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Unit 4 单元质量检测（四）
选择题部分
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright who was born in 1856, and died in 1950. Although he wrote music as well, he most enjoyed writing plays, with the purpose of explaining a social message, and making it more memorable with the use of comedy while doing so. Some of his plays direct people's attention to the problem of education, religion and government, however one topic he often considered was the exploitation (剥削) of the working class.
As a socialist, he played a role in the Fabian Society, which was a British socialist movement, writing brochures and leaflets for them. He even married a fellow member of the Society, called Charlotte Payne Townshend. He was a wonderful speaker, and gave speeches on equal rights in politics for men and women, how to live healthy lifestyles, and condemning the attitudes of the rich towards the poor. This socialist attitude of Bernard Shaw influenced many of his writings, including Pygmalion, which has become a classic.
The play was first shown in 1913 in Vienna, with Shaw himself as the director. Shaw chose Mrs. Patricia Campbell to play the role of Eliza, although many thought that she was too old for the role at the age of 49. Shaw claimed that he had written the role with her in mind, and only she would play Eliza. Higgins was played by Sir Herbert Tree. It has now become more popular, due to the 1964 musical My Fair Lady, which is based on Pygmalion.
1．George Bernard Shaw wrote plays to ________.
A．entertain the audience
B．make his works memorable
C．make the Fabian Society known
D．express his view on social problems
2．We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Bernard Shaw ________.
A．had pity on the poor
B．was head of the Fabian Society
C．didn't care much about the working class
D．preferred to be a public speaker than a writer
3．Why did Bernard Shaw choose Mrs. Patricia Campbell to play the role of Eliza
A．Only she was suitable for the role.
B．She was at the right age for the role.
C．He had designed the role especially for her.
D．She helped Bernard Shaw with his writing.
B
Have you ever found yourself in this situation: You hear a song you used to sing when you were a child — a bit of nostalgia (怀旧) or “blast from the past”， as we say. But it is not a distant childhood memory. The words come back to you as clearly as when you sang them all those years ago.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh studied the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They found that remembering words in a song was the best way to remember even one of the most difficult languages.
Here is what they did. Researchers took 60 adults and randomly divided them into three groups of 20. Then they gave the groups three different types of “listen and repeat” learning conditions. Researchers had one group simply speak the words. They had the second group speak the words to a rhythm, or beat. And they asked the third group to sing the words.
All three groups studied words from the Hungarian language for 15 minutes. Then they took part in a series of language tests to see what they remembered.
Why Hungarian, you ask Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Italian or Spanish. After the tests were over, the singers came out on top. The people who learned these new Hungarian words by singing them showed a higher overall performance. They did the best in four out of five of the tests. They also performed two times better than those who simply learned the words by speaking them.
Dr. Katie Overy says singing could lead to new ways to learn a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are contained in a catchy 3, or memorable 4, tune 5.
Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages. On the University of Edinburgh's website Dr. Ludke writes, “This study provides the first experimental evidence that a listen and repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”
4．The “song” mentioned in the first paragraph is intended to ________.
A．recall the past
B．attract the readers
C．introduce the topic
D．compare the childhood with the present
5．According to the passage, which language doesn't share the same root with Germanic or Romance languages
A．Hungarian. B．Spanish.
C．Italian. D．English.
6．In which situation can the finding of the research be applied
A．A mother is going to teach her baby how to speak.
B．A child is going to have his first music lesson.
C．A student is going to learn a new English song.
D．An American is going to learn some Chinese.
C
Instagram is containing so many photos of food — now a pop up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks.
I always thought people's taking pictures of their food was kind of silly, but at this new pop up restaurant in the UK, I'd probably do it too.“The Picture House”is the world's first pay by photo restaurant — you order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free!
The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant Birds Eye, who came up with the idea to cash in on people's addiction to photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals. So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.
The pop up diner was open in Soho, London for three days in May, and is now moving to other major UK cities. They serve two course meals that customers don't have to pay for, if they photo and instagram it.
The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye's “Food for Life” campaign, a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food. “Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments — from every day to the special，” said marketing director Margaret Jobling.
The reaction to “The Picture House” has been great so far. And the pay by picture concept has proven to be an effective way. Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses. Last year, in a café in Germany customers paid by how much time they spent there, not by what they ate.
7．Instagram probably is a(n) ________.
A．restaurant free of charge
B．application used to share photos
C．new marketing project
D．campaign of “Food for Life”
8．What's the author's attitude to this new trend
A．Interested. B．Opposed.
C．Confused. D．Unconcerned.
9．“The Picture House”encourages sharing photos of its food to ________.
A．create a new social media trend
B．raise the price of frozen food
C．attract more customers
D．reward the regular customers
10．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage
A．No Need to Pay B．The Pop up Diner
C．Food for Life D．Pay by Picture
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The act of giving gifts is a gesture of friendship, love, celebration and thanks. With a little planning, your gifts will be remembered for years.
__11__ Put a reminder in your diary one or two weeks before the occasion so that you can start doing your shopping. If your receivers live very far away and you need to mail the gift, then advanced planning is even more important. It will make sure that your gift gets to them on time.
Don't give based on what others give you. We often hear people say “She's spending D|S100 on me, so I should spend D|S100 on her.” __12__ Your gifts should be based on what is in your heart for your receivers. Don't worry about whether your receivers are going to give you something back or how much they are spending on your gifts.
Respect your budget. __13__ Gifts given with sincerity are appreciated even more than expensive items. By planning how much you need to spend on your gifts and assigning a dollar amount to each desired gift on your list, you'll be better prepared to shop within your budget.
Be aware of wrappings. __14__ A tastefully wrapped gift with materials that can be reused or recycled shows your care for the environment.
Present your gift with respect. __15__ And when you do, present your gift by holding with both your hands as though you were holding it on a silver platter.
A．This thinking completely ruins the value of giving gifts to each other.
B．Beautiful gifts don't necessarily need to rely on ribbons or boxes.
C．The cost of your gift will not be the main factor in its success.
D．The best way to present a gift is always presenting it in person.
E．This is adopted from Asian culture to show respect and care.
F．You shouldn't buy gifts which are out of your budget.
G．Keep a schedule of the special dates.
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Sometimes the people who are noticed the least can do the most to lift us up. On Thanksgiving __16__， I took part in a local running activity. It was barely above freezing that morning so every runner was walking or jumping around trying to stay __17__.
On the side of the road was a(n) __18__ man and as usual, most people pretended not to __19__ him. I went over and talked with him for a few minutes__20__ the race. He told me that he was a veteran (老兵) and had hoped he might be able to do some work to __21__ a few dollars for a Thanksgiving dinner.
It was time for the race so I told him I'd like to talk to him __22__. I thought about this man during most of the __23__. He hadn't asked me for anything, __24__ I wanted to do something for him. However, I only had a couple of dollars, certainly not __25__ for a Thanksgiving dinner for the man.
After the race I went back and talked to him, which got me several __26__ looks from other runners. During our conversation I offered him the __27__ I had. He didn't want to accept it but I __28__. Then he said something that I didn't __29__. He said，“This has been so nice. Thank you. I haven't really __30__ anybody in a real long time.”
“Wow，”I thought.“This man is __31__ me for just talking to him.”After I said goodbye, I asked other __32__ if they had a couple of dollars for a homeless veteran who just __33__ to buy a hot Thanksgiving dinner. I think he ended up getting enough for a good __34__ that night. From him, I learned how to smile through the rough times and I was __35__ not to take for granted the many blessings I have.
16．A.morning B．noon
C．afternoon D．evening
17．A.active B．calm
C．healthy D．warm
18．A.old B．ugly
C．homeless D．hopeless
19．A.recognize B．see
C．find D．observe
20．A.before B．after
C．about D．despite
21．A.earn B．borrow
C．spare D．raise
22．A.at last B．as usual
C．once again D．for ever
23．A.practice B．conversation
C．work D．race
24．A.so B．or
C．and D．but
25．A.normal B．enough
C．necessary D．suitable
26．A.anxious B．guilty
C．strange D．serious
27．A.cash B．opportunity
C．gift D．suggestion
28．A.agreed B．insisted
C．hesitated D．regretted
29．A.believe B．admit
C．expect D．allow
30．A.worried about B．cared about
C．turned to D．talked to
31．A.punishing B．thanking
C．forgiving D．blaming
32．A.organizers B．walkers
C．runners D．jumpers
33．A.wanted B．decided
C．stopped D．remembered
34．A.present B．dinner
C．sleep D．rest
35．A.demanded B．encouraged
C．persuaded D．reminded
非选择题部分
Ⅳ. 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
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。
George Bernard Shaw, one of __36__ greatest British dramatists after Shakespeare, was born on July 26, 1856 in Dublin, Ireland. His early life was not a happy one. His father always drank too much and his __37__ (disappoint) mother found more pleasure in studying music __38__ in her children. Shaw left school at fourteen and went to work in an office the next year. But after five years he decided to be a writer. He went to London in 1876, when he began to write __39__ (serious). He published a study of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen in 1891 and was determined __40__ (create) plays.
Shaw wrote more than fifty plays, hundreds of essays and reviews, and several books in his life, and __41__ (award) the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. __42__ (consider) to be one of his best plays, Pygmalion is a(n) __43__ (adapt) of a classic Greek story and was made into a film in 1938. In this play, readers can see __44__ absurd class difference is when Professor Henry Higgins bets that he can change a common flower girl into a noble lady — simply by __45__ (change) her speech and manners.
Ⅴ.应用文写作(满分15分)
假定你是李华，目前正在一所外国语学校读高中。最近一段时间你比较关注美国文化，尤其对美国的节日感兴趣。请你给你的美国网友Tom写一封电子邮件，询问他关于感恩节的一些情况。内容要点如下：
1．介绍自己的近况；
2．询问他关于感恩节的一些情况(起源、庆祝的时间和方式等)；
3．表示感谢。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom，
Thanks for your e mail last time.
Yours，
Li Hua
Yours，
Li Hua
Ⅵ.概要写作(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
The world we live in is always changing. Technologies and ideas are quickly advancing to keep up with the changing lives of humans. Most people don't even notice the change but over time, the language is always changing with the world around to either help the understanding of certain situations or make things easier to say while still getting the point across.
Certain words are now being introduced to the English language. These words are seen as “teenage slang (俚语)” by many adults of the past generations because this new vocabulary is used mainly by younger people. In a new book, John McWhorter talks about new words such as lol, haha, slash, and btw that younger people tend to use when texting. Words such as “lol” and “haha”， he says, are used just to give sentences a certain mood. But people of older generations do not use these terms because they are just being developed and added to the English language.
In “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan, she describes how she talks in certain ways to certain people. This is just a mechanism (机制) made by her brain for whatever makes things the easiest to communicate. Even when talking to her mom, she speaks in broken English because it's the easiest way to speak with her mom. This shows that humans will adapt to the language around them and use the easiest form of the language to communicate. So when new, easier styles are being introduced, humans will automatically start using these methods to speak with each other.
Language is always changing. With the fast paced world, language takes the characteristics of the people using it. So as new generations start to take shape, they bring all sorts of new language to the public that change the language forever. So as the everyday life of the average human changes, so does the language that they use to communicate.PAGE
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Unit 4 单元质量检测（四）
选择题部分
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright who was born in 1856, and died in 1950. Although he wrote music as well, he most enjoyed writing plays, with the purpose of explaining a social message, and making it more memorable with the use of comedy while doing so. Some of his plays direct people's attention to the problem of education, religion and government, however one topic he often considered was the exploitation (剥削) of the working class.
As a socialist, he played a role in the Fabian Society, which was a British socialist movement, writing brochures and leaflets for them. He even married a fellow member of the Society, called Charlotte Payne Townshend. He was a wonderful speaker, and gave speeches on equal rights in politics for men and women, how to live healthy lifestyles, and condemning the attitudes of the rich towards the poor. This socialist attitude of Bernard Shaw influenced many of his writings, including Pygmalion, which has become a classic.
The play was first shown in 1913 in Vienna, with Shaw himself as the director. Shaw chose Mrs. Patricia Campbell to play the role of Eliza, although many thought that she was too old for the role at the age of 49. Shaw claimed that he had written the role with her in mind, and only she would play Eliza. Higgins was played by Sir Herbert Tree. It has now become more popular, due to the 1964 musical My Fair Lady, which is based on Pygmalion.
语篇解读：本文为记叙文。文章介绍了萧伯纳的人生观点以及《皮格马利翁》这部戏剧的创作情况。
1．George Bernard Shaw wrote plays to ________.
A．entertain the audience
B．make his works memorable
C．make the Fabian Society known
D．express his view on social problems
解析：选D 细节理解题。由第一段“...he most enjoyed writing plays, with the purpose of explaining a social message ...”可知，萧伯纳创作戏剧的目的是解释社会信息，即表达对社会问题的看法或观点。
2．We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Bernard Shaw ________.
A．had pity on the poor
B．was head of the Fabian Society
C．didn't care much about the working class
D．preferred to be a public speaker than a writer
解析：选A 推理判断题。由第二段“... and condemning the attitudes of the rich towards the poor”可知，萧伯纳对穷人怀有同情心。
3．Why did Bernard Shaw choose Mrs. Patricia Campbell to play the role of Eliza
A．Only she was suitable for the role.
B．She was at the right age for the role.
C．He had designed the role especially for her.
D．She helped Bernard Shaw with his writing.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由最后一段“Shaw claimed that he had written the role with her in mind ...”可知，萧伯纳之所以选择Mrs. Patricia Campbell饰演戏剧的女主角是因为当时他创作戏剧时已经想到让她出演主角了。
B
Have you ever found yourself in this situation: You hear a song you used to sing when you were a child — a bit of nostalgia (怀旧) or “blast from the past”， as we say. But it is not a distant childhood memory. The words come back to you as clearly as when you sang them all those years ago.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh studied the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They found that remembering words in a song was the best way to remember even one of the most difficult languages.
Here is what they did. Researchers took 60 adults and randomly divided them into three groups of 20. Then they gave the groups three different types of “listen and repeat” learning conditions. Researchers had one group simply speak the words. They had the second group speak the words to a rhythm, or beat. And they asked the third group to sing the words.
All three groups studied words from the Hungarian language for 15 minutes. Then they took part in a series of language tests to see what they remembered.
Why Hungarian, you ask Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Italian or Spanish. After the tests were over, the singers came out on top. The people who learned these new Hungarian words by singing them showed a higher overall performance. They did the best in four out of five of the tests. They also performed two times better than those who simply learned the words by speaking them.
Dr. Katie Overy says singing could lead to new ways to learn a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are contained in a catchy 3, or memorable 4, tune 5.
Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages. On the University of Edinburgh's website Dr. Ludke writes, “This study provides the first experimental evidence that a listen and repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”
语篇解读：本文主要描述一项关于音乐和外语学习之间关系的研究。
4．The “song” mentioned in the first paragraph is intended to ________.
A．recall the past
B．attract the readers
C．introduce the topic
D．compare the childhood with the present
解析：选C 推理判断题。本文开头通过举例导入话题：人们都清楚地记得儿时所听歌曲的歌词是因为音乐有助于语言学习。故选C项。
5．According to the passage, which language doesn't share the same root with Germanic or Romance languages
A．Hungarian. B．Spanish.
C．Italian. D．English.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据文章第五段中“Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Italian or Spanish.”可知，匈牙利语与德语和罗曼语没有渊源。故选A项。
6．In which situation can the finding of the research be applied
A．A mother is going to teach her baby how to speak.
B．A child is going to have his first music lesson.
C．A student is going to learn a new English song.
D．An American is going to learn some Chinese.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段首句“Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages.”可知，研究结果有助于学习外语的人，故选D项。A、B、C三项和foreign language无关。
C
Instagram is containing so many photos of food — now a pop up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks.
I always thought people's taking pictures of their food was kind of silly, but at this new pop up restaurant in the UK, I'd probably do it too.“The Picture House”is the world's first pay by photo restaurant — you order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free!
The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant Birds Eye, who came up with the idea to cash in on people's addiction to photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals. So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.
The pop up diner was open in Soho, London for three days in May, and is now moving to other major UK cities. They serve two course meals that customers don't have to pay for, if they photo and instagram it.
The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye's “Food for Life” campaign, a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food. “Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments — from every day to the special，” said marketing director Margaret Jobling.
The reaction to “The Picture House” has been great so far. And the pay by picture concept has proven to be an effective way. Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses. Last year, in a café in Germany customers paid by how much time they spent there, not by what they ate.
语篇解读：现在在餐馆里兴起了一种新的付款方式，那就是顾客将食物照片上传到 Instagram 上，就可以免费享用美食了。
7．Instagram probably is a(n) ________.
A．restaurant free of charge
B．application used to share photos
C．new marketing project
D．campaign of “Food for Life”
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Instagram is containing so many photos of food”及第二段中的“you order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free”可知，Instagram可能是一个分享图片的应用程序。
8．What's the author's attitude to this new trend
A．Interested. B．Opposed.
C．Confused. D．Unconcerned.
解析：选A 观点态度题。根据第二段的第一句“I always thought people's taking pictures ... I'd probably do it too.”可知，作者对这种新潮流感兴趣。
9．“The Picture House”encourages sharing photos of its food to ________.
A．create a new social media trend
B．raise the price of frozen food
C．attract more customers
D．reward the regular customers
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三段的最后一句“So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.”可推知，分享食物照片是一种更好的为新的餐饮系列做广告的方式，因此该餐馆鼓励顾客分享食物照片是为了吸引更多的顾客。
10．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage
A．No Need to Pay B．The Pop up Diner
C．Food for Life D．Pay by Picture
解析：选D 标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了在一个饭店可以通过分享食物图片来付款的付款方式，因此D项为最佳标题。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The act of giving gifts is a gesture of friendship, love, celebration and thanks. With a little planning, your gifts will be remembered for years.
__11__ Put a reminder in your diary one or two weeks before the occasion so that you can start doing your shopping. If your receivers live very far away and you need to mail the gift, then advanced planning is even more important. It will make sure that your gift gets to them on time.
Don't give based on what others give you. We often hear people say “She's spending D|S100 on me, so I should spend D|S100 on her.” __12__ Your gifts should be based on what is in your heart for your receivers. Don't worry about whether your receivers are going to give you something back or how much they are spending on your gifts.
Respect your budget. __13__ Gifts given with sincerity are appreciated even more than expensive items. By planning how much you need to spend on your gifts and assigning a dollar amount to each desired gift on your list, you'll be better prepared to shop within your budget.
Be aware of wrappings. __14__ A tastefully wrapped gift with materials that can be reused or recycled shows your care for the environment.
Present your gift with respect. __15__ And when you do, present your gift by holding with both your hands as though you were holding it on a silver platter.
A．This thinking completely ruins the value of giving gifts to each other.
B．Beautiful gifts don't necessarily need to rely on ribbons or boxes.
C．The cost of your gift will not be the main factor in its success.
D．The best way to present a gift is always presenting it in person.
E．This is adopted from Asian culture to show respect and care.
F．You shouldn't buy gifts which are out of your budget.
G．Keep a schedule of the special dates.
答案：11～15 GACBD
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Sometimes the people who are noticed the least can do the most to lift us up. On Thanksgiving __16__， I took part in a local running activity. It was barely above freezing that morning so every runner was walking or jumping around trying to stay __17__.
On the side of the road was a(n) __18__ man and as usual, most people pretended not to __19__ him. I went over and talked with him for a few minutes__20__ the race. He told me that he was a veteran (老兵) and had hoped he might be able to do some work to __21__ a few dollars for a Thanksgiving dinner.
It was time for the race so I told him I'd like to talk to him __22__. I thought about this man during most of the __23__. He hadn't asked me for anything, __24__ I wanted to do something for him. However, I only had a couple of dollars, certainly not __25__ for a Thanksgiving dinner for the man.
After the race I went back and talked to him, which got me several __26__ looks from other runners. During our conversation I offered him the __27__ I had. He didn't want to accept it but I __28__. Then he said something that I didn't __29__. He said，“This has been so nice. Thank you. I haven't really __30__ anybody in a real long time.”
“Wow，”I thought.“This man is __31__ me for just talking to him.”After I said goodbye, I asked other __32__ if they had a couple of dollars for a homeless veteran who just __33__ to buy a hot Thanksgiving dinner. I think he ended up getting enough for a good __34__ that night. From him, I learned how to smile through the rough times and I was __35__ not to take for granted the many blessings I have.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在感恩节那天与一位无家可归的老兵聊天并帮助他筹集到足够的钱买一份节日晚餐。作者从这位老兵身上学习到了如何笑对苦难，并且意识到不要把自己所拥有的幸福当成理所当然的事。
16．A.morning B．noon
C．afternoon D．evening
解析：选A 下句中的“that morning”提示了本题答案。
17．A.active B．calm
C．healthy D．warm
解析：选D 根据本句中的“It was barely above freezing”可知，当时气温很低，所以参加跑步的人走来走去或者跳来跳去都是为了保“暖(warm)”。
18．A.old B．ugly
C．homeless D．hopeless
解析：选C 最后一段中的“a homeless veteran”提示了本题答案。
19．A.recognize B．see
C．find D．observe
解析：选B 人们通常都假装没有“看见(see)”这个无家可归的人。
20．A.before B．after
C．about D．despite
解析：选A 根据下段中的“It was time for the race”可知，作者在开跑“前(before)”跟那位老兵聊了几分钟。
21．A.earn B．borrow
C．spare D．raise
解析：选A 根据上文中的“do some work”可推测，这位老兵希望通过自己的劳动能“挣(earn)”一些钱来买一份感恩节晚餐。
22．A.at last B．as usual
C．once again D．for ever
解析：选C 根据下段中的“After the race I went back and talked to him”可知，作者跑完步以后想跟那位老兵“再(once again)”谈谈。
23．A.practice B．conversation
C．work D．race
解析：选D 根据本段开头的“It was time for the race”可知，在“赛跑(race)”的大部分时间里，作者都在想那位老兵。
24．A.so B．or
C．and D．but
解析：选D “他什么都没跟我要”和“我想为他做些什么”之间是转折关系，故选but。
25．A.normal B．enough
C．necessary D．suitable
解析：选B 根据本句开头的“However”可推测，作者身上只带着几元钱，肯定不“够(enough)”买份感恩节晚餐。
26．A.anxious B．guilty
C．strange D．serious
解析：选C 大家都忽视这位无家可归的老兵，作者却跟他一起聊天，因此其他参加跑步的人都用“奇怪的(strange)”眼神看着作者。
27．A.cash B．opportunity
C．gift D．suggestion
解析：选A 根据上段中的“a couple of dollars”可推测，这里是指作者给那位老兵“现金(cash)”。
28．A.agreed B．insisted
C．hesitated D．regretted
解析：选B 根据“but”可知，老兵拒绝要作者的钱，但是作者“坚持(insisted)”要给。
29．A.believe B．admit
C．expect D．allow
解析：选C 根据下文老兵说的话及下段中的“‘Wow，’ I thought.”可推测，他说了一些作者没有“预料到(expect)”的话。
30．A.worried about B．cared about
C．turned to D．talked to
解析：选D 根据下段中的“for just talking to him”可知，老兵已经很久没有真正地跟别人“交谈(talked to)”过了。
31．A.punishing B．thanking
C．forgiving D．blaming
解析：选B 上段中的“Thank you.”提示了本题答案。
32．A.organizers B．walkers
C．runners D．jumpers
解析：选C 根据第一段中的“a local running activity”及第四段中的“other runners”可知，作者问其他参加“跑步的人(runners)”有没有钱。
33．A.wanted B．decided
C．stopped D．remembered
解析：选A 根据第二段中的“had hoped ... for a Thanksgiving dinner”可知，那位老兵“想要(wanted)”买一份热乎乎的感恩节晚餐。
34．A.present B．dinner
C．sleep D．rest
解析：选B 文中多处出现的“a Thanksgiving dinner”提示了本题答案。
35．A.demanded B．encouraged
C．persuaded D．reminded
解析：选D 作者从老兵身上学习到了如何笑对苦难，并且被“提醒(reminded)”不要把自己所拥有的幸福当成理所当然的事。
非选择题部分
Ⅳ. 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
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。
George Bernard Shaw, one of __36__ greatest British dramatists after Shakespeare, was born on July 26, 1856 in Dublin, Ireland. His early life was not a happy one. His father always drank too much and his __37__ (disappoint) mother found more pleasure in studying music __38__ in her children. Shaw left school at fourteen and went to work in an office the next year. But after five years he decided to be a writer. He went to London in 1876, when he began to write __39__ (serious). He published a study of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen in 1891 and was determined __40__ (create) plays.
Shaw wrote more than fifty plays, hundreds of essays and reviews, and several books in his life, and __41__ (award) the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. __42__ (consider) to be one of his best plays, Pygmalion is a(n) __43__ (adapt) of a classic Greek story and was made into a film in 1938. In this play, readers can see __44__ absurd class difference is when Professor Henry Higgins bets that he can change a common flower girl into a noble lady — simply by __45__ (change) her speech and manners.
语篇解读：本文介绍了英国伟大的剧作家萧伯纳的生平以及他一生的创作。并着重讲了他的代表作《皮格马利翁》。
36．the 考查定冠词。形容词的最高级前面应用定冠词，故填the。
37．disappointed 考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰mother，表示“失望的”，故填disappointed。
38．than 考查连词。由“more pleasure”可知此处表示比较，故填than。
39．seriously 考查副词。 设空处作状语修饰write，故填seriously。
40．to create 考查不定式作宾语的用法。be determined to do sth.意为“下定决心做某事”。
41．was awarded 考查一般过去时的被动语态。Shaw与award之间是被动关系，且由“in 1925”可知，此处应用一般过去时，故填was awarded。
42．Considered 考查过去分词作状语的用法。设空处作状语，因consider与Pygmalion之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填Considered。
43．adaptation 考查名词。设空处前面有不定冠词限定，故填adaptation。
44．how 考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，且在从句中作状语(表程度)，修饰absurd，故填how。
45．changing 考查动词 ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作介词by的宾语，故填changing。
Ⅴ.应用文写作(满分15分)
假定你是李华，目前正在一所外国语学校读高中。最近一段时间你比较关注美国文化，尤其对美国的节日感兴趣。请你给你的美国网友Tom写一封电子邮件，询问他关于感恩节的一些情况。内容要点如下：
1．介绍自己的近况；
2．询问他关于感恩节的一些情况(起源、庆祝的时间和方式等)；
3．表示感谢。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom，
Thanks for your e mail last time.
Yours，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Tom，
Thanks for your e mail last time. I'd like to tell you that I am now focusing my attention on American culture, especially American festivals.
When it comes to American festivals, what attracts me most is Thanksgiving Day. Since I have never spent the festival in America in person, I know little about it. I would appreciate it greatly if you can tell me something about it. My questions are as follows: How did it come into being When and how do people celebrate it What's its significance
I hope you can give me assistance in this problem and thank you in advance.
Best wishes!
Yours，
Li Hua
Ⅵ.概要写作(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
The world we live in is always changing. Technologies and ideas are quickly advancing to keep up with the changing lives of humans. Most people don't even notice the change but over time, the language is always changing with the world around to either help the understanding of certain situations or make things easier to say while still getting the point across.
Certain words are now being introduced to the English language. These words are seen as “teenage slang (俚语)” by many adults of the past generations because this new vocabulary is used mainly by younger people. In a new book, John McWhorter talks about new words such as lol, haha, slash, and btw that younger people tend to use when texting. Words such as “lol” and “haha”， he says, are used just to give sentences a certain mood. But people of older generations do not use these terms because they are just being developed and added to the English language.
In “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan, she describes how she talks in certain ways to certain people. This is just a mechanism (机制) made by her brain for whatever makes things the easiest to communicate. Even when talking to her mom, she speaks in broken English because it's the easiest way to speak with her mom. This shows that humans will adapt to the language around them and use the easiest form of the language to communicate. So when new, easier styles are being introduced, humans will automatically start using these methods to speak with each other.
Language is always changing. With the fast paced world, language takes the characteristics of the people using it. So as new generations start to take shape, they bring all sorts of new language to the public that change the language forever. So as the everyday life of the average human changes, so does the language that they use to communicate.
参考范文：
Keeping pace with the ever changing world, language is unnoticeably changing for easier understanding and expression. (要点1) Youngsters prefer to text with teenage slang to stress their feelings, which older generations avoid due to its fresh introduction. (要点2) As is shown by Amy Tan's example, humans' adaptation to language results from their need for the most convenient way of communication. (要点3) Therefore, language is taking on a new look with the new world and its latest users. (要点4)
