题目内容
The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn’t until October 26 that Vice. Admiral(海军中将)Collingwood was 36 to send off his report to Britain 37 the victory and Nelson’s death.
He chose 38 the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle, 39 by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of 40 winds and rough seas. Pickle made the 41 of more than 1, 000 miles in just over eight days, 42 Falmouth on the morning of November 4.
From there, Captain Lapenotiere 43 a fast post chaise(轻便马车)to London, traveling 44 for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1 a. m. on Wednesday, November 6-less than 11 days after he had 45 Collingwood.
Most of the officials had gone to bed 46 , but the secretary was still 47 in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiere hurried in and 48 the report with the simple words; “Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have 49 Lord Nelson.”
Copies of the report were quickly made and 50 to the Prime Minister and King Ceorge III. A special edition of a 51 was rushed out and delivered all over the country.
The atmosphere of public 52 for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow the 53 of Nelson. As one poet later wrote; “The victory of Trafalgar was 54 ,indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing(欢庆)， 55 they were without joy.”
36.A.eager B.anxious C.able D.sure
37.A.announcing B.telling C.mentioning D.warning
38.A.with B.from C.for D.among
39.A.seated B.brought C.owned D.led
40.A.strong B.weak C.warm D.light
41.A.distance B.flight C.voyage D.march
42.A.leaving for B.arriving at C.staying in D.sailing for
43.A.made B.took C.kept D.sat
44.A.freely B.simlessly C.slowly D.continuously
45.A. seen B.found C.told D.left
46.A.long before B.long ago C.before long D.long after
47.A.on leave B.on business C.at work D.at sea
48.A.took over B.handed over C.gave out D.turned out
49.A.defeated B.beaten C.missed D.lost
50.A.sent B.carried C.suggested D.written
51.A.book B.newspaper C.weekly D.magazine
52.A.hope B.search C.desire D.happiness
53.A.return B.failure C.death D.injury
54.A.congratulated B.celebrated C.gained D.reported
55.A.and B.so C.for D.hut
36.C 37.A 38.C 39.D 40.A 41.C 42.B 43.B 44.D 45.D
46.A 47.C 48.B 49.D 50.A 51.B 52.D 53.C 54.B 55.D
解析:
36．解析：able意为“（接不定式）能；会”，侧重行动方面的能力，常用于人，用作定语，表示“能干的”，be able to do sth表示“能够干某事”。eager意为“渴望，极想，热衷于”，多指对成功的期望或进取的热情，带有更多热切兴奋的情绪，但不含有焦虑担心的意味。anxious意为“切望的，渴望的；急想”，指热切地希望实现愿望，但同时又害怕愿望不能实现而顾虑重重，强调焦虑中热切期望。sure意为“确实的；深信，确信”。
37．解析：announce意为“宣布，宣告，发表”，指向公众宣布、通知大家。根据上文中的report可判断这是宣布胜利和Nelson的去世的报告。tell意为“告诉”，常指将某事直接告知某人，还常指把某些内容向他人讲述，或讲述一件事、一个故事等。mention意为“说起，讲到，谈到，提到，写到；记载”。warn意为“警戒，警告；训诫，告诫”。
38．解析：for意为“为了”，作者在上文中讲到直到10月26日海军中将Collingwood才能够把宣布胜利和Nelson去世的报告送到英国。为这个任务选择了一条小的轮船。with意为“和……一起，和……一块儿，和……同时”。from意为“从”。among意为“在(多数)之中，在…中间”。
39．解析：lead意为“领导，引导，带领”，着重指先行引路，引导某人达到某一目标，并要求某人有秩序地跟随或处于被控制之下。由船长Lapenotiere领导。seat意为“使……坐下，使……就座”。bring意为“拿来，带来，携来，取来；引来；使(人)来到”。own意为“有；拥有；持有”。
40．解析：strong意为“强烈的，猛烈的 (感情、风等)”。根据下文中的rough sea可判断出当时的风非常的猛烈。weak意为“无力的，软弱的”。warm意为“暖和的，温暖的；保暖的”。light意为“轻微的，微弱的”。都与rough sea相矛盾。
41．解析：voyage意为“航海，航行；旅行；航程”，常指海上长途旅行。根据上文中作者讲述了为了把报告送到英国，海军中将Collingwood选派Lapenotiere船长带领一艘小的轮船的事，可判断出轮船在海中要航行1000多英里。distance意为“距离，路程”。flight意为“飞行，飞翔”。march意为“艰苦的长途旅行，行进；进军，行军”。都与上文的内容不相符合。
42．解析：arrive at意为“到达，抵，到，达”，强调到达某处或某一目标，含抵达目的地之意。从上文Pickle made the voyage of more than 1,000 miles in just over eight days可以看出，这只轮船8天航行了1,000英里，到达了Falmouth。leave for意为“动身到某地去”。stay in意为“呆在某地”。sail for意为“为……而航行”。
43．解析：take意为“搭乘”，从Falmouth，Lapenotiere船长搭乘一辆轻便马车去伦敦。根据上文的内容可以判断出Lapenotiere船长此行的目的是送报告，所以他要搭乘轻便马车去伦敦。make意为“制造”。keep意为“保持；保存，保留；保管”。sit意为“坐，就座”，指坐在马车里。这些都不符合Lapenotiere船长此行的目的。
44．解析：continuously意为“连续的，继续的，无间断的”，指在时间上不间断，这段时间可长可短。下文中的for 37 hours表明，Lapenotiere船长连续行驶了37个小时。freely意为“自由地，随意地”。aimlessly意为“无目的的，无目标的”。slowly意为“缓慢地；慢慢”。
45．解析：leave作及物动词的意思是“离开”，指离开某地、某人。从上文的内容可以看出，Lapenotiere船长离开海军中将Collingwood后已经过了不到11天。see意为“看见”。find意为“发现”。tell意为“告诉”。
46．解析：long before意为“很久之前”，常与过去完成时连用。long ago意为“老早以前”，常与一般过去时连用。before long意为“不久”，常与将来时连用。long after意为“很久之后”。
47．解析：at work意为“在工作”，根据上文中的but可判断出大多数官员早已上床睡觉，但秘书还在著名的Board Room工作。on leave意为“请假中，在休假”。on business意为“因公，有事，有要事”。at sea意为“在海上”。与下文中的Lapenotiere船长递交报告的情景不相符合。
48．解析：hand over意为“送交(当局等)，移交”，表示把报告交给秘书。take over意为“接收，接手，接办，接管；继承”。give out意为“分发，公布，发表”。turn over意为“熟思，再三考虑”。
49．解析：动词lose和miss均可表示“丢失”，但lose指失去某人或某物，常含有一旦失去难以复得的意味，可用于引申意义。miss指在某个时候或在需要的时候发现某人或某物不见了或没有了，含有可能复得的意味，miss还含有“想念”的意味。根据上文中的Nelson’s death可判断出Nelson已经去世，所以是永远失去了Nelson。defeat意为“打败(敌人)；使受挫折”。beat意为“打，拍，敲，连打”。
50．解析：send意为“送；寄”，多指寄送或通过其他手段送，自己并不一定去送。这里指把报告送给总理大臣和乔治三世国王。carry意为“携带”，多指用人力，有时指用交通工具运送人或物至另一地，不表明特定方向。suggest意为“建议，提议，提出(计划等)”，指提出试探性的、不一定非要接受的建议。write意为“写，记，录，抄，誊；填写；签发；签订；签署”。
51．解析：newspaper意为“报纸”，根据上文中的edition可判断出这里指的是一种特殊编辑的报纸，即特刊。book意为“书，书籍；著作”，根据当时的时代背景可判断出不可能在如此短的时间内编辑出版一本书。weekly意为“周刊，周报”，指每周定期出版的刊物。magazine意为“杂志；期刊”，常指每月或每半月出版的刊物。这些都没有a special edition of newspaper传递消息快。
52．解析：happiness意为“幸福”，常指伴随幸福感或满足感产生的快乐心情，这种心情可能是暂时的，也可能持续一段较长的时间。根据下文中的for the victory可判断出人们由于胜利而感到高兴和幸福。hope意为“希望”，指盼望得到好的或有利的结果，含有崇高或英勇的意味，没有wish的“愿望”强烈，确信可能实现，充满信心或抱有希望。desire意为“想要，渴望，希望(做某事)”。从上文可以看出，已经取得了胜利，所以不会再产生这些愿望。
53．解析：death意为“死，死亡”，上文已经提到了Nelson已经去世。return意为“回转，回来，回去，返回，折回 ”。injure意为“损害，毁坏”，指在战场上受伤。这都明显与上文中的Nelson’s death矛盾。failure意为“失败”，指没有把某事做成功。
54．解析：celebrate意为“举行(仪式)；庆祝(胜利等)”，泛指为高兴之事相聚庆祝，范围可大可小，性质可公可私，形式可公开也可不公开，但通常指通过大型聚会来庆祝胜利等。congratulate意为“祝贺，向……致祝词”，指对某人取得的成绩表示祝贺。gain意为“.获得；博得，挣得；赢得，打胜(战争、官司)”。report意为“告知，报告，汇报；报导(新闻、调查结果等)；发表，公布，发表公报”。
55．解析：but意为“但，但是，可是，然而”，根据这两句话的意思可判断出是转折关系，战争胜利了应该庆祝，但由于Nelson的去世，使得庆祝没有了高兴的气氛。and意为“并且”，表示两个句子是并列关系。so意为“因此”。for作连词的意思是“因为”。
名校课堂系列答案How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and the old wishing they were young again! Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting any time in useless regrets.
Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after, and loved whatever he may do. It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return. Besides, life is always giving new things to the child. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside makes him wild. But a child has his pains; he is not so free to do as he wishes. He is continually being told not to do this, not to do that, or being punished for what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.
When the young man starts to make his own living, he becomes free from the rules of school and parents; but at the time he is forced to accept duties. He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but has to work for them if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry and suffer. And if he breaks the law of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison, lf, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble, and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up his own position in society and enjoy success and good reputation..
Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. Old age has its own happiness. They can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them and, perhaps, best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight.
【小题1】The main reason children wish they were grown up, and the old wish they were young again is that ______.
| A．both aren’t satisfied with the weak points at their ages |
| B．both enjoy the strong points at the other age by looking back or looking forward |
| C．the human beings should be like this |
| D．they don’t think both ages are acceptable |
| A．Enjoy what is given to him by people at his age, feeling regrets |
| B．Enjoy himself at his own age, feeling regrets for a waste of time |
| C．Make full use of the time he is given at his age instead of regretting having no achievements |
| D．Enjoy his own age and look down on the people at other ages |
| A．Children shouldn’t be made to live a hard life |
| B．All the children won’t have to work for their own living |
| C．Children shouldn’t answer for the hard life they are leading |
| D．A child bas few duties to try hard to make a living for himself or for his seniors |
| A．He thinks he has not got the equal freedom as his seniors. |
| B．He thinks he knows less about things than the older do. |
| C．He thinks it easy for him to do something wrong. |
| D．He thinks the society doesn’t believe in him. |
With its budget of $80 million , John Woo as director, and an all-star cast（明星云集的演员阵容）, Red Cliff is the most expensive and ambitious Asian-financed film ever. Last week I saw the release of the second part, and boy oh boy does it shows.
But watching the film as a foreigner I felt I was missing out on something. Not knowing my Cao Cao’s from my Zhou Yu’s, I was not even sure whom I wanted to win. Certainly after the opening scene, in which Cao Cao is seen watching a game of Cuju, an ancient Chinese variation of football, I knew who had my support. After all, any man who enjoys his football is someone after my own heart. But after Cao Cao resorted to some evil strategies against his enemies in the south, I wasn’t so sure he was the man I should be rooting for.
And there is a lot more to Red Cliff 2 than just extravagant battle scenes. The film does not take itself too seriously. Conversations between leaders are littered with one-liners, many of which had the audience in laughter. There is even enough to keep fans of more romantic entertainment happy too. This includes a charming relationship between a southern spy（侦探）and an innocent northern soldier. The characters’ interaction provides some genuinely heart-warming moments in the middle of the battle.
Clocking in at（结束于）around two hours, the film certainly does justice to the history story. When I walked out the cinema, I felt as drained（精疲力竭） as Cao Cao’s soldiers must have 1,800 years ago.
【小题1】By expressing “boy oh boy” in the first paragraph, the author seems to show that _______.
| A．the film characters are like boys who are childish. |
| B．the film provides amazing and surprising scenes for audience. |
| C．the film is suitable for younger boys to watch. |
| D．the film scene is so bloody that boys shouldn’t watch it. |
| A．When he read the history story about Cao Cao. |
| B．When he saw Cao Cao was watching a game of Cuju, |
| C．When he realized that Cao Cao took some bad measures to beat his enemies. |
| D．When he saw the romantic love story of Cao Cao and a southern spy. |
| A．high budget | B．leading roles | C．actors and actress | D．conversations |
| A．the author is a football fan in a foreign country. |
| B．Cuju is the name of an ancient Chinese variation of football. |
| C．the film Red Cliff 2 lasts about two hours. |
| D．the author was very tired after about two hours’ battle. |
Nuclear energy has always been controversial. But since the tsunami and nuclear disaster in Fukushima (Japan) last year the issue is back in the headlines. And the world is divided— some countries are planning more nuclear plants, while others have promised to shut theirs down.
After Fukushima, Germany decided to switch off all its nuclear plants by 2022. Switzerland and Italy are also phasing out nuclear power. But France and the United States remain staunch supporters of atomic energy. In fact, almost 80% of France’s electricity comes from nuclear power, the highest percentage in the world. And in the US, the Obama administration said it “continues to support the expansion of nuclear power, despite the crisis in Japan.”
Nuclear supporters claim nuclear power can help the environment. Unlike fossil fuels, nuclear power doesn’t create greenhouse gases. So, pro-nuclear countries argue that nuclear power allows them to generate energy without contributing to climate change. Britain’s chief scientific adviser (John Beddington) supports this view. He recently said that the world doesn’t have the luxury of ignoring nuclear energy.
Nuclear power is also relatively cheap. Renewable energy sources such as solar, hydro and wind power may be clean, but they’re expensive; and right now, they require a lot of investment. This higher cost of using “green energy” is usually passed onto the consumer. So, while many people may prefer their energy to come from a renewable source, not so many are prepared to pay higher energy bills. This is of particular concern while the world economy is in such bad shape.
The main argument against nuclear energy is that it isn’t safe. For a start, nuclear waste is very difficult to dispose of, and remains toxic to humans for thousands of years. And even before Fukushima, there were several high-profile nuclear disasters. The most famous is probably the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, in the Ukraine. The radiation from the meltdown spread all over Europe, affecting thousands.
The nuclear energy issue is very complex. And it doesn’t look like it’ll be resolved anytime soon. As a Japanese commentator recently said, “it’s been a bad year for the ‘nuclear village’, but I don’t think they’re down and out yet.” The battle continues.
1.Which of the following may NOT be the advantage of nuclear energy over other energy sources?
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A．Nuclear energy doesn’t produce any greenhouse gases. |
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B．Nuclear energy can help prevent the climate damage. |
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C．Nuclear energy is more environmental-friendly than other green energy sources. |
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D．Nuclear energy can save the consumers some money, compared to other renewable energies. |
2.What does the underlined word “this” refer to in paragraph 4?
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A．The fact that many people prefer to use the green energy sources while unwilling to pay higher bill. |
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B．The cost of using renewable sources |
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C．The fact that the nuclear power is cheaper. |
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D．The investment of renewable energy sources |
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that _______.
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A．the Japanese commentator is positive about the future of nuclear energy |
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B．the nuclear energy issue will be soon settled |
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C．a battle will break out in the future |
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D．Japan is considering to build a nuclear village in the future |
4.What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
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A．To highlight the danger of using nuclear energy. |
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B．To introduce some serious nuclear disasters. |
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C．To show the argument between nuclear supporters and protesters. |
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D．To give some advice on how to use nuclear energy safely. |