閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A.B.C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.Aftertheaccident,myroommatecalledadoctorforme.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextday,heaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddone.Iwasastonished.Hehadgoodreasontochargeme,hesaid.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjury,I’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.Nowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctor,itwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverytimeIwenttoseethedoctor,Ihadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametime,andoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlines,anditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccident,yethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.Duetomyinexperience,ItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmerica.Knowingthat,theyplayedfortime,…andIleftwithoutgettingacent.MyexperiencestaughtmetwothingsaboutAmerica:firstly,inacountrylikeAmericamoneyiseverything.Itismoreimportantthanfriendship,honororprofessionalmorality.Secondly,foreignersarestillbeingunfairlytreated.SowhenwetalkaboutAmerica,weshouldseebothitsgoodandbadsides.1.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause__________.A.hefeltsorryfortheauthorB.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoneyC.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodoneD.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer2.Agooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto__________.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.recoverbeforeheleavesAmericaD.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury3.Theunderlinedword“charge“inthispassagemeans___________.A.beresponsibleB.accuseC.askasapriceD.claim4.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery___________.A.friendlyB.greedyC.professionalD.busy5.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmerica.B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.therearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.【參考答案】1—5、BDCBD閱讀理解“Everybodylovesabargain.”O(jiān)neperson'suseless,ugly,orbrokenobjectcanbeanotherperson'sbargain.ThatiswhysomanyAmericansdonotthrowthingsaway.Theyputthemoutsidetheirhouses.Theyputona“ForSale”sign.And,assimpleasthat,theyhaveayardsale.Thesellersputapaidannouncement(付費(fèi)通告)inalocalnewspaper.Ittellswhenandwheretheyardsalewilltakeplace.Thesesalesareverypopularduringweekendsinspring,summer,andautumn.Earlyinthemorning,allthethingstobesoldarecarriedoutofthehouse.Thentheysitalldayinthesunlight----liketiredguestsataparty----waitingforsomeonetotakethemhome.Justaboutanythingcanbesoldatayardsale.Sometimes,therearemoreclothesthananythingelse.Cookingequipmentisalsopopular.Soareoldtoys,tools,books,tablesandchairs.Thenthereareobjectscalled“whiteelephants”.Awhiteelephantissomethingyouthinkisextremelyuglyoruseless.Itmaybeanelectriclightshapedlikeafish.Youfeelasharppainwheneveryoulookatit.Tosomeoneelse,however,itmightbeathingofbeautyandjoy.Somepeoplegotoyardsalestofindaspecialthingthattheycollect.Itmaybeoldtoytrains,forexample,orpaintingofdogs.ExpertssaymoreAmericansarecollectingoldthingsnowthaneverbefore.Mostpeoplewhogotoyardsales,however,arenotlookingforanythingspecial.Theymightbuyanobjectsimplybecauseitcostssolittle.Theyenjoynegotiating(談判)overprices,eveniftheyreallydonotneedtheobject.Later,theymayholdtheirownyardtosellallthethingstheyhavebought.6.Whatkindofthingswillgotoayardsale?A.Cheapanduglythings.B.Thingspeoplenolongeruse.C.Thingsoutofseason.D.Thingsofgreatvalue.7.Awhiteelephantrefersto_________.A.somethingthatcancauseafeelingofpainB.somethingdislikedbytheownerswhileappreciatedbyothersC.somethingsoldatthelowestpricesD.atoyshapedlikeafish8.Mostpeoplegotoyardsalesto________.A.findvaluablepaintings B.lookforsomethingspecialC.findabargain D.killtheirtime9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutayardsale?A.Itmaynotbeheldwhentheweatherisverycold.B.Itcanlastforawholeday.C.Itisusuallyheldwithaparty.D.Itisheldoutdoors.10.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A.peoplemayfindsomethingofgreatvalueonayardsaleB.yardsalesonlyattractthosewhohavealowincomeC.thingsonayardsalecancostpeoplealotD.mostpeopledon’twanttogotoyardsales.【參考答案】6—10、BBCCA 閱讀理解。IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage,thegreatertheeffectis.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.11.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis_____________.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.languagecanhelpbrainpowerC.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageD.languagelearningandmathsstudy12.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto_____________.A.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwellB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguageC.toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallabor13.Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans_____________.A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.anEnglishnativespeakerC.anactivelanguagelearnerD.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguages14.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat_____________.A.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetimeB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn'tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople'sbrainD.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityis15.Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstotellusthat_____________.A.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyothersubjectsB.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsC.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageD.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguage【參考答案】11—15、BADDA短文改錯(cuò)。假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一個(gè)橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。留意：1.每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。Whatshouldyoudowhenyourparentsbecomeangrily?Ifyourparentsgotmad,trytohaveaconversationwiththemaboutit.Rememberingnottoshoutatthem.Theyusuallywilltrytochange.Buttheywilltakesometimestochangebecausetheyalwaysgetangry,andthatisalltheyknow.Youmighthavetochangeforyourmethodacoupleoftimes.Doanynicethingsforyourparentsthattheydon'texpect—likecooking,doingthedishes,washingclothes,orcleanthefloors.Ifthisdoesn'twork,bringinfriendthatyoufeelcomfortable,andhavehimorherhelpyou.答案：Whatshouldyoudowhenyourparentsbecomeeq\o(angrily,\s\do4(angry))？Ifyourparentseq\o(got,\s\do4(get))mad,trytohaveaconversationwiththemaboutit.eq\o(Remembering,\s\do4(Remember))nottoshoutatthem.Theyusuallywilltrytochange.Buteq\o(they,\s\do4(it))willtakesomeeq\o(times,\s\do4(time))tochangebecausetheyalwaysgetangry,andthatisalltheyknow.Youmighthavetochangeeq\o(for,＼)yourmethodacoupleoftimes.Doeq\o(any,\s\do4(some))nicethingsforyourparentsthattheydon'texpect—likecooking,doingthedishes,washingclothes,oreq\o(clean,\s\do4(cleaning))thefloors.Ifthisdoesn'twork,bringineq\o(∧,\s\do4(a))friendthatyoufeelcomfortableeq\o(∧,\s\do4(with))，andhavehimorherhelpyou.短文改錯(cuò)。假如英語課上老師要求同學(xué)們交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同學(xué)寫的以下作文。文中有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。留意：1.每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。WhenIfirstlearnedtowriteinEnglish,Irunintomanydifficulties.ThemainproblemwasinthatI