Passage 1 An earthquake is literally an earth-shattering experience! There you are enjoying an afternoon nap, having a cup of coffee in the morning, or even sleeping on a cold winter night when—WHAM! —the entire crockery (陶器) shelf collapses, and all the plates and cups break into pieces. A painting on the wall nearly knocks you down as it falls. What should one do in an earthquake? The prime-time(黄金时间的)news gives no warning, nor is there a time of year, like the monsoon(季风) season, when an earthquake always occurs. Unlike a tornado or hurricane, there is no known way of predicting an earthquake. Though about 500,000 earthquakes occur each year, only 100 of them cause damage! However, an earthquake can strike any time of the day or night, so it needs to be prepared for when you have the misfortune of being caught in the middle of one. If you're indoors, stay indoors, unless you're on the ground floor, where you can easily run outside. The best thing to do if you're indoors is to hide under a strong piece of furniture like a bed or desk. Do not head for the stairway if you're living on an upper storey, because stairways can collapse. If you're driving, get out of traffic and stop on a wide and open road. Do not stop on a bridge, or in another case, under one. Stay inside your car until the shaking stops. Before you restart driving, look out for fissures(裂缝), breaks in the road, and bumps or cracks. Inside your home, be careful not to turn on the gas until you're sure the cylinder(煤气罐) is safe, and there is no leak. Avoid using your telephone unless there's an emergency. You could be occupying lines that are needed by other people. Lastly, if you're not trapped or seriously hurt, do not expect fire fighters, army or police to help you. They may be busy rescuing people in greater need than you!
2. From the second paragraph we learn that ______.
A.monsoons usually come at certain times of the year
B.there are no known ways to predict hurricanes
C.there are warning signs before earthquakes strike
D.a tornado can come at any time, and is hard to predict
A B C D
A
[考点] 推理判断题。 根据文章第二段中的“...nor is there a time of year, like the monsoon season...”可知,季风在一年中固定的时间发生。
3. What should you do if you are on the first floor of a building?
A.Stay inside.
B.Head for a stairway.
C.Hide under a strong piece of furniture.
D.Run outside immediately.
A B C D
D
[考点] 事实细节题。 根据第四段中的“lf you're indoors, stay indoors, unless you're on the ground floor. where you can easily run outside.”可判断,在一楼时最好跑到户外。
4. What does the underlined word "collapses" mean in the first paragraph?
A.Breaks out.
B.Fails down.
C.Cuts down.
D.Drops out.
A B C D
B
[考点] 词义猜测题。 根据画线部分后面的“...all the plates and cups break into pieces.”可判斯此处指放陶器的架子倒了。break out(战争、灾害等)爆发;fall down突然倒下;cut down减少,削减;dropout退出,退学。
5. What should you do if you're driving on a bridge during an earthquake?
A.Stop where you are and get out of the car.
B.Leave the car and run away.
C.Keep on driving until you're off it.
D.Stop under the bridge and stay inside your car.
A B C D
C
[考点] 推理判断题。 根据第五段中的“If you're driving, get out of traffic and stop on a wide and open road. Do not stop on a bridge, or in another case, under one. Stay inside your car until the Shaking stops.”可判断,只有C正确。
Passage 2 It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems—and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is true that parents often misunderstand their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young. Young people often anger their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their intention. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles anger their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste. Sometimes you are resistant and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they do approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog: you can't win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents' control. But this way of looking at things ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself. If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. You can charm others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.
3. Teenagers tend to have strange hairstyles because they ______.
A.want to anger their parents
B.want to have a culture of their own
C.enjoy being different in style and taste
D.have no other way to enjoy themselves better
A B C D
B
[考点] 事实细节题。 从第三段第三、四句“They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own.”可知,B符合题意,故应选B。
4. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of what they do because ______.
A.they don't like their parents' way of life
B.they are not likely to win over the adults
C.they have already been accepted into the adult world
D.they don't want to be isolated from people of their own age
A B C D
D
[考点] 事实细节题。 从第四段第二句“If they do approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group.”可知,D符合题意,故应选D。
5. To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be ______.
A.obedient
B.responsible
C.co-operative
D.independent
A B C D
C
[考点] 推理判断题。 从最后一段“If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan.”可知,通过合作,父母将给你做你想做某事的权利,进而改善父母与子女之间的关系。C符合题意,故应选C。
第二部分 非选择题
Ⅲ.用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音
1. malicious
|ə|
2. stare
3. alcohol
|k|
4. quarrel
|kw|
5. essential
6. nonetheless
|ð|
7. humanity
|æ|
8. rival
9. explosion
|ʒ|
10. vague
11. activity
12. influence
13. firsthand
14. charming
15. perfectly
16. intention
|e|
17. gangster
|s|
18. waist
19. fingernail
20. steady
|e|
Ⅳ.完形填空
A 从下列单词中选择适当的词填空,每个词只能用一次。 a more take after else meanwhile arouse for wondered fairly on point Frank complained that he could not remember chemical symbols or formulas. 1 he could retell detailed information about a basketball game 2 hours. How come? The secret, of course, was his strong interest in basketball. Obviously, if you can build a 3 strong interest in any subject field, your mastery of it is greatly facilitated. Why not 4 full advantage of this in dealing with difficult subjects? Try these positive suggestions to 5 added interest in any subject. First, cultivate the acquaintance of really interested students. 6 a chemistry lecture, listen to a student who is talking with some enthusiasm and interest about a 7 raised in class. You'll be pleasantly 8 how soon some of that enthusiasm will influence you. Second, read popular books 9 the subject. A man with no interest in art read Stone's book, Lust for Life, 10 book about a great artist. When he finished he surprised his wife by suggesting a visit to an art museum.
1.
Meanwhile
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为句意理解。 meanwhile与此同时,含有递进的意思。
2.
for
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为句意理解。 for hours几个小时。
3.
fairly
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为句意理解。 fairly很、非常,是副词,修饰strong。
4.
take
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为固定搭配。 take advantage of为固定词组,意为“利用”。
5.
arouse
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为句意理解。 arouse激发,激活。
6.
After
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为句意理解。 after在……之后。
7.
point 本题主要考查的知识点为句意理解。 point在此意为“观点,看法”。
8.
wondered
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为句意理解。 wonder好奇,想知道。
9.
on
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为句意理解。 on介词,意为“关于”。
10.
a
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为句意理解。 book为可数名词,用a修饰,此处作同位语。
B 根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。 I had planned to stay at this job for only two days. But now I'm going to stay. The exercise is great. The lifting 1 easier with every load, even if my left shoulder stays sore. I become faster and nearer 2 time goes by. I'm outdoors in clean air. And, contrary 3 what people think, I don't get dirty on the job. I have made 4 my mind, too, to go on saying hello in backyards. It doesn't do any harm, and it still feels right. Frankly, I'm proud. I'm doing 5 essential task, "like a police officer or a fire fighter." I left this country a little cleaner 6 I found it this morning. Not many people can say that tonight. John Gardener has said that a society 7 praises its philosophers and looks down on its plumbers is 8 for trouble. "Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold 9 ," he warns. He might have gone a step further and called 10 respect for both our economists and our trashmen; otherwise they'll both leave trash behind.
1.
gets/becomes
2.
as
3.
to
4.
up
5.
an
6.
than
7.
which/that
8.
in
9.
water
10.
for
Ⅴ.根据所学课文内容完成下列句子
1. As a college student, ______ is your number one problem.
time management
2. The prince told Andersen to learn a useful trade like shoemaking because ______.
he didn't look like a writer or an actor
3. In "Love of Life", the biggest problem while the man was struggling alone in the wildness was that ______.
he was hungry
4. In learning to control time, you must become ______.
the master of time. not its servant
5. The druggist insisted that Sangstrom tell him whom he wanted to kill and why because ______.
he had to be convinced that Sangstrom deserved what he could give him/the drug
6. Mr. Budd was a barber. He was particularly skilled at ______.
the art of hair-dyeing
7. Hans Andersen loved the Collin family very much because ______.
the Collin family was the family that he was ever to have
8. In "The Day I Was Fat", the author's mother once said, "______", which was the closest anyone had ever come to calling the author fat.
You're too pretty to be SO heavy
9. Andersen's books were loved by many people because ______.
his books were full of everyday truth, of wonder, of sad beauty, of humor
10. In "Freedom in Dying", Jim stated his desire to have his ashes scattered over the sea, which reflected his love of ______.
freedom and movement
Ⅵ.将下列句子译成英语
1. 艾丽丝(Alice)在中国已住了十年,所以她对这里的生活已经习惯了。
Having lived in China for ten years, Alice has got used to the life here.
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为现在分词和get used to的用法。 get used to意为“习惯……”。
2. 普通人也能使用计算机的日子已来临了。
The time has come when it is possible for ordinary people to use computers as well. 本题主要考查的知识点为定语从句和as well的用法。 as well意为“也”。
3. 她拿起电话就拨了他的号码。
She picked up the telephone and dialed his number.
[考点] 本题主要考查的知识点为并列句和pick up的用法。 pick up意为“捡起”。
4. 我们正在交谈时,线路被切断了。
We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.