1、.Choose the best answers according to The development of Chinese characters.1The main difference between the Chinese language and many Western languages should be that _ according to the passage.AWestern languages are usually formed by combining and mixing many different languages from different cou
2、ntriesBthe characters the Chinese language uses have meanings and can work alone as words, while Western languages cantCthe Chinese language has a longer history than Western languagesDthe Chinese language is easier to be understood than the English language2From the story of Cang Jie we know the fi
3、rst Chinese characters were invented to represent _.AobjectsBideasCactions Dpictures3How many kinds of Chinese characters are mentioned in the passage?A1. B2.C3. D4.4Which is the correct explanation about the forming of the character “休”？AA man lying on the ground with his arms crossed.BA man lying
4、against a tree.CA man running.DA tree lying beside a man.5The passage is mainly talking about _.Ahow the Chinese characters were inventedBhow the Chinese characters have developedChow the Chinese characters have been influenced by Western languagesDhow the simplified Chinese characters were introduc
5、ed答案：1.B2.A3.B4.B5.B.Fill in each blank with no more than three words.The development of Chinese charactersBrief introduction to Chinese charactersThe Chinese language uses 1.characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.Chinese words are formed by 2.putting_together different characters.The or
6、igins of Chinese charactersChinese 3.writing began thousands of years ago.A man named Cang Jie thought different shapes or pictures could be used to 4.represent_different_objectsThe formationand development of Chinese charactersThe first Chinese characters were 5.drawings of physical objects.The cha
7、racters have developed from drawings into 6.standard_formsCharacters were made by bining two or more characters together.Other characters were developed for 8.directions and numbers.PronunciationOne part of a character indicates the meaning and the other suggests the 9.pronunciationSimplified Chines
8、echaractersThey were 10.introduced by the Chinese government in the 1950s.单词拼写1He hunted (搜寻) for a lost book and finally found it.2This painting represents (展现) a hunting scene.3People who cannot distinguish (区别) between colours are said to be colourblind.4She has many shortcomings (缺点), but were a
9、ll very fond of her.5Her eyesight (视力) grew so bad that she could hardly see.6The little boy was being dragged (拖) away from the toy store.7Deeds (行动) are better than words when people are in need of help.拓展词汇8differ vi.相异，有区别difference n差别，不同different adj.不同的，有差别的differently adv.不同地，有差别地9appearance
10、 n外观，外貌appear vi.出现；出场10drawing n绘画，绘画艺术draw v绘画，画11simplify vt.简化simplification n简化simple adj.简单的12combine vt.& vi.组合；(使)联合combination n组合13indicate vt.显示，表示；象征，暗示indication n征兆，迹象；指示indicator n指示者；指示器，显示器14press vt.(被)压，挤，推，施加压力 n报刊；新闻界；出版社pressure n压力；挤压；压强；压迫(感)15convenient adj.方便的convenience n方
11、便，便利inconvenient adj.不方便的16practical adj.切实可行的，实用的practically adv.讲究实际地；从实际出发地practice n实际；练习；惯例；实习practise v实践；实习，练习巧记单词词根词形变化构词点拨appearappearance动词ance构成名词simplesimplify形容词变e为ify构成动词convenientconvenience形容词变t为ce构成形容词.补全短语1differ from与不同，不同于2as a whole 作为整体，总体上3stand for 代表，象征4instead of 代替，而不是5tur
12、n into 变成6think of 想到7in the 1950s 在二十世纪五十年代8as a result of 由于1教材原句Not all characters were developed from drawings of objects.并不是所有的汉字都是从物体的图画演变而来。句型点拨部分否定。佳句赏析Not all birds fly away to the south in winter.冬天不是所有的鸟都飞往南方。2教材原句Therefore, a method was developed to have one part of a character indicate
13、the meaning and the other suggest the pronunciation.于是就产生了另外一种方法：字的一部分表意，而另一部分表音。句型点拨have sb. do . “让某人做”。佳句赏析If you cant work out this problem, you can have your brother help you.如果你解不出这道题，你可以让你的兄弟帮助你。3教材原句While the students found the soldiers idea interesting, the system was too difficult to be of
14、 practical use.虽然学生们都觉得士兵的想法非常有趣，但这个系统太复杂而不实用。句型点拨be ofn.(抽象名词)结构。佳句赏析Basic research is of great importance in all scientific fields.在各个科学领域里，基础研究是非常重要的。The development of Chinese charactersThe Chinese language differs from Western languages in that, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which
15、stand for ideas, objects or deeds. Chinese words are formed by putting together different characters. In many cases, a single character can also make up a word. The history of the Chinese language can be examined by looking at how these characters developed.Chinese writing began thousands of years a
16、go. According to an ancient story, a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing. One winter day while he was hunting, he saw the tracks of animals in the snow and observed that the appearance of each one was different. Then he had the idea that he could use different shapes to represent different o
17、bjects. The first Chinese characters were drawings of physical objects. Some characters have been simplified and others have been made more difficult over time. However, as a whole, the characters have developed from drawings into standard forms. The character for a mountain was at first three mount
18、aintops together.This became one mountaintop and three lines, and over time turned into the character used nowadays.Not all characters were developed from drawings of objects. Sometimes to express ideas, some characters were made by combining two or more characters together. For example, rest was ma
19、de up of the characters for a man and a tree. The character prisoner was formed with a man inside a square. Other characters were developed for directions and numbers. It is easy to distinguish their meanings by looking at them, for example, the characters for up and down， which are opposites of eac
20、h other.Though these kinds of characters indicate meanings, one of their shortcomings is that they do not show how they should be pronounced. Therefore, a method was developed to have one part of a character indicate the meaning and the other suggest the pronunciation. Many Chinese characters used t
21、oday were made this way.In the 1950s the Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese characters and now they have widespread use in Chinas mainland.汉字的演变汉语与西方语言不同，区别在于它不使用字母，而是用汉字表示观点、物体或行为。汉语中的汉字是通过把不同的汉字组合而构成的。在许多情况下，单个的汉字也可以构成一个单词。通过考察汉语中单个汉字的发展过程就可以明白汉语的历史。汉字书写起始于数千年前。根据古代传说，一个名叫仓颉的人发明了汉字。冬
22、季的一天，他在打猎的时候看到雪地上的动物的足迹，并注意到每个足迹的外观是不同的。于是，他想到可以用不同的形状代表不同的物体。最初的汉字只是表现有形物体的图画。随着时间的推移，有些汉字被简化了，有些变得更复杂。然而，整体上看，汉字已经从图画的形式发展成为了标准形式。汉字“山”起初是三座在一起的山峰，接着变为一座山峰和三条线条，随着时间推移又变成了我们今天使用的汉字。并非所有的汉字都从物体的图画演变而来。有时，为了表达想法，有些汉字是结合了两个或更多的符号。例如，“休”是由汉字“人”和“树”结合在一起而构成的。“囚”则表示把“人”的符号放在一个方格里面。还有一些汉字是为了表示方向和数字的。只看外形
23、就能容易地辨别其含义。例如，互为反义词的汉字“上”和“下”。尽管这些类型的汉字能表达意义，但它们的缺点之一就是其字形不具有表音的功能。因此，一种把表意部分和表音部分结合起来的造字法产生了。目前使用的许多汉字就是用这种方法造出来的。在20世纪50年代，中国政府推行简化汉字，现在，简化汉字已在中国内地广泛使用。The Story of BrailleUsually, when we talk about reading, we think of using our eyes to see letters written in ink on paper. However, this is not a
24、lways true. For example, blind people cannot see, but they can still read books.The man who introduced blind people to reading was Louis Braille (18091852). Braille lost his eyesight at the age of three as a result of an injury. When he was ten, he went to a school for the blind in Paris. In those d
25、ays, books for blind people used paper pressed against metal wire to form letters. Since the metal wire was heavy, each book weighed as much as 100 pounds. The whole system was not convenient for use.Indeed, the school library only had fourteen such books in it.In 1821, a soldier visited the school
26、and showed the students a system for passing messages at night during times of battle. His system used paper with small, raised dots that could be felt with the fingers. Each letter of the alphabet was represented by a different pattern which consisted of twelve dots. The soldiers would drag their f
27、ingers over the raised dots to read the message.While the students found the soldiers idea interesting, the system was too difficult to be of practical use. However, young Louis Braille took the idea and worked on it. At the age of fifteen, he created a system with patterns of six raised dots repres
28、enting each letter. Braille， the system for reading used today by blind people around the world, was thus born.The blind can easily recognize Braille with the fingers. They can also easily write in Braille with a special typewriter. Today, it is the most common system used by blind people for readin
29、g and writing, and nearly every language, including Chinese, has its own version of Braille for its people to use.布莱叶盲文的故事通常，当我们谈到阅读时，我们会想到用眼睛去看纸上墨水写成的字母。然而，情况并不一定总是这样。比如，盲人无法看到东西，但他们仍能阅读书籍。将盲人领入阅读世界的人是路易斯布莱叶(18091852)。布莱叶在三岁时因为受伤而失明。十岁时，他进入巴黎一所盲人学校就读。那时候，供盲人阅读的书籍是用纸压在金属丝上来形成字母。因为金属丝很重，所以每本书都会重达100磅
30、，整个系统使用起来非常不方便。事实上，学校图书馆也只有14本这样的书。1821年，一位士兵参观学校时向学生们展示了一种战时夜间传递信息的方法。他的方法是使用带小凸点的纸张，这些小凸点可以用手指感觉出来。字母表里的每一个字母都由12个点组成的不同形状来表示。因此士兵们可以用手指触摸凸点来阅读信息。虽然学生们都觉得士兵的想法非常有趣，但这一方法太过复杂，并不实用。然而年轻的布莱叶采纳了这个想法并着手完善它。15岁时，他创造出了可以由6个凸点表示字母的体系。“布莱叶盲人点字法”，这一当今被全世界盲人广泛使用的阅读体系就此诞生了。盲人可以轻松地用手指辨别布莱叶盲文。他们也可以使用特殊的打字机，方便地用
31、布莱叶盲文书写。今天，布莱叶盲文是世界上最为普及的盲人阅读及书写体系，几乎每种语言，包括汉语，都有着自己的布莱叶盲文版本供盲人使用。1(教材P38)The Chinese language differs from Western languages in that, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.汉语与西方语言不同，区别在于它不使用字母，而是用汉字表示思想、物体和行为。differ vi.相异，有区别(1)differ from与不同，不同于A and B
32、differ in sth. A和B在某方面不同differ/disagree with sb.about/on sth. 在上同某人持不同意见(2)different adj. 不同的be different from 不同于(3)difference n. 差异，不同之处tell the difference between A and B( tell A from B) 区别A与Bmake a/no/some difference 有/没有/有些关系(影响)Japanese differs greatly from French in pronunciation.日语发音和法语发音大不相
33、同。My brother and I are alike in appearance, but differ_in our tastes.我们兄弟俩长得很像， 但爱好却大不相同。We differ with your opinion on that point.在那一点上我们和你持不同意见。American English is significantly different_from British English.美国英语与英国英语有很大差异。Jim, can you tell the difference between this picture and that one?吉姆，你能说出
34、这幅图画和那幅图画的不同吗？One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬以千里。stand for代表，象征；主张；支持Could you tell me what VOA stands for?请你告诉我VOA代表什么好吗？People usually eat mooncakes which stand for a happy reunion.人们常常吃象征团圆的月饼。John always stands_for what is right.约翰一贯支持正确的事情。stand by支持；站在旁边；袖手旁观stand by sb. 支持/
35、帮助/忠于某人stand out 突出，显眼；出色， 杰出stand up for 支持，维护We cannot stand_by and allow such a thing.对这样的事我们不能袖手旁观。Red flags stand out brightly, setting against the blue sky.红旗在蓝天的映衬下显得分外鲜艳。I think a person should stand_up_for what he believes.我认为一个人应该捍卫他的信念。2(教材P38)Then he had the idea that he could use differ
36、ent shapes to represent different objects.接着他有了用不同形状代表不同物体的想法。represent vt.代表；展示；描述；声称The five rings represent the five continents of the world.五个环代表世界五大洲。This picture represents a scene at King Arthurs court.这幅画描绘了亚瑟王法庭的一个场面。represent sth. to sb. 向某人说明；阐述；表达represent oneself as/to be 自称是；声称Let me r
37、epresent my ideas to you in another way.让我用另一种方法向你说明我的想法。The young represented himself as/to_be a lawyer.那个年轻人声称自己是律师。辨析比较represent用来表示“代表某人/某个团体政府等”，“某种标志代表什么”“某物(书、雕塑等)展示的是什么”和“把某人/物描绘成什么”stand for往往用来表示“(字母、数字、符号等)代表/象征什么”选择上述词语填空“UFO” stands_for Unidentified Flying Objects.He represented the hea
38、dmaster at the ceremony.3(教材P38)However, as a whole, the characters have developed from drawings into standard forms.不过，从总体上说，汉字是从图画形式渐渐发展为标准字形的。as a whole作为整体，总体上I enjoyed the movie as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better.尽管表演还可以更好一些，但是就总体而言我很喜欢这部电影。Your essay is welldone on_t
39、he_whole.你的论文基本上写得不错。名师点津as a whole“作为一个整体；整体来说，总体上”，侧重于表示所有部分都已考虑；on the whole与generally同义，表示“大体上，总的来说”，多用来表示并非百分之百的意思。4(教材P38)Sometimes to express ideas, some characters were made by combining two or more characters together.有时为了表达想法的需要，通过把两个或更多的汉字结合起来而创造了一些汉字。combine vt.&vi.组合；(使)联合；使结合；兼备The tea
40、cher asked us to combine the two short sentences to make a new sentence.老师让我们把这两个短句合成一个新的句子。(1)combine A and/with B 把A和B结合/联合；兼有combine to do sth. 联(结)合起来做某事combine against . 为反抗而联合(2)combination n. U联合；结合；C混合体，结合体We consider it necessary to combine_work_with_rest.我们认为劳逸结合是必要的。Several factors combin
41、ed to harm our friendship.几种因素凑到一起，伤害了我们的友谊。He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。名师点津combine不与together连用。5(教材P38)It is easy to distinguish their meanings by looking at them, for example, the characters for up and down， which are opposites of each other.这些汉字你只要看一眼它们的外
42、形就很容易辨别出它们所要表达的意思，如互为反义词的两个汉字“上”和“下”就属于这种情况。distinguish vt.区分，辨别；使具有某种特征Can you distinguish the different musical instruments being played now?你能区分出正在演奏的各种不同的乐器吗？distinguish between .and . 区分/辨别和distinguish .from .使有别于，使具有区别于的特征distinguish oneself 使出众；使著名At what age are children able to distinguish
43、between right and wrong?儿童到什么年龄才能明辨是非？The twins are so alike that no one can distinguish one from the other.这对孪生儿长得很像，没人能分辨出谁是谁。He distinguished himself by his performance in the examination.他在考试中成绩优异，因而显得突出。6(教材P38)Though these kinds of characters indicate meanings, one of their shortcomings is tha
44、t they do not show how they should be pronounced.虽然这几种类型的汉字能够表意，但是它们的缺点之一是其字形不具有表音的功能。indicate vt.显示，表示；象征，暗示Her action indicates her great determination.她的行动表明了她极大的决心。A red sky at night indicates fine weather next day.夜空呈红色往往预兆第二天天气晴朗。He indicated_that he wanted to do the work.他表示想做这份工作。Word family
45、indication n表示；迹象indicative adj. 显示出的；象征的Indications are that the situation hasnt improved much.迹象表明，情况并未有大的改观。7(教材P39)In those days, books for blind people used paper pressed against metal wire to form letters.在那时，盲人用书是通过将纸张压在金属丝上而使字母凸显出来的。press vt.(被)压，挤，推，施加压力；敦促；逼迫 n报刊；新闻界；出版社写出下列句中press的含义She p
46、ressed grapes to make grape juice.挤压，榨取We are pressed for time; we must hurry up.紧迫The police pressed the crowd back behind the barriers.敦促；逼迫The press in China widely reported these events.新闻界Margaret was eagerly pressed to say/into saying something more.大家强烈地要求玛格丽特再讲下去。8(教材P39)The whole system was
47、 not convenient for use.整个系统用起来不方便。convenient adj.方便的May I come and talk with you whenever its convenient?在你方便时我能来和你谈谈吗？I live just by the market, and its very convenient to go shopping.我家就住在商场旁边， 买东西很方便。(1)be convenient to/for 对于是方便的It is convenient for sb.to do sth. 做某事对某人来说是方便的(2)convenience n. U
48、便利，方便； C便利的事物for convenience 为了方便起见at ones convenience 在某人方便的时候If it_is_convenient_for_you to drop in, I will be more than delighted.你要是方便造访的话，我将极其高兴。Please send me an answer at your convenience.请在方便时回信。名师点津convenient作表语时，不可用人作主语，要用事物作主语或用it来充当形式主语。9Therefore, a method was developed to have one part
49、 of a character indicate the meaning and the other suggest the pronunciation.于是就产生了另外一种方法：字的一部分表意，而另一部分表音。用法分析句中have是使役动词，与one part of a character indicate the meaning and the other suggest the pronunciation构成“have宾语宾补”结构，宾语是one part of a character和the other, 宾补是indicate the meaning和suggest the pron
50、unciation。have作使役动词的用法：have宾语do .让做have宾语doing .让一直做或处于做的状态have宾语doneThe doctor had me take exercise for two hours every day.医生让我每天锻炼两个小时。He was busy when I visited him and had_me_waiting for half an hour.我拜访他时，他正好忙着，让我等了半小时。Tomorrow I will have my car repaired.明天，我要去修车。I had_my_wallet_stolen while
51、I was on the subway.乘地铁时我的钱包被偷了。10While the students found the soldiers idea interesting, the system was too difficult to be of practical use.虽然学生们都觉得士兵的想法非常有趣，但这个系统太复杂而不实用。用法分析句中(be) of practical use属于“(be)ofn.(抽象名词)”结构。(1)of抽象名词该名词相对应的形容词。如：of (great)(very)The dictionary is of great use to us.这本词典
52、对我们很有帮助。The meeting seems to be of much importance.这次会议好像挺重要的。We dont think there is anything of interest in your pictures.我们认为你的画并没有什么有趣的地方。(2)of后加表示度量、种类、形状、颜色等的名词，可用来描述人或事物的特征，在句子中可作表语或定语。如：of .size/weight/height/depth/length/age/colour/shape/kind/typeThe two boys are of_the_same_age,_but are of
53、different heights.这两个男孩年龄相同，但身高不同。名师点津“of抽象名词”结构中，抽象名词前可用any, some, little, no, not much, great等形容词修饰，用以说明其程度；“of名词(表示度量、大小、颜色、类别等)”结构中，名词前常用a(n), the same, this, that, all, different等词修饰或说明。.单句语法填空1Graduates should do something creative in the interview to distinguish themselves from other intervie
54、wees.2Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly in size and shape.3The statistics clearly indicate that the poverty in rural areas is less widespread than before.4On the whole, what you said agreed with the answer on the book.5The two pairs of shoes are of the same size.But the
55、y are different in colour.6To gain better effects in teaching children, you should combine study with pleasure instead of just giving them dull knowledge.选词填空as a whole; differ from; as a result of; in that; distinguish . from .1The lecture is important in_that the lecturer will tell how to choose y
56、our future.2We should take all these matters into consideration as_a_whole rather than separately.3He differs_from his twin brother. He likes music, while his twin brother is fond of sports.4He is too young to distinguish right from wrong.5More than ten people got seriously injured as_a_result_of a
57、bomb explosion.语境翻译整体上来说(as a whole)，不同颜色所代表(represent)的情绪是不一样的(differ)。例如，红色代表(stand for)幸福，蓝色则指示(indicate)忧郁。有时候，人们会把各种颜色结合起来(combine)以准确表达感受。因此，人们在文学作品中通过用各种颜色来区分(distinguish)和表达人物的心情就方便(convenient)多了。As a whole, emotions that colours represent differ from each other.For example, red stands for h
58、appiness while blue indicates depression.Sometimes, different colours can be combined to express feelings exactly.As a result, its quite convenient to distinguish and express characters feelings by colours in literature works.对应学生课下能力提升(八).单句语法填空1We should read a passage as a whole, not just sentenc
59、e by sentence.2May I pay a visit to you, Bob?Certainly.Come and see me whenever it is convenient to you.3(福建高考)In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.I cant agree more. Its great to have the two combined (combine)4At the crossing there is an arrow indicating (indicate) the dir
60、ection to the Andrew Farm.5Mr Wang was chosen to_represent (represent) our school to attend the meeting.6As is known to all, babies often cant distinguish between right and wrong; therefore; it is the parents responsibility to teach them.7Considering the topic is difficult to understand, try to simp
61、lify (simple) your speech in case it goes beyond the children.8Yangzhou toy bear is of high quality and is sold all over the world.完成句子1我们班的学生并不是都喜欢英语的。All_the_students_in_our_class are not fond of English.2尽管我尝试各种方法说服该学生放弃玩电脑游戏，他只是装作听不到我的建议。While_I_tried_every_means to persuade the student to give
62、up playing computer games, he just turned a deaf ear to my advice.3别以貌取人。Dont judge a person only by_his_appearance.4晚上天边的红色预示着第二天天气晴朗。A red sky in the evening indicates that the_following_day_will_be_fine.5我已经收集到足够的证据，该官员滥用职权帮助自己的亲戚。I have collected enough evidence that_the_official_abused his powe
63、r to help his relatives.完形填空The first day of school our professor asked us to know someone we didnt know. I turned_1_ to find a little lady smiling at me.She said, “Hi handsome. Im Rose, eightyseven years old.Can I give you a _2_？”I laughed and responded, “Of course you _3_！” and she gave me a big s
64、queeze.“Why are you in college at such an innocent (无辜的) _4_？” I asked.She_5_ replied, “ To meet a _6_ husband, get married, and have a couple of kids .”“No seriously，” I asked.“I always _7_having a college education and now Im getting one！” she told me.After class we talked a lot and became instant
65、 friends. Every day for the next three months we would_8_ class together and then talk nonstop. Actually, she easily _9_ friends wherever she went._10_ the end of the semester we _11_ Rose to speak at our football banquet (宴会)Ill never forget what she _12_ us. As she began to _13_her speech, she _14
66、_ her cards on the floor. As we laughed she _15_ her throat (喉咙) and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old _16_ we stop playing. There are four _17_ to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find _18_ every day. You have to have a dream. Whe
67、n you_19_ your dreams, you die.”She ended her _20_ by courageously singing The Rose.1A.roundBonCoff Daway解析：选Aturn round“环顾四周”；turn on“打开”；turn off“关闭”；turn away“拒绝，弃用”。句意：在上学第一天，我们的教授要求我们认识一个我们不了解的人，我环顾四周发现了一位对着我微笑的矮个子女士。根据句意可知我环顾四周找人。故A正确。2A.gift BhugCkiss Ddream解析：选Bgift“礼物，天赋”；hug“拥抱”；kiss“吻”；dr
68、eam“梦想”。根据下一句“she gave me a big squeeze”可知她紧紧地拥抱了我。故本句她请求能否给我一个拥抱。故B正确。3A.must BmayCwill Dshould解析：选Bmust“必须”；may“可以，也许”；will“将要”；should“应该”。句意：我笑着回应：当然，你可以的。本句在肯定句中使用may表示答应对方的请求。其余三项与句意不符，B项属于最佳答案。4A.time ByearCage Dperiod解析：选Ctime“时间”；year“年”；age“年纪”；period“时期”。本句是作者的幽默的说法：在如此天真的年纪，你为什么要来读大学呢？因为在
69、第一段中Rose说她自己已经87岁了。这是一个很大的年纪了。故C正确。5A.interestingly BseriouslyCinnocently Djokingly 解析：选Dinterestingly“有趣地”；seriously“严肃地”；innocently“无辜地，幼稚地”；jokingly“开玩笑地”。句意：她开玩笑地回答：来找一个富有的丈夫，结婚然后生很多小孩。根据回答可知她是在开玩笑而已。故D正确。6A.tall BpoorCrich Dsmall解析：选Ctall“高的”；poor“贫穷的”；rich“富有的”；small“小的”。这是Rose和我在开玩笑，想找一个富有的丈夫
70、，更能突出她的幽默乐观。故C正确。7A.waited for Bheard ofChunted for Ddreamed of解析：选Dwait for“等待”；hear of“听说”；hunt for“寻找”；dream of“梦想”。句意：我一直梦想能上大学，现在我正在进行我的大学教育。上大学是Rose的梦想，这才是她87岁了还来读大学的原因。故D正确。8A.attend BleaveCskip Dhave解析：选Aattend class“上课”，leave“离开”；skip“跳开”；have“拥有”。句意：在接下来的三个月里，我们经常一起上课然后讲个不停。故A正确。9A.had Bma
71、deCfound Dbecame解析：选Bmake friends“交朋友”。句意：实际上无论在哪里，她都很容易交到朋友。故B正确。10A.At BByCIn DTo解析：选Aat the end of“在结束的时候”；by the end of“到结束为止(通常与完成时连用)”；C、D两项通常不和the end连用。句意：在学期结束的时候，我们邀请Rose在足球宴会上为我们发言。本句谓语动词并没有使用完成时，故A正确。11A.invited BrequiredCdemanded Dtold解析：选Ainvite“邀请”；require“要求”；demand“要求，命令”；tell“告诉”。句
72、意：在学期结束的时候，我们邀请Rose在足球宴会上为我们发言。因为我们是同学关系，所以使用invite表示邀请对方发言，并非是命令。故A正确。12A.gave BtaughtCspoke Dasked解析：选Bgive“给予”；teach“教”；speak“发言，讲话”；ask“请求”。句意：我永远不会忘记她教给我们的东西。本句表示Rose的发言对我们有很大的影响，教给我们很多东西。故B正确。13A.tell BdeliverCsay Dspeak解析：选Btell“告诉”；deliver“投递，发表演讲”；say“说”；speak“讲话”。句意：当她开始发表讲话的时候，她把自己的身份证放在地
73、上。动词deliver和speech连用，表示发表演讲。其余三项与speech不搭配。故B正确。14A.put BlaidCleft Ddropped解析：选Dput“放”；lay“放置，搁，铺”；leave“离开”；drop“放下”。根据名词the floor可知她是把自己的身份证放在地上，所以使用drop。故D正确。15A.cleaned BwashedCcleared Dopened解析：选Cclean“清理”；wash“清洗”；clear“清除”；open“打开”。句意：当我们笑的时候，她清清喉咙。根据常识可知很多人在发言之前都有清清嗓子的习惯。故C正确。16A.as BsoCbeca
74、use Dif解析：选Cas“随着”；so“于是”；because“因为”；if“如果”。句意：我们不会因为老了，就停止玩了。正是因为我们不玩了，我们才会变老。Rose想告诉我们：活到老，学到老。故C正确。17A.steps BanswersCsecrets Dsolutions解析：选Cstep“步骤”；answer“答案”；secret“秘密”；solution“解决方法”。句意：永葆年轻有四个秘密。根据句意可知C正确，Rose在和我们分享她心态年轻的秘密。18A.stories BhappinessCdreams Dhumor解析：选Dstory“故事”；happiness“快乐”；dr
75、eam“梦想”；humor“幽默”。句意：你得大笑并找到生活中的幽默。根据laugh可知与humor相关。故D正确。19A.find BrealizeCachieve Dlose解析：选Dfind“找到”；realize“实现”；achieve“获得，实现”；lose“失去”。句意：当你失去了梦想，你就会死掉。根据you die，指人失去了梦想才会死掉。故D正确。20A.speech BstoryCdream Dsong解析：选Aspeech“演讲”；story“故事”；dream“梦想”；song“歌曲”。根据上文“As she began to _ her speech”可知她结束自己的演
76、讲。故A正确。.阅读理解In the second half of the 15th century, European sailors began to plan voyages that would take them beyond the limits of the world they knew. The new interest in the world came in part from the Renaissance (文艺复兴), but the main reason was to set up new trading links with spice (香料) produc
77、ing lands in Asia.Spices were a necessary part of everyday life for the Europeans. Refrigeration (冷藏) had not yet been invented, so the only way to keep meat was to salt it. Adding spices helped to hide the salty taste. The spices also hid the taste of meat that had gone bad.The Turks defeated the B
78、yzantine Empire in 1453, cutting the land link between Europe and Asia. If spices were to reach Europe, a sea route to Asia had to be found. Prince Henry, the Navigator of Portugal, set up a school for sailors and encouraged the exploration of the African coast. In 1486, Bartholomeu Dias and his cre
79、w became the first Portuguese sailors to reach the southern tip of Africa, but he turned back because his crew was unwilling to travel any further. Ten years later, Dias helped another Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama, plan a voyage around Africa to India.Christopher Columbus hoped to reach India by
80、 sailing west. When the Portuguese king would not sponsor his voyage, he asked Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. After six years, they agreed. When Columbus reached a group of islands across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, he was certain he had reached his goal. Columbus called the native people Indians.
81、 This is why the Caribbean islands are known as the West Indies. Columbus made three more voyages to the Caribbean, but he never realized his mistake.1European sailors explored the world mainly to _.Afind new landBchallenge the limits of sailing skillsCspread the spirit of the RenaissanceDget spices
82、解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“but the main reason was to set up new trading links with spice (香料) producing lands”可知，欧洲的水手们探索世界是为了获取香料。2Spices were important for the Europeans because _.Athey were used to preserve meat instead of saltBthey made meat preserved by salt taste betterCthey were used in everyday coo
83、kingDthey were more expensive than salt解析：选B细节理解题。第二段提到香料对欧洲人很重要，特别是根据最后两句可知，它可以使腌制的肉更美味，故B项正确。3Bartholomeu Dias and his crew turned back from the southern tip of Africa because _.Athey had finished their taskBthey were not skilled enough to go any fartherCthe sailors didnt want to go any furtherDDi
84、as wanted to help another Portuguese sailor解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句中的“but he turned back because his crew was unwilling to travel any further.”可知，他们从非洲返回是因为那些水手们不想再航行得更远了。4We can infer from the last paragraph that Christopher Columbus _.Areally reached IndiaBhad never reached IndiaCmet some American In
85、diansDrealized his mistake during his last voyage解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“When Columbus reached a group of islands across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, he was certain he had reached his goal.”可知，哥伦布到达大西洋就停止了航行，他以为已经到了印度，所以他从没有到达过印度。.任务型阅读Healthy habits for living longerMany of us are set in our daily habit
86、s. We eat the same meal, wear the same clothes, take the same route to work and work the same old job. But what we sometimes fail to recognize is the huge influence that our daily habits can have on our health. It is very important for us to keep our daily habits healthy. 1._Take some exercise every
87、 day. Daily exercise does improve our health. In fact, studies show that daily exercise can add three years to our life. Opportunity for exercise is everywhere just be creative. Whenever we can, walk to work. 2._ Its really that simple.Eat a healthy breakfast. Researchers have found that those who e
88、at an early morning meal are less likely to be too fat and get diseases compared with those who dont. 3._ All in all, eating breakfast is a great and healthy way to start our day.Have enough sleep. 4._ Failing to get at least seven hours of sleep appears to increase the risk of major illnesses inclu
89、ding cancer, heart disease, diabetes and many more.Get chances to communicate (交流). 5._ Any social communication can positively affect our health because we can have more time and chances to communicate with others. All of these can add years to our lives.ANot enough quality sleep can shorten our li
90、fe.BExercise also helps us keep away from illnesses.CIf we live or work in a tall building, just take the stairs.DBreakfasteaters also report feeling better.ETheres an old saying that says a good friend is cheaper than treatment.FFinding time for structured exercise can be pretty much impossible for
91、 many people.GBy making just a few small changes and keeping them, we can add a few years to our life.1解析：选G根据空前的内容可知这里说的是保持健康的生活习惯的重要性。G项说明了生活习惯的重要性又开篇点题说到了延长寿命的问题。2解析：选C根据空前的“exercise is everywhere”以及空后的“Its really that simple”可知这里说的是如何在日常生活中进行有效的锻炼。所以C项提到的爬楼梯最适合。3解析：选D根据段首的关键词breakfast可知这一段说的是早餐的重要性。综观这些选项，只有D项提到了早餐：吃早餐的人也会反馈出感觉更好的信息。4解析：选A根据空前的关键词“enough sleep”定位到A项：不充足的高质量睡眠会缩短我们的寿命。故选A。5解析：选E根据空前的关键词communicate可知这里说的是与人交流的关键性。在剩余的几个选项中只剩下E项与交流有关系。句意：古谚云：“好朋友比开药方便宜得多。”所以选E。
