Unit 20
New Frontiers
课时练(一) 一、单元考点落实练(练基础)(限时：40分钟)
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The old man had difficulty in updating (更新) his software.
2．Some modern teaching equipment as well as hundreds of books was donated (捐赠) to the rural schools.
3．Jane and Mary are good friends.The former is a teacher; the latter (后者) is a nurse.
4．Father was cutting the grass, and meanwhile (与此同时) mother was planting roses.
5．To our relief, all the miners have been rescued (营救) from the mine.
6．The liar always declares (宣称) himself to be an honest man.
7．To complete the task, we need to download (下载) some information from the Internet.
8．I think you should go back to your original (原来的) plan.
9．They have corresponded (与……通信) with each other for years but they have never actually met each other.
10．We are waiting to hear the final outcome (结果) of the negotiations.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．Passengers are permitted to_carry (carry) only one piece of luggage onto the plane.
2．The young nurse was very nervous when she assisted in her first operation.
3．A live program on TV is calling on people to donate money or some other things to the people who have suffered from the flood in Henan Province.
4．In the name of God, the priest declared them to_be (be) husband and wife in front of everyone.
5. The working of this machine corresponds to that of the human brain.
6. This time tomorrow, I shall/will_be_flying (fly) to Shanghai.
7. We booked our seats well in advance of the date we wanted to travel.
8．Word came that we had invited a famous actor to give away the prizes.
9．As has been pointed out time and again, those two objectives can easily come into conflict.
10．He had_finished (finish) writing his novel by the end of last year.
11．There is no doubt that wealth brings happiness.
12．While waiting for the opportunity to get promoted (promote), Henry did his best to perform his duty.
13．He held on to a branch until we came to his rescue.
14．Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely than the latter.
15．Jane was writing a letter and in the meanwhile Sam was watching TV.
Ⅲ.单句改错
1．He is working in a post office, and on the meanwhile he is a writer too. on→in
2．I doubt that they can swim across the river.that→whether/if
3．Aspirin (阿司匹林) is a certain cure of a headache.of→for
4．Before coming here, please call me on advance.on→in
5．He often came in conflict with his boss, so he resigned.in→into
6．I always prefer starting early, rather than leave everything to the last minute.leave→leaving
7.By next Sunday you have stayed with us for three months.you后加_will
8. After graduation for ten years, they are still
corresponding to each other.to→with
9．Time permits, I'll see you after the meeting.permits→permitting
10．Dedicated to raise money for the project, they have been working day and night.raise→raising
Ⅳ.课文缩写语法填空
I love talking about the future — and I am not the only one. Over the centuries, people have always wondered about the future. But for some people, ①thinking (think) about the future is not just ②for fun. They plan the future of the world for a ③living (live). These people are called futurologists. The future is now big business and many people will attend the seminar with dreams of starting new enterprises ④based (base) on the predictions they will hear. I clicked into the websites of a few futurologists and here's ⑤what they're predicting: By the year 2015, the clothing industry ⑥will_have_produced (produce) new types of material that will remain stainless no matter what you spill on them. Garments will also be so strong that they will never get old and ⑦worn (wear). By the year 2025, no one will die of ⑧starvation (starve) because there will be food for everyone. By the year 2030, development in biochemistry and medical science will have made ⑨it theoretically possible for us to live for at least 150 years. By the middle of the century, computers that are millions of times ⑩smarter (smart) than us will have been developed.
Ⅴ.用本单元所学知识完成写作训练
(一)依据提示补全短文
①One afternoon I was doing homework and at this time the government
declared the
assessment of the losses. Then constant_donation (源源不断的捐款)was sent to the disasterhit area to help the people in hunger. On this occasion, everyone knew that there was no discrimination and that everyone was born equally. There_is_no_doubt_that (毫无疑问) the great love shown in the face of disaster could make_up_for (弥补)all the conflicts.In_the_meanwhile/Meanwhile (同时), the primitive, simple emotion that is formed among people will inspire us to be enthusiastic and press on.
(二)按要求将词汇句式升级
1．用本单元高级词汇替换加黑单词
(1)help→assist
(2)hunger→starvation
2．用“be doing ... when ...”句型改写句①
One_afternoon_I_was_doing_homework_when_the_government__declared_the__assessment_of_the_losses.
二、完形填空提能练(练专项)(限时：20分钟)
(2016·绵阳第二次诊断)For most of the eight years they have been married, Ryan has never received a hug from his wife, Tracy. He has not even received a __1__ “hello” or a smile, Tracy has been __2__ since 2008. But this is not a story about the __3__ outcome of a young lady. Rather, it is about a man who has stayed __4__ to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as __5__ as possible.
Ryan and Tracy __6__ in a friend's home in 2003.“She was beautiful and interesting to talk to，” Ryan says of his first __7__ of Tracy. In 2005, they got married and were very happy. However, a call put the couple's life in __8__ a month after their daughter was born. Ryan was at work when a neighbour called to inform him that Tracy had been __9__ to the hospital.
__10__， he ran to the hospital. When he got there, he knew his __11__ had been treated for fever. However, the fever did not __12__ after Tracy received the medical treatment.
Tracy's breathing became laboured and was __13__ to speak. The medical examination __14__ she developed an infection damaging her nerve system. Tracy went into a coma (昏迷) and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she __15__ could not move her lower legs.“She was admitted to hospital for four months and __16__ doctors did all they could, her __17__ got worse，” Ryan says.“She could no longer __18__ her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.”
“Those four months are the most __19__ time I have ever had. I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her __20__，” Ryan says with a smile, “I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Tracy因生病不能挪动双腿，不能讲话。丈夫Ryan日夜照顾她，确保她尽可能地舒服，同时Ryan从没放弃让她重新恢复健康的希望。
1．A.happyB．simple
C．different
D．basic
解析：选B 根据语境可知，他甚至连简单的“你好”或微笑都没有收到过。simple意为“简单的”。故答案选B。
2．A.weak
B．alone
C．ill
D．cruel
解析：选C 根据下文Ryan日夜照顾Tracy可知，Tracy生病了。ill意为“生病的”。故答案选C。
3．A.magic
B．exciting
C．unexpected
D．sad
解析：选D 根据上文可知，她生病了。但这并不是一个年轻女士的可悲结局，因为下文讲她丈夫一直陪伴她、呵护她。sad意为“可悲的，不幸的”。故答案选D。
4．A.true
B．strange
C．rude
D．useful
解析：选A 根据语境可知，他一直忠于他的妻子，日夜照顾她。true意为“真实的，忠诚的”。故答案选A。
5．A.comfortable
B．special
C．safe
D．conscious
解析：选A 根据上文可知，他日夜照顾她，自然是让她尽可能地舒服。comfortable意为“舒服的”。故答案选A。
6．A.married
B．stayed
C．met
D．worked
解析：选C 根据下文“Ryan says of his first __7__ of Tracy”可推知，2003年他们俩第一次在朋友家见面。meet意为“相遇，遇见”。故答案选C。
7．A.impression
B．expression
C．discussion
D．attention
解析：选A 由于是第一次见面，所以他说的是对她的第一印象。impression意为“印象”。故答案选A。
8．A.danger
B．trouble
C．surprise
D．silence
解析：选B 根据下文“Ryan was at work when a neighbour called to inform him that Tracy had been __9__ to the hospital.”可知，一个电话使这对夫妇的生活从此陷入困境。trouble意为“麻烦，困难”。故答案选B。
9．A.dashed
B．rushed
C．pushed
D．carried
解析：选B Ryan工作时接到邻居的电话，邻居告诉他Tracy已经被紧急送往医院。rush意为“匆忙地做，赶紧”。故答案选B。
10．A.Angry
B．Confident
C．Anxious
D．Proud
解析：选C 根据常识可知，听到妻子被紧急送往医院，他自然是担忧的。anxious意为“担忧的”。故答案选C。
11．A.daughter
B．friend
C．neighbour
D．wife
解析：选D 根据上文“Tracy had been __9__ to the hospital”可知，此处指他的妻子因发烧而接受治疗。故答案选D。
12．A.slow down
B．go down
C．look down
D．burn down
解析：选B 在她接受药物治疗后，高烧并没有退下。go down意为“下降”。故答案选B。
13．A.ready
B．eager
C．unwilling
D．unable
解析：选D 根据本段最后一句中的“lost the ability to give voices”可知，她此时不能说话。unable意为“不能的”。故答案选D。
14．A.revealed
B．repeated
C．agreed
D．admitted
解析：选A 医疗检查显示由于感染，她的神经系统遭到了破坏。reveal意为“显示，透露”。故答案选A。
15．A.even
B．instead
C．still
D．again
解析：选C 尽管她又恢复了意识，但她仍然不能挪动两条小腿。still意为“仍然”。故答案选C。
16．A.though
B．after
C．since
D．when
解析：选A 尽管医生尽力了，但她的情况变得越发糟糕。though意为“尽管”。故答案选A。
17．A.attitude
B．examination
C．condition
D．pain
解析：选C 尽管住院治疗了四个月，医生也都尽力了，但是她的情况反而变得更糟。condition意为“情况，条件”。故答案选C。
18．A.clean
B．remove
C．touch
D．move
解析：选D 根据上文“she __15__ could not move her lower legs”以及“her __17__ got worse”可知，现如今她的整条腿都不能动了。move意为“移动”。故答案选D。
19．A.wonderful
B．difficult
C．ridiculous
D．important
解析：选B 根据上文可知，这四个月是Ryan曾度过的最艰难的时光。difficult意为“困难的”。故答案选B。
20．A.position
B．power
C．confidence
D．health
解析：选D 根据语境可知，Ryan祈祷Tracy重新恢复健康。health意为“健康”。故答案选D。
课时练(二) 阅读理解提速练(练速度)
(限时：35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2016·山东省实验中学一模)Nail art has become an international phenomenon and many are using their fingernails to display creativity and personality. Social networks are overflowing with people showing off their latest and at times, impossibly complicated designs. The important question is “Where did it all begin and how has the color of your fingernails become just as, if not more important than the outfit you are wearing？”
The history of nail polish and nail art dates back to 3000 BC in China, India and Egypt. Plants were processed to create a dye that was used as a type of nail paint, which was then applied and represented social class and wealth; deep colors such as red were worn by the rich and lighter paler colors were used by the poor. The Inca civilization even went as far as painting animals on their nails to show which tribe they belonged to!
It wasn't until the early 19th century that nail paints was modernized into the nail polish that we see and know of today. The boom of the automobile industry introduced a wide selection of colors which were soon adapted to be used on nails, which further escalated the nail polish industry's success.
Today, nail polish has become a statement of personality and creativity. The color of your nails communicates the subculture you belong to. Nail art is part of the fashion world, the application of gems, airbrushing, fine detail and nail extensions means that they can complete any look.
I personally love changing the color and pattern of my nails to finish off my outfit and I enjoy creating new designs. There is plenty of inspiration on the Internet and with the latest introduction everyone can get a professional finish in half the time!
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。目前美甲在社会上非常流行，那么美甲是怎样发展起来的呢？本文对美甲的起源和发展进行了介绍。
1．In the first paragraph, the writer tells us about ________.
A．the origin of nail art
B．the popularity of nail art
C．the value of nail art
D．the question about nail art
解析：选B 段落大意题。根据第一段第一、二句“Nail art has become an international ... designs.”可知，第一段中作者告诉我们现在指甲艺术在社会上十分流行。故选B。
2．How long did it take the ancient nail oil to develop into modern nail polish?
A．1,900 years.B．3,000 years.
C．2,100 years.
D．About 5,000 years.
解析：选D 数字计算题。根据第二段第一句和第三段第一句可知，指甲油起源于公元前三千年，在19世纪早期发展成为现代我们常见的指甲油，所以从古代指甲油发展为现代指甲油中间经过了大约五千年。故选D。
3．The underlined word “escalated” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A．replaced
B．improved
C．demonstrated
D．blocked
解析：选B 词义猜测题。根据画线词前“The boom of the automobile industry ... used on nails”可知，汽车工业的急速发展引进了多种颜色，这些颜色很快被应用于美甲，颜色的多样化促进了美甲业的成功。由此可以推出画线词的意思是“增进，促进”，故选B。
B
(2016·河北省衡水中学高三二模)The last time I saw him was 12 years ago. Twelve years has passed, and I still remember eating pomegranates (石榴) while his thin hands combed through my hair. To this day, I still remember stories my grandfather used to tell me. As a child living in Korea, my grandfather was my closest friend, the man I spent every day with and depended on for back rides. We were inseparable from the moment we awoke until I fell asleep in his arms. I ate the food he prepared, and he was my pillow and storyteller. Little did we know that a day would come when his first granddaughter would leave. My father was to be stationed in the United States and time would blur (使……变模糊) our images of each other.
On the summer of my sixteenth birthday, I would see my grandfather again. On the plane, thoughts of him ran through my mind during all 14 hours of the flight. Would he look the same? Would he be healthy? Did he still have the pictures I drew for him? Most importantly, would he remember me? I was short then and always smiling. He dressed me. Twelve years later, I was taller and had a different figure. I picked out my own outfits and had my own sense of style. I was scared he wouldn't recognize I was his granddaughter.
I landed in the airport and rode with my aunt and cousin to my grandfather's house, where we found him pacing back and forth, awaiting my arrival. He looked the same, and as soon as I stepped out of the car and faced him, I began to cry. He ran toward me. “Tina！” My grandfather kept yelling. We met each other with open arms and he whispered, “I've been waiting for my granddaughter to come home. I missed you, my little Tina. Welcome home.” Our eyes filled with tears as we walked up the stairs, arm in arm, telling each other all the events we had missed in each other's life. He did remember. After all, I am his first granddaughter.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。“我”从小生活在爷爷身边，四岁时随父亲到美国定居，十二年后再次回去见爷爷，一路上总是担心爷爷认不出自己，但没想到一下车爷爷就认出了“我”。
4．It can be inferred that in childhood the author always ________.
A．ate the food her grandmother prepared
B．remembered the stories her grandmother told
C．rode on her grandfather's back
D．got on well with her father
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段第四句“As a child living in Korea ... for back rides.”可知，“我”每天都和爷爷在一起，骑在他背上玩耍。故答案选C。
5．How old was the author when she left her grandfather?
A．About 12 years old. B．About 6 years old.
C．About 4 years old.
D．About 2 years old.
解析：选C 数字计算题。根据第一段第一句可知，“我”最后一次见到爷爷是十二年前；根据第二段第一句可知，十六岁生日的那年夏天“我”再次见到了爷爷；由此可推知，作者是在四岁的时候离开爷爷的。故答案选C。
6．Why did the author think her grandfather probably would not make her out?
A．Because her grandfather was forgetful.
B．Because she was already a “big girl”．
C．Because she was already an American.
D．Because her grandfather was too old.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I was short then ... my own sense of style.”可知，十二年后，“我”长高了，形象不一样了，所以担心爷爷认不出“我”。故答案选B。
7．The author met her grandfather ________.
A．in the airport
B．by herself
C．with her parents
D．with her relatives
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“I landed in the airport and rode with my aunt and cousin to my grandfather's house”可知，作者是和亲戚一块去见爷爷的。故答案选D。
C
(2016·海口高考模拟)When Tom Szaky sees a juice container thrown away, he doesn't see rubbish, but he sees a pencil case. Sweet wrappers? A beautiful kite! But these are not the imaginings of a dreamer. For the 28yearold CEO of Trenton, New Jerseybased TerraCycle, they're a business model.
The fasttalking Szaky is leading the new industry of upcycling (升级改造). Instead of recycling, TerraCycle takes packaging headed for landfills (废物填埋地) and reuses it — more or less whole. TerraCycle's 85 employees make nearly 200 products, sold at shops such as Petco, Kmart, Whole Foods Market, and Target.
Szaky's $7.4 million company, now also moving ahead in Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom and Brazil, is quite different from the business he founded with his classmate Jon Beyer in 2002 as a freshman at Princeton University. The two entered a business competition with a plan to sell organic plant fertilizers made from worm waste. They lost the competition, but started the business anyway.
With their goal — to make products entirely out of rubbish — suddenly clear, Szaky knew the time was right to drop out of Princeton.
TerraCycle's first product used dininghall waste to feed the worms and thrownaway bottles to package the fertilizer. The result: a cheap, green breakthrough. Word spread, and in 2004, Home Depot began carrying the fertilizer in its Canadian stores.
To Szaky, waste does not exist in nature. TerraCycle is a “second chance” employer of, say, a piece of furniture, an icecream container. As Szaky points out, “The biggest problem with most green, fairtrade, and organic products is that they tend to cost more. At TerraCycle, everything is made from rubbish, and rubbish is free. People should be able to protect the planet without having to pay a cost for that right.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇科普说明文。介绍了Szaky创立TerraCycle公司对垃圾进行升级改造，从而制造出新产品的经过及理念。8．What is Tom Szaky now?
A．The CEO of TerraCycle.
B．An employee of Home Depot.
C．A student at Princeton University.
D．The manager of a food company.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the 28yearold CEO of Trenton, New Jerseybased TerraCycle”可知，Tom Szaky是TerraCycle公司的首席执行官。
9．How did Szaky get the idea of upcycling?
A．From his visits to foreign companies.
B．From his studies at Princeton University.
C．Through shopping at big stores in America.
D．Through the experience of a business competition.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The two entered a business competition with a plan ... but started the business anyway.”可知，Szaky从事升级改造产业的想法源于一次商业竞争的经历。
10．What is the goal of TerraCycle?
A．To make cheap and green products.
B．To recycle waste materials in another way.
C．To make products completely out of rubbish.
D．To change worm waste into organic plant fertilizers.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“With their goal — to make products entirely out of rubbish ...” 可知，TerraCycle公司的目标是“完全用垃圾制造产品”。A、D两项都是该公司做的具体事情，而非其目标；B项与第二段中的“Instead of recycling, TerraCycle takes packaging headed for landfills (废物填埋地) and reuses it ...”的表述不一致。
11．What is the advantage of upcycling according to Szaky?
A．The cost is kept rather low.
B．More materials are available.
C．It has a large promising market.
D．Its products are environmentally friendly.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“At TerraCycle, everything is made from rubbish ... to pay a cost for that right.”可知，升级改造产业的优势在于原材料是免费的，制造成本相当低廉。
D
(2016·河南省普通高中毕业班适应性测试)Is geography important? Here's a question for you to answer.
What have the following countries got in common: Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, Iceland and Madagascar?
Quite easy if you can picture them on the globe — they are all islands. All of these nations are surrounded by sea.
What have these five nations got in common? Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and Liechtenstein. They are all landlocked. In other words, in contrast to the first five countries whose coastline forms their border, the second five have no
coastline at all. If you are a Hungarian or a Paraguayan, you have to pass through somebody else's country if you want to go to the beach.
Liechtenstein is even more of a geographical phenomenon; it is “doubly landlocked” because the countries that surround it — Austria and Switzerland are also landlocked. There is only one other country in the world in a similar position, Uzbekistan, which is surrounded by five other landlocked countries. Go and have a look at the map if you want to know which.
So how do countries become landlocked? If you are Swiss or Nepalese, you have probably never thought things could be any other way. Switzerland's mountains, like the Himalayas, have formed a natural boundary for thousands of years. But there are borders. Where one country ends and another begins is not something that is fixed for all time.
There are countries like Ethiopia and Bolivia which did have a bit of coast but don't any more. Does it matter? The Ethiopians are not happy that the creation of Eritrea means they now have to use another country's port, when before they had a long coastline on the Red Sea.
But why does coastline matter so much? Throughout history people have preferred to live near the sea, and not just for the fish. Sea means trade, which means wealth. Think of the great successful cities like Singapore, New York or Hong Kong today. Russia has fought several wars over the centuries so that its ships could have access to the Baltic, the Black Sea and the Pacific.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。主要论述了地理位置的重要性。
12．Which group of the following countries are doubly landlocked ones?
A．Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan.
B．Iceland and Madagascar.
C．Australia and the United Kingdom.
D．Austria and Switzerland.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第五段第一、二句中的“Liechtenstein is even more ... similar position, Uzbekistan”可知，列支敦士登和乌兹别克斯坦都是双重内陆国。故答案选A。
13．What have countries like Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and Liechtenstein got in common?
A．They have no borders.
B．They have no coastline at all.
C．They are all surrounded by sea.
D．They had long coastlines before.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第四段第四句“In other words ...second five have no coastline at all.”可知，这五个国家都没有海岸线。故答案选B。
14．Why does coastline matter so much?
A．Because sea means wealth.
B．Because people can eat fish.
C．Because borders are fixed all time.
D．Because people prefer to live near the sea.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第八段第三句“Sea means trade, which means wealth.”可知，海岸线的重要性在于大海意味着财富。故答案选A。
15．What's the missing sentence at the end of the text?
A．Coastline is the main cause of wars.
B．Then what's the disadvantage of coastline?
C．Geography, it seems, can make a big difference.
D．Perhaps other means of transport can be improved.
解析：选C 推理判断题。第八段主要介绍了海岸线的重要性。由此可推知，文章末尾缺少的句子应总结上述观点：地理似乎很重要。故答案选C。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
(2016·郑州市高中毕业年级质量预测)Although most games have winners and losers, the goal of sports is not to win every game. The real goals include getting exercise, having fun, and learning important social skills, like good sportsmanship.
Good sportsmanship is all about respect. Good sports (具有运动家品格的人) respect the other players on their team. They respect the players on opposing teams. They respect their coaches, and they also respect the referees or other officials involved in their games.__1__ They yell at their teammates and they talk back to coaches or referees.
Kids usually learn sportsmanship — good and bad — from the adults in their lives.__2__ If parents and coaches show disrespect to other fans, referees, or each other, kids will likely act the same way on the field.
__3__ Some of them are very basic and easy to do, like shaking hands with other players before a game. Other examples may take a little more courage, such as acknowledging a great play made by the opposing team.
Learning good sportsmanship is important because it helps you develop an attitude of graciousness (礼貌) and respect that will carry over into all the other areas of your life.__4__ Being a good sport in the classroom will eventually lead to being a good sport in the workplace.
So be a good sport in whatever you do！__5__ When others see you acting in a way that makes it clear that winning isn't the most important thing, you can move on to focusing on the important things, like having fun, getting exercise, and improving your skills!
A．Good sportsmanship can be shown in many ways.
B．On the contrary, bad sportsmanship is all about disrespect.
C．The example you set can be a powerful teaching tool for others.
D．Players' parents and coaches set examples that kids tend to follow.
E．We can be good sports by encouraging others but not laughing at them.
F．Starting as a good sport earlier will help you be a good sport as you get old.
G．If you're a good sport on the field, you'll also likely be a good sport in the classroom.
答案：1～5 BDAGC
课时练(三) 第Ⅱ卷强化增分练(练规范)
(限时：45分钟)
Ⅰ.语法填空
(2016·辽宁省东北育才中学第五次模拟)There's no reason why women return to school. Going back to school provides private and public benefits. College graduates, generally enjoy higher salaries, __1__ (employ) more consistently, and work in nicer conditions. Collegeeducated people vote more, give more to charity, and rely __2__ (little) on government support.
Making the switch from __3__ (support) to supporting oneself can be a challenge, __4__ often a necessary one. Financial __5__ (dependent) for women is key, says Nancy Schlossberg, professor at University of Maryland. “I think __6__ important for women to do some direct achievement, because chances are that women will live alone in later life, either divorced __7__ never married.”
To Schlossberg, education is critical in the long run. She says, “You are going to do much better than before __8__ you have a good education; you are going to be happier than before on condition that you have __9__ education that enables you to do what you have to do in life. The question is __10__ you are ready at this time to go for it.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。女性回到学校学习，不仅对个人而且对社会都有很多好处。
1．are employed 因为这句话的主语College graduates和employ之间是动宾关系，所以此处应填employ的被动语态；再根据上下文的语境可知，此处应用一般现在时，且主语是复数。故此处应填are employed。
2．less 根据上文中的“more”可知，此处应填little的比较级形式，即less。
3．being supported 因为前面有介词“from”，所以此处应用动名词结构作宾语。句意：由被人养转变成自己养自己可能是一个挑战，但这是必要的。根据语境可知，此处应填being supported。
4．but 根据语境可知，空格前后之间是转折关系，因此此处应填but。
5．independence 根据下文中的“is”可知，此处应填其名词形式作主语， (in)dependence为不可数名词。故应填independence。
6．it 此处用it作形式宾语，后面的动词不定式结构作真正的宾语。所有代词中，只有it有此用法。故填it。
7．or either ... or ...是固定结构，意为“或者……或者……”。
8．if 句意：如果你受过良好的教育，那你就能比以前做得好许多。根据语境可知，此处应用if引导条件状语从句。
9．the 根据“education”后面的内容可知，此处的“教育”应是特指，故此处应填the。
10．whether 句意：问题在于你此时是否准备好去追求这样的教育。根据语境可知，此处应用whether引导表语从句。
Ⅱ.短文改错
(2016·石家庄高三质检一)I love camping. It is my favoritest way to spend the summer vacation. Last year, my families and I went camping in the countryside. It was one of the excited experiences I have never had. We slept in a tent
and took a long walk every day. We cooked over a fire and the food always tasted wonderfully. For a whole week, I saw lovely mountain views or breathed fresh air. At night, I heard the gentle wind blowing in the trees, and I feel so peaceful. It doesn't cost many to camp. What I believe it's the best way to get close nature and enjoy its beauty.
答案：第二句：favoritest→favorite
第三句：families→family
第四句：excited→exciting; have→had
第六句：wonderfully→wonderful
第七句：or→and
第八句：feel→felt
第九句：many→much
第十句：去掉What; close后加to
Ⅲ.书面表达
(2016·石家庄市高中毕业班第一次模拟)假定你是李华。近来电子红包在中国正成为一种时尚。请给你的美国朋友Peter写一封信，介绍有关情况。要点包括：
1．红包特点；
2．发放时间、途径；
3．参与人群；
4．你的看法。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；
4．参考词汇：电子红包ehongbao。
Dear Peter，
I'm writing to tell you something about ehongbao, which is becoming popular in China.
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Best wishes.
Yours，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Peter，
I'm writing to tell you something about ehongbao, which is becoming popular in China.
Ehongbao is actually a kind of lucky money from and to relatives and friends during festivals or on special occasions. For many young people, grabbing ehongbao on their mobile phones is a fairly common and exciting activity. Unlike the tradition of elders giving lucky money to children, over half of the people sending ehongbao are in their 20s. It's just for fun or giving best wishes, while the sum of money matters little. In a word, ehongbao is bringing new color to the old tradition.
Nevertheless, I'm concerned about the safety of online payment. So rules and regulations need to be improved regarding the ehongbao system to guarantee its operation.
Best wishes.
Yours，
Li Hua