1、1Module 1 Deep South Section Introduction what9. It was freezing cold outside, Tom ran into the room _ his nose and face red.4答案：with提升实战能力. 完形填空John, a famous musician, took his priceless zither(齐特琴) and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the zither was delicately W1streaming _
2、1_ the whole station. However, during the onehour play only six or seven people truly _2_ the charming music. A threeyearold kid was so _3_ by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 dollars for his work that day._4_， in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, the tic
3、ket P1can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely _5_ to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many _6_ in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not _7_ the famous W2 P2musician and missing such a valuable but _8_ music feast .W3I have a very busy friend wh
4、o totally _9_ after knowing that his wife came down with a deadly illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. But his wife still did not _10_ to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed W4miserably that _11_ his pas
5、t busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now it is impossible to _12_ it.Actually, I also missed something _13_ before. The reason we _14_ those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them _15_.Yet tomorrow is actually by no means _16_. There was a famo
6、us Buddhist monk (僧人) saying that in many peoples _17_， they had only done two things: waiting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to _18_ what they had. We would often claim to do something when we grow up, W5or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when w
7、e reach the _19_ we have expected, we could no longer _20_ our wish, because we have lost it by then.我们老爱说：长大再说，有钱再说，老了再说可是到了那时候，却什么都不必说了。我们要做的是珍惜现在，不错过生命中的美好。1. Aabove B. beforeC. throughout D. around5答案：C 音乐家演奏出的美妙音乐在整个车站中飘荡，故此处用介词 throughout(遍及)。2. Aappreciated B. heardC. found D. rejected答案：A 根据
8、本句中的 However 和 only six or seven people 可知，只有六七个人真正“欣赏”他的演奏。3. Aconfused B. attractedC. concerned D. puzzled答案：B 根据下文的“.he forgot everything around.”可知，这个小男孩对John 的演奏非常着迷，以至于忘记了身边的一切。4. ATherefore B. HoweverC. Instead D. Otherwise答案：B 根据第一段最后一句和第二段第一句可知，那天 John 在车站只获得了 52 美元，而在平时 John 的音乐会门票可以卖到 100
9、 美元以上，故此处用 however 表示转折关系。5. Aconvenient B. necessaryC. easy D. hard答案：D 根据空后的 even at such a high price 可推知，John 的音乐会一票难求，故用 hard(困难的)。6. Alisteners B. viewersC. passersby D. grownups答案：C 由第一段 John 在人来人往的地铁站演奏可知，此处指的是在车站的“过路人” 。7. Agreeting B. recognizingC. paying D. contacting答案：B 当得知那天是著名音乐家在地铁站演
10、奏时，行人们后悔自己眼拙，没有认出(recognize)音乐家，从而错过了一场有价值且廉价的音乐盛宴。8. Acommon B. meaningfulC. cheap D. expensive答案：C 不用买票去音乐会就能听到 John 美妙的演奏当然是很便宜的了，所以 C 项(cheap)最合适。9. Aescaped B. struggledC. disagreed D. changed答案：D 根据上文的 a very busy friend 和下文的 cooked by himself for the 6family 可知，当作者的这位忙碌的朋友得知老婆罹患重症后，完全变(change
11、)了。10. Amanage B. want C. decide D. agree答案：A 由下文 passed away after three months 可知，他的妻子并没有战胜疾病，故 manage 符合题意。11. Aaccording to B. in addition to C. due to D. up to答案：C 根据下文可知，作者的朋友很后悔自己过去“由于”太忙而错过了许多可以与妻子共度的美好时光。12. Acome up with B. look forward to C. look back on D. make up for答案：D 妻子已病逝，他再也不可能弥补这
12、一切错过的美好了。make up for 意为“弥补，补偿” 。13. Adifficult B. precious C. present D. serious答案：B 根据上文的 also missed 可知，作者也在感叹自己曾经错过了很多“珍贵的”东西。14. Amissed B. needed C. owned D. kept答案：A 冒号后面的内容解释了我们“错过”珍贵东西的具体原因。15. Atoday B. nowadays C. yesterday D. tomorrow答案：D 我们会错过美好的东西的原因很简单：我们总认为我们“明天”还可以拥有它。下文的“Yet tomorro
13、w is actually .”是提示。16. Acomfortable B. distant C. reliable D. charming答案：C 根据下文的 waiting and regretting 可以推知，明天绝不是“可靠的”(不一定还能拥有)。17. Alives B. works C. plans D. tasks答案：A 僧人认为许多人在“生命”中只做两件事情：等待和后悔。18. Aprotect B. value C. remember D. fold答案：B 因为总是在等待和后悔，结果就是总也不能“珍惜”自己已拥有的东西。719. Acondition B. prize
14、 C. success D. scene答案：A 根据上一句的内容可知，我们总是想着等长大、有钱了或是年纪大了再去做一些事情。这是我们所期待的“状态” 。20. Afollow B. limit C. forget D. realize答案：D 当我们真正达到自己所期待的状态时，已无法再去“实现”梦想，因为那时我们已经失去了它。. 阅读理解At the bottom of the world lies a mighty continent still wrapped in the W1 P1Ice Age and, until recent times, unknown to man, it
15、is a great landmass with mountain ranges whose extent and elevation are still uncertain. Much of the W2continent is a complete blank on our maps. Man has explored, on foot, less than one percent of its area.Antarctica differs fundamentally from the Arctic regions. The Arctic is W3an ocean, covered w
16、ith drifting packed ice and hemmed in by the landmasses P2of Europe, Asia, and North America. The Antarctica is a continent almost as large as Europe and Australia combined, centered roughly on the South Pole P3and surrounded by the most unobstructed water areas of the worldthe W4Atlantic, Pacific,
17、and Indian Oceans.8The continental ice sheet is more than two miles high in its center; thus, the air over the Antarctica is far more iced than it is over the Arctic regions. This cold air current from the land is so forceful that it makes the nearby seas the stormiest in the world and makes unlivab
18、le those regions whose counter parts(配对物) at the opposite end of the globe are livable.Thus, more than million persons live within 2,000 miles of the North Pole in an area that includes most of Alaska, Siberia, and Scandinaviaa region rich in forest and mining industries. Apart from a handful of wea
19、ther stations, within the same P4distance of the South Pole there is not a single tree, industry or settlement.本文是一篇说明文。讲述了世界尽头的一个未知的大陆。1The best title for this passage would be _.AIceland B. Land of OpportunityC. Utopia at Last D. The Unknown Continent答案：D 主旨归纳题。概括全文内容可知，文章主要讲述一个未知的大陆。故选 D。2At the
20、time this article was written, our knowledge about Antarctica was _.Avery limited B. vastC. fairly rich D. nonexistent答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章第一句得知选 A。3Antarctica is bordered by the _.APacific Ocean B. Indian OceanC. Atlantic Ocean D. All the above答案：D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句得知选 D。4The Antarctica is made uninhabitab
21、le primarily by _.AiceB. calm seasC. cold airD. lack of knowledge about the continent答案：C 细节理解题。文章最后一段说明南极的 cold air 造成人类无法居住。5According to this article, _.A. 2,000 people live on the Antarctica ContinentB. a million people live within 2,000 miles of the South PoleC. weather conditions within a 2,00
22、0 miles radius(范围) of the South Pole make settlements impractical9D. only a handful of natives inhabit Antarctica答案：C 细节理解题。由文章最后一句得知选 C。. 短文改错Some people prefer to living in a city rather than in a country. There are several reasons.Firstly, a city can provide more opportunity to people who want to
23、 realize their dreams. Secondly, the city life, that offers people tall buildings, huge departments and other facilities, attracted millions of people. Thirdly, lead a city life means living in comfort. Under the help of buses and subways, people find life there much easily. This is why more and more people choose to live in a city.答案：10
