【解析】四川省营山县回龙中学2016届高三12月检测英语试题

四川省营山县回龙中学2016届高三12月检测英语试题

注意事项：

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第I卷（选择题）

一、单项选择：

1．What surprised Mr. Lee most was, I think, Clement had done his work neatly and correctly.

A.when

B.what

C.which

D.that

【答案】D

【解析】考查名词性从句。

分析句子结构可知,空处引导的是表语从句,从句句意完整,也不缺成分,故用that。

2．He stood at the window, thinking where he his camera last.

A.saw

B.has seen

C.had seen

D.would see

【答案】A

【解析】考查时态。语意:他站在窗子跟前,想着他上一次是在哪儿见到他的相机的。根据句中的时间状语last可判断出应用一般过去时。

3．During the quality time at night, the father enjoys watching TV, while the mother together with her three children fond of listening to popular songs.

A.is

B.are

C.was

D.were

【答案】A

【解析】考查主谓一致和时态。

当主语后带有together with短语时,句中的谓语仍然和前面的主语一致,不受together with短语的干扰。根据enjoys可知,第二个分句也应用一般现在时。

【备注】类似的词或短语还有:along with, as well as, besides, but, except, like, including, in addition to, no less than, rather than等。

4．He's lived in London and Manchester, but he doesn't like city very much.

A.either

B.neither

C.both

D.none

【答案】A

【解析】考查代词。由but可知应选either,表示"两者中的任意一个"。语意:他曾在London 和Manchester住过,但这两座城市他都不喜欢。

5．We offered her our congratulations her passing the driving test.

A.at

B.on

C.for

D.of

【答案】B

【解析】考查介词。

句意:我们祝贺她通过驾照考试。congratulations on sth.为固定用法。

6．A new study suggests that yelling at children may have consequences that go beyond of beating them.

A.ones

B.these

C.those

D.that

【答案】C

【解析】考查代词。句意:一项新的研究表明,冲孩子吼叫造成的后果可能比打他们的后果严重得多。这里用代词those代替前面的复数名词consequences,表示同一类事物的复数含义。

7．It was sad to me that they, so poor themselves, bring me food.

A.might

B.would

C.should

D.could

【答案】C

【解析】考查情态动词。虽然他们自己很穷,竟然还给我带来食物。should"竟然",符合句意。

8．Almost every country celebrating a special will set off fireworks.

A.situation

B.state

C.condition

D.occasion

【答案】D

【解析】考查名词辨析。语意:几乎每个国家在庆祝特别时刻时都会放烟花。special occasion 表示"特殊的时刻",所以这里选D项。

9．________ the forest should be punished.

A.Anyone sets fire to

B.Whoever sets fire to

C.Who sets fire to

D.One sets fire to

【答案】B

【解析】考查名词性从句。句意:任何纵火焚烧森林的人都应该受到严惩。这里是Whoever 引导的名词性从句,作句子的主语。

10．If you ask me whether I am with doing a lot of homework every day, I will say yes. But as a student, I have to do so at present.

A.satisfied

B.encouraged

C.pleased

D.bored

【答案】D

【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意:如果你问我是否对每天做这么多家庭作业感到厌倦,我会回答"是的"。但作为学生,我目前只有这么做。bored"(对某人或某物)厌倦的",符合句意。

11．(?12江西卷)I?ve the habit of calling in on my grandparents on my way home from school.

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/7a8139847.html,e into

B.gone into

C.got into

D.run into

【答案】C

【解析】句意:我已经养成了放学回家时去看望爷爷、奶奶的习惯。get into the habit of...是固定搭配,表示"养成……的习惯"。

12．Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of the site Facebook, you can have a look at each other?s pictures.

A.where

B.which

C.when

D.as

【答案】A

【解析】考查定语从句。先行词the site Facebook在从句中起状语的作用,故用关系副词where 引导定语从句。

13．—I found my little son not feeling well this morning. I?m afraid he is ill.

—.

A.Don?t worry too much

B.It?s nothing at all

C.I?m sorry to hear that

D.Take it easy

【答案】C

【解析】考查交际用语。句意:——今天早上我发现我的小儿子不舒服,恐怕他生病了。——听到这个消息我很难过。根据语境可知应选C项。

14．Many great artists were not famous in their own time, and people only started to them many years later.

A.remind

B.appreciate

C.inspire

D.assist

【答案】B

【解析】考查动词辨析。句意:很多伟大的艺术家在他们的时代并不出名,人们只是在很多年之后才开始"欣赏"他们。由句意可知B项正确。A项表示"提醒",C项表示"鼓舞",D项表示"帮助",明显不正确。

15．—What?s your dream?

—Well, my parents wouldn?t expect me to be a banker, but I still .

A.hope to

B.hope so

C.hope not

D.hope for

【答案】A

【解析】考查省略句。句意:—你的梦想是什么?—哦,我父母不想让我成为银行家,但我仍然希望(成为银行家)。此部分表达完整为:but I still hope to be a banker。省略时可将其相同的部分be a banker省去,但to不可省略。故答案为A项。

二、完形填空

I know a doctor who is an expert in the area of nuclear medicine and is regarded by his peers as one of the most brilliant in his field.

When I asked him about his feelings concerning his 16, he responded as follows, and 17 me to present:

"As far as I am concerned, a day will come, many years in the 18, where people will look at this science of nuclear medicine and they will 19it to a craft practiced by witch doctors(巫医). They will wonder how people could have been so 20to use radioactive dyes in the nuclear imaging process. They will 21my published research and think that I must have been a foolish doctor."

He further explained, " 22of the day can be the stupidity of tomorrow. The scholars who

23my work today will be denied by the intellectuals of tomorrow. I am not 24by their high regard of my 25because I know a day will come in the future where we are all regarded as having been miserable 26."

"Ever hear of a guy named Aristotle? In his day, he was considered to be a 27. Of course, he also believed 28in the concept that the sun revolved around the earth. Years later, he would be 29by Galileo and Copernicus, who no doubt considered Aristotle to be a total fool."

He concluded by stating, "I find certain scientists to be the most 30people I know, generally, totally 31, and convinced that they have the answer to all problems. In my mind, a reasonably 32person is the fellow who recognizes that life is little more than a lot of questions 33answers, and one answer should only lead to another question. The truly intelligent person is somebody who 34life is little more than a string of uncertainties and the immediate answers we acquire are rarely absolutes, but only a(n) 35to the next string of uncertainties."

Anyway, from my perspective, that answer seems pretty "smart".

16．A.medicine B.discovery C.wealth D.reputation 17．A.ordered B.allowed C.forbade D.forced 18．A.future B.past C.history D.world 19．A.lead B.refer https://www.wendangku.net/doc/7a8139847.html,pare D.turn 20．A.powerful B.dangerous C.clever D.stupid 21．A.read B.ignore C.burn D.accept 22．A.Experience B.Knowledge https://www.wendangku.net/doc/7a8139847.html,age D.Concept 23．A.stop B.finish C.admire D.require 24．A.frightened B.satisfied C.praised D.flattered 25．A.tricks B.skills C.medicines D.experiences 26．A.fools B.scientists C.researchers D.scholars 27．A.model B.worker C.hero D.genius 28．A.doubtfully B.hesitantly C.eagerly D.wrongly 29．A.killed B.denied C.blamed D.defeated 30．A.disgusting B.inspiring C.challenging D.demanding 31．A.mean B.gentle C.modest D.proud 32．A.intelligent B.responsible C.generous D.adventurous 33．A.in case of B.in search of C.in favor of D.in need of 34．A.loses B.starts C.recognizes D.suggests 35．A.solution B.exit C.entry D.bridge

【答案】

16．D

17．B

18．A

19．C

20．D

21．A

22．B

23．C

24．D

25．B

26．A

27．D

28．C

29．B

30．A

31．D

32．A

33．B

34．C

35．D

【解析】

16．根据第一段可知,这位医生被看作他那个领域最有才华的人之一,因此这里指的是他的名声,故选D。

17．根据下文内容可知,这位医生允许作者把他的回答呈现出来,因此选B。

18．从前面的"a day will come"可知,此处指的是将来,因此这里选A,表示未来的时候。

19．从下文的"to a craft practiced by witch doctors(巫医)"可知,此处表示将来的人们会把这位医生现在做的事情看作是一种巫术。因此选C。

20．根据本段最后一句话中的"a foolish doctor"可知,将来的人们会搞不明白为什么现在的人们这么愚蠢,竟然在核成像过程中使用放射性染料,故选D。

21．将来的人们会阅读这位医生的研究成果并认为他一定是一名愚蠢的医生。

22．结合下文的内容可知,这位医生认为今天的"知识"可能成为明天的愚蠢。

23．根据第一段中的内容可知,这位医生的同伴们认为他是他的领域中最有才华的人之一,因此这里表示现在这些"钦佩"他的学者,会被将来的知识分子否定,故选C。

24．根据下文because后的内容可知,这位医生不会因为别人对他的技术的高度敬佩而自命不凡。

25．对于他人对自己"技术"的高度敬佩,这位医生不会因此而自命不凡。

26．结合上文的foolish和stupidity等可知,将来的人们会认为现在的人们是可怜的"傻瓜"。

27．根据上文的内容可知,这位医生提到亚里士多德是为了证明自己的观点,故此处应表示亚里士多德在他的那个时代被认为是天才,故选D。

28．这里指亚里士多德曾经热切地认为太阳围绕着地球转。

29．亚里士多德在当时被看作天才,但是过了一些年之后就被伽利略和哥白尼"否定"了,他们认为他是一个傻瓜。

30．从下文的"convinced that they have the answer to all problems"可知,这些人认为自己无所不知,因此这位医生认为这些人是"令人厌恶的"。

31．下文的"convinced that they have the answer to all problems",表明这些人是"骄傲自大的",

故选D。

32．在这位医生看来,一个相当聪明的人,应该是承认自己的生活不过是寻求答案的过程的人。下文的"The truly intelligent person"是提示。

33．与前面的questions呼应,指寻求这些问题的答案,故选B。

34．真正聪明的人"意识到"生活是一系列的未知。上文提到的recognizes是提示。

35．这位医生认为我们获得的答案很少是绝对的,而是通向下一系列未知事物的"桥梁",故选D。

【备注】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过一位著名医生对于名声的态度,告诉了我们今天的先进知识在将来会变得落后,真正的智者会将生活看成是解决未知问题的过程。

revolve 旋转

revolve around/round sth. 绕……旋转

The earth revolves round the sun. 地球绕太阳公转。

revolve around/round sb./sth. 以……为中心,围绕

My life revolves around my job. 我的工作是我生活的中心。

He thinks that everything revolves around him. 他认为一切事情都以他为中心。

三、阅读理解：

"Plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide," said researchers from the National University of Singapore.

45 percent of the species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past. The researchers point out that warmer temperatures and changing habitats, caused by climate change, are possible reasons for the shrinking of creatures.

"We do not yet know the exact mechanisms involved, or why some organisms are getting smaller while others are unaffected," the researchers said. "Until we understand more, we could be risking negative consequences that we can?t yet quantify."

The change was big in cold-blooded animals. Only two decades of warmer temperatures were enough to make reptiles(爬行动物) smaller. An increase of only 1℃caused nearly a 10 percent increase in metabolism(新陈代谢). Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards. Fish are smaller now too. Though overfishing has played a part in reducing numbers, experiments show that warmer temperatures also stop fish growth. There is a recent report on warmer temperatures? negative effects on plankton(浮游生物),the base of the marine ecosystem.

Warm-blooded animals weren?t immune from the size change caused by climate change. Many birds are now smaller; Mammals have been miniaturized too. Soay sheep are thinner. Red deer are weaker. And polar bears are smaller, compared with historical records. This isn?t the first time this has happened in Earth?s history.

55 million years ago, a warming event similar to the current climate change caused bees, spiders and ants to shrink by 50 to 75 percent over several thousand years. That event happened over a longer time than the current climate change.

The speed of modern climate change could mean organisms may not respond or adapt quickly enough, especially those with long generation times. So, it is likely that more negative influences of climate change will be shown in the future.

36．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Why do some species become smaller?

B.How does climate change in Earth?s history?

C.Climate change has many negative effects

D.Species become smaller as climate warms

37．The underlined word "trumped" in the first paragraph can be replaced by "".

A.increased

B.beaten

C.strengthened

D.equaled 38．Researchers from the National University of Singapore believe that .

A.how climate change affects animals? sizes has not been found clearly

B.all the animals on the Earth have become smaller

C.too many studies on animals? sizes have been done

D.climate change has more negative effects on warm-blooded animals

39．What can we learn from the passage?

A.Climate change has even affected plankton negatively.

B.Birds have suffered more from climate change than fish.

C.Cold-blooded animals become smaller because of the lack of food.

D.The war ming event has never happened in Earth?s history before.

【答案】

36．D

37．B

38．A

39．A

【解析】

36．考查主旨大意。全文主要说明了气候变暖导致许多生物个体变小这一现象,因此D项最适合作本文标题。

37．考查词义猜测。根据句中的but可知,画线词所在部分与画线词前面的内容"大气中二氧化碳的增加将使生物个体变大"是转折关系,从而可以推测气温、湿度、营养等的变化对生物的影响战胜了二氧化碳增加的好处,即实际上生物个体变小了。

38．考查细节理解。第三段研究人员提到"We do not yet know the exact mechanisms involved",其中"the exact mechanisms"指的是气候变暖影响生物个体大小的确切原理,因此A项正确。

39．考查细节理解。根据第四段最后一句"There is a recent report on warmer temperatures? negative effects on plankton(浮游生物), the base of the marine ecosystem."可知,气候变化已对浮游生物产生了有害影响。

【备注】研究人员发现气候变暖导致地球上许多生物个体变小。

The Pew report---which was based on surveys carried out in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Poland and the Czech Republic --- concluded that the European Union was “ the new sick man of Eu rope”.

The percentage of Europeans with a favorable view of the EU has plunged from 60 percent last year to 45 percent now.

The UK may be considered the most Eurosceptic(欧洲怀疑论者)country, but its support for the union has barely changed in the past 12 months, slipping only two points to 43 percent.

By contrast, France?s backing for the EU has slipped sharply, from 60 percent last year to 41 percent today.

On the question of whether to remain in the EU, 46 percent of the British want to leave the union and surprisingly, the same percentage went to stay.

The Pew report?s authors said, “The long-drawn economic crisis has created bad forces that are pulling European public opinion apart, separating the French from the Germans and Germans from everyone else.”

They added, “The effort over the past half century to create a more united Europe is now the main disaster of the euro crisis. The European project now stands in a bad reputation across much of Europe.”

The only European leader rated highly by their own voters was the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with 74 percent voters in favor of her.

Prime Minister David Cameron was the next highest with a positive score of 37 percent among the British public, although he can take some comfort from the fact that 58 percent of Poles and half of all French people think he is doing a good job.

In spite of the dark economic future and growing doubt of the EU, there were strong majorities of more than 60 percent in favor of keeping the euro in the five countries surveyed that use the single currency.

40．Which of the following is TRUE about the recent Pew report?

A.The UK has the smallest number of people against the EU.

B.There?s a slight change of the UK?s support for the EU.

C.More than half the Germans raise doubt about the EU.

D.A vast majority of French people are in favor of the EU.

41．As to whether to remain in the EU, ______.

A.the British are divided equally

B.few British want to stay

C.half British want to leave

D.many British don?t care about it

42．What?s the Pew report?s authors? attitude to wards the relation between France and Germany?

A.Enthusiastic.

B.Optimistic.

C.Negative.

D.Neutral.

43．Why does Prime Minister David Cameron feel a little bit comfortable?

A.Only a score of 37 percent of Britons go against him.

B.Many of the Poles and French think well of him.

C.More than 60 percent of the Europeans are in favor of keeping the euro.

D.Angela Merkel has 74 percent voters supporting her.

【答案】

40．B

41．A

42．C

43．B

【解析】

40．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“but its support for the union has barely changed in the pas t 12 months, slipping only two points to 43 percent.”可知，英国对欧盟的支持率只下降了两个百分点，故选B。

41．细节理解题。根据第五段“On the question of whether to remain in the EU, 46 percent of the British want to leave the union and surprisingly, the same percentage went to stay.”可知，关于在欧盟去留的问题，英国民众的支持率和反对率是相同的，故选A。

42．观点态度题。根据第六段中的“…separating the French from the Germans and Germans from everyone else.”可知，Pew报告的作者对德法关系的态度是消极的，故选C。

43．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“although he can take some comfort from the fact that 58 percent of Poles and half of all Frenc h people think he is doing a good job.”可知，58%的波兰人和一半的法国人认为他做的很好，这使他觉得安慰，故选B。

【备注】本文介绍了各国对欧盟的支持率。

Loch Ness, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, is twenty four miles long and, at one point, one mile wide. It has an average depth of four hundred and fifty feet and at times drops close to a thousand. It is cold and murky(浑浊的), with dangerous currents. In short, it is the perfect place to hide a monster from even the sharpest eyes of science.

The Loch Ness Monster, also called Nessie, is supposedly living in this area. The earliest recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in the biography of Life of St. Columba by Adamnan in the year AD 565. The monster apparently attacked a man who was swimming in the River Ness.

The monster didn?t make he adlines again until August 27, 1930, when 3 fishermen reported seeing a creature with 20 feet long approaching their boat, throwing water in the air. In 1933, after a new road was built along the edge of the Loch, the number of reports rose suddenly. Early in 1934, Author Grant, a young student, was out on his motorcycle one evening when he almost ran into the monster as it crossed the road. Grant?s description of the thing — small head, long thin neck and tail with a big body, seemed to match the appearance of the plesiosaur(蛇颈龙), an aquatic(水生的) type of dinosaur that has been extinct(已灭绝的)for 65 million years.

The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was formed in 1962 to act as a research organization for information about the creature. Even now, efforts have continued to find the monster. A great deal of information was discovered about the Loch, but they haven?t yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster.

Skeptics(怀疑论者) argue that the water in the Loch is too cold for a plesiosaur to live in. They also argue that an air-breathing animal, like a whale or seal, would spend much more time on the surface than the creature seems to, and would be spotted more often.

Some scientists have wondered if the sightings might be caused by an underwater wave which is known to sometimes occur in deep, long, and cold lakes, like Loch Ness. Such a wave might push debris(废弃物)to the surface that might look like a strange animal.

However, none of these is identified.

44．According to the skeptics, which of the following is TRUE?

A.It is impossible for a monster to live in cold water.

B.The Loch Ness Monster often stays under the water.

C.The Loch Ness Monster is an air-breathing animal.

D.There is no so-called monster in Loch Ness.

45．The purpose of setting up the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau is to .

A.research the plesiosaur in the Loch Ness

B.protect the Nessie in the lake

C.collect some information about the Nessie

D.catch the Loch Ness Monster

46．Which of the following is the correct order for the things that happened in the passage?

a. A young student met with a monster crossing the road.

b. A swimmer was attacked by a monster in Loch Ness.

c. A new road was built along the edge of the Loch.

d. The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was set up.

e. Three fishermen saw a creature swimming towards their boat.

A.b, e, c, a, d

B.a,b, e, d, c

C.b, d, a, c, e

D.d, c, e, b, a

47．We can infer from the passage that .

A.Nessie is an aquatic type of dinosaur

B.Nessie has a 20-foot-long body

C.Nessie is an underwater wave

D.Nessie is still a mystery

48．What does this passage mainly talk about?

A.The natural scenery of Loch Ness.

B.The Nessie.

C.Skeptics? opinions on Loch Ness Monster.

D.The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau?s research results.

【答案】

44．D

45．C

46．A

47．D

48．B

【解析】

44．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中怀疑论者的两个论点可知,他们认为尼斯湖中根本就没有所谓的水怪。

45．细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知,尼斯湖调查局成立的目的就是搜集关于尼斯湖水怪的信息。

46．事实排序题。根据第二、三、四段中对这些事件的叙述可知,A项正确。

47．推理判断题。通读全文可知A、B、C项都只是一种猜测,尤其是通过最后一段可知,这些猜测都未得到证实,故D项"水怪仍然是个谜"的说法正确。

48．主旨大意题。纵观全文可知,作者重点围绕尼斯湖水怪展开说明和讨论,故B项最能概括本文主旨。

The Age of Unreason

Charles Handy

In his book The Age of Unreason Professor Handy describes the dramatic changes that are taking place in our lives today and warns that we must adapt to these changes if we want to survive in the future.

Handy believes that in the future less than 50% of the workforce will be employed full-time by an organization. These full-time employees will be the qualified professionals, technicians, and managers who are essential to an organization. Their working lives will be a lot more demanding than today, but in return they will be well-paid and they will retire earlier. The rest of the workforce will be self-employed or will work part-time, providing organizations with the products and services they require on a contract basis. Handy forecasts a big increase in the number of working mothers in the future and believes there will be a large number of unemployed.

Handy gives us plenty of figures to worry about. He estimates that by the year 2040, one person in five will retire, and one in ten will be over seventy-five years old. There will be one retiree to every three people of working age, and even more than that in countries such as Germany and Switzerland, where the proportion will be as much as one to two. Retirees will remain healthy and active for longer than they do today and many will live to be a hundred years old, a fact which leads Handy to suggest that the term retirement will no longer be appropriate. He suggests the third age is a more appropriate description, since it will be as important a part of our lives as the first age of learning and the second age of working are for us today.

49．Professor Handy wrote the book most probably to.

A.warn us of potential social problems in the future

B.predict the leading professions in the coming years

C.describe the effect of unemployment on society

D.suggest a better term for future retirement

50．According to Professor Handy, the future workforce will.

A.adapt to the changes in retirement easily

B.be mainly self-employed

C.have fewer full-time workers than today

D.work on a contract basis

51．From the last paragraph, we learn that about 30 years from now,.

A.the number of retirees will double in many countries

B.ageing will be a common and serious problem

C.10% of the population will live to be 100 years old

D.the third age will be the most important part of our lives

【答案】

49．A

50．C

51．B

【解析】

49．推理判断题。根据第一段中的"Professor Handy describes the dramatic changes that are taking place in our lives today and warns that we must adapt to these changes if we want to survive in the future"及最后一段的第一句可知A项正确。

50．细节理解题。根据"Handy believes that in the future less than 50% of the workforce will be employed full-time by an organization."可知在将来全职工人的数量要比现在少得多。

51．推理判断题。根据最后一段的第二句可知,大约三十年后,老龄化问题会成为一个普遍而又严重的问题,所以B项正确。

【备注】

Handy教授在他的The Age of Unreason一书中提到:在将来,为了生存,人们必须适应巨大的变化。

My grandfather died more than twenty-five years ago. I was fifteen. He was kind, strong, fair, and very funny. When I was a young musician, he was my biggest fan. I played my violin for him when he visited, and he loved everything, but each time he had one request. “Could you play …Amazing Grace??” he asked, full of hope and with a twinkle in his eye, because he knew my answer was always, “I don?t know that one!” We went through this r outine at every major holiday, and I always figured I?d have time to learn it for him later.

About the time I entered high school and started guitar, Grandpa got cancer. The last time I saw him alive was Thanksgiving weekend in 1985. My mom warned us that Grandpa didn?t look the same anymore and that we should prepare ourselves. For a moment I didn?t recognize him. He looked so small among all the white sheets. We had all gathered in Ohio for the holiday, and I?m sure we all knew we were there to say good-bye. I can see now that Grandpa held on long enough to see us each one more time. I remember how we ate in the dining room and laughed and talked

while Grandpa rested in his hospital bed. I wonder if it was sad for him to be alone with our voices and laughter. Knowing Grandpa, he was probably content.

The next morning I found my moment alone with him. I pulled out my guitar, tuned to his appreciative gaze, and finally played for him “Amazing Grace.” I had worked on it for weeks, knowing it never mattered whether I actually played it well and choosing not to believe as I played that it was my last concert for my biggest fan. The cancer had stolen his smile, but I saw joy in his eyes. He held my hand afterward, and I knew I had done something important.

I argued with people all through college about my music major. I was told by strangers that music wouldn?t make me any money and it wasn?t useful like being a doctor. But I know firsthand that with music I was able to give my grandpa something at a point when no one else could.

52．At first the author didn?t play …Amazing Grace? for Grandpa because _________.

A.her grandfather was just joking.

B.she found it difficult to play

C.she disliked playing it.

D.she hadn?t learned it yet

53．From the last sentence in Paragraph 2 we can infer that ____________.

A.Grandpa was too weak to feel anything

B.Grandpa was used to living alone

C.Grandpa treasured love from family

D.Grandpa was optimistic about his health

54．When the author finally played “Amazing Grace” for Grandpa, ____________.

A.she brought him love and comfort

B.she knew she must play it well

C.she made him smile joyfully

D.she believed she could play it many times for him.

55．What is the author?s attitude toward her music major?

A.Disapproving.

B.Positive.

C.Doubtful.

D.Regretful.

【答案】

52．D

53．C

54．A

55．B

【解析】

52．细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“We went through this routine at every major holiday, and I always figured I?d have time to learn it for him later.”可知，在重大节日，我们往往老话重提。我也总是认为我晚些时候有时间学会这首曲子弹给他听。可推断出作者当初没有为祖父演奏…Amazing Grace?，是因为她还没有学习演奏…Amazing Grace?。答案选D。

53．推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知，生命垂危的老人躺在病床上，听到子孙们的谈笑声，感到满足。答案选C。

54．推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“The cancer had stolen his smile, but I saw joy in his eyes. He held my hand afterward, and I knew I had done something important.”可知，作者给祖父演奏…Amazing Grace?，给祖父带来了爱和安慰。答案选A。

55．观点态度题。根据文章第四段中的“But I know firsthand that with music I was able to give my grandpa something at a point when no one else could.”可知，我亲身体会到：在某些时候，我能用音乐给祖父一些东西，而其他人不能。作者对于自己学音乐是积极的。答案选B。

【备注】我充满深情地怀念自己的祖父。祖父心地善良、身体强壮、幽默风趣。一直鼓励我拉小提琴，这成了我以后学习音乐的动力。

四、七选五：

The iPod generation

Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what?s happening around them. 56Ou tside life is shut out. So are you one of “them”?

For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 57What?s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: “I?m not available for chatting at the moment!”

Suppose yo u?re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. 58 Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal.

59It?s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume(声音) on their MP3 player, smil e, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved.

Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears—but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. We?ll be in a virtual(虚拟) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. 60And they are changing our social habits along the way.

In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It?s so strange—suddenly, I don?t feel like wearing my earphones any more!

A.Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.

B.I also have wires hanging from my ears.

C. They walk around in their own spac es, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems.

D. I don?t have to deal with the noise from the environment.

E. After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed.

F. Our instruments are changing quickly.

G. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.

【答案】

56．C

57．D

58．A

59．G

60．F

【解析】

56．根据上文“They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what?s happening around them.”这里描述了人们带着耳机沉浸在自己世界里的状态，C选项的句子They walk around in their own spaces, with the ir personal “digital noise reduction systems”.（他们走在自己的空间里，有着个人的“数字噪音减少系统”。）和上文是一致的。故选C。