课时知能训练
Ⅰ.完形填空
I heard a story about two workers who were interviewed by a reporter.The reporter asked the first worker，“What are you doing？” His __1__ was to __2__ that he was almost a slave，an underpaid bricklayer who spent his days __3__his time，placing bricks on the __4__of one another.
The reporter asked the second worker the same question.His response，__5__，was quite different.“I'm the __6__ person in the world，” he said.“I get to be a part of important and beautiful pieces of architecture; I help turn simple pieces of brick into fine and delicate masterpieces.”
They were both __7__.The truth is，we see in life what we want to see.If you search for __8__，you'll find __9__of it.If you want to find __10__ with other people，your career，or the world in general，you'll certainly be able to do so and find life is unfair to you always.
But the __11__ is also true.If you look for the extraordinary in the __12__，you can train yourself to see it.The question is，can you? Can you see extraordinary things that exist in our
world，the extraordinary beauty of nature and the incredible miracle of human life? There is so much to be __13__ for，so much to respect.Life is precious and extraordinary.__14__ your attention on this fact and little，ordinary things will __15__ on a whole new meaning.
1．A.reactionB．thought
C．response
D．opinion
【解析】 下文有response，可知选C。response回答。
【答案】 C
2．A.blame
B．complain
C．praise
D．doubt
【解析】 下文说他像个奴隶，用complain(抱怨)符合语境。
【答案】 B
3．A.taking
B．enjoying
C．wondering
D．wasting
【解析】 他认为做低报酬的工作是“浪费”时间。
【答案】 D
4．A.point
B．top
C．cover
D．height
【解析】 把一些砖砌到另一些砖的上面。
【答案】 B
5．A.therefore
B．however
C．otherwise
D．moreover
【解析】 第二个工人的回答完全不同，这里表示转折。
【答案】 B
6．A.funniest
B．luckiest
C．best
D．wisest
【解析】 从下文看，这个工人觉得自己很幸运。
【答案】 B
7．A.wrong
B．right
C．exact
D．actual
【解析】 两人的答案都是对的。
【答案】 B
8．A.beauty
B．ugliness
C．kindness
D．evil
【解析】 从下文的unfair知道，如果你想找生活丑陋的一面，那么丑陋随处可见；如果你想找别人的错，一般说来，你肯定找得到，你就会觉得生活不公平。
【答案】 B
9．A.lot
B．few
C．plenty
D．bit
【解析】 参看第8题解析。
【答案】 C
10．A.fault
B．favor
C．hatred
D．difference
【解析】 参看第8题解析。
【答案】 A
11．A.objection
B．opposite
C．contrary
D．comparison
【解析】 但是它的反面也是对的。
【答案】 B
12．A.ordinary
B．common
C．usual
D．regular
【解析】 如果你想在平凡的工作中找到不平凡的东西，你也肯定能找到。
【答案】 A
13．A.respectful
B．careful
C．regretful
D．thankful
【解析】 你就会心怀感激。
【答案】 D
14．A.Lay
B．Devote
C．Stick
D．Carry
【解析】 把注意力放在平凡工作的不平凡的地方，这些平凡的小事就会呈现全新的意义。
【答案】 A
15．A.look
B．hold
C．take
D．keep
【解析】 参看14题解析。
【答案】 C
Ⅱ.语法填空
(2017·广州模拟)We arrived at Chiang Mai at 9 p．m.It wasn't 1.________two days later that we were able to take a closer look at Thai elephants.2.________our stay there，we visited the Measa Elephant Camp，some 20 minutes' drive from the city center.The camp，3.________ stands aside a rushing river in a lush tropical valley，is the home of 78 elephants.When we arrived there in the early morning，many black elephants，some with creamy white tusks，4.________(enjoy) their daily bath in the river.
At Measa，we were amazed by the elephants' 5.________(astonish) skills.They could not only play football and 6.________harmonica (口琴)，but also paint incredibly wonderful pictures with 7.________trunks.Little wonder then that Bangkok's little elephant accomplished the feat (技艺) vividly 8.________(describe) in the primary school textbook.
At the end of the Thailand tour，everybody in the group seemed to be attracted by these elephants as all of 9.________rushed to purchase elephant sculptures，toys，ornaments and Tshirts.I was no 10.________(except)．The elephantpendant (坠饰) key chains I bought turned out to be popular gifts for my colleagues.
【答案】 1.until 此处是it was not until...that...句型。
2．During/In 意思是“在我们逗留期间”。
3．which 关系代词which指代前面的the camp，引导非限制性定语从句。
4．were enjoying 当我们在清早到达那里时，许多黑象正在享受它们的日常洗浴，其中一些有着乳白色的象牙。
5．astonishing 那些大象令人惊讶的技巧让我们大为惊奇。astonishing意思为“令人惊讶的”。
6．the 大象们不但可以踢足球、吹口琴，还可以用它们的鼻子作画。乐器前要用定冠词the。
7．their 物主代词their表示the elephants'。
8．described 过去分词短语作后置定语。意思是“在小学课本里生动描述的(技艺)”。
9．them them指代前面的everybody in the group。
10．exception 意思是“大家好像都被这些大象吸引住了，因为他们都匆匆地购买大象雕塑、玩具、饰品还有T恤衫。我也不例外。”
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
Across the United States，there are several places where two independent towns grew together to become one citybut kept both their names.
WinstonSalem is one of them.It's a midsized city in what's called the plateau(high land)，between the Atlantic Coast and the inland mountains in the state of North Carolina.The Winston part is a relatively new place，founded early this century.It's home
to
the
nation's
biggest
openair
tobacco market.
The giant R．J.Reynolds Tobacco Company's headquarters is in WinstonSalem，and Winston is the name of one of Reynolds' bestknown cigarette brands.Fastgrowing Winston soon surrounded the much older town of Salem，so in 1913，people in the area voted to combine them into a single place.
From a historical and tourist point of view，Salem，or Old Salem，as it's called today，is the interesting and unusual part of town.
Salem was founded in the 1700s by the Moravians.They spoke German，and their community was religiously based，with single men and single women living apart in separate dormitories.The Moravians greatly valued women's work and brainpower.In fact，one of the nation's oldest boarding schools for young womenthe Moravians' Salem Academy founded in 1772－is still in operation.
Over the years，Salem lost its Moravian character.That all changed，though，when a nonprofit group began to rehabilitate the historic area.These days Old Salem is what's called a living history museum，with exhibits，music，and tours of 18thcentury houses，taverns and Moravian dormitory buildings just seven blocks from the tallest skyscraper in WinstonSalem.
The historic community is booming again.Just as R．J.Reynolds is taking in millions of dollars making cigarettes across town，Old Salem is generating about D|S15 million a year in tourism revenue and donations.
1．From the passage we can know that________.
A．WinstonSalem is the name of a city
B．Salem is home to the tobacco market
C．the city WinstonSalem has two names
D．Old Salem is the name of a tobacco brand
【解析】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段及第二段的第一句话可知WinstonSalem是由两个独立的乡镇联合起来发展而成的一个城市，因此是个城市名。
【答案】 A
2．It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that________.
A．the two cities benefited each other
B．Salem developed faster than Winston
C．R.J.Reynolds Company has moved into Salem
D．the combination meets the wishes of the people
【解析】 推理判断题。根据．..so in 1913，people in the area voted to combine them into a single place.可知，Winston和Salem合并是这个地区的人们投票表决的结果，满足了这些人的愿望。
【答案】 D
3．The city Salem is special for its________.
A．boarding school
B．lifestyle and tradition
C．respect for brainpower
D．religious belief
【解析】 细节理解题。根据第五段的内容可知，答案应选B，A、C、D都只说明了其中一个方面。
【答案】 B
4．The underlined word
“rehabilitate”
in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to “________”．
A．reconstruct
B．evaluate
C．enlarge
D．decorate
【解析】 词义猜测题。根据These days Old Salem is what's called a living history museum，with exhibits，music，and tours of 18thcentury houses，taverns and Moravian dormitory buildings just seven blocks from the tallest skyscraper in WinstonSalem.可知，画线部分意为“重建”。
【答案】 A
5．What will probably be talked about in the following part?
A．Some other attractions in WinstonSalem.
B．How Winston makes profits from tourism.
C．Other examples of cities combined by two parts.
D．Something about the boarding school for women.
【解析】 推理判断题。根据文章结构可知，文章应分为两部分，第二到七段为一部分，作者花了大幅篇章来描述WinstonSalem这座城市，且根据第二段WinstonSalem is one of them可知，接下来应该是讲述其他由两个地方合并而成的城市。
【答案】 C
B
Watch out，Yahoo.There's a search engine out there with super speed and accuracy.It's really cool.
Google is the Web's largest search engine.In just two years it has gained a reputation for surprising speed and accuracy，delivering exactly what you're looking for in a second.The site now does this 40 million times a day—a number achieved without spending a penny on a TV or newspaper ad.
Google doesn't need them.In the past six months alone，the site has won a Webby(the online version of the Oscar) for technical excellence，set a new record for search engines by indexing a billion Web pages.
Yahoo still has 10 times the audience，but Google consistently ranks first in customer satisfaction: 97% of users find what they're looking for most or all of the time.“You see people smile when they use it，like they've found something no one else knows about，” says Danny Sullivan，editor of an online newsletter.
No one is smiling more than Larry Page,27，and Sergey Brin,26，who seem certain to become billionaires when the company goes public，probably sometime next year.They make a great comedy duo.When they first met as Ph.D.students，the pair say，they found each other horrible－“I still find him horrible，” adds Brin—but were driven together by a computerscience project aimed at coming up with better ways of searching the Web.
The idea behind Google is that traditional search engines are stupid.They think relevance is based on repetition: if you type in a request for Tiger Woods，say，you'll get websites listed according to how many times those words appear.Not only is this no guarantee of quality，but it's also open to abuse.If you own a Tiger fan site and want to lead more people to it，simply type his name thousands of times in the site's source code.
6．The first paragraph serves to________.
A．compare two websites
B．bring out the topic
C．put blame on Yahoo
D．give the background of the topic
【解析】 第一段告诉我们和雅虎相比，还有更好的搜索引擎(超级速度和准确性)，下文就是介绍的这一更好的搜索引擎：谷歌。由此可以看出，本段的主要作用就是引出下文。
【答案】 B
7．What does the underlined word “them” in the third paragraph refer to?
A．40 million times.
B．Achievements.
C．TV and newspaper ads.
D．Web pages.
【解析】 由语境可知，这里“them”就是指的上文的“a TV or newspaper ad”。
【答案】 C
8．Which of the following wins greater customer satisfaction?
A．Yahoo.
B．Google.
C．Page.
D．Brin.
【解析】 由第四段的第一句话“Yahoo still has 10 times the audience，but Google consistently ranks first in customer satisfaction：97% of users find what they're looking for most or all of the time.”可以看出，尽管雅虎拥有的用户多，但是97%的顾客对谷歌满意。由此可知答案。
【答案】 B
9．It can be inferred that Page and Brin________.
A．work for Google
B．are Tiger fans
C．hated each other
D．work for Yahoo
【解析】 在上文介绍完谷歌最受用户满意之后，接着介绍了这两位：No one is smiling more than Larry Page,27，and Sergey Brin,26，who seem certain to become billionaires when the company goes public，probably sometime next year.由此可以看出这两位是为Google工作的。
【答案】 A
10．We can learn from the last paragraph that________.
A．Google is open to abuse
B．Google remains a traditional search engine
C．Google thinks relevance is based on repetition
D．Google is better than traditional search engines
【解析】 由该段的第一句话“The idea behind Google is that traditional search engines are stupid.”可以看出：Google要优于传统的搜索引擎。
【答案】 D
11．用30词左右概括文章大意
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 This passage mainly tells about a better search engine than Yahoo—Google，which is the Web's largest search engine and wins greater customer satisfaction than traditional search engine.