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[基础测评]
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.During a fight, a true friend will remain loyal and will not r eveal your secrets.
2.The teacher's smile i mplied that she had forgiven me for my rudeness.
3.There is no need to b other yourself about small things because they can only waste your time and energy.
4.You can clarify (阐明) this question if you make a careful study of British history.
5.To lower (降低) the house prices, several measures have been adopted in the last two years.
6.Ken gave me an embarrassed (尴尬的) smile when I asked where he had been.
7.I wasn't blaming anyone, I merely (只是) said errors like these could be avoided.
8.If something bad happens on a particular day, people will have a tendency (倾向) to associate that day with the negative events.
Ⅱ.翻译句子
1.小时候,大卫经常与哥哥发生冲突。(conflict)
David_always_came_into_conflict_with_his_elder_brother_when_he_was_a_little_boy .
2.如果你想避免在工作中被打扰,请对那个人说“不”,然后再安排时间交谈。(work)
If_you_want_to_avoid_interruptions_at_work,_say_“no”_to_the_man_and_arrange_another_time_to_talk .
3.换句话说,在高中做兼职是有意义的。(words, sense)
In_other_words,_it_makes_sense_to_have_a_parttime_job_in_high_school.
4.我工作太忙, 因此很少有时间参加社交活动。(be occupied with)
I_am_so_occupied_with_work_that_I_have_little_time_for_social_activities.
5.在街上,她发现自己被一个陌生人盯着,这使她有点紧张。(stare)
In_the_street,_she_found_herself_stared_at_by_a_stranger,_which_made_her_a_little_nervous.
Ⅲ.语法填空
1.Before birth,babies can distinguish their mother's voice from that of a female stranger.
2.My Chinese teacher is possibly one of the most inspiring educators_ (educate) I've ever met.
3.Attending an exam late is the last thing you need, for the embarrassment will cause you to be distracted (distract) and lose valuable time.
4.To be honest, I barely (bare) slept last night. No wonder that I feel so sleepy today.
5.Nowadays, anyone who is trying to reduce pain or anxiety (anxious) can try a treatment which is known as flotation therapy (疗法).
6.Tom's mother was ashamed of_ her rude remarks on Tom because they only resulted in his losing confidence in himself.
7.After a while, my eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness in the cave.
8.Each tree reacts differently to the change of the season.
[能力提升]
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Teaching kids to code (编码) is just as important as teaching them any other language. And the younger they start learning it, the better, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday.
Cook spoke to a group of New York third graders who visited a Manhattan Apple store for an “Hour of Code” class. In an interview afterward, he said that schools aren't putting enough emphasis on computerscience education, but he has “great hope” that will change and coding will finally become a required class for all kids.
“From an economic standpoint the job division itself today is huge, but it's going to become even larger.”Cook said.
And if the concepts are introduced at a young age, in a fun way, it's more likely that kids will find them cool and stay interested as they grow older, hopefully resulting in a larger and more diverse tech workforce down the road. he said. Cook added that even if kids don't grow up to get a job in the tech industry, they'll discover a new way to be creative and pick up important problemsolving skills along the way.
The kids at Wednesday's event played with a Star Warsthemed game created by the nonprofit group Code. org in partnership with Disney. Their teacher, Joann Khan, said the lessons taught through the game bring to life some of the math skills the kids are learning in her classroom, something she planned to point out to them when they returned to school.
The “Hour of Code” workshop was one of many held by Apple Inc, and a great number of other technology companies around the world this week as part of a Code. org push to introduce as many kids as possible to computer science through a onehour class.
[语篇解读] 本文主要讲述了苹果公司CEO-Tim Cook 认为教孩子从小学习计算机代码很重要。
1.What did Tim Cook expect schools to do ?
A.To allow students to play games.
B.To make classes more interesting.
C.To require all kids to learn coding.
D.To teach students more math skills.
解析:C [细节理解题。根据“In an interview afterward, he said that schools aren't putting enough emphasis on computer science education, but he has ‘great hope'that will change and coding will finally become a required class for all kids.”的叙述我们可以知道,Tim Cook 希望学校要求全体学生都学习计算机代码,计算机代码课会成为学校的必修课。]
2.What did the students do in the “Hour of Code” class?
A.They interviewed Tim Cook.
B.They did some shopping.
C.They learned real math skills.
D.They played with a theme game.
解析:D [推理判断题。根据“The kids at Wednesday's event played with a Star Warsthemed game created by the nonprofit group Code. org in partnership with Disney.”的叙述我们可以知道,孩子们在这个活动中玩了一个以星球大战为主题的游戏。所以选项D正确。]
3.What is the “Hour of Code” class meant to do ?
A.To get kids exposed to computer science.
B.To promote the latest Apple products.
C.To introduce Apple CEO Tim Cook.
D.To test a newlydesigned theme game.
解析:A [推理判断题。 根据“...a great number of other technology companies around the world this week as part of a Code. org push to introduce as many kids as possible to computer science through a onehour class. ”的叙述我们可以知道,“Hour of Code” 这堂课的目的就是为了让尽可能多的孩子接触计算机科学,故选A。]
B
How can you tell if someone's lying? The answer is, they're probably not.
Traditional economics says that people are rational (理智的)beings who will lie if it's to their advantage.A recent university study has shown that, actually,we're pretty honest-especially when we're at home.
Researchers in Germany phoned people at home and asked them to toss(投掷) a coin. There was a strong financial incentive(刺激) to fake the result: if the coin landed tailsup, the participants would receive money or a gift ticket, while if the coin landed headsup, they would get nothing. Because they were on the phone, they knew there was no risk of getting caught if they lied.
And yet people told the truth. Over hundreds of tosses, a coin will land tailsup roughly 50% of the time. In this study over half the people asked said that the coin landed heads up, which meant they would receive nothing.
Previous studies had found that people were more dishonest. In those laboratory studies, 75% of people reported a winning coin and claimed a reward. So the research team thinks it's being in our own homes which makes us play fair, although it's not yet clear why.
In fact both types of study show people are surprisingly reliable. Even in the laboratory, 25% of people turned down a reward by telling the truth. The researchers say this is because honesty is highly valued in human society. We care about our reputation and our sense of ourselves as respectable people. So lying has a psychological cost and it seems this cost is more important than the financial benefits of lying.
[语篇解读] 这篇短文告诉大家:在人类社会中诚实是被高度重视的,精神上的伤害比撒谎带来的一些利益要严重得多,研究表明人们是可以信赖的。
4.When do people lie according to traditional economics?
A.When they are at home.
B.When it's to their advantage.
C.When they would receive nothing.
D.When it comes to financial benefits.
解析:B [细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句话“Traditional economics says that people are rational beings who will lie if it's to their advantage.”可知当对他们有利的时候他们就会说谎。]
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the research?
A.There was no risk of getting caught lying if people were on the phone.
B.The participant would receive nothing if he said the coin landed tailsup.
C.The studies could help to correct the mistakes of the participants.
D.People would play fair and behave acceptably if invited to the laboratory.
解析:A [细节理解题。根据“Because they were on the phone, they knew there was no risk of getting caught if they lied.”可知A项正确。]
6.Under what circumstance were the participants more dishonest?
A.On the phone.
B.On the street.
C.In their homes.
D.In those laboratory studies.
解析:D [细节理解题。根据“Previous studies had found that people were more dishonest. In those laboratory studies...(之前的研究表明人们更加不可信,在实验室里……)”以及后面的叙述可知, 有75%的人在实验室的研究中要求得到奖励和回报,由此可得出答案。]
7.Researchers have done an experiment in order to ________.
A.find out the rates of tossing a coin
B.prove the financial benefits of lying
C.find out the reason why people play fair
D.advocate honesty is highly valued in society
解析:D [推理判断题。根据对“The researchers say this is because honesty is highly valued in human sociey.”的理解可知研究人员做实验的目的是倡导诚信的重要,D项符合。]
Ⅱ.阅读填句
The Facebook “like” button was one of the social media website's most popular features. But now Facebook has added more emojis (表情符号) that users can click on to quickly express their feelings about a post. __1__
Facebook has been working on the feature for more than a year. The company looked at how people commented on posts and used emojis to share their feelings. __2__
Reactions are available both on the Facebook website and on the app. Right now, users can add Reactions to posts, photos and videos but not comments. To use Reactions on Facebook, just click the “like” button. __3__ Choose one and click on it. There is also a video that explains how to use Reactions, if additional help is needed. If you do not see Reactions in the Facebook app, close the app and then reopen. Reactions should appear. The new feature helps users react more sensitively to the nature of posts, especially when they report unwelcome news. __4__ You can also go beyond “like” and add the heart Reaction to show your love.
The new feature may be helpful during the current U. S. presidential election season. __5__ For example, a user might post about a candidate with a political position he disagrees with. A Facebook friend might react with the “angry” emoji. Is that friend angry about the candidate, the position, or the person who posted?
A.They found most people liked the addition.
B.The Facebook “like” button encourages the users to click on and share the links.
C.The five new buttons, called Reactions, are love, haha, wow, said and angry.
D.However, Reactions could also create confusion.
E.Now, friends can share sadness with the sad Reaction.
F.Facebook is one of the most popular social platforms in the world.
G.All of the possible Reactions appear.
[语篇解读] 文章介绍了Facebook 把简单的“like” (赞)这个按钮升级,添加了更多的表情符号,来让人们更轻松地表达他们对一个帖子的看法,有时也会造成困惑。
1.解析:C [根据第一段第二句中的“has added more emojis” 可知, 下文接着列出了表情符号的内容。]
2.解析:A [根据语境可知用户很喜欢这些添加的表情。]
3.解析:G [根据后面部分的描述可知出现了各种可能的反应,你可以选择并点击其中一个。]
4.解析:E [根据后面一句可知此处是在举例说明我们如何使用Reactions 表达,再结合空前的“unwelcome news” 可知,此处应阐述一个负面情绪。]
5.解析:D [根据后两句可知,使用Reactions 这个功能有的时候会造成理解混乱。]
Ⅲ.语法填空
I came across an interesting story when I visited my cousin in Henan Province, China. My cousin grew up with a girl __1__ (call) Li Shichun next door. The “chun ” part of Li Shichun stands for spring. That is when she was born. But that is not all. She is also named __2__ a Sui Dynasty engineer, Li Chun. Her father considered him __3__ (admire) because he built bridges people can really count on. But her mother wouldn't like her daughter __4__ (have) that name because she thought that sounded much like a boy's name. She was worried that her daughter would have to put up with too much teasing with __5__ boy's name. So they figured out a way to change it. They __6__ (add) “shi” from her grandmother's name. Well, that was lucky because she looked like her grandmother anyway, and she was proud to be given that name. She studied hard at her lesson and got good grades in all her subjects. Li Shichun __7__ (final) went to university __8__ she studied medicine. However, she felt that she didn't like it so she changed her major. She, together with her classmates, __9__ (be) determined to become an engineer and contribute to society! Later, she became famous when she invented a new way of holding up suspension (悬架) __10__ (bridge) during the building process.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文,介绍了一个女孩的名字的由来。这个女孩从小努力学习,后来成了一位著名的工程师。
1.called [考查非谓语动词。空处在句中作定语,此处表示“一个叫作……的女孩”,因call 与girl之间为逻辑上的动宾关系,因此填called。]
2.after [考查介词。此处表示“ 以一个隋朝工程师的名字给她取名”,故用be named after, 因此填介词after。]
3.admirable [考查形容词。女孩的父亲觉得隋朝工程师李春令人钦佩, 因此这里填形容词admirable 作宾语补足语,表示“令人钦佩的”。]
4.to have [考查非谓语动词。would like sb. to do sth. 意为“想让某人做某事”,故填to have。]
5.a [考查冠词。此处表示“一个男孩的名字”,且boy's的发音以辅音音素开头,故填a。]
6.added [考查时态。由全文时态可知,本空应用一般过去时。]
7.finally [考查副词。空处作状语,意为“最后”,故填finally。]
8.where [考查定语从句。空处引导定语从句,且在从句中作地点状语, 故填where。]
9.was [考查主谓一致和时态。“together with” 连接两个并列的成分作主语时,谓语动词的数要与其前的主语保持一致,故谓语动词用单数形式;此处叙述的是过去发生的动作,因此用一般过去时。故填was。]
10.bridges [考查名词复数。本空表示泛指,且bridge 为可数名词,因此填其复数形式。]
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