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The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a 11 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are popular with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to 12 their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would not be cool.

The 13 kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don’t have great 14 skills, not popular with the opposite sex and they are 15 at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus (微积分) , they are watching shows like the “X Files”. They are known as the geeks.

But the geeks are taking over. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and 16 your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations. They 17 good degrees, though they might not be too popular at university. The most important 18 of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates 19 others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a 20 of their own to work and play in, making them a global force. 21 , the effect of the geeks on popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be 22 . Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you 23 is more important than what you look like.

But there are also 24 . Geeks were often bullied (欺侮) or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your 25 . Perhaps it is time for punishment.

【小题1】 A. time B. division C. group D. part 【小题2】 A. show B. act C. copy D. represent

【小题3】A. uncool B. unimportant C. clever D. strange 【小题4】A. personal B. attractive C. experimental D. social 【小题5】 A. tasteless B. careless C. hopeless D. helpless 【小题6】 A. introduce B. bring C. prefer D. add 【小题7】A. score B. lack C. take D. save

【小题8】A. discovery B. industry C. progress D. improvement 【小题9】A. excite B. discourage C. demand D. promise 【小题10】A1. world B. challenge C. chance D. heaven 【小题11】A. However B. Therefore C. Still D. Besides 【小题12】A. imaginative B. uncool C. attractive D. cool 【小题13】 A. remember B. understand C. receive D. know

【小题14】 A. dangers B. questions C. possibilities D. wonders 【小题15】A. secretary B. trainee C. friend D. boss 【答案】 【小题1】B 【小题2】C 【小题3】A 【小题4】D 【小题5】C 【小题6】B 【小题7】C 【小题8】B 【小题9】A 【小题10】A 【小题11】D 【小题12】B

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【小题13】D 【小题14】A 【小题15】D 【解析】

试题分析:本文描述了西方社会的两种人,一种是很酷的,一种是不怎么酷的,后者是描述的重点。不酷的孩子在校园的另外一个角落里。他们很聪明,但是他们没有很棒的社交能力,他们在运动上没有希望的。但是他们有可能成为怪人奇才。现在怪人文化正在成为一般流行文化的重要的一部分。

【小题1】考查名词及语境的理解。 A. time 时间; B. division分类, 除法,部门; C. group 组; D. part分离。根据They are good-looking 可知这里叙述的是分类。学校里的分类就开始了,故选B。

【小题2】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. show显示; B. act 行动; C. copy 复制,抄袭; D. represent代表。因为They are good-looking,他们是好看的,人们想要模仿他的风格,故选C。

【小题3】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. uncool 不酷的,不冷静的; B. unimportant 不重要的; C. clever 聪明的; D. strange奇怪的。根据上文The cool kids are good at sports. 酷的都爱好体育,所以这里指不酷的。不酷的孩子们在操场的另一角落,故选A。 【小题4】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. personal个人的; B. attractive吸引人的; C. experimental 实验的; D. social社会的。根据常识可知他们没有社会技能。他们很聪明但是他们没有社会技能,故选D。

【小题5】考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. tasteless无味的; B. careless 粗心的; C. hopeless 无希望的; D. helpless无助的。他们很聪明但是他们没有社会技能,不受异性的欢迎,并且对于体育是绝望的,故选C。

【小题6】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. introduce 介绍; B. bring带来; C. prefer喜欢; D. add增加。这里是bring…to ruin带来损害。是固定短语。和他们做朋友不然他们会把病毒放进你的电脑里毁坏你的家庭作业。故选B。

【小题7】考查动词及语境的理解。A. score 获得; B. lack 缺乏; C. take 拿走; D. save挽救。take good degrees拿到学位;怪人也许在学校不受欢迎,但是他们仍然通过考试,他们可能在大学里仍然不受欢迎但是他们拿到学位。 故选C。

【小题8】考查名词及语境的理解。A. discovery 发现; B. industry 工业; C. progress 进步; D. improvement提高。根据常识可知电脑和IT是工业。电脑和 IT做为21世纪最重要的工业,至少一部分是由怪人创造的。故选B。

【小题9】考查动词及语境的理解。A. excite激动; B. discourage 阻止,泄气; C. demand要求;D. promise允诺。excite sb to do激励某人做某事。像比尔盖茨那样的怪人英雄激励人们以他们为榜样。故选A。 【小题10】考查名词及语境的理解。A. world 世界; B. challenge 挑战; C. chance 机会; D. heaven天堂。某人的领域用world。成为怪人是一种挣大钱的方法,并且网络的创造给了他们一个属于他们的工作和玩的世界。故选A。 【小题11】考查副词及语境的理解。A. However 可是; B. Therefore 因此; C. Still 仍然; D. Besides并且。根据上文可知它们是递进关系。并且,怪人在流行文化的努力开始了一个新的趋势。故选D。

【小题12】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. imaginative 虚构的,富有想象力的; B. uncool 不冷静的; C. attractive吸引人的; D. cool冷静的。根据短文的大意可知就是现在酷的成为不酷的。故选B。

【小题13】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. remember记得; B. understand 理解; C. receive 收到; D. know知道,了解。根据常识可知文化应该是了解怪人文化正在成为一般流行文化的重要的一部分,在这部分里你知道的比你看上去的更重要。故选D。

【小题14】考查名词及语境的理解。 A. dangers 危险; B. questions问题; C. possibilities 可能性; D. wonders奇观。根据but可知这是对上文的转折。但是仍然有危险者。故选A。 【小题15】考查名词及语境的理解。A. secretary 秘书; B. trainee 实习生;C. friend朋友; D. boss

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老板。怪人在学校经常被欺负或者被嘲笑,现在那个怪人可能就是你的老板,也许是时候该惩罚你了。 故选D。

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If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a 1 reason, such as your job or your studies? Or perhaps you are interested in the 2 , films or the music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a knowledge of the language.

Most people learn best using a variety of 3 , but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的)start for many people. They provide an environment where you can practice under the 4 of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead 5 lives and learning a language takes 6 . You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a 7 . It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming 8 in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes a lot less.

Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too 9 ,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more 10 than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any 11 . And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people 12 about the mistakes they make when 13 . Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes and you’re much less likely to make them again.

Learning a new language is never 14 . But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be 15 by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in their own language. Good luck!

1. A. technical B. political C. practical D. physical 2. A. literature 文学类 B. transport C. agriculture 农业 D. medicine 3. A paintings B. regulations 法规 C. methods D. computers 4. A. control B. 命令 C. pressure 压力 D. guidance 引导 5. A. busy B. happy C. simple D. normal 6. A. courage B. time C. energy D. place

7. A. theory 学说;理论;原理;推测; B. business C. 常规routine D. project项目

8. A. bored B. fluent流畅的 C. interested D. Devoted投入 9. A. old B. nervous C. weak D. tired

10. A. closely B. quickly C. privately D. quietly 11. A. school B. speed C. distance D. age 12. A. worry B. hesitate 犹豫 C. think D. quarrel争吵 13. A. singing B. working C. bargaining D. learning 14. A. tiresome B. hard C. interesting D. easy 15. A. blamed 指责 B. amazed C. interrupted 中断 D. informed通知 【文章大意】这篇短文主要谈论了成年人学习外语的一个话题。告诉我们,要想需要一门语言,首先直到自己为什么要学这门语言。然后选择一种适合自己的学习方法,并且有规律的练习。学习外语不只是孩子们的专利,我们在任何年龄都可以学习外语,并且这有助于我们的大脑健康。学习外语从来不是一件容易的事情,但是只要有付出就会有回报。【答案】C

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。联系下文such as your job or your studies?比如你的工作或者你的学习,可知此处指的是你需要一个实际的原因,practical实际的,务实的,故选C。

【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A、文学;B、运输;C、农业;D、医学。联系下文films or music of a different country描述,可知能和电影,音乐并列的只能是文学。故选A。

【答案】C

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A、绘画;B、规则,法规;C、方法;D、电脑。句意:

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大部分学得最好的人用各种方法,但是传统的课堂对于许多人来说是一个理想的开端。故选C。

【答案】D

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. 控制;B. 命令,控制;C. 压力;D. 指导,引导。联系下文of someone who’s good at the language.擅长这门语言的某人,可知此处指的是在擅长这门语言的人的指导下,故选D。

【答案】A

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. 忙碌的;B. 高兴的;C. 简单的;D. 正常的。联系生活常识,可知成年人一般都有自己的工作,可知此处指的是成年人都过着忙碌的生活,故选A。

【答案】B 【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. 勇气;B. 时间;C. 精力;D. 地方。联系下文Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes a lot less,可知此处指的是学习一门语言需要时间,故选B。

【答案】C

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. 理论; B. 生意,业务;C. 程序,例行公事;D. 计划,项目。联系前文You will have more success if you study regularly,如果你有规律的学习,你就会获得更多的成功。可知你应该制定一个时间表,及例行的做某事,故选C。

【答案】B

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. 无聊的;B. 流利的;C. 感兴趣的; D. 献身的。联系前文in a language will take years, 可知句意为:学习一门语言要想说得流利需要几年的时间,故选B。

【答案】A 【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。联系下文Yes, children do learn languages more quickly than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any age.可知此处指的是与孩子们相比,他们觉得自己年龄太大了,故选A,老的,年长的。

【答案】B 【 解析】考查副词及语境的理解。联系下文but research has shown that you can learn a language at any age.描述,可知此处指的是孩子们比成年人学习语言快,故选B。

【答案】D

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。联系前文Yes, children do learn languages more quickly than adults,,可知此处指的是在任何年龄你都能学习外语。D. age 年龄。故选D。

【答案】A 【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。联系下文about the mistakes they make,关于他们犯的错误。可知此处指的是人们担心他们犯的错误, A. 担心,故选A。

【答案】D

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。这篇短文主要谈论的就是语言学习,可知此处指的是当他们学习外语的时候,D.学习,故选。

【答案】D

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. 烦人的,令人讨厌的;B. 努力的,艰苦的;C.有趣的;D. 容易的;联系前文对语言学习中困难的描述,可知此处指的是,学习一门新的语言从来不容易。D.容易的,故选D。

【答案】B

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. 责备,谴责;B. 使吃惊;C. 干预;D. 告发,告密。联系上文I’ve also heard people worried about the mistakes,我也听说人们担心他们犯的错误。可知你会被一些人的积极反应吓一跳,故选B。

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A boy lost his arms in an accident and had to depend on his brother for almost everything. His younger brother became his 1 , never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his 2 ,

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he was completely unable to do anything in his life.

One night, his brother accompanied 伴随着him into the 3 and went back to wait. But being so tired, his younger brother fell 4 , leaving him in the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew 5 , they had different opinions about many things and often 6 . His brother wanted to 7 from him to live his own life. Knowing this, he was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.

A similar misfortune 不幸happened to a girl. One night her 8 , who suffered 受痛苦from mental 心理illness, 9 . So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to 10 a meal for her parents, but only to overturn the stove, resulti结果ng in a 11 , which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister, who was studying in another city, showed her 12 to help her, she made up her mind to be completely 13 . And she made it.

One day, the boy and the girl were both 14 to appear on a television interview program. They both were asked to 15 something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My brother's arms are my arms; while the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying hearts. 1. A. volunteer B. bodyguard C. servant D. shadow

2. A. feet B. hands C. toes D. arms 3. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. toilet D. study 4. A. asleep B. ill C. awake D. silent 5. A. older B. taller C. stronger D. healthier 6. A. fought B. talked C. quarreled 争辩,争吵 D. discussed 7. A. learn B. keep C. hear D. separate A. learn学习; B. keep保持; C. hear 听见; D. separate分离。

8. A. father B. mother C. brother D. sister 9. A. died B. disappeared C. Cri ed D. failed 10. A. buy B. change C. eat D. prepare

11. A. fire B. joke C. fall D. meal

12. A. anxiety焦虑 . willingness自愿,乐意 C. contribution捐赠 D. respect 13. A. relaxed B. disabled C. energetic D. independent 14. A. made B. invited C. ordered D. tricked 15. A. write B. draw C. imagine D. read

【文章大意】本文叙述了两个小孩由于事故,而使自己变成了残废,失去了双手,他们凭借自己的坚强和勇气,战胜困难,可以用自己的脚趾写字,后来被邀请到电视台做了嘉宾。 【答案】D

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. volunteer 志愿者; B. bodyguard 保镖; C. servant 佣人; D. shadow庇护。根据never leaving him alone for years可知他的弟弟成了他的影子,故选D。 【答案】C

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. feet 脚; B. hands手; C. toes 脚趾; D. arms胳膊。 根据A boy lost his arms in an accident及最后一段末something on a piece of paper with their toes.可知他没有胳膊,所以写字只能用脚趾,故选C。 【答案】C

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. kitchen厨房; B. bedroom 卧室; C. toilet厕所; D. study书房。根据下文leaving him in the toilet可知他留在了厕所,故选C。 【答案】A

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. asleep睡着; B. ill 生病的; C. awake醒着的;D. silent 沉默地。根据But being so tired,可知他的弟弟太累了,睡着了,故选A。

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【答案】A

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. older年长的; B. taller更高的; C. stronger更强壮的;D. healthier更健康的。根据grew可知当两个兄弟长大了的时候,两个人的意见不同了,故选A。

【答案】C

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. fought战斗; B. talked谈话; C. quarreled争吵; D. discussed讨论。根据they had different opinions about many things可知他们因为有不同的意见而争吵,故选C。 【答案】D

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。有一天弟弟终于提出要离开他,因为弟弟要和很多正常人一样需要过自己的生活。故选D。 【答案】B

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。根据her father went out looking for her mother可知她的母亲患有精神病,故选B。 【答案】B

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. died 死; B. disappeared消失; C. cried 哭;D. failed失败。

根据下文父亲出去找母亲可知她的患有精神病母亲不见了,故选B。 【答案】D

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. buy 买; B. change改变; C. eat吃; D. prepare准备。 她试图为她的父母准备好一顿饭,故选D。 【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. fire 火; B. joke笑话; C. fall秋天; D. meal饭。却不小心将炉子打翻,结果双手便被大火夺走了。故选A。 【答案】B

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. anxiety焦急; B. willingness乐意; C. contribution贡献;D. respect尊敬。虽然在外地读书的姐姐愿意照顾她,可倔强的她一定要自己照顾自己。故选B。 【答案】D

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. relaxed放松的; B. disabled残疾的; C. energetic精力充沛的; D. independent的。她下定决心要,故选D。 【答案】B

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. made创造; B. invited邀请; C. ordered命令; D. tricked诡计。根据appear on a television interview program.可知一天这个女孩和男孩他们被一家电视台邀请到了演播室。故选B。 【答案】A

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. write写; B. draw绘画; C. imagine想象; D. read读。something on a piece of paper with their toes.可知让他们用脚趾写字,故选A。

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In the future, schools will teach at least one thing we do not teach today: the art of self-discovery. There is nothing more___1__in education. We turn out students from our universities who know how to give answers, but not how to___2__questions.

Our students do not really get into the centres of wisdom in our culture. They__3___ universities with skills for the workplace, but with no knowledge of how to live, or what___4__is for. They are not taught how to see. They are not taught how to listen. They are not taught the great___5__of obedience(遵守、服从).

They are not taught the true art of___6__. True reading is not just passing our__7___ overwords on a page, or__8___information, or even understanding what is being read. True reading is a__9___act. It means seeing first, and then using the__10___. Higher reading ought to be a new

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subject. As we read, we should try to get something new. I meet people in all 11 of life, and most known in the fields of literature and science, who, though professionals, do not___12__read what is in front of them. They only read what is__13___known to them. I suspect this is happening now, even as you read this__14___.

All our innovations(革新), our discoveries, our__15___come from one source: being able first to see what is there, and what is not; to hear what is said, and what is not; but also to think clearly. 1 A. technical 2.A. afford 3.A. attend 5.A. art 6.A. listening 7.A. lips 9.A. native

B. . important B. . tell B. enter B. theme B. arms B . creative

C. serious C. repeat C. leave C. living C. idea C. hands C. sending C. detective

D. common D. ask D enjoy D. thinking D. style D. writing D. eyes D. passing D. sensitive

4.A. learning B. working

B. speaking C. reading

8.A. gathering B. delivering 10.A. appreciation instruction

11.A. walks 13.A. even 14.A. topic

12.A. generally B. obviously

B. forever.

B. imagination C. presentation D.

D. items

D. Deliberately故意 D. already D. book D. Project

B. kinds C. sides

C actually C. still C. program

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【文章大意】本文叙述了我们未来的教育重点是培养学生的自我发现的能力。在文化方面尤其是阅读方面,让学生做到真正的阅读。真正的阅读不仅只是用眼睛看,而且还要收集信息和理解他们所读的内容。阅读应是一个创造的过程。我们不仅要看和听已经知道的知识,而且还要了解发现刚发生的知识。

1.【答案】B

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. 技术的; B. 重要的; C.严肃的; D.共同的。根据schools will teach at least one thing we do not teach today: the art of self-discovery.可知未来学校将教学生自我发现的方法。由此可知这是教育中最重要的事。nothing more important最重要的事。否定词+比较级=最高级。故选B 2. 【答案】D

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. 提供,买得起; B. 告诉; C.重复; D.询问,要求。根据self-discovery.可知未来的学校侧重教育学生学会自我发现问题,说明现在的学生缺乏发现问题的能力。故选D。

3. 【答案】C

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. 参加,出席; B. 进入; C.离开; D喜欢,享受。根据. for the workplace,可知此处是学生毕业后,离开学校去参加工作,故选C。

4. 【答案】C

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. 学习; B.工作; C.生活; D.思考,认为。

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根据with no knowledge of how to live,可知学生毕业后不懂得如何生活,因此此处是学生不知将过什么样的生活。故选C。

5. 【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. 艺术; B.主题; C.主意,想法; D.风格。根据They are not taught the true art of可知此处是他们没有被教会遵从的艺术。故选A。

6. 【答案】C

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. 听; B. 说; C. 读; D.写。根据True reading可知此处是说阅读的艺术。故选C。

7. 【答案】D 【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. 嘴唇;B. 胳膊; C.手; D.眼睛。根据It means seeing first,可知,真正的阅读不只是用眼睛看。故选D。

8. 【答案】A

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. 收集; B. 传送; C. 发送; D.经过。根据As we read, we should try to get something new.可知真正的阅读要获得,收集一些东西。故选A。

9. 【答案】B

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. 土生土长的; B. 创造性的; C. 侦探的; D.敏感的。根据It means seeing first, and then using the__10___.可知真正的阅读是一个读后获得知识再运用他们,因此这是一个创新的过程。故选B。

10. 【答案】B

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. 欣赏; B. 想象力; C. 展示,描述; D.指示,命令。根据As we read, we should try to get something new.因此阅读实际是在得到新东西,因此实在用想象力的过程。故选B。

11. 【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. 散步; B. 种类; C. 方面,侧面; D.条款,项目。根据most known in the fields of literature and science 可知大部分人是文学和科学领域的,因此此处是all walks of life各行各业;各界人士。故选A。

12. 【答案】C

【 解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. 一般地; B. 明显地; C. 事实上; D.故意地。根据They only read what is__13___known to them他们只阅读他们已经知道的知识,因此此处是实际上他们没有读超越他们的理论知识。故选C。

13. 【答案】D

【 解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. 甚至; B.永远; C.仍然; D.已经。根据in front of them可知他们没有读超越他们的理论知识,只阅读他们已经知道的知识。故选D。 14. 【答案】B

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. 话题,题目; B. 页; C. 科目; D.书籍。根据句意我怀疑当我们读当前这一页时,这一页的内容页正在发生变化。故选B。

15. 【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.创造力; B.可能性; C. 程序; D.工程。根据All our innovations(革新), our discoveries,可知革新和发现都是一种创造力运用的过程。故选A。

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When I walk through the streets of San Francisco’s business districts, white people stare at me as if I were a circus clown.马戏团小丑

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Their staring eyes don’t see that I get ____1____ A’s in school, or that I am a captain of the football team, or that I belong to ___2____youth organizations. All they see is that I am 6-foot-4, young ,black, and male-----a potential潜在的 ____3____to them.

White men look at me as if I am up to no good, or as if they are ____4____to me. White women just look at me with____5____, say, sometimes they cross the street when they see my friends and me coming, or walk in the street and only get back on the sidewalk after we ____6____.

Many people come to San Francisco to get away from the stereotypes(成见) of the cities they were born and ____7_____ in. The majority of the blacks How can you feel at home when people are_____8___ and Latinos who live in this city don’t have that luxury.奢侈

__telling you to get back to Africa or Mexico ----or just back to “where you belong”?

My way of dealing with this kind of thing has _____9_____over the years. In the past, when my friends and I would walk the streets and a hundred pairs of white eyes would look at me as if we were the lowest form of dirt, it would make us angry enough to hurt or ____10____them.

Now I’m more likely to use ____11____ to defend myself against those eyes. To women who clutch their purse in terror, I’ll say, “Man, I ain’t gonna do anything to you, I got money in my pocket!” My cousin has even started wearing a T-shirt ____12_____ in big letters, “NO, WHITE LADY, I DON'T’ WANT YOUR PURSE.”

The most painful thing is when we get those___13____ stares from black people, especially elderly ones. I want o say to them, “We’re black too. Why would we do something to you?”

Usually I react more ____14____to all of this than a lot of my friends do. Some of them, so brainwashed, just think it’s part of life and that there is nothing you can do.

But for me, that’s not good enough. I just can’t stand it when every day a hundred pair of eyes tell you you’re not_____15_____.

【小题1】 A. almost B. mostly C. merely D. particularly 特别是 【小题2】 A. social B. local C. positive D. new 【小题3】A. danger B. treasure C. gift D. neighbor 【小题4】 A. better B. close C. perfect D. superior

【小题5】 A. fear B. interest C. honor D. despair 【小题6】 A. run B. walk C. pass D. move

【小题7】 A. known B. developed C. raised D. located 位于 【小题8】 A. honestly B. constantly C. hopefully D. freely

【小题9】 A. changed B. formed C. strengthened D. increased

【小题10】 A. kill B. rob C. damage D. steal 【小题11】 A. actions B. deeds C. signs D. words 【小题12】 A. writing B. printing C. telling D. saying

【小题13】 A. fearful B. doubtful C. pitiful D. impressive

【小题14】 A. strongly B. actively C. disappointedly D. casually 【小题15】 A. sincere B. mature C. welcome D. gentle 【文章大意】本文主要讲述了作者— 一个黑人在美国受到的不公平的对待,这种不公平主要是精神上的歧视。他们会被当地人视为贼或危险人物,对此作者表达了其内心的一些想法。 【答案】B

【 解析】句意:他们凝视的眼睛并没有看到我在学校的成绩多半是A。A.差不多,几乎;C.仅仅,只不过;D.特别地,独特地。根据句意可知选B。 【答案】C

【 解析】句意:我参加了很多积极的青年社团。从上下文的文意可知这里是说作者是一个很优秀的青年。social 社会的 ;local 当地的;new 新的。

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【答案】A

【 解析】这里是说当地的美国人眼中看不到作者的优秀,只是一个年轻的黑人,对他们来说是潜在的危险。 【答案】D

【 解析】句意:白人看待我就好像他们比我优秀。A.更好的;B.近的;C.完美的。根据句意选D。【答案】A

【 解析】句意:白人女士会呆着恐惧看我。with fear 恐惧的。interest 兴趣;honor 荣誉;despair 绝望。 【答案】C

【 解析】句意:有时候当她们过马路时看到我和我的朋友们走过来,她们会在我们通过之后再过去。pass 在这里指过马路。 【答案】C

【 解析】A.知道的;B.发达的;C.抚养,养育;D.坐落于。由文意可知选C。 【答案】B 【 解析】句意:当人们不断地告诉你让你回到非洲或墨西哥去你会做何感想constantly 不断地;honestly 诚实地;hopefully 充满希望地;freely 自由地。 【答案】A

【 解析】由本段大意可知,作者对待这种歧视的方式改变了。【答案】B 【 解析】A.杀死;B.抢劫;C.损害,损毁;D.偷。由文意可知选B。 【答案】D

【 解析】句意:现在我更可能会用语言来保护自己不受到这种目光的歧视。由本段的大意可知,作者对待歧视的方式改变了,以前会很冲动的用武力抵制,现在则是用语言去还击。 【答案】D

【 解析】句意:我的表哥甚至开始穿上面写着:“不,白人女士,我们不想要你的钱包。”这样的T恤衫。saying在此处意为t恤衫上写着。 【答案】A

【 解析】A.可怕的;B.可疑的;C.遗憾的D.感人的,印象深刻的。由句意可知选A。 【答案】A

【 解析】由本段意思可知,作者对待人们的歧视的反应更强烈。 【答案】C

【 解析】句意:对我来说,我不能忍受每天有几百双眼睛告诉你你不受欢迎。

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The secret of staying slim could be as simple as keeping your mind on your meals. Research suggests that 1 ourselves from distractions and concentrating completely on the food that is in front of us, helps us stay in 2 . Such ‘mindful eating’ ensures that the 3 is in tune with (协调) the body, enabling it to ‘hear’ the chemical 4 that tell it that we are full。

Digestion 5 a complex series of signals between the gut (肠道)and the nervous system and it takes about 20 minutes for the brain to tell that the body has eaten enough. This means that if someone eats too 6 , the signals will come slowly, leading to 7 .

Scientists say that distractions make it 8 for us to remember what we have eaten. This absent-mindedness stops us from feeling 9 – and sends us reaching for some snacks later on. It is thought that our memory of what we have eaten plays a key role in 10 appetite. This means that distractions stop us from remembering the detail of what we have eaten – leaving us feeling 11 . Advocates of mindful eating 12 chewing food slowly and taking note of its color, smell and flavor. Before 13 dieters should ask themselves if they are really hungry---and if not, distract themselves by going for a walk or reading. Done 14 , mindful eating may not only leave you 15 , but also make you enjoy mealtimes.

【文章大意】本文叙述了 “意念进食法”不仅可以帮助我们保持体型,同时还能使得我们更加享受美食。

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1. A. feeling B. protecting C. freeing D. saving 【答案】C

【 解析】考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。有大量的研究显示,将我们从各种干扰和分散注意力的事物中解脱出来,并且将关注的焦点都放在我们眼前的这餐食物之上,这样做就能帮助我们体态轻盈。这里freeing…后是句子的主语,所以应该用动名词,根据句意故选C。 2. A. shape B. health C. touch D. business 【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. shape 体形; B. health健康; C. touch接触; D. business生意。这样做就能帮助我们体态轻盈。故选A。

3. A. appetite B. speed C. emotion D. mind 【答案】D 【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. appetite食欲; B. speed 速度; C. emotion 情感; D. mind精神,理智。根据mindful eating可知这样一种“全神贯注进食”的方法其实是使得我们的“身心合一”,故选D。

4. A. orders B. sounds C. desires D. messages 【答案】D 【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. orders订单; B. sounds 声音; C. desires 欲望; D. messages信息。同时让我们的身体更清晰的接收到某种化学信息,故选D。 5 A. discovers B. involves C. sends D. holds 【答案】B

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. discovers发现; B. involves包含; C. sends 发送; D. holds 把握。消化包括肠道和神经系统之间的复杂的一系列信号,故选B。 6 A. quickly B. slowly C. gradually D. suddenly 【答案】A

【 解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. quickly 快地; B. slowly慢地; C. gradually逐渐地; D. suddenly突然。如果人吃饭太快,信号就来地慢了,故选A。 7 A. imbalance B. damage C. overeating D. failure 【答案】C

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. imbalance不平衡; B. damage损害; C. overeating过去饱食; D. failure失败。信号来的慢,导致吃得过多了,故选C。 8 A. clearer B. easier C. sharper D. harder 【答案】D 【 解析】考查比较级及语境的理解。A. clearer 更清楚; B. easier更容易; C. sharper更尖的; D. harder 更难的。科学家说分散注意力使我们很难记住我们吃了什么,故选D。 9 A. full B. great C. comfortable D. delicious 【答案】A 【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. full 饱; B. great 好的; C. comfortable舒适的; D. delicious可口的。心不在焉地吃饭使我们感觉不到饱,故选A。

10A. building B. losing C. controlling D. improving 【答案】C

【 解析】考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。A. building 建筑; B. losing失去; C. controlling控制; D. improving提高。据认为,记忆在进食过程中有着重要的作用,它能抑制我们的食欲。故选C。 11.A. upset B. eager C. hungry D. desperate 【答案】C

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. upset不安; B. eager 渴望的; C. hungry饥饿的; D. desperate令人绝望的。这就意味着,转移注意力和分心将使我们难以记住吃了什么,并且让我们感到饥饿。故选C。

12.A. mind B. advise C. avoid D. consider 【答案】B

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【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. mind精神,理智; B. advise 建议; C. avoid避免; D. consider考虑。拥护意念进食法的人建议要慢慢地咀嚼、注意食物的颜色,味道,故选B。 13.A. snacking B. running C. writing D. cooking 【答案】A

【 解析】考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。A. snacking吃零食; B. running跑; C. writing 写; D. cooking烹饪。在吃零食之前,问一下自己是否是饿了,故选A。 14.A. quietly B. strongly C. properly D. poorly 【答案】C

【 解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. quietly 安静地; B. strongly 坚强地; C. properly适当地; D. poorly贫乏地。如果实施手法得当,“意念进食法”不仅可以帮助我们保持体型,故选C。 15.A. slim B. fat C. strong D. calm 【答案】A 【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. slim苗条的; B. fat肥的; C. strong强壮的; D. calm平静的。 如果实施手法得当,“意念进食法”不仅可以帮助我们保持体型,同时还能使得我们更加享受美食。故选A。

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The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi, 1 that it would be faster than the subway.

It wasn't.

After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my 2 from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver 3 a man up ahead in a wheelchair.

“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to 4 . I could see there would be another 20 minutes' 5 — 6 him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small 7 , then dropping him off who knows where. “What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.

As the 8 came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my 9 to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?

The driver 10 me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and

11 to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have 12 the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my 13 : I am not a 14 self-centered person, but I still feel 15

of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?

【文章大意】本文叙述了作者坐出租车的故事,作者因为要赶着去开会,他害怕迟到,所以想不去做地铁而改成做出租车认为这样可能快点,可没有想到交通拥挤,司机看见了一个坐着轮椅的人又帮助他把他送回了家,耽误了作者的时间,开始时作者感觉对司机不满,后来司机的做法感动了他,使作者也认识到了自己的错误。 1. A. reminding B. expecting C. realizing D. attempting 【答案】B

【 解析】考查分词及上下文语境的理解。 A. reminding提醒;B. expecting希望; C. realizing 实现; D. attempting企图。根据I was going to be late for an important conference.因为担心开会迟到。叫一辆出租车,希望(expecting)它比坐地铁快点,故选B。 2. A. computer B. document C. message D. watch 【答案】D

【 解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。 A. computer计算机; B. document文件; C. message消息; D. watch手表。根据上文可知作者着急去开会,时间紧,所以他应该不停地看表。等了很长的时间我终于等到了一辆出租车,交通繁忙,我不时地看看我的手表(watch),故选D。 3. A. witnessed B. picked C. spotted D. observed

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【答案】C

【 解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。 A. witnessed目击; B. picked捡起; C. spotted发现; D. observed观察。根据Just as the traffic started moving,可知司机突然发现的有个坐轮椅的人。当车辆开始慢慢地向前动了,司机发现(spotted)了一个在前面坐着轮椅的人,故选C。 4. A. pull over B. take off C. pass by D. run away 【答案】A 【 解析】考查动词短语及上下文语境的理解。A. pull over靠边停车; B. take off起飞; C. pass by经过。 D. run away逃跑。司机叫喊道“他在那里难道不冷吗?”,于是他就开始把车靠边停下(pull over),故选A。

5. A. complaining B. suffering C. waiting D. struggling 【答案】C

【 解析】考查动名词及上下文语境的理解。A. complaining 抱怨; B. suffering遭受; C. waiting等候; D. struggling斗争。根据下文可知司机要帮助这位坐着轮椅的人,当然需要耽误时间。我能看出还需20分钟的等候(waiting),故选C。 6. A. indicating B. recommending C. lifting D. urging 【答案】C

【 解析】考查动名词及上下文语境的理解。A. indicating表明; B. recommending推荐;C. lifting抬起,抱起,举起; D. urging催促。根据上文可知这是一个坐着轮椅的人他的腿脚肯定不灵活,所以司机要把他抱进车里。把这个坐着轮椅的人抱起来(lifting)放进车里,把他的轮椅折叠好放进车的后备箱,故选C。 7. A. trunk B. box C. window D. carriage 【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. trunk树干,后备箱; B. box盒子; C. window窗子; D. carriage四轮马车。根据常识可知一般情况下把乘客的东西放在车的后备箱里。把这个坐着轮椅的人抱起来(lifting)放进车里,把他的轮椅折叠好放进车的后备箱(trunk),故选A。 8. A. anxieties B. words C. results D. comments 【答案】B

【 解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。 A. anxieties担心; B. words话,言语; C. results结果; D. comments评论。根据上文“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.作者已经说出了这些话。可知当这些话(words)说出时,我想把它们收回去,故选B。 9. A. reaction B. request C. comment D. suggestion 【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。 A. reaction反应,反映; B. request请求; C. comment评论; D. suggestion建议。根据上文作者看见司机的做法一时的反应是他感觉不满,紧接着作者又有点后悔自己的做法。我对司机的不公正的反应(reaction)使我震惊,故选A。 10. A. comforted B. prevented C. encouraged D. ignored 【答案】D 【 解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。 A. comforted 安慰; B. prevented阻止; C. encouraged 鼓励; D. ignored不理睬,忽视,不顾。根据上文可知作者对司机大吼大叫,司机并没有理睬他而是继续按照他的想法去做。司机不理(ignored)我,我们继续前行,故选D。 11. A. escaped B. fled C. settled D. flooded 【答案】B

【 解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。 A. escaped 逃离; B. fled 逃走; C. settled解决,定居;D. flooded淹没。根据上文作者向司机大吼大叫后已经认识到了自己的错误,到了下车的时候所以感觉自己像是罪犯逃跑一样。我下了车向办公室逃去(fled),故选B。 12. A. excited at B. thought about C. made fun of D. complained about 【答案】D 【 解析】考查动词短语及上下文语境的理解。 A. excited at高兴; B. thought about考虑; C. made fun of取笑; D. complained about抱怨。根据上文可知开始时作者抱怨司机去帮助那位坐轮椅的

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人而耽误了他的时间。我不应该抱怨司机的停车,故选D。 13. A. feeling B. motto C. dream D. determination 【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。 A. feeling感觉; B. motto格言; C. dream梦想;D. determination决心。每当我想到这个事情的时候这就是我的感觉(feeling),故选A。 14. A. skillfully B. strangely C. particularly D. hopefully 【答案】C 【 解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。 A. skillfully巧妙地; B. strangely奇怪地; C. particularly 特别地;D. hopefully希望地。根据上文可知作者已经认识到了自己的错误。我不是一个特别的(particularly)自私的人,故选C。 15. A. proud B. aware C. ashamed D. confident 【答案】C

【 解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。 A. proud自豪; B. aware意识到的; C. ashamed惭愧的; D. confident自信的。根据上文可知作者虽然对司机大吼大叫了一次,但是毕竟还是同意帮助了那个人。我不是一个特别的自私的人,但是我仍然感觉惭愧(ashamed),故选C。

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Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.

Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11 . That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.

Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

【文章大意】本文叙述了一个小男孩和他母亲一块去参加音乐会,趁他母亲和朋友聊天时,自己一人在音乐大厅跑。结果当钢琴表演开始时,小男孩正坐在钢琴键盘上弹奏数星星这首乐曲。钢琴大师并没有让他下来,而是让他继续弹。这样他们俩合作弹出的曲子吸引了观众。由此,可总结为,有人帮助完成的事是真正杰出优秀的。 1. A. seated B. sat C. dressed D. rested 【答案】A

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. seated 使坐下;B.sat坐; C. dressed穿衣; D. rested休息。短语be seated坐下,坐着。根据句意他们坐好后,妈妈发现了一个朋友。 故选A。 2. A. fact B. difficulty C. opportunity D. risk 【答案】C

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【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. fact事实;B.difficulty困难; C.opportunity机会;D. risk冒险。根据explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.”可知此处句意是抓住机会探索音乐大厅的奇迹, seize the opportunity to do sth. 抓住机会去做某事。 故选C。

3. A. actually B. occasionally C. fortunately D. eventually 【答案】D

【 解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. actually实际上;B.occasionally偶然地; C. fortunately幸运地;D. eventually最终,终于。根据that the child was missing.可知小男孩不见了,他终于在音乐大厅自己去探险了,故选D。 4. A. discovered B. told C. accepted D. offered 【答案】A

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. discovered发现;B.told告诉; C.accepted 接受;D. offered提供。根据the mother returned to her seat可知那位母亲回到座位上,发现自己的孩子不见了。故选A 5. A. joy B. trust C. horror D. pleasure 【答案】C

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. joy高兴;B.trust信任; C.horror恐惧;D. pleasure快乐。根据frightening situation可知母亲此处自己找不到孩子,发现自己的孩子坐在钢琴键盘上,因此感到害怕,恐惧。故选C。 6. A. quickly B. personally C. generally D. innocently 【答案】D

【 解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. quickly 快地; B. personally 个人地; C. generally

一般地;D. innocently纯洁地,天真地。因为他是little boy小男孩,年龄小,因此此处是他天真在那里弹奏数星星的乐曲。故选D。 7. A. entrance B. disappearance C. arrangement D. opening 【答案】A

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. entrance 入口,进入;B. disappearance消失; C. arrangement 布置,整理;D. opening开始。根据quickly moved to the piano,可知钢琴家刚刚走进来,因此此处用make one’s entrance进入。故选A。 8. A. shouted B. repeated C. promised D. whispered 【答案】D

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. shouted大喊;B.repeated重复; C.promised 许诺;D. whispered低语。根据in the boy’s ear,可知此处是凑到的小男孩的耳朵旁说的,应是小声说,低语。故选D。 9. A. turning B. bending C. rising D. handing 【答案】B

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. turning 转向;B. bending弯曲; C. rising上升; D. handing传递。根据语境此处小男孩较矮,因此钢琴家要弯下腰与他一起弹钢琴。故选B。 10. A. creative B. effective C. annoying D. fearing 【答案】A

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. creative 创造性的; B.effective有效的; C.annoying 恼人的; D. fearing害怕的。根据the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully可知钢琴家与这个男孩合作弹奏的乐曲是一个新的创造,具有创造性。故选A。 11. A. addicted B. invited C. attacked D. attracted 【答案】D

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. addicted 上瘾;B.invited邀请; C.attacked进攻,

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袭击; D. attracted吸引。根据a wonderfully 10 experience.可知这是一个有创造性的经历,因此吸引观众。故选D 12. A. abnormal B. remarkable C. unimportant D. ordinary 【答案】B

【 解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. abnormal反常的,不规则的; B. remarkable卓越的,非凡的; C. unimportant不重要的; D. ordinary普通的,平凡的。根据But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.可知有人帮助时,我们的工作会做的非常好,因此此处是说自己来做的事几乎不卓越。故选B 13. A. goals B. intentions C. results D. purposes 【答案】C

【 解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. goals目标;B. intentions 目的,意图; C.results结果; D. purposes目的,用途。根据Next time you set out to 15 great achievements,可知我们是朝着成就出发,此处是说的成就或结果。故选C。 14. A. luckily B. truly C. slightly D. fortunately 【答案】B

【 解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. luckily幸运地; B. truly 真实地; C.slightly轻微地; D. fortunately幸运地。根据What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 .可知可知自己来做的事几乎不卓越。有人帮助时,我们的工作会做的真正的好,因此此处是说故选B。 15. A. overcome B. enjoy C. accomplish D. become 【答案】C

【 解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. overcome 克服; B.enjoy 喜欢; C.accomplish 完成; D. become成为,变得。根据What we can accomplish可知此处是说我们完成我们的成就。故选C。

If you give employees the right to telework, be careful! The very technology that enables working from home could be 1 its value to your company. Although productivity may increase in the short term, working from home may prevent your teams from working 2 .

While remote workers may indeed be happier, more carefree and 3 , that doesn’t mean it’s good for their 4 . A company is more than just the work that needs to be done, plus the workers who are there to do it.

A healthy organization has a 5 that allows the sharing of values and ideas and the 6 of competitive spirit that allows a company to be flexible and creative.

However, working from home can fail to motivate remote workers in the same way as a/an 7 company environment. As a result, companies 8 — despite the increases in productivity and happiness that come with teleworking.

In work environments where co-workers socialize and have 9 lunchtime chats, some real learning gets done. A lot of information 10 takes place, which allows the very same workers to increase their 11 to the organization. There is something 12 about spending the time together, about sharing meals, about 13 ideas, and about asking.

Magical or not, the fact remains that teleworking generally doesn’t work well. As technological change 14 and marketplace pressures increase, companies need to become more flexible and creative, just to keep up.

Strange as it sounds, the very technology that made teleworking a real option is now requiring workers to remain in the 15 .

1. A. testing B. destroying C. keeping D. assessing 2. A. effectively B. normally C. formally D. separately 3. A. attentive B. talkative C. productive D. sensitive 4. A. workers B. companies C. health D. family 5. A. leader B. rule C. party D. culture

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6. A. sense B. cost C. way D. lack 7. A. independent B. different C. special D. shared 8. A. develop B. survive C. suffer D. expand 9. A. official B. regular C. required D. planned 10. A. exchange B. technology C. gap D. search 11. A. availability B. damage C. value D. disappointment 12. A. reasonable B. magical C. psychological D. typical 13. A. discussing B. changing C. welcoming D. selling 14. A. varies B. differs C. accelerates D. stops 15. A. place B. house C. distance D. office

(答案:1~5: BACBD 6~10: ADCBA 11~15: CBACD)

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every fast-food employee knows that the drive-through window is the worst position. The window sticks with constant ice; the roar of engines hurts your 36 ; your words are lost in the howling wind. On a 37 afternoon, everything changed.

Every once in a while, the sub-zero temperatures seal a 38

windows shut. Drivers don’t exactly enjoy having to stand outside in the cold, 39 their orders into a speaker box, when they expect to drive through on their heated leather seats. In such cases, most customers tend to show their annoyance to the employees.

This woman was 40 . “I’ll get the next car’s 41 as well,” she said as she came up to the window to pay. She stood outside, 42 much snow on her hair. Though she was obviously freezing, her bright 43 lit up her face like a fire.

“You can’t 44 their drinks,” I said, confused and tired. “No, but I’ll buy them,” she said. “Pay it forward and all that.”

Completely puzzled, I charged her as 45 , and when the next customer arrived at the window I explained what had just happened. I watched as his 46 changed — first angry to be out in the cold, then 47 at the random act of kindness, and finally, delighted很高兴

by his 48 . “I suppose I’ll pay for the next order then,” he replied, nodding and waving at the impatient driver 49 him. He 50 over the cash and received his pre-paid hot drink.

The trend continued. Customers arrived annoyed, only to leave 51 and pleased. Some

were shocked to spend much more than they had expected, 52 others ended up receiving their order for less than half the price.

Five vehicles passed, then ten, then twenty. No one refused to pay. Customers stood at my window 53 a fist-full of change to buy drinks for a complete stranger. Cars drove off, honking (鸣笛) and their thanks.

It only takes one customer, one person, to change the entire 55 of traffic. It only takes one moment, one smile, to warm up even the coldest of days.

36. A. ears B. hands C. feet D. back 37. A. freezing B. sunny C. warm D. usual 38. A. truck’s B. vehicle’s C. car’s D. lorry’s

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39. A. offering B. throwing C. screaming D. cancelling 40. A. polite B. angry C. popular D. different 41. A. number B. coffee C. fee D. order 42. A. covering B. increasing C. gathering D. falling 43. A. eyes B. smile C. hair D. annoyance 44. A. pay B. take C. buy D. give 45. A. instructed B. requested C. directed D. suggested 46. A. gesture B. expression C. figure D. feeling 47. A. inspired B. upset C. surprised D. disappointed 48. A. turn B. chance C. deed D. luck 49. A. beyond B. before C. beside D. behind 50. A. took B. looked C. handed D. thought 51. A. shy B. calm C. anxious D. regretful 52. A. while B. since C. as D. unless 53. A. putting B. emptying C. laying D. holding . A. explaining B. sending C. introducing D. casting 55. A. jam B. row C. flow D. line

(答案:第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分) 36.A 37.A 38.B 39.C 40.D 41.D 42.C 43.B 44.B 45.B 46.B 47.C 48.D 49.D 50.C 51.B 52.A 53.B .B 55.C) 第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My father and I disagreed about curfew (晚间在家的时间). He’d say I was to be in by 9:30 on weekdays, and 11:00 on weekends, no exceptions without my first asking. I told him it made me 36 like a junior-high kid. He explained that while a curfew 37 sound like a restriction, it’s really about people looking out for one another. The very next Friday after that pretty heated 38 , my dad and I had tickets to see our town’s professional football game. On that day he was 39 to a nearby city to meet with some major clients and 40 me that his getting home and our leaving for the game would be tight. To make sure we could 41 off the moment he walked in, I got everything prepared. When a half hour had passed from the time he said he’d be home, I understood that he was a little 42 . But then, nearly a whole hour passed. I was getting 43 . We were going to miss the kick-off! And why hadn’t he 44 me and let me know he was going to be really late? As I anxiously 45 the floor, another half hour passed. That’s when I got really angry. How inconsiderate of my father! Now we were going to 46 the whole game! When yet another half hour passed, my anger turned to 47 . What if something terrible had happened to my dad, like he had a heart attack or had been in an accident, or something? I began to really 48 . I’d already called his cellphone about ten times, but no 49 . I was beside myself, assuming the worst had happened. Finally, the phone rang, and my dad said 50 , “Son, I’m so sorry about the game, but…there was a terrible accident…on the freeway coming home, and I 51 to help… and ended up going to the hospital. I 52 my cellphone in the car, so I couldn’t call until now.” I was so relieved to hear from my father and to 53 that he was safe that I actually cried. That was I “got” the importance of a curfew: Checking in! It’s about knowing that someone you

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love is 55 . It was one more proof of my father’s loving me as much as he does.

36. A. go B. feel C. turn D. grow 37. A. might B. must C. needed D. should 38. A. speech B. match C. description D. exchange 39. A. cycling B. driving C. flying D. walking 40. A. allowed B. advised C. informed D. ordered 41. A. pay B. hold C. cut D. move 42. A. late B. lazy C. forgetful D. careless 43. A. upset B. sorry C. rude D. puzzled 44. A. warned B. signalled C. phoned D. showed 45. A. hit B. paced C. cleared D. measured 46. A. play B. watch C. miss D. start 47. A. sadness B. surprise C. doubt D. fear 48. A. envy B. worry C. regret D. cry 49. A. excuse B. way C. time D. answer 50. A. strangely B. casually C. breathlessly D. angrily 51. A. stopped B. forgot C. failed D. refused 52. A. left B. lost C. saw D. got 53. A. wonder B. guess C. expect D. learn . A. what B. when C. whether D. why 55. A. confident B. great C. safe D. honest

(答案:36.B 37.A 38.D 39.B 40.C41.D 42.A 43.A 44.C45.B 46.C 47.D 48.B 49.D 50.C 51.A 52.A 53.D .B 55.C) 第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

More Than One Way to the Square

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had __36__ me to this spot in a small town not far from our home. I wondered __37__.

“Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __38__ and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the __39__.

“See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __40__ one road, try another.”

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had __41__ my mother to do something about the awful school lunches. But she __42__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __43__ as I said.

When I turned to Father, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a __44__—the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __45__.

At school the next day, I __46__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I talked the cook into serving it to Mother at dinner. Everything went on smoothly. She swallowed one __47__ and spat it out. Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated __48__ that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered what Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion (时装) designer two years ago. I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. But just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls all stopped working. I was as __49__ as my models. “We’ll never make it,” one of them cried.

Accept the failure? __50__ use wisdom to find another road to my goal? Then a great idea flashed

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through my mind—why not __51__ the clothes unfinished?

And, exactly 13 days later, our showing turned out to be so __52__ that it was a great success. Our different showing caught the __53__ of the public, and orders for the clothes ____ in.

Father’s wise words had __55__ me once again, “There is always more than one way to the square.” 36. A. sent B. brought C. directed D. welcomed 37. A. who B. how C. what D. why 38. A. thoughts B. strength C. courage D. spirits 39. A. square B. tower C. town D. village 40. A. in B. on C. by D. across 41. A. persuaded B. begged C. encouraged D. ordered 42. A. failed B. agreed C. promised D. refused 43. A. bad B. expensive C. delicious D. hot 44. A. lesson B. chance C. shock D. ride 45. A. goal B. result C. plan D. choice 46. A. skillfully B. actively C. carelessly D. secretly 47. A. cupful B. spoonful C. handful D. bagful 48. A. thoughtfully B. simply C. firmly D. repeatedly 49. A. positve B. cheerful C. calm D. hopeless 50. A. Or B. And C. But D. So 51. A. show B. buy C. change D. sell 52. A. famous B. poor C. unusual D. ordinary 53. A. notice B. attention C. desire D. impression . A. turned B. handed C. stepped D. poured 55. A. suggested B. guided C. corrected D. defeated

(36—40 BDCAC 41—45 BDAAC 46—50 DBCDA 51—55 ACBDB) 第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

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I walked into the grocery store, not really wanting to buy anything. I just wanted to stay there quietly — the pain of losing my 11 was still too great. And this supermarket held so many sweet 12 . He often came with me, and always bought me yellow roses. Standing 13 the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak 14 my husband used to love it. 15 a woman came up beside me. I watched as she picked up a large pack of T-bone steaks, dropped them in her basket, 16 , and then put them back. She turned to go and once again 17 for the pack of steaks. She saw me 18 her and she smiled. “My husband loves T-bone steaks, but they are so expensive.”

“My husband 19 away eight days ago,” I told her, and 20 to control the sadness in my voice, “Buy him the T-bone steaks. And 21 every moment you have together.”

22 by my words, she placed the steaks in her basket and walked away 23 . But several minutes later she came towards me again, 24 a package in her arms. She was 25 the brightest smile I had ever seen.

As she 26 , I saw what she held. “These are for you,” she placed three beautiful yellow roses in my hands. I wanted to tell her what the roses 27 for me, but, unable to speak, only watching her walking away.

Looking down at the roses, I wondered 28 she knew it. Suddenly the answer seemed so 29 . I wasn’t alone. There were 30 many people caring for me and willing to help me. Just be thankful for what you have and who you are.

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11. A. father B. brother C. husband D. son 12. A. groceries B. memories C. flowers D. dreams 13. A. by B. for C. beyond D. against 14. A. even if B. in case C. until D. since 15. A. Actually B. Suddenly C. Instantly D. Hopefully 16. A. missed B. suffered C. doubted D. hesitated 17. A. reached B. searched C. sent D. paid 18. A. following B. helping C. watching D. stopping 19. A. broke B. cleared C. moved D. passed 20. A. decided B. fought C. offered D. pretended 21. A. forget B. recover C. treasure D. imagine 22. A. Surprised B. Embarrassed C. Panicked D. Frightened 23. A. softly B. violently C. silently D. wildly 24. A. fastening B. carrying C. picking D. opening 25. A. covering B. rolling C. spreading D. wearing 26. A. approached B. turned C. continued D. bent 27. A. smelled B. tasted C. collected D. meant 28. A. what B. how C. whether D. when 29. A. accidental B. strange C. obvious D. funny 30. A. still B. just C. even D. also (11—15 CBADB 16—20 DACDB 21—25 CACBD 26—30 ADBCA)

第二节: 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing __41__ was something she picked up by herself. After her first__42__, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. __43__, writing stories was simply a __44__ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher. __45__, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long __46__ and paid Tracy a $ 15,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for __47__ writer.”

__48__ Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes __49__ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could __50__ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

“Can I ? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have __51__ when things come to me __52__. “Once, she was wondering how to complete a __53__ set in ancient China. ____ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese __55__. It came without her having __56__ it.

Though she has published 45 books, Tracy has remained __57__ by her fame. She lives in the same __58__ she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for __59__ in her life — and it wasn’t just __ 60__. Ks5u 41. A. skill B. experience C. practice D. method 42. A. duty B. effort C. job D. task 43. A. Instead B. Normally C. Certainly D. Then 44. A. general B. deep C. personal D. lively

45. A. Interested B. Anxiously C. Seriously D. Encouraged 46. A. film B. story C. program D. article 47. A. a foreign B. a popular C. an unusual D. an unknown 48. A. Now that B. Even though C. Just because D. Except that 49. A. find B. turn C. leave D. hold 50. A. make up B. connect with C. control D. explain

51. A. events B. chances C. feelings D. moments

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52. A. for no reason B. from a distance C. by accident D. as gifts 53. A. description B. condition C. scene D. talk

. A. Surprisingly B. Suddenly C. Expectedly D. Fortunately 55. A. cooking B. history C. play D. medicine 56. A. known B. sent C. realized D. ordered 57. A. unchanged B. excited C. determined D. unmoved 58. A. life B. city C. house D. way 59. A. success B. work C. joy D. variety 60. A. writing B. reporting C. luck D. fun 完形 41-45 ACDCA 46-50 BDBCB 51-55 DACBB 56-60 DADCA 第二节: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的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The world always makes way for the dreamer

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling. I 37 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 38 people feel like that.” My father asked me 39 I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied. A(An) 40 was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 42 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they wondered 45 I would risk everything for a dream. I made my 46 to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after 47 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a 48 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a(an) 49 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 51 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 52 .

Having made that decision, I was immediately 53 . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several 55 engagements with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams. 36. A. rise B. do C. put D. raise 37. A. left B. came C. arrived D. reached 38. A. get B. hope C. make D. cheer 39. A. that B. what C. which D. if 40. A. dream B. idea C. girl D. speaker 41. A. After B. Before C. Because D. While 42. A. beginning B. working C. acting D. regarding 43. A. life B. love C. money D. career 44. A. disappointed B. moved C. surprised D. delighted 45. A. when B. why C. if D. how 46. A. plan B. promise C. decision D. mind 47. A. attending B. joining C. entering D. holding 48. A. newspaper B. book C. report D. speech 49. A. day B. instance C. week D. moment 50. A. love B. worker C. god D. company

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51. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something 52. A. alive B. dead C. missing D. born 53. A. examined B. searched C. found D. tested . A. help B. harm C. income D. money 55. A. selling B. speaking C. writing D. listening 完形填空: 36-40 DACBA 41-45 AADCB 46-50 CADDC 51-55 ADDCB

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