成都市树德实验中学2024届高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

成都市树德实验中学2024届高三下第一次测试英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which2．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen3．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit4．.HowdidyouFrench?IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup5．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat6．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing7．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．allC．notall D．none8．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t9．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown10．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy11．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown12．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open13．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure14．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen15．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely16．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping17．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor18．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would19．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant20．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）MygrandmotherRosalindEinhornwasbornexactlyfifty-twoyearsbeforeIwas,onAugust28,1917.LikemanypoorJewishfamiliesinNewYorkCity,shelivedinasmall,crowdedapartmentclosetotheirrelatives.Herparents,auntsandunclesaddressedhermalecousinsbytheirgivennames,butsheandhersisterwerereferredtoonlyas"Girlie”.DuringtheDepression,mygrandmotherwaspulledoutofMorrisHighSchooltohelpsupportthehouseholdbysewingfabricflowersontoundergarmentsthathermothercouldresellforatinyprofit.Nooneinthecommunitywouldhaveconsideredtakingaboyoutofschool.Aboy'seducationwasthefamily'shopetomoveupthefinancialandsocialladder.Educationforgirls,however,waslesssignificantbothfinancially,sincetheywereunlikelytocontributetothefamily'sincome,andculturally,sincehoyswereexpectedtostudytheTorahwhilegirlswereexpectedtoruna“properhome.”Luckilyformygrandmother,alocalteacherinsistedthatherparentsputherbackintoschool.ShewentonnotonlytofinishhighschoolbuttograduatefromU.CBerkeley.Aftercollege,“Girlie”workedsellingpocketbooksandaccessoriesatDavid'sFifthAvenue.Whensheleftherjobtomarrymygrandfather,David'shadtohirefourpeopletoreplaceher.Yearslater,whenmygrandfatherspaintbusinesswasstruggling,shejumpedinandlooksomeofthehardstepshewasunwillingtotake,helpingtosavethefamilyfromfinancialruin.Shedisplayedherbusinessabilityagaininherforties.Afterbeingdiagnosed(诊断）withbreastcancer,shebeatitandthendevotedherselftoraisingmoneyfortheclinicthattreatedherbysellingsomewatches.GirlieendedupwithaprofitthatApplewouldenvy.Ihavenevermetanyonewithmoreenergyanddeterminationthanmygrandmother.Whenmygrandmotherhadchildrenofherown—mymotherandhertwobrothers—sheemphasizededucationforallofthem.MymotherattendedtheUniversityofPennsylvania.Whenshegraduatedin1965withadegreeinFrenchliterature,shesurveyedaworkforcethatshebelievedconsistedoftwocareeroptionsforwomen:teachingornursing.Shechoseteaching.ShebeganaPh.D．programme,gotmarried,andthendroppedoutwhenshebecamepregnantwithme.Itwasthoughttobeasignofweaknessifahusbandneededhiswife’shelptosupporttheirfamily,somymotherbecameastay-at-homeparentandanactivevolunteer.Thecenturies-olddivisionoflaborstood.EventhoughIgrewupinatraditionalhome,myparentshadthesameexpectationsforme,mysister,andmybrother.Allthreeofuswereencouragedtodowellinschool,doequalroutinetasks,andparticipateinafter-schoolactivities.Wewereallsupposedtobeathletictoo.Mybrotherandsisterjoinedsportsteams,butIwasthekidwhogotpickedlastingym.Despitemyathleticshortcomings,Iwasraisedtobelievethatgirlscoulddoanythingboyscoulddoandthatallcareerpathswereopentome.WhenIarrivedatcollegeinthefallof1987,myclassmatesofbothgendersseemedequallyfocusedonacademics.Idon'trememberthinkingaboutmyfuturecareerdifferentlyfromthemalestudents.Ialsodon'trememberanyconversationsaboutsomedaybalancingworkandchildren.MyfriendsandIassumedthatwewouldhaveboth.Menandwomencompetedopenlyandaggressivelywithoneanotherinclasses,activities,andjobinterviews.Justtwogenerationsremovedfrommygrandmother,theplayingfieldseemedtobelevel.Butmorethantwentyyearsaftermycollegegraduation,theworldhasnotevolvednearlyasmuchasIbelieveditwould.Almostallofmymaleclassmatesworkinprofessionalsettings.Someofmyfemaleclassmatesworkfull-timeorpart-timeoutsidethehomeandjustasmanyarestay-at-homemothersandvolunteerslikemymom.Thismirrorsthenationaltrend.Incomparisontotheirmalecounterparts(相同能力者),highlytrainedwomenarescalingbackanddroppingoutoftheworkforceinhighnumbers.1、Whywerethewriter'sgrandmaandhersisterscalled"Girlie”?A．Theyhadnotyetgottheirgivennames.B．Theywerehighlyvaluedbytheirciders.C．Theysharedapparentsimilaritiesinmanyways.D．Theywereregardedaslessimportantthanboys.2、Whatconclusioncanwedrawaboutthewriter'sgrandmother?A．Shebenefitedgreatlyfromherfamilybackground.B．Shewasfullofideasforsolvingvariousproblems.C．Shewasanextraordinarilyableandtoughwoman.D．Shehadspecialwaysofteachingherownchildren.3、Whatmightpeoplethinkwhenthewriter’smothergaveupherjob?A．Itwasquitenormalforawomanlikehertodoso.B．Herjobshouldbetakenoverbyayoungerperson.C．Itwasarealshameaboutherlosingthatgoodjob.D．Herfreedomofchoiceoughttobewellrespected.4、Fromthedescriptionofthewriter’sownlife,wecansee________.A．greatexpectationsinthestudents'mindsB．seemingsocialprogressincertainaspectC．innocentfriendshipbetweenboysandgirlsD．positiveattitudestoworkandcompetitions5、Bywritingthepassagethewriterintendstoreveal________.A．thenecessityofwomen'seducationB．theimportanceofwomen'sliberationC．theexistenceofgenderdiscriminationD．thelivesofthreegenerationsofwomen22．（8分）Moscowcityauthoritieshavebegunusingcomics（漫画）withcharactersfromRussianfairytalestoexplaintomigrants（移民）howtheyshouldbehave.Theysaya100guideisneededto"keepapositiveimage"ofthecityandcouldhelpreduce"tensions"betweennativesandmigrants.Butcriticshavepointedoutthatforeignmigrantsandnativesmayberegardedasantagonistsinthemanual(手册).RussiansandmigrantshaverepeatedlyfloodedinMoscowrecently.Manymigrantsfromex-SovietrepublicsinCentralAsia,theCaucasus（高加索）andNorthCaucasus,arriveinMoscoweveryyear,attractedbythecapital’sjobopportunitiesandrelativelyhighsalaries.AsignificantnumberofthemworkintheRussiancapitalillegally.ThenewguideinRussianseekstoexplainthe"dos"and"don’ts"tomigrants.Theyareurgednottocausetrouble,bystaringatwomen,oreatingortalkingloudlyonthestreets.Theyarealsowarnedthatthepolicemayroutinely（例行公事）stopthemtochecktheirdocuments.Inthemanual,Russia’sfamous"threewarriors"aremeanttorepresentthecity’slawenforcementagencies（执法机关）,whilePrinceYuriDolgoruky(ahistoricalcharacter)isusedfortoursaroundMoscow.Meanwhile,VasilisatheWiseandTheSnowMaidentestthereaderonRussia’slanguageandhistory.AspecialsectionofthebookexplainstheimportanceoffollowingMoscow’sstrictresidencyandemploymentrules,stressingthatmigrantscouldotherwisebedeported(驱逐出境)orbannedfromentry.Themanualwaswrittenprimarilyforillegalmigrants,AlexanderKalinin,whoheadsthegroupSupportforWorkingMigrantsinMoscow,toldBBCRussian."Wewanttoraisetheirleveloflawawareness,"headded.Migrantcharactershadinitially(最初)beenidentifiedasrepresentativesofdifferentnationalities,butthebook’sauthorslaterdecidedtodropthisideasoas"nottooffendanyone",saidMr.Kalinin."TheoldconflictbetweenRussianheroesandnon-Slavicinvadersisbeingrevived,"YevgenyVarshaver,amigrationexperttoldBBCRussian.Healsosuggestedthatthelanguageusedinthebookwouldbe"difficult"tounderstandforsomemigrantswhowerenotnativeRussianspeakers.1、Theunderlinedword"antagonists"inParagraph1canprobablybereplacedby"_____".A．friends B．acquaintancesC．cooperators D．opponents2、PeoplefromothercountriescometoMoscow"_____".A．tofindwell-paidjobs B．tohaveanewlifestyleC．toenjoythefineclimate D．toexperienceanewculture3、Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout"_____".A．consequencesthemigrantsmaysufferB．thepurposeofpublishingthehandbookC．themeasurestoattractforeignmigrantsD．charactersandtheirfunctionsinRussianfairytales4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WaystohelpforeignmigrantstosettleinRussiaB．CharactersfromRussianfairytaleshavenewjobsC．MoreandmoreforeignmigrantstoworkinMoscowD．Moscowfairytalecomicstohelpmigrantsbehave23．（8分）InanicecottagewithalargegardeninasmalltownofEngland,Hewasseentowaterorfertilizehisflowersallthetime.Thegardenwasobviouslywell-tendedandtheflowersweresogorgeousthateverypasser-bywouldstopferalook.Itwaslikeababythatwastakengoodcareof.Onedayayoungpainterwentbytheoldman’sgarden.Hestaredatthesplendidgardenandthespecialcottage,completelylostinadmirationatthebeautyofthesesights,picturinghowhappyhewouldbeifhelivedinsuchabeautifulplace.Then,suddenlyhefoundthegardenerwasblind.Shocked,thepainterapproachedhim,asking,“Whyareyoubusylookingaftertheseflowerseverydaybutinfactyoucannotseethem?”Theblindmansmiled,“Icantellyousomereasons.First,IwasagardenerwhenIwasyoung.IsawtheflowerseverydayandIreallyenjoythejob.Second,althoughIcan’tseetheseflowersnow,Icantouchthem.Third,Icansmellthesweetnessofthem.Astothelastone,that'syou.”“Me?Butyoudon’tknowme.”respondedthepainter,puzzledstill.“Yeah,it’struethatIdon’tknowyou.ButIknowflowersarelikeangels.Iknowmanypeoplewhoareenthusiasticaboutlifewouldstopbyandthebeautyofmygardenwillgetthemintoagoodmood.Meanwhile,Theyalsogivemeachancetohaveawordwithyouhereandtoenjoythehappinesstheseflowershavebroughtus.”Theoldman’swordstouchedthepainter.Hegrewflowersandregardedthemasalinkofminds.Everyflowerhadeyeswithwhichtheycouldseekindnessoftheoldman'sheartandthesweetnessofhissoul.Hegrewflowersinhisheart.JustlikeBeethoven,whowasdeaf,butcomposedaseaofattractivetunes,theblindmancreatedbeautyfortheworld.1、Whydidmanypasacrs-byliketostopbythegarden?A．Becausetheywantedtohelptheoldman.B．Becausetheywereattractedbytheflowers.C．Becausetheywerecuriousaboutthestories.D．Becausetheyweremovedbythegardener.2、Whatistherelationshipbetweenthepainterandthegardener?A．Friends.B．Neighbours.C．Strangers.D．Relatives.3、Whatdoestheunderlineword“picturing”weaninParagraph2?A．Imagining.B．Guessing.C．Drawing.D．Exploring.4、WhichisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thepainterlosthisway.B．Thepainterlikedhisjob.C．Theoldmanwasblindatbirth.D．Theoldmanwasanoptimisticperson.5、Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?A．AStoryofBlindManB．GrowFlowersintheHeartC．HowtoTakeCareofFlowersD．ADisabledManlikeBeethoven24．（8分）Allovertheworldmothersandfathersteachtheirchildrenmanners.Otherchildrenmayhavemannersthatarenotlikeyours.Thereareallkindsofmanners.Manyyearsago,childrenwhohadgoodmannerswereseenandnotheard.Theykeptquietifgrown-upsweretalking.Today,well-manneredchildrenhavemorefreedom.Sometimesgoodmannersinoneplacearebadmannersinotherplaces.SupposeyouareavisitorinthelandofMongolia.Somefriendsaskyoutoeatwiththem.Whatkindofmannersdotheywantyoutohave?Theywantyoutogivealoud“burp(打嗝)”afteryoufinisheating.Burpingwouldshowthatyoulikeyourfood.Insomecountries,ifyougivealoudburp,youaretoldtosay“Excuseme,please.”Inmanyplacespeopleliketoeattogether.ButinsomepartsofPolynesiaitisbadmannerstobeseeneatingatall.Peopleshowgoodmannersbyturningtheirbacksonotherswhiletheyeat.WhataremannerslikeinanEastAfricantown?Thepeopletrynottoseeyou.Theyarebeingpolite.Youmayseeafriend.Hemaynotseeyouatall.Ifyouarepolite,youwillsitdownbesidehim.Youwillwaituntilhefinisheswhatheisdoing.Thenhewilltalktoyou.SupposeyouvisitafriendinArabia.Youshouldwalkbehindtheothertentsuntilyoucometohistent.Ifyoupassinfrontoftheothertents,youwillbeaskedintoeachone.Thepeoplewillaskyoutoeatwiththem.Anditisbadmannersifyousayno.Mannersaredifferentallovertheworld.Butitisgoodtoknowthatallmannersbegininthesameway.Peopleneedwaystoshowthattheywanttobefriends.1、Howdidpolitechildrenbehave?A．Bylookingintoadults’eyeswhiletalkingB．BykeepingsilentwhileadultsweretalkingC．ByslippingintothehousewithoutbeingheardD．Bynotopeningtheirmouthsuntilspokento2、Whichcustomshouldwefollowinordertolookwell-mannered?A．Saying“Excuseme”onburpinginMongoliaB．InvitinggueststodinnertogetherinPolynesiaC．TalkingwithafriendbeforehecompletesthingsinEastAfricaD．AcceptinganeatinginvitationinArabia3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Hearmuch,speaklittleB．Loveme,lovemydogC．WheninRomedoastheRomansdoD．Dowhatyououghttoandcomewhatcan25．（10分）What’ssmall,buzzeshereandthereandvisitsflowers?Ifyousaidbeesorhummingbirds,yougotit.Youwouldn’tbethefirstifyoumixedthetwoup.Nowagroupofresearchersevensayweshouldembraceourhistoryofconsideringthetwotogetherinthesamegroup.Thewayscientistsstudybeescouldhelpthemstudyhummingbirdbehavior,too.Scientistsfirstcomparedthetwobackinthe1970swhenstudyinghowanimalssearchforfood.Theideaisthatanimalsuseakindofmathtomakechoicesinordertominimizetheworkittakestoearnmaximumrewards.Researchersatthetimefocusedonmovementrules,liketheorderinwhichtheyvisitedflowers,andwhereflowerswerelocatedrelativetoothers.Itwas“almostlikeanalgorithm(算法)”forefficientsearching,saidDavidPritchard,abiologistattheUniversityofSt.AndrewsinScotland.Hummingbirdsandbeeshadsimilarsolutions.Asthefieldofanimalcognition(认知)appeared,hummingbirdandbeeresearchparted.Neuroscientistsandbehavioralecologistsdevelopedwaystostudybeebehaviorinnaturalisticsettings.Hummingbirdresearcherscomparedhummingbirdstootherbirdsandborrowedmethodsfrompsychologytostudytheirabilitytolearninthelab.Tobefair,hummingbirdsandbeesdiffer.Forexample,hummingbirdshavemoreadvancedeyesandbrainsthanbees.Honeybeesandbumblebeesaresocial;hummingbirdstypicallyaren’t.Buthowevertheyperceive(感知)orprocessinformation,theybothexperiencesimilarinformation,Dr.Pritchardsaid.Inday-to-daysearchingforfood,forexample,hummingbirdsmayrelyonmoreofabee’s-eyeviewthanabird’s-eyeview.Likeotherbirds,theyrelyonlandmarks,distancesanddirectionstomakemapswhentravellinglongdistances,buttheydon’tusethesecuestofindflowers.Moveaflowerjustaninchorsoawayfromwhereahummingbirdthoughtitwasanditwillhoverovertheflower’soriginallocation.Dr.Pritchardisinvestigatingif,likebees,hummingbirdsengageinviewmatching—hovering,scanningsnapshotsofaplacetoitsmemoryandusingthoseasreferenceslater.1、Whatisthecenterofresearchonhummingbirdsandbeesinthe1970s?A．Memory.B．Movementrules.C．Rewardcalculating.D．Informationprocessing.2、Whichsubject’sresearchmethodswereadoptedtostudythelearningabilityofHummingbirds?A．Math.B．Biology.C．Ecology.D．Psychology.3、Howdoresearchersfindoutthathummingbirdsarenotlikebirds?A．Bysettingthemfree.B．Bymovingflowers.C．Bymatchingview.D．Bymakingmaps.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HummingbirdsandBeesB．HummingbirdsintheLabC．NewTrendsinStudyingBeesD．ThinkingofHummingbirdsasBees第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（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．26．（30分）Inallone'slifetimeitisoneselfthatonespendsthemosttimebeingwithordealingwith.Butitis1oneselfthatonehastheleastunderstandingof.Whenyouaregoingupwardsinlifeyoutendto2yourself.Itseemsthateverythingyouseekforiswithinyour3.Whenyouaregoingdownhillyoutendtounderestimateyourself.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogainacorrectviewofoneselfandbearealist-awareofbothone’s4andshortages.Youmay5hopefullytothefuturebutbesurenotto6toomuch,foridealscanneverbefullyrealized.Youmaybe7tomeetchallengesbutitshouldbecleartoyou8todirectyourefforts.That’stosay,solongasyouhaveaperfect9ofyourself,therewon'tbedifficultiesyoucan'tovercome.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfneedsself-appreciation.10youthinkyouareatoweringtreeorabladeofgrass,ahighmountainorasmallstone,you11astateofnaturethathasitsownreasonofexistence.Ifyou12admireyourselfyou’llhavearealsenseofself-appreciation,whichwillgiveyouconfidence.13yougainfullconfidenceinyourself,you’llbe14tofightandovercomeanydifficulty.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfalsorequiresdoingoneselfafavorwhenit’sneeded.Intimeofanger,doyourselfafavorbygivingan15toitinaquietplacesothatyouwon'tbehurtbyitsflames;intimeofsadness,doyourselfafavorby16itwithyourfriendssoastochangeagloomymoodintoacheerfulone;intimeoftiredness,doyourselfafavorbygettingagoodsleeportakingsomestimulant.Showyourselflovingconcernaboutyourhealthanddailylife.17youknowperfectlywellwhenandhowtodoyourselfafavor,youwon’tbeconfidentandreadyenoughto18theattackofillness.Asyouareaware,whatapersonphysicallyhasisbutahumanbodythat’svulnerablewhen19totheelements.Soifyoufallill,it'suptoyoutotakeagoodcareofyourself.Inaword,togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogetafull20ofone'slife.Thenonewillfindone’slifefullofcolorandflavor.1、A．permanently B．previously C．precisely D．probably2、A．overlook B．overestimate C．overcome D．overtake3、A．reach B．touch C．range D．control4、A．weaknesses B．disadvantages C．strengths D．limitations5、A．lookup B．lookback C．lookforward D．lookdown6、A．expect B．anticipate C．inspect D．dream7、A．honest B．comprehensive C．courageous D．delicate8、A．what B．which C．how D．where9、A．idea B．knowledge C．system D．insight10、A．When B．Which C．What D．Whether11、A．symbolize B．demonstrate C．assure D．represent12、A．eagerly B．earnestly C．desperately D．gratefully13、A．Asmuchas B．Assoonas C．Asfaras D．Aswellas14、A．advised B．devoted C．enabled D．committed15、A．outlet B．excuse C．criterion D．solution16、A．quarreling B．arguing C．sharing D．interacting17、A．Unless B．Once C．Since D．If18、A．reject B．restore C．recover D．resist19、A．expected B．exposed C．experienced D．exported20、A．credit B．control C．power D．grace第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）InChineseculture,eachyearisrelatedto1．Chineseanimalaccordingtothe12-yearcycle.2018isanEarthDogYear.Peoplebornduringtheyearofdog2．(believe)totakeaftersomeoftheanimal’scharacteristics,suchasloyalty,patience,andreliability.Zodiac(黄道)theoryalsorelatestoChineseelementaltheory,3．associatesthe12animalswithoneoffiveelements:metal,wood,water,fire,andearth.Thefiveelements4．(combine)withthe12zodiacsignsproducea60-yearcycle.Zodiacanimalshavebothfixedandnon-fixedelementsattached5．them.Forexample,thedog(aswellasthedragon,ox,andgoat)isalwaysassociatedwiththeearthelement.6．theyearof2018isconsideredanearthyearaccordingtotheChinesesolarcalendar,thosebornin2018areconsideredearthdogs,whichcarrycharacteristicslikebeingcommunicativeandresponsibleatwork.Thoughdogsare7．(general)associatedwithearth,thosebornduringthemetaldogyeararebelievedtobeconservativeand8．(caution)innature.AsDogsarenotgoodatcommunication,9．isdifficultforthemtoconveytheirthoughtstoothers.Therefore,Dogstendtoleaveotherswiththe10．(impress)thattheyhaveastubbornpersonality,buttheyareindeedloyaltotheirfamiliesandfriends.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。SometimesinFebruary,myteachertoldusaboutthecityspeechcontest,itstopicwas“Peoplewhohaveovercomedifficultiesintheirlives”、Ithoughtofmygrandmawouldbemyperfecttopic、ThenIcarefullypreparedforcontest、Acoupleofweekslater,afterthefirstroundIwaschoosingtobeoneofthesevenfinalists!Thefinalwasheldsoon、Iwasthesixthtopresentthespeech、HowareliefwhenIfinishedit!Afterthelastpersonfinished,thejudgemadetheirfinaldecisionsandannouncedthatIhavewonfirstprize、Theaudienceweregoingwildlyclappingandcheering!Iwasextremelyhappy、Itwassuc