1、.单句语法填空1Switzerland is a mountainous (mountain) country with a population of about 9 million people.2When I was in high school, I finally overcame (overcome) my shyness in class.3Gary was too drunk (drink) to remember what happened that night.4The ability to give clear explanation (explain) is the m
2、ost important quality for a teacher.5We were late when we got to the airport, but fortunately (fortunate) our plane was delayed.6Unexpectedly, her first novel enjoyed an astonishing (astonish) success.7I didnt laugh because I didnt find the joke at all amusing (amuse)8People may feel a sense of fail
3、ure (fail) sometimes, which is common in their daily life.9Shes a wonderfully creative dancer but doesnt have the gift of becoming a great performer (perform)10There has been no convincing (convince) evidence that smoking causes lung disease.阅读理解 Are you really frightened of something that can in no
4、 way harm you? Entering a small space? Standing on a high place? Snakes? You might just have a phobia. A phobia is a strong fear of a situation, living thing or even an object. That is a very formal explanation of a phobia, but a person dealing with a phobia attack may be close to uncontrolled fear
5、with a racing heart, shaky legs and quick breath. The person may break out in a cold sweat (汗). They can fear for their life. The word phobia comes from the Greek word for fear. Phobias most likely affect about ten percent of the population and are usually a little more common in women than men. The
6、y can develop anytime, anywhere and can happen to almost anyone. Some phobias may develop from an unpleasant experience. A person who had a car accident for example may develop a fear of car travel. Some phobias are related to childhood and simply pass away as the child gets older, such as nyctophob
7、ia or a fear of darkness. Most adults dont need a light on to go to sleep! Other people might have photophobia: fear of light! Some things most people are able to do easily, other people find almost impossible. There are drivers who wont drive through a tunnel (隧道) even though the tunnel is used by
8、thousands of other dirvers each day. They will find some other roads to reach the place they want to go to. Here are some common phobias: heights acrophobia; small spaces claustrophobia; crowded places agoraphobia; blood haemophobia; water hydrophobia. There are hundreds of phobias. Many older adult
9、s may have technophobia an extreme dislike of new technology. There is even a phobia for the fear of work ergophobia.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了各种各样的恐惧症。1A phobia can be seen as _.Aa feeling of sadnessBuncontrolled angerClittle understanding of somethingDa dislike for someone or something答案与解析：D推理判断题。由第二段中的“
10、A phobia is a strong fear of a situation, living thing or even an object”可知，恐惧症是对人或事物的害怕，也就是不喜欢。2What can a person with a phobia experience?ASleepiness. BThirstiness.CCold sweat. DSlow breath.答案与解析：C细节理解题。由第二段中的“The person may break out in a cold sweat”可知，恐惧症患者遇到自己害怕的东西或事情可能会出冷汗。3Which of the follow
11、ing is the correct description of phobias?AThey may disappear as time passes.BThey are developed during childhood.CThey are all from unpleasant experiences.DThey happen more often to men than women.答案与解析：A细节理解题。由第四段中的“Some phobias are related to childhood and simply pass away as the child gets older
12、”可知，一些恐惧症会随着时间的流逝而消失。4What may a person having a fear of standing high suffer from?AAcrophobia. BHaemophobia.CAgoraphobia. DNyctophobia.答案与解析：A细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的heights acrophobia可知，害怕站在高处的人有恐高症，即acrophobia。.七选五A father watched his son try to lift a heavy stone. _1_ Ten minutes later, his father came up
13、 and asked, “Are you using all your strength？” “Yes！” the boy cried. His father looked at him and said, “No, you are not. I am here waiting but you havent asked for my help.” We all come across “heavy rocks” in life. A helping hand goes a long way. _2_ Unfortunately, this simple request is often as
14、hard as moving the rock. Growing up, I always want to do everything myself. _3_ If I ask for it the second an obstacle (障碍) comes along, I might miss a learning opportunity. If I continue to beat my head against the wall trying to solve a problem, I will have a headache. Therefore, I tried to find t
15、his balance. I took my first CEO job at the age of 33. This wasnt something I had planned for at that time. When I received the offer, my first thought was “how am I going to do this job？” After I calmed down, I got in touch with all the CEOs I knew to ask for advice. _4_ Asking for help is still ha
16、rd for me today, but Im getting better. _5_ I wouldnt hesitate (犹豫) to help them and I know they would do the same for me. I just need to set aside my fears.AAll we need to do is ask for it.BActually, asking for help is a balance.CEvery time the boy tried to lift it, he failed.DHe was too silly to a
17、sk help from his father.EI really learned a lot in the process of talking with them.FBut people asking for help sometimes will be regarded as weak.GI know Im surrounded by intelligent and hardworking people.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者主要是从一个故事和自身的经历来告诉我们要在生活中学会向他人寻求帮助。答案与解析：1C本空设于段中，是一个过渡句。根据后文父亲询问儿子是否用尽了全力以
18、及陈述儿子没有向他请求帮助可推测，儿子没有把石头搬走。2A本空设于段中，是一个过渡句。前一句表明一只援助之手可以给我们很大的帮助，而下一句指出，很不幸，这样简单的请求经常会像挪动石头那样难，所以推测，此处表达“我们所需要做的就是寻求帮助”。下一句中简单的请求指的正是寻求帮助。3B本空设于段首，是本段的主题句。本段后文的内容都是围绕此句展开说明的。且根据本段后文的“Therefore, I tried to find this balance.”也可推出答案。4E本空设于段尾，是对前一句的补充说明。前一句讲自己冷静下来后，联系了所有认识的CEO来寻求建议，此句进一步补充说明，在与他们谈话的过程中
19、学到了很多。5G本空设于段中，与下文存在逻辑上的指代关系。下一句中的them和they指的是本句中的“intelligent and hardworking people”。.完形填空Life often brings us challenges. Sometimes, theyll _1_us on our way in life, making us doubt if we can finish our _2_.Sion was an engineer. At a regular appointment with his _3_， he learned that he had Chroni
20、c Fatigue Syndrome. The doctor _4_ that a change of air should help. Before that, he climbed mountains daily, and he _5_ to let the disease stop him. In fact, he hardly felt _6_ due to being so active.For the first few years, _7_ was a challenge. Sion soon learned that it was not because of the moun
21、tain itself, but because he had chronic anemia (慢性贫血) and injections (注射) of B12 were _8_， but Sions body couldnt accept the treatment. Without the injections, the doctors said he could _9_ for no more than three years. _10_ this news was shocking, Sion kept walking and climbing. He got _11_ after e
22、ven short walks at first, but over time, his tolerance (忍耐力) _12_ greatly. His body had got used to the small amount of B12._13_， Sions bad luck didnt end there. During a health examination, Sion was told that he had Alzheimers (早老性痴呆症) and that his _14_ had become smaller. Doctors said, “Theres _15
23、_ we can do to help you because it has gone past the early stages.” Sions response to this was exactly the same as before. He _16_ his boots and continued to walk up and down the mountains. When asked the reason, he said, “You will get amazing _17_ when youre looking over the clouds. The natural bea
24、uty makes me _18_ all the worries.”Now Sion can climb 12 mountains in 22 hours. Doing this has allowed him to _19_ money for the Alzheimers Society as a volunteer. And he is still _20_ at 68. He firmly believes that being active is highly beneficial.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。Sion接连遭遇不幸，曾经被认为活不过三年，但他仍然积极面对生活，始终
25、坚持爬山锻炼，至今身体依然硬朗。1A.stop BmeetCfollow Dattract答案与解析：A根据上文的“Life often brings us challenges.”可知，我们在人生道路上可能会被各种挑战所阻止(stop)。2A.design BworkCjourney Dresearch答案与解析：C被挑战阻止，因此我们会怀疑能否完成人生的旅程(journey)。3A.boss BlawyerCfriend Ddoctor答案与解析：D根据后文的“The doctor.”可知，他是与医生(doctor)见面。4A.ordered BwishedCsuggested Dmist
26、ook答案与解析：C根据语境可知，医生应该是建议(suggested)换换空气可能对病情有帮助。5A.failed BrefusedCregretted Dexpected答案与解析：B根据后文内容可知，Sion得病前每天爬山，后来仍然坚持爬山，他拒绝(refused)让疾病阻止他的活动。6A.hungry BcuriousCdifferent Dcomfortable答案与解析：C根据“due to being so active”可知，他一向很活跃，因此没有觉出有什么不同(different)。7A.reading BstandingCsleeping Dclimbing答案与解析：D根据
27、后文的“it was not because of the mountain itself”可知，此处指爬山(climbing)对他来说成了一种挑战。8A.useless BnecessaryCexpensive Ddangerous答案与解析：B根据语境可知，Sion有贫血，注射B12很有必要(necessary)。9A.live BworkCstay Dtravel答案与解析：A根据“Without the injections”可知，如果不注射B12，他活(live)不过三年。10A.If BUnlessCBecause DAlthough答案与解析：D虽然(Although)这个消息令
28、人震惊，但他依然持续走路和爬山。11A.tired BnervousChopeless Dimpatient答案与解析：A根据“after even short walks at first”可知，Sion得的新病是慢性疲劳综合征，所以刚开始他甚至走几步就累了(tired)。12A.fell BspreadCincreased Ddisappeared答案与解析：C根据“His body had got used to the small amount of B12.”可知，过了一段时间后，他的忍耐力大大增加(increased)了。13A.Instead BHoweverCBesides D
29、Therefore答案与解析：BSion的情况刚有所好转，然而(However)又有不幸降临，前后是转折关系。14A.feet BbrainCheart Deyes答案与解析：B根据“he had Alzheimers”可知，他得了痴呆症，应该是大脑(brain)萎缩了。15A.something BeverythingCanything Dnothing答案与解析：D根据“because it has gone past the early stages”可知，他的病已经过了早期阶段，医生对此已经无能为力(nothing)。16A.put on Btook offCset aside Dth
30、rew away答案与解析：A根据“Sions response to this was exactly the same as before.”可知，他的反应跟之前一样，穿上(put on)鞋继续爬山。17A.supports BviewsCmemories Dcomments答案与解析：B根据“when youre looking over the clouds”可知，站在云端可以看到壮观的风景(views)。18A.experience BshareCforget Drealize答案与解析：C根据语境可知，美丽的风景让Sion忘记(forget)了烦恼。19A.raise BborrowCsave Ddonate答案与解析：A根据“Doing this”和“as a volunteer”可知，此处指他作为志愿者通过爬山为机构筹集(raise)善款。20A.weak BhumorousCstubborn Denergetic答案与解析：D根据语境可知，Sion现在68岁了，依然精力充沛(energetic)。