1、阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁:记叙文话题:语言学习时间:8分钟I prefer Lynne Trusss phraseology: I am a grammar “stickler”And,like Trussauthor of Eats,Shoots & LeavesI have a “zero tolerance” approach to grammar mistakes that make people look stupid.Now,Truss and I disagree on what it means to have“zero to
2、lerance”She thinks that people who mix up basic grammar “deserve to be struck by lightning,hacked up on the spot and buried in an unmarked grave”,while I just think they deserve to be passed over for a jobeven if they are otherwise qualified for the position.Everyone who applies for a position at ei
3、ther of my companies,iFixit or Dozuki,takes a compulsory grammar test.If job hopefuls cant distinguish between“to” and “too”, their applications go into the bin.Of course,we write for a living.iF is the worlds largest online repair manual(指南),and Dozuki helps companies write their own technical docu
4、mentation,like paperless work instructions and stepbystep user manuals.So,it makes sense that weve made a strong strike against grammar errors.But grammar is relevant for all companies.Yes,language is constantly changing,but that doesnt make grammar unimportant.Good grammar is credibility,especially
5、 on the Internet.And,for better or worse,people judge you if you cant tell the difference between “their”“there” and “theyre”Good grammar makes good business senseand not just when it comes to hiring writers.Writing isnt in the official job description of most people in our office.Still,we give our
6、grammar test to everybody,including our salespeople,our operations staff,and our programmers.Grammar signifies more than just a persons ability to remember high school English.Ive found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something compl
7、etely unrelated to writinglike stocking shelves or labeling parts.It is the same with programmers.Applicants who dont think writing is important are likely to think lots of other things also arent important.【语篇导读】作者叙述了自己对语法错误的态度以及正确运用语法的重要性。1The author agrees with Lynne Truss on that _.Agrammar mist
8、akes cant be tolerantBbooks on grammar make people stupidCpeople need to learn basic grammarDgrammar mistakes are absolutely unavoidable解析细节理解题。依据文章第一段其次句可知,作者和Lynne Truss一样,对语法错误都有一套“零容忍”策略,故选A项。答案A2Whats the authors “zero tolerance” approach to these job seekers who mix up basic grammar?AThey shou
9、ld be left out for a job.BThey have to correct their mistakes.CThey arent qualified for their jobs.DThey must be severely punished.解析细节理解题。依据其次段中的“while I just think they deserve to be passed over for a jobeven if they are otherwise qualified for the position”可知,作者认为这些犯基础语法错误的求职者不应被录用。答案A3Which of t
10、he following is TRUE of iFixit and Dozuki?AOnly one of them has a compulsory grammar test.BThey are companies where one learns grammar.CGrammar is quite important for their existence.DThey depend on grammar correction for a living.解析细节理解题。依据第四段至第六段内容,作者对每位员工都进行语法测试,由于正确的语法对作者的两个公司格外重要。答案C4What can w
11、e learn from the text?ACompanies giving grammar tests may have no good business sense.BGrammar becomes unimportant as language is constantly changing.CA“zero tolerance” approach to grammar errors might seem a little unfair.DPeople who pay attention to writing may pay attention to other things.解析细节理解
12、题。文章最终一段指出,在语法测试中出错少的人在做与写作无关的事情时错误也少,由此可见,那些重视写作的人,同样会重视其他事情。答案D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。LEEDS, EnglandA Leeds University psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.The hate we hold within us is a cancer, Professor Ken Hart said, adding that
13、holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.More than 70 people have become members in Harts first 20-week workshop in Londona course he says is the first of its kind in the world.These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize th
14、eir bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian- born Hart.The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in th
15、ese people. People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness, he said, People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one.Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.The main idea is to give you g
16、uidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with, said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people wa
17、nt to get free of the past.36. From this passage we know that_.A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hateB. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professorsC. without hate, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heartD. people who suffer from blood pres
18、sure and heart disease must have many enemies【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。文章其次段“.holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.”说明心怀生气可能导致如高血压和心脏病之类的问题。所以没有仇恨,人们将有更少和血液心脏有关的麻烦。故选C。37. If you are angry with somebody, you should_.A. attend Harts course B. never meet him or her
19、any longerC. persuade him or her to have a positive talk with youD.treat him or her positively instead of negatively【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。通过文章第6段可知,假如你生某人的气,你应当以一种乐观的态度去对待他(她),而不是消极的。38. In Harts first 20- week workshop, people there can _.A. meet their enemiesB. change their attitudesC.enjoy the professor
20、s teachingD. learn how to quarrel with others【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。通观全文,我们可以看出人们在Hart的工作室能够学会原谅,转变他们对仇恨的态度。故选B。39. If you are a member in Harts workshop, youll_.A. meet in eight or ten groups B. get rid of the illness of cancerC.attend a gathering twice a month D. pour out everything stored in your mind【答案
21、】C【解析】细节理解题。第五段“The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.”说明成员们每两周聚集一次,也就是一个月两次。40. The author wrote this passage in order to_.A. persuade Britons to go to Harts workshop B. tell us the news about Harts workshopC. tell us how to run a worksh
22、op like Harts D.help us to look at various kinds of angers【答案】B【解析】推理推断题。第三段“More than 70 people have become members in Harts first 20-week workshop”和第七段“Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.”都说明作者写这篇文章是为了告知我们关于Hart的工作室的消息。完形填空。阅读下面短文,把握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最
23、佳选项。Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 1 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead. I dont remember when it first started 2 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough 3 my young skin. Fin
24、ally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Dont do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no 4 and left quietly.But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 5 .With the passing years, my 6 returned to that night time after time. By then I 7 my mothers hands and h
25、er goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very 8 , sometimes far away, but always it was 9 in the back of my mind.The years have passed, and Im not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 10 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.Now, Mom no
26、 longer has Dad and lives 11 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 12 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 13 the hair from my forehead. Then a 14 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst in
27、to tears.In my memory, thousands of times, I 15 the night my young voice complained. Catching Moms hand in hand, I told her how 16 I was for that night. I thought shed remember 17 I did. But Mom didnt know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 18 long ago.That night, I fell asleep
28、with a new 19 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 20 to be found. ( ) 1AlieBbendClookDfall( ) 2AannoyingBastonishingCdelightingDdisappointing( ) 3AalongBaboveCagainstDaside( ) 4AreplyBpromiseCrequestDagreement( ) 5ApityBsadnessCapologyDl
29、ove( ) 6AfeelingsBopinionsCspiritsDthoughts( ) 7AmissedBforgotCheldDshook( ) 8AstrangeBcloseCseriousDcommon( ) 9AstressedBexistedChiddenDexposed( ) 10AexpectedBchangedCremindedDcomplained( ) 11AyetBawayCaloneDlong( ) 12AdrawnBcarriedCmovedDstayed( ) 13AcutBwashCbrushDtake( ) 14AtearBkissCpressDhand(
30、 ) 15AreturnedBrememberedCrealizedDrecalled( ) 16AsorryBhappyCangryDnervous( ) 17AwhenBhowCwhyDas( ) 18Adisappeared BforgivenCapologizedDabandoned( ) 19Aimagination BinspirationCdecorationDappreciation( ) 20AstillBsoonCnowhereDanyhow答案:120 BACAD DABCB CACBD ADBDC1.B bent down 意即:母亲在床边俯身,2. A “when i
31、t first started annoying me” 句中的it指母亲捋我头发这事,母亲这一举动使我不兴奋。3. C 母亲的手摩挲我,我感到粗糙。against 有 touching 之意。4. A 我冲母亲叫,她没回应。这里用reply promise : 诺言;request: 要求;agreement: 同意5. D 依据上下文,这里的意思是:母亲表达的是一种爱。6. D 我几年之后又想到那晚的情景,think的名词是thoughts;feelings: 感情,心情,7. A 我怀念母亲的手。missed: 惦念,惦记8. B 儿时发生的那件事在我的记忆中时而近时而远,但总是内心挥之
32、不去的愧疚。close与后文的far away有关。9. C 句中的it指“愧疚”,它始终在我心中。be hidden in 隐蔽在; exist是不及物动词搭配不对10.B “I once changed to be so rough”是定语从句修饰hands, 这里的意思是:我使母亲的手变得粗糙,由于母亲为我操劳了很多。11. C 父亲去世后,母亲单独生活。后文有to her house to spend the night with her12. A drawn to her house: 自己被母爱所“吸引”13. C 把拦住额头的头发梳了过去。 brush ones hair:梳头发
33、14. B 母亲吻了我。15. D recall:回忆;returned:返回;归还; remembered:记住; realized:意识到。I recalled the night. 意即:I thought of the night16. A sorry一词与愧疚有关。其余的选项与上下文意思不符。17. D as I did是一个表方式的状语,像我一样记得那事。18. B forgotten and forgiven说的是母亲忘了,原谅了我。. abandoned:被放弃扔弃,遗弃了的。19. D 这里说的是作者对母亲的手产生了一种新的“感谢”20. C 母女情深,这时我感到得到了母爱的包涵,因而我的愧疚荡然无存。