2016高考英语一轮复习（福建泉州专用）北师大版必修一《Unit2》强化演练知能闯关

　　Ⅰ.品句填词

　　1．The ____________(强烈)of her feelings surprised him.

　　答案：violence

　　2．He has a changeable ____________(性格)．

　　答案：character

　　3．Do you know how an ____________(宇航员)flies in a spacecraft?

　　答案：astronaut

　　4．The teacher wants the children to feel ____________(自信的)about asking questions when they don’t understand.

　　答案：confident

　　5．We should improve what is called the ____________(质量)of living.

　　答案：quality

　　6．In view of our long-standing ____________(关系)，we agree to allow you a discount.

　　答案：relationship

　　7．In the ____________(灾难)，they have not only lost their house but also their daughter.

　　答案：disaster

　　8．Men and women are ____________(平等的) and share the same rights.

　　答案：equal

　　9．It is not ____________(不平常的) for a politician to give speeches.

　　答案：unusual

　　10．You should keep ____________(镇静的)

　　even in face of danger.

　　答案：calm

　　Ⅱ.选词填空

　　1．All the facts show that he has been deeply ____________ in the crime.

　　答案：involved

　　2．Major stadiums built for the 2008 Summer Olympics，especially the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube，have become symbols of China’s strong growth and rising ____________.

　　答案：confidence

　　3．There are no ____________ in the crash.

　　答案：injuries

　　4．He ____________ his wife after 20 years of marriage.

　　答案：separated from

　　5．Hawking is a success，____________ man though he is.

　　答案：disabled

　　6．I enjoy ____________ new places，especially places few people visit.

　　答案：exploring

　　7．The hunter ____________ picked up his gun，took the aim and fired，bringing down the beast.

　　答案：calmly

　　8．John knows so much about stars that I am sure it would be impossible to find his ____________.

　　答案：equal

　　9．The police car signalled to us to ____________.

　　答案：pull in

　　10．In some people’s ____________，the more powerful the country becomes，the less pleasant it is to live in.

　　答案：opinions

　　Ⅲ.情景交际

　　1．—Would you like to have dinner with me?

　　—________.

　　A．No，I have other things

　　B．That would be nice

　　C．I’d love to but you have no money

　　D．Thanks for inviting me to dinner

　　解析：选B。考查如何回应对方的邀请。句意：“和我一起共进晚餐好吗？”“太棒了。”C选项与问话矛盾；A项不符合西方人的说话习惯；D项的迷惑性很强，但是其常用于进餐后向邀请人表达谢意。故选B。

　　2．—Would you take this along to the office for me?

　　—________.

　　A．With pleasureB．That’s right

　　C．Never mind

　　D．Don’t mention it

　　解析：选A。句意：“你能帮我把它拿到办公室吗？”“乐意效劳。”With pleasure是同意帮助对方时所做的答语。

　　3．—Perhaps we can sell the old car and buy a new one.

　　—________.

　　A．Not at allB．It’s OK

　　C．I couldn’t agree less

　　D．You’ll catch it

　　解析：选C。考查表达看法的交际用语。“Not at all.”用来回答感谢，意为“不用谢，不客气”“没关系”；“It’s OK.”意为“没关系，没问题，好的”，用以回答道歉或请求；“I couldn’t agree less.”表示完全不同意对方的观点或看法等，可译为“我一点也不同意”；“You’ll catch it.”表示“你会挨骂的，你会挨揍的”。由语境可知应选C。

　　4．—It’s been raining for a whole week.I think it’ll get fine soon.

　　—________.We are getting into the rainy season now.

　　A．Yes，it will

　　B．Of course not

　　C．It’s possible

　　D．It’s hard to say

　　解析：选D。句意：“雨整整下了一星期，我觉得天很快就会晴了。”“难说，现在我们这里进入雨季了。”A、B两项是回答一般疑问句，与情景不符；C项是同意前者的观点，与答语中第二句话相矛盾。因此D项最佳。

　　5．—Would you like some more soup?

　　—________.It is delicious，but I’ve had enough.

　　A．Yes，please

　　B．No，thank you

　　C．Nothing more

　　D．I’d like some

　　解析：选B。前者建议后者再来点儿，后者婉言谢绝。此题关键是but I’ve had enough。A、D是肯定答语。C表示“不要东西”。

　　Ⅳ.语法专练

　　本单元语法——一般过去时、过去进行时和现在完成时

　　1．(2011·高考大纲全国卷)If you don’t like the drink you________，just leave it and try a different one.

　　A．ordered

　　B．are ordering

　　C．will order

　　D．had ordered

　　解析：选A。考查动词的时态。句意：如果你不喜欢你点的饮料，就别喝了，再换一种。由情境可知饮料是刚才点的，故用一般过去时。

　　2．(2011·高考陕西卷)His first novel

　　________ good reviews since it came out last month.

　　A．receives

　　B．is receiving

　　C．will receive

　　D．has received

　　解析：选D。考查动词的时态。句意为“他的第一本小说自上个月出版以来就受到了好评。” since自从……以来，引导含有过去时的从句时，主句用现在完成时。故选D。

　　3．(2011·高考湖南卷) In 1492，Columbus ________ on one of the Bahama Islands，but he mistook it for an island of India.

　　A．lands

　　B．landed

　　C．has landed

　　D．had landed

　　解析：选B。考查动词的时态。句意为“在1492年，哥伦布登上了巴哈马群岛中的一个岛屿，但他却误以为是印度的一个沿海岛屿。” in 1492是过去时的标志，后面叙述的是在这一年里发生的事情。题目没有明确说明“登陆”是发生在“误解”之前的动作，因此，这两个行为都统一在1492年里，排除D，故选B。

　　4．(2011·高考湖南卷)It is the most instructive lecture that I ________ since I came to this school.

　　A．attended

　　B．had attended

　　C．am attending

　　D．have attended

　　解析：选D。考查动词的时态。句意为“自从我到这个学校以来，这是我所听到的最有教育意义的演讲。”since自从……以来，引导过去时的从句时，主句用现在完成时。

　　5．—Will you please repeat your idea?

　　—Sure.But I don’t think that you________attention.

　　A．were paying

　　B．paid

　　C．pay

　　D．are paying

　　解析：选A。考查谓语动词的时态。下句句意：当然可以，但我认为你刚才没有注意听我说话。该处表示刚才正在发生的情况，因此应用过去进行时。

　　6．—What do you think of the movie?

　　—It’s fantastic.The only pity is that I________the beginning of it.

　　A．missed

　　B．had missed

　　C．miss

　　D．would miss

　　解析：选A。句意：——你觉得这部电影怎么样？——太棒了。唯一可惜的是，我错过了开头部分。错过开头部分对于现在而言是发生在过去的事情，故选A。

　　7．(2016·江西南昌模拟)They

　　________ the computer problem，which in turn helped us get back online.

　　A．have solved

　　B．had solved

　　C．solved

　　D．solve

　　解析：选C。考查动词的时态。in turn意思为“相应地，转而”，表示两个动作几乎是同时发生的，没有明显的先后顺序，又由helped可知，此处应用过去时。

　　8．—Jack and David are brothers.

　　—Oh，I ________ why they look so alike.

　　A．was wondering

　　B．wonder

　　C．have wondered

　　D．will wonder

　　解析：选A。指说话人在对话前一直在“琢磨”，故用过去进行时。

　　9．She has set a new record；that is，the sales of her latest book ________ 50 million.

　　A．have reached

　　B．has reached

　　C．are reaching

　　D．had reached

　　解析：选A。由She has set a new record...一句可知，她的销售额已达到了5千万，应用现在完成时。

　　10．(2011·南京调研)Hollywood star Sharon Stone’s words on Sichuan Earthquake________her image.Nobody in China________her any more.

　　A．destroyed；would like

　　B．has destroyed；likes

　　C．destroyed；will like

　　D．had destroyed；liked

　　解析：选B。考查谓语动词的时态。第一空用现在完成时表示她过去的话对现在产生的影响；第二空用一般现在时表示现在的客观情况。

　　A卷

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．(2016·北京四中高三模拟)—Mary，you look confused.Have you made sense of the passage we are talking about?

　　—Yes，I________another problem just now.

　　A．have thought of　B．was thinking of

　　C．thought of

　　D．had thought of

　　解析：选B。答语句意为：嗯，刚才我正在思考另一个问题。由答句的时间状语just now可知应用过去进行时，表示“刚才”正在发生的事情。

　　2．(2011·北京市昌平区高三上学期期末质量抽测)________________________________________________________________________

　　I saw him，I know he is my former friend，Henry.

　　A．A second

　　B．The second

　　C．For the second

　　D．In a second

　　解析：选B。句意：“见到他的那一霎那，我就知道他是我从前的朋友，亨利”。the moment/minute/instant/second等表时间的名词短语可充当连词，引导时间状语从句，故选B。

　　3．So far this year we________a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

　　A．saw

　　B．see

　　C．had seen

　　D．have seen

　　解析：选D。so far到目前为止，需与现在完成时连用。句意：到今年目前为止我们已经看到房价下跌了5%～10%。

　　4．The cultural exchanges between the two countries help to________the understanding and friendship between the two peoples.

　　A．increase

　　B．raise

　　C．add

　　D．promote

　　解析：选D。句意：两国间的文化交流有助于促进两国人民的理解和友谊。increase增长；raise抬升，抬起；add增加，加上；promote促进，促销，提升。

　　5．(2016·福建福州三中模拟)—People should stop using their cars and start using public transport.

　　—Exactly.The roads are too crowded________.

　　A．as it is

　　B．as a result

　　C．as usual

　　D．as possible

　　解析：选A。句意：——人们应该停止使用私家车，转而使用公共交通工具。——对极了！现在这个状况，路太拥挤了。as it is意为“照现在这样子，就目前而言”。

　　6．Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health.It may also be good for ________ building.

　　A．respect

　　B．friendship

　　C．reputation

　　D．character

　　解析：选D。考查名词辨析。根据常识便可知运动既可增强体质也可强健个性，不会增强尊敬或名声，友谊可以增强，但与前面health不搭配，故答案为character。

　　7．John hasn’t done well in his studies，but his tutor did his best to pull him________.

　　A．away

　　B．down

　　C．through

　　D．in

　　解析：选C。句意：John学习成绩不好，而他的导师为帮他过关尽了最大努力。pull away脱身，离开，逃出；pull down拆毁，摧毁，推翻；pull in(火车)进站，到站，停站；pull through“渡过难关”，符合句意。

　　8．Fitness is important in sport, but of at least ________importance are skills.

　　A．fair

　　B．reasonable

　　C．equal

　　D．proper

　　解析：选C。考查对常用形容词的辨别和应用能力。“but of at least equal importance are skills”应理解成“but skills are of at least equal importance(技术至少同样重要)。

　　9．“Neal，listen，” she said，looking straight at him.“I ask you not to get________in this kind of matter.It’s none of your business.”

　　A．caught

　　B．involved

　　C．attached

　　D．connected

　　解析：选B。句意：“尼尔，听着”，她直视着他说道：“我请你不要参与这件事，它与你无关。”get involved in意为“涉及，卷入，参与”；get caught in指突然遭遇(雨、雪、火灾、地震或交通堵塞等)；attach常用于be attached to结构，表示“附属于，喜爱某物”；connect常用于be connected with结构，意为“与……有联系，与……有关”。

　　10．—How would you like your coffee?

　　—________

　　A．It’s well done.

　　B．Very nice.Thank you very much.

　　C．One cup.That’s enough.

　　D．The stronger，the better.

　　解析：选D。前者询问的是对方想要怎样的咖啡，故答语用D项，表示“越浓越好”较为吻合。

　　11．—Franklin is not coming tonight.

　　—But he________.

　　A．promises

　　B．promised

　　C．will promise

　　D．had promised

　　解析：选B。现在Franklin不打算来了，但“他答应过要来”应发生在过去，故用一般过去时。

　　12．(2016·福州一中月考)As we know，many Europeans________the continent of America in the 16th century.

　　A．explored

　　B．developed

　　C．opened out

　　D．uncovered

　　解析：选A。explore“探险”，句意：据我们所知，16世纪许多欧洲人到美洲大陆探险。

　　13．(2011·安徽合肥一中期末)It seems as if they are going to ________us a lot of money for the party hall.

　　A．cost

　　B．ask

　　C．demand

　　D．charge

　　解析：选D。句意：他们似乎要对宴会厅收取我们很高的费用。cost花费，价钱为，使失去；ask(for)询问，请求；demand强烈要求，需要；charge(for)要价，收费。

　　14．The manager, knowing his factory’s products were poor in ________， decided to give his workers further training.

　　A．quantity

　　B．amount

　　C．deal

　　D．quality

　　解析：选D。考查名词辨析。句意：经理知道他的工厂生产的产品质量较差，于是决定对工人进行进一步培训。从句意看，产品质量很差符合，故选D。

　　15．Make sure the gas is turned off after a bath，which would________cause danger.

　　A．somehow

　　B．meanwhile

　　C．otherwise

　　D．furthermore

　　解析：选C。考查副词辨析。句意为：洗澡后要确保关掉煤气，否则这会产生危险。otherwise否则，要不然。somehow不知何故；meanwhile同时，在此期间；furthermore而且。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

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　　(2016·大纲版压轴卷)

　　Launching a Life with$10 and a Dream

　　Growing up on a farm in Tennessee，Larry Young was determined to do something else with his life.His father wanted him to follow in his __1__and refused to help Young go to college.__2__ ，with$ 10 in his pocket，Young set off for Tennessee State University，__3__to register.“I walked up to the bursar’s(财务主管) office and threw my two$5 __4__

　　up there on the counter，”Young says.“I plan to make

　　__5__ out of myself.”Young told the school

　　official.He saw this country boy and said, “But you can’t go to school with $10.”Young said, “But I

　　__6__.”Young was taken to see the school dean，who asked if he could drive a truck.Young had never driven before，but said yes

　　__7__.He got a job carrying trash.“I didn’t know what I was doing，but

　　__8__ the grace of God，I did it.That

　　__9__ my tuition，but they didn ’t know I didn’t have a place to stay.”

　　“One morning，the matron(女舍监) of the dormitory

　　__10__ up and saw me－between two mattresses in the dormitory，and it scared her.She broke

　　__11__ and cried when I told her my

　　__12__.And afterwards，she gave me everything

　　__13__ I needed.”

　　Young is

　　__14__ to say he was the first African American to be the director of food sanitation for the Detroit Health Department.

　　Young remembers a female high school student.“She was

　　__15__.She came from a family of seven－some of them were on drugs－and she had

　　__16__ right to be mad.So I sit her down and I talk to her.”

　　I said，“Do you see these

　　__17__－way back in the South，in the sticks，I picked cotton.But you see

　　__18__ I am today.”Young ended up

　　__19__ her.“It’s been over 19 years ago.She’s an executive secretary today.”

　　“That is the greatest thing I’ve

　　__20__ done in my life.If you just put your arms around people，they will go forward in life.”said Young.

　　1．A.careers

　　B．jobs

　　C．wishes

　　D．footsteps

　　解析：选D。follow in one’s footsteps“步入后尘，继承某人的事业”。

　　2．A.However

　　B．So

　　C．While

　　D．Though

　　解析：选B。父亲拒绝帮助，因此，他只好带着仅有的10美元上路。

　　3．A.decided

　　B．determined

　　C．expected

　　D．refused

　　解析：选B。与上文提到的Larry Young was determined to do something else...照应。

　　4．A.money

　　B．papers

　　C．checks

　　D．bills

　　解析：选D。money 是泛指钱不能跟数字，papers与本文没有任何关系，checks是支票的意思且为复数，与上下文意思不符。

　　5．A.something

　　B．everything

　　C．use

　　D．the most

　　解析：选A。make something out of oneself是固定搭配，意思是“成为一个有用的人”。

　　6．A.would like to

　　B．ought to

　　C．have to

　　D．dareded to

　　解析：选C。have to 与前文提到的determined 照应。

　　7．A.somehow

　　B．somewhat

　　C．anyway

　　D．anywhere

　　解析：选C。虽然不会开卡车，“不管怎样”还是答应下来了，根据句意可知选C。

　　8．A.by

　　B．for

　　C．on

　　D．because

　　解析：选A。by/through the grace of God“承蒙上帝恩典”。by依靠，凭借。

　　9．A.took care of

　　B．paid back

　　C．paid for

　　D．looked after

　　解析：选A。take care of 除了“照顾，照看”，还有“负责，处理”的意思，可以表示“钱、费用”的词。paid for 应当用于人作主语的句子。

　　10．A.turned

　　B．came

　　C．put

　　D．went

　　解析：选B。turn up“出现”；come up“走过来”；put up“举起来”；go up“上升”。

　　11．A.up

　　B．off

　　C．down

　　D．in

　　解析：选C。break down“(精神)垮下来”。与下文的cry照应。

　　12．A.life

　　B．father

　　C．experience

　　D．story

　　解析：选D。story故事，情况，指前文提到的Young 的有关情况，范围更广。experience“经历，体验”。

　　13．A.what

　　B．that

　　C．which

　　D．how

　　解析：选B。that 引导定语从句，先行词是everything，不用which。

　　14．A.glad

　　B．proud

　　C．satisfied

　　D．hesitate

　　解析：选B。下文：he was the first African American to be the director of food sanitation for the Detroit Health Department。因此，选择B项。

　　15．A.unfriendly

　　B．nervous

　　C．disappointed

　　D．discouraged

　　解析：选A。由下文线索：and she had__16__right to be mad.可知选A。

　　16．A.each

　　B．no

　　C．every

　　D．none

　　解析：选C。have every right to do sth.“有充足的理由干……”与some of them were on drugs照应。

　　17．A.arms

　　B．fingers

　　C．hands

　　D．legs

　　解析：选B。与下文中的I picked cotton.照应。in the sticks“远离市区、镇子的地方”。

　　18．A.what

　　B．who

　　C．where

　　D．how

　　解析：选C。上下文线索．..way back in the South，in the sticks形成对比。

　　19．A.persuading

　　B．refusing

　　C．hiring

　　D．receiving

　　解析：选C。end up hiring最后雇用了她，从下文She’s an executive secretary today.得知这个答案。

　　20．A.already

　　B．never

　　C．yet

　　D．ever

　　解析：选D。曾经。与前文的the greatest照应。

　　Ⅲ.阅读理解

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　　Sunday, October 5

　　Clear, 69°F

　　My wife, Eleanor, and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide.And the minibus which goes along with the boat.We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way.Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.

　　After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat.After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.

　　Monday, October 6

　　Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°F

　　We spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine.Kind of a lazy day.Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat.Where we will visit tomorrow.

　　It was pleasant to sit out on deck(甲板)and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.

　　Tuesday, October 7

　　Light rain, 64°F

　　This morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church，which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day.We did lots of shopping, then walked across the bridge to see a very, very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.

　　We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side.Later we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers.It contains the largest window by Mar.

　　Wednesday, October 8

　　Cloudy, 65°F

　　Today we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne.We went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey.This river scenery is very different.We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.

　　Thursday, October 9

　　Cloudy, 66°F

　　Our dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways.Our boating days are over until next time.

　　1．Where did the author get off the train?

　　A．Paris.

　　B．Strasbourg.

　　C．Nancy.

　　D．Barn.

　　解析：选B。细节推断题。第一句话My wife，Eleanor，and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg.可知答案为B。

　　2．On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?

　　A．Monday and Tuesday.

　　B．Tuesday and Wednesday.

　　C．Wednesday and Wednesday.

　　D．Monday and Wednesday.

　　解析：选D。细节推断题。从星期一的日记We spent about two hours in Nancy，then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine.和星期四的日记可知，是在星期一和星期四，答案D。

　　3．From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of________.

　　A．towns

　　B．churches

　　C．museums

　　D．mountains

　　解析：选A。细节判断题。星期二的日记This morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and

　　the church，which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day.和Later we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers.可以判断出答案A。

　　4．What does the author think of the tour?

　　A．Tiring.

　　B．Expensive.

　　C．Enjoyable.

　　D．Quick.

　　解析：选C。作者态度推测题。整个文章是旅游日记，作者乘火车、轮船，参观游玩各个景点，领略大自然的美景，心旷神怡。

　　B卷

　　A

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　　With the start of the new semester，students around the country exchange their fun and fashionable clothes for boring school uniforms.

　　“The uniform makes us look like a_bunch_of_clones，especially when we are doing morning exercises in the playground，”said Qing, a Senior 2 from a high school in Shanghai.“But we are not exactly the same from the top to the bottom.The boys wear different sport shoes and girls have different decorations(装饰品) in their hair.These are the areas where you can express yourself，”said Qing.

　　Although it might be strange for boys to talk about fashion，they do care about what they wear in school，especially shoes，according to Qing.

　　“Nike and Adidas basketball shoes，although they are still the must for many of my friends，are becoming out-of-date，”Qing added.He explained, “Since Liu Xiang ran so fast in Athens，running shoes are becoming popular in this Autumn.”

　　“Still in fashion are the various baseball caps and American-style T-shirts with random English words printed on them，” said Qing.“The accuracy (准确性)of the written message isn’t important.Often, the words are misspelt.Sometimes they do not even make sense，” Qing said with a smile.

　　Besides sports shoes and T-shirts, styles and colors of school bags are another opportunity for students to express their taste in fashion.Some bags are made more eye-catching by decorating them with small hanging dolls.Other fashionable items are the colorful drink containers which are now popular among girls this semester.

　　As in China, the new semester in the US also brings new fashion trends: shirts printed with Chinese words, necklaces with Hebrew (希伯莱) or Hindi (印度的) characters, and Brazilian jewelry, are all common in schools in Florida, according to Carmen Domingues, a high school student.

　　1．What does the underlined words“a bunch of clones” in Paragraph 2 mean?

　　A．All of the clothes are the same.

　　B．All of the exercises are the same.

　　C．All of the clothes are different.

　　D．All of the exercises are different.

　　解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据短文第一段“新学期开始了，大家都换成校服”可得出答案。

　　2．How do the students express themselves in school?

　　A．The girls wear different sport shoes.

　　B．All the students wear school uniforms.

　　C．The girls have different decorations in their hair.

　　D．The boys drink water from colorful drinks containers.

　　解析：选C。细节题。从第二段中The boys wear different sport shoes and girls have different decorations(装饰品)in their hair.一句分析可得出答案。

　　3．Why are Nike and Adidas basketball shoes becoming out-of-date?

　　A．Because the shoes are not eye-catching.

　　B．Because running shoes become more popular.

　　C．Because the shoes have been popular for a long time.

　　D．Because they have changed their opinions for Liu Xiang.

　　解析：选B。细节题。根据第四段中的Since Liu Xiang ran so fast in Athens，running shoes are becoming popular in this autumn.一句可得出答案。

　　4．Which of the following is NOT the new fashion trends in the US?

　　A．Necklace with Hebrew or Hindi characters.

　　B．Baseball caps and American-style T-shirts.

　　C．Shirts printed with Chinese words.

　　D．Brazilian jewelry.

　　解析：选B。事实确认题。根据短文最后一段所表述的内容可得出答案。

　　B

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　　Enter a typical high school, and the first thing you see is the front office, where the principal dwells and grades are stored.The front office also reinforces familiar hierarchy: principal at the top, teachers in the middle, kids on the bottom, sitting with hands folded at their desks.

　　Now, imagine a school where the organizational structure is completely flat.At the New Country School in Henderson, Minn, there is no front office.Visitors are immediately embraced by an airy atrium that is the centerpiece of this one-room schoolhouse.And all around the room, 124 students sit at desks-real office desks-working at their own personal computers on their own projects.

　　When Dee Thomas and her colleagues got together 15 years ago to design a new high school，they knew there was one thing that had to do：The bell.“You don’t go into your job in the morning and say，OK，for the first 45 minutes of my job，I’m going to do the math part.’And then a buzzer goes off，and you do the social history part of your job.You don’t do that.”Thomas said.

　　There are no teachers at New Country.Every few weeks，students must present projects they’ve been working on to the rest of the school community.To prepare for their presentations，they gather at tables in the middle of the school atrium and present their work to their “advisers.”

　　Kids at New Country test better than their peers on the state tests and on the pre-college ACT.The school sends 90 percent of its graduates to college.But that doesn’t tell the whole story.New Country struggles to keep its seniors from leaving.The school’s senior project is demanding－300 hours of work.

　　But for some students，New Country offers a rare alternative，a choice they can’t find anywhere else.And the school is constantly visited by educators from around the world looking for new ideas.That’s the foundation of efforts to reform American high schools today－that there’s a need to experiment with an institution that is failing millions of students.

　　5．The author mentioned the typical high school in the lst paragraph ________.

　　A．to tell us what the typical high school is like in USA

　　B．to present a sharp contrast with the experimental school, New Country

　　C．to introduce the topic，New Country，of the passage

　　D．to call on students to register in the typical high school

　　解析：选C。段落理解题。文章主要介绍了美国的一所实验学校New Country的情况，文章开篇提到typical high school的情况是为了引起下文。

　　6．The following statements about New Country are all true except that ________.

　　A．New Country students sit in an open environment that looks a lot like a typical office

　　B．students consult with“advisers”， who“teach” in the traditional sense

　　C．no bells in New Country, students choose how to spend their time

　　D．no traditional classes, students work on projects they select themselves

　　解析：选B。细节理解题。B项错在who“teach”in the traditional sense，只有在：To prepare for their presentations，they gather at tables in the middle of the school atrium and present their work to

　　their “advisers.”才去求助于advisers。

　　7．Compared with a typical high school, New Country is well received for its ________.

　　A．high test scores

　　B．alternative nature

　　C．comfortable conditions

　　D．teaching methods

　　解析：选B。细节理解题。最后一段第一句中New Country offers a rare alternative，a choice they can’t find anywhere else.，可看出选B项。

　　8．The passage mainly tells us________.

　　A．the concepts of an experimental school

　　B．typical high school and experimental school

　　C．new schools in future in America

　　D．education reform in America

　　解析：选A。主旨概括题。文中主要讲述的是experimental school，所以B错误；C、D太笼统。

　　C

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　　We all know that certain oils are healthier than others，but your oil health goes beyond just the type.The health of your oil can be related to how you use it too.

　　Each type of oil has what is called a “smoke point”．The smoke point is the specific temperature at which the oil starts to break down，or in more technical terms，its molecular structure begins to change.These molecular changes result in changes in flavor，as well as changes in nutritional value—specifically，the nutritional value of the oil starts to reduce，changing what once may have been considered an especially healthy oil，like olive，into one that is unhealthy.

　　The higher an oil’s smoke point is，the higher the temperature of the oil can be.As a result，each type of oil should be used for the cooking method that is most appropriate to its individual smoke point and heat tolerance.Here is a quick guide for the next time your reach for your favorite oil.

　　Note that the above table represents oils that are refined(精炼的)．Most oils we buy are refined.Refined oils tend to have much higher smoke points than when they are unrefined.They also differ in nutrition and flavor.Unrefined oils are more nutritious and they tend to be much richer in flavor.

　　When it comes to extremely high heat cooking，always choose oils which are refined.

　　【解题导语】　油是一种健康的食物，但油的健康不仅仅取决于油品本身，同时也取决于人们如何正确地使用油，只有正确使用才能保证健康。

　　9．What determines whether an oil is healthy or not?

　　A．Whether it’s refined or not.

　　B．Its smoke point.

　　C．Its molecule.

　　D．How you use it.

　　解析：选D。细节理解题。从文章第一段中的“The health of your oil can be related to how you use it too”可知，只有正确使用油，才能保证油品的健康，所以选D项。

　　10．Which of the following might be a better choice to make a healthy salad?

　　A．Refined walnut oil.B．Safflower oil.

　　C．Unrefined olive oil.

　　D．Sunflower oil.

　　解析：选C。事实细节题。从倒数第二段我们可以知道，未精炼油比精炼油更营养，味道更好，排除A项，从表格可知作salad最好用橄榄油等，而不是藏红花油和葵花子油，排除B和D项，故选C项。

　　11．Healthy oil can become unhealthy if ________ according to the passage.

　　A．you keep it for too long

　　B．it is heated well beyond its smoke point

　　C．it is refined

　　D．its flavor is changed

　　解析：选B。事实细节题。从文章第二段内容可知，如果油烧得过热，过了它的发烟点(smoke point)，油分子会发生变化，从而引起味道的变化，同时营养价值也会减少，健康的油也将变得不健康。

　　12．The author wants to tell readers that ________.

　　A．oils are related to health

　　B．oils’ value depends on their smoke points

　　C．“certain oils are healthier” is relative

　　D．oils’ flavor and nutrition are connected

　　解析：选C。写作意图题。从全文知，作者试图通过本文告诉我们要正确使用油，油的好坏不仅仅取决于油本身，同时也取决于人们的使用方法，所以“有些油更健康”是相对的，不是绝对的，据此我们选C项。

　　D

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　　Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a tired appearance before Congress，the head of the world’s largest automaker wasn’t leaving his problems behind.

　　Toyota faces a criminal investigation by federal lawyers in New York.The company is now being investigated.Its US dealerships in difficulty now are facing repairs to potentially millions of customer cars that have been recalled.The company is offering customers money back for rental cars and other expenses.

　　Its lawyers are busy preparing to cope with lawsuits.A new hearing will be conducted.And the cost to Toyota’s reputation is only now starting.

　　Despite back-to-back hearings this week，left to be said were a better explanation for slow actions to deal with the faults，believable promises were made that the problems that led to sudden，unintended accelerations will be fixed.

　　Toyoda said those changes were being made nearly around the clock，but during three hours of often tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicle’s electronic systems.

　　Many drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with floor mat interference or sticky gas pedals (油门踏板)．Outside experts have suggested electronic problems.

　　House lawmakers expressed serious criticism on Toyoda，the grandson of the company’s founder.

　　The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) is seeking records on Toyota’s recalls and is conducting its own review on whether electronics were behind the car faults.NHTSA also continues to look into steering complaints from drivers of the popular Corolla model.

　　Toyota has recalled 8.5 million cars，more than 6 million of them in the United States.

　　It may be a while before car buyers believe that Toyota really makes safe cars.

　　Toyota’s January sales already fell 16 percent even as most other automakers jumped back from last year’s bad results.Analyst Koji Endo of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo said he expects February sales，due out next week，to be down 30 percent to 40.Toyota’s sales problem could continue beyond that.

　　It will take some time to feel the full effect of this，he said.

　　【解题导语】　“车到山前必有路，有路就有丰田车”，曾几何时，丰田车是日本先进制造技术的代表与象征，但现在的丰田车却陷入了困境，面临着重大的危机。

　　13．The best title for this passage is ________.

　　A．Toyota is in trouble B．Toyota is under hearing

　　C．Toyota is finished

　　D．Toyota is still running

　　解析：选A。主旨大意题。结合全文可知，丰田公司召回大量汽车，而且在美国丰田总裁又面临着国会听证会和消费者的起诉等等，由此可知该文主要讲述的是丰田公司面临的重大危机。

　　14．What can we infer from the passage?

　　A．Toyota provides very good post sale service.

　　B．Toyota’s biggest market is in the United States.

　　C．Toyota will be closed soon.

　　D．Toyota’s dealership in the US will all be closed.

　　解析：选B。逻辑推理题。从倒数第四段的内容可知，丰田召回的850万辆中有超过600万辆来自美国，故可推断美国是丰田汽车的最大市场，答案选B项。

　　15．Why does Toyota recall cars and offer customers money back for rental cars and other expenses?

　　A．It tries to avoid the maximum damages to the company.

　　B．It is a big company and has means to fix every problem.

　　C．It’s part of post service.

　　D．It’s a way to compete in auto market.

　　解析：选A。逻辑推理题。从全文知，丰田召回汽车主要目的是安抚消费者，把损失降到最低限度，重塑消费者对丰田汽车的信心，所以答案选A项。

　　16．The last sentence of this passage indicates ________.

　　A．Analyst Koji Endo is fully confident about Toyota

　　B．Toyota could meet a worse situation

　　C．Toyota would get out of trouble sooner or later

　　D．Toyota would build up a better reputation among its customers

　　解析：选B。逻辑推理题。从倒数第二段可知，分析者Koji Endo预计丰田二月份的销售量会继续下滑，结合本段内容可知，丰田公司的危机还远未过去，可能会碰到更糟糕的状况，据此B项正确。