The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn't until October 26 that Vice-Admiral(海軍中將）Collingwood was 36 to send off his report to Britain 37 tile victory and Nelson' s death.
He chose 38 the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle. 39 by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of 40 winds and rough seas, Pickle made the 41 of more than 1,000 miles in just over eight days, 42
From there, Captain Lapenotiere 43 a fast post chaise (輕便馬車) to London, traveling 44 for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in
Most of the officials had gone to bed 46 , but the secretary was still 47 in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiere hurried in and 48 the report with the simple words:" Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have 49 Lord Nelson."
Copies of the report were quickly made and 50 to the Prime Minister and King George III. A special edition of a 51 was rushed out and delivered all over the country.
The atmosphere of public 52 for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow for the 53 of Nelson. As one poet later wrote: "The victory of Trafalgar was 54 . indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing (歡慶), 55 they were without joy."
36. A. eager | B. anxious | C. able | D. sure |
37. A. announcing | B. telling | C. mentioning | D. warning |
38. A. with | B. from | C. for | D. among |
39. A. seated | B. brought | C. owned | D. led |
40. A. strong | B. weak | C. warm | D. light |
41. A. distance | B. flight | C. voyage | D. march |
42. A. leaving for | B. arriving at | C. staying in | D. sailing for |
43. A. made | B. took | C. kept | D. sat |
44. A. freely. | B. aimlessly | C. slowly | D. continuously |
45. A. seen | B. found | C. told | D. left |
46. A. long before | B. long ago | C. before long | D. long after |
47. A. on leave | B. on business | C. at work | D. at sea |
48. A. took over | B. handed over | C. gave out | D. turned out |
49. A. defeated | B. beaten | C. missed | D. lost |
50. A. sent | B. carried | C. suggested | D. written |
51. A. book | B. newspaper | C. weekly | D. magazine |
52. A. hope | B. search | C. desire | D. happiness |
53. A. return | B. failure | C. death | D. injury |
54. A. congratulated | B. celebrated | C. gained | D. reported |
55. A. and | B. so | C. for | D. but |
解析：
此文講述了發(fā)生在1805年的Trafalgar戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束后，Vice-Admiral Collingwood派人送急信的故事。從文體上看，本文屬于記敘文，多數(shù)學(xué)生能看懂文章，體現(xiàn)了完型填空重點考查詞匯在真實語境中的靈活應(yīng)用。
36．C.上文中提到：The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn’t until October 26 that….。因此應(yīng)選用(be)able,表示能夠做到；eager, anxious表明心情焦慮，與上下文不符，而be sure to do 表示說話人認(rèn)為某事一定會發(fā)生，這里明顯說客觀的天氣條件，所以不符合上下文邏輯。
37．A．a(chǎn)nnouncing表示“宣布（勝利）”。
38．C．原句可還原為He choose one of the smallest ships in his fleet,…for the task.
39. D。句意：他選擇由Captain Lapenotiere率領(lǐng)的船Pickle來執(zhí)行這項任務(wù)。
40．A．從in spite of和rough seas(波濤洶涌的海水）的所含信息推斷，答案應(yīng)該是A（strong winds強風(fēng)）。
41．C．從上文的信息中的“船隊，船，海洋”，考生應(yīng)該知道本文講述的航海中所發(fā)生的事情。
42．B．從第一段得知出發(fā)日期和第二段中的in just over eight days的信息，便能總結(jié)出此空應(yīng)該選擇“到達(dá)”，而A 和D 都表示出發(fā)/起航。C （在…逗留）不合符上下文意。
43．B．從文中的中文注釋便知道是“乘坐…車”，而乘坐（車），常用take…to…。如take a bus/taxi(to the school)等。D（sat)是不及物動詞，不用帶賓語。
44．D．從上文的信息“她克服了惡劣的天氣和其它航行困難盡快著陸”，便知他在爭分奪秒，馬不停蹄；本段最后一句也可證明這一點，所以可以容易地排除A，B，C。
45。D．這里作者再次計算從出發(fā)到Admiralty in Whitehall花費的時間。
46．A．從most of the officials had gone to bed看，句子使用過去完成時，所以選A。
47．C.從上文的信息most of the officials had gone to bed…，進(jìn)行對比可得知，本句句意時：盡管大多數(shù)官員都已經(jīng)上床睡覺，秘書懷子工作。
48．B．上文中已經(jīng)很明確，Lapenotiere的目的是送報告。句意：Lapenotiere趕忙進(jìn)來，然后提交報告并簡明扼要地說…。
49．D．從第一段中…the victory and Nelson’s death的信息可以推斷出本空應(yīng)選D 項（lost失去）。
50．A．句意：報告很快復(fù)印出來并且送去給首相和喬治三世國王。
51．B．句意：一份特別版本的報紙馬上印發(fā)全國各地。在選項中所給的幾種印刷品中，最快的是報紙。
52．D．從下文的weakened by sorrow和 for the victory可推斷應(yīng)選D。
53. C.從第一段中…and Nelson’s death的信息可以得到啟發(fā)。
54．B．這里通過某詩人后來的描述再現(xiàn)當(dāng)時的情況，另外還可以考慮和詞語victory的搭配來作出選擇。
55．D．既然是再現(xiàn)當(dāng)時的情況，詩人要說明歡樂的氣氛大大減少。因此D 是正確答案。
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Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after, and loved whatever he may do. It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return. Besides, life is always giving new things to the child. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside makes him wild. But a child has his pains; he is not so free to do as he wishes. He is continually being told not to do this, not to do that, or being punished for what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.
When the young man starts to make his own living, he becomes free from the rules of school and parents; but at the time he is forced to accept duties. He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but has to work for them if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry and suffer. And if he breaks the law of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison, lf, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble, and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up his own position in society and enjoy success and good reputation..
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【小題1】The main reason children wish they were grown up, and the old wish they were young again is that ______.
| A．both aren’t satisfied with the weak points at their ages |
| B．both enjoy the strong points at the other age by looking back or looking forward |
| C．the human beings should be like this |
| D．they don’t think both ages are acceptable |
| A．Enjoy what is given to him by people at his age, feeling regrets |
| B．Enjoy himself at his own age, feeling regrets for a waste of time |
| C．Make full use of the time he is given at his age instead of regretting having no achievements |
| D．Enjoy his own age and look down on the people at other ages |
| A．Children shouldn’t be made to live a hard life |
| B．All the children won’t have to work for their own living |
| C．Children shouldn’t answer for the hard life they are leading |
| D．A child bas few duties to try hard to make a living for himself or for his seniors |
| A．He thinks he has not got the equal freedom as his seniors. |
| B．He thinks he knows less about things than the older do. |
| C．He thinks it easy for him to do something wrong. |
| D．He thinks the society doesn’t believe in him. |
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Besides this story, there are some old beliefs about this day:
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If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will know how many children you will have.
And some charming Valentine’s Day Customs.
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In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They’d wear these names on their sleeves for one week—hence the term “to wear your heart on your sleeve”.
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42. The Roman emperor forbade soldiers to get married because he thought .
A. married soldiers are not loyal to the country
B. married soldiers are less willing to fight
C. there was no time for soldiers to get married
D. marriage is a crime
43. Why was the priest punished?
He didn’t join the army.
He helped people escape from being sent to the battle field.
He married couples despite the prohibition from the ruler.
He openly defied the ruler’s order to end his marriage.
44. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?
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People used to believe that birds chose mates on Valentine’s Day.
People believed that the birds they saw on Valentine’s Day predicted what kind of person they would marry.
D. The Welsh used to give out wooden spoons on Feb.14.
45. If you wear your heart on your sleeve, you _________________.
A. openly express your feelings or emotions to others.
B. hardly take your feelings or emotions very seriously.
C. officially announce that you have been married
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【小題1】By expressing “boy oh boy” in the first paragraph, the author seems to show that _______.
| A．the film characters are like boys who are childish. |
| B．the film provides amazing and surprising scenes for audience. |
| C．the film is suitable for younger boys to watch. |
| D．the film scene is so bloody that boys shouldn’t watch it. |
| A．When he read the history story about Cao Cao. |
| B．When he saw Cao Cao was watching a game of Cuju, |
| C．When he realized that Cao Cao took some bad measures to beat his enemies. |
| D．When he saw the romantic love story of Cao Cao and a southern spy. |
| A．high budget | B．leading roles | C．a(chǎn)ctors and actress | D．conversations |
| A．the author is a football fan in a foreign country. |
| B．Cuju is the name of an ancient Chinese variation of football. |
| C．the film Red Cliff 2 lasts about two hours. |
| D．the author was very tired after about two hours’ battle. |
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Nuclear power is also relatively cheap. Renewable energy sources such as solar, hydro and wind power may be clean, but they’re expensive; and right now, they require a lot of investment. This higher cost of using “green energy” is usually passed onto the consumer. So, while many people may prefer their energy to come from a renewable source, not so many are prepared to pay higher energy bills. This is of particular concern while the world economy is in such bad shape.
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The nuclear energy issue is very complex. And it doesn’t look like it’ll be resolved anytime soon. As a Japanese commentator recently said, “it’s been a bad year for the ‘nuclear village’, but I don’t think they’re down and out yet.” The battle continues.
1.Which of the following may NOT be the advantage of nuclear energy over other energy sources?
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A．Nuclear energy doesn’t produce any greenhouse gases. |
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B．Nuclear energy can help prevent the climate damage. |
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C．Nuclear energy is more environmental-friendly than other green energy sources. |
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D．Nuclear energy can save the consumers some money, compared to other renewable energies. |
2.What does the underlined word “this” refer to in paragraph 4?
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A．The fact that many people prefer to use the green energy sources while unwilling to pay higher bill. |
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B．The cost of using renewable sources |
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C．The fact that the nuclear power is cheaper. |
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D．The investment of renewable energy sources |
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that _______.
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A．the Japanese commentator is positive about the future of nuclear energy |
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B．the nuclear energy issue will be soon settled |
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C．a(chǎn) battle will break out in the future |
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D．Japan is considering to build a nuclear village in the future |
4.What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
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A．To highlight the danger of using nuclear energy. |
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B．To introduce some serious nuclear disasters. |
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C．To show the argument between nuclear supporters and protesters. |
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D．To give some advice on how to use nuclear energy safely. |
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