一．聽(tīng)力部分
在高考說(shuō)明中，關(guān)于聽(tīng)的部分要求如下：1. 理解歸納話(huà)語(yǔ)的主旨要義（主旨題）。2. 獲取事實(shí)性信息（細(xì)節(jié)題）。3. 根據(jù)所獲取的信息進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單推斷（推斷題）。4. 理解說(shuō)話(huà)者的意圖、觀點(diǎn)和態(tài)度（推斷題）。5. 記錄或加工所獲取的信息（填空題）。
從今年高三整體情況來(lái)看，五項(xiàng)要求均有涉及，需要考生在正式聽(tīng)之前務(wù)必先看題目，看清楚題目所問(wèn)的關(guān)鍵詞（特殊疑問(wèn)詞，主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)，賓語(yǔ)，狀語(yǔ)）帶著關(guān)鍵詞去聽(tīng)，尤其是第一部分，由于只聽(tīng)一遍，所以對(duì)于學(xué)生捕捉信息的能力要求要高，如第5小題，問(wèn)題中關(guān)鍵詞是what was wrong 和woman’s watch（尤其注意是woman而不是man），聽(tīng)力材料中，女生說(shuō)：What time is it now by your watch? I have 8:45. 男生說(shuō)：Mine is half past eight. I set my watch by the radio this morning. 這里并沒(méi)有直接說(shuō)表的問(wèn)題，而是需要學(xué)生把握住兩個(gè)時(shí)間，然后分析出問(wèn)題，對(duì)于聽(tīng)一遍來(lái)說(shuō)，難度會(huì)高一些，所以學(xué)生務(wù)必需要學(xué)會(huì)預(yù)聽(tīng)。
此外，聽(tīng)力填空向來(lái)是扣分比較多的項(xiàng)，考生在此需要在平時(shí)積累：1. 常用的人名（通常會(huì)拼寫(xiě)、但如果是常用則不會(huì)）2. 月份，星期的拼寫(xiě)。3. 國(guó)家以及國(guó)籍的拼寫(xiě)。4. 聽(tīng)數(shù)字的練習(xí)。同時(shí)務(wù)必要注意格式：1. 每空只填1個(gè)詞，多了不給分。2. 拼寫(xiě)錯(cuò)誤不給分。3. 人名、國(guó)家、月份、星期首字母大寫(xiě)不給分。4. 如果號(hào)碼前有字母，字母不大寫(xiě)扣0.5分。
本次高三期末這部分的要求則是這樣，所以希望各位學(xué)生在以后的考試中務(wù)必要注意以上所提到的各項(xiàng)細(xì)則。
二．單選部分
今年單選整體上來(lái)說(shuō)，難度與去年持平，題型仍然為這幾年一直考察的知識(shí)點(diǎn)，主要為時(shí)態(tài)語(yǔ)態(tài)、三大從句、非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞這三大模塊，學(xué)生只要平時(shí)復(fù)習(xí)到，基本上問(wèn)題不大，沒(méi)有什么偏題、怪題。
21.C 考點(diǎn)：介詞
22.C 考點(diǎn)：被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，上句中的現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)暗示事故發(fā)生的時(shí)間為過(guò)去時(shí)
23.A 考點(diǎn)：非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，build與前面名詞the Subway Line 16是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，結(jié)合句意，應(yīng)為進(jìn)行時(shí)，所以選擇being built形式
24.A 考點(diǎn)：名詞性從句中的表語(yǔ)從句，連接詞做從句中want的賓語(yǔ)，而且沒(méi)有“哪一個(gè)”的含義，所以選擇what
25.B 考點(diǎn)：程度副詞，句子中含有比較的含義，所以選擇most
26.B 考點(diǎn)：非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞之間有先后順序，而且動(dòng)詞和句子主語(yǔ)是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，所以選擇不定式的完成被動(dòng)式
27.D 考點(diǎn)：狀語(yǔ)從句，結(jié)合邏輯關(guān)系選擇
28.A 考點(diǎn)：時(shí)態(tài)，then對(duì)于上句中的tomorrow morning，而且強(qiáng)調(diào)同時(shí)發(fā)生，故而選擇將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)
29.C 考點(diǎn)：虛擬語(yǔ)氣，結(jié)合主句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞形式判斷為對(duì)過(guò)去的虛擬，所以從句動(dòng)詞形式為had done
30.D 考點(diǎn)：名詞性從句的賓語(yǔ)從句，結(jié)合句意為周末怎么樣，所以選擇how
31.C 考點(diǎn)：非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，run與前面名詞doubts之間為邏輯上的的主動(dòng)關(guān)系，故而選擇running
32.B 考點(diǎn)：代詞，one表示泛指，“一個(gè)”
33.D 考點(diǎn)：時(shí)態(tài)，考察現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的基本用法
34.A 考點(diǎn)：定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞the glorious moment在從句中做時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)，所以選擇when
35.B 考點(diǎn)：情態(tài)動(dòng)詞，結(jié)合句意選擇should“應(yīng)該”
三．完形部分
本篇完形通過(guò)講述一個(gè)有精神疾病，不能長(zhǎng)時(shí)間集中精力的人嘗試拳擊的故事，告訴我們?nèi)魏稳硕加袊L試的權(quán)利，這也正是區(qū)分平常人與偉大的人的關(guān)鍵，文章整體不是很難，但本文有一個(gè)詞的用法不太常見(jiàn)，即go作為名詞，表示“嘗試”的含義，可以通過(guò)文章推測(cè)出來(lái)。
36.C 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞固定搭配，lift up“舉起，激勵(lì)”，run up“向上跑，高漲”，warm up“熱身”，go up“上漲”
37.B 考點(diǎn)：名詞，catch one’s attention“抓住某人的注意力”
38.D 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞詞義，上下句聯(lián)系
39.A 考點(diǎn)：名詞，from a distance“從遠(yuǎn)處”
40.C 考點(diǎn)：副詞，詞義
41.C 考點(diǎn)：名詞，對(duì)應(yīng)43空后面
42.A 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞，詞義
43.B 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞，上下文理解
44.D 考點(diǎn)：介詞，詞義
45.D 考點(diǎn)：連詞，上下句的邏輯關(guān)系
46.A 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞，上下文和詞義
47.B 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞，詞義
48.C 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞，上下文
49.A 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞，
，詞義
50.B 考點(diǎn)：名詞，詞義
51.B 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞，詞義
52.C 考點(diǎn)：名詞，詞義
53.D 考點(diǎn)：形容詞，句子意義
54.A 考點(diǎn)：副詞，詞義和上下文
55.D 考點(diǎn)：動(dòng)詞，詞義和文章整體理解
四．閱讀部分
本次閱讀整體難度不是很大，基本與去年持平，學(xué)生只要耐心，細(xì)致，問(wèn)題應(yīng)該不大。
A篇
文章講述作者在有孩子之后對(duì)夏天的感情變化，開(kāi)始是覺(jué)得煩躁和失望，后來(lái)開(kāi)始轉(zhuǎn)變思想，珍惜整個(gè)夏日生活。文章整體比較簡(jiǎn)單，沒(méi)有過(guò)多生詞。
56.B 復(fù)雜細(xì)節(jié)題，答案為第一段的綜合概括
57.C 細(xì)節(jié)題，答案為第三段“... I decided to hug the last few days of summer ...”
58.C 推斷題，答案從第二段和第四段結(jié)合選擇
B篇
文章為說(shuō)明文，說(shuō)明一項(xiàng)研究，人隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，并不是健忘，而是會(huì)在某些方面更加好，因而會(huì)更加幸福。文章不是很難，題目也比較好做。
59.B 細(xì)節(jié)題，答案在第二段最后一句“... our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s...”
60.A 細(xì)節(jié)題，答案在第四段最后一句“... older people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory and problem solving. ”
61.A 細(xì)節(jié)題，答案在文章最后一段
62.A 主旨題中的標(biāo)題
C篇
文章為說(shuō)明文，作者介紹了un-schedule（逆向日程表，把休閑、習(xí)慣、日常生活納入日程表中,而不是安排什么時(shí)間做什么事）列舉了它的好處并且建議大家可以使用它。
63. 推斷題。第一句里面說(shuō)到了制定un-schedule不僅能夠讓你能夠考慮定時(shí)安排（例如課程以及會(huì)議）同時(shí)也能夠考慮到那些非定時(shí)安排（例如吃飯、鍛煉或者和朋友消遣的時(shí)光等等）這里和procrastinator（拖拉者）相反，所以能夠推斷出，拖拉者對(duì)于非定時(shí)活動(dòng)會(huì)考慮不周。這里面的干擾項(xiàng)是B選項(xiàng)，原因文章里面提到了unrealistic，但要注意，文中的unrealistic的對(duì)象是只拖拉者對(duì)于時(shí)間的看法，而不是日常生活。所以B選項(xiàng)不選。
64. 細(xì)節(jié)題。文章中第四段提到It’s especially important that you build time for fun activities into your un-schedule. 從第三段You may think that you have “all semester” to get the writing done, but if you really map out how much time you have available to write on a daily and weekly basis, you will see that you need to get started sooner, rather than later. 從這段可以排除A、B、D
65. 細(xì)節(jié)題。推測(cè)作者的觀點(diǎn)。作者在開(kāi)頭就提出Putting things off—big or small—is part of being human. But procrastination does have consequences. When your procrastination leaves you feeling discouraged, it is time to take action, and one of the best ways to get rid of it is to make an un-schedule. 作者在這里說(shuō)了要想改變拖延，就可以開(kāi)始制定un-schedule來(lái)抑制拖延，因此可以看出這個(gè)和無(wú)法準(zhǔn)確管理時(shí)間有關(guān)。同時(shí)第四段，Perhaps, most importantly, the un-schedule can help you examine how you spend your time. 從most importantly也能看出作者認(rèn)為最重要的是關(guān)于花費(fèi)時(shí)間。因此選C項(xiàng)。
66. 主旨題。文章的目的，重點(diǎn)關(guān)注首段尾句，中間段首尾句和最后一段，首段尾句就提出了建議，中間在說(shuō)好處，結(jié)尾進(jìn)行總結(jié)。所以能夠看出目的就是提出建議。因此選B
D篇
文章為議論文，主要講解對(duì)于productivity（生產(chǎn)力）的追求正在逐步摧毀我們的性格。
61. 細(xì)節(jié)題
。第一段I am completely filled with thoughts of productivity. An hour sleeping is an hour wasted可以看出人們?cè)诮o予完成更多的東西，選擇D項(xiàng)。
62. 猜詞題。從邏輯上來(lái)看，這句話(huà)的前面一句在講從The pressure to succeed professionally 到age economy都成為了難以應(yīng)付的壓力，后面出現(xiàn)了關(guān)鍵詞character，從剛才第一段我們能夠看出character出于逐漸摧毀的情況，因此在這里應(yīng)該也是減少了對(duì)于character的思考，因此選擇B項(xiàng)。
63. 主旨題。最后一段的段意。第一句里面提到Brooks urges rediscovering our human natures through falling in love. And by love he means love for a task, job, or another person.這里面提到重塑人類(lèi)天性的方法就是愛(ài)，而這里可以指對(duì)于一項(xiàng)任務(wù)、工作或者是另一個(gè)人的愛(ài)。這里要注意是針對(duì)一個(gè)，而不是很多個(gè)，所以選D
64. 主旨題。文章目的。首段尾句提出我們?cè)谥饾u摧毀character，中間段在描述如今的大學(xué)生缺乏character，最后一段說(shuō)如何重塑character，因此能夠看出文章的目的是讓大家意識(shí)到性格塑造的意識(shí)。因此選擇A項(xiàng)。B選項(xiàng)與目的相反，C選項(xiàng)未提。D選項(xiàng)提到了學(xué)生但并不是指學(xué)生對(duì)于成就的追逐。
七選五
本次七選五是一個(gè)說(shuō)明文，講解了購(gòu)物中會(huì)出現(xiàn)的兩種人，一種是“Maximizer”（喜歡平衡多種選擇）一種是“Satisficers”（喜歡快準(zhǔn)狠）
71. 代詞指代法。空后明顯出現(xiàn)了一個(gè)they，這里就要想they指代的對(duì)象是誰(shuí)，從七個(gè)選項(xiàng)來(lái)看有可能是A或者E，這時(shí)候結(jié)合后面能看出這種人會(huì)直到看了所有的選擇才會(huì)做決定，所以能夠看出they指代的就是“Maximizes”因此選擇A項(xiàng)
72. 空前提到一項(xiàng)調(diào)查，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)maximizers找到了更好的工作，空后面提到了他們無(wú)法衡量每種選擇進(jìn)而雖能做出最好的選擇但結(jié)果都不好，因此這一個(gè)空起到一個(gè)過(guò)渡的作用，先說(shuō)好再說(shuō)不好，看七個(gè)選項(xiàng)，能夠看出G項(xiàng)是最合適的。
73. 此空之前說(shuō)maximizers的特征，空后開(kāi)始說(shuō)satisficers的特征，因此也起到一個(gè)過(guò)渡的作用，并且后面提到satisficers要比maximizers更快樂(lè)，看七個(gè)選項(xiàng)，能夠看出E選項(xiàng)在說(shuō)satisficers的好，并且句式結(jié)構(gòu)和73前一句一致。因此選E項(xiàng)。
74. 空前一段表示接下來(lái)要舉例說(shuō)明了，后面的例子也說(shuō)明了我們要先決定好一個(gè)確切的部分以及菜肴的類(lèi)型，看七個(gè)選項(xiàng)，B選項(xiàng)提出了減少選擇的范圍，貼切此處，因此選B項(xiàng)
75. 空前有一個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞decision，我們看選項(xiàng)C、D、F都提到了decision，但空前又說(shuō)有了決定就要堅(jiān)持住，因此不涉及到compare，也沒(méi)有the other的事情。而D選項(xiàng)說(shuō)了只需承認(rèn)沒(méi)有決定是完美的。因此不需要多想，貼合只需堅(jiān)持的想法，因此選擇D項(xiàng)。
五．作文部分
1.應(yīng)用作文
本次應(yīng)用作文仍未我們平時(shí)練習(xí)過(guò)的介紹信，介紹活動(dòng)安排，只要大家平時(shí)練習(xí)過(guò)，寫(xiě)作時(shí)注意要點(diǎn)，交流性和詞句的使用，問(wèn)題不是很大，但需注意，本次字?jǐn)?shù)要求有所提升，由原來(lái)的不少于50詞提升至不少于60詞。
審題，即審文字，確定：
文體：介紹信。
人稱(chēng)：采用第一人稱(chēng)we
時(shí)態(tài)：敘述接下來(lái)的活動(dòng)安排，所以多采用一般將來(lái)時(shí)
結(jié)構(gòu)：總分總
開(kāi)頭段：點(diǎn)題，說(shuō)明寫(xiě)作目的，并注意交際性
中間段：介紹活動(dòng)具體安排，注意敘事的時(shí)間順序
結(jié)尾段：表達(dá)期待
2.情景作文：
本次故事的主人公仍然是我們熟悉的紅星中學(xué)高三（1）班的李華，話(huà)題和13年的海淀一模相似（帶領(lǐng)外國(guó)友人游覽北京，體驗(yàn)文化）但是學(xué)生對(duì)于詞匯的積累有一定要求。難度較大。
審題
1）審文字，確定：
文體：英語(yǔ)園地投稿：語(yǔ)言要求比較正式。
人稱(chēng)：自己的經(jīng)歷，但過(guò)程中也有多人參與，所以要注意人稱(chēng)的變化
時(shí)態(tài)：敘述個(gè)人經(jīng)歷：一般過(guò)去時(shí)；但可以多樣化，如過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)可以用：一般過(guò)去時(shí)，過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)，過(guò)去完成時(shí)，過(guò)去完成進(jìn)行時(shí)，過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)等；抒發(fā)感受：一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)/一般過(guò)去時(shí)。
結(jié)構(gòu)：總分總
開(kāi)頭段：點(diǎn)題，交待活動(dòng)的背景包括時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、任務(wù)、時(shí)間等（when，where，who，what）
中間段：描述活動(dòng)過(guò)程，注意按圖示順序描寫(xiě)，注意分層處理圖片，注意小段落結(jié)構(gòu)：
總-分-總
結(jié)尾段：議論，包括解題，歸納、總結(jié)或思想提升
2）審圖：確定：每幅圖的
要點(diǎn)---必要細(xì)節(jié)---可添加細(xì)節(jié)
核心要點(diǎn) 必要細(xì)節(jié) 可添加細(xì)節(jié)
瀏覽南鑼鼓巷 瀏覽南鑼古巷 介紹南鑼鼓巷（意義，值得瀏覽的地方）心情愉快，天氣溫暖
中午吃炸醬面 吃炸醬面，贊炸醬面 炸醬面的意義，心情快樂(lè)
滑冰 一起滑冰，牌子（注意安全，地點(diǎn)后海） 教滑冰的過(guò)程，心情緊張，快樂(lè)
購(gòu)物 買(mǎi)禮物（剪紙、風(fēng)箏、中國(guó)結(jié)） 禮物的意義，心情好奇（外國(guó)人）
注意：1. 南鑼鼓巷（Nanlouguxiang）、炸醬面（fried sauce noodles）、剪紙（paper cut）、中國(guó)結(jié)（Chinese Knot），后海（Houhai）目前我們?cè)谛麚P(yáng)傳統(tǒng)文化，不僅在語(yǔ)文里面提到，英文里面也開(kāi)始逐步滲透，所以考生需要對(duì)于一些傳統(tǒng)文化的單詞需要積累。
2. 圖與圖之間的過(guò)渡銜接，可以看出這是一天的活動(dòng)，并且圖片標(biāo)出了數(shù)字，因此需要按著順序來(lái)寫(xiě)。
3. 今年從20排調(diào)到了15排，所以要求我們學(xué)生寫(xiě)作語(yǔ)言表達(dá)更加精煉。細(xì)節(jié)添加一定要找到重點(diǎn)和亮點(diǎn)。
綜上所述，本次期末考試整體難度與去年持平，內(nèi)容上開(kāi)始側(cè)重對(duì)傳統(tǒng)文化的考察，同時(shí)加大了對(duì)作文基礎(chǔ)得分和語(yǔ)言凝練的要求（即提高基礎(chǔ)字?jǐn)?shù)），所以，為了幫助各位考生能夠有針對(duì)性的迎接接下來(lái)的模擬考生和高考，結(jié)合本次期末考試，我們對(duì)2018年英語(yǔ)考試說(shuō)明的英語(yǔ)部分進(jìn)行如下解析，希望對(duì)各位考生能夠有所幫助。
以下摘自2018考試說(shuō)明
英語(yǔ)
2個(gè)詞匯發(fā)生變化
與去年相比，2018年北京高考英語(yǔ)考試說(shuō)明基本沒(méi)有變化，預(yù)計(jì)整體難度與去年大致持平。
需要指出的是，考試說(shuō)明中有2個(gè)詞匯發(fā)生變化，考生應(yīng)格外關(guān)注。其中，詞匯“judgment”增加了“judgement”的拼寫(xiě)形式，“sow”增加了過(guò)去式與過(guò)去分詞（sowed,sowed/sown）。
由以上我們不難看出，英語(yǔ)整體變化不大，只是2個(gè)詞匯發(fā)生了變化，所以我們首先重點(diǎn)關(guān)注這兩個(gè)詞匯，但仍要重點(diǎn)復(fù)習(xí)考綱列出的3050基礎(chǔ)詞匯；
語(yǔ)法方面，仍然繼續(xù)掌握三大主要模塊（時(shí)態(tài)語(yǔ)態(tài)，非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞和三大從句），兼顧部分小詞的用法（介詞、冠詞、連詞、形容詞、副詞等）；
完形閱讀方面，一方面平時(shí)注意保證練習(xí)量，保持做題的感覺(jué)，積累素材，同時(shí)識(shí)記背誦相關(guān)的高頻詞匯；
作文方面，應(yīng)用文注意四大基礎(chǔ)類(lèi)型的練習(xí)（介紹信，建議信、求職信、通知等），以及熟悉其他類(lèi)型，如道歉信，投訴信等等；情景作文方面注意積累不同主題，不同場(chǎng)景的詞句，注意語(yǔ)言的凝練和高級(jí)。相信只要各位同學(xué)在最后的這不到半年的時(shí)間里，堅(jiān)持下去，一定會(huì)取得自己比較理想的結(jié)果！
海淀區(qū)高三年級(jí)第一學(xué)期期末練習(xí)英語(yǔ)試題
2018.1
21. My normal monthly emails to and ______ pen pals have disappeared with my tight schedule.
A. in B. for C. from D. through
22. - Have you heard about the shark attack accident at the SeaWorld show?
- Yea, how horrible! A trainer ______ in front of the audience.
A. had been killed B. has been killed C. was killed D. is killed
23. The Subway Line 16 ______ in Beijing is planned to open this year.
A. being built B. building C. built D. to build
24. This room isn’t actually ______ I wanted when I made my reservation.
A. what B. where C. which D. whether
25. My boss is very generous, and he is ______ generous when we get a big order.
A. very B. most C. only D. rath
er
26. The spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria is believed ______ by August, 2018.
A. to be controlled B. to have been controlled C. to control D. to have controlled
27. We have an adviser on hand in this activity ______ you have any worries or problems.
A. when B. now that C. though D. in case
28. - Do I have to bring my camera tomorrow afternoon?
- I think so. We ______ the Botanical Garden then.
A. will be visiting B. are visiting C. have visited D. visit
29. - The zookeeper was really annoyed with me.
- How could he have been if you ______ stones at the animals?
A. didn’t throw B. don’t throw C. hadn’t thrown D. haven’t thrown
30. Every Monday, my English teacher would cheerfully ask me ______ my weekend had been.
A. that B. if C. what D. how
31. With doubts ______ through my mind, I felt it necessary to carry out a research.
A. to run B. run C. running D. having run
32. - You seem busy these days.
- Yes. I’m writing a story. You know, it’s really not easy to write ______ with attractive plots.
A. this B. one C. it D. that
33. According to the latest BBC news, a five-year-old boy from England ______ the youngest computer specialist in the world.
A. became B. becomes C. had become D. has become
34. The glorious moment would live in my mind ______ our football team won the championship.
A. when B. where C. that D. which
35. - Tom, why don’t we help our son work on his papers?
- We’ve already done more than we ______. He is on his own this time.
A. would B. should C. could D. might
完型填空 He Had a Go
It was a cool spring evening in Melbourne, Australia. I drove to my boxing gym for a Friday night training session. After ______ (36) up, I started training. Then I noticed a tall and slim young man walking through the doors. There was something about him that
caught my ______ (37).
Before long, I realized that he might have a mental illness. Having volunteered for mental illness support groups, I really ______ (38) his problems when I looked at him.
He paid for the session, put on a pair of gloves and then started hitting the punching bags. I watched him from a ______ (39) and wanted to help him to punch straighter and better. Then I felt it was best to leave that up to the trainer who was ______ (40) watching him.
After a few seconds of punching the bag, he stopped and started staring at the ______ (41). The trainer went up to him and ______ (42) to help him. It was almost like he woke up from a dream. He ______ (43) eye contact with the ceiling at once.
Then the bell rang and it was the end of the round. ______ (44) rounds we are required to do five pushups (俯臥撐), ______ (45) all the boys that were training that night did five pushups. He ______ (46) to complete his five pushups. The bell sounded aga in and the next round began. He punched the bags for a few seconds and then he ______ (47). This time he was staring at the walls which were decorated with boxing posters.
It was clear to me that he could not ______ (48) for long.
When I finished training, I decided to go up to him and offer him my help. I held the bag for him and asked him to punch. He ______ (49) the bag a few times and then stopped again.
I smiled at him and asked, “Do you like boxing?”
He replied with a very shy ______ (50) on his face, “Yes, boxing is alright.”
What else could I do than ______ (51) this man and his willingness to give it a go? Most people put self-imposed (自我強(qiáng)加的) ______ (52) on their lives and stop themselves from having a go. I kept thinking about this man while admiring him for even turning up to a boxing gym, let alone training at what appeared to be his ______ (53).
There are many lessons to learn from this man. What I ______ (54) admired about this man was that he had a
go! That is what ______ (55) ordinariness from greatness.
So what will you have a go at?
36. A. lifting B. running C. warming D. going
37. A. heart B. attention C. breath D. imagination
38. A. experienced B. mentioned C. overcame D. understood
39. A. distance B. box C. poster D. screen
40. A. still B. even C. also D. ever
41. A. bags B. walls C. ceiling D. trainer
42. A. offered B. promised C. seemed D. planned
43. A. made B. broke C. kept D. avoided
44. A. Before B. Through C. During D. Between
45. A. for B. but C. or D. so
46. A. struggled B. preferred C. refused D. decided
47. A. slowed B. stopped C. continued D. hesitated
48. A. stand B. stay C. concentrate D. remember
49. A. hit B. felt C. grasped D. watched
50. A. view B. look C. sight D. scene
51. A. accept B. appreciate C. motivate D. notice
52. A. targets B. burdens C. limitations D. minds
53. A. worst B. fullest C. greatest D. hardest
54. A. really B. hardly C. merely D. nearly
55. A. prevents B. protects C. transforms D. separates
閱讀理解 A
Summer is slipping away from me. Some days, it makes me want to cry. Other days, I feel a sense of expectation within me just thinking about fall that makes me want to burst. Tonight, all five of us were in the family room doing our own things.
At this moment, my littlest kid is my number one trouble and my number one joy. He has a tooth on the way and although it’s such a tiny thing, it’s causing so much grief. I’m holding him a lot and I’m not going to lie. I live for his afternoon nap (小睡) so I’m able to actually get dressed and use the restroom.
The big E is starting school soon. The other day, I found myself a bit depressed about the end of summer and the beginning of another school year. I looked out of our front window with eyes that were heavy and a bit teary. Then, I suddenly realized just how si
lly this end of summer depression of mine is. I can’t change time. But, I can change my emotions and my thoughts. I decided not to spend my final days of summer vacation walking around with a sad face. I decided to hug the last few days of summer and remind myself that before I know it, we will be back in our school routine and all will go well.
This week we plan on meeting teachers. I’m taking my girl to have her nails done before her first day of kindergarten. We want to bake a few dozen cookies. We’ll take our evening walks as usual and stay up late. And last but not least, I’ll get school cloth ready, I’ll pack lunches and write lunch notes, we’ll read“The Kissing Hand,” like we normally do, and I’ll tuck (掖好被子) my third grader and kindergartener in their little beds before the big first day.
Thank you summer, you’ve been warm and wonderful, you’ve been sweet and sticky, you’ve been refreshing and exactly what we need. And your sunsets have been amazing, so thank you.
56. According to Paragraph 1, the author __________.
A. feels excited B. has mixed feelings C. feels worried D. has bad feelings
57. How will the author spend the final days of the summer vacation?
A. Live a simple life. B. Stay at home and relax herself. C. Treasure the vacation. D. Walk around with a depressed face.
58. From the passage, we can learn that the author __________.
A. is fond of reading novels B. has two annoying children C. often takes evening walks D. has no time to get dressed B
Ever walked to the shops only to find, once there, you’ve completely forgotten what you went for? Or struggled to remember the name of an old friend? For years we’ve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of ageing as wrinkles and grey hair. But now a new book suggests that we’ve got it all wrong.
According to The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the import
ant things, our brain s actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s ? much later than previously thought.
Furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we retain them, and even produce new ones well into middle age. For years it’s been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age suggests otherwise.
This continuing r esearch has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years. It has found that on average, participants performed better on cognitive (認(rèn) 知的) tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically, order people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words you can remember) and problem solving.
Where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual speed ? how fast you can push a button when ordered. However, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond. In short, researchers are now coming up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age.
Neuroscientists are also finding that we are happier with ageing. A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when we’re younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of life in order to learn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older we’ve learned our lessons and are sub-consciously aware that we have less time left in life: therefore, it becomes more important for us to be happy.
59. Barbara Strauch probably agrees that __________.
A. the young are better at handling important things B. people’s brains work best between their 40s and 60s
C. ageing leads to the decline of the function of the brain D. wrinkles and grey hair are the only symbols of a
geing
60. The continuing research has found older people perform better on __________.
A. vocabulary tests B. number ability C. perceptual speed D. body balance
61. People are happier with age because __________.
A. they learn to value the time left B. they know how to share feelings
C. they cannot focus on negative aspects D. they do not realize the possible dangers
62. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. People get wiser with age. B. People get more forgetful with age.
C. People get happier with age. D. People get more self-aware with age.
C
Everyone procrastinates. We put things off because we don’t want to do them, or because we have too many other things on our plates. Putting things off ? big or small ? is part of being human. But procrastination does have consequences. When your procrastination leaves you feeling discouraged, it is time to take action, and one of the best ways to get rid of it is to make an un-scheduled.
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