I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother
and his friends were all
36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they
37 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought
38 for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother
39 me the ticket. I was really
40 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our
41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became
42 . I could barely make out the stage in the
43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band
44 the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t
45 what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as
46 as a jet engine. I could
47 the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just
48 that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to
49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the
50 and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just
51 from a long sleep. My ears were still
52 with the beat of the last song.
After the
53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while,
54 , I listen to one of their songs and
55 I’m back at that first show.
小题1: | A.members | B.fans | C.friends | D.volunteers |
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小题2: | A.guessed | B.thought | C.discovered | D.predicted |
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小题3: | A.flowers | B.drinks | C.clothes | D.tickets |
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小题4: | A.offered | B.booked | C.returned | D.found |
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小题5: | A.relaxed | B.excited | C.embarrassed | D.encouraged |
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小题6: | A.seats | B.entrance | C.spots | D.space |
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小题7: | A.comfortable | B.serious | C.nervous | D.quiet |
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小题8: | A.silence | B.darkness | C.noise | D.smoke |
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小题9: | A.fell upon | B.got through | C.stepped onto | D.broke into |
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小题10: | A.forget | B.bear | C.repeat | D.hear |
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小题11: | A.loud | B.hard | C.sweet | D.fast |
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小题12: | A.enjoy | B.touch | C.feel | D.digest |
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小题13: | A.realize | B.understand | C.believe | D.remember |
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小题14: | A.continue | B.finish | C.delay | D.change |
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小题15: | A.theatre | B.party | C.opera | D.stage |
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小题16: | A.escaped | B.traveled | C.woken | D.benefited |
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小题17: | A.aching | B.burning | C.rolling | D.ringing |
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小题18: | A.competition | B.performance | C.interview | D.celebration |
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小题19: | A.besides | B.otherwise | C.instead | D.though |
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小题20: | A.decide | B.regret | C.imagine | D.conclude |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:C
试题分析:本文是记叙文,讲述了作者在八岁时第一次听现场摇滚音乐会的经历和感受,以及后来也成为那个Black Wednesday乐队的粉丝,也因此喜欢和走入其他的音乐,但是再听这个乐队的乐曲时又会回忆起那个演唱会的情境。
小题1: B 根据意思:“我的哥哥和他的朋友们都是这个乐队的______”。根据下文53空格后面的内容说:“我也成为了BW乐队的粉丝”所以这个空格选择B“粉丝”。
小题2: C 空格后的that 从句指代“BW乐队将要在当地剧院演出”这件事。所以排除A“猜”D“预测”,而乐队要来演奏是一件客观发生的事情,所以排除“想”因为“想”的宾语一般都是主观的想法,所以答案是C。
小题3:D 根据他们得知BW要来开演唱会,,与之相关的动词是bought,去“买”的一定是“票”,所以答案是D。
小题4:A 本句意思为:“他的一个朋友无法前往,所以我的哥哥把票______我”。可以排除A“预订”D“找到”。比较容易误选C“返回”注意return这个词指的是“去-回”这个过程,return me the ticket的含义是:原先这张票就是我的,哥哥拿走给朋友了,然后又还给我。这显然是不对的,所以答案是B“主动给予”。
小题5: B 我要去看演唱会的我很“兴奋”,所以答案是B。
小题6:A 句中动词是found和形容词是our很重要,该句意思应为:“我还记得我们找到我们的______的时候,剧场里全是兴奋的嘈杂的声音”。要注意形容词“我们的”,排除“入口”“地点”“空间”,这些都是大家的,所以答案是A“座位”。我们买了票,当然要找到我们的座位。
小题7:D 语境是:“灯熄灭了,大家都变得______”所以排除“舒服”,“严肃”“紧张”,所以答案是D“安静”。
小题8:B关键在于make out 的理解,这个动作的宾语是stage,舞台,灯全黑了,作者应该是“分辨不出”舞台是什么样子的,所以make out 可以理解为分辨出。所以,作者应该处于“黑暗中”,答案是B
小题9: C 句子的主语是member band stage,所以这里的结构应为:“乐队成员_____舞台”,所以答案是C“走上”。
小题10: D 哥哥在我耳边喊了一些什么,但是我不能“听见”应该是最合理的,所以答案是D。
小题11: A 在as……as的结构中,表示和……一样,所以与之相关的名词是music 和jet engine,表示音乐和喷气式飞机的引擎之间的共同点,这种共同点点一定是“响”,所以答案是A。注意引擎是不会具备“快”特点的。用“快”来形容的应该是喷气式飞机。
小题12:C 该句意思应为:“我客观上有能力______鼓声和贝斯音符在我的肚子里”。所以排除B“触摸”D“消化”。比价容易误选C“享受”,这个词的排除比价有难度。首先,享受这个动作是主观上的,而句子末尾的in my stomach显然是一个客观上的部位,我们的肚子是没有办法享受音乐的。其次,这一句话紧接在上一句话后面,上一句话的内容强调的是音乐很响,这一句话应该还是在进一步解释音乐响到什么样的程度才比较合理,而“享受”这个动词强调的是音乐很美,没有在强调很响。
小题13:D 该句应为:“我想不起他们演奏过的歌曲,我只______我很享受他们的演出”。所以答案是D“记得”。
小题14: B didn’t want与之相关的名词是it,所以这里的结构应为:“我很享受他们的演出,不想让演出______”。所以答案是B“结束”。
小题15: A演出结束,我们离开的地方一定是“剧院”,所以选择A
小题16: C 句意应为:“我们好像从睡梦中______”所以答案是C“醒来”。“逃脱”“旅行”“获益”都和sleep不能构成主谓宾结构。
小题17: D 句意应为:“我的耳边______最后一首歌曲的节奏”所以答案是D“回响”。
小题18: B performance“演出”这个词是全文的主旋律,一群疯狂粉丝看一场演出,演出之后又多了一个疯狂粉丝的故事,performance这个词在文中多次出现,此题难度不高。
小题19: D 前一句话的含义是“我也成为了一个BW的粉丝”空格之后说的是“我会时不时听一听他们的歌”所以两句话之间不可能是让步关系; “否则”“替换”,所以答案是D besides的原义是“除了…还有”,表示递进,进一步阐释我成为BW粉丝后的状态。
小题20: C 四个动作的宾语是I’m back at that first show表示“我回到了第一次演出的时候”,实际上我永远也无法回到第一次演出的时候,所以这句话的内容是虚假的,所以选择C“想象”。只有这个动词后面可以加虚假内容。而“决定”“后悔”“总结”都不合适。
点评:本文讲述了作者在八岁时第一次听现场摇滚音乐会的经历和感受,以及后来也成为那个Black Wednesday乐队的粉丝,也因此喜欢和走入其他的音乐,但是再听这个乐队的乐曲时又会回忆起那个演唱会的情境。这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局,有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手,考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时,同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意,同时抓住每一个细节,设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图,根据情节展开想象,即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。
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About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.
We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in "snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.
The next scene was a complete contrast(对比).The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen. An actor and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water"s edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!
Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film ”Stars”!
小题1:Who is the author?
A.A cameraman. | B.A crowd-scene actor. |
C.A film director | D.A workman for scene setting |
小题2:What made the author feel cold?
A.The heavy snowfall. | B.The low temperature |
C.The man-made scene.. | D.The film being shown |
小题3:What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned, in the last paragraph?
A.The next scene would be prepared. |
B.More stars would act in the film. |
C.The author would leave the studio. |
D.A new scene would be filmed. |
Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.
The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people. But rather than use methods such as live bait(诱惑物) like goats tied to trees to lure the leopards, which then fall into large pits dug by guards, officials say they have found a safer method to trap the cats.
“The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat. “This trick works.” Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.
At least five leopards have so far been lured from villages since the new ringtone method was introduced three months ago. The cats have all been released back into forest areas.
Wildlife activists welcomed the new initiative saying that previous methods of trapping the cats using pits often resulted in the animals getting injured.
小题1:What can be the best title of the passage?
A.Cell Phones to Hunt Animals |
B.Practical Uses of Cell Phones |
C.Wildlife and New Technology |
D.Phone Ringtones to Catch Leopards |
小题2:Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because ______.
A.leopards attack villagers |
B.they want leopard fur |
C.leopards attack animals |
D.they have new ringtones |
小题3:What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method?
① cell phones ②animals ③ sounds of animals ④ cages ⑤large pits
Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __
36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __
37__.
It was the beginning of a year of window antics(古怪行径). When things were __
38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __
39__ was washed away. It didn"t
__40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children…. When waving became ___
41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___
42__ them in the window and waved.
Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___
43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___
44__. We needed something to break the tension. While working a night
__45 _, a red lab jacket __
46_ my attention. I used my __
47__ and turned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __
48 _for the first time in weeks. Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __
49__ his head, turned and left.
I __
50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!" Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears
_51__ in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __
52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it"s been hard to enjoy the __
53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”
That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __
54__ in the window and waved to my __
55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs.
小题1: | A.speeded up | B.broke down | C.looked up | D.pulled though |
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小题2: | A.shouted | B.hid | C.left | D.waved |
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小题3: | A.slow | B.bad | C.right | D.important |
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小题4: | A.pleasure | B.stress | C.experience | D.challenge |
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小题6: | A.encouraging | B.embarrassing | C.moving | D.boring |
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小题7: | A.saw | B.read | C.posted | D.painted |
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小题8: | A.lose | B.seek | C.finish | D.take |
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小题9: | A.terrified | B.satisfied | C.depressed | D.exhausted |
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小题10: | A.class | B.shift | C.club | D.party |
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小题11: | A.pulled | B.attracted | C.deserved | D.attacked |
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小题12: | A.imagination | B.relation | C.experience | D.strategy |
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小题13: | A.spoke | B.laughed | C.acted | D.returned |
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小题14: | A.nodded | B.shook | C.raised | D.lower |
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小题15: | A.took | B.put | C.feared | D.avoid |
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小题16: | A.fell | B.formed | C.dried | D.disappeared |
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小题17: | A.confidence | B.balance | C.control | D.strength |
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小题18: | A.Labor | B.Christmas | C.Thanksgiving | D.National |
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小题19: | A.luckily | B.eagerly | C.proudly | D.naturally |
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小题20: | A.boss | B.children | C.co-workers | D.fans |
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A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”
She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on— it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her.
This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said, “Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her snug bed in her pajamas (睡衣).
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now? You know you got us very, very scared.”
小题1:What does “This thought” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A.The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater. |
B.Her worry about her parents. |
C.The idea of going back home. |
D.The feeling of getting back home safely. |
小题2:Her father didn’t take care of the garden because _______.
A.he had to look after his wife |
B.he was busy looking for her |
C.he was not strict in his job |
D.he no longer enjoyed working there |
小题3:How did Jennifer probably feel when she came back home?
a. worried b. crazy c. tired d. disappointed e. shocked f. excited
A.a, c, e | B.a, b, c | C.b, c, e | D.d, e, f |
小题4:What can we conclude from this passage?
A.In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for days. |
B.As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared. |
C.Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was really warm and safe for her. |
D.When she found the garden deserted, she realized she got cross. |
Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge. But Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his 33-year-old wife Sabine are on a journey to do just that.
The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.
“We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and we want to spread such ideas,” Schworer said. “We want to help people affected by global warming and to inspire children for the future.”
Recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region, the couple want to show it is possible to travel through as the world’s climate zones using just human-power and forces of nature.
In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash, taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water and inspired a person in Chile to build a house on water with recycled plastic bottles as a foundation. They have also collected trash in the mountains of Nepal with school children.
So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia, giving presentations about the importance of recycling and using alternative energy like solar and wind power.
“We need to motivate children,” said Sabine.
When they began their adventure in 2003 they had no children of their own. But since then two has become five: daughter Sabine is now five years old, Andri was born in Chile and baby Noe was born in Australia.
Initially the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.
“Since our belief is the need to respect nature, we travel only when conditions are good,” Schworer said.
小题1:Why do the Swiss couple travel around the world?
A.To inspire their children for the future. |
B.To prove a travel without motorized transport. |
C.To explore the secret of global warming. |
D.To promote Earth-friendly ways of life. |
小题2:They did a lot during the travel except ________.
A.build a house with recycled plastic bottles |
B.collect rubbish and waste |
C.communicate with local children |
D.show people how to use energy |
小题3:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Initially”?
A.In the end | B.In a way | C.At the beginning | D.On the whole |
小题4:The best title of the passage can be ________.
A.A Swiss family’ journey across the world |
B.An eco-friendly adventure across the world |
C.We have a long way to make a good travel |
D.Nature needs respecting and protecting |