Ⅰ.多项选择
1．The idea of working abroad really ________ me, and I'm trying to apply for a job abroad.
A．adapts to
B．relates to
C．responds to
D．appeals to
[解析]句意：去国外工作的想法吸引着我，我正试图在国外找到一份工作。appeal to 意为“有吸引力”，符合句意。adapt to 适应(新环境等)；relate to sb./sth.理解或同情某人(某事物)；respond to 回应，反应。
[答案]D
2．John applied for the post of Eliot's secretary.Does he______ the necessary patience and ability to do the job well?
A．perform
B．possess
C．observe
D．support
[解析]句意：John 申请做 Eliot 的秘书。他有做好这项工作必备的耐性和能力吗？possess 具有，拥有，符合句意。perform 表演，演奏；observe 观察，观测；support 支持，支撑。
[答案]B
3．(2017·蚌埠二中期中考试)Rivera Street is dark ________ the light from 14yearold Lona Zhao's upstairs bedroom.
A．instead of
B．in spite of
C．except for
D．but for
[解析]except for 除了，用来对前面的情况进行校正说明。
[答案]C
4．He's one of those early birds.It's ________ of him to get up early.
A．practical
B．humorous
C．rude
D．typical
[解析]It is typical of sb.to do sth.某人做……是他的特征。
[答案]D
5．Short hair is back ________ this year.The female workers in my office all had their long hair cut.
A．in common
B．in style
C．in trouble
D．in place
[解析]句意：短发今年又开始流行了。我们办公室的女职员都把她们的长发剪了。in style 意为“流行的”，符合句意。in common 共有；in trouble 有麻烦；in place 在适当的位置。
[答案]B
6．(2017·湖北襄阳中学期中考试)It's certainly hard work.But, ________， a man who wishes to have a career has to make a great many sacrifices.
A．on the contrary
B．as a result
C．on the other hand
D．in addition
[解析]on the other hand 另一方面，由 but 一词可知此处表示转折。on the contrary 正好相反；as a result 结果；in addition 另外。
[答案]C
7．—I'm going to London next Monday.
—What a ________！ So am I.
A．conclusion
B．consequence
C．coincidence
D．celebration
[解析]conclusion 结论；consequence 结果，后果；coincidence 巧合；celebration 庆祝。根据 So am I 的语境可知选C项。
[答案]C
8．It's a pity that I missed the chance to get the signature of my favourite sports star, Liu Xiang ________.
A．in the flesh
B．in place
C．in advance
D．in addition
[解析]in the flesh“本人，亲自”符合句意。in place 在合适的位置；in advance 提前；in addition 除此之外。
[答案]A
9．You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition but ________， it's well written.
A．first of all
B．on the whole
C．on the other hand
D．after all
[解析]考查短语辨析。句意：你在作文中犯了几个拼写错误，不过，从总体上来说，写得不错。first of all 首先；on the whole 从总体来看，大体上，基本上；on the other hand 另一方面；after all 毕竟。
[答案]B
10．I think it is really ________ to expect a child to solve such a difficult problem.
A．ridiculous
B．humorous
C．particular
D．curious
[解析]ridiculous 荒唐的，好笑的；humorous 幽默的；particular 特别的；curious 好奇的。根据题意可知A项正确。
[答案]A
.阅读理解
A
(2011·全国卷)“I didn't hear them call my name.” explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004.“Are you ready？” is what she heard.Then she said, “I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes' and it was announced again.”
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeenyearold high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on_cloud_nine.
“I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen.” Present in the audience (观众) that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete (比赛)．“She's always been my role model.I've danced with her since I was six.She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all.I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her.”
One of those bad life's experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident.He was 18.She found writing helped her get through the rough days.She said, “I write a lot about my brother.I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving.In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, “Don't let anyone change you.Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself.That way, it is easy to be yourself.”
1．What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．frightened
B．troubled
C．very happy
D．very angry
2．Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is________.
A．determined
B．friendly
C．strict
D．experienced
3．How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?
A．1.
B．2.
C．3.
D．4.
4．What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?
A．She visited drunken drivers.
B．She gave dance performances.
C．She made speeches on safe driving.
D．She helped other teens with their studies.
答案与解析
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。本文主人公 Shelley Hennig 讲述了她赢得2004年美国青少年组选美大赛的故事和成功背后的辛酸以及她成了路易斯安那州形象大使之后所做的工作——宣讲酒后驾车的危害。
1．C猜测词义题。由第一段第一句和第三段可知，这里是作者回忆她获得2004年美国青少年组选美大赛后的第四天起，她的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化，我们可以想象出她仍然很高兴的样子。故选C。
2．A事实细节题。由文章第四段信息句 She's always been my role model.和 I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her.可知，她的舞蹈老师能够和她同呼吸共患难，从而表明 Shelley 的舞蹈老师的坚强的意志是她学习的榜样。故选A。
3．C推理判断题。由第三段和第五段信息句．..when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident 可推测：Hennig 一家总共有三个孩子——Hennig，her older brother 和她的醉酒驾驶出车祸的弟弟。故选C。
4．C事实细节题。由文章倒数第二段信息句 In her role as Miss Teen USA，Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving...可知，在她当选青少年组美国小姐之后，Shelley 继续向青年朋友们做安全驾驶的演讲和宣传。故选C。
B
(2017·北京海淀区期末练习)It's time for forgetting to get some respect, says Ben Storm, author of a new article on memory in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. “We need to rethink how we're talking about forgetting and realize that under some conditions it actually does play an important role in the function of memory.” says Storm, who is a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
“Memory is difficult. Thinking is difficult.” Storm says. Memories and associations accumulate rapidly. “These things could completely overrun our life and make it impossible to learn and retrieve new things if they were left alone, and could just overpower the rest of memory.” he says.
But, fortunately, that isn't what happens. “We're able to get around these strong competing inappropriate memories to remember the ones we want to recall.”Storm and other psychological scientists are trying to understand how our minds select the right things to recall—if someone's talking about beaches near Omaha, Nebraska, for example, you will naturally suppress (压制) any knowledge you've collected about Omaha Beach in Normandy.
In one kind of experiment, participants are given a list of words that have some sort of relation to each other. They might be asked to memorize a list of birds, for example. In the next part of the test, they have to do a task that requires remembering, half the birds. “That's going to make you forget the other half of the birds in that list.” Storm says. “That might seem bad—It's forgetting.”But what the research shows is that this forgetting is actually a good thing.
“People who are good at forgetting information they don't need are also good at problem solving and at remembering something when they're being distracted by other information. This shows that forgetting plays an important role in problem solving and memory.” Storm says.
There are plenty of times when forgetting makes sense in daily life. “Say you get a new cell phone and you have to get a new phone number, do you really want to remember your old phone number every time someone asks what your number is？” Storm asks. “Or where you parked your car this morning—It's important information today, but you'd better forget it when it comes time to go get your car for tomorrow afternoon's commute. We need to be able to update our memory so we can remember and think about the things that are currently relevant.”
1．With the accumulation of memories and associations，______.
A. it is impossible for us to get back the lost memory
B. we might fail to memorize more information
C. our daily life and overloaded memory could be out of control
D. inappropriate memories challenge our memory ability
2．The underlined phrase “get around” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.
A. recall
B. strengthen
C．lose
D. avoid
3．It can be learnt from the passage that ________.
A. forgetting makes great sense to most people
B. the more you forget, the more you memorize
C. forgetting plays a part in developing memory
D. forgetful people are good at solving problems
4．Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Forgetting Is Part of Remembering.
B．Why Should People Forget.
C．How Forgetting Improves Remembering.
D．Remembering Relies on Forgetting.
答案与解析
1．B 从第二段内容尤其第二段最后一句．..if they were left alone，and could just overpower the rest of memory可知B项正确。
2．D 从第三段第二句的句意可知“get around”的含义为“avoid”(避免，避开)。
3．C 从第五段最后一句This shows that forgetting plays an important role in problem solving and memory 可知C项正确。
4．A 从第一段“We need...”可知文章最好标题为A项。
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．You can't legally________the property until three weeks after the contract is signed.(possession)
直到合同签署后的三个星期你才能合法拥有这份财产。
2．These gymnasts，________in that important match，are training hard.(aim)
旨在那场重要的比赛中获第一的这些体操运动员，正在刻苦训练。
3．Scientists________the positive effect of laughter on physical and mental health.(convince)
科学家们相信笑声在身体和精神健康方面有积极的影响。
4．I________from my visit here，so the city is well worth visiting.(deal)
我从这的参观学到了很多东西，所以这座城市很值得参观。
5．Fric________pretwentieth century Western paintings，and these are wellrepresented in this excellent collection.(preference)
弗瑞克更喜欢二十世纪以前的西方油画，在这次优秀的收藏中这些很有代表性。
6．Wang Ping has been well prepared for the driving test，so that he can be sure of passing it________.(attempt)
王平为这次驾照考试作了充分准备，以便他第一次尝试的时候就能通过。
7．I________newspaper business although the Internet is being widely used nowadays.(faith)
虽然因特网在现今被广泛地应用，但我对报纸业的未来充满信心。
8．On the one hand I want to sell the house，but________I can't bear the thought of moving.(hand)
一方面我想把房子卖掉，另一方面我又不能忍受搬家的想法。
9．I wish I________to talk with you about my writing before you left.(chance)
我希望在你走之前我能有机会和你谈谈我的写作。
10．If it ________，the crops would be saved.(rain)
如果下雨的话，庄稼就能保住了。
答案
1．take possession of
2．aiming at getting the first place
3．are convinced of
4．have learned a great deal
5．had a preference for
6．at his first attempt
7．have great faith in
8．on the other hand
9．had had a chance
10．rained/were to rain/should rain