【全程學(xué)習(xí)方略】版高中英語-Units-1-8-階段質(zhì)量評估(一)教師卷課件-大綱版全一冊

Units1～8(120分鐘150分)階段質(zhì)量評估（一）（教師卷）Ⅱ.單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）21.—Sarah,Idon’tknowhowtofillouttheform.Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.—_______. ［2009烏魯木齊高三檢測］A.WithpleasureB.GoaheadC.Me,tooD.Mypleasure【解析】選A。考查交際用語。句意：——Sarah,我不知道如何填表格，我想知道你是否能幫我?！軜芬鈳兔Αithpleasure.表示樂意幫助別人；Goahead.表示允許，許可，“行，做吧”。Mypleasure.是用于回答別人感謝時的用語。22.Whathetoldusaboutthesituationsimplydoesn’tmakeany_______.A.sense B.ideaC.meaning D.mistake【解析】選A。句意：針對這種情形，他所告訴我們的沒有任何的意義。makesense“有意義，講得通”。23.Weprefertomeasureourfootballteam’ssuccess_______thenumberofthefansattendingratherthanthenumberofgameswon. ［2010太原高三檢測］A.inadditionto B.intermsofC.inhonorof D.inresponseto【解析】選B?？疾榻樵~短語辨析。句意：我們更愿意從到場觀眾數(shù)量而不是足球隊贏得比賽的數(shù)量的角度來衡量我們足球隊的成功。inadditionto“除……外,還……”；intermsof“從……角度”；inhonorof“為了紀(jì)念……”；inresponseto“對……的反應(yīng)”。24.Mymotheropenedthedrawerto_______theknivesandspoons.A.putaway B.putupC.puton D.puttogether'【解析】選A。句意：媽媽打開餐柜，把叉子和勺子放好。putaway“把……放好，收起來”。25.IamafraidMr.Harding_______seeyounow.He’sbusy.A.can’t B.mustn’tC.shouldn’t D.needn’t【解析】選A?？疾榍閼B(tài)動詞。句意：恐怕哈丁先生現(xiàn)在不可能見你，因為他很忙。can’t“不可能”；mustn’t“禁止”；shouldn’t“不應(yīng)該”；needn’t“不需要”。26.—HowdidyoulikeNick’sperformancelastnight?—Tobehonest,hissingingdidn’t_______tomemuch.［2010天津高三檢測］A.appeal B.belongC.refer D.occur【解析】選A。考查動詞短語辨析。句意：——你覺得Nick昨天晚上的表演怎么樣？——說實話，他的歌唱對我沒什么吸引力。appealtosb.“對某人有吸引力”，故選A項。27.Thecarfactorywascloseddownasa_______ofitsterriblybadmanagement.A.matter B.wholeC.consequence D.total【解析】選C。考查名詞辨析。句意為：由于管理不善，那家汽車制造工廠關(guān)門了。asaconsequenceof=asaresultof“作為……的結(jié)果”。28._______alloverthehillsandaroundthelakearewildflowersofdifferentkinds.A.Growing B.GrownC.Togrow D.Grow【解析】選A。考查倒裝句。此處為加強語氣，句子采用完全倒裝形式，正常語序為:Wildflowersofdifferentkindsaregrowingalloverthehillsandaroundthelake.。29.Shewastoldthatherhousehadbeenbrokeninto.Shehurriedhome,_______alotofthingsstolen.A.tofind B.foundC.tohavefound D.finding【解析】選D。句意：她被告知有人闖入她的房子，她匆忙回家，發(fā)現(xiàn)許多東西被盜。因為房子被闖入，所以東西被偷是順理成章的結(jié)果，用現(xiàn)在分詞作結(jié)果狀語。30.Myfathergotupearlyandwantedtocatch_______earlytrain,butcouldn’tget_______ridetothestation.A.an;the B./；theC.an;/ D.the;a【解析】選D?？疾楣谠~。由題干可知earlytrain應(yīng)該是談話雙方都熟知的，應(yīng)選用the；getaride為一固定搭配，意為“搭便車”。31.However,it’sactuallyimpossibleto_______theperfectname,sinceeveryonehasadifferentopinionofwhatthatmaybe.A.comeupwith B.catchupwithC.keepupwith D.putupwith【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~短語辨析。句意：找出一個完美的名字實際上是不可能的，因為每個人對好名字有不同的看法。comeupwith“提出”；catchupwith“趕上”；keepupwith“跟上”;putupwith“容忍”。32._______!Johnisdressedinthesamedress_______hissister.A.Whatfun;as B.Howfun;asC.Whatfun;that D.Howfun;that【解析】選A。句意：太有趣了！約翰和他妹妹穿的衣服一樣。fun為不可數(shù)名詞，故用what；第二個空和前面的thesame構(gòu)成thesameas短語，故選擇A項。33.Hisideaofhavingweeklyfamilymealstogether,whichseemeddifficultatfirst,has_______manygoodchangesintheirlives.A.gotthrough B.resultedfromC.turnedinto D.broughtabout【解析】選D?！懊恐艹詧F圓餐”應(yīng)該是給他們的生活“帶來好的變化”，其他三個選項與題意不符。34.Inthismatter,heseemstobeinnowayto_______.A.blame B.beblamedC.beingblamed D.blaming【解析】選A。blame和he之間應(yīng)為被動關(guān)系，易選B。而正確答案卻是A。betoblame為一固定用法，意思為“該（應(yīng)）受責(zé)備”，是主動表示被動意義。本句意思為“在這件事上，他看來沒有什么值得責(zé)備的”。35.Inrecentyearstravelcompanieshavesucceededinsellingustheideathatthefurtherwego,_______.A.ourholidaywillbebetterB.ourholidaywillbethebetterC.thebetterourholidaywillbeD.thebetterwillourholidaybe【解析】選C?？疾椤皌hemore...，themore...”結(jié)構(gòu)。句意：在最近的幾年里，旅游公司已經(jīng)成功地讓我們相信，去的地方越遠(yuǎn)，我們的假期就會過得越好。Ⅲ.完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Amanwhoknowshowtowriteapersonalletterhasaverypowerfultool.Alettercanbeenjoyed,readand36.Itcansetupawarmconversationbetweentwopeoplefarapart(遠(yuǎn)離的）;itcankeepa37withverylittleeffort.Iwillgive38.AfewyearsagomyolderbrotherandIwerenotgetting39.Wehadbeencloseas40buthadgrownapart.Ourmeetingswerenot41;ourconversationwasfilledwithargumentsandquarrels;andeveryefforttocleartheairseemedtoonly42ourmisunderstanding.Thenhe43asmallislandintheCaribbeanandwe44touch.Onedayhewrotemealetter.Hedescribedhisislandanditspeople,toldmewhathewasdoing,saidhowhefelt,andencouragedmeto45.Rereadingtheletter,Iwas46byitshumor(幽默）andcleverexpressions.ThesewereallqualitiesforwhichIhad47respectedmyolderbrotherbut48henolongerhadthem.Ihadneverknownhecouldwriteso49.Andwiththatletterwebecamefriends50.

Itmightneverhaveoccurredto51towritemeifhehadnotbeeninaplacewheretherewereno52.Forhim,writingwasanecessity.Italsoturnedouttobethebestwayforustogetbackintouch.Becauseweliveinanageof53communication(通訊），peopleoften54thattheydon’talwayshavetophoneoremail.Theyhavea55.Andthatistowrite.36.A.receivedB.rewrittenC.returnedD.reread【解析】選D。考查動詞辨析。由第二段倒數(shù)第四句“Rereadingtheletter...”的提示可知答案。37.A.recordB.promiseC.friendshipD.secret【解析】選C。考查名詞辨析。由全文可知“信使得他和哥哥和好，恢復(fù)了友好的關(guān)系?！眗ecord“記錄”；promise“承諾”;friendship“友誼”；secret“秘密”。38.A.anexampleB.alessonC.anexperienceD.atalk【解析】選A?？疾槊~辨析。由下文內(nèi)容可知此處作者將“給個事例”，giveanexample“舉例”。39.A.throughB.togetherC.alongD.away【解析】選C?？疾楦痹~辨析。由后句的“buthadgrownapart”可知幾年前我和哥哥相處不好。getthrough“打通；完成”；gettogether“聚集”；getalong“相處”；getaway“逃脫”。40.A.brothersB.childrenC.fellowsD.classmates【解析】選B。考查名詞辨析。由前句“Afewyearsagomyolderbrother...”可知答案。41.A.normalB.necessaryC.pleasantD.possible【解析】選C。考查形容詞辨析。由前句的“buthadgrownapart”可知他們的見面并不快樂。normal“正常的”；necessary“必要的”；pleasant“愉快的”；possible“可能的”。42.A.deepenB.startC.expressD.settle【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~辨析。由前句“ourconversationwasfilledwithargumentsandquarrels”以及上文可知此處指加深我們的誤會。故選A。43.A.touredB.stoppedoverC.reachedD.movedto【解析】選D?？疾閯釉~辨析。由后文他給我寫的信的內(nèi)容以及上下文可知他移居到一個小島。tour“旅游”;stopover“做短暫的逗留”；reach“到達(dá)”;moveto“移到，搬到”。44.A.lostB.keptinC.neededD.gotin【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~短語辨析。由上下文可知，因為哥哥搬到了小島，所以在他給我寫信前我們沒有聯(lián)系。losetouch“失去聯(lián)系”;keepintouch“保持聯(lián)系”；getintouch“取得聯(lián)系”。45.A.thinkB.writeC.enjoyD.read【解析】選B?？疾閯釉~辨析。由最后一段第一句“Itmightneverhave...towriteme...”可知答案。46.A.drivenB.beatenC.surprisedD.honored【解析】選C?？疾閯釉~辨析。由前文可知我和他關(guān)系不好，一直爭吵。所以我對他幽默的話感到吃驚。47.A.neverB.seldomC.sometimesD.once【解析】選D?？疾楦痹~辨析。與后面“but46henolongerhadthem”相對比可知此處指作者認(rèn)為哥哥曾經(jīng)擁有令他尊重的品質(zhì)。故D項符合文意。48.A.realizedB.judgedC.thoughtD.expected【解析】選C。考查動詞辨析。因為之前哥哥和他一直吵架，所以自己認(rèn)為哥哥變了，不再有那些好品質(zhì)。realize“意識到”；judge“判斷”；think“認(rèn)為”；expect“期待”。49.A.wellB.oftenC.muchD.soon【解析】選A?？疾楦痹~辨析。由第二段倒數(shù)第四句“Iwassurprisedbyitshumorandcleverexpressions.”可知信寫得很好，故A項符合文意。50.A.laterB.anyhowC.tooD.again【解析】選D。考查副詞辨析。由第三段內(nèi)容可知因為一封信我們又和好了。51.A.usB.anyoneelseC.someoneD.mybrother【解析】選D?？疾檫壿嬯P(guān)系。由文意可知給我寫信的是我的哥哥。52.A.mailservices B.transportservicesC.phones D.relatives【解析】選C。考查名詞辨析。由后句“Forhim,writingwasanecessity.”以及下文“theydon’talwayshavetophoneoremail”的提示可知此處指他之所以寫信是因為他住的地方?jīng)]有通訊設(shè)備。故C項符合文意。53.A.poorB.easyC.popularD.busy【解析】選B?？疾樾稳菰~辨析。這是一道常識題。我們生活在通訊非常便捷的時代。54.A.believeB.decideC.argueD.forget【解析】選D。考查動詞辨析。由前句“Becauseweliveinanageofeasycommunication”可知此處指因為我們慣于利用便捷的通訊設(shè)備，而忘記了不必總是靠電話或郵件來聯(lián)系感情。55.A.habitB.choiceC.methodD.plan【解析】選B。考查名詞辨析。由全文可推知人們交流的方式除了打電話、發(fā)郵件外還可以選擇寫信。Ⅳ.閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)（A）

WhilescientistsareworriedthathumansarecausinghighertemperaturesontheEarth,aMarylandman,Ace,thinkswecansavetheworldbyspraying（噴射）hugeamountsofwaterintotheair.

AcetoldtheMcClatchyNewsServicethatatleast1,000placesshouldbechosentospraywater.Thewaterwouldbesprayedbetween20and200feetintotheair.Thousandsoftonsofseawaterwouldbesprayedforyearsatatime.The1,000siteswouldbepickedaftermorestudies.TheywouldbemostlyintheNorthernHemisphere(北半球).Acesayshewouldavoidtropical（熱帶的）areasoftheglobe.Hesayswaterturnstoraintooquicklyintheseareasforhisplantowork.

Thewaterwouldbechangedintovapor.Thatprocessrequiresheat.ThewatervaporwouldriseabovetheEarth.Thewatervaporwouldformclouds.Thecloudswouldhelpinseveralways.TheywouldcooltheEarthbyreflectingsunlight.Theywouldlaterturnintorains.TherainswouldprovideanotherwayofcoolingtheEarth.

Ace’splanhasgottensomesupportfromalimitedscientificstudy.KennethCaldeiraisaclimatescientist.HeworksattheCarnegieInstitution’sDepartmentofGlobalEcologyatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.CaldeiratestedsomeofAce’sfiguresonacomputerprogram.Thecomputermodelisusedbytopscientiststostudyglobalclimatechange.Themodelshowedthattheplanmightwork.“Moretestsareplannedin2009.IdeaslikeAce’sshouldbeconsideredcarefullyandwithanopenmind,”Caldeirasaid.“Everybrilliant（卓越的）inventioninthehistoryoftechnologylookedalittlebitmadwhenfirstputforward.”本文主要講了Ace提出向大氣中噴射大量水來解決全球變暖問題的計劃。56．What’sthepurposeofAce’splan?A.Toreduceairpollution.B.Tomakesummercooler.C.Toofferdryareasmorerain.D.Tosolvetheproblemofglobalwarming.【解析】選D。由第一段的第一句可知科學(xué)家擔(dān)心人類造成氣候變暖，而Ace提出了一個他認(rèn)為可以解決這個問題的計劃，故選D項。57.AccordingtoAce’splan,_______.A.planeswouldbeusedtospraywater.B.itwouldbebesttospraywateronrainydays.C.Seawaterwouldbesprayedhighintotheair.D.1,000sitesintheSouthernHemispherewouldbechosen.【解析】選C。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Thousandsoftonsofseawaterwouldbesprayedforyearsatatime.可知A、B項文中未提及。由第三段前兩句可知D項錯誤。58．Whywouldn’tAcespraywaterintropicalareas?A.Waterischangedintovaportooquickly.B.Waterturnsintoraintooquickly.C.Itishardforvaportoformclouds.D.Itisbadforlocalplantstohavetoomuchrain.【解析】選B。由第三段最后一句Hesayswaterturnsintoraintooquicklyintheseareasforhisplantowork.可知。59.ItseemsthatCaldeira_______.A.takesAce’splanseriouslyB.thinksAce’sideatoocrazyC.doesn’tbelievethecomputer’sresultD.agreestocarryoutAce’splanrightaway【解析】選A。由Caldeira做實驗檢測及他對此所作的評價可知A項為答案。（B）［2010重慶高考］

Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago,IenteredtheTrackKitchen,arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman,wholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.

Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee,Iasked,“MayIgetyousomething?”“Acoffeewouldbenice.”ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee.Wetalkedmore,andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee.Finally,Irosetoleave,wishedhimwell,andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.Heasked,“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?”“Who?”“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.”Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpitifulforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andtomeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.60.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?A.Unfriendly. B.Untidy.C.Gentle. D.Kind.【解析】選B。詞義猜測題。由上文中的Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman及下文中的Hewaswearingawornouthatandwasalone.可知disheveled在這兒是指儀容不整、穿著邋遢的意思。所以選B項。61.Theauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecause_______A.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB.hewantedtostartaconversationC.heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD.hewouldliketothanktheoldman【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.可以判斷選A項。62.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A.Proud. B.Pitiful.C.Surprised. D.Regretful.【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!可知，作者在他朋友告訴他那個老人是Mr.Galbreath之后感到很吃驚。由此判斷選C項。63.Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B.Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.C.Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.D.Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.【解析】選D。主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一句NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andtomeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.可知，作者想要表達(dá)的是不要以貌取人。由此判斷選D項。(C)Lookingback,Icanseethatmyfamilyplayedabigpartinmychoiceofhighereducation.CivilEngineeringwasanaturalchoicebecausemyfather,whoworkedinitallhislife,madeitsoundsointeresting.SoItookaStructuralEngineeringdiplomacourse(文憑課程)attheSingaporePolytechnic.

Ifoundmycourseinteresting.Myteacher,MrSia,encouragedusnotonlytodowellinstudies,butalsoincompetitionsliketheSingaporeRiverRaftRace.Itwasawonderfulfeelingwhenourteamcameinfirst.IbecameveryactiveintheInternationalStudentsInterestGroupandwaselectedvice-presidentinmysecondyear.Someofmyclosestfriendstodaycamefromthisgroup,whichprovidesactivitiesforalltheinternationalstudents.

Allofushadtodotwoperiodsofinternship(實習(xí)期)aspartofourcourse.Ispentthefirstperiodofeightweeksinaconstructioncompanyinmyhometown.Forthesecondeightweeks,IwasattachedtoSingapore’sLoadTransportAuthority,workingonroaddesignprojects.Theinternshipprovidedgoodexperience.Icompletedmycoursein1998.Despitetheeconomicdepressionatthattime,Iwasfortunatetofindajobalmostimmediately.Forthenextyear,Iworkedasasitesupervisor(監(jiān)管).IacceptedtheofferofpermanentresidentstatusinSingapore.ThenIdecidedtogototheNationalUniversityofSingaporelastJuly.WithmyPolytechnicdiploma,IwasgivendirectentryintothesecondyearoftheCivilEngineeringDegreeProgram.Iexpecttocompletemydegreeintwoyears’time.CivilEngineeringreallyinterestsmeandIamlookingforwardtopracticingasaprofessionalengineer.64.Inthispassage,thewritermainlydescribes________.A.howhefittedintotheSingaporeansocietyB.hisacademicachievementsincollegeC.hisexperiencestudyingabroadD.theimportanceoffollowinginothers’footsteps【解析】選C。推理判斷題。文章主要講述了作者在新加坡的求學(xué)經(jīng)歷，所以選C。65.________arrangedactivitiesforinternationalstudentsinthePolytechnic.A.Thediplomacourse B.Vice-presidentC.MrSia D.TheInternationalStudentsInterestGroup【解析】選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段最后一句“...thisgroup,whichprovidesactivitiesforalltheinternationalstudents.”及前文可知，這里的group指的就是theInternationalStudentsInterestGroup。66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thewriter’sfatherexpectshissontofulfillthedreamhefailedtorealize.B.TwoperiodsofinternshiparerequiredintheStructuralEngineeringdiplomacourse.C.Tocompletehiscourse,thewriterwasrequiredtoparticipateintheSingaporeRiverRaftRace.D.Thewritermetsomeofhisclosestfriendsduringhisinternship.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段第一句“...twoperiodsofinternshipaspartofourcourse.”可知，兩個階段的實習(xí)是必須的。其他選項與文意不符。67.AftergraduationfromthePolytechnic,thewriter_______.A.gothimselfajobinSingaporeB.workedonroaddesignprojectsC.completedhisdegreeinCivilEngineeringD.practicedasacivilengineer【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段第一、二句“Icompletedmycoursein1998...Iwasfortunatetofindajobalmostimmediately.”可知，作者畢業(yè)之后就很快找到了一份工作。（D）

SanFranciscoiswhereIgrewupbetweentheagesoftwoandtenandwhereIlivedforaperiodwhenIwasabout13andagainasamarriedmanfromtheagesof37to51.Mymother,whoisnow90,stilllivesinLosGatos,about60milessouthofSanFrancisco.IsettledinLondonover25yearsago.IwasborninNewYorkandlovetheUnitedStates.Ihavegrownnewroots(根)inLondonasIdidinFranceandifIwereaskednowwhereIwanttoliveforever,IwouldsayLondon.ButIwillalwaysremainanAmericancitizen.

SanFrancisco,likeLondon,hasmanyparks.EverydaymysistersandIweretakentoplayintheparksaschildren.Ididn’tgotoschool.MywholeformaleducationlastedthreehourswhenIwasfive.IwassenttoschoolbutcamehomeatnoononthefirstdayandsaidIdidn’tenjoyit,soIhadn’tlearnedanything.Myparentsdecided,wiselyIthink,thatschoolwasnotformeandIneverwentback.MymotherthentookovermyeducationandbroughtupmytwosistersandmoreratherinthewayofanEnglishladywhohadgoodeducation.Alotofattentionwaspaidtolanguagesandreadingratherthansciencesandmathematics.Sometimesshetaughtusherself,butwealsohadotherteachersandwewererequiredtotakelessonseveryday.AboutonceaweekwewalkedtoGoldenGateParkandonourwalksmymothertaughtmetoreadmusic.OnedayInoticedalittletoytraininthewindowofashopandIremembernowhowI’dliketohaveit.Icouldn’trollmy‘r’whenIwassmallandmymother,whowasverystrictwithpronunciation,saidifIcouldpronouncean‘r’well,I’dhavethetoytrain.Ipracticedandpracticedandonemorningwokeeverybodyupwithmy‘r’s.Igotthetoytrain.IusuallygetthethingsIwantinlife—butIworkhardforthem.68.Theunderlinedword“roll”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.speak B.pronounceC.spell D.turnoverandover【解析】選B。詞義猜測題。由其所在句后部分的“...ifIcouldpronounce...”可知這里“roll”與“pronounce”同義。69.Whydidn’tthewriterattendschoolinAmerica?A.HismotherwantedhimtogotoschoolinEngland.B.Hisparentsdidnotthinkformaleducationwasproperforhim.C.Hisparentscouldn’taffordschooleducation.D.Hecouldn’tgetonwellwiththeotherchildren.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段末“Myparents...neverwentback”可知答案。70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ThewriteroncelivedinFranceforsometime.B.Thewriterlikestravelingverymuch.C.AlthoughhenowlivesinLondon,thewriterdoesnotlikeitatall.D.Thewriterhadhiseducationathomebyhismother.【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段第二句“Ihavegrown...inFrance...”可知A項正確。由第一、二段可知，作者在每個地方都是長期居住而非旅游，故B項錯誤；由第二段中“...ifI...wouldsayLondon”可知C項亦不正確；D項錯誤則是因為作者尚有其他老師，見最后一段第三句中“Sometimesshetaught...hadotherteachers...”。71.Thewritergotthelittletoytrainby_______.A.borrowingthemoneyfromhissistersB.learningtoreadmathematicsC.succeedinginspeakingproperlyD.workinghardathislessons【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。見最后一段倒數(shù)第二、三句“Ipracticedand...gotthetoytrain”。（E）

Thecostofriceisexpectedtogoupinthecomingmonths,asanimprovingglobaleconomyraisesdemand,anddrought(旱災(zāi))cutsproductionincountriessuchasIndia.Someeconomistssaypricesforrice,themainfoodfortheworld’spopulation,couldbereturningtolevelsthatcausedinflation(通貨膨脹)fearsinmuchofAsialastyear.CharukSinghapreechaisdeanofthefaculty(系)ofeconomicsatThailand’sKasetsartUniversity.Hesaysprices—especiallyforThairice—arebeingpushedhigherbynewcustomerscomingintothemarketaftertheeconomicslowdownofthepastyear.“Theyexpectthattheworlddemandwillincreaseandweexpectthatthepriceofricewillincreasenextyear,”Charuksaid.“TherearemanynewmarketsfortheThairiceandalsowestillhaveforouroldcustomers—China,someArabcountries—theywillincreasethedemand.”Pricesontheglobalmarketcouldreachagainneartherecordof$1,000atonsetinthemiddleofthisyear.Thismonth,exportpricesforSoutheastAsianricehavejumpedfromabout$550atontomorethan$650.

VichaiSriprasert,presidentoftheThaiRiceExportersAssociation,saysfurtherweaknessintheUSdollarandconcernsoverdroughtaddtopressureonprices.MarketexpertssaynextyearIndiaislikelytotrytoimportthreemilliontonsofrice—enteringtheworldmarketforthefirsttimein21years—becauseofadrought.Vichaialsowarnsthatincreasingdemandforbio-fuels(生物燃料)fromgraincouldreducefoodcrops,forcingthepriceofgrainshigher.“Thisisveryserious.That’swhythepriceofricewillnotgobacktothelevelthatweusedtosee,”Vichaisaid.“Itwillhavetoberaisedatahigherlevel,butIdon’tknowwhere.”ThePhilippinesthisweeksaiditwascuttingriceimportsduetohighprices,eventhoughthecountrylostmorethanamilliontonsofgraintotyphoonsthisyear.OfficialsfromVietnam,aleadingexportcompetitorwithThailand,predictpriceswillreachabout800atonbythemiddleofthenextyear.ThisweekthePhilippines’NationalFoodAuthorityofferedalmost$665atonfor600,000tonsofVietnameserice.

Economistssayhigherfoodpriceswillonlyincreasetheproblemsfacedbytheregion’spoor,whoarehighlydependentonriceasastaplefood.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoParagraph1?A.DroughtreducesproductionofriceinIndia.B.Pricesforricewerelowerallthetimethisyear.C.Riceisamajorfoodfortheworld’spopulation.D.Theimprovingglobaleconomyincreasestheneedforrice.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句句意：有些經(jīng)濟學(xué)家說，大米的價格有可能達(dá)到去年在亞洲引起通貨膨脹恐懼時的水平。也就是說，去年大米的價格曾更高，因此選B項。73.HowmanyreasonsdidVichaimentionaboutriceprice’sgoingup?A.1. B.2. C.3. D.4.【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句“...saysfurtherweaknessintheUSdollarandconcernsoverdroughtaddtopressureonprices.”和第五段第一句“Vichaialsowarnsthatincreasingdemandforbio-fuelsfromgraincouldreducefoodcrops...”可知Vichai提到了3個原因。74.WhydoesthePhilippinesplantocutriceimports?A.Becauseofhighprices.B.Becauseoftyphoons.C.Becauseofcivilwar.D.Becauseo