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-1-SectionⅣGrammarⅠ单句语法填空1．MycellphonehasbrokendownandIhavetogetitrepaired(repair)soon.2．Withtheimportantdocumentsgone(go),Ifounditverydifficulttogoonwithmywork.3．Iwassurprised(surprise)tofindmyhometownchanged(change)somuch.4．Johnreceivedaninvitationtodinner,andwithhisworkcompleted(complete),hegladlyacceptedit.5．Shewantedherbookpublished(publish),butshewasrefusedbythepublishinghouse.6．Theteacheraskedthestudentstokeepthedooroftheclassroomlocked(lock)whentheyleft.7．Whenhewokeup,hefoundhimselfsurrounded(surround)bysomedoctors.8．MichaelputupapictureofYaoMingbesidethebedtokeephimselfreminded(remind)ofhisowndreams.9．Don’tleavethewaterrunning(run)whileyouarebrushingyourteeth.10．Withhishomeworkfinished(finish),hewentouttoplaywithhisfriend.Ⅱ阅读理解ALastsummerIgotarealtasteofSwisslifewhenIspentsixweekswithahostfamilyintheBerneseAlps.Aftermuchpreparation,mydeparture(出发)timefinallyarrived.Needlesstosay,Iwasprettynervous.AllIknewaboutmyhostfamilywasthatitconsistedoftwoparentsandthreekids:an18­year­oldgirlandtwoboys.IknewIwasstayinginaplacecalledErlenbachincentralSwitzerland.AlthoughIhadreadaboutSwitzerland,Ireallydidn’tknowwhattoexpect.MyhostfatherpickedmeupatthetrainstationanddrovemetoErlenbach,abeautifulmountainvillage.OneofthebestthingsaboutlivingwithahostfamilywasthatIwasnotfeelinglikeatourist.Iwasn’ttravelingaroundEurope,seeingthemajorsights;Iwasabsorbedinadifferentculture.Iparticipatedinmyfamily’s-2-day­to­dayactivities,whetherhelpingpickberriesinthegardenorgoingtofriends’houses.WhilemanyaspectsoftheSwissculturearesimilartoAmerica’s,therearelotsofdifferences,too.Probablymybiggestshockwasthelanguage.IexpectedtheSwisstospeakGerman,buttheyspeakadialectcalledSwissGerman,whichhashardlyanythingincommonwithGerman.Icouldn’tunderstandwhenmyhostfamilytalkedtoeachother.AttimesIwasveryfrustrated,butIremindedmyselfthatIwasinSwitzerland,andthenmybadmooddisappeared.Ienjoyedeveryminuteofmystayhereabovetheclouds.Ibecamemoreindependentasaresultofmysix­weekstay.SigningupforaculturalexchangeisprobablythebiggestriskIhaveevertaken,butitisalsothemostrewarding.Istillkeepintouchwithmyhostfamilyviaemail.Ihopetoreturnandstaywiththemforayear,whichtheyhaveencouragedmetodo.WhenIleft,IpromisedIwouldreturntoErlenbach.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章叙述了作者在瑞士寄宿家庭生活的难忘经历。1．WhywastheauthornervousabouthisleavingforSwitzerland?A．WhatwouldhappeninSwitzerlandremainsunknown.B．Hewasnotfamiliarwithhishostfamily.C．Itwasthefirsttimehehadgoneabroad.D．Hehadn’tpreparedwellenough.A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“AlthoughIhadreadaboutSwitzerland,Ireallydidn’tknowwhattoexpect.”可知，作者对瑞士的了解仅限于从书本上的一点知识，而接下来会发生些什么还不知道，所以在出发前作者很忐忑。2．Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus________．A．someunforgettableactivitiesinhishostfamilyB．theauthor’stravelingexperienceinEuropeC．theadvantagesoflivinginahostfamilyD．somewell­knownattractionsinEuropeC解析：段落大意题。本段主要告诉我们寄宿家庭给作者带来的好处，也就是寄宿家庭的优势。3．WhatmadetheauthorfeelfrustratedinSwitzerland?A．Hecouldn’tcommunicatewiththehostfamilywell.B．Hecouldn’tspeakGermanashissecondlanguage.C．Hewasnotindependentenough.D．Hehadnonewfriends.-3-A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“Probablymybiggestshockwasthelanguage.”以及“Icouldn’tunderstandwhenmyhostfamilytalkedtoeachother.”可知，作者在瑞士因为语言问题无法与寄宿家庭很好地交流。4．HowdoestheauthorfindhislifeinSwitzerland?A．Difficult.B．Boring.C．Exciting.D．Satisfying.D解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的“SigningupforaculturalexchangeisprobablythebiggestriskIhaveevertaken,butitisalsothemostrewarding.”可知，作者对于自己在瑞士的生活是非常满意的。BNoonecandeny(否认)thatLeBronJamesgetspaidalotofmoney—butnoonecandenythathehasn’tearnediteither.He’sbrokentherecordsofgreatslikeMichaelJordanandMagicJohnson.He’satalent(天才)．ProfessionalathleteslikeLeBrongivetheirlivestotheirsport—totraining,traveling,andpushingthemselvestothelimit.Andwhiletheirlivesmayseemglamorous,_thinkaboutthis:Athletesfaceinjuriesthatcanbenotonlycareer­endingbutalsolife­changing.Infact,manyretired(退休的)athleteshavelong­termhealthproblemsbecauseofhowhardtheypushontheirbodies.RetiredNewYorkJetsplayerWesleyWalkersaidthathesufferedsomuchpainasaresultofplayingfootballthattodayhecanhardlyopenawaterbottle.Thetoll(代价)aprofessionalathlete’scareertakesonhisorherbodymeansmorethanalifetimeofpain(andmedicalbills);italsomeansashortcareer.Athletesneedpaythatwillcarrythempastthe5to15yearstheyareabletoplay.WithouttheshowstoppingperformancesofstarslikeSerenaWilliamsandStephenCurry,manyjobswouldn’texist.Sportsreporters,stadiumworkers,cheerleaders,andcoachesareamongthosewhocanthanktheprofessionalsportsindustryfortheiremployment.Itmayseemunfairthatathletesgetpaidtoplayagame,butrememberwhotheyarereallyplayingfor:us.We’retheoneswhofillstadiumsinrainandsnowtowatchtheirgames,whocrowdaroundthetelevisiontocheerthemon,andwhofeelimmeasurablejoywhenourteamwins.Theworkofprofessionalathletescertainlypaysoffforus.Shouldn’titpayoffforthemtoo?-4-【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了职业运动员值得获得高额薪酬的原因。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“glamorous”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Difficult.B．Tiresome.C．Attractive.D．Organized.C解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“Athletesfaceinjuriesthatcanbenotonlycareer­endingbutalsolife­changing.”及画线词所在句子中的while可知，while在这里表示“然而”的意思，是对前后