第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题
(本试卷共五部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
第一部分 听力理解(共10小题，每题2分，满分20分)
听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。
1. Why does the man make the phone call
A. To deliver a package.
B. To report a damaged computer.
C. To inquire about a delayed order.
2. How does the man sound at the end of the conversation
A. Humorous. B. Anxious. C. Relieved.
听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。
3. What is the clock made from
A. A glass. B. A metal battery. C. A bicycle wheel.
4 What does the woman think of the metal and paper seats
A. They’re unsafe. B. They’re impractical. C. They’re inexpensive.
5. What will the speakers probably do first
A. Bat something. B. Attend a meeting. C. Go to the supermarket.
听下面一段独白，回答第6-8题。
6. Which country did the speaker go to last winter
A. Brazil. B. Australia. C. South Africa.
7. When did the team have no filming task that day
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
8. What did Jamie find most challenging
A. Crossing a river. B. Climbing the waterfall. C. Approaching the snakes.
听下面一段独白，回答第9-10题。
9. What is the man’s attitude towards changing the order
A. Disapproving. B. Understanding. C. Grateful.
10. What does the woman offer to do
A. Return the payment. B. Provide same dessert. C. Ring other farms.
第二部分 语言知识和技能运用
第一节：选择填空题。(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
1. By the time he succeeded in standing on the top of Mount Everest, Jack ________ twice.
A. has failed B. failed C. had failed D. was failing
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：在成功登上珠穆朗玛峰之前，杰克已经失败了两次。由从句中“By the time he succeeded”可知，空处谓语动词需用过去完成时态：had done，表示“过去的过去”所发生动作。此处表示杰克在成功登上珠穆朗玛峰之前已经失败了两次。故选C。
2. The children ________ many times not to swim alone in the sea before the accident happened.
A has warned B. had warned C. has been warned D. had been warned
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词的时态和语态。句意：在事故发生之前，孩子们曾多次被警告不要独自在海里游泳。分析句子结构可知，此处应为谓语动词，before引导的时间状语从句中使用的是一般过去时态，结合句意可知，主句中的动作发生在从句动作之前，所以应使用过去完成时态，且warn与主语之间为被动关系，所以选择过去完成时态的被动语态。故选D项。
3. All the tourists were ________ when they saw the ________ lakes in Jiuzhaigou.
A. amazed; amazing B. amazed; amazed
C. amazing; amazing D. amazing; amazed
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查-ed的形容词与-ing的形容词辨析。句意：所有的游客在看到九寨沟令人惊叹的湖泊时都惊叹不已。-ed的形容词表示“感到……的”，-ing的形容词表示“令人……的，分析句子结构可知，第一空在句子中作表语，主语是人，表示的是“感到很惊讶的”，所以使用amazed；第二空在句中作定语修饰名词lakes，表示的是“令人惊讶的”，所以使用amazing。故选A项。
4. ________ from the outer space, the earth looks like a blue globe with signs of life.
A. Seeing B. Seen C. To see D. Being seen
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：从外太空看，地球就像一个有生命迹象的蓝色球体。根据句子结构，句子的谓语为looks，设空处应为非谓语动词，see与逻辑主语the earth之间为动宾关系，应用过去分词表被动。故选B项。
5. ________ is no use regretting. A wise man thinks twice before he acts.
A. This B. It C. That D. All
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查固定句型。句意：后悔也没用。智者三思而后行。此处考查句型It’s no use doing sth，意为“做某事是没有用的”，设空处应用代词it，作形式主语，动名词作真正的主语。故选B项。
6. ________ the confused look on the students’ face, the teacher explained for a second time.
A. Seeing B. Seen C. To see D. Saw
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：看到学生们困惑的表情，老师又解释了一遍。句中已有谓语动词，所以用非谓语动词形式。逻辑主语the teacher与see之间为主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语。故选A。
7. He wants to find a more ________ job to support his family during the financial crisis.
A. fundamental B. consistent C. stable D. exceptional
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他想找一份更稳定的工作，在金融危机期间养家糊口。A. fundamental基础的，基本的；B. consistent一致的，连续的；C. stable稳定的；D. exceptional杰出的，卓越的。根据后文“to support his family during the financial crisis”可知，因为要养家糊口，所以此处需用形容词stable，表示找一份稳定的工作来养家糊口。故选C。
8. The President delayed his visit to Germany because something ________ happened in his country and he had to stay to deal with it.
A. awesome B. practical C. pleasant D. urgent
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：总统推迟了对德国的访问，因为他的国家发生了紧急事件，他不得不留下来处理这件事。A. awesome令人惊叹的，很好的；B. practical实用的；C. pleasant令人满意的；D. urgent紧急的。分析句子结构可知，此处应为形容词作后置定语，结合句意可知，此处表示“紧急的”为urgent符合句意。故选D项。
9. ________ popular belief, not all cats like fish. Some kinds of cats even hate the smell of fish.
A. Owing to B. Regardless of C. Contrary to D. With the help of
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：与普遍看法相反，并不是所有的猫都喜欢鱼。一些种类的猫甚至讨厌鱼的气味。A. Owing to由于；B. Regardless of不管；C. Contrary to与……相反；D. With the help of在……帮助下。结合语意以及常识，不是所有的猫都喜欢鱼，这是与普遍看法相反的，空处应用短语Contrary to，表示“与……相反”，符合题意。故选C项。
10. Even if he had heard it before, he couldn’t help ________ when someone told him the joke.
A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：即使他以前听过这个笑话，当有人讲这个笑话时，他还是禁不住大笑。分析句子结构可知，此处应为非谓语动词，can’t help doing意为“禁不住做某事”，所以此空选动名词作宾语。故选A项。
第二节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
By the time I finished my appointment, I was starving. I ____11____ at McDonald’s to order a hamburger to take home and eat while working.
Since it was a little before noon, there was a ____12____. A woman, who I soon learned was Marcella, was ____13____ at the register. She asked the woman behind her in line if she would like a drink and then asked me. We both said no, and must have looked ____14____, because she said, “I got you.” She continued to pay for both of our meals, even though we were ____15____.
I asked Marcella why she did this, and she shared that someone once did something similar for her. The person ____16____ that she pay it forward someday and she was making good on her ____17____. Before I left, she gave me a warm hug and requested me to do an act of kindness for a stranger when I could. I arrived home, but instead of working through lunch, I sat and ____18____ on her kindness.
Marcella didn’t need to pay for my lunch. But what she did ____19____ my day. Not because I got to keep my $15, but because she was kind-with no _____20_____ of receiving anything in return.
_____21_____, Marcella allowed me to take her picture so I could share this _____22_____ story. As I promised her, I planned on paying her kindness forward. Maybe I’ll make a small _____23_____ in someone else’s life, and the positive effect will be permanent. Because that’s what being human is all about—being _____24_____ —even to a stranger.
Remember that kindness and love can _____25_____ in the most unexpected places, even a McDonald’s.
11. A. knocked B. aimed C. stopped D. glanced
12. A. sight B. line C. turn D. seat
13. A. paying B. confirming C. hesitating D. informing
14. A. annoyed B. confused C. frightened D. bored
15. A. citizens B. natives C. strangers D. neighbors
16. A. required B. suspected C. guaranteed D. acknowledged
17. A. intention B. approach C. schedule D. promise
18. A. reacted B. reflected C. worked D. relied
19. A. relieved B. witnessed C. influenced D. brightened
20. A. proposals B. expectations C. comments D. assumptions
21 A. Fortunately B. Frankly C. Honestly D. Hopefully
22. A. satisfying B. appealing C. heartwarming D. demanding
23. A. contribution B. effort C. measurement D. difference
24. A. smart B. kind C. reliable D. strong
25. A. wear off B. wipe out C. show up D. show off
【答案】11. C 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. D 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. C
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者在麦当劳点餐时，陌生人 Marcella为其付账，作者被她感动，承诺要将这份善意和爱心继续传递下去的故事。
【11题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在麦当劳停下来点了一个汉堡包，带回家边工作边吃。A. knocked敲；B. aimed瞄准；C. stopped停留；D. glanced一瞥。根据后半句“to order a hamburger to take home and eat while working”可知，因为要点一个汉堡带回家，说明作者在回家途中，故在麦当劳停下来（stop）。故选C项。
【12题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为快到中午了，有人排起了队。A. sight景象，视力；B. line列，行；C. turn转动；D. seat座位。根据后文“She asked the woman behind her in line if she would like a drink and then asked me. (她问她身后排队的那个女士要不要喝一杯，然后问我。)”可知，此处表示人们在点餐时，排起了队，line为复现词。故选B项。
【13题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个女人，我很快就知道叫Marcella，正在收银台付款。A. paying付款；B. confirming确认；C. hesitating犹豫；D. informing告知。根据后文“We both said no, and must have looked ____4____, because she said, “I got you.” She continued to pay for both of our meals, even though we were ____5____.” (我们都拒绝了，而且看起来很困惑，因为她说‘我给你们付款。’她继续为我们两个人付餐费，即使我们是陌生人。)”可知，可知，Marcella正在收银台处付款（paying）。故选A项。
【14题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们都拒绝了，而且看起来很困惑，因为她说“我给你们付款。”A. annoyed恼怒的；B. confused困惑的；C. frightened害怕的；D. bored无聊的。根据下文“She continued to pay for both of our meals, even though we were ____5____. (她继续为我们两个人付餐费，即使我们是陌生人。)”可知，因为Marcella要给作者和另一个女士付款，而且彼此都是陌生人，所以作者她们很困惑（confused）。故选B项。
【15题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她继续为我们两个人付餐费，即使我们是陌生人。A. citizens市民；B. natives本地人；C. strangers陌生人；D. neighbors邻居。根据后文“Before I left, she gave me a warm hug and requested me to do an act of kindness for a stranger when I could. (在我离开之前，她给了我一个温暖的拥抱，并要求我在可能的情况下为一个陌生人做一个善举。)”可知，Marcella给作者和另一位女士付了钱，也希望这种善举得以延续，希望我以后也能为陌生人买单，stranger为复现词，作者和另外一个女士和Marcella素不相识，所以此处指我们是陌生人。故选C项。
【16题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那个人要求她将来有一天支付这笔钱，而她正在履行诺言。A. required要求；B. suspected怀疑；C. guaranteed保证；D. acknowledged承认。根据前文“I asked Marcella why she did this, and she shared that someone once did something similar for her. (我问Marcella为什么这样做，她分享说有人曾经为她做过类似的事情。)”可知，曾经有人给Marcella付账单，下文“Before I left, she gave me a warm hug and requested me to do an act of kindness for a stranger when I could. (在我离开之前，她给了我一个温暖的拥抱，并要求我在可能的情况下为一个陌生人做一个善举。)”可知，requested意为“要求”，此处为近义复现，与动词required意思相近，表示那个提供帮助的人提出了要求。故选A项。
【17题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那个人要求她将来有一天支付这笔钱，而她正在履行诺言。A. intention意图；B. approach方法；C. schedule计划表；D. promise承诺。根据前半句“The person 6 that she pay it forward someday”，以及下文“As I promised her, I planned on paying her kindness forward. (正如我答应她的那样，我打算把她的善意传递出去。)”，promise为复现词，此处指的是Marcella对那个陌生人的承诺（promise）。故选D项。
【18题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我回到家，但我没有在午饭时间工作，而是坐在那里，认真思考着她的善良。A. reacted反应；B. reflected认真思考；C. worked工作；D. relied依赖。根据后文“Marcella didn’t need to pay for my lunch. But what she did ____9____ my day. (Marcella不需要为我付午餐钱。但她所做的让我的一天充满了欢乐。)”可知，作者在思考着（reflected）Marcella的善意。故选B项。
【19题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但她所做的让我的一天充满了欢乐。A. relieved缓解，解除；B. witnessed目睹，见证；C. influenced影响；D. brightened使快乐。根据后文“Not because I got to keep my $15, but because she was kind-with no 10 of receiving anything in return. (不是因为我能留着15美元，而是因为她很善良——不期望得到任何回报。)”可知，Marcella的善意让作者一天都感到快乐，此处考查动词短语brighten one’s day，意为“点亮……的生活，使……的一天变得更美好”。故选D项。
【20题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：不是因为我能留着15美元，而是因为她很善良——不期望得到任何回报。A. proposals建议；B. expectations期待；C. comments评论；D. assumptions假设。根据前文“Before I left, she gave me a warm hug and requested me to do an act of kindness for a stranger when I could. (在我离开之前，她给了我一个温暖的拥抱，并要求我在可能的情况下为一个陌生人做一个善举。)”可知，Marcella给作者付饭钱之后，希望对方延续善行。她的这种善意是不期望（expectations）自己得到任何回报的。故选B项。
【21题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，Marcella允许我拍下她的照片，这样我就可以分享这个温暖的故事。A. Fortunately幸运的是；B. Frankly坦白地；C. Honestly诚实地；D. Hopefully有希望地。根据空后的“Marcella allowed me to take her pictur”可知，作者拍下了Marcella的照片，可以分享她的故事，这对作者来说是幸运的（Fortunately）。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，Marcella允许我拍下她的照片，这样我就可以分享这个温暖的故事。A. satisfying令人满意的；B. appealing吸引人的；C. heartwarming暖心的；D. demanding要求高的。根据前文“She continued to pay for both of our meals, even though we were ____5____. (她继续为我们两个人付餐费，即使我们是陌生人。)”可知， Marcella不求回报，为陌生人付餐费的行为是暖心的（heartwarming）。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许我会给别人的生活带来一点小小的改变，而这种积极的影响是永久的。A. contribution贡献；B. effort努力；C. measurement测量；D. difference差异。根据上一句“As I promised her, I planned on paying her kindness forward. (正如我答应她的那样，我打算把她的好意发扬光大。)”可知，因为作者受到Marcella行为的影响，他也会按照承诺，给别人善意的帮助，给别人的生活带来改变，make a difference意为“起作用，有影响”，固定搭配。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为这就是做人的真谛——善良——即使是对陌生人。A. smart聪明的；B. kind友好的；C. reliable可靠的；D. strong强壮的。根据上文“As I promised her, I planned on paying her kindness forward.(正如我答应她的那样，我打算把她的好意发扬光大。)”，kindness为复现词，待人友善（kind）是做人的真谛。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：记住，善良和爱可以出现在最意想不到的地方，甚至是在麦当劳。A. wear off逐渐消失；B. wipe out毁灭；C. show up出现；D. show off炫耀。根据后文“in the most unexpected places, even a McDonald’s”和作者在麦当劳的经历可知，善良和爱意会出现（show up）在最意想不到的地方。故选C项。
第三部分 阅读理解
第一节 阅读下面四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
A
WHAT'S ON
Digital art class
Tap into the unlimited inspiration of the natural materials,colors and forms to be found in Museum Victoria’s diverse collection.
Whether you are a beginner,expert or somewhere in between,this creative studio class introduces digital art technologies and skills in a relaxed environment. Participants create extraordinary artworks working individually on iPads. Exploratory approaches allow participants to enjoy visual creativity, whatever their previous experience and level of skill in sketching, painting and digital design.
Digital Art Class takes place in Melbourne Museum’s Learning Lab Studio. Each month’s class is themed to explore a different aspect of Museums Victoria’s collections.
Classes have a maximum capacity of 16 participants and is suitable for teens 16+ and adults. Simply bring your creativity – all equipment is provided.
Museum entry is not included in your Digital Art Class ticket. If you would like to explore the Melbourne Museum before the class, please ensure you book a ticket.
WORKSHOP
TUESDAY 27 APRIL,11&25 MAY,8&22 JUNE
4PM-5.30PM
Adults and teens 16+
Adult $35
Privilege $32
Member $30
26. Where is the digital art class
A. In Museum Victoria. B. In The British Museum.
C. In Victoria and Albert Museum. D. In Melbourne Museum.
27. What can we learn from the text
A. The class is intended for people of all ages.
B. You needn’t bring your iPad to attend the class.
C. Painting experience is needed for people to attend the class.
D. You can visit the museum with your class ticket.
28. Where is the passage most probably taken from
A. A novel. B. A newspaper.
C. A webpage. D. A report.
【答案】26. D 27. B 28. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是应用文，介绍了墨尔本博物馆的数码艺术课程的内容，时间及票价。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第三段的“Digital Art Class takes place in Melbourne Museum’s Learning Lab Studio.”可知在墨尔本博物馆的学习实验室工作室上数码艺术课。故选D项。
2.细节理解题。根据第四段的“Simply bring your creativity – all equipment is provided.”可知此课程提供所有设备，不必带Ipad上课。故选B项。
3.推理判断题。根据文章大标题WHAT’S ON 可知，这种形式最有可能出现在网页上，因此推断文章最有可能来自网页。故选C项。
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Dr. Nancy Roman, born in 1925, who was celebrated as a pioneer for female scientists and had advanced the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, died on Dec 25, 2018.
When Nancy Roman asked for permission to take a second algebra (代数) course in high school, a teacher demanded to know “what lady would take mathematics instead of Latin”. In college, a professor admitted that he often tried to prevent women from majoring in physics but Nancy stuck to it. And after receiving Doctor’s degree in astronomy, she found a professional home at NASA (美国宇航局). In 1959, Dr. Roman became the first chief of astronomy at NASA. headquarters, a role that made her one of the agency’s first female leaders.
Dr. Roman spent much of her career helping develop, fund and promote technology that would help scientists see more clearly beyond Earths atmosphere. But her most well-known work was perhaps leading to design the Hubble Space Telescope the first major telescope to be sent into space for the purpose of gathering photographs and data from the universe. She was, therefore, named as “the mother of Hubble”.
“She made it possible to get the early telescope up into space to learn what needed to be learned,” said science historian Bob Zimmerman: and her hard-nosed nature helped get the telescope built.
The telescope did not launch until 1990, a little more than a decade after Dr Roman retired, “but when it did, its photographs of the universe thrilled the world. I am glad,” she once told Science, “I ignored the people who told me that I could not be an astronomer.”
29. What can we conclude from the teacher’s reaction to Nancy Roman’s application for taking a second algebra course
A. The teacher doubted it. B. The teacher didn’t care about it.
C. The teacher accepted it at once. D. The teacher was strongly against it.
30. What was the most famous achievement of Nancy Roman’s work
A. She was one of the founders of NASA.
B. She proved the black hole really existed.
C. She was the first female astronomer in the world.
D. She led to design the Hubble Space Telescope.
31. When did Dr. Nancy Roman probably retire
A. In 1969. B. In 1979. C. In 1990. D. In 2000.
32. Which of the following is the best title of the passage
A. The Hubble Space Telescope B. Nothing can stop a determined heart.
C. Nancy Roman—the mother of Hubble D. Nancy Roman and NASA
【答案】29. A 30. D 31. B 32. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了女性科学家的先驱南希·罗曼的生平事迹：南希·罗曼顶着他人对女性的偏见，在美国宇航局找到了职业归宿，成为一名天文学家，推动了哈勃太空望远镜的发射，被称为“哈勃之母”。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“When Nancy Roman asked for permission to take a second algebra (代数) course in high school, a teacher demanded to know ‘what lady would take mathematics instead of Latin’. (当南希·罗曼申请在高中选修第二门代数课程时，一位老师问她‘有哪位女士会选择数学而不是拉丁文’)”可推知，老师对南希申请代数课程表示怀疑。故选A项。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“But her most well-known work was perhaps leading to design the Hubble Space Telescope the first major telescope to be sent into space for the purpose of gathering photographs and data from the universe. She was, therefore, named as ‘the mother of Hubble’ (但她最著名的工作可能是引领设计了哈勃太空望远镜，这是第一个被送入太空的大型望远镜，目的是收集宇宙中的照片和数据。因此，她被称为‘哈勃之母’。)”可知，南希·罗曼的作品最著名的成就是引领设计了哈勃太空望远镜。故选D项。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“The telescope did not launch until 1990, a little more than a decade after Dr Roman retired, ‘but when it did, its photographs of the universe thrilled the world. (这台望远镜直到1990年才发射升空，也就是罗曼博士退休十多年后，‘但当它发射升空时，它拍摄的宇宙照片让全世界都为之激动。’)”可知，1990年时，罗曼博士退休十多年了。可推知南希是在70年代退休的，故选B项。
【32题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Dr. Nancy Roman, born in 1925, who was celebrated as a pioneer for female scientists and had advanced the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, died on Dec 25, 2018. (南希·罗曼博士生于1925年，被誉为女性科学家的先驱，推动了哈勃太空望远镜的发射，于2018年12月25日去世。)”，以及第三段最后一句“She was, therefore, named as ‘the mother of Hubble’ (因此，她被称为‘哈勃之母’。)”，可知，本文介绍了一位杰出的女性科学家南希·罗曼博士，她对于哈勃太空望远镜的研发利用功不可没，她被称为“哈勃之母”，故C项“Nancy Roman—the mother of Hubble”作为文章的标题恰如其分。故选C项。
C
The Tokyo Summer Olympics is going green. The 5,000 medals Japan has made are more special than most.
One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be “sustainable”— to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics.
Almost all electronics are made with small amounts of “precious metals”, like gold and silver. But collecting enough of these metals to make 5,000 medals was a huge challenge. That’s because the amount of metal in each device is tiny. It would take about 20,000 cell phones to get just 1 kilogram of gold.
Beginning in April 2017, the organizers placed collection boxes around the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices. Soon people began to respond to the initiative, turning in smartphones, digital cameras, hand-held games, and laptops. At first, collection went slowly, but soon more and more areas began to take part. By the end, 1,621 local governments had helped out with the collection process.
Then came the job of breaking those devices down into smaller pieces. After being taken apart and sorted, the small electronics were smelted (熔炼) to get all the gold, silver, and bronze elements. This is a tricky job, which calls for careful attention and good skill. It’s also dangerous, because some of the metals and other things aren’t safe for people to touch or breathe.
By the end of March, 2019, the organizers had hit their targets of getting enough metal for the medals. They had collected around 32 kilograms of gold, 4,100 kilograms of silver and 2,200 kilograms of bronze. And now all the 5,000 medals are available for the would-be winners.
pared with other Olympic games, which word best describes the Tokyo Olympics medals
A. valuable. B. quality. C. unique. D. green.
34. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us
A. The difficulty of making the medals.
B. The process of collecting old electronics.
C. The purpose to recycle used smartphones.
D. The classification of the collected devices.
35. The underlined word “tricky” in Paragraph 5 means “________”.
A. creative B. well-paid
C. demanding D. unique
36. What’s the purpose of Tokyo’s way of making the medals
A. To advocate (提倡) sustainable use of resources.
B. To promote the spirit of Olympic Games.
C. To introduce a new technique to make medals.
D. To call people’s attention to environmental damage.
【答案】33. D 34. B 35. C 36. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。东京夏季奥运会秉承了“可持续发展”的理念，其5000枚奖牌采用回收的电子垃圾制作而成，文章介绍了这个活动的目的、过程、结果。
【33题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be ‘sustainable’— to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics. (东京奥运会的一个新重点是‘可持续发展’，即避免使用过多的自然资源，这样奥运会就不会对环境造成损害。作为这一目标的一部分，组织者决定用从旧电子设备中回收的金属制作所有的奥运奖牌。)”可知，与其他奥运会相比，东京奥运会的奖牌从旧电子设备中回收的金属制作而成，避免使用过多的自然资源，所以更环保。故选D项。
【34题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段内容“Beginning in April 2017, the organizers placed collection boxes around the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices. Soon people began to respond to the initiative, turning in smartphones, digital cameras, hand-held games, and laptops. At first, collection went slowly, but soon more and more areas began to take part. By the end, 1,621 local governments had helped out with the collection process. (从2017年4月开始，组织者在全国各地放置了收集箱，并要求人们上交他们的旧电子设备。很快，人们开始响应这一倡议，上交智能手机、数码相机、手持游戏和笔记本电脑。起初，征集工作进展缓慢，但很快越来越多的地区开始参与。到最后，有1621个地方政府参与了收集工作。)”可知，本段主要讲述了收集旧电子产品的过程。故选B项。
【35题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线句后的“which calls for careful attention and good skill. It’s also dangerous, because some of the metals and other things aren't safe for people to touch or breathe. (这需要细心的关注和高超的技能，它也是危险的，因为一些金属和其他东西对人们来说是不安全的，不适合触摸或呼吸。)”可推知，这是一个要求高的工作。划线词tricky与C项demanding (要求高的) 意思相近。故选C项。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be ‘sustainable’ — to avoid using too many natural resources (东京奥运会的一个新焦点是‘可持续发展的’——避免使用太多的自然资源)”可推知，东京奥运会制作这种奖牌的目的是重在环境保护，倡导资源的可持续利用。故选A项。
D
What is art That's an easy question to answer. Art is a painting, a drawing or a sculpture. Now there are new items to add to the list. Art is a dead shark in a glass case. Art is an unmade bed. Art is a video of a group of people standing completely still for sixty minutes.
A new group of young artists began to produce work that challenged the accepted idea of what art is and the role the artist should play in society. This group came to be known as the YBAs—the Young British Artists. The art of the YBAs does not just stick to painting and sculpture. It uses all kinds of different materials to express the feeling of the artist.
Damien Hirst is the most famous of the YBAs. The shark in the box is his work and is meant to express his own fear of dying. The shark stands for death. Right now, it is harmless. But eventually it will come for you. There is nothing to be done about it.
Traditionally artists have a message. They use their skills to lead us to enlightenment (启迪). The message of the YBAs is that they cannot do this. They are just as mixed up and confused as everybody else. A journalist once asked Damien Hirst what his next idea was for an artwork. “I don't know what I'm going to do next. I never know what I'm going to do next,” he replied.
Another YBA, Tracy Emin recently produced a work called “Bed”. This is just her own bed with the sheets disarranged and dirty. And the message “Look at me—I'm a mess.”
Some artists work with the public in producing their work. Gillian Wearing filmed a group of people dressed as policemen trying to keep still for 60 minutes while standing on top of a table. At the end of that time, the table falls apart and everyone falls to the floor. You can try to be a good citizen and a respectable member of the community. But don't try too hard or the pressure will be too much.
Art mirrors the state of society. In the work of the YBAs we can see a society on the threshold (开端) of the future—a bit worried, a bit excited and wondering what is going to happen next. The YBAs can't guide us, but they can make the journey more interesting.
37. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. The shark. B. Death.
C. Damien's artwork. D. Damien's fear of dying.
38. What can be inferred from Tracy's work “Bed”？
A. She needs to be taken care of.
B. She sees the world as a dirty one.
C. She compares herself to the bed.
D. She hopes for better living conditions.
39. Which of the following refers to a person who tries too hard in Gillian's work
A. The table.
B. The floor.
C. 60 minutes.
D. The people dressed as policemen.
40. What is the main purpose of the text
A. To explain what the work of the YBAs is like.
B. To show how the YBAs form ideas for their work.
C. To describe the YBAs as artists full of imagination.
D. To show the YBAs have made a great difference in art.
【答案】37. B 38. C 39. A 40. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一群英国青年艺术家以及他们的作品形式和意义。
【37题详解】
词句猜测题。根据上文“The shark in the box is his work and is meant to express his own fear of dying. The shark stands for death.（《盒子里的鲨鱼》是他的作品，是为了表达他对死亡的恐惧。鲨鱼代表死亡）”和下文“But eventually it will come for you. There is nothing to be done about it.（但最终它会为你而来。对此我们束手无策）”可推知，it指代上文中提到的“death”。故选B。
【38题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段“This is just her own bed with the sheets disarranged and dirty. And the message “Look at me—I'm a mess.” （这只是她自己的床，床单又乱又脏。那信息呢 “看看我，我一团糟。”）”可推知，Tracy是将自己比作她的床。故选C。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Gillian Wearing filmed a group of people dressed as policemen trying to keep still for 60 minutes while standing on top of a table. At the end of that time, the table falls apart and everyone falls to the floor. You can try to be a good citizen and a respectable member of the community. But don't try too hard or the pressure will be too much.（吉莉安·韦林拍摄了一群人装扮成警察站在桌子上保持静止60分钟的视频。在这段时间结束时，桌子散了，所有人都倒在了地板上。你可以努力成为一个好公民，一个受人尊敬的社区成员。但是不要太努力，否则压力会太大）”可知，在Gillian的作品中，站在桌子上的人 (a group of people dressed as policemen) 和所站的时间 (60 minutes) 表示压力 ( pressure)，桌子则为压力的承受者。由于承受的压力太大，时间过长，桌子最终倒塌。故选A。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“A new group of young artists began to produce work that challenged the accepted idea of what art is and the role the artist should play in society. This group came to be known as the YBAs—the Young British Artists.（一群新的年轻艺术家开始创作作品，挑战了人们对艺术是什么以及艺术家在社会中应该扮演的角色的公认观念。这个团体后来被称为YBAs——英国青年艺术家）”以及下文中的例子可知，本文通过三个实例，主要介绍YBAs的作品是什么样的。故选A。
第二节 七选五(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
China has been the birthplace of many of the world's greatest inventions. It was, for example, the first country to produce paper money. Before the invention of paper money and coins, people used many different kinds of things for buying and selling. ___41___ This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called bartering.
___42___ In 1200 BC, people in China began to use shells (贝壳) as money. Usually the shells used as money were very small. This made it easier for people to carry money over long distances, and allowed for trade to develop between different parts of the country.
In the years which followed this invention, many other countries around the world began to do the same. ___43___
The next development was in 1000 BC, when China started making bronze and copper shells. It wasn't long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. ___44___ By 500 BC, metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roman Empire.
About 1,000 years later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first paper banknotes were produced by the Chinese people. ___45___
A People also began collecting foreign coins as souvenirs.
B. During that time, for example, buying a chicken might cost several potatoes.
C. It was still many years before paper currency appeared in Europe.
D. However, as economies developed, such exchanges became impractical.
E. They also used tiny shells as money for buying and selling.
F. As time went by, trade between countries increased.
G. The first coins often had holes in them so that people could string them together.
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. E 44. G 45. C
【解析】
【分析】本文属于历史知识。主要讲述了中国是世界上许多伟大发明的发源地。文中介绍了货币的发展过程，由实物交换到贝壳货币再到金属圆硬币，最后发明了纸币，成为世界上第一个运用纸币的国家。
【41题详解】
考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。句意：在纸币和硬币发明之前，人们用许多不同的东西来买卖。例如，在那期间，买一只鸡可能要用一些土豆来（交换）。分析句意可知，在纸币发明前人们用实物来买卖，分析句子可知F项During that time, for example, buying a chicken might cost several potatoes.就是那个时代的一个例子。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据下文的内容可知，在公元前1200年中国人开始使用贝壳作为货币，这就很容易携带钱到远方。所以上一段提到的用实物的方式不方便，不实用。分析选项可知B项However, as economies developed, such exchanges became impractical.承上启下，故选D项。
【43题详解】
考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据上句内容，在这项发明之后的几年里，世界上许多其他国家也开始这样做，即就是也使用贝壳来作为货币。分析选项可知D项（They also used tiny shells as money for buying and selling.）符合题意，故选E。
【44题详解】
考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据本空的上下文内容可知，这时货币出现了新的发展，即出现金属货币。分析选项可知，G项The first coins often had holes in them so that people could string them together.（最早的硬币上常有洞，以便人们可以把它们串在一起）与本段coins,有多处同词的复现。G项符合题意，故选G。
【45题详解】
考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段主要讲述了纸币最早出现在中国。前一句说“在公元806年，最初的纸币是由中国人制作的。”分析选项可知C项It was still many years before paper currency appeared in Europe.有词paper currency的复现，很多年后纸币才在欧洲出现。C项符合题意，故选C项。
【点睛】七选五题型解题技巧
该题型选项大致可分为
主旨概括句（文章整体内容）；过渡性句子（文章结构）和注释性句子（上下文逻辑意义）三类。正确的解题思路分为两步：
（1）首当其冲看首段，跳过空格快速通读全篇，了解文章大意。
（2）精读空格前后两句，利用各种衔接手段选择正确的选项填入空格。由于七选五空出的是整个句子，而这些句子与句子之间，必然有一种联系，因此我们可以通过选项中某个名词或动词跟空前或空后的一致性或者相关性来确定这两个句子之间有一种关联性，从而选择正确的答案。如第2、3、4小题主要根据空格前后两句而得出的。
（3）看选项，找出与空前空后句中心词同义，近义或相关性的词语。实现关键词的对接，先易后难，各个突破。此外要通过句子的逻辑关系或句子的标点来判断该句在文章的位置。正确选项的特点：复现，包括同义反复，反义反复（，如第4 和第5小题都有同一个词的复现）。
（4）解题的关键是能娴熟地利用各种衔接手段。尤其要注意代词，连词等。如表示转折关系的but，though, however 等。
第四部分 课文内容与语法填空。
第一节 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
语法填空
He was a professor. At the age of 90, he still worked eight hours every day regardless _____46_____ the weather. His secretary said: “He was extremely old, but he forced himself to walk from his living place to the office through two blocks. _____47_____ would take him an hour to do so, but he insisted because it made him get a sense of _____48_____(succeed).”
One day, a university student _____49_____(step) out of his office with a pile of books. He complained: “He always answers my questions with just a yes or no. However, he always gives me dozens of books and suggests me _____50_____(find) the answer on my own.”
By chance, the professor knew _____51_____ the student complained about. He explained to him with a smile: “This is the method I have learnt—the _____52_____(hard) you work independently, the better solutions you will find. If you can make full use of the books, you will _____53_____(probable) become a good lawyer in the future.”
This 90-year-old man was Pound, _____54_____was the president of Law College of Harvard. He believed “all slopes are easy _____55_____(go)”,of which he often reminded his students.
【答案】46. of 47. It
48. success
49. stepped
50. finding
51. what 52. harder
53. probably
54. who 55. to go
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了哈佛大学文学院的校长在他九十岁的时候仍然每天工作八个小时，他的秘书说他很老了，但他还是强迫自己去上班，这让他有成就感。一天一位大学生抱怨每次老教授都会给他很多书，老教授知道后说这是他的学习方法。
【46题详解】
考查短语。句意：在九十岁的高龄，他依然坚持每天工作，不管天气如何。此处为固定短语regardless of“不管，不顾”，故填of。
【47题详解】
考查固定句型。句意：上班要花他一个小时，但他坚持因为这让他有一种成就感。此处为固定句型It takes sb.+时间+to do“做某事花费某人多少时间”，it为形式主语，不定式是真正的主语，故填It。
【48题详解】
考查名词。句意：上班要花他一个小时，但他坚持因为这让他有一种成就感。分析可知，此处应用名词作借此of的宾语，success“成功”，抽象概念，不可数。a sense of success“一种成就感”。故填success。
【49题详解】
考查时态。句意：一天，一个大学生带着一堆书走出他的办公室。此处为句子谓语动词，结合语境可知讲述过去的事情，应用一般过去时。故填stepped。
【50题详解】
考查动名词。句意：但是，他总是给我几十本书，并建议我自己找到答案。根据短语suggest doing“建议做某事”，可知，此处应用动名词作宾语。故填finding。
【51题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：一个偶然的机会，这位教授知道了这个学生在抱怨什么。分析可知，设空处引导宾语从句，从句缺少宾语，且指代事物，应用连接词what。故填what。
【52题详解】
考查比较级。句意：“这是我以前学习的方法——你越努力独立地学习，你将找到越好的解决方法。”根据后面，the better和句意可知，此处为固定表达the + 比较级，the+ 比较级，表示“越……越……”。故填harder。
【53题详解】
考查副词。句意：如果你能够充分利用这些书，你将可能在将来成为一个好的律师。此处应用副词修饰动词become。故填probably。
【54题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：这位九十岁的人是Pound，他是哈佛大学法学院的校长。分析可知，设空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是Pound，表示人，在从句中作主语，应用关系代词who。故填who。
【55题详解】
考查不定式。句意：他认为“所有的坡都很容易走”，他常常提醒他的学生。分析可知，此处为固定用法:主语+ be+adj.+to do。故填to go。
第二节 单词考查(共15题，每小题1分，满分15分)
根据下列句子的句意和所给的中文提示，写出一个单词的正确形式。在答题卡填上完整的单词。
56. The naughty girls were always playing t________ (计谋，把戏) on their teacher.(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】tricks##ricks
【解析】
【详解】考查名词复数。句意：那些淘气的女孩总是捉弄他们的老师。根据句意和汉语提示，“计谋，把戏”表达为名词trick，此处考查动词短语play tricks on，意为“捉弄”，为固定搭配。设空处应用名词复数，作playing的宾语。故填tricks。
57. Every person is born fair, r________ (不顾，不加理会) of race, religion or sex. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】regardless##egardless
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：每个人生来都是公平的，不分种族、宗教或性别。根据汉语与首字母提示可知，此处为regardless，与后面的of构成固定搭配，意为“不管，不顾”符合句意。故填regardless。
58. New energy cars are expensive, but c________ (消耗，消费) less energy than ordinary cars. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】consume##onsume
【解析】
【详解】考查单词、时态。句意：新能源汽车价格昂贵，但能耗比普通汽车低。根据句意和提示，“消耗，消费”表达为动词consume，陈述客观事实，谓语动词应用一般现在时，主语为New energy cars，故谓语动词用动词原形。故填consume。
59. One should appreciate the bright moon in the company of an e________ (优雅的，雅致的) person. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】elegant##legant
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：一个人应该在一个优雅的人的陪伴下欣赏明月。根据句意和提示，“优雅的，雅致的”表达为形容词elegant，作名词person的前置定语。故填elegant。
60. When his name came up ten years later, many memories a________ (浮现，出现，发生). (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】arose##rose
【解析】
【详解】考查谓语动词。句意：十年后，当他的名字出现时，许多记忆浮现出来。根据汉语和首字母提示，表示“浮现，出现，发生”为arise，分析句子结构可知，此处为谓语动词，从句中的谓语动词使用的是一般过去时态，所以此处应使用一般过去时态，且arise为不及物动词，与主语之间为主动关系。故填arose。
61. He took a deep b________ (呼吸，气息), collected his courage and dived into the cold water. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】breath##reath
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：他深吸了一口气，鼓起勇气跳入冰冷的水中。根据句子结构，设空处应用名词，“呼吸，气息”表达为名词breath，动词短语take a deep breath意为“深吸一口气”，breath作宾语。故填breath。
62. Jack was a________ (诧异的，惊讶的) when he found that his wife fell in love with a robot. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】astonished##stonished
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：当杰克发现他的妻子爱上了一个机器人时，他很惊讶。用形容词形式在句中作表语。主语是人，用-ed形式形容词。根据中英文提示及句意，故填astonished。
63. During winter days in North China, the f________ (冰冻的) wind makes people’s eyes tear. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】freezing##reezing
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：在中国北方的冬天，凛冽的寒风让人流泪。根据汉语和首字母提示可知，freezing冰冻的，形容词作定语修饰空后名词wind符合题意。故填freezing。
64. When Lucy put on the skirt she received on her birthday, she found it too t________ (紧的). (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】tight##ight
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：当露西穿上生日那天收到的裙子时，她发现裙子太紧了。根据句意和提示，“紧的”表达为形容词tight，作宾语it的补语。故填tight。
65. A s________ (尖叫，惊呼) broke the silence. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】scream##cream
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：一声尖叫打破了沉默。根据首字母以及汉语提示，空处应用名词scream，表示“尖叫”，作句子主语，由A可知，应用单数。故填scream。
66. Word came that a covid-19 case was found in the community and people got into p________ (恐慌). (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】panic##anic
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：有消息说在社区里发现了新冠肺炎病例，人们陷入了恐慌。分析句子结构可知，此处应填名词作宾语，根据汉语和首字母提示，表示“恐慌”为panic，且为不可数名词。故填panic。
67. His wife left him after he lost his job, leaving him in a d________ (绝望的，拼命的) situation. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】desperate##esperate
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：他的妻子在他失业后离开了他，使他陷入绝望的境地。根据句意和提示，“绝望的，拼命的”表达为形容词desperate，作名词situation的前置定语。故填desperate。
68. It is impolite to i________ (打断) the others when they are talking. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】interrupt##nterrupt
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：打断别人说话是不礼貌的。根据句意和提示，“打断”表达为动词interrupt；此处考查句型It is+形容词+ to do sth，动词不定式作主语，it为形式主语，设空处应填动词原形。故填interrupt。
69. The child fell hard on the ground and found his leg was b________ (流血). (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】bleeding##leeding
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：这个孩子重重地摔到地上，发现腿在流血。根据句意可知，此处表示动作正在进行，found后面的宾语从句应用过去进行时，根据汉语和首字母提示，表示“流血”为bleed，与主语为主动关系，所以应用现在分词。故填bleeding。
70. Although an i________ (理想的) world only exists in dreams, no one can deny its significance in driving people to pursue for the best. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】ideal##deal
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：虽然理想世界只存在于梦中，但没有人可以否认它在驱使人们追求最好的方面的重要性。分析句子可知，此处应为形容词作定语修饰world，根据提示的首字母和汉语可知，表示“理想的”为ideal符合句意。故填ideal。
第三节(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
课文填空。根据首字母提示，填上完整的单词。
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their c____71____ in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel b____72____ commercial airline all the way, they decided to f____73____ to Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole c____74____ by rail was exciting.
B____75____ starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it r____76____. Despite the weather they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later v____77____ an Island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were p____78____ to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city. Later they took a pleasant h____79____ in a forest just a short d_____80_____ away.
【答案】71. cousins
72. by 73. fly
74. country
75. Before 76. rained
77. visit 78. pleased
79. hike 80. distance
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍的是李黛予和表妹刘倩前往加拿大的旅行计划以及在温哥华所看到的风景。
【71题详解】
考查名词。句意：李黛予和表妹刘倩前往加拿大探望居住在大西洋沿岸哈利法克斯市的表兄妹。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“表兄妹”应为名词cousin作宾语，且用复数。故填cousins。
【72题详解】
考查介词。句意：她们没有一路乘坐商业航班，而是决定先飞到温哥华，然后再乘坐火车。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“乘坐”交通工具时，应使用介词by。故填by。
【73题详解】
考查动词。句意：她们没有一路乘坐商业航班，而是决定先飞到温哥华，然后再乘坐火车。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“飞到”应为fly，跟在动词不定式符号to之后，所以使用动词原形，不定式作宾语。故填fly。
【74题详解】
考查名词。句意：一想到可以坐火车横穿整个国家，姐妹俩就激动不已。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“国家”应为country，此处指的是加拿大一个国家，所以使用名词单数。故填country。
【75题详解】
考查介词。句意：出发前，她们在温哥华待了两天，欣赏当地风光。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“在……之前”应为介词before，后面为动名词作宾语，且位于句首，首字母大写。故填Before。
【76题详解】
考查动词。句意：第一天，温哥华一如往常细雨蒙蒙。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“下雨”应为rain，根据上文中的谓语动词spent可知，应使用一般过去时态，表示主动。故填rained。
【77题详解】
考查动词。句意：尽管天气不佳，她们仍然泛舟驶入海湾，接着游览了一座岛屿，岛上有精致的店铺，出售手工艺品和古董。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“游览”应为visit，在不定式符号to之后，使用动词原形，且与逻辑主语表示主动关系。故填visit。
【78题详解】
考查形容词。句意： 第二天，天气晴朗，温度适宜，她们看到壮美的群山俯瞰着整座城市，甚是欣喜。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“欣喜的”为pleased作表语。故填pleased。
【79题详解】
考查名词。句意： 随后，她们在不远处的森林中徒步旅行，十分惬意。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“徒步旅行”应为名词hike作宾语，空前有不定冠词a，所以使用单数。故填hike。
【80题详解】
考查名词。句意：随后，她们在不远处的森林中徒步旅行，十分惬意。根据句意及首字母提示可知，表示“远处”应为distance，空前有不定冠词a，所以使用单数。故填distance。
第五部分 读后续写(满分25分)
81. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A little boy and his grandmother came to see Santa at Mayfair Mall in Wisconsin. The child climbed up on Santa Claus's lap holding a picture of a little girl.
"Who is this " asked Santa, smiling. "Your friend Your sister "
"Yes, Santa," he replied.
"My sister, Sarah, who is very sick," the boy said sadly.
Santa glanced over at the grandmother who was waiting nearby and saw her wiping her eyes with a tissue.
"She wanted to come with me to see you very much, Santa!" the child shouted.
"She misses you," he added softly.
Santa tried to cheer the boy up, asking him what he wanted Santa to bring him for Christmas.
When they finished their talk, the grandmother came over to help the child get off his lap， and started to say something to Santa, but halted （停顿）.
"What is it " Santa asked warmly.
"Well, I know it's really too much to ask you, Santa, but..." The girl in the photograph is my granddaughter. You see... she has leukemia（白血病）and isn't expected to make it even through the holidays," she said through tear-filled eyes.
"Is there any way, Santa, any possible way that you could come to see Sarah
All she's asked for. for Christmas. is to see Santa.
Santa blinked. swallowed hard and told to the woman to leave information with his elves（小精灵）as to where Sarah was，saying he would see what he could do. Santa thought of nothing else for the rest of that afternoon. "What if it were MY child lying in that hospital bed, dying " he thought with a sinking heart.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Santa knew what he had to do.
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One year later at Mayfair Mall, a little girl came up to sit on Santa’s lap and said, “Hi, Santa! Remember me ”
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Paragraph 1:
Santa knew what he had to do. He drove to the hospital and found out which room Sarah was in. Taking a deep breath, and forcing a smile on his face, he entered the room, saying "Ho, ho, ho! Santa!" Screamed Sarah weakly. Santa rushed to give her a warm hug and a Christmas gift. Now, Sarah," Santa said, "you have job to do, and that is to get well. I expect to see you at Mayfair Mall this time next year!" "Yes, Santa!" Sarah shouted, her eyes bright. Santa kissed her on the forehead and left.
Paragraph 2:
One year later at Mayfair Mall, a little girl came up to sit on Santa's lap and said, "Hi, Santa! Remember me " "Of course!" Santa answered（as he always does）, smiling down at her. "You came to see me in the hospital last year!" Santa's jaw dropped. Tears immediately sprang into his eyes. "Sarah!" he shouted and hugged her tightly. He scarcely recognized her, for her hair was long and her cheeks was rosy-much difference from the girl he had visited a year before. He looked over and saw Sarah's grandmother smiling and wiping her eyes. That was the best Christmas ever for Santa Claus.
【解析】
【分析】本文以人物为线索展开， 讲述一个小男孩和他的祖母去威斯康星州的梅菲尔购物中心看圣诞老人， 因为小男孩的妹妹Sarah生病了。Sarah特别想和圣诞老人见一面，于是他的祖母请求圣诞老人帮忙去见一下Sarah。圣诞老人同意了，并且真的去医院看了Sarah并鼓励她快点康复，希望明年在梅菲尔购物中心能再次见到Sarah。一年后，Sarah真的去梅菲尔购物中心看圣诞老人，让圣诞老人非常感动，这也成为这个圣诞节圣诞老人收到的最好的礼物。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“圣诞老人知道他该怎么做。”可知，第一段可描写圣诞老人去医院看Sarah，Sarah很开心，圣诞老人鼓励Sarah快点康复，希望下一个圣诞节在梅菲尔购物中心看到她。
②由第二段首句内容 “一年后，在梅菲尔购物中心，一个小女孩走过来坐在圣诞老人的腿上说，“嗨，圣诞老人!还记得我吗 ”可知，第二段可描写Sarah真的去梅菲尔购物中心看圣诞老人，这让圣诞老人非常激动。
2.续写线索：开车——找到——进入房间——冲过去——拥抱——非常惊讶——涌出泪水
3.词汇激活
行为类
①开车：drive to/drive a car/drive off
②找到：find/find out/seek out
③进入房间：enter the room/come into the room/get into the room
④冲过去：rush to/run to
⑤拥抱：hug/embrace/hold in one’s arms
情绪类
①非常惊讶：jaw dropped /surprised/amazed/surprisingly
②涌出泪水：Tears spring into his eyes/burst into tears
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. He drove to the hospital and found out which room Sarah was in.（由连接词which引导的宾语从句作found out的宾语）
[高分句型2]. He scarcely recognized her, for her hair was long and her cheeks was rosy-much difference from the girl he had visited a year before.（由连词for引导的原因状语从句和先行词是the girl，省略关系代词的定语从句）第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题
(本试卷共五部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
第一部分 听力理解(共10小题，每题2分，满分20分)
听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。
1. Why does the man make the phone call
A. To deliver a package.
B. To report a damaged computer.
C. To inquire about a delayed order.
2. How does the man sound at the end of the conversation
A. Humorous. B. Anxious. C. Relieved.
听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。
3. What is the clock made from
A. A glass. B. A metal battery. C. A bicycle wheel.
4. What does the woman think of the metal and paper seats
A. They’re unsafe. B. They’re impractical. C. They’re inexpensive.
5. What will the speakers probably do first
A. Bat something. B. Attend a meeting. C. Go to the supermarket.
听下面一段独白，回答第6-8题。
6. Which country did the speaker go to last winter
A. Brazil. B. Australia. C. South Africa.
7. When did the team have no filming task that day
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
8. What did Jamie find most challenging
A. Crossing a river. B. Climbing the waterfall. C. Approaching the snakes.
听下面一段独白，回答第9-10题。
9. What is the man’s attitude towards changing the order
A. Disapproving. B. Understanding. C. Grateful.
10. What does the woman offer to do
A. Return the payment. B. Provide same dessert. C. Ring other farms.
第二部分 语言知识和技能运用
第一节：选择填空题。(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
1. By the time he succeeded in standing on the top of Mount Everest Jack ________ twice.
A. has failed B. failed C. had failed D. was failing
2. The children ________ many times not to swim alone in the sea before the accident happened.
A. has warned B. had warned C. has been warned D. had been warned
3. All the tourists were ________ when they saw the ________ lakes in Jiuzhaigou.
A. amazed; amazing B. amazed; amazed
C. amazing; amazing D. amazing; amazed
4. ________ from the outer space, the earth looks like a blue globe with signs of life.
A. Seeing B. Seen C. To see D. Being seen
5. ________ is no use regretting. A wise man thinks twice before he acts.
A. This B. It C. That D. All
6. ________ the confused look on the students’ face, the teacher explained for a second time.
A. Seeing B. Seen C. To see D. Saw
7. He wants to find a more ________ job to support his family during the financial crisis.
A. fundamental B. consistent C. stable D. exceptional
8. The President delayed his visit to Germany because something ________ happened in his country and he had to stay to deal with it.
A. awesome B. practical C. pleasant D. urgent
9. ________ popular belief, not all cats like fish. Some kinds of cats even hate the smell of fish.
A. Owing to B. Regardless of C. Contrary to D. With the help of
10. Even if he had heard it before, he couldn’t help ________ when someone told him the joke.
A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed
第二节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
By the time I finished my appointment, I was starving. I ____11____ at McDonald’s to order a hamburger to take home and eat while working.
Since it was a little before noon, there was a ____12____. A woman, who I soon learned was Marcella, was ____13____ at the register. She asked the woman behind her in line if she would like a drink and then asked me. We both said no, and must have looked ____14____, because she said, “I got you.” She continued to pay for both of our meals, even though we were ____15____.
I asked Marcella why she did this, and she shared that someone once did something similar for her. The person ____16____ that she pay it forward someday and she was making good on her ____17____. Before I left, she gave me a warm hug and requested me to do an act of kindness for a stranger when I could. I arrived home, but instead of working through lunch, I sat and ____18____ on her kindness.
Marcella didn’t need to pay for my lunch. But what she did ____19____ my day. Not because I got to keep my $15, but because she was kind-with no _____20_____ of receiving anything in return.
_____21_____, Marcella allowed me to take her picture so I could share this _____22_____ story. As I promised her, I planned on paying her kindness forward. Maybe I’ll make a small _____23_____ in someone else’s life, and the positive effect will be permanent. Because that’s what being human is all about—being _____24_____ —even to a stranger.
Remember that kindness and love can _____25_____ in the most unexpected places, even a McDonald’s.
11. A. knocked B. aimed C. stopped D. glanced
12. A. sight B. line C. turn D. seat
13. A. paying B. confirming C. hesitating D. informing
14. A. annoyed B. confused C. frightened D. bored
15. A. citizens B. natives C. strangers D. neighbors
16. A. required B. suspected C. guaranteed D. acknowledged
17. A. intention B. approach C. schedule D. promise
18. A. reacted B. reflected C. worked D. relied
19. A. relieved B. witnessed C. influenced D. brightened
20. A. proposals B. expectations C. comments D. assumptions
21. A. Fortunately B. Frankly C. Honestly D. Hopefully
22. A. satisfying B. appealing C. heartwarming D. demanding
23. A. contribution B. effort C. measurement D. difference
24. A. smart B. kind C. reliable D. strong
25. A. wear off B. wipe out C. show up D. show off
第三部分 阅读理解
第一节 阅读下面四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
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WHAT'S ON
Digital art class
Tap into the unlimited inspiration of the natural materials,colors and forms to be found in Museum Victoria’s diverse collection.
Whether you are a beginner,expert or somewhere in between,this creative studio class introduces digital art technologies and skills in a relaxed environment. Participants create extraordinary artworks working individually on iPads. Exploratory approaches allow participants to enjoy visual creativity, whatever their previous experience and level of skill in sketching, painting and digital design.
Digital Art Class takes place in Melbourne Museum’s Learning Lab Studio. Each month’s class is themed to explore a different aspect of Museums Victoria’s collections.
Classes have a maximum capacity of 16 participants and is suitable for teens 16+ and adults. Simply bring your creativity – all equipment is provided.
Museum entry is not included in your Digital Art Class ticket. If you would like to explore the Melbourne Museum before the class, please ensure you book a ticket.
WORKSHOP
TUESDAY 27 APRIL,11&25 MAY,8&22 JUNE
4PM-5.30PM
Adults and teens 16+
Adult $35
Privilege $32
Member $30
26. Where is the digital art class
A. In Museum Victoria. B. In The British Museum.
C. In Victoria and Albert Museum. D. In Melbourne Museum.
27. What can we learn from the text
A. The class is intended for people of all ages.
B. You needn’t bring your iPad to attend the class.
C. Painting experience is needed for people to attend the class.
D You can visit the museum with your class ticket.
28. Where is the passage most probably taken from
A. A novel. B. A newspaper.
C. A webpage. D. A report.
B
Dr. Nancy Roman, born in 1925, who was celebrated as a pioneer for female scientists and had advanced the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, died on Dec 25, 2018.
When Nancy Roman asked for permission to take a second algebra (代数) course in high school, a teacher demanded to know “what lady would take mathematics instead of Latin”. In college, a professor admitted that he often tried to prevent women from majoring in physics but Nancy stuck to it. And after receiving Doctor’s degree in astronomy, she found a professional home at NASA (美国宇航局). In 1959, Dr. Roman became the first chief of astronomy at NASA. headquarters, a role that made her one of the agency’s first female leaders.
Dr. Roman spent much of her career helping develop, fund and promote technology that would help scientists see more clearly beyond Earths atmosphere. But her most well-known work was perhaps leading to design the Hubble Space Telescope the first major telescope to be sent into space for the purpose of gathering photographs and data from the universe. She was, therefore, named as “the mother of Hubble”.
“She made it possible to get the early telescope up into space to learn what needed to be learned,” said science historian Bob Zimmerman: and her hard-nosed nature helped get the telescope built.
The telescope did not launch until 1990, a little more than a decade after Dr Roman retired, “but when it did, its photographs of the universe thrilled the world. I am glad,” she once told Science, “I ignored the people who told me that I could not be an astronomer.”
29. What can we conclude from the teacher’s reaction to Nancy Roman’s application for taking a second algebra course
A. The teacher doubted it. B. The teacher didn’t care about it.
C. The teacher accepted it at once. D. The teacher was strongly against it.
30. What was the most famous achievement of Nancy Roman’s work
A. She was one of the founders of NASA.
B. She proved the black hole really existed.
C. She was the first female astronomer in the world.
D. She led to design the Hubble Space Telescope.
31. When did Dr. Nancy Roman probably retire
A. In 1969. B. In 1979. C. In 1990. D. In 2000.
32. Which of the following is the best title of the passage
A. The Hubble Space Telescope B. Nothing can stop a determined heart.
C. Nancy Roman—the mother of Hubble D. Nancy Roman and NASA
C
The Tokyo Summer Olympics is going green. The 5,000 medals Japan has made are more special than most.
One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be “sustainable”— to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics.
Almost all electronics are made with small amounts of “precious metals”, like gold and silver. But collecting enough of these metals to make 5,000 medals was a huge challenge. That’s because the amount of metal in each device is tiny. It would take about 20,000 cell phones to get just 1 kilogram of gold.
Beginning in April 2017, the organizers placed collection boxes around the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices. Soon people began to respond to the initiative, turning in smartphones, digital cameras, hand-held games, and laptops. At first, collection went slowly, but soon more and more areas began to take part. By the end, 1,621 local governments had helped out with the collection process.
Then came the job of breaking those devices down into smaller pieces. After being taken apart and sorted, the small electronics were smelted (熔炼) to get all the gold, silver, and bronze elements. This is a tricky job, which calls for careful attention and good skill. It’s also dangerous, because some of the metals and other things aren’t safe for people to touch or breathe.
By the end of March, 2019, the organizers had hit their targets of getting enough metal for the medals. They had collected around 32 kilograms of gold, 4,100 kilograms of silver and 2,200 kilograms of bronze. And now all the 5,000 medals are available for the would-be winners.
pared with other Olympic games, which word best describes the Tokyo Olympics medals
A. valuable. B. quality. C. unique. D. green.
34. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us
A. The difficulty of making the medals.
B. The process of collecting old electronics.
C. The purpose to recycle used smartphones.
D. The classification of the collected devices.
35. The underlined word “tricky” in Paragraph 5 means “________”.
A. creative B. well-paid
C. demanding D. unique
36. What’s the purpose of Tokyo’s way of making the medals
A To advocate (提倡) sustainable use of resources.
B. To promote the spirit of Olympic Games.
C. To introduce a new technique to make medals.
D. To call people’s attention to environmental damage.
D
What is art That's an easy question to answer. Art is a painting, a drawing or a sculpture. Now there are new items to add to the list. Art is a dead shark in a glass case. Art is an unmade bed. Art is a video of a group of people standing completely still for sixty minutes.
A new group of young artists began to produce work that challenged the accepted idea of what art is and the role the artist should play in society. This group came to be known as the YBAs—the Young British Artists. The art of the YBAs does not just stick to painting and sculpture. It uses all kinds of different materials to express the feeling of the artist.
Damien Hirst is the most famous of the YBAs. The shark in the box is his work and is meant to express his own fear of dying. The shark stands for death. Right now, it is harmless. But eventually it will come for you. There is nothing to be done about it.
Traditionally, artists have a message. They use their skills to lead us to enlightenment (启迪). The message of the YBAs is that they cannot do this. They are just as mixed up and confused as everybody else. A journalist once asked Damien Hirst what his next idea was for an artwork. “I don't know what I'm going to do next. I never know what I'm going to do next,” he replied.
Another YBA, Tracy Emin recently produced a work called “Bed”. This is just her own bed with the sheets disarranged and dirty. And the message “Look at me—I'm a mess.”
Some artists work with the public in producing their work. Gillian Wearing filmed a group of people dressed as policemen trying to keep still for 60 minutes while standing on top of a table. At the end of that time, the table falls apart and everyone falls to the floor. You can try to be a good citizen and a respectable member of the community. But don't try too hard or the pressure will be too much.
Art mirrors the state of society. In the work of the YBAs we can see a society on the threshold (开端) of the future—a bit worried, a bit excited and wondering what is going to happen next. The YBAs can't guide us, but they can make the journey more interesting.
37. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. The shark. B. Death.
C. Damien's artwork. D. Damien's fear of dying.
38. What can be inferred from Tracy's work “Bed”？
A. She needs to be taken care of.
B. She sees the world as a dirty one.
C. She compares herself to the bed.
D. She hopes for better living conditions.
39. Which of the following refers to a person who tries too hard in Gillian's work
A. The table.
B. The floor.
C. 60 minutes.
D. The people dressed as policemen.
40 What is the main purpose of the text
A. To explain what the work of the YBAs is like.
B. To show how the YBAs form ideas for their work.
C. To describe the YBAs as artists full of imagination.
D. To show the YBAs have made a great difference in art.
第二节 七选五(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
China has been the birthplace of many of the world's greatest inventions. It was, for example, the first country to produce paper money. Before the invention of paper money and coins, people used many different kinds of things for buying and selling. ___41___ This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called bartering.
___42___ In 1200 BC, people in China began to use shells (贝壳) as money. Usually the shells used as money were very small. This made it easier for people to carry money over long distances, and allowed for trade to develop between different parts of the country.
In the years which followed this invention, many other countries around the world began to do the same. ___43___
The next development was in 1000 BC, when China started making bronze and copper shells. It wasn't long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. ___44___ By 500 BC, metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roman Empire.
About 1,000 years later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first paper banknotes were produced by the Chinese people. ___45___
A. People also began collecting foreign coins as souvenirs.
B. During that time, for example, buying a chicken might cost several potatoes.
C. It was still many years before paper currency appeared in Europe.
D. However, as economies developed, such exchanges became impractical.
E. They also used tiny shells as money for buying and selling.
F. As time went by, trade between countries increased.
G. The first coins often had holes in them so that people could string them together.
第四部分 课文内容与语法填空。
第一节 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
语法填空
He was a professor. At the age of 90, he still worked eight hours every day regardless _____46_____ the weather. His secretary said: “He was extremely old, but he forced himself to walk from his living place to the office through two blocks. _____47_____ would take him an hour to do so, but he insisted because it made him get a sense of _____48_____(succeed).”
One day, a university student _____49_____(step) out of his office with a pile of books. He complained: “He always answers my questions with just a yes or no. However, he always gives me dozens of books and suggests me _____50_____(find) the answer on my own.”
By chance, the professor knew _____51_____ the student complained about. He explained to him with a smile: “This is the method I have learnt—the _____52_____(hard) you work independently, the better solutions you will find. If you can make full use of the books, you will _____53_____(probable) become a good lawyer in the future.”
This 90-year-old man was Pound, _____54_____was the president of Law College of Harvard. He believed “all slopes are easy _____55_____(go)”,of which he often reminded his students.
第二节 单词考查(共15题，每小题1分，满分15分)
根据下列句子的句意和所给的中文提示，写出一个单词的正确形式。在答题卡填上完整的单词。
56. The naughty girls were always playing t________ (计谋，把戏) on their teacher.(根据中英文提示填空)
57. Every person is born fair, r________ (不顾，不加理会) of race, religion or sex. (根据中英文提示填空)
58. New energy cars are expensive, but c________ (消耗，消费) less energy than ordinary cars. (根据中英文提示填空)
59. One should appreciate the bright moon in the company of an e________ (优雅的，雅致的) person. (根据中英文提示填空)
60. When his name came up ten years later, many memories a________ (浮现，出现，发生). (根据中英文提示填空)
61. He took a deep b________ (呼吸，气息), collected his courage and dived into the cold water. (根据中英文提示填空)
62. Jack was a________ (诧异的，惊讶的) when he found that his wife fell in love with a robot. (根据中英文提示填空)
63. During winter days in North China, the f________ (冰冻的) wind makes people’s eyes tear. (根据中英文提示填空)
64. When Lucy put on the skirt she received on her birthday, she found it too t________ (紧的). (根据中英文提示填空)
65. A s________ (尖叫，惊呼) broke the silence. (根据中英文提示填空)
66. Word came that a covid-19 case was found in the community and people got into p________ (恐慌). (根据中英文提示填空)
67. His wife left him after he lost his job, leaving him in a d________ (绝望的，拼命的) situation. (根据中英文提示填空)
68. It is impolite to i________ (打断) the others when they are talking. (根据中英文提示填空)
69. The child fell hard on the ground and found his leg was b________ (流血). (根据中英文提示填空)
70. Although an i________ (理想的) world only exists in dreams, no one can deny its significance in driving people to pursue for the best. (根据中英文提示填空)
第三节(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
课文填空。根据首字母提示，填上完整的单词。
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their c____71____ in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel b____72____ commercial airline all the way, they decided to f____73____ to Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole c____74____ by rail was exciting.
B____75____ starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it r____76____. Despite the weather they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later v____77____ an Island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were p____78____ to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city. Later they took a pleasant h____79____ in a forest just a short d_____80_____ away.
第五部分 读后续写(满分25分)
81. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A little boy and his grandmother came to see Santa at Mayfair Mall in Wisconsin. The child climbed up on Santa Claus's lap holding a picture of a little girl.
"Who is this " asked Santa, smiling. "Your friend Your sister "
"Yes, Santa," he replied.
"My sister, Sarah, who is very sick," the boy said sadly.
Santa glanced over at the grandmother who was waiting nearby and saw her wiping her eyes with a tissue
"She wanted to come with me to see you very much, Santa!" the child shouted.
"She misses you," he added softly.
Santa tried to cheer the boy up, asking him what he wanted Santa to bring him for Christmas.
When they finished their talk, the grandmother came over to help the child get off his lap， and started to say something to Santa, but halted （停顿）.
"What is it " Santa asked warmly.
"Well, I know it's really too much to ask you, Santa, but..." The girl in the photograph is my granddaughter. You see... she has leukemia（白血病）and isn't expected to make it even through the holidays," she said through tear-filled eyes.
"Is there any way, Santa, any possible way that you could come to see Sarah
All she's asked for. for Christmas. is to see Santa.
Santa blinked. swallowed hard and told to the woman to leave information with his elves（小精灵）as to where Sarah was，saying he would see what he could do. Santa thought of nothing else for the rest of that afternoon. "What if it were MY child lying in that hospital bed, dying " he thought with a sinking heart.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Santa knew what he had to do.
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One year later at Mayfair Mall, a little girl came up to sit on Santa’s lap and said, “Hi, Santa! Remember me ”
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