2024成人高考高中起點《英語》模擬試題及答案

2024成人高考高中起點《英語》模擬試題

一、語音知識：共 5 小題；每題 1.5 分，共 7.5 分。在下列每組單詞中，有一個單詞的畫線部分與其他單詞的畫線部分的讀音不同，找出這個單詞。

1.A. morning

B. storm

C. hope

D. north

【參考答案】C

2.A. loan

B. abroad

C. goat

D. coast

【參考答案】B

3.A. quantity

B. question

C. equipment

D. unique

【參考答案】D

4.A. shirt

B. life

C. title

D. kind

【參考答案】A

5.A. clear

B. near

C. wear

D. fear

【參考答案】C

二、詞匯與語法知識：共 15 小題；每題 1.5 分，共 22.5 分。從每小題的四個選擇項中，選出最佳的一項。

6. We can’t accept that he disappeared ________ leaving a word.

A. with

B. without

C. as

D. since

【參考答案】B

【解析】本題考查介詞辨析。句意：我們不能接受他一聲不吭就消失了。根據(jù)句意可知，我們不能接受他的消失，由此可以推斷他的消失并非正常的，是不告而別、悄無聲息的。with意為“和……在一起、具有”；without 意為“沒有”；as 意為“作為、如同”；since 意為“自……以后”。故選 B。

7. Because I forgot to bring an umbrella, I didn’t go home ________ the rain stopped.

A. if

B. after

C. still

D. until

【參考答案】D

【解析】本題考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：因為我忘記帶傘，直到雨停了我才回家。if 意為“如果”；after 意為“在……之后”；still 意為“仍然、但是”；until 意為“直到……為止”。not…until固定搭配，意為“直到……才”。故選 D。

8. Every citizen should ________ the responsibility to keep public toilets clean in order to build a

more beautiful city.

A. turn on

B. pass on

C. take on

D. decide on

【參考答案】C

【解析】本題考查短語辨析。句意：為了建設一個更加美麗的城市，每個公民都應該承擔起保持公共廁所清潔的責任。turn on 意為“打開”；pass on 意為“傳遞、繼續(xù)”；take on 意為“承擔、呈現(xiàn)”；decide on 意為“決定、選定”。故選 C。

9. ________ more money, some parents have no option but to leave their children at hometown

and work in big cities.

A. To earn

B. Earn

C. Earned

D. Earning

【參考答案】A

【解析】本題考查非謂語動詞。句意：為了掙更多的錢，一些父母別無選擇，只能把孩子留在家鄉(xiāng)，到大城市去工作。因為一個句子中只能有一個動詞充當謂語，其他的動詞都要變?yōu)?/span>非謂語動詞。所以要把 earn 變?yōu)榉侵^語動詞。根據(jù)句意可知，掙更多的錢是這些父母外出務工的目的，動詞不定式 to do 表目的。故選 A。

10. You’re the only one ________ advice he might be listen to.

A. who

B. which

C. whose

D. whom

【參考答案】C

【解析】本題考查定語從句。句意：你是唯一可能讓他聽從勸告的人。首先分析句子結構，先行詞是 the only one，代指人；因為先行詞是人，并且引導詞在從句中作 advice 的定語，所以選擇 whose 引導定語從句。故選 C。

11.—I’m terribly sorry. My car broke down and I can’t take you home.

—________. I can walk home.

A. It’s my pleasure

B. It doesn’t matter

C. What a shame

D. I’m afraid not

【參考答案】B

【解析】本題考查口語交際。句意：——非常抱歉。我的車壞了，我不能送你回家了。

——沒關系。我可以走路回家。It’s my pleasure.意為“我的榮幸”；It doesn’t matter.意為“沒關系”；What a shame.意為“多可惜、真丟臉”；I’m afraid not.意為“恐怕不行”。故選 B。

12. His most important teachings are about ________ and good manners.

A. kindness

B. selfishness

C. indifference

D. confidence

【參考答案】A

【解析】本題考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他最重要的教導是關于善良和禮貌。因為連接詞and 表并列，由此可知，應選擇與 good manners 意思相近的詞。kindness 意為“善良、好意”；selfishness 意為“自私自利”；indifference 意為“漠不關心、冷淡”；confidence 意為“自信、信任”。故選 A。

13. I didn’t fail the exam. ________, I did rather well!

A. In person

B. In return

C. In general

D. In fact

【參考答案】D

【解析】本題考查詞組辨析。句意：我沒有考試不及格。事實上，我考得相當不錯！根據(jù)前后句的句意可知，應該選擇有反差之意的介詞短語。in person 意為“親自”；in return 意為“作為報答”；in general 意為“總之、通常”；in fact 意為“事實上、實際上”。故選 D。

14. In the past few months, I have really ________ up a good relationship with the client.

A. gave

B. broke

C. built

D. kept

【參考答案】C

【解析】本題考查固定搭配。句意：在過去的幾個月里，我與客戶建立了良好的關系。giveup 意為“放棄”；break up 意為“結束、解散”；build up 意為“建立、加強”；keep up 意為“保持、繼續(xù)”。故選 C。

15. Thankfully, ________ of the passengers on the train were hurt.

A. none

B. neither

C. some

D. most

【參考答案】A

【解析】本題考查詞義辨析。句意：謝天謝地，火車上沒有乘客受傷。根據(jù)“Thankfully”可知，這是一件值得慶幸的事情，由此可以推測出：火車上無人受傷。none 意為“一個也沒有”，用于三者或三者以上；neither 意為“兩者都不”；some 意為“一些、某些”；most意為“大部分、大多數(shù)”。故選 A。

16. With my practice, I can finish ________ math paper in ________ hour.

A. a; a

B. a; an

C. an; a

D. the; an

【參考答案】B

【解析】本題考查冠詞的用法。句意：通過練習，我可以在一小時內完成一套數(shù)學試卷。math paper 和 hour 都是單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞，且是第一次出現(xiàn)，所以要用不定冠詞 a/an 修飾；又因為 hour 是元音發(fā)音開頭，所以用 an。故選 B。

17. She was so hungry that she ate two ________ at one sitting.

A. box of chocolate

B. box of chocolates

C. boxes of chocolate

D. boxes of chocolates

【參考答案】D

【解析】本題考查句法結構。句意：她太餓了，一口氣吃了兩盒巧克力。句中的 box 和chocolate 都是可數(shù)名詞，所有要用名詞的復數(shù)形式。故選 D。

18. ________ he returns to this place, he is happy and contented.

A. Whenever

B. Wherever

C. Whoever

D. Whatever

【參考答案】A

【解析】本題考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：每次回到這里，他都是既高興又滿足。whenever意為“無論何時”；wherever 意為“無論什么地方、任何地點”；whoever 意為“無論誰”；whatever 意為“無論什么”。故選 A。

19. Too bad! My knee ________ very painful since yesterday afternoon.

A. is

B. was

C. had been

D. has been

【參考答案】D

【解析】本題考查時態(tài)辨析。句意：太糟糕了！我的膝蓋從昨天下午開始就很疼。since 是完成時態(tài)的標志，根據(jù)句意可知：“我”的膝蓋從昨天下午就開始疼，這個動作從昨天下午一直持續(xù)到了現(xiàn)在，并有可能持續(xù)下去，所以用現(xiàn)在完成時。故選 D。

20. This is the reason ________ I have come so far to look for you.

A. what

B. who

C. why

D. which

【參考答案】C

【解析】本題考查定語從句。句意：這就是我遠道而來找你的原因。首先分析句子結構，先行詞是 reason，表示物且從句結構完整，引導詞不在從句中充當主語或者賓語，所以選擇why 作為引導詞，在本句中作原因狀語。故選 C。

三、完形填空：共 15 小題；每題 2 分，共 30 分。通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，從每小題的四個選擇項中選出可填入相應空白處的最佳選項。

My 4-year-old son now enjoys 21 letters. He has formed the habit of drawing pictures,writing his name on them, and then putting the artwork in a(n) 22 . He then insists 23posting his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he chose belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be honest, I didn’t think much of it, but I had 24 to warn my neighbors ofthe drawings suddenly appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn’t have the time to do so, becauseI was a little 25 recently.On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I met Mary,my elderly neighbor, 26 at her mail box. She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been

posting items in my letterbox to me?” I was at once 27 , “Oh yes, Mary, it is. I’m sorry. Imeant to tell you…” She 28 me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail. I’ve kept every item he hassent. You don’t know how much 29 the letters has made my day. I just love them.” While Iwas walking down to school after our talk, many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn’t have a lot tofill her days, 30 she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regularvisitors. The small act of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—hasbrought 31 to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.I have decided that my son should 32 this practice. He should also start sending someitems to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most 33 make their day.It’s doing the little, 34 things that can often make a big 35 in someone’s life.

21.A. post

B. posting

C. posted

D. to post

【參考答案】B

【解析】語法結構題。根據(jù)句意可知，“我”四歲的兒子現(xiàn)在喜歡寄信。enjoy doing sth.為固定搭配，意為“喜歡去做某事、樂意去做某事”，故選 B。

22. A. wallet

B. book

C. envelope

D. schoolbag

【參考答案】C

【解析】理解推斷題。聯(lián)系上下文可知，“我”四歲的兒子現(xiàn)在喜歡寄信，他已經(jīng)養(yǎng)成了畫畫的習慣，會把自己的名字寫在畫上。并且，他堅持把自己的手工作品寄給鄰居，他選擇了住在隔壁的老夫婦的郵箱。由此可以推斷出，兒子是想把自己的畫寄給鄰居，所以他是把畫放進了信封，這樣才符合寄信的流程。故選 C。

23.A. on

B. in

C. off

D. out

【參考答案】A

【解析】詞語搭配題。根據(jù)句意可知，“我”的兒子堅持把自己的手工作品寄給鄰居，他選擇了住在隔壁的老夫婦的郵箱。insist on 為固定搭配，意為“堅持、堅決要求”。故選 A。

24.A. asked

B. wished

C. meant

D. forgot

【參考答案】C

【解析】理解推斷題。聯(lián)系上下文可知，“我”想提醒“我”的鄰居，他們的郵箱里會突然出現(xiàn)“我”的兒子的畫，但是因為“我”太忙了，沒有時間這么做。由此可以推斷出，“我”原本是有意想去提醒的，但是因為太忙了，“我”并沒有去做這件事。ask to do 意為“請求做、要求做”；wish to do 意為“希望做”；mean to do 意為“打算做、有意做”；forget to do

意為“忘記做”。故選 C。

25.A. crazy

B. clumsy

C. lazy

D. busy

【參考答案】D

【解析】詞義辨析題。根據(jù)前半句可知，“我”只是沒有時間這么做。由此可以推斷出，“我”沒有時間的原因是“我”太忙了。crazy 意為“瘋狂的、狂熱的”；clumsy 意為“笨拙的”；lazy 意為“懶惰的、怠惰的”；busy 意為“忙碌的”。故選 D。

26.A. stand

B. stood

C. standing

D. to stand

【參考答案】C

【解析】語法結構題。根據(jù)句意可知，上個星期二，我去學校接兒子的時候遇到了我上了年紀的鄰居——瑪麗，她站在信箱旁邊。因為一個句子中只能有一個動詞充當謂語，其他的動詞都要變?yōu)榉侵^語動詞，所以要把此處的 stand 變?yōu)榉侵^語動詞，且 stand 和 Mary 為主動關系，應用動詞的-ing 形式。故選 C。

27.A. embarrassed

B. confused

C. excited

D. amused

【參考答案】A

【解析】詞義辨析題。根據(jù)句意可知，“我”立刻感到很尷尬：“哦，是的，瑪麗，是這樣。‘我’很抱歉。‘我’本想告訴你……”從“我”向瑪麗道歉可知，“我”這件事對這件事感到很尷尬。embarrassed 意為“尷尬的、窘迫的”；confused 意為“困惑的”；excited 意為“興奮的、激動的”；amused 意為“被逗樂的”。故選 A。

28.A. put

B. hold

C. take

D. cut

【參考答案】D

【解析】詞語搭配題。根據(jù)句意可知，瑪麗打斷“我”說：“朱迪，我很喜歡他的郵件?！摇?/span>保留了他寄來的每件東西。你不知道收到這些信讓我多么開心。我喜歡它們。”同時，聯(lián)系上文可知，“我”的話還沒有說完，所以此處是瑪麗打斷了“我”的講話。put off 意為“推遲、扔掉”；hold off 意為“拖延、不接近”；take off 意為“起飛、脫下”；cut off 意為“中斷、切斷”。故選 D。

29.A. painting

B. thinking

C. receiving

D. posting

【參考答案】C

【解析】詞義辨析題。根據(jù)句意可知，瑪麗說：“我保留了他寄來的每件東西。你不知道收到這些信讓我多么開心?！?/span> paint 意為“畫、描繪”；think 意為“想、認為”；receive 意為“收到、接待”；post 意為“郵遞、張貼”。故選 C。

30.A. because

B. although

C. if

D. so

【參考答案】B

【解析】理解推斷題。聯(lián)系上文可知，瑪麗沒有太多的時間來打發(fā)她的日子；同時，根據(jù)后半句可知，她自己也是一群孩子的母親，經(jīng)常會有訪客來訪。由此可推斷出，前后句為讓步關系，盡管瑪麗是孩子們的母親，有時常有訪客，她還是很難打發(fā)時間。because 意為“由于、因為”；although 意為“盡管、雖然”；if 意為“如果”；so 意為“所以、因此”。故選 B。

31.A. tasteless

B. annoyance

C. sadness

D. happiness

【參考答案】D

【解析】理解推斷題。聯(lián)系上文，從瑪麗的話可知，她保留了“我”兒子寄來的每件東西，收到這些信讓她很開心，她很愛這些信件。由此可以推斷出，收到這些包含手工作品的郵件——一個小孩子親手畫的畫，給瑪麗的日子帶來了快樂。tasteless 意為“無味的”；annoyance意為“煩惱”；sadness 意為“悲傷”；happiness 意為“幸福、快樂”。故選 D。

32.A. continue

B. refuse

C. abandon

D. change

【參考答案】A

【解析】詞義辨析題。聯(lián)系上文可知，“我”從和瑪麗的談話中意識到，兒子的畫給她帶來了很多快樂，就像“我”去看望“我”的祖父母一樣。由此可以推斷出，“我”對兒子的做法是贊同的，所以“我”決定讓他繼續(xù)做下去。continue 意為“繼續(xù)、延續(xù)”；refuse 意為“拒絕、回絕”；abandon 意為“放棄、離開”；change 意為“改變、轉變”。故選 A。

33.A. unfortunately

B. rarely

C. certainly

D. carefully

【參考答案】C

【解析】詞義辨析題。聯(lián)系上下文可知，“我”決定讓“我”的兒子繼續(xù)這個行為。他也應該開始寄一些東西給他在珀斯的祖父母。這肯定會讓他們很開心。unfortunately 意為“不幸地”；rarely 意為“很少地、難得”；certainly 意為“必定”；carefully 意為“小心地”。故選 C。

34.A. simple

B. heavy

C. abundant

D. complicated

【參考答案】A

【解析】詞義辨析題。根據(jù)句意可知，做一些微小且簡單的事情，往往會對一個人的生活產(chǎn)生很大的影響。本題前使用逗號隔開，由此可以推斷出，應該選擇與 little 意思相近的詞語。simple 意為“簡單的、單純的”；heavy 意為“沉重的、繁重的”；abundant 意為“豐富的、充裕的”；complicated 意為“難懂的、復雜的”。故選 A。

35.A. point

B. sense

C. difference

D. living

【參考答案】C

【解析】詞義辨析題。根據(jù)句意可知，做一些微小且簡單的事情，往往會對一個人的生活產(chǎn)生很大的影響。make a point 意為“立論、表明一種看法”；make sense 意為“有意義、講得通”；make a difference 意為“有影響、有關系”；make a living 意為“維持生活”。故選 C。

四、閱讀理解：共 15 小題；每題 3 分，共 45 分。閱讀下列短文，然后根據(jù)短文的內容從每小題的四個選擇項中選出最佳的一項。

A

Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they shouldcomplete their education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and be financiallyindependent. They also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at aboutthe age of 20 and takes about five years, according to the report from the University of Chicago’s

National Opinion Research Center.The findings are based on a representative sample (代表性樣本) of 1,398 people over the ageof 18 who were surveyed in person. The survey found that people expect the transitions (過度,轉變) to grown-up status to be completed at the following ages: age 20 self-supporting; age 21 nolonger living with parents; age 22 having a full-time job; age 22.5 education completed; age 24.5being able to support a family financially; age 26 getting married; and age 26.5 having a child.

“There is a large degree of agreement across social groups on the relative importance of theseven transitions,” said Tom Smith, director of the survey. The only obvious pattern of differencesis on views about supporting a family, having children and getting married. Older adults considerthese more important than younger adults do. This probably shows in large part a change in valuesacross generations away from traditional family values. The most valued step toward reachingadulthood, the survey found, is completing education, followed by full-time employment,supporting a family, financial independence, living independently, and marriage.

36. For most Americans, which of the following is NOT considered when they grow up?

A. They should be able to earn their own money.

B. They should be supported by their families.

C. They should have a full-time job.

D. They should finish their education.

【參考答案】B

【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第一句可知，大多數(shù)美國人認為一個人要到 26 歲才算長大，他們應該完成學業(yè)，有一份全職工作，有一個家庭要支撐，經(jīng)濟獨立。B 選項為迷惑項，根據(jù)文章可知，成年人應該要支撐起一個家庭，而不是他們應該得到家庭的支持。故選 B。

37. According to the survey, what is a 21-year-old American men mostly do?

A. Prepare for his wedding.

B. Earn money to support his family.

C. Have a full-time job.

D. Live without his parents.

【參考答案】D

【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第二句可知，調查發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們期望在以下年齡完成成年狀態(tài)的轉變：20 歲自立；21 歲時不再與父母同??；22 歲有一份全職工作；在 22.5 歲時，完成學業(yè)；在 24.5 歲時，能在經(jīng)濟上支持家庭；26 歲結婚；且在 26.5 歲時，有一個孩子。由此可知，在 21 歲時，美國男青年最有可能不再與父母同住。故選 D。

38. What does the survey find to be the most important step towards adulthood?

A. Completing education.

B. Living without parents.

C. Supporting a family.

D. Having a child.

【參考答案】A

【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知，調查發(fā)現(xiàn)，在人們心目中，邁向成年最重要的步驟是完成學業(yè)，其次是找到全職工作、養(yǎng)家、經(jīng)濟獨立、獨立生活和結婚。故選 A。

B

Happy April Fool’s Day! In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of thegreatest hoaxes (惡作劇) in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent peoplewho are ready to believe them.

▲INSTANT COLOR TV

In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. Thestation’s Kjell Stepson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developedtechnology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display colorreception. All they had to do was pull a nylon stocking over their TV screen, and they would beginto see their favorite shows in color. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people, were taken in.

Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970.

▲SAN SERRIFFEIn

1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement (增刊) in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serfiffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean.

A series of articles affectionately asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Fewnoticed that everything about the island was made up.

▲NIXON FOR PRESIDENT

In 1992 American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced thatRichard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign sloganwas, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” Accompanying this announcementwere audio clips (片段) of Nixon delivering his election speech. Listeners responded immediately

to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during thesecond half of the show did the host John Huckleberry reveal that the announcement was apractical joke. Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.

39. When did color television transmission appear in Sweden?

A. In 1992.

B. In 1977.

C. In 1970.

D. In 1962.

【參考答案】C

【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知，實際上彩色電視傳輸在 1970 年 4 月 1 日才開始在瑞典出現(xiàn)。同時結合第三段第一句，1962 年時，瑞典只有一個電視頻道，而且是黑白的。由此可以推斷出，1962 年的瑞典并沒有彩色電視頻道，是電視臺在愚人節(jié)給觀眾開的一個玩笑。故選 C。

40. Which of the following is TRUE about the small republic called San Serfiffe?

A. It was located in the Indian Ocean.

B. It never existed.

C. It was a beautiful vacation spot.

D. It was interviewed by the British newspaper.

【參考答案】B

【解析】推理判斷題。第五段最后一句可知，很少有人注意到島上的一切都是虛構的。由此可以推斷出，這個名叫 San Serfiffe 的小共和國是虛構的，并非真實存在的。所以，第五段關于它的“真實”描寫，如：它位于印度洋、它是一個美麗的度假地點等，都是英國《衛(wèi)報》在愚人節(jié)開的玩笑，不是真實的事情。故選 B。

41. What was the listeners’ attitude to the news that Richard Nixon was running for President

again?

A. Angry and shocked.

B. Happy and excited.

C. Shocked and amused.

D. Bored and tired.

【參考答案】A

【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段第四句可知，聽眾們立即對這一消息做出了回應，紛紛打電話給節(jié)目，表達震驚和憤怒。由此可知，當美國國家公共廣播電臺的全國談話節(jié)目宣布：理查德·尼克松又要競選總統(tǒng)時，聽眾對這則消息的反應是震驚和憤怒的。故選 C。

42. Where can we most probably read this article?

A. In a diary.

B. In a novel.

C. In a magazine.

D. In an ad.

【參考答案】C

【解析】主旨大意題。本文以愚人節(jié)為話題，主要介紹了瑞典的彩色電視、英國《衛(wèi)報》的小共和國 San Serfiffe、理查德·尼克松再次競選總統(tǒng)，這三則與愚人節(jié)相關的惡作劇。它的體裁不屬于日記、小說或者廣告，所以這篇文章最有可能出現(xiàn)在雜志上。故選 C。

C

One cold day last November, my wife and I came home from work to a sick young daughterand we decided to stay at home for the night. Problem was, we had two tickets to see Miranda July,the performance artist, being interviewed at the Herbst Theatre. We decided to sell them online for$50. One hour before the event, a guy named Peter called me and said he wanted to buy the tickets.

Since the time was limited, I told Peter to pay me the next day. Peter seemed touched and we saida fond goodbye.However, a month later, Peter still didn’t pay me back. A few more weeks passed. Anothermonth, there’d been one e-mail promising to mail the check, then silence.

Maybe he was having a hard time, I thought. But truth was, Peter seemed to be having apretty normal time. According to the pictures and messages on his Facebook, he had been playinggolf, dancing happily with his friends, and traveling on a boat. But he just refused to answer my calls, or reply to my e-mails or messages. So I tried reaching him with my wife’s phone one night.

And he didn’t pick up when I called, but texted right back, playfully wondering who might becalling him.

“You should go to his office,” my wife said, “he would have to give you the money if all hiscoworkers (同事) were watching.”

But I didn’t want to become a debt collector. My efforts to reach Peter over these months hadbeen light and I wanted to keep it that way. My initial exchange with Peter had been just tworegular people agreeing to handle things humanly. There was a rare niceness in that, and I stillwanted to keep that balloon in the air, however disappointing it was starting to look. I wanted tobelieve we could still trust each other.

43. According to the first paragraph, what reason did my wife and I decide to sell the tickets?

A. We needed $50 for medicine for our daughter.

B. We had to take care of our sick daughter.

C. We were far away from the Herbst Theatre, and our time was limited.

D. We had to leave home for work.

【參考答案】B

【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第一句可知，在去年 11 月的一個寒冷的日子，“我”和妻子下班回到家，發(fā)現(xiàn)女兒生病了，于是我們決定在家里過夜。由此可知，“我”和妻子決定把票賣掉的原因是為了在家照顧生病的女兒。故選 B。

44. What did my wife suggest I do about Peter’s behavior?

A. She suggested that I go straight to Peter’s office.

B. She suggested that I tell all Peter’s coworkers.

C. She suggested that I use her mobile phone to contact Peter.

D. She suggested that I wait and trust Peter.

【參考答案】A

【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段可知，“你應該去他的辦公室，”“我”妻子說：“如果他所有的同事都在看，他會把錢給你的。”由此可知，面對皮特消極的“躲債”行為，“我”的妻子建議“我”直接去他的辦公室討要錢。故選 A。

45. What do we learn about Peter from the passage?

A. He is an honest and trustworthy man.

B. He had a habit of forgetting to pay his debts.

C. He was poor and had a hard time.

D. He didn’t pay back the money on purpose.

【參考答案】D

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第三、四、五句可知，皮特不接“我”的電話，也不回“我”的電子郵件和信息。所以，有天晚上“我”試著用“我”妻子的手機聯(lián)系他。“我”打電話給皮特，他沒有接，但是馬上就回了短信，開玩笑地想知道誰會給他打電話。由此可以推斷出，皮特并非是有忘記還錢的習慣，他不接我的電話、不回我的郵件和信息，是有意逃避“我”的聯(lián)系，他是故意不還錢的；也可以看出皮特是一個不誠實、不值得被信賴的人。故選 D。

46. Why didn’t I follow my wife’s advice?

A. Because I didn’t want to become a debt collector.

B. Because I agreed with the way Peter handled things.

C. Because I still had weak hopes for Peter.

D. Because I wanted to ask the police for help.

【參考答案】C

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第四、五句可知，這是一種罕見的美好，“我”仍然想讓氣球在空中，不管它開始看起來多么令人失望。“我”想相信我們還能互相信任。其中，“氣球”類比“我”和皮特之間岌岌可危的信任。由此可以推斷出，“我”沒有采納妻子的建議是因為即使“我”對皮特很失望，但是“我”仍然不愿意破壞這份美好，仍然對他抱有一絲信任和希望。A 選項不是根本理由；B 選項是干擾項，根據(jù)第五段第三句可知，“我”和皮

特最初的交流只是兩個普通人同意以人道的方式處理事情。由此可以推斷出，“我”并不是認皮特處理問題的方式，“我”只是喜歡我們在交涉最初時對彼此的信任。故選 C。

D

Crossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people don’t even notice that they’redoing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.

A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed canincrease your blood pressure. The reason for this is that the blood in your legs has to work againstgravity to be pumped back to your heart and that crossing one leg over the other increases

resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate (循環(huán)). This causes your body toincrease your blood pressure to push the blood back to the heart. You won’t feel any immediateeffects, but repeated, drawn-out increases in blood pressure can cause long-term health issues. So,do you plan to sit for a long period of time? Don’t keep your legs crossed.

“Crossing your legs at the knee can also cause pressure on the major nerve in your leg thatpasses just below your knee and along the outside of your leg,” explains Richard Graves, amedical expert. This pressure can cause numbness and temporary paralysis (麻痹) of some of the

muscles in your foot and leg, preventing you from being able to raise your ankle—what we know as that “pins and needles” sensation. While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or two, repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage.

So next time you sit down, try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet onthe floor. Not only will it help your posture and stability, but it will also save your health in thelong run.

47. According to the first paragraph, what can we learn about crossing one’s legs?

A. This is a rare habit in life.

B. People do this unconsciously when they sit down.

C. It’s very uncomfortable to sit like this.

D. Most people are aware of the health problems it can bring.

【參考答案】B

【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段可知，蹺二郎腿是人們一個非常普遍的習慣，大多數(shù)人坐下來的時候甚至都沒有注意到自己在做什么。雖然你可能會覺得這樣坐著很舒服，但這可能會導致你沒有意識到的健康問題。由此可知，人們總是無意識地蹺二郎腿，這并非是生活中少見的習慣，而且這樣坐很舒服，也很難有人意識到蹺二郎腿導致的健康問題。故選 B。

48. What can we learn from the study of Blood Pressure Monitoring?

A. Crossing your legs won’t have any effect.

B. Crossing your legs can cause poor circulation.

C. Crossing your legs can lower your blood pressure.

D. Crossing your legs for long periods of time doesn’t cause health problems.

【參考答案】B

【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段可知，發(fā)表在《血壓監(jiān)測》上的一項研究表明，雙腿交叉坐著會增加血壓。原因是腿部的血液必須克服重力才能被輸送到心臟，而將一條腿交叉在另一條腿上會增加阻力，使血液更難循環(huán)。這會導致你的身體升高血壓，將血液推回心臟。雖然你不會立即感受到任何影響，但血壓反復持續(xù)升高會導致長期健康問題。由此可知，蹺二郎腿會導致血液循環(huán)不良。故選 B。

49. What does “pins and needles” probably mean in the third paragraph?

A. Being a strong nervous.

B. Being highly flexible.

C. Serious muscle injuries.

D. Slight sharp pains.

【參考答案】D

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第二句可知，這種壓力會導致你的腳和腿上的一些肌肉麻木和暫時癱瘓，讓你很難抬起腳踝——就像我們知道的“針扎”的感覺。由此可以推斷出，“pins and needles”是對前面癥狀的總結詞，應該與“肌肉麻木和暫時癱瘓，難以抬起腳踝”的意思相近，是輕微的、時效短的、并不嚴重的刺痛感和麻痹感。故選 D。

50. Where are we most likely to read this passage?

A. In a newspaper.

B. In a science fiction.

C. In a health magazine.

D. In a travel guide.

【參考答案】C

【解析】主旨大意題。文章以生活中非常普遍的習慣——蹺二郎腿為話題展開，并指出蹺二郎腿雖然很舒服，但卻會給人的身體帶來健康問題。同時，又引用發(fā)表在《血壓監(jiān)測》上的一項研究表明，以及醫(yī)學專家 Richard Graves 的話來論證這個觀點，即蹺二郎腿會對人體的血壓和腿部神經(jīng)帶來長期的壓力。通讀全文可知，本文是一篇具有科普性質的健康文章，目的是為了讓讀者意識到蹺二郎腿的危害，養(yǎng)成一個良好的坐姿習慣。故選 C。

五、補全對話：共 5 句；每句滿分為 3 分，共 15 分。根據(jù)中文提示，把對話中缺少的內容寫在線上。這些句子必須符合英語表達習慣。打句號的地方，用陳述句；打問號的地方，用疑問句。

提示：一位女士來到商場，她是第一次來中國游玩，想要買一些紀念品給自己的孩子們。

售貨員熱情地招待了她，在了解這位女士的需求后，推薦她購買了中國的傳統(tǒng)服飾。

A= Saleswoman M = Madam

A: Good afternoon, madam. 51.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿?

M: Yes. I want to buy some souvenirs for my children. Do you have any good advice?

A: Of course I can. 52.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿?

M: My daughter is nine years old and my son is five years old.

A: Oh! How about buying traditional Chinese clothes for them?

M: 53.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿! I’d like to get one for myself.

A: This is a very popular series of clothes in our store, and buy the discount today.

M: Wow! They’re so beautiful. 54.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿?

A: The total is 300 RMB.

M: 54.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿. Can I pay by credit card?

A: No problem. Here’s your receipt and your clothes.

M: OK. Thank you very much.

A: It’s my pleasure, madam.

51.【參考答案】May I help you / Can I help you / What can I do for you

52.【參考答案】How old are they

53.【參考答案】That’s a good idea/ That sounds good

54.【參考答案】How much are they/ How much will them cost

55.【參考答案】I’ll take them

六、書面表達：滿分 30 分。

假如你是李華，你的英國筆友 Nancy 正在做一份關于中國移動支付的問卷調查。你是她的重點采訪對象，她希望你在回信中的內容包含以下幾點：

1.移動支付在生活中的普及情況；

2.移動支付帶來的好處；

3.你對移動支付的看法。

參考詞：移動支付 mobile pavement；問卷調查 questionnaire；微信 WeChat；支付寶 Alipay；二維碼 QR code

注意：詞數(shù) 100 左右

【參考答案】

Dear Nancy,

I am glad to participate in your questionnaire. In recent years, mobile payment is becoming

more and more common in China. Most of us use WeChat or Alipay to buy what we need.

Scanning a QR code to pay not only saves time looking for change, but also makes shopping more

convenient.

Personally, I think mobile payment should be encouraged. It benefits both consumers and

businessmen. We no longer need to save the change what is easy to lose, and merchants don’t have to worry about receiving fake notes. But many older people don’t know how to use smart phones,so mobile payment is inconvenient for them.

I hope my opinion can be of some help to you. Looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua