1、.单词拼写1This material absorbs the sunlight, and doesnt reflect (反射) it.2The gate is narrow (狭窄的) so well have to walk through.3Is this garment made of pure (纯的) wool, or of wool mixed with nylon?4He told me they had an awesome (令人敬畏的) task ahead.5Human brains contain more than 100 million cells (细胞) p
2、er cubic centimeter.6Be careful. Strong tides (潮水) make swimming dangerous.7We should not forget that education has an important spiritual dimension (方面)8I dont think youre aware (知道) of the importance of study.9I like to suck (吸) the juice from an orange. It tastes delicious10The fence marks the bo
3、undary (分界线) between my property and hers.单项填空1The driver couldnt react quickly enough when the road bent _.AseriouslyBdirectlyCpositively Dsharply解析:选Dbend sharply“急转弯”。2The coach should make his players _ of what is happening in the team.Asensitive BconsciousCawake Daware解析:选Dmake sb. aware of“让某人
4、知道”3Most young girls were scared _ stay outside after 10:00 pm. because they were scared _ being robbed in the city.Ato; to Bto; ofCof; to Dof; of解析:选B句意:大多数年轻女孩儿都害怕晚上10点之后待在外面,因为她们害怕在城市里被抢劫。be scared to do sth.和be scared of doing sth.均是固定搭配,意为“害怕做某事”,所以本题选B。4(2010湖北高考)Just as the clothes a person w
5、ears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house _ his personality.Aresembles BstrengthensCreflects Dshapes解析:选C考查动词辨析。句意:就像一个人穿的衣服,吃的食物,一起打发时间的朋友一样,他住的房子也同样反映他的性格。resemble“相似;像”;strengthen“加强”;reflect“反映”;shape“形状”。显然,C项符合题意。5Something must be done to make the class _.
6、Atake up Bpick upCget up Dwake up解析:选D考查动词短语的辨析。take up“从事”;pick up“拾起;接收”;get up“起床”;wake up“使活跃”。句意:必须采取措施使这个班的学生活跃起来。6When I entered the room, I found the police turned the whole room _ looking for clues.Ainside out Bupside downCin place Din order解析:选B句意:当我走进房间的时候,我发现警察为寻找证据把整个房间翻得乱七八糟。inside out
7、“里边朝外;彻底地”; turn . upside down“把翻得乱七八糟”; in place“在合适的地方”; in order“按顺序;秩序井然”。7I send you 100 dollars today, the rest _ in a year.Afollows BfollowedCto follow Dbeing followed解析:选C本题考查非谓语动词。从题中in a year这一时间状语暗示将来,可知A、B两项错误; the rest与follow之间是主动关系,故D项错误。不定式表示将要发生的事情,故C项正确。8The boy had a _ escape when
8、he ran across the road in front of the bus.Aclose BshortCnarrow Dfine解析:选Chave a narrow escape“幸免于难”。9(2011重庆高考)Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself_of his own dreams.Areminding Bto remindCreminded Dremind解析:选C考查非谓语动词。句意:Michael把姚明的图片张贴在床边是为了提醒自己要实现自己的梦想。 remind sb.of
9、sth.表示“ 提醒某人某事”, himself与remind之间是动宾关系, 故用动词的过去分词形式。 10_ students are required to take part in the boat race.ATen strong young ChineseBTen Chinese strong youngCChinese ten young strongDYoung strong ten Chinese解析:选A考查多个形容词作定语的顺序。四个形容词中,处在第一位的应该是ten(数词),第二位的是strong(描绘性形容词,表示高矮、大小),第三位的是young(描绘性形容词,表示
10、年龄、新旧),第四位的是Chinese(出处)。.完形填空More than eight years ago, I did my Wildlife Field Project in Palawan, in the southwestern part of the Philippines. It was my first trip to the island so I didnt know what to _1_. I was really excited about the whole trip but a bit _2_, too, because I had to live in a te
11、nt the whole time. I wondered if I could survive._3_ me on the trip were four other students and our professor. After we reached the island, our professor told us to _4_ our families because it would not be possible once we rode the bus to the camping site.We spent our first week in Busuanga. We too
12、k a _5_ and washed our clothes in a small well in the nearby forest. Life was so simple but every day was a(n) _6_. Aside from tasting unfamiliar foods, we caught frogs and _7_ colorful birds. They were freed _8_ we took their measurements and names.On the first day of the second week, we rode a mot
13、orboat toward our next _9_. When we arrived, I was amazed at the sight of zebras, giraffes, horses and deer that _10_ wandered around the island. I had seen them in zoos and on TV but it was _11_ seeing them in person outside the big cages and _12_. They really looked great in the wild.We did the re
14、st of our fieldwork that week. My partner and I _13_ data for our special problem _14_ beeeaters (食蜂鸟). Others had their own special problems, too. We needed to _15_ very early to do the activities and continued _16_ late in the afternoon. We then analyzed the data at night. It was physically tiring
15、 but _17_.It was so sad that we had to _18_ after eleven days. It would mean going back to reality school. However, the memories, the things that I _19_, and the friendships that were formed were things that I would _20_ for the rest of my life.语篇解读:本文记录了作者去野外研究野生动物时的经历。1A.realizeBorganizeCdemand De
16、xpect解析:选D从前面的“It was my first trip to the island”可知作者对这个岛不熟悉,不知道自己会遇到什么。2A.anxious BcalmCbored Ddisappointed解析:选A从后面的“I wondered if I could survive.”可知作者在感到兴奋的同时也很担心。3A.As for BAhead ofCTogether with DFar from解析:选C从后面使用人称we可知作者不是自己去的,有人与其同行。4A.see BvisitCcall Dfind解析:选C作者与同学、教授来到一个陌生的岛上,应该通过电话才能与家人
17、联系。5A.look BbathCrisk Dbreath解析:选B从后面的“in a small well”可知此处应该是指洗澡。6A.application BsolutionCperformance Dchallenge解析:选D从前面的“Life was so simple but .”可知此处应该填入与simple所表达的意思相反的词。7A.raised BboughtCkilled Dtrapped解析:选D从后面的“They were freed .”可知此处是先捉住这些动物,之后才能放生。8A.since BafterCuntil Dso解析:选B放生动物应该是在仔细记录它们的
18、情况之后。9A.occasion BdestinationCcelebration Dfoundation解析:选B作者一行人在第一个地方进行了一周的研究后,转移到下一个目的地。10A.freely BrapidlyCbriefly Deventually解析:选A从后面的“seeing them in person outside the big cages . They really looked great in the wild.”可知这些动物没有被关起来,自由自在地到处走。11A.popular BseriousCfrightening Ddifferent解析:选D在野外看到动物和
19、在动物园、电视里看到它们是不一样的。12A.fences BforestsCislands Dcamps解析:选A此处应该填入与cages并列的、能够限制动物的自由的词语。13A.created BexplainedCgathered Ddoubted解析:选C作者一行人来野外进行实地调查,目的是收集数据。14A.on BinCfor Dat解析:选Aon在此处表示“关于”。15A.give up Bwake upCpull up Dgo up解析:选B作者一行人有很多活动要进行,所以需要起早。16A.waiting BcomplainingCwatching Dworking解析:选D从后面
20、的“It was physically tiring”可知下午作者一行人也应该在工作。17A.hopeful BclearCfun Dbeautiful解析:选C从转折词but可知此处应填入表示人精神愉快的词语。18A.regret BreportCleave Dmove解析:选C从后面的“It would mean going back to reality school.”可知作者他们要离开此地了。19A.read BlearnedCchecked Ddesigned解析:选B作者一行人来此处的目的是研究、学习。20A.compare BmeasureCchange Dvalue解析:选D
21、从作者描述这次经历时所表现出的感情色彩可知作者想要珍藏这些东西。.选做题阅读表达(山东专用)1 A new online service offers a simple way to let other people know how to say your name correctly.It lets others hear you say it yourself in your email.2 Today, more people from different cultures work, live and study together.Some worry that having a d
22、ifficult name could limit them.Sheetal Dube and her husband came to the United States from India seven years ago.She said, “My name, Sheetal, is a very common Indian name and in India people would just know how to pronounce it.But I realize American people find it hard to pronounce.”3 Ms Dube now ow
23、ns a new company called Audioname.She came up with the idea after doing a presentation with someone she worked with.She said, “My colleague was Mary and it was very easy for everyone in the room to say Marys findings showed this. But its very difficult to say Sheetals findings showed this. So thats
24、where this idea really stuck in my head.What if I just have an audio (音频的) name and I put it in my email and they have a chance to hear it before they meet me?”4 The service is free.Ms Dube hopes her idea will help make introductions a little easier.“I created a Web application where people can go a
25、nd _in their own voice.After the recording, there is a little audio file which sits in a Web address which they can actually go and put in their email signature on their website.So when they interact with other people, they can have this audio pronunciation next to their name.”5 Marketing specialist
26、 Larry Chiagouris advises people with really difficult names to consider using a nickname in their job search.Sheetal Dube says she heard of advice like that while researching her idea.She thinks a service like Audioname offers a better choice.1What does the new online service offer to people?(no mo
27、re than 10 words)_答案:It allows people to say others names correctly.2What is the problem of Sheetal Dubes name according to her?(no more than 8 words)_答案:It is difficult for Americans to pronounce.3When did Sheetal Dube get the idea for the online service?(no more than 11 words)_答案:She got the idea
28、after doing a presentation with a colleague.4Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.(no more than 4 words)_答案:record their names5What does Sheetal Dube think about Larry Chiagouris advice?(no more than 12 words)_答案:It is not as good as the service that Audioname offers.阅读表达(江西专用)1 With m
29、any job postings (公开招聘) now requiring candidates to apply via email, first impressions are made not with a handshake but with words on a computer screen.2 Just like its usually a good idea to dress best for an interview, emails also should be refined (文雅高尚)_, here are some tips:Forget what instant m
30、essaging has taught you3 Recruiters (招聘人员) report that young professionals often send overly casual emails, treating an application like an instant message (IM). When using IM with friends and acquaintances, its acceptable to use shortened forms of words or phrases and incomplete sentences. In busin
31、ess correspondence, however, stick to the rules your Chinese and English teachers taught you.Dont be cool4 Your lovely email background of pets playing with each other has got to go.5 Comic fonts (字体) are unprofessional. HR managers recommend plain fonts such as Times New Roman or Arial, and black t
32、ext on a white background. They also warn against sending emails from strange addresses. Littlebird or Chinatiger might not get what you hope for.Dont be too creative in the subject line6 Use plain, simple language like “Talented candidate seeking position as name of position” or “Enthusiastic candi
33、date seeking position with name of company”. Use one word to describe yourself, but do not go to extremes.7 The same rules apply to a paper resume and cover letter. Recruiters have only seconds to devote to each cover letter they receive. Many look at just three things: the positions youve held, the
34、 companies youve worked for, and your educational background. Anything else, such as a long story about yourself, can get in the way.1What do recruiters pay attention to when they receive an application letter? (no more than 15 words)_答案:The positions youve held, the companies youve worked for, and
35、your educational background2What does the word “They”(Line 3, Paragraph 5) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)_答案:HR managers.3According to the passage, what should an email application be like? (no more than 8 words)_答案:It should be formal and simple.4Please fill in the blank in the second pa
36、ragraph with proper words or phrases. (no more than 8 words)_答案:To avoid failing your application / search5Whats the purpose of this passage? (no more than 12 words)_答案:To give advice on email manners that affect jobhunting results.任务型阅读(通用版专用)“You do not need to be a rocket scientist.” Americans he
37、ar these words often.People say them in schools,offices and factories. Broadcasters on radio and television often use them.How did the expression begin? No one seems to know it,_1_“It grew,”he says,“Because rocket scientists probably are the most intelligent people around.”Not everyone would agree.
38、Some people might be considered more intelligent than rocket scientists, for example, a person who speaks fifteen languages, or a medical doctor who operates on the brain. Still, many people would agree that there is something special about scientists who build rockets._2_Moving pictures from before
39、 World War showed a man named Buck Rogers landing on the planet Mars. He was a hero who could withdraw any enemy (敌军) from outer space. The rocket scientist is a different kind of hero._3_Rocket scientists, however, can have problems just like everyone else. A Washington rocket scientist told about
40、a launch (发射) that was put off many times. Finally,everything seemed right. Mechanical failures had been repaired. The weather was good. The scientists had planned that part of the rocket would fall into the ocean after the launch. All the ships and boats within many kilometers of the danger areas h
41、ad been warned. But in the last few seconds a small boat entered the area._4_5_ One scientist said, “As a child I loved to build the rockets. Now I am a grownup.I still love to build rockets. And now I get paid for it.”AHe or she makes space travel possible.BIts dangerous for rocket scientists to bu
42、ild rockets.CMaybe it has something to do with the mystery of space travel.DWhen the work goes well, most rocket scientists enjoy their jobs.EHave you ever heard of the space travel?FBut an official of the American space agency, NASA, says the expression just grew.GOnce again, the launch was put off
43、.答案:15FCAGD任务型阅读(浙江、陕西专用)A.Let the sun in and go to bed early.B.Dont make decisions in the morning.C.Stretch the entire body.D.Set your alarm earlier.E.Brush your teeth to start a fresh day.F.Get yourself prepared the night before.1.Go to sleep with your curtains halfway open. That way,the natural l
44、ight of the rising sun will send a signal to your brain,a signal that its time to wake up.When the alarm goes off, youll already be half awake. Go to bed early enough so that waking up is easily done when the sun shines through the window.If you maintain this habit,you can rely on your biological cl
45、ock rather than an alarm clock.2.Set your alarm a few minutes earlier so that you dont have to jump out of bed and rush through your morning. You can begin your morning by lying in bed, slowly waking up.These few minutes are very important for you to have a good day both mentally and physically.3.St
46、retch your body for 15 seconds.Try this even before you open your eyes. Lift your arm and stretch your each finger, then your hand, then your wrist, then your arm.Then move on to the other arm. Then your toes, feet, ankles and legs. Finally, end with a neck and back stretch that drives you out of th
47、e bed. Youve just limbered (松弛) up your muscles and joints and enhanced the flow of blood through your body, providing an extra amount of oxygen to all your tissues.4.For truly relaxing mornings, reduce the number of choices and decisions you make to zero. You can do that in two ways: First,make you
48、r morning decisions the night before: what clothes to wear, what breakfast to eat,what route to take to work, and so on.Second, ritualize (定式化) your morning as much as possible. In other words, theres no need to vary your breakfast,timetable or other things from one morning to the next.5.Theres no b
49、etter way to rid yourself of morning breath. After all, more than 300 types of bacteria take up residence in your mouth every night.So you need a quick brush over the teeth to remove them and begin your day fresh and clean.答案:15ADCBE任务型读写(安徽专用)American public education has changed in recent years. O
50、ne change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public schools called charter schools.In 1991, there were no charter schools in the United States. Today, more than 2,300 charter schools operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia.575,000 students
51、attend these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older.A charter school is created by groups of parents, teachers and community members. It is similar in some ways to a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate a number of students. The charter school must p
52、rove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments provide the school with the agreement, or the charter that permits it to operate.Unlike a traditional public school, however, the charter school does not have to obey most laws governing public schools. Local, state
53、 or federal governments cannot tell it what to teach.Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach those goals. Class sizes are usually smaller than in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say teachers in charter schools can be more creative.However
54、, state education agencies,local educationgoverning committees and unions often oppose charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly needed by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.Congress provided 200 million dolla
55、rs for establishing charter schools in the 2006 federal budget. But, often the schools say they lack enough money for programs.Many also lack needed space. District officials say they have provided 14 former school buildings for charter education. Yet charter school supporters say officials should t
56、ry harder to find more space.Charter Schools in America(1)_Charter schools are called independent public schools.(2)_between charter schools and traditional schools(3)_tax money to operate a number of students.Having to make (4)_ _know the students are learning.Getting the (5)_to operate from govern
57、ments.(6)_between charter schools and traditional schoolsNot having to obey most laws.Having the (7)_to decide what to teach.Being free to choose the goals and decide the (8)_of reaching them.Having smaller class sizes.Having teachers who are more creative.The problemsEducation departments oppositio
58、nThese schools receive money badly needed by traditional public schools. Not (9)_doing well.(10)_ difficultiesLacking enough money. Lacking needed space.答案:1.Definition2.Similarities3.Receiving/Getting4.governments5.agreement/charter6.Differences 7freedom/power8.ways9.all10.Other阅读理解(福建专用) In the mi
59、ddle of the 20th century people were worried about whales. The number of whales killed worldwide came up to 66,000 per year. However, people werent worried about the whale as an endangered animal. Instead, they were worried about the whale industry, which would disappear if there were no whales. In
60、1946, the International Whaling Commission was established. It limited the whale hunting for every country and controlled the whale industry. But the commission recognized that the limitation wasnt enough. They set a worldwide law against hunting whales with only two exceptions: the hunt for scienti
61、fic research and “aboriginal whaling”. Aboriginal whaling allows some countries to hunt a limited number of whales because it is a part of their culture. Some countries like Japan and Norway dont care about the law; they make excuses to hunt whales and sell the products. They only care about the mon
62、ey. Many fishermen complain that dolphins, also a kind of whale, steal their fish. Therefore, they kill thousands of them. In fact, this is not the truth. In reality there are so many fishermen who steal the fish from each other. Some whale hunters say that they catch the animals for scientists. The
63、y have to research what whales are eating. For that, they kill them and look into their stomach. The truth is that they only want to sell the meat. Today scientists want to observe live whales for their research.Many whale families are not protected and thousands of them are killed. Nobody knows if
64、all whale families would survive, even if humans end all whale hunting today. The pollution of the oceans increases fast and the poison gets into the bodies of the animals. Many of them get sick and die. The human being has killed 9095% of many whale families. Others are already extinct.Today some i
65、nternational organizations try to protect whales. They make reports to explain how important and endangered whales are. Now people are becoming more interested in whales and a complete new industry has developed, whale watching, which you may want to learn about.语篇解读:由于人类的捕杀和海水污染,鲸鱼成为了一种濒危动物。为了保护鲸鱼,
66、1946年国际捕鲸委员会成立,并通过立法对捕鲸活动进行限制,但仍有人以种种借口捕杀鲸鱼,相关国际组织正努力保护鲸鱼。1The text is mainly about _.Awhale industry Bwhale researchCwhale product Dwhale protection解析:选D主旨大意题。文章介绍了面对鲸鱼被大量捕杀的情形相关国际组织所采取的保护措施,因此选D。2In the middle of the 20th century, what people really worried was that _.Amore whales would be killed
67、worldwide per yearBthe whale would become an endangered animalCthe whale industry would disappearDthe law against hunting whales would come into effect解析:选C细节理解题。根据第一段“Instead, they were worried about the whale industry, which would disappear if there were no whales”可知,人们真正担心的是捕鲸这一产业将会消失,故选C。3Why do
68、 many fishermen complain about dolphins?ABecause dolphins steal their fish.BBecause they want to make an excuse for killing dolphins.CBecause there are so few dolphins for them to hunt.DBecause people have misunderstood their purpose of hunting dolphins.解析:选B推理判断题。根据第二段讲的在现实中许多渔民偷彼此的鱼,及许多人以科学研究为借口大量
69、捕杀鲸鱼,可推断渔民们抱怨海豚偷他们的鱼也是为自己捕杀海豚找借口,故选B。4What will the author probably tell us about next?AWhale watching. BWhale hunters.CWhale hunting. DWhale families.解析:选A推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Now people are becoming more interested in whales and a complete new industry has developed, whale watching, which you may want to learn about”可知,作者接下来可能要讲whale watching,故选A。