1、规范练(三十三) .阅读理解AAt railway stations all across Britain next week, groups of students will gather with their backpacks to wait for the trains that will carry them home for Christmas. This is as large a movement of human beings as before, but with more contradictory traffic flows, trains filled with th
2、e young pass each other traveling in every direction.At first, I went home every weekend with my washing, but then those visits became less regular. How did I let my parents know I was coming? They had no phone. Perhaps I wrote to them (“Expect me with dirty shirts this Friday afternoon”), but more
3、likely I didnt let them know, and just turned up or didnt turn up, not understanding that my parents hopes of seeing me were a greater disappointment of my carelessness than a spoiled tea.And in all this I suspected I was typical, at least of young men. As for our fathers and mothers, none of them t
4、alked of “the empty nest syndrome(综合征)”， even though its possible effect that the main human duty is to protect and feed the young would have suited their generation better than ours. Today, its a condition with remedies,_which will make parents feel more enjoyable in their life. The Mayo Clinic, fo
5、r example, suggests you try to maintain regular contact with your children through “visits, phone calls, emails, texts or video chats”. If you feel unhappy, lean on loved ones or your mental health providers. Above all, stay positive. Thinking about the extra time and energy you might have to devote
6、 to your marriage or personal interests after your last child leaves home might help you adapt to this major life change.What cant be denied, however, is that children often leave home. In modern society, this is what they do. Christmas is the very time when they can be depended on to return. For th
7、e nonreligious, that may be this seasons true comfort and significance.语篇解读圣诞节前夕英国大批学生要乘火车回家，由此作者想到了那些空巢老人，希望年轻人能给予他们更多的关心。1The main reason for the busy traffic across Britain next week is that _.Ayoung students will go back home for ChristmasByoung people will travel in every directionCit is a larg
8、e movement of human beingsDthe traffic flows will be more contradictory解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的“next week，groups of students will gather with their backpacks to wait for the trains that will carry them home for Christmas”可知，学生将在下周回家过圣诞节，这使得英国交通繁忙。答案：A2From the second paragraph we can learn that the write
9、r _.Awent home every week to wash dirty clothesBunderstood his parents desire of seeing himCdidnt understand his parents feelingsDwent home to see his parents regularly解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的“not understanding that my parents hopes of seeing me were a greater. a spoiled tea”可知，作者当时并不理解父母的感受。答案：C3The un
10、derlined word “remedies” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_”AreasonsBexcusesChabits Dsolutions解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的定语从句以及下文提到的解决“空巢综合征”的办法可知，remedy与solution的意思最接近，表示“补救的方法”。答案：D4From the passage we can infer that by writing the article the writers purpose is to _.Apersuade the young to show conc
11、ern for their parentsBask the young to go home regularlyCmake the young understand their parents interestsDenable the young to be more independent解析：写作意图题。圣诞前夕大批学生回家过节，使作者想起了以前父母盼望自己回家的情形，体会到了空巢老人的心情。本文旨在让年轻人多关心他们的父母。答案：ABAre you concerned about your body image? These days, both women and men are su
12、rrounded by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting, exercise and fashion. Not to mention hairstyles! Gone are the days when all men had to think about wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.Now, a survey by the University of the West of England(UWE) has suggeste
13、d that 80% of men confess to being unhappy about their body. The biggest body issues for them were beer bellies and lack of muscles.Some think this sudden vanity is due to the pressure or influence of role models we see on TV and in magazines. People end up with a perception of what the perfect body
14、 should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to have perfect pecs(胸肌) and dazzling white teeth like Arnold Schwarzenegger.An opportunistic entrepreneur has even invented a muscleenhancing shirt to be worn under a mans clothes to make him look more of a hunk.But Joe Warner, the for
15、mer editor of Mens Fitness magazine in the UK, thinks the padded shirt is just a gimmick. He thinks many people in the country are obese, or overweight, and should accept they need to do more exercise.Warner says, “I think its a real shame that people still want short cuts when it doesnt take an awf
16、ul lot of effort to get to the gym or go for a walk.”Exercise is always a good thing. But we mustnt forget that beauty is only skin deep. Character is more important than appearance.So before I head off to the pub, it might be worth spending an hour at the gym. Im not looking to get a sixpack(块块隆起的腹
17、肌), but looking healthier would certainly improve my confidence and selfesteem.What about you: how much do you worry about your physique?语篇解读本文是议论文，主要论述了身体形象尤为受到重视这个观点。5From the survey by UWE, we can know 80% of men _.Alack opportunity to prove themselvesBare not satisfied with their body imageCwant
18、 to have a muscleenhancing shirtDmake complaints about the working conditions解析：细节理解题。由文章第二段中的“80% of men confess to being unhappy about their body.The biggest body issues for them were beer bellies and lack of muscles”可得知答案为B。答案：B6The underlined word “hunk” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to _.Aa pa
19、ssionate and cool manBa strong and sexually attractive manCa handsome and energetic manDa wise and wealthy gentleman解析：词义猜测题。根据上文可知，一个企业家发明了一种可以增强肌肉的衬衫，使得穿上它的男士成为拥有健美肌肉的人。hunk的意思应是“魁梧性感的男子”。答案：B7It can be learned that Joe Warner _.Ais the present editor of Mens Fitness magazine in the UKBthinks its
20、right for people to want short cuts to a good body imageCthinks many people are overweight and should take regular exerciseDthinks the shirt with soft substances can change the appearance of the body解析：细节理解题。由第五段中的“He thinks many people in the country are obese，or overweight，and should accept they n
21、eed to do more exercise”可知答案为C。答案：C8What does the passage mainly talk about?AYou shouldnt judge a book by its cover.BMore and more people become obese in England.CRole models put great pressure on common people.DMen become more and more conscious of the body image.解析：主旨大意题。文章通过西英格兰大学所做的调查论证了男士越来越重视身
22、体形象这一现象，故D为最佳答案。答案：D.阅读填句Five years ago when my doctor told me that I was suspected to have breast cancer, I was surrounded by fear immediately. 1My treatment was an operation and eight weeks radiation therapy. It was impossible for me to go on with life as usual. Though I felt weak, I wanted to tak
23、e on an important thing that I had avoided for over 30 years. 2 I decided to go back to school, first for my GED (General Educational Development) and then for my associate degree.I registered in a school. I was a fulltime student while receiving the therapy. Within one year I completed the required
24、 courses to earn my GED, and within two years I earned my associate degree.Those two years were the first of five years of sadness during which time I faced all my greatest fears. 3 It seemed as if every time I went to the doctor, there was something else wrong. I had no income, no money and then my
25、 mother died, which totally broke me down. I then suffered from depression and received treatment. However, being a cancer survivor was a constant source of encouragement that kept me going ahead.I switched to another school that offered an independent study program which allowed me to study at home
26、. Finally, I completed my college education and obtained my Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. Meanwhile, writing school papers had brought back the writer in me. 4 It was accepted and published.5 Now I am a college graduate, a breast cancer survivor and an author on the way to a new
27、 beginning and a new life.AI was a high school dropout.BMy health was in decline.CUnfortunately, it was soon confirmed.DMy life has since taken a new direction.EThe cancer was long gone from my body.FI wrote a manuscript and then contributed to a publisher.GThe choice brings me to the most important
28、 things that Ive learned.语篇解读本文为记叙文。本文通过讲述乳腺癌患者在接受治疗的同时，进入学校学习的感人故事，告诉读者：面对逆境，只要有毅力，不言放弃，同样可以实现愿望，开始新的生活。1解析：通过首段首句信息“I was suspected to have breast cancer”可知，开始时作者只是被怀疑患了乳腺癌；通过第二段首句和第二句知道，作者进行手术和放疗，并且所有这些对她来说，要继续过正常的生活是不可能的。由此可以推断出，作者后来被证实患有乳腺癌。故选C项。答案：C2解析：通过空白处后面的句子“I decided to go back to school
29、，first for my GED (General Educational Development) and then for my associate degree”以及下一段落中的I was a fulltime.可以推知，作者原来是一名辍学学生，打算重返校园完成自己的学业。故选A项。答案：A3解析：由空白处后面的句子可以推断出作者的健康状况每况愈下。故选B项。答案：B4解析：由空白处前面的“学校论文写作使我找回了自己的作家潜质”和空白处后面的句子可知，选项F符合语境。答案：F5解析：综合分析全文，尤其是全文的最后一句话可知：作者完成了大学学业，实现了愿望，生活发生了变化，开始了新的生活
30、。故选D项。答案：D.语法填空Saudi Arabian women are registering to vote for the first time in their history. They will vote in the city council elections later this year. They have a 21day period 1._(register). A Saudi newspaper said the first woman to register was Safinaz Abu AlShamat. She said she 2._(want) to
31、 be the first woman to arrive at the centre to register. She said it was a 3._(nation) duty to take part in. Another woman to register was Jamal AlSaadi. She said, “The 4._(participate) of Saudi women in the municipal(市政府的) elections as voters and candidates was a dream for us. We are just at the be
32、ginning of the road.”Letting women vote was one of the 5._(plan) of King Abdullah, 6._ died earlier this year. The Sandi government said 7._(give) women the vote was “a significant milestone in progress”. Many women also want to run for office and take 8._ government positions. At least 70 want to r
33、un for office and more than 80 want to be campaign managers. One of the women who want to be a candidate in the elections is 36yearold Haifa alHababi. She said she 9._(campaign) for change. She said, “Change is life. The government has given us this tool and I intend 10._(use) it.”语篇解读本文为记叙文，沙特阿拉伯妇女
34、第一次享受到投票权，本文描述了几位女权主义者的心声。1解析：考查不定式的用法。句意：他们有21天的报名时间。have在此处表“有”的意思。误解分析：此题学生易误以为是have sth. done或have sb. do sth.句型，从而误填registered或register。have sth. done让某事被做，have sb. do sth.让某人做某事，have是使役动词。答案：to register2解析：考查动词的时态。根据上下文可知，此处用一般过去时态，故用动词的过去式。答案：wanted3解析：考查形容词的用法。此处修饰名词duty，故把名词转化为形容词，得出答案。答案：n
35、ational4解析：考查名词。沙特阿拉伯妇女参与市政选举，此处作主语，故用其名词形式。答案：participation5解析：考查名词的复数。根据空前的one of可知，此处用名词的复数形式，表示“之一”。答案：plans6解析：考查关系代词的用法。此处用who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词King Abdullah。答案：who7解析：考查动名词的用法。此处是非谓语动词短语作主语，根据上下文语境可知应用动名词短语，故此处用动名词形式。答案：giving8解析：考查动词不定式。take up government positions表示“担任政府的职位”，take up表示“开始从事；开始担当”的意思。答案：up9解析：考查动词的时态。句意：她说她将会为改变而发起运动。根据句意，主句是一般过去时，故宾语从句用过去将来时。答案：would campaign10解析：考查固定用法。intend to do sth.表示想要做某事。答案：to use