1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 16Stories.完形填空 Have you ever come across this thing？When a rather dirty，poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and reaches out his hands to beg for a few coins，do you hurry to go，not knowing what to do，or do you feel sad and hurriedly _1_ some money？What should our attitude _
2、2_ beggars be？There can be _3_ question that the world is full of terribly sad stories.It _4_ be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from.It seems _5_ not to give some money to beggars._6_，most of the worlds great religions order us to be openhearted and _7_ what we have wi
3、th those luckier than ourselves.But has the world changed？Maybe what was morally right in the old days，_8_ one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help，is no longer the best idea.Quite a few people will not give some money to beggars.Let us look at their _9_.Firstly，so
4、me believe that many city beggars dress themselves up _10_ to look pitiable but actually make a good _11_.Giving something to beggars only encourages this sort of evil(恶行)_12_，there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beers，wines or drugs.Thirdly，there is the opinion _13_ there is
5、no real excuse for begging.One might be poor，_14_ that is no reason for losing ones sense of _15_ and selfdependence.Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be handled by the government _16_ ordinary people.Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and _17
6、_ help.It is hard to come to any final conclusion：there are various _18_ and we must _19_ them differently.A few coins can save a life in some situations，and even if the money is wasted，that does not take away the moral goodness of the _20_.【语篇解读】 当你在路上遇到一个人伸手向你乞讨时，你会怎么做呢？虽然很多人富于同情心而给予那个人帮助，但也有人认为我们
7、应该区别对待向我们乞讨的人。1A.put away Bhand over Ctake in Dget out答案Bput away意为“把收起来放好”；hand over意为“把交给”；take in意为“吸入；欺骗”；get out意为“泄露”。根据文章的意思可知B项是正确答案。此处表示感觉很难过并急忙递过去一些钱。2A.at Bin Cover Dtowards答案D考查固定搭配。attitude和towards是固定搭配。3A.no Bsome Cany Dnot答案A考查语境。根据句意可知，此处表示世界充满悲惨故事这是毫无疑问的。所以只能选A。4A.must Bcan Cneed Dm
8、ight答案A考查情态动词表推测的用法。本句是肯定句，所以can不合适。而根据句意可知，当你不知道你的下一顿饭在何方时，那生活肯定是非常悲惨的，所以要选择must。might表示可能性非常小；need不符合语境。5A.warmhearted BgenerousCcruel Dconsiderate答案C考查上下文的理解。根据上下文语境可知此处选C。cruel意为“残忍的”。6A.Strangely BUnluckily CCertainly DSurprisingly答案C考查语境。这里表示肯定的意思，故选C。7A.give Bdonate Cshare Dcontribute答案C考查语境与
9、固定短语。share.with.意为“共同承担，分享”，是固定搭配。8A.why Bwhen Cwhat Dhow答案B考查定语从句。此处先行词为the old days，故用关系副词when。9A.arguments BquarrelsCsayings Dtalks答案A考查名词的辨析。argument意为“论点”；quarrel意为“争吵，拌嘴”；saying意为“格言”；talk意为“交谈”。根据句子意思可知A项是正确答案。10A.on show Bon purposeCfor fun Dby accident答案B考查固定短语。根据语境可知选B。on show意为“在展出中”；on p
10、urpose意为“故意，有意地”；for fun意为“为了消遣”；by accident意为“偶然”。11A.money Bcomfort Cliving Ddecision答案C考查固定短语。make a living是固定搭配，意为“谋生，养活自己”，符合句意。12A.Secondly BSurely CPossibly DThen答案A考查上下文语境。根据上文中的Firstly以及后面的Thirdly可知此处选A。13A.what Bwhether Cthat Dwhich答案C考查语法知识。the opinion后接的是that引导的同位语从句，用来解释说明前面的名词opinion的具
11、体内容。14A.and Bbut Chowever Dalthough答案B考查句意和句子的逻辑关系。根据句意可知，此处为转折关系，所以用but，而however是副词，不能连接句子。15A.goodness BprideCsecurity Dresponsibility答案B根据句意可知，此处表示一个人可以贫困，但是不能失去自尊和自立。16A.rather than Bor ratherCother than Dbut also答案A考查固定短语。rather than意为“而不是”，符合题意 。or rather意为“更确切地说”，表示进一步说明；other than意为“除以外”；but
12、 also一般和not only连用，意为“不但而且”。17A.produce Breceive Cearn Doffer答案B考查语境中动词的辨析。receive help指客观上得到帮助。句意：乞丐应该找政府部门寻求帮助。18A.cases Bevents Cconditions Dstates答案A考查语境。case在这里表示“具体情况，实例”，而condition表示“情况”时是不可数名词，作可数名词时意为“条件”。19A.go with Bcommunicate withCdeal with Dmeet with答案C考查语境与短语辨析。deal with“处理”符合句意。go wi
13、th意为“与某物相配”；communicate with意为“与交流”；meet with意为“遭遇”。20A.giver BreceiverCvillager Dgovernment答案A考查语境。根据句意可知，即使钱浪费了，给予者的善良是不可磨灭的。.阅读理解ATeenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence，a Cardiff University study has found.A team from the School of Dentistrys Violence Resea
14、rch Group studied drinking habits in children aged 1116 in England.They found not only a link between drink and violence but also that children who drank were more likely to be hit，even if they werent violent themselves.The researchers are now calling for measures to prevent alcohol misuse to reduce
15、 injury risk.Current policy focuses on reducing aggression but this research shows that there should be equal effort to reduce victimization.More than 4,000 children were surveyed at 13 schools at four local authorities in the North，the Midlands，London，and the South.The study found that 25% of 11yea
16、rolds were drinking monthly and 3.6% daily，with 12.8% admitting to getting drunk 3 to 5 times a year.By the age of 16,40% were drinking weekly and 6.2% were drinking every day.The research also showed 22.6% of 16yearolds were getting drunk more than 21 times a year.The study，which has just been publ
17、ished in the Journal of Adolescence，found a strong link between frequency of drinking and frequency of hitting other people.However，children who reported drinking monthly were also three times more likely to be hit.Adolescents who drank but didnt get into fights were more likely to be hit than those
18、 who did fight.Professor Jonathan Shepherd，who led the research，said a lot of previous alcoholrelated violence work had focused on the offenders rather than the victims.His team is calling for more prevention work from parents and teachers in the first two years of secondary school by taking advanta
19、ge of the“teachable moment”，that is，immediately after a student has missed school because of drunkenness.Previous work by Professor Jonathan Shepherd has shown drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of reduced physical coordination，poor decisionmaking in threatening situations and isolatio
20、n while out late at night.He said，“This new study seems to be the first to show a direct link between alcohol misuse and victimization.There now needs to be much more effort put into reducing alcohol misuse in order to reduce injury.”【语篇解读】 本文介绍了一项关于青少年酗酒的研究。该研究发现，酗酒的青少年更容易成为暴力的受害者。21The main idea o
21、f the passage is that teenagers who drink alcohol_.Aoften offend other peopleBoften become injuredCare more likely to become victims of violenceDare more likely to fight with others答案C主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Teenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence”可知答案为C。22The underlined
22、 word“aggression”in the third paragraph probably means“_”Aviolence Bsad feelingsCbad manners Ddrunkenness答案A词义猜测题。根据上下文尤其是本句后半句可知，aggression与victimization意思相反，所以aggression是“暴力行为”的意思。23The research argues that more effort should be made to_.Areduce aggression Bprevent fightingCreduce victimization Dp
23、revent drinking alcohol答案C细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句中的“this research shows that there should be equal effort to reduce victimization”可知答案为C。24Drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of all the following EXCEPT_.Areduced physical coordinationBisolation while out late at nightCa higher frequency of hi
24、tting other peopleDpoor decisionmaking in threatening situations答案C细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知答案。BFinally，I entered the university.Because of my careful savings，I did not have to work during the school years.Then，summer came and it was time to work harder than ever.I continued working as a waitress at night，i
25、nstructed tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons.I even decided to take a class at a community (社区) college.This class at the community college saved me $650.It was an extremely tiring summer and made me anxious to return to my relatively eas
26、y life at the university.During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling，I decided to work about five hours per week in the campus (校园)admissions office answering phones.This provided a little spending money and kept me from drawing my savings out.The overall situation looked hopeful as
27、I approached my senior year as long as I could make as much money as I had the previous summer.I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks，but I hesitated in making this decision because it would cost me $1,600 more to get the credits in Israel.About two weeks later my mom called to tell me that I
28、 had $1,600 in the bank that I had forgotten about！One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost，but the loss of time to make money；however，I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before.The way e
29、verything worked together to make this trip possible was one of the most exciting things that have ever happened to me.This experience has shaped me in many important ways.The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work ethic (道德准则)Working long hours did a lot to develop my charac
30、ter and helped me learn the value of a dollar.It also made me learn how to search for creative ways to settle difficult situations.【语篇解读】作者非常勤奋地做着各种兼职工作，既锻炼了自己，又挣到了钱，为以后自我的发展奠定了良好的基础。25Where did the writer probably work parttime before attending the university?AIn a restaurant.BIn the tennis camps.C
31、In a company.DIn the campus admissions office.答案A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I continued working as a waitress at night”可知，作者上大学前在饭店工作过。26The writer took a class at a community college mainly because_.Ashe wanted to save moneyBlife there was relatively easyCsummer time was tiringDit was required by the university
32、答案A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“This class at the community college saved me $650.”可知，作者是为了省钱。27The writers major concern about the trip to Israel was that_.Aher mother would not give her approvalBshe would fail to get credits in IsraelCa wellpaid summer job would be lostD$1,600 couldnt be drawn out in time答案C推理判断
33、题。根据第二段中的“One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost，but the loss of time to make money”可知，作者主要担心没有时间赚钱了，一分高薪的暑假工作失去了。28The passage is mainly about how the writer_.Amade money on the college campusBmanaged to make full use of her vacationCwas forced to support herself by her motherDwas shaped by working parttime through college答案D主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了作者通过做各种兼职工作，学到了很多东西，塑造了自己的性格，懂得了金钱的价值。- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网