1、阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。As we drove along, my spirits went up again, and I turned, with pleasure, to the thought of the new life which I was entering. But though it was not far past the middle of September, the heavy clouds and strong north-easterly wind combined to make the day extreme
2、ly cold; and the journey seemed a very long one, so that it was nearly one oclock before we reached the place of our destination. Yet when we entered the gateway, my heart failed me, and I wished it were a mile or two farther off. For the first time in my life I must stand alone: there was no retrea
3、ting now. I must enter that house, and introduce myself among its strange people. But how was it to be done? True, I was near nineteen; but, thanks to the protecting care of my mother and sister, I well knew that many a girl of fifteen, or under, was gifted with a more womanly address, and greater e
4、ase and self-possession, than I was. Yet, anyway. I would do very well, after all; and the children, of course, I should soon be at ease with them.Be calm, be calm, whatever happens, I said within myself; and truly I was so fully occupied in steadying my nerves and keeping down the rebellious beat o
5、f my heart that when I was admitted into the hall and into the presence of Mrs. Bloomfield, I almost forgot to answer her polite greeting; and it afterwards struck me that the little I did say was spoken in the tone of one half-dead or half-asleep.With due politeness, however, she showed me my bedro
6、om, and left me there to take a little refreshment for a little while and led me into the dining-room. Some beefsteaks and potatoes were set before me; and while I dined upon these, she sat opposite, watching me (as I thought) and trying to keep something like a conversation consisting chiefly of co
7、mmonplace remarks. In fact, my attention was almost wholly absorbed in my dinner: not from appetite, but from the toughness of the beefsteaks, and the numbness of my hands.“I have had so little time to attend to their education myself, but I think they are clever children, and very willing to learn,
8、 especially the little boy; he is, I think, the flower of the flock a generous, noble-spirited boy, one to be led, but not driven, and remarkable for always speaking the truth.” “His sister Mary Ann will require watching,” continued she, “but she is a very good girl on the whole, though I wish her t
9、o be kept out of the nursery as much as possible, as she is now almost six years old, and might acquire bad habits from the nurses. I have ordered her bed to be placed in your room, and if you will be so kind as to look after her washing and dressing, and take charge of her clothes, she needs to hav
10、e nothing further to do with the nursery maid.”I replied I was quite willing to do so; and at that moment the children entered the room. Tom Bloomfield was a well-grown boy of seven. Mary was a tall girl, for her age of six, somewhat dark like her mother. The second sister was Fanny, a very pretty l
11、ittle girl, looking little younger than Mary. The remaining one was Harriet, a little broad, fat, merry, playful thing of scarcely two, whom I had more desire for than all the rest but with her I had nothing to do.1. Which of the following statements best describes how the writer felt when she enter
12、ed Mrs. Bloomfields home?A. She was nervous, dissatisfied with her manners but still confident.B. She was cold, hungry but eager to see all the children in the family.C. She was frightened, nervous and regretful about her decision.D. She was calm, confident and very happy with all the family.2. What
13、 job would the writer take in Mrs Bloomfields home?A. A nursery maid.B. A house cleaner.C. A home cook.D. A family teacher.3. Which of the following was TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer had some difficulty with her lunch because of the tough food and the cold.B. The delicious food took th
14、e writers attention away from Mrs. Bloomfields words.C. All the children were well educated before the writer came to the family.D. All the children in the family were looked after by Mrs Bloomfield herself.4. From the passage, we can infer that _.A. Mrs Bloomfield would treat the writer kindly and
15、help her a lotB. the youngest girl Harriet would be the writers favorite studentC. the writer would take on more responsibilities than she shouldD. Tom Bloomfield would be the cleverest of all the children【参考答案】14、ADAC根据短文内容，从下框的AF选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。(每题2分，满分10分)Daily habits can affect our
16、 wellbeing.Here are five simple actions that research has shown make people feel good.1.Pause now and then to smell a rose or watch children at play.“Study participants who took time to savor ordinary events that they normally hurried through，or to think back on pleasant moments from their day，showe
17、d significant increases in happiness and reductions in depression，”says psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky.2.People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression，anxiety，and low selfesteem，according to researchers Tim Kasser and Richard Ryan.Their findings hold true across na
18、tions and cultures.“The more we seek satisfactions in material goods，the less we find them there，”Ryan says.“The satisfaction has a short halflifeits very fleeting.” Moneyseekers also score lower on tests of vitality and selfactualization.3.“People who struggle for something significant，whether its
19、learning a new craft or raising moral children，are far happier than those who dont have strong dreams or aspirations，”say Ed Diener and Robert BiswasDiener.“As humans，we actually require a sense of meaning to thrive.”Harvards professor，Tal BenShahar，agrees，“Happiness lies at the intersection between
20、 pleasure and meaning.Whether at work or at home，the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable.” 4.People who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier，more optimistic，and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals，according to
21、 author Robert Emmons.Research by Martin Seligman，founder of positive psychology，revealed that people who write “gratitude letters” to someone who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness，and lower on depressionand the effect lasts for weeks.5.A study by Duke University shows that
22、exercise may be just as effective as drugs in treating depression，without all the side effects and expense.Other research shows that in addition to health benefits，regular exercise offers a sense of accomplishment and opportunity for social interaction，releases feelgood endorphins，and boosts selfest
23、eem.答案1.C2.D3.B4.E5.A 阅读理解。选材相似度： 设题相似度：难度系数：Despite the popularity of school spelling competitions，adults in the US performed poorly in a survey comparing how English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic deal with commonly misspelt words.Sixtytwo percent of Americans got “embarrassed” wrong，again
24、st 54 percent of Britons who struggled with the word in a survey last year.Adults in the US performed less well on most of the ten words tested，including millennium (52 percent wrong，against 43 percent in the UK)，liaison (61 percent to 54 percent) and “accommodation” (42 percent to 36 percent )Only
25、“definitely” and “friend” were spelt correctly by more Americans.Jack Bovill of the Spelling Society，which sponsored (发起) the research，said the high inaccuracy rates in both countries showed the need for the English spelling system to be modernized.“When asked，only a quarter of adults thought they h
26、ad a problem with spelling.The answers in the test prove that this_is_far_from_the_case，” he said.“What is holding the UK and the USA back is the irregular spelling system.”Professor Edward Baranowski，one academic consultant for the project，said，“We have different spellings for the same sound，and a
27、system which reflects how English was spoken in the 13th to 15th centuries，not how it is spoken today.So many sound changes have occurred in the language，which is not reflected in modern spelling，that we are left with a fossilized (僵化的) system.”The study found that 40 percent of the respondents woul
28、d support updating words that caused problems while 16 percent opposed the idea.And 31 percent said it didnt matter.The US survey involving a sample of 1,000 adults was carried out online by Ipsos MORI last month，with the method based on a survey of 1,000 Britons in April last year.【语篇解读】 一项调查发现，美国人
29、在单词拼写方面不如英国人。1The underlined word “inaccuracy” in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by _.Asuccess Berror Ccorrectness Dgrowth答案B词义猜测题。根据本句的“showed the need for the English spelling system to be modernized”，联系第二段英美成年人较高的拼写错误率，可知inaccuracy可用error来代替，都是“错误”的意思。2The underlined part “this is far from the
30、case” in Paragraph 3 implies that _.Amost of the Americans can spell correctlyBthere are more people having spelling problems Cadults perform worse in spelling than kidsDit is difficult to create a new spelling system答案B推理判断题。联系上一句“When asked，only a quarter of adults thought they had a problem with
31、spelling”可知，Bovill是想说，这项研究表明，实际上很多人都存在拼写问题。3Professor Baranowski seems to agree that _.Aspelling should represent the sound of wordsBwe should learn how English was spoken centuries agoCdifferent countries should have different spellingsDsound changes have nothing to do with spelling答案A推理判断题。根据第四段Ba
32、ranowski所说的话可知，他认为拼写应该表现单词的发音。represent意为“表现”，reflect意为“反映”，此处两者含义一致。4What would be the most suitable title of the passage?AWho is responsible for our spellingBThe English language to be blamedCAmericans embarrassed by their spellingsDWords needed to be modernized答案C主旨大意题。C项标题一语双关，embarrassd一词既表明了美国
33、人拼写的尴尬现状，又涉及了拼写调查的部分内容。【北京市东城区2014模拟】完型填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。It was the first morning of the New Year and the weather was very coldI have always been an early bird and my morning walks have been the 36 for the last 7 years, so I put on my shoes to 37 for my first walk of
34、the New YearThere was complete38outsideLitter could be seen everywhereIt seemed that everyone had an all-night 39 It was too cold to 40 anyone to be awake to clear all the walkways at 5 in the morningI was 41 to walk on the dirty walkways and decided to go back home.I was about to leave 42 I saw Sam
35、 cleaning the gardenHe is an employee of our society association and is 43 to take care of the walkways and the gardenI walked up to Sam as it was a（n） 44 to see him there cleaning at this timeHe saw me and politely 45 me, Happy New Year!I was about to leave 42 I saw Sam cleaning the garden. He is a
36、n employee of our society association and is 43 to take care of the walkways and the garden. I walked up to 45 me, “Happy New Year!”“How come you are here and doing all this on the very first day of a new year?” I asked. Sam answered 46 , “It is the first day of the year so they should feel good and
37、 special. For me, today is like any other day and my job starts with the 48 .”It was good to see someone so 49 at heart. Like other staff members, Sam could have taken a day 50 , but he woke up early and came for all of us. I suddenly realized life does not 51 when the clock strikes twelve at midnig
38、ht and a New Year begins. We 52 all night, the surround dirtyLife goes on and others need to 53 up early and clear the garbageIsnt the very next morning a new day of a New Year for all those who clear our garbage? Why cant we also keep our 54 clean so that everyone can have a New Year the very next
39、day? It is true that small things can make a big 55 in our lives36Amanner Btrend Croutine Dprocedure37Alook Bsend Clong Dhead38Awaste Bfreedom Csilence Dabsence39Acelebration Btradition Cdecoration Dpollution40Aorder Bexpect Ctrust Dcatch41AtiredBscaredCpuzzledDannoyed42AbecauseBthoughCunlessDwhen43
40、AadvisedBpromotedCsupposedDdetermined44ApleasureBsuccessCsurpriseDhonor45AsuggestedBwishedCaskedDcongratulated46AcoldlyBhopefullyCcasuallyDcalmly47AdirtyBnarrowCbusyDcold48AbeginningBsameCspecialDnew49AdevotedBcautiousChonestDpolite50AoverBoutCup Doff51AchangeBimproveCreturnDhappen52AsleepBpartyCworkDclean53AputBstayCwakeDpick54Asurroundings BconditionsCbackgroundDlocation55AdecisionBdifferenceCpromiseDsuggestion【参考答案】3645、CDCAB DDCCB DABAD ABCAB
