《英语（一）》2015年10月真题
一、阅读判断（本大题共10小题，每题1分，共10分）
1.
Go for It!
While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across quite a sight. It was not a world record broken, but a show of determination.
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified（取消资格）.That left only one to compete. It would have been difficult enough, not have anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is what’s important.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that he was not out for gold. His arms were flailing（乱摆）in an attempt at freestyle. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.
I listened to the crowded begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally, he made his turn to start back. You could tell he was tried out.
But in those few difficult strokes（划动）, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shouted things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and “Go for it” He did.
When this young man finally finished his race, the crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man did his best.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone raced. His country had been asked to Sydney as a polite gesture. But this man gave his all: he knew that he had no chance, but he competed because of the spirit of the games.
1） I saw a world record being broken while watching the Olympics the other night.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
2） Two swimmers were disqualified because they had started before the official signal was given.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
3） It’s easy for an athlete to perform well when having nobody to race against.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
4） I knew that the man was not able to compete for the medals.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
5） The crowd laughed at the man from the beginning to the end.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
6） The man became very tired when he turned to swim back.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
7） When the man finally finished his race, the crowd became angry with him.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
8） The man felt sad when he knew he made one of the slowest Olympic records.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
9） The man came from a small country far from Sydney.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
10） The man did his best even if he was aware that he has no chance to win.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
二、阅读选择（本大题共5小题，每题2分，共10分）
1. When her grandmother’s health began to get worse in the fall, Mary would make the drive from Washington, DC to Winchester, Virginia, every few days.
To make the trip to the hospital, Mary had to get on highway 81. It was here that she discovered a surprising bit of beauty during one of her trips. Along the middle of the highway, there was a long stretch of wild flowers. They were beautiful and almost poetic（诗意的）in appearance.
The first time she saw the flowers, Mary was seized by an urge（冲动）to pull over. She then stopped her car and picked a bunch from the soil. She carried them into her grandmother’s room when she arrived at the hospital and placed them in a glass by her bed.
For a moment her grandmother seemed better than usual. She thanked Mary for the flowers, commented on their beauty and asked where she had gotten them. Mary was filled with joy because the flowers’ seeming ability to wake something up inside her sick grandmother.
Afterwards, Mary would pick a bunch of flowers on her way to visit grandma. Each time Mary placed the flowers in the glass, her grandmother’s eyes would light up, and they would have a splendid conversation.
One morning in late October, Mary got a call that her grandmother had taken a turn for the worse. Mary was in such a hurry to get to her grandmother that she drove past her flower spot. She decided to turn around. She headed several miles back and got a bunch.
Mary arrived at the hospital to find her grandmother very weak and unresponsive（无法应答的）. She placed the flowers in the glass and sat down to hold her grandmother’s hand. She felt a press on her fingers. It was the last conversation they had.
1） Mary drove from Washington, DC to Winchester, Virginia to ________.
A. see her doctor
B. pick some flowers
C. go on a business trip
D. see her sick grandma
2） The first time Mary carried the flowers to the hospital, she________.
A. handed them to her grandma
B. placed them on the bed
C. put them in a glass
D. left them on the table
3） When Mary’s grandma saw the flowers, she asked Mary________.
A. where they were from
B. what flowers they were
C. to get her more next time
D. to send them to the doctor
4） One morning, one she drove past the flower spot, Mary decided to________.
A. turn back for the flowers
B. bring no flowers with her
C. buy some flowers with her
D. head for another flower spot
5） Which of the following can be the best title for this text?
A. The Planting of Flowers
B. The Power of Flowers
C. The Discovery of Flowers
D. The Beauty of Flowers
三、概括段落大意和补全句子（本大题共10小题，每题1分，共10分）
1.
Self -esteem（自尊）and Self-confidence
①Think of when you did something new for the first time. Self-confidence isn’t always we think it is. Many experts say that self-confidence and self-esteem are different. Self-confidence is about what we can do by virtue of our efforts. It grows along with the quality of the effort.
②Self-esteem is more fundamental（基本的）and is about the feeling of being worth something, just because we are who we are, and not because we have done something. A good sportsman can have a huge success and self-confidence, because he’s good at his sport. In the same time his self-esteem can be low, if his parents have never recognized and treasured him for the person he is deep inside, but only for his performances in sports.
③Build self-esteem if you were not born with it. Some people just have it, as if they were born with it. They talk in front of a crowd of people, sell themselves at the job interviews or start a conversation with people they’ve never met before.
④Self-confidence isn’t something you receive as a birth gift. It’s something you develop gradually as you turn over the thick book of life. If you work goal-directed to improve your belief in yourself, you’ll eventually build up your courage to do what self-assured（自信的）people find natural, instead of developing pounding hearts, breathing difficulties and trembling hands.
⑤Regardless of fear and shyness you’ll have to get out of your hiding to improve your self-confidence. Be more visible to your surroundings. Do something else than you used to. Try yourself in different situations. We all have many great abilities that just have to be exposed.
1） Task 1
Paragraph ①: ______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
2） Paragraph ②______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
3） Paragraph ③: ______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
4） Paragraph ④: ______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
5） Paragraph ⑤: ______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
6） Task 2
Self-confidence is about______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
7） Self-esteem is about______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
8） A good sportsman may______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
9） A man with high-esteem is more likely to______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
10） To get out of our hiding we need to______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
四、填句补文（本大题共5小题，每题2分，共10分）
1.
The Strength of Three
There was once a family of three sons. The boys were not kind to one another. In fact, they fought constantly, each one trying to beat the others in some sort of sport. For instance, if one boy were building a raft（筏子）, another had to build a canoe（独木舟）. -1- Because each of them worked alone, their work was difficult, and the results were not always worthwhile.
Their father feared they would never learn to cooperate. -2- He gathered up a large bundle of reeds（一大捆芦苇杆）and tied them together. At dinner, he announced a contest:" I challenge you to break this bundle of reeds in half, for whoever figures out the secret will win a life of rich rewards.”
-3- He took the bundle in his hands and used all his strength to try to break the reeds, but they would not break. His younger brother took on the challenge. He balanced the reeds across the top of the table and used all his weight to try to break the bundle, but it did not break. Finally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the bundle in his hands. -4-
Finally, the father took the bundle from them. He divided the bundle into three equal piles. "Now, break this bundle” he said. The task was easy. Each broke his bundle with hardly any effort. "When you divide your work, it is easy and you can accomplish much,” the father said. And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak. -5-
1） ______
A. The oldest son was strong.
B. He decided to teach them a lesson.
C. Therefore, their family was very poor.
D. But together, they had great strength.
E. Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat.
F. He, too, struggled with all his strength to break it, but still failed.
2） ______
A. The oldest son was strong.
B. He decided to teach them a lesson.
C. Therefore, their family was very poor.
D. But together, they had great strength.
E. Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat.
F. He, too, struggled with all his strength to break it, but still failed.
3） ______
A. The oldest son was strong.
B. He decided to teach them a lesson.
C. Therefore, their family was very poor.
D. But together, they had great strength.
E. Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat.
F. He, too, struggled with all his strength to break it, but still failed.
4） ______
A. The oldest son was strong.
B. He decided to teach them a lesson.
C. Therefore, their family was very poor.
D. But together, they had great strength.
E. Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat.
F. He, too, struggled with all his strength to break it, but still failed.
5） ______
A. The oldest son was strong.
B. He decided to teach them a lesson.
C. Therefore, their family was very poor.
D. But together, they had great strength.
E. Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat.
F. He, too, struggled with all his strength to break it, but still failed.
五、填词补文（本大题共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）
1.
Gold Rush
My name is John Carter. I am from state of Virginia. At the close of the Civil War I found. -1- without a home, without money and without work. I decided to search for gold in the greatest- 2- of the American Southwest.
I spent almost a year -3- for gold with another former soldier, Captain James Powell, also of Virginia. We were -4- lucky. In the winter of 1865, we -5- rocks that held gold. Powell was training as a mining -6-. He said we had uncovered over a million dollars -7- of gold in only three months. But the work was - 8- with only two men and not much equipment. So we decided Powell should go to the - 9- settlement to seek equipment and men to help us with the work. On March the third, 1866, Powell said good-bye. He -10- his home down to the mountain toward the valley. Two days later, Powell came back with everything we needed to change our life forever.
1） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
2） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
3） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
4） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
5） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
6） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
7） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
8） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
9） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
10） ______
A. slow
B. worth
C. rode
D. fortunately
E. myself
F. engineer
G. discovered
H. searching
I. fast
J. nearest
K. extremely
L. deserts
六、完形补文（本大题共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）
1.
South America
Located mostly (most) in the southern half of the earth, South America is a very -1- (interest) continent. The northern part of the continent is -2- (cover) by the Amazon Rainforest, which is home to thousands of the plant and animal species. It is a very important force to -3- (shape) the world’s weather and climate patterns. And it is also important for the -4- (develop) of the economy of South America. Products such as chocolate, rubber, coffee and many kinds of medicine are -5- (harvest) from the plants found in the rainforest. Even the liquid from the skin of some species of tree frogs are being used as -6- (experiment) medicines. Other plants of South America are very -7- (differ). The Andes Mountains spread over the -8- (west) part of South America. The ranges, about 5,500 miles long, are a continuous barrier, with many peaks rising beyond 20,000 -9- (foot). Southern South America is an extremely-10- (wind) and cold place where many species of penguins （企鹅）, seals and whales live.
1） ______
2） ______
3） ______
4） ______
5） ______
6） ______
7） ______
8） ______
9） ______
10） ______
七、短文写作（本大题共1小题，每题30分，共30分）
1. 请给你的外国朋友Tom写一封电子邮件，邀请他到你的家乡来旅游，内容包括以下三个方面：
1.发出邀请
2.简要描述一下你的家乡
3.告知大致行程安排
请以Li Ke 署名
《英语（一）》2017年4月真题答案及解析
一、阅读判断
1.
1） I saw a world record being broken while watching the Olympics the other night.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 B
【解析】 由“While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across quite a sight. It was not a world record broken, but a show of determination.”可知，答案为B。
2） Two swimmers were disqualified because they had started before the official signal was given.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 A
【解析】 由“two of them false started, so they were disqualified”可知，答案为A。
3） It’s easy for an athlete to perform well when having nobody to race against.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 B
【解析】 由“It would have been difficult enough, not have anyone to race against”可知，答案为B。
4） I knew that the man was not able to compete for the medals.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 A
【解析】 由“Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.”可知，答案为A。
5） The crowd laughed at the man from the beginning to the end.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 B
【解析】 由“I listened to the crowded begin to laugh at this poor man; No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer.”可知，答案为B。
6） The man became very tired when he turned to swim back.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 A
【解析】 由“Finally, he made his turn to start back. You could tell he was tried out.”可知，答案为A。
7） When the man finally finished his race, the crowd became angry with him.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 B
【解析】 由“When this young man finally finished his race, the crowd went wild.”可知，答案为B。
8） The man felt sad when he knew he made one of the slowest Olympic records.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 C
【解析】 文中只提到“Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man did his best.”并未涉及“感到伤心”。
9） The man came from a small country far from Sydney.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 C
【解析】 文中只提到“His country had been asked to Sydney as a polite gesture.”并未涉及“来自一个距离悉尼很遥远的小国家”。
10） The man did his best even if he was aware that he has no chance to win.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
【答案】 A
【解析】 由“But this man gave his all: he knew that he had no chance, but he competed because of the spirit of the games.”可知，答案为A。
二、阅读选择
1.
1） Mary drove from Washington, DC to Winchester, Virginia to ________.
A. see her doctor
B. pick some flowers
C. go on a business trip
D. see her sick grandma
【答案】 D
【解析】 由“When her grandmother’s health began to get worse in the fall, Mary would make the drive from Washington, DC to Winchester, Virginia, every few days. ”可知，答案为D。
2） The first time Mary carried the flowers to the hospital, she________.
A. handed them to her grandma
B. placed them on the bed
C. put them in a glass
D. left them on the table
【答案】 C
【解析】 由“placed them in a glass by her bed”可知，答案为C。
3） When Mary’s grandma saw the flowers, she asked Mary________.
A. where they were from
B. what flowers they were
C. to get her more next time
D. to send them to the doctor
【答案】 A
【解析】 由“asked where she had gotten them”可知，答案为A。
4） One morning, one she drove past the flower spot, Mary decided to________.
A. turn back for the flowers
B. bring no flowers with her
C. buy some flowers with her
D. head for another flower spot
【答案】 A
【解析】 由“She decided to turn around. She headed several miles back and got a bunch. ”可知，答案为A。
5） Which of the following can be the best title for this text?
A. The Planting of Flowers
B. The Power of Flowers
C. The Discovery of Flowers
D. The Beauty of Flowers
【答案】 B
【解析】 由“Mary was filled with joy because the flowers’ seeming ability to wake something up inside her sick grandmother.”可知，答案为B。
三、概括段落大意和补全句子
1.
1） Task 1
Paragraph ①: ______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
【答案】 B
【解析】 由“Self-confidence is about what we can do by virtue of our efforts.”可知，答案为B。
2） Paragraph ②______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
【答案】 A
【解析】 由“Self-esteem is more fundamental and is about the feeling of being worth something, just because we are who we are, and not because we have done something.”可知，答案为A。
3） Paragraph ③: ______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
【答案】 C
【解析】 由“Some people just have it, as if they were born with it.”可知，答案为C。
4） Paragraph ④: ______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
【答案】 E
【解析】 由“It’s something you develop gradually as you turn over the thick book of life.”可知，答案为E。
5） Paragraph ⑤: ______
A. What is self-esteem?
B. What is self-confidence?
C. Self-esteem can be a gift.
D. Importance of self-esteem
E. Self-confidence is developed.
F. Advice for building self-confidence
【答案】 F
【解析】 由“Be more visible to your surroundings. Do something else than you used to. Try yourself in different situations.”可知，答案为F。
6） Task 2
Self-confidence is about______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
【答案】 B
【解析】 由“Self-confidence is about what we can do by virtue of our efforts.”可知，答案为B。
7） Self-esteem is about______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
【答案】 F
【解析】 由“Self-esteem is more fundamental and is about the feeling of being worth something”可知，答案为F。
8） A good sportsman may______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
【答案】 A
【解析】 由“In the same time his self-esteem can be low”可知，答案为A。
9） A man with high-esteem is more likely to______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
【答案】 D
【解析】 由“start a conversation with people they’ve never met before”可知，答案为D。
10） To get out of our hiding we need to______.
A. have low self-esteem
B. what we can do by our efforts
C. many great abilities to be exposed
D. start a conversation with a stranger
E. be more visible to our surroundings
F. the feeling of being worth something
【答案】 E
【解析】 由“Regardless of fear and shyness you’ll have to get out of your hiding to improve your self-confidence. Be more visible to your surroundings.”可知，答案为E。
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