Unit 2 The United Kingdom
第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Find the perfect way to keep fit
with these websites
www.activelife.co.uk
This site is perfect for those who like to combine living a healthy lifestyle with enjoying the countryside. You can get a list of locations that offer routes for cycling. There is also information on cycling competitions in Britain.
www.swavedon.com
Swavedon is a national park with a lake, which offers many different ways of keeping fit in the great outdoors. There are three cycle routes around the lake and several woodland walks.
www.fitnet.co.uk
Steve Amos started this site for busy people wanting to keep fit. Fill in a questionnaire (调查表) and Steve will create a fitness programme for you. Although Steve’s fee is high, you can email him for advice whenever you want. Besides, Steve has designed many fitness clothes, which anyone can order.
www.fitnessonline.co.uk
This is a free government website that encourages people to keep fit. It gives diet advice, and allows you to work through a fitness programme without leaving your house. It also offers advice on equipment to buy and has a chat room, where you can compare experiences with others.
www.sportsarena.co.uk
This website tells you how you can keep fit at this group of London sports centres. You don抰 have to be a member these centres run a pay-as-you-go system. They all have a pool and gym. The website includes information about locations, opening times and prices.
www.NAG.co.uk
The National Athletics Group is a site for people interested in athletics. It allows you to find out where your nearest athletics club is and provides information about races and other athletics events around the country. There is a popular chat room where athletes exchange (交流) suggestions and ideas.
21. Which of the following websites has information on cycling competitions?
A.?www.sportsarena.co.uk.
B.?www.activelife.co.uk.?
C.?www.swavedon.com.
D.?www.fitnet.co.uk.
22. What can we learn about Steve Amos?
A. He always helps people for free.
B. He started the site to sell fitness clothes.
C. He is unwilling to answer people抯 emails.
D. He offers personalized and convenient services.
23. What can people do on爓ww.NAG.co.uk?
A. Search for the best gym.
B. Buy sports equipment they need.
C. Communicate with other athletes.
D. Find information about indoor sports.
B
A few years ago, Adina Lichtman was handing out sandwiches on the streets of New York City to help people experiencing homelessness. One man, grateful for the sandwich, approached her and offered a surprising idea.
揑t抯 great that you抮e giving out sandwiches, he said, 揵ut one thing we really need is socks, especially as winter approaches.
揌ere I was, sandwiches in hand, thinking I knew the best way to help people, Lichtman said. 揑t was a powerful lesson, and I wanted to put it into action.
She began that night, with a simple step: 爂oing door-to-door on the floor of her dormitory at New York University, asking her classmates if they could each just donate (捐赠) just one pair of their own socks to someone experiencing homelessness. She got 40 pairs of socks in a single night, from a single floor. The next morning she opened her door to find a lot of socks that other people had donated.
That morning officially kicked off Knock Knock, Give a Sock (KKGS), a new nonprofit (非营利的) organization that has now provided over 350,000 pairs of socks to the homeless across America. To date, over 50 colleges and high schools across the US have joined KKGS over the years.
“While many people donate clothing, 9 out of every 10 clothing donors have never donated socks. On top of that, people who are trying to donate socks often find it difficult to donate used socks, she says. 揔KGS is one of the only organizations that collects used socks. We have volunteers knocking on doors of their classmates in school, of their workmates at work, and even of their neighbors.
But, whether you抮e 26 or 62, you don抰 need to wait to organize your own sock drive, collect socks, or even wash and clean some of your own to donate to your local shelter, or someone in need who you meet on the street.
24. How did the homeless man抯 words affect Lichtman?
A. They caused her to start KKGS.
B. They pushed her to go to college.
C. They encouraged her to house the homeless.
D. They made her continue to give out sandwiches.
25. How did Lichtman抯 classmates react to her request爁or donation?
A. Some refused it politely.
B. They strongly supported it.
C. Some felt quite surprised by it.
D. They considered it unreasonable.
26. In what way is KKGS special?
A.營t has earned a lot of money from students.
B.營t employs college students as volunteers.
C. It provides socks for those in need.
D. It was set up by the government.牋
27.燱hat advice does the author offer to people?
A. Take action in small ways.
B. Start your own organization.
C. Make donations from an early age.
D. Find creative ways to help people.
C
Last year, I spent two-and-a-half months in Paris, living alone and working on a writing project. Although there is a seemingly great divide between my culture and theirs, I realized I could learn an awful lot.
The first thing I noticed in Paris is that no one here walks around with a 搕o-go cup of coffee. And I mean no one I havent seen a single person carrying one in the days I抳e been here. Back home in New York, it抯 normal for every other person on the street (including me) to be carrying a cup from Starbucks or their local coffee shop, but not here. It抯 been a valuable lesson for me, and something I can take back from Paris. Now I carry my own cup to the coffee shop instead of getting yet another cup that will go straight into the garbage can (垃圾箱)? ten minutes after it’s placed in my hands.
Also, in the grocery stores (杂货店), shoppers have to bag their own groceries. The simple act of doing that yourself is another chance to think about things: 爓hat kind of bag you抮e using (I recently saw one customer at my local grocery store put his fruit, cans of soup, and toilet paper into his briefcase!), what you抮e putting in the bag, and what you will really need to eat and use at home (Did I really need that roll of paper towels or will my dish towels back at the apartment do just fine?). My French friend uses the bags from the grocery store as her kitchen garbage bags. Now, so do I.
Anyway, in Paris, people do most of their shopping in small markets: ?they buy their fruit at one, their cheese at another, and then stop at their local bakery (面包店) to buy that day’s fresh-baked bread, and walk out holding the bread only one part of which is covered by a piece of paper big enough for their hand. I certainly haven抰 noticed any supermarket like a Wal-Mart or Sam抯 Club.
28. What is the author抯 reaction to 搕o-go coffee cups after visiting Paris?
A. She pays little attention to them.
B. She is interested in them.
C. She refuses to use them.
D. She is surprised at them.
29. What does the author say about grocery stores in Paris?
A. They offer no bags to customers.
B. They seldom sell bags at low prices.
C. Customers usually use briefcases as bags.
D. Customers themselves put groceries in bags.
30. What do we know about Paris in the last paragraph?
A. Fresh food is becoming more popular.
B. People show much interest in shopping.
C. Bread sold at the city is fully covered by paper.
D. Supermarkets there are not as popular as in New York.
31. Which of the following shows how the text is organized?
(P: Paragraph)?
?
D
Carleen Hutchins finished building her first stringed instrument (弦乐器) in 1949, when she was 38. She is remembered as an excellent luthier. A luthier is a person who makes stringed instruments, such as violins and guitars.
Hutchins was a primary school science teacher. She took up the viola (中提琴) at 36. But she wasn’t satisfied with the viola she bought. Since she was a skilled woodworker, she decided to build one herself.
For more than 50 years, she carved (雕刻) stringed instruments. Hutchins worked from her home牀爋ften in her kitchen. She used a scientific method to carve them. Over the years, she made around 500 instruments. Her method is still used. It helps luthiers carve high-quality stringed instruments.
Hutchins also created a family of eight violins known as the violin octet. They change in size and tone (音调).?“It’s how the instrument is carved that makes it a violin,”?Joe McNalley says. He is the founder of the Hutchins Consort, a group that plays the octet.
The four instruments in the string family are violin, viola, cello, and bass. They cannot play the lowest or highest notes of the piano. They play the notes in between. Hutchins created a family of eight violins that play all the notes a piano plays.
D. Quincy Whitney has written a book about Hutchins. 揊or centuries, musicians had talked about creating a family of violins that had a total string sound as wide as a piano, she said.
Hutchins was an artist and a scientist. A big part of her dream was to create top-quality instruments that were affordable. 揌er story is about how one person can not only make a difference, says Whitney, but can change a whole world.
32. Why did Hutchins start to make stringed instruments?
A. She hoped to create a better viola.
B. She was not satisfied with her career.
C. She expected to be a skilled woodworker.
D. She wanted to teach her students about music.
33. What do we know about Hutchins?
A. She headed the Hutchins Consort.
B. She is very good at playing the octet.
C. She learned a simple method to make instruments.
D. She is a pioneer in the design of stringed instruments.
34. Different from the traditional violin family, the violin octet _____.
A. is easier to make
B. has the same size
C. produces richer sounds
D. is less enjoyed by musicians
35. What is Whitney抯 attitude to Hutchins?
A. Respectful.
B. Concerned.
C. Doubtful.
D. Worried.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
New lives for old phones
When a new mobile phone starts to be sold in stores, many people rush out to buy one. We all want the newest, latest thing.??36
Mike Townsend works at Total Recall, a mobile phone recycling (回收利用) company.?“Don’t throw your old phone away.??37??If you throw it away, it goes with other rubbish to become landfill (填埋的垃圾). In other words, it is put in a big hole in the ground?—?and it becomes a big problem,” he says.
Mobile phones contain some poisonous materials (物质). If your phone goes to a landfill, these poisonous materials can get out and get into the water under the ground. That’s the water we need to drink or water that goes into rivers or the ocean.??38??That’s a lot of landfill and a lot of poisonous materials.
“At Total Recall, we separate the old phones into pieces. Most of the materials in a mobile phone can be recycled and used again.??39??For example, phone batteries (电池) contain nickel and cadmium. The nickel is used to make steel (钢), and the cadmium can be used to make new batteries,” explains Mike.
“?40??You can usually just take it into a mobile phone shop and they’ll send it to us,” says Mike.
So, before you throw that old mobile phone away, use it one last time: 爏earch for a recycler near you and give them a call.
A. Send it to us and we抣l recycle it.
B. Recycling your old phone is easy.
C. How much is our old mobile phone worth?
D. But what should we do with our old mobile phones?
E. Millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year.
F. We sell the parts and they are used to make new products.
G. Recycling materials helps keep the environment greener燼nd燾leaner.
第三部分:语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My bike was stolen last Saturday. Left with a lock and a??41??heart, I decided to leave the thief a??42?.
Armed with yellow paint, I??43??a big cardboard sign and hung it on my gate. It said:
揟o the person who stole my bicycle:
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PS: 燘ring it back.
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On Wednesday evening, a young man knocked at my door, carrying a48.
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A snowstorm came the next day, and my husband suggested I牋54爐he sign. I牋55牋 my bike was stolen on the weekend, so the sign would stay up until the next weekend.
On Saturday morning, I got another牋56牋on the door. It was a middle-aged woman. She said she drove twice around the block so she could牋57牋read my sign. 揥hat kind of bicycle do you need? she asked. 揑f I牋58牋one, I抣l bring it to you. Then she gave me a big hug.
I felt strengthened. This sign was牋59牋things. So much kindness was pouring out from such a simple gesture of牋60牋myself up to the universe.
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第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Often when people make plans to visit Britain as a(n) 61. ________ (tour), the only city they consider is London. Although, as the capital city of England, it is a lively and interesting place with many historical and cultural 62. ________ (attraction), people often forget the rest of the United Kingdom and all the 63. ________(excite) things it offers. So here 64. ________ (be) some of my favourite cities of the United Kingdom that you may not have heard much about.
Glasgow
Glasgow, one of Scotland抯 biggest cities, 65. ________ (sad) has a reputation (名声) for being ugly and dirty. The first time I visited it, I realised 66. ________ wrong it was! The city has many universities, so it is full of young people, and it is also home to many museums and art galleries. There are also beautiful historical sites.
Bristol
As it is in the south of England, Bristol is very easy to travel to from London. It is a very beautiful city 67. ________ has a great cathedral and scenic streets. The River Avon runs through the city, and the suspension bridge allows you 68. ________ (walk) high over the water and watch it stretch ahead for miles.
Newcastle
Newcastle is famous 69. ________ its shopping and busy nightlife, but it also boasts (拥有) a beautiful river, art galleries, theatres and restaurants.
So if you ever find yourself in the UK, consider 70. ________ (try) something different than London!
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第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1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:在错的词下划一横线,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。
Last Friday morning in the train station, I was witnessed something that moved me deeply. Right as I walk out into the main hall on way to my next connection, I saw a woman put something next to a sleeping homeless man. I felt curiously and I wondered if she had put some cashes there. Instead, I saw a sandwich. It made this moment so touching to me was that it was not about recognition, but to help a person with need and make her life just a bit more bearable. This made me realized it really is the smallest thing which can make a difference. I抦 luck to get to see such little acts of kindness.
第二节:书面表达(满分25分)
假定你叫李华,你的留学生好友Tom得知你国庆期间要去旅游,发来邮件询问你的旅游计划。请你用英语给他回一封邮件。
注意:1.?词数100左右;2.?可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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选做题
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Leo Kellner loves helping people in the sweetest way possible by baking them cakes and pies. The 99-year-old from Hastings, Nebraska, lost his wife in 2012; they had been together for 72 years.
Since her passing, Kellner took up baking as a way to give back to the community. 揑 didn抰 know what to do with myself, Kellner said. 揑 was crying and crying, and I said, 慖抳e got to have something to do, and that抯 how it started. That first year, Kellner made 144 pies for people in need. He reached out to community organizations to let them know he抎 like to connect with families having a hard time. Kellner then started reaching out to those families, getting to know them, and baking up some love during their time of need.
揈verybody抯 my favorite I love everybody, even people that gave me an unpleasant time when things were going hard for me. I抳e since made them cakes and pies. I hold no爂rudges, said Kellner.
Born in 1918, Kellner lived through the Great Depression (大萧条), when his family lost their farm. Kellner had to move from state to state as a teenager looking for possible work on farms.?“I knew what it was to be poor, and a lot of times we just had eggs and flour (面粉) mixed up together,”?he said.?“So as long as I can do it, I will.”
And Kellner’s made quite an impact (影响).?“I’ve got friends from all over,”?he said.?“I’ve gotten thank-you cards from Alaska.”?Through his baking Kellner has helped the community a lot. He’s even helped some neighbors’ children learn to cook so they can spread love just as he does.?“I do it for everybody,”?said Kellner.?“That’s just the way I am.”?Kellner believes that this inclination (意愿) to give to everyone just might be the secret to a long, happy life.
1. Why did Kellner set out to bake cakes for people in need?
A. To find a part-time job.
B. To connect with poor families.
C. To repay people for all their kindness.
D. To reduce his heartbreak of his wife抯 death.
2. What does the underlined word 揼rudges in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Hate.
B. Hope.
C. Regrets.
D. Beliefs.
3. What can we learn about Kellner抯 early life?
A. He could enjoy a hearty breakfast.
B. He was no stranger to hardship.
C. He had a happy childhood.
D. He was fond of traveling.
4. What does Kellner say about helping others?
A. It strengthens his cooking skills.
B. It changes his happy thoughts a lot.
C. It makes him well-known to the public.
D. It helps him stay positive and live long.
B
Dog owners who lived near Chicago抯 Soldier Field knew to watch out for the coyote (草原狼).
The wild, doglike animal lived somewhere among the tall buildings near the football stadium. As the sun went down each evening, the coyote would lie in the grass next to a parking lot, waiting. Within his view, people walked their dogs along a bike trail (小路). Each night, the coyote would charge at the first dog to come along.
Dr. Stanley Gehrt, a scientist at The Ohio State University, led the team that solved the problem. Besides studying coyotes, he and his co-workers teach people ways to avoid problems with coyotes. In short, he says, 揇on抰 feed them, and manage your pets.
The secret to the coyote抯 success is intelligence. To survive in the wild, a coyote must hunt small animals, and avoid becoming a meal for wolves or bears. 揟his way of living creates a super-smart animal, Dr. Gehrt says. One of the smartest changes coyotes made was to hide during the day and come out mainly at night in the city.
Coyotes have also learned to avoid their biggest killer: 燾ars. One coyote has been seen sitting patiently at a busy crossroads. She may not know how traffic lights work, but she has learned that the cars will soon stop long enough for her to cross the street.
The male (雄性的) that charged at passing dogs near Soldier Field is an example. Dr. Gehrt and his co-workers had already been watching the coyote for months, and the animal had always avoided dogs. But now he and his mate had a home with young coyotes on top of the parking lot nearby. He was charging at the dogs to protect his family.
The researchers solved the problem. When the coyote pair appeared in the evening, they ran toward them, shouting and shaking a noisemaker牀燼 coffee can with coins rattling (发出咔嗒咔嗒的声音) inside.?“Usually, that’s all you have to do,”Dr. Gehrt says.?“You do it once, and you’ll never see that coyote again.” Finally, the coyote pair moved out of the parking lot.
5. What troubled the dog owners living near Soldier Field?
A. Their dogs being attacked by the coyote.
B. Their outdoor play being lessened.
C. Limited space to walk their dogs.
D. Increasingly heavy traffic.
6. What did the researchers find out about city coyotes?
A. They are not as smart as dogs.
B. They are getting used to city life.
C. They need more care from people.
D. They usually hunt during the day.
7. How did the researchers solve the problem with the coyote pair?
A. By frightening them away.
B. By throwing cans at them.
C. By catching them in the evening.
D. By sending them away from Chicago.
8. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Smart animals in the city
B. Meet the coyote next door
C. Watch out for the coyote pair
D. Our love-hate relationship with coyotes
参考答案
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书面表达
One possible version:
Dear Tom,
I’m writing to tell you about my travel plan during the National Day holiday.
I’ve decided to take a six-day trip to Beijing with my friends. We’ll set out on October 1st by train. When we get there, we’ll first enjoy the local delicious food, for example, Beijing Duck. Then, we抣l visit the famous scenic spots, including the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and so on. The most exciting part of the trip will be the visit to Tsinghua University, which is my dream university. We抣l stay in Beijing for five days and then return on October 6th.
Do you have any travel plan during the holiday? Write and tell me about it.
Yours,
Li Hua
部分解析
阅读理解
第一节
A篇
主题语境:人与自我——生活
本文是应用文。文章介绍了六个帮助人们保持健康的网站。
21. B。细节理解题。根据www.activelife.co.uk中的There is also information on cycling competitions in Britain可知,在这个网站上可以找到有关自行车比赛的信息。
22. D。细节理解题。根据www.fitnet.co.uk中的Fill in a questionnaire and Steve will create a fitness programme for you. Although Steve’s fee is high, you can email him for advice whenever you want可知,Steve为人们量身定制健康计划,并通过邮件的形式为人们提供一些建议,由此可知,他为帮助人们保持健康提供量身定制、便捷的服务。
23. C。细节理解题。根据www.NAG.co.uk中的There is a popular chat room where athletes exchange suggestions and ideas可知,在这个网站用户可以和其他田径运动员进行交流。
B篇
主题语境:人与社会——社会服务
本文是记叙文。文章介绍了一个专为无家可归者捐赠袜子的非营利性组织。
24. A。推理判断题。根据第二段中无家可归者所说的but one thing we really need is socks及第三段中的It was a powerful lesson, and I wanted to put it into action和下文Lichtman采取行动创办KKGS组织的行为可知,一名无家可归者的诉求促使Lichtman创办了KKGS。
25. B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的She got 40 pairs of socks in a single night, from a single floor. The next morning she opened her door to find a lot of socks that other people had donated可知,Lichtman请求同学们捐赠袜子的行为得到了众多支持。
26. C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的KKGS is one of the only organizations that collects used socks可知,KKGS是唯一一个捐赠袜子的组织。
27. A。推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知,作者建议人们收集袜子或把自己的袜子捐赠给需要的人,而不用等到成立自己的捐袜子组织,由此可知作者是让人们从身边的小事做起。
C篇
主题语境:人与社会——社会与文化
本文是夹叙夹议文。作者谈论了自己初到巴黎的一些所见所闻。
28. C。推理判断题。根据第二段中的Now I carry my own cup to the coffee shop ... ten minutes after it’s placed in my hands可知,作者在巴黎待过一段时间后开始拒绝使用一次性咖啡杯。
29. D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的Also, in the grocery stores, shoppers have to bag their own groceries可知,在巴黎,杂货店里的顾客需要自己把购买的商品装入包里。
30. D。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Anyway, in Paris, people do most of their shopping in small markets及I certainly haven’t noticed any supermarket like a Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club可知,巴黎的超市不如纽约的普遍。
31. A。篇章结构题。文章第一段中的I realized I could learn an awful lot概括了第二至四段中有关作者在巴黎的所见所闻及所感,所以文章是按照总分结构展开的。
D篇
主题语境:人与社会——艺术
本文是新闻报道。文章介绍了美国著名提琴研究和制作大师卡琳·哈钦斯。
32. A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的But she wasn’t satisfied with the viola she bought. Since she was a skilled woodworker, she decided to build one herself可知,由于哈钦斯对她所买的中提琴不满意,所以打算自己做一个更好的。
33. D。推理判断题。根据第三段中的She used a scientific method to carve them ... Her method is still used. It helps luthiers carve high-quality stringed instruments及下文哈钦斯创造的小提琴八重奏可知,哈钦斯是弦乐器制作领域的先锋。
34. C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的They change in size and tone及第五段中的Hutchins created a family of eight violins that play all the notes a piano plays可知,与传统小提琴不同的是,小提琴八重奏的音域更广。
35. A。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Her story is about how one person can not only make a difference,”?says Whitney,?“but can change a whole world.”可知,惠特尼对哈钦斯在弦乐器制作领域所做的卓越贡献深表敬意。
第二节
主题语境:人与自然——环境保护
本文是说明文。文章介绍了一种让你的旧手机重获新生的办法。
36. D。由上文中的We all want the newest, latest thing及下文中的Don’t throw your old phone away可知,第一段引出一种现象,下文介绍了针对这一问题的解决办法,所以设空处应该是一个承上启下的句子——“那么我们的旧手机该怎么办?”
37. A。根据上文中的Mike Townsend works at ... Don’t throw your old phone away可知,Mike Townsend在一个手机回收公司工作,他号召人们不要扔掉旧手机,而是把它们送到他的公司来回收再利用。故A项符合此处语境。
38. E。联系上文中的Mobile phones contain some poisonous?materials及下文中的That’s a lot of landfill and a lot of poisonous materials可知,人们每年会扔掉几百万台旧手机,而手机中含有有毒物质,所以这就相当于庞大的有毒物质被释放到环境中。E项在这里起承上启下的衔接作用。
39. F。根据上文中的Most of the materials in a mobile phone can be recycled and used again及下文中的例子可知,旧手机可以被回收再利用后制造成新的产品。
40. B。B项“回收你的旧手机其实很简单”是对下文的You can usually just take it into a mobile phone shop and they’ll send it to us的概括。
语言知识运用
第一节
主题语境:人与自我——做人与做事
本文是记叙文。自行车被偷后,“我”在大门口挂了个警告牌,希望小偷能看到,将自行车还回来。没想到,“我”却收到了陌生人的善意和帮助。
41. D。由本段第一句My bike was stolen last Saturday以及Left with a lock可知,“我”很“难过(a heavy heart)”。
42. B。由第二段中的a big cardboard sign以及To the person who stole my bicycle ... Bring it back可知,“我”决定给小偷留张“便条(note)”。
43. C。由本句中的Armed with yellow paint以及下文中的writing the sign可知,“我”用家里的硬纸箱“制做了(made)”一个牌子。
44. D。由I need it to get to work以及Bring it back可知,“我”“买不起(can’t afford)”另一辆自行车。
45. C。由But I knew other people’s bicycles ... had happened可知,“我”觉得写警告牌这个举动有些“愚蠢(foolish)”。
46. A。由本句中的But I knew other people’s bicycles had been stolen in the neighborhood可知,?“我”愿意将所发生的事“说出来(say)”。
47. B。由下文中的my bike was stolen on the weekend, so the sign would stay up until the next weekend可知,“我”?让警告牌在大门口挂“七天(seven days)”。
48. A。由下文中的I had this bike ... to use it可知,他扛着一辆?“自行车(bike)”。
49. C。?由本句中的I figured you might be able to use it可知,“我”这辆自行车?“闲置着(lying around)”。
50. D。由下文中的I had this bike ... to use it可知,他的“帮助(offer)”使“我”惊讶。
51. A。前后句之间表示转折关系,故用“但是(but)”。
52. C。由下文中的I accepted ... the kindness可知,“我”改变主意不是因为这辆自行车,而是因为他很想“帮助(help)”“我”。
53. D。由该空前的I accepted可知,此处指他的善意让“我”很“感动(touched)”。
54. B。55. A。由A snowstorm came the next day以及my bike was stolen ... the next weekend可知,“我”的丈夫建议“我”把警告牌“拿下来(take down)”,“我”“拒绝了(refused)”。
56. A。由It was a middle-aged woman可知,此处表示“又有人敲门(another knock on the door)”。
57. B。she drove twice around the block的目的是能够“完全(fully)”读懂警告牌。
58. B。此处表示如果“我”“找到(find)”一辆自行车的话,“我”给你拿过来。
59. C。“我”在大门口挂警告牌,希望小偷能看到,将自行车还回来。没想到,却收到了陌生人的善意和帮助,故这个警告牌在“改变着(changing)”情况。
60. D。结合整篇文章以及第二段中警告牌的内容,此处表示“我”只是“将心中所想说出来(opening myself up)”,却收到如此多的善意。
第二节
61. tourist。考查名词。设空处作宾语,表示“游客”,因为设空处前有不定冠词,故填名词tourist。
62. attractions。考查名词复数。设空处作宾语,表示“吸引人的事物”,由many可知,此处应用名词复数,故填attractions。
63. exciting。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语,修饰things,表示“令人激动的”,故填形容词exciting。
64. are。考查主谓一致。此处为倒装结构,句子主语是some of my favourite cities of the United Kingdom,又因此处表示现在的情况,故填are。
65. sadly。考查副词。设空处作状语修饰整个句子,表示“很遗憾”,故填副词sadly。
66. how。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句,修饰形容词wrong,故填how。
67. that / which。考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句,修饰city且在从句中作主语,故填that或which。
68. to walk。考查不定式作补语的用法。allow sb. to do sth.?意为“允许某人做某事”。
69. for。考查介词。be famous for?意为“以……而闻名”。
70. trying。考查动词-ing形式作宾语的用法。consider doing sth.?意为“考虑做某事”。
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选做题参考答案及解析
参考答案
1-4 DABD5-8 ABAB
解析
A篇
主题语境:人与社会——社会服务
本文是记叙文。相伴72年的妻子去世后,99岁的老人用一种甜蜜的方式来表达自己对妻子的思念。
1. D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的Since her passing, Kellner took up baking as a way to give back to the community ... ‘I’ve got to have something to do,’ and that’s how it started可知,Kellner通过为需要帮助的人烘焙面包来缓解自己对已故妻子的思念。
2. A。词义猜测题。根据第三段中的I love everybody, even people that gave me an unpleasant time when things were going hard for me. I’ve since made them cakes and pies可知,Kellner对曾经伤害过他的人都抱有一种慈悲包容的心,他以德报怨,所以他心中并无仇恨。
3. B。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的Kellner lived through the Great Depression, when his family lost their farm ... and a lot of times we just had eggs and flour mixed up together可知,Kellner在经济大萧条时期长大,过着居无定所的日子,所以他知道当穷人的感觉,这让他更愿意帮助别人。
4. D。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Kellner believes that this inclination to give to everyone just might be the secret to a long, happy life可知,Kellner认为他热爱帮助他人的这种性格是他长寿、健康的秘诀。
B篇
主题语境:人与自然——自然生态
本文是说明文。越来越多的草原狼开始出现在美国北部的城市里,为了生存下来它们逐渐适应城市生活,与此同时它们也对城市中的宠物狗构成了威胁。
5. A。细节理解题。根据第一段的内容及第二段中的Each night, the coyote would charge at the first dog to come along可知,在Soldier Field附近住的狗主人要谨防自己的狗被草原狼袭击。
6. B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的One of the smartest changes coyotes made was to hide during the day and come out mainly at night in they city及第五段的内容可知,草原狼在城市开始昼伏夜出的生活,而且还学会了如何过马路,这一切都说明草原狼正在慢慢适应城市生活。
7. A。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的they ran toward them, shouting and shaking a noisemaker?—?a coffee can with coins rattling inside可知,人们通过跑向这对草原狼,并向它们吼叫、摇晃手中带有硬币的易拉罐来吓跑它们。
8. B。标题归纳题。这篇文章主要介绍了人们在住处附近遇见草原狼的现象、所遇到的问题及解决办法,故B项概括主旨最适合作标题。