1、.完形填空(建议用时17) 2016荆州中学质检I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother. She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem！”Shyly but _1_， I said yes. She poured out her _2_. “It was nothing short of talent！”“What time will Father be home？” I asked. I could hardly wa
2、it to _3_ my work to him. I spent quite some time _4_ for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and _5_ I placed it right on my fathers plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motionpicture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able
3、 to _6_ my poem.At almost 7 oclock my father burst in. He seemed _7_. He circled the diningroom table, complaining about his employees.Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate. “What is this？” He was reaching for my poem.“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem！” my mother began. “And its beautiful,
4、 absolutely amazing.”“If you dont mind, Id like to decide for myself.” Father said.I _8_ my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of _9_.“I think its terrible，” he said.I couldnt look u
5、p. My eyes were getting _10_.“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry hes ever written，” my mother was saying. “He needs _11_.”“I dont know why.” My father held his ground. “Isnt there enough awful poetry in the world already？”I couldnt _12_ it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up
6、in my room I _13_ myself on the bed and cried the worst of the _14_ out of me.That may have been the end of the story, but not of its _15_ for me. I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think its wonderful！” and a father who drove me to hear with “I think its _16_.”Every on
7、e of us needs that mother force, from which all _17_ flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete. It needs the balance of the force that _18_， “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”Those _19_ voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. Between the
8、 two poles of _20_ and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.本文作者通过讲述自己的经历，说明了在我们的成长过程中父母对我们的爱的方式表达不同，但都是很重要的，我们要在这两种不同的爱中成长。1A.typically Bproudly Canxiously Dhonestly答案：B根据“shyly but”可以判断此处选择的答案与shyly相反，表达作者内心的感受。2A.motivation Bshock Ccriticism Dpraise答案：D根据上文“a beautiful
9、poem”以及下文“nothing short of talent”可知。3A.recite Bdescribe Cshow Dintroduce答案：C根据语境可知，作者迫不急待地想让父亲看到自己的杰作。“show sth. to sb.” 向某人展示某物。4A.waiting Bpreparing Cpraying Dplanning答案：B根据上文语境可知，作者为父亲的到来做着准备。“prepare for sth.”为做准备。5A.gradually Bdesperately Cconfidently Dcasually答案：C由于上文母亲对作者作品的褒奖，使作者信心十足，想得到父亲同
10、样的赞扬。6A.appreciate BreviseCread Dpolish答案：A见上文解析。7A.relaxed Bcalm Cnoble Dupset 答案：D根据下文“He circled the diningroom table, complaining.”可知答案。8A.shook Blowered Craised Dturned答案：B根据下文“It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours.”可知，作者此时的心情，进而导致“低下头”。9A.decision Bexcitement Cmeditation Ddevotion
11、答案：A由下文“I think its terrible， he said.”可知父亲在读完诗歌放回到桌子上后，该是作结论的时候了。10A.dark Bwide Cwet Dbright答案：C由此处语境可知作者的心情很差，与作者预想的不一样，让作者感到难过。11A.arrangement Bjudgment Cencouragement Dadjustment答案：C根据上文母亲对作者诗歌的赞美，及父亲对诗歌的评论可知母亲更倾向于鼓励孩子。12A.hold Battain Ccontrol Dstand 答案：D父亲坚持自己的看法。认为“这是世上最可怕的诗”，可知答案。13A.threw B
12、seated Cleft Dkept答案：A在父亲作出这样的评价后，作者很伤心，因此选A项更能体现作者的心情。14A.confusion Bpressure Cdisappointment Dtiredness 答案：C根据上文“_13_ myself on the bed and cried”可知作者的“失望”之情。15A.challenge Bdevelopment Cdifficulty Dsignificance 答案：D根据“the end of the story, but not of its.”可知，尽管事情结束了，但对作者的影响意义重大。16A.elegant Bawful
13、Cfluent Dcontroversial答案：B根据上文“I think its wonderful！”及故事情节可知父亲说的观点应相反，故选B项。17A.failure Bcreation Climit Dimprovement答案：B母亲赞扬鼓励的话可以让作者充满信心和希望。18A.orders Bmisleads Ccautions Dforesees答案：C根据上文“the mother force alone is incomplete”以及“Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”这样的鞭策的声音可知。19A.inspiring Bwarning Cdi
14、sturbing Dconflicting答案：D根据上文可知，父母对自己的方式截然相反，故选D项。20A.confirmation Brestriction Cdistrust Ddisapproval答案：A根据下文中的“doubt”并结合本文讲的故事情节，可知选A项，“证实”。.阅读理解(建议用时16)A2016天水市三中质检One of the most important things to have when youre hunting for a job is a perfect resume. After all, if your CV doesnt pass muster (
15、通过检查), you wont have the chance to let potential employers know why youre the right person for the job. Here are some details you should remove from your resume：Middle and high school informationIf youve gone through college, you usually dont need to add your high school information. Middle school r
16、eferences are also best taken out.Passive languageDont make weak references to your achievements. For example, saying things like “familiar with” or “learned how to” is unnecessary. You should come to the point straightly and immediately address the skill so the employers can know you have the exper
17、ience, instead of looking like a trainee.PhotosUnless requested or depending on the industry, leave your photo out. You are not being judged on how you look, so including a photo will make you look unprofessional.A series of shortlived jobs If youve had a series of jobs that youve held for short per
18、iods of time, it might be a good idea to take them out. You dont want your resume to be a mess and you dont want employers to think you dont have focus. Some exceptions can be if you worked somewhere really famous that would make you look like a better job candidate. Still, even in those circumstanc
19、es, be very cautious about what you do include.Really obvious skillsProficiency in, for example, Microsoft Word is generally common. Try to take those out of the skills section and substitute them with less common skills. More pagesThe general rule for resumes is to keep it to a page. Two pages shou
20、ld be the maximum amount of pages you should have. Keeping it short will help you pull out the most impressive achievements and leave the irrelevant ones in the dust. 本文主要指出了在求职简历中不要出现的一些信息。1The text is written for_.Ajob hunters BemployersCtrainees Dstudents答案：A推理判断题。文章主要是给求职者就简历中应该避免的一些内容提出的建议，因此是写
21、给求职者看的。2Which of the following can a graduate student add in his CV?AClear common skills.BSome special photos.CMiddle school or high school special references.DA wellknown company where he worked before.答案：D细节理解题。根据文章第五段的Some exceptions can be if you worked somewhere really famous that would make yo
22、u look like a better job candidate.可知D项正确。3How many pages will be best in your resume?AOne. BTwo.CThree. DFour.答案：A细节理解题。文章最后一段告诉我们一页纸的简历是写简历的普遍法则The general rule for resumes。4As for a resume, _.Aone or two photos are a mustBreferring to every skill is necessaryCthe length shows your carefulnessDnot
23、 all previous experiences are fit to be included答案：D推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，有些之前的很短暂的工作经历是不适合被提及的，由此可知选D。1potential adj./n. 有潜力的；潜能2passive adj. 被动的；消极的3achievement n. 成绩；成就4cautious adj. 谨慎的；小心的5substitute vt./vi. 代替；替代1hunt for 搜寻；寻找2come to the point 直接了当地说原文：Unless requested or depending on the industry
24、, leave your photo out.(连词非谓语)译文：除非被要求或取决于产业需要，要不然就删掉照片。仿写：Children, when_accompanied_by_their_parents,_are allowed to enter the stadium.儿童在父母陪同的情况下才被允许进入体育馆。B 2016安阳模拟Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city cant wait to try t
25、hem on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.“Id use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 am. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open，” said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene. The smartphonelike glasses will likely come out this year and cost betw
26、een $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented (增强的) reality， a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about ones surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop_u
27、p showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.“As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isnt something anybody needs，” said Sam Biddle, who writes for G. “Were accustomed to having one thing in our pocket t
28、o do all these things，” he added, “and the average consumer isnt gonna be able to afford another device (装置) thats hundreds and hundreds of dollars.”Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphonelike glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wear
29、able device will eventually be as common as smartphones.“Its just like smartphones 10 years ago，” Weintraub said. “A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and its unnat
30、ural，” he said. “Theres gonna be improvements to that, and this is a step there.”本文主要介绍了一种使用智能技术的新型眼镜，这种眼镜可以向用户提供周围环境的具体信息。5One of the possible functions of the smartphonelike glasses is to _.Aprogram the opening hours of a barBsupply you with a picture of the futureCprovide information about your s
31、urroundingsDupdate the maps and GPS in your smartphones答案：C细节理解题。根据文章第三段“including a variation of augmented (增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about ones surroundings.”可知Google眼镜这一技术可以给你提供周围环境的信息。故C正确。6The underli
32、ned phrase “pop up” in the third paragraph probably means “_”Adevelop rapidly Bget round quicklyCappear immediately Dgo over automatically答案：C词义猜测题。根据本句“indicators would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of
33、 you.”以及上一句中的“that overlays information onto the screen about ones surroundings.”可知有这一技术可以迅速得知你周围事物的信息，故该词表示C项含义。7According to Sam Biddle, the smartphonelike glasses are _.Anecessary for teenagersBattractive to New YorkersCavailable to people worldwideDexpensive for average consumers答案：D细节理解题。根据文章第四
34、段最后一句“the average consumer isnt gonna be able to afford another device (装置) thats hundreds and hundreds of dollars.”可知目前这一产品的价格还不是普通人能够承受的。故D正确。8We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphonelike glasses _.Amay have a potential market Bare as common as smartphonesCare popular among yo
35、ung adultsDwill be improved by a new technology答案：A推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知10年前人们认为智能手机是不可能的，但是10年以后这都是很常见的个人物品。作者以此来类推这一新技术，也就是说作者认为这一技术的潜在市场也是巨大的。故A正确。1reality n. 现实；实现 2.surroundings n. 环境3plot n/vt. 情节；密谋；划分4eventually adv. 最终5unnatural adj. 不自然的；反常的1hang out 闲逛；挂出 2.be accustomed to 习惯于原文：Some in the c
36、ity cant wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.译文：在城里一些人迫不及待地尝试并使用未来护目镜可能含有的地图和GPS装置。仿写：After the exam, most of the students cant_wait_to_learn_the_result_of_it.在考试结束后，大部分同学都迫不及待地想了解考试结果。.短文改错(建议用时8)2016河南南阳检测In the past, my hometown was very s
37、mall. People there lived poor life and the houses were very old and shabby, even some of which were shaking in the wind. As for the traffic, it was very inconvenient that almost no tourists came.However, there has been many changes in my hometown until now. Life has become better. The houses become
38、larger and brighter，but more people get their own cars. Everywhere is decorated with green trees and beautiful flowers and grass. Whats more, thousands of tourist from the world came here every year, which is really splendid. I believe my hometown will become more and more developed and beautifully.
39、 Everything in it will represent the advancing science and technology. At same time, I will always keep it in my mind that my hometown must be greater in the future.答案：In the past, my hometown was very small. People there lived poor life and the houses were very old and shabby, even some of which we
40、re shaking in the wind. As for the traffic, it was inconvenient that almost no tourists came.However, there been many changes in my hometown until now. Life has become better. The houses become larger and brighter， more people get their own cars. Everywhere is decorated with green trees and beautifu
41、l flowers and grass. Whats more, thousands of from the world here every year, which is really splendid. I believe my hometown will become more and more developed and . Everything in it will represent the science and technology. At same time, I will always keep it in mind that my hometown must be greater in the future.
