Ⅱ . 完形填空(一)

About a year ago I remember getting a call from the school just as I came home after having driven 20 minutes to the school and 20 minutes back. “Mrs. Brown, your son __16__ us to call. He forgot his sports clothes. Can you come back to the school and drop them off?” I got very __17__ ! I had already spent 40 minutes in the busy weekday morning traffic. I replied, “Sorry, I’m working at the moment. I’m afraid that my son needs to learn to be __18__ .” Ouch. Yes, it was tough to do so, but I hated it that my son thought my only __19__ in life was to always be ready to do what he wanted.

So today, about a year later, the school called me again. This time my son got on the phone. “Mom, I’m really sorry but I forgot my sports clothes. Would you __20__ if you dropped them off for me?” His __21__ was genuinely sweet and unassuming(谦逊的). I decided to say __22__ . I had some flexibility in my schedule and more importantly, my son had the right __23__ —he was not assuming anything. When I arrived at the school and got to the main office, the school secretary __24__ that my son had been very reluctant to call me. While passing the clothes to my son, I told him that I would __25__ to do that sort of thing—__26__ he forgets something, I won’t come back to the school to drop it off.

Being a good parent requires delivering tough love sometimes because kids need to learn to be __27__ and manage things on their own. If you always do everything they want for them, they’ll never learn to look after themselves, and probably fail in today’s competitive world.

16.A.forcedB.orderedC.asked D.wished

17.A.worried B.angryC.disappointed D.nervous

18.A.educated B.advisedC.criticized D.organized

19.A.purpose B.pleasureC.hobby D.idea

20.A.think B.hateC.mind D.like

21.A.appearance B.voiceC.personality D.speech

22.A.no B.yesC.sorry D.hello

23.A.attitude B.lifestyleC.approach D.intention

24.A.believed B.ensuredC.agreed D.explained

25.A.volunteer B.hesitateC.refuse D.manage

26.A.because B.thoughC.unless D.if

27.A.independent B.confidentC.thoughtful D.helpful

Ⅲ . 阅读简答

Many of the problems facing today’s world aren’t news to us. The environment is in dire need of help because it’s being damaged, hunger is widespread throughout the world, and workers in third world countries are continuously being exploited. Therefore, individuals across the globe need to band(团结) together for a cause and use their collective efforts to make all the difference in the world.

For instance, one person recycling a can or a bottle doesn’t seem like much. But if every household in a given city were to recycle and conserve energy, that city could make a huge positive impact on environmental damage. Similarly, there are countless ways to help fight world hunger—whether it’s to donate money to a dedicated worldwide charity, donate canned goods to your local charity, or even make lifestyle changes like going vegetarian. World hunger is a massive problem—but it doesn’t mean individuals themselves can’t make a difference.

Worker exploitation is another huge problem. All across the world—particularly in third world countries—workers are forced to labor long hours, with close to no pay. Yet these workers continue to show up to such a way of life, because they have no other options.

So, how can people like us help fight such a big problem? Simply raising awareness of the products you buy in stores—from clothing to food—is a massive start. For example, if you see two similar products side by side in a food shop, but one of them is labeled “fair trade”， you’ll know immediately that the workers who labored to produce that product were given a fair price for their goods. And true, fair trade products might cost a little bit more, but buying them is a significant start to help fight worker exploitation.

In short, each of us should be socially conscious to make a difference to widespread social problems.

28. What problems facing today’s world are mentioned in the first paragraph?(No more than 8 words)

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29. What should be done to fight world hunger? (No more than 15 words)

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30. How is the product which is labeled “fair trade” different from other products? (No more than 13 words)

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31. What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 15 words)

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  参考答案

 Ⅰ.1.B　in celebration of 庆祝;in spite of 尽管，虽然;in favour of 支持;in place of 取代，代替。

2.B　over lunch中的over意为“一边……一边……”。

3.B　request意思是“要求”，其宾语从句要用“(should)+动词原形”;并且此处需要用被动语态。

4.A　remark “谈论，评论”，多用于口头上的评论;comment “评语，批评，评注，注释”，多用于书面上的批评，评注。