1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 10Money.完形填空 To some people who didnt know Harry，he was just a senior citizen._1_me he was an adviser，a good listener，and most of all，my friend.Harry always_2_time for me when I would_3_him up on the phone with some plumbing(管道)problems.He would always say，“How are you，Kid？”He_4
2、_on a lot of his plumbing knowledge to me in our_5_talks and would inspire me to be confident in the things I had learned from him and on the job.I still remember_6_a customer came into the_7_looking for help.I started to shy away，feeling_8_of myself.Harry said，“Go ahead，Kid，you_9_do it.You have to
3、leave the nest sometime and now is the time.”He was right.Harry was a humble(谦逊的)man.One day I complained when asked to_10_the floor in the store and Harry told me，“Kid，its part of the job，and_11_，youre being paid.”He would grab the broom and start singing.I was always_12_by how this gentle man coul
4、d_13_an unpleasant task into a learning_14_for me.I always wanted to be like him.He never_15_to let little things annoy him.He said，“Life was too_16_for that.”I will miss his concern and gentle caring ways，and I will always cherish(珍惜)the moments we had together.I am_17_for the good parts that Harry
5、_18_on me and at times I try to pass these_19_on to others.God must have known that I needed an Angel to guide me and he_20_Harry.1A.Beyond BWithin CFor DTo答案Dto sb表“对于来说”，与首句相对称。2A.saved Bhad Cspent Dwasted答案Bsave time表“节省时间”；spend time“花时间，度过”；waste time“浪费时间”。此句句意“当我碰到难题打电话给他的时候，他总会耐心聆听。”3A.call
6、Btell Cshow Dgive答案Acall sb up打电话给某人。4A.took BpassedClooked Dcarried答案Bpass on.to.表“把传递给”。take on “呈现；从事”；look on “旁 观”；carry on “继续”。5A.honest BformalCfrequent Dpatient答案C两个人的友好关系应该是在多次(frequent)交谈中建立起来的。6A.when Bthat Cwhy Dwhether答案A7A.company Bstation Cmarket Dstore答案D由下文第10空后面的in the store可知。8A.
7、unconscious BunclearCunsure Dunhappy答案C上文用shy away表“害羞而回避”，可知作者感到自己“没有把握/无法胜任。” 9A.can BmightCmust Dshould答案A表能力“你可以做到的”。显示出哈利对作者的鼓励。10A.wash BsweepCrepair Ddry答案B从下文grab the broom(夺过扫帚)可推断出。11A.except BhoweverCbesides Dtherefore答案C根据语境，哈利对“我”说：“孩子，这是工作的一部分，况且，你还有工资拿呢。”12A.attracted BamazedCexcited
8、Dencouraged答案B表描述一件事情后的总结。13A.translate BthrowCpersuade Dturn答案Dturn.into表“把变成”；translate.into表“把翻译成”；throw.into表“把扔进”；persuade.into表“劝说某人做某事”。14A.skill BlessonCpractice Dopportunity答案D15A.meant BseemedCwished Dhappened答案B句意：“他好像从不会让鸡毛蒜皮的琐事烦扰自己。”与下文相呼应。16A.interesting BshortClong Dannoying答案B意为“人生苦短
9、，没时间为琐事烦心。”17A.grateful BanxiousCresponsible Dsorry答案A根据上文，哈利对“我”言传身教，“我”心存感激。18A.fixed BputCimpressed Dexpressed答案Cimpress.on.表“给留下印象”。19A.characters BgiftsCwords Dbenefits答案Bcharacter表“性格，特征”；gift表“馈赠；珍品”；word表“话语”；benefit表“利益，好处”。句意：“我也不时把这份馈赠传给其他人。”20A.asked BdecidedCchose Dprovided答案C句意“上帝知道我需要
10、一位天使来引导我，而他给我派来的天使，就是哈利。”.阅读理解AResearch shows that childhood friendships are important indicators of future success and social adjustment.Childrens relationships with peers (同龄人) strongly influence their success in school，and children with fewer friends are more at risk of dropping out of school，bec
11、oming depressed and other problems.Making and Keeping Friends Is More than Childs PlayWhen 6yearold Rachel returned to school on a recent Monday morning，her eyes immediately scanned the playground for her friend Abbie.“Though they were only separated by a weekend，the girls ran right into each others
12、 arms and hugged，”recalls Rachels mother Kathryn Willis of Gilbert.“It was like a scene from a movie.”Most parents instinctively (本能地) know that having friends is good for their child.Experts agree that friendship is not simply childs play，but a powerful predictor of social adjustment throughout lif
13、e.A Skill for Life“Childhood friendships serve as a very important training ground for adulthood，” says Dr.Robbie AdlerTapia，psychologist with the Center for Childrens Health & Life Development at the East Valley Family Resource Center.Researcher William Hartup states，“Peer relations contribute sign
14、ificantly to both social and cognitive (认知的) development.”Hartup concludes that the single best childhood predictor of adult social adaptation is not school grades or classroom behavior，but rather，how well a child gets along with other children.The work of Arizona State University professor of Devel
15、opmental Psychology Gary Ladd proves that just as being able to make and keep friends is beneficial to kids，so is the lack of friends detrimental.Good Friendships Dont Just HappenExperts agree that it is essential for children to establish highquality friendships.But，researchers warn，these friendshi
16、ps dont necessarily just happen.Often，a good friendship begins with involved parents.Psychologist Dr.Lynne Kenney Markan believes kids should be taught social skills in much the same way they are taught math and reading.Bad CompanyMany parents worry about the quality as well as the quantity of their
17、 childs friendships.“When she was in 1st grade，her supposed best friend began calling her names and threatening to hurt her，” says Mindy Miller.“My daughter wasnt allowed to talk to or even look at other girls in her class.It really crushed her spirit.I told my daughter she didnt need a friend like
18、that.”“Ill bend over backwards to help my son get together with a friend I think is good for him，” AdlerTapia says.“I dont look at it as manipulation (操纵)，just positive parental involvement.”【语篇解读】研究表明，童年时期的友谊对孩子的将来有着非常重要的意义。21The example of Rachel and Abbie is used to illustrate that_.Achildhood fr
19、iendship is of great significance to their growthBa positive friendship helps children solve emotional and physical problemsCit is a proven fact that peer friendship is the most rewarding experience throughout lifeDRachel missed her friend Abbie very much because of their separation of one weekend答案
20、A细节理解题。文中六岁的Rachel与她的朋友Abbie之间的友谊例证了本部分的标题Making and Keeping Friends Is More than Childs Play，再结合文章首句可知应选A项。22The underlined word “detrimental” could be replaced by_.Aaggressive BdisappointingCridiculous Dharmful答案D词义猜测题。根据文中的“The work of Arizona State University professor of Developmental Psycholog
21、y Gary Ladd proves that just as being able to make and keep friends is beneficial to kids，so is the lack of friends detrimental.”可知，“detrimental”与句中的“beneficial”相对应，因此“detrimental”与“harmful”同义。23We can learn from the passage that highquality friendship most probably results from_.Asocial skills and
22、good study habitsBschool grades and classroom behaviorsCacademic success and social adaptationDpositive parental involvement and social skills答案D细节理解题。根据Good Friendships Dont Just Happen中的“a good friendship begins with involved parents”与“kids should be taught social skills in much the same way they
23、are taught math and reading”可知，D项正确。24From the last paragraph we can conclude that Dr.Robbie AdlerTapia agrees that_.Aparents should regard making friends as something that just happensBits wise for parents to support and encourage healthy peer relationshipsCparents only need to help their children
24、to cope with difficult social situationsDparents are supposed to encourage their children to make as many friends as they can答案B推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句可推知，父母应该在孩子交友的问题上给予指导，避免其受到不良影响，因此选B。BCan people change their skin color without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson？Perhaps yes.Scientists have found th
25、e gene that determines skin color.The gene comes in two versions，one of which is found in 99 per cent of Europeans.The other is found in 93 to 100 per cent of Africans，researchers at the Pennsylvania State University report in the latest issue of Science.Scientists have changed the color of a darkst
26、riped zebrafish (斑马鱼) to gold by inserting a version of the pigment (色素) gene into a young fish.As with humans，the skin color of zebrafish is determined by pigment cells，which contain melanin (黑色素)The number，size and darkness of melanin per pigment cell determine skin color.It appears that，like the
27、golden zebrafish，lightskinned Europeans also have a mutation (变异) in the gene for melanin production.This results in less pigmented skin.However，Keith Cheng，leader of the research team，points out that the mutation is different in human and zebrafish genes.Humans acquired dark skin in Africa about 1.
28、5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultraviolet rays of the sun，which can cause skin cancer.But when modern humans leave Africa to live in northern latitudes，they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitaminDSo the related gene changes，according to Cheng.Asians have the same version of
29、 the gene as Africans，so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin color，said Cheng.The new discovery could lead to medical treatments for skin cancer.It also could lead to research into ways to change skin color without damaging it like chemical
30、 treatment did on Michael Jackson.【语篇解读】这是一篇科普文。科学家们找到了决定人类肤色的基因。25Scientists have done an experiment on a darkstriped zebrafish in order to_.Afind the genes that are different from humansBprove the skin color of zebrafish is determined by the pigment geneCfind out the reason why Africans skin color
31、 is darkDfind out the ways to change peoples skin color答案B细节理解题。依据文章第三段可知，科学家把一种色素基因植入斑马鱼的幼鱼体内，将其变成了金色，从而证明了和人类一样，斑马鱼的肤色也是由色素细胞决定的，由此可知B项正确。 26The passage mainly tells us that_.Ascientists have found out the gene that determines peoples skin color Bthe new discovery could lead to research into ways
32、to change skin color safelyCpop king Michael Jackson often changed his skin color as he likedDpeople cannot change their skin color without any pain答案A主旨大意题。文章讲述了科学家通过研究斑马鱼发现了决定人类肤色的基因。首段中的“Scientists have found the gene that determines skin color.”即研究的结果，也是文章叙述的中心。27The reason why Europeans are lig
33、htskinned is probably that_.Athey are born lightskinned peopleBlightskinned Europeans have mutation in the gene for melanin productionCthey have fewer activities outsideDthey pay much attention to protecting their skin答案B细节理解题。依据文章第四段可知，像金斑马鱼一样，欧洲人的产生黑色素的基因产生了突变，使得黑色素减少，才使他们肤色变浅了。由此可知B项正确。28The writ
34、ers attitude towards the discovery is_.Aneutral Bnegative Cindifferent Dpositive答案D推理判断题。依据文章最后一段的首句可知，这一发现有助于攻克皮肤癌等难题，由此可知作者对这个发现持肯定的态度。写作素材集锦短语1play an important role in在方面起重要作用2pay attention to注意3take sth into consideration考虑到句子It is clear that the lack of cultivation of nonintelligence factors has been a main obstacle to intelligence development in teenagers.非常明确的是，缺乏对非智力因素的培养已经成为青少年智力发展的一个主要障碍。- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网