1、1第二十三天单项选择1、_ people come to Wuxi every year. About _ of them are from the USA.A.Millions of; three thousandsB.Million of; three thousandC.Millions of; three thousandD.Million of; three thousands2、Accounting is described as _ science of classifying, recording, and reporting _ important financial eve
2、nts. A.a, the B.a, / C./, / D./, the3、We dont have enough books for _; some of you will have to share.A.somebody B.anybody C.everybody D.nobody4、The_look on the students face suggested that your_question made him_.A.puzzling; puzzled; puzzledB.puzzling; puzzling; puzzledC.puzzled; puzzled; puzzlingD
3、.puzzled; puzzling; puzzled5、Many people who live along the coast make a living _ fishing industry.A.at B.in C.on D.by阅读理解6、 The following rules apply to the Cambridge University Library.Opening and closingThe Library shall normally be open as follows:Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 19:15.Saturday, 9:00 t
4、o 17:00.2The Library is closed on Sundays and for Christmas and Easter.AdmissionIn addition to members of the University, thefollowing persons may beadmitted to theLibrary, but cant borrow books:(a)Persons over 18 who are involved with private study or research; if supported by evidence ofacademic s
5、tanding and fitness foradmission.A10 charge will be made for acard valid(有效的) for up to six months.No charge is made for theissue of a card to aregistered (注册的) research student from anyother university in the United Kingdom.(b) Students of other universities in the BritishIsles normally living in t
6、he Cambridge area, ifsupported by recommendations.Cards issued under this section shall be free ofcharge and shall normally be valid only duringthe vacations ofthis University.BorrowingNo book shall be borrowed from the Libraryon any day less than fifteen minutes before thetime of closing.Any borrow
7、er who fails to return a book shallhave a fine of25 pence for each working day thatpasses before the book is returned.Use of Library materialsThe marking of any Library material isforbidden; readers are not allowed to use ink inany ofthe readingrooms.Behavior in the LibraryMobile telephones must be
8、set to “silent”mode inthe Library; the use of mobiletelephones is only permitted in the Tea Room,the Locker Room and the courtyardsof theLibrary.Bottles of ink and other things that maydamage books shall not be taken into the Library.Food is not allowed anywhere in the Library,with the exception of
9、the Tea Room and thecourtyards.Smoking is not permitted anywhere.31.At which time can you borrow a book fromthe Library?A.Monday, 19:05.B.Wednesday, 18:58.C.Saturday, 17:00.D.Sunday,15:00.2.A researcher from Tsinghua University can apply to use the Library ifhe_. has evidence ofacademic standing pro
10、ves he is fit for admission is supported by recommendations pays a10 charge for six monthsA.B.C.D.3.For readers of the Library, theyshall _.A.borrow a book at least 10 minutes before the closing timeB.face a fine of25 pence ifthey lose a librarybookC.not make marks on any material using inkD.not use
11、 a mobile telephone in the LockerRoom7、 It happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obamas Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly (精彩地)writt
12、en book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent
13、. In the World Book Days “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The 4report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as Im not one to lie too often (Id hate to be caught out), Ill admit here and now that I havent read the entire top t
14、en. But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwells 1984. I think its really brilliant.The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dicken
15、s, Fyodor Dostoevsky (I havent read him, but havent lied about it either) and Herman Melville.Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, peo
16、ple named J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (Ill come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never don
17、e so).1.How did the author find his friend a book liar?A.By judging his manner of speaking.B.By looking into his background.C.By mentioning a famous name.D.By discussing the book itself.2.Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?A.Charles Dickens is very low
18、 on the top-ten list.B.42% of people pretended to have read 1984.C.The author admitted having read 9 books.D.Dreams From My Father is hardly read.3.By lying about reading, a person hopes to .5A.control the conversationB.appear knowledgeableC.learn about the bookD.make more friends4.What is the autho
19、rs attitude to 58% of readers?A.Favorable.B.UncaringC.DoubtfulD.Friendly七选五8、 It was August 2, 1927. The news had spread fast. A man named Ralph Peer was coming to the city of Bristol. He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments. _That was a lot of money in t
20、hose days.Many people came to Bristol that day to play for Mr. Peer. But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was looking for. They were a man named A. P. Carter, his wife, Sara, and her cousin, Maybelle. _Sara sang lead, the loudest and highest notes. A. P. sang bass, the lowest notes. M
21、aybelle sang harmony, somewhere in between. She also played the guitar in a new and unusual way. _She played the main part of the songs on the lowest guitar strings. And then she quickly strummed by playing all the strings at once. This kind of playing became known as the “Carter Scratch”._ They did
22、 not sound like they had taken music lessons. But it did not matter. The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their neighbors, or the people who sang in their churches._ They recorded more songs. They traveled to many cities and towns in the eastern United States to perform. Tho
23、usands of people heard them sing and bought their recordings. Some people estimate that within three years, the Carter Family sold three hundred thousand recordings.6A. The Carter Family sounded different.B. The Carter Family soon became famous.C. They called themselves the Carter Family.D. The Cart
24、er Family wanted to have a try.E. No matter where they went, they were well received.F. And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded.G. It sounded almost like two people were playing at the same time.语法填空9、 Two weeks after the conclusion of the hit show Chinese Poetry Competition,a
25、new program, Readers, has become a nationwide stir. _(broadcast) on CCTV over the weekend,it is arousing fresh _(enthusiastic) for literature in China.The weekly talk show, produced and hosted by famous TV personality Dong Qing, _(invite) people from all walks of life _(read) aloud parts of poemsess
26、ays and books that they like or wrote. The participants also share stories from their own life explaining _particular pieces touched their hearts or shaped their lives.Five days after _(it) first show on CCTV-1 on Saturday, Readers has been rated 9.2 points out of 10 on Douban, one of Chinas most po
27、pular review sites. Internet _(use) have praised it as a breath of fresh air among variety shows in China, a refreshing change from the usual dance and singing shows that dominate live television.But the success of these programs is just like a vane, through which we can see that there is _ huge dem
28、and of cultural show in the public. In todays television worid _reality shows have dominated. this is very _(encourage).读后续写10、阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整故事。7Im going to sleep at 11 in the night, and theres a little snow outside the window. I indented (缩进) the quilt, picked up the alarm clock, and fo
29、und the alarm clock, and I forgot to buy the battery. The day is cold, and I dont want to go up. I made a long distance call to the mother of my family.“Mom, my alarm clock has no electricity. Im going to have a meeting in the company tomorrow morning. You call me up at six. “The voice of the mother
30、 on the phone was dumb and might have been asleep, and she said, “well, go to sleep, be good. “I was dreaming when the phone rang, and it was dark outside. Mother said to the other, “you get up soon, daughter, and we have a meeting today.“ “I have a watch, its five forty. I cried impatiently, “dont
31、I call you six?“ Id like to sleep for a little more, and Ive been stirred by you! “My mother suddenly stopped talking on the other side, and I hung up.Get up and comb it out. Go out. The weather is so cold, All I can see is the snow in the sky, the boundless space between the world. I kept stomping
32、on the bus platform. It was dark, I was standing next to two old grey-haired. I listened to the old lady who said to the old man, “you didnt sleep well for a night. It started to rush me a few hours earlier, and its been so long.“注意: 1.所续写短文词数应为 150左右;2.至少使用 5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;3.续写部分分为两段,每段开头语已为你写好;4.续
33、写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:Yes, it takes five minutes for the first bus to come. _8Paragraph2:I suddenly cried. I saw the short message from my father: _答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：C2答案及解析：答案：B3答案及解析：答案：C解析：句意:我们没有足够的书给每一个人,你们中的一些人将不得不共用。根据语境可知,此处应用 everybody。everybody 与 not连用构成部分否定。4答案及解析：答案：D解析：句意:在学生脸上
34、的困惑的表情暗示了你的令人困惑的问题使他感到困惑。puzzling令人困惑的;puzzled 人感到困惑的。故选 D。考点:考查形容词辨析。点评:本题难度适中。考查辨析词性及词形相近的词,是近几年的高考的热点,需要考生平时注意积累,牢记它们的用法及区别。这里主要考查 puzzling与 puzzled的区别及意义。即学即练:He stood there watching with _ despair.9A. puzzling B. puzzled C. being puzzled D. being puzzling 解析:B。句意:他束手无策地站在那儿看着。5答案及解析：答案：B解析：考查介词
35、。根据句意可知此处表示“在产业里”,故用介词 in。句意:许多住在海边的人以捕鱼业为生。6答案及解析：答案：1.B; 2.B; 3.C7答案及解析：答案：1.D; 2.B; 3.B; 4.C解析：1.根据文章第一段 A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was ,in his words, “a brilliant written book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his
36、background at all.然后他继续以一种能暗示出他对奥巴马背景一无所知的方式继续谈论奥巴马,可知作者跟他的朋友谈论有关奥巴马的那本书时,发现朋友对奥巴马的背景一无所知,这暗示出朋友其实并没有读过这本书,他对奥巴马的背景一点都不知晓,故选 D。2.本题的关键词是 guilty secret,定位第二、三段。根据文章第三段可知,不像百分之四十二的人那样,我很高兴地说,我读过排在第一位的 George Orwells 1984。由此可知,作者读过这本书,而百分之四十二的人却没读过。故选 B。3.根据文章第四段“当被问及为什么撒谎的时候,最普遍的理由是想给正在说话的人留下深刻的印象”可知,
37、人们之所以选择撒谎是想让对方觉得自己知识渊博,从而给对方留下一个好的印象,故 B正确。4.根据第五段话最后一句“我很惊讶 58%的人说他们从来没这么做过”,表明作者态度的词是 astonished。选项中与此词意义接近的答案便是 C项。108答案及解析：答案：F; C; G; A; B解析：1. F 根据下句“That was a lot of money in those days. ”可知,此处应提到具体的金钱数额,故 F项“And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded. ” 符合语境。2. C上文介绍了这个组合
38、的三名成员,此处应介绍这个组合的名字,故 C项“ They called themselves the Carter Family. ”符合语境。3. G 根据上文的“She also played the guitar in a new and unusual way. ”可知,此处应该提到她的独特之处,故 G项符合语境。4. A 根据下文的“They did not sound like they had taken music lessons. ”可知,他们给人的感觉像是没有上过音乐课,这与传统意义上的歌手是不同的,故选 A项。5. B 根据下文的“ They recorded more
39、 songs. They traveled to many cities and towns. to perform. ” 可知,他们成名了,所以会去很多地方表演,故选 B项。9答案及解析：答案：Broadcast/Broadcasted; enthusiasm; invites; to read; why; its; users; a; where; encouraging解析：1. broadcasted on CCTV over the weekend 意思是“周末在 CCTV上播出”,节目与播出之间形成被动关系,故填 Broadcast/Broadcasted。2. fresh意思是“
40、新的”,为形容词,形容词修饰名词,并且文章最后一句话的意思是“它引起了新的热情”,故填 enthusiasm。3. 这句话的主语是 the weekly talk show是单数,其谓语 invite应该用三单形式,故填invites。4. invite sb. to do sth.邀请某人干某事,故填 to read。5. 句意:参与者还分享自己生活中的故事,解释为什么特定的片段触动了他们的心,或者塑造了他们的生活。其中 why引导的是宾语从句,作 explaining的宾语,根据 explaining确定是解释原因,故填 why。6. 修饰后面的名词 show,应用形容词性物主代词,故填
41、its。117. 此空作句子的主语,所以应该用名词,故填 users。8. 句意:但是,这些节目的成功就像一个风向标,通过它我们可以看到公众对文化节目的巨大需求。名词前加冠词,此处表示泛指,故填 a。9. 句意:在今天的电视世界里,电视真人秀节目占主导地位。 从句中缺地点状语,故填where。10. 句意:它是很鼓舞人心的。be encouraging 令人鼓舞的,故填 encouraging。10答案及解析：答案：One possible version:Yes, it takes five minutes for the first bus to come. Finally the bus
42、 came, and I got on. I found the person driving the bus was a very young boy. Quickly the bus was rumbling drove off. Only he and I were on the bus. I said, “Hello, driver, there are two old people here. The weather is so cold. They have been waiting for a long time. How can you drive in the bus wit
43、hout them?” The young man said, “Its all right. Thats my mom and Dad! Today is my first day to open the bus, they come to see me!”I suddenly cried. I saw the short message from my father: “daughter, mom said, Its her fault. she didnt sleep well. She woke up early and worried that you would be late.” Suddenly I remembered a Jewish proverb: The son laughed when his father gave his son something. When the son gave his father something, his father cried.
