A. The woman has been convinced. B. The man is direct and grateful. C. The man truly loves snow globes D. The woman picks gift at random. 20.
A. Practical suggestion on gift giving B. Different opinions on gift giving. C. Easy ways of buying thoughtful gifts. D. Happy moments of getting gifts. 【答案】17. A 18. B 19. B 20. B 【解析】 【17题详解】
此题为听力题，解析略。 【18题详解】
此题为听力题，解析略。 【19题详解】
此题为听力题，解析略。 【20题详解】
此题为听力题，解析略。
Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
Direction: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.
Planting Patriotism
Young boys are not easily shocked, but 12-year-old Preston Sharp sure knows the feeling.
“Yeah, I was surprised and even disappointed, ” Preston said , Preston’s mom , April Sharp said , “It is the first time I ___21___ (see) him like this angry and passionate.”
What upset her son so much was visiting his grandpa’s grave in Redding, California ,and realizing that not every veteran(老兵) in the cemetery has a flag. So April told him “son, ___22___you are going to complain about something , you have to do something about it or let it go”
Next thing April knew，Preston was taking on odd jobs and asking for donations___23___(buy)flags and flowers for every veteran in his grandpa’s cemetery. And when that cemetery___24___ (cover),he moved on to another，and then another.
Here we are，nearly three years and about 65,000graves later. He does it every week___25___the weather is like, rain or shine---especially rain，”They were out there in the rain doing their job, ___26___ (protect)us,” Preston said. His devotion is infections.
When word gets out___27___Preston will be at a cemetery---he has a Facebook page，Preston Sharp/Vet flags and Flowers---people，like Vietnam veteran Fred Loveland, feel___28___ (oblige)to join in.” It’s amazing.” Loveland said.” What he’s doing brings___29___out because we can’t believe a young man in this country is doing what he does，”It is a movement of young and old，of those who served and those who are so grateful for what they did，all led by a proud grandson____30____saw an injustice and decided to do something about it. 【答案】21. have seen 22. if/what/whenever
23. to buy 24. was covered/had been covered 25. whatever 26. protecting 27. that 28. obliged 29. us 30. who/that 【解析】 【分析】
本文为记叙文。作者讲述了自己的儿子在拜访他的爷爷的坟墓后，自发打工、募捐去给每个老兵的墓地购置国旗和鲜花的故事。 【21题详解】
考查时态。句型：It is the first time that…“这是某人第一次做某事”，从句谓语动词要求使用现在完成时。故填have seen。 【22题详解】
考查从属连词。根据语境此处有三种翻译：“儿子，如果你要抱怨什么，你就得做点什么，否则你就放手。”“儿子，你要抱怨什么，你就得做点什么，否则你就放手。”“儿子，不管你是想抱怨什么，你必须做点什么，否则就放手。”故填if/what/whenever。 【23题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：阿普丽尔知道的下一件事是，普雷斯顿开始打零工，请求捐款为祖父墓地里的每一位老兵买国旗和鲜花。根据句意可知，此处应使用不定式表目的。故填to buy。
【24题详解】
考查语态。句意：当那块墓地被覆盖了后，他又开始了另一个、另一个。根据语境可知，此处应使用被动语态，时态则可使用一般过去时或过去完成时（表示该动作发生在moved之前）。故填was covered/had been covered。 【25题详解】
考查让步状语从句。句意：他每周都这样，不管天气如何，无论下雨还是晴天——尤其是雨天也是如此。根据语境可知，此处为让步状语从句，修饰名词the weather，意为“无论什么天气”。故填whatever。 【26题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：他们在雨中做他们的工作,保护我们。此处与主语they构成逻辑主谓关系，应使用现在分词做状语。故填protecting。 【27题详解】
考查同位语从句。句意：有消息说普雷斯顿会去墓地。此处为word的同位语从句，从句句子成分齐全，应使用关系代词that引导。故填that。 【28题详解】
考查形容词。句意：觉得有必要加入进来。obliged“必须的，感激的，有责任的”。故填obliged。 【29题详解】
考查代词。句意：他在做什么让我们因为我们不能相信一个年轻人在这个国家做他所做的。根据句意可知，此处指“我们”，做bring的宾语。故填us。 【30题详解】
考查定语从句。此处修饰先行词a proud grandson，关联词在从句中做主语，应使用关系代词who/that引导。故填who/that。
【点睛】whatever可以引导的两类从句：
1. 引导名词性从句（主要是引导主语从句和宾语从句），其意相当于anything that或everything that。如：Whatever she did was right. 她做的一切都是对的。
He does whatever she asks him to do. 她要他做什么，他就做什么。 I will just say whatever comes into my mind. 我想到什么就说什么。
2.引导让步状语从句，其意相当于no matter what。如：Whatever happens, don’t forget to write. 无论怎样别忘了写信。
Whatever you say, I won’t believe you. 不管你说什么，我决不相信你的话。
引导让步状语从句时，从句谓语有时可以用“may+动词原形”代替一般现在时。如： Keep calm, whatever happens [may happen]. 无论发生什么事都要保持冷静。
Whatever reasons he gives [may give], they can only be excuses. 无论他提出什么理由，那只可能是借口。 注意：
1. 有时还可省略状语从句中的动词be。如：
He’ll come whatever the weather (is). 无论天气如何，他都会来(www.yygrammar.com)。 The building must be saved, whatever the cost (is). 一定要挽救这座建筑，不管花多大代价。
2. 有时whatever用作形容词，在其后跟一个被修饰的名词。如：I am willing to pay whatever price you ask. 不管你要价多少，我都愿意付。
Take whatever magazines you want to read. 任何你想看的杂志都可以取阅。
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box, Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Aurora(极光):wonders or disturbances
Canada，February 2017:I stood in the snow on a frozen lake, watching as the sky twisted in front of me. Green bands of light ___31___ out in the darkness. Slowly the colours twisted and broke and reappeared elsewhere until, suddenly, a whole band flowed and pulsed across the sky, ___32___ with delicate yellow. pinks and purples. It was as dramatic as thunderstorm, yet calm.Gentle,yet___33___,Most of all, it was a gift. This was my fifth aurora trip and the first time I had seen fast movements and bright colours.The calm green auroral displays that many people see are driven by a(n)_____34_____ stream of particles(微 )from called the solar wind. But when the sun throws us extra hot fast particles, this process goes overdrive-we get much more movement and colour. It is glorious! Aurora-spotters long for it
But for some, the wild movements of the heavens can have serious ___35___Satellites' electronics are affected or damaged by incoming fast particlies,___36___industries that rely on them. Flights may need to change course to avoid radio ___37___ around the poles, or to protect aircrew from enhanced radiation exposure. During a solar storm，aircrew may receive their annual radiation limit over a single flight.
Stormy space weather affects us on the ground，too. A larger storm in 1989 caused a 10-hour electrical blackout over Canada's Quebec Province, costing the economy a(n)____38____ C$10 billion. Disturbance of the atmosphere causes problems with radio broadcast and GPS. In September 2017,a huge solar fame _____39_____ just as
