1.完形填空
When he was young, Emmett Diggs liked nothing more than boxing. He even 1 a national prize in 1961. 2 at age 45, he wasn’t able to move as usual. A doctor told him he had Parkinson’s disease. At first, he thought nothing of it until one day while cleaning the floor on his hands and knees, he found that he couldn’t get up without 3 . After that, he began to feel 4 and showed no interest in doing anything. It was the 5 period Emmett had experienced.
One morning, Emmett’s wife, Patty, shared with him a newspaper story about a man with Parkinson’s disease who practiced a 6 training called Rock Steady Boxing (RSB), which 7 shadow boxing with strength training. So, Emmett decided to turn to John, the local program director, for help. When they first met, John 8 Emmett boxing gloves and let him take over a heavy bag. Just putting on the gloves brought wonderful 9 back for Emmett. When John said, “Hit the bag. ” Emmett did as he was told. “It felt 10 as the bag was hitting back, ” Emmett said excitedly.
Soon, Emmett 11 a regular RSB class of a dozen people who were dealing with Parkinson’s disease like him. Emmett’s boxing skills
impressed them all and soon they became friends. Over time, the class became something of a(n) 12 group in which they could share their pains and hopes.
“I had thought Parkinson’s disease was going to 13 everything that mattered to me, ” Emmett has written. “ 14 , it didn’t change my love for boxing and gave me a 15 to know a new group of guys who are optimistic and supportive. ”
1. A. won B. made C. brought D. lost 2. A. Gradually B. Unfortunately C. Secretly
D. Recently B. permission D. reason B. amazed D. disappointed B. darkest D. busiest B. social D. technical
B. matches
3. A. question C. help
4. A. delighted C. puzzled 5. A. best C. shortest
6. A. mental C. physical
7. A. compares C. confuses
D. combines B. bought
C. sold
D. sent
8. A. handed
9. A. honors B. stories
C. regrets D. memories B. great D. dangerous
10. A. difficult C. soft
11. A. left C. joined
B. taught D. missed B. pressure D. rescue B. take away D. put out
12. A. interest C. support
13. A. take up C. put off
14. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead
D. However B. hope
C. lesson
D. dream
15. A. chance 2.语法填空
Voyages of people from England play 1. important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is 2. (frequent) spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All 3. (base) on British English, the English 4. (speak) in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of
vocabulary.
Because 5. this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell
6. country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently 7. (command) his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”,instead of 8. (request), “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my
9. (lorry) and taxis”, you can recognize 10. (he) American identity, while the latter suggests that he is a British.
3.阅读填句
There are five keys to success in learning a foreign language.
Spend the time.
By far the most important factor is how much time you are immersed(浸入) in the language. 1 This means spending time enjoyably connected to the language you are learning.
Listen and read every day.
Listen wherever you are on your MP3 player. 2 Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly
understand, or even partly understand. If you keep listening and reading, you will get used to the language. One hour of listening or reading is more effective than many hours of class time.
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Build up your vocabulary; you’ll need lots. Start to notice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through your listening and reading. Gradually you will be able to use them. Do not worry about how accurately you speak until you have accumulated plenty of words through listening and reading.
Take responsibility for your own learning.
If you do not want to learn the language, you won’t. 4 Do not wait for someone else to show you the language, nor to tell you what to do. Discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up.
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Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or can’t yet understand. It does not matter. You are learning and improving. The language will gradually become clearer in your brain, but this will happen on a schedule that you can’t control. So just make sure you spend enough time on the language. That is the
greatest guarantee of success. A. Focus on words and phrases. B. Read what you are listening to.
C. Chat with others in the language on the Internet. D. If you do want to learn the language, take control. E. Relax and make sure of the time spent on the language. F. The more time you spend on the language, the faster you will learn.
G. There are hundreds of easy conversations for you to practice speaking.
4.书面表达
假如你是李华, 你看到英国留学生Sharon在网上发帖子, 希望有人能帮助她提高普通话(Mandarin)水平, 她可以教英语作为回报。请根据以下提示用英语写一封电子邮件。
1. 表示愿意提供帮助; 2. 说明你能胜任的理由; 3. 给出讲好普通话的两点建议; 4. 提出你学英语的具体需求。
注意: 1. 词数100左右。
2. 开头语和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。 Hi, Sharon,
This is Li Hua. I learned from your post that you want to improve
your
Mandarin.
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Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
参考答案：
1.A。句意: 他甚至在1961年赢得了国家奖项。 won赢, 取胜; made制作; brought带来; lost失去。前文指出Diggs热爱拳击, 由even的递进含义不难推测他是取得过一些成绩的。故选A。
2.B。句意: 不幸的是, 45岁时, 他不能像往常一样活动了。Gradually逐渐地; Unfortunately不幸地; Secretly秘密地; Recently最近。后句描述的事件, 显然是比较不幸的, 与前文形成对比。故选B。
3.C。句意: 他发现自己无法独自起身了。这里表示Diggs发现了自己疾病的严重性, 即在跪下打扫地板后不借助他人的帮助无法独自站起身了。故选C。
4.D。句意: 之后, 他开始感到失望, 对做任何事都失去了兴趣。delighted愉快的; amazed惊讶的; puzzled困惑的; disappointed失望的。依据常理和Diggs对一切失去兴趣的表现推断, 他肯定是感到灰心、失望。故选D。
5.B。句意: 这是Emmett度过的最黑暗的一段时间。 best最好的; darkest最黑暗的; shortest最短的; busiest最忙碌的。经受了疾病的打击, 曾经的拳击手却无法活动身体, 这无疑是他人生中的至暗时刻。故选B。
6.C。句意: 一个患有帕金森的男子进行了一项名为Rock Steady Boxing(简称RSB)的身体训练, 将空击与力量训练结合在一起。mental精神的; social社会的; physical身体的; technical技术的。从后面定
语从句的解释推断, RSB是一项身体训练。故选C。
7.D。句意: 一个患有帕金森的男子进行了一项名为Rock Steady Boxing(简称RSB)的训练, 将空击与力量训练结合在一起。compares比较; matches匹配; confuses使困惑; combines结合。根据介词with以及后文Emmett也采取了这种训练模式推断, 这种训练应该是将拳击和力量训练结合了起来。故选D。
8.A。句意: 他们第一次见面时, John给了Emmett拳击手套, 让他接管一个沉甸甸的沙袋。handed递交; bought购买; sold卖出; sent发送。下文John命令Emmett去击打沙袋, 这里应该是将拳击手套递给了他。故选A。
9.D。句意: 只是戴上手套就让Emmett想起了那些美好的往事。 honors荣耀; stories故事; regrets后悔; memories记忆。再一次戴上拳击手套, 一定唤起了Emmett关于以往拳击时的种种美好回忆。故选D。
10.B。句意: 沙袋回弹时的感觉棒极了。difficult困难的; great好的; soft柔软的; dangerous危险的。说这句话时Emmett的情绪是兴奋的, 应该是觉得拳击的感觉很棒。故选B。
11.C。句意: 不久, Emmett就加入了一个RSB的课程。后文指出, Emmett的拳技打动了参加课程的人员, 显然他也是加入了其中的。故选C。
12.C。句意: 时间流逝, 这个班级成了一个互助小组, 在这里他们可以分享各自的痛苦和希望。interest兴趣; pressure压力; support支持;
rescue救援。从定语从句的解释来看, 这属于一个互助小组的性质, Emmett和其他人互相支持着。故选C。
13.B。句意: 我过去觉得帕金森会带走所有我在意的东西。 take up占据; take away拿走; put off推迟, 拖延; put out熄灭。这里指的是刚刚患帕金森时, Emmett是比较消极、绝望的, 觉得疾病会夺走、毁掉他的一切。故选B。
14.D。句意: 然而, 这并未改变我对拳击的热爱, 反倒给我一个机会去了解一群乐观、助人的家伙。 这里与Emmett前一句话形成转折关系, 要用表转折的副词however。故选D。
15.A。句意: 然而, 这并未改变我对拳击的热爱, 反倒给我一个机会去了解一群乐观、助人的家伙。正是因为帕金森这个疾病, Emmett才有机会认识了和他一样的这些人。故选A。 2.语法填空
1. an。考查固定短语。句意: 英国人的航海对于传播英语起着重要的作用。固定短语play a part in“在……中起作用”, important首字母的发音为元音音素。故填an。
2.frequently。考查副词。句意: 目前, 英语作为一种官方语言或通用语言在很多国家被频繁使用, 如美国、新加坡、马来西亚和一些非洲国家。此处修饰动词spoken, 所以要用副词。故填frequently。 3. based。考查过去分词短语作定语。句意: 所有这些英语都以英国英语为基础, 这些国家所说的英语可以被以英语为母语的人很好地理解。All指代后面的主语the English, 和base之间为动宾关系,
所以要用过去分词, 表被动, 作后置定语。故填based。
4. spoken。考查非谓语动词。the English与speak是逻辑动宾关系, 所以要用过去分词, 表被动, 作后置定语。故填spoken。 5. of。考查介词。句意: 因为这个事实, 你可以利用这些差异来分辨你所在区域的外国人来自哪个国家。介词短语because of后面要接名词或代词作宾语, 连接词because后面要接句子表示原因。本句中this fact的前面要用because of。故填of。
6.which。考查宾语从句。分析句子可知, 本句为带有宾语从句的复合句, 根据句意可知, 空白处表示哪个国家, 结合宾语从句连接代词的用法可知, 此处用which。故填which。
7.commands。考查动词的时态。句意: 例如, 如果一个老板流利地命令他的司机, “坐电梯直接到我的公寓来, 给我的卡车和出租车加些油”, 而不是“请坐电梯到我的公寓来, 给我的卡车和出租车加些油”, 你就能认出他是美国人, 而后者则表明他是英国人。结合前文的时态判断, 空白处谓语的时态也用一般现在时。故填commands。 8.requesting。考查动名词。在英语中, 动名词通常放在介词的后面作宾语, 本句instead of中的of为介词, 所以其后要跟名词或动名词作宾语。故填requesting。
9. lorries。考查名词的数。空白处lorry为可数名词, 结合本句中taxis可知, lorry也要用复数。故填lorries。
10. his。考查物主代词。名词短语American identity的前面要使用形容词性物主代词作定语修饰。故填his。
3.阅读填句
1.F。这段主要讲了在学习一种外语上投入时间。根据上文内容可知到目前为止, 最重要的因素是你在语言中投入了多少时间。故F项(你在语言上花费的时间越多, 你学得越快。)承接上文, 符合题意。故选F。
2. B。这段主要讲了学习语言还要每天练习听与读。根据上文内容“无论你在哪里使用MP3都可以听。”以及下文内容可知听和读你喜欢的东西, 你大部分能理解的东西, 甚至部分能理解的东西。故B项(Read what you are listening to. 读你正在听的内容。)承上启下, 符合题意。故选B。
3.A。根据下文“扩大你的词汇量, 你会需要很多词汇量的。开始注意单词, 以及它们是如何组合成短语的。”并分析本段可知, 这段主要讲了要建立自己的词汇库。故A项(Focus on words and phrases注重单词和短语)能够概括本段主旨, 符合题意。故选A。 4. D。根据上文“如果你不想学这门语言, 你就不会学。”以及下文“不要等待别人向你展示语言, 也不要等待别人告诉你该怎么做。”可知D项(如果你真想学这门语言, 那就掌握主动权)承上启下, 符合题意。故选D。
5. E。根据下文“不要担心你记不起来或还不能理解的事情。这不重要。你正在学习和提高。语言会逐渐在你的大脑中变得更清晰, 但这会在你无法控制的时间表上发生。”可知, 只要确保你有足够的时间学习这门语言就行了。那是成功的最大保证。故E项(放松并确保花
时间在这门语言上。)能够概括本段大意。故选E。 4.书面表达 Hi, Sharon,
This is Li Hua. I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin. I’m willing to offer my help. As a native speaker, I can speak Chinese fluently. Besides, I have some teaching experience to do this job.
Learning Mandarin takes time and energy, so you’d better practice speaking often. Meanwhile, I suggest you listen to some Chinese news programs, which will help you improve your accent and intonation.
I’m wondering whether you could help me improve my spoken English in return. I’d appreciate it if you could give me some advice.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
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