高中英語牛津譯林版本冊總復習 一等獎2

絕密★啟用前2023學年江蘇省揚州中學、溧水高級中學、大港中學等六校高二12月月考英語月考試卷考試范圍：xxx；考試時間：100分鐘；命題人：xxx題號一二三四五總分得分注意事項：1．答題前填寫好自己的姓名、班級、考號等信息

2．請將答案正確填寫在答題卡上第I卷（選擇題）請點擊修改第I卷的文字說明評卷人得分一、單項選擇：共15題每題1分共15分1．ThemainreasonforwhichtheycannotlearnEnglishwellisthattheycannotseetheimportanceofit.Thatis,theylack________todoit.【答案】B【解析】考查名詞辨析。句意：他們學不好英語的主要原因是他們看不到它的重要性。也就是說，他們缺乏學習它的動力。inspiration靈感；motivation動力；regulation規(guī)章制度；cooperation合作。故B正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

2．Iwanttolistentowhatyouhavetosaybecausewhatyouhavetosaymighthelpme________somethingthatisgoingtobetheanswereventually.upwithupwithupwiththroughwith【答案】C【解析】考查動詞短語辨析。句意：我想聽你說，因為你說的可能會幫助我想出點東西，那也許將是最終的答案。putupwith容忍；keepupwith跟上；comeupwith提出，想出；gothroughwith把……進行到底。故C正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o3．________hisresearchpaper,ProfessorReaganexperiencedvarioushardshipsandlonelinessontheAntarcticexplorationfornearlyhalfayear.accomplishaccomplished【答案】B【解析】考查非謂語動詞。句意：為了完成他的研究論文，里根教授近半年在南極探險經(jīng)歷了各種艱辛和孤獨感。此處用動詞不定式作目的狀語。故B正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

4．________dictionaryisenoughbecausewecanlookupallweneedinit.suchasuchonesuch【答案】B【解析】考查形容詞such的用法。句意：一本這樣的字典已經(jīng)足夠了，因為我們能在里面查到所有需要的東西。such修飾單數(shù)名詞時，放于不定冠詞a(an)之前，若名詞前有one，no，any，some，all，many等修飾時，such放在這些修飾詞之后。故B正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

5．Ourfailureto________ourselvestomodernlifeoftencausesustroubleinourwork.【答案】C【解析】考查動詞辨析。句意：我們不能使自己適應現(xiàn)代生活往往會使我們在工作中陷入困境。adopt采納，收養(yǎng)；apply申請，應用；adapt改編，適應；appoint任命，委派。adapt...to...使......適應......。故C正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

6．Thepoorgirl_________otearsouttocryontearsforcrying【答案】A【解析】考查動詞短語。句意：那個可憐的小女孩聽到祖母去世的消息時突然大哭起來。burstintotears突然大哭。burstout后面接crying。故A正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

7．________theissuesthataroseoverthetalklastweek,bothsidesannouncedtheirbettercooperationinthefuture.settlesettled【答案】B【解析】考查非謂語動詞。句意：在上個星期的討論中解決了這些問題，雙方宣布了在未來他們會有更好的合作。此處是現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式做狀語，表示先有解決問題，才有宣布合作。故B正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

8．—Didyouhaveawonderfultimeatthepartylastnight?—________!I’veneverhadamorewonderfultimeallmylife.betproblem’tmentionitit【答案】A【解析】考查交際用語。句意：—昨天晚上你在聚會上玩得好嗎？—你說對了。我一生中從沒玩得這么好過。Youbet肯定的；Noproblem沒問題；Don’tmentionit不客氣；Gotit知道了，明白了。故A正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

9．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfarm.I______abandwithotherfellows.beenoperatingoperatingoperating【答案】D【解析】考查動詞時態(tài)。我不在那個農場工作已經(jīng)將近四年了。我現(xiàn)在和其他人經(jīng)營一個樂隊。因為在農場是過去的事情，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不在了，經(jīng)營樂隊是現(xiàn)在正在發(fā)生的事情。用現(xiàn)在進行時態(tài)。故D正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

10．Amancanfailmanytimes,butheisn’tafailure______hebeginstoblamesomebodyelse.【答案】A【解析】考查連詞辨析。句意：一個人可以失敗很多次，但他不是失敗者，除非他開始責備別人。unless除非；while當……時候，雖然，然而；because因為；once一旦。故A正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

11．Allflights______becauseoftheairtrafficcontrol,thepassengershadtowaitinthehall.A.havingbeenputoff

B.havingputoffC.wereputoff

D.havebeenputoff【答案】A【解析】考查獨立主格結構。句意：由于空中交通管制，所有航班都被推遲了，乘客們不得不在大廳里等候。兩句話之間沒有連詞，說明前面是獨立主格結構作狀語，推遲發(fā)生在等待前，而且allflights和putoff是被動關系，用現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式。故A正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

12．—MissWangonce_______artatBadon—NowonderIoftenhearhersinginthegarden.taughtteachingbeenteaching【答案】B【解析】考查動詞時態(tài)。句意：—王小姐曾經(jīng)在巴頓藝術學校任教了十年，現(xiàn)在是一名歌手?！y怪我時常聽見她在花園唱歌。任教10年是過去的十年，用一般過去時。故B正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

13．______thismeeting,Ihavetwomoreimportantonestoattendnextweek.forfromadditionfrom【答案】D【解析】考查介詞短語。句意：除了這次會議，我還有兩個更重要的會議下周要參加。apartfrom除了......外（包含和排除都有）；exceptfor整體肯定，局部排除；farfrom遠非；inaddition此外（包含）。故D正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

14．Once________,theculturalPpletedbecompletedcompleted【答案】C【解析】考查狀語從句的省略式。句意：文化宮一旦竣工就會對公眾開放。這里使用狀語從句的省略式，完整的是OncetheculturalPalaceiscompleted，當主從句的主語一致的時候，可以省略從句的主語和be動詞。故C正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

15．---HaveyouheardthatGEMistoperforminourcitynextmonth?---Ofcourse.Allherfansare_______attheexcitingnews.bluethemoonunderthecollarinthedumps【答案】B【解析】考查交際用語。句意：—你聽說過GEM下個月要在我們市演出了嗎？—當然。她所有的歌迷聽到令人激動的消息非常開心。overthemoon

非?？鞓?，狂喜；feelblue沮喪；hotunderthecollar生氣；downinthedumps沮喪。故B正確?！緜渥ⅰ繜o

評卷人得分二、完形填空：共20題每題1分共20分Whiletraveling,youmighthavestayedatahotelorafamilymember’shouse.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutstayinginastranger’s16?Thismightsound17,butit’sactuallyatrendthat’sbecomingpopulararoundtheworld,includingChina.Lodgingrental(借宿出租)companieslikeAirbnbarehelpingpeoplelookforcheapwaysto18.Thiswebsiteallowspeopletorentouttheir19roomsorapartmentsasanalternativeto20

inover190countries.CreatedbyyoungAmericanmenBrianChesky,JoeGebbiaandNathanBlecharczyk,Airbnbisagoodexampleofa21economy.ThroughtheInternet,peopleshare22

suchascars,apartmentsand23theirspecialskills.24

postinformationaboutthelocation,prices,descriptionsandpictures.Guestscangotothe

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andfindtheirfavoriteplacetostay.Users26theiropinionsontheirstaysothatpeopleknowwhetheraplaceisgoodornot.AmaninNewYorknamedJonathanPowleyevenrentsouthis27for$22(140yuan)pernightthroughAirbnb.Thisisno28car.Powleytookoutthecarseatsandchangedthe29tolookmorewelcoming.Hekeepsitcleanandputsflowersiniteveryday.Heprovidessnacksandtellstravelerswheretheycangoandshower.ButAirbnbdoeshavesome30.Sometimesyouenduplivingwithastrangeroritisnotas31

asitlookedlikeonline.32,hostssometimesgetmadwhentheygethomeandit’sacomplete33.InChina,Airbnboperatesinfive34includingBeijingandShanghai.ThecountryhasseenamajorincreaseinAirbnbusersinthepastyear.Localhomerentalcompaniessuchashavealsostartedproviding35.16．17．18．19．20．21．22．23．24．25．26．27．seats28．29．30．31．32．33．34．35．【答案】16．C17．C18．A19．D20．B21．A22．B23．D24．C25．D26．C27．B28．C29．A30．D31．C32．B33．A34．C35．A【解析】16．根據(jù)第一句“Whiletraveling,youmighthavestayedatahotelorafamilymember’shouse.”,可推測，下一句是在問“你有沒有想過住在一個陌生人的家里”。故C正確。17．根據(jù)下文“butit’sactuallyatrendthat’sbecomingpopulararoundtheworld”可知這聽起來可能有點奇怪。strange奇怪的。故C正確。18．從文章第一句“Whiletraveling,youmighthavestayedatahotelorafamilymember'shouse.”可知是旅游（travel）的便宜方式。故A正確。19．出租的應是多余的房間。spare空閑的，多余的。故D正確。20．在190多個國家里，網(wǎng)站可以讓人們把他們的空余房間或公寓出租給旅館（hotel）。故B正確。21．從下句“ThroughtheInternet,peopleshare

______suchascars,apartmentsand______theirspecialskills.”可知這是分享經(jīng)濟的很好的例子。share分享。故A正確。22．從分享的內容“cars,apartments”可知是一些資源。resources資源，故B正確。23．不僅可以分享資源，甚至是一些技能。表示遞進關系用even甚至。故D正確。24．根據(jù)下文“Guestscangotothe______andfindtheirfavoriteplacetostay.可知房主人把資料公布。host主人。故C正確。25．根據(jù)“Thiswebsiteallowspeopletorentouttheir______roomsorapartmentsasanalternativeto

______inover190countries.“可知客人去網(wǎng)站上尋找他們最喜歡的住處。website網(wǎng)站。故D正確。26．根據(jù)上文“postinformationabout”可知網(wǎng)友在他們的逗留期間發(fā)表意見，讓人們知道一個地方是否好。post公布；發(fā)布。故C正確。27．根據(jù)下文“Thisisno______car.”可知出租的是出租車。taxi出租車。故B正確。28．根據(jù)下文“Powleytookoutthecarseatsandchangedthe______tolookmorewelcoming.”可知是不尋常的出租車。ordinary普通的。故C正確。29．根據(jù)下文“Hekeepsitcleanandputsflowersiniteveryday.Heprovidessnacksandtellstravelerswheretheycangoandshower.”可知改變的是內部（inside）。故A正確。30．上文說的是好的一面，用but轉折表示要說不好的一面了?？芍菃栴}（problems），故D正確。31．根據(jù)下文“hostssometimesgetmadwhentheygethome”可知也許它看起來不像網(wǎng)上那么好。nice好的。故C正確。32．根據(jù)上下文，前面是客人感覺不好，下面是主人感覺不好。所以用also連接兩種情況。故B正確。33．根據(jù)上文“hostssometimesgetmadwhentheygethome”可知主人生氣是因為家里一團糟。mess混亂。故A正確。34．從下文“BeijingandShanghai”可知是指城市，故C正確。35．根據(jù)下文“ThecountryhasseenamajorincreaseinAirbnbusersinthepastyear.”可知當?shù)胤课葑赓U公司如也開始競爭。competition競爭。故A正確?！緜渥ⅰ课恼陆榻B一種新的旅游趨勢，住在陌生人的空閑的房子里面，一些提供這些服務的網(wǎng)站應運而生，文章介紹這種旅行的優(yōu)點和缺點。

評卷人得分三、閱讀理解：共25題每題2分共50分MuseumofFineArts,BostonHOURSTheMFAisopen7daysaweek.MondayandTuesday:10am–4:45pmWednesday–Friday:10am–9:45pmSaturdayandSunday:10am–4:45pmHOLIDAYSANDCLOSINGSTheMuseumwillbeclosedonthefollowingholidays:NewYear’sDay,Patriots’Day(thirdMondayinApril),IndependenceDay(July4),Thanksgiving,andChristmasDay.TheMuseumwillcloseearlyonWednesday,at4:45pm,June11,andThursday,July24.ADMISSIONAdults:$25Seniors(65+):$23Students(18+):$23Youths7–17*:FREE*Children6andunder:FREE*Weekdaysafter3pm,weekends,andBostonpublicschoolholidays;otherwise$10.PUBLICTRANSPORTATIONTaketheT!Becauseourlimitedparkingfillsupquickly–especiallyduringpopularexhibitions,holidays,andschoolvacationweeks–weencourageyoutotakeadvantageoftheMBTA,Boston’spublictransportationsystem(knownbynativesasthe“T”).SubwayTaketheGreenLineEtraintotheMuseumofBusTakethe39bustotheMuseumofTheMFAstrivestomaintainasafe,comfortable,andrespectfulenvironmentforallvisitors.Wealsotakeourroleasguardiansoftheobjectsinourcollectionveryseriously.PleaseenjoyallthattheMuseumhastoofferandobservethepolicieslistedheretohelpprotectandpreservetheartonviewintheMuseum.WhenVisitingtheMFAPleaseAvoidtheFollowing:TouchinganyartobjectsGettingcloserthan12inchestoanyunprotectedartworkGesturingwithin2feetofanyartworkSmokingChewinggumRunning,yelling,ordisruptivebehaviorCellphoneusageinthegalleriesFlashphotography36．Howmuchwillthemiddle-agedparentswitha10-year-oldboyanda5-year-oldgirlhavetopayforavisitatweekends?.A.$46B.$50C.$73D.$6037．Togettothemuseum,youareadvisedtoarrive______.footbikecarbus38．Accordingtotherulesofthemuseum,______.cannottakephotosoftheartworksneedtoputyourbagsinlockersbeforetourshavetokeepyourdistancefromtheartworksshouldsetyourcellphonetosilentmode【答案】36．B37．D38．C【解析】36．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中ADMISSION下面的“Adults:$25

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Children6andunder:FREE”可知兩位家長和兩個孩子只需要付家長的票價，25x2=50。故選B。37．推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中PUBLICTRANSPORTATION下面的“weencourageyoutotakeadvantageoftheMBTA,Boston’spublictransportationsystem”可知這里說的MBTA包括公共汽車。故選D。38．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“WhenVisitingtheMFAPleaseAvoidtheFollowing:”下面的“Touchinganyartobjects，Gettingcloserthan12inchestoanyunprotectedartwork”可知在博物館里應當和展品保持距離。故選C?！緜渥ⅰ课恼轮饕榻B了MuseumofFineArts,Boston的相關信息，包括它的開放時間、票價和注意事項。Haveyoueverbeenfacetofacewithacatorasheep?Ifyouhave,youprobablynoticedthatcatsnarrowtheireyestovertical(垂直的)slits(狹縫),whilesheephavehorizontalpupils(瞳孔).Whyisthedifference?ScientistsfromtheUniversitiesofCaliforniaBerkeleyandDurhaminBritainmayhavetheanswer.Theirresearch,publishedrecentlyinthejournalScienceAdvances,suggestedthatpupils’shapescouldtellwhetherananimalisahunterorgetshunted.Theresearcherstookacloselookattheeyesof214landanimals.Thechallengewastoseeiftheycouldfindarelationshipbetweenananimal’sroleinthefoodchainandthepupils’shapes.Theyfoundapattern.Specieswithpupilsthatareverticalslitsaremorelikelytobesmallambushpredators(捕獵者)–creaturesthatlieinwaitfortheirlunch.Incontrast,thosewithhorizontalpupilsaremorelikelytobeplant-eatingprey(獵物)species.Evolutionchosethearrangementforagoodreason.Forhunterssuchashouseholdcats,itappearsthatverticalpupilsnotonlyimprovetheirabilitytokeeptrackofmovingobjectslikemice,butalsomaximize(使最大化)theirabilitytojudgethedistancesoftheanimalstheyhunt.However,aninterestingdiscoveryfromthestudyisthattheslitpupilsaremostlylinkedtohuntersthatareclosetotheground.Therefore,biggercatswhoactivelyhuntdowntheirprey,liketigersandlions,don’thaveslitpupils.Ontheotherhand,forplant-eatingpreyanimals,horizontalpupilsgivethemawiderfieldofvision.Whenstretched(伸展)horizontally,thepupilsallowformorelighttoenterfromthefront,back,andsides.Meanwhile,theyalsolimittheamountoflightfromthesunabovesotheanimalcanseethegroundbetter.“Oncetheydofindapredator,theyneedtoseewheretheyarerunning,”saidleadingresearcherMartinBanks,aUCBerkeleyprofessorofoptometry(視光學).“Theyhavetoseewellenoughoutofthecorneroftheireyetorunquicklyandjumpoverthings.”Butwhathappenswhentheybenddowntoeat?ResearcherscheckedthisbywatchingpreyanimalsintheOaklandZooinCalifornia,US.Theybelievethatwhengoatslowertheirheadstoeat,theireyesrotate(旋轉)tokeeptheirpupilshorizontal.Soitseemsthattheeyesareindeedthewindowtothesoul!39．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?animalshaveevolvedwithdifferentshapedpupils.animalskeeptrackofmovingobjects.animalschangetheirpupils’shapewhenhuntingforfood.thepupils’shapeinfluencesananimal’sabilitytodetectapredator.40．Accordingtothestudy,slitpupils______.toprovideawiderfieldofvisionmorelikelytobelongtobigpredatorsthesharpestwaytojudgehuntingdistanceDaremorelikelytobelongtothosetogethunted.41．Whatcanweconcludefromthearticleaboutplant-eatingpreyanimals?pupilsallowmorelighttobereceivedfrombothaboveandbelow.theydetectapredator,theireyesrotatetohelpthemfindwheretorun.theylowertheirheadstoeat,theynarrowtheireyestoverticalslits.pupilsareabletohelpthemscantheirsurroundingsforthreats.【答案】39．A40．C41．D【解析】39．主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內容和第一段的句子“Ifyouhave,youprobablynoticedthatcatsnarrowtheireyestovertical(垂直的)slits(狹縫),whilesheephavehorizontalpupils(瞳孔).”和第六段的句子“Evolutionchosethearrangementforagoodreason.”可知文章主要介紹為什么動物進化有不同形狀的瞳孔。故選A。40．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段的句子“itappearsthatverticalpupilsnotonlyimprovetheirabilitytokeeptrackofmovingobjectslikemice,butalsomaximize(使最大化)theirabilitytojudgethedistancesoftheanimalstheyhunt.”可知狹縫的瞳孔提供最敏銳的方式來判斷獵物的距離。故選C。41．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第八段的句子“Ontheotherhand,forplant-eatingpreyanimals,horizontalpupilsgivethemawiderfieldofvision.”可知食草動物的瞳孔幫助它們很好地發(fā)現(xiàn)周圍的危險。故選D?！緜渥ⅰ课恼陆榻B隨著動物的進化，它們的瞳孔呈現(xiàn)出不同的現(xiàn)狀，文章給出了這個現(xiàn)象的原因。

Areyouanintrovert(內向的人)oranextrovert?Beforeyousayyouareeitherone,youshouldknowthatthereisathirdoption.AccordingtoarecentarticleinTheWallStreetJournal,expertssaythere’samiddlegroundbetweenthetwopersonalitytypes–peoplewhotheycall“ambiverts(中間性格者)”.Introvertsdon’tlikecrowdsandenjoykeepingtheirthoughtstothemselves,whileextroverts,ontheotherhand,likemeetingnewpeopleandbeingthecenterofattention.Ambiverts,asthenamesuggests,havebothintrovertedandextrovertedcharacteristics.Butneithersetofcharacteristicsiscompletelyincontrol.Asaresult,theycanmovebetweenbeingsocialandbeingalonewithgreaterease(輕松)thaneitherextrovertsorintroverts.Forexample,ambivertsoftenenjoyotherpeople’scompany.Butafteralongdayofhardwork,theysometimesprefertoreadabookorwatchaTVseriesathomealone.“Itislikethey’rebilingual,”DanielPink,thehostofCrowdControl,aUSTVseriesonhumanbehavior,toldtheWallStreetJournal.“TheyhaveawiderrangeofskillsandcanconnectwithawiderrangeofpeopleinthesamewaysomeonewhospeaksEnglishandSpanishcan.”Ambivertshavegottenmoreattentioninrecentyears,thankstobooks,TEDxtalksandconsulting(咨詢的)firmsfocusingonhowpersonalitytraits(特征)changepeople’sbehaviorinrelationshipsandcareers.Infact,roughlytwo-thirdsofpeopleintheUSareambiverts,accordingtoapersonalitysurveydonebyAdamM.Grant,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofPennsylvania’sWhartonGrantbelievesambiversiontakesgoodpartsfromintroversionandextroversion.“Theambivertadvantagecomesfrombeingenthusiasticenoughtopersuade,butatthesametime,listeningcarefullytoothersandavoidingseemingoverlyconfidentorexcited,”hetoldForbesmagazine.Buthealsopointsoutthatunlikeextrovertsandintrovertswhotendtoknowwhatgivesthemenergy,ambivertscansometimesgetstuck.Theyareoftenunsurewhichsideoftheirpersonalityshouldleadinagivensituation.42．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?betweenintrovertsandextroverts.ambivertshavegottenmoreattentionrecently.andadvantagesofambiverts.personalitytraitschangepeople’sbehavior.43．Accordingtothearticle,ambiverts______.beingthecenterofattentiontobeingalonetoconnectwithmorepeoplethanintrovertsworkhardandaresuccessfulintheircareerstokeeptheirthoughtstothemselvesallthetime44．Theunderlinedword“bilingual”inParagraph5probablymeans______.tospeaktwolanguagesequallywellreadytohelpthoseinneedtoadapttoanewenvironmentwellatdrawingattentionfromthecrowd45．WhatadvantagedoesGrantthinkambivertshaveoverintrovertsandextroverts?knowwhatgivesthemenergy.seemmoreenthusiasticandconfident.havemorebalancedpersonalities.candealwithagivensituationbetter.【答案】42．C43．B44．A45．C【解析】42．主旨大意題。通讀全文和第二段的句子“expertssaythere’samiddlegroundbetweenthetwopersonalitytypes–peoplewhotheycall‘a(chǎn)mbiverts(中間性格者)’.”可以知道文章主要介紹了中間性格者（ambiverts）這個人群的特征和優(yōu)點。故選C。43．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的句子“Introvertsdon’tlikecrowdsandenjoykeepingtheirthoughtstothemselves,whileextroverts,ontheotherhand,likemeetingnewpeopleandbeingthecenterofattention.Ambiverts,asthenamesuggests,havebothintrovertedandextrovertedcharacteristics.”可知中間性格者比內向的人和人們聯(lián)系更多。故選B。44．詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文的“Itislikethey’rebilingual…canconnectwithawiderrangeofpeopleinthesamewaysomeonewhospeaksEnglishandSpanishcan”(他們能和各種各樣的人聯(lián)系，就像能說英語和西班牙語的人一樣)，可知bilingual指的是熟練掌握兩種語言的人。故選A。45．推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中的句子“Theambivertadvantagecomesfrombeingenthusiasticenoughtopersuade,butatthesametime,listeningcarefullytoothersandavoidingseemingoverlyconfidentorexcited”可以推斷出Grant認為中間性格者的積極性和冷靜性相互平衡，這就是他們的優(yōu)點。故選C?！緜渥ⅰ课恼轮饕榻B了介于內向和外向之間的中間性格者，以及這種人群的優(yōu)點和缺點。

WhenIwaseightornineyearsold,Iwrotemyfirstpoem.Mymotherreadthelittlepoemandbegantocry.“Buddy,youdidn’treallywritethisbeautiful,beautifulpoem!”Shyly,IsaidthatIhad.Mymotherpouredoutherwelcomepraise.Why,thispoemwasnothingshortofgenius!WhattimewillFatherbehome?”Iasked.IcouldhardlywaittoshowhimwhatIhadaccomplished.Mymothersaidshehopedhewouldbehomearound7.Ispentthebestpartofthatafternoonpreparingforhisarrival.First,Iwrotethepoemoutinmyfinesthandwriting.ThenIusedcoloredpenstodrawaborderaroundit.ThenIconfidentlyplaceditrightonmyfather’splateonthediningtable.Butmyfatherdidnotreturnat7.Seven-fifteen.Seven-thirty.Myfatherhadbegunhismotion-picturecareerasawriter.Hewouldbeabletoappreciatemypoemevenmorethanmymother.Itwasalmost8o’clockwhenmyfatherburstin.Hewasanhourlate,buthecouldnotsitdown.Icanseehimnow,abigHavanacigarinonehand,therapidlydisappearingdrinkintheother,callingdownbitterwordsonhisemployeesSuddenly,hepausedandglaredathisplate.Therewasasilence.Hewasreachingformypoem.Iloweredmyheadandstareddownintomyplate.“Whatisthis?”Iheardhimsay.“Ben,awonderfulthinghashappened,”mymothersaid.“Buddyhaswrittenhisfirstpoem.Andit’sbeautiful,absolutelyamazing”“Ifyoudon’tmind,I’dliketodecidethatformyself,”Fathersaid.Ikeptmyfaceloweredtomyplate.Itwasonly10lineslong.Butitseemedtotakehours.Irememberwonderingwhyitwastakingsolong.Icouldhearhimdroppingthepoembackonthetableagain.

Nowwasthemomentofdecision.“Ithinkit’sbad,”myfathersaid.Icouldn’tlookup.Myeyesweregettingwet.“Ben,sometimesIdon’tunderstandyou,”mymotherwassaying.“Thisisjustalittleboy.You’renotinyourstudionow.Thesearethefirstlinesofpoetryhe’severwritten.Heneedencouragement.”“Idon’tknowwhy,”myfatherheldhisground.“Isn’tthereenoughbadpoetryintheworldalready?NolawsaysBuddyhastobecomeapoet.”Icouldn’tstanditanothersecond.Iranfromthediningroom,threwmyselfonthebedandcried.Thatmayhavebeentheendoftheanecdote(軼事)—butnotofitssignificanceforme.AfewyearslaterItookasecondlookatthatfirstpoem,andunwillinglyIhadtoagreewithmyfather’stoughjudgment.Itwasaprettybadpoem.Afterawhile,Iworkedupthecouragetoshowhimsomethingnew,ashortstory.Myfatherthoughtitwasoverwrittenbutnothopeless.Iwaslearningtorewrite.Andmymotherwaslearningthatshecoulddisapproveofmewithoutruiningme.Youmightsaywewerealllearning.Iwasgoingon12.AsIworkedmywayintootherbooksandplaysandfilms,itbecameclearerandclearertomehowfortunateIhadbeentohavehadamotherwhosaid,“Buddy,it’swonderful!”andafatherwhoshookhisheadnoanddrovemetotearswithhis,“Ithinkit’sbad.”Infactallofusinlifeneedthatmotherforce,thelovingforcefromwhichallcreationflows;andyetthemotherforcealoneisincomplete,evenmisleading,finallydamaging,withoutthefatherforcetocaution,“Watch.Listen.Review.Improve.”Betweenthetwopolesofaffirmation(肯定)anddoubt,bothinthenameoflove,Itrytofollowmytruecourse.46．WhatdidthemotherthinkoftheBuddy’spoem?wassomovedthatshecried.thoughtthepoemwaswellwritten.consideredBuddyhadnotalentforpoetry.believedBuddyneededadvicefromhisfather47．WhichunderlinedwordinthefollowingsentencesbestreflectsBuddy’seagernesstoshowhisfatherthepoem?Iconfidentlyplaceditrightonmyfather’splaceonthediningtable.wouldbeabletoappreciatemypoemevenmorethanmymother.wrotethepoemoutinmyfinesthandwriting.couldhardlywaittoshowhimwhatIhadaccomplished.48．Theunderlinedsentence“Myfatherheldhisground”couldbestbereplacedby________.fatherbegantoexplainhisreasonsfatherrefusedtochangehisopinionfatherthoughthiscommentisunreasonablefathergotsoangrythatherosetohisfeet49．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthefathercanbebestdescribedas________.andstubbornandstrictandrudeandmatter-of-fact50．Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoyouthinktheauthormightagreewith?theincident,theauthorstoppedwritingbuttriedhisluckinplaysandfilms.authoronlyrealizedthesignificanceoftheincidentafterbecomingawriter.incidenthelpedthewriterworkhisworkfurtherasawriter.incidentcompletelychangedtheauthor’scourseoflife.【答案】46．B47．A48．B49．D50．C【解析】46．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的句子“Mymotherpouredoutherwelcomepraise.Why,thispoemwasnothingshortofgenius!”可知，母親認為我的詩很好，她對我的詩歌大加贊賞。故B正確。47．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的句子“WhattimewillFatherbehome?”Iasked.IcouldhardlywaittoshowhimwhatIhadaccomplished.”作者迫不及待地想給父親看他的詩歌，接下來說“ThenIconfidentlyplaceditrightonmyfather’splateonthediningtable.”（他自信地將它放在爸爸餐桌旁的盤子旁），是對上文的說明。故A正確。48．句意理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第五段的句子“Idon’tknowwhy,”和“Isn’tthereenoughbadpoetryintheworldalready?NolawsaysBuddyhastobecomeapoet.”（我不知道為什么，世界上沒有足夠的壞詩嗎？沒有法律說，Buddy必須成為一個詩人。）可知myfatherheldhisground.的意思是：我爸爸拒絕改變他的觀點。故B正確。49．推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的句子“AfewyearslaterItookasecondlookatthatfirstpoem,andunwillinglyIhadtoagreewithmyfather’stoughjudgment.”可知父親是實事求是的，從最后一段的句子“Betweenthetwopolesofaffirmation(肯定)anddoubt,bothinthenameoflove,”可知父親不乏對孩子的愛。故D正確。50．推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的句子“Watch.Listen.Review.Improve.”Betweenthetwopolesofaffirmation(肯定)anddoubt,bothinthenameoflove,Itrytofollowmytruecourse.”可知這件事幫助作者成長了。故C正確?！緜渥ⅰ孔髡咴诎藲q的時候寫了一首詩，母親看了之后夸獎道“精彩極了”。而父親卻毫不留情地批評道“糟糕透了”，可正是這兩股力量促使我不斷地努力提升。

Visitinganewplacecanbeascaryexperienceforalotofpeoplebecauseitcouldincludespeakinginalanguagethatmostpeoplearenotcomfortablewith----English.Sohowcanyoukeepawayfromthiskindofsituation?LearnhowtospeakEnglishfluently.HerearefourEnglishspeakingtipsyoumustknowtobecomeamoreconfidentEnglishspeaker.1.Listenfirst.OneofthebestEnglishspeakingtipsistolistencarefullytounderstandableEnglishEVERYDAY.MostpeopleturntotextbookstostudyEnglishgrammarrules,butyoucannotlearnthecorrectEnglishpronunciationofthewordsmerelybyreadingthem.YoudonotneedtolearngrammarindetailbecausethiscanpreventyoufromspeakingEnglishfluently.Instead,listentohownativeEnglishspeakerspronounceandobservetheirmouthmovements.AlsowatchEnglishshowsandmoviestobuildonyourEnglishaccentandimproveyourvocabulary.2.Practicemakesperfect.Studiesshowthatyou’llprobablyspendthreemonthsofpracticeeverydayinordertohavestrongmouthmuscles.ReadaloudinEnglishfor15to20minutesadayinfrontofthemirror,whichhelpsinaccentreductionandimprovesyourEnglishcommunicationskills.Also,practicewithyourfriendsandfamily.TalkingwithagoodEnglishspeakercanhelpimprovise(即興發(fā)揮)yourusageofwordsandformationofsentences.3.ThinkinEnglish.OneofthemosteffectiveEnglishspeakingtipsistothinkinEnglish.WhatmostEnglishlearnersdointheearlystagesoflearningisthattheythinkofwhattheyhavetosayintheirnativelanguage,translateandthensayitinEnglish.Thiscanbementallytiring.IfyourgoalistospeakEnglishfluently,youneedtolearn“thinking”inEnglish.MakeupthesentencesinEnglishasyouthinkaboutthembeforesayingthem.Withpractice,youwillbeabletorespondautomaticallyinEnglish.4.Bemoreconfident.AlltheseEnglishspeakingtipswillbeinvainifyouarenotthatconfidentinyourEnglishspeakingskills.Itisquitenaturaltocommiterrorswhenlearninganewlanguage.Trytorelaxifyou’respeakinginEnglish.Whenyouspeakatanormalspeed,you’lldiscoverthatyouwillbeabletopronouncethewordscorrectlyandpeoplewillunderstandyou.Mostofthetime,thepersonyouaretalkingtoisnotevenawareofyourerrors.Inaword,learningEnglishdoesnothappenovernight.Ittakesalotoftime,effortandpractice.Don’tgettoofrustratedandnevergiveup.FollowtheseEnglishspeakingtipsandpracticedaily.Soon,youwouldlearntospeakEnglishfluentlyasifitisyourownlanguage.Englishspeakingtipsyoumustknow.IntroductionIt’smanypeople’sdreamto51thediscomfortfrombeingunabletospeakEnglishinanewplace.TipsListenfirst.Seekinghelpfromtextbookswon’tenableyoutolearnthe52Englishpronunciation.ListentohownativeEnglishspeakerspronounceandobservehowtheirmouths53.WatchEnglishshowsandmoviestoimproveyourEnglishaccentand54Practicemakesperfect.Practicethreemonthsto55yourmouthmuscles.Regularreading56canreduceaccentandimproveyourEnglishcommunicationskills.Practicewithyourfriendsandfamily.ThinkinEnglish.Thinkinginyournativelanguagemakesyou57mentally.ThinkinginEngl