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Ⅰ.专题特训(介词与介词短语) ________ themselves, and solve their problems ______ themselves.
A．to；by
B．by；to
C．for；to
D．in；on
解析 句意：大多数美国人宁愿有问题自己扛和靠自己解决问题。考查介词。keep sth to oneself＝not tell other people about sth不把某事告诉别I'd be grateful if you kept this information to yourself.这事你若能保密则不胜感激。by oneself “单独地独自地”。
答案 A
________ others of knowing many languages.
A．over
B．above
C．against
D．beyond
解析 句意：她得到了那份工作因为她有超越其他人的优势那就是她懂很多种语言。考查介词。have the advantage over sb “胜过某人”为固定搭配。
答案 A
－year plan for our city is practical ________ recent developments.
f
B．in favor of
解析 句意：就最近的发展情况来看我们认为我们的第12个5年城市规划是不实际的。考查介词短语。in view of “鉴于考虑到”。易错选C。混淆了in view of和in case of的含义。
答案 A
________ Weibo these days; she spent hours on it daily.
A．up
B．into
C．onto
D．with
解析 考查介词搭配。句意：我女儿最近对微博很着迷她每天都在上面花费几个小时的时间。be into...意为“对……着迷热衷于……”。符合语境。故答案选B。
答案 B
d ________ the floors. People in it had no way out and were in panic.
A．among
B．on
C．between
D．in
解析 考查介词辨析。句意：那栋高楼的电梯出了故障被卡在了两层楼之间。困在里面的人没办法出去他们都很惊慌。根据常识可知电梯应是被卡在任意两层楼之间表示两者之间应用“between”一词。故答案选C。
答案 C
________ decide whether to go or not?
A．to to
B．or for
C．to for
D．with to
解析 考查介词。句意：由谁决定去还是不去呢？up to sb to do sth “由某人决定做某事”。
答案 A
you are only slightly overweight ________ your height.
A．in case of
B．in relation to
C．in return for
D．in response to
解析 考查介词短语辨析。句意：你没有必要节食你和你的身高相比你只是稍微超重。In case of万一；in relation to和……相关；in return for作为回报；in response to回应。根据题意可知选B项。
答案 B
________ saying “The boy is overgrowing”？
________ his age.
A．about；with
B．as to；for
；for
D．by；to
解析考查介词的用法。句意：——“The boy is overgrowing”是什么意思？——我的意思是：他比他这个年龄的孩子高。你的意思是什么常用句型“What do you mean by...？”故第一空填by；第二空表示对于他这个年龄的孩子来说故用for所以本题选C项。
答案 C
________ progress on the south－bound lane of the highway and will continue until June.
解析 考查介词的用法。进展中常用表达in progress故本题选B项。
答案 B
________ oxygen to us.
A．in case
B．in turn
C．in return
D．in addition
解析 考查介词短语辨析。句意：一些植物能吸收我们呼出的二氧化碳并放出氧气。In case万一；in turn相反；in return作为回报；in addition另外。根据题意可知选C项。
答案 C
________ the rescue workers who lost their lives.
A．in search of
B．in place of
C．in need of
D．in memory of
解析 考查介词短语辨析。句意：震后村民们决定建造一座纪念碑以纪念那些失去生命的救援工作人员。in search of寻找；in place of代替； in need of需要；in memory of纪念根据句意可知选D项。
答案 D
—________ I haven't.
A．As a matter of fact
B．Frankly speaking
C．Unluckily
D．You're right
解析 考查介词短语辨析。句意： 你今天一定和他说过话了。实际上我并没有和他说话。must have done表示对过去的猜测意为：一定。As a matter of fact实际上故选A。Frankly speaking坦白的说；Unluckily不幸的是；You're right.正是这样。
答案 A
________，I can't speak too highly of him.
A．As a result
B．In a word
C．By the way
D．On the contrary
解析 考查介词短语辨析。句意：麦克是一位善良有决心并充满活力的人。总之我怎么表扬他都不过分。In a word总之；as a result结果；by the way顺便说一下；on the contrary相反。根据句意可知选B项。
答案 B
________，just looking at things around me.
A．in brief
B．in doubt
C．in particular
D．in harmony
解析 考查介词短语辨析。句意：我一直走着没特别想些什么只是看看周围的东西。in brief简单扼要地；in doubt 怀疑地；in harmony 和谐地；in particular特别尤其。根据句意故选C项。
答案 C
was almost ________，not feeling bad, though.
A．out of shape
B．out of breath
C．out of control
D．out of order
解析 考查介词短语辨析。句意：走了一整天之后我几乎喘不起来但是也不怎么糟糕。Out of shape变形的走样的(人)身体不好；out of breath上气不接下气的；out of control失去控制的；out of order次序颠倒的不整齐的状态不好的。
答案 B
________ the direction of the voice, only to find it was a lovely dog.
A．to
B．toward
C．in
D．for
解析 考查介词词义辨析。句意：我顺着声音的方向看去结果发现是一只可爱的小狗。in the direction of朝某个方向看这里是固定短语应选C项。
答案 C
________ before entering the store.
A．in mind
B．on sale
C．in possession
D．on purpose
解析 考查介词词义辨析60%的家庭主妇在购物之前心里都有一个品牌。in mind心中；on sale减价；in possession 拥有；on purpose故意的。根据题意选A项。
答案 A
________ sales of cars up by 30% last year, the traffic in Beijing has become increasingly terrible.
A．As
B．Since
C．For
D．With
解析 考查介词词义辨析。句意：伴随着汽车的销售去年增长了 30%北京的交通变得越来越糟糕。as 作介词时意为“作为；如同”。since 作介词时意为“自从”。for 作介词时意为“为了；因为”。with 作介词时意为“用；随着；和……在一起”。本题在空格之后出现了 last year句中也出现了现在完成时很容易让学生错选 since。 since 后使用表示过去的时间点比如 1992不是一般的名词词组。
答案 D
The sentence，which puzzled John，was also ________ me and we had to turn to our English teacher for help.
A．beyond
B．over
C．after
D．off
解析 考查介词词义辨析。 句意：这个句子难住了约翰我也不会了所以我们只好找英语老师帮忙。beyond超越在……beyond sb.超越了某人的能力或某人理解不了。
答案 A
________ thick and thin together.
A．over
B．across
C．with
D．through
解析 考查介词词义辨析。句意：兄弟俩在艰难的环境中成长起来一起经历了风风雨雨go over 意为复习；go across穿过；go with和……一起后接人；go through经历遭受。根据题意可知选D项。
答案 D
阅读理解
A
体裁：议论文 话题：消费文化 时间：10分钟
g them of not looking after his money properly.During the court case，the lawyers asked for a detailed breakdown of the money he spent over the past year.It turned out that he had spent $289，000 on flowers.
For many，this is just another example of rock star extravagance．Why become a world famous star if you cannot spend thousands on flowers or anything else that appeals?
(批判的) view of this kind of spending.Our consumer culture is out of control.Once what we needed.Now we shop for other reasons：to impress each otherriday in November and has spread to major cities across the world.
On November 25，2000，campaigners in North America hit the streets，handing out leaflets suggesting different attitudes to shopping，and putting up posters with the message：“Warning—all they want is your money.”Behind these activities is a strong belief that consumerism has commercialized society.Advertisements follow people
everywhere.Sponsors bring every musical or sporting event to the fans.Public spaces and surfaces are covered by logos.Everywhere people go，a voice in their ears says：“Buy me.”
(强迫性的) shoppers－respect and respond to the promises of attraction
People who think little of “Buy Nothing Day” say it is not a good cause.For millions of people across the world，every day is buy nothing day.Why not go to Africa and organize a “Buy Something Day”？Supporters argue that people in rich countries will do more to rid the world of poverty(贫困) when they change their own attitude to money and consumption.
With so much of the global economy dependent on consumers，it can be argued that shopping is even a kind of duty.But the“Buy Nothing Day” message is still worth hearing.Be an individual，it says.Be independent of commercial pressure.These are great qualities to have.Where can I buy them?
【语篇导读】 本文是一篇议论文。通过摇滚歌星Elton John浪费财产的事件引出话题消费文化失控以及“无消费日”。并介绍了不同的人对“无消费日”的看法以及作者的最终观点。
(Paragraph 2) probably means ________．
B．buying too many flowers
C．putting the blame on others
D．showing concern about the case
解析 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的It turned out that he had spent 可知该词意为浪费太多的钱。
答案 A
－of－control consumer culture?
B．Sponsors' high intelligence.
C．Rich commercial atmosphere.
D．Consumers' low self－respect.
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的Now we shop for other reasons: to impress each other kill time.可知现在丰富的商业氛围促成了今天的失控的消费者文化。
答案 C
________．
B．compulsive shoppers are mainly from Britain and the US
C．rich countries play a small role in fighting against world poverty
D．it takes time for people to really accept proper consumer concept
解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的It is really a long way to go to stop the commercial tide.可知对于人们来说真正地接受适当的消费概念需要时间。
答案 D
________．
B．bear pressure by ourselves
C．go shopping individually
D．have a sense of responsibility
解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Be an individual可知成为一个明智的消费者我们应该自主决定。
答案 A
________．
C．interesting
D．meaningful
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的But the “Buy Nothing Day” message is still worth hearing.以及These are great qualities to have.Where can I buy them？可知作者认为“不消费日”是有意义的。
答案 D
B
体裁：说明文 话题：夏令营 时间：10分钟
(寄宿的)ty to general，summer camps engage children in a community of good living and wonderful learning.
Explore the choices and discover just how amazing your child's summer can be when seasoned with camp.Be sure to check out the many choices you have，including horse camps，hockey schools，science camps，and many others！Do your research and invest some time in making a decision.
What you need to know at the start
discuss them with friends and family.
·Get started early！By late winter
·Assess your needs and interests and write down what you are looking for.
·Talk to other parents about where their children go，but don't just rely on the experiences of others.Do your own research.
·Visit camp websites (here's a link to more__than__185__camp__websites)，speak with the camp directors and obtain information packages.
·Attend camp visitor days or ask to tour the facility.Here's a list of upcoming information__sessions．
Start to finish：Involve your child
·Get your child to list what is important to them and what they are looking for in a camp.
·Ask open－ended but direct questions and listen to what they have to say (are their hearts set on astronomy or hockey？)．
·Include your child in the final decision.
Day or Residential Camp?
Choosing overnight camp can be a milestone decision for some parents.How do you know if your child is ready to be away from home？Some points to consider：
sleepovers at a relative's or friend's home?
·Can your child wash and dress independently，and keep track of his or her belongings?
·Does your child have a friend or relative attending the camp during the same session?
·Whose idea is it to go to camp?
·Is your child flexible about new routines，like coping with mealtime away from home or being exposed to unfamiliar food?
·If your child is emotionally insecure or if major changes are underway at home，now may not be the best time for overnight camp.
·If your child has difficulty sleeping through the night，it's likely best to wait until a regular sleep pattern is well established.
·If your child wets the bed，explain that he or she is not alone and that most camps offer help，support and cautious handling of this issue，and then speak with the camp director.
·Consider the age and maturity level of your child.The time for residential camp may be sooner than you think.
Learn more about “Day__vs.Residential”．
Advice from Camp Directors and Staff
What camps want parents to remember：
·Don't stress your child out about going away for the day or week；be prepared to deal with the separation—you will likely miss them more than they will miss you.
needs are met and they have fun.
【语篇导读】 本文是一篇应用文。介绍了家长们如何为他们的孩子选择正确的夏令营。
________．
B．making the final decision as soon as possible
C．gathering information from the Internet or camp directors
D．asking others for their experiences and making your own judgments
解析 细节理解题。根据第Good decisions are best made without time limits.可知没有时间限制地制订最好的决定。故B句与原文不符。
答案 B
A．Lucy who sometimes wets the bed.
B．Angela who lacks a good sense of safety.
C．Mark who can't wash and dress on his own.
D．Tom who hasn't formed a regular sleep pattern.
解析 推理判断题。根据文章第五部分中的If your child wets the bed可知偶尔尿湿床的孩子最可能被寄宿营地接受。
答案 A
________．
mistic while in the camp
B．parents hand in the applications a year earlier
C．parents make requests frankly if there are any
D．children get prepared for the separation from their parents
解析 细节理解题。根据最后一部分中的Be honest and straightforward about special requirements.可知营地主管和员工建议家长们如果有要求就坦白地提出来。
答案 C
A．To convince parents of great benefits of summer camps.
B．To inform parents how to choose the right camp for their children.
C．To provide parents with useful websites about summer camps.
D．To give parents professional advice on setting up a summer camp.
解析 主旨大意题。根据第二部分中的Do your research and invest some time in making a decision.以及下文的内容可知这篇文章的写作目的为通知家长们如何为他们的孩子们选择正确的营地。
答案 B