一、单项填空

　　1.—I failed my driving test.
　　—________;they say the best drivers always fail the first time.
　　A.Never mind 　　　　　 B.Go ahead
　　C.No problem 　 D.All right
　　2.Lewin was interested in taking research beyond books and looking at how it could________real social change.
　　A.bring up　 B.bring about
　　C.bring in　 D.bring out
　　3.—Tom has played a lot of computer games recently.
　　—Yes，that might ________his failure in the mid­term examinations.
　　A.account for　 B.answer for
　　C.ask for　　 D.stand for
　　4.—How do you find the guy who took ________office last week?
　　—He’s always finding________ fault with others.
　　A./;a 　 B.the;a
　　C./;/　 D.the;/
　　5.We had just covered half the journey________the engine failed and we could do nothing but wait for help.
　　A.before　 B.since
　　C.when　 D.until
　　6.Born into a family with three brothers，David was________to value the sense of sharing.
　　A.brought up　 B.turned down
　　C.looked after　 D.held back
　　7.Many people believe that hunger is only a problem in the developing countries.________，it is a problem all over the world.
　　A.For one thing　 B.In addition
　　C.As well　 D.On the contrary
　　8.I got an e­mail from my old friend last Sunday.Until then，we________in touch for nearly 3 years.
　　A.didn’t get　 B.haven’t got
　　C.hadn’t got　 D.don’t get
　　9.It was only when I reread his poems recently________I began to appreciate their beauty.
　　A.until　 B.that
　　C.then　 D.so
　　10.Our bad living habits will destroy the earth.Only by changing________we live can we save the earth.
　　A.that　 B.what
　　C.how　 D.where
　　11.China is developing fast.That’s________I think those of my colleagues who deal with China affairs should visit China.
　　A.because　 B.why
　　C.when　 D.how
　　12.Much to our surprise，the witness’s________of the traffic accident differed from the official version in several aspects.
　　A.account 　 B.opinion
　　C.instruction　 D.explanation
　　13.I found Jane________at the desk，________her homework carefully.
　　A.seated;doing　 B.sitting;does
　　C.be seated;does　 D.sit;do
　　14.Whenever I made mistakes，the teacher pointed them out with________.
　　A.curiosity　 B.satisfaction
　　C.envy 　 D.patience
　　15.There is much chance________Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.
　　A.that　 B.what
　　C.when　 D.which空

二、完形填空

　　Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16，her father__1__her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and__2__education，the__3__didn’t look bright for Lilly.
　　Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who__4__took “no” for an answer.He__5__Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining__6__，each day she would just ride to the city，walk__7__about and return home at dusk.
　　On one of her__8__，Lilly saw a sign at a big company.__9__，she knocked on the very first door.In her__10__English，Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager __11__to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter，and then__12__.Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11∶40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for__13__at noon，when she could__14__away in the crowd.But she knew she should__15__the letter.
　　On her first try，Lilly__16__one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt，she completed a full paragraph，but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock：1155—five minutes to__17__.Just then the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly，read the letter and said，“Lilly，you’re doing__18__work!”
　　With those simple words of encouragement，her desire to escape disappeared and her__19__began to grow.Lilly thought，“Well，if he thinks it’s good，then it must be good.I think I’ll stay!” Lilly did stay—all because someone had given a__20__and uncertain girl the gift of self­confidence when she knocked on the door.
　　1.A.reminded 　 B.forced
　　C.encouraged 　 D.helped
　　2.A.poor 　 B.formal
　　C.good 　　 D.modern
　　3.A.advice 　 B.promise
　　C.future 　 D.change
　　4.A.always 　 B.usually
　　C.sometimes 　 D.rarely
　　5.A.warned 　 B.told
　　C.allowed 　 D.begged
　　6.A.employment 　 B.experience
　　C.judgment 　 D.independence
　　7.A.carefully 　 B.happily
　　C.aimlessly 　 D.rapidly
　　8.A.steps 　 B.trips
　　C.purposes 　 D.choices
　　9.A.Bravely 　 B.Proudly
　　C.Calmly 　　 D.Cautiously
　　10.A.broken 　　 B.perfect
　　C.written 　　 D.fluent
　　11.A.refused 　 B.decided
　　C.pretended 　 D.failed
　　12.A.stopped 　　 B.continued
　　C.left 　　 D.sighed
　　13.A.lunch 　　 B.life
　　C.fun 　 D.luck
　　14.A.break 　　 B.slip
　　C.pass 　　 D.drive
　　15.A.read 　 B.write
　　C.attempt 　　 D.deliver
　　16.A.went over 　 B.picked up
　　C.gave away 　 D.got through
　　17.A.freedom 　　 B.success
　　C.discussion 　 D.reward
　　18.A.terrible 　　 B.excellent
　　C.honest 　 D.easy
　　19.A.belief 　　 B.patience
　　C.confidence 　 D.strength
　　20.A.shy 　　 B.lonely
　　C.selfless 　　 D.modest

三、阅读理解

　　
　　Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity.But，it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.
　　J.K.Rowling，author of the Harry Potter book series，began writing at the age of 6.In her biography，she remembers with great fondness when her good friend Sean，whom she met in secondary school，became the first person to encourage her and help build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.
　　“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition to be a writer.He was also the only person who thought I was bound to be a success at it，which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”
　　Despite many setbacks，Rowling persevered in her writing，particularly fantasy stories.But it wasn’t until 1990 that she first conceived the idea about Harry Potter.As she recalls，it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into her head.“To my immense frustration (沮丧)，I didn’t have a functioning pen with me，and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one.I think，now，that this was probably a good thing，because I simply sat and thought，for four (delayed train) hours，and all the details bubbled up in my brain，and this scrawny，black­haired，bespectacled (戴眼镜的) boy who didn’t know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.”
　　That same year，her mother passed away after a ten­year battle with multiple sclerosis，which deeply affected her writing.She went on to marry and had a daughter，but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.
　　During this time，Rowling was diagnosed with clinical depression.Unemployed，she completed her first novel in area cafes，where she could get her daughter to fall asleep.After being rejected by 12 publishing houses，the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.
　　Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages，J.K.Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history.And it all began with her commitment to writing that was fostered by the confidence of a friend!
　　1.Who believed J.K.Rowling was to be a good writer?
　　A.Her friend Sean.　　　 B.Her mother.
　　C.Her daughter.　 D.Her husband.
　　2.Rowling first came up with the idea about Harry Potter________.
　　A.at the age of 6　 B.on a train journey
　　C.after her mother’s death　　 D.in her secondary school
　　3.She felt frustrated on the train because________.
　　A.her train was delayed for four hours
　　B.she didn’t have a pen with her
　　C.her mind suddenly went blank
　　D.no one would offer her help
　　4.It can be concluded from Paragraph 5 and 6 that Rowling is________.
　　A.open­minded 　 B.warm­hearted
　　C.good­natured　 D.strong­willed
　　5.The text mainly tells us________.
　　A.hardship makes a good novelist
　　B.the courage to try is a special ability
　　C.you can have a wonderful idea everywhereD.encouragement contributes to one’s success

答案及解析

　　一.单项填空
　　1.解析：　考查情景交际。句意为：——我驾照考试失败了。——没关系，人家都说最好的驾驶员第一次总会失败。Go ahead.开始做，着手干;No problem.没关系，没问题;All right.好的，均不符合句意。故选Never mind.没关系，不用担心，有安慰对方的意思。
　　答案：　A
　　2.解析：　考查动词短语辨析。句意为：Lewin对书外的研究感兴趣并且喜欢思考它是怎样引起真正的社会变化。bring about导致，引起，符合句意。bring up抚养;bring in提出;bring out使表现出，生产。
　　答案：　B
　　3.解析：　考查动词短语辨析。句意为：——Tom最近玩太多电脑游戏了。——是的，这也许是他期中考试失利的原因。A项表示“是……的说明(或原因)”，符合语境。B项表示“对……负责，因……受到谴责”;C项表示“要求，请求”;D项表示“代表”。
　　答案：　A
　　4.解析：　句意为：——你觉得上周就职的那个人怎么样?——他总是找别人的茬。take office就职;find fault with sb.找某人的茬，两者均为固定短语，故两个空均不填冠词。
　　答案：　C
　　5.解析：　句意为：我们刚走了一半这时发动机就出故障了，我们别无选择只能等着救援到来。when就在这时;突然……。before在……之前;since自从;既然;until直到。
　　答案：　C
　　6.解析：　考查动词短语辨析。句意为：大卫出生在有三个兄弟的家庭，受到要重视分享的教育。bring up养育，教养;turn down关小，拒绝;look after照料;hold back阻碍。
　　答案：　A
　　7.解析：　考查介词短语。句意为：很多人认为饥饿只是发展中国家的问题。相反，这是全世界的问题。for one thing首先，其一(用来列举理由);in addition另外，除此之外;as well还;on the contrary正相反。根据句意可知应选D。
　　答案：　D
　　8.解析：　考查时态。句意为：上周日我收到了老朋友的一封邮件。在那之前，我们将近三年没有联系了。根据Until then可知，get in touch这一动作发生在got an e­mail之前，所以用过去完成时。
　　答案：　C
　　9.解析：　考查强调句。句意为：当我最近再一次读他的诗歌时，我才领略到它们的美。分析句子结构可知，此句为强调句，强调部分为“only when I reread his poems recently”，故用that。
　　答案：　B
　　10.解析：　考查宾语从句。根据语意“只有改变我们的生活方式，才能拯救地球”。和分析句子结构可知，how引导宾语从句并在宾语从句中作方式状语，所以选C。
　　答案：　C
　　11.解析：　考查表语从句。句意为：中国在飞速发展，这也就是我认为我的那些跟中国打交道的同事应该访问中国的原因。
　　答案：　B
　　12.解析：　考查名词辨析。句意为：很让我们吃惊的是，目击者对这起交通事故的描述在几个方面和官方的版本不同。account描述，符合句意。
　　答案：　A
　　13.解析：　句意为：我发现简坐在桌旁认真地做作业。seat为及物动词，用法为be seated或seat oneself，所以Jane后可接seated或sitting作宾补;doing her homework carefully是现在分词短语作伴随状语。
　　答案：　A
　　14.解析：　句意为：每当我犯错时，老师都会耐心地把它们指出来。本题考查名词辨析。A.好奇，好奇心;B.满意，满足;C.嫉妒，羡慕;D.耐心，忍耐力。根据语境选D项。
　　答案：　D
　　15.解析：　There is much chance that...为常用句型，意为“很有可能……”。that引导的从句说明chance的内容，等同于同位语从句。
　　答案：　A
　　二.完形填空
　　语篇解读　Lilly到一家公司求职，面试时她本来打算放弃，后来因为经理给予的鼓励和自信而被成功录用了。
　　1.解析：　当她16岁时，她的父亲强迫(forced)她辍学来为家里赚钱。
　　答案：　B
　　2.解析：　由上文的“drop out of school”可知她没有受到良好的教育。poor不佳的，差的，符合语境。
　　答案：　A
　　3.解析：　既然英语是她的第二语言，且她所受的教育不好，根据常识可判断她的前途(future)不是很光明。
　　答案：　C
　　4.解析：　Lilly的父亲是一个固执的人，他几乎不允许孩子说半个“不”字。rarely很少，难得，符合语境。
　　答案：　D
　　5.解析：　他吩咐(told) Lilly去找一份工作。
　　答案：　B
　　6.解析：　由上文Lilly找工作可知，应选employment雇用。
　　答案：　A
　　7.解析：　每天她都骑车到市里，漫无目的地(aimlessly)四处走走，黄昏的时候回家。
　　答案：　C
　　8.解析：　此处选trips指找工作的旅程。
　　答案：　B
　　9.解析：　 此处指她敲门时的忐忑心情。Cautiously小心地，谨慎地，符合语境。
　　答案：　D
　　10.解析：　broken English蹩脚的英语，是固定用法。第一段提到的“English as her second language and__2__education”是线索提示。
　　答案：　A
　　11.解析：　由下文的“He directed her to type a letter”可知，他决定(decided)给Lilly一个机会。
　　答案：　B
　　12.解析：　他指示她打一封信，然后就离开(left)了。
　　答案：　C
　　13.解析：　由上文的时间11∶40 am以及下文的at noon可知，她想人人都会在中午去吃午餐(lunch)，到时她就可以混在人群中溜掉。
　　答案：　A
　　14.解析：　 参见上题解析。slip away溜出去，悄悄离开。
　　答案：　B
　　15.解析：　但她知道她应该尝试(去打)那封信。attempt尝试，符合语境。
　　答案：　C
　　16.解析：　get through完成，符合语境。下文中的completed (完成)是线索提示。
　　答案：　D
　　17.解析：　还有五分钟就自由(freedom)了，此处表示她想逃离的心情。
　　答案：　A
　　18.解析：　由下文的“simple words of encouragement”可知，此处为表扬的话语。故选excellent。
　　答案：　B
　　19.解析：　听到这些简单的鼓励的话语，她想逃离的愿望消失了，而且自信心(confidence)开始增强。
　　答案：　C
　　20.解析：　由上文的“她小心翼翼地敲门”可知，她是一个害羞的(shy)女孩。
　　答案：　A
　　三.阅读理解
　　语篇解读　文章主要介绍J.K.Rowling在好朋友Sean的鼓励下，成功创作了《哈利·波特》系列小说。
　　1.解析：　细节理解题。根据第二、三段可知，Rowling的好朋友Sean鼓励并相信她能成为一名优秀的作家。
　　答案：　A
　　2.解析：　细节理解题。根据第四段的第三句“As she recalls，it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into her head.”可知答案为B。
　　答案：　B
　　3.解析：　细节理解题。根据第四段第四句中的“To my immense frustration (沮丧) I didn’t have a functioning pen with me”可知B项正确。
　　答案：　B
　　4.解析：　推理判断题。第五段讲的是J.K.Rowling经历了母亲去世和丈夫离婚的打击，第六段讲的是她患上了抑郁症，失业，照顾孩子以及被出版商拒绝12次，从这些叙述中可以看出她意志坚强。
　　答案：　D
　　5.解析：　主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据文章的首段和最后一段可知，本文主要讲的是鼓励可以促使他人取得成功，故D项正确。
　　答案：　D

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