city?
A. It was thought to be the only one then.
B. They could hide from sharks and dolphins.
C. It backs up scientists' ideas about what octopuses do.
D. The city was formed around a large piece of metal made by people.
35. What is the main writing purpose of the last paragraph?
A. It shows how smart the octopus is.
B. It shows how the octopus has evolved.
C. It calls on the readers to protect the octopus.
D. It explains why it is important to study octopus cities.
36. What can the readers get to know because of the discovery of octopus cities?
A. Octopuses have brains even in their arms.
B. Octopuses might even be smarter than humans.
C. Octopuses have a lot in common with humans.
D. Octopuses are very dangerous because they can work together.
【答案解析】 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. C
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。

文章主要讲述了科学家发现章鱼在水下建城市及其意义。

【33题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第二段第二句“Scientists say that octopuses have been building cities underwater.(科学家说章鱼一直在水下建城市)”和第四段前两句“The dis covery of Octlantis is important. It backs up scientists ideas about what octopuses do.( Octlantis的发现非常重要。

这支持了科学家关于章鱼做什么的想法)”可知，Octlantis的发现非常重要，是因为它表明章鱼可能在水下建更多的城市。

故选A项。

【34题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第四段最后两句“He saw it as an underwater island where octopuses would be protected. They could hide from sharks and dolphins.(他把它视为章鱼可以受到保护的水下岛屿。

它们可以藏在里面躲避鲨鱼和海豚)”可知，章鱼选择住在水下城市的原因是躲避鲨鱼和海豚，所以“They could hide from sharks and dolphins.”一句解释了其原因。

故选B项。

【35题详解】
推理判断题。

通读最后一段内容，结合本段倒数第二句“Octopus cities let us see how the animals act.”可知，章鱼城市让我们看到动物是如何表现的，所以本段的写作目的是解释为什么研究章鱼城市很重要。

故选D项。

【36题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第二段第一句“However, it turns out the sea creatures might be more like us than we thought.(然而，结果证明这种海洋动物可能比我们想象中的跟我们更像)”及第三段最后一句“The octopuses might be acting the way people do to each other, he said.(他说，章鱼可能按照人类对待彼此的方式去做)”可知，由于章鱼城市的发现，读者可以了解到，章鱼和人类有很多共同点。

故选C项。

15 When the leaves begin to change their color1s and the birds head south, we know the season is starting to change. On September 7 comes White Dew (白露), the 15th solar term (节气) of the year. It indicates (标志着) the beginning of the cool autumn. As the temperature falls, white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night. For w riters and poets, autumn is a difficult season to describe. It ’s the end of the summer, and therefore a little sad. The days seem to get shorter, and when you wake in the morning, t here’s mist(薄雾) and it’s cooler. Winter is just around the corner.
American writer Ernest Hemingway wrote in his book A Moveable Feast (《流动的盛宴》), “You expected to be sad in the fall. Pa rt of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches (枝条) were bare (光秃秃的) against
the wind and the cold, wintry light. ”
But on the other hand, autumn has its good side. There are so many changes at this time of year, such as the color1ful leaves and cooler nights. French w riter Albert Camus even thought autumn was a second spring, “when every leaf is a flower.” This view is also found in the most famous autumn poem in English literature, To Autumn by John Keats. In that poem, Keats says that autumn has its own songs, just like spring.
Another theme of this season is wisdom (智慧). The arrival of autumn is thought to be similar to a person becoming mature (成熟的).
The great Irish poet W.B. Yeats used this idea in his poem The Wild Swans at Coole (《库尔的野天鹅》), writing about the changing seasons in Coole Park in the west of Ireland. Seeing and counting 59 swans, he remembers first making the count as a young man. Seeing the swans do the same thing for all those years, he’s reminded (提醒) that even though we get older, our hearts always stay the same age.
37. What can be concluded about White Dew ?
A. It is often ignored by w riters and poets.
B. It is the time of year with the most rainfall.
C. It is when the temperature begins to drop.
D. It indicates the end of the autumn.
38. A Moveable Feast was mentioned to ______.
A. point out that autumn is very cold
B. present the sad part of autumn
C. show that winter w ill soon come
D. express sadness about the end of life
39. What does “this idea” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Autumn is an important season for man.
B. We can always stay young at heart.
C. Autumn is related to one’s grow ing old.
D. Nature is full of lessons to be learned.
40. What’s the article mainly about?
A. The solar term White Dew.
B. Why autumn is a sad season.
C. Autumn weather and activities.
D. Famous writers’ description of autumn.【答案解析】 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. D
本文是一篇记叙文。

文章主要是一些著名作家对秋天的描述，包括海明威、阿尔贝加缪、约翰·济慈和叶芝等。

【37题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章第一段“It indicates (标志着) the beginning of the cool autumn. As the temperature falls, white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night.(它
预示着凉爽秋天的开始。

随着气温下降，晚上的草地和树上经常会看到露珠。

)”可知，白露是气温开始下降的时候。

故选C。

【38题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章第三段“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches (枝条) were bare (光秃秃的) against the wind and the cold, wintry light.(你在秋天自会感伤。

每年当树叶从树上掉下来，它们的枝条裸露在寒风和寒冷的阳光下时，你的某些部分也随之死去)”可推断，提到海明威的《流动的盛宴》是为了呈现秋天的悲伤部分。

故选B。

【39题详解】
词义猜测题。

根据文章最后一段划线词后文“he’s reminded (提醒) that even though we get older, our hearts always stay the same age.(他提醒我们，即使我们变老了，我们的心永远保持不变的年龄。

)”可知，this idea即爱尔兰诗人叶芝所提醒我们的内容：我们可以永远保持年轻的心态。

故选B。

【40题详解】
主旨大意题。

根据全文内容可知，第一段提到秋天，第二段讲述一些作家和诗人对秋天的描述，第三段到最后一段分别阐述了西方一些著名作家对秋天的描述，包括海明威、阿尔贝加缪、约翰·济慈和叶芝等。

因此推断文章主要讲述著名作家对秋天的描述。

故选D。

16 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
How to Help Children Understand Social Distancing
Like most people, you're probably worried about the COVID-19 and want to keep your family safe. Happily, practicing social distancing is an easy way to help limit the spread of virus so fewer people get sick. You can hele your children understand why social distancing is important.
____41____ Although experts are still learning about COVID-19 spreads, it appears that non-symptomatic（无症状） people can still spread the virus. Because of this, it's necessary to stay away everyone, whether or not they appear sick.
Tell your kids social distancing helps stop the virus from spreading. Try to help your kids see social distancing as a first step your family is taking rather than a list of rules they have to follow.
____42____ So social distancing is a rally useful way to stop the spread of germs. ____43____ Your kids probably don't want to spend all of their time at home, so they may be wondering why they can play with friends or go to the movies. Tell them that spending time with others and going to the public places increases their risk of getting sick or spreading the virus.
____44____ They will likely be time when you kids are out in pubic like while on outdoor walks or possibly in the store. Explain that the coronavirus can ravel as far as 6 ft (1.8 m) away from a sick person. Then, teach them to move away from people they met in public just in case they’re sick.
Encourage your kids to connect with friends over video chat. Social distancing doesn't mean you have to separate yourself from your friends. Talk to your kids about the ways they can connect with their fiends using their phone and computer. ___45___
A. Discuss the changes they may notice in your public community.
B. Tell them to stay at least 6 ft (1.8 m) away from others while out.
C. Explain that people can spread the virus even before they are sick.
D. Make sure that you're doing everything to keep them safe.
E. Point out that the only way to avoid getting sick is to avoid sick people.
F. Allow your kids to use their tools to text, chat, or call their friends.
G. Explain that your family needs to stay home as much as possible.
【答案解析】 41. C 42. E 43. G 44. B 45. F
这是一篇说明文。

文章主要内容是如何帮助孩子理解“社交距离”，作者列举了几项有效的措施。

【41题详解】
根据下一句“Although experts are still learning about COVID-19 spreads, it appears that non-symptomatic（无症状） people can still spread the virus.(尽管专家们仍在了解COVID-19的传播情况，但似乎没有症状的人仍然可以传播病毒。

)”可知看起来没有症状的人或者是人生病之前也会传播病毒，C项内容“说明人们在生病之前也是会传播病毒”切题，non-symptomatic（无症状） people对应选项中的 people can spread the virus even before they are sick。

故选C项。

【42题详解】
根据下一句“So social distancing is a rally useful way to stop the spread of germs.(所以社交距离是阻止细菌传播的有效方法。

)”可知避免生病的办法就是避免与病人接触，保持距离，E项内容“指出避免生病的唯一方法是避免与生病的人接触”，与下文为因果关系。

avoid sick people对应 stop the spread of germs。

故选E项。

【43题详解】
根据上一句“So social distancing is a rally useful way to stop the spread of germs.(所以社交距离是阻止细菌传播的有效方法。

)”选项承接上文继续说明还要怎么去做尽量地避免与其他人接触。

social distancing对应stay home as much as possible。

故选G项。