1、Period FourGrammar & Writing.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。Simple tips to help you say no with loveWe say yes for many reasons.But if were in the habit of saying yes too often, we may find ourselves overwhelmed, depressed, or angry._1_1Say thanks and think it over.Dont allow people to bul
2、ly you into making quick decisions.You may feel uncomfortable, hate the other person, and make some anger towards yourself._2_ Give them a time or date that youll follow up with them.2Three breaths and two questions.If we are in the habit of saying yes out of thinking, every question can cause stres
3、s._3_ Then ask yourself these two questions：Am I able to? Do I want to? Just because were able to do something it doesnt mean we should or that we need to.When we do things out of obligation it feels like a chore.When we do things out of love, they feel like a joy.3_4_The actual saying no part can b
4、e the hardest step because your minds program may tell you that youre selfish or youre a bad person for saying no.This is not true.You are saying no because you value yourself, your time, and your energy.Saying no like this: “I appreciate you thinking of me to watch your dog but unfortunately Im not
5、 able to this weekend.” You can offer other dates that might work.4Simply say no with a smile._5_ When youre able to say no easily and without guilt, you might even find that you are more willing to volunteer and/or participate because when you do, it will be out of joy, not obligation.AWhat will th
6、ey think if I say no?BAvoid this by saying youll check your schedule.CTurn them down like this and offer choices.DIt shows self-respect by being able to say no in a loving way.ELearning to say no protects our energy, time, and priorities.FTake three deep breaths before you answer which will ground y
7、ou.GLaughing is one of the most therapeutic things you can do for yourself every day.答案1.E本文介绍了一些拒绝别人的简单建议。E项说明说“不”的一些好处，属于主题段内容。故选E。2B根据空格后面的句子Give them a time or date that youll follow up with them.可知，空格处的句子内容应该是“检查一下自己的时间安排”然后再给对方一个时间或日期。故选B。3F本段标题为Three breaths and two questions.选项F中的Take three
8、deep breaths与标题内容相符。故选F。4C根据本段中的Saying no like this: “I appreciate you thinking of me to watch your dog but unfortunately Im not able to this weekend.”以及You can offer other dates that might work.可知，本段标题应该是“怎么样拒绝别人并提供选择”。故选C。5D本段标题为Simply say no with a smile.选项D中的by being able to say no in a loving w
9、ay与标题内容相符合。故选D。.阅读理解“Google Inc has stepped up efforts to digitize(使数字化) dozens of historical newspapers and make the scanned(扫描的) old newspapers available online”， the Internet search leader said on Monday.In a blog post on the Silicon Valley-based companys website, Google said it is looking to mak
10、e old newspapers searchable online by partnering with newspaper publishers to digitize millions of old newspapers.The effort involves the archives of dozens of newspaper titles and expands on a twoyearold effort by Google to work with two major US.newspapersThe New York Times and Washington Postto i
11、ndex old papers in Google News Archive.“Not only will you be able to search these newspapers, youll also be able to browse(浏览) through them exactly as they were printedphotographs, headlines, articles, advertisements and all，” Google product manager Punit Soni said in the blog post.Many newspapers j
12、oined in the activity,_which range from the Pittsburgh PostGazette, “the first newspaper West of the Alleghenies”， to the Quebec ChronicleTelegraph, which has continuously published for 244 years, making it North Americas oldest lasting paper.All these newspapers will appear online.The newspapers on
13、line allow readers to see how newspapers of the past days covered historical events.As an example, the Pittsburgh PostGazettes coverage(覆盖) of Neil Armstrongs (and Edwin Aldrins) 1969 moon walk can be found at The first newspaper partners for the digital old newspapers program are located in the Uni
14、ted States and Canada, a spokesman said.“The goal is no different than Google Book Search，” company spokesman Gabriel Stricker said, referring to Googles broadbased effort to work with major academic libraries around the world to scan older, out-of-print books.“It is just getting a lot of published
15、offline content online.”【语篇解读】网络的出现和普及，是否预示着报纸的不复存在？谷歌公司正试图将报纸数字化。1The underlined word “activity” in Paragraph 5 most probably refers to _Adigitizing dozens of historical newspapers onlineBscanning old newspapersCcooperating with newspaper publishersDsearching the old newspapers online答案A词义猜测题。由文章的前
16、四段可知，画线单词所指的意思应该是第二段最后的to digitize millions of old newspapers，故答案为A。2According to the passage, North Americas oldest lasting paper is _AWashington PostBthe Quebec ChronicleTelegraphCthe Pittsburgh PostGazetteDnot mentioned答案B细节理解题。由第五段中的to the Quebec ChronicleTelegraph, which has continuously publis
17、hed for 244 years, making it North Americas oldest lasting paper可知答案。3The first partners for the digital old newspapers programme are located in _AEnglandBThe United States and CanadaCFranceDGermany答案B细节理解题。文章最后一段第一句告知答案。4The goal of Googles effort to digitize old newspapers is to _Aget a lot of pub
18、lished offline content onlineBwork with worldwide major academic librariesCwork with newspaper publishersDpromote its popularity答案A细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句可知答案。.完形填空His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer.One day, while trying to make just enough money to_1_for his family, he heard a cry f
19、or_2_ coming from a nearby bog(沼泽)He_3_ his tools and ran to the bog.There, made dirty to his waist in black muck(泥污), was a_4_boy, screaming and struggling to_5_ himself.Farmer Fleming saved the boy from_6_ could have been a slow and terrifying death.The next day, a fancy carriage_7_to the Scotsman
20、s sparse(稀疏的) surroundings.An_8_ dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had_9_“I want to_10_ you，” said the nobleman.“You saved my sons life.” “No, I cant_11_ payment for what I did，” the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the_12_At that moment,
21、the farmers_13_ son came to the door of the family house.“Is that your son？” the nobleman asked.“Yes，” the farmer replied.“Ill make you a_14_Let me take him and give him a good education.If the boy is_15_ like his father, hell grow to a man you can be_16_ of.” And that he did.In time, Farmer Fleming
22、s son_17_ from St.Marys Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become_18_ throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the_19_ of Penicillin.Years afterward, the noblemans son was_20_ with pneumonia(肺炎)What saved him? Penicillin.The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchil
23、l.His sons name? Sir Winston Churchill.1A.believe in Bremind of Clive on Dput on答案Cbelieve in“相信某人”；remind sb of sth“提醒某人某事”；live on“以为生”；put on“穿上；打开”。根据句子意思“全家人以他挣的钱生活”可知答案。2A.help Bsolution Csorrow Dcare答案Aa cry for help“救命的呼声”，从下文可知，一个孩子掉进了沼泽，他在喊救命。3A.searched Bdropped Csurvived Dreplaced 答案B听到孩
24、子的叫声，Fleming扔掉干活用的工具，跑向沼泽去救孩子。4A.terrified Bhonest Cbrave Dexcited答案A从后面的screaming and struggling可知，孩子掉进了沼泽，所以非常害怕。terrified是形容词，“害怕的”。5A.transport Bexperience Cprotect Dfree答案Dfree在本句中的意思是“脱离；摆脱”，free oneself (from)“使自己摆脱(困境等)”。6A.where Bwhat Cwhen Dwhile答案B空格处所填的词既作from的宾语又作后面句子的主语，故应选what。7A.pull
25、ed up Bdrove past Cwatched out Dgot through答案Apull up“停下来”，一辆豪华的马车在Farmer Fleming房子前停了下来。8A.impolitely Belegantly Csincerely Dabsolutely答案Belegantly“优雅地”，elegantly dressed nobleman“穿着优雅的绅士”。从上文的a fancy carriage可以判断这个人穿着优雅。其他选项不能与dressed连用。9A.depended Bappointed Cexpected Dsaved答案D从句子意思可以判断来的人正是Farme
26、r Fleming所救的孩子的父亲。10A.interview Bdefeat Crepay Dforce答案Crepay“报答”。别人救了自己孩子的命，父亲当然想到的是报答这个人。11A.receive Baccept Cadapt Ddevote答案B根据下句的waving off.可知Farmer Fleming不愿意accept“接受”这位绅士的报答。12A.offer Btopic Cvalue Dmaterial答案Aoffer“提供的东西”，是名词。指这位绅士提出的要给Farmer Fleming的报答。13A.another Bsecond Cown Dsmart 答案C文章没
27、有提到Farmer Fleming到底有几个孩子，所以A、B答案排除；D在文章中也没有提到，所以选C。14A.deal Bdebt Cbet Ddifference 答案Amake a deal“做交易”；根据下文，这位绅士要给Farmer Fleming的孩子好的教育来作为对Farmer Fleming的报答，他认为这是一场交易。15A.something Bnothing Canything Deverything 答案Canything like“完全像；全然”。16A.shamed Bproud Cafraid Dfond 答案Bbe proud of“以为自豪”。这位绅士认为，如果这
28、个孩子能像Farmer Fleming一样，长大后会让Farmer Fleming感到自豪的。17A.removed Bfled Cescaped Dgraduated 答案DFarmer Fleming的儿子从St.Marys Hospital Medical School in London毕业。18A.known Bcomfortable Cinspired Dgenerous 答案Aknown是形容词，意思是“著名的”，Alexander Fleming因为发明Penicillin而闻名于世。19A.champion Bsettler Cdiscoverer Dconductor 答案
29、Cdiscoverer“发明者；发现者”。20A.stricken Bintended Coperated Dsuffered答案Astrike“袭击；使突然发生”。指the noblemans son突然患了肺炎。suffer不与with连用。.应用文写作近年来，我国各级政府都提出要建设环保型社会，号召人们从身边的小事做起。假如你是李华，请你对废旧电池的处理问题给报社写一封信。信的内容应包括：1对废旧电磁处理的重要性；2生产厂家的观点；3你的建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。Dear editor，Nowadays, few people pay enou
30、gh attention to dealing with used batteries.Best wishes!Yours，Li Hua【参考范文】Dear editor，Nowadays, few people pay enough attention to dealing with used batteries.Im writing to say something about it.If we dont deal with used batteries properly, they will cause serious pollution to the environment.Above
31、 all, the battery factories should be responsible for this.At the same time, our government should learn from some foreign countries, giving the factories subsidies to recycle and deal with used batteries.However, battery factories argue that it is not their responsibility to recycle and deal with u
32、sed batteries.They have to take profits into consideration and it is a waste of labor and money to do it.In my opinion, all the people should be educated to protect our environment.Our government should help battery factories and we must not throw used batteries away here and there.Best wishes!Yours，Li Hua
