一、单项填空
1.According to recent reports,one of the rare animals,______ crocodile,will be in danger of dying out in ______ 2020s.
A.a;/B.the;the
C.the;/
D./;the
解析:考查冠词。第一个空定冠词the用于单数可数名词前,表示类别;第二个空the用于“年号”的复数或所有格前表示年代,如:in the 1990s或in the 1990’s。
答案:B
2.Is there a supermarket around ______ I can buy a pair of new shoes?
A.that
B.which
C.where
D.what
解析:考查定语从句。around是副词表示“附近”,where(=in which)引导定语从句修饰supermarket。此题易错选which,是在超市里面买鞋,而不是在超市的周围,故不选which。句意:这附近有我能买双新鞋的超市吗?
答案:C
3.The old man is not equal to ______ care of himself.
A.take
B.taking
C.took
D.taken
解析:be equal to此处表示“胜任”,其结构中的to是介词,后跟名词或动名词。句意:那位老人不能照顾自己。
答案:B
4.Scarcely ______ they rushed out of the building into the street.
A.did they felt the earthquake than
B.had they felt the earthquake when
C.did they felt the earthquake when
D.had they felt the earthquake than
解析:scarcely...when引导的从句位于句首,从句要部分倒装,而且主句用过去完成时态。句意:一感觉到地震他们就冲出大楼到街上去了。
答案:B
5.It was ______ Jane was dismissed ______ how serious the financial crisis was.
A.not until;did she realize
B.until;that she realized
C.not until;that she realized
D.until;did she realize
解析:考查强调句式。强调not until即It was not until...that...“直到……才……”。句意:直到Jane被解雇了,他才意识到经济危机是多么的严重。
答案:C
6.America was______was first called India by Columbus.
A.that
B.where
C.what
D.the place
解析:what引导了表语从句。在从句中what作了主语,表示“地点”。句意:美国就是被哥伦布首次称作印第安的地方。
答案:C
7.I wonder if John has forgotten my number.I______him to call me for the past two hours.
A.was expecting
B.have expected
C.have been expecting
D.expected
解析:考查动词时态。由时间状语“for the past two hours”可以看出应用完成时,由第一句话可知,应用进行时,所以用现在完成进行时,表示我期待他给我打电话这个动作从过去某时开始,一直延续到说话时还在继续进行,有可能还继续下去。
答案:C
8.As is known to us all,anyone who drives after drinking alcohol______be punished.
A.can
B.shall
C.would
D.may
解析:考查情态动词的用法。shall用于二、三人称的陈述句,表示说话者的告诫、意图、命令、决心等。句意:任何一个酒后开车的人都会受到惩罚。
答案:B
9.Social networking is an important factor ______ business success.
A.devoting to
B.appealing to
C.attaching to
D.leading to
解析:考查动词短语在具体语境中的运用。lead to“通向,导致”。句意:社会关系是使得事业成功的一个很重要的因素。
答案:D
10.Clothing made of manmade fibers has certain advantages over ______ made of natural fibers like cotton,wool or silk.
A.one
B.what
C.that
D.those
解析:考查代词的用法。that代替前面的clothing。此题易错选B项。
答案:C
11.______ we sympathize with Lehman Brothers Holdings who has gone bankrupt,we can’t really do very much to help them out of the difficulties,especially when the US economy has slowed down.
A.As long as
B.As
C.While
D.Even
解析:考查状语从句中连接词的选择。句意:虽然我们对已经倒闭的雷曼兄弟公司表示同情,然而我们无法帮助他们摆脱困境,尤其是在美国经济已经放缓的时候。根据语境,应用while“虽然”引导让步状语从句。as常引导原因状语从句;as long as“只要”引导条件状语从句;when“当……的时候”。
答案:C
12.Three boy students from Chang Jiang University,for______ lives were priceless,died for saving the two drowning children in Chang Jiang River.
A.whom
B.who
C.whose
D.which
解析:考查定语从句关系代词的选用。whom代替先行词three students,在从句中作介词for的宾语。句意:来自长江大学的三名男生,对他们来说生命是无价的,为救两个落水的少年献出了自己宝贵的生命。
答案:A
13.Don’t leave out any detail in your account,even if a word______.
A.counts
B.manages
C.performs
D.acts
解析:考查动词辨析。既然不要漏掉细节,这说明每个单词都很重要。count“重要”符合题意。
答案:A
14.They have invited us to visit their country,______ is very kind of them.
A.that
B.it
C.which
D.what
解析:which引导的是非限制性定语从句,其先行词是前面的整个句子。
答案:C
15.I ______ to take a holiday this summer,but I had to change my plan.
A.would hope
B.was hoping
C.had been hoped
D.had hoped
解析:hope动作发生在had to change动作之前,是“过去的过去”,故用过去完成时。句意:我原打算今年暑假休假,但我不得不改变主意。
答案:D
The beach in the autumn gives people a strong feeling of__14__.Even the light of the sun in the late afternoon,as if it wanted to__15__time,brings on nostalgia(怀旧感).I__16__the busy summer activity,its sounds,smells and colors still staying in the air;weekdays are__17__,though the weekend is still filled with activity.I__18__where everyone is going.Why am I left at the beach?But I suppose that’s what I__19__best about being here;the continuing noise of the wind in the grass and the moving sand under my feet tell me that life is always__20__.
作者最喜欢的地方就是家乡临街的海滩,尤其是在秋天,夕阳的余晖,伴随着秋日的寂静,给人以无限的舒适和遐想。
1.A.far
B.expensive
C.natural
D.big
解析:根据句中going nowhere可知,前面指去很远的地方,与之相对应。
答案:A
2.A.seems
B.happens
C.means
D.aims
解析:这里happen意为“结果是”,表示与其他人不同。
答案:B
3.A.seasons
B.vacations
C.plans
D.ages
解析:根据后句However,I prefer autumn可知,这里指季节。
答案:A
4.A.loneliness
B.relaxation
C.anxiety
D.homesickness
解析:根据句中brush against something可知,没有保护人也意味着遇到麻烦时会有担忧。
答案:C
5.A.performance
B.program
C.description
D.imagination
解析:根据句中a jellyfish,or a shark,or a whale和vivid可知,这里指作者的想象力。
答案:D
6.A.clearly
B.actually
C.especially
D.probably
解析:根据下文many guitarstrumming loners可知,这里强调很多学艺术的学生都来这里。
答案:C
7.A.shining
B.coming
C.burning
D.setting
解析:根据句中In the late afternoon可推断,太阳应该要落山了。
答案:D
8.A.follows
B.draws
C.lights D.leads
解析:根据常识可推断,篝火应该照耀着海滩上的路。
答案:C
9.A.remaining
B.reminding
C.serving
D.losing
解析:根据句中the memories of the days可知,这里指唤起你的记忆。
答案:B
10.A.pick up
B.put in
C.leave behind
D.take out
解析:根据后句中with a bag full of dead marine life可推断,这里指垃圾较少,不需用捡。
答案:A
11.A.absent
B.private
C.smelly
D.present
解析:根据句中but可知,死去的海生物到处都是。
答案:D
12.A.so
B.though
C.because
D.but
解析:分析句意可知,前后为因果关系,用so。
答案:A
13.A.bad
B.friendly
C.close
D.strange
解析:由于这个地方在东海岸的边远处,所以近乎于未开发状态。
答案:C
14.A.excitement
B.nature
C.pride
D.sadness
解析:根据后句中brings on nostalgia可推断,秋天的海滩带给人浓浓的失落之感。
答案:D
15.A.bend back
B.break down
C.get over
D.drive away
解析:根据句中brings on nostalgia可推断,傍晚的阳光似乎要把时光往回拉,带给人无限的怀旧感。
答案:A
16.A.hate
B.spend
C.miss
D.attend
解析:根据语境可推断,作者怀念热闹的夏日活动,它的声音、气息和色彩依然还萦绕在海滩的空气中。
答案:C
17.A.relaxing
B.quiet
C.boring
D.sunny
解析:根据句中though the weekend is still filled with activity可推断,工作日期间这里很静。
答案:B
18.A.predict
B.guess
C.wonder
D.ask
解析:根据后面的问句可推断,作者想知道人们都去哪儿了。
答案:C
19.A.achieve
B.learn
C.dream
D.love
解析:根据第一段my favorite place in the world可得出答案。
答案:D
20.A.improving
B.developing
C.changing
D.suffering
解析:根据句中the continuing noise和the moving sand可推断,作者认识到生活总是在变化。
答案:C
三、阅读理解
There are a growing number of language immersion(沉浸)schools in the United States,including one that was founded in Columbia called La Petite Ecole,which teaches children French as a second language.Statistics,however,show that language instruction in regular schools is actually decreasing,and relatively few Americans know a second language.
Scholars have spent years studying why Americans seem to ignore the importance of learning languages.while they have developed theories and given potential solutions,the future of language learning in the United States remains hazy.
Since 1997,the percentage of elementary and middle schools that offer foreign language courses has fallen significantly,from 3l percent to 25 percent at the elementary level and from 75 percent to 58 percent at the middle school level.However,the decline in elementary schools has appeared primarily in public schools,while the percentage of private elementary schools teaching foreign languages has remained roughly the same at 51 percent.The percentage of high schools teaching foreign languages has remained at about 91 percent.
Meanwhile,the number of language immersion schools designed to teach a second language to Englishspeaking children and young adults has actually increased.Since 1962,367 twoway immersion programs—schools that pair native English speakers with those who speak another native language—have developed in 28 states.
“The younger the learner is,the more likely the acquisition of a second language will be facilitated,”Adel Safty wrote in the Canadian Journal of Education.Linguistic ability shows the greatest development between the ages of 4 and 8,she wrote.
While the number of people who speak a language other than English at home is still relatively small,it has more than doubled over the past 30 years,according to a survey released in April.
People between 18 and 40 make up the largest percentage of people who speak a foreign language.The 5 to 17 age group follows closely.But,among those 41 and older,the percentage of people who speak a second language decreases.
学习外语似乎已经成为了一个全球化的热潮,在美国是一种什么情况呢?
4.Which group has the highest percentage of people who speak a foreign language?
A.People between 4 and 8.
B.People between 5 and 17.
C.People between 18 and 40.
D.People who are 41 and older.
解析:细节理解题。从最后—段的People between 18 and 40 make up the largest percentage of people who speak a foreign language.可知答案。
答案:C
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