人教版（2019）必修第三册：Unit 5 The value of money 单元练习（含答案）
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Unit 5 The value of money 单元练习
(满分:120分;时间:100分钟)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for $1 or for free!
Roubaix, France
If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.
Buffalo, the USA
Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest an amount of money in its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.
Liverpool, the UK
In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying one.
Candela, Italy
If you still have any doubt about spending $ 1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent citizen and have an income of $7500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.
1.Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with $1
A.To improve the lives of poor people.
B.To make the city attractive at no cost.
C.To solve the problems of employment.
D.To attract people to the industrial areas.
2.What is required to buy a house for $1 in Liverpool
A.You need to be an unemployed citizen.
B.You should live in the house for 3 years.
C.You must make the first house purchase.
D.You have to repair and decorate the house.
3.How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family
A.$3200. B.$1.
C.$800. D.$7500.
B
I was deeply moved by the kindness of an elderly flower seller at Sydney's Central Station one evening.
I was feeling as cold as the winter winds quickening the steps of the people who buried chins (下巴) in scarves and hands deep into coat pockets. In many ways, 2018 had proven an arduous year. My teenage daughter had left home for university, my job of 23 years was no more, and a creative project I'd given my all to for years had also been suddenly called off. I also found out a person I considered as a friend was far from it.
A year earlier, I'd dreamt about an earthquake. In the dream, a red light flashed inside a building and then the earth began to rock. Walls fell down on me as I ran to the open, feeling sorry for the people I hadn't loved enough. Before I was buried completely by the falling world, I shouted,“Abuelo, ayudame!” in my native Spanish.“Grandfather, help me!”
Now, with the very real aftershocks of a series of unexpected endings, I walked into a little flower shop to buy a gift for a friend. The gentleman at the shop looked at me and turned away for a moment, returning with a fragrant flower. “For you. You need to smile today,” he said in a rich and beautiful accent, offering me the flower with eyes full of care. It took all my strength not to cry. Then he gave me a grandfatherly hug that made me want to tell him everything.
Instead, I thanked him and headed for the train. How did he know I wondered. For the first time in weeks, I felt hope.
4.The underlined word in the second paragraph means “ ”.
A.puzzled B.mixed
C.hard D.meaningful
5.What is the third paragraph mainly about
A.A detailed description of the author's dream.
B.The help that the author got from her grandfather.
C.An earthquake that the author came across before.
D.The author's sorry thoughts for the people she hadn't loved enough.
6.What drove the author to walk into the flower shop
A.A series of unexpected things.
B.The fragrant flowers in the shop.
C.The gentleman in the flower shop.
D.The idea of sending a gift to a friend.
7.Why did the author feel hope in the end
A.Because the gentleman showed his concern for the author.
B.Because the gentleman gave the author a grandfatherly hug.
C.Because the gentleman at the shop sent her a fragrant flower.
D.Because the gentleman said some words in a rich and beautiful accent.
C
Over the past few years, I've had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been making changes to my brain. I'm not thinking the way I used to think. I can feel it most strongly when I'm reading. Involving myself in a book or a lengthy(冗长的) article used to be easy. That's rarely the case anymore.
I think I know what's going on. For over a decade, I've been spending lots of time online. The Web has been a godsend to me as a writer. Research that once required days in the rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes by a few Google searches. Even when I'm not working, I'm scanning headlines or just tripping from link to link.
The Net is becoming a universal medium where information flows through my eyes and ears and into my mind. The perfect recall of the silicon memory (硅存储器) can be a blessing to thinking. But that comes at a price. As the media theorist Marshall McLuhan pointed out, media are not just passive channels of information. They supply the stuff of thought, but they also shape the process of thought. And what the Net seems to be doing is weakening my ability to concentrate. Once I was a driver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a flying swallow.
I'm not the only one. When I mention my troubles with reading to acquaintances, Bruce Friedman, a blogger, has also described how the Internet has changed his mental habits. His thinking has taken on a “staccato (不连贯的)” quality. “I can't read War and Peace anymore,” he admitted.“I've lost the ability to do that.”
A recently published study suggests that when reading online, we tend to become “more decoders (解码器) of information”. We are not only what we read;we are how we read.
8.According to the passage, the author thinks .
A.the Net is merely a headache
B.he can no longer die but swim shallowly
C.the deep reading in the past has become a struggle
D.other people around rarely have similar feelings like him
9.What is the author's attitude towards the Internet
A.Thoroughly passive. B.Totally puzzled.
C.Gladly approving. D.Evidently worried.
10.From the passage, the more people use the Web, .
A.the more mental habits can be improved
B.the more they have to fight to stay focused
C.the more they are influenced in shape
D.the more online activities they can enjoy
11.Which of the following can best summarize the text
A.Is the Net gradually changing us
B.Long articles are hard to read nowadays.
C.Do people lack concentration to cover Web pages
D.More Web involvement results from attention distraction(分散).
D
O'Brien and Samantha Kassirer from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management conducted two experiments to determine the levels of people's happiness when they gave away money or when they spent it on themselves.
The first experiment involved 96 college students receiving $5 every day for five days. They had to spend the money on the same thing each day. Researchers randomly asked the participants to either spend the money on themselves or give it to someone else, like through a tip or an online donation to charity. The participants ended each day by reflecting on their spending experience and their overall level of happiness. Regardless of how they spent the money, everyone started off with roughly the same level of self-reported happiness. Those who spent the money on themselves, however, experienced a decline in happiness over the five-day period. The people who gave the money to someone else maintained their happiness levels.
A second experiment, this one conducted online, involved 502 people playing 10 rounds of a word puzzle game. When the player won in a round, they received 5 cents. The participants could either keep the 5 cents or donate it to a charity. After each round, people rated the level of happiness they felt after winning a round. As with the first study, those who gave away the money reported a longer stretch of happiness than those who kept the money for themselves.
As for why people who used the money for themselves aren't happy for so long, the researchers explain that focusing on an outcome—like getting paid—can diminish(削弱) the experience. When people focused on an action—like giving to charity—they concentrate more on the act itself as a joyful event, explaining why happiness stayed more consistent among those who spent the money on others. “If you want to sustain happiness over time, our new research shows that repeated giving, even in the same way to the same people, may make you continue to feel much fresher and more enjoyable,” O'Brien said.
So the next time you think about spending on yourself, maybe give it to someone in need instead. Your happiness will thank you.
12.What is the finding of the experiments
A.People get more happiness when giving money to others.
B.Those who give money to others like to do it online.
C.Your level of happiness can be influenced by many factors.
D.Those who win rewards are willing to give money to a charity.
13.According to O'Brien, what is the secret to maintain happiness
A.Saving enough money.
B.Trying something new.
C.Keeping on giving.
D.Balancing rest and work.
14.Which of the following shows the correct structure of the whole text
A. B.
C. D.
15.What is the best title for the text
A.Money isn't the key to happiness
B.It is better to give than to receive
C.Happiness depends upon ourselves
D.People spend their money differently
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Don't be too concerned about money, because all it will do is distract you from achieving happiness. And the irony(具有讽刺意味的事) is that people think they will be happy when they have money. 16 . If you are happy and you have money, you can use it for happiness. If you are unhappy and you have money, you will use that money for more unhappiness. Money is simply a neutral force.
Don't misunderstand me: 17 . I am not against anything. Money is a means. Your money will enhance your pattern, whether it is good or bad.
18 . They are ready, at any moment, to change their pattern and to change their ways, if more money is available somewhere else.
Once the money is there, then suddenly you are no longer yourself; you are ready to change.
This is the way of the worldly man. Remember, I don't call a person worldly because he or she has money. 19 . This applies to people with no money as well—they may simply be poor. Just being poor does not equal to being spiritual; and just being rich does not equal to being a materialist. The materialistic pattern of life is one in which money predominates(占主导地位) over everything.
The non-materialistic life is one in which money is just a means: happiness predominates;joy predominates;your own individuality predominates. 20 , and you are not distracted.
Then suddenly you will see your life has a meaningful quality to it.
A.I am not against money
B.However, money has nothing to do with happiness
C.So they attach great importance to money
D.You know who you are and where you are going
E.Money brings great joy to people who pursue it
F.I call them worldly if they change their motives for money
G.But people keep looking for money as if money is going to bring happiness
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Ten years ago, my mom gave me a fancy blood pressure monitor which was very expensive for her. I had high blood pressure and she wanted to make sure I was always 21 it. In my early twenties, this situation should have 22 me, but it didn't; I had long been 23 from nameless anxiety and stress. After a decade-long 24 , my blood pressure could finally be controlled. Through lots of meditation(冥想), exercise, and diets, I've slowly 25 from it in the last few years.
I was happy that I no longer needed my blood pressure monitor. I decided to put it up for 26 online, and a woman 27 , saying she wanted to buy it shortly after I posted it. I went to a coffee shop and met her, along with her mother. Neither of them were in the best of health.
She carefully took out some 28 from her wallet to pay me, and it 29 me that I could not let her pay me. I had a smile card 30 in my wallet; I slipped it in the bag and told her “Here, just take it.” She was 31 and tried to hand me the money again. I again insisted that she take it. She was 32 and thanked me. I wished them good health and a happy life.
Although I didn't repay my mom in cash, I was more than 33 that I repaid her by passing her 34 on to someone who might be a stranger but 35 needed it.
21.A.keeping B.keeping away
C.keeping up with D.keeping track of
22.A.interested B.shocked
C.relieved D.encouraged
23.A.preventing B.resulting
C.suffering D.separating
24.A.struggle B.analysis
C.search D.summary
25.A.run B.recovered
C.learned D.removed
26.A.show B.fun C.sale D.praise
27.A.asked B.responded
C.required D.acted
28.A.cards B.paper C.keys D.cash
29.A.frightened B.benefited
C.hit D.attacked
30.A.on hand B.on duty
C.on leave D.on guard
31.A.annoyed B.worried
C.confused D.careful
32.A.depressed B.touched
C.sad D.bored
33.A.surprised B.anxious
C.eager D.delighted
34.A.gift B.hope C.collection D.desire
35.A.really B.differently
C.hardly D.gradually
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yesterday 36 a crazy day. I felt very tired 37 I had done a lot of stuff. Then I got 38 message from one of my teammates. It said,“We want to let you know that there are people who see and 39 (true)appreciate all your hard work.” This meant more to 40 (I)than anything else. And it made me think that maybe I need to set time aside 41 (tell)the people in my life how much I appreciate what they did. Say “Thank you” 42 the delivery guy, 43 (tell) him that you appreciate how hard he is working;tell your daughter that you are proud of her 44 (perform)at school;tell your mom that you notice how much she does for the family.
Sometimes when a long time goes by without recognition for the good we do, we start to get upset, but a simple statement of appreciation could make us become 45 (energy)again for a good long time.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
第三部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假设你是李华, 今天下午在回家的公交车上, 你不慎将从留学生 Steve 那里借来的一本英语小说弄丢了。 请你给他写一封电子邮件表示歉意并提出弥补措施。
注意:
1.词数 80 左右;
2.开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数;
3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Steve,
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Seventy-three-year-old George selected his food in Value Mart more carefully than NASA chose its candidates for the space shuttle. Skim milk(脱脂牛奶) was $2.99, on sale from $3.49;white bread, 89 cents with a ten-cent discount;table salt, 99 cents, 20 cents off the regular price. Leaving the cashier, he estimated that he had saved 80 cents today. He was pleased that he had got good value for his money again.
At the exit, the freezing wind reminded him of his gloves. “Now where are they ”Not in the coat pockets. Not in the grocery bag either. He was sure he was wearing them when he entered the store. The worried man made a second thorough search of all his pockets, again including the grocery bag. Now he was sure they must had been dropped somewhere inside the store.
Old George had bought the black gloves at a 25% discount, for just $35 ten years ago. His quick decision to buy the expensive gloves turned out to be a good one, which even promoted his social status on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him enviously for six months out of the year. Losing this favourite possession was almost like losing a child to him.
Bad luck, he thought. He entered the store again and followed the same route he had walked before, then the rest of the store. But it did not take long to be convinced that the gloves were not in sight. His sharp eyes could not have missed them.
“Society has changed, and people have changed,” he said to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would return it. Not any more!”
On his way out, he went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but she said no. Then he went to the manager's office to ask the same question. She asked him what colour they were, and when he said “black”, there came another disappointing answer. For such a pair of expensive gloves, who would give them up
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:
Back home, George was at a loss.
Paragraph 2:
After the holiday, poor George made a hard decision.
参考答案与解析
第一部分 阅读
第一节
A
语篇解读 本文是一篇应用文,Bright Side在全世界很多地方做了一些研究,向读者介绍了在哪些地方可以用1美元买房子或者免费得到房子。
1.B 细节理解题。根据 Buffalo,the USA部分中的“Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.”可知当局这样做是希望不用花钱就能让这座城市再次变得美丽,也就是说让这座城市变得有吸引力,故选B。
2.C 细节理解题。根据 Liverpool,the UK部分中的“If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying one.”可知如果你想买这样的房子,它必须是你的第一套不动产,故选C。
3.A 细节理解题。根据 Candela, Italy部分中的“If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.”可知,一个人搬去会得800美元,全家一起去得到的钱是一个人的四倍,也就是800美元的四倍,也就是3200美元 。故选 A。
B
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了悉尼中央车站一个卖花老人的善良深深地打动了心情低落的作者的故事。
4.C 词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“My teenage daughter had left home for university, my job of 23 years was no more, and a creative project I'd given my all to for years had also been suddenly called off. I also found out a person I considered as a friend was far from it.”可知,在这一年里,作者的女儿离开家去上大学了,干了23年的工作也没了,多年来全身心投入的一个创意项目也突然被取消了……。这些都表明2018年是艰难的一年,由此可知画线词的词义为“艰难的”。
5.A 主旨大意题。根据第三段内容,特别是“A year earlier, I'd dreamt about an earthquake.”可知,本段详细介绍了作者一年前做的那个梦。
6.D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“I walked into a little flower shop to buy a gift for a friend”可知,作者走进花店是想给朋友买礼物。
7.A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“returning with a fragrant flower.‘For you. You need to smile today,' he said in a rich and beautiful accent, offering me the flower with eyes full of care.”可知,卖花老人送给作者一束花并告诉她应该微笑,眼里满是关心,由此可知作者最后感受到了希望是因为卖花老人对她的关心。本题注意B选项的排除,卖花的老人确实给了作者一个慈祥的拥抱,但是究其本质,是因为这蕴含了卖花老人对作者的关心。
C
语篇解读 这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲了作者经常上网,慢慢感觉到曾经自然深入的阅读已经成了一种挣扎,越多地使用网络,就越需要努力保持专注。
8.C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的I'm not thinking the way I used to think...Involving myself in a book or a lengthy(冗长的) article used to be easy. That's rarely the case anymore.(我不像以前那样思考了,当我阅读的时候,我能最强烈地感受到。过去,让自己沉浸在一本书或一篇长篇文章中很容易。现在这种情况已经很少见了。)可以推断出,作者认为曾经深入的阅读已经成了一种挣扎。注意本题中B项的意思是“他不能再死了,只能游得很浅”。
9.D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段I'm not the only one...“I've lost the ability to do that.”(我不是唯一一个。当我向熟人提及我在阅读方面的困难时,博主Bruce Friedman也描述了互联网如何改变了他的思考习惯。他的思想已经呈现出一种“不连贯的”特征。“我再也不能阅读《战争与和平》了,”他承认。“我已经失去了做那件事的能力。”)可以推断出作者对网络持明显的担心态度。
10.B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的And what the Net seems to be doing is weakening my ability to concentrate.(网络似乎正在削弱我集中注意力的能力。)可以推断出人们越多地使用网络,他们就越需要努力保持专注。第三段中They supply the stuff of thought, but they also shape the process of thought.说的是它们提供了思考的材料,但是也塑造了思考的过程,这和C项中说的在体形上受影响没有关系;D项所述的观点文章中没有提到,注意不要去主观猜测。
11.A 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了作者经常上网,慢慢感觉到曾经自然深入的阅读已经成为一种挣扎,越多地使用网络,就越需要努力保持专注。所以A选项“网络正在逐渐改变我们吗 ”最能准确概括文章大意。D项意思是“更多的网络参与是由注意力的分散引起的”,这个逻辑关系显然和文章中所说的不一致。
D
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。研究表明,维持快乐的诀窍并不是得到,而是给予。
12.A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“As with the first study, those who gave away the money reported a longer stretch of happiness than those who kept the money for themselves.”可知,和第一项研究一样,那些捐钱的人报告显示比那些为自己存钱的人幸福感延长的时间更长。故选A。
13.C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“If you want to sustain happiness over time, our new research shows that repeated giving, even in the same way to the same people, may make you continue to feel much fresher and more enjoyable”可知,如果你想随着时间的推移保持快乐,我们的新研究表明,重复给予,甚至以同样的方式对待同样的人,可能会让你持续感觉更精力充沛、更愉快。故选C。
14.D 篇章结构题。纵观全文可知,第一段介绍了实验的目的;第二、三段介绍了两个实验的数据;第四段分析了实验结果的原因;第五段是根据实验结果,对人们的提示。故选D。
15.B 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知,本文通过研究表明:维持快乐的诀窍并不是得到,而是给予。故选B。
第二节
语篇解读 这是一篇议论文。文章中作者主要讨论了自己对金钱的看法,作者认为不应该太在意金钱,因为金钱只会让你无法获得幸福。金钱只是一种手段,人们不该为之迷失自我。
16.B 根据上文And the irony is that people think they will be happy when they have money.可知具有讽刺意味的事情是,人们认为有钱就会幸福。根据下文Money is simply a neutral force.可知金钱只是一种中性的力量。由此可知,设空处应表示金钱与幸福没有关系。故B项符合语境。
17.A 根据下文I am not against anything.可知“我”不反对任何事情。所以,作者并不是在反对金钱。故A项“我并不反对金钱”符合语境,故选A。
18.G 根据下文They are ready, at any moment, to change their pattern and to change their ways, if more money is available somewhere else.可知如果在其他地方有更多的钱,他们会随时准备改变自己的模式,改变自己的方式。由此可知,人们一直在寻找金钱,并且会为了金钱而改变自己。故G项“但是人们一直在寻找金钱,好像金钱能带来幸福似的”符合语境,故选G。
19.F 根据上文Remember, I don't call a person worldly because he or she has money.可知记住,“我”称一个人世俗并不是因为他或她有钱。由此可知,本句说明作者称别人世俗的真正原因是,这些人为了金钱改变他们的动机。故F项“如果他们为了金钱而改变动机,我称他们世俗”符合语境,故选F。
20.D 根据上文The non-materialistic life is one in which money is just a means: happiness predominates;joy predominates;your own individuality predominates.可知在非物质享乐主义的生活中,金钱只是一种手段:幸福占主导地位;快乐占主导地位;你自己的个性占主导地位。下文说到你才不会被分心,怎么才不会被分心呢 你要知道你自己是谁,要去哪里。故D项“你知道你是谁,你要去哪里”符合语境,故选D。
第二部分 语言运用
第一节
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者本来打算将不再需要的血压器卖掉,但后来却把它送给了一对母女,作者很高兴,因为把它送给了真正需要的人。
21.D 根据本空前的“Ten years ago, my mom gave me a fancy blood pressure monitor...I had high blood pressure and she wanted to make sure I was always”可知,我有高血压,妈妈送我血压器是让我总是了解血压的动态。keep track of了解……的动态。
22.B 根据句意可知,在我二十岁出头的年纪,这种情况本应该使我震惊。 interest使感兴趣;shock使震惊;relieve减轻;encourage鼓励。
23.C 根据本空后的“from nameless anxiety and stress”可知,我长期遭受不可名状的焦虑和压力。
24.A 根据本空后的“my blood pressure could finally be controlled”可知,经过十年的努力(struggle),我的血压终于得到了控制。analysis分析;search 搜寻;summary总结。
25.B 根据本空前的“Through lots of meditation(冥想), exercise, and diets,”可知,在过去几年里,通过冥想、锻炼和饮食,我慢慢从这种状态中恢复了(recovered)过来。
26.C 根据后文的“she wanted to buy it shortly after I posted it”可知我决定把它放到网上出售(sale)。
27.B 根据本空后的“saying she wanted to buy it shortly after I posted it”可知,在我发布出售信息后不久一位女士就回复(responded)我说她想买。
28.D 根据本空后 “from her wallet to pay me”可知,她从钱包里拿出一些现金(cash)。
29.C frighten使害怕;benefit使受益;hit使突然想起;attack攻击。根据本空后的“me that I could not let her pay me”可知,我突然觉得不能让她付我钱,故C项正确。
30.A on hand现有,在手头;on duty值班;on leave休假中;on guard站岗。根据本空后的“in my wallet; I slipped it in the bag and told her ‘Here, just take it.'”可知,我手头正好有一张微笑卡在钱包里,我把它塞进包里,告诉她“来,就收下它吧。”,故A项正确。
31.C 根据语境可知,我和她素不相识,却要将血压器白送给她,所以她感到很困惑(confused)。
32.B 根据语境可知,我的坚持让她很感动(touched)。
33.D 根据本空后的“that I repaid her by passing her 34 on to someone who might be a stranger but 35 needed it”可知,虽然我没有把妈妈买血压器的钱给妈妈,但是我非常高兴(delighted)我以这样的方式回报了她——把她的礼物传给可能是陌生人但却真正需要它的人。
34.A 根据上文可知,血压器是妈妈送给我的礼物(gift),故A项正确。
35.A 此处表示我把她的礼物送给可能是陌生人但却真正(really)需要它的人。
第二节
语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者工作了一天之后筋疲力尽,但是收到一个队友的一条信息,队友向他表达了感激和赞赏。作者认为在生活中我们应该向人们表达感激。因为一个简单的感谢或者赞赏可能会使人们在很长一段时间内再次变得精力旺盛。
36.was 考查时态。由该句中的Yesterday以及下文语境可知此处应用一般过去时。故填was。
37.because/as 考查从属连词。句意:我觉得很累,因为我干了很多活儿。分析句子可知,空处缺少从属连词,由句意可知此处表示“因为”,所以用从属连词because或as。
38.a 考查冠词。句意:然后我收到了来自一个队友的一条信息。message为可数名词,此处表示收到了来自一个队友的一条信息,且message以辅音音素开头,所以用不定冠词a。
39.truly 考查副词。句意: 短信说,“我们想让你知道,有人看到并真诚感激你所有的辛勤工作。”应用副词修饰动词appreciate。
40.me 考查代词。句意:这对我来说比其他任何事情都重要。to后接I的宾格me作宾语。
41.to tell 考查动词不定式。句意:并且这让我想到也许我需要留出时间来告诉我生活中的人们,我是多么感激他们所做的事情。分析句子可知,此处用动词不定式作目的状语。
42.to 考查介词。句意:对快递员说“谢谢你”,告诉他你很感激他努力地工作……。say “Thank you” to sb.向某人说“谢谢你”。
43.telling 考查现在分词。句意:对快递员说“谢谢你”,告诉他你很感激他努力地工作……。分析句子可知,此处应用非谓语动词的一种形式,tell与其逻辑主语You(祈使句省去的主语)之间为主动关系,故填现在分词telling,构成现在分词短语作伴随状语。
44.performance 考查名词。句意:……告诉你女儿你为她在学校的表现感到骄傲……。her为形容词性物主代词,后接名词performance。
45.energetic 考查形容词。become为系动词,后接形容词energetic作表语。
第三部分 写作
第一节
One possible version:
Dear Steve,
I am awfully sorry that, by mistake, I lost your English novel.
So appealing was the novel that I couldn't help reading it on the crowded bus. I took it for granted that I had put it into my backpack before getting off. However, it was nowhere to be found when I intended to continue my reading. Knowing it is one of your favorite novels, I am making an attempt at purchasing a new one for you.
Again I'd like to apologize for my carelessness and hope you would forgive me.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
One possible version:
Paragraph 1:
Back home, George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do anything without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace them very soon. If he bought a new leather pair, they would cost fifty dollars now. He was very upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.
Paragraph 2:
After the holiday, poor George made a hard decision. He was to buy a new leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the “Lost and Found” office. “What colour are they ” the woman in the office asked again. “Black,” he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and there was a pair of men's leather gloves. “Are they ”“Yes! Those are mine!” answered George, his eyes shining with joy.
(满分:120分;时间:100分钟)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for $1 or for free!
Roubaix, France
If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.
Buffalo, the USA
Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest an amount of money in its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.
Liverpool, the UK
In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying one.
Candela, Italy
If you still have any doubt about spending $ 1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent citizen and have an income of $7500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.
1.Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with $1
A.To improve the lives of poor people.
B.To make the city attractive at no cost.
C.To solve the problems of employment.
D.To attract people to the industrial areas.
2.What is required to buy a house for $1 in Liverpool
A.You need to be an unemployed citizen.
B.You should live in the house for 3 years.
C.You must make the first house purchase.
D.You have to repair and decorate the house.
3.How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family
A.$3200. B.$1.
C.$800. D.$7500.
B
I was deeply moved by the kindness of an elderly flower seller at Sydney's Central Station one evening.
I was feeling as cold as the winter winds quickening the steps of the people who buried chins (下巴) in scarves and hands deep into coat pockets. In many ways, 2018 had proven an arduous year. My teenage daughter had left home for university, my job of 23 years was no more, and a creative project I'd given my all to for years had also been suddenly called off. I also found out a person I considered as a friend was far from it.
A year earlier, I'd dreamt about an earthquake. In the dream, a red light flashed inside a building and then the earth began to rock. Walls fell down on me as I ran to the open, feeling sorry for the people I hadn't loved enough. Before I was buried completely by the falling world, I shouted,“Abuelo, ayudame!” in my native Spanish.“Grandfather, help me!”
Now, with the very real aftershocks of a series of unexpected endings, I walked into a little flower shop to buy a gift for a friend. The gentleman at the shop looked at me and turned away for a moment, returning with a fragrant flower. “For you. You need to smile today,” he said in a rich and beautiful accent, offering me the flower with eyes full of care. It took all my strength not to cry. Then he gave me a grandfatherly hug that made me want to tell him everything.
Instead, I thanked him and headed for the train. How did he know I wondered. For the first time in weeks, I felt hope.
4.The underlined word in the second paragraph means “ ”.
A.puzzled B.mixed
C.hard D.meaningful
5.What is the third paragraph mainly about
A.A detailed description of the author's dream.
B.The help that the author got from her grandfather.
C.An earthquake that the author came across before.
D.The author's sorry thoughts for the people she hadn't loved enough.
6.What drove the author to walk into the flower shop
A.A series of unexpected things.
B.The fragrant flowers in the shop.
C.The gentleman in the flower shop.
D.The idea of sending a gift to a friend.
7.Why did the author feel hope in the end
A.Because the gentleman showed his concern for the author.
B.Because the gentleman gave the author a grandfatherly hug.
C.Because the gentleman at the shop sent her a fragrant flower.
D.Because the gentleman said some words in a rich and beautiful accent.
C
Over the past few years, I've had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been making changes to my brain. I'm not thinking the way I used to think. I can feel it most strongly when I'm reading. Involving myself in a book or a lengthy(冗长的) article used to be easy. That's rarely the case anymore.
I think I know what's going on. For over a decade, I've been spending lots of time online. The Web has been a godsend to me as a writer. Research that once required days in the rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes by a few Google searches. Even when I'm not working, I'm scanning headlines or just tripping from link to link.
The Net is becoming a universal medium where information flows through my eyes and ears and into my mind. The perfect recall of the silicon memory (硅存储器) can be a blessing to thinking. But that comes at a price. As the media theorist Marshall McLuhan pointed out, media are not just passive channels of information. They supply the stuff of thought, but they also shape the process of thought. And what the Net seems to be doing is weakening my ability to concentrate. Once I was a driver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a flying swallow.
I'm not the only one. When I mention my troubles with reading to acquaintances, Bruce Friedman, a blogger, has also described how the Internet has changed his mental habits. His thinking has taken on a “staccato (不连贯的)” quality. “I can't read War and Peace anymore,” he admitted.“I've lost the ability to do that.”
A recently published study suggests that when reading online, we tend to become “more decoders (解码器) of information”. We are not only what we read;we are how we read.
8.According to the passage, the author thinks .
A.the Net is merely a headache
B.he can no longer die but swim shallowly
C.the deep reading in the past has become a struggle
D.other people around rarely have similar feelings like him
9.What is the author's attitude towards the Internet
A.Thoroughly passive. B.Totally puzzled.
C.Gladly approving. D.Evidently worried.
10.From the passage, the more people use the Web, .
A.the more mental habits can be improved
B.the more they have to fight to stay focused
C.the more they are influenced in shape
D.the more online activities they can enjoy
11.Which of the following can best summarize the text
A.Is the Net gradually changing us
B.Long articles are hard to read nowadays.
C.Do people lack concentration to cover Web pages
D.More Web involvement results from attention distraction(分散).
D
O'Brien and Samantha Kassirer from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management conducted two experiments to determine the levels of people's happiness when they gave away money or when they spent it on themselves.
The first experiment involved 96 college students receiving $5 every day for five days. They had to spend the money on the same thing each day. Researchers randomly asked the participants to either spend the money on themselves or give it to someone else, like through a tip or an online donation to charity. The participants ended each day by reflecting on their spending experience and their overall level of happiness. Regardless of how they spent the money, everyone started off with roughly the same level of self-reported happiness. Those who spent the money on themselves, however, experienced a decline in happiness over the five-day period. The people who gave the money to someone else maintained their happiness levels.
A second experiment, this one conducted online, involved 502 people playing 10 rounds of a word puzzle game. When the player won in a round, they received 5 cents. The participants could either keep the 5 cents or donate it to a charity. After each round, people rated the level of happiness they felt after winning a round. As with the first study, those who gave away the money reported a longer stretch of happiness than those who kept the money for themselves.
As for why people who used the money for themselves aren't happy for so long, the researchers explain that focusing on an outcome—like getting paid—can diminish(削弱) the experience. When people focused on an action—like giving to charity—they concentrate more on the act itself as a joyful event, explaining why happiness stayed more consistent among those who spent the money on others. “If you want to sustain happiness over time, our new research shows that repeated giving, even in the same way to the same people, may make you continue to feel much fresher and more enjoyable,” O'Brien said.
So the next time you think about spending on yourself, maybe give it to someone in need instead. Your happiness will thank you.
12.What is the finding of the experiments
A.People get more happiness when giving money to others.
B.Those who give money to others like to do it online.
C.Your level of happiness can be influenced by many factors.
D.Those who win rewards are willing to give money to a charity.
13.According to O'Brien, what is the secret to maintain happiness
A.Saving enough money.
B.Trying something new.
C.Keeping on giving.
D.Balancing rest and work.
14.Which of the following shows the correct structure of the whole text
A. B.
C. D.
15.What is the best title for the text
A.Money isn't the key to happiness
B.It is better to give than to receive
C.Happiness depends upon ourselves
D.People spend their money differently
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Don't be too concerned about money, because all it will do is distract you from achieving happiness. And the irony(具有讽刺意味的事) is that people think they will be happy when they have money. 16 . If you are happy and you have money, you can use it for happiness. If you are unhappy and you have money, you will use that money for more unhappiness. Money is simply a neutral force.
Don't misunderstand me: 17 . I am not against anything. Money is a means. Your money will enhance your pattern, whether it is good or bad.
18 . They are ready, at any moment, to change their pattern and to change their ways, if more money is available somewhere else.
Once the money is there, then suddenly you are no longer yourself; you are ready to change.
This is the way of the worldly man. Remember, I don't call a person worldly because he or she has money. 19 . This applies to people with no money as well—they may simply be poor. Just being poor does not equal to being spiritual; and just being rich does not equal to being a materialist. The materialistic pattern of life is one in which money predominates(占主导地位) over everything.
The non-materialistic life is one in which money is just a means: happiness predominates;joy predominates;your own individuality predominates. 20 , and you are not distracted.
Then suddenly you will see your life has a meaningful quality to it.
A.I am not against money
B.However, money has nothing to do with happiness
C.So they attach great importance to money
D.You know who you are and where you are going
E.Money brings great joy to people who pursue it
F.I call them worldly if they change their motives for money
G.But people keep looking for money as if money is going to bring happiness
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Ten years ago, my mom gave me a fancy blood pressure monitor which was very expensive for her. I had high blood pressure and she wanted to make sure I was always 21 it. In my early twenties, this situation should have 22 me, but it didn't; I had long been 23 from nameless anxiety and stress. After a decade-long 24 , my blood pressure could finally be controlled. Through lots of meditation(冥想), exercise, and diets, I've slowly 25 from it in the last few years.
I was happy that I no longer needed my blood pressure monitor. I decided to put it up for 26 online, and a woman 27 , saying she wanted to buy it shortly after I posted it. I went to a coffee shop and met her, along with her mother. Neither of them were in the best of health.
She carefully took out some 28 from her wallet to pay me, and it 29 me that I could not let her pay me. I had a smile card 30 in my wallet; I slipped it in the bag and told her “Here, just take it.” She was 31 and tried to hand me the money again. I again insisted that she take it. She was 32 and thanked me. I wished them good health and a happy life.
Although I didn't repay my mom in cash, I was more than 33 that I repaid her by passing her 34 on to someone who might be a stranger but 35 needed it.
21.A.keeping B.keeping away
C.keeping up with D.keeping track of
22.A.interested B.shocked
C.relieved D.encouraged
23.A.preventing B.resulting
C.suffering D.separating
24.A.struggle B.analysis
C.search D.summary
25.A.run B.recovered
C.learned D.removed
26.A.show B.fun C.sale D.praise
27.A.asked B.responded
C.required D.acted
28.A.cards B.paper C.keys D.cash
29.A.frightened B.benefited
C.hit D.attacked
30.A.on hand B.on duty
C.on leave D.on guard
31.A.annoyed B.worried
C.confused D.careful
32.A.depressed B.touched
C.sad D.bored
33.A.surprised B.anxious
C.eager D.delighted
34.A.gift B.hope C.collection D.desire
35.A.really B.differently
C.hardly D.gradually
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yesterday 36 a crazy day. I felt very tired 37 I had done a lot of stuff. Then I got 38 message from one of my teammates. It said,“We want to let you know that there are people who see and 39 (true)appreciate all your hard work.” This meant more to 40 (I)than anything else. And it made me think that maybe I need to set time aside 41 (tell)the people in my life how much I appreciate what they did. Say “Thank you” 42 the delivery guy, 43 (tell) him that you appreciate how hard he is working;tell your daughter that you are proud of her 44 (perform)at school;tell your mom that you notice how much she does for the family.
Sometimes when a long time goes by without recognition for the good we do, we start to get upset, but a simple statement of appreciation could make us become 45 (energy)again for a good long time.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
第三部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假设你是李华, 今天下午在回家的公交车上, 你不慎将从留学生 Steve 那里借来的一本英语小说弄丢了。 请你给他写一封电子邮件表示歉意并提出弥补措施。
注意:
1.词数 80 左右;
2.开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数;
3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Steve,
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Seventy-three-year-old George selected his food in Value Mart more carefully than NASA chose its candidates for the space shuttle. Skim milk(脱脂牛奶) was $2.99, on sale from $3.49;white bread, 89 cents with a ten-cent discount;table salt, 99 cents, 20 cents off the regular price. Leaving the cashier, he estimated that he had saved 80 cents today. He was pleased that he had got good value for his money again.
At the exit, the freezing wind reminded him of his gloves. “Now where are they ”Not in the coat pockets. Not in the grocery bag either. He was sure he was wearing them when he entered the store. The worried man made a second thorough search of all his pockets, again including the grocery bag. Now he was sure they must had been dropped somewhere inside the store.
Old George had bought the black gloves at a 25% discount, for just $35 ten years ago. His quick decision to buy the expensive gloves turned out to be a good one, which even promoted his social status on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him enviously for six months out of the year. Losing this favourite possession was almost like losing a child to him.
Bad luck, he thought. He entered the store again and followed the same route he had walked before, then the rest of the store. But it did not take long to be convinced that the gloves were not in sight. His sharp eyes could not have missed them.
“Society has changed, and people have changed,” he said to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would return it. Not any more!”
On his way out, he went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but she said no. Then he went to the manager's office to ask the same question. She asked him what colour they were, and when he said “black”, there came another disappointing answer. For such a pair of expensive gloves, who would give them up
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:
Back home, George was at a loss.
Paragraph 2:
After the holiday, poor George made a hard decision.
参考答案与解析
第一部分 阅读
第一节
A
语篇解读 本文是一篇应用文,Bright Side在全世界很多地方做了一些研究,向读者介绍了在哪些地方可以用1美元买房子或者免费得到房子。
1.B 细节理解题。根据 Buffalo,the USA部分中的“Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.”可知当局这样做是希望不用花钱就能让这座城市再次变得美丽,也就是说让这座城市变得有吸引力,故选B。
2.C 细节理解题。根据 Liverpool,the UK部分中的“If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying one.”可知如果你想买这样的房子,它必须是你的第一套不动产,故选C。
3.A 细节理解题。根据 Candela, Italy部分中的“If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.”可知,一个人搬去会得800美元,全家一起去得到的钱是一个人的四倍,也就是800美元的四倍,也就是3200美元 。故选 A。
B
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了悉尼中央车站一个卖花老人的善良深深地打动了心情低落的作者的故事。
4.C 词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“My teenage daughter had left home for university, my job of 23 years was no more, and a creative project I'd given my all to for years had also been suddenly called off. I also found out a person I considered as a friend was far from it.”可知,在这一年里,作者的女儿离开家去上大学了,干了23年的工作也没了,多年来全身心投入的一个创意项目也突然被取消了……。这些都表明2018年是艰难的一年,由此可知画线词的词义为“艰难的”。
5.A 主旨大意题。根据第三段内容,特别是“A year earlier, I'd dreamt about an earthquake.”可知,本段详细介绍了作者一年前做的那个梦。
6.D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“I walked into a little flower shop to buy a gift for a friend”可知,作者走进花店是想给朋友买礼物。
7.A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“returning with a fragrant flower.‘For you. You need to smile today,' he said in a rich and beautiful accent, offering me the flower with eyes full of care.”可知,卖花老人送给作者一束花并告诉她应该微笑,眼里满是关心,由此可知作者最后感受到了希望是因为卖花老人对她的关心。本题注意B选项的排除,卖花的老人确实给了作者一个慈祥的拥抱,但是究其本质,是因为这蕴含了卖花老人对作者的关心。
C
语篇解读 这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲了作者经常上网,慢慢感觉到曾经自然深入的阅读已经成了一种挣扎,越多地使用网络,就越需要努力保持专注。
8.C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的I'm not thinking the way I used to think...Involving myself in a book or a lengthy(冗长的) article used to be easy. That's rarely the case anymore.(我不像以前那样思考了,当我阅读的时候,我能最强烈地感受到。过去,让自己沉浸在一本书或一篇长篇文章中很容易。现在这种情况已经很少见了。)可以推断出,作者认为曾经深入的阅读已经成了一种挣扎。注意本题中B项的意思是“他不能再死了,只能游得很浅”。
9.D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段I'm not the only one...“I've lost the ability to do that.”(我不是唯一一个。当我向熟人提及我在阅读方面的困难时,博主Bruce Friedman也描述了互联网如何改变了他的思考习惯。他的思想已经呈现出一种“不连贯的”特征。“我再也不能阅读《战争与和平》了,”他承认。“我已经失去了做那件事的能力。”)可以推断出作者对网络持明显的担心态度。
10.B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的And what the Net seems to be doing is weakening my ability to concentrate.(网络似乎正在削弱我集中注意力的能力。)可以推断出人们越多地使用网络,他们就越需要努力保持专注。第三段中They supply the stuff of thought, but they also shape the process of thought.说的是它们提供了思考的材料,但是也塑造了思考的过程,这和C项中说的在体形上受影响没有关系;D项所述的观点文章中没有提到,注意不要去主观猜测。
11.A 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了作者经常上网,慢慢感觉到曾经自然深入的阅读已经成为一种挣扎,越多地使用网络,就越需要努力保持专注。所以A选项“网络正在逐渐改变我们吗 ”最能准确概括文章大意。D项意思是“更多的网络参与是由注意力的分散引起的”,这个逻辑关系显然和文章中所说的不一致。
D
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。研究表明,维持快乐的诀窍并不是得到,而是给予。
12.A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“As with the first study, those who gave away the money reported a longer stretch of happiness than those who kept the money for themselves.”可知,和第一项研究一样,那些捐钱的人报告显示比那些为自己存钱的人幸福感延长的时间更长。故选A。
13.C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“If you want to sustain happiness over time, our new research shows that repeated giving, even in the same way to the same people, may make you continue to feel much fresher and more enjoyable”可知,如果你想随着时间的推移保持快乐,我们的新研究表明,重复给予,甚至以同样的方式对待同样的人,可能会让你持续感觉更精力充沛、更愉快。故选C。
14.D 篇章结构题。纵观全文可知,第一段介绍了实验的目的;第二、三段介绍了两个实验的数据;第四段分析了实验结果的原因;第五段是根据实验结果,对人们的提示。故选D。
15.B 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知,本文通过研究表明:维持快乐的诀窍并不是得到,而是给予。故选B。
第二节
语篇解读 这是一篇议论文。文章中作者主要讨论了自己对金钱的看法,作者认为不应该太在意金钱,因为金钱只会让你无法获得幸福。金钱只是一种手段,人们不该为之迷失自我。
16.B 根据上文And the irony is that people think they will be happy when they have money.可知具有讽刺意味的事情是,人们认为有钱就会幸福。根据下文Money is simply a neutral force.可知金钱只是一种中性的力量。由此可知,设空处应表示金钱与幸福没有关系。故B项符合语境。
17.A 根据下文I am not against anything.可知“我”不反对任何事情。所以,作者并不是在反对金钱。故A项“我并不反对金钱”符合语境,故选A。
18.G 根据下文They are ready, at any moment, to change their pattern and to change their ways, if more money is available somewhere else.可知如果在其他地方有更多的钱,他们会随时准备改变自己的模式,改变自己的方式。由此可知,人们一直在寻找金钱,并且会为了金钱而改变自己。故G项“但是人们一直在寻找金钱,好像金钱能带来幸福似的”符合语境,故选G。
19.F 根据上文Remember, I don't call a person worldly because he or she has money.可知记住,“我”称一个人世俗并不是因为他或她有钱。由此可知,本句说明作者称别人世俗的真正原因是,这些人为了金钱改变他们的动机。故F项“如果他们为了金钱而改变动机,我称他们世俗”符合语境,故选F。
20.D 根据上文The non-materialistic life is one in which money is just a means: happiness predominates;joy predominates;your own individuality predominates.可知在非物质享乐主义的生活中,金钱只是一种手段:幸福占主导地位;快乐占主导地位;你自己的个性占主导地位。下文说到你才不会被分心,怎么才不会被分心呢 你要知道你自己是谁,要去哪里。故D项“你知道你是谁,你要去哪里”符合语境,故选D。
第二部分 语言运用
第一节
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者本来打算将不再需要的血压器卖掉,但后来却把它送给了一对母女,作者很高兴,因为把它送给了真正需要的人。
21.D 根据本空前的“Ten years ago, my mom gave me a fancy blood pressure monitor...I had high blood pressure and she wanted to make sure I was always”可知,我有高血压,妈妈送我血压器是让我总是了解血压的动态。keep track of了解……的动态。
22.B 根据句意可知,在我二十岁出头的年纪,这种情况本应该使我震惊。 interest使感兴趣;shock使震惊;relieve减轻;encourage鼓励。
23.C 根据本空后的“from nameless anxiety and stress”可知,我长期遭受不可名状的焦虑和压力。
24.A 根据本空后的“my blood pressure could finally be controlled”可知,经过十年的努力(struggle),我的血压终于得到了控制。analysis分析;search 搜寻;summary总结。
25.B 根据本空前的“Through lots of meditation(冥想), exercise, and diets,”可知,在过去几年里,通过冥想、锻炼和饮食,我慢慢从这种状态中恢复了(recovered)过来。
26.C 根据后文的“she wanted to buy it shortly after I posted it”可知我决定把它放到网上出售(sale)。
27.B 根据本空后的“saying she wanted to buy it shortly after I posted it”可知,在我发布出售信息后不久一位女士就回复(responded)我说她想买。
28.D 根据本空后 “from her wallet to pay me”可知,她从钱包里拿出一些现金(cash)。
29.C frighten使害怕;benefit使受益;hit使突然想起;attack攻击。根据本空后的“me that I could not let her pay me”可知,我突然觉得不能让她付我钱,故C项正确。
30.A on hand现有,在手头;on duty值班;on leave休假中;on guard站岗。根据本空后的“in my wallet; I slipped it in the bag and told her ‘Here, just take it.'”可知,我手头正好有一张微笑卡在钱包里,我把它塞进包里,告诉她“来,就收下它吧。”,故A项正确。
31.C 根据语境可知,我和她素不相识,却要将血压器白送给她,所以她感到很困惑(confused)。
32.B 根据语境可知,我的坚持让她很感动(touched)。
33.D 根据本空后的“that I repaid her by passing her 34 on to someone who might be a stranger but 35 needed it”可知,虽然我没有把妈妈买血压器的钱给妈妈,但是我非常高兴(delighted)我以这样的方式回报了她——把她的礼物传给可能是陌生人但却真正需要它的人。
34.A 根据上文可知,血压器是妈妈送给我的礼物(gift),故A项正确。
35.A 此处表示我把她的礼物送给可能是陌生人但却真正(really)需要它的人。
第二节
语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者工作了一天之后筋疲力尽,但是收到一个队友的一条信息,队友向他表达了感激和赞赏。作者认为在生活中我们应该向人们表达感激。因为一个简单的感谢或者赞赏可能会使人们在很长一段时间内再次变得精力旺盛。
36.was 考查时态。由该句中的Yesterday以及下文语境可知此处应用一般过去时。故填was。
37.because/as 考查从属连词。句意:我觉得很累,因为我干了很多活儿。分析句子可知,空处缺少从属连词,由句意可知此处表示“因为”,所以用从属连词because或as。
38.a 考查冠词。句意:然后我收到了来自一个队友的一条信息。message为可数名词,此处表示收到了来自一个队友的一条信息,且message以辅音音素开头,所以用不定冠词a。
39.truly 考查副词。句意: 短信说,“我们想让你知道,有人看到并真诚感激你所有的辛勤工作。”应用副词修饰动词appreciate。
40.me 考查代词。句意:这对我来说比其他任何事情都重要。to后接I的宾格me作宾语。
41.to tell 考查动词不定式。句意:并且这让我想到也许我需要留出时间来告诉我生活中的人们,我是多么感激他们所做的事情。分析句子可知,此处用动词不定式作目的状语。
42.to 考查介词。句意:对快递员说“谢谢你”,告诉他你很感激他努力地工作……。say “Thank you” to sb.向某人说“谢谢你”。
43.telling 考查现在分词。句意:对快递员说“谢谢你”,告诉他你很感激他努力地工作……。分析句子可知,此处应用非谓语动词的一种形式,tell与其逻辑主语You(祈使句省去的主语)之间为主动关系,故填现在分词telling,构成现在分词短语作伴随状语。
44.performance 考查名词。句意:……告诉你女儿你为她在学校的表现感到骄傲……。her为形容词性物主代词,后接名词performance。
45.energetic 考查形容词。become为系动词,后接形容词energetic作表语。
第三部分 写作
第一节
One possible version:
Dear Steve,
I am awfully sorry that, by mistake, I lost your English novel.
So appealing was the novel that I couldn't help reading it on the crowded bus. I took it for granted that I had put it into my backpack before getting off. However, it was nowhere to be found when I intended to continue my reading. Knowing it is one of your favorite novels, I am making an attempt at purchasing a new one for you.
Again I'd like to apologize for my carelessness and hope you would forgive me.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
One possible version:
Paragraph 1:
Back home, George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do anything without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace them very soon. If he bought a new leather pair, they would cost fifty dollars now. He was very upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.
Paragraph 2:
After the holiday, poor George made a hard decision. He was to buy a new leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the “Lost and Found” office. “What colour are they ” the woman in the office asked again. “Black,” he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and there was a pair of men's leather gloves. “Are they ”“Yes! Those are mine!” answered George, his eyes shining with joy.