Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．He gt a ______________(奖学金) t the Pratt Institute f Art.
2．Be certain t eat slwly and ____________ (咀嚼) yur fd extremely well.
3．Alice Munr has a ______________(名声) fr being a very depressing writer.
4．When I asked his ______________(国籍)，he said British.
5．We had t ______________(耳语) because Jill's mther was sleeping in the next rm.
6．Our teacher has a gd sense f __________(幽默)，which makes him ppular with all f us.
7．He was ______________(惊讶的) t see hw his hmetwn had changed in the past 10 years.
8．There is nw ______________(令人信服的) evidence that smking causes lung cancer.
9．After that，he ______________ (获得) a teaching pst at Beijing University.
10．In rder t build his huse，he has bught all the __________(未加工的) materials.
【答案】1.schlarship 2.chew 3.reputatin
4．natinality 5.whisper 6.humur
7．astnished 8.cnvincing 9.btained 10.raw
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．I'd never seen a __________ (clumsy)，less crdinated bxer.
2．The __________ news that he died last night made everyne deeply __________.(shck)
3．I dn't knw anything abut the case except___________ I read in the newspaper.
4．The frest prvides a hme fr birds and ther species that rely __________the trees' flwers and fruits.
5．Mr Pan has been lved by the public fr his __________(humur) perfrmance fr years.
6．This hall seats three times mre peple __________ that ne.
【答案】1.clumsier 2.shcking; shcked
3．what 4.n 5.humrus 6.than
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．The pencil seems as if __________________ when it is partly put in the water.
当把铅笔的一部分放入水中时，它看上去好像断了。
2．When the waiters are nt lking, hwever, he ______________________ the raw meat anywhere ________________________— the sugar bwl, the tiny flwer vase, inside a bread rll and under a plate.
然而，当服务员没有注意的时候，他却忙着把生肉藏在他能够到的任何地方——糖碗、小花瓶、小圆面包里和盘子下面。
3．As a respnsible member f the sciety, ______________________ can really make big differences.
作为一名负责任的社会成员，从小事做起真的有很大影响。
4．They gave mney t the ld peple's hme ____________________________ thrugh their cmpanies.
他们亲自或通过公司把钱捐给养老院。
5．Thse wh yu can ___________________________________
are true friends and they will always stand by yu n matter what happens.
那些你在任何时候都可以依靠的人是真正的朋友，无论发生什么，他们都会支持你。
【答案】1.it were brken
2．busies himself hiding; he can reach
3．starting small things
4．either persnally r
5．rely n at any time
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A culture's values can be mirrred by its humur.Humur has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thmas Hbbes，wh disliked humur, “Laughter is nthing else but sudden glry arising frm sme sudden thught f feeling far better than thers.” He thught humur t be a negative quality f human narrw－mindedness.
Hwever，Mrdechai Grdn, Ph.D f Educatin, insists, “Humur allws us t view the wrld frm an angle that is amusing rather than serius.” I agree with Grdn.Learning t lk at the wrld thrugh humur is imprtant.
In the United States，every fur years an electin ccurs.Withut humur as a way t express their feelings，hw wuld Americans be willing t supprt the electin? Televisin shws like “The Daily Shw” have becme imprtant parts f American culture.They are mthering the masses by metaphrically(隐喻地) inputting plitics int ur muths.They make plitics fun.
Of curse，plitics is nly ne type f humur.Scial humur helps peple thrugh the twists and turns(曲折；挫折) f the human cnditin.American pp culture prmtes an unhealthy self－image.On the tpic f self－image, Hari Kndablu stands ut.He has a jke abut the ppular musical grup “The Pussycat Dlls”，describing their hit sng “Dn't Cha” as a negative representatin f wmen.He pints ut an bvius ffence in American culture.
A study frm Lyla University f Maryland has shwn that humur is ne determining factr fr selecting a mating partner.Amng ther things，mates lk fr an utstanding funny bne(幽默感) in a ptential partner.
Of curse, humur is nt always used fr gd purpses.Humur can be linked t vulgarity(庸俗) and racism，but，like everything else, it has ptential t unite human beings by allwing us t laugh at urselves，ur failures and ur cnnectin with ne anther.
Thugh life may seem tugh and depressing at times, all I have t d is lk in the mirrr at my increased wrinkles t knw that there is a cmedy ut there that even Chaplin wasn't aware f.
With that in mind，remember t laugh with humanity and smetimes at humanity.
( )1.Hbbes believed that humur __________.
A．was nly a way t laugh at thers t make neself feel better
B．resulted in narrw－mindedness f human beings
C．had the pwer t mirrr persnal glry and natinal values
D．was fr peple t view the wrld frm anther angle
( )2.What is the authr's attitude twards plitical humur?
A．Wrried. B．Disappinted.
C．Curius. D．Appreciative.
( )3.The furth paragraph is develped mainly ________.
A．by example
B．by prcess
C．by cmparisn
D．by classificatin
( )4.What can we learn frm the last tw paragraphs?
A．Chaplin wasn't aware f being laughed at.
B．The authr feels helpless and sad abut getting lder.
C．Never be the ne wh laughs at ther peple.
D．The authr is determined t face life with a sense f humur.
【语篇解读】一种文化的价值能通过其幽默感表现出来。本文作者介绍了自己对幽默的看法，并决定用幽默的态度来面对生活。
1．A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，Thmas Hbbes不喜欢幽默，并从他的话中“Laughter is nthing …better than thers.”可知，A项符合题意。
2．D 观点态度题。根据文章第三段中的“Withut humur …the electin？”及“They make plitics fun.”可知，作者对于政治幽默持赞赏的态度。appreciative “欣赏的，赏识的”。
3．A 写作手法题。根据文章的第四段的内容可知，作者是通过举例子来证明自己的观点的。
4．D 推理判断题。根据文章的最后两段可知，尽管生活有时候会很艰难，但仍然有连卓别林都没有意识到的幽默，要记得用幽默的态度来面对生活。
Ⅱ.七选五
D Yu Have a Psitive Attitude?
Wh wuld yu rather hang arund with? Smene wh always acts in lw spirits? Or smene wh manages t see the gd arund him, even when things aren't always ging great? __1__
Having a psitive attitude can help yu in many ways.__2__ Yur friends will definitely appreciate yu mre if yu see the silver lining(指不幸或失望中的一线希望) rather than just the dark cluds!
__3__ The less pressure yu feel, the better yu will feel verall.S if yu've been feeling tired, put n a happy face and yu just might feel better sn.
But hw can yu have a psitive attitude when life is hard? It's mre than just turning life's lemns int lemnade.__4__ But it's wrth it.
A psitive attitude desn't mean ignring life's trubles.It just means lking fr the gd in things, rather than being a pessimist and cncentrating n the bad in things.Smetimes yur attitude can make all the difference.
Identify(识别) thse areas f yur life that might nt be ging s well.__5__
Fcus n ne at a time and think f ways yu can find the psitive in things.
A．The answer is t have a psitive attitude.
B．Having a psitive attitude can take sme hard wrk.
C．They are likely t make yu have negative thughts.
D．Having a psitive attitude can als reduce yur stress level.
E．If yu have a psitive attitude, yu're mre fun t be arund.
F．When yu feel better physically, yu naturally feel better mentally.
G．It's n surprise that peple enjy being arund psitive peple rather than negative peple.
【语篇解读】与那些垂头丧气的人相比，人们更愿意和那些具有积极心态的人在一起。本文论述了积极心态的重要性和拥有积极心态的方法。
1．G 上文是三个问句：你愿意与什么样的人在一起？是那些总是垂头丧气的人，还是那些总是设法看到事情积极一面的人？因此G项(人们喜欢和积极的人而不是消极的人在一起是意料之中的事)回答了上文提出的三个问题。
2．E 上一句提到积极的心态可以在很多方面帮到你，因此E项(如果有积极的心态，你就能给身边的人带去更多的快乐)紧承上文，说明了积极心态带给周围的人的好处。
3．D 上一段讲了积极心态给周围的人带去的好处，下一句提到压力越少，你的整体感觉就越好，因此D项(拥有积极的心态也能减少你的压力)在此承上启下。
4．B 上一句提到拥有积极的心态不像把柠檬变成柠檬水那样简单，那是需要人的努力的，故B项符合语境。
5．C 上一句提到要找出生活中不顺的事情，下一句提到一次只专注于一件事，并找到它积极的一面，因此C项(它们可能会使你产生消极的思想)在此承上启下。