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全国中学生英语能力竞赛（高二组）历年真题及模拟试题详解试读：
第1章 全国中学生英语能力竞赛（高二组）考试指导
1.1 考试简介
全国中学生英语能力竞赛(National English Proficiency Competition for Secondary School Students，简称NEPCS)是经教育部正式批准的目前我国唯一的全国中学英语学科竞赛。本竞赛旨在全面培养中学生的英语素质，激发中学生学习英语的兴趣，坚持自愿报名参加的原则，提倡“重在参与”的奥林匹克精神。避免仅仅选拔“尖子”参加竞赛，而把大多数学生排除在竞赛之外的做法。此项竞赛的开展，不仅能促进中学英语教学质量的大幅度提高，加强中学生对英语基础和基本技能的掌握，并在此基础上培养学生综合运用英语的能力，把中学英语教学提高到一个新的水平。
全国中学生英语能力竞赛的命题范围按课标要求，以最近学年度上学期学过的课本内容为主，兼顾以前已学过的内容。根据我国中学英语教材“多样化”的实际情况，本竞赛各个年级组赛题的命制将参考现行各种教材，但是不只针对任何一种教材。
全国中学生英语能力竞赛的命题原则是：依标(课程标准)、靠本(现行课本)、求新(多用新题型)，既有同步性，又有水平度。本赛题既考查中学生的英语基础知识和基本技能，又侧重考查其英语综合运用能力、学习能力和智力水平。
全国中学生英语能力竞赛分初赛、决赛和全国总决赛三个阶段，暑期将举办全国总决赛和夏令营活动。全国中学生英语能力竞赛初、决赛笔试满分均为150分（其中听力30分）。决赛设有口试，分值为30分，作为决赛附加分。笔试和口试方案和题目由全国竞赛组委会统一命制。每年竞赛时间基本上都是初赛安排在11月份，决赛在12月份（具体日期可参见参赛学校的教务公告）。
1.2 试题分析
一、试卷结构
全国中学生英语能力竞赛（高二组）是全国中学生英语能力竞赛初一、初二、初三、高二、高二、高三六个年级组别之一。根据近几年试题来看，虽然个别题型的出题形式会发生细微变化，但试卷结构大的题型框架不变，在保持题型相对稳定性和连续性的基础上，特别注重探索使用非选择性客观题型，加大对于语篇层次上语言运用能力的考查。整个试卷共分听力和笔试两大部分，其中听力部分包括：句子理解、对话理解、短文理解，笔试部分包括：知识与用法、完形填空、阅读理解、翻译、短文改错、智力测试以及写作，总分150分，答题时间共120分钟。
二、题型分析
根据全国中学生英语能力竞赛（高二组）历年真题以及试题的命题范围，下面分别对每种题型的出题方式、考核要求等内容具体加以说明。
◆听力部分
1.考核要求
全国中学生英语能力竞赛（高二组）听力部分主要考查考生获取口头信息的能力(理解主旨大意、听懂重要的事实和细节、推断隐含的意义、判断言语的交际功能、分辨说话人的观点态度等)，要求考生在听完听力材料以后了解内容大意，抓住有关细节，并能进行综合归纳、推理，领会说话人的观点、态度、意图等。
2.出题形式
全国中学生英语能力竞赛（高二组）听力部分出题方式较为稳定，基本可归纳为三个部分：句子理解/句子听写、对话理解、短文理解。
句子理解出题形式为客观选择题，出题形式为选出与你所听到的句子意思一致或相近的答案。句子听写出题形式为题目给出有若干个（一般为1至3个）缺失的单词，要求根据所听到的句子填写句子里缺失的单词。对话理解出题形式为判断正误题、填空题或客观选择题。短文理解为客观选择和填空两种出题形式。其中，对话理解部分又分短对话和长对话，需要注意的是，句子理解题（客观选择题）和对话理解（判断正误题、填空题形式）是2018年才新出现的题型，后面是否会固定采用这一形式还待验证。
3.题量分值
该部分共30小题，每题1分，共计30分，答题时间为30分钟。
◆笔试部分
Ⅰ. Knowledge and Usage (知识与用法)
知识与用法题分为两节，A节是词汇题，该题型为从2014年开始新增加的题型。B节是语法题，出题形式为短文填空。
1.考核要求
词汇方面，通过研究竞赛历年真题，并参考现行中学教材以及新课标版英语高考大纲词汇表，高二组竞赛考生应能达到至少3000左右的词汇量以及一定数量的习惯用语及固定搭配，能够在口头和书面表达两个方面熟练运用。
语法方面，能较熟练地运用现行中学教材所学过的语法知识，能够熟悉各种语法概念，掌握系统的英语语法知识，尤其是重点掌握英语语法的核心内容，提高学生在上下文中运用英语的准确性。
2.出题形式
词汇题出题形式为填空题，考查考生对所学重点词汇的拼写及意思的掌握程度。要求考生根据相关汉语或英语提示进行填空，补充句子。
语法题题目形式为短文填空，要求考生根据句意对句中的一个空白进行填空选择，即从所给的4个备选答案中选出最佳答案并填入空白处，使短文完整。其主要考点有：1)名词、代词的数和格的构成及其用法；2)动词基本时态、语态的构成及其用法；3)形容词与副词的比较级和最高级的构成及其用法；4)常用连接词的词义及其用法；5)非谓语动词(不定式、动名词、分词)的构成及其用法；6)主谓一致原则；7)各类从句(定语从句、状语从句、名词性从句等)的基本用法；8)常用倒装句、强调句等特殊句型的结构。
3.题量分值
该部分共15小题，每题1分，共计15分，答题时间建议10分钟左右。
Ⅱ. Cloze (完形填空)
1.考核要求
从语篇的角度，全面考查考生综合的阅读能力、词汇掌握程度、语法规则的应用、对英语习惯用法的熟悉程度、逻辑推理能力以及英语语感等英语实际应用能力。
2.出题形式
根据历年真题，主要有两种类型：
①一篇含有5处空缺的文章，要求考生从所给出的7个单词或词组选出5个，用其正确形式填空；
②一篇含有10处空缺的文章，要求考生根据短文内容、单词的前几个字母（1-3个）以及所给单词的正确形式填空；
3.题量分值
该部分共15小题，每题1分，答题时间建议10分钟左右。
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)
1.考核要求
该部分题目是测试考生通过阅读英文书刊获取信息的能力（包括阅读速度和理解程度）。要求考生在读完一篇文字材料后，能理解其主题思想、主要内容和主要细节；能根据所读材料的内容进行推理判断，理解某些词和短语在具体语境中的意义，理解句与句之间的内在逻辑关系；能领会作者的观点和思想感情，判断其对事物的态度。
2.出题形式
根据历年真题，该部分出题形式主要有五种：
①要求考生根据所读材料的内容，从每道题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案；
②要求考生根据所读材料的内容，对题目给出的句子判断正误；
③要求考生根据所读材料的内容，简要回答题目所提出的问题；
④要求考生根据所读材料的内容，补全含有空缺的对所给材料的摘要；
⑤要求考生根据所读材料的内容，根据上下文内容，从所给出的7个选项中选出5个最适合的填入文中空缺处。
本部分一共包括4篇文章。相对其他题型而言，阅读部分是变动较大、出题形式最灵活的题型。一篇文章往往会涉及多种出题方式。
3.题量分值
该部分共20小题，选择题与判断题每题1分，其他题型每题2分，共计35分，答题时间建议25分钟左右。
Ⅳ. Translation (翻译)
1.考核要求
其本质是考查英语中的常见句法、核心语法理解及一些固定搭配的使用。
2.出题形式
该部分只考查句子翻译，不考查段落或篇章翻译。在翻译汉语句子时，题目中会给出英语单词、短语或句型提示，而翻译英语句子时，题目中会提供英语句子的段落语境。
3.题量分值
该部分共6小题，英译汉共两个句子，每题1分；汉译英共四个句子，每题2分，共计10分，答题时间建议10分钟左右。
Ⅴ. Error Correction (短文改错)
1.考核要求
要求学生能运用语法、结构等语言知识识别短文内的语病并提出改正的方法。
2.出题形式
本题由一篇短文组成，短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及缺词、多词与错词三个方面。要求学生使用“增添”、“删去”或“改变其中的某一单词或短语”三种方法中的一种，改正语误。
3.题量分值
该部分共10小题，每题1分，答题时间建议10分钟左右。
Ⅵ. IQ Test (智力测试)
1.考核要求
该部分试题主要考查考生的逻辑推理、数字运算、常识判断及灵活应变的思维能力。由于试题以英文出现，所以同时也考查考生的英文水平。
2.出题形式
以问答或填空形式出题，其中部分试题配有图片。题型包括常识题、数字计算题、脑筋急转弯、逻辑推理题、图形观察题等。
3.题量分值
该部分共5小题，每题1分，共计5分，答题时间建议5分钟左右。
该部分试题对有些考生来说，难度很大，在考试过程中，考生要合理分配好考试时间，切忌在该部分花费太多的时间。
Ⅶ. Writing (写作)
1.考核要求
该部分考查考生的书面表达能力。要求考生能正确地使用标点符号；能正确使用短语或句子描述图片或情境；能根据写作要求，写出文段、信件等；能使用常见的连接词表示顺序和逻辑关系；能描述人物或事件；能根据所给图示或表格写出简单的段落或操作说明；能根据所提供的话题展开讨论发表观点等。
2.出题形式
该部分分两种题型：一篇应用文和一篇话题作文。
应用文部分形式多样，一般是提供考生图表、图片或说明等，要求考生将所提供的信息用英文转述出来，其中包括邮件、信件、日记等的考查。该部分主要考查考生是否抓住试题给出的要点，要求考生能够准确、完整并具有逻辑地将信息传递出来。
话题作文部分通常会提供给考生一个话题，如健康、教育等，要求考生根据相应话题进行阐述和议论。该部分作文通常为议论文，要求考生针对题目给出的话题谈论一下自己的观点，主要考查考生展开话题的能力及表达能力等。
3.题量分值
应用文和话题作文部分各要求写一篇文章，应用文字数要求为至少85词，分值为10分；命题作文字数要求为至少100词，分值为20分。答题时间建议25分钟左右。
第2章 历年真题及详解[听力音频]
全国中学生英语能力竞赛（高二组）2015年初赛试题及详解
听力部分(共三大题，计30分)Ⅰ. Responses (句子应答) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)
Please listen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one you hear. Each sentence will be read twice. (请听下面五个句子，选出能应答所听句子的最佳选项。每个句子读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上)
1. A. Actually, I took a bus to the park.
B. I didn’t pass the English exam yesterday.
C. I’m going on a trip to Shanghai tomorrow.
D. I bought something nice to eat this morning.【答案】B【解析】录音中句子设定了一个语境，即对方看起来很心烦，因此问道，“What’s up?(发生什么事情了？)”只有B项“我昨天英语考试没有通过”符合语境。因此选B项。【录音原文】You look upset today. What’s up?
2. A. It’s a pleasure to meet you again.
B. There’s a wallet on the ground.
C. I’d like to introduce our new classmates to you.
D. I was born in England, but grew up in the US.【答案】D【解析】录音中的句子请求对方介绍一下自己（tell me something about yourself）。D项是对自己的介绍，因此选D项。【录音原文】Could you tell me something about yourself?
3. A. Maybe you can find some in Room 201.
B. I’m glad you can make it by yourself.
C. Let me take the chair for you, madam.
D. OK. I’ll pick you up on Sunday morning.【答案】A【解析】录音中句子使用了特殊疑问词“where”，询问在哪儿可以找到椅子。只有A项提到了地点，因此选A项。【录音原文】Excuse me. Where can I find some chairs?
4. A. I’m getting better. Thank you!
B. But I’ve had enough. Thanks!
C. My telephone number is 229-3470.
D. The book shop is on the second floor.【答案】B【解析】录音中问到“还想要一些咖啡吗？”B项“但是我已经喝好了，谢谢！”表示委婉拒绝，符合语境，故选B项。【录音原文】Nice coffee, isn’t it? Do you want some more?
5. A. It cost me 200 dollars.
B. Let’s meet at the school gate after school.
C. Sorry. I’ll be there in ten minutes.
D. Of course. I can play it very well.【答案】C【解析】录音中句子使用了how soon，询问“多长时间，多久”。C项“对不起，我10分钟后到”符合语境。因此选C项。【录音原文】We’ve been waiting for you for half an hour. How soon will you arrive?
Ⅱ. Dialogues (对话理解) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)
(A)Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue you hear. Each dialogue and question will be read twice. (请听下面五组小对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。每组对话和问题读两遍。)(答案涂在答题纸上)
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B.
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D.【答案】D【解析】问题：对话发生的地点可能在哪儿？对话中提到了“buy some cakes”“How much”“in our bakery”，由此可知，对话发生的地点可能在西饼店。因此选D项。【录音原文】
M: Can I help you?
W: Yes. I want to buy some cakes, please. How much are these?
M: Ten dollars. They’re the best ones in our bakery.
Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?
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D.【答案】C【解析】问题：女士的生日派对是什么时候？对话中，女士邀请男士来自己的生日派对。当男士问及时间时，女士回答说：“The day after November 11th”。由此可知，她的生日派对在11月12日。【录音原文】
W: I hope to see you at my coming birthday party, Jason.
M: Oh, dear! I’d almost forgotten. When is it?
W: The day after November 11th. Easy to remember, isn’t it?
Q: When’s the woman’s birthday party?
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D.【答案】D【解析】问题：男士怎么去北京？对话一开始，男士便提到自己要订7:30的航班（make a booking for the 7:30 flight），由flight这一单词可知，他将乘坐飞机去北京。【录音原文】
M: Hello, I’d like to make a booking for the 7:30 flight to Beijing, please.
W: For how many people, Sir?
M: One. And I’d like a window seat, if possible.
Q: How will the man go to Beijing?
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D.【答案】A【解析】问题：现在的天气怎么样？对话中女士要求关上窗户，因为雨就要飘进来了（The rain is just pouring in），由此可知，此时正在下雨。【录音原文】
W: Shut the window, Tom. Be quick! The rain is just pouring in.
M: I’m coming! Oh, we haven’t had any rain for a long time, right?
W: Yes. We’ll enjoy much cooler weather from now on, I think.
Q: What’s the weather probably like today?
10. A. Because he’ll be in Florida next weekend.
B. Because he’ll have an English test next weekend.
C. Because he’ll have a lot of work to do next weekend.
D. Because he’ll go to the countryside to visit his parents.【答案】A【解析】问题：为什么男士下周末不能去滑雪？对话中，女士首先邀请男士下周末一起去滑雪。但是男士说，“Next weekend I’ll be at my brother’s in Florida.”由此可知，男士下周在弗罗里达的弟弟家，因此不能去。【录音原文】
W: The ski season starts next weekend. Would you like to go to the mountains?
M: Next weekend I’ll be at my brother’s in Florida. What about the following weekend?
W: That sounds fine. I’ll give you a call and arrange things.
Q: Why can’t the man go skiing next weekend?
(B) Please listen to the following dialogue. The dialogue is followed by five questions. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue you hear. The dialogue and questions will be read twice. (请听下面的对话及对话后的五个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。对话和问题读两遍。)(答案涂在答题纸上)
11. A. Because he’ll have a test.
B. Because he’ll take a training course.
C. Because he’s waiting for a phone call.
D. Because he’ll attend an important meeting.
12. A. To pass a test.
B. To have an interview.
C. To meet the headmaster.
D. To take a medical checkup.
13. A. Her parents.
B. Her friend Tony.
C. The manager of the company.
D. One of her colleagues.
14. A. At a university.
B. At a language school.
C. In a foreign company.
D. In her friend’s factory.
15. A. This evening.
B. Tomorrow.
C. The day after tomorrow.
D. Next week.【答案与解析】
11.D 问题：为什么男士只能讨论几分钟的时间？对话中，当女士要求和男士谈话时，男士说到，“可以，但是只能说几分钟，因为我在14:30有一个重要的会议。”因此本题选D项。
12.A 问题：在参加该课程前，学生一般需要做什么？对话中，当女士请求参加该课程时，男士问到，“你参加了我的测试了吗？”而女士回答说“没有，这也是我来找你的原因”。由此可推断，一般来说，学生需要通过测试才能参加该课程。
13.B 问题：谁告诉女士来见男士？女士在对话中提到，自己的朋友Tony告诉她可以来找男士。因此本题选B项。
14.C 问题：女士现在在哪儿工作？对话中，当男士询问女士是否有商业方面的经历时，女士回答到，“I’m working in a foreign company as a secretary”。由此可知，她现在在一家外企当秘书。
15.B 问题：男士什么时候给女士回复？对话最后，男士说自己目前没有时间来做决定，要求女士先填申请表。并且说到，“I’ll let you know tomorrow.”由此可知，他明天会给回复。因此本题选B项。【录音原文】
W: Excuse me, Mr. Anderson. May I speak to you, please?
M: Yes, but only for a few minutes, because I have an important meeting at 14:30.
W: I don’t think it’ll take long. Well, I hear that you have a Business English Certificate evening course. I need your permission to attend it.
M: Have you taken my test before?
W: Not yet. That’s why I’m here. My friend Tony told me that you can give permission without the test.
M: That’s correct. Have you had any experience in business?
W: I’m working in a foreign company as a secretary, but I’ve had no formal training. So I’m keen to learn and to get the certificate.
M: Good. But I really don’t have time to make a decision now. You have to fill in this application form first and then you need my signature. I’ll let you know tomorrow.
W: Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it.
Questions:
11. Why does the man have only a few minutes to talk?
12. What does a student usually have to do before taking this course?
13. Who told the woman to see the man?
14. Where’s the woman working now?
15. When will the man give the woman a reply?
Ⅲ. Passages (短文理解) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
(A) Please listen to the following passage. The passage is followed by five questions. Choose the best answer to each question according to the passage you hear. The passage and questions will be read twice．(请听下面的短文及短文后的五个问题，根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。短文和问题读两遍。)(答案涂在答题纸上)
16. A. In Paris.
B. In London.
C. In New York City.
D. In Wellington.
17. A. In 1905.
B. In 1919.
C. In 1924.
D. In 1926.
18. A. America.
B. France.
C. Canada.
D. Britain.
19. A. She won a swimming race.
B. She swam across the English Channel.
C. She taught swimming at university.
D. She took part in the Olympic Games.
20. A. 14 hours and 13 minutes.
B. 14 hours and 31 minutes.
C. 40 hours and 13 minutes.
D. 40 hours and 31 minutes.【答案与解析】
16.C 问题：Ederle在哪儿出生？本短文听力是对Gertrude Ederle的介绍。短文一开始就提到，她出生于纽约市。由此可知，本题选C项。
17.B 问题：Ederle什么时候赢得第一次游泳比赛？短文中介绍，在14岁时，她赢得了第一次游泳比赛。短文一开始提到他出生于1905年，她14岁的时候也就是1919年。因此本题选B项。
18.A 问题：奥林匹克运动会上Ederle代表哪个国家参加游泳比赛？短文继续介绍，当她19岁时，代表美国（the United States）参加奥林匹克运动会，因此本题选A项。
19.B 问题：Ederle在21岁的时候做了什么？根据短文的介绍，19岁她参加奥林匹克运动会，两年后，也就是她21岁的时候，“she swam across the English Channel”。因此本题选B项。
20.B 问题：Ederle游过英吉利海峡花了多长时间？根据短文“Ederle spent fourteen hours and thirty-one minutes swimming across the channel.”由此可知，她花了14小时31分钟游过英吉利海峡。本题选B项。【录音原文】
(W:) Gertrude Ederle was born in New York City in 1905. When she was a young girl, she had one hobby—swimming. She practiced whenever she could, and at the age of fourteen she won her first swimming race. Then she decided that she wanted to become a great swimmer.
Ederle swam for the United States in the Olympic Games when she was only nineteen. Two years later, she did something that no other woman had ever done—she swam across the English Channel which is thirty-five miles wide. The water is icy cold and the waves can be very rough. In spite of this, Ederle spent fourteen hours and thirty-one minutes swimming across the channel. She set a new world record. How great she was!
Questions:
16. Where was Ederle born?
17. When did Ederle win her first swimming race?
18. For which country did Ederle swim in the Olympic Games?
19. What did Ederle do at the age of 21?
20. How long did it take Ederle to swim across the English Channel?
(B) Please listen to the following passage. There are ten missing words or phrases. Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. The passage will be read twice. (请听下面的短文，短文中有十个缺失的单词或短语，请根据你所听到的单词或短语填空。短文读两遍。)(答案写在答题纸上)
In some places, people (21)______ cars from city centers completely. In Florence, Italy, for instance, the (22)_____ city is only for pedestrians from 7:30 in the morning (23)_____ 6:30 in the evening. Another idea is to make people pay if they want to bring their cars into the city centers. They do this in Singapore. They have checkpoints around the centers, and if you’ve got (24)_____ four people in your car, you have to pay. In some (25)_____ cities, they use a program which they call “Park and Ride.” They build big car parks on the outer (26)______ of the cities where you can park your car and then there’s a bus which takes you into the cities. In Portland, Oregon, in the US, they (27)______ not to build a new motorway at all, and instead they used the money to (28) ______ bus services and build a new (29) _______. So now most people leave their cars at home and use (30)______.【答案与解析】
21. ban
根据录音，该空格填入ban。ban…from doing sth.禁止……做某事。
22. whole
根据录音，该空格填入whole，修饰city。the whole city整座城市。
23. until
此处填入until。from…until…从……直到……。
24. less than
该句句意为：他们在城市中心设置检查站点，如果你的车中少于4个人，那么你需要付钱。less than小于，少于，不到。
25. British
录音中提到，“在一些英国城市，人们使用Park and Ride这项计划”。该空格填入British，注意首字母大写。
26. areas
录音中提到，人们在城市的外围区域建造大的停车场停车，然后乘公共汽车进城。根据录音，此处填入areas，注意使用复数。
27. decided
根据录音，此处填入decided，该句意思为“在美国俄勒冈州波特兰市，人们决定不建设新的汽车高速公路。”注意需使用过去时态。
28. improve
空格部分与前面的to组成不定式，表目的。根据录音，此处填入improve，意思是“提高”。
29. railway
根据录音，空格部分填入railway，build a new railway的意思是“修建新的铁路”。
30. public transport
本句意思为：因此，现在大多数人都把汽车放在家里，而使用公共交通。public transport公共交通。【录音原文】
(M:) In some places, people ban cars from city centers completely. In Florence, Italy, for instance, the whole city is only for pedestrians from 7:30 in the morning until 6:30 in the evening. Another idea is to make people pay if they want to bring their cars into the city centers. They do this in Singapore. They have checkpoints around the centers, and if you’ve got less than four people in your car, you have to pay. In some British cities, they use a program which they call "Park and Ride." They build big car parks on the outer areas of the cities where you can park your car and then there’s a bus which takes you into the cities. In Portland, Oregon, in the US, they decided not to build a new motorway at all, and instead they used the money to improve bus services and build a new railway. So now most people leave their cars at home and use public transport.笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)
Ⅰ. Knowledge and Usage (知识与用法) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
(A) Please complete the following sentences by using the Chinese hints given in the brackets. (请根据括号中所给的汉语提示完成下列句子。) (答案写在答题纸上)
31. What a ______ (巧合)!I wasn’t expecting to see you here.【答案】coincidence【解析】coincidence巧合。
32. Lily says, “I enjoy listening to music, pop music ______ ______(尤其).”【答案】in particular【解析】in particular尤其。
33. The company’s exports(出口商品)have been increasing_____ (稳定地).【答案】steadily【解析】该空需要填副词。steadily稳定地。
34. Although Tom and Tony look exactly alike, they act quite_____(不一样).【答案】differently【解析】此处需要副词来修饰动词act。differently不一样地。
35. In my opinion, the trip was cancelled because of_______ _______(缺乏)interest.【答案】lack of【解析】lack of缺乏。
(B) Please complete the following passage by choosing the best of the four choices marked A, B, C and D given in the boxes. (请从方框中所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中选出最佳选项完成下面的短文。) (答案涂在答题纸上)
Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell.
36. He believes that _____ appearance is often culturally programmed.
A. mental
B. physical
C. special
D. looking【答案】B【解析】physical appearance外表。
37. In other words, we _____ our looks—we aren’t born with them.
A. get
B. use
C. make
D. learn【答案】D【解析】由下句可知，教授认为婴儿是learn where to set eyebrows…，因此该空应该选择learn。
38. A baby, _____ Birdwhistell , learns where to set the eyebrows (眉毛) by looking at those around—his family and friends.
A. such as
B. instead of
C. along with
D. according to【答案】D【解析】Birdwhistell是做这项研究的教授，因此这里是说“根据这个教授的说法……”，表示“根据……”应该用according to。
39. This helps explain _____ the people of some areas of the United States look so much alike.
A. why
B. when
C. what
D. where【答案】A【解析】句意：这就能解释为什么美国一些地区的民众长得很像。why表示原因。
40. And New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained _____ genetics (遗传学).
A. by
B. to
C. of
D. from【答案】A【解析】by表示“通过”。这里是说，有些现象无法用遗传学解释。
41. Again, the _____ shape of the mouth isn’t set at birth—it’s learned. In fact, the final mouth shape isn’t formed until well after new teeth are set. For some, this will be when they’re grown-ups.
A. new
B. great
C. exact
D. beautiful【答案】C【解析】exact表示“准确的，精确的”。这里是指人类的嘴到底是什么形状并不是出生的时候就确定了。
42. A husband and his wife _____ together for a long time often come to look alike because they learned their looks from those around them.
A. to be
B. being
C. for being
D. to be being【答案】B【解析】本句后面有谓语动词，可知此处需要填写非谓语动词。be together在一起。夫妻在一起为主动语态，直接加-ing即可。to be表示将在一起。
43. This is perhaps why in a single country there are some areas where people smile more than _____ in other areas.
A. they
B. them
C. that
D. those【答案】D【解析】those在这里指代前句提到的people。
44. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where people smile most _____. They find cities, such as New York, cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta.
A. quickly
B. fluently
C. accurately
D. frequently【答案】D【解析】frequently表示频率快。这里是说美国南部城市的人们更喜欢笑，即笑得更频繁。
45. People in highly populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less often than people in small towns _____.
A. do
B. are
C. be
D. smile【答案】A【解析】do代指前句提到的smile。
Ⅱ. Cloze(完形填空)(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
(A) Please read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of 5 words or phrases out of the 7 given in the box according to the context.(请阅读下面的短文，并根据其内容提示，从方框中所给的7个词语中选出5个，并用其适当形式填空。) (答案写在答题纸上)
Sailors used to speak of a “jack” when they meant a flag which was set near the bow(船头)of a sailing ship. The flag showed the country to which the ship belonged. The Union Jack became the flag of Great Britain. Australia’s flag has the Union Jack in the top left-hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross. Australians have kept this small part of Britain on their flag because their country was (46) ______ settled by people from Britain. And Australia’s flag is the same color as the Union Jack—red, white and blue.
The act of (47) ______ together is called “union”. The Union Jack was the name of the flag when England, Scotland and Ireland joined together to make one country. It all began in 1707 when England and Scotland joined together to become one nation. The flag was made using two crosses—one for the patron saint of each country, which means “protector.” Many centuries before, the English had (48) _____ St. George as their patron saint. His emblem (标记) was a red cross on a white background. The Scottish patron saint was St. Andrew. So (49) ______ him, they used a white cross on a blue background. This cross was shaped like the letter “X”. The new flag was a mixture of both flags with two sets of (50) ______. When Northern Ireland joined England and Scotland in 1800, another cross was added. St. Patrick’s cross of Northern Ireland was red and also shaped like an “X”. So all three flags made up the Union Jack.【答案与解析】
46. first
英国人是第一批定居在澳大利亚的人，因此澳大利亚国旗的一角是英国国旗。故本空填first。
47. joining
join together与union同义，意为“联合，结合”。因为空格前是介词of，故join要变成动名词形式。并且下句说到英国国旗名字的由来时，提到join together。
48. taken
take…as…把……当作……。空格前有助动词had，故该空要填过去分词。
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