2023-2024学年北京市顺义区中考二模英语试题（含解析）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年北京市顺义区中考二模英语试题一、单选题：本大题共12小题，共12分。1.Ourparentshelpandsupportusalot,soweshouldbethankfulto________.A.him B.her C.you D.them2.MybestfriendTinawillarriveinBeijing________8o’clockthisSaturday.A.in B.on C.at D.to3.—Mum,________Icleanmybedroomatonce?—No,youneedn’t.Youcandoitafteryoufinishyourhomework.A.must B.need C.can D.should4.—Thismovieisquiteinteresting.—Yes,butthemovieIwatchedlastweekwas________thanthisone.A.interesting B.moreinteresting

C.mostinteresting D.themostinteresting5.—________isthepencilcase?—It’sabout20yuan.A.Howlong B.Howoften C.Howsoon D.Howmuch6.Mrs.Zhangisoversixty,________sheworksashardasothers.A.or B.but C.so D.for7.Mysister________whenIgothome.A.paints B.painted C.willpaint D.waspainting8.Amy________Chinesefor6years,soshecanspeakChineseverywell.A.islearning B.learned C.haslearned D.willlearn9.Tomlikessports.Heoften________footballwithhisfriendsonweekends.A.plays B.isplaying C.played D.willplay10.—Mike,we________tothePalaceMuseumtomorrow.Wouldyouliketojoinus?—Yes.Ofcourse!A.willgo B.went C.havegone D.go11.EarthDay________in1970forthefirsttime.A.celebrates B.wascelebrated C.iscelebrated D.celebrated12.—Peter,couldyoutellme________intheScienceClubyesterday?—Well,wedidsomeexperimentstogether.A.whatyouwilldo B.whatwillyoudo

C.whatyoudid D.whatdidyoudo二、完形填空：本大题共8小题，共12分。TheMagicofaBookOnedaywhenIwas11,mymothergavemeanorder:Iwaslowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeat(战胜)mystrangeproblem—inabilityto

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.Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom”.Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksoffthe

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atrandom(随机的).Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone.Ineverforgotmybeagle.Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedthesametomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthe

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ofthedogonthecover.Myeyesrunacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitlewithout

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thebook.Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireaditwithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturned

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,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyown

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dogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.Mymother’scallmademe

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totherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous”(奇迹般的)experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutnoticeable

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inmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.13.A.draw B.speak C.hear D.read14.A.box B.table C.board D.shelf15.A.name B.picture C.toy D.food16.A.opening B.writing C.packing D.checking17.A.freely B.quietly C.slowly D.carefully18.A.clever B.lost C.cute D.wounded19.A.return B.go C.point D.move20.A.success B.thought C.improvement D.process三、阅读理解：本大题共10小题，共20分。AWhenLaurawastwelve,shestartedtakingclassesatMissGrace’sSchoolforArt.Atfirst,shedidn’tenjoyit;the“noviceartists”—thekidswhohadn’treallydoneartbefore—workedmostlywithclay,andLauradidn’tdowellinit.Itwasn’tuntilherthirdyearthatLaurafoundsomethingshewasreallygoodat—charcoaldrawing(素描).Shelovedwatchingthelinesspreadacrossthepageasshemovedthecharcoalbackandforthoverthepaper.Oneday,Sophia,thebestartistinherclass,satdownandsetuphereaselnexttoLaura.Laurafeltuneasy.She’dactuallyfoundanartformthatsheenjoyed—andwasgoodat—andnowSophiawasgoingtooutshine(胜过)heragain?LaurafoughtbacktearswhenMissGraceenteredtheroom.“Helloclass,”MissGracesaid.“We’llcontinuetoworkontheprojecttoday.”Whatmasterpiece(杰作)wouldSophiahavecomeupwith?LauralookedatSophia’seaselandshecouldn’tbelieveit—itwasamess!Forabriefmoment,Lauracouldn’tactuallybelieveherdrawingwasbetterthanSophia’s.ButthenshelookedatSophia,whowaswatchingLaurawithananxiousexpression.“I...Icouldn’tdecidewhattodo,”Sophiasaid.“Andyou’resogood.SometimesIfeellikemyworkisjustsobadincomparison.”LauralookedtoseeifSophiawasjoking,butsheseemedcompletelyserious.NowLaurawasshocked.“I’mnottalented...MissGraceseldompraisesme.You’rethebestoneinourclass!”Sophiaraisedhereyebrows.“Imightbeareallygoodcopier,butIhavenoideawhattodowhenitcomestomakingupmyownimages.Youaresogreatatmakingnewthingsoutoftheoldones.I’velovedyourworks.”“I’velovedyours,too,”Laurasaid.“Well,definitelynotthisone,”Sophiasaid.Laurasmiled.“Maybenotrightnow.Butifyoumovetheselinesup...”shesaid,pointingherfingeronSophia’spaper.Sophiawasquietforamoment.“That’sagreatidea!”shesaidfinally.Laurasmiledandturnedbacktoherdrawing,lookingeverysooftenatSophia’sworktoseethatshewastakingheradvice,downtothelastline.21.WhenLaurastartedartclasses,she________.A.didn’tdowellinthecourse

B.didn’tfeelconfidentindrawing

C.didn’tlikeworkingwithclay

D.didn’tgetalongwithherclassmates22.WhydidLaurafeeluneasywhenSophiasatnexttoher?A.Becauseshewaspunishedbyherteacher.

B.Becauseshehadnotreallydoneartbefore.

C.BecauseshethoughtSophiawasbetterthanher.

D.BecauseshehadnoideawhatSophiawantedtodraw.23.Laura’sstorymainlytellsusthat________.A.failureisthekeytosuccess

B.yourcharacterisshapedbyyourbeliefs

C.everyonehastheirowntalentsandskills

D.interestisthegreatestdrivingforceforlearningBCuriosity—thedesiretoknow,todiscover,tolearn.Inspiredbycuriosity,humansarefoundeverywhereonourplanet,andbeyonditinspace.YetaccordingtohumanbehavioristandauthorofCurious,IanLeslie,althoughweareallborncurious,notallofusbringthisintoadulthood,andwecanloseoutasaresult.AsLeslieexplains,curiosityshapesusfromthestart.Bytryingnewthings,webuildknowledge,andwanttoknowmore.“Wearebornawarethatwedon’tknowstuff—wewanttoexperienceanddiscover.”However,thecontrastbetweenchildhoodandadulthoodisclear.“Weask40,000questionsayearbetweentheagesoftwoandfive,”saysLeslie,“around110eachday;adults,incomparison,askjust20.”Aswegetolder,wemayfeelhesitantaboutaskingquestions,believingthisexposes(暴露)gapsinourknowledge.Wecanbecomescaredtoshareuntraditionalideasforfearofcriticismormisunderstanding.Wecanalsobeavictimofoursuccess,asLeslieexplains.“Onceyou’veworkedouthowtodoyourjob,thenyoudon’tfeelcuriousanymore.Theneedtolearngoesaway—inaway,curiosityhasdoneitsjob.Butthatdoesn’tmeanyoushouldn’tcultivate(培养)it.”Leslie’stipsforcultivatingcuriositybeginwithspendingtimewiththeexperts—children.“Talktoyourkids,andtrytoanswerthosestrange,difficultquestionstheyhave—like‘Whatisair?’Thismakesyouthinkaboutthingsyou’vetakenforgranted—itreawakensyourcuriosityinwhat’saroundusandhowweperceive(感知)theworld.”SodoesfindingwhatLesliecallsan“informalmentor”,throughworkorothercircles,whoishappytosharetheirexpertise,fromaskill,technology,toafieldoflearning.“Trytothinkofpeoplethewaychildrenthinkofadults—assourcesofsecretknowledge,agreatstoreoflearningyoucantapinto,”saysLeslie.Lesliealsosuggestscreatinga“sparkfile”—adigitalorphysicalnotebookinwhichyoucollectinterestingthoughts.“Fillitwithfactsyou’vecomeacross,sentencesyoulike,insightsthatstrikeyou.Letitberandom.Andletitbuild.Overtimeyou’llbuilduparichsourceofinspiration,andyou’llthink,‘Ohthat’sinteresting,thatrelatestothis...’Andsuddenlyyourmindstartsfiringawaywithnewideasandwaysofthinking.”24.AccordingtoLeslie,whenwegetolderwemay________.A.trymorenewthings B.fillourknowledgegaps

C.asksomestrangequestions D.loseournaturalcuriosity25.Theword“contrast”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A.difference B.relationship C.argument D.secret26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Wecantalktochildrentoreawakenourcuriosity.

B.Wearewillingtoshareourexpertknowledgewithothers.

C.Wecancultivateourcuriositybyusingadigitalnotebook.

D.Weareafraidofaskingquestionsbecauseofmisunderstanding.CEveryonelooksforwardtoprogress,whetherinone’spersonallifeorinthesociety.Progressshowsaperson’sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmustleadtoabetterwayofdoingthings.Allthese,however,remaintrueonlyifpeoplechoosetoaccepttechnologyandfindnewandmoreefficient(高效的)waystomoveforward.However,atthebackofthemindsofmanypeople,especiallythosewhomissedthe“goodolddays”,efficiencycomeswithaprice.Whencommunicationbecomesefficient,peopleareabletocontactoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandwhenevertheywishto.Theclickofabuttonallowspeoplemilesaparttotalkortoseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.Withthecommunicationtools,suchasmobilephonesandiPads,peopleoftendonottaketheefforttovisitoneanotherpersonally.Apersonalvisitcarrieswithitsadditionalfeatureofhavingtobeintheperson’spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction(大规模生产).Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccessofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.Unskillfultasksarelefttomachinesandproductsarebettermadeandproducedwithgreateraccuracy(精确)thananyhumanhand.However,withtheimprovementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthepersonaltouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexample,manyhandicrafts(手工艺品)arenowproducedinafactory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyisquickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandicraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.Nevertheless,wemustnotmakethemistakeofanalyzingprogressonlyfromonepointofview.Infact,progresshasallowedtraditiontokeepup.Itisonlywithprogressandtheinventionofnewtechnologythatmanyoldproductscanbebroughtbacktotheiroldstate.Newtechnologyisrequiredforoldproductstostayold.Itispeople’sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluencethattechnologyhasonsociety.Technologyisflexible.Thereisnofixedwayofmakinguseofit.Everythingdependsonpeople’sattitude.Theworsteffectsofprogresswillfallonthosewhoareunabletothinkagainabouttheirattitudesandviewsofsociety.Whenweacceptprogressandadaptittosuitourneeds,anew“past”iscreated.27.Progresscanbenefitpeoplewhentheyarewillingto________.A.liveabetterlifethanbefore

B.lookformoreefficientmethods

C.changethewayoflivingatthemoment

D.accepttechnologyandfindwaystomoveforward28.WhydoesthewritertalkabouthandicraftsinParagraph3?A.Toexplainsupplycanincreasethedemand.

B.Tostressefficiencymayhaveanegativeeffect.

C.Tosuggestfactoriesshouldimproveefficiency.

D.Toshowhandmadeobjectsmaybeoflowquality.29.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Progresscanmeettheneedsofdailylife.

B.Technologycanbeusedindifferentways.

C.Anewpastcanbecreatedbymakingprogress.

D.People’sattitudedecidestheuseoftechnology.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Technologycanmaketheoldproductsnew.

B.Technologymaycausefewerpersonalvisits.

C.Technologycanleadtohigherqualityinproduction.

D.Technologymayreducepeople’scontactwithothers.四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。31.SmallTalk,LargeEffectHaveyoueverfoundyourselfwaitingatthestopforyourbustoarriveandhaveastrangeraskanordinaryquestion?Perhapsyou’vestoodinlinewaitingforacoffeeandfeeltheneedtojustlookovertothepersonnexttoyouandaskabouttheweather.(Thisissmalltalk,anddespitethename)it’sactuallyabigpartofdailylife.“Smalltalkmayseemtrivial(微不足道的),butit’sanaturalwayforpeopletoconnect.Itmayseemlikeawasteoftime.Butitservesanimportantroleinoursocialinteractions(交往).Bigrelationshipsarebuiltonsmalltalk,”LindyPegler,whohasamaster’sdegreeinpsychology,wroteonMedium.Infact,wespendalotofourtimemakingsmalltalk.Often,wefindourselvesmakingsmalltalkwiththesamepeopleonaregularbasis.Comingupwithsmallconversationsisthefoundation(基础)oftheserelationships.Thebenefitsofsuchconversationscanactuallycontributetoourhappinessandbenefitourlivesasawhole.Inarecentstudy,researchersfoundthathavingahealthyamountofacquaintances(相识的人)andkeepingtheserelationshipscontributetoone’ssenseofbelongingtoacommunity.Sohowdoesonestartmakingsmalltalk?Itcanbeassimpleasadmiringone’sshirt,askingabouttheirdayorcommentingonthetraffic.“Firstandforemost,smalltalkisanactofpoliteness,”Peglernoted.“Oursmalltalkatourfirstmeetingisourchancetoshowwhoweare,”sheadded.Whoknowswherethiscanlead?Nowadays,thesmallconnectionswemakecanleadtobigresults.Youmightfindsomeonewhohasacommoninterest,ormaybeevensomeonewhoturnsouttobeaclosefriend.Thereisonethingforsure:Makingsmalltalkcanbrightenourday,evenifit’sjustanicecommentorathoughtfulquestion.Sothenexttimeyoufindyourselfwaitingforthebusorcheckingyourwatchwhileyouwaitinaline,taketheopportunitytolookupandtalktosomeonearoundyou.Afterall,ittakesasmallconnectiontoleadtoalargerone.(1)Whatisactuallyabigpartofdailylife?_______________________________(2)Whatdidtheresearchersfindinarecentstudy?_______________________________(3)AccordingtoPegler,whydowemakesmalltalk?_______________________________(4)Wouldyouliketotrytomakesmalltalkinyourdailylife?Whyorwhynot?_______________________________五、信息匹配：本大题共3小题，共6分。ColorfulMagazinesASchoolingThemagazineisinfullcolor,morethantwohundredpages,andpackedwithsupportandfun!Itgivesreadersmorechoicestolearnmoreaboutcoursesand

activitiesinforeignhighschools.

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(追捕)criminalsacrossdifferentcountriesandfindoutthetruth.Itisfilledwiththestoriesofadventures.CNationalGeographyThismonthlymagazinecanbringtheworldtoyourhome.Itincludesgeography,naturalscience,andthestudyofworldcultureandhistory.Thisamazingmagazineisfullofcolorphotos,whichisyourwindowtoseetheworld.

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Readerscanfindthelatestartnews.ThismagazineisouteveryFriday.Ittellsinterestingartwork,artdesignandarteducation.Themagazineissointerestingthatyouwouldnotbeabletoputitdown.Sam___2_____

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IplantostudyabroadandIwouldliketoknowthestudyandlifeinforeignhighschools.John___4_____

Ihavetravelledmanyplaces.Ienjoyreadingaboutforeignpeople,placesandcustoms.32.A.A B.B C.C D.D33.A.A B.B C.C D.D34.A.A B.B C.C D.D六、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共30分。35.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris所在的学校正在举办“中国文化周”活动。他给你发来邮件，询问有关中国传统节日的信息，以便在活动中进行分享。请你用英语回复一封邮件，介绍一个中国的传统节日、节日的庆祝活动及意义。提示词语：theSpringFestival,dumplings,gettogether,wish提示问题：·Whatfestivaldoyouwanttoshare?·Whatdoyouoftendotocelebrateit?·Whydopeoplecelebrateit?DearChris,

I’mgladtoknowthatyou’reinterestedinourtraditionalfestivals.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ihopetheaboveishelpful.Pleasefeelfreetoaskformoreinformation.

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LiHua36.某英文网站正在开展以“做更好的自己”为主题的征文活动。假定你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈为了成就更好的自己，你做过什么，有什么收获。提示词语：challenge,takeaction,improve,confident提示问题：(1)Whatdidyoudotomakeyoubetter?

(2)Whathaveyoulearnedfromdoingso?Everyonemaylookforwardtobeingbetter.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

答案和解析1.【答案】D【解析】句意：我们的父母帮助和支持我们很多，所以我们应该感谢他们。考查代词词义辨析。him他；her她；you你；them他们。根据“Ourparentshelpandsupportusalot”可知，此处指感谢我们的父母，所以应用them。故选D。2.【答案】C【解析】句意：我最好的朋友蒂娜将于本周六8点到达北京。考查介词词义辨析。in在，表示在较长的时间里，如周/月份/季节/年份/世纪等；on在，表示在具体的某一天或某一天的上午或下午；at在，表示在某个具体的时刻；to到。根据空后的“8o’clock”可知，此处表示在某个具体的时刻，应用at。故选C。3.【答案】A【解析】句意：——妈妈，我必须马上打扫卧室吗？——不，你不必。你可以在完成家庭作业后再做。考查情态动词。must必须；need需要；can可以；should应该。根据“No,youneedn’t”可知此处询问是不是必须马上打扫卧室。故选A。4.【答案】B【解析】句意：——这部电影很有趣。——是的，但是我上周看的电影比这部更有趣。考查比较级。根据“than”可知此处用形容词的比较级moreinteresting。故选B。5.【答案】D【解析】句意：——这个铅笔盒多少钱？——大约20元。考查特殊疑问句。Howlong多长时间，问一段时间；Howoften多久一次，提问频率；Howsoon多久以后，对“in+时间段”进行提问；Howmuch多少钱，对价格提问。根据答语“It’sabout20

yuan.”可知，此处提问价格。故选D。6.【答案】B【解析】句意：张太太已经六十多岁了，但她和其他人一样努力工作。考查连词辨析。or或者；but但是；so所以；for因为。前后两句是转折关系，用but连接。故选B。7.【答案】D【解析】句意：我回到家时，我姐姐正在画画。考查动词时态。根据“whenIgothome”可知，此处指过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时“was/weredoing”。故选D。8.【答案】C【解析】句意：Amy已经学了6年中文了，所以她能说中文说得很好。考查时态。根据“for6years”可知句子用现在完成时，结构：have/hasdone。故选C。9.【答案】A【解析】句意：汤姆喜欢运动。他经常在周末和朋友们一起踢足球。考查时态及主谓一致。根据空前的“often”可知，句子时态为一般现在时，主语为第三人称单数的“He”，所以此处应用三单形式。故选A。10.【答案】A【解析】句意：——迈克，我们明天要去故宫博物院。你愿意加入我们吗？——是的。当然！考查时态。根据“tomorrow”可知，此处指将来发生的事情，应用一般将来时。故选A。11.【答案】B【解析】句意：1970年首次庆祝了地球日。考查被动语态。根据“in1970”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，分析句子结构可知，句子主语与谓语之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，指的是地球日被庆祝，应用一般过去时的被动语态。故选B。12.【答案】C【解析】句意：——彼得，你能告诉我你昨天在科学俱乐部做了什么吗？——我们一起做了一些实验。考查宾语从句。根据“couldyoutellme...intheScienceClubyesterday”和选项可知，空格处为宾语从句，从句应用陈述语序，故排除选项B和D。结合语境可知，从句时态遵循“主现从不限”的原则，由“yesterday”可知，从句时态为一般过去时，故谓语动词用过去式。故选C。13~20.【答案】D、D、B、A、C、B、A、C【解析】【文章大意】本文介绍了作者由不喜欢读书到喜欢的过程。

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句意：这是她战胜我这个奇怪问题的又一个武器——不会读书。draw画画；speak说；hear听；read读。根据下文内容可知，作者在阅读方面有困难。故选D。2.

句意：我坐在地板上，随意地从书架上取下几本书。box盒子；table桌子；board板；shelf架子。根据“pulledafewbooksoffthe”可知是从架子上取下一些书。故选D。3.

句意：我用手指抚摸封面上那只狗的照片。name名字；picture图片；toy玩具；food食物。根据“ofthedogonthecover.”可知是书皮上狗的图片。故选B。4.

句意：不知不觉，我没打开书就读了书名。opening打开；writing写；packing打包；checking检查。根据“Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle”可知是没有打开书。故选A。5.

句意：尽管翻页很慢，我了解了这个故事的大意，关于一只狗，它和我的一样，与家人失散了，最终找到了回家的路。freely自由地；quietly安静地；slowly慢地；carefully认真地。根据“Ireaditwithdifficulty”可知阅读有困难，所以翻页很慢。故选C。6.

句意：在故事的最后，我的脑海里继续着团聚的最后一幕，一次又一次，直到我和我自己丢失的狗在我的脑海中一起奔跑。clever聪明的；lost丢失的；cute可爱的；wounded受伤的。根据“onemorning,hewasgone”可知是丢失的狗。故选B。7.

句意：母亲的呼唤让我回到了现实世界。return返回；go去；point指；move移动。根据“totherealworld”可知是回到现实世界。故选A。8.

句意：但在接下来的一年里她看到我的课堂表现有了缓慢但明显的改善。success成功；thought想法；improvement改善；process过程。根据“butshesawaslowbutnoticeable...”可知是课堂表现有了明显的改变。故选C。21~23.【答案】A、C、C【解析】【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述Laura在艺术学校学习艺术时发生的事情，作者通过讲述Laura和Sophia学习艺术的故事，告诉我们每个人都有自己的长处。

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细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Atfirst,shedidn’tenjoyit;the‘noviceartists’—thekidswhohadn’treallydoneartbefore—workedmostlywithclay,andLauradidn’tdowellinit.”可知，当Laura开始在艺术学校上课时，这门课成绩不好。故选A。

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细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Laurafeltuneasy.She’dactuallyfoundanartformthatsheenjoyed—andwasgoodat—andnowSophiawasgoingtooutshine(胜过)heragain?”可知，当Sophia坐在Laura旁边时，她感到不安的原因是她认为Sophia比她强。故选C。

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主旨大意题。根据倒数第六段中的“Imightbeareallygoodcopier,butIhavenoideawhattodowhenitcomestomakingupmyownimages.Youaresogreatatmakingnewthingsoutoftheoldones.I’velovedyourworks.”可知，Sophia擅长复制，而Laura擅长创造，所以作者通过讲述Laura和Sophia学习艺术的故事，告诉我们每个人都有自己的长处。故选C。24~26.【答案】D、A、A【解析】【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍人类行为学家IanLeslie关于好奇心的观点及如何培养好奇心。

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细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Yetaccordingtohumanbehavioristandauthorof

Curious,IanLeslie,althoughweareallborncurious,notallofusbringthisintoadulthood,andwecanloseoutasaresult.”可知，IanLeslie认为，尽管我们都天生好奇，但并不是所有人成年后都会有好奇心，结果是我们可能会失去好奇心。故选D。

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词句猜测题。根据第二段中的“‘Weask40,000questionsayearbetweentheagesoftwoandfive,’saysLeslie,‘around110eachday;adults,incomparison,askjust20.’”可知，此处是将儿童和成年人之间进行对比，所以“contrast”的含义是“对比”，A项符合。故选A。

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细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Leslie’stipsforcultivatingcuriositybeginwithspendingtimewiththeexperts—children.”可知，我们可以和孩子们交谈，重新唤醒我们的好奇心。故选A。27~30.【答案】D、B、D、B【解析】【文章大意】本文主要讨论了进步和技术对社会的影响，以及人们对此的态度。

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推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Allthese,however,remaintrueonlyifpeoplechoosetoaccepttechnologyandfindnewandmoreefficient(高效的)waystomoveforward.”可知，只有当人们选择接受技术并找到新的、更有效的前进方式时，那么技术的进步是可以给我们带来很多的好处。故选D。

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推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Forexample,manyhandicrafts(手工艺品)arenowproducedinafactory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyisquickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandicraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.”可知，作者提到手工艺品是为了强调效率的提高可能会带来负面效果，即失去了产品的个人特色。故选B。

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主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“Itispeople’sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluencethattechnologyhasonsociety.”并通读本段可知，本段主要讲述人们的态度决定了技术的使用。故选D。

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细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Withthecommunicationtools,suchasmobilephonesandiPads,peopleoftendonottaketheefforttovisitoneanotherpersonally.”可知，技术可能会导致人们减少亲自访问他人。故选B。31.【答案】【小题1】Smalltalk.【小题2】Havingahealthyamountofacquaintancesandkeepingtheserelationshipscontributetoone’ssenseofbelongingtoacommunity.

【小题3】Smalltalkisanaturalwayforpeopletoconnectanditisanactofpoliteness.

【小题4】Yes.Becausesmalltalkcannotonlyleadtomeaningfulconversationsbutalsohelpmedecidewhethertofurthertherelationship.【解析】1.

根据第二段中的“(Thisissmalltalk,anddespitethename)it’sactuallyabigpartofdailylife.”可知，闲聊是日常生活的重要组成部分。故填Smalltalk.

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根据第五段中的“Inarecentstudy,researchersfoundthathavingahealthyamountofacquaintances(相识的人)andkeepingtheserelationshipscontributetoone’ssenseofbelongingtoacommunity.”可知，研究人员在最近的一项研究中发现了拥有一定数量的熟人并保持这些关系有助于一个人对群体的归属感。故填Havingahealthyamountofacquaintancesandkeepingtheserelationshipscontributetoone’ssenseofbelongingtoacommunity.

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根据第三段中的“Smalltalkmayseemtrivial(微不足道的),butit’sanaturalwayforpeopletoconnect.”可知，闲聊是人们交流的一种自然方式；根据第六段中的“Firstandforemost,smalltalkisanactofpoliteness”可知，闲聊是一种礼貌行为。故填Smalltalkisanaturalwayforpeopletoconnectanditisanactofpoliteness.

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