1、.单项填空1.We worked for ten years without finding anything，but we decided to stick with it.Now our patience has_Apaid offBpaid backCgiven away Dgiven up解析：选A。句意：我们努力工作了十年，结果毫无发现，但我们继续坚持了下去，现在我们的耐心终于得到了回报。pay off得到回报；pay back还钱；give away赠送；give up放弃。2.Sorry，I cant go with you.Im_a serious headache.Asuff
2、ering BsufferedCsuffering from Dsuffered from解析：选C。句意：对不起，我不能和你一起去，我头疼得厉害。表示“患病”，需用suffer from，故选C。3.Isnt it hard to drive down to work?Yes，thats why I_to work by train.Ahave gone Bhave been goingCwas going Dwill have gone解析：选B。考查时态。答句意为：是的，那就是我为什么一直坐火车去上班的原因。现在完成进行时表示动作从过去开始一直持续到现在，而且有可能还会进行下去。4.Th
3、ey agreed to_four tickets for us.Apreserve BprotectCdefend Dreserve解析：选D。preserve保存，保护；protect保护；defend防御；reserve保留，预定。句意：他们答应给我们留四张票。5.He spent_money on books and _his books are about space and satellite.Aa great deal of；a good many ofBa good many；a great number ofCa large quantity of；a large amoun
4、t ofDa lots of；plenty of解析：选A。句意：他在书上花了很多钱，并且他的书很多是关于太空和宇宙的。本题考查“大量，许多”的表达以及所修饰的名词，第一空格修饰不可数名词money，第二空格修饰可数名词复数his books。6.Sarah won the creative writing prize at the London Student Awards，_hundreds of other state school pupils.Abeat Bto beatCbeaten Dbeating解析：选D。句意：Sarah击败了成百上千的其他国家的学生赢得了写作创新奖。Sar
5、ah和beat之间是主动关系，且赢奖和击败同时发生，故用动词ing形式，故选D项。7.I played basketball for a whole morning yesterday and felt pretty good.You will be healthier if you exercise more_Aregularly BextremelyCfluently Dannually解析：选A。句意：我昨天整个早晨都在打篮球，感觉很好。如果你更有规律地锻炼，你会更健康。regularly定期地；extremely极端地；fluently通畅地；annually每年地。根据语境可知应选A
6、项。8.They told me it would be cheap but_it cost me$500.Aon average Bin factCin particular Din general解析：选B。on average平均地；in fact事实上；in particular特别地；in general概括地。句意：他们告诉我它很便宜，但事实上它花了我500美元。故选B项。9.When advised dieting，Marsha would say，“Whats the_in working so hard to lose weight，only to gain it all b
7、ack again？”Aconcern BmatterCeffect Dpoint解析：选D。句意：当被建议节食时，Marsha会说“只是为了体重再长回来，这么努力减肥又有什么意义呢？”concern关注；matter问题；effect影响；point目的、意义。根据句意可知选D项。10.After hours of searching，their patience was_and they found what they were looking for.Arewarded BawardedCbalanced Drequired解析：选A。句意：经过多个小时的搜寻，他们最终找到了所要找的。他
8、们的耐心得到了回报。reward奖赏、酬谢；award授予、奖给、判给；balance平衡；require要求。根据句意可知选A。.完形填空(2012烟台市诊断)About 10 years ago I taught a group of children to sail.They were bright，enthusiastic and as eager to _1_life as any other children.All，however，had a serious_2_Three were in wheelchairs.One was nearly blind and two walk
9、ed with difficulty，and another two_3_a lot from cerebral palsy (脑瘫)Matthew was among them.His hands，arms，legs，and even his voice were all distorted (扭曲) from the disease.To speak，Matthew had the help of a_4_Slowly，and with determination，he would_5_with distorted hands，letter by letter，what he wanted
10、 to say.Yet he was always bright and cheerful and loved to_6_everything his classmates were doing，both in the boat and in the classroom.They learnt fast and enjoyed every minute of the_7_But I think that I was the one who learned the greatest lesson.One day the sailing centre was_8_by a storm.Rather
11、 than_9_the session we decided to work in a classroom.All the children_10_.Just like other children they all wanted to answer the questions I asked.Often they would loudly_11_each other，trying to get an answer in before one of the others.But when Matthew wanted to answer a question it was_12_All of
12、a sudden they all_13_Matthew whispered and gestured at his letter board.They_14_with great patience.Matthew_15_with dogged persistence (坚持) until the answer was_16_When Matthew had answered his question the children were，almost magically，transformed back into a group of_17_and enthusiastic children.
13、All of these children were heroes in their own way.But the_18_they afforded to Matthew with his most severe disabilities was_19_If only the rest of the world were able to learn to afford care，respect and help to someone less_20_than themselves，violence and intolerance would possibly be gone.1.A.enjo
14、yBstartCexperience Dlead解析：选A。他们聪明、有活力，渴望和其他孩子一样享受生活。联系下文“enjoyed every minute”可知用enjoy“享受”。2.A.shortcoming BdisabilityCinjury Dhabit解析：选B。从下两句的内容可知，这些孩子身体上都有缺陷。shortcoming缺点；disability(生理或精神上的)缺陷；injury伤害；habit习惯。3.A.learned BchangedCsuffered Dspent解析：选C。另外两个患有脑瘫。suffer from遭受，符合语意。4.A.letter board
15、 Btape recorderCcomputer Dmicrophone解析：选A。联系下文“Matthew whispered and gestured at his letter board.”可知答案。5.A.show off Bpoint outCgive away Dtake in解析：选B。尽管很慢，但很坚定，他会用他扭曲的手一个字母一个字母地指出他想说的话。从下文的“gestured at his letter board”可知用point out。show off炫耀；point out指出；give away泄露；take in吸收。6.A.understand Bcriti
16、cizeCremember Dtry解析：选D。但是他总是很有活力、快乐，想尝试他的同学们正在做的一切事情，不管是在船上还是在课堂上。understand理解；criticize批评；remember记住；try尝试。7.A.days BclassesCtreatment Dlife解析：选B。从上文“I taught a group of children to sail”以及空格处的下一句中的“who learned the greatest lesson”可知，这里是“享受课堂的每一分钟”。8.A.blocked BhitCoccupied Dflown解析：选B。一天帆船中心遭到了风暴
17、的袭击。hit袭击。9.A.complete BcheckCescape Dcancel解析：选D。没有取消上课，我们决定在教室里上课。10.A.ran away Bgot tiredCjoined in Dfell asleep解析：选C。所有的孩子都参加了。就像其他身体健全的孩子一样，他们都想回答我提出的问题。11.A.fight BlimitCinterrupt Dstop解析：选C。时常他们会大声地相互打断彼此，想先于他人给出答案。interrupt打断，符合语意。12.A.hopeless BfunnyCdifficult Ddifferent解析：选D。但是当Matthew想回答一
18、个问题时，情形就不同了。根据下文的内容描述可知选D项。hopeless无望的；funny可笑的；difficult难的；different不同的。13.A.whispered BsmiledCquieted Dleft解析：选C。突然，所有的人都安静了下来。whisper低语；smile微笑；quiet安静；leave离开。14.A.laughed BwaitedCcontinued Drecorded解析：选B。Matthew低语着，用手势指着他的字母板。他们都耐心地等着他。laugh大笑；wait等待；continue继续；record录制。15.A.struggled BthoughtC
19、practiced Dwaved解析：选A。根据上文中的“with distorted hands，letter by letter”可知，Matthew费力且有毅力地回答着。16.A.cried out Btyped outCspelled out Dsigned out解析：选C。直到答案被清楚地拼出来。cry out大声喊叫；type out打印出来；spell out拼出；sign out签名登记。17.A.noisy BpoliteCdiligent Dclumsy解析：选A。联系上文“Often they would loudly”可知，Matthew回答完问题后，孩子们几乎魔术般
20、地变回了那群吵闹而有活力的孩子。noisy吵闹的；polite有礼貌的；diligent勤奋的；clumsy笨拙的。18.A.thank BpraiseCpleasure Dpatience解析：选D。从上文“They_14_with great patience.”可知，他们对Matthew表现出的耐心是令人鼓舞的。19.A.attractive BangryCconsiderate Dinspiring解析：选D。attractive吸引人的；angry生气的；considerate体贴的；inspiring令人鼓舞的。20.A.fortunate BexcitingCresponsibl
21、e Dcareful解析：选A。要是世界上的其他人都能学会关心、尊重和帮助那些不如他们幸运的人该多好啊，那么暴力和偏执将不复存在。fortunate幸运的；exciting令人激动的；responsible负有责任的；careful细心的。.阅读理解(2012河北省唐山市模拟)My students often tell me that they do not have “enough time” to do all their homework.My response often is “You have as much time as the president.” I usually c
22、arry on a bit about there being twentyfour hours in the day for everyone，and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.Once in graduate school，I tried to prove to my professor that I was working hard.His answer was “Thats irrelevant (不相干)Whats impo
23、rtant is the quality of your work.” That led me to a new idea：the quality of the work，which is perhaps best explained in a sign：“Dont_work_harderWork smarter.”If you cant get more time，as few of us can，the only solution is to improve the quality of your work.That means improving ways to get more out
24、 of the same time.That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits，which for students should be read as “study habits”Then as a smart student，you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study，chiefly reading and writing.If you can，it will pay off in all your subjects.As to improving r
25、eading，one suggestion is to take a quick nap when you feel reading puts you to sleep，which later helps you read better.The second solution is to speed up.But there are other issues.First，you need to find a place where you can work without unnecessary disturbances.Second，you need to take control.Succ
26、ess depends on realizing that you have to take active control over what you are doing.Third，you might as well get hold of a good book on reading and master the reading skills that pay off in all your classes.Talking about advice on good writing habits，you simply have to master the writing skills.Inc
27、reasing your efficiency in both reading and writing will pay off immediately in terms of the quality of your work and in terms of the time spent doing it.Then you will be able to do better work in less time.And maybe you will find time to play golf with the president.1.Whats the main idea of the pas
28、sage?AIn fact，everyone has as much time as the president.BThe key to having enough time is to improve work quality.CReading and writing matter a lot in finishing homework.DNot having enough time is unacceptable for unfinished work.解析：选B。主旨大意题。该文主要介绍拥有足够时间的关键在于提高工作质量。故B项符合题意。2.According to the author
29、，the students do not have enough time to get their work done mainly because_Athey lack good learning habitsBthey only have 24 hours a dayCthey feel sleepy while readingDthey are not good at writing解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第三段可知，如果没有足够的时间，唯一的解决办法就是提高工作质量，这与工作习惯有关，对于学生而言就是学习习惯，由此可知，学生没有足够的时间完成任务的原因是他们缺少好的学习习惯。3.
30、The author believes a most important way for a student to improve work quality is to_Aimprove reading and writing skillsBfind a quiet place to read and writeCtake control over his or her workDread and write in all classes解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第四段可知，学生应完善学习技能，其中主要是提高读写技能。4.According to the passage，“Dont work harder” means that_Aone should not be more devoted to ones workBone should not spend more time in workingCworking harder is not allowed in our daily lifeDworking harder is not the key point in work解析：选D。句意理解题。该句应结合上下文来理解，作者意在表达“努力地工作不如聪明地工作”，工作的关键并不是努力，而是工作质量。版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()