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一、阅读理解TheBritisharesupposedtobefamousforlaughingatthemselvesbuteventheirsenseofhumorhasalimitastheBritishretailerGeraldRatnerfoundouttohiscost.WhenRatnertookoverhisfather’schainof140jewelryshopsin1984heintroducedaveryclearpanypolicy.Hedecidedthathisshopsshouldselldownmarketproductsatthelowestpossibleprices.Itwasagreatsuccess.TheBritishpubliclovedhischeapgoldearringsandhistastelesssilverdecorations.By1991Ratner’spanyhad2400shopsanditwasworthover680millionpounds.ButinAprilofthatyearGeraldRatnermadeabigmistake.AtabitmeetingoftopBritishbusinesspeoplehesuitedupandexplainedthesecretofhissuccess—Peoplesay“Howcanwesellourgoodsforsuchalowprice”.Hesay“Becausetheyareabsoluterubbish.”Hisaudienceburstoutlaughing.ButtheBritishnewspapersandtheBritishpublicwerenotsoamused.Peoplefelt insulted andstayedawayfromRatner’sshops.SalesfellandsixmonthsafterhisspeechRatner’ssharepricehadfallenby42%.ThefollowingyearthingsgotworseandGeraldRatnerwasforcedtoresign.Bytheendof1992helosthispanyhiscareerandhishouse.Evenworse25000ofhisemployeeshadlosttheirjobs.Ithadbeenaveryexpensivejoke.
1.WhataretheBritishnotedforaccordingtothepassageA.Theirjewelryshops.B.Theirloveforjewelry.C.Theirjokesaboutthemselves.D.Theirharmlesshumor.
2.HowdidRatnerachievesuccessinhisbusinessA.Hecutdownhislaborcost.B.Headoptedaneffectivebusinessmodel.C.Heemployedalotofnewstaff.D.HedevelopedgreatrelationswithbusinessVIPs.
3.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“insulted”A.Offended.B.Amazed.C.Abused.D.Attracted.
4.WhatdoesthestoryofGeraldRatnersuggestA.Actionspeakslouderthanwords.B.Whatgoesaroundesaround.C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D.Amanmaydighisgravewithhisteeth.【文章大意】本文为记叙文讲述的是英国零售商GeraldRatner因为自嘲时说错话而导致失败的故事
2.B【解析】推理判断题根据第二段第一句话中的“…heintroducedaveryclearpanypolicy.”和第二句话Hedecidedthathisshopsshouldselldownmarketproductsatthelowestpossibleprices.可知他采用了一种有效的商业模式——以最低价销售产品,故选B
3.A【解析】词义猜测题根据第二段最后两句话可知人们感到受到了侮辱冒犯,都不去他的商店了,由此可知该词与offended一致,故选A
二、完形填空TwoyearsagoDubuqueIowastarteditsfirstannual“BacktoSchoolBash”program.Itofferedneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfree__1__inthemunity.Holmesdecidedto__2__byprovidinghelptokids.Hewas__3__twojobsatthetimeoneofwhichwasworkingasabarber.Saturdaywashis__4__daybuthechoseto__5__histimeandgavefreehaircutstolowerclasskidsonconditionthatthekidsshould__6__theirfreehaircutsbyhavingtoreadabooktohim.Theideawasso__7__thathecontinueditforthenexttwoyears.Manykidswould__8__afavoritebooksettleintothebarberchairandreadaloud__9__Holmeswasdoingtheirhair.Afterthehaircutstheydreviewthebookfromthe__10__andvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschoolonlymorefun.Holmeswhoismarried__11__twosonsrecognizesthatnoteveryparenthasthetimeto__12__withtheirkids.Sohehopestooffersome__13__inthisway.Andheadmitshe__14__benefitsfromdoingthat.Therewasasevenyearoldkidwho__15__stuttered结巴overwordswhilereading.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeand__16__.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslaterhereaditwithnoproblems.That__17__Holmestodomore.HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedtoaChicagosuburb.Whentheyget__18__,heplanstorestarthis__19__astheStorybookBarber.“Todaysworldisfullofgunsandviolence,”hesays.“Thebarbershopisa__20__placeforthekidstoeandreadbooks.”【文章大意】 本文主要分享了Holmes做公益的故事1.A.materialsB.resourcesC.methodsD.connections答案与解析B根据上下文可知,社区给孩子们提供学习的免费资源material“材料”;resource“资源”;method“方法”;connection“连接”2.A.participateB.performC.developD.withdraw答案与解析A根据下文的“byprovidinghelptokids”可推知,Holmes决定参与这项活动3.A.facedwithB.caughtinC.presentedwithD.engagedin答案与解析D根据语境可知,Holmes同时从事了两份工作befacedwith“面临”;becaughtin“处于困境”;presentwith“把……交给”;beengagedin“从事于”4.A.happiestB.worstC.busiestD.best答案与解析C根据上文的“asabarber”和空前的“Saturday”可推知,Holmes周六最忙5.A.spendB.wasteC.saveD.donate答案与解析D根据空后的“gavefreehaircuts”可知,Holmes把自己的时间捐献出来,免费给贫穷人家的孩子理发donate“捐献”6.A.receiveB.earnC.demandD.request答案与解析B根据下文“theirfreehaircuts”的提示可推知,孩子们要通过读书才能挣得免费理发的权利,故选B,earn“挣得”7.A.popularB.ordinaryC.plexD.rigid答案与解析A根据下文的“hecontinueditforthenexttwoyears”可推知,这项活动很受欢迎,因此Holmes在接下来的两年也坚持了下来popular“受欢迎的”;ordinary“普通的”;plex“复杂的”;rigid“死板的”8.A.putawayB.takeoverC.pickupD.giveout答案与解析C根据语境可知,许多孩子会拿起书,坐在理发椅上,开始大声朗读9.A.beforeB.afterC.whileD.until答案与解析C根据语境可知,孩子们读书是在Holmes理发期间while“在……期间”10.A.kidsB.heroinesC.barbersD.characters答案与解析D根据语境“theydreviewthebook”和“andvocabulary”可推知,孩子们回顾书中的角色和词汇character“角色”11.A.withB.toC.forD.about答案与解析A根据语境可知,此处表示Holmes有两个儿子with表示“有”的含义
12.A.stayB.readC.talkD.learn答案与解析B根据上文的“readabooktohim”及“readaloud”可知,此处表示并不是每个父母都有时间陪孩子一起读书的13.A.guidanceB.judgmentC.assistanceD.insurance答案与解析C根据上文的“Holmesdecidedto__2__byprovidinghelptokids”可知,Holmes希望通过这种方式来提供一些帮助assistance“帮助”14.A.againB.stillC.thenD.too答案与解析D根据语境可知,Holmes在帮助他人的过程中自己也受益匪浅15.A.usuallyB.hardlyC.merelyD.necessarily答案与解析A根据语境可知,有个七岁的孩子通常读得不流畅,故选A项16.A.writeB.practiceC.remarkD.reflect答案与解析B根据下文的“Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslaterhereaditwithnoproblems”可推知,这个七岁的孩子回家进行了练习,因此再读起来没有问题17.A.surprisedB.excitedC.inspiredD.impressed答案与解析C根据语境“domore”可推知,Holmes受到了激励,从而做得更多18.A.settledB.relaxedC.pleasedD.refreshed答案与解析A根据上文的“HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedtoaChicagosuburb”可推知,Holmes搬了家,然后安顿下来,与下文重新开始自己原有的项目计划呼应settle“定居”19.A.ownershipB.hobbyC.promiseD.role答案与解析D根据上文的“workingasabarber”及下文的“astheStorybookBarber”可推知,Holmes又重启自己的边读书边理发项目,扮演好自己的角色20.A.secretB.safeC.roughD.crowded答案与解析B根据“Todaysworldisfullofgunsandviolence”可知,在这个纷乱的世界里,理发店可以作为孩子们读书的安全之地
三、七选五Areyouhavingtroubleconcentratingwhenyourereadingabookorlisteningtoalecture?Thislistofactivitiesmighthelptoimproveyourstudyhabits.Makealist.Weoftenhavetroublepayingattentiontoonethingbecauseourbrainwantstothinkaboutsomethingelse.1Youdontworryaboutwhateverelseyoushouldbedoing.Sleepmore.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhosleepfewerthaneighthoursanightforaperiodoftimehaveslowerresponsesystemsandmoredifficultyrecallinginformation.2Eathealthierfoods.Manypeopleenjoyfoodshighinfatsandsugars.3Theymightgiveyouatemporaryburstofenergy.However,thatenergyissoonfollowedbyacrash.Reducescreentime.Thismaybethemostunpopularsuggestionamongyoungpeople.Screentime—timespentlookingatcellphones,televisions,puterscreens,hasacleareffectontheattentionspan.45Concentrationimprovesforstudentswhoparticipateinteamsports.Itcouldbethatbeingactiveishelpfulinthisway.Participatinginasporttrainsyourbraintoconcentrateonspecifictasks,andshutoutotherthoughts.A.Beactive.B.Practicemore.C.Thesefoodscanprovideenoughenergyforfocusing.D.Butthesefoodscantbehelpfulenoughwhenitestofocusing.E.Thatisbadnewsforteenswhostayupstudyingthenightbeforeatest.F.Researchersadviseparentstolimititwhentheirchildrenneedtobefocused.G.Bywritingdownallthethingsyouneedtodo,youllgainasenseofcontrol.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文介绍了几种提高注意力的方法1.G [根据本段的主题句“列清单”以及空后的“Youdontworryaboutwhateverelseyoushouldbedoing.”可知,选G项]2.E [根据本段的主题句“Sleepmore.”和空前一句的内容可知,选E项]3.D [下文的“thatenergyissoonfollowedbyacrash”与D项中的“cantbehelpfulenough”相对应,故答案为D]4.F [本段的主题句“Reducescreentime.”与选项F中的“limitit”对应,故答案为F]5.A [空处为本段的主题句,由下文的“Itcouldbethatbeingactiveishelpfulinthisway.”可知,答案为A]
四、短文改错Recently,afamousbasketballplayerhascausedpublicangrybywritingontheGreatWall.Inthefact,thishappensinmanyplaceofinterest.Ihadsomesuggestionstosolvethisproblem.First,makemoreposterstoinformthepublicthedamageofgraffiti涂鸦.Besides,punishments,suchasafine,isnecessarytotouristswithsobadbehavior.Also,Ithinkitshelpfullytoputupsomeboardsalongthetouristattractionsthattouristscanleavemessages.Imsurewithourefforts,moreandmorepeoplewillbeeconcerningaboutprotectingculturalrelics.【答案】 Recently,afamousbasketballplayerhascausedpublicbywritingontheGreatWall.Infact,thishappensinmanyofinterest.Isomesuggestionstosolvethisproblem.First,makemoreposterstoinformthepublicthedamageofgraffiti涂鸦.Besides,punishments,suchasafine,necessarytotouristswithbadbehavior.Also,Ithinkitstoputupsomeboardsalongthetouristattractionstouristscanleavemessages.Imsurewithourefforts,moreandmorepeoplewillbeeaboutprotectingculturalrelics.第一处angry→anger考查名词形容词public修饰名词,故用名词形式第二处删除fact前的the考查固定搭配infact为固定搭配,意为“事实上”,the多余第三处place→places考查名词的数根据该句中的many可知,名词place应当用复数形式第四处had→have考查时态根据上下文可知,该句陈述的是目前的情况,故用一般现在时第五处public后加of/about考查介词informsb.of/aboutsth.为固定搭配,表示“通知某人某事”第六处is→are考查主谓一致该句主语为复数名词punishments,故系动词用复数形式are第七处so→such考查限定词该句中behavior为不可数名词,只能用such修饰so用于“so+adj.+a/an+可数名词”结构第八处helpfully→helpful考查形容词is为系动词,后接形容词作表语第九处that→where考查定语从句的关系词分析该句结构可知,该句为定语从句,先行词为boards,关系词在从句中作地点状语,故用where引导该定语从句第十处concerning→concerned考查固定搭配be/beeconcernedabout为固定短语,意为“关注……”。