湖北省黄冈中学2013-2014学年高二2月月考英语试题

命题：方方 陈瑶 校对：方方 陈瑶

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l.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. What advice does the man give the woman?

A. Book the typewriter in the library. B. Use the typewriter. C. Buy a typewriter. 2. What time is it now?

A. 5:15.

B. 5:30.

C. 5:45.

C. It’s hotter and sunnier. C. He did the dishes.

3. What is the weather usually like in May?

A. It’s cooler and rainier. 4. What did John do tonight？

A. He went bowling.

B. He went to work.

5. How does the man know the way to the airport?

A. He is a local citizen. B. He learned it from a friend.

C. He has been to the city several times. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分） 听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。 6. Where are the speakers?

A. At a hotel. A. On the right.

B. At an airport. B. In the middle.

C. At the Customs. C. On the left.

7. Where are the woman’s suitcases? 听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Boss and secretary.

B. Workmates.

C. Husband and wife.

9. Why does the woman have to put away the files?

A. Mike asked her to do so. B. Louise was hit by them last week. C. She wants to buy some new ones. 10. What are the speakers going to do next?

A. Continue to arrange the files.

B. It’s cooler and drier.

B. Buy some special seats. C. Go out for lunch.

听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。 11. Where are the speakers?

A. In a studio.

B. At a university.

C. At a travel agency.

12. Why has the woman lived in many countries?

A. Her work needs a lot of travel. B. She always travels on her vacations. C. Her dad has worked in many countries.

13. Where does the woman want to stay for her next winter vacation?

A. In England.

B. In Japan.

C. In Africa.

听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。

14. What does the woman need to send to apply for a Student Visa?

A. Her ID card.

B. Two photos.

C. A traveler’s check.

C. Her credit.

15. What can the woman’s last six months’ bank statement prove?

A. Her financial ability.

B. Her identity.

16. When can the woman apply for a Student Visa?

A. Half a month before she starts her studies. B. Tow months before she starts her studies. C. Four months before she starts her studies. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where was Hedy Lamarr born?

A. In Austria. A. In 1932. A. A singer.

B. In Germany. B. In 1933. B. A soldier.

C. In America.

C. In 1940. C. A composer.

18. When did Hedy Lamarr marry Fritz Mandle? 19. What was George Antheil? 20. What did Hedy Lamarr do in 1966?

A. She wrote a book. B. She met George Antheil.

C. She developed a radio communication system.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. Students who graduate with working experience will be given ________ over those who never work in any company. A. preparation

B. preference

C. prediction D. prejudice

22. Instead of praising your kids for their intelligence, you should ______ your praise on the effort they put into succeeding at tasks, experts say. A. concentrate

B. contribute

C. subscribe D. convey

23. The FBI last night showed pictures of two men _______ planting the bombs which brought great damage to the Boston Marathon. A. informed of A. attended the roof. A. value

B. announcement

C. evaluation

D. Guarantee

26. It takes a long time to ________ a good name, but this name is quickly lost by just one piece of bad behavior. A. pick up A. unable

B. make up

C. build up

D. take up D. unconscious

27. My nephew is 5 years old and never ________ of the danger; he likes playing along the river.

B. uncertain

C. uncomfortable

28. After the captain left, his assistant Roger and other members of the team stayed behind to ________ any misunderstanding, but they refused to hear complaints. A. approved undesirable. A. absolutely A. in need

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

B. deliberately B. in progress

C. automatically C. in place

D. consequently D. in time

30. Everything for the party is already ________, and the party can start now.

B. polish

C. switch

D. clarify

29. A person, not being a machine, needs amusement. But if he goes too far, that’s ________

B. approved of B. approached

C. suspected of C. attached

D. reminded of D. attracted

24. Thousands of foreigners were ________ to the Shanghai World Expo the first day it opened. 25. Before he started to work, I asked the builder to give me an ________ of the cost of repairing

The American parenting style is characterized by an active interest and involvement in children’s lives. Parents’ 31 in their children' s lives have grown greatly, 32 a generation of emoti- -onally healthy, capable and successful adults.

American parents are unique in the sense that they make decisions 33 discussing issues with their children. This way of

may not be considered valuable in other parts of the world,

where 35 cultural values drive parents to rule with an iron fist. By involving their children in the decision-making process, parents are preparing them for 36 , where success is often determined by an individual's ability to make thoughtful, informed 37 . American children also gain con--fidence from this kind of 38 power and learn to consider the consequences of their actions.

American parents are also constantly observing successful parenting techniques from other 39 . 40 people from other countries continue to get into American society, American parents take the of these cultures and combine the best aspects of them with 42 American styles of child-raising. Early experiencing 43 ideas also gives American children a healthy appreciationf

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or 44 and creates a tolerant society.

American parents 45 children with a strong support system and give them 46 in their ownabilities. When children are fully confident that their parents are concerned them and affe-

-cted by their behavior, they become 48 and self-assured. The democratic (民主的) and fair way, which Americans 49 to parenting, promotes individuals who am prepared to become strong-minded and successful 50 in the future. 31. A. roles

B. beliefs

C. difficulties

D. expectations D. dating from D. before

32. A. bringing up 33. A. while 34. A. consulting 35. A. strict 36. A. adulthood 37. A. friends 38. A. limited 39. A. institutes 40. A. As 41. A. differences 42. A. traditional 43. A. updated 45. A. provide 46. A. support 47. A. at 48. A. relaxed 49. A. adapt 50. A. teenagers

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

For those who make journeys across the world, the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages. Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village. Jet planes fly people from one end of the earth to the other, allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago.

Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far. A price has been paid, they say, for the conquest (征服) of time and distance. Travel is something to be enjoyed, not endured（忍受）. The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journey. A journey by train also has a special charm about it. Lakes and forests and wild, open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and

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B. taking back C. resulting in B. after C. when

B. arguing C. referring D. parenting B. flexible C. authentic D. average B. livelihood C. childhood D. neighborhood B. progress C. choices D. achievement B. endless C. shared B. If B. modern

D. soft

B. cultures C. experts D. organizations

C. Since D. Once C. colorful D. fashionable C. variety D. stability C. judgement D. confidence C. dependent D. hardworking C. apply D. advise

B. features C. similarities D. values B. different C. complex D. general B. combine C. mix D. associate B. assistance B. generous B. add

B. with C. to D. over

44. A. prosperity（繁荣） B. similarity

B. athletes C. grown-ups D. Heroes

distance mean nothing. On a plane, however, there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow windows of the airplane. The soft lighting, in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know, and the hours progress slowly.

Then there is the time spent being “processed” at a modem airport. People are conveyed like robots along walkways; baggage is weighed, tickets produced, examined and produced yet again before the passengers move to another waiting area. Journeys by rail and sea take longer, yes, but the hours devoted to being “processed” at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent. No wonder, then, that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines.

Man, however, is now a world traveler and cannot turn his back on the airplane. The working lives of too many people depend upon it; whole new industries have been built around its design and operation. The holiday-maker, too, with limited time to spend, patiently endures the busy airports and the limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days, relaxing in the sun. Speed controls people's lives; time saved, in work or play, is the important thing — or so we are told. Perhaps those first horsemen, riding free across the wild, open plains, were enjoying a better world than the one we know today. They could travel at will, and the clock was not their master.

51. What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 1?

A. Travel by plane has speeded up the growth of villages. B. The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short. C. The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams. D. Man has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place. 52. How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph 2?

A. By giving instructions.

B. By analyzing cause and effect.

D. By giving examples.

C. By following the order of time. A. They enjoy free and relaxing travel. B. They needed the clock to tell the time. C. They preferred traveling on the horseback. D. They could travel with their master. . What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Air travel benefits people and industries. B. Train travel has some advantages over air travel. C. Great changes have taken place in modern travel. D. The high speed of air travel is gained at a cost.

B

During lectures, my students often ask which is the most difficult language to learn. It’s not easy to answer because there are many factors to take into consideration. For a person's first language these factors are unimportant because people learn their mother tongue naturally. So the question of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning a second language.

53. What does the last sentence of the passage mean?

Studies have shown that native speakers of Spanish find Portuguese much easier to learn than, say, native speakers of Chinese, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish, while Chinese is very different. So a person's first language affects their learning of a second language. The greater the differences between a second language and the first, the harder it will be for most people to learn. Many Westerners think that Chinese is the hardest language to learn because of its writing system and pronunciation. But for Japanese speakers, who already use Chinese characters in their own language, learning writing is less difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet.

A recent study reported that British embassy staff found that the second hardest language to learn was Japanese. More surprising was the language that they found most problematic — Hungarian. In this case the issue was not the writing system (as both English and Hungarian use a similar alphabet) but grammatical complexity. Hungarian has 35 cases (forms of a noun according to whether it is subject, object, genitive, etc.) and it was this that caused the British diplomatic personnel most difficulty. One suspects they would have even more problems with Tabassaran, a Caucasian language with 48 cases, if they ever had to learn it.

Teachers and the circumstances in which a language is learned also play important roles，as does each learner's motivation for learning. If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day-to-day life.

Put simply，no language is easy Io learn well，though languages which are related to our first language are easier. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge, but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another. In the end, it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world. 55. Which language do the British Embassy staff think most difficult to learn? A. Japanese.

B. Caucasian.

C. Hungarian.

D. Tabasaran.

56. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor affecting language learning? A. The amount of time spent studying the new language. B. The environment in which language learning takes place. C. The reasons a person has for learning the new language.

D. The similarity between a person’s first language and the new language. 57. Why does the author believe there's no single hardest language? A. All languages are equally difficult to learn well. B. With enough effort, any language can be learned well. C. There is not enough evidence to make any final conclusion. D. To different people, the hardest language is different. 58. The writer is probably_____. A. a language learner

C

Sweet potato makes a comeback as a popular food. It’s healthier, too!

B. a language teacher D. an embassy official

C. a newspaper journalist

Once considered a fringe food by the U.S. culinary mainstream, sweet potatoes are fast becoming popular everywhere from fast food chains to gourmet restaurants and the White House table.

Three years ago, the \"Wall Street Journal\" wrote in a front page article that except for their use in an iconic, marshmallow-smothered Thanksgiving dish, sweet potatoes were a wholly uninteresting food. Yet over the past two years, the number of restaurants offering a sweet potato-based side dish has increased 40 percent. Food giant ConAgra just spent $155 million to open the world's first plant devoted entirely to frozen sweet potato products, and U.S. farmers are planning to harvest a record-setting 2 billion pound crop.

“It’s not something we believe is a fad,” said Andy Johnston of ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston. According to research conducted by ConAgra, 30 percent of sweet potato eaters report consuming the vegetable several times per month. Only 12 percent eat them only during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday season.

Analysts attribute the sweet potato’s growing popularity in large part to sweet potato fries, which account for the majority of the vegetable's presence in U.S. restaurants. In fact, Google searches for “sweet potato fries” increased 40 percent over the past year.

Sweet potatoes have also become popular among more conscious eaters, however, in part because they are high in vitamins and have a low glycemic (血糖的) index in spite of their sweetness. Both Weight Watchers and the South Beach Diet have recommended sweet potatoes, roasted in a little oil rather than fried, and doctors are recommending them for diabetics. “Within the diabetic community, it’s become pretty common knowledge that sweet potatoes are good for you, so there’s a groundswell because so many people have diabetes (糖尿病) now,” said chef Michel Nischan, who helps host a TV show for people with diabetes. 59. This passage mainly wants to tell us that . A. American high officials have started to eat sweet potatoes

B. expensive restaurants have begun to serve customers with sweet potatoes C. sweet potatoes are becoming a popular food in the United States D. the habit of eating sweet potatoes was formed a long time ago 60. From this passage we can infer that ConAgra . A. is one of the biggest food-making companies in the US B. is one of the richest food-selling companies in the us

C. has asked American farmers to produce more sweet potatoes this year D. has produced large quantities of sweet potato-based side dishes 61. Which of the following may NOT encourage the sweet potatoes’ popularity? A. US restaurants recommend sweet potatoes to their customers as a vegetable.

B. Google searches show more and more people are becoming interested in sweet potatoes. C. Sweet potatoes are rich in vitamins and low in glycemic index. D. Sweet potatoes taste very sweet.

62. Chef Michel Nischan will certainly agree that . A. sweet potatoes should be fried B. sweet potatoes should be roasted

C. sweet potatoes are food for diabetics (糖尿病患者) D. sweet potatoes can be made into many good dishes

D

James Cooke, of Islip, N.Y., can’t recognize other people. “I see eyes, nose, cheekbones, but no face,” he said. “I’ve even passed by my son and daughter without recognizing them.”

He is not the only one. Those with prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, can see perfectly well, but their brains are unable to piece together the information needed to understand that a collection of features represents an individual’s face. The condition is a neurological（神经病学的）mystery, but new research has shed light on this strange disease.

Some scientists had believed that faces and voices, the two main ways people recognize one another, were processed separately by the brain. Indeed, a condition parallel to prosopagnosia, called phonagnosia, similarly leaves a person unable to distinguish a familiar voice from an unfamiliar one. But by testing for these two conditions at the same time, researchers at the Max Planck Institute recently found evidence that face and voice recognition may be linked in a unique person-recognition system.

The scientists observed the brain activity of 19 healthy volunteers as they were led through tasks that tested their ability to recognize both faces and voices. The researchers found that regions of the brain, associated with facial recognition, are directly linked to regions responsible for voice recognition.

This research helps explain why a person with prosopagnosia may still have difficulty determining who a person is even after he has begun to speak. The challenge for scientists is to find out where this system breaks down. Are these connections in the brain missing entirely, or are people unable to recognize faces and voices simply unable to use these links in some way?

It is unclear how many people have these conditions. Many don’t even realize they have problems with facial or voice recognition. While some develop these difficulties after a brain- injury, others develop it in childhood.

63. James Cooke can’t recognize other people because ______. A. his eyesight is failing

B. he prefers to walk hurriedly D. he can’t tell facial expression B. It may cause damage to the brain.

C. he suffers from face blindness

. Which of the following is true of prosopagnosia? A. It is a common disease among adults. C. It is always an inborn disease. A. voice blindness

D. There has been no cure for it.

B. memory losses

65. According to Paragraph 3, the underlined word “phonagnosia” may be known as______. C. facial injuries

D. mental illness

66. What can we know from the last two paragraphs?

A. The causes of the two diseases have been discovered recently. B. The scientists are quite satisfied with the evidence and findings. C. Some people have problems with both facial and voice recognition. D. A lot of patients have been assisted medically and psychologically.

E

Research shows that childhood friendships are important indicators of future success and social adjustment. Children's relationships with peers (同龄人) strongly influence their success in school, and children with fewer friends are more likely dropping out of school, becoming sad and other problems.

Making and Keeping Friends Is More Than Child’s Play

When 6-year-old Rachel returned to school on a recent Monday morning, her eyes immediately scanned the playground for her friend Abbie. Though they were only separated by a weekend, the girls “ran right into each other’s arms and hugged,” recalls Rachel’s mother Kathryn Willis of Gilbert. “It was like a scene from a movie.”

Most parents instinctively (本能地) know that having friends is good for their child. Experts agree that friendship is not simply child's play, but a powerful predictor of social adjustment throughout life.

A Skill for Life

“Childhood friendships serve as a very important training ground for adulthood,” says Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia, psychologist with the Center for Children's Health & Life Development.

Researcher William Hartup states, \"Peer relations contribute significantly to both social and cognitive (认知的) development.\" Hartup concludes that the single best childhood predictor of adult social adaptation is not school grades or classroom behavior, but rather, how well a child gets along with other children.

The work of Arizona State University proves that just as being able to make and keep friends is beneficial to kids, so is the lack of friends detrimental. Good Friendships Don't Just Happen

Experts agree that it is basic for children to develop high-quality friendships. But, researchers warn, these friendships don’t necessarily just happen. Often, a good friendship begins with involved parents.

Psychologist Dr. Lynne Kenney Markan believes kids should be taught social skills in much the same way they are taught math and reading.

Bad Company

Many parents worry about the quality as well as the quantity of their child’s friendships. “When she was in 1st grade, her supposed 'best friend’ began calling her names and threatening to hurt her,” says Mindy Miller. “My daughter wasn't allowed to talk to or even look at other girls in her class. It really crushed (压跨) her spirit. I told my daughter she didn’t need a ‘friend’ like that.”

\"I'll bend over backwards to help my son get together with a friend I think is good for him,\" Adler-Tapia says. \"I don't look at it as manipulation (操纵), just positive parental involvement. \" 67. The example of Rachel and Abbie is used to show that ________. A. childhood friendship is of great benefit to their growth

B. a positive friendship helps children solve emotional and physical problems

C. it is a proven fact that peer friendship is the most rewarding experience throughout life D. Rachel missed her friend Abbie very much because of their separation of one weekend

68. The underlined word \"detrimental\" could be replaced by _______. A. valuable B. disappointing ______.

A. social skills and good study habits

B. school grades and classroom behaviors C. academic success and social adaptation D. positive parental involvement and social skills

70. From the last paragraph we can conclude that Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia agrees that ______. A. parents should regard making friends as something that just happens B. it’s wise for parents to support and encourage healthy peer relationships C. parents only need to help their children to deal with difficult social situations D. parents are supposed to encourage their children to make as many friends as they can

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

71. Have you ever considered how weak humans are _____________________ a volcano or hurricane? （compare）你是否想过与火山飓风相比，人类是何等脆弱？ 72. I was about to fall asleep . (call) 我正要睡着这时（突然）有人打电话我。

73. As far as I am concerned, the more you learn, __________________________ you are. (equip)

在我看来，你学的越多，你就越能适应生活。

74. To tell you the truth, but for the fact that they were hard to team up with, I ______________to join us.(invite)

说实话，要不是他们不容易合作，我早就邀请他们加入我们了。

75. If I ________________________ alcohol last night, I could have driven my car home. (drink) 如果我昨晚没有喝酒，我就能自己开车回家了。

76. , he continued to behave like that. (realize) 没有意识到自己的错误，他继续那么做。

77. ___________________ a volcano before, we are amazed at the absolutely fantastic sight. (see)

以前从未看见过火山，所以我们都对这极壮观的景象感到惊叹。

78. _______________________ by snakes for three times, she felt frightened whenever she saw a snake. (bit) 被蛇咬过三次后，她看见蛇就害怕。 79. It was not until the boat was out of sight their hands.

C. accurate D. harmful

69. We can learn from the passage that high-quality friendship most probably results from

(wave)

直到船驶出视线外了他们才停止挥手。

80. It is said that The Legend of Zhen Huan ____________________ be a hit in America. (likely) 据说«甄嬛传»有可能在美国大获成功。

第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分）

In English, there is a proverb “Promise is debt (一诺千金)”. That is to say, what is said can not be unsaid, and a promise can not be taken back once it is made.

请结合自己的经历或体会，写一篇短文，谈谈你对 “promise” 的理解. 注意：1. 无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语； 2. 除诗歌外，文体不限；

3. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称； 4. 词数为120左右。

湖北省黄冈中学2014年高二2月月考英语

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31. A 根据文章的第句“The American parenting style is characterized by an active interest and involvement in

children’s lives.”可知，家长在孩子们的生活中发挥的作用日益重要。

32. C 根据上下文内容可知，前后句之间是因果关系，故此处表示这使得他们的孩子成为心理健康、能干、

成功的一代。

33. B 根据35空后面的“By involving their children in the decision-making process”可知，此处的“make

decisions”在“discussing issues with their children”之后，所以用after。

34. D 这种教育女子的方式也许在世界其他地区不被认为是重要的，所以用parenting，意为“抚养”教育。 35. A 根据35空后面的“with an iron fist”可知，此处应用strict。

36. A 根据第一段结尾的“adults”可知，父母这样做是要为孩子的成年做准备，所以用adulthood。 37. C 成功往往取决于一个人作出深思熟虑的、有依据的选择的能力。 38. C 美国的孩子也能从这种共享的权力中获得自信心，故用shared。 39. B 根据41空后面的“these cultures”可得知答案。

40. A 随着（As）其他国家的人不断地进入美国社会，美国家长们吸取了这些外来文化的价值观（values）。 41. D 参见上题解析。

42. A 美国家长们把外来价值观中最好的方面与传统的（traditional）美国教育子女的方式结合在一起。

43. B 早期体验不同的（different）理念也可以让美国的孩子健康地欣赏文化的多样性（variety）并创造一

个宽容的社会。 44. C 参见上题解析。

45. A 美国家长们给孩子们提供（provide）了强有力的支持并让他们相信自己的能力。 46. D 根据38空前面的“gain confidence”及最后一段第二句中的“confident”

47. B be concerned with sth. 意为“为某事忧虑”。根据上下文内容可知，家长们关注孩子，而不是为他们感

到忧虑，故用with。

48. D 当孩子们感觉到父母关注他们并受他们的行为影响时，孩子们就会变得勤奋（hard-working）、自信。 49. C 美国人把这种民主、公平的方式应用（apply）到教育子女上。

50. C 这样做有助于孩子们将来成为意志坚定的、成功的成年人（grown-ups）。

A【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文，乘坐飞机旅行方便快捷，节省了出行的时间，然而却也存在一些问题。 51．B 考查细节理解。通读第一段知该段主要讲的是，现代的旅游速度让人们可以很快很方便地从一个地方到达另一个地方，似乎缩短了地域之间的距离。

52．D 考查推理判断。由画线句后面的内容可知，作者通过举例子来阐述这一句话。

53．A 考查推理判断。从本文的最后一句话可知，这些游客可以随自己的意愿去旅游并且不受时间的。 ．D 考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是乘坐飞机旅行方便快捷，节省了出行的时间，然而却也存在一些问题。

B【解题导语】语言学习的难易程度受到很多因素的影响，所以不能确定哪一门语言是世界上最难学的语言。 55．C 细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，匈牙利语是英国外交人员认为最难学的语言。

56．A 细节理解题。学习语言的环境和动机在倒数第二段中有涉及，两种语言的相似性在第二段有涉及，而所花时间多少对学习语言的影响没有被提到，因此选A。

57．D 细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，作者之所以认为没有最难学的语言，是因为对于不同的人来说，最难学的语言也是不同的。

58．B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，作者是一位教语言的老师，因此B 项正确。

C【解题导语】本文为说明文。在美国，红薯已经成为受欢迎的食物且其对糖尿病患者非常有益。 59．C 主旨大意题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，本篇文章主要谈论的是红薯在美国越来越受欢迎。 60．A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Food giant ConAgra just spent $155 million to open the word’s first plant deviled entirely to frozen sweet potato products”可知，ConAgra 是美国最大的食品加工公司之一。 61．D 细节理解题。根据文章第六段最后一句可知B项不在正确；根据第七段可知A、C两项正确；D项并不是促使红薯流行的原因。

62．C 细节理解题。根据最后一段内容可知，Chef Michel Nischan 认为红薯糖尿病患者有益，故选C。 D【解题导语】本文主要介绍了科学家对人面失认症的研究以及取得的一些成就。

63．C 细节理解题。根据文章第一、二段的内容可知, James Cooke患上了人面失认症，所以他不能认出别人，甚至连自已的孩子也认不出来。

．D 推理判断题。通读全文可知，现在的科学家对于人面失认症已经有了新的研究发现，但是在治疗方法上，还没有取得进展。所以答案为D项。

65．A 词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“similarly leaves a person unable to distinguish a familiar voice from an unfamiliar one”可知，患语音失认症的人不能把熟悉的声音与不熟悉的声音区别开。故该词的意思是“语音失症”。

66．C 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“people unable to recognize faces and voices…”和最后一段中的“Many don’t even realize they have problems with face or voice recognition.”可推知，一些人既有脸部认知问题又有声音认知问题。故答案为C项。

E【解题导语】研究表明，童年时期的友谊对孩子的将来有着非常重要的意义。

67．A 细节理解题。文中六岁的Rachel与她的朋友Abbie之间的友谊证明了本部分的标题 Making and Keeping Friends Is More than Child’s play”，再结合文章首句可知应选A项。

68．D 词义猜测题。根据文中的“The work of Arizona State University professor of Developmental Psychology Gary Ladd proves that just as being able to make and keep friends is beneficial to kids, so is the lack of friends detrimental. “可知，”“detrimental”与句中的“beneficial”相对应，因此“detrimental”与“harmful”同义。

69．D 细节理解题。根据Good Friendships Don’t Just Happen中的“a good friendship begins whith involved parents”与 “kids should be taught social skills in much th same way they are taught math and reading” 可知，D项正确。

70．B 推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句可推知，父母应在孩子交友的问题上给予指导，避免其受到不良影响，因此选B。 71．compared with/to 75．hadn’t drunk

72．when someone called me 74．would have invited them

76．Not realizing his mistake(s)/ Not having realized his mistakes 80．is likely to

73．the more/better equipped for life

77．Having never seen/ Never having seen 78．(Having been) bitten 79．that they stopped waving

There is no doubt that everybody makes promises all his life. But just as the proverb goes, “promise is debt”. Once you have made a promise, you must keep it; otherwise, you won’t be worthy of good faith. What’s worse, you will lose your friends and even fame.

Take myself for example. One day when playing with my good friend Xiao Ming, I saw a beautiful bird flying in the sky. Liking it so much, I asked Xiao Ming to draw it for me and I would give him my doll in rectum. But after he finished the drawing, I broke my word and refused to give him the doll because I liked it so much too. Since then, I have lost my good friend.

Therefore, I think what is said can never be what is unsaid. It is necessary and important for you to think it twice before making a promise. Once you have made it, no matter what happens to you, you should keep to it. Only in this way can you be reliable, and establish good fame.