1、.完形填空In the dining room of my grandfathershouse stood a heavy grandfathers clock. Meals in the dining room were a 1 forour four generations to become one. The grandfathers clock always stood like a trusted old family friend, 2 us playing jokes and telling stories, which was already a 3 of our life.,
2、As a child, the old clock interested me. I watched and listened to it during 4 . I was surprised how at 5 times of the day, the clock would strike three times, six times or more, with a wonderful great 6 that echoed(回响) throughout the house. The clock chimed year after year, a part of my 7 , a part
3、of my heart.Even more 8 to me was my grandfathers special action each day. He meticulously（小心翼翼地） 9 the clock with a special key each day. The key was magic to me. It 10 our familys magnificent clock ticking and striking all year round.本文主要讲述了餐厅里的闹钟在我的记忆中的印象。,1.A. time B. possibilityC. problem D. pl
4、easure 【解析】选A。短语a time意为“一段时光”，下文的become one意为“成为一体，聚集一堂”。整句意为：在这个餐厅里，一日三餐是我们一家四代人聚集一堂的时候。 2.A. seeing B. hearingC. watching D. looking 【解析】选C。爷爷的闹钟总是在那里，像一位可以信赖的家庭朋友一直看着（watch）我们开玩笑讲故事，这已经是我们生活内容的一部分。,3. A. start B. partC. signal D. mark 【解析】选B。见上句解析。 4. A. stories B. jokes C. periods D. meals 【解析】
5、选D。当我还是个小孩子的时候，这座老钟让我感兴趣，在吃饭的过程中（during），我注视着这座钟，聆听着它的声音。 5.A. busy B. urgent C. happy D. different 【解析】选D。据下文和生活中有关闹钟的常识判断，我感到奇怪的是在一天当中不同的时候这座钟是如何敲响三下、六下或更多下的。,6. A. shock B. sound C. song D. music 【解析】选B。闹钟发出的奇妙宏大的声音（sound）在满屋里回荡。 7. A. memories B. minds C. comfort D. information 【解析】选A。闹钟年复一年地打点报
6、时，留在我的记忆里，也留在我的心里。 8. A. comfortabl B. hopeful C. wonderful D. skillful 【解析】选C。根据上下文，使我感到更加惊奇的（wonderful）是爷爷的习惯性动作。,9.A. opened B. wound C. turned D. started 【解析】选B。此处wind意为“(给闹钟)上发条”。他每天用一个专门的钥匙小心翼翼地给闹钟上发条。 10. A. made B. controlled C. kept D. fixed 【解析】选C。这个钥匙是有魔力的，它能保证我们的神奇的闹钟一年到头滴答作响和打点报时。,.语法填空
7、阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。It doesnt matter when or how long a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Thats 1. what all doctors thought, until they heard about Jercy Page. Jercy Page, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to
8、 see this strange man 2. by themselves.,Jercy Page was ninety years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep 3. of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he 4.made .But they were surprised. 5. Though/Although they watche
9、d him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Jercy Page 6. sleeping (sleep). Actually, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.,The only rest that Jercy Page got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors 7. were puzzled (puzzle) by this strange continuo
10、us sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, 8. hoping (hope) to find an answer. They found only one answer 9.that/which might explain his condition. Page remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real 10. reason ?No
11、 one could be sure.,.阅读理解 (A)The Internet brings us many advantages. With the Internet, people can send and receive e-mails. On the Internet, people can skim over news. Using the Telnet, the user anywhere on the Internet can log into any other machine on which he has an account. It is possible to us
12、e the FTP program to copy files from one machine on the Internet to another. But the Internet also brings us troubles. Internet use seems to cause a fall in psychological（心理的）health, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University. Even people who,spent just a few hours a week on the Internet ex
13、perienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less often, the two-year study showed. And it wasnt that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually seemed to cause the bad feelings. Researchers are puzzled over the results,
14、which were completely opposite to what they had expected. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.The fact that Internet use reduces time used for family and friends may be the re
15、ason for the drop in health, researchers said. Faceless,bodiless “virtual”(虚拟的)communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversations, and the relationships formed through it may not be so deep. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world through the Net makes use
16、rs less satisfied with their lives. “But its important to remember this is not about the technology; its about how it is used, ”said one of the researchers. “It really points to the need for considering social factors（因素）when you design new inventions. ”,1. The writer mainly wants to tell us that _
17、. A. the Internet can bring people many advantages B. the Internet use may cause psychological problems C. the Internet users are not satisfied with their lives D. we shouldnt use the Internet 【解析】选B。文章虽然谈论了网络的优点，但从其篇幅和重点来看，文章侧重于谈论由于使用网络而产生的一些问题，主题句在第四段。作者其实是想提醒我们使用网络可能有损心理健康。,2. Why are the researc
18、hers puzzling over the results? A. Because the results were completely different from what they had thought. B. Because the Net proved socially healthier than television. C. Because the Internet users were all healthier. D. Because the Internet users experienced less depression and loneliness. 【解析】选
19、A。Researchers are puzzled over the results, which were completely opposite to what they had expected. 从这句可知令研究人员疑惑的是研究结果与他们期盼的完全相反。,3. What may be the reasons why the Internet use causes a fall in psychological health? A. Internet use reduces time used for family and friends. B. Virtual communicatio
20、n is less psychologically satisfying than actual conversations. C. Exposure to the wider world through the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives. D. All the above.,【解析】选D。从The fact that. . . Faceless, bodiless “virtual” communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conve
21、rsations, and the relationships formed through it may not be so deep. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world through the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives. 这几句可知A、B、C都为原因。,4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Users anywhere on the Internet ca
22、n log into any other machine. B. The two-year study showed that using the Net seemed to cause the bad feelings. C. People who are already feeling bad spend much more time on the Internet. D. Relationships formed through the Internet are usually deep.,【解析】选B。由Using the Telnet, the user anywhere on th
23、e Internet can log into any other machine on which he has an account. 知道答案A的成立是必须有前提的；由And it wasnt that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually seemed to cause the bad feelings. 知道C错；由. . . and the relationships formed through it may not
24、be so deep. 这句知道D是错的。,5. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean? A. What matters is not the technology but how it is used. B. This passage is not about the technology but about how it is used. C. We should remember to learn about the technology. D. We should remember to learn how t
25、o use computers. 【解析】选A。作者通过划线部分想表明这一切与技术本身无关，而是看我们怎么利用。A项符合。,(B)I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked
26、 to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience and facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didnt remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feelin
27、g that I was a loser. Studying takes up so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge, yet I fail to communicate,with others. I have received many awards in school, but they dont necessarily reflect anything about me. I dont know how to socialize. When I
28、 leave school I fear I will be of no use to society. I realize that everyone has his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working
29、 my hardest makes me happy. I will still stay on in college. But I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.,6. The underlined word “essential” in Paragraph 1 probably means _ . A. impossible B. unnecessary C. most important D. most useful 【解析】选C。猜测词义题。essential的意思是“必要的，最重要的”。,7. From the
30、 passage we can learn that the author _ . A. comes to know how important it is to make some money B. realizes that it is more important to develop oneself than just to learn knowledge C. does not think education is the most important thing in her life any more D. thinks that communication with other
31、s is more important than education 【解析】选B。推断题。第一段作者以自己的经历揭示了主题，她意识到发展各方面的能力比学知识更重要。因此答案为B。,8. The author believes the awards she has received _ . A. show that she is a top student B. show how much time she has spent in learning C. mean that she knows how to learn D. dont necessarily reflect her real
32、 self 【解析】选D。细节题。根据第一段. . . but they dont necessarily reflect anything about me. 可知，答案为D。,9. The author feels fearful that she will be of no use to society mainly because _ . A. she is unable to develop herself B. studying takes too much of her time C. she does not know how to communicate with other
33、s D. she feels that she is a failure 【解析】选C。判断题。根据第一段I am just storing knowledge, yet I fail to communicate with others. . . I dont know how to socialize. 可以判断，答案为C。,10. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Paragraph 2? A. The author wants to change her lifestyle. B. A job might enable the author to get to know society. C. Working part-time while studying will make her happy. D. The author wants to find a shelter from the real world. 【解析】选D。判断题。根据第二段But I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world. 可知，答案为D。,
