1、完形填空If you make one close friend in school, you will be the most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life. 1teaches that is right: A good friendship is not easily2. It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a3friendship to develop. However, there c
2、an be4disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kinds of friendship we5. To most of us, 6is considered very important, but we need to be clear in our7about the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or8at arms length? Do we want to9ourselves or do we want to wal
3、k on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are10enoughand thats all right. But at some point, we need to11that our expectations are the same as our friends expectations. The sharing of personal experience12our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen frien
4、dships. But it13be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there are14of interest and actions in return. What are some of the15of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships16time. Another“major difficulty”is the selfishness to think one“possesses”the
5、other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships17actions in return. In18words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of the friendship. Unless you spend19time together, talking on the phone, and writing letters, friendships will die20. 【文章大意】人人
6、都渴望友情。那么如何才能培育和进展真正的友情呢? 现实生活中, 人与人之间的友情又经常面临哪些困难呢? 该如何克服这些困难, 让你和伴侣们的友情不至于渐渐消逝呢? 读完本文, 你就会找到这些问题的答案。1. A. KnowledgeB. TeacherC. ExperienceD. Parent【解析】选C。规律推理题。由语境可知。“A true friend is someone who stays with you for life. ”是由生活阅历总结出来的。所以选Experience。2. A. understoodB. formedC. realizedD. produced【解析】
7、选B。背景常识题。友情(friendship)是form(培育)出来的, 而不是understand(理解), realize(实现)或produce(生产)的。3. A. trueB. commonC. deepD. actual【解析】选A。规律推理题。由上文的“A good friendship”可知, 此处应是a true friendship“真正的友情”。4. A. noB. someC. anyD. none【解析】选A。规律推理题。There is no disagreement on. . . “在方面是没有分歧的”。5. A. findB. getC. wantD. rec
8、eive【解析】选C。规律推理题。由前文的need可断定这里应当选want, the kinds of friendship we want“我们所想要的那种友情”; 且下段有提示。6. A. disagreementB. friendshipC. wantD. receive【解析】选B。词汇复现题。全文始终在谈友情, 下文也有示意。7. A. heartsB. thoughtsC. actionsD. minds【解析】选B。词语辨析题。下面几句列举的都是想法, 所以用thought“思想, 想法”, 指一般概念。mind指“思维, 理智, 留意力”。8. A. remainedB. le
9、ftC. stayedD. kept【解析】选D。词语辨析题。这里表示的是“使友情保持确定距离(at arms length)”这一状态, 只能用及物动词keep。9. A. ownB. oweC. shareD. spare【解析】选C。词汇复现题。依据下文的The sharing of personal experience可知。share ourselves“我们之间相互共享”。10. A. thatB. veryC. notD. quite【解析】选D。规律推理题。由下文的“and thats all right”可知, 这里要表达的是确定的意思, quite enough“足够”。1
10、1. A. make sureB. rememberC. expectD. check out【解析】选A。规律推理题。由上下文可知, 确保(make sure)我们的期望值和伴侣的期望值一样是获得友情的基础。12. A. andB. orC. includingD. besides【解析】选C。规律推理题。including表示包括。13. A. canB. needC. willD. must【解析】选D。规律推理题。句意: (尽管别人共享自己的经受能加深友情, )但这一活动必需(must)在对方表现出爱好或有回报的活动等类似的迹象时才能渐渐进行。14. A. marksB. sights
11、C. scenesD. signs【解析】选D。词语辨析题。sign“征兆, 迹象”。15. A. difficultiesB. differencesC. advantagesD. things【解析】选A。词汇复现题。该部分叙述了进展友情的两大困难: the attraction to expect too much too soon和the selfishness, 也可以从下面的Another“major difficulty”得到启示。16. A. costB. spendC. askD. take【解析】选D。词语辨析题。上文提到进展友情最大的困难就是期望尽快得到太多的东西, 也就
12、是说像友情这样的深层关系需要时间, take“需要, 花费”。spend也可以指花费时间, 但主语应是表示人的词语。17. A. requireB. requestC. dependD. suggest【解析】选A。规律推理题。上文提到友情的其次大困难: 自私, 想占有对方的时间和留意力。因此要进展友情需要(require)有回报的行动。18. A. someB. manyC. otherD. different【解析】选C。固定搭配题。“you must give as much as you take”是对上句“friendships require actions in return”的
13、解释说明, 所以用in other words, 意思是“换句话说”。19. A. enoughB. comfortableC. lessD. a lot【解析】选A。规律推理题。句意: 除非你们有足够的时间在一起、打电话、写信, 你们的友情才不会停止。下文所列举的“talking on the phone, and writing letters”需要足够的时间去做, 才能使友情经久不衰。20. A. forB. awayC. outD. from【解析】选B。词语辨析题。die away事物渐渐消逝; 渐渐变弱。die for为而死; die out灭亡; die from死于, 均不符合
14、句意。阅读理解。Too much TV-watching can harm childrens ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children. One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with
15、 TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs. A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results dont
16、 prove that TV is the cause and dont ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人)may watch lots of TV. Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watch an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, com
17、pared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school. In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest. While this study does no
18、t prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldnt have TVs in their bedrooms. ( ) 1. According to the California study, the low-scoring group might _. A. have watched a lot of TV B. not be interested ted in math C. be unable to go to colleg
19、e D. have had computers in their bedrooms ( ) 2. What is the researchers understanding of the New Zealand study results? A. Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV. B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest. C. TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds. D. The conne
20、ction between TV and education levels is difficult to explain ( ) 3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs? A. More time should be spent on computers. B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV. C. IV sets shouldnt be allowed in childrens bedrooms. D. Further studies on high-achieving
21、 students should be done. ( ) 4. What would be the best title for this text? A. Computers or Television B. Effects of Television on Children C. Studies on TV and College EducationD. Television and Childrens Learning Habits 1. A.细节理解题.依据其次段中 Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points
22、lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.可得出答案. 2. D. 细节理解题. 依据第三段 But the results don prove that TV is the cause and dont ride t out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人)may watch lots of TV.可以确定答案. 3. C.推理推断题.留意最终一段开头的 while 是尽管的意思,所以这两段都是围绕儿 童卧房不应当放电视机的问题.
23、4. B.主旨大意题.通读全文可知,文章主要通过两项争辩分析了儿童看电视所造成的 影响.文章第一段第一句话是主题句,所以 B 项作为标题是最佳的. 阅读理解。Exploit your parking spaceAn unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to 200 or 300 a week. Put an advertisement(广告)for free on Let park or At
24、 my house park.Rent(出租)a roomSpare room? Not only will a lodger(房客)earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you wont have to pay any tax on the first 4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.Make money during special e
25、ventsWont want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space. Live on set Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a
26、 day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for freebut you will be charged if your home gets picked.Use your roof You need the right kind of roof, but so
27、me energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changin
28、g the roof.( ) 1. If you earn 5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on _.A. 800 B. 500 C. 4500 D.5000( ) 2. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?A. On Letpark. B. On Roomspare.C. On Grashpadder. D. On Roommateeasy.( ) 3. If yo
29、u want to use energy free, you have to_.A. sign an agreement with the governmentB. pay around 14,000 for the equipmentC. sell the roof to some energy companiesD. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years( ) 4. For whom the text most probably written?A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers.C. House owners. D. O
30、nline companies【参考答案】1-4、BCDC阅读理解 。An Australian company, Smart Car Technologies, has developed a system that lets drivers know when theyre speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help lead-footed drivers avoid tickets and also save lives. The company that developed th
31、e product hopes to convince Australian government agencies to put the technology into use in their automobile fleets.The product, called Speed Alert, links real-time location data and speed obtained with the help of GPS to a database of posted speed limits stored in a drivers PDA or programmable mob
32、ile phone. The setup of the product does not need to be hooked up to a cars speedometer. In fact, it is entirely portable. It will also work with newer phones and PDAs that have built-in GPS receivers. If a driver exceeds the speed limit, the speed is shown and an alert sounds.Michael Paine, an Aust
33、ralian vehicle design engineer and traffic safety consultant, was hired to analyze the product. He told Live Science that his colleagues in the road safety field are “very enthusiastic” about what theyre now calling “intelligent speed alert.” Other research, according to Paine, shows that 40 percent
34、 of all traffic deaths involve speeding. There is also a potentially controversial future use: “Since the system is so portable, it would be easy to make it a requirement for teenage drivers to always use a speed alert device when driving,” Paine said. “The system even has the capability to record s
35、peeding violations, so parents can monitor their teenage drivers.”The product will soon go on sale in Sydney.48. Whats the purpose of the new product?A. To inform us of the new car system. B. To introduce some improvement in cars.C. To limit certain drivers to safe driving. D. To popularize the buil
36、t-in car system.49. The second paragraph mainly talks about .A. the project of the built-in product B. why the system becomes popularC. the functions of GPS in cars D. how the product is programmed50. Which of the following is true of Speed Alert according to Michael Paine?A. Most of the traffic dea
37、ths can be avoided. B. Speeding violations can be easily found out.C. The system will excite some teenage drivers. D. The product will not be available for adults.51. What can be the best title of the passage?A. Speed Alert and Its Future Use.B. Progress in Car-making Science.C. Warning for Adventur
38、ous Drivers.D. New In-Car Device against Speeding.体裁:科普文章 词数:265 难度系数: 建议用时:7分钟 类别:推理推断题+主旨大意题+词义猜想题+细节理解题 本文标题: An alert device against speeding 【文章大意】:文章主要 向人们叙述了一种现代科学技术下的汽车超速提示系统。48.【考点分析】推理推断题。【参考答案】C。【解题思路】 文中第一段提到这个系统能够挂念驾驶员降低速度削减收到罚单的几率并能够保证司机的驾驶平安。依据这些分析我们可以发觉C项正确。其余几项说明的不是这个新产品的目的。而是这个文章的目
39、的。49.【考点分析】主旨大意题。【参考答案】D。【解题思路】 通读其次段我们可知该段主要叙述了这种产品的运行程序。50.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】B。【解题思路】文章最终一段提到的Michael Paine 的看法。A项的说法是错误的。C项没有依据,文中仅提到了这个产品对Teenagers 的限制。D 项说法错误。故文中提到teenagers 的超速驾驶将会被记录下来,B项正确。51.【考点分析】主旨大意题。【参考答案】D。【解题思路】本文介绍限制汽车超速的装置,因此选D。A项指代不清,没有明确指出是汽车。B、C项过于片面。阅读理解。In the United States, th
40、ere were some well-constructed houses for native Indians, ranging from the simple brush shelter to the five-storied pueblo.In the eastern United States, one of the existing types was that commonly know under the Algonkian name of wigwam in which the Iroquois Indians lived. The wigwams were of wagon-
41、top shape with straight sides and ends, made by bending young trees to form the round shape. Over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the Indians from bad weather. Over the bark dried grass was added. A small hole allowed smoke to escape from the top. Doorways at each end served also
42、 as windows, The Iroquois Indians built trunk walls all around their villages. The wall had only one opening, They could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near.Interestingly, the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi also lived in a wigwam of a most primitive(原始的) construction, but different
43、 from those of the Iroquois Indians. The Choctaw Indians wigwams, made from mud, cane and straw, were in the form of a bee-hive. The covering was made of a long, tough grass. A post in the centre supported the roof. A hole in the top admitted the light, and allowed the smoke to pass out.The tipi ten
44、t-housing of the upper lake and plains area was put up with poles set lightly in the ground, tied together near the top, and covered with bark and grass in the lake country. It was easily portable, and two women could set it up or take it down within an hour.The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian tribe
45、s (部落) along the Missouri built solid ring-shaped structures of trunk, covered with earth and dried grass, housing a dozen families.The Wichita and other tribes of the Texas border built large ring-shaped houses covered with dried grass. KS*5U.CApart from the regular housing, almost every tribe had
46、some style of housing.( ) 1.Which of the following pictures shows the house for the Iroquois Indians?( ) 2. According to the passage, the Pawnee Indians built their houses _.A. with openings in the trunk walls B. large enough for several families C. in a ring shape with bark and mud D. by bending yo
47、ung trees to form the shape( ) 3. All the native Indian houses described in the passage were_. KS*5U.CA. of the same shape B. covered with grass C. built with a post in the centre D. built with doorways at each end ( ) 4. The passage suggests that _A. all the native Indians built trunk walls all around their houses B. all the native Indian houses were built with poles tied t
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