The power of nature一、閱讀理解。Celeste Ng，a new writer，has gained recognition for her first novel，Everything I Never Told You.Ngs parents came from Hong Kong，China in the 1960s.Ng was born in America and grew up in Pittsburgh，Pennsylvania，and Shaker Heights，Ohio，in a family of scientists.Celeste went to Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan，where she won the Hopwood Award.Although her novel is not about race，the characters are Asian.The main character is Lydia，a teenage girl，who is the favorite of three children born to a white mother and a ChineseAmerican father.The story is about Lydias disappearance，and the emotions the family goes through as the mystery unfolds.The whole family deals with sorrow，regret，and exposed secrets as they search for their lost daughter.Though the characters in this story are Asian，Ng says she didnt really want to include Asian characters.She was afraid people would think the story was about real people in her life.Because she grew up in America and doesnt speak Chinese，she was actually surprised that she included Asian characters in the book.The book has taken off，especially on Amazon，where it won the Editors Pick for No.1 Best Book of the Year in 2014.Ng is still getting used to the attention，saying she is still amazed when people tell her they have read her book.With so many readers，its safe to say this is a book you should read.But if youre looking for a simple mystery，this book might not be for you.Most readers warn that you should not read this book unless youre prepared to cry.1The novel Everything I Never Told You _.Afocuses on a family with a missing childBdiscusses the ways to get rid of regretCexposes the secret of the American worldDtalks about the life of teenagers in America2Which of the following is TRUE according to Celeste Ng?AShe wanted to help the Asian people.BShe was surprised she wrote about Asian characters.CShe was born in Hong Kong and grew up in America.DShe wanted people to know the characters were real people in her life.3How do most readers probably find the book?AIts about race.BIts a sad story.CIts a simple mystery.DIt has a surprising ending.4What is the text mainly about?ACeleste Ng and her family.BThe awards Celeste Ng won.CCeleste Ngs learning experiences.DCeleste Ng and her bestknown novel.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文介紹了美籍華裔作家伍綺詩(shī)所寫的一部關(guān)于一個(gè)失蹤的小女孩Lydia以及她的家庭經(jīng)歷的小說(shuō)Everything I Never Told You。【難句分析】Because she grew up in America and doesnt speak Chinese，she was actually surprised that she included Asian character in the book.分析：本句為主從復(fù)合句。Because引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句，and連接兩個(gè)并列的原因狀語(yǔ)，that引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句。譯文：因?yàn)樗诿绹?guó)長(zhǎng)大，不會(huì)說(shuō)中文，所以她驚訝于自己能寫出書中的人物包括亞洲人。1A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“The story is about Lydias disappearance，and the emotions the family goes through as the mystery unfolds”可知，Everything I Never Told You這部小說(shuō)是關(guān)于一個(gè)孩子失蹤了的家庭，故選A項(xiàng)。2B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“she was actually surprised that she included Asian characters in the book”可知，她驚訝于自己能寫出書中的人物包括亞洲人。故選B項(xiàng)。A項(xiàng)文中未提及；C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在“She was born in Hong Kong”，與文中“Ng was born in America”不符；D項(xiàng)與原文中的“She was afraid people would think the story was about real people in her life”不符。3B考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Most readers warn that you should not read this book unless youre prepared to cry”可知，大多數(shù)讀者認(rèn)為這是一部看了會(huì)哭的悲劇小說(shuō)，故選B項(xiàng)。4D考查主旨大意。通讀全文尤其根據(jù)第一段中的“Celeste Ng，a new writer，has gained recognition for her first novel，Everything I Never Told You”可知，本文主要介紹了Celeste Ng的情況及其寫的一部小說(shuō)，故選D項(xiàng)。A項(xiàng)“Celeste Ng和她的家人”，B項(xiàng)“Celeste Ng獲得的獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)”，C項(xiàng)“Celeste Ng的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷”均是以偏概全，都不正確。二、語(yǔ)法填空。I still have good memories of a certain gentleman helping shape my future. I was in college _1_ my father passed away. I had another year in front of me in order to be called _2_ graduate. The trouble was that I could not concentrate _3_ my studies anymore. Whenever I tried to open my books to study, tears _4_ block my view. I just wanted to quit and stay at home to help my mother deal with the sorrow.At this time, I received his help through my fathers personal financial advisor. One evening, he visited us and asked about my studies. I told him I could not continue my college because I did not want to study anymore. He reminded me how my father _5_ (send) me to the best college in our city. Did I want to fulfill my fathers dream _6_ did I want to be called a failure? I wept, _7_ (say) I did want to do what my dad wanted but I just couldnt study. He gave me all the _8_ (encourage) I needed to be able to carry on. His calming, gentle voice did wonders and I decided to study _9_ (far) and plete my graduation. I still remember this gentleman _10_ came to my rescue and helped me make the right decision.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇記敘文。在作者最頹廢的時(shí)候，一位好心人給他指明了前進(jìn)的道路，幫助他從失去父親的痛苦中走出來(lái)，繼續(xù)完成學(xué)業(yè)。1when考查狀語(yǔ)從句的連接詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，故用when，意為“當(dāng)時(shí)候”。2a考查冠詞。此處表泛指，表示“一名畢業(yè)生”，故用不定冠詞a。3on考查介詞。由句中的“concentrate”可知，應(yīng)填介詞on，構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)concentrate on . “專心于，把思想集中于”。4would考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，此處指“每當(dāng)我試圖打開書學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)候，眼淚就會(huì)模糊我的視線”。would“總會(huì)”符合語(yǔ)境。5had sent考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。send是發(fā)生在reminded之前的動(dòng)作，表示“過(guò)去的過(guò)去”，故用過(guò)去完成時(shí)。6or考查連詞。or在句中連接了兩個(gè)疑問(wèn)句，前后兩個(gè)句子的意義相反，因此指在兩者之間的選擇。7saying考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞?！皊aying從句”在句中作伴隨狀語(yǔ)。主語(yǔ)I與say是邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，且say和句子謂語(yǔ)wept表示的動(dòng)作幾乎同時(shí)發(fā)生，因此用現(xiàn)在分詞。8encouragement考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境及空前的“the”可知，應(yīng)用encourage的名詞形式encouragement。9further考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。由本句中的“plete my graduation”可知，作者會(huì)繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)下去，應(yīng)填表抽象意義的further “更進(jìn)一步地”。 10who/that考查定語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞?？仗幰龑?dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，且在從句中作主語(yǔ)，先行詞是this gentleman，故用who/that。三、完形填空。Learning a second language fuels childrens intelligence and makes their job prospects brighter. 1 the fact is, in U.S.A, as in many other English speaking countries, speakers of two or more languages are in the 2 . Eighty-four per cent of US people are monolingual(speakers of only one language). This leaves a small number who 3 to speak two or more languages.No matter how proud people are of their cultural roots, to speak anything _4 English is a marker of difference here. Thats why fourteen-year-old Umar is 5 when people ment on the fact that he is able to speak Arabic. Umars mother points out: “In U.S.A, its not 6 for kids to be bilingual. But, if you speak another language to your children in U.S.A, it is thought that you are not helping them to 7 society.”But in fact, the general 8 among experts is that learning a second language is good for children. Experts believe that bilinguals people who speak _9 languages have a clear learning advantage 10 their monolingual schoolmates. This 11 on how much of each language they can speak, not on which language is used, 12 they are learning Arabic, French, Chinese or any other language.Vinss Millon, a professor of Foreign Language Training, says: “A lot of studies have 13 that children who speak more than one language sometimes learn one language more 14 , but in the end they do as well as their monolingual schoolmates, and often better, in other subjects.”The view is that there is a(n) 15 in general intelligence from the effort of learning another language. A few other 16 agree that “Bilinguals tend to use language better as a whole. They also 17 greater creativity and problem-solving ability, and they learn further languages more easily”.With all of the benefits, why do we not show more 18 for learning other languages? Parents and teachers 19 in bilingual education say it is pressure from friends at school, general 20 to other languages in English-speaking countries, and problems in the school system that are to blame.語(yǔ)篇解讀：學(xué)習(xí)第二種語(yǔ)言會(huì)促進(jìn)孩子們的智力發(fā)展并且讓他們擁有更光明的職業(yè)前景。然而接受雙語(yǔ)教育的孩子畢竟是少數(shù)。文章闡述了雙語(yǔ)教育的益處以及遇到的困難及原因。1. A. And B. So C. But D. Thus【答案】C【解析】文章第一句：學(xué)習(xí)第二種語(yǔ)言會(huì)促進(jìn)孩子們的智力發(fā)展并且讓他們擁有更光明的職業(yè)前景。而下一句說(shuō)：事實(shí)卻是怎樣的，由此可知上下句之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，因此選C。2. A. minimum B. maximum C. minority D. majority【答案】C【解析】從but 可以看出會(huì)說(shuō)兩種或者多種語(yǔ)言的是少數(shù)人。A. minimum 最小量；B. maximum 最大量；C. minority少數(shù)；D. majority 大多數(shù)?？芍狢正確。3. A. claim B. pretend C. decide D. plan【答案】A4. A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than【答案】D【解析】上文中的“cultural roots文化根源”顯然指的是人們(實(shí)際上是移民)自己的“母語(yǔ)”，那么在美國(guó)除了說(shuō)英語(yǔ)外，還有就是人們自己的母語(yǔ)了。speak anything other than English指“除了會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)外，還會(huì)說(shuō)其它什么語(yǔ)言”。因此D 正確。下文的例子也可以佐證答案。句意：不管人們對(duì)他們自己的文化根源感到是多么的自豪，但是在這兒(指美國(guó))除了會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)外，還會(huì)說(shuō)其它什么語(yǔ)言的，就會(huì)讓人感覺(jué)是另類。A. more than不僅僅，多于；B. less than少于；C. rather than而不是；D. other than 除了之外(還有)。5. A. respectable B. embarrassed C. disappointed D. appreciated【答案】B【解析】根據(jù)上文的敘述，我們知道：在美國(guó)還會(huì)說(shuō)其它語(yǔ)言，往往會(huì)受到人們的評(píng)頭論足，使被評(píng)論者感到尷尬。句意：這就是為什么當(dāng)人們說(shuō)起他會(huì)說(shuō)阿拉伯語(yǔ)時(shí)，十四歲的奧馬爾感覺(jué)很尷尬的原因了。A. respectable adj.(令人)可敬的；B. embarrassed 尷尬的；C. disappointed失望的；D. appreciated 感激的。6. A. mon B. average C. unique D. general【答案】A【解析】根據(jù)上文“84%的美國(guó)人都只會(huì)說(shuō)一種語(yǔ)言”可以推斷“在美國(guó)，孩子說(shuō)雙語(yǔ)的情況并不常見(jiàn)”。A. mon普遍的，常見(jiàn)的；B. average平均的，普通的；C. unique獨(dú)一無(wú)二的；D. general一般，總體。7. A. fit in B. make use ofC. devote to D. figure out【答案】A【解析】句意：在美國(guó)，如果你跟孩子說(shuō)另一種語(yǔ)言，那么人們會(huì)認(rèn)為你這不是在幫助他們?nèi)谌脒@個(gè)社會(huì)。A. fit in與相協(xié)調(diào)，相適應(yīng)；B. make use of利用；C. devote to致力于；D. figure out 計(jì)算出，可知選B 。8. A. distinction B. mission C. announcement D. agreement【答案】D【解析】從本段開始就“接受雙語(yǔ)教育”的好處進(jìn)行論述。句意：事實(shí)上，專家們普遍認(rèn)同的就是：學(xué)習(xí)一門第二語(yǔ)言對(duì)孩子是有好處的。A. distinction區(qū)別，差別；B. mission任務(wù)，行動(dòng)；C. announcement布告，通知；D. agreement同意。9. A. one B. two C. three D. more【答案】B10. A. beneath B. beyond C. over D. of【答案】C【解析】have an advantage over與相比有優(yōu)勢(shì)。句意：接受雙語(yǔ)教育的孩子跟接受一種語(yǔ)言的孩子相比，有很大優(yōu)勢(shì)。由此可知C正確。11. A. determines B. focuses C. ments D. depends【答案】D【解析】要將11-12連起來(lái)一起考慮。句中“this”指代的顯然是“advantage優(yōu)勢(shì)”，所以選D. depend on取決于，依賴，依靠。句意：不管人們是在學(xué)習(xí)阿拉伯語(yǔ)、法語(yǔ)、漢語(yǔ)，還是在學(xué)習(xí)其它什么語(yǔ)言，這種優(yōu)勢(shì)不是取決于人們使用哪種語(yǔ)言，而是取決于他們對(duì)每種語(yǔ)言能說(shuō)多少。A. determines 決定，及物動(dòng)詞；B. focuses注意力集中于；C. ments評(píng)價(jià)。12. A. if B. whether C. when D. because【答案】B【解析】whether.or“不管還是”引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句。故選B。13. A. rejected B. released C. revealed D. reminded【答案】C14. A. slowly B. rapidly C. easily D. efficiently【答案】A【解析】根據(jù)下文的“as well as”可以推斷開始學(xué)的比較慢。A. slowly慢地；B. rapidly 迅速地；C. easily輕易地；D. efficiently 有效地。可知選A。15. A. oute B. improvement C. advantage D. tendency【答案】B【解析】an improvement in general intelligence在整體智力方面的提升。句意：有一種觀點(diǎn)認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)另一種語(yǔ)言(所作出)的努力會(huì)使整體智力有所提升。A. oute結(jié)果；B. improvement改善，提高；C. advantage優(yōu)勢(shì)；D. tendency 傾向?？芍xB。 16. A. parents B. learnersC. schoolmates D. professors【答案】D【解析】從句中other一詞可以看出，與上段首句提到的“Vinss Millo, a professor”形成照應(yīng)，因此應(yīng)為其他的教授。故選D。17. A. display B. produce C. approve D. discover【答案】A【解析】只有“display表現(xiàn)，展示，發(fā)揮”與下文中的“greater creativity and problem-solving ability更大的創(chuàng)造力和解決問(wèn)題的能力”進(jìn)行搭配，句意才通順。句意：他們也表現(xiàn)出更大的創(chuàng)造力和解決問(wèn)題的能力(他們進(jìn)一步學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言會(huì)更加容易)。B. produce 生產(chǎn)；C. approve同意；贊成；D. discover 發(fā)現(xiàn)。故選A。18. A. concern B. respect C. enthusiasm D. intelligence【答案】C【解析】根據(jù)“With all of the benefits基于所有這些益處”說(shuō)明文章對(duì)人們學(xué)習(xí)其它語(yǔ)言持鼓勵(lì)的態(tài)度的，因而提出了質(zhì)疑：基于所有這些益處，哪我們?yōu)槭裁床槐憩F(xiàn)出更高的熱情來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)其他的語(yǔ)言呢？A. concern關(guān)注；B. respect尊重；C. enthusiasm熱情；D. intelligence智力。故選D。19. A. involved B. impressed C. peting D. replacing【答案】A【解析】(be)involved in參與，涉及。Parents and teachers involved in bilingual education涉及到雙語(yǔ)教育的父母和老師。B. impressed 給人印象深刻的；C. peting競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的；D. replacing代替。20. A. opinions B. obstacles C. senses D. attitudes【答案】D四、短文改錯(cuò)。Today is Sunday. I was very happy because a special experience. On my way home from school, I find a little dog on the roadside. It was so lovely and poor that I liked it immediate. But it was a little dirty and it seemed that it couldnt see something. I took it home. Besides, my mother didnt like it. She asked me to give a dog to someone else. At that time, got an idea, Dad said, “You can send it to your grandma. She always like animals.” I was very happy. My father and I took the little dog to my grandmas. She was so surprising to see the little poor dog. And she gave to us a promise that she would look after it well. I was very happy because I saved a little dog.答案：Today is Sunday. I was very happy because a special experience. On my way home from school, I a little dog on the roadside. It was so lovely and poor that I liked it . But it was a little dirty and it seemed that it couldnt see . I took it home. ， my mother didnt like it. She asked me to give dog to someone else. At that time, an idea, Dad said, “You can send it to your grandma. She always animals.” I was very happy. My father and I took the little dog to my grandmas. She was so to see the little poor dog. And she gave us a promise that she would look after it well. I was very happy because I saved a little dog.難項(xiàng)分析：第四處：somethinganything考查不定代詞。在否定句中，一般用anything，故改為anything。第五處：BesidesHowever考查副詞。besides“此外”，表達(dá)遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。而此處為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用副詞however。第七處：gotgetting考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，get與其邏輯主語(yǔ)Dad之間是主謂關(guān)系，且get an idea和句子謂語(yǔ)said所表示的動(dòng)作幾乎同時(shí)發(fā)生，故用現(xiàn)在分詞。五、七選五。As you know, it is a quite different experience being around positive people versus negative ones.If you are determined to be more positive yourself，here are some ways you can do：Failure is part of learning. 1._. They understand that failure is an event，and doesnt define who they are. Negative people are emotionally disabled by failure because they allow it to define who they are. 2._. 3._. Because they are team players，positive people will get behind and support ideas that are not theirseven if they might disagree with them.Negative people have a hard time fully supporting ideas that they feel wont be successful.When an idea that wasnt theirs doesnt succeed, they are sure to give their teammates the“Itoldyouso”expression.Youre so good! 4._ . They pay close attention to others when others do well，and they are quick to tell them. Negative people say，“Why would I praise people for things they are supposed to do？” Most importantly，its not about the praise. 5._ . The simple praise can strengthen relationships and motivate the person to do even better.Positive people dont underestimate(低估) the power of encouraging words.APositive people are all talkativeBTeamwork makes the dream workCPositive people like to spread positivityDNegative people know about failure very muchEIts about showing the other people that you notice themFPositive people view failure as an opportunity to learn and get betterGThey fail to understand that its part of the learning and growing process【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文主要介紹了成為一個(gè)積極樂(lè)觀的人的方法。1F解析：根據(jù)上文中的“Failure is part of learning”可推知，積極樂(lè)觀的人能夠從失敗中學(xué)習(xí)，從而成長(zhǎng)，所以選F項(xiàng)。2G解析：空處與上文中的“They understand that failure is an event, and doesnt define who they are.”形成對(duì)比，由此可推知，消極的人不能真正理解失敗的含義，從而不能從中得到學(xué)習(xí)，有所進(jìn)步，所以選G項(xiàng)。3B解析：根據(jù)下文中的“Because . with them.”可推知，團(tuán)隊(duì)協(xié)作很重要，積極的人會(huì)互相支持以實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想，所以選B項(xiàng)。4C解析：根據(jù)空前一句“Youre so good！”可推知，積極樂(lè)觀的人說(shuō)積極的話語(yǔ)，傳遞正能量，所以選C項(xiàng)。5E解析：根據(jù)上文的“Most importantly，its not about the praise.”及下文的“The simple praise can strengthen relationships and motivate the person to do even better.”可推知，積極樂(lè)觀的人贊揚(yáng)別人表明他們?cè)诤鯇?duì)方，從而可以改善人際關(guān)系，激勵(lì)他人做得更好，所以選E項(xiàng)。