1、Period FourGrammar & Writing.阅读理解What is a sixletter word that immediately comes to mind when you need some information on the Internet? You probably thought of Google.But Google wasnt always the name of the famous search engine.In fact, the original name was BackRub!BackRub was the name two graduat
2、e students gave to the new search engine they developed in 1996.They called it BackRub because the engine used backlinks to measure the popularity of Web sites.Later, they wanted a better namea name that suggests huge quantities of data.They thought of the word googol.(A googol is a number followed
3、by 100 zeros.) When they checked the Internet registry of names to see if googol was already taken, one of the students misspelled the word by mistake, and thats how Google was born.Google is just one example of a name change in the business world.Many other companies have decided to change their na
4、mes or the names of their products.Here are some more examples：Jerry Yang and David Filo, two young computer specialists, developed a guide to Internet content in 1994.They called it “Jerry and Davids Guide to World Wide Web.” But they soon realized that this wasnt a very catchy name, so they search
5、ed through a dictionary and found a better one: “Yahoo.”Sometimes companies change their names because of the popularity of one of their products.In 1962, a young runner named Phil Knight started a company called Blue Ribbon Sports.In 1971, Knight decided to design and manufacture his own brand of s
6、hoes.He named the shoes after the Greek goddess of victoryNike.Nike shoes became so well known that Knight changed the name of the whole company to Nike.【语篇解读】这篇文章主要讲了各个公司名字的改变。有的是拼写错误的结果，有的是公司的名字来源于它最受欢迎的产品。1According to the text, Google_Ahas been famous since 1996Bis a result of a spelling mistake
7、Cmeans a number followed by 100 zerosDis the original name of the search engine答案B细节理解题。根据When they checked the Internet registry of names to see if googol was already taken, one of the students misspelled the word by mistake, and thats how Google was born.可知Google是拼写错误的结果。2Jerry and David changed t
8、he guides name to Yahoo because the original name_Ahad been registered Bhad been forgottenCwas too short Dwas not attractive答案D细节理解题。根据Jerry Yang and David Filo, two young computer specialists, developed a guide to Internet content in 1994.They called it “Jerry and Davids Guide to World Wide Web.” B
9、ut they soon realized that this wasnt a very catchy name, so they searched through a dictionary and found a better one: “Yahoo.”可知他们把名字改成Yahoo，是因为最初的名字不吸引人。3The company Nike got its name from_Aits founders Bits customersCits popular products Dits advanced techniques答案C细节理解题。根据He named the shoes afte
10、r the Greek goddess of victoryNike.Nike shoes became so well known that Knight changed the name of the whole company to Nike.可知Nike公司的名字来源于它最受欢迎的产品。BSeveral interesting American museums tell about health subjects.One is the Doctor Samuel DHarris National Museum of Dentistry.It is at the University o
11、f Maryland in Baltimore.That is where the first college in the world to train dentists began.The museum tells about the history of the medical treatment of teeth.Visitors can see some frightening devices that once were used to remove infected (受感染的) teeth.They also can see sets of teeth made of anim
12、al bone.They were made for a famous Americanthe first President, George Washington.Most people do not consider a visit to the dentist their idea of a good time.However, the director of the museum says he wanted to make the museum a fun place to visit.He says he also wants to teach visitors about the
13、 importance of taking care of their teeth.Another museum collects devices that help people hear.The Kenneth WBerger Hearing Aid Museum is at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.The museum has more than threethousand hearing aids from around the world.They include old and strange devices.Some hearing
14、 aids were made to look like other objects.That is because in the past many people did not want anyone to know they were wearing a hearing aid.【语篇解读】本文介绍了两个与健康话题有关的美国的博物馆。4It is common for people to think it uneasy to pay a visit to_Athe University of MarylandBthe Museum of DentistryCthe Hearing Aid
15、 Museum Dthe dentist答案D细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句Most people do not consider a visit to the dentist their idea of a good time.可知人们认为去看牙医并不是一件很容易的事。故D正确。5The text mainly tells about_Amuseums in the US Binteresting American museumsCAmerican museums with health subjects Dthe history of the medical treatment of t
16、eeth答案C主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一句Several interesting American museums tell about health subjects.可知本文主要介绍的是几个讲述健康类话题的美国的博物馆。故C正确。6What do we learn about George Washington from the text?AHe once visited the National Museum of Dentistry.BHe considered the Museum of Dentistry a fun place to visit.CHis artificial
17、 teeth were collected in the National Museum of Dentistry.DHis teeth seemed to be made of animal bone.答案C细节理解题。根据文章第一段They also can see sets of teeth made of animal bone.They were made for a famous Americanthe first President, George Washington.可知华盛顿的牙收集在the National Museum of Dentistry。故C正确。7The un
18、derlined word “devices” in the second and last paragraph probably means_Amuseums Bstrategies Chearing aids Dtools答案D推理判断题。根据Another museum collects devices that help people hear.和 Visitors can see some frightening devices that once were used to remove infected (受感染的) teeth.可知devices是指人们使用的工具。故D正确。.完
19、形填空Jamess New BicycleJames shook his money box again.Nothing! He carefully _1_ the coins that lay on the bed.$24.52 was all that he had.The bicycle he wanted was at least $90！_2_on earth was he going to get the_3_of the money?He knew that his friends all had bicycles.It was_4_to hang around with peo
20、ple when you were the only one without wheels.He thought about what he could do.There was no_5_asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to_6_There was only one way to get money, and that was to_7_it.He would have to find a job._8_who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr
21、.Clay for advice, who usually had_9_on most things.“Well, you can start right here，”said Mr.Clay.“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”That was the_10_of Jamess oddjob(零工) business.For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework.He was amazed by the_11_of jobs that pe
22、ople found for him to do.He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books.He lost count of the_12_of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the_13_increased and he knew that he would soon have_14_for the bicycle he longed for.The day_15_came when James counted his money
23、 and found $94.32.He_16_no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted.He rode_17_home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends.It had been hard_18_for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more_19_he had bought it with his own money.He had_20
24、_what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.【语篇解读】得到一辆自行车对别的孩子来说也许是轻而易举的事情，但对于小詹姆士来说那是通过用辛勤的汗水换来的，这样的自行车弥足珍贵。1A.cleaned Bcovered Ccounted Dchecked答案C从整体内容看James为了买自己渴望已久的自行车，父母没钱，自己攒的钱不够，然后靠打零工挣钱，最后买了自行车。此处的_the coins，应该是数钱，下文最后一段15空后由出现了它和count的搭配，故选C。2A.How BWhy
25、CWho DWhat答案A从上文语境来看，此处应该是他将怎样/如何弄到其他的钱，选A符合。3A.amount Bpart Csum Drest答案D按照上文内容他已经有了$24.52，但自行车的价格是at least $90，因此此处应该是“其他的，其余的”意思，故选D。4A.brave Bhard Csmart Dunfair答案B上句意思是其他人都有了自行车，在和有自行车的人一起闲逛时自己是不幸的。D项unfair“不公平”不合句意；B项hard“不幸”的意思吻合语境，故选B。5A.point Breason Cresult Dright答案A从下句for he knew they had
26、 no money来看，他的父母没钱，找他们要就毫无意义。B理由；C结果；D权力；point “意义、用处”，用于there is no point in doing sth句型，表示“在做某事方面毫无意义”，故选A。6A.split Bspend Cspare Dsave答案CA.split劈开、裂开；均分；B.spend花费；D.save 节省；C.spare 均出，匀出，符合句意。7A.borrow Bearn Craise Dcollect答案B前面提到，自己没有攒够买自行车的钱，父母也不能给钱，兼顾下文内容唯一得到钱的办法应该是自己去赚钱。earn“赚得，挣到”，故选B。8A.Or
27、BSo CFor DBut答案D从_who would hire him and what could he do？可以看出此处表转折，意思为“但是”；故选D。9A.decisions Bexperience Copinions Dknowledge答案C由前面的关键词for advice，who引导的定语从句介绍说明Mr.Clay的情况，及下句“Well, you can start right here，”可推知此处为“主张、建议”的意思，故选C。10A.beginning Bintroduction Crequirement Dopening答案A由上句的关键词start，此处的Jame
28、ss oddjob(零工) business，推知是“开始”的意思，故选A。11A.similarity Bquality Csuitability Dvariety答案D由11空后一句可知他做了各种各样的零工。similarity类似；quality质量；suitability合适，均不合句意；variety“各种、各样”，符合句意，故选D。12A.brand Bnumber Csize Dtype答案B此处关键词count 应该与数目搭配表示他数不清；brand 品种，商标；size 尺寸，大小；type类型，型号均不能和count搭配；number数目，故选B。13A.effort Bp
29、ressure Cmoney Dtrouble答案C按照生活常识此处应该是钱的增加。故选C。14A.all Benough Cmuch Dsome答案B上句意思是钱在增加，此处显然是他知道挣得的钱快够了。enough“足够的”，符合句意。15A.finally Binstantly Cnormally Dregularly答案A既然是The day_came when James counted his money and found $94.32.，显然此处应该是那一天的最后来临，表示他盼望的急切心情。finally最后，终于，符合语境。16A.gave Bleft Ctook Dwaste
30、d答案D此处语境应该是他迫切的等到了这一天，当然不会浪费时间，而赶快去买自行车，故选D符合语境和James的心情。17A.patiently Bproudly Csilently Dtiredly答案B用自己打零工攒的钱买来的自行车，骑着回家，由“showing his new bicycle.”可以看出他当然自豪，故选B符合语境。18A.applying Basking Clooking Dworking答案D此处讲他买自行车的钱来之不易，按照整体内容来看是打零工赚来的，所以D符合句意。19A.since Bif Cthan Dthough答案A由he valued his bicycle
31、far more.可以看出他珍惜他的自行车是因为用自己的钱买的。只有since“既然，由于”有此意，故选A。20A.deserved Bbenefited Cachieved Dlearned答案C此处应该是“完成、取得、达到(目的)”之意。deserve值得；benefit受益；learn学会，学习，均不合句意，只有achieve符合，故选C，“达到(目的)”的意思。.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。As we all know, if adolescents become addicted to smoking, it will do terribl
32、e damage _1_ their heart and lungs._2_(quit) smoking is difficult but not impossible.So as a young man if you are _3_(determine) to give up smoking, please accept my advice.First, you had better choose a day that is not _4_(stress) to stop smoking and throw _5_ all your cigarettes.Secondly you shoul
33、d always remind_6_that you are a nonsmoker when you feel like smoking._7_your spare time you should try your best_8_(develop) some other habits to keep yourself busy.You can stop smoking with a friend or join a group._9_necessary, ask a doctor or chemist for help._10_(last)，what matters most is to k
34、eep trying.Dont feel disappointed if you smoke again.Just try again.答案1.to考查介词用法。句意：如果青少年对吸烟上瘾，会对他们的心脏和肺有很大伤害。do damage to 对有害。2Quitting考查动名词用法。放弃吸烟是很困难的但不是不可能的。quit doing放弃做某事，因quit smoking做主语，故用quit的ing形式，即动名词做主语，故填Quitting。3determined考查determine的用法。be determined to do something下定决心做某事，这是determine
35、的一个固定用法，故填determined。4stressful考查形容词。系动词be后跟形容词或者名词或者介词短语做表语，根据句意要填“有压力的”，故填stress的形容词形式stressful。5away考查副词。这篇文章讲述有关戒烟的事情，因此用throw away(扔掉)。6yourself考查反身代词的用法。第二，当你想要吸烟时，你应该总是提醒你自己你不是一个吸烟者。remind的用法搭配：remind somebody of sth/that sth由句意可知，这里作者的建议是提醒你自己，故用反身代词yourself做remind的宾语。7In考查介词短语。in ones spare
36、 time在某人的空闲时间，固定搭配，故填In。8to develope考查动词。在你的空余时间你应该尽力去培养一些其他习惯来让自己保持忙碌。根据try your best to可知跟动词不定式，用动词原形。develop habits培养习惯，故填to develop。9If考查if省略的应用。如果必要的话，寻求医生或药剂师的帮助。if necessary如果有必要的话，类似的还有很多，比如，if so，if ever，if not等，可根据句意区分，故填if。10Lastly考查副词。由please accept my advice知作者要介绍几条建议，然后根据First，Secondly可推知，此处是“最后”，故填Lastly。