1、Section CDeveloping ideas close at hand;be obsessed with;find out;lay aside;encounter with 1.The aim of the experiment is tothe temperature and what happens when water is boiling. 答案 find out 2.He used to be a very quiet child,but now he seems tosports. 答案 be obsessed with 3.One day while he was wor
2、king as a lorry driver he had a closedeath. 答案 encounter with 4.It is very important to have a dictionarywhen you are learning English. 答案 close at hand 5.Years of war have forced people to leave their home andas refugees. 答案 wander about 6.At last,having long waited in vain,hehis flute,and casting
3、his net into the sea,made an excellent haul of fish. 答案 laid aside .完成句子 1.当我想到我的座右铭时,我会重新振作起来,全身心投入到我正在做的事情中去。 The moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and. 答案 devote myself to what I am doing 2.30 岁时,他不仅是一名画家,而且还是一名艺术家。 ,he was not only a painter but also an artist. 答案 At the age
4、of thirty 3.只是在做了几百次实验之后,他们才成功地解决了这一问题。 Only after they had performed hundreds of experiments did they. 答案 succeed in solving the problem 4.他为实验做了充分的准备,以便能顺利进行。 He made full preparations for the experimentit could be conducted smoothly. 答案 so that 5.小说与社会现实之间形成了一种特殊的联系。 The novels and the social rea
5、lity. 答案 form a special bond 素养提升 .阅读理解 Josh Morrison,17,dreamed of raising $100,000 to build a home for a low-income family.After years of hard work,his dream has come true.The house is now in the early stages of building. Six years ago,Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore,a ho
6、me improvement store and donation centre run by the non-profit organization.They were there to buy a sink.Josh,then 11,also noticed a collection of pennies.“I instantly felt the urge to help out with that,” he said.Josh set a fundraising deadline of four years.Many people doubted whether he could re
7、ach his goal of $100,000,but it didnt shake his faith.He raised money at his school and other nearby schools.He collected money from neighbours,got publicity from local newspapers,and placed cans in stores so that people could donate extra change. Joshs fundraising efforts began to produce results.S
8、till,there were challenges.Four months before his deadline,he was $30,000 short.He decided to hold Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner in Uxbridge,which is in the province of Ontario.The event raised $19,000. “I didnt care how long it took me,”Josh said.“I would raise $100,000.” With three weeks le
9、ft,a company called Joshs house,offering to donate $18,000.Eventually,Josh reached a total of $134,000 before the deadline.“The momentum just kept going,and we decided to do more,”he said.“Joshs Penny House”is being built by Hahitat for Humanity in the city of Oshawa,along with 24 new townhouses.Jos
10、h has helped with some of the construction,as have other volunteers.He will choose the family that moves into the unit. Next year,the 17-year-old will head to college in British Columbia,Canadas westernmost province.As an 11-year-old kid when starting fundraising,Josh was able to send a powerful mes
11、sage across the world.No matter how old you are,if you have a dream and are willing to do anything to achieve it,it can come true. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述 17 岁的乔什莫里森梦想筹集 100,000 美元为低收入家庭建 造家园。经过他的努力,梦想终于实现。 1.Which word can best describe Josh Morrison in paragraph 2? A.Cautious.B.Straightforward. C.Open-m
12、inded.D.Determined. 答案 D 解析推理判断题。根据文中第二段讲述六年前,乔什提出四年的筹资期限,许多人怀疑他是否能达到 100,000 美元的目标,但这并没有动摇他的信念,他开始到处筹资,因此可以看出乔什是信心坚定的,不 可动摇的,因此用 determined 最恰当。故选 D 项。 2.Why was the Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event held in Uxbridge? A.To attain his goal. B.To call for more attention. C.To win approval fr
13、om the locals. D.To find sponsors for a family. 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据第三段“Four months before his deadline,he was $30,000 short.He decided to hold Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner in Uxbridge,which is in the province Ontario.The event raised $19,000”可知,举行活动的目的是为了他的目标100,000 美元。故选 A 项。 3.What does the un
14、derlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean? A.He received continuous donations. B.His project became more popular. C.He got more support from his family. D.The result was beyond expectations. 答案 A 解析句意猜测题。文中“Eventually,Josh reached a total of $134,000 before the deadline.The momentum just kept going,and
15、we decided to do more.he said.Joshs Penny Houseis being built by Hahitat for Humanity in the city of Oshawa,along with 24 new town-houses.”乔什的筹资梦想实现,并 且决定要做更多,可推测句意为他收到持续的捐款。故选 A项。 4.What can be the best title for the text? A.Kindness from a Company B.The Penny House Dream C.An Astonishing Fundraise
16、r D.A Boy with a Warm Heart 答案 B 解析标题归纳题。文章主要讲述 17 岁的乔什莫里森梦想筹集 100,000美元为低收入家庭建造家园, 梦想最终实现。B 选项符合文章主题。 .应用文写作 假设你正在参加全省中学生演讲比赛,请你针对有些父母经常翻开孩子的日记或书包这一现象,写一 篇演讲稿,陈述你的观点。 内容包括: 1.认为同学们不必为此烦恼 2.希望能够体谅父母的苦衷 3.建议与父母进行交流沟通 注意: 1.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 2.80 词左右。 参考范文 Good morning,ladies and gentlemen, Some of us
17、are having problems with our parents,as they often look into our school bags or read our diaries.I fully understand why we are not comfortable about it,but theres no need to feel too sad.Our parents are checking our bags or diaries to make sure we are not getting into any trouble.They have probably
18、heard some horrible stories about other kids and thought we might do the same.Or perhaps they just want to connect with us but are doing it all wrong.My suggestion is:Tell them we want them to trust us as much as wed like to trust them.If you dont think you can talk to them,write them a letter and l
19、eave it lying aroundthey are bound to read it. Thank you! .概要写作 Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age,but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood,a new study suggests. The study,which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between
20、the ages of 18 and 60,found that certain mental functionsincluding measures of abstract reasoning,mental speed and puzzle-solvingstarted to dull as early as age 27.Dips in memory,meanwhile,generally became apparent around age 37. On the other hand,indicators of a persons accumulated knowledgelike pe
21、rformance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledgekept improving with age,according to the findings published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.The results do not mean that young adults need to start worrying about their memories.Most peoples minds function at a high level even in their later
22、 years,according to researcher Timothy Salthouse. “These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood,but that the amount of knowledge one has,and the effectiveness of integrating it with ones abilities,may increase throughout all of adulthood if ther
23、e are no diseases,” Salthouse said in a news release. The study included healthy,educated adults who took standard tests of memory,reasoning and perception at the outset and at some point over the next seven years.The tests are designed to detect subtle (细微的) changes in mental function,and involve s
24、olving puzzles,recalling words and details from stories,and identifying patterns in collections of letters and symbols.In general,Salthouse and his colleagues found,certain aspects of cognition (认知能力) generally started to decline in the late 20s to 30s.The findings shed light on normal age-related c
25、hanges in mental function,which could aid in understanding the process of dementia (痴呆),according to the researchers. 参考范文 Brain function may start declining in early adulthood,but knowledge accumulation will make up for the loss of certain mental capacities.The study was carried out over seven years by asking healthy,educated young adults to take standard tests about different aspects of cognition.The findings may help understand the process of dementia.
