一、單項填空

　　1．People are living in______world where mouse clicks rule our life，so online searches have become______must.

　　A．the；/B．/；a

　　C．a；a

　　D．a；the

　　解析：考查冠詞的用法。句意：我們正生活在一個點擊鼠標支配我們生活的世界里，因此網上搜索已成了一件(生活中)必不可少的事情。in a world...表示“一個……的世界”；a must表示“絕對必要的事情”，故兩個空都用不定冠詞。

　　答案：C

　　2．I have no one ______ me，for I am a newcomer here.

　　A．help

　　B．helping

　　C．to help

　　D．to have helped

　　解析：本題主要考查非謂語動詞的用法。根據句意可知句子空白處的非謂語動詞作定語，用have sb./sth.to do的結構。

　　答案：C

　　3．—I’m thinking of losing weight these days.

　　—Oh，you ______ be out of your mind.You’re 50 kilograms at the most!

　　A．will

　　B．should

　　C．may

　　D．must

　　解析：考查情態動詞的用法。由下句 “you’re 50 kilograms at the most”可以推斷出來，由此可知，“你還減肥，你肯定是瘋了”。

　　答案：D

　　4．—Why are they so quiet at table?

　　—Let me have a look.Oh，they are accustomed ______ at meals.

　　A．to talk

　　B．to not talk

　　C．to talking

　　D．to not talking

　　解析：考查固定搭配。be accustomed to結構中的to為介詞，因此后接名詞或動名詞，動名詞的否定式用not doing。

　　答案：D

　　5．—When are you leaving tomorrow morning?

　　—My plane ______ at six.

　　A．took off

　　B．is about to take off

　　C．takes off

　　D．will take off

　　解析：按照時間表將要發生的事情，常用一般現在時態表示將來。答語句意：飛機6點起飛。

　　答案：C

　　6．Not until Mr.Smith came to China ______ what kind of a country she is from.

　　A．didn’t he know

　　B．had he known

　　C．hadn’t he known

　　D．did he know

　　解析：not until在句首，主句要部分倒裝。句意：直到他來到中國，Mr.Smith才意識到她來自哪個國家。

　　答案：D

　　7．—I failed again.I wish I______ harder.

　　—But you ______.

　　A．had worked；hadn’t

　　B．worked；don’t

　　C．had worked；didn’t

　　D．worked；didn’t

　　解析：第一空表示與過去事實相反的愿望，所以用過去完成時態表虛擬語氣。第二空說明過去的事實，用一般過去時態。句意：——我又失敗了。我真該努力學習。——但是你沒有哇。

　　答案：C

　　8．—I’d like a pen which ______ well.

　　—Will this one ______？

　　A．writes；do

　　B．writes；work

　　C．is written；do

　　D．is written；work

　　解析：此處write作不及物動詞，表事物的性質，類似詞：sell，wash等。第二句用do來代替上句的write well。句意：——我很想有一支好寫的筆。——這只筆如何？

　　答案：A

　　9．Now that we ______ all the money，it’s no use turning on me and saying it’s all my fault.

　　A．had lost

　　B．lost

　　C．have lost

　　D．lose

　　解析：考查動詞的時態。根據句子的意思，表示發生在過去的動作對現在所產生的影響，所以應該用現在完成時。此句的意思是“由于我把所有的錢都丟失了，所以再開始說是我的過錯也就沒有意義了”。

　　答案：C

　　10．A harmonious society is like a symphony orchestra—each person contributes a small sound，but when ______ with other sounds，it becomes beautiful music.

　　A．combining

　　B．being combined

　　C．combined

　　D．to be combined

　　解析：考查非謂語動詞。combine與其邏輯主語a small sound之間是被動關系when后省略it is，因此C項符合。

　　答案：C

　　11．—I’m thinking of the test tomorrow.I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.

　　—______！I’m sure you’ll make it.

　　A．Go ahead

　　B．Good luck

　　C．No problem

　　D．Cheer up

　　解析：對話的一方擔心不能通過考試，另一方去安慰。答語句意：振作起來，我肯定你能通過。

　　答案：D

　　12．—Has the football match just started?

　　—Just started？It must be clear who ______ by now.

　　A．is winning

　　B．wins

　　C．has won

　　D．would win

　　解析：句意：——足球賽剛剛開始嗎？——剛剛開始？到現在為止誰要獲勝一定很明朗了。此處是現在進行時表示“即將”。

　　答案：A

　　13．Is this the computer you wish to ______？

　　A．have it repaired

　　B．repair it

　　C．have repaired it

　　D．have repaired

　　解析：have sth.done表示“找人干某事”，結構中的賓語和主語都不是動作的發出者。you wish to have repaired是省略了that的定語從句，修飾先行詞computer，其中that作了have的賓語。句意：這就是你想找人修的那臺計算機嗎？

　　答案：D

　　14．Her sister has become a lawyer，______ she wanted to be.

　　A．who

　　B．that

　　C．what

　　D．which

　　解析：which引導的是定語從句，在從句中作表語代表lawyer這一“職業”。

　　答案：D

　　15．______ you think will make a trip to Paris?

　　A．Who can it be that

　　B．Who it can be

　　C．Whom can it be

　　D．Whom it can be that

　　解析：考查特殊疑問句的強調句，并且含有情態動詞，只能把can提前，be放在it之后。

　　Teens that drop out can be from both rich and poor families，but poor children with__8__economic standards are at a higher risk of dropping out of high school.Teen dropout rates are__9__by various factors.For example，teen boys are more likely to drop out of school than girls.Also African American teens are more likely to__10__school than more hardworking Asian American students.Students in large cities are also more likely to drop out than students from the__11__and small towns.

　　The reasons are__12__and it seems hard to concentrate on__13__.However，we really have to do something to stop students leaving school.

　　We should talk to students，and__14__to connect with them.Many students who consider dropping out do so__15__they feel that school doesn’t provide them with anything useful and that no one__16__about them.As a teacher，you have the opportunity to__17__an at-risk student’s mind.

　　Warn students about the low__18__rate that high school dropouts have.Over a 40-year span of time，someone with a high school__19__may make about $700,000 more than a high-school dropout.Ask students if leaving school a year or two__20__is really worth losing a wealth of opportunities.

　　每年都有不少學生退學，其中的原因是什么？有沒有什么辦法防止類似的事情發生呢？

　　1．A.obvious

　　B．stupid

　　C．attractive

　　D．humorous

　　解析：從后面的other teens seem like a mystery可知此處應表示有些學生退學的原因很明顯。

　　答案：A

　　2．A.trying out

　　B．picking out

　　C．putting out

　　D．figuring out

　　解析：有些學生像個謎團，所以我們不能理解他們退學的原因。

　　答案：D

　　3．A.certainly

　　B．simply

　　C．finally

　　D．totally

　　解析：從前面的Not all students are equal及后面所描述的有些學生學習不好是有情可原的可知此處應使用表示“僅僅、純粹”等含義的副詞。

　　答案：B

　　4．A.show

　　B．include

　　C．find

　　D．doubt

　　解析：前面所提到的“有特殊需要”的學生正是下面列舉的這些學生。

　　答案：B

　　5．A.benefit

　　B．respect

　　C．ability

　　D．problem

　　解析：這些學生的種種問題妨礙了他們的學習能力。

　　答案：C

　　9．A.affected

　　B．gathered

　　C．proved

　　D．examined

　　解析：后面所舉的例子For example，teen boys are more likely to drop out of school than girls...等體現的正是各種因素影響退學率的情況。

　　答案：A

　　10．A.attend

　　B．quit

　　C．appreciate

　　D．blame

　　解析：more hardworking Asian American students退學的概率應該比較低。

　　答案：B

　　11．A.homelands

　　B．islands

　　C．states

　　D．suburbs

　　解析：與large cities對應的應該是郊區、小城鎮。

　　答案：D

　　12．A.serious

　　B．clever

　　C．plenty

　　D．urgent

　　解析：前面數段所描述的都是導致學生退學的原因，這些原因是多種多樣的。

　　答案：C

　　13．A.prevention

　　B．celebration

　　C．discussion

　　D．impression

　　解析：從后面的However，we really have to do something to stop students leaving school可知此處提到的應該是預防學生退學一事。

　　答案：A

　　14．A.refuse

　　B．suppose

　　C．wait

　　D．attempt

　　解析：本段提出建議，幫助老師預防學生退學，此處應是建議老師努力做到一些事情。

　　答案：D

　　15．A.unless

　　B．before

　　C．although

　　D．because

　　解析：感覺上學沒有用是一些學生選擇退學的原因。

　　答案：D

　　16．A.talks

　　B．hears

　　C．cares

　　D．dreams

　　解析：認為沒人關心自己可能是學生退學的原因。

　　答案：C

　　17．A.check

　　B．change

　　C．discover

　　D．describe

　　解析：老師聽從了這些建議后是有可能改變學生的想法的。

　　答案：B

　　18．A.success

　　B．completion

　　C．accident

　　D．development

　　解析：根據后面所舉的關于工資的例子可知作者想說的是輟學者的成功率低。

　　答案：A

　　19．A.diploma

　　B．permission

　　C．identity

　　D．attitude

　　解析：與輟學者相對比的應該是擁有高中文憑的人。

　　答案：A

　　20．A.briefly

　　B．slightly

　　C．early

　　D．particularly

　　解析：輟學者比別人早離開學校。

　　答案：C

　　三、閱讀理解

　　Under the cold clear water of Lake Huron，researchers have found a five-and-a-half-foot-long piece of wood that is 8, 900 years old.The wood，which is tapered(使成錐形)on one side in a way that looks deliberate，may provide important clues to a mysterious period in North American prehistory.

　　“This was the stage when humans gradually shifted from hunting large animals to fishing，gathering and agriculture，”said anthropologist John O’Shea.“But because most of the places in this area that prehistoric people lived in are now under water，we don’t have good evidence of this important shift itself.We just have clues from before and after the change.”

　　With support from the National Science Foundation(NSF)and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA)，O’Shea and his colleague Guy Meadows began exploring the area several years ago.In 2009 they reported finding a series of stone features that they believe were“drive lanes”used by ancient Indian hunters.

　　Since that discovery，O’Shea and Meadows have worked on identifying human campsites，which are typically located away from hunting areas.On their 25-foot boat，the researchers first spotted the ancient wood object using a small piece of equipment with a camera.Then a team of divers—including O’Shea—went down about 100 feet to get it.

　　The wood’s age has now been fixed by means of carbon dating.It is currently undergoing more detailed analyses to determine whether there has been human modification，which visual examination suggests.“The first thing you notice is that it appears to have been shaped with a rounded base and a pointed tip，”O’Shea said.“It must have been created.It looks like it might have been used as a tent pole or a pole to hang meat.”

　　In addition to the wood，the researchers have collected many other samples from the bottom of the lake.O’Shea and his colleagues will need to wait for calmer weather before they can resume their search for evidence of human life under the great lake.

　　考古學家們的新發現有望印證遠古人類從游獵文明到農耕文明的轉變。

　　1．During the mysterious period mentioned in the passage, the Lake Huron area________.

　　A．was deserted by ancient Indians

　　B．witnessed the start of agriculture

　　C．was taken up by large animals

　　D．began to be covered by water

　　解析：推理判斷題。從第一、二段的may provide important clues to a mysterious period in North American prehistory...when humans gradually shifted from hunting large animals to fishing，gathering and agriculture可知B項正確。

　　答案：B

　　4．According to the passage，________.

　　A．experts haven’t found out the age of the wood

　　B．experts first noticed the wood when they were diving

　　C．the wood was probably a human-made tool

　　D．the wood is the most important discovery among all the samples found under the lake

　　解析：推理判斷題。從第五段的It must have been created.It looks like it might have been used as a tent pole or a pole to hang meat.可知C項正確。

　　答案：C