1、单元素能自测.完形填空As a child I once read an article about the Pacific Crest Trail (太平洋屋脊步道) in National Geographic. It was a _1_ of two men who walked 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada with huge packs. It caught my eye, as I, too, _2_ adventures in the wilderness. Ive always remembered that story, but neve
2、r believed I would actually _3_ it. It was too far out of my comfort zone.But then, at the age of 42, I hiked the 88 Temples Trail through Japan. There, I experienced how _4_ it could be to hike alone. What _5_ me most were the fantastic mountains, grand temples and generous local people. And _6_ ,
3、I managed to complete the trail in six weeks without any severe injuries. For the first time, I _7_ that I could achieve my dream of travelling around America one day.When I shared my plan with friends and colleagues, the news was welcomed with _8_ reactions. From some I got enthusiastic _9_ . But f
4、rom others there were frowns and question marks. Half a year away from my family was a _10_ for me. Yet it wouldnt defeat me. After all, six months is _11_ a short period in a lifetime. After having worked hard for 20 years in shiny office buildings, I felt the need for more _12_ in my life. I hoped
5、 to _13_ and look within, as well as explore the unfamiliar things. I understood that I needed them both. _14_ John Muir once put it, “Keep close to _15_.and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了作者在他人的故事的鼓舞下，追寻自己的梦想，在42岁的时候，徒步穿越了日本的88座寺庙。对于这个计划，作者的朋友和同事
6、看法不一，但是作者始终觉得生活需要更多的冒险。1A.newsBreportCstoryDphoto答案：C解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一个关于两个男人背着巨大的背包从墨西哥走了2 650英里到加拿大的故事。A.news新闻；B.report报告；C.story故事；D.photo照片。结合下文Ive always remembered that story可知是一个关于两个男人背着巨大的背包从墨西哥走了2 650英里到加拿大的故事。故选C。2A.knew ofBdreamed of Cheard aboutDworried about答案：B解析：考查短语动词辨析。句意：它引起了我的注意
7、，因为我也梦想着在野外探险。A.knew of了解；B.dreamed of梦想；C.heard about听说；D.worried about担心。结合下文adventures in the wilderness可知故事引起了作者的注意，因为作者也梦想着野外探险。故选B。3A.makeBignore CappreciateDreject答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直记得那个故事，但从未相信我会真的做到。A.make制作；B.ignore忽略；C.appreciate欣赏，感激；D.reject拒绝。结合下文But then, at the age of 42, I hiked
8、the 88 Temples Trail through Japan.可知作者做到了亲自去进行探险，短语make it“成功；达到预定目标”。故选A。4A.dullBdifficult CattractiveDcrazy答案：C解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在那里，我体验了独自徒步旅行是多么有吸引力。A.dull乏味的；B.difficult困难的；C.attractive吸引人的；D.crazy疯狂的。结合后文的表述the fantastic mountains, grand temples and generous local people.可知作者觉得独自徒步旅行很有吸引力。故选C。5
9、A.confusedBshocked CaffectedDimpressed答案：D解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：给我印象最深刻的是奇异的山脉、宏伟的寺庙和慷慨的当地人。A.confused困惑；B.shocked震惊；C.affected影响；D.impressed给留下深刻印象。结合下文most were the fantastic mountains, grand temples and generous local people.可知奇异的山脉、宏伟的寺庙和慷慨的当地人给作者留下了深刻印象。故选D。6A.to my regretBto my surpriseCto my sadness
10、Dto my disappointment答案：B解析：考查短语辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，我在六周内完成了全程，没有任何严重的伤病。A.to my regret令我后悔的是；B.to my surprise令我惊讶的是；C.to my sadness令我悲伤的是；D.to my disappointment让我失望的是。结合下文I managed to complete the trail in six weeks without any severe injuries.可知作者在六周内就完成了全程还没有任何严重的伤病，这让作者为自己的能力感到惊讶，故选B。7A.deniedBpretende
11、d CrealizedDpromised答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一次，我意识到我可以在某一天实现我环游美国的梦想。A.denied拒绝；B.pretended假装；C.realized意识到；D.promised承诺。上文作者惊讶于自己在六周内就能完成全程，从而意识到自己有实现自己梦想的能力。故选C。8A.mixedBpositive CdoubtfulDstrange答案：A解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我与朋友和同事分享我的计划时，他们对这个消息反应混杂不一。A.mixed混杂的；B.positive积极的；C.doubtful怀疑的；D.strange陌生的。结合下文
12、From some I got enthusiastic.But from others there were frowns and question marks.可知作者的朋友和同事有的支持有的质疑，对作者的反应混杂不一。故选A。9A.promiseBassistance CdevotionDapproval答案：D解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：从一些人那里，我得到了热情的支持。A.promise承诺；B.assistance援助；C.devotion奉献；D.approval支持。结合上文I got enthusiastic可知有的人对作者表示支持。故选D。10A.reliefBchall
13、enge CdelightDcomfort答案：B解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：离家半年对我来说是一个挑战。A.relief减轻；B.challenge挑战；C.delight高兴；D.comfort安慰。结合下文Yet it wouldnt defeat me.可推知离家半年对作者来说是一次挑战。故选B。11A.finallyBhardly CquicklyDsimply答案：D解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：毕竟，六个月只是人生中很短的一段时间。A.finally终于；B.hardly几乎不；C.quickly快地；D.simply简单地，只是。结合上下文可知作者认为离家半年并不会打败自己，
14、因为毕竟六个月只是一生中很短的一段时间。故选D。12A.adventureBbravery CsafetyDknowledge答案：A解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：在光鲜亮丽的办公楼里辛勤工作了20年后，我觉得我的生活需要更多的冒险。A.adventure冒险；B.bravery勇敢；C.safety安全；D.knowledge知识。结合下文explore the unfamiliar things可知作者认为自己的生活需要更多的冒险。故选A。13A.speed upBstand by Cslow downDdrop out答案：C解析：考查短语动词辨析。句意：我希望放慢脚步，向内看，同时探索
15、那些不熟悉的东西。A.speed up加速；B.stand by准备，支持；C.slow down减速，放慢速度；D.drop out退学。根据下文and look within, as well as explore the unfamiliar things.可知作者想要向内看，同时探索那些不熟悉的东西，因此是指希望放慢脚步，故选C。 14A.WhenBAs CIfDUnless答案：B解析：考查连词辨析。句意：正如John Muir所言：“亲近大自然去爬山或者在树林里待上一周。洗净你的灵魂。”A.When当时候；B.As正如；C.If如果；D.Unless除非。此处为方式状语从句，表示“
16、正如”，故选B。15A.forestBdesert CnatureDvalley答案：C解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：正如John Muir所言：“亲近大自然去爬山或者在树林里待上一周。洗净你的灵魂。”A.forest森林；B.desert沙漠；C.nature大自然；D.valley山谷。结合下文climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods可知是指要亲近大自然。故选C。.阅读理解English is full of colorful phrases to describe shyness. Someone shy might be called
17、shrinking violet or a wallflower, while for especially nervous types we have the curious expression: they wouldnt say boo to a goose.None of these are traditionally seen as positive descriptions, even if you like geese. In a culture of gogetting, high achievers, shy people dont come first. Or thats
18、what the selfhelp industry would have you believe. Bookshops are filled with vital tomes(巨著) that promise to help beat social fears and find success in life, love and business. That is why one book, Shrinking Violets: A Field Guide to Shyness, bucks_the_trend. It became a sudden success across Engli
19、shlanguage media recently for its new takeon shyness.Author Joe Moran says that despite struggling with shyness and longing for loneliness all his life, being shy can also be “a gift”. Freed from the constant urge to participate and compete in social situations, people are liberated to look at the w
20、orld in new ways, and gain fresh insights.Indeed, many of the worlds great thinkers and artists are introverts(内向的人). Scientists Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein preferred their own company; actress Keira Knightley often finds herself tonguetied at parties; and Harry Potter author JK Rowling claim
21、s she used to be too nervous to even borrow a pen.Moran told BBC Future: “I think shyness probably does turn you into an amateur anthropologist(人类学家) reallyyou are more likely to be an observer.”So, while extroverts make all the noise, they dont necessarily have the best ideas. If youre shy, youve p
22、robably known this for a long time. You just dont shout about it.作者通过畅销书和大量实例说明害羞不一定是坏事，它和成功没有必然联系。害羞是洞察世界的一种新方式。1When someone is being called a wallflower, he is being _.Apraised for his grace Badmired for his characterClaughed at for his shyness Dtold off for his nervousness答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第一段Someo
23、ne shy might be called shrinking violet or a wallflower和第二段None of these are traditionally seen as positive descriptions可知，被称为shrinking violet或 wallflower都不是积极的褒义的称谓，是别人在嘲笑自己的害羞，故选C。2The underlined phrase “bucks the trend” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ _ ”Agoing against the trend and succeeds Bcha
24、nging the public idea completelyCbecoming unpopular and unaccepted Dbecoming the major concern of people答案：A解析：词义猜测题。上句Bookshops are filled with vital tomes(巨著) that promise to help beat social fears and find success in life, love and business.可知，书店畅销的都是帮助克服恐惧，在生活、爱和商业方面成功的巨著。下句It became a sudden su
25、ccess说明Shrinking Violets: A Field Guide to Shyness这本书与畅销书内容不同，却很成功。所以画线词语“bucks the trend”指与社会潮流相违背却很成功，故选A。3The author mentioned many famous shy people in order to _.Apoint out the harm shyness brings Bdisconnect shyness and successCshows the reasons for shyness Dprove shyness contributes to scienc
26、e答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第四段Indeed, many of the worlds great thinkers and artists are introverts (内向的人)和下面列举的Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Keira Knightley和JK Rowling几个成功人士曾经也很害羞的例子，目的是说明成功和害羞没有必然的联系，故选B。4What is the authors attitude towards shyness?AOpposed.BIndifferent. CSupportive.DCritical.答案：C解析：推理判断题
27、。根据第二段Shrinking Violets: A Field Guide to Shyness, bucks_the_trend. It became a sudden success可知，这本书很成功。第三段being shy can also be “a gift”，people are liberated to look at the world in new ways, and gain fresh insights.可知，害羞是看世界的一种新方式。第四段Indeed, many of the worlds great thinkers and artists are introv
28、erts(内向的人)可知，许多害羞的人很成功。最后一段内向和外向进行了对比。由此可知作者对害羞不是反对和批评，而是支持和赞成。故选C。.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。Once there was a little girl named Emily. Although her singing was very pleasant to hear, lacking of courage, she never dared to sing in front of strangers.One summer, the neighb
29、orhood where she lived would hold a singing competition. Her best friend, Lucy, came to invite her to participate in the competition, but Emily said, “Im afraid to take part in it.” Her mother said, “its okay, just do it bravely.” Emily followed her mamas advice and decided to give herself a try. Th
30、e day came. Emily and Lucy went to the competition site. But she was too timid (胆小的) to walked onto the stage. She had been waiting until others finished singing. She shakily (颤抖地) forced herself to stand on the stage. She started to sing, but her voice was so low. Whats worse, she was so nervous th
31、at she forget the lyrics (歌词) after singing a few words. Being laughed at by others, embarrassed and shy, she ran away from the stage.Some naughty boys ran after her and said, “Emily, coward (胆小鬼)! Emily, coward！” Emily didnt argue with them. What she wanted was to go back home as quickly as she cou
32、ld. Finally, she rushed into the house, hugged her mom and cried sadly.“Well, my poor girl. Dont cry. Tell me what happened to you.” asked her mom. Emily looked up at her mother and told her what she had experienced.Listening to her, her mom cupped her face and said, “it doesnt matter, girl. As long
33、 as you practice singing more in front of strangers, you will become braver little by little. So, my girl, dont be beaten by a failure. You can go out to practice singing every day. No matter who is listening to you, go on singing and never stop. I believe there will be a harvest for you.”答案Paragrap
34、h 1：Emily listened to her mother carefully and followed her moms suggestion. The next day, she began to practice singing outside. Gradually, her courage became greater and greater, and the sound of her singing was also louder and louder. Months later, she could sing as she was walking. A naughty boy
35、 who had laughed at her before cried to her, “Emily, coward! Emily, coward！” However, she chose to ignore his behavior.Paragraph 2：Going on singing, she walked into the park, where many people were singing and dancing. Hearing her beautiful voice, some stopped to listen to her singing and clapped fo
36、r her. A grandma smiled to her and said, “Oh, little girl , you sing really well！” Emily said thanks to her. Emily felt pleased that she could sing confidently in front of strangers. The second year, the neighborhood held the singing competition again. This time, Emily walked onto the stage bravely, and her loud and beautiful voice of singing moved all the people. They all cheered for her, including those who had laughed at her. Her mother was delighted to see the timid girl had been a brave one.
