话题词汇
1.abundant adj.丰富的
2.condition n.条件，状况
3.disaster n.灾难
4.explore v.探索
5.memorize v.记忆
6.widespread adj.分布广的，普遍的
7.be separated from...与……分离
8.have a population of...有……人口
经典语篇
假定你是李华，请给加拿大的Mickey写一封信，讲述你和同学们的一次旅行。
时间 2015年10月1日星期四
地点 城外8公里外的鄱阳湖
到达方式 乘公共汽车
出发时间 7：00 到达时间 7：20
返回时间 16：00
游玩
安排 上午 划船、钓鱼、湖边午餐
下午 登蛇岛、采野花、拍照
注意：1.写信时间为10月2日；
2.词数150左右。
佳作欣赏
Dear Mickey，
I’m pleased to write to tell you something about my travel.Yesterday was Friday and also the first day of October.It was fine and lovely.① I went to the Poyang Lake with my classmates，which is 8 kilometers away from our city.② We set off at 7：00 in the morning by bus and after a twentyminute drive we arrived there.We spent the whole morning boating and fishing on the lake.③ Then we had a picnic lunch by the lake.After lunch we climbed the Snake Island in the lake.We enjoyed ourselves while we were picking wild flowers and taking a lot of pictures.④ We really had a wonderful time.We came back at 16：00 pm.
How are you getting along with your vacation? I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours，
Li Hua
思维发散
1.将第①句用定语从句合并
Yesterday was Friday and also the first day of October，which was fine and lovely.
2.将第②句改为省略句
I went to the Poyang Lake with my classmates,8 kilometers away from our city.
3.仿照第③句翻译句子
我被锁在书房里阅读，度过了一个下午。
I spent the whole afternoon locked in my study，reading.
4.将第④句用现在分词短语作状语改写
We enjoyed ourselves，picking wild flowers and taking a lot of pictures.
Ⅰ.重点单词
A.写作单词
1.lecture (n.)讲座
2.powerful (adj.)强有力的
3.pour (vi.)涌流，倾泻；(vt.)倒出(液体)
4.salary (n.)薪金，薪水
5.found (vt.)兴建，创建
6.basis (n.)基础；基准；原因
7.flee (vt.& vi.)逃避，逃跑；迅速离开
8.solution (n.)解决办法，解答
solve (vt.)解决；解答
9.cultural (adj.)文化的
culture (n.)文化
10.aware (adj.)意识到的，知道的；察觉到的
awareness (n.)意识；认识；知道
unaware (adj.)没意识到，不知道，未察觉
11.educate (vt.)教育；训练
educated (adj.)受过教育的；有教养的
education (n.)教育
educator (n.)教育工作者，教师；教育(学)家
12.complain (vi.)抱怨
complaint (n.)抱怨，埋怨；投诉
13.gradually (adv.)渐渐地，逐渐地
gradual (adj.)逐渐的
14.wealthy (adj.)富有的，富裕的
wealth (n.)财富；财产
15.extreme (adj.)极度的；极端的
extremely (adv.)极其；极端；非常
16.expression (n.)表达；表情，神色；词语
express (vt.)表示；表达；(n.)快车；速递
17.destroy (vt.)毁坏，摧毁
destruction (n.)破坏，毁灭；摧毁
destructive (adj.)毁灭性的；有害的，消极的
B.阅读单词
18.audience (n.)观众，听众
19.ceremony (n.)仪式，典礼
20.erupt (vi.)(火山等)爆发
21.commercial (adj.)商业的，贸易的
22.disaster (n.)灾难
23.bomb (vt.)轰炸；(n.)炸弹
24.institute (n.)(教育或其他专业)机构，研究所
25.corrupt (vt.)使腐化，使堕落；(adj.)贪污的，腐败的
26.declare (vt.)宣布，宣称
declaration (n.)宣布；宣告；声明
27.poison (n.)毒药，毒物；(vt.)毒害，下毒
poisonous (adj.)有毒的
28.memorial (n.)纪念碑，纪念馆；(adj.)纪念的
memory (n.)记忆
memorize (vt.)记住，背熟
29.remains (n.)遗物，遗迹，遗骸
remain (v.)保持不变，仍然是；剩余，遗留
remaining (adj.)剩余的
30.explode (vi.)爆炸
explosion (n.)爆炸，爆裂
Ⅱ.重点短语
1.in memory of纪念
2.no doubt无疑，确实
3.take over夺取；接管
4.come down with患(病)
5.rise up against起义，反抗
6.stand in one’s path阻碍(某人)
Ⅲ.经典句式
1.Near the city was a volcano.
城市附近有一座火山。
2.Today I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii as it was 2,000 years ago.
今天我见到了罗马古城庞贝，它就跟两千年前一模一样。
3.The city was forgotten for many years until the 18th century when a farmer discovered a stone with writing on it.
这座城市多年来一直被人们遗忘，直到18世纪一个农民发现了一块刻有文字的石头。
4.It is believed to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400.
许多人认为它在公元200年至公元400年期间逐渐被沙尘暴所埋没。
5.It seemed that nothing could stop him from taking control of the entire world.
似乎没有什么能够阻止他控制整个世界。
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[词义辨析] alive，living，live
(1)alive意为“有生命的；有生气的，活着的”，只用作表语、后置定语或补足语，不作前置定语。既可指人，也可指物，常和living互换；stay alive活下去。
(2)living意为“活的，健在的，现行的”，既可作定语，也可作表语。既可用于人，又可用于物。 living languages现用的语言；living things生物。
(3)live意为 “活的，有生命的”，只作定语，且只用于物。adj.现场直播的。
(1)Who is the greatest man alive?
＝Who is the greatest living man?
谁是当今健在的最伟大的人？
(2)A broadcast of the speech was heard in San Francisco，but it is not known whether this was live.
在旧金山听到了这次演说的转播，但不知道是不是实况。
(3)She has the best pet of all—a real live tiger.
她有世上最佳的宠物——一只活生生的老虎。
多维训练
选词填空
(1)She bought a live fish.
(2)They managed to stay alive by eating roots.
(3)There are many living things in the world.
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[应试指导] 作为高级词汇替换unlucky
1unfortunately adv.不幸的是
2fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的
be unfortunate to do sth./in doing sth.在……方面运气不好
It is unfortunate that...不幸运的是……
3fortunately adv.幸运地
4fortune n.机会，运气；财富；命运；际遇
make a fortune发财；致富
seek/try one’s fortune碰运气
(1)Unfortunately，it took a horrible accident to change her attitude.
不幸的是，改变她的态度是以一场可怕的事故为代价的。(2015·福建)
(2)He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
他不幸在最后一轮输了。
(3)He was extremely fortunate in having such a happy family.
他有一个这么幸福的家庭真是幸运。
多维训练
(1)用fortune的适当形式填空
①Don’t leave that to fortune.
②Central London is fortunate in having so many large parks and open spaces.
③—Have you heard about that fire in the market?
—Yes，fortunately no one was hurt.
(2)同义句改写
She is fortunate in having/to have a good husband.(用it作形式主语改写)
It is fortunate that she has a good husband.
(3)He was robbed last night，but
he didn’t have much money on him then.
A.fortunately
B.eventually
C.certainly
D.surprisingly
答案 A
解析 句意为：昨天晚上他被抢了，但幸运的是那时他身上没带多少钱。fortunately“幸运地”，符合句意。
(4)Working abroad for years，she has made a big
and started a company of her own.
A.money
B.fortune
C.wealth
D.treasure
答案 B
解析 句意为：她在国外工作多年，并赚了大钱，创办了自己的公司。make a fortune“赚大钱，发财”，为固定搭配，符合语境。
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[应试指导] 写作常用词汇
in ruins毁坏；成为废墟
fall/come into ruin逐渐破碎
bring...to ruin使……失败；使……毁坏
(1)Don’t let negativity ruin your motivation.
不要让负面情绪破坏你的动力。(2015·福建)
(2)The old house where he was born has fallen into ruin.
他出生的那栋老房子已经破败不堪了。
(3)He is now brought to ruin but he has seen better days.
他现在是破产了，但是他以前是富有的。
多维训练
用ruin的适当形式填空
(1)Years of fighting has left Iraq ruined.
(2)It rained for two weeks on end，completely ruining our holiday.
(3)This country was once proud of its education system.Now it seems to be in ruins.
(4)Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and being reduced to ruins，the city took on a new look.
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[应试指导] remain无被动用法，作连系动词时的用法
1remain vi.保存，保留，留存；留待；人留下，逗留；linkv.依然是；保持；仍是
remain＋n./adj./adv./prep.phrases/非谓语动词
remain to be done有待去做
2remaining adj.剩余的
(1)The remains of the supper were taken away.
晚餐吃剩的东西被收去了。
(2)Some of them have disappeared，while others remain today.
他们中的一些已经消失了，然而另外一些仍然保存至今。
(3)Depending on the kind of race you plan to enter，you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.
根据你计划参加比赛的种类，你可以为比赛前接下来的几个星期制定时刻表。(2015·全国Ⅱ)
多维训练
写出下列句中remain的词性及汉语意思
(1)I remained three days in that country. vi.(人)留下，逗留
(2)After years of hard work，Tom still remained a worker.linkv.仍是
(3)After the fire，little remained of his house.vi.剩下，余留
(4)It remains to be seen whether her colleagues will agree.vi.留待
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[应试指导] (1)express表“表达，表示”等，习惯上不接双宾语，可用express sth.to sb.(2)express后一般不接that从句，可接疑问词引导的从句
1beyond expression无法形容
without expression毫无表情
give expression to表达；表现；把……表达出来
2express oneself 表达自己的意思
(1)However，some of the texts have too many new words and expressions which are hard for us.
但是一些课文里生词和短语太多，这对我们来说有点难。
(2)The scenery was beautiful beyond expression.
那风景美丽得无法形容。
(3)By doing so，I can not only share good ideas with others but also learn to express myself clearly.
这么做，我不仅可以跟别人分享好的想法，还可以学会清楚地表达自己。(2015·浙江)
多维训练
(1)完成句子
①At last he found a proper way to give expression to(表达)his gratitude.
②He looked at me without expression(毫无表情).
③As a diligent student in my class，I have a good knowledge of English and can express my thoughts and opinions clearly and fluently with foreigners(跟外国人自如地交流自己的想法和观点).
(2)The result might not be satisfactory but the
on his face told us that he was very happy.
A.expression
B.importance
C.celebration
D.appearance
答案 A
解析 考查名词词义辨析。句意为：结果也许不令人满意，但是他脸上的表情告诉我们他很开心。expression表情，表达，符合题意。
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[应试指导] judging by/from作状语
1judge sb./sth.to be...判断某人事……
judge from/by...根据……判断
2in one’s judgement依某人看来
(1)At the end of the trial，the judge summed up.
审讯结束后，法官作了总结。
(2)Judging by the look on his face，the news must have been terrible.
从他脸上的表情判断，这条消息肯定很糟糕。
(3)A man should be judged by his deeds，not his words.
判断一个人应该根据他的行为，而不是言辞。
多维训练
(1)同义句改写
In my opinion，all of them are to blame.
①In my judgement，all of them are to blame.(用judgement短语改写)
②As far as I am concerned，all of them are to blame.(用concern短语改写)
(2)Judging from/by what he said(从他说话的内容来判断)，he has known the result.
(3)Very quickly，she learned to appreciate life rather than to
everything so harshly(刻薄).
A.discuss
B.realize
C.judge
D.settle
答案 C
解析 考查动词词义辨析。句意为：很快地，她开始学着欣赏生活而不是刻薄地去评判任何事。discuss讨论；realize意识到；judge判断，评判；settle解决。根据句意选C项。
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[应试指导] take短语语境词义辨析
take apart拆散，拆开
take away拿走；去除
take care of照顾
(1)Was it in 1948 that the government took over the railway in Great Britain?
英国政府是在1948年接管铁路的吗？
(2)Back from his twoyear medical service in Africa，Dr.Lee was very happy to see his mother taken good care of at home.
在他两年的非洲医疗服务回来后，李博士很高兴地看到他在家中被照顾得很好的母亲。(2015·陕西)
多维训练
用take短语的适当形式填空
(1)I’m sure that he will take over his father’s business when he is experienced enough.
(2)The two sisters took care of their sick mother by turns.
(3)He took the computer apart piece by piece last night.
(4)Add up the bills for each month and take this away from the income.
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[特别提醒]
flee侧重指仓促急速逃走，着重指动作本身；escape侧重指逃脱追捕或阻拦，重在结果。
多维训练
(1)选词填空
①Tourists flee from Central America in September because that’s when the rains are at their fiercest.②The man escaped into the mountain to avoid the war.
(2)The driver
the scene of the accident，leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk.
A.devoted
B.avoided
C.fled
D.disappointed
答案 C
解析 考查动词词义辨析。句意为：司机逃离了事故现场，留下女孩在人行道上流血。根据句意选C项。
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多维训练
(1)他两周来健康欠佳。
He has been out of condition for two weeks.
(2)他父母允许他出去，但作为条件他要在午夜前回家。
He was allowed to go out，but his parents made it a condition that he should get home before midnight.
(3)销售员说汽车状况良好，而我傻得上了当。
The salesman said the car was in good condition，and I was foolish enough to fall for it.
(4)我决不向他道歉。
On no
condition will I make an apology to him.
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多维训练
(1)完成句子
①我们必须向敌人宣战。
We must declare war against our enemies.
②我向你声明，我在这件事上从来没有说过谎。
I declare to you that I have never lied about the affair.
③我宣布世界大学生运动会开幕！
I declare the International Universities’Games open!
(2)In some western countries，the constitution vests(授予) the president with the power to
war.
A.announce
B.declare
C.publish
D.notice
答案 B
解析 句意为：在一些西方国家，宪法授予总统宣战的权利。declare宣布，宣称，declare war宣战，符合题意。announce公布，宣布，指将事情公布于众，如消息或资讯等，不如declare正式。故选B项。
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多维训练
(1)完成句子
①直到他警告我才意识到危险。
I did not become aware of the danger until he warned me.
②詹姆斯不知道他自己的弱点是他最大的敌人。
James was not aware that his own weakness was his greatest enemy.
③我们要进一步提高对应急工作重要性的认识。
We must further raise awareness of the importance of emergency work.
(2)Ordinary woman though she is，she tries every means to make people
of the importance of the environment conservation.
A.aware
B.careful
C.sensible
D.awesome
答案 A
解析 考查形容词词义辨析。句意为：尽管她只是一个普通的女人，她仍然尽力让人们知道保护环境的重要性。make sb.aware of sth.让某人意识/注意到某事，符合句意。
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多维训练
(1)短语填空
①Some people are in favor of reform，while others are against it.
②The job is great in terms of salary，but it has its disadvantages.
③The poem is in praise of her virtues.
④We’ll make a new director in place of him.
⑤The gift to the Israel museum is being made in memory of Michael Bromberg.
(2)He set up the charity
his late wife.
A.in place of
B.in need of
C.in favour of
D.in memory of
答案 D
解析 句意为：他建立这家慈善机构是为了纪念已故的妻子。in memory of纪念，符合题意。in place of代替；in need of需要；in favour of赞成，支持。
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1表示地点、方向、时间等的介词短语放在句首时，若句子的主语是名词而不是人称代词时，往往用全部倒装结构。
2表示方向、地点和时间的副词in，out，down，up，off，back，away，over there，there，now，then，here，first等放在句首，若主语是名词而不是代词时，也用全部倒装结构。
(1)Now，here goes the story.
这个故事是这样的。
(2)From the speaker comes the doctor’s voice.
从扬声器里传来了医生的声音。
(3)Out rushed Mary with a dog following her.
玛丽冲出去了，有只狗跟着她。
多维训练
(1)用倒装结构翻译或完成句子
①铃响了。
There goes the bell.
②那个男孩蹑手蹑脚地走向那只鸟，当他正要去抓的时候，鸟儿飞进了树林。
The child tiptoed quietly to the bird.Away it flew into the forest when he was about to catch it.
③有一会儿什么都没有发生，然后传来了众人齐喊的声音。
For a moment nothing happened.Then came voices all shouting together.
(2)Hearing Tianjin’s loud explosion，
with nothing on her，avoiding being killed.
A.out did she rush
B.out rushed she
C.rushed she out
D.out she rushed
答案 D
解析 考查倒装句。句意为：一听到天津大爆炸，为了避免被炸死，她身上什么也没有带，就冲出去了。当表示运动方向的副词或地点状语位于句首时，表示运动的谓语动词要用倒装结构。当主语是普通名词时，用完全倒装；当主语是代词时，用部分倒装。本句中“out”表示运动方向，主语she是代词，故选D。
(3)—Here
！
—Here
with a young lady.
A.comes my brother；comes he
B.my brother comes；he comes
C.comes my brother；he comes
D.my brother comes；comes he
答案 C
解析 表示方位的副词here位于句首，且第一句的谓语动词为comes，主语是名词my brother，该句要全部倒装；第二句的主语是代词he，故主谓不倒装。
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It turns out that after the ash covered the people who failed to flee the city，their bodies nearly completely broke down and disappeared，leaving empty spaces in the ash.原来，火山灰覆盖了没能逃离城市的人，他们的身体几乎全部烧化消失了，只留下火山灰里的人形空当。
It turns/turned out that...原来是；结果是……
It turns/turned out to be...原来是；结果是……
(1)It turned out that she was a friend of my sister.
她原来是我姐姐的朋友。
(2)The party turned out to be very successful.
晚会结果开得很成功。
多维训练
(1)结果这个工作比我们想象的要难。
The job turned out to be harder than we thought.
(2)结果他的兄弟死于心脏病。
It turned out that his brother died of a heart attack.
(3)那工厂生产出了更多高质量的产品。
The factory has turned out more products of good quality.
微写作
写作素材 (关于室友关系)
1.今天下午一些学者和研究者将给我们做关于与室友关系的报告。
2.无疑这对我们学生是有好处的。
3.在复旦大学研究生黄洋被室友投毒后，我们应该意识到互相抱怨是不好的。
4.我们应该友好相处，设法找到解决问题的合适办法。
提示：黑体部分用本单元词汇表达。
连句成篇 (将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)
This afternoon some scholars and researchers will give us a lecture on relationship with our roommates.No doubt it’s good for us students.After Huang Yang，a postgraduate student at Fudan University was poisoned by his roommate, we should be aware that it’s not good to complain about each other.We should get along well with others and try to find proper solutions to problems.
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.The moment the 30th Olympic Games
open，the whole world cheered.
A.declared
B.have been declared
C.have declared
D.were declared
答案 D
解析 the moment引导的时间状语从句，主语the 30th Olympic Games与谓语declare是被动关系，所以首先可排除A、C两项。而B项是现在完成时，不符合题干的时态要求。
2.The ability
an idea is as important as the idea itself.
A.expressing
B.expressed
C.to express
D.to be expressed
答案 C
解析 句意为：表达观点的能力和观点本身同等重要。ability后通常跟动词不定式(短语)作后置定语，故排除A、B两项；此处the ability与express是逻辑上的主谓关系，表示主动意义，故排除D项。所以选C。
3.The accident caused some
to my car，but it’s nothing serious.
A.harm
B.injury
C.ruin
D.damage
答案 D
解析 考查名词词义辨析。句意为：这次事故对我的车造成了一些损伤，但不严重。根据but it’s nothing serious可知损伤不严重，用damage表示可以修复。harm一般指对人的无形伤害；injury指对人体部位的挫伤；ruin指不可修复的严重伤害。所以选D。
4.Briggs will
as general manager when Mitchell retires.
A.get away
B.take over
C.set off
D.run out
答案 B
解析 考查动词短语辨析。句意为：Briggs将在Mitchell退休后接任总经理。get away走开；take over接管；set off出发；run out用尽。所以选B。
5.All the scientific evidence
that increasing use of chemicals in farming
damaging our health.
A.show；are
B.shows；are
C.show；is
D.shows；is
答案 D
解析 句意为：所有的科学证据表明：农业方面越来越多化学物质的使用正在损害着我们的健康。主语是evidence“证据(不可数名词)”，所以谓语动词应用单数形式shows；宾语从句的主语是use“使用(不可数名词)”，所以谓语动词要用is。所以选D。
6.Walmart，which is one of the largest American supermarket chains，
some of its stores open 24 hours on Mondays through Saturdays.
A.keeps
B.keep
C.have kept
D.had kept
答案 A
解析 句意为：沃尔玛，美国最大的超市连锁店之一，让部分店从星期一24小时营业一直到星期六。显然，这是个经常反复发生的动作，应使用一般现在时，主语为Walmart，为第三人称单数，故选A项。
7.The basketball coach，as well as his team，
interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.
A.were
B.was
C.is
D.are
答案 B
解析 考查动词时态和主谓一致。as well as连接两个并列成分时，强调前者，谓语动词与前者保持一致，故主语中心词是the basketball coach，是单数；根据shortly after the match可以推断出题干时态是一般过去时，故选B。
8.The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials，the rest of which
saved for other purposes.
A.is
B.are
C.was
D.were
答案 D
解析 句意为：这家工厂使用了65%的原料，其余的被省下来用作其他用途。题中the rest of which引导非限制性定语从句，which指代raw materials。the rest of“其余的，剩余的”作主语时谓语动词取决于其后所跟的名词，而which指代剩余的raw materials，是复数名词，因此谓语动词应该用复数形式，根据前半句中的谓语动词used可知从句也要用一般过去时，所以选D项。
9.Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple，but it remains
whether they will enjoy it.
A.to see
B.to be seen
C.seeing
D.seen
答案 B
解析 考查remain作连系动词时的用法，it为形式主语。句意为：到国外旅行对这对老夫妇当然好，但他们是否喜欢还要拭目以待。所以选B。
10.When you are old enough to
things，you should decide your path in life.
A.judge
B.choose
C.study
D.research
答案 A
解析 考查动词词义辨析。句意为：当你年龄大到足以判断事情，你应该决定自己的人生道路。judge判断，符合句意。
11.John opened the door.There
he had never seen before.
A.a girl did stand
B.a girl stood
C.did a girl stand
D.stood a girl
答案 D
解析 句意为：约翰打开门，一个他以前从来没有见过的女孩站在那里。以here，there，up，down等副词开头且主语为名词的句子通常用全部倒装语序，即把谓语动词提到主语的前面。所以选择D。
12.The flu is believed
by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.
A.causing
B.being caused
C.to be caused
D.to have caused
答案 C
解析 考查sb./sth.be said/reported/believed...to do sth.句型。flu与cause之间是被动关系，所以选C。
13.Local citizens placed flowers at the corner of one street in Hamilton，Canada，
the Canadian soldier，who was killed by a gunman.
A.in favor of
B.in memory of
C.in terms of
D.in spite of
答案 B
解析 考查介词短语辨析。句意为：当地居民在加拿大哈密尔顿的一条街道的拐弯处摆放了鲜花，来纪念那个被持枪歹徒杀死的加拿大士兵。in favor of赞成，支持；in terms of就……而言；in spite of尽管。in memory of为了纪念，符合语境，故选B项。
14.The wire was found broken.And
，there happened to be no one getting near.
A.therefore
B.however
C.otherwise
D.fortunately
答案 D
解析 考查副词词义辨析。句意为：发现电线断了。幸运的是，碰巧附近没人。根据句意选D。
15.Would you like to
with us to the film tonight?
A.come along
B.come off
C.come across
D.come through
答案 A
解析 考查动词短语辨析。come along一起；come off脱落；come across偶遇；come through穿过。根据句意，应该选择A。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
About 8 miles away from the small town of Louisa，Virginia，a mysterious hidden community is located in the woods.All the local residents know about it，but few take the time to explore.
The community is called Twin Oaks，where 92 adults and 13 children live.They have the Internet，but no televisions，video games，bank accounts or highpaying jobs.No one is allowed to hunt on the mountains.They live off the land，eating the vegetables they grow themselves and sharing everything from clothes to housing to childcare.
Imani Callen,22，grew up in that hidden community in the woods，and now that she works in a café in Louisa，she had to straddle two very different worlds.“I think as a small child it was awesome to live here，” Callen said.“It was fun that you had all of these people to hang out with and interact with especially when you wanted to run wild as a kid.”
The community makes money through making and selling tofu and hammocks(吊床) and they share income.Adult members earn their keep by working 42 hours a week.Once they become 50，it goes down to one hour a year.
When someone needs to deliver something in need，they check out one of the communal(公有的) cars from the Twin Oaks’ main office—the residents are not allowed to own a car themselves.All of the cars have vanity plates(特别车牌) to help residents remember which car is theirs when they leave，since they change cars so often.
They call their lifestyle “clever poverty”，where each family lives below the poverty line and shares all the resources with each other.“The big sacrifice you make in living here is you’ll never become wealthy，” said Keenan Dakota.“I mean you’re not going to hit the jackpot and suddenly make it to the top.However，you are never going to be poor，you’re never going to the unemployed，you’re never going to lose health care，you’re never going to be homeless.It is a tradeoff that a lot of people here well certainly are willing to make.”
Dakota has lived at Twin Oaks for 32 years and his son Rowan was born on the commune.Before moving to Twin Oaks，his name was Daniel Edward “I Lost” McGee.As a former student body president at George Mason University，he said he came to Twin Oaks to give a talk and never left.
But living in Twin Oaks doesn’t come without sacrifices.At Twin Oaks，which has been in operation for 48 years，decisions，including whether or not you’re allowed to have a child，have to be approved by the community.
“Having a child is not something you can take for granted，and that you can just decide to do on your own because you’re not responsible for financing that kid’s growth.The entire community is，so the entire community has to make that decision，” said Katheryn Simmons，who has been at Twin Oaks for five years.
While this kind of lifestyle may not appeal to everyone，for some，this sort of communal living makes a lot of sense.Some of the
commune’s residents are single mothers who say they wouldn’t have been able to afford what the commune provides on their own，such as free childcare.
There’s a waitlist to get into Twin Oaks，but the community doesn’t require background checks，which raises questions with kids walking around，but no one seems concerned.One mother said she had lived at the commune for 25 years and there had never been an issue.
16.What can people living in Twin Oaks do in their spare time?
A.Hunt on the mountains.
B.Watch TV plays.
C.Play video games.
D.Surf the Internet.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。从第二段的第二、三句可知，Twin Oaks部落里的人可以上网，但不看电视、不玩电子游戏、没有银行账号、也没有高报酬的工作，且不允许在山上打猎。故答案选D项。
17.We can learn from the passage that residents in Twin Oaks
.
A.work in cafés 42 hours a week
B.buy vegetables from other villages
C.help the community to make money
D.deliver goods for some shop owners
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。从第四段的第一句话可知，部落里的人通过卖豆腐和吊床为部落挣得收入，故答案选C项。
18.It is implied in Keenan Dakota’s words in Paragraph 6 that
.
A.nobody in Twin Oaks is willing to become wealthy
B.people in Twin Oaks needn’t worry about anything at all
C.people in Twin Oaks are working hard to break the poverty line
D.that kind of lifestyle has attracted many people outside the community
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。从第六段Keenan Dakota的话可知，部落里的人不用担心任何事情，因为你永远不会变得贫穷，永远不会失业，永远不用担心失去医疗保健，且永远不会无家可归。故答案选B项。
19.Some single mothers choose this living style mainly because
.
A.they can’t afford to bring up their kids
B.they are unable to monitor their kids’ health
C.they always take having several children for granted
D.they want to show their important role in their community
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。从倒数第二段的内容可知，一些单身母亲由于无法独自抚养孩子，因此他们选择了这种生活方式。故答案选A项。
20.What is mainly talked about in the last paragraph?
A.Safety for the local resident.
B.The community’s popularity nationwide.
C.The protection of the kids there.
D.Doubt about the community’s management.
答案 A
解析 段落大意题。最后一段主要讲的是很多人想去Twin Oaks，但Twin Oaks的人不用核实他们的背景，且他们的到访不会给Twin Oaks带来危险。故答案选A项。
21.The main purpose of this passage is to
.
A.start a discussion on whether a lifestyle is worthwhile
B.introduce a community where people live a shared life
C.call on more local residents to pay a visit to Twin Oaks
D.promote a kind of lifestyle for some people worldwide
答案 B
解析 写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文的主要目的是介绍美国弗吉尼亚的一个小部落Twin Oaks，那里的人们共享着一切。故答案选B项。
Ⅲ.书面表达
在当今快速发展的时代，“孩子未来成功应掌握的技能是什么？”这一话题备受关注。下图展示了对部分
美国家长调查的结果。请你根据对下面图表的理解，以“Skills for Success”为题，用英语写一篇作文。
作文应包括以下内容：
1.用约30个单词简要描述图表的内容；
2.用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：
(1)阐述图表中的技能对成功的影响；
(2)简要发表自己的感想与启示。
注意：可参照图片适当发挥。
参考范文
Skills for Success
As is vividly demonstrated in the table，the American parents surveyed think that the skills of communication，reading，math，teamwork and writing are most important for success，of which communication is their top priority.
To some extent，the ability to express an idea is more important than the idea itself，so it’s important to teach the children to learn to communicate.Additionally，reading，considered as a skill，will continuously make a person capable of gaining information and knowledge to be desired.As is well known，math enables a person smarter，while writing contributes to the improvement of reflection，imagination and creativity.Unwilling to get the children to work alone，the American parents prefer them to increase the skills of teamwork，which will surely make a difference to their productivity in the future.
Personally，children are parents what the future is to a country.Only when considerable emphasis is put on developing children’s skills for success can the children and a country have a bright future.