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.完形填空In the kingdom of Deor，there lives a girl named Shadow.Shadow works for Queen Audrey but she is neither a lady nor a servant.She is what her _1_suggestsa shadow for the Queen. Ever since Shadow can _2_，she has lived her life next to Queen Audrey，_3_ to help protect the Queen，for it has been said that the Queens life will come to an end before her 16th birthday.And Shadows _4_is to be by her side always.Although she makes no _5_，Shadow is not treated as royalty.She is _6_when she says something out of line.She is abused for being more knowledgeable than the Queen and is laughed at by the Queen s ladiesinwaiting(侍女)Shadow wants nothing more than to _7_this life.She has never known her name，not to mention her parents.She has no idea who she is and she cannot wait to _8_ the castle grounds and start her own life.However，her dreams are destroyed when the Queen mysteriously _9_in her sleep.The staff blame Shadow and throw her in the castles dungeon (地牢)_10_，she is rescued by Sir Kenway，a young knight (骑士)thought to be the Queens future husband.When Sir Kenway tells her that his orders are to keep Shadow _11_at all costs，Shadow is full of _12_ about who she really is.Now that the Queen is dead，why is Shadow still kept _13_？Why should he protect her？Will Shadow discover her true _14_before the kingdom is destroyed by a mad man？_15_ Shadow，a novel by Jenny Moss.【文章大意】她既不是王宫里的小姐，也不是女王的侍女，但却负责保护女王的安全；女王神秘地死了，而她却受到骑士的保护.她究竟是谁呢？本文通过介绍悬疑的情节引导我们读一本名为Shadow的小说.1A.nameBfriendCcover Drelative解析：选A.根据句中a shadow for the Queen可知，她的名字就是暗示.2A.communicate BimagineCsurvive Dremember解析：选D.根据下文to be by her side always可知，这里指从她记事起.3A.dreaming BspeakingCexisting Dwandering解析：选C.根据句中has lived her life next to Queen Audrey可以得出答案.4A.promise BdutyChabit Dworry解析：选B.根据上文help protect the Queen可知，这里指Shadow的职责.5A.decisions BattemptsCpreparations Dmistakes解析：选D.根据下文she is laughed at可知，尽管Shadow没犯错误，她还是受到了不公正的待遇.6A.beaten BvaluedCkilled Denvied解析：选A.根据下文is abused和is laughed at可得出答案.7A.think of Btry outCescape from Dlook into解析：选C.根据下文start her own life可得出答案.8A.leave BbuildCface Ddamage解析：选A.根据句中start her own life可推断，她要离开那里.9A.laughs BhidesCdies Ddisappears解析：选C.根据下文内容和前文Queens life will come to an end可知，女王去世了.10A.Unfortunately BEspeciallyCImmediately DSurprisingly解析：选D.Shadow被关进地牢后，被Sir Kenway救了出来，因此很令人感到意外.11A.quiet BsafeChonest Dbrave解析：选B.根据下文protect her可知，Sir Kenway要保证她的安全.12A.horrors Bsorrows Cdoubts Djoys解析：选C.根据下文的几个问句可知，Shadow心中充满了疑惑.13A.happy Balone Chealthy Dalive解析：选D.根据前半句中Now that和dead可知，女王已经去世了，Shadow不知为何Sir Kenway还让自己活着.14A.location BidentityCcareer Dresponsibility解析：选B.根据前文who she really is可知，这里用identity.15A.Write BDiscoverCRead DAdapt解析：选C.根据句中a novel可推断，上文介绍的是一部名为Shadow的小说的故事情节，因此要了解故事真相，自然要去读它.语法填空Nowadays，global warming has become a hot topic.It affects many aspects of our life，one of 1._is the food we eat.It includes fruits，vegetables，and other crops that are sensitive to changes 2._climate.People in Japan are 3._(especial)worried about the effects of global warming on rice，a staple food (主食)According to a research，since 2008 farmers 4._(observe)some problems in the brown rice crop.These problems are thought to appear 5._temperatures are too high during the growth period and are believed to be linked 6._global warming.Oranges are a favorite winter fruit among Japanese people.7._，recently farmers have been finding some oranges with their skin separated from their flesh.This phenomenon is said to be caused by high temperatures and heavy rainfall in 8._ period after the fruit has ripened(成熟)Other effects that have been reported include pale color in grapes 9._ sunburn marks on apples.According to a survey 10._(carry)out by the Japanese National Agriculture and Food Research Organization，people in Japan have become aware of the effects of global warming.【文章大意】全球变暖已经影响到了人类的食物.1解析：本句中，one of which引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为aspects of our life，并在从句中作主语.答案：which2解析：changes in climate意为“在气候方面的变化”.答案：in3解析：分析句子结构，此处应使用副词修饰形容词worried，故应填入especial的副词形式especially.答案：especially4解析：根据句中的时间状语since 2008可知，应用现在完成时.答案：have observed5解析：when在本句中引导时间状语从句.句意为“当生长期温度太高时，这些问题就会出现.”答案：when6解析：link to为固定搭配，意思是“与相关”.答案：to7解析：该空白前后两句之间语意上存在转折关系，故该空应填however.答案：However8解析：此处特指“水果成熟后的那段时间”，故应填定冠词the.答案：the9解析：pale color in grapes与sunburn marks on apples为并列成分，因此用and连接.答案：and10解析：survey是carry out动作的承受者，故应使用过去分词作定语.答案：carried.阅读理解AMany businesses today use conferences as a means of discussing new plans of the company.As people are paying more attention to the environment and green problems，more businesses are looking for ways to reduce their negative effect on the environment.Many businesses do this by using web conferencing.Web conferencing is a technology that allows people to communicate more effectively over the Internet.Its an easy way of hosting and attending conferences without having to leave the office.Each of the people involved in a web conference will be posted an invitation to the conference with the time and date of the web conference on it.When the conference is ready to begin，all participants (参与者)must sit at their computers and they will be connected over the Internet.With web conferencing all participants attend the conference from the comfort of their own desk.Obviously，in doing this no fuel is used in traveling to and from a conference，and less work time is taken up in attending a conference.Any material to be used during web conferencing is simply emailed to all the participants before the conference.Participants can then either choose to print material or read it on screen.This not only saves paper but also greatly reduces mailing costs for the business.As a conference hall or business centre isnt being used，it means that the only power that is used is the power used by the participants personal computers.Similarly conference organizers dont have to arrange for food or overnight accommodation (住宿)for participants of their conferences.All this means that less energy is used.Often in business some companies actively choose to do business with other companies that do many things to reduce their negative impact on the environment.And web conferencing helps you show other businesses that youre willing to work hard for the green cause.So web conferencing is much cheaper and greener and more people are willing to host and attend a web conference.【文章大意】本文简要介绍了网络会议的特点和优势.1What is the passage mainly about?AWays of protecting the environment.BGreen benefits of web conferencing.CWays of hosting a web conference.DImpacts of web conferencing on costs.解析：选B.主旨大意题.本文简单介绍了网络会议的特点，这些特点使之有很多对环境有利的优势，之后介绍网络会议的绿色效益.2According to Paragraph 1，many companies use web conferencing because they _.Aare interested in using any new technologyBbelieve that web conferencing is more convenientCwant to do something to protect the environmentDhavent enough money to hold a traditional conference解析：选C.推理判断题.根据第一段As people are.reduce their negative effect on the environment 可推断.3The participants of a web conference _.Awill be emailed an invitation before the conferenceBare required to sit in an office togetherCwill receive many paper materialsDmust have access to the Internet解析：选D.细节理解题.根据第二段.all participants must sit at their computers and they will be connected over the Internet可知.4Web conferencing has all of the following advantages EXCEPT _.Asaving timeBpromoting understandingCsaving energyDsaving paper解析：选B.推理判断题.根据第三段.and less work time is taken up.和第四段This not only saves paper but also greatly reduces mailing costs for the business及第五段All this means that less energy is used.可知，A、C、D三项均为网络会议的优势，而B项不是.5What can be inferred from the passage?AIt is important for a company to have a green image.BTraditional conferences will disappear soon.CConferencing may become useless for companies in the future.DA company that fails to protect the environment wont succeed.解析：选A.推理判断题.根据第六段Often in business some companies.impact on the environment.可推断.BMore than one in ten UK teenagers has been left without a job or college place，despite 11 years of compulsory education，figures show.The number of 16to 18yearolds branded as “Neet”not in education，employment or traininghas risen amid growing fears that schoolleavers_are_bearing_the_brunt_of_job_shortages_in_the_recession.Some 261,000 young people had no job or training place，according to official data.The figure rose to 1,082,000 among 16to 24yearolds.The conservatives branded the figures “shocking”David Willetts，the shadow skills secretary，said，“It is a damning indictment of the governments failure to help young people during the recession.”“Despite all Gordon Browns guarantees and pledges，the number of young people neither earning nor learning is increasing at a rate of more than 9,000 a week.Ministers must stop making empty gestures that do so little to help young people.”The government has a target to reduce the proportion of young Neets to 7.6 percent by next year.The latest annual data from the Department for Children，Schools and Families put the figure at 10.3 percent by the end of 2008.The percentage of 16to 18yearolds who fell into the same bracket remained higher in the past year than in the previous 12 months，it was revealed.In a further disclosure，figures for the third quarter of this year show almost a fifth of 16to 24yearolds were in the categorymore than at any point since 2005.Iain Wright，the Schools Minister，said，“We are giving all 16to 17yearolds the opportunity to stay in education or training so they can gain the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive labour market.”“We must not repeat the mistakes that were made in recessions of the past and abandon a whole generation of young people.We recognize that we need to carry on helping young people through this tough economic climate.”He said the government would offer every Neet 16to 17yearolds a place on an“Entry to Employment” course in January.【文章大意】世界性的经济危机对英国社会产生了深刻的影响，超过十分之一的青少年毕业后既没有工作也没大学读，他们成了“啃老族”，这一现象引起了英国政府的担忧.6According to what David Willetts said，the number of young people neither earning or learning will increase_in a year.A261,000 B1,082,000 C9,000 D432,000解析：选D.推理判断题.由第六段可知，既不工作又不学习的年轻人每周增加九千多人，那么一年就是9000412432000人.7The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means_.Aschoolleavers are the cause of job shortages in the recessionBschoolleavers are not to blame for job shortages in the recess