1、一、 根据首字母或汉语提示写出正确的单词1. Considering the injuries hes had in the accident, there is little_(期待) of him showing up at our party.2. _(习惯于) to working methodically，I tried at first to arrange the photographs in order of importance.3. Let me _(祝贺) you on the success you have achieved in your work.4. Recen
2、tly, one of Jeremys closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding r_5. My American friends are not f_ with that particular festival. 二、 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空1. If I _(be) you, I _(do) it in a different way. 2. If the safety protections against the accidents _(take), the miners _(have) a chance to
3、 survive then.3. Im worried about the sports meet. Do you think it will be postponed? If it _(rain) tomorrow, but actually the weather forecast has removed our worry.4. If I _(be) you, I _(go) to the film last night. 5. If he_(take) care of himself at that time, he _(not be) sick now.三、 单项填空1. Why n
4、ot open the windows to let _cool air in? Id rather you didnt. _ air in our town is terribly polluted.A. a; The B. /; The C. /; / D. the; /2. Good news! Theres a supermarket _ in this area next month! Cool! It will be convenient for us when its open.A. building B. built C. having built D. to be built
5、3. Whats the matter with Jane? She has been sitting there for hours. A letter from her mother _ an attack of homesickness in her.A. set out B. set off C. sent off D. sent up4. Tom sat up late recently. Yes, that might _ why he slept in class.A. make for B. account for C. push for D. compensate for5.
6、 Charles entered New York University in 2009 and one year later _ to University of London as an exchange student.A. sent B. had sent C. was sent D. had been sent四、 任务型阅读What have we become? A society in which someone can have hundreds of online friends and yet go for days without human contact. We s
7、can; we click; we text people in the next room instead of speaking to them; we even check our library books out by ourselves when once we might have chatted to a friendly person with an ink pad and a date stamp.Loneliness can be dangerous. Recent research suggests that it may shorten peoples lives a
8、nd make them more vulnerable to serious illness. It can distort(扭曲) senses of reality and even become an element that drives a few desperate young men to open fire on a cinema audience or a classroom full of children. Electronic voices on various devices can be the only ones some people hear. And wh
9、at those voices say is not always true.No man is an island, and we are frequently reminded. There are those who choose to lead solitary(孤独的) lives, and live them well, but on the whole we are sociable beings and we suffer if we are on our own too much. Human contact makes us happier, although virtua
10、l relationships can be very positive.So what could lonely people do to make real friends? An answer, among many, is to read more books. Reading begins alone but becomes a shared activity when a reader, for example, joins a book group, attends a literary festival or signs up for a continuing educatio
11、n course on an aspect of literature that interests them. Theres no shame in turning up to any of these alone, and fellowship is guaranteed. Fellow readers may well turn out to be likeminded; its a basis for new friendships and sustained relationships. Sharing an understanding of a book is a good way
12、 of sharing feelings safely. Literary characters can be useful as personas.But there is another important reason why everyone should read more books, and in particular fiction. The responsibility to fight loneliness lies with those who do not suffer from it. Lonely people often feel that there is no
13、 one who understands them or can share their point of view. They need to know that actually there are. That requires everybody else to make the imaginative leap of feeling that connection, and reading fiction helps. It makes people more empathic(移情的)sympathy for fictitious(虚构的) characters can transl
14、ate into compassion(同情) in real life.The stories of strangers reach us through many means: news bulletins, interviews, biography and memoir(回忆录), but also drama and fiction. Walking a mile in their shoes might help turn some of those strangers into real friends.Passage outlineSupporting detailsA phe
15、nomenon worth notingPeople today are becoming increasingly lonely, which is evidenced by the fact that facetoface contact has been (1)_ with the convenience of the Internet.Harms of lonelinessPeople are more likely to suffer serious illness and even an (2)_ death.People can (3)_ reality with virtual
16、 world and a few desperate people even take extreme actions against innocent people.People can only have access to information on the electronic devices, which makes them uncertain about the (4)_. Significance of human contactHuman contact can bring us more (5)_ while virtual relationships can only
17、bring us temporary comfort. A (6)_ cure for lonelinessBeing actively (7)_ in various reading activities provides opportunities for lonely people to make contact with others.Exchanging with other readers who share (8)_ interests with them lays foundation for friendships.Reading fiction helps those wh
18、o do not suffer from loneliness to (9)_ and have sympathy for lonely people.Exposing ourselves to a variety of forms of works and putting ourselves in others (10)_ can help develop real friendships.一、 1. expectation2. Accustomed3. congratulate4. reception5. familiar二、 1. were; would do2. had been ta
19、ken; would have had3. rained /should rain/were to rain4. were; would have gone5. had taken; would not be三、 15BDBBC1. B解析：第一空，cool air为抽象名词，表示一般概念，通常不要冠词；第二空特指“我们镇的空气”，用定冠词the。2. D解析：句意：好消息！下个月在这个地区将开建一座超市。爽！它开业后将方便我们大家。根据题干中的next month判断动作在将来发生，supermarket是build 的动作承受者，应用不定式的被动式。故选D。3. B解析：set off(引
20、起或激发某事物)符合句意。4. B解析：account for(是的说明或原因)符合句意。make for(走向，导致，促成)；push for(不断要求；争取；催促)；compensate for(补偿，弥补)。5. C解析：句意：Charles 2009年进入纽约大学，并且在一年后作为交换生被送往伦敦大学。send是及物动词，空后无宾语，应用被动语态。was sent与entered作并列谓语。故选C。四、 1. decreasing/reduced/decreased/replaced2. early3. confuse4. truth5. happiness6. literary7. involved8. similar/common9. understand10. places/positions/shoes
