1、基础巩固单句语法填空1After the explosion the army blocked the surrounding(surround) area and forbad anyone to enter it.2He did not finish his schooling for lack of money.3His fluent English and profound knowledge make a deep impression on others.4The accident caused 3 deaths and 20 got injured，which happened
2、previous to his arrival there.5How did the accident come about since he drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour?6For miles around me，there was nothing but a desert，without a single plant or tree in sight.7Those air conditioners are our bestselling products because they are easy to_handle (handle) a
3、nd work with little noise.8The dustman swept up all the fallen leaves on this street yesterday.9Guided(guide) by the sun，they walked towards their destination through the woods.10Nowadays people are more concerned about the environment where they live.能力提升.阅读理解We can achieve knowledge either activel
4、y or passively.We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else.Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines a
5、re passive.Conditioned as we are to passive learning, its not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and coworkers.Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem.It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor
6、(谣言)Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesnt show it to anyone.Then the person whispers it, word for word，to another person.That person，in turn，whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game.The last person writes
7、down the message word for word as he or she hears it.Then the two written statements are compared.Typically, the original message has changed.Thats what happens in daily life.The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story.Then, too, most people listen imperfectly.And
8、 many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping it with their personal style.Yet those who hear it think they know.This process is also found among scholars and authors：A statement of opinion by one writer may be restated as a fact by another，who may in turn
9、 be quoted by yet another，and this process may continue，unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts.语篇导读本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了被动获得知识所存在的一个严重的问题被告知的可能是谣言，并用现实生活中简单的事例加以说明。1According to the passa
10、ge，passive learning may occur in _.Adoing a medical experimentBsolving a math problemCvisiting an exhibitionDdoing scientific reasoning解析：C推理判断题。由文章第一段中We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else.in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magaz
11、ines are passive可知被动学习是指由别人告知所获得的知识。A、B、D都是主动学习。故选C。2The underlined word “it”in Paragraph 1 refers to _.Aactive learningBknowledgeCcommunication Dpassive learning解析：D代词指代题。根据it所在句可知这个代词指代的是前半句所提的被动学习。3The author mentions the game Rumor to show that _.Aa message may be changed when being passed onBa
12、message should be delivered in different waysCpeople may have problems with their sense of hearingDpeople tend not to believe in what they know as rumor解析：A推理判判题。通过第三段最后一句可知，A项为正确项。4What can we infer from the passage?AActive learning is less important.BPassive learning may not be reliableCActive lea
13、rning occurs more frequently.DPassive learning is not found among scholars.解析：B推理判断题。A、C两项未提，而由最后一段第一句可知D项不正确。由文章第二段加后几段的例证可推知B项正确。.完形填空One autumn morning，I spotted a pair of wild geese on our pond.The beautiful sight caught me by _1_ because Id never seen geese there before.Thinking they would soon
14、 leave，I _2_the chance to get close to them.I wondered where they came from and why they had chosen our pond.The next morning，the geese were still my _3_.I walked round to the mailbox，showing them I meant no harm._4_，I couldnt resist getting a _5_look.I hid behind some trees and _6_the handsome pair
15、 quietly through the branches.I was surprised to see they were staring at me，too!As days passed，I started _7_ to them on my trips to the mailbox.They craned (伸长)their necks and raised their heads _8_，but seemed to realize I was their friend.By then，my curiosity about _9_they were staying so long at
16、the pond changed to _10_.As they were feeding in the grass the other day，I discovered the reason for their _11_：the male had a broken left wing.He couldnt _12_，and his faithful mate wouldnt leave him behind.I asked a biologist what to do.He explained that sometimes a _13_ wing will heal by itself an
17、d suggested letting nature take its course.On the first day of November，I was working in the neighborhood of the geese with my tractor.As I bent to fasten a chain from the tractor，I _14_ some movement from the corner of my eye.Both geese were running towards the pond.Their wings were _15_ like crazy
18、，struggling for takeoff.Gradually，they flew over the pond.They _16_ enough altitude to fly past a neighbors house，and then circled back towards me，flying no more than 50 feet over my head as if to say goodbye.Then they were out of my _17_.The seasons first snowflakes fell the very next day.The birds
19、 must have _18_ that winter was coming，and it was time to go.I became fond of them during their _19_ visit to our pond，and now I miss them.Ill never forget their _20_ to each other.语篇导读本文是自然与动物类记叙文。作者在自家的池塘里发现了两只雁，它们在这里待了很久，作者偶然发现，雄雁的翅膀受伤了，雌雁一直不离不弃。最后，雄雁的翅膀痊愈后 ，它们一起飞走了。作者感觉临走之前它们还跟自己道别，之后作者很想念它们。1A.
20、accidentBsurpriseCnature Dfortune解析：B根据空后的“because Id never seen geese there before”可知，作者之前从来没在自家的池塘里发现过雁，所以他很吃惊(surprise)。accident“事故”；nature“本质，大自然”；fortune“运气，好运”。2A.increased BcreatedCdeserved Dvalued解析：D根据上文中的“Thinking they would soon leave”可知，作者认为它们不久就会离开，所以非常珍视(valued)接近它们的机会。increase“增加”；cre
21、ate“创造”；deserve“值得”。3A.guests BpuzzlesCfellows Dfriends解析：A第二天早上，这两只雁仍然在作者家的池塘里，没有离开。根据下文作者对待这对雁的行为可推知，作者把它们当作自己的“客人”(guests)，且最后一段中的visit也是提示。puzzle“谜，难题”；fellow“家伙”。4A.Instead BThereforeCStill DAnyhow解析：C上文说作者走到邮箱那里，向雁证明他无意伤害它们，接下来，作者仍然(Still)抵挡不住走近看它们(的想法)。instead“代替，而不是”；therefore“因此”；anyhow“无论如
22、何，不管怎样”。5A.closer BquickerCquieter Dbroader解析：A参见上题解析。closer“更近的”符合语境。6A.approached BcalmedCobserved Dprotected解析：C作者藏在几棵树的后面，透过树枝静静地观察(observed)这对漂亮的雁。approach“接近”；calm“使镇定，使平静”；protect“保护”。7A.turning BattendingCdriving Dtalking解析：D随着时间的流逝，作者开始在去邮箱的途中跟它们说话(talking)。turn“转”，attend“接待”；drive“驾驶”。8A.f
23、irmly BcautiouslyCwarmly Dproudly解析：B它们伸长脖子，谨慎地(cautiously)抬起头来。firmly“坚定地，牢固地”；warmly“温暖地”；proudly“自豪地”。9A.why BwhenChow Dwhether解析：A那时候，作者对于它们为什么(why)在池塘里待这么久由好奇变成了担心。10A.sympathy BrescueCpleasure Dconcern解析：D参见上题解析。concern“担心”符合语境。sympathy“同情”；rescue“营救”；pleasure“愉快”。11A.companion BvisitCsettleme
24、nt Dcare解析：B作者发现了它们拜访(visit)这里的原因；雄雁的左翅膀受伤了。 visit“参观，拜访”符合语境。companion“同伴，旅伴”；settlement“定居，解决”；care“关心、照顾”。12A.recover BsurviveCfly Dreturn解析：C雄雁不会飞(fly)了，它忠实的配偶不愿意抛弃它。 recover“恢复”； survive“幸存”；return“返回”。13A.weak BfoldedCbroken Dflightless解析：C生物学家解释说，有时候折断的翅膀会自愈。broken“折断的”符合语境。14A.held BcaughtCd
25、irected Dmade解析：B当作者弯腰去系拖拉机上的一根链子的时候，作者从眼角的余光里瞥见(caught)了一些变化。15A.spreading BsweepingCtrembling Dbeating解析：D这两只雁拼命地拍打(beating)着翅膀，挣扎着要飞起来。spread“传播”；sweep“扫过，冲过”；tremble“颤抖”。16A.gained BsetCdiscovered Dlost解析：A它们到达(gained)了足够的高度，飞过了一个邻居的房子。set“放置”；discover“发现”；lose“丢失”。17A.reach BsightCcontrol Dhelp
26、解析：B然后，它们离开了作者的视线。out of sight“看不见，在视野之外”，为固定用法。18A.concluded BindicatedCsensed Dconfirmed解析：C就在第二天，下了第一场雪。这两只雁肯定是意识到(sensed)冬天就要来了，它们该离开了。conclude“推断，决定”；indicate“指示，表明”；confirm“确认，证实”。19A.unexpected BcasualCregular Dshort解析：A它们意外拜访作者家的池塘期间，作者就喜欢上了它们 ，它们飞走之后，现在作者想念它们。unexpected“意外的，想不到的”符合语境。20A.contribution BpromiseCtreat Ddevotion解析：D作者永远不会忘记它们对彼此的深爱。devotion“深爱，忠心”符合语境。