天津市耀华中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末试题 Word版含解析
天津市耀华中学2020-2021学年度高二第一学期期末
（本试卷考试时间90分钟，总分100分）
I卷（满分69分）
I.听力理解（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What did the man do last night?
A. He gave a ticket to Tom.
B. He watched a football match.
C. He performed with the American team.
2. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. The danger in the sea.
B. The colors of the fish.
C. The feelings of the fish.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In an office.
B. In a restaurant.
C. At home.
4. What does the woman suggest the man doing?
A. Waiting at the corner.
B. Taking a taxi.
C. Giving the hotel a call
5. How much will the woman pay for the books?
A. $6.
B. $11.
C. $5.
第二节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话读两遍。
Text 6.
6. What is today's main course?
A. Vegetable soup.
B. Fish and chips.
C. Green salad.
7. What is the man going to drink?
A. Nothing.
B. Wine.
C. Mineral water.
Text 7.
8. What is the first problem with the man's reservation?
A. The woman confused him with another guest.
B. Rooms were overbooked for that evening.
C. There were no more rooms available for 5 people.
9. What makes getting a room impossible for Charles Nelson?
A. A marathon.
B. A music festival.
C. A large meeting.
10. On what day did Mr. Nelson want to stay at the hotel?
A. The eighteenth.
B. The nineteenth.
C. The twentieth.
Test8.
11. Which factor led to the accident?
A. High speed.
B. Some objects in the car.
C. The girl's carelessness.
12. Why is the girl really upset?
A. She damaged her friend's car.
B. She has no money to repair the car.
C. She may fail to camp with her friend.
13 What is the man's original solution to the girl's trouble?
A. He offered to help pay for the repairs.
B. He suggested she invite her friends over to eat.
C. He volunteered to drive her where she wanted to go.
Text 9.
14. What will happen if the woman doesn't pay her tuition fees（学费）by the due date?
A. She'll have to pay a significant fine.
B. She'll be required to register again for college.
C. She'll need to wait a semester to take classes.
15. What is the woman planning to take with her as she leaves home for college?
A. Some food.
B. Warm clothing.
C. Money for her registration.
16. Based on her interest, where will the woman most probably work?
A. Ata bank.
B. In a company.
C. In a national park.
Test 10.
17. What does the speaker advise the listeners to do?
A. Take the language courses.
B. Do some practical business.
C. Take part in school activities.
18. Where should people go for registration?
A. To Room 105.
B. To Room 115.
C. To Room 150.
19. How long is the English club open every day?
A. For nine hours.
B. For ten hours.
C. For twelve hours.
20. What should people do to join the club?
A. Pass a test.
B. Apply for a card.
C. Pay membership fee.
II.单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分；满分15分）
1. —Do you like my lecture?
—, sir. In fact, I can't understand everything you said.
A. No doubt
B. No wonder
C. No offence
D. No problem
【答案】C
【分析】
【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——你喜欢我的演讲吗？——无意冒犯，先生。其实你说的我都听不懂。A. No doubt无疑地；B. No wonder难怪；C. No offence无意冒犯；D. No problem 没问题。根据后文“In fact, I can't understand everything you said.”回答者说对方的演讲自己听不懂，是“无意冒犯”说的话，no offence符合语境。故选C。
2. We _____ on this project for four hours. Let’s have a rest.
A. are working
B. have been working
C. worked
D. had worked
【答案】B
【分析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：我们已经做这个项目做了四个小时了。让我们休息一下吧。根据句意可知，项目还没有完成，有可能继续进行下去，符合现在完成进行时的定义，即发生在过去并对现在造成影响，且有可能继续进行下去的动作，用现在完成进行时，故选B。【点睛】
3. I was watching an English movie when a thought me that I could actually improve my vocabulary in this way.
A. occurred to
B. happened to
C. switched to
D. struck to 【答案】A
【分析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我看英语电影的时候突然有个想法，我可以用这种方法来提高我的词汇量。A. occurred to突然想起；B. happened to发生；C. switched to转向；
D. struck to不存在这种搭配，存在sth. strike sb.某人突然想起。由句意可知，我看电影的时候突然有个想法，所以空格处应选表示“某人突然想起某事”的选项。故选A。
4. The boy tried hard to control his temper and finally the day came he didn't lose his temper all day, not even once.
A. when
B. while
C. where
D. which 【答案】A
【分析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：男孩努力控制自己的脾气，终于有一天他一整天都没发脾气，一次也没有。分析句子结构，空处引导定语从句，先行词the day，在定语从句中作时间状语，需用关系副词when引导。故选A。
5. I stayed up all night to complete the project before the deadline, and now I need to some sleep.
A. hold on to
B. catch up on
C. end up with
D. put up with
【答案】B
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我为了在截止日期前完成项目熬了一夜，现在我得补觉了。A. hold on to坚持；B. catch up on赶上、弥补；C. end up with以......告终；D. put up with 忍受......。根据“stayed up all night to complete the project”可知，此处表示“补觉”，用catch up on符合题意。故选B项。
6. You can use a timer to count down to 15 minutes you won't need to constantly look at the clock to see how much time has gone.
A. even though
B. now that
C. in case
D. so that
【详解】考查状语从句。句意：你可以用计时器倒计时到15分钟，这样你就不用经常看钟来知道已经过去了多少时间了。A. even though即使；B. now that既然；C. in case以防万一；
D. so that因此。分析句意可知，“You can use a timer to count down to 15 minutes”的目的是“you won't need to constantly look at the clock to see how much time has gone”，可知，句子是so that 引导的目的状语从句。故选D项。
7. In a world still so many problems, it is essential for us to create a global community with a future of peace and prosperity.
A. faced；sharing
B. facing；shared
C. facing；sharing
D. faced；shared
【答案】B
【分析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词和形容词。句意：在当今仍面临许多问题的世界里，构建和平繁荣的人类命运共同体至关重要。第一空，分析句子结构可知face在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语world构成主动关系，故应用现在分词作定语；第二空，修饰后文名词future，表示“共享的”应用形容词shared。故选B。
8. People have made some adaptations of this novel to make it more to young readers.
A. acceptable
B. approachable
C. accessible
D. adjustable
【答案】C
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：为了让年轻读者更容易理解这本小说，人们对它做了一些改编。A. acceptable可接受的；B. approachable亲切友好的，可接近的；C. accessible 可理解的，可进入的；D. adjustable可调节的。根据“have made some adaptations”可知，对小说做出改编的目的是为了让年轻读者更容易理解小说。故选C项。
9. —Life is all about choices. It's your choice you live a life.
—I quite agree. It is you who choose to be in a good mood or bad mood.
A. where
B. why
C. that
D. how
【详解】考查主语从句。句意：——人生都是关于选择。怎么生活是你的选择。——我很同意，你可以选择情绪差或情绪好。空处所在的句子是主语从句，it是形式主语，后面的从句才是主语，根据句意选how，表示“如何去生活”。故选D项。
10. After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it .
A. was decorated
B. had decorated
C. had been decorating
D. was being decorated
【答案】D
【分析】
【详解】考查动词时态语态。句意：放学后我们去阅览室进行阅读，却被告知阅览室正在被装修。根据“ we went to the reading-room to do some reading”判断，阅览室被装修是他们想去阅读的时候，应该用过去进行时，而且reading room 和decorate是被动关系，所以用过去进行时的被动形式，故选D。
【点睛】
11. a smiling or sad face added to a post, your reader can "see" your facial expression.
A. When
B. With
C. As
D. By
【答案】B
【分析】
【详解】考查with的复合结构。句意：如果你在帖子中添加了微笑或悲伤的表情，你的读者可以“看到”你的面部表情。A. When当……时候；B. With随着，带有；C.As作为；D. By 通过。“with+宾语+宾语补足语”为固定结构，“a smiling or sad face”为宾语，“added to a post”为过去分词作宾语补足语。故选B。
12. He ran away from home and went to Paris with the of becoming a famous painter.
A. intention
B. attention
C. adaptation
D. direction
【答案】A
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他离家出走，去了巴黎，想成为一名著名的画家。A. intention目的；B. attention注意力；C. adaptation适应，改编；D. direction方向。根据becoming
a famous painter可知，成为一名著名的画家是目的、意向。故选A项。
13. It was some time I finally realized what he really meant.
A. when
B. that
C. before
D. after 【答案】C
【分析】
【详解】考查固定句型。句意：过了好一会儿我才终于明白他的真正意思。此处为“It+be +时间段+before”句型，表示“过了多久才……”。故选C。
14. New channels of communication have made possible to speak instantly to someone living far away.
A. all
B. that
C. this
D. it
【答案】D
【详解】考查代词it的用法。句意：新的交流渠道使与住在远方的人立即交谈成为可能。分析句子可知，空处作have made的宾语，真正的宾语为“to speak instan tly to someone living far away”，因此，此处用代词it作形式宾语。故选D项。
15. When fully to work, was often the case, he would forget about eating or sleeping.
A. devoted；that
B. devoting；which
C. devoting；that
D. devoted；as
【答案】D
【分析】
【详解】考查状语从句的省略和定语从句。句意：当他全身心投入工作时，他就会废寝忘食，这是常有的事。第一空，be devoted to，专心于、致力于，在when引导的时间状语从句中，当从句主语和主句主语一致且含有be的某种形式时，可省略从句的主语和be，本句的完整形式为：hen he was fully devoted to work，相当于省略了he was，所以第一空填devoted；第二空为非限制性定语从句，关系词指代整个主句内容并在从句中作主语，位于主句前，应
用as。故选D。
III.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）
My parents left for our native place on Thursday and we went to the airport to see them off. In fact, my father, who____16____from Indian Government service, had never traveled by air before, so I just took this____17____to make his experience wonderful. In spite of being asked
to____18____tickets by train, I got them tickets on Jet Airways.
The moment I handed over the tickets to him, the____19____was very obvious on his face. Just like a schoolboy, he was____20____himself busily on that day. We all went to the airport together, asking for a window seat and waiting____21____for the security check-in to happen. He was completely____22____himself and I, too, was overcome with____23____watching him experience all these things.____24____my parents were about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with____25____in his eyes and thanked me, saying the trip meant a great deal to him.
As a child, did we think about the____26____our parents had to make to satisfy many of our wishes? Did we____27____say thanks for all that they have done for us? Many times, when my parents asked me some questions, I would actually answer back without____28____. When my daughter asks me something, I have been very____29____in answering. Now I realize how they must have felt at those moments. Let us realize that old age is a second____30____and just as we take care of our children, the same____31____and same care need to be given to our parents and elders.
___32___my dad saying thank you to me, I would want to say I'm sorry for making
him____33____so long for this small dream. I will do my best to give the best possible attention to all their____34____. Being old does not mean that they have to____35____everything and keep sacrificing for their grandchildren also. They have wishes, too.
16. A. stopped B. retired C. handled D. hid
17. A. opportunity B. advantage C. privilege D. honor
18. A. post B. hold C. book D. collect
19. A. shock B. pride C. embarrassment D. excitement
20. A. checking B. preparing C. practicing D.
encouraging
21. A. impatiently B. politely C. carefully D. gratefully
22. A. pushing B. exposing C. enjoying D. controlling
23. A. satisfaction B. joy C. worry D. care
24. A. After B. Before C. Until D. As
25. A. tears B. concern C. worry D. care
26 A. adjustment B. fortune C. promise D. sacrifices
27. A. still B. then C. ever D. sometimes
28. A. sympathy B. patience C. help D. difficulty
29. A. cautious B. anxious C. polite D. rude
30. A. childhood B. choice C. point D. stage
31. A. trouble B. worry C. gratitude D. attention
32. A. Other than B. In contrast to C. Rather than D. In addition to
33. A. keep B. wait C. hope D. bother
34. A. wishes B. plans C. destinations D. arrangements
35. A. hold up B. catch up C. take up D. give up 【答案】16. B 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D
25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34.
A 35. D
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过父亲退休后第一次坐飞机高兴得像个学生得出感悟，我们应该认识到老年是第二个童年，正如我们照顾我们的孩子一样，我们也应该同样关心和照顾我
们的父母和老人，对他们的祝愿给予最大的关注。
【16题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，我从印度政府退休的父亲以前从来没有坐过飞机，所以我只是利用这个机会让他的经历更精彩。A. stopped停止；B. retired退休；C. handled处理；
D. hid隐藏。根据后文“from Indian Government service”指父亲从印度政府退休，应用retire，其他选项不符合语境。故选B。
【17题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，我从印度政府退休的父亲以前从来没有坐过飞机，所以我只是利用这个机会让他的经历更精彩。A. opportunity机会；B. advantage优势；C. privilege 特权；D. honor荣誉。根据后文“to make his experience wonderful”可知，作者想要利用这次机会让父亲的经历更精彩。故选A。
【18题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管他们要我订火车票，我还是给他们买了捷特航空公司的票。
A. post张贴；
B. hold举起；
C. book预订；
D. collect收集。根据后文“tickets by train”指订火车票，应用book。故选C。
【19题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把票递给他的那一刻，他脸上的激动是显而易见的。A. shock 震惊；B. pride自豪；C. embarrassment尴尬；D. excitement激动。根据后文“Just like a schoolboy”可知，父亲要坐飞机，激动得像个学生。故选D。
【20题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：就像一个小学生一样，他在那天忙着准备自己。A. checking检查；
B. preparing准备；
C. practicing练习；
D. encouraging鼓励。根据后文“himself busily on that day”父亲要坐飞机，所以忙着准备。故选B。
【21题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们一起去了机场，要了一个靠窗的座位，不耐烦地等着安检。
A. impatiently无耐性地；
B. politely礼貌地；
C. carefully仔细地；
D. gratefully感激地。父亲第一次坐飞机，很激动，可推测在等安检的时候是不耐烦的。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他完全沉浸在喜悦中，我也为看到他经历这一切而欣喜若狂。
A. pushing推；
B. exposing揭露；
C. enjoying欣赏；
D. controlling控制。上文提到父亲因为
要坐飞机而激动，父亲是非常高兴的
，enjoy oneself “过得快乐”。故选C 。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他完全沉浸在喜悦中，我也为看到他经历这一切而欣喜若狂。
A. satisfaction 满意；
B. joy 快乐；
C. worry 担心；
D. care 关心。结合后文“watching him experience all these things ”可知，作者看到父亲这么开心，自己也和他一样欣喜若狂。故选B 。
【24题详解】
考查连接词词义辨析。句意：当我的父母要去办理安检手续时，他热泪盈眶地走到我面前感
谢我，说这次旅行对他意义重大。
A. After 在……之后；
B. Before 在……之前；
C. Until 直到；
D. As 当……时候，正如。引导时间状语从句，表示“当……时”应用as 。故选D 。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我的父母要去办理安检手续时，他热泪盈眶地走到我面前感谢我，说这次旅行对他意义重大。A. tears 眼泪；B. concern 关心；C. worry 担心；D. care 关心。根据后文“in his eyes ”可知，父亲热泪盈眶，tears 符合语境。故选A 。
【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们还是个孩子的时候，我们有没有想过我们的父母为了满足我们的许多愿望而做出的牺牲？A. adjustment 调整；B. fortune 运气；C. promise 承诺；D. sacrifices 牺牲。结合后文“our parents had to make to satisfy many of our wishes ”指父母为满足我们的原因而做出牺牲。后文“keep sacrificing for their grandchildren also ”也是提示。故选D 。 【27题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们曾经对他们为我们所做的一切说过感谢吗？A. still 仍然；B. then 然后；C. ever 曾经；D. sometimes 有时。根据后文“say thanks for all that they have done for us ”可知，作者反思我们有没有对父母为我们所做的一些曾经表达过感谢。故选C 。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：很多次，当我的父母问我一些问题，我实际上会回答得很不耐烦。A. sympathy 同情；B. patience 耐心；C. help 帮助；D. difficulty 困难。结合后文作者回答女儿的问题时，非常有礼貌，与之相对比的是，回答父母的问题则很不耐烦，没有耐心。故选B 。 【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我女儿问我什么事时，我总是很有礼貌地回答。A. cautious 谨慎的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. polite礼貌的；D. rude粗鲁的。根据后文“Now I realize how they must have felt at those moments.”可知，作者作为子女时对父母的问题很不耐烦，而作为父母则对子女的问题有礼貌地回答，所以作者如今才明白了父母当时的感受。故选C。【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：让我们认识到老年是第二个童年，正如我们照顾我们的孩子一样，我们也应该同样关注和照顾我们的父母和老人。A. childhood童年；B. choice选择；C. point 要点；D. stage舞台。根据后文“and just as we take care of our children”可知，老年是第二个童年，正如我们照顾我们的孩子一样。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：让我们认识到老年是第二个童年，正如我们照顾我们的孩子一样，我们也应该同样关注和照顾我们的父母和老人。A. trouble麻烦；B. worry担心；C. gratitude 感谢；D. attention注意力，关注。根据后文“and same care need to be given to our parents and elders”可知，我们要像照顾孩子一样照顾老人，给予他们同样的关注和照顾。后文“I will do my best to give the best possible attention”也是提示。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：与其让爸爸对我说谢谢，我想说对不起，让他为这个小小的梦想等了这么久。A. Other than除了；B. In contrast to相比之下；C. Rather than宁可，而不是；
D. In addition to另外。根据后文“my dad saying thank you to me, I would want to say I'm sorry”可知，作者认为与其让爸爸对自己说谢谢，作者想说对不起，rather than符合语境。故选C。【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：与其让爸爸对我说谢谢，我想说对不起，让他为这个小小的梦想等了这么久。A. keep保持；B. wait等待；C. hope希望；D. bother麻烦。根据后文“so long for this small dream”结合上文父亲退休了才坐上飞机，可知他为这个小小的梦想等待了很久。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我将尽我所能，对他们的愿望给予最大的关注。A. wishes愿望；
B. plans计划；
C. destinations目的地；
D. arrangements安排。对应后文“They have wishes, too.”可知，此处指父母也有愿望。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：年老并不意味着他们也必须放弃一切，继续为他们的孙辈做出牺牲。A. hold up举起；B. catch up赶上；C. take up开始从事；D. give up放弃。根据后文“everything and keep sacrificing for their grandchildren also”可知，此处指父母放弃一切，继续为他们的孙辈做出牺牲。故选D。
IV.阅读理解（共16小题；每小题1.5分；满分24分）
A
阅读理解。
Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.
My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.
I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.
When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid,” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.”
I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).
But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it , but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.
My son ,with other motorheads,fixed the car. They got parts(零件）from ajunkyard, and ability from vo-tech classes. The lost was $25 instead of $80.
Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.
These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.
I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.
My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine.
36. What used to be the author’s hope for his son?
A. To avoid becoming his clone.
B To resemble him in appearance.
C. To develop in a different direction.
D. To reach the author’s unachieved goals.
37. What can we learn about the author’s chil dren?
A. His daughter does better in school.
B. His daughter has got a master’s degree.
C. His son tried hard to finish homework.
D. His son couldn’t write his book reports.
38. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_______.
A. His son had the ability to fix it.
B. it would save him much time.
C. it wouldn’t cause him any more loss
D. other motorheads would come to help.
39. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are _______.
A. tidy and hardworking
B. cheerful and smart
C. lazy but bright
D. relaxed but rude
40. What did the author realize in the end?
A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.
B. It is important for one to make the honor roll.
C. Architects play a more important role than builders.
D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.
【答案】36. D 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. A
试题分析：这是一篇记叙文。作者一开始希望自己的儿子能效仿他，完成他没有实现的目标。但是他的儿子学习成绩不理想，只上了技校。一次作者的车坏了，儿子和同学帮助作者修好了车，让作者改变了自己的看法。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. 可知，随着孩子的成长你也会变老，你的抱负更加难以实现，所以你希望他能继续你的步伐，实现你未完成的目标，故选D。
【37题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的句子My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in
English（我女儿是一名大学毕业生，正在攻读英语硕士学位）及But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.（但是乔迪？当他进入十年级时，他成了一名“vo-tech”学生。他们被其他学生称为“司机”）可知，作者的女儿比儿子学习好。故选A。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段的句子I doubted it, but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose（我对此表示怀疑，但让他修吧，因为我没有什么可失去的）可知，作者让儿子修车，因为他觉得这不会给他带来损失。故选C。
【39题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第三段These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.（这些孩子在修车时很开心。他们开玩笑，开怀大笑，生活在自己轻松的世界里。尽管他们的手和衣服很脏，但他们的头脑是从光明的）可知，在作者眼中，车头是令人兴奋的、聪明的。故选B。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的句子Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else（最重要的是，我了解到父亲不需要克隆人的足迹或其他任何地方）可知，作者最后意识到期望孩子走自己的道路这是不明智的。故选A。
考点：考查记叙文阅读
B
Everyone looks forward to progress, whether in one’s personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a person’s ability to change the way he is livin g at the moment. Progress must lead a better way of doing things. All these, however, remains true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.
However, at the back of the min ds of many people, especially those who missed the “good old days”, _______41_______efficiency comes with a price.When communication becomes efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to. The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and ipads, people often do not take the effect to visit one another personally. A personal visit carries with it the additional feature of having to be in the person’s presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse our selves or turn the other person off.
With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products. For example, many handcrafts(手工艺品) are now produced in a factory. Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handicraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item. Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. In fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. New technology is required for old products to stay old.
It is pe ople’s attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society. Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything depends on people’s attitude. The worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to
rethink their attitudes and views of society. When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs,
a new “past” is created.
41. According to Paragraph 1, progress can benefit people when they are willing to _______.
A. live a better life
B. look for better methods
C. change ways of living
D. accept technology and advance steadily
42. The underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. tools
B. messages
C. barriers
D. skills
43. The author explains “efficiency comes with a price” by _______.
A. describing a process
B. using examples
C. following time order
D. making classification
44. Compared with home-made handicrafts, machine made products _______.
A. lack great accuracy
B. lack the personal touch
C. are of high value
D. are quite welcome
45. What can be learned about technology from Paragraph 4?
A. It can destroy old traditions.
B. It can lead to social progress.
C. It can be used to correct mistakes.
D. It can be used to preserve old products.
46. What can be concluded from the last paragraph?
A. Progress can suit the needs of daily life.
B. People review the past with great regret.
C. Technology should be introduced in a fixed way.
D. People’s attitude decides the use of technology.
【答案】41. D 42. A 43. B 44. B 45. D 46. D
这是一篇议论文。众所周知，发展可以为人类和社会带来各种便利，但新技术的使用对社会产生何种影响取决于人们的态度。因为发展的同时，会付出一定的代价。如，大批量生产使手工产品质量的降低，产品个性的缺失，产品人文性的丧失等。呼吁先进性与传统性要协调
同步发展。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“All these, however, remains true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward......”（然而，只有在人们愿意接受技术并向前发展的情况下，所有这些都是正确的），得知，不论个人还是社会都需要发展，发展为的是改善现状，求得更有效的行事方法。但是，所有的这些只有在人们接受这些技术和改进，这样发展才能起更大作用。故选D。
【42题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第二段“With the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and ipads, people often do n ot take the effect to visit one another personally.”（使用手机和ipad等通讯工具，人们通常不会亲自拜访对方。），根据所划线部分词举的例子，我们可以猜出是指手机等交往工具。故选A。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。“However, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who missed the “good old days”, efficiency comes with a price When communication becomes efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to. ”，（然而，在很多人的心里，尤其是那些怀念过去美好时光的人，效率是要付出代价的。当通讯变得高效，人们可以在任何地点、任何时间联系彼此，只要他们愿意。）接着作者以人们手机，平板电脑等的使用为例加以说明。故选B。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。第三段“With efficiency also comes mass production.However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products.”（高效率带来产品的大批量的生产。但比起手工制作，因没有个性造成与人类联系的缺失）可知，与国产手工艺品相比，机器制造的产品缺乏人情味。故选B。
【45题详解】
细节理解题。第四段“It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state.”（只有随着进步和新技术的发明，许多老产品才能恢复到原来的状态。）从发展的另一角度告诉我们，新技术可以用来保持传统。就是因为发展和新技术的运用使许多古老的东西风韵犹存，故选D。
【46题详解】
推理判断题。最后一段首句“It is people’s attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society.”（正是人们对进步的态度导致了技术对社会的影响。）然后作者从正反两方面论证这一中心。故选D 。
C
Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on past research into a phenomenon known as “the Macbeth effect”.
It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience（良心）by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than peopl e who hadn’t cleaned.
This finding fascinated W. S. Lee, a researcher. “Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away,” says Lee.
He decided to test hand washing’s effect on one kind of bad feeling: the tensio n we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we’ve lose the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating（夸大）the positive aspects of their choice.
He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students one CD as a gift. Some students then use liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed（嗅）it. “Actually, you do not need water and soap,” says Lee.
Later, the students again had to rank all the music. People who didn’t wash their hands had the normal response — they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as even more attractive than before. But this wasn’t true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. “they feel no need at all to justify the choice,” say Lee.
But the implications of it just aren’t clear. Schwarz says it’s too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder, but perhaps if they don’t go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run.
47. The Macbeth effect refers to the fact that ________.
A. Shakespeare did scientific research before writing Macbeth
B. soaping up one’s hand may help wash away the inner confusion and make a decision
C. people feel less guilty by getting rid of invisible germs from their hands
D. people feel less ashamed after washing their hands
48. According to Lee, after people make the choice ________.
A. they will overstate the goodness of their chosen choice
B. they will feel regretful for not choosing another
C. they will feel free due to the feeling of losing the other choice
D. they will think nothing of their chosen choice any more to calm their inner conflict
49. According to Lee, the hand washers consider the judgment of choice ________.
A. more scientific
B. unnecessary
C. a little convincing
D. absolutely useless
50. What does Schwarz need to research more?
A. Whether people need to justify their choice.
B. Whether people feel more sorrow after washing hands.
C. Whether washing hands help over a long period of time.
D. Whether washing hands is helpful to make a choice.
51. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Is Washing Hands Necessary to Defeat Tension?
B. Washing Hands, Washes Our Mind
C. Washing Hands, Helps Make a Better Choice
D. Washing Hands, Reduces the Stress of Decision
【答案】47. D 48. A 49. B 50. C 51. D
本文讲述了洗手可以减轻做出选择之后的困惑或愧疚。
【47题详解】
D细节题。由第二段If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn’t cleaned.可知，人们洗完手后愧疚感会减弱。因此D项符合。【48题详解】