题组层级快练(二十五)
Ⅰ.完形填空
Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. ___1___ the financial crisis (危机), fewer companies would like to ___2___ new staff. My son targeted a company that was ___3___ to employ only one person ___4___ there were more than twenty people filling their resumes (简历).
After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later ___5___ one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite ___6___ and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.
On the day of the final interview, my son and other two ___7___ arrived at the interview place on time, ___8___ the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably ___9___. The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our ___10___. We will tell you the ___11___ in three days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very ___12___.
In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me ___13___ on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole ___14___ ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also ___15___ of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s ___16___ was “thank you” while the others said “goodbye”.
Only then did I know that my son’s hope ___17___ in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not ___18___ to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying thank you shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand ___19___. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of ___20___ compared with others!
1. A. As to
B. Due to
C. By way of
D. Contrary to
2. A. promote
B. train
C. employ
D. discover
3. A. encouraged
B. allowed
C. supposed
D. intended
4. A. while
B. since
C. though
D. if
5. A. meet
B. attract
C. decide
D. represent
6. A. slowly
B. smoothly
C. secretly
D. silently
7. A. members
B. students
C. friends
D. candidates
8. A. waiting for
B. watching over
C. thinking about
D. looking into
9. A. formal
B. simple
C. funny
D. strange
10. A. information
B. notice
C. order
D. message
11. A. result
B. choice
C. mark
D. idea
12. A. annoyed
B. puzzled
C. disappointed
D. shocked
13. A. doubtfully
B. excitedly
C. calmly
D. worriedly
14. A. matter
B. cause
C. conclusion
D. interview
15. A. middle
B. ending
C. part
D. course
16. A. way
B. reply
C. problem
D. question
17. A. changed
B. grew
C. came
D. developed
18. A. expect
B. forget
C. dislike
D. regret
19. A. generosity
B. curiosity
C. dignity
D. personality
20. A. abilities
B. strengths
C. challenges
D. opportunities
答案与解析
【文章大意】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者的儿子在求职过程中多说了一句“谢谢”，而获得了这份难得的工作。文章阐述了一个道理：一声谢谢，既尊重了对方的劳动，又展现了自己的心胸，自己也获得了额外的收获。
1. 答案
B
解析
此处due to表示原因。owing to也可以表示原因，但是不用于句首。
2. 答案
C
解析
根据上文的financial crisis (经济危机)，推断很少有公司愿意雇用新职员。
3. 答案
D
解析
be intended to do表示“打算做……”，符合语境。be supposed to do表示“应该做……”。
4. 答案
A
解析
公司只录用一人和二十多人提交简历形成对比，所以选择while。
5. 答案
C
解析
which引导的定语从句修饰的是the final round，最后一轮面试应是决定录用谁。
6. 答案
B
解析
根据作者的儿子通过了第一轮面试，并进入最终的面试可知，一切进展得似乎很顺利。
7. 答案
D
解析
由上一段可知，第一轮面试过后只有三个人能参加最终的面试，而作者的儿子是其中一个，此处是说另外两名求职应征者。
8. 答案
A
解析
根据arrived at the interview place on time可知，求职应征者们准时到达面试地点等待测试。
9. 答案
B
解析
由下文可知，最后一轮面试并没有实质的内容，只是告诉求职应征者们回家等待，因此此轮面试不可思议地简单。
10. 答案
B
解析
根据go home和We will tell you ...可知，他们被告知回家等候通知。
11. 答案
A
解析
由下文可知，第三天早上作者的儿子收到了没有被录用的消息，所以此处指的是最终的结果。
12. 答案
C
解析
根据上文可知，作者的儿子顺利通过了第一轮面试，但是没有通过最终的面试，全家人都很失望。
13. 答案
B
解析
由下文可知，作者的儿子被录用了，他一定是兴奋地打电话告诉作者这个消息。
14. 答案
A
解析
由Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him可知，作者非常纳闷儿，急于想知道这到底是怎么回事。
15. 答案
C
解析
由下文可知，发送给作者儿子的短信也是公司面试的一部分。
16. 答案
B
解析
Thank you和Goodbye分别是求职应征者的答复。
17. 答案
C
解析
由上文可知作者的儿子向主持面试者回复短信，表示谢意，没想到通过了最后一轮面试。作者终于明白儿子为什么又得到了这份工作。
18. 答案
B
解析
在你失望的时候，别忘了向让你失望的人说声谢谢。
19. 答案
A
解析
结合上文，作者的儿子收到没有被录用的通知后，依然表达了对主持面试者的谢意，充分展现了自己的心胸。generosity“宽宏大量”；curiosity“好奇心”；dignity“尊严”；personality“人格；个性”。
20. 答案
D
解析
结合本文语境，作者阐述了一个道理：在同样的条件下，(因为你不吝说“谢谢”)机会的天平就会向你这边倾斜。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
2017 TFK Poetry Contest
Call all poets! Time for Kids has a challenge for you: write a funny, rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poet’s work. Enter the Time for Kids Poetry Contest! As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, Time for Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.
Contest Rules
1. How to enter
This contest begins at 12:01 am on March 6, 2017 and ends at 11:59 pm on July 24, 2017. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10, 020: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme; (b) entrants’ first name only and a parent’s mail address. Limit one entry, per person. When entering, entrants promise that the entry is original, and has not been published in any medium and has not won an award.
2. Judging
All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest (25%). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.
3. Prizes
Our judges will select four semi-finalists(参加半决赛的选手)from which one grand prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand prize winner will receive an online class visit from Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, approximately value at $ 275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt抯 newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand prize winner will be published at timeforkids. com.
4. Eligibility (e参赛资格)
Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry.
5. Winner’s list
For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids. com (after August 1, 2017, available for a period of l0 days).
1. The purpose of the contest is to ________.
A. encourage children to learn from other poets
B. help children realize their dream of poetry writing
C. encourage children’s interest in poetry writing
D. encourage children to read more original poems
2. Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging?
A. Being creative and original.
B. Using a proper number of words.
C. Using proper language and rhyme.
D. Being appropriate to the contest theme.
3. What can be known about the finalists of the contest?
A. They will get a great deal of money.
B. Their poems can be read at timeforkids. com.
C. They will receive an online class visit from Nesbitt.
D. Their poems will appear in Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry.
4. According to the contest rules, ________.
A. poems can be sent to the organizers by e-mail
B. all the children have the right to take part in the contest
C. the number of one entrant’s poems to enter the contest is not limited
D. the result of the contest will be unknown before August 1, 2017
答案与解析
【文章大意】
为了激发孩子们写诗的兴趣， Time for Kids决定举办一次诗歌大赛。本文主要介绍了该比赛的一些规则。包括参赛方式、评判标准、奖品设置、参赛资格等。
1. 答案
C
解析
根据文章第一段的最后一句As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, Time for Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation可知，比赛的目的是激发孩子们写诗的兴趣，故选择C项。
2. 答案
A
解析
根据Judging中的creativity and originality(50%), use of ... of the contest (25%)和The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration可知，在评判过程中一首诗的创意和独创性是最重要的，因此选择A项。
3. 答案
B
解析
根据Prizes的介绍中的最后一句The three finalists ... and that of the grand prize winner will be published at timeforkids. com.可推知，参加决赛的选手的诗能在timeforkids. com.上读到。
4. 答案
D
解析
根据文章Winner’s list下的For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids. com (after August 1, 2017, available for a period of 10 days)可知，比赛结果将于2017年8月1日以后分布，因此选择D项。
Many thousands of Chinese are studying at schools in the United States. And writer Liel Leibovitz says the students are following an example that began in the eighteen seventies.
Mr. Leibovitz and writer Matthew Miller joined forces to tell the story of the students in their book, Fortunate Sons. The book says China sent one hundred and twenty boys from 1872 to 1875 to America to learn about developments that could help modernize their country.
Mr. Leibovitz got the idea for the book about the boys a few years ago when he was traveling with his wife in China.
Mr. Leibovitz learned that Qing government sent a whole delegation (代表团) of boys to learn the ways of the West. The goal was for them to return to China and help their country.
The book says the boys received their American training in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. It must have been a very good education. Mr. Leibovitz said the first prime minister of the Chinese Republic completed this program. And so did the first engineer to build a large-scale railroad without foreign help. The same was true of the fathers of Chinese education, diplomacy and the Navy.
The book-writers had only to open some boxes containing the writings of these men to learn about them. Their notebooks, journals, letters and postcards were in English. Mr. Leibovitz said he was lucky to have so much information from events that took place long ago.
The students returned to China after about nine years. They no longer spoke Mandarin(普通话) well enough to answer questions. Police welcomed them home by putting them in jail. The young men were released after about a week. But they were given low-level jobs.
Mr. Leibovitz said it took about ten years for them to rise to higher positions. He said their story continues today with large numbers of Chinese studying in the United States.
1. How many exchange children did Qing government send to America mentioned in the book?
A. 1872.
B. 1875.
C. 120.
D. 210.
2. The Qing government sent the boys to America because it ________.
A. wanted them to help their country
B. lost the war
C. expected them to affect the culture of the West
D. wanted the western countries to help the boys
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Many thousands of Chinese are studying at schools in America now.
B. Some of the boys received their American training in California.
C. Police welcomed the boys home by putting them in jail.
D. One of the boys became the father of Chinese education.
答案与解析
【文章大意】
成千上万的中国人在美国学校读书，美国作家Liel Leibovitz和Matthew Miller在他们的书中讲述了中国早期留学生的故事。
1. 答案
C
解析
根据第二段中的The book says China sent one hundred and twenty boys from 1872 to 1875 to America to learn about developments可知，书中说，中国派出120名男孩到美国学习。
2. 答案
A
解析
根据第四段的最后一句The goal was for them to return to China and help their country可知，清政府派了一批男孩儿去西方学习，目的是让他们学成归国后帮助建设国家。
3. 答案
B
解析
根据第五段的第一句The book says the boys received their American training in Massachusetts，New York, New Jersey and Connecticut可知，这些男孩儿并没有在加利福尼亚州接受美国教育，因此B项的说法是错误的。
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2017·广东江门、佛山二模)Nearly all of us have dreamed about winning the big prize in a lottery (彩票). We dream about what we would do with the money, but we ___1___(rare) stop to think about how the money would change us.
For most of us, our way of life is closely linked ___2___ our economic circumstances. The different parts of ___3___ lives fit together like a jigsaw (拼图) — work, home, friends, hobbies, and sports make up our world. ___4___ sudden fortune would change it all and break the jigsaw. For example, most people like the idea of not ___5___ (have) to work, but winners have found that without work there is no reason to get up in the morning. It seems great to move to a ___6___(big) house in a wealthy area, ___7___ if you do that, you leave your old friends behind.
Usually, winners ___8___(advise) not to publicize their address and phone number, but begging letters still arrive. ___9___ they are not careful, most of their money will be spent ___10___ the protection of their homes and swimming pools and their sanity!
答案与解析
【语篇解读】
本文讲述了几乎我们所有人都想中彩票大奖，都会幻想如果中奖后会怎么花那些钱，却很少去想那些钱将怎样改变我们的事实。我们的生活和经济条件密切相关，而生活又是由很多不同部分组成的，所以一旦我们的经济状况改变，我们的生活就会受到影响。
1. 答案
rarely
解析
考查词性转换。修饰谓语动词应用副词。
2. 答案
with/to
解析
考查介词。be linked to/with为固定搭配，意为“与……联系起来”。
3. 答案
our
解析
考查代词。由上下文可知，此处用形容词性物主代词our。
4. 答案
A
解析
考查冠词。泛指“一次突然降临的好运”，用不定冠词。
5. 答案
having
解析
考查非谓语动词。介词of后面应用动名词作宾语。
6. 答案
bigger
解析
考查形容词的比较等级。根据语境可知，搬到富裕地区的一所大一点的房子似乎不错，……故用比较级。
7. 答案
but
解析
考查连词。前后为转折关系，故用but。
8. 答案
are advised
解析
考查语态。winners与advise为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用被动语态。
9. 答案
If
解析
考查条件状语从句。if引导条件状语从句。
10. 答案
on
解析
考查介词。spend some money on sth．为固定搭配，意为“在某事上花费金钱”。