A卷

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．The drug can't cure your disease at all. It can provide only ________ relief from pain.

　　A．compulsoryB．contradictory

　　C．temporary

　　D．contemporary

　　解析：后半句句意為：藥物只是臨時減緩疼痛。compulsory“強迫的”；contradictory“相矛盾的”；temporary“臨時的”；contemporary“當代的”。根據句意選C。

　　答案：C

　　2．(2024·池州統考)Nobody can ________ his rude behavior, and that's why he has no friend.

　　A．accustom

　　B．understand

　　C．cover

　　D．tolerate

　　解析：句意：沒有人能容忍他的粗魯行為，所以他沒有朋友。tolerate“容忍，忍受”；accustom“習慣于”；understand“理解”；cover“覆蓋”。

　　答案：D

　　3．On his returning from work he found his house ________.

　　A．robbing

　　B．robbed

　　C．stealing

　　D．stolen

　　解析：句意：他一下班回來就發現家被盜了。房子是不可能被偷(steal)的，故排除C、D兩項；house與rob之間是動賓關系，所以用過去分詞作賓語補足語。

　　答案：B

　　4．(2024·南平模擬)He is an independent person.He always ________ any offer of help.

　　A．declines

　　B．denies

　　C．rejects

　　D．refuses

　　解析：由句中independent(獨立的，不依賴別人的)可知，空格處想表達“拒絕”的意思。decline“委婉地拒絕”，符合句意。deny“否認”；refuse“堅決、果斷或坦率地拒絕”；reject“以否定、敵對的態度而當面拒絕”，均與句意不符，故選A項。

　　答案：A

　　5．(2024·安陽質檢)It is I ________ my parents who ________ to blame for the accident.

　　A．other than; are

　　B．rather than; am

　　C．better than; am

　　D．more than; are

　　解析：考查固定短語和主謂一致。other than“除……之外”；rather than“而不是”；better than與no連用，意為“實際上和……一樣；僅僅”；more than“多于”。本句為強調句，意為“在這次事故中，是我而不是我的父母應受到責備”，故第一空應填rather than；這里強調的是I而不是my parents，故謂語動詞用am，選B項。

　　答案：B

　　6．Traffic regulations ________ people from riding bicycles on the sidewalk.

　　A．stop B．prohibit

　　C．prevent

　　D．keep

　　解析：四個選項都可以與from搭配，stop sb. from doing, prevent sb. from doing 和keep sb. from doing都是“阻止某人做某事”；prohibit“禁止”。句意：交通法規禁止人們在人行道上騎車。所以選B。

　　答案：B

　　7．It has been revealed that some government leaders ________ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

　　A．employ

　　B．take

　　C．abuse

　　D．overlook

　　解析：句意：一些政府領導被揭露濫用職權，非法為個人謀利。abuse“濫用，妄用(權力等)；(不當地)使用”；employ“雇用，使用”；take“拿，取”；overlook“俯瞰，眺望；忽略”。

　　答案：C

　　8．(2024·濰坊高三質檢)An air France jet is reported ________ in the Atlantic Ocean with 228 people aboard and it's the airline's worst disaster in its 75-year history.

　　A．to have crashed

　　B．to have been crashed

　　C．having crashed

　　D．having been crashed

　　解析：考查非謂語動詞。句意：一架法國噴氣式飛機據報道墜入大西洋，機上有228人，這次事故是該航空公司75年來最嚴重的。crash和an air France jet之間是主動關系且動作已經完成，故選A項。

　　答案：A

　　9．There are still many people suffering a lot, and we are to do something to ________ poverty.

　　A．keep out

　　B．wipe out

　　C．give out

　　D．run out

　　解析：wipe out意為“消除”。句意：仍然有許多人在遭受痛苦，我們應該做些事情來消除貧困。keep out“使在外”；give out“分發，發出(氣味、熱等)，發表”；run out“用光”。

　　答案：B

　　10．Smoking leaves Sam in poor health. His wife has tried to persuade him to quit smoking, though ________.

　　A．in truth

　　B．in return

　　C．in particular

　　D．in vain

　　解析：in truth“實際上”；in return“作為回報”；in particular“特別，尤其”；in vain“徒勞，白費力氣”。后半句句意為：他的妻子試圖說服他戒煙，但是白費力氣，所以D項合適。

　　答案：D

　　11．The lucky fans will be picked out ________ rather than chosen beforehand to perform with the singer during the party.

　　A．by accident

　　B．on earth

　　C．at random

　　D．on average

　　解析：從后面的不是事先挑選，可以知道是隨意挑選。at random“隨意地；隨機地”。

　　答案：C

　　12．Father ________ all the neighbors to dinner at a nearby restaurant to thank them all.

　　A．supplied

　　B．accepted

　　C．treated

　　D．served

　　解析：句意：父親在附近的一家餐館招待鄰居以示感謝。treat sb. to sth.“用……招待某人”，符合語意要求。

　　答案：C

　　13．It is very clear that TV programs usually ________ to the tastes of all age groups.

　　A．cater

　　B．devote

　　C．lead

　　D．appeal

　　解析：句意：很清楚，電視節目通常能滿足各年齡段的人的口味。cater to“迎合，滿足需要”，符合題意要求。

　　答案：A

　　14．—Did Dorice go out last night?

　　—Yes, but she ________ at home. Her little sister needed her care.

　　A．may have stayed

　　B．must have stayed

　　C．should stay

　　D．ought to have stayed

　　解析：考查情態動詞。答語句意：是的，但是她本應該在家。她的小妹妹需要她照顧。ought to have done表示“本應該做某事，但卻沒做”。

　　答案：D

　　15．Every day my after-school ________ is doing my homework and then watching TV until I go to bed at half past ten.

　　A．route

　　B．routine

　　C．practice

　　D．drill

　　解析：句意：每天放學后我的慣例就是做作業，然后看電視直到10點半上床去睡覺。route“路線”；routine“常規，慣例”；practice“練習，做法”；drill“操練”。

　　答案：B

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2024·鄭州質量調研)Honk! Squeak!

　　What is that? If you're going through puberty (青春期), it could be your voice. Both boys and girls experience voice changes as they grow older, but girls' voices get only a little deeper. A boy's voice, on the other hand, may change quite a bit — from sounding like a little kid to sounding like somebody's dad!

　　How does this happen? The larynx, your voice box, actually gets bigger during puberty. One of its jobs is to let you talk, sing, hum, yell, laugh, and make all sorts of noises.

　　When a boy reaches puberty, his body begins making lots of testosterone (睪丸素), which causes his larynx to grow and his vocal cords (聲帶) to get longer and thicker.

　　Before puberty, your larynx is pretty small and your vocal cords are kind of small and thin. That's why your voice is higher than an adult's. As you go through puberty, the larynx changes. As your body adjusts to this changing equipment, your voice may “crack” or “break”. But this process lasts only a few months.

　　Not only do older guys and men sound different from boys, but you can also see the difference in their necks. When the larynx grows bigger, part of it sticks out inside the neck.You can see it at the front of the throat. This is known as the Adam's apple. For girls, the larynx also grows bigger but not as much as in boys, so you can't see it through a girl's skin.

　　Everyone's timetable is different, so some kids' voices might start to change earlier and some might start a little later.Some voices might drop gradually, while others might drop quickly.

　　If this hasn't happened to you yet, don't worry. And if

　　you're going through this now, try not to stress too much about the funny noises you make. It can help to talk to a parent, or a friend who's already gone through the voice change. Before you know it, your voice will sound clear, strong, and more grown-up!

　　語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文，介紹了青春期的男孩兒和女孩兒聲音發生變化的原因。

　　1．What's the text mainly about?

　　A．Funny noises.

　　B．Vocal cords.

　　C．Voice changes.

　　D．The Adam's apple.

　　解析：主旨大意題。本文旨在說明青春期的男孩兒和女孩兒聲音為什么發生變化，如何變化，以及如何看待這個現象。故選C項。

　　答案：C

　　2．An adult's voice is lower than a child's because the adult ________.

　　A．doesn't reach his puberty

　　B．has longer and thicker vocal cords

　　C．is going through his puberty

　　D．has something wrong with his throat

　　解析：推理判斷題。根據第四段中的“which causes his larynx to grow and his vocal cords(聲帶) to get longer and thicker.”和第五段中的前兩句可知，成年人的嗓音比小孩兒的低沉是因為成年人的聲帶又長又厚。

　　答案：B

　　3．Who has “the Adam's apple”？

　　A．Boys.

　　B．Girls.

　　C．Men.

　　D．Women.

　　解析：細節理解題。根據第六段的內容可知，older guys and men長有喉結(the Adam's apple)。

　　答案：C

　　4．What does the writer think of voice changes?

　　A．Natural.

　　B．Funny.

　　C．Unpleasant. D．Interesting.

　　解析：推理判斷題。根據最后兩段的內容可知，嗓音變化是青少年向成人過渡的生理發育的自然現象。

　　答案：A

　　B

　　(2024·山西省運城市教育檢測)The average temperature around the world is rising. People living in the US Midwest might find a fact hard to believe, though. The scientists suggest that the change in the Midwest climate may have happened because of farming.

　　The first study was led by David Changnon, a climatologist (氣候學家) at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.Changnon and his team studied temperature records from the sites in the Midwest. They found that since 1970, the average temperature in the region during July and August has gone down — by up to one degree Fahrenheit (華氏度) — from what it was during the years between 1930 and 1969. Their investigation also showed that the average rainfall in those states during those two months has increased. Between 1970 and 2009, about 0.33 inches more rain fell than between 1930 and 1969.These_changes may be connected by humidity (濕度), Changnon says. Humidity is the measure of how much moisture is in the air.

　　Humid air, which contains a lot of moisture，takes longer to heat up than dry air, Changnon notes. And humid air often releases its moisture through rainfall.

　　So where did the extra moisture in the air come from？Changnon points to farms in the region. As plants grow, they pull moisture from the ground and release it into the air. And among plants, soybean (大豆) and corn plants release a lot of moisture. Midwestern farms now plant more soybeans and corn than in the past, with 97 percent of farmland today planted with these two crops. In the 1930s, corn and soybeans covered only about 57 percent, Changnon says. He also notes that the plants are planted closer together now than they used to be, so there are more plants per acre than in the past.

　　The second study, like Changnon's, also found an increase in rainfall in the same area. But it points to another possible source for the increased moisture. Alan Robock at Rutgers University was part of the team that produced the second study and presented the group's findings. The team found that irrigation practices in the Great Plains have changed over the years. The researchers studied a vast area in the region. They found that in 1930, farmers in that region irrigated only about 1.8 million acres of farmland. In 1980, however, farmers irrigated nearly 15 million acres. Plants use the water and then release it into the air.

　　These results by Changnon and Robock and their colleagues are the first step toward understanding a change in the weather.

　　語篇解讀：這是一篇科普類說明文。全球變暖是一個不爭的事實，然而在美國中西部地區人們卻感受不到這種變化，這是為什么呢？

　　5．What does the underlined term “These changes” refer to?

　　A．Lower temperatures and more rainfall.

　　B．Higher temperatures and high humidity.

　　C．Making a record both in the past and now.

　　D．The two periods of the 40-year investigation.

　　解析：代詞指代題。上文中提到1970年以來，七月和八月的平均溫度比1930年到1969年這段時間下降了1華氏度，而平均降雨量增加了0.33英寸。由此可知“These changes”指的是：溫度降低，降雨量增多。

　　答案：A

　　6．Which of the following could be the possible sources for the increased moisture in the US Midwest?

　　A．Scientists' research and farmers' attention.

　　B．Less farmland and more plants.

　　C．More plants and irrigation practices.

　　D．Natural reservoirs and underground rivers.

　　解析：細節理解題。根據第三段內容和第四段中的第二、四句話和最后一句可知空氣濕度增加的原因是C項。

　　答案：C

　　7．The studies show that in America's Midwest，________.

　　A．the average temperature is getting higher and higher

　　B．more and more farmland has been deserted

　　C．the amount of rain is closely related to the temperature

　　D．summers are now cooler and wetter than they were in years past

　　解析：推理判斷題。根據第二段內容可知，近四十年美國中西部地區七月和八月的平均氣溫比前四十年的平均氣溫要低1華氏度而降雨量多0.33英寸。由此可知D項正確。

　　答案：D

　　8．According to the passage, irrigating more and more plants means ________.

　　A．making more space for farms and buildings

　　B．making more and more water into the air, and thus causing more rain

　　C．more farms depending on water-saving systems

　　D．using plants to change the climate

　　解析：細節理解題。根據第四段中的Plants use the water and then release it into the air可知，植物吸收灌溉的水，然后再將水釋放到空氣中，從而形成降雨。

　　答案：B

　　B卷

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024·南昌二模)It was a warm March evening, and I'd just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. It was nearly 6：00 p．m., but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no __1__that he intended to start the bus.

　　A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular, she __2__ narrated her story.

　　She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the terminal, a thief had __3__one of her bags. It had contained half of the money she'd brought with her. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she __4__still had some money left. The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her tale.