Ⅰ.单项填空
1．Please fill ________the blanks ________proper words.
A．up；withB．in；with
C．up；of
D．in；of
2．He asked whether we were________women taking part in political activities.
A．in place of
B．in face of
C．in favor of
D．in terms of
3．Mr Cook is a man with a strong will.After repeated________he finally succeeded in his experiment.
A．announcements
B．decisions
C．remarks
D．attempts
4．Nowadays many housewives prefer to go to supermarkets for their shopping，because they provide a large________of goods.
A．variation
B．various
C．varied
D．variety
5．________with people in the West，people in the East pay more attention to their family.
A．Comparing
B．Being compared
C．Compared
D．To compare
6．The country life he was used to________greatly since 1992.
A．change
B．has changed
C．changing
D．had changed
7．—How about your travel?
—You can hardly imagine what difficulty we have had_____________
the vast desert.
A．exploring
B．explored
C．to explore
D．explore
8．It is in their ability to speak________humans________from animals.
A．which；differ
B．that；different
C．which；different
D．that；differ
9．From her________look，I knew Jonna couldn’t understand your________opinions about the universe.
A．confused；confusing
B．confusing；confused
C．confusing；confusing
D．confused；confused
10．At the sight of the frightening snake，the girl stood there with a frightened________on her face.
A．look
B．appearance
C．expression
D．surface
11．There were 47 votes________of the proposal while 13 against it.
A．in favor
B．in need
C．in demand
D．in want
12．—Mr Li has been in hospital for 3 days.
—Oh，really.I________.________to see him after work.
A．don’t know；I’ll go
B．don’t know；I am going
C．didn’t know；I’ll go
D．didn’t know；I am going
13．________frightened us________a tiger turned up suddenly in front of us.
A．It was；that
B．What；was
C．It；that was
D．What；was that
14．Look！The clouds are very thick.It________rain.
A．was going to
B．is going to
C．will
D．is to
15．By the time you come back，your aunt________for Nanjing to attend a meeting.
A．will leave
B．leaves
C．will have left
D．left
Ⅱ.句子翻译
16．他花费了两个月的时间周游世界。(get around)
________________________________________________________________________
17．我的学习方式和他的有许多相似之处。(similar)
________________________________________________________________________
18．毫无疑问，太多工作和较少休息将导致生病。
________________________________________________________________________
19．哪边赢对我来说都无所谓。(difference)
________________________________________________________________________
20．It was all a great success—thanks to a lot of hard work.
________________________________________________________________________
Ⅲ.完形填空
I stood by and watched her and her mother busily decorating her college dormitory.Everything was in place，__21__boxes under the bed and photos of her dearest friends on the wall.I closely monitored that this time things were__22__.I began to accept that her room at home is no longer__23__.It is now ours，our room for her when she visits.
I__24__myself thinking of when I held her in my arms sitting in a chair by my wife’s hospital__25__.One day old.So small，so beautiful，so perfect，so totally reliant on her new，untested parents.My life changed from the day I drove this little baby home from the__26__.I saw myself differently that day，__27__.
The last few days__28__she left for college，I touched her arm，her face—anything—__29__that when my wife and I returned home，she would not be with us and there would be __30__to touch.I had so much to say，but no words with which to say it.
Suddenly she looked up，__31__me staring at her，which caused her to say to her mother，“Mom，Dad’s looking at me funny.” She then said，“It’ll be__32__，Dad.I’ll be home from school soon.” I told her she would have a__33__ year.But I said little else.I was__34__that I would say something too small for what I was feeling，__35__I only held on to our goodbye hug a little longer，a little__36__.
My wife’s eyes followed her as she left us.Mine did not.I__37__she hadn’t gone.I knew that the life she was going__38__was exciting and wonderful.I remembered what the world looked like to me when everything was__39__.
On the way back home，my eyes were wet，my heart sore，and I realized that my__40__was changed forever. 21.A.with
B．in
C．by
D．on
22．A.important
B．enjoyable
C．convenient
D．different
23．A.mine
B．hers
C．ours
D．theirs
24．A.sent
B．stopped
C．found
D．set
25．A.desk
B．wall
C．room
D．bed
26．A.kindergarten
B．hospital
C．school
D．park
27．A.neither
B．either
C．also
D．too
28.A.before
B．after
C．since
D．when
29．A.wondering
B．saying
C．knowing
D．showing
30．A.nothing
B．everything
C．anything
D．something
31．A.observing
B．catching
C．watching
D．keeping
32．A.bad
B．wrong
C．fine
D．right
33．A.whole
B．comfortable
C．difficult
D．great
34．A.aware
B．afraid
C．sure
D．sorry
35．A.but
B．for
C．so
D．and
36．A.better
B．tighter
C．happier
D．nearer
37．A.imagined
B．thought
C．guessed
D．expected
38．A.across
B．by
C．towards
D．over
39．A.good
B．bright
C．new
D．perfect
40．A.life
B．heart
C．dream
D．belief
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A few famous left－handed persons
Bill Gates
Claiming the nation’s richest man among their number is a source of considerable pride for America’s society of southpaws (左撇子)．In fact，the Microsoft titan (巨人) and philanthropist (慈善家) is one of a surprising number of U．S.business areas to be left－handed，including Henry Ford，John D．Rockefeller and former IBM head Lou Gerstner.But the club seems to be a guys－only fraternity(联谊会)．Research suggests that while left－handed men tend to earn more than their right－handed colleagues，there is no similar advantage for women.A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research floated the idea that left－handed men favor “divergent” (发散性) thinking，a form of creativity in which the brain moves “from conventional knowledge into unexplored association”．Maybe that’s what it takes to develop a net worth estimated at least $570 billion.
Oprah Winfrey
The talk－show queen doesn’t need much more to set her apart from the rest.She has her estimated $2.7 billion fortune and a magic ability to sell books just by glancing at them，but she also has the distinction of being a member of the left－handed club.Men are more likely to be left－handed than women，which makes Oprah more impressive.She’s “in good company”：other showbiz ladies of the southpaw persuasion include Whoopi Goldberg，Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie(her husband Brad Pitt is also a lefty)．
Napoleon Bonaparte
Legend has it that Napoleon objected to the time－honored military practice of marching on the left side of the road with weapons at the ready in the right hand: it put lefties (左撇子) like him at a strategic disadvantage.Once in power，the story goes，the French emperor，whose queen，Josephine，was also a southpaw，ordered his armies to change sides.Civilians in countries he conquered had to do the same.Hence，it’s said that the rules of the road were born，which also explains why the British (who，along with the Prussians，defeated Napoleon at Waterloo) still drive on the left.
Marie Curie
Not only was atomic scientist Marie Curie left－handed，but she was the matriarch (女家长) of a whole family of accomplished，southpaw scientists.Curie，who discovered the principles of radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes，was married to fellow lefty Pierre Curie，who was playing an important part in helping Marie’s atomic research and shared one of her Nobel awards.Historians believed their daughter，Irene，was also left－handed.Irene went on to win a Nobel Prize of her own with her husband，who，you guessed it，was also left－handed.
Lefty scientists are hardly unusual.In addition to the Curie clan，Einstein，Newton and Alan Turing—founder of modern computer science were all left－handed as well.
41．Through this passage，the author mainly wants to tell us that________.
A．Bill Gates’s
contribution to society is greater than Marie Curie
B．Napoleon Bonaparte made the rules of the road in England
C．Oprah Winfrey had nothing but $7 billion fortune at that time
D．4 persons were not only successful but all left－handed
42．According to the first paragraph，what maybe develop a net worth estimated at least $570 billion?
A．Club of southpaw.
B．Woman advantage.
C．Divergent thinking.
D．Conventional knowledge.
43．What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A．Oprah Winfrey has a special ability to sell books only by glancing at them.
B．Oprah Winfrey is completely different from other left－handed women.
C．Oprah’s appearance makes her doubly impressive in the left－handed club.
D．Oprah Winfrey and her husband are both southpaws.
44．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A．Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife are both left－handed.
B．Marie Curie and her husband are both left－handed.
C．Irene，Marie Curie’s daughter，and her husband are left－handed.
D．Brad Pitt’s wife，Julia Roberts，is also left－handed.
45．The best general idea of the last paragraph is that________.
A．not all scientists are left－handed
B．lefty scientists are hardly common
C．lefty scientists come from the west
D．scientists are all left－handed
课时作业答案
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．B fill in意为“填写，填充”，with在此处意为“用”。
2．C 句意为：他问我们是否支持妇女参与政治活动。in favor of支持；in place of取代；in face of在……面前；in terms of关于。
3．D attempt尝试；announcement声明；decision决定；remark评论。由题意“Cook是一个意志坚强的人”可知“他反复尝试，最后终于成功了”。
4．D a large variety of各种各样的……。variation变化；变异，此处与语境不符；various各种各样的；varied多变化的，两词不与of连用。
5．C 考查非谓语动词做状语。在compare...with...结构中，compare与句子主语people in the East之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系，因此应该用其过去分词形式表被动。
6．B 本句中the country life是主语，定语从句he was used to(相当于he got used to，其中to为介词)修饰先行词the country life，又因为时间状语为since 1992，因此用现在完成时。
7．A have difficulty (in) doing sth.这一句型用在由what引导的宾语从句中。
8．D 本题考查强调结构以及differ的用法。根据强调结构将A、C排除；根据词性different为形容词，不能用做谓语，排除B，故选D。受be different from影响，易误选B；或没有掌握强调句式，易误选A。
9．A 句意为：“从她迷惑的表情，我知道Jonna没有理解你的关于宇宙令人费解的观点。”第一个空描述她感到迷惑的表情。要用confused；第二个空表示“令人费解的”，要用confusing，故选A。
10．A 句意为：“一看到那条吓人的蛇，那女孩站在那里，一脸惊愕。” look神情，神色；appearance强调“外表、外观”；expression表情；surface表面。
11．A in favor of支持；赞成；in need需要；in demand需要；in want需要。句意为：有47票支持这项提议，而另外有13人反对它。
12．C 本题考查时态辨析。didn’t know表示听对方讲话之前“不知道”；will go表示临时决定；临时打算；而be going to表示按事先计划、安排要干某事。句中体现的是刚得知消息后的临时打算。
13．D What frightened us是主语从句，was后的that从句是表语从句，that一般不可省略。frighten使害怕；吓唬。
14．B 根据某种迹象可以看出要发生某事常用be going to do sth.结构。
15．C by the time引导的时间状语从句中用一般现在时表将来，而by the time跟将来时间是将来完成时的时间状语。
Ⅱ.句子翻译
16．They spent two months (in) getting around the world.
17．The way I learn is similar to his.
18．There is no doubt that too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.
19．It makes no difference to me which side will win.
20．由于尽心竭力，这才获得了巨大成功。
Ⅲ.完形填空
21．A 一切都井然有序，箱子放在床下，她最好的朋友的照片张贴在墙壁上。此处是介词with的复合结构。
22．D 作者的女儿已经开始上大学，作者注意到这一次事情和以前“不同”，不再是以往的感觉。
23．B 根据下一句可知，作者认为女儿在家中的房间已经不属于“她”了，而属于作者和他的妻子，因为女儿只是偶尔才回来。
24．C 作者舍不得离开自己心爱的女儿，“发觉”自己在回想过去抱着她坐在椅子上的那种幸福感觉。
25．D 根据常识可知，一般情况下孩子都是在医院出生的，所以作者当时坐在医院“床”边的椅子上。
26．B 上文提到作者的女儿在医院里出生，所以作者开车把孩子从“医院”接回家中。
27．D 从那一天起，作者发现自己“也”发生了变化。either表示“也不”，用于否定句，不符合文章语境。
28．A 在女儿将要去上大学的“前”几天，作者依依不舍，做出了很多亲昵的举动。
29．C 作者之所以这么做是因为他“知道”当自己和妻子回到家中时，女儿已经不和他们在一起了。
30．A 作者喜欢抚摸自己的女儿，等她去上大学后，作者就没有抚摸的对象了。
31．B 女儿突然抬起头，无意间看到作者在目不转睛地看着她。其余选项都表示有目的观察，不符合语意。
32．C 女儿是在安慰作者，所以用fine。此处强调的不是对与错的问题，因为她没有做错什么事情，因此不可选right。
33．D 作者对自己的女儿疼爱有加，认为她离开自己后，在大学生活的第一年将会是“非常愉快的”。倒数第二段中“...was exciting and wonderful.”有暗示。
34．B 作者没有过多地说话，因为他“担心”自己的话语不足以表达他当时的感情。
35．C 此处表示因果关系。作者无法用语言表达自己的情感，“所以”就紧紧地拥抱着女儿。
36．B 作者对女儿恋恋不舍，因此拥抱得“更紧”。
37．A 作者的妻子目送女儿离开，可作者没有这么做，他“想像”女儿还没有远走。
38．C towards表示方向，(that) she was going towards是定语从句，修饰先行词life，即作者知道女儿要面对的生活是令人激动而又美妙的。
39．C 作者记得当年和女儿一样面对“新”的一切时，生活是什么样子的。
40．A 女儿去上大学了，作者回到家中后十分痛苦，并且意识到自己的“生活”将会发生彻底的改变。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
【语篇解读】 文章主要介绍了四位左撇子名人：第一首富比尔·盖茨，脱口秀女王奥普拉·温弗瑞，法国国王拿破仑和女科学家居里夫人。他们的共性就是他们都是左撇子。
41．D 作者意图题。根据全文内容可知，文章讲述了四位著名人物的共性。他们不仅在各自的领域取得了伟大成就，而且都是左撇子。
42．C 细节理解题。根据第一段的最后两句“A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research floated the idea that left－handed men favor “divergent”(发散性)thinking，a form of creativity in which the brain moves “from conventional knowledge into unexplored association”．Maybe that’s what it takes to develop a net worth estimated at least $570 billion.”可知，也许就是发散性思维创造了一个价值估计至少为5 700亿美元的“网络”。
43．A 细节理解题。由第二段中的“The talk－show queen doesn’t need much more to set her apart from the rest.She has her estimated $2.7 billion fortune and a magic ability to sell books just by glancing at them”得知，她有一种魔力就是仅需瞄一眼就能把书卖掉。
44．D 细节理解题。由第二段最后一句中的“Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie (her husband Brad Pitt is also a lefty)”得知，Brad Pitt是Angelina Jolie的丈夫。
45．A 段落大意题。根据文章最后一段，特别是信息句“Lefty scientists are hardly unusual.”可知，左撇子科学家其实并不少见，但并非所有的科学家都是左撇子。