1、. 完形填空Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a1person or a coward(懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question until you are2in real life. Some people think they are brave but when they come face to face with real3, they
2、 act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like4. Lenny had always thought of himself as a5person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and his health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then on January 5th, 20
3、02, a plane6into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the7water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very8and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into the Potomac River, 9to the woman, and kept her head above the water. Seventy-eight
4、 people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not10. When you are in a very dangerous11and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin(肾上腺素). With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are12to fight or
5、run away. However, when you are13frightened, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this14, the muscles become very hard and you find you cant15at all. You are paralyzed(使无能为力)with fear. That is why when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we are“petrified”; this word comes from a Greek
6、word“petros”, which means“stone”. We are so frightened that we become stone-like. 1. A. braveB. realC. toughD. certain2. A. toldB. askedC. testedD. examined3. A. lifeB. questionC. mouseD. danger4. A. soldiersB. miceC. heroesD. cowards5. A. usefulB. braveC. nervousD. terrible6. A. hitB. crashedC. str
7、uckD. felt7. A. fleshB. poisonousC. warmD. ice-cold8. A. nervousB. calmC. frightenedD. brave9. A. wentB. helpedC. spokeD. swam10. A. an accidentB. a mistakeC. an incidentD. seventy-nine11. A. situationB. dilemmaC. placeD. trap12. A. afraidB. unableC. readyD. anxious13. A. hardlyB. absolutelyC. nearl
8、yD. slightly14. A. getsB. disappearsC. happensD. goes15. A. moveB. driveC. runD. go. 语法填空(2013茂名一模)I met my step-mom for the first time when I moved to America. That night before I went to bed she came to my room, 16was the first room I had ever had for my own. She told me she was glad to meet me an
9、d that she17(take)good care of me. Because I was never shown affection18a child, I did not know how to react, so I just stared at her. To this day, I have a hard time19(let)others be affectionate towards me. She asked me for a hug, but I did not know what20word“hug”meant. So, I just looked at her21a
10、 questioning expression on my face. But she didnt give up. She called my father into the room and asked him to explain to me what she meant. When he did that I looked at my step-mom and wondered22she wanted to hug me. She then told me it was because she loved me and you hug people when you love23. S
11、o she opened her arms wide and timidly I opened24and we hugged. That was my very first hug and I was eleven years old at that time. Im twenty-three years old now and, 25(thank), I have received many hugs since then. . 阅读理解Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people? Usi
12、ng microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the energy wasted by heating walls and furniture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe, according to Charles R. Buffler of the Microwave Research Center in Marlborough, New Hampshire. Low-power mic
13、rowaves only penetrate(贯穿)the skin(low-power microwave penetration in a ham is about 0. 2 inches, for example)and with no negative effects. To test this idea, Buffler subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard 500-watt, 2, 459 MHz magnetron(磁控管). He found that a person will s
14、tart to feel warmth at about 20 milliwatts per square centimeter(mw. /sq. cm. ); a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50 mw. /sq. cm. By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85 mw. /sq. cm. And a frozen meat pie inyour microwave oven receives abou
15、t 1, 000 mw. / sq. cm. In houses of the future, each room could be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler. When you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector(运动感应器)would turn on the magnetron, filling the room with low-power microwaves. In the same way that a microwave oven
16、 heats up a hamburger, but not the plate its on, you would feel warmth from the microwaves without changing the temperature of your coffee table. (You could, however, make your favourite easy chair even more comfortable by treating it with a radiation-absorbing chemical. )While it might be some time
17、 before homeowners are comfortable enough with the idea to set up whole-body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock(家畜)farmers. Lambs that are born outdoors in winter, for example, are frequently lost tocold. Microwaves could warm the lambs safely and quickly. 26.
18、 Which of the following can tell the main idea of the passage? A. A new heating system. B. A new microwave oven. C. A popular technique. D. The magnetron. 27. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following does NOT describe the characteristics of a microwave heater? A. It directly heats people in
19、a room. B. It heats walls and furniture in a room. C. It is safe. D. It saves energy. 28. The test conducted by Buffler shows that when a person feels comfortable warmth, he receives about. A. 20 mw. / sq. cm. B. 40 mw. / sq. cm. C. 60 mw. / sq. cm. D. 85 mw. / sq. cm. 29. According to Paragraph 4,
20、which of the following fills the room with low-power microwaves? A. The magnetron. B. The motion detector. C. The microwave oven. D. The radiation-absorbing chemical. 30. Which of the following statements about microwave heaters would Buffler most probably agree with? A. Microwave heaters will soon
21、be widely used by homeowners. B. Microwave heaters sometimes make people feel uncomfortable. C. Perhaps microwave heaters will be first used by livestock farmers, who wish to protect their lambs in winter. D. Microwave heaters cannot be accepted by the public because they are somewhat unsafe. . 读写任务
22、(2013揭阳二模)阅读下面短文, 然后按要求写一篇150个词左右的英语短文。Mayor Bloomberg has been the mayor of New York City for nearly nine years, but for ten years he has been wearing the same shoes. This is really rare to be seen on a billionaire. “The mayor owns two pairs of work shoes, ”said the spokesman. “One day hell wear on
23、e, the next the other. When they got worn down, he has them repaired. He could buy any shoes he wanted, but he says since they are comfortable, and they work, theres no need for a new pair. ”According to the spokesman, the mayor saves in his footwear and he also keeps it up in his personal as well a
24、s governmental finance. “When he buys a cup of coffee, he chooses the smallest size. He buys only what he needs. ”Such is the mayor of New York City, who cares little about his shoes, avoids wasting money and focuses his attention on his work and his people in the city. But what about our fellow stu
25、dents nowadays? Some wear super expensive clothes and shoes; besides, they buy as many as possible, far more than two pairs. They always want the latest, the newest and throw the old ones away though they havent worn them for many times. 【写作内容】1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。2. 以约120个词就“勤俭节约”这一主题发表你的感想和看法, 内容包括:
26、 (1)给出你对这位市长的评价; (2)举一个你尊敬的人勤俭节约的例子, 说明他对你的影响; (3)列举你生活中浪费的坏习惯并说说你勤俭节约的决心。【写作要求】1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事, 也可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子。2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确, 语言规范, 内容合适, 语篇连贯。参考词汇: 节俭的provident/thrifty_答案解析【文章大意】本文是议论文, 论述一个人只有在面对危险时才真正知道自己是一个英雄还是一个懦夫。1.【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据上文的a man or a mouse和后面的a co
27、ward相对应和下文的think they are brave可知, 应填“勇敢的”。2.【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文的come face to face with real和they meet danger, they act like得知是经过真实生活的检验、测试才知道结果。而examined则指“考查, 考试, 测验”, 所以不选。3.【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据下文they act like cowards来判断, 有些人自认为勇敢, 当面临真正的“危险”的时候, 举止就像懦夫。4.【解析】选C。词汇复现题。与上文相反, 进行对比论证, 有些人看起来像懦夫, 但当遇到危险的时候
28、, 实际行动就像“英雄”一样。heroes与cowards相对应。5.【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据后面两句中的worried来判断, 答案应该是与懦夫相近的词, 只有“紧张的”人与懦夫意思相近。6.【解析】选B。背景常识题。根据语境. . . a planeinto the Potomac River in Washington. 飞机出事知应选B。7.【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据上文的Then on January 5th, 2002, 因为美国的季节与中国的相近, 时间又是1月5日, 所以水是“冰冷的”。8.【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据上文的Lenny did not feel af
29、raid. 可知, 他应该是保持“冷静”, 其余选项不符合语境。9.【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据前文He jumped into the Potomac River, 他跳入河中, 所以是“游”向那位妇女。10.【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据前面的Seventy-eight来判断, 她不是第七十九个遇难者, 而是获救了。11.【解析】选A。根据上文所举Lenny跳到水里救人的事知应该是situation(情景, 形势, 情况); dilemma左右为难的窘境; place地方; trap陷阱。12.【解析】选C。固定搭配题。根据上文, 血液里有肾上腺素, 你就会越来越强壮, 随时“准备”搏斗
30、或跑开。be ready to do sth. 是“准备、乐意做某事”。13.【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上文的and feel afraid和下文的frightened. . . too much adrenalin得知是非常害怕。14.【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据上一句话和下文得出答案: 当这种情况“发生”时, 肌肉就会变得僵硬。15.【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据上文的the muscles become very hard和下文的which means“stone”. We are so frightened that we become stone-like. 得知是无法动弹。【
31、文章大意】本文讲述了作者和她的继母之间的相处。16.【解析】which。引导非限制性定语从句, 在从句中作主语, 指代room。17.【解析】would take。作谓语, 她当时说她将会做某事, 所以用过去将来时。18.【解析】as。意为“作为”一个孩子。19.【解析】letting。have a hard time doing sth. 做某事很艰难。20.【解析】the。特指hug这个单词。21.【解析】with。带冠词的名词前应用介词, 意为“带着疑问的表情”, 表伴随。22.【解析】why。根据wondered和wanted to可知填连接词, 意为“为什么要拥抱我”。23.【解析】
32、them。作love的宾语, 代指people。24.【解析】mine。名词性物主代词作opened的宾语, 指my arms。25.【解析】thankfully。副词, 修饰整句话。【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 谈及微波炉可以使人暖和, 人们不必浪费能量给墙壁和家具加热。微波直接进入人的皮肤使人温暖, 既安全又节能。在未来, 微波炉也许还有其他的用途。26.【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章第二段说明微波炉可以使人暖和, 不必浪费能量给墙壁和家具加热, 这是一种新的供暖系统。27.【解析】选B。细节理解题。文章第二段说明微波直接进入人的皮肤使人温暖, 既安全又节能。28.【解析】选B。细节理解
33、题。从“a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50 mw. /sq. cm. ”可知。29.【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第四段“a motion detector would turn on the magnetron. . . ”可知答案为A。30.【解析】选C。主旨大意题。最后一段暗示了答案。读写任务【参考范文】The author introduces to us the mayor of New York City, a man who is rich but provident. The author also
34、points out nowadays some students have the habit of wasting things. When reading the passage, I am deeply moved by the mayor. Rich as he is, he has the virtue of saving. He spends money only on what he needs and never wastes money on what is of no use. I think this is really admirable. The mayor rem
35、inds me of the great political leader of China, Chairman Mao. As the chairman of China, Mao led a very thrifty life. He used to wear old clothes at home. When his clothes were worn out, he would have them repaired and continue to wear them. He always told others that saving was a good virtue of Chin
36、ese people. Thinking about the two great leaders, I feel deeply ashamed. As a young student who still has to depend on my parents, I have been leading too comfortable a life. I buy whatever I like though I dont really need them. Besides, I like new things; when things get“old”, I tend to begin to dislike them and stop using them. Now that I realize that this is wrong, Im determined that I shall follow the examples of the two great leaders and start to get rid of the bad habits. 关闭Word文档返回原板块
