1、 Antarctica is a very, very cold place, where the temperature is between minus 21 in the summer and minus 78 in the winter.The glare of the sunlight is very intense, so if one goes out, he must wear sunglasses and use suncream to protect his eyesight and skin.Whats more, the absence of daylight last
2、s 182 days, making life there abnormal, tiresome and depressing.Also, the extreme cold and different depths of glaciers in Antarctica make it an inhospitable place, but there are still some plants and masses of penguins, flying birds, seals, and so on. They have adapted to the special environment.Ga
3、ses and minerals trapped in the ice attract many explorers.To prevent the commercial and military use of Antarctica and to keep it free from nuclear tests and radioactive waste, a treaty was made. In fact, its a privilege for man to inhabit on it, so we ought to befriend Antarctica. 南极洲很冷很冷，气温夏天是零下
4、21，冬天零下 78。刺眼的阳光非常强烈，所以如果一个人想外出，他必须戴太阳镜，涂抹防晒霜，以保护视力和皮肤。此外，没有白天的日子持续 182 天，这使那里的生活不正常、让人厌烦和抑郁。并且，南极洲的极度寒冷和不同厚度的冰川使它成为一个不适宜居住的地方，但那里仍然有一些植物和很多企鹅、飞鸟、海豹等。它们已经适应了这种特殊的环境。储存在冰川层中的天然气和矿物质吸引着许多探险者。为了阻止南极洲的商业和军事利用，并保护南极洲远离核试验和放射性废物，人们签署了一份条约。实际上，人类能在南极洲居住是一种荣幸，所以我们应该对待南极洲如朋友一样。加餐练(一) 完形阅读组合练.完形填空My daughter
5、had signed an organ donor card, but my husband and I did not know it. We learned about our daughters decision after she was _1_ injured in a car crash. Doctors _2_ on her for 20 hours and couldnt save her life. Finally, the doctor _3_ told us our daughter was brain dead. Did we want to _4_ organ don
6、ation?I was already in shock. The _5_ of donating my daughters organs was another shock and I was _6_ about my 15yearold twin grandsons. They had just lost their mother and we had lost our daughter. The doctor _7_ the organ harvesting procedure, but I did not want to hear it.We _8_ to organ donation
7、 and signed the legal papers. The twins said their last goodbye to their mother and the images of their sorrow are _9_ in my mind until now. Two days later we received a _10_ from the organ donor organization. Our daughters organs had _11_ three lives. Thanks to her generosity, two strangers now see
8、.Weeks later, we received a certificate from the organ donor organization in _12_ of our daughter. The twins received individual certificates and hardly _13_ at them. I fully understood their _14_. They did not want any certificates, they wanted their mother _15_ and we wanted our daughter.The sadne
9、ss associated with organ donation is a _16_ thing. First, it makes the ending of death all too clear. Secondly, I find a measure of comfort in the _17_ that my daughter was an organ donor. My daughter cared about others and this caring _18_ after her death.Organ donation did not give me a sense of c
10、ontrol, _19_ it did give me a sense of giving. _20_ is more caring than signing an organ donor card. I also know my family will find comfort in my daughters generosity.语篇 解 读 ：本 文 讲 述 了 一 位 母 亲 在 女 儿 因 车 祸 去 世 并 捐 献 身 体 器 官 后 的 经 历 和 感 受 。1A.partly BslightlyCseverely Dhardly解析：选 C 根据下句语境可知作者的女儿车祸时受了
11、重伤。2A.insisted BturnedCwaited Doperated解析：选 D 根据语境，医生为作者的女儿做手术达 20 小时之久，但未能挽救她的生命。3A.in need Bin chargeCin trouble Din danger解析：选 B 做完手术后，主治医生告诉作者她的女儿已经脑死亡。4A.go on with Bcompare withCmix with Ddeal with解析：选 A 根据上文语境，既然作者的女儿在器官捐献卡上签过字，下一步就涉及是否继续进行器官捐献。5A.knock BdifficultyCresponse Dthought解析：选 D 女儿的
12、去世已经让作者悲痛不已，再想到要把女儿的器官捐赠出去，这无疑是雪上加霜。6A.certain BpleasedCworried Dexcited解析：选 C 根据语境作者的女儿有两个未成年的双胞胎孩子，为此作者十分担忧。7A.described BlearnedCpraised Dregretted解析：选 A 在医生描述器官移植的具体流程时，作者根本没有心思听。8A.stuck BagreedCreferred Dobjected解析：选 B 根据下文语境，作者同意捐献女儿的器官。9A.cloudy BunknownCdark Dclear解析：选 D 在向他们的母亲做最后的道别时，作者的两
13、个外孙十分悲伤，至今作者仍对此情此景记忆犹新。10A.call BpassportChandbag Dgift解析：选 A 作者在两天后收到了来自器官移植机构的一个电话。11A.created BlostCsaved Dtaken解析：选 C 根据下文语境，由于作者女儿的慷慨，她拯救了三个人的生命，让两个陌生人重见光明。12A.danger BrecognitionCsearch Dcase解析：选 B 几周之后，作者收到了器官移植机构的一份证书，以表示对作者女儿捐献器官的认可和赞赏。13A.laughed BpointedCwondered Dglanced解析：选 D 作者的两个外孙也分别
14、收到了器官移植机构的证书，但由于悲伤他们几乎没有心情去看上一眼。14A.reaction BtrickCdecision Dsuggestion解析：选 A 作者对孩子的这种反应非常理解。15A.away BoffCback Din解析：选 C 此时此刻，对孩子来说，他们不需要什么证书，他们想要他们的妈妈能够回到自己的身边。16A.clumsy BstrangeCpopular Ddifferent解析：选 B 在器官捐助时的那种悲痛是捉摸不定的。17A.place BreasonCcause Dfact解析：选 D 作者从女儿是一位捐赠者这一事实中获得一丝安慰。18A.continues B
15、finishesCdecreases Dbegins解析：选 A 作者的女儿生前关心他人，通过捐赠器官这一方式，去世后这份关爱仍在继续。19A.so BandCbut Dbecause解析：选 C 这次器官捐助让作者没有支配感而是一种给予的感觉。20A.Anything BNothingCSomething DEverything解析：选 B 作者认为没有什么比在器官捐献卡上签字更能表达一个人的爱心。.阅读理解I was going to die in Antarctica. I was certain. An image of my frostcovered body, pale and l
16、ifeless, filled my mind as I glanced around. In all directions the empty wilderness of Antarctica stretched away from me, the only feature on the landscape was the division between snow and sky. I gazed sadly at my team. They were rapidly disappearing over the horizon.I was leading an expedition (探险
17、队) attempting to reach the south pole. The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the world from Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprus many of whom had never seen snow, or spent a night in a tent, before we set off. Our aim was to be the most international allfemale team to reach the Sout
18、h Pole.As I watched, the rest of the team had marched on, unaware that I was not with them. By the time I realised that my sledge was firmly stuck, the team were already a long way ahead of me. I called out to Era, my teammate from Brunei. “Era！Stop！ ”Getting no response I called again, but my shout
19、s were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind. Seconds passed. Nothing. I was gradually being left alone, completely defenseless against the fatally low temperatures of Antarctica.My strength increased when I thought of a cold, lonely death. I pulled again my sledge, which moved a little
20、. I removed the ice with my skipole and boot, desperately trying to break the sledge free. The sledge shot forward, knocking me off balance. I struggled to my feet and set off after the team.I caught up just as Reena, my teammate from India, looked behind her and noticed there was one person missing
21、. She swung around on her skis in shock and spotted me in the near distance.As we continued, my panic slowly faded. For the rest of the day each of the team was glancing over their shoulder every few minutes. They were not going to risk losing me again. 语篇解读：本文讲述了“我”带领一个国际女子探险队在南极探险，途中我的雪橇被雪卡住，以致掉队。
22、后来“我”经过努力，克服了危机，赶上了队伍。1What is special about the expedition?AThey were all female.BThey were all professional.CThey made the longest expedition.DThey had been strictly trained.解析：选 A 细节理解题。从第二段中的 “The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the world”可知，作者带领的探险队是由来自世界各地普通妇女组成的，因此 A 项正确。2W
23、hat made the author get her sledge out of the ice was _.Athe shouts from her teammatesBher strong desire to liveCthe sudden change in wind directionDthe natural beauty ahead解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第五段第一句和第二句可知，想到死亡使作者力量大增，将雪橇从冰雪里拔了出来，因此可以说是强大的求生欲解救了作者。3At last, each of the team members kept looking back to _
24、.Aavoid being attacked from behindBmake sure that none fell behindCcheck the distance they had coveredDkeep a record of the route they took解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，每个人不停地回头看是为了保证没有人掉队。4Which may be the best title for the passage?AHow to Survive in AntarcticaBA Mysterious Trip to the South PoleCA Fe
25、male ExpeditionDBeing Left Behind in the Snow解析：选 D 标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了作者一次在冰雪里被落在最后而差点发生危险的经历。加餐练(二) 主观题规范增分练.语法填空Did you grow up in one culture，your parents came from another, and you are now living in a _1_ (total) different country? If so, then you are a thirdculture kid.The term “thirdculture kid” _2
26、_ (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr.Ruth.She first came across this phenomenon while _3_ (research) North American children living in India.In general，thirdculture kids benefit from _4_ (they) intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.Yet many _5_ (difficult)
27、 may arise from this phenomenon.Thirdculture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely _6_ their new surroundings.Also，they often find it hard _7_ (develop) new friendship.Additionally, for a thirdculture kid, it is often easier to move to a new country _8_ to return to his homeland.For ex
28、ample, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country _9_ she was born. She didnt know anything about current TV shows _10_fashion trends. And she didnt share the same values as other teens of her age.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._5_ 6._ 7._ 8._9_ 10._答案：1.totally 2.was used 3.resea
29、rching 4.their5difficulties 6.to 7.to develop 8.than 9.where 10.or.短文改错When I was small, I felt very enviously to see children riding bicycles because I thought they were pretty cool. Getting older, I can hardly wait to learn how to ride a bicycle myself. I still remember a day when I could ride it.
30、 Today, the bicycle is still your favorite transportation. On the first hand, I can keep fit by going to school by bikes. On the other hand, ride a bicycle can protect our environment. Bicycles work out with the help of our legs instead gas, which burns and pollutes the environment. So cycling is no
31、t only good for our health or for the environment. I will continue keeping riding it.答案：第一句：enviouslyenvious第二句：cancould第三句：athe第四句：yourmy第五句：firstone; bikesbike第六句：ride riding第七句：去掉 out; instead 后加 of第八句：orbut.书面表达假定你是李华，你的新西兰笔友 Nick 将于八月来四川旅游，特来信询问有关旅游景点的情况。请根据下表所提供的要点，写一封回信，并表示盼望他的到来。旅游资源许多著名的世界风
32、景名胜，如九寨沟( 海子：清澈见底；色彩斑斓) 、都江堰水利工程(2 000 多年历史，仍在发挥作用)，以及震后重建的汶川地震博物馆等相关信息 气候适宜；交通方便注意：1.词数 100 左右，信的格式及开头结尾已给出(不计入总词数) 。2可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：省份：province 海子：lake都江堰水利工程：Du Jiangyan Irrigation Project Dear Nick，Im glad to hear that youre coming to Sichuan in August. Yours sincerely，Li Hua参考范文：Dear
33、 Nick，Im glad to hear that youre coming to Sichuan in August. Youve made the wise choice to travel here. Sichuan Province is rich in tourist attractions and enjoys many worldfamous places of interest, such as Jiuzhaigou and Du Jiangyan Irrigation Project.Jiuzhaigou is well known for its beautiful la
34、kes，of which the water is clear and looks colorful. It can excite visitors imagination. Another attraction is Du Jiangyan Irrigation Project, which was built over 2,000 years ago and is still playing an important part in irrigation today. And the newlybuilt Wenchuan Earthquake Museum can make all the people present call for that breathtaking moment. Besides, the nice weather and convenient transportation here can make your trip more enjoyable. Im sure youll have a good time.Im looking forward to your coming.Yours sincerely，Li Hua
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