1、 阅读理解。 Primary Source Holiday Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages Brookline ● Shop for your holiday gifts and give back to Primary Source at Ten Thousand Villages on Friday, December 4! 15% of all sales from 300 p. m.—700 p. m. that day will be donated to Primary Source. Join us for
2、 light refreshments and enjoy beautiful handmade gifts from artisans around the world. All are welcome! Primary Source's Holiday Shopping Night Friday, December 4,2009 300p. m.—700p. m. Ten Thousand Villages 226 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts (Coolidge Corner) Download our flyer a
3、nd tell your friends! Ten Thousand Villages provides vital, fair income for the people from developing countries by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Learn more and preview toys, home decor, jewelry, and other gifts online. ● Can't join us on Dec. 4? At GoodSh
4、op, 30% of your spending will be given to Primary Source. The next time you're ready to make an online purchase, visit www. goodshop. com and enter “Primary Source” in the space provided. Click “verify” and choose from more than seven hundred popular stores and sites, from Apple to Zappos. GoodShop
5、 is free and easy to use, and each purchase you make will help Primary Source provide global education materials for schools all over New England. 1. What is Ten Thousand Villages? A. A town. B. A website. C. A shop. D. An organization. 2. The underlined word “flyer” probably means
6、 ________. A. a software B. an ebook C. a ticket D. an advertisement 3. People can give money to Primary Source by buying gifts ________. A. at Ten Thousand Villages on Friday B. at GoodShop online C. at Ten Thousand Villages at 500 pm D. at any shop or eshop 4. If you
7、pay $ 10 for a gift at GoodShop, ________ in the end. A. 7 dollars will go to GoodShop B. 3 dollars will go to GoodShop C. 7 dollars will go to Primary Source D. 10 dollars will go to schools in new England 【参考答案】1—4、C D B A 阅读理解。 Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to expl
8、ore, new challenges to be met and many decisions to be made. Your future begins here. However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment. Many of us can be easily overwhelmed(压垮) by the details of running a well-balanced life. While some of us may have the know-h
9、ow, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of other who have walked the college halls before you. The following you may find of use about life on campus. 1. Plan well. There are so many new things to do at a new college or university, social and academic(学
10、术的). Give yourself time to make new friends and become familiar with the campus, but don’t forget why you are there. Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely. 2. If you don’t have a “system” for planning your time now (like a day time, a computer date book), get one. Most o
11、f all, don’t depend on your memory. 3. Don’t miss the guidelines, restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student handbook. Consider them well-balanced food for thought. What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can/can’t you do
12、in your student residence(住处)? Who has authority for what? What do you need to complete to graduate? 4. Write the word “STUDY” on the walls of our bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table. Consider this – yo
13、u are paying thousands of dollars for courses. You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course. 1. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To offer advice on college life. B. To explain why college life is exciting. C. To describe the importance of college life. D. To persuade you
14、 to go to college ] 2. From the passage, we can know . A. one will have more freedom at college B. one will make more friends at college C. one prepares for one’s future career and life at college D. professors at college will provide you with many new ideas 3. What is the probable me
15、aning of the underlined word “know-how” (in Paragraph 2)? A. An understanding of how things are going at college. B. A practical knowledge about how to behave and what to do at college. C. College halls where rules and regulations are presented. D. An environment completely different from the on
16、e you’re used to. 4. According to the passage, college students . A. needn’t learn from those who went to college before them B. should spend as much time as possible on social activities C. should have a “system” for planning their time D. are supposed to repeat or replace at least
17、 one course 【参考答案】1—4、ACBC 阅读理解。 About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings. Instead, they receive their elementary(初等)and high school education by working at home on computers. The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 publ
18、ic “cyber schools.” and that is about twice as many as two years ago. The money for students to attend a cyber school comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyber schools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficu
19、lt to know if students are learning well. Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyber schools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides f
20、or children who live far from school. Whatever the judgment of cyber schools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cyber school called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through t
21、hirteen. Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary. Students at cyber schools usually do not know one an
22、other. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests of honor at their graduation. ( ) 1. What do we know from the text about students of a cyber school? A. They have to take long bus rides to school. B. T
23、hey study at home rather than in classrooms. C. They receive money from traditional public schools. D. They do well in traditional school programs. 【答案】:B 【解析】:由文章About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings. Instead, they receive their elementary(初等
24、)and high school education by working at home on computers.可知B。 ( ) 2. What is a problem with cyber schools? A. Their equipment costs a lot of money. B. They get little support from the state government. C. It is hard to know students' progress in learning. D. The students find it hard to make
25、 friends. C 由They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well 和Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed.可知C ( ) 3. cyber schools are getting popular because ___________ A. they are less expensive for students B. their stud
26、ents can work at their own speed C. their graduates are more successful in society D. they serve students in a wider age range B 细节题。Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed.可知选B ( ) 4. We can infer that the author of the text is ________.
27、A. unprejudiced in his description of cyber schools B. excited about the future of cyber schools C. doubtful about the quality of cyber schools D. disappeared at the development of cyber schools A 推断题,作者分析,及分析了好处也分析了不好的,所以应当是不带偏见的 阅读理解。 When first entered, Vanda Restaurant does not look
28、like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob (烤肉串)hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less. Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack. The space is small with only a few dining tables an
29、d nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly chaining. Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customer especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking. A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loud
30、ly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chair, an reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plates piled wit food. The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of
31、the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordably but practical as well. The food, especially appeals to health-conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill(烤肉架). The main dish that the restaurant i
32、s popular for is its kabobs, which are different style of grilled meat. One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Josiah Kabob, which is made of grille chicken picks served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chellos Kabob, kabob consenting of grilled beef. Although the res
33、taurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a plan that should not be overlooked. ( ) 1.When first entering the restaurant, one can find that it A. is splendidly decorated. B. has pleasant smells of kabobs. C. is crowded with dining table. D. looks like a common restaurant. (
34、 ) 2.What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant? A. Watching news events on TV. B. Drinking a kind of black coffee. C. Reading local English newspaper. D. Discussing world topics in low voices. ( ) 3.The food of the restaurant A. is served in small amounts.
35、B. is rather expensive. C. is rich in verity. D. is very healthy ( ) 4.What is the dish Jorje Kabob mainly made of? A. Rice B. Chicken C. Bread D. Beef ( ) 5.It can be inferred from the passage that restaurant. A. occupies B. owns a favorable location C. is popular for it
36、s special food D. has a quiet environment inside 【文章大意】说明文:餐厅的介绍。 1. 【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。由第一段的but once the pleasant smells of kabob (烤肉串)hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.得出答案。 2. A 细节理解题。要找到除了吃还能在该餐厅干嘛,关键词TV, coffee, newspaper等,找到第五段第一句,talking loudly排解D;watching
37、TV符合B;black tea排解;Persian newspaper排解C 3. D 细节理解题。找到第六段,第一句:variety…is limited排解A,amount…is fairly large排解C,其次句排解B,第七段health conscious, very healthy 确定D 4. B 细节理解题。找到倒数其次段made of grilled chicken piece确定B 5. C 推理推断题。第三段首句the space is small与A冲突;第四段首句hardly noticeable street corner与B冲突;第五段首句talking
38、loudly(也是第57题D选项的错误缘由)与D冲突 完形填空。阅读下面短文,把握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳答案。 Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are 1 .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 2 it. Creativity isn’t always 3 with great works of art or ideas
39、 People at work and in their free time 4 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you. Making connections This technique involves taking 5 ideas and trying t
40、o find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words 6 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The ne
41、xt stage is to relate the 7 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night. NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t 9 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think abou
42、t your goal and the new 10 .If your goal is to learn to ski, 11 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now 12 this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January. Be someone else! Look
43、at the situation from a 13 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 14 in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If y
44、our goal involves other people, put yourself in their 15 . The best fishermen think like fish! ( ) 1. A. wrong B. unbelievable C. reasonable D. realistic 【答案】A。 ( ) 2. A. put up with B. catch up with C. make use of D. keep track of 【答案】C ( ) 3. A. equipped B. compared C. covere
45、d D. connected 【答案】D ( ) 4. A. skillfully B. routinely C. vividly D. deeply 【答案】B。 ( ) 5. A. familiar B. unrelated C. creative D. imaginary 【答案】B。 ( ) 6. A. presented B. marked C. lit D. associated 【答案】D ( ) 7. A. ideas B. ambitions C. achievement D. technique 【答案
46、A ( ) 8. A. experience B. service C. present D. object 【答案】C。 ( ) 9. A. work B. last C. exist D. change 【答案】C。 ( ) 10. A. Possibilities B. Limitations C. tendency D. practice 【答案】A ( ) 11. A. in fact B. in particular C. as a whole D. for example
47、答案】D ( ) 12. A. devote B. adapt C. lead D. keep 【答案】B ( ) 13. A. private B. global C. different D. practical 【答案】C ( ) 14. A. features B. themes C. creatures D. characters 【答案】D ( ) 15. A. positions B. dreams C. images D. directions 【答案】A 1.【解析】很多人都认为他们没有
48、太多的想象力,其实他们是错的。wrong错误的符合句意。 2.【解析】我们每一个人都有想象力,但是当我们变成成年人之后,我们遗忘了如何使用我们的想象力。put up with容忍,忍受;catch up with赶上;make use of使用;; keep track of跟踪。所以答案为C。 3.【解析】考查短语,该句话的意思时“制造力并非总是和宏大的作品或艺术品相联系。”be connected with与某物有联系。 4.【解析】人们通常会相出,routinely通常地符合句意。 5.【解析】该技巧的中心是制造联系,那么就要求我们把不相关的理念联系起来,并且找出他们之间的联系。
49、 6.【解析】依据语义,写出与蜡烛有关的全部的观点和物品。Be associated with与某物有关系。 7.【解析】与上文的ideas全都,指的是把理念和你要做的事情联系到一起。 8.【解析】给伴侣买一个具体的原始的礼物,你可以……。Present符合句意。 9.【解析】依据后句话:由于你有足够多的钱等可知前句是说:要敢于想象正常的限制不存在。exist存在符合句意。 10.【解析】在没有任何限制的状况下,想象你的目标和实现目标的可能性。Possibilities可能性符合题意。 11.【解析】依据前后文可知该处为举例子的结构,所以选D。 12. 【解析】考查短语,adapt sth to reality.把某事付诸实践。 13.【解析】换个角度看问题,就是说用不同的观点端详问题。所以选C。 14.【解析】小说的作家经常幻想他们是小说中的人物或角色。与该段的大标题be oneself 全都。 15. 【解析】把你放在他们的境况下,in one’s position在某人的境况下。






