题组层级快练(十六)
Ⅰ.完形填空
Some years ago on a hot summer day in South Florida, a boy decided to swim in the lake behind his house.
___1___, he ran out of the back door, leaving shoes behind on the way. He ___2___ into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(短吻鳄) was swimming toward the ___3___. His mother in the house saw the two as they got ___4___ together. With fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as ___5___ as she could.
The little boy became ___6___ after hearing her voice, and made a(n)___7___ to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, ___8___ the alligator reached him. From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms ___9___ the alligator snatched his legs. That began a(n) ___10___ tug-of-war(拔河) between the two. The alligator was much ___11___ than the mother, but the mother had much faith to ___12___ the battle. A farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams and ___13___ to shoot the alligator at last.
___14___ the timely treatment, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal and on his ___15___ were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh.
The boy interviewed by a reporter lifted his arms to show him his scars, saying with ___16___: “I have them because my mom wouldn’t let me go.”
We can ___17___ with that little boy. We also have scars not from an alligator but a ___18___ past. They are ugly and have brought us ___19___. Actually, some wounds are because God has been ___20___ you.
1. A. Sadly
B. Madly
C. Cautiously
D. Hurriedly
2. A. flew
B. walked
C. entered
D. climbed
3. A. ship
B. lake
C. water
D. shore
4. A. farther
B. quicker
C. closer
D. slower
5. A. patiently
B. loudly
C. clearly
D. anxiously
6. A. independent
B. considerate
C. amazed
D. alarmed
7. A. mistake
B. focus
C. return
D. adjustment
8. A. gradually
B. unforgettably
C. naturally
D. unfortunately
9. A. as if
B. as
C. on condition that
D. although
10. A. informal
B. complicated
C. incredible
D. comfortable
11. A. heavier
B. braver
C. greedier
D. stronger
12. A. win
B. succeed
C. defeat
D. fail
13. A. missed
B. expected
C. escaped
D. raced
14. A. Thanks to
B. As to
C. As for
D. In addition to
15. A. arms
B. legs
C. feet
D. hands
16. A. pain
B. sorrow
C. pride
D. fear
17. A. understand
B. identify
C. compare
D. combine
18. A. bright
B. surprising
C. funny
D. painful
19. A. hope
B. ignorance
C. regret
D. care
20. A. holding on to
B. fighting with
C. turning to
D. objecting to
答案与解析
【文章大意】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过讲述一个男孩身上伤疤的来历告诉我们，获得伤疤或许正是因为上帝不放弃我们。
1. 答案
D
解析
考查副词。根据下文的leaving shoes behind on the way可知，男孩跑得很快，结果把鞋子都落在了路上。故答案为D项。
2. 答案
A
解析
考查动词。根据上文男孩子奔跑的状态可知，他是非常急切地跳入水中的，fly表示“疾驰；快速移动”，故答案为A项。
3. 答案
D
解析
考查名词。根据上文可知，男孩往湖中间游，再根据下文母亲看到此状况后的焦急状态可知，鳄鱼是朝男孩的方向游去，两者是相互的，因此此处指的是鳄鱼向岸边游去。故答案为D项。
4. 答案
C
解析
考查形容词。根据下文的With fear可知，母亲很害怕，因此男孩和鳄鱼的距离是越来越近了。故答案为C项。
5. 答案
B
解析
考查副词。根据当时的状况，母亲肯定是尽可能大声喊，以引起孩子的注意，因此选B项。
6. 答案
D
解析
考查形容词。根据下文男孩朝母亲游去可知，男孩听到母亲的声音后变得害怕了，alarmed“担心的；害怕的”。故答案为D项。
7. 答案
C
解析
考查名词。根据上文男孩朝湖中游去，到下文朝母亲游去可知，这是一个相反的方向。故选C项。
8. 答案
D
解析
考查副词。由下文男孩被鳄鱼赶上了可知，对男孩来说这是一件不幸的事情。故答案为D项。
9. 答案
B
解析
考查连词。此处是时间状语从句。母亲抓住男孩的胳膊的时候鳄鱼也咬住了他的腿。故用as。
10. 答案
C
解析
考查形容词。根据下文母亲和鳄鱼的力量的对比和母亲的取胜的信心可知，这场激烈争夺是令人无法想象的，incredible“难以置信的”，故选C项。
11. 答案
D
解析
考查形容词。根据常识可知，鳄鱼要比母亲强壮得多。
12. 答案
A
解析
考查动词。根据上文的转折连词but可知此处表示虽然鳄鱼比母亲强壮得多，但母亲却有赢得战争的决心，因此选择A项。
13. 答案
D
解析
考查动词。当时情况危急，农夫拿枪打死鳄鱼的动作应该是迅速的。race“快速移动”，符合题意。
14. 答案
A
解析
考查介词短语。根据下文的the timely treatment, the little boy survived可知，男孩的存活是因为及时治疗，故选A项。
15. 答案
A
解析
考查名词。根据上文的the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms可知选项A正确。
16. 答案
C
解析
考查名词。根据下文的I have them because my mom wouldn’t let me go可知，男孩对于母亲的拯救是非常骄傲的。
17. 答案
B
解析
考查动词。根据下文的We also have scars可知，我们与男孩产生共鸣，因此答案为B项。identify with sb.“与某人产生共鸣；同情某人”。
18. 答案
D
解析
考查形容词。根据下文的They are ugly，可知答案为D项。
19. 答案
C
解析
考查名词。丑陋的伤疤带来的应该是regret(懊悔；遗憾)，故答案为C项。
20. 答案
A
解析
考查动词短语。根据上文的Actually可知，此处应是转向好的一面，通过对比选项可知答案为A项，上帝不放弃我们。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
It was bad news for business schools in Britain and Belgium in the 2017 Financial Times Masters in Management (MiM) ranking, with seven out of 11 British schools and three out of four Belgian schools dropping significantly — by seven places or more. Bucking (抵制，反抗)the trend was London Business School, which entered the ranking for the first time and immediately secured a position in the top 10, making it the highest-ranked UK business school.
The Financial Times?MiM ranking,
now in its 10th year, featuresn the top 70 management degrees for students with little or no previous work experience. St. Gallen of Switzerland remained in the top slot for the fourth year running, with two Parisian business schools, HEC and Essec, ranking second and third respectively.
The Financial Times?MiM ranking is based on data collected from two surveys ?one of the participating business schools and the other of their alumni who graduated three years ago (the class of 2011). The ranking is in part based on how succeorssful alumni have been in their careers since graduation, as reflected in salary data.
Three years after graduation, the average annual salary of top-ranked St.
Gallen抯 alumni, with an average age of 28, is almost
$80,000.
The Swiss programme scores highly on several additional indicators ?it is the best value for money of all the progrinammes ranked, for example.
The two biggest climbers in the 2017 ranking were ESC Rennes in France and Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University Dublin in Ireland, climbing 13 and 11 places respectivel to rank 23rd and 45th.
In addition to London Business School, there were four other new entrants in the top 70 table: EBS in Germany (14) ; Canada’s Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia (49) ; ESC La Rochelle in France (64) ; and School of Economics and Management, Tongji University in China(65).
The ranking remains dominated by European schools.
Only six of the 70 ranked are from outside Europe, with Calcutta’s Indian Institute of Management the highest-ranked in 13th place, just ahead of its sister school in Ahmedabad, ranking 16th.
1. Which one is the best title for the passage?
A. Financial Times Releases the Range of the 2017 Global Business Schools
B. The Financial Times?MiM Ranking Is Based on Data Collected from Two Surveys
sC. The Average Annual Salary Three Years after Graduation
D. The Ranking Remains Dominated by European Schools
2. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Some business schools in Britain are always at the top of every year’s running.
B. London Business school is always at the top of every year’s running.
C. The income of the graduates in these schools is a part of the ranking bases.
D. The Financial Times?MiM ranking is in its eighteenth year.
T3. Which has improved most in the 2017 ranking?
A. ESC Rennes in France.
B. Sauder School of Business.
C. School of Economics and Management, Tongji University.
D. ESC La Rochelle.
4. What does the underlined word “alumni” mean in the passage?
A. Universities.
B. Colleges.
C. Researchers.
D. Schoolmates.
5. Where are the schools in the list of the ranking most from?
A. Europe.
B. Asia.
C. America.
D. All over the world.
答案与解析
【文章大意】
英国《金融时报》公布了2017年度全球商学院排行榜。
1. 答案
A
解析
主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了英国《金融时报》公布的2017年度商学院的排名情况。故选A项。其他几个选项过于片面。
2. 答案
C
解析
细节理解题。根据第一段中的with seven out of 11 British schools and three out of four Belgian schools dropping significantly — by seven places or more．Bucking the trend was London Business School, which entered the ranking for the first time and immediately secured a position in the top 10可知，A项和B项不正确；根据第二段中的The Financial Times’ MiM ranking, now in its 10th year, features the top 70 management degrees for students with little or no previous work experience可知D项不正确；根据第三段中的The ranking is in part based on how successful alumni have been in their careers since graduation, as reflected in salary data可知C项正确。故选C项。
3. 答案
A
解析
细节理解题。根据第五段中的The two biggest climbers in the 2017 ranking were ESC Rennes in France and Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University Dublin in Ireland ...可知，在2017年排行榜中上升幅度最大的是法国的ESC Rennes。故选A项。
4. 答案
D
解析
词义猜测题。此处表示“英国《金融时报》全球商学院排行榜是依据两项调查所得的数据编制的。一项调查针对参与排名的商学院，另一项针对这些商学院在3年前毕业的校友(即2011届学生)”。故选D项。
5. 答案
A
解析
推理判断题。根据短文最后一段中的The ranking remains dominated by European schools. Only six of the 70 ranked are from outside Europe可知，上榜学校绝大部分仍为欧洲的学院。70家学院中，仅有6家来自欧洲以外的地区。故选A项。
First lady Michelle Obama referred to her family’s African roots in a speech on July 30th, 2017, telling a group of young Africans that the “blood of Africa” runs through her veins(血管) as she tried to persuade them to change traditional beliefs on the worth of educating women.
Michelle said as an African-American woman, her discussion with the African youth was “deeply personal”. “The roots of my family tree are in Africa,” the first lady told the cheering crowd. “My husband’s father was born and raised in Kenya. Members of our extended family still live there. I have had the pleasure of traveling to Africa many times over the years, including four trips as first lady, and I have brought my mother and my daughters along whenever I can.”
?The blood of Africa runs through my veins, and I care deeply,” Michelle said, addressing her listeners as her “brothers” and “sisters”.
The White House is making women’s empowerment(许可，授权)a theme in a Washington African leaders summit next week. Michelle said problems with girls’ education often stemmed (源于) from traditional “attitudes and beliefs” that exist even in the United States and result in issues such as the gender pay gap and lack of women leaders.
She said men worldwide needed to “look into their hearts and souls and ask if they truly view women as their equals.”
?I am who I am today because of the people in my family, especially the men in my family, who valued me and invested in me from the day I was born,” Michelle said.
1. According to the passage, we can know that ________.
A. Obama was born in Africa
B. Obama’s father was born in Africa
C. Michelle always visited Africa alone
D. Obama once had quarrels with his father
2. In Michelle’ s opinion, traditional attitudes and beliefs will lead to ________.
A. pay differences between women and men
B. more women leaders
C. more job opportunities
D. emotional problems among people
3. What does the last paragraph imply?
A. It is only her husband that can help Michelle succeed.
B. Michelle was once looked down upon by her family.
C. Michelle owes her success to the support of her whole family.
D. Michelle thinks she is the best-educated woman in her family.
答案与解析
1. 答案
B
解析
细节理解题。根据第二段中的My husband’s father was born and raised in Kenya.可知，奥巴马的父亲出生在非洲。故答案为B项。
2. 答案
A
解析
细节理解题。根据第四段的... result in issues such as the gender pay gap and lack of women leaders可知，女性教育常常因传统的“态度与观念”而受阻，米歇尔·奥巴马认为这种“态度与观念”会造成性别收入差异以及女性领导不足。故答案为A项。
3. 答案
C
解析
推理判断题。最后一段主要讲述米歇尔认为她今天之所以成功，全都因为家人的支持，尤其是家里的男人们，从她出生的那天起就重视她，并对她进行投资。故答案为C项。
Ⅲ.语法填空
2017 FIFA World Cup
The 2017 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the tournament for the association football world championship. Germany won the tournament and took its fourth title by ___1___(defeat)Argentina 1-0 in the final.
It began on 12 June with a group stage and ___2___(conclusion)on 13 July with the championship match. It was the second time that Brazil ___3___ (host) the competition, the first ___4___ (be) in 1950.
All world champion teams since the first World Cup in 1930 qualified for this ___5___(compete). The title holders, Spain, were eliminated at the group stage, along with previous ___6___(win)England and Italy. Uruguay was eliminated in the Round of 16 and France was eliminated at the quarter-finals. Host and 2017 Confederations Cup winner Brazil ___7___(lose)to Germany in the first semi-final. ___8___ winning the final, Germany became the first ___9___(Europe)team to win a World Cup in the Americas. As the winners, Germany qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. During the 2017 FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Fan Fest in the host cities received 5 ___10___(million) people, and the country received 1 million guests from 202 countries.
答案与解析
【文章大意】
本文是一篇记叙文。2017年巴西世界杯在2017年6月13日至7月14日于巴西举行。2017年7月14日3时，第20届世界杯决赛在里约热内卢马拉卡纳球场打响，德国加时1比0绝杀阿根廷，24年来首度夺冠，成为首支在南美登顶的欧洲球队。
1. defeating
考查非谓语动词。根据空格前面的介词by可以得知，此处需要用动名词形式defeating作by的宾语。
2. concluded
考查动词。根据空格前面的began可以得知，此处需要用动词的一般过去时形式，conclusion的动词为conclude，故答案为concluded。
3. had hosted
考查动词时态。根据空格前面的语境It was the second time ...可以得知，此处that引导的从句谓语动词用过去完成时形式，故答案为had hosted。
4. being
考查非谓语动词。根据空格前面的语境可以得知，此处考查独立主格结构，the first为独立主语，与being构成独立主格结构在句中作状语。
5. competition
考查名词。根据空格前面的语境this可以得知，此处考查compete的名词形式competition表示“比赛”。
6. winners
考查名词。根据空格前面的语境previous以及空格后面所举的例子England and Italy可以得知，此处表示“获胜者”，故答案为winners。
7. lost
考查动词。空格前面的成分为主语，所填入空格的单词为谓语动词，此处描述过去的活动，故用动词lose的过去式lost。
8. By
考查介词。此处表示“通过赢得决赛……”，by后多接doing作宾语，表示“通过做某事的方式”。
9. European
考查形容词。根据空格后面的名词team可以得知此处需要用形容词修饰team表示“欧洲队”，故答案为European“欧洲的”。
10. million
考查名词。million前面有具体的数词修饰时表示确切数目时，不用复数，而用原形。故答案为million。
误解分析：此题考生易误填入millions。解答此题需要注意million, hundred, thousand等词如表示确切数目即前面有具体数词修饰时，本身用单数，其后不接of，如five hundred students 500个学生。