21. — Can I help you with it?
— I appreciate your _______, but I can manage it myself.
A. advice B. question C. offer D. idea
21. 本题考查名词辨析。句意：——要我帮忙吗？——我感激你主动提供帮助，但我自己可以应付。
22. After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, _______urgently needed clean water,
medicine and shelter to survive.
A. which B. who C. where D. what
22. 本题考查非限定性定语从句。句意：洪水过后，那个地区的人们正遭受苦难，他们急需干净的水、药物及避难所才能生存下来。根据对空格前后分句的分析，可知此处为定语从句，从句中缺少主语，指代先行词people，而非area。
23. Sophia waited for a reply, but _______came.
A. either B. another C. neither D. none
23. 本题考查代词。句意：索菲亚等着答复，但一个答复也没来。根据句意，先排版选项B。选项A和C都仅限于两者间的选择，但reply是泛指，未明确范围限制，none“一个也没有”，为三者或三者以上的否定，故选D。
24. — Don’t worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.
—_______! I’ll tell Dad there’s nothing serious.
A. What a relief B. Congratulations C. How surprising D. I’m so sorry
24. 本题考查情景对话。由答语中告诉父亲孩子病情不严重可知，前面是对此的感叹，故选A。句意：——不用担心，妈妈。医生说只是流感而已。——多么令人宽慰的一件事啊！我要告诉你爸爸你没什么严重的病。
25. There is little doubt in your mind that he is innocent, _______?
A. is there B. isn’t there C. is he D. isn’t he
25. 本题考查反意疑问句。句意：你脑海里几乎没有对他是无辜的疑虑，有吗？主句中little表示否定意义，根据反义疑问句的语法规则：前肯定后否定，前否定后肯定，可排除选项B和D。这是there be句式的反义疑问句问，就主句提出反义疑问，故选A。
26. — OK, I’ve had enough of it. I give up.
— You can’t _______your responsibilities.
A. run off with B. run up against C. run out of D. run away from
26. 本题考查动词词组。句意：——好吧，我已经受够了。我放弃！——你不可以逃避你的责任！run off with带着……逃走；run up against 遇到，遭遇；run out of用完，耗尽；run away from从……中逃走。故选D。
27. The notice came around two in the afternoon_______ the meeting would be postponed.
A. when B. that C. whether D. how
27. 本题考查同位语从句。句意：通知是在下午两点左右下达的：这个会议将会被推迟。空格后的句子是对the notice的解释说明，是其同位语，故选B。
28. Days later, my brother called to say he was all right, but _______say where he was.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. wouldn’t D. mightn’t
28. 本题考查情态动词。表示意愿。句意：几天以后，我哥/弟打电话过来说他一切都好，但却不愿意尽出自己在何处。故选C。
29. — Thank God you’re safe!
— I stepped back, just _______ to avoid the racing car.
A. in time B. in case C. in need D. in vain
29. 本题考查短语。句意：——感谢上帝，你安然无恙！——我及时后退了一步避开了疾驰而来的车。in time及时； in case假使，万一；in need在穷困中；in vain徒劳无功。故选A。
30. One’s life has value _______ one brings value to the life of others.
A. so that B. no matter how C. as long as D. except that
30. 本题考查状语从句。句意：只要一个人把价值带给其他人，那么他的生命就有价值了。so that以便；no matter how 无论怎样；as long as只要；except that除了……。故选C。
31. _______an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.
A. Based B. Basing C. Base D. To base
31. 本题考查非谓语动词。句意：如果你根据情感而非理智作出一个重要决定，那么你迟早会后悔的。主句主语是人，故用现在分词作状语。本题也可用排除法，首选逗号号是不可以连接两个句子的，排除C；选项D不定式表示目的，不符合句意；选项A是过去分词形式，后往往接on，也排除，故选C。
32. The manager is said to have arrived back from Paris where he _______ some European business partners.
A. would meet B. is meeting C. meets D. had met
32. 本题考查时态。句意：据说经理在巴黎和一些欧洲生意乾接见之后就已经回来了。sb. be said to have done sth.某人被认为做过某事，从句的动作发生在主句的动作发后，用过去完成时。故选D。
33. — Honey, the cat’s stuck in the tree. Can you turn off the TV and get a ladder. . . ?
— Oh, it jumped off. _______.
A. Never mind B. All right C. No problem D. Take care
33. 本题考查情景对话。句意：——亲爱的，这个猫卡在树杈上了，你可以关掉电视，还个样子过来吗？——哦，它跳下来了。不要紧！Never mind 不要紧，没关系；All right好，行；No problem没问题。Take care当心。故选A。
34. The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he_______.
A. has started B. starts C. started D. will start
34. 本题考查进态。句意：总统希望在他离职前，人们的生活会比他刚就任时更好些。据句意，总统就任是发生在过去，故选C。
35. — Happy birthday!
— Thank you! It’s the best present I _______ for.
A. should have wished B. must have wished C. may have wished D. could have wished
35.本题考查情态动词与虚拟语气。句意：——生日快乐！——谢谢！这是我所能希望得到的最好的礼物了！should have done表示本该做，但却未做；must have done一定做过； may have done可能做过；could have done可能做过或本可以做，但却未做。据句意排除选项A和B。此句有虚拟语气的用法，故选D不选C。
第二节: 完形填空(共20 小题; 每小题1 分, 满分20 分)
请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be____36___. Solitude can be hard to discover ___37____it has been given up. In this respect, new
technologies have ___38____our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) ___39____as we’ve known it. People have become so ___40____in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted ____41___they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog (写博客), not only from our ___42____, but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become ___43____on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not ___44____it would make them an outsider. ___45____, many jobs and careers require people to be ___46____. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ___47____to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who ___48____wants it. Computers can be shut ___49____and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected”and “ on”has many ___50____, as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up ___51____on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel ___52____and forced to answer unwanted calls or___53____to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society ___54____ across generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like ___55____daily advancements in technology.
36. A. updated B. received C. shared D. collected
37. A. though B. until C. once D. before
38. A. respected B. shaped C. ignored D. preserved
39. A. edge B. stage C. end D. balance
40. A. sensitive B. intelligent C. considerate D. reachable
41. A. even if B. only if C. as if D. if only
42. A. media B. computers C. databases D. monitors
43. A. bent B. hard C. keen D. dependent
44. A. finding B. using C. protecting D. changing
45. A. Also B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Somehow
46. A. connected B. trained C. recommended D. interested
47. A. pleasure B. benefit C. burden D. disappointment
48. A. slightly B. hardly C. merely D. really
49. A. out B. down C. up D. in
50. A. aspects B. weaknesses C. advantages D. exceptions
51. A. hidden B. lost C. relaxed D. deserted
52. A. trapped B. excited C. confused D. amused
53. A. turn B. submit C. object D. reply
54. A. vary B. arise C. spread D. exist
55. A. beyond B. within C. despite D. without
答案与解析
【考点】科技类—议论文
【文章大意】在现代社会中，由于数码技术的发展，我们独处的概念几乎不复存在。尽管人们对现代技术的发展持有不同的看法，但是技术的进步，我们的生活会完全不同。让我们尽情的享受生活。
36．【答案】C
【考点】动词义辨析
【试题解析】根据第一句话“The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent.“在数码时代里，独处的概念几乎是不存在的”可知，此处表示信息是被共享的。故选C项。
【难度】一般
37．【答案】C
【考点】连词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据上下无奈语境，一旦被放弃孤独是很难发现的。once意为“一旦”，符合语境。though意为“尽管”；until意为“直到”；before意为“在……之前”。都不符合题意。
【难度】一般
38．【答案】B
【考点】动词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据上下文，句意：在这方面，新技术塑造着我们的未来。respect意为“尊重”；shape意为“塑造，使成形”；ignore意为“忽视”；preserve意为“保护”。根据语境可知，应选B项。
【难度】一般
39．【答案】C
【考点】动词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据本句中的connect（连接）可知，此处表示终止孤独。end意为“结束，终止”，符合语境。
【难度】一般
40．【答案】D
【考点】形容词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据后半句“and connections that one can often be contacted 41 they'd rather not be.人们能够经常被联系”可知，在网络连接世界中，人们已经变得如此地可达到。reachable意为“可达到的，可获得的”，符合语境。
【难度】一般
41．【答案】A
【考点】连词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据上下文，可推知，在网络连接世界中，人们已经变得如此地可达到以致即使不愿意被联系，也可能经常被联系。根据语境可知，应选A项。even if意为“即使”；only if意为“只要”；as if意为“似乎”；if only意为“要是……该多好”。
【难度】一般
42．【答案】B
【考点】名词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据上文中的network可知，交谈、发短信、法电子邮件等等应与电脑有关。故选B项。
【难度】一般
43．【答案】D
【考点】动词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据后半句“they’ve grown accustomed to it”可知，许多发达国家已经依赖于数码技术。dependent (on)意为“依靠的”，符合语境。bent (on)意为“决心的”；hard（on）意为“严厉的”；keen (on)意为“爱好，喜欢”。
【难度】一般
44．【答案】B
【考点】动词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据前半句“Most developed nations have become 43 on digital technology simply because they've grown accustomed to it,”可知，此处意为：不使用它会让他们成为局外人。故选B项。
【难度】一般
45．【答案】A
【考点】副词词义辨析
【试题解析】此处表示进一步陈述人们与新技术的联系。故选A项。
【难度】一般
46．【答案】A
【考点】动词词义辨析
【试题解析】许多工作和职业需要人们被联系。根据上下文多次提到connect和contact可知，应选A项。
【难度】一般
47．【答案】C
【考点】名词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据后半句“may not want to be able to be contacted at all times”可知，经常被联系是一种负担。A项意为“愉悦”；benefit意为“利益”；disappointment意为“失望”，均与语境不符。故选C项。
【难度】一般
48．【答案】D
【考点】副词词义辨析
【试题解析】独处对于真正想要独处的人来说仍然是可能的。slightly意为“稍微”；hardly意为“几乎不”；merely意为“仅仅”；really意为“真正地”。 really符合语境。
【难度】一般
49．【答案】B
【考点】动词短语词义辨析
【试题解析】根据后半句中的“turn off”可知，此处应为意义一致的短语，shut down意为“关闭”，符合语境。shut out意为“关在外面，遮住”；shut up意为“住口”；shut in意为“关进”。
【难度】一般
50．【答案】C
【考点】动词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据disadvantages可知这句的句意，“除了劣势之外，还有很多优势”。故选C项。
【难度】一般
51．【答案】B
【考点】形容词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据后半句“mobile phones have saved countless lives.”，可知此处指旅游者在山上迷路了。故选B项。
【难度】一般
52．【答案】A
【考点】形容词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据本句中的“force和unwanted”可知，手机还使人们人感到困窘（trapped），被迫回答不必要的电话或者回复不必要的短信。excited意为“兴奋的”；confused意为“混乱的，困惑的，糊涂的”；amused意为“愉快的”。
【难度】一般
53．【答案】D
【考点】动词短语词义辨析
【试题解析】根据上一题的解析可知，此处为回复短信。turn to意为“转向；求助于”，submit to意为“提交；服从”；object to意为“反对”，均与语境不符。故选D项。
【难度】一般
54．【答案】A
【考点】动词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据下文，说到人们对现在的技术的态度可知，态度在不同时代有所变化。vary意为“变化，改变”，符合语境。arise意为“出现”；spread意为“传播”；exist意为“存在”。
【难度】一般
55．【答案】D
【考点】介词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据上下文，句意：如果没有每日的技术进步，难以想象生活会是什么样。根据本句宾语从句中所用的虚拟语气可知，应选without，意为“没有”。beyond意为“超过，超越”；within意为“在……之内”；despite意为“尽管”。
【难度】一般
【长难句分析】
1. The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a ( n) 39 as we've known it.本句是as 引导的原因状语从句，主句中的主语to be connected动词不定式修饰the desire 为后置定语。
2. People have become so 40 in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted 41 they'd rather not be.
在网络连接世界中，人们已经变得如此地可达到以致即使不愿意被联系，也可能经常被联系。So… that …引导的结果状语从句。
3.Being reachable might feel like a 47 to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
动名词做主语，后面who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.是those的后置定语从句。
4. I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who 48 wants it.
Suppose的宾语从句，在宾语从句中that 引导的表语从句。
5. Regardless of anyone's view on the subject, it's hard to imagine what life would be like 55 daily advancements in technology. 尽管在这个问题观点不同。如果没有每日的技术进步，难以想象生活会是什么样。Regardless of 引导的让步状语从句。后面主句中是imagine的宾语从句，what 为连词。
第三部分: 阅读理解(共15 小题; 每小题2 分, 满分30 分)
请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
复现试题：A
What Would You Want Most on a Desert Island?
This month's survey shows people worldwide have a natural understanding of what they would need most if left alone on a desert island: Another person. And one they know well. Respondents in all 16 countries surveyed said their spouse (调查对象) or partner would be their first choice to have with them. Perhaps this makes sense: An MP3 player can't help you find drinking water, your dog can't help you start a fire and who knows if George Clooney or Penelope Cruz has taken courses in wilderness survival training? Let's just hope the SOS sign you two build gets spotted sooner rather than later!
"My husband, of course! George Clooney wouldn't think I'm as pretty as my husband does!"
Roseane, 42, Brazil
My MP3 player. I would not want my loved ones, including my pet, to be left alone like this."
Co-Co, 28, China
"My partner should be there to listen to me complain about the fact that we are left alone on an island—probably due to some error he made."
Julia, 25, Jordan
不全，还差一点图最后的内容，待补
56. According to the survey, people left alone on a desert island would most want their__________.
A. MP3 player B. dog C. spouse/ partner D. celebrity
57. Which of the following is true about George Clooney?
A. He has been trained in wilderness survival. B. He may not be able to help you survive.
C. He does not think Roseane is beautiful. D. He is the choice of most South African women.
58. The survey results are analyzed in terms of the respondents’ __________.
A. sex, age and nationality B. race, nationality and sex
C. marriage, age and race D. age, sex and marriage
答案与解析
【考点】调查报告类
【文章大意】本文是一篇调查报告，调查了关于“如果你一个人独自留在一个孤岛上，你最需要什么？”的这个话题，你们想知道这个结果是什么吗？
56.【答案】C
【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“…Respondents in all 16 countries surveyed said their spouse or partner would be their first choice to have with them”可知，应选C项。
【难度】一般
57.【答案】B
【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第四句中“…and who knows if George Clooney or Penelope Cruz has taken courses in wilderness survival training?”可推知此处表示“谁知道乔治·克鲁尼和佩内洛普·克鲁兹是否参加了野外逃生训练”，即他们或许不能帮助逃生，故B项正确。
【难度】一般
58.【答案】A
【试题解析】推理判断题。根据四个大标题“Spouse/Partner”，“Clooney/Cruz”,“MP3 Player”和“Dog”下的段落中关键词，“the South African women/ the Indian women, Russian men, the Mexian men, older than 45”等都可看出是从性别、国籍、年龄这三个方面来调查的，故A项正确。
【难度】一般
【长难句解析】
1. This month's survey shows people worldwide have a natural understanding of what they would need most if left alone on a desert island:
Show 的宾语从句，从句中含有of 的宾语从句，连词是what。
2.My partner should be there to listen to me complain about the fact that we are left alone on an island
that引导的同位语从句，修饰 the fact.
B
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan sees an epidemic (流行病) sweeping across
America’s farmland. It has little to do with the usual challenges, such as flood, rising fuel prices
and crop-eating insects. The country’s farmers are getting older, and there are fewer people standing in line to take their place. National agricultural census (普查) figures show that the fastest-growing group of farmers is the part over 65. Merrigan is afraid the average age will be even higher when the 2012 statistics are completed.
Merrigan, a former college professor, is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture. Aside from trying to stop the graying of America’s farmers, her work is made tougher by a recent blog posting that put agriculture at No. 1 on a list of “useless” college degrees. Top federal agriculture officials are talking about the posting, and it has the attention of agricultural organizations across the country.
“There couldn’t be anything that’s more incorrect,” Merrigan said. “We know that there aren’t enough qualified graduates to fill the jobs that are out there in American agriculture.”
In addition, a growing world population that some experts predict will require 70% more food
production by 2050, she said.
“I truly believe we’re at a golden age of agriculture. Global demand is at an all-time record
high, and global supplies are at all-time record lows,” said Matt Rush, director of the Texas Farm
Bureau. “Production costs are going to be valuable enough that younger people are going to have the opportunity to be involved in agriculture.”
The Department of Agriculture has programs aimed at developing more farmers and at increasing interest in locally grown food. The National Young Farmers’ Coalition has also been pushing for state and federal policy changes to make it easier for new farmers.
Ryan Best, president of Future Farmers of America, has been living out of a suitcase, traveling
the country and visiting with high school students about careers in agriculture. The 21-year-old Best
hopes his message—that this is a new time in agriculture—will motivate the next generation to turn
around the statistics. “Never before have we had the innovations (创新) in technology which have
led to agriculture in this country being the most efficient it has ever been,” he said. “There’s really a place for everybody to fit in.”
59. What is the new challenge to American agriculture?
A. Fewer and older farmers. B. Higher fuel prices.
C. More natural disasters. D. Lower agricultural output.
60. Why is Merrigan visiting universities across the country?
A. To draw federal agriculture officials’ attention.
B. To select qualified agriculture graduates.
C. To clarify a recent blog posting.
D. To talk more students into farming careers.
61. According to Matt Rush, American agriculture will provide opportunities for younger people
because__________..
A. the government will cover production costs
B. global food supplies will be even lower
C. investment in agriculture will be profitable
D. America will increase its food export
62. What do the underlined words “to turn around the statistics” in the last paragraph mean?
A. To re-analyze the result of the national census.
B. To increase agricultural production.
C. To bring down the average age of farmers.
D. To invest more in agriculture.
答案与解析
【考点】科技类—说明文
【文章大意】本文是一篇科技文，主要介绍了美国在农业方面临农民人数少，年龄偏大的问题，同时还缺少专业大学生从事农业生产。该怎么样解决这个问题。
59.【答案】A
【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“The country’s farmers are getting older, and there are fewer people standing in line to take their place”可知，A项正确。
【难度】一般
60.【答案】D
【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中“…is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture”可知，D项正确。
【难度】一般
61.【答案】C
【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第五段中“Global demand is at an all-time record high, and global supplies are at all-time record lows”可推断Matt Rush认为，全球对农业的需要达到了最高，而全球的供应则达到了最低，故在农业上投资肯定会获利，即C项正确。
【难度】一般
62.【答案】C
【试题解析】句意理解题。根据最后一段第二句中“…this is a new time in agriculture —will motivate the next generation…”可推断此处表示的是“农业的新时机将会激励下一代来参与，即农民的平均年龄将会年轻化”，故C项正确。
【难度】一般
【长难句解析】
1.Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan sees an epidemic (流行病) sweeping across Americas farmland.
本句是see sb. / sth. doing sth.的复合结构。
2. Merrigan, a former college professor, is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture.
本句是介词短语in hope of doing sth. 希望……。
3. The 21 -year-old Best hopes his message-that this is a new time in agriculture-will motivate the next generation to turn around the statistics.
本句是his message 的同位语从句
4. Never before have we had the innovations ( 创新) in technology which have led to agriculture in this country being the most efficient it has ever been,”
本句never 否定词放在句首，后面用部分倒装，the innovations的定语从句，which是关系代词。
C
Medical drugs sometimes cause more damage than they cure. One solution to this problem is to
put the drugs inside a capsule, protecting them from the body—and the body from them—until they
can be released at just the right spot. There are lots of ways to trigger (引发) this release, including changing temperature, acidity, and so on. But triggers can come with their own risks—burns, for example. Now, researchers in California have designed what could be a harmless trigger to date: shining near-infrared light (NIR, 近红外线) on the drug in the capsule.
The idea of using light to liberate the drug in the capsule isn’t new. Researchers around the globe have developed polymers (聚合物) and other materials that begin to break down when they
absorb either ultraviolet (UV, 紫外线) or visible light. But tissues also readily absorb UV and
visible light, which means the drug release can be triggered only near the skin, where the light can
reach the capsule. NIR light largely passes through tissues, so researchers have tried to use it as a
trigger. But few compounds (化合物) absorb NIR well and go through chemical changes.
That changed last year when Adah Almutairi, a chemist at the University of California, San
Diego, reported that she and her colleagues had designed a polymer that breaks down when it
absorbs NIR light. Their polymer used a commercially available NIR-absorbing group called
o-nitrobenzyl (ONB). When they catch the light, ONB groups fall off the polymer, leading to its
breakdown. But ONB is only a so-so NIR absorber, and it could be poisonous to cells when it
separates from the polymer.
So Almutairi and her colleagues reported creating a new material for capsules that’s even better.This one consists of a long chain of compounds called cresol groups linked in a polymer. Cresol contains reactive(易反应的) components that make it highly unstable in its polymeric form, a feature Almutairi and her colleagues use to their advantage. After polymerizing the cresols, they cap each reactive component with a light-absorbing compound called Bhc. When the Bhcs absorb NIR light, the reactive groups are exposed and break the long polymer into two short chains. Shining additional light continues this breakdown, potentially releasing any drugs in the capsule. What’s more, Almutairi says, Bhc is 10 times better at absorbing NIR than is ONB and is not poisonous to cells.
63. According to the passage, which of the following could be the best trigger?
A. Temperature change. B. NIR light. C. Acidity change. D. UV light.
64. Why is ONB unsatisfactory?
A. It breaks down when it absorbs NIR light.
B. It falls off the polymer and triggers drug release.
C. It has not come onto the market up till now.
D. It is not effective enough and could be poisonous.
65. Which word can be used to complete the following process of changes?
A. protected B. formed C. exposed D. combined
答案与解析
【考点】日常生活类—说明文
【文章大意】。本文围绕“怎样使用胶囊，让我们生病吃药更加安全、而且疗效好”这个主题展开研究，来展开话题的。
63.【答案】B
【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“Now, researchers in California have designed what could be a harmless trigger to date: shining near-infrared light on the drug in the capsule.”可知，应选B项。
【难度】一般
64.【答案】D
【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中“…ONB groups fall off the polymer, leading to its breakdown”和“…and it could be poisonous to cells…”可知，应选D项。
【难度】较难
65.【答案】C
【试题解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中“When the Bhcs absorb NIR light, the reactive groups are exposed…”可知此处用exposed，即C项正确。
【难度】一般
【长难句解析】
1. Researchers around the globe have developed polymers (聚合物) and other materials that begin to break down when they absorb cither ultraviolet (UV,紫外线) or visible light.
本句是polymers (聚合物) and other materials的定语从句， when 引导的时间状语从句。
2. This one consists of a long chain of compounds called cresol groups linked in a polymer. Cresol contains reactive(易反应的) components that make it highly unstable in its polymeric form, a feature
本句是called动词过去分词做后置定语，修饰a long chain of compounds. 后面是reactive(易反应的) components的定语从句
D
Franz Kafka wrote that “a book must be the ax (斧子) for the frozen sea inside us. ”I once
shared this sentence with a class of seventh graders, and it didn’t seem to require any explanation.
We’d just finished John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. When we read the end together out loud in class, my toughest boy, a star basketball player, wept a little, and so did I. “Are you crying?” one girl asked, as she got out of her chair to take a closer look. “I am,” I told her, “and
the funny thing is I’ve read it many times.”
But they understood. When George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always
going to happen. In my 14 years of teaching in a New York City public middle school, I’ve taught
kids with imprisoned parents, abusive parents, irresponsible parents; kids who are parents
themselves; kids who are homeless; kids who grew up in violent neighborhoods. They understand,
more than I ever will, the novel’s terrible logic—the giving way of dreams to fate (命运).
For the last seven years, I have worked as a reading enrichment teacher, reading classic works
of literature with small groups of students from grades six to eight. I originally proposed this idea to
my headmaster after learning that a former excellent student of mine had transferred out of a selective high school—one that often attracts the literary-minded children of Manhattan’s upper classes—into a less competitive setting. The daughter of immigrants, with a father in prison, she perhaps felt
uncomfortable with her new classmates. I thought additional “cultural capital” could help students
like her develop better in high school, where they would unavoidably meet, perhaps for the first
time, students who came from homes lined with bookshelves, whose parents had earned Ph. D.’s.
Along with Of Mice and Men, my groups read: Sounder, The Red Pony, Lord of the Flies, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. The students didn’t always read from the expected point of view.
About The Red Pony, one student said, “it’s about being a man, it’s about manliness. ”I had never before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth, nor had I heard Lady Macbeth’s soliloquies (独白) read as raps (说唱), but both made sense; the interpretations were playful, but serious. Once introduced to Steinbeck’s writing, one boy went on to read The Grapes of Wrath and told me repeatedly how amazing it was that “all these people hate each other, and they’re all white.” His historical view was broadening, his sense of his own country deepening. Year after year, former students visited and told me how prepared they had felt in their first year in college as a result of the classes.
Year after year, however, we are increasing the number of practice tests. We are trying to
teach students to read increasingly complex texts, not for emotional punch (碰撞) but for text
complexity. Yet, we cannot enrich (充实) the minds of our students by testing them on texts that
ignore their hearts. We are teaching them that words do not amaze but confuse. We may succeed in
raising test scores, but we will fail to teach them that reading can be transformative and that it
belongs to them.
66. The underlined words in Paragraph 1 probably mean that a book helps to __________..
A. realize our dreams B. give support to our life
C. smooth away difficulties D. awake our emotions
67. Why were the students able to understand the novel Of Mice and Men?
A. Because they spent much time reading it.
B. Because they had read the novel before.
C. Because they came from a public school.
D. Because they had similar life experiences.
68. The girl left the selective high school possibly because__________..
A. she was a literary-minded girl B. her parents were immigrants
C. she couldn’t fit in with her class D. her father was then in prison
69. To the author’s surprise, the students read the novels__________..
A. creatively B. passively C. repeatedly D. carelessly
70. The author writes the passage mainly to__________..
A. introduce classic works of literature
B. advocate teaching literature to touch the heart
C. argue for equality among high school students
D. defend the current testing system
答案与解析
【考点】日常生活类—夹斜夹议
【文章大意】本文主要介绍作者讲述在自己教学生涯中，在文学课上，如何教学生文学阅读的亲身体验，可以美化他们的心灵。
66.【答案】D
【试题解析】句意理解题。这句话运用了明喻和暗喻的修辞手法，“一本书就是能融化我们冰冻着的内心的一把斧子”，这是表面意思，即指一本书能够唤醒我们内心深处的情感，引起共鸣之意。故选D项。
【难度】一般
67【答案】D
【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“But they understood. When George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always going to happen”可知，D项正确。
【难度】一般
68.【答案】C
【试题解析】细节理解题。根据第四段“The daughter of immigrants, with a father in prison, she perhaps felt uncomfortable with her new classmates”可知C项正确。
【难度】一般
69.【答案】A
【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第五段第四句“I have never before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth, nor had I heard Lady Macbeth’s soliloquies read as raps, but both made sense; the interpretations were playful, but serious.”可推断作者对孩子阅读小说的创造力感到惊讶，字里行间流露出自豪，故A项正确。
【难度】一般
70.【答案】B
【试题解析】主旨大意题。纵观全文，主要介绍了作者讲述在自己教学生涯中，教学生文学阅读的亲身体验，故B项正确。
【难度】较难
【长难句解析】
1. When we read the end together out loud in class, my toughest boy, a star basketball player, wept a little, and so did I.
When 引导的时间状语从句，后面是so 引导的句型，表示“…和前面的主语也一样。”
2. When George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always going to happen.
本句是when 引导的时间状语， 主句中是that 引导的表语从句， realize 引导的宾语从句。
3. For the last seven years, I have worked as a reading enrichment teacher, reading classic works of literature with small groups of students from grades six to eight.
本句reading classic works of literature with small groups of students from grades six to eight. 为I 的伴随状语。
第四部分: 任务型阅读(共10 小题;每小题1 分,满分10 分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意:请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
“Happiness Advantage” Effect
In July 2010 Burt’s Bees, a personal-care products company, was going through enormous
change as it began a global expansion into 19 new countries. In this kind of high-pressure situation,
many leaders bother their assistants with frequent meetings or flood their in-boxes with urgent
demands. In doing so, managers lift everyone’s anxiety level, which activates the part of the brain
that processes threats and steals resources from the prefrontal cortex ( 大脑皮层), which is
responsible for effective problem solving.
Burt’s Bees’s then-CEO, John Wolfgang, took a different approach. Each day, he’d send out an
e-mail praising a team member for work related to global marketing. He’d interrupt his own
presentations to remind his managers to talk with their teams about the company’s values. He asked
me to further a three-hour session with employees on happiness in the course of the expansion effort.
As one member of the senior team told me a year later, Wolfgang’s emphasis on developing positive
leadership kept his managers actively involved and loyal as they successfully transformed the
company into a global one.
That outcome shouldn’t surprise us. Research shows that when people work with a positive
mind-set (思维模式), performance on nearly every level—productivity, creativity, involvement—
improves. Yet happiness is perhaps the most misunderstood driver of performance. For one, most
people believe that success comes before happiness. “Once I get a promotion, I’ll be happy,” they
think. Or, “Once I hit my sales target, I’ll feel great. ”But because success is a moving target—as
soon as you hit your target, you raise it again—the happiness that results from success does not last
long.
In fact, it works the other way around: People who have a positive mind-set perform better in
the face of challenge. I call this the “ happiness advantage”—every business outcome shows
improvement when the brain is positive. I’ve observed this effect in my role as a researcher and
lecturer in 48 countries on the connection between employee happiness and success. And I’m not
alone: In an analysis of 225 academic studies, researchers found strong evidence of cause-and-effect
relationship between life satisfaction and successful business outcomes.
Another common misunderstanding is that our genetics, our environment, or a combination of
the two determines how happy we are. To be sure, both factors have an impact. But one’s general
sense of well-being is surprisingly unstable. The habits you form, the way you interact with
colleagues, how you think about stress—all these can be managed to increase your happiness and
your chances of success.
71.【答案】bother/ annoy
【试题解析】many leaders bother their assistants with frequent meetings or flood their in-boxes with urgent demands.
72.【答案】anxiety/ conern/ worry
【试题解析】In doing so, managers lift everyone's anxiety level,
73.【答案】considerate/ aware/ conscious
【试题解析】根据文章“Burt's Bees's then-CEO, John Wolfgang, took a different approach.”他用了不同的方法。 他了解助手的那种感觉。 Be aware of 意识到，了解到。
74.【答案】loyal/ faithful/devoted/ committed
【试题解析】Wolfgang's emphasis on developing positive leadership kept his managers actively involved and loyal as they successfully transformed the company into a global one.
75.【答案】difference
【试题解析】根据文章第三段和第四段可知Wolfgang'和上面第一段提到的那些负责人的做法不同，他的这种方法很有区别，故填的是make a differnce有区别，有影响。
76.【答案】positively
【试题解析】根据文章第三段People who have a positive mind-set perform better in the face of challenge.可知答案。
77.【答案】success/ achievements
【试题解析】根据文章“the happiness that results from success does not last long.可知答案。
78.【答案】strongly
【试题解析】根据文章“researchers found strong evidence of cause-and-effect relationship between life satisfaction and successful business outcomes.”可知答案。
79.【答案】determined/ decided
【试题解析】根据文章“Another common misunderstanding is that our genetics, our environment, or a combination of the two determines how happy we are.”可知答案。
80.【答案】chances/ possibilities/ opportunities
【试题解析】根据文章最后一段all these can be managed to increase your happiness and your chances of success.可知答案。
第五部分: 书面表达(满分25 分)
81. 生活中冲突时有发生。假设你班同学苏华和李江打篮球时发生争执,导致关系紧张。请
你结合此事,并根据以下提示,用英语写一篇短文,向学校英文报“Happy Teens冶专栏投稿。
简要描述事情的经过
打篮球、碰撞、争执,等等
分析发生冲突的原因
1. 遇事不够冷静2. ……
谈谈避免冲突的做法
(请考生根据自己的经历或感想,提出至少两种做法)
注意: 1. 对所有要点逐一陈述,适当发挥,不要简单翻译。
2. 词数150 左右。开头已经写好,不计入总词数。
3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息,如校名、人名等。
Conflicts with others are common in everyday life.
【写作指导】
本篇书面表达属半开放式作文，只给出写作框架，并未给出所有的写作细节，题目比较贴近学生的话题。主要是两个学生闹矛盾，让他们提出观点和解决方法。“对思路好的同学来说，写得就会顺畅一些。这样的题型也需要同学平时多留心身边发生的事，多思考生活。”这给考生留有自由发挥的空间。因此考生要合理展开行文，简要描述引发冲突的经过、分析发生冲突的原因并谈谈避免冲突的做法，同时要注意文章的逻辑性和段落层次性，注意不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。另外，要恰当地使用连接过渡词（如：besides, meanwhile, From my point of view, what’ more, as far as I’m concerned, in my opinion等）以及复杂的句式（如：并列句、状语从句、定语从句、名词性从句等），这样可以使行文更加流畅。
One possible version:
Conflicts with others are common in everyday life. During the basketball game yesterday afternoon, Su Hua and Li Jiang bumped into each other, trying to catch the ball. Then they started shouting and yelling, and it turned into a horrible quarrel.
To be honest, it was Su s fault but Li was also to blame—they were not calm enough and both said some really mean things. They cared too much about winning and losing. As a matter of fact, blocking, pushing and bumping are just part of a tough game.
To avoid such conflicts, we should be kind to one another, which is essential to enjoying a harmonious life. It is also a virtue to forgive and forget, especially in such a competitive and stressful society. Instead of blaming each other, we should communicate more and put ourselves in others' place.
Don't be self-centered and try to be considerate. We must learn to handle conflicts calmly and
wisely.
(150 words)
英语试题参考答案
第一部分(共20 小题,每小题1 分,共20 分)
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. C
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. A
第二部分(共35 小题,每小题1 分,共35 分)
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C
31. B 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. D
36. C 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. A 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. A 46. A 47. C 48. D 49. B 50. C
51. B 52. A 53. D 54. A 55. D
第三部分(共15 小题,每小题2 分,共30 分)
56. C 57. B 58. A 59. A 60. D 61. C 62. C 63. B 64. D 65. C
66. D 67. D 68. C 69. A 70. B
第四部分(共10 小题,每小题1 分,共10 分)
71. bother/ annoy 72. anxiety/ concern/ worry
73. considerate/ aware/ conscious 74. loyal/ faithful/ devoted/ committed
75. difference 76. positively
77. success/ achievements 78. strongly
79. determined/ decided 80. chances/ possibilities/ opportunities
第五部分(满分25 分)
81.
Conflicts with others are common in everyday life. During the basketball game yesterday afternoon, Su Hua and Li Jiang bumped into each other, trying to catch the ball. Then they started
shouting and yelling, and it turned into a horrible quarrel.
To be honest, it was Su爷s fault but Li was also to blame—they were not calm enough and both said some really mean things. They cared too much about winning and losing. As a matter of fact, blocking, pushing and bumping are just part of a tough game.
To avoid such conflicts, we should be kind to one another, which is essential to enjoying a
harmonious life. It is also a virtue to forgive and forget, especially in such a competitive and
stressful society. Instead of blaming each other, we should communicate more and put ourselves in
others’place.
Don’t be self-centered and try to be considerate. We must learn to handle conflicts calmly and
wisely.
