淄川一中高2014级寒假学情检测
英语试卷
时间：120分钟分值：150分
考生注意:
1.本试卷共150分。考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前,考生务必将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
3.请将试卷答案填在试卷后面的答题卷上。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A.Boss and secretary.
B.Husband and wife.
C.Teacher and student.
2.What is the man doing?
A.Asking for permission.
B.Asking for help.
C.Asking the way.
3.What does the man mean?
A.The car is too expensive.
B.The car is worth its price.
C.The car isn’t of good quality.
4.Who bought the piano?
A.The woman’s father.
B.The man’s father.
C.The woman.
5.What can we learn from the conversation?
A.The woman is a close friend of the man.
B.The woman is tired of her work.
C.The woman is seeing a doctor.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.What happened to the man yesterday?
A.He was locked in.
B.He was locked out.
C.He was tricked.
7.What does the woman think of the man’s experience?
A.Annoying.
B.Funny.
C.Impossible.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Where does the conversation take place?
A.In a library.
B.In a classroom.
C.In a bookstore.
9.How did the man feel at the beginning of the conversation?
A.Anxious.
B.Excited.
C.Calm.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.What kind of suit does the man want?
A.A sweat suit.
B.A business suit.
C.A causal suit.
11.How much are the most expensive on-sale clothes?
A.$ 1,500.
B.$500.
C.$100.
12.Where will the man go first?
A.To the first floor.
B.To the second floor.
C.To the third floor.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.What does the woman usually have for breakfast at home?
A.Some toast.
B.A boiled egg.
C.A cup of milk.
14.Why do the two speakers have this trip?
A.To have a honeymoon.
B.To go shopping.
C.To relax.
15.What does the woman think of the man?
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B.Considerate.
C.Interesting.
16.What will the woman do next?
A.Eat something.
B.Have a shower.
C.Do some cleaning.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.When did the storm happen?
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https://www.doczj.com/doc/d318806126.html,st Friday.
C.This Friday.
18.How many people were badly injured in the storm?
A.15.
B.14.
C.9.
19.Where was the farmer when the storm came?
A.In the kitchen.
B.In his bedroom.
C.In his office.
20.What did the woman do when she noticed her house shaking?
A.She tried to take something out.
B.She rushed out with her children.
C.She told her husband not to leave.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
The quick action of Nick helped five people escape a fire on Hope Road. Nick said that he usually left his house at about 6:30 am to lift weights, but that day he had meetings scheduled at work and decided to stick around to get his daughter ready for school. As he glanced at his neighbor’s house, he realized that it was on fire. “I saw smoke and flames and ran over and started beating on the side of the house shouting, ‘Your house is on fire! Your house is on fire!’”, Nick remembered. It was about 7:00 am that the firefighters put out the fire.
Beverly Penny and her husband, Clark, along with their younger daughters, were sleeping in the living room, next to the kitchen, when they heard Nick beating on the walls. She opened the bedroom door and black smoke came in. She managed to get her kids out. Her dog tried to hide under the bed, but Penny caught it by the leg and threw it out of the door. However, chickens in one of the rooms were not so lucky.
Firefighters got the call several minutes after the fire. “When we arrived with our fire trucks, there were heavy flames outside on the house,” Jerry said. He called Nick a hero, saying that without his quick response the result could have
been much worse. “The firefighters were fast,” Nick said, “They arrived here at 6:40 am.”
“They did a great job, and I can’t thank them enough,” Penny said, then looked at what remained in the house and shook her head as tears rolled down in her eyes. “Everything that I have is gone. Luckily nobody was hurt in the fire.” She said that the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem. “We have been having problems with mice, so that could have had something to do with it,” she added.
21.What do you know about Nick?
A.He was a firefighter.
B.He lives near Beverly Penny.
C.He left his house at 6:30 am that day when the fire happened.
D.He was driving his daughter to school when the fire happened.
22.When did Nick find the fire?
A.Before 6:30 am.
B.At about 6:30 am.
C.At 6:40 am.
D.Between 6:40 am and 7:00 am.
23.From the passage we can learn that .
A.Jerry found the fire
B.Jerry called the police
C.Jerry helped Nick escape the fire
D.mice were likely to blame for the fire
B
Planning your to-do list for the coming year? To help you out, we’ve collected our favorite must-see events across Canada. Ready, go!
Red or white?
Every spring wine growers get together to celebrate the beginning of another grape-growing season at the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival. The best time to visit the Okanagan is usually from May 1 to 10. The festival allows visitors to taste the best wines in Canada together with unique dishes representing the latest developments in local cuisine.
The jazz festival
Montreal’s downtown comes alive every summer during the International Jazz Festival.
The Festival Interna tional de Jazz de Montréal is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest held the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world’s largest jazz festival. This year the event is scheduled to run from June 29 to July 9. Stages replace cars along busy streets. With a host of free outdoor shows, you’ll be snapping your fingers to anything from Dixieland to blues, African beats to modern trip-hop, and everything in between.
Are you ready?
Just head east to the Newfoundland Targa Rally, which runs from September 9 to 16 this year. The 2,200-kilometre race dashes across the eastern and central parts of the province, and is the largest race of its kind in North America. On these sections you race against the clock rather than other competitors. This is a great chance to test your car’s limits and your skills.
Hello spring!
In 1945, thousands of tulip bulbs gifts from Holland, were planted on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, Canada. These gifts were a thank-you to Canadian soldiers who helped set Holland free in World WarⅡ. Since then, the capital has become home to the Canadian Tulip Festival. From May 4 to 22, Ottawa and Gatineau (a city of southwest Quebec) will be covered with beautiful flowers. Besides three million tulips, visitors can also attend concerts, featuring some of Canada’s brightest musical stars.
24.What can people do at the Newfoundland Targa Rally?
A.Listen to Dixieland and blues.
B.Have a taste of Canadian wines.
C.Have a test of their driving skills.
D.Enjoy themselves at a flower show.
25.On May 10th, music lovers may go to .
A.the Canadian Tulip Festival
B.the International Jazz Festival
C.the Newfoundland Targa Rally
D.the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival
26.Holland is mentioned in the passage to show .
A.the cruelty of World WarⅡ
B.the wisdom of Canadian soldiers
C.the origin of the Canadian Tulip Festival
D.the popularity of the Canadian Tulip Festival
27. The passage is most probably talking about .
A.the geography of Canada
B.popular events in Canada
C.historical events of Canada
D.traditional cultures in Canada
C
A man enters a store to buy milk. He walks out of the store with milk. That is all—milk. At the same time, a woman enters the same grocery store also to buy milk. She buys it. But, she also buys chicken and lemons to make dinner that night. She also gets a bottle of wine for drinks with friends and a birthday card for her husband’s niece. And that is the difference between the female and male brains simply explained in a grocery store. Generally speaking, men do one thing at a time. Women do many. Doing many things at one time is often called “multi-tasking,” a very popular word these days.
Now scientific research supports this theory about male and female brains. A recent study has confirmed what we have known all along—men and women think differently.
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania studied brain images of 949 people aged from 8 to 22 years old. They found that male brains have more connections on one side of the brain, or hemisphere. In the female brain, they found more activity and connections between the right and left sides of the brain. The left side of the brain is known as the side of “reason”. The right hemisphere is known as the “creative” side.
Regina Verma is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She co-wrote the report. She says when women are asked to do something complicated they might use different parts of the brain. But men generally use just one.
As a result, men generally deal directly with a problem. There is a strong connection between the “understanding” and the “action” parts of their brains. Women, however, might include other parts of the brain, like the part connected with “reason” and the part connected with sensitivity when solving a problem. Women take a less direct path to find a solution.
Thanks for your listening. I’m your announcer Anna Matteo.
28.From Paragraph 1, we can learn that women .
A.are more hard-working than men
B.are more multi-tasking than men
C.are more careful than men
D.go shopping more than men
29.When asked to do something complicated, men .
A.only use the “reason” side of the brain
B.only use the “creative” side of the brain
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https://www.doczj.com/doc/d318806126.html,e one part of the brain
30.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Men like doing something difficult.
B.Men take a less direct path to find a solution.
C.Women usually deal with a problem indirectly.
D.Women brains have more connections on one side.
31.The main purpose of the passage is to tell us .
A.that men and women really do think differently
B.who want to go shopping more, men or women
C.why women want to do many things at one time
D.that men and women all like to drink milk
D
You must be surprised to know that ringing rocks do exist. A field of unique boulders (卵石) is in the midst of the 128-acre Ringing Rocks County Park in Pennsylvania. Spread out across seven to eight acres, the boulders produce an unusual metallic ‘clang’(叮当声) when struck with a hammer or another piece of rock. These ringing rocks attract thousands of tourists each year. Native Americans have known about the rocks for centuries, and passed on their knowledge to the first White settlers in the mid-1700s.
The strange phenomenon has baffled scientists and geologists for years. Several experiments have been conducted on the ringing rocks, but the exact reason for the unusual sound remains unknown.
Richard Faas, a geologist from Pennsylvania, tested a few of the rocks in his lab in 1965. He discovered that when struck, each individual rock produced low frequency tones that aren’t heard by the human ear. The tones from multiple rocks interact (相互作用) with each other and it’s the collective sound that we get to hear.
Faas still couldn’t explain why these rocks were so s pecial. They are made of a volcanic matter called diabase—consisting of iron and other hard minerals like all stones. But something about the composition (成分) makes them different. Some other scientists believe that the stress within the rocks is responsible for the ringing.
Surprisingly, there’s almost no vegetation or plant life in the area. Not even insects. The 10 foot deep field is hotter than the forest surrounding it and provides very little in terms of food or shelter. A few have claimed that compa sses don’t
work in the area, but no mark of high background radiation and abnormal magnetic fields (磁场) has ever been found.
32.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.The Ringing Rocks of Pennsylvania
B.The Forming of the Ringing Rocks
C.A Strange Natural Phenomenon
D.The Experiments about Rocks
33.The underlined word “baffled” in the second paragraph probably means “”.
A.disappointed
B.puzzled
C.amused
D.interested
34.What did Richard Faas discover by his experiments?
A.Each individual rock can let out sound we can hear.
B.The stress within the rocks probably makes them ring.
C.The sound of the ringing rock results from many rocks.
D.These rocks produce radiation and harmful magnetic field.
35.The last paragraph mainly tells us .
A.the harm of the ringing rocks
B.the temperature of the ringing rocks
C.the poor soil around the ringing rocks
D.some other very strange things in the area of ringing rocks
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。
Transport is one of the aids to trade. By moving goods from places where they are plentiful to places where they are scarce, transport adds to their value. The more easily goods can be brought over the distance that separates producer and consumer, the better for trade. 36
The great advances made in transport during the last two hundred years were accompanied by a big increase in trade. Quicker transport makes possible
mass-production and big business, drawing supplies from, and selling goods to, all
parts of the globe. 37 Big city stores could not have developed unless customers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods could be delivered to their homes.
38 Much of the fish landed at the ports would be wasted if it could not be taken quickly to inland towns. Transport has given us a much greater variety of foods and goods since we no longer have to live on what is produced locally. Foods which at one time could be obtained only during a part of the year can now be obtained all through the year. Transport has raised the standard of living.
By moving fuel, raw materials, and even power, for example, through electric cables, transport has led to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they would have been impossible before. The cheaper and quicker transport becomes, the longer the distance over which goods can profitably be carried. Poor transport restricts the development of the economy, thus resulting in a low standard of living.
39
Commerce requires not only the moving of goods and people but also the carrying of messages and information. 40 In this way, advanced communication systems also help to develop trade.
A.Transport also prevents waste.
B.Big factories could not exist without transport.
C.Without convenient transportation, trade would be on a small scale.
D.Countries with poorer transport have a lower standard of living.
E.Cost savings are usually enjoyed by house owners and operators.
F.Transport in the Republic of India is an important part of the nation’s economy.
G.Means of communication,like telephones and radio,send information to different parts of the world.
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(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。
I have lived in India for years, and recently was traveling from Mumbai to Jaipur for work. Arriving at the airport early, I was 41 to hang out to kill the time.
I wandered around 42 for a while. Without much else to do, I decided to 43 the gift shop nearby. As I walked around the store, two American women having a nap outside placed themselves directly in my line of 44 . It looked as if they had been at the airport for hours, and I felt it necessary to do something to help 45 their long wait.
I looked around the store for a few moments, and 46 purchasing a medium-sized lovely toy. I asked the owner of the shop for a 47 and a pen and wrote, “Wh en you get up if this makes you smile, it would mean the world to me. Have a good trip and a(n) 48 experience.”
I walked 49 towards the two women and placed the toy and the note next to them. Not wanting to 50 them, I tried to be as slow as possible, but in my 51 to flee the scene, one of them woke up and 52 me in the act. She looked at me with 53 at first. Maybe she thinks I’m a thief! But when she noticed the soft toy and the note, she brightened up, 54 this was the best thing anyone had ever done for her. “Is this for me?” she 55 . I gave her a huge smile and 56 .
She was 57 me and my act! For a minute, it didn’t feel like we were 58 anymore. I shook hands with her, and her smile 59 my day. I walked away with 60 but her gratitude, and came to feel that, even though we were from different places, we were friends.
41.A.ordered B.required C.invited D.advised
42.A.hopefully B.excitedly C.aimlessly D.cautiously
43.A.enter B.describe C.leave D.buy
44.A.mind B.sight C.head D.heart
45.A.ease B.rid C.escape D.jump
46.A.dreamt of B.approved of C.ended up D.gave up
47.A.book B.note C.newspaper D.card
48.A.terrible B.forgettable C.enjoyable D.boring
49.A.quickly B.quietly C.heavily D.anxiously
50.A.warn B.remind C.trouble D.wake
51.A.attempt B.curiosity C.patience D.adventure
52.A.attracted B.caught C.forgave D.thanked
53.A.gratitude B.kindness C.puzzle D.satisfaction
54.A.even if B.so that C.in case D.as if
55.A.predicted B.worried C.answered D.guessed
56.A.questioned B.shook C.nodded D.suspected
57.A.surprised by B.grateful for C.doubtful about D.proud of
58.A.friends B.strangers C.enemies https://www.doczj.com/doc/d318806126.html,panies
59.A.affected B.changed C.enriched D.made
60.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
It’s spring again, and it’s the season of fireflies (萤火虫). Their warm and gentle lights glitter in the quiet 61 (dark), especially in mountainous areas or near water. No matter 62 you are, or how old you are, you’re sure to fall under their spell.
For many older people, fireflies are a reminder of childhood. That’s because they were a lot 63 common long ago, 64 the industrial development destroyed so much firefly habitat. Wetlands 65 (appear) and chemicals were dumped into rivers. Fireflies were left with 66 to feed or breed. What’s more, fireflies seem to keep away 67 artificial lights. As these spread, the bugs retreated. Not until they had almost vanished 68 (do) people realize what was happening.
Over the past few years, though, conservation groups and enthusiastic firefly lovers have come together to save these special creatures, 69 are making a comeback. In natural settings all around 70 island, fireflies are once again lighting up the night and helping create special memories for the next generation. 第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
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。
The Mid-Autumn Festival fall on the 15th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar. For one of the traditional Chinese festival, it has been enjoying great popularity in our country. Usually, no matter how far away from or how busy we were, we will try to return home for the celebration. The moon that night looks brightest in the whole lunar month. Which we love most is the time we enjoy the full moon together. With the beautiful moon up in the sky, we sit together or eat moon cakes and fruit, share our stories. In addition to these traditional activities, we have a wider range of choices so as traveling and visiting our relatives or friends. 第二节书面表达(满分25分)
某家英语报社向中学生征稿,主题是叙述一项高中阶段一直想做却没有做到,因而想在进入大学后尽情去做的休闲活动(例如旅游、运动、看电影、听音乐、读自己喜欢的书等)。请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。
1.首先说明高中阶段未能做到该项活动的原因;
2.叙述进大学后如何做这件事。
注意:1.词数100左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头语已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Since I became a senior high school student,_______________________
答题纸
一、阅读理解7选5答题(答题卡上空出36-40)
36---40：________________________
二、语法填空
61、____________ __ 62、_____________
63、____________ 64、_____________
65、____________ 66、____________
67、____________ 68、____________
69、 ____________ 70、____________
三、短文改错：
The Mid-Autumn Festival fall on the 15th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar. For one of the traditional Chinese festival, it has been enjoying great popularity in our country. Usually, no matter how far away from or how busy we were, we will try to return home for the celebration. The moon that night looks brightest in the whole lunar month. Which we love most is the time we enjoy the full moon together. With the beautiful moon up in the sky, we sit together or eat moon cakes and fruit, share our stories. In addition to these traditional activities, we have a wider range of
choices so as traveling and visiting our relatives or
friends.
四、书面表达：
Since I became a senior high school student,
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参考答案
听力部分录音材料
(Text 1)
M:Oh, the heat is unbearable! Didn’t you turn on the air-conditioner, Honey? W:I did. But our air-conditioner doesn’t cool well!
(Text 2)
M:Excuse me. Could I smoke here, madam?
W:I’m sorry, but you see that my baby is sleeping here. Why don’t you go to the smoking area between Carriages 8 and 9?
(Text 3)
W:Oh, that’s too bad! I just lost another 50 dollars in this stupid car.
M:I’m not surprised. It’s always out of order.
(Text 4)
M:What a nice piano! How wonderful!
W:Yes, it is. My father bought it for me last week. And I like it very much. (Text 5)
M:Hello, Mrs White, what can I do for you?
W:I don’t know what’s the matter with me. I am always feeling tired. I am usually worn out at the end of the day.
(Text 6)
M:Hello, Joan. You’ll never guess what happened yesterday. I got locked in the office.
W:What do you mean “locked in”?
M:Well, my colleague didn’t realize I was still in the office, so when he left he locked the door from outside.
W:Oh, no. Then how did you get out?
M:I called another colleague who was in the office next door. I had to push the key under the door for him so he could let me out.
W:That’s funny. I’ve never heard of anyone getting locked in rather than locked out.
M:I know. My wife laughed at me all evening.
(Text 7)
W:What can I do for you, young boy?
M:Yes, I want to buy a geography book.
W:I’m sorry, but we’ve sold out.
M:Sold out? It’s unbelievable! How can that be?
W:We received the wrong number of books, We’re still short of thirty books.
M:Then what should I do? This morning in my first class our teacher asked us to review two units for Thursday.
W:We’ll be getting the rest next Monday.
M:But that doesn’t help now!
W:Why not ask someone who has a book to share with you?
M:That would be nice. Thanks!
(Text 8)
W:How can I help you, sir?
M:I need a suit, please.
W:We have sweat suits, casual suits, and business suits. Which kind do you want? M:The last one.
W:Well, they come in three different price ranges. There are on-sale clothes, fashionable suits, and best-sellers.
M:What’s the price range for each?
W:On-sale clothes start at 30 dollars and go as high as 100 dollars. The fashionable suits on the second floor are between 250 and 1,500 dollars. Best-sellers are on the third floor, and they are between 50 and 500 dollars.
M:I can spend up, to 75 dollars.
W:In that case, have a look at both the on-sale clothes and the best-sellers. M:Where are the on-sale clothes?
W:Go straight down to the first floor.
M:OK. I’ll go there first.
(Text 9)
W:Darling, we have only one towel.
M:Shall I call room service?
W:Yes, and tell them to send up some breakfast to our room, too.
M:OK. What would you like for breakfast?
W:I think I’ll have some toast, a boiled egg, and coffee with cream.
M:But you usually have only a cup of milk for breakfast at home.
W:Well, when you don’t have to cook, you enjoy the meal more. Don’t you think so? M:Yes. You always do so much for our family, dear. That’s why I always wanted you to have a holiday. You need a little relaxation.
W:You’re the most considerate husband in the world.
M:Thank you, and you are the most perfect wife in the world.
W:You’re too sweet, you know. Oh, can you help me with the hot water? I want to take a shower, but I don’t know how to turn the hot water on. I’ve never seen equipment like that in a bathroom before.
(Text 10)
Back to the news. Last Friday a storm hit two villages destroying fourteen houses. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows. One person was killed, and nine were badly injured and taken to hospital. A number of other people received small injuries. Altogether over two hundred were left homeless as a result of the storm.
A farmer said the storm began early in the morning and lasted over an hour. He was in the kitchen with his wife and his children when they heard a loud noise.
A few minutes later their house fell down on top of them. They managed to climb out, but then he saw that one of his children was missing. He went back inside and found him safe but very frightened.
A woman said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children. There was no time for her to take anything. A few minutes later, the roof came down. Soldiers went to the area to help the people in trouble.
试题答案
1~5 BACAC 6~10 ABCAB 11~15 CACCB 16~20 BBCAB
21.B 细节题。根据第1段的“As he glanced at his neighbor’s house, he realized that it was on fire”可知Nick和Penny是邻居。
22.B 细节题。根据第1段的第2、3句可知,Nick是在早上6点30分左右发现火灾的。
23.D 推断题。根据最后一段的“She said that the fire cou ld have been caused by an electrical problem. ‘We have been having problems with mice, so that could have had something to do with it,’ she added”可知D项正确。
24.C 细节题。根据Are you ready?部分中的“the Newfoundland Targa Rally”和“This is a great chance to test your car’s limits and your skills”可知C项正确。25.A 细节题。根据Hello spring!部分中的“...the Canadian Tulip Festival. From May 4 to 22”和“...concerts, featuring some of Canada’s brightest musical stars”等信息可知,在五月十日音乐节爱好者们可能会去参加加拿大的郁金香节。故选A项。
26.C 推断题。根据Hello spring!部分中的“These gifts were a thank-you...home to the Canadian Tulip Festival”可知,作者之所以提到荷兰是为了说明加拿大郁金香节的来历。故选C项。
27.B 推断题。根据文章首段中的“we’ve collected our favorite must-see events across Canada”和下文中的相关内容可知,文章是在介绍加拿大各地的节庆活动。
28.B 细节题。根据第1段可知,一名男子走进一家商店买牛奶,买的只有牛奶;而一名女子走进同一家商店,也是买牛奶。但她除了买牛奶外,还买了许多其他的东西。并根据该段中的最后一句可得出答案。
29.D 细节题。根据第4段的“She says when women are asked to do something complicated they might use different parts of the brain. But men generally use just one”可知。
30.C 推断题。根据倒数第2段可知,男性通常直接处理问题。他们大脑中的“理解”和“行动”部分之间有很强的连接。而女性可能会包含大脑的其他部分,例如解决问题时会用到理性部分和感性部分。女性在寻找解决方案时并不那么直接。因此选C项。
31.A 推断题。这篇科研报道主要报道了男女思考大不相同以及带来的结果,并解释了其原因。故选A项。
32.A 主旨题。文章第1句“You must be surprised to know that ringing rocks do exist”就引出了本文的中心词:振铃岩石(The Ringing Rocks)。
33.B 词义推测题。根据第2段的“Several experiments have been conducted on the ringing rocks, but the exact reason for the unusual sound remains unknown”可知,这种奇怪的现象多年来使科学家和地质学家一直困惑(baffle)。
34.C 细节题。根据第3段的“The tones from multiple rocks interact with each other and it’s the collective sound that we get to hear”可知,振铃岩石的声音是许多岩石之间相互作用、相互碰撞发出的声音,它们被收集到一起发出的声音才能让我们听到。35.D 推断题。最后一段中提到在有振铃岩石的地域没有植被,昆虫,甚至比周围森林地带还热,还有人声称指南针在此失灵。这些都是关于在这一地区的另外一些非常奇怪的事情。
36~40 CBADG
41.D 考查动词。根据上文可知作者到达机场特别早,因此别人建议他逛逛周围的商店来打发时间。
42.C 考查副词。作者仅仅是为了打发时间,因此他的闲逛是毫无目的的。aimlessly“漫无目的地”。
43.A 考查动词。由于没有什么其他的事情要做,作者决定进入附近的一家礼品店逛逛。
44.B 考查名词。作者进入了那家商店,两个小睡的美国人进入了作者的眼帘。in my line of sight“出现在我的视线中”。
45.A 考查动词。结合上文可知,此时作者感到有必要做点什么来缓解他们的长期等待。ease“减轻;缓和;放松”。
46.C 考查动词短语。此处叙述作者逛商店买了一个玩具。end up“(以……)结束”。
47.B 考查名词。根据下文可知作者向商店的老板要了纸和笔。
48.C 考查形容词。根据“When you get u p if this makes you smile, it would mean the world to me. Have a good trip”可知作者祝他们旅途愉快。enjoyable“愉快的;快乐的”。
49.B 考查副词。作者为了不惊醒她们,因此悄悄地走近她们,打算把玩具和纸条放到她们那儿。
50.D 考查动词。根据下文的“I tried to be as slow as possible”可知,作者这样做的目的是不想把她们弄醒。
51.A 考查名词。在作者把玩具和纸条放过去后打算离开的时候,其中一人醒了。
attempt“尝试”。
52.B 考查动词。在作者打算离开的时候,其中一人醒了,看到了这一幕,catch此处意为“发现”,符合语境。