Unit 3 Electricity 单元拓展阅读训练（含解析）
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Unit 3 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年 牛津上海版（试用本） 英语八年级下册
一、阅读理解
April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play jokes on others. If one succeeds in joking with somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been joked with usual laughs, too.
One April 1st, a country bus was going on a countryside road. The road was so small and not so straight that the driver had great trouble in driving along. When the bus slowed down and stopped, he quickly turned his key again and again, looking very worried, but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with an unhappy look on his face and said, “This poor bus is getting old and it isn’t going as well as it used to. There is one thing to do if we want to get home before dark. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’, I want you all to lean forward(前倾) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”
The passengers all followed the drivers’ words. They leaned back all at once and waited quietly for the drivers number counting. Then the driver turned to his front and asked whether they were ready. The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer “yes”.
“One! Two! Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all leaned forward suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.
The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with joy. But their smiles turned to surprise and then big laughter when the driver cried, “ April Fools”.
1．On one April Fool’s Day, a driver was driving on a ________.
A．crowded street B．countryside road C．wide city road D．straight highway
2．The driver turned his key again and again, looking very worried, in order to ________.
A．start the bus again so that the passengers could get back home to before dark
B．show to the passengers how difficult it was for him to drive on such a bad road
C．tell the passengers that the bus was getting old but could still run well enough
D．make the passengers believe that there was something wrong with the bus
3．The underlined sentence “The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer ‘yes’ ” in the third paragraph means “________”.
A．The passengers weren’t happy enough to lean back, so they wouldn’t answer ‘yes’
B．The passengers leaned back so hard that they felt it hard to breathe and answer ‘yes’
C．There wasn’t enough air on the bus for the passengers to breathe and answer ‘yes’
D．The passengers weren’t pleased with the driver and answered unhappily ‘yes’
4．Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage
A．The bus was too old for the driver to start.
B．The bus can’t carry so many passengers, so it stopped working.
C．Some of the passengers didn’t follow the driver’s words.
D．When the driver cried “April Fools”, the passengers were first surprised and then laughed.
5．From the story, we know ________.
A．April Fool’s Day is a day when people can joke with others and make them laugh
B．people in some countries are happy enough to be call “April Fools” on April 1st
C．on April 1st, people like to drive their old buses on a small country road to have fun
D．people in some countries often lean back and then forward to start their old buses
Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about. He had done his homework, paid attention to lectures, and taken note,but nothing was familiar. “Everyone is so much cleverer than I am,” he thought. It was a strange feeling, as he was always a good student in high school.
He felt even more puzzled a few days later. He got lost on his way to his favourite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking. He asked, “What’s for dinner, Mom ” after he had just eaten. Poor Andrew, he was only 15!
His parents were worried and took Andrew to see a doctor. A brain scan(扫描）made it clear: Andrew had a malignant brain tumor(恶性脑肿瘤）. It was pressing on the part of the brain that made new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!
Doctors removed the tumor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor. He was told he would probably never go back to school. Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.
“Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school, ”Andrew said, “I wanted to get my memory back.”
Andrew began by auditing(旁听) an English class at a nearby school. In class, he took notes carefully and read his notes several times a day, then typed them again and again. He studied twelve hours a day, seven days a week. He worked ten times harder than other students. In 2007, at age 29, he graduated from a local university. Six months later, Andrew found a job.
6．At first, Andrew Engel felt puzzled________.
A．at home B．in class C．in a hospital D．in his favourite cinema
7．Andrew’s strange behavior(行为) including all the following except________.
A．having no idea what the other students were talking about
B．getting lost on his way to his favourite cinema
C．having trouble finding the right words when speaking
D．not knowing who he was
8．The underlined word “scared” in the third paragraph means “________”.
A．very frightened B．very excited
C．very surprised D．very happy
9．The tumor in Andrew’s brain________.
A．didn’t damage his memory B．didn’t have to be removed
C．caused his forgetfulness D．is still in his brain
10．Andrew studied very hard at the nearby school because________.
A．he wanted to realize his dream
B．he liked to stay with other students
C．he wanted to forget his illness
D．his parents wanted him to do so
11．Which of the following is the best title of the article
A．A man with an amazing brain
B．An unusual story of memory lost and found
C．How to improve your memory
D．Never lose your memory
Burl Ives was born in June, 1909 in Illinois, the USA．He began learning songs when he was very young. He loved making music and wanted other people to get pleasure from the music he made.
As a young man, Burl wanted to teach history. So, he began attending Eastern Illinois Teachers’ College in 1927. But he was not a very good student. The president of his college told him he would never be a very good teacher. Then, he took his guitar and began travelling around the United States.
Burl Ives went to New York City in the early nineteen-thirties. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study. He also got jobs in New York. He sang in small eating and drinking places. He sang the songs he had learned. In 1938 he began performing in theatres. He also sang on the radio. He began recording the folk songs he had learned. His songs like Big Rock Candy Mountain could be heard on the Burl Ives program each week. The radio program was first broadcast in 1940. His song It’s Just My Funny Way of Laughing earned him a Grammy Award. He also did lots of movie work. Burl Ives won an Oscar in 1958 for the movie The Big Country.
Burl Ives also recorded many songs for children. His most famous songs are two Christmas songs, Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer and Frosty the Snowman. These songs were used in cartoon movies first shown on American television in the nineteen-fifties and sixties. Burl Ives provided the voice of some of the animals and people. He also sang most of the songs.
Burl Ives was a large, friendly man who loved to make people happy with his acting and especially with his music. Burl died of cancer (癌) on April 14, 1995.
12．Burly Ives wanted to be a(n) ________ when he was young.
A．artist B．movie star C．history teacher D．famous singer
13．Burly Ives traveled around America with his guitar after he was told ________.
A．he was a good student B．he would never be a good teacher
C． he would be a famous singer D．he was a top traveler
14．In the early nineteen-thirties, Burly ________ in New York City.
A．taught history B．went to school of music and got jobs
C．attended a teacher’s college D．recorded songs for children
15．In 1958 Burly Ives won an Oscar for the movie ________.
A．It’s Just My Funny Way of Laughing B．Big Rock Candy Mountain
C．The Big Country D．Frosty the Snowman
16．From the passage we learn that ________.
A．Burly only wrote songs for children
B．Burly once provided the voice for cartoon movies
C．Burly was the director of many cartoon movies
D．Burly seldom did movie work
17．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．the American actor and singer Burly Ives B．how to be a history teacher
C．Burly Ives’ hard life in 1938 D．a successful young man
二、完形填空
Choose the words to complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词，完成短文）
Mr Huge was born in a small village. His father had a 18 in a town nearby. But the shopkeeper didn’t think it was useful for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get more money. A few years later, they got much money there and then 19 to London. Now Mr Huge’s father is very old and he has to do it instead 20 his father. As he has little knowledge, he’s often laughed at in public and sometimes he gets into trouble. So he bought a lot of books and put them in his room 21 the visitors can see them as soon as they go in. He often goes to the parties and carefully listens to what the learned men say. He hopes to make friends with them.
One day, Mr Huge knew that it was a 22 man’s birthday. He went there with his wife. He gave the man some expensive presents. After dinner they began to talk about the literary work (文学作品). He could hardly answer any questions. The famous man had to ask him the easiest one, “What was Shakespeare (莎士比亚) ”
“It was a kind of drinks,” answered Mr Huge. “But people do not like it now.”
The man smiled and soon he stopped 23 . On their way home, his wife said, “You made a mistake just now. Shakespeare is a kind of 24 food, like hamburgers!”
18．A．shop B．cinema C．park D．factory
19．A．got B．moved C．went D．ran
20．A．with B．of C．for D．from
21．A．since B．only if C．so that D．when
22．A．kind B．foreign C．strange D．famous
23．A．talking B．answering C．smiling D．thinking
24．A．thin B．thick C．delicious D．large
三、任务型阅读
Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题)
Dad used to smoke heavily, about one pack a day. Mom and I didn’t like the smoke in the room, or even the smell about him. Mom looked worried when she heard Dad cough frequently. We tried all kinds of ways to help him stop smoking. But nothing could make him stop. So we had to do something special.
One day, I was caught smoking at school. “How dare you!” Dad shouted at me. “Well, I used to hate smoking. But since I love you, I wanted to understand you better. So I tried your cigarette once or twice, and I have come to like the smell. Now I’m used to it. It makes me feel cool.” Dad was speechless. After a whole minute, he said, “But you are still a student and a girl…”
“Look here in the newspaper. It says 20% of students in our city has smoked cigarettes, and 15% of the teachers in high schools smoke.’ Why not let me have a try ”
“Smoking is bad for your health.” Dad said. “It will also harm your mental development.”
“Yeah, I know. But according to the newspaper, 10% of cases (病例) of lung cancer is caused by second-hand smoke.” I said.
Now I have stopped smoking (Of course, I never really enjoyed it). Dad didn’t make me stop. He simply threw away his cigarettes and doesn’t smoke any more.
25．What habit did the girl’s father use to have
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26．What did the girl and her mom try to do
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27．What happened to the girl
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28．Find in the passage the harm that smoking does.
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29．Why did Dad throw away his cigarettes
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30．How do you like the girl in the story
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Read the passage and answer the questions. (阅读短文，回答问题)
Every year on my birthday, from the time 1 turned 12, a white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card ever came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to find out the senders name and was just pleased with the beautiful white flower, in soft pink paper.
I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, though. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these daydreams. She’d ask me if I had been especially kind to someone. Perhaps it was one of my classmates. Perhaps it was the old man. He lived across the street. I’d delivered his mail during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met.
One month before my high school graduation, my father died. I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care whether I had a new dress or not. My mother, in her own sadness, however, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved. In fact, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia: lovely, strong and perfect, with perhaps a bit of mystery (神秘).
I got married at the age of 22. My mother died ten years after I was married. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
31．Did the writer know the sender s name when she received a white gardenia for the first time
32．Why did the writer think the old man might be the sender of the gardenia
33．What did the writers mother do when she spent time daydreaming about the sender
34．Why did the writer feel sad before her high school graduation
35．Who was the real giver of the white gardenia according to the passage
36．How do you like the writer’s mother
Have you seen the Hollywood movie Sherlock Holmes Holmes is a character created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His books were so popular that Holmes soon became “the most famous detective in the world”. What do you need to be a good detective The movie Sherlock Holmes will show you.
In this movie, this great detective faces a dangerous man, Lord Blackwood. Together with his best friend Dr. Watson, Holmes stops Blackwood’s plan to control the world with black “magic”.
Most of us are not as intelligent as Holmes. But we can also work out mysteries on our own. All we have to do is to follow some simple rules.
Rule No. 1 ： Justice (正义）is the most important
No matter how smart he or she is, the most important quality for a detective is being good. In the movie, Lord Blackwood and Sherlock Holmes are both very intelligent. The difference is that Lord Blackwood is a bad man and he does bad things. Holmes can beat him on the side of justice.
Rule No. 2 ： Have sharp eyes
Every bad man tries to cover up what he did. But not all things can be covered up easily. A good detective can discover clues hidden at crime scenes with sharp eyes. For example, Holmes can simply look at a man’s footprints and quickly find out his personal information like age and habits.
Rule No.3 ： A good assistant is a great help.
Even though Holmes has knowledge about many subjects, such as chemistry, botany(植物学）and anatomy, he still needs Dr. Watson’s help to fight with him. We should also have someone to help you, especially if you don’t know as much as Holmes.
Rule No. 4 ： Logic(逻辑）is the key.
A good detective never jumps to conclusions. When all the necessary clues are put together, you’d better think carefully. If you can’t work it out, don’t be afraid. Just take a deep breath and concentrate on thinking. Logic can help you discover missing clues.
37．Who created Sherlock Holmes “the most famous detective in the world ”？
38．What’s Lord Blackwood’s plan in the movie
39．Being intelligent is the most important quality for a detective, isn’t it
40．How can Holmes find out a man’s personal information like age and habits
41．Does a good detective need much knowledge or a good assistant
42．What do you think a good detective needs
四、短文填空
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
Electricity has always been around although it’s invisible! Scientists have worked with electricity for thousands of years. We’ve all heard of the famous ones such a 43 Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, but many other important inventors have been buried (埋葬) in history.
Back in ancient Greece, scientists began to study electricity. Over 2,000 years l 44 in 1600, English scientist William Gilbert first used the word “electric” in a report.
In 1786, an Italian professor found that when he touched a dead frog’s leg with a knife, the leg started to shake! In 1792, a 45 Italian scientist, Alessandro Volta, gave the correct e 46 : the two different metals—the steel knife and the tin (锡) plate where the frog was lying—made the leg shake. Volta also invented the first battery.
In the late 19th century, British scientist Joseph Swan and American inventor Thomas Edison set up a company to p 47 the first electric lamp. Before that, Edison invented a generator (发电机) and used it to provide e 48 to light his lab. Later he lighted the first New York street with electric lamps in September 1882!
When Edison’s generator was c 49 to James Watt’s steam engine (蒸汽机), it became possible to produce a lot of electricity at last!
五、选词填空
将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次。
A．change; B．planes; C． form; D．surprised; E. is connected to; F. use; G. when
Energy makes the world go round. Energy lights our cities. Energy powers our vehicles (交通工具), trains, 50 and rockets. Energy warms our homes, cooks our food, plays our music, gives us pictures on television. Energy powers machines in factories and tractors on a farm. Without it, we’d be without key forms of technology and transportation.
Energy from the sun gives us light during the day. It dries our clothes 51 they’re hanging outside on a clothes line. It helps plants grow.
Everything we do 52 energy in one form or another.
When we eat, our bodies change the energy stored in the food into energy to do work. When we run or walk, we “burn” food energy in our bodies. When we think or read or write, we are also doing work. Many times it’s really hard work!
Cars, planes, light bulbs, boats and machines also 53 energy into work. Work means moving something, lifting something, warming something, lighting something. All these are a few of the various types of work.
Electricity is a 54 of energy used in our lives every day. Here’s something you can do to see the importance of electricity. Take a walk through your school, house or apartment and write down all the different appliances and machines that use electricity. You’ll be 55 at how many things we use each and every day that depend on electricity.
六、补全对话
A: Mom, could I invite my good friends to my birthday party on Sunday
B: Of course! I’m glad that you can have a party together.
A: Yeah, um… 56
B: What for
A: I want to buy some drinks and dessert (点心) for the party.
B: 57 I can help buy what you need.
A: Oh, good. Thank you. Mom.
B: You’re welcome. Oh, you should clean your room now.
A: 58
B: I think you need to clean it again for your party.
A: Yes, you’re right, Mom. 59
B: Not really. Half an hour is enough.
A: 60
B: That’s right. After you finish your homework, we can work together to have a clean and tidy room.
A: OK, thank you, Mom.
A．Mom, I cleaned it last week.
B．I don’t want to see this mess.
C．But it will take long to clean it.
D．Could you give me some money
E．Well. I am going shopping tomorrow.
F．Could you please help me clean my room
G．But I think I should finish my homework first.
参考答案：
1．B 2．D 3．B 4．D 5．A
【导语】本文讲述了愚人节那天一位公交车司机与乘客开的一个玩笑。
1．细节理解题。根据“One April 1st, a country bus was going on a countryside road.”可知，一辆乡村公共汽车行驶在乡间小路上，故选B。
2．推理判断题。根据“When the bus slowed down and stopped, he quickly turned his key again and again, looking very worried, but nothing happened.”可知，司机一遍又一遍地转动钥匙，看起来很担心，是为了让乘客相信公共汽车出了问题，故选D。
3．句意猜测题。根据“Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”以及“The passengers all followed the drivers words. They leaned back all at once and waited quietly for the drivers number counting. Then the driver turned to his front and asked whether they were ready.”可知，划线句“乘客几乎喘不过气，回答‘好了 ”的意思是：乘客们靠得太靠后了，以至于他们感到呼吸困难，回答“好了”。故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据“But their smiles turned to surprise and then big laughter when the driver cried, ‘April Fools’.”可知，当司机大喊“愚人节”时，乘客们先是惊讶，然后大笑起来。故选D。
5．主旨大意题。根据“April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play jokes on others. If one succeeds in joking with somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been joked with usual laughs, too.”以及整个文章的理解可知，愚人节是一个人们可以和别人开玩笑并逗他们笑的日子，故选A。
6．B 7．D 8．A 9．C 10．A 11．B
【导语】本文主要介绍安德鲁在15岁的时候得了恶性脑肿瘤，但是他依然没有放弃学习，在29岁的时候，他大学毕业并在六个月之后成功找到一份工作，实现了自己的梦想。
6．细节理解题。根据“Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about.”可知，安德鲁一开始在班上感到很困惑。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据“He got lost on his way to his favourite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking.”及第一段“Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about.”可知安德鲁的奇怪行为包括迷路；当说话的时候找不到正确的单词；在班上，但是听不懂同学说话。只有D选项没有提及。故选D。
8．词义猜测题。根据“ It was pressing on the part of the brain that made new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!”可知安德鲁得知自己得了恶性脑肿瘤。它压住了自己的大脑，不能制造新的记忆，他应该被尽快手术。面对这样一种情况，他应该是害怕的。故选A。
9．细节理解题。根据“It was pressing on the part of the brain that made new memory.”及“Doctors removed the tumor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor.”可知肿瘤压住了他大脑中制造新的记忆力的部分。医生移除了肿瘤，但是他的记忆力仍然很差，可推知他健忘是因为肿瘤引起的。故选C。
10．细节理解题。根据“‘Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school, ’ Andrew said, ‘I wanted to get my memory back.’”及“Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.”可知安德鲁非常想要上大学，想要实现他的梦想。故在附近学校旁听。故选A。
11．最佳标题题。本文主要讲患病的安德鲁因患肿瘤而失去记忆，但他不放弃自己的梦想，依然坚持学习，最终实现了自己上大学的梦想，寻回了记忆的故事。“一个不寻常的记忆失而复得的故事”符合主旨。故选B。
12．C 13．B 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了美国著名演员及歌手Burl Ives一生的经历和成就。
12．细节理解题。根据“As a young man, Burl wanted to teach history.”可知，年轻时，Burly Ives想成为一名历史老师。故选C。
13．细节理解题。根据“The president of his college told him he would never be a very good teacher. Then, he took his guitar and began travelling around the United States.”可知，当被告知自己永远不会成为一名好老师后，Burly Ives带着吉他开始周游美国。故选B。
14．细节理解题。根据“Burl Ives went to New York City in the early nineteen-thirties. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study. He also got jobs in New York.”可知，在20世纪30年代，Burl Ives在纽约上了音乐学校，并获得了工作。故选B。
15．细节理解题。根据“Burl Ives won an Oscar in 1958 for the movie The Big Country.”可知，1958年，Burl Ives凭借电影《锦绣大地》获得奥斯卡奖。故选C。
16．细节理解题。根据“Burl Ives provided the voice of some of the animals and people.”可知，Burl曾为卡通电影配音。故选B。
17．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了美国著名演员及歌手Burl Ives一生的经历和成就。故选A。
18．A 19．B 20．B 21．C 22．D 23．A 24．C
【导语】本文主要讲了一个从小不学知识的人虽然赚到了很多钱，但因为没有文化而出尽洋相。
18．句意： 他的父亲在附近的镇上有一个商店。
shop商店；cinema电影院；park公园；factory工厂。根据下文“the shopkeeper”可知，此处是表达有一个商店。故选A。
19．句意：几年后，他们在那里赚了很多钱，然后搬到了伦敦。
got得到；moved搬到；went去；ran跑。根据“and then...to London”可知，此处表达是搬到伦敦。故选B。
20．句意：现在，Huge的父亲已经很老了，他不得不代替父亲做这件事。
with和；of……的；for为了；from从。instead of“代替”，固定搭配。故选B。
21．句意：所以他买了很多书放在房间里，这样访客一进去就能看到。
since自从；only if只有；so that以便；when当。根据“put them in his room...the visitors can see them as soon as they go in”可知，此处表达是为了让访客看到书，用so that引导目的状语从句。故选C。
22．句意：有一天，Huge先生知道这是一个名人的生日。
kind善良的；foreign外国的；strange奇怪的；famous著名的。根据下文“After dinner they began to talk about the literary work (文学作品).”可知，上文提到的是著名的人。故选D。
23．句意：那人笑了笑，很快就不说话了。
talking说话；answering回答；smiling笑；thinking思考。根据“The man smiled and soon he stopped...”可知，此处表达不说话了。故选A。
24．句意：莎士比亚是一种美味的食物，就像汉堡包！
thin薄的；thick厚的；delicious美味的；large大的。根据“...food, like hamburgers”可知，此处表达像汉堡包一样美味的食物。故选C。
25．Her father used to smoke heavily. 26．They tried to help him stop smoking. 27．She was caught smoking at school. 28．Smoking is bad for health and harm one’s mental development./10% of cases of lung cancer is caused by second-hand smoke. 29．Because he didn’t want his daughter to follow him. 30．She is a good daughter and she’s clever.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者用“特别的方法”帮助父亲戒烟的故事。
25．细节理解题。根据“Dad used to smoke heavily, about one pack a day.”，可知女孩的爸爸以前烟瘾很大，大约一天一包。故填Her father used to smoke heavily.
26．细节理解题。根据“We tried all kinds of ways to help him stop smoking.”（我们尝试了各种方法来帮助他戒烟。），可知女孩和她的妈妈一直在尝试帮助女孩的爸爸戒烟。故填They tried to help him stop smoking.
27．细节理解题。根据“One day, I was caught smoking at school.”，可知女孩在学校抽烟被抓住了。故填She was caught smoking at school.
28．细节理解题。根据“ ‘Smoking is bad for your health.’ Dad said. ‘It will also harm your mental development.’ ”，可知吸烟有害健康，还会损害智力发育；根据“But according to the newspaper, 10% of cases (病例) of lung cancer is caused by second-hand smoke.”，可知10%的肺癌病例是由二手烟引起的。故填Smoking is bad for health and harm one’s mental development./10% of cases of lung cancer is caused by second-hand smoke.
29．推理判断题。根据文中女孩在校吸烟被捉住后父亲的反应和他们之间的对话，可知父亲不希望孩子学着他抽烟，所以他扔掉了香烟。故填Because he didn’t want his daughter to follow him.
30．推理判断题。通读全文，女孩用“特别的方法”帮助父亲戒掉了香烟，由此可知她是一个聪明的好女儿。故填She is a good daughter and she’s clever.
31．No, she didn’t. 32．Because she had delivered his mail during the winter. 33．She encouraged the daydreams. 34．Because her father died. 35．The writer’s mother. 36．She loved her children./She wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia: lovely, strong and perfect, with perhaps a bit of mystery.
【导语】本文介绍了妈妈通过匿名给女儿在每年过生日时都送来鲜花一事，让女儿感觉到被人关爱的幸福，即使爸爸离开了她们，妈妈仍然希望孩子们幸福，结局揭示了本文的中心。
31．根据“No card ever came with it.”可知，当作者第一次收到一朵白色的栀子时，她不知道发件人的名字。故填No, she didn’t.
32．根据“Perhaps it was the old man. He lived across the street. I’d delivered his mail during the winter.”可知，作者认为老人可能是栀子花的寄件人是因为她在冬天送过他的邮件。故填Because she had delivered his mail during the winter.
33．根据“Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these daydreams.”可知，我母亲鼓励做白日梦。故填She encouraged the daydreams.
34．根据“One month before my high school graduation, my father died.”可知，这位作者在高中毕业前感到悲伤是因为她的父亲去世了。故填Because her father died.
35．根据“My mother died ten years after I was married. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.”可知，栀子花的真正赠送者是作者的母亲。故填The writer’s mother.
36．根据“She wanted her children to feel loved. In fact, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia: lovely, strong and perfect, with perhaps a bit of mystery (神秘).”可知，她希望她的孩子们感受到被爱。事实上，我母亲希望她的孩子们看到自己像栀子一样：可爱、强壮、完美，也许还有点神秘。故填She loved her children./She wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia: lovely, strong and perfect, with perhaps a bit of mystery.
37．(A British writer)Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 38．His plan is to control the world with black “magic”. 39．No, it isn’t. 40．Simply looking at his footprints with sharp eyes. 41．Both. 42．Possible answer ：A good detective needs sharp eyes because he must discover clues hidden at crime scenes with them.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了电影《福尔摩斯探案》，在电影中福尔摩斯很快就成了“世界上最著名的侦探”。我们大多数人都不会像福尔摩斯一样聪明。但我们也可以解决我们自己的秘密。我们必须做的是要遵循一些简单的规则。
37．根据“Holmes is a character created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”可知，福尔摩斯是英国作家柯南·道尔爵士创作的一个人物。故填(A British writer)Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
38．根据“Together with his best friend Dr. Watson, Holmes stops Blackwood’s plan to control the world with black ‘magic’.”可知，布莱克伍德的计划为用黑色“魔法”控制世界。故填His plan is to control the world with black “magic”.
39．根据“No matter how smart he or she is, the most important quality for a detective is being good.”可知，对一个侦探来说，最重要的品质就是善良的而不是聪明。故填No, it isn’t.
40．根据“ For example, Holmes can simply look at a man’s footprints and quickly find out his personal information like age and habits.”可知，福尔摩斯只需看一个人的脚印，就能很快找到他的个人信息，比如年龄和习惯。故填Simply looking at his footprints with sharp eyes.
41．根据“A good detective never jumps to conclusions. When all the necessary clues are put together, you’d better think carefully. If you can’t work it out, don’t be afraid. Just take a deep breath and concentrate on thinking. Logic can help you discover missing clues.”以及“Even though Holmes has knowledge about many subjects, such as chemistry, botany(植物学）and anatomy, he still needs Dr. Watson’s help to fight with him. We should also have someone to help you, especially if you don’t know as much as Holmes.”可知，一名好的侦探既需要很多知识也需要一位好的助理。故填Both.
42．开放性问题，言之有理即可。故填A good detective needs sharp eyes because he must discover clues hidden at crime scenes with them.
43．(a)s 44．(l)ater 45．(a)nother 46．(e)xplanation 47．(p)roduce 48．(e)lectricity 49．(c)onnected
【导语】本文主要讲述了科学家研究电力已有数千年的历史。
43．句意：我们都听说过本杰明·富兰克林和托马斯·爱迪生等著名的发明家，但许多其他重要的发明家已经被历史所埋葬。根据“We’ve all heard of the famous ones such...Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison”可知，空处是举例子，such as“例如”，故填(a)s。
44．句意：2000多年后的1600年，英国科学家威廉·吉尔伯特在一份报告中首次使用了“电”一词。一段时间+later“多久之后”，故填(l)ater。
45．句意：1792年，另一位意大利科学家亚历山德罗·沃尔塔给出了正确的解释：两种不同的金属——钢刀和青蛙躺着的锡板——让青蛙的腿发抖。根据“In 1786, an Italian professor found that when he touched a dead frog’s leg with a knife, the leg started to shake!”可知，另一位意大利科学家给出了正确的解释，another“另一个”，故填(a)nother。
46．句意：1792年，另一位意大利科学家亚历山德罗·沃尔塔给出了正确的解释：两种不同的金属——钢刀和青蛙躺着的锡板——让青蛙的腿发抖。根据“the two different metals — the steel knife and the tin (锡) plate where the frog was lying — made the leg shake”可知，此句是对前句提到的现象的解释说明，explanation“解释，说明”，故填(e)xplanation。
47．句意：19世纪末，英国科学家约瑟夫·斯旺和美国发明家托马斯·爱迪生成立了一家公司，生产第一盏电灯。根据“British scientist Joseph Swan and American inventor Thomas Edison set up a company to...the first electric lamp”可知，他们成立了一家公司，生产第一盏电灯。produce“生产”，故填(p)roduce。
48．句意：在此之前，爱迪生发明了一种发电机，并用它为他的实验室供电。根据“Edison invented a generator (发电机) and used it to provide...to light his lab”可知，为他的实验室供电。故填(e)lectricity。
49．句意：当爱迪生的发电机连接到詹姆斯·瓦特的蒸汽机上时，终于有可能产生大量的电力了！根据“When Edison’s generator was... to James Watt’s steam engine”可知，把发动机连接到蒸汽机，be connected to“连接”，故填(c)onnected。
50．B 51．G 52．E 53．A 54．C 55．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了能源在人们生产生活中的重要用途。
50．句意：能源为我们的车辆、火车、飞机和火箭提供动力。根据“vehicles (交通工具), trains,…and rockets.”可知，此处表示并列关系，应填交通工具，备选词汇“planes飞机”符合语境，故填B。
51．句意：当我们的衣服挂在外面的晾衣绳上时，它会把它们烘干。根据“It dries our clothes…they’re hanging outside on a clothes line.”可知，这里是时间状语从句，备选词汇“when当……时”符合语境，故填G。
52．句意：我们所做的一切都以某种形式与能量联系在一起。根据“Everything we do…energy in one form or another.”可知，生活中一切事情都与能量相关，备选词汇“is connected to与……相关”符合语境，故填E。
53．句意：汽车、飞机、灯泡、船只和机器也将能量转化为功。根据“Cars, planes, light bulbs, boats and machines also…energy into work.”可知，转换成能量进行工作，备选词汇“change转换，转变”符合语境，故填A。
54．句意：电是我们每天生活中使用的一种能源。根据“a…of energy”可知，这里表示用“一种能源”，备选词汇“form类型”符合语境，故填C。
55．句意：你会惊讶于我们每天使用的依赖电力的东西有多少。根据“how many things we use each and every day that depend on electricity.”可知，每天用电做很多事情，是很惊奇的事，备选词汇“surprised惊奇的”符合语境，故填D。
56．D 57．E 58．A 59．C 60．G
【导语】本文是一组儿子和妈妈的对话，对话的内容是谈论举办聚会要买一些东西，需要打扫房间，但首先要完成作业。
56．根据下文“I want to buy some drinks and dessert (点心) for the party.”可知，儿子想为聚会买些饮料和食物。买东西需要钱，因此推断，此处是儿子在跟妈妈要钱，选项D“你能给我一些钱吗？”符合语境。故选D。
57．根据下文“I can help buy what you need.”可知，妈妈可以帮儿子买他需要的东西，由此说明，妈妈要去购物。选项E“嗯，我明天要去购物。”符合语境。故选E。
58．根据下文“I think you need to clean it again for your party.”可知，妈妈觉得儿子需要为他的聚会再打扫一遍房间。联系上文内容“妈妈建议儿子现在打扫房间。”可推断，此处表达的是儿子说他已打扫了房间。选项A“妈妈，我上周打扫了。”符合语境。故选A。
59．根据下文“Not really. Half an hour is enough.”可知，妈妈认为打扫房间有半小时就够了。由此推断，儿子认为打扫房间需要花费的时间长。选项C“但是打扫它要花费很长时间。”符合语境。故选C。
60．根据下文“That’s right. After you finish your homework, we can work together to have a clean and tidy room.”可知，妈妈很赞同儿子说的事情，且儿子说的事与完成作业有关。选项G“但是我认为我应该先完成作业。”符合语境。故填G。
一、阅读理解
April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play jokes on others. If one succeeds in joking with somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been joked with usual laughs, too.
One April 1st, a country bus was going on a countryside road. The road was so small and not so straight that the driver had great trouble in driving along. When the bus slowed down and stopped, he quickly turned his key again and again, looking very worried, but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with an unhappy look on his face and said, “This poor bus is getting old and it isn’t going as well as it used to. There is one thing to do if we want to get home before dark. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’, I want you all to lean forward(前倾) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”
The passengers all followed the drivers’ words. They leaned back all at once and waited quietly for the drivers number counting. Then the driver turned to his front and asked whether they were ready. The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer “yes”.
“One! Two! Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all leaned forward suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.
The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with joy. But their smiles turned to surprise and then big laughter when the driver cried, “ April Fools”.
1．On one April Fool’s Day, a driver was driving on a ________.
A．crowded street B．countryside road C．wide city road D．straight highway
2．The driver turned his key again and again, looking very worried, in order to ________.
A．start the bus again so that the passengers could get back home to before dark
B．show to the passengers how difficult it was for him to drive on such a bad road
C．tell the passengers that the bus was getting old but could still run well enough
D．make the passengers believe that there was something wrong with the bus
3．The underlined sentence “The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer ‘yes’ ” in the third paragraph means “________”.
A．The passengers weren’t happy enough to lean back, so they wouldn’t answer ‘yes’
B．The passengers leaned back so hard that they felt it hard to breathe and answer ‘yes’
C．There wasn’t enough air on the bus for the passengers to breathe and answer ‘yes’
D．The passengers weren’t pleased with the driver and answered unhappily ‘yes’
4．Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage
A．The bus was too old for the driver to start.
B．The bus can’t carry so many passengers, so it stopped working.
C．Some of the passengers didn’t follow the driver’s words.
D．When the driver cried “April Fools”, the passengers were first surprised and then laughed.
5．From the story, we know ________.
A．April Fool’s Day is a day when people can joke with others and make them laugh
B．people in some countries are happy enough to be call “April Fools” on April 1st
C．on April 1st, people like to drive their old buses on a small country road to have fun
D．people in some countries often lean back and then forward to start their old buses
Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about. He had done his homework, paid attention to lectures, and taken note,but nothing was familiar. “Everyone is so much cleverer than I am,” he thought. It was a strange feeling, as he was always a good student in high school.
He felt even more puzzled a few days later. He got lost on his way to his favourite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking. He asked, “What’s for dinner, Mom ” after he had just eaten. Poor Andrew, he was only 15!
His parents were worried and took Andrew to see a doctor. A brain scan(扫描）made it clear: Andrew had a malignant brain tumor(恶性脑肿瘤）. It was pressing on the part of the brain that made new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!
Doctors removed the tumor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor. He was told he would probably never go back to school. Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.
“Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school, ”Andrew said, “I wanted to get my memory back.”
Andrew began by auditing(旁听) an English class at a nearby school. In class, he took notes carefully and read his notes several times a day, then typed them again and again. He studied twelve hours a day, seven days a week. He worked ten times harder than other students. In 2007, at age 29, he graduated from a local university. Six months later, Andrew found a job.
6．At first, Andrew Engel felt puzzled________.
A．at home B．in class C．in a hospital D．in his favourite cinema
7．Andrew’s strange behavior(行为) including all the following except________.
A．having no idea what the other students were talking about
B．getting lost on his way to his favourite cinema
C．having trouble finding the right words when speaking
D．not knowing who he was
8．The underlined word “scared” in the third paragraph means “________”.
A．very frightened B．very excited
C．very surprised D．very happy
9．The tumor in Andrew’s brain________.
A．didn’t damage his memory B．didn’t have to be removed
C．caused his forgetfulness D．is still in his brain
10．Andrew studied very hard at the nearby school because________.
A．he wanted to realize his dream
B．he liked to stay with other students
C．he wanted to forget his illness
D．his parents wanted him to do so
11．Which of the following is the best title of the article
A．A man with an amazing brain
B．An unusual story of memory lost and found
C．How to improve your memory
D．Never lose your memory
Burl Ives was born in June, 1909 in Illinois, the USA．He began learning songs when he was very young. He loved making music and wanted other people to get pleasure from the music he made.
As a young man, Burl wanted to teach history. So, he began attending Eastern Illinois Teachers’ College in 1927. But he was not a very good student. The president of his college told him he would never be a very good teacher. Then, he took his guitar and began travelling around the United States.
Burl Ives went to New York City in the early nineteen-thirties. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study. He also got jobs in New York. He sang in small eating and drinking places. He sang the songs he had learned. In 1938 he began performing in theatres. He also sang on the radio. He began recording the folk songs he had learned. His songs like Big Rock Candy Mountain could be heard on the Burl Ives program each week. The radio program was first broadcast in 1940. His song It’s Just My Funny Way of Laughing earned him a Grammy Award. He also did lots of movie work. Burl Ives won an Oscar in 1958 for the movie The Big Country.
Burl Ives also recorded many songs for children. His most famous songs are two Christmas songs, Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer and Frosty the Snowman. These songs were used in cartoon movies first shown on American television in the nineteen-fifties and sixties. Burl Ives provided the voice of some of the animals and people. He also sang most of the songs.
Burl Ives was a large, friendly man who loved to make people happy with his acting and especially with his music. Burl died of cancer (癌) on April 14, 1995.
12．Burly Ives wanted to be a(n) ________ when he was young.
A．artist B．movie star C．history teacher D．famous singer
13．Burly Ives traveled around America with his guitar after he was told ________.
A．he was a good student B．he would never be a good teacher
C． he would be a famous singer D．he was a top traveler
14．In the early nineteen-thirties, Burly ________ in New York City.
A．taught history B．went to school of music and got jobs
C．attended a teacher’s college D．recorded songs for children
15．In 1958 Burly Ives won an Oscar for the movie ________.
A．It’s Just My Funny Way of Laughing B．Big Rock Candy Mountain
C．The Big Country D．Frosty the Snowman
16．From the passage we learn that ________.
A．Burly only wrote songs for children
B．Burly once provided the voice for cartoon movies
C．Burly was the director of many cartoon movies
D．Burly seldom did movie work
17．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．the American actor and singer Burly Ives B．how to be a history teacher
C．Burly Ives’ hard life in 1938 D．a successful young man
二、完形填空
Choose the words to complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词，完成短文）
Mr Huge was born in a small village. His father had a 18 in a town nearby. But the shopkeeper didn’t think it was useful for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get more money. A few years later, they got much money there and then 19 to London. Now Mr Huge’s father is very old and he has to do it instead 20 his father. As he has little knowledge, he’s often laughed at in public and sometimes he gets into trouble. So he bought a lot of books and put them in his room 21 the visitors can see them as soon as they go in. He often goes to the parties and carefully listens to what the learned men say. He hopes to make friends with them.
One day, Mr Huge knew that it was a 22 man’s birthday. He went there with his wife. He gave the man some expensive presents. After dinner they began to talk about the literary work (文学作品). He could hardly answer any questions. The famous man had to ask him the easiest one, “What was Shakespeare (莎士比亚) ”
“It was a kind of drinks,” answered Mr Huge. “But people do not like it now.”
The man smiled and soon he stopped 23 . On their way home, his wife said, “You made a mistake just now. Shakespeare is a kind of 24 food, like hamburgers!”
18．A．shop B．cinema C．park D．factory
19．A．got B．moved C．went D．ran
20．A．with B．of C．for D．from
21．A．since B．only if C．so that D．when
22．A．kind B．foreign C．strange D．famous
23．A．talking B．answering C．smiling D．thinking
24．A．thin B．thick C．delicious D．large
三、任务型阅读
Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题)
Dad used to smoke heavily, about one pack a day. Mom and I didn’t like the smoke in the room, or even the smell about him. Mom looked worried when she heard Dad cough frequently. We tried all kinds of ways to help him stop smoking. But nothing could make him stop. So we had to do something special.
One day, I was caught smoking at school. “How dare you!” Dad shouted at me. “Well, I used to hate smoking. But since I love you, I wanted to understand you better. So I tried your cigarette once or twice, and I have come to like the smell. Now I’m used to it. It makes me feel cool.” Dad was speechless. After a whole minute, he said, “But you are still a student and a girl…”
“Look here in the newspaper. It says 20% of students in our city has smoked cigarettes, and 15% of the teachers in high schools smoke.’ Why not let me have a try ”
“Smoking is bad for your health.” Dad said. “It will also harm your mental development.”
“Yeah, I know. But according to the newspaper, 10% of cases (病例) of lung cancer is caused by second-hand smoke.” I said.
Now I have stopped smoking (Of course, I never really enjoyed it). Dad didn’t make me stop. He simply threw away his cigarettes and doesn’t smoke any more.
25．What habit did the girl’s father use to have
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26．What did the girl and her mom try to do
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27．What happened to the girl
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28．Find in the passage the harm that smoking does.
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29．Why did Dad throw away his cigarettes
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30．How do you like the girl in the story
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Read the passage and answer the questions. (阅读短文，回答问题)
Every year on my birthday, from the time 1 turned 12, a white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card ever came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to find out the senders name and was just pleased with the beautiful white flower, in soft pink paper.
I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, though. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these daydreams. She’d ask me if I had been especially kind to someone. Perhaps it was one of my classmates. Perhaps it was the old man. He lived across the street. I’d delivered his mail during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met.
One month before my high school graduation, my father died. I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care whether I had a new dress or not. My mother, in her own sadness, however, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved. In fact, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia: lovely, strong and perfect, with perhaps a bit of mystery (神秘).
I got married at the age of 22. My mother died ten years after I was married. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
31．Did the writer know the sender s name when she received a white gardenia for the first time
32．Why did the writer think the old man might be the sender of the gardenia
33．What did the writers mother do when she spent time daydreaming about the sender
34．Why did the writer feel sad before her high school graduation
35．Who was the real giver of the white gardenia according to the passage
36．How do you like the writer’s mother
Have you seen the Hollywood movie Sherlock Holmes Holmes is a character created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His books were so popular that Holmes soon became “the most famous detective in the world”. What do you need to be a good detective The movie Sherlock Holmes will show you.
In this movie, this great detective faces a dangerous man, Lord Blackwood. Together with his best friend Dr. Watson, Holmes stops Blackwood’s plan to control the world with black “magic”.
Most of us are not as intelligent as Holmes. But we can also work out mysteries on our own. All we have to do is to follow some simple rules.
Rule No. 1 ： Justice (正义）is the most important
No matter how smart he or she is, the most important quality for a detective is being good. In the movie, Lord Blackwood and Sherlock Holmes are both very intelligent. The difference is that Lord Blackwood is a bad man and he does bad things. Holmes can beat him on the side of justice.
Rule No. 2 ： Have sharp eyes
Every bad man tries to cover up what he did. But not all things can be covered up easily. A good detective can discover clues hidden at crime scenes with sharp eyes. For example, Holmes can simply look at a man’s footprints and quickly find out his personal information like age and habits.
Rule No.3 ： A good assistant is a great help.
Even though Holmes has knowledge about many subjects, such as chemistry, botany(植物学）and anatomy, he still needs Dr. Watson’s help to fight with him. We should also have someone to help you, especially if you don’t know as much as Holmes.
Rule No. 4 ： Logic(逻辑）is the key.
A good detective never jumps to conclusions. When all the necessary clues are put together, you’d better think carefully. If you can’t work it out, don’t be afraid. Just take a deep breath and concentrate on thinking. Logic can help you discover missing clues.
37．Who created Sherlock Holmes “the most famous detective in the world ”？
38．What’s Lord Blackwood’s plan in the movie
39．Being intelligent is the most important quality for a detective, isn’t it
40．How can Holmes find out a man’s personal information like age and habits
41．Does a good detective need much knowledge or a good assistant
42．What do you think a good detective needs
四、短文填空
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
Electricity has always been around although it’s invisible! Scientists have worked with electricity for thousands of years. We’ve all heard of the famous ones such a 43 Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, but many other important inventors have been buried (埋葬) in history.
Back in ancient Greece, scientists began to study electricity. Over 2,000 years l 44 in 1600, English scientist William Gilbert first used the word “electric” in a report.
In 1786, an Italian professor found that when he touched a dead frog’s leg with a knife, the leg started to shake! In 1792, a 45 Italian scientist, Alessandro Volta, gave the correct e 46 : the two different metals—the steel knife and the tin (锡) plate where the frog was lying—made the leg shake. Volta also invented the first battery.
In the late 19th century, British scientist Joseph Swan and American inventor Thomas Edison set up a company to p 47 the first electric lamp. Before that, Edison invented a generator (发电机) and used it to provide e 48 to light his lab. Later he lighted the first New York street with electric lamps in September 1882!
When Edison’s generator was c 49 to James Watt’s steam engine (蒸汽机), it became possible to produce a lot of electricity at last!
五、选词填空
将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次。
A．change; B．planes; C． form; D．surprised; E. is connected to; F. use; G. when
Energy makes the world go round. Energy lights our cities. Energy powers our vehicles (交通工具), trains, 50 and rockets. Energy warms our homes, cooks our food, plays our music, gives us pictures on television. Energy powers machines in factories and tractors on a farm. Without it, we’d be without key forms of technology and transportation.
Energy from the sun gives us light during the day. It dries our clothes 51 they’re hanging outside on a clothes line. It helps plants grow.
Everything we do 52 energy in one form or another.
When we eat, our bodies change the energy stored in the food into energy to do work. When we run or walk, we “burn” food energy in our bodies. When we think or read or write, we are also doing work. Many times it’s really hard work!
Cars, planes, light bulbs, boats and machines also 53 energy into work. Work means moving something, lifting something, warming something, lighting something. All these are a few of the various types of work.
Electricity is a 54 of energy used in our lives every day. Here’s something you can do to see the importance of electricity. Take a walk through your school, house or apartment and write down all the different appliances and machines that use electricity. You’ll be 55 at how many things we use each and every day that depend on electricity.
六、补全对话
A: Mom, could I invite my good friends to my birthday party on Sunday
B: Of course! I’m glad that you can have a party together.
A: Yeah, um… 56
B: What for
A: I want to buy some drinks and dessert (点心) for the party.
B: 57 I can help buy what you need.
A: Oh, good. Thank you. Mom.
B: You’re welcome. Oh, you should clean your room now.
A: 58
B: I think you need to clean it again for your party.
A: Yes, you’re right, Mom. 59
B: Not really. Half an hour is enough.
A: 60
B: That’s right. After you finish your homework, we can work together to have a clean and tidy room.
A: OK, thank you, Mom.
A．Mom, I cleaned it last week.
B．I don’t want to see this mess.
C．But it will take long to clean it.
D．Could you give me some money
E．Well. I am going shopping tomorrow.
F．Could you please help me clean my room
G．But I think I should finish my homework first.
参考答案：
1．B 2．D 3．B 4．D 5．A
【导语】本文讲述了愚人节那天一位公交车司机与乘客开的一个玩笑。
1．细节理解题。根据“One April 1st, a country bus was going on a countryside road.”可知，一辆乡村公共汽车行驶在乡间小路上，故选B。
2．推理判断题。根据“When the bus slowed down and stopped, he quickly turned his key again and again, looking very worried, but nothing happened.”可知，司机一遍又一遍地转动钥匙，看起来很担心，是为了让乘客相信公共汽车出了问题，故选D。
3．句意猜测题。根据“Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”以及“The passengers all followed the drivers words. They leaned back all at once and waited quietly for the drivers number counting. Then the driver turned to his front and asked whether they were ready.”可知，划线句“乘客几乎喘不过气，回答‘好了 ”的意思是：乘客们靠得太靠后了，以至于他们感到呼吸困难，回答“好了”。故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据“But their smiles turned to surprise and then big laughter when the driver cried, ‘April Fools’.”可知，当司机大喊“愚人节”时，乘客们先是惊讶，然后大笑起来。故选D。
5．主旨大意题。根据“April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play jokes on others. If one succeeds in joking with somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been joked with usual laughs, too.”以及整个文章的理解可知，愚人节是一个人们可以和别人开玩笑并逗他们笑的日子，故选A。
6．B 7．D 8．A 9．C 10．A 11．B
【导语】本文主要介绍安德鲁在15岁的时候得了恶性脑肿瘤，但是他依然没有放弃学习，在29岁的时候，他大学毕业并在六个月之后成功找到一份工作，实现了自己的梦想。
6．细节理解题。根据“Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about.”可知，安德鲁一开始在班上感到很困惑。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据“He got lost on his way to his favourite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking.”及第一段“Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about.”可知安德鲁的奇怪行为包括迷路；当说话的时候找不到正确的单词；在班上，但是听不懂同学说话。只有D选项没有提及。故选D。
8．词义猜测题。根据“ It was pressing on the part of the brain that made new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!”可知安德鲁得知自己得了恶性脑肿瘤。它压住了自己的大脑，不能制造新的记忆，他应该被尽快手术。面对这样一种情况，他应该是害怕的。故选A。
9．细节理解题。根据“It was pressing on the part of the brain that made new memory.”及“Doctors removed the tumor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor.”可知肿瘤压住了他大脑中制造新的记忆力的部分。医生移除了肿瘤，但是他的记忆力仍然很差，可推知他健忘是因为肿瘤引起的。故选C。
10．细节理解题。根据“‘Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school, ’ Andrew said, ‘I wanted to get my memory back.’”及“Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.”可知安德鲁非常想要上大学，想要实现他的梦想。故在附近学校旁听。故选A。
11．最佳标题题。本文主要讲患病的安德鲁因患肿瘤而失去记忆，但他不放弃自己的梦想，依然坚持学习，最终实现了自己上大学的梦想，寻回了记忆的故事。“一个不寻常的记忆失而复得的故事”符合主旨。故选B。
12．C 13．B 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了美国著名演员及歌手Burl Ives一生的经历和成就。
12．细节理解题。根据“As a young man, Burl wanted to teach history.”可知，年轻时，Burly Ives想成为一名历史老师。故选C。
13．细节理解题。根据“The president of his college told him he would never be a very good teacher. Then, he took his guitar and began travelling around the United States.”可知，当被告知自己永远不会成为一名好老师后，Burly Ives带着吉他开始周游美国。故选B。
14．细节理解题。根据“Burl Ives went to New York City in the early nineteen-thirties. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study. He also got jobs in New York.”可知，在20世纪30年代，Burl Ives在纽约上了音乐学校，并获得了工作。故选B。
15．细节理解题。根据“Burl Ives won an Oscar in 1958 for the movie The Big Country.”可知，1958年，Burl Ives凭借电影《锦绣大地》获得奥斯卡奖。故选C。
16．细节理解题。根据“Burl Ives provided the voice of some of the animals and people.”可知，Burl曾为卡通电影配音。故选B。
17．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了美国著名演员及歌手Burl Ives一生的经历和成就。故选A。
18．A 19．B 20．B 21．C 22．D 23．A 24．C
【导语】本文主要讲了一个从小不学知识的人虽然赚到了很多钱，但因为没有文化而出尽洋相。
18．句意： 他的父亲在附近的镇上有一个商店。
shop商店；cinema电影院；park公园；factory工厂。根据下文“the shopkeeper”可知，此处是表达有一个商店。故选A。
19．句意：几年后，他们在那里赚了很多钱，然后搬到了伦敦。
got得到；moved搬到；went去；ran跑。根据“and then...to London”可知，此处表达是搬到伦敦。故选B。
20．句意：现在，Huge的父亲已经很老了，他不得不代替父亲做这件事。
with和；of……的；for为了；from从。instead of“代替”，固定搭配。故选B。
21．句意：所以他买了很多书放在房间里，这样访客一进去就能看到。
since自从；only if只有；so that以便；when当。根据“put them in his room...the visitors can see them as soon as they go in”可知，此处表达是为了让访客看到书，用so that引导目的状语从句。故选C。
22．句意：有一天，Huge先生知道这是一个名人的生日。
kind善良的；foreign外国的；strange奇怪的；famous著名的。根据下文“After dinner they began to talk about the literary work (文学作品).”可知，上文提到的是著名的人。故选D。
23．句意：那人笑了笑，很快就不说话了。
talking说话；answering回答；smiling笑；thinking思考。根据“The man smiled and soon he stopped...”可知，此处表达不说话了。故选A。
24．句意：莎士比亚是一种美味的食物，就像汉堡包！
thin薄的；thick厚的；delicious美味的；large大的。根据“...food, like hamburgers”可知，此处表达像汉堡包一样美味的食物。故选C。
25．Her father used to smoke heavily. 26．They tried to help him stop smoking. 27．She was caught smoking at school. 28．Smoking is bad for health and harm one’s mental development./10% of cases of lung cancer is caused by second-hand smoke. 29．Because he didn’t want his daughter to follow him. 30．She is a good daughter and she’s clever.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者用“特别的方法”帮助父亲戒烟的故事。
25．细节理解题。根据“Dad used to smoke heavily, about one pack a day.”，可知女孩的爸爸以前烟瘾很大，大约一天一包。故填Her father used to smoke heavily.
26．细节理解题。根据“We tried all kinds of ways to help him stop smoking.”（我们尝试了各种方法来帮助他戒烟。），可知女孩和她的妈妈一直在尝试帮助女孩的爸爸戒烟。故填They tried to help him stop smoking.
27．细节理解题。根据“One day, I was caught smoking at school.”，可知女孩在学校抽烟被抓住了。故填She was caught smoking at school.
28．细节理解题。根据“ ‘Smoking is bad for your health.’ Dad said. ‘It will also harm your mental development.’ ”，可知吸烟有害健康，还会损害智力发育；根据“But according to the newspaper, 10% of cases (病例) of lung cancer is caused by second-hand smoke.”，可知10%的肺癌病例是由二手烟引起的。故填Smoking is bad for health and harm one’s mental development./10% of cases of lung cancer is caused by second-hand smoke.
29．推理判断题。根据文中女孩在校吸烟被捉住后父亲的反应和他们之间的对话，可知父亲不希望孩子学着他抽烟，所以他扔掉了香烟。故填Because he didn’t want his daughter to follow him.
30．推理判断题。通读全文，女孩用“特别的方法”帮助父亲戒掉了香烟，由此可知她是一个聪明的好女儿。故填She is a good daughter and she’s clever.
31．No, she didn’t. 32．Because she had delivered his mail during the winter. 33．She encouraged the daydreams. 34．Because her father died. 35．The writer’s mother. 36．She loved her children./She wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia: lovely, strong and perfect, with perhaps a bit of mystery.
【导语】本文介绍了妈妈通过匿名给女儿在每年过生日时都送来鲜花一事，让女儿感觉到被人关爱的幸福，即使爸爸离开了她们，妈妈仍然希望孩子们幸福，结局揭示了本文的中心。
31．根据“No card ever came with it.”可知，当作者第一次收到一朵白色的栀子时，她不知道发件人的名字。故填No, she didn’t.
32．根据“Perhaps it was the old man. He lived across the street. I’d delivered his mail during the winter.”可知，作者认为老人可能是栀子花的寄件人是因为她在冬天送过他的邮件。故填Because she had delivered his mail during the winter.
33．根据“Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these daydreams.”可知，我母亲鼓励做白日梦。故填She encouraged the daydreams.
34．根据“One month before my high school graduation, my father died.”可知，这位作者在高中毕业前感到悲伤是因为她的父亲去世了。故填Because her father died.
35．根据“My mother died ten years after I was married. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.”可知，栀子花的真正赠送者是作者的母亲。故填The writer’s mother.
36．根据“She wanted her children to feel loved. In fact, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia: lovely, strong and perfect, with perhaps a bit of mystery (神秘).”可知，她希望她的孩子们感受到被爱。事实上，我母亲希望她的孩子们看到自己像栀子一样：可爱、强壮、完美，也许还有点神秘。故填She loved her children./She wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia: lovely, strong and perfect, with perhaps a bit of mystery.
37．(A British writer)Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 38．His plan is to control the world with black “magic”. 39．No, it isn’t. 40．Simply looking at his footprints with sharp eyes. 41．Both. 42．Possible answer ：A good detective needs sharp eyes because he must discover clues hidden at crime scenes with them.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了电影《福尔摩斯探案》，在电影中福尔摩斯很快就成了“世界上最著名的侦探”。我们大多数人都不会像福尔摩斯一样聪明。但我们也可以解决我们自己的秘密。我们必须做的是要遵循一些简单的规则。
37．根据“Holmes is a character created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”可知，福尔摩斯是英国作家柯南·道尔爵士创作的一个人物。故填(A British writer)Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
38．根据“Together with his best friend Dr. Watson, Holmes stops Blackwood’s plan to control the world with black ‘magic’.”可知，布莱克伍德的计划为用黑色“魔法”控制世界。故填His plan is to control the world with black “magic”.
39．根据“No matter how smart he or she is, the most important quality for a detective is being good.”可知，对一个侦探来说，最重要的品质就是善良的而不是聪明。故填No, it isn’t.
40．根据“ For example, Holmes can simply look at a man’s footprints and quickly find out his personal information like age and habits.”可知，福尔摩斯只需看一个人的脚印，就能很快找到他的个人信息，比如年龄和习惯。故填Simply looking at his footprints with sharp eyes.
41．根据“A good detective never jumps to conclusions. When all the necessary clues are put together, you’d better think carefully. If you can’t work it out, don’t be afraid. Just take a deep breath and concentrate on thinking. Logic can help you discover missing clues.”以及“Even though Holmes has knowledge about many subjects, such as chemistry, botany(植物学）and anatomy, he still needs Dr. Watson’s help to fight with him. We should also have someone to help you, especially if you don’t know as much as Holmes.”可知，一名好的侦探既需要很多知识也需要一位好的助理。故填Both.
42．开放性问题，言之有理即可。故填A good detective needs sharp eyes because he must discover clues hidden at crime scenes with them.
43．(a)s 44．(l)ater 45．(a)nother 46．(e)xplanation 47．(p)roduce 48．(e)lectricity 49．(c)onnected
【导语】本文主要讲述了科学家研究电力已有数千年的历史。
43．句意：我们都听说过本杰明·富兰克林和托马斯·爱迪生等著名的发明家，但许多其他重要的发明家已经被历史所埋葬。根据“We’ve all heard of the famous ones such...Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison”可知，空处是举例子，such as“例如”，故填(a)s。
44．句意：2000多年后的1600年，英国科学家威廉·吉尔伯特在一份报告中首次使用了“电”一词。一段时间+later“多久之后”，故填(l)ater。
45．句意：1792年，另一位意大利科学家亚历山德罗·沃尔塔给出了正确的解释：两种不同的金属——钢刀和青蛙躺着的锡板——让青蛙的腿发抖。根据“In 1786, an Italian professor found that when he touched a dead frog’s leg with a knife, the leg started to shake!”可知，另一位意大利科学家给出了正确的解释，another“另一个”，故填(a)nother。
46．句意：1792年，另一位意大利科学家亚历山德罗·沃尔塔给出了正确的解释：两种不同的金属——钢刀和青蛙躺着的锡板——让青蛙的腿发抖。根据“the two different metals — the steel knife and the tin (锡) plate where the frog was lying — made the leg shake”可知，此句是对前句提到的现象的解释说明，explanation“解释，说明”，故填(e)xplanation。
47．句意：19世纪末，英国科学家约瑟夫·斯旺和美国发明家托马斯·爱迪生成立了一家公司，生产第一盏电灯。根据“British scientist Joseph Swan and American inventor Thomas Edison set up a company to...the first electric lamp”可知，他们成立了一家公司，生产第一盏电灯。produce“生产”，故填(p)roduce。
48．句意：在此之前，爱迪生发明了一种发电机，并用它为他的实验室供电。根据“Edison invented a generator (发电机) and used it to provide...to light his lab”可知，为他的实验室供电。故填(e)lectricity。
49．句意：当爱迪生的发电机连接到詹姆斯·瓦特的蒸汽机上时，终于有可能产生大量的电力了！根据“When Edison’s generator was... to James Watt’s steam engine”可知，把发动机连接到蒸汽机，be connected to“连接”，故填(c)onnected。
50．B 51．G 52．E 53．A 54．C 55．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了能源在人们生产生活中的重要用途。
50．句意：能源为我们的车辆、火车、飞机和火箭提供动力。根据“vehicles (交通工具), trains,…and rockets.”可知，此处表示并列关系，应填交通工具，备选词汇“planes飞机”符合语境，故填B。
51．句意：当我们的衣服挂在外面的晾衣绳上时，它会把它们烘干。根据“It dries our clothes…they’re hanging outside on a clothes line.”可知，这里是时间状语从句，备选词汇“when当……时”符合语境，故填G。
52．句意：我们所做的一切都以某种形式与能量联系在一起。根据“Everything we do…energy in one form or another.”可知，生活中一切事情都与能量相关，备选词汇“is connected to与……相关”符合语境，故填E。
53．句意：汽车、飞机、灯泡、船只和机器也将能量转化为功。根据“Cars, planes, light bulbs, boats and machines also…energy into work.”可知，转换成能量进行工作，备选词汇“change转换，转变”符合语境，故填A。
54．句意：电是我们每天生活中使用的一种能源。根据“a…of energy”可知，这里表示用“一种能源”，备选词汇“form类型”符合语境，故填C。
55．句意：你会惊讶于我们每天使用的依赖电力的东西有多少。根据“how many things we use each and every day that depend on electricity.”可知，每天用电做很多事情，是很惊奇的事，备选词汇“surprised惊奇的”符合语境，故填D。
56．D 57．E 58．A 59．C 60．G
【导语】本文是一组儿子和妈妈的对话，对话的内容是谈论举办聚会要买一些东西，需要打扫房间，但首先要完成作业。
56．根据下文“I want to buy some drinks and dessert (点心) for the party.”可知，儿子想为聚会买些饮料和食物。买东西需要钱，因此推断，此处是儿子在跟妈妈要钱，选项D“你能给我一些钱吗？”符合语境。故选D。
57．根据下文“I can help buy what you need.”可知，妈妈可以帮儿子买他需要的东西，由此说明，妈妈要去购物。选项E“嗯，我明天要去购物。”符合语境。故选E。
58．根据下文“I think you need to clean it again for your party.”可知，妈妈觉得儿子需要为他的聚会再打扫一遍房间。联系上文内容“妈妈建议儿子现在打扫房间。”可推断，此处表达的是儿子说他已打扫了房间。选项A“妈妈，我上周打扫了。”符合语境。故选A。
59．根据下文“Not really. Half an hour is enough.”可知，妈妈认为打扫房间有半小时就够了。由此推断，儿子认为打扫房间需要花费的时间长。选项C“但是打扫它要花费很长时间。”符合语境。故选C。
60．根据下文“That’s right. After you finish your homework, we can work together to have a clean and tidy room.”可知，妈妈很赞同儿子说的事情，且儿子说的事与完成作业有关。选项G“但是我认为我应该先完成作业。”符合语境。故填G。