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A Sly MurderWhen giving a lecture about the significance of punctuation, the academic professor was interrupted and arrested by the police for murdering his wife, a receptionist of a kindergarten. The police found some photos he deleted from their ealbum showing that they used to have a gay life. But, fed up with her wrinkled face, he murdered her instead of divorcing her to avoid fortune division. He cut up a kind of seashell with a sharpened knife, and hammered it into powder on a skateboard, and made at most one gram, which was enough to accelerate ones pulse until he or she dies. This kind of poison can date back to 10,000 BC when people rubbed it on spears to kill beasts. The professor mixed the poison with onion, watermelon and yogurt for his wife. Howling and scratching her chest, she felt dizzy and died soon. After tentative examination, the police assumed she died of heart disease. But systematic botanical analyses showed that the watermelon spit on the messy mat and the quilt was poisonous. Regardless of exhaustion and starvation, the acute and skilful policemen used radioactive equipment to make sure the category of the poison. Primitive and not ample as their alternative equipment was, they got perfect accuracy somehow. People applauded the police and the womans family can look ahead with relief now.一宗狡猾的谋杀案那位学院的教授在发表关于标点符号重要意义的演讲时被警察打断了，他因谋杀自己的妻子一位幼儿园的接待员而被逮捕。警察找到了一些被他从电子相册里删除的照片，照片表明，他们曾经有过快乐的生活。但是，因为厌烦了妻子起皱的脸，他杀死她而不是和她离婚以避免离婚时的财产分割。他用一把锋利的小刀切碎一种海贝壳，然后在滑板上锤打成粉末，最多1克就足以加速人的脉搏直到其死亡。这种毒药可以追溯到公元前10 000年，当时它就被涂抹在长矛上杀死野兽。教授把这种毒药混合在洋葱、西瓜和酸奶里给他的妻子，后来她叫喊、抓挠胸口、头晕目眩，很快就死了。在初步检查之后，警察设想她是死于心脏病。但是系统的植物学分析却表明，吐在凌乱的席子和被子上的西瓜有毒。敏锐而又技术娴熟的警察不顾疲劳和饥饿，用放射性的设备确定了毒素的种类。尽管可供选择的设备简陋，并且数量不足，他们还是设法取得了完美的准确度。人们都为警察欢呼鼓掌，而那位女人的家人现在也可以带着欣慰为将来打算了。加餐练(一)完形阅读组合练.完形填空A taxi driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Motivational (激发积极性的) speakers_1_ millions of dollars to pass his kind of training to managers and staff. However, it cost me a $12_2_ride.I had flown into Dallas for the_3_ of calling on a customer. Time was _4_ because my plan included a quick turnaround (折返) trip from and back to the airport. A spotless taxi _5_. The driver rushed to open the passenger door for me and made sure I was comfortably seated _6_ he closed the door. As he got in the drivers seat, he mentioned that a magazine next to me was _7_ to read. Besides, he asked me what type of music I would enjoy. I couldnt believe the _8_ I was receiving! I took the opportunity to ask, “_9_ you take great pride in your work. You must have a _10_ to tell.”“You bet，” he _11_.“I used to be in a large company. But I was _12_ thinking my best would never be good enough for some people. I decided to find a new position where I could feel _13_ of being the best I could be. I would _14_ be a rocket scientist, I knew, but I _15_ driving cars, being of service and doing it well. _16_ my personal conditions, I became a taxi driver. One thing I know for sure is that to be _17_ in my business can simply _18_ the expectations of my passengers. But to be great in my business, I have to exceed (超出) the customers expectations. I like both the praise and the _19_ of being great better than just being _20_”1A.borrowBwasteCcharge Dsave解析：选C根据第2空前的 it cost me 可知，一些讲师要收取 (charge) 数百万美元才会传授的经验，作者只花了12美元。2A.taxi BbicycleCtrain Dbus解析：选A根据后文内容可知，作者是在乘坐出租车 (taxi) 的旅途中，从出租车司机那里学到了东西。3A.control BapplicationCbenefit Dpurpose解析：选D根据本空后的“calling on a customer”可知，作者飞到 Dallas 是为了(for the purpose of)拜访一位顾客。4A.long BimportantChard Dfree解析：选B根据本空后的内容可知，作者需要折返于机场，所以时间很重要 (important)。5A.stopped BspedCleft Dmoved解析：选A根据本空后的“The driver rushed to open the passenger door”可知，一辆出租车停了下来(stopped)。6A.since BthoughCafter Dbefore解析：选D根据本空前的“made sure I was comfortably seated”以及本空后的“he closed the door”可知，在关门前 (before), 出租车司机确保作者坐好了。7A.comfortable BeasyCavailable Ddifficult解析：选C出租车司机提醒作者旁边有一本杂志可以(available)读。8A.invitation BserviceCeducation Dsupport解析：选B根据上文出租车司机为作者开门、提供可读的杂志并问作者喜欢的音乐可知，作者无法相信他接受到如此体贴的服务(service)。9A.Funnily BSadlyCObviously DGradually解析：选C根据上文及本空后的“take great pride in your work”可知，出租车司机显然(Obviously)对自己的工作感到自豪。10A.joke BnameClie Dstory解析：选D根据下一段的内容可知，作者是问出租车司机这里头一定有什么故事(story)可讲。11A.doubted BrepliedCasked Dcomplained解析：选B本空后是出租车司机回答的(replied)的话。12A.fond of Bsure ofCscared of Dtired of解析：选D根据下句的“decided to find a new position”可知，出租车司机厌倦了(tired of) 怎么努力也达不到别人定下的目标这种生活。13A.proud BashamedCguilty Dsick解析：选A根据第9空后的“take great pride in your work”可知，出租车司机决定找一份可以为自己的最佳表现而感到自豪(proud)的工作。14A.still BneverCalways Deven解析：选B出租车司机认为他绝不会(never)成为火箭科学家，但是他喜欢(love)开车，喜欢为别人服务，并喜欢把事情做好。15A.suggest BhateCavoid Dlove解析：选D参见上题解析。16A.Creating BDescribingCConsidering DDamaging解析：选C根据本空后的内容可知，考虑到(Considering)自己的情况，出租车司机选择了当一名司机。17A.good BrudeCsimple Dfast解析：选A与下句的“to be great in my business, I have to exceed the customers expectations”构成对应，干好(good)这一行，需要做的仅仅就是满足(meet)乘客的期望，但要做出不一般的成绩，出租车司机的服务就要超出顾客的期望。18A.reduce BworsenCmeet Dignore解析：选C参见上题解析。19A.safety BreturnCaid Dbargain解析：选B与本空前的 praise 构成并列，这位司机喜欢听到顾客对他优良服务而非普通(average)服务的赞赏和为此得到的回报(return)。20A.clever BfairCspecial Daverage解析：选D参见上题解析。另外与本空前的“being great”构成对比。.阅读理解In 1996, John Jones made an unusual discovery. He had just enlarged a piece of paper money for a friend a Confederate bank note, money issued (发行) by banks in Southern States of America during the Civil War. When he was face to face with the picture, he couldnt believe his eyes: slaves happily picking cotton in their masters fields.Jones grew up in South Carolina. He had heard painful stories of slavery from his greatgrandmother. The picture on the money did not match the history of African American slaves that hed heard all his life. “I had never seen that type of picture on money before，” he said.Jones wondered why slaves looked so happy. He started doing research.Searching for and finding the answers to his questions changed his life. During two years search, Jones found more that 120 different bills. He discovered that the bills had several things in common. They showed slaves working in jobs related to farming. Many of them showed healthy and smiling slaves at work. None of the bills showed the hardships of slavery.Jones wanted to share what he had learned. “I wanted other people to see what I had seen，” he said. He decided to make large paintings of the pictures on the money. After three years of work, Jones had painted more than 80 slavery scenes (场景). He paired each painting with the money on which the picture appeared. “The Color of Money” an exhibit (展览) of his work has toured the country.Jones paintings tell an important story about the South 150 years ago. He likes to repeat the saying “The story is on the money.” In this case, the saying happens to be true.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了一名美国艺术家展出80余幅绘画作品让人们了解美国南部奴隶的真实生活状况。1.How did Jones feel when he saw the picture on the money?AAngry. BPainful.CExcited. DSurprised.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“When he was face to face with the picture, he couldnt believe his eyes”和第二段中的“I had never seen that type of picture on money before”可知，当约翰琼斯看到南部联盟纸币上的图片时，觉得很不可思议。2Why did Jones do research on the money?AHe had never heard of Confederate money.BHe wanted to learn about American history through it.CIt showed slaves quite different from those in his mind.DHis greatgrandmother told him some unusual stories about it.解析：选C推理判断题。根据前三段内容可知，南部联盟纸币上的图片显示奴隶快乐地在田间采摘棉花，这与约翰琼斯听到的有关奴隶的痛苦生活不相符，因此他决定要一探究竟。3What did Jones find?AAbout 120 different bills were issued during the Civil War.BThe difficulty of slaves was never shown on the bills.CSlaves lived a harder life than he thought.DSlaves worked long hours on farms.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Many of them showed healthy and smiling slaves at work. None of the bills showed the hardships of slavery.”可知，约翰琼斯最后发现南部联盟纸币上的图片都将奴隶刻画成欢快劳作的样子，而从未描述他们生活的艰辛。4Whats the best title for the text?AConfederate MoneyBMoney Tells a StoryCAfrican American SlavesDJohn Jones Changes America解析：选B标题归纳题。约翰琼斯因发现一张纸币上的图片展示的奴隶生活和他听说的有很大出入而开始研究，经过两年的深入调查发现这些纸币上的图片都不能反映当时奴隶的真实状况。他花费三年的时间画出80余幅作品，告知人们关于奴隶的真实故事。最后一段中的“The story is on the money.”点出文章的主旨。故B项作标题贴切。加餐练(二)第卷规范增分练.语法填空The impatient passengers at the airport moved forward. They _1_(wait) for a couple of hours and nobody looked happy. They were walking quietly and hurriedly _2_ suddenly an old man fell down in the rush. His head hit the floor and he appeared to be in great _3_ (painful). Everyone rushed past him, except Dana, who shouted for help.A minute later, _4_ young airline worker showed up. Hardly looking at the old man, he urged Dana _5_ (get) on the plane, adding that her plane would leave _6_ her. He said the old man would be okay, and walked away.Dana called 911 and soon an ambulance arrived. After _7_ (give) the old man a checkup, the doctors said he was lucky enough to have escaped serious _8_ (injure) and would recover soon. They put the old man into the ambulance and drove off.On her way to the plane, _9_ hadnt taken off by then, Dana saw the young airline worker again and said to him, “How could you be so indifferent to an old man? He could have been your grandfather! How would you like it _10_ everyone just took no notice of him and went on their way？”1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._1.had been waiting过去完成进行时强调乘客们在接到登机通知前一直在机场等待。2whensb. be doing sth. when .表示“某人正在做某事，突然”。3pain空格中所填单词在句中作in的宾语，故用名词形式pain。4aa young airline worker此处是指“一位年轻的机场工作人员”。5to geturge sb. to do sth. 表示“催促某人做某事”。6without机场工作人员意思是说“飞机会不等她登机就飞走的”，故用介词without。7giving句中现在分词作状语；又因doctors与分词动作give之间是逻辑上的主动关系，故此处填giving。8injury/injuries空格中所填单词在句中作“have escaped”的宾语，需用injure的名词形式。9which关系代词which指代先行词plane，引导非限制性定语从句，并在从句中作主语。10if达纳意思是“如果是你爷爷摔倒了，而每个人都漠不关心，你会怎么想？”此处用if引导条件状语从句。.短文改错Travelling is one of my favorite activity. What I want to do whenever I am free is to go to a beautiful place to enjoy their scenery. Last month, I went to Dalian for a trip, where is a city by sea. It is easier to go there by train; besides, you can take the bus and the plane as well. As soon as I got to there, my cousin went to meet me at the railway station. We visited many interesting places the following days, had a lot of fun. Unlucky, I caught a cold while travelling but it was not serious. During the trip, I make friends with different people including two foreigners from America.答案：第一句：activityactivities第二句：theirits第三句：wherewhich; by后加the第四句：easiereasy; andor第五句：去掉got后的to第六句：hadhaving第七句：UnluckyUnluckily第八句：makemade.书面表达如图是三星堆出土的一件陶盉，假设你是三星堆博物馆的一名工作人员，请用英语写一篇100词左右的文章介绍该陶盉。参考词汇：陶盉 clay pot；圆盖 dome； 实用茶壶 functional jug 参考范文：It is a clay pot, which was found with other bronze objects in Sanxingdui.It rests on three thick legs which make it very steady. It has a long straight body ending in a dome at the top of the lid. There is also an open mouth like part to pour the liquid in or out. The handle reaches from below the open hole to the beginning of the three thick legs.It could have been used to hold and pour wine or other liquid. It is elegant enough to be used by rich people at parties. The owners of this object clearly wanted a functional jug but one that had style and elegance. They were clearly people with artistic taste. It must have come from an old but advanced civilization.第一部分听力(满分30分，限时20分钟)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1Where does the man live now?AAtlanta.BChicago.CNew York.2What is available now?AA onebedroom apartment.BA twobedroom apartment.CA threebedroom apartment.3How did the woman get there?AIn her car. BBy bus. CIn Lindas car.4How much does the man usually pay for telephone services?A20 dollars a month.B30 dollars a month.C50 dollars a month.5What are the two speakers talking about?ATV programs. BAn old movie. CA fashion show.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What time did the man have breakfast today?AAt 7：00 am. BAt 8：00 am. CAt 9：00 am.7What will the woman do?AHave breakfast earlier.BStart having breakfast.CBreak all her bad habits.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Whats wrong with the dress?AIt couldnt be easily washed.BIt lost colour after being washed.CIt was torn in the washing machine.9Where does the conversation most probably take place?AAt a store. BAt home. CAt a dry cleaner.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Why didnt the man go to Marys birthday party?ABecause he hadnt planned to.BBecause he suddenly became ill.CBecause he had to do something else.11What has the man bought for his mother?AA sweater. BA coat. CA dress.12How does the man react after hearing the womans suggestion?AHe decides to follow it.BHe shows no interest.CHe is very surprised.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What do we know about the woman?AShe is returning to Australia.BShe is going to enjoy a long holiday.CShe has been in the US for three years.14What was the woman mainly doing in the US?AStudying. BWorking. CTravelling.15What day is it probably today?AWednesday. BThursday. CFriday.16When will the two speakers have dinner together?ATonight.BTomorrow.CThe day after tomorrow.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Who is older than the speakers father?AJohn. BKeith. CArthur.18What relation is Alison to the speaker?AHis sister. BHis wife. CHis niece.19Where does Kate live?AIn America. BIn India. CIn England.20How many cousins does the speaker have?AFour. BFive. CSix.答案：15CABCA610ABBAC1115BAABA 1620CBCAC听力材料(Text 1)W：Im from Atlanta, but I live in New York now. What about you?M：Im from Chicago. Now I also live in New York.(Text 2)M：Hello. Im calling about the twobedroom apartment you advertised in the newspaper.W：Sorry, but it is not available now. There is only a onebedroom apartment left. You can come and have a look at 3：00 pm today if youre interested.(Text 3)W：Im sorry Im so late. Something is wrong with my car, so I had to come by bus.M：Why didnt you ask Linda for a lift? She drove here about half an hour ago.(Text 4)W：OK, John. How much do you pay for electricity and telephone services?M：My electricity bill is about 30 dollars a month, and my telephone bill is usually 20 dollars more than that a month.(Text 5)W：Do you happen to know whats on after the news?M：I think its an old movie. But if youre not interested in it, you can watch the fashion show on Channel 6.(Text 6)W：What time do you usually have breakfast?M：Around 7：00 am. But lately Ive been having trouble getting up in the morning, so Ive been eating breakfast at 8：00 am or 9：00 am.W：When did you have breakfast today?M：I got up very early today, so I had breakfast at 7：00 am as usual. What about you?W：To be frank, I hardly ever have breakfast. This is a bad habit and I want to break it.M：Surely you should.(Text 7)M：Good morning, may I help you?W：Yes, I bought this dress here last week, but there seems to be something wrong with it. When I washed it, the colour faded.M：Let me see. Did you wash it in hot water?W：No. I just washed it using my washing machine with my other clothes. But the colours of my other clothes didnt fade.M：So do you want to exchange it?W：May I have it returned?M：We can only return half of the money you paid to you if you want to return it.W：Then Id rather have it exchanged. Show me some other dresses, please.(Text 8)W：Did you go to Marys birthday party last Friday?M：I had planned to, but then my mother became ill. I had to take her to the hospital and take care of her. So I didnt go.W：Im so sorry to hear that. How is your mother now?M：It wasnt serious. She took a good rest at home and now she is totally fine.W：Thats great. So have you finished your Christmas shopping?M：Almost. I got a sweater for my brother and a warm coat for my mother. But I cant seem to find anything for my sister.W：I think your sister might want a new dress for Tinas birthday party next week. So why not buy her a new dress?M：Thats a good idea. Thank you so much.(Text 9)M：Hello, Lisa, I heard youre leaving?W：Oh, yes. Ive booked the flight ticket. And its time for me to go back to Australia.M：Well, how long have you been in the US?W：I came here at the beginning of the year before last year. So its almost two years now.M：Did you enjoy your stay here?W：Sure. I enjoyed my work here. Ive learned a lot about American culture. And Ive made so many great friends here. Ill always miss you guys.M：Well miss you, too. So when are you leaving?W：Im off this Saturday. There are only three days left.M：So soon? Why are you in such a rush?W：I really miss my family. I just want to go back and see them as soon as possible.M：I totally understand. Id like to invite you to dinner before you go. What about tomorrow?W：Ill say goodbye to some other friends tomorrow. What about the day after tomorrow?M：OK.(Text 10)Ill tell you about my fathers side of the family. My father, Joseph Brown, is one of four brothers. The eldest is my Uncle Keith, and he married Elsie down in England, and they had two daughters, Ruth and Helen, so those are two of my cousins. My father is next, and my father married my mother Susan. I have a brother and his wife is called Diana, and they have a daughter, my niece Alison. My fathers next brother is my Uncle Arthur. When Arthur was young, he went off to India, where he married Kay, an Indian lady. They have two sons, Jeff and Alan. Then the youngest of my fathers brothers is my Uncle John, who lives in America. His wife is Kate, and they have two children as well, a son and a daughter, Stuart and Tina, so those are my other two cousins.第二部分阅读理解(满分40分，限时35分钟)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)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。A“My name is Joe! I come from SouthendonSea. Its a sunny seaside town that makes me a sunny, smiley person.”“This year I graduated from the University of Warwick. Ive just started my first job as a volunteer teacher in a primary school.”“In my spare time I like drinking tea and singing.”“Im looking forward to being a volunteer teacher and asking people to give and act together to make our society better.”Margaret is a volunteer teacher in Hertfordshire, southeast England.Margaret believes that people need to work together to fight for a better life. She feels that being a volunteer is a good way to live out her belief. She enjoys using her skills and experience.To anyone thinking of volunteering in a similar role, Margaret says：“Have a go! If you believe in yourself, it is surprising what may happen! And youll feel more confident about yourself.”PE teacher Martin spends one day a week working as a volunteer in the Warrington office.Martins work includes writing articles for events happening in and around Warrington. He enjoys using his writing skills and feels that he is learning all the time.Martin says：“I would encourage anyone to volunteer for something.”“You may not feel you help a lot, but small actions can add up and make a big differe
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