1、 阅读理解AI came from a small country in East Africa with a refugee(难民) background.Before the airplane landed in Melbourne, I set two goals.One was to complete my Bachelors Degree in Engineering and the other one was to help my parents back home so that they would have a secure future.I arrived on Novem
2、ber 12, 1994.The next day, I enrolled_in Bachelors Degree courses in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Victoria University of Technology.It took me five years to finish all the courses and then I continued completing my Masters Degree in Engineering.I also spent my time in Melbourne on a volu
3、nteer activity mainly helping refugees.I also helped their young children to get rid of bad habits and focus on education.I did about 14 different types of jobs to support myself and my family.I worked as a taxi driver and during that time, I learned to be patient and also improved my communication
4、skills and the ability to deal with hard clients.I worked as a pizza delivery man, a technician, a cleaner, a guide, and many others.Each step in my life, I tried my best to learn something new and I believe that shaped my life at the end and made me a better man.Throughout these years, I have achie
5、ved several Education Scholarships and National Awards.I love my life in Australia and I am now helping many kids in my spare time.I teach children and also elderly people from Africa.I have brought my parents to live with me here.I have my own house and a family with three beautiful kids.My advice
6、to young people is, “Do one thing at a time and put your effort into the thing you do.You will find at the end the result will be a positive one.”【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了作者去澳洲后的生活经历只要全身心地投入你想做的事，就一定会有好结果。1Why did the author come to Melbourne?ATo make the most of his own talent.BFor further studies and his
7、 parents life.CTo change poor peoples future in his country.DFor improvements in his communication skills.B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“One was to complete.have a secure future.”可知，作者去墨尔本是为了进一步的深造和改善他父母的生活。2What does the underlined phrase “enrolled in” in Paragraph 2 mean?ADropped out of.BArranged to join.CTook
8、charge of.DAgreed to test.B解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在语境可知，作者去澳洲求学，到那的第二天，他就到学校注册修读一些课程。由此可推断，画线词意为“注册(学习)”。3What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 3?AHis family led a very poor life.BIt is important to be a better man.CThere are many refugees in Melbourne.DHe learned a lot from his work experiences
9、.D解析：推理判断题。第三段作者主要讲述了自己的一些工作经历，由最后一句可知，他从这些工作经历中学到了很多东西。4What does the author think of his present life?ABusy but interesting.BMeaningful and satisfying.CRich but boring.DSpecial and unexpected.B解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的内容尤其是“I love my life in Australia”可知，作者现在事业有成，家庭幸福，同时他还在继续帮助他人，他觉得自己生活得很有意义且对自己的生活感到满足。BMa
10、ny Americans who love tea would laugh at the idea of adding milk to it.Brits, on the other hand, are known for loving strong tea with milk.But with or without milk, tea is tea.Its served one way in Britain and another way in the United States, but everyone can recognize it for what it is.The languag
11、e that Americans and Brits speak differently is a bit like thatunderstandable to both groups of speakers.As colonists(殖民者) in America didnt have the ease of communication and transportation available today, they couldnt keep in touch with their grandparents in Europe.People in America first noticed
12、that their English was special about one hundred years after settling in Jamestown.Faced with Native Americans as well as with immigrants(移民) from Germany, France, and other countries, the settlers had to create original words to adapt to their new society.Some words exist in both British English an
13、d American English, but they mean divergent things.For example, if you requested a caretaker in England, you might be introduced to someone who cleans a building.To Americans, a caretaker is someone who takes care of someone, such as a child or a sick person, or who looks after something while the o
14、wner is away.One man is responsible for many of the spelling differences that exist between American and British English.His name is Noah Websterthe same Webster of Websters Dictionary.He decided that Americans should be independent, not only politically, but also lexically(词汇上)Thats why youll notic
15、e an extra U in some British words like colour, armour, and humour.American English tends to end words withize rather than the Britishise.Theer ending of words like theater and center is reversed(颠倒的) in British English words.Apart from vocabulary and spelling differences in both languages, what peo
16、ple care most is the grammar rules, which are easy to understand but kind of hard to master.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了英式英语和美式英语的部分区别。5What can we learn from the first paragraph?AAmerican people are unfamiliar with tea culture.BBritish people have a better taste than Americans.CThe differences between Brit
17、ish and American English are acceptable.DThere are more British English speakers than American English speakers.C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“everyone can recognize it for what it is.understandable to both groups of speakers”可知，人们认可英式英语和美式英语的差异。6Why did the settlers in America create their original words?ATo lea
18、rn the special culture of Native Americans.BTo improve the connection with European countries.CTo deal with the difficulty in learning standard English.DTo communicate with people from various backgrounds.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“Faced with Native Americans as well as with immigrants(移民) from.adapt to their
19、 new society.”可知，美国定居者创造出一些自己的文字是为方便和来自各种背景的人交流。7Whats the meaning of the underlined word “divergent” in Paragraph 3?ACommon.BDifferent.CUseful.DTerrible.B解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段的例子“if you requested a caretaker in England.something while the owner is away”可知，同一个caretaker在英美英语中有截然不同的意思，由此可推断divergent在此处意为“不同的
20、，迥异的”。8What is Websters contribution to American English?AHe led the use of right dictionaries.BHe brought in some new pronunciations.CHe encouraged unique American spellings.DHe made American English easy to understand.C解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“He decided that Americans should be independent.but also lexica
21、lly(词汇上)”可知，韦伯斯特致力于保持美式英语的独特性。 完形填空What does a candle have to do with faith(信念)? In my life, quite a lot.One spring day years ago, the weather had been cloudy and threatening.As evening approached, the wind began to _1_， shaking the trees.A constant patter(滴答声) of rain _2_ on the roof.Then the long
22、and low sound of thunder and lightning broke the growing darkness.I wasnt _3_； storms didnt usually make it to the _4_ level, even during spring.But this storm proved to be different. _5_ the weather worsened, we lost cable TV. Then the light _6_Our two youngest sons ran downstairs.It was still too
23、early to go to bed, so we _7_ a family game night.We missed the _8_ of our oldest son since he was away on duty, _9_we still passed a pleasant evening playing games by candlelight.We made some new _10_ and discussed how wed share that experience with him by letter.The storm _11_ passed, but there we
24、re still no lights.We all settled in for a good nights sleep.As I _12_ in the dark, remembering the day, I became _13_ that perhaps faith in these difficult times was a lot like being forced to _14_ candlelight.Although everything takes a little more _15_， the memories can still be _16_ and the joy
25、can still be full._17_ sometimes seems to surround us, but as long as we have that _18_ of faith in heart, nothing can hurt us.I slept peacefully on those _19_， and the next day the lights returned.But before that night I had _20_ looked at the light of candle in quite the same way.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，
26、主要讲述作者与家人一起度过了一个难忘的雨夜，她意识到：黑暗中只要心存信念，就没有什么能难倒我们。1A.give inBbreak upCpick upDdie awayC解析：根据下文可知，天气变得越来越恶劣，可推测接近傍晚时风开始增强。pick up这里意为“增强”。2A.danced BtalkedClaughedDcriedA解析：此处描写的是雨滴落在屋顶上再反弹起来的画面雨滴在屋顶飞舞。3A.puzzledBalarmedCcuriousDexcitedB解析：根据下文推知，此时作者还没有警觉起来，因为即使在春天，也不会下很大的雨。4A.similarBbasicCordinaryDs
27、eriousD解析：此处解释作者没有警觉的原因雨通常不会到这么严重的程度。5A.AlthoughBUntilCAsDUnlessC解析：根据语境可知，随着天气变得越来越恶劣，他们甚至不能看有线电视了。6A.shinedBdisappearedCreflectedDremainedB解析：他们不能看电视了，不久后灯也灭了。7A.announcedBwastedCignoredDrefusedA解析：作者认为睡觉还早，于是大家宣布在烛光下玩游戏来度过这个夜晚。8A.praiseBsupportCcompanyDcourageC解析：根据下文“since he was away on duty”可知
28、，我们没有大儿子的陪伴。company意为“陪伴”。9A.orBsoCandDbutD解析：前文提到没有大儿子的陪伴，应该很遗憾，后文又说在游戏中度过了一个愉快的夜晚，两句之间存在转折关系，故用but连接。10A.friendsBstoriesCmemoriesDcommentsC解析：这是一个不同寻常之夜，因此给他们留下了一些美好的回忆。11A.finallyBsimplyCnaturallyDhardlyA解析：暴风雨最终过去了，但还是没有电。12A.satBlayCstoodDwalkedB解析：结合上文“We all settled in for a good nights sleep
29、.”可推断，作者此时是躺着的。13A.positiveBdoubtfulCsureDawareD解析：作者在漆黑的夜晚躺着思考的时候，意识到了下文所提到的道理。14A.rely onBwait forCuse upDbring upA解析：作者意识到了困难时期心存信念，正如黑暗中依靠烛光一样。15A.moneyBeffortCluckDpatienceB解析：这里照应前文，尽管困难时期需要付出更多努力，但回忆充满了喜悦之情。16A.easyBdifferentCsweetDlimitedC解析：结合前文的but，对照下文的“the joy can still be full”， 此处指这些记忆是美好的。17A.DarknessBKindnessCLonelinessDHappinessA解析：作者回想今夜黑暗中的经过，于是感叹：有时候我们会被黑暗包围。18A.promiseBflameCsoundDdreamB解析：只要心中有信念之光，就没有什么事情能伤害我们。19A.suggestionsBjudgmentsCguessesDthoughtsD解析：根据上文所说的那些感悟可知，作者伴着这些想法平静地入睡了。20A.everBoftenCneverDjustC解析：在那晚之前，作者从来没有仔细思考过烛光的意义所在。
