临渭区2022～2023学年度第一学期期末教学质量调研
高一英语试题
第二部分：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A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
There’s so much to see and do in the coolest little capital. Here’s our list of the top 5 must dos when you visit Wellington.
Enjoy 360° views from the top of Mount Victoria
Get a full view of the city and a great photo at the Mount Victoria Lookout. Watch the ships sailing in and planes taking off from Wellington Airport.
Ride the historic Wellington Cable Car
The Cable Car is a Wellington mark. It runs from Lambton Quay up to Kelburn. At its top, there’s a lookout, the Cable Car Museum, and Space Place at Carter Observatory.
Check out our world-famous movie-making magic
Get into the imagination and the skills of artists behind some of the world’s most wonderful movies at the
Wata Cave mini-museum, where you can find yourself in the world of the movie—The Lord of the Rings.
Have a close touch at Wellington Zoo
Do you want to hand-feed a giraffe, play with a group of meerkats (灰沼狸) or touch a cheetah’s (猎豹) fur?
All are possible at Wellington Zoo, the best little zoo in the world.
Discover our stories at Te Papa
The national museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, is fascinating and fun for any age. The exhibits (展览品) tell stories about each side of New Zealand in new and exciting ways. By the way, you can enter the Te Papa museum for free.
1. Where can visitors have a full view of Wellington?
A. At the Weta Cave mini-museum.
B. At the Mount Victoria Lookout.
C. At Wellington Zoo.
D. At Te Papa.
2. Who will probably be interested in the Wata Cave mini-museum?
A. People who love nature.
B. People who love history.
C. People who love movies.
D. People who love animals.
3. Which tourist attraction can be entered for free?
A. The Te Papa museum.
B. The Cable Car Museum.
C. Wellington Zoo.
D. The Weta Gave mini-museum.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章向读者介绍冬天新西兰首都惠灵顿的前五名的游览之地。
1.细节理解题。根据Enjoy 360° views from the top of Mount Victoria部分的“Get a full view of the city and a great photo at the Mount Victoria Lookout.(在维多利亚山瞭望台，你可以饱览整个城市的风光，还可以拍一张漂亮的照片)”可知，在维多利亚山瞭望台可以饱览惠灵顿的全景。故选B。
2.细节理解题。根据Check out our world-famous movie-making magic部分的“Wata Cave mini-museum, where you can find yourself in the world of the movie—The Lord of the Rings.(Wata Cave迷你博物馆，在这里你可以发现自己置身于电影《指环王》的世界)”可知，喜欢电影的人很有可能对Wata Cave迷你博物馆感兴趣。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据Discover our stories at Te Papa部分的“By the way, you can enter the Te Papa museum for free.(顺便说一下，你可以免费进入蒂帕帕博物馆)”可知，The Te Papa museum可以免费进入。故选A。
B
On Wednesday a powerful earthquake hit Amatrice that was at the epicenter(震中), which is the point in the earth’s surface directly above where the earthquake happens. The town’s clock tower was the only building still standing. Italy’s prime minister said the earthquake had killed at least 120 people, and warned that the number might increase. There were several villages that were affected in farther mountainous areas. The earthquake was also felt as far away as Rome, 100 miles from the epicenter.
Earthquakes can’t be predicted. There are warning systems that can save some lives, but only under certain conditions. Unlike a tomnado warning where radar can see it and issue a warning before it, an earthquake warning happens when the earth is already shaking. We don’t have a system that can predict when the earth is going to shake. Our warning system is based on the fact that the earth is already shaking. The warning depends on how far you are from the earthquake epicenter. If you’re at an earthquake epicenter, you’re going to get no warning. If you’re far away from the epicenter, we can give you some time to prepare.
Another condition is how close the sensor is to the epicenter. If the sensor is 10 miles away from the epicenter, it takes five seconds to get to that sensor. So, the more sensors we get, the more time we’ll get as well. If you get 10 seconds notice of an earthquake that’s happening, especially a big one, you can open up the lifts on the nearest floor. You can also stop all the things that are moving before the shaking gets there. If you’re 30 miles away, your warning could be 15 seconds. It is 15 seconds that can save your life.
4. What can be learned from the first paragraph?
A. The earthquake happened on Monday.
B. The earthquake destroyed all the buildings.
C. Fewer than 120 people lost their lives.
D. Rome is about 100 miles away from Amatrice.
5. What can we say about the earthquake warning?
A. It can always give us time to prepare.
B. It is different from the tornado warning.
C. It can tell us how to prepare for the earthquake.
D. It can predict when earthquakes will happen.
6. How far might you be from the epicenter with 10 seconds notice of an earthquake?
A. 5 miles. B. 10 miles. C. 20 miles. D. 30 miles.
7. What is the best title of the passage?
A. A Powerful Earthquake B. The Introduction of the Earthquake Warning
C. Earthquakes and Tornados D. How the Earthquake Happens
4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章以阿马特里切地震为引入，介绍了地震预警系统，比较了地震预警系统与龙卷风预警的不同之处以及地震预警系统进行预测所需的一些条件。
4.细节理解题。根据第一段中“The earthquake was also felt as far away as Rome, 100 miles from the epicenter.(距离震中100英里远的罗马也有震感)”可知，罗马距离阿马特里切100英里。故选D。
5.细节理解题。根据第二段中“Unlike a tornado warning where radar can see it and issue a warning before it, an earthquake warning happens when the earth is already shaking.(不像龙卷风警报，雷达可以看到它并在它之前发出警报，地震警报是在地球已经在震动时发出的)”可知，地震预警不同于龙卷风预警。故选B。
6.细节理解题。根据最后一段中“If the sensor is 10 miles away from the epicenter, it takes five seconds to get to that sensor.(如果传感器离震中有10英里远，则需要5秒钟才能到达该传感器)”可知，地震发生后10秒内通知，那么你离震中有20英里。故选C。
7.主旨大意题。根据第二段中“Earthquakes can’t be predicted. There are warning systems that can save some lives, but only under certain conditions.(地震是无法预测的。有一些预警系统可以拯救一些生命，但只在某些条件下)”结合文章以阿马特里切地震为引入，介绍了地震预警系统，比较了地震预警系统与龙卷风预警的不同之处以及地震预警系统进行预测所需的一些条件。故B选项“地震预警介绍”最符合文章标题。故选B。
C
A 99-year-old Australian swimmer appears to have broken a world record for his age group in the 50m freestyle. The likely new world record holder, George Corones, clocked 56. 12 seconds at an official event in Queensland—a new benchmark for the 100 — 104 age category. He faded the previous record of 1:31. 19, which was set by British swimmer John Harrison in 2014, by 35 seconds. It will now be affirmed by the sport’s governing body.
Corones, who is quailed for the record because he turns 100 in April, said he was “quite delighted” and “over the world” by the result. He said he had been overwhelmed by the “roaring” crowd on the Gold Coast on Wednesday. The event, in which he was the only entrant, had been specially staged for him to challenge the record.
Corones was a keen swimmer in his youth but only began to learn swimming again at the age of 80. He gave it up at the beginning of the World War Ⅱ, and he didn’t think he would have a swim of any description until he retired. Then he started swimming again for exercise.
Racing undeniably challenged him physically, but it was manageable with preparation. On average he swims three times a week, and also fits in gym sessions. “At this age it takes a while to get going...you get tired much more easily, but if you do it properly, the rewards are astronomical,” he said.
Corones will challenge the 100m freestyle record on Saturday night, believing he can beat the current mark of 03:23. 10, which was also set by Harrison.
“I’m not a young man by any means, but I am really looking forward to it and confident I can do it very well, ” he said
8. What is the author’s purpose of writing Paragraph 1?
A. To show who John Harrison is. B. To explain the reason for writing the text.
C. To emphasize the importance of age. D. To introduce the topic of the text.
9. What does the underlined word “astronomical” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Original. B. Huge. C. Brief. D. Illegal.
10. What does Corones plan to do next?
A. Challenge Harrison again. B. Prepare for his 100th birthday party.
C. Celebrate his success. D. Give up challenging.
11. What does the author tell us by telling Corones’s story?
A. It’s never too late to learn. B. He who laughs last laughs best.
C. One good turn deserves another. D. Laziness in youth spells regret in old age.
8. D 9. B 10. A 11. A
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了99岁的澳大利亚游泳运动员George Corones，似乎打破了他所在年龄段的50米自由泳世界纪录，并且介绍了George Corones和观众对这场比赛的态度，以及他接下来的打算。
8.推理判断题。根据第一段“A 99-year-old Australian swimmer appears to have broken a world record for his age group in the 50m freestyle. The likely new world record holder, George Corones, clocked 56. 12 seconds at an official event in Queensland—a new benchmark for the 100 — 104 age category. He faded the previous record of 1:31. 19, which was set by British swimmer John Harrison in 2014, by 35 seconds. It will now be affirmed by the sport’s governing body.(一位99岁的澳大利亚游泳运动员似乎打破了他所在年龄组的50米自由泳世界纪录。可能成为新的世界纪录保持者的乔治·科伦斯跑出了56秒。在昆士兰州的一次官方活动中，他跑了12秒——这是100 - 104岁年龄组的新基准。他打破了之前1分31秒的纪录。2014年，英国游泳运动员约翰·哈里森以35秒的优势创造了19秒的世界纪录。这将由这项运动的管理机构确认)”再结合下文分析George Corones对这次打破纪录的态度，准备以及接下来的打算，可知作者撰写第一段的目的是引出文本的主题。故选D。
9.词句猜测题。根据第四段““At this age it takes a while to get going... you get exhausted much more easily, but if you do it properly, the rewards are astronomical,” he said.(他说：“在这个年龄，你需要一段时间才能开始……你更容易筋疲力尽，但如果你做得好，回报将是astronomical。”)”，可知在这个年龄，如果你做得好，回报将是巨大的，B选项Huge (巨大的) 符合题意。故选B。
10.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Corones will challenge the 100 m freestyle record on Saturday night, believing he can beat the current mark of 03:23.10, which was also set by Harrison. (Corones将在周六晚上挑战100米自由泳纪录，他相信自己能够打破哈里森创造的03分23.10秒的纪录)”可知 Corones接下来计划再次挑战Harrison。故选A。
11.推理判断题。根据最后一段““I’m not a young man by any means, but I am rally looking forward to it and confident I can do it very well,” he said.(“无论如何，我都不是一个年轻人，但我非常期待这场比赛，并相信我能做得很好，”他说)”，结合文章大意，99岁的澳大利亚游泳运动员George Corones，在80岁时才重新开始学习游泳，似乎打破了他所在年龄段的50米自由泳世界纪录，并且他积极乐观，努力锻炼，决定再次挑战100米自由泳纪录。可知作者通过讲述 Corones的故事告诉了我们活到老，学到老。故选A。
D
As we all know, children are fast learners when learning a second language. However, adults can study a second language as fast as children, a new study reports. Adults can develop the increased neural (神经的)connections with language study that can avoid dementia(痴呆)by four years, as well as make traveling a lot easier.
In an examination of Spanish second-language learners, the researchers found that after simplest training, the brain activity between sentences that relied on grammatical features unique to each language was similar to that of native speakers. “I think it is the reason why people think university foreign language teaching is good. It shows that, even with limited time in the college classroom, learning can happen quite quickly and well, ”said professor Alison Gabriele, the co-author of the paper.
Beyond that, it gives parents more reasons to study a second language as part of a family effort. Further research has shown that learning a language as a family effort improves everyone’s abilities and gives opportunities for learning something that are mostly absent from classroom settings. National Geographic reports in an interview with Christine Jernigan, author of Family Language Learning: Learn Another Language that as for immersion(沉浸)in language study, practicing a second language with people is the most important part, and who talks to each other more than a family? Language learners need to be brave. Besides, they should ready themselves for making mistakes and receive others’ advice.
Most people will be far more comfortable making mistakes around family members than in a classroom setting. Furthermore, any home activity, whether that’s gardening, playing in the yard, watching movies, going shopping, cleaning, or cooking a meal, becomes an opportunity for language learning. Jernigan suggests preparing vocabulary before an activity and using it as short homework. Jernigan suggests using subtitles(字幕)too, so you can see which words are being used.
12. What does the new study in Paragraph 1 find?
A. Kids often travel a lot on their own.
B. Adults have learnt a second language better than kids.
C. Adults can study a second language as quickly as kids.
D. Kids are likely to develop the increased neural connections.
13. What does Alison Gabriele think of learning a language in the college classroom?
A. It is successful. B. It is challenging.
C. It is disappointing. D. It is boring.
14. What is the advantage of learning a language as a family effort?
A. Helping kids form good learning habits.
B Making parents control kids easily.
C. Keeping kids focusing on the classroom.
D. Having more chances to learn in different situations.
15. What should language learners do according to the text?
A. Try to take others’ advice less.
B. Fit in with new learning environment.
C. Be willing to accept others’ comments.
D. Spend much time doing housework.
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. D 15. C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述一项新的研究报告显示，成年人学习第二语言的速度和孩子一样快。成年人可以通过语言学习来增加神经连接，并且介绍了学语言需要的环境。
12.细节理解题。根据文章第一段“However, adults can study a second language as fast as children, a new study reports. (然而，一项新的研究报告显示，成年人学习第二语言的速度和孩子一样快。)”可知，第一段的新研究发现成年人学习第二语言的速度和孩子一样快。故选C项。
13.推理判断题。根据文章第二段“‘I think it is the reason why people think university foreign language teaching is good. It shows that, even with limited time in the college classroom, learning can happen quite quickly and well, ’said professor Alison Gabriele, the co-author of the paper.(我认为这就是人们认为大学外语教学好的原因。研究报告的合著者艾莉森·加布里埃尔教授说：“这表明，即使在大学课堂上的时间有限，学习也可以学得又快又好。”)”可知，艾莉森·加布里埃尔想到了在大学课堂上学习一门语言是成功的。故选A项。
14.推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Further research has shown that learning a language as a family effort improves everyone’s abilities and gives opportunities for learning something that are mostly absent from classroom settings. (进一步的研究表明，在家庭中学习一门语言可以提高每个人的能力，并提供了学习课堂环境中缺乏的东西的机会。)”可知，把学习一门语言作为家庭努力的好处是有更多的机会在不同的情况下学习。故选D项。
15细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Language learners need to be brave. Besides, they should ready themselves for making mistakes and receive others’ advice.(语言学习者需要勇敢。此外，他们应该为犯错误做好准备，接受别人的建议。)”可知，语言学习者乐于接受别人的评价。故选C项。
第二节 (共5小题, 每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5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。
How do you wake up in the morning? Do you set an alarm on your phone or clock that sounds like this: beep beep beep? ____16____ Sleep inertia is another term for grogginess, which means a person has a heavy feeling when waking up, and has trouble getting moving again after sleeping.
____17____ A recent study says yes. The answer is music. Researchers say alarms that have a melody-like the beginning of this song-can help people feel fresher in the morning.
The study, carried out by researchers in Australia, involved 50 people. The study subjects answered questions about the alarm sound they like to wake up to, how they feel about that sound and how they feel when they wake up. ____18____ However, it is early days and more work is needed to fully know the answer.
So, what makes musical alarms better for waking up? The researchers think the music may be more successful in reducing grogginess because it has several tones, compared to the single tone of a “beeping” alarm. ____19____ And is there a kind of music that is best to wake up to? There may be. ____20____
However, no matter how you wake up, experts say, the amount of sleep you get also matters a lot.
A. Can musical alarms work wonders?
B. So is there a better way to do the trick?
C. This can help you fall asleep more quickly and easily.
D. Alarm sounds that are easy to hum or sing along with may be good choices.
E. The researchers found that people who wake up to musical alarms reported feeling more awake.
F. The changes between the music tones may help increase a person’s attention when waking.
G. That hard, unpleasant sound may be making it harder to shake off the sleepy feeling.
【答案】16. G 17. B 18. E 19. F 20. D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了闹钟类型会影响人们醒来的状态，并介绍了有关说明。
16.根据上文“How do you wake up in the morning? Do you set an alarm on your phone or clock that sounds like this: beep beep beep?(你早上是怎么醒来的？你是否在手机或闹钟上设置了“哔哔哔”这样的闹钟？)”以及后文“Sleep inertia is another term for grogginess, which means a person has a heavy feeling when waking up, and has trouble getting moving again after sleeping.(睡眠惯性是昏昏沉沉的另一种说法，意思是一个人醒来时感觉很沉重，入睡后很难再行动起来)”可知，本句是在说明闹钟吵醒会导致醒来昏沉的感觉。故G选项“那刺耳的、不愉快的声音可能会使你更难摆脱困倦的感觉”符合语境，故选G。
17.根据后文“A recent study says yes. The answer is music. Researchers say alarms that have a melody-like the beginning of this song-can help people feel fresher in the morning.(最近的一项研究给出了肯定的答案。答案是音乐。研究人员说，有旋律的闹钟——就像这首歌的开头——可以帮助人们在早上感觉更清新)”可知，后文提到了给出了答案，可知本句为针对上文被闹钟吵醒设问句，故B选项“那么有没有更好的方法来做到这一点呢？”符合语境，故选B。
18.根据上文“The study, carried out by researchers in Australia, involved 50 people. The study subjects answered questions about the alarm sound they like to wake up to, how they feel about that sound and how they feel when they wake up.(这项研究由澳大利亚的研究人员进行，共有50人参与。研究对象回答了关于他们喜欢醒来时听到的闹钟声音、他们对这种声音的感觉以及他们醒来时的感觉等问题)”可知，上文提到了关于闹钟声音的研究，可知本句应是说明研究的发现。故E选项“研究人员发现，被音乐铃声吵醒的人感觉更清醒”符合语境，故选E。
19.根据上文“So, what makes musical alarms better for waking up? The researchers think the music may be more successful in reducing grogginess because it has several tones, compared to the single tone of a “beeping” alarm.(那么，是什么让音乐闹钟更适合起床呢？研究人员认为，这种音乐在减少昏昏沉沉方面可能更成功，因为它有几个音调，而“嘟嘟”警报只有一个音调)”可知，上文提到了音乐有几个音调，即存在音调变化。故F选项“音乐音调之间的变化可能有助于增加一个人清醒时的注意力”符合语境，故选F。
20.根据上文“And is there a kind of music that is best to wake up to? There may be.(有没有一种音乐是醒来时最好的？可能有)”可知，本句承接上文说明有助于醒来的音乐类型。故D选项“容易哼唱的闹钟声音可能是不错的选择”符合语境，故选D。
第三部分：语言运用(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, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My father would take me to the Queens County Farm Museum to see the sheep, lambs, horses, cows, chickens. I ____21____ for a friend who had raised many wild animals. And I also did part-time work with other farmers. I wanted to gain some working ____22____ .
I also wanted to do the work that gave me target and ____23____ my longtime dream of working hands-on with ____24____ . So I researched online and found a(n) ____25____ at a natural reserve in Zimbabwe. I didn’t even know where that was on a map! But they ____26____ me for a three-week program, which turned into a year.
We were researching and ____27____ the animals. We’d go out in a truck and make sure they were safe ____28____ and uninjured. There were days when we discovered animals ____29____ in a trap, bleeding, and we calmed them down in order to _____30_____ hem. Traps can cause serious pain and sometimes even _____31_____.
We built bomas-secure enclosures (围墙) for the animals to sleep and _____32_____ they were doing well with their babies. We walked with the white rhinos, taking them to _____33_____ enclosures and enrichment (强化) areas to stimulate (刺激) their mind with new smells and features. The lions needed enrichment programs too, so we made toys and built play areas for them.
Seeing these animals _____34_____ under human care and being able to live in harmony, I realized this is what I was _____35_____ to do.
21. A. washed B. graduated C. worked D. flashed
22. A. experience B. population C. audience D. extinction
23. A. observed B. realized C. performed D. charged
24. A. volunteers B. foreigners C. animals D. insects
25. A. habitat B. tip C. community D. program
26. A. accepted B. exchanged C. mastered D. suffered
27. A. admiring B. impressing C. removing D. tracking
28. A. concerned B. cute C. healthy D. worthwhile
29. A. caught B. rented C. buried D. attempted
30. A. warn B. cure C. puzzle D. punish
31. A. progress B. anger C. function D. death
32. A. adapted to B. made sure C. tried out D. belonged to
33. A. awkward B. different C. confident D. virtual
34. A. living B. proving C. crowding D. clicking
35. A. pressed B. confused C. supposed D. forced
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者喜欢和动物打交道，所以参加了一个津巴布韦的动物保护项目，研究和追踪动物，文章介绍了他们为动物保护所做出的努力和作者的感悟。
21.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我为一个养过许多野生动物的朋友工作。A. washed洗；B. graduated毕业；C. worked工作；D. flashed闪烁。根据下文“many wild animals”可知，指作者为一个养过很多野生动物的朋友工作过。故选C项。
22.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想增加一点工作经验。A. experience 经验，经历；B. population人口；C. audience观众；D. extinction灭绝。根据上文“I worked for a friend…And I also did part-time work with other farmers.”可知，作者从事这些工作是想获得一些工作经验。故选A项。
23.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我也想做能给我目标的工作，实现我长期以来与动物打交道的梦想。A. observed观察；B. realized意识到，实现；C. performed表演；D. charged负责。根据后文“my longtime dream”可知，作者也想做能给自己目标的工作，实现长久以来的梦想。故选B项。
24.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我也想做能给我目标的工作，实现我长期以来与动物打交道的梦想。A. volunteers志愿者；B. foreigners外国人；C. animals动物；D. insects昆虫。上文提到父亲会带作者去博物馆看动物，作者也从事和动物相关的工作，由此可知，作者长久以来的梦想是和动物实际接触。故选C项。
25.考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以我上网查了一下，在津巴布韦的一个自然保护区找到了一个项目。A. habitat栖息地；B. tip建议，小费；C. community社区；D. program计划，项目。根据下文“But they ____6____ me for a three-week program”可知，作者在津巴布韦的一个自然保护区找到了一个项目。故选D项。
26.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他们接受我参加一个为期三周的项目，后来变成了一年。A. accepted接受；B. exchanged交换；C. mastered掌握；D. suffered遭受。根据下文“We were researching and ____7____ the animals.”可知，作者开始参与项目，所以此处指他们“接受”了作者。故选A项。
27.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们在研究和追踪这些动物。A. admiring钦佩；B. impressing使印象深刻；C. removing移除；D. tracking追踪。根据下文“We’d go out in a truck and make sure they were safe(我们会开着卡车出去，确保他们的安全)”可知，他们在研究和追踪这些动物，保护动物的安全。故选D项。
28.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们会开着卡车出去，确保他们安全、健康、没有受伤。A. concerned关心的；B. cute可爱的；C. healthy健康的；D. worthwhile值得的。根据上文“safe”及下文的“uninjured”可知，作者要确保动物们安全、健康、没有受伤。故选C项。
29.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些日子，我们发现动物被困在陷阱里，流血不止，为了治愈它们，我们让它们平静下来。A. caught逮捕，绊住；B. rented租赁；C. buried埋葬；D. attempted尝试。根据空后的“bleeding”及下文“Traps can cause serious pain and sometimes even”可知，有几天他们发现了被困在陷阱里流血的动物，故选A项。
30.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些日子，我们发现动物被困在陷阱里，流血不止，为了治愈它们，我们让它们平静下来。A. warn警告；B. cure治愈；C. puzzle使困惑；D. punish惩罚。根据上文“bleeding”可知陷阱造成动物流血，所以让它们平静下来是要治愈它们。故选B项。
31.考查名词词义辨析。句意：陷阱会导致严重的疼痛，有时甚至死亡。A. progress进步；B. anger愤怒；C. function功能；D. death死亡。even表示递进关系，所以此处指“严重的疼痛甚至死亡”。故选D项。
32.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们为这些动物建造了安全的围栏，让它们睡觉，并确保它们和它们的宝宝相处得很好。A. adapted to适应；B. made sure确保；C. tried out试验；D. belonged to属于。根据上文“We built bomas-secure enclosures (围墙) for the animals to sleep”可知，建造安全围栏是为了确保它们和宝宝相处得很好。故选B项。
33.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们和白犀牛一起散步，带它们去不同的围栏和丰富的区域，用新的气味和特征来刺激它们的大脑。A. awkward尴尬的；B. different不同的；C. confident自信的；D. virtual虚拟的。根据后文“enclosures and enrichment areas”可知，这里是带它们去不同的围栏和丰富的区域，故选B。
34.考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到这些动物生活在人类的照顾下，能够和谐地生活，我意识到这就是我想要做的。A. living居住，生活；B. proving证明；C. crowding拥挤；D. clicking点击。根据下文“being able to live in harmony”可知，此处指这些动物生活在人类的照顾下，故选A项。
35.考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到这些动物生活在人类的照顾下，能够和谐地生活，我意识到这就是我想要做的。A. pressed按压；B. confused使困惑；C. supposed应该，认为；D. forced迫使。根据上文“my longtime dream of working hands-on with”可知，作者长久以来的梦想是和动物一起，be supposed to do意思是“应该做某事”，所以此处指作者意识到这就是作者要做的。故选C项。
第二节 语法填空(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。
Zhoukoudian is a small village lying about 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing City. In the 1920s, archaeologists discovered some prehistoric human bones there, ____36____ changed people’s view of China’s history. They ____37____ (come) from an unknown species of man, and were the first evidence of human life in China thousands of years ago. The remains were three teeth!
In 1929, a complete skull (颅骨)____38____ (dig) out. Eventually, archaeologists found almost 200 items, including 6 skulls and more than 150 teeth. These discoveries proved the existence of a human species who lived in the area between 700, 000 and 200, 000 years ago. Four sites where Peking Man and their ____39____ (relative)lived were discovered on the northern face of Longgushan.
Zhoukoudian was listed ____40____a World Heritage Site in December 1987. It has not only given ____41____ (we) important information about prehistoric Asian societies, but also provided amazing evidence about the process of evolution. Today, parts of the caves have been ____42____ (bad) destroyed by rain. Some areas are almost completely covered in weeds, causing serious damage. Also, pollution ____43____ (cause) by the nearby factories has contributed to the problem. This is ____44____ very serious matter. The Chinese Academy of Sciences is doing all it can _____45_____(raise) public awareness of it.
36. which 37. came 38. was dug 39. relatives 40. as 41. us 42. badly 43. caused 44. a 45. to raise
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了发现北京人头骨所带来的深远意义以及周口店北京人遗址目前的状况，以此来呼吁大家保护文化遗产。
36考查定语从句。句意：20世纪20年代，考古学家在那里发现了一些史前人类骨骼，这改变了人们对中国历史的看法。此处是非限制性定语从句，从句缺少主语，且先行词为“some prehistoric human bones”，应用关系代词which引导。故填which。
37考查时态。句意：它们来自一个未知的人种，是几千年前中国有人类生活的第一个证据。根据上文“In the 1920s”可知，应用一般过去时。故填came。
38考查时态语态。句意：1929年，一个完整的头骨被挖掘出来。根据“In 1929”可知，此处描述过去发生的事情，所以应用一般过去时。动词dig意为“挖掘”，和主语构成被动关系。主语为第三人称单数。故填was dug。
39考查名词复数。句意：在龙鼓山北面发现了四处北京人及其亲属居住遗址。relative意为“亲属”，为可数名词，空格前没有冠词，应用复数形式。故填relatives。
40考查介词。句意：周口店于1987年12月被列为世界遗产。根据“was listed”和“a World Heritage Site”可知，此处是指周口店被列为世界遗产，应用介词as表示“作为”。故填as。
41考查代词。句意：它不仅为我们提供了有关史前亚洲社会的重要信息，而且提供了关于进化过程的惊人证据。此处作动词的宾语，应用宾格。故填us。
42考查副词。句意：今天，部分洞穴被雨水严重破坏。修饰动词destroyed，应用副词badly表示“严重地”，作状语。故填badly。
43考查非谓语动词。句意：此外，附近工厂造成的污染也造成了这个问题。分析句子结构可知cause与逻辑主语pollution构成被动关系，应用过去分词，作定语。故填caused。
44考查冠词。句意：这是一个非常严重的问题。matter为可数名词，此处为泛指且very是发音以辅音音素开头的单词，应用不定冠词a。故填a。
45考查非谓语动词。句意：中国科学院正在竭尽全力提高公众对此的认识。根据“doing all it can”和“public awareness”可知，竭尽全力的目的是提高公众的认识，应用to do不定式，作目的状语。故填to raise。
第四部分：写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)46. 假如你是李华，近期你班组织讨论了学生课外上网的利弊。请你用英语写一篇短文，内容包括：1. 总结讨论结果；2. 呼吁正确使用互联网。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
With the development of computer technology, the Internet has become more and more popular. I’m going to give you a summary of our class’s discussion about whether we should go online in our spare time.
The following aspects could best illustrate the advantages of Internet. Resources are rich on the Internet where we can gain plenty of the knowledge. In addition, Internet offers us a convenient way to communicate with each other.
The Internet also has its disadvantages, just as a coin has two sides. Firstly, some columns on the Internet may contain some unhealthy content that have a negative influence on us. Secondly, some students may be addicted to online games while ignoring their study.
In my opinion, we need to make good use of the Internet and should not depend on it too much.
