Below are some best special interesting holidays─all are new for 2017 and have high quality guides or tutors and strong programmes.
Holland in bloom river cruise (巡游) with Alan Titchmarsh
Alan Titchmarsh is the star attraction on this river cruise. Alan joins you for a visit to the magnificent Keukenhof Gardens─home to 800 varieties of tulips (郁金香).The Telegraph’s gardening expert will talk about the best new varieties and the garden’s history.
April 19, £1,495 including flights from the UK and some meals. Telegraph Tours (0161 236 2444; telegraph.co.uk/titchmarshtour).
Morocco Sketchbook
Led by artist Maxine Relton, this tour takes in Marrakesh helping you develop your drawing skills. Rapid line and figure drawing and colour mixing are all covered and the eight-day holiday is based in Kasbah du Toubkal.
May 8, £2,495 including some meals. Steppes Travel (01285 601 495; steppestravel.co.uk).
Ballroom and Latin American dancing in Tenerife
This travel provides daily dance tuition with David Bowie who’ll be on hand to teach dancing techniques. It is aimed both at the beginners and more experienced dancers looking to improve their skills. There’ll also be time to explore the island on foot or play a round of golf.
April 26, £769 full-board. Saga (0800 096 0084; travel.saga.co.uk).
Fishing in Northern Argentina
This nine-day fly fishing and conservation tour takes in the Iberá Marshlands, the world’s second largest wetlands. Here expert fisherman, Charles Jardine, is the guide as you fish. Based in Estancia Rincon del Socorro, the holiday also includes opportunities for horse riding and bird-watching.
October 15, £5,095 full-board. Cazenove + Loyd (02038135082; cazloyd.com).
1. Who might be interested in the Morocco Sketchbook holiday trip?
A. Amateur painters. B. Bird watchers.
C. Sports lovers. D. Photographic amateurs.
2. On which trip can people ride horses?
A. Morocco Sketchbook.
B. Fishing in Northern Argentina.
C. Ballroom and Latin American dancing in Tenerife.
D. Holland in bloom river cruise with Alan Titchmarsh.
3. What can we know from the passage?
A. Fishing in Northern Argentina costs least.
B. Maxine Relton is an expert fisherman.
C. Morocco Sketchbook lasts the longest.
D. Two holidays take place in April.
知识点：广告布告类
1. A 2. B 3. D
【分析】
本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者建议的四个有趣的假期，去荷兰坐游船，摩洛哥写生，拉丁美洲看舞蹈和在阿根廷北部捕鱼。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一部分Led by artist Maxine Relton, this tour takes in Marrakesh helping you develop your drawing skills可知画家可能对摩洛哥写生感兴趣。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四部分Based in Estancia Rincon del Socorro，the holiday also includes opportunities for horse riding and bird-watching可知你能在阿根廷北部捕鱼的假期里骑马。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章April 19，£1，495 including flights from the UK and some meals；April 26，£769 full-board．Saga （0800 096 0084； travel．saga．co．uk可知有两个假期在四月份。故选D。
【点睛】文章内容较为简单，文章考查到细节理解题，对此类题型，考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别。如小题2中题干中ride horses与文中的horse riding表达的同一个意思，这些都考生需要比较它们之间的细微区别。
Johnny Jennings is 86 years old, but he first visited the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home when he was 18, and the visit changed his life forever.
A child ran up to Jennings, begging to be adopted, and it was at that moment that Jennings realized his life’s mission. From that day forward, Jennings did everything he could to help, and that turned out to be quite a lot. Since he wasn’t ready to adopt a child of his own, he decided to contribute financially. Since he wasn’t wealthy, he did so by collecting paper and aluminum (铝) products and cashing them in for money. That may not sound like it would amount to much, but Jennings has donated more than US$400,000 over the past 30 years. That’s a lot of paper products.
Over those 30 years Jennings has become a cornerstone of the children’s home.
But how does he get all that paper? Now that people know about his efforts, the paper pretty much comes to him. People drop it off at his house after collecting it through churches, organizations or in their own lives. Jennings also collected pennies, and as they say: A penny saved is a penny earned. Well, he’s saved 24 miles’ worth of pennies. It’s the truth. “84,480 is a mile of pennies,”Jennings said. “We finished 24 miles. We had most people from church collecting pennies.” Each and every mile was a donation to the church.
One of Jennings’ favorite events is the church’s annual meeting, which is when he presents his check each year. During this time, the kids who live in the children’s home are also in attendance and he loves the opportunity to spend time with them. Jennings has served on the board for 45-year terms. “I’ve been a trustee for 20 years,” Jennings said. “I’m just part of the family.” And what a special family it is, thanks in large part to Johnny Jennings.
4. What made Johnny Jennings determined to help the children?
A. A child begged to be adopted by him.
B. He wanted to stay with the children.
C. He had enough money to afford the cost.
D. The environment of the children’s home was very bad.
5. Which words can best describe Johnny Jennings?
A. Economical and positive. B. Brave and intelligent.
C. Warm and patient. D. Kind and persistent.
6. What is the meaning of the underlined word “cornerstone”?
A. Volunteer. B. Winner.
C. Supporter. D. Leader.
7. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A penny saved is a penny earned.
B. Many children are adopted by an old man.
C. An old man makes contributions to a children’s home.
D. Many people help an old man collect paper products.
知识点：人物传记/故事类阅读
4. A 5. D 6. C 7. C
本文是一篇人物故事类短文阅读。文章讲述了乐于助人又富有同情心的老人Johnny Jennings坚持30多年回收废品资助儿童福利院。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段A child ran up to Jennings, begging to be adopted, and it was at that moment that Jennings realized his life’s mission.可知，一个孩子跑到詹宁斯跟前，乞求被收养，使得詹宁斯决定帮助孩子。故选A。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段A child ran up to Jennings, begging to be adopted, and it was at that moment that Jennings realized his life’s mission. From that day forward, Jennings did everything he could to help, and that turned out to be quite a lot. 詹宁斯尽一切所能来帮助孩子，说明他很善良；第三段Over those 30 years Jennings has become a cornerstone of the children’s home. 詹宁斯帮助孩子超过30年，说明他的坚持。故选D。
【6题详解】
词义猜测题。根据文章第三段Over those 30 years Jennings has become a cornerstone of the children’s home.及上文可知，詹宁斯在过去的30多年中捐赠Georgia Baptist儿童福利院超过40万美元，从而可以推测詹宁斯是儿童福利院一位资助者。故选C。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章大意：文章讲述了乐于助人又富有同情心的老人Johnny Jennings坚持30多年回收废品资助儿童福利院。故选C。
Can you be too beautiful? It is hardly a problem that most of us have to bother — as much as we might like to dream that it were the case.
Yet the blessings and curses of beauty have been a long-standing interest in psychology. Do those blessed with shiny faces and an attractive body live in a cloud of appreciation — or does it sometimes pay to be ordinary?
At the most basic level, beauty might be thought to carry a kind of halo (光环) around it; we see that someone has one good quality, and by association, our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too.
Even in the courts, a pleasing appearance can work its magic. Attractive criminals are likely to get less strict sentences, or to escape punishment entirely; attractive plaintiffs (原告), meanwhile, are more likely to win their case and get bigger financial settlements. “It’s an effect seen everywhere,” says Walker.
But if beauty pays in most circumstances, there are still situations where it can have opposite results. While attractive men may be considered better leaders, for instance, hidden sexist prejudices (偏见) can work against attractive women, making them less likely to be hired for high-level jobs that require power. And as you might expect, good-looking people of both sexes run into envy — one study found that if you are interviewed by someone of the same sex, they may be less likely to employ you if they judge that you are more attractive than they are.
More worryingly, being beautiful or handsome could harm your medical care. We tend to link good looks to health, meaning that illnesses are often taken less seriously when they affect the good-looking. When treating people for pain, for instance, doctors tend to take less care over the more attractive people.
Ultimately, scientists point out that focusing too much on your appearance can itself be harmful if it creates stress and anxiety — even for those already blessed with good looks. “If you are crazy about attractiveness, it may affect your experience and interactions,” she says. It’s an outdated saying, but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality. As the writer Dorothy Parker put it so elegantly: “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”
8. From paragraph 1, we can learn that _______.
A. some may be bothered by their unattractive appearance
B. most people are not afraid of being too beautiful
C. we might always dream about being bothered by others
D. being too beautiful can be a problem bothering everyone
9. Which is the benefit for beautiful people?
A. All attractive plaintiffs have more chances to get away with punishment.
B. Women with pleasing appearance will always be considered as better leaders.
C. Good-looking people are often regarded as having many good qualities.
D. Beautiful criminals are more likely to persuade the judge and win the case.
10. The writer mentioned the underlined sentence in the last paragraph to _______.
A. persuade us to pay more attention to our looks from now on
B. suggest that beauty can help make a better personality
C. encourage us to focus more on improving our personality
D. ask ugly people to have more confidence in their personality
11. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Real Beauty B. Sexist Prejudice
C. Benefits Beauty Holds D. Beauty, a Blessing?
知识点：人生百味类阅读
8. B 9. C 10. C 11. D
本文讲述了美丽的好处和坏处，重点分析了美丽的消极影响。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章的第一段It is hardly a problem that most of us have to bother — as much as we might like to dream that it were the case.可知，对大多数人来说，美并不是一个问题。故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章的第三段we see that someone has one good quality, and by association, our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too.可知， 漂亮的人通常被人认为具有良好的品质。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes dean to the bone句意为：美只是外在，但是丑陋源于骨髓。可知，作者提倡人们更多的关注自己的心灵美。故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。 根据文章大意：本文讲述了美丽的好处和坏处，重点分析了美丽的消极影响。所以用标题Beauty, a Blessing?（美，是一件幸事吗？）。故选D。
Reintroducing beavers (海狸) to Britain could help clean up rivers, prevent flooding and minimise soil loss, an expert has claimed.
Professor Richard Brazier, a researcher at the University of Exeter, said unpublished results from a trial area in Devon showed muddy water entering an area where beavers were living was three times cleaner when it left. “Our trial has shown that the beavers are able to dam our streams in a way that keeps soil in the headwaters of our catchment (流域) so it doesn’t block up rivers downstream and pollute our drinking and bathing waters. If we bring beavers back it’s just one tool we need to solve Britain’s crisis of soil loss and agricultural pollution of waterways, but it’s a useful tool,” he said.
Prof Brazier’s claims were disputed by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), which warned that the reintroduction of beavers to Scotland had led to fields and forests becoming damaged. Spokesman Mark Pope said: “The knowledge of the impacts beavers have had on farmland, riverbanks and flood defences in Scotland is concerning. We await the results of the Devon trial and will analyse the outcomes then.”
Prof Brazier, an expert in Earth Surface Processes, insisted the animals could even play a useful role in preventing flooding. He told BBC News: “The public is currently paying people to build leaky dams to keep storm waters in the uplands. The beavers can do it free of charge and even build their own homes.”
However, Professor Jane Rickson, a soil specialist from Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, joined the NFU in sounding a note of caution. She agreed that in some places in the UK there was evidence of worrying soil loss, and said new policies were urgently needed. Beavers may in fact reduce the river channel and remove vegetation, exposing banks to greater erosion (侵蚀) and increasing, rather than decreasing, the risk of flooding, she warned. And she said beaver dams should be “leaky” to avoid build-ups of large volumes of water.
12. How do beavers help clean up rivers, prevent flooding and minimise soil loss?
A. By building dams in their own way.
B. By protecting the forests or fields.
C. By building their own homes in the riverbank.
D. By damaging their dams to avoid build-ups of large volumes of water.
13. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Beavers can’t clean up rivers.
B. Mark Pope supports Professor Richard Brazier.
C. The scientists haven’t decided to introduce beavers.
D. Beavers have positive effects on agriculture.
14. Professor Jane Rickson didn’t agree with Professor Richard Brazier because she thought that_____.
A. beaver dams are not leaky
B. beavers couldn’t decrease the risk of flooding
C. it would take a lot of time to introduce beavers
D. the environment problems were extremely serious
15. In which section of a website can you most probably find this passage?
A. Technology. B. Environment.
C. Education. D. Culture.
知识点：科普环保类阅读
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B
本文是一篇环境类短文阅读。文章讲述英国专家将计划海狸重新引入英国，来帮助清理河流，防止洪水和减少水土流失，但也遭到一部分人的反对。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段Our trial has shown that the beavers are able to dam our streams in a way that keeps soil in the headwaters of our catchment (流域) so it doesn’t block up rivers downstream and pollute our drinking and bathing waters.可知，实验表明海狸能以自己的方式筑坝，从而达到帮助清理河流，防止洪水和减少水土流失。故选A。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段We await the results of the Devon trial and will analyse the outcomes then.可知，Devon的实验还在继续中并将分析其结果，从而可以推测出，科学家还没有决定引入海狸。故选C。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段Beavers may in fact reduce the river channel and remove vegetation, exposing banks to greater erosion (侵蚀) and increasing, rather than decreasing, the risk of flooding, she warned. And she said beaver dams should be “leaky” to avoid build-ups of large volumes of water.可知，Jane Rickson认为海狸会增加洪水而不是减少洪水的危险。故选B。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。本文主要讲述英国专家将计划海狸重新引入英国，来帮助清理河流，防止洪水和减少水土流失，从而可以推测文章最有可能出现在网站的环境部分。故选B。
Sticking to your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle is one of the most important strategies for achieving good sleep. If you keep a regular sleep schedule, you will feel much more refreshed and energized than if you sleep the same number of hours at different times. This holds true even if you change your sleep schedule by only an hour or two.____16____ Try the following ways to help you stick to your body clock, and you will have a better sleep.
___17___ Keeping a regular sleep-wake schedule helps set your body’s internal clock and improve the quality of your sleep. Start by setting realistic bedtime that will work with your lifestyle.____18____ If you’re getting enough sleep, you should wake up naturally without an alarm. If you need an alarm clock to wake up on time, you may need to set earlier bedtime.
Avoid sleeping in — even on weekends or nights you’ve stayed up late.____19____ If you need to make up for late night, choose a daytime nap rather than sleeping in. This way allows you to pay off your sleep debt with disturbing your natural sleep-wake rhythm.
Be smart about napping. As mentioned above, napping is a good way to recharge and make up for lost sleep hours. But if you tend to have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep throughout the night, napping can make things worse.____20____ Besides, limiting them to 15 to 20 minutes in the early afternoon is a good idea.
A.Never sleep after dinner.
B.Consistency is vitally important.
C.Try to go to sleep and get up at the same time every day.
D.Don’t turn to sleeping pills every time you can’t sleep quickly.
E.If sleeplessness is a problem for you，consider ridding naps altogether.
F.Choose a time when you normally feel tired, so that you will fall fast asleep.
G.The more your weekend / weekday sleep schedules differ, the worse the jet lag-like symptoms you will experience.
知识点：七选五
16. B 17. C
18. F 19. G
20. E
本文为说明文。很多人都有睡眠问题，本文介绍了一些方法，帮助我们坚持好的作息时间，从而提高我们的睡眠质量。
【16题详解】
前面提及的是坚持自己的睡眠作息时间，后文再次提及Try the following ways to help you stick to your body clock...，因此可知，此处强调连贯性的重要性。故选B。
【17题详解】
本段讲述的是如何做到长期坚持自己的作息时间，所以本段的主题为Try to go to sleep and get up at the same time every day. 故选C。
【18题详解】
前面提及设定一个实际的睡觉时间，该空具体举例阐述何为切实可行的睡眠时间。故选F。
【19题详解】
本段的主题就是不要在家睡懒觉，即使周末熬夜了也不可以睡懒觉。此处给出原因，解释为何不能睡懒觉。故选G。
【20题详解】
本段讲述的是小睡要灵活，该空前面说小睡也可能使事情恶化。故此处填E项。
During my lifetime, I’ve learnt something important: it’s good to learn new skills outside of your comfort zone. About seven years ago, I started learning how to paint as a ____21____. I was pretty terrible. Everything looked ____22____, and my color1s were totally off. My friends and colleagues suggested that I stop ____23____ my time on something I wasn’t good at. “____24____ on your day job,” they said.
I kept at it — practicing, taking classes, finding the right ____25____ who could guide and challenge me. I am now ____26____ “good”. Today, the same friends say I was born with this ____27____.
The same thing ____28____ when I started piano and singing lessons a couple of years ago. Comments shifted from, “Stop wasting your time and focus on what you know,” to “You’ve got a musical gene.”
These ____29____ originate from long-held beliefs that growth is usually not possible for adults. Even when there is evidence of learning, it can be ____30____ to inborn talent. Most scientific studies on adulthood focus on cognitive (认知) decline, rather than ____31____, suggesting that even scientists may think that development is limited in adulthood.
A few recent studies suggest that ____32____ new skills, such as photography, for even three months may enhance the functioning of the brain in adults.
I would take these studies one step further to argue that a(n) ____33____ cause of cognitive decline is the fact that adults learn fewer new skills ____34____ to children. If we can ____35____ how to learn well as adults, then perhaps we can ____36____ cognitive decline.
Adults are often ____37____ to go outside of their comfort zones. We fear looking ____38____ for making mistakes; we fear failure could cost us our jobs. Perhaps a reason why we suffer from cognitive decline is that we do not engage in learning new skills for many years.
To better communicate with my German friends, I am starting to learn German. I’m ____39____ at the“listening and babbling (咿呀学语)” phase. Sure, some may laugh at an adult babbling, but I hope one day I can ____40____ German fluently, and inspire many other adults to learn like a baby.
21. A. hobby B. dream C. job D. measure
22. A. perfect B. bright C. dull D. enjoyable
23. A. taking B. wasting C. putting D. getting
24. A. Count B. Depend C. Congratulate D. Focus
25. A. friends B. teachers C. colleagues D. partners
26. A. concluded B. realized C. considered D. described
27. A. talent B. spirit C. character D. power
28. A. happened B. found C. mentioned D. showed
29. A. suggestions B. achievements C. results D. comments
30. A. reported B. attributed C. forced D. addicted
31. A. failure B. change C. adaptation D. growth
32. A. catching B. arranging C. learning D. holding
33. A. important B. flexible C. permanent D. useful
34. A. prepared B. compared C. intended D. provided
35. A. break out B. figure out C. bring out D. give out
36. A. prevent B. master C. interrupt D. influence
37. A. unreasonable B. uncertain C. unwilling D. undoubted
38. A. stupid B. upset C. crazy D. ugly
39. A. clearly B. presently C. continually D. occasionally
40. A. write B. read C. listen D. speak
知识点：完型填空
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过自己的经历说明：成年人的认知能力并非下降，是因为我们往往不愿意走出自己的舒适区，去学习新的知识与技能。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. hobby爱好；B. dream梦想；C. job工作；D. measure措施。作为爱好，我开始学习如何把绘画。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. perfect完美的；B. bright明亮的；C. dull呆滞的；D. enjoyable有趣的。一切看起来都很枯燥。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. taking带走；B. wasting浪费；C. putting放；D. getting得到。我的同事和朋友建议我不要把时间浪费在我不擅长的事情。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. Count重要；B. Depend依靠；C. Congratulate祝贺；D. Focus集中。短语focus on集中于。专注于你的日常工作。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. friends朋友；B. teacher老师；C. colleagues同事；D. partners伙伴。找合适的老师来指导和激发我。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. concluded得出结论；B. realized意识到；C. considered考虑；认为；D. described描述。我现在认为“很好”。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. talent 才能；B. spirit精神；C. character角色；D. power力量。今天，同样的朋友说我天生就拥有这个才能。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. happened发生；B. found发现；C. mentioned提及；D. showed展示。同样的事情发生在我开始钢琴和唱歌课的时候。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. suggestions建议；B. achievements成就；C. results结果；D. comments评论。根据前句Comments shifted from, “Stop wasting your time and focus on what you know,” to “You’ve got a musical gene.”可知，这里指“评论”。这些评论源于长期以来的信念。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. reported报告；B. attributed 把……归于；C. forced强迫；D. addicted沉溺。它可以归结为天生的天赋。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. failure失败；B. change改变；C. adaptation适应；D. growth增长。成年期关注认知衰退，而不是增长。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. catching抓住；B. arranging安排；C. learning学习；D. holding容纳。最近的一些研究表明学习新的技能，比如摄影。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. important重要的；B. flexible灵活的；C. permanent永久的；D. useful有用的。认知下降的一个重要原因是成年人学习的新技能比儿童更少。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. prepared准备；B. compared比较；C. intended打算；D. provided提供。认知下降的一个重要原因是成年人学习的新技能比儿童更少。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。A. break out爆发；B. figure out想出；C. bring out拿出；D. give out分发。如果我们能弄清楚，作为成年人如何去学的很好。故选B。
【36题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. prevent阻止；B. master掌握；C. interrupt打断；D. influence影响。那么也许我们可以防止认知衰退。故选A。
【37题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. unreasonable不合理的；B. uncertain不确定的；C. unwilling不情愿的；D. undoubted无疑的。成年人往往不愿意走出自己的舒适区。故选C。
【38题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. stupid愚蠢的；B. upset心烦的；C. crazy疯狂的；D. ugly丑陋的。我们害怕犯错会看起来很笨。故选A。
【39题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。A. clearly清楚地；B. presently不久；C. continually连续地；D. occasionally偶尔地。我目前正处于“听和咿呀学语”的阶段。故选B。
【40题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. write写；B. read读；C. listen听；D. speak说。但我希望有一天我能流利地说德语。故选D。
Qiang Shuping was so busy making cloth shoes ____41____ she didn’t even rest during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The woman from Baipu County, Jiangsu Province, ____42____ (make) shoes since she was 19 years old, and this year marks her 31st year making cloth shoes.
She spends the entire day in her tiny studio, which measures less than 10 square meters altogether, filled with cloth shoes in ____43____ (vary) stages of completion.
Nowadays, many stores make cloth shoes ____44____(use) machines, but Qiang sticks to the technique of making shoes entirely ____45____ hand. She says the shoes ____46____ (produce) by the machine are not of the same quality as handmade ones. The handmade cloth shoes are more durable and comfortable, ____47____ (soft), and absorb sweat better.
Some people buy cloth shoes out of nostalgia(怀旧), while ____48____ trust their quality. Making shoes isn’t ____49____ profitable job, but Qiang still insists as she wants to preserve the craft and pass it down to the younger generation.
Handmade cloth shoes are also called qiancengdi (shoes with a thousand layers),____50____ can date back to the ancient Zhou Dynasty. In 2009, the making technique of qiancengdi was listed as the national intangible cultural heritage.
知识点：语法填空
41. that
42. has made/has been making
43. various
44. using 45. by
46. produced
47. softer 48. others
49. a 50. which
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了强淑萍手工做布鞋的故事，并介绍了布鞋的特点以及布鞋的悠久历史。
【41题详解】
考查固定搭配。so … that …如此……以致于……，引导结果状语从句。强淑萍忙着做布鞋以至于甚至在端午节假期期间她都没有休息。故填that。
【42题详解】
考查时态。根据since she was 19 years old,可知，她从19岁开始做布鞋，一直持续到现在，并有可能一直持续下去，故用现在完成时或现在完成进行时。故填has made/has been making。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。空处修饰名词stages。故用形容词形式。装满了处在不同的完工阶段的布鞋。故填various。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。逻辑主语 many stores和动词use之间为主谓关系，use的动作伴随make动作而发生，故用现在分词。如今，许多商店用机器制造布鞋。故填using。
【45题详解】
考查介词。固定搭配：by hand手工。但强淑萍坚持完全用手工技术制作鞋子。故填by。
【46题详解】
考查非谓语动词。名词shoes 和produce 之间是动宾关系,该处表示动作已经完成,故用过去分词作后置定语。她说机器生产的鞋子和手工制作的鞋质量不一样。故填produced。
【47题详解】
考查形容词比较级。根据前面的more durable和后面的better可知此处用比较级。手工布鞋更耐用舒适，柔软，吸收汗水更好。故填softer。
【48题详解】
考查代词。这里others 和前面的some people对比使用，表示“有些”的意思。而一些人则相信它们的品质。故填others
【49题详解】
考查代词。名词job为单数可数名词，故前用不定冠词a。做鞋子不是赚钱的工作。故填a。
【50题详解】
考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知,该句为非限制性定语从句,先行词为qiancengdi，故用which引导该定语从句。手工布鞋也称为“千层底”，可以追溯到古代的周朝。故填which。
【点睛】1、since自从……以来（可做介词和连词），和现在完成时态连用。
He has lived here since he came. 自从他来到这里，就一直在这里住着。
2、It is /has been+一段时间+since 主语+一般过去时态+其他。自从做某事有多长时间了。
在这个句型中如果从句的动作是终止性动词，则表示从动作开始到现在多长时间了；如果从句的动作是持续性动词，则表示从动作结束到现在多长时间了。It is three years since he joined (终止性动词)the army.他参军有三年了；It is five years since he lived（持续性动词）here.他离开这有五年了。本题第2小题就是since的用法考查。根据since she was 19 years old,可知主句用现在完成时态或现在完成进行时态，根据句意可知两者都合适，故填has made/has been making。
注意：每句话中的错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
51. The wind passed and the sea was calmed down again.
52. She didn’t feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she delivered a speech in public.
53. I would like to express my gratitude to my family and friends, without their support I would not be able to stand here today.
54. To my amaze, he managed to adapt to the environment quickly.
55. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted to competitors.
56. His eyes stare at that is left of the brothers’ dinner on the table.
57. The judge looked up from his notes and glared him.
58. They completely ignore these facts as if they never exist.
59. Near my house there is a river measured eleven meters deep.
60. His laziness makes impossible for him to achieve success.
知识点：短文改错
51. 去掉was
52. delivered前面加had
53. their 改为whose
54. amaze改为amazement
55. to改为as 56. that改为what
57. glared后面加at
58. exist改为existed
59. measure改为measuring
60. impossible前面加it
本题考查单句改错。主要从短语、时态语态、非谓语动词、定语从句、名词性从句等语法方面修改句子。
【51题详解】
考查语态。动词短语calm down在句中为不及物动词短语，故不要被动语态。句意：大风过后，大海又风平浪静。故去掉was。
【52题详解】
考查时态。It was the first time that句型中，从句用过去完成时。句意：尽管是她第一次在公众场合发言，她也没有感到紧张。故在delivered前面加had。
【53题详解】
考查定语从句。句中先行词为my family and friends，在从句中作介词without的宾语，故用关系代词whose。句意：我要向我的家人和朋友表达我的感激之情，没有他们的支持，我今天无法站在这里。故将their 改为whose。
【54题详解】
考查短语。短语to one’s amazement令某人惊讶的是。句意：令我惊讶的是，他很快适应了环境。故将amaze改为amazement。
【55题详解】
考查短语。短语be admitted as被承认为。句意：只有那些达到统一标准的运动员才会被承认为参赛者。故将to改为as。
【56题详解】
考查名词性从句。宾语从句中缺少主语，故用what引导。句意：他的眼睛盯着桌子上哥哥们剩的晚饭。故将that改为what。
【57题详解】
考查短语。短语stare at表示“盯着看”。句意：裁判官的头从文件上仰起来，对他怒目圆睁。 故在glared后面加at。
【58题详解】
考查虚拟语气。as if they never existed这里用了虚拟语气，句子的意思是似乎他们没有存在过，而实际是存在的。句意：他们完全忽略了这些事实, 就仿佛它们不存在似的。故将exist改为existed。
【59题详解】
考查动词。在句中measure表示“量起来有……”，不用被动语态，故用现在分词作定语。句意：我家附近有一条十一米深的河流。故将measure改为measuring
【60题详解】
考查代词。句中用it作形式宾语，真正的宾语为to achieve success。句意：他的懒惰使他不可能成功。故在impossible前面加it。
假如你是李华，已髙中毕业3年，获悉母校将要举行100周年校庆，请你给远在美国的高中同桌Peter写一封电子邮件，邀请他一起回母校参加活动。要点如下：
1. 说明写信目的；
2. 校庆活动介绍；
3. 捐设奖学金。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
参考词汇：百年校庆 100th anniversary celebration 奖学金 scholarship
Dear Peter,
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
知识点：书面表达
Dear Peter,
I’m writing to invite you to go back to our senior high school to join her 100th anniversary celebration. It has been 3 years since we graduated from high school.
As I know, the celebration will last for 3 days from October 1st to October 3rd. Schoolmates will gather to meet their old friends. An evening party will be held, where folk songs will be performed, and students’ group dance are included. When we meet, we’ll raise money to set up a scholarship to provide financial support for the students from rural areas. What do you think about it?
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求写一封信。
第一步：根据提示可知，本文是一封电子邮件：李华已髙中毕业3年，获悉母校将要举行100周年校庆，给远在美国的高中同桌Peter写一封电子邮件，邀请他一起回母校参加活动。要点如下：1.说明写信目的；2.校庆活动介绍；3.捐设奖学金。
第二步：根据写作要求确定关键词（组），如：百年校庆 100th anniversary celebration, 奖学金 scholarship, 毕业于graduate from，集资raise money.
第三步：根据提示和关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。
第四步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接和过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。
本文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。另外全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。
【亮点说明】
范文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。作者在范文中使用了较多高级表达方式，如不定式表目的to invite you to go back to our senior high school.定语从句where folk songs will be performed.非谓语动词Looking forward to your early reply. 全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，文章思路清晰，层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。