1、 Section Prereading (Warming Up & Reading) 基础题单词拼写1The people had to gather up their few _ (财产) and escaped abroad.答案：possessions2Internet connections through _ (传统的) phone lines are fairly slow.答案：conventional3It was rather a _ (巧合) that she appeared at that exact moment.答案：coincidence4It is _ (明显的
2、) that traditional culture gives us a sense of belonging.答案：evident5Until he died about 10 years later, the dog_ (忠诚地) went to the station each afternoon just in case his master returned.答案：faithfully6We may talk of beautiful things, but beauty itself is a_.答案：abstract7She went to London with the a_
3、 of finding a job.答案：aim8I would be the last one to a_ to answer the question.答案：attempt9It is difficult to p_ what the longterm effects of the accident will be.答案：predict10Our school has a_ a new teaching method to meet the students requirements.答案：adopted单句语法填空1Its not surprising to hear him shout
4、ing at his son; its typical _ him to be rude.答案：of2_ (adopt) the doctors advice, he cut down coffee and cigarettes and ate a balanced diet.答案：Adopting3There are various _ (technical) for dealing with industrial pollution.答案：techniques4All _ (attempt) to control inflation have failed.答案：attempts5When
5、 a question was asked, John was always the first one_ (raise) his hand.答案：to raise6A great deal of money _ (be) used in rescuing the victims in the snowstorm so far.答案：has been7People were perhaps more honest a long time ago when life was very different from _ it is today.答案：what8It is foolish _ (pr
6、edict) that the sun will not rise tomorrow.答案：to predict9He walked _ (aimless) along street after street, head down and shoulders bowed.答案：aimlessly10The research shows that preschool children are capable of thinking in _ (abstraction) terms.答案：abstract能力题阅读理解(2019保定第二次模拟)Watching wooden dolls come
7、to life may not be one of the most popular forms of entertainment today, but with over twenty years experience, talented puppeteer (木偶表演者) Peter Roberts has earned himself the title “master puppeteer” because of his great ability to turn puppets into believable, almost living characters. “People are
8、 quite often surprised to hear what I do for a living and have little appreciation of puppy as a form of entertainment. But while the exact origins of puppet theatre are unknown, it has been popular in many cultures and may have been the very first kind of theatre，” he explains.Roberts shows are hig
9、hly original. “A puppet show can involve anything from clowning (扮小丑逗趣) to storytelling，” he says. Equally diverse are the audiences he performs for. “Some are attracted by the puppets themselves, while others enjoy the dialogue.” Roberts believes that this form of entertainment can be appreciated b
10、y people of all ages and cultures.Roberts interest in puppets started when he received some beautiful glove puppets one Christmas. He started putting on shows with these for family and friends and then moved on to handmade Chinese string puppets. Learning mostly from books and personal experience, h
11、e explains, “I was already spending most of my free time carving puppets and putting on shows, so I hardly noticed the change from students to fulltime professional puppeteer.”The puppets are designed specifically for each show, which is extremely time consuming. According to Roberts, “Sometimes wha
12、t you expect and what you actually create in the end are two very different things. Ive made some of my best puppets accidentally”When most people hear the word “puppetry”， they more than likely think of a way of keeping children entertained at birthday parties. Certainly the subject matter will be
13、expected to be lighthearted rather than serious. However, Roberts wants to point out that puppets convey serious messages sometimes. 1What do we know about puppetry in the first paragraph?AIt is a most popular form of entertainment.BIt cannot give people pleasure any more.CIt was first brought to li
14、fe by Peter Roberts.DIts value as an art form is not fully recognized.答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“People are quite often surprised to hear what I do for a living and have little appreciation of puppy as a form of entertainment.”可知，木偶表演作为一种娱乐形式几乎没得到人们的欣赏。分析选项可知D项符合题意，故选D项。2In Roberts eyes, his puppet shows _.A
15、usually attract people full of humorBare most something for old aged audienceCdisplay something meaningful for different peopleDinvolve hard work and great intelligence答案：C推理判断题。第二段内容说罗伯特的木偶戏表现形式多样化，从扮小丑逗乐到讲故事都有，他给各种各样不同的观众表演。有些人被木偶本身吸引，而另一些人喜欢木偶表演中的对话。罗伯特认为这种形式的娱乐可以被各个年龄段和不同文化层次的人所欣赏。由此可判断，罗伯特的木偶戏为
16、不同的人展示一些有意义的东西。分析选项可知C项符合题意，故选C项。3Roberts developed an interest in puppets because of _.Athe puppet show booksBhis university majorCa Christmas giftDsome Chinese string puppets答案：C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Roberts interest in puppets started when he received some beautiful glove puppets one Christmas.” 可知，罗伯特对
17、木偶的兴趣始于圣诞节时他收到了一些漂亮的手套木偶。4What does Roberts want people to think of puppet theatre?AIt is just a kind of entertainment for kids.BIt can be educational as well as entertaining.CIt is only a kind of serious art form.DIt should be kept lighthearted.答案：B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句“Certainly the subject matter . me
18、ssages sometimes.”可知，木偶表演的主题更多的是轻松愉快的而不是严肃的。然而，罗伯特指出木偶表演有时也传递一些严肃的东西。由此可推断出，木偶表演既是一种娱乐也有一定的教育性。故选B。完形填空Vincent Van Gogh is often remembered as the painter who cut off his ear in a fit of passion. He was a lonely man who often _1_ without food in order to buy paints, a man with few friends and a _2_
19、temper. Van Goghs strong emotions _3_ not only his life, but his paintings. Many of Van Goghs paintings were _4_ by warm, yellow sunlight because he loved how it could _5_ the world in different ways. His painting Sunflowers, for example, is _6_ yellows and browns. These colours give the painting a
20、_7_ of warmth. However, the sunflowers are _8_ dead and dying.The result is a painting that _9_ the warmth of life that Van Gogh loved with the feelings of _10_ that were all around him. It is a painting that is warm, beautiful and sad, all at the same time. Van Goghs most famous painting, The Starr
21、y Night, _11_ this mixture of joy and sadness one step _12_. It is a landscape full of deep _13_ and shadows which showed the sadness Van Gogh was feeling as he was painting, _14_ what he was actually seeing. This is why Van Goghs _15_ in his painting look more imagined than real. The stars and moon
22、 in The Starry Night are _16_ bright, their light swirling above the darkening hills. A tree that looks like black fire cuts through the _17_ of the night, interrupting its beauty.Because of his wild emotions, Van Gogh was not _18_ during his life. He sold only one painting. However, people today wh
23、o stand in front of Sunflowers or The Starry Night can _19_ the same joy and sadness Van Gogh once did, _20_ he painted those deep blues and sunny yellows.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了荷兰后印象派画家凡高及其作品的特点。凡高强烈的情感不仅影响着他的生活，也影响了他的画作。他的作品中既有快乐，又有忧伤。1A.came BwentCcarried Dsent答案：B根据空格后的“in order to buy paints”可知，他为了买颜
24、料，不吃饭也行。go without是固定搭配，意为“没有也行”。2A.gentle BtenderCshort Dstormy答案：D由本段第一句中的“cut off his ear in a fit of passion”，第二句中的“a man with few friends”，第3空格前的“strong emotions”及最后一段中的“his wild emotions”等信息可知，他的脾气很坏。stormy意为“暴躁的；猛烈的”，符合语境。3A.developed BaffectedCimproved Dreduced答案：B由下文所描述的凡高画作的特点可知，凡高强烈的情感不仅影
25、响了他的生活，也同样影响了他的画作。affect意为“影响”，符合语境。4A.inspired BtaughtCfollowed Dmoved答案：A空格后的“because he loved how it could _5_ the world in different ways”中的it指的是warm, yellow sunlight，说明凡高喜欢温暖、明黄的日光。文章多次用warm, yellow来描述他的画作，由此可知凡高的许多画作受到温暖的明黄色阳光的启发。inspire意为“激发；启发”，符合语境。5A.show up Bturn upCcut up Dlight up答案：D此处
26、表示“因为他热爱阳光照亮世界的不同方式”。light up意为“点亮；照亮”，符合语境。6A.absorbed in Bfilled withCmade in Dgood at答案：B根据上文“Many of Van Goghs paintings were _4_ by warm, yellow sunlight”可推出，他的作品充斥着黄色和棕色。be filled with是固定结构，意为“充满”，相当于be full of。7A.state BlookCfeeling Dtouch答案：CThese colours指代yellows and browns，这些色彩往往会赋予画作一种温暖的
27、感觉。feeling意为“感觉”，符合语境。8A.actually BsimplyCentirely Dfinally答案：A由However可知，上下文是转折关系，再根据上句内容可知此处表达的是事实上向日葵早已枯萎或即将枯死。actually意为“事实上；实际上”，符合语境。9A.communicates BmixesCcompares Dincludes答案：B由前一段可知凡高在向日葵的画作中将温暖的色彩与枯萎死亡的事物结合在一起，即画作将凡高所热爱的生命的温暖与围绕他的悲伤混合在一起。mix . with . 意为“把与混合在一起”。10A.happiness BexcitementCs
28、adness Dworry答案：C由下一句中的sad可以推断此处应选sadness，意为“悲哀；悲伤”。11A.continues BstandsCraises Dtakes答案：D第二段总结了凡高所创作的向日葵的特点：warm, beautiful and sad。本段继续举例：他最著名的画星夜使这种喜悦和伤感的融合更进一步。take . one step further意为“将向前推进一步”，为固定表达。12A.further BdeeperClonger Dcloser答案：A这里指“使这种喜悦和伤感的融合更进一步”。further意为“更进一步”，表示抽象的意义。13A.greens
29、BblacksCblues Dreds答案：C根据常识以及空格后的“showed the sadness Van Gogh was feeling as he was painting”可知，这幅风景画充满了深蓝色和阴影。blue意为“蓝色”。14A.rather than Bother thanCas well as Din addition答案：A设空处后面的“what he was actually seeing”与设空处前面的“the sadness Van Gogh was feeling”相互对应，此句表示“表现了他作画的时候感受到的悲伤，而不是(rather than)他实际上所
30、看到的”。other than意为“除了”，as well as意为“也”，in addition意为“此外”，均不符合语境。15A.voices BpicturesCcolours Dimages答案：D句意：这就是为什么凡高画作中的意象看起来更加虚幻而非真实。表示画作中的意象应用images。16A.seldom BunusuallyCaccordingly Dproperly答案：B从空格后的“their light swirling above the darkening hills”可知，月亮和星星的光盘旋在黝黑的山上，这种光和我们平时见到的是不同的。由前一句中的imagined也可
31、推断此处应选unusually，意为“不同寻常地”。17A.view BenvironmentCsurroundings Dsign答案：A句意：一棵看起来像黑色火焰一样的树划破夜晚的景色，破坏了美景。view意为“景色；风景”。18A.understood BnoticedCrewarded Dtrusted答案：A由空格前的“wild emotions”可知，凡高的画作在当时得不到别人的理解(understood)。19A.experience BrecogniseCaccept Ddetermine答案：A由设空处后面的“the same joy and sadness Van Gogh
32、 once did”可知此处应选experience，表示体会、感受凡高所感受到的快乐与悲伤。20A.though BhoweverCif Das答案：D句意：然而，今天人们站在向日葵或是星夜前能体会到凡高在画那些深蓝色与明黄色时曾体验到的快乐与悲伤。表示“当的时候”用as。短文改错Hi, Janice， Its been a month since I came to this new school and I really want share with you some of the problems I have been experiencing. As I tell you las
33、t time, I made three new friend here. We hang out together during lunch and after school. Weve been spending a lot of time sing in karaoke bars. Its been three Saturdays now and it really costs me many. And Istarted to see this as a timewasting activity! In fact, I dont like to go anymore, so Im afr
34、aid Ill lose their friendship. How do you think I should do? If you are me, would you talk to him? Please help with me and give me some advice.Grace答案：难项分析：第二处：telltold考查动词的时态。根据时间状语“last time”可知，此句需用一般过去时，故把tell改为told。第四处：singsinging考查非谓语动词。本句考查句型spend . (in) doing sth.结构，故把sing改为singing。第八处：arewere考查虚拟语气。根据句意可知，此处为虚拟语气，表示对现在情况的虚拟，故把are改为were。
