1、Period TwoVocabulary;Listening and Speaking;Everyday English;Function;Reading and Writing (时间:45分钟).短语填空Apply for; in progress; be related to; suffer from; take notice; in response to; have three days off; Be likely to do 1The building of the house is_. 2He has_a post in England,that is,he will stay
2、 there for several years.3I hope youll_ what Im going to tell you.4I will_ next week.5We all laughed _ his jokes,though it was not ridiculous at all.6Wealth is seldom_ happiness.7Its _ snow tonight.8Shes_loss of memory.答案1.in progress2.applied for3.take notice of4have three days off5.in response to
3、6.related to7likely to8.suffering from.完成句子1如予保密,无限感激。_ you would keep it a secret.2他肯定已经完成作业了。He _his homework.3如果你学习英语有困难,你可以申请我的帮助。If you have difficulty in learning English, you can _.4主任要求我们通宵工作。The director_ that we _ all night.5这个游泳池只在夏天开放。The swimming pool _only in summer.答案1.I would be grat
4、eful if2.must have finished 3apply to me for help4.required;should work 5is available.单项填空1The manager_ all the staff to attend the meeting tonight without exception.Arequired Bdemanded Csuggested Dforbade答案Arequire和demand作“要求”讲时,require后可接不定式的复合结构,但demand不接不定式的复合结构。句意为:经理要求全体员工今晚参加会议,无一例外。suggest不接
5、不定式的复合结构,forbid不符合句意。2He _ the key, so we_ into the office.Ahadnt left;cantBdidnt leave; couldnt have gotChadnt left; couldnt getDhasnt left; couldnt get答案C句意:他没有留下钥匙,因此我们不能进入办公室。没有留下钥匙的动作为不能进入办公室的先决条件,故用过去完成时态。3The trade union intended to call on the workers to go on strike _ the governments limita
6、tion on exports.Ain memory of Bin honour of Cin response to Din need of答案C句意:工会打算号召工人罢工来回应政府对出口产品的限制。in response to“对作出回应”;in memory of“纪念”;in honour of“为纪念”;in need of“需要”。4_such heavy losses, Bill didnt have the courage to go on with his business.ASuffer BHaving suffered CSuffered DTo suffer答案Bsuf
7、fer发生在谓语动词didnt之前,且与句子主语Bill之间为主动关系,因此用v.ing形式的完成时作状语。句意为:遭受如此重大的损失后,比尔没有继续做生意的勇气了。5Mary was employed by the company that she _.Awas applied for Bhad applied to Cwas applied to Dapplied for答案B句意:玛丽受聘于她申请的公司。was为过去时,apply动作发生在was之前,因此用过去完成时;另外,apply to sb for sth向某人申请某物,that she applied to为定语从句。6I vi
8、sited France last year.That _interesting.Awas Bcan be Cmust be Dmust have been答案D句意:去年我去法国旅游了。那一定非常有趣。visited和last year说明是对过去情况的肯定推测,因此用must have been。7Students _ take three papers in English literature.Aare required to Bwas required to Crequired to Drequire to答案A考查require sb to do sth要求某人干某事,其中sb即s
9、tudents,作主语,所以用被动,且谓语应用复数,故选A项。8I think it _that he have a knowledge of computer for a highpaid job.Auseful Bvaluable Cessential Deffective答案C考查形容词辨析。句意:我认为他为了找一份高薪工作有必要掌握电脑知识。四个备用选项中只有essential要求主语从句中的谓语用should动词原形,should可以省略。9On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problem
10、s_paid special attention to.Areferred to being Breferred to be Crefer to being Drefer to be答案B句意:在艾滋病日,卫生部长要求要特别注意涉及的问题。referred to在句中作定语,修饰problems;demand后接从句,谓语动词要用(should) be paid attention to,主语是problems,用被动语态。10Studies show that people are more_ to suffer from back problems if they always sit b
11、efore computer screens for long hours.Alikely Bpossible Cprobable Dsure答案A句意:研究表明人们如果总是长时间地坐在电脑屏幕前,就更有可能患上背部疾病。sbbe likely to do sth某人可能做某事。possible,probable的主语不能是人。be sure to do表示一种主观意志,与语境不符。故选A。11The old lady is very_the Partys consideration.Agrateful to Bgrateful for Cgratified at Dgracious to答案
12、Bbe grateful to sb“对某人感激”,be grateful for sth“因某事而感激”。12Before the building of the company is completed,the boss decides to build a _office.Acomfortable Buncomfortable Ctemporary Dfashionable答案C句意:在办公楼完工之前,老板决定建一个临时办公室。C正确。.阅读理解AWhen Josephine Cooper was growing up, she learned the importance of cha
13、rity from her parents. Although they made a modest living for their family of 10, they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate.Half a century later, Mrs. Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank, where she devoted herself to helping others. She organized and ran a distribut
14、ion center from a church, helping it become the organizations largest emergency food distribution center in San Diego. She was one of 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited Washington DC. to receive the award.“She was the main person who helped us make that program grow,
15、” said Mike Doody, former director of the Food Bank. “She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard. She was determined and stubborn, but in a good way. She had a good heart.” People knew her as “Grandma” because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and
16、 families. “She reminded people of their Grandma.” Doody said.As a widow with a young child in 1979, Mrs. Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries. “She dedicated her life to giving back,” said her daughter, Monica Cooper. It wasnt unusual f
17、or a local church to call Mrs. Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family. “She would give people food out of her cupboard. Sometimes we would cook a meal for a family living out of their car,” Cooper said.Although Mrs. Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work, she said b
18、eing able to help others was her reward. She died of liver disease and kidney failure, aged 93.1The underlined word “charity” in Paragraph 1 refers to _.Aoffering help Bdonating money Cproviding services Dshowing sympathy答案A词义猜测题。根据第二段首句“Half a century later,Mrs. Cooper became a beloved volunteer at
19、 the San Diego Food Bank, where she devoted herself to helping others.”可知,文中charity的意思是helping others,故A项正确。2The San Diego Food Bank is meant to_.Adistribute food in case of emergencyBhelp hungry children and familiesCgive basic firstaid treatmentDtrain some senior volunteers答案B推理判断题。结合文章第二段的第二句、第三段
20、的倒数第二句以及第四段的第一句可知,该机构致力于帮助饥饿人群,而在紧急情况下分发食物只是该机构的一项工作,故B项正确。3Which of the following is TRUE of Mrs. Cooper?AShe died at an early age.BShe refused the national award.CShe was kind and devoted.DShe was not easy to get along with.答案C推理判断题。A、B两项根据文章最后一段可排除;人们亲切地称她Grandma,所以可以排除D项;通读全文可知Cooper是一个善良、乐于奉献的人
21、,故C项正确。4From what Monica Cooper said, we know that _.Ashe is in financial troubleBshe was finally rewardedCshe once misunderstood her motherDshe thinks highly of her mother答案D细节理解题。She devoted her life to giving back是她对母亲的高度评价。故D项正确。5Mrs. Coopers story suggests that_.Aeveryone needs a Grandma nearby
22、Bchildren are what their parents areCa sound mind is in a sound bodyDa mothers love never changes答案B推理判断题。由第一段可知,Josephine Cooper从父母那里学会了乐善好施;由倒数第二段女儿对她的高度评价可知,女儿深受她的影响,非常支持她这样做。由此可推知B项正确。BJust 25 years ago, the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher, banker and doctor. Now,
23、 they want to be sports star, pop star and actor, according to survey by the Guardian newspaper.Rachel, a character in the popular TV show Glee, may be said to speak for British teenagers. “Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor.” He said.Emma Brockes, a reporter with the Guardian, believes
24、it is “the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture” that is to blame. “When children wanted to be doctor, it wasnt because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now; you go where the respect is.” She wrote.It could explain why there has been such an increase
25、in levels of anxiety and depression. Dr Carlo Stranger, of Tel Aviv University, studied the sense of self for his new book The Fear of Insignificance: Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century. He told the Daily Mail that young people now are “affected by the close connection to the global entertain
26、ment network, which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity into an obsession(痴迷)”“As humans, we naturally measure ourselves to those around us, but now we live in a global village. We are comparing ourselves with the most important people in the world and finding ours
27、elves wanting,” he said. Today, even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media.The way out? Simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. Dr Strenger said that it is a process called “ac
28、tive selfacceptance through a constant search for selfknowledge through life.”“The fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement,” he said.6Nowadays, young people in Britain want to _.Achoose jobs based on interestsB
29、become famousCbe teacher, banker and doctorDearn more money答案B细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句可知,现在的英国年轻人想出名,故选B。7According to Emma Brockes, what causes the increasing level of anxiety?AChoices of future careers.BAccess to the global network.CBad influences of celebrities.DEndless comparison with others.答案C细节理解题。根据第
30、三段的第一句及第四段的第一句可知,Emma Brockes认为名人的负面影响增加了焦虑程度。8Which of the following is TRUE of Dr Carlo Strenger?AHe is a newspaper reporter.BHe is the spokesman of teenagers.CHe tells success stories on TV.DHe is against ranking people with wealth.答案D推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句可知Dr.Carlo Strenger反对根据财富评价人。9Dr Carlo Strenge
31、r suggests that young people should _.Aseek active selfacceptanceBstick to their own dreamsCmake great achievementsDsearch for the secret of wealth答案A细节理解题。根据第六段的最后一句话可知选A。10The text is mainly written to _.Atalk about job choicesBanalyse a social phenomenonCencourage celebrity cultureDintroduce three famous people答案B主旨大意题。本文描述了这样一个社会现象现在英国的年轻人根据拥有财富的多少和知名度来评价他人和自己,并分析了这种现象产生的原因,提出了解决办法,故B项能较好地概括本文的写作目的。