2022-2023学年浙江省金华市义乌市重点中学九年级（下）期中英语试卷（含解析）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2022-2023学年浙江省金华市义乌市重点中学九年级（下）期中英语试卷一、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）Aftercollege，Iwantedtomakeachangetomylife.Ibecameavolunteer（1）______.IhopedtodosomethingmeaningfulinNamibia.

Tobehonest，myfirstchoicewasn'tAfrica，butIampretty（2）______thatIwassentthere.Ifnot，Iprobablywouldnotexperienceitsbeautyandwonder.（3）______withagroupofyoungpeoplewithsimilardreams，Istartedgoingonmyjourney.

Lotsoftribes（部落）liveinNamibia，andanumberof（4）______arespoken.WhenNamibiabecameindependentin1990，Englishbecametheofficiallanguage.Teacherswere（5）______toteachEnglish，butmanywereshortofthelanguageskillstodoso.Myjobwastotraintheteachers.

Schoolswerequite（6）______.Someclassroomsweremadeupofsticksstuckinthesandandametalroof.Becausebothboysandgirlsshaved（剃）their（7）______，Ilearnedtotellthemapartbyuniforms：Girlsworeskirts.

Thestudentshad（8）______days.Theywalkedmilestogettoschool，oftenhavingnoshoestowear.Theyalsocookedmeals，workedinthefieldsand（9）______youngerbrothersorsisters.Evenwiththeirdifficultlife，thesechildrenwere（10）______.Iadmiredthat.

Gettingusedtothelifetherewasabig（11）______.Imaginelivinginaplacewithoutair-conditioning（空调）wherethetemperatureoftenreached38℃!Somedaysitwasjusttoohotto（12）______.

However，IcouldendeachdaywithwonderfulAfricansunset.（13）______Namibia，IneverthoughtIwouldfeelgreatinsuchanenvironment.Myexperience（14）______thatwecandevelopouramazingabilitytogetusedtoanewenvironment.

Travelandgetoutofyourcomfortenvironmentandputyourselfinanotherdifferent（15）______.Youwon'tregretit!1.

A.doctor B.teacher C.driver D.cook2.

A.careful B.painful C.thankful D.helpful3.

A.So B.But C.Since D.Though4.

A.stories B.languages C.mistakes D.meetings5.

A.allowed B.stopped C.forced D.supposed6.

A.high B.personal C.terrible D.perfect7.

A.hands B.heads C.legs D.arms8.

A.hard B.patient C.honest D.soft9.

A.waitedfor B.arguedwith C.lookedafter D.dependedon10.

A.upset B.unhealthy C.friendly D.cheerful11.

A.chance B.machine C.surprise D.challenge12.

A.move B.drink C.fly D.improve13.

A.With B.Before C.Nearly D.After14.

A.described B.believed C.reminded D.advised15.

A.college B.culture C.business D.graduation二、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）ADragonCityUndergroundTimetableRedLineBlueLineGreenLineStationFirsttrainStationFirsttrainStationFirsttrainPinkWall5：05amNorthStation5：01amWestPoint5：16amMilton5：15amRiverside5：30amOakTree5：20amGiantTree5：16amTonyLane5：34amForestHills5：22amEastPoint5：25amGiantTree5：36amSunValley5：27amLowland5：40amWestPoint5：42amMidWest5：45amFREQUENCYOFTRAINS：EVERY7MINUTES

FareInformationMonthlyUndergroundPass

Cost：＄106Entitles（授权）theusertounlimitedtravelontheRed，BlueandGreenline.MonthlyIndividual（个人的）LinePass

Cost：＄42EntitlestheusertounlimitedtraveleitherontheRed，BlueorGreenline.DailyUndergroundPass

Cost：＄10EntitlestheusertounlimitedtravelontheRed，BlueandGreenlineforasingleday.SingleTripPass

Cost：＄5Entitlestheusertoasingletrip.16.BoththeBlueLineandtheGreenLinegoto______.A.WestPoint B.GiantTree C.SunValley D.PinkWall17.Ittakesatleast______totravelfromNorthStationtoMidWest.A.29minutes B.41minutes C.44minutes D.72minutes18.WhowillgetmostfrombuyingaMonthlyUndergroundPass？______A.AbusinessmanwhoisvisitingDragonCityforthreedays.

B.Aclerkwhotakesallthreelinestohisofficeeveryday.

C.AstudentwhotakestheBlueLinetoschooleveryday.

D.Aretiredteacherwhovisitshergranddaughterbyundergroundonceaweek.BAmonthbeforemyfirstmarathon，oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks，leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet，Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.

Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class，theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn'tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas"notathletic".

TheideathatIwas"notathletic"stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s，Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself，notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!

Thenightbeforemymarathon，IdreamtthatIcouldn'tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous，butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline，myshoelacesbecameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3，Ipassedasign"GOFORIT，RUNNERS!"

Bymile17，Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain，Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.

Bymile21，Iwasstarving!

AsIapproachedmile23，Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndIgotamedal.Infact，Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.

Determinedtobemyself，moveforward，freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗标签），Icannowcallmyselfa"marathonwinner".19.Amonthbeforethemarathon，theauthor______.A.waswelltrained B.feltscared

C.madeuphismindtorun D.losthope20.WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear？______A.Tomentionthesupportofhisteacher.

B.Totellthereadersafunnystory.

C.Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.

D.Toshareapreciousmemorywithreaders.21.Howwastheauthor'sfirstmarathon？______A.Hemadeit. B.Hegaveuphalfway.

C.Hegotthefirstprize. D.Hewalkedtotheend.22.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage？______A.AFinalRunner B.AHarderTrainer

C.MymarathonMedal D.MyFirstMarathonCSupposeyouareearning30，000yuaneverymonth.Doyouthinkyouarerich？Doesyourincomemakeyoufeelhappy？

Well，thesedays，noteventherichfeelrich.Accordingtoasurvey，only13percentofAmericanmillionairesconsideredthemselveswealthy.Someofthemhadmorethan＄5million，buttheystilldidn'tfeelrich.Ifmultimillionairesdon'tfeelwealthy，thenwhodoes？

IdecidedtovisitElizabethDunn.Sheisapsychology（心理学）professorattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Iaskedher，"Oncepeoplehaveenoughmoneytocovertheirbasicneeds，whatwouldmakethemfeelsatisfiedwithwhattheyhave？"Dunnsaidshedidn'tknowofanystudiesthattriedtodirectlyanswerthisquestion.Butshedidpointtosomeresearchthatseemedtoprovidesomepossibleanswerstoit.

Firstcomessocialcomparison.Dunnsaysthatitplaysaveryimportantrole.Ifapersonisricherthanthepeoplehecompareshimselfwith，thenheisgoingtofeelrich.Ina2005studyinGermany，peoplewerehappierthelargertheirincomeswereincomparisonwiththosewhoweresimilartothemintermsofageandeducation.Anotherstudyfoundthatpeoplewerelesshappythemoretheirneighborsearned.Thingswereworsewhentheirneighborswonthelottery（彩票）.

Dunnalsonotedacoupleofotherfactors（因素）thatmightleadpeopletofeelricher.Shebroughtupa2016study.Itfoundpeople'sbankbalance（账户余额）couldaffecttheirlifesatisfaction.Somepeoplefeelprettygoodabouttheirlevelofincome，butit'snotbecausetheyareearningalot.Instead，itmaybebecausetheyalwayshaveatleast5，000dollarsinthebank.Thatnumberisabletoshapetheirsenseoffinancialsecurity（安全）.

Italsomattersalotwhatpeopledowiththeirmoney.Spendingmoneyincertainwayscanmakepeoplefeelbetter.Generallyspeaking，ithelpstospendmoreonunforgettableexperiences.Payingotherstodothethingsthatonehatesthemost，suchascooking，alsobringsfeelingsofhappiness.

"It'snotjusthowmuchyouhave，buthowyouspendit，"Dunntoldme."Ifyoumakeexcellentspendingdecisions，thenyoucanreallyturnamiddleincomeintoafairbitofhappiness."23.Accordingtothesurveyinthesecondparagraph，______feltrich.A.allmillionairesintheU.S.

B.fewmillionairesintheU.S.

C.mostmillionairesintheU.S.

D.notasinglemillionaireintheU.S.24.Altogether，Dunnbroughtup______factorsthatmightaffectpeople'sfeelingsofwealth.A.two B.three C.four D.five25.Supposexmeansone'slevelofincomeincomparisontohispeers'（同辈）andthatymeanshisfeelingofhappiness.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectrelationshipbetweenxandy？______A. B.

C. D.26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage？______A.Toshowushowsocialcomparisonsinfluenceourfeelingsofsatisfaction.

B.Totellushowone'sbankbalanceinfluenceshisorhersenseoflifesatisfaction.

C.Toencourageustothinkabouttherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappiness.

D.Tomentionthemillionaires'feelingsofsatisfactiontoreaders.DAnewschoolhasopenedrecently.Itspupilsfileintoclasstostarttheirlessons，turnontheircomputersandfollowtheirteacher'sinstructions.Foranhour，theyaretaughthowtousethemouse，thekeyboardandthecomputer.Nothingunusualaboutthat，youmightthink；exceptthatthesepupilsaretoddlers，agedjusttwoorthree.

Weaskedtwoexpertstheiropinionsonthegrowingphenomenon（现象）of"technologyfortoddlers"：Doyouthinkweshouldteachcomputerskillstoveryyoungchildren？

YESJudyClarke，DirectorofTechnology，YorkCollege

Atmycollege，wethinkthat"▲."Althoughtheusualageforthenationalschoolexamsis16，weputourbestpupilsforwardforexamsifwethinktheyareready.Theymightbejustsevenyearsold.Havinghadgreatsuccesswiththesecourses，webegantothinkabout"TechnologyforToddlers"classes.Theyareaimedatgivingpre-schoolpupilsaheadstartnotonlyintechnologyskills，butalsoinwriting，readingandcommunicationusingthecomputer.Apartfromtheactuallessons，wealsoencourageparentstogetthechildrentopracticetheirnewskillsathome.Parentssaytomeallthetime，"Sarahcancountupto30andisaheadofherpeers"or"Jackhasgainedsomuchconfidencefromyourclasses."Commentslikethesemakeitallworthwhileforme.Somepeoplemaybecritical，butIwouldarguethatit'sacrimetoholdchildrenback.Mostchildrenlovecomputersandtheylearnquickly.Startingyoungmeanstheywon'thavetowastetimeintheirsecondaryschoolyearscatchinguponallthecomputerskillstheyneed.NOAlanJackson，educationalpsychologist，Cardiff

I'veworkedasaneducationalpsychologist（教育心理学家）formanyyearsandImustsaythatI'mveryconcernedaboutthistrend（趋势）thatencouragesyoungerandyoungerchildrentousecomputers.Thenegative（负面的）aspectsofstaringatascreenforalongtimeatayoungageareobvious.Thelackofphysicalexercise，forexample，canleadtoobesity（肥胖）andthelackofinteraction（互动交流）withrealpeoplecanleadtoproblemswithspeechdevelopment.Thesearejusttwooftheproblems，butIcouldgoonandon.Itisbadenoughforolderchildren，buttheideaofchildrenasyoungastwobeingactivelyencouragedtogotocomputerlessonsappealsme.Ifeelsorryforthesechildrenwhoclearlyneedtoberunningaroundandclimbingtreeswiththeirfriends.Inmyopinion，twopartiesaretoblame：thecollegeswhichrunthesecoursesandtheparentsofthesechildren.Theyshouldbeashamedoftheirinabilitytothinkabouttheshort-andlong-termeffectsonthechildren.AsfarasIcansee，theformerisjustinterestedinpublicity（宣传）andprofit，andthelatterpurelyinsatisfyingtheirownegos（自我价值感）.27.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto▲inparagraph3？______A.practicemakesperfect

B.it'snevertoooldtolearn

C.it'snevertooyoungtostart

D.nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart28.JudyClarkeusesexamplesofSarahandJacktoshow______.A.howmuchshelovesherstudents

B.howhardSarahandJackhaveworked

C.whyparentsshouldfeelproudoftheirchildren

D.thatveryyoungchildrencangainsomethingusefulfromit.29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaretrue？______

①AlanJacksonprobablyteachesatthenewschoolfortoddlers.

②JudyClarkeisnotsurewhetherherschoolisdoingtherightthingornot.

③AccordingtoAlanJackson，playismoreimportantforyoungchildren.

④AccordingtoJudyClarke，youngchildrenshouldbeencouragedtolearncomputertechnology.A.①② B.③④ C.②③ D.①④30.WhatdoesAlanJacksonmeanbysaying"butIcouldgoonandon"inthelastparagraph？______A.Hethinkstoddlershavemuchtolearninadditiontocomputertechnology.

B.Hewillkeepstudyingthematterofteachingtoddlerscomputertechnology.

C.Hethinkstherearealotmoreproblemswith"TechnologyforToddlers"classes.

D.Hestillhasmuchtodotodealwiththeproblemsthattechnologyhasbroughtabout.三、任务型阅读-多任务混合（本大题共1小题，共5.0分）31.Nowstudents'Englishhandwritinggetsworseandworse.Thatmakestheirteachersfeelworried.IsyourEnglishhandwritingbeautiful？Ifnot，herearefourstepsthatreallywork!

◆Usepaperthathaslines

UsingpaperthathaslinescankeepyouwritingstraightwhenyouwriteEnglishwordsorsentences.Thoselinesonthepapercanhelpyoutowritewordsintherightsize.Besuretofillthelinedspacecompletely.Andmakesurethosecapitalletters（大写字母）arewrittenproperly.

◆Slowdown

Ifyourwritingishardtoread，tryslowingdownalittle.Forsomekids，goingslowermakesthehandwritingclear.Ifyouwritetoofast，it'shardforyoutostopwhereyoushould，andevenworse，youmaymakemoremistakes.

◆Holdyourpencilright

Whenyouholdyourpencilthecorrectway，writingismucheasier.Somekidspress（按，压）downreallyhardwhentheywrite.Thatmakesthehandwritingnotnice.Trytorelaxyourselfanddon'tholdthepencilsohard.Letyourwritingappearniceandclean.Ifyoudoso，peoplewillguessyouareastudentwithagoodhabit.

◆Drawmorepictures

Drawingcanimproveyourhandwriting.Youneedtousetheskillstocontrolyourpencilbetterwhenyouaredrawingpictures.Eventhoughyouhavenochancetodrawatschool，youcanpracticebyyourselfathome.

Handwritingisveryimportant.Imagineyouareaworld-famousmoviestarorawell-knownsportsplayer，whatdoyoudowhenyourfansrunuptoyou？Givethemyourautographs（亲笔签名），ofcourse!

Four（1）______tomakeyourhandwritingbeautiful.Usepaper（2）______lines.LinescanstopyoufromwritingupordownwhenyouwriteEnglishwordsorsentences.Besuretofillthelinedspacecompletely.Andmakesurethosecapitallettersarewrittenproperly.SlowdownTryslowingdownalittle.Ifyouwritetoofast，it's（3）______foryoutostopwhereyoushould，andyoumaymakemoremistakes.HoldyourpencilrightWhenyouholdyourpencilthecorrectway，writingismucheasier.Trytobe（4）______anddon'tholdthepencilsohard.DrawmorepicturesWhiledrawingpictures，some（5）______areneededtocontrolyourpencilbetter.Eventhoughyouhavenochancetodrawatschool，youcanpracticealoneathome.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)四、选词填空-短文（本大题共1小题，共5.0分）32.

takein，four，simple，still，enemy(1)Itisgenerallybelievedthatpeopleinthepastlivedamuch______life.(2)Lookatthephoto.The______boyfromtheleftismyyoungerbrother.(3)It'sveryhardfortheclimbersto______airastheygetnearthetopofhighmountains.(4)Beingtooshyisoneofthebiggest______tostopyoufromwinningthegame.(5)Hearingthebadnews，hestood______inthemiddleoftheroad.五、阅读填空（本大题共2小题，共20.0分）33.Theworldislikealadder，andstairssymbolizethegroupsofpeopleinsociety.Somepeopleareatthetop，likethefamousones，andothersarenearthe（1）______（底部），liketheordinaryones.Ifsomeoneasksyoutochoose，whichdoyouthinkis（2）______（更好）？Beingordinaryorbeingfamous？

Beingordinaryandbeingfamousaretwowayswemayliveinsociety.Wemayfeelhappyandproudofbeingfamous，butmayalsofeelhappywhilelivingasanordinarypersonwithasimplelife.（3）______（都）canbemeaningful；Itdependsonus.Itdoesn'tmatterhowlonglifeis；themostimportantthingisitssignificance.

（4）______（想象）thatyouareoneofthefamouspeople.Everytimeyoustepoutofacar，camerasflashwithoutceasing.Everytreasureyouhaveisknowntothepublic.Youarealways（5）______（看见）onthetelevisionsoeveryoneknowsyou.Youarealwaysbusy（6）______（参加）parties，alwayslookingdazzling.It'strue!Everyoneenjoysfame.Butthink!Ifitislikethiseveryday，howwillyoufeel？Sometimestheflipsideofbeingfamouscanbedaunting（令人气馁）.Your（7）______（秘密）willbediscovered.Onewrongstepcanmakepeoplebedisgusted（讨厌的）withyou.Themoretroublesyouface，themoretimeyouspendsolvingtheproblems.Whydon'twe（8）______（选择）tolivesimply？Simplicitymakesusfeelhappyandeasytoseeorsenseinnerbeautyofthelife.

Ordinarypeoplelikemedreamofbecoming（9）______（成功的）onedayandwanttochallenge（10）______（我们自己）.Havingsimplegoals，Iwillworkharderandenjoypurerrelationshipswithotherpeople.Trynottobecomeamanoffamebutamanofsimplevalues.Thenoblerweare，themorehumbleweshouldbe.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)34.WhowouldhavethoughtthatAlbertEinstein，（1）______famousGerman-Americanscientistfromtheearly1900s，wouldmakeitintothenewsthesedays？Butthat's（2）______（exact）whathappened.Recently，hishandwrittenworknotesaboutthetheoryofrelativity（相对论）wentupforauction（拍卖）.

Einstein，alongwithan（3）______（Italy）engineerMicheleBesso，workedtogetherforseveralyearsonascientificpaper.Theyhopedtocomeup（4）______amathematicalequation（数学方程式）toexplainthetheoryofrelativity.Itinvolvesthefactorsofenergy，massandlight.

Theyraninto（5）______（problem）andstoppedworkingonit，butBessosavedthewrittenpapersanyway.Einsteindidn'tsuccessfullyfinishedthework（6）______herealizedthatgravityalsoneededtobeconsidered.Hefinallypublishedapaperaboutitonhisownin1915.Althoughthetheoryofrelativitywasanimportantdiscovery，Einsteinwasnot（7）______（give）theNoblePrizeforit.

Afteralltheseyears，the54pagesofnotesthatEinsteinandBessohadworkedonandsignedwererecentlyputupforauctionatChristie's（佳士得拍卖行）inParis.Thebuyer'snamewasnotreleased，butthemanuscript（手稿）is（8）______（expensive）scientificpapereverbought，atover＄15million.

Onehastowonder（9）______theownerisgoingtodowiththosenotes.Framethem？Keeptheminavault（保险库）？Resellthem（10）______（make）evenmoremoney？Onlytimewilltell.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共20.0分）35.假如今天是4月8日，周六，你和同学参加了绣湖公园"环保小卫士"活动，发现了很多游客不文明的行为，请根据下面表格的信息写成日记发在校园网上，倡导更多的人关心环保。

WhereandhowSetoffforXiuhuPark；bybusUncivilized（不文明）behaviorsThrowrubbisheverywhere；

Pickflowers；

Climbtrees.SuggestionsPickupthelitter；…1.建议至少包含两个要点，可适当发挥；参考词汇供选择使用；

2.词数80-100。短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

3.文中不得出现真实姓名、学校等信息；

April8th，SaturdaySunny

Itookpartinthe"EnvironmentProtector"activitywithmyclassmatestoday._____________________

答案和解析1~15.【答案】B、C、A、B、D、C、B、A、C、D、D、A、B、C、B【解析】（1）考查名词。句意：我成为了一名志愿教师。doctor医生；teacher老师；driver司机；cook厨师。根据"My

job

was

to

train

the

teachers."（我的工作是培训老师。）可知作者的工作是训练老师，可见作者是一名志愿者老师。故选B。

（2）考查形容词。句意：老实说，我的第一选择不是非洲，但我非常感谢被派到那里。careful认真的；painful痛苦的；thankful感激的；helpful有帮助的。根据"If

not，I

probably

would

not

experience

its

beauty

and

wonder"（如果不是这样，我可能不会体验到它的美丽和神奇。）可知如果不是被派往纳米比亚，作者不会感受到它的美丽，所以作者很感激能被派到这里。故选C。

（3）考查连词。句意：所以我和一群有着相似梦想的年轻人一起开始了我的旅程。so所以；but但是；since自从；though虽然。根据"with

a

group

of

young

people

with

similar

dreams，I

started

going

on

my

journey"（和一群有着相似梦想的年轻人一起开始了我的旅程）可知所以作者和一群年轻人开始了旅程。故选A。

（4）考查名词。句意：纳米比亚生活着许多部落，使用多种语言。stories故事；languages语言；mistakes错误；meetings会议。根据"are

spoken"（说）可知是说很多语言。故选B。

（5）考查动词。句意：教师本应教授英语，但许多人缺乏这样做的语言技能。allowed允许；stopped停止；forced迫使；supposed认为。根据"to

teach

English，but

many

were

short

of

the

language

skills

to

do

so"（教授英语，但许多人缺乏这样做的语言技能）可知老师应该教英语，但是他们缺乏这样的语言技能，be

supposed

to

do

sth."应该做某事"。故选D。

（6）考查形容词。句意：学校很糟糕。high高的；personal个人的；terrible糟糕的；perfect完美的。根据"Some

classrooms

were

made

up

of

sticks

stuck

in

the

sand

and

a

metal

roof"（一些教室是用扎在沙子里的棍子和金属屋顶做成的。）可知那里的学校很糟糕。故选C。

（7）考查名词。句意：因为男孩和女孩都剃了光头，我学会了用制服来区分他们：女孩穿裙子。hands手；heads头；legs腿；arms胳膊。根据"shaved

（剃）

their"（剃他们的）可知是剃头。故选B。

（8）考查形容词。句意：学生们度过艰难的日子。hard难的；patient耐心的；honest诚实的；soft软的。根据"They

walked

miles

to

get

to

school，often

having

no

shoes

to

wear.They

also

cooked

meals，worked

in

the

fields"（他们步行数英里去上学，经常没有鞋子穿。他们还做饭，在田里干活）可知他们要走几公里到学校，没有鞋穿，所以学生们的日子很艰难。故选A。

（9）考查短语。句意：他们还做饭，在地里干活，照顾弟弟妹妹。waited

for等待；argued

with和某人争吵；looked

after照顾；depended

on依赖。根据"younger

brothers

or

sisters"（弟弟妹妹）可知是照顾弟弟妹妹。故选C。

（10）考查形容词。句意：尽管生活艰难，这些孩子还是很快乐。upset不安的；unhealthy不健康的；friendly友好的；cheerful令人愉快的。根据"Even

with

their

difficult

life，these

children

were"（尽管生活艰难，这些孩子还是）可知虽然他们生活艰难，但是他们还是很开心。故选D。

（11）考查名词。句意：适应那里的生活是一个巨大的挑战。chance机会；machine机器；surprise惊喜；challenge挑战。根据"Imagine

living

in

a

place

without

air-conditioning

（空调）

where

the

temperature

often

reached

38℃"（想象一下，生活在一个没有空调的地方，那里的温度经常达到38摄氏度

）可知这里温度很高，但是没有空调，所以适应这里的生活是一个巨大的挑战。故选D。

（12）考查动词。句意：有些天太热了，无法移动。move移动；drink喝；fly飞；improve提高。根据"it

was

just

too

hot

to..."（有些天太热了）可知天气太热，不能动。故选A。

（13）考查介词。句意：在纳米比亚之前，我从未想过在这样的环境中我会感觉很棒。with和；before在……之前；nearly几乎；after在……之后。根据"I

never

thought

I

would

feel

great

in

such

an

environment."（我从没想过在这样的环境下我会感觉很好。）可知在来纳米比亚之前，作者没有想到在这样的环境中会觉得很棒。故选B。

（14）考查动词。句意：我的经验提醒我们，我们可以培养出适应新环境的惊人能力。described描述；believed相信；reminded提醒；advised建议。根据"that

we

can

develop

our

amazing

ability

to

get

used

to

a

new

environment"（我们可以培养出适应新环境的惊人能力。）可知作者的经历提醒我们，我们有适应新环境的能力。故选C。

（15）考查名词。句意：旅行，走出舒适的环境，让自己置身于另一种不同的文化中。college大学；culture文化；business商业；graduation毕业。根据"Travel

and

get

out

of

your

comfort

environment

and

put

yourself

in

another

different"（旅行，走出舒适的环境，让自己置身于另一种不同的）以及上文内容可知，要走出舒适区，到另一种文化中去。故选B。

本文主要介绍了作者在纳米比亚做志愿者工作的见闻以及感受。

首先通读全文，了解文章大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，然后明确词意，结合所学语法，运用排除法逐一选出答案，最后再通读全文核对答案。

16~18.【答案】A、D、B【解析】细节理解题。

（1）根据第一个表格Blue

Line（地铁蓝线）和Green

Line（地铁绿线）可知，West

Point是地铁蓝线的终点站，也是地铁绿线的起点站。故选A。

（2）根据第一个表格，在上午5：01在North

Station上车，乘坐41分钟后于5：42到达WestPoint，在WestPoint换乘地铁绿线。WestPoint的首班车时间是5：16。根据地铁每隔7分钟发车的频率（第二个表格：FREQUENCY

OF

TRAINS：EVERY

7

MINUTES）（列车班次：每7分钟一班）推算，第5班列车将于5：44出发，即使是零距离换乘，绿线列车也要在两分钟后才会启动，运行29分钟后到达MidWest。三段时间相加至少是72分钟。故选D。

（3）根据第二个表格Monthly

Underground

Pass对应的Entitles（授权）

the

user

to

unlimited

travel

on

the

Red，Blue

and

Green

line.（用户可以无限制地乘坐红、蓝、绿线。）可知，B选项"每天乘三条线去办公室的职员。"他能从购买地铁月票中获益最多。故选B。

本文介绍了龙城地铁的时刻表和票价信息。时刻表分为红、蓝、绿三条线路，每7分钟一班车。票价信息包括月票、单线月票、日票和单程票，分别对应不同的费用和使用范围。

做题时结合原文和题目有针对性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项，在抓住关键句子的基础上合理地分析才能得出正确的答案。

19~22.【答案】C、C、A、D【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据第一段A

month

before

my

first

marathon，one

of

my

ankles

was

injured

and

this

meant

not

running

for

two

weeks，leaving

me

only

two

weeks

to

train.Yet，I

was

determined

to

go

ahead.（在我第一次参加马拉松比赛的前一个月，我的一只脚踝受伤了，这意味着我两周内不能参加比赛，只剩下两周的训练时间。然而，我决心继续前进。）可知，马拉松比赛前一个月，作者下定决心要跑。故选C。

（2）细节理解题。根据第二段I

remember

back

to

my

7th

year

in

school.In

my

first

P.E.class，the

teacher

required

us

to

run

laps

and

then

hit

a

softball.I

didn't

do

either

well.He

later

informed

me

that

I

was

"not

athletic".（我记得我上学七年级的时候。在我的第一节体育课上，老师要求我们跑几圈，然后打一个垒球。我两个都做得不好。他后来告诉我"没有体育天赋"。）可知，作者在七年级时提到体育课是为了表明他在体育方面没有天赋。故选C。

（3）细节理解题。根据第十段I

was

one

of

the

final

runners

to

finish.But

I

finished!And

I

got

a

medal.（我是最后一个跑完全程的人之一，但我跑完了！）可知，作者在第一次马拉松比赛中成功了。故选A。

（4）标题归纳题。根据这篇文章主要讲述了作者在参加第一次马拉松比赛前，因为脚踝受伤只有两周时间进行训练，但他仍然决心参赛，最后跑完全程获得奖牌的事情，可知，这篇文章最好的标题是我的第一次马拉松。故选D。

这篇文章主要讲述了作者在参加第一次马拉松比赛前，因为脚踝受伤只有两周时间进行训练，但他仍然决心参赛，最后跑完全程获得奖牌的事情。

通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。

23~26.【答案】B、B、A、C【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据第二段According

to

a

survey，only

13

percent

of

American

millionaires

considered

themselves

wealthy.（根据一项调查，只有13%的美国百万富翁认为自己很富有。）可知根据第二段的调查，在美国，很少有百万富翁感到富有。故选B。

（2）推理判断题。根据第四段First

comes

social

comparison.（首先是社会比较。）以及第五段It

found

people's

bank

balance（账户余额）could

affect

their

life

satisfaction.（研究发现，人们的银行存款余额会影响他们的生活满意度。）以及第六段It

also

matters

a

lot

what

people

do

with

their

money.（人们如何使用他们的钱也很重要。）可知邓恩提出了3个可能影响人们财富感受的因素。故选B。

（3）细节理解题。根据第四段In

a

2005

study

in

Germany，people

were

happier

the

larger

their

incomes

were

in

comparison

with

those

who

were

similar

to

them

in

terms

of

age

and

education.（2005年在德国进行的一项研究表明，与年龄和教育程度相近的人相比，收入越高的人越幸福。）可知与年龄和教育程度相近的人相比，收入越高的人越幸福。A选项符合题意。故选A。

（4）主旨大意题。根据第一段Suppose

you

are

earning

30，000

yuan

every

month.Do

you

think

you

are

rich？Does

your

income

make

you

feel

happy？（假设你每个月挣3万元。你认为你富有吗？你的收入让你感到幸福吗？）可知这篇文章的主要目的是：鼓励我们思考金钱和幸福之间的关系。故选C。

本文主要探讨了金钱对人们幸福感的影响。

通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。

27~30.【答案】C、D、B、C【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据空后"Although

the

usual

age

for

the

national

school

exams

is

16，we

put

our

best

pupils

forward

for

exams

if

we

think

they

are

ready.（虽然国家学校考试的通常年龄是16岁，但如果我们认为最好的学生已经准备好了，我们会让他们提前参加考试。）"可知，此处应讲述即使很小的孩子，但他们准备好了，就可以让他们提前参加考试，也就是起步永远不会嫌早。结合选项C"起步永远不嫌早"，符合语境。故选C。

（2）推理判断题。根据表格第一行"Sarah

can

count

up

to

30

and

is

ahead

of

her

peers

or

Jack

has

gained

so

much

confidence

from

your

classes.（Sarah可以数到30，并且领先于她的同龄人，或者Jack从你的课堂上获得了很多信心。）"可推知，幼儿可以从课程"Technology

for

Toddlers"中学到很多有用的东西。故选D。

（3）推理判断题。根据表格第一行"Some

people

may

be

critical，but

I

would

argue

that

it's

a

crime

to

hold

children

back.Most

children

love

computers

and

they

learn

quickly.Starting

young

means

they

won't

have

to

waste

time

in

their

secondary

school

years

catching

up

on

all

the

computer

skills

they

need.（有些人可能持批评态度，但我认为，阻碍孩子们学习是一种犯罪。大多数孩子都喜欢电脑，而且学得很快。从小开始意味着他们不必在中学时代浪费时间来掌握他们需要的所有电脑技能。）"可推知，Judy

Clarke是鼓励小孩子学电脑技术。④正确；根据表格第二行"The

negative（负面的）aspects

of

staring

at

a

screen

for

a

long

time

at

a

young

age

are

obvious.The

lack

of

physical

exercise，for

example，can

lead

to

obesity（肥胖）and

the

lack

of

interaction（互动交流）with

real

people

can

lead

to

problems

with

speech

development.（年轻时长时间盯着屏幕看的负面影响是显而易见的。例如，缺乏体育锻炼会导致肥胖，缺乏与真人的互动会导致言语发育问题。）"可推知，小孩子不应该长时间对着电脑，运动以及面对面的交流更利于他们的发展。③正确。故选B。

（4）语义猜测题。表格第二行"The

negative（负面的）aspects

of

staring

at

a

screen

for

a

long

time

at

a

young

age

are

obvious.The

lack

of

physical

exercise，for

example，can

lead

to

obesity（肥胖）and

the

lack

of

interaction（互动交流）with

real

people

can

lead

to

problems

with

speech

development.（年轻时长时间盯着屏幕看的负面影响是显而易见的。例如，缺乏体育锻炼会导致肥胖，缺乏与真人的互动会导致言语发育问题。）"可知，艾伦杰克逊说"但我可以继续下去"的意思是他认为小孩子使用电脑还有很多问题。故选C。

这篇文章主要讨论了"科技为幼儿"这一现象，即越来越多的幼儿开始接触电脑和科技，甚至参加专门的电脑课程。文章分别采访了两位专家的观点，一位认为应该教授电脑技能，另一位则持反对意见。

做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。其次，细读题材，各个击破。掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。

31.【答案】【小题1】steps【小题2】with【小题3】hard【小题4】relaxed【小题5】skills【解析】细节理解题。

（1）根据第一段Now

students'English

handwriting

gets

worse

and

worse.That

makes

their

teac