江苏省南通市海安县2024-2025学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

PAGEPAGE31江苏省南通市海安县2024-2025学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题留意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔干脆答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第Ⅰ卷（选择题）第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ADowney’smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughaninternationalexchangeprogramwithaFrenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschool,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuitoneday.DowneybeganstudyingarchitectureatLehighUniversityinBethlehem,Pennsylvaniain2004.Neartheendofhersecondyear,shestartedtofeelunhappywithherschoolanddecideditwastimetostudyabroad.U.S.collegesanduniversitiescommonlyhavejointprogramswithforeignschoolsthatpermitstudentexchanges.Theseprogramsusuallylasthalfaschoolyearorsometimesawholeschoolyear.Theclassesstudentstakeabroadusuallygivethemcreditstowardtheirdegree.Inafour­yeardegreeprogram,thethirdyearisthemostcommontimeforAmericancollegestudentstostudyabroad.Manystudentsthinktheyneedachangebeforewhatisusuallytheirfinalandmostdifficultyearofstudy.Downeysaidherschooldidnotwanthertogoatfirst.ThearchitectureprogramatLehighwasveryintense,andherprofessorswereworriedshemightmisslearningimportantmaterial.However,shewaseventuallyabletogetspecialpermissiontostudyinternationallyforawholeyear.Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousingdesign.Youngadultasshewas,shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(问题)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.However,shehadalotofemotional(情感的)andfinancialsupportfromherfamily.Shelearnedlifelessonsandmadefriendshipsandmemoriesthathavelastedtothisday.Shesaid,“Themoreyou'reoutofyourcomfortzone,themorerewardingtheexperienceisintheend.”1．WhatdoesDowney’smothermeantoDowney?A．Afriend. B．Adreamer.C．Anexample. D．Anexpert.2．WhatmadeDowneychoosetheDanishinternationalschool?A．Thefamouslearnedprofessors.B．Thecasuallearningenvironment.C．Theimpressiveacademicreputation.D．Thefavorablegeographicallocation.3．Whatcanweinferaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．ItwasnoteasyforDowneytostudyabroad.B．Thecomfortablelifeislikelytoruinthefuturelife.C．Downeywastooyoungtotakecareofherself.D．Downey'sparentscouldhardlyaffordhereducation.BLivingabroadtostudycancertainlybeaninterestingexperiencebutisthataloneagoodenoughreasonforspendingyearsfarawayfromhome?Tomaketheexperiencetrulyworthwhile,therehastobeagoalbehindthedecisiontostudyabroad.Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermoveinyourcareerdevelopment.Youmustalsoconsiderthecosts,notjustoflivingandstudyingabroad,butofapplying.Mostuniversitiesnowchargeapplicationfeesforinternationalstudents.Ifafterconsideringthesepointsyouaresurethatyouwanttoapplytostudyabroad,yournextstepistochoosetherightprogrammeofstudies.Researchyourchoicesandselectcarefully.Youmustdoyourhomeworkwell.Mostuniversitieshaveinformationonlinebutyoucanalsoemailandaskthemtosendyoumoredetails.Youcanfindalotofinformationonschoolrankingfromeducationwebsites.Butreadcarefully.Differentuniversitiesemphasizedifferentstrengths.Don’tjustthinkabouttheuniversity’sreputation;lookforthemostsuitableforyourgoals.Next,youmustdealwithalargepileofpaperwork.Thisinvolvesfillinginapplicationforms,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingreferenceletters.Readingtheinstructionsandrequirementsoftheuniversitiescarefullyisofgreatimportance.Sadly,manyfineapplicantsgetkickedoutinthefirstround,simplybecausetheydon’tfollowtheapplicationprocedureproperly.Moneyisanotherimportantconsideration.Somescholarshipsareprovidedbygovernments,othersbyschoolsandcolleges.Thisinformation,again,canbefoundontheInternet.Ifyoufindascholarshipthatissuitableforyou,followtheapplicationprocedurecarefully;theearlieryouapply,thebetteryourchanceofgettingit.4．Whydoestheauthorthinkstudyingabroadistrulyworthwhileaccordingtoparagraph1?A．Itisachancetodevelopyourcareer. B．Itisaninterestingexperience.C．Itisfuntotravelaroundtheworld. D．Allyourfriendsaredoingso.5．Whatcanaschoolrankinglisttellus?A．Thenamesofalltheprofessors.B．Howgoodtheschooliscomparedtoothers.C．Howmuchthecoursescost.D．Wheretheschoolislocated.6．Whatarethethreebasicstepswhenyouapply?A．Buyanairplaneticket,readtheinstructionsandrequirements,andstudy.B．Writeareferenceletter,dopaperwork,andstudy.C．Preparereferenceletters,prepareschoolrecords,andfillintheapplicationform.D．Prepareschoolrecords,dopaperwork,andworkhard.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getkickedoutinthefirstround”inParagraph3referto?A．losemoneyinthefirstround B．getacceptedinthenextroundC．failtogettothenextround D．getkickedbyaprofessorCScientistshavefoundamountsofwatermoleculesinsiderocksandsoilsamplesfromMarsbefore.Butanancientmeteorite(陨石)foundrecentlycontains10timesmorewaterandmuchmoreoxygenthananyMartianImeteoriteeverbeforediscovered.What’ssowildaboutthiswetdiscovery?ItcouldmeanthattheRedPlanetoncehadenoughwatertohaveliquidflowingontheplanet’ssurface.ItwasoncebelievedthatifMarseverhadwateratall,itswaterwouldhavebeensmallamountsoficebelowthesurfaceorexistinginthesoilonlyashydrogenandoxygentheelementsthatmakeupwater.ButrecentdiscoverieshaveshownthatMarsprobablyhadamuchwetterhistorythanformerlythought.Themeteorite,nicknamedBlackBeauty,wasfoundinAfrica’sSaharaDesertin2011.Onlyabout110meteoritesfromMarshaveeverbeenfound.ScientistsbelievemostMartianmeteoritesarrivedonourplanetduringonelargeasteroidcrash(小行星碰撞)thatsentrocksfallingtowardEarthlongago.BlackBeautyisabout2.1billionyearsold.ItsdiscoveryisthefirsttimescientistshavebeenabletostudysuchanancientMartianrock.It’salsooneofthefirsttimesscientistshavebeenabletostudyapieceofthepanel’sancientsurface.Thesample’swatermoleculesweresentoutwhenscientistsheatedthemeteoritetoanalyzeit.Scientiststhinkthemeteorite’shydrogenandoxygenmoleculesaresoplentifulbecausewaterflowingonMarsatthetimethismeteoritefelltoEarth,orbecausethesemoleculeswereoncesealedinlargequantitiesinMars’scrust.BlackBeautymightdomorethanjustunlocksecretsfromtheRedPlanet’spast.ThesediscoveriescouldalsohelpscientistsunderstandnewdataaboutMarsthat’sbeingsentfromtheroboticroverscurrentlygatheringinformationontheplanet.8．Peopleusedtothinkthat.A．therewaslittlewateronMars B．MarshadalotofflowingwaterC．alargequantityoficewasMars D．MarswasmuchwetterthanEarth9．WhatdoweknowaboutBlackBeauty?A．ItwasdiscoveredinSeattleintheUSA． B．Itisthebiggestof110meteoritesfromMars.C．ItlandedonEarthafteranasteroidcrash. D．Ithasahistoryof2.1millionyears.10．HowdidthescientistsresearchBlackBeauty?A．Bycuttingitintopieces. B．Bydippingitintowater.C．Byburningitonafire. D．Byburyingitintoadesert.11．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．arockfromthecenterofMars. B．amajorMartianmeteoritediscoveryC．anewdiscoveryontheRedPlanet D．anumberofmeteoritesfromRedPlaneDFordecades,ChinahadwantedaNobelPrizeinscience.TuYouyou,aresearcherwhohelpedtodevelopamalaria（疟疾）medicine,finallywonthecountrythathonor.Infact,TuisnottheonlyscientistinChinawhoiscatchingtheworld’sattention.In2024,theNaturejournalpublishedalistofthetop10sciencestarsinChina.GaoCaixiaandCuiWeichengaretwoofthem.GaoCaixiahasbeendevotedtogeneticengineeringforherwholecareer.SheisknownforusingCRISPR-Cas9,therevolutionarygene-editingtechniquethatissweepingthroughbiologylabsaroundtheworld–incrops.Atfirst,GaowasunwillingtotakeupgeneeditingusingCRISPR-Cas9becauseherlabattheChineseAcademyofSciences’InstituteofGeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyinBeijinghadalreadycreatedmutations（变异）in82genesusinganoldertypeoftechnology.Butafterthinkingcarefullyaboutit,shedecidedtogiveitatry.Afterayearofhardwork,herlabfinallysucceeded.Gaoworkedongeneticengineeringinwheat,acropthatisfamousforbeingdifficulttoworkwith.Nowsheisconsideredoneofthebestintheworldatengineeringwheat.CuiWeichengisthedeveloperofChina’srecord-settingJiaolongsubmersible（潜水器）.HeisnowaprofessoratWestlakeUniversity.In2012,CuirodeinsideChina’sJiaolongsubmersibleandreachedadepthofmorethan7,000metersinthePacific.ThankstoJiaolongandthe57-year-olddeveloper,Chinaisnowoneofonlyafewnationsthatcanexplorethedeepsea.Jiaolongcantraveldeeperthananyothermannedresearchsubmersiblecurrentlyinuse,whichshowsChina’sincreasingambitionandleadershipindeep-searesearch.12．WhyisTuYouyoumentionedatthebeginningofthepassage?A．ToshowoneofChina’slong-helddreams.B．TostresstheimportanceoftheNobelPrize.C．TopraiseTuYouyouforhercontributions.D．TointroducemoretopChinesescientists.13．WhydidGaoCaixiaworkonwheat?A．Becauseshefailedinherattempttostudyothercrops.B．Becauseshewasexpertatwheatengineering.C．Becausewheatishardtobegeneticallyengineered.D．BecausewheatisthemostwidelyplantedcropinChina.14．WhatisCuiWeicheng’sbiggestcontributiontoChina?A．Heteachesaboutseaatauniversity.B．HedevelopedJiaolongsubmersible.C．Heisdevotedtogeneticengineering.D．Hereachedthebottomoftheocean.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．China’sScienceStars B．China’sNobelPrizeDreamC．GaoCaixia－China’sCropEngineer D．CuiWeicheng－China’sDeepDiver其次节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Globalizationhasbroughtdifferentculturestogetherinawayunimaginableonehundredyearsago.Today,Chinese,Indians,Arabs,Africans,Anglos,andHispanicsmayallworkinthesameoffices,attendthesameschoolsorliveinthesameneighborhoods.16．Andoursocietyhaslatelyemphasized（强调）theimportanceofdiversity.17．Takethefollowingoldproverbsforexample.

“Honestyisthefirstchapterinthebookofwisdom.”ThomasJefferson,AmericanPresident.“Onefalsehoodspoilsathousandtruths.”Africanproverb.“Behonesttothosewhoarehonest,andbealsotothosewhoarenothonest.”LaoTzu,Chinesephilosopher.“Asacrificeiswrittenoffbyalieandthemeritofdevotionbyanactofcheat.”Hindusaying.18．Theseseemstobeasortofculturalunity.Wedon’twishtoimplyallculturesarethesame.Culturaldiversityisreal,andpeoplefromdifferentculturesviewmanysituationsindifferentways.However,historically,differentculturesseemtosharemanycommonvalues.Theyarejustice,courage,patience,generosity,equality,mercyandkindness,respectfortheelders,andmanymore.Lyingandstealingappeartobewrongnomatterwhereyougo.Perhapssomeculturesmakeroomforextenuatingcircumstancesmorethanothers;Perhapsculturesapplythesevirtuesindifferentways;andwhenvaluesdisagree,differentculturesmayplacedifferentlevelsofimportanceonthem.19．Butbothculturesmaystillvalueboth.Tous,itseemsasifthereissomesortofcodeofrightandwrongthateveryoneeverywhereseemstounderstand,regardlessofculture.Itisalmostasif,behindallofthediversity,onefindsacommonunderstanding–ahumanculture,ifyouwill–thatgoesbeyondracial,social,andpoliticalboundaries.20．.A．Allpeopleseemtoagreethatweshouldtellthetruth.B．Asculturesmeetwitheachother,manydifferencesstandout.C．Eachvaluesupportsmanymoresayingsfromdifferentcultures.D．Wewanttoshow,however,thatthereismoretotheseculturesthandiversity.E.Thesesayingsfromfourseparateculturesallsupportthesamevaluehonesty.F.Itisalmostasif,despiteallourdifferences,weareallstillthesamewearejustpeople.G.Inotherwords,oneculturemayleanmoretowardjusticeandanotherculturemoretowardmercy.其次部分英语学问运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。Duringmyjunioryearofcollege,IsignedupforavolunteerTeachingprograminCostaRica.Itaughtataschoolwhichwaslocated（位于）withina21andeverydaybirdsandbutterfliesflewthroughoutourschool.Itwasbeautiful.Wewere22onCostaRica’sschoolsystem,thecountry,thelanguageandhowtoplanalesson.TheexperiencewasbeneficialtomyEnglishwriting23whenIgotbacktocollege,Ibeganwriting.Iwrotesomuchthatapieceofmywritingaboutthatexperiencewas24inFolio’sLiteraryMagazine.Becauseofthat,Iwasmore25tocontinueworkingabroad.After26,ImovedtoChinaandworkedinschoolstoteachreadingandwriting.Itwasalife-changing27ofmylife.Culturedifferences28meandevenconsumedmeinthebeginning,but29Ifellinlovewiththepeople,theirschoolsandtheirhistory.Upon30tomyhome,IbecameateacherinTrenton,NewJersey.ThemomentIsteppedintotheclassroom.Icouldempathize（感同身受）withmy31.ItrulyfeelvolunteeringinCostaRicawaswhereitall32andworkinginChinaenrichedmyleachinglife.IfIcoulddoanything33,itmightbevolunteeringorworkingabroadmorebeforesettlingdown.The34I’vemadethroughvolunteeringandworkingabroadareanEnglishmajor’sdreamandIhopethateveryEnglishmajor35thechancetostudyorworkabroad.21．A．desert B．sea C．forest D．river22．A．praised B．educated C．interviewed D．commented23．A．because B．unless C．although D．if24．A．exchanged B．read C．rejected D．published25．A．depressed B．determined C．frightened D．relaxed26．A．graduation B．requirement C．operation D．ceremony27．A．shelter B．expectation C．move D．conflict28．A．confused B．amuse C．comfort D．excited29.A.easily B.gradually C.strangely D.usually30．A．belong B．pointing C．returning D．referring31．A．volunteers B．classmates C．colleagues D．students32．A．replied B．disappeared C．escaped D．started33．A．correctly B．sincerely C．differently D．strictly34．A．excuses B．discoveries C．preparations D．decisions35．A．jumpsat B．standsfor C．turnsdown D．speaksour第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）其次部分英语学问运用（共两节，满分30分）其次节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。LocatedinanaturaldepressioninGuizhou,China’sFive-hundred-meterApertureSphericalRadioTelescope,36．(know)asFAST,hasidentifiedsixpulsars(脉冲星)afteroneyearoftrialoperation.ItisthefirsttimeChinesescientistshavediscoveredpulsarsusingaradiotelescopeindependentlydevelopedbyChinesescientists,thus37．(open)a“neweraofChineseoriginalspacediscovery.”ItistrulyencouragingforChinatohaveachievedsuchresultsinjustoneyear.Sincethefirstpulsar38．(discover),over2,700pulsarshavebeenidentified.Butalmostallofthemare39．thescopeoftheMilkyWay.Beingtheworld’slargestradiotelescope,FASTisexpectedtocapturepulsarsoutsidethegalaxy.Apartfromthemassivesize,italsohasunmatchedaccuracyandsensitivity,allowingscientists40．(find)previouslyhiddenstars.Moreover,FASTiscapableofsurveyingthenightskyformultiple41．(science)dataatonce,42．enablesastronomerstojump-startmanysciencegoals.Itsinnovativeengineeringconceptanddesignpave43．newroadtorealizeahugesingledishinthemosteffectiveway.China’sFASTscienceimpactonastronomywillbeextraordinary,andhasthepotentialtorevolutionizeother44．(area)ofthenaturalsciences.It45．(remain)thegloballeaderforthenext10to20years.第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，得知你的英国笔友Kyle有意来中国读高校，请你用英文给Kyle写一封电子邮件，内容包括：(1)希望他来中国留学；(2)说明来中国留学的好处（如加深对中国的了解，对个人发展的好处等）；(3)表示情愿供应帮助。留意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。DearKyle,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua其次节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料，依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。WhenmyfamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesfromColombia,Iwas9yearsoldandknewlittleaboutEnglish.Astimepassed,teachersfinallyknewalloftheirstudentsandeveryonebegantoadapttothelife,exceptforme.Noonecalledoutmyname,andnooneseemedtoknowIexisted.Ispentthenextmonthinmynewclassroomquietly.Ifeltthatfear,lonelinessandsadnesscameoverme.TheschoolnevercaredthatIdidn'tspeakEnglish,butsomethingelsewasteachingmeEnglish.Everymorningwhenmyauntdrovemetoschoolandpickedmeup,shealwayshad106.7LightFM(私家车广播)on.ItwasthisstationthatintroducedmyyoungearstotheEnglishsounds.BecauseofSabrinatheTeenageWitch,Ilearnedthedifferencebetween"witch"and"which".WhilewatchingtheTVshowSouthPark,Iwasattractedbythefunnycharacters.Infact,thankstopopculture,theworldofEnglishbecameavailabletomewhileitwasbeingturneddownatschool.Ialsolearnedhowtoexpressmyemotionsthankstopopculture.Onedayatschool,weweretakingamathquizandthewholeclasswasquiet.Suddenly,thetipofmypencilbrokeandIyelled,“MyJesus!”EveryoneheldtheirbreathinsurpriseandIlaughedtomyselfbecausesomethingatthatmomenttoldmeIhadjustlearnedmyfirstbadwordinEnglish.留意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:Iappearedtobeembarrassedatthatmoment,butinmyheartIfelthappy.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:FourmonthspassedbeforetheschoolplacedmeintoanESLprogram.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________英语留意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔干脆答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第Ⅰ卷（选择题）第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ADowney’smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughaninternationalexchangeprogramwithaFrenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschool,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuitoneday.DowneybeganstudyingarchitectureatLehighUniversityinBethlehem,Pennsylvaniain2004.Neartheendofhersecondyear,shestartedtofeelunhappywithherschoolanddecideditwastimetostudyabroad.U.S.collegesanduniversitiescommonlyhavejointprogramswithforeignschoolsthatpermitstudentexchanges.Theseprogramsusuallylasthalfaschoolyearorsometimesawholeschoolyear.Theclassesstudentstakeabroadusuallygivethemcreditstowardtheirdegree.Inafour­yeardegreeprogram,thethirdyearisthemostcommontimeforAmericancollegestudentstostudyabroad.Manystudentsthinktheyneedachangebeforewhatisusuallytheirfinalandmostdifficultyearofstudy.Downeysaidherschooldidnotwanthertogoatfirst.ThearchitectureprogramatLehighwasveryintense,andherprofessorswereworriedshemightmisslearningimportantmaterial.However,shewaseventuallyabletogetspecialpermissiontostudyinternationallyforawholeyear.Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousingdesign.Youngadultasshewas,shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(问题)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.However,shehadalotofemotional(情感的)andfinancialsupportfromherfamily.Shelearnedlifelessonsandmadefriendshipsandmemoriesthathavelastedtothisday.Shesaid,“Themoreyou'reoutofyourcomfortzone,themorerewardingtheexperienceisintheend.”1．WhatdoesDowney’smothermeantoDowney?A．Afriend. B．Adreamer.C．Anexample. D．Anexpert.2．WhatmadeDowneychoosetheDanishinternationalschool?A．Thefamouslearnedprofessors.B．Thecasuallearningenvironment.C．Theimpressiveacademicreputation.D．Thefavorablegeographicallocation.3．Whatcanweinferaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．ItwasnoteasyforDowneytostudyabroad.B．Thecomfortablelifeislikelytoruinthefuturelife.C．Downeywastooyoungtotakecareofherself.D．Downey'sparentscouldhardlyaffordhereducation.【答案】1-3CCA【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲解并描述了美国女孩唐尼的出国留学之路。1.推理推断题。依据第一段“Downey'smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughaninternationalexchangeprogramwithaFrenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschool,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuitoneday.”可知，唐尼的妈妈曾参与过一个法国学校的国际沟通项目，在国外学习了一年，她常常谈论那次经验是多么令人兴奋和好玩，所以甚至在中学毕业之前，唐尼就已经确定有一天也要像妈妈一样出国留学，由此可知，唐尼的妈妈在她眼中是个优秀的榜样，故C项正确。2.细微环节理解题。依据第四段中的“Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousingdesign.”可知，2006年秋季学期，唐尼就读于丹麦哥本哈根的一所丹麦国际学校，她说明说她这样做是因为丹麦建筑师以房屋设计而著名，故C项正确。3.推理推断题。依据最终一段中的“shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(问题)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.”及“you'reoutofyourcomfortzone”可知，唐尼在国外不得不独自处理包括旅行证件在内的很多问题，还要克服出国留学的最大挑战——语言障碍，还要走出自己的舒适区，也就是说唐尼的留学生活并不简单，故A项正确。BLivingabroadtostudycancertainlybeaninterestingexperiencebutisthataloneagoodenoughreasonforspendingyearsfarawayfromhome?Tomaketheexperiencetrulyworthwhile,therehastobeagoalbehindthedecisiontostudyabroad.Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermoveinyourcareerdevelopment.Youmustalsoconsiderthecosts,notjustoflivingandstudyingabroad,butofapplying.Mostuniversitiesnowchargeapplicationfeesforinternationalstudents.Ifafterconsideringthesepointsyouaresurethatyouwanttoapplytostudyabroad,yournextstepistochoosetherightprogrammeofstudies.Researchyourchoicesandselectcarefully.Youmustdoyourhomeworkwell.Mostuniversitieshaveinformationonlinebutyoucanalsoemailandaskthemtosendyoumoredetails.Youcanfindalotofinformationonschoolrankingfromeducationwebsites.Butreadcarefully.Differentuniversitiesemphasizedifferentstrengths.Don’tjustthinkabouttheuniversity’sreputation;lookforthemostsuitableforyourgoals.Next,youmustdealwithalargepileofpaperwork.Thisinvolvesfillinginapplicationforms,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingreferenceletters.Readingtheinstructionsandrequirementsoftheuniversitiescarefullyisofgreatimportance.Sadly,manyfineapplicantsgetkickedoutinthefirstround,simplybecausetheydon’tfollowtheapplicationprocedureproperly.Moneyisanotherimportantconsideration.Somescholarshipsareprovidedbygovernments,othersbyschoolsandcolleges.Thisinformation,again,canbefoundontheInternet.Ifyoufindascholarshipthatissuitableforyou,followtheapplicationprocedurecarefully;theearlieryouapply,thebetteryourchanceofgettingit.4．Whydoestheauthorthinkstudyingabroadistrulyworthwhileaccordingtoparagraph1?A．Itisachancetodevelopyourcareer. B．Itisaninterestingexperience.C．Itisfuntotravelaroundtheworld. D．Allyourfriendsaredoingso.5．Whatcanaschoolrankinglisttellus?A．Thenamesofalltheprofessors.B．Howgoodtheschooliscomparedtoothers.C．Howmuchthecoursescost.D．Wheretheschoolislocated.6．Whatarethethreebasicstepswhenyouapply?A．Buyanairplaneticket,readtheinstructionsandrequirements,andstudy.B．Writeareferenceletter,dopaperwork,andstudy.C．Preparereferenceletters,prepareschoolrecords,andfillintheapplicationform.D．Prepareschoolrecords,dopaperwork,andworkhard.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getkickedoutinthefirstround”inParagraph3referto?A．losemoneyinthefirstround B．getacceptedinthenextroundC．failtogettothenextround D．getkickedbyaprofessor【答案】4-7ABCC【解析】本文属于说明文。本文介绍了出国留学的留意事项，包括弄清出国的目标，如何确定学校，以及出国留学的申请程序和打算材料。4．细微环节理解题。依据第一段Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermoveinyourcareerdevelopment可知，出国留学是真正值得的因为这是一个机会，在外语环境中完善自己的语言技能，以及发展你的事业。故选A。5．推理推断题。依据其次段Youcanfindalotofinformationonschoolrankingfromeducationwebsites.可知，学校排行榜告知学校对比之间的一些信息。故选B。6．细微环节理解题。依据第三段Thisinvolvesfillinginapplicationform,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingreferenceletters可知，你申请的三个基本步骤是填写申请表，打算你的学校纪录，以及获得举荐信。故选C。7．词义揣测题。依据第三段manyfineapplicantsgetkickedoutinthefirstround,simplybecausetheydon’tfollowtheapplicationprocedureproperly(可悲的是，很多优秀的申请者被踢出第一轮，只是因为他们不遵循申请程序)可知，第一轮被踢出，意味着没方法进入下一轮，故选C。CScientistshavefoundamou