1、.阅读理解What do you know about the sea? You may have seen it.Some of us have swum or bathed in it.It looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very rough when there is a strong wind.What other things do we know about it? Of course,the sea is very large.In the world there is more sea than land.T
2、he sea covers three quarters of the earth.The sea is also very deep in some places.It is not deep everywhere;some parts of it are very great.At one spot,near Japan the sea is nearly 11 kilometres deep! Just think of it,the highest mountain in the world is only 9 kilometres high! If you have swum in
3、the sea,you know that the water is salty.Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea.Some parts of the sea are more salty than other parts.Do you know the Dead Sea in Arabia? It is very salty.Swimmers cannot sink in it!Fish cannot live in the Dead Sea.It is a strange sea.In most parts of the sea,th
4、ere are a lot of fishes and plants.Some live near the top of the sea.Others live deep down.No sunlight can reach the depth of the sea.So it is completely dark.Strange fishes live there.Some are blind.Some have their own lights.Some have great jaws(口部)With their great jaws,they swallow fish larger th
5、an themselves.The sea can be very cold.Deep sea divers know this well.At the top the water may be warm.Then as the divers go down,the sea becomes colder and colder.Many scientists are now making a study of animal and plant life in the sea.They hope to find new resources for mankind.【解题导语】本文介绍了大海的情况。
6、海的面积、密度及里面的生物等。1Which of the following statements is NOT true?ALand covers one fourth of the area of the earth.BThe depths of the sea are different in different places.CThe depth of the sea at one spot near Japan is nearly the height of the highest mountain.DThe salt in the sea mainly comes from the
7、 land.解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第十一、十二句话可知,世界上最高的山只有9千米,而靠近日本海洋的某一处深度可达到11千米,故C项错误。2The Dead Sea is lifeless because_.Athe water in it is too coldBthe water in it is too salty for anything to growCthe water in it never flowsDno sunlight can reach the bottom of the sea解析:选B。细节理解题。死海里鱼类不能生存就是因为死海的盐分太高,故B项正确。3.
8、 We can see the underlined word “ rough ” in this passage means_.AuglyBnoisyCcold Dnot calm解析:选D。词义猜测题。根据下文“when there is a strong wind”可知,rough与not calm同义。4What does the writer intend to tell us in the last paragraph?AThe necessity of the study of the sea.BThe purpose of mans further study of the s
9、ea.CMans limited knowledge of the sea.DThe importance of new resources for man.解析:选B。细节理解题。文章最后一段主要介绍人类对海洋进行研究的目的,故B项正确。.七选五补缺题_1_You probably think you will never be a top student.This is not necessarily so,however.Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to.Heres how:Plan your time ca
10、refully.When planning your work.you should make a list of things that you have to do.After making this list,you should make a schedule of your time.First your time for eating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Then decide a good,regular time for studying._2_A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems,but i
11、t will force you realize what is happening to your time.Find a good place to study.Look around the house for a good study area.Keep this space,which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room,free of everything but study materials.No games,radios,or television.When you sit down to study,concentra
12、te on the subject.Make good use of your time in class._3_Listening carefully in class means less work later.Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.Study regularly.When you get home from school,go over your notes,review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the
13、 next day,read that material._4_If you do these things regularly,the material will become more meaningful,and youll remember it longer.Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.They help you remember your new knowledge.The world wont
14、 end if you dont pass a test,so dont be over worried._5_You will probably discover them after you have tried these.AThere are other methods that might help you with your studying.BDont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.CTake advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher
15、 says.DNo one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.EMaybe you are an average student.FMake full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.GThis will help you understand the next class.答案:15.EBCGA.完形填空During my second year of college,I was looking around for a
16、place to live.One Sunday after church,the pastor(牧师)told me to stay in his daughters room because his daughter was studying abroad for one year.To be_1_,I really didnt want to stay with “the pastors family”He told me how much the_2_would bea very low figure that_3_one homecooked meal a day.I thought
17、 about the_4_and decided to move in.At the end of the term I had planned to find_5_living place,since the daughter was to_6_home.To my delight,they_7_that I share a room with their son.I seemed to have been adopted into their_8_their people became my people.I_9_accepted the offer.As I emptied the da
18、ughters bedroom,I thought it might be_10_to have a little sister to look after.But when I later met my new sister,I_11_that she was more independent than I first_12_.We finally fell in love,_13_,and have looked after each other for many years.There have been times that life turned out more_14_than e
19、ither of us could have known.But we have always been able to go_15_largely because we knew that we are deeply_16_.It isnt about marriageIts about_17_.Its about mothers and fathers,sisters and brothers and special friends who are as_18_as family.Its about anybody who can say,“Ill be_19_you can count
20、on me.Ill try to look after you and sometimes I will need you to look after me.”Is there anybody you can depend on? And are others counting on you? We travel on the path of life best when there is_20_to look after,and when someone is looking after us.【解题导语】家人之间的互相关爱能使大家在面对人生的挫折与挑战时,齐心协力,勇往直前。1A.hone
21、stBsurprisedCfriendly Dpleased解析:选A。本句“really didnt want to stay with”说明作者在说自己的真实感受,to be honest是插入语。2A.price BrentCmoney Dpay解析:选B。本句的“a very low figure”说明的是房客与房东之间涉及的租金,所以用rent,rent在这里是名词,意为“租金”。干扰项是money,但是该词不能表明作者和牧师之间的关系。3A.had BincludedCmade Dcontained解析:选B。include指的是包含其中的一部分,而contain是全部包含,所以不
22、能选D项。4A.idea BplanCservice Doffer解析:选D。上句的“a very low figure”和“one homecooked meal”都是房东提供给作者的,这里的offer意为“提供建议”,且含友好之意,所以作者决定接受。5A.same BdifferentCanother Dextra解析:选C。这里的another是泛指任何一个别的地方。干扰项是B项,如果选B项的话,注意要加上冠词a。6A.return BgoCget Dleave解析:选A。和第一段第二句的“was studying abroad”相呼应,说明房东的女儿这时候要回来了,所以选A项。7A.o
23、rdered BagreedCarranged Dsuggested解析:选D。需注意的是几个选项里只有suggest后面跟宾语从句时可以用到虚拟语气。8A.house BfamilyCgroup Dfriend解析:选B。本句的破折号后面的“their people became my people”说明这时候的作者已经融入这一家人。9A.happily BsorrowfullyCevidently Defficiently解析:选A。在这样爱意融融的家庭里,作者当然是欣然接受眼前的一切,所以这里用happily说明作者的心情。10A.bad BexcitingCnice Dstrange解
24、析:选C。本空后的“have a little sister to look after”说明作者以为自己要充当兄长的角色,所以感觉很好。11A.realized BthoughtCknew Ddoubted解析:选A。作者一见到所谓的妹妹就意识到了自己的想法是错误的,因为对方是一个很独立的女孩。12A.saw BtoldCimagined Dbelieved解析:选C。因为是初次见面,在这之前的想法都属于想象,所以这里要用imagine。13A.separated BpartedCleft Dmarried解析:选D。本句里的“fell in love”和“have looked after
25、 each other for many years”说明作者和房东的女儿结婚了,所以这里要用married。14A.smooth BchallengingCexciting Ddifferent解析:选B。challenging意为“有挑战性的,要求高的”,指生活中的挑战。15A.backward BeastwardCforward Dwestward解析:选C。go forward指的是面对挫折,全家人勇往直前。16A.hated BcaredCfelt Dliked解析:选B。能做到齐心协力共同克服困难,就是因为有全家人之间的互相关爱。17A.friendship BrelationCl
26、ove Dfamily解析:选C。并不是婚姻这个形式,而是爱的力量使全家人克服难关,所以答案选C项。18A.close BgoodCfar Dlong解析:选A。close指的是家庭成员之间的关系的亲密程度,和前一题的love吻合。19A.away BoutCin Daround解析:选D。本句的“you can count on me”说明“我就在你的旁边或者周围”,你随时可以依靠,所以这里用around。20A.nobody BsomebodyCanybody Deverybody解析:选B。句意为“我们人生之旅中最好的那部分就是当我们能照顾他人的时候,或者有人照顾我们的时候”。本句的so
27、meone就是本题的解题线索。.语法填空The day after Thanksgiving has become Americas 1._(wild) shopping day.2._(close) all day on Thursday,chain stores all across the nation open early on Friday.Some stores open at 12:01 Friday morning,3._others open at 4 am.Some“sleepyhead”stores dont open their doors on Friday unti
28、l 6 am.From Friday to the day before Christmas,this is the season 4._ businesses make as much as 25 percent of their annual income.Reporters from local TV stations interview people who camp out in front of stores a day or two 5._ the doors open on Friday.These people 6._(patient) wait in line to get
29、 7._(product) that are discounted 50 percent or more.“We have fun,”said one camper.“We bring games to play,order lots of pizza,and we meet new friends.And what the 8._(interest) thing of all is that we save a lot of money!”The catch(陷阱),of course,is that only a very small number of products are avai
30、lable at the 9._(large) discounts.Regardless,each store has plenty of other items that 10._(reduce) from 10 to 50 percentsaving shoppers from $10 to $400 per itemto attract Americans to shop.【解题导语】感恩节后,全美就到了轰轰烈烈的商品促销季。人们为了买到打折商品,早早地在商店前排队等候。1解析:考查形容词的最高级。根据语境此处应用最高级。答案:wildest2解析:考查非谓语动词。chain store
31、s是close的动作承受者,故使用其过去分词形式。答案:Closed3解析:考查连接词。前后两个句子之间是对比关系,故使用while来引导,表示“,而”。答案:while4解析:考查关系副词。when引导定语从句,在从句中作时间状语。答案:when5解析:考查连接词。根据语境,此空填before,意为“在之前”。答案:before6解析:考查词性转换。根据语境,此处应该使用patient的副词形式,修饰动词wait。答案:patiently7解析:考查名词的复数。根据语境此处应填product的复数形式。答案:products8解析:考查词性转换和形容词最高级。根据“the”和“thing”的提示,此处应该使用interest的形容词形式;根据“of all”可知,此空应该使用最高级。答案:most interesting9解析:考查形容词的最高级。根据语境此处应用最高级。答案:largest10解析:考查语态。other items是reduce的动作承受者,故使用reduce的被动语态。答案:are reduced