1、（六） 选修 6 （120分钟 150分）,第二部分 词汇知识运用（共两节, 满分40分） 第一节 多项选择（共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分） 21. Set during the Cultural Revolution, Under the Hawthorn Tree（山楂树之恋）was _ from Ai Mis 2007 online novel, which is based on a true story. A. adopted B. adapted C. appealed D. attempted 【解析】选B。句意: 山楂树之恋改编自艾米2007年的网络小说。adapt改
2、编, 适应; adopt采纳, 收养; appeal吸引; attempt尝试。,22. There are so many new words in this article that I cant get along without _ the dictionary. A. referring B. searching C. consulting D. instructing 【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 这篇文章中生词太多, 以至于我不查词典就无法继续阅读。consult a dictionary 意为“查阅词典”符合题意。refer后加to也对, 其余选项均不合题意。,23.
3、 China today renewed Googles _ to continue operating in the country, the search giant announced. A. licence B. potential C. range D. tendency 【解析】选A。句意: 搜索行业巨头宣布, 中国更新了谷歌的营业牌照, 允许其在国内继续经营。licence营业执照; potential潜能; range范围; tendency趋势。,24. A man is being questioned in relation to the _ murder last ni
4、ght. 2011抚顺模拟 A. advised B. attended C. attempted D. admitted 【解析】选C。attempt企图; the attempted murder谋杀未遂案。advise建议; attend参加; admit承认。,25. This is not an economical way to get more water; _ , it is very expensive. 2011怀化模拟 A. in return B. on the other hand C. in a word D. on the contrary 【解析】选D。句意:
5、这不是获取更多水的经济方式, 相反, 这样做很贵。on the contrary相反; in return作为回报; on the other hand另一方面; in a word总之。,26. The government _ to the country to pay more attention to A/H1N1 flu. A. appealed B. suggested C. called D. explained 【解析】选A。句意: 政府呼吁国家要更多关注甲型H1N1流感。appeal to呼吁, 吸引; suggest建议; call叫; explain解释。,27. Ali
6、ce is kind, careful, energetic and has much experience of looking after children. In a word, she is very _ . A. comfortable B. flexible C. available D. reliable 【解析】选D。由上句描述可知爱丽丝很可靠（reliable）。comfortable舒适的; flexible灵活的; available可得到的。,28. _ the high price, demand for these cars is very high.2011莆田模
7、拟 A. Because of B. In spite of C. In case of D. Due to 【解析】选B。句意: 尽管价格很高, 但这些车的需求量依然很大。in spite of尽管; because of因为; in case of一旦; due to因为。,29. _ you are familiar with the authors ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as you possibly can. A. Now that B. Ever since C. So that D. As long as 【
8、解析】选A。句意: 既然你对作者的观点熟悉, 就尽可能快地读完所有章节。now that既然; ever since自从; so that以至于; as long as只要。,30. Look at that old woman! She is looking around _ for help. She must be lost. 2011潍坊模拟 A. socially B. accidentally C. desperately D. absolutely 【解析】选C。句意: 看, 那位老妇人正在拼命地环顾四周寻求帮助。她肯定迷路了。desperately拼命地; socially社会
9、地; accidentally偶然地; absolutely绝对地。,第二节 完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分30分）Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the 31 of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much. “What? ” 32 one participant. “Those
10、 guys have to be lying. ”There is no reliable 33 of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the 34 spender.,A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the 35 . The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of
11、 hands than survey), each with a net worth of $25 million or more. About half the respondents（受调查者） inherited（继承） their 36 , a quarter 37 it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it 38 . That is roughly in line with other surveys of 39 women and the source of their money. One interesting
12、note: among the self-made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than 40 a salary.,As for 41 , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as “below their means”. The report on the survey said that is possibly 42 they do not view their extreme wealth as defining the
13、ir success. “Women tend not to spend as much as 43 and splash（洒落） their names all over the place, ” said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and her lifestyle as “below the radar”.,Many women also worried about wealth having 44 effects on their children and didnt want to
14、 spend lavishly（挥霍） to 45 a bad example. At the same time, 70% of the women said they “buy nice things when 46 ”. And 93. 5% of the women said they were responsible for making 47 on major purchases, which 48 that they do a lot of the big spending.,Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspe
15、n, Colo. , a Gulfstream plane, a Feadship yacht the couple probably makes the decision 49 . But what about other 50 ? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending?本文用调查的结果, 说明只有很小一部分富翁认为自己的太太花钱太多。完成本题要结合现实生活中男女不同的花钱习惯。,31. A. results B. reasons C. times D. directions 【解析】选A。组织者公布了一项调查的
16、结果（results）, 而不是原因（reasons）, 次数（times）, 方向（directions）。 32. A. cried B. sighed C. shouted D. laughed 【解析】选C。有钱, 但不显摆没人相信, 故一位与会人士大叫道(shout): 什么? 那些家伙肯定在说谎。哭叫（cried）, 叹息（sighed）, 大笑（laughed）, 都不足以说明他的惊讶。,33. A. data B. measure C. division D. news 【解析】选B。目前还没有可靠的方法（measure）来评断富人堆里谁花钱更多: 是男性还是女性。数据（dat
17、a）, 分离（division）, 新闻（news）都不合句意。 34. A. biggest B. bigger C. smaller D. worse 【解析】选B。双方都会说对方是个较大的（bigger）花钱者。就两类人没法表示最大的（biggest）, 较少的（smaller）不符合常识, 较坏的（worse）就更没道理了。,35. A. matter B. message C. point D. report 【解析】选C。由Wilmington Trust, Campden Research和Relative Solutions最近联手进行的一项调查证明了上述观点（point）。物
18、质（matter）, 信息（message）, 报道（report）不符合题意。 36. A. spirit B. money C. habit D. cost 【解析】选B。约有一半的被调查者的财产(money)是继承而来, 全文都说的是钱, 而不是精神(spirit), 习惯(habit), 成本(cost)。,37. A. bought B. robbed C. got D. earned 【解析】选C。四分之一得(get)自丈夫, 剩下的四分之一是自己赚的。根本不是买来的(buy), 更不是抢来的(rob), 后面才说的是自己挣来的(earn)。 38. A. itself B. he
19、rself C. ourselves D. themselves 【解析】选D。剩下的四分之一是自己(是多个受调查者当然用themselves)赚的, 而不能用它自己(itself), 她自己(herself), 我们自己(ourselves)。,39. A. wealthy B. poor C. ordinary D. honest 【解析】选A。这与我们对富有（wealthy）女性及其财富来源的调查基本相符。全是对有钱人的调查, 而不是穷人（poor）, 普通人（ordinary）, 和诚实的人（honest）。 40. A. making B. earning C. taking D.
20、spending 【解析】选B。90%是自己当老板开公司赚的, 而不是靠挣（earn）工资得来的。不可能是开（make）工资, 带走（take）工资, 花（spend）工资就更不对了。,41. A. buying B. wasting C. spending D. saving 【解析】选C。至于支出（spend）, 几乎所有女性（90%）都说自己的支出习惯是量入为出。前文说的是挣钱, 这儿是说花钱, 而不是买（buy）, 浪费（waste）, 节约（save）。 42. A. when B. if C. whether D. because 【解析】选D。调查报告中说, 这可能是因为（bec
21、ause）她们并不认为自己的极大财富就是成功的全部意义所在。当时候（when）, 如果（if）, 是否（whether）, 明显不适合这儿的语意。,43. A. women B. youths C. adults D. men 【解析】选D。女性往往没有男性（men）花钱多, 也不会四处宣扬自己。全文都是拿男女相比, 并不是女的和女的（women）, 年轻人（youth）, 还有成年人（adults）比。 44. A. serious B. good C. bad D. various 【解析】选C。很多女性也担心财富会对孩子造成不良（bad）影响, 而不是严肃的（serious）, 好的（g
22、ood）, 各种各样的（various）影响。,45. A. send B. set C. do D. give 【解析】选B。所以不希望乱花钱, 以免给孩子树立坏榜样（set an example是固定短语）。送（send）, 做（do）, 给（give）都不和an example搭配构成这个意思的短语。 46. A. necessary B. possible C. pleased D. anxious 【解析】选A。与此同时, 70%的女性说, 她们会在必要的（necessary）时候买好东西, 而不是可能的（possible）时候, 高兴的（pleased）时候, 焦急的（anxiou
23、s）时候。,47. A. plans B. decisions C. appointments D. suggestions 【解析】选B。有93. 5%的女性说, 买大件的主意（即是决定decisions）都是由她们决定, 计划（plans）, 指定（appointments）, 建议（suggestions）都没有用这个更合理, 因为是花钱购置东西, 是一个行动的结果。 48. A. notices B. stresses C. implies D. intends 【解析】选C。这暗示（imply）她们经常花钱买大件。并没有直接这样说, 故不是注意到（notice）, 强调说（stres
24、s）, 打算（intend）之意。,49. A. away B. together C. as well D. out 【解析】选B。当然, 对于真正的大件比如在科罗拉多州买座房子, 一架湾流(Gulfstream)私人飞机, 一艘Feadship游艇, 夫妇两人可能会一起(together)作决定, 根本不是远处（away）, 也一样（as well）, 出去（out）之意。 50. A. purchases B. effects C. differences D. examples 【解析】选A。不过买其他东西的时候呢? 你认为是男性还是女性的高端花销更多? 影响(effects), 不同
25、(differences), 例子(examples)不符合逻辑。,第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分） （A）One day I was walking in a forest when I was suddenly attacked by a butterfly many times beside a pool. I was puzzled about it, laughing, and found it very funny. I stopped laughing when my attacker rushed at me again. He struck me
26、in the chest with his head and body over and over again with all his strength. This time, though, I stepped back several paces to look the situation over. My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground.,He had a mate and she was dying on the ground. Sitting close beside her, he opened and clos
27、ed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life so that I should have been careless enough to step on her.,
28、Now I knew why and what he was fighting for. So I carefully made my way around the pool to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely muddy. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mates safety justified it. I c
29、ouldnt do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.,Since then, Ive always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge obstacles facing me. I use that butterflys courage as
30、an inspiration and to remind myself that good things are worth fighting for. 一只雄蝴蝶为了避免自己的伴侣的尸体被作者不小心踩上, 不惜用自己的身体和性命去挑战比自己强大几千倍的敌人, 而作者被雄蝴蝶为爱献身的精神所感动, 决定绕路而行, 并在以后的生活中把蝴蝶的勇气作为激励自己的力量, 去争取值得为之奋斗的美好的事物。,51. Why did the butterfly attack the writer again and again, then sat close beside the dying butterf
31、ly? A. Because the writer disturbed the love conversation between them. B. Because he was afraid the writer would be careless enough to step on the dying butterfly. C. Because the writer hurt his mate. D. Because he was sad about his mates death. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句He did so just to give her th
32、ose extra few precious moments of life so that I should have been careless enough to step on her. 可知。,52. The writer rewarded the brave butterfly for his courage by _ . A. saving his dying partner B. changing his direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasnt covered by water and mud C
33、. walking on the more difficult side of the pool D. reminding himself that good things are worth fighting for 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第一、二句I couldnt do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed. 可知。,5
34、3. What does the underlined “it” indicate in the third paragraph? A. I carefully made my way around the pool to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely muddy. B. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed. C. The butterfly fought against me again a
35、nd again. D. There was only one choice left for me. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。justify意为“证明正确”, 作者认为雄蝴蝶为了伴侣的安全而攻击比自己强大几千倍的敌人的勇气给了自己正当的理由去绕路而行, 可知it指后面作者看到这一切后, 决定绕道而行, 尽管路很难走, 但是是值得的。,54. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage? A. Although the butterfly attacked him again and again, he found it amaz
36、ing and funny. B. The writer admired the butterflys courage. C. The writer thought the male butterfly was worth learning from. D. The writer was very sad about the dying butterfly. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。本文只讲述了作者对这对蝴蝶爱情的感动和雄性蝴蝶勇气的敬佩, 而没有提及他对the dying butterfly的感受。,(B) 2011天津模拟Eat healthier. Exercise twice a w
37、eek. Read more books. Lose weight. We make the same resolutions（决心） every year, but most of us fail, dying out after only a few days or , at best, weeks. Even the most successful among us crash and burn when it comes to personal change. President-elect Barack Obama struggles to remove his cigarette
38、habit.,Professionals who help people make changes in their lives suggest the change is determined not by ones surroundings, but ones mind. Beginning with small goals or steps usually leads to a bigger payoff later, they say. But they caution that the experience is different for everyone. “People are
39、 more likely to make positive changes in their lives not only when their friends do, but when their friends of friends do, and when their friends of friends of friends do, ” said Nicholas Christakis, a,professor of medical sociology at Harvard University. “People are better able to make changes in t
40、heir liveslose weight, quit smoking, become happywhen they do this with a large number of other people, and so taking advantage of your social network ties can result in a magnification of your own efforts.”Jhonny Augustin understands that well. His resolution for 2008 was to shed 30 pounds from his
41、 237-pound frame. But the change didnt come easily. He said, “Im a huge procrastinator, I kept putting it off until tomorrow. I didnt get to do it until the summer. ” However, Augustin got inspired when he saw his older brother working out. Today, Augustin weighs 190 pounds.,“Of course, change can h
42、appen only if people dont set their expectations too high or try to tackle too many changes at once; one of the biggest mistakes we make is setting unrealistic goals, ”said Dalia Liera, a psychologist and associate professor of counseling and psychology at Lesley University. “You cant accomplish in
43、a few weeks what you havent accomplished in a few years, ” said Liera. 你想做出改变吗? 请关注文章中的方法。,55. From the first paragraph we can infer that _ . A. change for a person is challenging B. famous people have great determination C. most people dont want to change themselves D. personal change is beyond bel
44、ief 【解析】选A。推理判断题。从第一段倒数第二句Even the most successful among us crash and burn when it comes to personal change. 可知。,56. It is known from Nicholas Christakis that _ . A. making a change is easier with support from a cheerful group of friends B. social networks have great effect on ones change C. people
45、who have the same attitude often get together D. peoples mood can contribute to their efforts 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第三段最后一句. . . so taking advantage of your social network ties can result in a magnification of your own efforts. 可知。,57. The word “procrastinator” in Paragraph 4 refers to those who _ . A. have
46、 great determination to make a change B. have no desire to do something great C. put off work especially because of laziness D. have habitual carelessness and laziness 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。从本段的. . . I kept putting it off until tomorrow. I didnt get to do it until the summer. 可知。,58. The passage is mainly ab
47、out _ . A. the reason why losing weight is so hard B. the effect of the positive change C. the attitudes towards change in life D. the ways of making a change 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。文章主要讲述人们做出一些改变的方法。故选D项。,（C）PraguePrague is an ancient Europeancity, featuring one of the most magnificentold towns in Europe, along with deliciousfood, inexpensive shopping and friendlypeople. Prague is also famous as beinghome to one of the most famous 20th century writers, Franz Kafka. The famous Czech beer is also one of the reasons to visit Prague.,
