Ⅰ. 單項填空
1. John promised his doctor he ________not smoke，and he has never smoked ever since.
A. might B. should
C. could D. would
解析：選D。句意：約翰答應(yīng)他的醫(yī)生不再吸煙了，且從那時起就再也不吸了。might not“可能不”；should not“不應(yīng)該”；could not“不可能(推測)，不能(表能力)”；would有“決心、決意”等意思。根據(jù)句意，可知D項正確。
2. I like this jacket better than that one，but it costs almost three times ________.
A. as much B. as many
C. so much D. so many
解析：選A�？疾閍s. . . as句型中的省略。空白處補充完整為as much as that one costs。此類題要注意句中名詞的可數(shù)與不可數(shù)，另外，和其有關(guān)的倍數(shù)句型也是高考的�？季涫�。
3. All the students in this school are required to ________ at least two lectures on how to study every month.
A. attend B. take part in
C. join in D. go in for
解析：選A。attend表示“出席，參加(會議、講座、婚禮、報告)”等；take part in和join in都表示“參加某一項活動”；go in for表示“從事，愛好”。
4. The old professor said to us every part of the materials should be made use of ________ the station.
A. to build B. building
C. build D. built
解析：選A。句意為：這位老教授對我們說應(yīng)該利用這些材料的每一部分來建造車站。to build是動詞不定式作目的狀語。
5. Tom was playing computer games all night. ________he was late for class.
A. That’s because B. That’s why
C. It’s how D. That’s how
解析：選B。that指前句的內(nèi)容，why表示前句所說的結(jié)果。
6. In my opinion，the girl ________ to be a good dancer if she is well trained in an art school.
A. expects B. hopes
C. wishes D. promises
解析：選D�？疾閯釉~辨析。promise to be表示“有希望成為……”的意思。其他詞語和句子的意思不吻合。
7. He plays football ________，if not better than，John.
A. as well B. as well as
C. so well D. so well as
解析：選B。本題中混合了同級比較as well as和比較級better than。句意為：“若他踢球不比約翰更好的話，也和約翰踢得一樣好�！�
8. After ________ with the saleswoman，I got the beautiful dress at the price of 50 yuan at last.
A. debating B. talking
C. discussing D. bargaining
解析：選D。bargain討價還價。debate辯論；talk談話；discuss討論。句意為：經(jīng)過一番討價還價之后，我最后花了50塊錢買下了那件漂亮的女裝。
9. Her parents put a lot of effort into getting her ________ to a key school.
A. accepted B. received
C. announced D. admitted
解析：選D。考查動詞辨析。be admitted to被允許進入；被錄取。
10. The manager has to go on a business trip. His company will be left in ________ of his secretary.
A. charge B. the charge
C. need D. place
解析：選B。sth. be left in the charge of sb. “某物被留下來由某人管理/負責(zé)”。又如：The child was left in the charge of the nurse. “孩子被留下來，由保姆照看”。in need of. . . “(主語)需要……”。
Ⅱ. 完形填空
(2009年煙臺檢測)In a national spelling contest in America，an 11yearold girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her__1__voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and__2__decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now，the girl knew she had__3__the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the__4__letter ? so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the__5__，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her__6__. Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11yearold girl’s honesty，even when it__7__her the contest. But the fact is that she__8__the biggest contest that day: the contest of her__9__.
Probably the biggest test of our character is what we would do if we knew we would never get__10__. This young girl could easily have__11__and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said，“If you__12__，you make yourself cheap. ” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own__13__and character rather than the prize from a spelling__14__. Her respect for herself was more important than any__15__others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the__16__she made at that moment will have longlasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today__17__what you are tomorrow. Our children will__18__our behaviour much more than our advice. So if we want them to__19__to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are__20__what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
【解題導(dǎo)語】 這是一篇講述“誠實”的文章。文中小女孩參加了單詞拼寫比賽，在比賽中，她勇于承認自己犯的拼寫錯誤，雖然她沒有贏得比賽，但她的誠實征服了所有的人。
1. A. high B. sweet
C. tough D. soft
解析：選D。從下文知，她的聲音很輕(soft)，以至于裁判不確定她拼寫的是a還是e。其他選項都不符合語境。
2. A. finally B. kindly
C. secretly D. totally
解析：選A。裁判討論了一番，最終(finally)決定……。
3. A. forgotten B. mispronounced
C. misspelled D. lost
解析：選C。從上下文可知，到此時，小女孩知道她拼錯了(misspelled)單詞。
4. A. correct B. wrong
C. different D. same
解析：選B。從上文知，她知道自己拼錯了，但她沒有撒謊，而是說出了她拼錯了(wrong)字母。
5. A. stage B. studio
C. test D. classroom
解析：選A。由常識可知，小女孩走下了舞臺(stage)。其他選項都不符合語境。
6. A. bravery B. honesty
C. courage D. cleverness
解析：選B。從上下文可知，觀眾為小女孩的誠實(honesty)而鼓掌。
7. A. cancelled B. cost
C. offered D. wasted
解析：選B。cost sb. sth. 表示“花費某人某物”，這里表示，誠實使她沒有贏得比賽。
8. A. achieved B. broke
C. won D. defeated
解析：選C。由語境可知，但她贏得了(won)最大的比賽，那就是人格(character)的比賽。
9. A. reputation B. knowledge
C. life D. character
解析：選D。參見第8題解析，或從第三段第一句可知。
10. A. paid B. awarded
C. caught D. reported
解析：選C。get caught表示“被抓住，被發(fā)現(xiàn)”。
11. A. escaped B. lied
C. changed D. answered
解析：選B。從上文知，小女孩本可以撒謊(lied)的。
12. A. accept B. fight
C. cheat D. insist
解析：選C。從上下文可知，此處表達的意思為：如果你作弊(cheat)……。
13. A. conscience B. feeling
C. diligence D. modesty
解析：選A。從下文中的“character”可知，這里應(yīng)該用conscience。
14. A. contest B. champion
C. judger D. expert
解析：選A。從上文知，小女孩參加的是拼寫比賽(contest)。
15. A. sense B. pride
C. respect D. awareness
解析：選C。該句前面的respect有提示。
16. A. plan B. conclusion
C. discovery D. choice
解析：選D�？疾樵~組make the choice。小女孩當(dāng)時做出的選擇將對以后的人生有深遠的影響。
17. A. make B. change
C. keep D. create
解析：選A。從上下文知，作者發(fā)表了自己的看法：你今日做出的選擇造就你明日的自己。
18. A. give B. take
C. follow D. set
解析：選C。由語境可知，身教勝于言傳。
19. A. grow up B. bring up
C. take up D. come up
解析：選A。由常識可知，如果我們希望我們的孩子長大(grow up)后變得誠實……。
20. A. recording B. inspecting
C. correcting D. watching
解析：選D。上文提到大人的榜樣作用很重要，所以要記�。何覀兊暮⒆诱粗�(watch)我們……。
Ⅲ. 閱讀理解
A
(2009年浙江溫州檢測)Sadness is unpleasant，and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else，there is little tolerance for falling in despair. Especially now we’ve got drugs for getting rid of sad feelings?whether it’s after losing a job，the breakup of a relationship or the death of a loved one. So it’s no surprise that more and more people are taking them.
But is this really such a good idea? A growing number of voices from the world of mental health research are saying it isn’t. They fear that the increasing tendency to treat normal sadness as a disease is playing fast and loose (行為輕率). Sadness，they argue，serves a useful purpose?and if we lose it，we lose out. Yet many psychiatrists (精神病醫(yī)生) insist not. Sadness has a nasty habit of turning into depression(抑郁癥)，they warn. Even when people are sad for good reason，they should take drugs to make themselves feel better.
So who is right? Is sadness something we cannot live without or something horrible never to touch?
There are lots of ideas about why feeling sad should become part of human life. It may be a self?protection strategy，as other primates (靈長類) also show signs of sadness. A losing monkey that doesn’t show sadness after it loses a fight may be seen as continuing to challenge the winning monkey?and that could result in death.
In humans，sadness has a further function: we may display sadness as a form of communication. By acting sad，we tell other community members that we need support.
Then there is the idea that creativity is connected to dark moods. There are plenty of great artists，writers and musicians who have suffered from depression or disorder. Scientists find that people with signs of depression perform better at a creative task，and that negative moods make people think deeply over the unhappy experience，which allows creative processes to come to the front. There is also evidence that too much happiness can be bad for your career. A doctor found that people who scored 8 out of 10 on a happiness test were more successful in income and education than 9s or 10s. The happiest people lose their willingness to make changes to their lives that may benefit them.
【解題導(dǎo)語】 傷心難過對人們來講是好是壞？作者論述了人們對sadness所持的不同的觀點。
1. The underlined word“this”refers to ________.
A. taking drugs B. falling in despair
C. losing a job D. feeling sad
解析：選A。詞義猜測題。文中第一段講了人們在心情不好時往往會通過服藥來減少悲傷。第二段中的this就是指代這個問題。
2. The author believes sadness is ________.
A. a good thing for people’s health
B. something horrible never to touch
C. a necessary function of humans
D. always to be treated as depression
解析：選C。事實細節(jié)題。從第五段中的“In humans，sadness has a further function：we may display sadness as a form of communication. ”以及本段所舉的例子可知sadness對人類可以起到積極的作用。
3. Some animals show their sadness in order to ________.
A. cheat their enemy B. protect themselves
C. comfort the loser D. challenge the winner
解析：選B。細節(jié)理解題。從文中第四段的“It may be a self?protection strategy，as other primates(靈長類)also show signs of sadness. ”可知一些動物表現(xiàn)出難過是為了保護自己。故B項正確。
4. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.
A. people with great creativity tend to be happier
B. unhappy experiences contribute to a greater career
C. too much happiness can be bad for your career
D. the happiest people are the most successful ones
解析：選B。推理判斷題。從文中最后一段可知，一些偉大的藝術(shù)家、作家和音樂家都有過沮喪的經(jīng)歷，并且科學(xué)家們還發(fā)現(xiàn)那些有沮喪跡象的人更善于做創(chuàng)造性的工作。由此可知B項正確。C項是文中的原句，不是推理出來的內(nèi)容。
B
(2009年浙江嘉興檢測)Today，I read an interesting article about television viewing. In one experiment，families were paid to stop watching TV for either a week or a month. Many could not complete the task and some families quarrelled or even fought. It was quite interesting and now I will say something about TV.
After TV became a product most families could afford，people bought and started to watch their new TVs. Both adults and children became less creative in problem solving，less able to focus on tasks，and less tolerant of flexible time.
In my family，we grew up with the TV on. Every weekend，we watched Gun Smoke and Bonanza together as a family. TV provides us with a comfortable background when we want to learn a foreign language at home, and it entertains us cheaply with live action sports，incomparable performing arts and important events of the world. In addition，it educates us about everything from the cells in our body to the galaxies in the universe.
Perhaps it’s not even practical to live without television unless our views change unexpectedly as we get older. I don’t think that TV damages us so much as it robs us of time that could be spent doing other things such as learning new skills，getting some exercise or doing volunteer work.
I was lucky to have a family that watched TV together. Today there seems to be a TV in every room of the house and there’s no need to agree on a program to watch. To watch TV or not is more of a question for adults than for us，and even though we all say we want to cut down the time we spend in front of the tube，we never really do. TV_has_us_hypnotized!
【解題導(dǎo)語】 電視越來越走進人們的生活，給人們帶來了很多負面的影響，而作者卻不這么認為。
5. The experiment in Paragraph 1 shows ________.
A. how interesting watching TV is
B. how much people like watching TV
C. whether people like watching TV
D. why people give up watching TV
解析：選B�？疾榧毠�(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第一段“Many could not complete the task and some families quarrelled or even fought”可知人們在實驗過程中，因為在一段時間沒有看電視，而引發(fā)危機，足以說明人們對電視的依賴程度，所以選擇B。
6. After most families could afford a TV，they ________.
A. got more active at work
B. found it easier to solve problems
C. became more independent of TV
D. fixed less attention on tasks
解析：選D。考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中“Both adults and children became less creative in problem solving，less able to focus on tasks”可知。
7. From Paragraph 3，we can learn that ________.
A. the author likes to spend weekends watching TV by himself
B. watching TV too much prevents the author from growing up well
C. TV programmes bring only fun to the author and his family
D. the author and his family get a lot of valuable experience in watching TV
解析：選D�？疾橥评砼袛�。根據(jù)文章第三段最后一句“it educates us about everything from the cells in our body to the galaxies in the universe”可知D項正確；根據(jù)文章第三段第一句“In my family，we grew up with the TV on. . . together as a family”可知A項錯誤；文章第三段第二句到最后，都是講述電視對家庭帶來的正面影響，所以B項錯誤；C選項太絕對應(yīng)排除。
8. According to the author，which of the following is TRUE?
A. It is a waste of time to watch TV.
B. We benefit little when we watch TV.
C. It is hard to live without television.
D. We change our views as we live with television.
解析：選C�？疾橥评砼袛�。根據(jù)文章第四段第一句“Perhaps it’s not even practical to live without television unless our views change unexpectedly as we get older”可知C項正確，D項錯誤；根據(jù)第四段最后一句“I don’t think that TV damages us so much as it robs us of time”可知A項錯誤；根據(jù)文章第三段可知道電視使我們獲益匪淺，判斷B項錯誤。
9. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that ________.
A. we depend too much on TV
B. watching TV makes us united
C. TV robs us of valuable time
D. TV changes our daily life
解析：選A�？疾椴聹y句意。結(jié)合文章最后一句“and even though we all say we want to cut down the time we spend in front of the tube，we never really do”可知人們對電視非常依賴
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