1、 .完形填空 Five years ago, my father and I had a complete disagreement. We avoided seeing each other 1 we had to be at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then, we hardly 2 to each other. Last Tuesday I had 3 myself I was going to tell my father I loved him. Its 4 , but making that decision s
2、eemed to lift a heavy 5 off my chest. The next morning I was up 6 . So at once I got to the 7 earlier in my company and finished my work ahead of time. At 9:00 I 8 my dad to see if I could come over after work. When he answered the phone, I just said, “Dad, I have something to tell you.” My dad 9 wi
3、th anger , “Now what?” I told him it wouldnt take long, so he 10 agreed. At 5:30, I was at my parents house 11 the doorbell , praying that Dad would answer the door. And as 12 would have it, Dad did answer the door. I didnt 13 any time and said , “Dad, I love you.” Before my eyes his face 14 , the w
4、rinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry. He 15 and hugged me and said , “I love you too, son, but Ive 16 been able to say it.” But two days after that 17 , my dad, who had heart problems, had an attack and ended up in the hospital, 18 . Dont 19 to do the things you need to be done. What if I
5、 had waited to tell my dadmaybe I will never get the chance again! Take the 20 to do what you need to do and do it now! 【语篇解读】“我 ”和父亲因意见不同而互不搭理。而一句 “我爱你”终于使误会化解。直到他因突发心肌梗塞与世长辞,“我 ”才意识到有些事必须及时去做 ,否则再也没有机会。1.A.unless B.if C.when D.before【答案与解析】A 前面句子说“我们” 意见不一致甚至彼此不愿见面,而圣诞节和家人团聚是必须的,所以本题只能用 unless (除非
6、)。2.A.told B.spoke C.called D.stuck【答案与解析】B 彼此不愿见面 ,自然是彼此几乎也不说话。3.A.taught B.dressed C.convinced D.seated【答案与解析】C 从后面的内容看 ,作者表达了对父亲的爱,说出了 “I love you”。所以是说服了自己,故用 convince。4.A.common B.actual C.unfair D.unbelievable【答案与解析】D 从前面的叙述看,“我” 能作出决定向父亲说出“I love you”,肯定令人感到 “难以置信”(unbelievable)。5.A.chain B.l
7、oad C.metal D.water【答案与解析】B lift a heavy load off ones chest 为固定短语,意思是“如释重负”。6.A.early B.late C.lazily D.lately【答案与解析】A 后面的句子“I got to the 7 earlier”暗示了本题要填 early。 7.A.station B.office C.post office D.store【答案与解析】B finished my work ahead of time 暗示出“我”到达的是办公室。8.A.invited B.expected C.persuaded D.cal
8、led【答案与解析】D 从后面的“answered the phone”可以知道本空填 called。9.A.responded B.reflected C.reacted D.recalled【答案与解析】A 从后面的句子“Now what”说明父亲作出了回应,故用 respond。10.A.really B.completely C.finally D.willingly【答案与解析】C 从“Now what”和“It wouldnt take long”可知父亲一开始不耐烦,但他“ 最终”同意了,故用 finally。11.A.knocking B.beating C.hitting D
9、.ringing【答案与解析】D 空格后面的 the doorbell 只能和 ringing 形成搭配。12.A.life B.luck C.nature D.opportunity【答案与解析】B “.praying that Dad would answer the door”与后面的 “Dad did answer the door”前后照应,暗示 praying 与 luck 刚好吻合。13.A.waste B.spend C.share D.take【答案与解析】A 从前面的信息“It wouldnt take long”和本文最后的内容可推断用 waste。14.A.fell B
10、.tightened C.softened D.burned【答案与解析】C 从后面的 “the wrinkles seemed to disappear.”可知选 softened。15.A.made out B.pulled out C.took out D.reached out【答案与解析】D “hugged sb”之前应该是先 reach out (ones hand)。16.A.always B.never C.hardly D.seldom【答案与解析】B 从前面的信息 “彼此不愿见面,几乎不说话”可以推断出用 never。17.A.visit B.job C.discussio
11、n D.quarrel【答案与解析】A 用 visit (看望)指前面所描述的内容。18.A.unconscious B.sleepy C.alone D.awake【答案与解析】A unconscious 与“ended up in the hospital”有关。19.A.attempt B.expect C.wait D.try【答案与解析】C 下一句直接暗示出本题填 wait,说明要做自己该做的事情,就不能迟疑。20.A.money B.time C.account D.action【答案与解析】B “I will never get the chance again”和后面的句子中的
12、 now 暗示出答案是 time。.单项填空1.In politics Britain has preferred gradual development to sudden and change, in other words, revolution. A.slight B.raw C.violent D.logical【答案与解析】C 考查形容词。 句意:在政治上, 英国喜欢渐进的发展而不喜欢突然而猛烈的巨变,换句话说,(不喜欢) 革命。2.It is an English saying that love makes all hard hearts , so you should car
13、e more for Stuart. A.slim B.honest C.gentle D.harmful【答案与解析】C 考查形容词。句意 :有句英语谚语说,爱可以让所有铁石心肠变柔软,所以你要多关心斯图亚特。3.What do you think of the pop singer Jay Chou?I think he cant sing enough and it is hard to understand. A.loudly B.quickly C.clearly D.happily【答案与解析】C 考查副词。由答语句意 “很难明白”可知,周杰伦唱得不够清晰 (chearly)。4.
14、Fortunately we were watching TV when the fire so we were able to put it out before it spread quickly. A.broke out B.came out C.gave out D.got out 【答案与解析】A 考查动词短语。句意:幸运的是火灾发生时我们正在看电视,所以我们可以在火势蔓延前将火扑灭。5.When rabbits were first introduced to Australia they quickly since there were no natural enemies fo
15、r them there. A.decreased B.multiplied C.limited D.increased【答案与解析】B 考查动词。句意 :兔子被引进到澳洲后大量繁殖,因为那里没有它们的天敌。6.Living a meaningful life that matters is not something that happens . In other words, its a matter of choice. A.by accident B.on purpose C.in turn D.in short【答案与解析】A 考查介词短语。句意:要让我们的生活重要而有意义并不是偶然
16、发生的事情。换句话说,这是一件要求我们做出选择的事情。 7.It doesnt matter you turn right or left at the crossingboth roads lead to the park. A.whether B.how C.if D.when【答案与解析】A 考查固定搭配。句中 it 引导的是主语从句,并且 whether.or 是固定搭配,表达“选择”之意。8.Having thought twice, Susan considered the message in a story rather than saying it directly. A.c
17、ommunicated B.communicating C.to communicate D.to have communicated【答案与解析】B 考查非谓语动词。当 consider 意为“考虑”时,后接名词或者动名词短语作宾语。9.With the popularity of cars, the number of road accidents greatly over the past year. A.has increased B.have increased C.increased D.had increased【答案与解析】A 考查时态和主谓一致。“in / during /
18、over the past / last +时间(段) ”短语常与现在完成时或者现在完成进行时连用。the number of 作主语时,谓语动词用单数。10.Liu Wei is successful in many fields, has a great effect on young people, particularly those who are disabled. A.which B.that C.when D.who【答案与解析】A 考查定语从句。当先行词为整个句子,且意为“这一点;这件事”时,关系代词用 which。.阅读理解To be honest, as holidays
19、 go, Mothers Day in America is still a bigger deal than Fathers Day. But millions of dads receive at least a card or a call or maybe some other gifts from their families. And much has changed since that first celebration in 1910.Fathers Day was celebrated this year on Sunday, June 16.This special da
20、y to honor and celebrate fathers has a history of over a century behind it. In 1909 there was a woman named Sonora Dodd. She was in church for Mothers Day, which is celebrated in May.Her mother had died in Sonoras childbirth, leaving her father to raise her and her five brothers and sisters. She alw
21、ays thought about how difficult it had been for her father to raise six children all by himself. She thought that since there was a day honoring mothers, there should also be one recognizing fathers.Sonora Dodd campaigned for the idea in her home state of Washington. The first Fathers Day was celebr
22、ated in June, 1910, in the city of Spokane. June was the month when her father was born.At first Sonora Dodd had found little support. But in the years that followed, the idea of Fathers Day spread across the country. It gained the approval (赞同) of President Woodrow Wilson in 1916.Yet he never signe
23、d an official proclamation (公告), as he did two years ago for the first Mothers Day.President Calvin Coolidge in 1924 added his support for a national observance of Fathers Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson declared it the third Sunday in June. Finally, in 1972, President Richard Nixon made
24、it permanent (永久的 ).Other countries also celebrate Fathers Day, some on the third Sunday in June, others on a different day.【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了父亲节的由来。1.Who is the first person to declare Fathers Day the third Sunday in June?A.Woodrow Wilson. B.Calvin Coolidge.C.Lyndon Johnson. D.Richard Nixon.【答案与解析】C 细节题
25、。根据第 6 段中的 “Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson declared it the third Sunday in June”可知答案。2.How many presidents are mentioned in the passage?A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.【答案与解析】C 细节题。短文一共提及了 Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon 4 位总统。3.Why did Sonora decide that there should also b
26、e a day recognizing fathers?A.She felt fathers were more important than mothers.B.Her father was born on that day.C.She wanted her father to be well-known.D.She thought fathers were great and should be respected.【答案与解析】D 推断题。根据第 3 段内容可知,Sonora 觉得父亲很伟大,应该有一个节日来给他庆祝。4.Which of the statements about Fat
27、hers Day is NOT true?A.Sonora Dodd is the first to come up with the idea for Fathers Day.B.Fathers Day has a shorter history than Mothers Day.C.Fathers Day is not celebrated on the same day in different countries.D.Fathers Day is made permanent by President Johnson.【答案与解析】D 细节题。根据第 6 段“Finally, in 1
28、972, President Richard Nixon made it permanent”可知。5.The passage is mainly about . A.how Fathers Day came into beingB.how Fathers Day is celebratedC.why Fathers Day was createdD.Sonora and Fathers Day【答案与解析】A 主旨题。通读全文可知本文主要讲了父亲节的由来。.书面表达本周美国著名乡村音乐歌手 John Denver 在人民剧场举办演唱会。你很幸运, 得到一张票, 今晚去听他的演唱会。Denve
29、r 是美国最有名的乡村音乐歌手之一,出了许多唱片。他去过世界上许多国家。他的歌经常在收音机和电视上播放。Denver 唱得很好,虽然有些歌词你听不懂, 但你仍可从他的歌声中领略到美国乡村的美丽风光。请根据以上内容写一篇 100 词左右的文章。【参考范文】John Denver, a famous American country singer, was giving his singing performances at the Peoples Theatre this evening. I was lucky to get a ticket to hear him sing. As one
30、of the most famous country music singers in America,John Denver has made many records, and has travelled to many countries in the world. His songs are often broadcast on the radio and TV.He sang wonderfully this evening. His songs were beautiful. Although I couldnt fully understand the lyrics, I could still sense the beauty of the country from the songs.I hope I can hear him sing again.
