Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时17′)
[2016·河北保定摸底考试]The easy way out isn't always the easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I __1__ to make homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I __2__ it as soon as Doug left for work.
As I was not __3__ in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I __4__ everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and __5__ it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with __6__ yellowish marks. Realizing I was __7__， I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to __8__ Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of the __9__， and when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed __10__. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he heard a __11__.
The third time he left, I went to the window to see what he was doing. I saw Doug standing about three feet from the __12__， holding the lid up with a stick and looking __13__. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something
__14__ in our rubbish bin.
Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt __15__. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without __16__ it was my work. The hot __17__ had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface __18__ and sigh as though it were breathing. I could see why Doug was shaken. I had to admit what the “__19__” was and why it was there. I don't know who was more __20__ by the whole thing—Doug or me.
这是一篇关于一位新婚的家庭主妇，为了给丈夫做面包而引发的有趣故事。
1．A.chose
B．managed
C．had
D．remembered
答案：A 根据上文“my husband of one month”可知作者刚结婚不久，且是尝试着自己做面包，故选A。
2．A.looked for
B．got ready for
C．started on
D．worried about
答案：C 上文表明，“知道做面包花费时间”，因此在丈夫一离开去上班便开始着手准备，故选C。B项没有开始的意义。
3．A.weak
B．interested
C．successful
D．experienced
答案：D 作为新婚的作者初次做饭，因而是缺少经验(experienced)，亦可根据下文判断作者没有经验。
4．A.used
B．collected
C．doubled
D．tried
答案：C 按照上文作者的想法可知，所有的材料均翻倍处理。
5．A.poured
B．watered
C．dipped
D．threw
答案：A 上文“opened a can of orange”暗示作者把橙汁“倒入”碗中。
6．A.pleasant
B．ugly
C．big
D．light
答案：B 根据生活常识可知，在面粉内倒入橙汁后的结果会是很丑的(ugly)。
7．A.defeated
B．injured
C．dropped
D．lost
答案：A 根据下文“put the dough in the rubbish bin outside”可知作者被打败(defeat)了。
8．A.feel
B．keep
C．face
D．stop
答案：C 由下文“Doug laughing at my work”可知，作者知道不得不去面对丈夫的嘲笑了。
9．A.bread
B．orange
C．rice
D．meal
答案：D 由上文可知，作者的面包以失败告终，所以作者便开始做其他的饭菜(meal)。因为第一段已经说明作者自己要下厨做饭招待丈夫，下文meal也有暗示。
10．A.disappointed
B．disturbed
C．frightened
D．ashamed
答案：B 上文中“tried to enjoy the meal”可知作者做的饭菜不好吃，故选B。结合下文“丈夫两次起来外出”可知。
11．A.voice
B．cry
C．shout
D．noise
答案：D 根据下文讲述可知丈夫听到了外面有声音(noise)才起身外出。
12．A.window
B．house
C．rubbish bin
D．door
答案：C 由下文发生的事情可知，丈夫站在离垃圾桶不远的地方，观察是什么发出的“声音”。
13．A.around
B．upward
C．inside
D．out
答案：C 根据作者描述丈夫的动作可知，挑起盖子，应是看一下里面是什么，故填inside。
14．A.alive
B．important
C．new
D．different
答案：A 根据下文可知，面团的发酵导致面团发出动静，因此，丈夫以为是有活着的东西在垃圾桶内，故选A。
15．A.happy
B．cold
C．angry
D．inspired
答案：B 上文暗示丈夫挑起盖子让作者看，而作者知道事情真相，故感到“cold”，表示很“吃惊”。
16．A.hesitation
B．doubt
C．delay
D．exception
答案：B 见上题解析
17．A.pot
B．floor
C．earth
D．sun
答案：D 根据下文可知导致面团发酵的应该是“太阳光”。
18．A.burn
B．walk
C．shake
D．work
答案：C 下文中丈夫“was shaken”暗示此处答案为C项且发酵会使得面团在“动”，在“叹气”。
19．A.art
B．work
C．troublemaker
D．living thing
答案：D 上文中提到丈夫说，垃圾桶内有活物，暗示此处答案为D。
20．A.embarrassed
B．nervous
C．regretful
D．awkward
答案：A 本文讲述的主题在最后一句中体现出来，作者的两顿大餐，使两人都觉得很尴尬。
Ⅱ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)
A
[2016·河北名校联盟]An overdue (逾期未还的) copy of “Gone With the Wind” has been returned to a high school library in Washington State, 65 years past its due date, and the grateful school said on Tuesday it was waiving (免除) late fees that at 2 cents a day added up to about $475.
The longoverdue book was checked out of the library of a high school in the city of Spokane in 1949, and seemingly disappeared until it was found in Maine by a resident who offered to send it back to the school. “We're delighted to have the book back, but we wonder where it has been，” Lori Wyborney, principal of John R．Rogers High School, said of the 1946 reprint of “Gone With the Wind” which she estimates to be worth about $350.
Wyborney got wind of the longoverdue library book in October, after Maine resident Wayne Hachey found it in his father's cellar, with the library paperwork still in the cover. “Not sure how the book ended up on the East Coast，”Hachey wrote in a letter addressed to the school. “I'd be willing to ship the book back if this is the same school. ”
Wyborney wrote back, promising to waive late fees. When the book arrived, school officials tried to look into how it had traveled across the country. A slip (小纸片) inside the cover said it was checked out on Jan.4,1949，to Betty Mandershied, whose name is listed in the school's 1949 yearbook.
The school has two newer copies of the Civil War epic in its library, and several students have expressed interest in reading the novel since the older edition was returned， Wyborney said.
一本逾期未还的书，65年之后重新回到了图书馆。
1．Why was the high school in Spokane grateful?
A．Because the overdue book was returned to its library.
B．Because someone donated some books to its library.
C．Because someone bought some old books for its library.
D．Because one of its students helped find the overdue book.
答案：A 事实细节题。根据文中第一段的内容即知答案。
2．How did Hachey know what place the book belongs to?
A．From the notes the reader wrote in the book.
B．From what the seller of the book said to him.
C．From a graduation photo put in the book.
D．From the library paperwork in the cover of the book.
答案：D 事实细节题。根据文中第三段“after Maine resident Wayne Hachey found it in his father's cellar, with the library paperwork still in the cover.”可知道答案。
3．As for the book, what was Hachey confused about?
A．What the price of the book was.
B．When the book was published.
C．How it ended up on the East Coast.
D．Why the book wasn't returned on time.
答案：C 事实细节题。根据文中第三段“Not sure how the book ended up on the East Coast.”可知道答案。
4．Who once borrowed the book from the school library?
A．Lori Wyborney.
B．Betty Mandershied.
C．Wayne Hachey.
D．Wayne Hachey's father.
答案：B 事实细节题。根据文中倒数第二段“it was checked out on Jan. 4, 1949, to Betty Mandershied, whose...1949 yearbook.”可知选B。
1．grateful adj. 感激的；感恩的
2．disappear v. 消失
3．delighted adj. 高兴的；快乐的
4．estimate vt. 估计
5．address vt./n. 致辞；与……谈话；地址
1．add up to 加起来，总共
2.look into 深入调查
原文：Several students have expressed interest in reading the novel since the older edition was returned.(since从句)
译文：自从旧版本归还后，几名学生对阅读小说产生了兴趣。
仿写：They have_been good friends since they met at a meeting.
自从在一次会议上见面以来，他们就一直是好朋友。
B
[2016·皖南八校联考一]Blue－eyed people have been living in Europe for at least 7,000 years, scientists have discovered.
A man who lived on the Iberian Peninsula before Europeans became farmers probably had blue eyes but dark hair and skin,
according to scientists who have sequenced (按序排列)
his DNA. This surprising combination of eye, hair and skin coloring may not have been unusual during his life time， but it is no longer seen among modern Europeans, reported by the journal Nature.
The man, a Neolithic huntergatherer known to scientists as La Brana Ⅰ， is of great interest to scientists because he offers a snapshot (简况)
of what was in Europeans' DNA before agriculture spread through the continent. Experts have theorized that certain genetic feature spread quickly among humans after they adopted the farming lifestyle. La Brana Ⅰ shows that at least some of their predictions were correct.
The man's skeleton, along with that of a male companion, was discovered in 2006 in a cave in what is now northeastern Spain. The site, known as La BranaArintero, sits about 5,000 feet above sea level, and the cave provided a cold, refrigeratorlike environment that preserved his DNA.
In the lab, scientists were able to remove enough DNA from a single tooth to reconstruct La Brana Ⅰ's entire genome (基因组).
They compared it to the DNA of other ancient Europeans (including Otzi, the 5,300yearold mummy found in an Alpine glacier) and determined that he was a closer match with huntergatherers than with farmers.
When it came to genes that would influence La Brana Ⅰ's appearance, the researchers found that their 7,000yearold subject had versions of two skin pigment (色素) genes that are either very rare or non－existent among Europeans today. Then they looked at other places in the genome that influence pigmentation (色素沉着) and found a mix of ancient and modern gene variants (变种). Taken together, La Brana Ⅰ's DNA “is likely to have resulted in dark skin pigmentation and dark or brown hair，” they wrote.
However, his DNA indicates that his eyes were most likely blue, the scientists found. This suggests that gene variants for lightcolored eyes and skin did not spread together, they wrote, adding that La Brana Ⅰ's combination “of dark skin and nonbrown eyes is unique and no longer present in contemporary European populations.” Today, a blueeyed person would typically have fair skin.
To get some idea of whether La Brana Ⅰ's coloring was unusual for his day, the researchers will try to sequence the DNA of his companion, who has been named La Brana Ⅱ.
本文是一篇科普文，向读者介绍分析了一项科学发现，蓝眼的人一直在欧洲生活了7000多年，并从DNA排列，以及其他的考查中分析造成眼睛及肤色变化的原因。
5．Why are scientists interested in La Brana ？
A．They can know Europeans' DNA.
B．They can know the ancient agriculture in Europe.
C．They can know European huntergatherers' DNA.
D．They can know some of their predictions were correct.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第三段“...because he offers a snapshot of what was in Europeans' DNA before agriculture spread through the continent.”可知。
6．La Brana
remains as it was due to________.
A．dry weather
B．a cold condition
C．proper protection
D．a high cave
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第四段“and the cave provided a cold, refrigerator－like environment that preserved his DNA”可知。
7．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．La Brana Ⅰ's gene variants spread together.
B．La Brana 's DNA influences his appearance.
C．La Brana 's appearance influences contemporary Europeans.
D．La Brana 's gene is completely different from the contemporary Europeans'.
答案：B 细节理解题。利用排除法，A项依据第七段第二句可排除。C项与D项，根据第六段第一句话可排除，故选B项。
8．What does the last paragraph suggest?
A．La Brana
has the same genome with La Brana Ⅰ.
B．Blueeyed people were common in Europe 7,000 years ago.
C．La Brana 's combination of dark skin and nonbrown eyes is unique.
D．It's not certain that La BranA s appearance was common at that time.
答案：D 推理判断题。根据最后一段“the researchers will try to sequence the DNA of his companion”可以推断答案为D项。
1．combination n. 结合，联合
2.prediction n. 预告，预测
3．preserve vt. 保存；保护
4.ancient adj. 古老的
5．contemporary adj. 当代的；现代的
1．during one's life time 某人一生
2．result in 导致
原文：The man's skeleton, along with that of a male companion, was discovered in 2006 in a cave in what is now northeastern Spain.(主谓一致)
译文：这个人的骨骸和一个男伴的骨骸于2006年在现在西班牙东北部的一个山洞内被发现。
仿写：The teacher, along with the students is discussing reading skills.
老师和学生们一起在讨论阅读技能。
Ⅲ.短文改错(建议用时8′)
[2016·昆明市摸底调研]The new term is coming! It's time for school. Last term, I make little effort on my English, but my grades were not satisfying. During the holiday, I realized English is of great important and made up my mind to make a progress. My plan goes as follows: for one thing, I will learn new words for at least 20 minutes every morning and recite a 100words paragraph; for another, I will try to be actively in class. Besides, on my spare time, I will read more books about different topics open my mind. I think I can improve me a lot in this way, because that there is a will, there is a way.
答案：
The new term is coming! It's time for school. Last term, I
little effort on my English,
my grades were not satisfying. During the holiday, I realized English is of great
and made up my mind to make
progress. My plan goes as follows: for one thing, I will learn new words for at least 20 minutes every morning and recite a
paragraph; for another, I will try to be
in class. Besides,
my spare time, I will read more books about different topics
open my mind. I think I can improve
a lot in this way, because
there is a will, there is a way.