江西省南昌市第二中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试卷(含解析)

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2018-2019学年江西省南昌市第二中学高二上学期期末考试
英 语
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第I 卷（选择题）
一、阅读理解
At Beaver Meadows Ranch on Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, there is a long list of outdoor winter activities for the entire family. Take a winter vacation there.
Ice Fishing
For $10 a day, visitors can try their hand at ice fishing. Ice fishing is available from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week. You will need to bring your own ice fishing equipment because it cannot be rented. You will need to have your fishing license too. For more about it, call 800-462-5870.
Hot Chocolate & Cookies Sleigh Ride
Passengers take a 15- to 20-minute sleigh ride through beautiful Colorado country. During the sleigh ride, you’ll have the experience of stopping at an old -time cabin, warming yourself by a fire and eating cookies while drinking hot chocolate. You will need to contact them at 970-231-1955 to set up a time for your sleigh ride.
Winter Horseback Riding
Experience winter horseback riding while viewing the breathtaking beauty of the surrounding 840 acres where Beaver Meadows Ranch makes its home. You’ll be guided on a tour by one of the expert wranglers (牧马人) when the weather permits. One-hour rides cost $35 per person and two-hour rides cost $50. For more information, contact them at 866-881-7679 to set up your horseback riding winter activity.
Other Winter Activities Information
For more information about Beaver Meadows Ranch, or if you’d like to book a room for an adventurous holiday, call 970-881-2450. It’s not very often you can find a one -stop adventure spot full of winter activities. Take advantage of your free time this winter season and enjoy the outdoor scenery in Colorado.
1．If you want to enjoy sleigh rides, you will call _____. A ．800-462-5870 B ．970-231-1955 C ．970-881-2450 D ．866-881-7679
2．How much does a couple have to pay if they want to have a two-hour horseback ride? A ．$50. B ．$70. C ．$100. D ．$140.
3．Where can you most probably read this passage? A ．In the latest news. B ．In a children’s book. C ．In a travel guide. D ．In a sportsman’s diary.
Forest Schools originated in Sweden in the 1950s and spread to other countries, particularly Denmark where they have become an important part of the Danish early years program.
In a typical Danish Forest School, young children from 3 years are taken into the forest for 4 hours each day of the week. They take no toys with them, but instead use only what the forest provides (and their imaginations) to develop their games. There is a primitive hut in the forest, which is used in extreme weather. Activities are child-led and fun, such as finding small animals or stomping in puddles. Because of high adult to child ratios, children can safely try out activities which are often considered too dangerous, such as climbing trees or lighting fires, and by dressing the children in good protective clothing, they are able to play freely. By setting children small manageable tasks at which they are unlikely to fail, and giving genuine praise, children’s independence and confidence grow.
A Swedish scientific study found that children in the Forest School are more balanced and socially capable, have fewer sick days, are more able to concentrate and have better co-ordination than the city nursery children. The primary reason appeared to be the greater opportunities to play in nature, so that children play for longer at a time, tending not to disturb each other as much as children in the city nursery. The study observed that where
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children were interrupted, they became irritable, their stress level rose, and their ability to concentrate fell.
The study also showed that the Forest School children had 25 % fewer sick days than the city children. One reason for this is that the air is nearly always better outside than indoors. Outside a child is not so exposed to virus and bacteria and not so likely to be infected by other children. Another reason may be that, since stress has been shown to have a negative effect on the immune system, high stress levels may be weakening the city children. The Forest School children, on the other hand, are in a pleasant, natural, fun and less stressful environment.
4．Why is there a primitive hut in the forest?
A．To let children have fun.
B．To store daily necessities.
C．To enrich the children’s imagination.
D．To protect the children from bad weather.
5．What kind of activities do the Forest School children have?
A．Activities to improve grades.
B．Activities designed for adults.
C．Activities usually played by braver kids.
D．Fun activities but with a certain level of danger.
6．The Forest School children are more able to concentrate because ______.
A．they have more interesting things to do B．they are accompanied by adults C．they are not disturbed so often D．they are playing in small groups
7．Which of the following best describes the Forest School children?
A．Free and wild. B．Confident and happy.
C．Polite and calm. D．Strong and adventurous.
Environmentalists said our planet was bound to die. Now one man says they are wrong. “Everyone knows the planet is in bad shape,” thundered a magazine article last year. “Species are being driven to die out at recor d rates, and the rivers are so poisonous that fish are floating on the surface, dead.”
But there’s growing belief that what everyone takes for granted is wrong: Things are actually getting better. A new book is about to overturn our most basic assumptions about the world’s environment. Rivers, seas, rain and the atmosphere are all getting better.
The total amount of forests in the world is not declining. The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjorn Lomborg, professor of statistics at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, is an attack on the misleading claims of environmental groups, and the “bad news” culture that makes people believe everything is getting worse.
Now the attacks are increasingly coming from left-wing environmentalists such as Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace. The accusation is that, although the environment is improving, green groups — with profits of hundreds of millions of pounds a year — are using scare tactics (战术) to gain donations. Lomborg’s book doesn’t deny global warming —probably the biggest environmental threat —but destroys almost every other environmental claim with many official statistics.
The Worldwatch Institute claims that deforestation(采伐森林) has been speeding over the last 30 years. Buy Lomborg says that is simply rubbish. Since the dawn of agriculture the world has lost about 20% of its forest cover, but in recent decades the forest area’s depleting has come to a stop. According to UN figures, the area of forests has remained almost steady, at about 30% of total land area, since 1940s. Forests in countries such as the US, UK and Canada have actually been expanding over the past 40 years. Despite all the warnings the Amazon rainforest has only shrunk by about 15%.
Nor are all our species dying out. Some campaigners claim that 50% of all species will have died out within 50 years. But other studies show only 0.08% of species are dying out each year. Conservation efforts have been successful. Whales are no longer threatened and the bald eagle is off the endangered list.
Environmental groups claim that many of the improvements are the results of their campaigns. Stephen Tindale, director of Greenpeace UK, said, “There are important examples, such as acid rain and ozone, where things weren’t as bad as predicted, and that’s because our behavior changed.”
8．What is Lomborg’s main argument in The Skeptical Environmentalist?
A．Our planet is in bad shape.
B．The world’s environment is improving.
C．The total amount of forests is declining.
D．Conservation efforts have been successful.
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9．Wh at is Lomborg’s main accusation of environmentalists?
A．They changed their behavior toward the environment.
B．They only told people bad news about the environment.
C．They scared people into making donations.
D．They overturned our basic assumption about the world’s environment.
10．The underlined word “depleting” is close in meaning to “_______”.
A．speeding B．limiting
C．expanding D．reducing
11．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Are all species dying out? B．Isn’t conservat ion powerful?
C．Is Our Planet Bound to Die? D．Aren’t environmentalists wrong?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making it possible for companies to monitor workers’ behavior in great detail and in real time. Start to slack off (懈怠), and AI could talk to your boss.
One company offering such services is London-based start-up Status Today. Its AI platform relies on a regular supply of employee data, including everything from the files you access to when you use a key card. From this, it builds a picture of how employees normally function and signals any unusual performance. The idea is to spot when someone might become a security risk by doing something different from their usual behavioral patterns. “All of this gives us fingerprint of a user, so if we think the fingerprint doesn’t match, we raise a warning”, says Mircea Dumitrescu, the company’s chief technology officer.
The system also aims to catch employee actions that could accidentally cause a security breach (漏洞), like opening malware (恶意软件).“We’re not monitoring if your computer has a virus.” says Dumitrescu. “We’re monitoring human behaviors.”
But catching the security breach means monitoring everyone, and the AI can also be used to track employee productivity. “It seems like they are just using the r eputation of AI to give an air of lawfulness to old-fashioned workplace surveillance (监视),” says Javier Ruiz Diaz of digital campaigning organization the Open Rights Group. “You have a right to privacy and you shouldn’t be expected to give that up at work.”
Exactly how companies use the system will be up to them, but it’s hard to shake the picture of an AI constantly looking over employees’ shoulders. “It will bother people, and that could be counterproductive if it affects their behavior,” says Paul Bemal at the University of East Anglia.
Phil Legg at the University of the West of England says it will never catch every security risk. “If people know they’re being monitored, they can change their behavior,” he says.
12．According to the text, AI monitors employees by ________.
A．taking pictures of them B．getting access to their data
C．signaling their usual performance D．catching their actions
13．What’s Javier Ruiz Diaz’s attitude towards the system?
A．Doubtful. B．Supportive.
C．Uncaring. D．Negative.
14．What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Security breach. B．Employees’ productivity.
C．The right to privacy. D．Workplace surveillance.
15．Phil Legg’s concern about the system suggests that ________.
A．it is too risky to be used at work
B．it will affect employees’ emotions
C．it may not be so effective as expected
D．it will encourage employee, productivity
二、七选五
Most people have practiced some form of hobby at a point in their lives, whether it is some form of sports, playing a musical instrument, creating art, cooking or something else. There are many different reasons and skills for taking up a hobby.
Realize you have more time than you think.
This is probably the one thing that keeps most people back from practicing a hobby. 16． But we waste so much time on social media, television commercials and worrying about life which we could have used to practice a hobby. Schedule some time for a hobby into your day. Plan ahead and just do it.
Involve other people.
Why? Well, have you ever noticed that you stick to something longer when you feel that you cannot let another person down? So, get someone to jog with you, or make music
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with you, or share recipes with you. Plus, you will inspire them to keep on practicing their hobby.17．
Put your money where your mouth is.
18． So give out a bit of your budget lo your hobby of choice so that you cannot blame a lack of “materials” for not doing anything.
19．
For me, this has been the most important step in going out and doing a hobby. If you jog, decide which races you want to do this year. If you practice music, organize a concert.
Find the pleasure in what you do.
As with most things, starting of getting something ready to start can be difficult. But don’t give up.20．
A．It is a total win-win.
B．Work towards something.
C．Think of a hobby that might interest you.
D．Others’ help will definitely do you good.
E. You think that you don’t have enough time to even start.
F. The fact is that people spend money where their heart is.
G. Once you have star ted you’ll find the beauty and relaxation in it.
三、完形填空
I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier(收银员) __21____ her by name and asked her how she was doing. The woman looked dow n, shook her hand, and said, “Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my ___22___ son is up to his old tricks again. The truth is, I don’t know how I’m going to ___23___ the holidays. ”Then she gave the cashier food stamps.
My heart __24____. I wante d to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to __25____ her groceries or ask for her husband’s situation?
__26__ I walked into the parking lot, I spotted the woman returning her shopping cart.
I remembered something in my purse that I thought might help her. It wasn’t a handful of cash or an __27____ of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life __28____.
My heart beat faster as I __29____ the woman. “Excuse me,” I said, my voice trembling a bit. “I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really __30____ time right now. I’m so sorry, but I’d like to give you something.”
I took a small card out of my purse and ___31___ it to her.
When the woman read the only two words on the card, she began to cry. And through her ____32__, she said, “You have no idea how much this ___33___ to me.”
I was a little ___34___ by her reply. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of ___35___ I might receive. All I could think to respond was, “Oh! Would it be OK to give you a ___36___?
After we hugged ___37___,I walked back to my car and began to cry, too.
The words on the card?
“You Matter.”
A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave a similar card as ___38___ for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a ____39__ glow(光辉，喜悦)spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started ___40___ them.
21．A．charged B．greeted C．blame D．heard
22．A．confident B．independent C．hopeless D．stubborn
23．A．think about B．give up C．lead to D．get through
24．A．ached B．failed C．beat D．paused
25．A．send for B．provide for C．pay for D．beg for
26．A．As B．Though C．Unless D．Since
27．A．excuse B．offer C．experience D．anecdote
28．A．harder B．wealthier C．simpler D．better
29．A．touched B．found C．balanced D．approached
30．A．happy B．tough C．regular D．long
31．A．handed B．obsessed C．spread D．explained
32．A．reliability B．fears C．tears D．beliefs
33．A．brings B．means C．values D．contains
34．A．worried B．excited C．moved D．shocked
35．A．reaction B．feeling C．expression D．answer
36．A．present B．promise C．hug D．ride
37．A．wildly B．tightly C．anxiously D．eagerly
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38．A．progress B．effort C．encouragement D．praise
39．A．warm B．rich C．soft D．fierce
40．A．gathering B．enjoying C．preparing D．sharing
四、单项选择
41．Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _____ the shocking end. A．give out B．give away
C．give up D．give off
42．Sunglasses will _____ your eyes from sunlight.
A．guard B．prevent
C．protect D．stop
43．John is the tallest boy in the class, _____ according to himself.
A．five feet high as tall as B．as tall as five feet high
C．as five feet high tall as D．as tall five feet high as
44．The middle-aged man is ready to risk _____ his life to save his son.
A．to lose B．lose
C．lost D．losing
45．She is in a poor _____ of health, which worries her mother much.
A．state B．situation
C．position D．condition
46．They stood _____ at each other as if they were enemies.
A．staring B．glancing
C．glaring D．looking
47．How did it _____ that you were ten minutes late for class?
A．come down B．come true
C．come out D．come about
48．Why does teaching as a career _____ so many people?
A．apply for B．attract to
C．appeal to D．agree with
49．The car club couldn’t _____ to meet the demands of all its members.
A．assume B．guarantee
C．ensure D．confirm
50．It was after he got what he had desired _____ he realized it was not so important. A．that B．when
C．since D．as
第II卷（非选择题）
六、语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

People today take lots of photos. Some photographs are really memorable. They either capture important events, such as birthday parties or weddings,51． show beautiful places. Years later, people may look at these special photos to remember 52． past.
However, how did people record important moments without cameras long ago? Some people told 53． (story) about old times, and others wrote down 54． they remembered. There were also a lot of people 55． (make) special drawings to help them recall important moments. Among those people were Native Americans of the Lakota tribe.
Every year, Lakota leaders decided which event was most important. A Lakota 56． (art) was then asked to draw a special picture of that event. Because each year’s picture was decided on during the winter, the drawings became 57． (know) as winter counts.
For a long time, winter counts were drawn on animal skins. Later, the drawings 58． (do) on paper. The pictures told the history of the tribe. Each year, the newest winter count was added 59． the Lakota collection of pictures from 60． (early) times. That helped people keep track of the years. Today, winter counts are important records of the Lakota’s past.
七、短文改错
61．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Cars are everywhere. In big city and small towns, the preferred method of transportation is the automobile. People can get to where they need to go quickly and easy, and it has given a new kind of freedom to many people who may not have experienced it ago. But is driving really the best thing for our society? I argue that it is not. First, pollution was a serious problem, and more cars only make them worse. There is just not way to reduce
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pollution without decrease the number of cars on the road. Second, cars are very dangerous.
Traffic accidents are responsible tens of thousands of deaths every year. Finally, cars
are so expensive for most people to afford. However, that doesn’t stop low-income families
from spending the most of their money to pay for the family car.
八、提纲类作文
62．假定你是李华，你们学校的外教Jerry寒假不回国，你写信邀请他去你家一起过除夕，
内容要点如下：
1. 时间：2月4日；
2. 活动安排。

参考词汇：The New Year’s Eve
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jerry,
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______________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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2018-2019学年江西省南昌市第二中学
高二上学期期末考试
英语答案
1． B
2． C
3． C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是广告类阅读，介绍了几种在Beaver Meadows Ranch的全家人冬季户外活动，涉及活动内容，花费和联系方式。

1．细节理解题。

根据Hot Chocolate & Cookies Sleigh Ride中Passengers take a 15- to 20-minute sleigh ride through beautiful Colorado country.和You will need to contact them at
970-231-1955 to set up a time for your sleigh ride.可知这里可以滑雪橇，如果想滑雪橇可以联系970-231-1955.故选B.
2．推理判断题。

根据Winter Horseback Riding中One-hour rides cost $35 per person and two-hour rides cost $50.可知骑马每人一小时35美元，两小时50美元。

如果一对夫妇想骑两个小时的马，需要支付50×2＝100.故选C.
3．推理判断题。

本文介绍了几种在Beaver Meadows Ranch全家人冬季户外活动，此类文不属于新闻，也不属于儿童读物或运动员日记，而是属于旅游指导。

故选C.
4． D
5． D
6． C
7． B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了在瑞典和丹麦等国的森林学校里，孩子们可以玩有趣并带有一定危险性的游戏，他们的独立性和自信心都增强了，而且他们比城里托儿所的孩子更能集中注意力，更不容易生病。

4．细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“There is a primitive hut in the forest, which is used in extreme weather.”可知，森林里的原始小屋供孩子们在极端天气里使用，让他们免受极端天气影响，故D项正确。

5．推理判断题。

根据第二段中的“Activities are child-led and fun, such as finding small animals or stomping in puddles.”可知，像找小动物和在水坑里跺脚这样的活动是非常有趣的，再根据“children can safely try out activities which are often considered too dangerous, such as climbing trees or lighting fires”可知，孩子们可以安全地进行爬树和生火等通常被认为太危险的活动，由此可知，森林学校的孩子们进行的是有趣但有一定危险性的活动，故D项正确。

6．细节理解题。

根据第三段中的“The primary reason appeared to be the greater opportunities to play in nature, so that children play for longer at a time, tending not to disturb each other as much as children in the city nursery.”可知，森林学校的孩子更能集中注意力是因为他们不像城里托儿所的孩子那样经常被打扰，故C项正确。

7．推理判断题。

根据第二段中的“Activities are child-led and fun, such as finding small animals or stomping in puddles.”可知，森林学校的孩子们可以玩有趣的游戏，再根据“By setting children small manageable tasks at which they are unlikely to fail, and giving genuine praise, children’s independence and confidence grow.”可知，通过给他们布置一些不太可能失败的小任务并给予表扬，他们变得更加自信，由此可知，森林学校的孩子们快乐并自信，故B项正确。

【点睛】
本篇第4题的难度较大，因为选项里提到了两个方面，所以需要从两个方面进行综合考虑，根据第
二段中的“Activities are child-led and fun, such as finding small animals or stomping in puddles.”可知，森林学校的孩子们可以玩有趣的游戏，再根据“By setting children small manageable tasks at which they are unlikely to fail, and giving genuine praise, children’s independence and confidence grow.”可知，通过给他们布置一些不太可能失败的小任务并给予表扬，他们变得更加自信，由此可知，森林学校的孩子们快乐并自信。

8． B
9． C
10． D
11． C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了在《持疑的环保主义者》一书中，统计学教授约恩隆伯格抨击了环保主
义者的“星球灭亡”说，他指出世界环境正在改善。

8．推理判断题。

根据第三段中的“Bjorn Lomborg, professor of statistics at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, is an attack on the misleading claims of environmental groups, and the “bad news” culture that makes people believe everything is get ting worse.”可知，统计学教授比约恩隆伯格抨击了环保组织的误导性言论以及让人们相信一切都在恶化的坏消息文
化，由此可知，在《持疑的互保主义者》一书中，约恩隆伯格争论的是世界环境正在改善，故B项
正确。

9．细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“The accusation is that, although the environment is improving, green groups — with profits of hundreds of millions of pounds a year — are using scare tactics (战术) to gain donations.”可知，有人指责说，尽管环境正在改善，但每年获利数亿英镑的绿色组织正在运用恐吓战术来获得捐款，故C项正确。

10．词义猜测题。

根据画线词后的“According to UN figures, the area of forests has remained almost steady”可知，森林面积已经很稳定，此处是说森林减少现象已经结束，由此可知画线词词义为“减少”，故D项正确。

11．主旨大意题。

通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“Environmentalists said our planet was bound to die. Now one man says they are wrong.”可知，本文介绍了在《持疑的环保主义者》一书中，统计学教授约恩隆伯格抨击了环保主义者的“星球灭亡”说，故C项正确。

12． B
13． D
14． C
15． C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一家公司提供利用人工智能监控员工的服务，相关人士认为这种做法侵
犯了员工的隐私权，也有人认为这种做法可能会适得其反。

12．细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“One company offering such services is London-based start-up Status Today, Its AI platform relies on a regular supply of employee data,”可知，人工
智能依赖于定期提供的员工数据来监控他们，故B项正确。

13．观点态度题。

根据倒数第二段中的“It seems like they are just using the reputation of AI to give an air of lawfulness to old-fashioned workplace surveillance”可知，Javier Ruiz
Diaz认为他们只是以人工智能之名给老式工作场所监控营造一种合法的氛围，由此可知Javier Ruiz Diaz对监控系统的态度是否定的，故D项正确。

14．代词指代题。

根据画线词前的“You have a right to privacy and you shouldn’t be ex pected to give”可知，你有隐私权并且你不希望在工作中放弃这种权利，由此可知画线词指代的就是前面提到的“隐私权”，故C项正确。

15．推理判断题。

根据最后一段中的“It will bother people, and that could be counterproductive if it affects their behavior”可知，Phil Legg认为监控系统会干扰人们，如果它影响人们的行为，它可能会适得其反，由此可知，Phil Legg的担忧表明监控系统可能没有预想的那么有效，故C项正确。

【点睛】
说明文的观点态度题一般难度较大，我们需要通过人物所说话语气的褒贬来揣摩其态度，例如本篇第2题，根据倒数第二段中的“It seems like they are just using the reputation of AI to give an air of lawfulness to old-fashioned workplace surveillance”可知，Javier Ruiz Diaz认为他们只是以人工智能之名给老式工作场所监控营造一种合法的氛围，“营造一种合法的氛围”含有明显的贬义，言外之意是这种做法是不合法的，由此可知Javier Ruiz Diaz对监控系统的态度是否定的。

16． E
17． A
18． F
19． B
20． G
【解析】
【分析】
大多数人在他们的生活中练习过某种形式的爱好。

本文阐述了一系列从事爱好的原因。

16．考查语意理解和推理判断能力。

根据空格前Realize you have more time than you think. This is probably the one thing that keeps most people back from practicing a hobby.得知意识到你有很多空余时间，这可能是阻止大家练习爱好的一个原因。

接下来解释原因是：你认为你没有时间。

故选E。

17．考查语意理解和推理判断能力。

根据空格前So, get-someone to jog with you, or make music with you, or share recipes with you. Plus, you will inspire them to keep on practicing their hobby.得知你在邀请别人和你一起做一些事情时，你也在激励他们练习他们的爱好，这是一个双赢的事情。

故选A。

18．考查语意理解和推理判断能力。

根据空格后So give out a bit of your budget to your hobby of choice so that you cannot blame a lack of “materials” for not doing anything.得知你要拿出一部分预算花费到你的爱好上，可以得知前面说：事实上，你花钱是花在你心仪的事情上。

故选F。

19．考查语意理解和推理判断能力。

根据空格后If you jog, decide which races you want to do this year. If you practice music, organize a concert.如果你慢跑就参加比赛，练习音乐就组织音乐会，得知总结的段落小标题是要为爱好采取行动。

故选B。

20．考查语意理解和推理判断能力。

根据空格前As with most things, starting of getting som ething ready to start can be difficult. But don’ t give up.得知练习爱好的初期是很困难的。

接下来建议不放弃是因为：你一旦开始为自己的爱好练习，你就会发现它的美和放松。

故选G。

【名师点睛】
“七选五”题要求学生根据文章的结构、逻辑、上下文的内容选出相应的五句话填入空白处将文章补充完整。

主要目的在于“考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。

”试题的位置不同，解题策略也不同：1．若问题在段首：通常是段落主题句。

认真阅读该段落，根据段落一致性原则，查找相关词或者同义词，从而推测出主题句，找到答案。

例如___3___So give out a bit of your budget to your hobby of choice so that you cannot blame a lack of “materials” for not doing anything.根据相关词your hobby和where their heart is.，可以判断出本段是：建议我们花钱花在你心仪的事情上，故选F。

2．若问题在段尾：通常是结论、概括性语句。

要注意表示总结的信号词，如therefore, as a result, hence,thus, to sum up, to conclude, in short, in a word等词语，选项中也可发现前文的同义词句。

例如：As with most things, starting of getting something ready to start can be difficult. But don’ t give up. ___5___根据前面的difficult 和But don’ t，可以判断选G。

3.若问题是位于自然段中承上启下是空格的主要任务，分析句子之间的逻辑关系及内容的连贯性，注意句子间的衔接手段。

将选项代入原文，如果前后内容连贯，符合逻辑，就能得出正确答案。

例如：So, get-someone to jog with you, or make music with you, or share recipes with you. Plus, you will inspire them to keep on practicing their hobby. ___2___Put your money where your mouth is.本段前一句说“你可以激励别人练习他们的爱好”，后一句说“拿出实际行动来。

”可知，A项“这是一件双赢的事情。

”承上启下。

21． B
22． C
23． D
24． A
25． C
26． A
27． B
28． D
29． D
30． B
31． A
32． C
33． B
34． D
35． A
36． C
37． B
38． C
39． A
40． D
【解析】
【分析】
试题分析：这是一篇记叙文，主要讲述作者在购物时，见到一位60多岁的老太太因丈夫和儿子失业过着艰难的生活，通过鼓励的话语"You Matter"来帮助老人度过了难关，老人十分感动。

21．考查动词词义辨析。

A. charged要价；B. greeted欢迎；C. blame责备；D. heard听说。

根据该句中的“and asked her how she was doing”可知，收银员问她过得怎么样；据此可以判断，收银员在和她打招呼，故选B。

22．考查形容词词义辨析。

A. confident自信的；B. independent独立的；C. hopeless绝望的；
D. stubborn顽固的。

根据该句中的“my __ 42__ son is up to his old tricks again”可知，她的儿子故伎重演；据此可以判断，她对她的儿子是感到绝望的。

故选C。

23．考查动词短语辨析。

A. think about考虑； B. give up放弃；C. lead to导致；D. get through 度过。

根据上文可知，她的丈夫刚失业，儿子故伎重演，她过得不好；据此可以判断，她不知道如何度过假期。

故选D。

24．考查动词词义辨析。

A. ached疼痛；B. failed失败；C. beat跳动；D. paused暂停。

根据下文的“I wanted to help but didn't know how.”并结合第一段中她对丈夫和儿子的描述可知，“我”听后感到心疼。

故选A。

25．考查动词短语辨析。

A. send for派人去叫；B. provide for为……提供生活费；C. pay for 为……付款；D. beg for乞求。

根据上文中的“When it was her turn to pay”并结合该句中的“her groceries”可知，“我”不知道如何帮助她，是不是应该帮她付款。

故选C。

26．考查状语从句。

A. As当……时候；B. Though尽管；C. Unless除非；D. Since自从……以来。

当“我”走进停车场时，“我”看到她正退还购物车。

A项意为“当……时候”，符合语境，故选A。

27．考查名词词义辨析。

A. excuse借口；B. offer提供；C. experience经历；D. anecdote趣闻。

根据该句中的“of a job for her husband”可知，这并不是给她丈夫提供的一份工作。

故选B。

28．考查形容词词义辨析。

A. harder更困难的；B. wealthier更富有的； C. simpler更简单的；
D. better更好的。

根据上文中的“Not so good.”及该句中的“but maybe it would make her life”可以判断，“我”的帮助也许会让她的生活更好一点。

故选D。

29．考查动词词义辨析。

A. touched触摸；B. found发现；C. balanced使平衡；D. approached 接近。

根据语境可知，当“我”靠近(approached)她时，“我”的心跳得更快。

故选D。

30．考查形容词词义辨析。

A. happy快乐的；B. tough艰难的；C. regular有规律的；D. long长的。

根据第一段可知，她的丈夫刚失业，儿子故伎重演，她过得不好；据此可知，她此刻过着艰难的(tough)生活。

故选B。

31．考查动词词义辨析。

A. handed传递；B. obsessed使着迷；C. spread传播；D. explained解释。

根据语境可知，“我”从钱包里取出一张小卡片并递给(handed)她。

故选A。

32．考查名词词义辨析。

A. reliability可靠；B. fears害怕；C. tears眼泪；D. beliefs信念。

根据上文中的“ she began to cry”可推断，流着泪水，她对我说。

故选C。

33．考查动词词义辨析。

A. brings带来；B. means意味着；C. values重视；D. contains包含。

根据语境可知，此处表示“你不知道这对我意味着(means)多么大”。

故选B。

34．考查形容词词义辨析。

A. worried担心的，焦虑的；B. excited兴奋的； C. moved感动的；
D. shocked震惊的。

根据下文中的“Having never done anything like this before”可知，“我”以前从来没有做过这样的事情，所以对她的反应有点儿震惊。

故选D。

35．考查名词词义辨析。

A. reaction反应；B. feeling感情；C. expression表达；D. answer答案。

根据下文中的“All I could think to respond was”可以判断，“我”不知道自己会收到什么样的反应(reaction)。

故选A。

36．考查名词词义辨析。

A. present礼物；B. promise许诺；C. hug拥抱；D. ride乘骑。

根据下文中的“After we hugged”可以判断，此处表示“我给你一个拥抱(hug)好吗？”，故选C。

37．考查副词词义辨析。

A. wildly激烈地；B. tightly紧紧地；C. anxiously焦急地；D. eagerly 热切地。

根据语境可知，在我们紧紧拥抱之后，“我”回到“我”的车上，也开始哭了。

故选B。

38．考查名词词义辨析。

A. progress进步；B. effort努力；C. encouragement鼓励；D. praise 表扬。

根据该句中的“for a project I was working on”并结合下文的“I felt a
__59__ glow (喜悦) spread inside of me”可知，同事给“我”这张卡片是为了鼓励“我”工作。

故选C。

39．考查形容词词义辨析。

A. warm温暖的； B. rich丰富的；C. soft柔软的；D. fierce凶恶的。

根据语境可知，“我”感到一种温暖的喜悦感在“我”身上传播。

故选A。

40．A. gathering集中；B. enjoying喜欢；C. preparing准备；D. sharing共享。

根据语境可知，“我”深受感动，回到家后开始将这些写着“You Matter”的卡片分享(sharing)给别人。

故选D。

41．B
【解析】【详解】
考查动词短语辨析。

A. give out分发；B. give away泄露；C. give up放弃；D. give off发出（光）。

句意：不要在故事的开头提到它，否则会泄露令人震惊的结局。

根据“the shocking end”可知，此处表示“泄露”，故B项正确。

【点睛】
同一动词与不同介词的搭配是单项选择的常见考点，准确理解与介词搭配的短语意思是关键，四个短语的意思为：A. give out分发；B. give away泄露；C. give up放弃；D. give off发出（光），根据“the shocking e nd”可知，此处是说不要在故事的开头提到它，否则会泄露令人震惊的结局，故B项正确。

42．C
【解析】
【详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

A. guard保卫；B. prevent阻止；C. protect保护；D. stop阻止。

句意：太阳镜可以使你的眼睛免受阳光的照射。

protect…from表示“使免受、保护”，故C项正确。

43．B
【解析】
【详解】
考查固定表达。

句意：John是班里最高的男生，他自称高达五英尺。

as tall as…表示“高达……”作状语修饰five feet high“五英尺高”，故B项正确。

44．D
【解析】
【详解】
考查非谓语动词。

句意：这个中年男子准备冒生命危险去救他的儿子。

risk doing表示“冒险干某事”，故D项正确。

【点睛】
本题需要注意risk作动词时，后面需要接动名词作宾语， risk doing表示“冒险干某事”。

45．A
【解析】
【详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

A. state状态；B. situation形势；C. position位置；D. condition情况。

句意：她身体不好，这让她妈妈很担心。

in…state of表示“处于一种……的状态”，故A项正确。

46．C
【解析】
考查动词。

Stare盯着看；glance一瞥；glare怒视；look看。

句意：他们站在那儿彼此怒视着对方，好像他们是敌人一样。

47．D
【解析】
【详解】
考查动词短语辨析。

A. come down下来；B. come true实现；come out出版；D. come about发生。

句意：你为什么上课迟到了十分钟？how does it come about that…？表示“事情是怎样发生的？”故D项正确。

48．C
【解析】
【详解】
考查动词短语辨析。

A. apply for申请；B. attract to把……引向；C. appeal to吸引；D. agree with同意。

句意：为什么教师这个职业吸引了这么多人？根据句意可知此处表示“吸引”，故C项正确。

49．B。