1、Un it 3 Amaz ing people一、閱讀理解。An apple a day keeps the doctor awayis a popular saying in the United States.It may be a commonsay ing, but it is not scie ntifically con firmed. However, a new study adds toevidenee that suggests taking a small amount of aspirin can help keep the doctor away.Peter Elwo

2、od is with Card iff Un iversitys School of Medici ne in Britai n. Forty years ago, he was involved in the first study to explore the effects of aspiri n on thepreve nti on of heart disease.Elwood ed 47 studies for evidenee thataspiri n helped cancer patie nts. They found theres fairly consistent evi

3、denee of a15 to 20 perce nt reducti onin death and a reduct ionin cancers spread, by low dose（劑量）aspirin.By low dose, he means 81 milligrams.The study followed cancer patientsfor five years. Elwood says the evidence is strong that aspirin delays death amongcan cer patie nts.Elwoods team are excited

4、to have this evide nce from the study. Elwood adds thatit is not a cure but a small sign of better things to come, what he calls a littlehope and en courageme nt.If you asked me pers on ally what I would do if doctors toldme I had cancer, I would say I would have no hesitation in taking it. But I do

5、 notrecommendit to people. I want them to have the evidence and maketheir own decisions.The only major risk is that aspiri n can cause stomach bleedi ng. But Elwood says itusually does not cause death. He adds that the evide nce points to big health ben efitsof tak ing a daily aspiri n. So, for some

6、 people, the pros might overweigh the cons.1. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 1?A. Patie nts should eat apples.B.Apples are popular with America ns.C. Aspiri n can be good for health.D. Doctors should use aspiri n in stead of apples.2. What does Elwood suggest people do?A. The less

7、 aspirin, the better.B.Don t delay in tak ing aspiri n.s team exam in3C. Taking aspirin is a better way to cure cancer.D. Make decisi ons in the best in terest of their own.3.What does the un derl ined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Aspiri n is the best cure for cancer.B.Taking aspirin wont

8、kill in the long run.C. Taking aspiri n does more good tha n harm.D. The side effect of tak ing aspiri n is strong.【語篇解讀】文章介紹每天服用少量的阿司匹林對(duì)健康有好處，可以延緩癌癥病人的死亡。1解析】推理判斷題。根 文童第一段的句子However a new study adds to evidence tint suggests taking a smallamount of aspirin can help keep the doctor away可知：件者想告訴我們阿司匹

9、林對(duì)健康有好處 故選a2. D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的句子Elwood可知，Elwood建議人們按照對(duì)自己有最大益處的方式做決定。故選D3. C【解析】推理判斷題。文章最后一段介紹服用阿司匹林會(huì)導(dǎo)致胃部出血，但是結(jié)合句子He adds that theevide nee points to big health ben efits of tak ing a dailyaspiri n.每天服用一點(diǎn)阿司匹林對(duì)健康有很大好處，可知，下文的the pros mightoverweigh the cons意為：服用阿司匹林的好處大于壞處，故選C。二、單項(xiàng)選擇。1. A society wa

10、s set up to _the endangered animals and plant life from dyingout in this area.A. reserveB. preserveC. observeD.deserve【答案】B【解析】reserve儲(chǔ)存，儲(chǔ)備；preserve保護(hù)，保留；observe觀察；deserve應(yīng)受，應(yīng)得的，句意：成立了一個(gè)協(xié)會(huì)來保護(hù)瀕臨滅絕的動(dòng)植物，以避免它們從這一地區(qū)消失滅絕。2. At times the bala nee in n ature is_, result ing in a nu mber of possibleun forese

11、e n effects.A. troubledB. con fusedC. disturbedD. puzzled【答案】C【解析】trouble麻煩；confuse困擾；disturb打擾；puzzle困惑。可以說disturb the4bala nee in nature打擾自然界的平衡，其它動(dòng)詞不可與之搭配。句意：有時(shí)，自然界的平衡受到打擾，導(dǎo)致了許多可能的不可預(yù)見的影響。3. Whe n_ a job, you should highlight your experie nee and skills.A. acco unting forB. in terview ing forC. a

12、ppl ying forD.search ing for【答案】C【解析】句意：求職時(shí)，你應(yīng)該突出你的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和技能。apply for申請(qǐng)”，符合句意。accountfor解釋，說明；in terview for為. 面試；search for搜索。4. Most drivers have realized the sig ni fica nee of traffic safety and strictlyfollowed the traffic laws, marki ng the fact that our efforts have_ .A. paid offB. showed offC.

13、put offD. let off【答案】A【解析】?jī)?曲還清取得成功，使得益得到回報(bào)$show off炫耀；put off推遲$kt o遷讓.下車帀船引克引爆，放掉，免除。句意：大多數(shù)司機(jī)已經(jīng)意識(shí)M交通安全的重要也并嚴(yán)格遵守交 通規(guī)標(biāo)志著我們的努力已經(jīng)取得明顯效果。5. Nobody no ticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happe ned toA. put outB. go offC. go throughD. go out【答案】D【解析】go out熄滅。句意：沒人注意到小偷溜進(jìn)了房子里，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)燈剛好熄滅。

14、6.A firm, dry han dshake is gen erally regarded as an in dicati on that some one iscon fide nt and_ .A. in controlB. in styleC. in placeD. in office【答案】A【解析】in control控制；in style有特色；in place在適當(dāng)位置；in office在辦公。句意：堅(jiān)定干練的握手通常被看作這個(gè)人很自信、能掌控局面的象征。7.0nce you have put your hand to an under-taking,you should

15、_ persevere untilyou have fini shed it.A. observeB. reserveC. preserveD.persevere【答案】B5【解析】observe觀察，觀察結(jié)果；reserre預(yù)紅 保留；present保存，保留;persevere堅(jiān)持句意：你 一旦看手一項(xiàng)工作，就應(yīng)當(dāng)堅(jiān)持不懈直至完成。8.You n eed n t have_the speaker whe n he was speak ing; there was eno ugh timeafterwards for you to ask questi ons.A. affectedB. i

16、n terruptedC. en couragedD.disturbed【答案】B【解析】affected影響；interrupted打斷；encouraged鼓勵(lì)；disturbed打擾。句意：當(dāng)他在說話的時(shí)候，你沒有必要打斷他，后面有足夠的時(shí)候讓你提問。9t is clearly stated that these regulati ons_every one in the com muni ty,without excepti on.A. appeal toB. adapt toC. apply to D.attach to【答案】C【解析】appeal to呼吁，上訴，要求，對(duì).有吸引

17、力；adapt to使自己適應(yīng)于；applyto適用于，應(yīng)用于；attach to依附，加入。句意：聲明很清楚，這些規(guī)則適用于社區(qū)的每一個(gè)人，沒有例外。1O.We can ensure you regular supplies of these materials if you _ pay for themin good time.A. pay offB. pay forC. pay backD. payout【答案】B【解析】pay off還清，得到回報(bào)；pay for支付；pay back償還；pay out付出。句意：如果你們能按時(shí)付款，我們可以保證定期向你們供應(yīng)這些材料。11.She

18、is still optimistic about her life in spite of the hard life she has _in the past three years.A. gone through B. looked through C. put throughD. see n through【答案】A【解析】go through經(jīng)歷；look through快速瀏覽；put through接通（電話），實(shí)行，完成；see through看透（某人）。句意：盡管在過去三年中經(jīng)歷了生活的艱辛，但她依然對(duì)生活保持樂觀。12._ The compa ny has bee n_o

19、f Preside nt6Smith for 20 years and who will _it after his retireme nt?A. in the control; take overB. in the con trol; take7dow n【答案】A【解析】句意：公司被斯密斯總裁控制20年了，退休后誰會(huì)接管呢？第一空填in theco ntrol of是某物被人控制，in control of是某人控制某物，第二空填take over接管，take down記下，取下。13._ for his acti on on the play ing field ,but he is

20、also famous for thethings that he does off the play ingfield.A. Not he is only knownB. Not only is he knownC. Only is he known notD. He is only not known【答案】B【解析】句青：他不僅因?yàn)樵谇驁?chǎng)的行動(dòng)著名，還因?yàn)樵谇驁?chǎng)以外所做的事情著名*可知句中使用了Dot only -but also連接兩個(gè)句子。not only位于句首時(shí)not only分句中的主i胃要進(jìn)行咅吩倒裝，故 選B項(xiàng)14. My father was so glad to mee

21、t his old frie nd aga in. You see, they_witheach other for n early 30 years.A. lost con tactB. had lost con tactC. had bee n out of con tactD. has bee n out of con tact【答案】C【解析】根據(jù)句中出現(xiàn)的時(shí)間狀語for nearly 30 years可知，要用完成時(shí)。又因失去聯(lián)系這一動(dòng)作延續(xù)到他們這次見面之前，所以要用過去完成時(shí)。由于lose con tact不能延續(xù)，故C項(xiàng)正確。句意：我的父親再次見到他的老朋友，是那么的高興。你知

22、道的，他們幾乎有30年沒有聯(lián)系了。15. The wife _a big dinner when the husband was aware of their eighth weddinganni versary that day.A. was still prepari ngB. had hardly preparedC. did carefully prepareD. would eagerly prepare【答案】B【解析】hardly.when.就.”句型中，主句中動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)用過去完成時(shí)。句意：妻子剛準(zhǔn)備好一頓豐盛的晚餐丈夫就意識(shí)到那天是他們結(jié)婚八周年紀(jì)念日。C. in con tr

23、ol; take overD. in con trol; take down8三、完形填空。An 18-year-old student at Stanford University was strugg ling to pay his fees.Not knowing where to turn formoney, he came up with a bright _1_.He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to _2_money for their educati on.They_3_ out to the

24、 great pianist Ignacy J.Paderewski.His manager_4_ aguaranteed fee of$2,000 for the piano recital（獨(dú)奏會(huì)）.A deal was_5_ and the boys bega n to work to make theconcert a _6_._The big day arrived.But _7_,they had not man aged to sell eno ugh tickets.The total _8_ was only$1,600.Disappo in ted , they went

25、to Paderewski and expla ined their plight （困境）.They gave him the entire $1,600,plus a _9_ for the balance$400.They promised to honor the check at the _10_ possible.Paderewski tore up thecheck,_11=the$1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.Theboys were_12_,and thanked

26、him heartedly.It was a small act of _13_ .But it clearly marked out Paderewski_14_ a greathuma n being.15 should he help two people he did not even know? We all16 situationslike these in our lives.And_17_ of us only think“If I help them,what will happen to me?”The truly _18_people think，“If I dont h

27、elp them,what will happento them?”They dont do it _19_ someth inginretur n. They do it _20_jhey feelits the right thing to do.1.A.timeB. taskC. ideaD.decisi on2.A.receiveB.raiseC. borrowD.don ate3.A.reachedB.turnedC. pointedD.called4.A.increasedB.coveredC. consideredD.dema nded5.A.rejectedB.struckC.

28、 canceledD.attracted6.A.successB.careerC. backgroundD.performa nee7.A.uncertainlyB.un believably9C. unfortunatelyD.un doubtedly& A.costB.bill10【解題導(dǎo)語】 兩個(gè)大學(xué)生本想通過組織一場(chǎng)音樂會(huì)賺取學(xué)費(fèi)， 可是音樂會(huì)并不成功， 但 善良的受邀鋼琴家的大方舉動(dòng)卻給他們解了圍。1C根據(jù)設(shè)空后的He and a friend decided to host a musical concert.可知，他和朋友決定舉辦一場(chǎng)音樂會(huì)以籌集學(xué)費(fèi)，這是他的想法(ide

29、a)。故選C項(xiàng)。2B根據(jù)上文中的Not knowing where to turn for money可知，由于學(xué)費(fèi)不夠，他 和朋友決定舉辦音樂會(huì)來籌集學(xué)費(fèi)。receive意為“收到”；raise意為“籌集”；borrow意為“借”；donate意為“捐獻(xiàn)”。故選B項(xiàng)。3.A reach out to意為表示對(duì).感興趣；表示愿意提供援助”；turn out意為“證明是；結(jié)果是”；point out意為“指出”；call out意為“大聲呼叫；呼喊”。根據(jù)9.A.benefitB.profitC.chargeD.check10.A.soonestB.latestC.longestD.farthe

30、st11.A.tookB.countedC.depositedD.returned12.A.pleasedB.surprisedC.frightenedD.intereste13.A.devotionB.kindnessC.sympathyD.teamwork14.A.likeB.forC.asD.to15.A.HowB.WhereC.WhenD.Why16.A.come across B.deal withC.adapt toD.think of17.A.bothB.fewC.noneD.most18.A.ableB.richC.greatD.famous19.A.takingB.expec

31、tingC.offeringD.preparing20.A.becauseB.thoughC.beforeD.soCcollectionDallowance11第二段可知，他們開音樂會(huì)要邀請(qǐng)著名的鋼琴家，說明他們對(duì)這位鋼琴家有興趣。故選 項(xiàng)。測(cè)訓(xùn)診斷：本題考生易誤選B項(xiàng)。考生易把turn to“求助于”和turn out to“證明 是；結(jié)果是”以及reach out to表示對(duì).感興趣”混淆。4D根據(jù)設(shè)空后的a guaranteed fee可知，鋼琴家的經(jīng)紀(jì)人要求(demanded)他們付2,000美元的保證金。 故選D項(xiàng)。increase意為“增加”；cover意為“覆蓋； 遮蔽； 包括；

32、 報(bào)道”；consider意為“考慮；細(xì)想；認(rèn)為”。5B根據(jù)設(shè)空后的began to work可知，他們之間達(dá)成了協(xié)議。strike a deal意為 “達(dá)成協(xié)議”；reject意為“拒絕”；cancel意為“取消”；attract意為“吸引”。故 選B項(xiàng)。6A他們達(dá)成了協(xié)議， 并且為了音樂會(huì)的成功舉辦， 他們開始積極籌備。 故選A項(xiàng)。success意為“成功的事”，career意為“職業(yè)； 事業(yè)”；background意為“背景； 出身”；performance意為“表演；演出；表現(xiàn)”。7C根據(jù)前文可知他們達(dá)成了協(xié)議， 再根據(jù)設(shè)空后的had not managedto sell enough

33、 tickets可知，他們并沒有賣出足夠的票，這對(duì)他們來說是不幸的。故選C項(xiàng)。8C根據(jù)設(shè)空后的$1,600以及下文的$400可知，此處指他們總的籌款為1,600美元。cost意為“花費(fèi)；成本；代價(jià)”；bill意為“賬單”；collection意為“籌集的錢；收藏 品”；allowance意為“津貼；補(bǔ)貼”。9D根據(jù)下文的They promised to honor the check at the _possible.可知，因?yàn)樗麄儾]有籌到足夠的錢，所以又寫了400美元的支票作為欠款。故選D項(xiàng)。10A他們承諾盡快(soonest)承兌支票，故選A項(xiàng)。11D根據(jù)空前的Paderewski to

34、re up the check及空后的told the two boys to keep the money they needed forthe fees可知，鋼琴家撕毀了支票，并且還把1,600美元還給了(returned)他們讓他們當(dāng)做學(xué)費(fèi)。故選D項(xiàng)。12B根據(jù)上文可知，他們本來是承諾了要給鋼琴家2,000美元，但卻沒有籌夠錢， 而鋼琴家又把錢還給了他們，因此，他們非常驚訝(surprised)而且非常感激。故選B項(xiàng)。pleased意為“高興的；快樂的；滿意的”；frightened意為“害怕的”；interested意 為“感興趣的”。13B根據(jù)上文可知，鋼琴家沒有要保證金，而且把錢給

35、了兩個(gè)大學(xué)生充當(dāng)學(xué)費(fèi)，因 此這是一個(gè)善舉。devotion意為“獻(xiàn)身；貢獻(xiàn)”；kindness意為“善良”；sympathy意為 “同情”；teamwork意為“團(tuán)隊(duì)合作”。故選B項(xiàng)。14.C鋼琴家的善舉使得他更顯人的偉大之處。mark.out as意為使. 看上去脫穎而出成為”，符合語境。故選C項(xiàng)。15.D根據(jù)下文可知，每個(gè)人都遇到過幫與不幫別人的問題，由此可推測(cè)，本句應(yīng)是探討幫助別人的原因。故選D項(xiàng)。16.A根據(jù)下文And_of us only think“If I help them, what will happento me? ”可知，我們都曾遇到過類似的情況。come across

36、意為偶遇；邂逅”，符合語境。故選A項(xiàng)。deal with意為處理；處置”；adapt to意為適應(yīng)”；think of意為“想起；想到”。17.D根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)指我們大多數(shù)，故選D項(xiàng)。1218.C根據(jù)上句可知，大多數(shù)人是在想幫助別人對(duì)自己的影響，而偉大的人卻想如果不幫助別人對(duì)他人有什么影響。great意為“偉大的”，符合語境。故選C項(xiàng)。19.B根據(jù)上文的 “If I dont help them, what will happen to them?” 可知，他們是在考慮別人，不求(expecting)回報(bào)。故選B項(xiàng)。20.A根據(jù)最后一段可知，偉大的人不求回報(bào)地去幫助別人，他們之所以這么做

37、，是因?yàn)樗麄兏杏X這是正確的事情。因此，設(shè)空處表原因，引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。故選A項(xiàng)。四、七選五。Traditi onal Chin ese CultureChin ese culture is over 5,000 years old._1_The spirit of the tea ceremonyXihu Lon gji ng(West Lake Drago n Well)a nd Yunnan Puer have long bee n world famous._2_ The spirit ofthe Chin ese tea cere mony captures the Chin ese

38、attitude towards life and spirituality.These are the things thatpeople all over the world can ben efit from.A han dful of good tea leaves with some boili ng water and a set of lovely tea ware are the perfect way to spe nda sunny after noon and gai n some in sights into the wisdom of that ancient civ

39、ilizati on.3During the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization , many differentflavors, styles,and cuisines(烹飪)have developed,based on traditional philosophy and culture.This ancient food culture has had adirect impact on the countries such as Japan, Mongolia,South Korea,Thailand,and Singapore.Ithasbene

40、fited billions of people around theworld through innovations such as Chinese vegetarian culture,tea culture,vinegar,pasta,medicinal diets,ceramic tableware,and the use of soybeans in the diet.Con fucia nismCon fucia nism emphasizes peacefu In ess and harm ony betwee n heave n andhuma ni ty.through p

41、urs uing the“Tao”，which is the harm oni zati on betwee n n atureand mankind.lt advocates harmony and moderation, including the harmony betweenindividuals,as well as the harmony between a man and his inner self.Con fucia nism has flourished duri ng the last 2,500 years of Chin as 5,000-yearhistory._4

42、_ This school of thought has had the most profo und and long lasti ngin flue nee in Chin as history.Seve nty-four Nobel Prize winners and many other highlyrespected scholars have stated that for the ben efit of mankin ds livelihood and development into the next century,these teachings should be promoted and adopted13worldwide._5_A. Chinese cuisineB. Traditional Chinese cultureC.It has bee n the main stay of that ancient civilizati on.D. They are pr