1、基础巩固篇一、默写版块重点单词请快速写出下列单词对应的汉语意思1decline n 衰退；下降；减少 2preserve v 保护；保存 3advocate v 主张，拥护 4compromise n 折中；妥协 5undertake v 许诺做某事；同意做某事；承担；从事 6minority n 少数；少数民族 7diverse adj 完全不同的；各不相同的 8apparently adv 看起来；显然 9furnish v 为(房屋或房间)配备家具 10evolution n 进化；演变 请快速写出下列英语单词11approach n方法；步骤v走近；靠近12arise v(由)引起(产
2、生)13schedule n计划表，进度表，日程表v安排14otherwise adv否则，要不然15awkward adj尴尬的，为难的16humorous adj幽默的17firm adj牢固的，稳固的18harmony n融洽，一致19thorough adj彻底的；全面的；详尽的20subjective adj主观的请快速写出下列英语单词及拓展单词21 awareness n意识；认识；感悟能力 aware adj意识到的；明白的；知道的22 devote v为付出时间/努力/金钱等 devotion n奉献：忠诚 devoted adj挚爱的；忠诚的23 foolish adj愚蠢的
3、，傻的 fool n智力障碍者v愚弄，欺骗24 adjust v适应，使适应 adjustment n适应；调整 adjustable adj可调节的；可调整的25 contribute v促成；贡献 contribution n贡献；捐献；捐款 contributor n捐助者；贡献者；促成物26 recommend v推荐；建议 recommendation n推荐；建议27 propose v建议；提议；求婚 proposal n提议；求婚28 guidance n指导，引导，咨询 guide v指导，引导29 absence n缺乏；没有 absent adj缺乏的；缺席的，不在场的3
4、0 ignore v忽视；不理；不管 ignorant adj无知的；愚昧的 ignorance n无知；愚昧高频短语1take advantage of 利用2rather than 而不是3in order 有序地4try out 尝试5be devoted to 对专一，专注6make an impression on sb 给某人留下印象7set off 出发，动身8in use 在使用9apart from 除之外10go through 获准，经过程序；经历11remind sbof sth 使某人想起12at the mercy of 受支配；在的掌握中；任由摆布经典句型1As
5、well as attracting huge audiences in its Hong Kong home，Cantopop has spread offshore，and its stars are known in Beijing，London and New York粤语流行音乐不仅仅吸引了香港本地的大量听众，而且传到了海外的其他国家，香港的歌星在北京、伦敦和纽约都很有名。2My message is that it doesnt matter if youre black，white，fat，thin，old and youngwere all the same我想告诉大家的是，不
6、论你是黑人还是白人，肥胖还是瘦小，年长还是年幼，这些都不重要我们都是一样的3The sky is clear blue and I dont think Ive ever seen anything else so beautiful in my life这里的天空碧蓝如洗，我想我一生中从未见过这么美的景色。4 Passed from father to son，the music has not changed for eight centuries这些音乐由父及子代代相传，八百年没有变过5 However different we may appear to be at first，we
7、are all the same，all equal无论起初我们看上去有多么不同，然而我们本质上是一样的，每个人都是平等的。二、运用版块单句语法填空1The time and effort he has devoted during the past few years to planting (plant) trees in that remote area is now considered to be of great value2Its a pity that he should fail to grasp the chance when it arose3Now he is craz
8、y about pop music，so his interest in computer games is on the decline4Doctors are doing research to find out what happens physically when people quit smoking (smoke)5As a matter of fact，it doesnt matter whether a man is tall，rich or handsome，and what matters is that he should be wise，hardworking and
9、 responsible6How long do you think it will be before the stock market returns to normal?At least one year，I guess7The best approach to learning (learn) a foreign language is the study of the spoken language8Look! The family are living in perfect harmonyThe neighbors all admire the harmonious (harmon
10、y) atmosphere9It was obvious that much of what they recorded was far from the truth，so we didnt believe them10Buses here are always crowded with passengers，so I prefer to cycle (cycle) there rather than take (take) a bus单句改错1There were two starving children ahead，walking side to sidetoby2The idea so
11、unds fine，but we need to try out in practice在 try 后加 it3I felt boring with the speech he gave us，for it was too longboringbored4His new book about generation gap will be come out next week去掉 be5As well as write stories，I love reading and listening to musicwritewriting完成句子/句型转换1你昨天的所作所为与我们的计划不一致。(har
12、mony)What you did yesterday was out of harmony with our plan2家长们应该积极鼓励孩子们充分利用加入运动队的机会。(take advantage of)Parents should actively urge their children to take full advantage of the opportunity to join sports teams3除了为当地的慈善机构募捐，这家公司也为那些处于困难中的人提供必要的帮助。(as well as) As well as raising/collecting money for
13、 the local charity，the company provides necessary help for those in need as well4我们看不看那部电影对我来说无所谓反正我已经看过了。(it doesnt matter) It doesnt matter to me whether we see the film or not Ive seen it already anyway5The young lady devotes herself to teaching the deaf children and she has little time to care f
14、or her own daughter Devoting herself to teaching the deaf children，the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter(现在分词短语作状语) Devoted to teaching the deaf children，the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter(过去分词短语作状语) 能力提升篇阅读理解Life on the street is a constant struggle fo
15、r homeless peopleIn times of extreme weather conditions，that struggle becomes even more difficultRecently，homeless people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldnt find shelter for the nightThankfully，one local woman refused to let that happenOn January 30，34yearold Candice Payne，a loca
16、l managing broker，was lucky enough to have shelter from the dangerous conditions“It was20 ，and I knew they were going to be sleeping on ice and I had to do something，” said PaynePayne started brainstorming different ways she could possibly helpFinally，she decided to see if there were any rooms avail
17、able at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the streetFor Payne，her mission was personalAccording to Payne，her husband，Carlos Callahan，had lived on the streets at one point in his lifeBased on his experiences，Payne knew that the homeless people still out on the street des
18、perately needed help and that if she didnt step up to help，no one likely wouldHowever，when Payne explained what she was trying to do，many of the local hotels refused to allow her to pay for the rooms as they didnt want homeless people to stay in their rooms“No one wanted them，but one hotel，the Amber
19、 Inn，was nice enough to allow me to buy the rooms，” said PaynePaynes selfless act made news across the countryHowever，she insisted she had never done it for attention“I am a regular person，” said Payne，who spent thousands of dollars of her own money to help complete strangers“It all sounded like a r
20、ich person did this，but Im just a regular woman from the South Side”语篇解读本文主要讲述了一位普通的芝加哥女士受到她的丈夫的经历的触动，为防止无家可归的人在大街上被冻死，决定为他们订旅馆的房间；她的无私善举传遍全国。1What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?ALocals living on the streetBThe homeless freezing to deathCThe extreme weatherDThe shelter for
21、the homeless解析：代词指代题。根据第一段最后一句“Recently，homeless people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldnt find shelter for the night”可知，最近，芝加哥各地的无家可归的人如果找不到过夜的地方，就会被冻死。结合画线词所在句可知，幸好，一位当地的女士拒绝让此发生。据此可推知，画线词that指代“The homeless freezing to death”这件事。答案：B2How did Candice Payne help the homeless peo
22、ple?ABy drawing public attentionBBy giving them money directlyCBy taking them to her own houseDBy buying hotel rooms for them解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Finally，she decided to see if there were any rooms available at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the street”可知，Candice Payne最
23、终决定为这些无家可归的人订旅馆的房间以免他们被冻死，故D项正确。答案：D3What may contribute to Paynes nice act?AHer husbands past experiencesBThe requests from the homelessCHer desire to become famousDThe coldness of local hotels解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句“According to Payne，her husband，Carlos Callahan，had lived on the streets at one point i
24、n his lifeBased on his experiences，Payne knew that the homeless people still out on the street desperately needed help and that if she didnt step up to help，no one likely would”可知，由于受到她的丈夫无家可归的经历的触动，她决定帮助这些无家可归的人，故A项正确。答案：A4Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AA Fighter Changes
25、 the WorldBA Womans Curiosity Brings a RewardCA Regular Woman Makes a DifferenceDA Couples Brave Act Moves the Country解析：标题归纳题。根据第二段第一句“Thankfully，one local woman refused to let that happen”和最后一段最后两句并结合全文其他内容可知，本文主要讲述了一位普通的芝加哥女士受到她的丈夫的经历的触动，为防止无家可归的人在大街上被冻死，决定为他们订旅馆的房间；她的无私善举传遍全国。故C项“一位普通女士的影响”最适合作本
26、文的标题。答案：C阅读七选五Leonardo da Vinci and NatureIn the modern world，art and science are two very separate activities，but in Leonardos time they were closely connectedScience meant mathematics and medical studies 1 Mathematics included practical work like surveying land for making maps as well as measuring
27、 the movements of the stars in the skyAn artist might need to measure the different parts of the bodyHe could also use mathematics to place things properly in a drawing or painting so the scene looked correct 2 Mathematics was also connected to music because musical sounds have a fixed relationship
28、with each other that can be described in numbers 3 More than this，though，Leonardo believed that numbers were a part of all things in the world，including music，and he said that without them nothing can be done“Nature has kindly given us things everywhere to copy，”wrote LeonardoIn all his activities，L
29、eonardo was trying to discover the rules that control natureIn his search for those rules，he looked very carefully at a lot of examples and detailsAn actual experience was more important to him than opinion，and he worked from facts to ideas 4 His purpose was to examine the world so he could copy it
30、in beautiful paintings and sculpturesHe also wanted to learn from the clever solutions of nature 5 His quick little sketches，often done while wandering outside，helped him to catch a movement or a shapeMore careful drawings would be done at a desk with a pen and rulerIn July 2001，a small drawing by L
31、eonardo was sold for $12 millionIt was possibly the most expensive drawing in the world thenALeonardo was always drawingBHow could these be connected with art?CLeonardos ideas were vastly ahead of his timeDMathematicians and doctors worked to discover the unknownEAbove all，Leonardo wanted to understand how and why things workedFYou will see a good example of such positioning in the painting of The Last SupperGLeonardo himself was a very good musician and liked to play an instrument and sing答案：15BFGEA