PAGEPAGE1限時訓練(八)Ⅰ.完形填空話題：身教勝于言傳難度：★★Onnumerousdrivesallthroughmychildhood，mymomwouldstopthecarsuddenlytoexamineaflowerbyroadsideorrescueabeetlefromtragedywhileI，inmylateteensandearlytwenties，sat1inthecar.ThoughMother’sDay2EarthDay，forme，theyhavealwaysbeen3eachother.Mymomhasbeen“green”sinceshebecame4theenvironment.Partofthishabitwas5ofthrift(節(jié)儉).Likehermotherandhergrandmotherbeforeher，mom6herplasticbags.Momcreatesakindof7relationshipwithwildlifeinheryard.Sheknowstopicktheapplesonhertreesalittleearlyto8thebearsandthatifsheleavesthebirdfeeders(給食器)outatnight，itis9thattheywillbeknockeddownbyafamilyofraccoons(浣熊).Spidersthat10theirwayintothehouseandarecaughtinjuiceglasseswillbe11inthegarden.Itryto12mychildrenthatlookingoutfortheenvironmentstartswithbeing13oftheenvironment.Onbusystreets，welookfordandelions(蒲公英)toflyinthewind；wesayhellotoneighborhoodcatsand14plasticcupsandpaperbags.Thisteachingcomeseasily，Irealize，becauseIwastaughttowellby15.Momdidn’tneedtolecture；shedidn’tneedtobeatadrumtochangetheworld.Shesimplysloweddownenoughto16livinginitandwiththatjoycamemercyandaninstinctforprotection.Iamslowingdownanditisn’t17theweightofmynearlyfortyyearsontheplanet，itisoutofmyconcernfortheplanetitself.I’vebeguntosaveglassjarsandreusepackingenvelopes.Ipauseinmydailytasksto18thesquirrelsraceeachotherinthetreesabovemyhouse.Lastsummer，inthe19ofmysonanddaughter，Iplantedtomatoesinmyyard.WiththeheatofAugustaroundme，Iatethefirstwhilesittingonmylowwallwithdirtonmyhands.Warmfromthesun，itburstonmytonguewithasweetnessIimmediatelywantedto20withmymom.語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。講解并描述了“我”童年時，母親愛護環(huán)境的行動教化和感染了“我”。成為母親后，“我”用自己的行動教化自己的孩子。這個故事告知我們：身教勝于言傳。1.A.impatiently B.happilyC.eagerly D.frighteningly答案A解析impatiently不耐煩地；happily興奮地；eagerly急迫地；frighteningly令人恐驚地。因為母親停車出去檢查路邊的花或挽救甲殼蟲，這都須要肯定的時間，母親做這些的時候是在“我”十幾歲和二十出頭的時候，所以自己不耐煩地坐在車里。2.A.following B.followedC.follows D.follow答案C解析此處ThoughMother’sDayfollowsEarthDay是一個完整的句子，并表示客觀事實，所以用第三人稱單數(shù)的形式作謂語。3.A.referredto B.relatedtoC.adaptedto D.adjustedto答案B解析referto參考；relateto相關，和……相聯(lián)系；adaptto適應；adjustto調整。依據語意可知，由于母親的環(huán)保行動，地球日和母親節(jié)就聯(lián)系在一起了。地球日和母親節(jié)，母親都在進行環(huán)保行動。4.A.worriedabout B.thoughtaboutC.concernedabout D.talkedabout答案C解析worryabout擔憂；thinkabout想起；concernabout關切；talkabout談起。自從母親關切環(huán)境以來，她也就成了綠色行動者。5.A.devoted B.bornC.tired D.feared答案B解析devoted奉獻；born誕生；tired累；feared膽怯 。依據后面的“Likehermotherandhergrandmotherbeforeher”可知，母親的節(jié)儉是遺傳的，所以母親生來就節(jié)儉。6.A.likes B.makesC.reuses D.throws答案C解析like喜愛；make制作；reuse重復運用；throw扔。依據母親是個節(jié)儉的人可知，她重復運用塑料袋。7.A.harmonious B.happyC.close D.strange答案A解析harmonious和諧的；happy興奮的；close緊密的；strange驚奇的。在院子里母親與野生動物保持和諧的關系，后面講了幾個實例。8.A.avoid B.leaveC.starve D.chase答案A解析avoid避開；leave離開；starve餓死；chase追逐。母親知道早點把樹上的蘋果摘了，以免被熊吃掉。9.A.certain B.sureC.impossible D.likely答案D解析certain必定；sure肯定；impossible不行能；likely可能的。晚上把鳥兒的給食器留在外面，就可能被浣熊撞翻。10.A.walk B.makeC.leave D.operate答案B解析walk步行；make與后面theirwayinto構成短語，走進；leave留下；operate操作。蜘蛛爬進房間被困在果汁杯子里，然后會被放到花園里。11.A.setoff B.setoutC.setdown D.setloose答案D解析setoff動身；setout起先，動身；setdown登記；setloose釋放。句意同上。12.A.want B.forceC.expect D.teach答案D解析want想要；force強迫；expect期望；teach教。“我”教“我”的孩子們，關注環(huán)境從具有環(huán)境意識起先。下文“Thisteachingcomeseasily”作出提示。13.A.likely B.afraidC.aware D.anxious答案C解析likely可能；afraid唯恐；aware意識；anxious著急。beawareof意識到……。句意同上。14.A.setup B.pickupC.giveaway D.throwaway答案B解析setup建立；pickup撿起；giveaway發(fā)放；throwaway扔掉。我們在街上撿塑料杯和紙袋。15.A.example B.wordsC.thinking D.instruction答案A解析example例子，榜樣；words話語；thinking想法；instruction指示，吩咐。依據后文“Momdidn’tneedtolecture；shedidn’tneedtobeatadrumtochangetheworld.”可知，母親不須要說教，身教勝于言傳。這是榜樣的力氣。16.A.allow B.permitC.make D.enjoy答案D解析allow允許；permit許可；make使；enjoy享受。母親只是放慢生活節(jié)奏，享受生活。17.A.becauseof B.fondofC.curiousof D.certainof答案A解析becauseof因為；fondof喜愛；curiousof新奇；certainof肯定。我正在減速，這并不是因為我在這個星球上近四十年的體重，而是因為我對這個星球本身的關切。18.A.feel B.watchC.think D.expect答案B解析feel感覺；watch關注，凝視；think想；expect期望?！拔摇睍和Ｗ约旱墓ぷ髁粜囊暡鞓渖系乃墒笙嗷プ分?。19.A.member B.colleagueCpany Dpanion答案C解析member成員；colleague同事；company公司，陪伴；companion伙伴。inthecompanyofmysonanddaughter意為“在兒女的陪伴下”。20.A.play B.shareC.live D.work答案B解析play玩；share共享；live生活；work工作。sharewithsb.和某人共享……。Ⅱ.閱讀理解A話題：慈善難度：★★Ifagirlinapoorcountrygoestoschool，shewillprobablyhaveamorecomfortablelifethanifshestaysathome.Shewillbelesslikelytomarrywhilestillachild，andthereforelesslikelytodieinchildbirth.So，notsurprisingly，thereisanIndiancharitythattriestogetgirlsintoschoolandensuretheylearnsomething，andthereareWesternphilanthropistswillingtopayforitswork.Whatisnoteworthyishowtheyhavegoneaboutthistransaction.OnJuly13ththeBrookingsInstitution，athink-tank，presentstheresultsoftheworld’sfirstlargedevelopment-impactbond，whichpaidforgirls’educationinthenorthernIndianstateofRajasthan.Inthisnovelwayoffundingcharitablework，afinancialinstitutiongivesmoneytoacharity，whichtriestoachievevariousspecifiedoutcomes.Ifaneutralarbiterrulesthatithassucceeded，adonororphilanthropistrepaystheinvestor，plusabonus.Ifitfails，theinvestorlosessomeorallofitsmoney.Thisismoreconvolutedthantheusualwayoffundingcharitableprojects，inwhichadonorgivesmoneytoacharity，whichspendsitaccordingtoapre-agreedplan.Thedonortriestoensurethemoneyisnotwastedbykeepingtrackofinputs—thenumberofsolarpanelsinstalledorvaccinationsgiven，say.Often，nooneknowswhethertheinterventiondidmuchgood.Inthiscase，themorecomplicatedapproachdidachievesomething.EducateGirls，thecharity，identified837out-of-schoolgirlsaged7～14inthevillageswhereitwasactive，andenrolled768ofthem.Byusingvolunteerstoteachbothboysandgirlsinvillageschoolsforafewhoursaweek，itmanagedtoraisetestscoressubstantiallyrelativetoacontrolgroup.Sotheinvestor，UBSOptimusFoundation，willberepaidbytheChildren’sInvestmentFundFoundation.ForSafeenaHusain，whorunsEducateGirls，theprocesswassatisfyingastheresults.Insteadofhavingtosendtediousreportstoadonorabouthowshewasspendingmoney，sheconcentratedonsolvingproblems.EducateGirlsfound，forexample，thatmanypupilscouldnotdolongdivisionbecausetheydidnotunderstandtheconceptofplacevalue.Soitsworkersgaveadditionalclasses.IDinsight，theindependentassessor，foundthatthemainboosttochildrenteststonescameinthethirdyearoftheprogramme，whenEducateGirlshititsstride.Itwouldbegoodifdevelopment-impactbondsteachdonorstofocusonoutcomes.Creatingthedevelopment-impactbondswasalsocomplicatedandtime-consuming.StafffromseveralorganisationsspentmonthspinningdownwhatEducateGirlswouldaimtoachieve，howprogresswouldbemeasuredandwhatwouldberepaid.Outsideexpertsweredraftedin.TherandomisedcontrolledtrialthatIDinsightusedtoassesstheteachingwas，likemanysuchtrials，neithersimplenorcheap.Moredevelopment-impactbondsarenowunderwayorunderdiscussion，someinvolvingbigdonorsliketheWorldBank，USAIDandDfID(America’sandBritain’saidagencies).Buttheywillprobablyremaininfrequentodditiesintheaidlandscape.語篇解讀本篇文章主要講的是，作者對于資助慈善事業(yè)的看法，以及高成本發(fā)展影響力債券的利與弊。作者認為假如發(fā)展影響力債券教會捐贈者給予慈善機構更加自由的限制權并專注于成果，那不失為一件好事。21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthenewpracticeofcharityisTRUE?A.Itfavorsresultsoverprocess.B.Thedonorkeepstracksofinputs.C.Aneutralassessorwillbepaid.D.Themoneyisspentbasedonapre-agreedplan.答案A解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據第一段最終一句“Whatisnoteworthyishowtheyhavegoneaboutthistransaction.”和第三段中“triestoachievevariousspecifiedoutcomes”說明這項新的慈善做法是比起過程更重視結果。所以A選項最貼合原文的意思。依據第四段第一句“Ifaneutralarbiter...plusabonus.”可知，投資者會得到回報和分紅，而不是中立仲裁機構，解除C項。依據第四段后半部分可知，B、D項是常規(guī)慈善的做法，不是新慈善項目的做法，解除。22.Concerningthedevelopment-impactbond，whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Itwillbepopularinthenearfuture.B.IthasachievedgreatsuccessinIndia.C.Itisveryeffectivesinceitsavestimeandtrouble.D.Itisverycostlytocarryoutthedevelopment-impactbond.答案D解析推理推斷題。依據最終一段中“Creatingthedevelopment-impactbondswasalsocomplicatedandtime-consuming.Stafffrom...arenowunderwayorunderdiscussion”可知，發(fā)展影響力債券實施起來成本是特別昂貴的，所以正確選項為D。23.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardsthedevelopment-impactbond?A.Doubtful. B.Neutral.C.Positive. D.Negative.答案B解析作者看法題。本文作者的看法總體來說是中立的，他分析了這一債券的利與弊，既有贊成，同時也指出了這一債券存在的問題，所以答案為B。B話題：亞里士多德難度：★★Aristotle，asaphilosopher，isconsideredoneofthegreatestthinkersinhistory.Hewasbornin384BCinnorthernGreece.HestudiedunderanotherbrilliantandinfluentialmannamedPlato.Aristotlenotonlystudiedphilosophyandscience，buthealsomasteredmanyothersubjects，suchaspolitics，psychology，andrhetoric.Histhirstforknowledgeandforsomesortofdivinetruthorlogicsethimapartfrommostofhiscontemporaries.Infact，manyofhisideasconcerningphilosophyweresoprofoundthattheyhavechallengedphilosophicalmindseversinceandcontinuetobeinfluentialtoday.OneofAristotle’sgreatestachievementswasinpioneeringthestudyofzoology.Thisfieldallowedhimtouseperhapshismostoutstandingskill—observation.Unlikemanyotherancientthinkers，Aristotlewasacarefulobserverandrecorderofnaturalphenomena.Overtime，Aristotleclassifiedmorethan500animalspeciesinhierarchiesbasedonbiologicaltraits.CarolusLinnacusfurtherdevelopedtypeofclassificationsystemsome2,100yearslater.AninterestingaspectofAristotle’sbrilliancewasthatmanyofhisideaswereverydifferentfromthoseofotherthinkersandthusnotalwayspopular.Forinstance，hestudiedthebehaviorandfeaturesofmanymarinespecies;includedwasadetailedstudyofdolphins.Aristotlenoticedthatapregnantdolphinnourishedherfetusthroughanorgancalledaplacentaandgavebirthtoliveyoung，asland-dwellingmammalsdo.Therefore，hegroupeddolphinswithmammalsinsteadofwithfishspeciesasotherancientbiologistshad.Despitetheaccuracyofhisgrouping，hissuccessorsclassifieddolphinsasfish，andittook2,000yearsforscientiststoreclassifythemasmammals.NotallofAristotle’stheoriesprovedtobeaccurate，however.Inastronomy，forexample，Aristotlewasheavilyinfluencedbythereligiousteachingsofhisday.AsAristotlewatchedthenightskies，heconcludedthatEarthwasthecenteroftheuniverseandtheSunandtheotherplanetsrevolvedaroundit.Thistheoryisknownasthegeocentricmodeloftheuniverse.LateritwasdiscoveredthatalltheplanetsinfactrevolvearoundtheSun.Thistheoryisknownastheheliocentricmodel.Toothers，however，Earthwastheperfectcreationofahigherorder.TheancientGreekswereunwillingtoacceptthatsuchaperfectcreationcouldmove.Intheirphilosophy，anythingthatmovedorchangedwasseenasunstableandthusflawed.語篇解讀本文主要講解并描述了亞里士多德的成就。他不僅創(chuàng)立了“地球中心說”，還在許多領域開展探討，成果卓著，是一個宏大的哲學家，涉及多領域的集大成者。24.Accordingtothearticle，Aristotledifferedfrommanybiologistsofhisdaybecausehe.A.learnedfromPlatoB.excelledinobservationC.keptrecordsofdifferentspeciesformultiplegenerationsD.studiedtheecosystemofmanydifferentspecies答案B解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據其次段其次、三句中“hismostoutstandingskill—observation”及“Aristotlewasacarefulobserver”可知，亞里士多德在視察力上勝于別人，所以選B。25.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“geocentric”inthelastparagraph?A.Relatedtogeography.B.Withtheearthasthecenter.C.Relatedtogeology.D.WiththeGodasthecenter.答案B解析詞義揣測題。依據最終一段第三句“...heconcludedthatEarthwasthecenteroftheuniverseandtheSunandtheotherplanetsrevolvedaroundit.”可知，geocentric指的是“地球中心說”，所以選B。26.YoucaninferthatoneofthereasonsAristotleisstillhighlyrespectedinmoderntimesis.A.heintroducedimportantideasinsomanydifferentareasB.hecreatedthecivilizationknownasancientGreeceC.hisdescriptionsoftheuniversecontributedtothedevelopmentofthespaceprogramD.heestablishedtheheliocentricmodel答案A解析細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據文章第一段內容可知亞里士多德探討領域多樣，成果卓著，所以選A。27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Aristotle’scontributioninastronomy.B.Aristotle’sstatusinhistory.C.GreatthinkersinancientGreece.D.TheachievementsofAristotle.答案D解析主旨大意題。依據整個文章內容可知亞里士多德不僅僅是宏大的哲學家，還是多領域富有探討成果的集大成者，所以選D。C話題：做自己難度：★★★MymotherbelievedyoucouldbeanythingyouwantedtobeinAmerica.Americawaswhereallmymother’shopeslay.Shecameherein1949afterlosingeverythinginChina.Butsheneverlookedbackwithregret.Thereweresomanywaysforthingstogetbetter.“Ofcourseyoucanbeaprodigy，too，”mymothertoldmewhenIwasnine.“Youcanbebestatanything.”Wedidn’timmediatelypicktherightkindofprodigy.AtfirstmymotherthoughtIcouldbeaChineseShirleyTemple.We’dwatchShirley’soldmoviesonTVasthoughtheyweretrainingfilms.Mymotherwouldpokemyarmandsay，“Nikan”—Youwatch.AndIwouldseeShirleytappingherfeet，orsingingasailorsong，orpursingherlipsintoaveryroundOwhilesaying，“Ohmygoodness.”SoonaftermymothergotthisideaaboutShirleyTemple，shetookmetoabeautytrainingschoolandputmeinthehandsofastudentwhocouldbarelyholdthescissorswithoutshaking.Insteadofgettingbigfatcurls，Iemergedwithanunevenmassofcrinklyblackfuzz.Mymotherdraggedmeofftothebathroomandtriedtowetdownmyhair.“YoulooklikeNegroChinese，”shecomplained，asifIhaddonethisonpurpose.Infact，inthebeginning，Iwasjustasexcitedasmymother，maybeevenmoreso.Ipicturedthisprodigypartofmeasmanydifferentimages，tryingeachoneonforsize.Iwasadaintyballerinagirlstandingbythecurtains，waitingtoheartherightmusicthatwouldsendmefloatingonmytiptoes.IwasCinderellasteppingfromherpumpkincarriagewithsparklycartoonmusicfillingtheair.Inallofmyimaginings，IwasfilledwithasensethatIwouldsoonbecomeperfect.Mymotherandfatherwouldadoreme.Iwouldbebeyondreproach.Iwouldneverfeeltheneedtosulkforanything.Butsometimestheprodigyinmebecameimpatient.“Ifyoudon’thurryupandgetmeoutofhere，I’mdisappearingforgood，”itwarned.“Andthenyou’llalwaysbenothing.”Everynightafterdinner，mymotherandIwouldsitattheFormicakitchentable.Shewouldpresentnewtests，takingherexamplesfromstoriesofamazingchildrenshehadreadandadozenothermagazinesshekeptinapileinourbathroom.Mymothergotthesemagazinesfrompeoplewhosehousesshecleaned.Shewouldlookthroughthemall，searchingforstoriesaboutremarkablechildren.Thefirstnightshebroughtoutastoryaboutathree-year-oldboywhoknewthecapitalsofallthestatesandevenmostoftheEuropeancountries.Ateacherwasquotedassayingthelittleboycouldalsopronouncethenamesoftheforeigncitiescorrectly.“What’sthecapitalofFinland？”mymotheraskedme，lookingatthemagazinestory.AllIknewwasthecapitalofCalifornia，becauseSacramentowasthenameofthestreetwelivedoninChinatown.“Nairobi！”Iguessed，sayingthemostforeignwordIcouldthinkof.Shecheckedtoseeifthatwaspossiblyonewaytopronounce“Helsinki”beforeshowingmetheanswer.Thetestsgotharder—multiplyingnumbersinmyhead，findingthequeenofheartsinadeckofcards，tryingtostandonmyheadwithoutusingmyhands，predictingthedailytemperaturesinLosAngeles，NewYork，andLondon.Andafterseeingmymother’sdisappointedfaceonceagain，somethinginsideofmebegantodie.Ihatedthetests，theraisedhopesandfailedexpectations.Beforegoingtobedthatnight，IlookedinthemirrorandwhenIsawonlymyfacestaringback—andthatitwouldalwaysbethisordinaryface—Ibegantocry.Suchasad，uglygirl!Imadehighpitchednoiseslikeacrazedanimal，tryingtoscratchoutthefaceinthemirror.AndthenIsawwhatseemedtobetheprodigysideofme—becauseIhadneverseenthatfacebefore.Ilookedatmyreflection，blinkingsoIcouldseemoreclearly.Thegirlstaringbackatmewasangry，powerful.ThisgirlandIwerethesame.Ihadnewthoughts，willfulthoughts，orratherthoughtsfilledwithlotsofwon’ts.Iwon’tletherchangeme，Ipromisedmyself.Iwon’tbewhatI’mnot.語篇解讀本文是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，屬于記敘文，主要講解并描述了一個女孩在媽媽的期望下做自己不喜愛的事，從而告知我們要做自己。28.Theunderlinedword“prodigy”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.talent B.professorC.leader D.superstar答案A解析詞義揣測題。由下文的“Youcanbebestatanything.”和“mymotherthoughtIcouldbeaChineseShirleyTemple”可知，畫線處意思是我母親希望我成為一個天才。prodigy意為“天才”。故選A。29.WhydidthemotherandthegirlwatchShirley’soldmoviesonTV?A.BecausethemotherwasafanofShirleyTemple.B.BecauseShirleyTemple’shairstylewaspopularamong