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Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour第Ⅰ卷第一部分 阅读理解共两节,满分40分第一节共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项ANotallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares噩梦.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblywipeouttheeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasing释放chemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesarewipedout.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatmaybethepillcanchangepeople’smemoriesandthatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwereterribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewhetherwewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.1.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonthepillC.awayofwipingoutpainfulmemoriesD.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill答案 D解析 主旨大意题根据全文可知,这种药有人赞同,也有人反对,全文是围绕人们对这种药的观点或态度展开论述的,故选D项2.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan.A.causethebraintofixmemoriesB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.stopthebodyproducingcertainchemicalsD.wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories答案 C解析 细节理解题依据文章第三段第二句“Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasing释放chemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.”可知,这种药能阻止身体释放一种能修复大脑记忆的化学物质A、B、D三项与文章不符3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepillB.thepillwillcertainlystoppeople’semotionalmemoriesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’sphysicalhealthD.thepillhasalreadybeenproducedandusedbythepublicinAmerica答案 A解析 推理判断题依据文章最后两段可知,有些人怀疑这种药的效果,认为痛苦的经历对我们以后的生活也有积极作用,它可以让我们认识和了解自己4.Youmayprobablyreadthepassagein.A.aguidebookB.amedicalmagazineC.atextbookD.sciencefiction答案 B解析 推理判断题由全文可知,本文讲述的是医学方面的最新发明以及人们对它的态度,可推知这篇文章可能摘自医学杂志BFewofushaven’treadCinderella,thestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceofherdreams.Somemightnotwanttoadmitit,butthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone’sheart—weallwishwecouldachieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurity默默无闻orneglect.MarySantiagohasthatsecretdream,too.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStory,afilmsetinaUShighschool.Maryisshybutlovestodance.Comparedwithothergirls,sheisinvisible.However,herworldchangescompletelywhenafamousteenagepopsinger,JoeyParker,appears.Joeyiseverythingtherestoftheboysinherclassarenot—kind,handsomeanddesirable.MaryandJoey’spathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhome,sheleavesbehindherMP3player,whichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.Ofcourse,thereisawicked邪恶的stepmother,whoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn’tgetintothetopdanceschool.HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMary,evenifthatmeansembarrassingher.Thestory,thoughitmostlyfollowsCinderella,doesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytale.Refreshingly,thefilm,unlikemanyhighschoolfilms,doesnotfocusonlooks,althoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.“ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumpingoffpoint,”writesmoviecriticAmberWilkinson.“Thefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.”5.Thefirstparagraphismainlyto.A.buildinterestandleadustoMary’ssecretdreamB.reminduswhyCinderellaissopopularalltheyearsC.informusofthemaintopicofthewholepassageD.tellushowinterestingthefairytaleCinderellais答案 A解析 推理判断题第一段好比一个引子,主要用以引起读者的兴趣,进而引出Mary内心深处的梦想6.Inthemovie,MarySantiagoisthemaincharacterwho.A.isbraveinexpressingherloveB.isattendedbadlybythestepmotherC.hasadreamofmeetingaprinceD.isembarrassedbythepopsinger答案 B解析 细节判断题根据第四段倒数第二句“DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn’tgetintothetopdanceschool.”可判断,Mary的继母对待她很不好7.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.JoeyisjustlikeotherboysinMary’sclass.B.Mary’smotherinfluencesheralotinsinging.C.Notmanypeoplehaveadreamtoberealized.D.TheMP3playerhelpsJoeyinfindingMary.答案 D解析 推理判断题根据第四段第四句“ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhome,sheleavesbehindherMP3player,whichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.”可推断答案为D项8.Thepassageismainly.A.anintroductiontoafilmB.areviewaboutafilmC.anessayaboutdreamsD.anadvertisementofCinderella答案 B解析 主旨大意题这篇文章简要介绍了影片的内容,并进行了评价,可见是一篇影评CAyearaftergraduation,Iwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsidered,thoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublished.Iacceptedthejobwithouthesitation,asitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.Myfatherwentbythesamename,andIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfused.“Waitaminute,”someonemightsay,“areyoutalkingaboutMr.Davistheretiredman,orMr.Davistherespectablescholar?”Thepositionwasofferedatthelastminute,andIwasgiventwoweekstoprepare,aperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase公文包andstandingbeforemyfulllengthmirror,repeatingthewords,“Hello,class.I’mMr.Davis.”SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoice.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienced.Butwhenthedayeventuallycame,mynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.Daviswasthere.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessor,butrathera12yearoldboy.Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.Isawninestudentsalongalongtable.Ihandedoutthecards,andthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequired.“Allrightthen,”Isaid.“Okay,herewego.”ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalk,offeringtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedesk,overlookingaforestofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.“Calmdown,you’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatime,oneatatime!”Aterriblesilenceruledtheroom,andseeingnootheropinions,Iinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.9.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause.A.hewantedtoberespectedB.hehadwrittensomestoriesC.hewantedtopleasehisfatherD.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher答案 A解析 细节理解题根据第一段的最后两句“Myfatherwentbythesamename,andIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfused.‘Waitaminute,’someonemightsay,‘areyoutalkingaboutMr.Davistheretiredman,orMr.Davistherespectablescholar?’”可知他希望成为令人尊敬的学者所以A项正确10.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.B.Hewaswellpreparedforhisfirstclass.C.Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.答案 C解析 推理判断题第二段的前两句在说作者的准备根据后两句“Butwhenthedayeventuallycame,mynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.Daviswasthere.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessor,butrathera12yearoldboy.”可知第一次上课的那天到来的时候,作者是非常紧张的所以C项正确11.Beforehestartedhisclass,theauthoraskedthestudentsto.A.writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercardsB.cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaperC.cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaperD.writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards答案 D解析 细节理解题根据第三段最后一句“Ihandedoutthecards,andthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequired.”可知作者发给学生卡片,要求学生把名字写在卡片上并固定在胸前的口袋上所以D项正确12.Theauthorchosethecompositiontopicprobablybecause.A.hegotdisappointedwithhisfirstclassB.hehadpreparedthetopicbeforeclassC.hewantedtocalmdownthestudentsD.hethoughtitwasaneasytopic答案 A解析 主旨大意题从文章的第四段可知作者原以为第一节课时学生会非常积极地举手提出自己的观点可结果上课开始后学生却保持沉默,这让作者感到失望因此作者选择了一个与失望相关的作文主题所以A项正确D2014·陕西,A13.Accordingtothestatistics,whatistheworldaverageoffreshwaterresourcesperpersonA.244973cubicmeters.B.241cubickilometers.C.3642cubickilometers.D.6122cubicmeters.答案 D解析 细节理解题因为本题问的是人均淡水资源拥有量的世界平均值,所以可以直接在第三幅图下面找到答案为D项14.WhichcountryorregionhasthemostfreshwaterresourcesperyearA.Guyana.B.Brazil.C.Iceland.D.China.答案 B解析 细节理解题根据问题当中的peryear可知要从第二列中找答案,再由问题“哪一个国家或地区每年的淡水资源最多?”可知Brazil位居榜首,所以选择B项15.WhichcountryorregionappearstwiceontheTop5listsA.Bhutan.B.Seychelles.C.Canada.D.Suriname.答案 D解析 细节理解题由第一列和第三列信息可知,选项中只有Suriname在Top5中出现过两次,所以选择D项第二节共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分根据短文内容,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为多余选项GettingAlongwithParentsMomanddadarethemostimportantpeopleinyourlife,andthey’relikelytoinfluenceyoumorethananyoneelseinyourlifetime.It’saparent’sjobtoloveandguidekids,andmostparentswilldothisaslongastheylive.16Herearefourwaysyoucanstayclose,getalong,andbuildastrongrelationship.Spendtimetogether.Itmightbeeasytobephysicallyinthesameplacewithyourmomanddad.17InsteadofplayingacomputergameorwatchingTVbyyourself,maybeyoushouldaskyourmomanddadtoplaywithyou.Youcangooutsidetogether,tryaboardgame,orreadabooktogether.18Manykidssaytheywouldliketheirparentstohelpthemwhenthey’reupset.Butyourmomanddadmightnotknowthatyou’rehavingaproblem.Tellyourparentsifyou’resadorstrugglingwithsomething.Ifyoudon’tusuallydothis,giveitatryandyouwillbeglad.Bekind.Littlethingsmightmeanalottoyourmomanddad.19It’salsolovelywhenakidofferstohelpfoldthelaundryorcleansuphisorherroomwithoutbeingasked.Andifyoutrynottofightwithyourbrothersorsisters,yourparentsmightbesoexcited!Showyourcare.Somefamiliesarealwayskissing,hugging,andsaying“Iloveyou”.20Inadditiontokissesandhugs,kidsandparentscanshowtheirlovebyrespectingeachother,beingcaring,polite,andthoughtful.A.Buthowmuchtimedoyouspendjustenjoyingeachother’scompanyB.It’simportanttoshowthatyoucareforeachother.C.Butparentsdoalotmorethanjustpassdowntheirhobbies.D.Shareyourfeelingsandaskforhelp.E.Talkonthephoneandemaileachothertostayintouch.F.Youcanbrightenyourparents’daywithahug,acardorajoke.G.Thatmeansyouhavemanyyearstosharewithyourmomanddad.答案
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20.B第二部分 英语知识运用共两节,满分45分第一节 完形填空共20小题;每小题
1.5分,满分30分阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Dearson,ThedaythatyouseemeoldandIamalreadynotingoodhealth,havepatienceandtrytounderstandme.IfIgetdirtywheneating,ifIcannotdress,havepatienceandrememberthehoursI21teachingittoyou.If,whenIspeaktoyou,I22thesamethingsthousandandonetimes,donot23me,listentome.Whenyouweresmall,Ihadtoreadtoyouthousandandonetimesthesamestory24yougottosleep.WhenIdonotwanttohavea25,neithershamemenorscoldme.RememberwhenIhadtochaseyouwiththousandexcusesI26,inorderthatyouwantedtobathe.Whenyouseemy27littleaboutnewtechnologies,givemethenecessarytimeanddonotlookatmewithyourmocking嘲弄smile.Itaughtyou28todosomanythings toeatgood,todresswell,toconfrontlife...WhenatsomemomentIlosethememoryorthe29ofourconversation,letmehavethenecessarytimetoremember,andifIcannotdoit,donotbecomenervous,asthemostimportantthingisnotourconversationbutsurelytobewithyouandtohaveyou30tome.IfeverIdonotwanttoeat,donotforceme.Iknowwell31Ineedtoandwhennot.Whenmy32legsdonotallowmetowalk,givemeyour33,thesamewayIdidwhenyougaveyourfirst
34.AndwhensomedayIsaytoyouthatIdonotwantto35anymore—thatIwanttorestforever,donotgetangry.Somedayyouwillunderstand.Trytounderstandthatmyageisnotlivedbutsurvived.Somedayyouwilldiscoverthat,36mymistakes,Ialwayswantedthe37thingforyouandthatItriedtopreparethewayforyou.Youmustnotfeelsad,angryorimpotent无可奈何forseeingme38you.Youmustbenexttome,trytounderstandmeandtohelpmeasIdiditwhenyou39living.Helpmetowalk,helpmetoendmywaywithloveand
40.IwillpayyoubyasmileandbytheimmenseloveIhavehadalwaysforyou.Iloveyou,son.Yourfather21.A.paidB.spentC.costD.took答案 B解析 这是spendsometimeindoingsth.句型,意为“花费时间做某事”22.A.praiseB.thinkC.repeatD.criticize答案 C解析 根据常识,人年老了就容易唠叨,一件事或一句话可能会重复很多遍23.A.interruptB.disturbC.lookD.avoid答案 A解析 在我说话的过程中不要打断我,静静地听我说interrupt插嘴,打断24.A.whenB.afterC.sinceD.until答案 D解析 当你小的时候,同一个故事我要读一千零一遍,直到你睡着了until直到25.A.restB.wordC.showerD.sleep答案 C解析 根据下面一句中出现的bathe一词可确定答案haveashower淋浴26.A.discoveredB.inventedC.noticedD.assumed答案 B解析 Iinvented是定语从句,修饰名词excuseinventexcuses意为“编造借口”27.A.knowingB.fearingC.enjoyingD.consulting答案 A解析 当你看到我对新技术一无所知的时候knowaboutsth.意为“了解关于……”28.A.whatB.whenC.howD.why答案 C解析 我教给你如何做很多的事情29.A.newsB.attitudeC.materialD.thread答案 D解析 losethethreadoftheconversation意为“失去谈话的连续性”thread在此处意为“线索,思路”30.A.talkingB.listeningC.respondingD.appealing答案 B解析 最重要的不是我们的交谈而是跟你在一起,有你在身边耐心倾听我讲话31.A.whereB.howC.thatD.when答案 D解析 根据下文的...andwhennot可确定此处的答案为when句意为我十分清楚什么时候需要吃东西,什么时候不需要32.A.tiredB.shortC.longD.strong答案 A解析 当我疲惫的双腿使我无法继续前行,向我伸出你的手33.A.legB.earC.handD.mind答案 C解析 解析见上题34.A.stepB.paceC.laughD.cry答案 A解析 当你迈出第一步的时候,我就是这样做的即用手扶着你35.A.talkB.liveC.writeD.sleep答案 B解析 根据下文的“...thatIwanttorestforever”可知,此处指的是我不想再活着了36.A.thoughB.sinceC.whileD.despite答案 D解析 despite是介词,意为“不管,尽管,不论”,表示尽管我也有错误37.A.lastB.firstC.bestD.most答案 C解析 做父母的总是希望自己的儿女拥有世界上最好的东西38.A.nearB.behindC.belowD.against答案 A解析 根据下文的“Youmustbenexttome”可知,此处的意思应该和nextto一致39.A.madeB.startedC.earnedD.found答案 B解析 你必须在我身边,设法理解我、帮助我,就如同你开始自己的人生时我做的那样40.A.mercyB.careC.excuseD.patience答案 D解析 根据上下文可知,对待老人,要用爱心和耐心第Ⅱ卷第二部分 英语知识运用共两节,满分45分第二节共10小题;每小题
1.5分,满分15分阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容不多于3个单词或括号内单词的正确形式A Hello!ThisisLispeaking.Bobby,itseemsthatI
41.can’tarriveatyourhomeby12o’clock.B Whathappened?Weareexpectingyou,Hans.Dick,Arcbie...A I’msosorry.I’vebeen
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45.Whereareyounow,LiA ThirtymetersaheadisWaterlooBridge.B It’snotfarfromhere.It’s—letmesee—about20minutes’walk;canyouwalkhereA I’vethoughtofthat,butwhatcanIdo
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47.IfonlyIhadtakenataxi!B That’stoobad,butdon’tworry.We’llput
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50.waitingwait.B Itdoesn’tmatter.Bye.A Bye.第三部分 写作共两节,满分35分第一节 短文改错共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧,并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线\划掉修改在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者从第11处起不计分IhappentomeetsomeAmericantouristsatthegateoftheSummerPalacelastweek.IgreetedthemwithEnglishandthenwebegantochat.IgottoknowthattheywerecollegestudenttravelinginChina.MostofuswerefondofChinesemedicine.Theywerebusytakingpicturesandweresurprisingatthechangeshadtakenplaceinthepastfewyears.Afterthat,wewentboatandhadagoodtime.Wewereexchangedouremailaddressessothatwecouldwritetoeachotherinthefuture.Theythankedmeagainandagain.IwasgladlytohaveachancetopracticemyoralEnglish.Whatwonderfulexperience!答案 ItomeetsomeAmericantouristsatthegateoftheSummerPalacelastweek.IgreetedthemEnglishandthenwebegantochat.IgottoknowthattheywerecollegetravelinginChina.MostofwerefondofChinesemedicine.Theywerebusytakingpicturesandwereatthechangeshadtakenplaceinthepastfewyears.Afterthat,wewentandhadagoodtime.Wewere\ exchangedouremailaddressessothatwecouldwritetoeachotherinthefuture.Theythankedmeagainandagain.IwastohaveachancetopracticemyoralEnglish.Whatwonderfulexperience!第二节 书面表达满分25分5月1日下午星期四,一个美国中学生代表团到校访问,师生一行十几人参观了学校,之后在你们班举行了一个小型座谈会,历时约一小时事后,英语老师要求就当天的活动写一篇100词左右的英语日记座谈会主要内容相互介绍;中方学生代表谈传统节日文化;美方学生代表谈兴趣爱好;自由交流注意
1.可适当增加细节,使文章内容连贯,语言流畅;2.日记格式已给出,不计入总词数ThursdayMay12014Fine参考范文ThursdayMay12014FineThisafternoonanAmericanhighschooldelegation,consistingof10studentsand5teacherscametovisitourschool.Ourheadmastershowedthemaroundsomepartsoftheschool.Fortunately,ourclasswaschosentohaveaninformaldiscussionwiththevisitors.Everyoneatpresentwasactivetointroducethemselvesonebyone.Ourmonitor,Zhanghua,madeabriefintroductionoftheChinesetraditionalfestivals.SoonafterthatTom,anAmericanstudent,whowasagreatfanofYaoMingandJeremyShuHowLin,saidsomethingaboutNBAandsomeotherhobbies.Thenwetalkedaboutsomeothertopicsthatwewereconcernedwith.Almostanhourhadpassedbeforewerealizedit.It’sreallyamazingtotalkwiththeAmericanteachersandstudentsinEnglish,whichhelpsusalotwithourEnglish.。