Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时15′)
[2016·保定模拟]My husband John was pushing the cart as fast as he could to leave the store. Feeling __1__， I had rushed through the doors heading towards the car when a __2__ behind me slowed my steps.
“Ma'am！” she called out. I slowed, __3__ she wasn't talking to me.
“Ma'am！” I __4__ and turned to find a young woman rushing toward me. From her shirt, I __5__ that she worked there and thought I must have __6__ something. So I looked at her, waiting with __7__.
“I __8__ wanted you to have this bouquet (花束)，” noticing my confused look, she quickly __9__， “I was adopted as a baby and it has been a wonderful thing. We need more families like yours.” I looked at her, __10__. Didn't she see that our __11__ family made up of two white parents, a brown son and a black daughter, were trying to __12__ and hide far away from the __13__ stares in the store?
As she handed me the flowers, I __14__ to force a smile and express my __15__. She told me my family was beautiful, and returned to the store.
I was moved to tears as I walked towards the __16__. On a day when I felt like we were the worst example of family... a day when I hoped no one __17__ us... she did. __18__， she didn't see what most people were seeing. She saw beauty and__19__ in our family, which made her smile.
I wish I had got her name and told her that her __20__ means a lot to me. She made me know how great I was with such a unique family.
作者有一个特别的家庭——一对白人夫妇收养了两个肤色不一样的孩子，因此，作者一家人在商店购物时，很多人都会投来好奇的眼光，让作者感觉很尴尬。唯独一名工作人员，她看到的却是这一家人的美丽和希望。
1．A.exhausted
B．embarrassed
C．frightened
D．excited
答案：B'由下文提及的作者在商店躲避别人好奇的目光可知，作者感到尴尬(embarrassed)。
2．A.voice
B．conversation
C．sight
D．laughter
答案：A'由下文作者听到的Ma'am可知，作者身后的声音(voice)让作者放慢了脚步。
3．A.guessing
B．pretending
C．knowing
D．expecting
答案：D'由下文作者尽量避开人可知，作者期望(expecting)她不是在和自己说话。
4．A.continued
B．hesitated
C．stopped
D．hid
答案：C'由空后的转身可知，作者停下(stopped)了。
5．A.doubted
B．promised
C．proved
D．realized
答案：D'由下文她在那里工作可推断出，这是作者意识到(realized)的内容。
6．A.ordered
B．dropped
C．broken
D．stored
答案：B'作者认为叫她的人是那里的工作人员，应该是自己落下(dropped)了东西，所以耐心地(with patience)等着她。
7．A.patience
B．confidence
C．delight
D．satisfaction
答案：A'见上题解析。
8．A.yet
B．still
C．just
D．even
答案：C'看到作者惊讶的表情，她急忙解释(explained)她只是(just)想送作者一束花。
9．A.inquired
B．complained
C．explained
D．lied
答案：C'见上题解析。
10．A.respectfully
B．amazingly
C．joyfully
D．comfortably
答案：B'由下文作者的反问：难道她没看到我们这个特别的家庭吗？可推断出，作者吃惊地(amazingly)看着她。
11．A.special
B．great
C．unhappy
D．lucky
答案：A'由空后的家庭成员可知，这是一个特殊的(special)家庭。
12．A.change
B．calm
C．delay
D．escape
答案：D'我们这样一个特殊的家庭在商店里正尽力逃避(escaped)、躲藏，为了避开别人好奇的(curious)目光。
13．A.helpless
B．envious
C．rude
D．curious
答案：D'见上题解析。
14．A.learnt
B．refused
C．managed
D．happened
答案：C'由上文作者开始的不理解及下文她给作者花可知，作者努力(managed)挤出点微笑表示感谢(appreciation)。
15．A.interest
B．appreciation
C．concern
D．sympathy
答案：B'见上题解析。
16．A.car
B．shop
C．door
D．hospital
答案：A'由第一段出现的“heading towards the car”可知作者朝车(car)走去。
17．A.noticed
B．understood
C．accepted
D．approached
答案：A'作者一家人肤色不同，很特别，作者不希望别人注意(noticed)到他们。
18．A.Therefore
B．Instead
C．Besides
D．However
答案：D'前后表示转折关系，所以用However。
19．A.wealth
B．depression
C．hope
D．wisdom
答案：C'这个店员认为作者的家庭是一个很棒的家庭，她看到的是作者家庭的美丽和希望(hope)。
20．A.help
B．gift
C．occupation
D．guidance
答案：B'这里说的是店员送给作者的礼物(gift)——一束鲜花。
Ⅱ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)
A
[2016·石家庄摸底]Dar and I loved to dance. It was probably the first thing we did together, long before we would share our lives.
We grew up in a small Oregon mountain community where dances were held almost every Saturday night. Dar was seventeen, and I was thirteen, when we first danced. He was one of the best dancers on the floor, and so was I. We always jitterbugged. No slow dancing for us; nothing remotely romantic.
Our fathers would stand along the wall and watch. Every once in a while， Dar's dad would smile a little and say, to no one in particular, but my dad could hear,
“Boy, my kid can sure dance.” My_dad_never_blinked_an_eye;_he acted like he'd never heard. But a while later he would say, to no one in particular, “That girl of mine can sure dance.”
Our dancing together stopped for five years while Dar was in the South Pacific in World War II. When we met again, Dar was twenty－two, and I was eighteen. We began to date and dance again. We were as good together as we remembered, and this time we added slow dancing.
For us, life is a dance, a movement of rhythms, directions, stumbles, missteps, at times slow and precise， or fast and wild and joyous. We did all the steps.
Two nights before Dar died, the family were with us. We all ate dinner together, and Dar sat with us. He hadn't been able to eat for several days. After dinner, I put on a Nat King Cole tape. Dar took me in his arms, weak as he was, and we danced and smiled. No tears for us. We were doing what we had loved to do for more than fifty years. It was our last dance－forever unforgettable. I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
本文讲述了作者与Dar从一起跳舞开始相识，并一起走过了一生。他们一起跳舞，一起度过他们伟大而平和的一生。
1．The author first danced with Dar when ________.
A．they were still in their teens
B．they began to date each other
C．they began to share their lives
D．Dar returned from the South Pacific
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第二段“Dar was seventeen, and I was thirteen, when we first danced.”可知。
2．What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?
A．Her dad didn't like Dar's father.
B．Her dad was not interested in the dance.
C．Her dad was too focused on his daughter.
D．Her dad thought his daughter danced better.
答案：D 句意猜测题。根据画线句子字面理解“父亲眼睛不眨一下”，以及“That girl of mine can sure dance.”可推知答案。
3．How did the author feel when she danced with Dar for the last time?
A．Regretful.
B．Content.
C．Heart－broken.
D．Concerned.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Dar took me in his arms, weak as he was, and we danced and smiled. No tears for us.”可推断答案。
4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．My Unforgettable Dancing Partner
B．Dance Together to the Last
C．My Last Dance with Dar
D．The Best Dancers
答案：B 主旨大意题。根据全文讲述作者与Dar从相识到走到人生的最后并以最后一次舞蹈结束本文，可知答案是B。
1．probably adv. 十分；很可能
2．remotely adv. 遥远地；偏僻地
3．precise adj. 精确的；明确的
4．unforgettable adj. 难以忘记的
1．every once in a while 偶尔；间或
2．at times 有时候
原文：Dar took me in his arms, weak as he was, and we danced and smiled.(倒装句)
译文：尽管Dar很脆弱，但他用胳膊挽着我，跳着，微笑着。
仿写：Child_as_he_is,_he has known that learning more knowledge is necessary for him.
尽管他是一个小孩，他却知道多学知识对他来说是很必要的。
B
[2016·兰州模拟]Researchers from France and Italy discovered that Canadian parents are less strict with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy.
“Our most important finding was the difference between Canadians and the others，” said Professor Michel Claes, the lead author of the study.“Canadians focus on independence and negotiation. On the other hand, Italians, for example, exercise more control. We found Canadians seem to focus on negotiation in case of a conflict.”
Claes said Canada, France and Italy were selected for the study because they share important cultural and social factors.“We chose French－Canadians because they share the same language as France, and originally came from France and share certain values. Italy was included because it was considered to have similar， strong and important family values，” he explained.
The researchers examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old.
Canadian students reported less control and more free actions, according to the study. Italian parents were stricter and French parents were somewhere in the middle. Claes explains that the differences lie in education in Canada, France and Italy.
“North America has its own educational values, which promote individualization. Tolerance and comprehension are encouraged. Italy, on the other hand, promotes respect of authority, control, and the need for permission.” he said.
Children from all three countries described their mothers as warm and communicative. Italian and Canadian children had similar feelings about their fathers, and reported high levels of emotional ties. But French fathers were generally thought by their children to be more distant and cold.
“We were surprised by this，” Claes admitted. “It seems as though the relationships between French mothers and their children were becoming closer over time, while fathers maintain a form of distance and coldness, which is more of a source of conflict in France than in the other countries.”
本文讲述的是一项研究，研究者发现加拿大的父母比法国和意大利的父母在对子女的要求上不严格，并分析了这些国家子女与父母的关系。
5．Professor Michel Claes believes that Canada, France and
Italy ________.
A．have the same family spirit
B．have some similar cultural traditions
C．have experienced some similar social changes
D．have experienced similar cultural developments
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第三段“Canada, France and Italy were selected for the study because they share important cultural and social factors.”可知。
6．How did the researchers carry out the study?
A．By collecting answers of parents from Canada, France and Italy.
B．By collecting answers of children from Canada, France and Italy.
C．By questioning parents and their children from Italian and Canadian families.
D．By
questioning
children
from
French－Canadian families.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第四段“...by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old.”可知。
7．According to Michel Claes, what mainly leads to the differences in parent－children relationships among Canada, France and Italy?
A．Educational opportunities.
B．Traditional ideas.
C．Educational values.
D．Historical events.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第五段“Claes explains that the differences lie in education in Canada, France and Italy.”可知。
8．Which of the following is NOT a finding of the study?
A．French children have troubled relationships with their parents.
B．Canadian children have close relationships with their parents.
C．Italian children have good relationships with their parents.
D．Kids from Canada, France and Italy have closer ties with their moms.
答案：A 细节理解题。使用排除法，根据第七段的描述，对A、B、C、D中的内容逐一筛选，可得知A项错误。本段描述与选项A不符。
1．independence n. 独立
2.select vt. 挑选
3．similar adj. 相似的
4.promote vt. 促进；提升
5．distant adj. 遥远的；冷漠的
1．in case of 以防，以免
2.lie in 位于；在于
原文：The researchers examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old.(过去分词短语作定语)
译文：研究者通过提问年龄在11岁到19岁不等的1256名学生检测父母与子女之间的情感上的关系。
仿写：The man dressed_in_rags_in_the_street was looking around to search for something to eat.
在大街上穿着破旧的那个人在四处观望以求寻找一些可吃的东西。
Ⅲ.短文改错(建议用时8′)
[2016·唐山模拟]Only a few days after I arrived in the UK did I realize what changeable the weather was. In Saturday afternoon, my friends and I decided to cook some traditional Chinese food rather than to eat out. It was nice and beautiful from beginning when suddenly the clouds gathered above. Then the sun was blocked complete by thick clouds，following by a heavy rain. But it only rained for about 10 minutes after the sun showed its lovely face again. While they were having dinner, the sun hide behind the clouds once again.
It changed from sunshine to light rain for several time in a single day!
答案：
Only a few days after I arrived in the UK did I realize
changeable the weather was.
Saturday afternoon, my friends and I decided to cook some traditional Chinese food rather than
eat out. It was nice and beautiful from
beginning when suddenly the clouds gathered above. Then the sun was blocked
by thick clouds,
by a heavy rain. But it only rained for about 10 minutes
the sun showed its lovely face again. While
were having dinner, the sun
behind the clouds once again.
It changed from sunshine to light rain for several
in a single day!