Ⅰ 品句填词
1.Having drunk too much wine, I felt rather uncomfortable(不舒服的) and got a headache. 2.He was shot(射中) dead in an attempted robbery.
3.She is one of the country’s leading contemporary novelists(小说家). 4.Thick fog(雾) has made driving conditions dangerous.
5.The butterfly’s wings were shining with all the colours of the rainbow(彩虹).
6.The fear of all kinds of examinations can be a source of deep anxiety(焦虑) and great stress to many students.
7.Don’t panic, boys. I guarantee(保证) there’s no danger.
8.The fact that they ran out of petrol halfway through the wild forest panicked(使惊慌) them. 9.On hot days we often bathed(洗澡) in the river when we were young. 10.He wiped the sweat(汗) off his face and looked around. Ⅱ 选词填空
glance through, in the distance, be enthusiastic about, make one’s way, get close to, burn to the ground
1.In order to make a further study, the scientists made__their__way to the volcano bravely. 2.Attention, please! Don’t get__close__to the lion when you visit the zoo; it may hurt you. 3.When the lost tourists saw the light in__the__distance,__they became excited and walked faster.
4.Bob is__enthusiastic__about his experiment and eager to discover something new in the field of chemistry.
5.He has no place to live because his house has been burnt__to__the__ground. 6.My father likes glancing__through the newspapers while he has breakfast. Ⅲ 完成句子
1.这个小女孩在语言方面很有天赋,她现在会说三种语言。
The little girl has__a__great__gift__for languages and now she can speak three languages. 2.据说,世界上有些人正在为去火星做准备。
It__is__said__that some people in the world are making preparations for the trip to Mars. 3.两位总统讨论了很多话题,从教育到医学等。
The two presidents talked about many topics, varying__from education to medicine. 4.如果这个项目失败了,这不仅会影响我们部门,而且会影响整个公司。
If this project fails, it will affect__not__only our department but__also the whole company. 5.尽管已失败多次,我仍然对未来充满信心。
Having__failed__many__times,__I still have faith in my future.
Ⅰ 单句语法填空
1.I suddenly panicked(panic) when I saw smoke coming out of the engine. 2.Once your order is accepted, we guarantee to__deliver(deliver) within a week. 3.We should take account of the cultural diversity(diverse) when making a policy.
4.Steven caused his parents great anxiety(anxious) when he travelled to Tibet alone this summer.
5.The special award was given to Chaplin in appreciation(appreciate) of his huge contributions to the film industry.
6.Ms Brown took hold of the rope with her trembling(tremble) hands, waiting to be saved by the firefighters.
7.Yesterday, the firm apologized to all of the people who were made uncomfortable(comfort) by the mistake.
8.If a person is unconscious(conscious), he will be unable to communicate or react to the surroundings.
9.There were 376 candidates(candidate) for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016, out of which 228 were individuals and 148 were organizations.
10.Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby made him one of the greatest American novelists(novel).
Ⅱ 阅读理解
A
John Nelson, 92, grew up in Michigan and volunteered for the army in 1945. The 18-year-old managed to get accepted, despite being colorblind. He landed on the island of Iwo Jima in the first days of the American attack to take the island from the Japanese. Nelson fought day
and night for 10 days before receiving a serious wound to his right arm. The other seven men in his squadron(中队) all died. American losses included 5,900 dead and 17,400 wounded.
Nelson saw the American flag being raised on Mount Suribachi after the island was taken by the American forces. The arm would continue to trouble him the rest of his life. Suffering from anxiety and flashbacks, he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder(创伤后遗症).
Al Elders was a Grandville farm boy. He joined the Navy and was stationed on Guam when the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, basically ended the war with Japan.
War often develops lasting friendships. But for the two World War Ⅱveterans(老兵) living at Sunset Manor in Jenison, their friendship didn’t begin until about a year and a half ago. One day,
Elders noticed a man sitting at a cafeteria in the Sunset Village, and that was Nelson. Seeing his Marine cap, Elders thought they would have something to talk about. And they did. The war in the Pacific is a common bond.
The two men later worked together to serve other residents(居民) at Sunset Manor. John began detailing cars during good weather and cleaning walkers in the winter. Elders became his advertising manager. They donated most of their income to the Wounded Warrior project. John is less mobile now and is in care at Sunset. Al continues to visit and to encourage his friend. A friend of Elders’ who travelled to Iwo Jima brought back a jar filled with sand from the rocky island. Elders sent the gift, along with his own wartime collections, to the Seabee Museum and Memorial Park.
【解题导语】 两位二战老兵因为共同的战争经历而结下了深厚的友谊,虽然年事已高,仍然致力于服务社会。
1.What do we know about John Nelson? A.He joined the army after he left university. B.His hometown was ruined by the war. C.He joined the army through strict tests.
D.He was physically and mentally injured in the war.
D 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的The arm would continue...diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder(创伤后遗症).可知,Nelson在战争中身心都受到了创伤。
2.Why did Nelson and Elders develop a friendship? A.They both felt sad and lonely. B.They lived in the same place.
C.They shared a common war experience. D.They had helped each other during the war.
C 解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的The war in the Pacific is a common bond. 可知,两人结下友谊是因为共同的战争经历。
3.We can learn from Paragraph 5 that the two friends ________. A.started a successful business B.devoted to contributing to the society C.visited Iwo Jima together after the war D.supported young people to join the army
B 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中的The two men later worked together to serve...to the Wounded Warrior project.和Elders sent the gift...and Memorial Park.可推断,两人致力于为社会做
贡献。
4.What does the text mainly talk about? A.How people tried to survive the war. B.The meaning of peace for ordinary people. C.Two soldiers’ touching friendship during wartime. D.Two old soldiers’ life experiences and friendship.
D 解析:主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了两位老兵经历战争、成为朋友并共同奉献社会的一系列人生经历。
B
Deep funding(资金) cuts to public school programs are forcing districts around the US to reduce arts education. The Philadelphia school system is no exception. Its once great music program has been struggling because a large number of the instruments are damaged, with no funds to repair them. Now, thanks to “Symphony(交响乐) for a Broken Orchestra,” a project headed by Temple Contemporary, some of the wounded instruments are being brought back to life.
The idea came about in 2013 when Temple Contemporary Director Richard Blackson was touring one of the 23 Philadelphia schools that had been closed that year. Among the items being combined from all the schools was a room full of broken instruments. Then Blackson carefully examined each wounded instrument and found that 1,000 of them were repairable.
To help raise funds for the project, he reached out to Pulitzer-and Grammy-winning composer(作曲家) David Lang. “I’m completely a product of public schools. So when Blackson told me he had ways to fix these 1,000 instruments, my first thought was that each one of these instruments was an opportunity to change the life of a student,” said Lang. The musician came up with the smart idea of writing a symphony specifically for the damaged instruments.
“Symphony for a Broken Orchestra” took place in Philadelphia on December 3, 2017. Performed by 400 musicians, the melodies(旋律) proved what broken instruments could do. The performance, which raised much-needed funds, did not end. The “Symphony for a Broken Orchestra” project continues online with a description of all the broken instruments. People can support the program by contributing between $50 and $200 to help get the instruments repaired.
Thanks to this project, which has thus far raised over $237,000, Philadelphia students will find working instruments when they return to school this fall. Hopefully, the success of this unusual attempt will encourage public school districts around the country to come up with creative ways to keep their rapidly-disappearing arts programs alive.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个使学校的受损乐器能得到及时修复并重放光彩的项目。
5.What made Blackson create the project? A.A number of damaged instruments at school. B.The big benefits of repairing instruments. C.The strong wish to start an orchestra. D.A couple of closed schools.
A 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的Among the items being...1,000 of them were repairable.可知,当Blackson在学校发现许多受损乐器不能被及时修复而被遗弃的时候,他想到一个帮助这些受损乐器的计划。
6.How did Lang look at Blackson’s project? A.He was surprised by it. B.He had doubts about it. C.He strongly supported it. D.He paid no attention to it.
C 解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中的So when Blackson told me...change the life of a student及Lang为这些受损乐器作曲的描述可知,Lang认为这些乐器在修复好之后会对学生产生意想不到的影响,所以他很支持这个项目。
7.How did the project raise funds? A.By asking 400 musicians to sing together. B.By selling the damaged instruments online. C.By holding a concert for broken instruments. D.By inviting prize-winning composers to write music.
C 解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Symphony for a Broken Orchestra” took place...what broken instruments could do.和The performance, which raised much-needed funds可知,为了筹集资金,Blackson他们办了一场由400人参与弹奏受损乐器的音乐会。
8.What is the achievement of the project? A.It stresses the importance of learning arts. B.It brings hope to arts programs at school. C.It provides money for Philadelphia students. D.It allows poor students to perform inventively.
B 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Hopefully, the success of this unusual