1、(十八)完形填空阅读理解书面表达 (限时30分钟).完形填空Annie, a neighbors daughter, was away for her first semester at college this school year. She is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit _1_.Her family is quite poor and _2_ are tight, so there wouldnt be an
2、y birthday visitors. I wanted to _3_ her a card and maybe a small gift to _4_ her day a bit. I got her school _5_ from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a(n) _6_！I _7_ perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and _8_ novelties(新颖小巧而
3、价廉的物品) at a store. I took a small _9_ and asked three other people in my area at work to _10_ “Happy Birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people _11_ what we were doing and _12_ their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!The
4、n I bought her a small present and a card as _13_ planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I _14_ everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles _15_ sending them off. I got a call a few days later. Annie
5、 said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the _16_ got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so _17_ and I was so glad that she had some friends to _18_ her special day with.It was such an easy and _19_ thing to do. The people who helped me make the
6、tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie _20_ me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!1A.lonely Bnervous Calone Dworried答案：A根据2空后的“there wouldnt be any birthday visitors”可知，Annie因为没有人为她过生日而感到有点孤独(lonely)。误区警示：考生容易误选alone。做好此题的关键在于正确地理解lonely和alone的区别。lonely表示“孤独的，寂寞的”，带有浓重的感情色彩；alone
7、意为“独自的，单独的”，侧重说明独自一人，强调的是客观事实。2A.thoughts Bfinances Cmeasures Dtimes答案：B作者给Annie购买礼物，暗示着Annie的家境不是很富裕。finances表示“财务情况”。3A.provide Bsell Csend Ddraw答案：C根据13空后的“The real fun was packing them to be sent.”可知，作者想给Annie寄(send)贺卡和礼物。4A.attract Bremember Cdescribe Dbrighten答案：DAnnie收到礼物自然会感到高兴，brighten表示“使快
8、活起来”，符合语境。5A.number Bcampus Caddress Dreport答案：C作者想给Annie寄生日礼物，必然需要她的学校地址，因此选address。6A.idea Bsurprise Cchance Dmessage答案：A下文讲述了作者给Annie准备礼物的过程，因此此处指作者有了一个主意(idea)。7A.decided Bthought Cwished Dconcluded答案：B作者想(thought)也许需要再多一点庆祝生日时的欢乐氛围。8A.another Bothers Cother Done答案：C作者买了一些气球、生日帽和其他的(other)新颖小巧而价
9、廉的物品。9A.radio Bcamera Crecorder Dphone答案：C11空前的“making the recording”表明，作者是用录音机(recorder)录下人们的歌声。10A.say Bsing Crepeat Dmake答案：B12空后的“so it really sounded like we had a party going on”暗示着人们为她唱(sing)了生日快乐歌。11A.took out Bset out Cgave out Dfound out答案：D其他人发现(found out) 我们在做什么时也加入进来。12A.added Bdevoted
10、Ccleared Dlifted答案：A作者本来请了三个人唱歌，结果其他人发现了也跟着一起唱。add表示“添加，增加”。13A.suddenly Boriginally Cfinally Dcarefully答案：B3空后的“a card and maybe a small gift”表明作者起初想买贺卡和礼物，因此选originally，表示“起初，原来”。14A.collected Bpaid Carranged Dexpected答案：C此空后的“it was like opening a mini birthday party”暗示作者在精心布置(arranged) 一切。15A.un
11、til Bafter Cunless Dbefore答案：D在把它们寄出去之前(before)的最后时刻作者又添加了一包纸杯蛋糕和一盒生日蜡烛。16A.dormitory BhomeCclassroom Doffice答案：A文章开头的“was away for her first semester at college”表明Annie在学校，因此选dormitory“寝室”。17A.familiar Bhappy Cwonderful Dupset答案：B20空后的“it was the most fun birthday she would remember”表明Annie很高兴(happ
12、y)。18A.help Bcompare Cshare Dwitness答案：C作者很高兴Annie有一些朋友可以与她一起分享(share)这特别的一天。19A.funny BchallengingCfun Dtimeconsuming答案：C这是一个既容易又有趣的(fun)事情。fun意为“有趣的”；funny意为“使人发笑的，滑稽的”。误区警示：考生容易误选funny。做好此题的关键在于正确地理解fun和funny的区别。fun除了作不可数名词外，还可以作形容词，意为“有趣的”，而funny意为“使人发笑的，滑稽的，奇异的”。20A.warned Bconvinced Cadvised D
13、told答案：DAnnie告诉(told) 作者这会是她能记住的最有趣的一个生日。.阅读理解AIts such a happylooking library, painted yellow, decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, its pedestrianfriendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Bea
14、ch Country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.Its a library built with love.A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsinbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of communit
15、y in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “Thats what were going to do for our spring break！”Son Austin, now a 10thgrader, didnt see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to wor
16、k. The 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that hed built years earlier for daughter Abbies toy horses, and made a door of glass.After adding the librarys final touches(装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，
17、” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.They stocked it with 20 or so books theyd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids favorites. “
18、I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said Janey, a stayathome mom.Since then, the collection keeps replenishing(补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.The projects best payoff, says Peter, are the thankyou n
19、otes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”文章主要介绍了Janey Henriksen一家建立微型图书馆的故事。1In what way is the library “pedestrianfriendly”？AIt owns a yellow roof.BIt stands near a sidewalk.CIt protects book lovers from the sun.DIt uses palmtree stickers as decorations.答案：B细节
20、理解题。根据文章第一段第二句可知这家图书馆是为了方便爱读书的行人借书而建立的，因此B项正确。2Janey got the idea to build a library from _.Aa visit to Brian WilliamsBa spring break with her familyCa book sent by one of her neighborsDa report on a Wisconsinbased organization答案：D细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知Janey Henriksen看到一篇关于the Little Free Library organi
21、zation的报告后受到启发，因而产生了建立这样的图书馆的想法。3The library was built _.Aby a ship supply companyBon the basis of toy horsesClike a mailboxDwith glass答案：C细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句的内容可知C项正确。4What can we infer from the signboard?AIt was made by a user of the library.BIt marked a final touch to the library.CIt aimed at making
22、 the library last long.DIt indicated the library was a family property.答案：C推理判断题。根据文章第五段的内容可知，这个标牌要求借书者拿走一本书就要归还一本书，其目的是使图书馆能够持续更长的时间。5The passage tells us that the users _.Adonate books to the libraryBget paid to collect books for the libraryCreceive thankyou notes for using the libraryDvisit the l
23、ibrary over 5 times on average daily答案：A细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段第一句可知借书者经常捐书给图书馆，因此A项正确。文章没有提到为图书馆收集书会有报酬，因此B项错误；文章最后一段提到Peter说经常收到借书者的感谢信，而不是借书者收到感谢信，因此C项错误；文章倒数第二段第二句提到图书馆现在平均每天接待5个人，因此D项错误。疑难词汇解读1resemble vt.类似，像She resembles her brother in looks.她和她弟弟长得很像。2donation n捐赠物，捐款a generous donation慷慨的捐助长难句子分析It
24、s such a happylooking library，painted yellow，decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof.分析：此句的主干是Its such a happylooking library，painted yellow，decorated with palmtree stickers和sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof是三个并列的过去分词短语作定语修饰library。句意：这是一家看起来非
25、常温馨的图书馆，刷了黄色的漆，用了棕榈树贴纸装饰，并且它的屋顶遮住了来自佛罗里达州的阳光。BIf you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you dont need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob(暴民). Who are they? Are they mobs? Dont be confused by their name. Actually, a flash mob is a group of people w
26、ho gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly disappear.They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks. The messages may be sent to friends, who send to more people. At a predetermined time,
27、they gather and perform some activities such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their voice for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its place
28、if the first one has been cancelled for any reason.Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harpers Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3,2003. Wasik claimed that he created the flash mob as a social experiment designed to laugh at
29、 fashion seekers and stress the cultural atmosphere of wanting to be an insider or part of “the next big thing”Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing and magical, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. Undoubtedly, f
30、lash mob can serve as good political tools and have great potential, such as using to advertise a product.The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.随着网络的快速发展，出
31、现了一种新型人类：快闪族。本文对其进行了介绍。6What is NOT the feature of the flash mob?AIt can get together quickly.BIt can change its place freely.CIt can do activities suddenly.DIt can injure people seriously.答案：D细节理解题。根据文章的第一段最后一句“Actually，a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly.and then quickly disappear
32、.”和第二段最后一句“Using mobile phones，the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been cancelled for any reason.”可知，D项不是快闪族的特点，故答案选D项。7How do flash mobs inform one another?By using the Internet.By writing letters.By yelling.By waving hands.By using mobile phones.By holding a meeting.A B C D答案：B
33、细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks.”和第二段最后一句“Using mobile phones.”可知，答案B符合文意。8Why did Bill Wasik create the flash mob?ATo advertise some products.BTo help people make friends.CTo laugh at fashion seekers.DTo create some
34、memories.答案：C细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句“Wasik claimed that he created the flash mob as a social experiment designed to laugh at fashion seekers.”可知，答案C项符合文意。9What can we learn about the flash mob from the passage?ABill Wasik organized the first successful flash mob in May, 2003.BPeople are encouraged to take
35、 a more active part in an activity.CFlash mobs tend to do something illegal for a short time.DFlash mob gathering can frighten all the people present.答案：B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.”可推知：人们由此被鼓励积极参与活动，故答案B符合文意。.书
36、面表达某英文杂志Help栏目Conversation with Mr. Helper的负责人Mr. Helper收到新华中学李磊的一封来信，仔细阅读下面的来信，根据提示，帮助Mr. Helper写一封回信。Dear Mr. Helper，Im a student from Xinhua Senior High School. I have some difficulty in my English reading comprehension.Though I practice reading a lot every day, I make no progress. I feel very de
37、pressed. I would be grateful if you could give me some advice.Yours sincerely，Li Lei内容要点：1表示同情，简析原因；2给出建议：(1)坚持不懈，熟能生巧；(2)掌握略读和细读技巧；(3)读书看报，开阔视野。注意：1.词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3信的开头和结尾已为你写好。Dear_Li_lei，Sorry to hear that you made little progress in your English reading comprehension.I think you havent
38、 mastered the skills of reading and need more practice.Here are my suggestions.First，keep reading and try to read as much as possible.Practice makes perfect.Second，use the reading skills of skimming and scanning while reading.Use skimming to quickly gather the most important information and scanning to find the specific details you require.Whats more，I think you can read some English newspapers and magazines to broaden your horizons and enrich your vocabulary.Hope my advice can be of some help to you!Yours_sincerely，Mr.Helper
