1、.完形填空I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “Youre never going to be anything but a 2.” After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do somethin
2、g positive with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Lets face it, youve 8 at everything youve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel 10 while I was at
3、 college. After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel 15
4、of myselfhere was a working-class boy whod 16 school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career 17 when I discovered my own style. Now Im rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does it 18? I just 19 all the people that have put me dow
5、n had said, “I 20 you. Youll succeed”.【语篇解读】自信是成功的秘诀。虽然周围的人都认为“我”注定是个失败者,但是事实上“我”成功了。1.A.brightB.uselessC.simpleD.hopeful【答案与解析】B校长预言“我”将一无是处,是个没用的人。2.A.failure B.teacherC.writer D.success【答案与解析】A校长说“你将是个失败者”。failure“失败的人或事”。3.A.high B.poorC.good D.useful【答案与解析】B根据下文可知,作者五年来的工作都是些收入低的工作,因此
6、用poor来修饰。4.A.support B.happinessC.surprise D.thing【答案与解析】D作者和一个中产阶级的女孩恋爱了,并认为这可能是自己遇到的最好的事情了。5.A.agreedB.decided C.doubted D.told【答案与解析】B作者下定决心要积极对待自己的人生。6.A.me B.themC.herD.it【答案与解析】C“我”想向“她”证明,“她”指自己的女朋友。7.A.wrong B.right C.interesting D.funny【答案与解析】A证明别人对自己的预言是“错误的”。8.A.tried B.known C.succeeded
7、D.failed【答案与解析】D女朋友的母亲说:我们面对现实吧,你所做的一切都是失败的。9.A.dancing B.singing C.writing D.teaching【答案与解析】C从下文可知作者一直在从事写作。10.A.came on B.came in C.came out D.came back【答案与解析】C这里come out的意思是“出版;发行”。11.A.day B.night C.month D.year【答案与解析】A通过后半句可知作者是白天教书。12.A.graduation B.pass C.degree D.success【答案与解析】C作者通过在伦敦大学的学习获
8、得了“学位”。degree“学位”。13.A.giving inB.giving back C.giving out D.giving up【答案与解析】D在获得了利兹大学的兼职工作后,作者打算“辞去”另外一份工作,专心写作。14.A.while B.if C.when D.or【答案与解析】C在获得了利兹大学的兼职工作后,作者打算辞去另外一份工作。15.A.nervous B.proud C.curious D.ashamed【答案与解析】B对于自己取得的成绩,作者感到很自豪。16.A.left B.attended C.changed D.taught【答案与解析】A“我”很早就辍学了,但
9、是现在却在大学任教。17.A.broke upB.broke downC.took up D.took off【答案与解析】D这里take off 表示作者的写作事业“腾飞”。18.A.say B.mean C.discover D.matter【答案与解析】B自己目前获得的成绩意味着什么呢?19.A.wish B.think C.like D.realize【答案与解析】A“我”真希望当时周围的人说的是不同的话。20.A.turn to B.believe in C.care about D.search for【答案与解析】B“我们信任你,你会成功的”。believe in“信任”。.单项
10、填空1.I was disappointed in time when I didnt pass the examinations.Dont be so discouraged. Youll be successful in time. A.不填; 不填B.a; aC.不填; aD.a; 不填【答案与解析】D考查冠词。句意:“我没通过考试的那段时间我很失望。”“别灰心。你迟早会成功的。”第1空表示在某段时间里,故应用in a time。而第2空表示“迟早;最终”,故用in time。2.In dry weather the flowe
11、rs will have to be watered if they . A.have survivedB.are to surviveC.would surviveD.will survive【答案与解析】B考查时态。are to survive在此处并不表示将来,而表示期望。3.The harm the modern farming methods have done the countryside is considerable. A.onB.toC.atD.for【答案与解析】B考查固定短语。do harm to sb / sth 为固定短语,意为“对有害”,且“the modern
12、farming.countryside”为定语从句修饰harm。4.Dont give up halfway, Andy. Youll succeed if you keep on working like this.A.in returnB.on timeC.in timeD.by accident【答案与解析】C考查介词短语。in time 在这里是“迟早”的意思,相当于sooner or later。in return“作为对的回报”;on time“按时”;by accident“偶然”。5. excited Geoff Marcy most w
13、as there were other planets in the solar system where life might exist.A.It; if B.That; whether C.What; whether D.What; that【答案与解析】D考查名词性从句。句意:让乔菲马斯最兴奋的是在太阳系中可能存在其他有生命存在的行星。what引导主语从句。6.Youd better take something to read when you go to see the doctor you have to wait. A.even if B.as ifC.in
14、 caseD.in order that【答案与解析】C考查连词。in case是连词词组,意为“以防;万一”,后可跟句子。作副词时,可放在句末。7.Its reported that his latest novel by that company sells well.A.spread B.applied C.published D.made【答案与解析】C考查动词。publish“出版”;spread“伸展;传播;散布”;apply“应用;申请”;make“制造”。8. matters most in learning English is enough practi
15、ce.A.WhatB.WhyC.WhereD.Which【答案与解析】A考查主语从句。根据句子分析,“matters most in learning English”是主语部分,“is enough practice”是谓语部分。再分析主语部分,可发现缺少的是主语,指的是事情,所以应该用一个代词what。9.He didnt make clear when and where the meeting would be held. A.thisB.thatC.itD.these【答案与解析】C考查it 用法。it作形式宾语,真正的宾语是后面的“when and where从
16、句”。10.Wont you go to see the football match tonight?. I might stay at home watching it live on TV instead.A.Id rather notB.Im not sureC.I guess soD.Id love to【答案与解析】B考查交际用语。根据答语中的might stay可知,B项符合语境。句意:“今晚你不去看足球比赛吗?”“不确定啊。我可能会待在家里看电视直播。”.阅读理解Mr Harris used to
17、work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other peoples houses.Then Mrs Harris said to her hu
18、sband, “Weve been to a lot of other peoples houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustnt we?”“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, wont it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next
19、 month.”So Mrs Harris said, “Yes, Ill invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”“How many will that be?” Mr Harris asked. “Dont invite too many.”Mrs Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 pm”
20、.“That isnt very nice, is it?” he said. “Youre telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 pm”.A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30.In fact they were still there at midnight when the door bell
21、 rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained.”Mr Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.When Mr and Mrs Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wa
22、snt it? Who complained about the noise?”“I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.【语篇解读】本文叙述了Harris夫妇举行宴会所发生的有趣的故事。1.Why did Mr Harris and his wife move to another town?A.They wanted to make some new friends.B.Mr Harris changed his work.C.They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.
23、D.They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other peoples houses.【答案与解析】B细节题。根据短文第1句我们得知,Mr Harris 换了工作,所以他才移居到另一个小镇。2.What made Mr and Mrs Harris hold a party at their house?A.It was easy to hold a big party at home.B.They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.C.They had gone to ot
24、her peoples parties many times.D.They liked making friends with others.【答案与解析】C细节题。从第2段中的 “Weve been to a lot of other peoples houses”可知他们举办宴会的原因。3.How long would Mrs Harris like the party to last?A.From the morning till night.B.About fourteen hours.C.About two hours. D
25、.Till mid-night.【答案与解析】C细节题。题目问的是Mrs Harris预计宴会持续多长时间,而不是实际到几点结束。在Mrs Harris刚开始写请柬时是写Party: 6:30 to 8:30 pm,大概两个小时。4.When did the party end that evening?A.At about 8:30.B.When the policeman talked with Mr Harris on the phone.C.About twelve oclock.D.When someone telephoned the police statio
26、n.【答案与解析】C推断题。宴会结束是midnight,也就是午夜12点,而当警察出现时,宴会还在进行,而我们从文章可以推断出宴会是在警察走后才结束的。5.Why did Mr Harris telephone the policeman about the noise?A.Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.B.He did not want his friends to stay late that night.C.His friends had a good time that night and also felt tired.D.Because he hated the noise.【答案与解析】B推断题。根据全文我们知道,电话是Mr Harris打的,而打电话的原因属B项最符合原文。
