Ⅰ.品句填词

1．Everyone else caught the disease，but I e________.

答案： escaped

2．When the boiler e________many people were hurt by the steam.

答案：exploded

3．He was d________with cancer so he was filled with despair.

答案：diagnosed

4．She is the________(主要的)lady in this play.

答案：leading

5．Go________(直地)along the street.

答案：straight

Ⅱ.选词填空



1．Mary________as a singer.

答案：earned her living

2．His freelance work____________him____________about $ 20,000 a year.

答案：brings；in

3．Surgeons have________great________in the kidney transplantation.

答案：made a；breakthrough

4．She________best________her work on the human brain

答案：is；known for

5．People enjoy movies that provide an________reality.

答案：escape from

Ⅲ.完成句子

1．That building has________a school.

那座楼房改成学校了。

答案： been converted to

2．The key________your English is to speak more and write more.

提高英语成绩的关键是多说多写。

答案：to improving

3．There are many ways________a language.

学语言有许多方法。

答案：to learn/of learning

4．________early，I can have an hour for reading English in the morning.

靠起得早，我每天早晨有一小时的时间阅读英语。

答案： By getting up

5．The“big-ball” sports in our country have________.

我国的“大球运动”有了新的突破。

答案： made a breakthrough

Ⅳ.单项填空[中教网]

1．The latest unemployment figures will be________tomorrow.

A．broadcast　　　　　　　　 B．published

C．punished D．printed

解析：句意：最新的失业数字将于明日公布。broadcast“广播；播放”；publish“刊登；公布”；punish“惩罚”；print“印刷，发行”。

答案：B

2．Her________plan was to stay here for a month，but she had to leave after two weeks.

A．special B．staple

C．personal D．original

解析：special意为“特殊的”；staple意为“主要的”；personal意为“私人的”；original意为“最初的”。句意：她最初的计划是在这儿住上一个月，但是，两周后她就不得不离开了。故选D项。

答案：D

3．A________road goes________from our village to the center of the town.

A．straight；straightly B．straightly；straightly

C．straightly；straight D．straight；straight

解析：分析句子可知第一个空需要形容词作定语，第二个空需要副词作状语，而straight的副词和形容词同形。

答案：D

4．Tom has just graduated________first-class honours in psychology ________the

University of London.

A．with；from B．in；with

C．in；from D．from；with

解析：graduate with...from...表示“从……带着……毕业”。句意：汤姆刚从伦敦大学以一级优等的心理学学位的荣誉毕业了。

答案：A

5．We are told to read the passage and find the sentences that________the argument.

A．promote B．show

C．design D．support

解析：promote意为“提升；促进”；show意为“显示；表明”；design意为“设计；规划”；support意为“支持；支撑”。根据句意应选D项。表示“支持论点”。

答案：D

6．—How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?

—The key________the problem is to meet the demand________by the customers.

A．to solving；making B．to solving；made

C．to solve；make D．to solve；made

解析：key to doing sth.意为“做某事的关键”，其中to为介词，可排除C，D项；make a demand意为“提出要求”，所以第二个空应用过去分词形式作定语。答句意为：解决问题的关键是满足顾客们提出的要求。

答案：B

7．Tom broke the window but he tried to find ways to escape________.

A．to punish B．to be punished

C．punishing D．being punished

解析：escape后面接动名词作宾语，可排除A、B项；从句意看，汤姆想逃脱“被惩罚”，所以应用动名词的被动形式。

答案：D

8．Here again are today's headlines________.

A．in advance B．in trouble

C．in brief D．in total

解析：in brief意为“简洁地”；in advance意为“提前”；in trouble意为“陷入团境”；in total意为“总共”。

答案：C

9．I can't bear________，so I hope you can come on time.

A．to keep waiting B．to keep to wait

C．being kept waiting D．being kept to wait

解析：keep意为“使得”，keep sb./sth.doing sth.意为“使某人或某物持续不断地做某事”。根据句意判断“我”无法忍受的是“被使得等待”，所以应用动名词的被动形式作can't bear的宾语。

答案：C

10．After driving for thirty miles，she suddenly realized she had been driving________the

wrong direction.

A．on B．in

C．to D．down

解析：in a．..direction或in the direction of意为“朝……方向”，为固定短语。

答案：B

11．Up to this year，our Party has________for more than 60 years.

A．come to power B．in power

C．come into power D．been in power

解析：come to/into power意为“上台；开始执政”，表示瞬间动作，而be in power表示状态，所以D项正确。

答案：D

12．—Why was John arrested by the police?

—It is said that________drugs were discovered hidden in his house

A．a great amount of B．a plenty of

C．a large quantity D．quantities of

解析：当“quantities of＋n.“作主语时，谓语动词用复数。A项只修饰不可数名词；B项应改为plenty of，谓语动词的单复数和名词一致；C项应改为a large quantity of。故选D项。

答案：D

13．If immigrants are given the right to stay in Britain，some say it would________up to

￡1 billion in extra tax revenue.

A．bring in B．bring about

C．bring up D．bring out

解析：bring in意为“带来；赚得(钱)”；bring about意为“引起；造成”；bring up意为“抚养”；bring out意为“拿出”。

答案：A

14．(2012年湖北八市高三联考，29)We welcome rain，but a(n)________large amount of

rainfall will cause floods.

A．eventually B．extremely

C．gradually D．constantly

解析：A项意为“最终”；B项意为“特别地”；C项意为“逐渐地”；D项意为“不断地”。根据句意判断应选B项，表示“特别大量的降雨会导致水灾”。

答案：B

15．Their faces________after the long-term misunderstandings were________.

A．cleared up；cleared up

B．cleared off；cleared off

C．cleared out；cleared out[

D．cleared away；cleared away

解析：句意：长期的误会消除之后他们的脸色也变好了。clear up“消除；露出喜悦的表情”；clear off“清除；摆脱”；clear out“离开；逃走”；clear away“消失”。

答案：A

Ⅴ.完形填空

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。

A farmer once owned an old mule(骡子)．One day，the mule fell into a nearby well，and he began to __16__ and made a lot of loud noise.After carefully assessing the __17__，the farmer felt sympathy for the mule，but __18__ that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving，then he called his __19__ together and told them what had happened and __20__ them to help shovel(铲) some dirt to bury the old mule in the __21__ and put him out of his suffering.

Hearing many people coming to help，the old mule initially was __22__...But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back，a thought suddenly __23__ him.He was __24__ that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his __25__，he should shake it off and step up！So he did，blow after blow.

He repeated “Shake it off and step up！” to __26__ himself.No matter how painful the blows were，or how disappointing the situation seemed，the old mule just __27__ on shaking it off and stepping up!

As you might have guessed，it was not long __28__ the old mule finally stepped over the wall of the well，painful and tired.What would otherwise __29__ him，actually blessed him becaue of the manner in which he __30__ his adversity(逆境)．

__31__ is life！As long as we face our problems and respond to them __32__，and refuse to give in to panic，bitterness，or self-pity，the adversities that come along to bury us __33__ have the potential to __34__ and bless us！Forgiveness，tolerance，hope and perseverance are __35__ in shaking it off and stepping up out of the well in which we find ourselves.

【语篇解读】　本文讲述了一匹老骡子在逆境中不放弃并努力使自己摆脱困境的故事。

16．A.sink B．struggle

C．leave D．sigh

解析：骡子挣扎，并弄出了很大的声音。sink沉下去；leave离开；struggle挣扎；sigh叹息。

答案：B

17．A.location B．ground

C．position D．situation

解析：仔细分析过形势之后，农民对他感到惋惜。situation“形势，情形”符合语境。下文or how disappointing the situation seemed也有提示。

答案：D

18．A.decided B．doubted

C．complained D．responded

解析：这位农民断定骡子和井都不值得救了。decide断定；doubt怀疑；complain抱怨；respond回答，回复。

答案：A

19．A.brothers B．relatives

C．neighbors D．children

解析：联系下文But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling可知选C。

答案：C

20．A.required B．requested

C．demanded D．recommended

解析：农民请求他们帮忙铲土把骡子埋了。request请求；require要求；demand要求；recommend推荐。

答案：B

21．A.house B．water

C．hole D．well

解析：联系上文One day，the mule fell into a nearby well可知选D。

答案：D

22．A.excited B．amused

C．disappointed D．surprised

解析：听到许多人来帮忙，起初骡子很激动(excited)。

答案：A

23．A.came B．happened[

C．struck D．occurred

解析：他忽然想起了一个主意。a thought/idea stricks sb.某人忽然想起一个主意，是固定搭配。

答案：C

24．A.awake B．aware

C．afraid D．ashamed

解析：他意识到每次土落到他背上时……awake清醒的；aware意识到的；afraid害怕的；ashamed羞愧的。

答案：B

25．A.chest B．stomach

C．tail D．back

解析：联系上文the dirt hit his back可知选D。

答案：D

26．A.enjoy B．express

C． encourage D．praise

解析：他不断地说“把土抖掉，向上迈”来鼓励自己。

答案：C

27．A.kept B．held

C．moved D．relied

解析：老骡子不断地抖土向上迈。keep on doing坚持做某事。

答案：A

28．A.when B．before

C．until D．since

解析：正如你猜测的那样，不久骡子就上到了井沿上。it was/is not long before不久。

答案：B

29．A.save B．protect

C．desert D．bury

解析：因为他处理逆境的方式，使一件本来会埋葬他的事，事实上却拯救了他。联系上文to help shovel(铲) some dirt to bury the old mule可知选D。

答案：D

30．A.solved B．handled

C．refused D．experienced

解析：solve解决；handle处理；refuse拒绝；experience体验。句意见上题解析。

答案：B

31．A.That B．How

C．As D．What

解析：这就是生活。That代指前面提到的事情。

答案：A

32．A.readily B．passively

C．positively D．willingly

解析：只要我们积极地面对问题，应对问题，不向恐慌、痛苦和自怜屈服……readily容易地，不费事地；passively被动地；positively积极地；willingly愿意地。

答案：C

33．A.frequently B．seldom

C．never D．usually

解析：要埋葬我们的逆境通常(usually)有可能会对我们有利且保佑我们。

答案：D

34．A.affect B．benefit

C．direct D．conduct

解析：affect影响；benefit有利；direct指导，指挥；conduct举止，表现。根据语境可知选B。

答案：B

35．A.cheerful B．hopeful

C．helpful D．meaningful

解析：宽容、忍让、希望和坚持在抖掉土和迈出井方面是非常有帮助的。

答案：C

Ⅵ.阅读理解

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。

I suppose that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen.Just listen.Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention.And especially if it's given from the heart.When people are talking，there's no need to do anything but receive them.Listen to what they're saying.Care about it.Most times caring about it is even more important than understanding it.Most of us don't value ourselves or our love enough to know this.It has taken me a long time to believe in the power of simple saying “I'm so sorry，”when someone is in pain.

One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story people often interrupted to tell her that they once had something just like that happening to them.Her pain became a story about themselves.Eventually she stopped talking to most people.We connect through listening.When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand，we move the focus of attention to ourselves.When we listen，they know we