Ⅰ.常考句型
【句型1】 Since+S+过去时,S+现在完成时。“自从……”
仿写:自从他上高中,他一直很用功。
Since he went to senior high school,he has worked very hard.
【句型2】 It pays to+V...“……是值得的。”
仿写:帮助别人是值得的。
It pays to help others.
【句型3】 be based on“以……为基础”
仿写:社会的进步是以和谐为基础的。
The progress of the society is based on harmony.
Ⅱ.完形填空
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Years ago,my wife Anne was talking to a woman I call Lisa about another lady I call Gwen.Gwen had just
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her job.Since she'd only worked for the company a short time,she wasn't
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to continue the company's medical insurance.That was
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because she was eight weeks pregnant and unmarried and the reason she'd taken the
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was to get medical insurance.
With the help of a lawyer,Gwen had
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her employer with a lawsuit,claiming the company
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her because she was pregnant.
Anne asked,“Is that what really
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?”
“Well,no,” Lisa answered,“but she really needs the
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.She hopes the threat will
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the company to settle.”
“But that's
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! ”Anne said.
Shocked by Anne's
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,Lisa stressed how hard it would be for Gwen with no insurance and no
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.She had been artificially inseminated(授精).Gwen had thought of asking the
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if she could keep her insurance
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paying the premiums(额外费用),but her lawyer told her it would weaken her case.
Anne was
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.“Weaken her case? Her case is a
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! She's in a tough situation,but how can she possibly justify making a false
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?”
Lisa concluded,“Gwen did what she had to do.”
It's one thing to feel compassion for Gwen.It's quite another to justify deception because it's “
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”.
Necessity claims have a powerful force,but neither real nor
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poverty gives anyone a moral free pass.Personal needs and wants don't trump moral principles.
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is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.
【语篇导读】 这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。本文进述了Gwen用谎言来获得自己急需的医疗保险的故事,说明了必要性不能成为一个人撒谎的理由这一道理。 1.A.obtained
B.lost
C.left
D.found
解析 考查上下文暗示。根据后面的“Since she'd only worked for the company a short time”可知她刚失去了工作。
答案 B
2.A.enthusiastic
B.shameful
C.appropriate
D.potential
解析 考查上下文暗示。结合后面的“to continue the company's medical insurance”可知由于她在那个公司工作的时间短,所以她无法继续享受医疗保险。appropriate“恰当的,合适的”,符合语境。enthusiastic“热情的”,shameful“可耻的”,potential“潜在的”,均不符合语境。
答案 C
3.A.important
B.strange
C.natural
D.unusual
解析 考查上下文暗示。根据后面的“because she was eight weeks pregnant and unmarried”可知医疗保险对她来说是很重要的,因为她怀孕了,并且未婚。important“重要的”,符合语境。strange“奇怪的”,natural“自然的”, unusual“不寻常的”,均不符合语境。
答案 A
4.A.chance
B.risk
C.offer
D.job
解析 考查上下文暗示。由上下文可知她当初干这份工作的原因是想拥有医疗保险。
答案 D
5.A.threatened
B.involved
C.connected
D.warned
解析 考查语境逻辑。根据语境可知此处应是指她威胁公司。threaten“威胁”,符合语境。involve“包含”,connect“(使)连接”,warn“警告”,均不符合语境。
答案 A
6.A.tricked
B.prejudiced
C.offended
D.suspected
解析 考查语境逻辑。结合后面的“because she was pregnant”可知她要起诉公司因为她怀孕了而歧视她。prejudice“使怀有(或形成)偏见”,符合语境。trick“欺骗”,offend“冒犯”,suspect“怀疑”,均不符合语境。
答案 B
7.A.allowed
B.differed
C.happened
D.mattered
解析 考查语境逻辑。这里指Anne问是不是真的发生了这样的事情。happen“发生”,符合语境。allow“允许”,differ“不同于”,matter“要紧”,均不符合语境。
答案 C
8.A.money
B.assistance
C.payment
D.insurance
解析 考查上下文暗示。根据上文中的“to get medical insurance”可知她需要这份医疗保险,所以选D。
答案 D
9.A.persuade
B.tempt
C.force
D.encourage
解析 考查语境逻辑。语境表示她希望通过威胁公司来迫使公司给予她享受医疗保险的权利。force“迫使”,符合语境。persuade“劝说”,tempt“引诱”,encourage“鼓励”,均不符合语境。
答案 C
10.A.dishonest
B.unfair
C.impossible
D.innocent
解析 考查语境逻辑。Gwen说公司因为她怀孕而歧视她,但是实际上并没有发生这样的事情,所以这里指她这样做是不诚实的。dishonest“不诚实的”,符合语境。unfair“不公平的”,impossible“不可能的”,innocent“清白的,无辜的”,均不符合语境。
答案 A
11.A.puzzlement
B.blame
C.curiosity
D.warning
解析 考查语境逻辑。上文Anne说她是不诚实的,所以这是一种责备,故选B。blame“指责,责怪”,符合语境。puzzlement“困惑”,curiosity“好奇”,warning“警告”,均不符合语境。
答案 B
12.A.relative
B.friend
C.husband
D.parent
解析 考查上下文暗示。根据第一段中的“unmarried”可知她没有丈夫。
答案 C
13.A.lawyer
B.boss
C.government
D.company
解析 考查上下文呼应。此处指上文反复提到的公司。
答案 D
14.A.by
B.with
C.in
D.of
解析 考查语境逻辑。此处表示是否她可以通过给公司缴纳额外费用来保留自己的医疗保险。这里表示方式,所以用介词by。by doing sth“通过做……”。
答案 A
15.A.cautious
B.doubtful
C.happy
D.upset
解析 考查上下文暗示。从后面的“Weaken her case?”可知Anne感到疑惑。因为案件本身就是不合法的,竟然还会削弱案由。doubtful“怀疑的”,符合语境。cautious“小心的”,happy“高兴的”,upset“难过”,均不符合语境。
答案 B
16.A.lie
B.fact
C.reality
D.story
解析 考查上下文暗示。因为公司并没有歧视她,所以这个案件是不真实的。lie“谎言”,符合语境。fact“事实”,reality“现实”,story“故事”,均不符合语境。
答案 A
17.A.comparison
B.announcement
C.promise
D.claim
解析 考查语境逻辑。此处表示Anne不明白她怎么能够对虚假的索赔作出解释。claim意为“要求,索取,索赔”。comparison“比较”,announcement“宣布”,promise“诺言”,均不符合语境。
答案 D
18.A.beneficial
B.necessary
C.accidental
D.harmless
解析 考查语境逻辑。结合前面的“It's quite another to justify deception”以及本文最后一段可知这个欺骗是以“需要”为理由的。beneficial“有益的”, accidental“偶然的”,harmless“无害的”,均不符合语境。
答案 B
19.A.miserable
B.extreme
C.false
D.financial
解析 考查上下文暗示。与前面的“real”形成对比,故选C。miserable“痛苦的”,extreme“极大的”,financial“财政的”,均不符合语境。
答案 C
20.A.Courage
B.Character
C.Nature
D.Kindness
解析 考查语境逻辑。character“品质”,符合语境。courage“勇气”,nature“本性”,kindness“善良”,均不符合语境。
答案 B
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
White / blue-collar worker 白领,蓝领
Off the hook 脱身
In good nick 品质好、没有损坏
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
Brexit and Hockney's art 英国脱欧公投后进展,大卫·霍克尼艺术展
Test the water 试探,摸底
Art and football 海底发现文物,莱斯特城足球俱乐部曼谷庆功
A bitter pill to swallow 不得不吞的苦药
Russian athletes and friendly robots 俄罗斯运动员服用兴奋剂,“合作机器人”
IOC on Russian doping and hot June 奥委会就涉俄兴奋剂事件报告进展,六月高温破纪录
Cheap and cheerful 物美价廉
Close, but no cigar 几近成功
Glass-bottomed bridge, cancer risk for HRT and 120-year-old man 世界最长玻璃桥开放,荷尔蒙替代疗法增患癌风险,印度教120岁僧人
There's method to my madness 我有一个不合常理的办法
California wildfires and cloned animals 加利福尼亚州野火,克隆动物衰老过程正常
Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映
To make a monkey out of me 捉弄我
Crash course 速成课
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
The last/final straw 忍无可忍,使人最终崩溃的一击
Hot potato 棘手的问题“烫手山芋”
The university of life 生活经历
In the blink of an eye 一眨眼之间
Alligator takes boy and Tate Modern extension 鳄鱼拖走小男孩,泰特现代美术馆扩建完工
The cost of protecting the environment, Juno space probe 保护环境付出的代价,“朱诺”木星探测器
Cyclists make Olympic history, 400-year-old shark 英国自行车运动员创英奥运历史,400岁格陵兰鲨鱼
A recipe for disaster 后患无穷
Indian state introduces 'fat tax' 印度一省拟征收“脂肪税”
Clean up your act 改邪归正