1．He ________ some safety measures at the meeting for the 2010 Shanghai Expo.
A．put forward B．put up
C．put down D．put off
答案與解析：A put forward“提出”；put up“張貼”；put down“拉倒；拆掉房子”；put off“脫掉；推遲；拖延”。
2．The President ________ his intention to retire before the next election.
A．announced B．told
C．informed D．promised
答案與解析：A 考查動詞詞義辨析。tell“告訴”；inform“通知”；promise“答應”，均不符合題意。announce的意思是“公開地宣布”，故選A項。
3．Take care during the holidays! Drinking too much can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A．contribute to B．relate to
C．attend to D．devote to
答案與解析：A 句意：假期要注意！喝酒太多會導致心臟病，造成高血壓。contribute to“導致，造成”；relate to“涉及，與……相關”；attend to“照顧，處理”；devote to“把……用于，致力于”。
4．I'm sorry, but I can't go with you to the cinema because I have to ________ my sick brother.
A．refer to B．attend to
C．lead to D．stick to
答案與解析：B attend to“照料”；refer to“言及；提到”；lead to“引致”；stick to“堅持；堅守”。
5．—________ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time.
—I wonder what they will become.
A．Rather than B．Owing to
C．Except for D．Apart from
答案與解析：D apart from在句中含“包括”的意思，而except for則是以保留的方式對整個句子的內容進行細節(jié)上的修正。如：Your composition is good except for some spelling mistakes.除了一些拼寫錯誤外，你的作文很棒。
6．When I came in her room, Mary was ________ in her book.
A．absorbed B．controlled
C．exposed D．devoted
答案與解析：A be absorbed in“全神貫注于……”。
7．David ________ from the analysis of the traffic accident that it had been caused by human error.
A．announced B．acknowledged
C．concluded D．considered
答案與解析：C conclude“得出結論；斷定”；acknowledge“承認，認以為真”；announce“宣布”；consider“認為”。
8．Our team ________ their team in the match, that is, our team ________ the match.
A．won; won B．defeated; defeated
C．defeated; won D．won; defeated
答案與解析：C defeat的賓語必須是人或一個集體，而win表示在較激烈的競爭中取得勝利，其后跟的賓語不能是表示人的名詞。
9．The girl student is very naughty and has formed some bad habits. I think the teacher should ________.
A．cure them of her B．cure her of them
C．treat them off her D．treat her off them
答案與解析：B cure sb. of sth.意為“治好某人的……”，且還可引申為“糾正某人的……”。后半句意為：我認為老師應該把她的那些不良習慣糾正過來。
10．Finding information in today's world is easy. The ________ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.
A．ability B．competition
C．challenge D．knowledge
答案與解析：C 句意：當今社會，獲取信息很容易，如何辨別得到的信息是否有用才是對你的挑戰(zhàn)。challenge“挑戰(zhàn)”，符合題意。ability“能力”；competition“競爭”；knowledge“知識”。
11．________ of being involved in the attempted murder, she was questioned by the police.
A．Convinced B．Suspected
C．Charged D．Confirmed
答案與解析：B 句意：由于被懷疑和那起謀殺未遂案有關，她被警察叫去詢問。suspect sb. of...為固定搭配，意為“懷疑某人……”，suspect與主語she構成邏輯上的動賓關系，故用過去分詞充當狀語。convince“使相信”；charge“指控”，常與介詞with連用；confirm“使確認”。
12．It was not the cyclist but the driver who ________ for the traffic accident.
A．was blamed B．was to blame
C．was to be blamed D．were to blame
答案與解析：B 句意：這個司機應該為交通事故負責，而不是那個騎自行車的人。be to blame意為“應(為……)承擔責任；應(為……)受到責備”，for后跟原因。這種用法中的blame不用于被動語態(tài)中，因此B項正確。
13．Though the situation is rather serious, financial leaders are still ________ about global economy.
A．positive B．negative
C．active D．passive
答案與解析：A 句意：雖然形勢相當嚴峻，但是經濟者們仍對全球經濟持樂觀態(tài)度。由though引導的讓步狀語從句和前半句中的serious可知A項正確，positive“肯定的；積極的”。negative“否定的”；active“活躍的；積極的”；passive“被動的”。
14．—Why didn't you attend the party ________ in the hall the other day?
—I just wanted some quiet time by myself.
A．held B．being held
C．to be held D．holding
答案與解析：A 句意：——你為什么沒參加前天在大廳舉行的那個晚會？——我只是想獨自靜會。由時間狀語the other day可知這一動作發(fā)生在過去，同時the party與動詞hold存在邏輯上的動賓關系，故用過去分詞held。
15．Do remember to be ________. We must avoid any possible risks when doing this dangerous chemical experiment—burns, poisonous gases or cuts from broken tubes.
A．cautious B．thoughtful
C．considerate D．curious
答案與解析：A 句意：記得一定要仔細。做實驗時我們必須要避免任何可能的危險，包括燒傷、毒氣以及被破試管割傷身體。cautious意為“謹慎的；小心的”，符合題意，thoughtful“體貼的；關切的”；considerate“考慮周到的”；curious“好奇的”。
Ⅱ.完形填空
With a group of colleagues, I travelled to the north of Thailand. I loved the heat, the streets, the busy markets and the smell of Thai food.
One day, I set off from my __16__ to find a temple that interested me. When I walked past some buildings, I was __17__ as I glanced between two unfinished buildings. There, an old woman in __18__ clothing lay on the dusty stones. The terrible thought crossed my mind __19__ she might be dead.
Feeling quite helpless, I __20__ her. She looked quite beautiful but very ill. As an instant __21__， I reached into my pocket to find some money. __22__， I pushed it into her hand. It was enough money for her to __23__ for a few months.
At this moment she opened her large, brown eyes filled with tears and __24__ the money I'd given her. I felt like the “kind stranger”．
__25__ a common language, she looked at me with the __26__ and pity that could burn into a soul. She __27__ pushed back the money. I was left shocked. Her eyes were __28__ me. It took at least a kilometre of walking to __29__ I was quite the fool. She didn't __30__ money. She needed covers, a bottle of water and possibly some human comfort. She was the one to teach me a valuable lesson.
That evening, I sat analysing my material version of “__31__”. I knew I had to __32__ my Western values. This beautiful woman had given me something that I will __33__ for the rest of my life. When I look back upon the __34__， I hope my face carries the same wise smile that __35__ laughed at me.
16．A.hotel B．office
C．home D．school
17．A.interested B．excited
C．disappointed D．shocked
18．A.traditional B．clean
C．expensive D．beautiful
19．A.unless B．though
C．that D．when
20．A.greeted B．approached
C．nursed D．moved
21．A.failure B．warning
C．reaction D．reward
22．A.Carefully B．Strangely
C．Hopelessly D．Unhappily
23．A.save B．survive
C．value D．work
24．A.accepted B．won
C．discussed D．examined
25．A.Without B．In
C．Except D．Like
26．A.wisdom B．comfort
C．luck D．courage
27．A.naturally B．proudly
C．nervously D．weakly
28．A.depending on B．caring for
C．laughing at D．quarrelling with
29．A.explain B．realise
C．agree D．remind
30．A.need B．enjoy
C．make D．waste
31．A.sadness B．loneliness
C．kindness D．business
32．A.offer B．share
C．follow D．challenge
33．A.look B．carry
C．stand D．forget
34．A.experience B．trade
C．pleasure D．adventure
35．A.still B．hardly
C．often D．once
答案與解析：
本文是一篇夾敘夾議類的文章。異國的一幅凄慘景象讓作者唏噓不已，于是，作者動了憐憫之心，慷慨解囊。出乎意料的是，對方拒絕了作者的一番好意。作者意識到個人的人生價值觀在特定情況下可能并不正確，即使是弱者，也有自己的尊嚴。
16．A 本文首句的后半句提到作者是在泰國旅游，由此可知作者應該是居住在泰國的“旅館”中。B、C、D三項不符合語境。
17．D 下文提到這位女士躺在臟兮兮的石頭上，看起來好像已經去世，由此可知作者對眼前的景象感到非常震驚。此處shocked意為“震驚的”。A、B、C三項都與下文內容不太相符。
18．A 結合本句后半部分中的內容以及下一句的內容可知，此處是為了突出這位女士的悲慘處境，所以四個選項中只有A項最符合語境，即她穿著“傳統(tǒng)的”衣服。
19．C “she might be dead”是thought的同位語從句，對thought的具體內容進行解釋說明，此處需要用that。
20．B 上文提到的是作者從遠處觀察女士，再結合下一句中的內容可知此處是指作者“靠近”女士。A項表示“打招呼”；C項表示“照顧”；D項表示“移動”，均不符合題意。
21．C 作者看到眼前的凄慘景象后產生了憐憫之心，立刻作出“反應”，即將手伸進口袋，拿出一些錢來給對方。故選C項。
22．A 作者與這位女士素昧平生，而對方又躺在臟亂的石頭上，似乎已經死去，由此可推斷作者小心翼翼地把錢塞進她的手中。B、C、D三項均不符合語境。
23．B 作者看到這位女士已經奄奄一息，所以才慷慨解囊，認為這筆錢能夠讓她“挺過”幾個月。所以 survive“幸存，挺過”符合題意。
24．D 根據(jù)下文的內容可知女士并沒有接受作者的施舍，由此可知她只是“審視”著這筆錢。
25．A 文章開頭部分提到作者是在泰國旅游，由此可推斷作者和她無法進行語言溝通。B、C、D三項都不符合語境。
26．A 此處與最后一段最后一句中的“wise”相呼應，即這位女士的眼光中透露出睿智和遺憾。B、C、D三項在文章中都沒有信息支持，故可被排除。
27．D 第二段提到女士躺在臟亂的石頭上，似乎已經死了；第三段第二句提到她病得非常厲害，由此可知她非�！疤撊醯亍本芙^了作者的資助。故選D項。
28．C 此處與最后一段最后一句中的“l(fā)aughed at me”相呼應。A項表示“依賴”；B項表示“照顧”；D項表示“和……爭吵”，都不符合語境。
29．B 作者出于好心想幫助對方，未曾想她竟然不肯接受，作者百思不得其解。走了至少一公里后作者才“意識到”自己的愚蠢。故選B項。
30．A 此處與下一句前半部分中的“needed”相呼應。所以A項符合題意。
31．C 作者本來想通過錢來表達自己的同情，沒想到對方竟然拒絕，所以作者認真分析這種物質上的“善意”是否可取。此外，第四段最后引號部分中的“kind stranger”也是提示。
32．D 文章開頭部分提到作者到泰國旅游，再結合本句中的“Western”一詞可知作者是西方人，由此可推斷作者當時是用西方人的價值觀去幫助那位女士，遭到拒絕后才開始覺得這種價值觀受到了挑戰(zhàn)。A、B、C三項分別表示“提供”、“分享”、“遵循”，都不符合語境。
33．B 這位漂亮女士給作者上了生動的一課：金錢不是萬能的。這個教訓將陪伴作者的余生，讓作者終生難忘。本句中的“for the rest of my life”是時間狀語，表示“余生”。所以carry“攜帶”符合語境。
34．A 當作者回憶起那次“經歷”時，希望自己的臉上也能浮現(xiàn)出那種睿智的微笑。
35．D 那位女士的眼神中透露出嘲笑是以前“曾經”發(fā)生的事情。A、B、C三項都與上文內容不符。
Ⅲ.閱讀理解
Information has always been at the center of human communication. You may ask why. Well, communication between people contains giving and receiving information. The way we give and receive information today has experienced a revolution in the development of the mass media in the 20th century.
The first truly mass communication medium was the newspaper. For the first time in history people could read about events in their country and from around the world every day. However, there were two problems with newspapers of that time. Firstly, newspapers were available only in large cities, for getting newspapers to the countryside was a difficult and timeconsuming (耗時的) task. Secondly, newspapers weren't always reliable, as there was a limited range of opinions.
Nowadays, we can choose from a wide variety of sources to get information. Television and the Internet have given us the chance to be informed about everything the minute it happens. Large numbers of radio and TV stations, satellite channels and millions of websites help people keep up with the latest news. People live in history and are part of it.
The media have come a long way in the last century and there is no doubt that we now live in the information age. Whatever type of media we choose, it all comes down to the need for information. This will always be a basic need as long as communication is part of human nature.
36. Information is considered the center of human communication because ________.
A. human communication means information exchange
B. human communication involves people's participation
C. information is now experiencing a revolution
D. information helps people gather together
37. What was the historical contribution of the newspaper as a source of information?
A. It made the mass communication truly develop.
B. It helped the mass communication develop in cities.
C. It kept people timely informed about home and world events.
D. It kept reliable information available in big cities.
38. The third paragraph mainly tells us that technology helps ________.
A. information easily available
B. people be part of history
C. inform everything timely
D. produce the latest news
39. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that a basic need today is ________.
A. communication B. information
C. high technology D. media types
答案與解析：
信息總是處于人類交流的中心位置，因為人類之間的交流包含著收發(fā)信息。人們無論選擇何種媒體，歸根到底都是為了獲取信息。
36．A 細節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段的communication between people contains giving and receiving information可知，選A項。
37．C 推理判斷題。本題問的是報紙的歷史貢獻。第二段的第二句講到，歷史上，人們第一次有機會每天讀到發(fā)生在國內外的事件，由此可知選C項。
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