1、分层限时跟踪练.单句语法填空1I really appreciate cooperating (cooperate) with someone who does such a good job.2He was worried，because he lost his bag containing (contain) his passport，ID card and a lot of money.3Employed (employ) in reviewing his lessons these days，he didnt get in touch with you.4With the govern
2、ments aid，those affected (affect) by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.5The husband took away all the possessions without mercy after divorce.6Finally，I wish this years English speech competition a great success (succeed)7The scientist explained in his book how the universe came into
3、being.8No one has come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaurs died out.9The little boy was once in danger of losing his sight.Fortunately，a doctor helped him out of danger.10You need to put on more clothes to protect yourself from cold.完成句子1这些日子他一直忙于写一本新书。He has_been_employed_in writing a
4、 new book these days.2人们应当尽力阻止流感病毒的蔓延。Great efforts should be made to prevent/keep/stop_the_flu_virus_from_spreading.3我没注意她在说什么。I didnt_pay_attention_to what she was saying.4他们的帮助很重要，但是她想按照自己计划的那样独立完成这份工作。Their help is very important but she wants to do the job alone as_she_has_planned.5过度捕猎使得这种鸟类处于
5、面临灭绝的危险。Too much hunting makes this kind of birds in_danger_of_dying_out.阅读理解A department store advertisement shows happy，colourful children jumping around in winter clothes.Among them is a girl with dark curly hair，with an African background.Finlands multiculturalism (跨文化主义) is beginning to show in
6、 marketing and advertising.“Advertisers want to sell their products to all families，”says Fashion Models Agencys owner Merja KupiainenGroundstroem.Yet regardless of that，says KupiainenGroundstroem，the interest in using ethnic (种族的) models is increasing slowly.There is already a high demand for young
7、 adult and child models，but there are only a few ethnic female adult models in Finland.One of them is 25yearold Mona Musse，educated as a translator.She arrived in Finland when she was at the kindergarten age.In the autumn Musse created her own multicultural model agency，Choco Promotion.Chocolate ref
8、ers to her own East African skin colour.In the modelling world physical characteristics are described bluntly.Black is black; milk coffee is milk coffee.Musse established the modelling agency because she wants to offer darkskinned models the possibility to find work in Finland.“Its also rewarding to
9、 be a pioneer.”Although there has been plenty of work，Musse wishes that large Finnish companies would offer more work to Finnish models，instead of commissioning (委任) photo shoots abroad，or hiring Estonian models.Can it be the case，that it is easier for the industry to accept a child model as a Finn
10、than an adult model，if the model doesnt look like a typical Finn?“That might be a reason，” says media researcher Annamari Vnsk.Although its possible to see change，she says the advertising world is still white.“You can find black models in more artistic magazines.Yet in commercial advertising，darkski
11、nned models are lighter and have more Western features than in fashion stories，”Vnsk explains.Laila Snellman，director of a Finnish modelling agency，says that in the 1980s，“Finland had everything，including black models in advertising.” Since the 1990s recession，the modelling market has had a “long la
12、sting white season.” Snellman says she misses seeing the “patchwork(拼和)of colours” in Finland.But will multiculturalism also change the Finnish beauty ideal？KupiainenGroundstroem believes that a slow change is taking place.【答案速查】14CABC【语篇解读】来自东非的年轻女孩Mona Musse创立了芬兰第一家跨文化模特经纪公司，意在为黑人模特提供更多的工作机会，她也希望能
13、通过自己的力量，改变模特世界白人一统天下的局面。1It can be inferred that in Finland there are_.Aenough adult modelsBmany East African modelsCfew East African modelsDenough child models【解析】推理判断题。第二段谈到，广告商对有色人种模特的兴趣增加很慢。年轻人和儿童模特的需求已经很大，而芬兰有色人种的成年女性模特却为数不多。Mona Musse就是为数不多的有色人种的成年女性模特中的一个，她本身是东非人。由此可推知，在芬兰东非模特并不多见。【答案】C2Which
14、 has the closest meaning to the underlined word “bluntly”？ADirectly.BFrequently.CExactly. DIn detail.【解析】词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“Black is black；milk coffee is milk coffee.”可知，在模特的世界里，黑色就是黑色，咖啡色就是咖啡色。由此可知，体貌特征向来清晰可见，即以非常直接的方式描述体貌特征。【答案】A3Who are more popular in the advertising world in Annamari Vnsks view?ABla
15、ck models.BWhite models.CMixedblood models.DYellow models.【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段“she says the advertising world is still white.You can find black models in more artistic magazines.Yet in commercial advertising，darkskinned models are lighter and have more Western features than in fashion stories”可知，媒体研究员安娜玛
16、丽万斯卡说：广告世界仍然是白人的天下。在更倾向艺术类的杂志上你可以找到黑人模特。而商业广告里，黑人模特肤色往往浅得多，而且比时尚故事里的模特拥有更多西方特征。”由此可知在广告界，白人模特更受欢迎。【答案】B4What can be known from the passage?AThe business of Musses company is not good.BMusse expects Finnish companies to reduce Finnish models working pressure.CKupiainenGroundstroem thinks that some da
17、y Finns will like darkskinned models.DMusse set up the modelling agency to become a pioneer in Finland.【解析】推理判断题。最后一段谈到：某芬兰模特经纪公司总监拉伊拉斯奈尔曼说在二十世纪八十年代，“芬兰应有尽有，包括广告里的黑人模特。”自从经历了九十年代经济萧条之后，模特市场便一直处于“漫漫无期的白人潮流”之中。斯奈尔曼坦言她想念“肤色大拼盘”时期的芬兰。那么，跨文化主义是否也会改变芬兰人的审美呢？KupiainenGroundstroem相信这样的改变正在缓慢发生。 由此可推知，Kupiai
18、nenGroundstroem认为有一天芬兰人会喜欢黑皮肤的模特。【答案】C.完形填空My life was running smoothly last year when the universe delivered wakeup calls one after another.First，I _1_ my job when the magazine I edited went bankrupt(破产的)A month later，my _2_ landed in the intensive care unit(重症监护室)It felt as though life were _3_ my
19、 layers.Not knowing what to do，I didnt go back to my _4_ but drove to my parents house.Their vulnerability(脆弱)terrified me.I _5_ my father at the hospital every day，trying to _6_ tears as I stood awkwardly by his bed.At home，I kept myself _7_，cooking，washing the dishes，and cleaning the house.One aft
20、ernoon，I held my mothers hand as she wept.Suddenly，I felt _8_ to have the time to be with my parents，to _9_ them，which I wouldnt have been able to do _10_ I hadnt lost my job.I felt _11_ for this gift of time when my father returned home，for the _12_ things：watching TV with him，chatting with him and
21、 listening to his breathing while he slept and for my mothers _13_.Looking back，I would never have chosen the _14_ of my fathers illness and losing the work I loved.But my parents vulnerability and my own _15_ me less these days.Gratitude(感恩) opened the gates of loveright in the midst(中间) of _16_ an
22、d uncertainty.Since then，Ive started making a _17_ effort to practice gratitude in some small way every day.When I do，I feel much more connected with the flow of life，instead of feeling _18_ in my own struggles and fears.For me，gratitude can be a powerful _19_，just as some psychologists have found t
23、hat practicing gratitude can actually _20_ our physical and mental health.【答案速查】15BCABD610DCCAB1115CBDAB1620CBDAC【语篇解读】生活中往往会有很多不如意的事情发生，但只要你心怀感恩，你就会感受到强大的自我改造的力量。1A.enjoyed BlostChated Daccepted【解析】根据下文“the magazine I edited went bankrupt”可知，作者供职的杂志社倒闭，因此他失去了工作。【答案】B2A.mother BbrotherCfather Dsiste
24、r【解析】根据下文“my father at the hospital”可知，作者的父亲进了重症监护室。【答案】C3A.peeling BshowingCprotecting Dhiding【解析】根据上文的叙述可知，作者失去了工作，父亲住进了重症监护室，所以他感觉生活在一层层剥他的皮。【答案】A4A.office BapartmentCstore Dcompany【解析】根据下文“to my parents house”可知“我”没有回自己的公寓而是开车回到父母的家。【答案】B5A.missed BneededCcalled Dvisited【解析】“我”每天都去看望父亲。【答案】D6A.b
25、urst into Bweep withCsqueeze out Dhold back【解析】此处指“我”强忍泪水。hold back意为“抑制，阻止”，符合语境。【答案】D7A.healthy BinformedCoccupied Dsilent【解析】根据下文“cooking.and cleaning the house”可知，作者让自己忙起来。【答案】C8A.embarrassed BregretfulClucky Dhonored【解析】作者感觉有时间和父母共处很幸运。【答案】C9A.accompany BfindCtrain Dchoose【解析】作者感觉有时间陪伴父母很幸运。【答案
26、】A10A.since BifCunless Duntil【解析】如果“我”没有失业，“我”也就不会与父母那样相处。【答案】B11A.guilty BangryCgrateful Dsorry【解析】根据下文“Gratitude(感恩) opened the gates of love”可知，感恩打开了爱之门，由此推知，作者很感激与父亲的相处时间。【答案】C12A.complex BsmallCexciting Dsame【解析】根据下文“watching TV with him.listening to his breathing”可知，作者很感激这些小事。【答案】B13A.attentio
27、n BpromiseCsuggestion Dcare【解析】“我”感激母亲的关爱。【答案】D14A.difficulties BpurposesCopportunities Dresponsibilities【解析】回头想来，“我”不愿选择父亲重病与自己失业的双重困难。【答案】A15A.satisfied BfrightenedCencouraged Dsupported【解析】根据第二段“Their vulnerability(脆弱) terrified me”可知，父母的脆弱吓到了“我”，但是如今父母的脆弱和“我”自己的脆弱让“我”感觉不再那么恐惧了。【答案】B16A.ambition
28、BhappinessChelplessness Dshyness【解析】根据下文的uncertainty可知，感恩帮助作者在无助和不确定性之间打开了一扇门。【答案】C17A.special BconsciousCfinal Ddesperate【解析】“我”开始每天以某种细微的方式有意识地来表达感恩之情。【答案】B18A.proud BconfidentCbrave Dalone【解析】根据上文“I feel much more connected with the flow of life”可知，“我”觉得与生活的联系更密切了，而不是独自地生活在挣扎和恐惧之中。【答案】D19A.practice BattitudeCproof Dequipment【解析】感恩是一种强有力的实践。【答案】A20A.replace BlimitCbenefit Dinfluence【解析】一些心理学家发现感恩实际上有益于我们的身心健康。【答案】C