1、Module 2.完形填空(18 min.)AMr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of, but they could not _1_ him abroad with them, so they looked for a good place to _2_ him while they were away, and at last found a place which _3_ dogs very well
2、while their owners were away. They took Blackie there just before they left for their holiday, and _4_ said goodbye to him.At the end of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that _5_ hour, they dec
3、ided to wait until the next morning before going to get him.So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove off happily to _6_ Blackie.When he reached home with the dog, he said to his _7_， “Do you know, dear, I dont think Blackie can have enjoyed his _8_ at that place very much. He _9_ all
4、 the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.”Mrs. Brown looked at the dog _10_ and then answered, “You are quite _11_， dear. He was certainly trying to tell you _12_. But he wasnt trying to tell you that he hadnt enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only trying to tell you that y
5、ou were bringing the wrong dog home. This isnt Blackie！” 1. A. bring B. takeC. send D. carry2. A. leave B. forgetC. drop D. deliver3. A. searches for B. looks forC. runs after D. looks after4. A. happily B. desperatelyC. sadly D. angrily5. A. early B. lateC. proper D. delightful6. A. collect B. clai
6、mC. lay D. return7. A. dog B. customerC. boss D. wife8. A. holiday B. trip C. stay D. meal9. A. talked B. cried C. barked D. jumped 10. A. occasionally B. carefullyC. casually D. constantly11. A. serious B. nervous C. excited D. right12. A. everything B. anythingC. something D. nothingBIn a small to
7、wn lives an old man. He has a nice house with 1._ large garden. The old man takes care of his flowers every day. The garden is 2._ beautiful that every passerby will stop to have a good look.One day a young painter went 3._ the old mans garden. He looked at the garden, thinking how happy he would be
8、 4._ he lived in such a beautiful place. 5._ suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. The painter was surprised and went to the old man. He asked, “ You cant see the flowers.Why are you making them so beautiful？”The blind gardener smiled, “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener wh
9、en I was young, and I really like the job.Second, 6._ I cant see these flowers, I can touch them. Thirdly, I can smell the sweetness of them. At last, thats you. Its true that I dont know you. But I know many people will stop by the garden and the beauty of my garden will make them happy. It also gi
10、ves me a chance to talk 7._ you here and enjoy these flowers together.”I believe every flower has eyes. With the eyes they can see the kindness of the old man. The blind man also grows flowers in his yard. Failing to see the beautiful flowers come out, he surely can hear the sound of 8._.阅读理解(8 min.
11、) How old are the objects you can see in the sky? The brightest star in the night sky, Sirius, is believed to be about 200300 million years old. The sun and the moon are much older about 4.5 billion years old.New pictures taken by a telescope in space show ancient galaxies (星系) that blow those numbe
12、rs away. Some of these images show galaxies that are about 13 billion years old. The universe itself is only about 13.7 billion years old, so these galaxies formed when the universe was very young.“We are looking back 13 billion years and seeing galaxies just 600 to 700 million years after the Big B
13、ang，” says Richard Ellis who studied the pictures. The pictures came from the Hubble Space Telescope, which floats through space around the Earth, 353 miles up.Scientists found that the most distant reaches of space have fewer bright galaxies than closer regions. The decrease in the number of galaxi
14、es was not surprising, based on what astronomers have already learned about the universe. To look deep into space is the same as looking back in time, because light from faraway galaxies takes a long time to reach the Earth. When astronomers look at a picture of a distant star of galaxy, they are se
15、eing light that took billions of years to travel to the Earth. So when scientists look at these new pictures of distant galaxies, they see the star or galaxy as it looked millions or billions of years ago, at a time when the first galaxies were just forming.To take these pictures, the telescope used
16、 a new tool called the Wide Field Camera 3, or WFC3. Like an ordinary camera, this one takes pictures using visible light. But in addition, it also records pictures at wavelengths the eye can not see, including ultraviolet(紫外线的) light and infrared(红外线的) light.All of the galaxies in these pictures sh
17、owed up in a tiny area of the sky. This part of sky is so small that 150 pieces the same size would fit into the apparent size of the full moon. Because this part of the sky is so small and the WFC3 just started taking pictures this summer, the scientists say theyre not sure that theyll find similar
18、 galaxies in every direction.But they do believe WFC3 will give scientists some very interesting information about the early universe. “This is a golden moment.” says Ellis.1. When did the Big Bang happen?A. About 13 billion years ago.B. About 13.7 billion years ago.C. About 600700 years ago.D. Abou
19、t 4.5 billion years ago.2. Why do fewer bright galaxies exist in deep space?A. Because the galaxies were too old.B. Because the telescope cant take pictures of them.C. Because the light of the galaxies cant be seen yet.D. Because their light is blocked by those in closer regions.3. The unique functi
20、on of the WFC3 is that it can _.A. provide information of galaxies in every directionB. be fixed on the outside of the Hubble Space TelescopeC. focus on the tiny area of the skyD. take picture using invisible light4. By saying “This is a golden moment.” in the last paragraph, Ellis meant _.A. it is
21、a special chance to find gold in other starsB. it is a wonderful time to observe a full moonC. it is an exciting time to research the early universeD. it is very convenient to take photos with WFC35. The purpose of the text is to _.A. express the writers interest in the universeB. describe astronome
22、rs work on galaxiesC. present a scientific research report on the origin of the universeD. imagine traveling in space in the future.阅读简答(10 min.)In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness bri
23、ngs out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy. From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear indepe
24、ndent miss the kindness in others I see daily. They dont get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in the
25、m. Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to speed, horn or even shout at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twentyfour years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drov
26、e on at a really low speed. No more angry shouts and no more horns!When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can. ” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldnt get around me because o
27、f the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak. Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we dont feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be bet
28、ter if we dont pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared. 1. How do people feel when they offer their help? (No more than 2 words)_2. What reaction did other drivers have when the author drove very slowly at first? (No more than 5 words)_3. Why did othe
29、r drivers behave differently when the author put on the car flashlights? (No more than 8 words)_4. What does the author advise us to do at last? (No more than 8 words)_.写作(25 min.)请你根据以下提示，结合生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈如何对待朋友。If its very painful for you to criticize your friends, youre safe in doing it. I d
30、ont need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.注意：1无须写标题；2内容只需涉及一个方面；3文中出现的姓名一律用李明；4词数：不少于120。_名词.完形填空(2011全国新课标卷改编)In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introduct
31、ory _1_ course about 20 years ago.The professor marched into the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans(豆), and invited the _2_ to guess how many beans the jar contained. After listening to shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announc
32、ed the correct _3_， and went on saying, “You have just learned an important _4_ about science. That is: Never trust your own _5_.”Twenty years later, the _6_ could guess what the professor had in mind. He saw himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting _7_ into an unknown world i
33、nvisible (无形的) to the _8_，which can be discovered only through scientific _9_. But the seventeenyearold girl could not accept or even hear the invitation. She was just beginning to understand the world. And she believed that her firsthand experience could be the _10_. The professor, however, said th
34、at it was wrong. He was taking away her only _11_ for knowing and was providing her with no substitute. “I remember feeling small and frightened，” the woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I dropped the _12_ that afternoon, and I havent gone near science since.”1. A. art B. historyC. sci
35、ence D. math2. A. students B. teachersC. beans D. desks3. A. idea B. excuseC. answer D. apology4. A. lesson B. lectureC. job D. task5. A. feelings B. sensesC. eyes D. means6. A. lecturer B. scientistC. speaker D. woman7. A. voyage B. movementC. change D. rush8. A. professor B. eye C. knowledge D. li
36、ght9. A. model B. senses C. spirit D. methods10. A. growth B. strength C. faith D. truth11. A. task B. tool C. success D. connection12. A. school B. collegeC. course D. research.单项填空()13. Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency? Well, you know, English is my_. So it is my best ch
37、oice. (2012福建)A. strength B. talent C. ability D. skill()14. It is important to have your eyes examined regularly to check for any sign of eye disease that may not have any _.(2012湖北)A. symptom B. similarity C. sample D. shadow()15. The officer insisted that Michael did not follow the correct _ in a
38、pplying for a visa. (2012湖北)A. pattern B. procedure C. program D. perspectiveModule 2Unit 1.A：这是一个幽默故事。一对夫妇外出度假，将狗寄养在某个地方。度假归来，老公去领狗回家，想不到领回家的却是别人家的狗。1. B上文提到出国，此时人还未去，“带出国”应为take。2. Aleave在这里的含义为“使留下”。 deliver“投递”。3. DBrown夫妇是想找个地方帮他们照看(look after)狗。 search for“寻找”； look for “寻找”；run after“追赶，追求”。4
39、. C从下文去接狗回家时的“happily”可知这里应用“sadly”(悲伤地)。desperately“悲观失望地”。5. B从上文的very late at night看出应是天色已“晚”(late)。 proper“合适的”； delightful“欢乐的”。6. AMr. Brown回家后是“接”(collect)狗回家。claim“认领”； lay“放置”； return“返回”。7. D从下文可以看出，是对Mrs. Brown 说话。customer“顾客”； boss“老板”。8. C夫妇俩外出旅游，狗被寄养，应为stay，指待在那里的一段时间。9. C从下文可以看出，那条狗在随
40、Mr. Brown回家的途中一直在叫，bark符合题意。10. B从下文可以看出，Mrs. Brown这里应在“仔细”(carefully)观察。occasionally“偶尔地”； casually“不在意地”； constantly“连续不断地”。11. D从后面紧接的一句He was certainly trying to tell you _12_.可以看出，Mrs. Brown很幽默，先说“你说对了”。serious“严肃的”； nervous“紧张的”；excited“兴奋的”。12. C倒数第二段最后一句有提示something。B：1. a2. so3. by4. if5. T
41、hen6. although / though7. with8. them. 1.B由第二段最后一句及第三段第一句可知。2C由第四段可知这样的星系刚刚形成，光还不能为我们所见。3D由倒数第三段最后一句可知。4C最后三段是关于WFC3在记录宇宙早期形态中可能的作用。5B整篇文章说的是科学家借助于望远镜对星系的探索。. 1. Happy/Pleased.2. They got impatient and angry./They sped, horned or shouted.3. Because they knew the author was in weak.4. Stop pretending
42、 we are brave or strong.One possible version：Li Ming, my best friend, came to visit me yesterday evening, hoping that I would help him cheat in the final exam next week.In fact, I consider it a shame to cheat in the exam, so I refused his request without hesitation. I said, “Its no good asking other
43、s to help you in the exam. You have to act in a responsible way. Id rather end our friendship than help you cheat.” Li Ming came to realize he was wrong and promised he would never do such a foolish thing.In my opinion, were supposed to stick to the basic principle that we dont do what our friends t
44、ell us to unless it is right.名词. 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要通过教授给学生们的一堂似乎很有深意的课程来讲述一些人生的哲理在孩子对某一门课程刚入门的时候，不要轻易否定他们。1. C根据文章的最后一段I havent gone near science since.可判断这是一节介绍科学的课程。2. A教授走进大厅，把一坛豆子放在桌子上要学生们猜其数目。3. C学生狂喊一阵后，老师宣布正确答案。4. A此处是表示“教训”之意。下一句的冒号证明了这一点。5. B此处表示与上文中的“guess”这个动作一致。6. D 根据下文中的the seventeenyearol
45、d girl可判断当年的小女孩成长为大人后理解了教授心里所想的事情，因此应为woman。7. A 根据下句中的into an unknown world可知是一次进入未知世界的旅行，因此选voyage。movement“运动；移动”；change“改变”；rush“忙碌时刻；紧急”。8. B根据下文中我们可判断教授是给学生们上了一堂科学知识课，引领他们进入一个未知的世界，而这个世界是看不见的。根据下句中which can be discovered only through scientific methods可判断只有通过科学手段才能看见。9. D通过空前单词scientific可判断是科学
46、方法，因此选择method“方法；手段”。model 模型； sense 感观； spirit 精神；心灵。10. D根据后文中小女孩不能走近科学世界可判断她相信的是自己的直接经历，也就是认为自己的直接经历才是真实的。11. B根据上文女学生了解世界的方式是通过相信自己的直接经历，而这也是她的工具，因此选择B。12. C根据后面“我再也没有接近过科学了”可知，作者是没有上这个课程了，但是没有提到离开学校，更没有提到研究什么。. 13. A根据后半句的进一步解释So it is my best choice“这是我最好的选择”可知本空指的是“英语是我的强项”，strength意为“优势，强项”。14. A句意：为了查出也许没什么症状的眼部疾病的迹象，定期做眼部检查是重要的。A项意为“症状”，符合句意；B项意为“类似”，C项意为“样本”，D项意为“阴影”，都与语意不符。15. B句意：这位官员坚持认定Michael没有按照正确的程序申请签证。B项意为“程序”，符合句意；A项意为“模式”，C项意为“节目”，D项意为“远景”，都与语意不符。