1、阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Stephen William Hawking was born on January 8,1942(300 years after the death of Galileo)in Oxford，England.His parents house was in North London，but during the Second World War Oxford was considered a safer place to have babies.When he was eight，his family mov
2、ed to St Albans，a town about 20 miles north of London.At eleven Stephen went to St All.School，and then on to University College，Oxford，his fathers old college.Stephen wanted to do mathematics，although his father would have preferred medicine.Mathematics was not available at University College，so he
3、did physics instead. Stephen then went on to Cambridge to do research in cosmology(宇宙论)After gaining his PHD，he became first a research fellow，and later on a professional fellow at Gonville & Caius College.After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973 Stephen came to the Department of Applied Mat
4、hematics and Theoretical Physics，and since 1979 has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.The chair was founded in 1663 with money left in the will of the Reverend Henryucas，who had been the Member of Parliament for the University.It was first held by Isaac Barrow，and then in 1669 by Is
5、aac Newton. His many publications include The Large Scale Structure of Spacetime with GF.R.Ellis，General Relativity ：An Einstein Centenary Survey with WIsrael，and 300 Years of Gravity with WIsrael.Stephen Hawking had two popular books published：his best seller A Brief History of Time，and his later b
6、ook，Black Holes and Baby Universes and other essays.“My goal is simple.It is a complete understanding of the universe，why it is as it is and why it exists at all，”Hawking said. 1Hawkings father would like Hawking to learn_. Amathematics BphysicsCmedicine Dcosmology答案：C根据第一段倒数第二句“Stephen wanted to do
7、 mathematics，although his father would have preferred medicine.”可知，父亲想让霍金学习医学。2Which one of the following is NOT right about the description of Hawking?A. Hawking was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileos death.BHawking went to school at the age of eleven.CHawking liked physics best when he was
8、young.DHawking，together with WIsrael wrote two of his works. 答案：C根据第一段的内容可知，斯蒂芬霍金最早较喜欢数学，但学习了物理专业，是因为那所大学没有数学专业。3All the people has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics except_.AHenry Lucas BStephen HawkingCIsaac Barrow DIsaac Newton答案：A文章第二段中介绍了艾萨克贝若，艾斯克牛顿和斯蒂芬霍金都担任这个职务，故A项符合题意。4What H
9、awking said in the last passage means that_.A. he would like to lead a simple lifeBhe would devote his life to the research of the universeChe has understood the great law of the universeDit is easy for him to understand the universe答案：B联系上下文和最后一段霍金所说的“My goal is simple.It is a complete understandin
10、g of the universe.”反映了他献身宇宙科学研究的决心。 5The BEST title for this passage is most likely to be“_”AHawkings happy familyBHawking and his colleaguesCHawkings great worksDHawkinga great scientist答案：D本文主要介绍了斯蒂芬霍金的生平，他对宇宙科学理论的研究成果以及他献身宇宙科学研究的决心，故D项符合题意。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。About a third of all c
11、ommon cancers in the United States, China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food, drank less alcohol and exercised more, health experts said on Friday. Reports from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) suggest that making simple lifestyle changes could prevent some 40
12、 percent of breast cancers alone in Britain and the United States, as well as tens of thousands of stomach cancers. “Even in 2011, people are dying unnecessarily from cancers that could be prevented through keeping a healthy weight, diet, physical activity and other lifestyle factors,” said a WCRF m
13、edical and scientific adviser. WCRF findings are supported by World Health Organization (WHO) reports, which say regular exercise can prevent many diseases such as cancers and heart diseases. Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world and its incidence(发病率) is rising. Each year around 12.7
14、million people discover they have cancer and 7.6 million people die from some form of the disease. There are about 200 known types of cancer. Rachel Thompson, the WCRFs head of science, said that while the message was simple that not smoking, eating good food and being a healthy weight can help ward
15、 off many cancers it was still a difficult one to get across. The WHO says adults should do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week. This could be done by walking for 30 minutes five times per week or by cycling to work every day. Peter Baldini, head of the World Lung Foundation, also called on all
16、governments to introduce smoke-free laws and raise the price of cigarettes. Tobacco kills millions of smokers every year, and tobacco-related lung cancers also kill hundreds of thousands of people who dont smoke but have been exposed to it second-hand. “There isnt a magic bullet to cure all forms of
17、 cancer, but we have the opportunity and the duty to protect people from developing cancer wherever possible,” Baldini said.63. Which of the following words can best take the place of the phrase “ward off” in the sixth paragraph? A. protect B. prevent C. develop D. cure【答案】B【解析】词义猜测题。根据not smoking,
18、eating good food and being a healthy weight can help及many cancers可以推测是不吸烟，吃好的食物及有一个健康的体重有助于阻止癌症的发生，故选B。64. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the text? A. Exercising and eating healthily can help to reduce cancer risk. B. Each year about 12.7 million people are diagnosed with
19、 cancer around the world. C. Every year millions of people die from smoking and lung cancers. D. Adults should walk for fifty minutes three times per week.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据The WHO says adults should do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week. This could be done by walking for 30 minutes five times p
20、er week or by cycling to work every day.世界卫生组织建议一周五次一次30分钟的锻炼时间，故选D。65. Which of the following can be the best title of this text? A. Simple life changes could stop millions of cancers B. Cancer is a leading cause of death C. Our bad lifestyle caused many diseases D. The incidence of common cancers
21、is rising【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题。根据making simple lifestyle changes could prevent some 40 percent of breast cancers及短文的内容可知要人们平时注意生活能够阻止癌症的发生，故选A。66. By writing the passage, the author mainly intends to _. A. advise people to develop healthier lifestyle. B. warn people of the danger of cancers C. explain why
22、many people die from cancers every year. D. introduce the ways to protect people from developing cancers【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据短文的内容可知主要建议人们发展健康的生活，故选A。67. We can infer from Peter Baldinis opinion in the last two paragraphs that _. A. all the lung cancers are linked to smoking B. there is no medicine to c
23、ure the cancers but its our duty to find one C. all governments should take measures to control smokers and protect peoples health D. its our opportunity and duty to persuade people to give up smoking【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据called on all governments to introduce smoke-free laws and raise the price of cigar
24、ettes.建议政府要采取措施控制人们吸烟进而来保护人们的身体健康，故选C。完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 When Alice started to cycle home from Jennys house, she wasnt nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 1 , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadnt been so _2_.As
25、 she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly _3_ cold - very cold. Alices breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move _4_ that she didnt hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by t
26、he road. The big black car also _5_. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _6_. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. Hello, dear, said the old lady. I need _7_. Im afraid Im l
27、ost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. Airport? You _8_ are lost, Alice said. You need to go back five kilometers _9_ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and _10_ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the _11_ to the
28、airport. But Im afraid theres no _12_ youll get there in five minutes!Thank you very much, dear, replied the old lady. Dont worry - Ill _13_ in time.The _14_ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it _15_ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something _16_ happ
29、ened. The car began changing. First, its color _17_from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, _18_ just above the ground. As the car _19_ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly.
30、With a faint whistling _20_, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief.( ) 1. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise( ) 2. A. brave B. excited C. curious D. stubborn( ) 3. A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew( ) 4. A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward( ) 5
31、. A. arrived B. stopped C. stayed D. started( ) 6. A. gathered B. existed C. dropped D. moved( ) 7. A. help B. gas C. rest D. water( ) 8. A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly( ) 9. A. if B. until C. unless D. as( ) 10. A. drive B. walk C. follow D. march( ) 11. A. address B. signs C.
32、 notices D. guidance( ) 12. A. doubt B. room C. time D. way( ) 13. A. have it B. get it C. make it D. finish it( ) 14. A. door B. window C. headlight D. wheel( ) 15. A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued( ) 16. A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible( ) 17. A. developed B. appeared C.
33、 spread D. faded( ) 18. A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing( ) 19. A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose( ) 20. A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone36. 答案：B。解析：A表转折B表并列C表因果D二选一。考连词。前一句说她不怕黑, 后一句说只要15分钟就能到家。这两句为并列关系。37. 答案：A解析：A勇敢B兴奋C好奇D固执。前文说主人公wasnt nervous. 后文but, 语意转折. 38. 答案：D解析：A掉下B看起来
34、C证明是D变得。根据意思, 变得很冷。39. 答案：D.解析：A旁边B转圈C向前D向后。根据前文, 主人公在回家路上, 应该是努力向前走, 40. 答案：B解析：A到达B停下C停留D开始。前面写主人公stopped, 后文有also。所以也填stopped。41. 答案：D解析：A聚集B兴奋C掉了D移动。车中的something对应指的是后文的old lady. 所以填moved.42. 答案：A解析：A帮助B汽油C休息D水。后文old lady说我迷路了（lost）,所以是需要help.43. 答案：D解析： A必要的B普通的C基本的D当然。后文我的回答是, 你要往回走5公里再向左然后再走1
35、0公里等等, 可见远远偏离目标。所以选certainly, 你当然迷路了。44. 答案：D解析：A如果B直到C除非D当。跟据句意, 是一直走直到到达某处。45. 答案：A解析：A驾驶B走C跟随D行军。前文说的是开车, 所以是drive。46. 答案：B解析：A地址B标识C通知D指导 根据句意, 按照XX的指示就可以到飞机场了只有选标识才说的通。答案：B。因为沿途不会有指导。47. 答案：D解析：固定搭配.A no doubt毫无疑问B no room没有空间C no time没时间D不可能.C选项看似正确但整句话矛盾(你没时间在5分钟内到达)。48. 答案：C解析：A拥有B得到C做成某事D结束
36、。固定用法,表示成功做成某事 49. 答案：B解析：A门B窗C车顶灯D车轮。对应前文的slide down得知是车窗摇下来了,所以这里对应up的应该是车窗window. 50. 答案：C解析： A通过B猛冲C掉头/转弯D继续。前文我建议old lady要go back,所以这里对应车子要掉头才对,所以选turn.51. 答案：A.解析：A奇怪B敏感C幻想的D恐怖的。根据后文, 车开始变形,选strange。52. 答案：D 解析：A发展B出现C传播D褪色。后文说从black变成了silvery-grey,就是由黑变灰,所以答案选D 褪色。53. 答案：B解析：A滚B漂浮C拉D闪。根据文章,是车子的轮子不见了,但是车子在空中接着向前。54. 答案：D解析：A指向B返回C破门而入D升入空中。文中意思, 车子飞起升上填空汇总。55. 答案：C解析：A发出一阵声响A曲调B指人的生音D 语气。C表示声音的意思