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Making the news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、单句语法填空1It is necessary that we keep the young generation (inform) of the current affairs.答案：informed2A man helping an old lady who fell on the floor to get up on a bus ended up (accuse) of causing her injury.答案：being accused3Dont defend him any more. Its obvious that he (deliberate) destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.答案：deliberately4 (acquire) a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.答案：To acquire5It is every citizens demand that the murderer who killed three children (punish)答案：(should) be punished6The teacher will put forward a variety of questions, (depend) on your different answers.答案：depending7The diligent man is (achieve) his goal, because he spares no effort to do the best for every detail.答案：to achieve8(2018银川质检)My parents didnt approve my leaving school this year and I had to accept it.答案：of9You should get down to your study from now on. Please concentrate what is of great importance for your future development.答案：on10What are you doing out of bed, Tom? You are supposed (be) asleep.答案：to be三、完形填空。Over the last 15 years, as a doctor, I have had heart-to-heart conversations with countless patients near the end of their lives. The most mon emotion they express is1. And thats2I came up with a project to encourage people to write a3to their loved ones. Its a lesson I learned years ago from a memorable4patient. He was a retired5with a cancer. Every day, his6spent many hours watching him watch television. She explained to me he had never been much of a7in their 50-plus years of marriage. But he seemed quite8to share his ideas with me, 9 when it became clear his days were10. He spoke of his deep regret for not having spent enough time with his wife, and of his great11in his son, who had joined the Navy in his fathers footsteps. One afternoon, when I mentioned these12to his wife and son, they looked disbelievingly at each other. They thanked me for being so kind but13my patient was unlikely to express such feelings. To make sure his family could hear his14, I took my video camera with me the next morning and with the patients15, recorded an open letter from him to his family. When I gave them the16letter, both his wife and son were moved to tears. The experience17my letter project, which can help people plete their life review tasks: apologizing to those we may have hurt; 18 those who have hurt us and saying “I love you”. It may take much courage to write a life review letter. For some people, it19deep and troubling emotions. 20 it may be the most important letter you will ever write. 【文章大意】 作为一名医生, 因为与无数临终的病人交谈过, 他们常表达出自己的遗憾。这激发了作者想让人们给自己爱的人写一封信的想法, 以此表达对曾经伤害过的人的歉意及原谅伤害过自己的人们。1. A. gratitudeB. regretC. apologyD. affection【解析】选 B。根据下文的内容可知在临终之前表达的都是遗憾的心情。最后一段中有提示。gratitude感激; regret后悔, 遗憾; apology 道歉; affection情感。2. A. becauseB. whyC. whenD. how【解析】选B。从语境可看出那就是我为什么(why)提出这个项目。3. A. noteB. billC. letterD. sentence【解析】选C。通过语境可知病人临终时常有遗憾, 因此作者通过这个项目来鼓励人们写信给自己所爱的人。故选 letter。4. A. dyingB. weakC. unconsciousD. silent【解析】选A。从下文可知这是从一个将要去世的人身上学到的教训。因此选项dying符合题意。weak虚弱的; unconscious 无意识的; silent沉默的。5. A. merchantB. workerC. officialD. soldier【解析】选D。从后文可知他当过海军, 因此是个士兵(soldier)。6. A. familyB. daughterC. sonD. wife【解析】选D。从下文中“in their 50-plus years of marriage. ”(在他们结婚的50多年里)可知是他的妻子(wife)。7. A. husbandB. loverC. talkerD. panion【解析】选C。上文说他妻子每天都在看他看电视, (可知他是个不健谈的人。)由此可推断出她向我解释说在他们结婚的50多年里, 他不是个健谈的人(talker)。8. A. willingB. disturbingC. embarrassedD. delighted【解析】选A。根据句意可知这个人不善言谈却愿意(willing)和“我”分享他的一些想法。disturbing烦扰的, 令人不安的; embarrassed局促不安的, 为难的, 尴尬的, 窘迫的; delighted高兴的。9. A. speciallyB. especiallyC. exactlyD. gradually【解析】选B。他看起来非常愿意和“我”分享他的想法, 尤其(especially)是他在世上的日子不多了的时候。 specially特别地, 专门地, 特意地, 格外地; especially尤其; exactly确切地; gradually慢慢地。10. A. numberedB. diedC. endedD. pleted【解析】选A。从上文可知他是个癌症患者, 所剩时日不多, 屈指可数。故用numbered。11. A. satisfactionB. prideC. concernD. plaint【解析】选B。他儿子以他为榜样参加了海军, 因此他以儿子为傲(pride)。 satisfaction 满意; concern关心; plaint抱怨; pride骄傲, 自豪。故选B。 12. A. mentsB. decisionsC. explanationsD. promises【解析】选A。当我把他的话(即评论)对他的妻子和儿子说时, 他们难以置信。ment评论; decision决定; explanation解释; promise承诺, 允诺。13. A. deniedB. disbelievedC. insistedD. realized【解析】选C。从上文可知这个病人是个不善言谈的人, 所以当他儿子和妻子听到这样的评论时难以相信, 因此他们才会感谢我并坚持(insisted)他是不可能如此表达的。deny否认; disbelieve 难以相信; realize意识到, 知道, 实现。从上文可知C符合题意。14. A. sorrowB. anxietyC. wishD. love【解析】选D。从上文的内容可知这个病人表达的是对家人的爱(love)。sorrow悲痛; anxiety 焦虑, 担心; wish 愿望; love爱。15. A. desireB. permissionC. requestD. assistance【解析】选B。第二天我带着摄像机, 经过病人的同意(permission)。 desire渴望; permission允许, 批准; request 请求; assistance帮助。从上下文可知是病人的允许。故选permission。16. A. tapedB. typedC. writtenD. unopened【解析】选A。tape录音; type打字; write 写作; unopen未打开。17. A. raisedB. inspiredC. provedD. weled【解析】选B。根据下文可知这个项目能帮助人们弥补过去的憾事, 这事激励了我。raise引起, 抱起, 提高(价格等), 养育, 筹集; inspire鼓舞, 激励, 赋予灵感, 启迪; prove证明, 证实; wele欢迎, 乐于接受。18. A. acknowledgingB. forgettingC. hurtingD. forgiving【解析】选D。向那些我们可能伤害过的人道歉; 原谅那些伤害过我们的人, 并说“我爱你”。acknowledge承认, 感谢; forget忘记; hurt伤害; forgive原谅。通过上下文可知是原谅(forgive)那些伤害过我们的人, D符合题意。19. A. calls forB. calls offC. calls inD. calls up【解析】选D。它可能唤起人们内心深处的烦恼情绪。call for要求, 需要, 提倡; call off放弃, 取消, 叫走; call in召集, 召来, 收回; call up 打电话, 召集,使想起, 唤醒。故选D。20. A. SoB. ForC. YetD. Otherwise【解析】选C。虽然能让人们想起不好的情绪但却是最重要的一封信。由此可知是转折关系。故选C。四、单句改错1I can think of many cases that the media have a strong effect on young men. 答案：that where2Youd better put on a thick sweater in case of it snows. 答案：去掉of3They decided to go on holiday for a week because all the tasks have been fulfilled ahead of the time. 答案：去掉time前的the4You can depend on that he will e to help you when needed. 答案：on后加it5(江西卷)Never before she seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert. 答案：在before后加has五、单元语法倒装句1(2018广东执信中学期中)So difficult I find it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice.答案：did2(2018安徽安庆四校联考)How was the weather then?Hardly I stepped off the plane when it started to rain.答案：had3(2018北京海淀区一模)Hard it is, the Chinese government is determined to open up the new Silk Road.答案：as/though4(2018湖南益阳箴言中学模拟)In front of our school (stand) a tower on whose top we can have a clear view of the lake.答案：stands5At the top of the hill (lie) an old cottage which has a wonderful view of the whole city.答案：lies
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