2011-2012学年高三英语复习：拓展精练（11-20）

英语知识复习
拓展精练 （19）
阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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
A company planning to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and the length of time for the multibillion dollar project.
The Barcelona based architects of the Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will cost $4.4 million for a three night stay at the hotel. This price also includes an eight week training course on an island. During their stay, guests would see the sunrise 15 times a day and travel around the world every 80 minutes.
Galactic Suite Ltd's CEO Xavier Claramunt says the project will put his company in a leading position of a new industry with a huge future ahead of it, and forecasts space travel will become common in the future. “It's very normal to think that your children, possibly within 15 years, could spend a weekend in space” he told Reuters Television.
A promising space tourism industry is beginning to take shape with construction in progress in New Mexico of Spaceport America, the world's first facility built specifically for passengers. British industrialist Richard Branson's space tours firm, Virgin Galactic, will use the facility to send tourists to space at a cost of $200,000 a ride.
Galactic Suite Ltd, set up in 2007, hopes to start its project with a single pod (分离舱) in orbit 280 miles above the earth. “It will take a day and a half to reach the pod, and the passengers will join it for three days,” Claramunt said. More than 200 people have expressed an interest in traveling to the space hotel and at least 43 people have already reserved it.
The numbers are similar for Virgin Galactic with 300 people already paid or signed up for the trip, but unlike Branson, Galactic Suite says they will use Russian rockets to transport their guests into space from a spaceport to be built on an island in the Caribbean. But critics have questioned the project, saying the length of time that will be used is unreasonable and also where the money is coming from to support the project.
1. What's Xavier Claramunt's attitude towards the space tourism industry
A. Quite critical. B. Slightly worried.
C. Highly optimistic. D. Fully satisfied.
2 Virgin Galactic's guests will be transported into space by using rockets produced in________.
A. Spain B. America
C. Britain D. Russia
3. Which of the following is one of the critics' concerns about this project
A. It is hard to ensure the safety of tourists.
B. There are many technical difficulties.
C. It will be a waste of resources.
D. It may lack support in money.
4. According to the passage, traveling to the space hotel ________.
A. will soon be possible for common people
B. has attracted the attention of some people
C. will make a large profit for the tourist industry
D. is considered an industry with a huge future by many people
5. What's the best title for the passage
A. The world's first space hotel is to open in 2012.
B. The world's first commercial spaceport is being built.
C. Space tourism：a surprising new industry.
D. Space travel will become common in 15 years.
B
“Benjamin Franklin,” Walter Isaacson tells us at the beginning of his long (but never boring) new biography, “is the founding father who winks at us.” By that, Isaacson explains, he means Franklin is the most human—and most modern—of the men who shaped the American republic. We admire Washington, Jefferson and Adams, but they remain creatures of the 18th century. The man we encounter in “Benjamin Franklin”—funny, pragmatic and self aware — seems like one of us, or at least someone we'd like to be.
Unlike Washington's cherry tree, Franklin's kite was real. His experiments with electricity made him one of the great scientists of his day. He was a middle class businessman whose success as a printer and a journalist allowed him to retire at 42—and he devoted the rest of his life to his country. He was diplomat who persuaded the French to back the American Revolution and the author of the first great American autobiography. He was an excellent swimmer. There was almost nothing he couldn't do well, except write poetry. But what truly distinguished Franklin was his talent of being great and human at the same time. He owned slaves as a younger man, but in his last years became an abolitionist(废奴主义者).When he fathered an illegitimate(私生的) son, he acknowledged his fatherhood and took the responsibility of raising the boy.
He seems strange today in the k in compiling and creating all those self- improvement maxims he published in Poor Richard's Almanac(年鉴) — “early to bed, early to rise” and so on. Generations of lazy boys could have been happier without that. But he was no hypocrite(伪君子). Isaacson tells us Franklin practiced what he preached, and often laughed at himself while he did so.
By a happy accident, this is the second excellent biography of Franklin to appear in two years, after Edmund S.Morgan's inspiring “Benjamin Franklin.”
6. What type of literature does this passage belong to
A. Research paper.　　　　　 B. Book review.
C. Biography. D. Short story.
7. The underlined word “maxims” in Paragraph 3 probably means________.
A. proverbs B. standards
C. requests D. orders
8. With the fact that Franklin shouldered the responsibilities of raising his illegitimate son, the author wants to prove that________.
A. Franklin had made a big fortune in his business before he got devoted to polities
B. Franklin might be the only parent to support the child at that time
C. Franklin was a great man who seems human to us
D. Franklin was improving his character when he got on in ages
9. The underlined word “himself” in Paragraph 3 refers to________.
A. Richard's Almanac B. Walter isaacson
C. anyone of the readers. D. Benjamin Franklin
10. In which part of a magazine can we most probably find this article
A. Society and the Arts. B. Current Affairs.
C. Business Report. D. Advertisement.
C
Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality businesses. We have no duty to save them simply because they exist.
But many promising institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial squeeze, with no way to reduce rising cost or increase income significantly. Raising tuition doesn’t bring in more income, for each time tuition goes up, the enrollment goes down, or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the enterprise. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.
It is such colleges, promising but threatened, that I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollment, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently (固有地) better than public schools. There are many examples to the contrary. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In an imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous, In an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Supporters of public higher education know the importance of sustaining private higher education.
11. According to the author’s opinion schools are bad businesses because of ________.
A. mismanagement B. too few students
C. too many students D. the nature of schools
12. The author used the phrase “go under” (Sentence 3, Para. 3) to mean ________.
A. get into difficulties B. have low enrollment
C. have low tuition D. bring in more money
1 3 We can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support _______
A. public institutions B. private schools
C. uniformity of education D. high quality of education
14. Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. High-quality private schools deserve to be saved.
B. If the tuition is raised, the enrollment goes down.
C. There are many cases to show that public schools are better that private schools.
D. Private schools have more money than public schools.
15. Which of the following ways could possibly save private schools
A. Raising tuition. B. Full enrollment.
C. National awareness and support. D. Reduction of rising cost.
D
They may be just passing your office, computer bag slung (悬挂) over one shoulder. Or they may be sitting in a car outside it, causally tapping away at a laptop. They look like innocent passers-by. In fact, they are stealing your corporate secrets.
Drive-by hacking is the trendy term given to the practice of breaking into wireless computer networks from outside the buildings that house them. A recent study in the UK, sponsored by RSA Data Security, found that two-thirds of organizations with wireless networks were risking their data in this way. Security experts patrolled (巡逻) several streets in the City of London seeking evidence of wireless networks in operation.
Of 124 that they identified, 83 were sending data without encrypting（加密） them. Such data could readily be picked up by a passer-by armed only with a portable computer, a wireless modem and a few pieces of software that can be freely down-loaded from the Internet.
The data could include sensitive company documents containing valuable information. Or they could be e-mail identities and passwords that could be used by hackers to log into corporate networks as if they were legal users.
Most companies using wireless networking technology do not take even the simplest of precautions to protect their data. Nearly all wireless network technology comes with some basic security features that need only to be activated in order to give a minimum level of security, for example, by encrypting the data being passed over the network.
Raymon Kruck, business development manager at Check Point Software, a security technology specialist, believes this could be partly a psychological problem. People see the solid walls of their building as safeguards and forget that wireless networks can extend up to 200 meters beyond physical walls.
Companies without any security at all on their wireless networks make it ridiculously easy for hackers to break in. Switching on the security that comes with the network technology should be automatic. Then there are other basic steps a company can take, says Mr. Kruck, such as changing the passwords on the network from the default (默认) setting.
Companies can also install firewalls, which form a barrier between the internal network and the public Internet. They should also check their computer records regularly to spot any abnormal activity, which might betray the presence of a hacker.
16. According to the study sponsored by RSA Data Security, two thirds of the subjects _______.
A. had their corporate data stolen
B. depended on wireless computer networks
C. were exposed to drive-by hacking
D. were unaware of the risk of wireless hacking
17 Which of the following is not considered in the study
A. The number of wireless hacking incidents.
B. The number of wireless computer networks.
C. The way in which data are sent and received.
D. The way in which data are hacked and stolen.
18. Most wireless network technology comprises _________.
A. data encryption programs B. password security programs
C. illegal-user detection D. virus-intrusion detection
19. Raymond Kruck most probably agrees that wireless network security involves ________.
A. wireless signal administration B. changes in user’s awareness
C. users’ psychological health D. stronger physical walls
20. Without firewalls, companies using wireless networks __________.
A. cannot operate normally B. should turn to passwords
C. will be easily attacked by hackers D. can still spot the activities of hackers
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先，请阅读下面有关购车的五条建议：
A. Don't assume that the sticker price is the purchase price.
To get the lowest price, go in with a starting price that's based not on the sticker price but on how much the dealer paid for the vehicle. A reasonable price to start negotiations is either 4 to 8 percent over what the dealer paid or the CR Wholesale Price, depending on the demand for the model.
B. Do your homework.
Thoroughly research your choices. Read a variety of reviews. Check the reliability, safety, fuel economy, and pricing of any models you're considering. And don't wait until the day you plan to buy to test drive the vehicles. If you have a trade-in, know its approximate worth. That will depend on the vehicle's age, condition, mileage, and equipment, as well as where you trade it in.
C. Negotiate one thing at one time.
Make clear that you want the lowest possible mark-up over your starting price. Add that you intend to visit other dealerships selling the same vehicle and will buy from the dealer with the best price. Only after you've settled on the price should you discuss financing, leasing, or a trade-in, as necessary. Negotiate each item individually. Remember, you're in charge and can leave at any time. Heading for the door can sometimes jump-start a slow-moving negotiation or bring a lower offer.
D. Don't pay for extras you don't need.
Don't accept those unnecessary services and fees. If the items are on the bill of sale, put a line through them. Vehicle bodies are already coated to protect against rust. And CR reliability surveys show that rust is not a major problem with modern cars. You can treat upholstery and apply paint protectant yourself with good off-the-shelf products. You can also do your own VIN etching with a kit that costs about $25.
E. Other costs.
In addition to the vehicle price, you need to consider other costs, including: Sales tax; Registration fees; Insurance premiums Taxes and registration fees can increase your out-of-pocket cost by as much as 10 percent or more, and driving a car that’s worth more than your current one will cost more to insure. Be sure to check with your insurance agent or get insurance quotes online so you understand what you’re getting into.
F. Arrange financing in advance.
Compare interest rates at several banks, credit unions, and loan organizations before checking the dealer's rates. If pre-approved for a loan, you can keep financial arrangements out of the negotiations. Automakers may offer attractive financing terms, but make sure you qualify for them.
请结合以上建议，与下面的情形进行匹配。
21. Many dealerships prey on the unprepared. Going into a showroom “cold”-- without having gathered key facts and preliminary(初步的) pricing figures -- gives the salesperson too much control over the buying process.
22. The dealer invoice price is commonly available on Web sites and in pricing guides. But the invoice price isn't necessarily what the dealer paid. There are often behind-the-scenes bonuses（幕后红利）, such as dealer incentives and holdbacks, that give the dealer more profit margin.
23. Salespeople like to mix financing, leasing, and trade-in negotiations together, often asking you to negotiate around a monthly payment figure. This tactic gives the dealer more latitude to offer you a favorable figure in one area while inflating figures in another.
24. The salesperson may try to sign you up for a higher rate than you could get elsewhere.
25. Dealers often try to sell you extras such as rust proofing, fabric protection, and paint protection or push etching your Vehicle Identification Number on windows to deter thieves.
参考答案
阅读理解
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信息匹配
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拓展精练 （16）
单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. --- He is a very hard-working student．
---________．As far as I know, he often burns the midnight oil．
A．You can say that again B．Absolutely not
C．Heaven knows D．No way
2. Of the two brothers, Bill is _____ younger one, and he is a quiet boy, _____ that most adults like very much.
A. a; one B. a; the one C. the; one D. the ; the one
3. All the tasks _ahead of time，they decided to go on holiday for a week.
A. had been finished B. were finished C. having been finished D. been finished
4. How long is it ______ we last spent the holiday in the country together
A. before B. until C. since D. that
5. She has become a lawyer , _____she hoped to be.
A. what B. which C. who D. why
6. This job is great ___ salary. However, it has several disadvantages such as long working hours and inconvenience working place.
A. except B. in addition to C. thanks to D. in terms of
7. He ___ such a stupid mistake had he taken my advice seriously.
A. would not have made B would not make
C. will not make D should not make
8. The famous pop star grew up _____ she was born and in 1990 she came to Beijing alone. A．when B．in which C．where D．wherever
9. The traffic is very heavy today. I______ arrive a bit late，so could you please wait a little longer
A. can　 B. must C. need D. might
10. All these documents must be ______ the university you are applying for before December,
A．donated to B．sent in C．submitted to D．handed in
11. A good friend of mine from _________ I was born showed up at my home right before I left for Beijing.
A. how B. whom C. when D. which
12. --- Bruce was killed in a traffic accident.
--- I talked with her yesterday morning!
A. What a pity! B. I beg your pardon
C. Sorry to hear that. D. Is that so
13. ---Oh, how depressed! I’m bound to lose to him in tomorrow’s competition.
---Cheer up! In fact, he is _________ than you.
A. not more nervous B. no more nervous C. no less nervous D. a little less nervous
14. ---All the passengers were injured in the accident
---No， only three children.
A. it was B. it were C. there were D. there was
15. I haven’t seen Angela for years, and she has changed much, far beyond ____.
A. seeing B. recognition C sight D beauty
16. The bus hit against a tree in the fog and to the deep valley，with ten passengers killed
and twenty wounded.
A. down did it roll B. down rolled it C. it down rolled D. down it rolled
17. ______ nice， the food was all eaten up soon.
A. Tasting B. Taste C. Tasted D. To taste
18. ---You’ve been driving for hours．Shall I ________？
---No, that’s OK．I enjoy driving and I know you hate it, especially on the highway．
A．take back B．take on C．take over D．take up
19. It is hoped that an end can _______ to pollution of any kind and we humans can live ______ with nature.
A．be put; in harmony B．be adjusted; in terms with
C．be adopted; in condition D．resigned; in agreement
20. Do you like _______when your son speaks to you without considering enough respect
A. that B. him C. it D. those
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights．It 21 me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a 22 to go faster．I also can’t understand why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green．Above all, there are those 23 situations in which someone doesn’t even 24 that the light turns red, and just keeps going．That is why so many 25 happen! All these situations make me 26 the purpose of traffic lights．
27 , it’s even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at 28 crossroads．Do the biggest cars get to go first Who decides who goes next So I guess I do like the idea of a system to 29 traffic．And I’ll do my best to 30 the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I’m 31 to．
It occurs to me that my 32 have done much the same for me 33 teaching me how to live．They have given me many 34 lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to 35 with joy and purpose．They have also given me some red lights 36 my life goes astray（误入歧途）: not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires．And there 37 have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to 38 school regularly and work hard．
If I obey these rules, my life will be as 39 as it can be．Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking across the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the“ 40 signals” given to me by my parents．
21．A．suggests B．informs C．reminds D．warns
22．A．sight B．signal C．message D．switch
23．A．instant B．exciting C．dangerous D．cautious
24．A．notice B．sense C．remember D．feel
25．A．events B．problems C．situations D．accidents
26．A．think of B．wonder about C．care for D．worry about
27．A．Besides B．Anyway C．Instead D．However
28．A．noisy B．narrow C．crowded D．key
29．A．control B．direct C．improve D．serve
30．A．learn B．obey C．protect D．carry
31．A．supposed B．used C．devoted D．delighted
32．A．teachers B．friends C．leaders D．parents
33．A．in charge of B．in face of C．in terms of D．in danger of
34．A．safe B．green C．beneficial D．helpful
35．A．live B．share C．work D．communicate
36．A．unless B．when C．before D．till
37．A．still B．even C．only D．also
38．A．start B．attend C．leave D．miss
39．A．good B．colorful C．meaningful D．healthy
40．A．traffic B．light C．life D．confidence
参考答案英语知识复习
拓展精练 （15）
阅读理解(第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每题2分，满分50分)
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
“It happened over three years ago,” Paddy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “Just don't tell my mother,” said Fee numbly. “And no one did! Oh, God! My poor, poor Frank!”
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. “Fee dear, pack your things. We'll go to see him.”
She half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. “I can't go,” she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there. “It would kill him to see me. I know him so well—his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone, it's what he wants. We've got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him to see us ”
Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee's face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself. He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children. Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away. But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank.
So he said. “Well, Fee, we won't go. But we must make sure he is taken care of. How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank ”
The eyes didn't liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks. “Yes, Paddy, do that. Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out. Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know.”
1. Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer.
B. The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years later.
C. The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder.
D. Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him.
2. Paddy cried because he thought ______________.
A. Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment
B. Frank should have told Fee what had happened
C. what had happened to Frank was killing Fee
D. Frank had always been a man of bad moral character
3. “She half-rose before sinking back…” (in Paragraph 6) shows that______________.
A. Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up
B. Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank
C. Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see Frank
D. Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish
4. Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank
A. “Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead.”
B. “Let him bear the shame alone, it’s what he wants.”
C. “Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away.”
D. “The eyes didn’t liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks.”
5. What is Fee's probable relationship with Frank and Paddy
A. Son and brother. B. Son and husband.
C. Brother and lover. D. Lover and husband.
B
As you sow, sow will reap. With your perseverance and improvement, you are getting closer to success. At this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your accomplishment s and compliments graciously. “Thanks, I really worked hard on that prospect. I’m pleased you recognize my efforts.” The congratulations and compliments from others will promote you to gain further success.
Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our lives, and it is no wonder that so many people struggle to find it. Self-confidence really can be learned and built on. Besides, whether you’re working on your own self-confidence or building the confidence of people around you, it’s well worth the effort!
6. Those who are truly confident _________.
A. succeed without effort and hard work
B. encourage people around to become confident
C. appear more attractive and thus become successful
D. gain the confidence of others and feel successful
7. The underlined word “mock” (Para.3 ) is closest in meaning to ________.
A. praise B. imitate C. punish D. laugh at
8. When others congratulate us on our achievements, we are supposed to ________.
A. praise them in return B. gain further improvement
C. politely accept the compliments D. expect them to congratulate you again
9. Which of the following proverbs best goes with Paragraph 4
A. Look before your leap.
B. It is no use crying over spilt milk.
C. Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
D. Learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones.
10. The purpose of the text is to ________________.
A. tell people how to become successful
B. convince people to do what they believe to be right
C. encourage people to build confidence and achieve success
D. criticize people who lack confidence and thus fail in their career
C
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they’re always coming in for criticism (批评). Their critics seem to hate or resent them because they have a gift for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. “It’s unfair,” they say, “that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods After all, it’s the consumer who pays…”
The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is exactly because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods comes largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more likely that you would obtain details about performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway regulations while waiting for a train Would you like to read only closely-printed columns of news in your daily paper A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the daily amount of great disasters.
　 We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not survive without this source of income. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
　　Another thing we mustn’t forget is the “small ads”, which are actually in every newspaper and magazine. What an extremely useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns! For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column but so far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column (读者来信专栏). No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is!
11. What is the main idea of this passage
　 A. The costs of advertisement.
　 B. Advertisers tend to think big.
　 C. The benefits of advertisement.
　 D. Advertisements perform a useful service to communities.
12. Why do the critics criticize advertisers
　 A. Because customers are poor.
　 B. Because critics think advertisement is a waste of money.
　 C. Because advertisers promote products with too much money.
　 D. Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary.
13. Which of the following is Not true
　 A. Advertisement makes our life colorful.
　 B. Newspapers are worth more than we pay.
　 C. Good quality products don’t need to be advertised.
　 D. Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything.
14. In what way does the writer try to support his view
　 A. Comparison B. Description C. Narration D. Definition
D
Which is sillier: denying we ever went to the moon or trying to convince the true nonbelievers
Once upon a time – July 20, 1969, to be specific – two men got out of their little spaceship and wandered around on the moon for a while. Ten more men walked on the moon over the next three and a half years.
Unfortunately, not quite. A fair number of Americans think that this whole business of moon landings really is a fairy tale. They believe that the landings were a big hoax (骗局) staged in the Mojave Desert, to convince everyone that U.S. technology was the “best” in the whole wide world.
Which is the harder thing to do: Send men to the moon or make believe we did The fact is the physics behind sending people to the moon is simple. You can do it with computers whose entire memory capacities can now fit on chips the size of postage stamps and that cost about as much as, well, a postage stamp. I know you can because we did.
However, last fall NASA considered spending $15,000 on a public-relations campaign to convince the unimpressed that Americans had in fact gone to the moon. That idea was mostly a reaction to a Fox television program, first aired in February 2001, that claimed to expose the hoax. The show’s creator is a publicity hound (猎狗) who has lived up to the name in more ways than one by hounding Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. Mr. X (as I will call him, thereby denying him the joyous sight of his name in print) recently followed Buzz Aldrin around and called him “a thief, liar and coward” until the 72-year-old astronaut finally lost it and hit the 37-year-old Mr. X in the face.
Anyway, NASA’s publicity campaign began to slow down. The nonbelievers took the campaign as NASA’s effort to hide something while the believers said that $15,000 to convince people that the world was round — I mean, that we had gone to the moon — was simply a waste of money. (Actually, the $15,000 was supposed to pay for an article by James E. Oberg, an astronomy writer who, with Aldrin, has contributed to Scientific American.)
If NASA’s not paying Oberg, perhaps it could put the money to good use by hiring two big guys to drag Neil Armstrong out of the house. Armstrong is an extremely private man, but he is also the first man on the moon, so maybe he has a duty to be a bit more outspoken about the experience. Or NASA could just buy Aldrin a commemorate plaque (纪念匾) for his recent touch on the face of Mr. X.
15. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that some Americans believe _______.
A. moon landings were invented
B. U.S. technology was the best
C. moon landing ended successfully
D. the Mojave Desert was the launching base
16. According to the writer, which of the following is to blame for the story about the hoax
A. NASA’s publicity campaign. B. The Fox television program.
C. Buzz Aldrin. D. James E. Oberg.
17. According to the writer, Mr. X _______.
A. told a faithful story B. was not treated properly
C. was a talented creator D. had a bad reputation
18. The believers think that NASA’s publicity campaign is ________.
A. proof to hide the truth
B. stupid and unnecessary
C. needed to convince the non-believers
D. important to develop space technology
19. What is implied in the last paragraph
A. NASA should not bother with the non-believers.
B. Armstrong was a very private and determined person.
C. Armstrong should be as outspoken as Buzz Aldrin.
D. NASA should send more astronauts to outer space.
20. The tone of the article is _______.
A. angry B. conversational C. humorous D. matter-of-fact
第二节： 下面文章中有5处（第61~65题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. Manufacturing industry in information economy
B. News in the age of information
C. Argument about individual accounts and their reliability
D. Be your own investigative journalist
E. Don’t believe everything you read in the newspapers．
F. Information is presented in an entertaining way．
21_______
With the arrival of the age of “information economy”, intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than manufacturing．Organizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their information．So people of the Public Relations are hired to speak for them．A lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalists．In the information age, journalists spend their time, not investigating, but passing on the words of a spokesperson．
22_______
There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the newspaper’s owner, Lord Copper．The editors can never disagree with him．When he’s right about something they answer “definitely”, and when he’s wrong they say “to some extent, Lord Copper．” It seems reasonable to suppose that, in the real world, the opinions of such powerful people still influence the journalists and editors who work for them．
23_______
In countries where the news is not officially controlled, it may be provided by commercial organizations who depend on advertising．The news has to attract viewers and maintain its audience ratings．I suspect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exciting pictures to show．In Britain, we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for entertainment．There is progressively less room for historical background, or statistics, which are harder to present as a sensational story．
24_______
There is an argument that with spreading access to the internet and cheap technology for recording sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we want．People around the world will be able to publish their own eye-witness accounts and compete with the widely-accepted news-gatherers on equal terms．But what it will mean also is that we’ll be subjected to a still greater amount of nonsense and lies．Any web log may contain the latest information of the year, or equally, a made-up story that you will never be able to check．
25_______
Maybe the time has come to do something about it, and I don’t just mean changing your choice of TV channel or newspaper．In a world where everyone wants you to listen to their version, you only have two choices: switch off altogether or start looking for sources you can trust．The investigative journalist of the future is everyone who wants to know the truth．
参考答案
阅读理解： 1— 5 BCDAB 6—10 BDCDC 11—14 DCCA 15—20 ABDBAC
任务型阅读：21—25 BEFCD英语知识复习
拓展精练 （11）
从每小题的A．B．C．D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1．Annoyed by the salesman's bad manners, John chose of the two computers on sale and left．
A．all B．either C．neither D．none
2．---Tom has been fired by his boss．
--- As far as I know, he is a hardworking and considerate fellow．
A．Why not B．How come C．What then D．So what
3．I was chatting on the Internet last night when I smelt something in the next room．
A．burning B．to burn C．be burnt D．to be burnt
4．The policeman scolded the driver for turning without a ．
A．symbol B．mark C．signal D．chance
5．--- Tony, you must have noticed the student who broke the glass．
--- I'm sorry．I attentively．
A．studied B．was studying C．am studying D．would study
6．--- Have you heard that George quit his job
---Yeah, but I can't why he did so．
A．put out B．figure out C．carry out D．send out
7．Professor Tang didn't give us a speech today．It was he had a traffic accident on the way to school．
A．that B．when C．why D．because
8．I the office yesterday afternoon when a stranger came in with a boy．
A．left B．was about to leave
C．was to have left D．will leave
9．--- Hi, Lucy．Do you know where Linda is
--- She in the library．I saw her there just a few minutes ago．
A．shall be B．must be
C．should have been D．might have been
10．Li Gang was required to apologize the people present at the meeting __ what he had done．
A．for; by B．with; about C．to; for D．at; with
11． a bad habit is formed, it will take a long time to get rid of it．
A．Ever since B．While C．Once D．Even if
12．There came a point in his life ______ he had to think seriously about his future．
A．what B．that C．when D．which
13．--- Sorry for the delay．I got lost in the mountain．
--- OK．You're safe and that's what ．
A．does B．works C．stays D．counts
14．This small seaside village is such a perfect place for holidays that visitors never leave it____________．
A．feeling disappointing B．felt disappointing
C．feeling disappointed D．felt disappointed
15．---Perhaps we can't arrive at the bus station on time．
--- ．We still have forty minutes．
A．Yes, you are right B．Not at all
C．What a pity D．Take it easy
第四节 完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
One night, a young school teacher had a dream．In his dream, an angel appeared and said to him, "You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world 16 ．How will you prepare him so that he will realize his 17 , grow in confidence, be open-minded, and strong in character In short, what kind of 18 will you provide so that he can become one of the truly 19 leaders "
The young teacher20 in a cold sweat．It had never 21 to him before --- any one of his present or future students could be the person 22 in his dream．Was he preparing them to 23 to any position which they want He thought, "How might my 24 change if I knew that one of my students was this person " He 25 began to develop a plan in his mind．
His teaching 26．Every young person who walked through his 27 became, for him, a future world leader．He saw each one, not as they were, but as they could be．He 28 the best from his students, yet tempered （使缓和） it with compassion （同情）．He taught each one 29 the future of the world depended on his instruction．
After many years, a man he taught rose to a 20 of world prominence （著名）．Of all the various teachers in his life, he was the 31 ．
Children are 32 messages we send to a time and place we will never see．Believe that one child's 33 may depend upon influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will 34 ．For no young person will ever be 35 to you again．And you will never be the same．
·16．A．businessman B．teacher C．leader D．doctor
17．A．intelligence B．wealth C．memory D．name
18．A．food B．education C．stage D．power
19．A．polite B．rich C．brave D．great
20．A．nodded B．stopped C．awoke D．stood
21．A．shown B．turned C．given D．occurred
22．A．described B．reported C．saved D．born
23．A．lead B．rise C．point D．stick
24．A．appearance B．teaching C．accent D．driving
25．A．possibly B．immediate C．regular D．gradually
26．A．stayed B．changed C．formed D．paused
27．A．classroom B．village C．company D．dream
28．A．accepted B．took C．expected D．kept
29．A．unless B．because C．only if D．as if
30．A．type B．position C．cause D．case
31．A．best B．smartest C．strongest D．busiest
32．A．strange B．short C．living D．flying
33．A．nationality B．habit C．grade D．future
34．A．break B．happen C．end D．return
35．A．ordinary B．similar C．important D．familiar
参考答案
1-1 0CBACB BDBBC 11-20 CCDCD
CABDC 21-30 DABBD BACDB 31-35 ACDBA英语知识复习
拓展精练 （12）
阅读理解[
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We live in an age of unprecedented(空前的) opportunity: If you’ve got ambition, drive, and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession—regardless of where you started out from. But nowadays companies aren’t managing their knowledge workers’ careers. Rather, we must each be our own chief executive officer. Only when you operate from a combination of your strengths and self-knowledge can you achieve true and lasting excellence.
To build a life of excellence, begin by asking yourself these questions:
“What Are My Strengths ”
To accurately identify your strengths, use feedback analysis. Every time you make a key decision, write down the outcome you expect. Several months later, compare the actual results with your expected results. Look for patterns in what you are seeing: What results are you skilled at generating What unproductive habits are preventing you from creating the outcomes you desire In identifying opportunities for improvement, don’t waste time developing skill areas where you have little competence. Instead, concentrate on and build on your strengths.
“What Are My Values ”
What are your ethics(道德标准) What do you see as your most important responsibilities for living a worthy, ethical life Do your organization’s ethics resonate(共鸣) with your own values If not, your career will be likely to be marked by frustration and poor performance.
“Where Do I Belong ”
Consider your strengths, preferred work style, and values. Based on these qualities, what kind of work environment would you fit it best Find the perfect fit, and you’ll transform yourself from a merely acceptable employee into a star performer.
“What Can I Contribute ”
In earlier eras, companies told businesspeople what their contribution should be. Today, you have choices. To decide how you can best improve your organization’s performance, first ask what the situation requires. Based on your strengths, work style, and values, how might you make the greatest contribution to your organization’s efforts
1. The following steps are all the ways to find and improve your strengths EXCEPT_________.
A. writing down your expectations B. comparing the actual results
C. finding out your advantages D. developing your disadvantages
2. Which of the following comments is NOT true
A. People should find results they are skilled at generating.
B. Processing information by hearing others discuss is the most effective way of working.
C. People who work in one team should have similar ethics.
D. The fit working environment can help the workers work more efficiently.
3. What can lead to a life of excellence
A. Self-pity and powers. B. Ambition and smarts.
C. Self-awareness and strengths. D. Motives and self-knowledge.
4. How might you make the greatest contribution to your organization’s efforts
A. Do what is needed. B. Identify your own strengths.
C. Work in your own way. D. Obey the companies’ rules.
B
Vincent Van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a church minister but was sent to the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879. He discovered that the miners there lived with terrible working conditions and received poverty-level wages. Their families were not well fed and struggled simply to survive. He felt concerned that the small salary he received from the church allowed him to live a normal life, which, in contrast to the poor, seemed unfair.
A rich family in the community offered him free room and board. But Van Gogh turned down the offer, stating that it was the final temptation he must reject if he was to faithfully serve his community of poor miners. He believed that if he wanted them to trust him, he must become one of them. And if they were to learn of the love of God through him, he must love them enough to share with them.
He was fully aware of a wide chasm which can separate words and actions. He knew that people’s lives often speak louder and clearer than their words. Maybe it was that same knowledge that led Francis of Assisi to frequently remind his monks（修士，僧侣）, “Wherever you go, preach. Use words if necessary.”
There are a million ways to say, “I love you,” without even saying a word!
5. Among the following statements of Vincent Van Gogh, which is Not true
A. He was an artist. B. He wasn’t satisfied with his salary
C. He thought the wages of the minors too low. D. He once worked as a minister.
6. From the second paragraph, we know _____________.
A. Van Gogh was crazy B. Van Gogh especially loved to teach children arts
C. Van Gogh was rich D. Van Gogh deeply sympathized with the lower-class
7. Vincent Van Gogh rejected the offer because _____.
A. it was illegal for a minister B. he wanted to be a minor
C. he was devoted to his job D. he was dishonest
8. The sentence “There are a million ways to say, ‘I love you, without even saying a word.” (the last paragraph) implies that ______.
A. actions speak louder than words B. silence can also show love
C. there are numerous ways to express love D. saying “I love you” is useless
9. We can infer from the passage ____________.
A. our lives always speak louder and clearer than our words
B. the miners there worked under excellent working conditions
C. the ministers lived a much better and easier life than the miners at the time
D. Van Gogh himself offered to work in the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879.
C
What is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other science
We all know that science plays an important role in our societies．However, many people believe that our progress depends on two different aspects of science．The first aspect is the application of the machines, products and systems of knowledge that scientists and technologists develop． The second is the application of the special methods of thought and action that scientists use in their work．
He does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available．He rejects authority as the only basis for truth．Scientists always check statements and make experiments carefully and objectively．
Furthermore, he does not readily accept his own idea, since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturb objective investigation．
Lastly, he is full of imagination since he often has to look for relationships in data which are not only complex but also frequently incomplete．Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants to guess how processes work and how events take place．
These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts．
10．Many people believe that science helps society to progress through_________
A．knowledge only． B．more than one aspect．
C．technology only． D．the use of machines．
11 ．Which of the following statements about a curious scientist is TRUE
A．He doesn’t find confidence and pleasure in work．
B．He is interested in problems that are explained．
C．He makes efforts to investigate potential connections．
D．He looks for new ways of acting．
12．According to the passage, a successful scientist would NOT_______________．
A．easily believe in unchecked statements． B．easily criticize others' research work．
C．always use his imagination in work． D．always use evidence from observation．
13．Which word can be used to describe the data that a good scientist uses
A．complete B．objective C．complicated D．accurate
14．What does the passage mainly discuss
A．Application of technology． B．Progress in modem society．
C．Scientists' ways of thinking and acting． D．How to become a successful scientist．
D
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you've both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have. But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't make up for all the time we've been apart. I know how much I've missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never fail to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn't seem so important anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I realized that my own life wouldn't count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that's why I ran for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.
I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their potential—schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a sense of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college—even if their parents aren't rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kids and retire with dignity.
I want us to push the boundaries of discovery so that you'll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach beyond the divides of race and region, gender and religion that keep us from seeing the best in each other.
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous situations to protect our country—but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women safe. And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free—that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation comes great responsibility.
That was the lesson your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for equality because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean something.
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better—and that the unfinished work of perfecting our union falls to each of us. It's a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to what we know America should be.
I hope both of you will take up that work, righting the wrongs that you see and working to give others the chances you've had. Not just because you have an obligation to give something back to this country that has given our family so much—although you do have that obligation. But because you have an obligation to yourself. Because it is only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential.
These are the things I want for you—to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach, and to grow into compassionate, committed women who will help build that world. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
Love, Dad
15. Who was most probably the writer
A. A headmaster managing a primary school.
B. A candidate to run for President of U.S.A.
C. A manager running international business.
D. A commander experiencing a war in a foreign country.
16. What does the underlined word “journey” (Paragraph 1) really mean
A. a trip to a place of interest
B. a process to bring up their children
C. a campaign to run for the president
D. a visit to their hometown to meet their grandmother
17. What do we know about Malia and Sasha’s grandmother
A. She had a perfect way to educate children.
B. She encouraged the writer to join the army.
C. She bought a lovely puppy for her grandchildren.
D. She often read the Declaration of Independence to her grandchildren.
18. From the letter we can learn that the writer was _______________.
A. kind and hesitant B. ambitious and considerate
C. selfish but merciful D. successful but stubborn
19. According to the letter, which of the following is NOT true
A. The writer and his two daughters had been apart for a long time.
B. The writer hoped that his daughters would live up to his great expectations.
C. The only way to settle the differences in the world is through violence.
D. There still exist some divides of race and region, gender and religion somewhere in the world.
20. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the letter
A. Encouraging his daughters to run for President in the future.
B. Explaining the whole international situation to his daughters.
C. Educating his daughters how to defend their country.
D. Apologizing to his daughters for his not being able to stay together with them for such a long time.
第二节：日常生活中，人们常会有某些奇特的习惯，并对这些习惯感到困惑不解。第21至25题是5位读者遇到的情况。阅读下面的专家解答(A、B、C、D、E和F)， 为每位读者选出适合他们的解答，并在答题纸上将该选项标题涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
21. Why do I twirl my hair with one finger whenever I read
22. I love to rub satin and carry a satin handkerchief with me everywhere.
23. I count everything：the stairs at work, tiles on the ceiling, ruffles in the curtain.
24. Sometimes I feel like I’m falling though I never actually fall---sitting, standing or lying down.
25. Why do I waste energy worrying about stupid things impossible to happen and plan for the very
参考答案DBCA BDCAC BCACC BCABCD DACBF英语知识复习
拓展精练 （20）
英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 语法和词汇(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
1. We all hold _____ belief that those who have ____wonderful sense of humor are more popular.
A. the, a B. /, / C. the, / D. a, the
2. I get ____ in this difficult situation and don’t know what to do.
A. stuck B. affected C. held D. concerned
3. I plan to go back home to visit my family during the Spring Festival, but if I can’t get the train ticket, I still have an__________ plan: to visit the museums.
A. accessible B. alternative C. absolute D. available
4. — ________ for the fire!
— It's OK. I’ll be careful enough.
A. Look out B. Watch over C. Put out D. Look up
5. We met an old friend in New York ____our expectation. She waved at us ____ the street when she saw us.
A. with, in B. out of; next to C. in; out of D. beyond, from across
6. With the development of science, more new technology ____ to the fields of IT.
A. has introduced B. is being introduced
C. is introduced D. was introduced
7. It never occurred to humans until the mid 1990s _____ some animals can be cloned.
A．where B．when C．that D．what
8.You will see this product made in this factory _____ wherever you go.
A. to be advertised B. advertised 　 C. advertise D. advertising
9. The world thinks highly of China and its people have achieved in the last year.
A. that B. which C. what D. how
10. ---Did you take the coat finally
--- No, it was beautiful, but was out of my price ____.
A. control B. reach C. aim D. range
11. Her question was so difficult that I could hardly make any ____ of it at all.
　　A. explanation 　B. difference 　　　 C. sense　　　 D. impression
12. —Don't be so naughty! Be your ________.
—Got it.
A．manners B．age C．behavior D．politeness
13. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, up to half will be from abroad. A．in which B．for whom C．with which D．of whom
14. He took pity on the people in the flooded areas and______his clothes and quilts to them.
A．gave away B．gave off C．sent out D．threw away
15. ---Mr. Gordon asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon. Don’t you forget it!
---Ok, I _______.
A. won’t B. don’t C. will D. do
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully expecting my first child at the same time that my mother was 16 her battle with a brain tumor（瘤）．For ten years, my fiercely independent and 17 mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been successful． 18 , she never lost her ability to smile．But now, finally, she became totally 19 —unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own．
As she grew closer and closer to death, my 20 grew closer and closer to life inside me．My biggest 21 was that their lives would never connect．I was sad not only at the 22 loss of my mother, but that she and my baby would never know each other．Her doctor did not 23 any hope; they told us her time was up．
We brought Mother 24 to her own bed in her own house．As 25 as I could, I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me．
On February 3, 1989, at about the same time my labor（分娩） _26_, Mother opened her eyes．When they told me this at the 27 , I called her home, "Mom, listen．The baby is coming! You're going to have a new grandchild!"
"Yes! Yes! I know!"
Four beautiful words! The first 28 words she'd spoken in months!
When I 29 again an hour later, the nurse at her house told the 30_message : Mom sat up, smiling, with her oxygen tubes removed．When I brought Jacob home．Mom was sitting in her chair and 31 to welcome him．Tears of joy blocked my vision as I 32 my son in her arms and she clucked （发出咯咯声）at him．They 33 ．
Then she quietly clipped hack into a coma （昏迷） and 34 peacefully．Memories of my son's birth will always be 35 for me, but it was then that I learned love has the power to overcome any worries and any sorrow．And love can last forever．　
16．A．attending B．losing C．defending D．defeating
17．A．courageous B．interesting C．funny D．lucky
18．A．So B．Again C．Instead D．Still
19．A．tired B．blind C. disabled D．depressed
20．A．sorrow B．love C．baby D．body
21．A．problem B．dream C．surprise D．fear
22．A．coming B．disappearing C．falling D．unexpecting
23．A．admit B．hold C．drop D．permit
24．A．up B．away C．about D．home
25．A．soon B．fast C．early D．often　
26．A．started B．failed C．ended D．continued
27．A．office B．hospital C．house D．station
28．A, common B．caring C．clear D．correct
29．A．got up B．woke up C．called up D．looked up
30．A．impossible B．possible C．necessary D．terrible
31．A．likely B．ready C．free D．nervous
32．A．hugged B．threw C．took D．laid
33．A．joined B．knew C．nodded D．cried
34．A．passed away B．turned over C．settled down D．gave out
35．A．proud B．frightening C．bittersweet D．exciting
参考答案
单选答案； AABAD BCBCD CBDAA
完型答案: BADCC DABDD ABCCA BDBAC英语知识复习
拓展精练 （18）
第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. China’s youths topped a list of calculating abilities, but ranked last on imagination and 5th from _____bottom for creativity, according to an education survey of 21 countries and regions.
A. the; the B. an; the C. /; / D. /; the
2. The peace talk is an important development on the peace process, we have all been waiting for, for a long time.
A. one B. what C. it D. that
3. In order to finish the work on time, the man in charge decided to some more workers．
A. give up B. take on C. look after D. take up
4．I have battled with my whether I should keep the extra money given to me or return it to the seller．
A. consciousness B. identification
C. awareness D. conscience
5．The world’s elderly population will exceed（超过）that of children by 2060, when each group to account for about one fifth of the population．
A. expects B. will expect C. is expected D. will be expected
6. There are too many people here. Let’s go upstairs where we can be ______.
A. more private a bit B. a bit more private
C. private a bit more D. private more a bit
7. The comments the expert made stock market bothered Bill greatly, him sleepless all night.
A. concerning; making B. be concerned; which made
C. concerned; made D. to be concerning; made
8．—When I go into the shop, the salesperson always follows me around．
—I have the same experience．The way the shop assistant behaves is annoys people a lot．
A. which B. where C. how D. what
9. My demand is that the information referred to in my report _____ to Mr Brown without delay.
A. to be e-mailed B. e-mailed C. be e-mailed D. being e-mailed
10. —_____ that he picked up his uncle at the airport
—It was at 6:00 in the afternoon he got off work．
A．Was it when; that B．When was it; that
C．Was it when; when D．When was it; when
11. —The warranty(保修) on these phones is one year. _____ I am covered if it’s broken
— That’s right._____it’s damaged.
A. And; If B. So; Unless C. But; Before D. For; When
12. — You didn’t wait for Elizabeth last night, did you
— Yes, but we ______. She didn’t come at all.
A. don’t have to B. should have C. need to D. needn’t have
13. — I’d like a bike which well.
— Will this one_______
A. rides; do B. rides; work C. is ridden; do D. is ridden; work
14. He suddenly saw Sue ___ the room. He pushed his way ____ the crowd of people to get to her.
A. across; across B. over; through C. across; through D. over; into
15. —How did you find your visit to the science museum, John
—________.
A. By taking a No.3 bus B. Oh，wonderful, indeed
C. I went there alone D.A classmate of mine showed me the way
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Much meaning can be conveyed with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of 16 In a bus you may look at a 17 , but not too long. And if he is 18 that he is being stared at, he may feel 19 .
The same is true in 20 life. If you are looked at for more than 21 ,you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is 22 wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s 23 at you that way.
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and 24 . But things are different when it 25 to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than ten seconds and 26 to avert (移开) his gaze, his intentions are 27 , that is , he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is 28 her.
29 , the normal eye contact for two people 30 in a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener 31 , in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking about, to tell him that he is attentive. If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, 32 he tries to dominate(控制) you, you will feel embarrassing.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to 33 only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that 34 cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to relationship between two people and the specific 35 .
16. A. experience B. thought C. feeling D. attitude
17. A. conductor B. driver C. tourist D. stranger
18. A. looking B. sensing C. telling D. deciding
19. A. interested B. stupid C. uncomfortable D. angry
20. A. social B. daily C. family D. school
21. A. friendly B. reliable C. special D. necessary
22. A. anything B. somewhere C. nothing D. anywhere
23. A. interest B. stare C. appreciation D. notice
24. A. attentive B. positive C. aggressive D. active
25. A. comes B. hopes C. tries D. seems
26. A. starts B. refuses C. manages D. aims
27. A. dirty B. unhealthy C. obvious D. unfair
28. A. admiring B. enjoying C. cheating D. selecting
29. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Altogether D. However
30. A. engaged B. attracted C. trapped D. invited
31. A. all the time B. from time to time C. all the way D. back and forth
32. A. in case B. as if C. even though D. so that
33. A. mothers B. children C. lovers D. teachers
34. A. looks B. eyes C. smiles D. words
35. A. situation B. circumstance C. environment D. condition
参考答案
1- 5 DABDC 6-10 BADCD 11-15 BDACB
16-35 ADBCB DABCA BCADA BBCDA英语知识复习
拓展精练 （17）
：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Goldie's Secret
She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We're moving house.'; "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.
I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.
That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.
By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her.
I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.
1. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house
A. Shocked. B. Sympathetic. C. Annoyed. D. Upset.
2. In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie ______.
A. felt worried B. was angry C. ate a little D. sat by the fire
3 Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she ______.
A. saw her puppies B. heard familiar barking
C. wanted to leave the author D. found her way to her old home
4. The passage is organized in order of ______.
A. time B. effectiveness C. importance D. complexity
B
Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently --- one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume(简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues(问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.
So why is he looking for a way out
He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.
The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.
He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for him, too, isn't it
So your reporter has set me thinking.
Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists --- everyone --- is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find someone who can.
5. What does the writer think of the reporter
A. Optimistic. B. Imaginative. C. Ambitious. D. Proud.
6. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks
A. Finding the news value of his stories. B. Giving him financial support.
C. Helping him to find issues. D. Improving his good ideas.
7 Who probably wrote the letter
A. An editor. B. An artist. C. A reporter. D. A reader.
8. The letter aims to remind editors that they should ______.
A. keep their best reporters at all costs B. give more freedom to their reporters
C. be aware of their reporters' professional development D. appreciate their reporters' working styles and attitudes
C
Pacing and Pausing
Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.
Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.
It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.
The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in --- and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.
That's why slight differences in conversational style --- tiny little things like microseconds of pause --- can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems --- even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.
9. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her
A. Betty was talkative. B. Betty was an interrupter.
C. Betty did not take her turn. D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.
10. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns
A. Americans. B. Israelis. C. The British. D. The Finns.
11. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes
D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence
12. The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. being willing to speak one's mind B. being able to increase one's power
C. being ready to make one's own judgment D. being quick to express one's ideas confidently
D
The Cost of Higher Education
Individuals (个人) should pay for their higher education.
A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not the taxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government. Using taxpayers' money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them.
Full government funding (资助) is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford, where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work; and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy.
If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate.
Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy (经济). Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest (投资) and create jobs. If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest. Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education.
13. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. taxpayers B. pressing calls C. college graduates D. government resources
14. The author thinks that with full government funding ______.
A. teachers are less satisfied B. students are more demanding
C. students will become more competent D. teachers will spend less time on teaching
15. The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to ______.
A. argue against free university education B. call on them to finance students' studies
C. encourage graduates to go into business D. show their contribution to higher education
任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入1个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats, and more American men followed his example.
There is also a cyclical(周期性的) pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War II, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater, and it would be discourteous(失礼的) to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!
Fashion Change
People’s (16) ▲ towards fashion Ordinary people just (17) ▲ the trends of fashion passively.
Influences of fashion People are able to feel more confident or less (18) ▲ if they dress themselves fashionably.
Fashion or dressing (19) ▲ may have to rush constantly to keep up with the fashion.
201) ▲ of fashion changing Sometimes a fashion comes into existence (21) ▲ to convenience or practical necessity, or just because people (22) ▲ an influential person.
Cyclical pattern in fashion Some old fashion may come back to (23) ▲ after a certain period of time.
Fashion today People tend to dress freely to show their personal (24) ▲ instead of going after popularity.
Writer’s attitude We do need to dress ourselves properly on some (25) ▲ but we don’t have to be in fashion all the way.
第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）
参考答案
BADAC DACCB CDBDA
16. attitude 17. follow 18. embarrassed 19 industries/businesses 20 Causes
21. due 22. admire 23. life 24 characteristics 2 5. occasions英语知识复习
拓展精练 （14）
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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,选出最佳选项并将答案填在答题卡上。
My father woke me up early one summer morning announcing, “Get up. You’re going with me to cut grass.” The idea 1 my father actually thought I was big enough to help him in his 2 made me feel proud and 3 . From sunup to sundown my father, my younger brother and I 4 in the large yards in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was tired out, but felt good. I had 5 a hard day’s labour and had earned $6.
One day my father found some leaves I’d 6 and pulled me aside. “Clear away these leaves,” he said 7 , “and don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The 8 was clear. Today I value the importance of doing a job 9 the first time. It will never 10 to impress the person you are working for.
After two years my father told me and my brother that he felt we were 11 enough to do lawns(草坪) on our own. Every Saturday , we 12 out early in the morning with the same desire and drive we had gained while working 13 our father.
Taking care of lawns was not exciting 14 high-paying, but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job is a good job and that 15 I was paid was more than I had before.
A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone 16 possible live on a forty-hour- a –week minimum(最低的) pay. “My father never worked just forty hours a 17 , and neither have I.” I replied. “If you’re only working forty hours, you probably don’t want to do 18 better than you’re doing.”
In every job I’ve 19 ------from doing lawns to washing dishes-----I have learned something that helped me in my next job. If you 20 hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.
1. A. what B. that C. which D. why
2. A. farm B. family C. business D. company
3. A. excited B. tired C. troubled D. unpleasant
4. A. played B. excised C. worked D. struggled
5.A. put out B. put down C. put away D. put in
6. A. collected B. cleaned C. missed D. noticed
7. A. finally B. usually C. unexpectedly D. firmly
8. A. news B. message C. information D. word
9. A. right B. quickly C. fast D. wrong
10. A. happen B. seem C. fail D. begin
11. A. strong B. old C. clever D. skilled
12. A. worked B. set C. turned D. figured
113. A. beyond B. without C. under D. like
14. A. and B. and yet C. but D. or
15. A. no matter how B. whatever C. no matter what D. however
16. A. must B. should C. may D. could
17. A. day B. year C. week D. month
18. A. some B. any C. little D. very
19. A. found B. lost C. held D. helped
20. A. see B. work C. try D. enjoy
参考答案
1— 5 BCACD 6—10 CDBAC 11—15 BBCDB
16—20 DCBCB英语知识复习
拓展精练 （13）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．— You’re selling your house and moving to one that is half its size Are you serious
— _________.
A. I mean it. B. That’s all right C. It depends. D. You’ve got me
2． —Don’t you think Obama is _____ success
—Yes, I do． He is popalar with _____ public in America．
A． / , a B． a, a C． the, a D． a, the
3． Things like eye contact and hand gestures _____ great importance in situations such as job interviews．
A． take in B． take off C． take on D． take down
4． During the opening ceremony, “Miss Smile” has won the hearts of Chinese Internet users after being caught _____ the same smile for nearly 20 minutes．
A． fixed B． to be fixed C． to fix D． fixing
5．— I’m here almost half an hour. How come it ________ you so long
— Sorry, honey! I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.
A. takes B. took C. has taken D. had taken
6． —What made her so happy
—_____ her son passed the driving test．
A． That B． Because C． Since D． When
7． —Listen! There is a knock on the door． Who _____ it be
—It must be Jack． Just now I sent for him．
A． shall B． can C． must D． might
8．Of the equipment we have produced, this sells best, for it has the advantage over ________ of working efficiently.
A. the others B. the rest C. others D. another
9．It would be a good idea to use a plastic bottle, _____cut off, as a container to grow young plants in．
A．which is B．whose top C．with its top D. the top of that is
10． As we all know, China is a developing country, _____ attracting more and more foreigners．
A． the one B． one C． it D． that
11．________ over everything whenever we want to make a decision, many people believe, and we will have less chance of making mistakes.
A. To think B. Think C. Thinking D. Thought
12． So hard-working _____ that he sets a good example to all the other classmates．
A． he is B． is he C． does he D． he does
13． The meaning of a word can be guessed according to the context, so you will not __________ refer to a dictionary the next time __________ you come across a new word.
A. necessarily, / B. exactly, when C. likely, when D. necessarily, when
14．Tired and disappointed, the rescue team finally reached _____ used to be a village．
A． where B． that C． when D． what
15．---Guess what One bullet struck my car, _________ missing me yesterday!.
--- Lucky you! Come back to our motherland as soon as possible!
A. narrowly B.nearly C. lightly D. slightly
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 16 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 17 his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 18 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 19 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 20 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 21 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 22 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 23 fake（假货）. When he was 24 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 25 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 26 hearing Glen’s words. Glen was 27 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 28 . For many times of entry-exit 29 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 30 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 31 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 32 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 33 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 34 , which he would remember as the 35 of his success forever.
16. A. set up B. took up C. went up D. picked up
17. A. honors B. mentions C. brings D. owes
18. A. decided B. refused C. objected D. asked
19. A. books B. things C. savings D. pounds
20. A. ordinary B. routine C. regular D. common
21. A. look B. inspection C. test D. experiment
22.A. one B. it C. them D. these
23. A. priceless B. invaluable C. worthless D. valuable
24. A. afraid B. proud C. ashamed D. hard
25. A. that B. what C. as D. which
26. A. on B. at C. who D. in
27. A. disappointed B. delighted C. amazed D. satisfied
28. A. strictly B. quietly C. quickly D. curiously
29. A. conditions B. experiences C. experiments D. chances
30. A. stopped B. hoped C. warned D. urged
31. A. came out B. found out C. sent out D. set out
32. A. hit B. blamed C. praised D. charged
33. A. expression B. idea C. thought D. impression
34. A. honesty B. lies C. honest D. bravery
35. A. secret B. lesson C. choice D. belief
参考答案
1-5 ADCDB 6-10 ABBCB 11-``15 BBADA
16-20 ADACB 21-25 BBCBD 26-30 ACABC 31-35 BDDAA