基础训练
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．An earthquake hit the city，________(destroy)many buildings and roads.
2．The programme was intended to focus attention ________ global warming.
3．Fancy ________(sit)in the sun and doing nothing all day!
4．Parents spend ________ average of $200 a year on toys for their children.
5．Don't handle the vase as if it ________ (is) made of steel.
6．They were optimistic ________ the good result they would struggle for.
7．The expert suggested ________ (prepare)enough water and food for the trip，or the travelers would find it hard ________(get) them when they got hungry or thirsty.
8．The father as well as his three children ________ (be)going skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.
答案 1.destroying 2.on 3.sitting 4.an 5.were 6.about 7.preparing；to get 8.is
Ⅱ.完成句子
9．The children's faces are badly ________________ in the photograph.
照片上孩子们的脸极其模糊不清。
10．________________ your staying up late occasionally.
偶尔晚睡并无妨害。
11．The prices were ________________，but they're of the highest quality.
价格比平均水平高，可它们的质量是最好的。
12．Several years later ________________ he became too weak.
很明显，几年后他身体变得很虚弱。
13．Finally he had to ________________ and in the end our dream ________________．
他终于接受了我的建议，我们的愿望实现了。
答案 9.out of focus 10.There's no harm in 11.above average 12.it was clear that 13.follow my suggestion；came true
Ⅲ.课文浓缩语法填空
The last three decades has seen that the Internet is growing __14__ (rapid). Nowadays，the number of the computers __15__ are connected to the Internet is around 50 million.
Some experts，worrying about the crime in cyberspace，are not __16__ (optimism) about the future. For example，in the future，the computers of banks and governments may __17__ (attack) by __18__ (terror). However，many people hold an opposite view about __19__ future of cyberspace. In their opinion，the Internet can bring them great convenience，such as buying books，__20__ (book) tickets and shopping on the Internet. Besides，people can get __21__ (entertain) from the Net and television and mail service __22__ (appear). __23__ computers widely used，some experts see our future in virtual reality.
答案 14.rapidly 15.which 16.optimistic 17.be attacked 18.terrorists 19.the 20.booking 21.entertainment 22.will disappear 23.With
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。
Ways to improve your memory
1．Write about your problems.
To do complex tasks we rely on our “working memory”．A more efficient working memory contributes to better learning, planning, reasoning and more.__24__ You sit down for 20 minutes a few times a month and write about problems that have happened to you.Researchers found that it improved working memory after 5 weeks.
2．Look at a natural scene.
Nature has a magical effect on us.__25__ In one study people who walked around an arboretum(植物园) did 20% better on a memory test than those who went for a walk around busy streets.
3．Say words aloud.
__26__ If you want to remember something in particular from a load of other things, just say it out loud.A study found memory improvements of 10% for words said out loud.
4．__27__
Meditation has been consistently found to improve cognitive functions, including memory.In one recent study, participants who meditated only 20 minutes once a day, saw boosts to their working memory and other cognitive functions.
5．Use your body to improve memories.
We don't just think with our minds, we also use our bodies.Research has shown that we understand language better if it's accompanied by gestures.__28__ Researchers trying to teach Japanese verbs to English speakers found that gesturing while learning helped encode the memory.Participants who used hand gestures which suggested the words were able to recall almost twice as many Japanese words a week later.
A．Meditate a little bit.
B．Different people have different memories.
C．We can also use gestures to improve memories.
D．One of nature's beneficial effects is improving memory.
E．There are really no effective ways to improve one's memory.
F．Reading is surely the easiest of all methods for improving memory.
G．One way to increase working memory capacity indirectly is through expressive writing.
答案
24．G [本段标题为Write about your problems.是说明写出你的问题可以提高记忆力，选项G中的through expressive writing(通过表达性写作)与标题内容相符合。故选G。]
25．D [空格前面一句Nature has a magical effect on us.说明大自然对我们有神奇的作用。选项D正是说明这些神奇的作用中的一种。故选D。]
26．F [根据本段标题Say words aloud.以及空格后面的just say it out loud可知，本段内容为大声说可以提高记忆力。选项F说明的正是阅读是最简单的提高记忆力的方法。故选F。]
27．A [根据本段内容可知，冥想可以提高记忆力。故选项A可做本段的标题。]
28．C [根据本段标题Use your body to improve memories.以及本段内容可知，本段说明的是身体语言可以提高记忆力。这与选项C中的use gestures to improve memories相一致。故选C。]
能力提升
Ⅰ.完形填空
体裁：记叙文 话题：人物介绍 词数：316 时间：19′
Mark Sertich, a former office manager in Duluth, America, has been hitting the ice every other day since the mid－1980s when he was in his early 60s then.
Growing up, he loved hockey, but he's tried a few other __1__ over the years at various stages of his life.“When I was still working, I started __2__．So, when I reached age 59, I ran my first marathon.__3__ I finished five after that，” Sertich recalls.Plenty of __4__ has allowed Sertich to stay the same weight he was when he left for the Army—in 1942.
Aside from some hearing difficulties, he enjoys nearly __5__ health at the age of 94.And of course, like all __6__ players, he's had his share of __7__．Just a few months ago, weeks __8__ he was to fly to the Snoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament in California, Sertich collided with(与……相撞) another __9__ and his right leg was broken.Doctors told him to stay off the ice for four to six weeks.“10__， I've always been a quick healer.In three weeks, I was ready to go out there and take part in the __11__，” he says.
Sertich has lived alone since his wife __12__ in 2004.Though he is __13__ sometimes when he misses his dead wife, others close to him say he's a(n) __14__．Dane Youngblom, the team's organizer said, “But for his __15__—I think he's probably the only one in the whole world who plays at his level.He's not just walking around on the __16__ either.He's agile(敏捷的), and he's __17__ and quick－handed.”
The team's youngest players are in their 20s and they __18__ Sertich.“They're playing hockey with a man who __19__ in World War Ⅱ，” Youngblom says.“It's pretty __20__．He's such a role model to all of us.”
1．A.performances
B．challenges C．sports
D．adventures
答案 C [除了喜欢冰球以外，Mark Sertich在一生中还尝试了其他的体育运动。下文他在59岁时参加马拉松比赛就是其中的一项体育运动。]
2．A.running
B．dancing
C．singing
D．jumping
答案 A [根据So, when I reached age 59, I ran my first marathon.可知，当Mark Sertich还在上班工作时，开始跑步。]
3．A.So
B．When
C．But
D．Then
答案 D [59岁参加第一次马拉松，Mark Sertich之后完成了5次马拉松比赛。]
4．A.sleep
B．exercise
C．food
D．water
答案 B [因为喜欢锻炼，所以Mark Sertich的体重一直保持未改变。]
5．A.normal
B．standard
C．pleasant
D．perfect
答案 D [94岁时，除了有一些听力障碍以外，Mark Sertich非常健康。]
6．A.hockey
B．football
C．basketball
D．tennis
答案 A [根据Growing up, he loved hockey以及They're playing hockey with a man可知，Mark Sertich是一位冰球队员。]
7．A.experiences
B．excitements
C．injuries
D．opinions
答案 C [下文的his right leg was broken说明Mark Sertich作为一名冰球队员，他和其他冰球队员一样会受伤。]
8．A.after
B．before
C．later
D．until
答案 B [根据In three weeks, I was ready to go out there可知，Mark Sertich是在参加比赛前的几个星期受伤的。]
9．A.actor
B．player
C．coach
D．organizer
答案 B [Mark Sertich是与另外一位冰球队员相撞才受伤的。]
10．A.Luckily
B．Unwillingly
C．Strangely
D．Usually
答案 A [根据I've always been a quick healer可知，很幸运的是，尽管受伤了，但Mark Sertich恢复很快。]
11．A.experiment
B．war C．ceremony
D．match
答案 D [根据the Snoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament in California可知，他是去California参加比赛。]
12．A.passed over
B．gave in
C．passed away
D．ran away
答案 C [根据when he misses his dead wife可知选项C正确。]
13．A.delighted
B．worried
C．calm
D．sad
答案 D [想念自己死去的妻子，Mark Sertich有时很悲伤。]
14．A.success
B．inspiration
C．instructor
D．cheat
答案 B [根据下文Dane Youngblom所说的话可以推知，Mark Sertich对其他人来说是一个鼓舞。]
15．A.age
B．shape
C．appearance
D．courage
答案 A [Mark Sertich在94岁高龄还在打冰球，在他这个年龄他是世界上唯一一个有高水准的冰球运动员。]
16．A.stage
B．ground
C．ice
D．soil
答案 C [根据短文第一段中的has been hitting the ice every other day可知选C。]
17．A.absent－minded
B．humorous
C．confident
D．quick－minded
答案 D [根据He's agile(敏捷的)以及and quick－handed可知选项D正确。]
18．A.protect
B．understand
C．respect
D．believe
答案 C [年轻的队友Mark Sertich很尊重。]
19．A.fought
B．disappeared
C．died
D．escaped
答案 A [根据when he left for the Army—in 1942.可知，Mark Sertich在第二次世界大战中参加过战斗。]
20．A.inspiring
B．unbelievable
C．disappointing
D．impossible
答案 B [94岁还能参加冰球运动，这让人难以置信。]
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
体裁：说明文 话题：航天 词数：293 时间：6′
The first living creatures to travel in space were the dogs of the Soviet Unions space program.Beginning in 1951 dogs flew aboard sub－orbital flights to the height of 63 miles and higher.They helped to test the equipment that would later be used by humans.The first pair of dogs to fly, on July 22, 1951, were named Tsygan and Dezik.
Space dogs would make history on November 3, 1957.On this date, just one month after the historic launch of the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, the Soviet Union shocked the world again by launching Sputnik 2.This satellite contained the first living creature to travel in space, a dog named Laika.Laika was to have orbited for a week or more until her food and oxygen ran out.In fact, Laika lasted only hours in orbit before over heating in her capsule(太空舱) took her life.
That next step, occurred in August 1960, when the dogs Belka and Strelka made 18 orbits of earth and returned alive.Like Laika before them, they became distinguished，featured in newspapers and magazines around the world.
Six more orbital dog flights over the next eight months further tested the equipment necessary for humans to follow in the dogs' footsteps.That historic event happened on April 12, 1961, when Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel in space.
The role of the space dogs had proven important in advancing the exploration of space.But, they would make one final flight.In 1966, traveling aboard the Cosmos 110 satellite, the dogs Ugolek and Veterok spent 22 days in orbit.Once again dogs led the way.Humans would not achieve a space flight that long for eight more years, in Skylab 2.
【语篇解读】 狗也能上太空旅行？是的，狗作为第一位上太空的动物，确实为太空探索起到很大的作用呢。
21．Which of the following dogs first traveled in space?
A．Tsygan.
B．Laika.
C．Belka.
D．Ugolek.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第二段中的This satellite contained the first living creature to travel in space, a dog named Laika.可知，第一个在太空旅行的狗的名字是Laika。]
22．From the passage we may infer that ________．
A．Laika couldn't return to the earth alive
B．Tsygan and Dezik became world famous after they returned to the earth safely
C．Laika was not as famous as Belka and Strelka
D．man traveled earlier in space than dogs
答案 A [推理判断题。根据第二段中的Laika lasted only hours in orbit before over heating in her capsule(太空舱) took her life.可以推测Laika没能活着回到地球。]
23．The underlined word “distinguished” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________．
A．crazy
B．terrified
C．anxious
D．famous
答案 D [词义猜测题。根据画线单词后面的featured in newspapers and magazines around the world可知，画线单词的意思应该是“出名；著名”之意。]
24．According to the passage, space dogs ________．
A．played an important part in space exploration
B．were used to walk on the surface of planets instead of man
C．did more research work than man when traveling in space
D．could stay longer in space than man
答案 A [细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知答案。]
B
体裁：记叙文 话题：人物 词数：305 时间：6′
At 80 years old, scientist Jane Goodall continues to enjoy the joy of discovery.“Trees can communicate with each other，” she said during her Nov.16, 2017 China visit to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the China establishment of her youth organization Roots & Shoots, which has grown to more than 600 branches in the country among 150，000 active groups globally.
Jane Goodall still travels 300 days a year in all around the world and says she absorbs energy from the inspired people she meets in each country.The elderly activist and the youth take inspiration from each other.
On Nov.16, 2017, she visited the project of Roots & Shoots which was set up in Beijing.“She thought our project was great，” says 16－year－old Beijing Experimental High School student Qi Zhengyang, whose group helps protect a wetlands in the suburbs of Beijing.“She said we're doing a good job.She paid attention to us.”
Jane Goodall plans to continue to set up Roots & Shoots branches as many as possible throughout the world.“I'll go on as long as I can，” she says.“I hope I maintain physical health as long as possible because there's so much to do.” Her aspiration for the organization in China is to expand in rural areas.Most branches are in big cities as Beijing and Shanghai.
It was publishing her findings about chimpanzees (My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees)
more than half a century ago that made Jane Goodall a household name in the world.She was named United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2002.
Some of the members in Roots & Shoots realize Goodall is 80 and has already considered who'll lead the movement once she's gone.“It can be all of us，” she says.“A group is stronger than one person.We can do more working together.”
25．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Jane Goodall is still active in her work
B．The brief introduction to Jane Goodall
C．The great discoveries of Jane Goodall
D．The influence of Jane Goodall's works
答案 A [主旨大意题。本文介绍了80高龄的生物学家 Jane Goodall依然积极工作。短文第一句At 80 years old, scientist Jane Goodall continues to enjoy the joy of discovery.以及Jane Goodall still travels 300 days a year in all around the world揭示了文章的主题。故选项A可作文章标题。]
26．Jane Goodall came to China in Nov.2017 mainly for ________．
A．travellingB．language learning
C．foreign affairsD．attending a celebration
答案 D [细节理解题。根据she said during her Nov.16, 2017 China visit to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the China establishment of her youth organization Roots & Shoots可知，Jane Goodall 在2017年11月份来中国是参加一项庆祝活动的。]
27．What did Jane Goodall think of the project of Roots & Shoots in Beijing?
A．She was unsatisfied with it.B．She thought highly of it.
C．She planned to give it up.D．She took inspiration from it.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据She thought our project was great，”以及“She said we're doing a good job.”可知，Jane Goodall对北京的Roots & Shoots项目评价很高。]
28．We can know from the passage that ________．
A．Jane Goodall will soon retire after her visiting to China
B．only Jane Goodall can lead the organization Roots & Shoots
C．more Roots & Shoots branches will be set up in rural areas
D．Jane Goodall was famous to the world when she was eighty
答案 C [推理判断题。根据Jane Goodall plans to continue to set up Roots & Shoots branches as many as possible throughout the world.以及Her aspiration for the organization in China is to expand in rural areas可知，Jane Goodall的志向是将Roots & Shoots的分支机构扩大到农村，由此可知，农村将会设立更多的Roots & Shoots的分支机构。]
Ⅲ.根据短文内容，从
How To Work Faster And Smarter
Structure.Planning, using productivity tools, and scheduling tasks on your calendar can help.Set yourself up to win by breaking tasks down into manageable small tasks.__29__ And you still have time to take care of yourself, such as eating well, exercising, relaxing, etc.Without self－care, you lose efficiency due to being overworked.
Don't multi－task.There is an illusion(错觉) that doing many things at once is productive.Instead, it leaves
you half－focused, and constantly switching gears(切换注意力)．__30__ Set a timer, and work in 90－minute increments.Focus on one task either for 90 minutes, or until it is complete.Then, take a break, and move on.
Urgent doesn't necessarily mean important.__31__ What someone else thinks is urgent can create a sense of people－pleasing caused panic.If you know it is not important, then prioritize, and do what is the most important first instead.You know best how to set your priorities and get your work done.
__32__ Power down those phones, turn off notifications.Set up an autoresponder(自动回复器) if you need to, but disconnect in order to avoid distractions.You will get more done, if you focus only on the task at hand and answer all missed calls and notifications once you're done.
Take breaks.__33__ Shake it out.Eyestrain and headaches can happen if you look at a computer screen for too long.Get outside for a quick walk and come back feeling refreshed and energetic.
A．Turn it off.
B．Get up and move around.
C．You must listen to yourself.
D．Create true office hours and stick to them.
E．Remember that you can expect the best in return.
F．In this way you can know what is most important to do first.
G．You may have a sense that nothing ever really gets complete this way.
答案
29．F [空格前面一句意为“让自己把任务分解成可管理的小任务”，那么接下来的一句应该说这样做的好处是什么。选项F的意思为“这样你就知道首先要做的最重要的是什么”。故选F。]
30．G [空格前面的句子意为“相反，它让你只有一半的专注，不断切换注意力。”这种做法造成的结果是“你可能有一个感觉，用这种方式从来没有什么事情是真正得到完成的”。故选G。]
31．C [空格后面一句意为“别人认为紧急的事情可以引起恐慌。”所以紧急并不一定意味着重要。因此你应该倾听自己。故选C。]
32．A [根据本段“让手机断A。]
33．B [本段标题为“休息”，选项B意为“起来四处走走”，这是休息的一种方式，故选B。]