2013-2014学年高一英语人教版必修三Unit 1 Festivals around the world单元练测（含答案解析）
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Unit 1 Festivals around the world
单元练测卷（一）
（时间：100分钟 满分：120分）
Ⅰ. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）
1. Since you are an adult, you should be ________ of your parents’ help.
A. energetic B. obvious
C. independent D. religious
2. —When shall we ________ to plant trees tomorrow
—At six o’clock in the morning.
A. set off B. put off
C. turn off D. take off
3. The rich man gave away a sum of money to the disaster-stricken area in ________ of those who had lost their lives.
A. case B. favour
C. praise D. memory
4. With time going on, changes will ________ as we have expected.
A. happen B. occur
C. take place D. come about
5. We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7:30 pm, but he failed to ________.
A. turn down B. turn off
C. turn over D. turn up
6. The boy received a/an ________ from the government for his saving the woman’s life.
A. award B. reward
C. prize D. quality
7. —Excuse me, I want to use your computer to type a report.
—You ________ have my computer if you don’t take care of it.
A. shall not B. might not
C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
8. We’ve had great fun with you, and look forward ________ you again in the near future.
A. to see B. to seeing
C. at seeing D. on seeing
9. Tomb Sweeping Day always ________ us of the poem, Qingming, written by Du Mu more than 1, 000 years ago.
A. robs B. requires
C. reminds D. informs
10. When we finally reached the top of the cliff and looked down, we couldn’t help ________.
A. holding our hands B. holding our breath
C. holding our noses D. holding our tongues
11. —May I take this magazine out
—No, you ________.
A. shouldn’t B. ought not to
C. mustn’t D. may not
12. One day before Tomb Sweeping Day, people from all over this region came here to ________ the cherry blossoms.
A. envy B. admire
C. appreciate D. enjoy
13. —Who ________ it be that is knocking at the door
—It ________ be Father, but I’m not sure.
A. can; must B. can; may
C. must; can D. may; must
14. The white flowers are now in full bloom as if the fields ________ covered by snow.
A. were B. had been
C. is D. has been
15. The kind lady ________ the naughty boy for what he had done.
A. frightened B. fought
C. failed D. forgave
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
Christmas was a quiet affair when I was growing up. There were just my parents and __16__. I wished that some day I’d __17__ and have six children, and at __18__ my house would be full of __19__ and love.
I found the __20__ who shared my dream, but we had not __21__ the possibility of infertility（不能生育）. So we asked for adoption and, within a year, he arrived. We called him our Christmas boy because he came to us during that season of joy, __22__ he was just six years old. Then nature __23__ us again. Within two years we __24__ biological children to the family—not as many as we had hoped for, __25__ compared with __26__ childhood, three made an entirely __27__ crowd.
As our Christmas boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the special skill to select and decorate（装饰）the Christmas __28__ each year. He started his Christmas gift list __29__ before we’d finished the Thanksgiving turkey（感恩节火鸡）. He encouraged us to sing songs, using our froglike __30__ comparing with his musical gift of perfect voice.
Our friends thought that adopted children were not the same and they were __31__. Our Christmas boy brought __32__ into our lives with his cheer and his wit. He made us look and act better than we did.
Then on his 26th Christmas, he left us as __33__ as he had come. He was killed in a car accident in an icy Denver street, on his way home to his young wife and daughter. But first he had __34__ by our home to decorate our tree, as usual. His father and I sold our home, where memories clung（粘着）to every room. We moved to California, leaving __35__ our friends and church.
16. A. my friends B. my brothers
C. my children D. me
17. A. study B. marry
C. work D. love
18. A. night B. New Year
C. Christmas D. home
19. A. energy B. people
C. child D. hope
20. A. woman B. man
C. wife D. son
21. A. planned B. wanted
C. expected D. imagined
22. A. after B. before
C. when D. until
23. A. disappointed B. surprised
C. interested D. encouraged
24. A. brought B. took
C. hoped D. added
25. A. so B. because
C. but D. while
26. A. quiet B. noisy
C. happy D. exciting
27. A. satisfactory B. important
C. small D. necessary
28. A. house B. card
C. gift D. tree
29. A. ever B. still
C. even D. yet
30. A. sounds B. songs
C. noises D. voices
31. A. right B. silly
C. kind D. clever
32. A. color B. bright
C. people D. dream
33. A. early B. late
C. unexpectedly D. happily
34. A. stopped B. gone
C. passed D. entered
35. A. behind B. for
C. away D. out
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Next Thursday, November 27th（the fourth Thursday in November）, Americans will gather with family and friends to share a big meal to celebrate Thanksgiving. They might play games, tell stories or watch football on television together.
Angelo Rosa has more Thanksgiving memories than most people. From Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, the 100-year-old man lives in the same house where he celebrated a great number of Thanksgiving.
But he says it was different when he was a child. Mr. Rosa was just three when his family came to America. “When we were small children, Thanksgiving was never a very big holiday because at the time we actually didn’t pay too much attention to it.”But, also, he says, his parents faced a language difficulty. “They were from Italy and spoke very broken English, because they were the first generation that came over here.”
And the family had little money. There were six children. Mr. Rosa’s father was a coal miner in Pennsylvania. The family was not able to have big, costly dinners, especially during the hard time of the 1930’s. But Mr. Rosa says Thanksgiving dinners became a tradition in his own family after he married and had children.
This Thanksgiving, Angelo Rosa will go to the home of his daughter about twenty minutes away. He will celebrate the day with loved ones, including his great-grandchildren.
On the other side of the century, Cathie Dahlstrom is preparing dishes for a group of 35 to 40 people in Concord, California. We asked Ms Dahlstrom what she is thankful for this year; her first answer is“The election.”She said she is also deeply grateful for her very large family. Ms Dahlstrom has one daughter. She has five younger brothers and sisters. She also has eight stepbrothers and stepsisters. Many of them and their families will be at the Thanksgiving dinner.
36. Angelo Rosa has more Thanksgiving memories than most people because________.
A. he comes from Italy
B. he has a large family
C. he has a longer life
D. he has a much older house
37. At Mr. Rosa’s childhood, Thanksgiving was not a big holiday for the following reasons EXCEPT ________.
A. the family couldn’t afford expensive dinners
B. the family couldn’t communicate well with the local people
C. the family didn’t recognize it as an important holiday
D. during the 1930’s no one could afford expensive dinners
38. From Ms Dahlstrom’s words, we can infer that ________.
A. she is content with both her family, relatives and the society
B. she is thankful for her effort in the election and her family
C. she has always been celebrating Thanksgiving this way
D. her daughter has a large family with stepbrothers and stepsisters
39. As a whole, Thanksgiving in America is________.
A. a happy gathering with family members, relatives and friends
B. a grand family dinner party as well as a tourist holiday
C. a great social gathering of entertainment and achievement
D. a large gathering of people of different generations
40. Who probably wrote the passage
A. A close friend of Mr. Rosa.
B. A journalist for a radio or TV station.
C. A university student who majors in history.
D. An actress who wants to experience real life.
B
Three weeks before the May Day holiday, Tong Zhuo, a 24-year-old computer engineer in Nanjing, started getting busy. He was trying to get in touch with friends on MSN to arrange a trip to the annual Midi Music Festival in Beijing during the holiday.
Although Tong failed in his job-hunt, he felt less frustrated after visiting the festival at the invitation of a friend. “It was the first time that I had seen so many crazy people gathered together. When the music reached a climax, people kept yelling, jumping and humping each other. You felt excited even if you weren’t as high as they were,”recalled Tong.
Midi, which is held May 1—4, started in 1999 and has grown into China’s largest outdoor music festival. The festival is named after Beijing’s Midi Music School, Which started the event. This year’s festival will have 84 bands, 22 of them foreign. It will be held in Haidian Park, northwest Beijing.
Outdoor music festivals have been around for decades in the West. They often stand for a kind of different belief. The Woodstock Festival in the US in 1969 is an example. It took place while the US was involved in the Vietnam War and was used to express
young people’s love of peace.
China’s Midi has become a good place for young
people as well. “The biggest attraction of Midi is that it is an event for all young people, whether they know rock or not. They can come and have fun together, ” says Li Wei, a general manager of Beijing Midi Performance Company, the festival organizer. “Besides, the open environment of an outdoor festival attracts young people. Without the restrictions（限制）of seats and walls, people are more likely to relax themselves. There’s often more interaction between the audience（听众）and performers. ”
41. What would be the best title for the passage
A. Midi Music Festival in Beijing
B. Tong Zhuo—a music lover
C. The joy of Midi Music Festival
D. The history of Midi Music Festival
42. Before May Day holiday, Tong Zhuo started getting busy because ________.
A. he was very busy with his computer work
B. he was preparing for the Midi Music Festival
C. he wanted to attend Beijing’s Midi Music School
D. he was busy hunting for jobs
43. Which of the following statements is WRONG about Midi Music Festival
A. Midi Music Festival is held every year in Beijing.
B. You can relax yourself as you like in the festival.
C. The festival is named after a school.
D. Only those who know music can take part in the festival.
44. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Midi Music is popular with Chinese young people
A. Full of energy and life.
B. The open environment.
C. Freedom and interaction.
D. Its popularity in the West.
45. The Woodstock Festival is mentioned mainly to show that ________.
A. westerners also like the outdoor music festivals
B. the festival has a long history and good tradition
C. young people can express their feelings through music festivals
D. people love peace and hate wars
C
Guy Fawkes Day also known as“Bonfire Night”（篝火之夜）or“Fireworks Night”by some, marks the date, November 5, 1605，when Guy Fawkes and his fellows attempted to kill King James Ⅰ and the members of Parliament and to blow up the House of Parliament（国会大厦）. Guy Fawkes was born in 1570. Fawkes had spent several years fighting in Italy.
In London, bonfires were lit to celebrate the discovery of the plan soon after Fawkes was discovered and the next year Parliament agreed to make 5th November a day of public thanksgiving and ever since then the day has been celebrated with fireworks and bonfires.
Today children still make stuffed（填塞的）figures with masks as pictures of Guy Fawkes. They call these figures guys and display them in the streets. Some even use the traditional formula of“A penny for the guy”when asking passers-by for money to buy fireworks. The guy then becomes the centre-piece of bonfires on the night of November 5 when fireworks light up the sky over most of Britain.
Many people hold bonfire parties and barbecues even though it is usually really cold, and invite their friends to gather around the fire with them. However, because of the rising number of accidents that occur every year many communities hold professionally or organized public displays. Some of the venues for these public bonfires are in parks, fields, and on hills.
New laws were introduced to control the use of Fireworks in 2004. They include:
It is an offence（违法行为）for any person under the age of 18 to possess fireworks in a public place.
It is an offence to use fireworks between 11 pm and 7 am except November 5th.
It is also an offence for any person to throw, cast or fire any firework into any public place.
46. Since when has Bonfire Night been celebrated officially
A. 1570. B. 1606.
C. 1605. D. 2004.
47. Why did the British celebrate Bonfire Night
A. To praise Fawkes for his brave fighting in Italy as a soldier.
B. To congratulate Fawkes on being chosen as a member of Parliament.
C. To thank Fawkes for saving the King and all of the members of Parliament.
D. To honor the failure of Fawkes’ plan to kill the King and destroy the House of Parliament.
48. Children ask passers-by for a penny in order to buy ________.
A. fireworks B. masks
C. gunpowder D. stuffed figures
49. How did the British celebrate Bonfire Night
A. By throwing fireworks into any public place.
B. By firing fireworks into the streets or highways.
C. By holding a great bonfire party with their friends.
D. By lighting up fireworks between 11 pm and 7 am.
50. The author writes the passage in order to tell us ________.
A. what they can’t do on Guy Fawkes Day
B. who is Guy Fawkes
C. some information about Guy Fawkes Day
D. what Guy Fawkes did
D
That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho ”I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for ” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
51. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work
A. Cold and sick.
B. Lucky and hopeful.
C. Satisfied and cheerful.
D. Disappointed and helpless.
52. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy ________.
A. solving her problem at the bank
B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in an evening school
D. preparing for the first night show
53. On her way home the writer ________.
A. lost her wallet unknowingly
B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C. was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife
D. found some homeless people following her
54. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming
A. Someone offered to take her back home.
B. A red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name.
D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.
55. From the text, we can infer that the writer ________.
A. would stop working at night
B. would stay on in San Francisco
C. would make friends with cleaners
D. would give up her job at the bank
Ⅳ. 书面表达（满分35分）
假设你是李华。你远在美国的笔友Jack对中国的春节很感兴趣，他来信询问有关情况。请你给他回一封电子邮件，简单介绍春节及中国人是如何过春节的。应包括如下要点：
1. 春节在中国的地位……
2. 春节持续的时间……
3. 春节来临之前人们……
4. 除夕之夜人们……
5. 春节期间人们……
6. 你对春节的态度……
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当发挥使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
4. 参考词汇：春节联欢晚会Spring Festival Gala
Dear Jack,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案与解析
1. C 本题考查形容词词义辨析。句意：既然你是个大人了，就应当独立，不靠父母的帮助。independent独立的，自主的，be independent of不依赖……，为固定搭配。energetic精力充沛的，积极的；obvious明显的，显而易见的；religious信奉宗教的，虔诚的，宗教上的。
2. A 本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：“明天我们何时动身去植树？”“早上六点。”set off“出发；动身”，符合题意。put off推迟，拖延；turn off关掉；take off起飞，脱衣。
3. D 本题考查短语辨析。句意：这个有钱人向灾区捐了很多钱来纪念那些在灾难中死去的人。in memory of“纪念；追念”，符合句意。in case of以防，万一；in favour of支持……；in praise of称赞……。
4. C 本题考查动词及短语辨析。句意：随着时间的流逝，变化将如我们期望的那样发生。take place“发生”，一般指非偶然性事件的“发生”，符合题意。happen作“发生、碰巧”解，一般用于偶然或突发性事件；occur较正式，指具体或抽象的事物，按计划或规律在较为确定的时间“发生”；come about“发生；产生”，多指事情已经发生了，但还不知道为什么，常用于疑问句和否定句。
5. D 本题考查turn短语。句意：我们约定晚上7点30分在电影院见面，但他没来。turn up“出现；到场”，符合题意。turn down拒绝；turn off关掉；turn over移交给；翻身。
6. A 本题考查名词词义辨析。句意：因挽救了这位女士的生命，男孩得到了政府授予的奖品。award意为“奖，奖品”，较正式，符合题意。reward回报，酬金；prize奖品，奖金；quality质量，品质。
7. A 本题考查情态动词。句意：“打扰一下，我想用你的电脑打一篇报告。”“如果你不好好爱护它，你就不能用。”在表达许诺、警告、意图、命令、决心等，且主语为第二人称时，用情态动词shall。
8. B 本题考查look forward to的用法。句意：和你们在一起我们玩得很愉快，并盼望着在不久的将来再一次见到你们。look forward to“期望，期待，盼望”，是固定短语，to为介词，后接动词时用动名词形式。
9. C 本题考查动词词义辨析。句意：清明节总是让我们想起1 000多年前杜牧写的《清明》这首诗。remind sb. of…“使某人想起……，令某人回忆起……”，符合题意。rob sb. of sth. 抢劫某人某物；require sth. of sb. 向某人要求某物；inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事。
10. B 本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我们终于到达悬崖的顶端，向下看时，不禁屏住呼吸。hold one’s breath“屏息，屏气”，固定词组，符合题意。hold one’s hand抓住某人的手；hold one’s nose捂住鼻子；hold one’s tongue保持沉默。
11. C 本题考查情态动词。句意：“我可以把这本杂志拿走吗？”“不，你不能。”mustn’t“一定不要”，含禁止之意，符合题意。shouldn’t不应该；ought not to不应该；may not也许不可以。
12. B 本题考查动词词义辨析。句意：清明节的前一天，来自这个地区的人们都来到这儿欣赏樱花。envy妒忌，羡慕；admire羡慕，欣赏；appreciate感激；enjoy喜欢。结合句意知应选B。
13. B 句意：“是谁在敲门啊？”“可能是父亲，但我不确定。”can放在疑问句中表示推测；may在句中表示可能性。
14. A 本题考查as if中的虚拟语气。主句中的谓语动词和从句中的谓语动词同时发生，无明显的先后关系，故选A。
15. D 本题考查动词词义辨析。句意：这位善良的女士原谅了这个淘气的男孩所做的一切。forgive“原谅；饶恕”，符合题意。frighten使惊吓，惊恐；fight打仗，对抗；fail失败，不及格。
【语篇导读】作者的Christmas boy为他们的圣诞节带来了快乐，也对他们的生活产生了影响。
16. D 在我成长的过程中，圣诞节是安静的，说明人少，只有父母和我。
17. B 我希望有一天我结婚并有六个孩子。
18. C 在圣诞节时我的屋子里充满生机和爱。
19. A energy在此意为“生机”。
20. B 根据本文最后一段中的His father判断，文中的“我”是女性。
21. C expect意为“指望；期望”。
22. C 此句意为“我们叫他我们的圣诞男孩，因为他在那个欢乐的季节来到我们身边，那时他仅仅六岁”。
23. B 根据下文可知，此处应为让人吃惊的意思。
24. D add是指在原有基础上“增加”。
25. C 此处表达与上文之间构成逻辑上的转折关系。
26. A 指我的童年是很安静的。
27. A 孩子多，气氛好，给人一种满意的感觉。
28. D 此处指圣诞树。
29. C even“甚至”，表示动手之早。
30. D 根据本句中后面的“perfect voice”可知，此处选voices。
31. A 本句中our friends与they指同一人群。作者在此赞同他们的观点。所以用they were right。
32. A color在此意为“色彩”。
33. C 他的离去像他的到来一样出人意料。unexpectedly“出人意料地”。
34. A 在他回家的路上，先停下来到我们家给我们装饰了圣诞树。
35. A leave behind意为“留下”。
【语篇导读】百岁老人Angelo Rosa的感恩节和Dahlstrom家的感恩节。
36. C 细节理解题。由于一般人很少有活过一百岁的，所以Angelo Rosa就比大多数人经历了更多的感恩节，回忆的内容自然也就多了。
37. D 细节理解题。选项A、B、C均是对原文中相应句子的复述；“…especially during the hard time of the 1930’s”是对这一困难时期的强调，但是并非所有的人都没钱过一个像样的感恩节。选项D是对此处的曲解。
38. A 推理判断题。Ms Dahlstrom有两个感激：“总统选举”和“大家庭”，由此推断出她无论对社会还是对家庭都是充满感激和爱的。
39. A 细节理解题。从文中对这两个家庭的大致叙述不难看出，感恩节就是家庭成员、亲戚、朋友的团聚，而不是旅游、娱乐，也不是不同代人之间的相会。
40. B 文章出处题。文中数次出现直接引语，在最后一段中出现了“We asked”，由此判断出这篇文章是广播电台或电视台的记者写的。
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了北京Midi音乐节。
41. A 主旨大意题。本文从Tong Zhuo参加北京Midi音乐节谈起，紧接着介绍了它的一些基本情况以及它受年轻人欢迎的原因，故A项为正确答案。
42. B 细节理解题。由第一段中的“He was trying to get in touch with friends on MSN to arrange a trip to the annual Midi Music Festival in Beijing during the holiday. ”可知答案为B。
43. D 推理判断题。由第五段中的“The biggest attraction of Midi is that it is an event for all young people，whether they know rock or not. ”可以判断D项表述有误。根据第一段最后一句中的the annual Midi Music Festival in Beijing可知A项正确；B、C两项可以分别从第五段和第三段中找到依据。
44. D 细节理解题。由最后一段可知A、B、C三项均是Midi Music受年轻人喜欢的原因。文章中谈到了outdoor music festivals在西方国家也受年轻人的青睐，但不能作为中国年轻人喜欢Midi Music的原因。故答案为D。
45. C 推理判断题。由第四段可以推出，作者提及The Woodstock Festival是为了说明年轻人可以通过这个节日表达自己对社会和国家的不同看法。
【语篇导读】本文介绍了英国的传统节日盖伊·福克斯节的来源和人们怎样庆祝等信息。
46. B 细节理解题。结合第一段和第二段可知，在1606年，英国国会同意11月5日为公众感恩日。
47. D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“…bonfires were lit to celebrate the discovery of the plan soon after Fawkes was discovered…”可知。
48. A 细节理解题。从第三段中的“…for money to buy fireworks.”可知孩子们要来的钱都花在购买烟花上。
49. C 推理判断题。结合第四段第一句话可知，庆祝篝火之夜的方式是邀请朋友一起来举行篝火晚会。而A、B、D三项分别是文章最后一段法律明令禁止使用篝火的条例。
50. C 主旨大意题。本文介绍了英国的传统节日盖伊·福克斯节的来源和人们怎样庆祝等信息。
【语篇导读】本文主要通过讲述作者一次钱包失而复得的经历告诉我们城市生活并不枯燥，人与人之间的关系也并非想象的那么冷漠。生活需要的是人与人之间的互相帮助。只要有爱，哪里都可以是家。
51. D 推理判断题。根据第一、二段中的关键信息growing sick of，tiring，felt very small and cold可知答案。
52. D 段落大意题。主要考查读者的语篇概括能力和逻辑推断能力，由第一段可知作者忙于准备第一次演出。
53. A 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句话It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk. 可看出。
54. C 细节理解题。由第五段第二句When a voice called from the inside,“Alisa Camacho ”I thought I was dreaming. 可知答案。
55. B 推理判断题。通过最后一段可以看出作者通过钱包的失而复得感受到了城市生活的温暖。同时深化主题，互相帮助让城市生活更美好。
书面表达
One possible version:
Dear Jack,
Thanks for your e-mail. I’m glad to tell you something about Chinese Spring Festival.
As you know, the Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, just like Christmas in the west. It falls on the last day of the lunar year and lasts until the Lantern Festival.
Before the festival comes, people clean and decorate their houses to welcome the New Year. On New Year’s Eve people usually get together to watch the annual Spring Festival Gala on TV while eating delicious food. During the festival people go from house to house to pay a New Year visit to their relatives and friends.
As a child, I like the Spring Festival very much because I can set off firecrackers and get pocket money from my parents and relatives as well.
How do you like the Spring Festival I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
单元练测卷（二）
（时间：100分钟 满分：120分）
Ⅰ. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. In those days, the old woman ________ sit at the door for hours, waiting for her son to return from abroad.
A. could B. should
C. might D. would
2. —Why didn’t you come to the park to have sports yesterday afternoon
—I ________, but my boss asked me to repair his computer.
A. had intended to B. would want
C. would mean to D. was going
3. The naughty boy, who starved ________ a CD, said seriously to his father that he would starve ________ death rather than give up his demand.
A. for; to B. for; till
C. about; until D. after; to
4. Mary as well as her parents ________ the USA last year for further study.
A. set for B. set off for
C. set off to D. set off
5. The three sisters decided to hold a family party to ________ their parents’ silver wedding.
A. celebrate B. memorize
C. congratulate D. welcome
6. The boy is looking forward to ________ a birthday gift.
A. give B. be given
C. gave D. being given
7. They collected enough money to build a monument ________ him.
A. in memory of B. in memory with
C. memorize D. memorized
8. I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to hurt you. Can you ________ me
A. gain B. satisfy
C. apologize D. forgive
9. It’s unfair! You sit there, listening to me, ________ I stand here, teaching you.
A. as B. when
C. while D. since
10. The driver shall be fined if he drives without the ________.
A. permission B. permit
C. allowance D. allow
11. The old man was fooled ________ some money to the thief.
A. to give B. of giving
C. into giving D. to giving
12. Please ________ your sister to bring the ticket for the concert.
A. remind B. remember
C. warn D. let
13. He is an honest man; he always ________.
A. breaks his word B. keeps his word
C. eats his words D. keeps his words
14. I had been waiting for you in the freezing wind for 3 hours, but you didn’t ________.
A. turn in B. turn to
C. turn down D. turn up
15. When we got to the top of the mountain, we were nearly ________.
A. taken a deep breath B. lost our breath
C. caught our breath D. out of breath
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
I just read a beautiful story. It is about a little girl, a __16__ and a company. 10-year-old Colby Curtin of Huntington Beach, California, had been __17__ a rare form of cancer for three years. This month, it became __18__ that Colby would probably __19__ soon. The one thing she wanted to do __20__ she died was to see the movie Up. She’d been __21__ by the previews（预告片）.
But her health was so __22__, Colby could not be taken to the __23__, and Up is only playing in theaters. By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn’t make it much __24__. A family friend began desperately __25__ numbers at random at Pixar, a famous film company. She finally __26__ someone and told them Colby’s __27__. After a discussion, Pixar __28__ to help.
Colby’s mother asked her, “Do you think you can hold on ”“I’m __29__ to die, but I’m going to __30__ the movie,”the girl replied.
On June 10, Pixar __31__ an employee to the Curtin home and showed the film on DVD, possibly the only DVD—copy of the movie that __32__.
Here’s what her mom said, “When I __33__ it, I had really no idea about the content of the theme of the movie. I just know that word‘__34__’and all of the balloons and I swear（发誓）to you, for me it __35__ that Colby was going to go up. Up to heaven.”
Colby died seven hours after watching the movie.
16. A. boy B. lover
C. play D. movie
17. A. researching into B. talking about
C. watching over D. living with
18. A. clear B. uncertain
C. sorry D. happy
19. A. recover B. return
C. die D. come
20. A. until B. when
C. after D. before
21. A. attracted B. frightened
C. saved D. surprised
22. A. good B. poor
C. serious D. strong
23. A. street B. theater
C. hospital D. school
24. A. smaller B. bigger
C. longer D. shorter
25. A. calling B. sending
C. dialing D. taking
26. A. got familiar with B. caught up with
C. met with D. got through to
27. A. wish B. will
C. demand D. order
28. A. refused B. hoped
C. agreed D. stopped
29. A. scared B. ready
C. afraid D. sad
30. A. dream of B. wait for
C. miss D. hate
31. A. interviewed B. helped
C. fired D. flew
32. A. matters B. counts
C. disappears D. exists
33. A. watched B. listened
C. found D. heard
34. A. Down B. Up
C. Forward D. Backward
35. A. admitted B. pretended
C. meant D. discovered
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
My dad had just dropped me off after swim practice to shop for friends for Christmas gifts, but my brother David and his classmates had a more noble reason for shopping. “Do you think Caitlin will like this ”one of the boys asked. It was a scarf. “Does she like pink ”
“Umm. . . I’m sure she’ll love it.”
“Brigit! Can you help them here ”my mom asked.
“Coming.”I reached the back of the store. Another one of the boys was standing in front of a shelf of jewelry boxes decorated with frogs.
“Does she like pink ”I asked.
“Yeah, it’s her favorite color.”
“Okay. Then picking something pink would be a good idea,”I encouraged.
“Nice.”David came over and dragged（拉）me toward a display of fashionable socks.
“Which of these would be best ”
“Well, she likes pink, right ”
“No, she hates it,”David said.
“I don’t know. Pretend you’re a girl, David.”
The boys had been shopping all morning and still weren’t done. They were spending all their money on Caitlin.
Just nine days before Christmas, Caitlin’s house had burned to the ground. Now, two days after the fire, all the girls in Caitlin’s class were taking her shopping for clothes and shoes. The boys were shopping for things like earrings, scarves, socks, and hair ties.
After another hour, I had finished my shopping and had helped the boys pick out everything they wanted to get for Caitlin. When we passed a shoe store, the boys ran inside, having found the sneakers that Caitlin’s brother had held so dear. They all agreed to put＄25 toward them, and together, they were able to buy him a new pair.
I was so proud of my brother. He has a big heart. He selflessly gave up all his savings for a new skateboard he had been wanting for a friend who needed a Christmas present more than he hid. He had known the true spirit of Christmas.
36. By saying“a more noble reason”, the author probably means ________.
A. a secret one B. a strange one
C. a great one D. a common one
37. According to the passage, Brigit came to the shop to ________.
A. buy Christmas gifts for her friends
B. help David and his classmates choose gifts
C. buy something for swim practice
D. choose a pink scarf for her mother
38. Why did David and his classmates buy something for Caitlin
A. Because she was their best friend at school.
B. Because she lost everything in a fire before Christmas.
C. Because she had no money to buy Christmas gifts.
D. Because she sent them good Christmas presents.
39. What did David and his classmates buy for Caitlin’s brother
A. A new skateboard.
B. A pair of sports socks.
C. A pair of sneakers.
D. A box decorated with frogs.
B
Leroy Krittenbrink, 72, and his wife, Bernice, 66, were lucky to be rescued from swirling (打旋) brown floodwaters in Oklahoma. With heavy rains from Tropical Storm Erin striking the area, he and his wife decided to drive out to check on the farm they own outside their hometown of Kingfisher, Okla.
Suddenly a three-foot-deep wall of water hit them and carried the couple’s truck off the highway onto the flooded farmlands around them. They tried to move to the bed of the truck, but that was rapidly filled with water, too.
A fireman, Randy Poindexter, rescued them as the nation watched—including one of the couple’s three children, a daughter, in Utah.
Barbed wire(带刺铁丝网) fences below the surface of the floodwaters prevented rescue boats from being used. They also added to the urgency(紧迫性) of rescuing the Krittenbrinks. If they have been swept away in the water, they would likely have been caught in a fence and possibly dragged under.
Poindexter had never performed a helicopter (直升机) water rescue in his career as a fireman and fire chief, and didn’t have the equipment for water rescue on the Coast Guard rescue helicopter. Instead, he was on the landing skid (起落橇) of a four- passenger Oklahoma Highway Patrol traffic helicopter.
Poindexter climbed out of the helicopter and sat on one of its landing skids as the pilot expertly drove his helicopter and made it stay on the surface of the water. After several hard and breathtaking attempts, Poindexter managed to help them climb up on the skid and the helicopter carried them to safety.
40. The old couple went out in their truck to ________.
A. go to their daughter’s home
B. look over their farmland
C. get away from Tropical Storm Erin
D. move to their new house in Kingfisher, Okla
41. Rescue boats were not able to be used because ________.
A. the floodwaters were moving too rapidly
B. the rescuers were not good at using them
C. they couldn’t reach the couple in a short time
D. they might be caught by the fences under the water
42. The underlined word“They”in Paragraph 4 probably refers to ________.
A. the rescue boats B. the floodwaters
C. the rescue workers D. the barbed wire fences
43. Which of the following is TRUE about Randy Poindexter
A. He had once been a coast guard.
B. He was skilled in piloting the traffic helicopter.
C. It was his first water rescue in a helicopter.
D. It was hard for him to land the helicopter on the truck.
C
“Help! Help! Help!”a local person screamed over the phone, “I am being eaten alive by mosquitoes!”
Recent rainfalls have produced an early hit of blood-seeking mosquitoes. Once flooded, eggs laid during the drought along water banks hatch（孵化）quickly, flying off to seek hosts such as people, birds, and other animals.
The flood mosquitoes are big and aggressive. They chase you down, drill into your skin and take your blood, causing pain and itchiness（痒）．“I have lost a pint of blood to those suckers, ”a Spring Hill man said. “Mosquitoes are killing my kids,”a Ridge Manor woman shouted
local people are urged to protect themselves when going out, especially during the hours of dusk and dawn. Long-sleeved shirts, long pants, socks and hats will help keep mosquitoes off.
Mosquito Control has already received hundreds of service requests this month. When calling in, people need to provide their name, address, phone number and nature of the problem. Technicians will respond by investigating the problem, making proper treatment and reminding other people.
Mosquitoes grow in almost any kind or amount of water. Controlling mosquito larvae（幼虫）is vital to mosquito control. Larvae should be treated and killed before they “take to wing” and leave their water habitat. Field technicians check their areas searching for mosquitoes in lakes and ponds and they treat the water with a large quantity of larvicides（杀幼虫剂）.
It is important to understand that mosquito control is much more than sending a spray（喷洒）truck, airplane or helicopter to kill adult mosquitoes. Night-time spraying is actually the last defense after all the above steps have been done, but there are still mosquitoes present in the area.
44. The author writes the first paragraph in order to ________.
A. make the public take action at once
B. attract readers to read the following
C. show that people bothered by mosquitoes are helpless
D. criticize the government for doing nothing
45. When do the eggs hatch rapidly according to the passage
A. When the flood hits.
B. During the drought.
C. After the flood leaves.
D. When spring comes.
46. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Mosquitoes grow in almost all kinds of water.
B. Killing adult mosquitoes is the key step.
C. Larvae can’t be gotten rid of before they“take to wing”.
D. Mosquitoes are the most dangerous at night.
47. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage
A. Boring mosquitoes are in danger!
B. Poisonous mosquitoes are back again!
C. Mosquitoes—the quickly hatching insect
D. Mosquitoes—kids’ killer
D
One morning I spent nearly an hour watching a tiny ant cross my back terrace（台阶）carrying a huge feather（羽毛）. Several times it was faced with barriers in its path and after a pause it would walk around it.
At one point the ant had to cross a crack in the concrete（水泥）about 10 mm wide. After brief consideration the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked across it and picked up the feather on the other side then continued on its way.
I was shocked by the cleverness of this ant, the small creature. Here was a very little insect, lacking in size yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the two-legged humans of this planet, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant finally reached its end of journey—a flower bed at the end of the terrace and a small hole that was the entrance to its underground home. And it was here that the ant finally met its match. How could that large feather possibly fit down the small hole
Of course it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this trouble and exercising great wisdom, overcoming problems all along the way, just dropped the feather and went home.
The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a burden（负担）．
We worry about our family; we worry about money or the lack of it; we worry about work, about where we live, about all sorts of things. These are all burdens—the things we pick up along life’s path and draw them around the barriers and over the cracks that life will bring, only to find that in the end they are useless.
48. What did the author do one morning
A. He cleaned up his backyard.
B. He watched an ant carrying a feather home.
C. He planted flowers in his flower bed.
D. He swept away the ants in his backyard.
49. How did the ant cross the crack in the concrete
A. It jumped over the crack with the feather.
B. It flew over the crack using the feather.
C. It used the feather as a bridge.
D. It threw away the feather and walked alone.
50. What problem did the ant meet in the end
A. How to make the small hole become larger.
B. How to find the entrance to its underground home.
C. How to make a comfortable bed with the feather.
D. How to bring the feather into its hole.
51. What lesson can we learn from the passage
A. Some things we carry in life are only burdens.
B. Learn to give up something in life.
C. Nothing is impossible if you make efforts.
D. Too many loads can lead to failure in the end.
E
A foreign object in the ear can cause pain and hearing loss. Usually you know if an object is stuck in your ear, but small children may not be aware of it.
If an object becomes stuck in the ear, follow these steps:
Don’t probe（探查）the ear with a tool. Don’t attempt to remove the foreign object by probing with a matchstick or any other tool. To do so is to risk pushing the object farther into the ear and damaging the fragile structures of the middle ear.
Remove the object if possible. If the object is clearly visible and can be grasped easily with tweezers（镊子）, gently remove it.
Try using gravity. Turn the head to one side to try to let the object go out.
Try using oil for an insect. If the foreign object is an insect, tilt（使倾斜）the person’s head so that the ear with the offending insect is upward. Try to float the insect out by pouring mineral oil, olive oil or baby oil into the ear. The oil should be warm but not hot. As you pour the oil, you can ease the entry of the oil by straightening the ear canal（耳道）. Pull the earlobe
（耳垂）gently backward and upward for an adult, backward and downward for a child. The insect dies as a result of not being able to breathe and may float out in the oil bath.
Don’t use oil to remove any object other than an insect. Do not use this method if there is any suspicion of pain or bleeding from the ear.
If these methods fail or the person continues to experience pain in the ear or reduced hearing, seek medical assistance.
52. The author advises not to remove an object with a matchstick because ________.
A. the object may enter the ear farther
B. the object may be an insect
C. there may be some oil in the ear
D. the object is usually invisible
53. While using oil to remove an insect, ________.
A. the insect may die because of the strong smell of the oil
B. we should pull the earlobes of both children and adults in the same way
C. to make the ear canal straight helps a lot
D. the ear with the insect should be downward
54. If the object in the ear can be seen, ________.
A. it is sure to damage the middle ear
B. we must seek medical assistance at once
C. we can use warm oil to remove it
D. we can use a special tool to pull it out
55. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. How an object in the ear causes hearing loss.
B. How to give first aid.
C. How to remove a foreign object from the ear.
D. Measures can be taken to stop a foreign object from entering the ear.
Ⅳ. 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Dear Tom,
I want to introduce a famous star calling Zhang Yishan. 56. ________
He is a lovely boy, which plays the role of Liu Xing
57. ________
in Home with Kids. He play very well in the play and
58. ________
has become famous. Now he is a high school student.
59. ________
When Zhang was asked about her feeling after becoming
60. ________
famous, he says his life was full of happiness and trouble. 61. ________
He is busy doing his homework as a student. Where
62. ________
he goes, people around him watch or look him, which
63. ________
makes him is uneasy. Zhang feels lucky to play a role in 64. ________
the TV series. He is working hard for his dream. I wish
65. ________
you will love him just as I do.
Ⅴ. 书面表达（满分25分）
请根据下面的信息，比较伦敦与北京的异同。
伦敦 北京
汽车靠左行 汽车靠右行
很多人乘小汽车或地铁上班 多数人骑自行车上班
阴天多 晴天多
一星期工作五天 一星期工作五天
懂汉语的人少 懂英语的人多
学生学习放松 学生学习勤奋
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答案与解析
1. D 此处would表示“过去常常”。
2. A 本题考查intend的用法。intend常用于过去时态或过去完成时态，表示“本来打算做……”，相当于（had） meant to或was going to。would want不符合此处语境。
3. A starve for渴望……；starve to death饿死。
4. B set off for动身到……；for表方向。
5. A memorize意为“记住（某物）”；congratulate意为“祝贺”，常用于congratulate sb. on sth．结构；welcome意为“欢迎”，均不符合题意。celebrate意为“庆祝”，符合题意。
6. D look forward to中的to是介词，接名词或动词的-ing形式，根据题意可知此处的v. -ing应用被动形式。
7. A in memory of sb．意为“为了纪念某人”。
8. D 本题考查动词词义辨析。gain获得；satisfy满足；apologize道歉；forgive宽恕。由句意可知D项正确。
9. C 句意：不公平！你坐在那里听我讲，而我站在这里教你。句子的前后两部分为对比关系，而四个选项中只有while表示对比，意为“然而，却”，故选C项。
10. B permit此处表示“驾照”，而permission指有批准权的人的口头“允许，许可”（不可数名词）；allowance表示“津贴，补助”；allow为动词，表示“允许”。
11. C fool sb. into doing sth．意为“骗某人做某事”。
12. A 由句意“请提醒你姐姐带着音乐会的票”可知，remind符合句意，故选A项。
13. B 句意：他是个诚实的人，他一直很守信。keep one’s word意为“守信用”，符合题意。break one’s word意为“失信”；eat one’s words意为“承认自己说错话”。
14. D 句意：我在冰冷的风中一直等了你3个小时，但你却没有来。turn in上交；turn to转向，求助于；turn down调低，拒绝；turn up出现，到场。由句意可知选D项。
15. D 句意：当我们到达山顶时，我们几乎喘不过气来。take a deep breath意为“深呼吸”；lose one’s breath虽意为“喘不过气来”，但在这里与题干中were搭配不合适，故不能选B项；catch one’s breath意为“恢复正常呼吸”；out of breath意为“气喘吁吁地”，与题干搭配恰当，故选D项。
【语篇导读】身患癌症的女孩将不久于人世，她离世之前唯一的愿望是看3D电影《飞屋环游记》，她最终能否如愿以偿？
16. D 从下文叙述的情节可知，这个感人的故事是围绕一个女孩、一部电影和一个电影公司展开的。
17. D 从下文所述可知，女孩的身体不好，将不久于人世，故此处指女孩患癌症有三年了。
18. A
19. C 句意：很明显（clear），女孩很快就会死去（die）。下文“By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn’t make it much __24__. ”一句中有提示。
20. D 句意：在她死之前（before）她想做的唯一一件事是看《飞屋环游记》这部电影。
21. A 因为女孩被电影预告片迷住（attracted）了。
22. B
23. B 女孩的身体状况非常糟糕（poor），所以不能被带到电影院（theater）。
24. C 句意：到6月9号时，很明显Colby能坚持的时间不长了。make it本意是“成功，把某事做成”，此处指Colby“能活着”这件事。
25. C 朋友拨了（dialing）Pixar电影公司的电话号码。
26. D 从上句可知，这个朋友打电话寻求帮助，故D项符合语境。get through to sb. 接通某人的电话。
27. A 告诉Pixar电影公司女孩的愿望（wish）。will遗愿；demand要求；order命令。
28. C 根据，下文可知，Pixar电影公司同意（agreed）帮忙。
29. B
30. B 句意：我随时准备（ready）离开人世，但是我会等待（wait for）那部电影的。由句中but一词可推知wait for符合语境。
31. D 电影公司空运一名职员去女孩家为她放映这部电影。fly在此意为“空运”。
32. D 句意：很可能这是这部电影现存的唯一DVD版。exist存在，存有。
33. A 当女孩的妈妈观看（watched）电影时，对电影的主题内容真的不知道。
34. B 从电影的片名和下文“Colby was going to go up. Up to heaven.”可推知选B项。
35. C 妈妈虽然对电影的内容不了解，但是她根据片名Up和电影中气球向上飞的画面，认为这意味着（meant）Colby将升入天堂。
【语篇导读】本文讲述了一些男孩子为一个遭受不幸的女同学购买圣诞礼物的故事。
36. C 短语理解题。根据下文所述的故事情节可知，作者的哥哥以及他的同学是为遭遇不幸的同学买圣诞礼物，由此可推知，a more noble reason是指“一个更伟大、崇高的理由”。
37. A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“My dad had just dropped me off after swim practice to shop for friends for Christmas gifts”可知，她是要给朋友购买圣诞礼物。
38. B 细节理解题。从倒数第三段中的“Just nine days before Christmas, Caitlin’s house had burned to the ground.”可知，她家失火，因而失去了一切东西，因此这些孩子们给她购买礼物，来帮助她。
39. C 细节理解题。结合倒数第二段中的“When we passed a shoe store, the boys ran inside, having found the sneakers that Caitlin’s brother had held so dear. ”可知选C项。
【语篇导读】年迈的Krittenbrink夫妇驾车出行察看农场，不料却被困在汹涌的洪水中，在全国观众的注视下，英勇的消防员们展开了紧急救援。
40. B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“he and his wife decided to drive out to check on the farm they own outside their hometown of Kingfisher, Okla.”可知，事发时Krittenbrink夫妇正驾车去察看他们的农场。
41. D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Barbed wire（带刺铁丝网）fences below the surface of the floodwaters prevented rescue boats from being used.”可知，不能使用救生船是因为洪水下有带刺铁丝网围栏。
42. D 代词指代题。根据本句“它们增加了救援Krittenbrink夫妇的紧迫性”（一旦被冲走，Krittenbrink夫妇可能会被带刺铁丝网围栏缠住而被拖往水底）。再联系上文，可推知此处的they指的就是带刺铁丝网围栏（barbed wire fences）。
43. C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Poindexter had never performed a helicopter（直升机）water rescue in his career as a fireman and fire chief…”可推知，这是Poindexter第一次乘直升机执行水上救援任务。
【语篇导读】炎热、多雨和潮湿的夏天是蚊子大量繁殖的季节。一场洪水过后，吸血毒蚊子大量孳生，影响了当地居民的正常生活。
44. B 推理判断题。分析全文可知，作者写第一段的目的是吸引读者阅读下文。
45. C 细节理解题。从第二段中的“Once flooded, eggs laid during the drought along water banks hatch（孵化）quickly, flying off to...”可知，水灾发生之后，干旱时产下的蚊卵迅速孵化。
46. A 细节理解题。从倒数第二段中的“Mosquitoes grow in almost any kind or amount of water.”可知A项正确。消灭蚊子幼虫是控制蚊子的关健；蚊子幼虫在会飞之前应该被消灭；蚊子在黎明和黄昏时攻击性最强，也最危险。故B、C、D三项的说法均与原文有出入。
47. B 标题归纳题。文章以一个当地人的惊呼“Help! Help! Help!”开头，介绍了由于最近几场雨引起的洪灾造成大量吸血毒蚊子的孳生，叮咬孩子、大人这一情况，并介绍了控制蚊子的办法。故B项作标题符合文章主旨。
【语篇导读】一只蚂蚁千辛万苦地背着一根羽毛回家，却发现无法把它带进洞中，其实人有时候又何尝不是如此？
48. B 细节理解题。由第一段中的“One morning I spent nearly an hour watching a tiny ant cross my back terrace（台阶）carrying a huge feather（羽毛）. ”可知，作者花了将近一小时的时间观察一只小小的蚂蚁背着一根硕大的羽毛回家。
49. C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked across it and picked up the feather”可知，这只蚂蚁把羽毛当作桥，走过了裂缝。
50. D 细节理解题。结合第四段中的“How could that large feather possibly fit down the small hole ”可知，蚂蚁不知道如何把羽毛带进洞里去。
51. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，生活中我们也像那只蚂蚁一样，有时候要背负一些没有用的东西，徒劳地增加自己的负担。
【语篇导读】有异物进入耳朵该怎么办呢？盲目行事可能会适得其反，伤害耳朵，我们一起来学点急救知识吧。
52. A 细节理解题。由第三段中的“Don’t attempt to remove the foreign object by probing with a matchstick or any other tool. To do so is to risk pushing the object farther into the ear…”可知应选A项。
53. C 细节理解题。由第六段中的“As you pour the oil, you can ease the entry of the oil by straightening the ear canal（耳道）.”可知应选C项。
54. D 细节理解题。由第四段中的“If the object is clearly visible and can be grasped easily with tweezers（镊子）, gently remove it.”可知应选D项。
55. C 主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是耳朵里有异物时应该采取的急救措施。A项只提到了文章中的一个小点；B项没有具体说明是有关耳朵的急救知识；D项与文章内容不一致。
56. calling→called a famous star与call之间存在被动关系，应用过去分词作定语。
57. which→who 先行词是boy，因此定语从句的引导词不用which，应用who。
58. play→plays 主语是第三人称单数he，其谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。
59. √
60. her→his 由上下文可知张一山是个男孩，因此用his。
61. says→said 由上文的was asked以及下文的was full of可知此处应用动词的过去式。
62. Where→Wherever 此处wherever引导让步状语从句，where不能引导让步状语从句。
63. look后面加at 表示“看某人”应用look at sb.。
64. 去掉is make后可直接用形容词作宾语补足语。
65. wish→hope wish接宾语从句时，从句应用虚拟语气，而hope则不用。由从句谓语will love可知，应用hope。
书面表达
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Here in London cars are driven on the left side of the road, but in our country, China, on the right side. Many people in London go to work by car or by underground, while most people in Beijing go to work by bike. The weather in Beijing is better than that of London. The weather in Beijing is fine for long periods, but London has so many cloudy days. Workers here work five days a week just as in Beijing. Students here don’t make full use of their time and very few people know Chinese. Students in Beijing work hard at their lessons and many people can speak English.
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Unit 1 Festivals around the world
单元练测卷（一）
（时间：100分钟 满分：120分）
Ⅰ. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）
1. Since you are an adult, you should be ________ of your parents’ help.
A. energetic B. obvious
C. independent D. religious
2. —When shall we ________ to plant trees tomorrow
—At six o’clock in the morning.
A. set off B. put off
C. turn off D. take off
3. The rich man gave away a sum of money to the disaster-stricken area in ________ of those who had lost their lives.
A. case B. favour
C. praise D. memory
4. With time going on, changes will ________ as we have expected.
A. happen B. occur
C. take place D. come about
5. We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7:30 pm, but he failed to ________.
A. turn down B. turn off
C. turn over D. turn up
6. The boy received a/an ________ from the government for his saving the woman’s life.
A. award B. reward
C. prize D. quality
7. —Excuse me, I want to use your computer to type a report.
—You ________ have my computer if you don’t take care of it.
A. shall not B. might not
C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
8. We’ve had great fun with you, and look forward ________ you again in the near future.
A. to see B. to seeing
C. at seeing D. on seeing
9. Tomb Sweeping Day always ________ us of the poem, Qingming, written by Du Mu more than 1, 000 years ago.
A. robs B. requires
C. reminds D. informs
10. When we finally reached the top of the cliff and looked down, we couldn’t help ________.
A. holding our hands B. holding our breath
C. holding our noses D. holding our tongues
11. —May I take this magazine out
—No, you ________.
A. shouldn’t B. ought not to
C. mustn’t D. may not
12. One day before Tomb Sweeping Day, people from all over this region came here to ________ the cherry blossoms.
A. envy B. admire
C. appreciate D. enjoy
13. —Who ________ it be that is knocking at the door
—It ________ be Father, but I’m not sure.
A. can; must B. can; may
C. must; can D. may; must
14. The white flowers are now in full bloom as if the fields ________ covered by snow.
A. were B. had been
C. is D. has been
15. The kind lady ________ the naughty boy for what he had done.
A. frightened B. fought
C. failed D. forgave
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
Christmas was a quiet affair when I was growing up. There were just my parents and __16__. I wished that some day I’d __17__ and have six children, and at __18__ my house would be full of __19__ and love.
I found the __20__ who shared my dream, but we had not __21__ the possibility of infertility（不能生育）. So we asked for adoption and, within a year, he arrived. We called him our Christmas boy because he came to us during that season of joy, __22__ he was just six years old. Then nature __23__ us again. Within two years we __24__ biological children to the family—not as many as we had hoped for, __25__ compared with __26__ childhood, three made an entirely __27__ crowd.
As our Christmas boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the special skill to select and decorate（装饰）the Christmas __28__ each year. He started his Christmas gift list __29__ before we’d finished the Thanksgiving turkey（感恩节火鸡）. He encouraged us to sing songs, using our froglike __30__ comparing with his musical gift of perfect voice.
Our friends thought that adopted children were not the same and they were __31__. Our Christmas boy brought __32__ into our lives with his cheer and his wit. He made us look and act better than we did.
Then on his 26th Christmas, he left us as __33__ as he had come. He was killed in a car accident in an icy Denver street, on his way home to his young wife and daughter. But first he had __34__ by our home to decorate our tree, as usual. His father and I sold our home, where memories clung（粘着）to every room. We moved to California, leaving __35__ our friends and church.
16. A. my friends B. my brothers
C. my children D. me
17. A. study B. marry
C. work D. love
18. A. night B. New Year
C. Christmas D. home
19. A. energy B. people
C. child D. hope
20. A. woman B. man
C. wife D. son
21. A. planned B. wanted
C. expected D. imagined
22. A. after B. before
C. when D. until
23. A. disappointed B. surprised
C. interested D. encouraged
24. A. brought B. took
C. hoped D. added
25. A. so B. because
C. but D. while
26. A. quiet B. noisy
C. happy D. exciting
27. A. satisfactory B. important
C. small D. necessary
28. A. house B. card
C. gift D. tree
29. A. ever B. still
C. even D. yet
30. A. sounds B. songs
C. noises D. voices
31. A. right B. silly
C. kind D. clever
32. A. color B. bright
C. people D. dream
33. A. early B. late
C. unexpectedly D. happily
34. A. stopped B. gone
C. passed D. entered
35. A. behind B. for
C. away D. out
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Next Thursday, November 27th（the fourth Thursday in November）, Americans will gather with family and friends to share a big meal to celebrate Thanksgiving. They might play games, tell stories or watch football on television together.
Angelo Rosa has more Thanksgiving memories than most people. From Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, the 100-year-old man lives in the same house where he celebrated a great number of Thanksgiving.
But he says it was different when he was a child. Mr. Rosa was just three when his family came to America. “When we were small children, Thanksgiving was never a very big holiday because at the time we actually didn’t pay too much attention to it.”But, also, he says, his parents faced a language difficulty. “They were from Italy and spoke very broken English, because they were the first generation that came over here.”
And the family had little money. There were six children. Mr. Rosa’s father was a coal miner in Pennsylvania. The family was not able to have big, costly dinners, especially during the hard time of the 1930’s. But Mr. Rosa says Thanksgiving dinners became a tradition in his own family after he married and had children.
This Thanksgiving, Angelo Rosa will go to the home of his daughter about twenty minutes away. He will celebrate the day with loved ones, including his great-grandchildren.
On the other side of the century, Cathie Dahlstrom is preparing dishes for a group of 35 to 40 people in Concord, California. We asked Ms Dahlstrom what she is thankful for this year; her first answer is“The election.”She said she is also deeply grateful for her very large family. Ms Dahlstrom has one daughter. She has five younger brothers and sisters. She also has eight stepbrothers and stepsisters. Many of them and their families will be at the Thanksgiving dinner.
36. Angelo Rosa has more Thanksgiving memories than most people because________.
A. he comes from Italy
B. he has a large family
C. he has a longer life
D. he has a much older house
37. At Mr. Rosa’s childhood, Thanksgiving was not a big holiday for the following reasons EXCEPT ________.
A. the family couldn’t afford expensive dinners
B. the family couldn’t communicate well with the local people
C. the family didn’t recognize it as an important holiday
D. during the 1930’s no one could afford expensive dinners
38. From Ms Dahlstrom’s words, we can infer that ________.
A. she is content with both her family, relatives and the society
B. she is thankful for her effort in the election and her family
C. she has always been celebrating Thanksgiving this way
D. her daughter has a large family with stepbrothers and stepsisters
39. As a whole, Thanksgiving in America is________.
A. a happy gathering with family members, relatives and friends
B. a grand family dinner party as well as a tourist holiday
C. a great social gathering of entertainment and achievement
D. a large gathering of people of different generations
40. Who probably wrote the passage
A. A close friend of Mr. Rosa.
B. A journalist for a radio or TV station.
C. A university student who majors in history.
D. An actress who wants to experience real life.
B
Three weeks before the May Day holiday, Tong Zhuo, a 24-year-old computer engineer in Nanjing, started getting busy. He was trying to get in touch with friends on MSN to arrange a trip to the annual Midi Music Festival in Beijing during the holiday.
Although Tong failed in his job-hunt, he felt less frustrated after visiting the festival at the invitation of a friend. “It was the first time that I had seen so many crazy people gathered together. When the music reached a climax, people kept yelling, jumping and humping each other. You felt excited even if you weren’t as high as they were,”recalled Tong.
Midi, which is held May 1—4, started in 1999 and has grown into China’s largest outdoor music festival. The festival is named after Beijing’s Midi Music School, Which started the event. This year’s festival will have 84 bands, 22 of them foreign. It will be held in Haidian Park, northwest Beijing.
Outdoor music festivals have been around for decades in the West. They often stand for a kind of different belief. The Woodstock Festival in the US in 1969 is an example. It took place while the US was involved in the Vietnam War and was used to express
young people’s love of peace.
China’s Midi has become a good place for young
people as well. “The biggest attraction of Midi is that it is an event for all young people, whether they know rock or not. They can come and have fun together, ” says Li Wei, a general manager of Beijing Midi Performance Company, the festival organizer. “Besides, the open environment of an outdoor festival attracts young people. Without the restrictions（限制）of seats and walls, people are more likely to relax themselves. There’s often more interaction between the audience（听众）and performers. ”
41. What would be the best title for the passage
A. Midi Music Festival in Beijing
B. Tong Zhuo—a music lover
C. The joy of Midi Music Festival
D. The history of Midi Music Festival
42. Before May Day holiday, Tong Zhuo started getting busy because ________.
A. he was very busy with his computer work
B. he was preparing for the Midi Music Festival
C. he wanted to attend Beijing’s Midi Music School
D. he was busy hunting for jobs
43. Which of the following statements is WRONG about Midi Music Festival
A. Midi Music Festival is held every year in Beijing.
B. You can relax yourself as you like in the festival.
C. The festival is named after a school.
D. Only those who know music can take part in the festival.
44. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Midi Music is popular with Chinese young people
A. Full of energy and life.
B. The open environment.
C. Freedom and interaction.
D. Its popularity in the West.
45. The Woodstock Festival is mentioned mainly to show that ________.
A. westerners also like the outdoor music festivals
B. the festival has a long history and good tradition
C. young people can express their feelings through music festivals
D. people love peace and hate wars
C
Guy Fawkes Day also known as“Bonfire Night”（篝火之夜）or“Fireworks Night”by some, marks the date, November 5, 1605，when Guy Fawkes and his fellows attempted to kill King James Ⅰ and the members of Parliament and to blow up the House of Parliament（国会大厦）. Guy Fawkes was born in 1570. Fawkes had spent several years fighting in Italy.
In London, bonfires were lit to celebrate the discovery of the plan soon after Fawkes was discovered and the next year Parliament agreed to make 5th November a day of public thanksgiving and ever since then the day has been celebrated with fireworks and bonfires.
Today children still make stuffed（填塞的）figures with masks as pictures of Guy Fawkes. They call these figures guys and display them in the streets. Some even use the traditional formula of“A penny for the guy”when asking passers-by for money to buy fireworks. The guy then becomes the centre-piece of bonfires on the night of November 5 when fireworks light up the sky over most of Britain.
Many people hold bonfire parties and barbecues even though it is usually really cold, and invite their friends to gather around the fire with them. However, because of the rising number of accidents that occur every year many communities hold professionally or organized public displays. Some of the venues for these public bonfires are in parks, fields, and on hills.
New laws were introduced to control the use of Fireworks in 2004. They include:
It is an offence（违法行为）for any person under the age of 18 to possess fireworks in a public place.
It is an offence to use fireworks between 11 pm and 7 am except November 5th.
It is also an offence for any person to throw, cast or fire any firework into any public place.
46. Since when has Bonfire Night been celebrated officially
A. 1570. B. 1606.
C. 1605. D. 2004.
47. Why did the British celebrate Bonfire Night
A. To praise Fawkes for his brave fighting in Italy as a soldier.
B. To congratulate Fawkes on being chosen as a member of Parliament.
C. To thank Fawkes for saving the King and all of the members of Parliament.
D. To honor the failure of Fawkes’ plan to kill the King and destroy the House of Parliament.
48. Children ask passers-by for a penny in order to buy ________.
A. fireworks B. masks
C. gunpowder D. stuffed figures
49. How did the British celebrate Bonfire Night
A. By throwing fireworks into any public place.
B. By firing fireworks into the streets or highways.
C. By holding a great bonfire party with their friends.
D. By lighting up fireworks between 11 pm and 7 am.
50. The author writes the passage in order to tell us ________.
A. what they can’t do on Guy Fawkes Day
B. who is Guy Fawkes
C. some information about Guy Fawkes Day
D. what Guy Fawkes did
D
That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho ”I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for ” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
51. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work
A. Cold and sick.
B. Lucky and hopeful.
C. Satisfied and cheerful.
D. Disappointed and helpless.
52. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy ________.
A. solving her problem at the bank
B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in an evening school
D. preparing for the first night show
53. On her way home the writer ________.
A. lost her wallet unknowingly
B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C. was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife
D. found some homeless people following her
54. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming
A. Someone offered to take her back home.
B. A red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name.
D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.
55. From the text, we can infer that the writer ________.
A. would stop working at night
B. would stay on in San Francisco
C. would make friends with cleaners
D. would give up her job at the bank
Ⅳ. 书面表达（满分35分）
假设你是李华。你远在美国的笔友Jack对中国的春节很感兴趣，他来信询问有关情况。请你给他回一封电子邮件，简单介绍春节及中国人是如何过春节的。应包括如下要点：
1. 春节在中国的地位……
2. 春节持续的时间……
3. 春节来临之前人们……
4. 除夕之夜人们……
5. 春节期间人们……
6. 你对春节的态度……
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当发挥使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
4. 参考词汇：春节联欢晚会Spring Festival Gala
Dear Jack,
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答案与解析
1. C 本题考查形容词词义辨析。句意：既然你是个大人了，就应当独立，不靠父母的帮助。independent独立的，自主的，be independent of不依赖……，为固定搭配。energetic精力充沛的，积极的；obvious明显的，显而易见的；religious信奉宗教的，虔诚的，宗教上的。
2. A 本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：“明天我们何时动身去植树？”“早上六点。”set off“出发；动身”，符合题意。put off推迟，拖延；turn off关掉；take off起飞，脱衣。
3. D 本题考查短语辨析。句意：这个有钱人向灾区捐了很多钱来纪念那些在灾难中死去的人。in memory of“纪念；追念”，符合句意。in case of以防，万一；in favour of支持……；in praise of称赞……。
4. C 本题考查动词及短语辨析。句意：随着时间的流逝，变化将如我们期望的那样发生。take place“发生”，一般指非偶然性事件的“发生”，符合题意。happen作“发生、碰巧”解，一般用于偶然或突发性事件；occur较正式，指具体或抽象的事物，按计划或规律在较为确定的时间“发生”；come about“发生；产生”，多指事情已经发生了，但还不知道为什么，常用于疑问句和否定句。
5. D 本题考查turn短语。句意：我们约定晚上7点30分在电影院见面，但他没来。turn up“出现；到场”，符合题意。turn down拒绝；turn off关掉；turn over移交给；翻身。
6. A 本题考查名词词义辨析。句意：因挽救了这位女士的生命，男孩得到了政府授予的奖品。award意为“奖，奖品”，较正式，符合题意。reward回报，酬金；prize奖品，奖金；quality质量，品质。
7. A 本题考查情态动词。句意：“打扰一下，我想用你的电脑打一篇报告。”“如果你不好好爱护它，你就不能用。”在表达许诺、警告、意图、命令、决心等，且主语为第二人称时，用情态动词shall。
8. B 本题考查look forward to的用法。句意：和你们在一起我们玩得很愉快，并盼望着在不久的将来再一次见到你们。look forward to“期望，期待，盼望”，是固定短语，to为介词，后接动词时用动名词形式。
9. C 本题考查动词词义辨析。句意：清明节总是让我们想起1 000多年前杜牧写的《清明》这首诗。remind sb. of…“使某人想起……，令某人回忆起……”，符合题意。rob sb. of sth. 抢劫某人某物；require sth. of sb. 向某人要求某物；inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事。
10. B 本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我们终于到达悬崖的顶端，向下看时，不禁屏住呼吸。hold one’s breath“屏息，屏气”，固定词组，符合题意。hold one’s hand抓住某人的手；hold one’s nose捂住鼻子；hold one’s tongue保持沉默。
11. C 本题考查情态动词。句意：“我可以把这本杂志拿走吗？”“不，你不能。”mustn’t“一定不要”，含禁止之意，符合题意。shouldn’t不应该；ought not to不应该；may not也许不可以。
12. B 本题考查动词词义辨析。句意：清明节的前一天，来自这个地区的人们都来到这儿欣赏樱花。envy妒忌，羡慕；admire羡慕，欣赏；appreciate感激；enjoy喜欢。结合句意知应选B。
13. B 句意：“是谁在敲门啊？”“可能是父亲，但我不确定。”can放在疑问句中表示推测；may在句中表示可能性。
14. A 本题考查as if中的虚拟语气。主句中的谓语动词和从句中的谓语动词同时发生，无明显的先后关系，故选A。
15. D 本题考查动词词义辨析。句意：这位善良的女士原谅了这个淘气的男孩所做的一切。forgive“原谅；饶恕”，符合题意。frighten使惊吓，惊恐；fight打仗，对抗；fail失败，不及格。
【语篇导读】作者的Christmas boy为他们的圣诞节带来了快乐，也对他们的生活产生了影响。
16. D 在我成长的过程中，圣诞节是安静的，说明人少，只有父母和我。
17. B 我希望有一天我结婚并有六个孩子。
18. C 在圣诞节时我的屋子里充满生机和爱。
19. A energy在此意为“生机”。
20. B 根据本文最后一段中的His father判断，文中的“我”是女性。
21. C expect意为“指望；期望”。
22. C 此句意为“我们叫他我们的圣诞男孩，因为他在那个欢乐的季节来到我们身边，那时他仅仅六岁”。
23. B 根据下文可知，此处应为让人吃惊的意思。
24. D add是指在原有基础上“增加”。
25. C 此处表达与上文之间构成逻辑上的转折关系。
26. A 指我的童年是很安静的。
27. A 孩子多，气氛好，给人一种满意的感觉。
28. D 此处指圣诞树。
29. C even“甚至”，表示动手之早。
30. D 根据本句中后面的“perfect voice”可知，此处选voices。
31. A 本句中our friends与they指同一人群。作者在此赞同他们的观点。所以用they were right。
32. A color在此意为“色彩”。
33. C 他的离去像他的到来一样出人意料。unexpectedly“出人意料地”。
34. A 在他回家的路上，先停下来到我们家给我们装饰了圣诞树。
35. A leave behind意为“留下”。
【语篇导读】百岁老人Angelo Rosa的感恩节和Dahlstrom家的感恩节。
36. C 细节理解题。由于一般人很少有活过一百岁的，所以Angelo Rosa就比大多数人经历了更多的感恩节，回忆的内容自然也就多了。
37. D 细节理解题。选项A、B、C均是对原文中相应句子的复述；“…especially during the hard time of the 1930’s”是对这一困难时期的强调，但是并非所有的人都没钱过一个像样的感恩节。选项D是对此处的曲解。
38. A 推理判断题。Ms Dahlstrom有两个感激：“总统选举”和“大家庭”，由此推断出她无论对社会还是对家庭都是充满感激和爱的。
39. A 细节理解题。从文中对这两个家庭的大致叙述不难看出，感恩节就是家庭成员、亲戚、朋友的团聚，而不是旅游、娱乐，也不是不同代人之间的相会。
40. B 文章出处题。文中数次出现直接引语，在最后一段中出现了“We asked”，由此判断出这篇文章是广播电台或电视台的记者写的。
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了北京Midi音乐节。
41. A 主旨大意题。本文从Tong Zhuo参加北京Midi音乐节谈起，紧接着介绍了它的一些基本情况以及它受年轻人欢迎的原因，故A项为正确答案。
42. B 细节理解题。由第一段中的“He was trying to get in touch with friends on MSN to arrange a trip to the annual Midi Music Festival in Beijing during the holiday. ”可知答案为B。
43. D 推理判断题。由第五段中的“The biggest attraction of Midi is that it is an event for all young people，whether they know rock or not. ”可以判断D项表述有误。根据第一段最后一句中的the annual Midi Music Festival in Beijing可知A项正确；B、C两项可以分别从第五段和第三段中找到依据。
44. D 细节理解题。由最后一段可知A、B、C三项均是Midi Music受年轻人喜欢的原因。文章中谈到了outdoor music festivals在西方国家也受年轻人的青睐，但不能作为中国年轻人喜欢Midi Music的原因。故答案为D。
45. C 推理判断题。由第四段可以推出，作者提及The Woodstock Festival是为了说明年轻人可以通过这个节日表达自己对社会和国家的不同看法。
【语篇导读】本文介绍了英国的传统节日盖伊·福克斯节的来源和人们怎样庆祝等信息。
46. B 细节理解题。结合第一段和第二段可知，在1606年，英国国会同意11月5日为公众感恩日。
47. D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“…bonfires were lit to celebrate the discovery of the plan soon after Fawkes was discovered…”可知。
48. A 细节理解题。从第三段中的“…for money to buy fireworks.”可知孩子们要来的钱都花在购买烟花上。
49. C 推理判断题。结合第四段第一句话可知，庆祝篝火之夜的方式是邀请朋友一起来举行篝火晚会。而A、B、D三项分别是文章最后一段法律明令禁止使用篝火的条例。
50. C 主旨大意题。本文介绍了英国的传统节日盖伊·福克斯节的来源和人们怎样庆祝等信息。
【语篇导读】本文主要通过讲述作者一次钱包失而复得的经历告诉我们城市生活并不枯燥，人与人之间的关系也并非想象的那么冷漠。生活需要的是人与人之间的互相帮助。只要有爱，哪里都可以是家。
51. D 推理判断题。根据第一、二段中的关键信息growing sick of，tiring，felt very small and cold可知答案。
52. D 段落大意题。主要考查读者的语篇概括能力和逻辑推断能力，由第一段可知作者忙于准备第一次演出。
53. A 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句话It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk. 可看出。
54. C 细节理解题。由第五段第二句When a voice called from the inside,“Alisa Camacho ”I thought I was dreaming. 可知答案。
55. B 推理判断题。通过最后一段可以看出作者通过钱包的失而复得感受到了城市生活的温暖。同时深化主题，互相帮助让城市生活更美好。
书面表达
One possible version:
Dear Jack,
Thanks for your e-mail. I’m glad to tell you something about Chinese Spring Festival.
As you know, the Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, just like Christmas in the west. It falls on the last day of the lunar year and lasts until the Lantern Festival.
Before the festival comes, people clean and decorate their houses to welcome the New Year. On New Year’s Eve people usually get together to watch the annual Spring Festival Gala on TV while eating delicious food. During the festival people go from house to house to pay a New Year visit to their relatives and friends.
As a child, I like the Spring Festival very much because I can set off firecrackers and get pocket money from my parents and relatives as well.
How do you like the Spring Festival I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
单元练测卷（二）
（时间：100分钟 满分：120分）
Ⅰ. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. In those days, the old woman ________ sit at the door for hours, waiting for her son to return from abroad.
A. could B. should
C. might D. would
2. —Why didn’t you come to the park to have sports yesterday afternoon
—I ________, but my boss asked me to repair his computer.
A. had intended to B. would want
C. would mean to D. was going
3. The naughty boy, who starved ________ a CD, said seriously to his father that he would starve ________ death rather than give up his demand.
A. for; to B. for; till
C. about; until D. after; to
4. Mary as well as her parents ________ the USA last year for further study.
A. set for B. set off for
C. set off to D. set off
5. The three sisters decided to hold a family party to ________ their parents’ silver wedding.
A. celebrate B. memorize
C. congratulate D. welcome
6. The boy is looking forward to ________ a birthday gift.
A. give B. be given
C. gave D. being given
7. They collected enough money to build a monument ________ him.
A. in memory of B. in memory with
C. memorize D. memorized
8. I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to hurt you. Can you ________ me
A. gain B. satisfy
C. apologize D. forgive
9. It’s unfair! You sit there, listening to me, ________ I stand here, teaching you.
A. as B. when
C. while D. since
10. The driver shall be fined if he drives without the ________.
A. permission B. permit
C. allowance D. allow
11. The old man was fooled ________ some money to the thief.
A. to give B. of giving
C. into giving D. to giving
12. Please ________ your sister to bring the ticket for the concert.
A. remind B. remember
C. warn D. let
13. He is an honest man; he always ________.
A. breaks his word B. keeps his word
C. eats his words D. keeps his words
14. I had been waiting for you in the freezing wind for 3 hours, but you didn’t ________.
A. turn in B. turn to
C. turn down D. turn up
15. When we got to the top of the mountain, we were nearly ________.
A. taken a deep breath B. lost our breath
C. caught our breath D. out of breath
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
I just read a beautiful story. It is about a little girl, a __16__ and a company. 10-year-old Colby Curtin of Huntington Beach, California, had been __17__ a rare form of cancer for three years. This month, it became __18__ that Colby would probably __19__ soon. The one thing she wanted to do __20__ she died was to see the movie Up. She’d been __21__ by the previews（预告片）.
But her health was so __22__, Colby could not be taken to the __23__, and Up is only playing in theaters. By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn’t make it much __24__. A family friend began desperately __25__ numbers at random at Pixar, a famous film company. She finally __26__ someone and told them Colby’s __27__. After a discussion, Pixar __28__ to help.
Colby’s mother asked her, “Do you think you can hold on ”“I’m __29__ to die, but I’m going to __30__ the movie,”the girl replied.
On June 10, Pixar __31__ an employee to the Curtin home and showed the film on DVD, possibly the only DVD—copy of the movie that __32__.
Here’s what her mom said, “When I __33__ it, I had really no idea about the content of the theme of the movie. I just know that word‘__34__’and all of the balloons and I swear（发誓）to you, for me it __35__ that Colby was going to go up. Up to heaven.”
Colby died seven hours after watching the movie.
16. A. boy B. lover
C. play D. movie
17. A. researching into B. talking about
C. watching over D. living with
18. A. clear B. uncertain
C. sorry D. happy
19. A. recover B. return
C. die D. come
20. A. until B. when
C. after D. before
21. A. attracted B. frightened
C. saved D. surprised
22. A. good B. poor
C. serious D. strong
23. A. street B. theater
C. hospital D. school
24. A. smaller B. bigger
C. longer D. shorter
25. A. calling B. sending
C. dialing D. taking
26. A. got familiar with B. caught up with
C. met with D. got through to
27. A. wish B. will
C. demand D. order
28. A. refused B. hoped
C. agreed D. stopped
29. A. scared B. ready
C. afraid D. sad
30. A. dream of B. wait for
C. miss D. hate
31. A. interviewed B. helped
C. fired D. flew
32. A. matters B. counts
C. disappears D. exists
33. A. watched B. listened
C. found D. heard
34. A. Down B. Up
C. Forward D. Backward
35. A. admitted B. pretended
C. meant D. discovered
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
My dad had just dropped me off after swim practice to shop for friends for Christmas gifts, but my brother David and his classmates had a more noble reason for shopping. “Do you think Caitlin will like this ”one of the boys asked. It was a scarf. “Does she like pink ”
“Umm. . . I’m sure she’ll love it.”
“Brigit! Can you help them here ”my mom asked.
“Coming.”I reached the back of the store. Another one of the boys was standing in front of a shelf of jewelry boxes decorated with frogs.
“Does she like pink ”I asked.
“Yeah, it’s her favorite color.”
“Okay. Then picking something pink would be a good idea,”I encouraged.
“Nice.”David came over and dragged（拉）me toward a display of fashionable socks.
“Which of these would be best ”
“Well, she likes pink, right ”
“No, she hates it,”David said.
“I don’t know. Pretend you’re a girl, David.”
The boys had been shopping all morning and still weren’t done. They were spending all their money on Caitlin.
Just nine days before Christmas, Caitlin’s house had burned to the ground. Now, two days after the fire, all the girls in Caitlin’s class were taking her shopping for clothes and shoes. The boys were shopping for things like earrings, scarves, socks, and hair ties.
After another hour, I had finished my shopping and had helped the boys pick out everything they wanted to get for Caitlin. When we passed a shoe store, the boys ran inside, having found the sneakers that Caitlin’s brother had held so dear. They all agreed to put＄25 toward them, and together, they were able to buy him a new pair.
I was so proud of my brother. He has a big heart. He selflessly gave up all his savings for a new skateboard he had been wanting for a friend who needed a Christmas present more than he hid. He had known the true spirit of Christmas.
36. By saying“a more noble reason”, the author probably means ________.
A. a secret one B. a strange one
C. a great one D. a common one
37. According to the passage, Brigit came to the shop to ________.
A. buy Christmas gifts for her friends
B. help David and his classmates choose gifts
C. buy something for swim practice
D. choose a pink scarf for her mother
38. Why did David and his classmates buy something for Caitlin
A. Because she was their best friend at school.
B. Because she lost everything in a fire before Christmas.
C. Because she had no money to buy Christmas gifts.
D. Because she sent them good Christmas presents.
39. What did David and his classmates buy for Caitlin’s brother
A. A new skateboard.
B. A pair of sports socks.
C. A pair of sneakers.
D. A box decorated with frogs.
B
Leroy Krittenbrink, 72, and his wife, Bernice, 66, were lucky to be rescued from swirling (打旋) brown floodwaters in Oklahoma. With heavy rains from Tropical Storm Erin striking the area, he and his wife decided to drive out to check on the farm they own outside their hometown of Kingfisher, Okla.
Suddenly a three-foot-deep wall of water hit them and carried the couple’s truck off the highway onto the flooded farmlands around them. They tried to move to the bed of the truck, but that was rapidly filled with water, too.
A fireman, Randy Poindexter, rescued them as the nation watched—including one of the couple’s three children, a daughter, in Utah.
Barbed wire(带刺铁丝网) fences below the surface of the floodwaters prevented rescue boats from being used. They also added to the urgency(紧迫性) of rescuing the Krittenbrinks. If they have been swept away in the water, they would likely have been caught in a fence and possibly dragged under.
Poindexter had never performed a helicopter (直升机) water rescue in his career as a fireman and fire chief, and didn’t have the equipment for water rescue on the Coast Guard rescue helicopter. Instead, he was on the landing skid (起落橇) of a four- passenger Oklahoma Highway Patrol traffic helicopter.
Poindexter climbed out of the helicopter and sat on one of its landing skids as the pilot expertly drove his helicopter and made it stay on the surface of the water. After several hard and breathtaking attempts, Poindexter managed to help them climb up on the skid and the helicopter carried them to safety.
40. The old couple went out in their truck to ________.
A. go to their daughter’s home
B. look over their farmland
C. get away from Tropical Storm Erin
D. move to their new house in Kingfisher, Okla
41. Rescue boats were not able to be used because ________.
A. the floodwaters were moving too rapidly
B. the rescuers were not good at using them
C. they couldn’t reach the couple in a short time
D. they might be caught by the fences under the water
42. The underlined word“They”in Paragraph 4 probably refers to ________.
A. the rescue boats B. the floodwaters
C. the rescue workers D. the barbed wire fences
43. Which of the following is TRUE about Randy Poindexter
A. He had once been a coast guard.
B. He was skilled in piloting the traffic helicopter.
C. It was his first water rescue in a helicopter.
D. It was hard for him to land the helicopter on the truck.
C
“Help! Help! Help!”a local person screamed over the phone, “I am being eaten alive by mosquitoes!”
Recent rainfalls have produced an early hit of blood-seeking mosquitoes. Once flooded, eggs laid during the drought along water banks hatch（孵化）quickly, flying off to seek hosts such as people, birds, and other animals.
The flood mosquitoes are big and aggressive. They chase you down, drill into your skin and take your blood, causing pain and itchiness（痒）．“I have lost a pint of blood to those suckers, ”a Spring Hill man said. “Mosquitoes are killing my kids,”a Ridge Manor woman shouted
local people are urged to protect themselves when going out, especially during the hours of dusk and dawn. Long-sleeved shirts, long pants, socks and hats will help keep mosquitoes off.
Mosquito Control has already received hundreds of service requests this month. When calling in, people need to provide their name, address, phone number and nature of the problem. Technicians will respond by investigating the problem, making proper treatment and reminding other people.
Mosquitoes grow in almost any kind or amount of water. Controlling mosquito larvae（幼虫）is vital to mosquito control. Larvae should be treated and killed before they “take to wing” and leave their water habitat. Field technicians check their areas searching for mosquitoes in lakes and ponds and they treat the water with a large quantity of larvicides（杀幼虫剂）.
It is important to understand that mosquito control is much more than sending a spray（喷洒）truck, airplane or helicopter to kill adult mosquitoes. Night-time spraying is actually the last defense after all the above steps have been done, but there are still mosquitoes present in the area.
44. The author writes the first paragraph in order to ________.
A. make the public take action at once
B. attract readers to read the following
C. show that people bothered by mosquitoes are helpless
D. criticize the government for doing nothing
45. When do the eggs hatch rapidly according to the passage
A. When the flood hits.
B. During the drought.
C. After the flood leaves.
D. When spring comes.
46. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Mosquitoes grow in almost all kinds of water.
B. Killing adult mosquitoes is the key step.
C. Larvae can’t be gotten rid of before they“take to wing”.
D. Mosquitoes are the most dangerous at night.
47. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage
A. Boring mosquitoes are in danger!
B. Poisonous mosquitoes are back again!
C. Mosquitoes—the quickly hatching insect
D. Mosquitoes—kids’ killer
D
One morning I spent nearly an hour watching a tiny ant cross my back terrace（台阶）carrying a huge feather（羽毛）. Several times it was faced with barriers in its path and after a pause it would walk around it.
At one point the ant had to cross a crack in the concrete（水泥）about 10 mm wide. After brief consideration the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked across it and picked up the feather on the other side then continued on its way.
I was shocked by the cleverness of this ant, the small creature. Here was a very little insect, lacking in size yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the two-legged humans of this planet, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant finally reached its end of journey—a flower bed at the end of the terrace and a small hole that was the entrance to its underground home. And it was here that the ant finally met its match. How could that large feather possibly fit down the small hole
Of course it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this trouble and exercising great wisdom, overcoming problems all along the way, just dropped the feather and went home.
The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a burden（负担）．
We worry about our family; we worry about money or the lack of it; we worry about work, about where we live, about all sorts of things. These are all burdens—the things we pick up along life’s path and draw them around the barriers and over the cracks that life will bring, only to find that in the end they are useless.
48. What did the author do one morning
A. He cleaned up his backyard.
B. He watched an ant carrying a feather home.
C. He planted flowers in his flower bed.
D. He swept away the ants in his backyard.
49. How did the ant cross the crack in the concrete
A. It jumped over the crack with the feather.
B. It flew over the crack using the feather.
C. It used the feather as a bridge.
D. It threw away the feather and walked alone.
50. What problem did the ant meet in the end
A. How to make the small hole become larger.
B. How to find the entrance to its underground home.
C. How to make a comfortable bed with the feather.
D. How to bring the feather into its hole.
51. What lesson can we learn from the passage
A. Some things we carry in life are only burdens.
B. Learn to give up something in life.
C. Nothing is impossible if you make efforts.
D. Too many loads can lead to failure in the end.
E
A foreign object in the ear can cause pain and hearing loss. Usually you know if an object is stuck in your ear, but small children may not be aware of it.
If an object becomes stuck in the ear, follow these steps:
Don’t probe（探查）the ear with a tool. Don’t attempt to remove the foreign object by probing with a matchstick or any other tool. To do so is to risk pushing the object farther into the ear and damaging the fragile structures of the middle ear.
Remove the object if possible. If the object is clearly visible and can be grasped easily with tweezers（镊子）, gently remove it.
Try using gravity. Turn the head to one side to try to let the object go out.
Try using oil for an insect. If the foreign object is an insect, tilt（使倾斜）the person’s head so that the ear with the offending insect is upward. Try to float the insect out by pouring mineral oil, olive oil or baby oil into the ear. The oil should be warm but not hot. As you pour the oil, you can ease the entry of the oil by straightening the ear canal（耳道）. Pull the earlobe
（耳垂）gently backward and upward for an adult, backward and downward for a child. The insect dies as a result of not being able to breathe and may float out in the oil bath.
Don’t use oil to remove any object other than an insect. Do not use this method if there is any suspicion of pain or bleeding from the ear.
If these methods fail or the person continues to experience pain in the ear or reduced hearing, seek medical assistance.
52. The author advises not to remove an object with a matchstick because ________.
A. the object may enter the ear farther
B. the object may be an insect
C. there may be some oil in the ear
D. the object is usually invisible
53. While using oil to remove an insect, ________.
A. the insect may die because of the strong smell of the oil
B. we should pull the earlobes of both children and adults in the same way
C. to make the ear canal straight helps a lot
D. the ear with the insect should be downward
54. If the object in the ear can be seen, ________.
A. it is sure to damage the middle ear
B. we must seek medical assistance at once
C. we can use warm oil to remove it
D. we can use a special tool to pull it out
55. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. How an object in the ear causes hearing loss.
B. How to give first aid.
C. How to remove a foreign object from the ear.
D. Measures can be taken to stop a foreign object from entering the ear.
Ⅳ. 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Dear Tom,
I want to introduce a famous star calling Zhang Yishan. 56. ________
He is a lovely boy, which plays the role of Liu Xing
57. ________
in Home with Kids. He play very well in the play and
58. ________
has become famous. Now he is a high school student.
59. ________
When Zhang was asked about her feeling after becoming
60. ________
famous, he says his life was full of happiness and trouble. 61. ________
He is busy doing his homework as a student. Where
62. ________
he goes, people around him watch or look him, which
63. ________
makes him is uneasy. Zhang feels lucky to play a role in 64. ________
the TV series. He is working hard for his dream. I wish
65. ________
you will love him just as I do.
Ⅴ. 书面表达（满分25分）
请根据下面的信息，比较伦敦与北京的异同。
伦敦 北京
汽车靠左行 汽车靠右行
很多人乘小汽车或地铁上班 多数人骑自行车上班
阴天多 晴天多
一星期工作五天 一星期工作五天
懂汉语的人少 懂英语的人多
学生学习放松 学生学习勤奋
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答案与解析
1. D 此处would表示“过去常常”。
2. A 本题考查intend的用法。intend常用于过去时态或过去完成时态，表示“本来打算做……”，相当于（had） meant to或was going to。would want不符合此处语境。
3. A starve for渴望……；starve to death饿死。
4. B set off for动身到……；for表方向。
5. A memorize意为“记住（某物）”；congratulate意为“祝贺”，常用于congratulate sb. on sth．结构；welcome意为“欢迎”，均不符合题意。celebrate意为“庆祝”，符合题意。
6. D look forward to中的to是介词，接名词或动词的-ing形式，根据题意可知此处的v. -ing应用被动形式。
7. A in memory of sb．意为“为了纪念某人”。
8. D 本题考查动词词义辨析。gain获得；satisfy满足；apologize道歉；forgive宽恕。由句意可知D项正确。
9. C 句意：不公平！你坐在那里听我讲，而我站在这里教你。句子的前后两部分为对比关系，而四个选项中只有while表示对比，意为“然而，却”，故选C项。
10. B permit此处表示“驾照”，而permission指有批准权的人的口头“允许，许可”（不可数名词）；allowance表示“津贴，补助”；allow为动词，表示“允许”。
11. C fool sb. into doing sth．意为“骗某人做某事”。
12. A 由句意“请提醒你姐姐带着音乐会的票”可知，remind符合句意，故选A项。
13. B 句意：他是个诚实的人，他一直很守信。keep one’s word意为“守信用”，符合题意。break one’s word意为“失信”；eat one’s words意为“承认自己说错话”。
14. D 句意：我在冰冷的风中一直等了你3个小时，但你却没有来。turn in上交；turn to转向，求助于；turn down调低，拒绝；turn up出现，到场。由句意可知选D项。
15. D 句意：当我们到达山顶时，我们几乎喘不过气来。take a deep breath意为“深呼吸”；lose one’s breath虽意为“喘不过气来”，但在这里与题干中were搭配不合适，故不能选B项；catch one’s breath意为“恢复正常呼吸”；out of breath意为“气喘吁吁地”，与题干搭配恰当，故选D项。
【语篇导读】身患癌症的女孩将不久于人世，她离世之前唯一的愿望是看3D电影《飞屋环游记》，她最终能否如愿以偿？
16. D 从下文叙述的情节可知，这个感人的故事是围绕一个女孩、一部电影和一个电影公司展开的。
17. D 从下文所述可知，女孩的身体不好，将不久于人世，故此处指女孩患癌症有三年了。
18. A
19. C 句意：很明显（clear），女孩很快就会死去（die）。下文“By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn’t make it much __24__. ”一句中有提示。
20. D 句意：在她死之前（before）她想做的唯一一件事是看《飞屋环游记》这部电影。
21. A 因为女孩被电影预告片迷住（attracted）了。
22. B
23. B 女孩的身体状况非常糟糕（poor），所以不能被带到电影院（theater）。
24. C 句意：到6月9号时，很明显Colby能坚持的时间不长了。make it本意是“成功，把某事做成”，此处指Colby“能活着”这件事。
25. C 朋友拨了（dialing）Pixar电影公司的电话号码。
26. D 从上句可知，这个朋友打电话寻求帮助，故D项符合语境。get through to sb. 接通某人的电话。
27. A 告诉Pixar电影公司女孩的愿望（wish）。will遗愿；demand要求；order命令。
28. C 根据，下文可知，Pixar电影公司同意（agreed）帮忙。
29. B
30. B 句意：我随时准备（ready）离开人世，但是我会等待（wait for）那部电影的。由句中but一词可推知wait for符合语境。
31. D 电影公司空运一名职员去女孩家为她放映这部电影。fly在此意为“空运”。
32. D 句意：很可能这是这部电影现存的唯一DVD版。exist存在，存有。
33. A 当女孩的妈妈观看（watched）电影时，对电影的主题内容真的不知道。
34. B 从电影的片名和下文“Colby was going to go up. Up to heaven.”可推知选B项。
35. C 妈妈虽然对电影的内容不了解，但是她根据片名Up和电影中气球向上飞的画面，认为这意味着（meant）Colby将升入天堂。
【语篇导读】本文讲述了一些男孩子为一个遭受不幸的女同学购买圣诞礼物的故事。
36. C 短语理解题。根据下文所述的故事情节可知，作者的哥哥以及他的同学是为遭遇不幸的同学买圣诞礼物，由此可推知，a more noble reason是指“一个更伟大、崇高的理由”。
37. A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“My dad had just dropped me off after swim practice to shop for friends for Christmas gifts”可知，她是要给朋友购买圣诞礼物。
38. B 细节理解题。从倒数第三段中的“Just nine days before Christmas, Caitlin’s house had burned to the ground.”可知，她家失火，因而失去了一切东西，因此这些孩子们给她购买礼物，来帮助她。
39. C 细节理解题。结合倒数第二段中的“When we passed a shoe store, the boys ran inside, having found the sneakers that Caitlin’s brother had held so dear. ”可知选C项。
【语篇导读】年迈的Krittenbrink夫妇驾车出行察看农场，不料却被困在汹涌的洪水中，在全国观众的注视下，英勇的消防员们展开了紧急救援。
40. B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“he and his wife decided to drive out to check on the farm they own outside their hometown of Kingfisher, Okla.”可知，事发时Krittenbrink夫妇正驾车去察看他们的农场。
41. D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Barbed wire（带刺铁丝网）fences below the surface of the floodwaters prevented rescue boats from being used.”可知，不能使用救生船是因为洪水下有带刺铁丝网围栏。
42. D 代词指代题。根据本句“它们增加了救援Krittenbrink夫妇的紧迫性”（一旦被冲走，Krittenbrink夫妇可能会被带刺铁丝网围栏缠住而被拖往水底）。再联系上文，可推知此处的they指的就是带刺铁丝网围栏（barbed wire fences）。
43. C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Poindexter had never performed a helicopter（直升机）water rescue in his career as a fireman and fire chief…”可推知，这是Poindexter第一次乘直升机执行水上救援任务。
【语篇导读】炎热、多雨和潮湿的夏天是蚊子大量繁殖的季节。一场洪水过后，吸血毒蚊子大量孳生，影响了当地居民的正常生活。
44. B 推理判断题。分析全文可知，作者写第一段的目的是吸引读者阅读下文。
45. C 细节理解题。从第二段中的“Once flooded, eggs laid during the drought along water banks hatch（孵化）quickly, flying off to...”可知，水灾发生之后，干旱时产下的蚊卵迅速孵化。
46. A 细节理解题。从倒数第二段中的“Mosquitoes grow in almost any kind or amount of water.”可知A项正确。消灭蚊子幼虫是控制蚊子的关健；蚊子幼虫在会飞之前应该被消灭；蚊子在黎明和黄昏时攻击性最强，也最危险。故B、C、D三项的说法均与原文有出入。
47. B 标题归纳题。文章以一个当地人的惊呼“Help! Help! Help!”开头，介绍了由于最近几场雨引起的洪灾造成大量吸血毒蚊子的孳生，叮咬孩子、大人这一情况，并介绍了控制蚊子的办法。故B项作标题符合文章主旨。
【语篇导读】一只蚂蚁千辛万苦地背着一根羽毛回家，却发现无法把它带进洞中，其实人有时候又何尝不是如此？
48. B 细节理解题。由第一段中的“One morning I spent nearly an hour watching a tiny ant cross my back terrace（台阶）carrying a huge feather（羽毛）. ”可知，作者花了将近一小时的时间观察一只小小的蚂蚁背着一根硕大的羽毛回家。
49. C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked across it and picked up the feather”可知，这只蚂蚁把羽毛当作桥，走过了裂缝。
50. D 细节理解题。结合第四段中的“How could that large feather possibly fit down the small hole ”可知，蚂蚁不知道如何把羽毛带进洞里去。
51. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，生活中我们也像那只蚂蚁一样，有时候要背负一些没有用的东西，徒劳地增加自己的负担。
【语篇导读】有异物进入耳朵该怎么办呢？盲目行事可能会适得其反，伤害耳朵，我们一起来学点急救知识吧。
52. A 细节理解题。由第三段中的“Don’t attempt to remove the foreign object by probing with a matchstick or any other tool. To do so is to risk pushing the object farther into the ear…”可知应选A项。
53. C 细节理解题。由第六段中的“As you pour the oil, you can ease the entry of the oil by straightening the ear canal（耳道）.”可知应选C项。
54. D 细节理解题。由第四段中的“If the object is clearly visible and can be grasped easily with tweezers（镊子）, gently remove it.”可知应选D项。
55. C 主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是耳朵里有异物时应该采取的急救措施。A项只提到了文章中的一个小点；B项没有具体说明是有关耳朵的急救知识；D项与文章内容不一致。
56. calling→called a famous star与call之间存在被动关系，应用过去分词作定语。
57. which→who 先行词是boy，因此定语从句的引导词不用which，应用who。
58. play→plays 主语是第三人称单数he，其谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。
59. √
60. her→his 由上下文可知张一山是个男孩，因此用his。
61. says→said 由上文的was asked以及下文的was full of可知此处应用动词的过去式。
62. Where→Wherever 此处wherever引导让步状语从句，where不能引导让步状语从句。
63. look后面加at 表示“看某人”应用look at sb.。
64. 去掉is make后可直接用形容词作宾语补足语。
65. wish→hope wish接宾语从句时，从句应用虚拟语气，而hope则不用。由从句谓语will love可知，应用hope。
书面表达
One possible version:
Here in London cars are driven on the left side of the road, but in our country, China, on the right side. Many people in London go to work by car or by underground, while most people in Beijing go to work by bike. The weather in Beijing is better than that of London. The weather in Beijing is fine for long periods, but London has so many cloudy days. Workers here work five days a week just as in Beijing. Students here don’t make full use of their time and very few people know Chinese. Students in Beijing work hard at their lessons and many people can speak English.
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