1、定时训练(14).完形填空(2014中山模拟)There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty.One day，he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become_1_The fortune teller said，“Young man，you are already wealthy now.”“Where is my wealth？”the young man asked _2_“It is with you.Y
2、our _3_ is (are)your wealth.You use them to see this world.You use them to see all the_4_things in this world.You can read，study and learn.Your hands are your wealth.You can use them to work.You can use them to hug your beloved ones.Your_5_ are your wealth.You can go to any places.” the fortune tell
3、er said.“You call these wealth？Everyone has them，”the young man said.“These are wealth.What you have now are not what others can luckily have.Are you_6_to give your eyes to me？I am willing to give you a lot of money to_7_for them，”the fortune teller said.“No，are you crazy？I am not going to exchange
4、my eyes for money！They are_8_to me！”the young man_9_“Precisely，these are wealth to you.You will not exchange them for money.Furthermore，although a lot of people have their wealthy things，they do not _10_them or treasure them.They are not _11_to Heaven for giving them their wealth.They even complain
5、that Heaven is unfair to them.Do you want to _12_one of them before you will treasure them？”the fortune teller said.Everyone is wealthy.But we should not _13_ it for granted.We need to treasure our wealth，take care of it and use it _14_We should not overuse it because once it is _15_，it is gone fore
6、ver. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.【语篇导读】有个人不安于贫困，去找算命先生询问如何致富。算命先生告诉他，你已经很富有了。他不相信，于是算命先生给他讲了他为什么很富有。1A.happy Byoung Cwealthy Dpoor解析他不安于贫困，去找算命先生自然是询问如何致富。答案C2A.anxiously BsadlyCquietly Dpatiently解析四个选项中只有A项anxiously可以表现他迫不及待的心情。答案A 3A.knowledge BskillsCbrain Deyes解析根据下文“Yo
7、u use them to see this world.”可知应为eyes。答案D4A.ugly BbeautifulCstrange Duseful解析虽然四个选项所表示的都是眼睛可以看到的，但beautiful合乎算命先生说话的意思。答案B5A.legs BcarsCjewels Dbanknotes解析根据后面的“You can go to any places.”可知应为legs。答案A6A.lovely BoptimisticCangry Dwilling解析根据后面的“I am willing to give you.”及willing的用法可知选D项。答案D7A.charge
8、BbuyCexchange Dchange解析charge和change意思不符；buy后不跟for，所以用exchange。答案C 8A.precious BuselessCextra Dspecial解析根据前面的一句“I am not going to exchange my eyes for money！”可知年轻人不愿意交换，可以推断眼睛对他来说是重要的、宝贵的。所以选A。答案A9A.wept BdemonstratedCsmiled Dyelled解析从年轻人说话的语气推断他应该很生气，所以冲着算命先生大声嚷道。yelled符合文中的情形。答案D10A.see Brealize C
9、keep Dhold解析realize为“意识到”，其他三个选项不符合文意。答案B 11A.grateful BcarefulCmeaningful Dfaithful解析对上苍赐给我们的财富我们应该心怀感激，grateful符合文意。答案A12A.get Bgrasp Chave Dlose解析根据上文可知应该选lose。答案D13A.take Bmake Cset Dsell解析take.for granted是固定搭配。答案A 14A.wrongly BwiselyCnaturally Dreally解析根据上文“We need to treasure our wealth，take c
10、are of it.”推断应该选B项。答案B15A.old Bused Cgone Ddead解析联系下一句“.it is gone forever.”可知应该选gone。gone是形容词，表示动作的完成，不表示被动。答案C.阅读理解 体裁：说明文话题：电影时间：7分钟All Ric O Barry wants is to stop the dolphinkilling，so he is headed to this seaside Japanese town，Taiji.The American activist，who is the star of a new awardwinning d
11、ocumentary that portrays the dolphinkilling here，got an unwelcome reception when he showed up here this week for the start of the annual hunt.His movie，The Cove(海豚湾)，directed by National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos，was released in the United States a month ago but has not yet to come out
12、in Japan.Scenes in the film，some of which were shot secretly，show fishermen banging on metal poles stuck in the water to create a wall of sound that scares the dolphins which have supersensitive sonar(声纳系统)and sends them fleeing into a cove.There，the fishermen sometimes pick a few to be sold for aqu
13、arium shows，for as much as $150，000.They kill the others，spearing(刺) the animals repeatedly until the water turns red.The meat from one dolphin is worth about 50，000 yen，and is sold at supermarkets across Japan.Greenpeace and other groups have tried to stop the hunt for years.Activists hope The Cove
14、 will bring the issue to more people internationallyand eventually in Japan.Already，the Australian town of Broome dropped its 28year sistercity relationship with Taiji last month，partly because of the movie.“Some regions have a tradition of eating dolphin meat，” said fisheries official Toshinori Uoy
15、a.“Dolphinkilling may be negative for our international image，but it is not something orders can stop.”The town government in Taijiwhich has made whales and dolphins its trademarkrefused to comment about The Cove，or the growing international criticism against dolphinkilling.Many in Taiji take the do
16、lphin hunt for granted as part of everyday life.They are defensive about The Cove，seeing themselves as powerless victims of overseas pressure to end a simple and honest way of making a living.【语篇导读】日本血腥捕杀海豚的行为通过Ric O Barry的电影The Cove引起了国际社会的极大关注。1Ric O Barry made The Cove because he wanted to _Astop
17、 the dolphinkillingBwin an international awardCsupport Greenpeaces effortsDmake Taiji wellknown in the world解析文章第一段告诉了我们“All Ric O Barry wants is to stop the dolphinkilling”，结合他的电影The Cove的内容可以看出，Ric O Barry制作这部电影的目的就是想阻止世界上的海豚杀戮行为。答案A2Viewers can learn from The Cove _Athe advanced techniques to cat
18、ch dolphinsBthe cruel and bloody dolphinkillingCthe beautiful Japanese seaside town TaijiDthe sale of dolphin meat around the world解析由第四段该影片对捕杀海豚场景的描述“spearing(刺) the animals repeatedly until the water turns red”可以看出，海豚的杀戮是血腥(bloody)和残酷的(cruel)。答案B3What is the response to The Cove on the Japanese si
19、de?ATaiji broke up with its western sistercity Broome.BJapanese officials decided to ban dolphinkilling.CThe town government in Taiji kept silent on criticism.DMost Japanese people were against eating dolphin meat.解析由倒数第二段“The town government in Taiji.refused to comment.”可知，日方对此事保持沉默，即kept silent。答案
20、C4What does the underlined word “defensive” probably mean?AFeeling guilty for killing dolphins.BProtecting themselves against criticism.CAttacking those against dolphinkilling.DMaking the determination to change.解析根据后面的seeing和句子可知，他们对自己的行为进行了辩解，认为自己的这种捕杀海豚的行为是一种诚实的谋生方式，也就是说，他们是在为自己的这一血腥行为进行辩解。因此，该词应
21、意为“保护自己免受批评”。故选B。答案B5What can we infer from the passage?AMany people in Japan have seen The Cove in the cinema.BThe Cove has not influenced Japans international image.CTaijis dolphinkilling industry has been seriously damaged.DThe Cove has brought international attention to dolphinkilling.解析文章倒数第四段提
22、到澳大利亚的一个城市也因为这部电影(because of the movie)终止了和日本捕杀海豚的城市Taiji之间的友好关系。由此可以推断，这部电影已经引起了国际上对捕杀海豚行为的关注。故选D。答案D.读写任务(2014广州毕业班综合测试一)阅读下面的书信，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 Dear David，I am writing you this email because youre so busy every day with your studies and afterschool acivities that we seldom have chances to t
23、alk facetoface.There is something that I am very worried about.You have always been an active boy，willing to help others and always looking for an opportunity to try something new or learn some thing different.I think these are wonderful qualities but I am concerned that they may be affecting your s
24、tudies.In the past three months alone you have joined at least four different student clubs.I see these activities taking up more and more of your time.Youre always discussing something with your classmates or surfing online.Youre also devoting less time to homework and even your teachers say you ar
25、e looking very sleepy in class.I know that these kinds of activities are fun and can help your development，but I think they have started to damage your performance at school.Please remember the most important thing at this stage of your life in your studies.Right now you should do your best in your
26、examinations as it will give you more choices in your future.I beg you to focus on your main goal and not to throw away all your years of hard work.Your loving mother【写作内容】假设你是信中的David，请用英语给你妈妈回信。以下是回信的内容(信的开头和结尾已经为你写好)：1以约30词概括书信的主要内容；2以约120词谈谈你对参加学校社团或俱乐部活动的看法，内容包括：(1)你读信后的感受； (2)你是否赞成你妈妈的观点，并陈述理由
27、；(3)你对你妈妈的承诺。【参考范文】Dear mum，Ive just received your email expressing your concern that I am being distracted from my studies because of my many afterschool activities and the consequences of this for my future.I appreciate what you say and am sorry to have caused you so much worry.Im also touched tha
28、t you understand my reasons for being attracted to such activities.Its true that I have been spending a lot of time with these groups but please dont worry.I find that these groups help me to relax，develop my thinking and actually improve my school performance，although my teacher is right that I do sometimes feel tired in class.For this reason，and to also relieve you of your worry，I have decided to limit my participation to only two groups this term.This way I can still enjoy the outside activities without affecting either you or my academic performance.Love，David
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