Earthquakes李仕才*閱讀理解When I was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of it. When winter arrived, thick and heavy snow would fall, and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill for a day of fun. I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding. Finally, one winter I was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it.The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers had the time of my life.It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled.Near the end of the day I was too overjoyed when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself. I climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomach. Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside.I was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course，straight towards one of those big oak trees. My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screaming. At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree.I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling，“You have to steer(操控)! You have to steer！”Sadly, that wasnt the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my life.Many times problems，troubles, and my own failures have sent me crashing into the trees of anger，frustration, and despair. I am still learning that life isnt always safe sledding. I am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love, back to kindness，back to goodness，and back to God.Life is a trip, but no one ever said it was a smooth ride.Steer well then.Steer straight.Steer your soul towards the light and the love that are all meant for us.【解題導(dǎo)語】作者小時(shí)候有一次滑雪時(shí)差點(diǎn)撞到橡樹上，但在最后一刻，作者翻滾到雪地里才得以化險(xiǎn)為夷，同時(shí)他學(xué)到了一個(gè)人生道理：學(xué)會自我掌控。1What do we know about the author when he was very young?AHe lived on a big hill with huge oak trees on it.BHe was frightened to go sledding with his brothers.CHe longed to go sledding with his brothers.DHe carried his brothers sleds as they went sledding.C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第三句“I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding.”可知，作者因?yàn)槟挲g太小不能去滑雪，只能嫉妒地看著哥哥們玩。據(jù)此可知，作者小時(shí)候很渴望和哥哥們一起滑雪，故C項(xiàng)正確。2Which of the following can replace the underlined word“exhilarating” in Paragraph 2?ADelightful.BTerrifying.COrdinary.DViolent.A解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段第二句“It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled.”可知，這句話描述的是作者第一次滑雪時(shí)在木雪橇上從山上沖下去，風(fēng)從臉上刮過時(shí)的快感。根據(jù)第一段作者渴望滑雪的描述再結(jié)合下文中的“overjoyed”可知，作者玩得很開心，據(jù)此可以判斷，畫線詞意為“令人愉快的”，故A項(xiàng)正確。3Why did the author fall off his sled?ABecause his sled crashed into an oak tree.BBecause he lost control of his sled.CBecause his brother pushed it so hard.DBecause the hillside was snowy.B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“I was doing pretty well.one of those big oak trees.”可知，作者撞到了雪地里的一個(gè)樹樁，然后徑直撞向一棵大橡樹，再結(jié)合該段中的“At the last possible second. You have to steer！”可知，作者從雪橇上掉下來是因?yàn)樗チ藢ρ┣恋目刂?。故B項(xiàng)正確。4What does the author mean to tell us?ALosing control of a sled can be dangerous.BCourage and determination can change ones life. CLife can be controlled by oneself.DLife is a mystery full of coincidences.C解析：推理判斷題。通過全文再結(jié)合文章最后一段的前兩句“Life is a trip, but no one ever said it was a smooth ride. Steer well then.”可知，作者認(rèn)為人生的旅程不是一帆風(fēng)順的，應(yīng)該學(xué)會掌控生活。據(jù)此可以判斷，本文旨在告訴讀者，人生是可以由自己撐控的，故C項(xiàng)正確。*語法填空The wives who lived within the walls of the Weinsberg Castle in Germany were well aware of the riches it held: gold, silver, jewels, and wealth beyond belief. Then the day came in 1140 AD when all their _1_ (value) treasure was threatened. Welf, the Duke of Bavaria, sat _2_ (trap) inside his Weinsberg Castle. Outside the castle walls lay the army of Frederick, the Duke of Swabia, _3_ his brother, the Emperor Konrad, _4_ army had surrounded the castle and demanded the fortunes and the lives of the men within. Although the conquering commander had set a condition for the safe release of all the women and children, the wives in Weinsberg refused _5_ (leave) without having their own condition met. They demanded that they be allowed to fill their arms _6_ as many possessions as they could carry out. Thinking that the women couldnt _7_ (possible) take much, they met their request.When the castle gates opened, the army outside was brought to _8_ (tear): every woman was carrying her husband! Konrad assured the women of their husbands complete _9_ (safe) and freedom. He invited them all to a banquet and _10_ (make) peace with the Duke of Bavaria on terms much more favorable than expected.Afterwards, the castle was known for womens loyalty.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章介紹了德國Weinsberg城堡，該城堡以婦女的忠誠聞名于世。1valuable/invaluable考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換?？仗幮揎椕~treasure且表示“(極)寶貴的”，故用value的形容詞形式valuable或invaluable。2trapped考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。動(dòng)詞trap和主語之間是邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，表示“(已經(jīng))被困城堡之內(nèi)”，故用過去分詞trapped作主語補(bǔ)足語，表明主語的狀態(tài)。3and考查連詞。根據(jù)語境可知，該句中的“Frederick, the Duke of Swabia”和“his brother, the Emperor Konrad”之間是并列關(guān)系，故用and。4whose考查定語從句的引導(dǎo)詞。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，該句為非限制性定語從句，army和先行詞之間是所屬關(guān)系，故用whose引導(dǎo)該定語從句。5to leave考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。refuse to do sth.為固定短語，表示“拒絕做某事”，此處表示，城堡里的婦女要求滿足她們的條件，否則就拒絕離開。6with考查介詞。fill (sth.) with sth. 為固定用法，意為“用填滿”，故填with。7possibly考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換?？仗幮揎梽?dòng)詞take，故用副詞形式。8tears考查名詞的復(fù)數(shù)。tear為可數(shù)名詞，此處構(gòu)成固定搭配bring sb.to tears，意為“使某人流淚”，故用tear的復(fù)數(shù)形式tears。9safety考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)該句中的“complete . and freedom”可知，形容詞complete修飾空處所填詞，空處與名詞freedom為并列關(guān)系，故用名詞形式safety。10made考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。根據(jù)該句中的“He invited them”及全文時(shí)態(tài)可知，此處陳述的是過去發(fā)生的事情，故用一般過去時(shí)。*完形填空Something quite tragic(悲劇的)happened in our home.It had a _1_ effect on our lives.It _2_ the way we relax and even where we sit.There was no fire or flood.we _3_ our WiFi service，for over a week.I was raised in the preWiFi era，so I was relatively _4_ to the situation.My children，_5_，did not have this training.When given the news that there was no WiFi in the house，their first _6_ was：“But，what will we do？”Fortunately，the TV still worked，although the children were _7_ to find that it had only 70 channels.For the children，a(n) _8_ challenge was homework，most of which is now given online.The lack of broadband seemed to provide a new _9_ of “the dog ate my homework”excuse.My daughter _10_ that one of her friends had her water supply temporarily _11_ due to a leak，but she thought that our lack of WiFi was _12_.“Because you can go to the shop and buy water，right？”My husband and I need the Internet to _13_ us to work at home.Luckily，Ive found out that these days you can go to the shop to _14_ WiFi.Although expensive，it allows you to set up your own WiFi network _15_.Buying 1 GB of data makes you view your broadband differently.I dont want to _16_ it like leaving a tap running.We log on to the WiFi network and do what we have to do as _17_ as possible and log off.The changes that _18_ has created in our daily life have occurred without us really _19_.The _20_ part of our time without WiFi was seeing the children make forts(堡壘)out of the sofa cushions，which they havent done in years.1A.possible BmodestCpositive Dhuge2A.explored BchallengedCimproved Dguaranteed3A.received BbookedClost Dbought4A.addicted BaccustomedCadmitted Dattached5A.however BthereforeCotherwise Dbesides6A.impression BinspirationCresponse Drequest7A.excited BgratefulCembarrassed Ddesperate8A.avoidable BmajorCenjoyable Dsimple9A.version BtranslationCdimension Dcollection10A.repeated BpromisedCobserved Dignored11A.fixed up Bcut offCused up Dlaid in12A.worse BbetterCclearer Dmore13A.force BencourageCremind Denable14A.look into Bsearch forCpurchase Dborrow15A.easily BsecurelyCfirmly Dconstantly16A.share BanalyzeCstore Dwaste17A.steadily BquicklyCproperly Dsmoothly18A.technology BinformationCknowledge Dintelligence19A.reflecting BhearingCappreciating Dnoticing20A.rigid BtoughCbright Dnecessary【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，講述了WiFi對“我”家生活的影響?！竞诵脑~匯】have an effect on對有影響temporarily adv.暫時(shí)地log on登錄occur v發(fā)生1D根據(jù)上下文可知，家里沒有WiFi對我們生活的影響是巨大的(huge)。possible“可能的”；modest“謙虛的”；positive“積極的”。2B根據(jù)前一句“It had a _1_ effect on our lives”和下文的“But，what will we do”可知，平時(shí)家里離不開WiFi，現(xiàn)在沒有了，當(dāng)然對我們平時(shí)的生活方式產(chǎn)生挑戰(zhàn)。explore“探索”；improve“提升”；guarantee“保證”。3C根據(jù)下文的“When given the news that there was no WiFi in the house”可知，我們家里失去(lost) WiFi一個(gè)多星期；receive“收到”；book“訂購”；buy“購買”。4B根據(jù)第二段第一句“I was raised in the preWiFi era”可知，“我”是在沒有WiFi的時(shí)代長大的，因此對于沒有了WiFi也是比較習(xí)慣的(accustomed)，be accustomed to表示“習(xí)慣于”。5A根據(jù)上下文可推知，“我”習(xí)慣無WiFi的生活，但是孩子們不習(xí)慣。上下文是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，因此選however。6C根據(jù)空后的“But, what will we do”可知空處指的是他們的第一反應(yīng)(response)。7D根據(jù)上下文可知，沒有WiFi只有電視，且電視頻道只有70多個(gè)，孩子們很絕望。excited“興奮的”；grateful“感激的”；embarrassed“尷尬的”；desperate“絕望的”。8B根據(jù)本句的定語從句“most of which is now given online”可知，家庭作業(yè)應(yīng)是孩子們的主要(major)挑戰(zhàn)。avoidable“可避免的”；enjoyable“令人愉快的”；simple“簡單的”。9A空后的“the dog ate my homework”表示“狗吃了我的作業(yè)”，此處表示沒有網(wǎng)絡(luò)是這種借口的一個(gè)新提法，故選A。10C根據(jù)空后的賓語從句“that one of her friends had her water supply temporarily_11_ due to a leak”可知，這些內(nèi)容應(yīng)該是女兒講出來(observed)的。 repeat“重復(fù)”；promise“承諾”；ignore“忽略”；observe“觀察，說，評論”。11B根據(jù)該空后的“due to a leak”可推知，水管漏水了，供水會被暫時(shí)中斷(cut off)。12A根據(jù)上下文可知，女兒認(rèn)為我們沒有WiFi更糟糕(worse)。13D根據(jù)上下文可知，為了能夠在家工作，丈夫和“我”需要互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。enable sb.to do sth.表示“使某人能做某事”。14C根據(jù)下文的“Although expensive”可知，“我”去商店買(purchase)WiFi。 look into“調(diào)查”；search for“尋找”；borrow“借”。15A根據(jù)語境可知，買了WiFi，“我”建立自己的網(wǎng)絡(luò)就容易了。16D根據(jù)本句中的“l(fā)ike leaving a tap running(像讓水管的水不停地流著一樣)”可知，我們知道讓水管的水不停地流著意味著“浪費(fèi)”，故選D。17B根據(jù)上下文可知，當(dāng)“我”上網(wǎng)做事時(shí)，“我”是盡快地做，as quickly as possible表示“盡快地”。18A根據(jù)語境可知，技術(shù)已經(jīng)引起了我們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹母淖儯@些改變在我們沒有注意(noticing)的情況下發(fā)生了。19D參見上題解析。reflect“反思”；hear“聽到”；appreciate“欣賞”。20C根據(jù)該空后的“without WiFi was seeing the children make forts(堡壘)out of the sofa cushions，which they havent done in years”可知，沒有了WiFi，孩子們可以在一起玩，這是愉快的(bright)事情。*短文改錯(cuò)Im writing this email to ask you for help. As an English song lover, I have a strong desire to taking part in the English song contest to be held in next month. The song Ive decided to sing was Skyfall. To sing this song better, I am wondering if you could tell me anything about the background informations of the song. Whats more, could you spend some time listening to the song and giving myself some advice? Since youre native English speaker and expert in singing, I sincere hope you can give me a hand.I would appreciate it whether you could send me a reply at your earliest convenient. Thank you in advance.答案：Im writing this email to ask you for help. As an English song lover, I have a strong desire to part in the English song contest to be held next month. The song Ive decided to sing Skyfall. To sing this song better, I am wondering if you could tell me about the background of the song. Whats more, could you spend some time listening to the song and giving some advice? Since youre native English speaker and expert in singing, I hope you can give me a hand.I would appreciate it you could send me a reply at your earliest . Thank you in advance.難項(xiàng)分析：第二處：去掉next前的in考查介詞。表示時(shí)間的名詞前面有l(wèi)ast, next等修飾時(shí)，前面不用介詞。故將in去掉。第四處：anythingsomething考查代詞。根據(jù)句意可知，應(yīng)該是告訴“我”“一些事情(something)”，而不是“任何事情(anything)”。故將anything改為something。第九處：whetherif考查連詞。whether和if作“是否”講，有時(shí)可以互換，但是此處應(yīng)表示的是條件，意為“如果”，這時(shí)只能用if。故將whether改為if。* 6EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F375