【技巧点拨】注意积累常见谚语的含义。
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分） 【题文】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Three packs of cigarettes were lying there on the pavement. I went down from Shubentsov’s office doorstep, picked them up and pocketed them. Later, in a bar, when I opened the first pack, I found – to my 36 – the twenty cigarettes were there.
I’m still at the bar, telephone in one 37 and the cigarettes in the other. I’m dialing Shubentsov, who told me to call the moment I felt the urge to 38 . I feel it, feel it even 39 than I felt Shubentsov’s healing energy. That’s saying something, since Shubentsov is known around the world for 40 smokers of their nasty habit, using a 41 method. He sent his healing energy from his fingertips, he tells me – something he picked up from another man in Russia. ―I help you for free,‖ he told me in his muddy accent. ―Just call me 42 .‖
I went to see Shubentsov. I think it’s time to 43 because I’m getting old, and I can’t keep doing this to myself. But here’s the real problem. I should quit, but like a lot of you 44 with the same habit, I really don’t want to.
Smoking has been very good to me. Cigarettes have never let me down, never abandoned me on 45 , desperate nights. Smoking 46 my head, helps me 47 . Smoking has started conversations, driven away annoying people. Smoking helps me celebrate victories, get over losses, comfort the comfortless. It also chases away the mosquitoes.
I will 48 . Soon, my body and my mind are demanding that , daily.
I claim to smoke for pleasure, but I realise that slowly I’m losing control of this close, special friend. I 49 that. I realise it’s not just a ―habit‖. I’m 50 .
So here I am, attempting to 51 again, at Shubentsov’s place. I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques 52 . Anytime the urge to smoke 53 , he said, just call him immediately and he’ll help. The funny thing is, I realise that I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up. I’m phoning him so I can. If I call, I’ll have done my part. Then I can smoke this cigarette. Besides, I know that at 9.30 on a Friday night, I’ll get the answering machine. I do. ―The office is open from ten to four. Call me back then. This machine does not take messages.‖
I put the phone down and I can honestly say I’m 54 . You see, it’s not Shubentsov’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still 55 . It’s mine.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to smoke this cigarette. Whether I’ll really enjoy it, though, is another story.
36.A. sadness B. disappointment C. inspiration D. delight 37. A. pack B. hand C. pocket D. bar 38.A. smoke B. talk C. drink D. dial 39.A. weaker B. faster C. stronger D. harder 40.A. accusing B. helping C. developing D. curing 41.A. popular B. mysterious C. frightening D. dangerous 42.A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. whichever 43. A. start B. continue C. stop D. keep 44. A. struggling B. beating C. hitting D. playing 45.A.lovely B. friendly C. lonely D. daily 46.A. destroys B. hurts C. cuts D. clears 47.A. breathe B. smile C. see D. think 48.A. begin B. quit C. report D. study 49.A. hate B. love C. ignore D. miss
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50.A. ill B. excited C. addicted D. fascinated 51. A. give in B. give up C. give off D. give away 52.A. available B. alike C. abnormal D. additional 53.A.strikes B. attacks C. indicates D. continues 54.A.disappointed B. unhappy C. satisfied D. relieved 55.A.living B. working C. smoking D. smiling 【答案】【知识点】B5 应用文
【文章综述】本文是应用文。全文以幽默的语调讲述了作者戒烟但没戒成的故事。 【答案解析】
36．D 名词辨析。A悲伤；B失望；C激励；D高兴。根据句意：作者看到香烟还在，感到很高兴。故选D。
37．B 名词辨析。A包；B手；C口袋；D条。句意：??一只手拿烟，另一只手拿着电话。。故此处选B。
38．A 动词辨析。A抽烟；B谈话；C喝酒；D拨打。根据句意：我一感到想抽烟就打电话给Shubentsov，故选A。
39．C 形容词辨析。A更弱；B更快；C更强烈；D更辛苦。此处是作者抽烟的愿望更强烈了。故选C。 40．D 动词辨析。A控告；B帮助；C发展；D治愈。cure sb. of sth 此处表示矫正某人的恶习。选D。 41．B 形容词辨析。A流行的；B秘密的；C令人害怕的；D危险的。从下文可以看出Shubentsov用的是一种神秘的方法。选B。
42．A 连词辨析。A无论何时；B无论什么；C无论多；D无论哪一个。Shubentsov叫作者无论何时都可以打电话给他。故选A。
43．C 动词辨析。A开始；B继续；C停止；D保持。作者觉得他老了，应该停止抽烟了。故选C。 44．A 动词辨析。A挣扎，搏斗；B打；C拍打；D玩。此处作者觉得不想和一种习惯“搏斗”。故应选A。
45．C 形容词辨析。A可爱的；B友好的；C寂寞的；D日常的。根据句意：在孤独、绝望的夜晚，抽烟给作者带来的好处。故应选C。
46．D 动词辨析。句意：抽烟使我脑子清醒，帮助作者思考。A毁坏；B伤害；C切断；D清醒，清楚。故选D。
47．D 动词辨析。A呼吸；B微笑；C看到；D思考，认为。句意：抽烟使我脑子清醒，帮助作者思考。故选D。
48．B 动词辨析。A开始；B放弃；C报告；D学习。上段讲了抽烟曾经带来的好处，此处quit表示放弃。故选B。
49．A 动词辨析。此处表示作者由于失控了，所以产生了讨厌、厌恶的情绪。。A憎恶；B爱；C忽视；D想念，错过。故选A。
50．C 形容词辨析。 A生病的；B激动的；C上瘾的；D感到迷恋的。作者意识到抽烟不是习惯，而是上瘾了。根据题意选C。
51．B 动词短语辨析。A屈服；B放弃；C发出；D赠送。此处表示作者又想放弃了。故选B。
52．A 形容词辨析。A可利用的，有效的；B像??样的；C不一般的；D额外的。此处表示有效的手段。故选A。
53．A 动词辨析。A敲打，来到；B袭击；C暗示；D继续。strike表示“来到”，此处表示当抽烟的愿望来到的时候。判断选A。
54．D 形容词短语。A失望的；B不高兴的；C满意的；D放松的。这里表示每当作者感到迫切想抽烟时，就在周五晚上9:30打电话，因为那时是机器自动回复的。打完电话，继续抽烟，给自己找到了抽烟的借口，作者感到松口气。故选D。
55．C 句意：我还是在抽烟。A居住；B工作；C抽烟；D继续。故选C。 第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【题文】A Seeing in Stereo
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Have you wondered why you have two eyes and why they are set close together on the front of your face? The reasons are simple and important to the way you see the rest of your world．
Your eyes are like two small cameras. A camera catches an image of an object and records it on film．Similarly，when you look at something，each eye takes in what it sees and sends this image to the back of the eyeball．Because your eyes are set close together，they view the world from about the same height but from slightly different angles. Working as a team, the eyes send the images to your brain, which puts them together into a single, centered image. Seeing in stereo means seeing with two eyes working together，which is called stereoscopic sight．This allows you to view the world in three dimensions，or 3-D．Seeing depth helps you to judge the distance between you and the objects you see and to adjust to the changing angle at which you see something as you move closer to or farther away from it．If images are coming from only one eye, however，only two of these dimensions-height and width-can be perceived．A world seen with one eye is thus two-dimensional，as in a photograph．
Now consider why your two eyes are on the front of your face．Think of other animals with this same arrangement．They are all animals that hunt，like lions and wolves．Their eyes face directly in front of them．This provides a field of sight about 180 degrees wide，which is called binocular sight．On the other hand，animals that are hunted have eyes on the sides of the head，which provides nearly 360-degree field of sight．In order to stay alive，they need to see things coming from the sides and from behind．However，without stereoscopic sight，they have difficulty determining how far a danger is．
With sight both stereoscopic and binocular，humans share with animal hunters the ability to see from side to side and to accurately determine the distance．If you think it would be great to have another type of sight，perhaps with hundreds of tiny eyes like many insects do，think again! Each tiny insect eye sees only a tiny part．Besides，what if you needed glasses? Be glad for the eyesight that you have．
56. According to the passage，an eye is like a camera because both A. can record images B. can imagine objects C. provide centered images D. work at the same height 57. Stereoscopic sight is a result of having A. a three-hundred-sixty-degree field of sight B. hundreds of eyes，all seeing parts of an image C. two eyes close to one another that work together
D. one eye on either side of the head，each seeing a different image 58．The author implies that ―seeing in stereo‖ A．is similar to the way cameras work
B．is an ability humans are fortunate to have C．would be better for a wider field of sight
D．helps people to have better sight than animals 【答案】【知识点】C8 科普知识类
【文章综述】本文主要讲述了什么是立体视觉。主要介绍了立体视觉的含义，人的双眼是如何工作的 ；眼睛的位置与收到的立体感具有什么样的关系，动物的两只眼睛能收到360度视野范围内的立体图像，而人的只能收到180度视野范围内的立体视觉。， 【答案解析】
56.A。解析：细节题。根据文章第二段的A camera catches an image of an object and records it on film可知选A项。
57.C。解析：细节题。根据第三段Seeing in stereo means seeing with two eyes working together，which is called stereoscopic sight可知答案为C。
58.B。解析：推断题。根据最后一段最后一句话可知正确答案为B。。
【题文】B
Computer games have been criticised for quite some time over a whole range of issues. Some people say they are
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overly violent and encourage violent behaviour particularly in children. Others say that they make children unsociable and are bad for their eyes. Some have even attributed falling standards of literacy and a lack of interest in reading on them. Now, however, it seems that computer games have also become a feminist issue.
Game manufacturers have, for some time, been looking to increase the number of female game players. The vast majority of computer games still sell to a mainly male market. Perhaps this is because the violent nature of many of the games appeals more to males or perhaps because many of the main characters in the games are male. Manufacturers' attempts to produce more female characters increase their share of the female gaming market which has met with serious criticism from many women's groups.
While heroines such as Lara Croft of the Tomb Raider game are seen as providing positive role models of strong women, many believe that the character's unrealistic Barbies are subconsciously setting unattainable standards in the minds of young women. Perhaps a stronger criticism is that although many games now include female characters, their role is often secondary and they support the main, male, action characters within the games. Of course the nature of many of the games remains violent and destructive and this in itself could well continue to put off female gamers.
There are now, however, a number of web sites springing up on the World Wide Web to help women deal with this issue. Sites such as Game Girlz, Women Gamers and Game Gal offer game reviews, articles, discussion forums and even employment opportunities for women interested in becoming part of the rapidly expanding games industry. The games are reviewed by women from a very female perspective. Some rate the games from one to ten across a range of criteria which include the appearance of the female characters, the degree of intelligence attributed to them in the game and even the marketing attitude adopted by the company. The sites are obviously looking for games that move away from the very male dominated and violent nature of the majority of computer games. Many of them review games that are more constructive and developmental. Although the common fantasy themes of knights, witches and goblins（妖精） still exist within these games, the aims are often very different. Instead of destroying opposing armies，the aim of the game can be to make peace with them.
With this increased degree of awareness and involvement from women in the games industry many positive changes could be made that could encourage more women and young girls to become enthusiastic about technology. Perhaps we may even find more male gamers moving away from the traditional violent and destructive games towards the more positive values promoted by these more feminine role models, after all Tomb Raider is still one of the most popular computer games on the market, but perhaps that's too much to ask. 59. What is paragraph 1 mainly about ?
A. The violence in computer games. B. Common criticisms of computer games. C. Children’s feeling in computer games. D. The computer issues.
60. Manufacturers want to produce more female characters in order to _______. A. increase sales in the male market
B. help women learn how to play computer games C. encourage more women to buy computer games D. increase the number of male game players
61. From the passage we know that Tomb Raider is _______.
A. a film which provides positive role models of strong women B. a site which helps women to deal with many issues C. a female role which is secondary in many games
D. a computer game which is very popular on the market 62.Which would be the best title for the passage ?
A. Girls’ Games B. Computer Games C. Children’s Games D. Games Industry 【答案】【知识点】C5 文化教育类
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【文章综述】本文主要讲述了当今电脑游戏业已经悄然发生一些可惜的变化。电脑游戏已经被批评为相当多的时间在整个范围内的问题，但目前妇女在游戏行业的许多积极的变化可能鼓励更多的妇女和年轻女孩成为热衷于技术 【答案解析】
59.B。解析：概括题。第一段作者主要讲述了对电脑游戏的总的批评。故选B项。
60.C。解析：细节题。根据第二段中― increase their share of the female gaming market‖可知答案为C。 61.D。解析：推断题。根据最后一段可知正确答案为D。。 62.A 主旨题。作者在全文中始终贯穿了一个主题 female games, 讲述了制造商们想通过设计等途径来鼓励女性购买电脑游戏，也讲述了女性在电脑游戏中的影响等等。故选A。
【题文】C Hungry For a Win
A victor is, by definition, someone who wins a struggle or contest. However, that doesn’t mean he or she will live a proud and happy life ever after, as Katniss Everdeen is about to discover in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Catching Fire, out in Chinese theaters on Nov 21, is set in a futuristic society called Panem. Every year its government holds a televised fight to the death. Two teenagers from each of the 12 districts of Panem are chosen to compete.
In the new film, last year’s victors Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and her partner Peeta are back home after winning the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss just wants to live a normal life. However, that never seems to happen. She has nightmares, which remind her that she is a killer.
Her worst nightmare comes true when the annual Hunger Games arrive again. The teenager finds herself back in the competition along with Peeta. Since Katniss brings hope to Panem through her courage, President Snow plans to use this year’s Games to kill off Katniss and Peeta and in turn dampen the fires of rebellion.
―This is the next step of Katniss’ heroism and the next part of her journey to finding out who she is really going to be,‖ Lawrence told Reuters.
Fast-paced and full of action, Catching Fire looks to outdo the success that the first film had in 2012. With a 97 percent rating on the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, it is enjoying positive reviews. Critics have praised it for being faithful to the book written by American author Suzanne Collins. The Hollywood Reporter said that Catching Fire outshines the first movie a lot.
Jennifer Lawrence, who won a best actress Oscar this year for her 2012 movie Silver Linings Playbook, has helped Catching Fire find success, Forbes pointed out. The 23-year-old actress does well playing a young lady who hates what she was forced to do to stay alive yet is determined not to give up.
―Lawrence’s down-to-earth personality in real life won the hearts of the public. So given a wildly popular first film that blew everyone away, a rising fan base and a lead performer beloved by the mainstream press and viewers, the sequel(续集) was always going to be big,‖ Forbes noted.
63. The underlined word ―dampen‖ in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ―_______‖. A. hold B. light C. reduce D. support
64. Which of the following is TRUE about the film’s story according to the article? A. Every year 12 teenagers in total are chosen to join in the televised fight. B. Despite having won the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss doesn’t feel much joy.
C. Katniss and Peeta are chosen once again to make the TV show more appealing.
D. Jennifer Lawrence won a best actress Oscar this year for the first Hunger Games movie. 65. What are some reasons why Catching Fire will probably be successful? a. The previous film was successful. b. It is true to the original book’s story.
c. Most of the reviews of the movie are positive.
d. It has many famous stars in addition to Jennifer Lawrence.
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