江苏省南京秦淮外国语学校九年级上学期暑假期初英语试题

20232024秦外初三上期初一、单项填空1.Thefilmisworthseeing________secondtimeasitremindsmeof________happyolddaysIspentinthecountry.A.the;/ B.a;the C.a;/ D.the;the【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：这部电影值得再看一次，因为它让我想起了我在乡村度过的快乐时光。考查冠词。a表示泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词之前；an表示泛指，用于以元音音素开头的单词之前；the定冠词，表示特指等。根据句意，空二后名词有定语从句修饰，应是表示特指，故应用定冠词the，排除A和C；根据后句“asitremindsmeof…happyolddaysIspentinthecountry.”可知，应是这部电影值得再看一次，故应用“a+序数词”结构，表示“再一、又一”。故选B。2.—It'sdangeroustowalkacrossthestreetcarelessly.—You'reright.Wecan'tbe_______carefulwhilecrossingthestreet.A.so B.very C.too D.more【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：——粗心地走过马路是危险的。——你说的对。我们过马路时越小心越好。

考查副词辨析。so如此；very非常；too太；more更。nottoo…是固定搭配,意为“不论……都不过分”。根据Wecan'tbe…carefulwhilecrossingthestreet，可知“过马路时无论怎样小心都不为过”，故选C。3.The________ofChinaUShighlevelstrategicdialogue(中美高层战略对话)istosolvedifferencesanddisagreementbetweentwocountries.China________theUStostopinterference(干扰)andavoidconfrontation(对抗).A.content,hopes B.purpose,expects C.meaning,wishes D.conclusion,warns【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：中美高层战略对话的目的是解决两个国家之间的差异和分歧。中国期望美国停止干扰和对抗。考查名词辨析及动词辨析。content内容；purpose目的；meaning意义；conclusion总结；hopes希望，指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望，多指可以达到的事；expects期望；wishes希望，通常用于难以实现或达到的事；warns警告。根据“...tosolvedifferencesanddisagreementbetweentwocountries”可知，解决两个国家之间的差异和分歧是中美高层战略对话的目的，故第一个空填purpose；再根据“...tostopinterference(干扰)andavoidconfrontation(对抗).”可知，中国期望美国停止干扰和对抗。故选B。4.ZhangHua,ourmonitor,isorganizedandthoughtfulenoughto________timewell.A.reduce B.manage C.control D.influence【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：张华，我们的班长，有条理，有思想，能很好地管理时间。考查动词辨析。reduce减少；manage管理；control控制；influence影响。根据“ZhangHua,ourmonitor,isorganizedandthoughtfulenoughto...timewell.”可知，有条理，所以能很好地管理自己的时间，故选B。5.—Chinawonallthegoldmedalsatthe2023WorldTableTennisChampionships.—______excitingnews!A.Whata B.Howa C.How D.What【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：——中国包揽了2023年世乒赛的所有金牌。——多么令人兴奋的消息啊！考查感叹句，感叹句的中心词news是不可数名词，此处用“What+形容词+不可数名词”结构。故选D。6.Papercutoutsof“doublehappiness”areoften________inthemarriedcouple’shometobringgoodwishes.A.putback B.putup C.puton D.putoff【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：“双喜字”的剪纸经常被贴在新婚夫妇的家里，以表达美好的祝愿。考查动词短语。putback放回去；putup张贴；puton穿上；putoff推迟。“Papercutoutsof‘doublehappiness’”是一种剪纸，人们会把它贴在家里。故选B。7Weneedtotellpeopletojustdoonesmallthingwell________100thingspoorly.A.aswellas B.insteadof C.accordingto D.becauseof【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：我们需要告诉人们做好一件小事就可以，而不是糟糕地完成100件事。考查短语辨析。aswellas和，也；insteadof而不是；accordingto根据；becauseof由于。根据“doonesmallthingwell…100thingspoorly”可知，要好好地做一件事，而不是糟糕地完成100件事。故选B。8.—Didyouhaveanyone________thetrees?—Yes,Ihadthetrees________.A.tocut,cut B.tocut,cutting C.cut,tobecut D.cut,cut【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：——你让人砍树了吗？——是的，树已经砍了。考查非谓语动词。havesb.dosth.意为“让某人做某事”；havesth.done意为“使某物被做”。根据“haveanyone...thetrees”可知，是指让人砍树；根据“hadthetrees...”可知，树已经被砍了，故选D。9.—I’mlookingforwardtothefilmLostInTheStars._________willitbegin?—_________nextFriday.A.When;Until B.Howlong;Notuntil C.When;Notuntil D.Howlong;Until【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：——我很期待这部电影《消失的她》。什么时候开始？——直到下周五。考查特殊疑问词及连词。When什么时候；Howlong多长时间；Until到……时；Notuntil直到……才……。根据“...willitbegin?”可知，应询问什么时候开始；根据“...nextFriday”可知，应回答直到下周五才开始。故选C。10.Fewmen________shoppingwiththeirwives________athometowatchTV.A.prefergoing;tostaying B.prefertogo;toshoppingC.wouldrathertogo;thanstay D.wouldrathergoing;thanstaying【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：他们宁愿呆在家看电视，很少的人们更喜欢和他们的妻子去购物。考查固定词组的用法。preferdoingAtodoingB表示“比起做B更喜欢做A”；wouldratherdoAthandoB表示“宁肯做A也不做B”，都是固定短语；结合选项，故选A。11.He________earlyanymorebecausetherobotwoulddoallthethingsforhim.A.didn’tneedtogetup B.didn’tneedgetupC.needn’ttogetup D.didn’tneedgettingup【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：他不必再早起了，因为机器人为他把一切都做好了。考查动词用法。not…anymore“不再”；need做情态动词，后跟动词原形，用于否定句中。排除C项。need做实意动词时，后面跟动词不定式作宾语。故选A。12.Thetimehehasdevoted_______thepoorisnowconsideredtobe______greatvalue______him.A.tohelp,of,for B.tohelping,/,to C.tohelp,in,of D.tohelping,of,to【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：他曾奉献给帮助贫穷的人的时间现在被认为是很有价值的。本题考查固定搭配。bedevotedtodoing献身于/专注于某事，beofgreatvalueto对…很有价值。根据固定搭配bedevotedtodoing可以排除A、C选项，再由beofgreatvalueto的固定搭配可知答案为D。13.It'salovelyhouseandverybig.Iagree.Butnobodylivesinitsoit'sabitofawhiteelephant."Abitofawhiteelephant"inthesentencemeans_______________________.A.somethingverybiganduseful B.somethingverybeautifulandusefulC.somethingverycheapanduseless D.somethingveryexpensiveanduseless【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：这是一个可爱的房子，非常大。我同意。但是没有人住在里面，所以有点累赘。“AbitofAwhiteelephant”在这个句子里的意思是非常大而无用的东西，本题考查习语。A.大而有用的东西B.非常漂亮又有用的东西C.便宜无用的东西D.非常大而无用的东西，结合句意，故选D。14.ItisI________againsttheplan,becauseitsoundsimpossibletocarryout.A.thatis B.whoamC.whoare D.thatare【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：正是我反对这个计划，因为执行这个计划是不可能的。考查强调句。分析句子结构可知，这是强调句的用法，强调句的结构为：Itis+强调的内容+that/who+剩余的内容。因为此处强调的是主语I，故谓语用am。故选B。15.—Didyouenjoytheoutdoortrainingyesterday?—No,notatall!Iwas________deadaftersomuchhardtraining.A.asgoodas B.aswellas C.sogoodas D.sowellas【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】句意：——你喜欢昨天的户外训练吗？——不，一点也不！经过这么多艰苦的训练，我几乎要死了。考查固定搭配。asgoodas几乎，等同于；aswellas和……一样好；sogoodas和……一样好，用于否定句；sowellas和……一样好，用于否定句。根据“No,notatall!”可知，应该是说经过这么多艰苦的训练，我几乎要死了，结合选项，asgoodas符合句意。故选A。16.Which“ed”hasadifferentsound?A.looked B.watched C.washed D.played【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：哪个“ed”有不同的发音？考查字母组合的发音。looked[lʊkt]；watched[wɑːtʃt]；washed[wɑːʃt]；played[pleɪd]。经对比，ABC三项的划线部分发[t]，D选项划线部分发[d]，与其他三项不同。故选D。17.—NancycamethirdintheschoolEnglishpetition.—Goodjob.,she’sjustaGrade7student.A.Afterall B.Inall C.Aboveall D.Firstofall【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】句意：——南希在学校英语比赛中得了第三名。——做得好。毕竟，她只是个七年级的学生。

考查固定搭配。afterall毕竟；inall总共；aboveall首先；firstofall首先。根据题干“Goodjob…she’sjustaGrade7student”，可知后面三项不合语境，这里是说毕竟她是一个七年级的学生。故选A。18.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasanobjectclause?A.Therearethemomentsthatwewillalwayskeepinmind.B.Yourparentsarereadytohelpifyoumeetupwithproblems.C.Yougreetthepostmanwhenhedropsoffdailymailswithasmile.D.AfriendtoldmeIshouldbethankfultopeoplewhohelpedmeinmylife.【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：下列哪个句子有宾语从句？考查宾语从句。Therearethemomentsthatwewillalwayskeepinmind.有that引导的定语从句；Yourparentsarereadytohelpifyoumeetupwithproblems.有if引导的条件状语从句；Yougreetthepostmanwhenhedropsoffdailymailswithasmile.有when引导的时间状语从句；AfriendtoldmeIshouldbethankfultopeoplewhohelpedmeinmylife.有省略了that的宾语从句以及who引导的定语从句。故选D。19.Couldyoutellme_______?A.whatiswrongwiththelittleboy B.howwecancallthisbabyC.whatshehasdealtwiththenews D.whichgateIshouldgo【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：你能告诉我这个小男孩怎么了吗？考查宾语从句。whatiswrongwiththelittleboy这个小男孩怎么了；howwecancallthisbaby我们称呼这个小婴儿怎么样；whatshehasdealtwiththenews她对新闻处理了什么；whichgateIshouldgo我该去哪个门。结合选项分析句子成分可知，设空处为宾语从句。B选项引导词作宾语成分，how“怎么样”疑问副词，使用错误；C选项dealwith与how搭配，引导词使用错误；C选项whichgate作动词go的宾语，缺少介词to；A选项引导词和语序均表述正确。故选A。20.—HowdoyoufindthetriptoFishmouthWetlandPark?—.A.It'sreallyfantastic B.Don'tmentionitC.I'mgladto D.Werodethere.【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——你认为去鱼嘴湿地公园旅行怎么样？——这真的非常神奇。It'sreallyfantastic这真的很神奇；Don'tmentionit不要提它了；I'mgladto我很高兴；Werodethere.我们骑车去那里。根据HowdoyoufindthetriptoFishmouthWetlandPark?是在询问对这次旅行的看法，故表示评价，故选A。二、完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）Fiveyearsago,myfriendAnna’smomwasdiagnosed(诊断)withbreastcancer.Andthedoctorsencouragedherthreedaughterstobe____21____aswell.Anna,inher40s,didindeedreceiveabreastcancerdiagnosis.Nowfacing____22____andworry,Annaandhermom,Elizabeth,dependedoneachother,finding____23____throughtheirloveandfaith.____24____Annawentfortreatments,hermom’sconditionworsenedasthecancer____25____throughthebody.Elizabethdied,surroundedbyfamily.Annawas____26____bythelossofhermother—thewomanwhotaughthertobe____27____andcourageousinlifeanddeath.Butshecontinuedhercancertreatmentsguidedbyhermother’s____28____.RecentlyAnnapostedavideoonFacebook____29____thegoodnewsshegotfromherdoctor.Afterfiveyearsof____30____,Annawascancerfree.Shesharedhernewswithabigsmileanda____31____heart.Shewassadinnotbeingabletosharethis____32____withhermother.ButAnnaknewthatifithadn’tbeenforhermother’sdiagnosis,shewouldnothave____33____adoctorinthefirstplace.Inherpost,Annarecalledhowthepresenceoflovebroughtfortwhenhermotherdiedandgaveher____34____andhopeasshefoughtagainstherowncancer.EverydayAnnathinksofhermomandhowshehelped____35____Anna’slife.21.A.observed B.checked C.treated D.cured22.A.anger B.shame C.fear D.envy23.A.advice B.attention C.respect D.support24.A.Although B.While C.Since D.Once25.A.broke B.spread C.went D.looked26.A.puzzled B.shocked C.destroyed D.disappointed27.A.frank B.wise C.patient D.strong28.A.care B.matter C.example D.mind29.A.celebrating B.reporting C.receiving D.expecting30.A.preparation B.treatment C.examination D.development31.A.warm B.soft C.kind D.grateful32.A.moment B.information C.secret D.process33.A.reminded B.chose C.met D.visited34.A.strength B.meaning C.promise D.value35.A.control B.save C.shape D.enrich【答案】21.B22.C23.D24.B25.B26.C27.D28.C29.A30.B31.D32.A33.D34.A35.B【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了安娜在母亲确诊乳腺癌后也去看了医生，也确诊了乳腺癌，后来经过努力痊愈了，她很感激母亲的帮助。【21题详解】句意：医生还鼓励她的三个女儿也去做检查。observed观察；checked检查；treated对待；cured治愈。根据“Fiveyearsago,myfriendAnna’smomwasdiagnosed(诊断)withbreastcancer.”可知，母亲患有乳腺癌，所以医生让三个女儿也去检查，怕有遗传。故选B。【22题详解】句意：现在面对恐惧和担忧，安娜和她的母亲伊丽莎白相互依靠，通过他们的爱和信仰寻求支持。anger愤怒；shame羞愧；fear害怕；envy嫉妒。根据“Anna,inher40s,didindeedreceiveabreastcancerdiagnosis.”可知，安娜也确诊了乳腺癌，所以她是害怕的。故选C。【23题详解】句意：现在面对恐惧和担忧，安娜和她的母亲伊丽莎白相互依靠，通过他们的爱和信仰寻求支持。advice建议；attention注意；respect尊重；support支持。根据“dependedoneachother,finding...throughtheirloveandfaith”可知，母女两人互相依靠，寻求支持。故选D。【24题详解】句意：当安娜接受治疗时，她母亲的病情随着癌症扩散到全身而恶化。although尽管；while当……时；since自从；once一旦。根据“Annawentfortreatments”和“hermom’sconditionworsened”可知，安娜接受治疗和母亲状况恶化是同时发生的，用while。故选B。【25题详解】句意：当安娜接受治疗时，她母亲的病情随着癌症扩散到全身而恶化。broke打破；spread扩散；went去；looked看。根据“thecancer...throughthebody”可知，癌症扩散到了全身。故选B。【26题详解】句意：安娜因失去母亲而崩溃，母亲教会了她在生死中要坚强勇敢。puzzled迷惑；shocked震惊；destroyed破坏；disappeared消失。根据“Annawas...bythelossofhermother”可知，安娜被母亲的死亡击垮了。故选C。【27题详解】句意：安娜因失去母亲而崩溃，母亲教会了她在生死中要坚强勇敢。frank坦率的；wise明智的；patient有耐心的；strong强壮的。根据“thewomanwhotaughthertobe...andcourageousinlifeanddeath.”可知，母亲教会了她坚强和勇敢。故选D。【28题详解】句意：但她以母亲为榜样，继续接受癌症治疗。care在乎；matter要紧；example例子、榜样；mind思维。根据“Butshecontinuedhercancertreatmentsguidedbyhermother’s...”可知，她以母亲为榜样。故选C。【29题详解】句意：最近安娜在脸书上发布了一段视频，庆祝她从医生那里得到的好消息。celebrating庆祝；reporting报告；receiving收到；expecting期待。根据“thegoodnewsshegotfromherdoctor”可知，安娜在Facebook上发布了一个视频，庆祝她从医生那里得到的好消息。故选A。【30题详解】句意：经过五年的治疗，安娜摆脱了癌症。preparation准备；treatment治疗；examination考试；development发展。根据前文可知，安娜之前在接受治疗。故选B。【31题详解】句意：她带着灿烂的微笑和一颗感恩的心分享了她的消息。warm温暖的；soft柔软的；kind友善的；grateful感激的。根据“Shesharedhernewswithabigsmileanda...heart.”可知，癌症痊愈后，安娜很感恩。故选D。【32题详解】句意：她因为不能与母亲分享这一刻而感到难过。moment时刻；information信息；secret秘密；process过程。根据“Annawascancerfree.”可知，安娜没能和母亲分享痊愈的时刻。故选A。【33题详解】句意：但安娜知道，如果不是因为母亲的诊断，她根本就不会去看医生。reminded提醒；chose选择；met遇见；visited拜访。根据前文“Fiveyearsago,myfriendAnna’smomwasdiagnosed(诊断)withbreastcancer.Andthedoctorsencouragedherthreedaughterstobe...aswell.”可知，因为母亲确诊了乳腺癌，安娜才去看医生的。故选D。【34题详解】句意：在她的帖子中，安娜回忆说，当她母亲去世时，爱的存在给了她安慰，在她与癌症作斗争时给了她力量和希望。strength力量；meaning含义；promise承诺；value价值。根据“hermotherdiedandgaveher...andhopeasshefoughtagainstherowncancer.”可知，在与癌症抗争时，母亲给了她力量和希望。故选A。【35题详解】句意：安娜每天都会想起她的母亲，想起她是如何救了安娜的命。control控制；save拯救；shape塑造；enrich使丰富。根据前文可知，在母亲的帮助之下安娜痊愈了，所以说母亲救了安娜。故选B。三、阅读理解AThenosehelpsusalot.Ittellsuswhendinnerisalmostreadyandleadsthewaytosweetcakes.Italsotellsustokeepawayfrombadsmells.Butdoyouknowtheinterestingfactsaboutsomethingthatsmellsbad?FishYoumighthavenoticedthatfishsmellunpleasantsometimes.Fishfromtheoceansmellthestrongest.Thesesaltwaterfishhaveachemical(化学物质)calledTMAO.Whilewepreparefishforcooking,TMAOisalreadychangingintootherthings.OneiscalledTMA.Itsmellssupersmelly.Usually,beforecooksmakesaltwaterfishadish,theywashfish.AndmostoftheTMAcanbewashedaway.Cooksalsoaddlemontomakethefishlesssmelly.FeetFootsweat(脚汗)itselfdoesnothaveabadsmellatfirst.Butithasfoodandwaterthatthebacteria(细菌)need.Withthem,thebacteriagiveoffsomesmell.Mostshoesoftenkeepsweatinthem.Thatmakesshoesandsockswarmandwet—aplacewherebacteriacangrow.Differenttypesofbacteriagiveoffdifferentsmells.That’swhyfeetmaysmelllikebadvegetables,smellyeggsorothersmellythings.EggsManythingssmellterriblewhentheygobad.Butabadegggivesoffthemostfamousbadsmellofallanddrawspeople’sattention.Whenanegggoesbad,thebacteriahelptochangethesulfur(硫)initswhitepartintosulfurandhydrogen(硫化氢).Anditsmellsreallybad.Thenosejustwarnsusawayfromitbecausetoomuchsulfurandhydrogenwillharmourhealth.36.Howdoesthewritertellreadersthatsomethingsmellsbadinthepassage?AByshowingforms. B.Bylistingnumbers.C.Bydrawingpictures. D.Bygivingexamples.37.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A.Differentbacteriaproducethesamesmell.B.Asmellyegggivesoffsulfurandhydrogen.C.Dryshoesandsockscanhelpbacteriagrow.D.Lemonincreasesthebadsmellofsaltwaterfish.38.Whichpartofamagazineisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.WordHistory. B.CookingTips. C.TravelGuide. D.FunFacts.【答案】36.D37.B38.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些关于闻起来很难闻东西的有趣事实。【36题详解】推理判断题。根据“Butdoyouknowtheinterestingfactsaboutsomethingthatsmellsbad?”可知，文章第一段介绍本文主题，一些闻起来很难闻的东西的有趣事实，接下来作者列举了鱼、脚以及变质的鸡蛋的味道，故作者通过举例子的方式介绍文章内容。故选D。【37题详解】细节理解题。根据“Whenanegggoesbad,thebacteriahelptochangethesulfur(硫)initswhitepartintosulfurandhydrogen(硫化氢).”可知，臭鸡蛋会释放出硫和氢。故选B。【38题详解】推理判断题。根据“Butdoyouknowtheinterestingfactsaboutsomethingthatsmellsbad?”及全文可知，本文介绍了一些关于闻起来很难闻的东西的有趣事实，故文章可能来源于“FunFacts”版块。故选D。BPetparrotsthatareallowedtomakevideocallstootherbirdsshowsignsoffeelinglessisolated,accordingtoscientists.Thestudy,whichinvolvedgivingthebirdsaputerthattheycouldusetomakevideocalls,foundthattheybegantoengageinmoresocialbehaviorsincludingpreening,singingandplaying.Thebirdsweregivenachoiceofwhich“friend”tocallonatouchscreenputerandthestudyshowedthattheparrotsthatcalledotherbirdsmostoftenwerethemostpopularchoices.IlyenaHirskyjDouglas,oftheUniversityofGlasgowandacoauthorofthestudy,saidthatvideocallshadhelpedmanypeoplefeellessisolatedinthelastfewyears.Sheadded,“Thereare20millionparrotslivinginpeople’shomesintheUSA,andwewantedtoexplorewhetherthosebirdsmightbenefit(受益)fromvideocallingtoo.Ifwegavethemthechancetocallotherparrots,wouldtheychoosetodoso,andwouldtheexperiencebenefittheparrotsandtheircaregivers?”Theirstudyof18petparrotssuggestedthattherewere,indeed,benefitsforthebirds.Inthewild,manyspeciesofparrotsliveinlargegroups,butaspetstheyare,keptaloneorinasmallgroup.Livingalonecancausebirds,todevelopmentalproblems,whichincluderocking,walkingbackandforth,orselfharmingbehaviorssuchasfeatherplucking.Theparrotsfirstlearnedtoringabellandthentouchaphotoofanotherbirdonthescreenofaputertomakeacalltothatbird,withthehelpoftheirowners.Intotalthebirdsmade147callstoeachotherduringthestudy,whileownerstookdetailednotesonthebirds’behaviorandtheresearcherslaterreviewedthevideofootage.JenniferCunhaofNortheasternUniversitysaidthattheparrots“seemedtoknow”thattheyweremunicatingwithotherbirds.“Allthebirdownersinthestudysaidtheyvaluedtheexperience,andwouldwanttocontinueusingthesystemwiththeirparrotsinthefuture,”shesaid.“Iwasquitesurprisedatsomanydifferentbehaviors,”saidHirskyjDouglas.“Somewouldsing,somewouldplayaroundandgoupsidedown,otherswouldwanttoshowanotherbirdtheirtoys.”39.Themainpurposeofthestudyistofindout_________.A.ifparrotscanlearntomakevideocalls B.ifparrotscanbenefitfromvideocallingC.whyparrotscanhavesomanybenefits D.whyparrotscandevelopmentalproblems40.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepetparrots?A.Theirwaytomunicateissinging. B.Mostofthemusedtoliveinlargegroups.C.Themostpopularonesmademostcalls. D.Theycanmakevideocallsbythemselves.41.Whichwordhastheclosestmeaningto“isolated”?A.amazed B.calm C.scared D.lonely42.Thefollowingparagraphcanbestgoafter________.Videocallingcouldreproducesomeofthesocialbenefitsoflivinginagroup,accordingtoRébeccaKleinberger,ofNortheasternUniversityandfirstauthorofthestudy.A.Paragraph1 B.Paragraph2 C.Paragraph3 D.Paragraph4【答案】39.B40.C41.D42.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍研究人员使用视频通话帮助宠物鹦鹉摆脱孤独。【39题详解】细节理解题。根据“Thereare20millionparrotslivinginpeople’shomesintheUSA,andwewantedtoexplorewhetherthosebirdsmightbenefit(受益)fromvideocallingtoo.”可知，在美国，有2000万只鹦鹉生活在人们的家中，我们想探索一下这些鹦鹉是否也能从视频通话中受益。由此可知，这项研究的主要目的是找出鹦鹉是否能从视频通话中受益。故选B。【40题详解】细节理解题。根据“thestudyshowedthattheparrotsthatcalledotherbirdsmostoftenwerethemostpopularchoices”可知，研究表明，最常叫其他鸟类的鹦鹉是最受欢迎的选择。由此可知，最受欢迎的打了最多的。故选C。【41题详解】词句猜测题。分析“Petparrotsthatareallowedtomakevideocallstootherbirdsshowsignsoffeelinglessisolated”可知，被允许与其他鸟类进行视频通话的宠物鹦鹉显示出感觉不那么孤立的迹象，此处isolated的意思是“孤立的”，故选D。【42题详解】推理判断题。分析“Videocallingcouldreproducesomeofthesocialbenefitsoflivinginagroup,accordingtoRébeccaKleinberger,ofNortheasternUniversityandfirstauthorofthestudy.东北大学的丽贝卡·克莱因伯格是这项研究的第一作者，她表示视频通话可以再现群体生活的一些社会效益。”可知，本句介绍的是该研究中视频通话的效益，与第四段结尾“Livingalonecancausebirds,todevelopmentalproblems,whichincluderocking,walkingbackandforth,orselfharmingbehaviorssuchasfeatherplucking.”语境相符，逻辑相连。故选D。CHowgoodareyouatmaths?SomepeoplelovethechallengeofmathorenjoyworkingoutnumberpuzzlessuchasSudoko.Mathsisallaroundus,fromworkingouthowtopaythebillafterameal,tocalculatingyourhouseholdbills.Butmanyareafraidthemomentwhentheyhavetodealwithnumbersandfiguresandfeelarealsenseofworryandconfusion.Itcanseemfrightening,butthis“mathsanxiety”isperfectlynormal,andyou’recertainlynotalone.Andanyway,ourworriesandfearsdon’tnecessarilyreflectourability.Theproblemreallystartsinchildhood,atschool.Researchhasfoundthatmathsteacherswhoarenervousaboutteachingthesubjectcanpassontheiranxiety(焦虑)tothestudents,andgirlsmaybemorelikelytobeaffected.TheProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessmentfoundaround31%of15and16yearoldsacross34countriessaidtheygotverynervousdoingmathsproblems,33%saidtheygotnervousdoingmathshomework,andnearly60%saidtheyworriedmathsclasseswouldbedifficult.ShulamitKahn,fromBostonUniversitybelievesgivingstudents,especiallygirls,goodrolemodelsiscritical,especiallyatayoungage.Shethinksthekeyistogetpeople,especiallywomen,wholoveteachingmathstoyoungerchildren.WritingforBBCFuture,DavidRobsonsays“It’snotclearwhymathscausessomuchfearparedtogeography.Becausethere’snoroomforplayingtricksinmathtests,itmakesyoumoreworriedaboutmath.Andoncewethinkwe’renotamathperson,weavoidsolvingthingsthatweprobablycoulddo.”Psychologists(心理学家)havebeentryingtoworkoutwhymentalarithmetic(心算)canbringusoutinasweat.Thatfearmayefrommanysources,butsomesuggestthatexpressingyourfearscanloosentheircontrolonyou,andencouragechildrentoseeamathstestasachallenge,notathreat.Mostimportantly,weneedtothinkpositivelyaboutmathsandgiveitasecondchance.43.Whatistheauthor’sunderstandingofmathsanxietyinParagraph1?A.Ithappenswhenpeoplehavetopaybillsafterameal.B.Itactuallyshowsone’spoorperformanceinmaths.C.Onlystudentsoftensufferfromthissenseofworry.D.Peoplenormallyhaveitwhendealingwithnumbers.44.Whatmaycausestudents’mathsanxietyaccordingtotheresearch?A.Theparticularfeatureofmaths. B.Thefearoffailureinmathstests.C.Students’dislikeoflearningmaths. D.Mathsteacherslackofconfidence.45.WhatcanweinferfromDavidRobson’swords?A.Geographyseldomcausesworry. B.Slowstudentshavemathsworries.C.Dishonestyisdifficultinmathstests. D.Mathsstudentslikenumberpuzzles.46.Whatisthebestwaytogetovermathsanxiety?A.Speakingoutyourfearsinpublic. B.Invitingfemalemathsteachers.C.Havingapositiveattitudetomaths. D.Viewingamathstestasachallenge.【答案】43.D44.D45.C46.C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了数学在我们身边无处不在，但很多人却有数学焦虑，这种恐惧可能有多种来源，告诉我们要积极看待数学。【43题详解】细节理解题。根据“Itcanseemfrightening,butthis“mathsanxiety”isperfectlynormal,andyou’recertainlynotalone.”可知，数学焦虑发生在人们需要处理数字的时候，虽然听起来很可怕，但这是一种正常的现象。故选D。【44题详解】细节理解题。根据“Researchhasfoundthatmathsteacherswhoarenervousaboutteachingthesubjectcanpassontheiranxietytothestudents,andgirlsmaybemorelikelytobeaffected.”可知，在教学过程中感到紧张的数学老师会把他们的焦虑传递给学生。故选D。【45题详解】细节理解题。根据“Becausethere’snoroomforplayingtricksinmathtests,itmakesyoumoreworriedaboutmath.”可知，在数学考试中没有耍花招的余地。故选C。【46题详解】细节理解题。根据“Mostimportantly,weneedtothinkpositivelyaboutmathsandgiveitasecondchance.”可知，克服数学焦虑的最好方式是积极看待数学。故选C。DI’mrathergoodatusingmaps.ButIforgotthemapsandherewewere,lateafternoon,lastdayofvacation,mydaughter,mycousinandI,drivingalongatwolanehighwayinOregon.Noothercarinsight,andthesunhadjustgonedown.Wherewasthatsweetlittlevillage?Itshouldberightalongthisriver.Wedroveon,fartherintotheunknown,riveralwaysatleftasourguide.Wekeptpassingfarmsandfieldsandnowafewlightswereingout.Inmyhead,Iwasdoingalotofselfcriticisms(自我批评):Whydidn’twestartearlier,bringthemapandonandon?MycousinandIwerebothimpatientandstressed.Mydaughter,atleast,washappyinthebackseat,textmessagingafriend.Ipulledupontheshoulderoftheroadtothink.Justthen—WOW!Amazing!Anewscenehadappeared.Wherediditefrom?Rightthere,outofnowhere,amagicalmistylandscape.Fieldsstretchedinsilentpurples,withrowsoftalltrees,darkeninginthedusk(黄昏).Iturnedthecarengineoff.Allwassilentinthehotsummerair.Besideus,aplumcoloredriverhardlymovedbetweenaborderoftrees,itsdarklazywaterreflectingthelastlightofday.Howbreathtaking!Wherehaditbeen?IfIhadseenevenabitofthisbeautywhiledrivingalong,Icouldhavestoppedandtakenalook.Ihadmisseditall.Wemissalot,almosteverything,infact,inourworld.Ourtaskfocusedfilters(过滤器)takecareofthat,chooseonlywhatweneed.Weneedtogettowork.Havesomelunch.Weseewhatweneedtosee,oftenforpurposesofsurvival.GregoryBateson,speakingofbeauty,saidthejudgmentisselectionofafact.Inourdailylives,whoorwhatisdoingtheselecting?Canwemakeachange?Canweseefurther?47.Whichofthefollowingmightbethedestination(目的地)oftheauthor’sdriving?A.Avacationspot. B.Herownhome. C.Atouristcentre. D.Hercousin’sfarm.48.Whatmadetheauthorkeepcriticizingherselfinthebeginning?A.Thatthevacationwasbelowherexpectations.B.Thatshewasn’tasgoodatusingmapsasbefore.C.Thathercousinanddaughtercouldn’tgetalong.D.Thatlackoffullpreparationsgothertoloseherway.49.Theauthorfeltreallysurprisedbecause______.A.shediscoveredatouristspotunknowntothepublicB.hercarelessnessbroughtanunexpectedpleasureC.shereachedwhatshehadplannedto.D.therightroute(路线)toherdestinationcameoutofnowhere50.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?A.Staycoolwhenyouaretrappedintrouble. B.Makeachangeforthepurposeofsurvival.C.Bepositivebecausethere’salwaysachoice. D.Slowdownyourpacestoenjoybeautyinlife.【答案】47.B48.D49.B50.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在度假的最后一天准备回家时，由于忘了带地图，在一条陌生的公路上开车，错过了向往的风景。由此作者感悟：我们在生活中不仅仅是要为了生存去完成生活中的各种任务，还应当对美的事物有所追求。【47题详解】细节理解题。根据“I’mrathergoodatusingmaps.ButIforgotthemapsandherewewere,lateafternoon,lastdayofvacation,mydaughter,mycousinandI,drivingalongatwolanehighwayinOregon.”可知，这是作者她们假期的最后一天，即此时她们在返程，所以作者的目的是她自己的家。故选B。【48题详解】细节理解题。根据“Inmyhead,Iwasdoingalotofselfcriticisms(自我批评):Whydidn’twestartearlier,bringthemapandonandon?”可知，作者自责的事情是没有为旅行做好准备。故选D。【49题详解】推理判断题。根据“Justthen—WOW!Amazing!Anewscenehadappeared.Wherediditefrom?”可知，粗心给她们带来了意想不到的快乐。故选B。【50题详解】推理判断题。通读全文以及根据倒数第二段“Howbreathtaking!Wherehaditbeen?IfIhadseenevenabitofthisbeautywhiledrivingalong,Icouldhavestoppedandtakenalook.Ihadmisseditall.”可知，本文想告诉我们，要放慢脚步，去欣赏生活的美好。故选D。四、词汇运用（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A）请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确51.MybossisangrywithmebecauseIalwaysholdanidea__________(与……相反)his.【答案】opposite【解析】【详解】句意：老板对我很生气，因为我总是和他意见相左。根据汉语提示可知，介词opposite“与……相反”符合句意。故填opposite。52.Afterhearingthebadnews,themotherlookedmuch________(苍白的).【答案】paler【解析】【详解】句意：听到这个坏消息后，母亲的脸色看起来苍白多了。pale“苍白的”是形容词，much修饰其比较级paler”更苍白的”。故填paler。53.Youcancheckthe________(秘书)namesontheInternet.【答案】secretaries’【解析】【详解】句意：你可以在网上查秘书的名字。“秘书”为secretary；空后是名词，此处用名词所有格；根据“names”可知此处用名词复数的所有格secretaries’。故填secretaries’。54.Learningthecorrect__________(发音)canhelpyouremembertheword.【答案】pronunciation【解析】【详解】句意：学习正确的发音可以帮助你记住这个单词。根据“Learningthecorrect…(发音)canhelpyouremembertheword.”可知，表达“发音”用不可数名词pronunciation。故填pronunciation。55.ItwasColumbuswho__________(发现)Americain1492.【答案】discovered【解析】【详解】句意：是哥伦布在1492年发现了美洲。根据“in1492”可知，本句时态为一般过去时，应用动词discover“发现”的过去式。故填discovered。B）请根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空56.Shehasmadeanumberof_______(speech)abouthowtolearnEnglishwellthroughwatchingAmericandramaseriesrecently.【答案】speeches【解析】【详解】句意：最近她做了几个关于如何通过看美国电视剧学好英语的几个演讲。anumberof“一些”，修饰可数名词，后接名词复数。故填speeches。57.How___________theyweretalkingbeforethemeetingbegan!(noise)【答案】noisily【解析】【详