Ⅰ.完形填空

　　Would you like a burger or fried chicken for lunch? No way! Please pass me the salad __1__.

　　Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian __2__ I love all animals. I have read and seen pictures of __3__ happens to animals that are raised for their meat. It makes me so __4__. Baby cows and chickens live their __5__ lives in places that are too small for them. They have no __6__ to move about. This is so __7__. They suffer and do not get to __8__ their lives.

　　I don't like other animals that also only live to be __9__ by people endure cruel treatment while they are alive and the

　　__10__ they are killed. I feel sorry for them.

　　The best thing __11__ being a vegetarian is all the tasty and healthy foods I eat. Vegetables and fruits are healthy for your body. __12__， I think they taste better than meat. Oranges have vitamin C．I love the __13__ of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries. Green vegetables __14__ me feel strong. I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to __15__ my bones calcium (鈣)．

　　I have a life threatening allergy to nuts, seeds, and peanuts, __16__ I eat soy butter to get my protein!

　　I __17__ in being kind and loving to people and animals, being good to the earth, and

　　__18__ life, including animals!

　　__19__ is known to all, animals are our friends. We should live in

　　__20__ with the animals. If we destroyed the animals, we would destroy ourselves.

　　1．A.tooB．a(chǎn)lsoC．either　D．instead

　　【答案與解析】　D　根據(jù)上文的No Way！判斷，作者不吃漢堡和炸雞，所以選instead“代替”。

　　2．A.because

　　B．Unless

　　C．whether

　　D．while

　　【答案與解析】　A　下文談的是他成為素食主義者的原因，所以用because。

　　3．A.that

　　B．which

　　C．what

　　D．how

　　【答案與解析】　C　what引導(dǎo)賓語從句，此處指“發(fā)生在動物身上的事情”。

　　4．A.excited

　　B．sad

　　C．glad

　　D．happy

　　【答案與解析】　B　作者看到有的動物養(yǎng)大后被殺掉，所以“傷心”。

　　5．A.short

　　B．long

　　C．colorful

　　D．useful

　　【答案與解析】　A　此處指的是肉食牛和肉食雞，所以他們的生命很“短暫”。

　　6．A.time

　　B．room

　　C．need

　　D．problem

　　【答案與解析】　B　根據(jù)前面的“too small for them”判斷，此處應(yīng)為“空間”。

　　7．A.cruel

　　B．Interesting

　　C．necessary

　　D．probable

　　【答案與解析】　A　此處指的是肉食牛和雞，長大了只是為了被宰殺，由此推測此處為“殘忍的”。

　　8．A.like

　　B．hate

　　C．enjoy

　　D．love

　　【答案與解析】　C　enjoy their lives“享受生活”。

　　9．A.played

　　B．eaten

　　C．watched

　　D．fed

　　【答案與解析】　B　根據(jù)下文的they are killed判斷，此處應(yīng)為“被吃掉”。

　　10．A.style

　　B．road

　　C．way

　　D．type

　　【答案與解析】　C　way“方式”，此處指這些動物被屠殺的方式。

　　11．A.in

　　B．a(chǎn)t

　　C．to

　　D．a(chǎn)bout

　　【答案與解析】　D　about“關(guān)于”。此處意為“有關(guān)于成為素食主義者最好的事情……”。

　　12．A.Besides

　　B．However

　　C．Otherwise

　　D．Therefore

　　【答案與解析】　A　該句是對上文意思更進(jìn)一步的描述，所以用besides“此外”。

　　13．A.smell

　　B．color

　　C．size

　　D．taste

　　【答案與解析】　D　此處指后面提到的這些東西的“味道”。

　　14．A.force

　　B．make

　　C．cause

　　D．get

　　【答案與解析】　B　根據(jù)后面不帶to的動詞不定式判斷，要用make。

　　15．A.leave

　　B．take

　　C．bring

　　D．give

　　【答案與解析】　D　give可接雙賓語，此處意為“給骨骼補充鈣質(zhì)”。

　　16．A.so

　　B．but

　　C．yet

　　D．or

　　【答案與解析】　A　根據(jù)語意看，上下文為因果關(guān)系，所以用so。

　　17．A. believe

　　B．Think

　　C．consider

　　D．imagine

　　【答案與解析】　A　believe in“信仰”。

　　18.A. inspecting

　　B. Respecting C. expecting D.inspiring

　　【答案與解析】　B　作者是個素食主義者，他不愿意看到動物被屠殺，因此號召人們“尊重”生命。

　　19．A.It

　　B．What

　　C．As

　　D．Which

　　【答案與解析】C　as引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，并在從句中作主語。

　　20．A. harmony

　　B．Memory

　　C．terms

　　D．search

　　【答案與解析】　A　in harmony with“與……相和諧”。人類和動物應(yīng)該“和諧相處”。

　　Ⅱ.單項填空

　　21．The story is about ________ life of Obama, who is ________ 44th President of the United States of America.

　　A．a(chǎn); theB．a(chǎn); a　C．the; theD．the; a

　　【答案與解析】　C　考查冠詞。題意：這個故事是關(guān)于美國第44任總統(tǒng)奧巴馬生活的。“l(fā)ife of Obama”是特指的，所以要用the；表示“第……”，需要在序數(shù)詞前加定冠詞the，因此答案為C項。

　　22．(2011浙江溫州十校高三上學(xué)期聯(lián)考)He had a burning ________ to win back the teacher's confidence in him.

　　A．desire

　　B．feeling

　　C．emotion

　　D．impression

　　【答案與解析】　A　考查詞匯辨析。desire“要求；愿望”；feeling“感情”；emotion“情感”；impression“印象”。題意：他有強烈的愿望去贏回老師對他的信心。burning“強烈的”。

　　23．(2010福州高三模擬)A red sky in the morning ________ to be a sign of bad weather.

　　A．says

　　B．is saying

　　C．has said

　　D．is said

　　【答案與解析】　D　此句也可說成“It is said that a red sky in the morning is a sign of bad weather”。題意：據(jù)說早晨的紅色的天空是壞天氣的征兆。

　　24．(2010福建質(zhì)檢)Does the work________ any effect________ your family life?

　　A．make; on

　　B．have; on

　　C．make; in

　　D．have; in

　　【答案與解析】　B　考查動詞短語。have an effect on...“對……有影響”。題意：工作對你的家庭生活有影響嗎？

　　25．(2010石家莊調(diào)研)It is said that Zhangjiajie ________ a visit.

　　A．observes

　　B．reserves

　　C．deserves

　　D．preserves

　　【答案與解析】　C　考查詞義辨析。observe“觀察；遵守；慶祝”；reserve“保留；預(yù)留”；deserve“值得”，后可加名詞作賓語；preserve“保護(hù)；保存”。題意：據(jù)說張家界值得一游。

　　26．She devoted herself ________ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

　　A．strongly

　　B．extremely

　　C．entirely

　　D．freely

　　【答案與解析】　C　考查副詞詞義辨析。題意：她全身心地投入研究事業(yè)，這讓她在其研究領(lǐng)域獲得了很高的聲望。entirely“完全地；全然地；一概地”符合題意。strongly“堅固地；堅強地；激烈地”；extremely“極端地；非常地”；freely“自由地；直率地”。

　　27．________ seems that she was not interested in the topic they were talking about.

　　A．There

　　B．It

　　C．She

　　D．They

　　【答案與解析】　B　考查句型結(jié)構(gòu)的識別。此為“It seems that...”結(jié)構(gòu)，it為形式主語，真正的主語為that從句，其他詞不能這樣用。題意：看起來她對他們正在討論的話題不感興趣。

　　28．According to the literary review, Shakespeare ________ his characters live through their language in his plays.

　　A．will make

　　B．had made

　　C．was making

　　D．makes

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查動詞時態(tài)。題意：根據(jù)文學(xué)評論，莎士比亞通過戲劇中的人物語言使得這些人物鮮活。在文學(xué)評論、書評、影評、戲劇解說詞等中常使用一般現(xiàn)在時，而不受時空的影響，故選D項。

　　29．—What's made you so ________？

　　—Losing three tickets to the pop music concert.

　　A．satisfied

　　B．upset

　　C．happy

　　D．Friendly

　　【答案與解析】　B　根據(jù)下意思“丟了三張去那場流行音樂會的票”可知應(yīng)該是“什么使你如此難過”，所以選擇B項。upset“心煩意亂的；不安的”。

　　30．She can't help ________ the house because she's busy making a cake.

　　A．to clean

　　B．cleaning

　　C．cleaned

　　D．being cleaned

　　【答案與解析】　A　此題容易誤選B項，簡單地套用can't help doing sth這一結(jié)構(gòu)。其實此題應(yīng)選A項，can't help doing sth“禁不住做某事；情不自禁地做某事”；can't help to do sth“不能幫助做某事”。題意：她不能幫助打掃房子因為她正在忙著做蛋糕。

　　31．We ________ here at lunch time; we were delayed at the airport, though.

　　A．could be

　　B．should be

　　C．must have been

　　D．would have been

　　【答案與解析】　D　考查虛擬語氣。題意：我們本來能夠在午飯時間到達(dá)的，但是我們在機場耽擱了。此處隱含著對過去的假設(shè)，后半句才是過去的事實。

　　32．“I don't think it's my ________ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on，that's all，” said the boy.

　　A．error

　　B．mistake

　　C．fault

　　D．duty

　　【答案與解析】　C　考查易混名詞辨析。duty“值日”明顯與題意不符，可先排除；error，mistake和fault都可意為“錯誤”，但用法不同。error的使用范圍較窄，常指在計算、書寫等過程中出現(xiàn)的差錯；mistake范圍較寬，可指各種錯誤；fault通常指人的“過失、過錯”。題意：男孩說“電視爆炸了不是我的過錯。我不過是把它打開了而已。”

　　33．Last year the number of death increased ________ 2%～5% ________ the year before last.

　　A．to; comparing to

　　B．to; comparing with

　　C．by; to compare with

　　D．by; compared with

　　【答案與解析】　D　題意：和前年相比，去年死亡率增加幅度是2%～5%。考查動詞與介詞的搭配和分詞短語在句子中作狀語的用法。compare to / with在句中作狀語，如果與它的邏輯主語之間為被動關(guān)系，必須用過去分詞。

　　34．As is known to all, a block of ice will ________ if it is exposed to heat.

　　A．increase

　　B．cut

　　C．decrease

　　D．lower

　　【答案與解析】　C　考查詞匯辨析。題意：眾所周知，對一塊冰加熱，它就會變小。increase“增加”；cut“消減”；decrease“變小；縮小”；lower“降低”。

　　35．—Did he admit for what he'd done?

　　—________.

　　A．No wonder

　　B．Well done

　　C．Not really

　　D．Go ahead

　　【答案與解析】　C　考查情景交際。no wonder“不足為奇；難怪”；well done“做得好”；not really“事實上沒有”；go ahead“做吧”。根據(jù)題意選擇C項。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　The lights dimmed，the musical hall grew quiet and out walked the conductor (指揮) shiny and white and 4 feet and 3 inches tall.

　　ASIMO, a robot designed by Honda Motor Co., met its latest challenge Tuesday evening: Conducting the Detroit Symphony (底特律交響樂團), in a performance of “The Impossible

　　Dream” from “Man of La Mancha”．

　　“Hello, everyone，” ASIMO said to the audience in a childlike voice, then waved to the orchestra. As it conducted, it perfectly mimicked (模仿) the actions of a conductor,

　　nodding its head at various sections and gesturing with one or both hands. ASIMO took a final bow to excited shouts from the audience. Later, cellist Yo－Yo Ma joined ASIMO onstage to receive an award for his efforts in music education.

　　Honda spokeswoman Alicia Jones says it is the first time ASIMO has conducted an orchestra, and it may be the first time any robot has conducted a live performance. But ASIMO has its

　　limits. ASIMO's engineers programmed the robot to mimic Charles Burke, the Detroit Symphony's education director, as he conducted the piece in front of a pianist about six months ago. But it can't respond to the musicians.

　　“It's not a communicative device. It simply is programmed to do a set of gestures，” said Leonard Slatkin, the orchestra's musical director. “If the orchestra decides to go faster, there's nothing the robot can do about it. Hopefully, I keep that under control.”

　　But several musicians also said ASIMO was more realistic than they expected. “The movements are still a little stiff (僵硬的), but very humanlike, much better than I thought，” Hutchinson said.

　　36．What's the audience's response to ASIMO's performance?

　　A．Disappointed.B．Moved.

　　C．Excited.

　　D．Astonished.

　　【答案與解析】　C　推斷題。根據(jù)第3段中“ASIMO took a final bow to excited shouts from the audience”可推知，觀眾們對機器人ASIMO 的指揮感到非常興奮。

　　37．Whose conducting was ASIMO made to copy?

　　A．Yo－Yo Ma's.

　　B．Charles Burke's.

　　C．Leonard Slatkin's.

　　D．Alicia Jones's.

　　【答案與解析】　B　細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段“ASIMO's engineers programmed the robot to mimic Charles Burke”可知，機器人ASIMO 模仿的是Charles Burke 的指揮。

　　38．We can learn from the passage that ASIMO ________.

　　A．was designed and trained by Yo－Yo Ma

　　B．can communicate with the audience freely

　　C．only performs according to the designed programs

　　D．can change its conducting style freely

　　【答案與解析】　C　細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第5段Leonard Slatkin 的話可以看出，ASIMO 只是一個不具備交際能力的機器，它只能按設(shè)定好的程序完成一套動作。