1、At the age of three she was fitted with artificial legs, but she never really took to themshe moved more freely without them. In 1996 the Olympic Games took place in Atlanta. Jennifer loved to watch the womens gymnastics team, and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for
2、the US. When Moceanu and the womens team won gold, Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too. She took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercises down a runway. But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability. At the age of 10 she took part in the J
3、unior Olympics and by age 11 she was tumbling champion for the state of Illinois. Jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial performer. 【文章大意】本文为介绍说明文。文章主要介绍了残疾体操运动员Jennifer Bricker的成长历程。1. What do we know about Jennifer Bricker?A. She felt embarrassed without l
4、egs. B. She was brought up as a normal child. C. She was carried in a bucket as a baby. D. She lost her legs when she was adopted. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的My parents didnt treat me differently so I didnt grasp the concept that I was different. 可推知, Jennifer Bricker是被当作正常的孩子抚养长大的。故选B。2. Why did Jennifer
5、determine to be a gymnast?A. She knew that she was different from others. B. She wanted to make allowances for her disability. C. She was eager to participate in the Junior Olympics. D. She was greatly influenced by Dominique Moceanu. 【解析】选D。根据第六段中的Jennifer loved to watch the womens gymnastics team,
6、 and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US. When Moceanu and the womens team won gold, Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too. 可推知, Jennifer决定做一个体操运动员是受了 Dominique Moceanu的影响。3. Which of the following can best describe Jennifer Bricker?A. Self-respe
7、cted. B. Cautious. C. Sensitive. D. Clever. 【解析】选A。self-respected自尊的; cautious谨慎的; sensitive敏感的; clever聪明的。根据第六段中的She took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercises down a runway. But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability. 可推知, Jennifer有很强的自尊心, 不想因为残疾而
8、得到津贴。故选A。4. What is the passage mainly about?A. The sufferings of a gymnast. B. The memory of an aerial performer. C. The experiences of an adoptive family. D. The growing process of a disabled person. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知, 本文主要介绍了残疾体操运动员Jennifer Bricker的成长历程。故选D。【知识拓展】词汇积累1. adopt vt. 收养, 采取, 采纳2. fearless
9、ly adv. 无畏地, 大胆地3. allowance n. 津贴, 补贴4. disability n. 无力, 无能; 残疾5. inspirational adj. 给予灵感的, 鼓舞人心的6. artificial legs 假腿BUnderstandably, most first-time visitors to China want to visit the Great Wall, and the section of the Wall they typically visit is Badaling. But during the seven years that I liv
10、ed in Beijing, Badaling never particularly appealed to me, as it was just too touristy. However, being a keen hiker, one day in May 2000, I chose something wilder, more challenging: Simatai. At the entrance to Simatai was a group of persistent vendors trying to sell postcards. One tiny old lady seem
11、ed to be shadowing me wherever I went, and I was becoming increasingly mad. I finally ended up running away just to escape this tiny woman. I raced up the Great Wall, powered not by common sense, but by adrenalin(肾上腺素). Then, halfway up, I stopped and suddenly realised I was rushing along a steep pa
12、th no wider than a metre and carpeted with loose gravel(沙砾). There were no walls and no railingsonly sheer drops on either side. I remembered then that tourists had fallen to their deaths in this section. My fright to heights kicked in and I stood there completely frozen. I was so paralysed with fea
13、r that I was unable to move forwards or backwards. Suddenly, I felt a small hand on my back and a soft female voice telling me, in Chinese, not to be afraid, that she would slowly lead me to the top. Half an hour later, we reached a section that had a few wall remnants. They blocked the view of vert
14、ical drops on either side, which gave me some relief. I was also able to turn around to see who had extended such kindness to me in my hour of greatest fear. It was the tiny old lady whod been disturbing me, the tiny old lady Id told a dozen timeseventually shouting at herthat I didnt want any postc
15、ards. 【文章大意】本文是记叙文。一个女商贩不断地给作者推销明信片, 让作者心生厌恶, 但是后来这位女士在关键时刻给作者提供了及时的帮助, 又让作者倍感温暖。5. What does the underlined word “touristy” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. An art that appeals to tourists. B. A place that is flooded with tourists. C. A book that introduces tourist attractions. D. A person who is cr
16、azy about travelling. 词义猜测题。由第一段的the section of the Wall they typically visit is Badaling可知, 长城最吸引人的地方是八达岭, 由but转折可知, 八达岭对作者没有吸引力, 可推知是因为它游客过多(touristy)。6. Why was the author annoyed by the tiny woman?A. She kept selling postcards to him. B. She prevented him from being shadowed. C. She told him how
17、 to sell postcards. D. She insisted on asking him silly questions. 细节理解题。由第二段中One tiny old lady seemed to be shadowing me wherever I went, and I was becoming increasingly mad. 可知, 是因为那位女士似乎一直在跟踪我, 让我很生气。7. From where did the author feel a sense of fear?A. At the top of Simatai. B. At the foot of Sim
18、atai. C. At the halfway up Badaling. D. At the halfway up Simatai. 由第三段中Then, halfway up, I stopped and suddenly realized. . . 和第四段中I was so paralysed with fear that I was unable to move forwards or backwards. 可知, 作者是在爬到一半时感到极度恐惧的。8. What kind of lesson can we learn from the passage?A. Do not judge
19、men and things at first sight. B. Laughter is the best medicine. C. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. D. God helps those who help themselves. 由最后一段中的I was also able to turn around to see who had extended such kindness to me in my hour of greatest fear. . . 可知, 作者一开始讨厌这位女士, 在接受了这位女士的帮助之后, 作者感
20、受到这位女士的热心, 作者感到有些后悔。Do not judge men and things at first sight(初次印象, 难得真相)。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。Have you ever heard of a bug(虫子)called the cicada(蝉)? Well, a special kind of these bugs live underground in the US for most of their lives. They have an interesting bio-clock.
21、 1Every 17 years, billions of the noisy Brood V cicadas will swarm(涌现)to northeastern parts of the US, including New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. 2But there are usually a lot less of them compared to the Brood V cicadas. 3According to Discovery News, these bugs started their lives in 1999. And as th
22、eir 17-year life cycle comes to an end, they go above ground when their underground homes get warmer64 degrees Fahrenheit (about 18) to be exact. Then the females will lay hundreds of eggs in trees. 4The baby cicadas will go underground, and the 17-year life cycle will start over again. While they c
23、an be kind of annoying, these bugs dont harm humans. 5That sound is the male cicadas attracting the female cicadas. Besides, a large amount of laid eggs can sometimes harm small trees and bushes because there are so many of the 17-year cicadas. However, after this summer, these bugs will mostly mind
24、 their own business until 2033. A. They feed on leaves and roots. B. It tells them when to go above ground. C. What makes the Brood V cicadas so special?D. But they do make a lot of noise during their time above ground. E. After about four to six weeks, the mother and father cicadas will die. F. For
25、 a different brood of cicadas, mating season is just around the corner. G. There are other kinds of cicadas that come around once a year or every 13 years. 【文章大意】 本文属于科普文章,主要讲述了有一种蝉, 每十七年就会大量涌向美国的地面。1. 【解析】选B。考查对上下文的理解与推理判断能力。根据上文可知这种蝉一生中大部分时间生活在美国的地下, 但它们有一个有趣的生物钟, 可以唤醒它们出现到地面上, 故选B。2. 【解析】选G。本空前面的
26、内容说数十亿育雏V蝉涌现, 空后说比它们少。G项(有其他种类的蝉, 一年出现一次或每十三年出现一次)显然符合题意, 形成对比。故选G项。3. 【解析】选C。 考查对上下文的理解与推理判断能力。根据空后本段内容可知主要叙述这种蝉的生活特性。分析选项可知C项符合题意。故选C。4. 【解析】选E。空后讲述幼虫到地下, 十七年后又一个轮回, 可知是生死轮回。分析选项可知E项符合题意, 故选E。5. 【解析】选D。分析空前内容可知蝉虽然对人类无害, 但却让人生气。尤其是第一句中的 “kind of annoying”, 正与D项(但是它们在地上的时候确实发出很多噪音)相符合。. 短文改错假定英语课上老师
27、要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。This morning, I got an e-mail from the library. It said the book I reserved was ready to be picking up.
28、 Because I had always been waiting to read it so at that moment I was very exciting. Outside the library, I saw the man driving around the small parking lot, try to find a parking space. He head for the disabled parking space, the only one that was free. He got off his car with a pile of library book to return. Seeing that I offered to return them to him. He thanked me and jumped quick in h
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