Ⅰ.品句填词
1．These children ____________(装备) themselves with torches and rope，and then started off.
答案：equipped
2．We ____________(限制) the amount of time we spend on this work.
答案：limit
3．The young man was born in a ____________(富裕的) family，but he doesn’t think money can buy happiness.
答案：wealthy
4．The mother was ____________(担忧的) about the children when they didn’t come back home from school.
答案：anxious
5．There were so many people that the company put on __________(额外的) buses.
答案：extra
6．The __________(作者)of the book had a lot of difficult experiences in his life.
答案：author
7．But some scientists say that is ____________(正是) what teens are doing.
答案：exactly
8．We will take a ____________(冒险) on the bad weather and have the gathering outdoors.
答案：risk
9．As a teacher，it is a must for you to have a wide range of knowledge as well as ____________(耐心)．
答案：patience
10．The weather in our country ____________(不同)from one place to another.
答案：differs
.翻译句子
1．你的计算机可能处于危险状态。(at risk)
________________________________________________________________________
答案：Your computer might be at risk.
2．不知道我的想法是否适合你的计划。(be fit for)
________________________________________________________________________
答案：I wonder if my idea is fit for your plan.
3．我们的汽油用完了。你能供给我们一些吗？(run out of)
________________________________________________________________________
答案：We have run out of gasoline.Could you lend us some?
4．他们开始为这次旅行做准备。(make preparations for)
________________________________________________________________________
答案：They began to make preparations for this journey.
5．我非常高兴成为你们中的一员。(too...to)
________________________________________________________________________
答案：I’m(only/just)too glad to become a member of you.
Ⅲ.情景交际
1．(2011·高考陕西卷)—We can give you a ride into town.
—________Thank you.
A．Yes，why not?
B．Oh，it would be my pleasure.
C．Yes，please.
D．Oh，that would be great.
解析：选D。考查交际用语。句意为：——我们可以送你一程去城镇。——那太好了，谢谢您。Oh，that would be great.表示对对方的感谢。
2．(2011·高考福建卷 )—My teacher says she’s canceling the class play.I just can’t understand.
—________.You were looking forward to it.
A．It doesn’t matter
B．It’s very unwise of her
C．Don’t worry about it
D．You must be disappointed
解析：选D。考查交际用语。上句说到老师取消了the class play，我很是不明白。下句又提到你很期待，当然就觉的非常失望了。
3．(2017·苏锡常镇调查)—I’m afraid I can only make a small contribution this time.
—__________.We really appreciate your assistance.
A．The best things come in small packages
B．The more，the better
C．It is better to give than to receive
D．Every little helps
解析：选D。考查谚语。根据句中的make a small contribution可知“我”的贡献很小，即便如此对方对“我”的帮助还是很感激的。Every little helps表示“涓涓细流汇成河”。
4．—When will you be through with your work?
—__________？My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.
A．Who knows B．Would you help me
C．I beg your pardon
D．Anything the matter
解析：选A。考查交际用语。句意：“你什么时候能完成工作？”“谁知道呢？我老板总是在最后时刻给我安排一些事情。”be through with“完成”。
5．—The mooncake is really delicious.Can I have another piece?
—__________
A．You can.
B．Behave yourself.
C．Be my guest!
D．Do it yourself.
解析：选C。考查交际用语。句子Can I have another piece中的can表请求之意，征求意见。Be my guest“请随便，请随意，请不要客气”。
6．—Ken，________，but your TV is going too loud.
—Oh，I’m sorry.I’ll turn it down right now.
A．I’d like to talk with you
B．I’m really tired of this
C．I hate to say this
D．I need your help
解析：选C。考查交际用语。第一句句意：Ken，我真不想这样说，不过你的电视声音太大了。根据句意可知，说话者是在婉言批评Ken把电视声音开得太大了，显然只有C项符合语境。
7．—Alice，the dress is very beautiful on you.Where did you buy it?
—________ I bought it in Xidan supermarket.
A．I think so.
B．Thank you very much.
C．No，I don’t think so.
D．Well，really?
解析：选B。从the dress is very beautiful on you可以看出，这里表示赞扬，因此应答者应表示感谢，故选B。
.语法专练
本单元语法——定语从句()
1．(2017·西安八校联考)A war is so cruel that it always causes great losses，________has happened in Iraq.
A．what
B．as
C．that
D．one
解析：选B。as为关系代词，引导定语从句，指代前面的整个句子。故选B。
2．(2017·重庆联合诊断)He is confident，________，in my opinion，is most important in society.
A．how
B．that
C．what
D．which
解析：选D。考查定语从句。此处是which引导的非限制性定语从句，which代指主句的内容，在从句中充当主语。句中的in my opinion是插入语。
3．They’ve won their last three matches，________I find a bit surprising actually.
A．that
B．when
C．what
D．which
解析：选D。考查定语从句。句意：他们已经赢得了最后三场比赛，我发现这确实有点令人惊讶。先行词是前面整个句子，which引导非限制性定语从句，并在定语从句中作find的宾语。
4．She brought with her three friends，none of________I had ever met before.
A．them
B．who
C．whom
D．these
解析：选C。句意：她带了三个朋友过来，没有一个是我曾经见过的。此题考查非限制性定语从句。先行词是her three friends，代入定语从句后为：I had ever met none_of_her_three_friends.而介词后指人时用关系代词whom。
5．(2011·苏锡常镇四市教学调查)It is not an idea________the community can unite.On the contrary，I see it as one that will divide us.
A．that
B．which
C．around that
D．around which
解析：选D。考查定语从句。从结构上看idea是先行词，语境说“这不是一个凝聚人心的思想”，即：它不能把人们团结在它的周围。因此选around which。
6．Last term our maths teacher set so difficult an examination problem __________ none of us worked out.
A．that
B．as
C．so that
D．which
解析：选B。不能选用that，如果看作so...that...句型则that无实际意义，不能在从句中作worked out的宾语。as引导定语从句则可在从句中作worked out的宾语。
7．The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running，__________ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds.
A．who
B．that
C．as
D．which
解析：选D。此处是非限制性定语从句，不能用that；as“正像，正如”不符合题意，故选择D项。
8．We shouldn’t spend our money testing so many people，most of __________ are healthy.
A．that
B．which
C．what
D．whom
解析：选D。考查定语从句中关系代词的用法。这是一个非限制性定语从句，先行词为so many people，故应选whom(指人)；that也可以指人，但不用在非限制性定语从句中，也不能用在介词后面。
9．He wrote a lot of novels，none of________was translated into a foreign language.
A．them
B．what
C．that
D．which
解析：选D。考查定语从句。根据句子结构可知，这是一个非限制性定语从句，因此要用which。
10．English online.com is a free site________visitors can not just learn the English language but also chat online.
A．where
B．which
C．that
D．what
解析：选A。该题考查定语从句。where引导定语从句，修饰先行词site，同时在定语从句中作状语。
A卷
.单项填空
1．(2017·福建省普通高中毕业班教学质量调研)In September 2008，China’s key milestone in space travel________when Zhai Zhigang conducted the first space walk.
A．reached B．was reached
C．has reached
D．had been reached
解析：选B。时间2008年9月，是一个具体的过去时间，应用过去时态；另外，句子主语China’s key milestone和reach之间为被动关系，应用被动语态。
2．—Why was Mr.Smith unhappy those days?
—The only reason was that the theory he insisted on________ wrong.
A．proving
B．being proved
C．proved
D．was proved
解析：选C。考查静态动词。prove表示“证明是”是静态动词，它不能用被动语态。
3．He definitely wishes that his best friend Philip should________some other profession.
A．set out
B．take over
C．take up
D．set up
解析：选C。此题考查动词短语的用法。set out“出发”，take over“接管”，take up“占据(时间或空间)，从事(运动、职业等)”，set up“搭起，建立”。此处用take up表示从事某个职业。
4．(2017·福建三明市高三上学期三校联考)After much，Harry was chosen captain of the football team.
A．debate
B．bargain
C．defeat
D．defence
解析：选A。句意：经过许多辩论以后，哈利被选为足球队队长。debate“争论，辩论”；bargain“讨价还价”；defeat“战胜，挫败”；defence“防御，保卫”。
5．(2011·高考湖南卷)One-third of the country ________ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens ________ black people.
A．is；are
B．is；is
C．are; are
D．are；is
解析：选A。句意：这个国家的森林覆盖面积占国土面积的三分之一，并且大多数市民都是黑人。“分数/百分数＋名词”作主语时，其谓语动词的单复数取决于名词的形式；“the majority of＋名词”作主语时，其谓语动词的单复数也取决于名词的形式。故本题选A项。
6．(2017·皖南八校高三联考)Many youth went to the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum on Nov.16,2009，________U．S.President Barack Obama delivered a speech during his four-day state visit.
A．which
B．in that
C．where
D．that
解析：选C。考查定语从句的用法。where引导的定语从句修饰先行词the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum。
7．Please make my excuse at tomorrow’s meeting.I’ve got too much work________.
A．to do to come
B．doing coming
C．to do coming
D．doing to come
解析：选A。考查不定式作定语以及too... to句型。句意为：请在明天的会议上为我找个理由。我将有好多工作要做以至于不能去参加会议。to do是work的定语，表将来，too much work...to come相当于too busy to come。
8．—Now，where is my purse?
—________！We’ll be late for the picnic.
A．Take your time
B．Don’t worry
C．Come on
D．Take it easy
解析：选C。考查情景交际。句意：——我的钱包在哪儿？——快点吧！我们野餐要迟到了。come on快点，加油。
9．Some kinds of animals can________the color of their surroundings to protect themselves.
A．dress up
B．get into
C．take on
D．put on
解析：选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意：某些动物能呈现周围环境的颜色来保护自己。take on呈现，披戴；dress up化妆，打扮；get into进入，陷入，养成；put on穿(戴)上，增加。
10．Most school libraries allow students to borrow only two books________.
A．at times
B．at a time
C．in no time
D．at one time
解析：选B。句意：大多数学校图书馆只允许学生每次借两本书。at times“有时”；in no time“立即，马上”；at one time“曾经，一度”；at a time“一次，每次”，符合题意。
11．He hurried home，only to find his house________.
A．break out
B．broken into
C．break into
D．break in
解析：选B。句意：他匆忙赶回家，却发现有人曾闯进他的房子。break out“(火灾、战争等)突然发生”；break into“强行进入”；break in“突然进来，插嘴”。依据句意和语态可知选B。
12．If you’re ________ about Australian cities，just read the book written by Dr.Johnson.
A．interested
B．anxious
C．upset
D．curious
解析：选D。本题考查形容词的词义及搭配的区别。be interested in“对某事感兴趣”；be anxious about“为某事或某人着急”；be upset at“对某事不安或苦恼”；be curious about“对某事好奇”。根据搭配及句意可得出正确答案为D项。
13．When________different cultures，we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.
A．compared
B．being compared
C．comparing
D．having
compared
解析：选C。句意：在比较不同的文化时，我们常常只注意不同点而没有注意到有许多相似之处。when后省略了we are，we是compare动作的执行者。
14．Reciting does much good in language learning and it________helps to learn science subjects better.
A．on the contrary
B．in turn
C．by chance
D．for once
解析：选B。句意：背诵对语言学习非常有益，反过来还有助于更好地学习理科。on the contrary“相反”；in turn“转而，反过来”；by chance“碰巧”；for once“就一次”。
15．Most wild tigers have been seen in the forest around this area，________there used to be very few.
A．when
B．where
C．what
D．which
解析：选B。句意：在附近的森林中发现了更多的野生老虎，而在过去，这一地区老虎数量非常少。本题考查定语从句用法。先行词是in the forest，代入定语从句后为：There used to be very few(wild tigers)in_the_forest.由此可知先行词在定语从句中作状语，且表地点，故用关系副词where。
.完形填空
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“Two books per visit per week，”said the unsmiling librarian as she handed a library card.Neither the limits nor her attitude __1__ me，a 9-year-old Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the 1950s.I needed those visits.The books were filled with stories in which，however __2__ things seemed，everything __3__ well in the end，__4__ justice，bravery，and wisdom－a striking contrast(对比)to my everyday experiences.
Thirty years later，I，a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 13，stood in front of another librarian.This librarian was __5__.
“What did she say？”I asked my daughter，who already knew a little English and often __6__ as my interpreter.
“She said，‘Can I help you？’”
“Ask if they have any books in __7__，”I requested.
“No，they don’t.”translated my daughter.
While hunting for a job，I was told that the library needed people to __8__ books.The interview was short－the job didn’t require much English，just a __9__ of the alphabet.I started the next day.Every day，I handled hundreds of books whose meaning was __10__ from me，mentally dividing them by size and color.One day，while shelving，I found English for Beginners and began studying it on my own.__11__ English letters started forming words I could __12__，words combined into phrases，and－oh，__13__！—I was reading.It was a slow process，supported by dictionaries and __14__by tears，but it was progress.Afterwards I got promoted to the front desk－__15__books in and out and answering simple questions.
Every day I receive dozens of people.Sometimes I spot new immigrants.They come from all over the world，so they look different，but the hesitant expression on their faces and their __16__ manners are similar.My heart goes out to them，__17__they are people like me.I fully understand the __18__ roads on which they have stepped.“They’ve come to the right place，”I think to __19__.Then I smile and say—just the __20__ a librarian said to me a long time ago—“Can I help you？”
【解题导语】 一位刚到美国不久的德国移民通过自己的努力学习克服了语言障碍，在工作上逐步取得成功并有意识地帮助其他新移民。
1．A.surprisedB．comforted
C．puzzled
D．shocked
解析：选A。考查动词辨析。根据下文判断：作者年幼的时候经常光顾那个图书馆，对图书馆管理员的态度及图书馆对借书数量的限制很清楚，所以这一切并不让她感到“吃惊”。
2．A.attractive
B．dull
C．terrible
D．strange
解析：选C。考查形容词辨析。根据表示让步关系的however判断，本空应使用terrible来与下文的well相对应。
3．A.went out
B．turned out
C．ended in
D．came up
解析：选B。考查动词短语辨析。turn out的含义为“结果表明，结果是”，后面接形容词或副词，符合语境。
4．A.rewarding
B．affecting
C．completing
D．denying
解析：选A。考查形容词辨析。rewarding在这里是现在分词作伴随状语，意为“奖赏，报答”，和后面的名词构成动宾结构。
5．A.chatting
B．staring
C．reading
D．smiling
解析：选D。语境化选词。smiling和文章开头的the unsmiling librarian形成对比，并和下文的“Can I help you？”照应。
6．A.introduced
B．instructed
C．guided
D．served
解析：选D。考查动词辨析。本句中的serve as相当于act as，意为“充当”。这里指经常充当“我”的翻译。
7．A.Spanish
B．French
C．Russian
D．German
解析：选D。考查名词辨析。根据文章第一段中的growing up in Berlin可以判断作者的母语是德语。
8．A.shelve
B．borrow
C．record
D．copy
解析：选A。考查动词辨析。根据下文的while shelving可以判断，图书馆需要招人来将书上架(shelve)。
9．A.list
B．knowledge
C．line
D．quantity
解析：选B。考查名词辨析。a knowledge of对……的了解。
10．A.uncertain
B．simple
C．hidden
D．clear
解析：选C。考查形容词辨析。根据后面的介词from可以判断此处应用hidden。be hidden from sb.不为某人所知。
11．A.All of a sudden
B．In no time
C．Step by step
D．Now and then
解析：选C。考查短语辨析。根据下文的It was a slow process(这是一个缓慢的过程)可知此处用step by step表示“逐步地”。
12．A.recognize
B．realize
C．define
D．interpret
解析：选A。考查动词辨析。recognize有“认出”的意思，符合语境，表明了作者初学英语的水平。
13．A.challenge
B．wonder
C．opportunity
D．news
解析：选B。考查名词辨析。根据上下文，作者对自己能阅读感到惊讶，认为这是一件很神奇的事情(wonder)。
14．A.inspired
B．accompanied
C．blocked
D．excited
解析：选B。考查动词辨析。accompany有“陪伴，伴随”的含义，符合语境。
15．A.checking
B．classifying
C．borrowing
D．lending
解析：选A。考查动词辨析。根据下文的in和out的暗示可作出判断。check in登记(图书的)归还；check out登记(图书的)借出。
16．A.rough
B．bad
C．polite
D．shy
解析：选D。考查形容词辨析。根据上文的新移民脸上的hesitant expression(犹豫的表情)判断这里应用shy(害羞的)。
17．A.though
B．until
C．for
D．unless
解析：选C。考查连词。for在这里表示原因。
18．A.difficult
B．smooth
C．endless
D．straight
解析：选A。考查形容词辨析。“我”完全理解他们踏上的艰难之路。
19．A.me
B．myself
C．them
D．themselves
解析：选B。考查习惯用语。think to oneself是固定用法，含义为“心想，思忖”。
20．A.means
B．approach
C．method
D．way
解析：选D。考查名词辨析。(just) the way为“正如，就像……一样”，后为方式状语从句。
.阅读理解
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“You are going to the United States to live? How wonderful! You are really lucky.”
Perhaps your family and friends said similar things to you when you left home.But does it true all the time? Is your life in the new country always wonderful and exciting?
Specialists say that it isn’t easy to get used to life in a new culture.“Culture shock” is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment.“There are three stages of culture shock, ”say the specialists.In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment.Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else.In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result enjoy their life more.
There are some obvious factors in culture shock.The weather may be unpleasant.The customs may be different.The public service systems the telephone, post office, or transportation maybe difficult to work out.The simplest things seem to be big problems.The language may be difficult.
Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that.But culture shock surprises most people.Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community.Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions.They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity.
They have to build a new self-image.
Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘)．This feeling may be homesickness.When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time.They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create and escape inside their room for a sense of security.This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture.Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience are the long term solutions to the problem of culture shock.
1．When people move to a new country, they ________.
A．will get used to their new surroundings with difficulty
B．have well prepared for their new surroundings
C．will get used to the culture of the country quickly
D．will never be familiar with the culture of the country
解析：选A。由文章第三段第一句“Specialists say that it isn’t easy to get used to life in a new culture.”得出答案。
2．According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following except ________.
A．language communication
B．weather conditions and customs
C．public service systems
D.homesickness
解析：选D。由文章第四段可推出答案。
3．According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, ________.
A．the fewer difficulties you may have abroad
B．the more difficulties you may have abroad
C．the more money you’ll earn abroad
D．the less homesick you’ll feel abroad
解析：选B。由文章第五段可知，最能感受到文化冲击的人是在家乡及社会团体中最成功的人，因为他们一切都要从头开始。
4．When people are homesick，they tend to ________.
A．find some people to talk to
B．go outside to have a walk
C．visit their friends far away
D．stay indoors all the time
解析：选D。由文章最后一段可得出答案。
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Learn to Paint Seascapes with Ease
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◆The colors in a painting lesson appear much brighter and truer to life.
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John hopes you will enjoy this new “Book on CD” format and encourages you to call 800－962－4117, 9 a．m. to 4 p．m.with any questions regarding its use.
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Dear Sir，
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【解题导语】 本文为应用文，是一则有关CD(光盘)的广告。
1．If you buy two CDs, how much will you pay?
A．$ 27.95. B．$ 57.85.
C．$ 29.90.
D．$ 55.90.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，光盘现在的价格为 $14.95，故买两张总共要付$29.90。
2．Compared with the paper book, the new book on CD is ________.
A．thicker
B．more environmentally friendly
C．less colorful
D．bigger
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据he has decided to no longer deplete(消耗)the forest in order to publish his instructional painting books.可知光盘书比纸制的书更环保。
3．We can infer that Betty Rainey ________.
A．is experienced in teaching painting landscapes
B．is learning to draw horses
C．is a salesgirl selling the CD
D．is satisfied with the product
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据Betty Rainey写的信中的“I am impressed with your knowledge and experience in painting beautiful seascapes.I find the lessons most helpful.”等信息可以看出Betty Rainey对产品很满意。
4．If you have any questions to ask, which of the following is the best time to make a call?
A．4 a．m..
B．10 a．m..
C．6 p．m..
D．9 p．m..
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据call 800－962－4117,9 a．m.to 4 p．m.with any questions regarding its use.可知B项最佳。
【长难句解读】 See how quickly your own work takes on new energy as you learn to capture the living sea，the moving sensations of nature，and the dance of light by painting with E．John Robinson.
主句是个祈使句。See后面有一个宾语从句how quickly your own work takes on new energy。as引导一个时间状语从句。capture后面有三个并列宾语，the living sea，the moving sensations of nature和the dance of light。
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As some of you already know, I will be helping to launch The Tales of Beedle the Bard with a Beedle tea party at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh on 4th December.I’m delighted that the book will now be available to everyone, with the net proceeds of sales going to the Children’s High Level Group, the charity I helped found which works with vulnerable children across Eastern Europe.
I’m afraid we do have to limit the attendance to the launch, so it will be for 8～11 year-olds from primary schools in the Edinburgh area，who will be chosen by a random ballot run by the local newspaper.Also，some tickets are available via competitions being run by Scholastic，Bloomsbury and Amazon—see their websites for details.
One of the seven original handwritten copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, kindly loaned by my first editor Barry Cunningham, will be going on show for a month at the National Library of Scotland from 5th December to 4th January 2009, so anyone visiting Edinburgh will be able to see it.
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children in Eastern Europe are living in horrifying conditions in large, residential institutions.Contrary to popular belief, fewer than 4% of them are orphans, but are in care because they are considered disabled or their families are poor or from ethnic minorities.The Children’s High Level Group is publishing The Tales of Beedle the Bard，in cooperation with my English language publishers Bloomsbury and Scholastic, my foreign publishers throughout the world and also the online bookseller Amazon, who are producing a Special Limited Edition version, all of them to raise money to fund our work in helping these children out of institutions and into loving families or community care homes.
I hope that The Tales of Beedle the Bard will not only be a welcome Christmas present to Harry Potter fans, but an opportunity to give these abandoned children a voice.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇发言稿，作者介绍了自己新作的首发仪式及其相关准备情况。
5．How many ways can you get to the Beedle tea party?
A．1.B．2.C．3. D．4.
解析：选B。细节理解题。文章第二段讲到参加The Tales of Beedle the Bard的首发仪式的两种方式，即：chosen by a random ballot和via competitions。
6．It can be inferred from the text that the author is ________.
A．fantastic
B．helpful
C．adventurous
D．pessimistic
解析：选B。推理判断题。文章第一段谈到作者资助慈善团体the Children’s High Level Group，倒数第二段也讲到作者的出版商为他的工作筹集资金来帮助孩子。由此可知作者乐于助人。
7．Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．Large numbers of people will attend the Beedle tea party.
B．Readers can buy the Special Limited Edition version online.
C．The Tales of Beedle the Bard will be published after Christmas.
D．Original handwritten copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard will be displayed.
解析：选B。正误判断题。倒数第二段谈到“and also the online bookseller Amazon，who are producing a Special Limited Edition version”，由此可知B项内容正确。其他选项均与原文内容不符。
8．What does the text talk about?
A．The vulnerable children across Eastern Europe.
B．How the Children’s High Level Group works.
C．A Beedle tea party at the National Library.
D．The launch of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
解析：选D。主旨大意题。文中作者主要介绍了自己的作品The Tales of Beedle the Bard的发行仪式及相关准备情况，故D项正确。
【长难句解读】 I’m afraid we do have to limit the attendance to the launch，so it will be for 8～11 year-olds from primary schools in the Edinburgh area，who will be chosen by a random ballot run by the local newspaper.
本句为复合句，so连接两个表因果关系的分句。第二分句中who引导定语从句。语意：恐怕我们不得不对发布会做出席限制，因此与会人员将主要是来自于爱丁堡区小学的8到11岁的学生们，他们将由当地的报纸以抽签的方式随机选出。
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As an aid-fashioned as it sounds, doctors say the best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more.For women who are middle-aged or older, experts say an hour of daily exercise is necessary just to keep weight.
But for most women, fitting in an hour of exercise in an already busy day is difficult, and it is even impossible.Especially for many women, most hours are already filled with a full-time job and raising a family.At the end of the tiring day, at least in the U．S., there is little incentive to prepare a dinner when fast food is so available－and so much more fattening.
Nearly twenty million women in the U．S.have the problem of obesity.The United Nations report notes that America is one of the countries that have the most obese people in the world and Mississippi has more overweight women than any other state in the U．S..The U．S.Center for Disease Control says the number of overweight women increased by 60% between 2004 and 2009 in America.The World Health Organization says more than one billion women in other nations are in the same shape.
While there is plenty of advice on how to lose kilograms, a new study is carried out on middie-aged and older women who keep normal body weight, or BMI (Body Mass Index)．“We found that physical activity was effective in controlling weight only among women who started to gain weight from a normal BMI ，”I-Min Lee and her colleagues found more exercise did not help.
“Once a woman is obese, there was no relation between physical activity and weight change among these women，”Lee said.The researchers say the only way that obese women can lose weight is to simply cut calories.
9．What makes it difficult for most women to have an hour of exercise every day?
A．Losing confidence in exercising.
B．Paying all attention to their jobs.
C．Having no interest in exercising.
D．Being too busy to find spare time.
解析：选D。由第二段内容可知，工作和家庭占据了妇女们的大多数时间，因此她们很难找到业余时间锻炼。
10．The third paragraph shows us that ________.
A．more and more women are caring about their weight
B．the problem of woman obesity worldwide is serious
C．many organizations are built to care about fat women
D．America has more overweight women than any other country
解析：选B。由第三段内容特别是最后一句话可知，世界范围内的妇女肥胖问题十分严重。
11．What should an obese woman do to lose weight according to Lee?
A．Eat more vegetables and fruit and less fat.
B．Keep busy all day long and do a lot of exercise.
C．Find a high energy costing and tiring job.
D．Sleep less, eating less and exercising more.
解析：选A。由最后一段最后一句话可知，肥胖妇女只能靠减少食物中的热量来减肥，也就是说她们应该多吃水果和蔬菜，少吃含高热量的东西。
12．From the passage，we know an hour of daily exercise can ________.
A．help people to lose weight
B．make people put on weight
C．make people keep weight
D．keep people busy
解析：选C。由第一段最后一句话可知，每天一小时的锻炼只能使人保持体重。
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Sylvester and I are watching television advertisements because we need information for a class research project.We have to discuss realism and dreams in television advertising, and so we are looking for examples of things that are not true in television advertisements.The question we are asking is, “Is the advertisement true to life, or does it offer an unreal picture of the product？”
Sylvester is keeping track of the lies, and he already has quite a long list.He says that all housewives seem to live in lovely homes, dress beautifully, and love their household chores.They smile and boast about floor cleaners and proudly display their dirty clothes, dirty table-tops, and dirty children.In addition, he has never seen men doing housework.Sylvester thinks that this view of family life is filled with things that are not true.
I am keeping track of the people who appear in the advertisements.I have found handsome men chasing after beautiful women, and they are always recommending brand X tooth-paste or brand Y cologne (科隆香水)．I see teenagers and children with their friends, having wonderful time at parties and at school, and they are usually enjoying large, happy family gatherings.I think that these advertisements are also filled with things that aren’t true.
Sylvester and I have discovered that much of American life is pictured unrealistically on television.Teenagers do not always have fun at parties, and very few people love doing chores.People do have problems but few of these are ever shown in advertisements.Instead, we watch Cinderella discover a miracle floor cleaner, finish the kitchen chores, and waltz off to the ball.Our heads are filled with these dreams, and they also suggest that, for any problem, brand Z will provide the instant cure.Sylvester and I will have very few facts and a lot of dreams to write about in our research reports.
13．Why are the speaker and Sylvester watching television?
A．They are looking for good products.
B．They are trying to be like TV people.
C．They are interested in advertising.
D．They are doing a school project.
解析：选D。从第一段第一句话“Sylvester and I are watching television advertisements because we need information for a class research project.”中可以看出。
14．What does the author think about how teenagers are shown?
A．It is incomplete.
B．It is unrealistic.
C．It is true to life.
D．It is too boring.
解析：选B。从第四段第一句“Sylvester and I have discovered that much of American life is pictured unrealistically on television.”中可以看出。
15．Sylvester and the author have come to the conclusion that television advertising ________.
A．truly reflects American life
B．is lacking in much imagination
C．seldom shows problems
D．gives great fun to children
解析：选C。从第四段第三句“People do have problems but few of these are ever shown in advertisements.”中可以看出。
16．The most suitable title for the passage is ________.
A．A Class Research Project on TV
B．American Life to Be Shown
C．Children Like to Sylvester Advertisements
D．Untrue Things in TV Advertising
解析：选D。文章从第一段就提出，作者和Sylvester讨论广告所说是否真实。他们从广告中捕捉信息，得出结论，广告所言不是完全真实的。“I think that these advertisements are also filled with things that aren’t true.”A和C不正确，B不切题。