1、Reading and Thinking.阅读理解AHave you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes？Lets have a look.People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies.We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants.Sometimes, people may get caught with their
2、 pants down.They are found doing something they should not be doing.And, in every family, one person takes control.Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do.Then we say she wears the pants in the family.Pants usually have pockets to hold things.Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a
3、 hole in your pocket.Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants.If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your belt.I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much.I really take my hat off to them.Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop
4、 of a hat, which means I instantly spend it.Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes.People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are.I dislike such people.My father is an important person.He runs a big company.He wears a suit and tie, and a shirt with sleev
5、es that cover his arms.Some people who do not know him well think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly.But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些与衣服有关的英语习语。1Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?AGet caught with ones pant
6、s down.BHave ants in ones pants.CWear the pants in the family.DBurn a hole in ones pocket.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants.可知，我们有时会说紧张的人就像在裤子里有蚂蚁。2If we say someone has to tighten his belt, we probably mean he Ahas done something wrongBused to l
7、ive a rich lifeChas put on the wrong pantsDis short of money解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段中的If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your belt.可知，当有人说要勒紧腰带，这意味着他缺钱了。3Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably Adoesnt save moneyBearns much moneyCnever wastes his moneyDspends
8、more than he earns解析：选A推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可知，当涉及我自己的钱时，我就把它花在一顶帽子上，这意味着我马上就会花掉它。4What is this passage mainly about?AWhat pants mean in English.BSome special English expressions.CSome funny English expressions.DSome expressions related to clothes.解析：选D主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一些关于衣服的英语习语。BTodays grandparents
9、are joining their grandchildren on social media (社交媒体).People who are over 55 are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, which means that they will soon be the sites second biggest user group with 3.5 million users aged 5564 and 2.9 million aged over 65.Surprisingly, 44% of grandparents say they ha
10、ve “excellent” skills in using social media.Sheila, 67, of Swansea, Mass, would put herself in this group.“I joined Facebook to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them.I also show off my garden when its in bloom (开花) or how happy my husband and I are when
11、we go for a picnic to my family members.Without social media，I dont think we would have the same relationship，”says Sheila.Teenagers are spending so much time on their phones at home that they ignore their friends in real life.However, the elderly may not do the same.For example, Sheila has got in t
12、ouch with old friends from school whom she hasnt heard from in the past forty years.“We use Facebook to discuss when and where to meet，”she says.“Its changed my life completely.”Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the earl
13、y users of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or personal computer endlessly.He says，“How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself？” So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card
14、out of his smartphone and puts it into an oldstyle mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章简要介绍了不同年龄段的人使用网络的不同习惯。5What does the first paragraph show?AMore and more old people are using social media.BGrandparents become famous on social media.CKids teach their gra
15、ndparents to surf online.DFacebook manages to increase its users.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，如今，很多祖父母们开始使用社交媒体，55岁以上的人即将成为Facebook的第二大用户群体。即越来越多的老年人开始使用社交媒体。6What can we learn about Sheila?AShe lives far away from her grandchildren.BShe persuades her friends to use social media.CShe gets closer to her fami
16、ly because of social media.DShe enjoys sharing her grandchildrens life online.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段中Sheila的话可知，她通过社交媒体了解孙辈的生活，也通过社交媒体和家人分享自己的生活。结合Without social media, I dont think we would have the same relationship可以推知，Sheila认为通过使用社交媒体，她和家人的距离更近了。7What does the underlined word “ignore” in Paragraph 3 m
17、ean?ALook after.BLearn from.CMake room for. DPay no attention to.解析：选D词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“青少年在家花太多时间玩手机”及画线词后用However与之作对比描述了“Sheila因使用Facebook和失去联系40年的朋友联系上了”可知，青少年因玩手机而忽略了现实生活中的朋友。ignore意为“不予理睬”。8Why does Peter use his oldstyle mobile phone in the evenings and at weekends?ATo make calls and send text me
18、ssages.BTo set a good example to his children.CTo stop working when at home.DTo remember the old days.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段，尤其是How could I tell my kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself？可知，Peter在晚上和周末使用老式手机是为了给孩子树立榜样，避免孩子们沉迷于手机。.完形填空I woke up during the night to find my
19、 husband, Marty, rocking our baby son, Noah.This was one of several nights Noah had been 1 ， burning with a high fever.Noah is 2 We had to use touch, eyes and, most 3 ， sign language to communicate a sense of 4 to him.We had taken Noah to the doctor several times.It had been a week and a half and No
20、ahs body temperature remained very high.I knew in my heart that Noah was in 5 When the morning came, we 6 the doctor and were told to take him there 7 During the drive to the hospital I couldnt 8 crying.It was a long day, filled with 9 tests that made my son cry over and over.Late in the afternoon,
21、the doctor told us the 10 came out and that Noah had got the Influenza A (甲型流感).We were relieved (放心的) to 11 that.In the middle of the night, the doctor told us that it was 12 to take Noah home.A few days later, I was cooking dinner.I looked around the corner into the living room, and smiled at the
22、13 I saw.There was my husband, holding Noah in his arms.They both 14 and caught me watching them.My husband and I 15 “I love you” to each other at the same time, and then to Noah.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者的儿子是个聋儿，但作者和她的丈夫非常爱自己的孩子。本文讲述了作者的儿子发高烧的一次经历。1A.upBbackCdown Daround解析：选A根据首句I woke up during the night和on
23、e of several nights可知，这里指的是作者的儿子诺亚这几天经常会在夜里由于发烧而醒来。2A.clever BslowCblind Ddeaf解析：选D根据下文的sign language to communicate可知，作者和丈夫要用手语跟儿子交流，作者的儿子耳聋。3A.naturally BclearlyCimportantly Dinterestingly解析：选CWe had to use touch, eyes和sign language在意思上存在进一步程度加深的关系，故更重要的是，用手语来跟儿子交流。4A.purpose BcomfortCduty Dsafety
24、解析：选B由上文的burning with a high fever可知，作者和丈夫用手语来安慰诺亚。5A.trouble BshockCcontrol Danger解析：选A根据上句可知，作者心里知道诺亚有麻烦了。6A.helped BvisitedCcalled Dinvited解析：选C根据下文的the drive to the hospital可知，他们先打电话给医生，医生让他们将孩子带到医院。7A.once ByetCtoo Dagain解析：选D根据上文的We had taken Noah to the doctor several times.可知，他们又带诺亚去医院了。8A.a
25、dvise BkeepCstop Dfinish解析：选C诺亚高烧不退，作者身为母亲为他担忧，因而在车上不停地哭。9A.simple BfrighteningCpractical Dsimilar解析：选B由空后的made my son cry over and over可知，诺亚做的检查是可怕的。10A.story BplanCsuggestion Dresult解析：选D根据上文的filled with 9 tests可知，做了很多检查后，下午结果出来了。11A.hear BgetCsee Dchange解析：选A根据上文的the doctor told us the 10 came ou
26、t and that Noah had got the Influenza A可知，医生找出了病因，作者和丈夫听完医生的话放心了。12A.fine BearlyCnecessary Dwise解析：选A在午夜的时候，医生告诉他们可以带孩子回家了，fine表示“可以，可接受”。13A.room BmealCpicture Dperson解析：选C根据下句所描述的内容可知，作者看到父子二人在一起的画面很开心。14A.jumped up Bwoke upCstood up Dlooked up解析：选D由空后的caught me watching them可知，作者的丈夫和儿子抬起头来，正看到作者在
27、看他们。15A.sang BsignedCsaid Dwrote解析：选B根据下文的then to Noah和当时的场景可知，作者和丈夫同时用手语向对方表达爱意，接着他们用手语向儿子表达他们的爱意。.语法填空Gibberish is a funny English word.It 1 (use) to describe talking that sounds like speech but has no real meaning. Some believe it comes from the Irish word gob or gab which means “mouth”Others bel
28、ieve it comes from the island of Gibraltar 2 the native people speak an interesting mix (混合) of English, Spanish, Hebrew, Hindi and Arabic.People from other places often believe the natives are 3 (simple) speaking gibberish.We dont mind small children 4 (talk) gibberish.As we first learn to speak, i
29、ts fun just to make sounds.It takes a while 5 (develop) true speech with meaning.When we get much 6 (old), we may speak in gibberish just for laughs.Some people, though, take gibberish so seriously that they use it to create 7 (they) own language.In this way, gibberish takes on meaning.Gibberish, wh
30、en used as part of a language game，refers 8 the sound of the words that are spoken according to the rules of 9 game.Although they have meaning to those who know the rules of the game, they just sound like nonsense (胡言乱语) to others.There are many different gibberish language 10 (game) in Englishspeak
31、ing countries.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了单词gibberish的含义、来源及其在生活中的使用。1is used考查动词的时态和语态。该空描述客观情况，用一般现在时；use和It之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态，故填is used。2where考查定语从句。该空是定语从句的关系词，先行词是the island of Gibraltar，关系词在从句中作地点状语，故填where。3simply考查词性转换。该空用simple的副词形式修饰谓语，故填simply。4talking考查非谓语动词。mind sb doing sth介意某人做某事，因此此处应填动词的现在分词形式
32、，故填talking。5to develop考查非谓语动词。It takes (sb) some time to do sth(某人)花(多少)时间做某事，为习惯用法，故填to develop。6older考查形容词的比较级。由空前的much可知，应用old的比较级，故填older。7their考查代词。该空用they的形容词性物主代词修饰名词language，故填their。8to考查介词。refer to指的是，为固定搭配，故填to。9the考查冠词。该空特指前面提到的a language game，故填the。10games考查名词的单复数。由空前的different可知，该空应用game的复数形式，故填games。