阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟，先闻其鸣”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知， 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦虑的。因为被困，所以很焦虑。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 吓唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以没有声音了，很安静

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．担心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性，如果我们飞的低一些，好事也可能会发生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得进步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。

With his attention________on the shops along the roadside，he knocked an old man down while riding to school.

A  concentrating     B．concentrated     C．to concentrate      D．concentrates

答案　B

解析　考查词组，故选B项。

 

_________ to the efforts by the headmaster, I can go back to school now.

A． Stick B． Refers C． Leads D． Thanks 【答案】D 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】介词短语 【结束】 6【题文】---What are the police doing? ---They are _________the mountain ___________ the escaped prisoner. A． searching, in B． searching at, for C． searching, for D． searching for, for 【答案】C 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】介词 【结束】 7【题文】The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took __________ pictures of them. A． many of B． a large amount of C． the number of D． masses of 【答案】D 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】量词 【结束】 8【题文】___________ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him A． Losing B． Having lost C． Lost D． To lose 【答案】C 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】非谓语动词 【结束】 9【题文】The old lady treats the boy as if he __________ her own child. A． had been B． was C． were D． is 【答案】C 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】虚拟语气 【结束】 10【题文】John wasn’t quite _________ the way the barber cut his hair. A． satisfied with B． gone with C． satisfying with D． satisfy with 【答案】A 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】非谓语动词 【结束】 11【题文】He __________ starve to death ___________ beg for food on the street. A． would rather, when B． would rather, than C． would rather, then D． prefer, than 【答案】B 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】固定句式 【结束】 12【题文】He regretted very much __________ unkind things about his friends. A． having said B． to say C． said D． to be said 【答案】Ａ 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】非谓语动词 【结束】 13【题文】It is considered no use _________ against the deadly disease. A． struggling B． struggle C． to struggle D． for struggle 【答案】Ａ 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】非谓语动词 【结束】 14【题文】I saw Bob play the piano at John’s party and on that __________ he was simply brilliant. A． scene B． occasion C． circumstance D． situation 【答案】Ｂ 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】名词 【结束】 15【题文】It was such an __________ performance that it ___________ all the audience. A． astonished, astonishing B． astonished, astonished C． astonishing, astonishing D． astonishing, astonished 【答案】D 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】非谓语动词 【结束】 16【题文】The telephone system _________ during the big earthquake in Sichuan Province. A． broke down B． broke into C． broke up D． broke through 【答案】Ａ 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】动词短语 【结束】 17【题文】They had their electricity __________ because they didn’t pay the bill. A． cut out B． cut off C． cut up D． cut down 【答案】Ｂ 【解析】略 【题型】单项选择 【适用】较易 【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 【关键字标签】动词短语 【结束】

 

Tykoon is an online website that allows you to teach your child financial principles through allowances, assignment of tasks and daily chores. As the parent, you can assign a cash value to the things you want your child to do. Then, your child can go in, accept the task and add to their wish list of what they would like to purchase with the money that they earn.

Let’s start with the parent side of things. The parent must be the one to set up the account. You simply enter your information and your child’s information to get started. You are then able to assign allowance amounts to your child.

Then you can add tasks for your child to accept and link them to either their weekly allowance or a pre-determined amount. Your child is then able to accept or decline their tasks. They can see how much each task earns, how often they need to do it and what they will get if they do! They can add items that they are working toward earning and can even earn nn-cash incentives such as extra TV time or staying up late!

Tykoon is a great way to start teaching your child about responsibility and financial principles in fun and safe way. Through the creation of their own profile and the ability to accept or decline tasks, they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets! So, head over and sign up for a free account today and watch your child get excited about doing their chores!

And right now, as a special reward, if you share Tykoon with your friends and have five friends sign up and stay active for more than a month, you’ll earn a ＄25 Amazon.com gift card! So get your child enrolled(注册), tell your friends and let’s start teaching all our kids about the important financial principles today!

66.The purpose of the text is to___________.

A. make an advertisement                    B. share teaching experience

C. describe an online website               D. present a way of making money

【答案】A

【解析】第一段介绍Tykoon，二，三，四段介绍怎样操作以及所带来的好处， 最后一段是奖励措施。因此， 本文的目的是做广告，吸引大家都来参与。

67.The underlined word“incentives” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_________”.

A. promises           B. rewards             C. gifts           D. tasks

【答案】B

【解析】根据下文such as extra TV time or staying up late!，可见，“incentives”表示的是一种奖励。

68.What can kids learn from Tykoon?

A. The ability to manage their budgets.        B. The responsibility to do daily chores.

C. The skills to earn their own living.           D. The tricks to accept or refuse tasks.

【答案】A

【解析】根据第四段they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets!他们被教给在以后生活中他们自己管理自己财务时需要的技巧。

69.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_________.

A. no parents will resist the special reward          B. Amazon is a very popular website

C. Tykoon wants to attract more visitors            D. friends should share information

【答案】C

【解析】如果你能分享给5个朋友，让他们也签约并且保持活跃至少一个月，你就会得到价值25美元的亚马逊礼品卡。

70.What is the best title of the text?

A. Tykoon—A Safe Way to Manage Your Financial Issues

B. How to Create Funny Tasks for Your Kids on the Website

C. Opening an Online Account with the Help of Tykoon

D. Teaching Your Kids Financial Principles with Tykoon

【答案】D

【解析】纵观全文可知。

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。（注意：此题答案涂在答题卡上。1、如果所选择的答案为A、B、C或D，直接涂该题所对应的位置；2、如果所选择的答案为E,请在该题所对应的答题卡上涂两个字母A和B; 3、如果所选择的答案为F,请在该题所对应的答题卡上涂两个字母B和C; 4、如果所选择的答案为G，请在该题所对应的答题卡上涂两个字母C和D。）

Do you know how to be street smart? Being street smart means knowing how to keep yourself safe from strangers when you’re alone or with other kids.    51  

Most strangers aren’t dangerous and wouldn’t do anything to hurt kids. Unfortunately, though, some strangers can be dangerous, and it’s impossible to tell who’s OK and who’s not.   52  

That’s why it’s important to follow these safety rules all the time:

Make your whereabouts（在哪里）known.

The adults who’s taking care of you needs to know where you are and when you’ll be coming home.

   53  

It’s more fun and safer to do things with friends. Traveling with a friend whenever you can is a good idea, and traveling with a group of kids is even better.

   54  

Safe spots are places where you can stop if you need help. Like the houses of kids you know, the houses of your parents’ friends, police stations, libraries, and fire departments. When you’re walking or riding your bike, make a mental note of the safe spots along your route. That way, you’ll know where they are in case you ever need one.

  55  

You’re probably been told lots of times that you should not yell and keep quiet. But when you think you might be in danger, it’s the perfect time to be noisy! If a stranger approaches you, follows you or tries to grab you, yell as loudly as you can and try to get away. People in the area will hear what’s going on and help you, so make plenty of noise.

A.      Stick with a friend.

B.      Pick out safe spots.

C.      It helps you stay safe.

D.     Shout “help” when necessary.

E.      Go to school with your friends.

F.      Make a lot of noise if you are scared.

G.     A dangerous person doesn’t necessarily look scary.