Ⅰ.完形填空(建議用時17′)

　　[2024·珠海摸底]I had a dark moment earlier. The bad－tempered person that was once me __1__. I hadn't killed her. Oh, she isn't a fine piece of work. I don't like her at all. But I am grateful she comes out __2__. She reminds me of how far I've come and who I don't want to be, ever.

　　I was at the dentist for treatment, a(n) __3__ which I had organized and reorganized for months. I __4__ it twice and called the day before to ensure the __5__ would be ready for the x－rays. Then I arrived. But the machine was broken. The lady on duty had no __6__ what I was talking about and I __7__ felt my blood boil. I was getting so mad. I didn't __8__ her or curse but the way I was __9__ to her was not nice. My tone was so rude. I spoke down to her like she was a __10__， naughty and incapable. It was not a good moment.

　　The whole time she __11__ and was lovely to me. Everything was finally OK and only then was I nice. I sat down in the waiting area and __12__ on it all.

　　How can I make it __13__？ I thought. I could gift her a chocolate bar I had on me, but this __14__ more than that. It needed an honest __15__ and that is exactly what I gave.

　　I apologized for the __16__ I had spoken to her and told her it was wrong of me. She __17__. Again with a smile. God help me be that woman, who smiles and forgives so__18__.

　　I don't get it right every time. I can be __19__ and when I am, I almost hate myself for it. I am not a person like her. __20__ I have confidence in myself. I continue to grow and continue to learn.

　　作者按照預約去看牙醫，結果那里沒有按預約的準備好。作者大怒，用粗魯的語氣訓斥了值班的女士，而對方始終以微笑回應。作者反省之后，真誠地向女士道歉，并決心要做一個像那位女士一樣的人。

　　1．A.improved

　　B．changed

　　C．returned

　　D．disappeared

　　答案：C'那個曾經壞脾氣的我回來了(returned)。由上句“I had a dark moment earlier”得出。

　　2．A.on purpose

　　B．at times

　　C．over time

　　D．ever since

　　答案：B'這個壞脾氣的我不時地(at times)出現，是對作者的提醒。

　　3．A.appointment

　　B．decision

　　C．choice

　　D．order

　　答案：A'作者來到牙科醫生處就診，這是幾個月前約好的。appointment“預約，約定”。

　　4．A.considered

　　B．recalled

　　C．confirmed

　　D．warned

　　答案：C'由5空前的ensure可推斷此處應該填confirm(確認)。去之前我進行了兩次確認。

　　5．A.cure

　　B．equipment

　　C．examination

　　D．pay

　　答案：B'本空后的“But the machine was broken”有提示，作者打電話確認拍x光片的設備(equipment)是否已經準備好。

　　6．A.suggestion

　　B．mind

　　C．care

　　D．idea

　　答案：D'值班的女士對此毫不知情，這讓作者很生氣。have no idea“不知道”。

　　7．A.immediately

　　B．continually

　　C．normally

　　D．reasonably

　　答案：A'我去之前一再核實，去了之后值班人員竟然不知道有這么回事，所以我一下(immediately)就怒火中燒。

　　8．A.laugh at

　　B．calm down

　　C．yell at

　　D．turn to

　　答案：C'空后的curse是提示，作者沒有沖她喊叫(yell at)也沒有謾罵。

　　9．A.talking

　　B．leading

　　C．listening

　　D．referring

　　答案：A'雖沒有沖她大喊大叫，但作者說話(talking)的方式非常不好。

　　10．A.boss

　　B．child

　　C．nurse

　　D．cheat

　　答案：B'作者說話的語氣相當粗魯無禮，就像是跟一個孩子(child)說話。空后的naughty and incapable有提示。

　　11．A.escaped

　　B．suffered

　　C．debated

　　D．smiled

　　答案：D'作者發火期間，這位女士一直微笑(smiled)，對作者態度很好，空后的lovely有提示。

　　12．A.depended

　　B．kept

　　C．reflected

　　D．carried

　　答案：C'問題解決之后，作者情緒好多了。作者坐在候診區，回顧剛才發生的一切。reflected on“仔細考慮；反省；回想”。

　　13．A.better

　　B．fairer

　　C．happier

　　D．worse

　　答案：A'回顧了剛才發生的一切，作者想：“如何才能把這件事處理得更好(better)呢(之前說話的口氣太惡劣了)？”

　　14．A.meant

　　B．needed

　　C．wasted

　　D．cost

　　答案：B'她可以送給女士一塊巧克力，但這件事需要(needed)做更多，遠非一塊巧克力就能解決。

　　15．A.explanation

　　B．excuse

　　C．offer

　　D．apology

　　答案：D'這件事需要真誠的道歉(apology)。下一段的I apologized for有提示。

　　16．A.time

　　B．chance

　　C．way

　　D．place

　　答案：C'作者為自己對她說話的方式(way)道歉，承認自己錯了。

　　17．A.accepted

　　B．ignored

　　C．refused

　　D．regretted

　　答案：A'女士接受了(accepted)作者的道歉。空后的Again with a smile有提示。

　　18．A.carelessly

　　B．easily

　　C．proudly

　　D．eagerly

　　答案：B'作者要成為像這位女士一樣的人，一個時刻微笑著、極容易(easily)原諒別人的人。

　　19．A.patient

　　B．polite

　　C．indifferent

　　D．rude

　　答案：D'作者并不是每次都做得很好，有時還會粗魯(rude)。

　　20．A.Yet

　　B．Still

　　C．Even

　　D．Therefore

　　答案：A'雖然“我”有時會表現得很粗魯，不是一個像值班女士那樣的人，然而(Yet)，“我”對自己充滿信心，“我”會不斷成長，繼續學習。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解(建議用時15′)

　　A

　　[2024·石家莊摸底]Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that come fully charged with credit. Whether you're making a one－off trip to London or you're a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smartcard is the easiest way to travel around the city's public transport network. Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.

　　Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card

　　A Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London：

　　● Save time－your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.

　　● It's more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash.

　　● There is a daily price cap－once you have reached this limit, you won't pay any more.

　　● Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues－plus discounts on the Emirates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses.

　　Buy a Visitor Oyster Card

　　Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs

　　￡3

　　(non－refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand!

　　You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board

　　Eurostar trains travelling to London.

　　Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card

　　You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with ￡20 credit. If you run out of credit, add credit at the following locations：

　　● Touch screen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.

　　● Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London.

　　● TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers.

　　● Tube and London Overground station ticket offices.

　　● Emirates Air Line terminals.

　　本文講述的是一種智能卡“Visitor Oyster”，介紹了它的優點，如何購買，如何充值等相關信息。

　　1．When can you use your Visitor Oyster Card?

　　A．After you become a regular visitor.

　　B．Only when you end your journey.

　　C．Once you arrive in London.

　　D．Before you leave home.

　　答案：C　細節理解題。根據第一段“Whether you're making a one－off trip to London or you're a regular visitor.”可知。

　　2．What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?

　　A．It can reach you before your journey to London.

　　B．It requires you to pay as much as the daily price cap.

　　C．It can provide you a 50% discount at a London shop.

　　D．It can be delivered to your home address free of charge.

　　答案：A　推理判斷題。由Advantages中可知B項與C項錯誤，由Buy a Visitor Oyster Card中第一句可知D項錯誤。故選A。

　　3．Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?

　　A．On the Internet.

　　B．At a Tube station ticket office.

　　C．On Eurostar trains.

　　D．At Gatwick Express ticket offices.

　　答案：B　細節理解題。由Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card中信息點可知答案。

　　1．charge vt./n. 索價，控告；費用

　　2．advantage n. 優勢，優點

　　3．discount n．/v. 折扣，打折

　　4．deliver vt. 發表；遞送；接生

　　5．terminal n．/adj. 終端；最后的

　　1．pay for 賠償；為……而付錢

　　2.add to 增加；添加

　　原文：Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address.(過去分詞作賓補)

　　譯文：在去倫敦訪問前買一張Visitor Oyster card并把它寄送到你的住址。

　　仿寫：Before driving into the city, you are required to_get_your_car_washed.

　　在你開車進城前，要求你把車洗干凈。

　　B

　　[2024·惠州二調]Lee's mother Sun became unexpectedly pregnant while married to a disabled man. Doctors told her that because of a medication she had been taking her child would not be normal. She chose to continue with the pregnancy and in 1985 in Seoul, South Korea, little Hee Ah Lee was born with only two fingers on each hand, disfigurement of her legs, and slight brain injury. The hospital told Sun that she could not care for the child at home and her relatives wanted her to place the child for adoption in a foreign country. Sun, however, thought her baby would live a successful life.

　　When Lee was a pre－schooler, Sun wanted her daughter to take piano lessons for two reasons. One was that she felt it would help her strengthen her hands so she could hold a pencil. The other was that she felt that if she could master the piano, she could master anything. For six months piano schools turned them down and then the one teacher who did accept the task got discouraged and wanted to quit. It was a three－month contest of wills between mother and daughter that led to a conflict in which Sun actually threw her daughter on the floor in frustration. But Lee got back up on the piano bench and for the first time played a children's song. That was the turning point and one year later Lee won the grand prize in a piano concert for Kindergartners. It was at the age of 7 that Lee won Korea's 19th National Handicap Conquest Contest and was presented with her award by the President of Korea.

　　Lee has won numerous awards, and is a widely traveled concert pianist with more than 200 appearances. Her first album titled “Hee－ah, a Pianist with Four Fingers” was released in June, 2008.

　　Lee speaks highly of her mother for challenging her to master the piano and said that although her training was difficult, “As time went by, the piano became my source of inspiration and my best friend.”

　　本文是一篇人物介紹，介紹了韓國著名殘疾人鋼琴家Lee的人生，從出生殘疾到后期的成功都應歸功于她偉大的母親Sun。

　　4．Which of the following can best describe Sun?

　　A．Stubborn and devoted.

　　B．Impatient and strict.

　　C．Enthusiastic and hardworking.

　　D．Honest and responsible.

　　答案：A　推理判斷題。從第一段Sun懷孕檢查結果而Lee出生后的情況介紹看出母親的stubborn，并從一心培養Lee方面看出她的devoted。

　　5．What was probably in Lee's mind when on the floor?

　　A．Learning piano was too difficult for her.

　　B．Life was unfair to her.

　　C．She would try her best to learn piano.

　　D．Her mother didn't love her any more.

　　答案：C　細節理解題。根據第二段“But Lee got back up on the piano bench and for the first time played a children's song.”可以推斷。

　　6．When was Lee awarded by the president of Korea?

　　A．1985.

　　B．1992.

　　C．2008.

　　D．2007.

　　答案：B　細節理解題。根據第一段Lee出生在1985年，以及第二段“It was at the age of 7 that Lee...and was presented with her award by the President of Korea.”可知。

　　7．What's the best title of the passage？

　　A．A 4－finger pianist

　　B．Love between mother and daughter

　　C．Learning piano

　　D．An abnormal girl

　　答案：A　主旨大意題。從文章第一段到最后一段均是講述Lee的相關情況，因此選擇的題目應該與Lee最明顯的特征有關，故選A。

　　1．normal adj. 正常的

　　2．strengthen

　　vt. 加強

　　3．discouraged adj. 喪氣的，灰心的

　　4．conflict n．矛盾，沖突

　　5．release vt. 發行，出版；釋放

　　1．care for 喜歡，關心

　　2．speak highly of 高度評價

　　原文：It was at the age of 7 that Lee won Korea's 19th National Handicap Conquest Contest and was presented with her award by the President of Korea.(強調句型)

　　譯文：正是在她七歲時Lee獲得了韓國第19屆全國障礙挑戰賽并由韓國總統給她頒發獎章。

　　仿寫：It_was the culture, rather than the language, that made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.

　　正是文化而不是語言使他很難適應國外的新環境。

　　Ⅲ.短文改錯(建議用時8′)

　　[2024·遵義聯考]Li Ying came to Canada to study in Grade Ten and enter a public school. She was disappointing because the teachers and students didn't help her very much, but she couldn't take any interesting subjects. A year later, she came to a private school that she had a custom－tailored program, which got her take seven courses. She got a plenty of individual attentions from the teachers. Besides, she did a step－by－step preparation to enter a directly six－year study program. Then she got accepted into four programs. Under the help of the teachers, she really learned many.