Unit 1 Art
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．It was________(典型的)of her to forget.
2．The money was collected for a________(特定的)purpose.
3．The magazine is intended to________(吸引)to working women in their 20s and 30s.
4．Beauty is________(抽象的)but a house is not.
5．Teamwork is required in order to achieve these________(目标)．
6．We can't________(预测)future events.
7．I'm interested in________(当代的)Chinese literature.
8．They finally________(采用)our advice on how to finish the work.
9．He________(试图)to watch the wonderful film, but failed.
10．Check your________(私有财产)before you get off the bus.
答案：1.typical 2.specific 3.appeal 4.abstract 5.aims
6．predict 7.contemporary 8.adopted 9.attempted
10．possessions
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．She's even more beautiful________ ________ ________(本人)than in photos.(flesh)
2．He wanted to go to Jinan to watch the opening ceremony of the 11th National Games, but________ ________ ________ ________(另一方面), he had no time.(hand)
3．________ ________ ________(许多)of my money is spent on books.(deal)
4．________ ________ ________(很多人)attended the special performance.(score)
5．They are________ ________(目标是)training everybody by the end of the year.(aim)
答案：1.in the flesh 2.on the other hand 3.A great deal 4.Scores of people 5.aiming at
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．—Does the young man standing there ________ the company?
—No. The company is ________ his father.
A．in possession of; in the possession of
B．have possession of; in the possession of
C．take possession of; in possession of
D．have possession of; in possession of
答案：B sb. take/have possession of sth.“某人占有某物”；sth. be in the possession of sb.“某物在某人的控制之下”。
2．He ________ to get a high position in the company, but failed because of his carelessness.
A．managed B．succeeded
C．attempted D．thought
答案：C 句意：他企图在公司谋一个高位，但由于粗心而没有得到。attempt“企图；图谋”符合句意。
3．At the foot of the mountain ________.
A．a village lie B．lies a village
C．does a village lie D．lying a village
答案：B 因为倒装句是把谓语的一部分或者全部提前，因此决定谓语动词单复数的还是后面的主语。本句就是全部倒装的典型例子。
4．It is________of Mathew to be bad-tempered, and this morning he got awfully angry with his wife for just losing one dollar.
A．practical B．beneficial
C．skeptical D．typical
答案：D 考查形容词。句意：马休经常发脾气，今天早上，仅仅因为妻子丢了一美元而对她发火。It is typical of sb. to do sth.“做……是某人的特征”。再如：It is typical of him to forget his keys.他总是忘记带钥匙。(忘带钥匙是他的特点)
5．Sealers and whalers were the first Europeans________to New Zealand, later followed by more Europeans，________for a better life.
A．coming; seeking B．to come; seeking
C．came; to seek D．to come; to seek
答案：B 考查非谓语动词。第一空前有the first修饰名词，所以用不定式作定语；第二空选seeking表伴随。
6．World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, a grand-scale global event, has________the significant theme “Better City, Better Life”．
A．abandoned B．adopted
C．advocated D．adapted
答案：B 考查动词。句意：2010年上海世博会是全球的大盛事，它采用了鲜明的主题“城市，让生活更美好”。adopt“采用，采纳”； abandon“遗弃，抛弃”； advocate“鼓吹，提倡”；adapt“适应，改编”。
7．Why does teaching as a career________many people?
A．apply for B．attract to
C．appeal to D．agree with
答案：C appeal to“对……有诱惑力”。句意：为什么教育作为一项事业吸引了这么多人呢？apply for“申请”；attract“吸引”，attract sb./sth. to“把……吸引到……”；agree with“同意”。
8．She's aiming________a scholarship. That is why she has been focusing her mind________her work.
A．at; on B．to; on
C．for; in D．at; into
答案：A aim at, focus one's mind on sth.为固定搭配。句意：她的目标是获得奖学金，这就是她为什么专心学习的原因。
9．Because of its________for low temperatures, it is an ideal plant for the garden pool.
A．style B．preference
C．taste D．interest
答案：B preference“偏爱，更加喜欢”。句意：因为对于低温的爱好，它就成了花园水塘里的理想的植物。style“风格”；taste“口味”；interest“兴趣”。
10．They didn't buy the car.________they didn't like its color；________it was too expensive.
A．For one thing; for another
B．For one thing; but also
C．On the one hand; for another hand
D．For the one hand; on the other hand
答案：A 一方面，另一方面，除了用“on the one hand...; on the other hand”，还可以用“for one thing...; for another”来表示。
11．—Liu Xiang shouldn't have given up...
—What? If his injury hadn't been so serious, he________from the race.
A．would never have withdrawn
B．would have withdrawn
C．would withdraw
D．would never withdraw
答案：A 考查虚拟语气。由常识或前文的虚拟条件句的时态可以看出，这是对过去发生事情的虚拟，所以主句应该用would have done结构。答句句意：什么啊，要不是他的伤这么严重，他决不会退出比赛。
12．American scientists________that Chinese people would fly to the moon in the near future.
A．predicted B．varied
C．experimented D．watched
答案：A 考查动词词义。句意：美国科学家预测，不久中国人将可以飞上月球。
13．She went to the bookstore and bought________.
A．score books B．scores books
C．score of books D．scores of books
答案：D scores of“许多，大量”，可修饰可数名词。score与数词或many, several连用时，其后不加s；score前有基数词表示数字时，其后一般不与of连用。
14．The government is________to everyone to save energy in order to carry out the construction of “two-oriented society”(两型社会)in Wuhan and other circle cities.
A．attaching B．adapting
C．adjusting D．appealing
答案：D appeal to在此意为“呼吁”。
15．—I'm going to Appleby tomorrow.
—________！ I'm going up there too.
A．What a coincidence B．Good luck
C．Congratulations D．Good idea
答案：A 考查交际用语。答语句意：真是巧合！我也要去那儿。What a coincidence！“真是巧合！”
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.
He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real, learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six months!
At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealthy people who commissioned(委任制作)many paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.
Rembrandt's private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy(破产)in 1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.
His unfortunate life, however, didn't affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time. His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and over 2,000 drawings!
文章大意：荷兰艺术家Rembrandt大学还没毕业就拜师学画画，一生有2600多幅作品问世。然而他的一生极具悲剧色彩。
1．Which of the following is the reason that made his business fail?
A．As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.
B．He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.
C．All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.
D．Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless.
答案：D 细节理解题。由第四段中的“...he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy(破产)in 1656.”可知是他的疏忽、考虑不周造成了生意的失败。题中的“thoughtless”和原文的careless意义相近。
2．From the passage we learn that Rembrandt________.
A．graduated from the University of Leiden
B．began his teaching career in 1628
C．married Saskia when he was 22 years old
D．was good at drawing animals and flowers
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“He was born on July 15, 1606...”和第三段的“At the age of 22, he...get his own students”可推算出他是在1628年开始他的教学生涯的。他并没有从大学毕业，A项错误；他1606年出生，1634年结婚，时年28岁，C项错误；D项文中未提及。
3．How many members of Rembrandt's family died before him, not including his parents?
A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.
答案：C 推理判断题。第四段提到他的第一个妻子与三个孩子辞世，第五段提到他的27岁的儿子Titus和第二个妻子也去世了，总共6个家人在他之前去世。
4．What's the best title for this passage?
A．A brief biography of Rembrandt
B．A great Dutch painter
C．The greatest painter in the world
D．Rembrandt's unhappy family
答案：A 主旨大意题。本文按时间顺序简单介绍了Rembrandt的成长、事业、家庭等，也就是他一个简单的“传记”，故A项作为本文标题最合适。
B
The greatest artistic creative geniuses I've ever seen, have been those who can turn garbage into art. Not just gluing together junk, but really making waste into something unique, cool, and well, something you'd put into your home for instance. There's something to be said about recycling of those items we commonly throw away.
The ability to take trash and garbage and turn it into art, or something intriguing that is fascinating to look at is a skill all of its own. I have often said that the tree geniuses of our time, that is to say the creative genius artists of our era are those who can do this, create art that can command a high price tag from junk. Over the years while traveling through the United States I had stopped into museums in many parts of the country.
Some of the best art I've ever seen in my life has come from garbage, trash, or junk that has been reworked and recycled into something spectacular. Best of all the artists don't spend much on material costs, therefore it is mostly profitable. In fact they are using their minds to do a lot with very little. Just think if we all used our minds to do this, how little we might actually throw away, and how more efficiently we could run our factories, production, and even households.
After all, anything that is not used is waste, and it is thrown away. It ends up in a landfill, or a dump somewhere, and eventually it decays in the soil, causing perhaps ground water pollution. However, if we can rework these items for a couple of more rounds, and waste less, then we are providing efficiency for our civilization, and that's a good thing. Any artist who can do this is not only one caring the environment, but he is also one with humanity, and using his brain power and creative genius to make us all better.
文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。用垃圾制作艺术品不仅体现了艺术家的聪明才智，而且还有利于环保。
5．What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Garbage in art out
B. Recycle garbage in a new way
C. A new kind of art
D. A new way to protect the environment
答案：C 标题概括题。文章主要介绍某些艺术家用垃圾制作艺术品，点缀了我们的生活，而且有利于保护环境，因此A项符合文章的主旨。
6．The author believes the art work created from junk________.
A. is not suitable to be put in our home
B. is of little value
C. can be of great value
D. will end up in landfills
答案：C 细节理解题。从文章第二段倒数第二句中的“create art that can command a high price tag from junk”可知有时垃圾制成的艺术品有很高的价值，故选C项。
7．What do we know about the author from the third
paragraph?
A. He can't afford good art from garbage.
B. Art made from garbage doesn't cost much in material.
C. He collects a lot of art from garbage.
D. He thinks it's easy to make art from garbage.
答案：B 细节理解题。从文章第三段的第二句可知，由垃圾制成的艺术品成本不高，故选B项。
8．We learn from the last paragraph that________.
A. real artists are those with humanity
B. creating art from garbage can also help the environment
C. there is no good way to deal with waste today
D. a great amount of waste has been reused by artists
答案：B 推理判断题。文章最后一段说明，把垃圾制作成艺术品，不仅美化了我们的生活，而且能够减少污染。
9．What's the author's attitude towards the artists who turn garbage into art?
A. Neutral. B. Pitiful.
C. Doubtful. D. Supportive.
答案：D 作者态度题。综合全文可知，作者显然对用垃圾制作艺术品的艺术家非常支持。
Unit 2 Poems
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．A steam engine ________ (转换；转化) heat into power.
2．The company's head office is in the city, but it has ________ (分支机构；部门) all over the country.
3．The ambassador personally ________ (传达) the president's message to the premier.
4．Which dress is more ________ (适当的) for the party, this one or that one?
5．She found a company to ________ (资助) her through college.
6．You need to be more ________ (灵活的) and imaginative in your approach.
7．He hanged himself in ________ (悲伤) after his wife died.
8．________ (装载) with heavy goods，the truck ran very slowly.
9．It was a long journey, but we ________ (最后) arrived.
10．She won a ________ (奖学金) to study at Oxford University.
答案：1.transforms 2.branches 3.conveyed 4.appropriate
5．sponsor 6.flexible 7.sorrow 8.Loaded 9.eventually/
finally 10.scholarship
Ⅱ.选用方框中适当的短语填空
1．Singing is a good way to________our emotions.
2．The book is said to have________many languages.
3．If I were you I would________and go home early.
4．We're________water; please go and fetch some.
5．As we all know, the United States is________50 states.
6．They were________the ship________a lot of furniture.
答案：1.let out 2.been translated into 3.take it easy
4．running out of 5.made up of 6.loading; with
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．(2012·三明普高联考)—Jane, I feel really nervous with the oral contest approaching.
—________. As long as you try your best, it's a victory.
A. Take your time B. It's hard to say
C. No problem D. Take it easy
答案：D 考查交际用语。句意：——简，对于即将到来的口语测试，我感到很紧张。——放松点。只要尽力了，就是胜利。由句意可知，选takeiteasy“放松点，别紧张”。
2．Words failed to________my feelings the moment I saw my long-lost sister.
A．control B．affect
C．exchange D．convey
答案：D 考查动词。句意：当我和失散已久的妹妹见面时， 我觉得难以用言语来表达我的感情。convey my feelings“表达我的感情”。
3．John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________， he gladly accepted it.
A．finished B．finishing
C．having finished D．was finished
答案：A 句意：约翰收到一份宴请函而且他的工作也干完了，他就欣然接受了邀请。根据句意，工作该是被完成，所以确定A、D。在with复合结构中，所缺部分作宾语补足语，D项只能作谓语。故选A。with的复合结构是高考的重点之一，因此要牢记它的基本结构并能熟练应用。
4．—What's your plan for the future?
—I hope to get a job on the local newspaper at first and________
work for “China Daily”．
A．regularly B．frequently
C．gradually D．eventually
答案：D 答语句意：我希望首先在当地报社找一份工作，最后到《中国日报》工作。eventually“最后，终于”；regularly“规则地”；frequently“频繁地”；gradually“逐渐地”。
5．—Look, John's fallen asleep at work!
—Oh, he must have________late last night.
A．waken up B．put up
C．taken up D．stayed up
答案：D 考查短语。句意：——看，约翰工作时睡着了。——他昨晚一定熬夜了。stay up“不睡觉，熬夜”。
6．The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has________all over the country.
A．companies B．branches
C．organizations D．businesses
答案：B branch由“树枝”引申为“分支机构”。句意：这家银行总部在北京，但它的支行遍及全国。company“公司”；organization“组织”；business“生意”。
7．Plain, simple clothes are________for school wear.
A．appropriate B．changeable
C．fortunate D．reliable
答案：A appropriate“适宜的，合适的”。句意：简单朴素的衣服适合在学校里穿。changeable“可改变的”；fortunate“幸运的”；reliable“可依赖的”，都不符合句意。
8．He gave me an apple________a cake.
A．in exchange for B．with regard to
C．by means of D．in place of
答案：A 句意：他给我一个苹果，换一块蛋糕。in exchange for“交换”；with regard to“关于，至于”；by means of“用，凭借”；in place of“代替”。
9．Is this the reason________at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?
A．he explained B．what he explained
C．how he explained D．why he explained
答案：A 本题考查定语从句。the reason在定语从句中作explained的宾语，故应使用关系代词that/which；关系代词在从句中作宾语，因此可省略。
10．The reason________he gave for his coming late is______he wasn't informed of it.
A．why; because B．which; because
C．why; that D．that; that
答案：D 第一空是定语从句。the reason在定语从句中作gave的宾语，故应用关系代词that/which；第二空是表语从句，从句主干完整，所以用that。
11．—Why are you working so hard in school?
—Because I don't want to________my parents________.
A．set; down B．put; down
C．let; down D．cut; down
答案：C let sb. down“让某人失望”。
12．In the first several years of economic reform, many military factories have been________into civil ones in order to meet the needs of the country.
A．altered B．varied
C．shifted D．transformed
答案：D 本题考查动词辨析。transform“转换，转变”，符合句意：在经济改革的最初几年里，为了适应国家需要，许多军工厂转变成了民办工厂。
13．My money________， so I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I've none in hand.
A．is being run out B．has been run out
C．is running out D．has run out
答案：C run out无被动语态，可排除A、B两项；由后文“before I've none in hand”可知，现在钱还没有被用完，故不选D项。
14．As the income is increasing, the________of family life has been changing over recent years.
A．model B．character
C．process D．pattern
答案：D the pattern of family life“家庭生活方式”。
15．(2013·盐城市摸底)If Liu Xiang ________ injured, we might have seen his wonderful performance at the London Olympics.
A．didn't get B．hasn't got
C．wouldn't get D．hadn't got
答案：D 考查虚拟语气。句意：如果刘翔没有受伤，我们就能在伦敦奥运会上看到他的精彩表演了。对过去的事实的虚拟，从句用过去完成时。
Ⅳ.完形填空
Run Away, Don't Delay
One night, my son was watching his big screen TV alone, and I decided to join him. He was watching a show__1__there were college students going to a get-together in Washington DC, and__2__the thousands who gathered there to celebrate something. When they got there, they started becoming__3__in drinking, and doing drugs. I didn't want to watch it any more, so got up and went to bed.
About 3?30 a．m. I awoke, and lay there thinking about__4__， and a poem began forming in my mind, which began as, “__5__sin(something wrong)comes calling, or knocking at your door, run away, don't delay，__6__sin is like a magnet, and it will pull you down, run away, do not__7__.” As I lay there, there was music which__8__it, and I knew that there was no way I would remember it by__9__， so I got up and sat at the table, trying to__10__both the words and the music which came to me at the time.__11__the pattern was set, and I had the notes written down in my notebook, the__12__of the poem came to me as well.
When it got__13__I decided to sit down at the piano and began trying to play it. My family came into the sitting room and I told them about the song, and wanted to__14__it with them. They all liked it, and__15__several times that day, I sang it again, and played it again, trying to fix it in my__16__.
Later, I wanted to put the song on paper__17__just the little dots in my notebook indicating how high and how__18__to go. Not knowing how to do that, I__19__the song, and then sent it to my sister, Jennie, who had written many songs using her own poetry and music, and soon, here came the music and words all done up__20__. I was so glad.
文章大意：一天晚上，“我”和儿子一起看电视。受到电视中情节的启发，“我”写了一首诗并谱上曲。
1．A.that B．which
C．in which D．for which
答案：C 此句是一个定语从句。in which中的which指代先行词a show。
2．A.joining B．watching
C．reporting D．encouraging
答案：A join sb.“和某人一起做(某事)”，此处指大学生们和很多人一起庆祝。
3．A.satisfied B．involved
C．excited D．embarrassed
答案：B be involved in...“参与……；卷入……”。
4．A.the tragedy B．the accident
C．the mistake D．the program
答案：D program“节目”；此处指代1空前的show。
5．A.Whenever B．However
C．Wherever D．Whoever
答案：A whenever“每当……时”；句意：当错误敲你的门时，马上跑开，不要犹豫。
6．A.for B．with
C．thus D．otherwise
答案：A for在此表原因，用于主句之后。
7．A.see B．stay
C．care D．take
答案：B 此处选stay与前面的delay和韵，而且同义。
8．A.caught up with B．got on well with
C．took part in D．came a long with
答案：D come along with“同……一起出现”。
9．A.now B．heart
C．night D．morning
答案：D 我睡不着了，我想在天亮前一直记着是不可能的。
10．A.turn off B．write to
C．put down D．look back
答案：C put down“记下；写下”。
11．A.Since B．Once
C．Before D．Because
答案：B once“一旦”；一旦确定下模式和音符，这首诗的其余部分也随之而来。
12．A.style B．other
C．rest D．part
答案：C the rest“剩余部分；其余”。参见上题。
13．A.light B．sunny
C．well D．perfect
答案：A get light“天亮”。
14．A.learn B．check
C．share D．write
答案：C share sth. with sb.“和某人分享……”。此处指我迫不及待地想和家人分享我新想出的诗。
15．A.so B．such
C．very D．too
答案：A 我的家人都很喜欢这首诗，“所以”那一天我吟诵了好几次。
16．A.dream B．heart
C．life D．family
答案：B in one's heart“在某人内心深处”。
17．A.but for B．instead of
C．other than D．as if
答案：B instead of“而不是”。我想把诗写下来，而不是仅仅停留在我的笔记本上的小点点。
18．A.big B．far
C．low D．sweet
答案：C 该空与前面的high对应相反。
19．A.recorded B．sang
C．played D．printed
答案：A record“录制”。
20．A.kindly B．carefully
C．friendly D．nicely
答案：D nicely相当于well。
Ⅴ.书面表达
I Believe I Can Fly
I used to think that I could not go on
And life was nothing but an awful song
But now I know
If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me
If I just spread my wings
这是电影《太空大灌篮》的主题曲(部分歌词)，是一首催人奋进的励志歌曲。请你根据以下提示以“I Believe I Can Fly”为题，用英语写一篇短文，参加某英语杂志社举办的写作比赛。
提示：1.这首歌给你的启示：只要相信自己，就会……
2．以自己(或他人)的一次经历说明主题。
注意：1.词数120左右。短文开头已写好，不计入总词数；
2.短文须包括以上提示，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；
3.短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息；
4.可适当引用歌词中的部分词语，但不得照抄原文歌词。
I Believe I Can Fly
I Believe I Can Fly is a nice song which tells us that
[范文借鉴]
I Believe I Can Fly
I Believe I Can Fly is a nice song which tells us that confidence is very important. Whenever we have confidence, we believe in ourselves. Dreams and confidence are what keep us going on in face of difficulties.
Three years ago when I became a senior student, I was not used to the high-speed life so that I began to lose my confidence. As a result I did quite badly in exams. However, my teachers and friends kept cheering me up and I was greatly convinced that if I just spread my wings, I could still fly. So today I am sitting here, believing I will surely achieve my dream only if I try.
Never give up whenever we meet with any difficulties. Remember confidence is the key to achieving success.
Unit 3 A healthy life
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．He felt they had________(滥用，妄用)his trust by talking about him to the press.
2．You've put me in an________(令人尴尬的)position.
3．Her position in the party has________(加强)in recent weeks.
4．He didn't work hard and was fired________(最终)．
5．The employee________(辞职)from the company because he was not promoted.
6．He used to get up late but now he is________(习惯于)to getting up early.
7．He admitted that he was an________(不合法的)immigrant.
8．The heating system in the hotel has an________(自动的)temperature control.
9．With just four months left, the students of Senior 3 are becoming more________(紧张的)each day.
10．He________(冒险)losing the train to help the old lady.
答案：1.abused 2.awkward 3.strengthened 4.eventually
5．quitted 6.accustomed 7.illegal 8.automatic 9.stressful
10．risked
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．I feel sleepy. I________ ________ ________ ________ ________(想喝点茶). (feel)
2．We're still________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________(试图确定地点)for the activity.(decide)
3．His girlfriend has left him, because________ ________ ________ ________ ________(他喝酒成瘾)．(addicted)
4．________ ________ ________ ________ ________(尽管年事已高), he still leads an active life.(spite)
5．Have you________ ________ ________ ________ ______________(习惯了你在学校的生活)？(accustom)
6．He has________ ________ ________ ________(养成习惯)of turning on the computer as soon as he comes back from work.(get)
答案：1.feel like having some tea 2.trying to decide on a place
3．he is addicted to alcohol 4.In spite of his age 5.become accustomed to your school life 6.got into the habit
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．Jim was________to have troubled me with so many questions.
A．guilty B．crazy
C．miserable D．ashamed
答案：D ashamed“惭愧的”。句意：吉姆问了我很多问题，感到很不好意思。be ashamed to do sth.“为做……而感到羞耻”；be guilty of“犯有……罪，过失”；crazy“疯狂的，狂热的”；miserable“痛苦的，凄惨的”。
2．He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn't risk ________ the good opportunity.
A．to lose B．losing
C．to be lost D．being lost
答案：B risk后接动词-ing作宾语；主语he和lose之间是主动关系，故选B。
3．When I began to sing, he laughed and made me________.
A．confused B．nervous
C．shameful D．embarrassed
答案：D embarrassed“窘迫的，困窘的”。句意：我开始唱歌时，他大笑起来，使我感到很窘。confused“困惑的，烦恼的”；nervous“紧张的，不安的”；shameful“不体面的”。
4．Accustomed to________the steep mountains, he had no difficulty reaching the top.
A．climbing B．climb
C．having climbed D．have climbed
答案：A be accustomed to(doing)sth.＝be used to(doing)sth.习惯(做)某事。
5．The Internet and the effect________brought about did a lot of good to our daily life and work.
A．that B．what
C．which D．it
答案：D 句意：互联网和它的影响对我们的生活和工作产生了良好的影响。________brought about是定语从句部分，省略了关系代词，而定语从句中又缺少主语，所以填it。
6．He always did well at school ________ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
A．in spite of B．regardless of
C．on account of D．in case of
答案：A 句意：尽管不时做一些兼职工作，他在校成绩一直很好。由句意可知，选in spite of，意为“尽管，虽然”。
7．In spite of________has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.
A．that B．which
C．what D．who
答案：C 考查宾语从句的引导词。________has recently been done to provide more buses for the people作of的宾语，该部分又缺少主语，所以选起双重作用的what。
8．I didn't like the soap opera at first, but when I started watching one, I immediately became________it.
A．accustomed to B．addicted to
C．opposed to D．allergic to
答案：B 考查短语。句意：一开始，我不喜欢肥皂剧，但是一旦开始看，我立刻就看上瘾了。be addicted to“对……上瘾”；be accustomed to“习惯于”；be opposed to“反对”；be allergic to“对……过敏”。
9．—Do you think ________ worthwhile to go all the way to Beijing to buy that computer?
—Well, I'm going to visit the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube.
A．it B．/
C．this D．that
答案：A 考查代词。本句中it用作形式宾语，代替后面的不定式短语。
10．(2012·临沂模拟)In my opinion, all Mr. White ________ good to his students in his class at present. He is very strict in their study.
A．does does does B．does did do
C．does does do D．did do does
答案：C 句意：在我看来，现在怀特先生在课上所做的一切确实对学生有好处，他对他们的学习要求很严格。Mr. White does为定语从句，修饰all；第二个does强调了谓语。
11．He ________ his position as president by giving jobs to his friends in exchange for money.
A．gained B．changed
C．abused D．refused
答案：C abuse在此意为“滥用(职权)”，从题干中by giving jobs to his friends in exchange for money可推知选C项。
12．The conference has been held to discuss the ________ of global warming on people's lives all over the world.
A．importance B．effects
C．protection D．attitudes
答案：B 句意：已经召开的大会讨论了全球变暖对全世界人们生活的影响。由句意可知，选effect，意为“影响”。
13．—Do you feel like ________？
—No, but I'd like ________ today.
A．to skate; skate B．skating; skating
C．skating; to skate D．to skate; skating
答案：C feel like doing表示想干什么。would like后一般跟to do，表示一次性的行为。
14．________， I suppose, and the housing problems for about 280,000 low-income families in this area could be settled.
A．If you double your efforts
B．So long as you keep your spirits
C．A bit more efforts
D．Making greater efforts
答案：C 此句考“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”句型。在这个句型中，前面的祈使句如果带有比较级修饰名词，可将谓语动词省略，成为“比较级＋名词＋and＋陈述句”结构。
15．________the end of their relationship, they still keep in touch with each other.
A．In spite of B．Apart from
C．Except for D．Due to
答案：A 句意：尽管关系已结束，但他们还有联系。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Obese Youngsters Have Obese Friends
Obese young people are more likely to have overweight friends—at least that is what researchers at the Institute of Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California(USC)claim after carrying out their study.
The team of researchers, led by Thomas Valente, Ph. D．， Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine, was stunned to discover how strong was the connection between obesity and social networks, despite the fact that such link was somewhat anticipated, being found by earlier studies. But in the current study researchers took advantage of more sophisticated statistical modeling methods.
“The findings certainly raise health concerns because when kids start associating only with others who have a similar weight status it can reinforce the negative behaviors that cause obesity，”says Valente.
The study involved the analysis of 617 students aged between 11 and 13, all of them living in the Los Angeles area. Besides noticing that most obese students had overweight friends, researchers noticed that obese girls named more friends, but were less likely to be named friends compared to girls with normal body weight index.
According to Valente, in most cases researchers pay more attention to health problems linked with obesity, but they should also understand and focus on the social cost for overweight young people. “The social outcomes of obesity should also be taken into consideration by parents and teachers，”says the researcher.
Valente mentioned that there is a need of more longitudinal researches for more recommendations on the link between obesity and social status in a social environment. The research was published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
文章大意：研究发现肥胖青少年更有可能结交肥胖朋友，肥胖和社交圈子有着密切联系。
1．What surprised the researchers in the study?
A．Obese young people have thin friends.
B．The link between obesity and social networks is so strong.
C．The conclusion they drew had been already found by others.
D．The study has used more sophisticated methods.
答案：B 细节理解题。文章第二段提到，研究人员吃惊地发现肥胖和社交圈子有紧密的联系，故选B。
2．What was another finding of the study?
A．Obese young people don't have any worry about themselves.
B．Obese girls think of others but seldom be remembered.
C．Obese girls don't have as normal a body shape as others.
D．Obesity is normal among American young students.
答案：B 细节判断题。由第四段可知，另一个发现是与正常体形的女孩相比，肥胖的女孩子说出更多朋友的名字，但是却很少被当做朋友而叫出名字。
3．What suggestion did the researcher make to the educators?
A．Pay more attention to health problems relating to obesity.
B．Take the social outcomes of obesity into consideration.
C．Understand and focus on the social cost for the overweight.
D．Experiment further to prove the findings are really right.
答案：B 推理判断题。由第五段内容可知，研究人员说家长和老师应该考虑到肥胖的社会后果。
4．What can be inferred based on the information provided in the passage?
A．The research will go on to test the social outcomes of obesity.
B．The researchers will give further suggestion on obesity.
C．The researchers' further report will come out in a science magazine.
D．The social outcomes can break out in the future.
答案：A 推理判断题。由最后一段内容可知，Valente提到需要更多的纵向研究，可以推知研究人员会进一步对肥胖的社会后果进行研究。
B
Findings from a new study were presented at a recent meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society. Researchers in the United States studied 100,000 women during an eight year period. All of the women were fifty years of age or older.
The women were asked questions that measured their beliefs or ideas about the future. The researchers attempted to identify each woman's personality eight years after gathering the information.
The study found that hopeful individuals were fourteen percent less likely than other women to have died of any cause. The hopeful women were also thirty percent less likely to have died of heart disease after eight years.
Hilary Tindle from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania was the lead author of the report. She said the study confirmed earlier research that linked optimistic feelings to longer life.
The researchers also gathered information about people's education, financial earnings, physical activity and use of alcohol or cigarettes. Independent of those things, the findings still showed that optimists had less chance of dying during the eight-year period.
Some women who answered the questions were found to be hostile(敌对的), or highly untrusting of others. These women were sixteen percent more likely to die than the others. They also were twenty-three percent more likely to die of cancer. The study also found that women who were not optimistic were more likely to smoke and have high blood pressure or diabetes(糖尿病). They were also more likely not to exercise.
Professor Tindle says the study did not confirm whether optimism leads to healthier choices, or if it actually affects a person's physical health. She also says the study does not prove that negative emotions or distrust lead to bad health effects and shorter life. Yet there does appear to be a link that calls for more research.
文章大意：研究人员对美国十万名老年妇女进行了为期八年的跟踪研究，结果发现情绪乐观的人患病的几率较其他人低，死亡率也低。相反，对别人敌对或不信任的人发病率和死亡率都较高。但是人的情绪与健康和寿命之间的关系还需要进一步的研究。
5．Which of the following statements about the new study is NOT right?
A．It took researchers eight years to carry out the study.
B．Researchers asked the women about their beliefs or ideas about the future.
C．Researchers of the study were women of fifty years old or older.
D．The women's personality was identified after eight years.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，十万名50岁以及50岁以上的妇女是研究人员研究的对象，而不是研究人员本身，因此C项错。
6．The study found that women who were optimistic________.
A．were thirty percent less likely to have died from any cause than other women
B．had less chance of dying from heart disease after eight years
C．were more likely to smoke and have high blood pressure or diabetes
D．were mostly hostile or highly untrusting of others
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可以得知，乐观的妇女八年后死于心脏病的几率降低百分之三十，因此正确答案为B。
7．According to the study, women who were not hopeful________.
A. were sixty percent more likely to die than the others
B. were twenty-three percent less likely to die of cancer
C. tended to smoke and have high blood pressure or diabetes
D. were more likely to take exercise
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第六段倒数第二句可以得知，不够乐观的妇女更容易吸烟和患高血压、糖尿病，故答案选C项。
8．We can learn from the passage that________.
A．researchers hadn't known the link between optimistic feelings and longer life earlier
B．optimistic people are sure to lead a healthier life
C．negative emotions or distrust actually affect a person's physical health
D．whether there is a link between emotions and life span calls for more research
答案：D 推理判断题。从文章最后一句可以推出，人的情绪和寿命之间的联系还需要更多的研究工作才能证实。
9．What's the best title of this passage?
A. Findings from a New Study
B. Hopeful Individuals Live Longer
C. Emotions and Physical Health
D. Happy Thoughts Mean Being Healthy?
答案：D 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要介绍了美国研究人员的新发现：情绪乐观的人患病率和死亡率相对其他人较低，而对别人敌对或不信任的人患病率和死亡率都较高，但是人的情绪与健康和寿命之间的联系还不能确定，因此采用疑问式的题目比较符合文章内容。B项过于肯定，A、C两项都过于空泛。
Unit 4 Global warming
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．There are large ________ (数量) of rain in the area of the country every summer.
2．Scientists have many theories about how the universe first came into ________ (存在)．
3．A rainbow is a natural ________ (现象) especially after a heavy rain.
4．Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrous ________ (结果)．
5．The ________ (平均数) of 4, 5 and 9 is 6.
6．Several cars are available within this price ________ (范围)．
7．The personnel manager ________ (浏览) down the list of names of the applicants.
8．He tried to sound ________ (漫不经心), but in fact he was worried.
9．We are making slow but ________ (稳步的) progress.
10．The proposed new airport will be strongly ________ (反对) by the local residents.
答案：1.quantities 2.existence 3.phenomenon 4.consequences 5.average 6.range 7.glanced 8.casual
9．steady 10.opposed
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．________ ________ ________(总的来说), I'm satisfied with her progress.(whole)
2．________ ________ ________(代表)my colleagues and myself I thank you.(behalf)
3．________ ________ ________(只要)you listen to me, I'll help you.(long)
4．How did the terrible accident________ ________(造成)？(come)
5．The school often________ ________(订购)many books and magazines for the teachers to refer to.(subscribe)
答案：1.On the whole 2.On behalf of 3.So/As long as 4.come about 5.subscribes to
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．It's often less expensive to buy goods in________quantity, but you'd better examine________quality before buying them.
A．/; the B．the; /
C．a; the D．the; the
答案：A 考查冠词。第一空in quantity“大量地”；第二空表特指。
2．—Do you________the idea of living a low-carbon life?
—It sounds tough, but it is a tendency.
A．correspond to B．apply to
C．cater to D．subscribe to
答案：D 考查动词短语。句意：——你支持低碳生活吗？——这听起来很难，但是却是趋势。subscribe to“同意，支持”；correspond to“与……相符合，相当于”；apply to “适用于，向……申请(或要求)”；cater to“迎合；为……服务”。
3．(2012·合肥模拟)Under these ________， you might agree with us that it is rather difficult for your products to set foot in this market.
A．situations B．circumstances
C．cases D．conditions
答案：B 句意：在这种情况下，你们会同意我们的看法，你们的产品在这个市场上很难立足。under these circumstances“在这种情况下”；其他三个词都有“情况”的意思，但都不与under连用。
4．—My son is addicted to drugs.He isn't hopeless，is he?
—Yes，________he mends his ways and starts all over.
A．if B．when
C．even if D．unless
答案：D 考查连词。由答语Yes可知，此处顺接he is hopeless，所以再接unless he mends his ways and starts all over。答语句意：是的，他没有希望了。除非他能改过自新。unless“除非，如果不”。
5．To her disappointment, what she had devoted herself to________in nothing but failure.
A．resulting B．results
C．has resulted D．resulted
答案：D 考查句式理解。句意：令她失望的是，她全身心投入的事情最终一事无成。result in“导致”。what she had devoted herself to是句子的主语，因此选谓语动词，再由句意可知，用一般过去时。
6．Will you see to________that my birds are well looked after while I am away?
A．them B．yourself
C．it D．me
答案：C 考查句式。句意：你能保证在我不在时照顾好我的小鸟吗？see to it that...“保证，确保，务必”。
7．The 40-somethings found themselves in an embarrassing situation________rapid changes in all aspects of society.
A．as a consequence of
B．in favor of
C．for the purpose of
D．by means of
答案：A 考查短语。句意：由于社会各方面的迅速变化，四十岁左右的人发现自己处于了尴尬的境地。as a consequence of...“因为……；由于……”。
8．—Why do you work so hard day and night?
—________my parents' expectations.
A．To live up to B．To meet the demand of
C．To make full use of D．To put up with
答案：A 考查省略。句意：——你为何日夜努力工作？——(我这样做)是为了不辜负父母的期望。
9．—How did the global financial crisis________？
—I'm not quite sure. Anyhow, it is a very important problem facing us.
A．come up B．come about
C．come along D．come around
答案：B 问句意思是“全球经济危机是怎么发生的？”。come about“发生”；come up“走上前，被提及”；come along“一起来，进展”；come around“苏醒”。
10．These stories expressed the same idea that all individuals，________poor, were capable of becoming wealthy________they were hard-working and honest.
A．no matter what; as long as
B．whatever; in order that
C．no matter how; so long as
D．however; ever since
答案：C 考查连词。句意：这些故事表明了同一个主题——每个人无论多么穷，只要努力工作，诚实守信，都可以变得富有。第一空填no matter how或者however都可以；第二空填so long as或者as long as，意为“只要”。
11．If you think there________huge quantities of oil for the use of drivers, you are wrong.
A．is B．are
C．has D．have
答案：B there be结构中be的形式要根据其后主语判断。句中huge quantities of oil决定了谓语动词应用复数，故选B。
12．—How do you like your trip to Hainan?
—________， I enjoyed it very much, although the weather was hot sometimes.
A．In addition B．On the whole
C．In other words D．On the other hand
答案：B on the whole“基本上；大体上”，符合句意。
13．Many people hold mistaken beliefs about the reason for cancer，________to think it is environmental factors rather than personal behavior.
A．deciding B．tending
C．caring D．attempting
答案：B tend to“倾向于”；decide to“决定”；attempt to“企图”。
14．To make a living, they are willing to ________ many of the disadvantages of city life such as crime, heavy traffic and pollution.
A．put up B．put off
C．put up with D．put away
答案：C 句意：为了谋生，他们愿意忍受城市生活的许多不便之处，像犯罪、交通拥堵和污染。由句意可知，选C。
15．John was dismissed last week because of his________attitude towards his job.
A．informal B．casual
C．determined D．earnest
答案：B informal“非正式的”；casual“随便的”；determined“坚决的，坚定的”；earnest“真诚的，严肃的”。句意：约翰因为他对工作的漫不经心而在上周被解雇了。
Ⅳ.完形填空
(2012·天津)
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a __1__ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew __2__ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion ever since—__3__ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my __4__.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of __5__， like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's __6__ me why visitors started respecting the place __7__ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried __8__ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big, I would __9__ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so __10__ it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew __11__ about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a __12__. On that day, more than 300 people __13__. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to __14__. I couldn't believe the __15__ we made—the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and __16__ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people __17__ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by __18__ rather than complaining. We need to teach by __19__. You can't blame others __20__ you start with yourself.
文章大意：本文讲述了优胜美地国家公园是我一见钟情的地方，但后来，公园变得很脏，到处都是垃圾，我就自己捡拾垃圾，在后来我号召人们一起干，这样公园又干净了。任何事情都要从我做起，不要抱怨，要树立榜样的作用。
1. A. distant B. huge
C. narrow D. loose
答案：B 由后面的3,300 feet straight up可知，这是一块巨石。
2. A. immediately B. finally
C. gradually D. recently
答案：A 从下文的钟爱可知，我一摸这块大石头，我马上就想爬上去。immediately“立刻，马上”。
3. A. imagining B. painting
C. describing D. climbing
答案：D 由下文的climb it 可知，攀岩、爬山是我的钟爱。故D项正确。
4. A. garden B. home
C. lab D. palace
答案：B 由7空后面的home-like可知，我把优胜美地国家公园当家了。
5. A. material B. resources
C. waste D. goods
答案：C 由后面的toilet paper，beer cans，empty boxes可知，此处指“废物，垃圾”，故C项正确。
6. A. beyond B. against
C. over D. within
答案：A beyond sb.“超出某人的理解能力”。句意：我不能理解为什么人们不那么尊重这地方了。
7. A. more B. most
C. less D. least
答案：C 优胜美地国家公园以前很干净，很美丽，现在脏乱不堪，表明人们不那么尊重这地方了，故用比较级。根据句意，C项正确。
8. A. throwing away B. picking up
C. breaking down D. digging out
答案：B throw away“扔掉，浪费，错过”；pick up“拾起，捡起”；break dowm“抛锚，坏了”；dig out“挖掘； 挖走；找出来， 发掘；匆匆地离开”。因为到处都是垃圾，故我设法捡拾垃圾。
9. A. kill B. save
C. wait D. spend
答案：D spend time on sth./in doing sth.“花费时间干某事”。符合题意。kill time“消磨时间”。
10. A．satisfied with B．delighted in
C．tired of D．used to
答案：C be satisfied with “对……感到满意”；be delighted in“对……感到高兴”；be tired of “对……感到厌倦”；be used to“习惯于”。因为我把垃圾捡拾干净了，几周之后又脏了，故我厌烦了。
11. A. something B. anything
C. everything D. nothing
答案：D 作为一名攀岩指导，我不了解如何组织大的活动。故用nothing。
12. A. cleanup B. party
C. picnic D. concert
答案：A 由下文300多人一起来捡拾垃圾可知我定了一个大扫除的日子。cleanup“扫除，打扫”。
13. A．dropped out B．showed up
C．looked around D．called back
答案：B drop out“离开，退出”；show up “出现，露面”；look around“环顾”；call back“喊回；叫(某人)回来(去)；回电话 ；重访(某个地方) ；使恢复 ；记起(某事)”。大扫除的日子，来了300多人，故B项正确。
14. A．demand B．receive
C．accomplish D．overcome
答案：C 由上文可知，我们捡拾了6000多磅垃圾，我们能够完成这么多的工作，真是令人吃惊。accomplish“完成，实现，做成功”，符合题意。
15. A. plan B. visit
C. contact D. difference
答案：D make a difference“有影响； 起(重要)作用”。我不能相信我们起了那么大的作用。
16. A. crossed B. measured
C. covered D. designed
答案：C 2007年，2945人捡拾了42330磅垃圾，能够覆盖132英里的路。cross“横穿”；measure“有……长(宽、高、大等)”；cover“覆盖”；design“设计”。
17. A. talk B. complain
C. argue D. quarrel
答案：B complain about “抱怨”，符合题意。argue “争论”；quarrel“争吵”。
18. A. doing B. thinking
C. questioning D. watching
答案：A 唯一改变事情的方法是做而不是抱怨。
19. A. method B. explanation
C. example D. research
答案：C 我们需要榜样来教化人们。example“榜样， 楷模”，符合题意。
20. A. although B. if
C. when D. unless
答案：D unless引导条件状语从句。如果你不从自身开始，你就别怪他人。
Ⅴ.书面表达
(2012·西安市质检一)
假设你是李华，学校学英语社团将举办主题为“Live a low-carbon life”演讲比赛，你准备参赛，请你写一份100词以上的发言稿。
写作要点：
1.陈述理由：为什么要过低碳生活？
2.如何过低碳生活？提出至少三条建议；
3.倡议同学们过低碳生活。
要求：
1.短文须写在答题卡的指定区域。
2.内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯。
3.书写需清晰，工整。
Hello everyone，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks.
[范文借鉴]
Hello_everyone，
With the changing climate and severe pollution, I strongly believe we should all be living low-carbon lives today.
Living a low-carbon life is a good way to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. I shall do it in the following ways. At home, I shall only turn on the lights if necessary, take shorter powers and keep the refrigerator and air conditioners in the low-carbon mode to save energy. For transportation, the bus or bicycle will be my first choice. When shopping, I'll limit the use of plastic bags and wherever possible, I will separate my rubbish into non-recyclable and recyclable waste.
I am hoping that more and more schoolmates will join me in my effort.
Thanks.
Unit 5 The power of nature
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The agents were eager to impress________(潜在的)buyers.
2．Take this opportunity, and I________(保证)you won't regret it.
3．The car drew up________(在……旁)the pub.
4．QQ talk with my friends faraway is________(完全地)free.
5．My deskmate was________(任命)Chairman of the Students' Union of our school last month.
6．You look nice in green. Green________(适合)you.
7．The________(实际的)cost was much higher than we had expected.
8．We should get a thorough understanding about the cultural________(多样性)of the United States.
9．We waited for news with a growing sense of________(着急)．
10．I can't________(评价)his ability without seeing his work.
答案：1.potential 2.guarantee 3.alongside 4.absolutely
5．appointed 6.suits 7.actual 8.varieties 9.anxiety
10．evaluate
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．I'm________ ________(浏览)the reports about the economic crisis.(glance)
2．We will meet with quantities of people，________ ________the old________(由……到……不等)the young.(vary)
3．The little girl________ ________ ________ ________ ________(据说获得)the first in the English exam.(say)
4．The temple________ ________ ________ ________ ________(被烧为平地)．(burn)
5．She________ ________ ________ ________(惊慌起来)when I found the door was closed.(panic)
答案：1.glancing through 2.varying from; to 3.is said to have got 4.was burnt to the ground 5.got into a panic
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．—Do you think that the 11th Chinese National Games were a success?
—Yes，________！ It couldn't be________.
A．relatively; better B．approximately; worse
C．absolutely; better D．fortunately; worse
答案：C 考查交际用语和比较级表示最高级。答语句意：是的，一点不错！再没有更好的了。absolutely“(用于对答)一点不错，完全对”；It couldn't be better“没有更好的了”。
2．The volcano________in 1980, damaging a large area of Washington State.
A．broke B．terrified
C．burst D．erupted
答案：D 考查动词。句意：1980年爆发的火山给华盛顿州造成了很大的损害。火山爆发用erupt。burst强调爆炸，指能量的突然释放和力量的突然迸发。erupt主要指火山的爆发，也可用作引申意义。
3．Leonardo da Vinci ________ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.
A．is said to be buying B．is said to have bought
C．had said to buy D．has said to have bought
答案：B 考查动词不定式及时态的应用。因为say与主语(人)是动宾关系，所以应用被动语态；再由句意可知应用不定式的现在完成时。故选B。
4．________ in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car.
A．Waiting B．To wait
C．Having waited D．To have waited
答案：C 考查非谓语动词。根据the old man与wait之间的关系，应该选择v.-ing形式，再根据句意得知他是先“wait”后才“realize”。所以先发生的动作应该用完成式Having waited。
5．As I waited for Mike to arrive, I ________ the clock and saw that he was late.
A．glanced at B．stared at
C．glared at D．watched
答案：A glance at“匆匆一看”，符合题意。stare at“盯着看”；glare at“怒目而视”；watch“观察，注视”。
6．There are ________ approaches to English teaching. But not all of them are equally efficient for our Chinese students.
A．variety B．accurate
C．original D．diverse
答案：D 句意：有许多英语教学方法，但它们不一定都对我们中国学生同样有效。A项应说成a variety of；accurate“准确的，精确的”；original“原始的”；diverse“不同的，多种多样的”。由句意可知选D。
7．—Dad, there is a snake at the gate crawling this way.
—Don't ________， boy; there's no danger.
A．afraid B．frighten
C．terrify D．panic
答案：D Don't panic“不要惊慌”。afraid为形容词；frighten和terrify是及物动词。
8．On February 11, 2007, Drew Gilpin Faust was________as the first female president of Harvard University in 371 years.
A．appealed B．appointed
C．attached D．adopted
答案：B 考查动词。句意：2007年2月11日，Drew Gilpin Faust被任命为哈佛大学371年历史上的第一任女校长。appoint“任命”。
9．(2013·盐城市摸底)________ you can affect the life of your child in an active way, you have been a success.
A．Even though B．Unless
C．As long as D．As though
答案：C 考查连词。句意：只要你可以以积极的态度影响你孩子的生活，你就是一名成功者。as long as“只要”；even though“即使，尽管”；unless“除非”；as though“好像”。
10．People there are________the long-lasting war and are________peace.
A．anxious for; anxious about
B．eager for; eager about
C．anxious about; anxious for
D．anxious about; eager for
答案：D 句意：这儿的人们对旷日持久的战争很担心，渴望和平。be anxious about“担心，为……担忧”；be anxious for“渴望”；be eager for/about“渴望”。
11．We were just________call you up________you came in, ________was unexpected.
A．about to; while; which B．on the point; when; which
C．about to; when; which D．on the point; while; that
答案：C be about to do...when...意为“正要干……，这时……”；第三空which引导非限制性定语从句，指代“你进来”这一情况。on the point of后加v.-ing形式。
12．We can get the final success only with the________which we make together.
A．effect B．deal
C．efforts D．duty
答案：C 句意：只有团结努力，我们才会取得最后的胜利。make efforts“努力”。
13．(2012·浙南、浙北部分学校联考)________， John returned to school from his hometown.
A．The summer vacation being over
B．The summer vacation is over
C．Because the summer vacation over
D．After the summer vacation being over
答案：A 考查独立主格结构。句意：因为暑假结束了，约翰从乡下回到了学校。由句意可知，应该可以用A项或Because the summer vacation was over。
14．Out back________for the car we don't own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings on either side.
A．is a small garage B．was a small garage
C．a small garage is D．a small garage was
答案：A 考查倒装。away, down, up, in, out 等副词位于句首且主语为名词时，句子用全部倒装。再由时态可确定答案是A项。
15．As a good teacher，he should use different ways to encourage all the students to realize their full________.
A．possibility B．conception
C．potential D．difference
答案：C 考查名词。句意：作为一名好老师，他必须采用各种不同的方法鼓励所有学生发挥出他们的潜能。potential“潜能”。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
(2012·莆田质检)
As we know, the earth's climate has changed over time.The present rate of climate change depends, in large part, on human activities.Today, people all over the world are making everyday choices that help the environment.Small actions matter.In other words, climate change is your business.
A woman in Nicaragua buys fluorescent (荧光的) light bulbs that are 80 percent more energy-saving than traditional ones. Many governments are now subsidizing energy-saving lights to encourage people to turn to them.Consumers are discovering that the new-generation bulbs help them save money in the long run.
Agriculture accounts for about 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (排放) , and transporting the food around adds to the environmental cost.There is a team of young vegetable growers in the United Kingdom who want to encourage kids to start planting their own fruit and vegetables.
A young lawyer wearing business clothes rides her bicycle to work in a large U．S.city.She's been biking to work every day for the past two years and says it's a lot easier than many people think.A recent study shows that more Americans bike or walk to work today than before.
A university student from southeastern China carries a reusable shopping bag to cut back on disposable (一次性的) plastics.Some large shopkeepers have removed paper and plastic bags, and consumers are responding.
In Canberra, Australia, summers are hot and winters cold.To save electricity, Adam Wilson in Canberra uses an energy-saving heating system, and he keeps the temperature lower than he did in years past.He still makes it through the summer without air conditioning.
文章大意：气候变暖和我们每个人都息息相关。从现在做起，从我们自己做起。
1．The passage mainly tells us that________.
A.climate change is concerned with everyone
B.the global warming is getting worse
C.saving energy is of great necessity
D.human is to destroy the environment
答案：A 主旨大意题。由文章第一段最后一句话可知，环境变化与我们每个人都息息相关。
2．The underlined word “subsidizing” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．
A.charging B.producing
C.giving allowance to D.taking advantage of
答案：C 猜测词义题。为鼓励人们使用节能灯，许多政府对人们使用节能灯给予补助。因此划线词是“给予补助”的意思。
3．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.The governments don't expect consumers to use the new－generation bulbs.
B.Agriculture should be responsible for part of the global gas emissions.
C.Many people in Nicaragua go to work on foot or by bike.
D.University students from China always carry disposable shopping bags.
答案：B 细节理解题。由第三段第一句话“Agriculture accounts for about 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (排放) , and transporting the food around adds to the environmental cost.”可知，B项正确；由第二段最后一句话可知，顾客们发现使用节能灯从长远看是合算的，所以A项错误；由第二段第一句话可知，Nicaragua的人们使用节能灯，没有提到步行或者骑自行车，所以C项错误；由倒数第二段第一句话可知，D选错误，只是提到一位大学生使用环保袋。
4．We can learn from the last paragraph that________.
A.the climate in Canberra is mild all the year round
B.an energy-saving heating system will come into use
C.Adam Wilson has a good habit of saving energy
D.Adam Wilson is skilled in inventing the energy-saving equipment
答案：C 推理判断题。由最后一段可知，Adam Wilson有节能的好习惯。
B
(2012·三明普高联考)
It's true that quite a few most respected scientific authorities have confirmed that the world is becoming hotter and hotter. There's also strong evidence that humans are contributing to the warming. Countless recent reports have proved the same thing. For instance, a 2010 summary about the climate science by the Royal Society noted that: “The global warming over the last half-century has been caused mainly by human activity.”
You may not believe that humans could change the planet's climate, but the basic science is well understood. Each year, billions of tons of greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere because of human activity. As has been known for years, these gases hold heat that would otherwise escape to space, wrapping the planet in an invisible(看不见的) blanket.
Of course, the earth's climate has always been changing due to “natural” factors such as volcanic eruption(熔化) or changes in solar, or cycles concerning the Earth's going around the sun. According to the scientific research, however, the warming observed by now matches the pattern of warming we would expect from a build-up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere—not the warming we would expect from other possible causes.
Even if scientists did discover another reasonable explanation for the warming recorded so far, that would give birth to a difficult question. As Robert Henson puts it: “If some newly discovered factor is to blame for the climate change, then why aren't carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases producing the warming that basic physics tells us they should be？”
The only way to prove with 100% certainty that humans are responsible for global warming would be to run an experiment with two identical Earths—one with human influence and one without. That obviously isn't possible, and so most scientists are careful not to state human influence as an absolute certainty.
文章大意：全球变暖是不是人类活动的原因？本文进行了探讨。
5．In most scientists' opinion, the global warming is mainly caused by________.
A. solar activity B. volcanic activity
C. natural factors D. human factors
答案：D 细节理解题。由第一段可知，全球变暖是由人类活动这一因素引起的。
6．The text is developed by________.
A. giving typical examples
B. following the order of space
C. analyzing a theory and arguing it
D. comparing and finding differences
答案：C 推理判断题。由全文可知，本文先提出了一个理论，然后进行了反驳。
7．The underline word “identical” in the last paragraph probably means________.
A. totally different B. exactly the same
C. extremely important D. partly independent
答案：B 猜测词义题。唯一能证明全球变暖百分之百是人类活动引起的办法是运行两个“完全相同的”地球，一个有人类影响，一个没有。
8．Which of the following can be the best title?
A. Are All the Scientists Really Scientific?
B. Where Is Global Warming Leading Us to?
C. Are Humans Definitely Causing Global Warming?
D. What's Relation of Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases?
答案：C 主旨大意题。由文章大意可知，本文主要讲述了人类活动造成全球变暖这一理论的探究，所以C项符合。
