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The power of nature一、阅读理解。OPENINGS AND PREVIEWSAntlia PneumaticaIn a new play by Anne Washburn, directed by Ken Rus Schmoll, a group of estranged friends gather at a Texas farm house to bury one of their peers. (Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St. 212-279-4200. In previews.)Bright StarSteve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-Americana musical, in which a magazine editor meets a soldier returning from the Second World War. Walter Bobbie directs. (Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.)The CrucibleIvo van Hove directs Arthur Millers classic drama about the Salem witch trials, starring Saoirse Ronan, Ben Whishaw, Ciaran Hinds, and Sophie Okonedo. (Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.)Dry PowderJohn Krasinski, Claire Danes, and Hank Azaria star in Sarah Burgesss play, in which an executive at a private-equity firm (私人股本公司) tries to rebound from a P.R. disaster. Thomas Kail directs. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555. In previews. Opens Oct. 28, 2017)The FatherFrank Langella stars in a play by the French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Doug Hughes for Manhattan Theatre Club, about an eighty-year-old man who is losing his grip on his own life story. (Samuel J. Friedman, 261 W. 47th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin Oct. 28, 2017)1.If youre interested in American music, where can you get entertained?A. Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St.B. Cort, 138 W. 48th St.C. Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St.D. Public, 425 Lafayette St.2.If you want to preview a play now, which of the following is not available?A. Bright StarB. The CrucibleC. Dry PowderD. The Father3.The authors purpose of writing the passage is to _ .A. informB. entertainC. persuadeD. describe【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文，主要是向读者介绍四部影片。1.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据Bright Star中的“Steve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-Americana musical”及“Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.”可知，可以在Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 欣赏美国音乐，故B项正确。3.A 【解析】推理判断题。通读文章内容可知，本文主要是向读者介绍四部影片，故A 项正确。二、单句语法填空1I think that the house will be _ (suit) for the needs of your family.答案：suitablebe suitable for . “适合”。2Its impossible _ (evaluate) these results without knowing more about the research method.答案：to evaluate惯用句型Itsadj.to do。该句中it为形式主语，真正的主语为动词不定式，故填to evaluate。3He is unfortunate to have his house _ (burn) to the ground.答案：burnt/burnedburn to the ground “全部焚毁”，burn和his house存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用过去分词作宾语补足语。4You must be _ (absolute) silent or the birds wont appear.答案：absolutely此处应用副词修饰形容词silent，故填absolutely。5Yesterday I went to see him, only _ (learn) that he had gone abroad two days before.答案：to learnonly to do “结果却”，在句中作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果。6Watching through their windows, the flood victims were anxious _ (wait) for rescuers to e.答案：to waitbe anxious to do . “焦虑地做/急于做”。7My watch is still _ guarantee, so theyll repair it for free.答案：underunder guarantee “在保修期内”。8She works in a theatre, _ (follow) in her fathers footsteps.答案：following主语she与follow之间为主动关系，故用现在分词following作状语。9I would like to express my _ (appreciate) and thanks to you all.答案：appreciation由空格前的my一词可知，应填名词。10I need to make an _ (appoint) with Mike to discuss the matter.答案：appointmentmake an appointment with sb. “和某人预约”。三、完形填空。One day，while we were visiting my parents on a farm in late summer，Dad mentioned hed always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.Mom agreed that the trees were _1_.Like many other parents，mine were hard to _2_ for，so I figured this was a great opportunity to get them something theyd _3_.I also thought two would be even better.I checked the _4_ at work and decided it was a bit more than I could _5_but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹)agreed to give some money to buy the trees.In northern Ohio，you dont plant maple trees at Christmas，so we decided to _6_ Mom and Dad with a special Christmas in October before the ground _7_.We asked my aunt if shed help us with the “_8_”，and she called my parents _9_ to say she was ing for a Sunday visit.Then my sisters and sistersinlaw went into _10_，planning a big holiday turkey dinner.On the _11_ Sunday，we all met at my house and _12_ the trees into a truck.I _13_ as Santa Claus.When we arrived at my parents house，Dad was _14_ something was wrong first.He and Mom were amazed when we told them _15_ we were there.When Christmas _16_，of course，we couldnt go to our parents house emptyhanded，so Mom and Dad got _17_ presents that year.Almost half a century later，I _18_ drive by the old farm and smile when I see those big，handsome _19_ and remember giving a special _20_ to special people at Christmas in October.1A.distinctiveBfragrantCexpensive Dpretty2A.shop BrepresentCanswer Dcare3A.deserve BappreciateCadvertise Dimagine4A.result BnumberCprice Dexpress5A.afford BexpectCfancy Dhandle6A.frighten BassistCsurprise Dreward7A.warmed BfrozeCsoftened Ddarkened8A.trick BpurchaseCchoice Ddecoration9A.in advance Bin timeCby accident Don purpose10A.service BactionCeffect Dproduction11A.regular BseparateCgiven Dchosen12A.sorted BloadedCtransported Dtransplanted13A.dressed up Bpassed offClooked on Dstarted out14A.delighted BannoyedCdisappointed Dconvinced15A.when BhowCwhy Dwhether16A.came around Bdropped outCturned up Ddrew in17A.generous BadditionalCdouble Dspecial18A.even BjustConce Dstill19A.farms BtreesCtrucks Dyards20A.congratulation BgiftCdonation Dgreeting【解题导语】本文为记叙文，涉及家庭关系话题。作者讲述了自己和亲人们一起用特别的方式给其父母带来惊喜的经历。1D上文提及父亲想要在庭院种植一棵枫树，下文提及“those big, handsome”，故此处应是母亲也欣然同意，认为枫树很漂亮(pretty)。distinctive“与众不同的”；fragrant“芳香的”。2A根据上文的“Like many other parents, mine were hard to”，下文的“so I figured this was a great opportunity to get them something”以及接下来介绍的作者兄弟姊妹几人为父母买礼物的内容可知，此处指作者觉得给父母买东西是很难的，故选shop“购物”。3B根据上文的“Dad mentioned hed always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.”及下文介绍的为父母买礼物的内容可知，此处指作者认为这是一个给父母买他们欣赏的东西的好机会。deserve“值得，应得”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”；advertise“为做广告”；imagine“想象”。4C根据下文的“but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹)agreed to give some money to buy the trees”可知，作者在上班时查看了一下枫树的价格(price)，认为它的价格比自己能支付得起(afford)的还要高一点。express“快递”。5A参见上题解析。6C从下文作者联合其姑姑来帮忙实施这个计划以及计划具体实施的内容可知，作者他们想给父母一个惊喜(surprise)。assist“帮助，协助”。7B根据上下文语境及句中的“In northern Ohio, you dont plant maple trees at Christmas”“a special Christmas in October before the ground”可知，作者他们决定在土地上冻之前让父母度过一个特别的圣诞节。freeze“结冰”符合语境。soften“变软，软化”。8A根据上下文语境可知，作者询问姑姑是否可以帮忙实施这个“骗局(trick)”。9A根据上下文语境可知，作者的姑姑提前(in advance)给作者的父母打电话说她会在周日来拜访。in time“及时”；by accident“意外地”；on purpose“故意地”。10B根据下文的“planning a big holiday turkey dinner”可知，随后，作者的姊妹和嫂子(或弟媳)行动起来。go into action“行动起来”符合语境。go into service“投入使用”；go into effect“生效”；go into production“投产”。11D根据语境可知，作者和亲人们在选定的(chosen)那个周日聚到自己家里。regular“惯常的，有规律的”。12B根据下文的“the trees into a truck”可知，作者他们把树装上(loaded)卡车。transport“运输，运送”；transplant“移植”。13A根据下文的“as Santa Claus”可知，作者把自己装扮(dressed up)成圣诞老人。pass sb./sth.off as“把冒充为”；look on sb./sth.as“把当做”；start out as“以开始，起初是”。14D根据上下文语境及句中的“something was wrong first”可知，作者的父亲一开始坚信哪里出了问题。convinced“确信，坚信”符合语境。15C根据语境可知，当我们告诉他们我们为什么(why)会在那里的时候，父母感到很吃惊。16A根据下文的内容可知，当又到圣诞节时，作者他们去探望父母。e around“再次出现，再度发生”；drop out“退出”；turn up“出现”；draw in“(白天变得)渐短”。17C根据上文的“In northern Ohio, you dont plant maple trees at Christmas so we decided to.with a special Christmas in October”可知，作者他们在十月份的时候已经为父母送上了一份特别的圣诞节礼物，而在真正的圣诞节到来的时候，他们又不能空手去拜访自己的父母，故作者的父母那年是收到了双份的(double)圣诞节礼物。additional“额外的”。18D根据上下文语境可知，时隔几乎半个世纪之后，当作者看到那些高大、漂亮的枫树(trees)时依然(still)会面带微笑地驶过那个农场。19B参见上题解析。20B作者看着那些枫树时，会想起自己多年前在特别的圣诞节送给父母特别的礼物(gift)。上文中的“presents that year”亦是关键提示。donation“捐赠物”；greeting“问候”。四、单句改错1Not pleted the project, they have to stay there for another two weeks._答案：pletedhaving pleted句子主语they与plete之间为主动关系，且plete表示的动作先于句子谓语stay发生，故应用现在分词的完成式作状语。2The mother was standing at the gate, anxiously to see her son._答案：anxiouslyanxious形容词在句中作状语，描述主语The mother的状态。3I kept silent in the back seat of the car as we made our way the grandmas._答案：way后加tomake ones way to . “朝走去”。4Hearing the news that he had appointed as general manager of the big pany, he was filled with excitement and joy._答案：had后加beenbe appointed as . “被任命为/委派为”。5They gave the manager a guarantee which they would finish the task within three days._答案：whichthatgive sb. a guarantee that . “向某人保证”，that引导同位语从句。五、短文改错Challenges of life are of great importance in our grow.They remind me my days in senior high school which I joined in the military training.It was the first time I have lived away from my home，so I found it difficult to fit in.And the training officer was strict in me.I once thought I couldnt stick to the end.But anyway，I was succeeded.The trials made it much easy for me to adapt to life，but the difficulties I came across have now bee a precious memory in my life.In short，learning to regard the challenges of life as the stepping stone to future success and make the best of them.【答案】Challenges of life are of great importance in our .They remind me my days in senior high school I joined in the military training.It was the first time I lived away from my home，so I found it difficult to fit in.And the training officer was strict me.I once thought I couldnt stick to the end.But anyway，I succeeded.The trials made it much for me to adapt to life， the difficulties I came across have now bee a precious memory in my life.In short， to regard the challenges of life as stepping stone to future success and make the best of them.第一处：grow改为growth。考查名词。根据空前的形容词性物主代词our可知，应将grow改为growth。第二处：在me后加of。考查固定搭配。此处remind sb.of sth.意为“使某人想起某事”，为固定搭配。第三处：which改为when。考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，senior high school后为定语从句，先行词为days且从句中不缺少成分，故应将which改为when，在句中作时间状语。第四处：have改为had。考查时态。在It was the first time(that)句型中，从句中谓语动词用过去完成时，故将have改为had。第五处：in改为with。考查固定搭配。此处be strict with sb.意为“对某人严格”，为固定搭配。第六处：删除was。考查语态。此处succeed为不及物动词，没有被动语态，故将was删除。第七处：easy改为easier。考查形容词比较级。根据语境及句中much可知，此处表示更加容易，故用形容词比较级。第八处：but改为and。考查连词。根据语境可知，上下文之间是顺承关系，故将but改为and。第九处：learning改为learn。考查祈使句。分析句子结构可知，此处是一个祈使句，与下文中的“make the best of them”构成并列结构，故将learning改为learn。第十处：the改为a。考查冠词。此处表示一个垫脚石，表示泛指，且stepping的发音以辅音音素开头，故将the改为a。
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