1、Period TwoReading and Vocabulary.根据所给首字母完成单词1Before he leaves for the war, Argon asks his handsome son, Ferdinand, to revenge if he gets killed.2The king takes the woman to his palace and marries her, not knowing that she is a wicked witch.3The elder stateswoman of Britain fantasy literature is JK.R
2、owling, the gifted creator of Harry Potter.4She had the extra burden of looking after her baby daughter while she worked.5But she was stubborn and overcame all the difficulties.6If you fold the letter in two, it will fit into the envelope.根据汉语完成句子1我不想与汤姆的计划有任何瓜葛。I wouldnt want to be_associated_with
3、Toms project.2这次比赛只允许23岁以下的选手参加。The match is_restricted_to players under the age of 23.3我正要跳到河里去游泳，这时向导拦住了我。I was_jumping_into the river when the guide stopped me.4李蕾出生就在这间房子。It_was_in_the_room_that Li Lei was born.5天宫一号的设计对我们大家都有吸引力。The design of Tiangong I appeals_to all of us.单项填空1They didnt _ un
4、til they bought a new house.Abe married Bget marriedCmarry to Dmarrying答案B解析句意：直到他们买了新房子， 他们才结婚。be married表示状态；get married强调动作。根据句意应选B。2He was punished _cheating in the exam by the teacher.Aby Bfor Cwith Dthrough答案B解析考查动词punish的用法。punish sb for“因为 而惩罚某人”，用于被动be punished for，for表原因。句意：因考试作弊，他被老师惩罚了。3
5、After years of hard work, he _ a better position in the company.Aattained Bpossessed Cacknowledged Dadmitted答案A解析考查动词的辨析。attain“达到，获得”；possess“拥有”；acknowledge“承认”；admit“承认”。句中表示获得一个更好的职位，因此选A项。4My son is extraordinarily _ music.Agift for Bgifted for Cgift in Dgifted in答案D解析be gifted in或have a gift f
6、or均可表示“在某方面有天赋”。5Mr.White was so angry at all _ Bill was doing_ he walked out.Athat; which Bthat; that Cwhat; that Dwhich; that答案B解析第一空的that是定语从句的引导词，修饰先行词all。第二空格中的that与前面的so构成“so.that”句式，that引导结果状语从句。6She had just finished her homework _her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday.
7、Awhen Bwhile Cafter Dsince答案A解析when在此用作并列连词，意思是“就在那时”、“正在突然”。句意：昨天她刚刚完成家庭作业，就在这时她妈妈让她去练钢琴。7_energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake. AAccumulated BGathered CAssembled DCollected答案A解析句意：聚积在地下的能量必须以某种方式释放出来，比如地震。accumulate意为“积累，聚积”，强调渐进的，长期的过程；gather意
8、为“集合，聚集”，尤指不同的个体集结起来，也指云层积聚；assemble意为“集合，召集”，正式用语，指成员或个体集合在一起；collect意为“收集，采集”。8My uncle _until he was fortyfive. Amarried Bdidnt marry Cwas not marrying Dwould marry答案B解析marry为瞬间性动词，故不能用进行时，即不能选择C项。当瞬间性动词同until连用时应用其否定形式。9We were swimming in the lake _ suddenly the storm started.Awhen Bwhile Cunti
9、l Dbefore 答案A解析考查was/were doing.when.句型。句意：我们正在湖中游泳，这时突然下起了暴风雨。10It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do _ benefits our work most.Awho Bwhich Cthat Dwhat答案C解析考查强调句型。it is.that.是强调句型，被强调部分是not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do。句意：给我们工作带来最大益处的不是我们做了多少而是我
10、们将多少爱投入到我们所从事的事业中。.完形填空Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail(小径)，one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest.My_1_，Beans，and I walk the trail frequently.Normally，Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or_2_some cause known only to him.On
11、e morning，we took a different route，which led us to an unfamiliar trail.I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar_3_But no.We seemed to be far off course.After two hours，I suddenly realized that Beans probably_4_the way home.So I urged，“Beans，take me home.”He ran down a new trai
12、l.But it merely led to an intersection(岔道口)of trails.Soon it became_5_that we were getting nowhere.I began to picture the rest of the day in the_6_，without food or drink.We had walked about ten miles.But Beans seemed totally_7_The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.Finally，we_8_a crossroa
13、d near a highway.Lady Luck suggested I should turn left.We did and_9_reached a cottage beside a field drove us home.Since our adventure，I_10_that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.He was just having too much fun exploring new trails.【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文，叙述的是我与狗Beans一次探索森林小径的经历。一天早上，我与Beans踏上了一条
14、林中熟悉的小径，不久，Beans出于好奇，带领我踏上了一条我们从未走过的路，进而导致我们迷失了方向。最后，经过一番努力，我们终于幸运地走出了树林，在好心人的帮助下，我们回到家中。在故事的末尾，我若有所悟：此次迷路不应怪罪Beans，因为它可能知道回家的路，只是想探索一条新的路径。1A.deer Bdog Clady Dman答案B解析根据第二段首句Beans is a white dog.可知答案为B项。2A.imagine BconsiderCexplore Dpresent答案C解析根据倒数第三段的最后一句The sniffing and exploring.可知答案为C项。3A.driv
15、eway BpathCcrossroad Dhighway答案B解析driveway车道；path小径，小路；crossroad十字路口；highway公路。根据上下文可知，我们要去探索的是条不熟悉的小径，我坚信这条小径最终会通向我们熟悉的小径，但事实并非如此，我们偏离了路线(off course)，故选B项。4A.knew Bsaw Cshowed Dmade答案A解析句意：两个小时后，我突然意识到Beans可能知道回家的路。根据句意可知答案为A项。5A.mysterious BridiculousCfascinating Dapparent答案D解析句意：很显然我们迷路了(we were
16、getting nowhere)。mysterious神秘的；ridiculous荒谬的，可笑的；fascinating迷人的；apparent显然的。根据句意可知答案为D项。6A.house Bforest Cfield Dcottage答案B解析从上下文分析，此刻，我们还迷路在树林中，应该还没走出树林。同时结合第一段第二句的提示以及设空前的定冠词也暗示，此处的正确答案是forest。7A.unconcerned BunconsciousCundecided Duncomfortable答案A解析根据下句“它仍然一边闻味一边探索着前行”可知“它对这一切似乎毫不关心”。unconcerned不
17、关心的，不为所动的，毫不在乎的；unconscious无意识的，不省人事的，未发觉的；undecided未决定的；uncomfortable不舒适的。根据句意可知答案为A项。8A.left for Bwent offCcame to Ddrove toward答案C解析句意：最终我们到了公路边的一个十字路口。leave for离开去；go off响起，入睡，变质，进行；come to来到；drive toward开车去。根据句意可知答案为C项。9A.punctually BfrequentlyCformally Dshortly答案D解析句意：我们那样做了，并且不久之后来到空地旁边的一座小木屋
18、前。punctually准时地；frequently经常地；formally正式地；shortly不久之后。根据句意可知答案为D项。10A.regretted BrememberedCconcluded Dconfirmed答案C解析上文是在叙述故事的经过，最后应该是我对Beans未能找到回家之路的反思性总结。故答案为C项。.阅读理解The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Denniss Swamp (沼泽地) creeping into the
19、ir bones.It was a strange place.Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jacks dareThey liked camping, but not near this swamp.“So，” Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals.“How did this place get its name? ”“Are you sure you want to hear it? Its a scary story，” warned Jack.“Of cours
20、e！” cried out Tom.“If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldnt have chosen this place！”“OK, but dont say I didnt warn you，” said Jack, and he began his tale.“Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here.He built that cottage over there to live in.In those days, the area l
21、ooked quite differentit was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystalclear river.After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops.He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.”“You are clearing too much land， warned one old man.the land is a
22、 living thing.It will hit back at you if you abuse it. Silly fool， said Dennis to himself.If I clear more land, I can grow more crops.Ill become wealthier.Hes just jealous！”“Dennis continued to chop down trees.Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed.He was so eager to e
23、xpand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door.He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land.He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”“What happened? ” Martin asked.It was growing colder.He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fi
24、re.“The land hit backjust as the old man warned，” Jack shrugged.“Dennis disappeared.Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater.His body was never found.”“What a stupid story, ” laughed Tom.“Plants cant.” Before he had finished speaking, he scre
25、amed and fainted(晕倒)The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom.Suddenly, they burst out laughing.Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Toms face.It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了三个人在沼泽地附近露营以及Denniss Swamp名字的由来。1The underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1
26、 is closest in meaning to _Acourage BassistanceCinstruction Dchallenge答案D解析考查词义猜测。 由语境可知，他们去沼泽地野营应该是接受了杰克的挑战。2Why did Jack tell Tom and Martin the story?ATo frighten them. BTo satisfy their curiosity.CTo warn them of the danger of the place.DTo persuade them to camp in the swamp.答案B解析考查推理判断。根据第二、三、四
27、段他们的对话可知，Jack多次警告他们这个故事吓人，但经不住他们的请求还是告诉他们了，可知讲这个故事并不是为了吓他们，而是为了满足他们的好奇心。3Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?AThe old man envied him.BThe old man was foolish.CHe was too busy to listen to others.DHe was greedy for more crops.答案D解析考查细节理解。由第八段“If I clear more land, I can grow more crops.I
28、ll become wealthier.Hes just jealous！”可知他想有更多的土地，种更多的庄稼，变得更富有，还认为老人在嫉妒他。由此可知他不听老人的劝告是因为他想种更多的庄稼。4Why did Tom scream and faint?AHe saw Denniss shadow.BHe was scared by a plant.CHis friends played a joke on him.DThe weather became extremely cold.答案B解析考查细节理解。由最后一段倒数第二句“Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Toms face.”可知他晕倒的原因是因为他被常春藤吓到了。5What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?AGrasp all, lose all.BNo sweat, no sweet.CIt is no use crying over spilt milk.DHe who makes no mistakes makes nothing.答案A解析考查推理判断。综观全文可知贪婪的Dennis因为其贪婪，结果失去了一切，故A项“贪多必失”，符合语境。
