1、Section Reading and Thinking (1) 阅读理解 A Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was asked to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man he knew who told him that he had an uncle who never laughed or sm
2、iled. The young man told Mark Twain that nobody and nothing could possibly make his uncle smile or laugh. “You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain. “Im sure I can make him laugh.” That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly at the old ma
3、n. He told some rather interesting stories, which made everyone in the hall laugh. But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the most interesting stories he knew. But the old mans face was still a blank. At last Mark Twain stopped. He felt tired and discouraged. Some days later, Mark Twain
4、told a friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend, “I know that old man. He has been deaf for years.” 1. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. Mark Twain could make everyone in the hall laugh except the old man. B. Mark Twain liked to play jokes on others. C. Nobody ever
5、 played a joke on Mark Twain. D. Once a young man played a joke on Mark Twain. 解析: 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“But once a joke was played But once a joke was played on him.on him.”可知可知 C C 项说法有误。项说法有误。 答案: C 2. What did the young man who Mark Twain met at lunch tell him? A. His uncle liked to liste
6、n to Mark Twains talk. B. His uncle could not possibly be made to laugh or smile. C. His uncle never laughed at people. D. Nobody and nothing could make his uncle stop laughing or smiling. 解析: 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“. nobody and nothing . nobody and nothing could possibly make his uncle smil
7、e or laugh.could possibly make his uncle smile or laugh.”可知答案为可知答案为 B B。 答案: B 3. What did Mark Twain tell the young man? A. To bring his uncle to lunch. B. To ask his uncle to talk there that night. C. He could make his uncle laugh. D. To sit in the first row with his uncle. 解析: 细节理解题。 由第三段可知马克细节理解
8、题。 由第三段可知马克吐温让年轻人带他的叔叔来吐温让年轻人带他的叔叔来 听他的演讲听他的演讲, ,到时他会让他叔叔大笑。到时他会让他叔叔大笑。 答案: C B What do Tom Sawyer and Jumping Frogs have in common? Stories about both of them were created by one man: Mark Twain. Twain was four years old when his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, located on the west bank of the M
9、ississippi. Twain grew up there and was fascinated with(使入迷) life along the riverthe steamboats, the giant lumber (木头) rafts, and the people who worked on them. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is one of Twains best loved short stories, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of his m
10、ost famous novels. Both these works are celebrated by events held during National Tom Sawyer Days, which originated in the late 1950s and became national in the 1960s. Children enter their frogs in the jumping contest during National Tom Sawyer Days. Theres also a fence painting contest to see who c
11、an paint the fastest. The idea for this contest comes from a scene in Tom Sawyer, in which Tom has been told to paint the fence in front of the house he lives in. Its a beautiful day, and he would rather be doing anything else. As his friends walk by, he makes them believe that its fun to paint, and
12、 they join in the “fun”. By the end of the day, the fence has three coats of paint! Although the story of Tom Sawyer is a fiction(虚构的事), its based on facts. If you go to Hannibal, youll see the white fence, which still stands at Twains boyhood home. 4. Which of the following statements about Mark Tw
13、ain is TRUE? A. He was born in Hannibal. B. He enjoyed his life in Hannibal. C. He spent most of his childhood on the Mississippi. D. He often went rafting(坐船漂流) on the Mississippi with his parents. 解析: 细节理解题。根据第一段第四句细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“Twain grew up there and Twain grew up there and was fascinated with
14、life along the river .was fascinated with life along the river .”可知可知 B B 项正确。项正确。 答案: B 5. Tom Sawyer Days were created . A. about forty years ago B. in memory of a great writer C. shortly after Twains death D. to improve kids interest in reading 解析: 推理判断题。 第二段说全国汤姆推理判断题。 第二段说全国汤姆索亚日期间会举办不同的活索亚日期间会
15、举办不同的活 动动, ,旨在颂扬这两部作品旨在颂扬这两部作品, ,由此推断是为纪念这两部作品的作者马由此推断是为纪念这两部作品的作者马 克克吐温的。吐温的。 答案: B 6. Who will win the fence painting contest? A. Bob, painting the longest. B. Julia, painting most carefully. C. Jim, painting in the newest way. D. John, painting in the shortest time. 解析: 推理判断题。由第二段第四句推理判断题。由第二段第四句
16、“ThereTheres also a fence s also a fence painting contest to see who can paint the fastest.painting contest to see who can paint the fastest.”可推知可推知 能在最短的时间内漆完篱笆的人将获胜能在最短的时间内漆完篱笆的人将获胜, ,故选故选 D D。 答案: D 7. What do we know from the white fence at Twains boyhood home? A. The story of Tom Sawyer is base
17、d partly on Twains experiences. B. The story of Tom Sawyer is based totally on Twains imagination. C. Twains old house is painted by the fence painting competitors. D. Twains old house is visited by people from all over the country. 解析: 推理判断题。 至今仍伫立在吐温孩童时期的家外的那片白色篱推理判断题。 至今仍伫立在吐温孩童时期的家外的那片白色篱 笆是用来说明
18、最后一段首句的结论笆是用来说明最后一段首句的结论“Although the story of Tom Although the story of Tom Sawyer is a fiction, itSawyer is a fiction, its based on facts.s based on facts.”。从上一段可知。从上一段可知 汤姆汤姆索亚历险记中有与此相关的情节。索亚历险记中有与此相关的情节。 答案: A C China has been the birthplace of many of the worlds greatest inventions. It was, for
19、 example, the first country to produce paper money. Before the invention of paper money and coins, people used many different kinds of things for buying and selling. 8 This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called bartering. 9 In 1200 BC, people in China began to use she
20、lls(贝壳) as money. Usually the shells used as money were very small. This made it easier for people to carry money over long distances, and allowed for trade to develop between different parts of the country. In the years which followed this invention, many other countries around the world began to d
21、o the same. 10 The next development was in 1000 BC, when China started making bronze and copper shells. It wasnt long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. 11 By 500 BC, metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roman Empire. About 1,000 years
22、later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first paper banknotes were produced by the Chinese people. 12 A. People also began collecting foreign coins as souvenirs. B. During that time, for example, buying a chicken might cost several potatoes. C. It was still many years before pa
23、per currency appeared in Europe. D. However, as economies developed, such exchanges became impractical. E. They also used tiny shells as money for buying and selling. F. As time went by, trade between countries increased. G. The first coins often had holes in them so that people could string them to
24、gether. 答案: 8.B 9.D 10.E 11.G 12.C Reading and Thinking (2) 基础测评 . 单句语法填空 1. When the doctors came the scene, Whitney Houston had died. 2. It was such a frightening snake that no one dared (get) close to it. 3. Ill look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little_ (patient). 4. They gave
25、 no (indicate) of how the work should be done. 5. The dolphins disappeared the waves. 6. We want to postpone (discuss) it until next week. 7. She can do all sorts toys, which are popular with children. 8. Lead me to the spot you found the gold ring. 答案: 1. on 2. to get 3. patience 4. indication 5. b
26、eneath 6. discussing 7. of 8. where . 完成句子 1. 是老师的表扬促使我成功的。 contributes to my success. 2. 说实话,我不太喜欢他。 , I dont like him very much. 3. 我们正要离开,这时杰里到了。 We when Jerry arrived. 4. 事实上,我不知道事情的真相。 , I dont know the truth of the matter. 5. 他和我打赌,赌那位有名的女演员是否会来。 He with me on whether the famous actress would
27、come. 6. 我在商店里很偶然遇见了我的老师。 I met my teacher in the shop . 7. 我看见他们正在操场上踢足球。 I football on the playground. 8. 我醒来时发现自己躺在医院里。 When I woke up, I in the hospital. 9. 那位老人有三个儿子,他们都很关心他。 The old man has three sons, all of whom him. 10. 有些比赛,像滑雪和滑冰,需要雪和冰,这就是它们被称为冬季奥运 会的原因。 There are competitions like skiing
28、 and ice skating which need snow and ice. Theyre called the Winter Olympics. 答案: 1. It is the teachers praise that 2. To be honest 3. were about to leave 4. As a matter of fact 5. made a bet 6. by accident/chance 7. saw them playing 8. found myself lying 9. care about 10. Thats why . 语法填空 The Millio
29、n Pound Bank Note 1. _(write) by Mark Twain. The story 2. _(happen) in London. Henry Adams, an American young man, was carried out to sea by a strong wind when 3. _ (sail). 4. _(luck), he was spotted and rescued by a British ship and landed in London, 5. _he found no money on him, no friends and no
30、job at all. All this could account for his poor 6. _(appear). He went to the American consulate 7. _didnt get the help. Walking down the street, he heard someone calling him, and then he went in and was asked many 8. _ (question) and then given 9. _ letter with a large sum of money in it. He was ask
31、ed not to open it 10. _ two oclock in the afternoon. 答案: 1. was written 2. happened 3. sailing 4. Luckily 5. where 6. appearance 7. but 8. questions 9. a 10. until 提升测评 . 完形填空 When 10 girls from Gardiner High School in Montana received a sum of money to develop an invention to solve a real-world pro
32、blem, they decided to create a solar-powered shelter to help the homeless. For over a year, the girls have been using all their free time to complete the 1 . “They have this amazing internal(内心的) 2 that Ive never seen in any individual,” Violet Mardiro, a teacher at Gardiner High School who is 3 wit
33、h the team on the project, told The Huffington Post. “I thought 4 that maybe some of them would give up, saying I didnt 5 this much work, but they havent. Theyre just working hard and theyre not giving up and theyre super 6 .” Living in a low-income community, the girls have seen the 7 of homelessne
34、ss first-hand. Many of them are from immigrant families and hoped the 8 , which is powered by rechargeable solar panels(电子 板), would help the 9 . Seventeen-year-old Maggie Mejia told The Huffington Post that 10 she had no previous 11 experience, the girls figured out as a team how to 12 the shelter
35、using how-to videos and books that taught them how to code. But the most important 13 shes learned during the project isnt technical. “Ive learned a lot about 14 others, working for the community and being selfless and showing a better world to other people and 15 someone elses life,” she said. The
36、project was carried out with DIY Girls, a non-profit organisation that helps fund STEMscience, technology, engineering and mathprojects for 16 . Mardirosian said all the participating students have 17 their interest in STEM through this project. “Many of them didnt think about engineering before. Th
37、ey thought maybe theyre not 18 out to be an engineer. But working together, now they 19 their skillwhether a writing skill or a drawing skill or a speaking skill, theyre all 20 in this field. Everyone has found their importance in this picture,” she said. 1. A. course B. homework C. report D. projec
38、t 解析: 根据下文根据下文“. Violet Mardiro, a teacher at Gardiner High . Violet Mardiro, a teacher at Gardiner High School who is School who is 3 3 with the team on the project, told The with the team on the project, told The Huffington Post.Huffington Post.”可知此处是指她们利用空闲时间来帮助无家可可知此处是指她们利用空闲时间来帮助无家可 归的人的一个项目。归的
39、人的一个项目。coursecourse 课程课程;homework;homework 家庭作业家庭作业;report;report 报报 告告;project;project 项目。项目。 答案: D 2. A. clock B. drive C. doubt D. pressure 解析: 根据下文根据下文“TheyTheyre just working hard and theyre just working hard and theyre not re not giving up and theygiving up and theyre superre super 6 6 . .”可知她
40、们有着令人惊叹的可知她们有着令人惊叹的 内心动力。内心动力。clockclock 钟钟;drive ;drive 动力动力, ,驱动力驱动力;doubt;doubt 怀疑怀疑;pressure;pressure 压压 力。力。 答案: B 3. A. agreeing B. meeting C. working D. talking 解析: 此处是指加德纳高中的一名教师正与该项目的团队一起工作。此处是指加德纳高中的一名教师正与该项目的团队一起工作。 agreeagree 同意同意;meet;meet 遇见遇见;work;work 工工作作;talk;talk 谈论。谈论。 答案: C 4. A
41、. at the beginning B. all the time C. at the moment D. once again 解析: 根据根据“but they havenbut they havent t”和和“TheyTheyre just working hard re just working hard and theyand theyre not giving up and theyre not giving up and theyre super re super 6 6 . .”可知可知, , 此处是一开始以为她们中的一些人可能会放弃。此处是一开始以为她们中的一些人可能会放
42、弃。at the beginningat the beginning 开始开始;all the time;all the time 一直一直;at t;at the momenthe moment 目前目前;once again;once again 再次。再次。 答案: A 5. A. receive B. expect C. believe D. mind 解析: 根据语境可知根据语境可知, ,此处是指开始老师以为她们中的一些人可能会此处是指开始老师以为她们中的一些人可能会 放弃放弃, ,说说“我没料到会有这么多工作我没料到会有这么多工作”, ,但她们没有。但她们没有。receiverec
43、eive 收收 到到;expect ;expect 期望期望, ,预料预料;believe;believe 相信相信;mind;mind 在意。在意。 答案: B 6. A. excited B. confused C. surprised D. worried 解析: 根据根据“TheyTheyrere just working hard and theyjust working hard and theyre not giving re not giving upup”可判断出她们非常兴奋。可判断出她们非常兴奋。excitedexcited 兴奋的兴奋的;confused;confused
44、 困惑困惑 的的;surprised;surprised 惊讶的惊讶的;worried;worried 担心的。担心的。 答案: A 7. A. problem B. adventure C. choice D. difference 解析: 根据根据“Living in a lowLiving in a low- -income communityincome community”可知女孩们亲眼可知女孩们亲眼 看到了无家可归的问题。看到了无家可归的问题。problemproblem 问题问题;adventure;adventure 冒险冒险;choice;choice 选选 择择;diff;
45、differenceerence 区别。区别。 答案: A 8. A. equipment B. community C. machine D. shelter 解析: 根据第一段最后一句根据第一段最后一句“. they decided to create a . they decided to create a solarsolar- -powered shelter to help the homeless.powered shelter to help the homeless.”可知她们希望这可知她们希望这 个由可充电太阳能板供电的庇护所能帮助无家可归的人。个由可充电太阳能板供电的庇护
46、所能帮助无家可归的人。equipmentequipment 设备设备;community;community 社区社区;machine;machine 机器机器;shelter;shelter 避难所。避难所。 答案: D 9. A. families B. homeless C. team D. research 解析: 根据第根据第 7 7 空后的空后的 homelessnesshomelessness 可知选可知选 B B。familyfamily 家家 庭庭;homeless;homeless 无家可归的无家可归的;team;team 团队团队;research;research 研究
47、。研究。 答案: B 10. A. when B. until C. while D. because 解析: 根据语境可知根据语境可知, ,前后两句之间是转折关系前后两句之间是转折关系, ,故选故选 C C。 whenwhen 当当 时候时候;until;until 一直到一直到;while;while 然而然而, ,尽管尽管;because;because 因为。因为。 答案: C 11. A. engineering B. managing C. teaching D. planning 解析: 根据下文根据下文“a nona non- -profit organisation that
48、 helps fund profit organisation that helps fund STEMSTEMscience, technology, engineering and mathscience, technology, engineering and math”可知可知, ,此处此处 是指是指“虽然她没有任何工程经验虽然她没有任何工程经验”。 engineeringengineering 工程工程;managing;managing 管理管理;teaching;teaching 教学教学;planning;planning 规划。规划。 答案: A 12. A. renew B
49、. create C. protect D. describe 解析: 根据第一段最后一句的根据第一段最后一句的“create a solarcreate a solar- -powered shelterpowered shelter” 可知此处指创建庇护所。可知此处指创建庇护所。renewrenew 重新开始重新开始;create;create 创造创造;protect;protect 保保 护护;describe;describe 描述。描述。 答案: B 13. A. skill B. fact C. lesson D. subject 解析: 但在这个项目中但在这个项目中, ,她学到的最重要的一课不是技术。她学到的最重要的一课不是技术。skillskill 技技 术术;fact;fact 事实事实;lesson;lesson 课程课程;subject;subject 科目。科目。 答案: C 14. A. questioning B. following C. pleasing D. helping 解析: 根据根据“working for the communityworking
