Test 19
Ⅰ.完形填空
I was feeling a little blue.My mother had been laid off from her job,but she said she was OK since her boss wasn’t the nicest person __1__.
I got off the college bus and started walking.That’s__2__I heard piano music and singing rising above the__3__of the people and the traffic.I walked a little slower__4__I could find out where it was coming from.__5__the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a __6__next to her,singing songs about love.The way she was singing__7__me a bit.I stood there watching her __8__for about fifteen minutes,thinking that it must take__9__to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence,she looked in my__10__.I walked over and put some money in her carriage.“I have been going through a __11__time lately,but you’re made me hopeful again.”
“I’m happy that I could __12__.Why are you so sad?”
“Well,my mum had got__13__from her job,but I’m not sure what to do.”
“You see,the way you were __14__,” she explained.“Don’t look defeated,__15__ comes in different ways.If your head is down you might never see it.Smile more...__16__ your head up.”
I smiled slightly,amazed by how she was__17__me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music.I study psychology.I often see many__18__people and hope to relieve their __19__and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider.She was doing a good thing.My heart was touched by a __20__soul.
1.A.instead
B.somehow
C.anyway
D.either
答案 C
解析 因为她的老板怎么说都不算是个好人。instead相反,而不是;somehow不知怎么地;anyway无论如何;either也。
2.A.since
B.when
C.before
D.after
答案 B
解析 散步时,我听到了琴声和歌声。表示时间概念,与时间无关,不是之前也不是之后,表示正在发生,故用when。
3.A.noise
B.view
C.scene
D.hurry
答案 A
解析 在嘈杂的人流和交通的噪音中。这种路边的声音应是noise。
4.A.but
B.yet
C.or
D.so
答案 D
解析 我故意放慢脚步,这样我就能知道这歌声从哪里来的。前后是因果关系,故用so。
5.A.Across
B.Along
C.Beside
D.Through
答案 D
解析 “穿过人群”应用介词through,表示从中间穿过,强调空间上的穿过。across是指从表面的一边到另一边。
6.A.plate
B.carriage
C.basket
D.bowl
答案 B
解析 这里要根据后面提到的“I walked over and put some money in her carriage”确定放在旁边的是carriage。
7.A.discouraged
B.disturbed
C.shocked
D.comforted
答案 D
解析 她唱歌的方式给我一些安慰。discourage使沮丧;disturb打扰;shock使震惊。
8.A.playing
B.begging
C.dancing
D.refreshing
答案 A
解析 我站在那里看她表演了大约15分钟。play表演,演奏;beg乞讨;dance跳舞;refresh提神。
9.A.image
B.belief
C.courage
D.time
答案 C
解析 我想在公共场合表演需要很大的勇气。courage勇气;image形象;belief相信;time时间。
10.A.instruction
B.direction
C.operation
D.intention
答案 B
解析 她感觉到我的存在,朝我的方向看。direction方向;instruction指示,说明;operation手术;intention打算。
11.A.peaceful B.nice
C.rough
D.pleasure
答案 C
解析 最近我日子有点不好过。 a rough time一段艰难的时光。
12.A.work
B.improve
C.stand
D.help
答案 D
解析 我很高兴我能帮你。work起作用,improve提高,改善;stand 忍受。
13.A.lost
B.fired
C.stuck
D.tired
答案 B
解析 我妈妈被老板炒鱿鱼了。 be fired from job被解雇了。
14.A.sighing
B.listening
C.walking
D.talking
答案 C
解析 看你走路的样子。因为前文中提到“I got off...started walking”,故此处为the way you were walking。
15.A.opportunity
B.possibility
C.performance
D.experience
答案 A
解析 别看起来像被打败了的模样,机遇随时降临。opportunity机会,机遇。possibility可能性;performance表演,演出;experience经历。
16.A.drop
B.lift
C.pick
D.knock
答案 B
解析 根据前句,“如果你低着头就看不到它,多点微笑。”此处接下来说的该是“把头抬起来”。lift sth.up抬起……。
17.A.depressing
B.encouraging
C.frightening
D.surprising
答案 B
解析 此句意思为“我微笑着,对于她鼓励我的方式感到很吃惊。”上文说到,弹琴的人告诉作者别沮丧,抬起头,微笑面对生活,机遇随时都会降临,这些都是鼓励的话语,故此处选择encouraging。
18.A.active
B.thoughtful
C.negative
D.surprising
答案 C
解析 我经常看到很多带着消极情绪的人们。这里是和后句呼应的,故用negative。
19.A.pain
B.sight
C.respect
D.attention
答案 A
解析 relieve their pain缓解他们的痛苦。
20.A.classical
B.serious
C.curious
D.musical
答案 D
解析 我的心被一个音乐人打动了。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
After moving to the United States,immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose high calorie fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American,a new study finds.That’s one reason why immigrants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America.
The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents’food choices.After being questioned about their ability to speak English,75 percent of Asian-Americans identified a typical American food as their favorite.Only 25 percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.
When their American identities were called into question during a follow-up study,Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes,such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches.In the experiment,55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant.Some participants were told that only Americans could participate in the study.Those who chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories,including 12 grams of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat(饱和脂肪).
“People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an attempt to fit in,” said Sauna Cheryan,an author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington.“If immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods across their lives,this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health.” Cheryan added.
Social pressures,the study concluded,are at the heart of the problem.“In American society today,being American is associated with being white.Americans,who don’t fit this image even if they were born here and speak English,feel that pressure to prove that they’re Americans,” said Cheryan.
1.The author wants to show that ________.
A.more and more Asians enjoy high-calorie snacks
B.immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in
C.most Americans are at the risk of heart disease
D.all the American people have a bad eating habit
答案 B
解析 本文是一篇研究报道,第一段是文章的中心段,根据本段第一句中的内容可知作者意在表明移民倾向于食用高能量食物以便融入美国社会。
2.According to the survey,________.
A.Asian-Americans care less about their health
B.25 percent of Americans like junk food
C.choosing food is related to Asian-Americans’situation
D.immigrants are forced to eat junk food
答案 C
解析 从第二段的研究可知,75%的被询问过英语能力的亚裔美国人将一种典型的美国食物看做他们的最爱,而只有25%的没有被询问是否说英语的亚裔美国人这样做,由此可推断选择食物与亚裔美国人的处境有关。
3.The underlined word “fare” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”.
A.food offered as a meal
B.a person taking a taxi
C.money spent on food
D.an arranged thing to do
答案 A
解析 结合上文中的“In the experiment,55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant.”以及划线词后面的内容可推知划线词表示的是提供的食物。
4.According to Sauna Cheryan,________.
A.what immigrants have done is ridiculous
B.American traditional foods are healthier
C.immigrants risk their health in order to fit in
D.American culture affects immigrants deeply
答案 C
解析 根据倒数第二段后半部分中的内容可推断此人认为移民不惜以健康为代价去融入美国社会。
5.Which of the following should take the blame for the bad eating habit?
A.The situation of employment.
B.The traditional culture.
C.The American government.
D.The pressures from society.
答案 D
解析 根据最后一段第一句可知应该把不良的饮食习惯归咎于社会压力。
Ⅲ.微写作
写作素材
1.当今,在校园中,乱扔乱画现象比较普遍。
2.应该鼓励学生养成良好的习惯,更好地表现自己。
3.我相信在师生的共同努力下,我们学校在不久的将来会变成一个更加舒适的场所。
(素材来源于2011·浙江·书面表达)
提示:尽量使用高级表达:it作形式主语;be encouraged to do;宾语从句等。
连句成篇(将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)
Nowadays it is common to litter and scribble in the school yard.Students should be encouraged to develop good habits and better behave themselves.I believe that,with the joint efforts of both teachers and students,our school will become a more enjoyable place in the near future.
1.relieve v.减轻 relief n.轻松;缓解 in relief如释重负 to one’s relief令某人放松的是 relieve sb.of...减轻某人的……;解除……
2.tend v.倾向;易于 tendency n.倾向 tend to do...倾向于做……;易于…… tend (to) sb./sth.照顾;服侍 have an tendency to do...有做……的倾向
3.lead to导致(同义短语:contribute to,result in,make for,give rise to,bring on/about等) lead sb.to do...使某人做…… lead a...life过着……的生活
4.lay off解雇 lay out展开 lay aside储存;搁置 lay down放下
5.Only 25 percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.
句子的主干是Only_25_percent_of_Asian-Americans_did_the_same.。who had not been asked if they spoke English为定语从句修饰Asian-Americans,if引导宾语从句。
利用语法知识解答完形填空题
在完形填空中对语法的考查主要集中在定语从句(连接词、限制性定语从句与非限制性定语从句的区别、定语从句与其他主从复合句的区别)、状语从句、名词性从句、非谓语动词、时态和语态、特殊句型(省略句、倒装句、强调句等)以及一些固定搭配知识等语法项目上。如本节完形填空中的第19空I often see many __18_(negative)__ people and hope to relieve their __19__ and make them think positively by sharing music.,此题考查固定搭配relieve one’s pain, pain和relieve搭配使用。在完形填空中考查语法主要体现在对复合句中的从属连词的判定,尤其是复杂句中的多种从句类型交错使用,致使考生在阅读时不知所云,无从下手。如本节完形填空中的第2空:That’s__2__ I heard piano music and singing rising above the__3_(noise) of the people and the traffic.句意为:散步时,我听到了琴声和歌声。表示时间概念,与时间无关,不是之前也不是之后,表示正在发生,故用when。因此,对于这一类难点,考生首先要分析长难句,理清句子结构和句意。其次,考生应结合语境来猜测或推断设空处所需词的要求或条件。最后,考生应仔细辨析各个选项之间的细微差异,辨别真伪,这样才能得出正确答案。
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