1、 1 提高资料 (一 ) Cloze 完形填空 I spent this morning cleaning up the home where I live. Now I am not talking about the house I am sitting in right now. As I 1 , I can see the sink is still full of dirty dishes. Dust is starting to gather on the pictures, tables, and even my computer again. Dirt 2 to be swep
2、t from the floor and pet hair needs to be cleaned 3 the sofa. What is more, the 4 in the turtles aquarium (鱼缸 )has to be changed. Yet, as I look at my dirty, little house I 5 have to smile, because I know that the home in which I live is 6 right now. That home is my soul (心灵 ). When I woke up this m
3、orning I noticed that it also had become dusty again I wasnt willing to let it 7 the way for long, though. I have learned that a dusty soul leads to a terrible day and the terrible days lead to a wasted life. I spent the morning clearing my soul from top to 8 . I swept the negative thoughts from my
4、mind and the 9 feelings from my heart. Worries, anger and fear were 10 into the garbage can. When I was done, I felt 11 in my home once more. The house in which I sit may need a lot of 12 to clean, but it will have to wait its turn. The home in which I live is what I most care about. I hope that the
5、 same is 13 for you. I hope that you always make efforts to keep your soul 14 , beautiful, and full of love and care. Remember someday you will leave your house behind, but you will 15 your home with you. 1. A. look around B. put forward C. move back D. take down 2. A. hopes B. needs C. expects D. w
6、ants 3. A. over B. out C. away D. off 4. A. plant B. stone C. sand D. water 5. A. ever B. still C. never D. hardly 6. A. clean B. dirty C. quiet D. comfortable 7. A. lie B. stay C. keep D. hold 8. A. top B. side C. bottom D. middle 9. A. harmful B. useful C. healthy D. painful 10. A. collected B. th
7、rown C. set D. put 11. A. safe B. sad C. calm D. excited 12. A. work B. time C. pack D. job 13. A. suitable B. wrong C. true D. helpful 14. A. dark B. bright C. sharp D. clever 15. A. carry B. join C. take D. move 答案： 1-5 ABDDB, 6-10 ABCAB 11-15 CACBC Reading comprehension 阅读理解 When I was 12, all I
8、wanted was a signet (图章 ) ring. They were the in thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母 ) carved into it. I was in heaven. What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasnt being replaced
9、. Wed been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everythingso most of the new stuff (东西 ) we got was really just to replace what wed lost, but not my ring. My ring was new. Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in t
10、he morning. I was sad 2 and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. At last, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away. Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents when Mum told me that she had somethin
11、g for me. It wasnt my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion(时机 ). Mum noticed my questioning look. Youll recognize this one, she said, smiling. Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The fami
12、ly who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. Theyd had it professionally
13、 cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me. 1. The underlined word in in the first paragraph probably means _. A. fashionable B. available C. practical D. renewable 2. What does the writer mean by saying I was in heaven.? A. She lost her life in the fire. B. She we
14、nt to heaven to look for the signet. C. She was very happy to get a signet. D. She was sad that she couldnt get a signet. 3. When she got the ring back, the writer was about _. A. 13 years old B. 15 years old C. 26 years old D. 28 years old 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
15、 A. The writers family moved several times. B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring. C. The writers ring was cleaned up by the new house owner. D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off. 5. What would be the best title for the passage? A. My New Ring B. Lost and Found
16、C. Lost and Replaced D. An Expensive Ring 答案： 1-5 ACDAB Lettuce grown by astronauts BEING an astronaut is one of the coolest professions in the world. However, an uncool part of an astronauts job is having to eat pre-packaged (预包装的 ) food. But now it seems that they will be able to eat fresh vegetab
17、les grown right there in outer space. According to NASA, astronauts on the International Space Station ate a space-grown lettuce on Aug 10. They said cheers before eating the lettuce, both plain (生吃 ) and with olive oil and vinegar (醋 ), reported USA Today. American astronaut Scott Kelly, 51, was a
18、fan, calling it good stuff. He later put a photo of himself with the lettuce on Twitter, a social networking site, changing astronaut Neil Armstrongs famous words by writing: It was one small bite (小口 ) for man, one giant leap (大步 ) for #NASAVEGGIE and our #JourneytoMars. According to the video clip
19、 provided by NASA, it took about an hour for the astronauts to prepare the lettuce to eat. Kelly joked about the time it took, saying: As is often the case, the food is never ready when youre ready to eat it. Scott Kelly planted the romaine lettuce on July 8 and the plants were ready 33 days later a
20、fter being 3 watered regularly. But the whole experiment means more than just planting some seeds (种子 ) and eating them when they grow. Since there is, of course, no earth on the space station, astronauts had to use a plant growth system called Veggie. The system takes seed pillows (枕头 ) that have a
21、lready been made and hits them with light from red and blue LEDs to let them grow. The system grew plants in 2014, but they had to be brought back to Earth for testing. In particular, NASA had to make sure that the plants were safe to eat the open air environment on the station could have made it ea
22、sier for the plants to be polluted by things in the air. So, why is the lettuce so important for future trips to Mars? During the live video, Kelly said this kind of research could come in useful when planning longer missions (任务 ) in the future when spaceships will need to keep going by themselves.
23、 Having the ability for us to grow our own food is a big step in that direction, he said. It seems that this lettuce could be a delic ious ingredient to help us travel to Mars in the future. What else would you like to grow in space? 1. Why has the growing of the lettuce attracted so much attention?
24、 A. It is the first time that astronauts have grown plants in space. B. It is the first time that astronauts have eaten a space-grown plant. C. It is a new type of plant that could survive in outer space. D. It is the fastest-growing plant discovered on Earth. 2. NASA tested the space-grown plants m
25、ainly to _. A. check whether they are safe to eat B. find out whether they are tasty enough C. see whether they are healthy for astronauts D. compare them with similar Earth-grown plants 3. What is Kellys attitude toward the lettuce? A. Unsure. B. Worried. C. Unconcerned. D. Hopeful. 4. Which of the
26、 following statements is TRUE? A. It took just a few minutes to prepare the lettuce to eat. B. It takes less time to grow the lettuce in outer space than on Earth. C. The lettuce was grown on Earth and later brought to the space station. D. The success of the lettuce means longer missions for spaces
27、hips could be possible. 答案： BADD Our heavy lesson WHEN my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks each summer in the countryside with our uncle. He was a geologist(地质学家 ) and loved to go on long walks to find stones to add to his collection at the university. More often than not, we follow
28、ed him. One day, we left early, and this time, our uncle had bought us backpacks You can help me carry the samples (样本 ), he explained. Sure, why not? The whole day, we walked around the countryside, and every now and then, our uncle put stones in our bags. We were a bit surprised that he also took
29、some stones out from our bags at times, but figured he had just found better samples than the ones we already had. Still, when we reached the house in the late afternoon, we were exhausted. The backpacks were so heavy we gave a big sigh of relief when we put them on the ground. Yet our uncles backpa
30、ck was half-empty. Why did you give us so many stones? we asked. I didnt. You did, he said, waiting for a while before continuing. You did not know it, but I made you 4 go through a little attitude test today. What do you mean an attitude test? we wanted to know. It is something someone once did to
31、me and I shall always remember it. You see, I listened to every word you said. And whenever you complained about anyone or anything, I added a stone to your bags. And whenever you talked about something with an attitude of gratitude (感恩 )and positive thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at you
32、r backpacks. We did. They were full. I hope you remember this little attitude test. You see, your negative (负面的 ) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind is. A positive thought, however, ca
33、ncels out a negative one. So look at those bags and start paying attention to what you say and how you say things. (11)This little lesson was one of the most important I ever had. And I remember my uncle with great love for teaching us one of the most important lessons in life the power of attitude.
34、 1. What did the author and his brother often do when staying with their uncle in the countryside? A. They often followed him to collect stones. B. They often followed him to his university. C. They often studied his collection of stones with him. D. They often took long walks to enjoy nature. 2. Wh
35、en the author and his brother returned home late in the afternoon, _. A. they were tired but happy that they had helped their uncle B. they wished more stones had been taken out C. they found that their bags were filled with stones D. they were angry to find their uncles bag half-empty 3. How did th
36、e uncle explain the attitude test to the author? A. By giving examples. B. By asking questions. C. By using famous sayings. D. By comparing negative thoughts to stones. 4. This article is mainly written to tell us that _. A. we should show gratitude to those who help us B. we should watch the langua
37、ge we use C. we should learn from older people D. we should stop and think about our lives from time to time 答案： ACDB 单词拼写 One day a man found a cocoon(茧 ) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly mad
38、e its great effort to force its body t 1 that little hole. Then it seemed to stop m 2 any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further. So the man d 3 to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out e 4
39、 . But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon. The man c 5 to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become l 6 and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butt
40、erfly spent the r 7 of its life crawling (爬 ) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was 5 never able to fly. The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature r 8 . Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid (流体 ) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then i
41、t would be r 9 for flying. It must have a hard struggle (拼搏 ) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly w 10 we need in our life. If God allowed us to go thr ough our life without any d 11 , it would make us fail. We would not be as strong a
42、s we could have been; we could never fly. 答案： 1-5 through making decided easily continued 6-10 larger rest rules ready what difficulties 语法填空 Last spring I was walking in a park. In front of me there was a mum and her 3-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding a string（线） ， which had a balloon
43、（气球） at the 1 end. All of a sudden, a light wind took the balloon away from the little girl. I thought she 2 (cry). But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon rise to the 3 , she cheerfully shouted out, Wow! That little girl 4 (teach) me something. Later that day, I received a phone cal
44、l from my friend, he told me an unexpected problem. I felt annoyed replying with Oh no, 5 should we do? But remembering that little girl, I found 6 (me) saying： Wow, that is interesting! How can I help you? One thing is for sure - life is always going to make us 7 unexpected problems and challenges.
45、 However, how to deal with them is our choice. We can choose to be annoyed or 8 (interest) . No matter what the situation is, a Wow! will always beat Oh, no. So the next time you meet one of lifes unexpected 9 (guest) , remember that little girl and make it a Wow! experience. The Wow! always 10 . 答案
46、： 1. other 2. would cry 3. sky 4. taught 5.What 6. myself 7. face 8. interested 9. guests 10. works 提高资料 (二 ) Cloze 完形填空 6 A mother took her boy to a Paderewski (a great pianist) concert. She supposed to encourage her young sons progress on the piano. After they were _ 1_, the mother saw a friend in
47、 the crowd and walked down the passage to say hi. Now the little boy couldnt sit _2_ anymore, he rose and walked through a door. He totally didnt notice there were two words on it , _3_ NO ADMITTANCE(闲人免进 ). When the house lights became darker and the concert was about to _4_ . The mother returned to her seat and found that the child was _5_. She felt a
