1、.单项填空1Do you let your kids travel alone at night?_!AForget it BGo aheadCAbsolutely not DAt any time解析:选C。Forget it表示拒绝别人的请求,Go ahead表示同意别人的请求,At any time表示在任何时间(都可以)。选项A、B、D均为答非所问。“Absolutely not”表示决不同意,符合题意。2Those who are not _ with the progress they have made will work harder.Aproud BafraidCpopula
2、r Dcontent解析:选D。本题考查be content with的用法,be proud of“以为豪”,be afraid of“怕”,be popular with“受欢迎”。句意:那些不满意自己的进步的人,会更努力工作。3You are late again,Tom?Sorry,but I got_a heavy traffic jam.Acaught inBtaken inCput offDheld by解析:选A。be/get caught in是固定搭配,指“突然碰上;突然遭受”,多用于被动结构。4As a film star she was a success,but as
3、 a wife she was _failure,so their marriage ended in_failure.A不填;不填 B不填;a Ca;a Da;不填解析:选D。failure表示“失败的人或事”时,是可数名词;表示“失败”时,是不可数名词。第一空指“失败者”,所以用a;第二空指“以失败告终”,所以不加冠词。5Our teacher looked here and there on our playground_looking for something.Aeven though Beven ifCas if Donly if解析:选C。根据前面的looked here and
4、 there判断,我们的老师“好像”在找东西,所以用as if。6Im green at everything.Dont worry._you get older,you will get more experience.AAs BTill CUnless DSince解析:选A。句意:随着年龄的增长,你会获得更多经验。7In a sports team each player has a clear role,and there are few occasions_members are confused or uncertain about their roles.Awhose Bthat
5、 Cwhen Dwhich解析:选C。考查定语从句。when引导的定语从句修饰occasions。occasion意为“时刻,的时候”,关系副词在定语从句中作时间状语。8Mr.Brown thought it would be a good idea to have_from his workers to improve his plan.Asummaries BadmissionsCcomments Dconnections解析:选C。考查名词辨析。comment评论,议论,意见。句意:Brown先生认为,为了改善自己的计划,听听工人们的意见会是一个不错的主意。summary“总结,概要”;
6、admission“承认,允许进入”;connection“连接(处),关系”。9Besides television,the Internet is now another major way of communication_us to see as well as to hear the performer.Apermitted Bhaving permittedCbeing permitted Dpermitting解析:选D。考查非谓语动词。way与permit之间构成逻辑上的主动关系,故用permitting作定语。10You may feel it_that such a lit
7、tle girl can speak three foreign languages fluently in this small town.Asurprising BsurprisedCto surprise Dbeing surprised解析:选A。考查非谓语动词。此句中it作形式宾语,真正的宾语是that引导的从句,surprising作宾语补足语,表示这件事情“令人惊奇的”。surprised(人)感到惊奇的。.完形填空(2010届双语报12期)After my mother passed away,my dad tried even harder to stay healthy a
8、nd active.Each morning he swam in the pool,and no matter how he felt,he would _1_swim one more lap (圈) than the previous day,just to prove there was always room for _2_.By his late 70s,in spite of his swimming,his strength and energy had noticeably _3_.By age 81,he was in poor health because of hear
9、t problems and arthritis (关节炎)He pretended he didnt _4_to lean heavily on me for support as we walked slowly,I pretended not to _5_,and naturally held him.One day he said,“In case of an emergency,I do not _6_to be kept alive by any medical means.Ive made an official will for that _7_.”A month later
10、he had a heart attack.In the emergency room,_8_,he told me his wish.He was _9_with intensive care(重症护理),but he still had his sense of _10_,asking me,“Does this mean we cant keep our lunch date tomorrow?”Then he turned toward the wall next to his bed,and _11_to look at me.There was a miserable silenc
11、e between us.Then he said,“I dont want you to _12_me as a helpless old man._13_you wont,darling!And please go now.”Those were my fathers last _14_.I had regretted not holding his hand and telling him of my love as he had passed on,_15_a dream set me free.My father came to visit me in the dream and t
12、old me his _16_of the story:Im telling you the truth,my darling daughter.I _17_you love me as I love you.And I did not want you there _18_my death.That was what you wanted,not what I wanted.My death was _19_,just the way it was.There are two sides to everything_20_death.【解题导语】个性要强的父亲在晚年仍然坚持锻炼身体,即使在他
13、最后遭受病痛折磨、弥留之迹,也不想让女儿看见他痛苦的样子。1A.never BseldomCoccasionally Dalways解析:选D。根据前面的“no matter how”,可知这里强调父亲总是坚持每天多游一圈。2A.success BactivenessCimprovement Dfeeling解析:选C。只有C项符合前文“one more lap than the previous day”的语境。3A.decreased Bincreased Crecovered Dprotected解析:选A。根据前文“in spite of”,可知A为正确答案。4A.like Bdare
14、 Cneed Dexpect解析:选C。根据上文的“poor health”,可知父亲是需要依靠“我”的;再根据“pretended”,可知这里表示:他装作不需要。5A.accept Bnotice Cmention Dbelieve解析:选B。根据后文的“naturally held him”,可知“我”假装没有发现父亲的伪装。6A.pretend Border Cbelieve Dwant解析:选D。这里选want与下段的“wish”对应。7A.situation Bdecision Ccondition Dsubject解析:选A。这里指上文提到的“emergency”这种“情形”。8A
15、.instead Bagain Cbesides Dmoreover解析:选B。这是父亲第二次提到他的意愿,即“not _6_to be kept alive by any medical means”。9A.curious BsatisfiedCuncomfortable Dunfamiliar解析:选C。根据前文父亲不愿意使用医药手段保命,以及后文的“but”,可知C为正确答案。10A.reasoning Bpurpose Chumor Ddirection解析:选C。从下文父亲所问的问题可推知,此处是说他仍旧保持着幽默。11A.failed Brefused Ctended Dinten
16、ded解析:选B。从上文的“he turned toward the wall”,可知此处是“父亲不想看见我”。12A.remember Btreat Crecognize Daccept解析:选A。根据上文及最后一段,可知父亲不想让“我”记住他现在这个样子。13A.Promise BPermit CForbid DTry解析:选A。这里是祈使句。病重的父亲请求“我”不要记住他现在无助的样子。14A.lessons Bsuggestions Cawards Dwords解析:选D。“Those”指上文提到的父亲说的话。15A.unless Bif Cuntil Dbecause解析:选C。“我
17、”一直感到懊悔,直到一个梦将“我”解脱。16A.ground Bside Cstep Dline解析:选B。上文提到的“holding his hand and telling him of my love as he had passed on”,只是“我”的看法;下文将会是父亲的看法。side在这里表示“立场”。17A.doubt Bimagine Cknow Drequire解析:选C。前文提到“我”后悔没有告诉父亲“我”对他的爱,因此这里表示父亲告诉“我”他知道“我”对他的爱。18A.before Bafter Cat Dwithout解析:选C。at在这里表示某事正在发生时。19A.
18、perfect Bincredible Camazing Dimaginable解析:选A。根据后文的“just the way it was”,可知父亲对他的死法很满意,认为那个样子就很好了。20A.mostly Bnearly Ceven Dever解析:选C。该句意思为:每个事物都具有两面性,即使死亡也是如此。.阅读理解AIt was Mollys job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.One morning, in addition to hi
19、s usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag.This one was worn and held together with staples(书钉)“Why two bags?”her father asked.“The other is something else,”Molly answered.“Whats in it?”“Just some stuff (东西)Take it with you.”Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both sacks into his b
20、riefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off.At midday he opened Mollys bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons (丝带), three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies.The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Mollys
21、 stuff included.That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper.“Wheres my bag?”“What bag?”“The one I gave you this morning.”“I left it at the office, my dear.”“I forgot to put this note in it,”she said.“And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like.I thought yo
22、u might like to play with them.You didnt lose the bag, did you, Daddy?”“Oh, no,”he said, lying.“I just forgot to bring it home.Ill bring it tomorrow.”While Molly hugged her fathers neck, he unfolded the note that read.“I love you, Daddy.”Molly had given him her treasuresall that a 7yearold held dear
23、.Love was in a paper bag, and he missed itnot only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket.So he went back to the office.Just ahead of the night janitor(看门人),he picked up the bag from the wastebasket.He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully.The bag didnt look so good, but th
24、e stuff was all there and thats what counted.After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack.It took a long time to tell.Everything had a story or a memory.“Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,”he thought.We should all remember that its not the destinatio
25、n that counts in life, but the journey.That journey with the people we love is all that really matters.It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.1Why did Molly give her father a second bag?AShe didnt want to keep the things in the bag.BShe hoped those things would bring happiness to he
26、r father.CShe wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things.DShe enjoyed playing with her father.解析:选B。根据文章第五段可知,小女孩以为自己喜欢的那些东西,父亲一定也喜欢,并会给他带来快乐。因此B项正确。2How did Father deal with the bag after he opened it?AHe kept it in the drawer.BHe took it back home.CHe threw it into the wastebaske
27、t.DHe put it on his table.解析:选C。根据第四段最后一句可知,父亲将女儿的东西丢进了废纸篓。3After Father heard what his daughter said, he felt_.Aregretful BsurprisedCsad Dsatisfied解析:选A。由第六段可知,父亲很后悔自己轻率的行为。4Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage?AAn Important Journey BTwo BagsCFather and Daughter DLove in
28、 a Paper Bag解析:选D。小女孩将自己心爱的东西装在纸袋里,希望它能给父亲带来快乐,其实她是将自己对父亲的爱装在纸袋里面了。因此D项正确。B(2009年成都外国语学校4月模拟)Stop wasting your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings.Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born.Only you have the power to make those seeds
29、 grow.The seeds and the power to grow them are contained in the human mind.Success is a choice but not a chance.You can be a success if only you make the right choice.You cannot be successful without first developing your selfesteem(自尊)Your level of selfesteem is always based on the degree of contro
30、l that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life.People with low selfesteem do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives.They are leaves tossed(摇摆) by the winds of chance brought about with any sudden change in the weather.You can exercise control
31、over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for whatever happens in your life.Failures think that everything happens by accident while successful people realize that they are responsible.Everything happens as a result of something.If we can identify the cause, we can
32、control the effect.We are responsible for what we consciously choose to accept and believe.Thoughts and beliefs cause everything.Our attitudes and actions are a result of habits ingrained in us over a period of time.One generally rises to the level that one expects.We are responsible for setting our
33、 expectations.Our success depends upon our level of confidence.We are responsible for either reinforcing good habits or kicking bad habits and consciously replacing them with consistently practiced good habits.If you associate with positivethinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success
34、.On the contrary, the opposite happens.We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing(培育) the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible.Once you recognize this,
35、 accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.5Losers would think that_.Asuccess is the result of hard workBworking hard will lead to successCthey fail only because of bad luckDthey dont make efforts to succeed解析:选C。推理判断题。根据文章的第四段可知,失败者总是认为事情的发生都是偶然的,因此他们会把自己的失败归因于时运不济。6It can be
36、 inferred from Paragraph 5 that_.Awhether we will succeed depends on our attitudesBdeveloping confidence is the key to future successCthoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mindDsetting our expectations is essential before taking action解析:选A。推理判断题。第五段讲述成功的秘诀:人们的思想和信念决定一切。走向成功需要对自己充满期望和自信。7T
37、he last paragraph serves as_.Athe proof of the authors pointBthe conclusion of the argumentCan introduction to another topicDa comparison between two views解析:选B。最后一段开头的短语In short暗示本段为文章的结论部分。8Which is the best title of the text?ASuccess is a choice BThe secrets of successCDevelop our confidence DHow to achieve success解析:选A。主旨大意题。本文围绕一个中心来写“成功是你我的选择”。