1、WRITING WORKSHOP & READING CLUB.阅读理解I was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with the others. However, learning came fairly easy for me. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare (噩梦) and made me feel that I was not as good as the o
2、thers. Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetic. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No one could hide from Miss Forsythe! One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldnt d
3、o a good job when she explained her idea, but she was excited. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agree. It was a “boy meets girl” game. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann, played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss For
4、sythe, I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dance. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded (鼓掌) for our excellent performance. What a wonderful ending! Afterward
5、s, I smiled confidently (自信地). Miss Forsythes understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave me some much needed confidence. She was and always will be my favourite teacher. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的体育老师Miss Forsythe是如何鼓励作者变得自信的故事。1What do we
6、 know about Miss Forsythe? AShe was good at dancing. BShe was a strict teacher. CShe taught students how to dance. DShe liked to play games with the students after class. 解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可推测，Forsythe老师应是一位严厉的老师。2How did the author feel about the game at first? AShe was nervous. BShe was excited.
7、 CShe was disappointed. DShe thought it would be fun. 解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的I was rather worried that I wouldnt do a good job可知，作者当时有点担心做不好。由此可知作者一开始感到有点紧张。3What is the best title for the passage? AOur PE Teacher Miss ForsytheBMy School LifeCA Forgettable ExperienceDA Game with My Classmate解析：选A标题归纳题。根据
8、文章内容， 特别是文章最后一句可知， 作者主要讲述了为何Miss Forsythe是自己最喜欢的老师的故事。故A项是文章的最佳标题。.阅读七选五VAR technology has been used in US.sports for years.Now it is fully combined with the global game of football and made its debut (首次亮相) at the 2018 World Cup._1_.It is actually a team who work together to review certain decision
9、s made by the main referee (裁判) by watching video replays.The VAR team support the referees from a centralized video operation room.The operators select and provide the best angles from relevant broadcast cameras plus two additional offside cameras._2_.They will communicate with the referee only for
10、 clear and obvious errors or serious missed incidents.The referee can delay the restart of play at any time to communicate with the VAR team._3_， the referee would start an official review.Then they will make a decision based on the information received from the VAR team._4_.Some fans believe that V
11、AR causes too many interruptions, disrupting the flow of the game.But others just want a fair match and to see the correct call no matter what.They argue disruptions already take place as angry players crowd around a referee following a controversial decision._5_.With much money put into modern foot
12、ball, governing bodies are now under great pressure to see that the correct decisions are made on the pitch and VAR is a sure step in that.AIf one team is likely to win a gameBVAR stands for video assistant refereeCIt is hard to avoid and VAR is necessaryDOnce they decide an incident is reviewableET
13、hroughout a match they are constantly checking for mistakesFThe use of video technology is a hot topic among football watchersGVAR can serve to remove such scenes and get the game moving again语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了VAR在足球比赛中的应用，以及由此而引起的一些争议。1选B上文说，多年来，VAR技术已经应用于美国的体育运动中，现在它已经完全与全球的足球比赛结合起来，而且在2018年的世界
14、杯中首次亮相，而空后说它实际是一个通过观看视频重放来审查主裁判的某些决定的团队，故B项符合语境，衔接上下文，故选B。2选E根据空后一句They will communicate .serious missed incidents.可知，他们会为清晰而明显的错误或严重错过的事件和裁判沟通，E项与下文衔接紧密，符合语境，故选E。3选D根据空后的the referee would start an official review可知，裁判将启动一个官方的审查，空处应表明这样做的原因，结合选项可知，D项符合语境，且D项中的reviewable与空后的review相呼应，故选D。4选F根据空处所在位置以
15、及该段叙述的球迷对VAR在比赛中的应用的一些看法可推知，F项概括了本段的内容，故选F。5选G根据空前的angry players crowd around a referee following a controversial decision可知，此处描述了一个球赛中的场景，G项中的such scenes与之呼应，且G项和下文内容一起共同说明了使用VAR技术的必要性。故选G。.完形填空My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasnt sure what he wanted from _1_， but something told h
16、im to _2_ and begin a new adventure.He began that adventure travelling to cities in the US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road _3_ him.Its easy to feel _4_ when youre on the road. We made lots of
17、new friends on our trip most of them are mechanics, since we often spent hours in repair shops. But that was a way much _5_ than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to _6_ when it was 40 outside.Getting along well sometimes seemed impossible. There were always a lot of _7_， especial
18、ly among us back seat passengers about who had to _8_ in the middle. But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about _9_. When we were travelling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hours drive but was nearly three thanks to bad roads and _10_ traffic. “Did yo
19、u put our suitcases in the car？” my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back seat, we saw her _11_ turn toward my father. “No，” she said. “I thought you did.” That was how a 7hour car trip turned into a 16hour one, which was mostly spent in silence.On occasions like that, we had to
20、learn to let go of our anger because we were _12_ in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the _13_. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and pushing one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.This is why road trips were like _14_ universities to us. We earned our
21、 PhDs (博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by travelling in our old car.If we were _15_ given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time would I put the suitcases in the car myself.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。小时候“我”和“我”的姐妹们随父母开车旅行，在此过程中，我们学会了忍让以及和别人相处。这个颠簸的旅程是一所移动的大学，让“我
22、”受益匪浅。1A.moveBlifeCexperience Dbelief解析：选B根据上文可知，“我”的父亲出生在美国的一个小镇上；结合该句中的He wasnt sure what he wanted以及下文叙述的他带着全家开车旅行可推知，父亲不确定想从生活中要些什么，故B项正确。2A.live up Bstruggle onCget out Dwalk around解析：选C根据该句中的begin a new adventure可推知，他得到启示，要他走出去，去开启新的冒险经历。C项意为“离开，从出来”，故C项正确。3A.took BdroveCserved Dcontrolled解析：选
23、A根据该句中的wherever the road并结合语境可知，他带着妈妈和我们这三个女儿，沿路旅行。A项表示“带去，引领”，符合语境，故A项正确。4A.anxious BupsetChelpless Dlonely解析：选D根据该句中的when youre on the road和下文介绍的沿路交朋友可推知，当在路上时，很容易感到孤独 (lonely)。5A.better BeasierCsafer Dcleverer解析：选A由于外面的温度达到40摄氏度，所以去修理店要比坐在马路边等候好得多。6A.break down Bcool offCclear up Dturn over解析：选B根
24、据该句中的when it was 40 outside可知，外面气温高达40摄氏度；据此可推知，此处指等待发动机冷却下来；B项意为“冷却下来”，故B项正确。7A.arguments BfightsCembarrassments Damusements解析：选A根据空前一句Getting along well sometimes seemed impossible.以及空后的especially among us .in the middle可知，我们之间总是有很多争吵，尤其是关于后座的我们谁坐 (sit)在中间。8A.settle BrestCsit Dwatch解析：选C参见上题解析。9A.
25、sharing BrespectCcommunication Dtolerance解析：选D根据该句中的But表达的语境可知，尽管这很难解决，但是我们学会了忍耐 (tolerance)。下文的learn to let go of our anger, kept my feelings to myself均是提示。10A.light BheavyClocal Dfast解析：选B根据该句中的It should have been an hours drive but was nearly three可知，本可以在一小时就完成的路程，我们却花了三个小时；据此可推知，这里道路较差，交通拥堵，故B项正
26、确。11A.suddenly BsensitivelyCcalmly Dslowly解析：选D根据语境可知，我们在后座看到母亲慢慢地转过头对父亲说：“没有，我还以为你放了”。故D项正确。12A.buried BcrazyCstuck Dimpatient解析：选C根据语境可知，在像上文提到的情况下，我们必须控制自己的怒气，因为我们和相同的人在接下来的旅程 (journey)里一起被困在车里。be stuck in为固定搭配，意为“被困在”，故C项正确。13A.holiday BjourneyCexploration Dmarch解析：选B参见上题解析。14A.unusual BcommonCf
27、ree Dmobile解析：选D根据该句中的road trips以及下文中的We earned our PhDs (博士学位)，by travelling in our old car可知，对于我们来说，公路旅行就如可移动的 (mobile)大学。15A.somewhere BanytimeCsomehow Danyway解析：选C根据语境可知，如果我们能以某种方式在人生中获得第二次机会的话，我们还是会去旅行。C项意为“以某种方式”，故C项正确。.语法填空A Relay Event Brings Diverse Cultures TogetherWhen Herman Kambugu rece
28、ived the good news he was expecting，he did something unusual.He ran for 32 km in _1_ (celebrate)Kambugu，who worked for the Standard Chartered Bank(StanChart) in Uganda，was among the over 86,000 employees around the world who had attempted _2_(take) part in a relay across Belt and Road countries as a
29、 way to see how the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路倡议) is developing. Kambugu and seven more of his coworkers in StanCharts offices around the world visited 44 destinations along the Belt and Road routes, _3_ helped them understand the initiative better.Kambugu _4_ (witness) how the Belt and Road Ini
30、tiative is changing life for _5_ better in East Africa so far，“The MombasaNairobi Railway has not only shortened transportation time，but also created over 20,000 jobs for local people in Kenya，”he said.Serena Leung from the Hong Kong office said _6_ she had seen during her journey impressed _7_ (she
31、)In some places，people greeted them in Mandarin.They spoke it _8_ (fluently) than some people from Hong Kong，she said jokingly.“By running together，we run further，” added Therese Neo, a customer manager from the Singapore office.As she saw，the countries _9_ (participate) in the Belt and Road Initiat
32、ive were like the _10_(runner)When they join forces，they have a better shared future.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。为了更进一步地了解“一带一路倡议”的进展情况，银行职员Herman Kambugu和他的同事们一起参加了“一带一路”沿途国家的接力赛。通过这次活动，他们更深刻地体会到“一带一路倡议”让参与国的人们生活得更美好。1celebration考查词性转换。根据空前的介词in可知，此处应填入名词celebration，意为“他跑了32公里来庆祝”。2to take考查非谓语动词。attempt to do s
33、th为固定用法，意为“尝试做某事”。3which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰整个主句，关系词在定语从句中作主语，故用which引导。4has witnessed考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据句中的时间状语so far可知，该句应用现在完成时。句子的主语为单数，故填has witnessed。5the考查冠词。change for the better“变得更好”为固定搭配，故填定冠词the。6what考查名词性从句。分析句子结构可知，Serena Leung from the Hong Kong office said为主句，主句谓语动词said后面的句子“_
34、6_ she had seen during her journey impressed _7_”为宾语从句。宾语从句中impressed为谓语动词，_6_she had seen during her journey是主语从句，空处在主语从句中作had seen的宾语，意为“所的东西”，故用what引导该主语从句。7her考查代词。空处作及物动词impressed的宾语，故用宾格代词her。8more fluently考查副词的比较级。根据句中的than可知，空处应用比较级more fluently。9participating考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，_9_ in the Belt and Road Initiative部分作定语修饰句子的主语the countries，故应填入非谓语动词；participate与其所修饰的词the countries之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，故应用现在分词participating。10runners考查名词的单复数。runner为可数名词，此处语境表示多个赛跑者，故应用其复数形式。7