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阅读理解+完形填空+语法填空
阅读理解
A
The Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
Rabindranath Tagore （1913）
Prize motivation （获奖原因）： because of his deep
sensitive， fresh and beautiful poetry， with perfect skills， he has
made his poetic thought， expressed in his own English words， a
part of the literature of the West.
William Faulkner （1949）
Prize motivation： For his powerful and artistically unique
contribution to the modern American novel.
Ernest Miller Hemingway （1954）
Prize motivation： for his mastery of the art of narrative， most
recently demonstrated （表现） in The Old Man and the Sea.
John Steinbeck （1962）
Prize motivation： for his realistic and imaginative writings，
combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception
（社会知觉）.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill （1953）
Prize motivation： For his mastery of historical and biographical
description as well as for brilliant speech skills in defending noble
human values.
Claude Simon （1985）
Prize motivation： He in his novel combines the poets and the
painters creativeness with a deepened awareness of time in the
description of the human condition.
Mo Yan （2012）
Prize motivation： he， with dreamlike realism， combines folk
tales， history and the contemporary.
Bob Dylan （2016）
Prize motivation： For having created new poetic expressions
within the great American song tradition.
1. Who won the Noble Prize for his specific work instead of
lifelong achievements？A. John Steinbeck. B. Ernest Miller Hemingway.
C. William Faulkner. D. Winston Churchill.
2. Who is connected with American song tradition？
A. Mo Yan. B. Claude Simon.
C. Bob Dylan. D. Rabindranath Tagore.
3. Who described real life experience in his historic works？
A. Mo Yan. B. John Steinbeck.
C. Winston Churchill. D. Ernest Miller Hemingway.
B
At a farm off Narrow Lane near Lexington， Kentucky， US，
old-fashioned houses look over the little red barn （谷仓）. The
farm is mostly empty now. Jim Mahan and his family， who lived
there for generations， have moved to a different plot of land in
northern Fayette County. As land is sold， houses go up where
there once were fields.
But during the summer， the barn is filled with city kids who have
come to enjoy the farm. They’re members of the Fayette County
Livestock （FCL） Club， which showcases skills as varied as
cutting wool. The barn is where they look after the animals.
The dozen or so children who take care of their goats and sheep
at the little red barn must do a six-hour class before they get an
animal. They pay for their own animals and get special club
programs， such as one that provides vet care.
Mahan lets the group use the barn for free， and the kids spend
up to three hours a day there during the summer. But as his land
gets sold， he doesn’t know whether the club can continue. What
makes the FCL Club special is that most of the kids can’t just walk
out their doors and take care of their animals. Most are driven to the
barn by their mothers， who usually hang around and chat as their
kids exercise the animals.
There are valuable lessons learned along the way. For instance，
don’t cut wool off your goat when there is wind， and sheep are
social animals and will cry loudly when separated. “Tending （照
顾） to animals helps teach us responsibility. Unlike learning to
shoot an arrow， caring for an animal isn’t something you can
simply abandon，” said Carly Play forth， 16， of Lexington.4. What are the kids required to do before they begin to look after
the animals？
A. Attend a class. B. Pay certain money.
C. Have varied skills. D. Get special club programs.
5. What do we know about the club？
A. They pay for their use of the barn.
B. They let mothers care for animals.
C. They offer services unconditionally.
D. They allow mothers to go to the farm with their kids.
6. How does Carly Play forth feel about the experience？
A. Doubtful. B. Moved.
C. Meaningful. D. Excited.
7. What is the text mainly about？
A. Kids life on a sold farm.
B. Valuable lessons learned on the farm.
C. A club activity of caring for farm animals.
D. A special club intended for Lexington kids.
C
Arthur Miller was born on October 17th， 1915 and died on
February 10th， 2005. Over the course of seven decades of
literature career， Arthur Miller created some of the most
memorable stage plays in American Literature. He is the author of
Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. Born and raised in
Manhattan， Miller went through the best and the worst of American
society.
Arthur Miller’s childhood： His father was a productive shop?
Keeper and clothing manufacturer until the Great Depression dried
up nearly all business opportunities. Yet， despite being faced with
poverty， Miller made the best of his childhood. He was a very
active young man， in love with sports such as football and
baseball. When he wasn’t playing outside， he enjoyed reading
adventure stories. He was also kept busy by his many boyhood jobs.
He often worked alongside his father. During other times in his life，
he delivered bakery goods and worked as a clerk in a car parts
warehouse.College life： In 1934， Miller left the east coast to attend the
University of Michigan. He was accepted into their school of
journalism. His experiences during the Depression made him
skeptical about religion. Politically， he began leaning towards the
“left”. And since the theater was the cutting edge way for socio ?
economic liberals （自由主义者） to express their views， he
decided to enter the Hopwood Drama competition. His first play，
No Villain， received an award from the university. It was an
impressive beginning for the young playwright; he had never studied
plays or playwriting， and he had written his play in just five days！
Millers later years： In 1987， his autobiography was published.
Many of his later plays dealt with personal experience. In
particular， his final play， Finishing the Picture mirrors the last
days of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe. In 2005， Arthur Miller
passed away at the age of 89.
8. What can we know about Arthur Miller from Paragraph 2？
A. He was born into a poor family.
B. His father wasn’t good at business.
C. He couldn’t adjust himself to poverty.
D. He had to do lots of jobs to make a living.
9. What can we infer from Paragraph 3？
A. Miller learned playwriting all by himself.
B. Millers university education made him doubt religion.
C. the University of Michigan is on the east coast of the USA.
D. Socio economic liberals were probably not politically “left”.
10. Which play tells the story of Arthur Miller and Marilyn
Monroe？
A. No Villain. B. The Crucible.
C. Death of a Salesman. D. Finishing the Picture.
11. What is the writers purpose of writing this text？
A. To introduce Arthur Miller’s plays.
B. To tell us about Arthur Miller’s childhood.
C. To explain how Arthur Miller started to write plays.
D. To give us a brief introduction to Arthur Miller’s life.
DFor decades， research has shown that children’s books not
only provide great pleasure to readers， but they can also play an
important role in children’s academic and social success. In 1974，
researchers reported that sixth-grade children who had been read to
form an early age developed into better readers and valued reading
more than the sixth graders who had not been to did， and they
expected to continue reading throughout their lives. Others have
determined that the more time children spend reading literature，
the better their reading and writing abilities will be. Significant
increases have been found in young children’s comprehension and
vocabulary skills， their understanding of sentence structure and
story structure as a result of their being read to form an early age，
either at home or in school. Children who have access to literature
and stories in their homes have been found to learn to read more
quickly， and have better attitudes toward reading. Teachers who
provide time for continuous silent reading， who share books and
discuss book authors with children during the school day，
positively influence those children’s reading outside school. And the
National Assessment of Educational Progress claim that children
who frequently read for enjoyment out of school are better readers.
Because children’s literature is so valuable to children， it should
also be valuable to their teachers. And it’s unfortunate that
something that can play such an important role in children’s lives is
often moved into a less than important role in teacher education.
This article discusses three important issues （重要议题） about
the position of children’s literature in teacher﹣preparation programs.
They are： （1） Respect for children’s literature content in
teacher education. （2） The value of children’s literature as a
powerful educational tool. （3） Children’s literature as an
important literary form.
12. What does the author want to show by mentioning the
research results in 1974？
A. The development of reading ability in sixth graders.
B. The ways of teaching children to become better readers.
C. The importance of early reading in children’s academic
growth.D. The differences in reading skills between sixth graders Andre-
school children.
13. According to the author， better readers are those who ___ .
A. fined pleasure in reading books
B. do better in reading tests in school
C. can find out structure of stories they read
D. has the habit of reading books for fun outside school
14. What does the text mainly talk about？
A. Children’s books are valuable to develop their reading and
writing ability.
B. Parents play an important role in children’s academic growth.
C. Educating children at an early age is quite necessary.
D. Children’s books are worth reading by teachers.
15. What will the paragraph following the text most probably
discuss？
A. The types of children’s literature.
B. The publication of children’s books.
C. The use of children’s literature in teacher education programs.
D. The role of children’s books in children’s academic
development.
二、完形填空
Many years have passed， but she still remembers the last day
of her whole class. They got together to say goodbye to their 1
schooldays. She wonders herself if any of them still remembers their
2 . Now that time has covered the past memories with layers of
dust and 3 each fate beyond any expectations.
The jolly “dwarf” of the class has now 4 a successful
businessman. The shy skinny “bookworm” is now a talented PhD，
trying his luck in some 5 land in the Western atmosphere. The
naughty tomboy has 6 away her carefree laughter in exchange
for a sheltered， comfortable life. And she， a literature addict，
was driven by an inner force to put her 7 aside and become a 8
instead.
She decided to 9 her old teacher， who had sowed the seed
for the cause of nurturing （培养） people in her directionless mind10 his poetical lessons. She used to dream of the enlightened
（有见识的） faces of her 11 and their round eyes running over
every page of the books. Yet， at the most 12 turn of her life’s
course， she didn’t 13 literature for her career， for she had
been told that literature is just like a magical paradise to which the
way is extremely 14 .
Her hands are so small; 15 can they hold the depths and the
fullness that literature can bring？ Still， she promises herself to
16 on， bearing in mind the last 17 of her dear teacher，
“Don’t 18 about what you give or receive. Learn to live
generously to enjoy life， even when it’s not generous toward us.”
Now， she is a teacher， yet she has to continue learning many
difficult 19 of life. The more she 20 ， the better she
understands the value of her teachers last lesson.
1. A. oldest B. dearest C. hardest D. longest
2. A. successes B. failures C. lessons D. promises
3. A. changed B. supported C. organized D. developed
4. A. fought against B. stood for C. turned into D. found
out
5. A. large B. distant C. poor D. past
6. A. blown B. carried C. washed D. thrown
7. A. pen B. cup C. box D. letter
8. A. worker B. officer C. teacher D. writer
9. A. assist B. follow C. visit D. leave
10. A. beyond B. among C. across D. through
11. A. students B. roommates C. relatives D. friends
12. A. expensive B. effective C. decisive D. creative
13. A. write B. choose C. get D. find
14. A. smooth B. perfect C. difficult D. rough
15. A. how B. when C. why D. where
16. A. call B. act C. go D. live
17. A. words B. results C. notes D. chances
18. A. bring B. talk C. set D. care
19. A. problems B. lessons C. vocabularies D. passages
20. A. introduces B. forgets C. experiences D. donates三、语法填空
My doorbell rings at 11 am. On the step， I find an elderly
Chinese lady holding the hand of a little boy. In her other hand 1
（be） a paper bag. She is the little boy’s grandmother， and her
daughter， Nicole， bought 2 house next door last October.
Nicole has 3 （obvious） told her mother that I am having a
heart operation shortly， and the result is that her mother has
decided 4 （supply） me with meals.
I know what is inside the paper bag — a bottle of hot soup and a
5（contain） with a meal of rice， vegetables and meat. It’s
become a daily occurrence.
Communication between us is somewhat difficult because she
doesn’t speak English and all I can say in Chinese is hello. Once，
she 6 （bring） an iPod as well as the food. She pointed to the
screen， 7 showed a message from her daughter telling me that
her mother wanted to know 8 the food was all right for me.
So here we are， two grandmothers， neither of 9 （we）
able to speak the others language but communicating one way or
another （with some help from technology）. The doorbell keeps
10 （ring） and there is the familiar brown paper bag， handed
smilingly to me.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10.
阅读理解
A： 1—3 BCC B： 4—7 ADCC
C： 8—11 DADD D： 12—15 CDAC
完形填空
1—5 BDACB 6—10 DACBD
11—15 ACBDA 16—20 CADBC
语法填空
1. is 2. the 3. obviously 4. to supply 5. container
6. brought 7. which 8. if/whether 9. us 10. ringing
