Test 21

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　A few weeks after my first wife，Georgia，was called to heaven，I was cooking dinner for my son and myself.For a __1__，I had decided on frozen peas.As I was cutting open the bag，it __2__ from my hand and crashed to the floor.The peas，like marbles，__3__everywhere.I tried to use a broom，__4__with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen.

　　For the next week，every time I was in the __5__，I found a pea—in a corner，or behind a table leg.They kept __6__.Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it，and __7__ 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.

　　At the time I found those few remaining __8__，I was in a new relationship with a wonderful __9__ I’d met in a support group.After we married，I was reminded __10__ those peas under the refrigerator，and realized that my __11__ had been like that bag of frozen peas.It had shattered.My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job，and with a son having trouble __12__ his new surroundings and the __13__ of his mother.I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered.

　　When life gets you __14__，when everything you know comes apart，and when you think you’ll never __15__，remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas.The peas can be __16__，and life will move on.You’ll find all the peas __17__，including the ones that are hardest to find.And when you’ve got them __18__ you’ll start to feel whole again.

　　The life you know can break apart at any time.But you’ll have to __19__，and how fast you collect your peas depends on you.Will you keep scattering them around with a broom，__20__ will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

　　1．A.drink

　　B．fruit

　　C．vegetable

　　D．meat

　　答案　C

　　解析　做飯時，我用豌豆，豌豆當然是一種蔬菜，故選C。

　　2．A.moved

　　B．walked

　　C．ran

　　D．slipped

　　答案　D

　　解析　開包后，它就從我手中掉了。slip滑落。

　　3．A.rubbed

　　B．rolled

　　C．grew

　　D．existed

　　答案　B

　　解析　豌豆掉在地上了，當然四處滾動。roll滾動，符合題意。

　　4．A.but

　　B．and

　　C．although

　　D．so

　　答案　A

　　解析　我試著掃，可它們卻滾遍了廚房。表示轉折，用but。

　　5．A.bedroom

　　B．living room

　　C．kitchen

　　D．storeroom

　　答案　C

　　解析　做飯當然在廚房了。kitchen廚房。

　　6．A.getting up

　　B．turning up

　　C．taking up

　　D．using up

　　答案　B

　　解析　當我到廚房時，它們都出現。turn up出現。

　　7．A.found

　　B．ate

　　C．left

　　D．planted

　　答案　A

　　解析　八個月后，我搬動冰箱，又找到了12粒。find找到。

　　8．A.presents

　　B．cans

　　C．vegetables

　　D．peas

　　答案　D

　　解析　我找到剩下的豌豆，上下文中都多次提示到。

　　9．A.man

　　B．child

　　C．woman

　　D．boy

　　答案　C

　　解析　根據后面的“After we married...”可知。

　　10．A.of

　　B．for

　　C．with

　　D．in

　　答案　A

　　解析　remind sb.of sth.使某人想起……。

　　11．A.wife

　　B．life

　　C．son

　　D．friend

　　答案　B

　　解析　我意識到我的生活也像那袋豌豆。

　　12．A.turning to

　　B．leading to

　　C．adjusting to

　　D．adding to

　　答案　C

　　解析　我到了一個新的城市，我的兒子難以適應新環境，喪母之痛也一直困擾著他。turn to求助；lead to導致；adjust to適應；add to增加。

　　13．A.thank

　　B．love

　　C．help

　　D．loss

　　答案　D

　　解析　見上題解析。

　　14．A.down

　　B．near

　　C．close

　　D．wide

　　答案　A

　　解析　get sb.down讓某人沮喪。

　　15．A.get it

　　B．make it

　　C．take it

　　D．leave it

　　答案　B

　　解析　make it成功。

　　16．A.grew

　　B．bought

　　C．collected

　　D．frozen

　　答案　C

　　解析　豌豆能夠收攏，上下文中多次出現collect。

　　17．A.eventually

　　B．fortunately

　　C．properly

　　D．specially

　　答案　A

　　解析　最后你能夠找到所有的豌豆，包括最難找的。eventually最后。

　　18．A.both

　　B．all

　　C．either

　　D．each

　　答案　B

　　解析　all全部，符合語境。

　　19．A.call on

　　B．put on

　　C．bring on

　　D．move on

　　答案　D

　　解析　但是生活照常。move on繼續前進。同時前面也有提示“__16__，and life will move on.”

　　20．A.while

　　B．because

　　C．since

　　D．or

　　答案　D

　　解析　你會把散在四處的它們一掃帚掃散，還是一粒一粒的拾起來，重新開始你的生活呢？

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A villa(別墅) designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls，thanks to nanotechnology(納米技術) applications with self-healing polymers(聚合物)，is to be built on a Greek mountainside.The villa’s walls will include special particles that turn into a liquid when squeezed(壓榨) under pressure，flow into cracks，and then harden to form a solid material.

　　The NanoManufacturing Institute (NMI)，based in Leeds University，will play a key role in an EU project to construct the home by December 2010.The project，called “Intelligent Safe and Secure Buildings” (ISSB) is funded under the EU’s Sixth Framework program.This potentially life-saving scheme is led by German building manufacturer Knauf.The villa will be built in Amphilochia，in western Greece，where Knauf currently runs a manufacturing plant.If the experiment is successful，more tremor-resistant(防震) homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe.NMI chief executive Professor Terry Wilkins said，“What we’re trying to achieve here is very exciting.We’re looking to use polymers in much tougher situations than ever before on a larger scale.” Monitors contained in the villa’s walls will be able to collect vast amounts of data about the building over time.Wireless sensors(傳感器) will record any stresses and vibrations，as well as temperature，humidity and gas levels.

　　The walls are to be built from new load-bearing steel frames and high-strength gypsum(石膏) board.Prof Wilkins said，“If there are any problems，the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.If whole groups of houses are so constructed，we could use a larger network of sensors to get even more information.If the house falls down，we have got hand-held devices that can be used over the ruins to pick out where the embedded(嵌入的) sensors are hidden to get some information about how the villa collapsed.Also，we can get information about anyone who may be around，so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue.”

　　1．The aim of the passage is to ________.

　　A．report a piece of interesting news

　　B．promote tremor-resistant homes

　　C．inform us of the nanotechnology development

　　D．tell us something about a tremor-resistant home

　　答案　D

　　解析　根據文章的大體內容，主要講了防震別墅的功能及原理。

　　2．The villa can resist earthquakes because ________.

　　A．it will be built on a special place

　　B．the cracks in its walls can be healed by the polymers

　　C．the special particles can make its walls stronger

　　D．the intelligent sensor network can tell people where there is a crack

　　答案　B

　　解析　根據第一段第一句話可知本題選B項。

　　3．If the tremor-resistant home falls down，________.

　　A．rescue work can be done more quickly and accurately

　　B．the intelligent sensor network will stop working

　　C．no one can be hurt in the earthquake

　　D．a warning signal will be given to other residents

　　答案　A

　　解析　根據最后一段“If the house falls down，so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue.”可知選A項。

　　4．What Prof Wilkins said suggests that ________.

　　A．he is doubtful about the project

　　B．he thinks the tremor-resistant home is perfectly designed

　　C．he is confident in the tremor-resistant home

　　D．the tremor-resistant home still needs to be tested in a real situation

　　答案　C

　　解析　根據最后一段，Prof Wilkins分析了在出現問題時防震別墅的作用，可知他對此很有信心，認為這很重要。

　　5．It can be inferred from the passage that tremor-resistant home ________.

　　A．is still being tried out

　　B．is already under construction

　　C．has been in wide use

　　D．will be put into wide use soon

　　答案　A

　　解析　根據第二段“If the experiment is successful，more tremor-resistant(防震) homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe.”可知此項目還在試用階段。

　　Ⅲ.微寫作

　　寫作素材

　　1．我喜歡你們的報紙。

　　2．它報道國內外資訊，所以我能了解一周的大事。

　　3．同樣吸引我的是世界名人的成功故事。

　　(素材來源于2011·大綱全國·書面表達)

　　提示：盡量使用高級表達：so that；what引導的賓語從句；倒裝句等。

　　連句成篇(將以上句子連成一篇50詞左右的英語短文)

　　I like your newspaper for two reasons.First it covers both national and international news so that I can learn what has happened during the week.Equally attractive are the success stories of the world-famous people.

　　1．resist v．抵制　resistance n．抵抗力；反對　resistant adj.不受影響的　resist doing...忍住做……　resist the temptation抵制誘惑　meet resistance面臨抵制

　　2．under pressure面臨壓力　stand the pressure承受壓力　put pressure on sb.給某人施加壓力　press sb.to do...逼迫某人做……

　　3．on a larger scale大規模地　scale down縮減

　　4．pull out退出　pull through康復；渡過難關　pull up停車　pull on穿上　pull in進站

　　5．If there are any problems，the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.

　　該句是含有if條件句的復合句，在主句中so_(that)引導結果狀語從句。

　　如何理解完形填空中的長難句？

　　如果待處理的長難句為一個復雜的單句，可這樣處理：跳讀修飾成分，迅速找出主謂結構。這樣一來，我們便可以將長句化為短句，將難句化為易句。具體步驟是：先跳讀修飾成分或附加成分，找出句子的主干并理解其意義；然后再分段理解修飾成分或附加成分。

　　如果待處理的長難句為一個復雜的并列句，可這樣處理：先找出其中的并列連詞，然后再根據并列連詞的意思理清句子前后是順連關系還是反連關系，是因果關系還是轉折關系等，最后再根據不同的語境關系正確理解句意。

　　如果待處理的長難句為一個復雜的主從復合句，可這樣處理：先分清主句與從句，然后弄清是名詞性從句，還是狀語從句，或是定語從句。注意，弄清從句性質對于理解復合句的意思至關重要。如本節完形填空中的When life gets you __14(down)__，when everything you know comes apart，and when you think you’ll never _15_(make_it)_，remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas.該句較長，包括三個when引導的時間狀語從句，在第二個和第三個when從句中，可把you know和you think看成插入語去掉，主句中包含一個that引導的賓語從句。分析完從句類型后，就可以有針對性地翻譯句子，從而正確理解文章。

　　另外，有一點要提醒同學們，在處理長難句時，如果既能正確理解句意，又能將其準確地譯成中文，那是最好了。但是，對于有些長難句，要在較短時間內(如在參加考試時)將其譯成中文比較困難，此時只要能正確理解其意思就行了。

　　Test 21

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　A few weeks after my first wife，Georgia，was called to heaven，I was cooking dinner for my son and myself.For a __1__，I had decided on frozen peas.As I was cutting open the bag，it __2__ from my hand and crashed to the floor.The peas，like marbles，__3__everywhere.I tried to use a broom，__4__with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen.

　　For the next week，every time I was in the __5__，I found a pea—in a corner，or behind a table leg.They kept __6__.Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it，and __7__ 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.

　　At the time I found those few remaining __8__，I was in a new relationship with a wonderful __9__ I’d met in a support group.After we married，I was reminded __10__ those peas under the refrigerator，and realized that my __11__ had been like that bag of frozen peas.It had shattered.My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job，and with a son having trouble __12__ his new surroundings and the __13__ of his mother.I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered.

　　When life gets you __14__，when everything you know comes apart，and when you think you’ll never __15__，remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas.The peas can be __16__，and life will move on.You’ll find all the peas __17__，including the ones that are hardest to find.And when you’ve got them __18__ you’ll start to feel whole again.

　　The life you know can break apart at any time.But you’ll have to __19__，and how fast you collect your peas depends on you.Will you keep scattering them around with a broom，__20__ will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

　　1．A.drink

　　B．fruit

　　C．vegetable

　　D．meat

　　答案　C

　　解析　做飯時，我用豌豆，豌豆當然是一種蔬菜，故選C。

　　2．A.moved

　　B．walked

　　C．ran

　　D．slipped

　　答案　D

　　解析　開包后，它就從我手中掉了。slip滑落。

　　3．A.rubbed

　　B．rolled

　　C．grew

　　D．existed

　　答案　B

　　解析　豌豆掉在地上了，當然四處滾動。roll滾動，符合題意。

　　4．A.but

　　B．and

　　C．although

　　D．so

　　答案　A

　　解析　我試著掃，可它們卻滾遍了廚房。表示轉折，用but。

　　5．A.bedroom

　　B．living room

　　C．kitchen

　　D．storeroom

　　答案　C

　　解析　做飯當然在廚房了。kitchen廚房。

　　6．A.getting up

　　B．turning up

　　C．taking up

　　D．using up

　　答案　B

　　解析　當我到廚房時，它們都出現。turn up出現。

　　7．A.found

　　B．ate

　　C．left

　　D．planted

　　答案　A

　　解析　八個月后，我搬動冰箱，又找到了12粒。find找到。

　　8．A.presents

　　B．cans

　　C．vegetables

　　D．peas

　　答案　D

　　解析　我找到剩下的豌豆，上下文中都多次提示到。

　　9．A.man

　　B．child

　　C．woman

　　D．boy

　　答案　C

　　解析　根據后面的“After we married...”可知。

　　10．A.of

　　B．for

　　C．with

　　D．in

　　答案　A

　　解析　remind sb.of sth.使某人想起……。

　　11．A.wife

　　B．life

　　C．son

　　D．friend

　　答案　B

　　解析　我意識到我的生活也像那袋豌豆。

　　12．A.turning to

　　B．leading to

　　C．adjusting to

　　D．adding to

　　答案　C

　　解析　我到了一個新的城市，我的兒子難以適應新環境，喪母之痛也一直困擾著他。turn to求助；lead to導致；adjust to適應；add to增加。

　　13．A.thank

　　B．love

　　C．help

　　D．loss

　　答案　D

　　解析　見上題解析。

　　14．A.down

　　B．near

　　C．close

　　D．wide

　　答案　A

　　解析　get sb.down讓某人沮喪。

　　15．A.get it

　　B．make it

　　C．take it

　　D．leave it

　　答案　B

　　解析　make it成功。

　　16．A.grew

　　B．bought

　　C．collected

　　D．frozen

　　答案　C

　　解析　豌豆能夠收攏，上下文中多次出現collect。

　　17．A.eventually

　　B．fortunately

　　C．properly

　　D．specially

　　答案　A

　　解析　最后你能夠找到所有的豌豆，包括最難找的。eventually最后。

　　18．A.both

　　B．all

　　C．either

　　D．each

　　答案　B

　　解析　all全部，符合語境。

　　19．A.call on

　　B．put on

　　C．bring on

　　D．move on

　　答案　D

　　解析　但是生活照常。move on繼續前進。同時前面也有提示“__16__，and life will move on.”

　　20．A.while

　　B．because

　　C．since

　　D．or

　　答案　D

　　解析　你會把散在四處的它們一掃帚掃散，還是一粒一粒的拾起來，重新開始你的生活呢？

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A villa(別墅) designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls，thanks to nanotechnology(納米技術) applications with self-healing polymers(聚合物)，is to be built on a Greek mountainside.The villa’s walls will include special particles that turn into a liquid when squeezed(壓榨) under pressure，flow into cracks，and then harden to form a solid material.

　　The NanoManufacturing Institute (NMI)，based in Leeds University，will play a key role in an EU project to construct the home by December 2010.The project，called “Intelligent Safe and Secure Buildings” (ISSB) is funded under the EU’s Sixth Framework program.This potentially life-saving scheme is led by German building manufacturer Knauf.The villa will be built in Amphilochia，in western Greece，where Knauf currently runs a manufacturing plant.If the experiment is successful，more tremor-resistant(防震) homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe.NMI chief executive Professor Terry Wilkins said，“What we’re trying to achieve here is very exciting.We’re looking to use polymers in much tougher situations than ever before on a larger scale.” Monitors contained in the villa’s walls will be able to collect vast amounts of data about the building over time.Wireless sensors(傳感器) will record any stresses and vibrations，as well as temperature，humidity and gas levels.

　　The walls are to be built from new load-bearing steel frames and high-strength gypsum(石膏) board.Prof Wilkins said，“If there are any problems，the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.If whole groups of houses are so constructed，we could use a larger network of sensors to get even more information.If the house falls down，we have got hand-held devices that can be used over the ruins to pick out where the embedded(嵌入的) sensors are hidden to get some information about how the villa collapsed.Also，we can get information about anyone who may be around，so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue.”

　　1．The aim of the passage is to ________.

　　A．report a piece of interesting news

　　B．promote tremor-resistant homes

　　C．inform us of the nanotechnology development

　　D．tell us something about a tremor-resistant home

　　答案　D

　　解析　根據文章的大體內容，主要講了防震別墅的功能及原理。

　　2．The villa can resist earthquakes because ________.

　　A．it will be built on a special place

　　B．the cracks in its walls can be healed by the polymers

　　C．the special particles can make its walls stronger

　　D．the intelligent sensor network can tell people where there is a crack

　　答案　B

　　解析　根據第一段第一句話可知本題選B項。

　　3．If the tremor-resistant home falls down，________.

　　A．rescue work can be done more quickly and accurately

　　B．the intelligent sensor network will stop working

　　C．no one can be hurt in the earthquake

　　D．a warning signal will be given to other residents

　　答案　A

　　解析　根據最后一段“If the house falls down，so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue.”可知選A項。

　　4．What Prof Wilkins said suggests that ________.

　　A．he is doubtful about the project

　　B．he thinks the tremor-resistant home is perfectly designed

　　C．he is confident in the tremor-resistant home

　　D．the tremor-resistant home still needs to be tested in a real situation

　　答案　C

　　解析　根據最后一段，Prof Wilkins分析了在出現問題時防震別墅的作用，可知他對此很有信心，認為這很重要。

　　5．It can be inferred from the passage that tremor-resistant home ________.

　　A．is still being tried out

　　B．is already under construction

　　C．has been in wide use

　　D．will be put into wide use soon

　　答案　A

　　解析　根據第二段“If the experiment is successful，more tremor-resistant(防震) homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe.”可知此項目還在試用階段。

　　Ⅲ.微寫作

　　寫作素材

　　1．我喜歡你們的報紙。

　　2．它報道國內外資訊，所以我能了解一周的大事。

　　3．同樣吸引我的是世界名人的成功故事。

　　(素材來源于2011·大綱全國·書面表達)

　　提示：盡量使用高級表達：so that；what引導的賓語從句；倒裝句等。

　　連句成篇(將以上句子連成一篇50詞左右的英語短文)

　　I like your newspaper for two reasons.First it covers both national and international news so that I can learn what has happened during the week.Equally attractive are the success stories of the world-famous people.

　　1．resist v．抵制　resistance n．抵抗力；反對　resistant adj.不受影響的　resist doing...忍住做……　resist the temptation抵制誘惑　meet resistance面臨抵制

　　2．under pressure面臨壓力　stand the pressure承受壓力　put pressure on sb.給某人施加壓力　press sb.to do...逼迫某人做……

　　3．on a larger scale大規模地　scale down縮減

　　4．pull out退出　pull through康復；渡過難關　pull up停車　pull on穿上　pull in進站

　　5．If there are any problems，the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.

　　該句是含有if條件句的復合句，在主句中so_(that)引導結果狀語從句。

　　如何理解完形填空中的長難句？

　　如果待處理的長難句為一個復雜的單句，可這樣處理：跳讀修飾成分，迅速找出主謂結構。這樣一來，我們便可以將長句化為短句，將難句化為易句。具體步驟是：先跳讀修飾成分或附加成分，找出句子的主干并理解其意義；然后再分段理解修飾成分或附加成分。

　　如果待處理的長難句為一個復雜的并列句，可這樣處理：先找出其中的并列連詞，然后再根據并列連詞的意思理清句子前后是順連關系還是反連關系，是因果關系還是轉折關系等，最后再根據不同的語境關系正確理解句意。

　　如果待處理的長難句為一個復雜的主從復合句，可這樣處理：先分清主句與從句，然后弄清是名詞性從句，還是狀語從句，或是定語從句。注意，弄清從句性質對于理解復合句的意思至關重要。如本節完形填空中的When life gets you __14(down)__，when everything you know comes apart，and when you think you’ll never _15_(make_it)_，remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas.該句較長，包括三個when引導的時間狀語從句，在第二個和第三個when從句中，可把you know和you think看成插入語去掉，主句中包含一個that引導的賓語從句。分析完從句類型后，就可以有針對性地翻譯句子，從而正確理解文章。

　　另外，有一點要提醒同學們，在處理長難句時，如果既能正確理解句意，又能將其準確地譯成中文，那是最好了。但是，對于有些長難句，要在較短時間內(如在參加考試時)將其譯成中文比較困難，此時只要能正確理解其意思就行了。