1、单元素能自测.完形填空I had my first job when I was thirteen. I was very 1 to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered with (干涉) 2 I spent it, even when I spent it foolishly. They 3 that by earning money, spending it, and learning from my mistakes, I would become more mature (成熟的) and responsib
2、le about how to 4 work, relationships with others, and money.My parents let me do things over which they 5 a great deal. When I was sixteen, 6 ，after I finished high school and before I entered 7 ，I wanted to travel around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling 8 at such a young age,
3、 but my father felt that it would be a great 9 for me. In the end, my father won the argument on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mothers home 10 I had many relatives who could 11 shelter and help if I needed it.Such experiences are 12 rare for children in many countries, but
4、in the US they are fairly 13 . Most parents start pushing their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. 14 they finish high school, many American kids have already had parttime jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own， 15 a university and maybe even decided on t
5、heir future career.本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过自己家庭所发生的事件来说明兼职工作的重要性。1.A.anxiousBsuccessfulCdisappointedDproud答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：我为挣自己的零花钱感到很骄傲。A.anxious焦虑的；B.successful成功的；C.disappointed失望的；D.proud骄傲的。故选D。2A.how Bwhether Cwhen Dwhere答案：A解析：考查宾语从句连接词辨析。句意：我父母从不干涉我是怎样花钱的。A.how如何；B.whether是否；C.when何时；D.where在何处。故选A。3
6、A.believed Bexplained Csuggested Dmentioned答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。句意：他们认为，通过挣钱、花钱和从错误中吸取教训，我会变得更加成熟。A.believed相信；B.explained解释；C.suggested建议；D.mentioned提及。故选A。4A.handle Bdeal Cmake Dtake答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。句意：对如何处理工作、与他人的关系和金钱负责。A.handle处理；B.deal交易；C.make制造；D.take接受。工作是用来“处理”的，可知只有A选项符合题意。故选A。5A.panicked Bsuffered
7、 Cworried Dstruggled答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。句意：我的父母让我做一些他们非常担心的事情。A.panicked惊慌失措；B.suffered遭受；C.worried担心；D.struggled挣扎。由下文作者的母亲反对作者去欧洲环游但最后还是作出了让步可知，此处指他们担心的事情。故选C。6A.as a result Bin reality Con the whole Dfor example答案：D解析：考查固定短语辨析。句意：例如，当我16岁的时候，在我高中毕业之后，进入大学之前，我想环游欧洲。A.as a result结果；B.in reality实际上；C.on t
8、he whole整体；D.for example例如。下文举了一个日常生活中的例子。故选D。7A.politics Bbusiness Cuniversity Dmarket答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。句意：例如，当我16岁的时候，高中毕业之后，进入大学之前，我想环游欧洲。A.politics政治；B.business商业；C.university大学；D.market市场。作者高中毕业后当然是要进入大学。故选C。8A.alone Bapart Calong Daboard答案：A解析：考查副词辨析。句意：我母亲反对我这么小就独自旅行的想法，但我父亲认为这对我来说是一次很好的经历。A.alon
9、e单独；B.apart分开；C.along向前；一道；D.aboard在(船、飞机)上。此处travel alone为固定搭配，意为 “独自旅行”。故选A。9A.practice Bschedule Cperformance Dexperience答案：D解析：考查名词辨析。句意：我母亲反对我这么小就独自旅行的想法，但我父亲认为这对我来说是一次很好的经历。A.practice实践；B.schedule时间表；C.performance表演；D.experience经历。旅行的主要收获当然是一次“经历”。故选D。10A.which Bwhat Cwhere Dthat答案：C解析：考查定语从句引
10、导词辨析。句意：我母亲的家乡，在那里我有很多亲戚。A.which哪个；B.what什么；C.where哪里；D.that那个。前面的先行词为地点。且后面的从句缺少地点状语，故填where作从句的状语。故选C。11A.support Bequip Cprovide Dtake答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。句意：如果我需要，他们可以提供庇护和帮助。A.support支持；B.equip装备；C.provide提供；D.take获取。作者的亲戚可以提供帮助。故选C。12A.nearly Bprobably Cmerely Dslightly答案：B解析：考查副词辨析。句意：在许多国家，这样的经历对孩子
11、来说可能很少见。A.nearly几乎；B.probably可能；C.merely只是；D.slightly稍微。这是作者的一种推测的观点。故选B。13A.special Busual Ccommon Dordinary答案：C解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：但在美国却相当普遍。A.special特殊的；B.usual通常的；C.common普遍的；D.ordinary普通的。由“but”可知前后对比，且前面有“rare”。故选C。14A.At the moment BOn the occasion CTo the point DBy the time答案：D解析：考查名词短语辨析。句意：当他们高中
12、毕业时，许多美国孩子已经有了兼职工作。A.At the moment此刻；B.On the occasion在那时；C.To the point切题；D.By the time截止到时候。此处表示截止高中毕业时，他们已经有兼职工作了。故选D。15A.attended Bjoined Cfinished Dselected答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。句意：独自周游美国或其他国家，选择一所大学，甚至决定他们未来的职业。A.attended参加；B.joined加入；C.finished完成；D.selected选择。大学是他们自己选择的。故选D。.阅读理解Places to avoid trave
13、llingIndiaThe main distinction in wealth and class may explain some of the risk of crimes in this country. But according to John Gobbels, vice president and chief operating officer for Medjet (an international emergency service), its medical safety that actually makes India so dangerous. He explains
14、 that the US State Department gives the country Level 2 travel advisory status. (Level 1 means you should exercise normal precautions；Level 4 is “ do not go ” .)HawaiiConsidering this destination is a very hot spot for honeymooners, it might be surprising to see the Big Island of Hawaii as a dangero
15、us place to visit. The eruption of a volcano has put Kilauea in a state of emergency, with poisonous gas, lava flows, and earthquakes all a risk. Youll likely see special airline deals cancelled, so think twice before making this flight.AcapulcoThis beach resort town on Mexicos Pacific coast isnt ex
16、actly the whitesand party destination it once was. With a Level 4 travel advisory, Gobbels explains, its in the same category as places like Iran, Syria, and North Korea. Its regarded as the murder capital of the country.Cairo, EgyptAccording to a recent report from the Thomson Reuters Foundation, C
17、airo is considered the most insecure city for women in the world. Even though the political tensions are easing in this area, according to Gobbels, sexual violence and cultural expectations make it extremely problematic, for both locals and visitors.这是一篇说明文。主要说明了应当避免去旅游的四个地方，包括印度、夏威夷、阿卡普尔科以及开罗。1Acco
18、rding to John Gobbels, what should visitors pay special attention to in India?APersonal belongings. BTravel insurance.CCultural difference. DMedical safety.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据India部分中But according to John Gobbels, vice president and chief operating officer for Medjet (an international emergency service)
19、, its medical safety that actually makes India so dangerous.(但Medjet副总裁兼首席运营官John Gobbels认为，正是医疗安全让印度变得如此危险)可知John Gobbels认为，在印度游客应该尤其注意医疗安全。故选D。2Which place mentioned above is especially dangerous for a woman tourist?AIndia. BCairo. CAcapulco. DHawaii.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句According to a recent rep
20、ort from the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Cairo is considered the most insecure city for women in the world.(根据Thomson Reuters Foundation最近的一份报告，开罗被认为是世界上对女性最不安全的城市)可知开罗对女游客来说特别危险。故选B。3What can be inferred from the text?ASyria isnt a risky destination where youll have a wonderful vacation.BThe politi
21、cal unrest in Cairo is responsible for its insecurity at present.CA Level 3 travel advisory indicates you can go with normal precautions.DThe flights to Hawaii may be changeable due to the eruption of the volcano.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中The eruption of a volcano has put Kilauea in a state of emergency, w
22、ith poisonous gas, lava flows, and earthquakes all a risk. Youll likely see special airline deals cancelled, so think twice before making this flight.(火山爆发使Kilauea处于紧急状态，有毒气体、熔岩流和地震都是危险的。你可能会看到航空公司取消特价机票，所以在乘坐这趟航班之前要三思)可知去夏威夷的航班可能会因为火山爆发而改变。故选D。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
23、It was summer, and my dad wanted to treat me to a vacation like never before. He decided to take me on a trip to the Wild West.We took a plane to Albuquerque, a big city in the state of New Mexico. We reached Albuquerque in the late afternoon. Uncle Paul, my dads friend, picked us up from the airpor
24、t and drove us up to his farm in Pecos.His wife Tina cooked us a delicious dinner and we got to know his sons Ryan and Kyle. My dad and I spent the night in the guestroom of the farm house listening to the frogs and water rolling down the river nearby. Very early in the morning. Uncle Paul woke us u
25、p to have breakfast. “The day starts at dawn on my farm，” he said. After breakfast, I went to help Aunt Tina feed the chickens, while my dad went with Uncle Paul to take the sheep out to graze (吃草). I was impressed to see my dad and Uncle Paul riding horses. They looked really cool.In the afternoon,
26、 I asked Uncle Paul if I could take a horse ride, and he said yes, as long as my dad went with me. I wasnt going to take a horse ride by myself anyway. So, my dad and I put on our new cowboy hats, got on our horses, and headed slowly towards the mountains. “Dont be late for supper，” Uncle Paul cried
27、, “and keep to the track so that you dont get lost！” “OK！” my dad cried back. After a while Uncle Paul and his farm house were out of sight. It was so peaceful and quiet and the colors of the brown rocks, the deep green pine trees, and the late afternoon sun mixed to create a magic scene. It looked
28、like a beautiful woven (编织的) blanket spread out upon the ground just for us.答案Paragraph 1：Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse. It was furry with a coat of gorgeous( 华丽的、极好的) brown hair. After looking up at me with its pair of red bulbs , it began to scurry(窜逃) ahead. “ Why not c
29、atch it and bring it back to Uncle Paul? They must be very happy.” With this thought, I rode hard to hunt for it. Dad saw it and had to follow me. The rabbit was very agile, soon entering a mountain forest. We had to get down the horses, continuing the chase and totally forgetting the track back. Ev
30、en though we tried desperately, the rabbit was out of sight in the end. Then we realized we were in the deep part of an forest.Paragraph 2：We had no idea where we were and it got dark. And dark clouds seemed to be gathering in the sky. Taking out the cell phone, we soon found something was wrong: no
31、 signal. And no compass. Frightened, I stared at Dad , trying to seek a solution for the trouble from him. “Maybe what you have learned in geography class works，” he said, pointing to the stars in the sky. I knew he meant the North Star. Soon we found the right direction. We hurried back finding the horses. And the river was in sight again. The family was worried and about to call the police. At the sight of us, they were relieved and hugged us tightly. There was nothing more memorable than this rabbit hunting in my life!