1、Reading and Thinking.阅读理解ACALGARY, CANADA It was one of the most important phone calls Bruce Burrell has ever received, a call warning that a flood was headed Calgarys way.“I got a phone call about five in the morning on Thursday from Len McCharles, who was on watch at the time, and he said there ha
2、s been big flooding in Canmore and its heading this way，” said Burrell, the head of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency.“I got up immediately, turned on the morning news, saw the pictures from Canmore and then called McCharles back.I said open the Emergency Operations Centre”Burrell was in the E
3、OC for 48 hours straight and it wasnt until Burrell left the centre for the first time that the disaster hit him.“Once you step outside and you actually see it and hear it, it paints a completely different picture from what you thought you would be dealing with.”Calgary firefighters came to help the
4、 Calgarians who were influenced by floodwaters.Keal Prince, captain of the Calgary Fire Department remembers how a young boy lost his finger while helping a woman remove debris (瓦砾) out of her house.“As his finger got cut off it went into a fully loaded dumpster (装好的垃圾箱)，”Prince said.“People had wor
5、ked hours to get the dumpster loaded and now theyre working tirelessly, quickly, to unload that dumpster, looking for that finger.”“We had to remove a lot of debris to find that finger.Luckily, the finger was found and it was reattached (重新接上)，” Prince added.Burrell is proud of what the city has ach
6、ieved so far.And he says the city couldnt have done it without hundreds of unsung heroes.“There were a lot of unbelievable things that went on during the flood and I think that is what Calgarians need to be proud of.”语篇解读：本文是一则新闻报道。文章主要报道了加拿大Calgary这个地方的人们竭力抗洪的故事。1On the morning of Thursday, Burrell
7、 Arecognised his house was floodedBwas called to go to Canmore to help peopleCgot to know from others about a coming disasterDopened his house and found something was wrong解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，Burrell是从别人口中得知一场即将到来的灾难。2Hearing what had happened, Burrell Acalled the centre to collect picturesBreporte
8、d the event to the TV stationCwent to the flooded areas immediatelyDgave orders for work to be started at once解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，Burrell在得知灾情后，发出了立即投入工作的指示。3It seemed that the young boy Awas a great helpBhad a happy endingClooked for his finger for hours aloneDwas hurt while unloading the dumpster
9、解析：选B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的Luckily, the finger was found and it was reattached (重新接上)可知，那个小男孩的手指接上了，结局很美好。4We can infer from the last paragraph that Burrell Athinks highly of people in CalgaryBhas received praise from CalgariansCthinks its his duty to protect the cityDfeels the firefighters need more train
10、ing解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的he says the city couldnt have done it without hundreds of unsung heroes和I think that is what Calgarians need to be proud of可知，Burrell对Calgary的市民在抗洪救灾过程中的表现表示高度赞扬。BBefore my family moved to a new home in Eldridge, my 6yearold son Hayden had shared a room with his sister.Now his
11、sister excitedly had her own room.But the boy refused to sleep alone.“Bad guys will attack (攻击) me at night.Im afraid of them，” said the boy.Id tried everything to get him to sleep in his own room, but nothing was helping.Hayden said he couldnt stop the terrible thoughts.He asked me to call the poli
12、ce to help him.At first, I was afraid that the police officers would pay no attention to us.But, after I took Hayden to the Eldridge Police Department, he made friends with Officer Schwartz at once.In the Eldridge Police Department, Hayden talked with Officer Schwartz.Then, Officer Schwartz came ove
13、r to our home.He fully inspected my sons bedroom to make him believe that there were no bad guys in his room.Schwartz said to my son，“I experienced such thoughts before bedtime, too.But I always made them go away by thinking about happier things instead.” Hayden slept alone in his room for the first
14、 time that night.But Schwartzs bad guy fighting skills did not stop.The next day, Officer Schwartz returned to our home for a followup and to send Hayden off to his first day of school.I am more than thankful that Officer Schwartz took time out of his busy day to talk with Hayden.I know he will reme
15、mber the kindness he has shown him forever.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者一家搬入新房子后，儿子Hayden认为自己的卧室里有坏人，所以拒绝自己一个人睡。在一位警察的帮助下，Hayden终于能独自一人安心睡觉了。5Why did Hayden refuse to sleep alone?ABecause he did not like his new room.BBecause he met some bad guys during the day.CBecause he feared to be taken away by polic
16、emen.DBecause he believed there were bad guys in his room.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，Hayden拒绝一个人睡是因为他认为自己的卧室里有坏人。6What did the author worry about before going to the Eldridge Police Department with her son?AHer son would not get better.BThe officers would not help them.CThe officers would laugh at her s
17、on.DHer son couldnt make friends with the officers.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的At first, I was afraid that the police officers would pay no attention to us.可知，在去警察局前，作者担心当他们说明了情况后，警察们不会重视他们这样的小事，即作者担心警察们不会帮助他们。7What does the underlined word “inspected” in Paragraph 3 mean?ACleaned.BVisited.CChecked. DPainted.
18、解析：选C词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的make him believe that there were no bad guys in his room可以推知，Schwartz仔细检查了Hayden的卧室，以让他相信他的卧室里没有坏人。inspect意为“仔细检查”。8What is Officer Schwartz like?AKind and caring. BBrave and curious.CSerious and careful. DSmart and honest.解析：选A推理判断题。第三段中，Schwartz虽然知道Hayden的卧室里没有坏人，但他仍然仔细检查了Hayden
19、的卧室，并且很体贴地告诉Hayden他以前也有一样的想法，以及他是如何缓解这种紧张的。最后一段中，Schwartz第二天又来帮助Hayden检查卧室，并送他上学，这使得Hayden更加安心。由此可以推知，Schwartz是一个善良、关心他人的人。.完形填空Mike was reading his favourite book in the garden.Sometime later, his old father sat beside him. 1 he pointed at something and asked Mike what it was.Mike said it was a spa
20、rrow (麻雀).Mike 2 reading. Few minutes later his father asked him about something and Mike found it was the same 3 After a little while, the father again 4 about the sparrow.This time Mike was 5 He stood up and shouted at his father.The old man silently 6 Few minutes later, he appeared in the garden
21、again. He opened a page from a(n) 7 diary and put it in front of Mike.Mike picked up the 8 and began reading it.It said, “Today, while I was 9 ，little Mike came out from the 10 Looking at a sparrow in a tree, my child asked me what it was.I said it was a sparrow and 11 him.After a while Mike asked t
22、he question again.This went on until he went back to the house with me after I 12 my gardening.Little Mike asked me twenty times and I kept on 13 him and kissing him.”Tears came to Mikes eyes.He closed the diary and was 14 for what he did.He 15 that he should treat his father the way his father had
23、treated him.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一只麻雀引出的儿子和父亲之间的一个令人动容的故事。1A.Actually BSuddenlyCClearly DProudly解析：选B迈克坐在花园里读书，所以父亲指着某样东西问迈克是什么对他来说很突然。2A.went on Bput offCgave up Dthought about解析：选A根据上文的Mike was reading his favourite book in the garden.可知，回答完父亲的问题后，迈克继续阅读。3A.tree BflowerCbird Dperson解析：选C联系上下文可知，迈克
24、看了看，发现是同一只鸟，即麻雀。4A.learned BaskedCheard Dworried解析：选B根据上文的his father asked him about something以及空前的again可知，父亲又问他儿子麻雀的事。5A.tired BnervousCangry Dbored解析：选C根据空后的stood up and shouted at可知，迈克很生气。6A.stayed BcriedCsmiled Dleft解析：选D根据后文的he appeared in the garden again可知，迈克的父亲默默地离开了。7A.interesting BpopularC
25、old Dbeautiful解析：选C根据下文日记的内容可知，这是一本旧日记。8A.diary BmagazineCnewspaper Dnote解析：选A根据上文的He opened a page from a(n) 7 diary可知，迈克拿起日记本，开始读起来。9A.playing BwalkingCgardening Dwriting解析：选C根据下文的after I 12 my gardening可知，这位父亲正在搞园艺。10A.library BstoreCoffice Dhouse解析：选D根据后文的This went on until he went back to the h
26、ouse with me可知，他儿子从房子里出来。11A.kissed BpraisedCexcused Dencouraged解析：选A根据下文的I kept on 13 him and kissing him可知，父亲对小迈克说那是一只麻雀，然后亲了他。12A.remembered BfinishedCmentioned Dprepared解析：选B根据上文的went back to the house可知，这种情况一直持续到迈克的父亲完成园艺工作后，他们一起进了房子。13A.teaching BwatchingChelping Danswering解析：选D根据空前的Little Mik
27、e asked me twenty times可知，小迈克问了他父亲20次，他父亲一直坚持回答他。14A.sorry BreadyCglad Dthankful解析：选A根据上文的Tears came to Mikes eyes.可知，迈克看完父亲的日记，泪流满面。他合上日记本，并为自己对父亲所做的感到抱歉。15A.believed BhopedCguessed Drealised解析：选D通过阅读日记，迈克意识到他应该像父亲对待他那样对待父亲。.语法填空Boxing Day is celebrated on the day after Christmas, 26 December.Its a
28、 day when 1 (gift) are given to people in the service industry.The main activity people do on Boxing Day is tip any service workers 2 have worked for them throughout the year, such as postal workers, paper boys, milkmen and doormen.The holiday is also a day to help 3 poor.Some people collect gifts i
29、n Christmas boxes 4 (give) to poor children throughout the world.In many countries, people will go 5 (shop) on Boxing Day.Just like Black Friday, on Boxing Day, people can buy products at a 6 (low) price than normal.Other ways people celebrate include getting together with 7 (they) family members an
30、d doing sports.No one is quite sure where Boxing Day got its start.One possible origin (起源) is from metal boxes that 8 (place) outside of churches (教堂) during the Middle Ages (中世纪).These boxes were for poor people on the Feast of St.Stephen.There are some facts 9 Boxing Day.Premier League football i
31、n the UK has a full day of games on Boxing Day.Many people love to spend the day watching football.In Ireland, Boxing Day is 10 (general) called St.Stephens Day or the Day of the Wren.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章简要介绍了节礼日。1gifts考查名词的单复数。根据谓语动词are可知填gifts。2who/that考查定语从句。该空为定语从句的关系词，先行词是service workers，指人，关系词在从句中
32、作主语，故填who或that。3the考查冠词。“the形容词”表示一类人，故填the。4to give考查非谓语动词。动词不定式表目的，故填to give。5shopping考查非谓语动词。“go动词ing形式”表示去进行某种活动或运动，故填shopping。6lower考查形容词的比较级。根据空后的than可知，此处应用形容词的比较级，故填lower。7their考查代词。根据空后的名词短语family members可知，本空应用形容词性物主代词，故填their。8were placed考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。关系词that代指metal boxes，与place之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态；根据时间状语during the Middle Ages可知，事情发生在过去，且主语是复数，故填were placed。9about考查介词。about .意为“有关”，故填about。10generally考查词性转换。此处应用副词修饰动词，故填generally。
