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一、(2011·全国卷Ⅱ)
There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the__1__home from work in the evenings. A man will be__2__the newspaper, and seconds later it__3__as if he is trying to__4__it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger__5__next to him.__6__place where unplanned short sleep__7__is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring(打鼾)so__8__that the professor has to ask another student to__9__the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing(尴尬)situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the__10__of
the head pushes the arm off the__11__, and the movement carries the__12__of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no__13__of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when__14__. Police reports are full of__15__that occur when people fall into sleep and go__16__ the road. If the drivers are__17__, they are not seriously hurt. One woman’s car, __18__, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of__19__and thought it was raining. When people are really__20__,nothing will stop them from falling asleep—no matter where they are.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章借助于几种常见的睡觉现象,如公交车上,报告厅里,甚至是在驾驶室里,说明人们在过度疲劳时,到处都是睡觉的“温床”,瞌睡无处不在。
1. A. wayB. track
C. path
D. road
解析 on the way home from work指下班回家的路上。属于固定搭配。B:轨迹;C小路;D:道路,均不符合题意。
答案 A
2. A. buying
B. folding
C. delivering
D. reading
解析 由生活常识可知,人们往往会在公交车上看报纸。应用read the paper。其它三个选项都不能这样搭配。
答案 D
3. A. acts
B. shows
C. appears
D. sounds
解析 从后面的内容he is trying to eat it可以分析,这个看报纸的人好像要“吃”报纸。“似乎,好像”应用it appears as if...A:行动;B:展示,表明;D:听起来,均与下文中“吃”无关。
答案 C
4. A. open
B. eat
C. find
D. finish
解析 从前后语境分析,此处看报纸的人打瞌睡了,感觉像是吃报纸的样子。A、C和D三个选项都显示不出文章的主题——“睡”。
答案 B
5. A. lying
B. waiting
C. talking
D. sitting
解析 上文中的信息on the bus or train说明:过度劳累时,可能会靠在坐在旁边的陌生人的肩膀上睡着。
答案 D
6. A. Next
B. Every
C. Another
D. One
解析 前面信息主要说明了人们在车上睡觉的情况。此处表达人很容易睡着的另一种场合,那就是报告厅。
答案 C
7. A. goes on
B. ends up
C. lasts
D. returns
解析 go on进行;end up结束;last持续;return返回;归还。此处指睡觉这一动作在进行。
答案 A
8. A. bravely
B. happily
C. loudly
D. carelessly
解析 学生打鼾声音太大以致要让其他同学把他摇醒。A:勇敢地;B:高兴地,愉快地;D:粗心地。打鼾声音大应该用loudly。
答案 C9. A. leave
B. shake
C. keep
D. watch
解析 shake sb. awake把某人摇醒。
答案 B
10. A. size
B. shape
C. weight
D. strength
解析 根据pushes the arm off可推测,这里是指学生在睡着时由于头的重量压在胳膊上,致使胳膊离开桌面。故C项符合题意。
答案 C
11.A. cushion
B. desk
C. shoulder
D. book
解析 根据一般常识判断,学生一般趴在桌上睡觉,故选B。
答案 B
12. A. action
B. position
C. rest
D. side
解析 关键信息and the movement表明这一举动也带动了身体的其它部位一起倒下了。rest表“其它的,剩余部分”。A:动作,作用;B位置,姿态;D:旁边,侧面,均不符合题意。
答案 C
13. A. memory
B. reason
C. question
D. purpose
解析 根据下文推测,这里指那位掉在地上的学生醒来后还想不起自己怎么在地板上。with memory of记得。B:理由;C:问题;D:目的,都不符合题意。
答案 A
14. A. thinking
B. working
C. walking
D. driving
解析 由下文信息If the drivers are...可推测,此处强调最糟的是开车打盹。D为最佳选项。
答案 D
15. A. changes
B. events
C. ideas
D. accidents
解析 从该句分析,这里是警察统计的发生的交通事故。故用accident。
答案 D
16. A. up
B. off
C. along
D. down
解析 go off the road偏离道路。
答案 B
17. A. lucky
B. awake
C. calm
D. strong
解析 如果司机幸运的话,就不会伤得很重。
答案 A
18. A. in time
B. at first
C. as usual
D. for example
解析 此处作者是在举例子。
答案 D
19. A. dust
B. water
C. grass
D. bush
解析 由下文的信息and thought it was raining可以猜测,那位女司机醒来之后发现自己在四英尺深的水里,还以为是天在下雨呢。
答案 B
20. A. tired
B. drunk
C. lonely
D. lazy
解析 文章首尾呼应,表明:当人真的累了时,无论身在何处,都能睡着。
答案 A
二、(2010·安徽)
Most people give little thought to the pens they write with, especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very__1__things are handwritten .All too often, people buy a pen based only on__2__and wonder why they are not satisfied __3__ they begin to use it .However, buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not __4__ if you keep the following in mind.
First of all, a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be __5__ to use .The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征)__6__comfort. Having a small hand and thick fingers, you may be comfortable with a thin pen. If you have a __7__ hand and thicker fingers, you may__8__ a fatter pen .The length of a pen can __9__influence comfort. A pen that is too __10__ can easily feel top-heavy and unstable.Then, the writing point of the pen should __11__ the ink to flow evenly(均匀的) while the pen remains in touch with the paper. __12__ will make it possible for you to create a __13__ line of writing .The point should also be sensitive enough to __14__ ink from running when the pen is lifted. A point that does not block the__15__ may leave drops of ink, __16__ you pick the pen up and put it down again.
__17__, the pen should make a thick , dark line. Fine-line pens may __18__ bad handwriting, but fine, delicate
lines do not command __19__ next to printed text ,as , __20__, a signature on a printed letter .A broader line, on the other hand ,gives an impression of confidence and authority (权威)。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了什么样的钢笔才算是得心应手的钢笔。
1.A. many
B. few
C. pleasant
D. important
解析 既然现代家庭和办公室里有了打印机,那么手写的东西就少了。many多的;pleasant令人愉快的;important重要的;few 少的。
答案 B
2.A. looks
B. reason
C. value
D. advantages
解析 下文提到“人们一旦开始用钢笔,却并不满意”可知当挑选钢笔时,主要是根据其外观买的。looks 外表,外貌; reason原因; value 价值;advantages优点,优势。
答案 A
3.A. once
B. if
C. because
D. though
解析 此处应是时间状语从句,用once 引导,“一旦开始用钢笔,却并不满意”; once 一旦;if 如果; because因为;though 虽然,尽管。
答案 A
4.A.convenient
B. practical
C. strange
D. difficult
解析 句意:如果你记住了以下几点的话,买一支你喜欢的钢笔是不难的。convenient 方便的;easy容易的; strange奇怪的,陌生的; difficult困难的。
答案 D
5.A.heavy
B. easy
C. hard
D. safe
解析 根据常识可知,好的钢笔应该是用起来很好用,很舒服的。heavy重的; easy容易的,舒适的; hard硬的,难的; safe安全的。
答案 B
6.A. taking
B. finding
C. determining
D. seeking
解析 钢笔的粗细是决定舒服度的最重要的特征。determine决定;seek追求,寻找。
答案 C
7.A.stronger
B. weaker
C. smaller
D. larger
解析 和上句的small hand and thick fingers相对照,此处应是larger hand and thicker fingers。
答案 D
8.A. prefer
B. recommend
C. prepare
D. demand
解析 句意:如果你的手比较大,手指比较粗的话,你可能更喜欢粗点的钢笔。prefer喜爱;recommend推荐,建议;prepare准备;demand要求,需要。
答案 A
9.A.hardly
B. also
C. never
D. still
解析 上文提到钢笔的粗细是决定舒服度的最重要的特征,此处又提到其长度也影响舒适度。故选also 也。hardly 几乎不;never从不;still仍然。
答案 B
10. A. thick
B. light
C. long
D. soft
解析 上文提到长度也会影响钢笔的舒适度,那么造成钢笔给人不平稳感觉的就应是钢笔太长了,所以选long长的。thick粗的;light轻的;soft柔软的。
答案 C
11. A. change
B. allow
C.
reduce
D .press
解析 此处的意思应是“笔尖应让墨水出水均匀”,故选allow允许; change改变; reduce 减少;press 按,压。
答案 B
12. A. They
B. One
C. This
D. Some
解析 this指代上文中提到的“钢笔出水均匀”。
答案 C
13. A. thin
B. rough
C. black
D. smooth
解析 出水均匀的钢笔能够让字体线条流畅。smooth流畅的,光滑的;thin纤瘦的;rough粗糙的,不平的;black黑色的。
答案 D
14. A. prevent
B. free
C. protect
D. remove
解析 笔尖应该是当钢笔拿起来时,不再出水。prevent...from doing...阻止……做某事,此处指防止墨水流出;free...from...使……免除……; protect... from...保护……不受到伤害;remove... from...把……从……消除。
答案 A
15.
A. way
B. sight
C. flow
D. stream
解析 不能阻止墨水流出的笔尖会在你拿起钢笔再放下时留下一滩滩的墨迹。way道路;sight视力;flow流量;stream小溪。
答案 C
16.
A. so
B. as
C. and
D. yet
解析 as引导的时间状语从句。当你拿起钢笔再放下时留下一滩滩的墨迹。
答案 B
17.
A. Meanwhile
B. Generally
C. Afterwards
D. Finally
解析 此处是列举的最后一条。meanwhile与此同时;generally一般情况下;afterwards后来;finally最后。
答案 D
18.
A. show up
B. differ from
C. break down
D. compensate for
解析 细线条的钢笔或许会补偿差的书写。show up出席;differ from不同于;break down出故障,垮掉;compensate for补偿,赔偿。
答案 D
19.
A. attention
B. support
C. respect
D. admission
解析 细线条的文字和印刷的文字在一起时,细线条的文字不会得到人们的注意,例如作为打印信件签名时。attention注意力;support支持;respect尊重;admission许可。
答案 A
20.
A. at most
B. for example
C. in brief
D. on purpose
解析 举例说明用for example;at most至多;in brief 简言之;on purpose故意地。
答案 B
Cloze 1
(2010·重庆)
Introduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my__1__, Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been__2__ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the__3__to tell Sam what I had__4__.
For years I have been hosting a program on the__5__and writing articles for a magazine.
Being__6__ to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart__7__, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and__8__. So when Sam was born, I__9__to tell him about school and frenidship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these__10__. I hope that Sam would__11__them sooner or later.
However, that expectation__12__when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He__13__to communicate with others, even the family members. That was
__14__for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even__15__now to tell him. I wanted him to__16__what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll __17__as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just__18__if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.