1、.单词拼写1He braked (刹车) his car just in time to avoid an accident.2Turn right at the second crossing (交叉路口) and you will find the post office.3He should be punished for violating (违反)human rights.4The company was fined (罚款)$2,000 for breaking safety regulations.5The men were drunk，aggressive (挑衅性的)and
2、looking for a fight.6Are there any problems loading (装上) the goods onto the boat?.单项填空1There are so many current styles.Which one should I choose?_.AIts your opinionBI dont mindCIts all up to you DThats your decision解析：选C。句意：“这么多款式，我该选哪一款呢？”“你看着办吧。”Its(all)up to you表示“由你决定”。2He says that my new car
3、is a _ of money.Dont you think those words are just sour grapes?Alack BloadCquestion Dwaste解析：选D。句意：“他说我买新小汽车浪费钱。”“难道你不认为那是吃不到葡萄就说葡萄酸吗？”lack“缺乏”；load“负荷”；question“问题”；waste“浪费”；a waste of .意为“的浪费”，为固定搭配。3They are talking about problems _ out of the lack of communication.Arising BarisingCarisen Darou
4、sing解析：选B。句意：他们正在谈论由于缺乏交流而产生的问题。rise“升起”，为不及物动词；arise“发生，出现”，是不及物动词，常与from或out of搭配；arouse“唤醒，激起”。4It is said that little Bill hit his classmate on the head. He is thought to be a(an)_ boy, who is always ready to start a fight.Aashamed BawkwardCdesperate Daggressive解析：选D。考查形容词辨析。句意：“据说小比尔打了他同学的头。”“大
5、家认为他是一个好斗的孩子，总是爱打仗”。ashamed“惭愧的”；awkward“笨拙的”；desperate“令人绝望的， 不顾一切的”；aggressive“好斗的，挑衅的”，符合句意。5His long boring lecture is often an_to his students complaint.Aattraction BinvitationCattention Dobservation解析：选B。句意：他冗长的，乏味的说教经常招来学生的抱怨。invitation“诱因，招致”，符合句意。attraction“吸引”；attention“注意”；observation“观察”
6、。6The young man always escapes _ as he has got a very fast sports car.Ato fine Bto be finedCbeing fined Dfining解析：选C。句意：这个年轻人因有一辆跑车而总能逃脱罚款。fine“处以罚金”。escape后接动名词作宾语，而且the young man与fine之间是被动关系，故选C。7The price of the house is reasonable and I love its garden_.We can grow flowers and vegetables there.A
7、in general Bin particularCin total Din common解析：选B。句意：房子价格合理，我特别喜欢它的花园。我们可以在那里种花和蔬菜。in particular“特别，尤其”，符合句意。in general“一般来说”；in total“总共，总计”；in common“共同的，共有的”。8A similar situation appears to be true_other planetary systems as well.Ato BofCwith Don解析：选B。句意：相似的情况也发生在其他的行星系统中。be true of为固定搭配，意为“符合，对
8、适用”。9A member of the WTO has the right to challenge other members if it thinks they _ trade rules.Ahad violated Bhave violatedChave been violated Dwill violate解析：选B。句意：世贸组织成员如果认为其他成员违反贸易规则，它有权提请(争端解决机构)加以解决。根据主句时态及语意可知应用现在完成时。10Before us lies the biggest room, _ with things like guns, dolls and old
9、clothes.Afilling BfilledCbeing filled Dhaving been filled解析：选B。考查非谓语动词。句意：在我们前面是最大的房间，装满了诸如枪，洋娃娃，旧衣服之类的东西。be filled with“装满”，此处用过去分词短语作定语。.阅读理解You could fill the sky with all the ideas people have had for flying cars, or what Carl Dietrich calls “flyingdriving vehicles”. Carl Dietrich said, “Since t
10、he turn of the 20th century, there have been hundreds of published concepts for flyingdriving vehicles. And some of them have actually been built and flown. But at this point the Transition is the closest to actually getting to the marketplace.”Carl Dietrich heads a company in Massachusetts called T
11、errafugia. He said, “Terrafugia is developing the Transition streetlegal airplane, which many people have characterized as the first practical flying car.”Carl Dietrich says the Transition Roadable Aircraft easily changes to a car. He said, “It takes about twenty seconds. Its like putting the top do
12、wn on a convertible (敞篷车); only instead of folding up your roof, were folding up our wings and were transferring power from a propeller (螺旋桨) to the wheels for driving on the ground.”Development began in 2006, and the first road and flight tests took place in 2009. The Transition had to meet federal
13、 safety standards for cars and aircrafts. Last year the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to let it weigh more than other light sport aircrafts. But even fully loaded, says Mr Dietrich, it just weighs about half as much as an average car.Carl Dietrich says the aircraft can climb to more than th
14、ree thousand meters. It can carry two people at speeds over one hundred and sixty kilometers an hour in the air. And on the ground it can drive at highway speeds, around one hundred and thirteen kilometers an hour. The plane needs an airport for takeoffs and landings, which can be a problem if the b
15、uyer doesnt have a private airport. But it uses automotive gasoline.The company expects to complete the building process (过程) for its flying cars within the next few months. Then it will begin a yearlong testing program. Terrafugia expects the Transition to reach the market by the end of 2013, at a
16、price of around two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.语篇解读：Terrafugia公司正在研制可以飞行的汽车，预计到2013年年底就可以上市销售了。1Whats the main idea of this passage?AFlying cars will replace airplanes.BFlying cars move closer to reality.CFlying cars are ready for the market.DFlying cars have been built before.解析：选B。主旨大意题。通读
17、全文，可知主要是讲飞行汽车即将研制成功，这使得飞行汽车的构想离现实更近了。2According to Carl Dietrich, Terrafugia is trying to _.Adevelop cars to increase their running speedsBpublish concepts for flyingdriving vehiclesCproduce practical flying carsDprove that cars can fly解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段的“Terrafugia is developing the Transition stree
18、tlegal airplane, which many people have characterized as the first practical flying car.”可知应选C。3Paragraph 3 shows that the Transition Roadable Aircraft _.Alooks smaller than a normal carBdoesnt have a roof like a normal carCwill be very difficult to operate at firstDcan be used both in the sky and o
19、n the ground解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段的“Carl Dietrich says the Transition Roadable Aircraft easily changes to a car.”以及“were transferring power from a propeller (螺旋桨) to the wheels for driving on the ground.”可知，这种汽车可以空、陆两用。4What might be a problem that the Transition Roadable Aircraft will face?AIt wont easi
20、ly change to a car.BThere will not be proper gasoline for it.CIt will weigh too much to fly in the sky.DThere will not be enough places for its takeoffs and landings.解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第五段的“The plane needs an airport for takeoffs and landings, which can be a problem if the buyer doesnt have a private air
21、port.”可推断出，起飞和降落将成为这种飞行汽车面临的问题。5The last paragraph shows that _.Aflying cars will not be in wide useBflying cars will be put into use quite soonCthe future of the flying cars market is not brightDflying cars will still only be a dream for a long time解析：选B。推理判断题。根据末段的“Terrafugia expects the Transitio
22、n to reach the market by the end of 2013”可知这种汽车飞行工具即将投入市场进行使用。.任务型读写(安徽专用)Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16yearold daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests bot
23、h enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.“I would never have said to my mom, Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it？” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.” Music was not the only gulf (分歧
24、). From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not ha
25、ve taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parentchild activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friends.” But family experts
26、warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.“Theres still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening，” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of c
27、onfusion among parents.” Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving (演化的) roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.“My parents were on t
28、he before side of that change, but todays parents, the 40yearolds, were on the after side，” explains Mr. Ballmer. “Its not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”T
29、opic：1._Gap Getting NarrowThe Earlier GenerationThere was more distant relationship between generations.Parents and children moved in 2._orbits.They were 3._to talk about subjects such as sex and drugs.The Present GenerationThough the generation gap still 4._， it is getting narrow.Kids dress the clo
30、thes 5._to their parents.AdvantagesListen to music together.Talk about interests they have in 6._.Have parentchild activities showing 7._and friendship.Disadvantages8._to childrens less respects for parents.Make parents often get 9._.Mr.Ballmers viewSharing interests does make a10._.答案：1.Generation2
31、.separate / different 3unlikely / unwilling 4.exists 5similar mon 7respect 8.Lead / Contribute 9confused / puzzled 10.difference.任务型阅读(江苏专用)It was a race destined (命中注定的) to go down in history. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and British Royal Navy captain Robert Falcon Scott were the main charact
32、ers in the heroic tale of Antarctic exploration(南极探险)One hundred years ago, these two men raced to become the first to reach the South Pole.The race to the end of the Earth was one of excitement, peril (危险) and tragedy.The two men had the same ambition to grab one of the few remaining geographical (
33、地理的) prizes in the world. But their approaches to the task were quite different.Amundsen planned his expedition in secret.Meanwhile, Scotts trip had a lot of media attention. He even took paying guests with him.Amundsen made careful preparations for his journey. His team arranged supplies along the
34、route (路线) before they started the 1,800mile (2,897kilometer) journey on October 20, 1911.Amundsen said after he had won the race: “Victory awaits him who has everything in order.”Amundsen also knew from experience to use skis (滑雪板) and dog sleds (雪橇). Scotts team went for motorized sleds, which bro
35、ke down, and horses, which couldnt survive the cold. Amundsen arrived at the South Pole on December 15, 1911. He and his men took a picture to show they were really there; they werent going to leave any room for doubt. Before their return trip, Amundsen pitched (搭建) a tent and left spare equipment f
36、or Scott to use, along with a letter claiming victory.Scott arrived at the Pole33 days after Amundsen.A 1._to the South PoleCommon 2._Both men wanted to be the first to reach the South Pole.Different 3._Amundsen planned his expedition 4._.Scotts trip had a lot of media 5._.Amundsen made careful 6._f
37、or his journey.His team arranged supplies along the 7._.He used skis and dog sleds .Scotts team used motorized sleds, which broke down, and horses that couldnt 8._the cold.The outcome of the raceAmundsen arrived at the South Pole on December 15,1911.He and his men took a 9._to show they were really
38、there.Scott arrived at the Pole 33 days after Amundsen, only to find a tent and spare 10._left for them, and a letter from Amundsen claiming victory.答案：1.race2.ambition3.approaches4.secretly 5attention6.preparations7.route8.survive9.picture10.equipment.阅读填空(湖南专用)There are two basic ways to see growt
39、h: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades are improved, the foreigner who learns a new language all these examples
40、 of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people ha
41、ve, and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a
42、willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfam
43、iliar experiences. Do we think were shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt change or that were not smart enough to deal with a new challenge. Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.These feeling
44、s of insecurity and selfdoubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.Title: _1_ Product or Process.Producteasily_2_The workers _3_The students _4_The foreigners learni
45、ng new languages.Processmuch more difficult to determine and _5_the attitudesfeelings people have_6_People need toexperience the world _7_try new ideasaccept new challenges_8_face the unknownaccept the possibility of _9_take more chances and be more open to _10_never protect oneself too much答案：1.Growth2.identified and measured3.getting a rise4.improving their grades5.(having) no end6caution or courage7.in new ways8.take risks willingly9.their failure10.unfamiliar experiences