Ⅰ.閱讀理解“Sorryseemstobethehardestword”—thatisoneofEltonJohn'smostpopularsongs.Butnoteverypublicfigureseemstofinditsotoughtosaythatpowerfulfive-letterword.Inrecentdayspublicfigures,frompoliticianstostars,haveallpubliclyexpressedremorse.Butwithsomuchremorse,howcanwetellaforcedapologyfromaheartfeltexpressionofremorse?Specifically,sayingsorryshouldbearealizationthatsomethingyouhavesaidordonehashurtsomeoneandyouwanttomakeamends(彌補(bǔ)).“Peoplewanttheresponsetobepersonaltothem.Theywanttofeelthatthey'rebeinglistenedtoandtakenseriously，”saysMartinStone.Firstly,itisimportanttoshowthatyouunderstand.Itisvitalthatanygrouporapersonmakinganapologyunderstandsthefocus—isitsorryforthewayit'sactedorisitsorrythattheplainantfeelsthewaytheydo?Watchoutforthespeedofresponse.Thequickertheapologyes,thebetteritindicatesthatthepersonmakingithasfeltanimmediatesenseofguilt.Ifsincere,thepersonmakingtheapologywillbelookingforclues(線索)toseeifheorsheisbeingunderstood,suchaseyecontactandfacialexpressions.Performedapologiesalwayshaveasenseofbeing“actedout”，andareoftenacpaniedbytoomanyunnaturalgestures.Forasincereapology,itisalsoimportanttoavoidpromisesthatcan'tbekept.Don'tsaythatyou'llmakesurethatthiswillnothappenagainifyou'renotconfidentthatitwon't.Itcouldebacktobiteyou.Anddorememberthattheuseof“but”canhugelychangethetone(語氣)ofanapology.AsStonepointsout,“I'msorrybut”soundslikeyouaremakingexcusesandaren'tactuallytakinganyformofresponsibility.本文是一篇說明文。文章教我們?nèi)绾伪鎰e道歉是否真誠(chéng)。1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remorse”probablymean?A．Feelings.B．Appreciation. C．Regret.D．Sympathy.答案：C解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段中howcanwetellaforcedapologyfromaheartfeltexpressionofremorse？(我們?cè)鯓硬拍軓陌l(fā)自內(nèi)心的悔恨中分辨出被迫的道歉呢？)由此推知畫線詞的意思是“后悔”。故選C。2．Whichofthefollowingindicatesit'saperformedapology?A．Swearingitwillnothappenagain. B．Avoidingeyecontactwiththelistener.C．Showingyouunderstandhis/herfeelings. D．Payingattentiontothelistener'sreaction.答案：B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Ifsincere,thepersonmakingtheapologywillbelookingforclues(線索)toseeifheorsheisbeingunderstood,suchaseyecontactandfacialexpressions.Performedapologiesalwayshaveasenseofbeing“actedout”，andareoftenacpaniedbytoomanyunnaturalgestures.可知，“避免與聽者有眼神交流”表明不是真誠(chéng)的道歉，故選B。3．Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A．Theattitude. B．Thetoneofvoice.C．Thebodylanguage. D．Thechoiceoflanguage.答案：D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中dorememberthattheuseof“but”canhugelychangethetone(語氣)ofanapology.AsStonepointsout,“I'msorrybut”soundslikeyouaremakingexcusesandaren'tactuallytakinganyformofresponsibility.可知，最后一段強(qiáng)調(diào)道歉語言的選擇。故選D。4．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainwhatagoodapologyis.B．Todiscusshowtogiveaformalapology.C．Toshowwhyweshouldapologizeinlife.D．Toteachushowtotellifanapologyissincere.答案：D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段Butwithsomuchremorse,howcanwetellaforcedapologyfromaheartfeltexpressionofremorse？(但是，帶著如此多的懊悔，我們?cè)鯓訌陌l(fā)自內(nèi)心的悔恨中分辨出被迫的道歉呢？)可知，這篇文章的目的是“教我們?nèi)绾伪鎰e道歉是否真誠(chéng)”。故選D。Ⅱ.完形填空IwasveryfortunatetobechosenbyKindspringtoreceive$100forthemonthlykindnesspetition.ThispastOctoberI1someInspirationTreesandtheyhavehelpedtomakea2inpeople'slives.Theideaissimple.ItookalotoffallenbranchesthatIhadbeen3onwalksandhungthemfromtheceilingwiththehelpofvolunteersandfriends.Thenwe4stringswithpins(大頭針)attachedtothemfromthebranches.Igotalotofartsuppliesandaspeoplecameinfortheartexhibit,theywere5tocreateapieceofartora6messagetohangfromthebranches.Thetreechangedintothisreallyfunnywayof7positivemessages.Ifyouhungamessageup,youhadtotakeonedownforyouto8.Theexperiencewasreally9.Peopleofallagesandfromallwalksoflifeweresharingartandinspirationthroughthe10.Withthe$100I11fromKindspring,ImademoreInspirationTrees.I'm12themalloverourmunity,suchasclassroomsandyouthsheltersforhomelessteens.Theactistocreatemunicationthatispositiveandcan13people'slivesbyjustdoinga14actofkindness.Themessagepeoplereceivecanbekeptwiththemasareminderofthe15intheworld.本文主要記敘了作者通過一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的善意的活動(dòng)創(chuàng)造一種積極的交流方式，影響了人們的生活的故事。1．A.showed B．bought C．found D．made答案：D解析：考查動(dòng)詞及句意理解。A.showed展示；B.bought帶來；C．found發(fā)現(xiàn)；D.made制造。我很幸運(yùn)地被Kindspring選中，收到了月度慈善比賽的100英鎊。去年10月，我做了一些激勵(lì)樹，它們幫助人們改變了生活。所以選D。2．A.difference B．mark C．rule D．promise答案：A解析：考查名詞及句意理解。A.difference不同；B．mark標(biāo)志；C.rule規(guī)則；D．promise承諾。根據(jù)句意：去年10月，我做了一些激勵(lì)樹，它們幫助人們改變了生活。所以選A。3．A.counting B．collecting C．a(chǎn)ccepting D．placing答案：B解析：考查動(dòng)詞及句意理解。A.counting計(jì)數(shù)；B.collecting搜集；C.accepting接受；D.placing放置。根據(jù)句意：在志愿者和朋友的幫助下，我把許多在散步時(shí)收集的掉落的樹枝掛在天花板上。所以選B。4．A.hung B．bought C．removed D．threw答案：A解析：考查動(dòng)詞及句意理解。A.hung懸掛；B.bought買；C.removed清除；D.threw扔。根據(jù)后文withpins(大頭針)attachedtothemfromthebranches，然后我們用別針把繩子掛在樹枝上。所以選A。5．A.ordered B．a(chǎn)llowed C．encouraged D．chosen答案：C解析：考查動(dòng)詞及句意理解。A.ordered命令；B.allowed允許；C.encouraged鼓勵(lì)；D.chosen選擇。根據(jù)前文句子Igotalotofartsuppliesandaspeoplecameinfortheartexhibit，可見來參觀的人們受到了我的行為的鼓勵(lì)，所以選C。6.A.short B．hidden C．positive D．important答案：C解析：考查形容詞及句意理解。A.short短的；B．hidden掩藏的；C．positive積極的；D.important重要的。根據(jù)后文句子Thetreechangedintothisreallyfunnywayof7positivemessages，所以選C。7．A.carrying B．sending C．leaving D．exchanging答案：D解析：考查動(dòng)詞及句意理解。A.carrying攜帶；B．sending發(fā)送；C.leaving離開；D．exchanging交換。根據(jù)后文句子Ifyouhungamessageup,youhadtotakeonedownforyouto8，如果你掛上一則信息，你不得不取下一個(gè)，這樣交換，所以選D。8．A.remember B．keep C．deliver D．rewrite答案：B解析：考查動(dòng)詞及句意理解。A.remember記住；B.keep保持，繼續(xù)；C．deliver遞送；D．rewrite重寫。根據(jù)句意：如果你掛上一則信息，你必須取下一條信息來保存，所以選B。9．A.amazing B．strange C．direct D．painful答案：A解析：考查形容詞及句意理解。A.amazing驚異的；B.strange奇怪的；C.direct直接的；D．painful疼痛的。根據(jù)后文句子Peopleofallagesandfromallwalksoflifeweresharingartandinspiration，可見這種經(jīng)歷是非常令人驚異的事情，所以選A。10．A.room B．tree C．card D．pen答案：B解析：考查名詞及句意理解。A.room房間，空間；B.tree樹；C.card卡片；D．pen鋼筆。根據(jù)語境：來自各行各業(yè)、各年齡段的人們?cè)谕ㄟ^樹分享藝術(shù)和靈感。所以選B。11．A.raised B．earned C．borrowed D．received答案：D解析：考查動(dòng)詞及句意理解。A.raised提高；B.earned賺得；C．borrowed借；D．received收到。根據(jù)第一段句子：IwasveryfortunatetobechosenbyKindspringtoreceive$100for