Unit3單元能力測評第一部分閱讀理解第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AThereisalotoftalkthesedaysabouthowkidsshouldbeinterestedinscience.Here'sanareaofscienceforeveryone,andthesecoolnewbooksmightinspireyoutodiscoveryourinnerscientist.ScalySpottedFeatheredFrilledbyCatherineThimmesh,58pages,ages9-12Seeingapictureoramodelofadinosaur,doyouwonderhowanybodyknowswhattheylooklike?Afterall,nobodyhasseenalivingdinosaur.Thisbookexplainshowscientistsandartistsworktogethertorecreatedinosaurs.Asscientificdiscoverieshavebeenmade,themodelshavechanged.Scientifictestsmayonedayexposewhatadinosaur'scoloris,butnowartistshavetousetheirimaginationtodeterminewhatthesehugecreaturesarelike.BeyondtheSolarSystembyMaryKayCarson,128pages,ages10-13Thisbooktakesreadersbacktothebeginningsofspaceexploration-thousandsofyearsago,whenpeoplebeganstarobservation-andforwardtotoday'ssearchforplanetsinthedistantpartsoftheMilkyWay.Alongwithhistorylessons,readersget21activities,suchasmakingablackholeandcreatingamodeloftheuniverseusingaT-shirt.Theactivitiesareperfectforcoldwinterdays.UtimateBugopediabyDarlyneMurawskiandNancyHonovich,272pages,ages7andoverIfyou'realwaysonthelookoutforbutterflies,thisbookisforyou.Hundredsofcolorfulphotosofcommonanduncommoninsectsfillthishardcover.Therearefascinatingstoriesrelatedtothephotos.Forexample,doyouknowaninsectfeedsonthetearsofAsiancattle?There'saquestion-and-answersectionwithaninsectscientistandadviceonhowtohelppreserveendangeredinsects.JourneyIntotheInvisiblebyChristineSchlitt,80pages，ages9-12Ifyouuseamagnifying（放大的）glass,youwillknowaleaflooksquitedifferent.Thisbookexplainswhatmicroscopesdoandthenshowswhathappenstothingsaroundthehousewhentheyarewatchedthroughthisamazingscientifictool.Thebacteriainyourmouth,whenmagnified20,000times,lookabitlikeswimmingnoodles.Fascinatingphotosarepairedwithsuggestionsabouthowtolearnabouttheworldaroundyou-justbylookingalittlecloser.【1】KidsinterestedinprehistoricanimalsmightreadA.UtimateBugopediaB.BeyondtheSolarSystemC.JourneyIntotheInvisibleD.ScalySpottedFeatheredFrilled【2】Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.A.butterfliesarefondofthetearsofAsiancattleB.scientistshavediscoveredthedinosaurs'colorsC.microscopescanpresentyouwithanamazingworldD.manhasexploredtheblackholeforthousandsofyears【3】Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.comparefeaturesofdifferentbooksB.inspirepeopletobecomescientistsC.teachchildrensomeknowledgeofscienceD.recommendnewsciencebookstochildrenBThewordkickhasplayedanimportantpartinexpressinghumanexperience.Theproudandhappymotherfeelsthefirstsignsoflifekickinginsideherbody.Andthatsamelife-manyyearslater-comestoitsend,whichcanbedescribedbyawidely-usedexpression,tokickthebucket（桶）.Theexpressiontokickthebucketisnearly200yearsold.OnebeliefisthatitstartedwhenanEnglishstableman（馬夫）killedhimselfbyhanging.Heputaropearoundhisneckandtiedittoabeam（梁）oftheroof,andthenkickedthebucketawayfromunderhim.AnotheroldexpressionthatcomesfromEnglandistokickoverthetraces.Traceswerethechainsthatfastenedahorseormuletoawagon（貨運馬車）orplow.Sometimes,ananimalrefusedtoobeyandkickedoverthetraces.KickaroundisanexpressionthatisoftenheardinAmericanEnglish.Apersonwhoiskickedaroundissomeonewhoisbadlytreated.Usuallyheisnotreallybeingkickedbysomebody'sfoot.Heisjustnotbeingtreatedwithrespect.Apersonwhohaskickedaroundformostofhislifeissomeonewhohasspentmostofhislifemovingfromplacetoplace.Inthiscase,kickingaroundmeansmovingoftenfromoneplacetoanother.Kickaroundhasanothermeaningwhenyouuseitwithanoun.Whenyoukickaroundanidea,youthinkaboutordiscussit.Thereisnophysicalactionwhenyoukickapersonupstairs,althoughthepaincanbeasstrong.Youkickapersonupstairsbyremovinghimfromanimportantjobandgivinghimajobthatsoundsmoreimportantbutinrealityisnotsogood.Anothermeaningofthewordkickistofreeoneselfofabadhabit,suchassmokingcigarettes.Healthcampaignsurgesmokerstokickthehabit.【4】Itisclearthattheauthorwantstohelpreaders.A.knowthatEnglishhasalonghistoryB.understandthedevelopmentofEnglishC.enjoytheEnglishidiomsD.learnEnglishexpressionswiththewordkick【5】Theidiom"kickoverthetraces"in"Allkidsseemtowanttokickoverthetracesanddowhattheylike."means"".A.disobeythecommandsB.obeythetraditionsC.rideahorseormuleD.punishanimalsstrictly【6】Mr.Smithalwayskickedhissonsaround-inotherwords，hissonsA.expressedtheirideasfreelyB.werelookedafterwellC.movedveryoftenD.werebadlytreated【7】IfTomgotpromotedtoabetterpositionbyhisboss,butthenhefoundthatthepositionwasnotthatgood,wecansay.A.thebosskickedTomupstairsB.TomkickedthebucketC.TomkickedthebadhabitD.TomkickedaroundanideaCWhat'syourfavoritetypeofmusic?Mostpeoplemaypreferrockandroll,poporjazz.Thesetypesaremostpublicizedbytelevisionandtheradio.Countrymusicnowseemstomistakenlybelongtothecategoryofrockorpop.Publicityofthiscategorystartedtodroponlyaftertheyear2000；however,itdidhaveitspeakyearsjustbeforethedecline.Whatpeoplemaynotknowisthatthistypeofmusiccontributedtorockandrollespeciallywiththehelpofoneofthemostimportantfiguresinmusichistory-ElvisPresley-whowasknownasthe"KingofRockandRoll".Elvisusedtobeveryfamousonaradioprogramwhichbroadcastcountrymusicinthelate1940's.Countrymusicisinfluencedbyjazzandblues.Rockmusicisinfluencedbyjazzandbluesbutisalsoheavilyinfluencedbycountrymusicsotheymayevenseemsimilar.Nowadays,countrymusiciscloselyrelatedtopopmusicduetoartists'preferenceandpopulardemand.Startingfromthe1980'sitslowlydivideditselfintonewandoldcountrymusic.LegendslikeJohnnyCashbegantoslipawaybecausethenewunderstandingofcountrymusicactuallycontainedpopandtheirmusicjustdidn'tfitthecategory.Fortunately,countrymusicisnowstillheavilypromotedthroughwebsitesandreviews.Certaintypesofmusicnowadaysarelinkedwithdifferentagegroups-classicalmusicforthepeopleinthemid-19thcentury,popinthe1920's,andthenthere'scountrymusic.Allthesetypescontinuetogrowandmodernizewhilestillappealingtocertainagegroups.Moremoderncountrymusictendstobecomedifferentintheirownways,whichmakesitevenhardertoidentifyitascountrymusicand,again,onlyappealstocertainagegroups.Activepromotersofcountrymusicvideos,however,seemtoappealtoalargenumberofagegroupsespeciallythosewhoareactiveinAustralia.Foraslongascountrymusicisn'tmixedwithothertypes,itwilleventuallyregainitscharmasmusic.【8】ItcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraphthatcountrymusicA.ismostpublicizedbytelevisionandtheradioB.usedtobelikedbymorepeoplecomparedwithjazzC.hasbecomelesspopularsincetheyear2000D.shouldbeincludedinthecategoryofrockorpop【9】Whatistherelationshipbetweenrockmusicandcountrymusic?A.Bothtypesinfluencedtheformationofrockandroll.B.Presleyturnedpopmusicintocountrymusic.C.Theywerebothinfluencedbyjazzandblues.D.Theuseofthesameinstrumentsmadethemsoundsimilar.【10】Somelegendsofcountrymusicbegantoslipawaybecause.A.theirsongstotallychangedthestyleofcountrymusicB.theybegantoworkonpopmusicformoreprofitsC.therewasnomoremarketspaceforcountrymusicD.theirmusicdidn'tfitthecategory【11】ThewriterseemstobelievethatA.countrymusicshouldkeepitsownstyletoattractmorelistenersB.it'snecessaryforcountrymusictobemixedwithothertypesC.onlyacertainagegroupwilllikecountrymusicinthefutureD.commoncharacteristicscanbefoundinallmodernmusicDWhetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn'tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany's"Oshbot"robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct'slocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees."Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforus,butwithus,"saidBreazeal.【12】WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.C.Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk.D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.【13】WhatcanOshbotworkas?A.Alanguageteacher.B.Atourguide.C.Ashopassistant.D.Aprivatenurse.【14】WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswillA.trainemployeesB.beourworkmatesC.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers【15】Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?A.Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.第二節(jié)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Trainingforamarathonrequirescarefulpreparationandsteady,gradualincreasesinthelengthoftheruns.16,buythebest-fitting,best-builtrunningshoesyoucanfind.Noonecansaywhichbrandwillworkbestforyouorfeelbestonyourfeet,soyouhavetorelyonyourexperienceandonthefeelofeachpairasyoushop.Whenyouhavefoundshoesthatseemright,walkinthemforafewdaystodouble-checkthefit.17Asalways,youshouldstretch（伸展）atleasttenminutesbeforeeachruntopreventinjuries.Duringthefirstweek,donotthinkaboutdistance,butrunfiveminuteslongereachday18,itiswisetotakeadayofftorest.Butduringthenextweek,setagoalofatleastamileandahalfperrun.19.Aftertwoweeks,starttimingyourself.20Dependingonthekindofraceyouplantoenter,youcansetupatimetablefortheremainingweeksbeforetherace.A.AftersixdaysB.ForagoodmarathonrunnerC.BeforeyoubeginyourtrainingD.Witheachday,increasethedistancebyahalfmileE.Iftheystillfeelgood,youcanbeginrunninginthemF.TimespentforpreparationraisesthequalityoftrainingG.Nowyouarereadytofigureoutagoalofimprovingdistanceandtime【16】【17】【18】【19】【20】第二部分語言知識運用第一節(jié)完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Asageneralrule,allformsofactivityleadtoboredomwhentheyareperformedonaroutine（常規(guī)）basis.Asamatteroffact,wecanseethis21atworkinpeopleofall22.Forexample,onChristmasmorning,childrenareexcitedabout23withtheirnewtoys.Buttheir24soonwearsoffandbyJanuarythose25toyscanbefoundputawayinthebasement.Theworldisfullof26stampalbumsandunfinishedmodels,eachstandingasamonumenttosomeone's27interest.Whenparentsbringhomeapet,theirchild28bathesitandbrushesitsfur.Withinashorttime,however,the29ofcaringfortheanimalishandedovertotheparents.Adolescentsenterhighschoolwithgreat30butaresoonlookingforwardto31.Thesameistrueoftheyoungadultsgoingtocollege.Andthen,howmany32,whonowcomplain（抱怨）aboutthelongdrivestowork,33droveforhoursatatimewhentheyfirst34theirdriver'slicenses（執(zhí)照）?Beforepeopleretire,theyusually35todoalotof36things,whichtheyneverhad37todowhileworking.But38afterretirement,thegolfing,thefishing,thereadingandalloftheotherpastimesbecomeasboringasthejobsthey39.And,likethechildinJanuary,theygosearchingfornew40.【21】A.principleB.habitC.wayD.power【22】A.partiesB.racesC.countriesD.ages【23】A.workingB.livingC.playingD.going【24】A.confidenceB.interestC.anxietyD.sorrow【25】A.sameB.extraC.funnyD.expensive【26】A.well-organizedB.colorfully-printedC.newly-collectedD.half-filled【27】A.broadB.passingC.differentD.main【28】A.silentlyB.impatientlyC.gladlyD.worriedly【29】A.promiseB.burdenC.rightD.game【30】A.courageB.calmnessC.confusionD.excitement【31】A.graduationB.independenceC.responsibilityD.success【32】A.childrenB.studentsC.adultsD.retirees【33】A.carefullyB.eagerlyC.nervouslyD.bravely【34】A.requiredB.obtainedC.noticedD.discovered【35】A.needB.learnC.startD.plan【36】A.greatB.strangeC.difficultD.correct【37】A.timeB.moneyC.skillsD.knowledge【38】A.onlyB.wellC.evenD.soon【39】A.lostB.choseC.leftD.quit【40】A.petsB.toysC.friendsD.colleagues第二節(jié)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Ihaverecentlyreturnedfrom41extended26-daytriptoChina.ImadetwoearliertripstoChinain2012.0nmypreviousvisitsmytravel42（limit）tothethreemajorcities:Beijing,ShanghaiandChongqing.ThistimeI,togetherwithmyfamily,wasabletovisitsomeofthemoreremotecitiesandholidaydestinations43（miss）ontheprevioustripsandrevisitBeijingandShanghaitoobservethegreatchangesthere.Themanycontradictionsand44（struggle）withinChinatodayareveryimpressive.Noonecanignorethefactthattherichculture45（date）backtoancienttimesischanginginthemodernageataspeedthathasneverbeenwitnessed.46happensinChina,thethird47（large）countryintheworldwith20percentoftheworld'spopulation,will48（certain）influencetheimmediateanddistantfutureof49（we）all.OnthisblogIwillpostatraveljournal50photographsanddrawings.MarkedonthemapwerethecitiesandvillagesIvisitedwhileinChina.【41】【42】【43】【44】【45】【46】【47】【48】【49】【50】第三部分寫作第一節(jié)短文改錯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（A），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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。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。Iwillshareoneexperiencewithyou.Withthecollegeentranceexaminationdrawnear,Iwasfilledwithgreatanxiety.However,Icouldn'tbeabsorbedinstudy,resultingfrommyfailingintheexamination.Igotverydiscouraging.Justthen,myteacher,MissZhang,approachme.Shesaid,"Inlifeweallhavemomentwhenwecan'tachievewhatwewantit.Itisnatural.Don'tallowthesemomentstoweakenyou,andturnthemintomotivation."Herwordswereareminderwhichprovidedmyselfwithconstantencouragement.Consequently,IgainedwhatIdeserved.Soitisanoptimisticattitudewhichmatters.Itgivesyoutheconfidencetodealwithdifficultiesandtoachievewhatyouwantinyourlife.第二節(jié)書面表達某英文報社的Science欄目向中學生征文，主題為“未來家用機器人”。請你展開合理想象，用英語寫一篇短文投稿。

參考答案：第一部分閱讀理解第一節(jié)A語篇解讀文章為孩子們推薦了一些新的科學書籍。1.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)ScalySpotedFeatheredFriled下的內(nèi)容可知這本書解釋了科學家和藝術(shù)家是如何合作來再現(xiàn)恐龍的。而恐龍屬于史前動物，故選D。2.C細節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知顯微鏡可以為我們展現(xiàn)一個奇妙的世界。故選C。3.D主旨大意題。通讀全文可知這篇文章的目的是向孩子們推薦新的科學書籍。故選D。長難句分析Thisbookexplainswhatmicroscopesdoandthenshowswhathappenstothingsaroundthehousewhentheyarewatchedthroughthisamazingscientifictool.這本書解釋了顯微鏡的作用，然后展示了用這個令人驚奇的科學工具觀察房子周圍的東西時它們會發(fā)生什么。這是一個主從復合句。第一個what也引導賓語從句，作explains的賓語；第二個what也引導賓語從句，作shows的賓語。when引導時間狀語從句。B語篇解讀本文主要講述的是英語中與kick有關(guān)的短語，以及這些短語的意思。4.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段的Thewordkickhasplayedanimportantpartinexpressinghumanexperience.可知本文主要講述的就是英語中與kick有關(guān)的短語，故D項正確。5.A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Sometimes，ananimalrefusedtoobeyandkickedoverthetraces.說明該短語是指擺脫約束，不受控制。故選A。6.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句Apersonwhoiskickedaroundissomeonewhoisbadlytreated.可知D項正確。7.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段的Youkickapersonupstairs.…isnotsogood.可知A項的內(nèi)容與之相符。故A正確。長難句分析OnebeliefisthatitstartedwhenanEnglishstableman（馬夫）killedhimselfbyhanging.一種看法是，它始于一位英國馬夫上吊自殺。這是一個主從復合句。that引導表語從句，其中when引導時間狀語從句。C語篇解讀本文主要描寫了鄉(xiāng)村音樂對現(xiàn)代主流音樂的影響和鄉(xiāng)村音樂本身的發(fā)展與改變。8.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的Publicityofthiscategorystartedtodroponlyaftertheyear2000;however,itdidhaveitspeakyearsjustbeforethedecline.可知，鄉(xiāng)村音樂從2000年之后開始衰落。9.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的Countrymusicisinfluencedbyjazzandblues.Rockmusicisinfluencedbyjazzandbluesbutisalsoheavilyinfluencedbycountrymusicsotheymayevenseemsimilar.可知，鄉(xiāng)村音樂與搖滾音樂都受到過爵士樂和布魯斯音樂的影響。10.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段信息可知，鄉(xiāng)村音樂因為受到藝術(shù)家個人喜好和公眾要求的影響，與流行音樂越來越接近，很多鄉(xiāng)村音樂的杰出人物開始淡出樂壇，因為他們的音樂風格已經(jīng)與這個種類不相符。11.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章中的Foraslongascountrymusicisn'tmixedwithothertypes,itwilleventuallyregainitscharmasmusic.可知，作者認為只要鄉(xiāng)村音樂保持自己的風格，就一定能夠吸引更多的聽眾。長難句分析Foraslongascountrymusicisn'tmixedwithothertypes,itwilleventuallyregainitscharmasmusic.因為只要鄉(xiāng)村音樂不與其他類型的音樂混合在一起，它最終就會重獲它作為音樂的魅力。這是一個主從復合句。aslongas引導條件狀語從句。主句用一般將來時，從句用一般現(xiàn)在時。D語篇解讀本文為說明文，題材為科普知識類。過不了幾年，社交類機器人就會以更加人性化的服務方式進入人們的日常生活。它們不僅是一種工具，而且會成為人們的朋友，根據(jù)不同的人群提供不同的服務。12.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，你可以和這種機器人說話，問它問題，要求它去執(zhí)行各種任務，這種機器人不僅可以給出問題的一般答案，而且還會根據(jù)不同的家庭成員作出不同的反應，如提醒老人吃藥或者拍全家福等。D項中“服從命令”和“提醒吃藥”都是這種機器人可以勝任的。13.C細節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段的“...isbuilttoassistcustomersinastore...”可知，Oshbot可以作為售貨員，幫助顧客找到他們所需要的商品，并且還能根據(jù)顧客需要提出建議。14.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第二句可知，設計這種機器人不是用來替代工人的，而是和其他工人一起工作的，因此它們會成為我們的同事。15.D主旨大意題。概括全文可知，本文主要介紹了社交類機器人，如為家庭提供人性化服務的Jiborobot以及可作為售貨員的Oshbot。長難句分析Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.今天的家用機器人做正常的家務活，而社交類機器人會更像是我們的同伴，而不僅僅是工具。這是一個并列句。While在句中為并列連詞，意為“而，然而”。第二節(jié)語篇解讀本文介紹了馬拉松訓練需要認真的準備和穩(wěn)定、漸進的過程。16.C根據(jù)第二段中的Duringthefirstweek可知這里是指訓練前的準備工作，故選C。17.E設空處與其前一句是順承關(guān)系，故選E。18.A根據(jù)上文Duringthefirstweek和下文takeadayofftorest可知，一周七天里訓練六天后休息一天是明智的，故選A。19.D根據(jù)本段第一句中的Duringthefirstweek,donotthinkaboutdistance和第二個But可知，這里要考慮距離的問題了，故選D。20.G設空處對上文進行總結(jié)，根據(jù)下文的timetable和設空處前兩句話可知，這里是增加距離和設定時間的日標。故選G。第二部分語言知識運用第一節(jié)完形填空語篇解讀本文為議論文，題材為社會生活類。文章主要講述了各種活動一旦成為我們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹囊徊糠郑瑹o論哪個年齡階段的人都會感到無聊。21.A根據(jù)上文的Asageneralrule可知各種活動一旦成為我們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹囊徊糠?，無論哪個年齡階段的人都會感到無聊，這是一種法則，故選A項。A：原理，原則；B：習慣；C：方式，方法；D：能力，權(quán)力。22.D根據(jù)下文列舉的例子可知，這一法則適用于各個年齡階段的人，故選D項。23.C根據(jù)常識，玩具當然是用來玩耍的，故選C項。24.B根據(jù)下文7空后的interest可知選B項。A：信心；B：興趣；C：憂慮，焦慮；D：悲傷。25.A到一月份的時候，同樣的那些玩具就被發(fā)現(xiàn)被棄置在地下室里了。26.D根據(jù)下文unfinishedmodels可推斷世界上充滿了沒有完成的集郵冊，故選D項。27.B既然這些集郵冊和模型沒有完成，當然只是人們對他們往昔興趣的一種紀念，故選B項。28.C當父母把寵物帶回家的時候，他們的孩子會很高興地為寵物洗澡和梳理毛發(fā)。29.B然而，不久照料動物的責任就交給父母了。A：諾言；B：負擔；C：權(quán)利；D：游戲，比賽。30.D青少年剛進入中學的時候很興奮，但很快就盼著畢業(yè)了。A：勇氣；B:冷靜，沉著，平靜；C：混淆；D：興奮。31.A解析見上題。A：畢業(yè)；B：獨立，自立；C:責任，職責；D：成功。32.C根據(jù)下文駕駛汽車可判斷空格處指的是具有駕駛資格的成年人，故選C項。33.B根據(jù)上文很多成年人現(xiàn)在抱怨開很長時間的車上班的事實，可推斷他們剛拿到駕照時渴望連續(xù)幾個小時駕車，故選B項。A：仔細地，小心地；B：渴望地，熱切地；C：緊張地；D：勇敢地。34.B解析見上文。obtainadriver'slicense獲得駕照。35.D在退休前，人們計劃做很多偉大的但在工作時沒時間做的事情。plantodosth.意為“計劃做某事”。36.A根據(jù)下文的例子可知選A項。A：美好的，偉大的；B：奇怪的，陌生的；C：困難的；D：正確的。37.A計劃退休后做的事，這些事當然是工作時沒有“時間”做的。38.D但是，退休后不久，打高爾夫、釣魚、讀書和所有其他的消遣方式都變得無聊了。此處仍然在強調(diào)隨著時間的推移人們興趣的減弱，故選D項。39.C這些想做的事就像他們離開的工作一樣變得索然無味了。theyleft是定語從句，修飾限定thejobs。40.B根據(jù)上文likethechildinJanuary可知，就像一月的孩子，他們又去尋找新的玩具了。A：寵物；B:玩具；C：朋友；D：同事。長難句分析Beforepeopleretire,theyusuallystarttodoalotofgreatthings,whichtheyneverhadtimetodowhileworking.在人們退休之前，他們通常會開始做很多偉大的事情，他們在工作時從來沒有時間去做這些事。這是一個主從復合句。Before引導時間狀語從句，which引導非限制性定語從句，修飾greatthings。第二節(jié)語法填空語篇解讀作者曾兩次來到中國，游覽過北京、上海和重慶，但本次旅行，作者去了中