Summer Holiday Fun 2018!
The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!
Peterborough Museum
The Age of the Dinosaurs is the museum’s main attraction this summer. Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands-on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday in August.
Call 01733 864663 for details.
Saxon Youth Club
School holiday fun: Young people aged 13-19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in sports activities, or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club, Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road, Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 pm. PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday, 12th August between 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm.
Call 01353 720274 for details.
Houghton Mill
Through the Looking Glass – a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th, August. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open 5:30 pm, performance 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. Tea room will be open until the end of the interval. Adult £ 10. Child £ 7. Family £ 20.
Booking advisable on 0845 4505157.
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Farmland Games: From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, come and join the Farmland Team. Collect your sporting stickers and create a color1ful rosette that is fit for a winner! No need to book, just turn up between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday, 19th August. Suitable for children aged four and above, each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price. Tickets Cost: £ 7 per child.
For further information, call 01223 810080.
1. If you are interested in cooking, you can go to ________.
A. Peterborough Museum B. Saxon Youth Club
C. Houghton Mill D. Farmland Museum
2. You want to watch the new play with your parents, so it will cost you ________.
A. £ 7 B. £ 17
C. £ 20 D. £ 27
3. Which of the following activities needs parents’ company?
A. Visiting the dinosaur exhibition. B. Playing farmland games.
C. Competing in sports activities. D. Watching the new play.
知识点：广告布告类
1. B 2. C 3. B
本文是广告类阅读。主要介绍了2018年暑假期间的几个活动。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Saxon Youth Club部分的or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club,可知，如果你对烹饪感兴趣，你可以去参加Saxon Youth 俱乐部。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Houghton Mill部分中的Adult £ 10. Child £ 7. Family £ 20.可知，家庭票只要20美元。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey部分中的each child should be accompanied by an adult可知，玩农田游戏时，每个孩子都必须有成年人陪同。故选B。
Prateek Sharma was born into a family of farmers. After 10 years of being a chief manager of Kotak Mahindra Bank, he did a good job and earned a good pay. But Prateek couldn’t continue the corporation life with ease, as his heart was always in farming. So he worked as a banker on weekdays and on weekends travelled 100 km to get to his 5-acre in Dhaba Khurd.
By the end of 2015, Prateek had set up a house on his farm to grow offseason vegetables. Prateek thought he’d quit his job once he was able to earn enough from farming, but this wasn’t an easy decision to make. This was because costs to grow these vegetables were very high, along with the fact that farmers weren’t a part of the value chain and thus couldn’t decide the price of their own vegetables.
Fortunately, Prateek met Vinay Yadav, another educated farmer. They then decided to start their own value chain and sell their vegetables and grains, while skipping the middlemen. The variety of vegetables they grew wasn’t enough, so they decided to form a group of farmers.
Once the plan was ready, the group was registered by the name of Farmer Producer Organization (FPO). However, the trial failed in the first year as most of the farmers were grain growers and had limited knowledge of growing vegetables. However, the largest reason was the switch to organic from chemical.
Luckily, once the soil was used to organic methods, the next round of crops were successful and the FPO had a good amount of produce. So at the end of 2017, Prateek finally quit his job and devoted all his time to farming. Now he’s successful and recently his team has started two farmer resource centers at Dhaba Khurd and Nathrula Canj.
4. Why did Prateek have trouble continuing his life as a banker?
A. He felt it so boring to be a banker.
B. He almost never satisfied his boss.
C. He found farming easier to do well.
D. He was enthusiastic about farming.
5. Why was it difficult for Prateek to decide on quitting his job?
A. The prices of organic products were low.
B. The income from farming wasn’t much.
C. He had no money to put into farming.
D. He found farming produce hard to sell.
6. What did Prateek and Vinay Yadav set about doing after they met?
A. Building their own marketing system.
B. Raising the prices of their products.
C. Switching from chemical to organic.
D. Adding the kinds of vegetables grown.
7. What mainly resulted in the failure of FPO’s first year trial?
A. Their no experience in growing vegetables.
B. Their poor management on the employees.
C. The soil’s not adapting to organic farming.
D. The wrong ways of doing organic farming.
知识点：人物传记/故事类阅读
4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了Prateek是如何放弃了自己银行工作，回去务农，并最终建立了自己的有机农业营销体系的。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段But Prateek couldn’t continue the corporation life with ease, as his heart was always in farming.可知，Prateek不想再继续银行家的工作是因为他心系农业。故选D。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段Prateek thought he’d quit his job once he was able to earn enough from farming, but this wasn’t an easy decision to make.以及下文提到农业的收入不稳定可知，因为他的在农业方面的收入还不够多，所以他不能决定完全辞职去务农。故选B。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段They then decided to start their own value chain and sell their vegetables and grains, while skipping the middlemen.可知，Prateek 和Vinay Yadav两个人一见面就决定建立自己的营销体系。故选A。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段However, the largest reason was the switch to organic from chemical.可知，导致FPO第一年试验失败的主要原因是土壤不适应有机农业。故选C。
【点睛】细节理解题主要要细心审题，直接就题找答案。解答此类试题时，不必通篇细看原文，而应采取“带着问题找答案”的方法，先从问题中抓住关键性词语（题眼），然后以此为线索，运用略读及查读的技巧快速在文章中寻找与此问题相关的：段落、语句，仔细品味，对照比较，确定答案。如：本题中小题4中抓住题干中的关键词“FPO’s first year trial”，很快就可以定位答案在第四段。然而很多同学会根据the trial failed in the first year as most of the farmers were grain growers and had limited knowledge of growing vegetables.错误的选择A选项，认为是他们种植蔬菜没有经验。这主要是忽略了题干中的“mainly（主要地）”这个关键词，而下文中的“the largest reason（最大的原因）”也是“主要的原因”，才是本题的正解。所以细节理解题请也不要忽略题干中的细节。
The values of artistic works, according to cultural relativism（相对主义）, are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions. Such a view, however, fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries.
History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major language of the world. It is never rare to find that Mozart packs Japanese concert halls, as Japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries. Unique works of this kinds are different from today’s popular art, even if they began as works of popular art. They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future.
In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because “the general principles of taste are uniform（不变的）in human nature,” the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent. He observed that Homer was still admired after two thousand years. Works of this type, he believed, spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature and could continue to exist over centuries.
Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of the universality of art. For example, evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars to explain the long-lasting themes and plot devices in fiction. The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as never before. Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist.
8. According to the passage, what do we know about cultural relativism?
A. It introduces different cultural values.
B. It explains the history of artistic works.
C. It relates artistic values to local conditions.
D. In excites the human mind throughout the world.
9. In Paragraph 2, the artists are mentioned in order to show that ________.
A. great works of art can go beyond national boundaries
B. history gives art works special appeal to set them apart
C. popular arts are hardly distinguishable from great arts
D. great artists are skilled at combining various cultures
10. According to Hume, some works of art can exist for centuries because ________.
A. they are results of scientific study
B. they establish some general principles of art
C. they are created by the world’s greatest artists
D. they appeal to unchanging features of human nature
11. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Are Popular Arts Permanent? B. Are Artistic Values Universal?
C. Is Human Nature Uniform? D. Is Cultural Relativism Scientific?
知识点：政治经济文化类阅读
8. C 9. A 10. D 11. B
本文是一篇议论文。主要讨论了艺术价值是否是普遍的这个问题。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段The values of artistic works, according to cultural relativism（相对主义）, are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions.可知，文化相对主义把艺术价值与当地条件联系起来。故选C。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段末的Such a view, however, fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries.可知，“文化相对主主义把艺术价值与当地条件联系起来”这样的观点是无法解释某些艺术作品在不同文化和几个世纪中都有着激发人类心灵的能力的。可以推断出在第二段出现这些伟大的艺术家，就是为了说明这些至今还在全世界流行着伟大的艺术作品可以超越时间和国界。下文的例子就是对上文观点的解释。故选A。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because “the general principles of taste are uniform（不变的）in human nature,” the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent.可知Hume认为，一些艺术作品可以存在几个世纪，是因为他们反映了人性不变的特征。故选D。
【11题详解】
标题判断题。本文主要讨论了艺术价值是否是普遍的这个问题。特别在文章最后也进行了点题Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of the universality of art.，可知本文最佳标题，故选B。
A new argument has been put forward as to whether penguins are disturbed by the presence of tourists in Antarctica.
Previous research by scientists from Keil University in Germany monitored Adelie penguins and noted that the birds’ heart rates increased dramatically at the sight of a human as far as 30 meters away. But new research using an artificial egg, which is equipped to measure heart rates, disputes this. Scientists from the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge say that a slow moving human who does not approach the nest too closely, is not viewed as a threat by penguins.
The earlier findings have been used to partly explain the 20 per cent drop in populations of certain types of penguins near tourist sites. However, tour operators have continued to insist that their activities do not adversely（不利地）affect wildlife in Antarctica, saying they encourage non-destructive behavior in tourists, and that the decline in penguin numbers is caused by other factors.
Amanda Nimon of the Scott Polar Research Institute spent three southern hemisphere summers at Cuverville Island in Antarctica studying penguin behavior towards humans. “A nesting penguin will react very differently to a person rapidly and closely approaching the nest,” says Nimon. “First they exhibit large and prolonged heart rate changes and then they often flee the nest leaving it open for predators（掠夺者）to fly in and remove eggs or chicks.” The artificial egg, specially for the project, monitored both the parent who had been ‘disturbed’ when the egg was placed in the nest and the other parent as they both took it in turns to guard the nest.
However, Boris Culik, who monitored the Adelie penguins, believes that Nimon’s findings do not prove his own research invalid. He points out that species behave differently – and Nimon’s work was with Gentoo penguins. Nimon and her colleagues believe that Culik’s research was methodologically（方法论上）defective because the monitoring of penguins’ responses needed catching the birds and fitting them with heart-rate transmitters（发射器）. Therefore, argues Nimon, it would not be surprising if they became stressed on seeing a human subsequently.
12. According to the passage, which of the following messages is presented?
A. No firm conclusions are drawn.
B. Neither Culik’s nor Nimon’s findings are of much value.
C. Penguin reduction is closely related to tourist behavior.
D. Tourists are not responsible for the fall in penguin numbers.
13. Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A. Penguins are harder to research when they have young.
B. Tour operators should encourage tourists to avoid Antarctica.
C. Not all penguins behave in the same way.
D. Penguins need better protection from tourists.
14. What do you know about the opinions of Culik and Nimon in the passage?
A. They are unreasonable. B. They are based on each other.
C. They are similar. D. They are contrary to each other.
15. The underlined word subsequently probably means ________.
A. later B. calmly
C. separately D. earlier
知识点：社会现象类
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. A
【分析】
本文是一篇议论文。主要讨论了企鹅在南极洲是否会受到游客的干扰，并对不同观点进行了说明。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。本文主要讨论了企鹅在南极洲是否会受到游客的干扰，并对不同观点进行了说明。而文中的人观点不一，有人认为是受到了干扰，有人认为没有。所以可知本文到最后也没有得出确凿的结论。故选A。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段A nesting penguin will react very differently to a person rapidly and closely approaching the nest可知，并不是所有企鹅的行为都是一样的。所以C项说法是正解的，故选C。
【14题详解】
根据倒数第二段可知，Nimon认为游客打扰了企鹅的生活；而在最后一段，用了一个“however”，表示转折，表明他俩的观点不同：Culik，认为Nimon的发现并不能证明他自己的研究是无效的，并且他指出物种的行为是不同的，所以可以知道他们的观点是互相矛盾的。故选D。
【15题详解】
猜测词意题。根据上句所说，监测企鹅的反应需要捕捉企鹅并给它们安装心率发射器，所以可知，Nimon认为如果他们后来因看到一个人而感到害怕的话，那也就不足为奇了。划线词的意思应是A. later（后来）。此处是指被研究人员在研究企鹅时给企鹅安装了心率发射器，这种行为已经惊吓到了它们，所以它们在这之后再见到人时就会感到害怕。故选A。
【点睛】在阅读中我们遇到一些生词是很正常的，还有一种题型就是猜测词意。当面对这此生词时，我只要明白：其实，阅读材料中的每个词与它前后的词语或句子甚至段落都是有一定联系的。这样，我们就可以利用语境（各种已知信息）推测、判断某些生词的词义了。例如第4小题猜测词意题。根据上句所说，监测企鹅的反应需要捕捉鸟类并给它们安装心率发射器，所以可知，Nimon认为如果他们后来因看到一个人而感到害怕的话，那也就不足为奇了。划线词的意思应是A. later（后来）。此处是指被研究人员在研究企鹅时给企鹅安装了心率发射器，这种行为已经惊吓到了它们，所以它们在这之后再见到人时就会感到害怕。故选A。本题就是充分利用了上下文语境的信息，找到答案的。
The Science of Risk-Seeking
Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. ____16____ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work?
The reason why any of us take any risks al all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. ____17____ As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.
So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. ___18___
No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. ____19____ To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.
___20___ For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.
As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.
A. It all depends on your character.
B. Those are the risks you should jump to take.
C. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.
D. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.
E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.
F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.
G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.
知识点：七选五
16. F 17. C
18. A 19. E
20. G
试题分析：文章讲述了人们喜欢冒险的来源和科学依据．人们都喜欢冒险，因为风险也意味着回报．生活中人们喜欢做一些让别人意外和害怕的事，这和人的大脑有关．
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【16题详解】
F 前面说because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth tasking.当我们衡量风险和回报时，风险值得去冒；后面说Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us.有些人喜欢做一些让别人意外和害怕的事．也就是说衡量风险的标准每个人都可能不一样．故选F．
【17题详解】
C 根据前面Risk-takers were better at hunting，fighting，or exploring．喜欢冒险的人表现更优秀．这意味着他们有更大的机会生存下去．故选C．
【18题详解】
A根据前面So maybe you love car racing，or maybe you hate it．也许你喜欢赛车，也许你不喜欢．这要依据你的性格．故选A．
【19题详解】
E前一句scientists say that your Willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years.科学家们指出冒险的意愿在年轻时会不断强烈；而后一句To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences.为了帮你实现那些，大脑会不断增加你对新的经历的渴望．而这些是在你离开家庭，走进一个更大的世界的时候．故选E．
【20题详解】
G空格后面说For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.不同的人的大脑在处理快乐和恐惧时表现也会不一样．故前面应该是说大脑的不同反应．故选G．
【名师点睛】
七选五的解题技巧
1、先看选项。跟完形填空不一样，七选五的答案选项较少，并且给出的都是句子，因此，我们可以通过句子的完整性或者句子后面的标点符号来判断该句在文章中的位置。另外，通过阅读选项，有可能找出跟其他选项表达完全不同意思的句子，这样的话我们就可以直接将该选项排除。
2、再看空前空后。由于七选五空出的是整个句子，而这些句子与句子之间，必然有一种联系，因此我们可以通过选项中某个名词或动词跟空前或空后的一致性或者相关性来确定这两个句子之间有一种关联性，从而选择正确的答案。
3、注意代词或定冠词。在做这类题目的时候，一定要注意句子中出现的人称代词或者指示代词，因为我们知道，代词是指代一个名词或者一个句子的，然后通过代词在句子中所做的成分我们可以推断出它指代的句子的类型，我们要做的就是从选项中找这类句型就可以了。
4、注意一些特殊疑问词。如果选项中或空前出现特殊疑问词，一定要把这句话仔细读几遍，因为对于不同特殊疑问词的回答方式是不一样的，比如对why的回答，后面要有because等表原因的词，对when的回答，后面要有表时间的状语，对where的回答，后面要有表地点的名词，对how的回答，后面要有方式状语等。
5、注意一些连词。如一些表示转折的连词，but，However，yet，though，nevertheless等，另外还有一些表示并列关系的连词如and，also，as well as，neither nor，either or，not onlybut also，on one hand.on the other hand等。因为这些连词可以表现句子与句子之间的关系，通过不同的连词我们可以推知句子与句子之间不同的关系。
考点：考查信息匹配
“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call …”
Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely looked at the classified ads. I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, remembering what had happened during the Great Depression, when my family ____21____ to make a living on our farm. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the ____22____.
When my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music. Harriet Anne learned to play Grandma’s upright piano, ____23____ Suzanne turned to Daddy’s violin, simple tunes soon became ____24____ melodies as the twins played more and more. ____25____ in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed（哼唱）and Mother whistled. I just ____26____.
When my arms grew ____27____ enough, I tried to play Suzanne’s violin. I loved the beautiful sound of the firm bow drawn across the strings. Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was ____28____ the question.
One evening as the twins played in the school orchestra, I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my ____29____. “Someday, I’ll sit up there.” I vowed（发誓）____30____.
Unfortunately, it was not a ____31____ year. At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped. I, however, couldn’t ____32____ any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?”
“Can’t you use Suzanne’s?”
“I’d like to be in the orchestra, too, and we can’t ____33____ use the same violin at the same time.”
Daddy’s face looked ____34____. That night, and many following nights, I heard him ____35____ God in our family prayers, “… and Lord, Mary Lou wants her ____36____ violin.”
One evening we all sat around the table. The twins and I studied. Mother sewed and Daddy wrote a letter to his friend, George Finkle, in Columbus. Mr. Frinkle, Daddy said, was a fine ____37____.
As he wrote, Daddy read parts of his letter out loud to Mother. Weeks later I ____38____ he’d written one line he didn’t read aloud: “Would you watch for a ____39____ for my third daughter? I can’t ____40____ much, but she enjoys music. And we’d like her to have her own instrument.”
21. A. managed B. promised C. struggled D. forced
22. A. luck B. money C. choice D. hope
23. A. while B. since C. after D. before
24. A. soft B. fluent C. gentle D. lovely
25. A. Picked out B. Caught up C. Taken on D. Called for
26. A. shouted B. laughed C. listened D. cried
27. A. long B. tough C. big D. slim
28. A. far from B. next to C. out of D. along with
29. A. dream B. hand C. life D. mind
30. A. faithfully B. silently C. frequently D. patiently
31. A. hopeless B. stable C. good D. difficult
32. A. stand B. help C. wait D. risk
33. A. both B. ever C. either D. still
34. A. angry B. sad C. pale D. weak
35. A. demand B. persuade C. commit D. remind
36. A. favourite B. private C. own D. individual
37. A. violinist B. pianist C. physicist D. guitarist
38. A. heard B. conveyed C. discovered D. informed
39. A. class B. favor C. gift D. violin
40. A. owe B. order C. charge D. pay
知识点：完型填空
21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. D
本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者小时候家里穷，但她热爱音乐，经过一番波折之后最终拥有了一把属于自己的小提琴的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词。根据下文可知当时家里很穷，所以一家人在农场里是挣扎着谋生。A.设法完成；B.许诺；C.挣扎；D.强迫。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词。上文说到一家人在农场里是挣扎着谋生，所以没有钱买小提琴。A.运气；B.钱；C.选择；D.希望。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查连词。因为对音乐感兴趣，Harriet Anne学弹奶奶的钢琴，而Suzanne就只好去弹爸爸的小提琴。A.而；B.自从；C.在……之后；D.在……之前。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查形容词。句意：随着双胞胎的演奏越来越多，简单的曲调很快就变成了可爱的旋律。A.软的；B.流畅的；C.温柔的；D.可爱的。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词词组。句意：沉浸在音乐的节奏中，我的小弟弟在跳舞，而爸爸在哼唱，母亲在吹口哨。我只是在听。A.挑出；B.抓到，沉浸其中；C.承担；D.要求。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词。句意：沉浸在音乐的节奏，我的小弟弟在跳舞，而爸爸在哼唱，母亲在吹口哨。我只是在听。A.喊叫；B.笑；C.听；D.哭。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查形容词。句意：当我的胳膊长得足够长时，我就尽力去拉Suzanne的小提琴。A.长的；B.困难的；C.大的；D.苗条的。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查介词词组。句意：我也想要一把小提琴，但是我知道那是不可能的。因为家里穷。固定词组：out of the question（不可能的）。A.远离；B.挨着；C.从……离开；D.和……一起。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查名词。句意：一天晚上，双胞胎在学校管弦乐队里演奏时，我紧紧地闭上眼睛，想把这个画面深深地烙印在脑海里。A.梦想；B.手；C.生活；D.思想，头脑。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查副词。句意：我默默地发誓：有一天我也会坐地那里表演。A.忠实地；B.沉默地；C.频繁地；D.耐心地。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查形容词。根据下文说，在收获时，庄家并不如希望的那么多。可知，这一年并不怎么好。A.没有希望的；B.稳定的；C.好的；D.难的。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词。句意：然而，我已经等不及去问：“爸爸，我可以有我自己的小提琴吗？”A.站着；B.帮助；C.等待；D.冒险。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查副词。爸爸让我用Suzanne的。但是我想参加学校的管乐队，所以两个人不能同时用一把小提琴表演。A.两个都；B.曾经；C.也；D.仍然。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查形容词。因为无法为我买小提琴，所以爸爸很难过。A.生气的；B.难过的；C.苍白的；D.弱小的。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查动词。句意：那天晚上，以及随后的许多夜晚，我听到他在我们的家庭祈祷中提醒上帝。A.要求；B.说服；C.做；D.提醒。故选D。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意：“上帝，Mary想要一把属于她自己的小提琴。”A.最爱的；B.私人的；C.自己的；D.个人的。故选C。
【37题详解】
考查名词。根据下文爸爸请他的朋友帮忙找一把小提琴，可以推断他是一个小提琴手。A.小提琴手；B.画家；C.物理学家；D.吉他手。故选A。
【38题详解】
考查动词。句意：后来我发现他还在信中写了一行他没有读出来的话。A.听见；B.传达；C.发现；D.告诉。故选C。
【39题详解】
考查名词。父亲是想让他的这位朋友帮忙为我找一把便宜的小提琴。A.班级；B.宠爱；C.礼物；D.小提琴。故选D。
【40题详解】
考查动词。句意：我不能付得起很多钱，但是她喜欢音乐。我们想让她拥有属于她自己的乐器。A.欠；B.定购；C.收费；D.付钱。故选D。
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses ____41____ (protect). Crimes go up rapidly during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are two things that you should keep in mind when you go ____42____ holiday.
Always give ____43____ (strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow ____44____ (clean) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. Your might ask others to park ____45____ cars in your driveway.
Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. ____46____ (have) a pile of newspapers and other mails on your doorstep tells people that you are not at home, so you should have a neighbor ____47____ a get your mail every day.
Nobody would bother to make these classic novels into films if they ____48____ (have) nothing to do with contemporary life.
Great Expectations ____49____ (set) in England in the early 1800s.
Like many of Burns’ poems, a Red, Red Rose was intended _____50_____ (be) a song.
Some of the world’s greatest singes were also cast in this _____51_____ (produce).
Modern pop music has its roots in the folk songs of black Americans _____52_____ (hold) in slavery.
Thus, from the blues, there _____53_____ (spring) up a faster, livelier kind of music called jazz.
Besides the works of da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, _____54_____ (range) from the 13th century to the 19th century.
The idea for our festival was hatched back in 1978, _____55_____ it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival.
知识点：语法填空
41. are protected
42. on 43. strangers
44. cleaned
45. their 46. having
47. or 48. had
49. is set 50. to be
51. production
52. held 53. sprang/sprung
54. ranging
55. when
本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了人们在外出旅游时如何确保自己的房子的安全。
【41题详解】
考查时态。句意：他们不能确保他们的房子受到保护。根据句意可知说的是一般状况，要用被动语态：is/am/are done；主语their houses是复数形式，故填are protected。
【42题详解】
考查介词。固定短语：on holiday（在度假），该介词短语在句中作状语，故填on。
【43题详解】
考查名词。名词stranger是可数名词，在此处是泛指陌生人，作give的宾语，所以要用复数形式，故填strangers。
【44题详解】
考查过去分词。固定结构：have sth done，此处过去分词 cleaned是宾语补足语，与宾语，the snow是被动有关系，故填cleaned。
【45题详解】
考查代词。句意：你可以叫别人把他们的汽车停在你的车道上。要用形容词性物主代词their修饰名词cars，故填their。
【46题详解】
考查动名词。句意：在你家门口有一堆报纸和邮件会告诉人们你不在家。此处是动名词短语作主语，故填having。
【47题详解】
考查连词。句意：所以你应该让一个邻居或亲戚每天帮助接收你的邮件。此处要用并列连词or（或者）连接两个名词，故填or。
【48题详解】
考查虚拟语气。句意：如果这些经典小说与当代生活无关的话，就没有人愿意把它们拍成电影了。本句是一个虚拟语气，是对现在事情的虚拟，所填的空是从句部分，要用一般过去时态表示，故填had。
【49题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：电影Great Expectations是以19世纪的英国为背景的。固定短语：be set in（以……为背景），此句说的介绍的是事实，要用一般现在时态，主语Great Expectations是一部电影的名子，谓语也要用单数形式，故填is set。
【50题详解】
考查不定式。句意：就像Burns的许多诗一样，诗a Red, Red Rose也被打算成为一首歌。固定搭配：be intended.to do sth.（被打算去做某事），故接不定式to be，故填to be。
【51题详解】
考查名词。句意：一些世界上最伟大的歌手也被选进了这个作品中。名词production作介词in的宾语，有this修饰，要用单数形式，故填production。
【52题详解】
考查过去分词。句意：现代流行音乐起源于美国黑人奴隶制时期的被保留下来的民歌。过去分词held（保留）作定语，修饰名词songs，与之是被动关系。故填held。
【53题详解】
考查时态。句意：因此，从布鲁斯音乐中，出现了一种更快，更活泼的音乐，叫做爵士乐。 本句说的是过去的事情，所以要用一般过去时态，故填sprang/sprung。
【54题详解】
考查现在分词。句意：除了达芬奇的作品外，卢浮宫还有6000多幅其它的欧洲绘画作品，从13世纪到19世纪不等。现在分词短语：ranging from…to…（从……到……排列不等）作状语，与主语是主动关系，故填ranging。
【55题详解】
考查关系副词。句意：我们的电影节的想法是在1978年酝酿的，当时它被称为犹他州或者美国电影节。定语从句，从句中不缺少主语和宾语，先行词是1978年，所以用关系副词when，故填when。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I don’t remember exact how old I was when I began to ride a bike. I only remembered how I practiced riding a bike in early years. When I first successfully rode a bike, that remains a vivid memory, my brother helped me with holding the back seat of the bike when I was riding. “Wow, I did it!” cried I, as soon as he noticed I was riding without his hands hold it! I learnt quickly, and soon, even though my feet were not touching the ground, but I was able to cycle around six kilometer a day to school! It’s so lovely to remember which happened at that time.
知识点：短文改错
考查副词。修饰动词remember，用副词，所以exact改成exactly。
考查时态。表示主语现在的状态，用一般现在时，所以remembered改成 remember。
考查代词。我只记得在我早年，我是如何练习骑自行车的。表示“我的”，所以early前加my。
考查非限制性定语从句。which remains a vivid memory作定语，修饰整个句子，所以which remains a vivid memory是一个非限制性定语从句，关系词在从句中作主语，所以用which，that不能引导非限制性定语从句，所以that改成which。
考查介词。我骑自行车时，我哥哥通过握着车后座来帮助我。表示“通过”，所以with改成by。
考查代词。我注意到了我骑自行车的时候，他没有握着后座。表示“我注意到”，所以he改成I。
考查v+ing。介词之后，用v+ing。所以hold改成holding。
考查连词。即使我的脚碰不到地面，我也能每天骑六千米到学校。even though与but不能连用，所以去掉but。
考查名词单复数。被six修饰，所以用名词复数，kilometer改成 kilometers。
考查宾语从句。what happened at that time.作remember的宾语，所以what happened at that time.是一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中作主语，which表示“哪一个”，而what表示“什么”，所以which改成what。
名师点睛：小题4考查非限制性定语从句。现对非限制性定语从句的用法进行归纳总结。一、非限制性定语从句的概念
非限制性定语从句对先行词仅起到附加修饰或说明的作用， 有时对整个主句或主句的部分内容作进一步的说明。若去掉它， 整个主句的意思不受影响。例如：
Next winter, which you will spend in Harbin, I’m sure, will be another exciting holiday．
可以肯定，你将要去哈尔滨度过的下个冬天， 将会是又一个令人兴奋的假期。
二、非限制性定语从句的形式
非限制性定语从句与先行词以及主句之间的关系不甚紧密，因而通常要用逗号与主句分隔开。例如：
Have you seen the film Titanic, whose leading actor is world famous?
你看过“泰坦尼克号”这部电影吗？它的男主演可是世界闻名的。
三、非限制性定语从句引导词的特殊情况
1．非限制性定语从句不可用that引导， 在非限制性定语从句中用who(作主语) / whom(作宾语)指人，用which(作主语 / 宾语)指物， 用whose作定语(指人 / 物)。例如：
The famous basketball star, who tried to make a comeback, attracted a lot of attention．
这位试图打反击的著名篮球明星吸引了众人的关注。
The film, whose director is an old man, is very instructive．
这部电影很有教育意义， 它的导演是位老人。
2．关系代词在非限制性定语从句中作宾语时不可省略，若指人时，只用whom，不用 who。例如：
York, which I visited last year, is a nice old city．
我去年访问过的约克是个古老而美丽的城市。
Please give the book to Jessica, whom we met in the hall just now．
请把这本书交给杰西卡，就是刚才我们在大厅里遇到的那位。
3．非限制性定语从句不可用why引导， 需用for which替代why。例如：
None of us accepted the reason he explained, for which he was absent．
我们没有一个人接受他所解释的缺席的理由。
假定你是李华，自制了一些中国结（Chinese knot）。现在你准备给开网店的美国朋友Tom写封信，请他代卖。要点包括：
1. 外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）；
2. 象征意义；
3. 价格。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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知识点：书面表达
Dear Tom,
How are you doing? I wonder if you sell some Chinese knots for me. I made them myself with red still threads, cloths and other materials. They look really beautiful in the shape of a diamond about 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. In China, these knots stand for friendship, love and good luck. People can either give them as gifts to friends or hang them in their houses. They are only 12.99 US dollars each. If anyone wants to know more about the knots, let them write to me. Also, do let me know if you need further information. Thank you!
Yours,
Li Hua
【分析】
本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求你给准备给开网店的美国朋友Tom写封信，请他代卖你的中国结。要点包括：1. 外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）；2. 象征意义；3. 价格。
【详解】第1步：根据提示可知，本文时态应为一般现在时。
第2步：根据写作要求，确定关键词：Chinese knot（中国结）；以及亮词汇：in the shape of （是……形状），stand for（代表）等。
第3步：根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。
第4步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，如“also”的使用；另外书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面也是非常重要的。
本文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。思路清晰，层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。还有如宾语从句if you sell some Chinese knots for me.和状语从句if you need further information.等高级句式的运用。另外全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。