2021届湖南四大名校联考新高考原创预测试卷(三)英语

2021届湖南四大名校联考新高考原创预测试卷（三）

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第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。

1.What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Buy a new dress.

B. Exchange the dress.

C. Get the dress tailored.

2.What are the speakers talking about?

A. A birthday celebration.

B. A fancy restaurant.

C. A holiday plan.

3.What did the woman do for Mary last night?

A. She fixed Mary’s car.

B She gave Mary a phone call.

C. She let Mary sleep in her house.

4.Where do the speakers plan to go?

A. The theater.

B Their mom’s office.

C. Their grandma’s house.

5.Who will begin the lecture now?

A. Prof. Brookings.

B. Dr. Mildens.

C. Dr. White.

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。

6.What did the woman do at the Media Camp?

A. She learned poster design.

B. She studied film-making.

C She wrote for a magazine.

7.Why did the woman spend her holiday there?

A. To visit her brother.

B. To try something different.

C. To work in the movie industry.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.What does Julia’s friend’s band need?

A. A singer.

B. A pianist.

C. A guitar player.

9.How many members are there in the man’s band?

A. Two.

B. Three.

C. Four.

10.What does the man offer to do for the woman?

A. Meet her in the garage.

B. Introduce her to his band.

C. Provide a place for her practice.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What does the woman do?

A. A doctor.

B. A teacher.

C. A lawyer.

12.What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Old classmates.

B. Mother and son.

C. Sister and brother.

13.What will the man probably do next month?

A. Study in a school.

B. Give up the boring task.

C. Work with the woman.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A. The man’s favorite food.

B. Popular food in Belgium.

C. Belgian eating habits.

15.How long did the man’s Christmas dinner take last year?

A. About 6 hours.

B. About 5 hours.

C. About 3 hours.

16.What may people there do after a big dinner?

A. They eat as much as usual.

B. They take exercise to keep fit.

C. They eat less in the following days.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What prizes were given last week?

A. Sports bags.

B. i Watches.

C. Pens.

18.When was the show broadcast for the first time?

A. A week ago.

B. A month ago.

C. A year ago.

19.What does the speaker say about the footballer?

A. He can speak French.

B. He has a famous wife.

C. He owns a club.

20.How will the listeners tell their answers?

A. By making a call.

B. By writing a letter.

C. By sending a postcard.

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

Great holidays in Europe!

Do you like the beach but want a bit more?

Then come on an Active Beach holiday atone of our centers in Greece, Turkey or Croatia.All the centers are near beautiful beaches and all offer sailing, wind surfing or water skiing with our excellent instructors. For achange from the water, you can also book a short trip to a nearby village and visit the colorful markets or eat in a local restaurant. Atthe end of the day, relax in your hotel room or dance the night away at one of our open-air clubs.

Who was King Arthur? Where did he live?

Join us on a five-day UK Road Trip holiday.Imagine life hundreds of years ago as we visit ancient Stonehenge, Roman Bath and TintagelCastle, the home of King Arthur. Learn the historyof these interesting places from your guide as you travel in one of our famous blue coaches. In the evenings we stop at some of the best youth hostels in the country. They have everything you need ,you don 't even need to pack a sleeping bag!

Are you bored with the usual holidays? Do you want to do something you really enjoy?

Then Fame Camp is for you! Spend a week at Hightree House in Yorkshire and learn how to play the piano, violin and guitar! Bring your tentand stay at a campsite near the house. At the end of the week try your new skills in a live performance .

How many countries can you see in 21days?

On our Explore Europe holiday, you can see ten! Learn about them from our best guides as you watch them go past from the window of an air-conditioned coach and stay at some of Europe's top campsites on the way. Of course,we’ll also have time to do the important things such as visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the. historic Sistine Chapel in Vatican and eating apple?trudеl?n V?еnnа.

For more information about any of these holidays, call 0845 333 4523 or visit www.

comewithusuk. com.

1. Tourists who go on an Active Beach holiday.

A. can do some water sports

B. can cook by themselves

C. will enjoy an open-air concert

D. should bring their own sleeping bags

2. If you want to know more about Tintagel Castle, which holiday should you take?

A. Fame Camp.

B. Active Beach.

C. UK Road Trip.

D. Explore Europe.

3. What can we learn about Explore Europe?

A. It lasts 10 days.

B. It is a coach tour.

C. It is a self-guided tour.

D. It goes past 21 countries.

【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B

【解析】

这是一篇应用文，短文向游客介绍了欧洲假日旅游的相关信息。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。由Do you like the beach but want a bit more?中的“Then come on an Active Beach holiday at one of our centers in Greece, Turkey or Croatia. All the centers are near beautiful beaches and all offer sailing, windsurfing or waterskiing with our excellent instructors”可知，我们在希腊、土耳其或克罗地亚的中心之一有一个名为“活跃的海滩”的假日。所有的中心都靠近美丽的海滩，所有的中心都提供帆船、风帆冲浪或滑水并配有优秀的教练。所以去Active Beach度假的游客能做一些水上运动。故A选项正确。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。由Who was King Arthur? Where did he live?中的“Join us on a five-day UK Road Trip holiday. Imagine life hundreds of years ago as we visit ancient Stonehenge, Roman Bath and Tintagel Castle, the home of King Arthur.”可知，参加我们为期五天的“英国公路旅行”假期。当我们参观古老的巨石阵，罗马浴场和塔格尔城堡，亚瑟王的故乡，想象一下几百年前的生活。所以如果你想更多地了解廷塔格尔城堡，你应该选择UK Road Trip。故C选项正确。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。由How many countries can you see in 21days?中的“On our Explore Europe holiday,

you can see ten! Learn about them from our best guides as you watch them go past from the window of an air-conditioned coach and stay at some of Europe's top campsites on the way”在我们的“欧洲探险”假期期间，你可以看到十个不同的地方。可以从我们最好的向导那里了解它们，你可以从空调车厢的窗口看到它们，也可以途中停留在一些欧洲顶级的露营地去了解它们。关于Explore Europe我们能学到，它是成游览车旅行旅行。故B选项正确。

B

After eight puppies（幼犬）were abandoned on the side of the road in Texas，an animal shelter came to the rescue and brought them all the way from Brownwood，Texas to Wintersville，Ohio. Their journey was，by no means，a simple one.

The puppies were first found fighting for their lives in a muddy channel. They were extremely weak and dehydrated（脱水）after being forced to protect themselves in the burning Texas sun. Once the puppies were discovered，their journey was far from over. They were immediately brought to what is known as a "high kill" shelter，and after only a few hours，were scheduled for euthanasia. Things weren't looking good for the pups. Luckily，they were rescued once more.

“There's a group that specifically goes a round to these high kill shelters and rescues the animals that are scheduled for euthanasia，"said Brandi Damewood，the JCHS Community Outreach Manager. "These guys were rescued by the Corrine T. Smith Animal Center. "

The puppies would eventually end up under the care of the Jefferson County Humane Society. This is because no-kill shelters and rescue organizations often work together to aid in urgent cases. An incredible network of shelters helping other shelters enables these miracle workers to save so many pets in danger of being put down prematurely.

"We have had a lot of other rescue groups come in and they help us get some of our animals adopted out like when we' re too full or things of that nature, so we kind of help each other out, and so this was a favor to help this particular shelter, "said Damewood.

The JCHS has appropriately titled the puppies' journey "the freedom ride". The 20-leg trip required 16 different volunteers to drive a total of 1,300 miles. But it was all worth it to save these adorable pups!

"We have a board member, Michelle Zdybicki, who is very active and involved in these transport groups, "said Damewood. "They would meet at specified stops, then the puppies would be transferred to the next driver for the next leg of the journey. "

Since arriving in Ohio, the puppies have been vaccinated and are hoping to find forever homes in the near future.

4. From the passage we know a shelter ______.

A. is a place to kill abandoned animals

B. can never kill any abandoned animal

C. is a place for abandoned animals

D. can provide anything for abandoned animals

5. The underlined word "euthanasia" in Para. 2 most probably means______.

A. practice of killing without pain

B. medical examination for an animal

C physical care of a baby animal

D. supplies of food and housing for animals

6. What may happen to the puppies after arriving in Ohio ?

A. They will stay in a shelter forever.

B. They may be adopted soon.

C. They cannot escape being killed.

D. They may continue their journey.

7. The passage mainly tells us that______.

A. volunteers worked together to find homes for abandoned puppies

B. abandoned puppies caused animal shelters too much trouble

C. eight rescued puppies journeyed 1,300 miles in "freedom ride"

D. shelters tried their best to cure eight abandoned animals in Texas

【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了八只小狗被抛弃在德克萨斯州路边后,一个动物收容所来救援他们，并将他们一路从德克萨斯州的Brownwood带到了俄亥俄州的Wintersville，进行了一次一千多英里接力赛一般“自由行”的故事。

【4题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章第一句After eight puppies（幼犬）were abandoned on the side of the road in Texas，an animal shelter came to the rescue and brought them all the way from Brownwood，Texas to Wintersville，Ohio.可知八只小狗之后被抛弃在路边在德克萨斯州,一个动物收容所来救援他们。由此判断出文章多处提到的shelter是指流浪动物收容所，故选C。

【5题详解】

词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句Things weren't looking good for the pups. Luckily，they were rescued once more.可知在这里情况不妙，幸运的是它们被救了出来，说明它们要被宰杀，由于是在动物收容所里，所以划线词的意思是进行没有痛苦的死法，故选A。

【6题详解】

细节理解题。从文章最后一段Since arriving in Ohio, the puppies have been vaccinated and are hoping to find forever homes in the near future.可知，到了俄亥俄，希望不久能给这些小狗找到永久的家，即小狗可能不久就会被收养，故选B。

【7题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句After eight puppies（幼犬）were abandoned on the side of the road in Texas，an animal shelter came to the rescue and brought them all the way from Brownwood，Texas to Wintersville，Ohio.在8只小狗被遗弃在得克萨斯州的路边后，一个动物收容所前来救援，把它们从得克萨斯州的布朗伍德一路带到俄亥俄州的温特斯维尔。所以短文主要讲述了八只小狗被救出后接力赛似的一千多英里之外的“自由之旅”的故事，故选C。

C

The world is a greener place than it was 20 years ago. Recent NASA satellites data(2000—2017) have shown that human activities in China and India dominate this greening of the planet, thanks to ambitious tree-planting programmes in China and intensive agriculture(集约农业) in both countries.

The researchers from Boston University found that global green leaf area has increased by 5 percent in the new century, an area equal to all of the Amazon rainforest. China alone accounts for 25% of the global net increase in leaf area with only 6.6% of global vegetated area. China's contribution comes in large part from its programmes to conserve and expand forests, taking up about 42 percent of the greening. The greening from farmlands in China is about 32%, but that in India is about 82%.

Rama Nemani, a research scientist at NASA's Ames Research Centre and a co-author of the study said, ''When the greening of the Earth was first observed, we thought it was due to a warmer, wetter climate and fertilisation from the added carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But with data from NASA satellites, scientists realised that humans are also contributing, which was all against our expectations. ''

Nemani sees a positive message in the new findings. ''Once people realise there is a problem, they

tend to fix it, '' he said. ''In the 1970s and 1980s in India and China, the situation around vegetation loss was not good. In the 1990s, people realised it, and today things have improved. Humans are incredibly resilient. That is what we see in the satellite data. ''

However, the researchers rang bells as well. They said that the gain in global greenness did not necessarily make up for the loss of natural vegetation in regions like Brazil and Indonesia.

8. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. The decreasing size of the Amazon rainforest.

B. China's bigger contribution to global greening.

C. Total global green leaf area in the new century.

D. China's programmes to conserve and expand forests.

9. What surprised scientists regarding global greening?

A. Human activities.

B. The level of fertilisation.

C. A warmer and wetter climate.

D. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

10. What does the underlined word ''resilient'' probably mean?

A. Good at making programmes.

B. Suitable for analysing data.

C. Able to make corrections.

D. Active in planting trees.

11. What does the last paragraph imply?

A. It is urgent to protect global natural resources.

B. Much remains to be done for global greenness.

C. Brazil and Indonesia lose most of their vegetation.

D. Global greenness needs all countries to work together.

【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. B

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。据研究报道，印度和中国正在引领全球的绿色行动，让地球变绿。作者建议人类应该好好利用耕地，保护环境。

【8题详解】

主旨大意题。根据本段的主要内容，尤其是China alone accounts for 25% of the global net increase in leaf area with only 6.6% of global vegetated area. China's contribution comes in large part from its programmes to conserve and expand forests, taking up about 42 percent of the greening. The greening from farmlands in China is about 32%,(仅中国就占全球叶绿面积净增长的25%，，占全球植被面

积的6.6%。中国的主要贡献来自于起保护和扩大森林的计划，约占绿化的42%。中国的农田绿化率约为32%)可知，第二段主要说明了中国对全球绿化的突出贡献。B. China's bigger contribution to global greening.(中国对去求绿化的巨大贡献)符合以上说法，故选B项。

【9题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段中的But with data from NASA satellites, scientists realised that humans are also contributing, which was all against our expectations.可知，通过NASA卫星的数据，科学家意识到人类活动也会有助于全球绿化，这出乎科学家们的意料。即让科学家家惊讶的是人类活动也有助于全球绿化。A. Human activities.(人类活动)符合以上说法，故选A项。

【10题详解】

词义猜测题。根据最后一段的''Once people realise there is a problem, they tend to fix it, '' he said. ''In the 1970s and 1980s in India and China, the situation around vegetation loss was not good.In the 1990s, people realised it, and today things have improved. Humans are incredibly resilient. ''可知，一旦人们意识到问题，他们往往会去解决它。在20世纪70年代和80年代中国和印度的植被情况不太好。在20世纪90年代人们意识到了这个问题，而现在情况有了好转，人类是非常resilient。结合句意可知，当人们意识到问题时，会迅速做出了调整来解决问题，故推测划线部分的意思是“做出调整/纠正问题”。C. Able to make corrections.(能够改正错误)符合以上猜测，故选C项。

【11题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段However, the researchers rang bells as well. They said that the gain in global greenness did not necessarily make up for the loss of natural vegetation in regions like Brazil and Indonesia.(但是，科学家也敲响了警钟。他们说，全球绿化面积的增加并没有弥补巴西和印度尼西亚减少的自然植被)可推测，对于全球绿化，人类做得还远远不够。B. Much remains to be done for global greenness.(全球绿化还有很多工作要做)符合以上推测，故选B项。

D

It sounds almost too good to be true，but a new study on sleeping brains suggests that listening to languages while you sleep can actually help you to learn them．

For the study，researchers played recordings of foreign words and their translations to subjects enjoying slow-wave sleep，a stage when a person has 1ittle consciousness of their environment．To ensure that the results were not compromised by foreign language words that subjects may have had some contact with at some point in their waking lives，researchers made up totally nonexistent foreign

words．

When the subjects woke up，they were presented with the made-up words again without their translations．The subjects were then asked to imagine whether this made-up word indicated an object that was either smaller or larger．This vague(模糊的)way of testing their understanding of the words is an approach that is supposed to tap into the unconscious memory．

Unbelievably，the subjects were able to correctly classify the words in this way at an accuracy rate that was 10 percent higher than random chance．That’s not a rate high enough to have them suddenly communicating in a foreign tongue，but it is enough to suggest that the brain is still absorbing information on some level，even during sleep．

Researchers have long known that sleep is important for memory，but previously its role in memory was thought to relate only to the preservation and organization of memories acquired during wakefulness．This is the first time that memory formation has been shown to be active during sleep．In other words，our brains are listening to the world，and learning about it，even when our conscious selves are not present．

The next step for researchers will be to see if new information can be 1earned quicker during wakefulness if it was already presented during sleep．If so，it could forever change how we train our brains to learn new things．Sleep learning might become a widespread practice．

12. Why did researchers use some made-up words in the study?

A. To guarantee the accuracy of the test result．

B. To increase the difficulty of testing information．

C. To avoid the subjects cheating in the experiment．

D. To test if our brain are good at learning something new．

13. What were the subjects asked to do in the study?

A. Classify what they heard by size．

B. Make up a word to represent“large”or“small”．

C. Repeat the words they heard in the sleep．

D. Imagine the meanings of the made-up words．

14. What conclusion did researchers draw from this study?

A. Sleep is necessary for a good memory．

B. Memory formation goes on during sleep．

C. Listening during sleep is good for our brain．

D. Learning languages in sleep has better effects．

15. What will be the researchers’next plan?

A. To train people how to learn during sleep．

B. To prove the existence of unconscious memory．

C. To dig out the reason for unconscious learning．

D. To study the effect of sleep learning on conscious learning．

【答案】12. A 13. A 14. B 15. D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项新的科学研究，研究发现在睡眠中人脑的记忆功能仍发挥着作用，他们会在潜意识中记住在睡眠中听到的语言。

【12题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段中的第二句To ensure that the results were not compromised by foreign language words that subjects may have had some contact with at some point in their waking lives，researchers made up totally nonexistent foreign words．可知，研究人员使用虚构的词为的是让受试者不被所接触过的外语词汇影响，也就是为了保证实验结果的准确性。故选A。

【13题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段第二句The subjects were then asked to imagine whether this made-up word indicated an object that was either smaller or larger．可知，这些受测试者在实验中被要求：去想象这些虚构的词汇所代表的物体是大还是小。故选A。

【14题详解】

推理判断题。根据倒数第三段最后一句This is the first time that memory formation has been shown to be active during sleep．可知，实验表明在睡眠期间记忆力仍然在形成。故选B。

【15题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章末段第一句The next step for researchers will be to see if new information can be 1earned quicker during wakefulness if it was already presented during sleep．可知，研究人员下一步要做的是测试潜意识中的学习是否能够提高清醒时的学习效率。故选D。

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。

Is there a best way to pack clothes? The following ideas are of great help to those who are always on the way.

Where to start?

___16___ Once you see how much you lay in front of you, be brave and reduce about a third. Because the truth is like your wardrobe, you never seem to use as much as you take.

How to deal with clothing?

Start with your shoes. Put underwear or socks inside them to hold the shape of your shoes. Thus, you can make use of every square inch of space. Once your shoes are firmly in place, fill small gaps with very soft items. ___17___ .

Lay out the first clothes with one end inside the suitcase and the other end dropping over the edge. Put the next clothes on top of this, but place them the other way around. ___18___In this way, you’ll get another flat layer soon Finally, one by one, fold the clothes back in.

Where to put non-clothing?

___19___ These awkward shape d items are difficult to pack. You’d better put them towards the middle give maximum protection. Remember.to double bag your toiletries kit (洗漱袋) to avoid spotting your clothes.

Top tips:

If you take a belt, slip them along the inside of your case. ___20___ That will take more space. Next, use the hard shape of the case to offer protection. Leave your toiletries kit in your suitcase, when you return home. It’s ready for the next time you travel.

A. Don’t roll belts up.

B. Be sure to put away socks.

C. This idea will create a flat first layer.

D. And then continue laying other clothes.

E. That will make the job a whole lot easier.

F. Lay everything you want to take with you on the bed.

G. Non-clothing items are things like books, toothbrushes and cameras.

【答案】16. F 17. C 18. D 19. G 20. A

【解析】

【分析】

本文属于说明文，介绍打包行李的方法和注意事项。

【16题详解】

根据后一句Once you see how much you lay in front of you, be brave and reduce about a third.可知，当你看到你面前摆放的东西时，勇敢一点，减少三分之一的东西，故可知，需要把打包的东西放在床上，再决定最终打包的物品，故F选项，把你想带的东西放在床上，切题，引出后面的具体做法，故选F。

【17题详解】

根据前一句Once your shoes are firmly in place, fill small gaps with very soft items.可知，一旦把鞋子放置好之后，在这些狭小的空间里塞一些柔软的东西，C选项，这就设置好了第一次，表示这么做的目的，切题，故选C。

【18题详解】

根据前一句Put the next clothes on top of this, but place them the other way around.可知，在这上面放下一批衣服，但是放置的时候需要方向倒置一下，D选项，之后继续放置衣服，介绍放衣服的步骤，切题，故选D。

【19题详解】

根据本段小标题Where to put non-clothing?可知，怎么放置非布料类的物品的技巧，G选项，非布料类物品指的是像书籍、牙刷以及相机之类的东西，具体解释这类物品是什么，切题，故选G。

【20题详解】

根据前一句If you take a belt, slip them along the inside of your case.以及后一句That will take more space.如果要用带子的话，就沿着箱子里面把东西捆起来，如果把带子卷起来的话，可能占用更多空间，切题，故选A。

【点睛】七选五做题技巧。做题的时候边读边做。各个问题附近的句子都需要重点阅读，圈画一些线索，再从选项中寻找相关的特征词用来判断正确答案。带入排除法也是一种很好的方法。另外，如果发现有一题拿不准的，先跳过，先做容易的能做出的题，直到读完整篇文章。至此，文章的要点和主旨、各个段落之间的逻辑关系应该基本就能清楚了。然后再回过去做之前不确定的题目。

比如小题4，根据本段小标题Where to put non-clothing?可知，怎么放置非布料类的物品的技巧，G选项，非布料类物品指的是像书籍、牙刷以及相机之类的东西，具体解释这类物品是什

么，切题，故选G。

第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was often told that God loved me. I wanted to believe that so much.

For nearly a ___21___ I was shuttled between adoptive families and group homes—14 of them. Some families were nice. Others were ___22___, like evils in a dark fairy tale. At the age of 12, I was finally ___23___, by Gay and Phil Courter, a couple with two adult sons. G ay said, “We lived for a ___24___, and we believe that reason is you.”

I’d been lied to by adults so many times in the past years. I wasn’t sure they ___25___ loved me. “There will be no ___26___. All those parents were pretty much the same,” I said to mys elf. I

___27___ to call them Mom and Dad. I was particular about the home-cooked meals Gay ___28___ prepared. I hid in my room as much as possible. I wanted to make them ___29___so they’d show their true colors.

One Friday night in the eighth grade, I really ___30___ things to the limit. A neighborhood girl had persuaded me to ___31___ out of the house with her to meet some boys. I put Advil(镇痛药) in my parents’ drinks after dinner, ___32___it would make them sleepy. Wow! I’d never seen them so ___33___. “Now they would surely send me back”, I thought. Instead they said. “Ashley, we are family, we have nowhere to send you back to, we must ___34___this like a family.”

I ran in ___35___to my bedroom, where I spent the weekend. Seeing how much I’d disappoint ed them made me ___36___. No one had ever cared for me like that. I didn’t deserve this ___37___.

Sunday night, Gay came into my room. She ___38___down and kissed my cheek. “Love you, sweetie,” she said. For the first time ever, I kissed her back. “Love you too,” I said. That

word-love-sounded so ___39___, yet felt so true. I was discovering that love is what makes a(n)

___40___.

21. A. fortnight B. week C. month D. decade

22. A. cruel B. mad C. angry D. strange

23. A. moved B. discovered C. adopted D. persuaded

24. A. family B. kindness C. love D. reason

25 A. possibly B. finally C. truly D. certainly

26. A. point B. choice C. difference D. evidence

27. A. started B. refused C. wanted D. agreed

28. A. happily B. painstakingly C. willingly D. easily

29. A. mad B. relaxed C. content D. shocked

30. A. dragged B. proved C. pulled D. pushed

31. A. run B. jump C. slide D. break

32. A. discovering B. observing C. seeing D. thinking

33. A. nice B. angry C. different D. cruel

34. A. deal with B. put down C. look through D. write down

35. A. joy B. tears C. anger D. laughters

36. A. ashamed B. annoyed C. excited D. satisfied

37. A. service B. honor C. honesty D. kindness

38. A. bent B. took C. put D. broke

39. A. different B. popular C. strange D. familiar

40. A. group B. family C. adult D. union 【答案】21. D 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者在将近十年的时间里，穿梭于收养家庭和集体家庭之间。她一直怀疑是否有真爱，直到12岁时，终于在盖伊和菲尔科特这对夫妇获得了真爱。

【21题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. fortnight两星期；B. week星期；C. month月；D. decade十年。根据下文I’d been lied to by adults so many times in the past years.提示可知，近十年来，我在收养家庭和集体家庭之间穿梭。故选D。

【22题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. cruel残忍的；B. mad疯狂的；C. angry愤怒的；D. strange奇怪的。根据后文like evils in a dark fairy tale可知，另一些家庭很残忍，就像黑暗童话中的恶魔。故选

A。

【23题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. moved感动；B. discovered发现；C. adopted收养；D. persuaded劝服。12岁时，我终于被盖伊和菲尔科特这对夫妇收养了。故选C。

【24题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. family家庭；B. kindness善意；C. love爱；D. reason原因。根据后句and we believe that reason is you.可知，我们活着是有原因的，我们相信原因就是你。故选D。【25题详解】

考查副词词义辨析。A. possibly可能地；B. finally最终；C. truly真地；D. certainly当然。根据前句I’d been lied to by adults so many times in the past years.可知，我被大人们骗了很多次，故我不确定他们是否真的爱我。故选C。

【26题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. point观点；B. choice选择；C. difference区别；D. evidence证据。根据后一句All those parents were pretty much the same可知，所有的父母都差不多，故这一句是说没有区别，故选C。

【27题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. started开始；B. refused拒绝；C. wanted想要；D. agreed同意。根据后文的描述可知，我拒绝叫他们爸爸妈妈。故选B。

【28题详解】

考查副词词义辨析。A. happily快乐地；B. painstakingly煞费苦心地；费力地；C. willingly情愿地；D. easily容易地。我特别喜欢盖伊精心准备的家常菜。故选B。

【29题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. mad生气的；B. relaxed放松的；C. content满足的；D. shocked震惊的。我想让他们生气，这样他们才会露出真面目。故选A。

【30题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. dragged拖；B. proved证明；C. pulled拉；D. pushed推。八年级的一个周五晚上，我真的把事情推到了极限。故选D。

【31题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. run跑；B. jump跳；C. slide滑，溜；D. break打破。一个邻家女孩说服我和她一起溜出房子去见几个男孩。故选C。

【32题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. discovering发现；B. observing观察；C. seeing看见；D. thinking思考。晚饭后，我把镇痛药放在我父母的饮料，看到它让他们昏昏欲睡。故选D。

【33题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. nice美妙的；B. angry生气的；C. different不同的；D. cruel残酷的。我会从未见过他们如此生气。故选B。

【34题详解】

考查动词短语词义辨析。A. deal with处理；B. put down记下；C. look through浏览；D. write down 写下。我们必须像一家人一样处理这件事。故选A。

【35题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. joy喜悦；B. tears眼泪；C. anger生气；D. laughters笑。根据后文的描述可推知，我带着眼泪跑回我的卧室。故选B。

【36题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. ashamed羞愧的；B. annoyed恼怒的；C. excited激动地；D. satisfied 满意的。根据Seeing how much I’d disappointed them made me ___16___.可知，看到我使他们多么失望，我感到羞愧。故选A。

【37题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. service服务；B. honor荣誉；C. honesty坦诚；D. kindness善意。我不配这样的善意。故选D。

【38题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. bent弯腰；B. took拿走；C. put放；D. broke折断。短语take down这里为“俯身”之意。她俯下身，吻了吻我的脸颊。故选A。

【39题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. different不同的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. strange奇怪的；D. familiar 熟悉的。根据yet felt so true.可知，“爱”这个词听起来那么奇怪，却又那么真切。故选C。【40题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. group团体；B. family家庭；C. adult成人；D. union联盟。我发现爱是组成一个家庭的要素。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。

On Oct. 16, 2018, one of the two co-founders of Microsoft, Paul G. Allen, ___41___ (die)at age 65 from cancer.

When ___42___ comes to Microsoft, the first person we think of was Bill Gates, the other

co-founder of the firm. ___43___, Allen was just as important to the ___44___ (create)of the company. Allen was, many people say, a much quieter person. He was content with the science side of things, while Gates has the ___45___ (good)head for business.

When the pair started Microsoft in the mid-1970s, they focused on the microcomputer industry. Microcomputers were small computers ___46___ (design)to be used in the home. ___47___ they lacked, though, was an operating system, which is where Microsoft came in. The company’s big break came in 1980, ___48___ Microsoft created the MS-DOS operating system. Later came Windows.

After Allen passed away, Bill Gates made a statement ___49___(praise)Allen, “Even in high school, before most people knew what a personal computer was, Paul predicted that chips would get super-powerful and would ____50____(eventual)give rise to a whole new industry. ”

【答案】41. died

42. it 43. However

44. creation

45. better 46. designed

47. What 48. when

49. to praise

50. eventually

【解析】

【分析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要悼念了过世的微软创始人之一--Paul G. Allen，讲述了他和Bill Gates 之间的创业经历，同时提到了Bill Gates对他的赞赏。

【41题详解】

考查时态。句意：2018年10月16日，微软两位联合创始人之一保罗·g·艾伦(Paul G. Allen)因癌症去世，享年65岁。根据语境On Oct.16, 2018可知，应是一般过去时。故填died。

【42题详解】

考查固定句式。句意：说到微软，我们首先想到的是该公司的另一位联合创始人比尔·盖茨。wh en it comes to… 固定句式，意为“当谈及……”。故填it。

【43题详解】

考查副词。句意：然而，艾伦对公司的创立同样重要。分析可知，本句与前一句为转折关系，应用转折副词however。故填However。

【44题详解】

考查名词。句意：然而，艾伦对公司的创立同样重要。to 为介词之后应用名词形式。故填creation。

【45题详解】

考查形容词比较级。句意：他对科学方面的东西很满意，而盖茨更擅长商业。分析可知，本句中将Allen与Gates进行对比，前一句中的形容词“quieter”暗指比较含义，因此所填空应用比较级。故填better。

【46题详解】

考查非谓语。句意：微型计算机是设计用于家庭的小型计算机。分析可知，___6___ (design)to be used in the home应是之前名词small computers 的后置定语，动词design与其之间为被动关系，应用过去分词形式。故填designed。

【47题详解】

考查名词性从句。句意：不过，他们缺少的是一个操作系统，而这正是微软的切入点。分析可知，___7___ they lacked为主语从句，从句中动词lacked缺少宾语，应用引导词what。故填What。

【48题详解】

考查定语从句。句意：微软的重大突破出现在1980年，当时微软开发了MS-DOS操作系统。分析可知，___8___ Microsoft created the MS-DOS operating system. Later came Windows 应是之前时间名词1980的定语从句，先行词在从句中作时间状语，应用关系副词when引导。故填when。

【49题详解】

考查动词不定式。句意：艾伦去世后，比尔·盖茨发表声明赞扬了艾伦。分析可知，此空应是动词不定式表目的。故可填to praise。

【50题详解】

考查副词。句意：甚至在高中时，在大多数人还不知道个人电脑是什么之前，保罗就预言芯片将变得超级强大，并最终催生出一个全新的产业。分析可知，副词修饰动词短语“give rise to”，在句中作状语。故填eventually。