2019屆英語最后40天沖刺卷八1、Yellowstone National Park (YNP)? What About Now? Lodge(寄宿) Inside or Outside the Park? Inside the park:It is a bit pricey, ranging from the motel to the cottage, but it saves travel time, especially important when you arrive and leave in the dark. Food choices exist, and you can always visit locations outside the park. Outside the park:There are more selections, better accommodations,and more restaurants, which may be less costly. However, staying outside the park may be very inconvenient most of the time. For example, you really do NOT want to drive in the dark,and wildlife is everywhere. If outside the park, stay nearbythe park is huge,youll drive a lot, so distant locations are a waste of your time. When making reservations, be sure to understand what afew minutes from the park entrance really means. Reservations:Make reservations well in advancethey can be changed; read cancellation policies. What to Wear? Youll he at over 6 ,500 feet above the sea level so plan for changeable weather,including rain,cold and the heat. Bring a hat because the sun is very strong. Bring the right shoes, such as sneakers, tennis shoes, hiking boots etc. (High heels? You are kidding, right?) Bring clothing to keep you warm. Life is casual here, no jackets, ties or heels. Gloves,comfortable boots, hats for sun and for cold. What to Carry? Water, insect repellent(驅(qū)蟲劑), hats, and sunscreen. Dos and Donts. Have a cooler for snacks, water and meals so you can stop anywhere for snacks or a picnic and not have to find a dining hall when you least want to. Drive carefully and respectfully. When the traffic is slow or stopped, dont blow the horn (喇叭). Do not stop in the middle of the road or park with flat tires in the road. Dont feed the bears or lei your kids ride the buffaloes(水牛).1.Which of the following is the advantage of lodging inside the park?A.There are more restaurants.B.It is not too pricey.C.It saves travel time.D.Wildlife is everywhere.2.What can we know from the text?A.You can wear high heels in the park.B.You can park your car wherever you like.C.You can cancel your reservation as you like.D.You should prepare for changeable weather.3.Which of the following does the author suggest according to the text?A.Lodging outside the park.B.Blowing the horn as you like.C.Feeding the bears.D.Bringing a cooler.2、 When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. Shed watch me coming down her street, and by the time Id biked up to her doorstep, thered be a cold drink waiting. Id sit and drink while she talked. Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning,” shed say. The first time she said that, soda went up my nose. I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe shed work it out of her system. So thats what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery (墓地). I finally quit delivering newspapers and didnt see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser. She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, shed had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on. I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how Im doing. When I dont say “fine,” she sticks around to hear my problems. Shes lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isnt so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how youre doing because they care, and not because theyre getting paid to do so. Sometimes its good to just smile, nod your head and listen.1.Why did soda go up the authors nose one time?A.He was talking fast.B.He was shocked.C.He was in a hurry.D.He was absent-minded.2.Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley?A.He enjoyed the drink.B.He wanted to be helpful.C.He took the chance to rest.D.He tried to please his dad.3.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system” in Paragraph 2?A.Recover from her sadness.B.Move out of the neighborhood.C.Turn to her old friends.D.Speak out about her past.4.What does the author think people in a community should do?A.Open up to others.B.Depend on each other.C.Pay for others help.D.Care about one another.3、 Over the past two decades, the Mission : Impossible film series has always been connected with Tom Cruise. No matter what happens, hes always been Ethan Hunt, the stubborn agent who always gives 110 percent to secure other peoples safety, regardless of his own. Hunt seizes as a kind of action hero, but theres an interesting change in;ImpossibleGhost Protocol (2011) , the fourth movie of the series. In it, Hunt faces personal consequences for his heroic acts, as he has to leave his beloved wife Julia behind to save the world. And this idea continues in Mission : ImpossibleFallout, which arrived in Chinese mainland cinemas on Aug. 31. In the latest film of the series, Hunts dilemma is even bigger than before, when hes forced to make a choice between saving someone he loves and the entire world. The theme of the moral dilemma , in which the hero must choose between two very difficult options, is common in cinema. Characters like James Bond and Batman often face moral dilemmas of their own. Bond is loyal to Britain and spares no effort to finish every task, but this often comes at the cost of following the rules. For most people, killing someone even for a good reason isnt acceptable. However, Bond has only two choices in front of him : kill his enemies or be killed. Differing from Bond, however, Batman never kills a single person in film The Dark Knight (2008). He refuses to break his own moral code (準(zhǔn)則 ). Indeed,it seems Batman is a different kind of hero, one who puts his own morals above anything else. As is mentioned on the poster for Fallout : Some missions are not a choice , which means that good intentions often come back lo haunt (困擾) us. So, superheroes like Ethan Hunt and his Impossible Mission Force need to make the right choice by saving the world again. As the character Benjamin Parker, Spider-Mans uncle in the movie series, wisely said, With great power comes great responsibility.1.Who is the hero in the film series Mission :Impossible?A.Benjamin Parker.B.James Bond.C.Batman.D.Ethan Hunt.2.What do the three action heroes mentioned in the passage have in common?A.They all kill their enemies.B.They all have the same moral code.C.They are all cruel and cold-blooded.D.They are all stuck in moral dilemmas.3.According to the passage, we know that_.A.killing someone for a good reason is acceptableB.great power goes hand in hand with responsibilityC.Mission :ImpossibleGhost Protocol will be on in China soonD.Ghost Protocol doesnt have the same theme as other films of the series4.Whats the best title of the passage?A.SuperheroesB.Ethan Hunt Coming BackC.Making a Hard ChoiceD.Tom Cruise Was Caught in a Dilemma4、Recently， a 1935 letter in which Ernest Hemingway detailed his catch of a 500lb blue marlin（青槍魚）， an adventure that is believed to have partly inspired his novel The Old Man and the Sea， has been sold for28，000 （22，000） The handwritten letter was sent by Hemingway on 8 May to the fishing editor of the Miami Herald， laying out in great detail how the author and his friend Henry Strater battled to keep sharks away from the marlin after catching it off the Bahamian island of Bimini Nate D Sanders， the auction（拍賣） company which sold the letter， said it documented for the first time in Hemingways own words not only the size of the marlin， but also the attack by sharks， reflecting the plot of the novel The company added that Hemingways account of the marlin catch differed from other anecdotes of it， one of which described Hemingway using a machine gun on the sharks， which is said to have attracted more sharks rather than frightened them away The Old Man and the Sea was also inspired by an anecdote told by Hemingways Cuban friend Carlos Gutierrez In 1936， Hemingway wrote in a magazine that Carlos had told him about an old fisherman who caught a great marlin alone Three years later， Hemingway told his editor Max Perkins that he was planning a short story about the old commercial fisherman who fought the swordfish all alone in his sailing boat Instead， he ended up writing For Whom the Bell Tolls， not returning to the story about the old fisherman until January 1951 It won him the Pulitzer in 1953， and was specifically cited when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 19541.What does the underlined phrase laying out in the second paragraph mean？ A DiscussingB WonderingC ImaginingD Presenting2.What did the auction company stress when selling the 1935letter？ A The style of the writerB The history of the letterC The contents of the letterD The popularity of the writer3.What inspired Hemingway to write The Old Man and The Sea besides his own adventure？ A Henry Straters accountB Carlos Gutierrezs storyC Max Perkins life experienceD Nate D Sanders description4.Which is the correct order of time for the following facts in the passage？ 1、Hemingway wrote a letter to describe his adventure2、Hemingway caught a big blue marlin3、The letter was sold at auction4、The Old Man and The Sea won the Nobel PrizeA B C D 5、Why do some people have many friends while others do not? 36 However, it is not so. Lets look at two psychological experiments which will give you the key to happy interpersonal relations. The first experiment is called the Hawthorne effect after Hawthorne, Illinois, where the experiment took place. A group of psychologists examined the work patterns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Company. 37 .The psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to find that productivity increase on both occasions and in both groups. They concluded that the increase in productivity came from the attention given to the workers by the management. It had increased their motivation (積極性) and so they had worked harder. In other words, if you take an interest in others ,they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them. 38 After Martin Luther King, Jr was killed in the 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all white town decided to help her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Movement had been necessary in America. She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and the other with brown eyes. Other eye colors such as hazel or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the class that brown eyed people were cleverer than blue eyed ones because of an agent (化學(xué)作用) for brown color found in their blood. Blue eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not need to say any more. The brown eyed students quickly got used to their new role as the leaders of the class. The blue eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before. 39 .So if you want to be successful and happy, take an interest in others whether they are your classmates or workmates. Congratulate them on their successes and sympathize(同情) with them in their troubles. 40 . A. Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and explained that they wanted to find the best working environment for them. B. Remember that the way you treat others will decide their attitude and behavior to you. C. The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rude to or ignore（忽略） others. D. The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others. E. Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated affects not only their behavior but also their confidence and their performance. F. You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to them. G. The second experiment tells us what teachers said has a great effect on the students.6、 As a kid I loved everything about school. I loved books,1 , tests and homework. Most of all I longed to someday march down the aisle(通道)to receive my2 .That seemed more appealing even than getting married. But at 15,1 had to3 because my parents4 afford tuition. My hope of getting a diploma was dead. Pretty soon,I married. I had three children,and I thought, “There5 my diploma. ”Even so,I wanted my children to be educated. But Linda, our youngest child, had juvenile arthritis (幼年型關(guān)節(jié)炎)in her6 and knees,which made it7 for her to function(活動)in a normal classroom.One day,I saw an ad in the newspaper for evening courses.“Thats the answer,” I said to myself. Linda always feels8 in the evening, soIll just sign her up for night school. Linda was busy9 out enrollment (入學(xué))forms when the secretary said,“Mrs Schantz,why dont you come back to10 ?” I11 ,“Theres no way! Im 55!” 12 he insisted, and before I knew what I had done, I was enrolled for classes in English and crafts. “This is only an experiment,” I13 him,but he just smiled. To my surprise, both Linda and I thrived (茁壯成長)in evening school. I went back again the next semester,and my grades14 improved. It was15 going to school again, but it was no game. Sitting in a class full of kids was awkward,16 most of them were respectful and encouraging. During the day,I still had loads of housework to do. But when I was down, Linda encouraged me. “Mom,you cant17 now!” And when she was down,I18 her. Together we saw it through. At last, I got my diploma.19 ,my classmates voted unanimously(一致地)for me to be class speaker,and I got a $ 3,000 college scholarship. Yes,Mom,I was late for school,but I got there20 .1.A.parentsB.teachersC.treesD.flowers2.A.jobB.presentC.certificationD.diploma3.A.drop outB.watch outC.keep outD.find out4.A.wouldntB.couldntC.shouldntD.neednt5.A.goesB.comesC.existsD.breaks6.A.handsB.headC.eyesD.stomach7.A.likelyB.frequentC.easyD.impossible8.A.worseB.excitedC.betterD.annoyed9.A.givingB.takingC.fillingD.sending10.A.workB.schoolC.homeD.office11.A.laughedB.toldC.arguedD.shouted12.A.AndB.ButC.AlthoughD.So13.A.informedB.askedC.warnedD.convinced14.A.regularlyB.happilyC.steadilyD.naturally15.A.interestingB.disappointingC.concernedD.exciting16.A.as ifB.even ifC.in caseD.if only17.A.continueB.restC.quitD.hesitate18.A.raisedB.discouragedC.cheeredD.defeated19.A.To my surpriseB.To my satisfactionC.To my reliefD.To my credit20.A.naturallyB.frequentlyC.constantlyD.eventually7、閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。 One weekend, Roberta Ursreys family went to the seaside for a travel. At first, everything went well. But suddenly, Roberta Ursrey saw her two sons _(struggle) against the tide 100 yards out from shore. Several other Ursrey family members along with a nearby couple, jumped in the water _(help) them and_(catch) in the tide. There wasnt a lifeguard _duty and the situation was growing more and more dangerous. So beach goers began linking arms and heading into the ocean. People _couldnt even swim were part of that human chain. One onlooker, Jessica Mae Simmons knew she could save those due to her strong swimming skills. Although some were worried about heading out into the sea, Simmons felt _(confidence) that she could bring everyone to safety. Simmons and her husband grabbed two boards and paddled down the human chain until she reached the _(swimmer). She rescued them one by one and when everyone returned to the beach, the crowd cheered _(happy). Simmons said she stayed calm _she strongly felt everyone would be okay in the end, especially when everyone pulled their strength together to save perfect strangers. Thanks to onlookers willingness to leap into action and Simmons_(brave), beach goers saved several lives that day.8、假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文, 請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤, 每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(), 并在它下面寫出所加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線()劃掉。請注意此符號的方向, 勿弄反!修改:在錯的詞下面畫一橫線_, 并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。請注意寫詞在正下方!注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處, 多者(從第11處起)不計分。 When I intended to tell my four-year-old niece Lisa