【高中英语】阅读专项训练七（解析版）
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【题干】 阅读下面材料，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。
Nowadays,it is common that more and more high school students open their own microblogs on the Intemet．For one thing, it can provide a colorful platform to show their talent． For another, it is a 41 (use) way to release their pressure．And all these make it more and more popular with high school students．But many parents and teachers hold a different view． They think that 42 (manage) one's microblog will take a lot of time and energy, which should 43 (use) study．
In my view, I am greatly in favor 44 this activity． Today the Intemet is playing 45 import,ant and essential role in our life． Therefore as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this 46 (value) tool to communicate and display ourselves． What's more, opening and organizing microblogs need various abolities such 47 writing, designing, being skillful at computer and so on, Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful microblog． As a result, we improve ourselves while 48 (organize) our microblogs．
In fact, microblog 49 (oneself) is oflittle harm． It is your attitude towards it 50 matters． We should take the advantages and avoid some bad effects．
___________42．___________
43.___________ 44．___________
45．___________ 46 .__________
47．___________ 48. ___________
49．___________ 50． ___________
【答案】41．useful 42．managing
43．be used to 44．of 45．an 46．valuable
47．as 48．organizing 49．Itself 50．that
【解析】41．考查形容词。根据way为名词，可知需要形容词修饰。
42．考查非谓语动词。此处that后面为宾语从句，宾语从句中动名词作主语。
43．考查时态和语态。此处为含有情态动词的被动语态。
44．考查固定搭配o in favor of为固定搭配，表示“支持……”。
45．考查冠词。play a part/role in为固定搭配，表示“在……中扮演角色”，又因为a后面的import,ant的第一个音素为元音，故其前的不定冠词应该用an。
46．考查名词和形容词之间的转化。根据句意，此处需要形容词修饰tool，表示“有价值的”，应该用value的形容词形式valuable。
47．根据句意，列举了开放和管理微博需要的各种能力，因此应填as构成such as的结构。
48．此处while后面省略了organize的逻辑主语we以及be动词are，故完整的句子形式为while we are organizing our microblogs。
49．根据句意，此处的反身代词指的是microblog，故应该用表示事物的第三人称反身代词itself。
50．此处为强调句，强调的是your attitude toward it，去掉it is和that之后句子成分仍然完整。
【题干】 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
Leehom Wang was born in Rochester, New York． He is the second of three sons of 21 from Taiwan． His father, a pediatrician(儿科医师), and his mother 22 to the United States to further their college studies in the early 1960s． 23 by his older brother, Leo Wang,who had been taking violin lessons 24 he was seven,Wang began to develop a curious interest towards the violin and its 25 peers when he was three． Leehom Wang begged his mother to put him in violin lessons with his brother but his mother was 26 it, reasoning that he was too young．When Leehom Wang 27 six, his mother registered him in violin classes, performing along with his brother． 28 he became a teenager,Leehom Wang began taking piano lessons,and also self-teaching 29 the guitar． Leehom Wang also worked several jobs to 30 money to buy a second-hand drum kit．
He attended Jefferson Road Elementary School, Pittsford Middle School,and Pittsford Sutherland High School in Pittsford, New York． Leehom Wang 31 from Pittsford Sutherland with a perfect 1600 SAT score． He was 32 to both Yale and Princeton． Passionate for a career in music, he chose to 33 Williams College double majoring in music and Asian studies． He 34 an all-male a cappella group, Springstreeters, and the group recorded several demo tracks(配乐伴唱歌曲)．
In the summer of 1995,while Leehom Wang was 35 his grandparents in Taiwan, he was offered a professional recording contract 36 Bertelsmann Music Group ( BMG) after he participated in a talent competition hosted by the label． Not wanting to lose the 37 , Leehom Wang immediately began prepaning for his debut, and 38 his debut album Love Rival, Beethoven that December．The record received little limelight, 39 him to leave the label． He signed with Decca Records the following year, a label then 40 for producing“powerful singers” (实力派歌手) in Taiwan．
A．landowners B．immigrants C．forejgners D．natives
A．went B．amved
C．left D．moved
23．A．Led B．Surprised
C．Influenced D．Advised
24．A．since B．before C．after D．unless
25．A．artistical B．musical
C．literature D．scientific
26．A．against B．for C．on D．with
27．A．came B．grew C．became D．went
28．A．When B．As C．If D．Though
29．A．one B．him C．it D．himself
30．A．eam B．spend C．borrow D．save
31．A．escaped B．took C．graduated D．prevented
32．A．dismissed B．accepted
C．welcomed D．received
33．A．attend B．act C．work D．admit
34．A．entered B．joined
C．came D．felt
35．A．visiting B．seeing C．watching D．searching
36．A．of B．in C．by D．about
37．A．violin B．family C．grandparents D．opportunity
38．A．opened B．released C．wrote D．sang
39．A．urged B．begged C．forcing D．demanded
40．A．popular B．available C．modern D．famous
【答案】21．B 22．D 23．C 24．A 25．B 26．A
27．C 28．B 29．D 30．A 31．C 32．B 33．A
34．B 35．A 36．C 37．D 38．B 39．C 40．D
【解析】21．联系上文born in Rochester，New York以及下文from Taiwan可知是来自台湾的移民。因此答案B合适。
22．联系上文王力宏的情况以及此处the United States to further their college studies in the early 1960s可知他父母当时是为了去美国求学深造而移民，上下文呼应。
23．联系下文Wang began to developa curious interest towards the violin可知王力宏受到哥哥的影响也对小提琴感兴趣。
24．联系此处who had been taking violin lessons．．．he was seven可知空格处意思是“从……以后”。
25．联系此处when he was three以及上文对小提琴感兴趣可知王力宏对小提琴以及所属乐器均感兴趣，因此答案B合适。
26．联系reasoning that he was too young以及上文的but可知妈妈对此事反对，因此答案A符合。
27．联系上文王力宏太小，妈妈不同意他去学小提琴以及此处his mother registered him in violin classes,performing along with his brother可知给他报名学习，推出年龄变化，因此答案C符合题意。
28．联系上文以及此处Leehom Wang began taking piano lessons可以推出让他学习的原因，是因为他是个青少年，因此答案B合适，表示“由于……”。
29．联系此处and also self-teaching．．．the guitar可推出是自学吉他，故答案D合适。
30．联系此处Leehom Wang also worked several jobs to．．． money to buy a second-hand drum kit．可知王力宏为了买二手的鼓乐器，找了几个工作，推出“挣钱”的意思。
31．联系此处from Pittsford Sutherland with a perfect 1600 SAT score可知以优异的成绩“毕业于……”，因此答案C合适。
32．联系下文both Yale and Princeton可推出是被这两所大学录取的意思，因此答案B合适。
33．联系此处Williams College double majoring in music and Asian studies可知他选择那所大学去上学，因此答案A合适。
34．联系下文all-male a cappella group可知这是一个乐队，推出“参加……”的意思，因此答案B合适。
35．联系上文可知王力宏的家庭背景，因此此处意思是去拜访his grandparents in Taiwan，故答案A合适。
36．联系此处Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) after he partlcipated in a talent competition hosted by the label可知是与Bertelsmann Music Group签订的合同。
37．联系上下文Not wanting to lose the．．．可知王力宏为了自己的首次演唱而准备，故此处为不想失去“机会”。
38．联系下文his debut album可知他“发行”了自己的处女作专辑。
39．联系上文The record received little limelight可知这个专辑没有成功，因此推出“被迫……”，答案C符合。
40．联系下文producing“powerful singers”in laiwan可知这是一个唱片公司，培养了许多实力派歌手，故有“以……出名”的意思。 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。
【题干】 A
I had to go for my yearly X-ray examination today．．． I'm always a bit anxious about this since my grandmother died of breast cancer and my mom has had it too although she's fine．
I went last year for the first time and it was a very unpleasant expenence, not helped by the technician who attended to me, so I was pretty much dreading it today．
To my great relief and joy, the woman technician who worked
with me today was an absolute ANGEL．．． her kindness and excellence at her job just made such a difference in my experience．
She was so professional and polite． When she finished, I told her “You are so good at your job; I just want to thank you for making this so easy for me．”She smiled at me and I suddenly broke down crying telling her about my family and my previous homble experience． She listened and then gave me a big hug． She hugged again until I felt better． Her care was so heartfelt and true and she made my experience so much more positive．
She gave me a card so I could ask for her next time (you bet I will!)．She said “We sometimes just do this routinely,trying to get in so many patients; we sometimes forget that everyone has a story．” I am so grateful to her for not only doing her job well, but for taking the time to hear my story． You know that I will be writing a letter of gratitude to her boss telling him how lucky he is to have such a wonderful woman working there． And to anyone who works in any part of the health care system-please know that everyone who comes in has a story and your smile and attitude can make a big difference to them．
1．Why does the author go for X-ray examination every year
A．The govemment orders all women to do so in the country．
B．Her grandmother's cancer and mother's cancer make her frightened．
C．Her knowing of the common sense of breast cancer．
D．Her habit of having a medical examination from childhood．
2．The underlined word "dreading" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _______．
A．dream B．fear
C．excite D．encourage
3．Why did the author decide to write a letter to the woman's boss
A．To tell the boss the secret of the woman doctor．
B．To ask the boss to give the woman a pay rise．
C．To advise the boss to buy more advanced equipment．
D．To tell the boss that he has luck having such an excellent employee．
4．What can give others more help at the healthy care centre
A．Some medicine．
B．More experts．
C．More smile．
D．Well-equipped instruments．
【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．C
【解析】1．细节理解题。第一段说到，作者去做体检的重要原因是自己的外祖母死于乳腺癌，虽然自己的母亲在世，但是也已经患上乳腺癌，所以作者希望防患于未然，每年都去做体检。
2．词义猜测题。第二段提到了上次体检的经历不愉快，所以这回作者感觉还是有些忐忑，害怕或者担心，所以答案选B。
3．细节理解题。最后一段的a letter of gratitude to herboss telling him how lucky是本题的解题线索。
4．推理判断题。根据文章提到的作者的经历可知，医务工作者们的关爱和态度会对病人产生很大的影响，由此得出答案。
【题干】 B
Benjamin Franklin is remembered as an inventor, author, statesman, and signer of the Declaration of Independence． But all great people were kids once ancl got into naughty． In writing about his life, Franklin recalled a youthful event that he later regretted．
Franklin was born in Boston in 1706． His father, whom Ben admired and respected, was a soapmaker and candlemaker with a large family． At the age of ten, Ben was taken out of school and put to work in the shop．
Ben described is duties as “cutting wick(蜡烛芯) for the candles, filling the dipping mold (模具)”． But of course he preferred playing outdoors with his friends．
One such plot is told here in his own words．
“There was a salt-wetland that bounded part of the mill-pond, on the edge of which, at high water, we used to stand to fish for minnows(小鱼)． By much abuse, we had made it a only quagmire (沼泽地)． My proposal was to build a wharf(码头) there fit for us to stand upon, and I showed my comrades a large pile of stones, which were intended for a new house near the wetland, and which would very well suit our purpose．Accordingly, in the evening, when the workmen were gone, I gathered a number of my play-fellows, and working with them diligently like so many ants, sometimes two or three to a stone, we brought them all away and built our little wharf． The next morning the workmen were surprised at the missing stones, which were found in our wharf． Inquiry was made after the removers, we were discovered and complained of; several of us were corrected by our fathers; and, though I pleaded the usefulness of the work, mine convinced me that nothing was useful which was not honest．”
5．Why did Franklin regret a youthful event that he did
A．Because it was a naughty one．
B．Because it was a useful one．
C．Because it was not allowed one．
D．Because it was a big one done only by the old．
6．When did Franklin stop schooling
A．In 1706． B．In 1716．
C．In 1726． D．In 1776．
7．What did Franklin like best during his childhood
A．Working with his father．
B．Studying at school．
C．Writitig the story．
D．Playing with his friends．
8．What's the best title of the passage
A．A Wrong Thing B．A Childhoocl
C．A Hard Lesson D．A Great Father
【答案】5．A 6．B 7．D 8．C
【解析】5．细节理解题。由第一段But all great people were kids once and got into naughty．以及最后一段可知Benjamin Franklin后悔的一件事是把工人准备盖房子的石块弄走，并且撒谎的事，故答案A正确。
6．推理判断题。由第二段Franklin was born in Boston in1706．以及At the age of ten，Ben was taken out of school．．．可以推出答案B。
7．细节理解题。由第三段But of course he preferred playing outdoors with his friends．可知答案D合适。
8．主旨大意题。从文章一开始，到最后的例子可知这是讲述的Benjamin Franklin -件童年时代令他后悔的事，给他带来难忘的人生体验，故答案C符合全文内容。
【题干】 C
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths． It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola(中提琴) and cello(大提琴)．
The violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle, regardless of the type of music played on it．The word violin comes from the Middle Latin word vitula, meaning stringed instrument, this word is also believed to be the source of the Germanic “fiddle”． The violin, while it has ancient origins, acquired most of its modem characteristics in the 16th century Italy, with some further modifications (修改) occurring in the 18th century． Violinists and collectors particularly prize the instruments made by the Gasparo da Salà，Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati families from the 16th to the 18th century in Brescia and Cremona and by Jacob Stainer in Austria． Great numbers of instruments have come from the han s of “lesser” makers, as well as still greater numbers of mass-produced commercial “trade vioins” coming from cottage industries in places such as Saxony, Bohemia, and Mirecourt． Many of these trade instruments were formerly sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co． and other mass merchandisers．
A person who makes or repairs violins is called a luthier(调琴师), or simply a violin maker． The parts of a violin are usually made from different types of wood, and it is usually strung with gut, nylon or other synthetic(合成), or steel strings．
Someone who plays the violin is called a violinist or a fiddler． The violinist produces sound by drawing a bow across one or more strings (which may be stopped by the fingers of the other hand to produce a full range of pitches), by plucking the strings (with either hand), or by a variety of other techniques． The violin is played by musicians in a wide variety of musical genres, including Baroque music, classical music, jazz, folk music, rock and roll． The violin has come to be played in many non-western music cultures all over the world．
9．What does the author describe the violin in Paragraph l and 2
A．It is the smallest,highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments and called a fiddle formally．
B．Its formation and original name．
C．It is sometimes informally called a fiddle and usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths．
D．It is a string instrument and includes the viola and cello．
10．When did the violin come into being
A．Before the 16th century．
B．In the 16th century．
C．In the 18th century．
D．Between the 16th and the 18th century．
11．How many facts of the violin are mentioned in the passage
A．One fact． B．Two facts．
C．Three facts． D．Four facts．
12．Which country of the following may the violin be played in later
A．America． B．Australia．
C．China． D．ltaly．
【答案】9．B 10．A 11．D 12．C
【解析】9．细节理解题。联系第一段和第二段前几句可知小提琴的构成以及小提琴的名字，这些都是对它的描述，因此答案B合适。
10．推理判断题。联系第二段The violin，while it has ancient origins,acquired most of its modern characteristics in the 16th centurly Italy．．．可以推知在16世纪前可能人们就在演奏小提琴。
11．推理判断题。联系全文四段可知作者讲述了不同内容：构成、名字由来、小提琴制作师、演奏等，因此答案D合适。
12．细节理解题。联系第二段小提琴名字的由来以及最后一段最后一句The violin has come to be played in many non-westem music cultures all over the world．可知中国是具有我们自己民族文化的国家，小提琴是后来在中国演奏的，因此答案C合适。
【题干】 D
Decision-making under Stress
A new review based on a research shows that acute stress affects the way the brain considers the advantages and disadvantages, causing it to focus on pleasure and ignore the possible negative(负面的) consequences of a decision．
The research suggests that stress may change the way people make choices in predictable ways．
“Stress affects how people leam,” says Professor Mara Mather．“People learn better about positive than negative outcomes under stress．”
For example,two recent studies looked at how people learned to connect images(影像) with either rewards or punishments． In one experiment, some of the participants were first stressed by having to give a speech and do difficult math problems in front of an audience;in the other,some were stressed by having to keep their hands in ice water． In both cases, the stressed participants remembered the rewarded material more accurately and the punished material． less accurately than those who hadn't gone through the stress．
This phenomenon is likely not surprising to anyone who has tried to resist eating cookies or smoking a cigarette while under stress-at those moments, only the pleasure associated with such activities comes to mind． But the findings furt, her suggest that stress may bring about a double effect． Not only are rewarding experiences remembered better, but negative consequences are also less easily recalled．
The research also found that stress appears to affect decision-making differently in men and women． While both men and women tend to focus on rewards and less on consequences under stress, their responses to risk tum out to be different．
Men who had been stressed by the cold-water task tended to take more risks in the experiment while women responded in the opposite way．ln stressful situations in which risk-taking can pay off big,men may tend to do better; when caution weighs more, however,women will win．
This tendency to slow down and become more cautious when decisions are risky might also help explain why women are less likely to become addicted than men: they may more often avoid making the risky choices that eventually harden into addiction．
13．We can learn from the passage that people under pressure tend to _______．
A．keep rewards better in their memory
B．recall consequences more effortlessly
C．make risky decisions more frequently
D．learn a subject more effectively
14．According to the research,stress affects people most probably in their _______．
A．ways of making choices
B．preference for pleasure
C．tolerance of punishments
D．responses to suggestions
15．The research has proved that in a stressful situation,_______
A．women find it easier to fall into certain habits
B．men have a greater tendency to slow clown
C．women focus more on outcomes
D．men are more likely to take risks
【答案】13．A 14．A 15．D
【解析】13．细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第二句话“People leam better about positive than negative outcomes under stress．”以及第四段最后一句话“．．．the stressed participants remembered the rewarded material more accurately．．．”，可知选择A项。
14．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The research suggests that stress may change the way people make choices in predictable ways．”可知选择A项。
15．细节理解题。根据文章第七段第二句话“In stressful situations in which risk-taking can pay off big,men may tend to do better．．．”可知选择D项。
【题干】 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
My mother is a diligent and kind woman．She is very busy from moming till night． As a teacher, she works hard． 16 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us．
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown．She goes to work early in the moming and does not return home until in the late afternoon． 17 She treats them with patience and teaches them well． For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times．
18 Every day,when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order．She seems to be busy all the time．As she has been very busy working every day,she looks older than her age．But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever．Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us． 19 She just eats a plajn meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself． She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints．
Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play． That is the way to be happy． If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”． What a piece of good advice this is! 20 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior． My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her．
A．She enjoys listening to classic music．
B．As a mother,she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort．
C．She loves her students and cares for them．
D．She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals．
E．My mother is hard-working and never wastes money．
F．I never forget it and always bear it in my mind．
G．Can you tell us something about your mother
【答案】16．B 17．C 18．E 19．D 20．F
【解析】16．根据前一句As a teacher说明她在工作上的情况，接下来就应该讲述的是在生活中的情况，故B项内容正确，谈及的是作为母亲的情况。
17．本段是关于她在工作方面如何对待她的学生的情况，故C项与之相符。
18．根据本段Every day，when she comes back home from work和Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself说明妈妈努力且节俭，故E项正确。
19．根据上一句Mother never buys expenslve dresses for herself．．．可知她不为自己买贵的东西，但是为我们买。所以接下来还是解释她的节俭，不去昂贵的餐厅吃饭，只吃普通的食物。故D项与之相符。
20．根据前一句What a piece of good advice this is!说明妈妈给我提出了一个非常好的建议，我永远都不会忘记会永远都记在心里，故F项正确。
【题干】 假定你是中学生李华。美国一个中学校长代表团即将访问你校并出席英语周的一项活动。请根据写作要点和写作要求写一篇欢迎词。
写作要点：
1．表示对客人的欢迎；
2．介绍此项活动（如活动目的、内容等）；
3．表达对客人的祝愿。
写作要求：
1．词数不少于100；
2．称呼已经给出，请写欢迎词正文；
3．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
Dear American guests,
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【范文】One possible version:
Dear American guests,
On behalf of our school,l would like to express our warm welcome to you． We are lucky to have you here in the middle of our English Week activities．
As scheduled,we have English Talent Show today．The purpose of this programme is to develop our interest in English learning and practical abilities in listening and speaking． The programme consists of the following activities: recitation, singing, word spelling, story-telling and so on． The show will begin at two o'clock this afternoon at the Student Centre．Dear guests,you are welcome to take part in somle activities． I hope we students will benefit from your presence．
I sincerely wish you a pleasant timle with us． Thank you．
Nowadays,it is common that more and more high school students open their own microblogs on the Intemet．For one thing, it can provide a colorful platform to show their talent． For another, it is a 41 (use) way to release their pressure．And all these make it more and more popular with high school students．But many parents and teachers hold a different view． They think that 42 (manage) one's microblog will take a lot of time and energy, which should 43 (use) study．
In my view, I am greatly in favor 44 this activity． Today the Intemet is playing 45 import,ant and essential role in our life． Therefore as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this 46 (value) tool to communicate and display ourselves． What's more, opening and organizing microblogs need various abolities such 47 writing, designing, being skillful at computer and so on, Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful microblog． As a result, we improve ourselves while 48 (organize) our microblogs．
In fact, microblog 49 (oneself) is oflittle harm． It is your attitude towards it 50 matters． We should take the advantages and avoid some bad effects．
___________42．___________
43.___________ 44．___________
45．___________ 46 .__________
47．___________ 48. ___________
49．___________ 50． ___________
【答案】41．useful 42．managing
43．be used to 44．of 45．an 46．valuable
47．as 48．organizing 49．Itself 50．that
【解析】41．考查形容词。根据way为名词，可知需要形容词修饰。
42．考查非谓语动词。此处that后面为宾语从句，宾语从句中动名词作主语。
43．考查时态和语态。此处为含有情态动词的被动语态。
44．考查固定搭配o in favor of为固定搭配，表示“支持……”。
45．考查冠词。play a part/role in为固定搭配，表示“在……中扮演角色”，又因为a后面的import,ant的第一个音素为元音，故其前的不定冠词应该用an。
46．考查名词和形容词之间的转化。根据句意，此处需要形容词修饰tool，表示“有价值的”，应该用value的形容词形式valuable。
47．根据句意，列举了开放和管理微博需要的各种能力，因此应填as构成such as的结构。
48．此处while后面省略了organize的逻辑主语we以及be动词are，故完整的句子形式为while we are organizing our microblogs。
49．根据句意，此处的反身代词指的是microblog，故应该用表示事物的第三人称反身代词itself。
50．此处为强调句，强调的是your attitude toward it，去掉it is和that之后句子成分仍然完整。
【题干】 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
Leehom Wang was born in Rochester, New York． He is the second of three sons of 21 from Taiwan． His father, a pediatrician(儿科医师), and his mother 22 to the United States to further their college studies in the early 1960s． 23 by his older brother, Leo Wang,who had been taking violin lessons 24 he was seven,Wang began to develop a curious interest towards the violin and its 25 peers when he was three． Leehom Wang begged his mother to put him in violin lessons with his brother but his mother was 26 it, reasoning that he was too young．When Leehom Wang 27 six, his mother registered him in violin classes, performing along with his brother． 28 he became a teenager,Leehom Wang began taking piano lessons,and also self-teaching 29 the guitar． Leehom Wang also worked several jobs to 30 money to buy a second-hand drum kit．
He attended Jefferson Road Elementary School, Pittsford Middle School,and Pittsford Sutherland High School in Pittsford, New York． Leehom Wang 31 from Pittsford Sutherland with a perfect 1600 SAT score． He was 32 to both Yale and Princeton． Passionate for a career in music, he chose to 33 Williams College double majoring in music and Asian studies． He 34 an all-male a cappella group, Springstreeters, and the group recorded several demo tracks(配乐伴唱歌曲)．
In the summer of 1995,while Leehom Wang was 35 his grandparents in Taiwan, he was offered a professional recording contract 36 Bertelsmann Music Group ( BMG) after he participated in a talent competition hosted by the label． Not wanting to lose the 37 , Leehom Wang immediately began prepaning for his debut, and 38 his debut album Love Rival, Beethoven that December．The record received little limelight, 39 him to leave the label． He signed with Decca Records the following year, a label then 40 for producing“powerful singers” (实力派歌手) in Taiwan．
A．landowners B．immigrants C．forejgners D．natives
A．went B．amved
C．left D．moved
23．A．Led B．Surprised
C．Influenced D．Advised
24．A．since B．before C．after D．unless
25．A．artistical B．musical
C．literature D．scientific
26．A．against B．for C．on D．with
27．A．came B．grew C．became D．went
28．A．When B．As C．If D．Though
29．A．one B．him C．it D．himself
30．A．eam B．spend C．borrow D．save
31．A．escaped B．took C．graduated D．prevented
32．A．dismissed B．accepted
C．welcomed D．received
33．A．attend B．act C．work D．admit
34．A．entered B．joined
C．came D．felt
35．A．visiting B．seeing C．watching D．searching
36．A．of B．in C．by D．about
37．A．violin B．family C．grandparents D．opportunity
38．A．opened B．released C．wrote D．sang
39．A．urged B．begged C．forcing D．demanded
40．A．popular B．available C．modern D．famous
【答案】21．B 22．D 23．C 24．A 25．B 26．A
27．C 28．B 29．D 30．A 31．C 32．B 33．A
34．B 35．A 36．C 37．D 38．B 39．C 40．D
【解析】21．联系上文born in Rochester，New York以及下文from Taiwan可知是来自台湾的移民。因此答案B合适。
22．联系上文王力宏的情况以及此处the United States to further their college studies in the early 1960s可知他父母当时是为了去美国求学深造而移民，上下文呼应。
23．联系下文Wang began to developa curious interest towards the violin可知王力宏受到哥哥的影响也对小提琴感兴趣。
24．联系此处who had been taking violin lessons．．．he was seven可知空格处意思是“从……以后”。
25．联系此处when he was three以及上文对小提琴感兴趣可知王力宏对小提琴以及所属乐器均感兴趣，因此答案B合适。
26．联系reasoning that he was too young以及上文的but可知妈妈对此事反对，因此答案A符合。
27．联系上文王力宏太小，妈妈不同意他去学小提琴以及此处his mother registered him in violin classes,performing along with his brother可知给他报名学习，推出年龄变化，因此答案C符合题意。
28．联系上文以及此处Leehom Wang began taking piano lessons可以推出让他学习的原因，是因为他是个青少年，因此答案B合适，表示“由于……”。
29．联系此处and also self-teaching．．．the guitar可推出是自学吉他，故答案D合适。
30．联系此处Leehom Wang also worked several jobs to．．． money to buy a second-hand drum kit．可知王力宏为了买二手的鼓乐器，找了几个工作，推出“挣钱”的意思。
31．联系此处from Pittsford Sutherland with a perfect 1600 SAT score可知以优异的成绩“毕业于……”，因此答案C合适。
32．联系下文both Yale and Princeton可推出是被这两所大学录取的意思，因此答案B合适。
33．联系此处Williams College double majoring in music and Asian studies可知他选择那所大学去上学，因此答案A合适。
34．联系下文all-male a cappella group可知这是一个乐队，推出“参加……”的意思，因此答案B合适。
35．联系上文可知王力宏的家庭背景，因此此处意思是去拜访his grandparents in Taiwan，故答案A合适。
36．联系此处Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) after he partlcipated in a talent competition hosted by the label可知是与Bertelsmann Music Group签订的合同。
37．联系上下文Not wanting to lose the．．．可知王力宏为了自己的首次演唱而准备，故此处为不想失去“机会”。
38．联系下文his debut album可知他“发行”了自己的处女作专辑。
39．联系上文The record received little limelight可知这个专辑没有成功，因此推出“被迫……”，答案C符合。
40．联系下文producing“powerful singers”in laiwan可知这是一个唱片公司，培养了许多实力派歌手，故有“以……出名”的意思。 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。
【题干】 A
I had to go for my yearly X-ray examination today．．． I'm always a bit anxious about this since my grandmother died of breast cancer and my mom has had it too although she's fine．
I went last year for the first time and it was a very unpleasant expenence, not helped by the technician who attended to me, so I was pretty much dreading it today．
To my great relief and joy, the woman technician who worked
with me today was an absolute ANGEL．．． her kindness and excellence at her job just made such a difference in my experience．
She was so professional and polite． When she finished, I told her “You are so good at your job; I just want to thank you for making this so easy for me．”She smiled at me and I suddenly broke down crying telling her about my family and my previous homble experience． She listened and then gave me a big hug． She hugged again until I felt better． Her care was so heartfelt and true and she made my experience so much more positive．
She gave me a card so I could ask for her next time (you bet I will!)．She said “We sometimes just do this routinely,trying to get in so many patients; we sometimes forget that everyone has a story．” I am so grateful to her for not only doing her job well, but for taking the time to hear my story． You know that I will be writing a letter of gratitude to her boss telling him how lucky he is to have such a wonderful woman working there． And to anyone who works in any part of the health care system-please know that everyone who comes in has a story and your smile and attitude can make a big difference to them．
1．Why does the author go for X-ray examination every year
A．The govemment orders all women to do so in the country．
B．Her grandmother's cancer and mother's cancer make her frightened．
C．Her knowing of the common sense of breast cancer．
D．Her habit of having a medical examination from childhood．
2．The underlined word "dreading" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _______．
A．dream B．fear
C．excite D．encourage
3．Why did the author decide to write a letter to the woman's boss
A．To tell the boss the secret of the woman doctor．
B．To ask the boss to give the woman a pay rise．
C．To advise the boss to buy more advanced equipment．
D．To tell the boss that he has luck having such an excellent employee．
4．What can give others more help at the healthy care centre
A．Some medicine．
B．More experts．
C．More smile．
D．Well-equipped instruments．
【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．C
【解析】1．细节理解题。第一段说到，作者去做体检的重要原因是自己的外祖母死于乳腺癌，虽然自己的母亲在世，但是也已经患上乳腺癌，所以作者希望防患于未然，每年都去做体检。
2．词义猜测题。第二段提到了上次体检的经历不愉快，所以这回作者感觉还是有些忐忑，害怕或者担心，所以答案选B。
3．细节理解题。最后一段的a letter of gratitude to herboss telling him how lucky是本题的解题线索。
4．推理判断题。根据文章提到的作者的经历可知，医务工作者们的关爱和态度会对病人产生很大的影响，由此得出答案。
【题干】 B
Benjamin Franklin is remembered as an inventor, author, statesman, and signer of the Declaration of Independence． But all great people were kids once ancl got into naughty． In writing about his life, Franklin recalled a youthful event that he later regretted．
Franklin was born in Boston in 1706． His father, whom Ben admired and respected, was a soapmaker and candlemaker with a large family． At the age of ten, Ben was taken out of school and put to work in the shop．
Ben described is duties as “cutting wick(蜡烛芯) for the candles, filling the dipping mold (模具)”． But of course he preferred playing outdoors with his friends．
One such plot is told here in his own words．
“There was a salt-wetland that bounded part of the mill-pond, on the edge of which, at high water, we used to stand to fish for minnows(小鱼)． By much abuse, we had made it a only quagmire (沼泽地)． My proposal was to build a wharf(码头) there fit for us to stand upon, and I showed my comrades a large pile of stones, which were intended for a new house near the wetland, and which would very well suit our purpose．Accordingly, in the evening, when the workmen were gone, I gathered a number of my play-fellows, and working with them diligently like so many ants, sometimes two or three to a stone, we brought them all away and built our little wharf． The next morning the workmen were surprised at the missing stones, which were found in our wharf． Inquiry was made after the removers, we were discovered and complained of; several of us were corrected by our fathers; and, though I pleaded the usefulness of the work, mine convinced me that nothing was useful which was not honest．”
5．Why did Franklin regret a youthful event that he did
A．Because it was a naughty one．
B．Because it was a useful one．
C．Because it was not allowed one．
D．Because it was a big one done only by the old．
6．When did Franklin stop schooling
A．In 1706． B．In 1716．
C．In 1726． D．In 1776．
7．What did Franklin like best during his childhood
A．Working with his father．
B．Studying at school．
C．Writitig the story．
D．Playing with his friends．
8．What's the best title of the passage
A．A Wrong Thing B．A Childhoocl
C．A Hard Lesson D．A Great Father
【答案】5．A 6．B 7．D 8．C
【解析】5．细节理解题。由第一段But all great people were kids once and got into naughty．以及最后一段可知Benjamin Franklin后悔的一件事是把工人准备盖房子的石块弄走，并且撒谎的事，故答案A正确。
6．推理判断题。由第二段Franklin was born in Boston in1706．以及At the age of ten，Ben was taken out of school．．．可以推出答案B。
7．细节理解题。由第三段But of course he preferred playing outdoors with his friends．可知答案D合适。
8．主旨大意题。从文章一开始，到最后的例子可知这是讲述的Benjamin Franklin -件童年时代令他后悔的事，给他带来难忘的人生体验，故答案C符合全文内容。
【题干】 C
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths． It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola(中提琴) and cello(大提琴)．
The violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle, regardless of the type of music played on it．The word violin comes from the Middle Latin word vitula, meaning stringed instrument, this word is also believed to be the source of the Germanic “fiddle”． The violin, while it has ancient origins, acquired most of its modem characteristics in the 16th century Italy, with some further modifications (修改) occurring in the 18th century． Violinists and collectors particularly prize the instruments made by the Gasparo da Salà，Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati families from the 16th to the 18th century in Brescia and Cremona and by Jacob Stainer in Austria． Great numbers of instruments have come from the han s of “lesser” makers, as well as still greater numbers of mass-produced commercial “trade vioins” coming from cottage industries in places such as Saxony, Bohemia, and Mirecourt． Many of these trade instruments were formerly sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co． and other mass merchandisers．
A person who makes or repairs violins is called a luthier(调琴师), or simply a violin maker． The parts of a violin are usually made from different types of wood, and it is usually strung with gut, nylon or other synthetic(合成), or steel strings．
Someone who plays the violin is called a violinist or a fiddler． The violinist produces sound by drawing a bow across one or more strings (which may be stopped by the fingers of the other hand to produce a full range of pitches), by plucking the strings (with either hand), or by a variety of other techniques． The violin is played by musicians in a wide variety of musical genres, including Baroque music, classical music, jazz, folk music, rock and roll． The violin has come to be played in many non-western music cultures all over the world．
9．What does the author describe the violin in Paragraph l and 2
A．It is the smallest,highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments and called a fiddle formally．
B．Its formation and original name．
C．It is sometimes informally called a fiddle and usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths．
D．It is a string instrument and includes the viola and cello．
10．When did the violin come into being
A．Before the 16th century．
B．In the 16th century．
C．In the 18th century．
D．Between the 16th and the 18th century．
11．How many facts of the violin are mentioned in the passage
A．One fact． B．Two facts．
C．Three facts． D．Four facts．
12．Which country of the following may the violin be played in later
A．America． B．Australia．
C．China． D．ltaly．
【答案】9．B 10．A 11．D 12．C
【解析】9．细节理解题。联系第一段和第二段前几句可知小提琴的构成以及小提琴的名字，这些都是对它的描述，因此答案B合适。
10．推理判断题。联系第二段The violin，while it has ancient origins,acquired most of its modern characteristics in the 16th centurly Italy．．．可以推知在16世纪前可能人们就在演奏小提琴。
11．推理判断题。联系全文四段可知作者讲述了不同内容：构成、名字由来、小提琴制作师、演奏等，因此答案D合适。
12．细节理解题。联系第二段小提琴名字的由来以及最后一段最后一句The violin has come to be played in many non-westem music cultures all over the world．可知中国是具有我们自己民族文化的国家，小提琴是后来在中国演奏的，因此答案C合适。
【题干】 D
Decision-making under Stress
A new review based on a research shows that acute stress affects the way the brain considers the advantages and disadvantages, causing it to focus on pleasure and ignore the possible negative(负面的) consequences of a decision．
The research suggests that stress may change the way people make choices in predictable ways．
“Stress affects how people leam,” says Professor Mara Mather．“People learn better about positive than negative outcomes under stress．”
For example,two recent studies looked at how people learned to connect images(影像) with either rewards or punishments． In one experiment, some of the participants were first stressed by having to give a speech and do difficult math problems in front of an audience;in the other,some were stressed by having to keep their hands in ice water． In both cases, the stressed participants remembered the rewarded material more accurately and the punished material． less accurately than those who hadn't gone through the stress．
This phenomenon is likely not surprising to anyone who has tried to resist eating cookies or smoking a cigarette while under stress-at those moments, only the pleasure associated with such activities comes to mind． But the findings furt, her suggest that stress may bring about a double effect． Not only are rewarding experiences remembered better, but negative consequences are also less easily recalled．
The research also found that stress appears to affect decision-making differently in men and women． While both men and women tend to focus on rewards and less on consequences under stress, their responses to risk tum out to be different．
Men who had been stressed by the cold-water task tended to take more risks in the experiment while women responded in the opposite way．ln stressful situations in which risk-taking can pay off big,men may tend to do better; when caution weighs more, however,women will win．
This tendency to slow down and become more cautious when decisions are risky might also help explain why women are less likely to become addicted than men: they may more often avoid making the risky choices that eventually harden into addiction．
13．We can learn from the passage that people under pressure tend to _______．
A．keep rewards better in their memory
B．recall consequences more effortlessly
C．make risky decisions more frequently
D．learn a subject more effectively
14．According to the research,stress affects people most probably in their _______．
A．ways of making choices
B．preference for pleasure
C．tolerance of punishments
D．responses to suggestions
15．The research has proved that in a stressful situation,_______
A．women find it easier to fall into certain habits
B．men have a greater tendency to slow clown
C．women focus more on outcomes
D．men are more likely to take risks
【答案】13．A 14．A 15．D
【解析】13．细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第二句话“People leam better about positive than negative outcomes under stress．”以及第四段最后一句话“．．．the stressed participants remembered the rewarded material more accurately．．．”，可知选择A项。
14．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The research suggests that stress may change the way people make choices in predictable ways．”可知选择A项。
15．细节理解题。根据文章第七段第二句话“In stressful situations in which risk-taking can pay off big,men may tend to do better．．．”可知选择D项。
【题干】 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
My mother is a diligent and kind woman．She is very busy from moming till night． As a teacher, she works hard． 16 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us．
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown．She goes to work early in the moming and does not return home until in the late afternoon． 17 She treats them with patience and teaches them well． For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times．
18 Every day,when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order．She seems to be busy all the time．As she has been very busy working every day,she looks older than her age．But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever．Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us． 19 She just eats a plajn meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself． She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints．
Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play． That is the way to be happy． If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”． What a piece of good advice this is! 20 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior． My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her．
A．She enjoys listening to classic music．
B．As a mother,she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort．
C．She loves her students and cares for them．
D．She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals．
E．My mother is hard-working and never wastes money．
F．I never forget it and always bear it in my mind．
G．Can you tell us something about your mother
【答案】16．B 17．C 18．E 19．D 20．F
【解析】16．根据前一句As a teacher说明她在工作上的情况，接下来就应该讲述的是在生活中的情况，故B项内容正确，谈及的是作为母亲的情况。
17．本段是关于她在工作方面如何对待她的学生的情况，故C项与之相符。
18．根据本段Every day，when she comes back home from work和Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself说明妈妈努力且节俭，故E项正确。
19．根据上一句Mother never buys expenslve dresses for herself．．．可知她不为自己买贵的东西，但是为我们买。所以接下来还是解释她的节俭，不去昂贵的餐厅吃饭，只吃普通的食物。故D项与之相符。
20．根据前一句What a piece of good advice this is!说明妈妈给我提出了一个非常好的建议，我永远都不会忘记会永远都记在心里，故F项正确。
【题干】 假定你是中学生李华。美国一个中学校长代表团即将访问你校并出席英语周的一项活动。请根据写作要点和写作要求写一篇欢迎词。
写作要点：
1．表示对客人的欢迎；
2．介绍此项活动（如活动目的、内容等）；
3．表达对客人的祝愿。
写作要求：
1．词数不少于100；
2．称呼已经给出，请写欢迎词正文；
3．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
Dear American guests,
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【范文】One possible version:
Dear American guests,
On behalf of our school,l would like to express our warm welcome to you． We are lucky to have you here in the middle of our English Week activities．
As scheduled,we have English Talent Show today．The purpose of this programme is to develop our interest in English learning and practical abilities in listening and speaking． The programme consists of the following activities: recitation, singing, word spelling, story-telling and so on． The show will begin at two o'clock this afternoon at the Student Centre．Dear guests,you are welcome to take part in somle activities． I hope we students will benefit from your presence．
I sincerely wish you a pleasant timle with us． Thank you．