Ⅰ.单项选择
从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
1.(2020鲁东南三市四地联考) —You must be very excited about going to France for schooling.
—_______,but I’m afraid I can’t do well because my French is poor. A.Never mind B.Well,I ought to be C.I don’t know yet D.Certainly not 解析：从but后表达的意思看，答话人同意问话人的观点，排除C、D两项；never mind与句意不符；ought to可以用来表示推测，意思是“总应该，理应”。故选B。 答案:B
2.(2020南京师大附中二模) He can speak English,German,French and Japanese.He is nearly a man with a(an)_______for languages.
A.gift B.present C.ability D.skill
解析：介词短语with a gift for languages的意思是“具有语言天赋”，用作定语，可以改为定语从句who has a gift for languages。 答案:A
3.Since you are not ________tired now,You’d better stop working and have a rest.
A.a bit B.very C.little D.a little
解析：a bit与not连用时，意思是“一点也不”，相当于not at all；a little与not连用时，意思是“非常”，相当于very。解题时要把握语境和语意，下文说“最好停止工作去休息”，那么上文表示“累了”。故选D。 答案:D
4.We have made up our minds to ________teaching after we graduate from college.
A.take in B.take up C.set in D.set up
解析：take up doing sth.表示“从事某项工作”。句意为“我们决定大学毕业后从事教学工作”。 答案:B
5.No matter what you say,I shall________ my opinion.
A.carry out B.keep up C.insist on D.stick to
解析：carry out“贯彻、实施”；keep up“使……不低落”；insist on“坚持”，后常跟动名词形式；stick to“坚持”，后跟名词。 答案:D
6.She went from room to room, ________and found her camera and spare watch missing.
A.looking B.examining C.searching D.checking
解析：此处表示挨个房间地“核对”物品，看看有没有被盗。examine为“检查”的意思。 答案:D
7.He ________his wealth________ printing works of famous writers.
A.gained；by B.made;on C.got;for D.took;for
解析：gain one’s wealth“获得财富”,by doing...“通过……手段”。本句话的意思为“他通过印刷名人著作发了财”。 答案:A
8. ________ we have achieved great success,we have no reason to be proud.
A.Since B.Even if C.Now that D.Even that
提示：since引导原因状语从句，意为“因为，既然……就……”;even if引导让步状语从句，意为“即使，纵然”；now that表示原因，意为“既然”，故选B。 答案：B
9.(2020辽宁沈阳质量检测) “Life begins at forty” is more often an expression of hope ________ a statement of fact.
A.instead of B.than C.rather than D.other than 解析：more...than...意为“与其……不如……”。 答案:B
10.In writing a letter of application(求职信),keep in mind what a possible employer is most ________ to want to know about.
A.probable B.possible C.likely D.able
解析：本题考查形容词的辨析。从语法上讲四个选项都正确，但是able用在此处语意不通;probable和possible作表语时都不用人作主语;likely作表语时既可以用人作主语也可用物作主语。
句意为:在写求职信的时候，心中要有数这位准雇主最有可能想知道什么。 答案:C
11.He________ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.
A.made out B.picked up C.gave up D.took in
解析：本题考查短语动词辨析。make out“分辨出”；pick up“偶尔学到”；give up“放弃”；take in“吸收”。根据句子意思“他在法国出差期间学了一些法语”可以看出，他对法语的学习不是有意识的。故用pick up表示。 答案:B
12.The number of the students in our school is increasing________ .This summer more than 3000 students will be admitted to our school.
A.day by day B.day after day C.year by year D.year after year
解析：year after year意为“年年，每年”，表示动作的重复；year by year意为“一年一年地”，表示逐年的转变过程。 答案:C
13.She stepped on my foot________ ,not________ ,which made me angry. A.by chance;on purpose B.on purpose;by chance C.by purpose;by chance D.for purpose;by chance 解析：由定语从句表达的意思可知，她是故意踩我的脚。故选B。 答案:B
14.He fell off his bike and________ his leg yesterday.Now it________ terribly.
A.hurt;is hurting B.hurted;hurts C.hurt;hurts D.hurt;is hurt
解析：本题考查hurt的用法。hurt用作及物动词时，意为“伤害；刺伤；划伤”；作不及物动词时，意为“疼痛”，表示暂时的状态，这时不可用于被动语态和进行时态。从语意看，第一空为及物动词，第二空为不及物动词，故排除A、D两项。hurt为不规则动词，排除B项。 答案:C
15.(2020重庆模拟) I failed in the final examination last term and only then_______the Importance of studies.
A.I realized B.I had realized C.had I realized D.did I realize
解析：本题考查倒装句型。当only引导的状语位于句首时，需要使用主谓倒装语序。
时间状语only then表明此处使用一般过去时态。 答案:D Ⅱ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。
Two weeks before Christmas,Mother told me we were going to my grandmother’s house for the holiday.Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town.They had no electricity or running water and 16 what I considered the “good things” in life.They 17 made no plans for Christmas.When Christmas Eve arrived,Mom told me in her best “Imeanit” voice to 18 all the decorations(装饰物)from our tree.She packed those up, 19 all the trimmings（材料） for a 20 turkey dinner.
Christmas morning 21 perfectly,with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow. 22 I sulked（生气） silently in the backseat of the car as we made our 23 to grandma’s.This was going to be the 24 Christmas ever!
Grandma was 25 to see us as we waked up to her door.“What on earth are you doing here?” she stammered.“We weren’t expecting 26 .It’s Christmas,and I don’t even have a turkey to cook for you.” “I knew 27 .” Mom said as we set boxes of goodies on the kitchen table.“That’s 28 we brought one with us.” “We 29 have a tree,” Mom insisted.“ 30 ,what will we do with all these decorations?”
Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom’s spirit.He called me to join him,and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods.Soon the house 31 fresh and piney as we decorated the tree,and the day 32 a festive air.The turkey dinner was very good,too.I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmasday!
Dessert was forgotten 33 Mom came out with the final surprise—a flaming(燃烧的)pudding “Merry Christmas,mother,” Mom said.“Dear me” Grandma gasped.“I haven’t seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married.” Tears of 34 filled her eyes.
I could not keep the tears 35 my eyes,either.I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever—she had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.
16.A.prepared B.lacked C.refused D.desired
解析：根据该句前半句的意思可知，奶奶家没有电，没有自来水，没有“我”认为的生活中的好东西。第一个谓语和宾语had no...和本空白处应该填的词意思相同。 答案:B
17.A.also B.still C.never D.hardly
解析：用also表示“附加”。still表示“依然还”，在此可表示现在还没计划，可能晚些时候会做，很显然不符合上下文的意思。 答案:A
18.A.replace B.collect C.remove D.show
解析：remove“取代，拿下”，此处指把自己家的圣诞树上挂着的饰物取下来。replace“取代，替代”，collect“有选择地搜集”。 答案:C
19.A instead of B.by the side of C.along with D.in spite of
解析：along with“一起，一块儿”。此处指母亲把圣诞树上及做一顿完整的火鸡正餐所需要的全部材料一块包装齐备。 答案:C
20.A.normal B.complete C.fresh D.separate
解析：complete“完整的，完全的”，此时表现了母亲考虑问题周到、细致，把所需要的东西一应俱全准备完备。 答案:B
21.A.dawned B.passed C.broke D.happened
解析：dawn动词，意为“天开始亮，破晓（begin to grow light），开始显露出来”。圣诞节的黎明来的完美，阳光照在刚下的雪上，熠熠生辉。 答案:A
22.A.But B.So C.And D.Then
解析：景色迷人，一切是如此美好，但主人公的心情非常不好。but表示语气上的转折，天气的晴朗反衬出主人公心情的阴郁。 答案:A
23.A.decision B.way C.wish D.plan
解析：make one’s way to固定短语，“朝……走去”。其他三个选项均可以和make构成搭配，但不符合语境。 答案:B
24.A.last B.busiest C.best D.worst
解析：“预料这个圣诞节将会是所度过的最糟糕的圣诞节。”句尾的even意为“曾经”，该句相当于This is going to be the worst Christmas we have ever had. 答案:D
25.A.expected B.eager C.surprised D.ready
解析：从下文的谈话中可以看出奶奶见到他们非常吃惊，她没有料到这个时候，会有人到她家来。 答案:C
26.A.anyone B.others C.someone D.no one
解析：anyone用在否定句中表示“任何人”。 答案:A
27.A.you B.it C.that D.this
解析：that代表上文奶奶说的内容。that常用来代替上文所提到的内容，this指下面要说的内容，it可以指代某个具体的事物。 答案:C
28.A.how B.why C.where D.when 解析：why引导的句子作表语，意为“这就是我们带了一只火鸡的原因”。 答案:B
29.A.may B.will C.can D.must
解析：从语境和insist这个词来看，需用must，表示“一定要，必须”。 答案:D
30.A.Meanwhile B.Therefore C.However D.Otherwise
解析：全句的意思是:我们必须有一棵圣诞树，不然的话，这些装饰物往哪儿放呢？otherwise“否则，不然的话”，meanwhile“同时”，therefore“所以”，however“但是”。 答案:D
31.A.improved B.smelled C.became D.changed
解析：屋子里放上刚砍来的圣诞树，装饰物被挂在了树上，很快屋里散发出一股清新的气味。smell作不及物动词有“发出……的气味”之意,become,change都有“变化”的意思，become后可跟形容词，但此处意思不符。 答案:B
32.A.showed up B.carried on C.took on D.lighted up
解析：take on意为“开始具有，呈现”。“房子里到处呈现出节日的气氛。”show up“显眼，突出”；carry on“继续执行”；light up“（表情）开朗起来”。 答案:C
33.A.until B.after C.because D.unless
解析：until用在肯定句中表示动作一直进行到时间状语从句所表示的时间结束。此句意为:直到妈妈带着最后的惊喜进来，我们才想到吃甜点。 答案:A
34.A.sadness B.joy C.regret D.worry
解析：妈妈做的冒着火苗的布丁让奶奶想起了她的过去，她的家乡，所以奶奶高兴得流出了眼泪。joy“快乐，高兴”。其他选项均不合题意。 答案:B
35.A.inside B.back C.into D.from
解析：我也禁不住流下泪来。keep the tears from one’s eyes相当于keep the tears back from one’s eyes，“阻止泪水流下来”；keep tears back“抑制住眼泪”，但在此和eyes无法连接。 答案:D Ⅲ.阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。
Awareness Weeks(认知宣传周) have become a regular part of Britain’s cultural landscape over the past few years.They started back in 1957,when one charity(慈善机构),Christian Aid, decided to make all its moneyraising efforts on one time of year.It was thought that by doing this they would get more publicity for their cause.
They were right,and soon other charities and campaign(活动) groups followed them.These days,most donations(捐款) to charity are not collected on the streets.So instead of just asking for money,charities prefer to spend their time “raising awareness”—spreading knowledge of the work they do or the cause they support.They also compete with businesses and trade groups who use awareness weeks as marketing campaigns for their products.
There are now 500 awareness weeks held every year in the UK.No week goes by without one group or another trying to make the British public aware of something,with most held in May or October.
The danger with all these awareness weeks is that people start to become cynical(不信任).Take National Smile Week,it seems like a great idea.Let’s all make each other’s life a little bit happier with a friendly smile.But really It’s just a group of dentists and cosmetics companies trying to sell us toothpaste.It’s enough to make you want to start National Forget About It Week.
“People feel that many awareness campaigns are just marketing exercises.” says Mrs Ormiston who edits the Awareness Campaign Register,a news letter which encourages people who run Awareness Weeks to become more aware of each other.But 90 percent of campaigns are run by traditional charities or not for groups to make money.
“There’s still no official group for awareness campaigns.”says Mrs Ormiston.“People can do what they like,whatever the size,of their budgets(经
费)or their public relations machines allows.”
This situation has led to calls for laws to stop real charities having their efforts overshadowed by marketing campaigns.This could be done by making the two groups hold their weeks at different times or stopping businesses running imitation(模仿)charity campaigns.
But there is another way.Maybe It’s time for National Weak Awareness Week,especially for people whose awareness of Awareness Weeks is weak. 36.What’s the main purpose of awareness weeks run by charities in Britain? A.To raise money for charities. B.To spread knowledge of charities.
C.To take up marketing campaigns. D.To advertise their goods for sale.
解析：慈善机构举办认识周的主要目的是给慈善机构筹集善款,虽然它同时也能增加自己的知名度。 答案:A
37.Why do people start to become cynical about awareness weeks? A.Too many awareness weeks make people feel bored.
B.People feel many awareness weeks are just for marketing exercises. C.People have a weak awareness of awareness weeks.
D.Awareness weeks are held too often and too much money is raised. 解析：文中第四段、五段谈到:许多认知宣传活动已经改变了它的初衷,把它办成了一个专门的市场营销活动,专门推销某种产品,于是人们开始不信任这些活动。 答案:B
38.What does Mrs Ormiston think about awareness weeks? A.Most of the awareness weeks should not be for making money.
B.Official groups should take the place of charities in awareness campaigns. C.People can do what they like in awareness weeks.
D.People can get range budgets through awareness campaigns.
解析：Mrs Ormiston 说此番话的主要目的是这些认知宣传活动不应只是为了赚钱,应该有法律来规范它们的行为,使它回到它的初衷上来。 答案:A
39.Which of the following is the right measure to be taken to solve the problems in awareness campaigns?
A.Laws should stop awareness weeks run by real charities.
B.There should be large public relations departments in awareness campaigns. C.Business and awareness campaigns should not be held at the same place. D.Marketing campaigns should not be held at the name of charity ones. 解析：见文章第七段,at the name of “打着……的名义;以……为名”。 答案:D
40.What’s the writer’s view on Awareness Weeks?
A.National Forget About It Week should be held to stop awareness weeks. B.National Smile Week is a great idea to improve people’s life.
C.National Weak Awareness Week can help people better understand awareness weeks.
D.Awareness Weeks should be stopped because of marketing campaigns. 解析：文中最后谈到:也许该举办 National Weak Awareness Week,尤其是针对那些对Awareness Week 缺乏了解的人。 答案:C
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