高考英语二轮复习 阶段模拟检测题 外研版选修8

阶段模拟检测(八)(选修8)第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Onwhichdaysdoesn'tthewomanliketogotothezoo?A．OnFridays.B．OnSundays.C．OnSaturdays.2．Howhastheweatherbeen?A．Ithasbeensunny.B．Ithasbeentoohot.C．Ithasbeentoocold.3．Whataddressisthewomanlookingfor?A．514FifthStreet.B．415FourthStreet.C．415FifthStreet.4．WhatdoesthemansayaboutMary?A．She'llbehomeontime.B．Shewaslateforwork.C．She'sworkingovertime.5．Whatisthemanusedto?A．Heisusedtowearingnohat.B．Heisusedtogoingoutonacoldwinterday.C．Heisusedtocoveringhisheadonacoldwinterday.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6．Whatisthelowestpricedraincoatthewomanhasinstock?A．42dollars.B．10dollars.C．12dollars.7．Whencanthemangetacheaperone?A．Now.B．OnMonday.C．NextMonday.8．Howmuchdoyousupposethemanwillspendonaraincoat?A．2dollars.B．10dollars.C．12dollars.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9．Whendoesthewomanagreetomakeanappointmentforthemantoseethemanager?A．9：30.B．12：40.C．10：45.10．Howlongdoyouthinkthemanneedsbethere?A．About2hours.B．Lessthan3hours.C．Lessthan4hours.11．Whatdoyouthinkthemanwanttoseethestaffmanagerfor?A．Toaskforajob.B．Toarguewithhim.C．Totellhimsomethingnew.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12．WhowillgotoseeKate?A．Theman.B．Thewoman.C．Bothofthem.13．WhatdoyouknowaboutKate?A．She'stoobusytoseeadoctor.B．Thedoctor'sadvicedoeshernogood.C．Shehasn'tfullyrecoveredthoughshe'sseenadoctor.14．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Katetruststhemanmore.B．Katetruststhewomanmore.C．Katetrustsbothofthem.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15．Whatisthewoman'shobby?A．Collectingstamps.B．Traveling.C．Listeningtomusic.16．Whydidthemanstopthehobby?A．Becausehewastoobusytodoit.B．Becausehedidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuythem.C．Becausehewasnotinterestedindoingitanymore.17．Whataretheman'shobbies?A．Swimmingandlisteningtomusic.B．Listeningtomusicandtraveling.C．Visitinglibrariesandattendinglectures.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．Wheredidthespeakerstudynow?A．InAmerica.B．InBritain.C．InFrance.19．Howlonghasthespeakerbeenthere?A．Aboutaweek.B．Aboutamonth.C．Aboutayear.20．Howmanyclassmatesdoesthespeakerprobablyhave?A．50.B．14.C．15.听力材料第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。Text1M：DoyouliketogotothezooonSundays?W：Yes,I'dliketogotothezoo,butnotonSundays,becauseit'salwayssocrowded.HowaboutgoingonaFridayorSaturday?Text2W：Wecan'tcomplainabouttheweatherthesedays,canwe?M：You'reright.Sunshineisdayafterday.Neitheristoohot,noristoocold.Isupposethefarmerswishitwouldrainthough.Text3W：Isthis415FifthStreet?M：No,itis414FourthStreet.Text4W：IsMaryathomeyet?M：No,shehadtoworklateagaintoday.Text5W：Youshouldhaveknownthatitmaydoyouharmifyoudon'tcoveryourheadonsuchacoldwinterday.M：Itdoesn'tmatter.I'musedtoit.听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Text6M：I'mtryingtofindafairlyinexpensiveraincoat,size42.W：I'msorry,buttheleastexpensiveonewehaveinstockistwelvedollars.M：Areyoulikelytobegettinginanycheaperones?W：Ithinkso.StepinagainnextMonday.M：Howmuchwilloneprobablycost?W：About2dollarscheaperthantheonehere.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Text7M：Goodmorning,miss.Ihaveappliedforthejob.Doyouthinkthemanagercouldseemetomorrowbefore9：30?W：Oh,hewon'tbeintill10：45,sotheearliestwouldbe11：00.M：Is12：40anygood?W：Yes,I'llmakeanoteofit.ButI'mnotsureofit.M：Itdoesn'tmatter.Icanwaittill4：00.W：That'sgood.We'llmanageduringthattime.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Text8M：HaveyouseenKatelately?W：Yes,Ihave.Isawheracoupleofdaysago.Shehasn'tbeenverywellthepastcoupleofweeks.M：Hassheseenadoctorsinceshewasill?W：Yes,shehas.Thedoctortoldhertotakeiteasyforawhile,butshehasn'tbeenfollowinghisadvice.She'sasbusyasusual.M：DoyouthinkitusefulformetoaskhertohavearestwhileIgotoseeher?Orshallwegotogether?W：Ithinkyoucangoyourselfandshowyourconcerntohersinceshesometimeswouldtakeyouradvice.Soit'sunnecessaryformetogowithyou.What'smore,I'vegotsomeotherthingstodonow.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Text9M：Youareastamp­collector,aren'tyou?W：Yes,Iparticularlylikethishobby.Ihavecollectedstampsformorethan9years.M：Nineyears?That'samazing!Howdidyoukeepthishobbyforsuchalongtime?IusedtocollectstampswhenIwasinhighschool.ButsoonIfeltboredandthenstoppedthehobby.W：Howdidyoucollectstampsthen?M：Well,Ijustboughtnewissuesatthepostofficeandputthemintomystampalbum.That'sall.Howaboutyou?W：Well,Ijustboughtnewissuesatthepostoffice.Inthemeanwhile,Idosomethingelse.Inarrowdownmycollectiontoonetopic,thatis,ChineseCharacters.IcollectChineseandforeignstamps.M：Thatsoundsexciting.W：Yes,besidesIalsotakepartinsometopicstampexhibitions.Inordertomakeandpresentwellorganizedcollections,Ivisitlibraries,attendlecturesandexchangeexperienceswithmyfellowhobbyists.M：Youareparticularlyinthishobbybecauseyouaredeeplyengagedinit.W：That'sright.Sowhatareyourhobbies?M：Iliketraveling,listeningtomusic,etc.W：Theyarealsogoodhobbies,Ithink.Nexttime,I'llcometolistentoyoutalkaboutthemindetail.Butnow,Ihavetogobacktostudy.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Text10Deareveryone，CanIreallybesofarawayandstillfeelathome?IthasbeenlessthanamonthsinceIstartedattheFrancesKingSchoolandIalreadyfeelthatIbelonginLondon.Likemanyofthestudentshere,Iamlivingwithalocalfamily,whichcertainlyhelpsmetopracticemyEnglishawayfromclass.TheschoolbelievesthatlearningshouldcontinueoutsideclassesandthosestudentsshouldhavethechancetoexperienceBritishculture.LastweekweallwenttoseeamusicalandthisweekendwearegoingtovisitStratfordfortheday.WehavealsobeenpromisedaweekendinParisnextspring!Ofcourse,I'mworkinghardaswellashavingfun.Withclasssizeoflessthanfifteenthereisnochanceofbeingabletoavoidtheteachers.AswellaslearningEnglishwearealsotaughthowtostudybyourselves.ThatshouldmakeiteasierwhenIgettouniversity.Forsuchafriendlyplace,theFrancesKingBestwishes，Xiaomei答案：1～5BACCA6～10CCBBC11～15AABAA16～20CBBBB第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21．—Whatdoyouthinkoflivinginthecountry?—______.A．Yes,perfectly B．IagreewithyouC．Notreally D．Well,thatdepends.解析：考查交际用语。D项“要看情况而定”，合题意。答案：D22．Theimportanceofsavinggas______bestressedtoomuch.Automobilesuseupsome70billiongallonsofgasayear.A．can't B．mustn'tC．shouldn't D．maynot解析：考查情态动词。cannot...too...表示“越……越好；再……也不为过”。答案：A23．TheideapuzzledmesomuchthatIstoppedforafewsecondstotryto______.A．makeitout B．makeitoffC．makeitup D．makeitover解析：makeout理解，弄明白。makeup组成；编造。答案：A24．Shedevotedherself______toherresearchanditearnedheragoodreputationinherfield.A．strongly B．extremelyC．entirely D．freely解析：该题考查词义辨析。strongly“强烈地”；extremely“极端地”；entirely“完全地”；freely“自由地”。根据句意应选C项。答案：C25．—Howmanystudentsdoyouthinkwillbepresentatthemeeting?—Iexpect______20studentsatthemeeting.A．therebeing B．theretobeC．therebe D．therebeen解析：expectsb./sth.todo/be结构中用不定式做宾补。答案：B26．—Howareyougettingonwithyourbusiness?—I'mgladtosayitis______.A．pickingup B．makingupC．takingup D．turningup解析：pickup好转。makeup组成，编造；takeup占据；turnup出现。答案：A27．Myinterestsincludefootball,bowlingandsurfingtheWeb______studyingmyfavoritesubjects.A．insteadof B．aswellasC．lessthan D．ratherthan解析：aswellas也，还有，连接并列成分。insteadof,ratherthan分别意为“代替；而不”；lessthan少于。答案：B28．Imust______myposttotheendandIbelievethatalltheeffortswill______asatisfactoryresult.A．insiston;create B．stickto;leadtoC．insiston;bringabout D．persistin;liein解析：stickto坚持(某事)；insiston坚持(做)；leadto导致；bringabout常来，引起；liein在于。答案：B29．Moststaffareagainstthenewrules,buttheyhavecomeintobeing______.A．however B．thereforeC．anyhow D．thus解析：考查副词辨析。句意为“大多数职员都反对这些规则，但不管怎样，它们还是产生了”。however然而，与but相冲突。therefore所以，thus如此，也不符合题意。答案：C30．Astorygoes______ElizabethⅠofEnglandlikednothingmorethanbeingsurroundedbycleverandqualifiednoblementatcourt.A．when B．whereC．what D．that解析：从句子结构分析，空后应是同位语从句，说明story的内容，从句本身含义完整，不缺句子成分，所以用that引导。答案：D31．Endeavourisagood,strongship,though______.A．beingnotveryfast B．tobenotveryfastC．notveryfast D．isnotveryfast解析：本题考查though的用法。①与从句连用。②与however一样，可位于句末，意为“但，不过”。③可用于形容词、副词或副词短语之前，故本题选C。答案：C32．Yesterday,Aprilwalkedawayfromtheargumentwithanger.Orelseshe______somethingshewouldregretlater.A．hadsaid B．saidC．mightsay D．mighthavesaid解析：考查虚拟语气。orelse“否则的话”，即Ifshehadn'twalkedaway，故选Dmighthavesaid。答案：D33．______nofurtherbusiness,thechairmanclosedthemeeting.A．Itwas B．IthavingC．Therewas D．Therebeing解析：Therebeingnofurtherbusiness为独立主格，在句中作状语。答案：D34．______whathasrecentlybeendonetoprovidemorebusesforthepeople,ashortageofpublicvehicles(交通工具)remainsaseriousproblem.A．Exceptfor B．DuetoC．Becauseof D．Inspiteof解析：inspiteof“尽管”，后接名词性从句，在句中作状语。答案：D35．—Couldyoudomeafavor?—Itdependson______itis.A．which B．whicheverC．what D．whatever解析：what引导宾语从句，在从句中作表语。答案：C第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Inoursociety,wemustcommunicatewithpeople.Agreatdealofcommunicatingisperformedonaperson－to－person__36__bythesimplemeansofspeech.Ifwetravelinbuses,orbuythingsinshops,wearelikelytohaveconversations__37__wegiveinformationoropinions,andsometimeshaveourviews__38__byothermembersofsociety.Face－to－facecontactisbynomeansthe__39__formofcommunicationandduringthelasttwocenturiesthe__40__ofmasscommunicationhasbecomeoneofthemajorfactorsofcontemporarysociety.Twothings,__41__others,havecausedtherapidgrowthofthecommunication__42__.Firstly,inventivenesshasledto__43__inprinting,photography,radioandsoon.Secondly,speedhasrevolutionized(变革)thetransmission(传输)and__44__ofcommunicationssothatlocalnewsoftentakesaback__45__tonationalnews.Nolongeristhe__46__ofinformationlimitedtoaprivileged(有特权的)minority.Fortyyearsagopeopleusedto__47__intothecinema,butnowfarmorepeoplesitathomeandturnontheTVtowatchaprogrammechanneledintomillionsofhomes.Communicationisnolongermerelyconcerned__48__thetransmissionofinformation.Themoderncommunicationindustryinfluencesthewaypeopleliveinsocietyand__49__theirhorizonsbyallowing__50__toinformation,educationandentertainment.Theprinting,broadcastingandadvertisingindustriesareall__51__withinforming,educatingandentertaining.__52__agreatdealofthematerialcommunicatedbythemassmediaisvery__53__totheindividualandtothesocietyofwhichheisapart,thevastmodernnetworkofcommunicationsis__54__toabuse.However,themassmediaarewithusfor__55__，forworse,andthereisnoturningback.36.A.form B.basisC.floor D.ground37.A.while B.whichC.that D.where38.A.voiced B.expressedC.challenged D.agreed39.A.existing B.perfectC.only D.unique40.A.art B.deviceC.way D.trick41.A.below B.beyondC.over D.above42.A.ability B.industryC.competence D.system43.A.advances B.advantagesC.benefits D.progresses44.A.exchange B.practiceC.reception D.means45.A.seat B.placeC.post D.position46.A.direction B.possessionC.control D.management47.A.walk B.floodC.head D.move48.A.with B.aboutC.toward D.for49.A.enlarges B.brightensC.lightens D.broadens50.A.approach B.opportunityC.access D.freedom51.A.dealt B.relatedC.targeted D.involved52.A.Evenif B.UnlessC.Although D.Ifonly53.A.valuable B.worthyC.attached D.previous54.A.possible B.likelyC.closed D.open55.A.ever B.betterC.free D.each答案及解析：36.B。考查固定短语onaadj.＋basis。如：onaregular/permanent/temporarybasis以定期/永久/临时性的方式。37.D。考查定语从句。先行词为conversations，where引导定语从句并且在定语从句中做状语。38.C。定语从句的意思是“我们发表我们的建议、观点，有时我们也可能会让我们的观点受到社会别的成员的挑战”，在这里“挑战”指的是“不赞成”。第四项agree为不及物动词，如果作为该题答案的时候要加上to。39.C。由于后面的文章谈到了交流的其他形式，所以该句话的意思是：面对面的交流绝非是交流的唯一形式。这句话起到一个引出下文的作用。40.A。在过去的两个世纪中，大规模的交流成为当代社会的主要特征之一。41.D。aboveothers是固定短语，意为与其他因素相比更为重要的是”。42.B。整句话的意思是“与其他因素相比，有两个事实促进了通讯业、交流业的快速发展”。43.A。发明创新带来了印刷、摄影和无线电等很多方面的进步，advances＝progress。如果选择D项则要把progresses中的es去掉，因为progress是不可数名词。44.C。速度导致了交流信息的传送和接收的改革。45.A。考查固定短语。takeabackseatto“黯然引退，处于次要地位”。46.B。该句的意思是：对信息的拥有不再是少数人的特权。47.B。floodintosp.指较多的人像洪水一样涌进电影院，这是描述在40多年前，当通讯业尚不发达的时候人们获取信息的方法。48.A。“在现代，交流业不仅仅是信息的传输”，该句的目的是告诉人们信息业的发展变化。49.D。考查固定短语。broadenone'shorizon“开阔某人的视野”。50.C。考查固定短语。accessto“接近或利用某事物的权利或机会”。51.D。印刷业、广告业都和娱乐，教育，传递信息有关。berelatedto＝beinvolvedwith。dealwith不用于被动语态中，表示与某物有关。52.C。整句话的意思是“尽管新闻媒介传递的信息对个人或他所在的社会极其有价值、珍贵，但是现代化的交流网络却很容易被人们滥用”。53.A。见上题。54.D。考查固定短语beopento。55.B。forbetterorworse也可以说成forbetterorforworse，表示“无论情况是好是坏”。最后一句话的意思是：不管好坏，新闻媒介总是和我们在一起，并且没有回头路了。第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ARidingaLondonsubway,apersonfromothercountrieswillnoticeonemajordifference:inLondon,peopledonotlookateachother.Infact,eyecontactisavoidedatalltimes.That'snotrudeness—peoplearejusttoobusytobotherlooking.Busydoingwhat,youask?Well,they'recertainlynotusingthetimeforamomentofquietthinking.Noraretheyreadingabook.Newtechnologyhasreplacedquiethabits.TodaytheonlyacceptableformofbookontheLondonUndergroundisane－book.ApplemustearnafortunefromLondoncommuters.SincethelaunchoftheiPhonein2007,over40000—yes,that's40000—“apps”(programsdownloadedfortheiPhone)havebeendesigned.Commuterslovethembecausetheyaretheperfecttime－fillers.One“app”，callediShoot,isagamethatfeaturestanks.Anotherone,TubeExits,tellspassengerswheretositonthetraintobeclosesttotheexitoftheirdestination.ISteamcloudstheiPhonescreenwhenyoubreatheintothemicrophone.Youcanthenwriteinthe“steam”onyourphonescreen.ForthosewithoutaniPhone,anotherAppleproduct,theiPod,maybethedistraction(消遣)ofchoice.It'snotjustteenagerswho“plugin”totheirmusic—iPodsareapopularwaytopassthetimeforallages.Andifgames,e－booksandmusicaren'tenoughtokeepyouoccupied,thenperhapsyouwouldpreferafilm?ThedevelopmentofpalmDVDtechnologymeansmanycommuterswatchtheirfavoriteTVshoworfilmonthewaytowork.Withallthesedistractions,it'samazingthatpeoplestillremembertogetoffthetrain.56.CommutersonaLondonsubwaydon'tmakeeyecontactbecause______.A.theBritishareusuallyshyonthetrain B.theBritishlawdoesn'tallowthemtodosoC.theyarebusyworkingontheirlaptops D.theyarebusyenjoyinghigh－techdistractions57.Allthefollowingbelongto“apps”except______.A.iShoot B.TubeExits C.iPod D.iSteam58.IShootfeaturesafunctionof______.A.wargames B.listening C.writing D.guiding59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Seeingyouhavethesetime－fillers,othercommutersusuallyhesitatetobotheryou.B.Applemusthavemademuchmoneybysellingtheirproductstocommuters.C.IPodisnotpopularwiththecommutersofoldageinLondon.D.Withthetime－fillers,commutersusuallymisstheirdestinations.答案及解析：56．D。由第二段的提问和回答以及下文的描述可知选D。57．C。由第三至五段对apps的介绍可知iPod是与之并列的另一种产品。58．A。由第四段．..iShoot,isagamethatfeaturestanks可知选A。59．B。由文中人们都在使用这些产品，可推知Apple公司一定挣了很多的钱。BThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageare,“Ourcomputerisdown.”Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaid,“I'msorry,Ican'tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.”“Ifyourcomputerisdown,justwritemeoutaticket.”“Ican'twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.”Ilookeddownonthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedher,“Whatdoallyoupeopledo？”“Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtrip,andthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.”“Sowhenitgoesdown,yougodownwithit.”“That'sgood,sir.”“Howlongwillthecomputerbedown？”Iwantedtoknow.“Ihavenoidea.Sometimesit'sdownfor10minutes,sometimesfortwohours.There'snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputer,andsinceit'sdownitwon'tanswerus.”Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup(备用)computer,Isaid,“Let'sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They'restillflying,aren'tthey？”“Icouldn'ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.”“MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe'sflyingtoWashington,”Isuggested.“Iwouldn'tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashington,hecouldn'ttakeyouifyoudidn'thaveaticket.”“IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours？”“Iwouldn'tknow,”shesaid,pointingatthedarkscreen.“OnlyITknows.It'can'ttellme.”Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordsoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.Somepeoplewentwhite,somepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggage.60.Thebesttitleforthearticleis______.A.WhentheComputerIsDownB.TheMostFrighteningWordsC.TheComputeroftheAirport D.AskingtheComputer61.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldsellaticket.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldanswerthepassengers'questions.D.Shecoulddonothing.62.Whydoyouthinktheyhadnotabackupcomputer?A.Becauseitwaseasydown.B.Becauseitwasveryexpensive.C.Becauseitwasnotadvancedenough.D.Becauseitwasnotasbigasthemaincomputer.63.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat______.A.amoderncomputerwon'tbedownB.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansC.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeopleD.therewillbegreatchangesincomputers答案及解析：本文记述了作者在机场遭遇电脑系统死机所带来的后果及人们对此的反应。60．A。主旨题。根据文章第一句中的Ourcomputerisdown.及后面的文章内容，可推知此题答案为A。61．D。细节题。根据文章中的对话，售票员不能卖机票，回答不出旅客提出的问题等等，可推知此题答案为D。62．B。主观题。根据各选项的比较及生活经验对之进行判断，得出此题的答案为B。63．C。推断题。根据文章最后一段的描述：电脑死机，旅客们感到恐惧、忧郁、不安，从而可推知此题答案为C。CAcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself－mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort. Thisattitudetowardmanual(体力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvit－edtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously(豪华地)furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation. 64.Fromparagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmerica______.A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself－mademanB.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirowneffortsC.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkersD.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors65.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause______.A.servantsinAmericaarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherselfC.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood66.Theexpression“waitontable”inthesecondparagraphmeans“______”．A.workinafurnitureshop B.keepaccountsforabarC.waittolaythetable D.servecustomersinarestaurant67.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ARespectableSelf－madeFamily B.AmericanAttitudeTowardManualLaborC.CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture D.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor答案及解析：本文介绍了崇尚自我奋斗，尊重体力劳动的美国文化。64.A。细节题。根据AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself－mademen...我们可以了解到，“崇尚自我奋斗”是美国文化的特点。65.B。推断题。根据Thisattitudetowardmanual(体力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.(在美国生活的方方面面，尊重体力劳动态度的现象仍然随处可见)，可以推断女主人亲自下厨，是因为她以能做这样的体力活而自豪。66.D。词义猜测题。waitontable意为“服务顾客”，注意其后的washingdishes也有一定的暗示意义，故答案为D。67.B。主旨题。纵观全文，文章主要讲了美国崇尚自我奋斗，尊重体力劳动的文化习惯。故答案为B。DSomehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonaPrizeofExcellencefromtheAmericanClubofArchitects(建筑师)．OntheshoreofSullivan'sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolina,theprize－winningbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonedestroyedtopiecesbyHurricaneHugo10yearsago.InSeptember1989,HugostruckSouthCarolina,killing18peopleanddamagingorpullingdown36000homesinthestate.BeforeHugo,manynewhousesbuiltalongtheshorewerepoorlyconstructed,andtheinstructionsforbuildingwerenotstrict,accordingtoarchitectRayHuff,whocreatedthecleverly－designedbeachhouse.AllnewhousesarerequiredtofollowstricterinstructionsaftertheterribleexperienceinHugo.Thenewhousesonthislandshouldbeabletostandaterriblehurricanewiththestrongestwind179to209kilometersperhour.Atfirstsight,thehouseontheislandlookanythingbuthurricane－proof.Itsredwoodroofmakesitlooklike“alargebrightball”atnight,accordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbenottrue.Thewoodenformationofthehouseissupportedwithlongsteelstickstogiveithugestrength.Tofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamage,Huffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundonwoodpilings,partofwhichwereburiedinthesand.Infact,theyarestrongenoughtobeartheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoliftthehouseabovetheseawaterbroughtbythehurricane.Thepilingsallowtheseawatertorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.“Thesewavesofwatercomeashoreatsreatspeedandcausemostofthedamagedonetothebeach－frontbuildings，”saidHuff.68．AfterthedisastercausedbyHurricaneHugo,newhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinearerequired______. A.tobeeasilyconstructed B.tolooksmarterindesign C.tomeetstrictbuildingstandards D.tobedesignedintheshapeofalamp69．Huffraisedthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundonwoodpilingsinorderto______. A.putstrongerpilingsinthesand. B.breakhugeseawavesintosmallones. C.standthestrongwindofabout200km/hr D.preventwaterfromrushingintothehouse70．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementCANNOTbetrue? A.Thereportabovewaswrittenin1999,tenyearsafterHugo. B.ThehousedesignedbyRayHufflayonthecoastofSouthCarolina. C.Whenahurricanestrikes,wavesofwatercomeashoreatagreatspeed. D.Theformationofthenewhousecanmakeitstandaterriblehurricane.答案及解析：68．C。由第三段第二、三句可知“所有房屋的建造都要符合严格的标准”。69．D。由最后一段第五句Tofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamage...可知选项D正确。70．B。由文章第三段可知RayHuff是一个建筑师(architect,whocreatedthecleverly－designedbeachhouse)，而不是一个设计师，故B项thehousedesignedbyRayHuff是错误的。第二节：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。AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgood,mostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudent,theyalwayssay,“MyspokenEnglishispoor.”__71__IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.First,theyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.__72__However,youcanspeakwithalimitedvocabulary,ifyouchooseapositiveattitude.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.__73__Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesforgrammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.However,inspeakingyouraim