1.1 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．The public have lost faith ________ what the government is doing.

2．It was ridiculous ________ this should be so difficult to say.

3．These English materials are aimed ________ the preschool children.

4．—I'm going to London next Monday.

—________ a coincidence! So am I.

5．Anyone who is in ________(possess) of weapons without permission is considered to be a lawbreaker.

6．Her earnest wish was to see things ________ they were, and not to be romantic.

7．French fashionable dress ________(adopt) by people in many parts of the world.

8．I would like to watch TV, but ________ the other hand, I must prepare for the coming exam.

9．George Washington was born in 1732 in a rich family in ________ is now the state of Virginia.

10．Jack is late again. It is ________(typically) of him to keep others waiting.

答案：1.in　2.that　3.at　4.What　5.possession　6.as　7.has been adopted　8.on　9.what　10.typical

Ⅱ.根据提示，完成句子

1．I can't ________ ________(集中精力于) my work with so much noise.

2．The pickpocket ________ ________ ________(摆脱) the policeman who was holding him and ran away.

3．I have learned ________ ________ ________(许多) from you when we worked together here.

4．We're leaving on March 2nd, ________ ________(也就是), Friday.

5．________ ________ ________ ________(是……的特点) her to forget.

6．________ ________ ________ ________ ________(他们当中有一位战士) who was seriously wounded.

7．________ ________ ________ ________(一方面), I want to sell the house, but ________ ________ ________ ________(另一方面) I can't bear the thought of moving.

8．________ ________(巧合地是), I met the person you had mentioned the day before.

9．________ ________ ________ ________(显然) the cheese has been moved.

10．Jack was always the first student ________ ________ ________ ________(到学校)．

答案：1.concentrate on

2．broke away from

3．a great deal

4．that is

5．It is typical of

6．Among them was a soldier

7．On the one hand, on the other hand

8．By coincidence

9．It is evident/obvious that

10．to arrive at school

Ⅲ.完形填空

As a music teacher, I have always known that music touches the soul. It can __1__ all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the __2__ for each child to find their light. I would like to __3__ a story about it.

For a few years I was __4__ with the opportunity to teach disabled students. One of my most __5__ students was a five－year－old girl called Vanessa, who had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We __6__ sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to __7__ on my lap(大腿). One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students __8__ twice while singing the repeating phrase “Oh, yes！” Vanessa liked to __9__ her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. But she __10__ said or sang a word.

One day, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, __11__ me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words “Oh, yes！” I opened my mouth in __12__ and for that moment I was the one who could not speak. When my heart __13__ started beating again, I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also __14__. Through music, we had made an awesome connection.

Several years later, I met Vanessa on the street in town. She waved with a big __15__ on her face and then clapped her hands twice, imitating the song we had __16__ so many times in our music class. The little girl, __17__ her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the __18__ to learn and grow. It is up to us to __19__ the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child's __20__.

1．A.get across B．put away

C．take over D．break through

2．A.means B．direction

C．process D．effort

3．A.add B．talk

C．share D．write

4．A.blessed B．tired

C．covered D．filled

5．A.troublesome B．hard－working

C．memorable D．sensitive

6．A.most B．almost

C．nearly D．mostly

7．A.stand B．sit

C．lie D．jump

8．A.sang B．said

C．followed D．clapped

9．A.strike B．put

C．give D．shake

10．A.ever B．never

C．still D．even

11．A.looked B．saw

C．found D．noticed

12．A.horror B．delight

C．astonishment D．embarrassment

13．A.immediately B．fortunately

C．slowly D．finally

14．A.happy B．grateful

C．speechless D．hopeless

15．A.greeting B．smile

C．expression D．sign

16．A.performed B．operated

C．trained D．organized

17．A.upon B．through

C．from D．beyond

18．A.standard B．ability

C．plan D．necessity

19．A.discover B．invent

C．test D．make

20．A.virtue B．dream

C．light D．rhythm

答案与解析：

1．解析：它能用一种非常特殊的方式突破各种障碍直达学生的心灵。get across“被理解，把……讲清楚”；put away“将……收起，积蓄”；take over“接替，控制”；break through“突破，克服(障碍等)”。

答案：D

2．解析：它可能是让每个孩子发现自己的闪光点的方法。means“方式，方法”；direction“方向”；process“过程”；effort“努力”。

答案：A

3．解析：我愿意和大家分享一个故事。share“分享”。

答案：C

4．解析：在过去的几年，我曾经有机会教残疾学生。be blessed with“享有(幸福等)，具有”。

答案：A

5．解析：其中我最难忘的是一个五岁的孩子。troublesome“令人烦恼的”；hard－working“努力工作的，尽心尽力的”；memorable“难忘的，值得纪念的”；sensitive“敏感的”。

答案：C

6．解析：我们通常坐在地板上上音乐课。most“最”；almost“几乎”；nearly“将近”；mostly“主要地，通常”。

答案：D

7．解析：联系上文who had difficulty walking可知这个小女孩是坐在我的大腿上的。

答案：B

8．解析：从下文clap with me可知答案，clap意为“拍手”。

答案：D

9．解析：Vanessa喜欢把她的手和我的手放在一起，然后和我一起拍手。strike“敲击”；put“放”；give“给”；shake“摇动”。

答案：B

10．解析：因为不会说话，所以她从来不说也不唱一个字。

答案：B

11．解析：Vanessa转过身，直视着我的眼睛。look sb.in the eye“直视某人的眼睛”。

答案：A

12．解析： 看到不会说话的小女孩突然张嘴说话了，我非常吃惊地张大了嘴。horror“恐惧”；delight“高兴”；astonishment“惊讶”；embarrassment“尴尬”。

答案：C

13．解析：因吃惊忘了呼吸，忘了心跳，但最终还是回过神来了，所以用finally。

答案：D

14．解析：我看着那个助理教师，发现她也惊讶地说不出话来了。speechless“无语的”。

答案：C

15．解析：她脸上挂着微笑，向我招手。

答案：B

16．解析：模仿我们在音乐课上表演了很多次的那首歌。perform“表演”；operate“操作”；train“训练”；organize“组织”。

答案：A

17．解析：through“通过”，表示方式。此处意为“通过她与音乐的联系。”

答案：B

18．解析： 每个孩子都有学习和成长的能力。

答案：B

19．解析：得靠我们去发现通往每个学生心灵的道路。discover“发现”；invent“发明”；test“检验”；make“做”。

答案：A

20．解析：我们都一定会找到每个孩子的闪光点，这句话和第一段中的It can be ...find their light.相照应。

答案：C

Ⅳ.阅读理解

No artist has affected modern art more than Pablo Picasso. The thousands of masterpieces he had created changed the way people thought about art. Picasso was perhaps the most talented and successful artist who ever lived.

Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in 1881 in a small town on the southern coast of Spain. His father was a painter who taught art. Picasso showed exceptional talent at an early age and，by the time he was in his teens，painted better than his father or any of the local art teachers. At sixteen, Picasso was sent to the Royal Academy of Madrid, where students drew from plaster casts and copied works of the old masters. Picasso felt these assignments were pointless and began to work on his own. Picasso's father soon became angry with his son's rebellious behavior, long hair, and strange clothes. He believed that Picasso was wasting his talent and scolded him, “Why don't you cut your hair and paint sensibly？”

In 1900，Picasso left for Paris — then the center of the art world. He lived in a cold，rundown building, painting constantly, sometimes surviving for days on only a piece of bread. During these years, his art reflected his dismal(凄凉的) surroundings. Homeless outcasts were the subject of many of his fairly realistic early paintings. After seeing African masks and sculptures，his works became more simplified and angular(有角的) leading up to the revolutionary new style known as Cubism(立体主义)．

Picasso didn't sell many of his works during these early years. On May 8,1995, Picasso's Angel Fernanadez de Soto was sold at auction for $29 million. The next day Blue Period, one of his later works，sold for $5 million. But he worked continuously, always experimenting with different styles of painting. Though Picasso lived to be ninety－two and became the most famous artist in the world, he spoke of his youthful days in Paris as “the happiest time of my life”．

1.This passage mainly discusses ________.

A．Picasso's Cubism as a revolutionary style in art

B．Picasso as a rebel and his art

C．Picasso's life and painting in Paris

D．Picasso's influences on the development of modern

art

2．Pablo Picasso showed unusual talent for painting

________.

A．in his early childhood

B．in his early teens

C．at the age of sixteen

D．when he painted better than local art teachers

3．Pablo Picasso started to reveal his rebellious spirit ________.

A．when he was a child

B．in his early teens

C．when he was studying in the Royal Academy

D．after he moved to Paris

4．What marks something of a turning point in his career as an artist?

A．Those miserable but fruitful youthful days in Paris.

B．Those realistic paintings reflecting dismal social surroundings.

C．The influence of masks and sculptures created by native African artists.

D．Experimenting with new different styles of painting.

答案与解析：

1．解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了有逆反心理的毕加索的生平事迹和画作，故选B项。

答案：B

2．解析：细节理解题。由第二段第三句可知，毕加索早在很小的时候就展现出了他的绘画天赋而且到十几岁时就比他父亲画得好了。

答案：A

3．解析：细节理解题。由第二段第四、五、六句可知，毕加索是在皇家学院学习时开始表现出叛逆的一面的。

答案：C

4．解析：细节理解题。由第三段末句可知，毕加索在事业上的转折点是受到了非洲土著人创作的面具和雕塑的影响。

答案：C

1.2 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.用所给单词的正确形式填空

1．Your advice at present would be extremely ________(value) to me.

2．You were caught in the traffic? That's the least ________(convince) excuse you could offer.

3．I have never been to China. ________(consequence), I know little about it.

4．You can not take ________(possess) of the farm until three weeks after the contract is signed.

5．A man is being questioned in relation to the ________(attempt) murder last week.

6．He seems to want a ________(predict), orderly world.

7．His ________(religion) belief led to his giving up the worldly materials and devotion to charity.

8．Violent computer games are said to be one of the causes that lead to the children's ________(aggression) behavior.

9．The boy has a strong ________(prefer) for science, which makes his parents happy.

10．Such behavior is unacceptable in a ________(civilization) city.

答案：1.valuable　2.convincing　3.Consequently　4.possession　5.attempted　6.predictable　7.religious　8.aggressive　9.preference　10.civilized

Ⅱ.用适当的介词或副词填空

1．Do you have a preference ________ tragedy(悲剧) or comedy (喜剧)?

2．The police are appealing ________ the public for information about the crime.

3．My mother is allergic ________ many substances, such as flowers，and even flour, so she can't touch or even get close to them.

4．The little girl picked a bunch ________ flowers and ran to her grandmother happily.

5．Hangzhou has a reputation ________ its scenic beauty.

6．I could hear them talking but I couldn't figure ________ what they were saying.

7．Li Bai was contemporary ________ Du Fu.

8．His appearance ________ the flesh ended the rumours about his death.

9．The goods ________ exhibition here are all produced by Haier Company.

10．The technique was introduced ________ this country from Australia in the 1860's.

11．It's not up ________ you to tell me how to do my job.

12．Sheila's very fond ________ telling other people what to do.

答案：1.for　2.to　3.to　4.of　5.for　6.out　7.with　8.in　9.on　10.to　11.to　12.of

Ⅲ.完成句子

1．比起坐火车我更喜欢开车。

I prefer driving ________ ________ by train.

2．当地的这家博物馆值得一看。

The local museum is ________ ________ ________.

3．让人惊讶的是他们收集了一万个签名。

________ ________ ________ ________ they collected 10,000 signatures.

4．我宁愿要小的，不要大的。

I ________ ________ have the small one ________ the big one.

5．武汉欢乐谷自4月29日开始对外开放，这是多么激动人心的消息啊！

________ ________ ________ it is that Wuhan Happy Valley has been open to the public since April 29th！(inspire)

答案：1.to going　2.worth a visit　3.It is amazing that　4.would rather; than　5.What surprising news

Ⅳ.语法填空

Julie enjoyed reading when young. She grew up in 1.________ key middle school in her city, 2.________ her parents both taught Chinese. That meant she was surrounded by either teachers who were busy teaching or students who 3.________(devote) to their studies. So she developed her love of 4.________.

Her interest 5.________ reading also benefited from the fact that 6.________ parents only let her watch half an hour of TV a day. She learned to use her mind and imagination to entertain 7.________. It's not really 8.________(surprise) that reading became her vocation. When not reading she enjoyed watching films, walking and relaxing with her friends. Reading brought her much 9.________(please) and she never wanted to stop learning. Not only did reading enrich her knowledge 10.________ it improved her learning scores.

答案：1.a　2.where　3.were devoted　4.reading　5.in　6.her　7.herself　8.surprising　9.pleasure　10.but(also)

Ⅴ.阅读理解

The history of pop art begins with abstract art. Pop art emerged from the foundation of abstract art in the 1950s, first gaining recognition in Great Britain, then establishing itself in the United States in the 1960s.

In the 1930s and 1940s，abstract art was greatly popular, but people began to hate this art form. Most abstract art produced in this era could be found in art galleries or the homes of the elite(名流), not in the homes of everyday people. Pop art sprung onto the scene as the people's art.

Some art critics say pop art is a rebellion against abstract art; others say it is an extension of abstract art. You can see elements of abstract art in many pop art prints，especially those that consist of a collage of images. However, some pop art pieces have nothing to do with abstract art, looking more like a photo of a popular consumer item, which impressed people deeply.

Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi were two of the first contemporary pop art pioneers recognized in Great Britain. They were a part of the Independent Group, an organized group of British artists who wanted to challenge ruling modernist approaches to culture. They recognized the value of modern advertising and comic book images. They used these popular images in art as a social commentary，often building irony and humor into their artworks, thus creating a new form of art. These pieces were mass－produced and sold at affordable prices.

When pop art took off in the United States, it expanded to include a celebration of kitsch and the common images found in movies and television. Andy Wharhol is perhaps the most famous American pop art artist，known for his prints of the actress Marilyn Monroe，the singer Elvis Presley and of Campbell's soup cans. Andy Wharhol was inspired by images from advertisements and common consumer items. He also made a series of paintings which showed images of car accidents.

1．Why did people dislike abstract art?

A．People found it hard to understand.

B．Ordinary people couldn't afford it.

C．People disliked enjoying it in galleries.

D．It wasn't based on everyday life.

2．What impression do pop art works leave on people?

A．They are a rebellion against abstract art.

B．They have many elements of abstract art.

C．They are created so real.

D．They are products of advertisers.

3．The Independent Group was set up to ________.

A．introduce a new art form to the world

B．develop modern advertising further

C．create new comic book images

D．make British culture better known

4．What is the writer's attitude towards Pop Art?

A．Supportive.　　　　B．Uninterested.

C．Objective. D．Negative.

答案与解析：

1．解析：推理判断题。根据第四段末句“These pieces were mass－produced and sold at affordable prices.”可知pop art价格便宜，人们能负担得起。而抽象画人们只能在艺术馆或名流家里看到，普通人是买不起的。

答案：B

2．解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的末句“However，some pop art pieces have nothing to do with abstract art，looking more like a photo of a popular consumer item，which impressed people deeply.”可判断pop art的绘画像是真实的物品的照片，不像是画出来的。

答案：C

3．解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“...an organized group of British artists who wanted to challenge ruling modernist approaches to culture.”以及“They used these popular images in art as a social commentary，often building irony and humor into their artworks，thus creating a new form of art.”可知答案为A项。

答案：A

4．解析：推理判断题。作者只是客观地叙述事实，没有表明自己的观点。

答案：C

Ⅵ.七选五阅读

No fight can end, and no friendship can move on, until everyone says these little words: I'm sorry. Sometimes, though, they can be difficult to say. __1__

It's not about winning.

Friendships aren't like the Super Bowl, and there should never be a winner and a loser. When you start fighting with a friend, it may feel important that you “win” the fight by proving you're right and he is wrong, or by making him be the first to apologise. In fact, there's no winner.

__2__

You may have heard the expression “His pride stood in the way.” It is usually used to describe a person who is so determined to be “right” that he lets an opportunity for happiness pass him by forever. __3__ Remember: As time goes on, we usually forget who was right and who was wrong in a disagreement, and only remember the sadness of losing a friend.

Take the first step.

Are you sick of fighting? Do you think this fight is just not important enough to ruin your friendship? __4__ You don't have to take full responsibility for starting the fight, or even say that your feelings were wrong. But you should find something you did or said that's worth apologising for. Maybe you're sorry that you let the fight go for so long, or that you over－reacted(反应过度) to something your friend did. If you say you are sorry, it's like an invitation for your friend to do the same. __5__

A．Then try to be the first to apologise.

B．Stop thinking about your pride.

C．It's about taking some responsibility for the argument.

D．Don't let this happen to a friendship you care about.

E．Here are some things to keep in mind.

F．There are some special cases when you shouldn't be the one to apologise first.

G．Once you've both said it, you'll both feel a million times better.

答案：1－5　EBDAG

1.3 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.用所给动词的适当形式填空

1．I would rather he ________(stay) at home yesterday.

2．I wish he ________(visit) us now.

3．If you ________(work) hard then, you would be in the university now.

4．If you ________(be) here, you would see the famous star.

5．________(be) it to rain, the crops would be saved.

6．He ________(not come) yesterday, otherwise you would have seen him.

7．The doctor advised that he ________(go) to the seaside.

8．The smile on his face suggested that he ________(satisfy) with our work.

9．The old man insisted that he ________ never ________(see) the young player.

10．If I ________(be) you, I should tell him the truth.

答案：1.had stayed　2.visited　3.had worked　4.were

5．Were　6.did not come　7.(should) go　8.was satisfied　9.had; seen　10.were

Ⅱ.用虚拟语气改写句子

1．She was given enough money. She bought the book.

If she ________________ enough money, she wouldn't have bought the book.

2．He wants to come to the party，but he can't because he has to work.

He ________________ to the party if he didn't have to work.

3．Li Ping is easygoing，so she has a number of friends.

If she were not easygoing, Li Ping ________________ a number of friends.

4．He was not familiar with software, so he was fired by his boss.

If he had been familiar with software, he ________________ by his boss.

5．We know little about the disease, so we are not able to treat the patients effectively.

If we ________ more about the disease, we would be able to treat the patients effectively.

6．Tom didn't work hard and he failed the exam.

________ Tom ________ hard, he would have passed the exam.

答案：1.had not been given　2.would come　3.wouldn't have　4.wouldn't have been fired　5.knew　6.Had; worked

Ⅲ.阅读理解

A

Watercolor(水彩画) is the oldest paints known. It dates back to the early cave men. They discovered that they could mix the natural colors found in the earth with water. In this way they could add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the wall of caves.

Fresco(壁画), one of the greatest art forms, is done with watercolor, and it is created by mixing paints and water and applying these to wet plaster(灰泥). Of the thousands of people who stand under Michelangelos' works in the Sistine Chapel, very few know they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolor painting in the world.

The invention of oil painting by the Flemish masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go downhill, and for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches(素描) or as a tool for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolor as a serious art form. The English have widely－known love for the outdoors and also for small, private pictures. The softness of watercolor had a strong attraction for them.

The popularity of watercolor continued to grow until the twentieth century. The United States took the place of England and became the center of watercolor. It produced such well－known watercolor artists as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth.

1．The first watercolor users were ________.

A．the early cave men

B．Italian fresco artists

C．Flemish masters

D．the English artists in the 18th century

2．In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought ________.

A．watercolor was more costly, but better

B．oil painting lasted less long, but clearer and

brighter

C．watercolor was not suitable for serious works

D．oil painting was difficult to use

3．According to the passage, watercolor painting was put back in England because ________.

A．it was easy to use outdoors

B．it was a strong tool

C．it was extremely bright in color

D．it was well suited to popular tastes

4．What is the passage mainly about?

A．The gradual weakness of fresco painting.

B．Oils having more power of influence over watercolor.

C．The rediscovery of watercolor in England.

D．The start and development of watercolor.

答案与解析：

1．解析：细节理解题。根据第一段可知答案。

答案：A

2．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolor as a serious art form.可知答案。

答案：C

3．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句The softness of watercolor had a strong attraction for them.可知答案为D。

答案：D

4．解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文，讲述了水彩画的起源和发展过程。

答案：D

B

Vincent Van Gogh, for whom color was the most important form of expression, was born in Holland in 1853. Brought up in a religious and cultured atmosphere, Van Gogh was highly emotional and lacked self－confidence. Between 1860 and 1880, when he finally decided to become an artist, Van Gogh had worked unsuccessfully as a clerk in a bookstore and an art salesman. He remained in Belgium to study art, determined to give happiness by creating beauty. One of his famous paintings is The Potato Eaters(1885)．

In 1886, he went to Paris to join his brother Théo. In Paris, Van Gogh studied with Cormon, later met Pissarro, Monet, and Gauguin, and began to lighten his very dark palette(调色板). His nervous temperament made him a difficult companion and night－long discussions combined with painting all day undermined his health. He decided to go south to Arles where he hoped his friends would join him and help found a school of art. Gauguin did join him but with bad results. Near the end of 1888, an incident led Gauguin to finally leave Arles. Van Gogh ran after him with an open razor, was stopped by Gauguin, but ended up cutting a part of his own ear off. Van Gogh then was sent to a mental (精神的) hospital for treatment.

In May of 1890, he seemed much better and went to live in Auvers－sur－Oise under the watchful eye of Dr. Gachet. Two months later he was dead, having shot himself “for the good of all”. During his brief career he had sold one painting. Van Gogh's finest works were produced in less than three years. His great fusion(融合) of form and content is powerful, dramatic and emotional, for the artist was completely absorbed in the effort to explain either his struggle against madness or his comprehension of the spiritual essence(精华) of man and nature.

5．Which of the following best helped Van Gogh to express himself in his works?

A．Language. 　　B．Color.

C．Letters. D．Words.

6．Before Van Gogh started to learn art, ________.

A．he couldn't do his work well

B．he was confident about himself

C．he did a good job in a bookstore

D．he was one of the successful artists

7．The underlined word “undermined” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A．harmed B．improved

C．challenged D．punished

8．Gauguin finally decided to leave Van Gogh probably because ________.

A．Van Gogh didn't like Gauguin at all

B．something was wrong with Van Gogh

C．Gauguin cut off one of Van Gogh's ears

D．Gauguin hated to be a teacher at the school

9．What can we learn from Van Gogh's works?

A．His pride and kindness.

B．His cruelty and failure.

C．His honesty and strength.

D．His struggle and viewpoints.

答案与解析：

5．解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，对Van Gogh来说，色彩是他表达自己的最重要途径，故选B项。

答案：B

6．解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知，在Van Gogh决定成为画家之前，他的工作并不成功，也就是没能把自己的工作做好。

答案：A

7．解析：词义猜测题。彻夜长谈及整日画画对健康不利，画线词意为“损害”，harm与其意思接近。

答案：A

8．解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后三句可推知，Van Gogh精神上出现了问题，他想伤害Gauguin，所以Gauguin选择了离开。

答案：B

9．解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知，Van Gogh在他的作品中展现了他与精神错乱的抗争及他对人与自然的精神实质的理解，故D项正确。

答案：D

Ⅳ.短文改错

On a cold winter night, it was snowing heavily, a bus with 45 passenger had an accident because of the wet road. And all of them were trapping in the bus and what was worse，the bus ran out of gas and it is very cold in it. They could do nothing but to wait for help. A man who lived nearby saw what happened. He and some villagers managed to open the door and helped all of them out of bus. He took them to his home but offered food and water and even some warm clothes to the children. They spent two days in their home and finally helps came. All of them were thankful with their help.

答案：

On a cold winter night, it was snowing heavily, a bus with 45 had an accident because of the wet road. And all of them were in the bus and what was worse，the bus ran out of gas and it very cold in it. They could do nothing but wait for help. A man who lived nearby saw what happened. He and some villagers managed to open the door and helped all of them out of bus. He took them to his home offered food and water and even some warm clothes to the children. They spent two days in home and finally came. All of them were thankful their help.

2.1 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．The child's ________(end) crying has been getting on my nerves all day.

2．It was a long journey, but we ________(eventual) arrived at the small village before dark.

3．I was ________ deep sorrow when I heard the news that Jobs passed away.

4．It's a big company and it has ________(branch) all over the country.

5．With his homework ________(finish), his mother allowed him to watch TV for an hour.

6．She has already tried her best. Please don't be too particular ________ her job.

7．Jack had no confidence and courage at that time. That was the reason ________ he gave up the plan.

8．—May I use your car this afternoon?

—Sorry. It broke down this morning again. I'll have it ________(repaire)．

9．My mother is a teacher who likes playing the violin ________my father is a worker who likes playing basketball.

10．I am sorry I couldn't make sense ________ what you said in the class.

答案：1.endless　2.eventually　3.in　4.branches　5.finished　6.about　7.why　8.repaired　9.while　10.of

Ⅱ.用方框中所给短语的正确形式填空

1．You've been working hard all afternoon, Steve. Sit down and ________________ for a few minutes.

2．There are so many books here. Why do you like that one ________________？

3．She promised the children they could ________________ for their favourite TV programme.

4．Why did she do a thing like that? It doesn't seem to ________________.

5．Ten years of hard work ________ Mathilde completely ________ an ordinary housewife.

6．We're ________ water, please go and fetch some.

7．As we all know, the United States ________ 50 states.

8．The singer Wang Fei ________ a lot of young people.

答案：1.take it easy　2.in particular　3.stay up　4.make sense　5.transformed into　6.running out of　7.is made up of　8.is popular with

Ⅲ.根据括号内的提示，将下列句子翻译成英语

1．请告诉我你为什么缺席。(reason)

________________________________________________________________________

2．有这么多事情要处理，我必须现在就走。(with复合结构)

________________________________________________________________________

3．这个男孩很容易相处。(get)

________________________________________________________________________

4．有些人浪费粮食，然而有些人却吃不饱。(while)

________________________________________________________________________

答案：

1．Please tell me the reason why/for which you were absent.

2．With so many things to deal with, I must go now.

3．The boy is easy to get along with.

4．Some people waste food while others haven't enough.

Ⅳ.完形填空

I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, __1__ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my __2__. She wanted to know how I thought we should __3__ things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew __4__ about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her __5__. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to __6__ them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how __7__ I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Neidl's __8__ that year was，“Try it. We can always paint over it __9__！” I began to take __10__. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be __11__ upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and __12__ create something.

The shy，quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was __13__ in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I __14__ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage－design team __15__ Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also __16__ a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to __17__ what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be __18__. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her __19__ in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined __20__.

1．A.and B．yet

C．so D．for

2．A.opinion B．impression

C．information D．intention

3．A.make B．keep

C．handle D．change

4．A.anything B．something

C．everything D．nothing

5．A.questions B．comments

C．explanations D．remarks

6．A.hold B．follow

C．evaluate D．form

7．A.happy B．lively

C．reliable D．punctual

8．A.message B．motto

C．saying D．suggestion

9．A.again B．more

C．instead D．later

10．A.steps B．control

C．charge D．risks

11．A.improved B．acted

C．looked D．reflected

12．A.easily B．carefully

C．confidently D．proudly

13．A.introduced B．recognized

C．identified D．considered

14．A.confirmed B．decided

C．realized D．acknowledged

15．A.with B．below

C．of D．by

16．A.developed B．discovered

C．took D．fostered

17．A.accept B．care

C．judge D．wonder

18．A.bored B．lazy

C．sad D．afraid

19．A.trust B．patience

C．curiosity D．interest

20．A.accessible B．enjoyable

C．possible D．favorable

答案与解析：

1．解析：根据前半句“She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking...”和后半句“...she was encouraging and inspiring.”可以看出，这里表示转折。

答案：B

2．解析：由后文中的“how I thought”和“opinions”等可知，她会征求“我”的意见。

答案：A

3．解析：make“制造，安排”；keep“保持，保存，遵守”；handle“处理，操作”；change“改变，变革，改造”。这里指“处理”事情，故用handle。

答案：C

4．解析：由前面的“had no idea”可以得出，“我”对于舞台设计一窍不通，故用nothing。

答案：D

5．解析：由前面的“ask”一词可以得到提示，这里指回答她的问题。question“问题”；comment“评论，意见”；explanation“解释，解说”；remark“评论，言论”。

答案：A

6．解析：她相信“我”有主意，所以“我”开始形成自己的想法。hold“拿着，保存，支持，占据，持有”；follow“跟随，追随”；evaluate“评价，评估”；form“形成，构成”。

答案：D

7．解析：句意：她喜欢我是那样的可靠……happy“快乐的，幸福的”； lively“活泼的，活跃的”； reliable“可靠的，可信赖的”；punctual“严守时刻的，守时的”。

答案：C

8．解析：她那一年的座右铭是“尝试去做吧，我们稍后肯定能全部刷完漆！”message“消息，通讯，信息”；motto“座右铭，格言”；saying“谚语”；suggestion“建议”。

答案：B

9．解析：参见上题。later表示“稍后，随后”。

答案：D

10．解析：take risks意思是“冒险”。在奈德尔夫人的鼓励下，我开始尝试做自己以前不敢做的事情。

答案：D

11．解析：害怕失败，但恰恰没有失败，有的只是改进和做得更好。improve upon“改进，超过”。act upon“按照……行事”；reflect upon“认真思考”。

答案：A

12．解析：“我”学会了把画笔伸到颜料中，很自信地进行创造。easily“容易地，不费力地”； carefully“小心地，谨慎地”；confidently“自信地，有信心地”；proudly“骄傲地”。

答案：C

13．解析：这里指“被认可为……”。introduce“介绍，传入，引进”；recognize“认可，承认，公认”；identify“识别，鉴别”；consider“考虑，照顾，认为”。

答案：B

14．解析：正是在那一年“我”意识到“我”希望把后半生都奉献于舞台设计。realize“意识到”。

答案：C

15．解析：这里用with表示与奈德尔夫人在一起的意思。

答案：A

16．解析：“我”不仅变得更坚强和有能力，而且“我”也发现了自己对舞台设计产生了一种浓厚的兴趣和一个“我”未知的世界。

答案：B

17．解析：她教会“我”不要在乎别人认为“我”应该做什么。care“关心，在乎”。

答案：B

18．解析：她教会“我”要抓住机会，不要害怕。

答案：D

19．解析：第二段的最后一句话中的“believe”给出了提示，这里指她信任“我”。

答案：A

20．解析：她对“我”的信任激励了“我”去做自己从来没想过会成功的事情。accessible“易接近的，可到达的”；enjoyable“令人愉快的，可享受的”；possible“可能的”；favorable“赞成的，赞许的，有利的，顺利的”。

答案：C

Ⅴ.阅读理解

Anyone can write a baby poem, and everyone enjoys reading them, young and old. Baby shower(婴儿洗礼) poems can have rhythm and rhyme, but they certainly don't have to. Poems can be either long or short, but short is probably best for your typical baby shower needs. You can add a little humor as well!

The people who are most often touched by baby shower poems are those who have had children themselves. Sweet poems can remind them of the time when their little ones were still young. No one will appreciate them more than the family members themselves. If you are a creative writer or have a special talent for putting words together in a special way, then you should try writing your own baby shower poems. This would make a great gift idea as well.

If you decide to write your own baby poems, even common things can inspire you. Inspiration can be found anywhere. Look to your own memories from the past. What was special about your childhood? What special object have you treasured over the years? What words of wisdom(智慧) of advice could you pass on to the next generation? Look around the house and imagine a baby being there. What do you see, hear, or feel? Let those thoughts be the source of your best baby poems.

When writing a baby poem, you do not have to write like Shakespeare, you just have to be sincere. Years later when the baby has grown，think of how special they will feel knowing the words were just for them.

If you are not the creative type — don't worry! There are lots of places online where you can look for poems saying just the things you want to say. Poems have been written on all subjects throughout the ages, and baby poems and baby shower poems are no exception. A quick search online doesn't have to take any time at all.

1．In the author's opinion，baby shower poems ______.

A．all have a little humor in them

B．are not suitable for adults to enjoy

C．don't have to have rhythm or rhyme

D．must be short enough to meet babies' needs

2．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．Advice from famous poets on writing poems.

B．Words that can be used in baby poems.

C．Different ways of writing baby poems.

D．Inspiration for writing baby poems.

3．According to Paragraph 4, a baby poem should sound ________.

A．encouraging B．sincere

C．beautiful D．interesting

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Write baby poems to say what's on your heart.

B．The most beautiful poems in the world.

C．How babies read poems.

D．How poems inspire babies.

答案与解析：

本文介绍了如何写关于婴儿的诗歌。

1．解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“Baby shower(婴儿洗礼)poems can have rhythm and rhyme，but they certainly don't have to.”可知作者认为，婴儿洗礼诗不必押韵。

答案：C

2．解析：主旨大意题。通读第三段可知，本段主要是告诉一些想写婴儿诗的人如何寻找写婴儿诗的灵感，故选D项。

答案：D

3．解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“When writing a baby poem，you do not have to write like Shakespeare, you just have to be sincere”可知婴儿诗应该听起来让人感到真诚。

答案：B

4．解析：主旨大意题。本文主要围绕如何写关于婴儿的诗歌以表达感情展开叙述，A项作为标题最合适。

答案：A

2.2 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．We must choose texts that are appropriate ________ our teaching.

2．He ________(exchange) his old car for a new model as soon as he won the money.

3．It is ________(like) that Tom and his father will be late. They are ________(like) to miss the plane.

4．________ it is you've found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.

5．Although she had tried ________ every method, Carolina couldn't get the door open.

6．The performers were delighted by the ________(warm) of the applause.

7．The lorry, loaded ________ bricks, has broken down in the middle of the bridge.

8．Many of the big world sports events are ________(sponsor) by wealthy big companies, who hope to advertise their companies or their products.

9．John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to let ________ all his trousers to his measure.

10．________ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.

答案：1.for　2.exchanged　3.likely; likely　4.Whatever　5.out　6.warmth　7.with　8.are sponsored　9.out　10.However

Ⅱ.根据提示完成句子

1．By ________________ a big tree by the river, the boy saved himself. (hold)

通过紧紧抱住河边的一棵大树，这个男孩得救了。

2．How long will it take ________________ the train？(load)

装这车煤需要多长时间？

3．The idea sounds fine, but it needs ________________ in practice.(try)

这个主意听起来不错，但它需要在实践中试验一下。

4．I'll never tell you another secret if you ________________.(let)

如果你泄露了这个秘密，我就不再告诉你另一个秘密了。

5．It is entirely appropriate that his music ________________ at this festival.(play)

他的音乐在这个节日里演奏是完全合适的。

6．She ________________ ring me tonight. (likely)

她今天晚上很可能打电话给我。

7．You mustn't enter the room unless ________________.(allow)

除非你得到允许，否则不能进这房间。

8．I feel pain here ________________.(whenever)

无论什么时候我喝了凉的东西，我就感觉这儿疼。

答案：1.holding on to　2.to load the coal onto

3．trying out/to be tried out　4.let this one out

5．should be played　6.is likely to　7.allowed to

8．whenever I drink something cool

Ⅲ.语法填空

The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning, cleaning the house. She was so tired __1__ she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house __2__ dusk.

__3__(look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they __4__(attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, “Oh, what beautiful flowers！”

“How colorful and fragrant！”

“Just have a look at them，and life is full of pleasure！”

Then they went on to express their thanks __5__ the hostess for her __6__(delicate) arranged flowers.

With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said, “I am glad you like them. Thank you for your praise. I was __7__ bit surprised about them. I __8__ make detailed arrangement for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping. As for the flowers in the vase，it is a piece of cake. I did them by just lifting my hand. Now you are __9__(aware) of my hard work and praise __10__ highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation.”

答案：

1．that　2.until/till　3.Looking　4.were attracted

5．to　6.delicately　7.a　8.did　9.unaware　10.me

Ⅳ.阅读理解

Long ago，poems were recited out loud instead of being written down. Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.

Now，poetry competitions have been revived(恢复). This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest，performing poems from memory for $100,000 in prizes.

The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to school－wide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions. Finally, the 50 state champions，along with the District of Columbia champion came to Washington D．C. last week for the last showdown. After the 51 champions competed against one another, 12 went on to the finals. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem. The overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio, won a $20,000 scholarship.

The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud, because they realized that bearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.

It's not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It's the tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life. “Each time we hear somebody recite a poem, we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it，” said National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener.

Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience, but memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants(选手) understand those poems in a new way. Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public－speaking skills that can help them for life.

1．From the first paragraph，we can know ________.

A．the Greeks were the first to write poems

B．the Olympics used to start with poem reciting

C．poems were spread orally in the past

D．athletes were asked to recite poems before competing

2．How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington D．C.?

A．Three. 　　　　 B．Four.

C．Five. D．Six.

3．According to the passage, hearing a poem recited in a new voice can ________.

A．bring a new life to listeners

B．help listeners find their interest

C．make listeners learn the words

D．offer something new to listeners

4．One benefit the participants get from a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that they can ________.

A．become confident while speaking in public

B．write good poems themselves

C．change their attitudes towards life

D．make friends with many great poets

5．What influence the beauty of poems?

A．The word order and the tone of voice.

B．The attitude of the person performing them.

C．The tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures and the attitude of the person reciting them.

D．The pauses and the gestures of the person performing them.

答案与解析：

本文为一篇记叙文。文章讲述了美国的高中生沿袭了以前的做法，发起了诗歌背诵比赛。背诵诗歌不仅让背诵者以全新的方式更深刻地理解诗歌的内涵，也让听者对诗歌有了更新的理解。

1．解析：推理判断题。由第一段首句“Long ago，poems were recited out loud instead of being written down.”可知，在很早以前诗歌只是口头朗诵的，故选C项。

答案：C

2．解析：细节理解题。从第三段的介绍中可知，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿进行比赛，故B项正确。

答案：B

3．解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段的叙述中可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听者带来新的感受，故选D项。

答案：D

4．解析：细节理解题。由文章最后一句“Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public－speaking skills that can help them for life.”可知A项正确。

答案：A

5．解析：由文章第五段第二句话“It's the tone of voice，the pauses，the gestures and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life.”可知，要使诗歌有美感，朗诵时的语调、停顿、朗诵者的姿势和态度对其都有影响。

答案：C

Ⅴ.七选五阅读

In order to characterise a work as fantasy literature, I would argue, there are six traits which must be present to some degree: story, common characters, another world, use of magic and the superpower, a clear sense of good and evil, and the quest. __1__

The second trait of fantasy literature is that the central characters are of a common nature. In the fantasy tale they might be any one of us and that is precisely the point. We are asked not to stand on the outside and survey this tale. __2__ Thus we find characters quite like ourselves.

Even though we may all like to play Superman，in literature it seems that we stand outside the larger－than－life hero. He is well equipped, after all to fight his own battles. __3__ But with common characters we recognise their short－comings，and want to come to their aid. When a character gets knocked down, which occurs frequently，we would like to help — from the safety of our easy chair. Maybe between us we can pull it off.

__4__ First, common characters have not lost the childlike trait of wonder, the willingness to engage adventure. Often the characters of fantasy are children, since authors have found in children a universal, common human nature — curiosity to the adult world. The second reason for the use of a common character has to do with heroism. In literary history the hero has often been a figure who acts for us. __5__ The theme in fantasy literature is that anyone may be called on to become the hero.

A．Moreover, a story must move through a beginning, a middle and in the process it must move the reader.

B．We should enter it so that the story becomes ours.

C．He or she stands in our place in the face of danger.

D．In fact，we usually know who will win; we're just not certain how.

E．Story seeks to free the imagination, to allow it for a time to live in another world.

F．There are two other considerations that account for the trait of the common character.

G．The point of a fantasy is not to hand us tidy morals, but to provide us with growth by experience.

答案：1－5　ABDFC

2.2 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．We must choose texts that are appropriate ________ our teaching.

2．He ________(exchange) his old car for a new model as soon as he won the money.

3．It is ________(like) that Tom and his father will be late. They are ________(like) to miss the plane.

4．________ it is you've found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.

5．Although she had tried ________ every method, Carolina couldn't get the door open.

6．The performers were delighted by the ________(warm) of the applause.

7．The lorry, loaded ________ bricks, has broken down in the middle of the bridge.

8．Many of the big world sports events are ________(sponsor) by wealthy big companies, who hope to advertise their companies or their products.

9．John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to let ________ all his trousers to his measure.

10．________ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.

答案：1.for　2.exchanged　3.likely; likely　4.Whatever　5.out　6.warmth　7.with　8.are sponsored　9.out　10.However

Ⅱ.根据提示完成句子

1．By ________________ a big tree by the river, the boy saved himself. (hold)

通过紧紧抱住河边的一棵大树，这个男孩得救了。

2．How long will it take ________________ the train？(load)

装这车煤需要多长时间？

3．The idea sounds fine, but it needs ________________ in practice.(try)

这个主意听起来不错，但它需要在实践中试验一下。

4．I'll never tell you another secret if you ________________.(let)

如果你泄露了这个秘密，我就不再告诉你另一个秘密了。

5．It is entirely appropriate that his music ________________ at this festival.(play)

他的音乐在这个节日里演奏是完全合适的。

6．She ________________ ring me tonight. (likely)

她今天晚上很可能打电话给我。

7．You mustn't enter the room unless ________________.(allow)

除非你得到允许，否则不能进这房间。

8．I feel pain here ________________.(whenever)

无论什么时候我喝了凉的东西，我就感觉这儿疼。

答案：1.holding on to　2.to load the coal onto

3．trying out/to be tried out　4.let this one out

5．should be played　6.is likely to　7.allowed to

8．whenever I drink something cool

Ⅲ.语法填空

The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning, cleaning the house. She was so tired __1__ she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house __2__ dusk.

__3__(look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they __4__(attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, “Oh, what beautiful flowers！”

“How colorful and fragrant！”

“Just have a look at them，and life is full of pleasure！”

Then they went on to express their thanks __5__ the hostess for her __6__(delicate) arranged flowers.

With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said, “I am glad you like them. Thank you for your praise. I was __7__ bit surprised about them. I __8__ make detailed arrangement for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping. As for the flowers in the vase，it is a piece of cake. I did them by just lifting my hand. Now you are __9__(aware) of my hard work and praise __10__ highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation.”

答案：

1．that　2.until/till　3.Looking　4.were attracted

5．to　6.delicately　7.a　8.did　9.unaware　10.me

Ⅳ.阅读理解

Long ago，poems were recited out loud instead of being written down. Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.

Now，poetry competitions have been revived(恢复). This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest，performing poems from memory for $100,000 in prizes.

The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to school－wide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions. Finally, the 50 state champions，along with the District of Columbia champion came to Washington D．C. last week for the last showdown. After the 51 champions competed against one another, 12 went on to the finals. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem. The overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio, won a $20,000 scholarship.

The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud, because they realized that bearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.

It's not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It's the tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life. “Each time we hear somebody recite a poem, we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it，” said National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener.

Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience, but memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants(选手) understand those poems in a new way. Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public－speaking skills that can help them for life.

1．From the first paragraph，we can know ________.

A．the Greeks were the first to write poems

B．the Olympics used to start with poem reciting

C．poems were spread orally in the past

D．athletes were asked to recite poems before competing

2．How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington D．C.?

A．Three. 　　　　 B．Four.

C．Five. D．Six.

3．According to the passage, hearing a poem recited in a new voice can ________.

A．bring a new life to listeners

B．help listeners find their interest

C．make listeners learn the words

D．offer something new to listeners

4．One benefit the participants get from a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that they can ________.

A．become confident while speaking in public

B．write good poems themselves

C．change their attitudes towards life

D．make friends with many great poets

5．What influence the beauty of poems?

A．The word order and the tone of voice.

B．The attitude of the person performing them.

C．The tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures and the attitude of the person reciting them.

D．The pauses and the gestures of the person performing them.

答案与解析：

本文为一篇记叙文。文章讲述了美国的高中生沿袭了以前的做法，发起了诗歌背诵比赛。背诵诗歌不仅让背诵者以全新的方式更深刻地理解诗歌的内涵，也让听者对诗歌有了更新的理解。

1．解析：推理判断题。由第一段首句“Long ago，poems were recited out loud instead of being written down.”可知，在很早以前诗歌只是口头朗诵的，故选C项。

答案：C

2．解析：细节理解题。从第三段的介绍中可知，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿进行比赛，故B项正确。

答案：B

3．解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段的叙述中可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听者带来新的感受，故选D项。

答案：D

4．解析：细节理解题。由文章最后一句“Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public－speaking skills that can help them for life.”可知A项正确。

答案：A

5．解析：由文章第五段第二句话“It's the tone of voice，the pauses，the gestures and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life.”可知，要使诗歌有美感，朗诵时的语调、停顿、朗诵者的姿势和态度对其都有影响。

答案：C

Ⅴ.七选五阅读

In order to characterise a work as fantasy literature, I would argue, there are six traits which must be present to some degree: story, common characters, another world, use of magic and the superpower, a clear sense of good and evil, and the quest. __1__

The second trait of fantasy literature is that the central characters are of a common nature. In the fantasy tale they might be any one of us and that is precisely the point. We are asked not to stand on the outside and survey this tale. __2__ Thus we find characters quite like ourselves.

Even though we may all like to play Superman，in literature it seems that we stand outside the larger－than－life hero. He is well equipped, after all to fight his own battles. __3__ But with common characters we recognise their short－comings，and want to come to their aid. When a character gets knocked down, which occurs frequently，we would like to help — from the safety of our easy chair. Maybe between us we can pull it off.

__4__ First, common characters have not lost the childlike trait of wonder, the willingness to engage adventure. Often the characters of fantasy are children, since authors have found in children a universal, common human nature — curiosity to the adult world. The second reason for the use of a common character has to do with heroism. In literary history the hero has often been a figure who acts for us. __5__ The theme in fantasy literature is that anyone may be called on to become the hero.

A．Moreover, a story must move through a beginning, a middle and in the process it must move the reader.

B．We should enter it so that the story becomes ours.

C．He or she stands in our place in the face of danger.

D．In fact，we usually know who will win; we're just not certain how.

E．Story seeks to free the imagination, to allow it for a time to live in another world.

F．There are two other considerations that account for the trait of the common character.

G．The point of a fantasy is not to hand us tidy morals, but to provide us with growth by experience.

答案：1－5　ABDFC

2.3 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.用所给动词的适当形式填空

1．It's important that the patient ________(take) good care of.

2．She looked as if she ________(make) of ice.

3．The suggestion that students ________(learn) something practical is worth considering.

4．He speaks to us as if he ________(be) there.

5．Do you know the order that you ________(keep) watching.

6．Without your help, we would not ________(make) such rapid progress.

7．If only I ________(arrive) in time!

8．I make a proposal that a meeting ________(hold) next week.

9．It's time that you ________(leave) here.

10．I wasn't there. Otherwise I would ________(trap) in the fire, too.

答案：1.should be taken　2.had been made　3.(should) learn　4.had been　5.(should) keep　6.have made　7.had arrived　8.should be held　9.left　10.have been trapped

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．要求所有的学生在学校都应穿校服。

__________________ all the students should wear school uniforms at school.

2．我的建议是你们应尽可能地经常练习说英语。

My advice is that __________________.

3．他的关于按小时付工资的要求是完全合理的。

His request ________________ is completely reasonable.

4．命令传来这项工作应提前两天完成。

The order came ________________.

5．你该走了。

It's high time ________________.

6．没有你的帮助，我就失败了。

Without your help, ________________.

7．要是我没错过火车就好了！

If only ________________________________________________________________________!

8．有必要立即派他去北京。

It is necessary that he ________________ to Beijing right away.

9．他装作若无其事的样子。

He behaved as though nothing ________________.

10．要不是我亲眼看到我不会相信的。

Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I ________________.

答案：

1．It's required that

2．you should practise speaking English as often as possible

3．that the salary (should) be paid by the hour

4．that the task should be finished two days ahead of time

5．you left

6．I would have failed

7．I had not missed the train

8．should be sent

9．had happened

10．wouldn't have believed it

Ⅲ.阅读理解

A

No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”， until it has been read aloud by someone, a teacher or a student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.

All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, eventually, the most concrete “interpretation(解释)” of it, suggesting tone, rhymes, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on films, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching cannot replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.

I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it and “exchanging of views”， if there isn't time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry and take it easy when reading a poem. Poetry is “a criticism of life”， and “a heightening(提升) of life”. It is “a most appropriate approach to the truth of feeling”， and it “can transform your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature(文学) more central than it presently occupies.

I am not saying that every English teacher must try out poetry－teaching. Those who don't like it should not be forced to convey that negative feeling to anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.

1．To have a better understanding of a poem, one should ________.

A．discuss it with others

B．analyze it by oneself

C．copy it down in a notebook

D．practise reading it aloud

2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry?

A．Extending your life.

B．Changing your life.

C．Criticizing life.

D．Heightening life.

3．According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students ________.

A．to understand life　　 B．to enjoy poetry

C．to become teachers D．to become poets

4.What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?

A．More stress(强调) should be laid on the teaching of poetry.

B．Poetry is more important than any other subject.

C．One cannot enjoy life fully without a good understanding of poetry.

D．Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.

答案与解析：

1．解析：根据第一段内容特别是第一句话“No poem should ever be discussed or‘analyzed’， until it has been read aloud by someone，a teacher or a student.”可知答案选D。

答案：D

2．解析：选项B、C、D在第三段中都已经提到。

答案：A

3．解析：根据文章第三段第二句话I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry and take it easy when reading a poem.可知选B。

答案：B

4．解析：第三段主要讲了要欣赏诗歌特别是诗歌对生活的重大影响，因此在教学中应当重视诗歌教学。

答案：A

B

William Shakespeare wrote about thirty－seven plays and a large number of poems in his life.

The play Hamlet is considered to be the summit(顶点) of Shakespeare's tragedies. It was written in 1601～1602 and first published in 1603.

The action of the play is laid in medieval(中世纪的) Denmark. The king suddenly died. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, within two months marries the new king, Claudius, brother of her husband

The son of the late king, Hamlet, returns from the university, where he has received his education. Heavy is the heart of the young man. The country is in a state of unrest. There is said to be war. He thinks his father was murdered but he does not dare to tell others. One night Hamlet dreams of his father. He talks with his father, who tells his son he has been murdered by his brother Claudius. Hamlet hates the murderer very much and he decides to kill Claudius.

The struggle between Hamlet and Claudius is increasing. Claudius pays close attention to Hamlet who pretends to have gone mad.

To expose Claudius, Hamlet thinks of a plan: a group of actors are engaged to perform a play which recalls his father's murder. When Claudius appears deeply affected by the performance and leaves the hall before the play is ended, Hamlet knows he is right. To get rid of Hamlet, Claudius sends off Hamlet to England with his two men, who used to be Hamlet's friends and now are ordered to spy on him and kill him.

While at sea，Hamlet discovers a letter, in which Claudius orders the two men to kill him. Hamlet manages to escape from the ship and returns to his homeland, Denmark.

In the end，Claudius is killed by Hamlet. His mother is poisoned and dies. If you want to know whether Hamlet is alive or not, please read the play or see the film.

5．Hamlet is thought to be ________.

A．the best of the plays written by Shakespeare

B．one of the plays written by Shakespeare

C．the best poem written by Shakespeare

D．one of the best poems written by Shakespeare

6．The story took place in ________.

A．England B．France

C．Germany D．Denmark

7．As soon as Hamlet returned home, he thought that his father ________.

A．died of disease

B．killed himself

C．was murdered by his uncle

D．was killed in the battle field

8．Which of the following is RIGHT?

A．Hamlet was mad because his father had been murdered.

B．Hamlet asked some actors to put on a play to find out the murderer who murdered his father.

C．Hamlet wanted to go abroad in order not to be killed.

D．Hamlet killed his girlfriend.

答案与解析：

5．解析：由第二段中“The play Hamlet is considered to be the summit of Shakespeare's tragedies.”可知选A。

答案：A

6．解析：从第三段第一句“The action of the play is laid in medieval Denmark.”可知选D。

答案：D

7．解析：从第四段中“He thinks his father was murdered but he does not dare to tell others.”可知选C。

答案：C

8．解析：从第五段最后一句话“Claudius pays close attention to Hamlet who pretends to have gone mad.”可知选项A不正确；由第六段第一句“...a group of actors are engaged to perform a play which recalls his father's murder.”可知选项B正确；从第六段最后一句“To get rid of Hamlet，Claudius sends off Hamlet to England with his two men，who used to be Hamlet's friends and now are ordered to spy on him and kill him.”可判断出选项C错误；选项D文中并没有提到。

答案：B

Ⅳ.短文改错

I hardly remember my grandmother. She used to holding me on her knees and sing old songs. I was only four when she passes away. She is just a distant memory for me now.

I remember my grandfather very much. He was tall, with broad shoulder and a beard that turned from black toward gray over the years. He had a deep voice, which set himself apart from others in our small town, he was strong and powerful. In a fact, he even scared my classmates away during they came over to play or do homework with me. However, he was the gentlest man I have never known.

答案：

I hardly remember my grandmother. She used to me on her knees and sing old songs. I was only four when she away. She is just a distant memory for me now.

I remember my grandfather very. He was tall, with broad and a beard that turned from black gray over the years. He had a deep voice, which set apart from others in our small town, he was strong and powerful. In fact, he even scared my classmates away they came over to play or do homework with me. However, he was the gentlest man I have known.

3.1 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his ________(strong)．

2．He ________(ban) from driving for drunk driving.

3．Sport is not only physically but also ________(mental) challenging.

4．I feel like ________(take) a long walk. Would you like ________(go) with me?

5．Nowadays a great number of women are addicted ________ online shopping.

6．Doctors are doing research to find out what happens physically when people quit ________(smoke)．

7．The films still have an effect ________ the education of the young generation today.

8．I recognized him ________ moment I saw him in the crowd.

9．He didn't make ________ clear when and where the meeting would be held.

10．She felt ashamed ________ doing that and tears ran down her cheeks.

答案：1.strength　2.was banned　3.mentally　4.taking; to go　5.to　6.smoking　7.on　8.the　9.it　10.of

Ⅱ.根据提示，完成句子

1．Have you ________ ________ ________(习惯了)school life? (accustom)

2．He has ________ ________ ________ ________(养成习惯) of turning on the computer as soon as he comes back from work. (get)

3．I feel sleepy. I ________ ________ ________ ________ ________(想喝点茶). (feel)

4．We're still ________ ________ ________ ________(试图确定地点) for the activity. (decide)

5．His girlfriend has left him, because he ________ ________ ________ ________(喝酒成瘾). (addicted)

6．This is ________ ________ ________ ________(因为他病了)．(because)

7．________ ________ ________(你知道), you will succeed if you put your heart into it.(know)

8．Tom didn't believe a word she said and ________ ________ ________ ________(警察也不相信). (neither)

9．It ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________(你该打电话了) your mother. (time)

10．________ ________(每次) he comes to Beijing, he stays with us.(time)

答案：1.been accustomed to　2.got into the habit　3.feel like drinking some tea　4.deciding on the place　5.is addicted to drinking　6.because he is ill

7．As you know　8.neither did the police　9.is time for you to phone　10.Every time

Ⅲ.完形填空

I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, __1__ I can remember my mother's words as if it were yesterday ：“Kerrel, I don't want you to __2__ food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very __3__ when you are around him.”

AIDS wasn't something we __4__ when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together any more, and my dad lived __5__. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition __6__. My father's other children lived far away, so it __7__ to me to look after him.

We couldn't afford all the necessary __8__ for him, and because dad was unable to work, I had __9__ money for school supplies and often couldn't __10__ buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher's __11__ were muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to __12__.

I did not share my burden(负担) with __13__. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents __14__ the disease. And even adults could be __15__. When my father was moved to the hospital，the nurses __16__ leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.

I had known that he was going to __17__， but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and __18__， I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so __19__ to find someone who cared. She saved my life.

I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having __20__ spoken about AIDS to anyone，even me. He didn't want to call attention to AIDS. I do.

1．A.and B．so

C．or D．but

2．A.take B．see

C．make D．find

3．A.nervous B．sorrowful

C．careful D．patient

4．A.talked about B．set about

C．worried about D．cared about

5．A.happily B．proudly

C．alone D．along

6．A.strengthened B．worsened

C．widened D．shortened

7．A.threw B．covered

C．rolled D．fell

8．A.medication B．education

C．condition D．pollution

9．A.any B．no

C．some D．such

10．A.still B．nearly

C．even D．yet

11．A.words B．messages

C．facts D．ideas

12．A.control B．manage

C．develop D．accept

13．A.anyone B．nobody

C．somebody D．someone

14．A.to B．with

C．on D．at

15．A.kind B．lovely

C．cruel D．friendly

16．A.could B．might

C．should D．would

17．A.sit B．survive

C．die D．walk

18．A.fearless B．hopeless

C．endless D．careless

19．A.lucky B．bitter

C．merciful D．upset

20．A.already B．almost

C．seldom D．never

答案与解析：

1．解析：由上文的It was 1994与下文的as if it were yesterday判断，是转折关系，故用but。

答案：D

2．解析：根据语境可判断，此处指“不可拿父亲的食物”，因为he has AIDS。

答案：A

3．解析：由上文判断，母亲告诫“我”：在父亲身边时，要“当心”。

答案：C

4．解析：根据上下文可知，在我成长的过程中，AIDS不是我们“谈论”的话题。

答案：A

5．解析：句意：……父亲“独自”生活。happily幸福地；proudly自豪地；along向前，均与句意不符。

答案：C

6．解析：父亲的状况“更加糟糕”。strengthen使加强；widen使加宽；shorten使变短，均不符合句意。

答案：B

7．解析：上文My father's other children lived far away暗示，这件事就“落到我肩上”。throw扔，掷；cover覆盖；roll滚动，均不符合句意。

答案：D

8．解析：由语境知此处表示“我们承担不起父亲所有必需的药物治疗”，故选 A项。

答案：A

9．解析：因为父亲无法工作，也就“没”钱供“我”上学。

答案：B

10．解析：句意：……“甚至”经常没钱买晚饭。still仍然；nearly几乎；yet然而，均不符合句意。

答案：C

11．解析：根据下文的意思，应是老师说的“话”，而不可能是信息(messages)，事实(facts)，想法(ideas)。

答案：A

12．解析：句意：……我尽量想出“我”将如何勉强维持。manage勉强维持；control控制；develop发展，形成；accept接受。

答案：B

13．解析：句意：我没有与“任何人”(anyone)分担“我”的痛苦。因为有not，故不可以用nobody。somebody与someone同义，表示“某人”，不合句意。

答案：A

14．解析：指患这种病的父母，介词with表示“带有”的意思。

答案：B

15．解析：根据下文可知，成年人也很“残忍”。kind和蔼的，善良的；lovely可爱的；friendly友好的，均不符合 句意。

答案：C

16．解析：护士“总是”把食物放在床边的桌子上。would表示过去的习惯。

答案：D

17．解析：句意：“我”早就知道父亲会死……

答案：C

18．解析：只有hopeless“绝望的”与前面的sad相对应。fearless无畏惧的；endless无止境的；careless粗心的。

答案：B

19．解析：由下文的She saved my life.可知，“我”是“幸运的”。

答案：A

20．解析：由语境可知，他“从未”和任何人谈论过艾滋病，即使是“我”。

答案：D

Ⅳ.阅读理解

Feeling tired lately? Has a doctor said he can't find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you.

Then, consider this: you might be in a state of sub－health(亚健康)．

Sub－health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease.

According to the investigation(调查) by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub－healthy people are middle­aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam time.

Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy, depression(压抑), slow reactions, insomnia (失眠), agitation (焦虑), and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

The key to preventing and recovering from sub－health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open­air activities.

As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should eat more fresh vegetables，fruit and fish because they are rich in nutritional (营养的) elements—vitamins and trace elements (微量元素)—that are important to the body.

Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化道). They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub－health.

1．According to this passage, which of the following is right?

A．When you are in a state of sub－health, you should stay home and keep silent.

B．When you are in a state of sub－health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine.

C．When you are in a state of sub－health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries.

D．When you are in a state of sub－health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself.

2．Middle­aged people may be easy to feel sub－healthy because ________.

A．they have used up their energy

B．they have lost their living hopes

C．they have more pressure in life and work

D．they begin to get older

3．The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub－health is that you should ________.

A．work hard

B．sleep more

C．form good living habits

D．take more medicine

4．As for food，experts suggested that ________.

A．we should never eat meat

B．we should have meals with less salt and sugar

C．we should eat less than usual

D．we should have meals without salt and sugar

答案与解析：

1．解析：结合文意和第六段可知正确答案。

答案：D

2．解析：根据第四段可知答案。

答案：C

3．解析：根据第六段中的to form good living habit可知答案。

答案：C

4．解析：根据倒数第二段第一句可知答案。

答案：B

3.2 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Because of the economic crisis, some small companies are having to fight for ________(survive)．

2．Frank showed good ________(judge) in deciding not to invest in the project.

3．Alfred felt very ________(embarrass) at being the centre of attention.

4．The film star made a ________(state) to the press that she would quit her acting career.

5．________ is illegal to sell tobacco to children under 16.

6．Dick has a prejudice ________ fat people.

7．Though he is only 15 years old, he has not ________ the habit of smoking.

8．It was only when you feel bitter ________ you will realize the mistakes you have made.

9．The Great Wall is ________ a well－known tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.

10．________ spite of facing the life－threatening risk, Zhang Lili stepped forward to rescue two students.

答案：1.survival　2.judgement　3.embarrassed　4.statement　5.It　6.against　7.into　8.that　9.such

10．In

Ⅱ.根据句意完成句子

1．They had a wonderful holiday, ________________________.(spite)

尽管天气不好，他们的假期还是过得极为愉快。

2．The war broke out, and many innocent people were ________________________ losing their lives.(risk)

战争爆发了，许多无辜的民众处于失去生命的危险之中。

3．When ________________________， be sure to keep calm.(get)

当陷入麻烦时，一定要保持镇定。

4．________________________ to carry guns in our country.(illegal)

在我们国家，携带枪支是违法的。

5．She ________________________ modern music.(prejudice)

她对现代音乐怀有偏见。

6．I ________________________ how untidy the house was. (embarrass)

这房子太不整洁了，我对此感到很难为情。

7．________________________ Garfield eat that he could not move for the next hour.(so)

加菲猫吃得太多了，一个小时后都动弹不得。

8．I ________________________ be very busy tomorrow.(likely)

明天我可能很忙。

9．________________________， she must come from an Arabian country. (judge)

听她的口音，她一定是来自阿拉伯国家。

10．________________________ that we got off the bus.(it)

直到公交车停下来我们才下车。

答案：1.in spite of the bad weather　2.at the risk of

3．getting into trouble　4.It is illegal　5.shows a prejudice to　6.felt embarrassed about　7.So much did　8.am likely to　9.Judging from her accent　10.It was not until it stopped

Ⅲ.语法填空

Most Americans don't like to get advice __1__ members of their family. They get advice from “__2__(strange)”. When they need advice, they don't usually go to people they know. __3__ many of them write letters to newspapers and magazines __4__ give advice on many different subjects, __5__(include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how __6__(buy) a house or a car.

Most newspapers regularly print letters from __7__(read) with problems. Along with the letters __8__ are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, __9__ are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special __10__(train) for this kind of work.

答案：1.from　2.strangers　3.Instead　4.that/which　5.including　6.to buy　7.readers　8.there　9.others　10.training

Ⅳ.阅读理解

The poorer mental function seen among alcoholics，many of whom also regularly smoke cigarettes, may be partly due to the long－term effects of nicotine(尼古丁), new research suggests.

“People who are also smokers are at a much higher risk.” Dr. Jennifer M. Glass，of the University of Michigan's Addiction Research Center said. “Cigarette smoking has bad effect on IQ and thinking.” she said.

This finding may seem counterintuitive(违反直觉的), since many smokers show that they feel quicker and focused after smoking. Indeed, research shows that improved mental functioning is one of the immediate effects of nicotine exposure. Chronic(慢性的)__smoking,_however,_is_known_to_have_the_opposite_effect.

Studies show that up to 87 percent of alcoholics smoke cigarettes. Yet, few studies have looked into cigarette smoking as a factor that might explain the cognitive(认识的) lack reported among alcoholics. To search for that association, Glass and her colleagues examined brain function among 172 men from the same area, including 103 men who abused alcohol. The team found that men with higher scores on the lifetime alcohol problems scale (LAPS) and those who reported a higher number of pack－years of smoking both had lower IQ scores. Upon further research, the researchers found that smoking also appeared to be independently associated with weaker word and space reasoning.

Thus, though smoking did not account for all of the decreased mental functioning observed among the alcohol abusers, it did seem to account for some of the effects, the report indicates.

1．What is the passage mainly about?

A．Cigarette smoking contributes to decreased IQ and thinking.

B．Alcohol abuse is to blame for the poorer mental function.

C．Most of the alcoholics are also heavy smokers.

D．Non－smokers mostly have higher IQ scores.

2．The underlined sentence “Chronic smoking, however, is known to have the opposite effect.” in Paragraph 3 implies ________.

A．Chronic smoking can improve mental functioning

B．Chronic smoking has an immediate influence on mental functioning

C．Chronic smoking has side effects on mental functioning improvement

D．Chronic smokers feel quicker and focused after smoking

3．From the passage we can learn that ________.

A．cigarette smoking is not related to reasoning

B．nicotine exposure can improve mental functioning temporarily

C．the long－term effects of nicotine cause alcoholics

D．men with lower scores on the LAPS have lower IQ scores

4．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．many alcoholics suffer a great deal from smoking

B．giving up smoking is significantly challenging for the alcoholics

C．alcoholics who do not smoke much have higher IQ scores

D．other factors can cause the poorer mental functioning besides smoking

5．The purpose of this passage is ________.

A．to warn us of the bad effects of smoking on IQ and thinking

B．to tell us why people are addicted to smoking

C．to give us some advice on how to improve IQ and reasoning

D．to compare the bad effects of alcohol and cigarettes

答案与解析：

1．解析：主旨大意题。由第一、二段及综合全文信息可知，抽烟使智商和思维能力下降。

答案：A

2．解析：句意理解题。由第三段可知选C。

答案：C

3．解析：细节理解题。由第三段第二句可知选B。

答案：B

4．解析：推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知选D。

答案：D

5．解析：文章意图题。本文主要讲了抽烟使智商和思维能力下降，作者写这篇文章主要是警告我们吸烟带来的危害。

答案：A

Ⅴ.七选五阅读

NOISE

The people who lived in Rome 2,000 years ago were already talking about the noise in their city. They couldn't sleep, they said, with all the people and carriages in the streets. For them noise was only a trouble，but for us it has become a real danger. We know that sounds of an ordinary city are loud enough to cause serious harm to the people's hearing — in the United States, one person out of twenty has suffered some hearing loss. __1__ It has increased greatly in the 20th century with the development of machines. We live surrounded by loud planes, trucks, buses, radios, machines — that make such loud noises day and night up to 90 or 100 decibels(分贝). A usual talk reaches 55 decibels. A jet plane goes to 100 decibels and more. “Pop” music reaches around 118 decibels. At 120 decibels the ear stops hearing sound, and the ear suffers a lot.

However，the human ear does not judge clearly the degree of loudness of a noise. A sound ten decibels louder than another one is felt as twice as loud, when, in fact, it is ten times louder. __2__ But it is not only our hearing that is harmed. It has been known that loud noises, over a period of time, cause loss of sleep, anger, and many other problems. __3__ Can anything be done to make our world more quiet? We know how to build quieter machines, if the public wants them. But shop assistants say that people who buy motorbikes like the loudest ones because they sound more loudly. __4__ In America the drivers in some cities are fined(罚款) fifty dollars for honking(打喇叭); they may lose their right to drive if they do it again. People who carry noisy radios in public places may lose them if they are caught with them.

__5__ Even so, say the scientists, in twenty years the cities will be twice as loud as they are today because of the increase of the population. People will have to shout to be heard at the dinner table. Unless, of course, they have all become completely deaf!

A．Some countries are trying to make laws.

B．People will become completely deaf in the future.

C．When a sound is getting louder and louder, our ears are in danger.

D. In fact, it will take everybody's hard work to keep city noises from increasing.

E．Since we cannot measure the increase or decrease of noise, we never know in what danger we are.

F．And all over the world the situation is getting worse all the time since noise increases with the population.

G．Such problems have been found among factory workers, and people who operate loud machines, or often go to pop music concerts.

答案：

1－5　FEGAD

3.3 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.用适当的代词填空

1．The doctor thought ________ would be good for you to have a holiday.

2．The cost of buying a house in Beijing is higher than ________ in most of the cities in China.

3．________ looks as if it is going to rain. We'd better put off our picnic.

4．The doctor had warned him not to have so much fat, but ________ didn't help.

5．Keep on trying, and you'll make ________ sooner or later.

6．My father bought me a gold watch for my birthday last week, ________ that I will treasure all my life.

7．We can depend on ________ that he will help us collect enough money for the project.

8．Where is my dictionary? I left ________ here just now.

9．You have helped me a lot. I will never forget ________.

10．________ is no good living alone without keeping in touch with others.

11．________ is very noisy in the room.

12．I feel ________ necessary to learn English every day.

答案：1.it　2.that　3.It　4.it　5.it　6.one　7.it

8．it　9.it　10.It　11.It　12.it

Ⅱ.根据提示完成句子

1．________________(这使我很高兴) to hear you have recovered.

2．________________(好像) everyone has known the news.

3．We found ________________(是不可能的) to get there before July.

4．The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; ________________(很长时间后) we meet them again.

5．________________(已经三年了) since she went abroad.

6．Everyone knows that ________________(是危险的) to play with fire.

7．He ________________(讨厌) when people use his bike.

8．________________(据报道) a heavy earthquake hit the area yesterday.

9．________________(他们表明) to the public that they are doing an important and necessary job.

10．________________(这是第六次) that she has rung me today.

答案：1.It makes me delighted　2.It seems as if/that　3.it impossible　4.it will be long before　5.It's 3 years

6．it's dangerous　7.hates/dislikes it　8.It is reported that　9.They make it clear　10.This/It is the sixth time

Ⅲ.阅读理解

A

All forms of tobacco — cigarettes, pipes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco — are dangerous. It doesn't help to substitute products that seem like they're better for you than regular cigarettes，such as filtered or low－tar cigarettes.

The only thing that really helps a person avoid the problems associated with smoking is staying smoke free. This isn't always easy, especially if everyone around you is smoking and offering you cigarettes. It may help to have your reasons for not smoking ready for times you may feel the pressure, such as “I just don't like it” or “I want to stay in shape for soccer (or football, basketball or other sport)”．

The good news for people who don't smoke or who want to quit is that studies show that the number of teens who smoke has dropped evidently. Today, about 23% of high school students smoke.

If you do smoke and want to quit, you have lots of information and support available. Different approaches to quitting work for different people. For some, quitting cold turkey is best. Others find that a slower approach is the way to go. Some people find that it helps to go to a support group especially for teens. These are sometimes sponsored by local hospitals or organizations like the American Cancer Society. The Internet offers a number of good resources to help people quit smoking.

When quitting, it can be helpful to realize that the first few days are the hardest. So don't give up. Some people find they have a few setbacks before they manage to quit for good.

Staying smoke free will give you a whole lot more of everything — more energy, better performance, better looks, more money in your pocket, and, in the long run, more life to live!

1．What will be the best title of the passage?

A．Live a long life

B．Staying smoke free

C．The smoking problems

D．The good news for smokers

2．What makes it difficult to keep away from smoking?

A．Sports activities.

B．Finding no reasons.

C．Cigarettes offered around you.

D．The pressure from your work.

3．How can you effectively quit smoking?

A．Walking slowly.

B．Eating cold turkey.

C．Staying in hospital.

D．Finding a suitable approach.

4．We can conclude that after stopping smoking you will ________.

A．have no cancer

B．be more attractive

C．run for a long time

D．get more opportunities

5．Who is the passage written for?

A．Adolescents.

B．Non－smokers.

C．College students.

D．Smoking athletes.

答案与解析：

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了吸烟的危害、戒烟的难度及目前青少年烟民人数的下降，并提出了戒烟的方法以及不吸烟的诸多好处。

1．解析：主旨大意题。本文讲述吸烟的危害、戒烟的方法等，由此可知本文重在戒烟：Staying smoke free为最佳答案。

答案：B

2．解析：细节理解题。由第二段．..especially if everyone around you is smoking and offering you cigarettes.可知，当别人将香烟递过来时，拒绝是一件很难的事情，由此可得出答案。

答案：C

3．解析：细节理解题。由第四段Different approaches to quitting work for different people.可知，戒烟的方法很多，关键要找到适合自己的办法。

答案：D

4．解析：细节理解题。由最后一段中的more energy，better performance，better looks...可知答案。

答案：B

5．解析：推理判断题。由第三、四段出现的teens以及文章的语气可知，该文章的写作对象是青少年。

答案：A

B

Feeling depressed? Try laughing more. Some researchers think laughter just might be the best medicine, helping you feel better and putting that spring back in your step.

“I believe that if people can get more laughter in their lives, they are a lot better off，” says Steve Wilson, MA, CSP, a psychologist and laugh therapist(临床医学家). “They might be healthier too.”

We change physiologically when we laugh. We stretch muscles throughout our face and body, our pulse and blood pressure go up，and we breathe faster，sending more oxygen to our tissues.

People who believe in the benefits of laughter say it can be like a mild workout—and may offer some of the same advantages as a workout. “The effects of laughter and exercise are very similar，” says Wilson. “Combining laughter and movement, like waving your arms，is a great way to promote(提升) your heart rate.”

And laughter appears to burn calories, too. Maciej Buchowski，a researcher from Vanderbilt University, conducted a small study. It turned out that 10～15 minutes of laughter burned 50 calories.

While the results are interesting, don't be too hurried in carrying them out. One piece of chocolate has about 50 calories; at the rate of 50 calories per hour, losing one pound would require about 12 hours of concentrated laughter!

Yet researchers aren't sure if it's actually the act of laughing that makes people feel better. A good sense of humor, a positive attitude，and the support of friends and family might play a role, too.

“The definitive research into the potential (潜在的) health benefits of laughter just hasn't been done yet，”says Robert R. Provine, professor of psychology and neuro­science at the University of Maryland.

But while we don't know for sure that laughter helps people feel better，it certainly isn't hurting.

6．The main idea of the passage is supported by ________.

A．authoritative researchers' discoveries

B．the theory that has been proved

C．experiments that were carried out in the past

D．the careful day­to­day observation

7．Who doubts the idea that laughter is helpful to one's health?

A．Steve Wilson.

B．Maciej Buchowski.

C．Robert R. Provine.

D．Steve Wilson and Robert R. Provine.

8．The underlined word“workout” in the passage means ________.

A．job　　　　　　　B．exercise

C．rest D．treatment

9．According to the passage, losing one pound means burning ________calories.

A．50 B．150

C．600 D．2,500

10．Which is NOT a proper description according to the passage?

A．Waving your arms and laughing can promote your heart rate.

B．10～15 minutes of laughter has the same effect as eating a piece of chocolate.

C．A harmonious family might be good for your health too.

D．We know for sure that laughter does no harm to one's health.

答案与解析：

6．解析：根据倒数第二段第一句可知关于笑的作用的实验还没有做，因此不是靠实验，靠的是研究者的发现。

答案：A

7．解析：根据倒数第二段的直接引语里的话可知答案。

答案：C

8．解析：根据后文中的The effects of laughter and exercise are similar.可知workout的意思是exercise。

答案：B

9．解析：根据倒数第四段第二句可知答案。

答案：C

10．解析：根据文章可知10～15分钟的笑消耗掉50卡热量，吃一块巧克力可以补充50卡的热量，因此两者不同。

答案：B

Ⅳ.短文改错

Dear friends，

It is real a good chance to have met all of you here. We have spent several precious weekend in learning in the English Club. Although we have been members for a short period of times, we have made a great progress. That is because we are all much active and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful. Besides, the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so far. I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!

答案：

Dear friends，

It is a good chance to have met all of you here. We have spent several precious in learning in the English Club. Although we have been members for a short period of， we have made great progress. That is because we are all active and the activities are not only enjoyable also helpful. Besides, the foreign teachers here work hard and try best to make the activities lively and. I am very pleased to say that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so far. I am looking forward to all of you again in the near future!

4.1 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．How did ________ come about that he knew where we were.

2．I subscribe ________ a number of journals concerned with my subject.

3．The reform has resulted ________ tremendous change in our country.

4．Even ________ I have to walk all the way I'll get there.

5．Keep on ________(go) till you come to a red brick building.

6．The way he spoke to his friends resulted ________ the failure of their friendship.

7．Large quantities of energy from the sun ________(be) being taken with modern equipment.

8．We must take all possible measures ________(tend) to improve working conditions.

9．Thousands and thousands of people attended the president's inaugural ceremony, with ages ________(rang) from 5 to 100.

10．________ remains a certain doubt among the people as to the practical value of the project.

答案：1.it　2.to　3.in　4.if/though　5.going　6.in　7.are　8.to tend　9.ranging　10.There

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．Sam took the letters from Lord, ________ ________(浏览) them and read aloud.

2．Software today is too often designed to please too many users, ________ ________(导致) low user satisfaction.

3．She worked hard at her lessons and ________ ________ ________(结果), she got high marks.

4．________ ________(大量的) sand were washed down the hillside by the rain.

5．We ________ ________ ________ ________(往往会犯错误) when we do things in a hurry.

6．If you ________ ________ ________ ________ ________(继续像这样吃下去), losing weight is out of the question.

7．There are two hundred boys ________ ________ seven ________(从……到……不等) fourteen in age.

8．________ ________ ________ ________ ________(毫无疑问) we will succeed in designing the project.

9．________ ________(即使) it should snow tomorrow, they will go for an outing.

答案：1.glanced through/at/over　2.resulting in/leading to　3.as a consequence/result　4.Quantities of

5．tend to make mistakes　6.keep on eating like this　7.ranging from; to　8.There is no doubt that　9.Even if/though

Ⅲ.完形填空

The ice sheets in the poles and glaciers on the high mountains are melting and the world is in danger of __1__ . While you are surprised by the special __2__， you know that it is just a made－up story and there will be a hero to save the world. But what if the ice sheets are really __3__？ Can anyone save us?

__4__ to a scientific study last Monday, Arctic ice will completely __5__ in the summers by the end of this century unless carbon dioxide emissions are greatly __6__.

“The big melting has begun，” said Jennifer Morgan, from the Climate Change Campaign for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Arctic __7__ are rising at twice the global __8__ and could rise seven degrees centigrade by 2100.

The melting will cause sea levels to rise __9__ one metre，forcing many coastal populations __10__.

“The polar bear is one __11__ of an animal that could become extinct by the end of this century，” the WWF said. __12__， on the positive side，rising sea levels __13__ open up new areas for fishing and oil and gas exploration.

“Industrial countries are __14__ an uncontrolled experiment to study the effects of __15__ change. The Arctic is their first victim，” Morgan said.

Russia __16__ the Kyoto Protocol，an agreement to cut production of six greenhouse gases. But the US, the biggest polluter, __17__ to do so. In 2002,104 countries, __18__ China, accepted the agreement.

The new __19__ is sponsored by a group of industrial countries, including the US and Canada, __20__ produce almost 30 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions.

1．A.snowing　　　　　B．flooding

C．watering D．raining

2．A.catastrophe B．luck

C．movement D．existence

3．A.smelling B．smoking

C．cooking D．melting

4．A.According B．Looking forward

C．Used D．Seeing

5．A.renew B．manage

C．await D．disappear

6．A.increased B．reduced

C．died D．raised

7．A.size B．temperatures

C．length D．weight

8．A.special B．normal

C．average D．abstract

9．A.by B．on

C．in D．to

10．A.to be moved B．move

C．to move D．moved

11．A.pattern B．modal

C．style D．example

12．A.But B．And

C．So D．Or

13．A.should B．will

C．may D．ought to

14．A.carrying forward B．carrying out

C．carrying on D．carrying about

15．A.sky B．weather

C．climate D．atmosphere

16．A.accepted B．received

C．got D．pushed

17．A.agreed B．refused

C．decided D．wanted

18．A.as well B．except

C．without D．including

19．A.study B．learning

C．knowledge D．understanding

20．A.where B．when

C．how D．who

答案与解析：

1．解析：由and前的句子可知极地的冰原和高山的冰川正在融化。由此带来的后果应是地球面临着被洪水淹没(flooding)，而不是snowing(降雪)，watering(浇水)和raining(下雨)。

答案：B

2．解析：地球面临着被淹没的危险，这是一种特殊的灾难。因此本题应选择catastrophe(灾难)。luck“运气”；movement“运动”；existence“存在”。

答案：A

3.解析：由该段首句中的“The ice sheets in the poles ...are melting”可知此处应选择melting，表示“假如冰盖真的融化了，那该怎么办？”。

答案：D

4．解析：“据上周一发布的一项科学研究”。according to ...“根据……”，为固定搭配；look forward to“盼望着”；used to“过去常常”； see to“处理，照管”。

答案：A

5．解析：renew“再生”；manage“设法”；await“等待”；disappear“消失”。本文谈论冰盖融化，最后的结果应是北极冰盖的消失，应选disappear。

答案：D

6．解析：从unless看出，此处是否定的假设。increase“增加”；reduce“减少”；die“死亡”；raise“抬起”。北极冰盖的消失应在二氧化碳排放量不能大幅度下降的前提下。

答案：B

7．解析：size“大小，尺寸”；temperature“温度”；length“长度”；weight“重量”。由下文的“rise seven degrees centigrade”可知此处谈论的是温度。

答案：B

8．解析：到2100年，北极有可能上升7摄氏度。special“特殊的”；normal“正常的”； average“平均的”；abstract“抽象的”。此处表示北极温度正在以全球平均气温2倍的速度上升。

答案：C

9．解析：介词by表示升降的程度。句意为：“冰盖融化将导致全球海平面上升1米”。

答案：A

10．解析：force sb.to do sth.“逼迫某人做某事”。

答案：C

11．解析：pattern“样品”；modal“形式”；style“风格”；example“例子，实例”。北极熊是可能在本世纪末灭绝的极地动物中的一个例子。

答案：D

12．解析：从on the positive side看出，此处是转折关系。but表示转折关系；and表示并列关系；so表示因果关系；or表示逆向假设关系。

答案：A

13．解析：现在冰盖并没有完全融化，海平面正在逐渐上升，新的渔场、油气资源等的开辟还没有展开，因此应用一般将来时。

答案：B

14．解析：发达国家正在进行另外一项实验。carry forward“发扬；推进；结转”；carry out“开展，实现”；carry on“继续开展”； carry about“随身携带”。

答案：B

15．解析：sky“天空”；weather“天气”；climate“气候”；atmosphere“大气”。此处指长期的天气现象——气候。

答案：C

16．解析：accept“接受”；receive“收到”；get“得到”；push“推；按”。此处表示俄罗斯接受(签署)了《京都议定书》。

答案：A

17．解析：句意为：“而世界最大的污染国美国却拒绝加入该协议”。从but推断出美国和俄罗斯的行为是相反的。

答案：B

18．解析：为削减全球6种温室气体的排放量，许多国家签署了《京都议定书》。2002年包括中国在内的104个国家接受了《京都议定书》。B、C两项意义相同，故排除；as well“也”，后不接宾语。故选D项。

答案：D

19．解析：study“研究”；learning“学习”；knowledge“知识”；understanding“理解”。许多国家发起的应是对气候变化的研究。

答案：A

20．解析：句意为：“全球近30%的二氧化碳排放量来源于美、加等发达国家”。who引导一个非限制性定语从句。从句中缺少主语，四个选项中，只有who可以作主语。

答案：D

Ⅳ.阅读理解

Going green seems to be a fad(时尚) for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad，we can't really say，but for the two of us，going green is not a fad but a life－style.

On April 22,2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things，and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy，we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.

With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.

Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic(有机的) stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don't need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home－made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.

Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.

1．What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Going Green

B．Protecting the Planet

C．Keeping Open－Minded

D．Celebrating Our Green Year

2．It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because ________.

A．they were expected to follow the green fad

B．they didn't know how to educate other people

C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy

D．they needed to perform unusual green tasks

3．What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?

A．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.

B．They ignored others' ungreen behavior.

C．They chose better chemical cleaners.

D．They sold their home－made food.

4．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The government will give support to the green project.

B．The couple may continue their project in the future.

C．Some people disagree with the couple's green ideas.

D．Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.

答案与解析：

本文为记叙文。2011年4月22日，“我们”夫妻二人决定每天都追求一种绿色的生活方式，并且要坚持一整年。这意味着“我们”要做365件“绿色的”事情，这对“我们”来说是个挑战。最后，“绿色之年”改变了“我们”的思维，“我们”很感激有这个机会，也坚信“我们”确实有能力保护我们的地球。

1．解析：主旨大意题。概括文章大意可知，文章主要介绍了我们夫妻二人追求绿色生活方式的行为。在本文中going green为关键词，可概括文章主旨。B项概括范围过大；C项意为“保持思维开放”，曲解了文章主旨；D项意为“庆祝我们的绿色之年”，概括范围过小。

答案：A

2．解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的最后两句可知，整整一年都要过绿色的生活，不是件容易的事情，因为这不仅意味着要做365件不同的“绿色的”事情，还意味着除了一些简单的事情，我们还要不断地挑战自己，追求环保。这些都是不寻常的(unusual)环保任务，D项与之意思一致。文章并未提及其他几项内容。

答案：D

3．解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，在这一年里，我们完全改变了生活方式，做每一件事都追求环保、绿色，否则就要接受惩罚，所以A项正确。B项意为“他们无视他人不环保的行为”，与倒数第二段最后一句矛盾；C项意为“他们选择更好的化学清洁剂”，与倒数第二段的“Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners.”表达意思不一致；D项意为“他们出售自制的食品”，与倒数第二段的倒数第二句不一致。

答案：A

4．解析：推理判断题。最后一段指出，我们的思维已经发生了变化，我们坚信自己有能力改变一些事情，保护我们的地球，由此可知，我们会继续自己的这种绿色生活方式。故B项正确。文章并未提到“政府会支持这个绿色计划”“有人和这对夫妻持有不同观点”或者“绿色之年正成为一项全国性活动”，故排除其余选项。

答案：B

4.2 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．I spend 100 yuan on dinners each month ________ average.

2．The guy felt dizzy and sick because of mild ________(electricity) shocks.

3．If I am admitted to a famous college this summer, my parents will take me to Hong Kong and Macao. If not, they ________(not)．

4．The employee couldn't put up ________ the pressure, so he chose to leave the company.

5．We should be able to do the job for you quickly, so long ________ you give us all the necessary information.

6．He talked about how much we owed to our parents, our duty to our country ________ so on.

7．—How do you feel your travel to Hainan?

—________ the whole, I enjoyed it very much, although the weather of some days was unpleasant.

8．We can see monuments here and there. Those who have made great ________(contribute) to human beings and society will never be forgotten.

9．Almost all the staff were in ________(agree) with him, for his decision was too senseless.

10．I made a speech at the conference ________ behalf of our school.

答案：1.on　2.electric　3.won't　4.with　5.as　6.and　7.On　8.contributions　9.disagreement　10.on

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．But it is a rapid increase when ________ ________ other natural changes.(compare)

但是跟其他自然变化相比较而言，这却是一种快速的增加。

2．Would you like to ________ ________ ________ ________ the hospital rebuilding fund？(contribution)

你愿为医院重建基金捐款吗？

3．________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________， we have to obey.(long)

既然你已经决定了，我们就得执行。

4．I ________ ________ ________ ________ make mistakes when I'm tired.(tend)

我累了就容易出错。

5．I'd prefer to go abroad now, ________ ________.

如有可能，我宁愿现在出国。

6．Under no circumstances ________ ________ ________ Mary money.(lend)

你无论如何都不能把钱借给玛丽。

7．Faced with the difficult situation, he is at a loss ________ ________ ________ ________.(what)

面对困境，他不知道下一步做什么。

8．They never give up when in trouble and hold the firm belief ________ ________ ________ ________ hard work.

在困难面前，他们从不放弃并坚信成功来自于努力工作。

9．________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ to make a new machine.

制造一台新机器将花很长时间。

10．Changing schools ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ my life.

转学对我的一生有着重大影响。

答案：1.compared with/to　2.make a contribution/contributions to　3.As long as you have decided　4.have a tendency to　5.if possible　6.should you lend　7.what to do next　8.that success results from　9.It will take a long time　10.made a big difference to

Ⅲ.语法填空

Once, in a lovely garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions __1__ she had become very proud. One day, the naughty cockroach(蟑螂) got fed up with her showing off, and decided __2__(teach) her a lesson.

She went to see the butterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasn't really that beautiful, and that the butterfly only won the competitions __3__ the judges had been paid. In __4__(real), the cockroach was the most beautiful.

The butterfly was angry and told the cockroach, “I __5__(beat) you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you yourself choose.”

“OK, I accept. See you on Saturday，” answered the cockroach, and left __6__ waiting for a reply.

That Saturday everyone went to __7__ beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely confident of victory until she saw __8__ the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of __9__ preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.

The butterfly was left __10__( sob ) and disappointed, wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life. Fortunately, the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.

答案：

1．that　2.to teach　3.because　4.reality　5.will beat

6．without　7.the　8.who　9.them　10.sobbing

Ⅳ.阅读理解

The scene in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow, when global warming could soon turn the global climate(气候) into a new ice age, may never occur，according to new research.

The next ice age could be 15,000 years away, say European scientists who last month announced a continuous record of 740,000 years of climate data obtained from the Antarctic ice.

Scientists from 10 nations have now almost completely drilled through a 3,000－metre depth of ice high in the Antarctic mainland. They figure out that the area where summer temperatures can fall to －40℃， has at least 900,000 years of snowfalls，kept as neatly as the growth rings of a tree. And the ice and air caught in each layer(层) have begun to answer questions about the climates in the past.

The results show that there have been eight ice ages in the past 740,000 years and eight warmer periods. And by comparing the pattern of global conditions today with those of the past, the researchers reported in Nature that the present warm period could last another 15,000 years.

Research suggests that there is a very close connection between greenhouse gas levels and global average temperatures. It also shows that carbon dioxide levels are the highest for at least 440,000 years.

“If people say to you: the greenhouse effect is a good thing because we would go into an ice age otherwise，our data say no，a new ice age is not hanging over our heads，” said Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey. “Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages ...and you can learn what the rules are that tell us about the future.”

Scientists found that whenever temperatures rose in the frozen record, so did carbon dioxide level. “In 440,000 years we have never seen greenhouse gas get as thick as it is today，” said Dr Wolff.

1．In drilling through the ice in Antarctica, scientists have found that ________.

A．the lowest temperature there is －40℃

B．the depth of ice is 3,000 metres

C．the ice has existed for 15,000 years

D．snowfalls are kept in certain patterns

2．The information of the global climate conditions in the past can be obtained through ________.

A．separating carbon dioxide from the air

B．examining the growth rings of trees

C．comparing temperatures in different areas

D．studying the ice and air caught in each layer

3．We can infer from Eric Wolff's words that ______.

A．there is something wrong with the data

B．greenhouse effect is always a bad thing

C．a new ice age will not come in the near future

D．greenhouse gas will get thick in the future

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Research over the Antarctic area.

B．Warm period to last about 15,000 years.

C．Report on the eight ice ages in the past.

D．Hollywood movies and the global climate.

答案与解析：

1．解析：细节理解题。第三段中“They figure out that the area where summer temperatures can fall to －40℃， has at least 900,000 years of snowfalls，kept as neatly as the growth rings of a tree.”说明科学家们发现，积雪保持着一定的模式。

答案：D

2．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中“And the ice and air caught in each layer have begun to answer questions about the climates in the past.”可判断出对沉积在各层的雪和空气进行研究可以知道过去气候的状况。

答案：D

3．解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段艾瑞克·沃尔夫说的“...a new ice age is not hanging over our heads ...”可判断出，他认为新的冰川时代不会很快到来。

答案：C

4．解析：主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，本文主要叙述了作者对全球气候变化的观点以及对温室效应的态度。D项明显偏离主题，可排除；A项过于泛泛，没有提及气候问题；C项只是文章内容的一个侧面；只有B项适合用作标题。

答案：B

Ⅴ.七选五阅读

Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? __1__ The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

＊Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

＊Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. __2__

＊When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self－pity. Truly happy people don't allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favour.

＊__3__ These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

＊__4__ Whether you treat yourself to lunch，take a long，relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance，you will be subconsciously(下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.

＊Finding the humourous elements in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

＊Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. __5__

A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B．On the contrary，if you are around people who are happy，their emotional state will be infectious.

C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.

D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.

F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.

G．It's also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

答案：

1－5　DBEGC

4.3 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.用适当的代词填空

1．It was ________ he said at the meeting last night ________ made me angry.

2．Wasn't it Dr Wang ________ spoke to you just now?

3．It was not until I reached there ________ I began to know something about the matter.

4．It was there, the police believe, ________ she was able to activate the recorder she kept in her bag.

5．It is ________ he often breaks the school rules ________ makes his head teacher unsatisfied with him.

6．It is because English is being widely used at present ________ we learn ________ hard.

7．—Was it ________ he said or something ________ he did ________ made you cry so sadly，Sarah?

—No, not really.

8．Why is ________ ________ so many people think that being perfect is the way to go?

9．________ was the first time that I had swum this year.

10．________ will be two years before we meet again.

11．________ is years since I began to learn English.

12．________ is six o'clock when I go home from school every day.

答案：1.what; that　2.who/that　3.that　4.that

5．that; that　6.that; it　7.what; that; that　8.it that

9．It　10.It　11.It　12.It

Ⅱ.翻译句子(用强调句型)

1．是人类的活动导致了全球变暖。

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2．直到晚上10点，他才完成任务。

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3．只有当你完成作业后，你才能出去玩耍。

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4．我们所深爱的是妈妈。

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5．是在车站我见到了他。

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6．到底是什么引起了森林大火？

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答案：

1．It is human activity that has caused global warming.

2．It was not until 10 p．m. that he finished the task.

3．It is only when you finish your homework that can you go out to play.

4．It's mum who that we love deeply.

5．It was at the station that I met him.

6．What was it that caused the forest fire?

Ⅲ.单句改错

1．It was only when I reread his poems recently so I began to appreciate their beauty.

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2．It was in Qingdao where I saw the sea for the first time.

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3．It was because the bad weather that the football match had to be put off.

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4．It is I who is going to be sent there to help them.

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5．It was her that told me about it.

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答案：

1．so→that　2.where→that　3.because之后加of

4．第二个is→am　5.her→she

Ⅳ.阅读理解

A

A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below 16℃. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the rainforest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.

In the past hundred years, humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources(资源): land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example，a lot of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.

There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, when people cut down trees, generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly, cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now, but in the long run it actually reduces the world's wood supply.

Rainforests are often called the world's drug store. More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than 1% of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world's shrinking rainforests.

1．Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they ________.

A．reflect more heat into the atmosphere

B．bring about high rainfall throughout the world

C．rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than 16℃

D．reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth

2．What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to?

A．We will lose much more than we can gain.

B．Humans have begun destroying rainforests.

C．People have a strong desire for resources.

D．Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.

3．It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A．we can get enough resources without rainforests

B．there is great medicine potential in rainforests

C．we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land

D．the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns

4．What might be the best title for the text?

A．How to Save Rainforests

B．How to Protect Nature

C．Rainforests and the Environment

D．Rainforests and Medical Development

答案与解析：

1．解析：推理判断题。由文章第一段第二句可以看出热带雨林对气候的调节作用。

答案：D

2．解析：词义猜测题。从第二段最后一句和下文的叙述可知this指的是人类损失的要比得到的多得多。

答案：A

3．解析：推理判断题。由文章最后一段内容可知热带雨林蕴含着巨大的药用潜力。

答案：B

4．解析：主旨大意题。整篇文章主要论述了热带雨林的重要作用以及砍伐热带雨林对环境所造成的影响。

答案：C

B

We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more — doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.

Not long ago，my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet—not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we don't keep reducing emissions(排放) of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.

We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common things like turning on air－conditioning or driving cars. That's more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?

For an answer，I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on the Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping_points，such as the melting(融化) of the ice sheets in Greenland of West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent，” he said.

Good advice，I thought. We'd gotten so used to keeping our air－conditioning going around the clock. I'd almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. It's time for us to change our habits if necessary.

5．Why did the author and his wife try a new diet?

A．To take special kinds of food.

B．To respond to climate change.

C．To lose weight.

D．To improve their health.

6．The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to“________”．

A．freezing points

B．burning points

C．melting points

D．boiling points

7．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．it is necessary to keep the air－conditioning on all the time

B．it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2

C．the average US household produces about 3, 000 pounds of CO2 a month

D．the average European household produces about 1,000 pounds of CO2 a month

8．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．Saving Energy Starts at Home

B．Changing Our Habits Begins at Work

C．Changing Climate Sounds Reasonable

D．Reducing Emissions of CO2 Proves Difficult

答案与解析：

5．解析：细节理解题。依据文章第二段中的“not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change.”可知．作者这么做的目的是答复一个令人烦恼的气候变化问题。

答案：B

6．解析：词义猜测题。在他的书中，他要读者大幅减少个人温室气体排放量，以免世界来到“引爆的临界点”，下面给出的例子“such as the melting of the ice sheets in Greenland of West Antarctica”，可以判断出C项正确。

答案：C

7．解析：推理判断题。由第一段和最后一段可知大多数人可以减少能源消耗与温室气体的排放量。故选B。

答案：B

8．解析：主旨大意题。文章作者通过讲述自己一家人切实有效的减少温室气体排放量的行动，向我们证明了：节约能源从家庭做起，从我做起。故A项正确。

答案：A

Ⅴ.短文改错

I firmly believe that everyone in the world loves his mother. So am I. My mother is an ordinary teacher. She always works hardly, just as other mothers do every day. In fact, she isn't good health.

She had been suffering from arthritis for many years. In spite of this, he never stops working or gives up hope. I still remember the day that my mother accepted a card of congratulations for Teachers' Day from her director. The card was read “Thank you for your hard works. Happy Teachers' Day to you！” At that moment, she was so moving that tears came to her eyes.I am proud of my mother.

答案：

I firmly believe that everyone in the world loves his mother. So I. My mother is an ordinary teacher. She always works， just as other mothers do every day. In fact, she isn't good health.

She been suffering from arthritis for many years. In spite of this, never stops working or gives up hope. I still remember the day my mother a card of congratulations for Teachers' Day from her director. The card read “Thank you for your hard. Happy Teachers' Day to you！” At that moment, she was so that tears came to her eyes.I am proud of my mother.

5.1 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．I think they should equip their office ________ some new computers ________ some research work.

2．I was walking on the street ________ I heard a voice calling me.

3．I was ________(wave) my hand madly but he never once looked in my direction.

4．If the bottle of gas catches fire, the whole building may be burned ________ the ground.

5．________(read) the chapter four times, I finally understood the author's theory.

6．It is said that the building program has been ________(evaluate) for its usefulness and effect it would have.

7．On February 11,2007, Drew Gilton Faust was appointed ________ the first female president of Harvard University in 371 years.

8．It ________(be) a fine day, the children went to the park.

9．—Do you think there is possibility that they will get married?

—________(absolute). They love each other very much.

10．The robber was brought to the judge, his hands fast ________(tie)．

答案：1.with; for　2.when　3.waving　4.to　5.Having read　6.evaluated　7.as　8.being　9.Absolutely

10．tied

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．不管情况如何，我都会相信你所说的。

________ ________ ________ ________， I will believe what you said.(however)

2．我们的女主人使我们都感觉像在家里一样。

Our hostess ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________？(make)

3．买票之后我们走进了戏院。

________ ________ ________ ________， we went into the theatre.(buy)

4．他向加油站驶去。

He ________ ________ ________ ________ the filling station.(make)

5．我们正要出发突然下起雨来。

We ________ ________ ________ ________ when it began to rain.(start)

6．由于没有上课，他们昨天去公园了。

________ ________ ________ ________， they went to the park yesterday.(there)

7．这座村庄在战乱中被烧毁了。

This village ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ during the war.

8．——八点钟在电影院外(见面)怎么样？

—How about eight o'clock outside the cinema?

——这正好适合我。

—________ ________ ________ ________.

9．我希望被委派到那所新学校教学。

I hope ________ ________ ________ ________ the new school to teach.

10．低着头，他走进教室。

He walked into the classroom, ________ ________ ________(lower)．

答案：1.However it may be　2.made us all feel at home

3．Having bought our tickets　4.made his way towards/to　5.were about to start　6.There being no classes　7.was burned to the ground　8.That suits me fine　9.to be appointed to　10.his head lowered

Ⅲ.完形填空

Earthquakes are __1__， and thousands of them happen each day. But most are too weak to feel. During a __2__ earthquake, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth __3__ terribly and many houses __4__ down. Railway tracks break and trains go __5__ lines; a great many factories are __6__； thousands of deaths are caused，and many more lose homes...__7__ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake __8__， other disasters such as fires often __9__. More buildings are destroyed and more __10__ are caused.

It is well known of the __11__ of a possible earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago，__12__，a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng __13__ a machine which could find out from which __14__ the seismic waves had come，and this machine is still __15__ by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and __16__ they happen，but we still cannot __17__ exactly when and where an earthquake will happen，and cannot __18__ it from happening. So earthquakes are among the __19__ disasters in the world.

No one can stop natural earthquakes. __20__，scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying the whole cities and causing too many deaths.

1．A.common 　B．unusual

C．strange D．familiar

2．A.real B．weak

C．big D．small

3．A.moves B．shakes

C．jumps D．breaks

4．A.get B．put

C．set D．fall

5．A.off B．on

C．into D．behind

6．A.burst B．struck

C．destroyed D．buried

7．A.Except B．Besides

C．Instead of D．Because of

8．A.lonely B．later

C．themselves D．itself

9．A.follow B．copy

C．come D．enter

10.A.quakes B．deaths

C．difficulties D．results

11.A.information B．questions

C．dangers D．frights

12．A.as a result B．in fact

C．for example D．as well

13．A.invented B．discovered

C．found D．bought

14．A.country B．direction

C．way D．city

15．A.improved B．repaired

C．protected D．used

16．A.where B．when

C．what D．why

17．A.speak B．tell

C．talk D．point

18．A.make B．prepare

C．stop D．let

19．A.worst B．best

C．most D．fast

20．A.However B．But

C．And D．So

答案与解析：

1．解析：common意为“普通的，平常的”；unusual意为“异乎寻常的，不平常的”；strange意为“奇怪的，陌生的”；familiar意为“熟悉的”。结合下文知A项正确。

答案：A

2．解析：由后面的内容often a great noise和terribly可知这里是说在“大地震中”。

答案：C

3．解析：在地震中大地会“摇动”。

答案：B

4．解析：房屋在地震中“倒塌”。get down意为“吞下，记下，使沮丧”；put down意为“放下，写下”；set down意为“记下”；fall down“倒下，跌倒”。

答案：D

5．解析：off意为“脱离”，这里指火车“脱离轨道”。

答案：A

6．解析：在地震中许多工厂被毁坏了。其他选项不符合句意。

答案：C

7．解析：besides意为“除……之外(包括)”，符合题意。except意为……之外(排除)”；instead of意为“取代，代替”；because of意为“因为，由于”。后三个选项都与句意不相符。

答案：B

8．解析：这些严重的毁坏和伤亡是由地震“本身”引起的。

答案：D

9．解析：follow作“跟随”解，指火灾等自然灾害也随着地震的发生而发生。copy意为“模仿，复制”；come意为“来，到来”；enter意为“进入”，均与句意不相符。

答案：A

10．解析：更多的建筑物遭到破坏，也就有更多的“死亡”情况发生。

答案：B

11．解析：地震的“危险”是人所共知的。

答案：C

12．解析：for example意为“例如”；as a result意为“结果”；in fact意为“事实上”；as well意为“也”。a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng是举例说明科学家对地震进行的研究。

答案：C

13．解析：张衡“发明”了地动仪。

答案：A

14．解析：那时候地动仪能够测量出地震发生在哪个方向，而不是哪个国家、道路或城市。

答案：B

15．解析：这种仪器至今仍被科学家所“使用”，而不是“改进，修理，保护”。

答案：D

16．解析：今天我们更加了解地震发生的原因，即为什么会发生地震。

答案：D

17．解析：tell表示“判断；辨别”，即我们还不能准确判断何时何地发生地震。

答案：B

18．解析：stop...from doing意为“阻止……”，即我们也不能阻止地震的发生。

答案：C

19．解析：地震是世界上“最严重的”灾难之一。

答案：A

20．解析：however作连词，表示“转折”，与后面的句子用逗号隔开。but连词，后直接跟句子。虽然没有人能阻止地震的发生，但科学家却可以帮助人们尽可能地减少地震造成的损失。

答案：A

Ⅳ.阅读理解

Seeing a volcano erupt is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the heat by climbing to the summit of Pacaya for a close－up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua, giving travelers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful.

Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colorful houses along its old streets that are turned into art－works during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won't miss the Pacaya－tour companies.

But climbing Pacaya is no easy job. It is 2,560 metres high, and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one－step－forward and two－step－back movements. As you climb, you hear the dull sounds of eruptions high above. Steaming, hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit: the McKenney Cone(火山锥). Just as though you were going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the relative safety of the old, inactive summit.

Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava and the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is extremely exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night, the burning lava quietly falls down the side of the volcano. For you, too，it is time to get down.

1．What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To attract tourists to Pacaya.

B．To describe the beauty of Pacaya.

C．To introduce guided tours to Pacaya.

D．To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.

2．Antigua is a city ________.

A．where people can enjoy cultural festivals

B．where the daring Pacaya tour starts

C．that gives a close－up view of Pacaya

D．that is famous for its tour companies

3．Climbing to the McKenney Cone, people will ______.

A．walk directly to the active summit

B．hear the continuous loud noise from above

C．make greater efforts than to other summits

D．see a path lined with remains of earlier eruptions

4．Many tours are timed for people to ________.

A．get down the mountain in time when night falls

B．avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the cone

C．enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening sky

D．appreciate the scenery of the 2, 560－metre－high

mountain

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．On the top of Pacaya people can see nothing but remains of the eruption.

B．On the way to Pacaya, people can hear the sound of eruption, steaming, hot remains and rare wildlife.

C．During its Holy Week festival Antigua becomes very beautiful.

D．Hot streams together with rocks can be erupted into the air.

答案与解析：

本文是一篇记叙文。文章对火山Pacaya进行了细致的介绍，讲述了火山喷发时的情景，并对其周围地区的风光进行了介绍，旨在吸引人们到此处游览观光。

1．解析：主旨大意题。本文比较详细地介绍了Pacaya的风景，并在文中反复提到了tour，traveler，可见写作目的在于吸引游客前往。

答案：A

2．解析：推理判断题。由第二段第一句“Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua ...”及最后一句“No matter when you come to Antigua，you won't miss the Pacaya－tour companies.”可知，游客若要到Pacaya，可以到邻近的Antigua参加那里的旅行社，也就是说这里是到Pacaya旅行的起点。其他选项与原文不符。

答案：B

3．解析：细节理解题。由第三段第四句“Steaming, hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit...”可知答案。A项与本段最后一句中“the road turns to the left and up to the relative safety of the old，inactive summit”不符；B项与本段第三句中“you hear the dull sounds of eruptions high above”不符；C项所述文中未提及。

答案：D

4．解析：细节理解题。由最后一段第一句“...so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava and the darkening sky.”可知答案。

答案：C

5．解析：细节理解题。由第二段中“...Antigua，a beautiful city ...are turned into art－works during its Holy Week festival.”可知C项正确。A项说法有误，人们在山顶可以欣赏到红色岩浆和黑色天空的强烈对比。B项中提到的能看到野生动植物这一说法文章未提及；D项中together with rocks说法有误。

答案：C

5.2 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.用所给动词的适当形式填空

1．Diana always feels slightly ________(comfort) in a hat because she has a big head.

2．The key to success as a romantic ________(novel) is absolute belief in your story.

3．Maggie was hit on the head by a stone and knocked ________(conscious)．

4．The murderer ________(shoot) in the back while trying to escape.

5．I ________(panic) when I saw smoke coming out of the engine.

6．Basic human rights, including freedom of speech, are now ________(guarantee)．

7．The mother was filled with ________(anxious) about her daughter's health.

8．The leaves ________(tremble) in the breeze.

9．To show our ________(appreciate) for all your hard work, we'd like to give you a bonus.

10．I ________(bathe), washed my hair and got dressed.

答案：1.uncomfortable　2.novelist　3.unconscious

4．was shot　5.panicked　6.guaranteed　7.anxiety　8.trembled　9.appreciation　10.bathed

Ⅱ.用适当的介词或副词填空

1．The heights of the plants vary ________ 8 cm to 20 cm.

2．The Rockies are home ________ bears and mountain lions.

3．It was the study of history that gave birth ________ the social sciences.

4．He picked his cap ________ from the floor and stuck it back on his head.

5．The team have worked hard and their efforts have been rewarded ________ success.

6．Could you glance ________ this letter and see if it's alright?

7．Wang Hua has a gift ________ painting pictures.

8．Her lips started to tremble ________ cold in the open air last night.

9．Anxious ________ her future job, she had many sleepless nights.

10．Don't worry. Your mobile phone is still ________guarantee, so the manufacturer will repair it.

答案：1.from　2.to　3.to　4.up　5.with　6.through　7.for　8.with　9.about　10.under

Ⅲ.根据提示完成句子

1．The outstanding student is ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________(不但聪明而且勤奋)．

2．________ ________ ________ ________(据说) Robert studies abroad, but I don't know which country he is studying in.

3．________ ________ ________(在这些明星中) are Jackie Chan, Jay Chou, Wang Fei and Yao Ming.

4．It ________ ________(花了我) about two hours to find her residence.

5．________ ________ ________ ________(看着这幅图片), I couldn't help missing my middle school days.

答案：1.not only intelligent but also diligent　2.It is said that　3.Among the stars　4.took me　5.Looking at the picture

Ⅳ.语法填空

Anaya was a little girl about seven years old but she seemed much smaller than her age. She was a weak and shy girl, who seldom __1__(show) any interest in her surroundings. __2__ seemed that the house she lived in was too large for her. She felt that she was __3__ only person living in it as her parents were always busy.

Nights seemed longer to Anaya as she didn't have brothers __4__ sisters to share her little secrets. This was a similar night when her parents were away. Anaya lay in bed for a long time, __5__ she could not sleep. She went to the window, through __6__ she saw the view of the garden.

The garden at night was so __7__(charm) with the stars twinkling(闪烁) in the sky. She could not help walking out of the house. When she was even more beautiful __8__ she had imagined.

Anaya was filled with great __9__(excite). It was a new feeling to her. The visit __10__ the garden made her night not so long.

答案：1.showed　2.It　3.the　4.or　5.but　6.which

7．charming　8.than　9.excitement　10.to

Ⅴ.阅读理解

Tornadoes(龙卷风) are nature's most violent storms, which can cause deaths and destroy a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating，funnel(漏斗)－shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be over one mile wide and 50 miles long. Every state is at some risk from this disaster.

Some tornadoes can be seen clearly, while rain or nearby low－hanging clouds obscure others. At many times, tornadoes develop so rapidly that little, if any, advance warning is possible.

Before a tornado hits, the air may become very still. A cloud of debris(散片) can mark the location of a tornado even if a funnel can not be seen. Tornadoes generally occur near the edge of a thunderstorm, when the strong wind may die down. It is not uncommon to see clear, sunlit skies behind a tornado.

The following are facts about tornadoes：

☆The average forward speed of a tornado is 30 MPH，but may also vary from still to 70 MPH. Debris is picked up or a cloud forms in the funnel.

☆The average tornado moves from southwest to northeast, but tornadoes have been known to move in any direction. Tornadoes are most often reported east of the Rocky Mountains during spring and summer months.

☆Tornadoes can happen together with tropical storms and hurricanes as they move onto land. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water.

☆Peak tornado season in the southern states of America is March through May; in the northern states, it is late spring through early summer. Tornadoes are most likely to occur between 3 p. m. and 9 p. m．， but can occur at any time.

1．From the passage, we can learn that tornadoes come from ________.

A．hurricanes　　　　B．great heat

C．thunderstorms D．sandstorms

2．What does the underlined word “obscure” probably mean?

A．hide B．reduce

C．produce D．raise

3．Which of the following scene may not be seen before the coming of a tornado?

A．The wind may die down.

B．A clear and sunlit sky may appear.

C．The air may become still.

D．Its position may be marked by clouds.

4．When a tornado happens, ________.

A．it can only be seen in the late of the day

B．it only moves from southwest to northeast

C．it may form on the surface of sea water

D．it often reaches the speed of 70 MPH

5．The passage makes us believe that ________.

A．warnings about tornadoes are well developed in many countries

B．of all the natural disasters, tornadoes often cause the biggest damage

C．tornadoes are mostly seen in the southern states of America

D．tornadoes may strike so quickly that there is often little or no warning

答案与解析：

1．解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“A tornado appears as a rotating，funnel(漏斗)－shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground ...”以及第三段中的“Tornadoes generally occur near the edge of a thunderstorm ...”可知龙卷风起源于雷雨。

答案：C

2．解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段的首句“Some tornadoes can be seen clearly ...”可知有些龙卷风可以很清楚地看到，而有些龙卷风被“rain or nearby low－hanging clouds(雨或浮云)”遮挡而看不清楚。

答案：A

3．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“...the air may become very still.”可知C项正确；根据“A cloud of debris(散片)can mark the location of a tornado ...”可知D项正确；根据“...when the strong wind may die down.”可知A项正确；因此看不到的现象应为B项，注意本段末句“It is not uncommon to see clear，sunlit skies behind a tornado.”的含义是“在龙卷风过后，常能见到阳光照耀的晴朗天空”。

答案：B

4．解析：细节理解题。根据第三个事实中的“Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water.”可知有些龙卷风是来源于海面。

答案：C

5．解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“At many times，tornadoes develop so rapidly that little，if any，advance warning is possible.”可知很多时候龙卷风来得太快，以至于不可能提前发出警告，因此A项错误而D项正确；B项根据第一段首句可知错误；C项根据末段可知错误。

答案：D

Ⅵ.七选五阅读

Listening is an essential part of communication, and it is different from hearing. Being a good and patient listener helps you not only solve many problems at work or home, but also to see the world through the eyes of others, thereby opening your understanding and enhancing your capacity for empathy.

Place yourself in the other person's shoes. Active listening is not about inward thinking. Instead, you must look at the problems from the other person's perspective and actively try to see his or her point of view. It is not a good idea to consider yourself to be smarter than the speaker and assume that if you would have been in his or her shoes, you would have seen your way through the problem much faster. __1__

Create a conducive physical and mental space. Remove all distractions. __2__ Turn off cell phones. It may be easiest to arrange to talk somewhere that distractions will not occur. Quiet your mind and open yourself to whatever the person might have to say.

__3__ It might sound obvious and trite, but one of the biggest obstacles to listening, for many people, is resisting the impulse thoughts. Likewise, many think that empathy means sharing with the listener similar experiences that the listener has had.

Follow and encourage the speaker with body language. Nodding your head will indicate you hear what the speaker is saying. __4__ Adopting body postures, positions and movements that are similar to the speaker will allow the speaker to relax and open up more.

Do not interrupt with what you feel or think about the topic being discussed. Wait for another person to ask your opinion before interrupting the flow of discussion. Active listening requires the listener to shelve his or her own opinions temporarily, and await appropriate breaks in the conversation for summarizing. __5__ Besides，if he or she takes your advice and something goes wrong, he or she will be likely to blame you.

A．Give all of your attention.

B．Try to reassure the speaker that all is well.

C．Stop talking and try to be silent.

D．Avoid giving direct advice.

E．And it will encourage them to continue.

F．Ask meaningful and empowering questions.

G．Remember you have two ears and one mouth for a reason.

答案：1－5　GACED

5.3 新提升·课时作业

Ⅰ.用所给动词的适当形式填空

1．________(not know) anything about the accident, he went to work as usual.

2．The old man sat under the tree ________ (listen) to the radio.

3．________ (turn) to the right, you will find the post office you're looking for.

4．It ________ (be) Sunday, the street is very busy.

5．________ (take) to hospital in time, the little girl infected with bird flu was saved at last.

6．________ (find) her car stolen, she hurried to a policeman for help.

7．Weather ________ (permit), we'll go on a travel.

8．While ________ (watch) the Forbidden Kingdom, we heard the doorbell ring.

9．He walked down the hill, ________(sing) softly to himself.

10．________(invite) him here to speak, we'd better go to his lecture.

答案：1.Not having known　2.listening　3.Turning　4.is　5.Having been taken　6.Having found

7．permitting　8.watching　9.singing　10.Having invited

Ⅱ.根据汉语意思，将下列句子补充完整。(每空一词)

1．由于生病，我不得不待在家里。

________ ________， I had to stay at home.

2．他把咖啡杯掉在地上，摔得粉碎。

He dropped the coffee cup, ________ ________ ________ ________.

3．他们坐在花园里谈论一起度过的日子。

They sat in the garden, ________ ________ ________ ________ they spent together.

4．从山上看，我们发现这湖泊更加漂亮了。

________ ________ ________ ________， we find that the lake looks more beautiful.

5．过马路的时候要小心些。

When ________ ________ ________， please be careful.

6．听到这个消息我们都高兴得跳了起来。

________ ________ ________， we all jumped with joy.

7．杰克完成作业后，外出散步。

________ ________ ________ ________， Jack went out for a walk.

8．由于不知道她的地址，我没法给她写信。

________ ________ ________ ________， I can't write to her.

答案：1.Being ill　2.breaking it into pieces　3.talking about the days　4.Seeing from the hill　5.crossing the road　6.Hearing the news　7.Having finished his homework　8.Not knowing her address

Ⅲ.阅读理解

A

There are over 500 known active volcanoes in the world and thousands of extinct volcanoes. Volcanoes are found on every continent except Australia. There are about 80 active volcanoes under the oceans. Volcanoes are both terrifying and fascinating. In order to understand why volcanic eruptions happen, it is necessary to know some things about how the earth is made.

The part of the earth we live on is an 18－mile－thick layer of solid rock called the crust. Beneath the crust, in a layer called the mantle(地幔) ，it is hot enough to melt some of the rock，creating magma(岩浆)．

When the magma finds cracks in the earth's crust, it rises up. Gas bubbles(气泡) inside the magma grow bigger and try to escape as the molten rock gets closer to the earth's surface. When the gas bubbles can't be held back any longer, the volcano erupts. Imagine shaking a soda bottle until the gas inside blows the cap off, and you can understand something of how a volcano erupts. If the magma is runny，and the gas can escape easily, the eruption is gentle. But if the magma is thick，the gas has to build up more pressure to escape. Then the eruption is explosive.

When a volcano erupts，the molten rock that flows from it is called lava. The lava may run for some distance，or it may pile up near the volcano, making the mountain larger.

During an explosive eruption, pieces of rock are thrown from the volcano. Scientists call these pyroclasts (火山碎屑). The smallest pyroclasts are called ash. Ash is often thrown into the atmosphere by the force of the eruption. Larger rocks, about walnut(胡桃) size, are called lapilli, Italian for “little stones”. The largest pyroclasts are called blocks if they are solid，or bombs if they are molten.

Volcanoes have been a major force in the formation of our planet for thousands and thousands of years. Today geologists continually observe active volcanoes for signs of eruption. Using modern instruments, they are usually able to issue a warning before a volcano erupts.

1．The author explains how the volcano erupts by ________.

A．making a comparison　 B．telling a story

C．using figures D．asking questions

2．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to the “________”．

A．crack B．crust

C．mantle D．magma

3．Whether the eruption is explosive depends on ________.

A．the temperature of the crust

B．whether the magma is thick

C．whether the magma is near the mantle

D．the number of gas bubbles inside the magma

4．We learn from Paragraph 5 that ________.

A．ash is smaller than pyroclasts

B．bombs are about walnut size

C．blocks are larger than lapilli

D．lapilli exist in the atmosphere

答案与解析：

1．解析：细节理解题。由第三段中“Imagine shaking a soda bottle until the gas inside blows the cap off，and you can understand something of how a volcano erupts.”可知。

答案：A

2．解析：词义猜测题。由第三段第一句“When the magma finds cracks in the earth's crust，it rises up.”可知，it应代指上文所提到的东西，依据本句的句意可知，it指的是magma。

答案：D

3．解析：细节理解题。由第三段倒数第二句可知。

答案：B

4．解析：推理判断题。由第五段最后一句可知。

答案：C

B

Check out our tsunami facts and learn some interesting information related to these great walls of water that can cause so much destruction. Find out what causes tsunamis and read about some recent examples of tsunamis that have occurred around the globe.

►The Japanese word for tsunami means harbor wave.

►Tsunamis are sometimes referred to as tidal (受潮汐影响的) waves but this term has fallen out of favour because tsunamis are not related to tides.

►Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

►As a tsunami approaches the shore(海岸), water may move back from the coast. If it is shallow(浅的) enough the water may be pulled back hundreds of metres. If you are in the area, you can know that a tsunami is on the way when you see this phenomenon.

►Regions in tsunami danger zones often have warning systems in place to give people as much time as possible to move to a safe place.

►When tsunamis hit shallow water (often near the coast) ，they slow down but increase in height.

►An earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia in December 2004 caused a tsunami that killed over 200,000 people in 14 countries.

►In March 2011, the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15,000 people.

►The tsunami waves created by the Tohoku earthquake reached heights of over 40 metres in some areas, wiping out coastal towns and causing a number of nuclear accidents.

5．How many causes of tsunamis are mentioned in the text?

A．One. B．Two.

C．Three. D．Four.

6．In the Tohoku earthquake over 15,000 people died mainly because of ________.

A．the earthquake itself

B．the lack of warning systems

C．the tsunami caused by the earthquake

D．the nuclear accidents caused by the tsunami

7．What do we learn from the text?

A．The Japanese invented the term “tidal waves”．

B．The term “tidal waves” is used more often than tsunami.

C．When tsunamis slow down, their waves can reach 40 metres.

D．When hitting shallow water, tsunamis will rise higher.

8．The text is developed mainly by ________.

A．listing some facts

B．giving some explanations of the term

C．providing some numbers

D．making some comparisons

答案与解析：

5．解析：细节理解题。根据第四段可知文章提到造成海啸的两个原因：地震和火山爆发。

答案：B

6．解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“...the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15,000 people.”可知答案。

答案：C

7．解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第四段的“...they slow down but increase in height.”可知答案。

答案：D

8．解析：细节理解题。文章列举了世界上发生的几起海啸来说明其危害。

答案：A

Ⅳ.短文改错

The long－desired winter vacation arrived in the end. As soon as the bell rang, announced the end of the class, we couldn't wait to rush out of the classroom. Half an hour late, my good friend Li Ming and I were on the way back home. Such crowded was the bus we took that they had to stand. Thinking of the coming Spring Festival and the four－weeks stay with parents, we both felt exciting. All of a sudden, I saw a man picking an old lady's pocket. With help of Li Ming, I caught the thief and force him to give back the purse to the lady. The thief was take away by the police. Praised by other passengers, and we felt proud of what we had done.

答案：

The long－desired winter vacation arrived in the end. As soon as the bell rang, the end of the class, we couldn't wait to rush out of the classroom. Half an hour， my good friend Li Ming and I were on the way back home. crowded was the bus we took that had to stand. Thinking of the coming Spring Festival and the stay with parents, we both felt. All of a sudden, I saw a man picking an old lady's pocket. With help of Li Ming, I caught the thief and him to give back the purse to the lady. The thief was away by the police. Praised by other passengers, we felt proud of what we had done.

Unit 1　验收检测

(时间：120分钟　满分：150分)

第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分)

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. Where is the man now?

A. In bed.

B. In the kitchen.

C. In the office.

2. How much are the cards all together?

A. 10 yuan. 　B. 11 yuan. 　C. 12 yuan.

3. What is the man going to do?

A. He wants the woman to fix his computer.

B. He'll call the woman if the computer is OK.

C. He wants the woman to call him after a week.

4. Where is the man going to spend his holiday?

A. In London.

B. In the country.

C. In a big city.

5. Can Peter go out tonight?

A. No，not at all.

B. Yes，with his mother.

C. Yes，if he goes home first.

第二节(共15小题； 每小题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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What were the students invited to do?

A. To have dinner.

B. To take part in a party.

C. To attend a meeting.

7. What was the man asked to do at the party?

A. To play the violin.

B. To dance with Harry.

C. To sing a pop song.

8. Whom did Harry dance with this time?

A. John. B. Rose. C. Jane.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What was the first piece of bad news John told Mary?

A. Tim had caught a bad cold.

B. He played badly in a match.

C. Their class had lost a basketball match.

10. What do you know about Tim from the dialogue?

A. He is often ill.

B. He is very good at basketball.

C. He is the team leader.

11. What does Miss Green do?

A. She is a student.

B. She is a housewife.

C. She teaches history.

听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。

12. Where does this conversation take place?

A. At the restaurant.

B. At the hotel.

C. In the shop.

13. What do we know about the rooms?

A. They are just common.

B. They are very good.

C. They are bad.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What won't the speakers do this weekend?

A. Take a boat to the islands.

B. Go to the river.

C. See a play.

15. Why does the man suggest phoning the theatre?

A. To book tickets.

B. To check if there will be a play.

C. To check if it is open this weekend.

16. What's the phone number?

A. 527－086. B. 572－860. C. 527－860.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When did the story take place?

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoon.

C. In the evening.

18. What was Harry's problem?

A. Everyone at his school likes him.

B. No one at his school likes him.

C. Some people at his school dislike him.

19. Why didn't Harry want to accept his mother's advice?

A. He thought he was too weak.

B. He thought he was the headmaster.

C. He thought he was too old to change.

20. What have you learned from the text?

A. Harry is a bus driver.

B. Harry is a student.

C. Harry is a headmaster.

听力材料：

Text 1

W: If you don't get up soon，you'll be late for work.

M: I'm not getting up today. I'm going to enjoy lying here.

Text 2

M: I'd like to buy these 6 New Year's cards. Are they two yuan each?

W: Five of them are，but the smaller one is only one yuan.

Text 3

W: How long will it take you to fix my computer?

M: I'll ring you when it's ready，but it shouldn't take longer than a week.

Text 4

W: It is said that you are going to spend your holiday in London this year.

M: No , anywhere but London. In fact, I feel like seeing the country life. Not a crowded and noisy capital.

Text 5

W: Let's go to the movies tonight，Peter.

M: I'd like to，but Mother wants me to go home first, then I can go.

Text 6

W: Were you invited to the party last Saturday?

M: Yes，that's right.

W: How many of you were invited there?

M: Five. John, Jane, Rose, Harry and me.

W: Was Rose asked to do anything?

M: Yes, of course. She was asked to sing a pop song.

W: Were you and Harry asked to dance?

M: No. Harry didn't dance with me this time. He was asked to dance with Jane.

W: Then what were you asked to do?

M: I was asked to play the violin.

Text 7

W: Hello，John.

M: Hi，Mary. I've got some bad news.

W: Yes?

M: Our class lost the basketball match yesterday.

W: Oh, really? What was the score?

M: 32 to 15.

W: Impossible. You didn't play well?

M: Tim didn't come. He had a fever.

W: No wonder. It doesn't matter. They were only lucky. I'm sure we will win next time.

M: And there is something else.

W: What?

M: Miss Green is leaving. She's getting married and will live with her husband in London.

W: That's really bad news. I enjoy her lessons so much. Then we are going to have a new history teacher.

Text 8

M: Here's your room, madam.

W: Thank you. Oh，what a nice，large room!

M: Yes. All the rooms here at the hotel are quite large. And the rooms on this side of the building have a lovely view.

W: You're right. This view is wonderful!

M: Our rooms also have telephones, TV sets and radios and you are free to use them.

W: Oh, that's wonderful. Thank you very much.

M: If you have something you can call me any time.

W: I see. Thank you for your help.

M: It's my pleasure.

Text 9

W: What shall we do this weekend?

M: I don't know. I just want to stay at home and do some reading. It has been a busy week. What would you like to do?

W: Let's take a boat to the islands. We can have a picnic and go swimming.

M: It's a long way. Besides, the water is quite cool these days. I don't really want to do that.

W: Let's go to the Stratford then. We can spend the day by the river，and in the evening we can go and see a play.

M: That sounds a better idea. Let's phone the theatre and book our tickets.

W: What's the phone number?

M: It's 527－860.

Text 10

Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast，and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, Mother. The teachers don't, and the children don't. Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me.”

“Well, Harry，” his mother answered, “Perhaps you aren't very nice to them. If a few people don't like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that. But if a lot of people don't, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change.”

“I'm too old to change，” Harry said, “I don't want to go to school.”

“Don't be silly, Harry，” his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out. “You have to go. You're quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn. And besides that you're headmaster of the school.”

答案：

1－5　ABBBC　6－10　BACCB　11－15　CBBAA　16－20　CABCC

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。

A

When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from China.

When India had not opened up its markets to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now.

Still, her answer surprised me, “Green tea.”

As long as I can remember she didn't even drink Indian tea.

I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses.

At the turn of the century，China was not really familiar to the average Indians. It was a strange country.

How things change! And how soon!

Now every town of any size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China.

The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done. A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investments(投资) and such a step would “work wonders as it did for China”．

But it's_a_two－way_street. I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Bangalore to train in software. Meanwhile, all the Indian IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China.

No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago，was expected to hit about $15 billion for last year and $20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments.

No wonder，my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino－Indian(中印) century as the two countries started on January 1 the Sino－Indian Friendship Year.

But what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.

21．Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea?

A．She was tired of Indian tea.

B．She had a son working in China.

C．She believed it had a curing effect.

D．She was fond of Chinese products.

22．What does the author mean by “it's a two－way street” in Paragraph 10?

A．China and India have different traffic rules.

B．Tea trade works wonders in both India and China.

C．Chinese products are popular in both China and India.

D．The exchanges between India and China benefit both.

23．What do we know about the Indian IT industry?

A．It will move its head office to Shenzhen.

B．It is seeking further development in China.

C．It has attracted an investment of $15 billion.

D．It caught up with the US IT industry in 2008.

24．In the text the author expresses ________.

A．his concern for his mother's health

B．his support for drinking Chinese green tea

C．his surprise at China's recent development

D．his wonder at the growth of India's IT industry

答案与解析：

21．解析：根据第五段最后一句话可知作者的母亲认为中国绿茶可以治百病。

答案：C

22．解析：结合上下文可知，这句话的意思是“中国和印度互惠互利，共同发展”。

答案：D

23．解析：由第十段可知印度信息技术产业到中国谋求发展。

答案：B

24．解析：纵观全文可知，作者对中国的发展变化惊讶不已。因此C项正确。

答案：C

B

I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent. I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows(誓约) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.

So here's what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion(提升), the bigger paycheck, the larger house.

Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure(空闲); it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an email. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.

It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It_is_so_easy_to_exist_instead_of_to_live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all: I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.

By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion(激情) as it ought to be lived.

25. The best title of this passage probably ________.

A. Love Your Friends

B. Live a Real life

C. Don't Waste Time

D. Be a Good Mother and Wife

26. How did the author form her view of life?

A. By working and social experience.

B. By learning from her friends.

C. Through an unfortunate experience.

D. From her children and husband.

27. The underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live.” in the fifth paragraph probably has the same meaning as “________”．

A. it is so easy to keep alive but not to live a real life

B. it is very hard to live a real life

C. it is so easy to make a living

D. it is more difficult to exist than to live a happy life

28. What's the author's attitude toward work?

A. Do it well to serve others.

B. To earn enough money to make life better.

C. Try your best to get higher position and pay.

D. Don't let it affect your real life.

答案与解析：

25．解析：主旨大意题。作者提倡过一种属于自己的真正的生活。由第三段主题句“Get a life.A real life...”得出。

答案：B

26．解析：细节理解题。作者在一段非常糟糕的经历后才得出这种生活理念，由第五段“Something really bad happened to me，something that changed my life...”得出。

答案：C

27．解析：句意理解题。作者的意思是活着容易，但过一种真正的生活很难。

答案：A

28．解析：推理判断题。生活第一。工作不能影响生活，更不要去追逐名利，由首段“I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.”得出。

答案：D

C

Travelling can be a way to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Break — a week long school vacation in the United States. But what if you're a student and don't have enough money for a trip? Don't worry. Here are some useful suggestions.

●Save: This probably is the most important preparation for travelling. Cut expenses to fatten your wallet so you'll have more choices about where to go and how to get there.

●Plan ahead: Don't wait until the last minute to plan your trip. Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice. Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security(安全) and savings.

●Do your homework: No matter where you go, research the places you will visit. Decide what to see. Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants.

●Plan sensibly: Write down what you expect to spend for food and hotels. Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything.

●Travel in groups: Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places. By travelling with others you can share costs and experiences.

●Work as you go: Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit.

●Go off the beaten path: Tourist cities may be expensive. You may want to rethink your trip and go to a lesser－known area. Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights.

●Pack necessary things: The most important things to take are not always clothes: Remember medicine in case you get sick and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant.

●Use the Internet: The Net can help to save money. Some useful websites include www. Travelocity. com, www. bargains－lowest－fare.com and www. Economic－travel. com.

By planning sensibly, even students can enjoy the travel. Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.

29．This passage is mainly about ________.

A．how to plan your travel

B．how to travel with enough money

C．how to make your travel interesting

D．how to get life experiences

30．Before your trip, the first thing you should do is ________.

A．to buy tickets in advance

B．to make a plan of the route

C．to save money by spending less

D．to get information on the Internet

31．During your trip, ________.

A．you need more shoes than clothes

B．you shouldn't look for work all the way

C．you can gain valuable life experiences

D．you should forget to do your homework

32．The author of the passage advises you ________.

A．to go to lesser－known area

B. not to visit dangerous places

C．to share costs with any other people

D. to buy anything you want to buy

答案与解析：

29．解析：主旨大意题。文章开头便提出主题内容，为如何计划旅行提出一些建议。

答案：A

30．解析：细节理解题。文章按照顺序提出，计划旅行的第一步是省钱。

答案：C

31．解析：细节理解题。短文第一段首句便指出旅行可以获得宝贵的人生经验，选C项。

答案：C

32．解析：细节理解题。因为旅游胜地开销会很大，所以作者提议到一些不是很有名的地方旅行。选A项。

答案：A

D

Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they have the answer, and it comes down to the structure of the food, not its chemical composition — a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preservatives.

Cream and butter contain pretty much the same substances, so why cream should sour much faster has been a mystery. Both are emulsions — tiny globules(小球体) of one, liquid evenly distributed throughout another. The difference lies in what's in the globules and what's in the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation.

In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter, globules of a watery solution are locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in the watery regions of the mixture. “This means that in cream, the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture，” he says.

When the situation is reversed, the bacteria are locked away in compartments(分隔间) buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, individual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients(养料). They also slowly poison themselves with their waste products: “In butter, you get a self－limiting system which stops the bacteria growing，” says Brocklehurst.

The researchers are already working with food companies keen to see if their products can be made resistant to bacterial attack through alterations to the food's structure. Brocklehurst believes it will be possible to make the emulsions used in salad cream, for instance, more like that in butter. The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid lump.

33．The significance of Brocklehurst's research is that ________.

A．it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservatives

B．it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butter

C．it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butter

D．it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition

34．According to the researchers, cream sours faster than butter because bacteria ________.

A．are more evenly distributed in cream

B. multiply more easily in cream than in butter

C．live on less fat in cream than in butter

D. produce less waste in cream than in butter

35．The underlined word “colonies” (Line 2, Para 4) refers to ________.

A．tiny globules

B．watery regions

C．bacteria communities

D．little compartments

答案与解析：

33．解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句所说的finding，对应A项中Keep some foods fresh without preservatives，所以选A项。

答案：A

34．解析：推理判断题。根据第三、四段，细菌在奶酪里比在黄油里更容易存活，由此推断出细菌在奶酪里比在黄油里容易繁殖。

答案：B

35．解析：词义猜测题。结合第四段第一、二句：第一句的主句主语是bacteria，第二句的individual colonies必然指代bacteria。再者第四段主要介绍黄油不易腐败的原因——细菌被油脂锁住，不易繁殖。

答案：C

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。

Most of us will admit that on occasions we can be bad－tempered. This can be for a number of reasons.

__36__ As the body and mind are tired, it seems to take us less time to become angry just because of something that is of little importance. Young children are usually the cause of tiredness and it is highly likely that parents allow themselves to release(释放) their exhaustion directly at the children. Children are very good at remembering these instances and it will affect them for a long time. __37__

Diet and lifestyle can be key factors in causing a bad temper. Some people don't realize that their diet can directly affect their moods. Processed food and items that contain a lot of sugars, especially those that aren't natural sugars, can cause a rise in blood sugar. __38__ Similarly, lifestyle choices can encourage bad tempers and poor moods, especially if drug and alcohol are used too frequently. __39__

If you have noticed that you are becoming increasingly bad－tempered, it is important that you take steps to try and regain control. __40__ After you find the cause, try and make positive changes to prevent this from occurring in the future.

A．Find your ways to release your anger.

B．Check what it is that causes the bad mood.

C．Tiredness is often the most common reason.

D．Managing your anger is good for your health.

E．Therefore, it is important to have more patience when with children.

F．This rise can have a very negative effect on moods and mental performance.

G．So it is important to keep away from these temptations(诱惑) for your own mental state.

答案：36－40　CEFGB

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；每小题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。

I was almost about to give up my dream. It was an extremely __41__ time in my life. A few years ago, I felt as though my __42__ was falling apart. Everything seemed to be going wrong for me. I was __43__， trying to finish my college degree while keeping a night job as a __44__. The real bad situation was that I had received my __45__ on the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test), a test that __46__ if one is admitted into a medical school, and I had done too poorly to __47__ the right to enter the college. I felt that all those years with little sleep and hard work were a total __48__. Wondering about the loss of my hopes, I was very __49__. I thought I should __50__ another career since this didn't work. And I didn't want to stay a nurse as a part－time job all the time and __51__ be reminded of a failed dream __52__ I saw all the new, young doctors all the time.

As I cried to my mother, she told me to pray for guidance. That was all I could do, and so I __53__ that. A few days later, a close friend of mine was __54__ me over the phone as I cried. He told me that President Abraham Lincoln had many failures in his early life but that finally he was a(n) __55__. His image appeared in my mind which said, “Failed. Failed. Failed. And then ... Persistence(坚持)．”

It was clear to me that this was a message — not to __56__. From that day on, things started getting __57__ and the problems started fixing themselves. Most __58__， today I am working hard and __59__ for the MCAT to continue my dream.

This story told me __60__ help shape my life as I believe it was sent to as guidance.

41．A.meaningless　　　B．boring

C．hard D．free

42．A.family B．world

C．friendship D．career

43．A.excited B．worried

C．overworked D．lucky

44．A.doctor B．housekeeper

C．teacher D．nurse

45．A.mark B．payment

C．message D．letter

46．A.checks B．decides

C．describes D．introduces

47．A.ask B．refuse

C．get D．protect

48．A.mistake B．experience

C．loss D．waste

49．A.angry B．calm

C．sad D．happy

50．A.end B．support

C．create D．find

51．A.finally B．always

C．gradually D．indirectly

52．A.if B．since

C．as D．once

53．A.did B．understood

C．removed D．doubted

54．A.teaching B．comforting

C．punishing D．hurting

55．A.example B．success

C．loser D．businessman

56．A.go away B．turn up

C．show off D．give up

57．A.worse B．better

C．clearer D．crazier

58．A.importantly B．difficultly

C．likely D．effectively

59．A.calling B．leaving

C．preparing D．hoping

60．A.friends B．parents

C．books D．classmates

答案与解析：

41．解析：由上文的“I was almost about to give up my dream.”以及下文的“Everything seemed to be going wrong for me.”可知，作者当时经历着一段很艰难的时光。

答案：C

42．解析：由“Everything seemed to be going wrong for me.”可推知，作者感到一切都出了问题，自己的世界正在破碎。

答案：B

43．解析：根据下文要完成大学学位的同时晚上还要作兼职以及很少睡眠可知，作者在进行着超负荷的工作。

答案：C

44．解析：根据下文51空前的“And I didn't want to stay a nurse as a part－time job all the time”可知此处应选D项。

答案：D

45．解析：由下文“...the MCAT(Medical College Admission Test医学院入学考试) , ...and I had done too poorly to ...”可知，作者已收到了入学考试的成绩。

答案：A

46．解析：既然是入学考试，就是通过测验来决定一个人是否能够被录取。

答案：B

47．解析：根据上句这是入学考试可知，作者的考试成绩太低而无法获得入学的资格。

答案：C

48．解析：由下文“Wondering about the loss of my hopes”可知，作者失去了上医学院的希望，就觉得这些年的努力都白费了。

答案：D

49．解析：由上文失去了希望可以推知作者很伤心。

答案：C

50．解析：由下句的“since this didn't work”可知，作者认为应该换一份别的工作。

答案：D

51．解析：作者不想每次看到新的年轻的医生时就被提醒自己是个失败者，每当看到他们都会有这样的反应，因此是经常地被提醒。

答案：B

52．解析：同上题。

答案：C

53．解析：根据下文的内容可知作者就是按照母亲的建议来做的。

答案：A

54．解析：由上文可知作者的状况很惨，又根据下文“as I cried”可知，当作者哭的时候其好友在电话里安慰她。

答案：B

55．解析：由本句前面“President Abraham Lincoln”可知，林肯最终成功了。

答案：B

56．解析：由上文的“Persistence”可知，作者在遭受一次次的挫折时，朋友给她讲述了林肯的故事，很显然这是在鼓励作者不要放弃。

答案：D

57．解析：根据下文“and the problems started fixing themselves”可知，当作者敢于正视失败时，一切都开始好转了，问题也开始自己解决了。

答案：B

58．解析：根据“to continue my dream”可知，最重要的是作者又要开始追求自己的梦想了。

答案：A

59．解析：此处表示作者在为入学考试作准备。

答案：C

60．解析：根据上文的“A few days later，a close friend of mine”可知，是“我的一个朋友”告诉我的故事。

答案：A

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

A friend of ours was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset. As he walked along, he began to see another man __61__ the distance. As he grew nearer, he noticed that the local native kept __62__(lean) down，picking something up and throwing it out into the water.

As our friend approached even __63__(close), he noticed that man was picking up starfish and, one at __64__ time, he was throwing them back into the water.

Our friend looked __65__(puzzle) and said, “Good evening, friend. I was wondering what you are doing.” “I am throwing these starfish that __66__(wash) up onto the shore back into the ocean. You see, it's low tide right now. __67__ I do not throw them back into the sea, they would die up here from lack of oxygen.” “I understand，” our friend replied, “__68__ there must be thousands of starfish on this beach. You can't __69__(possible) get to all of them. Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference？”

The local native smiled, bent down and picked up yet __70__ starfish, and as he threw it back into the sea，he replied，“Make a difference to that one！”

答案：61.in　62.leaning　63.closer　64.a　65.puzzled　66.have been washed　67.If　68.but　69.possibly　70.another

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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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(∧)，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限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

During the weekend I travelled by the air for the first time in my life. I usual travel by train or bus. It's both cheaper and safe. But to fly in the sky was something new to me. At the end I felt a little nervous. But very soon I became exciting when I found me high up in the sky among the clouds. I also found that mountains, fields, river and so on were interestingly small. I enjoy the frightening and comfortable journey very much. After all, it is more interesting take a plane than to take a car.

答案：

During the weekend I travelled by air for the first time in my life. I travel by train or bus. It's both cheaper and. But to fly in the sky was something new to me. At the I felt a little nervous. But very soon I became when I found high up in the sky among the clouds. I also found that mountains, fields, and so on were interestingly small. I the frightening comfortable journey very much. After all, it is more interesting take a plane than to take a car.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

假定你是李华，你校要在多功能大厅(Multi－Purpose Hall)举办一次为期三天的艺术节(Art Festival)活动，请你用英文给Mr. White写一封信，邀请他来参加。内容要点如下：

活动具体时间：下午15：00－17：00

活动日期和内容：

▲4月28日，乐器演奏

▲4月29日，歌舞表演

▲4月30日，师生联欢

注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. White，

I'm very glad to tell you that a three－day Art Festival ...

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

范文：

Dear_Mr._White，

I'm_very_glad_to_tell_you_that_a_three－day_Art_Festival_ which is from April 28 to 30, will be held in the Multi－Purpose Hall of our school. During the three days, the activities start at 3 p．m. and end at 5 p．m., lasting for 2 hours. Below are the detailed arrangements.

On April 28, various instrument performances will be going on, which are sure to be a feast for your ears. April 29 will see beautiful songs and dances presented by us students. What you can't miss is the activity on April 30 as both our teachers and students will perform together on the stage.

We would be highly honoured if you could join us. This festival, I believe, will be quite an experience and worth your visit.

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

Unit 2　验收检测

(时间：120分钟　满分：150分)

第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分)

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．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A．In a restaurant.

B．In a shop.

C．In a vegetable market.

2．What did the man do last night?

A．He went to visit a friend.

B．He went to say goodbye to his friend at the airport.

C．He went to another city with his friend.

3．What can we learn about the man from the conversation?

A．He enjoys using emails.

B．He often receives letters from his friends.

C．He never writes letters to his friends.

4．At what time does the next plane to London leave?

A．10：00.　　B．11：00.　　C．12：00.

5. What's the man's problem?

A．He isn't feeling well.

B．He is caught in bad weather.

C．He has to change his travel plan for cold weather.

第二节(共15小题； 每小题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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．Why didn't the man go to work?

A．Because he had a party for Bill.

B．Because he had to say goodbye to David.

C．Because he drank too much and felt terrible.

7．When did Bill's wife have a baby girl?

A．This morning.

B．Last night.

C．The night before last.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What didn't the man do yesterday?

A．He didn't see a film.

B．He didn't watch a football game.

C．He didn't go dancing.

9．Whom did the man go dancing with yesterday evening?

A．His family.

B．His girlfriend.

C．The woman.

10．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The man had a bad time last night.

B．The man doesn't like dancing.

C．The man didn't go home until midnight last night.

听第8段材料，回答第11至12题。

11．What are they talking about?

A．A film. B．A book. C．A speech.

12．Why does the woman NOT like it?

A．Because it is too real.

B．Because it is all imaginary.

C．Because it is all about science.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．How to celebrate their son's birthday.

B．How to spend their weekend.

C．Where to play on the weekend.

14．What will the two speakers buy for their son?

A．Some clothes.

B．A birthday cake.

C．Some model toys.

15．Where will the two speakers go this Saturday?

A．The park.

B．The library.

C．The zoo.

16．Where will they have lunch this Saturday?

A．In a hotel.

B．In a KFC.

C．At home.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What did the first American president do for the White House?

A．He helped choose the land.

B．He designed it by himself.

C．He found out the best designer.

18．When did the American president begin to live in the White House?

A．In 1792. B．In 1800. C．In 1812.

19．Why did James Hoban rebuild the White House?

A．Because it became too worn out.

B．Because it was not beautiful enough.

C．Because it was badly destroyed.

20．Who officially gave the building the name “White House”？

A．George Washington.

B．Theodore Roosevelt.

C．John Adams.

听力材料：

Text 1

W: Are you ready to order now?

M: I'll have tomato soup, roast beef, mashed potatoes and peas.

Text 2

W: I expected you'd come to my birthday party yesterday.

M: I'm terribly sorry, Susan. I had to see off a friend of mine at the airport last night.

Text 3

W: I got two letters and eight emails from old friends this week.

M: Oh, really? I seldom hear from anyone. But I never write, either.

Text 4

M: At what time does the next plane to London leave, please?

W: The next one is flight 12 at eleven，gate 10.

Text 5

W: What's the matter with you today?

M: I'm not sure. I think I'm coming down with a cold.

Text 6

W: Hi! Mark, this is Barbara. Why didn't you come today?

M: Oh，we had a party for David to say goodbye to him last night. And I'm afraid I drank too much. I felt terrible when I woke up this morning.

W: That's too bad. You'll be careful next time.

M: Anything new at office?

W: No，nothing special. Oh yes, Bill's wife had a baby last night. He said both his wife and daughter were fine. He was very happy.

M: That's wonderful! We've got to celebrate!

W: Yes，we certainly will. Do you think you can make it tomorrow?

M: Sure，I will get everything ready then.

W: I hope so and I also hope you take good care of yourself and don't drink too much again.

M: Thank you. See you then.

W: See you!

Text 7

W: What did you think of the film yesterday?

M: Boring. I left the cinema before the film ended.

W: What did you do then?

M: I went to a dance party with my girlfriend.

W: What time did you come back home?

M: When the dance party ended, it was very late, about midnight.

W: It seems that you have a good time there.

M: Yes.

W: Now it's time for us to work. Let's get down to business.

Text 8

W: How do you find Harry Potter?

M: Wonderful. I think it is the most exciting novel I have read.

W: Really?

M: Yes. Don't you think so?

W: Well，nothing in the book is real. They are all imaginary. I felt quite disappointed after reading it.

M: But it is a reflection of the future we may have. Science is so powerful. Something magical now may turn out to be true in the future.

W: Well，I don't deny that. But I still do not like it. Furthermore，I think the book is too childish to read.

M: Childish? It is a book enjoyed both by children and adults; many college students study it for their graduation papers.

W: Really? I might read it again.

Text 9

W: Our son's birthday is in three days' time. How shall we celebrate it, dear?

M: I think we should buy some toys for him.

W: Do you think so?

M: Yes, he enjoys playing with planes, model cars and boats. How about buying some for him?

W: Yes, I agree.

M: But I don't think it's enough only to buy something for him.

W: What else do you want to do for him?

M: You know，it's right on Saturday. We are all free that day. Let's take him to the zoo.

W: Good idea. It's a long time since we went out together.

M: Let's take him to the zoo in the morning and then have our lunch together in a KFC.

W: Our son will be mad with joy to hear it.

M: I think he will.

Text 10

The first American President, George Washington, worked with the city planner Pierre L'Enfant to choose the land for the new presidential home. A competition was held to find a building designer.

Nine plans were considered, and the architect James Hoban won. Construction began in 1792. The first president to live there was John Adams. He and his wife Abigail moved into the White House in 1800. During the war of 1812，British troops burned most of the inside of the White House. James Hoban helped rebuild it. Over the years，each president has made changes or additions to the building.

The White House walls are made of stone that is painted white. But the famous building has had other names over time, including the President's House and the Executive Mansion. In the early 1900s, President Theodore Roosevelt made the White House its official name.

In the 1930s，President Franklin Roosevelt decided to rebuild and expand part of the building that became known as the West Wing. Some of the public rooms in the White House are named colours. There is the Blue Room, the Green Room and the Red Room.

答案：

1－5　ABCBA　6－10 CBBBC　11－15　BBACC

16－20　BABCB

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。

A

Have you ever been to an Irish wedding? I have just returned from one. It is a quarter to five in the morning: the sun has already climbed about the horizon; the birds are busy celebrating the new day and have eagerly been in search of food. But some of the guests have not yet left. They are still prolonging the night: dancing, singing, gossiping, putting off the unfortunate necessity of undertaking a day's work in the fields after a sleepless night.

Throughout most of her life, Bridget Mary, the bride, has been living in the small whitewashed thatched cottage I have just left. Twelve children have been brought up there but only two are still living at home. The eldest son, heir (继承人) to the small farm, is helping his father with the farm work (they employ no farm laborers); the youngest daughter is still at school. Two years ago, Bridget Mary went to England to take up domestic work in a hospital and it was while she was living there that she met her future husband, Terry. He himself is an Irishman who used to live in Dublin and now has a well­paid job in a light engineering works in England. They got engaged and started saving. Now they are thinking of buying a small house near Terry's factory.

The wedding ceremony was performed in the church in the nearest town at half past eight yesterday morning. Another couple were being married at the same time. Nobody worried about the cost of the celebrations：four luxurious cars brought bride, bridegroom, family and friends home, and forty people were crowded into the tiled kitchen and the tiny living­room, hung with framed school certificates and religious pictures. A big meal was given; the wedding cake was cut and toasts were drunk in whisky or sherry(葡萄酒). And while the remains of the feast were being cleared away and the rooms swept, the four cars set out again, taking the married couple and relations for a drive round the countryside.

21. What makes it clear that this is a country wedding?

A. People are up so early.

B. Birds are singing.

C. The people's occupations.

D. The bride is one of a large family.

22. No farm laborers are employed because ________.

A. they are not needed

B. the child can help

C. there are none available

D. the family is too poor

23. The young couple will not live on the farm after their marriage because ________.

A. there is no room for them

B. they have a house in England

C. they are both employed elsewhere

D. it's the bride's brother who will inherit(继承) the farm

24. Why were the guests taken for a ride round the countryside?

A. To give them an opportunity of seeing the surroundings.

B. To get them out of the way.

C. To enable the neighbours to see the married people.

D. As a way of passing the time.

答案与解析：

21．解析：A、B、D并不能体现出是农村的婚礼。第一段最后一句中“the unfortunate necessity of undertaking a day's work in the fields after a sleepless night”从人们的职业“在田里劳动”可知，这是一场农村婚礼。

答案：C

22．解析：根据第二段中“The eldest son, heir to the small farm, is helping his father with the farm work (they employ no farm laborers)”可知没有雇用劳工的原因是大儿子可以帮忙。

答案：B

23．解析：“Bridget Mary went to England to take up domestic work in a hospital...Terry. He himself is an Irishman who used to live in Dublin and now has a well­paid job in a light engineering works in England.”从文中对新婚夫妇的介绍可知他们都有自己的工作，因此结婚之后不会靠农场为生。

答案：C

24．解析：根据短文最后一句“And while the remains of the feast were being cleared away and the rooms swept, the four cars set out again, taking the married couple and relations for a drive round the countryside.”可知酒席被清理，房间被打扫干净，客人们坐车主要是顺路搭便车回家。

答案：B

B

It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of the thousands of everyday perceptions, the bases for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.

Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It includes not only “remembering” things like arithmetic or historical facts ，but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed (发觉) something suspicious in the grain pile. Memory is also involved when a six­year­old child learns to swing a baseball bat.

Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for strong data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant­access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 “word” —ready for instant use. An average US teenager probably recognises the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored. Consider，for example, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognise on sight.

The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem­solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person's memory is in terms of words and combinations of words.

25. According to the passage，memory is considered to be ________.

A. the basis for decision making and problem solving

B. an ability to store experiences for future use

C. an intelligence typically possessed by human beings

D. the data mainly consisting of words and combinations of words

26. The comparison made between the memory capacity of a large computer and that of a human being shows that ________.

A. the computer's memory has a little capacity than a teenager's

B. the computer's memory capacity is much smaller than an adult human being's

C. the computer's memory capacity is much smaller even than a teenager's

D. both A and B

27. The whole passage implies that ________.

A. only human beings have problem­solving intelligence

B. a person's memory is different from a computer's

in every respect

C. animals are able to solve only very simple problems

D. animals solve problems by instincts rather than intelligence

28. The topic of the passage is ________

A. What Would Life Be Like Without Memory?

B. Memory Is Of Vital Importance to Life

C. How Is A person's Memory Different from An Animal's Or A Computer's ?

D. What Is Contained In Memory?

答案与解析：

25．解析：从第二段第一句“Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use.”得出B是正确答案。

答案：B

26．解析：从第三段“The instant­access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 ‘word’—ready for instant use. An average US teenager probably recognises the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored.”看出C是正确答案。

答案：C

27．解析：从最后一段我们可以知道，语言的使用是人解决复杂智力问题的基础，人们记忆能力的大部分是依据语言和语言的结合，但是动物没有使用语言的能力，因此动物只能解决一些简单的问题，所以正确答案是C。

答案：C

28．解析：文章第一句“It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory.”说明了记忆的重要性。可见B是正确答案。

答案：B

C

Online Degrees

Today, you can earn a degree from a major university without ever having sat in one of their classrooms. Many colleges and universities are offering online courses and degree programs now.

Online Learning Programs

With a computer and an Internet connection, you can earn a degree from home, work, or anywhere else for that matter. Online degree programs follow much the same routines as traditional learning, with a few twists. There are lectures, but they won't be in person. There are assignments (作业), but you won't hand them to your instructor. In most situations, you are free to “go to class” when it fits your schedule. If you get a phone call during class, you don't have to miss anything. If you get sick, you don't have to ask for someone's notes, and you just visit the lecture later.

You'll communicate with your instructor by e－mail, chat room and instant messaging. Your classroom will live in a special software program. Contrary to popular belief, you will have close contact with other students and the instructor.

Evaluating the Program

There are a lot of questions to ask before you make your selection, such as：

How do students interact with each other?

★Online programs can use chat rooms, instant messaging, teleconferencing, and video conferencing to communicate. The key is to find a program that has this interaction built into it and even requires it.

★What kind of reputation does the school have?

It may seem simple－a good school will have a good online program. This reputation, however, may not be as straightforward as you think. It's not uncommon for a great school to have a weak program or two. So you'd better look at the overall quality of the school and make a judgment.

The Employers' View

As more and more employees get online degrees and use them in the workforce(职场) , hiring managers will begin to feel more secure about the quality of education these people have.

29．In which way is online education special?

A．If you get sick, you'll miss the lecture.

B．There are lectures, but you don't need to meet the lecturers.

C．If you get a phone call during class, you will miss something.

D．There are assignments, and you must hand them to your instructor.

30．What is the most important part of online communication?

A．To use e－mails.

B．To look for a program with interaction.

C．To use chat rooms and instant messaging.

D．To use teleconferencing and video conferencing.

31．For whom is the passage probably written?

A．College students.

B．Hiring managers.

C．Adult students.

D．High school students.

答案与解析：

文章介绍了现在流行的网上的学习课程，为了让很多成年人不要上大学就可以得到大学的学问，很多大学都设置网上课程。和传统的课程相比，网上课程更灵活，自由，互动更强。

29．解析：细节理解题。从第二段“There are lectures, but they won't be in person.” 可知，网上课程的特殊之处是你不必亲自参加讲座，选B项。

答案：B

30．解析：细节理解题。从倒数第三段“The key is to find a program that has this interaction built into it and even requires it.”可知，网上交流的重要部分是找一个可以互动的课程。选B项。

答案：B

31．解析：推理判断题。从文章最后一段“As more and more employees get online degrees and use them in the workforce”，可知这篇文章是为成年的学生写的。选C项。

答案：C

D

I was born and raised in France into this way of life: French women don't get fat. There is a very good reason for that. Among the French middle and professional classes, it is totally unacceptable for a woman to be fat. Little girls, from a very young age, learn not to eat too much. It is mainly a class thing. When I read that “French women love to shop and prepare food”， I laugh. Many of us who work and have a family would rather put our feet up with a good book. To describe France as the country of slender women is a lie. A quick trip to Calais or any town of the industrial north is guaranteed to be an eye－opener.

Yes, at 44, I am still amazingly slim. This is hardly surprising; apart from the time when I was pregnant, I think I have been underweight for most of my life. There is no glory in this, since the truth must be said: I eat very little, not out of force, but mostly out of habit.

Yes, I shop and cook like a traditional Frenchwoman, but I don't think this is something you can easily pass on to British women. I tend to go to local shops every day and this is not something people are used to doing here, mainly because it takes a lot of time. I can afford to do so, since I work only on a part－time basis.

Of course, I still enjoy a good meal at a (French) restaurant, and I will have a glass of wine at dinner, but only one glass, since drinking other than with food is a social taboo for women in France. To be seen drunk for a woman is a social embarrassment from which she is not likely to recover.

Dear British friends, do not believe that patronizing(自认为高人一等) myth about French women. The thing is that many of us French women are probably unaware of how little we eat, simply because it has become second nature.

32．The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to ________.

A．respond an article about French women

B．comment an article about French women

C．correct the opinion of an article about French women

D．criticize the writer of an article about French women

33．Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A．It's totally acceptable for a French woman to keep slender.

B．Most of French women in the industrial north are actually fat.

C．Most of French women are forced not to eat too much for figure.

D．A French women will feel embarrassed when seen to drink in public.

34．Why did the author mention the fact that “French women don't get fat”？

A．To point out a fact.

B．To give an argumentative topic.

C．To support her opinion.

D．To tell her own experience.

35．What is the conclusion of the author in this passage?

A．French women love to shop and prepare food.

B．French women don't get fat because they eat less from a very young age.

C．French women aren't used to going shopping, not to speak of preparing food.

D．French women spend much less time shopping and preparing food than British women.

答案与解析：

32．解析：主旨大意题。从第一段的“When I read that‘French women love to shop and prepare food’，I laugh.”以及下文中作者的观点可以看出：此篇文章是作者对所读到的一篇文章的回应。

答案：A

33．解析：细节理解题。第二段的“not out of force，but mostly out of habit”指明C(受迫而为之)不对。

答案：C

34．解析：推理判断题。作者在第一段就表明对“法国女性酷爱逛商店和烹饪”的评论觉得好笑，说明作者不承认这种观点。作为支持的论据，她提出：French women don't get fat(法国女性不发胖)。

答案：C

35．解析：主旨大意题。作者以自身实例指出某篇文章观点的偏颇之处，对比可知C正确。

答案：C

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。

How to teach kids responsibility

We'd all like our kids to develop into responsible people. How can we help to ensure that our kids learn the lessons of responsibility? Here are some ideas：

Start them with tasks when they're young.

__36__ They can do a lot more than you think if you're patient and creative. Encourage them to begin at an early age, and this helps them build confidence and enthusiasm for later tasks in their life.

Don't use rewards with your kids.

If you want your kids to develop a natural sense of responsibility, they need to learn what they do affects others not just themselves. __37__

Use natural consequences when they make mistakes.

If they keep losing their baseball glove somewhere, let them deal with the consequences. Maybe they have to ask to borrow one for the game. __38__ If you rescue them every time they make a mistake, they'll never learn responsibility.

__39__

This is where they'll learn it from. Take care of your stuff. Try to be on time. They're watching you very closely.

Give them an allowance(零用钱) early in their life.

Let them make their own money decisions from an early age. They'll learn their lessons in a hurry. __40__

A．Model responsible behavior for your kids.

B．Maybe they have to buy a new one if it's lost.

C．Don't help them out if they run out of money.

D．Train your kids to be responsible and careful.

E．They won't learn that if they're focused on what they're going to “get”．

F．Young kids have a strong desire to help out, even as young as age two.

G．They'll pick up on this belief and they'll tend to rise to the level of expectation.

答案：36－40　FEBAC

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；每小题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。

In 1883, an engineer named John Roebling had the idea of building a bridge connecting New York with Long Island.__41__， other bridge builders thought this was impossible, and told Roebling to __42__ the idea.

But Roebling thought about it all the time, and knew that it __43__ be done. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to __44__ his son Washington that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son began to plan out how the difficulties could be __45__. In great excitement they began to __46__ staff and build their dream bridge.

The project started __47__， but a few months later a tragic __48__ took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured, which __49__ him unable to talk or move.

People began to see the project in a __50__ light, and started to say that it should be dropped, since only the Roeblings knew how the bridge should be built. Washington, though he was never __51__， was physically unable to pass on his __52__.

Then one day, he lay in bed in his hospital room with a gentle breeze blowing the white curtains __53__， so that he was able to see the sky; it seemed to him that he was being given a(n) __54__ not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was move one finger, and he decided to __55__ use of it. He slowly developed a code of __56__ with his wife, and then used it to tell the engineers what to do.

For 13 years Washington gave __57__ by tapping his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally __58__. Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands as a monument to the __59__ of one man's spirit, and his determination not to be __60__ by circumstances.

41．A.Whether　　B．Since

C．However D．Therefore

42．A.forget B．treasure

C．understand D．adopt

43．A.had to B．could

C．should D．would

44．A.convince B．advise

C．arrange D．promise

45．A.realized B．discovered

C．controlled D．overcome

46．A.invite B．interview

C．fire D．hire

47．A.carefully B．frequently

C．smoothly D．naturally

48．A.accident B．situation

C．experience D．information

49．A.resulted B．left

C．protected D．exposed

50．A.necessary B．negative

C．powerful D．generous

51．A.satisfied B．exhausted

C．discouraged D．determined

52．A.pressure B．impression

C．surprise D．enthusiasm

53．A.away B．off

C．out D．apart

54．A.notice B．symbol

C．message D．image

55．A.make B．cover

C．serve D．point

56．A.communication B．conversation

C．intention D．attention

57．A.production B．explanations

C．construction D．instructions

58．A.recovered B．solved

C．completed D．failed

59．A.welcome B．strength

C．reply D．response

60．A.knocked B．defeated

C．improved D．described

答案与解析：

本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了工程师Washington和父亲建造布鲁克林桥的故事。尽管专家都认为那座桥不可能建成，但是Washington和父亲开始工程建设。开工没多久就发生了事故，父亲失去了生命，而Washington也只能躺在床上，只有手指能动。但即使是这样，Washington还是凭着不屈不挠的精神和坚定的决心建成了该桥。

41．解析：John Roebling想要建一座桥，其他的专家都认为那是不可能完成的任务，所以是转折关系。

答案：C

42．解析：别的专家认为那座桥不可能建成，所以劝他放弃/忘掉那个想法。forget“忘记，忽略”；treasure“珍爱，珍惜”；understand“了解”；adopt“采用”。

答案：A

43．解析：他思考很久后认为那座桥能够建成。could表示“能够”。

答案：B

44．解析：从后文的Working together可以推出父亲说服儿子，使儿子相信该桥可以建成。convince“说服”；advise“劝告，忠告，建议”；arrange“安排，排列”；promise“允诺，答应”。

答案：A

45．解析：父亲和儿子构思出了关于如何建成桥梁和克服困难的一些想法。overcome difficulties“克服困难”。

答案：D

46．解析：他们开始雇员工建桥。hire“雇佣”；invite“邀请”；fire“解雇”；interview“接见，会见”。

答案：D

47．解析：从后面的转折词but可以推断出工程进展顺利。smoothly“平衡地”；carefully“小心地”；frequently“常常，频繁地”；naturally“自然地”。

答案：C

48．解析：发生了一件悲惨的事故，事故夺去了John Roebling的生命。accident“意外事故，不测事件，(交通)事故”。

答案：A

49．解析：那次的事故导致他不能说话和行动。leave在此表示“使某人处于一种什么状态”。

答案：B

50．解析：后文说要他放弃那个工程，而且前面提到专家都认为不可能建成桥梁，故大家都是给出消极的评论。negative“否定的，消极的”。

答案：B

51．解析：从though he was never可以推出Washington并没有失去信心，所以不会放弃。satisfied“满意的”；exhausted“耗尽的，疲惫的”；discouraged“气馁的”；determined“坚决的，决定了的”。

答案：C

52．解析：前文说尽管Washington并没有气馁，所以后文应该是他无法把自己对那个工程的热情传递给朋友们。结合全文可知他对于建造该桥是很有激情的。

答案：D

53．解析：后文说他能够看到天空，所以是风把窗帘吹开了。blow away“吹跑”；blow off“吹掉”；blow out“吹出”；blow apart“吹开”。

答案：D

54．解析：窗外的天空好像给他传达了这样一个信息；不要放弃。message“消息，信息”；notice“通知”；symbol“符号，记号，象征”；image“肖像，图像”。

答案：C

55．解析：make use of...“利用……”，是固定搭配。

答案：A

56．解析：后文说他用这种方式告诉工程师们怎么干活。所以把移动手指当作一种交流方式。

答案：A

57．解析：从后文看是丈夫在妻子手臂上比划，指示妻子传达他的意思。instruction“指示，指令”；production“产量”；explanation“解释”；construction“建筑，建筑物”。

答案：D

58．解析：从上下文推测可知是桥梁竣工。complete“完成，使完善”；recover“重新获得，恢复”；solve“解决”；fail“失败，不及格”。

答案：C

59．解析：那座桥矗立在那儿是对Washington的精神力量和不被周围环境所击倒的坚强意志力的一种纪念。strength“力量”；welcome“欢迎”；reply“答复，回复，答辩”；response“回答，响应，反应”。

答案：B

60．解析：见上题解析。

答案：B

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

China's Tea Villages

In most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year __61__ locals start to pick and process tea. The usually quiet villages suddenly become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare __62__ tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies, __63__(thank) heaven for its blessing. The price of tea __64__(pick) in March is extremely high because __65__ is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements.

China __66__(be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported and traded along __67__ Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the importance of tea was matched only by silk. China produces Oolong, black, green, white, yellow __68__ dark (aka post－fermented) tea. The Oolong, green and black __69__(vary)are most notable for their high quality.

Most of China's tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the country's south and southwest, __70__ the beautiful scenery is often hidden under clouds.

答案：61.when　62.for　63.thanking　64.picked　65.it　66.has been　67.the　68.and　69.varieties　70.where

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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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(∧)，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限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last summer, I went to work as a volunteer teacher in a small village, that is located in the south of our country. The children there were all from poor families, but they didn't have nice clothes to wear or food eat. They had to do much housework as our parents had gone to work in cities to make money. They had to take care for their little brothers or sisters. They live a hard life. But they were eager to learn less about the outside world. When asking about their dreams, they gave me the same answer. They said they hoped they could return to their small villages after graduating from college to make their hometown the more beautiful.

答案：

Last summer, I went to work as a volunteer teacher in a small village, is located in the south of our country. The children there were all from poor families, they didn't have nice clothes to wear or food eat. They had to do much housework as parents had gone to work in cities to make money. They had to take care their little brothers or sisters. They a hard life. But they were eager to learn about the outside world. When about their dreams, they gave me the same answer. They said they hoped they could return to their small after graduating from college to make their hometown more beautiful.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

假定你是李华，你所喜爱的Global Mirror 周报创刊五周年之际征集读者意见。请你依据以下内容给主编写封信，内容主要包括：

1．说明你是该报的忠实读者；

2．赞赏该报优点：

①兼顾国内外新闻；

②介绍名人成功故事；

3．提出建议：刊登指导英语学习的文章。

注意：

1．词数：100左右，开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Editor－in－Chief，

Congratulations on the fifth anniversary of Global Mirror!

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

范文：

Dear Editor－in－Chief，

Congratulations on the fifth anniversary of Global Mirror!

I'm a regular reader of your newspaper. I like it very much mainly for the following two reasons. First, it covers both national and international news so that, by simply turning the pages, I can learn all important things that have happened during the week. Equally attractive are the success stories of world－famous people, which help me understand how a person can work hard to make the world a better place.

As a young student, I suggest that Global Mirror carry articles to guide us in our English learning, and I hope that it will become even more popular.

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

Unit 3　验收检测

(时间：120分钟　满分：150分)

第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分)

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．Who is paying the lunch now?

A．They share the bill.

B．The woman.

C．The man.

2．Who are the two speakers?

A．Workers.　　B．Students.　C．Teachers.

3．What will the speakers do over the weekend?

A．Go camping.

B．Stay at home.

C．Climb mountains.

4．Where are the speakers?

A．In a bookstore.

B．On a bus.

C．At home.

5．What does the man ask the woman to do?

A．Get his key.

B．Start the car.

C．Wait for him.

第二节(共15小题； 每小题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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．Where are the two speakers?

A．At the store. B．At home. C．At school.

7．Where's the mess?

A．In the bathroom.

B．In the living room.

C．In the kitchen.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．Why does the man speaker want a new apartment?

A．Because the one he is living in is too expensive.

B．Because it's too noisy there.

C．Because he wants to have a roommate.

9．Who wants to have a roommate?

A．The man speaker.

B．The woman speaker.

C．The woman speaker's brother.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What is the dialogue about?

A．The man speaker's new story.

B．The man speaker's daughter.

C．A movie star.

11．What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are husband and wife.

B. They are friends.

C. They are strangers.

12．What does the woman tell the man to do?

A．To talk to his daughter.

B．Not to push his daughter.

C．To tell his daughter to study.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Who's the woman talking to?

A．Her sister.

B．Her friend.

C．Her mother.

14．Where are the two speakers?

A．On the telephone.

B．In the street.

C．In the woman's house.

15．What's the woman doing now?

A．Washing. B．Ironing. C．Sweeping.

16．What does the man invite the woman to do?

A．Go swimming.

B．Go to the movies.

C．Watch TV.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Why did Mr Brown want to find a house in the country?

A．Because he liked living in the country.

B．Because he was tired of the life in the big city.

C．Because he wanted to get to the office early.

18．What did the sentence “the house was within a stone's throw of a railway station” mean?

A．It was close to the railway station.

B．The house was as near to the station as you threw a stone.

C．The newspaper was making fun of people.

19．Why did Mr Brown decide to have a look at the house?

A．Because the house was very cheap.

B．Because the house was in a good place and the price was reasonable.

C．Because the house was rather quiet.

20．What can you learn from this passage?

A．Mr Brown thought the house was far away from the city.

B．Mr Brown found a house in the country.

C．Mr Brown thought the house agent was telling a lie in the newspaper.

听力材料：

Text 1

W: Thanks for the lunch. It was delicious. Next time it's on me.

M: Don't be silly.

W: I'm serious.

M: All right. Next time you treat.

Text 2

M: What's the chemistry homework Mr Brown gave us today?

W: Just a minute. I'll look it up in my notebook.

Text 3

M: Did you listen to the weather report this morning, Helen?

W: Yes，it says we are going to have a wet weekend. We may get some very heavy rain in mountain areas.

M: That means we can't go camping，but will have to stay in.

Text 4

M: Hi, Maggie. I want all these books here.

W: That might be a lot for your dad to buy at one time.

M: My dad gets me all the books I want.

W: Well, that's very nice of him.

Text 5

M: Will you excuse me for a moment? I left my key in the car.

W: Certainly.

Text 6