Unit4Makingthenews培優(yōu)練習(xí)必修5

Unit4Makingthenews培優(yōu)練習(xí)第一部分：閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ALondon'snewestskyscraper(摩天大樓)iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres,itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.However,noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon,Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire(尖頂).Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren'tregular.Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:theShard.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts(桅桿)oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.TheShardhas87floors.Atthetop,thereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisempty,buteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurants,apartmentsandoffices.Beforebuildingworkbegan,alotofpeopledidn'twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproved.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheShard.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYork,butnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshape.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecoration,onlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4,500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.Othercriticsdon'tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskyline.Itisnotcertain,however,thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.1．London'snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof________.A．itscost B．itssizeC．itsshape D．itsheight2．WhenhedesignedtheShard,Pianowanteditto________.A．changeLondon'sskyline B．inheritLondon'straditionC．imitatetheEgyptianstyle D．a(chǎn)ttractpotentialvisitors3．ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard________.A．isonlypreferredbytherichB．isintendedforwealthypeopleC．isfarawayfromthepoorareaD．ispopularonlywithLondoners4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheShard:CheersandClapsB．TheShard:WorkofaGreatArchitectC．TheShard:NewSymbolofLondon?D．TheShard:AChangefortheBetter?BAMENTORING(導(dǎo)師制)programisgivinglifechangingopportunitiestoBanburyyouth.YoungInspirationswasfoundedtwoyearsagotoprovidementoringsessionsforstudentsandunemployedyoungadultsaged11to21.AlexGoldberg,theprogram'sfounder,said:“WesetupYoungInspirationsbecausewewantedtogiveyoungpeopleexperienceswhichwillpotentiallybelifechangingandbroadentheiroutlook.“Wetrytocreateworkexperienceopportunitiesthatwillreallymakeadifferencetoouryouth.Forexample,we'vesecuredinternships(實(shí)習(xí))withworld-famousfirmssuchasHonda.”“Atatimeoffundingcutbackswhereschoolsarefindingitmoreandmoredifficulttoofferthiskindofmentoring,itisextremelyimportantthattheseopportunitiesareavailablebothtohelpyouthwiththeirschoolworkandgradesandtogivethemopportunitieswhichmayhelpshapetheirfutures.”KieranHepburn,14,isoneofagroupofBanburyyouthwhohasbenefitedfromtheprogramsofar.InOctobertheBanburySchoolpupilwasaccompaniedbyYoungInspirationsstafftoPariswherehewasanobserverattheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization's(UNESCO)InternationalYouthForum(論壇)．Theeventwasheldforyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworld,toseektheirviewsonhowthefutureofyouthandeducationshouldlook.Kieranjoinedseveralhundredobserversmostlyintheir20sandwastheonlyUKschoolpupiltoattendtheevent.Kieranthinksthetripwasalifechangingexperience.“BeforeweleftIdidn'tquiteknowwhattomakeofitbutwhenwegottherewedidn'tstop,itwasamazing，”hesaid,“Wewenttothreeorfourhoursofdebateseachdayandthendidsomethingculturaleachafternoon.”Themainthemeoftheforumwashowyouthcandrivechangeinpoliticalandpubliclife.Itdealtwithissues(問題)suchasdrugabuse,violenceandunemployment.Kieransaid:“IthasreallyhelpedmetoimprovemyconfidenceandsocialskillsaswellasmyschoolgradesandIwasvotedmostimprovedpupilatschoolinAugust.”TheYoungInspirationsmentoringsessionstakeplaceeachFridayinBanbury.Fordetailsvisit.5．TheYoungInspirationsmentoringprogramaimsto______.A．trainstaffforworld-famousfirmsB．offerjobopportunitiestoyoungadultsC．provideyouthwithuniqueexperiencesD．equiptheunemployedwithdifferentskills6．Accordingtothepassage,theforumfocusedonhowyouthcan________.A．builduptheirconfidenceatschoolB．findworkexperienceopportunitiesC．improvetheirsocialskillsforthefutureD．playanactiveroleinthechangeofsociety7．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．thevisittotheUnitedKingdomwasamazingB．KieranhasmadegreatprogressinmanyaspectsC．theyouthhavefoundawaytosolvetheirproblemsD．thementoringsessionsareheldeverydayexceptFriday8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AlexGoldberg,FounderofYoungInspirationsB．YoungPeopleFindaWorldofOpportunityC．Kieran,BanburySchoolPupiltoParisD．DebatesHelpYouthwithTheirGradesCMichelleKwanwasbornonJuly7,1980,inTorrance,California.ThedaughterofHongKongimmigrants(移民),Kwanwatchedherolderbrotherplayicehockeyasakid.Shebeganskatingwhenshewasfive,andenteredandwonherfirstfigureskatingcompetitionatseven.Shewontheworldtitleinthe1994WorldChampionshipsattheageof13,andearnedaspotasanalternate(候補(bǔ)者)forthe1994OlympicGames.Kwanwentontocapturetheworldtitlein1996,1998,2000,2001and2003.AttheNaganoWinterOlympicsin1998,Kwanwasbelievedtowingold,butendedupwithadisappointingsilvermedalwhenfellowUSskaterTaraLipinskisurprisinglytookfirstplace.ShortlybeforetheSaltLakeCityWinterOlympicsin2002,Kwan,whowasthenthereigningworldchamp,surprisinglyfiredbothherchoreographer(編舞者),LoriNichol,andlongtimecoach,FrankCarroll.Onceagain,shefailedtogetthegoldmedalwhenshefinishedthirdbehindIrinaSlutskayaofRussiaandUSskaterSarahHughes,whotookfirst.AsastudentattheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles,Kwanhascontinuedtocompetesinceherdefeat(戰(zhàn)敗)inSaltLakeCity.InFebruary2006,shewasunabletotakepartintheOlympicGamesinTorino,Italybecauseofaseriousinjury.ThoughMichelleKwandidnotcompeteduringthe2006－2007figureskatingseason,shehasturneddownanoffertoworkforNBCSportsandsayssheisnotretiring.9．Theunderlinedword“capture”inthefirstparagraphmeans“________”．A．enter B．winC．learn D．find10．WhathappenedtoMichelleKwanin2002?A．Hercoachdidn'twanttotrainheranylonger.B．ShewenttostudyattheUniversityofCalifornia.C．ShefailedtotakepartintheOlympicGamesinTorino,Italy.11．WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeaworldchamp?A．LoriNichol. B．MichelleKwan.C．TaraLipinski. D．SarahHughes.DThefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700'stheworld'sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn'thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwasTheDailyCourant(《每日新聞》).ItcameoutinMarch,1702.In1690，BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter(《波士頓新聞通訊》),thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation(發(fā)行量)intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun(《朝日新聞》).Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.12．Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin________.A．59BCB．700'sC．1609D．162013．ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin______.A．WashingtonB．NewYorkC．Boston D．NewOrleans14．Todaythereareabout________dailypapersprintedintheUnitedStates.A．1,621B．1,704C．1,760D．1,80015．WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdam.B．Englishlanguagenewspapersellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.C．Europedidn'thavearegularlypublishednewspaperin1608.D．ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspapercameoutinMarch,1702.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。IknowjusthowyoufeelDoyoufeelsad?Happy?Angry?Youmaythinkthatthewayyoushowtheseemotionsisunique.Well,thinkagain.Eventheexpressionofthemostpersonalfeelingscanbeclassified,accordingtoMindReading,aDVDexhibitingeverypossiblehumanemotion.__16__Inthemid1800s,Darwindividedtheemotionsintosixtypes—anger,fear,sadness,disgust,surpriseandenjoyment.Morecomplexexpressionsofemotionwereprobablylearnedandthereforemorespecifictoeachculture.Butnowitisbelievedthatmanymorefacialexpressionsaresharedworldwide.__17__TheMindReadingDVDisasystematicvisualrecordoftheseexpressions.TheprojectwasdesignedbyaCambridgeprofessor.Hisresearchteamfirsthadtodefinean“emotion”．__18__Usingthisdefinition,412emotiontermswereidentifiedanddiscussed,from“afraid”to“wanting”．Theneachexpressionisactedoutbysixdifferentactors.“Itwasreallyclearwhentheactorshadgotitright，”saysCathyCollis,whodirectedtheDVD.“Althoughtheyweregivensomedirection,theactorswerenottoldwhichfacialmusclestheyshouldmove.__19__”SomeonewhohastriedtosetsuchrulesistheAmerican,ProfessorPaulEkman,whobuiltdatabaseofhowthefacemovesforeveryemotion.Thefacecanmake43distinctmusclemovements.Ekmanhasalsofoundthatitmaynotbepossibleforpeopletoreproducethemartificially.Themostdifficultexpressiontoreproduceisthesmile.Itisn'tonlyaboutstretchingthelips,buttighteningthetinymusclesaroundtheeye.__20__Ifwelearnttorecognizewhethersomeonewasusingtheireyemusclewhentheysmiled,wewouldbeabletodistinguishtrueenjoymentfromfalse.A.Itshows412distinctwayswefeel.B.Thesecanbecombinedintomorethan10,000facialshapes.C.Theseparticularmusclesaredifficulttocontrol,andfewpeoplecandoit.D.Theydecidedthatitwasamentalstatethatcouldbeintroducedby“Ifeel”or“helooks”or“shesounds”.E.Hesaidtheexpressionofthesefeelingswasuniversalandrecognizablebyanyone,fromanyculture.F.Itisasiftheyareprogrammedintothebrainsof“normalhumans”wherevertheyareandwhatevertheirraces.G.Wethoughtoftryingtodescribeeachemotion,butitwouldhavebeenalmostimpossibletomakeclearrulesforthis.第二部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)；滿分45分)第一節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。IhadworriedmyselfsickoverSimon'smothercomingtoseeme.Iwasanew__21__，andIgaveanhonestaccountofthestudents'work.InSimon'scase,thegradeswereawfullylow.Hecouldn'treadhisownhandwriting.__22__hewasabrightstudent.Hediscussedadultsubjectswithnearlyadultcomprehension.Hisworkinnowayreflectedhis__23__.SowhenSimon'smotherenteredtheroom,mypalms(手掌心)weresweating.Iwascompletely__24__forherkissesonbothmycheeks.“Icametothankyou，”shesaid,surprisingmebeyondspeech.__25__me,Simonhadbecomeadifferentperson.Hetalkedofhowhe__26__me,hehadbeguntomakefriends,andforthefirsttimeinhistwelveyears,hehad__27__spentanafternoonatafriend'shouse.Shewantedtotellmehowgratefulshewasforthe__28__Ihadnurtured(培養(yǎng))inherson.Shekissedmeagainandleft.Isat,stunned(驚呆),forabouthalfanhour，__29__whathadjusthappened.HowdidImakesuchalife-changingdifferencetothatboywithout__30__knowingit?WhatIfinallycameto__31__wasoneday,severalmonthsbefore,whensomestudentswere__32__reportsinthefrontoftheclass.Jeannespoke__33__，andtoencouragehertoraisehervoice,Ihadsaid,“Speakup.Simon'stheexpertonthis.Heisthe__34__oneyouhavetoconvince,andhecan'thearyouinthe__35__oftheroom.”Thatwasit.Fromthatdayon,Simonhadsatupstraighter,paidmoreattention,__36__more,andbecamehappy.Anditwasallbecausehe__37__tobethelastkidinthelastrow.Theboywhomostneeded__38__wastheonewhotookthelastseatthatday.Ittaughtmethemost__39__lessonovertheyearsofmyteachingcareer,andI'mthankfulthatitcame__40__andpositively.Asmallkindnesscanindeedmakeadifference.21.A.cleanerB．reporterC．monitor D．teacher22.A.OrB．AndC．But D．So23.A.courageB．a(chǎn)bilitiesC．feelingsD．dream24.A.desperateB．responsibleC．unpreparedD．unsuitable25.A.BecauseofB．InspiteofC．ApartfromD．Asfor26.A.lovedB．enviedC．pleasedD．criticized27.A.graduallyB．constantlyC．recentlyD．obviously28.A.self-respectB．self-doubtC．self-pityD．self-defense29.A.imaginingB．observingC．wonderingD．regretting30.A.alsoB．evenC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．still31.A.expectB．rememberC．believe D．a(chǎn)ccept32.A.writingB．reviewingC．editingD．giving33.A.quietlyB．repeatedlyC．quicklyD．firmly34.A.luckyB．lonelyC．onlyD．likely35.A.entranceB．middleC．frontD．back36.A.sleptB．smiledC．shoutedD．quarreled37.A.intendedB．pretendedC．refusedD．happened38.A.changeB．praiseC．thanks D．visits39.A.difficultB．painfulC．valuableD．enjoyable40.A.earlyB．slowlyC．frequentlyD．occasionally第二節(jié)：(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)內(nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式?！癐fyou'retalkingtomeinanoisyrestaurantandmynervesystemisgoodatlockingontothesoundofyourvoice,I__41__understandwhatyousaybetter.”TheresearchatNorthwesternUniversityshowsthat__42__(play)amusicalinstrumentisgoodforyourbrain.Andthebrainremembershowto“l(fā)ockonto”theimportantsounds,__43__,ourearsmaynotworkaswellasweage,andthathelpsustohearbetter.Ascientist,livinginFrancetwentyyearsago，__44__(write)aboutwhathecalledthe“MozartEffect”．Hesaidthat__45__couldbehelpfultothebrainwhenlisteningtotheclassicalmusicofMozart.SomeresearcherssaidthatMozart'smusicwouldmakeyoumuch__46__(smart),orevenhavesomehealthdisorders__47__(cure).OtherssaidthattherewasnothingspecialaboutMozart'smusic.Anykindofhighenergymusicwouldwork.Soifthecostofamusicalinstrumentormusiclessonsistoocostly,canweget__48__samebrainexperiencejustbylistening?Usuallypeoplehaveteachers,ortheycanteachthemselvesmusic.__49__，thepointisthatthey'reactivelyplayingamusicalinstrumentandengaginginmakingmusicinstead__40__listeningtomusicpassively.第三部分：寫作(滿分35分)第一節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)。并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(﹨)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不記分。Ihavealwaysquiteirrationally(無理性地)proudmyselfonmygoodhealth，forIonlyoccasionallyhadtotakeadayofftheworkwhenIhavehadacold.SoIwasquiteoffended(使不舒服)bymydoctor，whomthoughtmefat.Whenwerantoeachotherinthestreettheotherday,takingonelookatmeandtoldmethatIwasdefinitelyfatandthatIdidnotmakeefforttolosesomeweight,Icouldexpecttohaveaheartattackbeforelong.Headdedthat，asmanymiddle-agedman,Iledaninactivelife.ItwastruethatIhadbeengettingfatter,soitwasbecauseIwasgettingolder.第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)假設(shè)你是李華，英國一所友好學(xué)校準(zhǔn)備與你們學(xué)校共同創(chuàng)辦一份中學(xué)生英文報(bào)紙，MrSmith來信詢問，并請你回信，要求如下：1．表示贊成。2．提出你喜歡的欄目。3．簡要說明理由。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右。2．信的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好。3．適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。4．參考詞匯欄目columnDearMr.Smith，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursfaithfully，LiHua答案和解析第一部分：閱讀理解本文介紹了倫敦最新的摩天大樓——碎片。介紹了其設(shè)計(jì)理念，未來用途以及批評家們對它提出的批判。1.C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段信息Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:theShard.可知，倫敦最新的摩天大樓因此形狀(shape)而得名Shard，故C項(xiàng)正確。2.B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段信息PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts(桅桿)oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.可知，碎片這種尖頂?shù)男螤钍莻惗貍鹘y(tǒng)的很重要的一部分，這個(gè)形狀使他想起倫敦教堂的尖頂，或者是泰晤士河上船的高高的桅桿，即：這樣設(shè)計(jì)的目的會(huì)是為了繼承倫敦的傳統(tǒng)，故B項(xiàng)正確。3.B【解析】推理判斷題。由文章倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，另外的批評家說碎片表明了倫敦正變得更加不平等，因?yàn)橹挥懈蝗瞬拍苜I得起昂貴得私人公寓和待在這樣的5星級(jí)旅館里。碎片就是貧富分化的標(biāo)志，由此推知B項(xiàng)正確。4.D【解析】本文主要介紹了倫敦最新的摩天大樓——碎片，它的設(shè)計(jì)初衷，以及批評家提出的一些觀點(diǎn)。特別是文章第一段的最后一句話However,noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.給了很好的提示，故D項(xiàng)正確。文章大意：一種指導(dǎo)體系的建立與實(shí)施，讓年輕人有了隨著社會(huì)的變化而發(fā)揮作用的機(jī)會(huì)。5.C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段Wetrytocreateworkexperienceopportunitiesthatwillreallymakeadifferencetoouryouth可知答案。6.D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段Themaintheme...andunemployment.可知答案。7.B【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Ithasreallyhelpedme...inAugust.可知答案。8.B【解析】標(biāo)題概括題。根據(jù)全文的解說尤其是首尾兩段可知本文講得是一種指導(dǎo)體系的建立，為年輕人提供了好機(jī)會(huì)。9.B【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段的Shewontheworldtitleinthe1994WorldChampionships...Kwanwentonto...可知這里是指她繼續(xù)贏得世界冠軍的頭銜。10.D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Onceagain,shefailedtogetthegoldmedal...可知她在2002年的冬奧會(huì)上再一次與奧運(yùn)金牌失之交臂。11.A【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)surprisinglyfiredbothherchoreographer,LoriNichol可知LoriNichol只是一個(gè)編舞者，而MichelleKwan、TaraLipinski、SarahHughes都獲得過世界冠軍。12.A【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段第二句可知答案應(yīng)選A。13.C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三段第一句可知答案應(yīng)選C。14.D【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三段最后一句可知答案應(yīng)選D。15.B【解析】推理判斷題。從最后一段的最后兩句可知，日本的《朝日新聞》每日的銷售量多于一千一百萬份，故B項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的。16—20AFDGC第二部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用文章大意：本文是夾敘夾議的文章。因?yàn)闊o意中自己的一句表揚(yáng)的話語竟然改變了一個(gè)孩子，所以請不要吝嗇你的鼓勵(lì)的語言。21.D【解析】由空后的Igaveanhonestamountofthestudents'work可知，我是老師，故D項(xiàng)正確。22.C【解析】空前指“他的書寫自己都讀不出來”，而空后則說“他是個(gè)聰明的學(xué)生”，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，要用并列連詞but連接并列句，故C項(xiàng)正確。23.B【解析】上一句提到他幾乎是用成年人的理解來討論成年人的話題，所以，他的作業(yè)反映不出的應(yīng)該是他的能力，故ability(能力)符合語境，B項(xiàng)正確。24.C【解析】上一句提到當(dāng)西蒙的媽媽進(jìn)入房間時(shí)，我的手掌出汗了。她親吻我的兩頰，是我意想不到的事情，也就是我完全沒有做好準(zhǔn)備。desperate“絕望的，不顧一切的”；responsible“負(fù)責(zé)任的”；unprepared“沒做好準(zhǔn)備的”；unsuitable“不合適的”。由語境可知C項(xiàng)正確。25.A【解析】上一句提到西蒙媽媽的話讓我啞口無言。因?yàn)槲?，西蒙才變成了一個(gè)不同的人。becauseof“因?yàn)椤?；inspiteof“盡管”；apartfrom“除……之外(還)”；asfor“關(guān)于，至于”。由語境可知A項(xiàng)正確。26.A【解析】由前后語境可知，西蒙對媽媽說的是喜歡(love)我而非envy(妒忌)，please(使?jié)M足)，criticize(批評)，故A項(xiàng)正確。27.C【解析】由語境可知，此處表示第一次在他人生的前12年里，他近來在朋友家里呆了一下午。gradually“逐漸地”；constantly“經(jīng)常地”；recently“近來，最近”；obviously“顯而易見地”。由語境可知C項(xiàng)正確。28.A【解析】由前后語境可知，西蒙媽媽感激我的是我培養(yǎng)了孩子的自尊(self-respect)而不是self-doubt(自我懷疑)，self-pity(自憐)，self-defense(自衛(wèi))，故A項(xiàng)正確。29.C【解析】由前后語境可知，我沒想到西蒙的媽媽會(huì)來，她說的話也是我意想不到的，因此，我驚呆了，接近半個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間在疑惑到底發(fā)生了什么事。imagine“想象”；observe“觀測”；wonder“疑惑，想知道”；regret“遺憾，后悔”。由語境可知C項(xiàng)正確。30.B【解析】前面西蒙的媽媽提到，我改變了西蒙，此處指“我對西蒙的改變起了這么大的作用，我甚至不知道”。even“甚至”，表示遞進(jìn)符合語境，故B項(xiàng)正確。31.B【解析】后面提到的某一天發(fā)生的事情應(yīng)該是我記起來的，故remember正確。expect“期望，預(yù)料”；believe“相信”；accept“接受”，均不合語境，故B項(xiàng)正確。32.D【解析】由語境可知，學(xué)生們在全班同學(xué)面前作報(bào)告。givereports“作報(bào)告”，為固定搭配，故D項(xiàng)正確。其他三項(xiàng)write“寫”；review“復(fù)習(xí)”；edit“編輯”，均不合語境。33.A【解析】由空后的speakup(大聲說出來)可知，詹妮是在輕輕地說話，故A項(xiàng)正確。repeatedly“重復(fù)地”；quickly“迅速地”；firmly“堅(jiān)定地”，均不合語境。34.C【解析】前一句提到，西蒙是這方面的專家，你只要讓他信服就好了；也就是說，他是唯一一個(gè)你得使其信服的人，故選only，而非lucky“幸運(yùn)的”，lonely“孤獨(dú)的”與likely“可能的”。35.D【解析】前面提到，詹妮說話聲音小，自然是坐在教室后面的同學(xué)聽不見，故D項(xiàng)back符合語境。36.B【解析】這就是西蒙變化的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)。他坐得更直了，注意力更集中了，微笑多了，變得快樂了。與situpstraig