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Life in the future一、阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Tea，the most typical English drink，became established in Britain because of the influence of a foreign princess，Catherine of Braganza，the queen of Charles .As a lover of tea since her childhood in Portugal，she brought teadrinking to the English royal court and set a trend for the_beverage in the 17th century.The fashion soon spread beyond the circle of the nobility to the middle classes，and tea became a popular drink at the London coffee houses where people met to do business and discuss events of the day.Many employers served a cup of tea to their workers in the middle of the morning，thus inventing a lasting British institution，the“tea break”However，drinking tea in social settings outside the workplace was beyond the means of the majority of British people.It came with a high price tag and tea was taxed as well.Around 1800，the seventh Duchess of Bedford，Anna Maria Russell，began the popular practice of“afternoon tea”，a ceremony taking place at about four oclock.Until then，people did not usually eat or drink anything between lunch and dinner.At approximately the same time，the Earl of Sandwich popularized a new way of eating breadin thin slices，with something like jam or cucumbers between them.Before long，a small meal at the end of the afternoon，involving tea and sandwiches, became part of the British way of life.As tea became much cheaper during the 19th century，its popularity spread right through all corners of the British society.Thus，tea became Britains favorite drink.In workingclass households，it was served with the main meal of the day，eaten when workers returned home after a days labor.This meal has bee known as“high tea”Today，tea can be drunk at any time of the day，and accounts for over twofifths of all drinks consumed in Britainwith the exception of water.1What is mainly discussed about tea in the text?AIts development in Britain.BIts traditional ways of drinking.CIts influence around the world.DIts popularity in Europe.2What do the underlined words“the beverage”probably refer to?ATea drinking.BA small meal.CA way of eating bread.DA choice of drinks.3Why was tea unable to be accepted as a mon drink in Britain in the 17th century?AIt was merely served in London.BIt was taxed as an alcoholic drink.CIt was forbidden in business settings.DIt was too expensive for most people.4How is the text organized?ABy cause and effect.BBy parison.CIn time order.DIn frequency order.【解题导语】本文介绍了茶在英国的发展历史及其受欢迎的原因。1A考查主旨大意。从文章第一段的“in the 17th century”、第二段的“Around 1800”及第三段的“during the 19th century”可知，本文主要介绍了茶在英国的发展。故选A项。2A考查词义猜测。从文中的“she brought teadrinking to the English royal court and set a trend for the_beverage”可知，她把喝茶的习惯带到了英国皇室并开启了英国人喝茶的潮流，故选A项。3D考查细节理解。从文章第一段的“However, drinking tea in social settings outside the workplace was beyond the means of the majority of British people.It came with a high price tag and tea was taxed as well”可知，17世纪，在英国茶不能作为一种普遍的饮料的原因是对大多数英国人来说，它的价格高并被征税。故选D项。A项错在“merely”，文中未提及；B项错在“alcoholic”，文中并未提及；C项错在“forbidden in business settings”，与文章第一段的内容不符。4C考查细节理解。从文章第一段的“in the 17th century”、第二段的“Around 1800”及第三段的“during the 19th century”可知，文章是按照时间顺序来组织的。故选C项。二、单句语法填空1She cant tolerate _(treat) that way.答案：being treatedtolerate doing sth.“容忍做某事”。主语she与treat之间为被动关系，故填动名词的被动形式，即being treated。2Your art skills are excellent and admirable, which leave me a deep _(impress)答案：impressionleave sb. a deep impression “给某人留下深刻印象”。3_(devote) to his research work, the professor cared little about other things.答案：Devoted本句中含有be devoted to的结构，结合句子结构可知，应用过去分词短语作状语，描述一种状态，即“潜心于研究工作”，故填devoted。4Please pass the papers on to the students _(seat) at the back of the classroom.答案：seated分析句子结构可知，设空处作定语，修饰the students，因此用所给词的形容词形式表示“入座的，就座的”这种状态。故填seated。5Sales director is a position _munication ability is just as important as sales skills.答案：where设空处所填词引导定语从句，指代表抽象地点的先行词position，关系词在从句中作状语，意为“在此职位上”，故填where。6In _(e) the headmaster, followed by a group of students.答案：came表示方向的副词位于句首，且句子主语为名词，句子应采用全部倒装结构。7He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself _(surround)答案：surrounded本句中宾语himself和surround存在被动关系，应用过去分词作宾补，故填surrounded。8The old man got on the bus, _(support) by a girl.答案：supportedthe old man与support之间为被动关系，故填过去分词supported，在此处作方式状语。9He is always ready to take _heavy responsibilities.答案：uptake up “开始担当(新的责任)”。take up responsibility “承担责任”。10No one in the carriage had _(previous) spoken to the ticket owner before.答案：previously句意：事先车上没人和这个持票人说过话。副词作状语修饰动词短语had spoken to。三、完形填空。There was once a widow who had two daughters.The _1_ widow loved the elder who was like herself both in looks and personality，but didnt love the other，who resembled her _2_，although she was pretty and friendly.The younger daughter had to _3_ hard all day and live upon the leftovers of her elder sister.Among her other _4_ jobs，she was forced to carry water every day _5_.One day _6_ she had just filled her pot at the fountain，an old trembling woman asked her for a drink of water.Glad to show a kindness to the old woman，she _7_.Now，all of a sudden，there was no old trembling woman but a(n)_8_ who rewarded good deeds before her.“Your face is pretty _9_ your heart is gentle，” said she.“For your kindness，I will make you a gift.Every time you speak，from your mouth shall e a flower or a jewel.”When the girl reached home，her ill mother _10_ her for her long absence.“Pardon me for being away so long，” she replied.As she spoke some pearls and diamonds dropped from her _11_.“What is this I see，child？” asked the _12_ widow.The poor girl was so happy to be _13_ child by her mother that she eagerly told her mother about her _14_ with the old woman at the fountain.The widow immediately _15_ her favorite daughter to do as the _16_ girl had done.When the impatient girl was filling the pot with water at the _17_，a beautiful lady appeared and _18_ a drink of water from the girl.“I have not e here to serve you，” she _19_ replied.The lady，who was the fairy，said，“I will make you a gift to _20_ your rudeness.Every time you speak，from your mouth shall e a snake or a toad(蟾蜍)”1A.goodtempered BbadtemperedCkind Dbeautiful2A.daughter BteacherCmother Dfather3A.plain BplayCwork Dstudy4A.easy BhardCinteresting Dboring5A.within reachBwith easeCwithout hesitationDfrom a great distance6A.when BwhileConce Dbefore7A.hesitated BagreedCleft Dargued8A.boy Bold womanCold man Dfairy9A.although BbutCwhile Dand10A.scolded BpraisedCthanked Dforgave11A.waist BhairClips Dhands12A.amused BinterestedCastonished Dfrightened13A.awarded BcalledCshowed Dtaught14A.difficulty BthoughtCexperiment Dexperience15A.advised BgotCforced Dinvited16A.slim BtallCelder Dpoor17A.river BpoolCfountain Dwell18A.asked for Basked ofCasked about Dasked after19A.rudely BjokinglyCproudly Dhurriedly20A.deserve BfaceCequal Drepay【解题导语】本文主要讲述了两个性格和外表不同的姐妹对给予他人帮助的不同反应及她们得到的相应的结果，彰显了善有善报的道理。1B根据下文中的“her ill mother”并结合下文她训斥小女儿可推知，她脾气不好。2D根据语境中的转折可知，此处与“herself”形成对比。小女儿不像她而是像父亲。3C根据下文中的“Among her other _4_ jobs，she was forced to carry water every day _5_”并结合“live upon the leftovers of her elder sister”可推知，小女儿整天要做许多工作，靠吃姐姐的剩饭菜生活。4B根据上文中的“The younger daughter had to _3_ hard all day”可推知，小女儿的工作都很辛苦，很累人。5D根据本段的整体内容可知，小女儿过得很艰难。由“she was forced to carry water every day”可推知，小女儿还得每天从很远的地方挑水，这与其艰难的生活境况呼应。6A此处应用when引导定语从句，在从句中作时间状语，修饰先行词One day。7B根据空前的“Glad to show a kindness to the old woman”可推知，小女儿答应了老妇人的请求。8D根据下文的“The lady，who was the fairy”可推知，老妇人是仙女变过来的。9D根据语境可知，空处前后句表示逻辑上的并列关系，故选D。10A与“her ill mother”和“her long absence”呼应并结合下文小女儿的道歉可知，此处表示小女儿受到母亲的训斥。11C根据上文中的“Every time you speak，from your mouth shall e a flower or a jewel”可知，小女儿以后说话会口吐花儿或者宝石，故选C。lip“嘴唇”，符合语境。12C小女儿突然口吐珍珠和宝石，她的母亲自然很吃惊。astonished“吃惊的”。13B根据上文中的“What is this I see，child”可推知，寡妇很震惊，对小女儿的态度突然转变，柔和了很多，称她为“孩子”。14D小女儿迫切地将自己遇到仙女的经历告诉了母亲。experience“经历”。15Bget sb.to do sth.意为“让某人做某事”，符合语境。16D与上文中的“The poor girl”呼应可推知，这里指可怜的小女儿。17C 与上文中的“One day _6_ she had just filled her pot at the fountain”呼应可推知，大女儿也来到喷泉那里。18A 与上文中的“an old trembling woman asked her for a drink of water”呼应可推知，一个漂亮的女士向大女儿讨水喝。19A与下文中的“your rudeness”呼应可推知，当时大女儿举止很粗鲁，与上文的“the impatient girl”呼应，故选A。20C结合语境可知，此处表示仙女要送给大女儿一份与她的粗鲁相匹配的礼物。equal“比得上”。四、单句改错1Despite his lack experience, he got the job._答案：lack后加oflack of. “缺少；的缺乏”，该短语中lack为名词，常与of连用。2As far as I know, the government will speed the pace of our economic reform._答案：speed后加upspeed up “加速”。3Giving another hour, I can also work out this problem._答案：GivingGivengive与I之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用过去分词作状语，表被动意义。4The place was so crowded and we soon lose sight of him._答案：loselostand连接两个并列的简单句，由前一句中的was可知，后一分句应用一般过去时。5At sight of the snake, the girl burst into tears._答案：sight前加theat the sight of “一看见”。五、七选五Imagine that youre an actor or actress performing in a play for the first time.Youve learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage.Waiting behind the closed curtain，you can hear the audience whispering.Then your big moment arrives！The curtain goes up，and the crowd falls silent.All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you._1_ The inside of your mouth is dry，and your hands are wet.If youve experienced a moment like this，you know all too well what it means to have stage fright.Its one of the most mon types of fear._2_ You can experience this kind of fear when playing sports，giving a talk，or even speaking in class._3_ The experience differs from person to person，but the same chemical process occurs on each of us.In reaction to anxiety，our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly.Scientists refer to this as our bodies “fight for fright” reaction.As a result，we feel the great energy that makes our hands sweat，our hearts race and knees shake._4_ Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help you calm down and manage the feelings caused by anxiety.Firstly，dress fortably and appropriately.Secondly，before the performance，take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body.Thirdly，stay away from drinks that contain caffeine(咖啡因)_5_ Instead，try a banana！Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body.Finally，when you look into a crowd，try to focus on particular people rather than the whole group.These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.AThey might make your heart race even faster.BMaybe you dont have to be onstage to get stage fright.CStage fright is really part of the bodys reaction to stress.DWith practice，we can learn how to relax while playing sports.EThen you try to speak your lines，but nothing seems to e out.FTheres a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.GHowever，the good news about stage fright is that there are ways to deal with it.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了人们经常会经历的舞台恐惧及应对舞台恐惧的几种方法。1E上文提到了站在舞台上的所听所见，下文提到了舞台恐惧的表现，所以中间连接句也应是在舞台上的表现，所以选E项。2B下文提到在参加体育运动、演讲甚至在课堂上发言都可能会经历这种恐惧，所以空处应讲的是有时这种恐惧不一定只出现在舞台上，所以选B项。3C本段讲的是舞台恐惧产生的过程及身体对压力的反应，所以空处应该解释舞台恐惧与身体反应的联系，所以选C项。4G下文讲的是应对舞台恐惧的方法，所以空处应统领本段内容，所以选G项。5A上文提到要远离含有咖啡因的饮料，下文应该陈述原因，所以选A项。
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