English Conversation
Leader: Mandi Ashmore
We meet on Mondays at 14:30 at the IWC clubhouse. We chat for about an hour and discuss everything. Mandi asks"students"to contact her on Monday to confirm the class as sometimes she needs to cancel for various reasons or occasionally she may choose to hold the class at a different venue(举办地点) or at an earlier time for us to be able to have lunch together.
French Conversation, Advanced Beginner
Leader: Marielle Sulmoni
I’m French (born in Bordeaux) and Swiss by marriage. I hold an advanced beginners’ French conversation class on Tuesday afternoons from 14:30-16:00. We meet weekly at the clubhouse in a friendly atmosphere. I hope to help you use your knowledge of French, allowing you to speak with no fear of making mistakes, which in time will become fewer and fewer.
French Language Lab, Beginner
Leader: Maija Remlinger
The group meets on Thursday afternoons from 15:00-16:30 at the clubhouse. The first half of the class is devoted toreading out loud from the book"Easy French Reader", working on proper pronunciation and phrasing. During the second half, we listen to audio recordings from"New French with Ease"and work on oral comprehension.
French Conversation, Advanced
Leader: Juliette Brull
We meet every Tuesday at the IWC clubhouse from 9:30-11:00. Most of our time is devoted to very lively discussions about current events and various topics. We also read a book written by a French author and sometimes we see a French movie.
21．Why are you advised to contact Mandi?
A.To check the arrangement. B.To exchange ideas.
C.To decide the topics. D.To ask for leave.
22．Which of the clubs focuses mainly on the basic knowledge of language?
A.English Conversation.
B.French Conversation, Advanced.
C.French Language Lab, Beginner.
D.French Conversation, Advanced Beginner.
23．Who will you get in touch with if you like watching French films?
A.Mandi Ashmore. B.Marielle Sulmoni.
C.Maija Remlinger. D.Juliette Brull.
知识点：英语
21．A
22．C
23．D
21．考查细节理解。根据English Conversation中的"contact her on Monday to confirm the class..."可知,与Mandi联系是为了确认俱乐部的课程安排。
22．考查细节理解。根据French Language Lab, Beginner中的"working on proper pronunciation and phrasing"和"work on oral comprehension"可知,该俱乐部更注重基础语言知识的学习。
23．考查细节理解。根据French Conversation, Advanced中的"sometimes we see a French movie"以及"Leader: Juliette Brull"可知,该俱乐部有时会观看法国电影,其负责人为Juliette Brull。
【备注】本文为应用文,主要介绍了四个语言学习俱乐部,内容包括俱乐部的负责人、联系方式以及俱乐部的活动。
Great Yarmouth is an English seaside town situated at the mouth of the River Yare, about 120 miles to the northeast of London. Around 5 million people visit Great Yarmouth every year, making it one of Britain’s most popular seaside resorts.
Formerly the home of one of the most profitable fishing industries, Great Yarmouth is a busy and very popular seaside resort. Undoubtedly, one of the most popular attractions is Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, a historic free entry pleasure park, which draws annually 1.5 million visitors. The two piers(突堤码头), Britannia Pier and Wellington Pier, both contain family-orientated entertainment. As well as the usual thrills one would expect on a classic British seafront, Great Yarmouth also has a quieter side, with a fascinating heritage quarter to explore. Not many people know that Great Yarmouth has the most complete city walls after York, with heritage walks to help you discover this medieval (中世纪的)attraction along with several museums and houses dating back to many centuries. If ghost walks are more your cup of tea, Eerie Tales and Yarmouth Yarns is the tour for you.
Great Yarmouth is also a centre for the North Sea oil and gas industry and increasingly for offshore wind power. The Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour is a huge development currently taking place which can see larger ships coming to the town. The Great Yarmouth Maritime(海上的) Festival in September each year celebrates Great Yarmouth’s maritime heritage.
Over the past few years, Great Yarmouth has seen significant construction spending to improve and modernise the popular seafront area and to ensure it is linked to the town centre. Regent Road has a brilliant ceiling of light which is lit up in the evenings and is now a lovely street leading from the town centre to the seafront area.
24．What can we infer about the tour of the heritage area?
A.It must be thrilling. B.It is family-orientated.
C.The visitors must love peace. D.You are advised to keep calm.
25．Which of the following is making rapid progress?
A.The fishing industry. B.The oil and gas industry.
C.The tourist industry. D.The wind power industry.
26．What can we know about Great Yarmouth from the last paragraph?
A.Efforts are made to make it more convenient.
B.Money is spent handling the traffic jams.
C.The housing conditions are greatly improved.
D.The service quality is being considered.
27．What’s the best title for the passage?
A.The rise of Great Yarmouth
B.A fishing town into a modern city
C.Main industries of Great Yarmouth
D.A dreaming tourist place — Great Yarmouth
知识点：英语
24．C
25．D
26．A
27．D
24．考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"Great Yarmouth also has a quieter side, with a fascinating heritage quarter to explore"可知,大雅茅斯也有安静的一面,即遗迹区。由此可推知,去参观遗迹的游客应是喜欢平静的。
25．考查细节理解。根据第三段中的"increasingly for offshore wind power"可知,大雅茅斯的风能产业增长迅速。
26．考查推理判断。根据第四段中的"construction spending to improve and modernise the popular seafront area and to ensure it is linked to the town centre. Regent Road has a brilliant ceiling of light which is lit up in the evenings..."可知,为提升小镇旅游品质,政府打通交通,安装路灯,扮亮小镇。
27．考查标题判断。本文介绍了英国海滨小镇大雅茅斯的位置、景点、产业等,主要目的是做旅游宣传。故D项作文章标题最佳。
【备注】本文为说明文,介绍了英国海滨小镇大雅茅斯。大雅茅斯因位于耶尔河的出口而得名,它拥有英格兰地区第二完整的中世纪古城墙。每年9月举办大雅茅斯航海节。
When we walked into Papillon Bleu, a Chinese restaurant around the corner from Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal’s Old Port, the sole waiter on duty looked surprised to see us. At 7:45 on a Saturday night, at the height of tourist season, just one young white family sat in the dining room. We walked past them to a table in the back, Chopin drifting quietly from the speakers into the certain shade of dim light that only Chinese restaurants seem to have. At our seats, bright yellow napkins, folded into fans, rested on a blue tablecloth next to cutlery(餐具). Sometime in the last 18 years of operation, Papillon Bleu stopped bothering with chopsticks.
"How did you find out about us?"our waiter politely asked. I told him that my family used to own a Chinese restaurant that served peanut butter dumplings and I wanted to taste them again. Papillon Bleu came up when I googled"Best Peanut Butter Dumplings in Montreal". He shook his head and told us that while it might have been the case a few years ago, they had switched peanut butter brands to cut costs.
But the significance for me wasn’t which brand they used, it was that they served peanut butter dumplings. Commonly known as Hunan dumplings, this specialty exists neither in China, nor anywhere else in North America. Instead, Hunan dumplings are a unique Quebecois tradition, and a slowly dying one, found in the second-generation Chinese family restaurants.
Peanut butter dumplings taste exactly how they sound, but also unlike anything else. It is a kind of dumpling that coats your mouth with a distinct store-brand quality, a little too sweet, but buttery, and luxuriously(十分舒适地) warm, perfectly suited to resist the bone-chilling effects of the Montreal winter.
28．What can we infer about the restaurant?
A.It still uses chopsticks. B.It is well decorated.
C.The business hour is long. D.The business is not promising.
29．How did the author find the restaurant?
A.By coincidence. B.By frequent visits.
C.By searching online. D.By others’ recommendation.
30．What does the author think of the Montreal winter?
A.Freezing. B.Mild. C.Cool. D.Warm.
31．How does the author sound when telling the story?
A.Humorous. B.Curious. C.Disappointed. D.Affectionate.
知识点：英语
28．D
29．C
30．A
31．D
28．考查推理判断。根据第一段中的"At 7:45 on a Saturday night, at the height of tourist season, just one young white family sat in the dining room"以及第二段中的"they had switched peanut butter brands to cut costs"可知,饭店经营很不景气。
29．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Papillon Bleu came up when I googled ‘Best Peanut Butter Dumplings in Montreal’"可知,作者是通过网上搜索获取这家饭店的信息的。
30．考查推理判断。本题的解题依据是第四段中的"luxuriously(十分舒适地) warm, perfectly suited to resist the bone-chilling effects of the Montreal winter",关键词bone-chilling虽然是生词,但是根据"luxuriously(十分舒适地) warm, perfectly suited to resist"可知,温暖抵挡的自然是寒冷了,由此可推知Montreal的冬天特别寒冷。
31．考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"it was that they served peanut butter dumplings"以及第四段中的"Peanut butter dumplings taste exactly how they sound, but also unlike anything else"等内容可知,作者对儿时的味道充满了依恋和怀旧之情。
【备注】本文为记叙文,记叙了作者探寻儿时美味之旅。作者忘不了儿时花生酱饺子的味道,特意来到Papillon Bleu饭店重温儿时的记忆,而魁北克独有的花生酱饺子正走向灭亡。
If Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is today one of the best-known and most popular figures of 20th-century Mexican art, it is undoubtedly because of her personality and the originality of a body of works. Her work is, above all, the expression of a life — a tragic and stormy life, one that challenged all conventions.
The mere mention of her name excites enthusiasm and admiration, but her work is rarely exhibited, and has not been shown in France for fifteen years. The selection to go on show at the Musée de l’Orangerie includes major works by the artist, with masterpieces from the Museo Dolores Olmedo.
The life and work of Frida Kahlo cannot be separated from those of her companion Diego Rivera (1886-1957). Together they became figures of legend(传奇), and both have a place in the pantheon of 20th-century Mexican artists. Famous for his large wall paintings, Rivera’s easel paintings, drawings and prints, which form a large part of his artistic production, are less well-known to the public in Europe. The exhibition aims to trace his artistic career from the early Cubist images, revealing his links with the Paris artists whose works are a key element in the Orangerie collections, to the paintings that established him as the founder of the 20th-century school of Mexican art. His travels throughout Europe influenced his vision and his skills without ever distancing him from his roots, thus confirming his place in history as the founder of the nationalist school.
The exhibition devoted to the legendary couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo presents their works together, as if to confirm the impossibility of their divorce that was in fact finalised but reconsidered after just one year apart. It also gives us a better view of their respective artistic worlds, so different and yet so complementary(互补的), through the deep-rooted attachment they shared to their country.
32．Which of the following best describes Frida Kahlo’s work?
A.World-famous but unusual. B.Practical and popular.
C.Creative and realistic. D.Authentic but ordinary.
33．What does the underlined word"pantheon"in the third paragraph refer to?
A.Character. B.Community. C.School. D.Society.
34．What can we infer about Rivera from the passage?
A.Rivera broke up with Kahlo finally.
B.Rivera’s works are popular in Europe.
C.Rivera’s works are the focus of the exhibition.
D.Rivera had his works rooted in his motherland.
35．Why does the author write the passage?
A.To praise the celebrities. B.To introduce two famous artists.
C.To make an announcement. D.To encourage people to learn art.
知识点：英语
32．C
33．C
34．D
35．B
32．考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"personality and the originality"可知,Frida Kahlo的作品很有创造性;再根据第一段中的"the expression of a life — a tragic and stormy life, one that challenged all conventions"可知,其作品是生活的真实写照。
33．考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的"both have a place in the pantheon of 20th-century Mexican artists"以及"thus confirming his place in history as the founder of the nationalist school"可知,pantheon的意思接近school,表示"流派"。
34．考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"His travels throughout Europe influenced his vision and his skills without ever distancing him from his roots"可知,Rivera的欧洲之旅影响了他的视野和技艺,但并未让他疏远自己的根。再根据最后一段中的"It also gives us a better view of their respective artistic worlds, so different and yet so complementary(互补的), through the deep-rooted attachment they shared to their country"可知,Rivera将自己对祖国的根深蒂固的依恋反映在作品里。
35．考查写作目的。根据最后一段中的"The exhibition devoted to the legendary couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo presents their works together"以及"It also gives us a better view of their respective artistic worlds"可知这次画展的目的,同时也暗示作者写这篇文章的用意就是介绍两位艺术家的作品及传奇人生。
【备注】本文为说明文,介绍了墨西哥一对夫妻艺术家的传奇人生和旷世作品。
Find Meaningful Work
Young people today want to do work with purpose. 36
Practice intentional experimentation.
Alex McPhillips left his job writing about the Boston Red Sox for MLB.com to volunteer on Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign because he was tired of writing about baseball and wanted to join a political campaign. 37 Seek opportunities that excite you and inspire you to wake up in the morning.
38
Meaningful careers are made up of personal journeys to get closer to who we are. Upon graduation, Tom considered positions in business, but the world didn’t excite him. Instead, he went back to an idea that was inspired by his brother Andrew, who has autism (自闭症). So Tom built Rising Tide Car Wash, which employs people with autism. The family business provides people of all ability levels with an independent life.
39
Skills often get people hired. Research has shown that people who find fulfilling work are good at what they do and have mastered a particular craft or talent. 40 This was the case for Deepa Subramaniam, who worked as a product manager for 10 years. During her 10th year, she was eager for a career change. She realized many organizations could use her particular skills. She noticed an opening in Charity: Water’s director of product, and used her new network to get connected to the leadership team and eventually land the position.
A. Know who you are.
B. Use skills as an advantage.
C. Skills allow you to take your career in multiple directions.
D. That volunteer experience eventually turned into a paid job.
E. If you’re having a hard time finding that, these lessons can help.
F. But what happens when you’re really good at your job but still feel stuck?
G. They’re the driving force behind a new economy that puts meaning before money.
知识点：英语
36．E
37．D
38．A
39．B
40．F
36．根据文章标题"Find Meaningful Work"以及上文中的"Young people today want to do work with purpose",再结合下文中的三条建议可知应选E。
37．根据上文中的"to volunteer"与D项中的"That volunteer experience"可知,Alex McPhillips的志愿服务最后成就了他的事业。
38．根据下文中的"get closer to who we are"与A项中的"who you are"可知,此处说的应是要了解自己。
39．由该部分段首的"Skills often get people hired"可知,此段主要讲的是在找工作时拥有一技之长的优势及重要性,并非谈如何利用技能实现多方就业。故B项符合语境。
40．根据下文中的"This was the case for Deepa Subramaniam...a career change"和"She noticed... land the position"可知选项F符合语境,This指的就是F项的问题。
【备注】对那些心怀抱负的青年人来说,如何才能找到有意义的工作呢?有目的地去尝试、自我了解及练就本领是十分有益的经验。
One rainy evening I went to fill up at the gas station. A pre-teen boy approached my car with a thick hoodie(连帽衫) 41 around his face. He asked me for money to help him and his mother stay in their hotel for an additional week. He stated that if they did not 42 $25 they would be driven out that 43 evening. Having worked in social services before, and being a little skeptical, I asked how come his mother hadn’t sought out social services for 44 . The boy said that they needed to 45 in their hotel for one more week until his grandmother, who lived out of town, could take them in.
I gave the boy what I had — $5. He thanked me and continued to 46 the parking lot asking for help. I got my gas and drove away. A(n) 47 time some weeks ago, a boy asked me for money and I told him I didn’t have any 48 I did. The skeptic in me had 49 out. Yet, I thought about it, felt 50 at my skepticism and went 51 the boy to give him a dollar. But it seemed that he had disappeared into thin air."This time,"I thought,"I’ll do it 52 ."
I reached into my 53 and took out an additional $20; then I returned to the gas station. The boy was 54 there. I observed him 55 approaching strangers who walked past him but took no 56 of him. I pulled up beside a pump and waved 57 the boy to come over. I handed him the $20 bill.
He 58 through my car window and gave me a huge hug. His hug told me all I needed to know — that finally this kid could get out of the 59 , the cold and the darkening sky and go inside where it was 60 .
41．A.hung B.pulled C.shown D.hidden
42．A.come up with B.catch up with C.put up with D.feed up with
43．A.certain B.possible C.same D.exact
44．A.guidance B.reference C.advice D.assistance
45．A.remain B.survive C.keep D.continue
46．A.stretch B.clean C.wander D.search
47．A.appointed B.separate C.usual D.regular
48．A.as B.unless C.because D.though
49．A.worn B.turned C.come D.won
50．A.deserved B.ashamed C.relaxed D.worried
51．A.looking at B.looking for C.looking on D.looking into
52．A.accidentally B.purposely C.differently D.quickly
53．A.schoolbag B.wallet C.suitcase D.car
54．A.still B.just C.yet D.even
55．A.suddenly B.bravely C.reluctantly D.constantly
56．A.account B.advantage C.control D.notice
57．A.with B.at C.upon D.for
58．A.gained B.held C.gathered D.reached
59．A.rain B.garage C.hotel D.line
60．A.sunny B.freezing C.warm D.quiet
知识点：英语
41-45．BACDA 46-50．CBDDB 51-55．BCBAD 56-60．DBDAC
41．由最后一段中的"the cold"可知,男孩因天冷将连帽衫拉起来遮住脸,故选pulled。
42．由空后的"driven"可知,此处指男孩和他的母亲若交不上25美元的房费就会被驱赶出去,故选come up with,表示"提供,拿出(钱款)"。
43．由下文中的"took out an additional $20; then I returned to the gas station"可知,作者明白这25美元对男孩意义重大,否则他们当晚就会被驱赶出去,故选same。exact意为"确切的"。
44．由上文中的"sought out social services"可知,作者反问男孩,为何他的母亲不向社会福利部门求助,故选assistance。
45．由下文中的"for one more week"和"take them in"可知,此处指在男孩的外婆收留他们母子之前他们仍需在宾馆多待一个星期,故选remain"停留,留下"。
46．由上文中的"$25"和"I gave the boy what I had —$5"可知,男孩所需的房费没有凑够,他继续在停车场徘徊,寻求帮助,故选wander"徘徊,闲逛"。
47．由下文中的"some weeks ago"可知,此处指作者回想起几周前一个不同的时间里发生的事,故选separate。appointed意为"规定的"。
48．根据下文的内容可知,此处指一个男孩向作者要钱,尽管作者有钱,但他却告诉男孩他没钱。前后句之间是让步关系,故选though"尽管"。
49．由上文中的"I told him I didn’t have any I did"和"The skeptic in me"可知,此处指作者的疑心最终胜出了,故选择won。win out"(克服困难)获得成功,最终胜出"。
50．由"to give him a dollar. But it seemed...air"可知,此处指作者虽然因疑心而没有给男孩钱,但内心一直很惭愧,故选ashamed"惭愧的,羞愧的"。deserved意为"理所当然的"。
51．由下文中的"But it seemed that he had disappeared into thin air"可知,此处指作者去寻找(looking for)要钱的男孩,但他似乎已消失得无影无踪了。
52．由上文的内容及"This time""I’ll do it"可知,此处指作者这次吸取了上次的教训,决定改变做法,去帮助向他要钱的男孩,故选differently"不同地"。
53．由"reached into"和"took out"可知,此处指作者把手伸进钱包,取出了额外的20美元。
54．由下文中的"approaching strangers who walked past him"可知,男孩仍在停车场,故选still"仍然"。
55．由"approaching strangers who walked past him...handed him the $20 bill"可知,为了凑够房费,男孩不断地接近从他身边经过的陌生人,但无人理会他。constantly"不断地"。
56．参见上题解析。take no notice of"不理会"。
57．由空前的"waved"和下文中的"I handed him the $20 bill"可知,此处指作者把车停在了油泵旁边,向男孩招手让他过来。wave at/to sb."向某人招手"。
58．由下文中的"through my car window and gave me a huge hug"可知,男孩把手伸进车窗,给了作者一个大大的拥抱,故选reached。
59．由文章开头的"One rainy evening"可知,故事发生在雨夜,而最后男孩凑够了房费,这意味着他可以不用待在雨中了,故选rain。
60．由上文中的"the cold and the darkening sky"和"go inside"可知,此处指男孩可以走进温暖的宾馆房间。同时此处也升华了文章的主题,即帮助他人,让他人感觉到温暖。
【备注】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者在加油站帮助一个乞讨孩子的故事。25美元就能垫付一晚的房费,给一对母子一个温暖的歇脚的地方。
Think fast: How close do you live to your local grocery store? Most of us don’t know. As long as it’s close to home, it’s not a problem. But when you don’t have a local grocery store, or you have one but it’s too far away to get to 61 transportation, figuring out how you’ll buy your groceries 62 (become) a big problem.
For the past decade, Americans have driven 63 average of 6 miles between home and their closest grocery store. For rural Americans, 64 (especial) those in the South, the trip can be much 65 (long) — for example, in the food landscape of the Lower Mississippi Delta, you’ll likely find one supermarket 66 (serve) a 190.5-square-mile area. There, residents could expect 67 (drive) 30 miles or more from home to store. This phenomenon 68 (call) a food desert.
The term dates back at least a decade 69 it was used to describe how urban supermarkets in the United Kingdom were receding(退去) into the suburbs. But since the imbalance of food 70 (choose) isn’t limited to one region of the world, the expression is now used to describe the occurrence around the globe, including areas of North America, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
知识点：英语
61．without
62．becomes/will become
63．an
64．especially
65．longer
66．serving
67．to drive
68．is called
69．when
70．choice(s)
61．考查介词。根据语境可知,此处指没有交通工具便很难到达杂货店,故填without。
62．考查时态和主谓一致。本文的基本时态为一般现在时,此处也应用一般现在时;又动词的-ing形式作主语,谓语动词使用单数。此外,这里也可理解为将来的一种情况,从句用一般现在时表将来,主句用一般将来时。
63．考查冠词。过去十年里,美国人平均开6英里的车程以往返于家和最近的杂货店。an average of"平均"。
64．考查副词。此处指特别是住在南方的美国乡下人,especially"特别,尤其"。
65．考查形容词比较级。根据上下文语境及空前的"much"可知,此处指美国乡下人,特别是住在南方的美国乡下人去购物的旅途更远,故使用比较级。
66．考查动词的-ing形式。分析句子结构可知,find为谓语动词,one supermarket与serve之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故此处应用动词的-ing形式作后置定语。
67．考查动词不定式。动词expect后接不定式作宾语。expect to do sth."期待做某事"。
68．考查时态和语态。这种现象被称为食物沙漠。本文的基本时态为一般现在时,故用一般现在时;又This phenomenon与call之间是被动关系,故使用被动语态。
69．考查关系词。a decade为先行词,表示时间,后面是定语从句,句中缺少时间状语,故填when。
70．考查名词。食物选择的不均衡性并不局限在世界某个区域。空前有名词作定语,空处作介词of的宾语,故空处应用名词形式。choice"选择"既可作可数名词,又可作不可数名词,故填choice(s)。
【备注】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了食物沙漠的概念。
English Conversation
Leader: Mandi Ashmore
We meet on Mondays at 14:30 at the IWC clubhouse. We chat for about an hour and discuss everything. Mandi asks"students"to contact her on Monday to confirm the class as sometimes she needs to cancel for various reasons or occasionally she may choose to hold the class at a different venue(举办地点) or at an earlier time for us to be able to have lunch together.
French Conversation, Advanced Beginner
Leader: Marielle Sulmoni
I’m French (born in Bordeaux) and Swiss by marriage. I hold an advanced beginners’ French conversation class on Tuesday afternoons from 14:30-16:00. We meet weekly at the clubhouse in a friendly atmosphere. I hope to help you use your knowledge of French, allowing you to speak with no fear of making mistakes, which in time will become fewer and fewer.
French Language Lab, Beginner
Leader: Maija Remlinger
The group meets on Thursday afternoons from 15:00-16:30 at the clubhouse. The first half of the class is devoted toreading out loud from the book"Easy French Reader", working on proper pronunciation and phrasing. During the second half, we listen to audio recordings from"New French with Ease"and work on oral comprehension.
French Conversation, Advanced
Leader: Juliette Brull
We meet every Tuesday at the IWC clubhouse from 9:30-11:00. Most of our time is devoted to very lively discussions about current events and various topics. We also read a book written by a French author and sometimes we see a French movie.
21．Why are you advised to contact Mandi?
A.To check the arrangement. B.To exchange ideas.
C.To decide the topics. D.To ask for leave.
22．Which of the clubs focuses mainly on the basic knowledge of language?
A.English Conversation.
B.French Conversation, Advanced.
C.French Language Lab, Beginner.
D.French Conversation, Advanced Beginner.
23．Who will you get in touch with if you like watching French films?
A.Mandi Ashmore. B.Marielle Sulmoni.
C.Maija Remlinger. D.Juliette Brull.
知识点：广告布告类
21．A
22．C
23．D
21．考查细节理解。根据English Conversation中的"contact her on Monday to confirm the class..."可知,与Mandi联系是为了确认俱乐部的课程安排。
22．考查细节理解。根据French Language Lab, Beginner中的"working on proper pronunciation and phrasing"和"work on oral comprehension"可知,该俱乐部更注重基础语言知识的学习。
23．考查细节理解。根据French Conversation, Advanced中的"sometimes we see a French movie"以及"Leader: Juliette Brull"可知,该俱乐部有时会观看法国电影,其负责人为Juliette Brull。
【备注】本文为应用文,主要介绍了四个语言学习俱乐部,内容包括俱乐部的负责人、联系方式以及俱乐部的活动。
Great Yarmouth is an English seaside town situated at the mouth of the River Yare, about 120 miles to the northeast of London. Around 5 million people visit Great Yarmouth every year, making it one of Britain’s most popular seaside resorts.
Formerly the home of one of the most profitable fishing industries, Great Yarmouth is a busy and very popular seaside resort. Undoubtedly, one of the most popular attractions is Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, a historic free entry pleasure park, which draws annually 1.5 million visitors. The two piers(突堤码头), Britannia Pier and Wellington Pier, both contain family-orientated entertainment. As well as the usual thrills one would expect on a classic British seafront, Great Yarmouth also has a quieter side, with a fascinating heritage quarter to explore. Not many people know that Great Yarmouth has the most complete city walls after York, with heritage walks to help you discover this medieval (中世纪的)attraction along with several museums and houses dating back to many centuries. If ghost walks are more your cup of tea, Eerie Tales and Yarmouth Yarns is the tour for you.
Great Yarmouth is also a centre for the North Sea oil and gas industry and increasingly for offshore wind power. The Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour is a huge development currently taking place which can see larger ships coming to the town. The Great Yarmouth Maritime(海上的) Festival in September each year celebrates Great Yarmouth’s maritime heritage.
Over the past few years, Great Yarmouth has seen significant construction spending to improve and modernise the popular seafront area and to ensure it is linked to the town centre. Regent Road has a brilliant ceiling of light which is lit up in the evenings and is now a lovely street leading from the town centre to the seafront area.
24．What can we infer about the tour of the heritage area?
A.It must be thrilling. B.It is family-orientated.
C.The visitors must love peace. D.You are advised to keep calm.
25．Which of the following is making rapid progress?
A.The fishing industry. B.The oil and gas industry.
C.The tourist industry. D.The wind power industry.
26．What can we know about Great Yarmouth from the last paragraph?
A.Efforts are made to make it more convenient.
B.Money is spent handling the traffic jams.
C.The housing conditions are greatly improved.
D.The service quality is being considered.
27．What’s the best title for the passage?
A.The rise of Great Yarmouth
B.A fishing town into a modern city
C.Main industries of Great Yarmouth
D.A dreaming tourist place — Great Yarmouth
知识点：日常生活类阅读
24．C
25．D
26．A
27．D
24．考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"Great Yarmouth also has a quieter side, with a fascinating heritage quarter to explore"可知,大雅茅斯也有安静的一面,即遗迹区。由此可推知,去参观遗迹的游客应是喜欢平静的。
25．考查细节理解。根据第三段中的"increasingly for offshore wind power"可知,大雅茅斯的风能产业增长迅速。
26．考查推理判断。根据第四段中的"construction spending to improve and modernise the popular seafront area and to ensure it is linked to the town centre. Regent Road has a brilliant ceiling of light which is lit up in the evenings..."可知,为提升小镇旅游品质,政府打通交通,安装路灯,扮亮小镇。
27．考查标题判断。本文介绍了英国海滨小镇大雅茅斯的位置、景点、产业等,主要目的是做旅游宣传。故D项作文章标题最佳。
【备注】本文为说明文,介绍了英国海滨小镇大雅茅斯。大雅茅斯因位于耶尔河的出口而得名,它拥有英格兰地区第二完整的中世纪古城墙。每年9月举办大雅茅斯航海节。
When we walked into Papillon Bleu, a Chinese restaurant around the corner from Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal’s Old Port, the sole waiter on duty looked surprised to see us. At 7:45 on a Saturday night, at the height of tourist season, just one young white family sat in the dining room. We walked past them to a table in the back, Chopin drifting quietly from the speakers into the certain shade of dim light that only Chinese restaurants seem to have. At our seats, bright yellow napkins, folded into fans, rested on a blue tablecloth next to cutlery(餐具). Sometime in the last 18 years of operation, Papillon Bleu stopped bothering with chopsticks.
"How did you find out about us?"our waiter politely asked. I told him that my family used to own a Chinese restaurant that served peanut butter dumplings and I wanted to taste them again. Papillon Bleu came up when I googled"Best Peanut Butter Dumplings in Montreal". He shook his head and told us that while it might have been the case a few years ago, they had switched peanut butter brands to cut costs.
But the significance for me wasn’t which brand they used, it was that they served peanut butter dumplings. Commonly known as Hunan dumplings, this specialty exists neither in China, nor anywhere else in North America. Instead, Hunan dumplings are a unique Quebecois tradition, and a slowly dying one, found in the second-generation Chinese family restaurants.
Peanut butter dumplings taste exactly how they sound, but also unlike anything else. It is a kind of dumpling that coats your mouth with a distinct store-brand quality, a little too sweet, but buttery, and luxuriously(十分舒适地) warm, perfectly suited to resist the bone-chilling effects of the Montreal winter.
28．What can we infer about the restaurant?
A.It still uses chopsticks. B.It is well decorated.
C.The business hour is long. D.The business is not promising.
29．How did the author find the restaurant?
A.By coincidence. B.By frequent visits.
C.By searching online. D.By others’ recommendation.
30．What does the author think of the Montreal winter?
A.Freezing. B.Mild. C.Cool. D.Warm.
31．How does the author sound when telling the story?
A.Humorous. B.Curious. C.Disappointed. D.Affectionate.
知识点：日常生活类阅读
28．D
29．C
30．A
31．D
28．考查推理判断。根据第一段中的"At 7:45 on a Saturday night, at the height of tourist season, just one young white family sat in the dining room"以及第二段中的"they had switched peanut butter brands to cut costs"可知,饭店经营很不景气。
29．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Papillon Bleu came up when I googled ‘Best Peanut Butter Dumplings in Montreal’"可知,作者是通过网上搜索获取这家饭店的信息的。
30．考查推理判断。本题的解题依据是第四段中的"luxuriously(十分舒适地) warm, perfectly suited to resist the bone-chilling effects of the Montreal winter",关键词bone-chilling虽然是生词,但是根据"luxuriously(十分舒适地) warm, perfectly suited to resist"可知,温暖抵挡的自然是寒冷了,由此可推知Montreal的冬天特别寒冷。
31．考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"it was that they served peanut butter dumplings"以及第四段中的"Peanut butter dumplings taste exactly how they sound, but also unlike anything else"等内容可知,作者对儿时的味道充满了依恋和怀旧之情。
【备注】本文为记叙文,记叙了作者探寻儿时美味之旅。作者忘不了儿时花生酱饺子的味道,特意来到Papillon Bleu饭店重温儿时的记忆,而魁北克独有的花生酱饺子正走向灭亡。
If Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is today one of the best-known and most popular figures of 20th-century Mexican art, it is undoubtedly because of her personality and the originality of a body of works. Her work is, above all, the expression of a life — a tragic and stormy life, one that challenged all conventions.
The mere mention of her name excites enthusiasm and admiration, but her work is rarely exhibited, and has not been shown in France for fifteen years. The selection to go on show at the Musée de l’Orangerie includes major works by the artist, with masterpieces from the Museo Dolores Olmedo.
The life and work of Frida Kahlo cannot be separated from those of her companion Diego Rivera (1886-1957). Together they became figures of legend(传奇), and both have a place in the pantheon of 20th-century Mexican artists. Famous for his large wall paintings, Rivera’s easel paintings, drawings and prints, which form a large part of his artistic production, are less well-known to the public in Europe. The exhibition aims to trace his artistic career from the early Cubist images, revealing his links with the Paris artists whose works are a key element in the Orangerie collections, to the paintings that established him as the founder of the 20th-century school of Mexican art. His travels throughout Europe influenced his vision and his skills without ever distancing him from his roots, thus confirming his place in history as the founder of the nationalist school.
The exhibition devoted to the legendary couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo presents their works together, as if to confirm the impossibility of their divorce that was in fact finalised but reconsidered after just one year apart. It also gives us a better view of their respective artistic worlds, so different and yet so complementary(互补的), through the deep-rooted attachment they shared to their country.
32．Which of the following best describes Frida Kahlo’s work?
A.World-famous but unusual. B.Practical and popular.
C.Creative and realistic. D.Authentic but ordinary.
33．What does the underlined word"pantheon"in the third paragraph refer to?
A.Character. B.Community. C.School. D.Society.
34．What can we infer about Rivera from the passage?
A.Rivera broke up with Kahlo finally.
B.Rivera’s works are popular in Europe.
C.Rivera’s works are the focus of the exhibition.
D.Rivera had his works rooted in his motherland.
35．Why does the author write the passage?
A.To praise the celebrities. B.To introduce two famous artists.
C.To make an announcement. D.To encourage people to learn art.
知识点：人物传记/故事类阅读
32．C
33．C
34．D
35．B
32．考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"personality and the originality"可知,Frida Kahlo的作品很有创造性;再根据第一段中的"the expression of a life — a tragic and stormy life, one that challenged all conventions"可知,其作品是生活的真实写照。
33．考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的"both have a place in the pantheon of 20th-century Mexican artists"以及"thus confirming his place in history as the founder of the nationalist school"可知,pantheon的意思接近school,表示"流派"。
34．考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"His travels throughout Europe influenced his vision and his skills without ever distancing him from his roots"可知,Rivera的欧洲之旅影响了他的视野和技艺,但并未让他疏远自己的根。再根据最后一段中的"It also gives us a better view of their respective artistic worlds, so different and yet so complementary(互补的), through the deep-rooted attachment they shared to their country"可知,Rivera将自己对祖国的根深蒂固的依恋反映在作品里。
35．考查写作目的。根据最后一段中的"The exhibition devoted to the legendary couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo presents their works together"以及"It also gives us a better view of their respective artistic worlds"可知这次画展的目的,同时也暗示作者写这篇文章的用意就是介绍两位艺术家的作品及传奇人生。
【备注】本文为说明文,介绍了墨西哥一对夫妻艺术家的传奇人生和旷世作品。
Find Meaningful Work
Young people today want to do work with purpose. 36
Practice intentional experimentation.
Alex McPhillips left his job writing about the Boston Red Sox for MLB.com to volunteer on Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign because he was tired of writing about baseball and wanted to join a political campaign. 37 Seek opportunities that excite you and inspire you to wake up in the morning.
38
Meaningful careers are made up of personal journeys to get closer to who we are. Upon graduation, Tom considered positions in business, but the world didn’t excite him. Instead, he went back to an idea that was inspired by his brother Andrew, who has autism (自闭症). So Tom built Rising Tide Car Wash, which employs people with autism. The family business provides people of all ability levels with an independent life.
39
Skills often get people hired. Research has shown that people who find fulfilling work are good at what they do and have mastered a particular craft or talent. 40 This was the case for Deepa Subramaniam, who worked as a product manager for 10 years. During her 10th year, she was eager for a career change. She realized many organizations could use her particular skills. She noticed an opening in Charity: Water’s director of product, and used her new network to get connected to the leadership team and eventually land the position.
A. Know who you are.
B. Use skills as an advantage.
C. Skills allow you to take your career in multiple directions.
D. That volunteer experience eventually turned into a paid job.
E. If you’re having a hard time finding that, these lessons can help.
F. But what happens when you’re really good at your job but still feel stuck?
G. They’re the driving force behind a new economy that puts meaning before money.
知识点：七选五
36．E
37．D
38．A
39．B
40．F
36．根据文章标题"Find Meaningful Work"以及上文中的"Young people today want to do work with purpose",再结合下文中的三条建议可知应选E。
37．根据上文中的"to volunteer"与D项中的"That volunteer experience"可知,Alex McPhillips的志愿服务最后成就了他的事业。
38．根据下文中的"get closer to who we are"与A项中的"who you are"可知,此处说的应是要了解自己。
39．由该部分段首的"Skills often get people hired"可知,此段主要讲的是在找工作时拥有一技之长的优势及重要性,并非谈如何利用技能实现多方就业。故B项符合语境。
40．根据下文中的"This was the case for Deepa Subramaniam...a career change"和"She noticed... land the position"可知选项F符合语境,This指的就是F项的问题。
【备注】对那些心怀抱负的青年人来说,如何才能找到有意义的工作呢?有目的地去尝试、自我了解及练就本领是十分有益的经验。
One rainy evening I went to fill up at the gas station. A pre-teen boy approached my car with a thick hoodie(连帽衫) 41 around his face. He asked me for money to help him and his mother stay in their hotel for an additional week. He stated that if they did not 42 $25 they would be driven out that 43 evening. Having worked in social services before, and being a little skeptical, I asked how come his mother hadn’t sought out social services for 44 . The boy said that they needed to 45 in their hotel for one more week until his grandmother, who lived out of town, could take them in.
I gave the boy what I had — $5. He thanked me and continued to 46 the parking lot asking for help. I got my gas and drove away. A(n) 47 time some weeks ago, a boy asked me for money and I told him I didn’t have any 48 I did. The skeptic in me had 49 out. Yet, I thought about it, felt 50 at my skepticism and went 51 the boy to give him a dollar. But it seemed that he had disappeared into thin air."This time,"I thought,"I’ll do it 52 ."
I reached into my 53 and took out an additional $20; then I returned to the gas station. The boy was 54 there. I observed him 55 approaching strangers who walked past him but took no 56 of him. I pulled up beside a pump and waved 57 the boy to come over. I handed him the $20 bill.
He 58 through my car window and gave me a huge hug. His hug told me all I needed to know — that finally this kid could get out of the 59 , the cold and the darkening sky and go inside where it was 60 .
41．A.hung B.pulled C.shown D.hidden
42．A.come up with B.catch up with C.put up with D.feed up with
43．A.certain B.possible C.same D.exact
44．A.guidance B.reference C.advice D.assistance
45．A.remain B.survive C.keep D.continue
46．A.stretch B.clean C.wander D.search
47．A.appointed B.separate C.usual D.regular
48．A.as B.unless C.because D.though
49．A.worn B.turned C.come D.won
50．A.deserved B.ashamed C.relaxed D.worried
51．A.looking at B.looking for C.looking on D.looking into
52．A.accidentally B.purposely C.differently D.quickly
53．A.schoolbag B.wallet C.suitcase D.car
54．A.still B.just C.yet D.even
55．A.suddenly B.bravely C.reluctantly D.constantly
56．A.account B.advantage C.control D.notice
57．A.with B.at C.upon D.for
58．A.gained B.held C.gathered D.reached
59．A.rain B.garage C.hotel D.line
60．A.sunny B.freezing C.warm D.quiet
知识点：完型填空
41-45．BACDA 46-50．CBDDB 51-55．BCBAD 56-60．DBDAC
41．由最后一段中的"the cold"可知,男孩因天冷将连帽衫拉起来遮住脸,故选pulled。
42．由空后的"driven"可知,此处指男孩和他的母亲若交不上25美元的房费就会被驱赶出去,故选come up with,表示"提供,拿出(钱款)"。
43．由下文中的"took out an additional $20; then I returned to the gas station"可知,作者明白这25美元对男孩意义重大,否则他们当晚就会被驱赶出去,故选same。exact意为"确切的"。
44．由上文中的"sought out social services"可知,作者反问男孩,为何他的母亲不向社会福利部门求助,故选assistance。
45．由下文中的"for one more week"和"take them in"可知,此处指在男孩的外婆收留他们母子之前他们仍需在宾馆多待一个星期,故选remain"停留,留下"。
46．由上文中的"$25"和"I gave the boy what I had —$5"可知,男孩所需的房费没有凑够,他继续在停车场徘徊,寻求帮助,故选wander"徘徊,闲逛"。
47．由下文中的"some weeks ago"可知,此处指作者回想起几周前一个不同的时间里发生的事,故选separate。appointed意为"规定的"。
48．根据下文的内容可知,此处指一个男孩向作者要钱,尽管作者有钱,但他却告诉男孩他没钱。前后句之间是让步关系,故选though"尽管"。
49．由上文中的"I told him I didn’t have any I did"和"The skeptic in me"可知,此处指作者的疑心最终胜出了,故选择won。win out"(克服困难)获得成功,最终胜出"。
50．由"to give him a dollar. But it seemed...air"可知,此处指作者虽然因疑心而没有给男孩钱,但内心一直很惭愧,故选ashamed"惭愧的,羞愧的"。deserved意为"理所当然的"。
51．由下文中的"But it seemed that he had disappeared into thin air"可知,此处指作者去寻找(looking for)要钱的男孩,但他似乎已消失得无影无踪了。
52．由上文的内容及"This time""I’ll do it"可知,此处指作者这次吸取了上次的教训,决定改变做法,去帮助向他要钱的男孩,故选differently"不同地"。
53．由"reached into"和"took out"可知,此处指作者把手伸进钱包,取出了额外的20美元。
54．由下文中的"approaching strangers who walked past him"可知,男孩仍在停车场,故选still"仍然"。
55．由"approaching strangers who walked past him...handed him the $20 bill"可知,为了凑够房费,男孩不断地接近从他身边经过的陌生人,但无人理会他。constantly"不断地"。
56．参见上题解析。take no notice of"不理会"。
57．由空前的"waved"和下文中的"I handed him the $20 bill"可知,此处指作者把车停在了油泵旁边,向男孩招手让他过来。wave at/to sb."向某人招手"。
58．由下文中的"through my car window and gave me a huge hug"可知,男孩把手伸进车窗,给了作者一个大大的拥抱,故选reached。
59．由文章开头的"One rainy evening"可知,故事发生在雨夜,而最后男孩凑够了房费,这意味着他可以不用待在雨中了,故选rain。
60．由上文中的"the cold and the darkening sky"和"go inside"可知,此处指男孩可以走进温暖的宾馆房间。同时此处也升华了文章的主题,即帮助他人,让他人感觉到温暖。
【备注】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者在加油站帮助一个乞讨孩子的故事。25美元就能垫付一晚的房费,给一对母子一个温暖的歇脚的地方。
Think fast: How close do you live to your local grocery store? Most of us don’t know. As long as it’s close to home, it’s not a problem. But when you don’t have a local grocery store, or you have one but it’s too far away to get to 61 transportation, figuring out how you’ll buy your groceries 62 (become) a big problem.
For the past decade, Americans have driven 63 average of 6 miles between home and their closest grocery store. For rural Americans, 64 (especial) those in the South, the trip can be much 65 (long) — for example, in the food landscape of the Lower Mississippi Delta, you’ll likely find one supermarket 66 (serve) a 190.5-square-mile area. There, residents could expect 67 (drive) 30 miles or more from home to store. This phenomenon 68 (call) a food desert.
The term dates back at least a decade 69 it was used to describe how urban supermarkets in the United Kingdom were receding(退去) into the suburbs. But since the imbalance of food 70 (choose) isn’t limited to one region of the world, the expression is now used to describe the occurrence around the globe, including areas of North America, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
知识点：词类
61．without
62．becomes/will become
63．an
64．especially
65．longer
66．serving
67．to drive
68．is called
69．when
70．choice(s)
61．考查介词。根据语境可知,此处指没有交通工具便很难到达杂货店,故填without。
62．考查时态和主谓一致。本文的基本时态为一般现在时,此处也应用一般现在时;又动词的-ing形式作主语,谓语动词使用单数。此外,这里也可理解为将来的一种情况,从句用一般现在时表将来,主句用一般将来时。
63．考查冠词。过去十年里,美国人平均开6英里的车程以往返于家和最近的杂货店。an average of"平均"。
64．考查副词。此处指特别是住在南方的美国乡下人,especially"特别,尤其"。
65．考查形容词比较级。根据上下文语境及空前的"much"可知,此处指美国乡下人,特别是住在南方的美国乡下人去购物的旅途更远,故使用比较级。
66．考查动词的-ing形式。分析句子结构可知,find为谓语动词,one supermarket与serve之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故此处应用动词的-ing形式作后置定语。
67．考查动词不定式。动词expect后接不定式作宾语。expect to do sth."期待做某事"。
68．考查时态和语态。这种现象被称为食物沙漠。本文的基本时态为一般现在时,故用一般现在时;又This phenomenon与call之间是被动关系,故使用被动语态。
69．考查关系词。a decade为先行词,表示时间,后面是定语从句,句中缺少时间状语,故填when。
70．考查名词。食物选择的不均衡性并不局限在世界某个区域。空前有名词作定语,空处作介词of的宾语,故空处应用名词形式。choice"选择"既可作可数名词,又可作不可数名词,故填choice(s)。
【备注】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了食物沙漠的概念。