1、China successfully held the 29th Olympic Games in 2008.We began to learn more about the history and significance of the honourable games.The ancient games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years from 776 BC to AD 394.At that time, by tradition theathletes were all maleand they had to compete
2、wearing no clothes.Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honour ofthe wife of the Greek god Zeus.In 1896, the contemporary Olympic flame restarted to be lit in Athens.It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who made important contributions to the
3、activity.After 32 years absence, the Peoples Republic of China returned to the Games and played an important role in them.In Beijing 29th Olympic Games Chinese athletes made glorious achievements and won the most gold medals.The Olympians from all over the world brought joy to people across the worl
4、d with their attempts to push the boundaries of human achievement.2008年中国成功地举办了第29届奥运会。对于这一崇高的运动会，我们也开始更多的了解它的历史和重要意义。从公元前776年至公元394年，古代奥林匹克运动会在希腊的奥林匹亚每四年举办一次。那时，按照传统，运动员全部是男性，他们必须裸体竞技。单身女性被允许在另外一个节日参加她们自己的比赛来纪念希腊天神宙斯的妻子。1896年现代奥运圣火重新开始在雅典点燃。法国人皮埃尔德顾拜旦为这项活动做出了重要贡献。阔别32年后，中华人民共和国重返奥运会并在其中发挥了重要作用。在第29
5、届北京奥运会上，中国运动员取得了辉煌的成绩，获得了最多的金牌。来自世界各地的奥林匹克运动员们努力推进人类成就的极限，给全世界人民带来了快乐。加餐练(一)完形阅读组合练.完形填空I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. During these discussions, I ask the _1_， “What has caused you to stay long enough to become a _2_？
6、”A new manager took the _3_ and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a $19 baseball glove.” Cynthia told the group that when she started to work in this _4_， she received a phone call from her nineyearold son, Jessie. He _5_ a baseball glove for Little League. Cynthia had _6_ he wou
7、ld get a glove as soon as she found a job and he was calling to _7_ her of her promise.When Cynthia _8_ for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in back of the store that _9_ as an office. Cynthia _10_ if she had done something wrong or _11_ some pa
8、rt of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and _12_.Patricia _13_ her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son yesterday，” she said, “and I know that it is hard to _14_ such things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he needs to understand how _15_ he is, eve
9、n though you have to pay _16_ before you can buy gloves. You know we cant _17_ good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do _18_， and I want you to know you are important to us.”The _19_， sympathy and love of this convenience store manager _20_ her. She remembers better how much an em
10、ployer cares than how much the employer pays.语篇解读：为员工提供人文关怀、让他们觉得自己受到重视是激励员工为公司效力的法宝。1A.customersBpatientsCparticipants Dplayers解析：选C句意：在讨论过程中，我问参加培训的人，“是什么让你们坚守这么长时间，然后当上经理的？”根据前面的“training”判断，应选C项。customer“顾客”，patient“患者”和player“选手”均与题意不符。2A.secretary BmanagerCclerk Dattendant解析：选B下文的“manager”为本题作
11、了暗示。secretary“秘书”，clerk“职员”，attendant“参加者”，不符合语境要求。3A.discussion BgloveCquestion Dtime解析：选C一位新任经理回答了这个问题。上文“我”提出了一个问题，这里是回答问题，因此选C。4A.company BfactoryCgroup Dstore解析：选A辛西娅在这家公司上班，因此用company。5A.asked BboughtChad Dneeded解析：选D句意：他需要一副棒球手套参加少年棒球俱乐部。need“需要”。6A.declared BclaimedCpromised Dadmitted解析：选C辛西
12、娅许诺如果她找到工作的话就给他买一副手套。promise“承诺”，declare“宣称”，claim“声称”，admit“承认”，与题意不符。7A.remind BwarnCtell Daccuse解析：选A孩子给她打电话提醒她做出的承诺。remind“提醒”。warn“警告”，tell“告知”，accuse“谴责”，不符合语境要求。8A.left BreachedCmade Darrived解析：选D第二天辛西娅来上班的时候，商场经理把她叫到办公室。arrive“到达”。9A.used BconsideredCtook Dserved解析：选Dserve as“用作，当作”。take as“
13、看作是”；consider as“认为是”；use as“用作”(此处应用被动形式)。10A.recalled BwonderedCasked Drequested解析：选B辛西娅想知道自己是做了错事，或者是前一天的工作有什么疏忽。wonder“想知道；怀疑”。recall“回忆”，ask“质问”，request“询问”，与题意不符。11A.left BmissedCcaused Dtook解析：选Aleave something incomplete“有疏漏或半途而废”。12A.confused BdisappointedCdelighted Damused解析：选A她很担心，又有些迷惑不解
14、。disappointed“失望的”，delighted“高兴的”，amused“愉快的”，与语境不符。13A.handed BprovidedCsent Doffered解析：选Ahand“交给，递给，当面送给”。14A.tell BsupplyCexplain Dpromise解析：选C很难给小孩子们解释这些。explain“解释，说明”。15A.anxious BeagerCclever Dimportant解析：选D因为他需要明白别人把他看得多么重要。根据下文的暗示可知选D。anxious“焦虑的”，eager“急迫的”，clever“聪明的”，与题意不符。16A.salaries B
15、wagesCemployees Dbills解析：选D尽管买棒球手套之前你需要支付各种账单。pay bills“支付账单”。salary“工资”，wage“薪水”，employee“雇员”，均不符合题意。17A.buy BtreatCpay Dinvite解析：选C该句意思是说公司现在支付的薪酬还不够高。pay“支付”；buy“购买”；treat“对待”；invite“邀请”。文章末尾有暗示。18A.care BexpectClack Dmind解析：选A我们公司确实很器重您，我们想让您知道您对我们相当重要。care“在意，重视”。下文有暗示。19A.carefulness Bthoughtf
16、ulnessClikeliness Dhappiness解析：选B这家便利店经理的体贴、同情和关爱感动了她。carefulness“认真”，likeliness“可能性”，happiness“幸福”，与题意不符。20A.moved BscaredCamazed Dawakened解析：选A经理的动之以情的做法感动了她。move“感动”。scare“恐吓”，amaze“震惊”，awaken“惊醒”，不符合语境。.阅读理解Christmas in the United States is traditionally a time of giftgiving and family gathering
17、s. But small towns across the country have their own traditions.Middleburg, a small town in the state of Virginia, is known for its horses. For more than 50 years, Middleburg has organized a yearly Christmas parade (游行). Men and women ride horses through the woods and fields. They follow hunting dog
18、s as they search for a wild fox. But first, these hunters ride in the yearly parade, wearing their bright red hunting clothes and hats.John Hale, a citizen of Middleburg says many city people visit his town. “We have a lot of people from an urban area that come to visit, but it incorporates a lot of
19、 the old traditions.” The nighttime hayride is one such tradition. Small groups gather under the moonlight on an open wagon filled with hay. The passengers sing as farm horses pull the wagon slowly across the fields.There are some newer traditions, too. Trey Matheu works at the nearby Salamander Res
20、ort. He says a visit to Middleburg is a chance to slow down for a day. He says Middleburg can be a calming, peaceful place without tension.“Middleburg is an opportunity to take a step back, to take a deep breath, and understand that even though life is moving on at a very fast pace, theres really an
21、 opportunity where youre allowed to step off for a little bit.”Parade organizers say more than 13, 000 people attend even in below freezing weather. But if you ask, you will hear many different reasons why people come to watch the parade：“I come here because Im from a small town. I like how everybod
22、y comes together.”“I live right down that street, right there. And thats my dog.”Middleburg looks its best at Christmastime. That may be why so many people return each year.1Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AMiddleburgs Christams paradeBA small town known for horsesCChristma
23、s traditions in MiddleburgDNewer traditions at Christmastime解析：选C标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了弗吉尼亚州的一个小镇Middleburg的圣诞传统，C项最具概括性。2At Christmas, people in Middleburg usually _.Avisit friends and familiesBfeed farm horses with hayChunt for dogs in the woodsDride in the yearly parade解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“For more than 50
24、years, Middleburg .the woods and fields.”可知，在圣诞节，Middleburg的人们会在一年一度的游行中骑马。3According to Trey Matheu, why do people visit Middleburg?ATo relax themselves.BTo enjoy the fresh air.CTo escape competition.DTo challenge themselves.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第四、五段可知，Trey Matheu认为游览Middleburg会让人感到放松、平静，可以暂时逃离快节奏的生活，因此选择
25、A。4What do we know about the small town Middleburg?AIt makes a large profit from tourism.BIt attracts many people each year.CIt is a good place for family gatherings.DIt doesnt respect Christmas traditions.解析：选B细节理解题。根据倒数第四段中的“Parade organizers say more than 13,000 people attend even in below freezi
26、ng weather.”可知，这个小镇每年吸引很多人游览。加餐练(二)失分题型强化练.任务型阅读How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashio
27、n.Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of c
28、ourse, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boys hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion
29、 in case our friends think we are odd or dull.What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as wel
30、l as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats, and more American men followed his example.There is also a cyclical (周期性的) pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After Wo
31、rld War ， they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can d
32、ress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.At the same time, appearance is still important in cert
33、ain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater, and it would be discourteous (失礼的) to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, yo
34、u need never feel depressed if you dont look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and youll see that no one else does either.Fashion ChangePeoples attitude towards fashionIn our life, teenagers or people in their early twenties care more about their (1)_Ordinary people just follow the tren
35、ds of fashion passively.(2)_ that fashion has on peoplePeople are able to feel more (3)_ or less embarrassed if they dress themselves fashionably. People are constantly under (4)_ to keep up with the fashion.Causes of fashion changingSometimes a fashion can be (5)_ due to convenience or practical ne
36、cessity, or just because of the fancy of an influential person.Cyclical (6)_ in fashionSome old fashion may become (7)_ again after a certain period of time.Fashion todayPeople are free to dress or do their hair according to their (8)_ instead of going after popularity.Writers attitudePeople must (9
37、)_ properly on some occasions and always (10)_ delighted even if they dont look fashionable.答案：1.appearance2.Influences/Effects/Impacts3confident4.pressure5.established6.pattern7popular8.taste/liking9.dress10.feel/stay.书面表达请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。With the development of economy, people tend to
38、pursue high quality living conditions. Most of the parents try their best to offer their children comfortable circumstances, but they seldom have time to stay with their children. In my opinion, no matter how busy they are, they should make the best use of their time to stay with their children.Ever
39、y time when parents take them to the amusement park, help them to prepare their birthday parties, applaud for them when they are competing in the sports meeting, the time they spend with children will become treasure in their memories.Children need the direction from their parents. There is some wro
40、ng behavior in our society, such as dishonesty, violence and so on. Children have weak resistance in defending this negative influence. In this case, parents instructions seem to be very important to childrens growth. Parents should sit down and talk with them about what they should do and should no
41、t do.I do not deny that there are some disadvantages in spending too much time with children. Some parents restrict their children, and give them little freedom to develop their interests. Therefore, I emphasize that parents should educate and instruct their children appropriately in their spare tim
42、e apart from their busy work.写作内容你将参加一场主题辩论会，主题为“父母该为孩子的行为习惯负责吗？”。参赛前，你要查阅相关资料，并准备你的主题发言，请仔细阅读上文，然后完成以下的任务：1用约30个单词概括短文的要点；2用约120个单词就“父母该为孩子的行为负责吗？”这个主题发表你的看法，并包含以下内容要点：(1)你认为父母是否该对此负责，并阐明你的理由；(2)你对父母们的建议。写作要求你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能抄袭阅读材料中的句子。评分标准内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。_参考范文：Parents Shoul
43、d Be Responsible for Childrens BehaviorThe passage mainly tells us that parents play an important part in childrens growth, suggesting that no matter how busy parents are, they should make the best use of their time to stay with their children and give proper instructions.We know it is important for
44、 children to develop good habits.So it is disappointing and sad to see some children around us showing bad habits. As far as I am concerned, parents should be responsible for helping children develop good habits. The reasons are as follows. To start with, it is commonly held that parents are the fir
45、st teachers of their children. The children adopt many ways and thoughts of their parents as they are growing. Whats more, parents duties include not only providing food and clothing, but also knowledge and common sense required to go on well in society.Therefore, I hope parents can spend more time staying with their children, giving proper guidance to their children. Meanwhile, parents should mind their words and acts, setting a good example to their children.
