Ⅰ.多項選擇

　　1．The idea of working abroad really ________ me, and I'm trying to apply for a job abroad.

　　A．adapts to

　　B．relates to

　　C．responds to

　　D．appeals to

　　[解析]句意：去國外工作的想法吸引著我，我正試圖在國外找到一份工作。appeal to 意為“有吸引力”，符合句意。adapt to 適應(新環境等)；relate to sb./sth.理解或同情某人(某事物)；respond to 回應，反應。

　　[答案]D

　　2．John applied for the post of Eliot's secretary.Does he______ the necessary patience and ability to do the job well?

　　A．perform

　　B．possess

　　C．observe

　　D．support

　　[解析]句意：John 申請做 Eliot 的秘書。他有做好這項工作必備的耐性和能力嗎？possess 具有，擁有，符合句意。perform 表演，演奏；observe 觀察，觀測；support 支持，支撐。

　　[答案]B

　　3．(2024·蚌埠二中期中考試)Rivera Street is dark ________ the light from 14-year-old Lona Zhao's upstairs bedroom.

　　A．instead of

　　B．in spite of

　　C．except for

　　D．but for

　　[解析]except for 除了，用來對前面的情況進行校正說明。

　　[答案]C

　　4．He's one of those early birds.It's ________ of him to get up early.

　　A．practical

　　B．humorous

　　C．rude

　　D．typical

　　[解析]It is typical of sb.to do sth.某人做……是他的特征。

　　[答案]D

　　5．Short hair is back ________ this year.The female workers in my office all had their long hair cut.

　　A．in common

　　B．in style

　　C．in trouble

　　D．in place

　　[解析]句意：短發今年又開始流行了。我們辦公室的女職員都把她們的長發剪了。in style 意為“流行的”，符合句意。in common 共有；in trouble 有麻煩；in place 在適當的位置。

　　[答案]B

　　6．(2024·湖北襄陽中學期中考試)It's certainly hard work.But, ________， a man who wishes to have a career has to make a great many sacrifices.

　　A．on the contrary

　　B．as a result

　　C．on the other hand

　　D．in addition

　　[解析]on the other hand 另一方面，由 but 一詞可知此處表示轉折。on the contrary 正好相反；as a result 結果；in addition 另外。

　　[答案]C

　　7．—I'm going to London next Monday.

　　—What a ________！ So am I.

　　A．conclusion

　　B．consequence

　　C．coincidence

　　D．celebration

　　[解析]conclusion 結論；consequence 結果，后果；coincidence 巧合；celebration 慶祝。根據 So am I 的語境可知選C項。

　　[答案]C

　　8．It's a pity that I missed the chance to get the signature of my favourite sports star, Liu Xiang ________.

　　A．in the flesh

　　B．in place

　　C．in advance

　　D．in addition

　　[解析]in the flesh“本人，親自”符合句意。in place 在合適的位置；in advance 提前；in addition 除此之外。

　　[答案]A

　　9．You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition but ________， it's well written.

　　A．first of all

　　B．on the whole

　　C．on the other hand

　　D．after all

　　[解析]考查短語辨析。句意：你在作文中犯了幾個拼寫錯誤，不過，從總體上來說，寫得不錯。first of all 首先；on the whole 從總體來看，大體上，基本上；on the other hand 另一方面；after all 畢竟。

　　[答案]B

　　10．I think it is really ________ to expect a child to solve such a difficult problem.

　　A．ridiculous

　　B．humorous

　　C．particular

　　D．curious

　　[解析]ridiculous 荒唐的，好笑的；humorous 幽默的；particular 特別的；curious 好奇的。根據題意可知A項正確。

　　[答案]A

　　.閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2011·全國卷)“I didn't hear them call my name.” explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004.“Are you ready？” is what she heard.Then she said, “I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes' and it was announced again.”

　　It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on_cloud_nine.

　　“I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen.” Present in the audience (觀眾) that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.

　　Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete (比賽)．“She's always been my role model.I've danced with her since I was six.She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all.I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her.”

　　One of those bad life's experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident.He was 18.She found writing helped her get through the rough days.She said, “I write a lot about my brother.I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”

　　As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving.In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.

　　When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, “Don't let anyone change you.Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself.That way, it is easy to be yourself.”

　　1．What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

　　A．frightened

　　B．troubled

　　C．very happy

　　D．very angry

　　2．Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is________.

　　A．determined

　　B．friendly

　　C．strict

　　D．experienced

　　3．How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?

　　A．1.

　　B．2.

　　C．3.

　　D．4.

　　4．What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?

　　A．She visited drunken drivers.

　　B．She gave dance performances.

　　C．She made speeches on safe driving.

　　D．She helped other teens with their studies.

　　答案與解析

　　[語篇解讀]本文是一篇記敘文。本文主人公 Shelley Hennig 講述了她贏得2004年美國青少年組選美大賽的故事和成功背后的辛酸以及她成了路易斯安那州形象大使之后所做的工作——宣講酒后駕車的危害。

　　1．C猜測詞義題。由第一段第一句和第三段可知，這里是作者回憶她獲得2004年美國青少年組選美大賽后的第四天起，她的生活發生了翻天覆地的變化，我們可以想象出她仍然很高興的樣子。故選C。

　　2．A事實細節題。由文章第四段信息句 She's always been my role model.和 I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her.可知，她的舞蹈老師能夠和她同呼吸共患難，從而表明 Shelley 的舞蹈老師的堅強的意志是她學習的榜樣。故選A。

　　3．C推理判斷題。由第三段和第五段信息句．..when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident 可推測：Hennig 一家總共有三個孩子——Hennig，her older brother 和她的醉酒駕駛出車禍的弟弟。故選C。

　　4．C事實細節題。由文章倒數第二段信息句 In her role as Miss Teen USA，Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving...可知，在她當選青少年組美國小姐之后，Shelley 繼續向青年朋友們做安全駕駛的演講和宣傳。故選C。

　　B

　　(2024·北京海淀區期末練習)It's time for forgetting to get some respect, says Ben Storm, author of a new article on memory in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. “We need to rethink how we're talking about forgetting and realize that under some conditions it actually does play an important role in the function of memory.” says Storm, who is a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

　　“Memory is difficult. Thinking is difficult.” Storm says. Memories and associations accumulate rapidly. “These things could completely overrun our life and make it impossible to learn and retrieve new things if they were left alone, and could just overpower the rest of memory.” he says.

　　But, fortunately, that isn't what happens. “We're able to get around these strong competing inappropriate memories to remember the ones we want to recall.”Storm and other psychological scientists are trying to understand how our minds select the right things to recall—if someone's talking about beaches near Omaha, Nebraska, for example, you will naturally suppress (壓制) any knowledge you've collected about Omaha Beach in Normandy.

　　In one kind of experiment, participants are given a list of words that have some sort of relation to each other. They might be asked to memorize a list of birds, for example. In the next part of the test, they have to do a task that requires remembering, half the birds. “That's going to make you forget the other half of the birds in that list.” Storm says. “That might seem bad—It's forgetting.”But what the research shows is that this forgetting is actually a good thing.

　　“People who are good at forgetting information they don't need are also good at problem solving and at remembering something when they're being distracted by other information. This shows that forgetting plays an important role in problem solving and memory.” Storm says.

　　There are plenty of times when forgetting makes sense in daily life. “Say you get a new cell phone and you have to get a new phone number, do you really want to remember your old phone number every time someone asks what your number is？” Storm asks. “Or where you parked your car this morning—It's important information today, but you'd better forget it when it comes time to go get your car for tomorrow afternoon's commute. We need to be able to update our memory so we can remember and think about the things that are currently relevant.”

　　1．With the accumulation of memories and associations，______.

　　A. it is impossible for us to get back the lost memory

　　B. we might fail to memorize more information

　　C. our daily life and overloaded memory could be out of control

　　D. inappropriate memories challenge our memory ability

　　2．The underlined phrase “get around” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

　　A. recall

　　B. strengthen

　　C．lose

　　D. avoid

　　3．It can be learnt from the passage that ________.

　　A. forgetting makes great sense to most people

　　B. the more you forget, the more you memorize

　　C. forgetting plays a part in developing memory

　　D. forgetful people are good at solving problems

　　4．Which is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Forgetting Is Part of Remembering.

　　B．Why Should People Forget.

　　C．How Forgetting Improves Remembering.

　　D．Remembering Relies on Forgetting.

　　答案與解析

　　1．B　從第二段內容尤其第二段最后一句．..if they were left alone，and could just overpower the rest of memory可知B項正確。

　　2．D　從第三段第二句的句意可知“get around”的含義為“avoid”(避免，避開)。

　　3．C　從第五段最后一句This shows that forgetting plays an important role in problem solving and memory 可知C項正確。

　　4．A　從第一段“We need...”可知文章最好標題為A項。

　　Ⅲ.完成句子

　　1．You can't legally________the property until three weeks after the contract is signed.(possession)

　　直到合同簽署后的三個星期你才能合法擁有這份財產。

　　2．These gymnasts，________in that important match，are training hard.(aim)

　　旨在那場重要的比賽中獲第一的這些體操運動員，正在刻苦訓練。

　　3．Scientists________the positive effect of laughter on physical and mental health.(convince)

　　科學家們相信笑聲在身體和精神健康方面有積極的影響。

　　4．I________from my visit here，so the city is well worth visiting.(deal)

　　我從這的參觀學到了很多東西，所以這座城市很值得參觀。

　　5．Fric________pre-twentieth century Western paintings，and these are well-represented in this excellent collection.(preference)

　　弗瑞克更喜歡二十世紀以前的西方油畫，在這次優秀的收藏中這些很有代表性。

　　6．Wang Ping has been well prepared for the driving test，so that he can be sure of passing it________.(attempt)

　　王平為這次駕照考試作了充分準備，以便他第一次嘗試的時候就能通過。

　　7．I________newspaper business although the Internet is being widely used nowadays.(faith)

　　雖然因特網在現今被廣泛地應用，但我對報紙業的未來充滿信心。

　　8．On the one hand I want to sell the house，but________I can't bear the thought of moving.(hand)

　　一方面我想把房子賣掉，另一方面我又不能忍受搬家的想法。

　　9．I wish I________to talk with you about my writing before you left.(chance)

　　我希望在你走之前我能有機會和你談談我的寫作。

　　10．If it ________，the crops would be saved.(rain)

　　如果下雨的話，莊稼就能保住了。

　　答案

　　1．take possession of

　　2．aiming at getting the first place

　　3．are convinced of

　　4．have learned a great deal

　　5．had a preference for

　　6．at his first attempt

　　7．have great faith in

　　8．on the other hand

　　9．had had a chance

　　10．rained/were to rain/should rain