1、.完形填空At the age of nine，I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. The day arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could _1_ to a higher level class. Fifteen of us were to _2_ to swim from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my _3_， one by one, tried and failed. Then it was my
2、 turn to _4_， I mean, my turn to attempt to pass the test. It was about halfway when I got _5_. I immediately stopped and _6_ the side of the pool, ending my test. Our instructor, a college student, was standing _7_ me. “Why did you stop？”he yelled, in a less than _8_ voice. “I got water in my nose，
3、” I _9_.Thats when this college student _10_ me one of lifes great lessons, _11_ he probably never realized that. Bending down, he shouted，“So？” “So？” The _12_ shocked me. It had just seemed _13_ to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the _14_. My nineyearold brain had not und
4、erstood the fact that a valuable _15_ is worth achieving, however difficult to get there. Recognizing that，I was _16_ nothing would keep me from completing the test. In fact, I did it rather _17_ on my next attempt. Seeing me _18_ the test，almost all the others did so as well. Life is a journey, and
5、 the road wont _19_ be easy. We have to focus on the final destination, not the _20_ along the road.文章大意：本文是人物故事类记叙文。作者讲述了自己九岁的时候参加游泳考试的一段经历。从这段经历中，作者认识到了一点：有价值的目标是值得一个人为之努力和奋斗的。怀着这样的信念，作者最后顺利通过了游泳考试。 1. Askip Brefer Cadvance Dadd答案：C解析：空处所在句子表示作者要参加游泳考试以便确认能否“升级到”更高一个层次的课程，advance“前进”符合语境。 2. Atake
6、 turns Binsist on Ctake risksDput off答案：A解析：根据后文的“one by one”可知，作者和同学们是“轮流”进行考试的，take turns to do sth.“轮流做某事”符合语境。insist on“坚持”；take risks“冒险”；put off“推迟”。 3. Acompetitors BclassmatesCstudentsDinstructors答案：B解析：根据首段首句“At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool”可知，作者参加了一个游泳班，由此可知，作者观
7、看的是“同班同学”轮流考试，所以答案是classmates。competitor“竞争者”；student“学生”；instructor“指导员”。 4. Ashow Bleave CfailDobserve答案：C解析：上文讲到，作者眼看着他的同学们一个跟着一个进行游泳考试，但都失败了，接下来，应该轮到自己“失败”了，所以答案是fail。show“表演”；leave“离开”；observe“观察”。 5. Ainjured Bblamed Ctrapped Dchoked答案：D解析：根据下文中的“I got water in my nose”可知，作者在游泳考试中被水“呛”着了，由此可知答
8、案是choked。choke 意为“窒息”，get choked“被呛着了”。get injured“受伤”；get blamed “被责备”；get trapped“被困住”。6. Apushed Bpressed Cgrabbed Dcontrolled答案：C解析：作者被水呛到后马上停止了游泳，“抓住”了泳池的边，结束了考试。grab“抓住”符合语境。push“推”；press“按，压”；control“控制”。7. Aabove Bbelow Cbeside Dbeyond答案：A解析：作者因为被水呛着停止了游泳考试，抓住了泳池的边，此时，他的教练一个大学生，正站在他的“上方”。作者在
9、泳池里，教练应是站在游泳池边上，所以要用above，表示“在上方”。below“在下面”；beside“在旁边”；beyond“超出(某个数量、水平或限度)”。8. AsurprisedBsympathetic Cannoyed Dcold答案：B解析：作者被水呛着停止了考试，抓住了泳池的边，结合下文可知，此时，教练用毫不“同情的”声音对作者喊：“你为什么不游了？”所以答案是sympathetic“同情的”。surprised“吃惊的”；annoyed“烦恼的”；cold“冷淡的，不友好的”。9. AexplainedBreacted Cdeclined Durged答案：A解析：当教练用毫不
10、同情的声音质问作者为什么停止游泳的时候，作者“解释”说：“我的鼻子进水了。”所以答案是explained。 react“反应”；decline“拒绝，谢绝”；urge“敦促”。10. Adelivered Bowed Ctaught Dpromised答案：C解析：teach sb.a lesson是固定短语，意思是“给某人一个教训”，符合语境，所以答案是taught。deliver“递送”；owe“欠”；promise“许诺”。11. Aso that Bas if Cin case Deven if答案：D解析：作者感慨，这个大学生，也就是教练，给了他人生中一个很大的教训，“虽然”他(教练
11、)很可能并没有意识到这一点。even if“虽然，即使”符合语境。so that“以便”；as if“好像”；in case“万一”。12. AproblemBexcuse Cquestion Dvoice答案：C解析：根据So可知，此处表示这个“问题”，使作者很吃惊，所以答案是question。problem“问题”，一般指须解决的问题，是就困难而言的；excuse“理由，借口”；voice“声音”。13. Alogical Billegal CridiculousDimpossible答案：A解析：在作者看来，解决痛苦的办法就是清除引起“不适”的事物，这似乎是“合乎逻辑的”，所以答案是lo
12、gical“合乎逻辑的”。illegal“违法的”；ridiculous“荒谬的，可笑的”；impossible“不可能的”。14. AdisasterBdiscomfort Cdamage Dfear答案：B解析：参见上题解析。disaster“灾难”；discomfort“不舒服，不适”；damage“破坏，毁坏”；fear“害怕”。15. Aresult Badvantage Cgoal Dtask答案：C解析：作者九岁的脑袋还不明白这个事实：一个有价值的“目标”是值得实现的，无论实现它有多么难。goal“目标”符合语境。result“结果”；advantage“优势，长处”；task“
13、任务”。16. Aconcerned Bsensitive Cembarrassed Dsure答案：D解析：作者意识到无论多么难，一个有价值的目标是值得实现的之后，“确信”什么也阻挡不了自己完成这次考试。sure“确信的，有把握的”符合语境。concerned“担心的”；sensitive“敏感的”；embarrassed “难堪的”。17. Aslowly Beasily Cclumsily Deagerly答案：B解析：作者在坚定了信心之后，在下一次的尝试中，很“容易地”通过了考试，所以答案是easily“容易地，轻易地”。slowly“缓慢地”；clumsily“笨拙地”；eagerl
14、y“热切地，渴望地”。18. Aattend Btake Cgive Dpass答案：D解析：根据第二段中的“my turn to attempt to pass the test”及倒数第二段中的“I did it rather _17_ on my next attempt”可知选D。19. Aalways Bsometimes Cever Dseldom答案：A解析：生活如同一次旅行，道路不会“总是”平坦的。always“总是”；sometimes“有时候”；ever“曾经”；seldom “很少”。20. Asights Bbarriers Csurprises Dharvests答案
15、：B解析：我们要关注最终的目的地，而不是沿途的“障碍”。sight“景象”；barrier“障碍”；surprise“令人惊奇的事物”；harvest“收获”。.阅读理解The Chinese government has sped up the protection of the cultural relics in Tibet, spending more than 300 million yuan in 2006 for the protection of some valuable sites, an official said in Beijing Thursday. “The mo
16、ney was used to repair some famous Tibetan relic sites such as the Potala Palace, Norbu Lingka and Sagya Monastery，”said Shan Jixiang, director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.It is reported that there are around 2,000 cultural relic sites in Tibet, among which 35 are under statelev
17、el protection, and 216 of them under various levels of government protection. “Although the money given to the protection has been increased, cultural relics protection in Tibet meets great challenges posed by growing numbers of tourists to Tibet，” Shan said. “It is necessary to protect the importan
18、t cultural heritage in Tibet, considering the tourists flood in Tibet through the QinghaiTibetan railway，” Shan said.He suggested that the central government continue to increase investment for cultural relics protection and infrastructure(基础设施) construction in Tibet. Particularly a special institut
19、ion with a special funding is needed for the protection of the top ten items of Tibetan cultural heritage. “An office should be set up to work out practical protection plans for the top ten Tibetan cultural heritage items，” said Shan. Among them, the Zhaibung Monastery and Panchen Lamas residence in
20、 Xigaze represent the development of Tibet. Jokhang temple, Tibetan Buddhisms site, shows that Tibet is an inseparable part of China. Naining Temple saw the historical moment when all nationalities of Tibet fought against foreign invasion (入侵), and Lhagyari Palace showed the development of Tibetan l
21、ocal political power.1Whats the best title for the passage?ACultural Relics in Tibet Are Well ProtectedBCultural Relics Attract VisitorsCTibetan Important Destination for VisitorsDProtection and Development答案：A解析：标题归纳题。文章首段说中国政府加强了对西藏文化古迹的保护，之后阐述了与之有关的事情，故答案为A。2It can be learned that _.Anot all cult
22、ural relic sites have been repairedBShan Jixiang likes travelling in TibetCthe money given to cultural relics in Tibet is more than enoughDTibet attracts more visitors than other areas答案：A解析：推理判断题。由文章第二段中的“The money was used to repair some famous Tibetan relic sites such as the Potala Palace, Norbu
23、Lingka and Sagya Monastery.”可知，并非所有的文化古迹都得到了修缮，故答案为A。3What does the underlined word “posed” in Paragraph 4 mean?AReduced. BCaused. BAccepted.DReplaced.答案：B解析：词义猜测题。根据该词所在的语境，尤其是后面的修饰语“by growing numbers of tourists to Tibet”可判断西藏文物古迹所面临的挑战是由当地不断增长的游客数量造成的，故选B。4Which of the following is connected with the development of Tibet?AThe Potala Palace. BLhagyari Palace.CNaining Temple. DPanchen Lamas residence.答案：D解析：细节理解题。由文章最后一段中的“.the Zhaibung Monastery and Panchen Lamas residence in Xigaze represent the development of Tibet.”可知答案为D。