C、B选择时，要注意上文作者对自己的描写：shy，害羞的表现不是冷静而是安静，不喜欢说话，选项B与上文不符，从而选定正确答案。完型填写题型要注意上下文在内容和逻辑上的一致性，为解题提供依据。

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Fun STEM Things to Do Over Winter Break

Winter break is just around the corner. We’re here to fill the time with fun projects and outings for all ages! Each of these activities is fun enough to pull your kids off the couch and away from the games.

An educational field trip Ages: All

Spending a couple of weeks in the house can make anyone crazy. Why not take your kids on an educational field trip? Local children’s museums or science and technology museums will be a hit. These museums provide opportunities for hands-on exploration, so your kids will be able to interact with STEM subjects, instead of just watching them.

Many of them offer discounted tickets on certain days. Read the fine print online to see if you can visit for less.

Science experiments at home Ages: All

Science experiments aren’t just for school. In fact, your kids could probably spend the entirety of their winter break exploring science with nothing more than objects you’d find around the house. For younger kids, making frozen bubbles is a great way to explore the scientific process. Teens can look to a list of 15 age-appropriate experiments for inspiration.

Start building Ages: All

There’s no better way to explore engineering principles than to start building! Gather up any number of household objects—plastic cups, LEGO blocks, straws—and start building. If you want

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some suggestions for what to build and how to build it, Google is your best friend.

Electrical engineering Ages: 14–18

Light up your holiday season with one of our handy guides. In the past, we showed readers how to create a Tech-o-Lantern costume, and those same principles could be used to create other light-up projects. We also created a simple guide for creating a light-up holiday card and that’s perfect for Christmas.

We hope these fun STEM activities will keep your kids happily occupied over winter break. 31. Who is this passage probably written for? A. Parents. C. Camp organizers.

B. Teachers. D. School leaders.

32. If you want to make a thank-you card with lights, you may prefer _________. A. Electrical engineering C. Start building

33. The winter break STEM activities _________. A. are organized outdoors B. need to be done with family C. are free to children of all ages D. give children hands-on experience 【答案】31. A 32. A 33. D 【分析】

这是一篇应用文。介绍了寒假里为学生准备的在科学，技术，工程，数学方面的4个活动。 【31题详解】

推理判断题。文章开始：“Each of these activities is fun enough to pull your kids off the couch and away from the games.”，这些活动中的每一个都足够有趣足够使你们的孩子离开沙发，远离游戏，这里的your就是指的孩子们的父母，选项A说这篇文章是为父母而写的，切题，故选A。 【32题详解】

细节理解题。第4个活动中：“We also created a simple guide for creating a light-up holiday card……”，我们也能够指导制作带有闪亮灯的节日贺卡。题目是问要想制作带有灯的感谢卡，

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B. Science experiments at home D. An educational field trip

最好参加哪项活动，选项A是第4个活动，切题，故选A。 【33题详解】

推理判断题。题目问：寒假的科学，技术，工程，数学方面的4个活动具有的特点，选项A：在户外组织的，从第1个活动：“Local children’s museums or science and technology museums will be a hit.”，看出该活动是孩子们参观一些博物馆，而博物馆不是户外的，选项A错误。选项B：需要和家庭一起完成，选项C：对所有年龄的孩子免费，这两项在文章找不到对应的细节，选项D：这些活动能让孩子们去亲身体验。4个活动：参观博博物馆，在家做科学实验，用家庭里有的物品建造东西来探索工程原理，制作闪光的物品，这些活动都是要叫孩子动手、动脑的活动，所以是孩子们能亲身体验的，文中一开始：“Each of these activities is fun enough to pull your kids off the couch and away from the games.”就表述了这4个活动与看电视和玩游戏的不同，选项D切题，故选D。

【点睛】阅读理解题目中有两种对细节内容进行确定，再推理的方法：排除法和直接判定法，本题中的第3题，要将这两种方法结合使用。选项A可以在文中直接找到相关内容，来认定C选项在文中没有明确的表述，应该先定为可疑项，作好记号，其错误，剩下的三个选项中B、选项D乍一看文中也没有直接表述的内容来支撑，但通读完全文，了解了4个活动的内容和目的后，可以推理出他们都是需要孩子们自己亲身参与的活动，而不是像看电视那样被动、消极接受的活动，再结合文中开头与看电视、玩游戏进行的对比，说明这4个活动是需要孩子们亲身参与的，亲身体验的，从而选定正确答案。

B

My family moved to St. Paul, Minnesota last year, where the average winter temperature is around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Once summer ended, everyone went inside to play ice hockey. I’d been on the ice only a couple of times when I was much younger. When I’d fallen and broken my wrist during my second lesson, I’d decided never to put on ice skates again.

Ben, the friend I made in the new city, volunteered to teach me to skate. Even though he was very patient, I was so embarrassed by my clumsiness that I began to make up excuses for not skating.

One day I discovered a faster route home. It took me past a large frozen pond. I noticed a woman teaching a young girl to skate. The girl was attempting to jump and spin in the air.

Over and over, she pushed off the ground with the toe of her skate. And over and over, she landed hard on the ice.

After I had been watching the girl practice for about a week, one afternoon she suddenly lifted off

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the ground, spun in the air, and landed on her feet!

The next day I bought myself some brand new skates. Every day on the way home I stopped at the pond and wobbled onto the ice, right next to the girl who had landed her jump. As she perfected her twists and tricks, I taught myself to glide and turn. It was hard being a beginner, and when I fell I had to fight the urge to simply give up. Instead, every time I went down, I just picked myself up and started over again. Soon I was able to keep my balance and skate more confidently. In just a few weeks, I was actually ready to practice the speed skating, fast stops, and quick turns needed for ice hockey. When I was finally ready to show Ben my newfound skating ability, he told me I should join the local hockey league. I tried out and was chosen for a team. By the end of the season, I was part of a winning team. 34. What can we learn about the author? A. He learned skating from the girl. B. He preferred ice hockey to skating. C. He had once given up learning skating. D. He moved to a new city without summer. 35. Why did the author mention the girl on the pond? A. To prove the girl was skillful. B. To suggest the girl inspired him. C. To show the girl was a quick learner. D. To explain how he came across the girl.

36. According to the last paragraph, the author’s training was________. A easy and basic C. boring and tiring

37. What does the story mainly tell us? A. All roads lead to Rome. B. One is never too old to learn. C. One good turn deserves another. D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 【答案】34. C 35. B 36. B 37. D

这是一篇记叙文。作者在很小的时候由于滑冰摔断了手腕，所以对滑冰一直已心存畏惧，搬

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B. hard but rewarding D. strict but interesting