1、階段質量評估（二）第卷（選擇題）. 單項填空（共15小題; 每小題1分, 滿分15分）21. There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we _gave up. A. eventually B. unfortunatelyC. generously D. purposefully【解析】選A。考查詞義辨析。句意為: 在間歇時間有這么長的隊伍在等著喝/買咖啡, 所以我們最后放棄了。eventually“最后”, 相當于at last, 符合題意。unfortunately“不幸地”; generously“慷慨地”;

2、purposefully“堅定地”。22. They sold out all the dictionaries,_ lots of money. A. bringing out B. bringing inC. bringing up D. bringing down【解析】選B?？疾槎陶Z辨析。句意為: 他們把所有的字典都賣了, 賺了很多錢。bring in“帶來收入”; bring out拿出來, 推出; bring up撫養, 嘔吐, 提高; bring down使下降。23. We _all of us to assist the thousands of victims in the

3、 earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan province. A. call up B. call offC. call on D. call in【解析】選C。考查動詞短語辨析。句意為: 我們號召我們所有的人去援助四川省地震災區的成千上萬的受害者。call on號召, 與句意相符。call up打電話, 回憶起; call off掛斷電話, 取消; call in召來, 來訪。24. This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can _me. A. find out B. pick out

4、C. look out D. speak out【解析】選B。考查短語辨析。句意: 這是很久以前拍的照片, 我懷疑你是否能認出我來。根據題意, 需用“認出”, 只有B項正確。A項意為“查明, 弄清”; C項意為“當心; 向外看”; D項意為“說出心里話”。25. The little boy has a great _for language; he can speak three foreign languages very well. A. present B. gift C. joy D. interest【解析】選B?？疾楣潭ù钆洹ave a gift for“對有天賦”, 根據下文

5、可知B項正確。26. Perhaps it is the many setbacks in his life _have turned him into a silent man. A. which B. what C. it D. that【解析】選D。該句為強調句, It is. . . that. . . , 本句中強調主語the many setbacks in his life。27. It was high time that I _here. A. left B. leaveC. will leave D. would leave【解析】選A。Its high time that

6、從句中, 用虛擬語氣, 可用left或should leave, 且should不能省略。28. At the meeting he didnt get his point _well, so everyone was puzzled about his idea. A. out B. across C. off D. away【解析】選B?？疾槎陶Z辨析。句意為: 在會議上他沒有把自己的觀點表達清楚, 所以每個人都對他的觀點感到迷惑不解。get. . . across將（想法、信息等）傳達給某人; get out逃離; get off開始旅行/出發; get away走開, 離開, 脫身。29

7、. Breakfast is _ in the restaurant between 7 and 9. A. provided B. served C. supplied D. offered 【解析】選B?？疾樵~義辨析。句意為: 這家飯店在七點到九點之間提供早餐。serve送上（食物或者飲料）, 端上（飯菜等）, 侍候（某人進餐）, 故選B。30. Since you have already begun your work, you must _on with it. A. get B. carry C. take D. put【解析】選B?？疾槎陶Z辨析。句意為: 既然你已經開始了, 你就

8、必須繼續做下去。carry on with意為“繼續做某事”, 其后接名詞或代詞作賓語。31. Jim wanted to leave his band, but we have _him not to. A. talked B. suggested C. promised D. persuaded【解析】選D。根據but的語境可知Jim最后在我們的勸說下沒有離開樂隊。talk sb. into doing sth. 和persuade sb. to do sth. 都可表示成功勸說某人去做某事; promise承諾; suggest sb. (should)do sth. 建議某人做某事。3

9、2. A lot of people lost their lives in the accident, _made all of us very sad. A. that B. it C. who D. which【解析】選D。考查非限制性定語從句。句意為: 很多人在這次交通事故中喪失了生命, 這使我們感到很難過。which在非限制性定語從句中充當關系代詞, 先行詞為整個主句“A lot of people lost their lives in the accident”。33. It is generally believed that teaching is _ it is a sci

10、ence. A. an art much asB. much an art asC. as an art much asD. as much an art as【解析】選D?？疾閍s. . . as. . . 的用法。as. . . as. . . 修飾名詞時, 其結構為as+adj. +a/an+n. +as. . . 。句意為: 一般來說教書既是一門藝術又是一門科學?！局v臺揮灑一刻】as + 形容詞或副詞原級 + as1）表比較, 可譯為“和一樣”。在否定句或疑問句中也可用so. . . . as。He cannot run so/as fast as you. 他不能和你跑得一樣快。He

11、 works as hard as me. 他工作和我一樣努力。2）當as. . . as 中間有名詞時采用以下格式: as +形容詞+ a/an+單數名詞+as; 或者 as + many/much +名詞+as。This is as good an example as the other is. 這個例子和另一個例子一樣好。I can carry as much paper as you can. 你能搬多少紙我就能搬多少。3）用表示倍數的詞或其他程度副詞作修飾語時, 放在as的前面。其結構是: 倍數+ as + adj. /adv. （原級）+ as。This room is twic

12、e as big as that one. 這房間是那房間的兩倍大。Your room is the same size as mine. 你的房間和我的一樣大。34. Rather than _a car in the rush hour, I prefer _a bicycle. A. drive; ride B. driving; rideC. drive; to ride D. to drive; riding【解析】選C。考查“prefer to do. . . rather than do”的用法。句意為: 在上下班交通高峰期我寧愿騎自行車而不愿意開車。35. In the Tib

13、et unrest this year, eighteen citizens and one police officer were killed, with many shops_. A. rob B. was robbedC. robbed D. robbing【解析】選C?？疾閣ith復合結構。句意為: 在今年的西藏動亂中, 有18名市民及一名公安干警被殺, 并且許多商店被搶劫。with復合結構作伴隨狀語, shop與rob之間為被動關系。. 完形填空（共20小題; 每小題1. 5分, 滿分30分）Each spring brings a new blossom of wild flow

14、ers in the ditches(溝)along the highway I travel to work every day. There is one particular blue flower that 36 catches my eyes. Ive noticed that it blooms only in the 37 hours, the afternoon sun is too warm for it. This spring, I 38 a wildflower garden in our yard. I can 39 the kitchen window while

15、doing the dishes and see the flowers. Ive often 40 that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look 41 alongside other wild flowers. Every day I 42 past the flowers thinking, “Ill stop on my way home and dig them, ”“Gee, I dont want to get my good clothes 43 ”Whatever the 44 , I never stoppe

16、d to dig them. One day on my way home from work, I was 45 to see that the highway department had filled up the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were 46 . I said to myself, “You waited too long. You 47 have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring. ”A week ago we were 48 and saddened t

17、o learn that my oldest sister-in-law was dying of brain tumor(瘤). She is 20-years-older than my husband and 49 , because of age and distance, we havent been as 50 as we all would have liked. I couldnt help but see the 51 between the pretty blue flowers and the 52 between my husbands sister and us. I

18、 do believe that we could have had some 53 left to plant some wonderful“memories” that will 54 every year for us. And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can 55 Ill stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden. 36. A. sometimes B. always C. seldom D. ever【解析】選B。由第三段“Every day I 42 past the

19、 flowers thinking, . . . ”可知作者上下班途中都能看到那些花, 故選always。由本題可知做完形填空題一定要注意上下文之間的提示。37. A. morning B. afternoon C. night D. noon【解析】選A。由下一分句“the afternoon sun is too warm for it”可推知, 這種花常在早晨陽光不強時開放。又因作者是在上班時看到, 故可排除C項。38. A. watered B. bought C. started D. planted【解析】選C。此處指作者首次在庭院里建花園, 故用started。39. A. go

20、 through B. get throughC. see through D. look through【解析】選D。由下文“while doing the dishes and see the flowers”可知, 作者在廚房做飯的時候可以透過廚房的窗戶看到庭院的花。look through表示“透過看去”符合題意。40. A. hoped B. thought C. found D. wondered【解析】選B。thought與下文作者并未實際付諸行動相對應。41. A. great B. strangeC. inharmonious D. surprising【解析】選A。作者很喜

21、歡那些花并一直希望將它們移植到自己的花園里, 所以選A。42. A. walked B. ran C. drove D. rushed【解析】選C。由文章首句可知, 作者每天上班要經過一條高速公路, 所以可推知她一定是開車經過那些花。43. A. blue B. dirty C. colored D. bad【解析】選B。根據常識我們知道, 動土挖花會把衣服弄臟, 所以選B。44. A. result B. place C. reason D. feeling【解析】選C。由前兩句可知, 作者給自己找不同的理由推遲去挖花, 選C。45. A. frightened B. excitedC. c

22、urious D. sad【解析】選D。由上文中作者對藍色野花的喜愛之情可以推測出, 作者看到藍花被鏟一定很傷心。46. A. gone B. surrounded C. protected D. left【解析】選A。文章首句中的“a new blossom of wild flowers in the ditches”和第四段的“the highway department had filled up the ditches”可知, 那些花不在了, 故選A。47. A. must B. shall C. should D. would【解析】選C。should have done. . .

23、 when. . . first. . . 意思是“本來應該在第一次看到就, 但是卻”。在這里表現了作者的自責。48. A. terrified B. shockedC. disappointed D. threatened【解析】選B。突然聽到丈夫的姐姐患腦瘤肯定會感到很震驚, 故選B。49. A. unfortunately B. generallyC. necessarily D. eventually【解析】選A。從下文“. . . as we all would have liked. ”可以看出, 作者對彼此之間聯系過少感到遺憾, 所以用unfortunately比較吻合作者的心情

24、。50. A. lucky B. healthy C. close D. young【解析】選C。句意為: 不幸的是, 由于年齡差距與相距較遠, 我們沒有像我們都希望的那樣親密。51. A. difference B. connectionC. position D. situation【解析】選B。句意為: 我不禁將那些藍花的事與丈夫的姐姐病重之前我們探望不多兩件事聯系起來。connection關系, 關聯, 符合文中語境。52. A. gap B. similarityC. friendship D. relationship【解析】選D。relationship意為“關系”, 總結了上文

25、提到作者丈夫的姐姐與他們之間交往的事情。gap指分歧, 缺口, 不符合文意。53. A. space B. love C. freedom D. time【解析】選D。作者在上文提到自己因時間拖得太久而未挖到藍花, 以及丈夫的姐姐病重之前一直聯系不多, 由這兩件事作者反省到我們本來都有足夠的時間干我們想干的事情。54. A. grow B. bloom C. return D. come【解析】選B。bloom開花, 此處用來比喻記憶重現。上帝給了我們時間去做我們想做的事情, 但是我們卻沒有去做。return和to搭配; come和across搭配也可表“給人留印象的”。55. A. bet

26、B. guess C. think D. know【解析】選A。you can bet相當于you can be sure; certainly, 在此加強了語氣, 表明了作者從上面兩件事情中得到的教訓。 . 閱讀理解（共20小題; 每小題2分, 滿分40分）(A)Parking has long been a major headache for drivers in Shanghai. The Transportation Department is mapping out a new plan for the citys parking system. There are one mil

27、lion cars on the road in Shanghai but only enough public parking spaces to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park. The city is seeing a rise in private car owners. In March, the city sent out 2, 000 private car

28、licenses(駕照), the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to 14, 600 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars. By the year 2020, the number of automobiles in Shanghai will probably

29、 reach two million. If one parking lot is for each car, then a lot of new parking spaces should be built for these vehicles. Downtown Shanghai is most short of parking spaces. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in downtown areas is not practical and doesnt provide an i

30、deal solution(解決辦法). The idea of a“Park&Ride”system has been suggested. This means that drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway or bus stations and ride public transport to go downtown. Based on this idea, the city will limit the number of parking lots in downtown areas and d

31、emand higher parking fees but build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops. 56. The underlined phrase“mapping out”(in Paragraph 1)means_. A. making B. arguingC. controlling D. inspiring【解析】選A。詞義猜測題。根據第一段可知交通部門正在就停車制度制定一項新的計劃。這里的mapping out意思是making。57. About _drivers can find places to pa

32、rk their cars in Shanghai now. A. 850, 000 B. 1, 000, 000C. 150, 000 D. 2, 000, 000【解析】選C。細節理解題。根據第一段后半部分可知目前上海有1 000 000輛車, 而停車場的容量只有15%, 由此可知, 只有150 000人能找到地方停車。58. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? A. The city sent out more private car licenses in February. B. Less and less people bo

33、ught cars in March. C. The city issued less private licenses in March. D. More and more people are going to buy cars. 【解析】選D。段落大意題。從第二段開頭以及段中提到的三月份發放的駕照的數量, 專家認為當地人都十分熱衷于購車。59. According to the idea of a“Park&Ride”system, the city will_ . A. issue more private car licensesB. build more parking l

34、ots near bus stopsC. encourage people to buy more carsD. build more parking areas in downtown【解析】選B。細節理解題。根據最后一段最后一句, 對“Park & Ride”制度作了解釋說明, 其中就說明將在公共汽車站附近建立更多的停車場, 而不是在市區。A、C兩項與這項制度無關。 (B)What would you do if you were unemployed, homeless and you found a large sum of money? Pauline Nichter, 46

35、, and her husband, Tom, 44, had both lost their jobs and were living in and out of motels (汽車旅館) with their 11-year-old son, Jason. They were in danger of losing their car for failure to make payments for it.One day last winter, Pauline found a wallet containing a credit card, an airline ticket to N

36、ew Zealand and $2, 394 in cash at a shopping center in the Los Angeles suburb of Buena Park.“For a second I thought about taking the money, ” she said later. “But only for a second. It wasnt our money and we dont want to set a bad example to our son. ” She delivered the wallet and the contents to th

37、e nearest police station, where the owner reclaimed them. Police admitted that they were surprised when the Nichters walked into the police station with the wallet and the money. Word of the honesty quickly got around, and a grateful community responded in kind. The Nichters received more than ten j

38、ob offers and an apartment rent-free for six months. An anonymous donor brought the car payments up-to-date. Others gave cash. One elderly couple walked into the police station where Pauline had turned in the wallet and asked how much money had been in it. When they were told the amount, the man sai

39、d, “Then thats what they deserve, ” and wrote out a check for $2, 400. At a news conference Pauline said in tears, “Never in a million years would I have thought this would happen to us. What we have received is far more than what was in the wallet. ”60. People in the community reacted to the event

40、by_.A. offering a new car to themB. giving them a free houseC. offering them some job opportunitiesD. donating $2, 400 in cash to them【解析】選C。事實細節題。從第四段可知the Nichters交上錢包之后, “a grateful community responded in kind. The Nichters received more than ten job offers and an apartment rent-free for six mont

41、hs. An anonymous donor brought the car payments up-to-date. Others gave cash. ”。根據上述幾句可推出C項正確。61. The underlined part “An anonymous donor brought the car payments up-to-date” means that_. A. someone bought a car that was up-to-date for themB. someone paid all the money for their newly-bought carC. s

42、omeone renewed their car without charging them moneyD. someone paid the rest of what they should pay for their car【解析】選D。推理判斷題。從第一段中“They were in danger of losing their car for failure to make payments for it. ”可知, 他們欠著買車的錢。 62. We may infer from the passage that the Nichters will_. A. get a credit

43、cardB. be free from trouble soonC. never live a poor life any longerD. never pay for their house rent【解析】 選B。推理判斷題。從第四段中“. . . ten job offers and an apartment rent-free for six months. ”可知D是錯誤的, 從文章最后一句“What we have received is far more than what was in the wallet. ”可知正確答案應為B。63. The best title for

44、this passage may be “_”. A. Honesty and rewardB. Honesty makes moneyC. Turning in the wallet to be paidD. Turning in the wallet to be praised【解析】選A。主旨大意題。全文通過一個故事講述因為誠實而得到回報, 所以A項最合適。(C)I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Bu

45、t when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza. It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought. Many years later I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa and not pizza. But there was still something special abo

46、ut it for me. The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid that it may fall over and they dont like it leans over the city. I do not think its a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down; it is 600 years ol

47、d. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of leaning. Nothing is perfect, as it seems to say. And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Lets take the tower in Pisa. Why

48、 is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it. 64. This passage is about_. A. Italian pizzaB. Italys problemsC. how the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its nameD. why the writer likes Pisa【解析】選

49、D。主旨大意題。根據第二段的“But there was still something special about it for me. ”以及全文可知D為正確答案。65. The writer used to think Pisa_. A. in SpainB. not very famousC. not the same as pizzaD. the same as pizza【解析】選D。細節理解題。根據第一段第三句“But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. ”可知。66. The Leaning Tower of

50、Pisa is_. A. modernB. falling downC. 600 years oldD. 60 years old【解析】選C。細節理解題。根據第三段第二句“The tower probably will not fall down; it is 600 years old. ”可知。67. The writer_. A. doesnt like what the tower looks likeB. likes what the tower looks likeC. thinks its the most beautiful tower in ItalyD. doesnt l

51、ike towers【解析】選B。主旨大意題。根據最后一段體會作者意圖, 可知作者不喜歡別人對比薩斜塔做出的任何改變, 不完美的東西也許更有趣。(D)What Are You Crying for?Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel t

52、hrough the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert

53、looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard(芥末）, but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man

54、, seeing his friend crying, asked, “What are you crying for, Robert? ”“Im thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago, ”was a reply. After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks(臉頰）, too. And his friend asked him why. “I wonder why your father hadnt been hanged before he got married!”68. Robert took a spoonful of mustard because_. A. it