1、.完形填空This New Year my mum was visiting my husband and I in southern Italy.Wed decided to stay in Calabria to _1_ what itd be like to spend New Year away from home.On the morning of New Years Eve we _2_ the day by heading to Capo Vaticano, a beautiful stretch of beaches in Calabria, to our friends be
2、ach house.We _3_ to take a scenic route(路线) down to the _4_.However, this route consisted of trying to go down a very steep cliff.We saw a _5_ but only took a quick glance at it.As we saw a _6_, we decided to walk down it with the _7_ that it would take us to the beach.Had we paid _8_ attention to t
3、he sign, we would have _9_ that the route was only for experienced hikers with the _10_ equipment.Nathan was probably the best _11_ with his trainers.My mum and I were _12_ flats and were dressed as if we were ready for the party.The path became more _13_.Nathan doesnt have the best of balance yet i
4、t was I who took the first _14_, tripping on the dusty ground and taking my poor mum with!_15_, we werent hurt except for my mums slightly scratched hand.When we arrived at our host Donatellas house for the evening, shed _16_ a couple of her family to join us.Shed prepared an incredible 7course _17_
5、.Donatella told us shed started_18_ early in the afternoon that day and though we sat at midnight to _19_, I think it would have taken me several days,rather than _20_, to prepare such a feast.本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者与其家人去意大利的卡拉布里亚过新年的曲折经历。1A.confuse Btouch Cexperience Dwander答案:C解析:confuse使迷惑,混淆;touch触摸,感动
6、;experience体验;wander徘徊,游荡。上文提到“我们决定待在卡拉布里亚”,而下文又提到“远离家过新年会是什么样子”。根据上下文的语境可推知此处选C项。2A.gained Breserved Curged Dstarted答案:D解析:上文提到“On the morning of New Years Eve”以及下文“by heading to Capo Vaticano,a beautiful stretch of beaches in Calabria,to our friends beach house”根据语境可推知,此处应为“开始”这一天。故选D项。3A.pretende
7、d Bdecided Crefused Dhesitated答案:B解析:根据下文的“However,this route consisted of trying to go down a very steep cliff.”可知,这条路包括走过一座非常陡的悬崖。故可知此处指的是“我们决定选取一条风景优美的路线”。pretend假装;decide决定;refuse拒绝;hesitate犹豫。根据语境选B项。4A.beach Bbank Clake Ddesert答案:A解析:根据下文的“.it would take us to the beach.”可知,此处指的是到达海滩(beach),故选
8、A项。5A.sign Bsymbol Csignal Dtrack答案:A解析:根据下文的“Had we paid _8_ attention to the sign.”可知,此处指的是“我们看到了一个指示牌,但是仅仅快速地扫视了它一眼”。sign标志牌,指示牌;symbol标志,符号,象征;signal信号;track踪迹,痕迹。根据语境可知选A项。6A.light Brail Cpath Dpoliceman答案:C解析:根据下文的“.the route was only for experienced hikers.”可知,这条路仅仅适合有经验的徒步旅行者。故可知此处指的是“当我们看到一
9、条路的时候。我们决定沿着它走”。故选C项。7A.fact Bduty Cchance Dhope答案:D解析:根据第二段首句可知作者与家人要到朋友家的海景房去。故可推知“我们决定沿着它走,希望它会带我们到海滩”。故选D项。8A.cheaper Bcloser Clonger Dshorter答案:B解析:根据上文的“We saw a _5_ but only took a quick glance at it.”可知“我们仅仅快速地扫视了一眼这个指示牌”。故可推知此处表示“要是我们更仔细地看这个指示牌的话,我们就会意识到这条路仅仅适合有经验的徒步旅行者。”pay closer attentio
10、n to更仔细/认真地关注。故选B项。9A.followed Brealized Cperformed Dobserved答案:B解析:follow沿着,跟随;realize意识到,了解到;perform履行,进行;observe观察。该句为虚拟语气的句子,且根据上题解析可知,此处选B项合适。10A.sincere Bqualified Cspecial Dcorrect答案:D解析:根据上文的内容可知,作者及家人走了一条有陡峭的悬崖的路,并且这条路仅仅适合有经验的徒步旅行者。故可推知徒步旅行者应有“恰当的装备”。sincere诚实的,真诚的;qualified有资格的;special特殊的;
11、correct得体的,恰当的。根据语境选D项。11A.equipped Bmarked Cconnected Drewarded答案:A解析:根据下文的“his trainers”以及上文的“equipment”可知,此处指的是Nathan的运动鞋很可能是最好的装备。故选A项。12A.reaching Bcarrying Cwearing Dentering答案:C解析:此处的“flats”意为“womens shoes without high heels”。根据下文的“were dressed as if we were ready for the party”(我们打扮得就好像准备参加聚
12、会似的)可知,此处选C项。13A.complicated Bexcellent Cflexible Ddifficult答案:D解析:作者他们所选的路是一条有陡峭的悬崖的路,并且穿着不恰当;倒数第二段又提到了作者及家人受伤的事情。故可知此处表示“路变得更加难走了”。故选D项。14A.field Bbreath Cdive Dfly答案:C解析:根据下文的“tripping on the dusty ground and taking my poor mum with”可知,作者绊倒在满是尘土的地面上并且还把可怜的妈妈一起带倒了。故可推知“是我首先俯冲向下的”。故选C项。15A.Fortunat
13、ely BSadly CHonestly DStrangely答案:A解析:根据下文的“we werent hurt except for my mums slightly scratched hand”可知此处指的是“幸运的是”。故选A项。16A.asked Binvited Cprepared Dexpected答案:B解析:根据下文的“a couple of her family to join us”可知,Donatella邀请她的两三个家人加入我们。ask要求,询问;invite邀请;prepare准备;expect期盼,期待。根据语境可知,该题选B项。17A.trend Bcere
14、mony Ccelebration Dfeast答案:D解析:根据下文的“.to prepare such a feast”可知,此处指的是“七道菜的盛宴(feast)”,故选D项。18A.examining Bapplying Ccooking Dbaking答案:C解析:因为是准备盛宴,所以可知此处表示的是“她在那天下午很早就开始做饭了”。故选C项。19A.possess Beat Cbuy Dneed答案:B解析:根据语境可知此处指的是吃饭。故选B项。20A.hours Byears Cminutes Dseconds答案:A解析:根据上文的“I think it would have
15、taken me several days,rather than.”以及“Donatella told us shed started _18_ early in the afternoon that day and though we sat at midnight”可知,Donatella是花了几个小时的时间做好的饭,故此处选A项。.阅读理解Paris is the capital of the European nation of France.It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the worl
16、d.Paris is called the City of Light.It is also an international fashion center.What modern women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.Paris is also a famous world center of education.For example, it is the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and
17、 Cultural Organization. The Seine River divides the city into two parts.Thirtytwo bridges cross this scenic river.The oldest and perhaps most wellknown is the Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century.The Sorbonne,a famous university, is on the left bank (south side) of the river.The beaut
18、iful white church Sacre Coeur lies on top of the hill called Montmartre on the right bank (north side) of the Seine.There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre; the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.Paris as well as the Cathedral of Notr
19、e Dame is named after a group of people called the Parisii.They built a small village on an island, in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago.This island called the Lie de la Cite is where Notre Dame lies.Today around eight million people live in the Paris area.本文介绍了法国的首都巴黎。1Why
20、is Paris regarded as a fashion center in the world?AThe clothes there are the most expensive in the world.BThere is the largest collection of the clothes in Paris.CParis has the most beautiful clothes in the world.DParis plays a leading role in the fashion world.答案:D解析:细节理解题。由第二段第三句可知,巴黎女性穿的服装很快就会在全
21、世界流行起来。2The Pont Neuf was built in _.Athe 1500s Bthe 1600s Cthe 1700s Dthe 1800s答案:A解析:细节理解题。由第三段第三句中的“.which was built in the sixteenth century.”可知选A项。3We can conclude that Notre Dame is _.Aon the left bank Bon the right bankCon neither bank Din Louvre答案:C解析:推理判断题。由最后一段第二句“They built a small village on an island.”可知Notre Dame在塞纳河中心的一个小岛上。4Which is not the factor that can make Paris famous?AFashion. BThe Sorbonne.CSome bridges. DThe Eiffel Tower.答案:C解析:细节理解题。通读全文可知,文中未曾提到巴黎的桥。