Ⅰ.完形填空(建議用時17′)

　　[2024·河南安陽模擬]My mom cooked for my classmates in my elementary school. Although she loved me so much, I still hated her. I was __1__ to accept the fact that she was different and __2__ talking with her in my school.

　　One day my mom accidentally met me and greeted me with __3__. To her surprise, I __4__ her on purpose, threw her a hateful look and ran away. Later, one of my classmates said, “Your mom is very __5__ with only one eye.” Just then, I did nothing but my face burned with __6__. On reaching home, I complained to her that she made me embarrassed. I barely noticed her __7__ because of anger, much __8__ stopped to think for a second about my rude __9__. I must have hurt her feelings.

　　Being eager to escape from my home, I studied hard, hoping for a chance to live far away. Years later, my __10__ eventually paid off and was admitted to a university. After graduation, I settled in another city, devoted to my family and __11__ came home. One day, I received a call regarding a school reunion. __12__， I returned to attend our reunion where I chatted with my teacher. She told me a __13__， which shocked me and made a __14__. She said she __15__ to do this because she had promised my mother not to say it. Then she said she was __16__ of my mother, who couldn't __17__ watching me growing up with __18__. When I was very little, I was involved in an accident, and lost one eye. As a mother, she gave me hers.

　　At that moment, I burst into tears and rushed out to my home with great __19__. I came to know that our mother loved us __20__ and never expected any reward.

　　母親因不忍看著失去眼睛的孩子伴著殘疾長大，毅然獻出了自己的眼睛。而不知情的孩子卻因母親的與眾不同而嫌棄她。直到有一天真相大白，孩子才真正領悟到母愛的無私。

　　1.A.hopeless

　　B．determined

　　C．pleased

　　D．unwilling

　　答案：D 前文提到了母親雖然愛自己，但是自己卻很討厭她，所以作者不愿意接受母親和別人不一樣的事實，也盡量避免在學校和母親交談。

　　2．A.avoided

　　B．started

　　C．risked

　　D．enjoyed

　　答案：A 見上題解析。

　　3．A.anxiety

　　B．pleasure

　　C．appreciation

　　D．curiosity

　　答案：B 由全文可看出母親很愛作者，母親很高興地和作者打招呼。

　　4．A.resisted

　　B．refused

　　C．ignored

　　D．scared

　　答案：C 由母親的驚訝可知，作者有意忽略了母親的問候，還以一個憎惡的表情然后跑開了。

　　5．A.special

　　B．typical

　　C．annoyed

　　D．disappointed

　　答案：A 由下文作者的臉發燙及此空后提到的母親只有一只眼睛可知，她的同學說她母親很特別。

　　6．A.sorrow

　　B．shame

　　C．guilt

　　D．dissatisfaction

　　答案：B 由上文作者刻意回避母親，到同學看到自己的母親并說她很特別可推斷出，作者此時感到的是一種恥辱。

　　7．A.attitude

　　B．wisdom

　　C．misunderstanding

　　D．response

　　答案：D 回到家的作者抱怨母親讓自己尷尬，也因生氣沒注意母親對自己抱怨的反應。

　　8．A.later

　　B．worse

　　C．less

　　D．further

　　答案：C 作者因生氣連母親的反應都沒注意到，更不用說停下來思考自己的無理行為了。

　　9．A.thought

　　B．behavior

　　C．courage

　　D．reaction

　　答案：B 見上題解析。

　　10．A.enthusiasm

　　B．confidence

　　C．effort

　　D．determination

　　答案：C 作者努力學習并最終被大學錄取，作者的努力得到了回報。

　　11．A.hardly

　　B．occasionally

　　C．frequently

　　D．immediately

　　答案：A 由上文作者渴望逃離家及下文老師告訴自己秘密后作者的反應可以推斷作者在另外一個城市定居下來后很少回家看母親。

　　12．A.Instead

　　B．However

　　C．Otherwise

　　D．Therefore

　　答案：D 作者接到學校舉行聚會的電話后回去參加聚會，前后為因果關系。

　　13．A.lie

　　B．story

　　C．secret

　　D．joke

　　答案：C 由下文作者的震驚可知，這里是表示作者不知道的秘密。

　　14．A.fortune

　　B．difference

　　C．decision

　　D．contribution

　　答案：B 由下文作者的改變可知，這個秘密不僅讓作者震驚而且很重要。

　　15．A.hesitated

　　B．attempted

　　C．failed

　　D．pretended

　　答案：A 老師曾經答應過母親不說出這個秘密，所以老師在猶豫是否要告訴作者這件事。

　　16．A.tired

　　B．frightened

　　C．ashamed

　　D．proud

　　答案：D 母親無私地把眼睛給了自己的孩子，老師為母親感到驕傲。

　　17．A.insist

　　B．deny

　　C．admit

　　D．stand

　　答案：D 母親不忍心看到自己的孩子伴隨著殘疾長大，母親捐出了自己的眼睛。

　　18．A.disability

　　B．shortcoming

　　C．doubt

　　D．protection

　　答案：A 見上題解析。

　　19．A.devotion

　　B．admiration

　　C．regret

　　D．relief

　　答案：C 由上文作者對母親的態度及哭著跑回家可知，作者很后悔自己的行為。

　　20．A.violently

　　B．unconditionally

　　C．faithfully

　　D．automatically

　　答案：B 由作者母親為作者捐獻眼睛這件事可知，我們的母親在無條件地愛著我們。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解(建議用時16′)

　　A

　　[2024·蘭州一中期中]

　　Travelling Brochure

　　Travelling Information in Melbourne, Australia

　　Tour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos

　　Price: Starting from AUD $115 per person

　　Time: 9－10 hours

　　Ⅰ.Introduction

　　Get close to the remarkable penguins and wildlife of Australia...

　　The little penguins provide a wonderful sight as they break free of the surf and waddle home across the sand at night at Phillip Island. Nature is on stage and we are the audience to these fishermen of the sea as they feed their families. Phillip Island is home to the amazing animals, including AustraliA s largest fur seal colony, the Little Penguins and lovely koalas.

　　Tour Highlights：

　　*Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals.

　　*Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre.

　　*View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see AustraliA s largest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline.

　　*Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.

　　*Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (Tour Option V) — More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people with ranger interpretation providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand.

　　Ⅱ.Additional info

　　*This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date.

　　*Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours, subject to availability.

　　*Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform.

　　Ⅲ.Pricing Policy

　　*Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate.

　　*Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not utilizing a coach seat.

　　Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos　Per person

　　Season Aug. 1, 2024 to Mar. 31, 2024

　　Tour Code Days of Week Adult Child

　　Tour only Mon.－Sun. $115.00 $58.00

　　Tour inc Viewing

　　Platform Penguin

　　Plus Mon.－Sun. $140.00 $83.00

　　Prices are in AUD and are listed as a guide only.

　　Extra paid：

　　Food and drinks are not included in the cost of the tour

　　Ⅳ.Travel Voucher (憑單)：

　　Please download Travel Voucher from this website. For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed.

　　文章告訴了我們去澳大利亞旅游的一些注意事項。

　　1．Which of the following is NOT the place that the visitors will go to?

　　A．Warrook Cattle farm.

　　B．Koala Conservation Center.

　　C．Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.

　　D．Australian Eastern coastline.

　　答案：D　事實細節題。從文中“Tour highlights”這一段可知有A.“Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm.”；B.“Watch koalas in their natural habitat”；C.“Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.”。

　　2．Which of the following group need only pay $58 per person?

　　A．2－year－old kids.

　　B．Babies in arms.

　　C．Adults.

　　D．Kids between 3 and 14.

　　答案：D　事實細節題。從文中“Pricing Policy”這一段可知選D。

　　3．Why should tourists bring a towel or a rug?

　　A．Because they will swim during the tour.

　　B．Because they may want to sit on the platform.

　　C．Because it makes them warm.

　　D．Because they will take a spa.

　　答案：B　事實細節題。從文中“Additional info”中的“You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform.”可知選B。

　　4．The passage is likely to appear in ________.

　　A．a newspaper

　　B．a magazine

　　C．a website

　　D．a report

　　答案：C　事實細節題。從“Travel Voucher”可知選C。

　　1．remarkable adj. 卓越的；非凡的

　　2．impressive adj. 印象深刻的

　　3．arrival n. 到來；到達

　　4．qualify vt./vi. 取得資格；有資格

　　5．confirm vt. 證實；確認

　　1．be home to ……的棲息地

　　2．in advance of 在……前面；提前

　　B

　　[2024·福州八中質檢一]A bargain is something offered at a low and advantageous price. A more recent definition is: a bargain is a dirty trick to force money out of the pockets of silly and innocent people.

　　The cost of producing a new—for example—toothpaste would make 80p the proper price for it, so we will market it at ￡1.20. It is not a bad toothpaste, and as people like to try new things it will sell well to start with; but the attraction of novelty soon fades, so sales will fall. When that happens we will reduce the price to ￡1.15. And we will turn it into a bargain by printing 5p OFF all over it.

　　Sometimes it is not 5p OFF but 1p OFF. What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever! Even the poorest old－age pensioner ought to regard this as an insult (侮辱), but he doesn't. A bargain must not be missed. People say one has to have washing powder (or whatever) and one might as well buy it a penny cheaper.

　　The real danger starts when unnecessary things become “bargains”. Many people just cannot resist bargains. Provided they think they are getting a bargain they will buy clothes they will never wear or furniture they have no space for. Once I heard of a man who bought an electric saw as a bargain and cut off two of his fingers the next day. But he had no regrets: the saw had been truly cheap.

　　Quite a few people actually believe that they make mon-ey on such bargains. A lady once told me: “I've had a lucky day today. I bought a dress for ￡120, reduced from ￡400; and I bought a beautiful Persian carpet for ￡600, reduced from ￡900.” It will never occur to her that she has actually wasted ￡720. She feels as though she had made ￡580. She also feels, I am sure, that if she had more time for shopping, she could make a living out of it.

　　Some people buy in large quantities because it is cheaper. Once a couple bought enough sugar for their lifetime and the lifetime of their children and grandchildren. They thought it a bargain not to be missed. When the sugar arrived they didn't know where to store it—until they realized that their toilet was a very spacious one. So that was where they piled up their sugar. Not only did their guests feel rather strange whenever they were offered sugar to put into their coffee, but the toilet became extremely sticky.

　　To offer bargains is a commercial trick to make the poor poorer. When greedy fools fall for this trick, it serves them right.

　　對便宜貨人們有了新的認識，認為它是讓貪婪和愚蠢的人花錢的一種伎倆。

　　5．Which word best describes the language style of the passage?

　　A．Polite.

　　B．Foolish.

　　C．Humorous.

　　D．Serious.

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。文中通過舉例用通俗易懂且風趣的語言描述了人們購買便宜貨的行為。

　　6．What does the underlined word “novelty” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

　　A．Good quality.

　　B．Low price.

　　C．Newness.

　　D．Curiosity.

　　答案：C　詞義猜測題。從“but the attraction of novelty soon fades”可知是“新鮮”。

　　7．How does the author feel about 1p OFF a product?

　　A．It's a gift for poor people.

　　B．It's an offense to shoppers.

　　C．It's a bargain worth trying.

　　D．It's a real reduction in price.

　　答案：B　事實細節題。從文中第三段“What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever! Even the poorest...regard this as an insult(侮辱)．”可知選B，認為這是一種“冒犯，侮辱”。

　　8．Which statement will the author probably agree with?

　　A．Bargains are things people don't really need.

　　B．Bargains are often real cheap products.

　　C．Bargains help people make a living.

　　D．Bargains play tricks on people.

　　答案：D　推理判斷題。考查作者的態度觀點，從文中第一段和最后一段可知D項為作者表達的觀點。

　　1．innocent adj. 天真的；無辜的

　　2．rudeness n. 粗魯；無禮

　　3．resist vt. 抵抗；拒絕

　　4．furniture n. 家具

　　5．commercial adj. 商業的

　　1．might as well 倒不如；最好

　　2.cut off 切斷；中斷

　　原文：Not only did their guests feel rather strange whenever they were offered sugar to put into their coffee, but the toilet became extremely sticky.(倒裝句)