1、课 下 作 业.单项填空1Without enough evidence，the jury couldnt find him _ of the crime，so he was set free.Askeptical BashamedCinnocent Dguilty答案D句意：因为没有足够的证据，陪审团就不能认定他有罪，所以他被释放了。skeptical “怀疑的”；ashamed “惭愧的”；innocent “无辜的”；guilty “有罪的”。2Whenever he meets difficulties，he always takes a positive _ towards them
2、.Amind Battitude Copinion Dstate答案B句意：无论何时他遇到困难总会采取积极的态度去面对。mind “头脑，思维”；opinion “意见，主张”，后常接of；state “状态”；attitude “态度，看法”，后接to/towards；take a.attitude to/towards采取的态度，故选B。3The presenter announced that each side was given five minutes before starting to _Aquarrel BargueCdiscuss Ddebate答案D句意：主持人宣布各方在
3、辩论前有五分钟的(准备)时间。debate “(各自发表不同意见的)辩论”，符合句意。quarrel “争吵”；argue “争论”；discuss “磋商”。4In England，if new words continue to be used for at least five years they generally _ the Oxford English Dictionary.Acome up with Bmake up for Clook up to Dend up in答案D句意：在英国，如果新单词持续被使用至少5年，则其最终会被收录进牛津英语中。end up in “结束，以
4、告终”，符合语境。come up with “提出，想出”；make up for “补偿，弥补”；look up to “尊敬，敬仰”，均不符合语境。故答案选D。5The shy girl felt _ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teachers questions.Aamazed Bawkward Ccurious Damused答案B选项应该和uncomfortable相对应，根据句意，当无法回答老师的问题时，那个害羞的女孩感到“别扭，不自然”；只有awkward意为“别扭的，不自然的”，符合句意。故选B。6Reade
5、rs can_quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word of the sentence.Aget over Bget inCget along Dget through答案C句意：不知道句子中每个单词的确切含义，读者能理解得很好。get along表示“(谈及或问及某人)进展，进步”；get over “克服，恢复”；get in “到达，收割”；get through “打通，拨通(电话)”。 7The government must be very _ about setting policies and make
6、no decision until they are quite sure it is the right one.Aparticular BconcernedCcautious Dcertain答案C句意：政府制定政策时必须非常谨慎，在确信决策正确之前不可做决定。be particular about对讲究/挑剔；be concerned about对关心；be cautious about 对小心，谨慎；be certain about对肯定。所以选C。8They decorated the flat which they had expected for years，_ the cost
7、.Abecause of Bin case ofCas a result of Dregardless of答案D句意：他们装饰了期盼多年的公寓，没有考虑花费。regardless of “不管，不顾”符合句意。9The terrible accident is under investigation.Actually，quicker action _ those workers trapped in the mine.Amay have saved Bmust have savedCshould have saved Dcould have saved答案D句意：“这起可怕的事故正在调查中。
8、”“事实上，如果行动更快一点，困在矿井里的那些工人本来是可以被挽救的。”may have done sth“过去可能做过某事”；must have done sth“过去肯定做过某事”；should have done sth “过去本应该做某事”；could have done sth “过去本来能做某事”。10Dad，why is it important to have friends?Whenever you have difficulties，friends are always there lending you their hands._ANo problem BGot it C
9、All right DGood idea答案B句意：“爸爸，为什么有朋友很重要呢？”“无论什么时候你有困难，朋友总是在那儿向你提供帮助。”“我明白了。”根据句意可知，应填Got it表示“明白了，懂了”。.完形填空I looked at my beautiful Christmas tree and sighed.The New Year was a week old and my tree _1_ stood in the corner of our room with its collection of memories proudly _2_ in a shower of colorfu
10、l lights.Id _3_ long enough.I got up，went to the _4_ and dragged the boxes into the room.The garland(花环)was the first to _5_I took the large ornaments off next.They _6_ a large pile on our bed.An hour later，our bed was covered with Christmas memories.I prepared the boxes and _7_ placed ornaments in
11、their protective packaging，pausing every few minutes to _8_ a favorite.“Hey，little Santa！” I held the Santa from my childhood.“Thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years.” He was a little _9_ but still gives me a flood of wonderful memories.There was a collection of handmade ones my children
12、made in their first years of school more than twenty years ago.They are _10_ perfect in design，but every year they go on my memory tree.A few hours after I started，the _11_ boxes were back in the garage，the room was _12_ and I sat staring at the corner.It took me two days of work to _13_ my tree，but
13、 only a few hours to take it apart.My tree is a good marriage or a great friendship._14_ the tree，they take a long time to decorate with memories，but can be torn down _15_What once stood proudly in the glow of love comes tumbling down and all it _16_ is an unkind word or a thoughtless act.Every year
14、 I have to put my tree away，but not my marriage or friendships.They get to glow in the corner of my life for _17_ I live.I get to analyze my tree and find memories for a few weeks every year.I can do the same with the loves in my life every day.When I held the Santa，a flood of wonderful memories _18
15、_The same happens when I hold my wife or see the smile of a friend across the room._19_ your friendships and your marriage.Once they come down，they arent as easy to put back together as a Christmas tree，if _20_Stand them in that special spot in the corner of your heart and admire their glow.【语篇解读】本文
16、是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己拆卸圣诞树的事情告诉我们人与人之间的联系比如友谊和婚姻很难建立，但是却很容易被破坏。我们应该珍惜这样的人际关系。1A.already BevenCstill Dyet答案C由前面sighed一词及后面的memories一词的暗示可知，新年已经过了一周的时间了，而圣诞树仍在房间的角落里。2A.maintained BdisplayedCcollected Dlocated答案Bdisplay “展示”，符合语境。此处用过去分词作定语修饰memories。在缤纷的彩灯光辉中骄傲地展示着它珍藏其中的种种回忆。3A.complained BsufferedCpostpon
17、ed Dmissed答案C由前面说明可知，由于对新年的留恋，作者已推迟很长时间才将圣诞树收起来，postpone “推迟”，符合语境。4A.courtyard BbasementCstorehouse Dgarage答案D由第五段第一句“A few hours after I started，the_11_ boxes were back in the garage”可知答案。5A.come down Bbreak upCfade away Dstand out答案A由前面说明可知，作者从车库拖来了那些箱子，首先取下来的是花环，come down “取下来”，符合语境。6A.covered B
18、made Clay Doccupied答案B这些物品堆成了堆，make “形成，构成”，符合语境。7A.cautiously BcasuallyCrandomly Ddesperately答案A阅读短文不难看出作者对这些装饰物的珍视，因此其动作很谨慎小心。8A.spot BwitnessCevaluate Dadmire答案D根据下文说明可知，作者取下这些装饰物，时不时地停下来欣赏。9A.ragged BuglyCdull Drigid答案A由but的转折，及前面“Thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years.”可知答案，ragged “破
19、旧的”，符合语境。10A.free of Bfar fromCaway from Dclose to答案B由后面说明“but every year they go on my memory tree”可知，它们在设计上远不是那么完美，far from “远不是”，符合语境。11A.abandoned BagedCfilled Dincreased答案C根据第二段中“An hour later，our bed was covered with Christmas memories.”可知，这些箱子里面装满了装饰物，filled “装满的”，符合语境。12A.clean BemptyCorderl
20、y Dquiet答案B装饰物都重新放回到箱子里并放在了车库，房间自然又空着了，empty “空的”，符合语境。13A.choose BequipCdecorate Dfurnish答案C后面说明把它拆了，所以前面说明的是对圣诞树进行装饰。下一段中“they take a long time to decorate with memories”一句也是暗示。14A.As for BSimilar toCContrary to DAlong with答案B此处进行类比(把好的婚姻或者好的友谊和圣诞树进行对比)，similar to “和相似”，符合语境。15A.quickly Bcarelessl
21、yCdirectly Dsuddenly答案A比较上一段最后一句“It took me two days of work to _13_ my tree，but only a few hours to take it apart.”可知，装饰要花很长时间，但是也会很快地被拆掉，quickly “迅速地”，符合语境。16A.proves BlacksCmeans Dtakes答案D这一切只需要一个不友好的词或者一个未加思考的行动，take “需要”，符合语境。17A.as far as Bas long asCas soon as Das much as答案B作者感叹每年收起圣诞树，却没有把婚姻
22、或者友谊珍藏，它们只是在自己的生活的角落里发着光，和自己的生命一样长久。18A.recovered BreturnedCremained Drepeated答案B根据后面说明可知，手握着圣诞老人，这唤回了作者的回忆，return “唤回”，符合语境。19A.Share BPreserveCCherish DPursue答案C据该段的说明可知，作者呼吁要珍惜友谊和婚姻，cherish “珍惜”，符合语境。20A.in all Babove allCat all Dafter all答案C如果有(友谊和婚姻)的话，它们一旦崩溃了，就不会像圣诞树那么容易放回去了。if at all “如果有的话”。
23、.阅读理解According to a recent investigation, 35% of unemployed Americans ages 25 to 54 believed that theyd been replaced by technology.That is to say, technology threatens traditional work.Is that a bad thing?Many economists associate the middle classs shrinking partly with the fact that technology is
24、replacing people. Increasingly，there are jobs for people with higher degrees and handson laborers like home health care aides, but more and more of whats in between can be automated. Selfdriving cars are coming; mini planes will be operated by radio to deliver goods.It is even said that software dev
25、elopers themselves might someday be replaced by the very programs they create.Its true that software can do more work than human beings used to do.But historically, technological progress has brought more benefits than losses.If you look at the change from an agrarian (农业的) to an industrial society,
26、 thats certainly true.From 1900 to 2000, the proportion (比例) of people working on farms fell from 41% to 2%, yet agricultural output increased and farmers eventually found jobs in factories.There is a strong argument that the jobs and value technology creates just arent being counted properly.People
27、 like Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky couldnt agree more.Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the worldonline or from a mobile phone. His company may have 30 million users and onl
28、y 1，600 employees, but Chesky says it creates many more “21st century jobs” by helping make extra income for hosts who rent their homes and for local businesses and such service providers as cleaners who benefit from the arrival of vacationers.For New York City alone, Chesky puts the value of that a
29、dditional income at $257 million annually, which the company claims supports 6，600 jobs.Facing the new economy, people who are smart and well educated may do better.But what about those who arent as well positioned? The obvious answer is for government to provide more help through a reformed educati
30、onal system, workforce training and a social safety net.Some companies are making big private contributions to educational reform, but more will be needed.【语篇解读】本文是议论文。有人认为科技的进步造成很多人失业，作者却认为科技带来的利大于弊，并呼吁政府和更多的公司参与到教育改革中，帮人们做好准备应对科技对传统工作的冲击。1Whats the authors opinion on technological progress?AIt cre
31、ates new jobs while replacing people.BIt forces farmers to work in factories.CIt encourages educational reform.DIt leads to huge unemployment.答案A细节理解题。根据第三段中的technological progress has brought more benefits than losses及随后举的例子可以看出，科技的进步虽然会造成一部分人失业，但最终会带来更大的利，创造更多的工作岗位。2The author develops Paragraph 4
32、 mainly by_Aproviding explanationsBmaking comparisonsCusing examplesDtelling stories答案C写作手法题。作者以Airbnb为例说明科技创造的工作和价值往往被低估。故选C项。3Which of the following shows the structure of the text?CP：Central PointP：PointSp：Subpoint(次要点) C：Conclusion答案A篇章结构题。作者首先在第一段提出了本文的论点：科技威胁传统工作。第二段支持该论点，认为科技会取代一部分人的工作；第三、四段则反对该论点，认为科技创造的利大于弊并且科技创造的工作和价值往往被低估。面对科技威胁传统工作的形势，作者在最后一段给出了建议：教育改革。故选A项。