高考猜題（英    語）學(xué)科網(wǎng)

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1.語法與詞匯知識(shí)選擇題學(xué)科網(wǎng)

1. --- Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit?學(xué)科網(wǎng)

 --- To tell the truth, it’s very hard. But we    on this problem trying to improve the situation.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. worked    B. had worked     C. are working     D. had been working學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】C 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。語境意義：“這個(gè)問題還沒解決，我們正在努力解決這個(gè)問題”，因此用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)。對(duì)動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)的考查歷來是高考試卷的重點(diǎn)內(nèi)容。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

2. The computer looks old, but it _________ just half a year ago. 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. has been bought     B. will be bought     C. is bought    D. was bought學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】D學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。本題容易錯(cuò)選A項(xiàng)。語境有具體過去時(shí)間“half a year ago”，因此buy表示過去的動(dòng)作，用一般過去時(shí)被動(dòng)語態(tài)。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

3. “I       in the room, watching TV broadcast about the earthquake.” I told the policeman who had driven here to question me.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. was staying     B. stay       C. stayed          D. am staying學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】A 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。語境沒有提到具體時(shí)間，但從語境和和試題命制形式上看是直接引語，這里表示回答警察的訊問，那么一定是問在過去某個(gè)時(shí)候“我”在做什么，因此用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

4.         in charge of the shopping center has upset him for quite some time.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. Left       B. Being left      C. Having left      D. To leave學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 B學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查非謂語動(dòng)詞用法。本空在句中做主語，表示被動(dòng)含義，因此選B。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

5. On March 14, violent crimes of beating, looting and burning in Lhasa of Tibet broke out, _____ 13 innocent people and with more than 300 _____.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. killed; injured       B. killing; injured       C. killed; injuring   D. killing; injuring學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 B學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查非謂語動(dòng)詞用法。第一空用kill的現(xiàn)在分詞做狀語表示主動(dòng)含義和補(bǔ)充說明，第二空用過去分詞表示“受傷”。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

6. Do you know that the first textbooks written for teaching English as a foreign language ____ in the 16th century?學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. came up        B. came along        C. came out      D. came about學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】C 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查常見動(dòng)詞短語用法。語境表示第一本教授英語作為外語的課本“出版，出現(xiàn)”，用come out表示“被出版，被刊行”。其他短語的含義：Vi. A發(fā)生，被提出，B進(jìn)展，出現(xiàn)，D發(fā)生。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

7. Write down the key words that you ____ your students to find in the passage.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. make      B. expect          C. suggest     D. hope學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 B學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查常見動(dòng)詞辨析。從搭配看，只有expect能接帶to的不定式做賓補(bǔ)；從含義看，語境表示預(yù)料學(xué)生可能會(huì)問的問題，因此選B。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

8. To _______ good relationships with your teachers and classmates, you should learn to be on good terms with them.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. bring up        B. add up      C. keep up       D. take up學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 C學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查常見動(dòng)詞短語。語境表示“保持/維持”好的人際關(guān)系，因此選C。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

9. We’d better set off，or it will be dark         we know it.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. before           B. after                C. when        D. until學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】A學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查狀語從句的連詞。語境表示“還不等我們意識(shí)到”，用before引導(dǎo)狀語從句表示“在……之前”。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

10. 一Isn't it a surprise that I happened to meet Francis Mathews at the Christmas party last week? 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

一If my memory serves me correctly, you _____ each other for exactly two years. 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. hadn't seen     B. haven't seen         C. didn't see        D. don’t see學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 A學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。語境表示在上周見面之前有兩年沒見面，因此用過去完成時(shí)。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

11.        the city lies the famous beautiful mountain.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. 40 miles southeast of           B. To 40 miles southeast of學(xué)科網(wǎng)

C. Southeast 40 miles to           D. To southeast 40 miles of學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】A學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查副詞用法。語境表示方位，“城市東南方向四十公里的地方”，用(to the)+方位詞，數(shù)量概念放在介詞短語或副詞短語的前面。因此A為唯一正確表達(dá)。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

12. ―What do you think of the blind man?學(xué)科網(wǎng)

       ―I’ve never seen a man with         sense of touch.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. the better     B. a better        C. a good      D. the best學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 B   學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查形容詞比較級(jí)的用法。本題用“否定詞+比較級(jí)”結(jié)構(gòu)表示“沒有比……更……的”，比較結(jié)構(gòu)后有名詞時(shí)，用不定冠詞修飾，表示沒有具體限定的“更……的”。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

13. The result was far beyond _____we had expected, ____brought great joy to every one of us.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

       A. that; which              B. than; that                 C. what; what        D. what; which學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 D學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查賓語從句和定語從句。第一空用what引導(dǎo)賓語從句，連詞what在從句中做賓語，第二空用which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，關(guān)系代詞which指代主句內(nèi)容。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

14. Everyone has periods in their lives __________ everything seems very hard.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

   A. when              B. where               C. which                D. that學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 A學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查定語從句。本題的關(guān)系詞引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾periods，并在從句中做時(shí)間狀語，因此選A。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

15. What impresses me most is _________ he appears in front of others, he wears a sincere and charming smile. 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. which        B. that        C. where          C. that whenever學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 D學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查表語從句和狀語從句。從語境看，本題需要兩個(gè)連接詞，一個(gè)是表語從句的連詞that，此時(shí)that只起連接作用，不在從句中做任何成分，而且一般不省略；表語從句中還有一個(gè)狀語從句，表示“無論他在什么時(shí)候出現(xiàn)”，用從屬連詞whenever。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

16. Class regulations require _____ is the last to leave the classroom _____ off all the lights. 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. who; should turn                B. whom; shall turn 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

C. whomever; turns                D. whoever; turn學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 D學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查名詞從句的連詞和虛擬語氣用法。主語從句中缺少主語，故用whoever=the person who, require后接賓語從句，句中動(dòng)詞用（should）do。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

17. ―Where is Bob? I cannot find him anywhere.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

―He        have been off long. I heard him make a call just now.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. shouldn’t      B. can’t           C. mustn’t        D. needn’t學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 B學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞與虛擬語氣用法。語境表示語氣很肯定的否定判斷推測(cè)：我剛才還聽見他打電話了，因此他一定沒走多遠(yuǎn)。用can’t have done。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

18. If the prediction for the earthquake ________ more accurate, we would have been more prepared and many more lives would have been saved.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. had been           B. was          C. has been         D. were學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】A 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查虛擬語氣。語境表示假如地震的預(yù)測(cè)更準(zhǔn)確，我們就能做好準(zhǔn)備，很多生命就不會(huì)失去了，主句使用了would have done，因此表示與過去實(shí)際情況相反的假設(shè)，狀語從句用過去完成時(shí)，因此選A。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

19. ―Who has made a mess in my room?學(xué)科網(wǎng)

    ―Who else        it but your naughty son?學(xué)科網(wǎng)

    A. could do        B. could have done    C. did          D. has done學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 B學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞用法。語境表示對(duì)過去發(fā)生并延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的情況的推測(cè)，用could have done表示不肯定的語氣。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

20. I was told that    10:15 flight would take us to Shanghai in time to reach    Fudan University.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. the; /             B. the; a            C. a; the       D. /; the學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】A學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查冠詞的用法。第一空，用the表示定指，“十點(diǎn)一刻的航班”，第二空是專有名詞，不加冠詞。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

21. He talked again and again to his friend about careful driving, but _____ just turned a deaf ear to his words. 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. another         B. other             C. others        D. the other學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 D學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查代詞用法。語境涉及兩人，他和他的朋友，因此這里用the other表示“另外那個(gè)人”，即他的朋友。表示兩者中的另外一個(gè)用the other。表示沒有具體所指的“另外一個(gè)”用another，other是形容詞，不能單獨(dú)使用；others表示沒有具體范圍限制的“其他的”，是復(fù)數(shù)指代。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

22. It is a great        for a person to be able to drive when he is seeking a job. 學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. advantage                B. chance              C. fun           D. importance學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 A學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【解析】考查名詞辨析。語境表示找工作時(shí)，如果會(huì)開車將是一個(gè)優(yōu)勢(shì)，因此選A。學(xué)科網(wǎng)

23.          the weather, the sports meet will be held on time.學(xué)科網(wǎng)

A. In favor of               B. Regardless of           C. Apart from              D. Due to學(xué)科網(wǎng)

【答案】 B

【解析】考查介詞短語辨析。語境說運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)按期舉行，因此這里表示“不顧”天氣情況，用B表示“不管，不顧”。其他選項(xiàng)的含義：A贊成，C除了……之外，D由于。

24. ―I just wonder        that made Mark Twain so famous a writer.

―Of course his early experiences.

A. it was what               B. what he did                     C. how he did               D. what it was

【答案】D

【解析】考查強(qiáng)調(diào)句的特殊疑問句和語序。從題干的含義看，本題涉及強(qiáng)調(diào)句的特殊疑問句和語序。被強(qiáng)調(diào)的成分在原句做主語，表示物，用what，疑問句在本題做賓語，用陳述句的語序，因此選D。

25. Never in my wildest dreams          these people are living in such poor condition.

       A. I could imagine                             B. could I imagine

C. I couldn’t imagine                  D. couldn’t I imagine

【答案】 B

【解析】考查倒裝句結(jié)構(gòu)。否定副詞never放在句首，主句要用部分倒裝，再者，表示否定含義時(shí)，前面已經(jīng)有了否定詞，句中就用肯定形式，因此本題選B。

26. ---You shouldn’t have taken pictures before the carved stones.

---____ .

A. Pardon me      B. Yes, I will      C. Never mind      D. Don’t mention it

【答案】A

【解析】考查交際用語用法。語境表示責(zé)怪及回答。從四個(gè)選項(xiàng)看，這里應(yīng)該表示道歉，選A，表示沒聽清楚對(duì)方的話。

27. ―I found my mom not feeling well this morning. I’m afraid she is ill.

―_________.

A. Don’t worry too much                   B. It’s nothing at all

C. I’m sorry to hear that                     D. Take it easy

【答案】 C

【解析】考查交際用語。本題的交際語境是如何表示安慰。對(duì)方說他母親生病了，此時(shí)應(yīng)該表示安慰，幫對(duì)方分擔(dān)憂慮，選C，而不是A、D項(xiàng)空泛地讓對(duì)方別著急，也不是B，沒事。

28. ―Good morning，Doctor Brown’s office.

―Hello, this is Tom Smith. Could you please tell Doctor Brown I       ? My car        start.

A. was delayed, doesn’t               B. will be delayed, won’t

C. am delayed, didn’t                  D. would delay, mustn’t

【答案】 B

【解析】考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)和情態(tài)動(dòng)詞用法。從語境看，第一空用一般將來時(shí)表示對(duì)將來情況的預(yù)測(cè)，第二空用won’t/wouldn’t表示無可奈何的感覺，“偏不，就是不”。

29. When I saw mum nod _______ to me, I calmed down and went on with my acting.

A. encouragingly      B. amazingly             C. increasingly     D. accordingly

【答案】 A

【解析】考查副詞辨析。詞類的考查異軍突起，在高考試卷中所占比例越來越大�？疾榈闹�重點(diǎn)更多是從語境和詞匯的含義去把握和選擇，很少考查同義詞或近義詞的辨析。語境說媽媽對(duì)我點(diǎn)頭，我冷靜下來，從這些信息看，本題選A，媽媽用手勢(shì)語鼓勵(lì)我。

30. In the time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep       with the rapid change of society.

A. contact       B. progress          C. touch               D. pace

【答案】D

【解析】考查名詞辨析。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的含義：A接觸，B進(jìn)步，C碰，觸摸，D節(jié)奏。從動(dòng)詞與介詞搭配看，這里用keep in contact with或keep pace with表示“與……并駕齊驅(qū)”。

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                                                        B

Human beings have always been fascinated by twins. Romulus and Remus, Jacob and Esau, Mary-Kate and Ashley.

As children, many of us imagine having a twin: a permanent playmate, a partner in trouble, someone who’d love us unconditionally. Somewhere out there is someone who is exactly like us! What would it feel like to look into a face exactly like our own?

And what if she suddenly appears in my life? That’s essentially what happened to Brooklyn writer Paula Bernstein. I’d known Paula slightly for years; she wrote a lovely essay for Redbook many years ago refuting(駁斥) the persistent belief that all adoptees want to search for their birth parents. Her adoptive family was her family, she wrote; her adoptive mother was her mother. But then, out of the blue, an adoption agency called her and told her about the identical twin sister she didn’t know she had. Her sister, Elyse Schein, wanted to meet her.

I met them for coffee at Café Mogador, three years after their first meeting. Now 38, they have different haircuts, have made different choices in hair color, do their makeup differently. But they clearly look alike, with thick hair, upturned noses. They quickly discovered they had the same childhood habit of sucking their middle fingers, the same adult habit of forgetfully typing their thoughts on an invisible keyboard while thinking. Both edited their high school newspapers and studied film in college. Paula wrote film criticism; Elyse became a filmmaker. They both collected Alice in Wonderland dolls and kept them in the boxes.

They’re now regulars at Café Mogador. The women’s journey from strangers to sisters has clearly been rocky. But as they got to know each other, and struggled to piece together their history, their search united them.

“For me, the search began when I reached the age when my adoptive mother died,” Elyse said. “I realized that my birth mother could be dead. Time was passing. I was ready to solve the mystery that had shadowed my life.” Elyse had always felt a part of her was missing. “I’d felt so different from my adoptive family.” she said.

Paula was raised in a more typical Jewish intellectual family, and was at first a little threatened by Elyse’s appearance in her life. “My first response was both fear and excitement. The moment we met, I felt I was meeting my long-lost best friend. I could tell her anything. And then as that first excitement wore off, I thought, oh my God, I’ve committed to a long-term relationship with a stranger. I wished we hadn’t been separated, but also that I hadn’t been contacted. What would it mean to be in each other’s lives?”

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. We always hope to have twins for much good.   

B. We are often attracted by twins because of the mystery.

C. The long-lost twins, Paula and Elyse, were reunited.

D. Life with twins is always wonderful.

6. Which of the following can we infer is the least common names of twins according to the passage?

A. Romulus and Remus.                             B. Jacob and Esau.

C. Mary-Kate and Ashley.                          D. Paula and Elyse.

7. The underlined words “out of the blue” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by ________.

A. unexpectedly        B. accidentally       C. oppositely             D. out of control 

8. It can be inferred that the following paragraph of the passage will talk about _________.

A. how Paula and Elyse found each other

B. how Paula and Elyse were separated when young

C. what their mothers were like

D. their mixed feelings when they saw each other

                                                   C

Tess still stood hesitating like a swimmer about to make his dive, hardly knowing whether to return or move forward, when a figure came out from the dark door of the tent. It was a tall young man, smoking.

He had an almost black face, though red and smooth. His moustache was black with curled points, though he could not be more than twenty three or―four. There was an unusual force in his face, and in his daring rolling eyes.

“Well, my beauty, what can I do for you?” said he, coming forward. And seeing that she was quite at a loss, “Never mind me. I am Mr. d’Urberville. Have you come to see me or my mother?”

This differed greatly from what Tess had expected. She had dreamed of an aged and dignified face. She tried to keep calm and answered― “I came to see your mother, sir.”

“I am afraid you cannot see her―she is ill in bed,” replied the representative of the house; for this was Mr. Alee, the only son of the noble family. “What is the business you wish to see her about?”

“It isn’t business―it is―I can hardly say what!”

“Pleasure?”

“Oh no. Why, sir, if I tell you, it will seem…”

Tess’s sense of a certain ridicule was now so strong that, despite her general discomfort at being here, her rosy lips curved(彎曲) towards a smile, much to the attraction of the young man.

“It is so foolish”, she stammered(急急巴巴地說). “I fear I can’t tell you!”

“Never mind; I like foolish things. Try again, my dear,” said he kindly.

“Mother asked me to come,” Tess continued; “and, indeed, I was in the mind to do so myself. But I did not think it would be like this. I came, sir, to tell you that we are of the same family as you.”

“Ho! Poor relations?”

“Yes.”

“Stokes?”

“No; d'Urbervilles.”

“Ay, ay; I mean d'Urbervilles.”

“Our names are worn away to Durbeyfield; but we have several proofs that we are d'Urbervilles. The local scholars hold the view that we are, and…and we have an old seal(印章) and a silver spoon marked with the same castle as yours. So mother said we ought to make ourselves known to you, as we’ve lost our horse by a bad accident; we can hardly make a living.”

   “Very kind of your mother, I’m sure.” Alec looked at Tess as he spoke, in a way that made her uneasy. “And so, my pretty girl, you’ve come on a friendly visit to us, as relations?”

“I suppose I have,” looking less confident and uncomfortable again.

“Well―there’s no harm in it. Where do you live? What are you?”

                                    ―-Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy

9. How does Tess feel in the whole course of the meeting with Alec?

A. Excited and hopeful.                 B. Nervous and uncomfortable.

C. Surprised but comfortable.              D. Pleased but embarrassed.

10. In the eyes of Tess, Alec is _______________.

A. forceful and daring                  B. unfriendly and talkative

C. a gentle and reliable man              D. older than she had expected

11. Why does Tess pay the visit to the d'Urbervilles?

A. To see Alec himself.                  B. To see Alec’s mother.

C. To confirm that they are of the same family.

D. To make known their relationship and seek help.

12. Alec appears quite friendly to Tess mainly because __________.

     A. Tess is his distant relation                B. Tess looks polite to him

     C. Tess is a pretty girl                            D. Tess looks ridiculous

                                                        D

    Get a reward for every bug you bring to live in new science museum exhibit.

In a city with trillions of American cockroaches(蟑螂), the Houston Museum of Natural Science has agreed to pay a quarter per bug－up to 1,000－as it seeks to populate a new insect exhibit alongside its Cockrell Butterfly Center.

Nancy Greig, the museum’s director insists the public payday for roaches isn’t just a marketing ploy(炒作).

“Absolutely, this wasn’t devised as a joke,” Greig said. “We needed more roaches for the exhibit, so I sent this message out to everyone in the museum asking people to bring them in. Well, someone decided to tell the press, and all hell has broken loose.”

“But we really do need cockroaches.”

“One might be forgiven for never considering how to catch a live cockroach. But it’s simple enough to fool them,” Greig said, “and even easier to catch them.” American cockroaches are the most common kind in Texas, measuring up to 2 inches long and invading homes.

Despite their less-than-attractive reputation, cockroaches actually aren’t that dirty. Greig even went so far as to call them “fastidious” saying they don’t enjoy rooting(用嘴拱食) in waste. They’re only dirty if, say, they used a sewer(下水道)line to gain access into a home.

The roaches collected by the museum will become part of a display in a new exhibit that showcases insects such as cockroaches, dung beetles and termites.

There’s more to like about roaches, too. They don’t bite, and they don’t carry diseases like a mosquito, so they’re generally safe to handle.

13. For what does the museum pay for cockroaches?

A. For a marketing ploy.       B. It’s devised to make fun.

C. People really need them.     D. For a new exhibit.

14. The underlined word “fastidious” probably means extremely ________.

A. clean     B. dirty     C. unpleasant     D. fast                    

15. What do we know about American roaches?

A. It’s not easy for people in Houston to collect roaches.

B. They all measure 2 inches and are often found in homes

C. They don’t bite and they are free of disease.

D. We have reasons to like them.

16. Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?

A. The Houston Museum of Natural Science            B. A new exhibit

C. Quarters for cockroaches                        D. A cockroach is lovely

                                                        E

   Is a loved one missing some body parts? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimps（黑猩猩）differ in only 400 genes. And should that worry us ?Is it horrible for you thinking one fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else, or a person and his family may be hunted cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes? We live in a time of great scientific leaps!

   Next challenges our sense of reality, blending fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems.

   The son of a zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in Pondicherry. India. Planning a move to Canada, his family takes a ride on an enormous ship. After a shipwreck。Pi finds himself in the Pacific Ocean, trapped on a 26-foot lifeboat with a wounded zebra, a hyena（鬣狗）, a orangutan（猩猩）, and a tiger named Richard Parker It sounds like a colorful setup. But these wild animals don’t burst into song as in the Disney cartoons. All want to survive, however Pi finds himself the weakest one of all. After much infighting, Pi and Richard Parker remain the boat’s only passengers. Pi is left to survive for 227 days through waters with his large dangerous companion, using all his knowledge, wits and faith.

Five people you meet in heaven

When a lonely and elderly man dies in an accident, he awakens in an unfamiliar place called Heaven where five people, some strangers, some loved ones, take him on a clear journey through his life. Each soul has a story to tell, a secret to reveal（揭示）, and a lesson to share. Through them Eddie learns “l(fā)essons”, finds out why certain events happened in his physical life, and understands the meaning of his own life. The book explores the unexpected mysteries of the afterlife by reminding us what really matters here on earth

Marley＆Me：life and love with the world’s worst dog

Job and Jenny were just beginning their life together They brought home Marley, a yellow fur-ball of a dog Life would never be the same. Marley crashed through doors, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around. However, just as he refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. He shard the couple’s joy and heartbreak. He was there whenever the couple needs help Marley＆Me is so much more than the story of a lovable dog；it’s the story of a family. Toward the end of book, Grogan speaks of the life lessons-loyalty, courage, devotion, simplicity, joy-that Marley taught him.

17. What does the underlined word “blending” in the first hook introduction mean_________.

A. ruin                         B. break                     C. combine                  D. attempt

18. What happened to the survivors on the life boat according to the introduction?

A. Pi managed to kill those animals and finally survived

B. They worked hand in hand to get through the sea

C. They had to fight against one another in order to survive

D. Richard Parker killed other animals but was killed by Pi.

19. Five People You Meet in Heaven tells an old man’s experience in Heaven in order to reveal___.

A. the existence of Heave B. the mystery of death

C. human’s future life D. the true meaning of life

20. Who is Grogan most probably according to the introduction?

A. The author of Marley＆Me             B. A friend of John and Jenny

C. An expert taming dogs.           D. The previous owner of the dog

【答案解析】 

A篇：本文介紹一個(gè)很有創(chuàng)意的網(wǎng)站：FreeRice.com，游戲者只要選對(duì)一個(gè)單詞的釋義，就可以為饑民掙得20粒米，廣告商和贊助商通過聯(lián)合國機(jī)構(gòu)為饑民捐獻(xiàn)大米。

1.A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。文章羅列的在FreeRice玩英語詞匯游戲的各種好處，沒有提到A項(xiàng)。

2.B考查推理判斷。在“FreeRice節(jié)目如何工作”一節(jié)，作者提到該游戲能根據(jù)游戲者的答題情況自動(dòng)調(diào)節(jié)詞匯的難度，因此適合各種人群參與。

3.D考查主題大意。從文章的敘述看，這個(gè)網(wǎng)站的目的是將學(xué)習(xí)英語詞匯與捐大米給饑民結(jié)合起來。

4.C考查推理判斷。從文章開頭的FreeRice.com和WARNING后的more判斷，本文出自網(wǎng)站。

B篇導(dǎo)讀：本文的話題是雙胞胎。全文講述一對(duì)雙胞胎的故事：她們被不同家庭收養(yǎng)，但是在各自的家庭感覺與家庭其他人不一樣，其中一人在養(yǎng)母去世后開始尋找自己的雙胞胎姐妹，她們相遇后發(fā)現(xiàn)她們有太多的相同方面，無論個(gè)人喜好還是人生經(jīng)歷。

5.C考查主旨要義。本文在談?wù)撾p胞胎這個(gè)話題后，重點(diǎn)講述美國布魯克林作家Paula和其雙胞胎Elyse在養(yǎng)母去世后重逢的故事，因此本文的主題應(yīng)該選C。

6.D考查推理判斷。第一段說，人們總被雙胞胎所吸引，比如Romulus and Remus, Jacob and Esau, Mary-Kate and Ashley。從這些內(nèi)容判斷，A、B、C都是創(chuàng)建的雙胞胎的名字，而D項(xiàng)是本文故事的主人的名字，屬個(gè)例，因此本題選D。

7.A考查猜詞悟義。從語境判斷，劃線部分的含義是A，突然，出乎意料之外地：對(duì)于被收養(yǎng)者總在尋找自己的生身父母的說法她嗤之以鼻，可是“突然”一家收養(yǎng)者機(jī)構(gòu)對(duì)她說，她的雙胞胎姐妹在找她。這突如其來的消息駁斥了她的觀點(diǎn)。

8.B考查推理判斷。關(guān)于這對(duì)雙胞胎，本文采用倒敘的方式，先講這對(duì)雙胞胎的重逢故事，然后說她們各自在不同的收養(yǎng)家庭長大，那么下文就應(yīng)該講述她們當(dāng)初被別人收養(yǎng)的背景。

C篇導(dǎo)讀：本文選自哈代的《德伯家的苔絲》。從貧窮鄉(xiāng)下來的苔絲想到德伯家來認(rèn)親戚，見到富親戚家的公子Alec，在和Alec的交談中她一直覺得緊張不安。

9.B從文章的敘述看，從貧窮鄉(xiāng)下來的苔絲想到德伯家來認(rèn)親戚，在和Alec的交談中她一直覺得很緊張，很不自在。

10.A文章第二段說苔絲覺得對(duì)方的臉上帶有不同尋常的力量，眼睛中帶有大膽的成分，第四段說，苔絲本希望遇到的是一個(gè)年老而高貴的臉孔。

11.D文章說到苔絲此行的目的：“來告訴你們，我們是同一個(gè)家族，我們幾乎難以生存”。顯然她來此的目的是D。

12.C文章最后部分，Alec對(duì)苔絲說，“那么，美麗的姑娘，你到我們這里來是作為親戚來看望我們的？”由此判斷本題選C，Alec覺得苔絲美麗而和她搭訕。

D篇：本文是媒體報(bào)道，關(guān)于一家博物館的新展覽。