Ⅰ.品句填词
1．Paper cuts are used to ____________(装饰) rooms and are often seen on windows and doors.
答案：decorate
2．The king showed no ____________(慈悲) and killed all the prisoners.
答案：mercy
3．They let the house to me at a ____________(租金) of 100 dollars a month.
答案：rent
4．Wet weather is a ____________(特征)of
life in Scotland.
答案：feature
5．We should learn to ____________(把……与……联系起来) the results to the causes.
答案：relate
6．The full____________(细节)of the agreement have not yet been made public.
答案：details
7．He was too drunk to walk ____________(直地)．
答案：straight
8．She was an____________(优雅的)woman，so many gentlemen loved her.
答案：elegant
9．What was the____________(目的)of her visit?
答案：purpose
10．The gateway is too____________(窄的)for a car to get through.
答案：narrow
Ⅱ.易错模块
1．________，the girl worked in a hurry.
A．Having swept the room
B．Another room swept
C．Having another room to sweep
D．Having another room to be swept
解析：选C。根据题意可知，空格处不是表时间，而是表原因，据此可排除A项。B、D两项结构上有错误，故排除。
2．________ the earth to be flat，many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
A．Having believed B．Believing
C．Believed
D．Being believed
解析：选B。主语many指代“许多人”，与believe是逻辑上的主动关系。Believing...作原因状语。
3．—What’s the matter with Tim?
—Oh，Tim’s cellphone was left in a taxi accidentally，never ________ again.
A．to find
B．to be found
C．finding
D．being found
解析：选B。考查非谓语动词的运用。根据非谓语动词与逻辑主语的关系，可排除选项A、C；而选项B表示出乎意料的结果；选项D表示自然的、经常性的结果。
4．We often provide our children with toys，footballs or basketballs，________ that all children like these things.
A．thinking
B．think
C．to think
D．thought
解析：选A。句意：我们经常会给孩子一些玩具、足球、篮球等，认为所有的孩子都会喜欢这些东西。本题主要考查非谓语动词的用法，其中主语We就是一个关键词，它与think之间是逻辑上的主动关系，表原因。
5．________the project in time，the staff were working at weekends.
A．Completing
B．Having completed
C．To have completed
D．To complete
解析：选D。此处是不定式作目的状语，意为“为了及时完成这项工程……”。C项是不定式的完成式，表示动作在谓语之前发生，不符合题意。
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．How long can you ________________________(屏住气)under water?
答案：hold your breath
2．He ________________________________(凝视)me as if he would have something to say.
答案：fixed his eyes on
3．Our friendship ________________________(追溯到)10 years ago，when we were classmates.
答案：dates back to
4．It made me feel ________________(有几分)embarrassed.
答案：sort of
5．He left me ________________(在外等)for an hour.
答案：waiting outside
6．In the future，pay increases will ________ ________ ________(把……联系起来)productivity.
答案：be related to
7. My sister has a watch ________________________________(像……形状的)rabbit.
答案：in the shape of
8．She was ________________________(陷入沉思)and didn’t hear me call her.
答案：deep in thought
Ⅳ.语法专练
本单元语法——介词和定语从句(Ⅰ)
1．(2011·高考重庆卷)Shirley，a real book lover，often brings home many books to read ________ the library.
A．in
B．for
C．by
D．from
解析：选D。本题考查介词。句意为“Shirley，一个真正的读书爱好者，经常从图书馆带很多书回家去读”。
2．(2011·高考福建卷)________ good service，the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.
A．Far from
B．Apart from
C．Instead of
D．Regardless of
解析：选B。本题考查介词短语。句意：除了优质的服务外，这个饭店还提供不同种类的传统福建菜。apart from“除……以外”，符合语意。far from“远离，远非”；instead of“代替，而不是”；regardless of“不管，不顾”。
3．Children need friends________ their own age to play with.
A．of
B．for
C．in
D．at
解析：选A。句意：孩子们需要与他们同龄的朋友玩耍。of their own age与他们同龄的，介词短语作后置定语。
4．Try on this red skirt；you will look great________ it.
A．on
B．by
C．in
D．for
解析：选C。句意：你试穿一下这件红色的裙子，你穿着它会很好看的。英语中介词in表示“穿着、带着”的意思时，表状态，常用于名词后作定语或表语，如：the man in a blue hat戴着蓝礼帽的那个男人；Susan is in yellow today.苏珊今天穿了一身黄色的衣服。
5．(2010·高考重庆卷)The dictionary is what I want，but I don’t have enough money ________ me.
A．by
B．for
C．in
D．with
解析：选D。句意：这本字典就是我想要的，但我身上没有带足够的钱。have sth.with sb.某人随身携带某物。
6．________ has been announced，we shall have our final exams next month.
A．Which
B．As
C．That
D．What
解析：选B。as引导非限制性定语从句，置于句首时不可用which。as此处表示“正如”。句意：正如所宣布的那样，下月我们将进行期末考试。
7．Xi’an，________ last summer，is a very ancient city.
A．that I visited
B．which I visited
C．where I visited
D．in which I visited
解析：选B。此处为一个定语从句，其中关系词在从句中充当visit的宾语，应用that或which，但引导非限制性定语从句应用which不可用that。
8．(2017·江西九所重点中学联考)Zunhua is one of the famous tourism destinations，________lies Dongling，a group of the Qing Imperial Tombs.
A．20 miles northwest of it
B．20 miles northwest of which
C．northwest 20 miles to it
D．northwest 20 miles of which
解析：选B。考查定语从句。destinations为表示地点的先行词且在从句中作介词of的宾语，故后面的定语从句应该用which来引导，而方位名词和相关的距离等应该放在which前面构成所有格，且表距离的名词应放在方位名词之前。
9．(2017·湖南十校联考)Anyway，that evening，________I’ll tell you more about later，I ended up staying at Rachel’s place.
A．when
B．where
C．what
D．which
解析：选D。考查定语从句。that evening是先行词，这里用which引导非限制性定语从句，作介词about的宾语。
10．In the flats Tom was the only man from________bedroom the thief had stolen much money.
A．whose
B．whom
C．who
D．where
解析：选A。考查定语从句。bedroom与先行词之间存在所属关系，故用表所属关系的whose来引导定语从句，whose本身作定语，修饰bedroom。
A卷
.单项填空
1．(2017·福建省莆田一中高三月考)Have ________on him, because he is only a boy.
A．pitiness
B．mercy
C．kindness
D．courage
解析：选B。考查固定搭配。have mercy on (upon) sb.为固定搭配，意思是：对……表示同情，故选B项。
2．It is difficult to ________ these results to any known cause.
A．relate
B．connect
C．take
D．fix
解析：选A。句意为“这些结果很难与任何已知的原因相关联”。所以用relate...to...结构。
3．(2017·浙江省宁波效实中学高三月考)That’s________video game that almost every one of us is attracted by it at once.
A．so an interesting
B．such an interesting
C．so interesting
D．such interesting a
解析：选B。修饰名词时应用such，而名词为单数可数名词时应用such a(n)＋adj.＋n.结构。用so时则应用so＋adj.＋a(n)＋n.结构。
4．China has announced plans to build the world’s highest airport in Tibet by 2011，________will further accelerate investment into the Himalayan region.
A．what
B．as
C．that
D．which
解析：选D。考查非限制性定语从句，根据句意，“这将进一步推动……”，应选D项。
5．The ancient vase，________Tang Dynasty，is quite valuable.
A．dated back to
B．dating back to
C．dating back from
D．dated from to
解析：选B。date back to＝date from，但它不可用被动形式，故此处应用动词ing形式作后置定语。
6．You’ll soon________if you manage to have a good rest.
A．pick out
B．turn out
C．pick up
D．turn off
解析：选C。pick up此处表示“身体恢复健康”。
7．“After World War Ⅱ，many of the cities across Western European countries________，”our guide said.
A．lied in ruin
B．lay in ruins
C．lay in ruin
D．lying in ruins
解析：选B。lie in ruins破败不堪，严重受损，成为废墟。分析句子结构及结合句子时态可判断应选B项。
8．(2017·泉州培元中学月考)The children have been playing with my hat—they’ve knocked it out of ________.
A．shape
B．size
C．control
D．line
解析：选A。句意为“孩子们一直拿帽子玩，玩得都变了形”。
9．(2011·安阳市高三第二次调研考试)After a long discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of the plan，they finally came to a(n)________that it was practical.
A．decision
B．opinion
C．conclusion
D．impression
解析：选C。考查名词词义辨析和短语搭配。句意为：对这个计划的优点和缺点进行了很长时间的讨论之后，他们最终认为这个计划是切实可行的。decision“决定”；opinion“意见，观点”；impression“印象”。come to a conclusion“得出结论”，符合句意。
10．The company we didn’t cooperate with seems to do the things________to break down our cooperation with other companies.
A．to the purpose
B．on purpose
C．by accident
D．in particular
解析：选B。空格后的部分说明前面的动作是有意的，故选B，on purpose故意地。to the purpose中肯地，合适地；by accident偶然；in particular尤其，特别。
11．(2017·西安中学教学质量检测)I don’t trust the man，because he is not ________.He has fooled us for long.
A．anxious
B．straight
C．generous
D．pretty
解析：选B。anxious忧虑的；straight诚实的；generous慷慨的；pretty漂亮的。句意：我不相信这个人，因为他不诚实，他欺骗了我们好久。
12．(2017·泉州名师中心月考)I like getting up very early in summer.The morning air is so good ________.
A．to be breathed
B．to breathe
C．breathing
D．being breathed
解析：选B。breathe和air之间虽然是动宾关系，但good后省略了for me，其逻辑主语是I，故用动词不定式的主动形式。
13．If you want to go to college，you must take great ________ to learn.
A．pain
B．effort
C．effect
D．pains
解析：选D。句意：如果你想上大学，你就必须努力学习。take(great)pains努力。
14．He gained his ________ by printing ________ of famous writers.
A．wealth；work
B．wealths；works
C．wealths；work
D．wealth；works
解析：选D。句意：他靠印刷著名作家的著作而获得财富。wealth“财富”，是一不可数名词；works意为“作品，著作”。
15．—Do you have much time now?
—Yes，a great ________.
A．much
B．many
C．deal
D．number
解析：选C。考查固定搭配。根据语境可知，答语是a great deal of time的省略。a great deal of后面要接不可数名词。much不与great搭配；many后接可数名词；a great number of后接可数名词，均不合句意。
Ⅱ.完形填空
Words：318 难度系数：★★ 建议用时：16分钟
A little girl wanted to become a great pianist，but all she could play on the piano was the simple little tune，“Chopsticks”．No matter how hard she tried，that was the __1__ she could do.Her parents decided after some time to __2__ for a great pianist to teach her to play properly.Of course，the little girl was __3__.
When the little girl and her parents arrived at the pianist’s house for the first lesson，they were led by a servant into the living room，where they saw a beautiful concert grand __4__.Immediately，the little girl __5__ over to the piano and began playing “Chopsticks”．Her parents felt __6__ of their daughter’s behaviour and started __7__ the room to tell her to stop.However，as she played，the pianist __8__ the room and __9__ the little girl to continue.
The pianist then took a __10__ on the piano bench next to the little girl，listening to her play.After a moment he began to play __11__ her，adding some basic tones.The little girl __12__ to
play “Chopsticks”．The
parents couldn’t believe their __13__.They were hearing a beautiful piece of music，played by their daughter and the pianist，and __14__ enough，the central theme of it was __15__ “Chopsticks”．
At times you may feel like you’re a(n) __16__ that you will never accomplish great things.But __17__ that little girl.All she could play was “Chopsticks”．Nobody wanted to hear “Chopsticks”．It was an embarrassment to her parents and __18__ to everyone else.Yet the musician encouraged her to keep on playing.
We were born with gifts and __19__.Sure，compared to some people’s abilities，our gifts and talents may seem like“Chopsticks”—not very original and not very spectacular.But keep on playing—and make some room on the piano __20__ for our pianists.
1. A．best B．worst
C．hardest
D．easiest
解析：选A。no matter how引导的是让步状语从句，后面应该是和前面相反的意思，所以选the best。
2．A.look
B．arrange
C．turn
D．settle
解析：选B。arrange“安排”。根据后文我们知道小女孩的父母已经安排好了，所以选arrange。
3．A.pleasing
B．sorry
C．worried
D．delighted
解析：选D。自己弹得不好，现在有高人指点，小女孩肯定高兴了，所以选delighted。
4．A.violin
B．bench
C．room
D．piano
解析：选D。根据后文的“the piano”可以得出答案。
5．A.walked
B．went
C．rushed
D．moved
解析：选C。小女孩见到好钢琴，急切地去弹，所以用rushed。其他词均不能表达小女孩的急切心情。
6．A.ashamed
B．frightened
C．pleased
D．excited
解析：选A。小女孩的父母知道自己孩子的钢琴水平，极力要阻止她弹，怕她被笑话，所以当时很尴尬，因此选ashamed。
7．A.through
B．over
C．across
D．throughout
解析：选C。across the room到房间另一头，因为小女孩是rushed over to the piano，她的父母还在另一头，所以选across。
8．A.left
B．entered
C．cleaned
D．locked
解析：选B。他们是由仆人领进来的，在小女孩弹钢琴时，音乐家进来了，所以选entered。
9．A.told
B．encouraged
C．advised
D．forbade
解析：选B。根据后面“Yet the musician encouraged her to keep on playing”可知，音乐家鼓励小女孩弹钢琴，所以选encouraged。
10．A.book
B．cup
C．step
D．seat
解析：选D。take a seat意为“坐下”，根据后面的on the piano bench可以得出钢琴家在小女孩旁边坐了下来，所以选seat。
11．A.along with
B．instead of
C．in front of
D．behind
解析：选A。along with意思是相当于with，意为“同……一起”。
12．A.stopped
B．improved
C．continued
D．repeated
解析：选C。因为他们一起弹奏，所以小女孩应该是继续弹，因此选continued。
13．A.daughter
B．eyes
C．pianist
D．ears
解析：选D。根据后文“They were hearing a beautiful piece of music...”，可知小女孩的父母简直不敢相信他们的耳朵，说明小女孩弹得太好了。
14．A.amazingly
B．sadly
C．happily
D．disappointingly
解析：选A。小女孩仍然弹奏原来的那首曲子“Chopsticks”，但是曲子听起来很优美，这很令人吃惊，所以选amazingly。
15．A.yet
B．still
C．also
D．already
解析：选B。still仍然，根据“all she could play was‘Chopsticks’”可以得出正确答案。
16．A.somebody
B．nobody
C．anybody
D．everybody
解析：选B。根据后面的句子“you will never accomplish great things”可以看出你什么都做不好。nobody意为“小人物，无足轻重的人”。
17. A．think of
B．regard
C．watch
D．look at
解析：选A。作者写这篇文章是为了让读者从小女孩的故事中得到教育。
18．A.tiring
B．pleasant
C．annoying
D．surprising
解析：选C。根据文章的描述，小女孩的钢琴弹得很糟糕，所以选annoying。tiring意为“令人劳累的”。
19．A.abilities
B．advantages
C．talents
D．goods
解析：选C。根据后面的句子“our gifts and talents may seem like‘Chopsticks’”可以得出答案。
20．A.piece
B．music
C．table
D．bench
解析：选D。从上文可知钢琴家“took a seat on the piano bench next to the little girl”，所以这里要选bench。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Words：352 难度系数：★★ 建议用时：8分钟
A few years ago I had an“aha！”moment regarding handwriting.
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task.It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting，and then I realized whose it must be.I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year，maybe two，and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life—a sign that the informal，friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails.There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters，and we recognized one another’s handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.
As a child visiting my father’s office，I was pleased to recognize，in little notes on the desks of his staff，the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge—except that those notes were signed“dad”instead of“RFW”．
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting，a book by Florey.She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well，but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen.
I don’t buy it.
I don’t want to see anyone cut off from the expressive，personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does.For many a biographer，part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th century Italy.That may sound impossibly grand—as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings.However，they have worked in many school systems.
1．Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?
A．He had worked with his colleague long enough.
B．His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful.
C．His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible.
D．He still had a lot of work to do.
解析：选A。细节理解题。由第二段最后一句可知，作者对不能认出和自己一起工作了很长时间的同事的笔迹感到惊讶。
2．People working together in an office used to ________.
A．talk more about handwriting
B．take more notes on workdays
C．know better one another’s handwriting
D．communicate better with one another
解析：选C。推理判断题。由第三段中的“There was a time when...voice or faces.”可知，过去一起工作的人们通常能互相了解对方的笔迹。
3．The author’s father wrote notes in pen ________.
A．to both his family and his staff
B．to his family in small letters
C．to his family on the fridge
D．to his staff on the desk
解析：选A。细节理解题。由第四段中的“I was pleased to recognize...his staff，the same handwriting I would see at home...”可知，作者的父亲常用手写便条和家人及员工交流。
4．We can learn from the passage that the author ________.
A．thinks it impossible to teach handwriting
B．does not want to lose handwriting
C．puts the blame on the computer
D．does not agree with Florey
解析：选B。意图判断题。文章中大量的信息，特别是倒数第二段中的“I don’t want to see...a digital keyboard does.”表明，作者不想让手写字消失。
B卷
Ⅰ.完形填空
Words：353 难度系数：★★ 建议用时：15分钟
Every morning a woman baked Chapati, an Indian cake, for her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby.She would place the extra cake on the __1__ for someone to take it.
She noticed a hunchback (驼背) came every day and took the extra cake.Instead of expressing __2__， he would mutter (嘀咕) the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do remains with you.The good you do comes back to you！”
This went on day after day.The woman felt very __3__.One day, she decided to
__4__ him.She added poison to the cake she prepared for him! As she was about to place it on the window, her hands __5__.She threw his cake into the fire
__6__， prepared another one and put it on the window.
As usual, the hunchback came, __7__ the cake and muttered the same words.The hunchback proceeded on his way,
__8__ nothing about the fight in the mind of the woman.
The woman had a son who had gone to a distant place to __9__ his fortune.Every day, as the woman placed the cake on the window, she offered a
__10__
for him.For many months she had no news of him and she prayed for his
__11__ return.
That evening, there was a knock on the door.Opening it, she was surprised to find her
__12__ standing there.He had grown thin and lean.His clothes and shoes were
__13__.He was hungry, starved and __14__.
Looking at his mother he said, “Mom, it’s a(n)
__15__ I’ m here.When I was but a mile away, I was so starved that I collapsed (晕倒)．I would have died, but for a whole __16__ an old hunchback gave me.”
As the mother heard those words, her face turned
__17__.She leaned against the door for
__18__
.Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have
__19__ her own son!
It was then that she realized the __20__
of the words: “The evil you do remains with you.The good you do, comes back to you！”
【解题导语】 本文是一篇寓言故事。一位印度母亲每天在给家人煎饼时，都多煎一个，以便放在窗台让路过的饿着肚子的人吃。每天都是一个驼背老人来拿去吃了，吃后也没句感激之类的话，只是说：“恶有恶报，善有善报！”该妇女看后很是生气，第二天在给这人的饼里下了毒，但在其放到窗台时，手直发抖，故将毒饼扔进火中，再煎了一只饼。当晚其外出挣钱的儿子归来，告诉她，要不是一位驼背老人给了他一个完整的饼，他也许就没有力气走回家。
1．A.door
B．roof
C．stone
D．window
解析：选D。door门；roof房顶；stone石头；window窗户。根据第三段和第五段两度出现的place it on the window可知，该妇女是将多煎的那块饼放在窗台上，故选D。
2．A.concern
B．hope
C．gratitude
D．regret
解析：选C。concern关注，关心；hope希望；gratitude感激；regret遗憾，后悔。驼背每天到窗台上来拿饼吃，这是受人恩赐，应该心存“感激”，故选C。
3．A.annoyed
B．delighted
C．disappointed
D．relieved
解析：选A。annoyed生气的，恼怒的；delighted欣喜的；disappointed失望的；relieved如释重负的。驼背老人每天拿走这块饼，没有说什么感恩的话语，而只是唠叨两句这位妇女不太明白的“恶有恶报，善有善报” 的话。根据语意可知，B和D可排除。根据下文，该妇女准备害死这位驼背老人，显然其远远不只是“失望”，而是“气愤”，故选A。
4．A.do away with
B．get away with
C．keep away from
D．turn away from
解析：选A。do away with杀死，干掉；get away with偷携某物潜逃；keep away from远离，避开；turn away from拒之门外，不准进入。根据下句“She added poison to the cake she prepared for him！”可知选A。
5．A.ached
B．burnt
C．moved
D．trembled
解析：选D。ach疼痛；burn发烧；move移动；tremble指“(因恐惧、愤怒、寒冷、体弱等)颤栗，发抖”。该妇女准备下毒，害死驼背老人。由于害怕，在将饼放到窗台时，手直“发抖”，故选D。
6．A.immediately
B．fortunately
C．purposely
D．carefully
解析：选A。immediately立即，迅速；fortunately幸运地；purposely故意地；carefully认真地，小心地。根据下半句“prepared another one and put it on the window”可知，妇女由于害怕，打消了害死驼背人的念头，故是“立刻”将下毒的饼扔进火中烧掉，故选A。
7．A.checked up
B．picked up
C．swallowed up
D．threw up
解析：选B。check up检查，核对；pick up捡起，拿起；swallow up吃掉，耗尽；throw up呕吐。驼背人像往常一样“拿起”窗台上的饼，故选B。
8．A.asking
B．answering
C．knowing
D．wondering
解析：选C。ask问；answer回答；know知晓；wonder想知道。驼背人拿起饼后像往常一样赶路，丝毫不知这位妇女内心的斗争，故选C。
9．A.get
B．have
C．seek
D．tell
解析：选C。get得到；have有；seek寻求；tell说。seek one’s fortune寻找发财的机会；tell one’s fortune算命。妇女的儿子显然是出远门挣钱去了，故选C。
10．A.greeting
B．hello
C．kiss
D．prayer
解析：选D。greeting打招呼，问候；hello问候；kiss吻；prayer祈祷。根据下一句的prayed可知，妇女是为儿子“祈祷”，故选D。
11．A.double
B．happy
C．safe
D．warm
解析：选C。double双的；happy快乐的；safe平安的；warm温暖的。母亲祈祷的自然是儿子的“平安”归来，故选C。
12．A.daughter
B．husband
C．relative
D．son
解析：选D。daughter女儿；husband丈夫；relative亲戚；son儿子。根据上段可知，该妇女的儿子出远门挣钱去了，她是为儿子祈祷，归来的应该是她的“儿子”，故选D。
13．A.broken
B．torn
C．usual
D．wet
解析：选B。broken破碎的；torn穿旧的，磨损的；usual正常的；wet湿的。儿子在外很长时间，衣服和鞋是“穿旧了、磨损的”，故选B。
14．A.strong
B．free
C．thirsty
D．weak
解析：选D。strong强壮的；free自由的；thirsty口渴的；weak体弱的。根据本句的hungry，starved以及上上句“He had grown thin and lean”可知，儿子是“消瘦、体弱”，故选D。
15．A.event
B．miracle
C．mistake
D．surprise
解析：选B。event重大事件；miracle奇迹；mistake错误；surprise惊讶。根据儿子接下来的话语可知，其认为自己能够平安归来是“奇迹”，险些饿死在路途中。
16．A.cake
B．egg
C．meal
D．supply
解析：选A。cake饼，蛋糕；egg鸡蛋；meal一餐饭；supply供应。根据上下文多次出现的cake可知，驼背老人每天在妇女窗台上拿的就是“一块煎饼”，故选A。
17．A.black
B．green
C．pale
D．yellow
解析：选C。black黑色；green绿色；pale苍白；yellow黄色。该母亲是被儿子的话吓得脸色“苍白”—— 一点血色都没有，故选C。
18．A.fear
B．strength
C．support
D．weight
解析：选C。fear恐惧；strength力气；support支持，支撑；weight体重。要不是靠向墙，该妇女差点吓的晕倒在地上。该妇女靠着墙寻求“支撑”，故选C。
19．A.helped
B．killed
C．missed
D．surrounded
解析：选B。help帮助；kill杀死；miss想念，错过(机会)；surround包围。妇女要不是及时将下毒的饼扔进火中，毒死的将可能不是驼背老人，而是自己的儿子，因为驼背老人这天的饼给了归途中饥饿不堪的儿子。
20．A.value
B．significance
C．importance
D．function
解析：选B。value价值；significance意义；importance重要性；function功能，作用。这位妇女通过这一有惊无险的惊吓终于明白了驼背老人常说的“恶有恶报，善有善报”的“意义”，故选B。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
Words：340 难度系数： 建议用时：9分钟
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children’s books of all time，and many adults enjoy it as well.It tells the story of a young girl named Alice，who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland.She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense.The popularity of the book comes from its imagination，interesting story，and art work.
The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll.In fact，Lewis Carroll was not the writer’s real name.His real name was Charles Dodgson.One day，he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family.To keep them entertained on the ride，he told them a story in which Alice，the middle child，was the main character.They enjoyed the story very much.
Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present.Later，he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald.George read it to his children and they loved it.George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story.Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words.It was first printed in 1866，with art work by John Tenniel，under the name Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.The book was an immediate success.
One of its first fans was Queen Victoria.She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll’s works.She was surprised to find that they included many works on math.In fact，Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician.This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.
Since the story was first printed，it has kept selling up to the present day.It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it.The story is even mentioned in the popular 1999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.
【解题导语】 本文介绍了一直以来在全球畅销书少儿类排行榜属前列的一本书——Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland的写作过程、写作目的及其深远的影响。
1．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．Charles’ family life
B．a girl’s adventurous experiences
C．a magical world called Wonderland
D．the birth of a book and its lasting influences
解析：选D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文大意是说明Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland的写作过程、目的和深远影响，故本题选D。
2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The writer published his works under his real name.
B．The character Alice originated from George’s children.
C．John contributed partly to the popularity of the book.
D．Charles offered a copy to George for advice.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段的倒数一、二句可知本题选C。
3．We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．Queen Victoria asked for a few of Charles’ writings
B．Charles had a gift for reasoning and writing
C．Charles had all his works translated into fifty languages
D．The Matrix was based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
解析：选B。推理判断题。由第四段的后两句可知本题选B。
4．Which of the following is the right order of the passage?
a．Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present.
b．Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames.
c. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in 1866.
d．More parts were added to the story by Charles.
e．The book won a large number of fans.
A．c－b－a－d－e
B．c－a－b－e－d
C．b－a－d－c－e
D．b－a－c－e－d
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二和第三段的内容可知本题选C。
B
Words：456 难度系数： 建议用时：7分钟
On the first day of my new high school，I almost had a nervous breakdown.Everything about the school seemed so difficult.When I got home，my parents said，“You’re nervous and that’s okay.Everyone is afraid of high school.” I denied it.I wanted to be strong，so I refused to let anyone know about my fear，even my closest friends.
On the first day I was late for every class and was constantly lost.The school seemed like a puzzle that I couldn’t figure out.Was this how the whole year was going to be？I didn’t think I could rise to this challenge，especially carrying a huge backpack that I could hardly lift.It was so big that I could knock someone out with it! The schoolmates seemed to regard me as a fool，and they were probably right.
Despite my fears，after the first week I finally had my schedule figured out.With the exception of falling up and down the stairs a couple of times and getting laughed at，high school was turning out to be not so bad.It was actually much better than middle school and much more challenging.
Since then，I’ve been elected vice president of my class，which wasn’t much of a victory since only three people ran for the four positions.
It is normal to be scared about a new school.Take a deep breath and relax.High school is something that any student can overcome.Make sure you participate in some out-of-class activities because you’ll find it easier to make friends.Try to do your best，even if it isn’t straight A’s.
Most important of all，be who you are，whether you’re a “fool”，an athlete，or a lower grader.Don’t try to pretend to be someone you’re not.Now you know the true secrets of high school.
【解题导语】 在上高中的第一天，“我”一直很紧张，当“我”回到家后，父母告诉“我”：“你第一天上高中感觉紧张是正常的。所有人都害怕高中生活。”但“我”不甘心，“我”要证明“我”并不怕高中生活。“我”在接下来的几天里，一切还是很糟糕，因此“我”受到了同学们的嘲笑，但“我”没有气馁，最终“我”经受住了考验，“我”的高中生活进入了正轨。根据“我”的个人经历，“我”告诫所有的高中新生们：不要气馁，一切源于自信，充分展现你的才能，这样你就会适应高中生活所带来的挑战。
5．The main reason for the author’s fear on his first day is that ________.
A．he was unable to work out the puzzle
B．his schoolmates were unfriendly to him
C．he was not familiar with the new surroundings
D．his schoolbag was too heavy for him to carry
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第一段的第二句可以推断出本题选C。
6．From the author’s first day experience we can infer that ________.
A．his home was far from the school
B．he got to school after classes began
C．he didn’t get any school schedule
D．he didn’t know the right way to class
解析：选D。推理判断题。由文章第二段第一句可知本题选D。
7．After his first week at school，the author ________.
A．was still not accustomed to the schedule
B．gradually adjusted himself to the new school
C．found high school not so challenging as he had imagined
D．ran for president of his class against three other students
解析：选B。细节理解题。由第三段的首句可知本题选B。
8．According to the passage，the secret of the author’s success lies mainly in ________.
A．making more friends
B．getting more A’s at school
C．being who he really is
D．joining in out-of-class activities
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段的首句可知本题选C。