1、完形填空One famous artist Sheikh went back to his hometown. He hadnt seen one of his friends for many years, who was a1and needy man. When Sheikh asked about him, he was told by people that the man he was2was a rich man and no longer poor. Sheikh3to pay a visit to his friend. 4talking with his friend, S
2、heikh asked him the5for the change in his situation. The man replied that he had been so poor that he was forced to6some properties(财产)that belonged to him, like furniture(家具). By selling these things, he had7some money enough to start a8with. As he was on his way back to his house with the9, he saw
3、 a poor lady10by the road. The man asked the lady the reason, and she11that her husband died and her children were12. Hearing this, the man felt13for her, and on seeing that she14the money more than himself, he gave all the money to her. He15home and spent the night, sad and16for his family. The nex
4、t morning, 17he was summoned(召唤)to the house of a rich man. He was told by the rich man that he had six thousand bags of18which he wanted to sell quickly and the man could buy it at a19price on loan(借用)from him. The poor man did so and sold the rice20. He took some more bags several days later and i
5、n this way he was able to make much more money. Soon he became rich. 【文章大意】著名艺术家Sheikh的一个朋友曾经是非常贫困的人, 他卖掉家产想做一些小本生意。但他在途中遇到一个死去丈夫的妇人带着饥饿的孩子, 他把所有的钱都给了她。他的善心得到了一个富人的信任, 以低价借给他六千袋大米, 让他去卖, 不久他变得很富有。1. A. cleverB. richC. lazyD. poor【解析】选D。词汇复现题。由第二段中The man replied that he had been so poor that he was
6、forced tosome properties that belonged to him, like furniture. 可知他是穷人, 故选D项。2. A. living withB. waiting forC. asking aboutD. listening to【解析】选C。词汇复现题。由此句的前半句“When Sheikh asked about him. . . ”可知此处指Sheikh打听的人, 故选C项, ask about询问, 打听; live with和住在一起; wait for等待; listen to听。3. A. decidedB. forgotC. refu
7、sedD. tried【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。由后文可知, 他去了那个朋友家, 此处应该指他决定去拜访这位朋友, 故选A项, decide决定; forget忘记; refuse拒绝; try尽力。4. A. UntilB. BeforeC. AfterD. While【解析】选D。逻辑关系题。根据前后句的逻辑关系可知这两句应该是同时进行的, 故选D项, while当的时候; until直到; before在之前; after在之后。5. A. messageB. reasonC. timeD. plan【解析】选B。词义辨析题。由句意可知, Sheikh是问他状况改变的“原因”, 故选B项
8、。message信息; time时间; plan计划。6. A. sellB. makeC. keepD. find【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由下一句By selling these things, he had_some money enough to start awith. 可知他把属于他的财产, 像家具之类的卖(sell)了, 故选A项。7. A. savedB. collectedC. paidD. wasted【解析】选B。词语辨析题。由句意可知, 卖了家具之后筹集了一些钱, 故B项合适。save节省; collect筹集; pay付款; waste浪费。8. A. travelB
9、. businessC. familyD. lesson【解析】选B。背景常识题。由常识可知, 他卖了一些财产, 应该是想做一些小本生意来改变状况, 故选B项, start a business意为“开始做生意”。9. A. moneyB. newsC. hopeD. furniture【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由By selling these things, he hadsome money enough to start awith. 可知此时应该是带着钱回家, 故选A项。10. A. cryingB. walkingC. sleepingD. standing【解析】选A。前后照应题。
10、由后一句提到的The man asked the lady the reason, and shethat her husband died and her children were. 可知这个妇人丈夫死了, 这种情况应该是在路边大哭, 故选A项。11. A. believedB. explainedC. shoutedD. imagined【解析】选B。前后照应题。由此空前面的The man asked the lady the reason. . . 可知他问她原因, 这个妇人应该是给出解释, 故选B项, explain解释; believe相信; shout呼喊; imagine想象。
11、12. A. hungryB. dangerousC. crazyD. angry【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。由前文她在大哭, 她的丈夫死了, 及后文他给她钱可推知, 她的孩子们应该在挨饿, 故选A项, hungry饥饿的; dangerous危险的; crazy疯狂的; angry生气的。13. A. sadnessB. interestC. shameD. pity【解析】选D。固定搭配题。feel pity for为固定搭配, 意为“怜悯某人”。sadness悲伤; interest兴趣; shame羞耻。14. A. tookB. neededC. ownedD. earned【解析】选
12、B。词义辨析题。由句意可知, 他看到她比自己更需要钱, 于是把所有的钱都给了她, 故选B项。take意为“需要”时, 通常用it作形式主语, 指做某事需要多长时间; own意为“拥有”; earn意为“挣钱, 获得”, 均不合语境。15. A. droveB. returnedC. leftD. stayed【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。由时间发展的顺序及后面的“spent the night, sad”可知他应该是回到了家里, 故选B项。return返回; drive开车; leave离开; stay停留。16. A. worriedB. pleasedC. excitedD. frighten
13、ed【解析】选A。前后照应题。准备做生意的钱给了他人, 回到家后应该是为自己一家的未来感到担心, 故选A项, worried担心的; pleased高兴的; excited兴奋的; frightened害怕的。17. A. happilyB. surprisinglyC. carelesslyD. unluckily【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。此处指他受到一个富人的召唤, 这件事情应该是“令人吃惊地”, 故选B项, surprisingly令人吃惊地; happily幸福地; carelessly粗心地; unluckily不幸地。18. A. riceB. meatC. vegetablesD
14、. clothes【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由本段倒数第三句中的“sold the rice”可知这个富人有六千袋大米要出售, 故选A项。19. A. lowB. fairC. highD. right【解析】选A。前后照应题。由富人对他的信任, 以及后文他把大米卖了变富了, 可知这个富人应该是低价把大米贷给他卖, 故选A项, low低的; fair中等的, 公平的; high高的; right正确的。20. A. slowlyB. quicklyC. hardlyD. finally【解析】选B。前后照应题。由后文的“He took some more bags several days l
15、ater. . . ”可知几天后又多带了几袋大米, 可知他的大米卖得快, 故选B项。阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从每题所给出的四个选项(A,B,C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。 Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives. This sense of wonder is universal.
16、 Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy(幻想) literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we g
17、one so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us? Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rath
18、er isolated lives. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife. Without modern technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautifu
19、l plants, insects, birds, and animals. When we lack meaningful interaction(交互) with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen. The world of make-believe is not n
20、ecessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet(出路) for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can
21、see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own. ( ) 1. The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves_ A. the close connection between man and the fantasy world B. the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature C. the fine taste of moviegoers around the world D. the general ex
22、istence of the sense of curiosity ( ) 2. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? A. People are far less familiar with the world of fantasy. B. The world around us could serve as a source of wonder. C. The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond. D. Modern t
23、echnology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder. ( ) 3. If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make-believe, we will_ A. fail to appreciate the joy in our lives B. be confused by the world of make-believe C. miss the chance to recognize the fantasy world D. be trapped by oth
24、er worlds existing all around us ( ) 4. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To show us the hidden beauty in our world. B. To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world. C. To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder. D. To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe. 【语篇解读 语篇
25、解读】本文是一篇论说文,介绍了我们每一个人都有好奇心,总是幻想美好的世界, 语篇解读 但同时,告诫我们,不要沉迷在幻想之中,现实世界也是很美丽的,也是一切期间产生 的根源. 1. 答案 D 【解析】细节理解题.由第二段可知,举 The Lord of the Rings 这个例子是为了证明人们的 好奇心是普遍存在的.所以答案选 D 项. 2. 答案B 【解析】 推理判断题. Without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, inse
26、cts, birds, and animals.这句话告诉我们,如果没有现代技 术, 即使一个小小的池塘也能成为一个令人惊异的世界. 从而我们可以推测出我们现实世界 也是很美丽的,也是一切期间产生的根源. 3. 答案 A 【解析】 细节理解题. 根据 The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are
27、missing a connection with the living world.可知,如果幻想成为我们好奇感的唯一出路 的话,我们就会失去一些东西,就会失去与现实世界的联系,我们也就不能体会到我们现实 生活中的快乐.由此判断选 A 项. 4. 答案 B 【解析】作者意图题.由文章最后一段可知,作者写这篇文章的目的就是要告诉我们不要沉 迷在幻想之中.由此判断选 B 项.阅读理解。“Experience may possibly be the best teacher, but it is not a particularly good teacher.” You might think t
28、hat Winston Churchill or perhaps Mark Twain spoke those words, but they actually come from James March, a professor at Stanford University and a pioneer in the field of organization decision making. For years March( possibly be wisest philosopher of management) has studied how humans think and act,
29、and he continues to do so in his new book The Ambiguities of Experience.He begins by reminding us of just how firmly we have been sticking to the idea of experiential learning :“Experience is respected；experience is sought；experience is explained.” The problem is that learning from experience involv
30、es（涉及）serious complications（复杂化），ones that are part of the nature of experience itself and which March discusses in the body of this book.In one interesting part of book，for example，he turns a double eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. He says “The more
31、accurately（精确的）reality is presented，the less understandable the story，and the more understandable the story, the less realistic it is.”Besides being a broadly knowledgeable researcher. March is also a poet, and his gift shines though in the depth of views he offers and the simple language he uses. T
32、hough the book is short, it is demanding；Dont pick it up looking for quick, easy lessons. Rather, be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and life.( ) 1. According to the text, James March is _. A. a poet who uses experience in his writingB. a teacher who teachers story writi
33、ng in universityC. a researcher who studies the way humans think and actD. a professor who helps organizations make important decisions( ) 2. According to James March, experience _. A. is overvalued B. is easy to explainC. should be actively sought D. should be inactively sought( ) 3. What can we le
34、arn from Paragraph 3? A. Experience makes stories more accurate.B. Stories made interesting fail to fully present the truth.C. The use of stories is the best way of experiential learning.D. Stories are easier to understand when reality is more accurately described.( ) 4.Whats the purpose of this tex
35、t? A. To introduce a book. B. To describe a researcher.C. To explain experiential learning. D. To discuss organizational decision making.【答案与解析】【要点综述】文章介绍了James March所著的一本名为The Ambiguities of Experience书。本书针对人们生活中过分依赖经验这一现象作了分析实际上是告诫人们不可高估经验的作用。1C 细节理解题。根据首段“For years March( possibly be wisest philo
36、sopher of management) has studied how humans think and act,”可知。2A 推理判断题。根据首段第一句及第2段“The problem is that learning from experience involves（涉及）serious complications（复杂化），.”可得知March认为人们高估了经验的作用。3B细节理解题。根据第3段“The more accurately（精确的）reality is presented，the less understandable the story，and the more und
37、erstandable the story, the less realistic it is.”可判断正确答案为B。4A 推理判断题。此题判断作者的写作意图。从首段最末一句“he continues to do so in his new book The Ambiguities of Experience.”及末段“Though the book is short, it is demanding；Dont pick it up looking for quick, easy lessons.”可推断出本文是介绍March所著的这本书。 阅读理解。Diana Jacobs thought
38、her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart. “I have two kids in college, and I want to say come home, but at the same time I
39、want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but a
40、t least they will be able to finish school. With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid
41、 money to go around. At the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in t
42、he last decade, “If we go on this way for another 25years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a h
43、uge amount of debt.” Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government s
44、ays that money will flow uninterrupted.66. According to Paragraph 1, why did the plan of Jacobs family fail?A. The twins wasted too much money.B. The father was out of work.C. Their saving ran out.D. The family fell apart.67. How did the Jacobs manage to solve their problem?A. They asked their kids
45、to come home.B. They borrowed $20,000 from the school.C. They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.D. They got help from the school and the federal government.68. Financial aid administrators believe that _.A. more families will face the same problem as the JacobsesB. the government will
46、receive more letters of complaintC. college tuition fees will double soonD. Americas unemployment will fall69.What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?A. They blamed the government for the tuition increase.B. Their income remained steady in the last decade.C. They will try the
47、ir best to send kids to college.D. Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.70.According to the last paragraph, the government will .A. provide most students will scholarshipsB. dismiss some financial aid administratorsC. stop the companies from making student loansD. go on providing financial s
48、upport for college students【文章大意】这是一篇关于学费贷款的文章。66.答案B。根据文章第一段的her husband lost his job可以得出，双胞胎儿子好上学交学费，丈夫事业，家庭陷入困境。停止，两者是对立关系。阅读理解。Goldies Secret She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their
49、 car the night before. Were moving house.; No space for her any more with the baby coming. We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present. People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen. I called her G
50、oldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to
51、 her at her previous owners. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire. Thats why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from ho
52、me, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldnt hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could. By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four pu
53、ppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. We didnt know what had happened to her, said the woman at the door. I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared. She must have tried to come back to them and got lost, added a boy from behind her. I mus
54、t admit I do miss Goldie, but Ive got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And Ive learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.( ) 1. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house? A. Shocked. B. Sympathetic. C. Annoyed. D. Upset.( ) 2. In her first few days at the auth
55、ors house, Goldie . AI felt worried B. was angry C. ate a little D. sat by the fire( ) 3. Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she . A. saw her puppies B. heard familiar barking C. wanted to leave the author D. found her way to her old home( ) 4. The passage is organized in order of . A.
56、 time B. effectiveness C. importance D. complexity阅读技巧：夹叙夹议，叙为议服务，议为叙指导。把握了这句话就把握了阅读此类文章的真谛。叙述不分重点关注人物，情节的变化；议论一定看清楚作者想表明的道理。答题技巧：本篇题目由3个细节题和一道文章结构题组成，难度都不大。细节题要求学生把握文章中的原文，做合理推断和转述。比如57题，将unsettled理解成worried。文章结构题基本属于送分题，要求学生作答，此篇记叙文按照时间顺序发展。56.B情绪推断，较难题。此推断题的难点在于，原文没有直接的形容词表述，要求学生通过具体的描述总结。原文第2段Sh
57、e hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owners.划线句子表明作者同情被遗弃的小狗，希望帮助它高兴起来。57.A细节题，较难题。要做对此题主要要排除C项的干扰，原文第2段She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. hardly ate anything的表述与ate little是不一样的。前者是几乎什么都不吃，后者是吃得少，此错误选项属于改变否定/肯定的程度。58.D原因推断题，简单题，通过原文第4段的描写可得正确答案。59.A问文章的行文结构，简单题，此篇记叙文按照时间顺序发展。