一、语法选择

When Peter was six, he started receiving pocket money from his mother. When he turned seven, he ___31___ £7 a week. Now at the age of fifteen, he ___32___ £15 every week. He has the raise in pocket money because he spends money wisely.

___33___ a shopping mall near Peter’s home. At weekends, he watches ___34___ movies with his friends, or takes his little brother to the play center there. He buys his grandparents small presents when he visits them. Sometimes, he takes one ___35___ bus ride to museums and zoos in another town. When he has saved enough money, Peter goes to the bookstores ___36___ great books and donates them to children in need. His mother is satisfied with ___37___ he spends his money. She thinks it is a smart choice to give Peter pocket money. “This habit ___38___ help Peter manage money well,” she says.

Peter’s mother even suggests giving pocket money to children as ___39___ as when they are four. “To learn how to deal with money is ___40___ useful life skill. Giving children pocket money in their early years teaches them the importance of budgeting.”

31. (  ) A. gets    B. got    C. will get
32. (  ) A. gives    B. is given    C. is giving
33. (  ) A. There is    B. It is    C. They are
34. (  ) A. excite    B. excitement    C. exciting
35. (  ) A. hour    B. hours    C. hour’s
36. (  ) A. buy    B. to buy    C. bought
37. (  ) A. how    B. which    C. whether
38. (  ) A. need    B. must    C. can
39. (  ) A. early    B. earlier    C. earliest
40. (  ) A. a    B. an    C. the

答案

31.B    32.B    33.A   34.C    35.C   

36.B   37.A   38.C    39.A    40.A

解析

【31 题详解】

句意：7 岁时，他每周挣 7 英镑。 gets 一般现在时；got 一般过去时；will get 一般将来时。根据“When he turned seven”可知，是一般过去时，故选 B。

【32 题详解】

句意：现在他 15 岁了，每周得到 15 英镑。 gives 一般现在时；is given 一般现在时的被动语态；is giving 现在进行时。根据“Now at the age of fifteen, he...£15 every week.”可知，主语是动作的承受者，时态是一般现在时，所以用一般现在时的被动语态，故选 B。

【33 题详解】

句意：彼得家附近有一家购物中心。

There is 有，It is 它是；They are 他们是。根据“...a shopping mall near Peter’s home.”可知，附近有一家购物中心。故选 A。

【34 题详解】

句意：在周末，他和他的朋友们一起看激动人心的电影，或者带他的小弟弟去那里的游戏中心。

excite 动词；excitement 名词；exciting 形容词。此处作定语修饰 movies，用形容词形式，故选 C。

【35 题详解】

句意：有时，他乘一个小时的公共汽车去另一个城镇的博物馆和动物园。

hour 名词单数；hours 名词复数；hour’s 名词单数的所有格。此处作定语修饰“bus ride”，且空前有“one”，所以用名词单数的所有格形式，故选 C。

【36 题详解】

句意：当他存了足够的钱，彼得去书店买好书，并把它们捐给有需要的孩子。

buy 动词原形；to buy 动词不定式；bought 动词过去式。此处在句中表示目的，用动词不定式，故选 B。

【37 题详解】

句意：他母亲对他花钱的方式很满意。

how 如何；which 哪一个；whether 是否。根据“His mother is satisfied with...he spends his money.”可知，母亲对他花钱的方式很满意。故选 A。

【38 题详解】

句意：这个习惯可以帮助彼得更好地理财。

need 需要；must 必须；can 可以。根据“This habit...help Peter manage money well”可知，这个习惯可以帮助彼得更好地理财。故选 C。

【39 题详解】

句意：彼得的母亲甚至建议早在孩子四岁时就给他们零花钱。

early 原级；earlier 比较级，earliest 最高级。as...as 中间用原级，故选 A。

【40 题详解】

句意：学习如何处理金钱是一项有用的生活技能。

a 泛指一个，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an 泛指一个，用于元音音素开头的单词前；the 定冠词表特指。此处泛指一项生活技能，“useful”首字母发辅音音素，故选 A。

二、完形填空

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将对应选项涂黑。

Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging. Her ___41___ is not an easy one. She is trying to understand what goes wrong with the brain over time, and how people can age in a healthy way. It is very important, especially when people are living a ___42___ life now.

Betty does not have a natural gift (天赋) for math. She never ___43___ that she could be a scientist one day when she was little. Now, she has got a doctor’s degree in biology and become a famous ___44___ researcher. Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very ___45___ quality for a scientist. Another ___46___ is that she is a creative thinker. “After all, science is all about problem-solving,” Betty said.

Betty thinks the best part of her research is trying out an idea to see if it will work. Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and ___47___ by other scientists. But when things don’t go ___48___ as she plans, she feels no disappointment. She says mistakes may ___49___ a new idea.

Few are born to be a ___50___. According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.

41. A. job B. book C. excuse D. exam

42. A. slower B. longer C. quieter D. simpler

43. A. argued B. reported C. thought D. understood

44. A. social B. medical C. educational D. environmental

45. A. poor B. strange C. similar D. important

46. A. reason B. example C. purpose D. decision

47. A. changed B. accepted C. described D. questioned

48. A. safely B. crazily C. blindly D. smoothly

49. A. mix with B. turn down C. lead to D. break down

50. A. dentist B. lawyer C. coach D. scientist

【答案】41. A 42. B 43. C 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. C 50. D

【解析】

【导语】本文主要介绍贝蒂的经历，告诉我们好奇心和创造力很重要。

【41 题详解】

句意：她的工作不容易。

job 工作；book 书；excuse 借口；exam 考试。根据“Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging.”和后文描述可知，她的工作不容易，故选 A。

【42 题详解】

句意：这是非常重要的，尤其是现在人们的寿命越来越长。

slower 更慢；longer 更长；quieter 更安静；simpler 更简单。根据“She studies brain diseases that come along with aging.”可知，随着年龄增长而出现脑部疾病，现在人们寿命更长，所以她的工作很重要。故选 B。

【43 题详解】

句意：她小时候从来没有想过有一天她会成为一名科学家。

argued 争吵；reported 报道；thought 想；understood 理解。根据“Betty does not have a natural gift (天赋) for math. She never...that she could be a scientist one day when she was little.”可知，她在数学方面没有天赋，所以从没想过自己会成为一名科学家。故选 C。

【44 题详解】

句意：现在，她已经获得了生物学博士学位，成为一名著名的医学研究者。

social 社会的；medical 医学的；educational 有教育意义的；environmental 环境的。根据“she has got a doctor’s degree in biology and become a famous...researcher”和前文可知，她研究脑部疾病，所以是一名医学研究者。故选 B。

【45 题详解】

句意：这对科学家来说是非常重要的品质。

poor 贫穷的；strange 奇怪的；similar 相似的；important 重要的。根据“Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very...quality for a scientist.”可知，好奇对科学家来说是非常重要的品质。故选 D。

【46 题详解】

句意：另一个原因是她是一个创造性的思想家。

reason 原因；example 例子；purpose 目的；decision 决定。根据“Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything.”和“Another...is that she is a creative thinker.”可知，此处介绍另一个原因，故选 A。

【47 题详解】

句意：当她的想法被证明是正确的并被其他科学家接受时，她的心里充满了喜悦。

changed 改变；accepted 接受；described 描述；questioned 质疑。根据“Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and...by other scientists.”可知，当自己的想法被其他科学家接收时，她是喜悦的。故选 B。

【48 题详解】

句意：但当事情没有按计划顺利进行时，她不会感到失望。

safely 安全地；crazily 疯狂地；blindly 盲目地；smoothly 顺利地。根据“But when things don’t go...as she plans, she feels no disappointment.”可知，当事情没有按计划顺利进行时她不会感到失望。故选 D。

【49 题详解】

句意：她说，错误可能会导致新的想法。

mix with 混合；turn down 拒绝；lead to 导致；break down 出故障。根据“She says mistakes may...a new idea.”可知，错误可能会导致新的想法。故选 C。

【50 题详解】

句意：很少有人天生就是科学家。

dentist 牙医；lawyer 律师；coach 教练；scientist 科学家。根据“Few are born to be a... . According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.”和文章内容可知，很少有人天生就是科学家，故选 D。

四、阅读理解（本大题共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，共 30 分）

请阅读 A、B 两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题 或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将对应选项涂黑。

A

Welcome to Top Discovery Space (TDS)!

This is a good place for you and your kids to have fun through different kinds of hands-on activities, including experiencing 3D-printing, doing chemistry games, growing vegetables and exploring the secrets of space.

All these activities need close parent-child cooperation. It is what we value most. We organize many activities for parents and children to do together. To make sure every visitor enjoys their time at TDS, we have to remind you to follow these rules:

Parents should stay with their children during the visit. For children’s safety, parents must go through the instructions for the activities carefully.

All visitors are required to wear socks (no shoes allowed) within indoor areas. You may ask our workers at the front desk for a pair.

Visitors are not supposed to take photos here. Our teachers will catch your unforgettable moments during your visit. Your photos will be sent to you by email if you need them.

Eating and drinking is only allowed in the picnic area.

Opening time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day

Price: 50 dollars for one ticket

Please note: One ticket covers one adult and one child.

       Please buy one more ticket for another adult or child.

51. What can visitors do at TDS?

A. Watch 3D movies. B. Take chemistry tests.

C. Learn about space. D. Make vegetable salads.

52. What does TDS care about most?

A. Parent-child cooperation. B. Children’s learning experience.

C. Children’s health and safety. D. Teacher-student communication.

53. Who is advised to read the activity directions carefully?

A. Teachers. B. Children. C. Workers. D. Parents.

54. How many tickets do you need if you go to TDS with your parents?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

55. What kind of text is this passage?

A. A story. B. A diary. C. A notice. D. A report.

【答案】51. C 52. A 53. D 54. B 55. C

【解析】

【导语】本文是 Top Discovery Space 活动广告信息。

【51 题详解】

细节理解题。根据“including experiencing 3D-printing, doing chemistry games, growing vegetables and exploring the secrets of space”可知，包括体验 3D 打印、做化学游戏、种植蔬菜和探索太空的秘密，故选 C。

【52 题详解】

细节理解题。根据“All these activities need close parent-child cooperation. It is what we value most.”可知，亲子密切合作是我们最看重的。故选 A。

【53 题详解】

推理判断题。根据“For children’s safety, parents must go through the instructions for the activities carefully.”可知，家长必须仔细阅读活动说明。故选 D。

【54 题详解】

细节理解题。根据“One ticket covers one adult and one child. Please buy one more ticket for another adult or child.”可知，一张票包括一个大人和一个小孩。请为另一位成人或儿童多买一张票。所以如果你和父母一起去 TDS，你需要买 2 张票，故选 B。

【55 题详解】

推理判断题。本文是 Top Discovery Space 活动广告信息，所以是一则通知，故选 C。

B

People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas. ▲ It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls.

The researchers put a bowl behind a door. Inside the bowl, sometimes, there was something chickens love to eat, such as rice or insects. Sometimes, there was nothing. When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls. When there wasn’t food, the chickens made low and long noises to express disappointment. The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves.

Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chickens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty-nine percent of the volunteers correctly understood whether the chickens were feeling happy or not, and some of them even had no experience of taking care of chickens.

The result shows that humans have the natural ability to understand the feelings of chickens. Hopefully, this finding can bring about new technology to help with chicken-raising, a big industry in many countries. Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can identify chickens’ feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the birds happier and healthier.

56. Which of the following can be put in “________” in Paragraph 1?

A. Humans may not like animals. B. Scientists know nothing about it.

C. Nobody knows why this happens. D. A new study adds chickens to the list.

57. Which is most probably the sound wave of a happy call by a chicken?

A. B. C. D.

58. How did the volunteers help with the research?

A. By listening to the chicken calls. B. By taking care of the chickens.

C. By finding food for the chickens. D. By making the chickens happy.

59. What does the underlined word “identify” mean in Paragraph 4?

A. Control. B. Hide. C. Recognize. D. Hurt.

60. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Chickens’ Food Calls B. Happy Chickens, Sad Chickens

C. Farmers’ Best Choice D. Smart Farmers, Healthy Farmers

【答案】56. D 57. D 58. A 59. C 60. B

【解析】

【导语】本文进行一个研究，研究结果表明人类可以通过听鸡的叫声来判断它是高兴还是悲伤。

【56 题详解】

推理判断题。根据“In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas. ... It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls.”可知，空前提到牛、青蛙和熊猫，空后提到鸡，选项 D “一项新的研究将鸡加入了这个名单” 符合语境，故选 D。

【57 题详解】

推理判断题。根据“When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds”可知，当鸡看到门后有食物时，它们似乎很高兴，并发出快速而响亮的声音。选项 D 符合 “快速而响亮的声音” 这一描述，故选 D。

【58 题详解】

细节理解题。根据“The recordings were played to 194 volunteers.”可知，这些录音播放给 194 名志愿者听，所以志愿者们是通过听鸡叫来帮助这项研究，故选 A。

【59 题详解】

词句猜测题。根据“Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can identify chickens’ feelings.”可知，一些科学家已经在研究一种可以……鸡的情感的智能计算机程序。联系前文可知，是为了识别鸡的情感，故选 C。

【60 题详解】

最佳标题题。本文介绍研究结果表明人类可以通过听鸡的叫声来判断它是高兴还是悲伤，选项 B “快乐的鸡，悲伤的鸡” 符合主题，故选 B。

C

配对阅读。左栏是五则新闻，右栏是七位学生的读后感。请为每则新闻匹配对应的读后感，并在答题卡上将对应选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。

____61____ A British scientist has discovered that, 200 to 300 million years ago, it rained non-stop for two million years on Earth.

____62____ A fashion designer from Europe collects hair cuttings and changes them into material for clothes. The designer thinks this material helps reduce waste.

____63____ Climate change is harming Earth greatly. People on a Pacific island have to leave their homes because the sea level is rising rapidly.

____64____ Mexico City is facing serious drinking water problems. Many people are forced to buy expensive bottled water for drinking.

____65____ The athletes’ village of Paris Olympics will have a special cooling system (系统). It will save 40% of the electricity and natural gas. A. I wonder who designed this raincoat. It really helps when it rains non-stop.

B. Unbelievable! In that period, there must have been water everywhere on Earth.

C. I am planning to fly to the city to have a taste of the famous street food.

D. It sounds scary, to be honest. I don’t think this kind of clothes will become fashionable.

E. How terrible it is for the people there! Perhaps the place will disappear under water one day.

F. Who is the smart inventor of this cooling system? He or she must be a cool scientist.

G. I hope I can do something for the people there so that they will have enough drinking water.

【答案】61. B 62. D

63. E 64. G

64. F

【解析】

【导语】本文分别是五则新闻和七位学生的读后感。

【61 题详解】

根据“A British scientist has discovered that, 200 to 300 million years ago, it rained non-stop for two million years on Earth.”可知，一位英国科学家发现，2 亿到 3 亿年前，地球上连续 200 万年不停地下雨。此处提到很久以前，连续很长时间都在下雨，选项 B“难以置信！在那个时期，地球上肯定到处都是水。”与之相符，故选 B。

【62 题详解】

根据“A fashion designer from Europe collects hair cuttings and changes them into material for clothes. The designer thinks this material helps reduce waste.”可知，一位来自欧洲的时装设计师收集剪下来的头发，然后把它们变成衣服的材料。设计者认为这种材料有助于减少浪费。此处提到用收集的剪下来的头发做衣服，选项 D“老实说，这听起来很可怕。我认为这种衣服不会流行。”与之相符，故选 D。

【63 题详解】

根据“Climate change is harming Earth greatly. People on a Pacific island have to leave their homes because the sea level is rising rapidly.”可知，气候变化对地球的危害很大。由于海平面迅速上升，太平洋岛屿上的人们不得不离开家园。此处提到海平面上升，选项 E“这对那里的人来说是多么可怕啊！也许有一天这个地方会消失在水下。”与之相符，故选 E。

【64 题详解】

根据“Mexico City is facing serious drinking water problems. Many people are forced to buy expensive bottled water for drinking.”可知，墨西哥城正面临严重的饮用水问题。许多人被迫购买昂贵的瓶装水来饮用。此处提到饮用水问题，选项 G“我希望我能为那里的人们做点什么，这样他们就能有足够的饮用水。”与之相符，故选 G。

【65 题详解】

根据“The athletes’ village of Paris Olympics will have a special cooling system (系统). It will save 40% of the electricity and natural gas.”可知，巴黎奥运会的运动员村将有一个特殊的冷却系统。它将节省 40%的电力和天然气。此处提到冷却系统，选项 F“谁是这个冷却系统的聪明发明者？他或她一定是一个很酷的科学家。”与之相符，故选 F。

五、短文填空（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，共 15 分）

请从方框内选择适当的词，并根据需要用其正确形式填空，使文章语法正确、完整连贯，并将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。注意：每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。

always among and answer

believe big but city

grow seldom they whenever