1、.完形填空I feel great sorrow after reading your Parents Love.Instead of being1by the heart-warming parental care for kids, I taste the2of life and the coldness of those college kids who3to be coming from a “middle class” family in order to 4the acceptance of their peers and avoid the family5an
2、d responsibilities that are only imposed (强化) upon their parents.My family is not a6one.My father has to wake up at 5 before7to work, and my mother, before her retirement, used to be812 hours a day in order to add the family9.Before I was sent to college, I had already acquired the most clever10 of
3、saving ones money for the best use and be thrifty (节约) with11I owned.My parents taught me this and I really12their successful efforts of bringing me up as a 13person towards life, a young man who is willing to14the family burden or at least not to add any.I have been staying at a college f
4、or 7 years.All these years I have15in growing up from a “college kid” to a “college young man”.16, there is more shame than honour and more17than good manners.Maybe thats how I was growing up and getting18to the real understanding of life.I think I am really lucky to have19my noble (高贵的) a
5、im of getting educated in a college20others or the lately comers are still wondering what, for themselves, counts as a perfect college life.Give our parents their own life and their own dreams! I pray to God, if there is one.【语篇解读】父母对子女的爱是无私的、持久的。那么怎样的爱才是有意义的呢?是一味满足子女的需求,还是引导他们积极向上、通过自己的努力实现人生的价值呢?作
6、者给出了他自己的思考答案。1.A.praisedB.movedC.encouragedD.punished【答案与解析】B根据下文的coldness等词可知,“我”并没有被父母的爱所感动(moved)。2.A.sweetnessB.beautyC.hardshipD.value【答案与解析】C根据空后的“and the coldness of those college kids”可知,本空指生活的艰辛(hardship)。3.A.pretendB.tendC.decideD.promise【答案与解析】A根据全句可知,这些大学孩子其实并非中产阶级家庭里的孩子,他们只是装扮(pretend)成
7、中产阶级家庭里的孩子。4.A.followB.forceC.controlD.gain【答案与解析】D根据空后的“the acceptance”可知,他们这样做只是想获得同龄人的认可。5.A.lifeB.friendshipC.burdenD.belief【答案与解析】C根据第14空后的“the family burden”可知,这些孩子只是在逃避家庭负担(burden)和责任。6.A.poorB.happyC.dependentD.rich【答案与解析】D根据空后“我”父母的情况可知,“我”父母工作很辛劳,赚得也少,因此说“我”的家庭不是富裕(rich)家庭。7.A.dawnB.sunset
8、C.dayD.morning【答案与解析】A根据空前的“wake up at 5”可知,“我”父亲在黎明(dawn)前5点钟就起床去上班。8.A.sleepingB.workingC.restingD.washing【答案与解析】B家庭并不富裕,母亲增加家庭收入的方式应该是工作(working)。9.A.profitB.interestC.incomeD.advantage【答案与解析】C母亲每天工作12小时,显然她这样做的目的是增加家庭收入(income)。profit“利润”;interest“利益”; advantage“好处”。10.A.wayB.methodC.meansD.appr
9、oach【答案与解析】Away后多接介词of;method后接介词with,指“科学的、行之有效的办法”;approach后接to doing;means后多用介词by。11.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.none【答案与解析】B因为家里并不富裕,“我”必须节约“我”拥有的一切东西(everything)。12.A.spareB.shareC.enjoyD.appreciate【答案与解析】D他们教会“我”这一点,“我”也对他们辛辛苦苦把“我”养大成人表示感激(appreciate)。根据空后的“their successful efforts of br
10、inging me up”可以得此答案。13.A.carefulB.foolishC.sensitiveD.reasonable【答案与解析】D根据前文可知,“我”从父母那里学会了节约,并且理解他们把“我”养大的辛劳,他们把“我”培养成了一个理智的(reasonable)人。14.A.easeB.increaseC.dropD.lift【答案与解析】A根据空后“or at least not to add any”可知,“我”希望减轻 (ease) 家庭的负担,至少不给家里增加任何负担。15.A.livedB.spentC.wastedD.cost【答案与解析】B根据空前的“All these
11、 years”和空后的“in growing up”可知,“我”花费了(spend)这些年的时间,实现了从“大学孩子”到“大学青年”的转变。16.A.Looking upB.Looking downC.Looking backD.Looking out【答案与解析】C根据空后的“there is more shame than honour.”可知,这是“我”对大学生活的回顾。look back“回顾”。17.A.happinessB.excitementC.joysD.regrets【答案与解析】D本空与前面的shame为并列关系,再联系空后的“than good manners”可以得出答
12、案。18.A.closelyB.closeC.straightD.directly【答案与解析】B根据空前的“I was growing up”可知,“我”在长大,越来越理解生活的真谛了。get close to“靠近”。19.A.realizedB.recognizedC.recoveredD.repeated【答案与解析】A根据空后的“my noble aim”可知,“我”幸运地实现了(realize)崇高目标。20.A.onceB.ifC.whileD.when【答案与解析】C空前后的内容为转折关系,同时表示自己和他人的对比。.单项填空1.Columbus Day is a festiv
13、al in memory of the of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492.A.inventionB.discoveryC.protectionD.production 【答案与解析】B考查名词。句意:哥伦布日是纪念克里斯托弗哥伦布1492年发现新大陆的一个节日。2.It is really to think that the wolf which escaped from the zoo last week is still at large in the countryside.A.disappointingB.boringC.
14、amazing D.disturbing【答案与解析】D考查形容词。句意:一想到上星期从动物园逃脱的那只狼依然逍遥在旷野,让人非常不安。disturbing“令人不安的”。3.The H1N1 influenza virus, which caused the 2009 outbreak, continues to in some parts of the world, causing different levels of disease outbreaks.A.behave B.circulate C.expand D.deliver【答案与解析】B考查动词。句意:H1N1流感病毒引起了2
15、009年流感大暴发,该病毒继续在世界上的一些地区传播,造成了不同程度的疫情。circulate“循环;流传;传播”。4.One problem is that people often “exercise” and “physical activity”. They are not the same thing.A.combine B.reduceC.satisfy D.confuse【答案与解析】D考查动词。句意:一个问题是,人们通常将“锻炼”和“体力活动”混为一谈,而二者并不是一回事。 5.It is our belief that war never settles anything.
16、It only more and more violence.A.runs into B.comes from C.leads to D.begins with【答案与解析】C考查动词短语。句意:我们坚信战争解决不了任何问题,只会带来越来越多的暴力。6.In order to get well soon, he spent a lot of time outdoors his strength and learning about animals. A.building up B.moving off C.focusing on D.referring to 【答案与解析】A考查动词短语。句意
17、:为了能够尽快康复,他花了很多时间从事户外活动来增强他的体力并学习有关动物的知识。 7.To my great surprise, Gaby looked quite different I had expected. A.in which B.in that C.from what D.from which 【答案与解析】C考查介词和宾语从句。be different in“在不同”;be different from“与不同”。宾语从句中缺宾语,所以应用what。8. surprised me most was that such a little girl could speak Eng
18、lish so fluently. A.That B.Which C.As D.What【答案与解析】D考查主语从句。分析句子成分可知从句中缺主语。9.Like many lovers of books, past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. A.seldom did Mary walk B.seldom Mary walked C.seldom walked Mary D.seldom were Mary walked【答案与解析】A考查倒装句。当seldom等否定词位于句首时,句子要用部分倒装结构。10.Thanks to Ch
19、arlie, the car along with all its passengers saved.A.was B.were C.has D.have【答案与解析】A考查主谓一致和时态、语态。当with, together with, along with, as well as等介词或介词词组与主语连用时,谓语动词的数要与前面的主语保持一致,即就远一致原则,又因为主语the car与谓语动词save之间是被动关系,所以A项最佳。.阅读理解One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new assignment: her pupils would be “ha
20、ppiness collectors”, and were to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them. Several days later Carla turned up carrying a big bag.“Here in this bag I have all the happiness Ive collected so far,” she said, smiling.On seeing this, everyone was filled with
21、 expectation, but Carla didnt want to show anyone what was in the bag. Instead, she pulled out a small box and gave it to her teacher. When Miss Ellis had taken the box, Carla took an instant camera out of her own pocket and stood with it at the ready.“Open it, Miss Ellis.” The teacher slo
22、wly opened the box and looked inside. A big smile shone on her face, and at that moment Carla snapped a photo. Carlas photo popped out the camera, and she offered it to Miss Ellis along with a sheet of paper. The teacher read the paper in silence, and when she had finished she gestured ove
23、r at the bag.“Oh, so its.”“Yes!” interrupted Carla. She opened the bag and hundreds of photos fell out, all of different smiles, each one of them beautiful.The rest of the class tried to work out how Carla had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All there was in the box
24、was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it had felt happiness being transmitted to them, and in return, without even thinking about it, every person had responded with a smile of their own. With all her classmates now smiling, Carla took a photo of each one of them. She gave them their
25、 own photo along with a slip of paper, which asked them to do the same with other people, and to send a copy of the photos to her home address. And for months afterwards, Carlas post box was always full to the brim with photos of happy, smiling people.【语篇解读】当你微笑时,你给世界送上了一份最美的礼物。1.Miss Elli
26、s asked the students to find out .A.why some people are happier than others B.how to make people around them happyC.what effects happiness would have on peopleD.who are the happiest people around them【答案与解析】C细节题。根据第1段“what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them”可知。2.Whe
27、n Miss Ellis saw the big bag she felt. A.curiousB.satisfiedC.sad D.disappointed【答案与解析】A推断题。根据第3段“On seeing this, everyone was filled with expectation”可知,当Miss Ellis看到Carla带来的大包时,应该是和大家一样都感到很好奇,想要知道里面是什么。3.What is in the small box?A.A sheet of paper. B.A photo of a red rose. C.An instant camera. D.A
28、photo of a big smile.【答案与解析】D细节题。根据倒数第2段“All there was in the box was a photo of a big smile”可知。4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Carla asked her classmates to send the photos to Miss Ellis.B.Miss Ellis took a photo of her smiling class in the end.C.Carla asked her classmat
29、es to take photos of others as she did.D.Miss Ellis gave each of her students their own photo with a slip of paper.【答案与解析】C细节题。根据最后一段“Carla took a photo of each one of them. She gave them their own photo along with a slip of paper, which asked them to do the same with other people”可知。.书面表达目前“低碳”成为了人
30、们日常生活中的一个流行词,请根据下面的要点提示用英语写一份倡议书。要点提示如下:1.低碳生活在节约资源、保护环境中起着越来越重要的作用;2.我们可以养成这些低碳生活的习惯;3.保护地球等于保护人类自己,提出呼吁。注意:1.倡议书必须包括以上内容,可以适当增加细节,篇章结构连贯;2.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)。参考词汇:义务、责任obligation;环境environment;温度temperatureDear friends,Do you want to live in a beautiful world?Thank you!【参考范文】Dear friends,Do
31、you want to live in a beautiful world? So it is our obligation to have a low carbon life style, which matters more and more in energy saving and environmental protection. To fulfill it, we should keep the following habits in mind. First, its important to turn off taps and lights and recycl
32、e everything recyclable in our daily life. Whats more, while sticking to the habit of setting the temperature of your air conditioner at above 26 in summer and eating fruits and vegetables in seasons, we should also climb stairs under the fifth floor instead of taking lifts. Encourage your friends to take a bus to school instead of their cars. Well goes a saying that protecting the earth is protecting ourselves. Lets all take action now and contribute to the prosperity of our motherthe earth.Thank you!
