Working the land李仕才一、閱讀理解。Dear Parents:Im delighted that you are considering the British International School for your childrens education. Our school offers first class international education delivered by experienced, highly qualified and professional staff.We aim to provide a high quality British-style education characterized by:The arrangement of the English National Curriculum to meet the needs of international and local students and offering an insight into the local culture.High quality teaching provided by international and local staff.A broad personal development of students that encourages independence, confidence, tolerance, good manners and respect.A recognition of the school-parent partnership in the successful education of the children.An acknowledge that all students are individuals who deserve an environment to help realize their academic and other potential, thereby preparing them for their chosen continued education and career.A safe, caring, happy and stimulating environment benefiting from high quality facilities.Our school provides an effective framework for education through a broad, balanced, and monitored curriculum. As students advance through the school, we ensure that their needs are met through progressive teaching and learning. Although our curriculum is based upon the National Curriculum for England, it is adapted as appropriate, to ensure suitability for our diverse student body. Thus, we strive for the development of transferable skills through the years of school, as well as the acquisition of a broad body of knowledge.Students are given opportunities to develop many skills. These include skills in language, in science, technology and mathematics, in the aesthetic(審美的) and creative fields of music, drama and art, and in physical education.We insist that students act in a responsible manner toward all members of society. Throughout the school, students are taught to distinguish between right and wrong and show consideration for others. The qualities of honesty, kindness and good manners are always encouraged. Our friendly atmosphere provides a secure and happy environment in which children can grow and flourish as Individuals and valued members of the school family.1.What do you think the author is?A.A school principalB. An exchange student.C. An assistant professorD. An experienced lecturer.2.Why does the school change its curriculum when necessary?A. To develop some good students skills.B. To meet the needs of different students.C. To offer an insight into the local culture.D. To help students realize their potential.3.Which of the following about the students is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. MannersB. Self-disciplineC. Qualities.D. Independence.4.What is the purpose of the passage?A. The author thinks schools and parents play an important role in teaching.B. The author is stressing that responsibility is the most important thing for a student.C. The author is encouraging more parents to send their children to this school.D. The author implies students become valued people without a friendly atmosphere.【文章大意】這是一篇英國國際兒童教育學(xué)校的招生廣告，介紹了這所學(xué)校的教育目標(biāo)、課程設(shè)置、教學(xué)理念等信息。1.A 【解析】推理判斷題。文章以第一人稱來敘述，實(shí)際上是英國國際兒童教育學(xué)校的招生廣告，所以可推測這是學(xué)校的一位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。故選A。3.B 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中“A broad personal development of students that encourages independence, confidence, tolerance, good manners and respect. The qualities of honesty, kindness and good manners are always encouraged.”可知，A、C、D三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容都在文章中提到了。故選B。4.C 【解析】推理判斷題。這是一篇英國國際兒童教育學(xué)校的招生廣告，介紹了這所學(xué)校的教育目標(biāo)、課程設(shè)置、教學(xué)理念等信息；再根據(jù)“Dear Parents:”可知，其目的在于希望更多的家長把自己的孩子送來學(xué)習(xí)。故選C。二、單句語法填空1If you are the last man (leave) the room, remember to turn off the light.答案：to leave2You can easily engage yourself in reading, get fun out of it, and gradually build confidence.答案：up3I regret (tell) you that your problems are beyond my power. Youll have to turn to some other one, Im afraid.答案：to tell4The high cost of (equip) prohibits many people from taking up this sport.答案：equipment5 (occupy) herself with routine office tasks, she had no time to attend to her children.答案：Occupying6The discovery of new evidence led to the thief (catch)答案：being caught7It sounds like something is wrong with the cars engine. If ， wed better take it to the garage immediately.答案：so8(2018·四川成都診斷性檢測)Dont come tomorrow. Id rather you (come) next weekend.答案：came9 (struggle) to build an online business on their own, they believed they needed Amazons Internet order­fulfillment skills.答案：Having struggled10With his attention (focus) on his homework, he forgot all about what I had told him.答案：focused三、完形填空。An 18­year­old student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees.Not knowing where to turn for money，he came up with a bright _1_.He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to _2_ money for their education.They_3_ out to the great pianist Ignacy JPaderewski.His manager_4_ a guaranteed fee of$2,000 for the piano recital(獨(dú)奏會)A deal was_5_ and the boys began to work to make the concert a _6_.The big day arrived.But _7_ ，they had not managed to sell enough tickets.The total _8_ was only $1,600.Disappointed，they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境)They gave him the entire $1,600，plus a _9_ for the balance$400.They promised to honor the check at the _10_ possible.Paderewski tore up the check，_11_ the$1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boys were_12_ ，and thanked him heartedly.It was a small act of _13_.But it clearly marked out Paderewski _14_ a great human being._15_ should he help two people he did not even know? We all _16_ situations like these in our lives.And_17_ of us only think“If I help them，what will happen to me？”The truly _18_ people think，“If I don't help them，what will happen to them？”They don't do it _19_ something in return.They do it _20_ they feel it's the right thing to do.1A.timeBtaskCidea Ddecision2A.receive BraiseCborrow Ddonate3A.reached BturnedCpointed Dcalled4A.increased BcoveredCconsidered Ddemanded5A.rejected BstruckCcanceled Dattracted6A.success BcareerCbackground Dperformance7A.uncertainly BunbelievablyCunfortunately Dundoubtedly8A.cost BbillCcollection Dallowance9A.benefit BprofitCcharge Dcheck10A.soonest BlatestClongest Dfarthest11A.took BcountedCdeposited Dreturned12A.pleased BsurprisedCfrightened Dinterested13A.devotion BkindnessCsympathy Dteamwork14A.like BforCas Dto15A.How BWhereCWhen DWhy16A.come across Bdeal withCadapt to Dthink of17A.both BfewCnone Dmost18A.able BrichCgreat Dfamous19A.taking BexpectingCoffering Dpreparing20A.because BthoughCbefore Dso【解題導(dǎo)語】兩個(gè)大學(xué)生本想通過組織一場音樂會賺取學(xué)費(fèi)，可是音樂會并不成功，但善良的受邀鋼琴家的大方舉動卻給他們解了圍。1C根據(jù)設(shè)空后的He and a friend decided to host a musical concert.可知，他和朋友決定舉辦一場音樂會以籌集學(xué)費(fèi)，這是他的想法(idea)。故選C項(xiàng)。2B根據(jù)上文中的Not knowing where to turn for money可知，由于學(xué)費(fèi)不夠，他和朋友決定舉辦音樂會來籌集學(xué)費(fèi)。receive意為“收到”；raise意為“籌集”；borrow意為“借”；donate意為“捐獻(xiàn)”。故選B項(xiàng)。3Areach out to意為“表示對感興趣；表示愿意提供援助”；turn out意為“證明是；結(jié)果是”；point out意為“指出”；call out意為“大聲呼叫；呼喊”。根據(jù)第二段可知，他們開音樂會要邀請著名的鋼琴家，說明他們對這位鋼琴家有興趣。故選A項(xiàng)。測訓(xùn)診斷：本題考生易誤選B項(xiàng)。考生易把turn to“求助于”和turn out to“證明是；結(jié)果是”以及reach out to“表示對感興趣”混淆。4D根據(jù)設(shè)空后的a guaranteed fee可知，鋼琴家的經(jīng)紀(jì)人要求(demanded)他們付2,000美元的保證金。故選D項(xiàng)。increase意為“增加”；cover意為“覆蓋；遮蔽；包括；報(bào)道”；consider意為“考慮；細(xì)想；認(rèn)為”。5B根據(jù)設(shè)空后的began to work可知，他們之間達(dá)成了協(xié)議。strike a deal意為“達(dá)成協(xié)議”；reject意為“拒絕”；cancel意為“取消”；attract意為“吸引”。故選B項(xiàng)。6A他們達(dá)成了協(xié)議，并且為了音樂會的成功舉辦，他們開始積極籌備。故選A項(xiàng)。success意為“成功的事”，career意為“職業(yè)；事業(yè)”；background意為“背景；出身”；performance意為“表演；演出；表現(xiàn)”。7C根據(jù)前文可知他們達(dá)成了協(xié)議，再根據(jù)設(shè)空后的had not managed to sell enough tickets可知，他們并沒有賣出足夠的票，這對他們來說是不幸的。故選C項(xiàng)。8C根據(jù)設(shè)空后的$1,600以及下文的$400可知，此處指他們總的籌款為1,600美元。cost意為“花費(fèi)；成本；代價(jià)”；bill意為“賬單”；collection意為“籌集的錢；收藏品”；allowance意為“津貼；補(bǔ)貼”。9D根據(jù)下文的They promised to honor the check at the _ possible.可知，因?yàn)樗麄儾]有籌到足夠的錢，所以又寫了400美元的支票作為欠款。故選D項(xiàng)。10A他們承諾盡快(soonest)承兌支票，故選A項(xiàng)。11D根據(jù)空前的Paderewski tore up the check及空后的told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees可知，鋼琴家撕毀了支票，并且還把1,600美元還給了(returned)他們讓他們當(dāng)做學(xué)費(fèi)。故選D項(xiàng)。12B根據(jù)上文可知，他們本來是承諾了要給鋼琴家2,000美元，但卻沒有籌夠錢，而鋼琴家又把錢還給了他們，因此，他們非常驚訝(surprised)而且非常感激。故選B項(xiàng)。pleased意為“高興的；快樂的；滿意的”；frightened意為“害怕的”；interested意為“感興趣的”。13B根據(jù)上文可知，鋼琴家沒有要保證金，而且把錢給了兩個(gè)大學(xué)生充當(dāng)學(xué)費(fèi)，因此這是一個(gè)善舉。devotion意為“獻(xiàn)身；貢獻(xiàn)”；kindness意為“善良”；sympathy意為“同情”；teamwork意為“團(tuán)隊(duì)合作”。故選B項(xiàng)。14C鋼琴家的善舉使得他更顯人的偉大之處。mark.out as意為“使看上去脫穎而出成為”，符合語境。故選C項(xiàng)。15D根據(jù)下文可知，每個(gè)人都遇到過幫與不幫別人的問題，由此可推測，本句應(yīng)是探討幫助別人的原因。故選D項(xiàng)。16A根據(jù)下文And _ of us only think“If I help them, what will happen to me？”可知，我們都曾遇到過類似的情況。come across意為“偶遇；邂逅”，符合語境。故選A項(xiàng)。deal with意為“處理；處置”；adapt to意為“適應(yīng)”；think of意為“想起；想到”。17D根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)指我們大多數(shù)，故選D項(xiàng)。18C根據(jù)上句可知，大多數(shù)人是在想幫助別人對自己的影響，而偉大的人卻想如果不幫助別人對他人有什么影響。great意為“偉大的”，符合語境。故選C項(xiàng)。19B根據(jù)上文的“If I don't help them, what will happen to them？”可知，他們是在考慮別人，不求(expecting)回報(bào)。故選B項(xiàng)。20A根據(jù)最后一段可知，偉大的人不求回報(bào)地去幫助別人，他們之所以這么做，是因?yàn)樗麄兏杏X這是正確的事情。因此，設(shè)空處表原因，引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。故選A項(xiàng)。四、單句改錯(cuò)1Thanks for the support from the local government, they could rebuild their houses soon after the earthquake. 答案：forto2Before going abroad, you must exchange your money with some dollars. 答案：withfor3It is raining outside. I would rather stay at home than going out. 答案：goinggo4Expand your knowledge by reading more books is a wise choice. 答案：ExpandExpanding5Nowadays most of the people are living happy life. 答案：happy前加a五、單元語法v.­ing形式作主語或賓語1(2018·浙江場口中學(xué)質(zhì)檢)The computers require (repair), so the workers are required (get) ready.答案：repairing/to be repaired; to get2(2015·安徽卷) (ignore) the difference between the two research findings will be one of the worst mistakes you make.答案：Ignoring3What caused the party to be postponed?Toms delaying (send) the invitations.答案：sending4I object to (scold) for the unimportant matter like this.答案：being scolded5 (bring) up in the countryside made Mr. Wilson very hard­working when he was very young.答案：Being brought 8