1、完形填空I still remember the summer when I was with my aunt at the age of seven. One day, she asked me to go to Miss Bees store with a1. How could I find anything on the2shelves around me? I walked up to the counter, 3up the list, and told the lady behind it I needed those. “So? Go to get them. ”She4to
2、a sign on the door. “Theres no one here except you and me and Im not your servant. 5yourself a basket and start filling. ”The store was a6. I searched shelf after shelf and when I finally7it, I was exhausted and it was already sundown. I visited Miss Bees, 8with my list, twice a week that summer. So
3、metimes she short-charged me. Other times she overcharged9sold me an old newspaper instead of one that was current. Going to the store was more like going into10. Every time I told her that she had overcharged, she just looked at me11her glasses and fixed the price. The moment I remembered the locat
4、ion of an item, Miss Bee rearranged the shelves and made me12for it all over again. By summers end the shopping trip that had13taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes. On my last trip to the store, Miss Bee asked: “What did you14this summer? ”I pressed my lips together. To my15, Miss Bee laughed. “I
5、 know what you think of me. But I am16to teach every child some life lessons. When you grow up youll be glad our paths17! ”Glad I met Miss Bee? I thought it a stupid18until one day my daughter came to me with homework troubles. “If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself? ”I said.
6、 Suddenly, I was back at Miss Bees store and realized that she had really taught me19. Now it is my turn to share some20lessons as Miss Bee did years ago. 【文章大意】作者七岁时的暑假和姑姑在一起。一天姑姑要求作者带着购物单去Miss Bee的商店购物。商店里货架很多, 作者想让Miss Bee拿商品, 但Miss Bee却告知他自己取个篮子去装。在最终一次购物时, Miss Bee告知他说她是想教给他一些生活的东西, 直到有一天女儿来问他作
7、业他才意识到Miss Bee的做法是对的。1. A. basketB. purseC. paper-bagD. list【解析】选D。考查词语复现。依据下文I walked up to the counter, up the list, and told the lady behind it I needed those. 可知。2. A. brokenB. fastenedC. packedD. locked【解析】选C。考查背景常识。既然去商店购物, 所以货架应当很多, 故用packed。packed塞满的; broken裂开的; fastened固定的; locked锁着的。3. A.
8、holdingB. showingC. throwingD. bringing【解析】选A。考查前后照应。由上文One day, she asked me to go to Miss Bees store with a. 可知应当是举起购物单。hold up举起; show up毁灭; throw up放弃, 呕吐; bring up抚养。4. A. lookedB. ledC. pointedD. directed【解析】选C。考查词义辨析。她指了指门上的牌子。point to指向; look to留神; lead to导致; direct to指示去。5. A. GetB. Prepare
9、C. PurchaseD. Enjoy【解析】选A。考查前后照应。依据后半句and start filling可知那位女士想让作者自己拿篮子。6. A. circusB. puzzleC. palaceD. shelter【解析】选B。考查前后照应。由下文I searched shelf after shelf and when I finally_it, I was exhausted and it was already sundown. 可知作者觉得这个商店是个谜一般的事物。puzzle谜一般的事物; circus马戏团; palace宫殿; shelter避难所。7. A. carri
10、edB. madeC. collectedD. chose【解析】选B。考查固定搭配。作者一个架子一个架子地查找所要购买的东西, 当他最终成功地买齐后, 筋疲力尽, 太阳已经落山了。make it成功, 为固定搭配。8. A. supportedB. convincedC. attachedD. armed【解析】选D。考查固定搭配。那个夏天作者一周两次带着购物单光顾Miss Bee的商店。armed with带着, 其他动词均不能和with搭配。9. A. soB. orC. forD. but【解析】选B。考查语法结构。前后两个动词为选择关系, 故用or; so表示结果; for表示缘由;
11、 but表示转折。10. A. battleB. bargainC. matchD. discussion【解析】选A。考查前后照应。依据上文Sometimes she short-charged me. Other times she overchargedsold me an old newspaper instead of one that was current. 可知作者认为去她那儿购物更像打仗。11. A. inB. acrossC. beyondD. over【解析】选D。考查词义辨析。in在里; across穿过; beyond超越; over通过。由后面的her glasse
12、s可知选D。12. A. payB. huntC. headD. wait【解析】选B。考查词语复现。依据上文I searched shelf after shelf and when I finallyit, I was exhausted and it was already sundown. 可知。hunt for查找; pay for为付款; head for动身前往; wait for等待。13. A. at one timeB. in timeC. in no timeD. on time【解析】选A。考查前后照应。由后面的in 15 minutes可知。at one time一度
13、; in time准时; in no time马上; on time准时。14. A. buyB. findC. loseD. learn【解析】选D。考查词语复现。由下文I know what you think of me. But I am_to teach every child some life lessons. 中的teach可知用learn。15. A. amusementB. disappointmentC. amazementD. excitement【解析】选C。考查前后照应。Miss Bee问作者学到了什么, 而作者双唇紧闭。她却笑了, 这应当令人惊异。amazemen
14、t惊异; amusement消遣; disappointment无望; excitement兴奋。16. A. anxiousB. willingC. seriousD. curious【解析】选B。考查词义辨析。willing乐意的; anxious焦急的; serious严峻的; curious奇异的。17. A. separatedB. shapedC. crossedD. returned【解析】选C。考查前后照应。由下文Glad I met Miss Bee? 可知。cross相交; separate分开; shape成形; return回来。18. A. feelingB. rep
15、lyC. mistakeD. idea【解析】选D。考查词义辨析。作者认为这是愚蠢的想法。idea想法; feeling感情; reply回答; mistake错误。19. A. somethingB. nothingC. anythingD. everything【解析】选A。考查前后照应。依据上文“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself? ”I said. 可知作者意识到Miss Bee教给他一些重要的事。something重要的事; nothing无关紧要的事; anything任何东西; everyth
16、ing全部的事情。20. A. serviceB. familyC. lifeD. work【解析】选C。考查词语复现。依据上文But I amto teach every child some life lessons. 可知。阅读理解。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。One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的) to the most powerful ca
17、me for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast. We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang
18、 of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked, My I get you something? A coffee would be nice. Then I bought him a cup of coffee. We tal
19、ked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked, How did you get to know Mr. Gal breath? Who? The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs. I could hard
20、ly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the worlds richest and most powerful men! My few minutes with Mr. Gal breath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness an
21、d sincerity. ( ) 1. What does the underlined word disheveled mean? A. Unfriendly. B. Untidy. C. Gentle. D. Kind. ( ) 2. The author bought coffee for the old man because A. he thought the old man was poor B. he wanted to start a conversation C. he intended to show his politeness D. he would like to t
22、hank the old man ( ) 3. How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend? A. Proud. B. Pitiful. C. Surprised. D. Regretful ( ) 4. What is the message mainly expressed in the story? A. We should learn to be generous. B. It is honorable to help those in need. C. People in high position
23、s are not like what we expect. D. We should avoid judging people by their appearances. 【语篇解读】 本文叙述了我在吃早点的时候遇到一个看起来穿着邋遢的老人, 并且挂念 他买了一杯咖啡,事后得知他是最富有的 Mr. Gal breath,旨在告知我们不要以貌取人. 1. 答案 B 【解析】猜想词义题.由上文中的 I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man 何 下文中的 He was wearing a worn-out hat and w
24、as alone.可知 disheveled 在这儿是指仪容不整, 穿着邋遢的意思.所以答案选 B 项. 2. 答案A 【解析】 细节理解题. 依据文中 I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat.可以推断选 A 项. 3. 答案 C 【解析】推理推断题.依据 I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the worl
25、ds richest and most powerful men!可知, 作者在他伴侣告知他 那个老人是 Mr. Gal breath 之后感到很吃惊.由此推断选 C 项. 4. 答案 D 【解析】 主旨大意题. 依据文章最终一句 Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and no matter another human being with kindness and sincerity.可知,作者想要 表达的是不要以貌取人.由此推断选 D 项. 阅读理解。 Feel tired l
26、ately?Has a doctor said he cant find anything wrong with you?Perhaps he sends you to a hospital,but all the advanced equipment there shows there is nothing wrong with you. Then,consider this:you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康). Sub-health,also called the third state or gray state,is explained
27、 as borderline state between health and disease. According to the investigation by the National Organization,over 45 percent of sub-health people are middle-aged or elderly.The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week. Symptoms(征兆)i
28、nclude a lack of energy,depression,slow reactions,insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory.Other symptoms include shortness of breath,sweating and aching in the waist and legs. The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health,according to some medical experts,is to form good living habits, altern
29、ate work and rest, exercise regularly,and take part in open air activities. As for meals,people are advised to eat less salt and sugar.They should also eat more fresh vegetables,fruits,fish because they are rich in nutritional elementsvitamins and trace elements(微量元素)that are important to the body.
30、Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化道).They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.1.When you are in a state of sub-health,you should _.A .stay home and keep silentB.
31、 go to a doctor and buy some medicineC. not consider it very seriousD. find out the reasons and relax yourself提示:从全文可以看出,亚健康是身体对压力、疲乏的一种反应,即使最先进的仪器也查不出病因。所以不必去医院,也不必吃药,但是不能听之任之,不认真对待。正确的方法是找出缘由、减轻压力、消退疲乏、平衡膳食。答案:D2.Middle-aged people may be easy to get sub-health because _.A. they have used up their
32、 energyB. they have lost their living hopesC. they have more pressure in life and workD. they have changed their way of life提示:亚健康的起因与疲乏有关系,但不是已将体力用完,排解A项。B、D两项文章没涉及。依据常识和第四段最终一句,我们也能推断正确答案为C项。答案:C3.The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is to _.A. keep on working regularl
33、y B. go to sleep a bit earlierC. form good living habits D. take medicine if necessary答案:C 文章倒数第三段第一句“is to form good living habits”4.The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to _.A. arrange by turns B. cause to take placeC. make up for D. keep away from答案:A 从文中可看出:形成好的生
34、活习惯,要劳逸结合,即轮番工作与休息阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。 Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Millers father had moved to the USA from Austria HungaryDrawn like so many other by the “Great American Dream” Howe
35、ver, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s. Milless most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system. With its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social s
36、tatus as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he cant do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must
37、 go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end. When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the Ne
38、w York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards. Miller died of the failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman
39、 on Broadway.( ) 1. Why did Arthur Millers father move to the USA?A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.B. He was attracted by the Great American Dream.C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.D. His family business failed.( ) 2. The play Death of a SalesmanA. exposes the cruelty of t
40、he American business worldB. discusses the ways to get promoted in a companyC. talks about the business career of Arthur MillerD. focuses on the skills in doing business( ) 3. What can we learn about Willy Loman?A. He treats his employer badly.B. He runs the Wagner Company.C. He is a victim of the A
41、merican system.D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.( ) 4. After it was first staged, Death of a SalesmanA. achieved huge successB. won the first Tony AwardC. was warmly welcomed by salesmenD. was severely attacked by dramatists( ) 5. What is the text mainly about?A. Arthur Miller and his f
42、amily.B. The awards Arthur Miller won.C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.【文章大意】文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最出名的作品Death of a Salesman推销员之死。1.答案B。细节理解题。依据文章第一段的Millers father had moved to the USA from Austria HungaryDrawn like so many other by the“Great Ameri
43、can Dream”可以得出答案。5.答案D。主旨大意题。文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最出名的作品Death of a Salesman推销员之死。阅读理解。Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed ,for many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thingfinally becomes gl
44、obally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more TVs than people, and where people n
45、ow easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban(塔利班),which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2021pushing the numbers to well beyond
46、 two thirds of families.Televisions most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a gir
47、l. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive i