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The power of nature一、阅读理解。It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, dont worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesnt really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther Kings famous speech I Have a Dream, you may notice that he stumbles (结巴)over his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you dont remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of munication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating petition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performance. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speakers ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speakers attractiveness by making him more human.As you work on your speech, dont worry about being perfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.1.The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will .A.be smarter than youB. know what you are talking aboutC.do better than youD. notice your mistakes2.You dont remember obvious mistakes in a speech because .A. you find the way of speech-making more importantB. you dont fully understand the speechC. you dont know what the speaker plans to sayD. your attention is on the content3.From the last two paragraphs, the author means that .A. giving a speech is like giving a performanceB. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is madeC.one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad。D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be4.What would be the best title for the passage?A. How to Be a Perfect SpeakerB. Dont Expect a Perfect SpeechC. Dont Expect Mistakes in a SpeechD. How to Make a Perfect Speech【文章大意】这篇文章主要讲了不要期盼完美的演讲，没有人会注意到你的错误，有时一两个错误也不坏。1.D 【解析】词义猜测题。根据上文Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say.可知，没人会注意到你在演讲中所出现的问题和错误，故选D。3.C 【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句话Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speakers attractiveness by making him more human 作者认为演讲中的一两个错误并不坏。故选C。4.B 【解析】标题判断题。根据第一段的句子It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech.可知，文章主要介绍不要期望完美的演讲。故选B。二、语法填空。I still have good memories of a certain gentleman helping shape my future. I was in college _1_ my father passed away. I had another year in front of me in order to be called _2_ graduate. The trouble was that I could not concentrate _3_ my studies anymore. Whenever I tried to open my books to study, tears _4_ block my view. I just wanted to quit and stay at home to help my mother deal with the sorrow.At this time, I received his help through my fathers personal financial advisor. One evening, he visited us and asked about my studies. I told him I could not continue my college because I did not want to study anymore. He reminded me how my father _5_ (send) me to the best college in our city. Did I want to fulfill my fathers dream _6_ did I want to be called a failure? I wept, _7_ (say) I did want to do what my dad wanted but I just couldnt study. He gave me all the _8_ (encourage) I needed to be able to carry on. His calming, gentle voice did wonders and I decided to study _9_ (far) and plete my graduation. I still remember this gentleman _10_ came to my rescue and helped me make the right decision.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。在作者最颓废的时候，一位好心人给他指明了前进的道路，帮助他从失去父亲的痛苦中走出来，继续完成学业。1when考查状语从句的连接词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导时间状语从句，故用when，意为“当时候”。2a考查冠词。此处表泛指，表示“一名毕业生”，故用不定冠词a。3on考查介词。由句中的“concentrate”可知，应填介词on，构成动词短语concentrate on . “专心于，把思想集中于”。4would考查情态动词。根据语境，此处指“每当我试图打开书学习的时候，眼泪就会模糊我的视线”。would“总会”符合语境。5had sent考查动词的时态。send是发生在reminded之前的动作，表示“过去的过去”，故用过去完成时。6or考查连词。or在句中连接了两个疑问句，前后两个句子的意义相反，因此指在两者之间的选择。7saying考查非谓语动词。“saying从句”在句中作伴随状语。主语I与say是逻辑上的主谓关系，且say和句子谓语wept表示的动作几乎同时发生，因此用现在分词。8encouragement考查词性转换。根据语境及空前的“the”可知，应用encourage的名词形式encouragement。9further考查词性转换。由本句中的“plete my graduation”可知，作者会继续学习下去，应填表抽象意义的further “更进一步地”。 10who/that考查定语从句的引导词。空处引导定语从句，且在从句中作主语，先行词是this gentleman，故用who/that。三、完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。That was a sunny day.My father and I were on the way _1_ my uncles home.People on the street were walking leisurely and chatting _2_ ，while my father was walking in a hurry.I tried my best to _3_ him.But I was still left behind.I could not understand why he _4_ so fast.Due to the fast speed，I lost my _5_ and was pletely with sweat.Somehow，I began to be angry at him.He always did not think about my_6_.“Why do you walk so fast? Dont you see me behind you？”I said _7_.“You are always like this.Why must you _8_ so loudly？”he said and his face got red right away.In fact，I deliberately spoke loudly and made him angry.“It is your _9_ ！”I shouted at him immediately.“You always like to _10_ others！”he cried out.This made me fall into a rage(愤怒)Then we _11_ on the street.Whatever he said，I quickly answered back.At that time，I was like a wild beast，losing my temper.Many people stopped to look at us.I was so _12_ that I could feel my face burning，for I saw some people _13_ me，which made me lose face.I touched my face _14_ glared at him.“I will never talk to him，”I said to myself angrily._15_ could make people forget everything that your beloved had done for you.When I went to college，I still hated him.I did not say anything to him，_16_ I were not his daughter.Always I pretended to plain that I was too_17_ when he called me.However，it was his tears from the wornout_18_ that made me feel guilty when we met.He had given me everything he had，but I could not._19_ ，I realized that I should not hate him.Now I begin to phone him and ask him to take care of himself.Although sometimes parents will _20_ wrong，they just hope we can be better.1A.at BtoCfor Dof2A.perfectly BeagerlyCanxiously Denjoyably3A.make fun of Bcatch up withCmake way for Dget rid of4A.walked BranCstarted Dtrained5A.temper BconfidenceCbreath Dbalance6A.beliefs BbehaviorCfeelings Drequests7A.calmly BfrequentlyCsoftly Dloudly8A.tell BclaimCread Dspeak9A.fault BcrueltyCorigin Dbusiness10A.enjoy BadmireCblame Dabuse11A.fought BbargainedCconsulted Dquarreled12A.alarmed BafraidCashamed Damazed13A.asking for Blaughing atCwaiting for Daiming at14A.and BsoCbut Dor15A.Anger BSenseCCare DShame16A.in case Bas ifCunless Dafter17A.wrong BcrazyCbusy Dinnocent18A.arm BfaceChead Dbody19A.Naturally BOccasionallyCObviously DGradually20A.do BgiveCfind Dkeep【解题导语】作者因一件小事和父亲在大街上争吵，致使自己颜面尽失，于是下定决心不再与父亲说话。但随着岁月的流逝，作者意识到是愤怒让自己忘记了自己最爱的人为自己所做的一切，于是逐渐改变了自己对父亲的态度。1B根据语境可知，作者与父亲是在去叔叔家的路上。on the way to.意为“在去的路上”，符合语境。故选B项。2D该句中while表示对比，意为“然而”。此处是说作者和父亲走得比较匆忙，而街上的其他人走得比较悠闲，边走边开心地(enjoyably)聊着天。故选D项。perfectly意为“完美地”；eagerly意为“急切地”；anxiously意为“焦虑地”。3B从下文的I was still left behind可知，父亲走得很快，作者试图赶上他，但是仍然被落在了后面。catch up with意为“赶上”，符合语境。故选B项。make fun of意为“取笑”；make way for意为“给让路”；get rid of意为“摆脱；除去”。4A根据第二段开头的Why do you walk so fast？可知，此处指作者不知道为什么父亲走(walked)得那么快。故选A项。5C根据空后的pletely with sweat可知，由于走得太快，作者气喘吁吁、汗流浃背。lose ones breath意为“喘不过气来”，符合语境。故选C项。temper意为“脾气”；confidence意为“信心”；balance意为“平衡”。6C根据上文中的I began to be angry at him可知，作者对父亲很生气，认为他根本不考虑作者的感受(feelings)。故选C项。belief意为“信念”；behavior意为“行为；举止”；request意为“请求；要求”。7D上文提到作者很生气，所以说话的声音应该是很大的。根据第8空后的so loudly也可知答案。故选D项。calmly意为“平静地”； frequently意为“频繁地”；softly意为“温柔地”。8D根据下文的In fact，I deliberately spoke loudly and.可知，此处指父亲埋怨作者说话声音大。故选D项。9A作者责怪父亲走太快，自己跟不上，因此，此处指作者认为这都是父亲的过错(fault)。故选A项。cruelty意为“残忍”；origin意为“起源”；business意为“事情；商业”。10C作者在埋怨父亲，而此时父亲也非常生气。因此，父亲在说作者总是责备(blame)别人。故选C项。enjoy意为“喜欢”；admire意为“欣赏”；abuse意为“虐待；滥用”。11D根据下文Whatever he said，I quickly answered back.At that time, I was like a wild beast，losing my temper.可知，作者大发脾气，与父亲在大街上吵了起来，所以选quarreled，意为“争吵”。fight意为“打架”；bargain意为“讨价还价”；consult意为“咨询”。12C根据空后的I could feel my face burning可知，和父亲吵架引来很多路人驻足观看，作者感觉自己的脸滚烫，因此可推断，作者感到羞愧(ashamed)。alarmed意为“担忧的；恐慌的”；afraid意为“害怕的”；amazed意为“惊奇的”。13B由空后的made me lose face可知，作者觉得很丢人，因为看到路人在嘲笑她。laugh at意为“嘲笑”，符合语境。故选B项。ask for意为“请求；要求”；wait for意为“等待”；aim at意为“针对；以为目标”。14A句意为：我摸了摸我的脸，怒视着他。touched和glared是作者先后做的两个并列的动作，所以用and连接。15A文中反复提到angry，通过对与父亲吵架的描述可知，此处指生气能让人忘记你所爱的人为你做的一切。故选A项。16B设空后的I were not his daughter为虚拟语气，作者因怒生恨，吵架后不与父亲说话，就好像自己不是父亲的女儿似的。as if意为“好像”，符合语境。in case意为“以防”；unless意为“除非”；after意为“在之后”。17C父亲每次打电话时，作者总是抱怨太忙。busy意为“忙碌的”，符合语境。故选C项。wrong意为“错误的”；crazy意为“疯狂的”；innocent意为“无辜的”。18B眼泪应该是从脸上流下来，所以选face。句意为：但是，当我们见面时，父亲那饱经沧桑的脸上流下的泪水使我感到内疚。19D根据空后的I realized that I should not hate him可知，作者越来越理解父亲，认识到不应该再恨父亲，此处强调的是一个心理逐渐变化的过程。gradually意为“慢慢地；逐渐地”，符合语境。故选D项。naturally意为“自然地”occasionally意为“偶然”；obviously意为“明显地”。20A尽管有时候父母会做错事，但是他们希望我们能更好。此处指可能会做错事，所以选A项。四、短文改错。Today is Sunday. I was very happy because a special experience. On my way home from school, I find a little dog on the roadside. It was so lovely and poor that I liked it immediate. But it was a little dirty and it seemed that it couldnt see something. I took it home. Besides, my mother didnt like it. She asked me to give a dog to someone else. At that time, got an idea, Dad said, “You can send it to your grandma. She always like animals.” I was very happy. My father and I took the little dog to my grandmas. She was so surprising to see the little poor dog. And she gave to us a promise that she would look after it well. I was very happy because I saved a little dog.答案：Today is Sunday. I was very happy because a special experience. On my way home from school, I a little dog on the roadside. It was so lovely and poor that I liked it . But it was a little dirty and it seemed that it couldnt see . I took it home. ， my mother didnt like it. She asked me to give dog to someone else. At that time, an idea, Dad said, “You can send it to your grandma. She always animals.” I was very happy. My father and I took the little dog to my grandmas. She was so to see the little poor dog. And she gave us a promise that she would look after it well. I was very happy because I saved a little dog.难项分析：第四处：somethinganything考查不定代词。在否定句中，一般用anything，故改为anything。第五处：BesidesHowever考查副词。besides“此外”，表达递进关系。而此处为转折关系，故用副词however。第七处：gotgetting考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，get与其逻辑主语Dad之间是主谓关系，且get an idea和句子谓语said所表示的动作几乎同时发生，故用现在分词。五、七选五。
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