Ⅰ.单项填空
1. — Are you listening to me?
— Sorry.
I ______ the traffic accident happening yesterday.
A. have thought about
B. was thinking about
C. having been thinking about
D. will think about
2. Jack forgave his deskmate, for he caused the damage ______.
A. unintentionally
B. deliberately
C. meaningfully
D. determinedly
3. ______ every day, our web provides readers with the latest news.
A. To update
B. Update
C. Updated
D. Updating
4. Only ______ in this way can the coffee taste proper and savory.
A. having made
B. making
C. being made
D. made
5. Have you ever picked some beautiful vegetables for your dinner salad ______ that they are extremely bitter?
A. to find
B. finding
C. found
D. find
6. ______ around the Water Cube and the Bird's Nest, the tourists from Taiwan and I wished there ______ a joint team for the London Olympics.
A. Having been shown; to be
B. To be shown; is
C. To show; were
D. Having shown; to be
7. The moving picture of a little boy of 5, ______ from the big earthquake，has been made ______ to all Chinese people for the boy's saluting to the soldiers.
A. saved; to know
B. to save; knowing
C. saved; known
D. having been saved; know
8. Recently, to maintain national balance, the Chinese government has ______ a policy of encouraging college graduates to take positions in rural areas.
A. adapted
B. adopted
C. admired
D. admitted9. Mrs. Brown telephoned to the airport ______ whether Flight 24 for San Francisco is departing on time.
A. to confirm
B. to ensure
C. to
prove
D. to identify
10. On snowy days，you have to drive very ______ to avoid traffic accidents.
A. properly
B. neatly
C. smoothly
D. cautiously
11. ______ to the movies although she likes watching movies very much.
A. Often does Mother go
B. Sometimes Mother goes
C. Seldom does Mother go
D. Hardly Mother goes
12. His parents are trying to save as much as possible ______ they can afford a flat by the end of next year.
A. in case
B. even though
C. as if
D. so that
13. There is no ______ in going to school for the students merely to learn some facts.
A. doubt
B. mind
C. point
D. wonder
14. Our teachers always tell us to believe in ______ we do and who we are if we want to succeed.
A. why
B. what
C. which
D. how
15. ______ that she is interested in children, I am sure teaching is the right job for her.
A. To consider
B. Considering
C. Considered
D. To be considered
Ⅱ.完形填空
A
It's a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually，when asked “Can you spare some change? ”， I've been struck with a feeling of __1__ if I passed by without giving a coin or two.
My conscience was hurt again when I was making a __2__ in Venice in 2017. I was sitting in a quiet cafe. Outside the cafe on the street was an old woman on her knees, __3__. Steady streams of tourists were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also __4__ the woman.
She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little __5__ against the cold. The sight was especially touching when compared with the signs of the __6__ city around her.
A tourist group hurried along the street, glanced at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived, __7__ again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker __8__ and placing some money in the woman's cup. He did this rather deliberately, just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched as the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man showing the way, other tourists __9__ suit.
The young backpacker repeated this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴) pressure __10__ on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work done, the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that __11__ a bit.”
I placed some money in the woman's cup and __12__ my tour, lighthearted after witnessing such a smart act of caring.
1. A. anger
B. satisfaction
C. guilt
D. pleasure
2. A. tour
B. lecture
C. study
D.
report
3. A. crying
B. begging
C. singing
D. dancing
4. A. ignoring
B. following
C. serving
D.
observing
5. A. protection
B. prevention
C. preparation
D. presentation
6. A. noisy
B.
wealthy
C. peaceful
D. primitive
7. A. unless
B. so
C. but
D. or
8. A. looking around
B. stepping forward
C. getting about
D. breaking in
9. A. followed
B. laughed
C.
doubted
D. pointed
10. A. carried
B. relied
C. moved
D. worked
11. A. improves
B. helps
C. counts
D. matters
12. A. delayed
B. cancelled
C. started
D. continued
B
(课文改编)Scientists have successfully cloned the first human embryo, which has caused much debate. Some point out 1.__________ cloning can be used to save human lives, while some disagree and afraid that some day in the future cloning will cause many problems to us humans 2.__________ moral problems.Cloning is producing an exact copy of a plant 3.__________ an animal using its cells. The first mammal to be cloned successfully from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep.The scientists 4.__________ created Dolly were praised for their wonderful scientific advance and some are now considering cloning human beings. 5.__________， some people think that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect 6.__________ human life. But it is good news for those who can't have a baby. In China, scientists have focused 7.__________ efforts on cloning animals, as well as cloned tissues to be used in medical treatment. China has succeeded 8.__________ producing clones of cows and goats and continues to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
It is now February 7,2035. The search engine TalkTalk will be open to the public next week and this service will soon be something beyond your imagination. For the first time you can not only talk to the search engine, but you can discuss with it what you are looking for.
For example, if you want to know more about the oil price, TalkTalk asks if you want to know the current oil price, the development of the oil price, or news related to the oil price. You say that you want to read news about it and TalkTalk then directs you to your source, or lets you have the latest news related to the oil price in order from the most respectable sources.
Compared with other search services that use a certain algorithm (程序) to provide data from a search, the artificial intelligence(人工智能)behind TalkTalk is said to easily spot if a certain source is aiming to cheat the searcher. TalkTalk also judges and stores every given reply and discussion, to learn how to give correct answers. TalkTalk is also set to answer questions directly where there is a definite answer. How well this will work in the long run is yet to be seen, but thousands of people have tested TalkTalk and the quality is really good.
The first talking search engine saw the light of day more than 30 years ago and was called Speegle. It could read the results from a written search on the Internet, and was mostly for blind people.
So far, TalkTalk cannot read the information from a certain source to you by phone, if it is not freely available. There are currently talks to find an arrangement for this, but it would most likely be difficult because of copyright(版权).
TalkTalk is available over the Internet and also by phone, even though it only speaks English. There are no plans to add other languages in the near future, most likely because it will cost a lot of money. When you are tired of asking TalkTalk all your questions, just ask, “Where is TalkTalk? ” and you will get an answer that will make you leave it with a smile on your lips.
1. The advantage of TalkTalk is that it can ______.
A. offer different kinds of search results
B. be available wherever you go
C. read the search results for you
D. tell if a certain source is reliable
2. The example in Paragraph 2 is given to show ______.
A. the oil price is a very hot issue currently
B. how to search for news on the Internet
C. how to use the search engine TalkTalk
D. TalkTalk has a very high intelligence
3. What can be inferred from the text?
A. TalkTalk may have a bright future.
B. TalkTalk can read all the information online.
C. TalkTalk will speak other languages soon.
D. TalkTalk is very expensive.
4. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Where is TalkTalk
B.
Hello, TalkTalk
C. TalkTalk is improving
D. Development of search engines
5. In which part of a future newspaper can you read the text?
A. Opinion.
B. Culture.
C. Lifestyle.
D. Technology.
Ⅳ.阅读简答
It's strange that a man born on Labor Day has had to work so hard to succeed in life. Jacob seems like a normal person. He likes music, art and photography. His parents both got college degrees. He used to go to a beach house in Portland every summer. He is a big fan of Mexican food. Reading these facts about him may lead to the opinion that he had a great childhood. However, behind all of these is a past that would be terrible for many kids growing up.
It started when he was only two years old. His parents divorced and then remarried. Going through elementary school and middle school, he was frightened a lot. This may have led to the worst thing that could have happened to a young man.
He developed deep depression. Doing the smart thing, he talked to his parents about his problem. His parents decided that this issue was very serious and Jacob was admitted to West Hills Hospital. He stayed there for two weeks and had his depression diagnosed. Serious insomnia caused the problem.
The solution was daily medication. The medication took care of Jacob's depression problem. However, it contained a substance with lithium(锂). The side effect he suffered from lithium was that he got spoonfuls of sugar and ate it with anything else that was on his plate. This led to a weight gain of 25 pounds while he was on medication. So he decided he had to lose some weight and stop the medication.
Now he has lost a big part of the weight and he has managed to solve his problem he had in high school. Now he is a happy human being.
Many people would have had a very hard time coming back from depression. Many people probably would have given up their dreams. But Jacob is not like this. He took what was a mess of his life and turned it around to become a great man and a person with a very bright future.
1. When was Jacob possibly born according to the passage? (No more than 3 words)
________________________________________________________________________
2. Why did Jacob suffer from deep depression? (No more than 4 words)
________________________________________________________________________
3. How did Jacob gain the weight of 25 pounds while on medication? (No more than 5 words)
________________________________________________________________________
4. What can we know from Jacob's story? (No more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________________________
Unit 3
Ⅰ.1. B 考查时态。说话是想的动作已结束，因而用过去进行时。
2. A 根据题意分析，Jack原谅同桌，显然他不是有意造成损伤的，因此选unintentionally “不是故意地”。deliberately 故意地； meaningfully 有意义地； determinedly 有决心地。
3. C 句意：我们的网络每天都被更新，给读者们提供了最新的信息。update 的逻辑主语是our web，并与之构成动宾关系，所以用过去分词表被动含义，相当于As our web is updated every day。
4. D 句意：只有用这种方法制作才能使咖啡美味可口。coffee与make之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词。
5. A 句意：你曾经挑选了一些好看的蔬菜做沙拉，结果发现这些菜特别难吃吗？本题考查不定式作结果状语，表示意料之外的结果。
6. A 句意：被带着参观完水立方和鸟巢后，来自台湾的游客们和我都希望将来会有一支(大陆和台湾组成的)联队参加伦敦奥运会。本题第一空考查非谓语动词作状语，句子主语与show之间在逻辑上为被动关系，故排除C、D两项；B项中to be shown只作目的状语。
7. C 句意：全国人民都知道那个从大地震中被救出的5岁男孩向战士们敬礼的感人镜头。第一空为过去分词作定语，相当于定语从句who was saved；第二空考查非谓语动词作补语，the moving picture与know之间为逻辑上的被动关系，所以只有C项符合题意。
8. B 考查动词。句意：为了保持平衡，中国政府最近通过了一项鼓励大学毕业生去农村就业的政策。根据语意可知选 adopted，adopt a policy 通过一项政策。
9. A 根据语境，打电话的目的是为了确定班机是否会按时起飞。confirm“肯定，确认(安排，日期等)”。
10. D 句意：在下雪天，必须“小心”开车，以避免交通事故。cautiously “小心翼翼地”，符合语意。B.“整洁地，熟练地”；C.“光滑地，平衡地”；A.“适当地，合适地”，都不符合语意。
11. C 句意：尽管妈妈非常喜欢看电影，但是她很少去。本题考查倒装。seldom 很少，为否定副词，置于句首时，后面的句子用部分倒装。
12. D 句意：他的父母尽可能多地攒钱，以便到明年年底能够买一套住房。so that 引导目的状语从句，符合语境。
13. C 固定句式There is no point in doing sth.表示“做……是没有意义的”。
14. B what 在此引导宾语从句，在从句中作 do 的宾语。句意：我们的老师总是告诉我们如果要想成功，我们要相信我们所做的和相信自我。
15. B 考查非谓语动词。现在分词短语 considering…作原因状语，其逻辑主语与主句主语一致，表示的动作与主句谓语动词动作基本上同时发生。句意：考虑到她喜欢孩子，我可以肯定教书是最适合她的职业。
Ⅱ.A 1. C 出于对乞丐的同情，自己如果不给就从旁边经过的话，心里会有一种负罪感。guilt 愧疚，内疚，有罪。
2. A 从下文可知，作者是在威尼斯旅行，故选tour符合语境。
3. B 从上文可知，老太太是一位乞丐，正跪在地上乞讨，故这里要选begging符合句子语境。
4. D 背背包的小伙子一边喝着什么东西，一边观察着老人。
5. A 老人跪在地上一动不动，头几乎触地，一块破旧的毛毯稍微抵挡一下寒气。此处用protection一词符合语境。prevention 预防； preparation 准备； presentation 展示，表现。
6. B 威尼斯是一座富裕的城市。
7. C 另一队游客过来了，但是也从老人身边走了过去。
8. B 句意：背着背包的年轻人走上前去，把一些钱放到老人的杯子里，看到这个情景我停了下来。step forward走上前去，与上句的The backpacker watched. 相照应。
9. A 在那个年轻人的引导下，其他游客效仿。
10. D 游客们起初只是走过，并不给老人钱，但是年轻人的带动却非常有效。因此作者在此处所说的是“微妙的同伴压力在游客身上发挥了作用”。
11. B 年轻人走到老太太身边，希望这些钱会对她有所帮助。
12. D 作者把钱放到老人的杯子里，继续旅行。
B 1.
that 2. like 3. or 4. who 5. However 6. for 7. their 8. in
Ⅲ.1. D 细节理解题。根据第三段的…easily spot if a certain source is aiming to cheat the searcher. 可知答案。
2. C 细节理解题。第二段是承接上一段内容。上段最后一句为…you can not only talk to the search engine, but you can discuss with it what you are looking for. 由此可知第二段为TalkTalk的使用方法。
3. A 推理判断题。根据文章对这一搜索引擎的介绍，特别是第三段末句可知，它面世后很可能赢得市场的欢迎。
4. A 主旨大意题。文章描述了未来的搜索引擎TalkTalk, 它可以和使用者对话，所以A项符合。
5. D 文章出处题。本文描述的是搜索引擎，故应刊登在报纸的科技专栏。
Ⅳ.1. On Labor Day.
2. Because of serious insomnia.
3. By eating spoonfuls of sugar.
4. He had a hard time but never gave up.