英语强化训练
阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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Mike Godwin is an American lawyer and author who invented “Godwin‟s Law” in 1990 when he made the following statement.
As an online discussion grows longer, a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler is very likely to be made.
Godwin‟s Law is applicable to online discussions in forums, chat rooms, and on blogs. The term has earned a place in the Oxford English Dictionary:
Godwin’s Law: noun .A facetious aphorism（有趣的格言）maintaining that as an online debate increases in length, it becomes certain that someone will eventually compare someone or something to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis.
the term is being applied to the use of “the Nazi card” in other contexts.
A complaint by many forum users is that the so-called law is ending discussion. One makes a Nazi comparison and another cries, “You said Hitler, so I win!” At that point, the discussion ends. The term has created a verb, “to Godwin,” as in, “You Godwined this discussion!”
The mention of Godwin‟s Law has come to be seen as a way to end an online discussion. Here is a complaint voiced by a forum user:
It seems like Godwin’s law is becoming a real problem for any sort of discussion on the internet. Whenever Hitler or Nazis ,is brought up in a discussion ,the discussion is then over and the poster who mentioned the subject is laughed at. This would be a problem if people mention Godwin’s law when the Hitler/Nazi mention is relevant to the topic at hand.
21. What will certainly happen according to “Godwin‟s Law” if the online discussion is lengthened?
A. The debaters will maintain their justice.
B. The debaters will mention Hitler or Nazis.
C. The debaters will earn a place in the forum.
D. The debaters will become very sick and tired.
22. What does the underlined word “coined” in the fifth paragraph mean probably?
A. Built.
B. Adapted. C. Classified. D. Invented.
23. What is the mention of “Godwin‟s Law” viewed as in a discussion?
A. A way of objection. B. A way of complaint.
C. A way of ending it. D. A way of creating words.
B
The freezing Northeast hasn‟t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold- weather root vegetables- was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers‟ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1 p.m, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I‟ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they‟re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown‟s Grove Farm‟s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn‟t be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown‟s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where- luckily for me- I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I‟d be ordering every tomato on it.
24. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?
A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Relaxing. D. Annoying.
25. What made the author‟s getting up late early worthwhile?
A. Having a swim. B. Breathing in fresh air.
C. Walking in the morning sun. D. Visiting a local farmer‟s market.
26. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?
A. They are soft. B. They look nice.
C. They taste great. D. They are juicy.
27. What was the author going to do that evening?
A. Eat in a restaurant. B. Check into a hotel.
C. Go to a farm. D. Buy fresh vegetables.
C
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist‟s showman qualities.
The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,” explains the Pompidou Centre.
The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作)with the Museo Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.
28. Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?
A. Optimistic. B. Productive C. Generous. D. Traditional.
29. What is Dali‟s The Persistence of Memory considered to be?
A. One of his masterworks. B. A successful screen adaptation.
C. An artistic creation for the stage. D. One of the beat TV programmes.
30. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?
A. By popularity. B. By importance.
C. By size and shape. D. By time and subject.
31. What does the word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Donations. B. Projects. C. Artworks. D. Documents.
D
Conflict is on the menu tonight at the café La Chope. This evening, as on every Thursday night, psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of France‟s favorite pastimes, coffee drinking and the “talking cure”. Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings. It isn‟t always easy. The
customers---some thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per session---are quick to intellectualize (高谈阔论)，slow to open up and connect. “You are forbidden to say „one feels,‟ or „people think‟,” Lehane told them. “Say „I think,‟ „Think me‟.”
A café society where no intellectualizing is allowed? It couldn‟t seem more un-French. But
Lehanne‟s psychology café is about more than knowing oneself: It‟s trying to help the city‟s troubled neighborhood cafes. Over the years, Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle-longer working hours, a fast food boom and a younger generation‟s desire to spend more time at home. Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation. Cafes focused around psychology, history, and engineering are catching on, filling tables well into the evening.
32.What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope?
A. Learn a new subject B. Keep in touch with friends.
C. Show off their knowledge. D. Express their true feelings.
33. How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes?
A. They have bigger night crowds. B. They stay open for longer hours.
C. They are less frequently visited. D. They start to serve fast food.
34. What are theme cafes expected to do?
A. Save the cafe business. B. Supply better drinks.
C. Create more jobs. D. Serve the neighborhood.
35. Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris?
A. They bring people true friendship.
B. They give people spiritual support.
C. They help people realize their dreams.
D. They offer a platform for business links.
笫二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
How I trained myself to get up earlier
I am not what you would call a morning person. I‟m a writer. But getting up early has become really important for me. These are the techniques that I used to follow to learn to get up earlier:
In my case it is 6 am so that I could do a couple of hours, write my blog and catch up my
email before everyone else started work.
Promise myself a reward. I always wanted to learn shooting so I promised myself I would book a day‟s shooting if I got up early for a month.
Get clothes, computer and breakfast ready the night before
Alarms. I set my bedside alarm for 06:00.I also set my telephone to ring at 06:05 but I put the
phone on the other side of the room so that I have to get out of bed to stop it ringing.
Naps（打盹）and earlier nights. Sleep is like money in the bank. If you overdraw by getting up meant that I was getting the right amount of sleep.
Talk big widely about your new early-birdiness.My friend Stuart says “We are the stories we tell about ourselves.” If I describe myself as a punctual, early-rising, efficient robot maybe that‟s what I‟ll become.
To cut a long story short. It worked! I wake up at six, feel fresh and jump right out of bed without any alarms or bribery（贿赂）.
A. This technique works every time.
B. Decide what time I wanted to get up.
C. Initially, I did this by having short naps after lunch.
D. None of these is rocket science, but they are worth sharing.
E. It makes you feel good to tell people “Oh, I get up at 6 am.”
F. When I add blogs, it feels as if I have no free hours in the daytime.
G. I don‟t want to fall over everything when doing basic tasks when I‟m half-asleep.
英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）
Gift at the Parking Lot
I never thought I would be writing about a trip to the convenient store. It was just a month after my the pain.
In the store, I was upset because I couldn‟t get my car, angry at everything was beginning to fade.
Suddenly, a woman driving right by my side roll excuse me.” she said ask for my parking spot, my car. “No, excuse me,” she said again.
lady wanted. As I got closer, I realized
that she something in her bag. Surprisingly, I by a sense of relief while others me a booklet, which read “What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?” “Maybe you need this,” I could thank her, she was gone.
I felt a sense as I opened the first page. people pass on, but their spirit I‟ll remember it for the rest of my life.
41.A.come back B.passed away C.broken down D.fallen over
42.A.what B.why C.how D.when
D.on purpose
D.also
D.awkward
D.helpless
D.hand
D.Realizing
D.simply
D.prejudice
D.annoying 43.A.by chance B.in hand 44.A.still B.even C.at random C.yet 45.A.common B.unbearable C.curious 46.A.breathless B.hopeless C.aimless 47.A.car B.door C.window 48.A.Recognizing B.Worrying C.Assuming 49.A.cautiously B.exactly C.clumsily 50.A.alternative B.restriction C.destination 51.A.outgoing B.energetic
52.A.putting away B.looking into
53.A.cheered
54.A.offered
55.A.with
56.A.after
57.A.comfort
58.A.implied B.overcome B.showed B.in C.determined C.searching for D.going over C.affected C.brought C.on D.moved D.handed D.of D.before D.surprise D.directed
D.remains
D.reward B.once C.as B.satisfaction B.explained C.inspiration C.instructed 59.A.catches up B.fits in 60.A.lesson B.memory C.sticks C.gift
第二节（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
in the world to flow entirely within one country. Flowing from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea, China and took part in a cruise（巡航）along part of the river last year.
Chairman Mao, then in his 70s, famously swam across the Yangtze. Glorious temples rise over industrial ports while, high above the rocks, ancient coffins are hung in caves, without being disturbed As a foreigner,
写作（共两节；满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Living without an aim is like sailing without compass. If there is no aim in our lives, we will get lose. Last term, I couldn‟t accept the truth which I failed in my math examination. I decided to give it up, so I skipped from classes frequently. Considered my case, my teacher offered me several detailed approach and advised me to set a short-term goal to improve my math. Finally, I work harder than ever and made great progress in her math. In my opinion, success lies in a series of goals. However, we should remember to make our targets clearly and spare no effort to realize our dreams.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华，你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登美国节日风俗和中学生生活的短文。请给美国朋友Adam写信约稿，要点如下：
1. 栏目介绍。
2. 稿件内容；
3. 稿件长度：约400词汇
4. 交稿日期：4月28日之前
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯的；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
21~25 BDC BD 26~30 BABAD
41-45BACBA
46-50BCCDA
51-55DCBDA
56-60DABDC 31~35 CDCAB 36~40 BGCED
61. known 62 between 63. curiosity 64. where 65. centuries 66. a 67. its 68. was absorbed 69. Rarely 70 visiting
改错
1. without 后加a 2. lose-lost 3. which-that 4. skip 后去from 5. considered-considering 6.
approach-approaches
7. work –worked 8. her-my 9. however-therefore 10. clearly-clear
Dear Adam,
The “Foreign Cultures” section in our newspaper is very popular among us students. It carries articles written by foreign friends about the cultures of their home countries. Would you please write something about the culture in your part of the United States? And we would especially welcome articles about how Americans spend their holidays and festivals, and the life of American high school students. You can write anything relevant so long as it‟s interesting and informative, 400 words would be fine. Could we have your article before April 28?
I‟m looking forward to hearing from you! Yours,
Li Hua