- 真题试卷
- 模拟试卷
- 预测试卷
21. --I hear that there was a terrible crash in the subway in Shanghai the other day.
--Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to all of us.
正确答案
解析
the news 特指上文提到的crash事件；第二空为固定搭配 a shock to sb. 对某人来说很震惊；故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
第一空特指上面提到的新闻，第二空为固定搭配。
易错点
对定冠词和不定冠词用法不熟悉致错。
34. --Mary, how did your Math test go?
正确答案
解析
might have done 表示对过去事情的不肯定推断；故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据后半句“but in fact I came in the top 10 in my class”可知，前半句为不肯定的推测。
易错点
对情态动词表推测的用法不熟悉致错。
35. Temperatures________ quite dramatically at night in mountains, so put on some warm clothes before going out.
正确答案
解析
“山区中温度晚上会急剧下降”属于客观真理；故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
客观真理视作一般现在时。
易错点
对一般现在时的定义及用法不熟悉致错。
23. None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish. ______, most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments.
正确答案
解析
instead 表转折和对比；故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
前半句提到“大多数水下工作人员并没有瘦到鱼的伤害”，相反，很多鱼非常友好。前后句是对比的关系。
易错点
对句子前后关系把握不准致错。
25. Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only
preparation for all of the situations ________ appear in the working world.
正确答案
解析
定语从句中定物，引导词可用which 或that；故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
空处用来代指前面提到的situations,先行词在从句中做主语；。
易错点
对定语从句的含义及用法不熟悉致错。
26. --Can I use the telephone on the table, sir?
正确答案
解析
anyone 用于疑问句和否定句，开头已为否定在加上倒装；故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
答句句首的under no circumstance 在任何情况下都不 为否定词；否定词位于句首，句子须倒装。
易错点
对倒装句的定义及用法不熟悉致错。
31. I ______ to reach the manager for the last two hours but the line is always busy.
正确答案
解析
现在完成时的结构是 have/has + been + doing ；故选项D正确。
考查方向
解题思路
从后面的“but the line is busy”可见，“我”试着打电话应该是从两小时之前一直持续到了现在。
易错点
对现在完成时的定义及用法不熟悉致错。
32. --He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ________.
--No. He’d had a lot of time ________ for it after all.
正确答案
解析
主语he和非谓语动词interview之间是被动关系，故用过去分词形式；第二空为固定搭配 have time to do sth. 有时间做某事；故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
前半句的didn’t feel 是句子谓语，则第一空处为非谓语动词；。
易错点
对非谓语动词的定义及用法不熟悉致错。
33. Though a typhoon is on the way, people are still looking forward _____ the outdoor
concert.
Ato canceling
Bnot to canceling
C
Dto not canceling
正确答案
解析
look forward to 后须加名词或动名词；动名词的否定为not doing sth.；故选项D正确。
考查方向
解题思路
look forward to doing sth. 此处的to 为介词。
易错点
对固定短语记忆不熟悉致错。
22. Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, ______ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.
正确答案
解析
earn v.挣，赚取和句子主语之间是主动关系；故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
本句的谓语为 has become, 则空出为非谓语动词。
易错点
对非谓语动词的含义及用法不熟悉致错。
24. --Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet?
--I’m not sure. She _________ on it last week.
正确答案
解析
过去进行时还可以表示过去发生的动作仍在继续，结构为 was/were + doing；故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据答句“I’m not sure”可知，之前提到的动作目前依然在继续。
易错点
对过去进行时的定义不清楚致错 。
27. It is good manners to eat up ______ is left in your plate.
正确答案
解析
根据句意，此处缺主语；故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
当缺成分时，我们使用疑问词what。
易错点
对疑问词的用法不熟悉致错。
28. _______ me when you get it through and I’ll pick you up at your work place.
正确答案
解析
其实剧中用动词原形；故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
“打电话给我”，这是发出命令和请求的句子，属于祈使句。
易错点
对祈使句的定义及用法不熟悉致错。
29. A broad smile spread_____ Jack’s face when he eventually gained a scholarship.
正确答案
解析
微笑在脸上绽开，应该属于“平面的”穿过；故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
across表平面的穿过，through表立体的穿过。
易错点
对across用法不熟悉致错。
30. --How do you usually go to work? –– I usually drive, but if it is fine, I ______ by bike.
正确答案
解析
if 如果，引导的从句已经使用了一般现在时，则主句须用一般将来时；故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
由if引导的条件状语从句，使用“主将从现”原则。
易错点
对一般将来时的定义和用法不熟悉致错。
D
Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that things generally turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. You may be successful at work and in love.
But you may be misguided because things don't turn out for the best. You may believe that when one door closes another one opens(for example, you may fail to obtain a new job; another chance will come around soon). Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams(砰然关上)in your face. That's bitter reality.
Now a book has been published which confirms what pessimists(悲观者)have suspected all 
So far，so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Don't put all your eggs in one basket.”
And “Don't count your chickens until they hatch.” To have a confident and optimistic approach to life's problems is good. But listen to what Woody Alien, the American comedian says,” Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”
There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Don't feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.
67. What's the passage mainly about?
68. The underlined sentence “This is not rocket science”(Para.4)means ______.
69. Which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?
70. The writer would probably describe himself as ______.
正确答案
解析
benefit n.益处；故选项D正确。
考查方向
解题思路
从文章第三段“Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results.”可知，作者认为悲观主义也会产生积极的结果。
易错点
信息提取与匹配错误。
正确答案
解析
quite simple to understand 很容易理解；故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
从前文的“So far，so good”可以看出，这并不是什么难懂的理论。
易错点
逻辑推理错误。
正确答案
解析
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket 不要把鸡蛋放进一个篮子；故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
从第四段“Don't put all your eggs in one basket.”可以看出，“不要把鸡蛋放在一个篮子里”这句俗语是悲观主义所持的，但有积极作用的观点。
易错点
信息提取与匹配错误。
正确答案
解析
realist n.现实主义者；故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
文从文章最后一段“You are a realist But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.”可以看出，作者偏向于“现实主义者”
易错点
信息的提取与匹配错误。
A
First, you ought to know that I’m “only” fourteen. My mother points this out often. I can make my own decisions when I’m old enough to vote, she says. Second, I should tell you that she’s right — I’m not always responsible. I sometimes take the prize for grade-A dork（呆子）. Take last weekend for instance. I was staying at Dad’s, and I decided it was time I learned to drive. It was Sunday morning, 7 A.M., and I hadn’t slept well. I’d been up thinking about an argument, which I’ll tell you about in a minute. Well, nobody was up
Dad’s always been understanding. He didn’t say, “Okay, little Miss Know-It-All, you can just spend the rest of the year paying this off,” which is what Mom would have said. Instead, Dad worried about what might have happened to me. And that made me feel more guilty than anything. I think he’d be a better number-one caregiver, but I can’t say things like that to Mom. To her, I have to say, “But Mom, Dad’s place is closer to school. I could ride my bike,” to which she replies, “Amy Lynn, you don’t own a bike. Remember? You left it in the yard, and it was stolen. And you haven’t got the patience to earn the money to replace it.”
56. The writer feels guilty because she ________.
57. The main conflict between the writer and her mother is about whether she ________.
58. The writer’s mother thinks the writer is ________.
59. In the first sentence, the writer used “only” to suggest that she ________.
正确答案
解析
make sb. + adj. 使某人…(表示状态)。所以选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
细节题。根据原文“Instead, Dad worried about what might have happened to me.”可知，作者感到内疚是因为觉得自己让爸爸担心了。
易错点
不够仔细，提取不到对应信息。
正确答案
解析
main conflict 主要冲突；make one’s own decisions 自己做决定。所以选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
细节题。根据文章第一段“My mother points this out often. I can make my own decisions when I’m old enough to vote, she says.”可知，作者和妈妈的主要冲突在于，妈妈认为他还太小，要等到他能行使投票权时，才能让他自己做决定。
易错点
不够仔细，提取不到对应信息。
正确答案
解析
too attached to her dad 太依赖爸爸；too emotional 太情绪化；irresponsible adj.不负责任的。所以选项D正确。
考查方向
解题思路
细节题。根据原文“Second, I should tell you that she’s right — I’m not always responsible..”可知，作者和妈妈的另外一个问题就是妈妈认为他责任性不够。
易错点
不够仔细，提取不到对应信息。
正确答案
解析
old enough 足够大。所以选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
归纳题。从全文作者对自己和妈妈的主要冲突可以看出，主要问题集中在妈妈认为她还太小，而作者自己认为自己已经够大了。
易错点
欠缺对主旨的归纳概括能力。
B
Environment Awareness Week
Regal Convention Centre, Halls 1-4
24-30 March 2011 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Free admission for all!
Save the environment, Save our future
Our environment needs help. With the participation of more than 50 organizations, Environment Awareness Week is the biggest public education event dedicated to environmental protection and conservation. Don’t miss it! Come and know more about:
The Threats to Earth (Hall 1) – What is global warming? How serious is pollution? Learn about different environmental problems from our university students. Protect our environment!
The Search for renewable Energy (Hall 2) – can we get electricity from wind, solar energy, waves, rivers and underground heat? Get the answers from Solar Ace, Tefron, Touch Wind Resources and other participants.
The Quest for Fresh water (Hall 3) – is the shortage of freshwater worsening? What are Singapore’s solutions for treating wastewater? Hear from Flow Technologies, HydroMax Solutions and other participants.
The 3 Rs and Save Earth (Hall 4) – How can we REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE to cut down household wastes? Find out from the Global Gala Network, Green Earth Foundation and other participants.
For more information, please call Mr. Philip Koh at 65531188, send an email to Mrs. Daisy Soh at daisy_soh@ief.org or visit the events web at http://www.ief.org/caw
60. The main aim of Environment Awareness Week is to ________.
61. The organizer of the event is ________.
62. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the event?
正确答案
解析
educate v.教育， the public 公众， protect the environment 保护环境。所以选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据原文“Environment Awareness Week is the biggest public education event dedicated to environmental protection and conservation.”可知，环保周的主要意图在于提倡环保。
易错点
信息提取错误。
正确答案
解析
global adj.全球的，fund 基金。所以选项D正确。
考查方向
解题思路
从提供的第一幅图片可知，本次活动的组织者是“世界环保基金会”。
易错点
信息匹配错误。
正确答案
解析
charge v.收费；same amount of money 同样数量的钱。所以选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
推理题。从第一部分“Free admission for all”可知，各个大厅并不收费。
易错点
逻辑推理错误。
C
If asked if space exploration should continue, most Americans would give an immediate response either in favor of continuing or in favor of ending space exploration. A common response would be that space exploration is a waste of money. An average American, uneducated on the subject, might believe that the government is wasting billions of dollars on the research that has no merit. Someone strange to the subject might say that a space shuttle goes up once in a while and that is about all that happens. Research is ongoing and continues when there are no shuttles being launched. This also costs the government money. Does the extreme cost of space exploration make sense?
One argument is that the government is wasting money on the research not being used on Earth. Actually, the money goes to workers and scientists that support National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions (任务), and goes to major companies that play important roles in major sectors of the US economy. Boeing is a partner of NASA for aircraft, the same company that makes commercial aircraft for the airline industry.
Another benefit to continuing space exploration is the many spinoff (衍生的) technologies it provides. The artificial heart resulted from experiments on the space shuttle. The handheld Jaws of Life used to save victims from car accidents originated from the system used to separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets. Insulation in homes that keeps them warm and energy efficient is based on the technology used to insulate the space shuttle.
There are direct benefits to the economy provided by NASA missions as well as spinoff technologies. These advances are found in food, building materials, medical procedures and the vehicles we drive. While it can be proven that billions of dollars that could be used elsewhere is being spent on space exploration, the benefits it provides outweigh the terrible aspects. As a matter of fact, the money spent helps to improve the quality of our lives.
63. How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?
ABy offering 
BBy making comparisons.
CBy giving some examples.
DBy presenting research findings.
64. The function of Jaws of Life is to _____.
Asave people from traffic accidents
Bdo experiments on the space shuttle
Ckeep houses warm and energy efficient
Dseparate the space shuttle from its booster rockets
65. In the author’s opinion, space exploration _____.
66. What would be the best title for the text?
正确答案
解析
analyses n.分析；故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据第二段“Actually, the money goes to workers and scientists that support National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions (任务), and goes to major companies that play important roles in major sectors of the US economy.”可知，本段是在通过分析得出太空探索利国利民的观点。
易错点
大意归纳不准致错。
正确答案
解析
function n.功能，save people from traffic accident 挽救车祸中的人；故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据下文“The handheld Jaws of Life used to save victims from car accidents…”可知，液压剪的功能主要营救车祸中的受难者。
易错点
信息提取与匹配错误。
正确答案
解析
benefit v.使受益；benefit us in many ways 在很多方面使我们受益；故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据最后一段“…space exploration, the benefits it provides outweigh the terrible aspects”可知，作者认为太空开发给我们带来了很多利益。
易错点
信息提取与匹配错误。
正确答案
解析
space exploration 太空开发，worth the cost 值得花费；故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
文章从开头提出问题到回答问题，都是在围绕着太空开发是否值得的问题进行，最后得出的结论是太空开发利大于弊。
易错点
文章主旨归纳不准致错。
76.假如你是北京阳光中学的李涛，今年暑假你打算到纽约自助游，你在沙发网上找到了一位愿意免费为你提供住宿的美国人Peter，请根据下表提供的信息，给Peter 写一封信，介绍你的情况以及你的需求。
注意：
1. 词数不少于50；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
ear Peter,
_____________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Tao
正确答案
略
解析
平时在学习英语时，要多注意英语的应用和实用性，尽力把已经学到的东西和实际生活中要用英语表达地方相结合，写作时要细心，尽力避免低级错误。
【参考范文】
Dear Peter,
I’ve learned from the Couchsurfing Web that you’d like to host the travellers from all over the world.
I’m a boy of 17, a high school student from Beijing. Having learned English for several years, I can communicate with others in English fluently. I like travelling very much, and have visited many places and cities home and abroad so far. Photography is one of my hobbies. I wonder if you could guide me to explore New York City if you are not busy.
I will appreciate it if you could offer me your floor or a sofa to stay for 3 days for free. By the way, could you please pick me up at the airport since I’ve never been to Amer
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Li Tao
考查方向
解题思路
①这是一篇应用文，要求运用所学的英语知识写一封书信。
②先用英语介绍自己的详细信息，再适当的提出自己的要求
③参考词汇及短语：at the age of , be able to do sth. communicate with sb. in English, main pastimes, meet at the airport …
易错点
把握不准时态，语态以及人称的使用。
77.假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的学生李华。下面四幅图描述了上周五你在放学路上，撞倒一位骑车老人并实施救助的过程。请根据图片的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记。
注意：
1．文章的开头已为你写好；
2．词数不少于60。
Last Friday _____________________________________________________________
正确答案
略
解析
平时在学习英语时，要多注意英语的应用和实用性，尽力把已经学到的东西和实际生活中要用英语表达地方相结合，写作时要细心，尽力避免低级错误。
【参考范文】
Last Friday, as usual I rode my bike home. But at a crossing, I accidentally knocked an old man off his bike. I hurried over and found his leg was injured. Nervous and worried, I called my mom and told her what had happened. We decided to take him to the hospital first.
Soon after we arrived at the hospital, my mother came. The doctor gave the old man a thorough examination. To our delight and relief, there was nothing seriously wrong with him. We thanked the doctor and left.
After that, we went back to where the bike was parked only to find it didn’t work. So I immediately found a repairman to get it fixed. Before the old man left, my mom offered him our cell phone number in case he needed to contact us. Then the old man got on his bike and we waved goodbye to each other.
The accident made me realize that in the first place we should be careful to avoid accidents, but once they occur, we should take responsibility.
考查方向
解题思路
①这是一篇记叙文，要求运用所学的英语知识描述图片的主要内容。
②先用英语描述图片的主要内容，交代清楚事情的时间，地点及人物。
③参考词汇及短语：fall off, at an age of, with the help of…, be grateful, be a great helper…
易错点
图片观察不仔细，把握不准主要内容，时态，语态以及人称的使用。
In 1956, Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet on my finger, I wanted to show Perky the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my , Perky flew off. The enormous blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue and suddenly he had gone, clipping its wings.
Kathy managed to me. With fake optimism, she even tried to reassure me that Perky would find a new .But I was far too clever to that such a thing was possible.
Decades later, I watched my own growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed to the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
“The best thing Sweetie Pie,” he said, “was the we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just down and landed on my finger.”
When I was finally able to , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all . It seems our two families had been long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, “You were ! Perky lived!”
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正确答案
解析
当缺成分时，用疑问词what；此处缺宾语，what做look like的宾语故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据下文的“… the sky looked like”可知，本处指的是作者想让Perky看看天空看上去是什么样子。
易错点
对疑问词的用法不熟悉。
正确答案
解析
make friends 交朋友。故C选项正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据前文“Maybe he could make a little bird… 可知此处指作者带Perky出去是想它也许会在那里交到新朋友
易错点
固定短语记忆不清，及判断不出文章上下文文意而致错
正确答案
解析
joy n.乐趣，disappointment n.失望，satisfaction n.满意 to one’s horror 令
某人惊恐的是。故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据下文的“Perky flew off”，可知，令作者措手不及的是，Perky竟然飞了。
易错点
判断不准上下文文意的关系而致错。
正确答案
解析
pleasure n.乐趣，sadness n.悲伤，treasure n.珍宝，sense n.感觉。故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上文的“The enormous blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue…”，可知，此处指的是浩瀚的蓝天也把Kathy的宝贝Perky给吞没了。
易错点
判断不准上下文文意的关系及词义记忆不清而致错。
正确答案
解析
forgive v.原谅，comfort v.安慰，delight v.使高兴；故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据原文可知，前面Perky突然飞走了，那么此时，Kathy应该是在安慰作者。
易错点
上下文文意判断不准。
正确答案
解析
find a new home 找到一个新家；故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上文“She even tried to reassure me that Perky would find a new…”可知，此处指Kathy在安慰自己，她认为Perky会找到一个新的家。
易错点
上下文文意判断不准。
正确答案
解析
imagine v.想象，suppose v.猜想，doubt v.怀疑，只有D选项believe 相信 符合文意。
考查方向
解题思路
根据前文“But I was far too clever to …” 可知本题意指“但是我太聪明而不会相信这样的事会发生”
易错点
短语用法不清致错。
正确答案
解析
watch my own kids growing 看着自己的孩子长大。所以选项D正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据下文的“…spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the… of the kids’ friends”可知，本处指作者看见自己的孩子逐渐长大。
易错点
忽略了前后文的照应关系。
正确答案
解析
parent n.父母，所以选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据下文的“the Kissells”，可知，本处讲的是小孩及其父母们一家人。
易错点
识别不出上下文的呼应而致错。
正确答案
解析
become the best friends 变成了做好的朋友；故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上文“The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the…”可知，本句讲的是作者和小孩朋友的父母都成了好朋友。
易错点
固定短语记忆不清。
正确答案
解析
claim to do sth. 宣称做某事； the oldest living goldfish 最古老的活金鱼，故选项D 正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上下文“One person claimed to … the oldest living goldfish”可知，本处讲的是“其中一个人宣称拥有世界上最古老的活金鱼。”
易错点
词义搭配错误。
正确答案
解析
then 然后，接下来。故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上下文可知，前面已经有别人讲述了关于宠物的故事，“接下来”轮到Barry了。
易错点
对上下文文意及关系把握不准。
正确答案
解析
announce v.宣布，告诉；而其他几项虽然语意通顺，但用法错误。所以选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据下文“that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
”可知，本句要表达的是“那位家长说他最爱的宠物就是他的蓝鹦鹉。”
易错点
词义记忆不清致错。
正确答案
解析
about 关于；所以B选项正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上下文可知，本句是在谈论一些“关于”蓝鹦鹉的事情。
易错点
上下文关系把握不准。
正确答案
解析
way n.方式，方法，place n.地方，story n.故事；故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据下文的“One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just…”可知，本处是在讲解当初是通过何种“方式”得到这只蓝鹦鹉的。
易错点
逻辑推理错误。
正确答案
解析
float v.漂浮；飘荡 dive v.俯冲；settle down 安顿下来；go down 下降。故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据下文的“…down and landed on my finger.”可知，本句意指“一直蓝鹦鹉飞了下来落在了我的手指上面。”
易错点
短语记忆不清。
正确答案
解析
speak v.讲，说；interrupt v.打断；explain v.解释，故选项B正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上下文可知，前面大家都已经说了自己宠物的故事，接下来应该到作者“说”了，
易错点
对上下文意把握不准。
正确答案
解析
come up 提出；turn up 出现；turn out 结果是；match up 匹配；故选项D正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上文“The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all…”可知，本处说的是作者在检查关于这只鹦鹉的时间，地点以及照片信息是否匹配。
易错点
重点短语记忆不清致错。
正确答案
解析
fasten v.捆绑；introduce v.介绍；connect v.联系；故选项C正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上下文“It seems our two families had been … long before we ever met”可知，此处说的是“似乎很久以前我们两家就有了某种联系”。
易错点
词义搭配错误。
正确答案
解析
right adj.正确的；wrong adj.错误的；silly adj.愚蠢的；mad adj.发疯的；故选项A正确。
考查方向
解题思路
根据上下文可知，蓝鹦鹉飞走后不仅存活了下来，还找到一个新的家；看来之前Kathy的推断是“正确的“。
易错点
上下文文意不准。
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Forthe rest of March, a disease will sweep across theUS. It will keep kids home fromschool. __71__ Employees will suddenly lose their ability toconcentrate.
Thedisease, known as “March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65-team US men’scollege basketball tournament(锦标赛). __72__ Teams competeagainst each other in a single-elimination(单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns anational champion.
__73__The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends competeagainst friends. Husbands against wives. Colleagues against bosses.
Big-nameschools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year thereare dark horses from little-known universities. This adds to the madness.Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a schoolwith 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, thelittle-known George Mason Universitywas one of the final teams. __74__
Collegebasketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name fortheir university and themselves. __75__ About $4 billion willbe spent gambling on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the eventwill bring in $500 million in advertising income this year, topping thepost-season income of everyUSprofessional league, including that of the NBA.
A. Nearly20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festivalMadness.
B. The players will go all out forthe games.
C. But that doesn’t mean money isn’tinvolved.
D. College students will ignorepiles of homework.
E. People are willing to spend moremoney on watching it.
F. Itbegins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.
G. Many people had never even heardof the university before the tournament.
正确答案
71.D 72.F 73.A 74.G 7 5.C
解析
71. college students 大学生；ignore v.忽视，a pile of 一堆；故选项D正确。
72. begin on 开始于；故选项F正确。
73. prisoner n.囚犯，此处是很形象的比喻，代指所有人对这场活动的着迷。故选项A正确。
74. hear of 听说；故选项G正确。
75. involve v.牵涉；故选项C正确。
考查方向
71. 本题考查了对上下文连贯性的把握。
72. 本题考查了逻辑推理能力。
73. 本题考查了逻辑推理能力。
74. 本题考查了文章前后的照应。
75. 本题考查了逻辑推理能力。
解题思路
71. 从前文的“It will keep kids home from school.… Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.”可知，本句在讲小学生，大学生，以及工作了的人所受到的影响。
72. 从前文的“he disease, known as “March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65-team US men’s college basketball tournament(锦标赛)”可以看出，这里是在介绍“March Madness” 的由来，接下来应该介绍它的具体时间了。
73. 从下文的“Friends compete against friends. Husbands against wives. Colleagues against bosses. ”可以看出，从朋友，夫妻，甚至员工与老板都参与到了这场活动中。
74. 从前文的“But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities”可以看出，每年的比赛中都有“黑马”杀出，这里提到的George Mason University就是其中之一，之前当然是没有人听说和关注到了。
75. 从下文的“About $4 billion will be spent gambling on the event”可以看出，虽然前面提到运动员并不会有收入，但大量的资金会被卷入进来。
易错点
71. 把握不准文章走向。
72. 逻辑推理错误。
73. 逻辑推理错误。
74. 识别不出前后文的照应而致错。
75. 逻辑推理错误。