Module6 The Tang Poems
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共两节)
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
My interest in nature began at a very young age，when I would capture any insect unlucky in our apartment and study them for hours.When I was eight，my family moved to our current address，and there was a large plot of unused land just across the road.It was my first experience with wilderness.The grass was long and untamed，and my imagination filled it with all sorts of wonderful creatures from snakes to wild deer.
Now，the former grassland is filled with half a dozen buildings，and more are under construction.I am not going to be particular about the loss of nature，because it is almost certainly unavoidable.I am grateful，however，for the happiness brought to me by that grassland in childhood，when I ran around looking for four－leaf clovers and filling my pockets with pink flowers.I am a born and bred city girl，but that grassy playground brought me to a different world.
And now，if I could take my steps into adulthood，I would realize that I don't want to spend the rest of my life in an office.My childhood dream of living in a house with a backyard where I can grow my own plants has slowly turned into an ambition for being a farmer.I understand that being a farmer is not just about playing in the fields and sleeping under the stars.It is hard work.However，most jobs are hard work.
In China，where I was born，few people want to be farmers.Those living in rural areas try their best to leave their farms behind，entering the cities in search of low－wage jobs as factory workers.In today's world，where food consumption far exceeds food shortage，I believe that it is time for a new breed of farmers who understand science and technology as well as they understand crops and animals.
1．What can we conclude from the passage?
A．The author's interest dates back to her childhood.
B．The author was born from a farmer's family.
C．The author was determined to take up farming.
D．The author got troubled with the city life.
解析：选A。推理判断题。作者在文中追述了自己对大自然的喜爱起源于童年。在童年时期，那些花草虫给作者留下了深刻的印象，由此可知A项正确。
2．What does the underlined word “untamed” in the passage mean?
A．thickB．wild
C．planted
D．crushed
解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据该词所在句子的前一句可知，当作者和家人搬到这个地方时，她看到的是一片荒野，因此当时那里的草不是人工种植的，而是野生的，故B项正确。
3．The second paragraph implies that________.
A．the local destroyed nature on purpose
B．the author once disliked nature at all
C．there is too little space for too many people
D．construction means better economy development
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段的前两句可知，城市扩建不得不占据了以前的土地，用于建设楼房给人类使用，由此可知与从前相比，人口在增加，耕地面积在减少，故C项正确。
4．Before the author wants to be a farmer________.
A．she has spent some time living with farmers
B．she has taken a job in the office
C．she has missed her backyard with plants
D．she has got tired of work in city
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“if I could take my steps into adulthood，I would realize that I don't want to spend the rest of my life in an office”可知，作者现在在办公室上班，故B项符合文意。
第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience，there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often：ability，money，and time 1.____________ Money is a topic I’ll save for another day .So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen .Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：
Think ahead .The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there’s nothing ready to eat .So think ahead of the coming week .When will you have time to cook ？Do you have the right materials already? 2.____________
Make your time worth it .When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it and save yourself time later on .Are you making one loaf of bread ? 3.____________It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something .So save yourself the effort for a future meal .
4．____________ This may surprise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation .It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can
work well with your appetite and schedule.The more you learn and the more you try，the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.
Hopefully that gives you a good start.5.____________ And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
A．Try new things.
B．Ability is easily improved.
C．Make three or four instead.
D．Understand your food better.
E．Cooking is a burden for many people.
F．Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.
G．A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.
答案：1～5 BGCAF
Ⅱ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选取最佳选项。
A couple of years ago，I decided it was time to take a break.I was about to__1__，and I wanted to reward myself for all those college years.
As I was curiously__2__different websites and guidebooks, getting ready for my little adventure，I__3__that besides getting all the necessities，I also needed to get a sun__4__.
When I got to the shop，it__5__occurred to me that in the middle of planning my__6__，I somehow hadn't paid much attention to the calendar.It was Feb.14，and Valentine's fever had__7__the whole shopping center.
I finally__8__a rack (货架) with summer hats hanging on it.I walked over and tried on a couple.I really liked one__9__.I just couldn't decide whether I wanted to get the one with a pink ribbon or a blue ribbon__10__decoratively around it.
“You looked really great on those hats，”a middle－aged man__11__there waiting to be helped and said to me.
“Oh，thank you.”I__12__answered and increased my pace.I was in no mood to have a__13__with a stranger.I stopped by a sale rack and looked through colorful shirts.
“Excuse me.”A voice suddenly__14__my dreamy state of mind.I turned around and that man was standing right behind me.He looked__15__but determined.
Before I could do or say anything，he continued with what he wanted to say.“I'm sorry to__16__you，but those hats looked really nice on you.You see，I don't__17__anybody to buy a Valentine's gift for this year，so I got you one of the hats.I__18__you don't mind.”he said while handing me a plastic bag and disappeared immediately.
“Thank you！”I finally breathed out，feeling quite surprised.Who would imagine that a__19__would walk up to you and give you a present?
I do hope the man found his valentine__20__.And most of all—I no longer feel blue on Valentine's Day，even when I'm alone，because I remember my hat story.
1．A.retireB．speak
C．defeat
D．graduate
解析：选D。根据语境：“我”因为快要“毕业”(graduate)了，而为所有那些年的大学时光的付出奖赏自己。下文的for all those college years起到了暗示作用。而不是retire退休，speak说话，defeat打败。
2．A.looking through
B．leaving for
C．staying in
D．putting up
解析：选A。当“我”好奇地“浏览”(look through)不同的网站和旅游指南，准备“我”的小冒险时．..。leave for出发去(某地)，stay in留在．..，put up建立。
3．A.announced
B．suggested
C．realized
D．declared
解析：选C。根据语境，“旅游所需物件万事俱备，只差遮阳帽”这一事实是自己在准备过程中能够“意识”(realize)的问题。
4．A.hat
B．glass
C．shirt
D．bag
解析：选A。“我”还需要买一顶遮阳“帽”(hat)。根据下文反复提到的hat分析判断。
5．A.proudly
B．suddenly
C．curiously
D．patiently
解析：选B。根据语境，“我”到了商场，看到了情人节狂热的购物浪潮，才“突然”(suddenly)想起是情人节。proudly骄傲地，curiously好奇地，patiently有耐心地。
6．A.study
B．reward
C．trip
D．present
解析：选C。根据语境，因为“我”犒劳自己的方式是去旅游，故选trip。本句意思是：……在计划旅行的过程中，我不知道怎么竟然没有太注意看日历。
7．A.handed over
B．taken over
C．given out
D．turned out
解析：选B。那天是2月14日，情人节的狂热浪潮“席卷”(take over)了整个购物中心。hand over交出，give out分发，散发，turn out结果是。
8．A.bought
B．made
C．kept
D．saw
解析：选D。终于“我”“看到”(see)了一个货架，上面挂着一些夏天戴的帽子。由上下文的语境可以分析，“我”一直在找遮阳帽，终于看到了。
9．A.on business
B．in particular
C．at work
D．in danger
解析：选B。我走了过去，试戴了几顶帽子，“我”真的“特别”(in particular)喜欢其中的一顶。on business因公，at work工作中，in danger危险中。
10．A.formed
B．tied
C．collected
D．torn
解析：选B。根据语境，装饰的丝带是系在帽子上的，故用动词tie的过去分词，表示被动。句意：帽子上系着一圈装饰带，我只是决定不了是买系粉色丝带的那种还是买系蓝色丝带的那种。
11．A.lying
B．stopping
C．standing
D．following
解析：选C。根据语境，这位中年男子是站在那里等着店员给他帮助，即结账。故用standing there作后置定语，修饰a middle－aged man。
12．A.angrily
B．politely
C．unhappily
D．sadly
解析：选B。听到别人赞美自己，“我”显然会很礼貌地回应别人。故用politely，而不会是angrily生气地，unhappily不幸地，sadly难过地。
13．A.bargain
B．trade
C．cooperation
D．conversation
解析：选D。“我”是一名即将大学毕业的年轻女子，故不会贸然地与一位陌生男子交谈。故用conversation，而不是bargain交易，trade买卖，cooperation合作。
14．A.continued
B．interested
C．attracted
D．interrupted
解析：选D。根据语境，“我”欣赏多彩的衬衫的时候，一个声音打断了“我”游离的思绪。故用interrupt，而不是continue继续，interest使(人)感兴趣，attract吸引(某人)。
15．A.tired
B．shy
C．surprised
D．sorrow
解析：选B。根据语境，中年男子送给年轻姑娘情人节礼物，显然有些“害羞”(shy)，而不会是tired疲惫的，surprised感到吃惊的，sorrow难过的。
16．A.bother
B．satisfy
C．meet
D．fit
解析：选A。根据语境分析，中年男子的行为和举止，显然有打扰“我”的意思，故说“很抱歉打扰您”，因此用bother，而不是satisfy使满意，meet满足，fit合适。
17．A.catch
B．ask
C．have
D．advise
解析：选C。今年情人节我没有什么人可买礼物送，因此“我”就为您买了一顶帽子。故用have，而不是catch抓住，ask问，advise建议。
18．A.think
B．consider
C．find
D．hope
解析：选D。根据语境，中年男子的这些做法容易使人产生误解而会介意。故说道“我希望您不要介意”。显然该用hope，而不是think想，consider考虑，find发现。
19．A.lover
B．patient
C．teacher
D．stranger
解析：选D。谁会想到，一位“陌生人”(stranger)会在商场中出其不意地向你走过来，并送你一份礼物呢？lover爱人，patient患者，teacher老师。
20．A.after all
B．above all
C．long before
D．in all
解析：选A。“我”衷心祝福那名男子“最终”(after all)找到了他的情人。而不是above all尤其，long before很久以前，in all总共，合计。
Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
In 1608，an Englishman whose name was Thomas Coryate visited Italy.He liked the country and noted down every interesting thing he found.__1__there was one thing which he found more interesting than the others.Before__2__(leave) for England，Thomas Coryate bought a few forks.At home Thomas__3__ (special) gave a dinner party to show the invention to his friends.When the servants brought the steak，he took out __4__fork and began to eat like they did in Italy.Everybody looked at him__5__surprise.When he told his friends __6__it was，they all wanted to take a good look at the strange thing.All his friends said that the Italians were very strange people because the fork was very inconvenient.Thomas Coryate tried to prove the opposite.He said __7__was not nice to eat meat with one's fingers because they were not always clean.Everybody got angry__8__ that.Thomas Coryate wanted to show that it was very easy to use the fork__9__the first piece of meat he took with the fork__10__(fall) to the floor.His friends began to laugh and he had to take the fork away.Only fifty years later did people in England begin to use forks.
1．________2.________3.________4.________
5．________6.________7.________8.________
9．________10.________
答案：1.But 2.leaving 3.specially 4.a 5.in
6．what 7.it 8.at 9.but 10.fell
Ⅳ.微型写作
【写作素材】
1．我读了一个高级教授改编的小说。
2．我有个问题想问，但又不好意思。
3．因为我怕我会出错，并且他高高在上，恐怕他会看不起我这个穷酸的学生。
4．但是，我后来发现，他非同寻常，我们就像熟人一样进行了交谈。
【连句成篇】 (将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)
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答案：I read a novel adapted by a superior professor.I hesitated to ask him a question because I was afraid that I might make mistakes and that he was so upper that he would overlook such a shabby student.But as I found later，he was extraordinary.We talked as if we had been acquaintances.