2016高考英语一轮复习（福建泉州专用）北师大版必修一《Unit1》强化演练知能闯关

　　Ⅰ.品句填词

　　1．We

　　had a ____________(宁静的)afternoon without the children.

　　答案：peaceful

　　2．Schools are under ____________(压力)to raise test scores.

　　答案：pressure

　　3．Please ____________(关闭)off the TV when you leave in the afternoon.

　　答案：switch

　　4．Let’s help and ____________(支持)each other and together create a better world.

　　答案：support

　　5．The report called for ____________(紧急的)action to reduce lead in petrol.

　　答案：urgent

　　6．It’s not easy for many students to find a job after ____________(毕业) from colleges in present situation.

　　答案：graduation/graduating

　　7．It doesn’t ____________(要紧)if you do not understand a single word at first.

　　答案：matter

　　8．She ____________(减少)her weight by 5 kilograms.

　　答案：reduced

　　9．____________(压力)can cause headaches and other illnesses.

　　答案：Stress

　　10．Dianna died very quickly；she didn’t ____________ (遭受痛苦)much.

　　答案：suffer

　　Ⅱ.选词填空

　　society，suffer，come up with，challenge，otherwise，take up，suppose，as well，switch...off，organise 1．Please ________ the lights ________ as you leave.

　　答案：switch；off

　　2．Those who enjoy a good living seldom understand the ____________ of the poor.

　　答案：sufferings

　　3．____________ that we miss the train，shall we wait for the next one?

　　答案：Suppose/Supposing

　　4．One of the biggest ____________ facing the new present government is creating new jobs and new industries.

　　答案：challenges

　　5．Seize the chance，____________ you will regret it.

　　答案：otherwise

　　6．He called on the people to ____________ arms to defend their freedom.

　　答案：take up

　　7．He racked his brain and finally ____________ a wonderful idea.

　　答案：came up with

　　8．Water is necessary for people；it is necessary for animals ____________.

　　答案：as well

　　9．The girl is good at doing ____________ work and people all like her very much.

　　答案：social

　　10．Before he joined the CCP，he had ever been a member of folk ____________.

　　答案：organisation

　　Ⅲ.完成句子

　　1．那个新职位激励他在业余时间更加努力学习。

　　The new position ________ him ________ study still ________ during his spare time.

　　答案：challenged；to；harder

　　2．我求学期间由父母供养。

　　I ________ ________ ________ my parents when I was studying.

　　答案：was supported by

　　3．有人能设计出更好的时间表吗？

　　Can anyone ________ ________ ________ timetable?

　　答案：design a better

　　4．叫你怎么做就怎么做，否则有麻烦。

　　Do as you’re told，________ you’ll be ________ ________.

　　答案：otherwise；in trouble

　　5．战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

　　When the war ________ ________，he ________ ________ the Marine Corps.

　　答案：broke out；volunteered for

　　Ⅳ.语法专练

　　本单元语法——一般现在时、现在进行时和一般将来时

　　用所给动词的适当形式填空

　　1．Please tell me as soon as she ________(come) back.

　　答案：comes

　　2．According to the timetable，the train for Athens ________(leave)at seven o’clock in the evening.

　　答案：leaves

　　3．How are you ________(get)on with your physics this term?

　　答案：getting

　　4．—Why are the Woods selling their belongings?

　　—They are ________(move)to another city.

　　答案：moving

　　5．I think it is necessary for my 19-year-old son to have his own mobile phone，for I sometimes want to make sure if he ________(come) home for dinner.

　　答案：will come

　　A卷

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．(2016·福建龙岩市高三英语质量检测)________he got the news，Mr.Mathews hurried out of his house，________his car，and drove all the way to town.

　　A．When；started　B．The moment；started

　　C．Until；starting

　　D．Once；to start

　　解析：选B。考查状语从句。句意：Mr.Mathews一得知消息，就迅速冲出房子，开动汽车，一路开到城里。hurried，started与drove为三个并列的谓语动词；the moment一……就……。

　　2．Rockets can________information which we could never get in any other way.

　　A．bring up

　　B．bring back

　　C．take back

　　D．take up

　　解析：选B。考查动词短语。bring up“带大”“抚养”；bring back“带回”“归还”；take back“收回”“撤回”“退回”；take up“占据(时间或空间)”。句意：火箭能够带回我们用其他方法得不到的资料。

　　3．Though the problems were all very hard，Kate kept on working on them________she finally solved all of them.

　　A．before

　　B．until

　　C．when

　　D．after

　　解析：选B。before表示“在……之前”“还未来得及……就……”，until表示动作一直持续到某个时候为止，when表示同时，after则表示“在……之后”。

　　4．We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son’s illness had put him under great ________.

　　A．emotion

　　B．excitement

　　C．crisis

　　D．stress

　　解析：选D。考查名词辨析。

　　put sb.under(great) stress使某人处境(非常)紧张，使某人受(很大)压力。

　　5．(2011·北京东城区高三上学期期末试题)I love experimenting，so please try to________up with it when it’s not harmful to me.

　　A．put

　　B．come

　　C．keep

　　D．end

　　解析：选A。句意：我喜爱尝试，所以只要是对我无害处的事，请您多包容。come up with想出；keep up with赶上；end up with以……结束；put up with意为“忍受”，符合句意。

　　6．These teenagers don’t know much of the world yet；that’s why they are so easily________.

　　A．taken in

　　B．taken up

　　C．taken on

　　D．taken off

　　解析：选A。句意：这些青少年还不太了解世界，这正是他们这么容易受骗的原因。take in“接受，领会，理解，欺骗”；take up“占据，拿起”；take on“呈现(面貌)，具有(特征)”；take off“去掉，取消”。

　　7．He needs a high income to________such a large family.

　　A．stand

　　B．hold

　　C．carry

　　D．support

　　解析：选D。句意：他需要一份高收入来供养这样一个大家庭。stand“忍耐”；hold“举着，抓”；carry“搬运”；support“支持，支撑”。由句意可知选D。

　　8．The visiting expert________giving lectures to students________invited to meetings at times.

　　A．preferred；to being

　　B．preferred to；rather than

　　C．preferred；than being

　　D．preferred；to be

　　解析：选A。句意：这位来访专家有时宁愿给学生上课，也不愿被邀请去参加会议。prefer doing A to doing B是固定句型，意为“宁愿做……而不愿做……”。

　　9．The first subway in Chengdu is under construction right now.It is expected to________in the year 2016.

　　A．come into action

　　B．put into action

　　C．come into use

　　D．put into use

　　解析：选C。句意为：成都的第一条地铁正在建设中，有望在2016年投入使用。come into action开始行动/实施；put...into action把……投入行动；come into use开始使用；put...into use把……投入使用。

　　10．Since the matter was extremely________， we dealt with it immediately.

　　A．tough

　　B．tense

　　C．urgent

　　D．instant

　　解析：选C。本题考查形容词在具体语境中的辨析。句意为：由于事情非常紧急，我们当即对它进行了处理。tough坚硬的，坚强的，艰苦的，棘手的；tense紧张的；urgent紧急的；instant立即的，迅速的。根据句意可知答案为C。

　　11．—What do you think of the party last Sunday?

　　—Perfect！It________very well.

　　A．turned off

　　B．went off

　　C．got off

　　D．put off

　　解析：选B。go off此处表示“进行”。turn off＝switch off“关上”；get off“下车”；put off“推迟”。

　　12．(2011·辽宁省大连市高三模拟)You can go and play games with your friends when you finish your homework.But remember________all the lights when you leave.

　　A．to switch off

　　B．to switch on

　　C．switching off

　　D．switching on

　　解析：选A。“记住做某事”应用remember to do sth.，而人要离开应将灯关上。故应用turn off。

　　13．—The last one ________ pays the meal.

　　—Agreed!

　　A．arrived

　　B．arrives

　　C．to arrive

　　D．arriving

　　解析：选C。当名词前有last、only、序数词或最高级等词修饰时，通常用不定式作定语。

　　14．(2016·南京师大附中月考)—I’m sorry I took your bike by mistake.

　　—Oh，really？________.

　　A．It’s OK with me

　　B．It doesn’t matter

　　C．Don’t be sorry

　　D．I don’t care

　　解析：选B。It’s OK with me我很好；It doesn’t matter没关系；Don’t be sorry不用道歉；I don’t care我不在乎。根据语境，应选B项。

　　15．The faces of four famous American Presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ________of 60 miles.

　　A．length

　　B．distance

　　C．way

　　D．space

　　解析：选B。本题考查名词在具体语境中的运用。句意为：在拉什莫尔山上刻有美国四位著名总统的头像，这些头像从60英里外就能看见。length长度；distance距离；way方法；space空间。a distance of意为“距离”，是固定短语，所以答案为B。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

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　　It was early September, 2009.Maybe 1∶00 a．m..I had been downtown with some friends, and they were going off somewhere else.I was __1__ money, and had to be up early the next morning, so I __2__ for home.I made my way to Bathurst station, and took the 7 bus.I chose my __3__ seat on a bus.On the back row was another fellow.Other than us, the bus was

　　__4__.

　　The bus left the

　　__5__ shortly after I got on, and began the journey.I noticed the driver looked __6__ when I got on the bus, but didn’t think twice about it.__7__， the names of the streets we

　　__8__， recited over the intercom(内部通话设备), weren’t as dull as I was used to.Every stop was cheerfully __9__.Every name was cheerfully sung.

　　I wondered aloud, “Did he just __10__ the name of that stop？” My fellow traveler replied, “Yeah.” “I’ve

　　__11__ heard that before.” “Oh, it __12__ all the time.Not just this driver, all of them.The weather is warm and all the windows are open, so the drivers get all the fresh air they could want.It’d be __13__ for a bus driver not to sing the name of the stops.” With that, the bus stopped, and the nameless

　　__14__

　　stepped off into the night.

　　The bus driver kept up his __15__.Each stop had its own melody(旋律), and it was a delight to hear the __16__.“Briar Hill”， he sang, and I stepped off the bus, leaving the driver alone.He probably __17__his performance, to himself.

　　On my walk home, I

　　__18__ the traveler I had met was

　　__19__.The bus driver didn’t need a reason to sing, and he didn’t have a reason not to sing.“

　　__20__ do I，” I thought to myself.I began to hum(哼) in the night, occasionally bursting out into song.

　　【解题导语】　本文为记叙文。一位公共汽车司机把站名用唱歌的形式报给乘客，他的这种乐观愉悦的情绪感染了作者。

　　1．A.fond of

　　B．in need of

　　C．rich in

　　D．out of

　　解析：选D。考查语境理解。下文提到作者回家了，因此可以判断作者身上没钱了。

　　2．A.reached

　　B．headed

　　C．missed

　　D．remained

　　解析：选B。考查动词辨析。朋友们去了其他的地方，“我”身上没(out of)钱了，早晨还得早起，所以“我”决定回家。

　　3．A.afforded

　　B．matched

　　C．concerned

　　D．preferred

　　解析：选D。考查语境理解。“我”在公共汽车上选择了自己喜欢的(preferred)座位。

　　4．A.full

　　B．quiet

　　C．empty

　　D．noisy

　　解析：选C。考查语境理解。除了“我们”，车上是空的(empty)。后面的．..stepped off the bus, leaving the driver alone.有提示。

　　5．A.station

　　B．road

　　C．crowd

　　D．route

　　解析：选A。考查生活常识。“我”上车不久汽车就离开了车站(station)。

　　6．A.interested

　　B．cheerful

　　C．natural

　　D．careful

　　解析：选B。考查语境理解。“我”上车时注意到司机看上去很高兴(cheerful)。后面的Every name was cheerfully sung.是暗示。

　　7．A.Besides

　　B．Otherwise

　　C．Therefore

　　D．However

　　解析：选D。考查逻辑关系判断。此处意义发生转折，故用however。

　　8．A.passed

　　B．had

　　C．treated

　　D．built

　　解析：选A。考查生活常识。然而(however)，“我们”路过(passed)的街道名却不像过去那样听起来枯燥无味了。

　　9．A.pointed

　　B．heard

　　C．named

　　D．set

　　解析：选C。考查动词。每一个站名都被高兴地说出来(named)。

　　10．A.sing

　　B．recite

　　C．understand D．read

　　解析：选A。考查对上文信息的把握。由上一段末句Every name was cheerfully sung.可知此处应填sing。

　　11．A.ever

　　B．once

　　C．often

　　D．never

　　解析：选D。考查语境理解。“我”以前从来没有(never)听过。

　　12．A.changes

　　B．happens

　　C．forms

　　D．grows

　　解析：选B。考查语境理解。这种情况每时都在发生(happens)。后面的Not just this driver, all of them.有提示。

　　13．A.easy

　　B．good

　　C．odd

　　D．clear

　　解析：选C。考查语境理解。公共汽车司机不唱才怪(odd)呢。

　　14．A.driver

　　B．passer-by

　　C．traveler

　　D．consumer

　　解析：选C。考查名词。说着，车停了，那位乘客(traveler)下了车，消失在夜色中。

　　15．A.position

　　B．work

　　C．courage

　　D．performance

　　解析：选D。考查语境理解。由17空后的performance可知。

　　16．A.calls

　　B．variety

　　C．shows

　　D．news

　　解析：选B。考查语境理解。每一个站台名都有自己的旋律，能听到多样化的站台播报是一件令人高兴的事。call电话，呼叫；variety多样性；show表演，展示；news消息。

　　17．A.stopped

　　B．noticed

　　C．continued

　　D．followed

　　解析：选C。考查动词。他应该还会继续(continued)自己的表演。

　　18．A.realized

　　B．imagined

　　C．hoped

　　D．admitted

　　解析：选A。考查动词。realize 在此意为“意识到”。符合语境。

　　19．A.clever

　　B．wrong

　　C．strange

　　D．right

　　解析：选D。考查语境理解。在回家的路上，“我”意识到(realized)那位乘客是对的(right)。那位司机不需要唱的理由，也没有理由不去唱。

　　20．A.So

　　B．Either

　　C．Neither

　　D．Nor

　　解析：选C。考查语境理解。“我”心里想，“我”也不需要(唱的理由)。

　　Ⅲ.阅读理解

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　　Grown-ups know that people and objects are solid.At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air.But does a baby have this understanding?

　　To see whether babies know objects are solid.Bower designed a method for projecting an optical illusion(视觉影像)of a hanging ball.His plan was to first to give babies a real ball, one they could be expected to show surprised in their faces and movements.All the 16 to 24-week-old babies tested were surprised when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there.

　　Grown-ups also have a sense of object permanence.We know that if we put a box in a room and lock the door, the box will still be there when we come back.But does a baby realize that a ball that rolls under a chair does not disappear and go to never-never land?

　　Experiments done by Bower suggest that babies develop a sense of object permanence when they are about 18 weeks old.In his experiments, Bower used a toy train that went behind a screen.When 16-week-old and 22-week-old babies watched the toy train disappear behind the left side of the screen, they looked to the right, expecting it to reappear.If the experiment took the train off the table and lifted the screen, all the babies seemed surprised not to see the train.This seems to show that all the babies had a sense of object permanence.But the second part of the experiment showed that this was not really the case.The researcher substituted(替换) a ball for the train when it went behind the screen.The 22-week-old babies seemed surprised and looked back to the left side for the train.But the 16-week-old babies did not seem to notice the switch(更换)．Thus，the 16-week-old babies seemed to have a sense of “something permanence，” while the 22-week-old babies had a sense of object permanence related to a particular object.

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇科普短文，大意是通过实验研究儿童是否知道物体是固体的，是否具有物体持久性的感觉，研究表明，16周到24周的婴儿都知道物体是有形的固体，然而第一项研究表明只有18周以上的婴儿才对某个特定的物体的认识具有持久性。

　　1．The passage is mainly about________.

　　A．babies’sense of sight

　　B．effects of experiments on babies

　　C．babies’understanding of objects

　　D．different tests on babies’feelings

　　解析：选C。主旨大意题。本文通过科学家的研究和对研究结果的解释，旨在说明婴儿对物体的理解。

　　2．In Paragraph 3, “object permanence” means that when out of sight, an object________.

　　A．still exists

　　B．keeps its shape

　　C．still stays solid

　　D．is beyond reach

　　解析：选A。词义猜测题。通过对第二项研究情况的阅读和第三段的解释得知。

　　3．What did Bower use in his experiments?

　　A．A chair.

　　B．A screen.

　　C．A film.

　　D．A box.

　　解析：选B。细节理解题。第二段和第四段中所述的Bower的两个实验中都用到了screen。

　　4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A．The babies didn’t have a sense of direction.

　　B．The older babies preferred toy trains to balls.

　　C．The younger babies liked looking for missing objects

　　D．The babies couldn’t tell a ball from its optical illusion.

　　解析：选D。推理判断题。第二段中所述实验情况表明：婴儿伸手去摸屏幕上的影像，说明他们事先不能区分一个真正的球和影像的区别。

　　B卷

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

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　　(2016·宁大附中模拟)My husband，Bob，died in January 2004.His death was unexpected as well.I __1__ condolences(哀悼)from people I hadn’t heard from in years：letters，cards，flowers，calls，and visits.I took a bad knock with __2__.I was so struggling to __3__ the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family，knowing in my heart that there really were no __4__.It’s just all so sad.

　　One message __5__ me deeply.I received a letter from my best friend from sixth __6__ through high school.We had drifted somewhat since __7__ in 1959，as she stayed in our home town and I did not.__8__ it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we __9__ touch for five or ten years.

　　Her husband，Pete，had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age，__10__ her with deep sorrow and heavy __11__：finding a job and raising three young children.She and Pete，__12__ Bob and I，had shared one of those rare，close，“love-of-your-life-you-can-never-forget”__13__.

　　In her letter she __14__ an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago.She wrote，“When Pete died，your dear mother __15__ me and said，‘Trudy，I don’t know what to say...so I’ll just say I love you.’”

　　She closed her letter to me repeating my mother’s words of so long __16__，“Bonnie，I don’t know what to say...so I’ll just say I love you.”

　　I felt I __17__ almost hear my mother speaking to me now.What a __18__ message of sympathy！How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then __19__ it on to me.I love you.__20__ words.A gift.A legacy(遗赠物)．

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者在丈夫突然去世正悲伤的时候，收到朋友的信。朋友也有着丧夫的遭遇，当时得到了作者妈妈的安慰，现在朋友又把作者妈妈安慰自己的话传给了她。

　　1．A.receivedB．wrote

　　C．sent

　　D．showed

　　解析：选A。根据下文的letters，cards，flowers，calls，and visits可知是作者的丈夫突然去世后，她收到了这些表示哀悼的东西。receive“收到”，符合文意。

　　2．A.disappointment

　　B．relief

　　C．grief

　　D．regret

　　解析：选C。took a bad knock意为“受到经济或感情上的严重打击”。她丈夫去世，她应该是“悲痛”(grief)。

　　3．A.ask

　　B．experience

　　C．explain

　　D．understand

　　解析：选D。从the whys and hows可知此处应该是understand，意思是作者想弄明白这些不幸的事情为什么，怎么会发生在自己家。

　　4．A.answers

　　B．skills

　　C．explanation

　　D．information

　　解析：选A。结合上一句想弄明白“问题”，这里应该是问题的答案answers。作者得不到答案，只有悲伤。

　　5．A.impressed

　　B．touched

　　C．appreciated

　　D．affected

　　解析：选B。由下文和deeply可知，是有一封短信打动了作者，所以用touch表示“打动”。impress使……有印象，影响；appreciate欣赏，赞赏；affect影响，这三项都不符合语境。

　　6．A.grade

　　B．class

　　C．sense

　　D．week

　　解析：选A。从through high school可知是在上学时的朋友，用grade表示“年级”。这里指从六年级开始到高中一直是好朋友。

　　7．A.marriage

　　B．graduation

　　C．quarrel

　　D．settlement

　　解析：选B。句中谓语动词drifted表示“漂流，漂泊”，说明两人在“毕业”(graduation)以后分开了，去了不同的地方。

　　8．A.Instead

　　B．Therefore

　　C．But

　　D．However

　　解析：选C。通过语境可以判断，该处缺少表转折关系的连词，A、B意思不符合语意，however常和逗号连用，故应选C项。

　　9．A.kept

　　B．lost

　　C．got

　　D．engaged

　　解析：选B。由上文可知，这里应是“失去联系”，所以用lost和touch组成短语。

　　10．A.moving

　　B．returning

　　C．staying

　　D．leaving

　　解析：选D。此处是动词的-ing形式作结果状语，leaving在此处意为“使处于某种状态”，符合上下文语境。

　　11．A.opportunities

　　B．responsibilities

　　C．services

　　D．chances

　　解析：选B。从下文的finding a job and raising three young children可以判断，这些都是她的责任，所以用responsibilities。

　　12．A.including

　　B．as well as

　　C．like

　　D．except for

　　解析：选C。她和Pete的关系就像我和Bob的关系一样。like作介词用表示“像……一样”。including是“包括”的意思；as well as作介词时，含义是“还，也”；except for表示部分与整体的关系，表示“除了……之外”，用于非同类事物的排除。

　　13．A.contacts

　　B．backgrounds

　　C．interests

　　D．relationships

　　解析：选D。这里表示的是夫妻之间挚爱至深，用relationships。contact接触；background背景；interest兴趣。

　　14．A.shared

　　B．combined

　　C．achieved

　　D．remembered

　　解析：选A。根据上下文分析，此处表示她在信中把“我”妈妈对她做的一件事写出来与“我”分享，所以用share。

　　15．A.met

　　B．kissed

　　C．hugged

　　D．shook

　　解析：选C。在西方如果是初次见面的话，接吻(kiss)、拥抱(hug)都可以，但此处作者的妈妈是在安慰作者的朋友，所以用hug更合适。

　　16．A.after

　　B．away

　　C．apart

　　D．ago

　　解析：选D。上文已提到妈妈很久以前就去世了，所以这里引用的也是妈妈很久以前说的话。

　　17．A.must

　　B．should

　　C．would

　　D．could

　　解析：选D。我感到我现在几乎能听到妈妈对我说话了，用could。

　　18．A.powerful

　　B．serious

　　C．bitter

　　D．sincere

　　解析：选A。用powerful“强有力的，很有效的”，符合语境。

　　19．A.deliver

　　B．pass

　　C．return

　　D．remind

　　解析：选B。我的朋友将它珍藏了这么多年，此时又将它传递给我。pass sth.on to sb.“把某物传递给某人”，符合语境。

　　20．A.Unnecessary

　　B．Perfect

　　C．Curious

　　D．Abstract

　　解析：选B。作者赞赏、感叹妈妈说给朋友，朋友又传给自己的这句话。“I love you”是多么完美的语言。unnecessary不必要的；curious好奇的；abstract抽象的，都不符合语境。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　A

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　　With their weakening bodies, advanced age or increasing pressure of work or study, people have been advised and usually persuaded to have health care products.Do you remember your first time to take a nutritional supplement(营养补充品)? What was your first impression?

　　Posted by Amy, Dec.23, 2010 8∶05 P．M.

　　Madeline on Dec.24, 2010 7∶25 P．M.

　　Years ago, as a young mom with two small children，I struggled to keep up with the demands of a busy life.One day，I woke up feeling so tired that I knew something had to change!

　　A friend gave me some Royal Jelly—an amazing substance(物质)from the beehive(蜂房)．I was doubtful，but desperate...so I tried it! In time, I began to experience renewed energy like never before! Now, over two decades later, I travel all round the country, sharing my life-changing experience.I’m grateful for the energy to keep up and love to share this wonderful discovery with others.

　　Blanca on Dec.25, 2010 7∶02 P．M.

　　Ten years ago, when I was 73, my mind wanted to be busy and useful, but my body didn’t.I became very tired.That’s when my daughter Madeline tried to persuade me to try her special Royal Jelly.It made great difference in her life, so she was sure it could help me too! Hesitating for 2 days, I gave in.She was right! I no longer felt worn out.I had a new, youthful eagerness for life and I’ve been OK—thanks to Royal Jelly!

　　Lori on Dec.25, 2010 10∶27 P．M.

　　When my mom Madeline was introduced to Royal Jelly, it affected my life, too! Mom gave me some of her fantastic Royal Jelly.Boy, things did turn around! I had more energy and stamina(耐力)and was finally able to keep up with high school and，eventually, college activities.Today, I’m a busy mom in my mid-thirties with two active boys and a new business! I have enough energy to do it all! I’m glad I took my Mom’s advice.

　　1．From the text, we learn that ________.

　　A．Madeline became more than willing to take Royal Jelly at the very beginning

　　B．Lori was grateful partly because Royal Jelly helped him to improve his studies

　　C．Royal Jelly is a product that can help renew a person’s energy and vitality

　　D．Amy has benefited from Royal Jelly so she posted a topic about the product

　　解析：选C。细节理解题。由第一个帖子第二段第3句可知。

　　2．Which of the following is TRUE of Blanca?

　　A．She replied to the topic on Christmas Eve.

　　B．She tried Royal Jelly without hesitation.

　　C．She is now supposed to be in her seventies.

　　D．She was the second one to reply to the topic.

　　解析：选D。细节理解题。通过对三个发帖子时间的比较可知。

　　3．What’s the relationship between the Royal Jelly takers?

　　A．Lori and Blanca are Madeline’s grandchildren.

　　B．Madeline is Blanca’s daughter and Lori’s mother.

　　C．Blanca is Lori and Madeline’s great grandmother.

　　D．They have no blood relationship but friendship.

　　解析：选B。细节理解题。从第二个帖子第3句和第三个帖子第1句可知。

　　4．Where can we most probably read this text?

　　A．In a sports club.

　　B．On an Internet page.

　　C．In a fiction.

　　D．In a travel magazine.

　　解析：选B。推理判断题。从文章的结构“发帖、跟帖”可推理出。

　　B

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　　If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong.Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

　　According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power.Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter.This is the area of the brain which processes information.It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.

　　The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language.

　　A team led by Dr.Andrea Mechelli，from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English.They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.

　　Scans showed that grey matter density(密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language.But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

　　“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language，” said the scientists.

　　It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.

　　Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales，has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills.“Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible，”he said.“You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”

　　The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34.Reading，writing, and comprehension were all tested.The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better.“Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world，” explained the scientists.

　　5．The main subject talked about in this passage is________.

　　A．science on learning a second language

　　B．man’s ability of learning a second language

　　C．language can help brain power

　　D．language learning and maths study

　　解析：选C。主旨大意题。作者在本文第一段提出本文的主题，然后下文围绕这一主题进行深入地阐述，即“语言学习可以提高你的智力”。

　　6．In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to________.

　　A．say language is also a kind of physical labor

　　B．prove that one needs more practice when he(she) is learning a language

　　C．to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language

　　D．make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well

　　解析：选D。推理判断题。作者把语言学习对大脑的促进作用比作体育锻炼能促进肌肉健全的促进作用，目的是为了说明语言学习对大脑的促进有类似的作用。

　　7．We may know from the scientific findings that ________.

　　A．the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density is

　　B．there is no difference between a later second language learner and one knowing a second language

　　C．the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people’s brain

　　D．the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time

　　解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第五段得知。

　　8．In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that ________.

　　A．learning a second language is the same as studying maths

　　B．early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in study other subjects

　　C．Italian is the best choice for you as a second language

　　D．you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language

　　解析：选B。主旨大意题。作者在最后两段继续阐述其中心论点：即外语的学习宜早不宜迟。