1、一、单项填空1Xiamen is_most beautiful coastal city and I believe I will come for_second visit.Athe；aBa；aCthe；the Da；the解析：考查冠词用法。句意：厦门是一个很美丽的沿海城市，我想我还会再来的。第一个空形容词最高级前用不定冠词a表示“很，非常”；第二个空序数词前用不定冠词a表示“再一，又一”。答案：B2Moms gift？She _ have chosen a better one for me.She _ be very happy to know it.Ashould；must Bmig
2、ht；wouldntCcouldnt；must Dmustnt；cant解析：考查情态动词表推测。第一个空couldnt.better“不可能再好了”；第二个空表示十分肯定的推测用must。答案：C3It is what you do rather than what you say _matters.Athat BwhatCwhich Dthis解析：考查强调句。强调主语部分。原句为：What you do rather than what you say matters.。答案：A4The soldiers soon reached _ was once an old temple _ t
3、he villagers used as a school.Awhere；what Bwhat；whichCwhere；which Dwhat；where解析：第一个空what引导的名词性从句作reach的宾语，what表示地点，且在从句中作主语；第二个空which引导的定语从句修饰temple，which作use的宾语。答案：B5Are you glad that you came to Washington?Yes，indeed.I _ going to New York，but Ive never regretted my decision.Aconsidered Bam conside
4、ringChad considered Dhave considered解析：考查动词的时态。由于动词consider发生在动词came之前，所以用过去完成时。答案：C6Do you mind my smoking here?_！ANo，thanks BNo.Good ideaCYes，please DYes.Better not解析：此处表示委婉的不同意。意思是“你最好不要抽”。(Youd better not smoke.)。另外表示不同意的用语有：No，I dont think so./ Im afraid not./ I dont agree with you.等。答案：D10The
5、wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front _ to arrive.Ais expected Bis expectingCexpects Dwill be expected解析：动词expect与其逻辑主语之间是被动关系，在时间状语从句中用一般现在时表示将来。答案：A11She didnt find it any use _ together with him.Ato live BlivingClive Dlived解析：句中的it是形式主语，any use是宾语补足语，又由于it is no use doing是固定句型，因此选用
6、ing形式，作真正的宾语。答案：B12This photo of mine was taken _ stood the famous high tower.Awhich Bin whichCwhere Dthere解析：where引导的从句在句中作地点状语，并且where在状语从句的句首引起倒装。答案：C15We must find a dictionary._ will do.ASome BAnyCEvery DEach解析：any表示“任何”一本都行。句意：我们必须找到一本词典，任何一本都行。答案：B二、完形填空I had a bad experience that happened la
7、st year.My wife and I_1_a landscape design company to plant grass and flowers and put in a stone walkway in our backyard.After they did the work，my wife looked over the_2_and realized they had charged us a lot of money for plants that were_3_planted.When we brought the_4_up to the owners of the comp
8、any，the first thing they did was refuse to_5_it.They said they were innocent. When we asked them，they said they werent_6_since my wife and I could have removed the plants.In fact，they were trying to put the_7_on their customer.When we_8_them through the backyard and it was clear there was no way we
9、could have moved away the plants(it would have been a lot of plants and clearly noticeable)，they then_9_to pay us back only 75% of what they owed us.We thought it was_10_but decided to accept it.But wait.Theres more.A few months later，the stone walkway they put in_11_.When I asked the company to_12_
10、it，they said they would do so，_13_a month later they still hadnt done it.More cracks(裂缝)showed up and things got worse._14_，I will never do business with this company again.They provided us with the worst customer_15_Ive ever had.It made me shake my head，get frustrated and_16_how someone could do bu
11、siness like this and survive.One person who feels cheated by a company can_17_millions of people through Facebook，Twitter and online review sites，which will have a negative_18_on its brand.A company can no longer_19_its customers.They cant treat them_20_and expect to thrive(兴旺)作者遭遇了一次糟糕的客户服务经历。1A.or
12、dered BpermittedCbegged Dhired解析：根据后文提到的纠纷可知，作者和妻子雇用了一家公司。答案：D2A.plan BbillCcndition Dmaterial解析：根据句中charged us a lot of money可知，这里指账单。答案：B3A.ever BsometimesCnever Doften解析：根据第二段中my wife and I could have removed the plants可知，作者的妻子发现，有些植物没有种植，却被收了钱。答案：C4A.matter BhistoryCreply Dresult解析：作者和妻子向公司经营者提出
13、这个问题。答案：A5A.explain BacknowledgeCshare Dbalance解析：根据后句They said they were innocent可知，他们拒绝承认问题。答案：B6A.confused BdisappointedCresponsible Dcurious解析：根据句中my wife and I could have removed the plants可知，他们认为自己没有责任。答案：C7A.blame BcreditCcost Dattitude解析：根据下文there was no way we could have moved away the plan
14、ts可知，他们就是尽力把责任推给客户。答案：A8A.picked BwalkedCemployed Dpulled解析：根据句中through the backyard可知，作者和妻子带着他们查看情况。答案：B9A.accepted BaffordedCoffered Drequired解析：根据句中pay us back可知，他们提出赔偿。答案：C10A.ordinary BunfairCessential Dreasonable解析：根据前句中only 75% of what they owed us和本句中but可知，作者和妻子认为不公平。答案：B11A.turned up Bcaugh
15、t fireCmade progress Dbroke down解析：根据后文More cracks showed up可推断，走道坏了。答案：D12A.repair BplaceCproduce Dadd解析：根据后文内容可知，作者让他们来修理一下。答案：A13A.although BsoCbut Dbecause解析：根据句中they still hadnt done it可知，这里表示转折。答案：C14A.Probably BFortunatelyCSimilarly DObviously解析：通过作者遇到的问题可知，显而易见，他再也不会和这家公司有往来了。答案：D15A.service
16、 BattitudeCprice Dmethod解析：根据前文内容可知，这个公司为他们提供了最差的服务。答案：A16A.imagine BpredictCwonder Dstudy解析：根据句中It made me shake my head，get frustrated可推断，作者想知道这样的公司怎么会发展。答案：C17A.fool BreachCfollow Dcount解析：根据句中through Facebook，Twitter and online review sites可得到答案。答案：B18A.future BreasonCexperience Dimpact解析：根据句中ne
17、gative和语境可知，这里指影响。答案：D19A.visit BignoreCappreciate Dleave解析：根据前句内容可知，公司不能忽略客户。答案：B20A.wrong BequallyChard Dspecially解析：根据句中expect to thrive可推断，公司不能错误地对待客户。答案：A三、阅读理解I am a psychologist.I first met Timothy，a quiet，overweight elevenyearold boy，when his mother brought him to me to discuss his declining
18、 grades.A few minutes with Timothy were enough to confirm that his selfesteem and general happiness were falling right along with them.I asked about Timothys typical day.He awoke every morning at six thirty so he could reach his school by eight and arrived home around four thirty each afternoon.He t
19、hen had a quick snack，followed by either a piano lesson or a lesson with his math tutor.He finished dinner at 7 pm，and then he sat down to do homework for two to three hours.Quickly doing the math in my head，I found that Timothy spent an average of thirteen hours a day at a writing desk.What if Timo
20、thy spent thirteen hours a day at a sewing machine instead of a desk？We would immediately be shocked，because that would be called children being horribly mistreated.Timothy was far from being mistreated，but the mountain of homework he faced daily resulted in a similar consequencehe was being robbed
21、of his childhood.In fact，Timothy had no time to do anything he truly enjoyed，such as playing video games，watching movies，or playing board games with his friends.Play，however，is a crucial part of healthy child development.It affects childrens creativity，their social skills，and even their brain develo
22、pment.The absence of play，physical exercise，and freeform social interaction takes a serious toll on many children.It can also cause significant health problems like childhood obesity，sleep problems and depression.Experts in the field recommend the minutes children spend on their homework should be n
23、o more than ten times the number of their grade level.As a fifthgrader，Timothy should have no more than fifty minutes a day of homework(instead of three times that amount)Having an extra two hours an evening to play，relax，or see a friend would soundly benefit any childs life quality.本文通过一位名叫Timothy男
24、孩的个案，探讨了学生课业过重的问题。1What does the underlined word“them”in the first paragraph probably refer to?ATimothys parents. BTimothys grades.CPsychologists. DThe students.解析：文章结构题。从were falling right along with.可知them所指的东西是正在下降、下滑的东西，正是前面提到的his declining grades。答案：B2Timothy did homework_.Abetween 7 pm and 8 pmBbetween noon and 4：30 pmCbetween 4：30 pm and 7 pmDbetween 7 pm and 9 or 10 pm