1、第一部分必修五Module 6.完形填空With the help of Gloria, his wife, Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. Tom developed an excellent _1.B_ with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. He was proud of his high per
2、centage of repeat _2.A_.About five years ago, Tom was _3.C_ by the owners of a competing company, Stereo Super Stores. They wanted him to _4.C_ them out. The price was very attractive. Everything looked good. Before making his final _5.A_ Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase. She tol
3、d him that _6.C_ the numbers looked good it didnt feel _7.C_ to her. However, Tom was so selfconfident and so convinced that this was a rare _8.D_， he went ahead and made the _9.B_. Within months he discovered that he had made a big _10.D_. He had paid too much for a _11.A_ company. He tried as hard
4、 as he could to make it work out, but he couldnt turn things _12.B_. He was forced into bankruptcy (破产). He was about to lose everything, including his _13.A_ business. Tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. He looked at his situation. He decided to _14.C_ admit his mistake and, rather than gett
5、ing stuck in lawsuits (诉讼), he would focus his _15.D_ on saving and rebuilding his original business. He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his _16.B_， and that he needed to learn from this _17.A_. He dealt with the crisis in a way that delighted people, who in turn _18.B_ respe
6、ct for him. Old customers poured into his store. He and Gloria _19.B_ to changes in retailing (零售) and have built an even better business than before. In the business world, it is natural to gain and lose, of _20.D_ Petersons experience is an example. Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts an
7、d learn from them attract endless profits.文章大意：文章通过汤姆彼得森的故事告诉我们：吸取一个教训，可以赢得一份礼物。在商界，胜败乃兵家常事。只有那些从自己犯的错误中吸取教训并将之作为礼物的人才能赚取无尽的利润。1A.popularityBreputationCcauseDfoundation解析popularity意为“普及，流行”；reputation意为“名声，名誉”；cause意为“原因；事业”；foundation意为“基础，地基”。根据此空后的“with their full satisfaction guarantee and frien
8、dly service”可知汤姆因为售后服务好赢得了极好的声誉，故B项正确。2A.customersBassistantsCfriendsDvisitors解析customer意为“顾客”；assistant意为“助手”；friend意为“朋友”；visitor意为“访问者，游客”。根据上文“Tom developed an excellent _1_ with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service.”可推知他为有很多回头客而骄傲，故A项正确。3A.appointedBapprovedCapproachedDappreci
9、ated解析appoint意为“任命，指定”；approve意为“批准，赞成”；approach意为“靠近，接近”；appreciate意为“欣赏，感谢”。根据下文“They wanted him to _4_ them out. The price was very attractive.”可知此处表示大约五年前，一家立体声超市的拥有者和汤姆进行了接洽。他们想让他把这家超市买下来，故C项正确。4A.sellBpayCbuyDcheck解析从下句“The price was very attractive”可知这家公司希望汤姆能够收购他们，故C项正确。5A.decisionBchoiceCde
10、terminationDjudgement解析decision意为“决定”；choice意为“选择”；determination意为“决心，果断”；judgement意为“判断，审判”。根据“Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase”可知在作最后的决定前，汤姆征求了格罗丽娅对这一收购的意见，故A项正确。6A.as thoughBnow thatCeven thoughDin case解析as though意为“好像，似乎”；now that意为“既然，由于”；even though意为“尽管，即使”；in case意为“以防，万一
11、”。根据此空后的“the numbers looked good it didnt feel.”和下句“However, Tom was so selfconfident.”可知此处表示格罗丽娅对他说，尽管数目看来合适，但她还是感觉这次收购不对劲，故用even though引导让步状语从句。7A.terribleBfairCrightDattractive解析terrible意为“可怕的”；fair意为“公平的”；right意为“正确的，对的”；attractive意为“有吸引力的”。根据下句的however转折可推断此处表示她感觉不对，故C项正确。8A.possibility Boccasi
12、onCevent Dopportunity解析possibility意为“可能性”；occasion意为“时机，机会”；event意为“事件，大事”；opportunity意为“机会”。根据语境可知此处表示，然而汤姆太自信了，坚信这是一个难得的机会，故D项正确。9A.profit BpurchaseCreservation Dappointment解析profit意为“利润”；purchase意为“购买”；reservation意为“保留”；appointment意为“任命，委派”。句意为：然而汤姆如此自信、如此相信这是一个难得的机会，他采取行动，进行了收购。故B项正确。10A.differe
13、nceBdiscoveryCcommitmentDmistake解析difference意为“不同”；discovery意为“发现”；commitment意为“奉献，投入”；mistake意为“错误”。根据下文第12空后的“He was forced into bankruptcy.”可知最后他被迫破产，故此处表示他意识到自己犯了一个错误，故D项正确。11A.dying BcontroversialCclumsy Dtiring解析dying意为“临终的，垂死的”；controversial意为“有争议的”；clumsy意为“笨拙的”；tiring意为“令人疲劳的”。根据下一句“He trie
14、d as hard as he could to make it work out, but he couldnt turn things _12_.”可知他花了很多钱买的却是一个快要破产的公司，故A项正确。12A.in BaroundCdown Dup解析turn in意为“上交，交还”；turn around意为“转身；(生意或经济)好转”；turn down意为“调小；拒绝”；turn up意为“调大；出现”。根据语境可知此处表示他竭尽全力让公司运转起来，但还是不能扭转局面，故B项正确。13A.original BvariousCuniqueDprecious解析original意为“原
15、始的，最初的，独创的”；various意为“各种各样的”；unique意为“独特的”；precious意为“宝贵的，珍贵的”。根据下段中“he would focus his _15_ on saving and rebuilding his original business.”可知他即将失去一切，包括他以前的公司，故A项正确。14A.quietly BloudlyCopenlyDsecretly解析quietly意为“安静地”；loudly意为“大声地”；openly意为“公开地；坦率地”；secretly意为“秘密地”。他决定公开承认自己的错误，选C。根据此空前的“Tom was emb
16、arrassed，but he is a survivor.”可知此处表示他审视他的处境，决心公开承认自己的错误，而不是陷入诉讼官司中去，故C项正确。15A.beliefs BspiritsCattemptsDenergies解析beliefs意为“信仰，信念”；spirits意为“精神”；attempts意为“尝试，试图”；energies意为“精力，活力”。根据语境可知他要将全部精力都放在如何拯救和重建原来的公司上，故D项正确。16A.producerBwifeCrelative Dadviser解析producer意为“制作人，生产者”；wife意为“妻子”；relative意为“亲戚”
17、；adviser意为“顾问”。根据上文第5空后“Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase”可知汤姆明白他是因为没有听取他妻子的意见才犯了这个错误，故B项正确。17A.experience BenterpriseCprocess Dhistory解析experience意为“经历，经验”；enterprise意为“企业，事业”；process意为“过程”；history意为“历史”。根据语境可知此处表示他明白要从这次经历中吸取教训，故A项正确。18A.wonBshowedCachievedDearned解析他处理危机的方式让人们高兴
18、，反过来，人们对他表示尊敬。show respect for sb.意为“尊敬某人”，固定结构，符合语境。在处理这场危机时，他在取悦顾客和恢复顾客对自己的尊敬度上下了一番工夫。老顾客蜂拥而至。19A.belongedBadaptedCadoptedDappealed解析belong to意为“属于”；adapt to意为“适应”；adopt 意为“采纳；收养”；appeal to意为“吸引；呼吁”。句意为：他和格罗丽娅适应了零售方面的变化，又成立了一家公司，生意甚至比以前还红火。根据语境可知B项正确。20A.themBwhatCthat Dwhich解析分析句子成分后可知，本句是定语从句，先行
19、词是examples，定语从句用of which引导，表示在商业领域得失是很正常的，汤姆就是其中一个例子。.阅读理解(2016河南西华县高三联考)Anyone who is afraid of failure and afraid to face challenges will never taste success, so said our professor in marketing. I laughed it off at that time, but got frightened when it actually happened in my life.I landed in a sm
20、all city in the Middle East to set up a firm, a worldclass car rental firm. Having decided on the project, I earnestly settled in preparation. With a positive mind, I told myself nothing should stop me now, and was more than keen to make it a success.However, the least expected thing happened. Iraq
21、invaded Kuwait. Tension ran high in the region. Eventually the war broke out, and many people fled the country, leaving my firm in deep trouble.As usual, “things become difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment; it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even water_down your go
22、als and ambitions.” I was no exception. I thought of running away. I remembered the words of Thomas Edison, “Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to succeed when they gave up.”I decided to hang on, telling myself, “I am not afraid of challenges and obstacles.” I
23、stayed on through months of uncertainty and insecurity. Finances ran low, and banks could not wait to get their dues. To add to all this, the banks even threatened to take all my vehicles. I felt I made a wrong decision to move there. I was now ready to face failure.I was living against all hopes, b
24、elieving that something good would happen. After 2 months the war ended. My persistence paid off: people started flooding back and the car bookings picked up, five times over.Success comes to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. After all, it is on
25、ly the experience that makes a man tough. Failure does not mean you will never make it. It means that it will take a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.文章大意：作者以自身的经历告诉我们面对困难要敢于面对。1The main method the author uses to support his understanding of his professors viewpoint is _D_.Ao
26、ffering analysesBproviding explanationsCmaking comparisonsDgiving examples解析推理判断题。本文一开始介绍了作者的教授提出的一个观点，但是当时作者不以为然，但是在今后自己的实际上生活中真正遇到了失败或挑战时，自己才认识到了教授的观点。下文主要通过自己的亲身经历阐述了自己的观点，即通过举例来说明。故正确答案为D项。2How did the author feel when the war between Iraq and Kuwait broke out？_A_AUnconfident.BIndifferent.CNervo
27、us.DCalm.解析推理判断题。根据第四段中提到的“I was no exception. I thought of running away.”以及第五段中提到的“I felt I made a wrong decision to move there.”可知，在伊拉克和科威特发生战争期间，因为作者的生意遭到重创，所以他曾一度很是没有了自信。所以该题答案应为A项。3What does the underlined phrase “water down” in the 4th paragraph probably mean？_C_Aget rid ofBsmooth awayCmake le
28、ss forcefulDimprove on解析词义猜测题。该画线短语所在的句子含义是：当事情变得困难，所付出的努力带来的是失望时，那么降低自己的期望值或者削弱自己当初的目标或抱负变成诱人的做法。所以，该画线短语的意思是“削弱”，与C项含义接近。4The authors purpose of writing the passage is most likely to _B_.AinformBpersuadeCdescribeDentertain解析主旨大意题。根据全文内容，尤其是文章最后一段可知，作者写这篇文章的意图是在劝说人们面对挑战或失败时要大胆去应对，要有积极的心态。所以答案应为B项。.
29、七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you were to see a cold, hungry cat in front of yourhouse, would you feed it or walk away? Most people wouldwalk away instead of taking the time to make sure the cat isokay._1.E_ They usually have so much to deal with in theirdaily life as to ignore thei
30、r surroundings. Now heres another question: If you see a group of kidshitting and abusing an animal, would you stop them?_2.A_ Some people do not believe that animal abuse is a big issue. Every day animals are abused in their homes or on thestreets. It seems as if politicians do nothing to stop this
31、 issue.Everyone is worried about education and global warming. Whatabout animals?_3.D_ These are the rights that allow animalsa place to stay, a shelter if they have no place to stay, the rightnot to be abused and many other rights. Are we taking awayanimals right by not giving them a place to stay?
32、 Yes, we are.Since I was born, my mother, my sister and I have taken inover fifty homeless cats, fed them, cleaned them and sent themto good families. Some people probably give different views, saying，“_4.G_”Its true. There are people in the world that need help but wecannot forget the animals.We ar
33、e all living on this Earthtogether; why not help each other?_5.B_ You can volunteer at your local animal shelter，raise money for animal shelters, and inform your communityabout animal abuse. You can easily buy a cheap box of drycat/dog food to feed the animals.AAgain people would walk away.BThere ar
34、e many things you can do to help animals around.CMany people have little knowledge about old animals.DAnimals, like us Americans, have rights.EThe problem is that people generally live busy lives.FIm only one person and I cant make a difference.GThere are people in the world who need more help than
35、old animals.文章大意：本文是篇说明文。作者讲述了动物与人类的关系，提倡关爱身边的动物，因为这是我们每个人的责任。解析1.下一句表明在日常生活中人们经常有如此多的事情要处理，从而忽视了周围的这些可怜的动物，与E项中的“busy lives”相吻合。2下一个句子表明“有些人并不认为虐待动物是一个大问题”，因此他们会走开，故选A，也与第一段中的“walk away”对应。3上一句的问句“What about animals？”和下文的“These are the rights that allow animals.”表明，作者认为动物像人一样也是有权利的。故选D项“Animals, li
36、ke us Americans, have rights”。4上一句的“different views”与下文的“There are people in the world that need help.”说明，这些人认为有人比动物更需要帮助。5下文讲述了“你可以在当地动物收容所做志愿者，为动物收容所筹集资金”等内容，表明你可以为帮助周围的动物做很多事情。.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用()划掉
37、。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。(2016江西赣州十三县市高三期中联考)I always think my mother is also your good friend.When I lose my first tooth，when I found a friend，and when I fell off from my bike，she was there.She was proud when I succeeded but supportive when I failed
38、.She always listened me.She seemed to know when I was asking for advices and when I just needed a good cry.We actual shared experiences，hopes，sadness and fears.She made me felt that my opinions were never small and silly.She never forgot to tell me what she believed in me.Now my mother is facing wit
39、h some difficulties in life.I want to tell her everything will be OK and I believe in her，too.答案：I always think my mother is also good friend.When I my first tooth，when I found a friend，and when I fell off from my bike，she was there.She was proud when I succeeded supportive when I failed.She always
40、listened me.She seemed to know when I was asking for and when I just needed a good cry.We shared experiences，hopes，sadness and fears.She made me that my opinions were never small and silly.She never forgot to tell me she believed in me.Now my mother is with some difficulties in life.I want to tell h
41、er everything will be OK and I believe in her，too.解析1.第一处：yourmy代词错误。我总认为我妈妈也是我的朋友。2第二处：loselost时态错误。全文是一般过去时态。3第三处：去掉from介词错误。fall off my bike“从自行车上掉下来”。4第四处：butand连词错误。前后句是并列关系。5第五处：me前加to介词错误。listen是不及物动词，接宾语时必须加介词to。6第六处：advicesadvice名词错误。advice是不可数名词，所以无复数。7第七处：actualactually形容词副词错误。修饰动词应该用副词。8
42、第八处：feltfeel非谓语动词错误。make sb.do sth.“让某人做某事”。9第九处：删掉what或者whatthat连词错误。宾语从句中不缺少意思，也不缺成分，所以用that不用what。10第十处：facingfaced语态错误。be faced with“面对”。.书面表达(2016河南百校联盟高三质监)假如你是光明中学的李华，今年夏天你去农村朋友家玩，看到大量良田被废弃，你觉得很可惜。请你根据下列要点，给某英文报社写一封信，以此呼吁政府采取措施，来解决这一问题。要点：1.看到的现象；2分析可能的原因；3呼吁政府采取措施。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文
43、连贯；3开头语和结语已为你写好。Dear Sir or Madam，Im Li Hua, a student from Guangming Middle School. When I went to see a friend in the countryside this summer, I was shocked to find a large quantity of farming land deserted.The reasons are various. On the one hand, the terrible weather caused the farming land to b
44、ecome too dry to grow crops, and some of it was finally deserted.In addition, with the development of cities and towns, the number of people who are willing to take up farm work becomes smaller.As we all know, food is vital for our survival.Therefore, measures should be taken to stop the farming land from being wasted any more.Or we will have no land to grow crops to feed ourselves in the near future. Hoping to receive your early reply.Yours.Li Hua