2 Working the land李仕才*閱讀理解。Those who claim bananas are fattening argue that bananas cause the body to make lots of insulin(胰島素), and insulin causes fat growth.How much insulin we produce is related to how fast food becomes sugar in our bloodstream. How can you know if food makes a lot of sugar quickly? The glycemic index(血糖指數(shù)), or GI rating tells us. Foods with GI scores above 75 are considered high­GI foods, leading to faster sugar development. Bananas have a GI of 62, which is considered low.Weight loss can be a struggle for anyone, but it is especially hard for diabetics(糖尿病患者). A study looked at how the starch from unripe bananas affected the weight of a group of obese diabetics. After four weeks of a diet high in bananas, diabetics lost significantly more weight than on a control diet. They also saw improvements in insulin sensitivity from the banana diet.Whats more, bananas have been shown to cut risks of strokes, diabetes and cancers.(Bananas are the most powerful fruit for lowering the risk of kidney cancer.) Bananas are also a rich source of fiber, which has been shown to help weight loss. Bananas that still have some green on the skin are even higher in fiber.Skins from green bananas can be taken and, after removing the stem and dark tip, cut into small pieces 23 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. These pieces can be made into a tea or added to a dish. When you eat the skins, be sure you are eating organic bananas. The flesh of regular bananas is low in pesticides, but the skins are not.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文反駁了“吃香蕉會(huì)使人發(fā)胖”這一錯(cuò)誤觀點(diǎn)，告訴大家香蕉不會(huì)使身體分泌很多胰島素而導(dǎo)致脂肪增加，相反，香蕉對(duì)身體健康有著諸多好處。1What conclusion can we draw from Paragraphs 1 & 2?ABananas are likely to make people fat.BInsulin determines the amount of sugar.CLow­GI foods can turn into sugar more slowly.DThe faster the food becomes sugar, the less insulin.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“How can you know if food makes a lot of sugar quickly? The glycemic index(血糖指數(shù)).faster sugar development.”可知，血糖指數(shù)高的食物往往能更快地轉(zhuǎn)化成糖分，反之，血糖指數(shù)低的食物轉(zhuǎn)化成糖分的速度較慢。故選C。2What does the author say about bananas?AIncluding bananas in diets is good for health.BBananas can cure people suffering kidney cancer.CEating organic bananas can protect people from strokes.DBananas abundant fiber improves insulin sensitivity.A解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的“.diabetics lost significantly more weight than on a control diet. They also saw improvements in insulin sensitivity from the banana diet.”及第四段的“bananas have been shown to cut risks of strokes, diabetes and cancers.weight loss.”可知，香蕉可以幫助人們減肥，也能降低人們患中風(fēng)、糖尿病及癌癥的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，由此可得出這樣的結(jié)論：將香蕉列入日常飲食對(duì)人們的健康有益，故選A。3What is discussed in the last paragraph?AThe use of banana skins.BThe benefits of banana skins.CThe importance of banana skins.DThe ways of choosing organic bananas.A解析：段落大意題。根據(jù)最后一段的內(nèi)容尤其是“can be made into a tea or added to a dish”可知，本段主要講的是香蕉皮的用途。故選A。4In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage?AEducation.BHealth.CCulture.DScience.B解析：推理判斷題。縱觀全文可知，香蕉不僅有助于減肥，還能降低人們患中風(fēng)、糖尿病及癌癥的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，而且香蕉皮也有用處。由此可知，本文最有可能出現(xiàn)在報(bào)紙的健康專欄。故選B。*語法填空。Anyone who has had a long­term disease knows that recovering at home can be lonely. This can be _1_ (especial) true of children. They may feel _2_ (leave) out. Now, these children may have a high­tech friend to help feel less lonely. A small robot may help children who are recovering from a long­term _3_ (ill). The robot like human beings takes their place at school. And their school friends must help carry the robot between classes and place the robot on their desks.Through the robot, a child can hear his or her teachers and friends. He or she can also attend classes from wherever they are recoveringwhether at home _4_ from a hospital bed. Dolva, one of the scientists who _5_ (be) concentrating on developing the robot, explains _6_ the robot AV1 works. She says from home, the child uses a tablet or phone to start the robot. _7_ (use) the same device, he or she can control the robot's movements. Inside the robot, there is a small computer linked _8_ a 4G network. The robot is _9_ (equip) with speakers, microphones and cameras, which makes communicating _10_ (easy). So it's the eyes and the ears and the voices at school. Hopefully AV1 will help some children feel less lonely while they are absent from class.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇說明文。病人由于長(zhǎng)期患病在家，可能會(huì)感覺很孤獨(dú)，對(duì)于孩子更是如此。本文介紹了一種機(jī)器人，可以幫助患病的孩子減少孤獨(dú)感。1especially考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。設(shè)空處修飾形容詞true，要用副詞，故填especially。2left考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。leave out表示“遺漏；忽略”，與主語they構(gòu)成邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，所以用過去分詞作表語。故填left。3illness考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。long­term為形容詞，意為“長(zhǎng)期的”，后應(yīng)接名詞。故填illness。4or考查連詞。根據(jù)句中的whether可知應(yīng)填or，whether . or . 為固定搭配，“無論還是”。5are考查主謂一致和動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。本句中，who引導(dǎo)定語從句，先行詞為the scientists，故從句謂語動(dòng)詞應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)形式；全文客觀地介紹一種機(jī)器人，應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。故填are。6how考查賓語從句的連接詞。設(shè)空處引導(dǎo)賓語從句，作explains的賓語。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，句中缺少狀語，表“方式”，故用how連接該從句。7Using考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。句中已有謂語can control，因此，設(shè)空處應(yīng)用非謂語動(dòng)詞；use與其邏輯主語he or she之間為主動(dòng)關(guān)系，且非謂語動(dòng)詞在句中作方式狀語。故填Using。8to/with考查介詞。be linked to/with . 為固定搭配，“與連接”。故填to/with。9equipped考查動(dòng)詞的語態(tài)。be equipped with . 為固定搭配，“裝配有”。故填equipped。10easier考查形容詞的比較級(jí)。設(shè)空處在定語從句中作賓語補(bǔ)足語，而且本句暗含比較意義，應(yīng)用形容詞的比較級(jí)。故填easier。*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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。I was a shy kid.Nothing seemed harder than talking to people.I didn't even like to answer the phone for fear that I'd have to talk to somebody I didn't know._1_ ，at school I had to spend all day in the company of others.My _2_ was studying.It was something I could do _3_ and by myself.I spent a lot of time studying and was _4_ with good grades.Eventually I went to college.I came to realize that some people were rather fun to _5_ with.Yet my childhood _6_ carried over and I found myself tongue­tied and _7_ whenever I found myself in a conversation.One day while on campus，I _8_ an advertisement for a position on the local classical music _9_ station.I had grown up listening to classical music，and I loved it.In order to get the job，applicants needed to be interviewed.I had absolutely no background in radio，and the idea of talking to thousands of listeners _10_ me.I didn't really want the job.I just wanted to prove that I could talk to a(n) _11_.Two weeks _12_ ，I was even more terrified to discover that I had actually landed the job.It was a _13_ job，but I grew to enjoy it.I announced music to thousands of _14_ in the city，sometimes answering their calls and _15_ to their requests.I began to feel comfortable talking to these people，these strangers who I couldn't even _16_.Although I now spend much time talking with people，I'm still basically a _17_ person.My former shyness is a gift，as I can _18_ people who feel discomfort when they talk to strangers.I still enjoy moments of being _19_.But I'm also glad I decided to make a _20_ in my life that had opened many doors and opportunities that I never knew existed.1A.However BThereforeCOtherwise DBesides2A.advice BpracticeCtask Descape3A.obviously BsimplyCquietly Dpoorly4A.filled BrewardedCdecorated Dfaced5A.help out Bcatch upCput up Dhang out6A.happiness BshynessCkindness Dgoodness7A.excited BastonishedCembarrassed Dinterested8A.noticed BpostedCrealized Dbelieved9A.fire BgasCTV Dradio10A.terrified BpleasedCsatisfied Damazed11A.child BsingerCinterviewer Dapplicant12A.ago BlaterCbefore Dsince13A.well­paid BpuzzlingCcomfortable Dchallenging14A.listeners BfollowersCviewers Ddancers15A.referring BrespondingCoffering Dcomparing16A.feel BmoveChear Dsee17A.busy BwarmCquiet Dsmart18A.look into Brelate toCcombine with Dworry with19A.alone BaliveCactive Dawake20A.plan BmistakeCchange Ddream【解題導(dǎo)語】該文主要講述了害羞的作者通過應(yīng)聘電臺(tái)工作而實(shí)現(xiàn)自我突破的故事。1A根據(jù)上下文可知，此處表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。然而，作者在學(xué)校里不得不和同學(xué)們相處。2D根據(jù)上文的“I was a shy kid”可推知，害羞的作者在學(xué)校用學(xué)習(xí)來逃避與人交流。3C與語境“by myself”呼應(yīng)可推知，作者一個(gè)人安安靜靜地做功課。4B與語境“with good grades”呼應(yīng)可推知，作者在學(xué)習(xí)上的付出得到了豐厚的回報(bào)，成績(jī)突出。5D由“Eventually”的提示可推知，作者最終意識(shí)到了和朋友相處是有趣的。hang out“常去某處”。6B根據(jù)上文的“I was a shy kid”并結(jié)合“I found myself tongue­tied”可推知，作者童年時(shí)代的害羞個(gè)性還存在。7C根據(jù)“I found myself tongue­tied”可推知，和他人交流時(shí)溝通不順暢是令人尷尬的。8A根據(jù)語境可知，作者在校園里注意到了一則讓他感興趣的廣告。9D根據(jù)下文的“I had absolutely no background in radio”可推知，這是一則電臺(tái)的招募廣告。10A根據(jù)“I had absolutely no background in radio”并結(jié)合下文的“I didn't really want the job”可推知，作者因自己沒有廣播方面的背景而打退堂鼓，與下文的“I was even more terrified to discover that I had actually landed the job”呼應(yīng)。11C作者害怕與成千上萬的聽眾交流，只想證明自己能夠和面試官交談。12B根據(jù)語境可推知，時(shí)間已經(jīng)過去了兩周。13D根據(jù)上文可知，這項(xiàng)工作需要與成千上萬的聽眾交流，這對(duì)作者來說有一定的挑戰(zhàn)性，且與語境“but I grew to enjoy it”形成呼應(yīng)。14A與上文的“and the idea of talking to thousands of listeners _10_ me”呼應(yīng)可推知，此處表示作者給聽眾播放音樂。15B與語境“answering their calls”呼應(yīng)可推知，作者回應(yīng)聽眾的要求。16D根據(jù)上文可知，作者應(yīng)聘的是電臺(tái)工作，和聽眾們基本上是不見面的。17C根據(jù)“still”的提示并結(jié)合上文的“I was a shy kid”可推知，作者盡管現(xiàn)在花費(fèi)很多時(shí)間和人們交流，但是本質(zhì)上還是一個(gè)不多說話的人，與下文的“My former shyness is a gift”呼應(yīng)。18B結(jié)合“My former shyness is a gift”可推知，作者能夠理解那些和他相同的人。relate to“理解，認(rèn)同”。19A根據(jù)上文的“My former shyness is a gift”可推知，作者仍舊喜歡獨(dú)處。20C根據(jù)語境可推知，作者通過做電臺(tái)工作有了重大改變，從而人生有了更多的可能性。*短文改錯(cuò)。Mistakes are unavoidable in life. But attitudes towards it may make a difference. I still remember how my spoken English was improved. In a beginning, I always kept silent in our oral class to avoid make mistakes.Before long my teacher got to know about my situation.He encouraged me to speak out that I thought. Whenever I made mistakes and felt discouraging, my teacher and my classmates would help me figure out how I must avoid them.I also joined in an English club to get more chances to speak. Practice made perfect. Now I can talk fluent in English. Just as the saying goes, “Every bean has its black.” Don't afraid of making mistakes. Learn from mistakes, and success is just waiting for us.答案：Mistakes are unavoidable in life. But attitudes towards may make a difference. I still remember how my spoken English was improved. In beginning, I always kept silent in our oral class to avoid mistakes.Before long my teacher got to know about my situation.He encouraged me to speak out I thought. Whenever I made mistakes and felt ， my teacher and my classmates would help me figure out how I avoid them.I also joined an English club to get more chances to speak. Practice perfect. Now I can talk in English. Just as the saying goes, “Every bean has its black.” Don't afraid of making mistakes. Learn from mistakes, and success is just waiting for us.難項(xiàng)分析：第四處：thatwhat考查賓語從句。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，該句為含有賓語從句的主從復(fù)合句，what既作賓語從句的引導(dǎo)詞，也作從句中及物動(dòng)詞thought的賓語，而that在賓語從句中不作成分，故將that改為what。第六處：mustcould考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)語境可知，該句表示“幫我弄明白怎樣才能避免這些錯(cuò)誤”，作者回顧提高英語口語的過程，是過去發(fā)生的行為，故用could do sth.。第十處：afraid前加be考查祈使句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，該句為祈使句，afraid為形容詞，故afraid前加動(dòng)詞原形be。* 8