2020届高三下学期第四学月考试英语试题 Word版含解析

2020年春四川省棠湖中学高三第四学月考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题★答案★后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的★答案★标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他★答案★标号。

回答非选择题时，将★答案★写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将★答案★标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的★答案★转涂到答题卡上。

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。

每段对话后有一个小题，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。

例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15.
B. £9.18.
C. £9.15.
★答案★是C。

1. What does the woman think of the food?
A. Delicious.
B. Fatty.
C. Terrible.
2. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. They are strangers.
B. They are friends.
C. They are neighbors.
3. What is Jack going to do?
A. Hurry to his office.
B. Meet Professor Johnson.
C. Help Mary carry the books.
4. How will the woman go downtown?
A. By subway.
B. By bus.
C. By taxi.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A French exam.
B. An interpreter course.
C. A job opportunity.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6. What is the presentation mainly about?
A. The causes of climate change.
B. The results of climate change.
C. The prevention of climate change.
7. Where did the man get his information?
A. From a film.
B. From a website.
C. From a book.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. When will Jack pick up his father?
A. At six.
B. At four.
C. At two.
9. How does Julie seem to feel about the game?
A. Bored.
B. Curious.
C. Confused.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the man have to do now?
A. Plan a trip.
B. Look for a job.
C. Make a decision.
11. What does the woman think of the journey to South America?
A. Dangerous.
B. Exciting.
C. Expensive.
12. What advice does the woman give to the man?
A. Going abroad.
B. Staying at home.
C. Opening a bookstore.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How many brothers and sisters did Jin have?
A. Two.
B. Six.
C. Seven.
14. What was Jin’s first wuxia novel?
A. The Book and the Sword.
B. The Deer and the Cauldron.
C. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
15. When did Jin start working at a film company?
A. In1955.
B. In1957.
C. In1959.
16. Where did Jin receive hi s Doctor’s degree?
A. In Soochow University.
B. In Cambridge University.
C. In the Central University of Political Affairs.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did the man think of Americans?
A. Health-conscious.
B. Ignorant.
C. Lazy.
18. Why does the man mention organic foods?
A. To show how influential American food culture is.
B. To show how people’s attitudes have changed.
C. To show that Americans are spending more on food.
19. According to the woman, why are things different now?
A. People have access to more information.
B. People are more active in general.
C. People are more positive.
20. What does the woman try to avoid?
A. Watching too much TV.
B. Eating fast food.
C. Driving her car.
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
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AND ENJOY A FREE FLIGHT TO ANY DESTINATION IN ASIA!
With a registration fee of just $ 50 per child, children under the age of 12 can join Eagle Airways' FLY TO THE MOON CLUB as members.
They can then enjoy the same benefits onboard Eagle Airways' newest Boeing-797 to any destination in the world!
BENEFITS YOU CAN'T MISS!
A free flight to any destination in Asia
30% off any course at Tanya Language School
20% off any purchase made at Ruby Bookstore
A free notebook with every purchase above $50 at Starlight Stationery
A free bowl of dessert for a family of four at Don's Diners with every set dinner ordered A birthday gift on your child's birthday
A free album containing pictures taken during the journey
All booking made before 12 September will receive free travel insurance for the entire family! Insurance is issued by Live Life Insurance Group.
10% OFF ALL BOOKINGS
for departures from 5 to 11 September 2015
1. One of the benefits mentioned in the advertisement is ________.
A. a free flight to any destination in the world
B. 30% off any book purchased at Ruby Bookstore
C. a free bowl of dessert at any restaurant at the airport
D. a discount on any course at Tanya Language School
2.Which of the following bookings may receive the most benefits?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement?
A. You need to pay $ 50 to sign up a child for the club.
B. Club members enjoy free travel insurance for any flight
C. The advertisement is intended for students of all ages.
D. Any child must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.
【★答案★】1. D 2. D 3. A
【解析】
本文介绍了一个针对12岁以下儿童的项目“FLY TO THE MOON CLUB"，并描述其优惠政策。

【1题详解】
细节理解题。

根据“30% off any course at Tanya Language School”可知，坦尼亚语言学校任何课程都打折，故★答案★D正确。

【2题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章最后一部分“All booking made before 12 September will receive free travel insurance for the entire family! ”和此句“10% OFF ALL BOOKINGS for departures from 5 to 11 September 2015”可看出九月12号之前预定，九月5号到11号出发的有10%的优惠。

故选D。

【3题详解】
细节理解题。

根据文章“With a registration fee of just $ 50 per child, ”的表述可看出你需要付50美元才能为一个孩子报名参加俱乐部。

和★答案★A一致，故选A。

B
Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the
way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.
4. The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.
A. she is a stranger to the city
B. she doesn’t know the people
C. she has no time to help others
D. she’s afraid of giving wrong directions
5. A man stopped the writer on the way to _____________.
A. sell her something
B. ask her the time
C. make friends with her
D. ask for the direction
6. The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______________.
A. lives
B. studies
C. works
D. teaches
7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer is too shy to give others directions.
B. The writer has a very poor sense of direction.
C. The writer never got lost when she was young.
D. The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.
【★答案★】4. D 5. D 6. C 7. B
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。

这篇短文讲述的是因为作者自己方向感很差，所以当有人向他问路时，他总是拒绝给别人指路。

有一次又有一个人向作者问路，作者像往常一样拒绝了他。

但是他随后就意识到那个地方正是他工作的地方，可已经来不及了。

当作者在办公室里见到那个陌生人时，作者感到非常的尴尬。

【4题详解】
细节理解题。

根据短文第一句Some people have a very poor sense of direction．Unluckily，I am one of them．可知，作者的方向感很差，所以他不敢给别人指示方向。

故选D。

【5题详解】
细节理解题。

根据短文第四段第一句中Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man．He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building．可知，一次在回家的路上，一个陌生人向作者询问怎样去友谊大厦，即在向他问路，故选D。

【6题详解】
细节理解题。

根据短文第四段第二句中I gave him my usual reply．But just as I walked on only a few steps．I realized that he had asked the way to my office building．可知，当一个陌生人向作者问路的时候，作者像往常一样拒绝回答，但是后来他突然想起来，友谊大厦就是作者的办公楼，就是他工作的地方。

故选C。

【7题详解】
推理判断题。

根据第三段最后一句So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions．可知，作者不给陌生人指路是因为他自己方向感差，害怕给别人指错了方向，故A不对；根据第一段第二句I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time．可知作者即使去过一个地方很多次，但是下次还是会迷路。

故不能推测出C选项“作者小时候从来没有迷路过”，排除C选项；短文中没有提到那个陌生人见到作者时的感受，故D不对；根据文章第一句Some people have a very poor sense of direction．Unluckily，I am one of them可知作者方向感很差，故B是正确的。

综上，故选B。

C Cowboys, policemen, princesses and superheroes are all characters kids choose to be on any given day. Putting on a play can be a fun activity that lets them act out their favorite characters as well as use their artistic ability to create the stage.
Best of all, they will be able to use thei r favorite line “ look at me” as the audience sits down to enjoy the production.
Help your kids decide on a play they would like to act out. Use the Internet or the library to find scripts (剧本) for older reading kids. For younger kids, they can act out a favorite story or a fairy tale. Of course, you could always help them write their own scripts.
Decide how many characters are needed. Invite neighbors and friends to be in your play or let your kids play more than one character. Make sure you teach them to change the way they look, move and speak so the audience can tell the difference.
Search for costumes and props (道具) supplies. Find clothes from your closet or attic (阁楼) , or go to a garage sale. Help everyone make a mask or put on makeup to represent their characters.
Get creative. Make tickets, invitations, movie posters and props fo r your kids’ play. You can even decorate a curtain and hang it in front of the stage. Set up chairs for the audience.
Choose your music. Pick something that goes with the theme of the play. Ask someone to play the piano or have the kids make up songs and help them make homemade instruments.
Rehearse the play. The more the play is practiced, the better it will be. Try starting early in the summer and practicing once a week. Set out a snack after rehearsal and make it light-hearted and fun. Then perform the play at the end of the summer vacation.
Invite the audience to sit down and enjoy the play.
8. Which of the following characters may not be chosen by kids?
A. Policemen.
B. Princesses.
C. Superheroes.
D. Beggars.
9. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Pu tting on a play can improve kids’ imagination.
B. Kids of different ages should choose the same script.
C. A kid can act out different characters in the same play.
D. Different costumes and props are not important on stage.
10. The underlined word “ Rehearse” has the closest meaning to “___________”.
A. research
B. review
C. practice
D. remember
11. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. How to Help Kids to Put on a Play
B. How to Give Kids Useful Advice on Performances
C. How to Get Kids Interested in Performing
D. How to Teach Kids to Show Their Character
【★答案★】8. D 9. C 10. C 11. A
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。

短文针对父母怎样才能让孩子表演好戏剧给出了一些建议。

【8题详解】
细节理解题。

由第一段“Cowboys, policemen, princesses and superheroes are all characters kids choose to be on any given day.”可知，牛仔、警察、公主和超级英雄都是孩子们在任何时候都会选择的角色。

所以本题采取排除法。

所以D项“乞丐”不是孩子们选择的角色。

故D选项正确。

【9题详解】
细节理解题。

由第四段的第二句话“Invite neighbors and friends to be in your play or let your kids play more than one character”可知，一个孩子可以在同一部戏剧中扮演不同的角色。

所以我们能从这篇文章中了解到孩子们可以在同一出戏里扮演不同的角色。

故C选项正确。

【10题详解】
词义猜测题。

由最后段“The more the play is practiced, the better it will be.”可知，戏剧练习得越多，它的效果越好。

所以通过上下文的语境，可以判断出rehearse的意思和practice“练习”的意思相近。

故C选项正确。

【11题详解】
主旨大意题。

由“Decide how many characters are needed. Search for costumes and props (道具) supplies. Get creative. Choose your music. Rehearse the play”可知，决定需要多少角色。

寻找服装和道具用品。

发挥创造力。

选择你的音乐。

所以短文针对父母怎样才能帮助孩子表演好戏剧给出了一些建议。

故短文的最佳标题为“如何帮助孩子们演戏”。

故A选项正确。

D
As Simon Kindleysides, 34, took his first step in the London Marathon in April, he felt as if magic was in the air.
"As we were walking toward the first mile, we actually started joining all the runners," he said. "Everyone was on the streets, cheering, and that was a magical moment." As time went on, the crowds and other racers spread around. Kindleysides and his team of eight supporters continued walking.
Kindleysides, who is paralyzed(瘫痪的)from the waist down and typically uses a wheelchair, was equipped with an exoskeleton(体外骨骼)to help him walk. His supporters walked with him to change the batteries in his exoskeleton so he could keep moving.
In 2013, Kindleysides was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤) that was growing in a way that pressed on certain nerves, leading to him losing feeling in his legs. He was told he would never walk again. Before his paralysis, the London-based singer and dancer had
"always wanted to run a marathon," he said, but he never made the plan to do so--until this year.
During the London Marathon, the last two miles were the hardest. "At that point, I was exhausted. It was freezing cold, and I was hurting emotionally," Kindleysides said. But he kept going. "I didn't want to let people down. I had a team of eight, and I was raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity," he said. "I didn't want to let them down, myself down, and I thought if I would get this far, I would have to continue."So he continued and made history as the first paralyzed man to complete the London Marathon on foot.
Then, recovering at home, he shared his accomplishment with his three children. "They used to say I'm the only dad in their whole school who's in a wheelchair, and now they say I'm their dad, the only one who has walked a marathon," he said.
Kindleysides is training to complete three more marathons next year, including the London Marathon again.
12. Why did Kindleysides' supporters accompany him all the way?
A. To help change the batteries.
B. To inspire him as a team.
C. To guide him along the road.
D. To assist him with the wheelchair.
13. What caused Kindleysides' disability?
A. An operation on his brain for the tumor.
B. An accident in the previous marathon.
C. Some nerves produced out of the tumor.
D. The pressure from the brain tumor on the nerves.
14. What partly supported Kindleysides to finish the hardest two-mile race?
A. The prize money for the winner.
B. The strong desire to recover.
C. The kindness to help the charity.
D. The belief to beat others.
15. What can we learn about Kindleysides?
A. He was once a successful actor.
B. He is ambitious for joining in London marathons once more.
C. His children feel a pity for him in the wheelchair now.
D. He was the first disabled man to complete the London Marathon.
【★答案★】12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Kindleysides因病而导致下肢无知觉但却坚持跑完了马拉松全程，目的是要多做善事。

【12题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第三段的His supporters walked with him to change the batteries in his exoskeleton so he could keep moving.可知，Kindleysides的支持者一直陪伴着他的原因是给他的外骨骼换电池，这样他就可以继续前进。

故选择A选项。

【13题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第四段的In 2013, Kindleysides was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤) that was growing in a way that pressed on certain nerves, leading to him losing feeling in his legs.可知Kindleysides被诊断出患有脑瘤，这种肿瘤正在以压迫某些神经的方式生长，导致他的双腿失去知觉。

故D选项正确。

【14题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第五段Kindleysides 的陈述“I didn't want to let people down. I had a team of eight, and I was raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity”可知，他一直在为慈善机构筹钱，可知C选项符合文意。

【15题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段Kindleysides is training to complete three more marathons next year, including the London Marathon again. Kindleysides正在为明年完成另外三项马拉松而训练，其中包括伦敦马拉松。

可见他雄心勃勃地想再次参加伦敦马拉松比赛。

故B选项正确。

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。

How to avoid a boring conversation
What excuse should you use to avoid talking to people you don’t want to talk to? Here are tips and non-offensive ways to get out of unwanted conversations.
1. Go for a refill.
It is natural for anyone at a party to be excused to get a refill. ____16____ And once you excuse yourself, make a move fast before the person requests you to get a refill for him as well.
2. Pretend bad mood.
Cut off the conversation before it starts by saying something along the lines of “I’m not in a good mood. Can I talk to you later if you don’t mind? ____17____ Say it firmly
so that people get the message loud and clear.
3. Ask your friend to save you.
___18___ Simply text your friend and ask him or her to come for apparently something important. You will be able to skip a boring chat with a seemingly reasonable excuse.
4. ___19___
You are advised to look away from that person and don’t make eye contact, so that you can give powerful hints that you find the conversation extremely boring. ____20____ Be sure to tune in to the conversation every now and then so you don’t come across as rude.
A. Behave in an obviously careless way.
B. Just be sure that the person you are talking to does not offer to accompany you to do so.
C. Don’t act too polite in an attempt to draw sympathy.
D. Use body language to indicate boredom.
E. Your friend is bound to perform brilliantly in coping with the dull one.
F. Look elsewhere and pretend that something else has caught your attention.
G. Stuck in an unwanted conversation, how do you get out of it?
【★答案★】16. B 17. C 18. G 19. D 20. F
【解析】
本文是一篇选句填空，文章主要介绍了如何避免无聊的对话的一些建议。

【16题详解】
根据前文It is natural for anyone at a party to be excused to get a refill.可知，派对上的任何人都可以免费获得续杯。

再根据后文once you excuse yourself, make a move fast before the person requests you to get a refill for him as well.可知，是不想让这个跟你交谈的人跟你一起去续杯。

B项：Just be sure that the person you are talking to does not offer to accompany you to do so.(请确保与您交谈的人不主动陪伴您做这样的事情。

)符合文意，故选B。

【17题详解】
根据后文Say it firmly so that people get the message loud and clear.可知，坚定地说，以便人们能够清晰地获得信息。

C项：Don’t act too polite in an attempt to draw sympathy.(不要过于礼貌地试图引起同情。

)符合文意，故选C。

【18题详解】
根据后文Simply text your friend and ask him or her to come for apparently something important.可知，只需发短信给你的朋友，让他或她为重要的事情来找你。

G. Stuck in an unwanted conversation, how do you get out of it?(陷入不想要的谈话中，你怎么走出去？)符合文意，讲摆脱不想继续谈话的方法，故选G。

【19题详解】
根据后文You are advised to look away from that person and don’t make eye contact, so that you can give powerful hints that you find the conversation extremely boring.可知，建议您远离那个人并且不要进行目光接触，这样您就可以给出强有力的暗示：您觉得对话非常无聊。

这些都是肢体语言，D项：Use body language to indicate boredom.(用肢体语言表示无聊。

)符合文意，故选D。

【20题详解】
根据前文You are advised to look away from that person and don’t make eye contact, so that you can give powerful hints that you find the conversation extremely boring.可知,建议你把目光从那个人身上移开，不要进行眼神交流，这样你就可以给对方强有力的暗示，表明你觉得谈话很无聊。

F项Look elsewhere and pretend that something else has caught your attention.(看看其它地方并假装其他东西引起了你的注意。

)符合文意，是继续讲述用肢体语言表示无聊，故选F。

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。

When she was 16, Joanne learned that she was adopted and that her birth mother was a woman named Lillian and that she had died days after giving birth to her. Feeling betrayed and confused, Joanne spent many nights crying,___21___what her birth mother had been like. And yet, some part of her believed her mother was still___22___.
The doubts___23___Joanne for years. After watching her___24___, in 2017, when Joanne was already 79 years old, her daughter-in-law, Shelley, suggested her taking a DNA___25___. Shelley thought learning something about her___26___family might give Joanne
some___27___.
So Joanne took the test, and about a year later Shelley received a(n)___28___on from a man named Sam, whose genetic report had___29___him with Joanne.
Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam, asking___30___he knew a Lillian. Yes, Sam said,
that was his mother's name. Almost___31___, an even bigger shock came that Lillian was alive, at age 100-Joanne had been___32___all along.
The families quickly planned a(n)___33___where Lillian lived. A month later, Joanne found herself sitting across from the mother she had___34___in her whole life, looking at Lillian, who suffered from dementia(痴呆症)and used a wheelchair.
“I don't know if she___35___me,” Joanne said.
She told Lillian that she had been___36___in 1940 and that she'd been told her birth mother had___37___. No response. Joanne started to cry. At that point, her mother___38___, as if she had started to understand. Joanne excitedly___39___telling Lillian all about her children and grandchildren. Lillian smiled. Then she said the words Joanne had waited more than 60 years t o hear: “This is my___40___.”
21. A. complaining B. hoping C. wondering D. forgetting
22. A. young B. ill C. pretty D. alive
23. A. bothered B. inspired C. resisted D. changed
24. A. sadness B. illness C. loneliness D. happiness
25. A. report B. test C. course D. training
26. A. current B. realistic C. effective D. biological
27. A. peace B. advice C. worry D. mind
28. A. call B. message C. offer D. chance
29. A. provided B. replaced C. matched D. equipped
30. A. why B. how C. when D. whether
31. A. immediately B. unbelievably C. naturally D. fortunately
32. A. mistaken B. confident C. right. D. urgent
33. A. reunion B. speech C. party D. operation
34. A. found out B. gone through C. relied on D. searched for
35. A. loves B. raises C. supports D. recognizes-
36. A. caught B. beaten C. adopted D. cheated
37. A. given up B. run away C. passed away D. turned up
38. A. slept in B. looked up C. came out D. took off
39. A. continued B. avoided C. considered D. appreciated
40. A. mother B. daughter C. name D. life
【★答案★】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. B 29.
C 30.
D 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. D 36. C 37. C 38. B 39.
A 40. B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。

本文主要讲述了Joanne在她的儿媳Shelley的帮助下最终和自己亲生母亲Lillian相认的故事。

【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：Joanne感到被背叛和困惑，她哭了好几个晚上，想知道她的生母是什么样的。

plaining抱怨；B.hoping希望；C.wondering想知道；D.forgetting忘记。

由前文的confused可知，Joanne感到困惑，所以此处表示她想知道她的生母是什么样的。

故选C。

【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：可是，她有点相信她的母亲还活着。

A.young年轻的；B.ill病的；
C.pretty美丽的；
D.alive活着的。

由前文that she had died days after giving birth to her.可知，人们告诉Joanne，她母亲在生下她的几天后就去世了，所以此处表示Joanne觉得自己的母亲没有死，还活着。

故选D。

【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：这些疑虑困扰了Joanne多年。

A.bothered使(某人)烦恼(或担忧、不安) ；B.inspired启发；C.resisted抵制；D.changed改变。

由空前名词doubts和后文描述可知，怀疑自己生母还活着的疑虑困扰了Joanne多年。

故选A。

【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：2017年，Joanne已经79岁了，在目睹了她的悲伤之后，她的儿媳Shelley 建议她进行DNA检测。

A.sadness悲伤；B.illness疾病；C.loneliness孤独；D.happiness幸福。

由前文Feeling betrayed and confused和The doubts 3 Joanne for years.可知，此处指Joanne 为自己的身世和生母是否还活着感到悲伤。

故选A。

【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：2017年，Joanne已经79岁了，在目睹了她的悲伤之后，她的儿媳Shelley 建议她进行DNA检测。

A.report报告；B.test测试，检测；C.course课程；D.training训练。

结合常识，空前DNA和后文So Joanne took the test可知，此处指的DNA检测。

故选B。

【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：Shelley认为了解一下她的亲生家庭可能会给Joanne带来一些平静。

A.current 当前的；
B.realistic 现实的；
C.effective 有效的；
D.biological 生物学的。

由上文可知，Shelley 建议Joanne 做下DNA 检测，目的是寻找Joanne 的亲生母亲和家庭。

故选D 。

【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：Shelley 认为了解一下她的
亲生家庭可能会给Joanne 带来一些平静。

A.peace 平静；
B.advice 建议；
C.worry 担忧；
D.mind 思维，大脑。

由前文The doubts 3 Joanne for years. 可知，想知道自己的亲生母亲是否还活着的疑惑困扰了Joanne 多年，所以此处表示如何了解到自己的亲生家庭，Joanne 不会那么困惑，会平静下来。

故选A 。

【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：因此Joanne 接受了DNA 检测，大约一年后Shelley 收到网站 ancestry. com 上一个名叫 Sam 的男人的信息，他的基因报告显示他和Joanne 的基因匹配。

A.call 电话；
B.message 信息；
C.offer 出价；
D.chance 机会。

由空后ancestry. com 和Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam 可知，此处表示从网站上收到了一则信息。

故选B 。

【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：因此Joanne 接受了DNA 检测，大约一年后Shelley 收到网站 ancestry. com 上一个名叫 Sam 的男人的信息，他的基因报告显示他和Joanne 的基因匹配。

A.provided 提供；
B.replaced 取代，替代；
C.matched 匹配；
D.equipped 装备。

由后文Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam, asking 10 he knew a Lillian. Yes, Sam said, that was his mother’s name. 可知，Sam 与Joanne 的基因匹配。

故选C 。

【30题详解】
考查连接词词义辨析。

句意：Shelley 立刻回信给萨姆，问他是否认识一个叫Lillian 的人。

A.why 为何；B.how 如何；C.when 何时；D.whether 是否。

由后一句Yes, Sam said, that was his mother's name.可知，此处需用连接词whether“是否”引导宾语从句。

故选D 。

【31题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。

句意：令人难以置信的是，更令人震惊的是，100岁的Lillian 还活着——Joanne 一直都是对的。

A.immediately 立刻，马上；B.unbelievably 难以置信地；C.naturally 自然地；
D.fortunately 幸运地。

由空后an even bigger shock came that Lillian was alive, at age 100可知，Lillian100岁了，还健在，这让人难以置信。

故选B 。

【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：令人难以置信的是，更令人震惊的是，100岁的Lillian 还活着——Joanne 一直都是对的。

A.mistaken 被误解的；B.confident 自信的；C.right 对的；D.urgent 紧急的，紧迫的。

由前文And yet, some part of her believed her mother was still 2 可
知，Joanne觉得自己的生母还活着，所以此处表示Joanne的想法是对的。

故选C。

【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：家人很快计划在Lillian住的地方团聚。

A.reunion团聚；B.speech演讲；C.party聚会；D.operation手术。

由前文可知，Joanne的生母还活着，所以此处表示Joanne 的家人给她们安排了一次团聚。

故选A。

【34题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。

句意：一个月后，Joanne自己坐在她一生寻找的母亲对面。

A.found out弄明白；B.gone through经历，经受（尤指苦难或艰难时期)；C.relied on依靠；D.searched for寻找。

由前文描述可知，Joanne一直都想找到自己的生母。

故选D。

【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：我不知道她是否认得出我。

A.loves爱；B.raises养育，提高；C.supports 支持；D.recognizes辨认。

由前文who suffered from dementia（痴呆症）and used a wheelchair.可知， Joanne的生母Lillian患有老年痴呆症，所以此处表示Joanne不知道她是否认得出自己。

故选D。

【36题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：她告诉Lillian，她是在1940年被人收养的，她的生母已经去世了。

A.caught抓住；
B.beaten打；
C.adopted收养，领养；
D.cheated欺骗。

由前文When she was 16, Joanne learned that she was adopted可知， Joanne是被别人收养的。

故选C。

【37题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。

句意：她告诉Lillian，她是在1940年被人收养的，她的生母已经去世了。

A.given up放弃；
B.run away逃跑；
C.passed away去世；
D.turned up出现。

由前文that her birth mother was a woman named Lillian and that she had died days after giving birth to her.可知，此处指人们告诉Joanne，她的生母去世了。

故选C。

【38题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。

句意：这时，她母亲抬起头来，好像已经开始明白了。

A.slept in睡过头；
B.looked up抬头看，查阅；
C.came out书或光盘）出版，发行；
D.took off脱掉，起飞。

由后文Lillian smiled可知，此处表示Lillian抬起了头。

故选B。

【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：Joanne兴奋地继续告诉Lillian她的孩子和孙子们的事情。

A.continued 继续；B.avoided避免；C.considered考虑；D.appreciated珍惜。

由前一句可知，Joanne的母亲有了反应，所以此处表示她接着讲自己的故事。

故选A。

【40题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：这是我的女儿。

A.mother母亲；B.daughter女儿；名字；D.life 生活。

由前文Then she said the words Joanne had waited more than 60 years to hear可知，这60年来，Joanne最想听到的就是妈妈告诉她，这是我的女儿。

故选B。

【点睛】完形填空的解题技巧之一就是要根据上下文来学会“推理”出最佳选项。

同学们要遵循“上下求索”的原则来查找信息。

例如，第20小题，句意：这是我的女儿。

A.mother母亲；B.daughter 女儿；名字；D.life生活。

由前文Then she said the words Joanne had waited more than 60 years to hear可知，这60年来，Joanne最想听到的就是妈妈告诉她，这是我的女儿。

故选B。

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A hotel chain is employing human bed warmers to help guests get a good night’s sleep. ____41____ (dress) in special all-in-one sleeping suits, the walking electric blankets are sent to warm the beds of guests staying at the Holiday Inn ____42____ they get under the covers.
Dr Chris Idzikowski, ____43____ (direct) of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, said the idea could help people get off to sleep. He ____44____ (explain) that “There’s plenty of scientific evidence to show that sleep starts at the beginning of the night ____45____ body temperature starts to drop. The drop occurs partly because the blood vessels (血管) ____46____ the hands, face and feet open up and release heat.” “A warm bed
–approximately 20 to 24 degrees Celsuis –is ____47____ good way to start this process while a cold bed isn’t. It helps people sleep well especially as it’s taking much
____48____ (long) for them to warm up when they come in from the snow.”
Dr Chris Idzikowski and ____49____ (he) colleague Jane Bednall said the idea was like “having a giant hot water bottle in your bed”. The five-minute free bed warming sessions will be tried out in London and Manchester ____50____ the end of next month.
【★答案★】41. Dressed
42. before 43. director
44. explained
45. when 46. of
47. a 48. longer
49. his 50. at。