Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　根据汉语注释及首字母提示写出下列单词的正确形式。

　　1. We need to m______ the length of the window for new curtains.

　　2. It is pleasant to c______ with friends on the Internet.

　　3. It became fashionable for________(富有的) families to send their grown children to foreign countries.

　　4. The________(风景) was so beautiful that it was almost beyond description.

　　5. When the boat landed, we all got________(上船)．

　　答案：1. measure　2. chat　3. wealthy　4. scenery

　　5. aboard

　　Ⅱ. 选词填空

　　rather than; catch sight of; have a gift for; settle down; in the distance

　　1. Lily________music, so her parents sent her to a music college.

　　2. ________

　　wait there，they decided to walk there on foot.

　　3. After she graduated from university she ________ in Washington.

　　4. I can see an object moving ________.

　　5. As walking along the river, he________

　　a basket floating on the water.

　　答案：1. has a gift for　2. Rather than　3. settled down　4. in the distance　5. caught sight of

　　Ⅲ.单句语法填空

　　1．Measures are being

　　________(take) to make sure that people in and around the city have plenty of clean drinking water.

　　答案：taken

　　解析：考查动词的形式。 take measures“采取措施”，根据语境应该使用被动语态。

　　2．The new teacher made ______ ______ ______ ________(留下好印象) the students by her rich knowledge and humorous talk.

　　答案：a good impression on

　　解析：make a good impression on sb.“给某人留下好印象”。句意：那位新老师以丰富的知识和幽默的语言给同学们留下了很好的印象。

　　3．The evidence has______(证实) the first witness's story.

　　答案：confirmed

　　解析：考查动词。句意：证据已经证实了第一目击者叙述的真实性。confirm“证实”，符合语意。

　　4．From the top of the tower, people can see at least ________ distance of 10 kilometers on________clear day.

　　答案：a; a

　　解析：a distance of “一段……的距离”； a clear day 泛指“天气晴朗的一天”。

　　5．The teacher faces a problem that it takes a while to________ ________(安静下来) at the start of the lesson.

　　答案：settle down

　　解析：考查动词短语。句意：这位老师面临的问题是这个班在开始上课时总得过一段时间才能静下来。settle down“安静下来”。

　　6．As we all know,

　　an island is a piece of land

　　________(surround) by water.

　　答案：surrounded

　　解析：句意：我们都知道，岛屿是被水围绕的一块陆地。be surrounded by“被……围绕”，此处land与surround为被动关系，故应用过去分词做定语。

　　7．He heard someone following him, and glanced round. He ________ ________ ________(sight) a dark figure in the shadows.

　　答案：caught sight of

　　解析：句意：他觉得有人在跟踪他，便向周围扫了一眼，发现阴暗处有一个黑影。 catch sight of“看见，瞥见”。

　　8．—You

　　seemed

　　to

　　have been impressed by his songs.

　　－Well, not exactly so. It was his way of singing________ ________(而不是)his voice that really impressed me.

　　答案：rather than/instead of

　　解析：考查短语意义。句意：“他的歌曲似乎给你留下了深刻印象。”“不完全是这样。是他的演唱方法而不是他的嗓音给了我深刻的印象。”rather than“而不是”，后面接名词时相当于instead of。

　　9．______ ______ ______I know(据我所知), the place where we used to________(升起) our flag has become a modern teaching building.

　　答案：As far as；raise

　　解析：句意：据我所知，过去我们常常升旗的地方已经变成了一栋现代化的教学楼。as far as I know“据我所知”；第二个空之后是名词作宾语，所以应选及物动词，rise是不及物动词，raise是及物动词。

　　10．－Would you like me to show you the way?

　　—That's ________ ________ ________ ________(你真是太好了). I am new here.

　　答案： very kind of you

　　解析：由后句I am new here可知，对方需要帮助，所以应该表示感谢。That's very kind of you.“你真是太好了。”

　　[实战能力·提升]

　　Ⅳ.完形填空

　　My father, a sales trainer, tried to teach me the importance of hard work. But then there were some things he taught me unintentionally (无意地),

　　like when he arrived home from __1__

　　for the last time and climbed up the stairs that night. His body was so

　　__2__

　　with cancer. But he

　　__3__left the hospital to give a lecture in another city.

　　He probably

　　__4__

　　his good fame(名声)that day,

　　but he paid the price: he

　　__5__

　　to the hospital soon after and

　　__6__

　　three months later, at the age of 58.

　　The

　　__7__

　　that my father climbed up the stairs always

　　__8__

　　before my eyes. And since then, I've thought a lot about work.

　　I've

　　__9__

　　something: I won't live like my father and I will

　　__10__

　　my work at five o'clock every day.

　　__11__

　　I love my job as a newspaper reporter, I will never work so

　　__12__as to end my life so early like my father.

　　My father once told me he was

　　__13__

　　to enjoy a beautiful sunset because he always had a lot of things to do.You could say he was a ___14___ person.

　　He was a famous author, a good musician, and good at German－that's a (n)

　　__15__

　　list, but here's the thing: I just want to

　　__16__ sunsets. I don't want to be writing a report at the same time.

　　This raises the

　　__17__： if I leave work at five o'clock to watch the sunset, what will be the __18__ ? Will I risk not reaching the top of my career? Maybe. But, leaving work at five o'clock

　　__19__

　　that I can eat dinner with my family, play with my children and go on a bicycle ride in the city

　　__20__watching sunsets.

　　And I get to take in a lot of sunsets.

　　That's got to

　　be worth something.

　　1. A. vacation B. school

　　C. hospital

　　D. work

　　2. A. soft

　　B. weak

　　C. strong

　　D. small

　　3. A. never

　　B. still

　　C. really

　　D. almost

　　4. A. kept

　　B. forgot

　　C. used

　　D. destroyed

　　5. A. travelled

　　B. drove

　　C. returned

　　D. raced

　　6. A. laughed

　　B. recovered

　　C. retired

　　D. died

　　7. A. purpose

　　B. dream

　　C. scene

　　D. hope

　　8. A. appeared

　　B. stayed

　　C. waited

　　D. changed

　　9. A. noticed

　　B. decided

　　C. earned

　　D. lost

　　10. A. start

　　B. continue

　　C. leave

　　D. report

　　11. A. Since

　　B. If

　　C. Until

　　D. Though

　　12. A. hard

　　B. carefully

　　C. fast

　　D. painfully

　　13. A. unwilling

　　B. unable

　　C. ready

　　D. eager

　　14. A. brave

　　B. happy

　　C. successful

　　D. strange

　　15. A. beautiful

　　B. amazing

　　C. common

　　D. popular

　　16. A. enjoy

　　B. protect

　　C. paint

　　D. learn

　　17. A. joke

　　B. idea

　　C. fight

　　D. question

　　18. A. causes

　　B. plans

　　C. dangers

　　D. results

　　19. A. means

　　B. predicts

　　C. suggests

　　D. expects

　　20. A. without

　　B. along

　　C. besides

　　D. about

　　[文章大意]　作者的爸爸总是向他讲述努力工作的重要性，但也在无意中使作者知道工作太努力会给身体带来危害。

　　1．D。由下文内容可知，爸爸是从另一个城市讲学回来后身体彻底垮掉的，因此这是他最后一次工作后回到家。故选work。

　　2．B。爸爸身患癌症，身体应该是很虚弱的(weak)。

　　3．B。根据爸爸对作者的教诲可以看出他的工作态度，由此可知他虽身患重病，但仍然(still)离开医院去工作。

　　4．A。爸爸带病坚持讲学，这样的行为保护(kept)了他的好名声。

　　5．C。根据上文的“but he paid the price”可知，爸爸为离开医院去工作的行为付出了代价，故不久后他返回(returned)了医院。

　　6．D。根据12空后的“end my life so early like my father”可知，爸爸三个月后去世了。故选died。

　　7．C。爸爸最后一次讲学回来爬楼梯的画面(scene)留给作者的印象很深刻，总是出现(appeared)在他眼前。

　　8．A。参见上题解析。

　　9．B。根据下文内容可知，这些是作者做出的决定。故选decided。

　　10．C。根据17空后的“If I leave work at five o'clock to watch the

　　sunset”可知答案。

　　11．D。尽管(Though)作者很喜欢记者的工作，但是他也不愿意因工作太劳累而早早死去。

　　12．A。参见上题解析。 hard“费力的”，符合语境。

　　13．B。根据下文的“because he always had a lot of things to do”可知，爸爸没能欣赏夕阳。

　　14．C。由下文所述爸爸的成就可知，他算得上是一个成功人士。

　　15．B。根据上文的“He was a famous author，a good musician，and

　　good at German”可知，这是一个惊人的(amazing)单子。

　　16．A。根据下文“I don't want to be writing a report at the same time.”可知，作者只想享受(enjoy)夕阳。

　　17．D。冒号之后是一个问题，由此可知，此处要表达的是“这就产生了一个问题(question)”。

　　18．D。下文的“Will I risk not reaching the top of my career? Maybe.”是作者每天5点下班可能会产生的结果(results)。

　　19．A。根据下文的“I can eat dinner with my family，play with my

　　children”可知，5点下班意味着(means)作者可以做很多自己喜欢的事情。

　　20．C。除了欣赏夕阳，作者还可以和家人一块吃饭，陪孩子玩闹，在城市里悠闲地骑车。故选besides。

　　Ⅴ.阅读理解

　　[2024·吉林省长春市高中毕业班调研考试]

　　With more than 2.5 million visitors every year, Alton Towers Resort is one of the UK's favourite theme parks. With some of the

　　world's

　　most

　　thrilling roller coasters,

　　beautiful gardens and underwater wonders, there is something to keep everyone entertained all day. Besides, you can enjoy your stay for even longer with our range of hotels near the park.

　　Covering over 500 acres, the park will be a great day out for all the family. For the young visitors, Cloud Cuckoo Land is filled with rides and activities. Their blood pressure will soon rise, when they take raising rides including the world-known.

　　Oblivion and the roller coaster Thirteen. With combined Alton Towers Resort hotel and ticket packages you can spread the fun out and enjoy more time riding the thrills, playing golf, discovering the wonders of Sharkbait Reef or cooling down in the water park.

　　In the autumn of 2024, Alton Towers Resort will launch its biggest roller coaster－The Smiler. As the first of its kind in the world, The Smiler will be the biggest ever investment for a ride at the park. And with your Alton Towers One Day Pass you'll have plenty of opportunities to challenge it. While many of the details are still a secret, here are a few other facts you can know about The Smiler：

　　Highest drop－30m；

　　Maximum speed－About 85km/h；

　　Track length－1,170m, which is three times the length of Oblivion；

　　Ride time－165 seconds, which is three times the ride time of Rita；

　　Minimum rider height－1. 4m;

　　Location－X Sector, on the site of the old Black Hole ride.

　　Address: Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB, England

　　Opening Hours: It opens from 9：30 a．m. daily, with rides open from 10 a．m.. Closing times vary throughout the season.

　　Directions: Alton Towers Resort is situated in Staffordshire and clearly signposted from the M6 J15/16. Car parking is ￡6 per car.

　　Extra: The ride on The Smiler is free of charge from Nov. 4 to Nov. 7; fireworks can be seen from Nov. 8 to Nov. 10 in 2024.

　　1. We can learn from the passage that Alton Towers Resort________.

　　A. is located in the center of Staffordshire

　　B. covers an area of 500 square kilometers

　　C. is the most popular theme park in the UK

　　D. offers various rides and activities for visitors

　　2. What will be the biggest change for the visitors in the

　　autumn of 2024?

　　A. They can invest in The Smiler.

　　B. They can buy hotel and ticket packages.

　　C. They can ride The Smiler.

　　D. They can uncover some secrets in the park.

　　3. What do we know about The

　　Smiler according to the passage?

　　A. It will reach the height of 50 meters.

　　B. It is four times the length of Oblivion.

　　C.

　　The ride will last more than three minutes.

　　D. Riders are required to be taller than 1.4 meters.

　　4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　A．Visitors can watch fireworks display on November 11th,

　　2024.

　　B.

　　Visitors can park in the theme park at the charge of ￡ 6

　　per car.

　　C．Visitors can ride Thirteen free of charge on November 6,2024.

　　D．Visitors have to purchase Alton Towers One Day Pass in

　　advance.

　　[文章大意]　本文主要讲述了Alton Towers Resort主题公园的许多有趣的景点。

　　1．D。细节理解题。从第一、二段的内容可知，Alton Towers Resort给游客提供了许多不同的游乐设施和活动。所以答案为D项。