1、增分强化练(二十一)阅读理解2完形填空(限时30分钟).阅读理解ASummer Boarding CoursesAges: 812Dates: Monday 13 JulyMonday 10 AugustCourses: General English or Junior Summer StudySBC Oxford Summer School is held at the worldfamous Dragon School in Oxford.The Dragon School is one of the UKs top Prep Schools and is located in a be
2、autiful area of leafy Oxford.The summer school is just a 20minute walk from the centre of this historic city.Our summer school for young learners has one member of staff for every five students, thus making it the ideal choice for students studying away from home for the first time.Ages: 1316Dates:
3、Saturday 4th JulySaturday 18th JulyCourses: English, Humanities, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering，Maths)Eton College provides international students with the opportunity to study at one of the worlds most famous schools.Founded in 1440 by King Henry ， Eton College has educated 20 British Prime
4、 Ministers as well as numerous authors, scientists, actors, and Olympians.Ages: 1518Dates: Monday 6 JulyMonday 3 AugustCourses: Business & Leadership, International Relations, Law and MedicineCambridge College Summer School takes place at Clare College, the University of Cambridge.Clare College was
5、founded in 1326 and is the universitys second oldest remaining college.The picturesque campus is located on the banks of the River Cam and just 15 minutes from the centre of Cambridge.The summer courses are specifically designed for international students.Our courses teach English through the study
6、of specific academic subjects and prepare students for further study or professional life in their chosen field. 语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了3所学校提供的暑期寄宿课程。1What can we learn about the Dragon School in Oxford?AStudents graduate here at the age of 12.BA class here is no bigger than 5 students.CIts located not f
7、ar from the city centre.DIts offering summer courses for the first time.解析：细节理解题。由题干关键词Dragon School in Oxford可将答案定位于第一个课程。由第一个课程中的“The summer school is just a 20minute walk from the centre of this historic city.(暑期学校距离这座历史名城的中心只有20分钟的步行路程)”可知，这所学校位于离市中心不远的地方。故选C项。答案：C2Which one will you probably ch
8、oose if you are interested in engineering?ADragon School.BClare College.COxford College. DEton College.解析：细节理解题。由第二个课程标题“Courses: English, Humanities, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering，Maths)课程：英语、人文、STEM(科学、技术、工程、数学)”可知，如果你对工程感兴趣，你可以选择Eton College。故选D项。答案：D3How do students learn English at Cam
9、bridge College Summer School?AThrough the course of General English.BThrough the study of academic subjects.CThrough further study in other chosen fields.DThrough communication with international students.解析：细节理解题。由题干关键词Cambridge College Summer School可将答案定位于第三个课程。由第三个课程中的“Our courses teach English t
10、hrough the study of specific academic subjects and prepare students for further study or professional life in their chosen field.(我们的课程通过学习特定的学科来教授英语，并为学生在所选领域的进一步学习或职业生涯做好准备)”可知，是通过学科学习来教授英语。故选B项。答案：BBLast night one of our 3 family dogs was hit and killed by a car in front of my mothers house.The d
11、ogs became more or less, my mothers children after her human children grew up and moved out and my father ran with a midlife crisis and left her.The one that was killed had bonded with my mom far more than the others.She is shocked and upset.I loved the dog, but my true sadness currently results fro
12、m having to watch my mother experience another tragedy after everything she has been through in her life.In the midst of all of this I have to sincerely applaud the driver of the vehicle, which feels wrong, but its not.Ill start by stating it was not his fault.The dog chased (追赶) a deer into the roa
13、d at night.In an effort to not hit the deer with his car he changed direction suddenly, not seeing the dog, leading to her deaths.He could have very easily continued on his way, but he did something that I hope I never forget.He did the right thing (in my eyes)The driver pulled over, carefully wrapp
14、ed our dog in a blanket he got from his car, and carried her up to my mothers front door.He was visibly shaking and very upset.He informed my mother of what happened and she broke down immediately.He consoled her the best a stranger could and waited with her while my sister rushed to her house.He le
15、ft his information and offered assistance in anyway he could.Yes, he is the man who hit and killed our dog accidentally.What he really did was sparing my mother from discovering unexpectedly a horrible scene herself while searching for the dog.He had so many choices.Choices that were far easier than
16、 what he chose.He did the right thing and for that, thank you, stranger.You recovered my faith in humanity. 语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一名司机无意间撞死一条狗之后，没有选择逃逸而是主动将狗包裹好送到狗主人一位与狗相依为命的老太太那儿，并表示了歉意和安慰。作者因为他的这种行为重拾对人性的信心。4What can we learn about the authors mother?AShe has suffered a lot in her life.BShe has grown
17、up with her dogs.CShe misses her husband very much.DShe has three dogs killed in an accident.解析：细节理解题。第一段讲述了母亲艰难不幸的一生，并结合该段最后一句“I loved the dog, but my true sadness currently results from having to watch my mother experience another tragedy after everything she has been through in her life.”可知，作者的母亲
18、一生经历了很多悲剧，此次又将与爱狗别离，非常不幸，所以作者的母亲一生受了很多苦。故选A。答案：A5Whats the authors attitude towards the dogkiller?ADoubtful.BIndifferent.CCritical. DPraising.解析：推理判断题。本题要求判断作者对the dogkiller也就是这位司机的态度，从文章第二段到第五段内容，并结合第二段“I have to sincerely applaud the driver of the vehicle, which feels wrong, but its not(我不得不真诚地为司机
19、鼓掌，这感觉不对，但事实并非如此)”和最后一段最后两句“He did the right thing and for that, thank you, stranger.You recovered my faith in humanity.(他做了正确的事，谢谢你，陌生人。你恢复了我对人性的信心)”可知，司机没有肇事逃逸，主动寻找狗的主人，作者认为他做了对的事，因此虽然他撞死了作者母亲的爱狗，但作者认为他的后续行为正确。由此判断出作者认为这个人值得赞扬，故选D。答案：D6What does the underlined word consoled in Paragraph 4 mean?AEn
20、couraged. BFollowed.CComforted. DHelped.解析：词义猜测题。根据该词所在句子“He consoled her the best a stranger could and waited with her while my sister rushed to her house.”的上下文可知，司机告知了作者母亲整个事情后，老太太就立刻崩溃了。他作为一个陌生人，尽了最大的努力去安慰她并且陪同她等待她女儿的到来。面对伤心的老太太，在等待女儿到来的过程中做到的是安慰。所以画线词的意思是“安慰”。故选C。答案：C7What is the best title for
21、the text?AAn Unfortunate AccidentBSadness over a Dogs DeathCAn EasytoMake ChoiceDFaith in Humanity Recovered解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文的重点不是介绍事故或者事故导致的悲伤，而是通过司机的选择，让作者看到了人性美好的一面，重拾对人性的信心，特别是最后一段最后两句的点题“He did the right thing and for that, thank you, stranger.You recovered my faith in humanity.(他做了正确的事，谢谢你，陌生
22、人。你恢复了我对人性的信心)”，因而最佳标题为“对人类的信心恢复”。故选D。答案：D.完形填空This summer, Roman Espinoza put up what he called a “blessing box” filled with food available to any and all who need it on his lawn (草坪)Roman Espinoza, a 46yearold New Yorker, hoped to _1_ the problem of hunger in his community.He was _2_ that there we
23、re plenty of poor and homeless people in his neighborhood, and he also knew that they _3_ needed help.Thats why he decided to construct a “blessing box” filled with food on his own lawn.People who are in need of food are always _4_ to take something from the “blessing box”It mostly holds canned food
24、.He found that not everyone who _5_ food from the “blessing box” wanted to be known, so they often _6_ until it was dark to avoid _7_.Roman was inspired by a _8_ action at the local community college, where he saw there was a small box with a number of free food _9_ inside that was meant for poor st
25、udents who couldnt _10_ a snack or a meal.He thought it was such an amazing gesture and decided to try that in front of his own home.Thanks to him, theres a whole community that _11_ donates food and other necessities.Roman is so grateful that other people are also donating food for the less _12_， a
26、nd he feels honored that he _13_ others to do so._14_， people started donating things into Romans blessing box, but it definitely didnt _15_ there.In fact, many people had a strong _16_ to build their own blessing box, so they turned to him for help.And many more wanted to help in their own way.The
27、local Home Depot store, _17_， decided to sponsor all of the wood needed to build new _18_.By _19_ the word and the idea of these amazing food pantries, people can truly make a significant _20_ for the poor in the entire city. 语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个名叫Roman Espinoza的纽约人通过在自家草坪设立“祝福箱”为穷人和无家可归的人提供免费的食物。
28、社区其他人在他的启发下也纷纷开始给那些不幸运的人捐赠食物，甚至也设立自己的“祝福箱”。通过传递这样的行为，他们可以为社区的穷人和无家可归的人带来很大影响。1A.worsenBupdateCcause Drelieve解析：句意：Roman Espinoza，一个46岁的纽约人，希望缓解他所在社区的饥饿问题。worsen使加剧；update更新；cause引起，造成；relieve缓解。根据下文的“Thats why he decided to construct a blessing box filled with food on his own lawn.”可推测，Roman Espinoz
29、a想通过在草坪给需要的人提供食物的行为在社区缓解饥饿问题，故选D项。答案：D2A.ashamed BawareCdoubtful Ddesperate解析：句意：他知道在他所居住的社区还有很多穷人和无家可归的人，并且他也知道他们非常需要帮助。ashamed羞愧的；aware知道的；doubtful怀疑的；desperate绝望的，迫切的。根据下文的“and he also knew”可知，此处考查固定短语be aware that.“知道”，know和be aware that相呼应，故选B项。答案：B3A.sadly BhardlyCbadly Drarely解析：句意见上题解析。sadly
30、悲伤地；hardly几乎不；badly急切地；rarely稀少地。根据下文的“Thats why he decided to construct a blessing box filled with food on his own lawn.”可知，Roman Espinoza知道那些穷人和无家可归的人非常需要帮助，故选C项。答案：C4A.allowed BforbiddenCrequested Daccompanied解析：句意：那些需要食物的人通常被允许可以从这个“祝福箱”里拿吃的。allowed允许；forbidden禁止；requested请求；accompanied陪伴。根据句意可知
31、，此处考查短语sb.be allowed to do sth.“某人被允许做某事”，故选A项。答案：A5A.purchased BstoleCswallowed Dtook解析：句意：他发现并非每一个从“祝福箱”里拿东西的人都想被别人知道，因此为了避免尴尬他们通常等到天黑才来。purchased购买；stole偷；swallowed吞；took拿。根据上文的“People who are in need of food are always _4_ to take something from the blessing box”可知此处用“拿”符合语境，故选D项。答案：D6A.waited B
32、hidCthought Dstruggled解析：句意见上题解析。waited等待；hid隐藏；thought想，认为；struggled挣扎。根据下文的“until it was dark”可推测他们是等到天黑才来的，故选A项。答案：A7A.enjoyment BprideCembarrassment Dpreference解析：句意见第5题解析。enjoyment乐趣；pride骄傲；embarrassment尴尬；preference偏爱。根据上文的“He found that not everyone who _5_ food from the blessing box wanted
33、to be known”可推测，他们觉得从盒子里拿东西很尴尬所以不想让别人知道，故选C项。答案：C8A.terrible BsimilarCnatural Dillegal解析：句意：Roman受到当地社区大学一个相似行为的启发，在那儿他看见在一个小箱子，里面有大量专门为那些买不起快餐或者一顿饭的穷学生准备的免费食物。terrible糟糕的；similar相似的；natural自然而然的；illegal违法的。根据上文的“what he called a blessing box filled with food available to any and all who need it”和下文
34、的“where he saw there was a small box with a number of free food”可知，Roman的想法和社区大学的想法相似，故选B项。答案：B9A.items BchainsCshops Dprojects解析：句意见上题解析。items商品，物品；chains链条；shops商店；projects项目。根据上文的a small box with a number of free food可知，盒子里装着可以吃的商品，故选A项。答案：A10A.resist BenjoyCmiss Dafford解析：句意见第8题解析。resist反抗；enjoy
35、享受；miss错过，想念；afford买得起。根据上文的poor students可知，此处用“买不起”符合语境，故选D项。答案：D11A.carefully BregularlyCpassively Dsuddenly解析：句意：多亏了他，整个社区的人都定期捐赠食物和其他必要物品。carefully仔细地；regularly定期地，有规律地；passively被动地；suddenly突然。结合上下文可知，此处是指社区的人在Roman的影响下都定期过来捐赠食物和其他东西，故选B项。答案：B12A.intelligent BdependentCinnocent Dfortunate解析：句意：R
36、oman非常感激其他人也来给那些没有那么幸运的人捐赠食物，同时他也因为启发别人这样做而感到荣幸。intelligent智慧的；dependent独立的；innocent无辜的；fortunate幸运的。根据上文的poor and homeless people可知，他们都是不那么幸运的人，故选D项。答案：D13A.inspired BinvitedCconvinced Dchallenged解析：句意见上题解析。inspired启发；invited邀请；convinced说服；challenged挑战。根据上文的“Thanks to him, theres a whole community
37、that _11_ donates food and other necessities.”可知，社区的其他人受到Roman的启发，也开始帮助那些不太幸运的人，且上文的“Roman was inspired by a _8_ action”也有暗示，故选A项。答案：A14A.At times BAt onceCAt first DAt last解析：句意：一开始，人们开始把捐赠的东西放到Roman的“祝福箱”里，但很显然事情不止于此。At times偶尔；At once立刻；At first一开始；At last最后。根据下文的“In fact, many people had a stron
38、g _16_ to build their own blessing box”可知，一开始人们把东西放在Roman的“祝福箱”里，但后来他们也想设立自己的“祝福箱”，故选C项。答案：C15A.fail BstopCstart Dmove解析：句意见上题解析。fail失败；stop停止；start开始；move移动。根据下文的“In fact, many people had a strong _16_ to build their own blessing box”可知，人们的捐赠行为不会停止于把捐赠物品放到Roman的“祝福箱”里，他们想要有更进一步的行为，故选B项。答案：B16A.abil
39、ity BcuriosityCdislike Ddesire解析：句意：事实上，很多人都有设立他们自己的“祝福箱”的渴望，因此他们求助于他。ability能力；curiosity好奇心；dislike不喜欢；desire渴望。根据下文的“so they turned to him for help”可知，此处用“渴望”符合语境，故选D项。答案：D17A.however Bor ratherCfor example Dinstead解析：句意：例如，当地的Home Depot商店决定赞助修建新箱子所需的所有木料。however然而；or rather更准确地说；for example例如；ins
40、tead相反。根据上文的“And many more wanted to help in their own way.”可知，本句是对上文的举例说明，故选C项。答案：C18A.boxes BcommunitiesCstores Dhomes解析：句意见上题解析。boxes箱子；communities社区；stores商店；homes家。根据上文的“many people had a strong _16_ to build their own blessing box”和该句的wood可知，此处是指赞助修建“祝福箱”所需的木料，故选A项。答案：A19A.ignoring Brememberin
41、gCspreading Dbreaking解析：句意：通过传递语言和这些美好的食物储存柜的想法，人们可以真正对全市的穷人带来巨大影响。ignoring忽略；remembering记得；spreading传递；breaking打破。根据上文的“he feels honored that he _13_ others to do so”可知，Roman的行为向社区的其他人传递了帮助穷人和无家可归的人的信息，故选C项。答案：C20A.promise BdifferenceCjudgment Dcomment解析：句意见上题解析。promise诺言；difference不同；judgment判断；comment评论。根据句意可知，此处考查固定短语make a significant difference“有巨大影响”，故选B项。答案：B