Ⅰ. 单项选择
1. You can’t imagine what difficulty we had ＿＿＿
home in the snowstorm.
A. walked
B. Walk
C. to walk
D. Walking
2. As a result of destroying the forests, a large ______ of desert ＿＿＿ covered the land.
A. number; has
B. quantity; has
C. number; have
D. quantity; have
3. —I am sorry to have kept you waiting.
? ______, Bill.
A. You are welcome
B. Go ahead
C. Don’t mention it
D. No problem
4. As you can see, the number of cars on roads ______ rising these days.
A. was keeping
B. keep
C. keeps
D. were keeping
5. If not ______ with practice, a theory will be useless.
A. combined
B. connected
C. combine
D. connect
6. Food and clothes are in ______ after the earthquake happened.
A. requirement
B. demand
C. request
D. require
Ⅱ. 完成句子
1. We are ______（感激）to you for your timely
help.
2. We are ______（需要）more money to help the
children out of school.
3. The income of farmers in our village ______（翻
了一番）within five years.
4. Now there are still many Africans who ______
（遭受）hunger.
5. If you ______ what you learned in the textbook ______ the experiment，you will understand it well.（把……与……联系起来）
Ⅲ. 翻译句子
1. 史密斯先生很可能要参加这次活动。
__________________________________________
2. 把工作和娱乐结合起来是个好主意。
_________________________________________
3. 这辆汽车在这次事故中遭到了严重损坏。
_________________________________________
4. 那个地区的孩子出生率翻了一番。
_________________________________________
5. 随着越来越多的人拥有私家车，汽油的需求量将会更大。
_________________________________________
6. 政府努力发展经济来满足人们的需要。
_________________________________________
You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, __1__ it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little __2__, but it is not __3__ for most plants. Still we can see some plants __4__ in the desert.
There is __5__ in some places in the desert. We __6__ these places oases. In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow __7__ kinds of crops in the fields there.
People __8__ live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals depend __9__ the desert plants for their food and do not need __10__ water.
The __11__ are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use the camels for carrying water, food, tents and something else.
The people of the desert have to keep moving from place to place. They must always look
12
grass or desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they move to __13__ place. The desert people are __14__. No man in the desert would ever refuse __15__ the people in trouble and give them food and water.
1. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
2. A. rain
B. rains
C. wind
D. winds
3. A. good B. good enough C. enough good D. enough
4. A. live
B. to live
C. lives
D. lived
5. A. stones B. plants
C. wood
D. water
6. A. say
B. tell
C. call
D. find
7. A. every B. all
C. a
D. one
8. A. also
B. too
C. either
D. still
9. A. with
B. in
C. on
D. by
10. A. a little B. few
C. much
D. any
11. A. water B. plants
C. crops
D. animals
12. A. at
B. for
C. up
D. after
13. A. other B. the other
C. the others
D. another
14. A. well B. friend
C. friendly
D. carefully
15. A. help B. helps
C. helping
D. to help
名师点评
本文讲述了人类是如何利用沙漠中的绿洲、动物，并依靠自身的努力而得以在沙漠中种植庄稼，从而生存下来。说明人定胜天的道理。
答案简析
1. B。空白部分两句构成转折关系，故选择并列连词but。
2. B。沙漠中风多雨少，rain一词为不可数名词，其复数形式rains表示雨水多，故应选rain。
3. D。这里讲沙漠中的一点点雨水，并不能满足大多数植物生长的需要，故选择enough。
4. A。see sb. do sth.意为“看见某人做某事”，这里应用省去to 的动词不定式。
5. D。沙漠之所以出现绿洲的根本原因是有了水，故选water。
6. C。call 在这里意为“将……称为……”为正确选项。
7. B。every, a和one 后面都应该接可数名词单数，不能放在kinds 前面。all kinds of 意为“各种各样的”。
8. A。表示“也”时，too 一般放在肯定句末，either放在否定句末，also 放在句中，在此为正确选项，而still 不合题意。
9. C。固定说法depend on意为“依靠”、“凭借”。
10. C。一些动物能在沙漠中生存下来，说明了他们适应了这里雨水稀少的气候，不像其他动物那样需要太多的水，故选择much。
11. D。通读本段不难发现，本段承上文接着讲述动物的用途，故选animals。
12. B。固定说法look for 意思为“寻找”。
13. D。other 后接可数名词时应用复数形式；the other 后接可数名词单数时表示两者中的另一个，不合文意。
14. C。根据下文沙漠里的人从不会拒绝帮助别人，说明他们彼此友好。
15. D。固定搭配refuse to do sth.意为“拒绝干某事”。
A 篇
My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen（牛） that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.
It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.
I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.
When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.
The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.
46. The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______.
A. difficult B. boring C. interesting D. unusual
47. The writer learned that_______ from his first job.
A. he should work for those who he liked most
B. he should work longer than what he was expected
C. he should never fail to say hello to his owner
D. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for
48 _______ gave the writer self-esteem.
A. Having a family of eight people
B. Owning his own golf course
C. Bringing money back home to help the family
D. Helping his father with the work on the plantation
49. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. He wanted to be a successful golfer.
B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.
C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.
D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.
B篇
Mexico City is truly one of the most amazing cities in the world with a mixture of both the old and new world. From the moment your plane starts to land in this vast city, you know that your trip will be quite an adventure.
Once in your taxi and the moment you leave the airport, you are amazed at the large amount of slow traffic. The volume of the traffic can be stressful to some.
The "Paseo de la Reforma (改革大道)", running southwest across the city, is one of the major tourist and business areas in Mexico City with many high quality hotels only walking distance from great restaurants and other tourist attractions. The only problem you will have is trying to see all of these sites during your vacation time.
One of the most popular attractions in this area is the National Museum of Anthropology along the northwest part of the street. There are thousands of artifacts on display showing the history of the area and numerous items found from the many Aztec sites in the area. Walking southwest from the museum, you will soon reach the Mexico City Zoo, which is a great place to spend an afternoon.
Across the street from the museum is the Chapultepec Castle, once an important site in the Mexican-American war. It's also a good idea to take the train up the hill to where the castle is located as the hill is steep (陡峭的). It's important to keep in mind that Mexico City is over 7,000 feet above sea level and some feel it difficult to breathe when walking.
You can take a taxi to the Coyoacan market during the evening on a weekend. It's a great place to get some cheap souvenirs （纪念品）to bring back home and to enjoy some traditional Mexican cuisine. However, you must be careful where you eat and that the meat is well cooked.
50. The tourists in Mexico City may not be satisfied with______.
A. the high speed of the traffic B. the heavy traffic of the city
C. the polluted air in the city D. their safety in the city
51. Which of the following shows the correct positions of the following places?
P = Paseo de la Reforma M = the National Museum of Anthropology
C = the Chapultepec Castle Z = the Mexico City Zoo
52. Which of the following attractions may interest those who want to study the military (of the army) history of Mexico City?
A. The National Museum of Anthropology. B. The Coyoacan market.
C. The Chapultepec Castle. D. The Aztec sites.
参考答案
46-52 BDCA BDC
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Ⅰ. 1.D
have difficulty (in) doing sth．表示“做某事有困难”。句意为“你无法想象我们在暴风雪中走回家有多么困难”。句中we had walking home in the snowstorm作定语修饰difficulty。
2. B
a number of后接复数名词，而desert为不可数名词，所以排除A、C两项。故选B项。
3. D
No problem意为“没什么”。因为对方说的是一句道歉的话，所以回答“No problem.”。You are welcome和Don’t mention it用于回答对方的感谢。Go ahead表示同意对方的请求。
4. C
根据as you can see可判断出用一般现在时，表示经常发生的动作。the number of表示“……的数量”，谓语动词要用单数形式。故选C。
5. A
这里的not combined with practice是过去分词的否定形式作状语。combine…with…意为“把……与……相结合”；connect…with…意为“把……与……联系起来”。
6. B
be in demand/need 意思是“需要”，其余选项和in搭配不符合英语习惯。
Ⅱ. 1. grateful
2. in demand of
3. has doubled
4. are suffering from
5. relate；to
Ⅲ. 1. Mr Smith is likely to attend this activity.
2. It's a good idea to combine work with pleasure.
3. The car suffered severe damage in the accident.
4. The child birthrate in that area has doubled.
5. With more and more people owning private cars, petrol will be in greater demand.
6. The government tried to develop economy to
meet people’s demands.