四川2018高考英语夯基训练：必修5U2【A】含答案
必修5Unit2【A】含答案
必修五Unit 2 The United Kingdom
【高考水平预测】
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，
选出最佳选项。
I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel，a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It’s just past noon，late July，and I’m__1__the desperate sounds of a life-or-death__2__going on a few feet away.
There’s a small__3__burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a(an)__4__to fly through the glass of the window.__5__，it’s not working. The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically (讽刺地)，the struggle is part of the trap. It is__6__for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in__7__through the glass. This fly is doomed (注定失败)．It will__8__there on the windowsill.
Across the room，ten steps__9__，the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it__10__.With only a small effort now being__11__，it could be free of this self-set__12__.The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so__13__.
Why doesn’t the fly try another approach，__14__dramatically different？How did it get so locked in on the idea__15__this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success?
No doubt this way makes__16__to the fly.Regrettably，it’s an idea that will kill it.
Trying harder isn’t necessarily the solution__17__achieving more. It may not offer any real__18__for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes，in fact，it’s a big part of the problem.
If you__19__your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever，you may__20__your chances for success.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了“我”在旅馆里看到一只苍蝇不停地试图穿过玻璃飞出去，这无疑是在自杀。它完全可以从旁边开着的门飞走。“我”从这件事得到启发：人们在遇到困难的时候，不应冒昧地尝试，应该有所突破，才有机会获得成功。
1.A.seeing B．crying out
C．watching D．listening to
解析 句意为：我听到了绝望的声音。listen to“听到”。A、B、C三项均没有“听到”的意思。
答案 D
2．A. struggle B．cry
C．yell D．test
解析 struggle意为“挣扎，斗争”；cry意为“哭，喊叫”；yell意为“叫喊”；test意为“测试”。由第二段第四句中“the struggle is part of trap”的提示可知，此处应选用struggle。
答案 A
3．A. bird B．fly
C．insect D．worm
解析 bird意为“鸟”；fly意为“苍蝇”；insect意为“昆虫”；worm意为“爬虫”。由第二段第五句中的“the fly to try hard enough to succeed in...”可知，B项正确。
答案 B
4．A. experience B．direction
C．force D．attempt
解析 experience意为“经验，经历”；direction意为“方向”；force意为“武力”；attempt意为“尝试”。根据上下文语境可知，苍蝇正在尝试穿过玻璃飞出去。
答案 D
5．A. Thus B．So
C．Although D．However
解析 thus意为“因而”；so意为“所以”；although意为“虽然”；however意为“然而”。句意为：虽然苍蝇不断地尝试穿过玻璃窗，然而并不奏效。前后两句是转折关系。
答案 D
6．A. unusual B．likely
C．impossible D．common
解析 unusual“不同寻常的”；likely“可能的”；impossible“不可能的”；common“寻常的”。由常识可知，苍蝇是不可能成功穿过玻璃飞出去的。
答案 C
7．A. digging B．breaking
C．pushing D．jumping
解析 dig“挖掘”；break“打破”；push“推”；jump“跳”。短语break through意为“突破，冲破”，符合语境。
答案 B
8．A. kill B．die
C．lie D．stick
解析 kill“杀死”；die“死”；lie“撒谎，躺”；stick“粘贴”。由常识判断，如果苍蝇不断地撞击玻璃，就会死在那里。
答案 B
9．A. away B．far
C．near D．distant
解析 away“距离……远”；far“远的”；near“近的”；distant“远的”。away用在名词后，表示距离某地有多远，符合语境。
答案 A
10．A. dreams B．thinks of
C．misses D．longs for
解析 dream“梦想”；think of“考虑”；miss“怀念，错过”；long for“渴望”。句意为：只需十秒钟的飞行，这只苍蝇就能飞到外面它所渴望的世界。
答案 D
11．A. done B．owned
C．wasted D．planned
解析 do“做，完成”；own“拥有”；waste“浪费”；plan“计划”。根据语境可知，它之前的努力都白费了，故C项符合语境。
答案 C
12．A. aim B．trap
C．net D．goal
解析 aim“目的，目标”；trap“陷阱”；net“网”；goal“目的”。由第二段第四句中的“the struggle is part of the trap”可知，trap符合语境，即自我设置的陷阱。
答案 B
13．A. easy B．necessary
C．hard D．obvious
解析 easy“轻松的，容易的”；necessary“必要的”；hard“艰难的”；obvious“明显的”。句意为：突破的可能性就在那里，是那么简单。
答案 A
14．A. attempt B．anything
C．struggle D．something
解析 something“某事，某物”，常用于肯定句；anything“任何事物”，常用于否定句和疑问句。在表示请求、建议或征求意见的疑问句中常用something。
答案 D
15．A. that B．what
C．which D．where
解析 that可引导定语从句，也可引导名词性从句；what引导名词性从句；which引导形容词性从句；where可引导定语从句和状语从句。从句中不缺任何成分，且句中先行词是idea，所以其后要用that来引导同位语从句，对idea进行补充说明。
答案 A
16．A. sense B．difference
C．effect D．effort
解析 sense“感觉，意识”，常和make构成短语，make sense意为“有意义”；difference“区别，不同”；effect“影响”；effort“努力”。句意为：毫无疑问，这种方法对这只苍蝇来说是有意义的。
答案 A
17．A. of B．from
C．off D．to
解析 在solution的后面常跟to表示的不定式，是固定搭配。意为“解析法”。
答案 D
18．A. advice B．support
C．hope D．power
解析 advice“建议”；support“支持，支撑”；hope“希望”；power“力量”。此处与最后一段中的“If you_______ _your hopes for a．..”相照应，故用hope符合语境。
答案 C
19．A. risk B．get
C．make D．take
解析 risk“冒险，冒……的风险”；get“获得”；make“制作”；take“带走”。句意为：如果你冒险把你的希望放在比以往更艰难的突破上，你就可能有扼杀成功的机会。
答案 A
20．A. fail B．kill
C．achieve D．fulfill
解析 fail“失败”；kill“杀死”；achieve“获得，达到”；fulfill“执行，履行”由语境可知，此处应用kill。
答案 B
阅读理解
“Stop making excuses for him，Mom，”I said.“But maybe he is feeling unwell...” Mom said.“Maybe nothing，” I interrupted.I had been tending Mom since her health began to decline and this would be the first time in a year that my husband and I had a night out together.Jerry had promised to stay with Mom.But again he let us down.And more often than not，his drinking had a lot to do with it.His irresponsibility upset me.
I remembered our happy growing-up years in a small town in West Virginia.With good family education，Jerry had been a kind kid.He was only 15 when Dad died.Unlike him，I got over the sorrow soon，but he started drinking.Soon he began hanging out with bad guys.
Jerry and I didn’t see each other often，but we talked on the phone.Usually，though，we ended up fighting.When Mom came to live with us，Jerry dropped in regularly at first，but after a while his visits became sporadic.He explained he couldn’t handle seeing Mom in such a bad condition.Another excuse，I thought.
One day I went to see the doctor about my back.It had been aching for months.“I can’t find anything wrong with you physically，”the doctor said.“But I can tell you’re very tense.Is something bothering you？” I poured out my story about Jerry.“Do you think he’s likely to change？” he asked.I shrugged.“Probably not.”“But，you can，”he said gently.
Me？Why did I have to change？He was the one who constantly let us down.But what had I done？Maybe the doctor was right.I couldn’t love his behavior，but I could love him—the way I did when we were little.As I walked into the house I sensed a relief.
Jerry died young due to drinking.I miss him.But I’m grateful I was given the opportunity to show him I loved him—as he was，not as I wanted him to be.
【语篇解读】 爱一个人，并不意味着他很完美。有时，即便他有着让人难以忍受的缺点，也要学会去爱——爱他不是因为他是你所期望的那样，而是爱他本人。
1．When Jerry failed to carry out his promise that night，his mother________.
A．felt very angry B．tried to defend him
C．was indifferent about it D．phoned him to ask him to come back
解析： 推理判断题。根据第一段“Stop making excuses for him，Mom，” I said.“But maybe he is feeling unwell...”可推断，答案为B。
答案： B
2．Jerry got into the habit of drinking mainly because________.
A．he was influenced by bad guys
B．his mom left to live with his sister
C．nobody cared for him after his father died
D．he couldn’t get over the sadness of losing his father
解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段Unlike him，I got over the sorrow soon，but he started drinking可知，答案为D。
答案： D
3．The underlined word “sporadic” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A．occasional B．frequent
C．formal D．unpleasant
解析： 词义猜测题。根据句中Jerry dropped in regularly at first，but...可判断，刚开始Jerry经常来看望妈妈，但不久就很少来了，故答案为A。
答案： A
4．What did the author think of the doctor’s suggestion at first?
A．It was acceptable. B．It gave her much hope.
C．It was unreasonable. D．It made her confused.
解析： 推理判断题。根据第五段Me？Why did I have to change？He was the one who constantly let us down.可推断，答案为C。
答案： C
5．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Love can help a person give up bad habits.
B．Too much tension will destroy a person’s health.
C．We shouldn’t expect too much of a person.
D．We should try to love a person as he is.
解析： 主旨大意题。根据末段But I’m grateful I was given the opportunity to show him I loved him—as he was，not as I wanted him to be可推断，爱一个人，要爱他本人，而不是因为他是你期望的那样，故答案为D。
答案： D
课文整体理解
语法填空
Great Britain consists 1 _____ four countries :England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In 2 ____ 13th century, Wales 3 _____________ (link)to England. In the 17th century, they were joined to Scotland. They were united 4_______peace instead of by war. However, just as they were going to get Ireland 5 ______________ (connect)to form the United Kingdom, the southern part of Ireland broke away , so only Northern Ireland joined with them.
England is the 6 _______ (large) of the four countries and for 7_________________(convenient)it is divided into three zones: the South of England, the Midlands and the North. You find most of the population 8 _________ (settle) in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England.
London is the capital city with the greatest 9________________ (history) treasure. It has the oldest port 10___________ (build) by the Romans in the 1st century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.
课后自测提升
单词拼写
1.This class is too large ,and we shall have to d_________ it into several groups.
2.In our supermarket we have provided seats for the c__________ of or customers.
3.The teacher’s explanation has c________ the puzzling problem.
4.The teacher divided the whole class, which________(组成)of 40 students, into four groups.
5.If you do work hard , I think you can ____________________ (实现) your goal.
6.__________(吸引)by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
7.I agree with Tom, so there is no _________(冲突)between what I think and what he says.
8.____________________(粗略地)speaking, I would say that about 100 people attended the meeting.
9.Is the _________(藏品)to be divided up or sold as a whole?
10.Generally speaking, the young are ___________(不乐意的)to live in the countryside.
II.用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
take the place of, consist of , to one’s credit, in conflict with, divide...into, be unwilling to, for convenience, break away, attract one’s attention, leave out
You have formed the habit of smoking, buy you must ____________from it.
Who will _________________________ Mr. Li when he retires?
A word is ___________, so the sentence does not make sense.
__________________, the little boy finally finished his picture in five minutes.
He usually ___________the boys ________three groups for the gym class.
The United Kingdom _________ English, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake, which ________the world’s__________ his deeds.
Never believe in that man, because his words are __________________his deeds
His hair was cut short ________________________rather than fashion.
Many young people ________________go to the place where working conditions are poor. __________
III.单句语法填空
1.A _______(collect)of rare vase was displayed in the museum.
2.I had an_____________(enjoy)experience in the countryside last summer.
3.________(rough)speaking, I’d say we need another 1,000 yuan.
4.A lot of natural mysteries have been __________(clarify)with the development of modern science.
5. Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon, or whenever it is _____________(convenience)to you.
6.The Science Museum, which we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s splendid tourist __________________(attract)
7.The factory _________(pollute) the farms of the villagers, who of course were the _____________(victim). But the factory rejected the request of damages from the villagers. So there was _________conflict between them.
8.I just couldn’t believe you should have made such a silly mistake. Look! You have left _______such an important document.
IV.单句完形填空
The team ________10 experts from different universities.
A .is consisted of B. consists of
C. made up of D. makes up
2.The park, __________two sections by a stream, will have a couple of small bridges built over the stream.
A .parted from B. separated from
C. joined in D. divided into
3.A quarrel _______,which made him _______his family.
A .was broken out; break away B. broke out; break away from
C. was broken away; break down D. broke down; break out
4.We bought the house for its ________. It is very near the shop where I work,
A. challenge B. conclusion C. convenience D. construction
5.The park ________life in the days of King Arthur is one of the main ______of the city.
A. modelled after; attractions B. is modelled after; attractions
C. to model after; attractions D. modelling after; attractions
6.—Why did you _____the fourth paragraph of your rewritten composition?
—Because I think it was not necessary and off the point.
A .consist of B .put forward C. take up D. leave out
V.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I joined 1 circus in our province a few years ago. The circus, ________ (consist) of about 500 members, is divided 3 _____ five parts and plays nationwide,4______________ attracts the public’s attention. We have made great 5________________ (accomplish)one after another. However, I was 6 ____________ (willing) to stay in my team and would like 7 __________ (break)away, because I 8 _______ (come) into conflict with a teammate the other day and felt 9 ________ (leave) out sometimes .Finally , with the help of our director, we clarified our problem, which makes my stay in circus 10 _________ (enjoy) again.
VI.完形填空
The old year, for better or worse, is gone for good. The new year has begun with 1 promise. Here’s our chance to start again at just accomplishing what we resolve to. Happy New Year!
New Year in the UK usually 2 with a celebration in New Year’s Eve(31th December).
Some people spend the 3 at home with their family, or have a party for friends at their house.
Others go to pub to celebrate, or spend the evening in a large 4 space, for example, Trafalgar Square in London.
The beginning of the New Year is signified(表示) 5 the chiming of Big Ben, the famous London clock, at midnight, which is also 6 on TV for those who are staying in.
In Scotland, New Year is called Hogmanay, and for some people, it’s a 7 celebration than Christmas, in big cities 8 Edinburgh and Glasgow. There are street parties with 9 100,00 people, enjoying music, entertainment and fireworks at midnight. One Scottish tradition which is now popular 10 the UK as well as in the USA, is the singing of a traditional folk 11 Auld Lang Syne苏格兰传统民谣《友谊地久天长》. It reminds us to think 12 old friends and remember the good times of the past, 13 we look to the future.
14 New Year’s Eve involves drinking alcohol for many people, New Year’ Day signals the 15 of a healthier life, as some people make New Year’s resolutions (决心). Often these are connected with fitness and 16 , for example, giving up smoking or drinking, taking more exercise or losing weight.
Other people make a resolution to 17 their life in other ways, such as spending more time with family, learning something new, or getting 18 debt.
Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to 19 to your resolutions, especially if they are related to saving money.
Almost every shop is full of 20 offers and bargains which can make it hard to just go window shopping.
1. A. fresh B. flesh C. flash D. fish
2. A. ends B. starts C. closes D. does
3. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
4. A. clear B. clean C. crowded D. public
5. A. on B. for C. by D. as
6. A. broadcast B. put C. shown D. placed
7. A. more B. bigger C. fewer D. less
8. A. like B. as C. Such D. so
9. A. across B. around C. abroad D. aboard
10. A. through B. altogether C. throughout D. between
11. A. dance B. party C. get-together D. song
12. A. Up B. as C. of D. out
13. A. because B. as C. Though D. if
14. A. Although B. As C. When D. Whether
15. A. end B. start C. begin D. conclusion
16. A. illness B. Disease C. health D. sickness
17. A. prove B. live C. earn D. improve
18. A .into B. To C. out of D. from
19. A. lead B. stick C. contribute D. come
20. A. special B. especial C. good D. cheap
语法填空答案：
1.of 2.the 3.was linked 4.in 5.connected 6.largest 7.convenience 8.settled 9.historical 10.built
课后自测提升答案
I.1.divided 2. convenience 3.clarified 4.consisted 5.accomplish 6.Attracted 7.conflict 8.Roughly 9.collection 10.unwilling
II.1.break away 2.take the place of 3.left out 4.To his credit 5.divideds,into 6.consists of 7.attracts, attention 8.in conflict with 9.for convenience
10.are unwilling to
III.1.collection 2.enjoyable 3.Roughly 4.clarified 5. convenient 6.attractions 7.polluted,victims;a 8.out
IV.BDBCAD
V.1.a 2.consisting 3.into 4.which 5.accomplishments 6.unwilling 7.to break 8.came 9.left 10.enjoyable
VI.1.ABCDC 6.CBABC 11.DCBAB 16.CDCBA
四川2018高考英语夯基训练：必修5U2【B】含答案
必修5Unit2【B】含答案
Book5 Unit2
【高考水平预测】
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，
选出最佳选项。
It was the old lady’s birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street，and a little boy，Johnnie，__1__her letters from the ground floor on the rare__2__when anything came.
Today she was sure there would be something.Myra__3__forget her mother’s birthday，even if she__4__wrote at other times. Of course Myra was busy，but？__5__，Enid，the daughter the old lady loved most，died two years ago. Since then Myra had been to see her mother three times，but her husband，Harold，never.
The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps-perhaps Myra might come. After all，eighty was a__6__birthday，another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it.__7__Myra did not come，she would send a present. The old lady was__8__of that. Two spots of colour__9__her cheeks. She was__10__like a child. She would enjoy her day!
Now，she stood by the window，__11__.The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat__12__.Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate. Then clatter (咔嗒声)，clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door. He had got her post-four envelopes. Three were unclosed cards from old friends. The fourth was closed，in Myra’s writing. The old lady felt a sharp pain of__13__.There was no parcel for her！Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She said to herself. She must be__14__.
Almost__15__she tore the envelope open.__16__in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday- Buy yourself something nice with the__17__，Myra and Harold. The cheque moved quickly to and for in the air to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady__18__to pick it up. Her present！Her__19__present！With__20__fingers she tore it into little bits.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个80岁老人在生日来临之际对自己唯一的亲人的殷殷期盼，但她最终盼来的确是一种无言的伤痛和失望。
1.A.took away B．brought up
C．moved off D．set down
解析 根据语境可知，此句是说老人把信件从“the ground floor”拿到“the second floor”。bring up意为“拿上来”，符合语境；take away意为“拿走，带走”，move off“意为“离开，出发”，set down意为“记下，放下”，均不符合语境。
答案 B
2．A. occasion B．opportunity
C．ceremony D．anniversary
解析 根据语境可知，此处是指在特别的“场合”，与下文的other times作对比。occasion意为“场合”，符合语境；opportunity意为“机会”，ceremony意为“典礼，仪式”，anniversary意为“周年纪念日”，均不符合语境。
答案 A
3．A. mustn’t B．mightn’t
C．wouldn’t D．needn’t
解析 根据语境可知，此处是指老人坚信女儿一定不会忘记自己的生日。表示“一定不会”时，应用wouldn’t。
答案 C
4．A. occasionally B．always
C．almost D．seldom
解析 根据下文可知，Myra由于工作繁忙，平常很少给妈妈写信。seldom意为“很少，不常”，符合语境；occasionally意为“偶尔，间或”，always意为“总是，一直”，almost意为“差不多，几乎”，均不符合语境。
答案 D
5．A. Unhappily B．Unfortunately
C．Unforgettably D．Unkindly
解析 根据常识可知，最爱的女儿Enid的离去自然是一件“不幸”的事情。unfortunately意为“不幸地”，符合语境；unhappily意为“不开心地”，unforgettably意为“令人难忘地”，unkindly意为“刻薄地，不客气地”，均不符合语境。
答案 B
6．A. casual B．remote
C．special D．conventional
解析 根据常识可知，“人生70古来稀”，80岁生日自然尤为“特别”。special意为“特别的”，符合语境；casual意为“随便的，临时的”，remote意为“遥远的，疏远的”，conventional意为“传统的，常见的”，均不符合语境。
答案 C
7．A. Even if B．So that
C．In case D．Now that
解析 句意为：即使Myra不来，她也会送一份礼物。由句意可知，前后分句之间为一种让步关系，所以应用表示让步关系的连词even if，意为“即使”。
答案 A
8．A. proud B．capable
C．sure D．afraid
解析 根据下文的描述可知，老人坚信她的女儿即便不来也会送她礼物。be sure of为固定短语，意为“坚信，确信”，符合语境。
答案 C
9．A. sharpened B．weakened
C．widened D．brightened
解析 根据下文中的“She would enjoy her day！”可知，此处应指老人红光满面，面露喜 色。brighten意为“使闪亮，使快乐，使露喜色”，符合语境。
答案 D
10．A. excited B．alarmed
C．inspired D．satisfied
解析 根据语境可知，老人此时兴奋得像个孩子。excited意为“兴奋的，激动的”，符合语境。
答案 A
11．A. thinking B．imagining
C．welcoming D．watching
解析 根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人久久地站在门口，期盼着礼物的到来。因此选watching最符合语境，意为“守望，眺望”。
答案 D
12．A. steadily B．wildly
C．nervously D．randomly
解析 根据语境可知，此处应选wildly，该词是一种夸张的表达，旨在体现老人无法掩饰的、因迫切而慌乱激动的心情。
答案 B
13．A. discontent B．loneliness
C．disappointment D．annoyance
解析 根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人的心情由先前“狂乱的兴奋”跌之“沉重的失望”，是一种修辞上的对比。disappointment意为“失望，沮丧”，符合语境。
答案 C
14．A. patient B．anxious
C．urgent D．mild
解析 根据语境可知，此句是指老人自我解嘲、自我安慰的一种无奈的表达，同时也暗含着一丝苦涩的期盼，所以老人告诫自己还要“耐心一点儿”。patient意为“耐心的”，符合语境。
答案 A
15．A. immediately B．cheerfully
C．angrily D．unwillingly
解析 根据语境可知，此句是指老人对自己期盼的“礼物”非常失望，因此不愿意打开它。unwillingly意为“不情愿地，勉强地”，符合语境；immediately意为“立刻，马上”，cheerfully意为“高高兴兴地”，angrily意为“愤怒地”，均不符合语境。
答案 D
16．A. Pinned B．Folded
C．Lined D．Roped
解析 根据下文的“a piece of paper”可知，此处应选fold，意为“折叠，合拢”，表示“在卡片里折了一张纸”。
答案 B
17．A. card B．bonus
C．cheque D．cash
解析 根据下文中的“The cheque moved quickly”可知，此处应选cheque，意为“支票”，符合语境。
答案 C
18．A. bent B．leaned
C．struggled D．stretched
解析 综合考虑老人此时的心情和神态可知，她拾起支票的姿势应该是“弯腰”。bend意为“弯腰，弯曲”，符合语境。lean意为“倾斜，倚靠”；struggle意为“努力，挣扎”，是一个中性词汇，不能体现身体的姿势；stretch意为“伸展，延伸”，均不符合语境。
答案 A
19．A. painful B．sad
C．expensive D．lovely
解析 根据语境可知，此处应选lovely，表现的是一种强烈的讽刺效果，增强了语言的表现力。而painful，sad两词会使语言的色调索然无味，暗淡无光。
答案 D
20．A. moving B．trembling
C．reacting D．freezing
解析 根据语境可知，当老人看到女儿给自己的礼物竟然是一张支票时，她感到既失望又痛心，所以应选trembling，意为“颤抖的，战栗的”，生动地表现了老人当时的心情和神态；moving意为“动人的”，reacting意为“反应的”，freezing意为“冰冻的，严寒的”，均不符合语境。
答案 B
阅读理解
Shay asked, “Do you think they’ll let me play?” Shay’s father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son, mentally and physically disabled, were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.
Shay’s father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play, not expecting much. The boy looked around and said, “We’re losing by six runs (分) and the game is in the eighth inning (局).I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him in to bat in the final inning.
Shay struggled over to the team’s bench and put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in heart. The boys saw the father’s joy at his son being accepted.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the final inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously joyful just to be in the game and on the field. In the bottom of the final inning, Shay’s team scored again. Now, Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. Would they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?
Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was almost impossible. The first pitch (投) came and Shay missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to throw the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The pitcher could have easily thrown he ball to the first baseman and Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game .Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the head of the first baseman, beyond the reach of all teammates, The audience and the players from both teams started screaming, “Shay, run to first!” Never in his life had Shay ever run that far but made it to first base, wide-eyed and shocked.
Everyone should, “Run to second!” Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the smallest guy on their team, who had a chance to be the hero for his team for the first time, could have thrown the ball to the second baseman, but he understood the pitcher’s intentions and he too intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head.
All were screaming，“Shay，Shay，Shay，all the way Shay.” Shay reached third base when one opposing player ran to help him and shouted, “Shay, run to third.” As Shay rounded third, all were on their feet, crying, “Shay, run home！”Shay ran to home, stepped on the home base and was cheered as the hero who t won the game for his team.
That day, the boys from both teams helped bring a piece true love and humanity into this world. Shay didn’t make it to another summer and died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy and coming home and seeing his mother tearfully hug her little hero of the day!
( ) 1. Not expecting much, Shay’s father still asked the boy if Shay could play, mainly because the father _________.
A. noticed some of the boys on the field were heisting
B. guessed his presence would affect the boy’s decision
C. learned some of the boys on the field knew Shay well
D. understood Shay did need a feeling of being accepted
( ) 2. In the bottom of the final inning Shay was given the bat because the boys _________.
A. believed they were sure to win the game
B. would like to help Shay enjoy the game
C. found Shay was so eager to be a winner
D. fell forced to give Shay another chance
( ) 3. The smallest boy threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head, probably because that boy ________.
A. was obviously aware of the pitcher’s purpose
B. looked forward to winning the game for his team
C. failed to throw the ball to the second baseman
D. saw that Shay already reached second base
( ) 4. Which of the following has nothing to do with Shay’s becoming the hero for his team?
A. The pitcher did not throw the ball to the first baseman.
B. The audience and the players from both teams cheered for him.
C. The opposing players failed to stop his running to home.
D. One of the opposing players ran to help him.
( ) 5. What to you think is the theme of the story?
A. True human nature could be realized in the way we treat each other.
B. Everyone has his own strength even if mentally or physically disabled.
C. Everyone can develop his team spirit in sports and please his parents.
D. The results of the game should not be the only concern of the players.
本篇文章是一篇关于爱的教育的故事。一位父亲鼓励帮助自己心智和身体残疾的儿子，和正常人一样参与棒球运动，并且得到同伴的认可。文章富有教育意义。
1. 细节题。 根据题干关键词定位到文章第一段，but处出题，最后一句”it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence”得出答案D为正确选项。
2.细节题。答案在原文第五段surprisingly处，显示了一种转折。在上一段讲了Shay的团队赢分了，在上文even though点出尽管他没有一个球是他进的，但他仍然感到很喜悦。在第五段文章说他被伙伴们同意进入了最后一局。可见答案B是正确的，所有人都希望能够帮助他成功。
3. 细节题。根据题干将关键词定位到第七段”the smallest guy on their team”，这是个长难句，who引导了一个非限制性定语从句，他本可以成为比赛最后的hero,可but 点出了转折，他明白pitcher的意图并且帮助了Shay的成功。可见答案A正确。
4.推断题。题干问下面哪一项是和Shay的成功无关的。文章第八段最后说众人喊道: “Shay, run home”,当他run home之后，我们看到结果是他成功了，他成为了Hero，可见没有任何人在这个时候阻止了他。可见C选项是与他的成功无关的，为正确选项。
5. 主旨大意题。文章处处渗透了球队人与人之间的相互尊重，因此A选项包容性最大， B,C,D都是很片面的。
I单句语法填空
1. Tom was going through the crowd when he heard his name_______ (call).
2.She won’t have her long hair _______ (cut)short.
3.Keep your mouth ________(shut) and your eyes open.
4.Don’t leave the water _______(run) while you are brushing your teeth.
5.With his homework ________(finish),he went out to play with his friend.
6.When I came in, I found a strange girl_______(seat) in the corner.
7.He had his leg________(break)in the match yesterday.
8.All the people present at the meeting would like to see the law ________(pass).
9 .Mrs Miller wants the entire house _______(repair).
10. I wish to keep myself _______(inform)when he comes.
11.The girl glanced over her shoulder and found herself ________(follow) by a young man in black.
12.The shop owner will get all these goods ordered ________(deliver)to the customers today.
13 .Even the best writers sometimes find themselves ________(lose) for words.
14.To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English _______(speak) as much as we can.
15.In the reading room , we found her_______(seat) at a desk, with her attention _______(fix)on a book.
II. 单句改错
1 The classroom was so noisy that the teacher couldn’t make himself hear.
2 The program was so exciting that the children kept their fixing on the screen.
3 He looked around and caught a man put his hand into her pocket.
4 Now when people refer to England, you find Wales including as well.
5 The manager promised to keep me inform of how our business was going on.
III. 语法选择
1. Alexander tried to get his work ______in the medical circles.
A to recognize B recognizing C recognize D recognized
2. When we saw the road _____with snow,we decided to spend the holiday at home.
A block B to block C blocking D blocked
3. The manager was satisfied to see many new products _____after great effort.
A having developed B to develop C developd D develop
4. Michael put up a picture of YaoMing beside the bed to keep himself ______of his own dreams.
A reminding B to remind C reminded D remind
5. Tom rushed out in a hurry,______the door _____.
A leaving; unlocked B leaving; unlocking
C left; unlocked D to leave; unlocking
IV. 语法填空
All my colleagues and I have been looking forward to leaving this old building .So when 1______(bear) the news that we will move into the office ,2________ we feel is far beyond 3_______(describe).
There is a 4________(possible)that we will have some modern equipment such as a new fax 5________(furnish).Yesterday, I roughly had my belongs in the old office 6_________(arrange)and went back home . I had a dream when sleeping ,where I found myself 7______(absorb) in my work and put 8______ good suggestions one after another. Much to my credit, our boss praised me and got me 9______(promote).What10_______ enjoyable dream it was!
参考答案
I. 1. called 2.cut 3.shut 4.running 5.finished 6.seated 7.broken 8.passed 9.repaired 10. informed 11. followed 12. delivered 13. lost 14. spoken
15. seated ,fixed
II. 1. hear---heard 2. fixing---fixed 3. put----putting
4. including---included 5. inform ----informed
III DDCCA
IV 1 hearing 2 what 3description 4 possibility 5 furnished
6 arranged7 absorbed 8 forward 9 promoted 10 an
四川2018高考英语夯基训练：必修5U2【C】含答案
必修5Unit2【C】含答案
Book 5 Unit 2
【高考水平预测】
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It was cold that day when Chelsea and her mom went to visit __1__.“Momma, can we walk a little __2__？”she begged. “What's the hurry？” Momma replied. “Today is Cookie Day！”she said. “Grandma __3__ me！” “What do you mean？” asked Momma. “Who will eat all those cookies？” she said.
Momma smiled as she __4__ growing up in the old house. “Yes，it is __5__ Day，” she said. “I think I can smell chocolate chips already.” Chelsea stopped. Then she took a deep breath. She said __6__，“Momma, can we walk a little faster? I think I can __7__ peanut butter, too！”
As they reached the house Chelsea struggled hard to open the door.” We must __8__， Chelsea！” Momma shouted. “It's not __9__ to do that.” “Okay，” she said and then began knocking. The door opened and in she __10__， dropping her hat and gloves along the way.
“Mother, I'm __11__，” her Momma said. Grandma just __12__ and added, “Just like you did.” They both laughed. The house was __13__ with the sweet smell of cookies.
“What do you __14__， milk or hot cocoa？” Grandma asked. “Cookies！” Chelsea replied. “Okay, but you will need something to __15__. I suggest milk，” Momma said. The three sat quietly around the table for some time. The __16__ was there for the cookies. The oldest was there for the __17__， a kind of feeling you can't buy in a fast food restaurant.
And Chelsea's Momma? She was there to think about __18__ own childhood. Sit for a moment right now and remember. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Can you smell the memories? Never __19__ a chance to make memories. They are sure to warm your heart on the coldest days. They will always __20__ the darkest moments when you feel sad.
1. A. Grandma B. Father
C. Aunt D. Uncle
2．A. faster B. better
C. more D. kinder
3．A. helps B. visits
C. needs D. moves
4. A. spent B. called
C. phoned D. remembered
5．A. Easter B. Halloween
C. Christmas D. Cookie
6．A. once B. again
C. first D. even
7．A. smell B. sense
C. feel D. see
8．A. knock B. pull
C. beat D. push
9．A. polite B. reliable
C. intelligent D. necessary
10．A. blew B. drove
C. flew D. carried
11．A. happy B. sorry
C. hungry D. fine
12．A. sighed B. waved
C. smiled D. jumped
13．A. crowded B. covered
C. filled D. equipped
14．A. appreciate B. support
C. want D. use
15．A. eat B. sell
C. serve D. drink
16．A. strongest B. smallest
C. biggest D. youngest
17．A. love B. sadness
C. apology D. pity
18．A. your B. her
C. my D. his
19．A. share B. spare
C. miss D. take
20．A. worsen B. cool
C. brighten D. lose
[文章大意] 本文是一篇记叙文。在一个饼干节，去外婆家享受饼干的Chelsea和她的妈妈感受到了浓浓的爱意。
1．A。根据文章第一段中的“Grandma__3__me！”可知，母女俩一起去Chelsea外婆家，应选A项。
2．A。根据文章第二段中的“can we walk a little faster”可知，孩子要妈妈走得更快一些。
3．C。从下句的“Who will eat all those cookies？”可知，孩子在想，如果她不去吃外婆做的饼干就没人去吃了，因此她说外婆“需要”(needs)她。
4．D。从文章最后一段第二句的“Sit for a moment right now and remember.”可知，母亲在此“回忆”(remembered)过去成长时的情景。
5．D。从第一段中的“Today is Cookie Day！”可知，应选D项。
6．B。根据第一段中的“Momma，can we walk a little __2__？”可知， Chelsea又说了一遍，所以此处要用again。
7.A。根据空后的“too”及上文的“I think I can smell chocolate chips already.”可知，此处要用smell。
8．A。从第9空后面的“‘Okay’， she said and then began knocking.”可知，母亲要她“敲”(knock)门。
9．A。根据常识可知，进别人家不敲门是不礼貌的，所以此处要用 polite。
10．C。从上文中的“walk a little faster”可知，小女孩迫切地想到外婆家，结合“dropping her hat and gloves along the way”可知，她在门开了以后飞奔而入，所以此处要用flew。
11．B。母亲为小女孩不礼貌的行为向自己的母亲，也就是小女孩的外婆致歉，所以此处要用sorry。
12．C。从下面的“They both laughed.”可知，此处应选C项。
13．C。房子里充满了饼干的味道，所以此处要用be filled with结构。
14．C。从“milk or hot cocoa”可知，外婆问孩子想要(want)什么。
15．D。从下面的“I suggest milk”可知，空处表示一些“喝”的东西，所以要用drink。
16．D。文章出现了三个人：小女孩、小女孩的妈妈和小女孩的外婆。要吃饼干的是小女孩，她是最年轻的，所以此处要用youngest。
17．A。外婆想要的是亲情，即亲人之间的爱，所以此处要用love。
18．B。根据前面的“And Chelsea's Momma？”可知，她回想的是“她的”童年，所以此处要用her。
19．C。不要错过回忆的机会，所以此处要用miss。
20.C。根据前一句中的“warm your heart on the coldest days”可知，空处与the darkest moments形成对比，所以选C项。
阅读理解
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming lake behind his house.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water，he ran out the back door，leaving behind his shoes，socks，and shirt as he went.He flew into the water，not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake，an alligator (鳄鱼) was swimming toward the shore.
His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer.In extreme fear，she ran toward the water，yelling to her son as loudly as she could.Hearing her voice，the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother.It was too late.Just as he reached her，the alligator reached him.
From the dock (码头)，the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs.That began an incredible tug-of-war (拔河)．The alligator was much stronger than the mother，but the mother was much too passionate (感情强烈的)．A farmer happened to drive by，took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in the hospital，the little boy survived.The newspaper reporter asked if he would show him his scars.The boy lifted his legs，then，with obvious pride，he said to the reporter，“But look at my arms.I have great scars on my arms，too.I have them because my mom wouldn’t let go.”
Some scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret.But，some wounds are because love has refused to let go.
1．From the second paragraph we can infer that________.
A．a child shouldn’t swim in the water by himself
B．we’d better grasp some skills to defend ourselves
C．we should make enough preparations before diving into water
D．we are enjoying ourselves but don’t know the enemy is coming
解析： 推理判断题。由第二段内容可知，当我们玩得高兴的时候，我们对即将到来的灾难浑然不知。
答案： D
2．The incredible tug-of-war began between________.
A．the boy and the alligator B．the boy and the mother
C．the alligator and the mother D．the alligator and the farmer
解析： 细节理解题。通过这个小男孩得救的过程可以断定，所谓的拔河是鳄鱼和妈妈之间进行的，故选C。
答案： C
3．The underlined word “alarmed” in paragraph 3 means________.
A．frightened B．wondered
C．confident D．disappointed
解析： 词义猜测题。男孩在听到妈妈的喊声之后，感觉非常害怕，掉头向妈妈游去，frightened意为“受惊的”，符合语境。
答案： A
4．Which of the following statements is true?
A．The alligator was killed by a hunter.
B．There’re scars both on the boy’s legs and arms.
C．The mother was quiet when seeing the alligator.
D．The mother won the“match” because of her strength.
解析： 细节理解题。由倒数第二段The boy lifted his legs...I have great scars on my arms，too.可知，男孩腿和手臂都有伤疤，故选B。
答案： B
5．Why was the boy proud when he showed the scars on his arms?
A．He survived luckily. B．He was a child of God.
C．He was injured slightly. D．He was proud of the scars of love.
解析： 推理判断题。尽管受伤了，但那是母亲的爱留下的伤疤，所以男孩感到自豪。
答案： D。
I.单词拼写
1.In my opinion, our greatest happiness c in serving the people.
2.The basketball match was so exciting that it t everyone present at the stadium.
3.What you are doing now is not c with what you said last week.
4.The plan finally broke down because the two sides were u to cooperate. 5.There?is?a?p that?I might?go?to?Paris?to study for two years.
6.I hope?what?I say?will (澄清)the? misunderstanding? between?us. 7.Thanks?to?your help, Jack?and?Peter (完成)?the?task? a-head?of?schedule.
8.This?book?gives?a?good (描述)about?life?in the jungle of South America. 9.The?work?of?taking?care?of?kids?requires?patience (加上) experience.
10.I don’t think?it’s?fair. Susan?did?the?work?and?Jane?got???????? ???(赞扬)for?it.
II根据要求答题
(A)翻译短语
take the place of
break down
be un willing to do sth.
in memory of
be delighted at
由……组成
把……分成
挣脱束缚；脱离
为……带来荣誉
省去；遗漏
(B)用以上短语的适当形式填空
1. The audience of the film ____ largely teenagers under 14.
2. , Nancy stayed calm when the man asked her to take out her wallet.
3. Your composition is too long. You'd better the last two paragraphs.
4. The whole playground is five sections. We will be seated in Section Two.
5.?Although?the?old?lady?lives?alone, she accept?the?help ?from the?other?villagers. 6.?Those?women?were?eager?to_______?their?traditional?role? and?to?be?in-dependent. 7.?I_______?the?result：our?efforts?are?finally?rewarded.
8.?They?held?a?ceremony ?the?dead?soldier. 9.?The?whole?communication?system because ?of ?the?sudden?big?earthquake. 10.?The?cell?phone?may ?letters?one day.
III同义句转换。
1.?The?old?king?divided?his?kingdom?into?three?parts?in? his?will. ? ?The?old?king's?kingdom____?____?____?three?parts?in?his?will. 2.?Oh,?my?God!?I?forgot?to?write?his?name?in?the?list. ? ?Oh, my?God!?I _____?_____?his?name?in?the?list. 3.?The?medical?team?is?made?up?of?five?doctors?and?ten? nurses. ??The?medical?team____?____five?doctors?and?ten?nurses.
4.?Tourism?has?replaced?agriculture?as?the?nation's?main?industry. ?Tourism?has____?____?____?____?agriculture?as?the?nation's?main ? industry.
5.?I'm?delighted?that?you've?come?to?the?party. ???____?____?____,?you've?come?to?the?party. 6.?There ?was ?a? possibility? that? the? old? lady? was?struck?to?death?by ?lightning. ???____?____?____?that?the?old?lady?was?struck?to?death?by?lightning.
IV单句语法填空
1.——In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.
——I can’t agree more. It’s great to have the two ______(combine).
2.Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues ________(amuse) with her stories．
3.The exhibition hall is clean and tidy, with a range of goods already ________(lay) for sale.
4. It is said that there was a car accident last night,______(kill) five people and making more______(injure).
5.A driver is asked to keep his safety belt______(fasten) while driving on the freeway.
6.Li Hua hopes that his English teacher will suggest a good way to have his English______(improve) in a short period of time.
7.On his way home, he suddenly heard his name______(call).
8.When he woke, he found himself______ (seat) on a chair, with his hands______(tie )back.
9.______(dress) in her most beautiful skirt ,the girl tried to make herself______( notice) at the party.
10.Sorry!I can't play outside with much homework ______(finish).
V.语法填空(根据课文内容、依据语法规则完成下面短文)
London has its incredible 1________ (diverse) from busy markets to stylish department stores, fine restaurants 2________ many well-known 3________ (attract), such as the Tower, the British Museum and St Paul’s Cathedral, 4________ are popular among Chinese visitors.
People 5________ (visit) London usually go to see the Tower. The Queen’s jewels are guarded by special royal soldiers who, 6________ special occasions, still wear the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I. St Paul’s Cathedral is also a place worth 7________ ( visit ), which looked splendid 8________ first built. Westminster Abbey, too, is very interesting, which contains statues 9________ memory of dead poets and writers, such as Shakespeare. When people visit the Library of the British Museum, they will surely be thrilled by so many wonderful treasures from different cultures 10________ (display) in the museum.
答案：
I.1. consists 2.thrilled 3.consistent 4.unwilling 5.possibility
6.clarify 7.accomplished 8.description 9.plus 10.credit
II.A.1.代替 2.(机器等)损坏，破坏 3.不愿意做某事
4.为纪念…… 5.因……而高兴 6.consist of
7.divide…into 8.break away from 9.to one’s credit
10.leave out
B.1. consist ,of 2. To her credit 3. leave out
4. divided into 5.is unwilling to 6. break away from
7.am delighted at 8.in memory of 9.broke down
10.take the place of
III.1.was divided into 2.left out 3. consists of
4. taken the place of 5.To my delighted 6.It was possible
IV.1.combined 2.amused 3.laid 4.killing,injured
5.fastened 6.improved 7.called 8.seated,tied
9.Dressed,noticed 10.to finished
V.1.diversity 2.to 3.attractions 4.which 5.visiting
6.on 7.visiting 8.when 9.in 10.displayed
四川2018高考英语夯基训练：必修5U2【D】含答案
必修5Unit2【D】含答案
必修五Unit 2
一 、阅读理解 （共17小题；每小题 2 分，共34分）
【热身阅读理解】
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
My heart beat with that feeling, pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I stood up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was quiet. Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to doubt whether I had done everything perfectly. Then, suddenly, the applause came.
“Thank you… so much,” I said, turning to Olga, my piano teacher for six years. “You’ve been an amazing student all these years,” she said, “and I hope that whatever you do, you never stop practicing.”
I leaned forward, promising I would always keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.
It turned out to be that promises weren’t as meaningful as I’d hoped for them to be. Right after quitting, I kept up my strict practicing schedule. Soon, it began slipping away from me. After all, the reason I had stopped taking lessons was that my schedule was busy with homework. Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether. It was pleasing not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was shifting inside of me. I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga for quite a while.
“So, are you still taking lessons from Olga?” She asked.
“Um, no, actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied quickly.
“Oh, that’s a shame,” she responded, “You used to be so good — I remember your performance a year ago; it was breathtaking.”
Two days after talking to Michelle, I subconsciously(潜意识地)sat down on the bench and started playing. I wasn’t even trying to make the notes sound musically correct…I was simply doing what I should have been this entire time: playing, just to be playing.
As the music spread, a familiar feeling rose inside me.
1. According to the passage, the quiet room made the writer doubt .
A. whether she ended the music a little earlier B. whether she expressed her feeling in music
C. whether she played the piano perfectly D. whether she was polite to make a bow
2. Why did the writer stop practicing the piano?
A. She lost interest in playing the piano. B. She was satisfied with her performance.
C. She thought Olga to be too strict with her. D. She was busy with her homework.
3. After stopping the piano, the writer felt .
A. she seemed to have no purpose in life B. she got rid of the pressure of life
C. she had more time to do other activities D. she changed herself into another person
4. Michael seemed to think .
A. the writer could become a famous pianist B. it was a pity for the writer to stop practicing
C. the writer should be ashamed of her decision D. the performance of the writer made her heart broken
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文，主要介绍了一个很有音乐天赋的女孩，放弃练习弹钢琴后的感受，以及最终重新开始弹钢琴的故事。
1.C【命题立意】 细节理解题。考查考生对具体信息的判断能力
【试题解析】 根据第一段倒数第二句话可知，因为作者演奏完之后全场寂静，因此作者怀疑自己演奏的是否完美。
2.D【命题立意】 推理判断题。考查考生推理判断的能力。
【试题解析】 根据文章第四段第四句话可知作者因忙于功课而停止了练习弹钢琴。
3.A【命题立意】 细节理解题。考查考生对具体信息的判断能力。
【试题解析】 根据第四段最后一句话可知，因为停止弹钢琴，作者感到了生活空虚，因此好像生活没有了目的。
4.B【命题立意】 推理判断题。考查考生推理判断的能力。
【试题解析】 根据文章的倒数第三段第一句话和第二句话，可知她认为作者不练习弹钢琴太可惜了，因为她弹得那么好。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball team were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm, Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered(发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play. The two didn’t know each other well — Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.
Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground. “Paris’s eyes rolled back,” Taylor says. “She started shaking. I knew it was an emergency.”
It certainly was. Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure. Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first, no one moved. The girls were in shock. Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR?”
CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. Without oxygen the brain is damaged quickly.
Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didn’t think she knew it well enough. But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR. “It was scary. I knew it was the difference between life and death,” says Taylor.
Taylor’s swift action helped her teammates calm down. One girl called 911. Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic devices(器械) that can shock the heart back into work. Luck stayed with them: Paris’ heartbeat returned.
“I know I was really lucky,” Paris says now. “Most people don’t survive this. My team saved my life.”
Experts say Paris is right: For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.
Today, Paris is back on the softball team. Taylor will apply to college soon. She wants to be a nurse. “I feel more confident in my actions now,” Taylor says. “I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”
1. What happened to Paris on a March day?
A. She caught a bad cold.
B. She had a sudden heart problem.
C. She was knocked down by a ball.
D. She shivered terribly during practice
2. Why does Paris say she was lucky?
A. She made a worthy friend.
B. She recovered from shock.
C. She received immediate CPR.
D. She came back on the softball team.
3. Which of the following words can best describe Taylor?
A. Enthusiastic and kind.
B. Courageous and calm.
C. Cooperative and generous.
D. Ambitious and professional.
B
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This month, Germany’s transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, proposed the first set of rules for autonomous vehicles(自主驾驶车辆). They would define the driver’s role in such cars and govern how such cars perform in crashes where lives might be lost.
The proposal attempts to deal with what some call the “death valley” of autonomous vehicles: the grey area between semi-autonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future.
Dobrindt wants three things: that a car always chooses property(财产) damage over personal injury; that it never distinguishes between humans based on age or race; and that if a human removes his or her hands from the driving wheel — to check email, say — the car’s maker is responsible if there is a crash.
“The change to the road traffic law will permit fully automatic driving,” says Dobrindt. It will put fully driverless cars on an equal legal footing to human drivers, he says.
Who is responsible for the operation of such vehicles is not clear among car makers, consumers and lawyers. “The liability(法律责任) issue is the biggest one of them all,” says Natasha Merat at the University of Leeds, UK.
An assumption behind UK insurance for driverless cars, introduced earlier this year, insists that a human “ be watchful and monitoring the road” at every moment.
But that is not what many people have in mind when thinking of driverless cars. “When you say ‘driverless cars’, people expect driverless cars, ”Merat says. “You know — no driver.”
Because of the confusion, Merat thinks some car makers will wait until vehicles can be fully automated without human operation.
Driverless cars may end up being a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own, says Ryan Calo at Stanford University, California. That is happening in the UK and Singapore, where government-provided driverless vehicles are being launched.
That would go down poorly in the US, however. “The idea that the government would take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would get absolutely nowhere here,” says Calo.
8. What does the phrase “death valley” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. A place where cars often break down.
B. A case where passing a law is impossible.
C. An area where no driving is permitted.
D. A situation where drivers’ role is not clear.
9. The proposal put forward by Dobrindt aims to __________.
A. stop people from breaking traffic rules
B. help promote fully automatic driving
C. protect drivers of all ages and races
D. prevent serious property damage
10. What do consumers think of the operation of driverless cars?
A. It should get the attention of insurance companies.
B. It should be the main concern of law makers.
C. It should not cause deadly traffic accidents.
D. It should involve no human responsibility.
11. Driverless vehicles in public transport see no bright future in __________.
A. Singapore B. the UK
C. the US D. Germany
12. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Autonomous Driving: Whose Liability?
B. Fully Automatic Cars: A New Breakthrough
C. Autonomous Vehicles: Driver Removed!
D. Driverless Cars: Root of Road Accidents
D
I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours? To understand the issue, let’s take a look at three types of “waits”.
The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It is without doubt the most annoying of all. Take filling up the kitchen sink(洗碗池) as an example. There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it’s full. During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks. This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless.
A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait. This one requires a bit of discipline. Properly preparing packaged noodle soup requires a Forced Wait. Directions are very specific. “Bring three cups of water to boil, add mix, simmer three minutes, remove from heat, let stand five minutes.”I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly. After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.
Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary. Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.
Turning one’s life into a waiting game requires faith and hope, and is strictly for the optimists among us. On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes, but the Lucky-Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it. As long as one doesn’t come to rely on it, wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody.
We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting. The next time you’re standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you’ll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, don’t be desperate. You’re probably just as busy as the next guy.
13. While doing a Watched-Pot Wait, we tend to ___________.
A. keep ourselves busy B. get absent-minded
C. grow anxious D. stay focused
14. What is the difference between the Forced Wait and the Watched-Pot Wait?
A. The Forced Wait requires some self-control.
B. The Forced Wait makes people passive.
C. The Watched-Pot Wait needs directions.
D. The Watched-Pot Wait engages body and brain.
15. What can we learn about the Lucky-Break Wait?
A. It is less voluntary than the Forced Wait.
B. It doesn’t always bring the desired result.
C. It is more fruitful than the Forced Wait.
D. It doesn’t give people faith and hope.
16. What does the author advise us to do the next time we are waiting?
A. Take it seriously.
B. Don’t rely on others.
C. Do something else.
D. Don’t lose heart.
17. The author supports his view by _________.
A. exploring various causes of “waits”.
B. describing detailed processes of “waits”.
C. analyzing different categories of “waits”
D. revealing frustrating consequences of “waits”
二、 七选五 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Every animal sleeps, but the reason for this has remained foggy. When lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month. 1
One idea is that sleep helps us strengthen new memories. 2 We know that, while awake, fresh memories are recorded by reinforcing (加强) connections between brain cells, but the memory processes that take place while we sleep have been unclear.
Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons(神经元) in the brain can be weakened overnight, making room for fresh memories to form the next day. 3
Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right. 4 The synapses in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep, showing that the connections between neurons weaken while sleeping.
If Tononi’s theory is right, it would explain why, when we miss a night`s sleep, we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information — our brains may have smaller room for new experiences.
Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner. The team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size. 5 “You keep what matters,” Tononi says.
A. We should also try to sleep well the night before.
B. It’s as if the brain is preserving its most important memories.
C. Similarly, when people go for a few days without sleeping, they get sick.
D. The processes take place to stop our brains becoming loaded with memories.
E. That’s why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning.
F. “Sleep is the price we pay for learning,” says Giulio Tononi, who developed the idea.
G. Tononi’s team measured the size of these connections, or synapses, in the brains of 12 mice.
三 、 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 36 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 37 . She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 38 ,but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 39 an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with 40 . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more 41 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people 42 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’ t 43 as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 44 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foudation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 45 “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 46 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone`s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another 47 called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada`s 48 and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very 49 of. Hannah`s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that 50 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 51 .For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the 52 of young people to change the world. But 53 all this, Hannah still has the 54 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a 55 in the world. You can,too!
36. A. jumping B. eating C. crying D. waving
37. A. annoyed B. nervous C. ashamed D. upset
38. A. behave B. manage C. help D. work
39. A. pushing B. carrying C. buying D. holding
40. A. goods B. bottles C. foods D. bags
41. A. excited B. determined C. energetic D. grateful
42. A. since B. unless C. although D. as
43. A. sound B. get C. feel D. look
44. A. exchange B. leave C. keep D. spread
45. A. sell B. deliver C. host D. pack
46. A. contribute B. lead C. apply D. agree
47. A. campaign B. trip C. procedure D. trial
48. A. elderly B. hungry C. lonely D. sick
49. A. aware B. afraid C. proud D. sure
50 A. going B. sleeping C. traveling D. playing
51. A. praises B. invitations C. replies D. appointments
52. A. needs B. interests C. dreams D. efforts
53. A. for B. through C. besides D. along
54. A. healthy B. public C. normal D. tough
55. A. choice B. profit C. judgement D. difference
四 、 语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last October , while tending her garden in Mora , Sweden , Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small 56 (carrot) and was about to throw them away. But something made her look closer , and she noticed a 57 (shine) object. Yes, there beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot was her long-lost wedding ring.
Pahlsson screamed 58 loudly that her daughter came running from the house. “she thought I had hurt 59 (I),”says Pahlsson
Sixteen years 60 (early), Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring 61 (cook) a meal. When she wanted to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters —then ten, eight, and six— had picked it up, but the girls said they hadn't. Pahlsson and her husband 62 (search) the kitchen, checking every corner, but turned up nothing. “I gave up hope of finding my ring again," she says. She never replaced it.
Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probably got 63 (sweep) into a pile of kitchen rubbish and was spread over the garden, 64 it remained until the carrot’s leafy top accidentally sprouted (生长) through it. For Pahlsson, its return was 65 wonder.
五 、短文改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
In the summer holiday following my eighteen birthday, I took driving lessons. I still remember how hard first day was. Before getting into the car, I thought I had learned the instructor’s orders, so once I started the car, my mind goes blank. I forgot what he had said to me altogether. The instructor kept repeating the word, “Speed up!” “Slow down!” “Turning left!” I was so much nervous that I could hardly tell which direction was left. A few minutes late,the instructor asked me to stop the car. It was a relief and I came to a suddenly stop just in the middle on the road.
Unit 2：
综合练习一、阅读理解1．B 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.D 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.B 16.D 17.C
二、七选五 CEFGB
三、完形填空 36-40 BDCAD 41-45 BACDC 46-50 AABCB 51-55 ADBCD
四、语法填空 56. carrots 57. shiny/shining 58. so 59. myself 60. earlier 61. to cook 62. searched 63. swept 64. where 65. a
短文改错
In the summer holiday following my birthday, I took driving lessons. I still remember how hard first day was. Before getting into the car, I thought I had learned the instructor’s orders, once I started the car, my mind blank. I forgot what he had said to me altogether. The instructor kept repeating the , “Speed up!” “Slow down!” “ left!” I was so nervous that I could hardly tell which direction was left. A few minutes ,the instructor asked me to stop the car. It was a relief and I came to a stop just in the middle the road.
