1、即时训练.单词拼写1We must follow the principle(原则)that education should be fair to everyone.2It does serious harm to childrens character that too much violence (暴力)is shown on television.3The product is of very good quality(质量),so it sells well.4Tom is rich,but he is very mean (吝啬的)He never lends his money
2、to others.5In the past,the black people in the USA had no right to vote(选举)6As a student,John is very active in class.For example,he often answers teachers questions.7He studied hard at law and became a good lawyer after graduation.8He is popular with his friends because he is too willing to help th
3、em when they are in trouble.9Bill is a generous person,who has given millions of dollars to help those people in disasterhit area.10He said that he would devote all his life to his career.单句语法填空1I am not very hopeful(hope) about my chances of success.2The legal (illegal)age of being allowed to enter
4、 a bar in the country is 18.3He was attacked (attack)by a fierce dog when he was walking along the street.4The money was divided equally(equal)among her four children.5Selfish (self)people must learn to share so as to make himself become selfless(self)6The professor was devoted(devote)to his researc
5、h work,caring little about any other things.7The school was_founded (found)by a famous person in 1980.8In some parts of the city,teachers have to deal with violence (violent)in the classroom.9He cant stand(忍受 )the unfair(fair)treatment.10They have an active(activity)holiday,sailing and swimming.阅读理解
6、Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on 8th January,1942.He went to school in St Albansa small city near London.Although he did well,he was never top of his class.After leaving school,Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics,then he went to Cambridge University where he
7、 studied cosmology(宇宙学)As he himself admitted he wasnt very serious about studying.He was a very lazy student,and did very little work.However,he still achieved extremely good marks.Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him at the age of 20.He started to bump into things,and often fell over
8、 for no reason.When he visited his family at Christmas time,his father was so worried that he was sent to hospital for test.Finally,the result came back.Hawking had motor neurone disease(运动神经元病) ,an incurable illness which causes the muscles of the body to waste away.Doctors said he would die before
9、 he was 23.At first,Hawking became extremely depressed (忧郁的) After a while,though ,he began to see his life in a different way.As he later wrote, “Before my illness had been diagnosed (诊断) ,there had not seemed to be anything worth doing.But shortly after I came out of hospital,I suddenly realized t
10、hat there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married,found a job at Cambridge University,where he still works today,and had three children.He also went to do some of the most important scientific research ever carried out.His story shows that nobody,however bad their situation is,s
11、hould lose hope, “Life is not fair, ” he once said.“You just have to do the best you can in the situation you are in.”1As a university student,Stephen Hawking _Aworked extremely hardB studied moths and chemistryC was lazy and did very little workDonly achieved average marks解析:细节理解题。由第一段倒数第二句可知答案。答案:
12、C2Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when _Ahe visited his family at Christmas time one yearB he was 20C his father made him see a doctorDhe was sent to hospital for test解析:细节理解题。由第二段第一句话可知答案。答案:B3What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?AHawkings education.B Hawkings reaction(反映) to bei
13、ng seriously ill.C Hawkings views on life.DDiagnosis of Hawkings motor neurone disease.解析:段落大意题。第三段首先说霍金一听到这个诊断,非常忧郁,后来他又写到生活中还有许多值得做的事情,结婚生子,继续做研究。所以第三段主要写了听到诊断后霍金的反应,故选 B 项。答案:B4Hawking believes that _Ayou should always do your best however bad your situation isB life is fairC nobodys life is as b
14、ad as hisDits OK to lose hope解析:细节理解题。由最后一段可得出结论。答案:A.完形填空I was a tenyearold girl living with my parents and fouryearold brother in Madrid,Spain.We had _1_ our country Cuba just a few months before.The Christmas season arrived.The Corte Ingles department store had a shiny red _2_ that circled the to
15、wn,_3_ its horn at every turn.My younger brother,Santiago,had never seen it.However,_4_ were considered a luxury then for my family and were very hard to _5_My brother fell in love with it.Every day he would push his nose _6_ the glass in the window.My parents pain was _7_ as they looked at their so
16、ns _8_ face.But I didnt want to _9_ the innocence of a fouryearold.So the next time,I pulled him aside.“Santiago,you know that we left our country and we are in a strange land, ” I said.“_10_ we are only here in Madrid for a while,Santa probably doesnt have our _11_ ”I also told him that once we _12
17、_ in the United States,Santa would find us once again.Much to my surprise,he accepted my_13_ without question.A year later,we lived in Union City,New Jersey.Both my parents were working in factories to make ends meet.Santiago and I were _14_ a new school and quickly learning English.That Christmas w
18、as _15_,but my parents bought a silvercolored Christmas tree.On Christmas Day,I woke up early,and to my surprise and _16_,I found several presents under the tree.My brother _17_ a square box.Inside was a shiny,brand new train!It _18_ the one that had so attracted my brother a year before.Santiagos f
19、ace _19_ like the Christmas tree.He looked at my parents and me,happy and surprised.“You were _20_!”my brother told me eagerly, “Santa found our address.”语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者四岁的弟弟得到梦寐以求的玩具火车的故事。1A.reached BvisitedC left Dmissed解析:根据第三段的“Santiago,you know that we left our country and we are in a stran
20、ge land”可知,作者一家是刚刚离开(left)自己的祖国古巴。答案:C2A.light Bcar C bike Dtrain解析:根据第五段的 Inside was a shiny,brandnew train!可知,是一辆玩具火车。答案:D3A.sounding BpressingC turning Dmaking解析:此处指玩具火车到拐弯处就自动响(sounding)喇叭。答案:A4A.clothes BdecorationsC meals Dtoys解析:由上文的 The.store had a shiny red train 可知是玩具。答案:D5A.find Bget C se
21、arch Dexhibit解析:根据上下文可知,对于当时作者一家的家庭状况而言,玩具是一种奢侈品,很难得到(get)。答案:B6A.beneath BagainstC above Dunder解析:此处形象地写出了弟弟对玩具的渴望,整天脸贴着橱窗观看那个玩具火车。介词 against 的意思是“紧靠;倚” 。答案:B7A.obvious Bweak C strange Dpuzzling解析:父母看到自己的孩子非常喜欢这个玩具火车,而又无钱购买,内心感到无比伤痛。因此,这种伤痛是显而易见的(obvious)。答案:A8A.fearful BhopefulC ambitious Dnervous
22、解析:根据上文的 push his nose _6_ the glass in the window 可知弟弟脸上呈现出一种充满期望的(hopeful)神情。答案:B9A.realize BsolveC expect Ddestroy解析:四岁的弟弟对玩具充满了渴望, “我”不忍心破坏(destroy)他的天真,于是对他撒了下文的谎言。答案:D10A.Since BWhether C Although DWhen解析:作者试图让自己的弟弟相信:既然他们是刚到这儿,时间不长,或许圣诞老人还没有他们家的地址。前后句之间是因果关系。故选 A。答案:A11A.telephone BnamesC add
23、ress Dpermission解析:从文章最后一句 Santa found out address 可知。答案:C12A.allowed BdeterminedC settled Ddevoted解析:此处作者说一旦自己一家定居(settled)到美国,圣诞老人会重新找到他们家的。答案:C13A.directions BinstructionsC excuse Dexplanation解析:此处指的是“我”对弟弟所做的解释(explanation)。答案:D14A.applying for Badapting toC looking for Dwaiting for解析:根据下文的 quic
24、kly learning English 可知, “我”和弟弟已经上学,并在适应(adapting to) 新的学校。答案:B15A.expensive BdepressingC colorful Dsimple解析:根据上文的 make ends meet 可知,作者一家刚移居美国,也只是刚刚维持生计,因此这一年的圣诞节不会过得很奢华,因此选 simple 更适合作者一家的家庭状况。而根据下文的 happy 一词也可知不选depressing。答案:D16A.sorrow BworryC care Ddelight解析:对于作者而言,见到礼物,既惊奇又高兴(to my surprise an
25、d delight)。答案:D17A.threw BdesignedC opened Ddid解析:由下文的 Inside was a shiny,brandnew train!可知,弟弟拿到礼品盒后就打开了(opened)。答案:C18A.resembled BmeantC recognized Dcalled解析:从上下文可知,这个玩具火车与一年前弟弟所见到的那个非常相似(resembled)。答案:A19A.turned up Bcame upC lit up Dwent up解析:收到心爱的玩具,弟弟的脸放出光彩。light up 意为“容光焕发” 。答案:C20A.surprised
26、 BrightC wrong Dkind解析:此处呼应文章第三段作者对弟弟所作出的解释,姐姐的话实现了,所以他说“你是正确的” 。答案:B.语法填空Nelson Mandela,1.born(bear)on July 18,1918,is the 2.first(one) black president of South Africa.He studied 3.law(lawyer) after he entered university.Then in 1952 he set up 4.a law office to help poor black people.Because of his
27、 fight 5.against the government and antiblack laws,he 6.was_sentenced(sentence)to five years of hard labour.After that he formed ANC Youth League.Fighters from ANC began 7.to_blow (blow)up buildings in 1963 and he was sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island.Twenty seven years 8.later (late),
28、 he was freed by the white government.In 1993 he was made president of South Africa 9.and the government by and for the black people was 10.finally(final)set up.Nelson Mandela was really a great man!.短文改错Dear Zhang Ming,Im sorry to hear that you are in a bad mood and almost lose your heart because y
29、ou are not able to adapt of life in senior high school.The following is my suggestions:First , it was important to set new goals in your study at the beginning of your school year.However,your learning method should be improving.In addition,it is necessary to learn to live on your own but get along
30、with your classmates.In your spare time,youd better take active part in various afterschool activity.I firmly hope I can be of some helpful to you and I believe you can make progress step by step.Yours,Li Hua答案:Dear Zhang Ming,Im sorry to hear that you are in a bad mood and almost lose heart yourbec
31、ause you are not able to adapt life in senior high school.The following oftomy suggestions:isareFirst, it important to set new goals in your study at the beginning of wasisyour school year. ,your learning method HoweverBesides/Moreover/Furthermoreshould be .In addition,it is necessary to learn to live on your own improvingimprovedget along with your classmates.In your spare time,youd better take butand active part in various afterschool .activityactivitiesI firmly hope I can be of some to you and I believe you can helpfulhelpmake progress step by step.Yours,Li Hua