Unit
1
Breaking
records
Warming
Up
Reading-Language
Points
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Can
you
tell
me
the
approximate
number
of
athletes
who
will
participate
in
the
Brazil
Olympic
Games
2．They
accomplished
their
mission
ahead
of
time.
3．Having
no
motivation
to
study
may
be
the
most
dangerous
thing
for
a
student.
4．What
good
does
it
do
a
man
if
he
gains
the
whole
world
but
loses
his
soul
5．We
are
working
under
extreme
pressure
at
the
moment.
6．He
doubted
the
reality
(真实性)
of
what
he
had
heard.
7．He
is
rather
conventional(传统的)
in
his
daily
life.
8．You
will
have
to
make
adjustments
(调整)
to
your
thinking
if
you
are
to
get
promoted.
9．I
urged
(催促)
him
to
set
out
early.
10．At
the
meeting
we
showed
our
devotion
(忠诚)
to
our
leader.
Ⅱ.选词填空
1．She
could
hear
him
urging
her
on
as
she
ran
past.
2．What
has
been
reported
in
the
newspaper
is
approximate_to
the
truth.
3．Our
company
is
ahead_of_
other
makers
of
spare
parts
for
the
airplane.
4．We're
still
waiting
for
our
exam
results
tocome_through.
5．Since
everything
develops,
we
have
to
make_adjustments
to
the
changing
situation.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．This
is
inconvenient
in_the_extreme
(极其)．
2．You
like
tennis,
while_I'd_rather
(而我愿意)
read.
3．The
fine
view
from
the
tower
fascinated_us
(把我们迷住了)．
4．There_is_a_limit_to
(对……来说是有限的)
the
amount
of
money
I
can
afford.
5．She
came_third
(得了第三)
in
the
English
oral
competition.
Ⅳ.句型转换
1．He
is
unfit
for
the
work.
He
is
not_fit_to_do
the
work.
2．It
took
her
a
while
to
get
used
to
living
alone
after
the
divorce.
It
took
her
a
while
to
adjust_to
living
alone
after
the
divorce.
3．Officially
he
is
in
charge,
but
actually
his
secretary
does
all
the
work.
Officially
he
is
in
charge,
but
in_reality
his
secretary
does
all
the
work.
4．Their
team
won
the
second
place
in
the
match.
Their
team
came_second
in
the
match.
5．I
urged
Tony
to
stay
away
from
computer
games.
I
urged
that
Tony_(should)_stay_away_from_computer_games.
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
Every
day,
in
all
kinds
of
weather,
thousands
of
men
and
women
jog.Why
has
jogging
—
running
slowly
for
long
distances
—
become
so
popular？Most
joggers
begin
because
they
hear
it
is
a
very
good
exercise.Jogging
makes
the
heart
stronger
and
helps
people
lose
weight.It
can
also
help
them
feel
better
about
themselves.
Donald
Robbins,
who
is
forty two
years
old
and
works
in
an
office,
began
jogging
a
few
years
ago
because
he
felt
he
was
too
fat.At
first
he
could
only
run
about
100
yards.It
took
him
three
months
to
be
able
to
run
a
mile.But
two
years
later,
he
ran
in
a
marathon
over
twenty six
miles.Many
joggers,
like
Donald
Robbins,
feel
that
if
they
can
succeed
in
jogging,
they
can
succeed
in
other
things,
and
quite
often
this
feeling
helps
them
in
their
jobs.
Should
you
jog
too？If
you
do,
be
sure
to
ask
your
doctor
for
advice.Jogging
may
be
too
much
exercise
for
you.
Does
jogging
cost
much？No,
it
costs
almost
nothing.But
it
is
very
important
to
have
a
good
pair
of
shoes
that
are
made
especially
for
jogging.They
protect
your
feet
and
legs
from
the
shock
of
running
on
the
hard
surface.
How
fast
should
you
go？Jog
with
a
friend
and
talk
to
each
other
as
you
run.If
you
have
difficulty
in
talking,
you're
going
too
fast.
How
far
should
you
jog？Remember
not
to
go
too
far
too
soon.In
fact,
you
should
walk,
not
run,
the
first
few
times.Then
do
some
short
jogs,
but
no
more
than
what
you
can
do
comfortably.After
that,
increase
your
distance
a
quarter
or
half
a
mile
every
two
weeks
or
so.Maybe
in
a
few
years,
you
can
run
in
a
marathon
too.
语篇解读：本文介绍了慢跑对人的身体的好处，以及慢跑时需要注意的一些问题。
1．The
article
is
mainly
about
________.
A．jogging
as
a
sport
B．jogging
as
an
exercise
C．jogging
in
a
safe
way
D．jogging
as
a
way
to
the
marathon
解析：选B 主旨大意题。exercise意为“运动，锻炼”，如散步、跑步、划船等，主要是为了锻炼身体，不以竞技为目的，所以排除A项。
2．Which
of
the
following
statements
is
TRUE
according
to
the
article
A．Jogging
should
be
done
in
the
early
morning.
B．Many
people
think
that
jogging
needs
one's
will
power.
C．Jogging
is
time consuming.
D．You
should
not
talk
while
jogging.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段人们慢跑的成功经验可知，慢跑需要恒心、毅力。
3．Which
piece
of
advice
is
NOT
mentioned
in
the
article
A．Have
a
good
pair
of
shoes.
B．Have
a
sports
suit.
C．Remember
not
to
go
too
far
too
soon
at
the
beginning.
D．Ask
your
doctor
for
advice.
解析：选B 细节理解题。第四段提到A项，最后一段提到C项，第三段提到D项。B项在文中没有被提到，故选B项。
4．Why
is
jogging
so
popular
according
to
the
passage
A．It
doesn't
cost
much.
B．One
can
start
jogging
at
any
time
and
in
any
place.
C．It
is
a
very
good
exercise.
D．One
can
talk
with
one's
friend
while
jogging.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第一段“Most
joggers
begin
...exercise.”一句可知答案。
B
The
ancient
city
of
Chichen
Itza
in
southern
Mexico
was
one
of
the
most
powerful
cities
and
one
of
the
most
powerful
ancient
cultures
—
the
Maya.But
today,
no
one
lives
there.It
is
only
a
group
of
old
buildings.However,
people
from
around
the
world
still
come
to
see
it.People
come
to
learn
about
its
ancient
culture,
the
culture
of
the
Mayan
people.
The
Mayan
culture
began
almost
3,000
years
ago
and
grew
in
parts
of
Central
America.But
about
1,000
years
ago
a
group
called
the
Itza
invaded
the
city
and
built
new
parts
of
the
city
based
on
natural
wells.They
named
the
city
Chichen
Itza,
which
means
“mouth
of
the
well
of
the
Itza”．
The
most
interesting
structure
in
Chichen
Itza
is
the
Pyramid
of
Kukulcan(库库尔坎金字塔),
whose
four
sides
all
come
together
at
one
point
at
the
top.Each
side
on
the
Pyramid
of
Kukulcan
has
91
steps.And
there
is
one
more
step
at
the
top
of
the
pyramid.The
steps
are
as
many
as
the
days
of
a
year.Some
experts
believe
the
Maya
could
have
used
this
building
to
help
them
know
when
to
plant
crops.Each
day
the
sun
falls
on
a
different
step
of
the
pyramid,
which
could
be
a
way
to
follow
the
year.
The
people
of
Chichen
Itza
especially
designed
one
building
to
observe
and
study
the
movement
of
the
stars
and
planets.Experts
say
that
the
observatory
(天文台)
is
one
of
the
most
complex
structures
the
Maya
built.A
set
of
steps
went
up
and
around
the
observatory
tower.And
there
were
windows
in
the
tower.Each
window
had
a
purpose.Experts
believe
that
a
person
looking
through
one
of
these
windows
could
see
particular
stars
on
particular
dates.The
Maya
might
have
believed
that
studying
the
stars
could
tell
them
the
future.
Chichen
Itza
is
now
a
UNESCO
World
Heritage
Site
and
an
important
part
of
the
world's
history.
语篇解读：
本文是一篇说明文。介绍了墨西哥南部玛雅古城遗址以及这个古城的著名的古老文化——玛雅文化。
5．Visitors
came
to
the
city
of
Chichen
Itza
to
________.
A．view
its
beautiful
scenery
B．experience
and
explore
the
Mayan
culture
C．study
and
observe
other
stars
on
the
observatory
D．learn
something
about
when
to
plant
crops
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句话“People
come
to
learn
about
its
ancient
culture,
the
culture
of
the
Mayan
people.”可知，游客来到Chichen
Itza的目的是体验玛雅文化。
6．Why
did
the
invaders
name
the
city
“mouth
of
the
well
of
the
Itza”？
A．Because
wells
can
be
seen
in
or
around
the
city.
B.Because
it
is
large
in
size.
C．Because
the
city
is
newly
built.
D．Because
its
location
is
vital.
解析：选A 细节理解题。由文章第二段最后一句话可知，此处有许多天然的井，故得此名。
7．Which
of
the
following
is
TRUE
A．Chichen
Itza
is
one
of
the
World
Heritages.
B．The
Pyramid
of
Kukulcan
has
364
steps.
C．Windows
in
the
tower
predict
the
weather
in
the
future.
D．The
city
of
Chichen
Itza
has
a
long
history
of
3,
000
years.
解析：选A 推理判断题。文章最后一段说Itza是联合国教科文组织的世界遗产，故A正确。从倒数第三段“The
steps
are
as
many
as
the
days
of
a
year.”可以看出库库尔坎金字塔有365层台阶，排除B项。根据倒数第二段“Experts
believe
that
a
person
looking
through
one
of
these
windows
could
see
particular
stars
on
particular
dates.”可以排除C项；D项和原文相比，缺了almost一词，故也排除。
8．What's
the
author's
purpose
of
writing
this
passage
A．To
evaluate
the
Mayan
culture.
B．To
persuade
readers
to
pay
a
visit.
C．To
introduce
the
ancient
city
of
Chichen
Itza.
D．To
present
the
development
of
the
Mayan
construction.
解析：选B 作者意图题。本文介绍玛雅古城的概况和特点，是想引起游客的兴趣，来参观这个城市。Unit
1
Breaking
records
Learning
about
Language
Ⅰ.完成句子
1．Walking
(步行)
is
a
good
form
of
exercise
for
both
old
and
young.
2．That_fashion_differs_from_country_to_country
(时尚国与国不同)
may
reflect
the
cultural
differences
from
one
respect.
3．Being_kept_waiting
(一直在等)
in
the
rain
for
a
long
time
made
Susan
so
angry.
4．What_is_known_to_us_all
(大家都知道的)
is
that
the
2020
Olympic
Games
will
take
place
in
Japan.
5．I
don't
think
three
days
is_enough
(足够)
for
such
a
trip.
6．The
Arabian
Nights
is_well_known_to
(被……所熟知)
English
lovers.
7．A
cart
and
horse
was_seen
(被看到)
in
the
distance
just
now.
8．No
one
in
the
department
but
Tom_and_I_knows
(汤姆和我知道)
that
the
director
is
going
to
resign.
9．It_felt_funny
(感觉有趣)
watching
myself
on
TV.
10．Something
as
simple
as
drinking_some_cold_water
(喝些凉水)
may
clear
your
mind
and
relieve
pressure.
Ⅱ.完形填空
I
close
my
eyes
and
can
still
hear
her
—
the
little
girl
with
a
__1__so
strong
and
powerful
we
could
hear
her
halfway
down
the
block.She
was
a(n)
__2__peasant
who
asked
for
money
and
__3__gave
the
only
thing
she
had
—
her
voice.I
paused
outside
a
small
shop
and
listened.She
brought
to
my
mind
the
__4__of
Little
Orphan
Annie.I
could
not
understand
the
words
she
__5__，
but
her
voice
begged
for
__6__.It
stood
out
from
the
noises
of
Arbat
Street,
pure
and
impressive,
like
the
chime
of
a
bell.She
sang
__7__an
old style
lamp
post
in
the
shadow
of
a
building,
her
arms
extended
and
__8__thrown
back.She
was
small
and
of
unremarkable
looks.Her
brown
hair
__9__the
bun
(发髻)it
had
been
pulled
into,
and
she
occasionally
reached
up
to
__10__a
stray
piece
from
her
face.
Her
clothing
I
can’t
recall.Her
voice,
on
the
other
hand,
is
__11__imprinted
in
my
mind.
I
asked
one
of
the
translators
about
the
girl.Elaina
told
me
that
she
and
hundreds
of
others
like
her
throughout
the
__12__Soviet
Union
add
to
their
families,
income
by
working
on
the
streets.The
children
are
unable
to
__13__school,
and
their
parents
work
fulltime.These
children
know
that
the
consequence
of
an
__14__day
is
no
food
for
the
table.Similar
situations
occurred
during
the
Depression
(萧条)
in
the
United
States,
but
those
American
children
were
__15__shoeshine
boys
of
the
__16__.This
girl
was
real
to
me.
When
we
walked
past
her
I
gave
her
money.It
was
not
out
of
pity
__17__rather
admiration.Her
smile
of
__18__did
not
interrupt
her
singing.The
girl
watched
us
as
we
walked
down
the
street.I
know
this
because
when
I
looked
back
she
smiled
again.We
__19__that
smile,
and
I
knew
I
could
never
forget
her
courage
and
__20__strength.
1．A.will
B．strength
C．voice
D．determination
解析：选C 由第3空所在句子破折号后的her
voice可知答案。
2．A.American
B．Chinese
C．Japanese
D．Russian
解析：选D 由12空后的Soviet
Union可知答案。
3．A.in
return
B．in
turn
C．by
hand
D．in
silence
解析：选A 用仅有的歌声来回报。in
return“作为报答”；in
turn“轮流”；by
hand“手工的”；in
silence“沉默地”。
4．A.voice
B．image
C．story
D．looks
解析：选B 她让“我”想起小孤儿安妮(美国漫画人物)的“形象”。
5．A.said
B．murmured
C．used
D．sang
解析：选D 由第3空：她用歌声作为回报或第7空前的she
sang可知答案。
6．A.attention
B．love
C．help
D．mercy
解析：选A 从前文who
asked
for
money可知，她唱歌的目的是为了吸引行人的“注意”，让别人给她钱。
7．A.across
B．from
C．under
D．from
underneath
解析：选D 句意：她站在大楼下面的一盏老式路灯下。此处用双介词使含义更加丰富。
8．A.hands
B．feet
C．head
D．face
解析：选C 句意：唱歌时伸着双臂仰着头。
9．A.fell
out
B．escaped
C．did
up
D．tied
to
解析：选B 句意：棕色的头发从发髻上散落下来。fall
out“(头发)脱落”为不及物动词短语；do
up“盘发”；tie
to“扎”；escape此处指“某物从某处滑落”。
10．A.remove
B．tear
C．cut
off
D．dress
解析：选A 句意：她不时抬手撩开散落在脸上的发丝。remove“移开；移动”；tear“撕掉”；cut
off“修剪，剪掉”；dress“装饰”。
11．A.never
B．permanently
C．occasionally
D．sometimes
解析：选B 句意：我记不起她穿的是什么衣服，可她的声音却永远刻在了我的脑海里。
12．A.latter
B．rich
C．former
D．great
解析：选C former
Soviet
Union“前苏联”。
13．A.attend
B．finish
C．leave
D．enjoy
解析：选A attend
school“上学”。
14．A.unhappy
B．unsatisfied
C．unusual
D．unsuccessful
解析：选D 句意：如果一天的乞讨没有收获，就意味着没有饭吃。
15．A.faced
B．real
C．faceless
D．visible
解析：选C 句意：但在我心目中，20年代美国的那些穷困孩子只是一些模糊的擦鞋男童的形象。faceless“无特性的；不知来历的”，符合语境。
16．A.twenties
B．thirties
C．forties
D．teens
解析：选A 根据常识可知，美国上个世纪20年代发生了经济危机。此处不表年纪，而是指年代。
17．A.and
B．while
C．but
D．or
解析：选C 不是出于怜悯，而是因为钦佩。not
...but
...“不是……而是……”。
18．A.contempt
B．pity
C．bitterness
D．thanks
解析：选D 句意：她表示谢意的微笑并没有影响她唱歌。smile
of
contempt“轻蔑的笑”；smile
of
pity“怜悯的笑”；smile
of
bitterness“苦笑”。故选D。
19．A.stopped
B．shared
C．won
D．exchanged
解析：选B share
that
smile“一起笑；共享微笑”；win
that
smile“赢得笑声”；exchange
smiles“相互一笑”。
20．A.full
B．inner
C．brave
D．fighting
解析：选B 由courage可知，inner“内在的”，与文意相符。inner
strength“内心的力量”。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
The
saying
“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”
is
an
English
idiom
simply
asking
people
to
volunteer
their
opinions
on
an
issue
being
discussed.
In
modern
usage,
it
is
often
stated
as
an
indirect
way
of
asking
what
someone
is
thinking
about.
This
phrase
is
basically
a
proposal
(提议),
and
the
speaker
is
offering
to
pay
to
hear
the
listener's
thoughts.
It
is
an
idiom,
of
course,
and
not
meant
literally
(字面上地)
so
no
real
payment
generally
takes
place.
When
the
saying
originated,
a
penny
was
worth
a
lot
more
than
it
is
in
the
21st
century.Therefore,
“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”
likely
indicated
the
thoughts
were
more
valuable
to
those
asking
the
listener
for
them
than
they
are
by
today's
standards.
This
loss
of
value
can
be
used
ironically
(讽刺地),
however,
through
tone
(语气)
of
voice;
it
can
be
used
to
indicate
that
someone's
idea
is
bad
or
worth
a
penny
in
modern
value.
The
phrase
is
generally
credited
to
a
man
by
the
name
of
John
Heywood,
who
was
born
sometime
just
before
the
16th
century.
During
his
life,
he
was
a
writer
who
penned
many
plays
and
a
book
in
1546,
later
known
as
The
Proverbs
of
John
Heywood.
It
is
likely
that
Heywood
did
not
actually
come
up
with
the
phrase
“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”.
Rather,
he
was
simply
the
first
person
to
have
set
the
phrase
down
in
written
form.
The
actual
origins
of
the
term
are
unknown,
and
since
his
book
was
simply
a
collection
of
common
idioms
and
expressions,
it
was
probably
familiar
to
people
in
the
mid
1500s.
Another
phrase
similar
to
“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”is
offering
“your
two
cents”
after
making
a
statement.
Someone
might
give
his
or
her
opinion
and
then
say,
“that's
my
two
cents，”
to
indicate
the
value
of
his
or
her
idea.
While,
much
like
a
penny,
“two
cents”
is
relatively
low
in
value
now,
it
would
have
been
more
valuable
at
one
time
and
the
expression
is
used
in
much
the
same
way.
1．When
someone
says
“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”，
he
or
she________.
A．wants
to
ask
you
for
advice
B．considers
your
thoughts
unique
C．is
curious
about
what's
on
your
mind
D．will
pay
for
what
you're
thinking
about
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“asking
people
to
volunteer
their
opinions
on
an
issue
being
discussed”和“asking
what
someone
is
thinking
about”可知答案。
2．The
modern
meaning
of
“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”
________.
A．is
more
closely
connected
to
the
value
of
the
penny
B．can
differ
greatly
according
to
a
speaker's
tone
of
voice
C．can
confuse
the
listener
easily
D．is
more
popularly
accepted
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知，由于便士的价值在古代和现在相差甚远，因此现在也可以用“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”来表达对方的主意一文不值，也就是说，根据说话人的语气，这个习语的意思大相径庭。
3．In
what
way
is
Heywood
related
to
the
phrase
“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”？
A．He
came
up
with
it
while
he
was
writing.
B．He
helped
to
explain
the
origins
of
it.
C．He
contributed
to
the
wide
use
of
it.
D．He
was
the
first
person
to
use
it.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“he
was
simply
the
first
person
to
have
set
the
phrase
down
in
written
form”和“his
book
was
simply
a
collection
of
common
idioms
...the
mid
1500s”可推测，Heywood
由于将“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”这个习语编写到自己关于常用习语和表达的书籍中，从而使得这个习语被人们所熟知。因此，他间接推广了这个习语的应用。
4．What
do
we
know
about
the
phrase
“your
two
cents”？
A．It
is
usually
used
at
the
end
of
a
statement.
B．It
comes
from
“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”．
C．It
has
witnessed
some
changes
since
the
16th
century.
D．It
is
more
familiar
to
people
than
“a
penny
for
your
thoughts”．
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“offering
‘your
two
cents’
after
making
a
statement”可知答案。Unit
1
Breaking
records
Using
Language
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Russia
won
the
bid
(投标)
for
the
2018
World
Cup
because
they
got
most
votes.
2．On
seeing
the
former
champion
(冠军)
of
the
Olympics
appear
on
the
stage,
the
audience
burst
out
cheering.
3．We
really
appreciated
her
offering
to
help.
4．We
spent
an
entire
day
on
the
beach.
5．He
is
an_amateur
(业余爱好者)
in
table
tennis.
6．Because
he’s
younger,
he，therefore
(因此),
needs
more
sleep.
7．I
can
recommend
him
as
an
extremely
good
accountant
(会计)．
8．Jones
worked
so
hard
that
he
attained
(达到)
his
sales
goal
for
the
month.
Ⅱ.单句改错
1．I
regret
to
telling
you
that
you
have
to
take
the
exam
again
as
you
have
failed
to
pass
it.
telling→tell
2．Mr.Wang
preferred
stay
at
home
rather
than
go
out
for
a
walk.
stay前加to
3．He
was
seriously
ill.However,
he
couldn’t
go
to
work.
However→Therefore
4．I
do
appreciate
you
to
helping
me.
去掉to
5．Don’t
be
hard
to
him.After
all,
he
is
only
a
child.
to→on
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
It
was
an
early
September
day,
cool
and
bright
and
just
right
for
running,
and
I
was
in
the
first
few
miles
of
a
10 mile
race
over
a
course
with
a
few
high
hills.Still,
I
felt
energetic；despite
the
hills
it
was
going
to
be
a
fine
run.
Just
ahead
of
me
was
Peggy
Mimno,
a
teacher
from
Mount
Kiseo,
New
York.She
too
was
running
easily,
moving
along
at
my
speed.The
pace
felt
comfortable,
so
I
decided
to
stay
where
I
was;
why
pay
attention
to
pace
when
she
was
setting
such
a
nice
one？I’d
overtake
(追上)
her
later
on
when
she
tired.
So
I
ran
behind
her.The
course
headed
north
for
miles,
wandered
west
for
a
hilly
mile,
then
turned
south
again
along
a
winding
road.The
race
was
getting
harder.We
had
four
miles
left
and
already
it
was
beginning
to
be
real
work.
Peggy
overtook
a
young
runner.She
seemed
to
know
him,
for
they
exchanged
a
few
cheerful
words
as
she
passed
him.Their
exchange
worried
me.You
don’t
chat
during
a
race
unless
feeling
good,
and
Peggy
plainly
was.
Still,
I
was
close
enough
to
overtake
her
if
she
tired,
so
I
didn’t
give
up
hope
completely.We
were
getting
nearer
to
a
long,
punishing
hill
now
and
it
would
be
the
test.We
were
a
mile
from
the
finish
line,
so
whatever
happened
on
the
hill
would
almost
determine
who
crossed
it
first.
As
I
moved
up
the
hill,
my
attention
wandered
for
a
few
minutes.When
I
looked
up,
Peggy
was
moving
away
—
first
five
yards,
then
ten,
then
more.Finally
it
was
clear
that
there
was
no
help
of
catching
her.She
beat
me
soundly.
There
is
an
important
lesson
in
that
race.Women
are
thought
to
be
weaker,
slower
and
not
nearly
as
skilled
in
sport.Yet
as
Peggy
Mimno
so
clearly
showed,
the
similarities
between
men
and
women
runners
are
more
important
than
differences.I
have
run
with
a
number
of
women,
and
I
can
say
it
is
often
hard
work.
1．What
did
the
writer
think
of
the
race
in
the
beginning
A．It
would
be
hard
work.
B．It
would
be
an
easy
race.
C．It
would
be
a
test
of
his
strength.
D．It
would
be
a
good
learning
experience.
解析：选B 细节理解题。第一段告诉我们作者一开始认为这是一次轻松的比赛。
2．What
worried
the
writer
when
Peggy
greeted
the
young
runner
A．Peggy
overtook
the
young
runner.
B．Peggy
was
running
energetically.
C．Peggy
was
laughing
at
the
writer.
D．Peggy
paid
no
attention
to
the
writer.
解析：选B 推理判断题。从第二段可以看出，作者担心的是Peggy精力充沛地跑着。
3．By
saying
“a
long,
punishing
hill”(Paragraph
5),
the
writer
implies
that
________.
A．Peggy
would
fail
to
reach
the
hilltop
B．men
are
more
skilled
at
climbing
hills
C．overtaking
Peggy
would
be
easy
D．climbing
the
hill
would
be
a
demanding
task
解析：选D 字句理解题。由所在句子的语境可以看出，在比赛中爬山是一项费力的任务。
4．What
lesson
does
the
writer
learn
from
the
race
A．Women
are
as
good
as
men
in
sport.
B．Women
are
better
at
climbing
hills.
C．He
should
have
more
training
in
a
cross country
race.
D．He
should
set
a
quicker
pace
at
the
beginning.
解析：选A 推理判断题。整篇短文就是介绍了作者和Peggy赛跑的故事，Peggy的胜利说明在体育方面妇女和男人一样优秀。
B
Billboard
Music
Awards
of
the
Year
2015
goes
to
Taylor
Swift,
a
singer songwriter,
who
has
shaped
and
inspired
the
American
music
industry
with
her
success.
When
Taylor
Swift
first
came
to
public
notice,
she
was
a
17 year old
newcomer
who
loved
singing
to
her
own
guitar.
She
was
far
more
enthusiastic
than
skilled,
but
apparently
threw
spark
of
superb
talent.
Four
years
later,
Swift
has
become
a
multi awards
winner,
with
the
biggest
selling
albums.
For
her
consummate
performance,
Taylor
Swift
was
named
Billboard
magazine’s
woman
in
2011.
She
is
the
youngest
artist
to
receive
honors
and
several
Billboard
Music
Awards,
among
them
Top
Country
Album
for
the
five time
platinum
(白金)
selling
Speak
Now,
her
third
album
that
was
released
that
year.
“Taylor
has
shown
the
power
of
good
songwriting
with
music
of
styles，”
said
Bill
Werde,
Billboard’s
editorial
director.
“And
at
such
a
young
age,
Taylor
has
already
made
a
major
impact
on
music
and
has
been
an
unbelievable
role
model
for
promising
artists
and
young
woman
everywhere.”
Swift
is
used
to
breaking
chart
records
and
winning
honors
since
her
career
started.
She
followed
that
up
in
2008
with
Fearless,
which
established
her
as
a
skilled
songwriter
with
several
hits,
including
Love
Story,
You
Belong
With
Me
and
White
Horse.
Not
surprisingly,
the
6 time
platinum
Fearless
is
the
most
awarded
album
in
country
music
history
in
the
US
and
her
overall
worldwide
sales
now
reach
20
million
albums
and
40
million
songs
downloads.
Swift
has
spent
the
past
year
on
the
Speak
Now
World
Tour
in
support
of
her
third
album,
and
now
she’s
getting
ready
to
go
further.
According
to
a
recent
interview
with
The
New
Yorker
magazine,
Swift
has
so
far
written
about
10
songs
for
a
2016
album.
She
said
the
new
album
is
about
feelings
of
growing
up
and
becoming
an
adult.
“They’re
sad
if
I’m
being
honest，”
Swift
told
The
New
Yorker.
“They’re
about
my
heartbreaks
and
my
moving
on.
But
more
importantly,
they
are
about
achieving
contentment.
You’re
not
always
going
to
be
ridiculously
happy
as
you
grow
up.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了Taylor
Swift
——
一个非常有音乐天赋的女孩，获得了众多奖项，尽管年纪轻轻，但是她在音乐上所取得的一系列成就震撼了整个乐坛，成为激励艺人及年轻女性的楷模。
5．As
a
newcomer
in
the
shown
business,
Taylor
Swift
was
considered
to
be
________.
A．a
skilled
songwriter
B．an
outstanding
artist
C．an
energetic
director
D．a
promising
talent
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段尤其是第二段最后一句可知，Taylor
Swift第一次走进观众视野时就展现出了过人的才华。故选D。
6．The
underlined
word
“consummate”
in
Paragraph
3
can
best
be
replaced
by
“________”．
A．confident
B．professional
C．excellent
D．different
解析：选C 词义猜测题。联系上下文并结合语境可知，美国乡村音乐歌手Taylor
Swift年纪轻轻就已成为国际巨星，她在乐坛的表现可谓成绩斐然。由此可知，画线词应意为“杰出的，极好的”，excellent的意思与之最接近。故选C。
7．What
can
we
learn
from
the
passage
A．Speak
Now
is
Taylor
Swift’s
third
album.
B．Fearless
marked
the
beginning
of
Swift’s
career.
C．Swift’s
new
album
is
about
feelings
of
grown ups.
D．Swift
has
gained
Billboard
magazine’s
woman
twice.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，Speak
Now是Swift的第三张专辑，故A项正确。
8．This
passage
is
mainly
about
“________”．
A．A
Rising
Music
Genius
B．Taylor’s
Heartbreaks
in
Growth
C．An
Interview
with
Taylor
Swift
D．Billboard
Music
Awards
in
America
解析：选A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了尽管Taylor
Swift年纪轻轻，但是她在音乐上所取得的一系列成就震撼了整个乐坛，成为激励艺人及年轻女性的楷模。A项“一个冉冉升起的音乐天才”符合文章大意。故选A。
