基础训练
Ⅰ.用适当的介词或副词填空
1．Bill Gates was so nice that he decided to give ________ ninety percent of his money to the charities.
2.The police appealed ________ the crowd to keep calm and the problem was being solved.
3．In the old days many girls in the countryside had to drop ________ of school.
4．Soon after he fell ill，he dropped ________ the rest of the class.
5．The man on Thursday urged Tom to stop making irresponsible comments ________ the incident.
6．He turned his back ________ his friends when he became famous.
7.Being ________ of work and having three children，they found it impossible to make ends meet.
答案 1.away 2.to 3.out 4.behind 5.on 6.on 7.out
Ⅱ.完成句子
8．________________(如果可能的话)，I'll drop by you on my way home.
9．My English ________________(和你一样不好)．
10．________________(他要来的消息)gave us much pleasure.
11．The story ________________(与……相关) a Russian family in the 19th century.
12．________________(据我所知)，there hasn't been any real discussion of that.
答案 8.If possible 9.is no better than yours 10.The news/Word that he intended to come 11.is concerned with 12.As far as I'm aware
Ⅲ.课文浓缩语法填空
A lot of people，who spend half their time thinking about the ways __13__ (become) rich，are determined to become a millionaire. In fact，even if some of them get rich，they are not content with their life at all.__14__，Charles Gray isn't such a person. Charles Gray，who used to be a college professor __15__ a huge six－bedroom house，lives in a small dormitory room __16__ there is only old furniture. He felt happy to give __17__ the lifestyle of a rich man，__18__ (get) clothes or other things from charity shops. A few years ago，Charles became aware that there were a lot of people who __19__ (be) lacking in food，so he donated all his money __20__ charities. In Charles's opinion，most people never make much money and __21__ (have) only a little money makes one free and __22__ (happy)．
答案 13.to become 14.However 15.with 16．where 17.up 18.getting 19.were 20.to
21．having 22.happier
Ⅳ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Harsh truths that help you grow
1．You can't always be in control of everything.__23__ But if you want to continue to grow, there are times when you need to give up your control on everything and let things unfold how they're meant to be.You can still strive for greatness, but put the work in and then let go with complete faith that the universe will make things right for you.
2．You can't accomplish great things without taking great risks.If you don't take risks you will have a lot harder time accomplishing what you want in life.__24__ They're the ones who are willing to put everything on the line and fail for something they believe in.And they treat each failure as an opportunity to grow and get better.
3．__25__ There's someone in your life you care about deeply who is holding you back.That's not to say you should give up on the people you love.However, there comes a time when you need to make the tough decision to say no to people who aren't helping you grow.
4．Death is a part of life.__26__ However, there's something you can do to make losing someone you love a lot less painful：make them a part of your life right now.Don't put off making that phone call or paying a random visit to a friend or family member you haven't seen in a while.Treat every moment with your loved ones as if it's your last, and you won't have any regrets.
5．Sometimes bad things happen to good people.__27__ There's a randomness to how the world works that's really hard to understand.We see evidence of this every day, and it can really make you question the future of mankind.How you choose to view the world is up to you.Just remember, the truth, however harsh, will set you free.
A．Letting go is hard.
B．The first step is always the hardest.
C．Not everyone will support you along the way.
D．Suffering is part of life but makes us stronger.
E．Nothing can prepare us for the pain of losing a loved one.
F．People who truly change the world are the biggest risk takers.
G．You may be better off without some of the people you currently care about.
答案
23．A [空格后面的句子开头用But连接，说明前后两个句子意思相反。根据But所在句子的意思“但如果你想继续成长，有时候你需要放弃对某些事的掌控，让一切顺其自然。”可知，空格处所填句子的意思应该是“放手不是件容易的事。”故选A。]
24．F [本段标题意为“不冒风险你就不会实现伟大的事情。”选项F意为“那些真正改变世界的人都是最伟大的冒险家。”与标题内容相符合。故选F。]
25．G [本段意思为“有可能你生命中某个你特别在乎的人阻碍了你前进。这不是说你要放弃那些你爱的人。可是有时候你需要作出艰难的决定，对那些不能帮助你成长的人说不。”根据本段意思可知，本段标题应为“没有了你眼下在乎的某些人，你的生活也许更美好。”故选G。]
26．E [本段标题为“死亡是人生的一部分。”选项E意为“面对失去所爱之人的痛苦，我们总是无所适从。”符合标题内容。故选E。]
27．D [本段标题为“有时候好人也会遇到坏事。”选项D意为“磨难是人生的一部分，它会让我们更强大。”磨难是一件坏事，这与标题内容相符合。故选D。]
能力提升
Ⅰ.完形填空
体裁：记叙文 话题：回报 词数：263 时间：16′
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer.One day, while trying to make just enough money to__1__ for his family, he heard a cry for__2__ coming from a nearby bog(沼泽)．He__3__ his tools and ran to the bog.
There, made dirty to his waist in black muck(污泥), was a__4__ boy, screaming and struggling to__5__ himself.Farmer Fleming saved the boy from__6__ could have been a slow and terrifying death.The next day, a fancy carriage__7__ to the Scotsman's sparse(稀疏的) surroundings.An__8__ dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had__9__．
“I want to__10__ you，” said the nobleman.“You saved my son's life.”
“No, I can't__11__ payment for what I did，” the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the__12__．
At that moment, the farmer's__13__ son came to the door of the family house.“Is that your son？” the nobleman asked.
“Yes，” the farmer replied.
“I'll make you a__14__．Let me take him and give him a good education.If the boy is__15__ like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be__16__ of.”
And that he did.In time, Farmer Fleming's son__17__ from St.Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become__18__ throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the__19__ of Penicillin.Years afterward, the nobleman's son was__20__ with pneumonia(肺炎)．What saved him? Penicillin.The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.
1．A.believe in
B．remind of
C．live on
D．put on
答案 C [believe in“相信某人”；remind sb.of sth“提醒某人某事”；live on“以……为生”；put on“穿上；上演”。根据句子意思“全家人以他挣的钱生活”可知答案。]
2．A.help
B．solution
C．sorrow
D．care
答案 A [a cry for help“救命的呼声”，从下文可知，一个孩子掉进了沼泽，他在喊救命。]
3．A.searched
B．dropped
C．survived
D．replaced
答案 B [听到孩子的叫声，Fleming扔掉干活用的工具，跑向沼泽去救孩子的命。]
4．A.terrified
B．honest
C．brave
D．excited
答案 A [从后面的screaming and struggling可知，孩子掉进了沼泽，所以非常害怕。terrified是形容词，“害怕
5．A.transport
B．experience
C．protect
D．free
答案 D [free在本句中的意思是“脱离；摆脱”，free oneself (from)“使自己摆脱(困境等)”。]
6．A.where
B．what
C．when
D．while
答案 B [空格处所填的词既作from的宾语又作后面句子的主语，故应选what。]
7．A.pulled up
B．drove past
C．watched out
D．got through
答案 A [pull up“停下来”，一辆豪华的马车在Farmer Fleming的房子前停了下来。]
8．A.impolitely
B．elegantly
C．sincerely
D．absolutely
答案 B [elegantly“优雅地”，elegantly dressed nobleman“穿着优雅的绅士”。从上文的a fancy carriage可以判断这个人穿着优雅。其他选项不能与dressed连用。]
9．A.depended
B．appointed
C．expected
D．saved
答案 D [从句子意思可以判断来的人正Farmer Fleming所救的孩子的父亲。]
10．A.interview B．defeat C．repay
D．force
答案 C [repay“报答”。别人救了自己孩子的命，父亲当然想到的是报答这个人。]
11．A.receive
B．accept
C．adapt
D．devote
答案 B [根据下句的waving off...可知Farmer Fleming不愿意accept“接受”这位绅士的报答。]
12．A.offer
B．topic
C．value
D．material
答案 A [offer“提供的东西”，是名词，指这位绅士提出的要给Farmer Fleming的报答。]
13．A.another
B．second
C．own
D．smart
答案 C [文章没有提到Farmer Fleming到底有几个孩子，所以A、B答案排除；D在文章中也没有提到，所以选C。]
14．A.deal
B．debt
C．bet
D．difference
答案 A [make a deal“做交易”；根据下文，这位绅士要给Farmer Fleming的孩子好的教育来作为对Farmer Fleming的报答，他认为这是一场交易。]
15．A.something
B．nothing
C．anything
D．everything
答案 C [anything like“完全像；全然”。]
16．A.shamed
B．proud
C．afraid
D．fond
答案 B [be proud of“以……为自豪”。这位绅士认为，如果这个孩Farmer Fleming一样，长大后会让Farmer Fleming感到自豪的。]
17．A.removed
B．fled
C．escaped
D．graduated
答案 D [Farmer Fleming的儿子从St.Mary's Hospital Medical School in London毕业。]
18．A.known
B．comfortable
C．inspired
D．generous
答案 A [known是形容词，意思是“著名的”，Alexander Fleming因为发明Penicillin而闻名于世。]
19．A.champion
B．settler
C．discoverer
D．conductor
答案 C [discoverer“发明者；发现者”。]
20．A.stricken
B．intended
C．operated
D．suffered
答案 A [strike“袭击；使突然发生”。指the nobleman's son突然患了肺炎。suffer不与with连用。]
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
体裁：记叙文 话题：人物与文学 词数：329 7′
“Compared with poems by other poetesses in China, hers stand out like a killer among groups of ladies，” Liu Nian, editor of the Chinese literary journal Poetry, said about Yu Xiuhua's works.“She is the ‘poetess with cerebral palsy (大脑麻痹症)’ and ‘China's Emily Dickinson’，” he said.
And her blog, previously with less than 200 followers, has now climbed to over 5，000 followers, with more than 400，000 hits.Her fans are not shy of expressing their love of her works.One left her a message：“Your poems moved me.It's been a long while since I tasted my tears.” Another wrote：“Your poems made me realize that the poetry is still alive.”
Putting her feelings into words has always worked for Yu, but she does not intend to teach.“When I'm not happy, I write it down, and the words are basically an expression of my mood at that particular moment.I do not write in order to show something，” says Yu in an interview with People's Daily Online.
Yu shakes her head when she talks, and her speech stutters(结巴)sometimes.The habit also shows in her walk, as she stumbles(蹒跚) to move across the room.When she types, she presses the keyboard the hard way with her finger.
When she was told she was compared to the famous American poet Emily Dickinson, she said she didn't know who that was.In fact, the only thing the two have in common is probably their love of reading.Often she will pull a chair in the yard to read in the daylight, or sit in her simply equipped bedroom by a plain wooden table, with a bulb lighting from the ceiling.
Her son, a student at the university in Wuhan, says his mother has a peaceful heart, yet she always prefers to show her tough side.Showing weakness to the world has never been on Yu's list.
21．What does Liu Nian think about Yu Xiuhua's poems?
A．They are loved by ladies.B．He doesn't like them at all.
C．They are difficult to understand.D．He thinks highly of them.
答案 D [推理判断题。根据短文第一段Liu Nian对Yu Xiuhua的评价可知，Liu Nian把Yu Xiuhua比喻为中国的Emily Dickinson，由此可以推知，Liu Nian对Yu Xiuhua的作品
22．It can be known from the passage that ________．
A．Yu Xiuhua's poems are becoming more and more popular with the readers
B．Yu Xiuhua has written a lot of poems especially for people with cerebral palsy
C．most of Yu Xiuhua's poems show her deep sympathy for unfortunate people
D．the unlucky life experiences of Yu Xiuhua have moved more and more people
答案 A [推理判断题。根据第二段第一句has now climbed to over 5，000 followers, with more than 400，000 hits可以推断，Yu Xiuhua的诗歌作品越来越受到读者的喜爱。故选A。]
23．For what purpose does Yu Xiuhua write poems?
A．To show something.B．To become famous.
C．To express her mood.D．To make some money.
答案 C [细节理解题。根据短文第三段Putting her feelings into words has always worked for Yu以及and the words are basically an expression of my mood可知，Yu Xiuhua写诗的目的是表达她的情感。]
24．What do you know about Yu Xiuhua from the passage?
A．She lives a rich and peaceful life.
B．She likes reading very much.
C．She is crazy about writing poems.
D．She is too weak to do anything.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第五段中的In fact, the only thing the two have in common is probably their love of reading.可知，Yu Xiuhua非常喜欢读书。故选B。]
B
体裁：应用文 话题：产品介绍 词数：296 时间：6′
3．5 Channel RC Helicopter
Name：3.5 Channel RC Helicopter
Price：$17.03
Product Features
•Product Size：17.8×7.3×3 inches; 1 pound
•Shipping Weight：1.2 pounds
•Item model number：S107G－B
•Manufacturer recommended age：8 years and up
•Batteries：3 AA batteries required
Product Description
Flight Control includes up/down, left/right turn, and forward/backward movements.Includes USB Charger.For use indoors ONLY.Volts：3.7.Watt hours：0.56.Motor type：Brushed.Age Rating：8＋.Batteries：3AA.Charger：USB.Radio：3 channel.Fuel source：Electric.Length：8.7 in (221mm)．Height：3.9 in (99.1mm)．Width/Diameter：7.5 in (190.5mm)．
Contact Information
Tel：035－897－0989
E－mail：helicopter@hotmail.com
Customer Reviews
•I'm not satisfied with the toy.I bought it for my 9－year－old daughter as a New Year gift.But the batteries were out of electricity after she has played with it for only ten minutes.It is also very difficult to recharge it, because the USB charger is a bit big for the batteries.—John Black
•My 10－year－old son loves it very much.He always wants to fly it in the yard with his friends.The helicopter often hits against the ceiling when he was playing indoors.It was broken yesterday when it hit the ceiling and fell down to the floor heavily.I will never buy it again.—Kate White
•I bought it for my son a month ago.This is pretty great.My 10－yearold loves it very much.He loves flying it or just sitting in listening to the radio.It's great fun to watch him flying around in the house happily.—Jack Brown
•My son absolutely has loved this toy from the day we got it! I will buy another one for my nephew as a Christmas gift.—Jane Washington
25．Where do you probably read the article?
A．In a science fiction.B．In a newspaper.
C．In a medical magazine.D．In a guidebook.
答案 B [推理判断题。这个短文介绍了一种叫做3.5 Channel RC Helicopter的儿B。]
26．How do Jack Brown and Jane Washington feel about the product?
A．Satisfied.
B．Troublesome.
C．Useless.
D．Terrible.
答案 A [推理判断题。根据Customer Reviews标题下Jack Brown和Jane Washington对这个玩具的评价可知，他们对这个玩具非常满意。故选A。]
27．What do you know about the toy?
A．No batteries are needed to make it fly.
B．It can only be played outdoors.
C．You have to change batteries after 0.56 hours.
D．It can move in all directions.
答案 D [推理判断题。根据 Flight Control includes up/down, left/right turn, and forward/backward movements.可知，这个玩具飞机可以向各个方向移动。故选项D正确。]
28．It can be known from the passage that ________．
A．John Black bought the toy as a Christmas gift for his daughter
B．Kate White doesn't allow her son to play with the toy
C．Jane Washington wants to buy another helicopter
D．Jack Brown's son is not interested in the toy
答案 C [细节理解题。根据I will buy another one for my nephew as a Christmas gift.可知，Jane Washington想再买一个直升机玩具。]
Ⅲ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Things To Remember If You Want To Be Truly Happy
Never dwell on the past.
Your past is just a story.__29__ Everyone has a past—often full of pain, disappointment, missed opportunities, and unfulfilled expectations.No matter what your past looks like, it's just a story—so don't let it influence you.
Never focus on what's missing; look at what you actually have.
__30__ You could waste hours counting the things you would like to improve, which would only take you away from appreciating your real life.Gratitude puts situations into perspective and rewires your mind toward a positive direction.
Never underestimate quality time with yourself.
Don't confuse happiness with excitement; a lasting joy of life grows when your mind is in peace.__31__ Regular meditation, sport, contact with nature, and quality (offline) time spent reading will help you reconnect with yourself and hear your intuition again.
__32__
We are all different, and there is no perfect direction or path to our personal evolution.The whole point is to become the best version of YOU, and never stop taking lessons from your own life experiences.
__33__
Your time and life power are limited, so spend them wisely and target your energy towards something meaningful.Finding a purpose helps you live a bigger life.
Never be too harsh on yourself.
Many of us are our own hardest critics, constantly diminishing every success.Accept that you will never be ideal and see this as okay.In the process of self－development, embracing your own vulnerabilities(缺陷) has been scientifically proven to be a key component of happiness.
A．Make the present meaningful.
B．Be grateful for what you have.
C．Never stop improving yourself.
D．Never give up what you are doing.
E．Never lose a sense of purpose in what you are doing.
F．Seeing the positive side of things doesn't mean you're ignoring what happened.
G．Making time for yourself is as important as devoting time to your everyday duties.
答案
29．A [本段标题为“永远不要停留在过去”，选项A的意思为“使目前变得有意义”，符合标题内容。故选A。]
30．B [本段标题为“永远不要关注你缺失了什么，看看你得到了什么。”再结合本段最后一句“感激之情让你的处境变得明朗，让你的思想向积极的方向发展。”可知，空格处应该选B(感激你所拥有的。)]
31．G [本段标题为“永远不要低估你自己的黄金时间。”选项G的意思为“给自己花时间同致力于日常职责一样重要。”符合标题内容。故选G。]
32．C [根据本段内容“重要C。]
33．E [根据本段内容“找到一个可以帮助你生活得更好的目标。”可知，本段主要说明了“永远不要失去你正在做的事情的目的。”故选E。]