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Tales of the unexplained一、阅读理解。The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card (信用卡) fraud.Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal website(非法网站). Websites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought.The thieves then go shopping with your card number or sell the information over the Internet.puter hackers(黑客) have broken down security(安全) systems,raising questions about the safety of cardholder information.Several months ago,25,000 customers of CD Universe,an on-line music retailer(零售商),were not lucky.Their names,addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a website after the retailer refused to pay US $157,828 to get back the information. Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud.Mastercard is working on plans for webonly credit card,with a lower credit limit.The card could be used only for shopping on-line.However,there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated(欺骗). Ask about your credit-card firms on-line rules: Under British law,cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent(欺骗性的) spending. And shop only at secure sites;send your credit-card information only if the website offers advanced secure system.If the security is in place,a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.The website address may also start the extra “s” stands for secure.If in doubt,give your credit-card information over the telephone. Keep your password(密码) safe: Most online sites require a user name and password before placing an order.Treat your passwords with care.1.What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?A.A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet.B.Fraud on the Internet.C.Many websites are destroyed.D.Many illegal websites are on the Internet.2.What is the meaning of “fraud”?A.Cheating.B.Sale.C.Payment.D.Safety.3.How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?A.The customers give them the information.B.The thieves steal the information from websites.C.The customers sell the information to them.D.The thieves buy the information from credit-card firms.4.You are shopping on a site starting and you want to buy a TV set,what does this article suggest to do?A.Order the TV set at once.B.Do not buy the TV set on this site.C.E-mail the site your credit-card information.D.Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you.参考答案： 1.B; 2.A; 3.B; 4.B解析： 本文介绍了网上黑客人员盗用信用卡资料进行欺骗的行为以及我们该怎样防卫的措施。1.B 推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句(因特网已导致使用信用卡欺骗的行为大量增加)可推知此题答案为B项。2.A 词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句(你的卡上资料可能会在网上非法出售)和第四段最后一句(可采用下列步骤防止受欺骗)可推知此题答案为A项。3.B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段的提醒(当心那些提供便宜商品或服务的网址)可推知此题答案为B项。也可采用排除法:根据文章内容,排除A、C两项(并且此两项也不合情理);根据文章第四段第一句可知选项D也不正确。因此选B项。4.B 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的说明:安全的网址应在电脑的右下角有一个小字母,或在网址中有一个字母s,而问题中的网址中没有字母s,从而可推知此题答案为B项。二、单项选择。1.As its economy is maturing, Chinas _ a greater role in critical issues like climate and development.A. definingB. assumingC. guaranteeingD. assuring【答案】B2.The mayor _ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.A. rewarded B. awardedC. credited D. prized【答案】B【解析】句意：因为他在援救地震受害者中的英雄事迹，市长授予那位警官一枚荣誉奖章。award意为“奖励”，符合题意。reward奖励，一般指报答某人；credit相信；prize奖品，奖赏，多指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽奖中所赢得的奖品。3.To my joy, I have _ my parents to allow me to travel abroad alone in the ing summer holidays.A. convinced B. remindedC. arranged D. required【答案】A【解析】句意：让我开心的是，我已经说服我的父母同意我在即将到来的暑假里一个人出国旅游了。convince使确信，说服；remind提醒；arrange安排；require需要，要求。convince sb. to do sth.说服某人做某事，这里指说服父母。4.Theyre expecting contributions from the charity dinner to _ thousands.A. look intoB. break intoC. run intoD. slip into【答案】C【解析】look into调查；break into破门而入；run into撞上；slip into不知不觉中陷入。句意：他们预期在慈善晚宴上的筹得的捐款数额将达到数千元。5.Do you know why John didnt _ at the party yesterday evening?A. show off B. show around C. show up D. show in【答案】C【解析】句意：你知道昨晚约翰为什么没有来参加聚会吗？show up在此表示“出现，露面”。show off炫耀；show sb. around带领某人参观；show in领进来。6.The boy, though afraid of being blamed, _ courage and asked Mrs. Brook how e she thought his behavior unacceptable.A. kept upB. picked upC. stepped upD. turned up【答案】B【解析】pick up恢复的精神，振作(精神)，鼓起(勇气)，捡起，获得，收拾，不费力地学会；keep up保持，继续，不低落，不落后；step up加紧，加快，增加；turn up出现，发生，开大，发现，卷起，使仰卧。句意：尽管担心被责备，这个男孩还是鼓起勇气问布莱克夫人为什么她认为他的行为不能接受。7.Their _ that their project under way was something entirely new proved to be untrue. A. multiplication B. emotion C. assumption D. emission 【答案】C【解析】考查名词。multiplication乘法，增加；emotion情感，情绪；assumption想当然(认为)，假定；session一段时间。句意：他们想当然认为他们正在进行的课题是崭新的，事实证明不是那样。8.He was given $8000 as a(an) _ for his brave performance in saving the childs life.A. attitude B. altitude C. award D. reward 【答案】D【解析】attitude态度，看法；altitude高度，海拔高度；award奖，奖金，奖学金，往往与一段时间的突出成绩、表现相联系。reward报酬，奖赏，赏金，酬金，奖金等，一般与劳动、服务、支持、帮助等相联系。句意：因为他在拯救那个孩子的生命过程中的勇敢表现，他得到了8,000美元的奖金。【解析】strengthen加强。句意：为了跟他们更好的合作，我们必须加强与他们的关系。9.The acting is so _ that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals that he has ever tasted.A. enthusiastic B. convincedC. convincing D. optimistic【答案】C【解析】句意：表演如此让人信服，它让你相信这是他所吃到的最好饭菜。enthusiastic热情的，convinced(人的心理感受)确信的；深信的；convincing(事物所具有的特征)使人信服的， D. optimistic乐观的。根据翻译故选C。10.The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as the battery _ quickly.A. shuts up B. ends upC. runs out D. turns out【答案】C【解析】句意：这位摄影师每天都需要给数码相机充电，因为电池很快就用完了。run out“用完，用尽”。11.Mothers who like to _ their children are always talking about the progress their kids have made.A. take off B. turn offC. cut off D. show off【答案】D12.There were so many people in the hall then that I could hardly _ my sister.A. bring outB. turn outC. pick outD. call out【答案】C【解析】bring out使显露；turn out结果是；pick out辨认；call out大声叫喊。句意：当时大厅里有那么多的人，我几乎分辩不出谁是我的妹妹了。13.We express the hope that a climate beneficial to a negotiated settlement would be created soon, _ there may no longer be the need for the armed struggle.A. in case B. even though C. so that D. as long as【答案】C 【解析】句意：我们表达了希望创造一种有利于通过谈判来解决问题的氛围的愿望，这样我们就不再需要进行武装斗争了。in case以防，万一；even though即使；so that以便(引导结果状语从句)；as long as只要。14.He is said _ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.A. to have been badly treated B. treating badlyC. being badly treated D. to be treated badly【答案】A【解析】句意：据说昨天他在超市购物时服务员对他的态度不好。这里是固定句式it is said to do，根据语境这里说的是昨天的事情，是在事情发生后人们又说的，故用不定式的完成式，又因为主语he与treat之间是被动关系，故选A。15.I _ my close friend three times today but her line was always busy.A. have phoned B. had phonedC. was phoning D. have been phoning【答案】A 【解析】表示做某事做过几次应该和完成时态连用，可知此处用现在完成时。故选A。句意：我今天给我的好朋友打了三次电话，但是一直占线。16.I have got a headache. No wonder. You _ in front of the puter too long.A. workB. are workingC. workedD. have been working【答案】D【解析】现在完成进行时表示动作从过去某一时间开始，一直延续到现在，可能还要继续下去。根据所提供的情景“I have got a headache.”可判断出，由于在电脑前连续工作而造成了头痛，故选C项。句意：“我头疼。”“不足为奇。你在电脑前连续工作的时间太长啦！”。17.People _ financial aid since they lost their homes, jobs and businesses to the storm last month.A. have been receiving B. are receivingC. had received D. received【答案】A三、完形填空。I met my true fate as I lay on a soccer field, holding on desperately to my consciousness. Finally, I 1 and came into a world of darkness, leaving people struggling to help an 2 girl who, just hours ago, had been in perfect 3 . Later I spent most of my time in bed. No doctors knew what was wrong with me. Most of my friends had bee 4 . Every day became more and more frustrating. Eventually I returned to school on a part-time 5 . Instead of getting the 6 I expected, I received dirty 7 and harsh rumors about how it was “all in my head.” 8 my dreams of being a soccer player was ruined, I joined the drum band instead. I held the belief that things would get better. 9 , I lost consciousness at nearly every band practice and people were constantly 10 always having to take care of me. Some people even tried to get me 11 off the drum band. Thus, I continued to be bullied and labeled me as an “attention-seeker.”As I struggled through my health problems and 12 , I continued to keep promising myself that things would get better, and eventually they did. I made friends with a few members of the drum band, who 13 by my side and knew how desperately I needed somewhere to 14 .Unfortunately, my health 15 worse. My doctor decided to send me to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota in 16 that the doctors there would be able to solve the 17 that had puzzled every other doctor Id seen. The Mayo doctors diagnosed me with a problem called POTS. They were certain that the unconsciousness that Id been 18 was not “in my head”. I am extremely happy to have kept promising myself that things would get better. 19 it hadnt been for others help and my 20 , Id still be wondering if my problem really was “in my head.” And, most importantly, Ive learned to never lose hope because I believe that the only disability in life is a bad attitude. 语篇解读：本文讲诉了作者患了一种经常会突然间失去知觉，昏倒在地的病(后来确诊为“POTS体位性心动过速综合征”)。她的大多数朋友都觉得她的病是“大脑问题”。可是作者，面对逆境，心里总是怀着希望(held the belief that things would get better)，最终度过了难关。文章告诉我们：生命中仅有的残疾就是残疾的生活态度。坚信美好，才会美好！1.A. stayed up B. let go C. gave away D. showed up【答案】B【解析】let go意思是“松手；放弃”与上文中的“hold on(坚持)”的意义相反。作者holding on desperately to my consciousness. Finally,还是放弃了，昏倒在地。2.A. independent B. frightened C. puzzled D. unconscious【答案】D 【解析】根据上文“Finally, I let go and came into a world of darkness,”可以推断这里是：unconscious“失去知觉的”。3.A. order B. health C. terror D. danger【答案】B4.A. annoyed B. convinced C. enthusiastic D. distant【答案】D 【解析】distant“疏远的，冷漠的，冷淡的”。根据上文“Later I spent most of my time in bed(绝大部分时间都躺在床上)”和下文“Every day became more and more frustrating(每一天的日子都越来越让人沮丧)”可知答案。5.A. move B. respect C. basis D. regard【答案】C 【解析】basis“基准；方式”和on搭配，on a part-time basis。最后，我回到了学校，不过是以兼读的形式。6.A. award B. reward C. strength D. sympathy【答案】D 【解析】sympathy“同情”， 根据下一句可知，作者想获得“同情”，但是，得到的只有白眼和尖刻的谣言。7.A. eyes B. work C. joke D. looks【答案】D 【解析】dirty looks“白眼，充满敌意”，通过后半句and harsh rumor(尖刻的谣言)的并列关系可知答案。8.A. Unless B. While C. Since D. Before【答案】C 【解析】上下文存在逻辑上的因果关系，since意为“因为，既然”。因为当足球运动员的梦想已经破裂，所以才加入了鼓乐队。9.A. Altogether B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise D. Therefore【答案】B 【解析】上下文存在逻辑上的让步关系。尽管“我”坚信身体能够好起来，“然而”，“我”还总是昏倒。所以答案是“nevertheless(然而，不过)”。10.A. insisting on B. worrying about C. plaining about D. concentrating on【答案】C 【解析】plaining about本段依然在讲作者遇到的困难。根据上下文，可以判断，本句意思“因为每一次训练我都会晕倒，所以人们不断抱怨总是要照顾我。”11.A. kicked B. scared C. seized D. discouraged【答案】A 【解析】根据本句中的“even甚至”可以判断“甚至有些人试图把我撵出乐队。”kick off踢出，撵出。12.A. loneliness B. confusion C. shame D. sickness【答案】A 【解析】loneliness和problem是并列关系。根据上下文可知，作者是在身理疾病和心理孤独之中挣扎。13.A. looked B. waited C. wandered D. stuck【答案】D 【解析】stick by ones side是固定搭配“站在某人一边，支持某人，帮助某人”。上文说“我在鼓乐队交了几个朋友”，所以是他们帮助了我。14.A. follow B. rest C. belong D. recover【答案】C 15.A. came B. went C. fell D. stayed【答案】B 【解析】went是系动词，往往和贬义词连用。Unfortunately, my health went worse不幸的是，我的健康状况愈发糟糕。16.A. purposes B. hopes C. wishes D. needs【答案】B 【解析】in hopes that意思是“希望”。17.A. case B. deal C. wonder D. mystery【答案】A 【解析】根据上下文可知，“case”在这儿指的是“病例”。我的医生决定送我去明尼苏达的梅奥医院，希望那儿的医生能够解开困扰着为我看病的每一位医生的病情。18.A. looking into B. pushing for C. surviving from D. suffering from【答案】D 【解析】suffering from“受折磨”，根据文章意思，可知作者一直“受失去知觉的折磨”。梅奥医院医生诊断我患了一种名叫“POTS(体位性心动过速综合征)”的病。他们肯定地说我一直受其折磨失去知觉的病情不是出在大脑内部。19.A. When B. Assuming C. If D. Providing【答案】C 【解析】该句是虚拟语气，用if引导虚拟条件句。20.A. coincidenceB. perseveranceC. possibilityD. consciousness【答案】B 四、七选五。Building Trust in a Relationship AgainTrust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences. 1 Trust is a risk. But you cant be successful when theres a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.Unfortunately, weve all been victims of betrayal. Whether weve been stolen from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply cant trust anymore. 2 Its understandable, but if youre willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there. 3 Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best oute would be for your well-being. 4 If youve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But theres a difference between being a victim and living with a victim mentality. At some point in all of our lives, well have our trust tested or violated.You didnt lose everything.Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. 5 Instead, its a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.A. Learn to really trust yourself.B. It is putting confidence in someone.C. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.D. Remember that you can expect the best in return.E. Theyve been too badly hurt and they cant bear to let it happen again.F. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.G. Seeing the positive side of things doesnt mean youre ignoring what happened.【语篇解读】文章主要讲述了人们一旦失去了信任，如何再次建立信任。1.B 【解析】根据上句信任是我们从过去的经历中获取的一种行为和下句信任是一种冒险可知，此空填B，本句是对第一句话的进一步解释：信任是信赖某人。2.E 【解析】上句有时，人们简直无法再信任(别人)了；下句这是可以理解的，由此可推测本句应是解释人们无法信任某人的原因。故填E。3.A 【解析】由下句对自己有信心能帮助你做出更好的选择可知，前一句应是学会真正信任自己，故填A。4.C 【解析】由本段最后一句在我们生活中的某些时候，我们的信任会被检验或打破可知，此处应填C，意为不要认为自己是个受害者。5.G 【解析】副词Instead表示转折。可推测这里应是看到事物积极的一面并不意味着你无视已经发生的事。故填G。
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