Pronunciation and StatusAn ambassador and a referee were consulting a professor on the caption of a Buddhistic alphabet when a sobbing woman stopped them to sell an antique musical bathtub. Her dirty garment and the handkerchief around her waist were badly in need of being sent to a laundry. The ambassador uncomfortably gave her a handful of pence from his wallet and said, “Take this fortune away, troublesome woman.”When her figure faded away, the brilliant professor said, “You are mistaken and your improper remark on her should be condemned. In terms of this extraordinary woman, you cant classify her status by her horrible clothes or disgusting nails. Her clean woollen vest and stockings, especially her classic pronunciation, all suggested her upper status.” The ambassador gave a whistle in amazement, and advised making her acquaintance. The professor hesitated for a while, then compromised.The outcome was that she was an authentic superior police officer. When they were shown in her office and saw her once more, she brought them a teapot of tea and some cookies, laughing and saying, “I rubbed some cream and wax on my outer garment and passed myself off as a shabby woman among thieves and robbers to investigate a plot. Generally speaking, your overlooking me and my adaptation are the best help. But my pronunciation seemed to have betrayed me.”口音與身份一位大使和一位裁判正在就一張佛教符號(hào)表的文字說明請教教授，這時(shí)，一名哭哭啼啼的女人把他們攔住，要賣給他們一個(gè)古董音樂澡盆。她骯臟的衣服和腰間的手帕都急需送到洗衣店清洗。大使很不舒服地從錢包里掏出一把便士說：“把這大筆錢拿走，麻煩的女人！”等她的身影漸漸遠(yuǎn)去，那位才華橫溢的教授說：“你錯(cuò)了，你對她不適當(dāng)?shù)脑u(píng)論語應(yīng)該受到譴責(zé)。就這個(gè)不同尋常的女人來說，你不能根據(jù)她糟糕的衣服或令人惡心的指甲對她的身份地位分類。她干凈的純毛背心和襪子，尤其是她一流的發(fā)音，都暗示著她級(jí)別較高的身份?！贝笫贵@奇地吹了聲口哨，建議去認(rèn)識(shí)她。教授猶豫了一會(huì)兒，最后妥協(xié)了。結(jié)果她真的是一位高級(jí)警官。當(dāng)他們被帶進(jìn)她的辦公室再次見到她時(shí)，她給他們拿來一壺茶和一些餅干，笑著說：“我把奶油和蠟涂在外衣上假扮成寒酸的女人混在小偷和搶劫犯中間，是為了調(diào)查一宗陰謀。通常來說，你們對我的忽視和我對此的適應(yīng)就是最好的幫助。但是我的發(fā)音似乎暴露了我啊?！奔硬途?一)完形閱讀組合練.完形填空You ask me how my dog led me around the world? OK, let me show you!I was walking my dog in my neighborhood _1_ I do every day. I smiled as I passed my _2_. The neighborhood is a special place where people do _3_ to have a brief chat. You pass the _4_ people often so those brief chats _5_ add up to learning more about each other.One neighbor and I began to ask each other about our _6_. I shared what I did with her. It happened she had a friend who was _7_ a copywriter (文案). She made the _8_ immediately, and soon her friend _9_ me.During the work, I networked with a man, and one conversation _10_ us to a discussion on Italy. This _11_ me because I had been planning a trip to Italy sometime during the year. That new friend told me about his _12_ memory of his trip to Italy. A few days later, I booked my trip and was _13_ to travel to Europe. He also kindly connected me to his aunt who _14_ in Italy. Not only did she help me plan transportation, but she also invited me to _15_ with her family members in her comfortable beach house, which _16_ me a lot on hotel expense.And this is the story. Let me _17_ some tips. First, you never know how _18_ the people you meet will be to you. Second, connect with people you meet often. It may not lead anywhere today; _19_， relationships arent meant for just today. Third, always be _20_. People remember you when you take time to get to know them and help them.語篇解讀：本文是記敘文。作者每天都會(huì)到小區(qū)里遛狗。沒想到的是，遛狗給她帶來了一次快樂的歐洲旅行。1A.thoughBasConce Duntil解析：選B根據(jù)后文的“I do every day”可知，作者像往常一樣去遛狗。2A.friends BstudentsCrelatives Dneighbors解析：選D作者在遛狗時(shí)碰到鄰居都會(huì)微笑著打招呼。3A.need BseekCstop Dpermit解析：選C小區(qū)是一個(gè)鄰居遇見就會(huì)停下來寒暄幾句的地方。4A.same BrightCsimilar Dcommon解析：選A在小區(qū)里經(jīng)常碰見相同的人，彼此之間簡單的寒暄最終會(huì)變成長聊。5A.quickly BfinallyCsuddenly Dreally解析：選B參見上題解析。6A.names BgoalsCinterests Djobs解析：選D根據(jù)后文所講的作者在她的鄰居的幫助下找到了一份工作可知，作者和鄰居熟了以后開始詢問對方的工作。7A.looking for Btalking aboutClearning from Dbringing up解析：選A作者的鄰居說她的朋友需要一位文案。8A.preparation BexplanationCintroduction Dinterview解析：選C作者的鄰居向她的朋友介紹了作者。很快，作者就被雇傭了。9A.met BemployedCserved Dcalled解析：選B參見上題解析。10A.led BfollowedCinvited Dwelcomed解析：選A作者在做文案工作期間要和別人聯(lián)絡(luò)。一次，她和一個(gè)人的談話使他們聊到了意大利。11A.surprised BmovedCexcited Ddisappointed解析：選C因?yàn)樽髡叽蛩憬诘揭獯罄眯?，因此有關(guān)意大利的談話讓作者很興奮。12A.unbelievable BlimitedCclear Dwonderful解析：選D那位新朋友還告訴作者他到意大利旅行的回憶，之后不久，作者便訂了票，準(zhǔn)備出發(fā)。由此可知，那個(gè)朋友的意大利之行是美好的。13A.lucky BreadyCafraid Dproud解析：選B參見上題解析。14A.travelled BstudiedClived Dperformed解析：選C那個(gè)朋友還將作者的聯(lián)系方式告訴了他住在意大利的姑姑。15A.stay BplayCcommunicate Deat解析：選A那位姑姑不僅幫作者制訂旅行計(jì)劃，還邀請她和她的家人同住，這讓作者省了一大筆住宿費(fèi)。16A.gave BcostCadvised Dsaved解析：選D參見上題解析。17A.learn BshareCcollect Duse解析：選B作者想要和大家分享她的心得。18A.helpful BimportantCclose Dopen解析：選A作者首先提醒大家：你永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)知道你所遇見的某個(gè)人會(huì)對你有多大的幫助。19A.instead BsoChowever Dinstead解析：選C經(jīng)常和那些你所遇見的人聯(lián)系，雖然這些人不會(huì)馬上對你就有所幫助，但是，人與人之間的交情不是為了當(dāng)天就有幫助才建立的。20A.active BintelligentCstrong Dkind解析：選D根據(jù)后文所講的只要你試著去了解別人并且?guī)椭鷦e人，人們就會(huì)記住你可知，作者在這兒強(qiáng)調(diào)的是做人要善良。.閱讀理解I learnt about the Pygmalion Effect (皮格馬利翁效應(yīng)) when I was 7 years old at Riverdale School in Palmerston North and I copied Melissa Crawfords answers in a spelling test. Before that I was average at school but after that, because Melissa Crawford was smart, and I got all the right answers, I got put in all the smart kids groups. From then I did really well at school because it was believed by the teachers that I would and I also got grouped with the smart kids. This experience that occurred at my primary school shows just how important the Pygmalion Effect is in terms of being around mentors (導(dǎo)師) that expect that youre going to do well and also being around people who are smart.The Pygmalion Effect is one principle you want to use if you want to make money fast. Have mentors that expect you will make money fast and as an extra boost hang around, copy and learn from other people who are also making money fast.Yesterday this site had over 5, 000 unique visitors and the traffic to it is increasing all the time. A year ago I contacted a group of people who got lots of traffic in their sites and I learnt from them. Truthfully, I dont know if they expected me to start getting decent traffic to websites but I imagined they did so they might as well have.So there you have it, the Pygmalion Effect.P. S. My grammar and spelling are not that great nowadays but thats actually completely irrelevant (不相關(guān)的) when it comes to getting lots of visitors to your site.1When did the author learn about the Pygmalion Effect?ABefore he took the spelling test.BAfter he cheated in the spelling test.CWhen he did badly in exams.DAfter he finished primary school.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知是在他考試作弊以后。2The author got grouped with the smart kids because _.Ahe was an average pupil at schoolBhe did better than expectedCMelissa Crawford was smartDhe did better than all the others at school解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。作者以前學(xué)習(xí)成績平平，由于考試作弊，成績出色，所以老師把他列入聰明的學(xué)生之中。3What does the underlined word “traffic” mean in the third paragraph?AAmount of vehicles.BAmount of travellers.CAmount of visits. DAmount of goods.解析：選C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)本句語境判斷可知，該詞指的是“(網(wǎng)站)訪問量”。4From the passage we can infer that _.Athe author was busy meeting visitors every dayBthere was lots of traffic in his cityCthe author opened a website himselfDthe authors grammar was poor at school解析：選C推理判斷題。從文章最后一句“when it comes to getting lots of visitors to your site”可知，作者有自己的網(wǎng)站。加餐練(二)第卷規(guī)范增分練.語法填空Smith：You come to school late as well, Bruce. Yesterday you .Bruce：Im sorry about that, Mr. Smith. You see, since my alarm clock didnt work yesterday morning, I got up half an hour _1_ (late) than usual.Smith：Your alarm clock? But you told me yesterday that the bus _2_ (break) down!Bruce：Oh, did I? I just forgot _3_ (say) that my clock didnt work, either.Smith：Anyway, now tell me again _4_ you want tomorrow off.Bruce：Well . er, my grandmother is in hospital, _5_ (wait) to be operated on. I want to visit _6_.Smith：Oh, I see. So your grandmother is ill again.Bruce：Again? I . I dont understand.Smith：_7_ do I. You said your grandmother was ill just now and you said she had already had _8_ operation. By the way, you also said she was in an old peoples home, _9_ than in a hospital.Bruce：I am sorry, sir, but .Smith：I am tired of your explanation. Next time you are late _10_ want to ask for leave of absence, remember to make up a good excuse.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._語篇解讀：這是一位老師和一名喜歡撒謊的學(xué)生布魯斯之間的對話，老師揭穿了布魯斯請假的假理由并給予嚴(yán)厲的批評(píng)。1later根據(jù)后面的than可知該空用比較級(jí)later。2had broken根據(jù)句意，從句的謂語動(dòng)詞break發(fā)生在主句的謂語動(dòng)詞told之前，即“過去的過去”，故用過去完成時(shí)。3to sayforget to do sth.意思是“忘記要做某事”。forget doing sth.意思是“忘記曾做過某事”。4why根據(jù)語境可知，史密斯先生問布魯斯明天為什么要請假。5waiting主語my grandmother和wait之間是邏輯上的主動(dòng)關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞waiting。6her根據(jù)句意可知，該空指代的是布魯斯的奶奶，故用her。7Neither/Nor句型“neither/nor助動(dòng)詞/be動(dòng)詞/情態(tài)動(dòng)詞主語”表示前者所說的否定情況也適合于后者，常譯成“也不”。8an此處an operation泛指“一次手術(shù)”。9ratherrather than意思是“而不是”。10or史密斯先生的意思是“下次你遲到或想請假的話，記住編個(gè)好理由”。.短文改錯(cuò)Yesterday evening, inviting by some friends, my uncle had dinner with them. He was very glad that he drank a lot of wine. As a result of, he got drunk. Before the meal, it was time to go home. His friend came out to see him off and advised him not to drive home. However, my uncle turned a deaf ear to their advices.On the way home, an accident happened on him and he was serious injured. Two passersby sent him to hospital. The police came to the hospital too, announced that he would be fined and that his driving license would be revoked (吊銷)How regretful my uncle was! He said he will never drive after drinking.答案：第一句：invitinginvited第二句：veryso第三句：去掉of第四句：BeforeAfter第五句：friendfriends第六句：advicesadvice第七句：第二個(gè)onto; seriousseriously第九句：announcedannouncing或在announced前加and第十一句：willwould.書面表達(dá)魯濱孫漂流記 (Robinson Crusoe) 是英國小說家丹尼爾笛福(Daniel Defoe)寫的一部著名小說。請根據(jù)下列要點(diǎn)寫一篇100詞左右的書評(píng)。1該書出版于1719年，它是最流行的歷險(xiǎn)小說之一。2主要情節(jié)：它是關(guān)于魯濱孫，一位英國人，在一個(gè)荒涼的熱帶小島附近船只失事的故事。他自己建造小屋，種植糧食，變得自給自足。二十三年后，他偶遇一伙食肉野人，并從他們手中救出了一位囚犯，給他取名Friday。他們成了密友。四年后他們得到了營救，然后一起回到了英國。參考詞匯：1.自給自足的selfsufficient2食人肉的野人cannibal3在一個(gè)荒涼的熱帶小島附近船只失事shipwreck on a lonely tropical island參考范文：A review of Robinson CrusoeThis is a novel by the English author Daniel Defoe, published in 1719, which is one of the most popular adventure novels in all literature. It is the story of Robinson Crusoe, an Englishman who is shipwrecked on a lonely tropical island. He builds himself a hut, grows his own food, and becomes selfsufficient. After 23 years he meets with a group of cannibals and rescues one of their prisoners, a young native whom he calls Friday. Crusoe and his “man” Friday become close friends, and when they are finally rescued four years later, both return to England.第一部分聽力(滿分30分，限時(shí)20分鐘)第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1Where does the woman think her father is now? AAt home.BAt his office.CAt the club.2What is the woman probably going to do this weekend?AGo boating with her classmates.BGo camping with the man.CPrepare for a competition.3How long does the woman usually sleep every night? AAbout eight hours.BAbout seven hours.CAbout six hours.4What do we know about Tim?AHe became severely ill.BHe may have a car accident.CHe didnt take driving lessons.5What does the man suggest? ACalling the service centre.BPressing the emergency button.CDoing nothing for a short while.第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6How old is the magazine that the man is looking for?AAbout one year old.BAbout two years old.CAbout two and a half years old.7Where will the two speakers probably go next?AThe second floor.BThe right side of the first floor.CThe left side of the first floor.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8When will the two speakers probably go to Epcot?ARight now.BAfter lunch.CAt night.9What are the two speakers going to do first?AGet checked in.BFind a parking lot.CRide the roller coaster.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10Where was the man last week? AIn Rome. BIn Milan. CIn Ferrara.11What did the man probably visit first?AThe castle.BThe cathedral.CThe Renaissance buildings.12. How many times has the man traveled abroad this year?ATwice. BThree times. CFour times.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. What festival are the two speakers talking about?AMothers Day.BEaster.CHalloween.14. When does the woman usually visit her grandparents?AOn Friday morning.BOn Saturday morning.COn Saturday afternoon.15. What is the favorite part of the festival to the woman?AReceiving presents.BGoing to church.CHunting for eggs.16. What will the man probably do during the holiday?AHang out with other international students.BJoin the womans family for the festival.CStay in the dorm reading a huge book.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. When did the speaker arrive in Antarctica?AIn December.BIn September.CIn March.18What difficulty does the speaker have at the moment?AThere is a lot of hard work to do.BThe ship wont return for months.CHe is working with a small number of people.19What has improved in Antarctica in the last ten years?AFood.BCommunication.CLiving conditions.20What is the speaker trying to do?ARemind scientists of danger in Antarctica.BDescribe his own experiences in Antarctica.CSuggest ways of improving life in Antarctica.答案：15BCABC610CACAC1115ABBCC 1620BACBB聽力材料(Text 1)M：Hello! This is Bill Smith from the Greenhouse Club. May I speak to Mr. Jones?W：Im sorry, but my dad isnt at home right now. He wont be back until six oclock. I can give you his office phone number.(Text 2)M：Have a nice weekend! I will go camping. Do you have anything exciting planned?W：Not really. I was thinking of renting a boat at the Water Park with my classmates, but the national English competition is coming up, so I will probably have to prepare for it.(Text 3)M：Do you usually get up at 6 every morning?W：Yes. Its not too hard because I go to bed around 10 every night. I want to be sure to get enough sleep every night.M：Thats good. I dont get nearly enough. I sleep only about six hours every night.(Text 4)W：Have you heard about Tim? Hes in hospital again.M：What happened? Ive never heard he is suffering from any illnesses.W：He was driving too fast again. I guess he didnt learn his lesson from last time.M：Im so sorry to hear that.(Text 5)W：Uhoh. It looks like theres a problem.M：Yeah, Im afraid so. Last Friday this elevator was out of service all day long.W：Do you think I should press the emergency button?M：Lets just wait a minute or two first. It may start again by itself.(Text 6)W：Can I help you?M：I need to find a specific magazine, and I am not sure where to look for. Where are the old magazines?W：The magazines that are a bit older than one year are on the left of the first floor, and the magazines that are less than one year old are at the end of the right side. Theyre near the reading room. How old is your magazine?M：It came out about two and a half years ago, so I guess Id find it on the left side of the first floor then, right?W：Im afraid not. Magazines that are more than two years old are kept on the second floor.M：Can you help me look for it?W：OK.(Text 7)W：Hey, wake up, sleepy head.M：I fell asleep. Are we there?W：Yes, we finally make it to Disney World. We are in the parking lot. It might not be a bad idea to have a quick lunch and start our journey.M：I couldnt wait to go to Epcot.W：Epcot should be put on the list of “To Dos” but Ive heard that Epcot is really sweet at night.M：It sounds reasonable. What about the indoor roller coaster? Its thrilling! Im dying for it.W：Oh, no. Im afraid it would be really scary especially when it is totally in the dark.M：Ugh. Then we might find a hotel and get checked in before lunch.W：I cant agree more.(Text 8)W：I called you last week but your mother said you were sightseeing in Italy. Did you go to Rome?M：No. I went to Rome last year and Milan the year before last, so this year I went to Ferrara. You may not have heard about it, as it isnt one of the most famous Italian cities.W：Oh, Ive heard about it before. Its known as the City of the Renaissance, right? Ive never visited it before, though. How was your time there?M：It was great. I visited the city centre. The cathedral and the castle are both there in the heart of the city, and both are amazing. I didnt go to the cathedral, because it was very crowded.W：What else did you visit there?M：After I left the castle, I went to visit the historic part of the city, which has a lot of buildings from the Renaissance. Then I visited several palaces and churches.W：You seem to really like travelling.M：Yes, I love it. I usually travel abroad twice a year, and this year Ive taken one more trip than usual.(Text 9)M：I didnt even realize there was a festival coming up.W：Why? You didnt know about Easter? There are many traditions connected to it.M：I knew a little about it and didnt know it was in April. I thought it might be some day after Mothers Day.W：Easter is observed on a Sunday in March or April. It is truly worth celebrating in the spring. We are all looking forward to the holiday. Mother will make a big Easter basket for each of us with presents like chocolate bars, candies and even a CD. We go to a church service on Friday morning. We dye our Easter eggs on Saturday morning and visit our grandparents that afternoon. But the best part for me is t