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Section IReading andThinking1阅读理解APaper cutting is one of China/s mostpopular folkarts.Archaeological考古学的findsshow that the traditionstarted in the6th century;it iseven supposedthatthebeginning ofpapercuttingiseven afew centuriesearlier.Paper cuttingshave specialimportance atfestivals andon holidays.To getrid of the oldand bring good luck,people putup paper cuttings on the windows on the Eve of the Spring Festival.Paper cuttings are notproduced by machine,but by hand.They aredone allover China,butare differentin themethod indifferent areas.There aretwo kinds of paper cuttings:by usingscissorsor knives.As thename suggests,scissors cuttingsare madewith scissors.Several piecesof paperup toeight piecesare placedtogether.The patternsare thencut withpointed scissors.Knife cuttingsare madeby puttingseveral piecesof paperon atable.Following apattern,theartist cutsthe patternsinto thepaper witha knife.In the past,paper cuttingswere usuallymade onlyby womenand girls.They usedscissorsand paper to cut all kindsof picturessuch as apple trees,peach blossoms,mice,fighting roostersand rabbits eating carrots.This usedto beoneof the skillsthat everygirl wasto master.Professional papercuttingartists are,on theother hand,almost alwaysmen whocan make a livingby workingtogether inworkshops.
1.How longhas papercutting lastedat leastA.About600years.B.About1,500years.C.About2,000years.D.About2,700years.解析:推理判断题根据第一段可知,考古发现显示剪纸起源于6世纪,甚至有人认为还要早immediately walkingdown thefamous St.Catherine,s street.v可知,作者和他的朋友迫不及待地想参观蒙特利尔;根据第四段第三句To hidefrom thecold wewent intoa smalldiner可推知作者和他朋友并不适应那里的寒冷;根据第三段最后两句可推知蒙特利尔人非常注重着装;D项文章没有提及故选D答案:D
2.What canwe inferfrom the textA.The authoroften went to Chinafor avisit.B.The peoplethey metin the diner werekind and helpful.C.All thepeople in thedinerwere locals.D.The authorwenttoMontreal onbusiness.解析细节理解题根据第五段最后一句But since the restof Canada speak English,plenty ofpeople were there to help.”可知,作者和他朋友在餐馆碰到的人非常友好并且乐于助人故选B答案:B
3.Which of the followingis TRUEaccording to the textA.The authorlistened toCanadian radioprogrammes andchose theirfirst stopas advised.B.The authortook atrip toMontreal一the thirdlargest cityin Canada.C.Montreal brokethe recordfor the most snowfall in theworld lastyear.D.Montreal is a citywhich isboth traditionaland modern.解析细节理解题根据最后一段末句Montreal is a citythat sitsbetween thepast and the futureandthe travellercan choosewhichever directionhe wantsto go.”可知,蒙特利尔既有往昔的风采,也有现代的气息故选Do答案:DV.完形填空When69-year-oId Dobrgyal started lookingafter thewild macaques(3弥猴)at a scenic spotinChina sTibet AutonomousRegion(西藏自治区),their population1only40-
50.Today,18years later,that sameplace is2to over2,800Tibetan macaques.Dobrgyalsrelationship with the Tibetan macaques has been describedas a3love storybetweenman andmonkeys.A former4keeper,Dobrgyal hasbeen driving5km almostevery dayjust to feedthe macaques,show themaffection andmake surethey are healthy5,he haseven takensome of the sickanimals homeand nursedthem backtohealth.It sreported thatDobrgyal hasbeen theonly oneworking as a6in the Gongbo,gyamda areafor the last18years,andheis7as themain reasonthat themacaquepopulation isrising.Tibetanmacaquesare a8species inChina,and theirfood isprovided by the Gongbogyamdaforestry bureau(局),but its Dobrgyalwho loads the bags into histruck and9it to themonkeys personally.Thanks tohis efforts,the macaqueshave becomevery10with tourists,manyof whom also help tofeed the animals.Having devotedalmost twodecades ofhis lifeto the macaques,Dobrgyal now11himself aboutwhat will happento themif hisphysical12no longerallows himto take care of them properly.“Now Fm soold,nearly70years old,“Dobrgyal saidrecently.In the13of my lifeI willdo mybest to takecare of themonkeys,but ifsomeday myhealth14me feedingthem anymore,I willhave mysons replaceme.”15,the cutecreatures willbe ableto relyon theiradoptive humanfather formany yearstocome.
1.A.numbered B.reducedC.confirmed I),turned解析:number总计,总共有:reduce减少;confirm证实;turn转向根据下句提示可知,此处表示当他最开始来照顾这些物猴的时候,它们的数量总共只有40~50只故选Ao答案:A
2.A.access B.addressC.home D.border解析:access通路,入门;address地址;home家园;border边境,国界根据上文可知,多布杰照顾这些锄〈猴,18年后的今天,这里是2800多只西藏物猴的家园be hometo是……的家园故选C答案:c
3.A.mouth-watering B.heart-breakingC.breath-taking D.heart-warming解析:mouth-watering令人垂涎的;heart-breaking令人心碎的;breath-taking令人惊叹的,惊人的;heart-warming温暖人心的根据下文^Dobrgyal hasbeen driving5km almostevery dayjustto feed themacaques,show themaffection andmake surethey arehealthy.”的描述可知,此处表达的是多布杰和西藏狮猴之间的关系,这是人类和猴子之间的一个温暖有爱的故事故选D答案:D
4.A.forest B.houseC.garden D.soccer解析forest森林;house房屋;garden花园;soccer足球根据上文u lookingafter thewildmacaques atascenicspot,,推断,多布杰以前应该是一个森林看守人故选A答案:A
5.A.In returnB.On occasionC.In turnD.On purpose解析in return作为回报;on occasion偶尔;in turn轮流;on purpose故意地根据上文uDobrgyalhas beendriving5km almostevery dayjust tofeed themacaques,show themaffection andmakesure theyarehealthy.”判断,此处承接上文,表示他甚至偶尔带一些生病的猴子回家照顾故选B答案:B
6.A.feeder B.leaderC.friend D.farmer解析feeder喂养者,饲养员;leader领袖;friend朋友;fanner农民根据上文uDobrgyal hasbeen...just tofeedthemacaques”判断,此处表示他作为饲养员18年故选A答案:A
7.A.guessed B.creditedC.assumed D.questioned解析guess猜测;credit称赞,归功于;assume假设;question提问,审讯根据上文的描述可知,and前后形成并列关系,此处表示“并认为舜猴数量上升是多布杰的功劳”故选B答案:B
8.A.worthy B.protectedC.dangerous D.controlled解析:worthy值得的;protected受保护的;dangerous危险的;controlled得到控制的根据常识和空后的“and theirfood isprovided bytheGongbo,gyamda forestrybureau可知,西藏狮猴在中国是受保护的物种故选B答案:B
9.A.donates B.declaresC.returns D.delivers解析:donate捐赠;declare宣布;return归还;deliver运送根据空前“loadsthebagsintohistruck可知,他亲自把食物运送给猴子故选D答案:D
10.A.popular B.confidentC.patient D.familiar解析popular流行的,受欢迎的;confident有信心的;patient有耐心的;familiar熟悉的根据下文“many ofwhomalsohelptofeedtheanimals”判断,西藏3弥猴在游客中很受欢迎故选A答案:A
11.A.predicts B.advisesC.concerns D.comments解析predict预测;advise建议;concern担心,关心;comment评论根据下文“whatwillhappento themif hisphysical12no longerallows himtotakecareof them properly.判断,多布杰感到很担心故选C答案:C
12.A.age B.responseC.attitude D.condition解析age年龄;response反应;attitude态度;condition状况根据语境判断,多布杰担心的是他的身体状况不再允许他照顾她猴了该怎么办故选Do答案:D
13.A.process B.middleC.rest D.next解析:process进程,过程;middle中间;rest剩余部分;next下一个根据上文Now I mso old,nearly70years old”判断,此处表示“在我的余生中”故选C答案:C
14.A.keeps B.permitsC.allows D.prevents解析:keep sbdoing sth使某人不断地做某事;permit sbdoing sth允许某人做某事;allow sbdoingsth允许某人做某事;prevent sbfrom doingsth阻止某人做某事根据语境判断,此处but表示转折,之后应该表示“但如果有一天我的健康状况阻止我再喂养它们,我会让我的儿子们接替我”故选D答案:DC.Generally D.Actually
15.A.Unfortunately B.Hopefully解析:unfortunately不幸的是;hopefully满怀希望地,但愿;generally通常;actually事实上根据空后“the cutecreatures willbe ableto relyon theiradoptive humanfather formany yearstocome.”判断,此处表达愿望故选B答案:B上几个世纪由此可推知,剪纸至少有约1500年的历史了故选B答案:B
2.Why dopeople putup papercuttings on the windowsA.To make them lookmore beautiful.B.To showothers theirexcellent skills.C.To bringthem goodluck in the newyear.D.To sellthem on the Eveof theSpring Festival.解析:细节理解题根据第二段第二句To getrid ofthe oldandbringgoodluck,people putuppaper cuttingsonthewindowsontheEveoftheSpringFestival.“可知,人们把剪纸贴在窗户上,是为了辞旧迎新,带来好运故选Co答案:C
3.What doesthe thirdparagraph mainlytell usA.Two kindsofpapercuttings.B.Paper cuttingsare madebyhand.C.Paper cuttingsare madebymachine.D.The processof makingpapercuttings.解析:段落大意题通读第三段可知,本段主要介绍了两种不同的剪纸方法:剪刀剪纸和刻刀剪纸故选A答案:A
4.What arepapercuttingsusually aboutA.Family membersoftheartists.B.Sports andsocial activities.C.Fights betweenanimals.D.Things inour dailylife.解析推理判断题根据倒数第二段第二句They usedscissors andpapertocutallkinds ofpicturessuch asapple trees,peach blossoms,mice,fighting roostersandrabbitseatingcarrots.可知,剪纸的内容大多数是日常生活中的事物故选D答案:DThe summerbefore mysenior yearof highschool,I waseating in a cafeteriawith someotherhigh schoolstudents,and onegirl askedme,“Do youlive in a teepee(圆锥形帐篷)?“Itwas sucha sillyquestion that,at first,I thoughtshe wasjoking!I said,“Are youserious”She said,“Oh,wait,I msorry.Is thatsomething Ishouldn t ask”She wasnt tryingtobe rude,so itdidn tbother me.I justsaid,“No,I havea housewith electricityand runningwater.I mnot disconnectedfrom theworld!”But thetruth is,I didgrow updifferently.I ma NativeAmerican,and I m froma reservationin California.A reservationisaplacethat,s reservedfor NativeAmerican tribes(部落)bythefederal government.People oftenhave misconceptionsabout whatliving ona reservationmeans.In reality,though,mylifeprobably looksa lot like yours.But thereare waysthat mylife hasbeen different.Thereservation isan hourfrom town,and there,sabig connectionto theland.Our houseis surroundedbya mountain,a river,and afarm.We have23animals including10chickens.It snot justforshow!We collecteggs from the chickens,use manure(粪月巴)from theanimals tofertilise soil,and pickfruit andvegetables fromour garden.I vealso learnedhow tohunt andfish.When huntingfor deer,my tribehas tworules:
①Nevershoot a female deer,because shemight bepregnant;
②If youkill adeer,find away touse allof it.Going tocollege hasbeen abig changefor me.There wereonly25people inmy graduatingclass,and nowI goto schoolwith thousands.On myreservation,I wassurrounded mostlyby Natives,and atcollege,the Nativepopulation isonly
0.07%.It sintimidating butalso exciting.Imstudying tobecome avet一there aren,t anyon myreservation.If ananimal getssick,we haveto drivean hourto getthem help.My goalis toopen aveterinary clinicthat willhelpmy reservationdevelop.
5.Why didthe girlask the author ifhe/she livedinateepeeA.She wassilly.B.She likedteepees.C.She wasjust curious.D.She wasbeing rudeto theauthor.解析:推理判断题根据第一段中女孩所说的“Oh,wait,Imsorry.Is thatsomething Ishouldn,task”可推断她只是出于好奇才问这个问题故选C答案:C
6.How isthe lifeonthereservation where theauthorgrew upA.It spretty hard.B.It svery boring.C.It sclose tonature.D.It sjust likethe citylife.解析推理判断题根据第三段中的“・・.theres abig connectionto theland.Our houseissurrounded bya mountain...our garden.v可推断,作者成长的地方的生活比较亲近自然故选C答案:C
7.What aboutthe rulesmentioned in paragraph4A.Quite eco-friendly.B.Frequently broken.C.Very unreasonable.D.Difficult tounderstand.解析:推理判断题根据第四段中的“Never shootafemaledeer,because shemight bepregnant”及“If youkill adeer,find away touse allofit.”可推断,这两条规定非常注重对生态环境的保护故选A答案:A
8.What doesthe underlinedword“intimidating“inparagraph5meanA.Tiring.B.Annoying.C.Interesting.D.Frightening.解析词义猜测题根据倒数第二段中的“Going tocollege hasbeen abig changefor me.及下文提到的学校人数变得很多、身边的土著人所占比例极小可推断,这种与以往截然不同的生活对作者来说有点“恐怖”但也很令人兴奋故画线词的意思应是frightening故选Do答案:DCThis maybe sadto hear,but thenumber of Britain sfamous red telephone boxeshas beenfallingfor decades.The phonebox isiconic toforeign fansofBritain and visitors to the country.There are still manyleft toenjoy,however.There isa deepfeeling forthe brightred iron-and-glass boxeswiththeQueen scoat ofarms.The placesthat stillhave the red boxare mostlysmall andin the countryside.In theseplaces,the phonebox maybe asymbol ofcommunity,as wellasalandmark.But therearestillseveral cities,including London,that stillhave originalred phoneboxesin place.For tourists,they probablymakethe perfect backgroundfor aselfie(自拍照).Visit Londonanyday in the summerand you11see peoplewith theirsmartphones takingphotos withthe redboxbehind them.People whoreceive thephoto willhave notrouble guessingwheretheselfie wastaken.Ever sincemobile phonesbecame morewidespread,there hasbeen lessand lesspoint inpublicphones.But althoughthe redboxes areno longerpopular placesto makea call from,new usesare being foundfor themall thetime.The famousdesign createdby GilesGilbert Scottback in1924lives on,but inways theBritish architectwould neverhave imagined.Some ofthe newways the phone boxes arebeingused arequite unusual.For example,somehave beenchanged intotiny coffeeshops.Others arehat stores.In oneremote areaofthecountry,a redbox thathad notbeen usedfor along timehasbeenturned intoa smalllending library.Even backin theirheyday in thelastcentury,phone boxeswere putto otheruses.Some peopleevenused themas toiletsinan emergency.But formany,they werea safeplace tohide ifyou werecaught up inthe rain.Britains weatheris unpredictable:sun onemoment,heavy rainthe next.So ifyou areplanning tovisitthe UKand wanttheperfectBritish selfie,standing inside a redtelephone box inarainstormmay beyour bestbet.
9.Why arethe red phone boxesin Britain special accordingto thetextA.They canbe putinto differentkindsofuse.B.They areonly usedintheBritish countryside.C.They holdgreat meaningto someBritish communities.D.They havea deepconnection withthe royalfamily.解析:推理判断题根据第二段中的“In theseplaces,thephonebox maybe asymbol ofcommunity,as wellasalandmark.可知,红色电话亭对某些社区来说有很重要的意义故选Co答案:C
10.What canwe learnabout Britishred phoneboxes fromthetextA.They aremostly madeof woodand glass.B.They firstappeared in big citiessuch asLondon.C.They weredesigned bya Britisharchitect inthe1930s.D.They arenot usedmuch forphone callsthese days.解析:推理判断题根据第五段第二句But althoughtheredboxesareno longerpopular placestomakeacallfrom...”可知,红色电话亭不再是人们打电话的热门地方故选Do答案:D
11.What doesthe underlinedword“heyday”inthe second tolast paragraphprobably meanA.A populartime.B.A badtime.C.An unusualtime.D.A happytime.解析:词义猜测题根据语境及“Even back”可知,与现在相比,20世纪是电话亭使用最多的时期故选A答案:A
12.What sthe purposeofthelast paragraphA.To explainhow todeal withBritainschangeable weather.B.To describea commonway ofmaking useof ared phonebox inthe UK.C.To advisevisitorstotake aselfie standinginsidearedtelephonebox.D.To showhow touse aredphoneboxincase of anemergency.解析写作意图题最后一段第一句But formany,they werea safeplace tohide ifyou werecaughtupintherain.”是本段的主题句,本段主要讲述了红色电话亭在英国的一种常见的使用方法故选B答案:B后回练养题标Reading andThinking2[基础测评]
1.Their marriagewas foundedlove andrespect.
2.You shouldtell methe exactlocate ofyour company.
3.Girls make56%ofthestudent number.
4.Maybe thatis yourpolitics opinion.
5.Although thescientist hasdone alot forour country,he hatesbeingI.单句语法填空entitle ahero.
6.The endangeredanimals shouldbe freesoon.harm.Otherwise theywill dieout
7.It isreported hersister haswon firstprize intheinternational match.
8.His speechleft usa deepimpress yesterday.
9.Some TVstations wereadvertising thecompany becauseit sponsorseveral TVprogrammes.
10.I couldn,t agreewhat yousaid anymore.答案:1・on
2.location
3.up
4.political
5.entitled
6.of/from
7.that
8.impression
9.sponsored
10.withII.用方框中所给短语的正确形式填空be locatedin,be foundedon,lead to,in contactwith,make up,personally speaking
1.,I dontlikeclimbing hillsinthepresent season.
2.Your happinessand amusementshouldn tothers pains.
3.Can youa sentencewith thesewords
4.My hometownthecountryside,which issurrounded bygreen treesandbeautiful hills.
5.Those whoare livinginbigcities shouldbe nature.
6.His lazinesshis failureoftherace.答案:1・Personally speaking
2.befounded on
3.make up
4.is locatedin
5.in contactwith
6.led tom.语法填空Before
1.travel toAustralia,I havedone someresearch onthecountry
2.locate tothesouth ofthe equator.I haveread aboutsome iconicsites ofAustralia,such
3.the SydneyOperaHouse,and animals.On1st October,my friendshared many
4.type Australianfood withme.On3rd Octoberwevisited theAborigines and
5.they specialmusical instrumentcalled thedidgeridoo andknewtheir wayof playingit.On6th OctoberI leftthere.My biggest
6.impress isthe uniqueAustralian culture andthe straightforwardpeople.But minority
7.culture havealso played
8.part inshaping theAustralianculture.After
9.experience Australia,I agreed
10.the sloganthat theres nothinglike Australia.答案
1.travelling
2.located
3.as
4.typical
5.their
6.impression
7.cultures
8.a
9.experiencing
10.with[提升测评]IV.阅读理解I pickedup mytwo bestfriends andwe wereoff ona roadtrip.I hadjust returnedto Americafroma yearabroad inChina.So,naturally Iwanted totake atrip:to Canada.Montreal,thesecondlargest cityin Canada,isafour-hour drivefrom myhome inNew Hampshire.We felta thrillas wecrossed theborder intoCanada.It wasthe firsttime Ihad everdrivenacross aninternational border.We turnedontheradio totry andfind someCanadian stations.After droppingoff ourbags atour hotel,we wereimmediately walkingdown thefamous St.Catherine sStreet.While wewalked,two thingssurprised us:how coldit wasand howwell everyonedressed.The streetsof Montrealare likea fashionshow.Both meandwomen looklike theysteppedout ofthe pagesofamagazine.All ofthat fashionhas tokeep themwarm sinceMontreal isso cold.Last yearit broketherecord forthemostsnowfallinNorth America.To hidefromthecold wewent intoa smalldinerbecause wewanted toorder Poutine,a verypopular snackin Montreal.It isFrench friescoveredin cheeseand browngravy(肉汁).It isdelicious.However,we hada hardtime orderingthe dishsincetheofficial languageof Montreal isFrench.It isactually thefifth largestFrench-speaking cityintheworld.But sincethe restofCanadaspeakEnglish,plenty ofpeopleweretheretohelp.We spentthe restoftheweekend goingto manyhistorical sitesand monumentsin Montreal.But atnight wed headtothevery moderndance clubsand bars.Montrealisa citythat sitsbetweenthepastandthefuture andthe travellercan choosewhichever directionhe wantstogo.
1.Which ofthe followingcan NOTbe concludedfrom paragraphs3-4A.The authorand hisfriends couldnt waitto explorethe city.B.The authorwasn,t usedtotheweather ofMontreal.C.The citizensfrom Montrealcare muchabout whatthey wear.D.Montreal oftenholds fashionshows.解析细节理解题根据第三段第一句uAfter droppingoff ourbags atour hotel,we were。
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