1．He is interested in farming and is ________ to know everything about the farm.
A．eager B．a(chǎn)nxious
C．worried D．busy
答案與解析：A 句意：他對農(nóng)業(yè)感興趣，渴望知道有關(guān)農(nóng)場的一切。be eager to do sth.“渴望做某事”，為固定搭配。anxious“焦急的；擔(dān)心的”；worried“擔(dān)憂的；擔(dān)心的”；busy“忙碌的”。
2．The manager says he needs an assistant to ________ to deal with the problems that may occur in his absence.
A．depend in B．count on
C．count with D．turn up
答案與解析：B 句意：經(jīng)理說他需要一個助手來解決他不在時可能會出現(xiàn)的問題。count on相當(dāng)于depend on，意為“依靠；依賴”。turn up“出現(xiàn)”。
3．The police ________ Tom of stealing and the accused was afraid to meet the accuser.
A．a(chǎn)ccused B．charged
C．robbed D．informed
答案與解析：A 句意：警察指控湯姆偷竊，被告害怕見到原告。accuse常與of連用，符合題意。charge與介詞with連用；rob常用于rob sb. of sth.結(jié)構(gòu)；inform常用于inform sb. of sth.結(jié)構(gòu)。
4．The modeling business is by no means easy to get into, while the good model will always be in ________.
A．demand B．need
C．trouble D．lack
答案與解析：A 句意：進入模特界絕不是容易的事，然而好的模特總是供不應(yīng)求。由while引導(dǎo)的表示對比關(guān)系的從句可知in demand與題干前部分的by no means easy to get into相比較的。in demand“需求”。
5．The description was pretty ________， so the police could figure out the portrait of the criminal.
A．vague B．a(chǎn)ccurate
C．particular D．vain
答案與解析：B 由“could figure out...”可知描述是相當(dāng)“準(zhǔn)確的”，故B項正確。vague“模糊的”；particular“特別的”；vain“徒勞的”。
6．I'm glad that my parents have ________ of my buying a new car.
A．a(chǎn)greed B．promised
C．a(chǎn)llowed D．a(chǎn)pproved
答案與解析：D approve of one's doing sth.“贊成/同意某人做某事”。agree“同意”，不與of搭配；promise“許諾”；allow“同意；允許”是及物動詞。
7．Lucy has ________ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.
A．a(chǎn)cquired B．finished
C．concluded D．a(chǎn)chieved
答案與解析：D 句意：露西完成了她為自己設(shè)定的高中階段的所有目標(biāo)，并且為迎接大學(xué)新的挑戰(zhàn)做好了準(zhǔn)備。achieve one's goal意為“達到某人的目標(biāo)”。
8．The government is devoting resources to establish public health systems. ________， the physical conditions of children have improved greatly.
A．Therefore B．However
C．Otherwise D．Meanwhile
答案與解析：D 考查副詞辨析。句意：政府正在投入資源建設(shè)公共衛(wèi)生體系，期間，兒童的健康狀況得到顯著改善。therefore“因此，為此”；however“然而”；otherwise“否則”；meanwhile“期間”。
9．I can think of many cases ________ students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn't write a good essay.
A．why B．which
C．a(chǎn)s D．where
答案與解析：D 句意：我能想出很多實例，在這些實例中學(xué)生們顯然了解許多英語單詞和表達，但就是不能寫出好文章來�？疾殛P(guān)系副詞where引導(dǎo)定語從句。先行詞是cases，用where引導(dǎo)定語從句，作地點狀語，相當(dāng)于in the cases。和case用法相類似的詞還有situation, point等。
10．He is so good a student ________ be praised frequently in class.
A．a(chǎn)s to B．to
C．in order to D．a(chǎn)s
答案與解析：A 句意：他是一個如此好的學(xué)生，經(jīng)常在課堂上受到表揚。so... as to...“如此……以至于”。
11．The train ________ arrive at 1?30, but it was an hour late.
A．was about to B．was likely to
C．was certain to D．was supposed to
答案與解析：D 句意：這趟火車1點半就該來了，但它晚點一個小時。be supposed to“應(yīng)該”。
12．A terrible example of earthquake which happened in Wenchuan, Sichuan ________ thousands of millions of people die.
A．led B．resulted
C．saw D．produced
答案與解析：C 句意：發(fā)生在四川汶川的地震導(dǎo)致了數(shù)以萬計的人喪生。用動詞see更形象。
13．Letterboxes are much more ________ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead.
A．common B．normal
C．ordinary D．unusual
答案與解析：A 句意：信箱在英國比在美國更普遍，在美國大多數(shù)人都有電子信箱。common“普遍的，普通的”；normal“正常的”；ordinary“一般的”；unusual“異乎尋常的”。
14．They sent someone to ________ the value of the house, and they wanted to buy it.
A．a(chǎn)ssist B．update
C．inform D．a(chǎn)ssess
答案與解析：D 句意：他們派人去估算那座房子的價值，準(zhǔn)備買下來。assist“幫助，促進”；update“更新，使現(xiàn)代化”；inform“告訴，通知”；assess“估價，估計”。只有D項符合語境。
15．We regret to ________ you that our library will be closed next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for the sports meeting.
A．say B．speak
C．inform D．notice
答案與解析：C 句意：我們很遺憾地通知你：因為開運動會，圖書館將于下周三、周四及周五暫停開放。say涉及“說”的內(nèi)容；speak“講(語言)”；inform“通知，告知”；notice“注意”。只有C項符合語境。
Ⅱ.理解
A
Once upon a time there was one storyteller. After getting tired of telling old fabricated stories, he left his house in search of a real life story.
He reached a village and took a cottage for rent. After wandering in the village throughout the month, in search of true stories, the storyteller couldn't find one. Disappointed, he decided to stop his search.
The next day, while sitting in the cottage, he suddenly heard a voice?a woman was yelling(吼叫)at someone. The voice was coming from the big wall behind his cottage.
He tried to hear the conversation; it sounded like the woman was abusing(辱罵)her daughterinlaw. The storyteller didn't like it but he was happy to finally get his story.
Listening to the conversations each day he added them to his story. Though he couldn't see the characters of his story, he started hating the motherinlaw, as she seemed to be a villain(壞人)．
Now it was time to finalize the end of the story. But before he did, the storyteller wanted to see the characters once, so he climbed up the wall.
There he saw the motherinlaw sitting in a wheelchair. It seemed she was disabled and that the daughterinlaw was resting nearby.
He saw the old lady trying to get some food lying on the table near her chair. But because of her condition, she couldn't reach it and it looked like the daughterinlaw was enjoying the old lady's helplessness. Suddenly the old lady fell from the chair and started abusing her daughterinlaw.
The storyteller went back and quickly changed the ending of the story. He was surprised how different it was compared to what he originally thought it would be.
Truly he had found both a real life story and a real life lesson.
16. What's the meaning of the underlined word“fabricated” in Paragraph 1?
A. Funny. B. Imaginary.
C. Amazing. D. Romantic.
17. Why did the storyteller climb up the wall?
A. He thought he was strong enough to do it.
B. He expected to find out what was happening.
C. He would like to find a good ending for his story.
D. He wanted to have a look at the woman and her
daughterinlaw.
18. Why did the old woman start abusing her daughterinlaw?
A. Her daughterinlaw didn't take care of her.
B. Her daughterinlaw was too busy to help her.
C. Her daughterinlaw pushed her out of her wheelchair.
D. Her daughterinlaw didn't allow her to get food.
19. What lesson can we learn from the text?
A. No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.
B. A good listener is not someone with nothing to say.
C. Don't just listen to one's words. Watch what one does.
D. Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter because nobody listens.
答案與解析：
16．B 根據(jù)第一段“he left his house in search of a real life story”可知，他平常講的故事都不是真實的，而是虛構(gòu)的。fabricated“編造的，虛構(gòu)的”，與imaginary意義相同。
17．D 根據(jù)第六段的內(nèi)容可知，說書人爬墻是為了看一眼故事中的主人公。
18．A 根據(jù)第八段可知，那位老太太由于殘疾坐在輪椅中，她夠不到食物，而兒媳似乎很高興看到她的無助。當(dāng)老人跌倒時，她開始罵兒媳了。
19．C 講故事的人在看到婆媳二人的實際情況后，才發(fā)現(xiàn)婆婆罵兒媳的真正原因，而之前他僅憑在墻外聽得出了錯誤的結(jié)論。可見本文的寓意為“耳聽為虛，眼見為實”，與C項的陳述相符。
B
My students often tell me that they do not have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork.
My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president”. I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.
Once in graduate school, I tried to justify (證明……有理) myself to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was，“That's irrelevant. What's important is the quality of your work.” Since then I have had time to reflect on the “hard worker” dodge(妙計), and I have come to some conclusions, all relevant to the issue of how much time we have.
If you look at the matter analytically, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course, the matter of “time”， which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the issue of “work” during that time, which can vary in intensity. But, as my professor suggested, it's not the diligence of the work but the quality of the product that's important.
That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone's office: “Don't work harder. Work smarter.” There's a lot of sense in that idea.
If you can't get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means devising(想出) ways of getting more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”， the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits”．
Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off across the board in all your studies.
20. From the passage, we know that the author is most probably________.
A. a poet B. an educator
C. a novelist D. an engineer
21. We can infer from the second paragraph that students still________.
A. have enough time
B. can meet the president
C. can get something done well
D. should accept the teacher's suggestion
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. My students often make full use of their time to do all their homework.
B. I once tried to show myself to my professor by saying that I was wrong.
C. Many of us can get more time to improve the quality of the work.
D. Improving reading and writing skills will benefit students a lot.
23. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Not an Acceptable Explanation
B. Don't Work Harder. Work Smarter
C. An Analysis of Our Work Habits
D. Read Better And Write Better
答案與解析：
20．B 根據(jù)第一段首句中的關(guān)鍵信息My students和第三段中的關(guān)鍵信息Once in graduate school說明“我”研究生畢業(yè)后從事的是教育行業(yè)，故an educator符合作者身份。
21．A “我”對自己的學(xué)生說“你的時間和總統(tǒng)的一樣多”，并指出，把“時間不夠”作為沒有完成某事的理由是不可接受的。由此可得出結(jié)論：學(xué)生仍是有充足的時間的。
22．D A項錯在與文章第一句不吻合；B項錯在與第三段第一句不吻合；C項錯在與第六段第一句不吻合；D項與最后一段的內(nèi)容吻合。
23．B 文章主要向我們闡述：我們每個人的時間都是一樣的，要想提高學(xué)習(xí)質(zhì)量，只有在改善學(xué)習(xí)方法上下工夫，即不要苦干，要巧干，故B項最能概括文章主旨。
Ⅲ.書面表達
假設(shè)你是張林，你的老板Mr. Whitehead要求你于周六上午去參加一個產(chǎn)品介紹會。你因故不能參加。請你根據(jù)以下要點，寫一封短信向Mr. Whitehead請假。
內(nèi)容要點：
*表示歉意。
*理由：要去火車站接一個朋友。
*詢問：是否可以準(zhǔn)備好材料讓李東代為參加。
注意：1. 詞數(shù)：100?120；
2. 可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
范文：
Dear Mr. Whitehead，
I'm writing to tell you that maybe it will be impossible for me to attend the meeting on Saturday you asked me to. I'm terribly sorry. I know it is important because we are supposed to introduce our products then, but one of my friends will come at that time and as it will be the first time for him to come to the city, I have to go to the railway station to meet him. Is it possible that I get all the materials needed ready and ask Li Dong to do the job instead of me? I would appreciate it if you would agree.
Looking forward to your reply.
With best wishes.
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