1、.单词拼写1Each color on the chart represents (代表) a department.2He can distinguish (区分) a genuine antique from a reproduction.3Johns appearance (出现) in the doorway was welcomed with shouts.4His hesitation indicates (表明) that he is unwilling to go with us for the holiday.5The subject is extremely complex
2、 and it is hard to simplify (简化)6He has made up his mind to overcome his shortcomings (缺点)7The old man lost his eyesight (视力) in a battle.8Could you show me how to use the typewriter (打字机)?.完成句子1Chinese differs_greatly_from_English (跟英语大不相同) in pronunciation.2As_a_whole (就整体来看), the film is worth se
3、eing.3PO stands_for (代表) post office or postal order.4You ought_to_have_told_me (本应该告诉我) the truth a little earlier.5Not_everyone_can_answer (不是人人都能回答) such an easy question.单项填空1The name of our country is PRC, which _ the Peoples Republic of China.Astands outBstands upCstands for Dstands still解析:选C
4、。stand for“代表”;stand out“突出,显眼”;stand up“站起来”。根据语境“PRC代表的是中华人民共和国”可知选C。2If they can _ their natural ability with hard work, they will be successful.Ajoin BconnectClink Dcombine解析:选D。句意:如果他们能把天生的能力和努力工作结合起来,他们会成功的。combine . with .表示“把和结合起来”,符合语境。3The exam was easy, wasnt it?Yes, but I dont think _ co
5、uld pass it.Asomebody BanybodyCnobody Deverybody解析:选D。句意:“这次考试很容易,不是吗?”“是的,但我认为并非每个人都能及格。”not与everybody连用时表示部分否定。4The statistics clearly _ that the poverty in rural areas is less widespread than before.Adirect BindicateCmean Dsign解析:选B。句意:统计显示,农村贫困比以前的范围小了。indicate“显示,表明”,符合句意。direct“指挥,指导”;mean“意味着
6、,意思是”;sign“标志着”。5Your ideas are very interesting, but we need _ suggestions to get us out of the mess.Aimpressive BsimilarCpractical Dtraditional解析:选C。句意:你的主意很有趣,但我们需要实用的建议帮助我们摆脱困境。impressive“给人深刻印象的,感人的,令人钦佩的”;similar“相似的”;practical“实用的,切实可行的”;traditional“传统的”。根据句意可知选C。6Is this true just in this co
7、untry or in the world _?Aas a result Bas usualCas a whole Das well解析:选C。句意:只是在这个国家如此呢,还是就整个世界来看都这样呢?as a whole意为“作为整体”,在题干中和just in this country相对。as a result“结果是”;as usual“像往常一样”;as well“也,又”。7Dont worry. Ill have it _ and get someone _ it to you tomorrow.Atyped; sendBto type; to sendCtype; sendDty
8、ped; to send解析:选D。考查have sth. done(让别人做某事)结构和get sb. to do sth.(让某人做某事)结构。8Yangzhou toy bear is _ and is sold all over the world.Aof high quality Bhigh qualityCgood quality Dof poor quality解析:选A。句意:扬州玩具熊质量很好,在全世界都有销售。“be ofadj.抽象名词”结构说明事物的性质、特征。9Would it be _ for you to pick me up at four oclock and
9、 take me to the airport?Afree BvacantChandy Dconvenient解析:选D。句意:四点时你送我去飞机场好吗?free“自由的,免费的”;vacant“空的,未被占用的”;handy“手头的”。convenient“方便的”,符合语境。10Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly _ size and shape.Aon BfromCby Din解析:选D。考查介词在固定短语中的用法。句意:各种各样的树上都长有树叶,但树叶的大小和形状大不相同。differ in s
10、th.为固定短语,意为“在方面不同”;differ on“有异议,有分歧”;differ form“与不同”;differ一般不与by构成固定搭配。江苏、安徽专用.阅读理解Geniuses amaze us, impress us and make us all a little jealous. How do they differ from the average person? Sci-entists are working hard to figure out that answer. Tune to the National Geographic Channel to find ou
11、t about the dis-coveries theyre making in the series “My Brilliant Brain”When Marc Yu was only two years old, he began to play the piano. After a year, he started learning pieces by Beethoven. Now hes a worldfamous concert pianist at the age of 8. He learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease
12、and can identify any note he hears. He seems to be specially designed for music. In “Born Genius”, National Geographic looks at the science behind child prodigies (神童) to explain why some children seem to be born without limits.Genius didnt come naturally to Tommy McHugh. This came only after he nea
13、rly died from bleeding in his brain. After recovering, McHughs head was filled with new thoughts and pictures. So, he began to express them in the form of poetry and art. Now, hes a seemingly un-stoppable creative machine. Sufferers of autism and brain injury have shown that great mental ability can
14、 sometimes come from damage or disease. “Accidental Genius” ex-plores this puzzling relationship.Can normal people be trained to be geniuses? Susan Polger has shown no signs of extraordinary intelligence. Yet, during her childhood, she studied thousands of chess patterns and learned to recognize the
15、m immediately. As a result, she was able to beat skilled adult players by age 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time without even seeing the boards. “Make Me a Genius” examines what it takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.If becoming a genius were easy, wed all be one
16、. Yet, there is much more to super intelligence than simply being born lucky. Learn more about amazing brains this month on National Geographics “My Brilliant Brain”语篇解读:天才令人吃惊,令人嫉妒。怎样才能成为天才呢?有固定的方式吗?1“My Brilliant Brain” is most probably from _.Aa website Bthe radioCa magazine Da newspaper解析:选B。细节理
17、解题。从第一段最后一句中的“Tune to the National Geographic Channel(调到国家地理频道)”可知“My Brilliant Brain”不是来自网站,也不是报纸或杂志。2The author takes Marc Yu as an example to show that a child prodigy is _.Aa person who learns something easilyBa child who is eager to learn new thingsCa student who practices an instrument a lotDa
18、 kid who works hard to do well in school解析:选A。推理判断题。文章举了三个例子,其中Marc Yu两岁开始弹钢琴,八岁成为世界闻名的钢琴家,他很容易就能学会新的、较难的曲子。可以看出他是一个神童,他学知识很容易。3Which of the following is NOT true according to the pas-sage?ANew things about the brain are still being discovered.BPeople without natural abilities can learn to do things
19、 well.CSome people naturally have more active brains.DPeople are usually smarter when they recover from brain injury.解析:选D。推理判断题。文章中第二个例子说Tommy McHugh生病康复后大脑出现奇迹,但并非人人都会这样。4What would be the best way to describe Susan Polgers special abilities?ABorn. BMagical.CDeveloped. DRidiculous.解析:选C。推理判断题。文章中第
20、三个例子说Susan Polger记忆了大量的象棋定式,从而能够快速识别棋路,并到10岁时打败有经验的成年对手等,说明人的智力是通过学习发展而成的。5From the passage, we know that _Ascientists completely understand the brain.Bpeople can only be born as geniuses.Ctheres no such thing as a true genius.Dthere are many factors in being a genius.解析:选D。主旨大意题。通过本文三个不同的例子可知成为天才有多
21、种形式。安徽专用.任务型读写Studying AbroadNowadays, studying abroad gains popularity in China.Many rich parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China.As every coin has two sides, studying abroad is not an exception (例外)There are advantages for people to a
22、ttend school abroad.In the first place, he can use the foreign lan-guage in his daily life so that his ability in the second lan-guage may be greatly improved, as it is obvious that there is no better chance to improve secondlanguage than living in the country where it is spoken.While studying in a
23、for-eign country, he will most likely meet many others from o-verseas and it is possible to make friends from all over the world.This is not only exciting on the social level, but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well.He can get familiar with the latest knowledge in sci-enc
24、e and make use of the firstrate facilities (设备) available.In this way, there is every chance that he is able to widen his horizon (眼界) and broaden his mind.Of course, attending schools abroad may bring about a series of problems.The most serious problem is language barrier (障碍)Most of the students w
25、ho go abroad dont have enough skills in the language spoken there.As a re-sult, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to under-stand what the teachers say.Besides, for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people, they may constantly run into trouble in dealing with various situatio
26、ns.Therefore, given an opportunity to attend a school abroad, one must consider both sides of the factors careful-ly before making up his mind.Title: Studying AbroadPhenomenonSending children abroad to receive educa-tion is (1)_ with many rich par-ents.(2)_ Children have the (3)_ chance to improve t
27、he second language because they can use it (4)_ They can make friends with other students from (5)_ They can (6)_of the latest knowledge in science and have access to the best facilities.Disadvantages Language barrier is the number one prob-lem.Because students are not (7)_ at the language spoken th
28、ere, they will have difficulty in (8)_ what the teachers say. It is not easy for them to deal with crossculture communication (9)_ to lack of knowledge of the customs of the locals.ConclusionBoth sides of the factors should be taken into(10)_ carefully before one makes a decision.答案:1.popular 2.Adva
29、ntages 3.best4.daily 5overseas / abroad6.know / learn 7.skilled 8.un-derstanding 9.due/ owing 10.consideration/account江苏专用.任务型阅读When you read the newspaper, do you read the adver-tisements as closely as you read news stories? Do you be-lieve advertising as readily as you believe news stories? I dont
30、 and neither do most people I know.But we pay attention to news or public interest stories.Not only do we pay attention, we are also more likely to believe news stories than your basic advertisements.When your news is published either online, on the radio, TV or in newspapers people automatically fe
31、el that since its being published it must be worthy information. I read somewhere that “Advertising is what you pay for.Publicity is what you pray for”This is so true.You can spend a fortune on advertising and yes, it will bring you some traffic (买卖) but traffic is only part of what you need and it
32、stops when the advertising stops. What you really need is publicityfree publicity so that your information reaches your wouldbe customers and peo-ple will begin to get to “know” you.When people see and hear your name over and over they will begin to think of you as an expert in your field.They will
33、trust your judgment and buy your products.They will start all over again.One of the best ways to get free publicity is by writing articles then giving them to the third party sites and newspapers for publishing.Plus with a price like free, why not make the most of it? The most important thing to rem
34、ember when writing news is to write story not a sales speech.Dont you hate it when you ask someone about a product and instead of them telling you what it is and how you could benefit from it they go into the speech about its features and why its a good product? You should be trying to sell a story
35、connected to the product instead of trying to sell the product itself.Why? Because people love stories! Weve been listening to and telling stories for centuries and we will continue for a long time to come.People will pay attention if they think theyre going to hear a good story but will turn away i
36、f you give them a sales speech. By writing like a storyteller, you will get free publicity which will increase your traffic and your sales.Disadvanta-ges of ad-vertisements.Readers usually dont read ads (1)_People are not (2)_ to believe adsIf the advertising stops, the (3)_ stops.(4)_ of news stori
37、es.People pay more attention to news storiePeople often think news stories are (5)_.People have been (6)_ of stories for centuries.How news stories workWhen people see and hear your (7)_ over and over again, they will begin to think of you as an (8)_ in your field.They will (9)_in your judg-ment and
38、 buy your products.They will al-so (10)_ you to others.答案:1.closely/attentively2.willing3.traffic4.Ad-vantages5.true6.fond7.name8.expert9.believe10.recommend湖南专用.阅读填空There are many opportunities to help others, but the most common and easiest nonprofit way is to volunteer.Volunteering provides many
39、benefits. You can get to know other volunteers in your community (社区) who real-ly care about others. You can work with them in various programs and learn a lot from them.When you learn to serve and help others out of their difficulties, you will grow up knowing that you can make a difference in the
40、world and will have a feeling of being val-ued.Volunteering is also an opportunity to explore careers in which you may want to work in the future earlier. For example, if you have a desire to be a doctor, you can give your time to hospitals and clinics. Through volunteering you can learn a lot of va
41、luable skills.Also you get the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping people in need. Volunteering can also provide a life-time of wonderful memories and experiences.If you are interested in volunteering, here are some ways.First, look at the needs people in your own community have. There will
42、 always be people who are in some kind of difficulty. See what you can do to help them overcome their difficulties.Next, join with others when you help. Each person has different skills and resources, so the people you are helping will benefit in a much bigger way.Finally,find out about projects and
43、 organizations around the world that you can somehow become involved in.Volunteering your time is more rewarding than you can possibly imagine. This feeling of satisfaction cannot be bought with any amount of money,so you should help oth-ers in order to lead a richer and fuller life.Title:_1_ Throug
44、h VolunteeringMain ideaVolunteering is the most common and eas-iest nonprofit way to help others._2_You can meet new people through volunteering and learn a lot from _3_.You will learn that you can make a difference in the world and will have a feeling that you are _4_ to others.You can learn _5_ in
45、 a field in which you might want to work in the future.You will feel _6_ through helping others.Volunteering gives you wonderful _7_.WaysSearch for people who need help in your own community.Join a _8_ to help others and share your skills and resources.Try to find out about projects and organizations around the world that you can _9_ yourself in.ConclusionVolunteering is _10_ and can make your life richer and fuller.1_2._3_4._5_6._7_8._9_10._答案:1.Help Others2.Benefits/Advantages3.other volunteers4.helpful5.new skills6.satisfied7.memories and experiences8.group9.involve10rewarding