1、Section Warming Up & Reading （）.单句语法填空1. When we sat down，Anne _(pour) each of us a cup of coffee.2. The boy has some difficulty in walking because of his _(swell) feet.3. Im very grateful to Lily，because she often _(aid) me with my grammar.4. Students should be encouraged to take part in a wide _(v
2、ary) of afterschool activities.5. Because of the severe _(injure) to her knees，Li Mei had to drop out of the match.6. No crops can grow well on the land，which has been completely _(poison) by chemicals.7. Joes mother patted his shoulder and said _(mild)，“Dont lose heart.Everything will be all right.
3、”8. Mr Li found the heat in Guangzhou was_(bearable)，so he returned to his hometown a year later.9. In face of failure，it is vital that we _(keep) up a good state of mind.10. _is reported in the newspaper，talks between the two countries are making progress.答案1poured2.swollen3.aids4.variety5.injuries
4、6poisoned7.mildly8.unbearable9(should) keep10.As.单句改错1. Dont eat the food that has gone bad, or you will be ill._2. With aid of a compass the traveler can find the land._3. There is a wide variety of flowers in the park. _4. To squeeze more juice out of, youd better cut up the apples before you put
5、them in the machine._5. Dont take anything away. Mother likes everything to be in the place._6. The rain came pouring out, and of course the track meeting was canceled._7. He said mild to me that he didnt mean to upset me. _8. Please stay which you are and wait until I come back._答案1. befall2. With后
6、加the3. isare 4. 去掉of5. 去掉the6. outdown7mildmildly8.whichwhere.阅读理解AThe oddness of life in space never quite goes away. Here are some examples.First consider something as simple as sleep. Its position presents its own challenges. The main question is whether you want your arms inside or outside the s
7、leeping bag. If you leave your arms out, they float free in zero gravity, often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny balled(芭蕾) dancer. “Im an inside guy，” Mike Hopkins says, who returned from a sixmonth tour on the International Space Station. “I like to be wrapped up.”On the station, th
8、e ordinary becomes strange. The exercise bike for the American astronauts has no handlebars. It also has no seat. With no gravity, its just as easy to pedal violently. You can watch a movie while you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywhere you want. But station residents have to be careful about
9、staying in one place too long. Without gravity to help circulate air, the carbon dioxide you exhale(呼气) has a tendency to form an invisible(隐形的) cloud around your head. You can end up with what astronauts call a carbondioxide headache.Leroy Chiao, 54, an American retired astronaut after four flights
10、, describes what happens even before you float out of your seat，“Your inner ear thinks youre falling. Meanwhile your eyes are telling you youre standing straight. That can be annoying thats why some people feel sick.” Within a couple of days truly terrible days for some astronauts brains learn to ig
11、nore the panicky signals from the inner ear, and space sickness disappears.Space travel can be so delightful but at the same time invisibly dangerous. For instance, astronauts lose bone mass. Thats why exercise is considered so vital that National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) puts it r
12、ight on the workday schedule. The focus on fitness is as much about science and the future as it is about keeping any individual astronaut healthy. NASA is worried about two things: recovery time once astronauts return home, and, more importantly, how to maintain strength and fitness for the two and
13、 a half years or more that it would take to make a roundtrip to Mars.1What is the major challenge to astronauts when they sleep in space? ADeciding on a proper sleep position. BChoosing a comfortable sleeping bag. CSeeking a way to fall asleep quickly. DFinding a right time to go to sleep.2The astro
14、nauts will suffer from a carbondioxide headache when _ Athey circle around on their bikes Bthey use microcomputers without a stop Cthey exercise in one place for a long time Dthey watch a movie while pedaling3Some astronauts feel sick on the station during the first few days because_ Atheir senses s
15、top working Bthey have to stand up straight Cthey float out of their seats unexpectedly Dtheir brains receive contradictory messages4One of the NASAs major concerns about astronauts is_ Ahow much exercise they do on the station Bhow they can remain healthy for long in space Cwhether they can recover
16、 after returning home Dwhether they are able to go back to the station答案与解析这是一篇说明文。本文通过举例说明了太空生活的奇妙：在太空睡觉时，对宇航员来说主要的挑战在于恰当的睡眠姿势；宇航员在一个地方运动久了会出现碳毒性头痛；宇航员的大脑接收到矛盾的信息时会感到恶心。最后告诉我们美国国家宇航局对宇航员主要的担心是宇航员回家后的修养期和如何在太空长久地保持健康。1A细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“First consider something as simple as sleep. Its position presen
17、ts its own challenges.”可知在太空睡觉时，对宇航员来说主要的挑战在于恰当的睡眠姿势。故选A项。2C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But station residents have to be careful about staying in one place too long. .You can end up with what astronauts call a carbondioxide headache.”可知宇航员在一个地方运动久了会出现碳毒性头痛。故选C项。3D推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Your inner ear thinks youre falling.
18、 Meanwhile your eyes are telling you youre standing straight. That can be annoying thats why some people feel sick.”可知宇航员在大脑接收到矛盾的信息时会感到恶心。故选D项。4B细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第一、二句“The focus on fitness is as much about science and the future as it is about keeping any individual astronaut healthy.NASA is worried a
19、bout two things.and，more importantly，how to maintain strength and fitness.”可知美国国家宇航局对宇航员主要的担心之一是如何在太空长久地保持健康。故选B项。B“To another little girl.”Thats what 3yearold Ariana of Winterport，Maine，said when her father Josh Smith asked where her donated (捐赠的) hair was going to go.It was then that the dad of tw
20、o realized his young daughter had a heart that was too big for words.“I run a charity called Extra Life where I play video games to help raise money for kids，” he said.“Ariana happened to be sitting next to me when a video was playing，showing a little girl who was bald，lying in a hospital bed with t
21、ubes in her.” When their daughter got curious，Smith and his wife Crystal explained how medicine was what made the child in the video lose her hair.“Without a second thought，Ariana said，She can have some of my hair，” Smith said.“Thats when my wife told me that there are many organizations that we cou
22、ld donate it to.”The Smiths chose “Locks of Love” to send Arianas generous gift to a child with medical hair loss.A week later，Ariana was taken to the family hairdresser where 10 inches was cut from her hair.“It was her first haircut，” Smith told ABC News.“She can be so selfless like that.Her first
23、reaction is How about me giving up something that I have，so a little girl can feel pretty？” Smith posted his daughters moving gesture on his personal webpage，where it has received almost 645，000 views in just two days.“Shell take an adultlike approach and its really amazing，” Smith said.“She is just
24、 a little kid，but if she sees somebody in need，she certainly cares for them.This made Ariana feel special and shed definitely like to do it again.”5Which of the following can best describe Josh Smith?AFarsighted.B.Easygoing.CKindhearted. D.Strongwilled.6Ariana decided to donate her hair when _Aher f
25、ather advised her to do soBshe saw a sick girl in a videoCshe had her first haircutDshe visited a hospital7What do we know about Ariana?AShe suffered medical hair loss.BHer story drew wide attention online.CShe got little support from her parents.DShe has called on people to donate hair like her.答案与
26、解析本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一个为他人捐赠头发的三岁小女孩的故事。5C推理判断题。根据第三段Josh Smith所说的“I run a charity.to help raise money for kids”可知，做慈善的Josh Smith心地善良。6B细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段可知，Ariana在看到一个浑身插满管子的秃头女孩的视频之后，毫不犹豫地说要捐赠自己的头发。7B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Smith posted his daughters moving gesture on his personal webpage，where it has received almo
27、st 645，000 views in just two days.”可知，Ariana帮助他人的举措在网络上受到广泛关注。.语法填空She looks like any other schoolgirl, freshfaced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new Alevel course. But unlike her school friends, 16yearold Sarah is not spending halfterm _1_ (rest). Instead,
28、 she is earning 6，500 a day as _2_ model in New York. Sarah _3_ (tell) that she could be Britains new supermodel, earning a million dollars in the next year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model fulltime. But Sarah, _4_ has taken part in shows along with top models, wants _5_ (
29、prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her _6_ (educate)She has turned down several _7_ (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model fulltime before going to university to get a degr
30、ee _8_ engineering or architecture. Sarah says, “My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school _9_ (come) first. I dont want to get too absorbed in modeling. It is _10_ (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I dont want to have nothing else to fall back on when I
31、cant model any more.”答案与解析本文主要介绍了Sarah Thomas在学业和诱人的职业面前所作出的选择，她认为在青少年时期要把学业放在首位。1resting考查非谓语动词。固定短语：spend time doing sth.花费时间做某事。2a考查冠词。model是可数名词，前面没有限定词，而此处泛指“一个”，故填a。3was told /has been told考查动词的时态和语态。根据语境可判断出谓语动词应该用一般过去时或现在完成时的被动形式，又因主语Sarah是第三人称单数，故填was told/has been told。4who考查定语从句。非限制性定语从句中缺少主语，且先行词为Sarah，指人，要用who。5to prove考查非谓语动词。want to do sth.想要做某事。6education考查词性转换。形容词性的物主代词后面应该接名词形式。7invitations考查名词单复数。several修饰可数名词复数形式，故填invitations。8in考查介词。in表示“在某方面”，获得某项学位“get a degree in.”。9comes考查动词。根据语境可知Sarah认为当下应该是学业第一，说明现在的情况应该用一般现在时。10certainly考查副词。这里副词用来修饰形容词，故填certainly。