Unit2SuccessA卷基礎夯實

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

It'stheFirstDayofKindergarten,ChloeZoe!

ChloeZoeisstartingkindergarten!Fulldaysofschooltorafullweek.ChloeZoehasanew

backpackandmatchinglunchboxandissoexcitedtoseeherbestfriendsMaryMargaretand

George.Onthefirstdayofschool,ChloeZoediscoversMaryMargaretisinadifferent

kindergartenclass.Willkindergartenbeanyfunwithoutherbestfriend?

It'stheFirstDayofKindergarten,ChloeZoe!byJaneSmith

PublicationDate:July1,2016

Types:Children'sFiction

Hardcover:32pages

Publisher:AlbertWhitman&Company

ISBN-10:0807524581

ISBN-13:9780807524589

Biography

JaneSmithearnedherBFAinpicturefromColumbusCollegeofArt&Design.Upongraduation,

sheworkedasanartdirectorforachildren'snoveltybookpublisherinLosAngeles.Jane

currentlycreatesartworkforavarietyofpublishingandlicensingclients（委托客戶）atherbeach

houseinCalifornia,wheresheliveswithherhusbandanddaughter.

l.Whoisthewriterofthebook?

A.ChloeZoe.B.MaryMargaret.C.George.DJaneSmith.

2.Howmanypagesarethereinthisbook?

A.32.B.81.C.89.D.73.

3.Whatdidtheauthorbecomeupongraduation?

A.Ascientist.B.Anartdirector.C.Apublisher.D.Apainter.

B

Whodoesn'twanttolivelifeinstyle?Lifeislikearoadonwhichyounevergetachanceto

return,andisnotaverylongroadeither.Soweshouldtrytolivelifetothefullestandenjoy

everybitofit.

Everyindividualhasuniquelikingsandpreferences,andallofustrytolivethelivesthatsuit

usbest.Theworldislikeapaintingclothonwhichdifferentpeoplewithdifferentraces,different

languages,anddifferentculturalbackgroundsinteract.Butamongthese,theartsprovideaneasy

andnaturalwayforpeopletoconnect.

Peoplewithaknackfortheartsusuallydiscoveritinchildhood.Butartisn'tonlyforthe

talented;itcanhelpeveryonegrow.Thosewithastrongartisticbackgroundareoftenmore

energetic,andmoresuccessfulinallfieldsoflife.Artwidenstherangeofaperson'slife.

Paintingisoneoftherrostpopularartforms.Thosewhoareinterestedintakingitupasa

careerneedtogothroughextensivetrainingtogetfamiliarwiththevariousstyles.Professional

paintersoftenhostartexhibitions,withartloversfromallovertheworldcomingtoseeandbuy

theircreations.Sometimesthepaintingsaresoldathighprices.

Performingartsareequallypopularandadmired.Dance,instrumentalmusic,dramaandsoon

requireunusualartistictalentaswellasalongperiodofeducationandtrainingbeforeaudiences

starttoapplaudtheperformances.Butanyonewithsomeartisticsensecanmakeartpartof

his/herlife,andbenefitfromit.

l.Whyshouldpeoplemakethemostoflife?

A.Becauselifeisdifficultbutenjoyable.B.Becauseifeisvaluableandordinary.

C.Becauselifeistooshorttobewasted.0.Becauselifeislikearoadfulloftomorrows.

2.What'sthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Differentpeoplehavedifferentlifestyles.B.Differentpeoplehavedifferentcultures.

C.Artcanmakepeoplehappier.D.Artcanconnectpeopletogether.

3.Wlidlduebtheunderlinedword"knack"inPdfdgrdph3pubbiblyniean?

A.Character.B.Ability.C.Power.D.Favour.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howgreatartistsmakealivingbysellingtheirworks.

B.Howtoliveauniqueandcolourfullife.

C.Howtheartscontributetopeople'slives.

D.Howmuchperformingartshavetodowithtalentandeducation.

c

Recognisedas"thegoddessscientist",NingYan（orNiengYan）,42,isaleadingbiology

researcheratPrincetonUniversityintheUS.OnApril30,shewasincludedamong100new

membersand25foreignassociatesintoTheNationalAcademyofSciences,afamousscientific

institutionthataimstorecogniseoutstandingresearchintheUS.

Yanisarisingstarinthescienceworldandherr@sum6l履歷）isimpressive.Aftergraduating

fromTsinghuaUniversityandPrinceton,shewasinvitedtosetupherownlaboratoryatTsirghua

in2007.Atage30,shebecameoneofChina'syoungesteverfemaleprofessors.

Itwasalongroadtogetwheresheisnow.ShetoldPeoplemagazinethatshealwaysbelieves

thatscientistsneedtohaveapuremindanddetermination.

Yanlikestoworkatnight,becauseshecanfocuswhentheoutsideisquiet.Shealsoworksat

least14hoursaday,butshe'senergetic,becauseresearchisthemost"comfortable"jobforher,

accordingtoaninterviewwithPeoplemagazine.

ThisdevotiontoherworkprobablyhelpedYaninherresearchtoidentifythestructuresof

proteinsincells,plasmamembranes,whichpuzzledscientistsforhalfacentury.Her

achievementsgotherlistedamongthejournalNature'sScienceStarsofChinain2016.

YanalsoenjoysTVdramasandclassicnovels.Surprisingly,thenovelJourneytotheWest

inspiredhertobecomeastructuralbiologist.Inthebook,theMonkeyKingturnsintoother

animals.Shewonderedwhatitwouldbeliketochangeherself.Luckily,Yannowlivesinthat

worldeveryday,exploringhowproteinsworkatthelevelofatoms."Itwasalmostdestined（命中

i主定的）thatIwouldbecomeastructuralbiologist,"shesaidinaninterviewwithNature.

Assherealisesherowndreams,Yantriestoencouragemorewomentofollowcareers（職業）

inscience.Inhereyes,thereisnodifferencebetweenmenandwomeninthescientificfields.

"Womencanworkasexcellentlyasmenandlivethewaytheychooseto,"shesaidinapublic

interview.

l.WhatmadeNingYanbecomeamemberoftheNationalAcademyofSciences?

A.Hersocialbackground.B.Herimpressivewisdom.

C.Herfirst-classeducation.D.Heroutstandingresearch.

2.WhichofthefollowingplayedaroleinYan'sbecomingastructuralbiologist?

A.Peop/emagazine.BJourneytotheWest

C.ThejournalNature.0.ScienceStarsofChina.

3.NingYanwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.scientistscanwinsuccessbyworkingatnight

B.womencanmatchmenirscientificachievements

C.morewomenshouldbeallowedtotakeupscience

□.scientistsshouldenjoyTV'dramasandclassicnovels

4.WhatcanwelearnfromNingYan'sstory?

A.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.B.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingmind.

I）

Adayinthelifeof18-year-oldDavidLansterisfullofteenageactivities:school,baseball

practice,homework.Andthenhestartscooking."SomenightsI'mupuntil1ammakingpies,or

evenlaterifwe'recookingbeef,"saidthestudentatRansomEvergladesHighSchoolinFlorida,

US.

Forthepastyear,LansterandKellyMoran,hisclassmate,havebeenhostingfancydinner

partiesatLanster'sparents'home.Theirmealshave17coursesandareallmadebythem.Their

guestsusedtogivethemgiftstothankthem,untilthepairdecidedtodosomethingnicefor

charity."WegotsomereallygreatMiamiHeattickets,anicewatch,andmanykitchenmachines,"

Lanstersaid."Butwewantedtomakethissomethingpositiveforpeopleratherthanus."

LansterandMoranfocusedonCommonThreads,acharity（慈善機構）thathelpstoteachkids

inpoorneighbourhoodtocookandmakehealthyeatingchoices.Theyoungcooksasktheir

gueststogivehowevermuchtheywantaspaymentfortheirmeals.ItallgoestoCommon

ThreadsbecauseLanster'sparentscovertheirfoodcosts.Aftertheirlast12-personevent,Lanster

andMorangave$1,600tothecharity.Now,they'retakingtheirshowoutofthekitchenandon

theroad.LansterandMoranhavestartedtoorganiseprivatedinnerpartiesinasimilarway:the

hostpaysfortheingredients（食材）,andtheguestsmakeadonation（捐贈）toacharity.

Outsidethekitchen,thetwoarebusypreparingtheircollegeapplications.Neitherissure

whattheywilldointhefuture,butthey'vepromisedtheirparentsthatthey'llleavecooking

aloneuntiltheyfinishhighschool.

l.WhydoesLansterandMorancooknow?

A.Togetgiftsfromguests.B.Toraisemoneyforcharity.

C.Tobecomecooks.D.Tomakehealthier

eatingchoices.

2.WhatcanweinferaboutLansterandMoran?

A.Theywillgiveupcookingforever.

B.Theyaresureabouttheirfuturejobs.

C.Theirparentssupportcookingasajob.

D.Theywillstopcookingforcollegeapplications.

3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeLansterandMoran?

A.Selfishandreliable.B.Creativeandhelpful.

C.Confidentandcareful.D.Outgoingandpatient.

4,Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AGreatCookB.EatasYouWish

C.HelpingbyCookingD.CookingforSchool

Fees

第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項.

TheThingsThatKeepUsFromSucceeding

Wehavealwaysbeentoldnottofearfailurebecauseitisessentialtosuccess.Soweshould

embracefailureoratleastthepossibilityoffailure.①.Ifyou'renotreachingthekindof

successyouimagine,oneormoreofthefollowingthingsmightwellbetrueofyou,too.

NO.l:Youdon'thaveagoal.Alotoftimewefindourselvesstrugglingthroughaday-to-day

ruulineIhdlibn'lgellingubanywherebecdubewedun'lknuwwlierewewantlugu.Sornelinieb

wehadgoalswhenwesetourselvesonaparticularpath,butwe'vechangedalongthewayand

thosegoalsarenolongerthatimportant.②,figuringoutwhatyourgoalsareis

important.

NO.2:Youdon'thaveavision.Settinggoalsisimportantbutisn'tenoughtodriveyouto

thefinishline;it'simportant,too,tobeabletoimagineyourselfastheachieverofyourgoals.If

goalsaretheendresultofajourney,yourvisionisthefueltogetyouthere.

N0.3:Youdon'thaveaplan.Ifgoalsareyourdestinationandavisionisyourfuel,your

planisthemaptogetyouthere.③.Theworldisfullofpeoplewithgoalstheyhave

neveraccomplishedbecausetheydidn'thaveaplan-don'tbeoneofthem.

NO.4:You'retoocertainornotcertainenough.Toomuchcertaintycreatesinflexibility.If

you'resurethatyourplaniscorrect,andrefusetoacceptthepossibilityoferror,youmaywell

findyourselfstuckwhenanunexpectedchangecomesabout.Howeverstrongyourplanand

howeversureyouareofyojrgoals,makeroomforperiodicreassessment.

④.Ifyourefusetotakeastepbecauseyouaren'tpositivethatitwillmoveyou

towardssuccess,youwon'tmakeanybetterprogressthanifyouhadnogoalsatall.Keepyour

eyesopenandbewillingtochange,buthavefaithinyourself,too.

NO.5:?.Oftenwecloseourselvesofffromotherpeoplenotbecausewe'reafraid

thattheywillinfluenceusbutthatwewillinfluencethem.Weareafraidthatourbrilliantideas

willbetakenupbysomeoneelseandnolongerbesolelyours.Soweavoidsharingourpassions,

andspendourenergyjealouslyguardingour"secret"ratherthansimplymovingforward.Inthe

end,weturnourpassionsintoburdensthataredifficulttocarryinsteadofajoy.

A.Whateverthecase

B.Whateverthecause

C.Youworryaboutbeingcopied

D.Youdon'tlearnfromyourmistakes

E.Atthesametime,toolittlecertaintywillfailyou

F.However,fearisn'ttheorlythingthatkeepsusfromsucceeding

G.Withoutit,youhavenoideawhatimmediatestepstotaketoachieveyourgoals

第二部分語言知識運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

笫一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、（：和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項。

Jamesshookhismoneyboxagain.Nothing!Hecarefully1thecoinsthatlayonthebed.

$24.52wasallthathehad.Thebicyclehewantedwasatleast$90!

Heknewthathisfriendsallhadbicycles.Itwas2tohangoutwithpeoplewhenyouwere

theonlyonewithoutabicycle.Hethoughtaboutwhathecoulddo.Therewasno3asking

hisparents,forheknewtheyhadnomoneyto4

Therewasonlyonewaytogetmoney,andthatwasto5it.Hewouldhavetofindajob.

Butwhowouldhirehimandwhatcouldhedo?HedecidedtoaskMrClayforadvice,whousually

had6onmostthings.

"Well,youcanstartrighthere,"saidMrClay,"Mywindowsneedcleaningandmycarneeds

washing."

Thatwasthe7ofJames'business.Formonthsheworkedeverydayafterfinishirghis

homework.Hewasamazedbythe8ofjobsIthatpeoplefoundforhimtodo.Hetookdogs

andbabiesforwalks,andclearedoutcupboards.Helostcountofthenumberofcarshewashed

andwindowshecleaned,butthe9increasedandheknewthathewouldsoon

have10forthebieyeehelongedfor.

Theday11camewhenJamescountedhismoneyandfound$94,32.He12no

timeandwenttopickupthebicyclehewanted.Herode13home,lookingforwardto

showinghisnewbicycletohisfriends.Ithadbeenhard14forthemoney,butJamesknew

thathevaluedhisbicyclemoresincehehadboughtitwithhisownmoney.He

had15whathethoughtwasimpossible,andthatwasworthevenmorethanthebicycle.

l.A.cleanedB.coveredC.counted0.checked

2.A.braveB.smartC.unfairD.hard

3.A.resultB.harmC.pointD.right

4.A.separateB.spareC.spendD.save

S.A.borrowB.collectC.raiseD.earn

6.A.decisionsB.experienceC.knowledge□.opinions

7.A.introductionB.beginningC.requirementD.ending

8.A.vdrieliebB.birnildriliebC.qudlilyD.buildbilily

9.A.effortB.pressureC.troubleD.money

lO.A.enoughB.allC.muchD.some

ll.A.instantlyB.normallyC.finallyD.regularly

12.A.gaveB.wastedC.leftD.took

13.A.patientlyB.silentlyC.proudlyD.tiredly

14.A.workingB.askingC.looking□.applying

15.A.deservedB.achievedC.benefitedD.learnt

第二節(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Lastweek,ourschool①(hold)abasketballmatchagainstanotherschool.

Neartheendofthematch,theyonlyhadanadvantageoverus.Whenourcaptaingottheball,

oneofthempretended②(knock)downbyhim.Uponseeingthat,ourcaptain

triedtohelphimup,butthematchwasoverandtheywon.Welostthegame.③,

wewereallsatisfiedwiththeresultbecausewewentallout.

Fromthismatch,Ilearnthatbeing④winnerdoesn'tmeangainingwhilea

loserdoesn'tmean⑤(lose)everything.Whatreallycounts⑥(be)

thespirit,nottheresult.Aslongaswetry⑦(we)best,thereisnoneedin

regretting.Inreality,atrueloserisevenmorepreciousthanafalsewinner.Withoutthatrratch,

I⑧havelea-nttheimportanceofspirit.

Tosumup,atruewinneristoamatchwhatwateristoafish.Itisnottheresultbutthe

process?matters.Lifewithoutspiritislikesailingwithoutacompass,sobea

truewinnerandyouwillfindits⑩(importart).

第三部分寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節(滿分15分)

假定你是某國際學校的學生李華，學校最近正在舉行“最美學生〃評選活動，請按下列要求給

組委會寫一封信，推薦你身邊的一位同學參選。內容主要包括：

1.你認為“最美學生〃應具有的品質；

2.你推薦這位同學的理由。

注意:L80詞左右；2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫,

第二節（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續寫的詞

數應為150左右。

LastSaturday,Davidwastakingawalkintheparknearhishomewhenhenoticedawoman

withaboyofabouteightyearsold.WhenDavidpassedtheri,heheardthewomanyelling,"How

stupidyouare!You'regoodatnothing."Davidstoppedandlookedatthelittleboy.Theboysaid

nothing.Hejuststoodthere,lookingupset.

DavidwasremindedofhisEnglishteacherMrsBrowninmiddleschool.Afterheentered

middleschool,Davidlackedself-confidencebecausehewasoftenmadefunofbyothers.Hewas

oftentoldthathewasgoodatnothing,whichDavidbelieved.Butonedayitallchanged.

Oneday,inanEnglishwritingclass,MrsBrownaskedthemtoreadanovel.Theywereasked

towriteanewchapterofthenovelaftertheyfinishedreadingit.Afewdayslater;Davidhanded

inhisstory.Hedidn'tgiveitmuchthought.Butthenextdaytohissurprise,thecomment"well

done"fromMrsBrowncameintoviewthemomentheturnedtothepagewherethestorywas

written.

WhenDavidreadthat,healmostburstintotears.Mrneverexpectedtobepraisedoneday.

Hesuddenlygainedsomeself-confidence.

Thatdayafterhereturnedhome,hewroteanothershortandgaveittoMrsBrownthenext

morning.Andagainhewaspraised.

Davidbecameveryintersstedinwriting.HeoftenwroteshortstoriesandaskedMrsBrownto

readthemandcorrectthemforhim.MrsBrownalwayscorrectedthemforhim.MrsBrown

alwayscorrectedthemistakeshehadmadeandgavehimgoodadvicetoimprovethem.One

yearlater,Davidjoinedtheschoolnewspaperandbecameaneditorofit.Hewasnolongerthat

boywholackedself-confidence.Hegainedhisconfidenceandwashopefulabouthisfuture.

Hesucceededinenteringcollegeandkeptwriting.Severalyearsaftergraduatingfromcollege,

hehadhisfirstbookpublished.Withsomemorebookscomingout,hebecamefamousasa

writerinhi、counlry.Andlieowedhi、successluMr、BruwriSencuurdgernenl.Williuullier

encouragement,hislifemightbeverydifferentnow.

Paragraph1:

Inspiredbyhisownlifestory,Daviddecidedtodosomethingforthat

boy._________________________

Paragraph2:

Themotherwasashamedwhensheheard

that.

答案以及解析

第一部分閱讀理解

第一節

A

答案：1-3.DAB