家务劳动作文-捐书寄语

Part ⅠGrammar and Vocabulary （2’*20=40’）
1. _________ that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
A. So faint was the noise B. So faint the noise was
C. Such faint the noise was D. Such faint was the noise
【答案】A
【解析】考点：sosuch…that引导的结果状语从句的倒装形式。原句为 “The noise
was so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.”当so位于句首时需
要对主句进行部分倒装，所以答案选A，期中faint noise为固定搭配
2. The missing boys were last seen ___near the river.
A. playing B. to playing C. play D. to play
【答案】A
【解析】考点：非谓语动词被动语态。see sb do sth或see sb doing st h，前者强调
长时间动作，而后者强调短暂的动作。此句“失踪的男孩最后一次被看见”是短暂
的动作，所以应该是“see sb doing sth”，其被动形式是“sb be seen doing sth”，故
选A。
3. They are paid ____ the hour.
A. in B. with C. by D. after
【答案】C
【解析】考点：固定搭配。固定搭配“by the hour”表示“按小时计”。
4. His spirit will carry on, and it will _______.
A. be inspired for all of us to make us achieve more
B. be the inspirations for all of us to achieve more
C. be inspiring all of us achieve more.
D. inspire all of us to achieve more
【答案】D
【解析】考点：inspire词性变换及用法 。inspire意为“鼓舞、激发”，it此处指代his
spirit，与谓语动词“鼓舞”之间为主动关系，故选D。
5. I know some speakers who are nervous about presenting demos ____ something
will go wrong.
A. in order that B. for fear that C. in case of D. so as not to

【答案】B
【解析】考点：目的状语逻辑词。in order that意为“为了„”，for fear that意为“以
防、担心”后接从句，in case of意为“以防、担心”后接名词性词组，so as not to意
为“为了不„”后接动词不定式 。此处后文是句子，所以C、D不能选，A语义不对，
故选B。
6. This book will show you __________ can be used in other contexts..
A. how you have observed B. what you have observed
C. that you have observed D. how that you have observed
【答案】B
【解析】考点：名词性从句引导词。此句句子结构较复杂，show sb sth，故show you后为宾语从句，而宾语从句中缺少主语，所以挖空处需要填入主语从句。主
语从句中动词ob serve为及物动词，后接宾语。A、D选项how作状语，C选项that
在名词性状语从句不作成 分，B选项what作主语或宾语，故选B。
7. He broke the laws and regulations, __________ made his father very ashamed.
A. which B. who C. that D. what
【答案】A
【解析】考点：非限制性定于从句引导词。此处缺少的引导词，用来指代前面整
句话“他打破了法律法规”。而非限制性定于从句中，which有次用法，故选A。
8. The most important reason ___ governments should support art is ___ an
appreciation of art can make life worthwhile.
A. whybecause B. whythat C. thatthat D. thatbecause
【答案】B
【解析】考点：定语从句和表语从句引导词。固定表语从句句型“the reason„is that
„”，所以A、D排除；另，定语从句部分governments should support art不缺主语或
宾语，所以不能填that，故选B。
9. It is necessary that the program______ loaded into the computer.
A .would be B. had been C. was D. be
【答案】D
【解析】考点：形容词性虚拟语气句型。It is necessary that sb should do sth，类
似的形容词还有natural, strange, impossible等，句中should可省略。
10. ______ we do is to serve the people.
A. No matter what B. No matter which C. Whatever D. Whichever
【答案】C
【解析】考点：主语从句引导词。此处意为“不论我们做什么都是为了服务人民。”
此处所做事 务没有范围，所以B、D排除；另，No matter „只能引导让步状语从
句，不能引导名词性从句，故选C。

11. I've come to the conclusion _______ it was unwise to do that.
A. which B. what C. that D. whether
【答案】C
【解析】考点：同位语从句。 “it was unwise to do that”是对conclusion内容的补
充说明，所以是一句同位语从句。另，conclusi on是一个陈述，而非问题，故选C。
12. It is__ who__ reasonable.
; am is C.I; am D.I; is
【答案】C
【解析】考点：强调句。此句为“It is +强调部分+ thatwho+剩余部分”的强调句型，
该类句型在删除it is„that的情况下应是一句完整的句子。所以此处原句“___ ___
reasonable.”缺少主语和系动词，故选C。
13. You'll learn important things about
might observe that they lower their voices when others are on the phone. The
underlined word means ______.
A. moderate B. module C. modernize D. modulate
【答案】D
【解析】考点：近义词。lower意为“降低”，moderate意为“温 和的”、module意为
“模块”、modernize意为“现代化”、modulate意为“调 节”，此句“在他人打电话是降
低嗓音”，即为调节嗓音，故选D。
14. Sometimes our voices are heard in the media, but we are ______ powerful
politicians.
A. no match for B. no pity on C. no less than D. no comparison at
【答案】A
【解析】考点：词汇题。此句意为“有时，我 们的意见能被媒体听到，但是绝对
无法与强有力的政客相比”，选项中be no match for意为“无法与„相比”，选A。
15. He must have gone out. I heard the noise of the door _______when I was still in
bed.
A. to lock B. being locked C. locking D. having locked
【答案】B
【解析】考点：非谓语动词被动语态。hear sb dodoing sth，所以排除A；另，门
是被锁的，所以选B。
16. Hundreds of jobs ______ if the factory closes.
A. are lost B. will be lost C. has been lost D. lose
【答案】B
【解析】考点：if条件句中的被动语态。if条件句中，主将从现，故选B。
17. All those _____ were watching the 100-meter dash applauded, giving a big hand
to the gold
medal winner.

A. who B. which C. that D. whom
【答案】A
【解析】考点：定语从句的 引导词。此处先行词为those，指代人，且在从句中
作主语，故选A。
18. But the judge refused to reply because the issue should be investigated in the US.
The underlined word has the same meaning as _______.
A. in the case that B. on the ground that
C. in the cases that D. on the grounds that
【答案】D
【解析】考点：词汇题。on the grounds that意为“由于、因为”。
19. According to a recent U. S. survey, children spend up to 25 hours a week
________ TV.
A. to watch B. to watching C. watch D. watching
【答案】D
【解析】考点：非谓语动词。spend (some time) doing sth，故选D。
20. __________ your address，I would have written to you.
A. Did I know B. Were I to know C. Had I known D. If I should know
【答案】C
【解析】考点：虚拟语气倒装句型。原句“If I had known your address, I would have
written to you.”，当虚拟条件句中含有were，had，should等词时，可以将if省略，
然后将 were，had，should，could 等词移至句首。故选C。
Part Ⅱ Cloze （2’*10=20’）
My stutter had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists for my
__21__ over the years. As I walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories
popped in my head of how painful being a kid who stutters had been. It __22__ hurt.
“Hello ！I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas ！”
“Ye-Ye- Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding
through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that __23__.
“Well,” she said with a __24__ smile. I've always liked Texas.“
She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who told
me to clap my hands while speaking. She was __25__.She spent the first several
weeks just talking to me -- asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially
my feelings. And she listened. She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just
about my speech, but about everybody's.

I __26__ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor, but I learned that the new
school's singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was
the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it __27__ stuttering. Somehow
Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a
person, not just a speech student.
During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I
was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to
__28__ ！ It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling
really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could
__29__ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech,
just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.
Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as
much __30__ on her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her
name was Mrs. Claussen and she cared. I'II never forget her.
21. A. speech B. study C. dream D. fear
【答案】A
【解析】第6段“speech specialist”为此空提示，故选A，此处speech意为“言语能力”。
22. A. maybe B. even C. still D. never
【答案】C
【解 析】前文提到“memory”说明是过去的事物，而从后文发现这对现在依然有
影响，根据文意，故选 C。
23. A. instruction B. description C. introduction D. presentation
【答案】C
【解析】前文提到的“I’m from Texas.”是属于自我介绍的部分，故选C。
24. A. shy B. cold C. weak D. kind
【答案】D
【解析】联系后文“她是最好的语言能力专家”，那必然是带着“善意的笑容”的，
故选D。
25. A. silent B. simple C. direct D. different
【答案】D
【解析】联系前文“not like those who„”表示出她的不同，故选D。
26. A. sang B. spoke C. played D. clapped
【答案】A
【解析】关键词tenor，意为“男高音”，与歌唱有关，故选A。
27. A. against B. besides C. beyond D. without
【答案】D

【解析】stutter意为“口吃”，前文提到“one thing I could really do well”，说明他在
做这件事时不可能口吃，故选D。
28. A. practise B. communicate C. report D. reply
【答案】B
【解析】前文提到“stutter got worse”，口吃更加会影响的势必是“交流能力”，故
选B。
29. A. train B. share C. change D. follow
【答案】C
【解析】句中be up to sb解释为“取决于”。联系后文“better”、“improve”都是变化
的体现，故选C。
30. A. advice B. influence C. dependence D. action
【答案】B
【解析】固定搭配have influence on sb意为“对„有影响”，故选B。
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （2’*20=40’）
（A）
Doctors sometimes prescribe light therapy to treat a form of depression in people who
get too little morning sun. But too much light at other times may actually cause such
mood disorders. Long- lasting exposure to light at night brings depression, a new study
finds, at least in animals.
The new data confirm observations from studies of people who work night shifts, says
Richard Stevens of the University of Connecticut Health Center. Mood disorders join
a growing list of problems, including cancer, obesity and diabetes——that can occur
when light throws life out of balance by disturbing the biological clock and its timing
of daily rhythms.
In the new study, Tracy Bedrosian and Randy Nelson of Ohio State University
exposed mice to normal light and dark cycles for four weeks. For the next four weeks,
half of the mice remained on this schedule, and the rest received continuous dim light
throughout their night. Compared with mice exposed to normal nighttime darkness,
those getting dim light at night lost their strong preference for sweet drinks,“ a sign
they no longer get pleasure out of activities they once enjoyed,” Bedrosian says.
In a second test, mice were clocked on how long they actively tried to escape a pool
of water. Those exposed to night lights stopped struggling and just floated in the
water, a sign of “behavioral despair”,10 times as long as the mice that had
experienced normal nighttime darkness. All symptoms of depression disappeared
within two weeks of the mice returning to a normal light-dark cycle, the researchers
report. The scientists also could quash the behavioral symptoms by injecting the
brains of animals with a drug that prohibits the activity of certain molecules linked
with human depression. This finding further suggests that light at night may cause
something related to depression.

Human studies linking nighttime light and mood disorders are important but can’t
easily detect molecular underpinnings (分子基础)as animal studies can, says George
Brainard of Thomas Jefferson University. The new work, he says, suggests that the
change of the biological clock by light at night can be “an extremely powerful force in
regulating biology and behavior. ”
31. After being exposed to continuous nighttime light, the mice _____.
A. changed their preferences B. escaped from the water more eagerly
C. remained active as before D. showed less interest in their favorites
【答案】D
【解析】依据：第三段第三行“those getting dim light at night lost their strong
preference for sweet drinks” ，对应D选项。A选项错在change，文中只提到丧失兴
趣，但没有提到有什么新的兴趣。
32. What does the underlined word “quash” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. study B. predict C. ease D. cause
【答案】C
【解析】quash意为“撤销、镇压”，C选项意为“缓解”，与原文相符，故选C。
33. We can learn from the last paragraph that _____.
A. light at night may have practical value
B. the biological clock is beneficial to humans
C. human mood disorders cannot be healed easily
D. human studies are more important than animal studies
【答案】A
【解析】全文最后一句“an extremely powerful force in regulating biology and
behavior. ”意为“一个能够调节生物现 象和行为的极有力的力量”，A选项意为“夜
间的灯光有实用价值”，与原文相符，故选A。
34. According to the text, how can we stop the “behavioral despair” of these mice?
A. Put them into hot water for a while to make them relaxed.
B. Inject the brains of animals with a drug that inspires the activity of certain
molecules linked with human depression these mice
C. Allow the mice return to a normal light-dark cycle.
D. Let the mice take human drugs.
【答案】C
【解析】B选项错在inspires；而原文“All symptoms of depression disappeared within
two weeks of the mice returning to a normal light-dark cycle, the researchers report.”
与C选项相符，故选C。

35. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A drug has been found to cure mood disorders.
B. Nighttime light may foster depression.
C. The study on animals can be applied to humans.
D. Human biological clock can be controlled by light.
【答案】B
【解析】文章 从第一句就开始提及“治疗压抑”、后文都是关于夜间照射灯光的老
鼠实验，而B选项中foster解 释为“培养”，意为“夜间的灯光可能培养出了消极情
感。”与文意相符，故选B。
（B）
Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours（绕行路）in
life that by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But It was quite by
accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.
For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents’ home in
Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest and
easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hates
confinement(限制)and have strong opinions about everything.
Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to. We would
stick to the freeways and arrive tired.
But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our
planned trip to Boise. I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him
with me. My husband made the decision for me.
That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but
my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of
necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The
kids chased him and one another. They’d get back in the car breathless and energized,
smelling fresh from the cold air.
We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist-high grass. Even if we simply
looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out
of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And
new horizons.
We eventually arrived at my parents’ doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories
I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On
an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all
kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and
read my book in sweet silence.
Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened
our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and
made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey----and the best
part of yourself.

36. Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents’ home?
A. It was less time
B. It would be faster and safer
C. Her kids would feel less confined
D. She felt better with other drivers nearby
【答案】B
【解析】第二段“We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest and easiest
road”，与B选项相符，故选B。
37. The author stopped regularly on the country roads to
A. relax in the fresh air B. take a deep breath
C. take care of the lamb D. let the kids play with Banner
【答案】C
【解析】第五段，“We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed
him.”，此行为与C相符，故选C。
38. What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?
A. Freeways are where beauty hides.
B. Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life.
C. Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one’s health.
D. One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.
【答案】B
【解析】原文“it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And
new horizons.”一句已经不仅仅在讨论风景的问题，而是上升到了生活的层面，故
选B。
39. Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?
A. To give herself some time to read
B. To order some food for them
C. To play a game with them.
D. To let them cool down
【答案】D
【解析】前文提到“my disciplining technique”在讨论我的管纪律的技巧，在
“everyone started quarr eling”的情况下，让孩子下车走一段就是属于这一方面的行
为。结合四个选项，D选项符合文意， 故选D。
40. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Charm of the Detour B. The Road to Bravery
C. Creativity out of Necessity D. Road trip and Country Life

【答案】A
【解析】Detour是文章关键词，贯穿全文。而末端“realize that a detour may uncover
the best part of a journey ----and the best part of yourself.”是在升华绕远路的意义，
故选A。
(C)
I want to talk about the economy. Not
news each day and in politicians' speeches. I want to talk about the real economy, the
one we live in day by day.
Most people aren't particularly interested in
high; interest rates are soaring; the Dow Jones Index closed sixty-three points down
on 8472.35.
Notice that
men in suits play with to make vast personal wealth. The economy is where the rest of
us live on a daily basis, earning our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the
necessities of life.
We are supposed to be benefiting from all the advantages of a well-off society. So
why do we feel tired and stressed? We have no time for anything other than work,
which is ridiculous given the number of labor-saving devices in our lives. Our towns
become more and more crowded. We poison our air and seas, and our food is full of
chemicals. There's something wrong here. If times were truly good, then you may
think we'd all feel optimistic about the future. Yet the majority of us are deeply
worried. More than 90 percent of us think we are too concerned about ourselves and
not concerned enough about future generations.
The term
means spending more money. More spending doesn't mean that life is getting better.
We all know it often means the opposite - greed, crime, poverty, pollution. More
spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and
consumption. Unless money keeps circulating, the economy breaks down. If we don't
keep consuming, the whole system goes into stalemate.
How do we break the cycle and make some changes? We need to become far more
aware of the results of our actions. We buy clothes that are made in sweat shops by
virtual slaves in poor parts of the world. We create mountains of waste. We demand
cheap food, mindless of the fact that it totally lacks taste and is produced using
chemicals that poison the land.
The consumption culture makes us unaware of the effect of our own behavior. Our
main problem is not that we don't know what to do about it. It is gathering the desire
to do it.
41. The author may pay greater attention to ______.
A. the Chinese stock market B. the Japanese stock market
C. the American stock market D. the British stock market
【答案】C
【解析】文中“Dow Jones Index”为道琼斯指数，美国股指。

42. According to the author, which one belongs to the real economy?
A. The Dow Jones Index.
B. Increases in interest rates.
C. Skyrocketing share prices.
D. Shopping in a supermarket.
【答案】D
【解析】第三段“The economy is where the rest of us live on a daily basis, earning
our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life.”中的最后一项即
为D选项，故选D。
43. It can be concluded from Paragraph 4 that .
A. people are benefiting from a well-off society
B. the future generation is a big concern for most people
C. the majority of people are optimistic about the future
D. people still feel much pressure despite labor-saving devices
【答案】D
【解析】第四段首句“be supposed to”意为“理应„”，由此可见并未像设想一样发
展，故A排除；后文“Yet the majority of us are deeply worried. More than 90 percent
of us think we are too concerned about ourselves and not concerned enough about
future generations.”与B、C选项不符，排除。而“We have no time for anything other
than work, which is ridiculous given the number of labor-saving devices in our lives.”
一句支持了D选项，故选D。
44. What is true about economic expansion?
A. It guarantees a better life for us.
B. It may lead to some social problems.
C. It will stop the circulation of money.
D. It has only brought desirable effects.
【答案】B
【解析】第五段“We all know it often means the opposite - greed, crime, poverty,
pollution. ”提及的都是社会问题，符合B选项，故选B。
45. The author writes the passage mainly to .
A. call on us to change our behavior
B. suggest a solution for over-consumption
C. make a distinction between two economies
D. inform us of the effects of economic expansion

【答案】A
【解析】末端首句提到“unaware of the effects of our own b ehavior”暗指我们现有
的行为所带来的影响并不容易乐观，即需要改进我们自身的行为，符合A 选项，
故选A。
(D)
A team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by nature to create the
first robotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new
high-tech integrated systems. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny
machine is the size of a fat housefly. Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and
perform controlled flight tasks.
“It’s extremely important for us to think about this as a whole system and not just the
sum of a bunch of individual components,” said Robert Wood, the Harvard
engineering professor who has been working on the robotic fly project for over a
decade. A few years ago, his team got the go-ahead to start piecing together the
components. “The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of
those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own,”
he said.
They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. “The seemingly
simple system which just moves the wings has a number of interdependencies on the
individual components, each of which individually has to perform well, but then has
to be matched well to everything it’s connected to,” said Wood. The flight device was
built into a set of power, computation, sensing and control systems. Wood says the
success of the project proves that the flying robot with these tiny components can be
built and manufactured.
While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is
eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday perform
data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers’ fields or on the battlefield. “Basically
it should be able to take off, land and fly around,” he said.
Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at
insect-scale. Yet, the power, sensing and computation technologies on board could
have much broader applications. “You can start thinking about using them to answer
open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficult
with the animals, but using these robots instead,” he said. “So there are a lot of
technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really what drives us on
a day to day basis.”
46. The difficulty the team of engineers met with while making the robotic fly was
that ________.
A. they had no model in their mind B. they did not have sufficient time
C. they had no ready-made components D. they could not assemble the components
【答案】C
【解析】根据第二段最后一句The added difficulty with a project like this is that
actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them
all on our own.这里的off the shelf表示现成的，选项ready-made也表示现成的。

47. It can be inferred from paragraphs 3 and 4 that the robotic fly __________.
A. consists of a flight device and a control system
B. can just fly in limited areas at the present time
C. can collect information from many sources
D. has been put into wide application
【答案】B
【解析】“The flight device was built into a set of power, computation, sensing and
control systems.”证明结构并非A选项所提及那样，排除；而“it might someday
perform data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers’ fields or on the battlefield.”一
句中“at rescue sites”意为“营救现场”，与C选项的“many sources”不符，排除；
“somed ay”意为“有朝一日”，说明这些用途尚未被应用，与D不符。故选B。
48. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?
A. The robotic flyer is designed to learn about insects.
B. Wood’s design can replace animals in some experiments.
C. There used to be few ways to study how insects fly.
D. Animals are not allowed in biological experiments.
【答案】B
【解析】第五段第三行“to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the
animals, but using these robots instead”一句与B选项相符，故选B。
49. Which of the following words has the similar meaning to the underlined word in
paragraph 2?
A. parts B. information C. applications D. computation
【答案】A
【解析】component意为“组件、元件”，此处与“part”意思相近，故选A。
50. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. Father of Robotic Fly B. Inspiration from Engineering Science
C. Robotic Fly Imitates Real Life Insect D. Harvard Breaks Through in Insect Study
【答案】C
【解析】首段“Designed to do what a fly does naturall y”意为“为了做那些苍蝇自然
会做的事情而设计的东西”，而C选项imitate意为“效仿”，两 者意思相符，故选
C。