1、定时训练(15).完形填空 体裁：记叙文话题：生活故事时间：15分钟For Dave Hartsock，a 44yearold skydiving instructor，going skydiving had been a standard routine for years.For Shirley Dygert，a 54yearold woman，it was her first time to go.She decided to go on the_1_to celebrate her 54th birthday.She was afraid，but also very_2_to be d
2、oing something so adventurous.Dave was her instructor.They jumped together，with Shirley_3_to Dave，who was above her and would_4_the parachute(降落伞)At first，everything went according to plan.Shirley was enjoying herself and the_5_view.But when it came time for Dave to open the parachute，it opened only
3、 partially._6_，the backup parachute got tangled(纠缠) with the first one.They were then freefalling through the air.Shirley was_7_，praying to god she wouldnt have to_8_this way.And Dave was determined to do everything in his_9_to make sure that she wouldnt.Courageously，he repositioned himself so that
4、he was falling below Shirley，hoping his body would be enough to soften the blow for her.When they hit the ground，he，though in extreme pain，managed to_10_ask her if she was OK.After she replied，he_11_out.Daves spine(脊椎) was completely broken by the fall.Shirley had broken some bones in her neck.While
5、 Shirley_12_fully from her injuries，Dave was completely disabled from the neck down.Dave remains brave and_13_even in the face of paralysis，and some of the feeling in his body has already returned.When Shirley visited him in the hospital，he was_14_around，and cheering her up as well.He has even_15_th
6、ey go skydiving again.1A.adventure BjourneyCholiday Dexperiment解析根据下一句中的“.doing something so adventurous.”可知，此处指“她决定进行这次冒险来庆祝她的54岁生日”。故A项符合语境。答案A2A.worried BnervousCproud Dexcited解析根据转折词but可知，这位妇女既害怕又兴奋，故用excited。答案D3A.related BattachedCpointed Dadded解析根据上文的“.it was her first time to go.”可知，因为这位妇女初学
7、跳伞，所以教练把她和自己“连”在一起，故用attach。答案B4A.wrap BspreadCopen Ddraw解析根据下文的“But when it came time for Dave to open the parachute，.”可知，是Dave“打开”降落伞。答案C5A.strange BremarkableCrapid Ddistant解析由语境可知，两人一边降落，一边欣赏高空奇特的美景。remarkable非凡的，奇特的。答案B6A.Unfortunately BGraduallyCActually DGenerally解析根据空后的“.the backup parachute
8、 got tangled(纠缠) with the first one.”可知，很不幸的是，两个降落伞纠缠在了一起，故用unfortunately。答案A7A.discouraged BpuzzledCterrified Ddisappointed解析根据语境可知，两人飞速向下降落，把这位妇女吓坏了，故用terrified。答案C8A.land BactCfail Ddie解析根据语境可知，两人这样降落必死无疑，因此妇女祷告自己不要这样“死去”。答案D9A.power BsenseCknowledge Dshape解析句意为：Dave决定尽自己所能救这位妇女。power能力，符合语境。答案A1
9、0A.sadly BcarelesslyCquietly Dselflessly解析通过上文Dave舍身救妇女的表现可以看出他很无私，故用selflessly。答案D11A.passed BbrokeCburst Dreached解析因为Dave首先落地，因此摔得很重，很快昏迷了过去。pass out昏过去，失去知觉。答案A12A.returned BrecoveredCpassed Dstood解析根据上一句“Shirley had broken some bones in her neck.”可知，这位妇女也受伤了。由此可知，此处指这位妇女完全康复了，故用recover。答案B13A.op
10、timistic BrealisticCgenerous Dgrateful解析根据Dave虽然颈部以下全部瘫痪，但仍能够对前去看望他的Shirley说说笑笑可推知，他十分乐观。故用optimistic。答案A14A.moving BplayingClooking Djoking解析根据Dave的状况及上文提到的他非常乐观可知，他是在“开玩笑”。答案D15A.suggested BdemandedCordered Dagreed解析句意为：Dave甚至建议两人再去高空跳伞。故suggest符合语境。答案A.语法填空Once upon a time，there was a blind girl
11、who hated herself just because she was blind in her both eyes.She was sensitive and often lost _1_ temper.She hated everyone around her _2_ her loving boyfriend.He was always there for her.It was his love and encouragement that offered her hope and courage to live on.She made _3_ promise that if she
12、 could see the world，she would marry her boyfriend.One day，someone _4_(donate) a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything，including her boyfriend.They were very pleased.Her boyfriend _5_(hope) asked her，“Now that you can see the world，will you marry me？”_6_，the girl was shocked when she
13、 opened her bright eyes and saw that her boyfriend was blind too，and shaking her head，she immediately refused to marry him.Without words，her boyfriend walked away _7_ tears，and later he wrote a letter to her，_8_(say)，“Just take care of my eyes，dear.” This is how human brain changes when the status c
14、hanges.Only few remember _9_ life was before，and whos always been there even in the most _10_(pain) situations.答案1.her2.except3.a4.donated5.hopefully6.However7.in8.saying9.what10.painful.阅读理解 体裁：说明文话题：航天科技时间：7分钟It was a modest test drive: Moving forward 15 feet，turning in place 120 degrees，then back
15、ing up about 8 feet.The entire trip took about 16 minutes.But for the team behind Curiosity，the sixwheeled NASA rover(探测器) that landed on Mars 17 days ago，the first tracks on Mars were an exciting milestone.“It couldnt be more important，” Peter CTheisinger，the missions project manager，said.“I mean，w
16、e built a rover.So unless the rover moves，we really havent accomplished anything.”Curiosity，which was launched on November 26，2011，is to spend about a couple of years traveling through a 96milewide crater(陨石坑) and up a mountain at the center of the crater，exploring for signs that early Mars could ha
17、ve been habitable for life.But that journey of miles started a few feet away from Bradbury Landing，where Curiosity set down on Aug.6，2012.The spot had been named for Ray Bradbury，the author of The Martian Chronicles and other influential sciencefiction novels.He would have turned 92 on Wednesday.Rec
18、ently，Curiosity has been busy with other exercises.On Sunday，the rover fired a laser instrument for the first time，hitting a rock and analyzing the atomic makeup.On Monday，it extended its arm.On Tuesday，it moved its four corner wheels in preparation for the drive.“Everything has been going extremely
19、 well，” Mr.Theisinger said.So far，the only broken instrument has been a wind sensor that may have been damaged during the landing，NASA said.During the next week，as more instruments are checked out，Curiosity is to head to its first destination，called Glenelg.At first，Curiosity will move only about 30
20、 feet at a time.As its engineers gain experience，the drives will stretch to longer than the length of a football field.Mr.Theisinger warned that the early successes did not ensure future ones.So far，the mission has accomplished only two of its primary goals：to launch on time and to land on Mars.“Wev
21、e got a long way to go before this mission meets its full potential，” he said.【语篇导读】美国国家航空航天局发射的好奇号火星探测器在降落火星17天后首次试车，迈出了火星探险的第一步。1What does Peter CTheisinger think of the test drive?AIt hasnt accomplished anything.BIt is of great importance.CIt ended up as a failure.DIt was not smooth.解析考查细节理解。根据第二
22、段第二句“It couldnt be more important”可知，Peter CTheisinger认为这次试车非常重要。答案B2Which part of Curiosity was damaged according to the passage?AA laser instrument. BA wind sensor.CIts arm. DIts four corner wheels.解析考查细节理解。根据倒数第三段第二句可知，好奇号火星探测器的风力传感器在着陆时受损，其他一切都完好，故答案选B项。答案B3Curiosity is mainly designed to _Asear
23、ch for evidence of life on MarsBprepare for human landing on MarsCexplore the natural resources on MarsDtry out some scientific instruments解析考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“exploring for signs that early Mars could have been habitable for life”可知，好奇号火星探测器的主要任务是寻找早期火星适合生命存在的证据。答案A4We can infer that Ray Bradbury _Ades
24、igned the Mars rover CuriosityBis a space scientist from NASAChas just diedDis an English sciencefiction writer解析考查推理判断。由第四段最后一句“He would have turned 92 on Wednesday”可知，他本来在星期三就要过他的92岁生日了。言外之意是他刚刚离开了人世。答案C5What is Mr.Theisingers attitude towards the mission?AVery optimistic. BVery confident.CVery di
25、sappointed. DVery cautious.解析考查推理判断。从最后一段可以看出Theisinger先生出言谨慎认为目前取得的成功并不能代表将来，在彻底完成任务前，还有很长的一段路要走。故选D项。答案D【长难句解读】原文But for the team behind Curiosity，the sixwheeled NASA rover(探测器) that landed on Mars 17 days ago，the first tracks on Mars were an exciting milestone.译文17天前，美国国家航空航天局研制的六轮火星探测器好奇号在火星上着陆。
26、但是对于好奇号幕后的团队来说，好奇号在火星上留下的第一串足迹才是令人兴奋的里程碑。分析这是一个主从复合句。主句是the first tracks on Mars were an exciting milestone。that在此引导一个定语从句，修饰rover。the sixwheeled NASA rover是Curiosity的同位语。.读写任务阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。“It is high time someone explained to you about good manners.Yours are obvious by their absence a
27、nd I feel sorry for you.”These were the words that Carolyn Bourne emailed to her sons fiancee (未婚妻)，Heidi Withers.The couple had just visited the Bourne family home in England.Within days，the email was all over the Internet，and the subject of manners hit UK national news.Heidi，Mrs.Bourne said，stayed
28、 in bed too late.She told rude jokes.Finally，she had never thanked Mrs.Bourne for the weekend.But it wasnt just Heidis behavior that got people talking.Facebook groups started up about the email.The one with the most members was called “Carolyn Bourne needs to learn some manners”People said Mrs.Bour
29、ne had been too direct.They thought she had been cruel (冷酷的) when she told Heidi to go to “finishing school”a centre where badlybehaved young women used to be sent.Everyone agreed that there are rules of “good” and “bad” behavior.Everyone agreed that these rules had been broken.However，no one could
30、agree what these rules were.【写作内容】1以约30个词概括这段短文的内容；2然后以约120个词以“礼貌”为题进行议论，内容包括：(1)你认为礼貌有什么作用：(2)请以你或你朋友的经历说明礼貌的重要性；(3)在礼貌方面，中学生特别需要注意什么。【写作要求】1在作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能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，篇章连贯。【参考范文】An email，sent by Carolyn Bourne to her sons fiance Heidi，wh
31、ich complained that Heidi was rude and impolite，was all over the Internet.People all agree that we should be polite，but no one can give a definition of what is politeness.Similarly，politeness is also a desirable quality across China.To some extent，good manners far outweigh other moral qualities and
32、it has a great influence on us.My classmate，David，was unpopular at first because he was very shy and seemed a little stupid.However，he was very polite and often smiles.He usually let others come into or out of the classroom first.Whenever anyone helped him，he would write a thankyou card to him.Gradually，everyone was touched by his friendliness and politeness.Now，David is the most popular one in our class.As senior students，we should attach great importance to it.When we meet our teachers，we should greet them kindly.When we accept helps from our classmates and teachers，we should say thanks.