山东省滕州市滕州二中2022届高三英语4月模拟考试试题

2022届山东省滕州市滕州二中高三4月模拟考试英语试题第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Whoispayingthelunchnow?A．Theman．B．Theysharethebill      C．Thewoman．2．Whoarethetwospeakers? A．Workers．          B．Teachers． C．Students．3．Whatwillthespeakersdoovertheweekend? A．Stayathome．  B．Gocamping．          C．Climbmountains.4．Wherearethespeakers? A．Onabus． B．Inabookstore．   C．Athome.5．Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo? A．Gethiskey．            B．Waitforhim．C．Startthecar．第二节（共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6．Whatdoesthemanliketodothisevening?A．Holdaparty．B．WatchTV．C．Gotothecinema．7．Whenwillthecompanypartystart?A．At5:30．B．At7:30．C．At8:00．听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8．WherehasBarbarabeen?A．Milan．B．Florence．C．Rome．9．WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?A．Shoes．B．Stones．C．Books．听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10．WhatdidthewomanthinkoflearningFrench?A．Hard．B．Interesting．C．Boring．11．Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotomorrow?A．HavelunchwithJeff．B．GotoanEnglishclass．C．AskJeffforhelp．12．Howsoonwillthewoman’sFrenchclassbegin?A．In45minutes．B．In30minutes．C．In15minutes．听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。-10-13．WheredoesMichelleRaycomefrom?A．Amiddle–sizedcity．B．Asmalltown．C．Abigcity．14．WhichplacewouldMichelleRaytakehervisitorstoforshopping?A．TheZenGarden．B．TheHighlands．C．TheRedRiverarea．15．WhatdoesMichelleRaydoforcompletequiet?A．Gocamping．B．Studyinalibrary．C．Readathome．16．Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutingeneral?A．Late–nightshopping．B．Asianfood．C．Louisville．听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。17．WhydosomepeoplesaytheyneverhavedreamsaccordingtoDrGarfield?A．Theyforgetabouttheirdreams．B．Theydon’twanttotellthetruth．C．Theyhavenobadexperiences．18．WhydidDavisstophavingdreams?A．Hegotaseriousheartattack．B．Hewastoosadabouthisbrother’sdeath．C．Hewasfrightenedbyaterribledream．19．WhatisDrGarfield’sopinionaboutdreaming?A．Itisveryuseful．B．Itmakesthingsworse．C．Itpreventsthemindfromworking．20．Whydosomepeopleturnofftheirdreamscompletely?A．Tosleepbetter．B．Torecoverfromillnesses．C．Tostayawayfromtheirproblems．第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．AHello．I’mJanfromMrs.Lake’sclass．Myclasswantstoworktogethertohelpthepublic．Wethinkwehavefoundagreatwaytodothis．Lastmonthwedidaclassprojectonthehighwaysnearourtown．WelearnedabouttheAdopt-a-HighwayProgram．Thisprogrambringspeopletogethertopickuplitteralongtheroads．Wethinkitwouldbeagreatideaforallstudentsinourschooltojointheprogramandadoptahighway．Adoptingahighwayisnotlikeadoptingapet．Whenahighwayisadopted,onlypartofthehighwayiscaredforbyagroupofpeople．Thegroupagreestoworkeveryweektokeepitspartofthehighwayclean．Eachgroupgetsitsownsignthathasthenameofthegroupprintedonit．Thesignisputupatthesideoftheroad．Thissignletsdriversknowwhoiskeepingthatareaoftheroadclean．-10-TheAdopt-a-HighwayProgramisagreatwayforpeopletohelptheirenvironmentlooknicer．Also,thegovernmentdoesnothavetosendoutasmanyroadworkers．Thissavesmoney．Finally,peoplemaytryhardertokeeproadscleaniftheyseepeople,especiallyteenagerslikeus,cleaningthemup．Wewillneedhelperstocareforouradoptedhighway．Ifyouwanttofeelgreatandkeepourroadsclean,pleasecomewithyourparentstothemeetingnextweek．WewillmeetinMrs.Lake’sroomonWednesdayat6:00P．M．Atthemeeting,wewilltalkaboutwhichroadsarethedirtiestasaresultofpeople'sunkindacts．Thenwe’lltrytopickanareatoadoptandclean．Ilookforwardtoseeingyouatthemeeting．Remembertokeepourroadsclean!21．WhatistheAdopt-a-HighwayProgramabout?A．Givingnamestothehighways．B．Drawingpicturesofhighways．C．Pickinguplitteralongtheroads．D．Puttingupsignsneartheroads．22．Whatshouldthestudentsdofirstiftheywanttojointheprogram?A．Pickaspottocarefor．B．CallMrs.Lakenextweek．C．Writealettertotheirparents．D．GotoameetingonWednesday．23．Whatisthepurposeofthisspeech?A．Toencouragestudentstojointheprogram．B．Tointroducethetrafficsystem．C．Toshowdrivershowtodrivesafely．D．Totellastoryaboutadoptingapet．24．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Adopt-a-PetB．Adopt-a-HighwayC．WaystoProtecttheEnvironmentD．VolunteersonRoadsBMillionsofsportsloversarestillthinkingaboutonething----theWinterOlympicsinSochiRussia．Closeto2900menandwomencompetedinthe2022WinterGamesaboutamonthago．TheOlympicsbroughtalotofattentiontoSochi,acityontheBlackSea,whichisapopularareaforvacationtravelers．Theareaisknownforitsmildwinters．Atleast$50billionwasspentonthe2022WinterGames,makingitthecostliestOlympicsinhistory．Sevenbilliondollarswasspentonthe2022WinterGamesinVancouver,Canada．OlympicofficialschoseSochitohostthe2022gamesalmostsevenyearsago．Atthattime,RussianPresidentVladimirPutinsaidthegameswouldcostabout$13billion．Yettheactualexpensesexceededhisestimate．Sowheredidallthemoneygo?Someobserverssaythehighcostispartlytheresultofsecuritymeasures．BrianJenkins,aterrorismexpertfromtheRANDCorporation,gavethefollowingexplanation．Therewereanywherebetween70,000and100,000policemenandmilitarytroopsdeployedaroundthecity．ThemainthreatcamefromseparatistandIslamistgroupsfromtheNorthCaucasus,especiallyfromChechnyaandDagestan．OnegroupclaimedresponsibilityfortwosuicidebombingsinVolgogradlastDecember．Theattackskilledmorethan30people．Thecityisonlyabout600kilometersawayfromSochi．BruceHoffmanisaterrorismexpertfromGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonDC．HesaystheincreasedsecuritymadeSochiadifficulttargetforterrorists．Itisthoughtthattheterrorists'intentionwastomakelifedifficultfortheRussiansandtocreatesomesortofincidentthatwouldtakeawaytheenjoyment．-10-ThelastOlympiansfromaroundtheworldonRussiansoilwerein1980．ThatwasayearafterSoviettroopsinvadedAfghanistan．Morethansixtycountriesdidn’ttakepartintheMoscowSummerGamestoshowtheiranger．25．Accordingtothepassage,whydidtheSochiWinterOlympicscostsomuch?A．Becauseitwasheldatanareapopularforvacationtravelers．B．BecausetheRussiangovernmentwantedtomakeitthebesteverheld．C．BecausesecuritymeasuresatSochiwerestricterthanbefore．D．Becausetheoriginalplanwasmade7yearsbefore．26．ItcanbeknownfromthepassagethatBruceHoffmanwas．A．aterrorismexpertfromtheUSAB．thewriterwhowrotethisarticleC．anathletewhocompetedinSochiD．aterrorismexpertfromRANDCorporation27．Whichofthefollowingisfalse?A．SochiOlympicscostabout4timesasestimated．B．NextwinterOlympicswillbeheldinVancouver．C．Manycountriesrefusedtoattendthe1980Olympics．D．Securityisoftenaproblemininternationalsportgames．28．TheterroristsmighthaveattackedSochiOlympicsbecause．A．theywantedtomaketroublefortheRussiansB．theythoughtRussiashouldn'tspendsomuchonsportC．theythoughtPutinwasnotanicepresidentD．theywerenotinterestedinwintersportsCAsIgrewolder,mydadandIgrewfurtherapart．Wealwayshadtotallydifferentopinions．Hethoughtthatcollegewasawasteoftime,butformeitwasimportanttofinishcollege．Hewantedmetoworkmywaytothetopashehaddoneinhisfield,butIwantedadifferentlife．Therewasatimewhenwedidnottalkwitheachother．Afewmonthsago,Iheardthatmy84-year-olddadwasinpoorhealth．WhenhecalledandaskedwhetherIcouldmovefromColoradobacktoTennesseetohelphim,Iknewhewasseriouslyill．Iamhisonlychildandsoitwastimetomeetmyfather'srequirement．Twoweeksaftermovingback，weboughtaboatandstartedfishingagain．FishingwasoneofthefewthingsthatwedidwhileIwasyoungandthatwebothenjoyed．Itisstrangebuttruethataswearefishingweareabletoputthingsthathavekeptusapartforsomanyyearsbehindus．Weareabletotalkaboutthingsthatwehavenevertalkedaboutbefore．Fishinghasbeenhealingtheoldwoundsthathavekeptusapart．Itisnotimportanthowmanyfishwecatch．Itisaboutenjoyingtherelationshipthatwehavenothadforyears．I'm62andheis84．Whenweareonthelakefishing,itislikeenjoyinglife．Itisfarbettertofindawaytoputtheunhappypastbehind．Iamsoluckytospendthehappytimewithmyfatherinhislastyears．Nowmyheartisfilledwithlove．Asmilealwaysgracesmylips．29．Theauthorandhisfatherbecamefurtherapartbecause．A．theylivedveryfarfromeachotherB．theyseldomwentseeeachotherC．theyonlycommunicatedbyphoneD．theyhaddifferentviewsonthings30．WhydidtheauthorcomebacktoTennessee?-10-A．Becausehisfatherinvitedhimtoworkthere．B．Becausehedecidedtoliveinadifferentcity．C．Becausehisfatherwasillandneededcaring．D．Becauseheregrettedbeingrudetohisfather．31．Fortheauthor,fishingwithhisoldfather．A．helpscurehisfather’sdiseaseB．makeshimrealizetheimportanceofrelaxationC．isagoodwaytogetclosetonatureD．providesachanceforthemtocommunicate32．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FishingBringsUsTogetherB．ForgivingIsDifficultC．MemoriesofOldDaysD．MyBelovedFatherDNewsthatMicrosoftmadea$44．6billionbidtobuyYahooresultedinheateddiscussionsmadebymanyInternetusers．Herearesomeresponses:DianeBurkeofWeeksbury,KentuckyIthinkitwoulddefinitelybeaninterestingcombination．EveryonerecognizesthenamesYahooandMicrosoft,buteveryonealsosays,“DidyouGoogleit?”Suchacatchphrase（时髦话）isgoingtobehardtobeat．ShaunCarneyofLaurelville,OhioIthinkthemerger（合并）willprovidemorecompetitionsforGoogle．Idon’tthinkthemergerwillallowMicrosofttodevelopfasterthanGoogle,though．IbelievetheincreasedcompetitionthismergerbringswillforceGoogletostayontopofitsgamebyofferingmorefreshandoriginalInternettoolsandexpandingonthetoolsitalreadyoffers．ToniSuarezofHaciendaHeights,CaliforniaIviewthemergerasanecessaryelementinpreventingamonopolization（垄断）．Perhapsitwouldbringbetterhightechnologyinnovationstoe-mailandhelpinresearchinganddevelopingabetterInternet!RickR．ofEdgewater,FloridaItsoundslikeadisastertome．Ifthisweretohappen,IwouldstopusingmyYahooe-mailaccountbecauseIdon’tlikethefeelingofMicrosoftspyinguponmybusiness．IwillsignupforGoogle．AntonioGlosserofKansasCity,MissouriRightnow,YahoooffersalotoffeaturesandtoolsatnocostforalldifferentlevelsofInternetusers．Microsoftseeksnothingbutprofit．Undoubtedly,they’lldonothingotherthanfindwaystostartremovingYahoo’sformerlynon-pricedfeatures．Microsoft’sgreedwillruinthegreatthingthatYahoocurrentlyis．33．Howmanycompaniesarementionedinthepassage?A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．34．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Shaun’sattitudetowardsGoogleisnegative．B．TonibelievestheInternetwillhaveapromisingfuture．C．RickwillsupportGoogleafterthemerger．D．AntonioisafraidthatthemergerwillcostYahoo’sfreefeatures．35．Thepassageismainlyabout______．-10-A．opinionsonthemergerofYahooandMicrosoftB．thestrengthsofYahooandMicrosoftC．thestrengthsandweaknessesoflargecompaniesD．thefutureofYahooandMicrosoft第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（注意：请将答案写在答题纸上，答题卡36-40处不涂。）MaythefirstisanimportantdateinthecollegeadmissionprocessintheUnitedStates．Thisisthelastdayforhighschoolseniorstoacceptorrejectoffersofadmissioninthefall．Butaccordingtoarecentreport,thereisagreatchange．Acceptanceratesatthetopcollegesthisyearwerelowerthanever．36Thesedays,collegeapplicantsareapplyingtomorecollegesbecauseonlineandcommonapplicationsmaketheprocesseasier．37Ontheotherhand,decidingstudentsfortopcollegestoacceptcanbedifficultbecauseittakesmuchtime．Studentsmaynotlikebeingputonwaitinglists．Also,commoncollegesworkmoretogetthestudentstheyaccepttoacceptthem．Somecollegesholdvisitingdaysthatofferachancetoattendclassesandstayovernight．Someuniversitiessendgifts．38Formanyfamilies,themostimportantthingcollegescandoisshowthemthemoney,especiallythisyear;theweakeconomymakesparentsnervous．39Therecentproblemsthatspreadfromthehousingmarkettocreditmarketshaveevenaffectedstudent’sloans．Solately,topschoolshavetosparelotsofmoneytoincreasetheirfinancialaidforstudents．40TheEducationDepartmentexpectsthenumberofhighschoolgraduatestostarttogodown．Thiswillhappenasthelastofthechildrenofthebabyboomgenerationfinishhighschool．Thenumberisnotexpectedtostartrisingagainuntil2022．A．Besides,topcollegesarefacingchangesinthepopulation．B．Whatcontributestoit?C．Butamistakecanbecostlyifithappens．D．Buttopcollegesignorethem．E．TheyhaveinternationalstudentswhoknowEnglish．F．Itcanmeanseveralacceptancestochoosefrom．G．Theycannotaffordcollegeasplanned．第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1．5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Itrulyfeelthatmymotherledmehere,toMorzaine,andtomyfutureasahappywifeandbusinesswoman．WhenMum41inOctober2022,Iwasacook．InDecemberthatyear,whileIwasworkingforawedding,apearlnecklaceMumhadleftme42．Iwasdistraught（忧心如焚的）．Somedayslater,Iwas43thataguywhowasworkingwithusthatday,“couldprobablyhavemadeafortune44thenecklacehefound．”45,hereturnedit．HearinghowI’d46Mumforsixmonthsbeforeherdeath,hesaid,“Christmasisgoingtobe47—whynotgoouttotheAlpsforacoupleofweeks?”IcametoMorzaine,asmall,friendlyvillageintheAlpsand48fellinlovewithit．Whatwas49tobeastopgap（权宜之计）tripturnedintoanewlife．IkepttravelingbetweenLondonand-10-hereandfelt50thanIhadinmonths．InDecember2022,Iwas51asahotelmanagerandmovedherefulltime．Amonthlater,ImetPaul,whowastravelinghere．Wefellinlove．Inthebeginning,Ididn’twanttodiscuss52,becausethesadnessoflosingMum53feltgreat．Paulunderstoodthatandnever54me．But,bysummer,wegotmarried．Ayearlater,weusedhissaving,andthemoneyfromthesaleofMom’shouse,tobuildourown55．Wewanttogiveourguestsa56feel,soeachroomisthemed（以……为题）aroundmemoriesfromourlives．TherearealsostylestoremindmeofMom—atinychairwhich57beinherbedroomissetinoneroom．WearehavingawonderfullifeandMum58naturallypartofit,59there’snowaywewouldbehereifitwasn’tforthe60shegaveme．Iknowshe’shereinspirit,keepinganeyeonus．41．A．diedB．cameC．returnedD．visited42．A．burnedB．disappearedC．brokeD．dropped43．A．shownB．comfortedC．persuadedD．told44．A．hidingB．stealingC．sellingD．wearing45．A．LuckilyB．NaturallyC．SurelyD．Hopefully46．A．nursedB．curedC．missedD．guarded47．A．longB．hardC．merryD．free48．A．suddenlyB．finallyC．nearlyD．immediately49．A．saidB．provedC．supposedD．judged50．A．smarterB．higherC．firmerD．lighter51．A．honoredB．hiredC．regardedD．trained52．A．travelB．businessC．childrenD．marriage53．A．recentlyB．onceC．stillD．first54．A．leftB．pushedC．surprisedD．interrupted55．A．hotelB．restaurantC．homeD．shop56．A．homelyB．livelyC．motherlyD．friendly57．A．oughttoB．usedtoC．mightD．could58．A．takesB．keepsC．looksD．feels59．A．unlessB．whileC．becauseD．though60．A．moneyB．chairC．houseD．necklace第二节（共10分；每小题1．5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。HisnamewasFleming,andhewasapoorScottishfarmer．Oneday,hesaveda61（terrify）boyfromablackbog（沼泽）byaccident．Thenextday,afancycarriagepulleduptotheScotsman’ssparsesurroundings．62elegantly-dressednoblemansteppedoutandintroducedhimself63thefatheroftheboyFarmerFleminghadsaved．“Iwanttorepayyou,”saidthenobleman．“Yousaved64son’slife．”“No,Ican’tacceptpaymentforwhatIdid,”theScottishfarmerreplied,65（wave）offtheoffer．Atthatmoment,thefarmer’sownsoncametothedoorofthefamilyhovel．“Isthatyourson?”thenoblemanasked．“Yes．”thefarmerreplied66（proud）．“I’llmakeyouadeal．Letmetakehimandgivehimagoodeducation．67theboyisanythinglike-10-hisfather,hewillgrowtobeamanyoucanbeproudof．”Andthathedid．Intime,FarmerFleming’ssongraduated68St．Mary’sHospitalMedicalSchoolinLondon,and69（go）ontobecomeknownthroughouttheworldasthenotedSirAlexanderFleming,thediscovererofPenicillin（青霉素）．Yearsafterward,thenobleman’ssonwasstricken70aseriousdisease．Whatsavedhim？Penicilllin．第Ⅱ卷第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。MygrandfatherandIenjoyfishing．OneSundaymorningwegofishingatalake．Wetookoursfishingpolesandheadedforthelake．Assoonaswearrived,sowedroppedthelinesintothewater．Beforewaitingforabouthalfanhour,Iwasbeginningtogetimpatiently．Iwantedtogiveup,andmy grandfathertoldmetowaitalittlelonger．Finally,therewereasuddenpullatthepoleandfishwascaught．Withinthenextfewminute,mygrandfatheralsocaughtafish．Felthungry,webuiltafirebythelakeandbarbecuedthefish．Itwasdelicious．第二节书面表达（25分）动物是我们的朋友，目前濒危物种越来越多，很多珍稀动物濒临灭绝，灭绝原因中人为因素居多，保护濒危动物人人有责。假设你是李华，请给编辑写一封信，以“保护动物”为主题，阐明动物濒危原因及解决办法。注意：1．词数100字左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。Deareditor,Iamwritingto_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua2022届山东省滕州市滕州二中高三4月模拟考试英语试题参考答案1-5CABBA   6-10CBACB   11-15CAABC   16-20CABAC21-25CDABC26-30ABADC31-35DACAA36-40BFDGA41-45ABDCA46-50ABDCD51-55BDCBA56-60ABDCD-10-61．terrified62．An63．as64．my65．waving66．Proudly67．If68．from69．went70．by短文改错MygrandfatherandIenjoyfishing．OneSundaymorningwegofishingatalake．Wetookoursfishingpolesandwentourheadedforthelake．Assoonaswearrived,sowedroppedthelinesintothewater．Beforewaitingforabouthalfanhour,Iwasbeginningtogetimpatiently．IwantedAfterimpatienttogiveup,andmy grandfathertoldmetowaitalittlelonger．Finally,therewereabutwassuddenpullatthepoleand∧fishwascaught．Withinthenextfewminute,myaminutesgrandfatheralsocaughtafish．Felthungry,webuiltafirebythelakeandfeelingbarbecuedthefish．Itwasdelicious．部分试题分析阅读D试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了对于雅虎和微软两家公司的合并，网络用户的不同看法。33．C细节题：根据文章内容可知，文中提到了Yahoo、Microsoft和Google三家公司，故选C34．A细节题：根据ShaunCarneyofLaurelville,Ohio所说的可知Shaun对于Google的态度是积极的（active），故选A。题目里面是passive,所以做此题的关键不仅仅是读懂文章，理解说话者的意图，还应该读懂题目。35．A主旨题：根据主题句NewsthatMicrosoftmadea$44．6billionbidtobuyYahooresultedinheateddiscussionsmadebymanyInternetusers．Herearesomeresponses，可知这篇文章主要讲了对于雅虎和微软两家公司的合并，网络用户的不同看法，故选A。七选五【试题分析】本文介绍的是分析美国一流大学（topcolleges）今年录取率低于以往的原因。36．B空格位于第一段的段尾，空格前面提到的是美国一流大学（topcolleges）今年录取率低于以往，空格后面二三四段则分别介绍了三个原因，所以空格补充的句子应改为引出原因的句子。B项符合。37．F第二段介绍的是第一个原因，网络和其他应用使申请大学更加容易，空格内容是导致的结果，当然是Itcanmeanseveralacceptancestochoosefrom．。38．D空格前内容为一般的大学使用各种手段招收学生，而美国一流大学（topcolleges）今年录取率是低于以往的，所以空格内容是topcolleges不使用手段去招收学生的。But与前句构成转折，them也和前面的手段相呼应。39．G本段讲的是学费money，G与此相吻合。40．A空格位于段首，是总结性句子，为该段的内容。本段介绍的是人口减少导致今年美国一流大学（topcolleges）今年录取率低于以往的原因，选A。完形填空41．A考查动词词义和语境理解。die去世；come来；return返回，归还；visit拜访。有下文的death可知母亲“去世了”。42．B考查动词词义和语境理解。disappear丢失不见；burn燃烧；break打破；drop降低，落下。有后文的我感到“忧心如焚”及“归还”（return）可知此处是指项链丢失了。-10-43．D考查动词词义和语境理解。找了几天没有找到，几天之后别人“告诉”（tell）了我项链的下落。show展示；comfort安慰；persuade劝服。44．C考查动词辨析和语境理解。既然是赚了一大笔钱，捡到项链的那个人肯定是把它卖了。hid隐藏；steal偷（没有证据表明项链是那个人偷走的）；wear穿戴。45．A考查副词词义及语境理解。项链失而复得，“我”是幸运地。luckily幸运地；naturally自然地；surely确定地；hopefully有希望地。46．A考查动词词义及语境理解。母亲去世前我“护理”了她六个月。nurse护理，照料；cure治愈（母亲已去世，没有治愈）；miss怀念；guard保护，守卫。47．B考查形容词词义及语境理解。在万家团圆的圣诞节，母亲刚去世，对我来说一定很难熬。48．D考查副词词义及语境理解。我已来到小镇Morzaine就“立刻”喜欢上了它。immediately立刻，马上；suddenly突然；finally最后,终于；nearly几乎，差不多。49．C考查短语辨析及语境理解。一开始到这来旅游的目的是放松心情。besupposedto认为应该……；besaidto据说……；beprovedto据证明；bejudgedto据判断。50．D考查形容词词义及语境理解。light明亮的，敞亮的；smart伶俐的，聪明的；high高的firm结实的,牢固的。我的心情比过去的几个月“敞亮了”很多。51．B考查动词词义和语境理解。hire雇用；honour尊敬；regard看作，注意；train训练。我“受雇”到这里来当宾馆的经理。52．D考查名词词义和语境理解。后文的“But,bysummer,wegotmarried．”暗示此处为刚开始我没有心情谈论“婚姻”，因为我“还”沉浸在失去母亲的痛苦当中。53．C考查副词词义及语境理解。解释同上。still仍然，仍旧；recently最近；once一旦，一次；first第一,最早,首先；54．B考查动词词义和语境理解。Paul理解我的心情，从不“催促”我结婚。push催促；leave离去,离开；surprise使惊奇,使诧异；interrupt打断。55．A考查语境理解。上文提到受雇做宾馆的经理，现在我们开了家自己的“宾馆”。56．A考查语境理解。后文说每间客房都是围绕我们的生活记忆装饰的，我们这样做是为了让客人有一种“家”的感觉。57．B考查情态动词及语境理解。这把小椅子“以前”是放在母亲的卧室里的。58．D考查语境理解。母亲已去世，但是我们的幸福生活她在天堂可以“感觉”的到。59．C考查连词和语境理解。这里是在解释我认为母亲在天堂可以感觉到我们幸福生活的原因。because引导原因状语从句；unless引导条件状语从句；while引导时间和比较状语从句；though引导让步状语从句。60．D考查语境理解。前文一直在围绕着母亲给我的“项链”在记述。-10-