2015届高考高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解(4)
2015届四川广安高考英语阅读类、短文改错巩固训练(9)【答案】
2015四川广安高考英语阅读类、短文改错巩固训练（9）【答案】完形填空。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C 和D中，选出最佳答案。
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer 1 of Harvard’s president. But they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though5 .A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 8 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus.”The president wasn’t 10 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 11 would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 13 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 16 ,because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 18 their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their19 ,a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about.( ) b B. library C. hall D. office答案:D( ) 2.A.watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed 答案:B( ) 3.A.hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining( ) 4.A.surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled 答案:B( ) 5.A.hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly 答案:D( ) 6.A.pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad答案:C( ) 7.A.attended B. visited C. studied D. served答案:A( ) 8.A.clever B. brave C. proud D. happy答案:D( ) 9.A.set about B. set up C. take down D. take over答案:B( ) 10.A.satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed答案:C( ) 11.A.house B.part C.garden D.place 答案:D( ) 12.A.explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted答案:A( ) 13.A.building B. yard C. playground D. square答案:A( ) ughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called答案:C( ) 15.A.suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion答案:B( ) 16.A.bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased答案:D( ) 17.A.department B. university C. business D. club 答案:B( ) 18.A.Once B. While C. Since D. Though( ) B. character C. picture D. sign答案:A( ) 20.A.talked B. knew C. heard D. cared答案:D1. 提示:夫妇二人来到的地方是哈佛大学校长的……，根据后文中提到了秘书，结合常识，应知他们到达的地方应是校长办公室的外间。
2015年高考英语二轮复习优化单项选择专题卷12(含解析)
2015届高考英语二轮复习优化单项选择专题卷12（含解析）1．The Chinese _____ brave and hardworking.A. isB. areC. beD. being2．----Could you lend me that book you ____ me about when I telephoned you?-----No,I am sorry, I can’t. I gave it to a friend.A．were telling B. would tell C. had told D. had been telling3．The girl had to ____the college entrance exam because of her maother’illness.A. leaveB. abandonC. desertD. pause4．He will tell you _____ he expects will win such a match.A. whyB. whomC. whichD. who5．________ his injury, Ricardo will play in Saturday's match with his teammates.A. Instead ofB. In spite ofC. Thanks toD. Due to6．The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie star arrived.A. were waitingB. had been waitingC. had waitedD. would wait7．A warm thought suddenly came to me________I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother's birthday。
2015届四川广安高考英语阅读类、短文改错巩固训练(6)【答案】
2015四川广安高考英语阅读类、短文改错巩固训练（6）【答案】完形填空。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C 和D中，选出最佳答案。
Children find meanings in their old family tales.When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker, 1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 2 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 3 , he loaded his family into the car and 4 them to see family members in Canada with a 5 ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”The 6 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 7 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t 9 , their reaction echoed （共鸣）their great-grandfather’s. What they 10 was how warm the people were in the house and how 11 of their heart was accessible.Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 12 hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.A university 14 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.The 16 is telling the stories in a way children can 17 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 18 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19 , and make eye contact （接触）to crea te “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children 20 they should take from the story and what the moral is. ”( ) 1. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored( ) 2. A. when B. while C. how D. why( ) 3. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless( ) 4. A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took( ) 5. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief( ) 6. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report( ) 7. A. large B. small C. new D. grand( ) 8. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried( ) 9. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise( ) 10. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about ( ) 11. A. much B. many C. little D. few( ) 12. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through( ) 13. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety( ) 14. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff( ) 15. A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse( ) 16. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick( ) 17. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question( ) 18. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves( ) 19. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits( ) 20. A. that B. what C. which D. whom【解析】文章大意文章通过Stephen Guyer给他的三个孩子讲述他们祖父艰苦创业的故事而未引起孩子们的共鸣的例子说明了一个观点：在给孩子们讲故事时，要采用眼神的交流和孩子们易于接受的形式，不要只是一味的讲道理。
2015年高考英语二轮复习优化单项选择专题卷5(含解析)
2015届高考英语二轮复习优化单项选择专题卷5（含解析）1．Students are ____for new knowledge to suit themselves to the future jobs in various fields_______ which they are unfamiliar.A. hoping; toB. anxious; withC. eager; withD. proud; to 2．These continual _____ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.A. alterationsB. vibrationsC. wavesD. fluctuations3．Fully ____________ looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in the club.A. attachedB. occupiedC. contributedD. devoted4．It _______ that she has lost interest in studying English.A. seemedB. appearsC. looksD. remains5． It was not easy for him to buy good shoes because he had such a big _____ of feet.A. coupleB. sizeC. numberD. pair6．The young man _______in studying paid no attention to the outside world.A. involvedB. involvingC. to be involvedD. being involved 7．There aren’t many seats left for the concert; you had better make sure ____ two today.A、gettingB、to have gotC、that you getD、that you will get8．. A little learning is not dangerous so long as you know ________.A) that B) that there is a little C) it is a little D) that it is little9．The headmaster spoke at the meeting for about 2 hours without ________ his notes．A．according to B．looking for C．referring to D．looking up10．---Let’s see if the basketball game has started yet.---Started? It must be clear who by now.A. is winningB. winsC. has wonD. would win11． The little girl is walking along the beach, happy and joyful, _____bending down to pick up a beautiful seashell.A. approximatelyB. regularlyC. apparentlyD. occasionally12．--- Will you lend me some money?--- Sorry, mine _______.A. were used upB. has run outC. have run outD. has run out of13．I don't want to cooperate with _________ is different from me in character.A. those whoB. anyoneC. whoeverD. no matter who14．---Do you go to swim every day?---No, but I ________.A. used to doB. usedC. used to do it soD. used to15．Typhoon Morakot swept across Taiwan on August 8. 2009, _________hundreds of peopledead or missing.A．leaving B．left C．to have left D．having been left16．It remains to be seen whether Qian Yunhui’s family will the case to a higher court since the police consider it a normal traffic accident.A. predictB. transformC. stateD. appeal17．—May I use your car?—Of course you may, but it in the garage now．A. has been repairedB. is being repairedC. was repairedD. will be repaired18．It is strange that such a thing____ in your school.A. should happenB. would happenC. will happenD. happened19．Recently a new social issue has been brought to everyone's attention ___ __food additives are abused．A．when B．whether C．that D．which20．Unless ________ , the murderer is likely to commit similar or further offences.A. to arrestB. arrestedC. been arrestedD. arresting21． we can’t remove our troubles in life forever, we can leave them behind when we are on vocation.A. WhenB. WhileC. UnlessD. Until22．It is surprising that Jack, who is only 39 years old, _______ in the field of engineering for 20 years when he entered the company last month.A. workedB. had workedC. has workedD. working 23．I have no doubt in my mind_____ they will be happy to accept the job.A. ifB. whetherC. thatD. what24．It is still unknown_______ caused the accident last Saturday.A. thatB. whenC. whatD. how25．I ___to my cousin’s birthday party last night, but I was not available A. went B. had gone C. would go D. would have gone26．If ________ the same treatment again，he is sure to get well.A．giving B．being givenC．give D．given27．Many people are still in _____ habit of writing silly things in _____ public places.A.the;theB./; /C. the; /D. /; the28．The Bible was first written in Hebrew and Greek , use many idioms(习语) .A. both of whichB. and all of themC. both of themD. all of them29．You can’t imagine the trouble we had ____ in touch with him.A. gotB. to getC. getD. getting30．I can not think where I’ve left my umbrella; my mind’s completely ________! A．blank B．empty C．vacant D．mess31．______ from the top of the tower, the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees.A. SeenB. SeeingC. Have seenD. To see32． Not everybody attending the meeting agreed to the suggestion ______ by thechairman.A. put upB. put onC. put forwardD. put out33．The earthquake was so terrible that in only 15 seconds a large city lay____.A.in tearsB. in terrorC. in ruinsD. in anger34．No matter ______ the CRH accident in Wenzhou, it had and will have much warning significance.A. how the investigators said causedB. what the investigators said causedC. why the investigators said causedD. the investigators said how caused35． _______ from his family for over two years, he is now eager to go back home.A. Having been separatedB. Being separatedC. SeparatingD. Having separated36．One of the most important questions they had to consider was _____ of public health.A. whatB. thisC. thatD. which37．______ came that Prime Minister David Cameron（卡梅伦首相） blamed the worst riots（骚乱）in Britain the other day.A. WordsB. A wordC. The wordD. Word38．There is no question of _____ able to finish it himself.A. Tom wasB. Tom's beingC. Tom's beD. Tom is 39．Tony decided to study abroad _______ he knew he would meet many difficulties.A. as ifB. becauseC. unlessD. even if40．------Don’t forget to return the book in two weeks.------ _____ Don’t worry about it.A. Yes, I won’tB. No, I won’tC. Yes, I willD. No, I will 41．．Every time Ashtita tries to break a record, he reaches a point ______ he feels he cannot physically do any more．A．where B．that C．when D．which42．I know a little bit about the city as I __________ there for one year in my youth.A. am studyingB. had studiedC. studiedD. have studied 43．—Do you think David will fail in the maths exam again?—________.A．No，I don't believe it B．I hope notC．I expect not D．I don't suppose it44．-Did you catch the first bus?-No ,it_______ the stop by the time I got there.A. leftB. was leavingC. had leftD. would leave 45．I’ve always ____ Deng Xiaoping for his courage and determination to push China forward.A. looked down uponB. looked forward toC. looked around for D looked up to46．There are many websites，________you can find almost all the necessary information. A．where B．from where C．when D．from when47．It is a long time ________ they separated, but it won’t be long ________ they meet again.A. since, beforeB. after, whenC. since, whenD. after, before48．A Belgian French-language daily has issued _______ is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper —complete with cardboard viewing glasses.A. whatB. whereC. thatD. which49．Shanghai has _______ the pace of becoming a world-class tourist destination. For example, Shanghai Disneyland, Disney’s first theme park on Chinese mainland, is under construction.A. acceleratedB. accusedC. accumulatedD. assessed参考答案1．C【解析】be eager for sth 对……渴望; be unfamiliar with.sth 对……不熟悉。
高中英语真题-2015届高考高三英语二轮专题练习：单项选择(27)_1
高中英语真题:2015届高考高三英语二轮专题练习：单项选择（27）1.(江苏省石庄高级中学2014届高三第四次调研)We are calling on people to ________ goods from companies that use child labor.A. refuseB. resistC. rejectD. boycott2.(山东省德州市重点中学2014届高三上学期期中考试) —Oh, doctor, The wound on my leg is infected.—You really shouldn’t have left it _______ to the sun.A. discoveredB. exposedC. openedD. buried【答案】B【解祈】discover发现；expose暴露，显露；open打开；bury 埋葬，致力于。
句意：——医生，我腿部的伤口感染了。
——你本不应该把伤口暴露在阳光工下的。
本句的动词expose与前面的it构成逻辑上的被动关系，故使用过去分词。
3.(改编)All happy families ______ one another, but each unhappy fa mily is unhappy in its own way.A. likeB. appearC. resembleD. represent【答案】C【解析】like做动词用时表示：喜欢；appear出现，用于句型it appears that/as if时，表示：好像；resemble看起来像，类似；represent代表。
句意：所有幸福的家庭都彼此相似，不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。
4.(原创)His comments appeared to remarks made earlier in the day by the headmaster.A. disagreesB. contradictsC. declinesD. opposes【答案】B【解析】句意：他的意见似乎和当天早些时候校长所说的相矛盾。
十年(2015-2024)高考英语语法填空真题与最新模考试卷汇编 专题16-定语从句
7.[2023年全国甲卷]Carson uses a simple, direct style common to fable. In fact, her style and tone（口吻）are seemingly directed at children. “There was once a town in the heart of America, 4.______ all life seemed to enjoy peaceful existence with its surroundings,”
8.[2023年全国乙卷]But for all its ancient buildings, Beijing is also a place3.______welcomes the fast-paced development of modern life
9.[2023年北京卷]Nina recently finished her year-long series of runs in Chicago,8thousands were attending a water conference.
28.[2018年浙江卷6月]Many westerners2come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheapitcan be to eat out.
29.[2017年全国I卷]Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both,10is not goodfor the health.
河北辛集市2015届高考英语语法填空、阅读类训练(1)【答案】
河北辛集市2015高考英语语法填空、阅读类训练（1）【答案】语法填空。
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
【全国新课标卷题型】There was once a beautiful girl who hated herself because she was blind. She also hated everyone else, except her__1__(love) boyfriend who was considerate and was always there to help her. One day she told her boyfriend, “You__2__(be) so kind to me and if I could only see the world, I would marry you.”One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. Doctors spent several hoursdoing__3__(operate) for her and the boy accompanied her at the bedside all the time. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, her boyfriend__4__(include), of course.He asked her, “Now__5__you can see the world, will you marry me？” The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind, too.The sight of__6__ugly closed eyelids shocked her and made her feel sick. She had not expected that, and__7__thought of looking at them in the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.Her boyfriend left__8__tears and a few days later sent a note to her，__9__said，“Please take good care of your eyes, my dear, because before they are yours, they were__10__！”After reading the words, the girl burst out crying, regretting what she had done to the boy.1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______6．______7.______8.______9.______10.______【参考答案】：1.loving2.are3.operation4.included5.that6.his7.the8.in9.which10.mine完形填空。
2015年高考英语二轮复习优化单项选择专题卷14(含解析)
2015届高考英语二轮复习优化单项选择专题卷14（含解析）1．---Do you think the Labor Bill will be passed? ---Oh, yes.It’s ___ that it will.A. sureB. surelyC. likelyD. certainly2．If you don’t wait _______ the red light, you will be punished by the policeman.A. atB. underC. forD. on3．_____ in the newspaper that the Japanese Prime Minister will arrive next Monday.A. It saysB. It's saidC. He is saidD. It has said4．It makes no difference __________.A.whether will you come tomorrow.B.Whether or not will be pass the examC.If he will come to the meeting or notD.Whether he will come to the meeting or not5．Some friends tried to settle the quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Smith without hurting the feeling of _____, but failed.A. noneB. eitherC. allD. neither6．As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.A. wokeB. wakenC. wakeD. awake7．the teacher’s suggestion, Tom finally found a way to s ettle the problem .A. FollowingB. To followC. FollowD. He followed8．.Generally speaking, clothing made of man-made is less superior than_____made of natural fibers like cotton wool or silkA.thatB. thisC. whatD. One9．It was______ your timely help that we accomplished the task on time.（2010·01·山西运城检测）A. BecauseB. thankC. thanks toD. as10．Hurricane Sandy struck the northeastern United States, ____________ millions of people homeless.A. to makeB. makingC. having madeD. made 11．______ the voice of her father, she was happy and ran out of the room to greet him.A. HeardB. HearingC. SoundingD. Sounded12．To their great relief, the missing child returned home, ______, after an absence of two weeks.A. looked tired and healthyB. tired and healthyC. tiredly and healthilyD. looking tired and healthily13．______ will Tom agree to change his mind about going abroad for further study.A．By all means B．By no meansC．At some time D．At any time14．The Dragon Boat Festival______on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year.A.fallsB.getsC.bexomesD.turns15．His parents were so poor that they couldn’t _______ to buy a computer for their only son . A. pay B. cost C. spend D. afford16．The purpose of our advertising is to _________ customers’ attention to our product.A. payB. devoteC. fixD. draw17．-- Do you think it's a good idea to make friends with your students?-- ______, I do. I think it's a great idea.A. ReallyB. ObviouslyC. ActuallyD. Generally18．Generally speaking，______ according to the directions，the drug has no side effect．A．when taking B．when taken C．when to take D．when to be taker19．It rains very heavily in this area, which has _______ annual rainfall of 7,000 mm, _______ ideal environment for forests.A. the; anB. an; 不填C. an; anD. 不填; the20．I thought him nice and honest ______I met herA. first timeB. for the first timeC. the first timeD. by the first time21．The teacher advised Tom to what he saw and what he thought during his trip.A. add upB. hide awayC. go throughD. set down22．—Do you often talk with your friends on the telephone or mobile phone?—________.I like using QQ.A．None B．EitherC．Any D．Neither23．It is pretty well understood ________ controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the atmosphere today.A．that B．when C．what D．how24．—It’s the classroom! So you ______ know eat ing is not allowed here.— Oh, sorry.A. needB. willC. mayD. must25．Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately _______ in and ________ their lives.A. catching; lostB. caught; lostC. caught; losingD. catching; losing26．They told me that the museum was well worth .A. visitingB. being visitedC. to visitD. to be visited27．Having compared with the other design, I found this one was ______ that one.A. more superior toB. far superior toC. far superior thanD. more superior than28．The organizers promise ________ wins the first prize a chance to go abroad. A．who B．whomC．whoever D．whomever29．______ at my classmates’ face, I read the same exci tement in their eyes.A. LookedB. LookC. To lookD. Looking30．I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could ______ me a favour.A．make B．doC．find D．get31．The news _______ Li Jianrou won the first gold medal for China in the Sochi Olympics was reported in yesterday’s newspaper.A. whichB. whenC. whatD. that 32．The witness _____ the middle-aged man _____ lying to the judge.A. accused; forB. charged; ofC. charged; forD. accused; of 33．After introducing the new technique, the automobile factory produced ________________ cars in 2010 as the year before.A. twice asB. twice as muchC. twice moreD. twice as many 34．Fortunately we had a map, without _____ we would have got lost.A. whichB. itC. thatD. what35．Pierre Curie ______ his own research work and joined Madam Curie in the search for radium.A. turned downB. gave offC. set asideD. took over36．It’s not what we do once in a while ______ shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.A. whichB. thatC. howD. when38．It isn’t quite whether the teacher will collect the homework by Friday, so you needn’t hurry.A. sureB. rightC. certainD. exact 39．Nowadays, sending e-mails to each other has become a way ______________ what they think to others.A. many a student expressesB. in which more than one student expressC. that most of students expressD. the majority of students expresses 40．3. Some parents are just too protective. They want to ______ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.A. spotB. dismissC. shelterD. distinguish41． It is good manners to eat up_______is left in your plate.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. All 42．(2013·河南开封一模)It is announced that big prizes will go to ________ finishes the assignment on time.A．whom B．whoC．whomever D．whoever43．(2014·济南市名校第四次诊断性测试)—Is the letter from your mother?—Yes.But she ________the letter herself，because she doesn’t even know one word.A．needn’t have written B．can’t have writtenC．might not have written D．should not have written44．In 1778, Joseph Banks was elected ______ president of the Royal Society, ______ position he held for 42 years.A. the ; theB. a ; aC. 不填；aD. a ; 不填45．I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She _________ be really stubborn.A. canB. mayC. mustD.shall46．——I’m going to Shanghai to attend an important meeting tomorrow. Do you have anything __________ to your brother?——Thanks a lot. I’m considering how to do it.A. to takeB. to be takenC. takenD. being taken 47．We _____ know things about each other that we should not know, have no right _____, and have a right, actually, not to know.A.increasingly; to knowB.decreasedly; knowingC.increasingly; knowD.decreasingly; knew48．I like getting up early in the morning. You know the morning air is so good .A. to be breathedB. to breatheC. breathingD. being breathed49．The building ______ now will be our dorm.A. to be builtB. builtC. being builtD. having been built参考答案1．C【解析】2．A【解析】at 意为“看见”，表原因。
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- 1 - 2015届高考高三英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（4） (A) The iPhone, the iPad, each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad(时尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” —and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer—which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet—adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear—popular in the US and the UK—that plays music and video is called “iTeddy” . A slimmed-down version of London’s Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i” . In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use. Most “i” products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent’s “i” , it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name. But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i” . Why not use “a” , “b” , or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i” , no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition, “ he says. “However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability. “ adds Thorne. Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and they love personalized products for this reason. Along with “Google” and “blog” , readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade. But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all - 2 -
things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared. (325W) 1. People use iPlayer to . A. listen to music B. make a call C. read newspapers D. watch TV programs online 2. We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is aimed at . A. old readers B. young readers C. fashionable women D. engineers 3. Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are . A. portable B. environmentally friendly C. advanced D. recyclable 4. The writer suggests that . A. “i” products are often of high quality B. iTeddy is a live bear C. the popularity of “i” products may not last long D. the letter “b” should replace letter “i” to name the products (B) (原创)Liu Huan is a professor at the University of International Business and Economics. He is also a noted musician and popular singer in the Chinese mainland. Born on Aug. 26, 1963 into a teacher’s family in Tianjin, Liu enrolled at the University of International Relations in Beijing in 1981, majoring in French literature. He was retained at the university as a faculty member(教职工)after graduation in 1985. He won two first prizes in Beijing’s first-ever university English and French singing contests in 1985. To help promote local education by teaching music, he lived in Shizuishan, a remote area in the Ningxia - 3 -
Hui Autonomous Region, in 1985～1986. He was appointed a professor at the University of International Business and Economics to teach the history of Western music in 1991, and has been working at the university for more than 20 years. As a professor, Liu is invited every year to colleges and universities in Beijing to teach music courses. As a famous musician, when asked if his classes differ from other teachers’, Liu simply said, “Nothing different. While standing on the platform, I am just a teacher. Everything outside has nothing to do with me at that moment. ” Since becoming a professional singer in 1985, Liu’s singing has been widely welcomed across the country. He won many national awards, including the Top 10 Film and TV Singers in the Country in 1988, in 1990 and in 1992. On Aug. 8, 2008, Liu sang a duet “You and Me” with Sarah Brightman at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, reaching the top of his singing career. In addition to singing, Liu Huan also creates original scores for film and TV. His works have been well received by both audiences and his peers in the industry. Therefore, Liu is chosen to act as one of the four judges on “The Voice of China” , a surprisingly popular singing talent show which has been aired on Zhejiang Satellite TV since July 13, 2012. At the same time, his fellow judges are Na Ying, Yang Kun, and Harlem Yu. (322W) 5. What does the underlined word “noted” in the first paragraph mean? A. Famous. B. Skilled. C. Gifted. D. Important. 6. Liu Huan used to live in Shizuishan, a remote area in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to . A. learn about their customs and cultures B. improve his ability of composing music by living in the village C. help promote local education by teaching music D. find some talented students in music 7. What can we infer from what he said in Paragraph 3? A. Liu Huan is different from other teachers.