1、人生的轨迹也可以像时令一样分为春夏秋冬四季。春有百花秋有月，夏有凉风冬有雪。人生也像四季一样，有开始，有辉煌，有落幕；各个阶段有各个阶段的美。Our journey on earth consists, like the year, of four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. Life is only loaned to us, and as with everything borrowed, must someday be returned. We are only here for a short stay, and have man
2、y tasks. We must contend with pain in order to achieve peace, accept problems if we are to reach success, and shed tears if we are to share laughter. We have many lessons to learn. Each and every moment of life is an important one.In spring, everything grows fresh and new. Lilacs blossom, and the ma
3、ple and oak trees produce new leaves. It is a time when we are as if newly born into the world. You are now entering the summer of your life. Everything is now in full bloom. The trees and flowers proudly display all their beauty and elegance. This season doesnt seem as if it will end, yet it slips
4、by before you know it. The fall is next, when the leaves drop to the ground, and the farmers gather their crops and reap the rewards of their labor. The harvest moon is full and round, and slightly misted by a passing cloud. This is the most satisfying of the four seasons. Then all too quickly the w
5、inter of your life is upon you, and everything is barren. However, there is a peaceful sort of beauty in the wintertime. If you allow your spirit to be free, you will remain youthful longer than you thought possible. Is winter truly the season to end all seasons?词汇提示lilac n. 丁香.完形填空When Karen found
6、out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3yearold son, Michael, _1_ for a new sibling (同胞兄妹 ). They found out that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael _2_ to his sister in Mommys tummy._3_， after a long struggle, Michaels
7、 little sister was born. But she was in very serious _4_. The doctor told the parents, “There is very little _5_. Be prepared for the worst.” Michaels parents felt very _6_. Michael kept _7_ his parents to let him see his sister, but kids are never _8_ in Intensive Care (重症护理室). In the end, his moth
8、er _9_ to take him whether the doctor liked it or not. _10_ he didnt see his sister right then, he may never see her _11_. Then Michaels mother _12_ him to his sisters bedside. He _13_ her and began to sing. In the purehearted _14_ of a 3yearold, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my _15_ sunshine,
9、 you make me happy when skies are gray.” Instantly the baby girl seemed to _16_. Michael _17_on singing and his sister began to relax. The pulse rate began to calm _18_ and become steady. “Go on singing, Michael.” _19_ Karen with tears in her eyes. As Michael sang to his sister, the babys breathing
10、became as _20_ as a kittens purr. The next day.the very next day.the little girl was well enough to go home. Womans Day Magazine called it The Miracle of a Brothers Song. The doctors just called it a miracle. 1A.look Bapply Ccall D prepare【答案与解析】 D Karen 为了让三岁的 Michael 接受即将出生的弟弟或妹妹，因此她要让他对此有所“准备” 。
11、2A.sang Bdanced C.spoke Dwrote【答案与解析】 A 根据下文判断， Michael 知道此事后，每天都给未来妹妹“唱歌”。3A.Instantly BSuddenly CFinally D.Quickly【答案与解析】 C 根据“ 经过长时间的挣扎”判断，此处应为“终于；最后”。instantly“立刻”；suddenly“突然”；quickly“很快”，都与“长时间”的语义不符合。 4A.direction B.condition C.impression D.expression【答案与解析】 B 下文讲道 “几乎没有希望”看，婴儿出生后患有很严重的病，“情况”
12、很严重。5A.advantage B.dream C.life D.hope【答案与解析】 D 根据下文的 “做最坏的打算”判断，孩子已没有治愈的“ 希望”。6A.sad B.excited CFrightened Deager【答案与解析】 A 刚出生的孩子没有患病且没有治愈的希望，作为父母自然非常“伤心”。7A.ordering Bbothering C.begging D.forcing【答案与解析】 C beg sb to do sth “祈求某人做某事 ”。order“ 命令”；bother“麻烦”；force“强迫”，都不合语意。8A.showed B.allowed C.foll
13、owed Dtreated【答案与解析】 B show“领着”；follow“ 跟着”；treat“治疗”；allow“允许”。Michael 的妹妹在重症监护室救治，根据转折关系判断，此处为“不允许”进入。9A.suggested Binsisted C.decided D.required【答案与解析】 C suggest 后接 doing，insist 后接 on doing；require“ 要求” ；decide“ 决定”。根据下文的“无论医生愿意还是不愿意”看，Michael 的妈妈已“做出了决定”。10A.If BThough CWhile D.Unless【答案与解析】 A 从
14、上下文的语义判断，上下句是条件关系，所以用 if。11A.awake BAsleep Cafraid Dalive【答案与解析】 D 婴儿得了很重的病且无法救治，所以 Michael 的妈妈想让 Michael 在妹妹还“活着”的时候见见她。12A.threw Btook C.drew D.pull【答案与解析】 B take sb to a place“把某人带到某地”。13A.watched BExamined Csearched Dattended【答案与解析】 A 妹妹得了重病， Michael 去看她，此处应为“看着她”，所以用watch。examine“检查”；search“搜查”
15、；attend“护理”，不合常理。14A.voice Bsound C.noise D.eye【答案与解析】 A 根据“开始唱”看，此处为 voice，指人的声音。15A.even Bstill C.only D.single【答案与解析】 C only“ 唯一的”，在此处表示强调。single“单个的；单身的”。 16A.speak Brespond C.smile D.recover【答案与解析】 B 根据下文的 “孩子病愈出院”和“奇迹”判断，听到 Michael 的歌声，婴儿好像有了“反应” 。才出生不久的婴儿不会“ 说”，也不会“ 笑”，更不可能听到歌声就开始“恢复”。17A.stu
16、ck B.depend Ccontinued D.kept【答案与解析】 D keep on singing“一直唱”，如用 continue 则不能加 on。18A.down B.away C.out D.up【答案与解析】 A 根据下文的 “变得稳定了”判断，婴儿的脉搏平稳下来。calm down“平静下来”。19A.declared BaddedC.encouraged Dadvised【答案与解析】 C declare“宣布”，不合语意；由于妈妈前面没有说话，所以不能用 add “接着说”；Michael 已经开始唱一段了，所以不能用 advise“建议”。此处意为“妈妈鼓励Micha
17、el 唱下去”。20A.smooth B quick C.shallow D.deep【答案与解析】 A smooth“平稳的”；quick“ 快的”；shallow“浅的”；deep“ 深的” 。根据上文的“脉搏平稳了” 判断，此时呼吸也“ 平稳了”。.单项填空1He left in _ hurry _ moment he saw his wife.Aa; the Bthe; a C a; a D the; the【答案与解析】 A in a hurry “匆忙”； the moment “一就” ，充当连词。题意：他一看见他的妻子就匆忙离开了。2What will you do tomor
18、row?There _ a conference about pollution. Aare going to have B is going to haveCare going to be D is going to be【答案与解析】 D 根据句子结构分析可知，答句构成 there be 句式，表示存在；be going to 表示对将来的计划和打算。由于主语是 a conference，因此谓语用单数人称形式。3All the roads have been blocked by the fallen trees, poles and stones. _ they cant drive
19、through the town. AIt is why B It is whenCThat is why D That is where【答案与解析】 C 根据前后两句话的关系分析，前面应该是后面的原因，that is why 中 that 指代前文。4Mr Hill suggested that the project of building a third bridge over the river _ once more at the next conference. Awould be discussed B should discussCwould discuss D be dis
20、cussed【答案与解析】 D suggest 表“建议”时后面 that 引导的宾语从句通常用 should动词原形，而且 should 可省略。5When he imagined _ in such a hard situation, he suggested us _ more daily necessities. Aexploring; to take B to explore; to takeCexploring; taking D to explore; taking【答案与解析】 C 这里 imagine 和 suggest 两个动词后面通常都只跟 ving 作宾语，因此答案选
21、C 项。6_ on the top of the hill is a monument, dating back to hundreds of years ago.AHaving stood BStandingCBeing stood DHaving been stood【答案与解析】 B 表语 standing.提前形成全部倒装，正常语序应为： A monument, dating back to hundreds., is standing on.7The earthquake killed over half of the population of the area. _， more
22、than 50,000 people lost their lives.AWhats more BAs a resultCAt the same time DIn other words 【答案与解析】 D 根据题意分析，后面带有明显的解释说明，因此选 in other words。8_ is no doubt that the Houston Rockets will defeat the Lakers next time.AIt BAs CThat DThere【答案与解析】 D 题意为 “毫无疑问，火箭队下次一定会打败湖人队 ”。9Ive got _ from my junior mid
23、dle school classmates since I came into this key senior high school.Ato separate BseparatingCto be separated Dseparated【答案与解析】 D 这里构成 “get过去分词”表示被动含义的结构。10These children usually go camping during their vacations, but _ they stay at home enjoying live sports on TV.Aat times Bat all timesCin time Dat
24、a time 【答案与解析】 A at times “有时候” ，相当于 sometimes; at all times “一直；总是”，相当于 all the time; in time “及时 ”； at a time “一次”。根据题意答案选 A 项。.阅读理解(2010 深圳市一模 )The HOPE IS A GAMECHANGER PROJECT will deliver unbreakable soccer balls to kids who, all too often, see things horrible, broken and not survive the simpl
25、est of circumstances. The project started taking well before anyone knew where it would leadwhich is to test the power of like minded people working together to turn inspiration into action.Four years ago Bobby was in Rwanda offering help to the people there and taking photos of a child soldier name
26、d Moise with his “soccer ball”，which was a pile of rubbish tied together with a string. This “ball” was the only thing Moise could call his ownno family, no home, and no place to go. Forced to fight in the Congo and having killed three people at the unbearably young age of seven, the boys spirit was
27、 broken. And Bobby knew, as he took one photo after the next, that hed never forget him. In fact, he returned the following year to tell Moise he had stayed deep within his heartbut he was gone. I recently helped Bobby launch his new book The Power of the Invisible Sun which features a photo of Mois
28、e, his ball, and kids from wartorn areas around the world. All of his earnings go towards the HOPE IS A GAMECHANGER PROJECT for the kids he visited over the past decade. They caught the emotional landscape from heartbreak to joy, but share the undeniable longing for recovery and hope. Bobby and I sh
29、are the unchangeable belief that delivering hope is really a gamechanger, especially to a child. We believe that each indestructible ball will come to represent a lasting symbol of hope. A light no matter how smallThe Power of the Invisible Sun.This holiday season, I ask you to think about whether y
30、ou are doing enough to help someone else in the world. Or as Bobby likes to put it, consider “taking a concrete baby step”， which added together, can create transformational change. Its my great hope that the HOPE IS A GAMECHANGER PROJECT will change the lives of children the world overone book, one
31、 ball at a time.1In the first sentence of the passage, the writer implies that _.Akids live an unsafe life in parts of the worldBthe balls sent to kids should be of good qualityCyoung kids can not overcome the difficultiesDkids intend to break their toys into pieces【答案与解析】 A 推断题。从第 1 句中可以看出孩子们处于一个与家
32、人分离并无法生存的境地，故选 A 项。而 B、C、D 三项与文章提到的事实相反。2The purpose of the HOPE IS A GAMECHANGER PROJECT is to _.Asend ball gifts to kids in poor countriesBcollect money to help kids in needCcomfort kids in wartorn areasDoffer kids help to change their lives【答案与解析】 D 推断题。通过最后一句关键信息 “change the lives of children th
33、e world overone book, one ball at a time”可以得出答案。3How may Bobby feel about Mosie?AHe was very proud of Mosies bravery.BHe felt sorry for Mosies ruined childhood.CHe thought money could solve Mosies problem.DHe felt happy to tell him what was in his heart.【答案与解析】 B 细节题。从第 2 段中可以看出 Mosie 无家可归的悲惨童年。4Whi
34、ch of the following about Bobbys new book is TRUE?AIt earned a lot of money to help kids like Mosie.BThe photos inside reflected the kids hopeless life.CIts title shows the authors belief to change the world.DIt changed the life of the kids recorded in the book.【答案与解析】 C 推断题。书名中的关键词 “The Power of th
35、e Invisible Sun”和“A light no matter how small”，是答案的信息点来源。 5The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means “_”Astarting the first step as a baby doesBtaking an active action from now onCmaking great changes step by stepDdoing some small but good deeds【答案与解析】 D 词义推测题。尽管每一选项都接近意思，但从后句“which a
36、dded together, can create transformational change”暗示，每个人都做一件小小好事，聚集在一起将改变孩子的生活。.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。Research shows that a healthy lifestyle reduces stress and more understanding of your condition can help stabilize (稳定) your moods. Talk to your doctor about how the following stra
37、tegies may fit into your treatment plan. Exercise： Exercise causes your body to release chemicals, which help you feel calm and happy. _1_ Once your moods are under control, pick an activity you enjoy, like swimming or cycling, and exercise for 30 minutes three or four times a week.Eat well：Its hard
38、 to feel balanced and optimistic if youre run down or undernourished (营养不良的). Be mindful of what youre eating, and try to include lots of fruits and vegetables in your diet. _2_ _3_ ：Many people try to find relief from their strong emotions by drinking alcohol or using drugs. If you find yourself re
39、lying on alcohol or drugs, talk to your doctor. Substance abuse can be treated.Develop a daily routine：_4_ Then, create a daily routine for yourself that includes getting up at the same time every day, with fairly regular meal times and work hours.Avoid stress：You can help keep your moods under cont
40、rol by avoiding stress. Take a stressmanagement class, or consider trying yoga or meditation. _5_ For example, if you are in school, you might decide not to take a full schedule of classes.AWhen youre not feeling well, try a short walk or a halfhour of gardening.BStaying up too late affects your health.CA daily multivitamin ( 多种维生素 ) may help you cover your nutritional bases.DTurn to your doctor when in trouble.EAvoid alcohol and drugsFIn the meantime, avoid unnecessary pressure by setting reasonable goals for yourself.GStart by picking a reasonable bedtime and sticking with it.【答案】 15 ACEGF
