閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從21-40各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。
In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call __21__and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming tool. But he did __22__the water. Any kind of __23__ride seemed to give him pleasure. __24__he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __25__the water, moving through it, __26__it all around me. I was not a strong __27__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __28__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and __29__those summer days with my father, who __30__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __31__person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go __32__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __33__anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk __34__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his _35__. But my father always __36__and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s __37__.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __38__ an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood,; the rest is __39__.” And I think it is not only what we “l(fā)ook at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but __40__, in that childhood, look at us.  
21.A. desire      B. joy        C. anger        D. worry
22.A. avoid       B. refuse      C. praise        D. love
23.A. boat        B. bus        C. train        D. bike
24.A. But        B. Then       C. And          D. Still
25.A. on         B. off         C. by           D. in
26.A. having     B. leaving     C. making       D. getting
27.A. swimmer     B. rider      C. walker       D. runner
28.A. hopes       B. faiths      C. rights       D. fears
29.A. spending    B. saving      C. wasting      D. ruining
30.A. should     B. would       C. had to       D. ought to
31.A. next       B. only        C. other        D. last
32.A. away from  B. out of      C. by           D. inside
33.A. put up     B. break down  C. play with     D. work out
34.A. the moment   B. the first time   C. while           D. before
35. A. fishing net   B. office things    C. wooden chair    D. lab equipment
36. A. stood up     B. set out         C. showed up       D. turned out
37. A. fine         B. strange          C. terrible        D. funny
38. A. the student   B. the assistant   C. myself          D. himself
39. A. memory       B. wealth          C. experience      D. practice
40. A. which        B. who             C. what            D. whose

21-25 BDACD   26-30 AADAB  31-35 BDCCB  36-40 CACAB

21.此題有兩個(gè)突破口,第一個(gè)是“and”這個(gè)并列連接詞,后面是“ love”,所以排除C和D,再結(jié)合文章開頭和下文,文章開頭說(shuō)“在我的記憶深處,我與父親一起做的許多事情現(xiàn)在仍然記憶猶新。下文說(shuō)父親曾經(jīng)在游泳池看兒子游泳,游泳之后,兒子去父親的辦公室玩自己喜歡玩的東西。對(duì)作者來(lái)說(shuō)當(dāng)然是快樂(lè)的回憶。所以只能選B。
22.根據(jù)下文“Any kind of __23__ride seemed to give him pleasure.”和“ he loved to fish”,當(dāng)然是選love。
23.與水有關(guān)的當(dāng)然是乘船。
24.此題考查連詞。上一句提到乘船給他樂(lè)趣,后面提到喜歡釣魚,所以是遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。
25.此題考查介詞。根據(jù)“moving through it”,而“it”指的是水,所以選D。
26.此題考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞和幾個(gè)相關(guān)動(dòng)詞的用法。說(shuō)實(shí)話,此題難度較大?忌鷷(huì)誤選B或D。
27.下文提到游泳,所以選A。
28.前文提到作者沒(méi)有很早學(xué)游泳,而且根據(jù)常理小孩子應(yīng)該是害怕。
29.此句的意思是我喜歡在離父親辦公室很近的那個(gè)游泳池游泳,與父親一起度過(guò)夏日。其它幾個(gè)動(dòng)詞意思不符。
30.此題考查情態(tài)助動(dòng)詞的用法。此處“would”表示過(guò)去常常做某事!皊hould”意為“應(yīng)該”,“had to”不得不,“ought to”應(yīng)該。
31.根據(jù)常識(shí),在游泳池的人一般都是穿著泳裝,而我父親沒(méi)有穿,所以選“only”。
32.游泳結(jié)束后,作者到父親的辦公室玩。
33.“put up”意為張貼,搭建,為某人提供食宿;“break down”機(jī)器出故障,身體垮掉,感情失去控制,分解。“ work out ”計(jì)算出,想出!皃lay with” 與…玩。小孩子從抽屜里找可以找到的東西,當(dāng)然是用來(lái)玩。
34.此題考查對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解和從屬連詞的用法!皌he moment”意為“一…就” , “the first time” 第一次,“while” 在此處意為“而,然而”,表示轉(zhuǎn)折對(duì)比。
35.此題考查對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。上文提到作者在父親的辦公室從抽屜里找東西玩,所以選B。
36.此題考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)的區(qū)別!皊tood up”意為站起來(lái),“set out ”出發(fā), 開始, 陳列, 宣布, 移植, 陳述 ,“turned out”結(jié)果是,被證明是。只有“showed up”出現(xiàn),才符合語(yǔ)境。
37.“Oh, no, it’s fine .”指的是沒(méi)關(guān)系的,父親允許兒子玩辦公室的東西。
38.此處當(dāng)然是讓兒子給自己買冰激凌吃。
39.解題的突破口應(yīng)該是上文的文章開頭的“my memory”和下文的“our memories”,做完形應(yīng)該瞻前顧后,注意某些詞語(yǔ)在文章中的復(fù)現(xiàn)。
40.作者回憶了童年時(shí)期父親觀看他游泳和在父親辦公室里可以玩一些從抽屜里找到的東西,從而給他帶來(lái)了美好的回憶,至今記憶猶新。所以發(fā)出了“童年時(shí)期,誰(shuí)看著我們長(zhǎng)大的也是很重要的”感慨。
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D.He got a Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.
小題3:In which country might Roland Garros Open take place?
A.England.B.Australia C.The United StatesD.France
小題4:The underlined words " the award" in Paragraph 9 possibly refer to ____.
A.the WTA CampionshipB.the ITF world champion
C.the Australian Open titleD.the Wimbledon Open title
小題5:____ has never got both singles and doubles world champions in a year.
A.Serena WilliamsB.Lindsay Davenport
C.Venus WilliamsD.Martina Hingis

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For John and Amy Cervantes, birthdays have always been a big deal — a welcome excuse to celebrate life. When their eldest son, Alex, turned three, in 2005, they invited 20 friends to a nearby park and hired a clown to paint faces and make balloon animals.
Not long after that, the couple were brainstorming ways to teach Alex about giving to others. “That’ s when a spark went off,” says Amy. “We wanted to do something that would have a strong effect on our community, that wasn’t already being  done, and that our young children could participate in. I started wondering what less fortunate kids do on their birthdays. The next day, we called a local shelter.” What they learned is that homeless children typically don’t do anything to celebrate. No cake. No gifts. No party.
Several weeks later, the family threw a party at the shelter for the children who had birthdays that month. They decorated, served cake, and led 50 kids in the uncertain situation. Alex helped fill and pass out goody bags and presents. Since that first party, the couple have turned their simple idea into Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit that hosts monthly parties at ten shelters in and around Charlotte, North Carolina. The group also delivers baby supplies to new moms in the shelters. And it considerately sends treats to elementary schools so homeless kids can celebrate their birthdays with friends.
To date, Birthday Blessings has thrown more than 500 parties and handed out over 22,000 favors to nearly 4,000 homeless children. The idea is spreading fast, with additional chapters set to start in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and northeast Indiana. Birthday Blessings is operated entirely by volunteers with Amy, a stay-at-home mom, in charge. John attempts his career as an investment adviser while setting up the group’s similar network and running its capital campaign. The charity will take almost anything — toys, baby items — as long as it’s not used. “These kids never get anything new,” John says. “It makes a big difference to them psychologically.”
Being part of this“l(fā)abor of love,” as Amy puts it, is already making an impression on the boys. When Alex turned seven, his grandparents sent a birthday check. “The first thing he said when he opened it,” Amy recalls, “was that he wanted to give half to the birthday kids.”
63. “a spark went off,” in Para 2 is closest in meaning to_______ .
A. Something was burning        B. there was a little hope
C. they were excited.            D. some good idea flashed into their mind.
64. The couple held a party at the shelter because_____ .
A. The children had birthdays that month
B. They felt sympathy for the homeless children
C. They wanted to make good impression on the children
D. They wanted to show that they were generous and kind
65. From the passage we can learn_______ .
A. The homeless children typically receive gifts and eat cakes on their birthdays
B. The group carefully sends treats to all the children in elementary schools
C. Birthday Blessings has performed different activities to aid the homeless children.
D. The couple are responsible for their own community in North Carolina
66. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Labor of Love                B. Nonprofit Organization 
C. Warm-hearted Volunteers.      D. Fortunate Children

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    I must have been about fourteen then, and I put away the incident from my mind with the
easy carelessness of  youth. But the words, Carl Walter spoke that day, came back to me years
later, and ever since have been of great value to me.
Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how much practicing I was doing. I said three or four hours a day.
"Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time?"
"I try to."
"Well, don't," he exclaimed. "When you grow up, time won't come in long stretches.    Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them five or ten before school, after lunch, between household tasks. Spread the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life."
When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to write, but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said. During the next week I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my astonishment, at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal method. Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, in every day there were idle moments which could be caught and put to use. I even took up piano--playing again, finding that the small intervals of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and piano practice.
There is an important trick in this time--using formula: you must get into your work quickly. If you have but five minutes for writing, you can't afford to waste four chewing your pencil. You must make your mental preparations beforehand, and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize.
I admit I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But life can be counted on to supply interruptions. Carl Walter has had a tremendous influence on my life. To him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge(投入)in without delay.
56.The meaning of “stretch” in the underlined part is the same as that in sentence “       ”.
A.The forests in the north of the province stretch for hundreds of miles.
B.Bob worked as a government official for a stretch of over twenty years.
C.My family wasn’t wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.
D.During his senior year his earnings far enough to buy an old car.
57.Which of the following statements is true?
  A.The writer didn’t completely take the teacher’s words to heart at first.
  B.Carl Walter has had a great influence on the writer's life since he became a student.
  C.The writer owes great thanks to his teacher for teaching him to work in long stretches.
  D.Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine.
58.We can infer that the writer             
A.has new books published each year however busy his teaching is
B.is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy
C.has formed a bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels
D.can find sufficient time for mental preparations beforehand, so he's devoted to work   instantly
59.What is the best title of this passage?
A.Concentrate on Your Work           B.A Little at a Time
C.How I Became a Writer                 D.Good AdviceIs Most Valuable

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