ⅰ.单项填空
1.if you try to learn too many things at a time,you may get ________.
a.to confuse b.confusing c.confused d.to be confused
解析:confused“感到困惑的”;confusing“令人困惑的”;get confused相当于be confused。
答案:c
2.he made up an excuse for his failure in order to avoid________.
a.to be punished b.being punished c.to punish d.punishing
解析:avoid后接动名词作宾语;此题根据句意应用动名词的被动式。
答案:b
3.the girl is________about dancing.she believes she can make a good dancer some day.
a.crazy b.fond c.interested d.devoted
解析:be crazy about“对……狂热;热爱……;迷上……”。
答案:a
4.i________the written papers but failed in the oral examination.
a.got across b.got on c.got over d.got through
解析:get through“通过(考试等)”。
答案:d
5.i feel________today.there is so much bad news coming from all parts of the country.
a.up b.down c.over d.off
解析:down可作形容词,意为“情绪低落”;be/feel down相当于be in low spirits。
答案:b
6.________i admit that the problems are difficult,i don’t agree that they cannot be solved.
a.unless b.until c.while d.since
解析:题意是“虽然我承认问题很难,但我并不认为解决不了。”while有“虽然”之意,引导让步状语从句。
答案:c
7.—is it dangerous?
—yes,but i have to________the risk,because that’s the only chance i can find the spy.
a.make b.take c.hold d.catch
解析:take/run the risk是固定搭配,意为“去冒险”。
答案:b
8.the park,________into two sections along a stream,will have a couple of small bridges built over the stream.
a.divides b.to divide c.divided d.dividing共4页,当前第1页1234
解析:“公园被分成两部分”要用过去分词作定语。
答案:c
9.you will know what it is like________most of your time listening to dull reports in a meetingroom.
a.spending b.having spent c.to spend d.to have spent
解析:题意是“你知道花大部分时间在会议室听些无聊的报告是什么样子。”what it is like to do sth.是一句式,其中it是形式主语,不定式是真主语。
答案:c
10.________from heart trouble for years,professor white has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes.
a.suffering b.suffered c.having suffered d.to have suffered
解析:考查现在分词的完成式作状语。“患病已多年”,且suffer与professor white之间是主动关系,当然要用现在分词的完成式来表达。
答案:c
ⅱ.完形填空
a cup of coffee
my life began similarly to most of the kids in my family.my mother did the __1__ that she could before the father got drunk enough times.that’s the way it is in my family,you __2__ not knowing what a father is and __3__ is there to teach you.
as a result,i developed the usual __4__ with alcohol(酒) and drugs and __5__ seven years as a street kid,and at last __6__ in rehab(康复治疗) when i was 20.inside i met my counselor,bill,and he __7__ me a lot of things.the main thing was the __8__ of giving.
it was the night __9__ an important event and i was very nervous.bill __10__ this and suggested that we go for a __11__.as we walked and talked,bill suggested we go for a coffee.i told him that i was broke(一分钱也没有) but when i got __12__,i would pay him back __13__.he stopped then and looked at me in a __14__,but loving way and said,“no,you won’t.”
he followed by telling me that i did not __15__ him anything and he was doing this because he could.he then told me something that has __16__ me to this day,“one day you’ll be around someone and they’ll need a __17__,and you’ll be able to buy it for them.that’s __18__ you can pay me back.”
i am a youth worker now;far away from the __19__ i had ten years ago.my job is simple and i __20__ buy kids coffee.bill taught me how to do that.
1.a.best b.least c.worst d.fastest
答案:a
2.a.fall behind b.catch up c.grow up d.pick up
答案:c
3.a.someone b.nobody c.anybody d.everybody
答案:b
4.a.ideas b.dreams c.experiments d.problems
答案:d
5.a.spent b.took c.cost d.saved
答案:a
6.a.lived b.slept c.ended up d.worked共4页,当前第2页1234
答案:c
7.a.bought b.taught c.awarded d.questioned
答案:b
8.a.gift b.method c.key d.passage
答案:a
9.a.after b.in c.since d.before
答案:d
10.a.touched b.noticed c.experienced d.tested
答案:b
11.a.meal b.swim c.walk d.visit
答案:c
12.a.raised b.freed c.fed d.paid
答案:d
13.a.at once b.above all c.once again d.on time
答案:a
14.a.reasonable b.practical c.serious d.interesting
答案:c
15.a.thank b.owe c.pass d.serve
答案:b
16.a.hurt b.interrupted c.forgiven d.followed
答案:d
17.a.present b.coffee c.flower d.ticket
答案:b
18.a.how b.whether c.why d.where
答案:a
19.a.peace b.direction c.life d.impression
答案:c
20.a.never b.already c.even d.often
答案:d
ⅲ.阅读理解
interview with god
i dreamed i had an interview with god.“so you would like to interview me?” god asked.“if you have the time,” i said.“my time is eternity.” god smiled,“what questions do you have in mind for me?” “what surprises you most about humankind?” god answered,“that they get bored with childhood,they rush to grow up,and then long to be children again.that they lose their health to make money...and then lose their money to restore their health.that by thinking anxiously about the future,they forget the present,such that they live in neither the present nor the future.that they live as if they will never die,and die as though they had never lived.” god’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.and then i asked,“as a parent,what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?” “to learn they cannot make anyone love them.all they can do is to let themselves be loved.to learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.to learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.to learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love,and it can take many years to heal them.to learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,but is one who needs the least.to learn that there are people who love them dearly,but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings.to learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently.to learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,but they must also forgive themselves.” “thank you for your time,” i said humbly.“is there anything else you would like your children to know?” god smiled and said,“just know that i am here always.”共4页,当前第3页1234
1.in answering,how many questions did god give “me” his opinion?
a.one. b.two. c.three. d.four.
解析:“上帝”在“我”提的最后三个问题中表达了看法。
答案:c
2.to god’s eye,a rich man is one who ________.
a.lives a simple life b.is content with little
c.doesn’t want to be rich d.gives others a lot
解析:从文中“to learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,but is the one who needs the least.”可知。
答案:b
3.which of the following is best supported by the text?
a.god does exist in the world.
b.he who loves others is sure to be loved by others.
c.when one makes a mistake,he should try to find an excuse to forgive himself.
d.it is easier to lose a friend than to make a friend.
解析:从文中“to learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love,and it can take many years to heal them.”可知。
答案:d
4.the author wrote the passage to ________.
a.invite people to believe in god
b.present people’s wrong attitudes to life and give advice on how to live happily
c.show what is important in life
d.give god’s opinions of humankind and lessons god wants us to learn
解析:主旨概括题。
答案:b共4页,当前第4页1234