黑龙江省鸡西虎林市东方红林业局中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

东方红林业局中学2017至2018学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试题命题人：侯春荣答题时间：120分钟分数：姓名：I.阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AKatiealwaysfelttherehadtobesomethingmoretolifethanjustpartying，buyingclothesanddrivingacoolcar.Shefinallydiscoveredwhatshewasmissingoutonwhenshetraveledhalfwayaroundtheworldtohelppoorkids.Whenshewas14，shediscoveredaclubatschoolcalledOperationSmile，anorganizationthatsupportsfreeoperationforfaciallydeformedkidsindevelopingcountries.Atthattime，shejoinedOperationSmilejusttosatisfyherschool'smunityservicerequirement.AfterworkingwithOperationSmileforawhile，shelearneddifferentcountrieshavedifferentdeformities(畸形)．Themoreshelearnedaboutwhataffectskidsaroundtheworld，themoreshewantedtogoabroadwithOperationSmile.At15，shewaschosentogoabroad.Shewassohappy—eventhoughshedidn'trealizewhatshewasgettingherselfinto.Beforehertrip，sheattendedaweekend“missiontraining”.That'swhenshewastoldshe'dbegoingtothePhilippines.Althoughshewasexcited，onenightduringtraining，shebrokedownintears.Shedidn'tknowifshewaspreparedtoseealltheseunfortunatekids.ShewasputtoworkthreedaysafterherarrivalinthePhilippines.Herfirstdaywasatthehospital，whereshemetthosekidswaitingforoperation，andtheywererunningaroundandhappy,itseemednormal.Herjobwastoplaywiththekidsbeforetheiroperationtohelpthemfeelmoreatease.Shealsowenttonearbyschoolstohandouttoothbrushesandteachstudentshowtobrushtheirteeth.Whentheiroperationwasover，thekidswerealwaysoverjoyed，buttheirparentswereblownaway.Sometimestheycouldn'tevenrecognizetheirkidsbecausetheirappearanceshadimprovedsomuch.They'dcryandhugthedoctorsandnursesandgivethempresents—theyweresograteful.1．WhydidKatiejoinOperationSmile?A．Tohelppoorkidsindevelopingcountries.B．Tosatisfyherowncuriosity.C．Todowhatwasrequiredbytheschool.D．Tooperateonthoseunfortunatekids.2．Accordingtothepassage，OperationSmile________.A．isaclubpopularwithstudentsB．isanorganizationfoundedbystudentsC．helpsthoseunfortunatekidslearnhowtosmileD．offersoperationforthoseunfortunatekidsfreeofcharge3．WhydidKatieplaywiththosekidsinhospital?A．Tomakethemhappy.B．Tolearnmoreaboutthem.C．Toteachthemhowtobrushtheirteeth.D．Tomakethemfeelrelaxedabouttheoperation.4．Aftertheoperation，parentsfeltsurprisedfortheirkids'________hadimprovedsomuch.A．healthcondition B．looksC．smile D．moodBBigBrothersBigSistersisbasedonthesimplicityandpoweroffriendship.Itisaprogramwhichprovidesfriendshipandfunbymatchingvulnerable_young_people(ages7－17)withavolunteer(志愿者)adultwhocanbebotharolemodelandasupportivefriend.Volunteertutorsefromallwalksoflife－married,single,withorwithoutchildren.BigBrothersandBigSistersarenotreplacement(代替者)parentsorsocialworkers.Theyaretutors：someonetotrust，tohavefunwith,totalkandgotowhenneeded.ABigSisterandalittleSisterwillgenerallyspendbetweenoneandfourhourstogetherthreeorfourtimeseachmonthforatleasttwelvemonths.Theyenjoysimpleactivitiessuchasapicnicatapark，cooking,playingsportorgoingtoafootballmatch.Theseactivitiesimprovethefriendshipandhelptheyoungpersondeveloppositiveself­respect,confidenceandlifedirection.BigBrothersBigSistersorganizationsexistthroughouttheworld.Itisthelargestandmostwell­knownprovideroftutorservicesinternationallyandhasbeenoperatingfor25years.EmilyandSarahhavebeenmatchedsince2008.Emilyisa10­year­oldgirlwhohasexperiencedsomedifficultiesbeingacceptedbyherschoolmatesatschool.“Iwasprettysuretherewassomethingwrongwithme.”Emily'smumcameacrossBigBrothersBigSistersandthoughtitwouldbehelpfultoEmilybyprovidingdifferentfeedback(反馈)aboutherselfotherthanjustdependingonschoolmatestomeasureherself­worth.Sarahwantedtotakepartinavolunteerprogram.“Igoogleditandfoundouthowtobeapartofit.Ithoughtitwouldbefunformetotakepartinmakingtimetodosomethingbecausesometimesitisallworkandnoplay.”BigBrothersBigSistershasbeenhelpfulandenjoyabletobothEmilyandSarah.TheyloveandlookforwardtotheirtimetogetherandthepartnershiphascertainlyhelpedEmilybemorefortableinbeingthewonderful,happyandunusuallygoodgirlsheis!5．WhatistheaimofBigBrothersBigSisters?A．Toofferstudentspublicservices.B．Tohelpstudentsimprovetheirgrades.C．Toorganizesportactivitiesforyoungpeople.D．Toprovidepartnershipandfunforyoungpeople.6．AccordingtoEmily'smother,thisprogrammayprovideEmilywith________.A．advicefromherteachersB．anewwaytoassessherselfC．anewwaytojudgeherschoolmatesD．morethoughtsfromherschoolmates7．WhydidSarahwanttojoinintheprogram?A．Sheusedtobeavolunteer.B．Sheneededapart­timejob.C．Shefeltabitboredwithherlife.D．Shewantedtogetadifficultbutinterestingjob.8．Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedphrase“vulnerableyoungpeople”inthefirstparagraphareprobablythosewhoare________.A．popularatschoolB．ratherweakphysicallyC．easilyhurtinfeelingsD．sureabouttheirownabilitytodothingsCModernzoosaredifferentfromthosebuiltfiftyyearsago.Atthattimezooswereplaceswherepeoplecouldgotoseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Animalslivedincageswithironbars.Althoughthezookeeperstookgoodcareofthem,manyoftheanimalsdidnotfeelconformable,andtheyoftenfellill.Inmodernzoos,peoplecanseeanimalsinmorenaturalconditions.Animalsaregivenmorefreedominlargerplacessothattheycanliveastheywouldinnature.Eventheappearanceofzooshaschanged.Therearetreesandgrassincages,andwaterflowsthroughtheplacestheanimalslivein.Therearefewbars;instead,thereisoftenadeepditch,filledwithwater,whichsurroundsaspacewhereseveralsortsofanimalslivetogetherastheywouldnaturally.InanAmericanzoo,thevisitorcanwalkthroughahugespecialcagethatisfilledwithtrees,somesmallanimalsandmanybirdsandlargeenoughforthebirdstolivenaturally.InazooinNewYork,withtheuseofspecialnightlight,peoplecanobservecertainanimalsthatareactiveonlyatnight,whenmostzoosareclosed.Somezooshavespecialplacesforvisitorstowatchanimalsthatliveinthedesertorunderwater.Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalstovisitors,butalsokeepandsaverareanimals.Forthisreason,fiftyyearsfromnow,thegrandchildrenoftoday'svisitorswillstillbeabletoenjoywatchingtheseanimals.9．Itseemsthat________issomethingmostimportantforanimals.A．eatinggoodfoodB．livingincagesC．livingwithotheranimalsD．livinginnaturalconditions10．Inmodernzoos________.A．differentkindsofanimalsarekeptseparatelyB．animalsarenolongertakengoodcareofC．animalshavemorefreedomD．visitorscanwalkwherevertheylike11．Insomezoospeoplecan________.A．walkthroughhugespecialcagestowatchallsortsofanimalsB．seeanimalswhichliveinspecialconditionsC．duringthedayobserveanimalsthatareactiveatnightD．watchalltherareanimalsthatmaynotbeseeninthefuture12．Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A．zoosarenowplaceswhereanimalscanlivenaturallyB．zoosareplaceswherepeoplecanseeanimalsfromallovertheworldC．thereshouldbeoldandmodernzoosalikeD．rareanimalsmaysoondieoutDAbossdecidedtochooseaCEO(首席执行官)torunthebusiness.Onedayhecalledalltheyoungexecutives(主管)inhispanytogetherandsaid，“IwillchoosethenewCEOfromallofyou.”Theyoungexecutiveswereshocked,butthebosscontinued.“Iamgoingtogiveeachoneofyouaseedtoday.Iwantyoutoplantit,andebackhereoneyearlaterwithwhatyouhavegrownfromtheseed.Iwillthenjudgetheplantsthatyoubring，andtheoneIchoosewillbethenextCEO.”OnemannamedJimreceivedaseedliketheothers.Hewenthomeandplantedtheseed.Everyday，hewouldwateritandwatchtoseeifithadgrown.Sixmonthswentby,butnothingevergrew.Heknewhehadkilledhisseed.Ayearfinallywentby.Jimfeltdisappointedbuthadtotakehisemptypottotheboss.WhenJimarrived，hewassurprisedatallkindsofbeautifulplantsgrownbyotherexecutives.Whenthebossarrived,hesurveyedtheroomandsaid,“Whatgreatplantsandflowersyouhavegrown！”Allofasudden，thebossaskedJimtothefront.Jimwasterrified.Hethought，“Maybehewillhavemefired！”WhenJimgottothefront，thebossaskedhimwhathadhappenedtohisseed—Jimtoldhimthestory.ThebossaskedeveryonetositdownexceptJim.HelookedatJim，andthenannounced(宣布)totheyoungexecutives，“JimisthenewCEO！”“HowcouldhebethenewCEO？”theothersasked.Thenthebosssaid，“Oneyearagotoday,Igaveyouallboiledseeds—itwasnotpossibleforthemtogrow.Allofyou,exceptJim,havebroughtmetreesandplantsandflowers.Jimwastheonlyonewiththecourageandhonestytobringmeapotwithmyseedinit.Therefore，heistheonewhowillbethenewCEO！”13．HowdidJimfeelwhenthebossaskedhimabouttheplant?A．Surprised. B．Disappointed.C．Sorry. D．Frightened.14．WhatcanNOTbelearnedfromthetext?A．Thebosslikedtogrowplants.B．Jimhadthoughthekilledtheseed.C．Jimwassurprisedwhenseeingothers'plants.D．AlltheexecutivesexceptJimtookwhattheygrew.15．Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?A．Nopains,nogains.B．Honestyisthebestpolicy.C．Agoodbeginningishalfdone.D．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.E第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，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。Whenchildrencelebrateaweddinganniversaryfortheparents,it'snotjustacelebrationfortheparentsbutfortheentirefamily.Therearemanytypesofweddinganniversarygifts.__16__.Choosingagiftforparentsthatinvolvesthewholefamilymakestheeventmorespecialforthem.BudgetChildrenshouldn'tspendtoomuchmoneyonthegift.Parentsusuallyknowthefinancialconditionsoftheirchildren.__17__ConsiderationsAnanniversarygiftforparentsshouldhavetwocharacteristics：customized(订制的),andsomethingtheycanusetogether.Itisnotagoodideatochooseagiftthatonlylooksgood.Thegiftiscelebratingtheirtimespenttogether,soithastobesomethingtheybothwillenjoy.FamilycelebrationOneofthebiggestachievementsofparentsisraisingchildren.Sosomechildrendecidetobuyananniversarygiftthatinvolvestheentirefamilysuchasaspecialfamilyvacation__18__Apartyasagift__19__Ifitisamilestoneanniversarysuchasa25thor50thweddinganniversary,somechildrenchoosetoholdaparty.Theguestlistincludesallfamilymemberswhohavebeenclosetothemovertheyears.Family­themedgiftsOnechoiceisafamilyphototakenbyaprofessionalorevenapaintingcreatedbyaprofessionalartistusingafamilyphotoastheimagetobepainted.__20__Iftheparentsdon'thaveaDVDplayer,theplayercanbeincludedaspartofthegift.A．Sometimesgiftsdon'thavetobeobjectsboughtwithmoney.B．Brothersandsisterscansharethecostoftheparty.C．Andthesegiftsreflectalotofthoughtsandefforts.D．Sothegiftshouldbeoneselectedspeciallyforparents.E．Overspendingcanmakeparentsunfortableandworried.F．Thisway，thefamilycanbetogethertocelebratetheanniversary.G．AnothernicegiftismakingaDVDwitholdvideotapesoffamilyevents.III.完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thereareaboutfifteenhundredlanguagesintheworld.But__21__afewofthemarevery__22__.Englishisoneofthese.Many，manypeopleuseit,notonlyinEnglandandtheUSA,butinotherpartsoftheworld.About380millionpeoplespeakitastheirownlanguage.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeoplearelearningitasa__23__language.Millionsofpeoplearetryingtodoso.Is__24__easyordifficulttolearnEnglish?Differentpeoplemayhavedifferent__25__.Haveyouever__26__theadsofthiskindinthenewspapersormagazines?“LearningEnglishinsixmonths,oryour__27__back...”“Easyandfunny?Ourrecordsandtapes__28__youmasteryourEnglishinamonth.__29__yourfirstdayyour__30__willbeexcellent.Justsend...”Ofcourse，itnever__31__quitelikethis.Theonlylanguagethatseemseasytolearnisthemothertongue.Weshould__32__thatwealllearnedourownlanguagewellwhenwewere33__.IfwecouldlearnEnglishinthesameway，itwouldnotseemsodifficult.Imagine__34__asmallchilddoes.Helistenstowhatpeoplesay.Hetrieswhathehears.Whenheisusingalanguage,talkinginit,and__35__initallthetime，justimaginehowmuch_36__thatgets.Soitis_37__tosaythatlearningEnglishiseasy,becauseagoodmand(掌握；精通)ofEnglish__38__uponalotofpractice.Andpracticeneedsgreateffortand__39__muchtime.Goodteachers,records,tapes,booksanddictionarieswillwork._40__theycannotdothestudent'sworkforhim.21．A.notB．quiteC．onlyD．very22．A.difficultB．importantC．necessaryD．easy23．A.nativeB．foreignC．useful D．mother24．A.thisB．thatC．it D．which25．A.questionsB．problemsC．ideas D．answers26．A.foundB．watchedC．noticed D．known27．A.knowledgeB．timeC．money D．English28．A.makeB．helpC．let D．allow29．A.FromB．OnC．Since D．After30．A.spellingB．grammarC．English D．pronunciation31．A.happenedB．knewC．seemed D．felt32．A.knowB．rememberC．understand D．think33．A.studentB．childrenC．babies D．grown­ups34．A.whatB．whichC．who D．whose35．A.usingB．thinkingC．trying D．practicing36．A.timeB．moneyC．language D．practice37．A.hardB．easyC．funny D．silly38．A.dependsB．triesC．has D．takes39．A.usesB．takesC．gets D．costs40．A.AndB．ButC．So D．Yet IV语法填空（15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.Heowned__41__farm,whichlookedalmostabandoned.__42__(lucky),healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday.Hesoldorexchangedsomeofthemilkinthetownsnearby__43__otherfoodandmadecheeseandbutterforthefamilywithwhat__44__(leave).Thecowwastheironlymeansofsupport,infact.Oneday,thecowwaseatinggrass__45__itbegantorainheavily.Whilemakinggreateffortstorunaway,she__46__(fall)overthehillanddied.ThentheJohnsonshadtomakealiving__47__thecow.Inordertosupporthisfamily,Mr.Johnsonbegantoplantherbsandvegetables.Sincetheplantstookawhiletogrow,hestartedcuttingdowntrees__48__(sell)thewood.Thinkingabouthischildren'sclothes,hestartedgrowingcottontoo.Whenharvestcamearound,hewasalreadysellingherbs,vegetablesandcottoninthemarket__49__peoplefromthetownsmetregularly.Nowitoccurredto__50__thathisfarmhadmuchpotentialandthatthedeathofthecowwasabitofluck.41．________42.________43.________44．________45.________46.________47．________48.________49.________50．________V短文改错(共10小题;每小题1,满分10分)文中有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearMary，I'vereceivedyoure­mail.Don'tworriedaboutme.I'mgettingonwellwithmyresearchworkinthelab.Butinmysurprise,yousayyouwillgiveuplearnEnglish.Thereasonisbecauseyouhavenotdonewellinitrecentlyandyouhaveloseinterest.I'mafraidIcan'tagreewithyou.IknowitisnoteasytolearnEnglish,anditiswidelyusedintheworldtodayanditwillbeimportanttoolinthefuture.Beside,itisbeingmoreandmoreimportantinourdailylife.Iamsurethatifyoustudyhardly,youwillsucceed.I'mlookingforwardtoheargoodnewsfromyou!Yours，LiHua第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你叫李华，在一所中学读书。最近收到美国朋友Smith先生的来信。听说现在为了解决城市空气污染问题，人们做出了很多变化，希望了解有关情况。请你根据下面的汉语提示，给他回一封电子邮件。1.简述城市空气污染的危害；2.提出解决该问题的建议；注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________I根据所给的提示填空Thismachineisveryeasy______________(operate).Anybodycanlearntouseitinafewminutes.Ourclassroom____________(clean)everyday.Theypretended________________(work)hardwhentheirbosspassedthem.Wedon’tallowthesebooks____________(take)outofthereadingroom.Therearesomanyancientcultural___________(遗迹)inourcountry.Ican’thelpbut__________(think)thatitwasamistake.Anunexpectedstorm___________(occur)whenwewereenjoyingthepleasantvoyageattheYellowSea.Don’tdrinkthe__________(pollute)waterinthiswell.It’sdangeroustoyourhealth.II填空每空一词Itwasalsoatime_________thereweremanygreatphilosophers.Theboy,__________parentsdiedintheearthquake,isverysadnow.___________iswellknown,Yantaiisfamousforapples.Theday__________shespentwithuswasnevertobeforgotten..It’saninvention__________________heisveryproud.Thisisthemostinterestingbook__________Ihaveeverread.It’scouldn’tbe__________.再糟糕不过了。III单词互译project______________2.exchange______________3.damage______________concerned____________5harness____________6.全球的adj________________7辞职vi______________IV短语互译扑灭（火）________________2养育，抚养________________3努力________________4.起源于______________lookthrough________________6.bewillingtodosth.______________7.onaclearday________________8.makesense______________翻译句子：(每空一词）1.Yourhelphasbeen___________________________________.你的帮助很重要。Trees________________wastegasand__________________oxygen.树吸收废气，放出氧气。Qingdaois__________inthesouthofShangdong.青岛位于山东南部。人们不高兴的原因是他们没有足够的爱（thereason)把直接引语变为间接引语“Iwashereafewweeksago，”shesaid.Shesaid______she____________________afewweeks_____.东方红林业局中学2017至2018学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试题答案A答案：【语篇解读】一个叫Katie的女孩当初加入俱乐部是为了完成学校参加社区服务的要求。后来她意识到了参加这种公益活动的意义，于是乐在其中了。1．C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段Atthattime，shejoinedOperationSmilejusttosatisfyherschool'smunityservicerequirement.可知，她加入俱乐部是为了完成学校参加社区服务的要求。2．D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段anorganizationthatsupportsfreeoperationforfaciallydeformedkidsindevelopingcountries.可知答案。3．D解析：推理判断题。根据第四段Herjobwastoplaywiththekidsbeforetheiroperationtohelpthemfeelmoreatease.可知，她的工作就是使孩子们在术前放松。4．B解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段Sometimestheycouldn'tevenrecognizetheirkidsbecausetheirappearanceshadimprovedsomuch.可知，孩子的容貌变得比以前好多了，有的家长都认不出自己的孩子，感到很惊喜。B答案：【语篇解读】本文主要讲述BigBrothersBigSisters机构为年轻人带来的改变。5．D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Itisaprogramwhichprovidesfriendshipandfunbymatching...”可得答案D。6．B解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“providingdifferentfeedback(反馈)aboutherself”可得答案为B。7．C解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Ithoughtitwouldbefunformetotakepartinmakingtimetodosomethingbecausesometimesitisallworkandnoplay.”直接推出答案C。8．C解析：主旨大意题。此题表面看上去是猜测词义题，但实际是对原文中“vulnerableyoungpeople”的概括。通过参加此类活动的Emily可知，他们都是在生活中存在某些问题的年轻人，故可排除A、D。而B项在文中并未体现。故正确答案为C。C答案：9．D解析：推理判断题。由题意可推知D项正确。其他选项是动物园的一般特点，不符合题意。10．C解析：细节理解题。现代动物园中，动物有更多的自由，能生活得更好。其他选项均不符合文中内容。11．B解析：细节理解题。由第二段最后两句可知B项切题。12．A解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是现代动物园能使动物自然地生活这一情况。D答案：13．D解析：细节理解题。由倒数第三段的Jimwasterrified.Hethought，“Maybehewillhavemefired！”可知Jim感到害怕，认为自己会被解雇，故D项正确。14．A解析：细节理解题。由第五段的Heknewhehadkilledhisseed.可知B项正确；由第六段的WhenJimarrived，hewassurprisedatallkindsofbeautifulplantsgrownbyotherexecutives.可知C项正确；由最后一段的Allofyou，exceptJim,havebroughtmetreesandplantsandflowers.可知D项正确。文中并未提及老板喜欢种植植物，故选A项。15．B解析：推理判断题。本文通过讲述诚实的吉姆经过考验后成为了新的首席执行官的故事，说明了诚实的重要性，故B项为最佳选项。第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。答案：16－20CEFAGⅢ.完形填空答案：【语篇解读】世界上有大约1500种语言，英语是其中非常重要的一门语言。学习英语并不容易……1．C解析：句意：但是仅有几种语言非常重要。2．B解析：由后面的举例：Englishoneofthese.Many，manypeopleuseit...可知，此处指有几种语言较重要。3．B解析：由上句信息“...speakitastheirownlanguage”可知把英语作为母语的人数，那么，此空应指把英语作为外语的人数。4．C解析：“it”作形式主语，代指“tolearnEnglish”。5．D解析：上文提问，下文自然是解答。6．C解析：“notice”指注意到。7．C解析：这是广告商常见的承诺：6个月学会英语，否则退钱。8．B解析：根据常识：“recordsandtapes”是英语学习的辅助工具，因此它们可以帮助你学会英语。9．A解析：考查介词搭配。指从第一天起，你将学到完美的发音。10．D解析：从上句的records和tapes可推知答案。11．A解析：根据句意：当然，事情不会像广告承诺的那样发生。12．B解析：常识：我们学母语是在小时候，从现在说就是记起、回忆。后文信息：whenwewere__13__(children)12、13题相互提示：我们应该记得我们小时候就学好了自己的母语。13．B解析：同上。14．A解析：考查语法。分析句子结构“Imagine__14__asmallchilddoes.”可知__14__asmallchilddoes.是宾语从句，在宾语从句中缺少宾语，应用“what”。15．B解析：常识：学语言时，要一直用这种语言说话，并且用它思考。16．D解析：根据句意：想象一下这要付出多少实践。17．A解析：后文提示“...__18__uponalotofpractice.”以及“practiceneedsgreateffortand__19__muchtime.”可知“学好英语并不容易”。18．A解析：“dependon/upon”固定搭配，指“取决于；依靠”。19．B解析：此处指实践需要努力，需要花费许多时间。“take”此处表示“花费”之意。20．B解析：上下句是转折关系。点拨：完形填空题目中经常会考查句式或短语的固定搭配，如第4小题，Itiseasytodosth.。第18小题考查了短语dependon，也是固定搭配，这就要求同学们在平时多积累。III