【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。
Mum(putting on her coat) :I am going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan: Why
Mum: I'm not sure what 41 (happen).I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table 42 I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they're 43 (go).
Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad. I'm sure he was in the kitchen 44 (early).
Mum: No, he had went off to his tennis match before I finished 45 (make)them, so he couldn't have done it. 46 ,he couldn't carry a plate of sandwiches as well as his tennis stuff, so I'm sure 47 _wasn't him.
Alan (opening the fridge door): Well, it wasn't me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of 48 fridge
Mum: Are they there Oh, my God. I 49 have put them there when the phone rang. Oh, dear, l really must be losing my 50 ,Now, why did I put on my coat
41._____________42.__________ 43._____________44._____________ 45.____________46.______________ 47.__________48._____________ 49.____________ 50._____________
【答案】41.happened 42.when 43.gone
44.earlier 45.making
46.Besides/Moreover/What's more/ln addition
47.it 48.the 49.must 50.memor
【解析】41.不知刚才发生了什么,用过去时态。
42.当我接电话的时候,我把它们……,故填when。
43.不见了用they are gone表示。
44.早些时候用比较级earlier。
45.完成做某事用finish doing表示。
46.表示递进关系用Besides/Moreover/What's more/ In addition。
47.做那事的不是他,代词it代替那个人。
48特指那个冰箱,用冠词the。
49.推测当时一定做过某事用must have done表示。
50.忘记了用lose one's memory表示。
短文改错
【题干】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Hello, boys and girls! Today, I am going to talk with what you should do when a fire alarm go off. lf you hear the alarm, stand in line at the door and wait your teacher to lead you outside. Stay close to your teacher and classmate. Don't panic or get out of line, and trying to remain quiet and calmly. Soon the firefighters will come and put out a fire. If it's a false alarm and there is no fire, your teacher will lead us back to the classroom. If you notice that when someone is missing and hurt, tell your teacher immediately.
【解析】第二句:with→about talk with sb.和某人交谈;talk about sth.谈论某事。
第二句:go→goes 主语是afire alarm,谓语动词要用单数形式。
第三句:在wait后面加for wait for sb. to do sth.等待某人做某事。
第四句:classmate→classmates classmate是可数名词,根据语境可知不止有一个同学,所以要用复数形式。
第五句:trying→try and连接的是并列的两个祈使句,前面是表示否定的祈使句,后面应是肯定的祈使句,所以要用动词原形。
第五句:calmly→calm此处作系动词remain的表语,所以应用形容词,和quiet并列。
第六句:a→the此处应该是特指上文提到的火灾。
第七句:us→you人称代词错误。前文用的是人称代词you,所以此处也应该是you。
第八句:删掉when引导词使用重复,that已经引导宾语从句,所以when多余,而且不符合语境。
第八句:and→or此处应该是选择关系而不是顺承关系。
完形填空
【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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Markita Andrews became a great salesgirl when she discovered, at age 13,the secret of selling. It 21 with desire. For Markita and her mother, who worked 22 a waitress in New York after her husband left them when Markita was eight, their 23 was to travel the globe. "I'll work hard to make enough money to send you to 24 ,"her mother said one day. "You'll go to college and when you 25 ,you'll make enough money to take you and me around the world. OK "
So at age 13 when Markita 26 _in her Girl Scout(女童子军) magazine that the scout who sold the most cookies would 27 an all-expenses-paid trip for two around the world, she 28 to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could-more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.
But desire alone is not 29 .To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.
Her aunt 30 ,"When you are doing business, dress like you are doing business. 31 your Girl Scout uniform. Always smile, whether they buy or not; always be 32 .And don't ask them to buy your cookies; ask them to 33 .
Lots of other Scouts may have 34 that trip around the world. But only Markita went off in her uniform each day after 35 ."Hi, I have a dream. I’m earning a trip around the world for me and my mom by selling Girl Scout cookies," she'd say 36 the door. "Would you like to invest in one dozen or two dozen boxes of cookies "
Markita 37 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world.
Markita is not 38 than thousands of other people.劳动者The 39 is that Markita had discovered the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail before they 40 begin because they fail to ask for what they want. The fear of rejection leads many of us to reject ourselves and our dreams.
21.A. goes B. ends C. stays D. starts
22.A. for B. as C. like D. in
23.A. decision B. dream C. task D. interest
24.A. work B. hospital C. college D. home
25.A. graduate B. grow C. marry D. succeed
26.A. wrote B. heard C. found D. read
27.A. win B. go C. take D. give
28.A. needed B. decided C. asked D. hesitated
29. A. attractive B. perfect C. enough D. difficult
30.A. explained B. advised C. declared D. ordered
31.A. Put B. Wash C. Prepare D. Wear
32.A. patient B. fair C. nice D. honest
33.A. choose B. invest C. attend D. taste
34.A. wanted B. experienced C. planned D. arranged
35.A. school B. supper C. evening D. education
36.A. behind B. beside C. at D. on
37.A. sold B. produced C. advertised D. bought
38.A. more curious B. happier C. more fierce D. smarter
39.A. answer B. fact C. difference D. conclusion
40.A. immediately B. still C. slowly D. even
【答案】21.D 22.B 23.B 24.C 25.A 26.D
27.A 28.B 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.C 33.B 34.A
35.A 36.C 37.A 38.D 39.C 40.D
【解析】◎语篇解读本文主要讲述Markita Andrews如何成为伟大的销售员的故事。
21.接上文说Markita Andrews十三岁就成为一名伟大的女销售员,是从她强烈的愿望开始的。
22.本处交代Markita Andrews母亲的工作是当一名女服务员。
23.此时Markita Andrews八岁,所以环球旅行是她和母亲的一个梦想,后文反复提及她们的这一梦想。
24.从下一句母亲的话You'll go to college可知她是说要挣足够多的钱供Markita Andrews将来上大学。
25.等到Markita Andrews能赚到够多的钱让母女实现环球旅行的梦想,接上句,肯定是在大学毕业后。
26.Markita Andrews在《女童子军》杂志上看到这则消息。
27.卖出饼干最多的女童子军成员将获得一次可供两人的全免费环球旅行,D项在此处若用主动态则语意不通。
28.从后文她的行动可以看出,看到这则消息后,Markita Andrews决定竭尽所能地去卖女童子军饼干。
29.从下一句讲她需要可行的计划可知,这里是说光有愿望是不够的。
30.从讲话内容可以看出,这里姨妈是给Markita Andrews支招,给她提建议。
31.从上一句dress like you are doing business中的dress和下一段中的went off in her uniform each day可知D项正确,姨妈首先就穿着提建议。
32.从Always smile结合下文所说到的可知姨妈说不管人家买不买,对人的态度都要好。
33.从下一段最后一句Would you like to invest...可知A项正确。
34.许多看到这则消息的女童子军成员也可能想得到这次环球旅行的机会。
35.Markita Andrews这时才十三岁,母亲是要把她培养上大学的,所以她此时应是在校学生,所以卖女童子军饼干当然只能在放学后才可以做。
36.Markita Andrews当然是站在人家门口跟人家推销,at the door站在门口。
37.按前文杂志上的要求是卖饼干,故此处是说这一年Markita Andrews卖出了3526盒饼干。
38.本处是就卖饼干这件事把Markita Andrews和其他人作比较,从后面讲她的成功原因可知这里是说她并不比别人聪明。
39.此处是讲Markita Andrews的与众不同之处:她发现了销售的诀窍。
40.此处用even表示强调,反衬出Markita Andrews的成功之道。许多人甚至在没有开始行动前就已经失败了。
阅读理解
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
The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphones, writing by hand has become something of a nostalgic(怀旧的) skill. However, while today's educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful-both in school and in life.
Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.
Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks-both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009,found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.,.
In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student's writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. "Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active, which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas." Berninger said.
Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe (转换)"those words in the mind into written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen," the study said. Seeing the words in the "mind's eye" helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Bermninger, but also to spot (友现) spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time.
"In our computer age, some people believe that we don't have to teach spelling because we have spell checks," she said." But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won't have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer."
1. What makes writing by hand a thing of the past ___________.
A. The absence of blackboards in classrooms.
B. The use of new technologies in teaching.
C. The lack of practice in handwriting.
D. The popular use of smartphones,
2. Berninger's study published in 2009__________.
A. focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer
B. indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper
C. found that good essays are made up of long sentences
D. discussed the importance of writing speed
3. Which of the following best shows the role of spelling
A. Spelling improves one's memory of words.
B. Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability.
C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.
D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.
4. What does "mind's eye" in Paragraph 5 mean
A. Window. B. Soul.
C. Picture. D. Imagination.
【答案】1.B 2.A 3.B 4.D
【解析】语篇解读本文为议论文,题材为社会文化类。随着新技术的到平,书写技能已经成为往事,然而,许多教育家认为基本的书写技能对于学生的成功是非常必要的。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句With the coming of new technologies...become something of a nostalgic skill.可知B项正确。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句Berninger...conducted a study...both on a computer and by hand.可知A项正确。
3.推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句Spelling makes...which helps us...It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.可知:拼写能力与写作能力密不可分,所以B项正确。
4.词义猜测题。根据第五段的第一句可知:mind's eye指的是想象( imagination)。
【题干】 B
For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of their time alone. They're called latchkey children. They're children who look after themselves while their parents work outside. Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, "We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of the kids bed chains around their necks with keys attached. I was often telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys that it never came to my mind what they meant." Slowly, she learned they were house keys. She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the effects working parents had on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by the children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to are reported to be scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.
The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall under a bed, in a closet. The second is TV. They will often play it at high volume.
Ws hard to get the number of latchkey children down and most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.
5.The main idea about "latchkey" children is that they ______________.
A. are growing in numbers
B. suffer problems from being left alone
C. watch too much TV during the day
D. are also found in middle schools
6. The main feeling these children have when they are at home alone is____________.
A. tiredness B. freedom
C. loneliness D. fear
7.The underlined word "nightmares" means________.
A. night suits
B. night habits
C. terrible dreams at night
D. staying up at night
【答案】5.B 6.D 7.C
【解析】◎语篇解读本文介绍了美国儿童中出现了越来越多的放学后独自在家的孩子,他们被称为挂钥匙小孩。
5.推理判断题。根据They learned of the effects working parents had on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by the children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to are reported to be scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.挂钥匙小孩们独自在家会很害怕,对他们有不好的影响,故选B。
6.细节理解题。根据Fear is the biggest problem faced by the children at home alone.可知挂钥匙小孩们独自在家会很害怕,故选D。
7.词义猜测题。根据Fear is the biggest problem faced by the children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to are reported to be scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.由他们恐惧,害怕,可推出nightmares是晚上做的噩梦,故选C。
【题干】 C
Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms-football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked up to with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and foot-ball. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a "team game". We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no "matches" between "teams" of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skills year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
8. What sports are popular among people in winter in the passage
A. Soccer and golf.
B. Skiing and skating.
C. Cycling and hockey.
D. Mountaineering.
9. The underlined word "passion" in Paragraph 2 could best be re-placed by __________.
A. strong emotion B. good way
C. better feeling D. enough affection
10. Mountaineering is a sport, not a game because___________.
A. it has man-made rules
B. it is too dangerous for climbers
C. it can't bring people joy or leisure
D. it is free for climbers to use their own methods
11. We know from the passage that___________.
A. mountaineering has no appeal for people
B. physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers
C. a mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty
D. it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps
【答案】8.B 9.A 10.D 11.D
【解析】◎语篇解读本文主要介绍了爬山的运动特点以及它对人意志和技能的磨炼,从而激起人们对爬山的向往。
8.细节理解题。根据文章的第一段的It may be walking,cycling,swimming,or in winter.skating or skiing.可知滑冰和滑雪都是冬季的运动项目。故选B项。
9.推理判断题。根据文章第二段的Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains 可知passion是一份强烈的感情。故选A项。
10.推理判断题。根据文章第三段的There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football.可知选D项。
11.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的But it is not unusual for men of fifty or_可知五十、六十岁的人也可能爬上阿尔卑斯山。故选D项。
【题干】 D
For those who are tired of doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app(application).
Strange though it may seem-"my wife already does that" was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show(CES) this week—Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install(安装) a large number of internet-connected features in machines in an effort to make them "smart".
Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it's WiFi-enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad.
The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application. The phone can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned on and off while their owner is at work or on the bus.
Samsung says it's not just something new-the app connection actually has some practical uses.
"If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go," said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.
The company also says that with electricity rates (电价)varying depending on the Lime of day, more control over when the machines are used can help save money.
Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do-enable laziness. Rather than getting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV.
12.What can be inferred from the common response of the attendees at the CES
A. The machine will be a big success.
B. Their wives like doing the laundry.
C. The machine is unrelated to their life.
D. This kind of technology is familiar to them.
13. What can we learn about the new laundry machines
A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing.
B. They can be controlled with a smartphone.
C. They are difficult to operate.
D. They are sold at a low price.
14. We can conclude from Samsung's statements that __________.
A. the app connection makes life easier
B. it is better to dry clothes in the morning
C. smartphones can shorten the drying time
D. we should refresh clothes back at home
15. What is the main idea of the last paragraph
A. The laundry should be frequently checked.
B. Lazy people like using such machines.
C. Good technologies also cause problems.
D. Television may help do the laundry.
【答案】12.D 13.B 14.A 15.C
【解析】◎语篇解读本文属于科普知识类。对于那些讨厌洗衣服的人来说,Samsung为他们找到了解决办法:一种智能洗衣机可以通过智能手机来控制,使得生活更加便利,但是好的技术同样会产生问题。
12.推理判断题。第二段提到,出席产品展销会的人员说“my wife already does that”,这是他们对新型智能洗衣机的普遍反应。由此可知,他们的妻子都非常熟悉智能洗衣机的操作流程,进而可知他们对这种技术很熟悉,故选D。
13.细节理解题。根据第一段“…when your laundry is done via a smartphone app (application).”可得出答案。
14.推理判断题。文章第六段提到,如果你早晨甩干的衣服忘记拿出来了,你可以拿出手机重启烘干机,这样你的衣服就焕然一新了。由此可以推断出这种新型洗衣机给生活带来了便利。
15.主旨大意题。由文章最后一段“...enable laziness.Rather than...users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV.”可知,先进的技术同样会带来问题,故选C。
【题干】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often: ability, money, and time. 16 Money is a topic I'll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a Light schedule:
l. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I'm already hungry and there's nothing ready to eat. So think a- head of the coming week. When will you have time to cook Do you have the right materials already 17
2.Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread 18 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.
3. 19 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.
Hopefully that gives you a good stmt. 20 . And don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
A. Try new things.
B. Ability is easily improved.
C. Make three or four instead.
D. Understand your food better.
E. Cooking is a burden for many people.
F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.
G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.
【答案】16.B 17.G 18.C 19.A 20.F
【解析】◎语篇解读本文为说明文,题材是介绍说明类。紧张的生活节奏并不妨碍你为自己或家人做上一顿可口的饭菜,看看作者为我们提供的建议吧。
16.上文提到三个不常做饭的理由:能力、钱和时间。下文提到钱是下一个话题,这里主要谈论如何利用花费在烹饪上的时间,故答案选B(能力是容易改进的)。
17.该段建议提前做出烹饪计划,故答案选C(提前一点制订计划会省去很多后面的工作)。
18.根据下文“花费几乎相同的时间来制作更多食物”可推断出,这里指把制作一条面包改为制作三到四条面包。
19.根据下文It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes..可推断出,本空应选A(尝试新事物)。
20.根据下文“不要让繁忙的日程妨碍你在饮食和生活方式上做出美好的改变”可推断出,答案选F(让烹饪和生活仅仅是快乐而非负担)。
书面表达
【题干】4月23日是“世界读书日”( World Reading Day),假如你是班长,请你起草一份倡议书,号召全班同学以实际行动迎接“世界读书日”的到来,为创建“书香校园”,多读书、读好书,养成课外读书的好习惯。字数120左右。
倡议书应包括以下内容:
1.现状(看电视、上网时间多而读书的时间少)
2.列举一些阅读的好处(至少列举两个好处)
3.给同学们建议(至少两条建议)
开头已给,不计入总词数。
Good morning! Boys and girls,
As we know, World Reading Day which falls on April 23rd is drawing near.
The purpose of the global festival is to promote reading and publishing._____________________
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【范文】Good morning! Boys and girls,
As we know, World Reading Day which falls on April 23rd is drawing near.
The purpose of the global festival is to promote reading and publishing. Nowadays, many students prefer to spend much time in watching TV and they are crazy about the Internet. So, most of them don't have enough time to read books. Still worse, they don't like reading. However, reading is necessary. l firmly think that by reading, we not only enrich our life, and broaden our horizons but also learn to perfect our personality. Now that reading is good for us, let's develop a good habit of reading. I strongly suggest that every one of us should read at least one or two good books every term.