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　1. (2015·常州模拟)—Can you help me?

　—Yes. ________ your teacher’s advice, in my opinion, and everything will be OK.

　A. FollowB. Following

　C. To follow D. Followed

　解析选A。考查“祈使句+and+陈述句”结构, 因此正确答案为A。本题中的祈使句后加了in my opinion这一插入语, 加大了试题难度。

　加固训练

　________ you follow your teacher’s advice, in my opinion, everything will be OK.

　A. UnlessB. If　C. SinceD. Because

　解析选B。句意: 如果接受老师建议的话, 在我看来, 一切都好。此处为条件状语从句, 故用连词if合适。

　2. —I think the firm may not offer you a good pay.

　— ________ , I won’t take the job.

　A. That is to say B. What’s more

　C. In that case D. In other words

　解析选C。句意: ——我认为公司不可能提供给你丰厚的报酬。——在那种情况下, 我不会接受工作。that is to say也就是说; what’s more而且, 更为甚者; in that case在那种情况下; in other words换句话说。

　3. (2015·淮安模拟)In their efforts to persuade us to buy that product, shopkeepers have made a close study of human nature and have ________ all our weaknesses.

　A. divided B. arranged

　C. classified D. separated

　解析选C。句意: 在说服我们买那种产品所尽的努力中, 店员深入研究了人性而且将我们的弱点进行了分类。classify“将……分类”, 符合句意。divide“划分”; arrange“安排”; separate“分开”。

　4. We are at your service. Don’t hesitate to ________ us if you have any further problems.

　A. appeal to B. turn to

　C. come to D. apply to

　解析选B。考查动词短语。句意: 我们随时为您效劳。如果还有问题, 可随时找我们。turn to sb. 意思是: 向某人求助。

　加固训练

　(2015·武汉模拟)When you have difficulty in learning new words, you can ________ the dictionary.

　A. turn up B. turn in

　C. turn to D. turn over

　解析选C。考查动词短语。句意: 当你学习新单词有困难时, 你可以求助于词典。A项意为“把声音调大, 出现”, B项意为“上交”, D项意为“翻转”。

　5. (2015·安徽师大附中模拟)—Shall I check the lab before I go home?

　— ________ . I’ll check it myself later.

　A. Go ahead B. No problem

　C. No hurry D. Don’t bother解析选D。句意: ——我回家前要不要我检查一下实验室? ——不烦劳你了, 晚些时候我会亲自检查的。go ahead“干吧, 做吧”; no problem“没问题”; no hurry“不着急”; don’t bother“不烦劳你了”。

　6. As we all know, he has ________ having been frightened and accepted others’ help.

　A. acknowledged B. confessed

　C. recognized D. admitted

　解析选A。句意: 据我们所知, 他承认受惊并且接受了他人的帮助。acknowledge指“公开承认(隐瞒或否认做过的事)”符合题意。confess自愿服罪或认错; recognize正式承认(主权、权利); admit在外界或自己良心的压力下承认。

　7. (2015·徐州模拟)Of course, access ________ up-to-date, accurate information is an important thing for anyone ________ is doing research.

　A. to; whose B. of; that

　C. to; who D. of; who

　解析选C。access to sth. “使用某物或接近某物的机会或权利”; 先行词为anyone而定语从句中又缺少主语, 故用who。

　8. (2015·南京模拟)—Hey, if you can’t enjoy that at a sensible volume, please use the earphone. I’m studying.

　—Oh, I’m sorry. I ________ realize it ________ you.

　A. don’t; bothers B. didn’t; bothered

　C. don’t; was bothering D. didn’t; was bothering

　解析选D。答句句意: 我没意识到(指前者提醒之前没意识到, 现在已意识到了)这么大的音量一直打扰着您。故第一个空用一般过去时, 第二个空用过去进行时。

　9. —How soon will the candidates get their university admissions?

　—It may take three weeks for all the applications to be ________ .

　A. withdrawn B. delivered

　C. edited D. processed

　解析选D。考查动词。句意: ——申请者要多久才能拿到他们的大学录取通知书? ——所有的申请处理起来要三个星期。withdraw撤回, 取消; deliver投递, 传送; 发表; edit我; process处理, 加工。根据句意选D。

　10. (2015·宿迁模拟)He commanded that all the gates ________ immediately in case the murderer escaped.

　A. should shut B. would be shut

　C. shut D. be shut

　解析选D。句意: 他命令立刻关上所有的门以免杀人犯逃走。command后接宾语从句时, 从句使用虚拟语气, 即“should+动词原形”, should可以省略。宾语从句的主语gates与shut之间为逻辑上的动宾关系, 因此使用被动语态。

11. According to school bus safety rules, when a school bus stops on the road to ________ or pick up students, other vehicles behind it must stop to wait.

　A. drop off B. take off C. pay off D. turn off

　解析选A。句意: 根据校车安全条例, 当校车在公路上停车上下学生时, 其后的车辆必须停车等待。drop off“中途下客”对应pick up。take off“脱下, 脱掉”; pay off“付清, 还清, 付清工资解雇(某人)”; turn off“关掉”。

　12. (2015·海门模拟)—Excuse me, I’d like to make an early ________ to have my hair cut tomorrow.

　—Will 8 o’clock do?

　A. appointment B. arrangement

　C. employment D. engagement

　解析选A。句意: ——劳驾, 我想早点预约明天理发。——8点行吗? make an appointment“预约, 约定”, 符合句意。arrangement“排列, 安排”; employment“雇用, 使用”; engagement“约会, 订婚”。

　13. (2015·盐城模拟)We are looking into the problem. You can offer any information ________ to it.

　A. similar B. relevant C. unique D. equal

　解析选B。句意: 我们正在调查这个问题。你可以提供与此相关的任何信息。relevant“相关的”, 符合句意。similar“相似的”; unique“独特的”; equal“相等的”。

　14. (2015·太湖模拟)He refused to acknowledge ________ in the match, but in vain.

　A. to defeat B. to be defeated

　C. defeating D. being defeated

　解析选D。句意: 他拒绝承认在比赛中被击败, 但这一切都是徒劳的。acknowledge后接动名词作宾语, 主语he与defeat之间为逻辑上的动宾关系, 故选D。

　15. Any packet ________ properly will not be accepted by the post office.

　A. not to address B. not being addressed

　C. not addressed D. not having addressed

　解析选C。写地址与包裹之间是被动关系, 应用过去分词表被动。表示否定意思时, 将否定词放于非谓语动词之前, 故选C

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　(2015·长沙模拟)

　Christmas, Easter and Birthday parties can be difficult times for grandmothers and parents as they rush around trying to arrange the perfect celebration or making everyone as happy as possible! What’s better than a birthday party that makes your grandchild smile throughout or a celebration that impresses relatives and close friends?

　That is why Granny Look has supplied in this section, one of the most comprehensive guides to making these special occasions that happen perhaps once a year a real success.

　From a selection of Advent Calendars to party planning or Christmas-stocking fillers we have all the possibilities covered so that your children and grandchildren will really have a memorable time with attractive gifts and original ideas.

　Bring that festive spirit to all those traditional days, and ensure you are always ready for any possibility. Granny Look’s extensive links are bound to make every special occasion an entirely different experience from the year before and allow everyone to feel entertained and content.

　CHRISTMAS-STOCKING FILLERS

　LOOK no further! ! Granny Look helps the family to prepare in time for FATHER CHRISTMAS. Give SANTA CLAUS some ideas. He can fill all the children’s Christmas-stockings with goodies! Unique Christmas gifts for children-stocking fillers.

　A Granny Look favorite!

　ADVENT CALENDARS

　All children love the build-up to CHRISTMAS! What is better than choosing one of Granny Look’s selection of Advent Calendars! Here you will find a list of websites to buy traditional or fun Advent Calendars for children at Christmas time.

　A Granny Look favorite!

　BIRTHDAYS

　LOOKING for a SPECIAL BIRTHDAY GIFT. Explore Granny Look’s selection of PRESENTS, PARTY PLANNING, PARTY TOYS and PARTY GAMES for your Children and Grandchildren’s BIRTHDAYS.

　Plan and organize the KIDDIE’S PARTIES ahead of time! ! Don’t forget the PERSONALISED INVITATIONS!

　CHRISTMAS

　LOOK and BOOK now! ! Granny Look’s selection of CHRISTMAS GIFTS for children.

　Some guides to “What’s on in your area”. . . for the kids. PANTOS, SHOWS, THEATRES . . . at Christmas time!

　UNIQUE Christmas gifts for Children. Spend QUALITY TIME with your Children’s Children this FESTIVE SEASON!

　文章大意本文主要介绍了一个网站: Granny Look。该网站的主要功能是帮助祖父母或者父母为一些诸如圣诞节、复活节、生日聚会等特别的场合做准备。

　1. From the text, we know that “Granny Look” is ________ .

　A. a person who guides you to make your yearly celebration a real success

　B. a magazine that helps the family to prepare for special occasions

　C. a company that sells all sorts of products on the Internet

　D. a website that helps you to prepare for special occasions

　解析选D。细节理解题。结合第二段和ADVENT CALENDARS部分中的内容可知, Granny Look是帮助人们为特别的场合做准备的网站。故答案选D。

　2. The purpose of the text is ________ .

　A. to make children have a memorable holiday

　B. to show you how to shop on the Internet

　C. to give you some information about Granny Look

　D. to introduce some goods

　解析选C。写作意图题。本文主要介绍了Granny Look这个网站的一些相关信息。故答案选C。

　3. If you want to send some invitations to your daughter’s classmates, where will you search for the information?

　A. At Birthdays.

　B. At Advent Calendars.

　C. At Christmas-stocking fillers.

　D. At Christmas.

　解析选A。细节理解题。根据文中BIRTHDAYS部分的最后一句话“Don’t forget the PERSONALISED INVITATIONS! ”可知, 要想给女儿的同学发请柬的话, 可以在BIRTHDAYS部分寻找信息。故答案选A。

　4. You will fail to find any information at Christmas when you need ________ .

　A. Christmas cards B. fun Advent Calendars

　C. Christmas gifts D. tickets for theatres

　解析选B。细节理解题。根据文章CHRISTMAS部分的内容可知, 文中没有提及“fun Advent Calendars”。故答案选B。

　5. If your son wants a traditional Advent Calendar, you should search ________ .

　A. BirthdaysB. Advent Calendars

　C. Christmas-stocking fillers

　D. Christmas解析选B。细节理解题。根据ADVENT CALENDARS部分中的“Here you will find a list of websites to buy traditional or fun Advent Calendars for children at Christmas time. ”可知, 如果你儿子想要一个传统的基督降临日历, 你应该去搜索Advent Calendars。故答案选B。

任务型阅读

　(2015·江苏东南中学模拟)

　请阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

　注意: 每个空格只填一个单词。

　When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking enthusiastically. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high-speed Internet connection. It was pretty cool.

　Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. Facemail lets you send an e-mail that gets read to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www. Facemail. com.

　Facemail faces are lifelike, and they copy emotions based on the ones that you put in your text. For example, type in X, and Rachel blows a kiss.

　Life FX, the company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad business uses. The reason e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And the company is talking with Whirlpool about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat.

　Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I’m a fan. But Facemail should be used with words in an e-mail and add angry emotions when you’ve got a psycho-mail.

　Title: A New Technology on Facemail

　My findings ·The other day, when I opened my e-mail, I was greeted by a pretty woman on my computer with great(1) ________ .

　·She kept reading to me an e-mail from my brother about a high-speed Internet connection.

　·She stopped to smile at me(2) ________ . (3) ________ to Facemail ·With the help of a male or female or a clown, Facemail can get your e-mail(4) ________ to the receiver.

　·Facemail’s(5) ________ faces can stimulate emotions you put in your text. (6) ________ Life FX with e-business ·Life FX is sure to have broad business uses.

　·You can be greeted and waited on by Michael Jordan politely.

　·Buying through e-business is not popular for lack(7) ________ the human touch.

　·The(8) ________ of the Facemail can be used on a fridge. My personal

　(9) ________ ·Facemail is fantastic and fun, but it has some disadvantages.

　·Firstly, it should be used with words in an e-mail.

　·Secondly, it might make you(10) ________ when getting a psycho-mail. Conclusion Facemail could get hot fast. 答案: 1. enthusiasm　2. occasionally/sometimes

　3. Introduction(s)　4. read　5. lifelike　6. Comparing　7. of　8. technology　9. opinions/views　10. angry

　语篇随练根据阅读理解完成句子

　1. , one of the most comprehensive guides to making these special occasions.

　那就是为什么精品店在这个区域已经供应的原因, 其中面的指导之一就是制造这些特殊场合。

　2. We have all the possibilities coveredwith attractive gifts and original ideas.

　我们涵盖所有的可能以便于你的孩子和孙子会真正地有难忘的时刻, 他们会有精美的礼物, 这其中也包含了他们自己的想法。

　3. that festive spirit to all those traditional days, you are always ready for any possibility.

　把节日精神带到所有的传统日子, 你务必要对任何可能做好准备。1. That is why Granny Look has supplied in this section

　2. so that your children and grandchildren will really have a memorable time

　3. Bring and ensure

Measles, which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more,was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use ofthe MMR vaccine. But thedisease is making a comeback, caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement andmisinformation that is spreading quickly. Already this year, 115 measles caseshave been reported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.

麻疹, 曾一度每年导致450名儿童死亡，甚至更多的儿童致残，14年前由于MMR疫苗的普遍使用，在美国几乎被消灭。不过这种疾病正在卷土重来，这是因为不断增长的反疫苗运动和迅速传播的错误信息造成的。今年美国已经报告了115例麻疹病例，而去年全年为189例。

The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend. When vaccination rates are very high, as they still are in the nation as a whole, everyone is protected. This is called “herd immunity”, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons, babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesn’t work.

数字听起来可能很小，但它们代表一种危险趋势。当全国范围内作为一个整体疫苗接种率很高时，每个人才会受到保护。这就是所谓的“群体免疫”，保护那些易受感染的人，包括那些因医疗原因不能接种疫苗的人，年龄太小不能接种疫苗的婴儿，以及那些疫苗不起作用的人。

But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in. When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.

但群体免疫只有在几乎整个群体都加入时才起作用。当一些人拒绝接种疫苗并寻求自由乘车时，群体免疫就会崩溃，每个人都会面临更大的风险。

That’s exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County, California, where 22 measles cases were reported this month, to Brooklyn, N.Y., where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year.

从本月报告了22例麻疹病例的加利福尼亚州奥兰治县到去年一名17岁青年引发了一场麻疹疫情的纽约州布鲁克林，全国各地的小社区都是如此。

The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very small risk. Those who refuse to take that risk selfishly make others suffer.

对疫苗的反对已经持续了几十年，因为存在真实但非常小的风险。那些拒绝冒险的人让别人承受痛苦，非常自私。

Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten. Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption, sometimes just by signing apaper saying they personally object to a vaccine.

更糟糕的是，州法律使得所有进入幼儿园的儿童放弃接种疫苗很容易。17个州允许父母选择放弃, 有时候，只需要签署一份声明，说他们个人反对疫苗。

Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out. But no one does enough to limit exemptions.

现在，有几个州正在加强法律，为退出接种增加新的规定。但没有人采取措施来限制放弃接种。

Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons. But personal opinions? Not good enough. Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide, but they’ll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks.

父母应该只能因为有限的医疗或宗教原因选择放弃。但是个人意见呢？还不够充分。每个人都享受疫苗提供的拯救生命的好处，但只要每个人都分担风险，疫苗才会存在。