1、一、单项填空1Families discover that going to see relatives and friends at_Spring Festival comes at_high price.A/;theBthe;aC/;/ Dthe;the解析:考查冠词的用法。第一个空“春节”是普通名词构成的专有名词用定冠词the;第二个空at a high price是固定词组“以相当高的价格,以高的代价”。句意:许多家庭都发现在春节期间走亲访友花费很大。答案:B2_ is known to us all is _Shanghai Expo is held very successfull
2、y.AIt;that BAs;/CThat;that DWhat;that解析:考查名词性从句。第一个空what引导的是主语从句,在主语从句中作主语;第二个空是that引导的表语从句。句意:众所周知,上海世博会举办的很成功。答案:D3The boy from a poor family never dreamt of_for him to be sent abroad to study.Abeing a chance Bthere was a chanceCthere to be a chance Dthere being a chance解析:考查非谓语动词的用法。动名词结构作介词of的宾语
3、。此题易错选B,介词除了but,except,in等之外,都不能跟表示陈述的that引导的宾语从句。答案:D4_ the applicant wait outside the office?Yes,the manager is still on the phone.AWill BShallCMust DNeed解析:考查情态动词。shall用于第一、三人称疑问句中表示征求对方意见“好不好,要不要”。答案:B5_ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.ATaken BTakingCBeing t
4、aken DHaving been taken解析:句子缺少主语,由语境知此处为被动语态作主语,且没有时间的先后顺序,所以首先排除A、D两项;B项表示主动,只能选C项。句意:对我这样的普通人来说,被带往国外去旅游可能就是一种荣幸。答案:C6_,a bird flew inside my room.AWindows are openBWindows openCWindows openedDWith windows are opened解析:考查独立主格结构作状语。open表示开着的状态。句意:一打开窗子,就有一只鸟飞进了我的房间。答案:B7Ill never forget the days_I
5、lived together with the great scientist,_has a great effect on my life.Athat;which Bwhen;whichCwhich;that Dwhen;who解析:考查定语从句。第一个空when引导的限制性定语从句修饰先行词days;第二个空which引导的是非限制性定语从句修饰整个句子。答案:B10_ my mother cant pick up,I am expected to leave school greatly worries me.AIf BIf thatCThat DThat if解析:“That.grea
6、tly”是that引导的主语从句,主语从句又是一个含有条件状语从句的主从复合句。句意:如果妈妈病不见好转就让我退学这件事很令我担忧。答案:D11. “It is strongly recommended,” added the firefighter during an interview on a fire accident in a threestar hotel,“that nobody_back to your room to collect your belongings during a fire.”Agoes BwentCgo Dwill go解析:考查虚拟语气。第二个引号中th
7、at引导的从句作recommend的宾语从句,因此用虚拟语气should动词原形,should可以省略。答案:C12I think it is a problem of time,not _ of ability.Aone BthatCthe one Da one解析:考查代词的用法。此处用one表泛指“一个问题”。句意:我认为那是个时间的问题,而不是能力的问题。答案:A14I would like to have some cigarette,if you dont mind._.ANo,youd better notBNot at all,anything you wantCThank y
8、ou all the sameDYes,but not good解析:考查交际用语。实际情况为不介意。句意:你如果不介意的话,我想抽支烟。不介意的,你想做什么就做什么。答案:B15Your parents house wants _,Tom.Yes,it does.And it is also what I want to have _ for long.Ato be repaired;it repairedBrepairing;repairedCbeing repaired;to be repairedDrepairing;it repaired解析:第一空考查sth.wants doing
9、 “某事需要被干”主动形式表示被动意义;第二空考查have sth.done“找人干某事,使得某事被干”。答案:B二、完形填空Are you having trouble getting your child to wear their glasses?Listen to my experience.Many,many years ago,my mother was_1_by my teacher that I might need glasses._2_wearing glasses at that time was social suicide in junior high school,
10、the_3_thing I wanted to do was to wear them.But quite against my_4_,my mother took me to the glasses store and in no time I was_5_with the largest,ugliest glasses in the store.I_6_them and didnt want to wear them.I started getting into the_7_of leaving them places in the hope that they would get_8_,
11、but someone would always find them and return them._9_,while I was playing outside with my friends one day,I kicked those_10_things under a car,effectively losing them for good.As a result,my mother was_11_and scolded me.It was not until I_12_that my loved star Sharon Stone spent much of her childho
12、od wearing glasses that I_13_avoiding glasses and began loving to wear them.If your child needs glasses,then,my_14_is probably a very familiar one.For parents dealing with a child who doesnt want to wear glasses,its quite_15_to get them to wear them.For school age children,wearing glasses will make
13、them_16_different to their peers and in the schoolyard,being different from others is a very bad thing.However,it really doesnt have to be.As parents,you can do something to give them some_17_about their new glasses.Children tend to_18_the style of those they respect.As a parent,you can_19_them that
14、 their favorite singer or actor wears glasses,too.Believe me.Your children will wear their glasses once they find out that wearing them is not the_20_of the world.作者小时候不喜欢戴眼镜,得知自己喜欢的明星戴眼镜后,再也不排斥戴眼镜了。1A.taught BinformedCfollowed Dvisited解析:根据句中I might need glasses可知,这里指老师通知妈妈。答案:B2A.Until BAlthoughCI
15、f DSince解析:根据句意可知,此处表示原因,用since。答案:D3A.pleasant BlastCurgent Deasy解析:根据句中wearing glasses at that time was social suicide可知,作者最不愿意做的事情就是戴眼镜。答案:B4A.advice BrequestCinstruction Dwill解析:根据句中my mother took me to the glasses store可知,这与作者的意愿背道而驰。答案:D5A.fitted BcomfortedCimpressed Dfed解析:根据语境可知,作者配上了眼镜。答案:A
16、6A.threw BhatedCforgot Drepaired解析:根据句中didnt want to wear them可得出答案。答案:B7A.spirit BagreementChabit Dopinion解析:根据句中someone would always find them可推断,作者养成了这样的习惯。答案:C8A.lost BburntCstolen Dchanged解析:根据句中find them可推断,作者希望眼镜丢掉。答案:A9A.Firstly BSuddenlyCActually DFinally解析:根据句中effectively losing them for g
17、ood可知,最终作者把眼镜抛弃了。答案:D10A.dirty BexpensiveCawful Dtiny解析:对作者来说,眼镜是个令人讨厌的东西。答案:C11A.unhappy BcalmCtired Dexcited解析:根据句中scolded me可知,妈妈很不高兴。答案:A12A.put down Bfound outCwrote down Dfigured out解析:根据that后面的内容可知,这里指作者发现自己喜欢的明星戴眼镜。答案:B13A.stopped BadmittedCsuggested Dpracticed解析:根据句中began loving to wear the
18、m可知,作者再也不排斥眼镜了。答案:A17A.expression BresistanceCconfidence Djudgment解析:根据语境可知,父母应该增强孩子对戴眼镜的信心。答案:C18A.guide BthankCanswer Dcopy解析:根据作者的经历和常识可知,孩子们喜欢模仿他们的偶像。答案:D19A.warn BremindCpromise Dpersuade解析:句中their favorite singer or actor wears glasses是提醒孩子们的内容。答案:B20A.end BboundaryCcorner Dsign解析:最终孩子们会发现戴眼镜并
19、不是世界末日,即孩子们变得喜欢戴眼镜。答案:A三、阅读理解Peabody Architects says it is building the first passive home in Washington.However,it will not be the last.In Arlington,Roger Lin and his brother are also building one.Roger explains that windows are sealed and have three layers of glass.The windows are airtight(密封的)On
20、a cold winter day,the temperature inside the unfinished home is about 12,which is comfortable.David Peabody says you can find passive homes all over the world.“North Africa,for example,has a passive house community designed for very hot dry climates and thats a whole other area of exploration for pa
21、ssive houses,”he says.The first passive design was an apartment building in Darmstadt,Germany.Two physicists helped develop it about twenty years ago.Passive houses use some specialized materials.They also need to have special air treatment systems.Supporters say they cost only about 6% more than tr
22、aditional homes.But they use 10% of the energy for heating and cooling.But Passive House Institute US says even greater savings can be reached with additions like solar water heating systems.They might call that an active passive house.为了节约能源,人们开始设计并建造被动式住宅。1What is the purpose of designing a passiv
23、e house?ATo save money on its construction.BTo reduce energy demand.CTo protect the farmland.DTo develop a new style of building.解析:细节理解题。根据第一段But there are surprisingly simple ways to deeply cut energy use and its cost可知,答案为B项。答案:B2What is the difference between the passive home and other green hom
24、es?AIt looks like a common house.BIt saves energy for heating and cooling.CIt uses no solar or wind energy equipment.DIt is built with environmentfriendly materials.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段But what sets his design apart from other“green homes”is that it looks like any other home可知,答案为A项。答案:A3What do we know a
25、bout Roger Lins passive home?AIt consists of five layers of glass.BIt is being built by Roger Lin alone.CIt keeps most of the energy inside.DIt is suitable to live in hot summer.解析:推理判断题。根据第三段Roger explains that windows are sealed and have three layers of glass.The windows are airtight可推断,答案为C项。答案:C
26、4From David Peabody we know that_.Athe first passive house was built in North AmericaBpassive houses are mostly built in very hot areasCthe biggest number of passive houses is in North AmericaDpassive houses have been popular around the world解析:推理判断题。根据第四段David Peabody says you can find passive homes all over the world可推断,答案为D项。答案:D