The power of nature李仕才一、閱讀理解。OPENINGS AND PREVIEWSAntlia PneumaticaIn a new play by Anne Washburn, directed by Ken Rus Schmoll, a group of estranged friends gather at a Texas farm house to bury one of their peers. (Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St. 212-279-4200. In previews.)Bright StarSteve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-Americana musical, in which a magazine editor meets a soldier returning from the Second World War. Walter Bobbie directs. (Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.)The CrucibleIvo van Hove directs Arthur Millers classic drama about the Salem witch trials, starring Saoirse Ronan, Ben Whishaw, Ciaran Hinds, and Sophie Okonedo. (Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.)Dry PowderJohn Krasinski, Claire Danes, and Hank Azaria star in Sarah Burgesss play, in which an executive at a private-equity firm (私人股本公司) tries to rebound from a P.R. disaster. Thomas Kail directs. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555. In previews. Opens Oct. 28, 2017)The FatherFrank Langella stars in a play by the French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Doug Hughes for Manhattan Theatre Club, about an eighty-year-old man who is losing his grip on his own life story. (Samuel J. Friedman, 261 W. 47th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin Oct. 28, 2017)1.If youre interested in American music, where can you get entertained?A. Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St.B. Cort, 138 W. 48th St.C. Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St.D. Public, 425 Lafayette St.2.If you want to preview a play now, which of the following is not available?A. Bright StarB. The CrucibleC. Dry PowderD. The Father3.The authors purpose of writing the passage is to _ .A. informB. entertainC. persuadeD. describe【文章大意】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，主要是向讀者介紹四部影片。1.B 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Bright Star中的“Steve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-Americana musical”及“Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.”可知，可以在Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 欣賞美國(guó)音樂(lè)，故B項(xiàng)正確。3.A 【解析】推理判斷題。通讀文章內(nèi)容可知，本文主要是向讀者介紹四部影片，故A 項(xiàng)正確。二、單句語(yǔ)法填空1I think that the house will be _ (suit) for the needs of your family.答案：suitablebe suitable for . “適合”。2Its impossible _ (evaluate) these results without knowing more about the research method.答案：to evaluate慣用句型Itsadj.to do。該句中it為形式主語(yǔ)，真正的主語(yǔ)為動(dòng)詞不定式，故填to evaluate。3He is unfortunate to have his house _ (burn) to the ground.答案：burnt/burnedburn to the ground “全部焚毀”，burn和his house存在邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用過(guò)去分詞作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。4You must be _ (absolute) silent or the birds wont appear.答案：absolutely此處應(yīng)用副詞修飾形容詞silent，故填absolutely。5Yesterday I went to see him, only _ (learn) that he had gone abroad two days before.答案：to learnonly to do “結(jié)果卻”，在句中作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)，表示出乎意料的結(jié)果。6Watching through their windows, the flood victims were anxious _ (wait) for rescuers to come.答案：to waitbe anxious to do . “焦慮地做/急于做”。7My watch is still _ guarantee, so theyll repair it for free.答案：underunder guarantee “在保修期內(nèi)”。8She works in a theatre, _ (follow) in her fathers footsteps.答案：following主語(yǔ)she與follow之間為主動(dòng)關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞following作狀語(yǔ)。9I would like to express my _ (appreciate) and thanks to you all.答案：appreciation由空格前的my一詞可知，應(yīng)填名詞。10I need to make an _ (appoint) with Mike to discuss the matter.答案：appointmentmake an appointment with sb. “和某人預(yù)約”。三、完形填空。One day，while we were visiting my parents on a farm in late summer，Dad mentioned hed always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.Mom agreed that the trees were _1_.Like many other parents，mine were hard to _2_ for，so I figured this was a great opportunity to get them something theyd _3_.I also thought two would be even better.I checked the _4_ at work and decided it was a bit more than I could _5_but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹)agreed to give some money to buy the trees.In northern Ohio，you dont plant maple trees at Christmas，so we decided to _6_ Mom and Dad with a special Christmas in October before the ground _7_.We asked my aunt if shed help us with the “_8_”，and she called my parents _9_ to say she was coming for a Sunday visit.Then my sisters and sistersinlaw went into _10_，planning a big holiday turkey dinner.On the _11_ Sunday，we all met at my house and _12_ the trees into a truck.I _13_ as Santa Claus.When we arrived at my parents house，Dad was _14_ something was wrong first.He and Mom were amazed when we told them _15_ we were there.When Christmas _16_，of course，we couldnt go to our parents house emptyhanded，so Mom and Dad got _17_ presents that year.Almost half a century later，I _18_ drive by the old farm and smile when I see those big，handsome _19_ and remember giving a special _20_ to special people at Christmas in October.1A.distinctiveBfragrantCexpensive Dpretty2A.shop BrepresentCanswer Dcare3A.deserve BappreciateCadvertise Dimagine4A.result BnumberCprice Dexpress5A.afford BexpectCfancy Dhandle6A.frighten BassistCsurprise Dreward7A.warmed BfrozeCsoftened Ddarkened8A.trick BpurchaseCchoice Ddecoration9A.in advance Bin timeCby accident Don purpose10A.service BactionCeffect Dproduction11A.regular BseparateCgiven Dchosen12A.sorted BloadedCtransported Dtransplanted13A.dressed up Bpassed offClooked on Dstarted out14A.delighted BannoyedCdisappointed Dconvinced15A.when BhowCwhy Dwhether16A.came around Bdropped outCturned up Ddrew in17A.generous BadditionalCdouble Dspecial18A.even BjustConce Dstill19A.farms BtreesCtrucks Dyards20A.congratulation BgiftCdonation Dgreeting【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文為記敘文，涉及家庭關(guān)系話題。作者講述了自己和親人們一起用特別的方式給其父母帶來(lái)驚喜的經(jīng)歷。1D上文提及父親想要在庭院種植一棵楓樹，下文提及“those big, handsome”，故此處應(yīng)是母親也欣然同意，認(rèn)為楓樹很漂亮(pretty)。distinctive“與眾不同的”；fragrant“芳香的”。2A根據(jù)上文的“Like many other parents, mine were hard to”，下文的“so I figured this was a great opportunity to get them something”以及接下來(lái)介紹的作者兄弟姊妹幾人為父母買禮物的內(nèi)容可知，此處指作者覺得給父母買東西是很難的，故選shop“購(gòu)物”。3B根據(jù)上文的“Dad mentioned hed always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.”及下文介紹的為父母買禮物的內(nèi)容可知，此處指作者認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)給父母買他們欣賞的東西的好機(jī)會(huì)。deserve“值得，應(yīng)得”；appreciate“感激，欣賞”；advertise“為做廣告”；imagine“想象”。4C根據(jù)下文的“but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹)agreed to give some money to buy the trees”可知，作者在上班時(shí)查看了一下楓樹的價(jià)格(price)，認(rèn)為它的價(jià)格比自己能支付得起(afford)的還要高一點(diǎn)。express“快遞”。5A參見上題解析。6C從下文作者聯(lián)合其姑姑來(lái)幫忙實(shí)施這個(gè)計(jì)劃以及計(jì)劃具體實(shí)施的內(nèi)容可知，作者他們想給父母一個(gè)驚喜(surprise)。assist“幫助，協(xié)助”。7B根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境及句中的“In northern Ohio, you dont plant maple trees at Christmas”“a special Christmas in October before the ground”可知，作者他們決定在土地上凍之前讓父母度過(guò)一個(gè)特別的圣誕節(jié)。freeze“結(jié)冰”符合語(yǔ)境。soften“變軟，軟化”。8A根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境可知，作者詢問(wèn)姑姑是否可以幫忙實(shí)施這個(gè)“騙局(trick)”。9A根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境可知，作者的姑姑提前(in advance)給作者的父母打電話說(shuō)她會(huì)在周日來(lái)拜訪。in time“及時(shí)”；by accident“意外地”；on purpose“故意地”。10B根據(jù)下文的“planning a big holiday turkey dinner”可知，隨后，作者的姊妹和嫂子(或弟媳)行動(dòng)起來(lái)。go into action“行動(dòng)起來(lái)”符合語(yǔ)境。go into service“投入使用”；go into effect“生效”；go into production“投產(chǎn)”。11D根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，作者和親人們?cè)谶x定的(chosen)那個(gè)周日聚到自己家里。regular“慣常的，有規(guī)律的”。12B根據(jù)下文的“the trees into a truck”可知，作者他們把樹裝上(loaded)卡車。transport“運(yùn)輸，運(yùn)送”；transplant“移植”。13A根據(jù)下文的“as Santa Claus”可知，作者把自己裝扮(dressed up)成圣誕老人。pass sb./sth.off as“把冒充為”；look on sb./sth.as“把當(dāng)做”；start out as“以開始，起初是”。14D根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境及句中的“something was wrong first”可知，作者的父親一開始堅(jiān)信哪里出了問(wèn)題。convinced“確信，堅(jiān)信”符合語(yǔ)境。15C根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，當(dāng)我們告訴他們我們?yōu)槭裁?why)會(huì)在那里的時(shí)候，父母感到很吃驚。16A根據(jù)下文的內(nèi)容可知，當(dāng)又到圣誕節(jié)時(shí)，作者他們?nèi)ヌ酵改?。come around“再次出現(xiàn)，再度發(fā)生”；drop out“退出”；turn up“出現(xiàn)”；draw in“(白天變得)漸短”。17C根據(jù)上文的“In northern Ohio, you dont plant maple trees at Christmas so we decided to.with a special Christmas in October”可知，作者他們?cè)谑路莸臅r(shí)候已經(jīng)為父母送上了一份特別的圣誕節(jié)禮物，而在真正的圣誕節(jié)到來(lái)的時(shí)候，他們又不能空手去拜訪自己的父母，故作者的父母那年是收到了雙份的(double)圣誕節(jié)禮物。additional“額外的”。18D根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境可知，時(shí)隔幾乎半個(gè)世紀(jì)之后，當(dāng)作者看到那些高大、漂亮的楓樹(trees)時(shí)依然(still)會(huì)面帶微笑地駛過(guò)那個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)。19B參見上題解析。20B作者看著那些楓樹時(shí)，會(huì)想起自己多年前在特別的圣誕節(jié)送給父母特別的禮物(gift)。上文中的“presents that year”亦是關(guān)鍵提示。donation“捐贈(zèng)物”；greeting“問(wèn)候”。四、單句改錯(cuò)1Not completed the project, they have to stay there for another two weeks._答案：completedhaving completed句子主語(yǔ)they與complete之間為主動(dòng)關(guān)系，且complete表示的動(dòng)作先于句子謂語(yǔ)stay發(fā)生，故應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式作狀語(yǔ)。2The mother was standing at the gate, anxiously to see her son._答案：anxiouslyanxious形容詞在句中作狀語(yǔ)，描述主語(yǔ)The mother的狀態(tài)。3I kept silent in the back seat of the car as we made our way the grandmas._答案：way后加tomake ones way to . “朝走去”。4Hearing the news that he had appointed as general manager of the big company, he was filled with excitement and joy._答案：had后加beenbe appointed as . “被任命為/委派為”。5They gave the manager a guarantee which they would finish the task within three days._答案：whichthatgive sb. a guarantee that . “向某人保證”，that引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句。五、短文改錯(cuò)Challenges of life are of great importance in our grow.They remind me my days in senior high school which I joined in the military training.It was the first time I have lived away from my home，so I found it difficult to fit in.And the training officer was strict in me.I once thought I couldnt stick to the end.But anyway，I was succeeded.The trials made it much easy for me to adapt to life，but the difficulties I came across have now become a precious memory in my life.In short，learning to regard the challenges of life as the stepping stone to future success and make the best of them.【答案】Challenges of life are of great importance in our .They remind me my days in senior high school I joined in the military training.It was the first time I lived away from my home，so I found it difficult to fit in.And the training officer was strict me.I once thought I couldnt stick to the end.But anyway，I succeeded.The trials made it much for me to adapt to life， the difficulties I came across have now become a precious memory in my life.In short， to regard the challenges of life as stepping stone to future success and make the best of them.第一處：grow改為growth?？疾槊~。根據(jù)空前的形容詞性物主代詞our可知，應(yīng)將grow改為growth。第二處：在me后加of?？疾楣潭ù钆洹４颂巖emind sb.of sth.意為“使某人想起某事”，為固定搭配。第三處：which改為when?？疾槎ㄕZ(yǔ)從句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，senior high school后為定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞為days且從句中不缺少成分，故應(yīng)將which改為when，在句中作時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)。第四處：have改為had?？疾闀r(shí)態(tài)。在It was the first time(that)句型中，從句中謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去完成時(shí)，故將have改為had。第五處：in改為with?？疾楣潭ù钆?。此處be strict with sb.意為“對(duì)某人嚴(yán)格”，為固定搭配。第六處：刪除was?？疾檎Z(yǔ)態(tài)。此處succeed為不及物動(dòng)詞，沒(méi)有被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，故將was刪除。第七處：easy改為easier?？疾樾稳菰~比較級(jí)。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境及句中much可知，此處表示更加容易，故用形容詞比較級(jí)。第八處：but改為and?？疾檫B詞。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，上下文之間是順承關(guān)系，故將but改為and。第九處：learning改為learn?？疾槠硎咕洹７治鼍渥咏Y(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處是一個(gè)祈使句，與下文中的“make the best of them”構(gòu)成并列結(jié)構(gòu)，故將learning改為learn。第十處：the改為a?？疾楣谠~。此處表示一個(gè)墊腳石，表示泛指，且stepping的發(fā)音以輔音音素開頭，故將the改為a。6EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F375