1、 Our History Click here for further information about our history, development and achievement.1.Who will probably benefit from City Year UK?A.Young people hoping to build up their body.B.School kids lacking good living conditions or education.C.Teachers who need professional and personal training.D
2、.Leaders trying to make great changes in their communities.2.What will you do if you work for City Year UK?A.Help young people to stand out with hope.B.Manage to raise education funds for five cities.C.Take in more volunteers to enlarge the community.D.Do some housework for old and disabled people.3
3、.The underlined word “they ”in Para. 1 refers to “_”.A.the leadersB.the pupilsC.the volunteersD.the researchers4.What type of writing is this passage?A.A news report.B.An exhibition guide.C.An official document.D.An organization instruction.参考答案: 1.B; 2.A; 3.C; 4.D解析: 1.事实判断题。根据第一段: As “near peer” r
4、ole models and tutors, our volunteers support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to enjoy themselves and succeed at school 和Our Goal部分:Our mission is to inspire the role models to help children in need succeed in school可得答案。2.细节理解题。根据Our Future Plans部分:increasing opportunities for young people to
5、 “act” and to create more hope可得答案。3.词义猜测题。our volunteers support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to enjoy and succeed at school. 和.long after their year of service可推出该词指代的对象。4.推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,本文主要介绍了一个公益组织的概况,故应该是一个机构介绍。二、单项填空1.The precious manuscripts were hopelessly _ by long exposure in the
6、 cold, damp cellar.A. damaged B. destroyed C. harmed D. ruined【答案】D2.People _ that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often arbitrary rather than based on fixed criteria.A. whisper B. signal C. sponsor D. complain【解析】whisper低声说,私语;signal发信号,(用手势)示意;sponsor赞助,倡议,组织,主办;complain抱怨。句意:人们抱怨,决定批准或拒
7、绝发放许可证往往是任意的而不是基于既定的标准。3.Across China, ordinary people are becoming more and more _ of the issue of environmental protection.A. dependent B. ignorant C. alike D. aware【解析】句意:在中国,普通百姓正逐渐意识到环境保护问题。dependent依靠的;ignorant无知的;alike相似的;aware意识到的;be aware of意识到。4.When you are old enough to _ things, you sho
8、uld decide your path in life.A. judge B. choose C. study D. research【答案】A当你年龄大到足以判断事情时,你应该决定自己的人生道路。judge判断,符合句意。5.The building was named Ford Hall _ a man named James Ford.A. in need of B. in memory of C. in charge of D. in search of【答案】B 【解析】in memory of为了纪念。为了纪念一个叫做詹姆斯福特的人,这栋楼房取名叫做福特大厅。6.The eart
9、hquake was so terrible that in only 15 seconds a large city lay _.A. in tears B. in terror C. in ruins D. in anger【答案】C7.Theres been a record number of _ about the standard of service on Britains railwaysA. contributions B. distinctions C. pressures D. complaints【解析】complaints投诉,抱怨。有关英国铁路服务水平的投诉空前的多
10、。8.It is important for people to have the _ that care and sympathy for people with AIDS/HIV makes a difference to the quality of their lives.A. remark B. awareness C. assumption D. compromise 【答案】B9._ what he said, he must have been to the south of the country.A. Judge by B. Judging from C. Judged w
11、ith D. Judging on【解析】Judging from“从判断”为固定结构在句中作独立成分。从他所说的话判断他一定去过这个国家的南部。10.Her fluent English left a great impression on the judges, most of whom voted _ her, and she became the winner in the end. A. in search of B. in favor of C. in memory of D. in danger of【解析】in search of寻找;in favor of赞成,支持;in m
12、emory of对的纪念;in danger of处于危险之中。她流利的英语给评委留下了很深的印象,大多数评委给她投了赞成票。最后她获胜了。11.She likes dancing with many people on the playground; _.A. so her mother does B. so her mother is C. so does her mother D. so is her mother她喜欢在操场上和很多人一起跳舞她妈妈也这样。“so系动词/助动词/情态动词主语”表示前面的肯定情况也适应于另一主语,故选C。12.And when he got fired a
13、t the age of 30 _ to be one of the best things that ever happened to him because a few months later he met his wife. A. it was turned out B. there seemed C. it turned out D. as it seemed【解析】it turned out to be.句型。然而就在他30岁的时候他被这个公司抄了,而这件事成了他生命中发生的最好的事情之一,因为几个月之后他遇到了自己的妻子。 13.The flu is believed by so
14、me scientists _ by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.A. causing B. being caused C. to have caused D. to be caused【解析】本句是对believe可以接不定式作宾语补足语的变式考查。cause和本句主语the flu是逻辑上的被动关系,所以要用不定式的被动语态,即答案为to be caused,作主语补足语。有些科学家相信流感是由在人类喉腔细胞内繁殖的病毒起的。14.Professor James w
15、ill give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where _ yet.A. hasnt been decided B. havent decided C. isnt being decided D. arent decided【答案】A 15.The young _ eaten up almost everything; one and a half bananas _ left on the table.A. is; are B. are; is C. has; have been D. have; has been【解
16、析】the young 做主语,表示一类人,意为年轻人,谓语动词用复数形式,one and a half 看成整体,后加名词做主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。整个句子强调的是动作的完成。所以选D。年轻人几乎吃光了所有的东西;桌子上就留了一根半香蕉而已。三、完形填空I used to believe courtesy(礼仪) was a thing of the past.Very seldom have I come across 1 human beings in this modern era of the socalled Generation X.Recently,I had to cha
17、nge my thinking,when I came 2 with just such a human being.I had gone to a fashionable 3 place,with my two 4 . The place was crowded with the usual 5 crowd and we had to climb a steep flight of stairs in order to find a(n) 6 table.After enjoying coffee and snacks,we were at the steep descent(下来) dow
18、n the stairs,where the 7 space made climbing down very difficult,with hardly any space for another person to climb up or come down. 8 I was in the middle of my descent,a man 9 the main entrance of the restaurant which was right in front of the 10 . I was sure I would be 11 roughly by this man who wa
19、nted to go up in a hurry.I 12 coming down as fast as I could,holding onto the banister(栏杆)My daughters were already down, 13 me worriedly,hoping I would reach them soon.Nearly reaching them,I noticed the man 14 standing near the door.I reached my daughters and 15 the stranger at the entrance door wh
20、ich he kept holding open.I looked back thinking he was still 16 the door,deciding whether to go in or find another less crowded place.I 17 him going up the stairs,two at a time.I told my daughters about it and all three of us felt 18 that we did not even thank the gentleman who was 19 holding the do
21、or open for us ladies to pass through before going up.We applauded his good manners for 20 ,waiting for us to come down before going up himself and also holding the main entrance door open for us to go out.Till date,I remember this gentleman.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在拥挤的咖啡馆,一位非常有礼貌的绅士一直在门口等作者下楼并开着门以方便作者她们出去,之
22、后自己才上楼。作者对这一行为表示了感激与赞赏。1A.polite BeducatedCstubborn DhonestA解析:A项意为“有礼貌的”;B项意为“受过教育的”;C项意为“固执的”;D项意为“诚实的”。根据第一段第一句中的“courtesy(礼仪) was a thing of the past”可知,“我”很少遇见有礼貌的人。故选A。2A.neck to neck Bhand in handCface to face Dstep by stepC解析:A项意为“并驾齐驱,不分上下”;B项意为“手挽手”;C项意为“面对面”;D项意为“逐步地,渐渐地”。根据下文内容可知,“我们”是面对
23、面遇见的。故选C。3A.fish BfruitCcoffee Dflower根据下文中的“After enjoying coffee and snacks”可知,“我”去了一个咖啡馆。4A.colleagues BdaughtersCfriends DstudentsB解析:根据第三段最后一句中的“My daughters were already down”可知,“我”带着两个女儿。故选B。5A.angry BworriedCnervous DloudD解析:根据上文中的“The place was crowded”可推断,这个地方人多嘈杂。D项意为“喧闹的”,符合语境。故选D。6A.emp
24、ty BwoodenCclean DwindowA项意为“空的”;B项意为“木制的”;C项意为“干净的”;D项意为“窗户”。根据上文中的“crowded”以及“我们”上楼梯可知,“我们”是为了寻找一个空桌。7A.open BvastCprivate DnarrowA项意为“开阔的”;B项意为“巨大的”;C项意为“私人的”;D项意为“狭窄的”。根据下文中的“made climbing down very difficult,with hardly any space for another person to climb up or come down”可知,楼梯很狭窄,所以下楼很困难。8A.U
25、nless BWhenever CAs DSince句意为:当我下楼梯下到一半时,一个人走进了餐厅根据上下分句之间的关系可知,此处应用as引导时间状语从句,意为“当时”。9A.left BenteredCnoticed Dignored根据语境可知,此人应是走进餐厅的正门。10A.table BcrowdCrestaurant Dstairs根据上下文语境可知,餐厅的正门就在楼梯的前面。11A.pushed BliftedCpressed DplacedA项意为“推”;B项意为“举起”;C项意为“挤压”;D项意为“放置”。根据语境可知,因为楼梯很狭窄,所以“我”认为这个男人上楼时肯定会粗鲁地挤“我”。12A.stopped BkeptCavoided Dsuggested根据语境可知,为了避免被挤,“我”尽可能地继续下楼梯。keep doing sth.意为“继续做某事”,符合语境。13A.looking after Blooking aroundClooking down on Dlooking up atA项意为“照顾”;B项意为“朝四周看”;C项意为“看不起”;D项意为“向上看,抬头看”。根据本句中的“My daughters were already down”可知,女儿们已经下楼,“我”还在楼梯上,因此,女儿们
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