1、LESSON 1THE UNDERDOG.阅读理解AKeeping fit often means sharing a busy pathway with cyclists, runners and walkers, but imagine facing the task of doing it all without being able to see or hear. It is a challenge many disabled athletes face, unless someone agrees to be their eyes and ears.Newly formed grou
2、p Achilles Brisbane pairs visionand hearingimpaired (视觉和听觉受损的) athletes with people who would like to guide them.Jane Britt, president of Achilles Brisbane, who is visionand hearingimpaired, said, “When we go out, its much less frightening to have someone beside us that has full hearing to listen fo
3、r us and tell us whats there.”Ms Cullen and Ms Britt meet up most Saturday mornings to take part in the fivekilometer park run. Their partnership is built on trust, but Ms Britt said that it took time to develop.Ms Britt said it took an unexpected storm for her to trust Ms Cullen completely. “There
4、was violent rain, my glasses were broken and we were walking together. I suddenly had to tell her I couldnt see anything, and I was going to have to completely trust her. From that time I knew it was going to work because she was so good about dealing with the special situation we both found ourselv
5、es in，” she said.Isabella Allen and her seeing eye dog Tatum are two new additions to the Achilles Brisbane. Ms Allen kept active by rowing, running and cycling but found it difficult to keep going as her vision became worse. After nearly giving up completely, she worked up the courage to ask Achill
6、es Brisbane to find someone to share a boat with her.Ms Allen said the fear of not finding anyone to row with almost stopped her from reaching out to Achilles Brisbane. “But, they found people and matched me to them，” she said. “Its the best thing Ive ever done.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。残疾人参加体育锻炼与正常人是不同的，他们常常面
7、临各种挑战，为此专门成立了一个锻炼帮扶组织。文章讲述了该组织帮扶的两个具体事例。1What does Paragraph 1 try to show?AThe danger of walking on a busy road.BThe difficulty the disabled athletes face.CThe exercise people do to keep fit.DThe necessity of building roads for the blind.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段内容可推知，对于视觉和听觉受损的运动员来说，参加锻炼是一项挑战，除非有人作他们的耳朵和眼睛
8、；由此可推知，第一段旨在说明残疾人运动员所面临的困难，故B项正确。2How does Jane Britt feel about going out alone?ARelaxed.BExcited.CWorried. DBored.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第三段中Jane Britt说的话可推知，Jane Britt对独自外出感到担忧，故C项正确。3What happened in the heavy rain according to Ms Britt?AShe developed a strong sense of teamwork.BShe led Ms Cullen forward
9、on the road.CShe began to rely on Ms Cullen as her guide.DShe fell down on the ground.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第五段的内容，尤其是I suddenly had to tell her I couldnt see anything, and I was going to have to completely trust her.可知，Britt的眼镜在大雨中碎了，她看不到任何东西，完全依靠Cullen女士做她的向导，故C项正确。4What was the best thing Ms Allen has don
10、e?AAsking Achilles Brisbane for help.BWorking in Achilles Brisbane.CExercising nonstop.DMeeting Tatum.解析：选A细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容尤其是Allen女士说的话并结合前文Allen女士向Achilles Brisbane求助可知，Allen女士认为她做的最好的事情是向Achilles Brisbane求助，故A项正确。BTOKYO, June 8(Xinhua) The Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2022 Olympic and Paral
11、ympic Winter Games held a promotion event in the Japanese capital of Tokyo on Saturday to introduce the latest developments in preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics.The promotion event, which used an exhibition wall and the “Charming Beijing” photo exhibition to showcase the preparations of B
12、eijing 2022, was part of “Beijing Week”， a series of activities to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of sistercity relations between Beijing and Tokyo.On the exhibition wall with an area of 33 square meters, Beijing 2022 organizers showcased five aspects including the Beijing Win
13、ter Olympics vision, Beijings winter sports tradition, emblems (徽章) of Beijing 2022, competition planning and the National Speed Skating Oval. At the same time, old photos of the Chinese and Japanese ice hockey teams echoed the 40th anniversary of the establishment of sistercity relations between th
14、e two cities and the theme of Beijing Winter Olympics.The promotion videos of the Beijing 2022 emblems, as well as other related video clips, drew great interest of the audience.The “Charming Beijing” photo exhibition displayed some of the Winter Olympic venues, showing the progress of the preparati
15、ons for the Beijing Winter Olympics.Meanwhile, the sand table, VR glasses and the“Beijing Winter Olympics Brochure” are also provided to let the audience visually experience the unique charm of the National Speed Skating Oval and the features of other competition venues. Chang Yu, Director General o
16、f the Media and Communications Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, introduced the progress of the preparations of Beijing 2022 and the vision of cooperation between Beijing 2022 and Tokyo 2020.Chang Yu said that the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee stays commi
17、tted to hosting the Games in a green, inclusive, open and clean manner, with the aim of delivering a fantastic, extraordinary and excellent Olympic event to the world.The Beijing Winter Olympics will open on February 4, 2022, which will feature 7 sports, 15 disciplines and 109 events.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文
18、章主要讲述了北京2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会组委会在东京举行了宣传活动，展示了冬奥会准备工作的最新进展。5How was the promotion event carried out?ABy advertising on TV in Beijing and Tokyo.BBy sending off brochures to citizens in Tokyo.CBy providing various visual experiences.DThrough tours all around Tokyo.解析：选C细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词the promotion event定位到文章第
19、二段中，根据The promotion event, which used an exhibition wall and the Charming Beijing photo exhibition to showcase the preparations of Beijing 2022可知，这个宣传活动用一个展览墙和图片展览展示北京2022年冬奥会所做的准备工作，故选C。6The underlined word “commemorate” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.AcelebrateBappreciateCcompare Dcombi
20、ne解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的the 40th anniversary of the establishment of sistercity relations between Beijing and Tokyo并结合常识可知，此处表示庆祝北京和东京姐妹城市关系成立40周年，故画线词与A选项词义最接近。7What can be inferred from Chang Yus introduction?ABeijing will host the Olympics earlier than Tokyo.BBeijing is wellprepared for the 2022 e
21、vent.CBeijing 2022 proves a great success.DBeijing 2022 will be environmentally friendly.解析：选D推理判断题。根据题干中的关键词Chang Yus introduction定位到原文倒数第二段，根据该段中的to hosting the Games in a green, inclusive, open and clean manner可推知，北京2022年冬奥会将对环境友好。8Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?ATh
22、e Sistercity Anniversary Between Beijing and TokyoBBeijing 2022 Promotion Event in TokyoCBeijing and Tokyo, Friendship ForeverDPreparations for Beijing 2022 Olympics解析：选B标题归纳题。根据文章第一段中的The Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games held a promotion event in the Japa
23、nese capital of Tokyo并结合文章其他内容可知，本文主要讲述了北京2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会组委会在东京举办了宣传活动，展示了北京冬奥会准备工作的最新进展，故B项最适合作本文标题。.完形填空Last week 26yearold Zion took a seat and put his food on a table at a McDonalds. He was intending to _1_ breakfast by himself when 70yearold Jane, who is living alone, _2_ Zion. Then she asked in
24、a weak voice if she could share the table with him. Zion said “yes” _3_.Zion introduced himself and shook the little ladys _4_ hand. They didnt know each other, and they couldnt be more _5_. But today they had a meal together and spent the next 45 minutes enjoying each others _6_ and sharing stories
25、 about their lives. Like they were friends, they talked and _7_ together. When their time together came to an end, Zion _8_ her to her car and they exchanged numbers with the intention of having a breakfast again soon.“She is such a _9_ woman，” Zion recalled. “She mentioned many times how we all sho
26、uld love one another and how we should not _10_ anyone because you never know how their day is going and what they have gone through.”Zion is glad that his _11_ conversation with Jane could inspire so many people, but he says that he is mostly just happy to have a new _12_. He says that he is very e
27、xcited to set up another breakfast date. “Ill _13_ trying，” said Zion. “I know if we had breakfast forever she would have a _14_ for me for every day.”Every stranger has the potential to foster a new friendship. Their _15_ story has been posted on social media and it melts our hearts. Now they are I
28、nternet famous.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Zion在吃早饭的时候，偶然遇到了70岁的Jane，他们在吃饭期间分享了自己的故事，双方都非常开心；吃完早饭后，他们互留联系方式希望再约一起吃早餐。他们的故事让很多人深受鼓舞。1A.prepareBorderCeat Dfinish解析：选C根据空前一句中的put his food on a table at a McDonalds可知，Zion正准备吃早餐。故选C。2A.invited BapproachedCrecognized Dgreeted解析：选B根据后文中的Then she asked in a weak voice可知，
29、Jane先是靠近Zion所在的桌子，然后开始询问。故选B。3A.enthusiastically BcasuallyCnervously Danxiously解析：选A根据第二段第一句Zion介绍自己，并与Jane握手，可以推测出对Jane的请求，Zion的态度应该是积极的，故选A。4A.delicate BstrongCwrinkled Dskilled解析：选C根据第一段第二句中的70yearold可以推测出，Jane的手应该是布满皱纹的，故选C。5A.popular BdifferentCfriendly Dadmirable解析：选B他们一个26岁，一个70岁，彼此并不认识，也完全不同
30、。故选B。6A.success BpeaceCfreedom Dcompany解析：选D根据该空前后的内容可知，今天他们共进早餐，并且还分享了彼此的故事。由此可以推测出，他们在接下来的45分钟里，彼此陪伴。故选D。7A.laughed BplayedCcheered Dteased解析：选A根据空前的内容可知，他们像朋友一样，不停地交谈，哈哈大笑。故选A。8A.carried BledCwalked Ddrove解析：选C根据第一段内容可知，Jane已经70岁了，故在早餐结束后，Zion护送她上车。walk意为“陪伴走，护送走”，故选C。9A.wonderful BsilentCgenerou
31、s Dcontent解析：选A根据空后的She mentioned many times how we all should love one another可知，Zion认为Jane这个人非常好。故选A。10A.ignore BblameCsuspect Djudge解析：选D根据后文中的you never know how their day is going . gone through可知，因为你不知道他人的日子过得怎么样，更不知道他们经历了什么，所以你不能随便评价他们。故选D。11A.brief BsweetCprivate Dserious解析：选B根据第二段中的the next
32、45 minutes . sharing stories about the lives以及该空后的inspire so many people可知，他们的聊天时间不短，聊天的方式与话题也是随意的，且是在公共场所聊天的，故排除A、C和D三项，故选B项。12A.friend BstartCtarget Dopportunity解析：选A根据第15小题前的foster a new friendship可知，Zion在这里意在说明，自己因为交了一位新朋友而感到开心。故选A。13A.start BkeepCadvocate Dconsider解析：选B根据下文中的I know if we had br
33、eakfast forever she would have a _14_ for me for every day可知，Zion在这里表明，他将继续努力，他知道如果他们能常常一起吃早餐的话，Jane会与他分享更多的故事。故选B。14A.gift BfoodCstory Dsponsor解析：选C根据第6小题后的sharing stories可知，这里表示Jane会每天和我分享一个故事。故选C。15A.strange BfamiliarCamusing Dtouching解析：选D根据该空后的it melts our hearts可知，他们的故事应该是非常感人的。故选D。.语法填空Hotel
34、guests in China might no _1_ (long) have to worry about waiting in line to check in. At the Alibabas futuristic (未来派的) hotels, guests can scan their IDs, take a photo and input personal details using a machine to check _2_ (they) in. The smart equipment will then provide a room key card after the in
35、formation _3_ (check). The process will take less than a minute, according to the company. Targeting only Chinese customers for now, the new service will be _4_(gradual) expanded globally. The rapid growth of mobile usage and mobile payment adoption can show _5_ convenient peoples life is becoming i
36、n China.Alibaba isnt the only company _6_ introduces hightech hotels. Smart LYZ, a Shenzhenbased company which focused _7_developing AI technology and smart hotels, opened the first ever fully automated (自动化的) hotel in Chengdu, Sichuan, back in January. _8_ (travel) can book a room through Smart LYZ
37、s WeChat website, check in through a facial recognition machine, unlock the door with a _9_(give) passcode or through its mobile app and finally, check out by pressing a button on the app. The AI Smart Room will undoubtedly be extremely attractive to guests, _10_ (create) the way for a new level of
38、modernization and consumers satisfaction.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了智能宾馆的相关内容。1longer考查固定搭配。no longer是固定搭配，意为“不再”，故填longer。2themselves考查代词。此处表示完成他们自己的登记入住。故应用they的反身代词themselves，作check的宾语。3is checked考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。此处表示在信息被核实之后，为一般性描述，应用一般现在时，又根据语境和句子结构可知，主语the information与check之间为动宾关系，且主语为第三人称单数，故填is che
39、cked。4gradually考查词性转换。此处应用副词修饰谓语。5how考查宾语从句。此处表示在中国，人们的生活正在变得多么便利。分析句子结构可知，此处引导宾语从句，又根据语境可知，此处表示程度，故用连接副词how“多么”。6that考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，指代先行词the only company，在句中作主语，又根据先行词前面有the only修饰，故填that引导该定语从句。7on/upon考查介词。此处表示专注于研发AI技术和智能宾馆。focus on/upon是固定搭配，意为“集中”，故填on/upon。8Travel(l)ers考查词性转换和名词的单复数。此处表示通过Smart LYZ的微信网页，旅客们就能预订房间。根据语境可知，此处应用名词的复数形式。9given考查形容词。根据空前的a和空后的名词passcode可知，此处应用形容词given作定语。10creating考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，主语The AI Smart Room与create之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，故用create的现在分词形式creating。
