题目内容
Most teenagers in the United States spend their time trying to make time for school, family and friends. But some choose bigger goals and make a difference in the world.
At age 15, Winter Vinecki has already had more _________ than most people have in their lifetime. Doctors discovered Winter’s fathers had a rare and _______ form of prostate cancer when she was nine years old. He died 10 months later. “When he was first diagnosed I immediately knew I had to do something to help him. That’s ______ I formed Team Winter for prostate cancer research and ______.” Winter Vinecki has raised almost 500,000 dollars. She has _______ prostate cancer education worldwide from Kenya to Mongolia_________ foot races called marathons, on seven continents. In the United States she travels _______ to talk about prostate cancer and _______ others to act. Winter Vinecki spoke recently at a conference in Los Angeles. “Prostate cancer is much more common, ________ the men don’t want to talk about it. So that’s why a nine-year-old girl had to go out there and start talking it for _______.”
Jack Andraka invented an inexpensive sensor that _______ cancers of the pancreas, ovaries and lungs. Jack is now 17and seeking patents for his latest inventions. He has developed low-cost water quality _______. They help identify and remove heavy metals and poisonous chemical from_____. “I hope to see them _______ in the developing nations.”
Sixteen-year-old Mary-Pat Hector saw a problem in her own community. She says too many young people were ________in gun violence. It kind of made her feel like she had to do something about it. So she started a _________ to educate young people about gun violence. “I just want the world to be a better place,” she said.
Mary-Pat hector, Jack Andraka, and Winter Vinecki say a ________ of supportive parents, the Internet and social media has helped them succeed; but Winter and Jack also created their inner ________. “Ｉthink the biggest thing for kids and adults is to never let age and gender be a _________ and to not just dream but dream big,” said Vinecki. “ Never let anyone else tell you ______.” Said Andraka. “Always keep going for your dream, so anything is possible.”
1.A. opportunities B. troubles C. successes D. risks
2.A. passive B. sensitive C. aggressive D. negative
3.A. when B. because C. where D. How
4.A. development B. threat C. panic D. awareness
5.A. taken B. received C. searched D. tested
6.A. through B. off C. over D. beyond
7.A. officially B. continually C. peacefully D. temporarily
8.A. promise B. pay C. urge D. prefer
9.A. for B. before C. unless D. but
10.A. her B. teenagers C. them D. fathers
11.A. cures B. improves C. prevents D. identifies
12.A. experiments B. devices C. trials D. data
13.A. body B. water C. land D. food
14.A. carried B. exposed C. employed D. handled
15.A. failing B. fleeing C. declining D. dying
16.A. revolutionB. discussion C. business D. campaign
17.A. combinationB. convenience C. competence D. consideration
18.A. harmony B. satisfaction C. selves D. impressions
19.A. barrier B. favor C. benefit D. difference
20.A. all B. no C. nothing D. none
1.C
2.C
3.A
4.D
5.A
6.A
7.B
8.C
9.D
10.C
11.D
12.B
13.B
14.C
15.D
16.D
17.A
18.C
19.A
20.B
【解析】
试题分析：本文介绍了三位出类拔萃、影响世界的美国青少年，告诉人们坚持梦想，一切皆有可能。
1.Winter Vinecki 是第一个例子。所以该句句意：“15岁的Winter Vinecki比许多人终其一生所取得的‘成功’还要多。”，故正确答案为C.
2.A. passive “消极的，被动的”； B. sensitive“敏感的，易怒的”； C. aggressive“侵略的；有进取心的”； D. negative“否定的，消极的”，根据该句的下一句“ He died 10 months later.”，显然她父亲的病情很严重，故选 aggressive“侵略的”，来作定语进行修饰， “a rare and aggressive form of prostate cancer ”意为：“一种罕见的侵略性的前列腺癌”。
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4.A. development“发展”； B. threat“恐吓，威胁”； C. panic“恐慌，惊慌”； D. awareness“认识，意识”，该处for + n.表示Winter团队的价值理念所在，除了对于前列腺癌的研究，还有就是针对与对癌症的‘认识’了。
5.B. received“收到”； C. searched“搜寻”； D. tested“测验”，该句句意：“她在世界范围内‘进行’前列腺癌的教育。”，故正确答案为A.
6. 介词辨析。A. through“通过…”； B. off“离开，偏离”； C. over“在…之上”；D. beyond“超出…”，而该句句意：“她在世界范围内进行前列腺癌的教育是‘通过’马拉松长跑的这种方式。”故正确答案为A.
7.A. officially“官方地，正式地”； B. continually“不断地”； C. peacefully “和平地，平静地”； D. temporarily“暂时地，临时地”，该句句意：“在美国，她‘频繁地’旅行，宣讲前列腺癌的知识，敦促（力劝）其他人行动起来。”，故正确答案为B.
8.A. promise“承诺”； B. pay“花费”； C. urge“力劝，敦促”； D. prefer“更喜欢”，此处句意：“‘力劝’人们行动起来。”，故正确答案为C.
9.A. for“因为”； B. before“在…之前”； C. unless“除非”； D. but“但是”，该句句意：“前列腺癌虽然司空见惯，‘但是’男人们都不愿谈及此事。”即两句间的逻辑关系是“转折”，故正确答案为D.
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11.A. cures“治愈”； B. improves“改良，提高”； C. prevents“防止，预防”； D. identifies“识别”，因为该空所在的定语从句所限定的先行词是sensor“传感器，感应器”，故定语从句的谓语动词应选D. identifies识别。该句句意：“他发明了一种廉价的能‘识别’胰腺癌、卵巢癌和肺癌的感应器。”
12.A. experiments“实验，试验”； B. devices“装置”；C. trials“试验”；D. data“数据，资料”，所选的名词要作动词develop的宾语，且根据下一句话所介绍的该名词的作用“help identify and remove”（帮助识别和清除…）可知，正确答案为B.
13.water quality devices”水质装置，所以它的功能显然是把重金属物质和有害物质从“水中”去除掉。故正确答案为B.water.
14. A. carried“携带”； B. exposed“使…暴露于/处于/面临…”； C. employed“雇佣；使用”； D.handled“拿/抓（某物）；处理/管理（事情/情况）”，该处的动词要非谓语化作宾语补足语，且根据该句句意：“我希望看到它们（我的发明设备）‘被应用’到发展中国家。”故正确答案为C.employed “被使用”。
15.A. failing“失败”； B. fleeing “逃跑”； C. declining“减少；衰退，衰落”； D. dying“死”，根据该句的状语部分“in gun violence”（在枪击暴力中），too many young people 为主语，所以谓语应选D. （was）dying.该句句意：“她说，太多的年轻人在枪击暴力中丧生。”
16.A. revolution“革命，变革”； B. discussion“讨论”； C. business“生意，业务；事情”； D. campaign“活动；战役”，该句句意：“她还发起了一场教育年轻人声讨枪击暴力的‘运动’”，故正确答案为D.
17.A. combination“联合”； B. convenience“便利，方便”； C. competence “胜任，能力，资格”；D. consideration“考虑；体谅”，该句句意：“是能给予帮助的父母、网络和社会媒体‘共同’帮助他们取得了成功。”故该处主语应选A.
18.A. harmony“和谐”； B. satisfaction“满足”； C. selves“自我”； D. impressions“印象”,该句句意：“但是，Winter和Jack也创造了内在的‘自我’”，故正确答案为C.
19.A. barrier“障碍；栅栏”； B. favor“赞同，支持；偏爱；善行”； C. benefit“利益，好处”； D. difference“不同”，该句句意“我认为，对于孩子和成年人来说最大的事情是永远不要让年龄和性别成为‘障碍’。”，故正确答案为A.
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小学课时特训系列答案Socrates-an ancient Greek philosopher
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher, who helped to shape Greek beliefs. The ideas he created are present in our culture today.
Socrates was a person full of curiosity. From the time he was a young man, Socrates searched for wisdom and truth. He gained wisdom by asking questions. Many people in Athens thought that they had answers. Socrates asked them questions and argued with them about different topics. He did not think they had the knowledge they claimed to have.
Socrates challenged false ideas people had about things like justice, love, or courage. He would break down the ideas people held. Then he built new and more accurate ideas. Socrates felt that this was what philosophy was all about. Since then, many great philosophers have used this method to find truth．
Throughout his life, Socrates showed no interest in money. He was also not interested in material items. Socrates would allow groups of men to listen to him speak. And he would never take money from them. He always wore the same clothes whatever the season. Socrates argued that his life was better because he had no material wealth．He felt he enjoyed his food more. He said he was stronger and healthier because he was not affected by the weather. He believed happiness came not from having more but from wanting less.
By the end of the fifth century B.C, Athens was not a great city anymore. Politicians betrayed Athens. Socrates had made many people angry over the years. He had always expressed his opinions when he thought laws and policies were wrong. Athens had a new group of political leaders in power, who didn't want to hear Socrates’comments about them. They thought Socrates had a bad influence on the young people of Athens. Socrates was also accused of not worshipping the right gods. Charges were brought against Socrates. The politicians wanted to condemn Socrates to death. Socrates’friends told him to leave Athens. They thought this was the only way for him to save his life. Socrates refused. He did not behave as most people in his situation would．Socrates said that he had always lived by the rules of Athens and he would continue to do this. He insisted on standing trial for his "crime". Socrates knew he was not guilty of anything. The reason why he was charged was because he was different from others. Although people respected him, he also had made many people angry, so the jury（陪审团）said Socrates was guilty.
When faced with the death penalty, a person could leave Athens forever. Most people chose to leave rather than die. Socrates was not like most people. Instead of telling the jury that he would go, he told them he deserved a reward. Socrates believed he had done a great service by making people think. Socrates said that he tried to "persuade every one of you not to think of what he had but rather of what he was, and how he might grow wise and good." The jury did not change its mind. Socrates was executed. He died when he drank hemlock, which is poisonous.
Socrates was the first great Greek philosopher. He also helped to shape other philosophers that came after him. Plato, who got his start by studying with Socrates, and Aristotle, who studied with Plato, also changed Western civilization. Asking questions to discover the truth is still practiced today. And schools even today still teach this method to students.
Socrates--an ancient Greek philosopher
Brief introduction | Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher whose idea still 1._____in our culture today. |
Unique personalities | a 2. _____ person who gained wisdom by asking questions |
a simple person who 3._____spiritual wealth to material wealth | |
a courageous person who presented a4. _____ to false ideas | |
a thoughtful person whose new and more accurate ideas 5. _____other philosophers to seek truth | |
Unfair accusations | He always 6. _____on laws and policies. |
He didn’t show 7. _____ for the right gods. | |
Glorious death | 8._____ from others, he chose to die rather than leave. |
Faced with death, he was committed to 9. _____ people into thinking deeply. | |
Great 10._____ | Socrates was a pioneer of Greek philosophy. |
Asking questions to discover the truth is still practised today. |