1、 单句语法填空1In order to avoid being_seen(see) by the English teacher, William walked into the classroom by the back door.2My brother is good at playing football and he dreams of being_admitted(admit) to the national football team one day.3Being_made(make) fun of by his classmates for his disabilities wh
2、en he was a kid made Henry unwilling to speak to others.4Only in this way can we enjoy the pleasure and convenience of online shopping without the concern of being_cheated(cheat)5In recent years the government has taken many measures to stop the environment being_polluted(pollute) and therefore, the
3、 air quality improves a lot.6Having_been_told(tell) many times about the harm of smoking, my husband decided to quit it.7Having_been_praised(praise) for his performance in the English class, Zhang Hua felt more confident.8In the past, all members were_allowed(allow) to bring three guests per month a
4、t no charge.9My daughter tidied her desk tonight without being_asked(ask) to do it again and again.10The highspeed railway being_constructed(construct) at present will be completed at the end of 2021.11Robert was frightened of being_fired(fire) by his boss, because he made a big mistake.12Seeing my
5、deskmate being_awarded(award) a prize on the stage, I couldnt help applauding him. 阅读理解Scientific experiments have shown again and again that octopuses(章鱼) are pretty smart.They learn quickly,can solve puzzles and remember solutions.But the big question is why?There are several reasons why octopus i
6、ntelligence is a mystery to many biologists.Firstly,biologists believe that intelligent animals such as chimpanzees(黑猩猩) and dolphins develop large complex brains because they live in complex social groups and need to understand each other.Octopuses live alone.Secondly,other intelligent animals have
7、 long childhoods when they can learn from their parents.Such animals also generally live for quite a long time,so having a big brain is a good investment.Baby octopuses lose touch with their parents almost immediately after birth and then they only live for six months to a year.Why does this animal
8、need such a large brain?Finally,octopuses are cousins to snails,oysters and musselsquite primitive(原始的) animals,which appeared on Earth millions of years before mammals did.Generally,biologists believe that intelligence increases as you go higher up the tree of evolution(进化)With their big brains,oct
9、opuses dont seem to fit this theory at all.They almost seem to be aliens,a strange mystery of the animal world.Its easy to understand why in Hawaiian folklore,people thought that the octopus was actually the last survivor of a lost universe.One theory suggests that octopuses and humans perhaps have
10、a lot in common.Like early humans,octopuses are physically much weaker than their predatorsThey have soft,naked(裸露的) bodies and they cant swim as fast as many fish and sharks which hunt them.This is why octopuses spend much of their time hiding between rocks or in holes,just as humans learned to mak
11、e their homes in caves.Octopuses have also learned some very effective techniques for hunting for food and this means that an octopus spends very little of its time(on average just seven percent) looking for food.But what do they think about as they hide away in their holes?Perhaps the cruel turns o
12、f evolution,which have left them with large,playful brains but living alone in the dark at the bottom of the ocean.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章对章鱼为何如此聪明进行了探讨。1Which of the following about octopuses has been confirmed?AThey have a poor memory.BThey prefer living in groups.CThey usually have a short life.DThey l
13、earn a lot from their parents.C解析:细节理解题。由第二段中的Baby octopuses lose touch with their parents almost immediately after birth and then they only live for six months to a year.可知,章鱼的寿命不长,只能活半年到一年的时间。2Why are octopuses like aliens?AThey come from a different universe.BThey have a very strange appearance.C
14、They are the most intelligent creatures under the sea.DThey dont clearly belong in the pattern of evolution.D解析:推理判断题。由第二段中的octopuses are.primitive(原始的) animals,which appeared on Earth millions of years before mammals did.intelligence increases as you go higher up the tree of evolution(进化)可知,章鱼作为一种比
15、哺乳动物出现早几百万年的原始生物,拥有大的脑容量并如此聪明,这很明显不符合生命演化的过程,因此被看作是外来生物。3What does the underlined word “predators” in the last paragraph probably refer to?ACousins.BEnemies.CPartners. DParents.B解析:词义猜测题。由最后一段中的They have soft,naked(裸露的) bodies and they cant swim as fast as many fish and sharks which hunt them.可知,章鱼是
16、一种软体动物,体力弱,没有捕杀它们的天敌游得快。 完形填空My daughter was in Grade 10 at high school. She had been _1_ dyslexia(诵读困难). Despite our great efforts to _2_ her of her many other _3_, she thought she must be dumb. Any suggestions that she attend special education classes were _4_ because, in her estimation, that woul
17、d _5_ that she was dumb.She battled her work at high school. When it came to examinations, she would _6_ with the questions, thus causing problems in writing answers. Her math teacher, seemingly the only teacher who understood her dyslexia, _7_ offered to read the questions for her. Then what was th
18、e result? She got a _8_ unheardof B for math. The _9_ of one thoughtful teacher had helped her enjoy life to the full, and she could now start to _10_ herself and her abilities, finally _11_ thinking she was dumb. Without _12_ and thanking the math teacher, I would not allow this wonderful event to
19、_13_. I phoned the school asking to speak to him, but received a very guarded “why?” from the receptionist. The _14_ in her voice was obvious when I replied, “I just want to express my _15_ to him.” “Oh.of course.just a moment,” she responded and got the call through to the teachers common room. The
20、 teacher came on the line with the same sense of _16_. I told him, “I just want to thank you for reading the questions to my daughter for her math exam. Not only did she get a B, but you have no idea of the _17_ impact your behavior has had on my daughters selfbelief and hopes for her future. My wif
21、e, my daughter and I all sincerely thank you.”My daughters _18_ with dyslexia continues to this day. _19_, she is now an experienced and fullyqualified Family and Youth Care worker. With selfconfidence, she has helped and continues to help many people in her _20_ life and is happily married and now
22、has four children.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者的女儿自小患有诵读困难症,后来因一位老师的帮助,重新找回了自信,并且长大后又继续帮助他人。1A.knocking into Bliving onCsuffering from Dthrowing offC解析:根据语境可知,作者上10年级的女儿一直患有诵读困难症。2A.warn BapproveCconvince DinformC解析:作者努力说服女儿相信她还有很多其他才能。3A.chances BtalentsChopes DeffortsB解析:尽管作者努力说服女儿相信她还有很多其他才能,但女儿始终认为自己愚笨。4A.a
23、dopted BrefusedCnoted DconsideredB解析:任何上特殊学校教育课程的建议都遭到女儿的拒绝。5A.confirm BexpectCsuspect DnoticeA解析:女儿认为上特殊学校教育课程会证实自己是愚笨的。6A.communicate BstruggleCcomplain DplayB解析:患有诵读困难的女儿在考试时会有读题的麻烦。7A.impolitely BimpatientlyCunwillingly DunexpectedlyD解析:在考试中,女儿的数学老师似乎是唯一一个理解女儿有诵读困难症的老师,很意外地帮女儿读了题。8A.previously B
24、particularlyCnormally DclearlyA解析:作者女儿在这次考试中得了B,这是前所未有的。9A.company BcomfortCaction DadviceC解析:老师的行为对女儿帮助很大,女儿开始享受生活。10A.believe in Bseek forClong for Dhold inA解析:女儿变得自信起来,开始相信自己的能力。11A.enjoying BcontinuingCbeginning DstoppingD解析:女儿变得自信后不再认为自己是愚笨的。12A.contacting BknowingCseeing DpraisingA解析:老师对女儿的帮助影
25、响很大,作者想要联系老师,表示感谢。13A.let out Bgo byCgo through Dlet downB解析:作者不想让这件事就这么过去,一定要向老师道谢。14A.surprise BexcitementCdisappointment DsadnessA解析:根据上文a very guarded “why?”可推知,传达员对作者的电话感到惊讶。15A.doubt BfearCappreciation DideaC解析:作者解释自己打电话的意图,是要向老师致谢。16A.caution BstressChumor DsatisfactionA解析:老师跟传达员一样在接到陌生电话时也是谨
26、慎小心的。17A.attractive BobjectiveCserious DpositiveD解析:作者告诉老师,他的行为对女儿的自信及对未来的希望都有很积极的影响。18A.study BpuzzleCfight DpainC解析:女儿仍然在与诵读困难症顽强抗争。19A.Otherwise BHoweverCMoreover DThereforeB解析:虽然患有诵读困难症,女儿却最终成为关爱中心一位合格的有经验的员工。20A.potential BprofessionalCpeaceful DpracticalB解析:女儿现在不仅自己变得自信乐观,而且在她的职业生涯中还帮助了很多人。 语法
27、填空A male mako shark(灰鲭鲨),1._(name) Hells Bay,traveled a distance of half the globe,or 13,000 miles,in less than two years.According to researchers,it is the longest track recorded in the Atlantic Ocean by a tagged mako shark.The scientists began monitoring the shark in 2015.In the first year,he trav
28、eled north along the east coast of the US before 2._(return) to the tagging site off the coast of Ocean City,Maryland.In 2016,the shark made several roundtrip journeys throughout the Atlantic,travelling east past Nova Scotia and as far south 3._ Bermuda.The researchers say Hells Bays journeys have a
29、llowed them 4._(recognize) clear seasonal patterns.The mako shark spends the winter and early spring far offshore and 5._ rest of the year on or near the continental shelf.While Hells Bay 6._(certain) deserves an award for the impressive mileage,the researchers say one of the 7._(reason) why he can
30、swim so far is that he is still alive.Mako sharks,one of the 8._(fast) sharks in the ocean,can swim at speeds of 45 miles per hour.Their rapid pace enables them to attack humans without warning,9._is why the sharks are so dangerous.The scientists say that between 70100 million sharks 10._(kill) by h
31、umans each year.Many species are already on the endangered list.1named解析:考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰mako shark,因为name和mako shark之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且name表示的动作已完成,故填named。2returning解析:考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作介词before的宾语,且he(指代the shark)与return之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故填returning。3as解析:考查介词。as far south as Bermuda意为“向南远至百慕大群岛”。4to
32、recognize解析:考查不定式作补语的用法。allow sb.to do sth.意为“允许某人做某事”。5the解析:考查定冠词。rest在此表示“剩余”,其前用定冠词the。6certainly解析:考查副词。设空处修饰谓语动词deserves,故填副词certainly。7reasons解析:考查名词复数。由one of可知,设空处应用名词的复数形式,故填reasons。8fastest解析:考查形容词最高级。“one of the形容词的最高级可数名词复数”表示“最的之一”。9which解析:考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,指代前面整个主句且在从句中作主语,故填which。10are killed解析:考查一般现在时的被动语态。sharks与kill之间是被动关系,且由each year可知,此处应用一般现在时,故填are killed。