測試(一)基礎知識I.單詞拼寫1.A__________(傳記)isastoryofaperson’slifewrittenbysomebodyelse.2.Shehasanaturalabilitytosingwell.Inotherwords,shehasa__________(天賦；特殊能力）forsinging.3.She__________(與…離婚）herhusbandlastyearandtheirmarriagelastedonlythreeyears.4.He__________(不服從；不順從))therulesinthearmy,sohewasdismissed.5.Youare__________(肯定的)tosucceedinlearningEnglishifyoulearnmoreusefulsentencepatterns.II.完成句子1.我把你的點頭看作是同意的表示。（take…as）I_______yournod______________.2.她懷了第二個孩子。(bepregnantwith)She______________hersecondchild.3.他把圖畫粘到了墻上。(stick…on)He______________thewall.4.在這么大的一個組里，肯定會遇到不同的意見。(bound)Inagroupasbigasthis,you_________________________5.我們停留了一小時左右。（orso）Westayedforanhour______________.(二)能力提升1.IpreferaflatinInvernessto________inPerth,becauseIwanttolivenearmymom’s.A.oneB.thatC.itD.this2.ChenKun’stalent_________singingwasn’tshownatfirst.A.ofB.forC.inD.to3.Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrenparedwith_________oftheirparents.A.thoseB.oneC.bothD.that4.Ijustwonder________thatdelightsthewholefamilysomuch.A.whatitis B.whathedoesC.howitis D.howhedoes5.Whenwefinally________togethomeafterthetiringlongjourneywecouldhardlymoveastepfarther.A.triedB.succeededC.managedD.attempted6.Manypolicemanandsoldiersare________theforest________theprisonerescapingfromtheprison.A.searchingfor;searchingB.searching;searchingC.searching;insearchofD.insearchfor;searchingfor7.Havingatripabroadiscertainlygoodfortheoldcouple,butitremains________whethertheywillenjoyit.A.toseeB.tobeseenC.seeingD.seen8.We’vesetabout_________theexperimentinPeriod2whiletheysetout_______inPeriod1.A.doing;toexploreB.doing;exploringC.todo;toexploreD.todo;exploring9.MemorialDayisaUSnationalholiday_________torememberthosewhogavetheirlivesintheserviceofthenation.A.putupB.setasideC.putonD.setup10.Ifhissparetimewas______asideforrelaxation,theoldmanwas_____tohaveahealthylife.A.set;boundB.toset;boundC.tobeset;boundsD.setting;bounded11.Thisputeris_______toalltheotherputersonthemarket,soithastobetakenbacktobeimproved.A.superiorB.minorC.inferiorD.junior12.—_______DavidandVicky_______married?—Forabout3years.A.Howlongwere;beingB.Howlonghave;gotC.Howlonghave;beenD.Howlongdid;get13.Itisalwaysdifficultbeinginaforeigncountry,________ifyoudon'tspeakthelanguage.A.extremelyB.naturallyC.basicallyD.especially14.Peter________thepapershewasmarkingandreachedforhiscigarettesandmatches.A.setoutB.setoffC.setinD.setaside15.Itisnotwhereyouefromorwhatyouare,buttheabilitytodothejob_____matters.A.one B.thatC.what D.it(三)智能拓展I.閱讀理解 ATheyoungboysawme,orrather,hesawthecarandquicklyranuptome,eagertosellhisbunches(串)ofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.Thoughheappearedtobeabouttwelve,heseemedtohavealreadyknownthebitternessoflife."Banana300naira.Peanuts200naira"Hesaidinalowvoice.Ibargainedhimdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts.Whenheagreed,Ihandedhima500nairabillHedidn'thavechange,soItoldhimnottoworry.He.saidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.When,twoweekslater,Isawtheboyagain,Iwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit'snotthatunmontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingontheersellingfruitintheburningsun.Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready.Iwavedthemaway.“What'sup”.Iaskedhim.“I...Idon'thavemoneytobuybooksforschool.”Ireachedintomypocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills."Willthishelp?”Iasked.Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnairawasalotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5,000nairaorlesseachyear."Thankyou,sir,"hesaid.'Thankyouverymuch.”Whendrivinghome,Iwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschoolbooks.Whatifhe'sacheat(騙子)?AndthenIwonderedwhyIdiditDidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?WasIusinghim?Later,IrealizedthatIdidn'tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthim,nordidIthinktoask.Overthenextsixmonths,IwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthernNigeria.SometimeafterIreturned,IwentoutforadriveWhenIwasabouttopullover,theboysuddenlyappearedbymywindowwithabigsmilereadyonhisface"oh,gosh!Longtime.""Areyouinschoolnow?”Iasked.Henodded."That'sgood,"Isaid.Asilencefellaswelookedateachother,andthenIrealizedwhathewanted."Here,"Iheldouta500nairabill."Takethis.”Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt."What'swrong?”Iasked."It'sagift"Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.HISfaceshonewithsweat(汗水)。Hedroppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaid,"I'vebeenwaitingtogivethesetoyou."1.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstimpressionoftheboy?A.Heseemedtobepoorandgreedy.B.HeseemedtohavesufferedalotC.Heseemedyoungerthanhisage.D.Heseemedgoodatbargaining2.Thesecondtimetheauthormettheboy,theboy________.A.toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnutsB.wantedtoexpresshisthanksC.askedhimformoneyforhisschoolbooksD.triedtotakeadvantageofhim3.Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?A.Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.B.Becausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechildhood.C.Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.D.Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?A.Braveandpolite.B.KindandsmartC.Honestandthankful.D.Shyandnervous.BSilenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefeatssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox(喋喋不休的人).Heknowsthatninetyninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure(蠟塑人像).Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tomunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound.Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito(蚊子).Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzingwithhisneighbors.Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeoplesears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotelAttheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists5.Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto______A.exchangeideasB.provetheirvalueC.achievesuccessinlifeD.overetheirfearofsilence6.By"thebuzzingofafly"(Para.1),theauthormeans"________”A.thenoiseofaninsectB.alowwhisperingsoundC.meaninglesstalksD.thevoiceofachatterbox7.Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallytalk_______totheirneighbors________.A.aboutwhatevertheyhavepreparedB.aboutwhatevertheywanttoC.inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewD.inthehopeofgettingonwell8.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?________.A.Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather.B.Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations.C.Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises.D.Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking.

【答案】(一)基礎知識I.單詞拼寫1.biography2.talent3.divorced4.obeyed5.boundII.完成句子1.take…asasighofapproval2.waspregnantwith3.stuckthepictureon4.areboundtogetdisagreements.5.orso(二)能力提升1.A.考查代詞用法。句意：與在Perth的公寓樓相比，我更愿意買在Inverness的公寓樓，因為我想住的離我媽媽近一些。本題考查代詞的含義辨析。首先把原句改為IpreferaflatinInvernesstoaflatinPerth,becauseIwanttolivenearmyMom’s.然后考慮one代替泛指的單數名詞aflat,以避免重復。One=a/an+前文出現的可數名詞，表示泛指同類；that=the+前文出現的可數名詞或不可數名詞，表示特指同類，如：TheKoreanclimateismorepleasantthanthatofJapan.朝鮮的氣候比日本好。Myseatwasnexttothatofthemayor.我的座位緊挨著市長的座位。；it指前文提到的事物/情況，如：“Whereisyourcar？”“Itisinthegarage.”；this可用于指后面（也可指前面）要說的話或要提到的事情。如：Stevehadabadcold.This/thatwaswhyhedidn’tturnup.斯蒂夫患了重感冒，所以他沒有來。ThisiswhatImean:Youshouldhavechanged,notdeletedthatparagraph.我的意思是：你本應該修改那一段，而不是刪掉它。2.B.考查固定搭配。atalentfor…“…的天賦”3.D.考查代詞用法。句意：十分之九的父母說他們對孩子的教育方法和他們的父母的教育方法有著明顯的不同。that替代特指的同類的可數或不可數名詞，來避免重復。That=theapproach.4.A.考查強調句式用于賓語從句。句意：我只是想知道到底是什么使得這一家人如此高興。如果只看賓語從句應該是：Whatisitthatdelightsthewholefamilysomuch？此句是強調句的特殊疑問式？當放到賓語從句的位置，應該改為陳述形式。5.C.考查動詞含義辨析。managetodo=succeedindoing表示成功地做某事；trytodo表示盡力去做某事；attempttodo表示嘗試做某事6.C.考查search用法。句意：許多警察和士兵在搜查樹林尋找那個從監獄里逃出來的犯人。searchsb/sth表示搜某人身或某個地方；searchforsb./sth表示尋找某人或某物；insearcho是介詞短語，作表語或狀語，表示為了尋找某人或某物。7.B.考查remain或不定式作表語用法。句意：在國外旅行對這對老夫婦當然是好的，但是要看是否他們愿意去。Itremainstobedonewhether…是固定句式，譯為“留待以后做…”。再如：Itremainstobeseenwhetheryouareright.你是否對留待以后看。8.A.考查動詞短語用法。setaboutdoing=setouttodo表示著手做某事9.D.考查短語動詞用法。句意：陣亡將士紀念日是美國的全民日，建立該紀念日是為了紀念那些在戰爭中為國捐軀的人。putup“舉起；張貼”；setaside“留出（時間/金錢）；puton“穿上”；setup“建立；創建”。10.A.考查被動和固定短語。setsthaside“留出（時間/金錢）”；beboundtodo“肯定做某事”11.C