2024-2025学年高中英语Module5TheConquestoftheUniverse单元评估课时作业含解析外研版选修8

单元评估五(Module5)eq\o(\s\up7(时间：120分钟满分：150分),\s\do5())第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Whatdoesthemanlikebestatthecafeteria?A．Chickensandwiches.B．Mushroomsoup.C．Pizza.2．Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A．Readthenewspaper.B．Takeoutthegarbage.C．Putdownalistofkitchenitems.3．Atwhattimewillthespeakersmeet?A．6：00pm.B．7：00pm.C．7：30pm.4．Whatarethespeakersreferringto?A．Decorationcloth.B．Asuit.C．Atie.5．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Friends.B．Husbandandwife.C．Brotherandsister.其次节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whydoesthemanseemtoweighsomuchmore?A．Theweighingmachineisbroken.B．Heiswearingaheavycoat.C．Hejustcamebackfromschool.7．Whatmadethemanfeelguilty?A．GoingtoBelgiumwithoutthewoman.B．Notexercisingrecently.C．Havingtoomuchchocolate.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．WhathasJane'sfatherdecidedtodo?A．Learnalanguage.B．Changehisjob.C．Retirefromwork.9．WhatdidJane'sfatherstudyatcollege?A．Mathematics.B．French.C．Engineering.10．WhatisJane'sattitudetowardherfather'sdecision?A．Disapproving.B．Ambiguous.C．Understanding.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．Whydidtheaccidenthappen?A．Thetireoftheman'sbikewasflat.B．Themanwasn'tpayingattention.C．Thebrakesoftheman'sbikedidn'twork.12．Wherewasthemaninjuredtheworst?A．Hishands.B．Hishead.C．Hisknees.13．Howlongwillittakethemantorecoverprobably?A．Afewdays.B．Acoupleofweeks.C．Amonth.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14．Whatdayistherubbishcollected?A．Tuesday.B．Wednesday.C．Thursday.15．Inwhichbagdooldmagazinesgo?A．Red.B．Blue.C．Green.16．Whatistherawwastematerialusedtoproducewarmjackets?A．Paper.B．Plastic.C．Generalwaste.17．Howdopeopledealwithdamagedthingsnowaccordingtothewoman?A．Theyrepairthem.B．Theythrowthemaway.C．Theysellthem.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．Whendidtheaccidenthappen?A．Yesterdaymorning.B．Yesterdayafternoon.C．Yesterdayevening.19．Howwasthesharkkilled?A．Itwashittodeath.B．Itwasshottodeath.C．Itwaswrestledtodeath.20．Whatdidtheemergencyteamdo?A．Theyflewtheboytoahospital.B．Theystartedanoperationrightaway.C．Theycutopentheshark.答案与听力材料1－5CBAAB6－10BCAAC11－15BAACC16－20BBCBAText1M：Jenny,what'sforlunchatthecafeteriatoday?W：Mushroomsoup,chickensandwiches,andpotatoeswithcarrots.M：Soundsfine,butitdoesn'tgetbetterthanyesterday'spizza.Text2W：Lucas,canyouputdownwhateveritisyouaredoingandgivemeahandwiththisheavykitchenwaste?M：DoyouthinkyoucouldgivemeacoupleofminutestofinishwhatIamreading?I'malmostfinished.Text3M：Wow,it's7：00amalready.I'llhavetogo.Ihaveabustocatchat7：30.W：OK,I'llmeetyouattherestaurantafterwork.Ifinishat5：00pm,butallowmeanhourtogetthere.Text4M：Whatisthisthingfor?I'veneverunderstoodwhyit'snecessary.It'snotlikeI'mevergoingtouseit.W：It'sjustalittledecorationforyoursuit.Allyouneedtodoisfolditlikethis,andputitinthebreastpocket.Text5W：Haveyouseenmyweddingring?ItookitoffwhenIwashedmyhandsatmysister'shouse,andIcan'trememberseeingitafterthat.M：It'sOK.Ihaveit.YoursistergaveittomebeforewecamehomebutIforgotallaboutit.Text6M：Imustlosesomeweight.IsteppedontheweighingmachinejustthenandsawIweighedhalfakilomorethanIdidlastweek.W：Maybethereissomethingwrongwiththemachine.M：Idon'tthinkso.Ihaven'tdonemuchexerciserecentlyandIdideatalotofdeliciouschocolateonholiday.W：Oh,didyougosomewherelikeSwitzerlandorFrance,wheretheymakegreatchocolate?OrBelgium,maybe?M：Yes,IwenttoBelgium.Ijustcouldn'tresistthelocalchocolate.W：Wereyouwearingthatheavycoatwhenyouweighedyourself?M：Yes.Woulditmakeabigdifference?W：Sillyman,ofcourseitwould.M：IthinkImusthavehadaguiltyconscienceaboutallthatBelgianchocolate.Text7W：NowI'veheardeverything!Mydadsaidhe'sgoingbacktocollege.M：Jane，you'rekidding.W：No,hesaidhehadalwayswantedtolearnFrench.Hewasgoodatmathematicsasachildsohisparentsmadehimstudythatatcollege,whichwaswhyhebecameanengineer.M：ButnowhewantstostudyFrench?W：Yes.HeandMomhavealwayslikedvisitingFranceandnowsincehe'sretired,hewantstotraveltheremoreoftenandcommunicatewiththepeople.M：It'sgoodthathe'smakingplans,butdon'tyouthinkheshouldbetakingiteasyinretirementinsteadofstudyingbooksanddoingexams?W：Well,hegaveupworklastyearandnowI'velefthomeandhaveafamily.Perhapsheneedssomethingtokeephismindoccupied.M：Perhapsyou'reright,ifit'ssomethingheenjoys.Text8W：Iheardyougotinanaccidentyesterday.Areyouallright?M：Yeah,thanks.Thewoundisprettypainfulrightnow,butI'mfeelingalotbetterthanIdidyesterday.W：Whathappened?M：Itwasstupid.Thewholethingwasmyfault.IwastryingtotalkonmyphonewhileIwasridingmybike.W：Soyouwereridingyourbikewithonehand?M：Yeah.Iwasn'tevenlookinginfrontofme.ThenatthelastsecondItriedtoavoidatree,andIwentheadfirstovermybikehandles.W：Wereyouwearingahelmet?M：Luckily,IendeduphurtingmywristswhenItriedtostopmyfall.W：Whataboutyourbike?M：Thefronttireisflatandmyhandlesarebent.Itwilltakeatleastacoupleofweeksformetogetitfixed.W：Willyoubeabletoplaybasketballthisweek?M：I'llmisstomorrow'sgame,butI'llbeabletoplayonFriday.W：That'sgoodnews,atleast.Text9W：Whatdayistherubbishcollected?M：Let'ssee.It'sTuesdaytoday,soitwillbethedayaftertomorrow.W：I'llbeoutthatday,socouldyousortouttherecyclingforme?Therearethreebags—green,redandblue.Generalwastegoesintheblueone,plasticintheredoneandpaperintheother.M：Whatdotheydowithallthisstuff?W：Thepapercanbeprocessedtomakemorepaper.Thegeneralwasteisburiedandtheycanmakethingsoutofthestuffintheredbag.That'showtheymakethosewarmjackets,Ibelieve.M：Igetthefeelingthatwecoulddoalotmorewithwasteifwesawitstruevalue.Insomepoorcountries,theymakeallsortsofthingsfromoldjunk.IusedtohaveatoycarmadeinAfricafromoldtincansandI'veseenshoesmadefromoldtires.W：Iquiteagree.Wearefartoowasteful.Eveninmyparents'daypeopleusedtorepairthings.Nowalmosteverythinggetsthrownawaywhenit'sdamaged.Butyouknowwhat？Iwouldactuallyliketobuysomeofthoseshoesyoumentioned.Text10WehavesomegoodnewsinthestoryofthesharkattackjustoffthecoastofFloridayesterday.An8­year­oldboywastakenintoaFloridahospitalwithsevereinjuries.Heisnowinstableconditionthough.Ataround8：00lastnight,PhilAndersonwasswimmingwithhisnephewJesseAndersonjustofftheshoreatLangdonBeach.WhenheheardJesse'sscreams,heimmediatelyknewwhathadhappened.Jessehadbeenbittenbyashark.WhenhepulledJessetoshore,henoticedthatJesse'sarmhadbeenbittenoff.Nowthisiswhenthestorygetsreallyinteresting.Themanwentbackintothewater,hitthesharkinthenoseandwrestleditbacktoshore.Atthispoint,anearbypoliceofficerkilleditwithhisgunandimmediatelycalledrescueservices.Whiletheywerewaitingfortheemergencyhelicoptertoarrive,thetwomencutopentheshark,tookoutthearm,andputitonice.Insteadofperforminganoperationontheboyrightaway,theemergencyteamtransportedtheboytothenearesthospitalwherehewasgivenblood.We'vejustbeentoldthattheboywillmakeafullrecoveryandeventuallybeabletousehisarmagain.Doctorsalsosaythatwithoutthequick­thinkingofPhilAndersonandrescueservices,Jessemighthavedied.AsforLangdonBeach,ithasbeencloseduntilfurthernotice.其次部分：阅读理解(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。AMyFavouriteBooksJoUsmarisawriterforCosmopolitanandco­authoroftheThisBookWillseries(系列)oflifestylebooks.Hereshepickshertopreads.MatildaRoaldDahlIoncewroteapaperontheinfluenceoffairytalesonRoaldDahl'swritinganditgavemeanewappreciationforhisstrangeanddelightfulworlds.Matilda'sbattleswithhercruelparentsandthebossyheadmistress，MissTrunchbull，areequallyfunnyandfrightening，butthey'realsoaspirational.AfterDarkHarukiMurakamiIt'sabouttwosisters—Eri，amodelwhoeitherwon'torcan'tstopsleeping，andMari，ayoungstudent.Intryingtoconnecttohersister，Maristartschangingherlifeanddiscoversaworldofdiverse“nightpeople”whoarehidingsecrets.GoneGirlGillianFlynnTherewasabitofmethatdidn'twanttolovethiswheneveryoneelseontheplanetdid，butthehorrorstoryisbrilliant.There'stensionandanxietyfromthebeginningasNickandAmybattleforyourtrust.It'sarealwhodunitandthefrustrationwhenyourealisewhat'sgoingonishorriblyenjoyable.TheStandStephenKingThisisanexcellentfantasynovelfromoneofthebeststorytellersaround.Afteraseriousfluoutbreakwipesout99.4%oftheworld'spopulation，abattleunfoldsbetweengoodandevilamongthoseleft.RandallFlaggisoneofthescariestcharactersever.本文是一篇应用文。闻名作家JoUsmar向读者介绍了几本她最喜爱的书。21．Whodoes“I”refertointhetext?A．StephenKing.B．GillianFlynn.C．JoUsmar.D．RoaldDahl.答案：C解析：细微环节理解题。依据第一段可知，JoUsmar在下文要为读者举荐几本她最喜爱的书，这说明下文中的“I”指的就是JoUsmar。22．WhichofthefollowingtellsaboutMariandEri?A．Cosmopolitan. B．Matilda.C．AfterDark. D．TheStand.答案：C解析：细微环节理解题。依据AfterDark部分中的“It'sabouttwosisters—Eri...Mari...”可知，AfterDark讲解并描述了Mari和Eri的故事。23．WhatkindofbookisGoneGirl?A．Afolktale. B．Abiography.C．Alovestory. D．Ahorrorstory.答案：D解析：细微环节理解题。依据GoneGirl部分中的“...thehorrorstoryisbrilliant.”可知，GoneGirl这本书属于恐怖故事。BMostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Wegofishing,sitinthegarden,haveapicnic,liveinthesuburbsorgototheseaside.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Whenjoggersjog,theydon'truninthestreets.Everyoneofthemtendtogototheparkortheriver.Butdespitethis,ourchildrenaregrowingupnaturedeprived(剥夺)．Ispentmyboyhoodclimbingtrees.Thesedays,childrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedoms,duetoproblemslikecrime,traffic,thelossoftheopenspacesandstrangenewideasaboutwhatisbestforchildren,thatistosay,thingsthatcanbebought,ratherthanthingsthatcanbefound.Thetruthistobefoundelsewhere.AstudyintheUS:familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD—attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(多动症)．Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust4%.ADHDisoneofthegreatproblemsofmodernchildhood.OnestudyafteranotherindicatesthatcontactwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoADHDchildren.However,wespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.Thelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonature.Theincreasingconcernforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.Evenproblemswithcrimeandaggressivebehaviourarereducedwhenthereiscontactwiththenaturalworld.Weneedthewildworld.Itisessentialtoourwell－being,ourhealthandourhappiness.本文是一篇争论文。文章主要介绍了接触大自然对儿童和老人有许多好处，还可以改善人们的生活质量。24．Accordingtotheauthor,peopleenjoy________toseeknature.A．joggingonthestreet B．sittinginthegardenC．shoppinginthesupermarket D．runninginthegym答案：B解析：细微环节理解题。依据第一段第一、二句“Mostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Wegofishing,sitinthegarden,haveapicnic,liveinthesuburbsorgototheseaside.”可知，坐在花园里是享受自然的一种方式，其他三项文中都没有提到。故B项正确。25．Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethat________.A．adultsdeprivethechildrenoftheirrightstoapproachnatureB．climbingtreeswillcertainlydogoodtothechildrenC．childrenprobablyspendlesstimeinnaturenowadaysD．childrentendtobehappierasaresultoftheirmaterialsatisfaction答案：C解析：推理推断题。通读其次段可知，第一句“Butdespitethis,ourchildrenaregrowingupnaturedeprived(剥夺)．”是本段的主题句。由此可推知，孩子们身处大自然的机会越来越少了，接触自然的时间也越来越短。故C项正确。26．Inwhatwaydopeoplebenefitfromtheircontactwithnature?A．ChildrenwithADHDcanbecured.B．Agardennearbyimprovesthequalityofoldpeople'slife.C．Problemswithcrimeandviolentbehaviorwilleasilybesolved.D．Children'sperformanceatschoolisgreatlyimproved.答案：B解析：细微环节理解题。依据第五段倒数其次句“Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.”可知，住处旁边有花园可以提高老年人的生活质量。故B项正确。27．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Accesstonatureimprovesourlife.B．NaturetreatschildrenwithADHD.C．Gettingclosetonaturereducescrime.D．Mancan'tlivewithoutnaturalareas.答案：A解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了亲近自然对儿童和老人有许多好处，接触大自然可以提高人们的生活质量。故A项正确。CBeforethe1830s，mostnewspapersweresoldthroughannualsubscriptionsinAmerica，usually$8to$10ayear.Today$8or$10seemsasmallamountofmoney，butatthattimetheseamountswereforbiddingtomostcitizens.Accordingly，newspaperswerereadalmostonlybyrichpeopleinpoliticsorthetrades.Inaddition，mostnewspapershadlittleinthemthatwouldappealtoamassaudience.Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding.Buttherevolutionthatwastakingplaceinthe1830swouldchangeallthat.Thetrend，then，wastowardthe“pennypaper”—atermreferringtopapersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.Itmeantanyinexpensivenewspaper；perhapsmoreimportantlyitmeantnewspapersthatcouldbeboughtinsinglecopiesonthestreet.Thisdevelopmentdidnottakeplaceovernight.Ithadbeenpossible(butnoteasy)tobuysinglecopiesofnewspapersbefore1830，butthisusuallymeantthereaderhadtogodowntotheprinter'sofficetopurchaseacopy.Streetsaleswerealmostunknown.However，withinafewyears，streetsalesofnewspaperswouldbecommonplaceineasterncities.Atfirstthepriceofsinglecopieswasseldomapenny—usuallytwoorthreecentswascharged—andsomeoftheolderwell­knownpaperschargedfiveorsixcents.Butthephrase“pennypaper”caughtthepublic'sfancy，andsoontherewouldbepapersthatdidindeedsellforonlyapenny.Thisnewtrendofnewspapersfor“themanonthestreet”didnotbeginwell.Someoftheearlyventures(企业)wereimmediatefailures.Publishersalreadyinbusiness，peoplewhowereownersofsuccessfulpapers，hadlittledesiretochangethetradition.Ittookafewyouthfulanddaringbusinessmentogettheballrolling.本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国报纸大众化的发展过程。28．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesnewspapersinAmericabeforethe1830s?A．Academic.B．Unattractive.C．Inexpensive.D．Confidential.答案：B解析：细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的“Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding.”可知当时的美国报纸既枯燥又在视觉上令人生畏，故选B。unattractive“不吸引人的”。academic学术的；inexpensive不贵的，便宜的；confidential机密的，受信任的。29．Whatdidstreetsalesmeantonewspapers?A．Theywouldbepricedhigher.B．Theywoulddisappearfromcities.C．Theycouldhavemorereaders.D．Theycouldregainpublictrust.答案：C解析：推理推断题。依据其次段和第三段可知，报纸在当时的改变趋势是越来越面对大众，变得更便宜，而且在街上就可以买到，由此可推断报纸的街头销售意味着“报纸可以拥有更多的读者”，故选C项。30．Whowerethenewspapersofthenewtrendtargetedat?A．Localpoliticians. B．Commonpeople.C．Youngpublishers. D．Richbusinessmen.答案：B解析：细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“Thetrend，then，wastowardthe‘pennypaper’—atermreferringtopapersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.”可知报纸发展的新趋势的目标读者是一般人，故选B项。31．Whatcanwesayaboutthebirthofthepennypaper?A．Itwasadifficultprocess. B．Itwasatemporarysuccess.C．Itwasarobberyofthepoor. D．Itwasadisasterforprinters.答案：A解析：推理推断题。依据最终一段可知，报纸的大众化新趋势进展得并不简洁，经过了早期一些企业的失败，然后通过一些年轻而英勇的商人的努力才胜利，故选A项。DPilates,yogaandtherunningmachinegetalltheattentionwhenitcomestopopularwaystostayhealthy.Thereis,however,amorehumbleexercisethatmightnotbesoattractive,buthasallthebenefits—walking.CertifiedfitnessprofessionalJolynnJaekelexplains,“WhatIloveaboutwalkingisthatanyonecandoitatanyageandanyfitnesslevel.Plus,itisgoodforyourheart,yourheadandyourwallet.”Arecentreportdetailsthehealthbenefitsofwalking.Thereportfoundthatwalkingregularlytofulfillthe150minutesofmoderatephysicalexerciseeveryweek,recommendedbytheUK'schiefmedicalofficer,couldsave37,000liveseachyear.ScientistsattheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryinCaliforniafoundthatquickwalkingreducestheriskofheartdiseasemoreeffectivelythanrunning.Theyobservedparticipantsagedbetween18and80overasix－yearperiodandfoundthatwalkingreducedtheriskofheartdiseaseby9.3%,whilerunningreduceditby4.5%.Andthereisevenmoregoodnews:30minutesofquickwalkingoverfivedayscouldhelpyousleepeasily,accordingtoresearchbyOregonStateUniversity.Thestudybytheuniversityshowedthatwalkinghelpedparticipantssleepbetterandfeelmorealertduringtheday.Thesooneryougetstarted,thesooneryou'llnoticethedifferencesinyourmindandbody.So,gooutforyour30－minutewalkinanearbyparkorgreenspace.本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了健康的运动方式中的最简洁有效的方式——慢走。32．Theunderlinedword“humble”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.A．plain B．relaxingC．popular D．active答案：A解析：词义揣测题。依据第一段可知，当提到保持健康的方式时首先可以想到普拉提、瑜伽和跑步机。然而，有一种不太引人注目的简洁运动却让人受益匪浅，那就是慢走。由此可推知，画线词和“plain”意义相近。故A项正确。33．WhatdoesJolynnJaekelthinkofwalking?A．It'slovedbypeopleofallages.B．It'smuchhealthierthanrunning.C．It'samoney－savingphysicalexercise.D．It'sbecomingmoreandmorepopular.答案：C解析：细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“WhatIloveaboutwalkingisthatanyonecandoitatanyageandanyfitnesslevel.Plus,itisgoodforyourheart,yourheadandyourwallet.”可知，步行对人的心脏和大脑都有好处，并且可以省钱。故C项正确。34．WhatdidscientistsattheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryfind?A．Walkinghelpspeoplewithsleepproblems.B．Walkingcontributestocuringheartdisease.C．Walking150minutesperweekcansavelives.D．Walkingisbetterthanrunninginsomecases.答案：D解析：细微环节理解题。依据第三段第三句中的“foundthatquickwalkingreducestheriskofheartdiseasemoreeffectivelythanrunning”以及下文将慢走和跑步从几个方面进行的对比来看，前者优于后者。故D项正确。35．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthistext?A．Comment.B．Lifestyle.C．Education.D．Media.答案：B解析：推理推断题。纵观全文可知，本文主要介绍人们保持健康的方式。由此可推知，可从报纸上介绍生活方式的版块读到该文章。故B项正确。其次节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，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。EasyWaystoKeepYourBrainSharpEveryoneisforgetful,butasweage,westarttofeellikeourbrainsareslowingdownabit—andthatcanbeaveryannoyingthing.__36__Readonforsometechniquesworthtrying.1．__37__Peoplewhoregularlymadeplansandlookedforwardtoupcomingeventshada50percentreducedchanceofAlzheimer'sdisease(阿尔茨海默病)，accordingtoarecentstudy.__38__Somethingassimpleassettingagoaltohaveaweeklycoffeedatewithafriendwilldo.There'sevidencethatpeoplewhohaveapurposeinlifeorwhoareworkingonlong­termorshort­termgoalsappeartodobetter.Inotherwords,keepyourbrainlookingforward.2．Goforawalk.Mildlyraisedglucose(葡萄糖)levelscanharmtheareaofthebrainthathelpsyouformmemoriesandphysicalactivitycanhelpgetbloodglucosedowntonormallevels.Infact,exerciseproduceschemicalsthataregoodforyourbrain.__39__3．Learnsomethingnew.TakeaSpanishclassonline,joinadrawingclub,orlearntoplaycards.Astudyfoundthatmentalstimulation(刺激)limitstheweakeningeffectsofagingonthememoryandthemind.Butthebestthingforyourbrainiswhenyoulearnsomethingnewandarephysicallyactiveatthesametime.__40__Orgodancingwithyourfriends.A．Focusonthefuture.B．Thiscanbeespeciallyharmfultotheaged.C．Itshouldbesomethinglikelearninggardening.D．Sotakeafewminuteseachdaytodosomereading.E．Butdon'tworryifyourscheduleisn'tfilledwithlife­changingevents.F．Luckily,researchshowsthereisalotyoucandotoavoidthosemoments.G．Inotherwords,whenyoutakecareofyourbody,youtakecareofyourbrain.保持头脑敏锐有几个简洁的方法：着眼于将来，漫步，学习新东西。36．F解析：依据上文可知，随着年龄的增长，我们会感觉大脑反应有点儿迟钝。F项承接上文，thosemoments与上文中的“ourbrainsareslowingdownabit”相呼应。37．A解析：依据下文中的第一句可知，最新探讨表明定期制订支配，并展望将来可使患阿尔茨海默病的概率降低50%。A项总领下面一整段，是下段的主题句。38．E解析：依据下文中的“Somethingassimpleassettingagoaltohaveaweeklycoffeedatewithafriendwilldo”可知，很简洁的一个支配就有用，不用担忧日程表中没有(支配)大的支配，E项符合文意。39．G解析：依据上文中的“Infact，exerciseproduceschemicalsthataregoodforyourbrain”可知熬炼对大脑有好处。G项是对上文的进一步说明，符合文意。40．C解析：依据上文中的“Butthebestthingforyourbrainiswhenyoulearnsomethingnewandarephysicallyactiveatthesametime”可知，学习新东西的同时活动身体对大脑最好。C项承接上下文。第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Twoyearsago,myfriendandIwereatcollege.Withhisbirthdayquickly__41__hecametomewithanunusual__42__：insteadofreceivingpresents,hewantedtodosomeactsofkindness.Iwas__43__withsuchanidea.__44__insteadoftakingforthebirthdaywasreallydifferent.Iaskedhimhowhecouldcomeupwithsucha__45__idea.HetoldmeaboutaTEDtalkhehadwatchedongenerosity,whichhad__46__him.Sowestartedtoplanoutcreativethingswecoulddo.Ouruniversityemployedsomesecurityguardsto__47__itsstudents.Theyhavetoworkaroundtheclockkeepingwatchoneverycornerthroughouttheuniversity.Forthemostpartit'sathanklessjobasmostpeoplegrow__48__toseeingtheguardsallaroundandeventuallybarelynoticetheir__49__，letaloneacknowledgetheirefforts.Howcouldweshowthemourappreciation?Wedecidedtomakealargepotofhotchocolate.WehiredaUberandaskedthedrivertotakeusaroundthecampuswhereweknewthe__50__wouldbeandwepouredthemeachacupofhotchocolate.TheUberdriverwas__51__abitdoubtfulabouttheentireplanbutafterawhilehewashelpingusspottheguardsandourlivelyspirithad__52__tohimaswell.Weweremetwithmany__53__andappreciativewords.Itwasamazingtoseehowa__54__actorevenintentionofgenerositycanlifteveryone'sspirit.Inowrealizethatspecialenergyiscreatedwhenyouchoosetothinkbiggerthanyourselfandactin__55__ofothers.You'llfindit'sactuallythegreatestgiftyou'lleverget,especiallywhenit'syourbirthday.这是一篇记叙文。两年前，作者的挚友确定生日不再收礼物，而是赐予。他们给保卫人员送热巧克力从而感受到小小的善行也可以创建出特别的能量。41．A.endingB．passingC．advancingD．approaching答案：D解析：由文章最终一句话可知，这里表示他的生日即将到来。故答案选D。42．A.orderB．requestC．problemD．story答案：B解析：由本空后insteadofreceivingpresents,hewantedtodosomeactsofkindness可知，此处表示挚友的恳求。故答案选B。43．A.struckB．blessedC．burdenedD．bored答案：A解析：由本空前hecametomewithanunusual__42__以及空后insteadoftakingforthebirthdaywasreallydifferent可以推断出，作者被这个挚友的想法打动了。bestruckby/on/withsth.被……打动。44．A.RefusingB．EarningC．GivingD．Donating答案：C解析：由上文insteadofreceivingpresents,hewantedtodosomeactsofkindness可知，此处是指赐予。故答案选C。45．A.traditionalB．complexC．familiarD．novel答案：D解析：由第一段中hecametomewithanunusual__42__以及其次段中Iaskedhimhowhecouldcomeupwithsucha．..idea.可知，在作者看来，这个想法有点不合常规。故答案选D。46．A.controlledB．supportedC．inspiredD．rewarded答案：C解析：由空前Iaskedhimhowhecouldcomeupwithsucha__45__idea.HetoldmeaboutaTEDtalkhehadwatchedongenerosity可知，这里在说他想出这个办法是受了什么启发。故答案选C。47．A.judgeB．helpC．monitorD．protect答案：D解析：由本空前securityguards以及Theyhavetowork...keepingwatchoneverycornerthroughouttheuniversity.可知他们的职责是爱护学生的平安。故答案选D。48．A.addictedB．devotedC．attachedD．accustomed答案：D解析：依据本空后andeventuallybarelynoticetheir__49__，letaloneacknowledgetheirefforts可知，学生们习惯了他们的存在。故答案选D。49．A.presenceB．hungerC．povertyD．thirsty答案：A解析：由and前Forthemostpartit'sathanklessjobasmostpeoplegrow__48__toseeingtheguardsallaround以及空后letaloneacknowledgetheirefforts可知，此处意为忽视他们的存在。故答案选A。50．A.workersB．studentsC．guardsD．drivers答案：C解析：依据上文Howcouldweshowthemourappreciation？以及下一句中butafterawhilehewashelpingus...theguards...可知此处应选C。51．A.finallyB．initiallyC．occasionallyD．frequently答案：B解析：由本句空后butafterawhilehewashelpingus...可知，最初他有点怀疑。故答案选B。initially最初；起先。52．A.spreadB．movedC．happenedD．returned答案：A解析：由本句中TheUberdriverwas__51__abitdoubtfulabouttheentireplanbutafterawhilehewashelpingus...可知，司机受到了我们的感染。故答案选A。53．A.friendsB．difficultiesC．greetingsD．smiles答案：D解析：由本空后并列成分andappreciativewords并结合下句中lifteveryone'sspirit可知他们回以微笑。故答案选D。54．A.similarB．smallC．dailyD．modest答案：B解析：作者和挚友只是给平安保卫人员送了一杯热巧克力。结合空后的canlifteveryone'sspirit可知，小小的善举影响很大，所以作者觉得很奇妙(Itwasamazing)。前后形成对比。故答案选B。55．A.serviceB．placeC．chargeD．memory答案：A解析：由文章“生日礼物由索取变成赐予”的主题思想，并结合本句中choosetothinkbiggerthanyourself可以推断出此处意为“服务他人”。故答案选A。其次节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。Aslesspeoplechoosetomakesugarpaintings,thetraditionalChinesefolkcraftmighthavebecomea__56___(distance)memoryinsomeways.However,a38­year­oldcraftsman,LiJianzhong，iscommittedto__57__(keep)theartofsugarpaintingalive.Liworkedasaminerformorethantenyears.After__58__minecloseddown,Liturned__59__housingdecoration,untilhe__60__(force)togivethatupduetoafingerinjury.Earlierthisyear,hediscoveredthesugarpainting,somethinghereallyhadaninterestin.Sincetherewasnosugarpaintingcraftsmaninhisvillage,hestudiedby__61__(he)throughlargequantitiesofvideosandinformationontheInternet.Lilovedpaintingwhenhewasyoung，andhefounditeasytolearntheskillinsugarpainting.Hesoonmasteredtheskillandcouldmakea__62__(vary)ofsugarpaintings.Asugarpaintingismadewith__63__(melt)brownorwhitesugar.Craftsmen__64__(normal)paintanimalsandflowersonastoneboardwiththesyrup(糖浆)．Whenthesugarcoolsdown，__65__appearsisapieceofsugarart.本文是记叙文，讲解并描述的是38岁的李健忠回到老家继承中国传统民间手工艺——糖画的故事。文章还说明白糖画的制作流程。56．distant解析：考查词性转换。空处修饰名词memory，应用形容词。57．keeping解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：一位38岁的手艺人李健忠致力于传承糖画艺术。becommittedto“致力于”是固定搭配，to是介词，后可接动名词作宾语。故填keeping。58．the解析：考查冠词。上文提到他做过十多年矿工，故此处表示他所在的矿井倒闭以后，为特指，故填the。59．to解析：考查介词。此处表示他起先做房屋装修的工作了。turnto“起先做……”是固定词组。故填to。60．was_forced解析：考查动词的时态和语态。此处表示直到他因为手指受伤而被迫放弃。此处讲解并描述过去发生的事情，故用一般过去时；句子的主语he和force之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态。故填wasforced。61．himself解析：考查代词。句意：由于他的村子里没有糖画手艺人，因此他通过大量的录像和网