1、阅读理解。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。In the UK，most children have their midday meal at school，but in many schools，parents can choose what their children eat.The children can have a school luncha hot，cooked meal；or they can take a packed lunch with them，which usually includes cold food like sandw
2、iches. Often parents prepare lunches on_the_basis_of what their children want.Cathy，a mother of three children，told us，“My children have packed lunches，because they say they hate school dinners.I make 3 packed lunches every morning，so were like a sandwich bar in our kitchen in the morning.” However，
3、another mother，Susan，made her choice based on the nutritious(有营养的)value of the food.She said，“My daughter always has school dinners.I think she probably gets healthier food by having a cooked lunch at school than she would if I made sandwiches.”But how healthy are school dinners？Kaz，a father，wasnt i
4、mpressed with them.“Fizzy(有泡沫的)drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.” The question of how healthy school food is was brought to Jamie Oliver，who launched a campaign to improve childrens nutrition，after spending a year working in a school kitchen.The TV series about the campaign
5、won an award this week. He was worried about the junk food he saw being served，which included burgers，pizza and chips.He decided to ban the junk，and started cooking good stews (炖菜)and curries for the children instead. Jamie improved the school dinners in that particular school，and trained the dinner
6、 ladies to cook healthy food.Then he put pressure on the government to improve the standards of school food across the country.And it looks as if the changes have begun.1What would be the best title for the passage?ASchool Dinners BHealthy FoodCDinners in the UK DResearch on Dinners答案：A标题概括题。全文围绕学校午
7、餐展开，先是对比介绍了学校午餐与自带午餐的情况，接着质疑学校午餐是否有益健康，最后介绍了Jamie所发起的改善校园午餐的运动。所以选A项。2The underlined phrase“on the basis of”in Paragraph 2 probably means“_”Ain spite of Baccording toCas well as Dfor the good of答案：B词义猜测题。根据后面的例子可以推出第一句的句意：父母通常根据孩子们的要求准备午餐。on the basis of“基于，根据”，与according to意思相近。3Which of the follow
8、ing is TRUE according to the passage?AStews are healthy food.BCathys children like school lunch.CJamie Oliver works in a school kitchen.DIn Britain，all children have their lunch at school.答案：A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知，Jamie禁止了垃圾食品，用炖菜和咖喱类饭菜作为孩子的午餐，由此可推知炖菜和咖喱类饭菜是健康食品，故选A项。4What can we learn from the passag
9、e?ANone of the parents in Britain like school food. BFizzy drinks and chips are good for childrens health.CMost schools in the UK offer healthy lunch to students.DSusan chooses food for her daughter according to its nutrition.答案：D细节理解题。由第三段第一句可知，Susan根据食物的营养来给女儿准备午餐。故选D项。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，
10、选出最佳选项。Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be absolutely exact. Then carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, sh
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14、o how much does a miracle cost?”Y92wRT)s3Hh J#RO#HI#S&C$nWF8C/ E$LfvusThe pharmacists brother was a well dressed man. He bent down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”|u%c,TM/P&j5u!y:hn*,zdrf“I dont know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up. “I just know hes
15、 really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy cant pay for it, so I want to use my money.”天津E人社区-天津人社区K/s;v9en*m天津E人社区-天津人社区%E!t:WXi&W8I W “How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And its all the money I have.”D&Lr (Uk$F5TQ5
16、e1xFl48k“Well, what a coincidence. A dollar and eleven centsthe exact price of a miracle for little brother,” smiled the man._sb1r J CM*D9+s6A7m“Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”天津E人社区-天津人社区X5M#T3zT%H*A+NGbN
17、gThe pharmacists brother, Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, was expert in neurosurgery(神经外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasnt long before Andrew was home again and doing well.Y sud Q7lA1A N8d/U2o3 7cgC2WhMom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led
18、them to this place. “That surgery,” her Mom whispered. “was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?”4P0h(f q7SqY (Z8oYS+L _-XTess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle costone dollar and eleven centsplus the faith of a little child.1. Tess took her money to the pharmacy to .A. pa
19、y for the doctors billB. buy her brother a miracleC. make a deal with the pharmacistD. see whether the money was enough2. How did Tess attract the pharmacists attention?A. She waited for a long time.B. She greeted the pharmacist.C. She hit the counter with a coin.D. She shouted at the pharmacist.3.
20、It can be inferred that Andrews operation would have been _.A. costly B. dangerousC. seriousD. difficult4. The writer thinks it was that worked wonder and saved Andrews life.A. Tesss moneyB. Dr. Armstrongs kindnessC. Tesss belief x-my&-uenX#_A D. Dr. Armstrongs surgery 【参考答案】14、BCAC 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选
21、项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Nowadays, there is a heated debate on whether pollutants should be cleaned in the air. Cleaning up the air, while good for our lungs, could make global warming worse. And the pollutants still go up around the air, along with carbon dioxide.These pollutants are called aerosols (气溶粒
22、) and they include soot as well as mixtures of nitrogen(氮) and sulfur(硫) and other stuff into the air. Natalie Mahowald, a climate researcher at Cornell University, says so far, scientists have mostly tried to understand what those aerosols do while theyre actually in the air.There are so many diffe
23、rent kinds of aerosols, she says. Some warm and some cool. But in fact, humans are giving out a lot of extra aerosols, and they tend to cool for the most part.The aerosols reflect sunlight back into space, or keep us cool. But it turns out thats not all they do. These aerosols also influence how muc
24、h carbon dioxide gets drawn out of the air by plants on land and in the sea.They can add nutrients, for example, to the oceans or to the land, Mahowald says. But also while theyre in the atmosphere they can change the climate, and thus that also can influence the amount of carbon, the land or the oc
25、ean can take up. So there are quite a few different ways that aerosols can act on each other.Mahowalds results suggest that reducing those pollutants could be an even bigger problem than realized, when you consider that aerosols help remove carbon dioxide from the air by encouraging plant growth. Ha
26、rd numbers on this effect are highly uncertain at the moment, but this could turn out to be quite significant.And studying it is not easy because the effects arent well understood. For example, nitrogen can be a fertilizer (肥料), but it can stop plant growing when nitrogen comes out of the air in aci
27、d form. Right now it seems like were much more likely to clean up aerosol pollution, while increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. So scientists, unfortunately, may have a chance to see whether this experiment on our planet should continue or not.36. From Paragraph 2, we know that .A. sc
28、ientists have been aware of how aerosols workB. Natalie Mahowald is an expert in climateC. cleaning up the air is so popularD. pollutants are under control so far【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由第二段第二句Natalie Mahowald的同位语a climate researcher at Cornell University可知Natalie Mahowald是一个气候专家，故选B。37. What is Natalie Maho
29、walds opinion on those aerosols?A. Aerosols can influence each other in various ways.B. All the aerosols will cool the earth.C. Aerosols can add nutrients to human beings. D. Any kind of aerosols will warm the earth.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由第三段Some warm and some cool得知，BD选项错误, 与Some不符。从第五段的to the oceans，得知C也
30、不对。由第五段最后一句aerosols can act on each other气溶粒可以以不同的方式相互影响，故选A。38. Why is it important for scientists to get accurate numbers according to the passage? A. Scientists have a chance to research them.B. They can bring scientists much more benefit.C. Scientists can protect the earth from being pollutedD.
31、They can help scientists understand the effects better. 【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。从第六段最后一句和第七段开头句可推出D正确。其他选项与题目没有直接的因果关系。它们能帮科学家更好地理解影响，故选D。39. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?A. Scientists will be in a dilemma.B. The experiment will be successful.C. Scientists will carry out the experiment.D.
32、 Scientists have difficulty in the experiment. 【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。从第七段开头句和第八段最后一句should continue or not应不应该进行。说明研究的左右为难。故A最合适。而D选项属于事实题，不是暗示推理题。科学家左右为难，故选A。40. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. Pollutants in the Air.B. The Experiment on the PlanetC. The Reason for Global Wa
33、rming D. The Influence of Aerosols 【答案】D【解析】标题归纳题。全文以Aerosols为中心，说明它的影响。故D正确。其他选项要么范围太大要么太小，不够全面。气溶粒的影响，故选D。完形填空。Catherine invited Nelson to dinner. Last term she had been in Nelsons _1_，but she had to give up because her son Kendall was having a _2_ in school. The problem was that he wasnt studying
34、. Catherine decided that Kendall needed _3_ control. She would provide it by _4_ him like a hawk(鹰)She would also control his use of his Game Boy. He was _5_ to play the computer game only on weekends. Nelson was a(n)_6_ man. He had been teaching various subjects for almost 40 years. He could have r
35、etired 10 years ago，_7_ he loved teaching. He said his students gave him something to _8_ every day. He planned to teach until he died in the _9_. Nelson needed to take a little _10_ to Catherine to show his thanks for the _11_.He couldnt think of _12_ would be suitable. Opening his kitchen drawer，h
36、e found the perfect giftan unopened box of _13_.He also found some freshlooking wrapping paper(包装纸)He wrapped the box up carefully. Feeling _14_ of himself，he drove over to Catherines and rang the doorbell. He _15_ his gift. Catherine made a funny face. She said she _16_ the wrapping paper. Then she
37、 unwrapped the tea and made another funny _17_.“Nelson，I gave this tea to you at the end of last term，and I wrapped it in this paper！” Nelsons face turned _18_.He told himself he had to be more _19_ with gifts in the future and he apologized to Catherine. She _20_ and said，“Its okay. The thought of
38、presenting a gift is more important than the gift itself.”1A.companyBclassCteam Dshop答案：B从第二段对Nelson的介绍可知，他是一位教师，所以Catherine是在他的班(class)里。 2A.fever BfightCproblem Dparty答案：C下一句中的problem有提示：她的儿子在学校里有点儿问题(problem)。3A.best BnoCless Dmore答案：D她的儿子不学习，所以她决定给儿子更多的(more)管教。4A.watching BterrifyingCprotecting
39、 Dignoring答案：A为了给儿子更多的管教，她像鹰一样监视(watching)儿子。5A.allowed BbeggedCencouraged Drefused答案：A她儿子只被允许(allowed)在周末玩电脑游戏。6A.busy BattractiveCold Dfamous答案：C从下文“他教书几乎40年了，10年前本来就可以退休”可知Nelson已经是一位老(old)人了。 7A.so BbutCthough Dif答案：B前后句子间为转折关系，故用but。8A.look forward to Btry outCget rid of Dshout at答案：ANelson认为学生
40、给予了他每天期望(look forward to)的东西。9A.bedroom BclassroomCplayground Dkitchen答案：BNelson喜欢教学，他希望可以一直工作到自己倒在教室(classroom)里为止。10A.card BboxCgift Dsnack答案：C本段第三句中的he found the perfect gift是提示：Nelson要给Catherine带个小礼物(gift)。 11A.suggestion BexplanationCoperation Dinvitation答案：D文章首句有提示，Nelson给Catherine带礼物是为了表示对她的邀
41、请(invitation)的感谢。12A.who BwhatCwhen Dwhere答案：B从后文中他在厨房里找礼物可知，他一时想不出送什么东西(what)是合适的。引导宾语从句且在从句中作主语，因此用what。13A.candies BbooksCchocolate Dtea答案：D倒数第二段中的I gave this tea to you有提示：Nelson找到了一盒未启封的茶(tea)。14A.proud BtiredCfond Dshy答案：ANelson不仅找到了自己认为很棒的礼物，而且还仔细包装起来。所以他感到自豪(proud)。 15A.bought BawardedCprese
42、nted Ddisplayed答案：CNelson来到了Catherine家，按了门铃，并展示(presented)自己的礼物。16A.made BpreferredCdisliked Dloved答案：D从Catherine made a funny face及I wrapped it in this paper可知，这个包装纸是她曾经用过的，她自然喜欢(loved)。17A.joke BfaceCexample Dsound答案：B上文funny face有提示：当看到茶时，她又做了个有趣的表情(face)。18A.green BwhiteCred Dblack答案：C当Nelson被告知自己送的礼物是Catherine送给他的后，他自然感到不好意思，脸变红(red)了。 19A.concerned BcarefulCfamiliar Dpleased答案：B得知自己送错了礼物，他告诉自己以后一定要在送的礼物方面多加小心(careful)。20A.smiled BangeredCscreamed Dcried答案：A从Catherine说的话可推知她应该是微笑着(smiled)的。
