【正文】 Unit 23 Conflict 第一部分 語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及運(yùn)用 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 45分 ) 第一節(jié) 完形填空 (共 15 小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 1～ 15 各題所給的 A、 B、 C 和 D 項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 For some time I39。ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on my suit every I always got a flower on Sunday morning， I really did not __1__ much of was a nice gesture that became a Sunday，however， what I considered __2__ became very special. As I was leaving the Sunday service， a little boy __3__ and said， “ Sir， what are you going to do with your flower？ ”“ Do you __4__ this？ ” I said， pointing to the rose pinned to my said， “ Yes， would like it if you are __5__ going to throw it away.” The little boy said， “ Sir， I39。m going to give it to my mother and father got __6__ last was living with my mother， but I could not stay， so she sent me to live with my has been so good to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for __7__ me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the __9__ of my reached up and __10__ my the flower in my hand， I looked at the boy and said， “ Son， that is the __11__ thing I have ever heard， but you can39。t have this flower because it39。s not you39。ll look in front of the platform， you39。ll see a big __12__ of families buy them for the __13__ each take those flowers to your granny because she __14__ the very best.” If I hadn39。t been touched enough already， he made one last statement and I will always treasure said， “ What a __15__ day！ I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet.” 【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 作者對(duì)每次去教堂由別人在自己的衣服上別上一朵花的做法已習(xí)以為常。但有一天在離開(kāi)教堂的時(shí)候，一個(gè)小孩問(wèn)他能否把他衣服上的花送給他。原來(lái)他父母離異，他跟祖母一塊生活，他要把花送給祖母以表示對(duì)祖母的感激。作者非常感動(dòng)，建議他到教堂的講臺(tái)前去拿一束鮮花送給祖母，因?yàn)橐欢浠o(wú)法 表達(dá)對(duì)祖母的愛(ài)。 1． B． think C． remind D． care 解析 文章一開(kāi)始作者首先說(shuō)明花對(duì)自己并不重要，為下文孩子喜歡他的花做好鋪墊。 think much of“ 看重 ” ，符合題意。 答案 B 2． B． useless C． ordinary D． normal 解析 與后面的 special 相對(duì)比，應(yīng)選 C。 normal“ 正常的 ” ，不能與 special構(gòu)成對(duì)比關(guān)系。 答案 C 3． B． stopped C． interrupted D． followed 解析 這孩子想要作者的花，當(dāng)然是走上來(lái)，故選 A。 答案 A 4． B． see C． like D． mean 解析 根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，作者不敢確定孩子是想要這花，他指著花，以此證實(shí)孩子的想法，故選 D。 答案 D 5． B． just C． ever D． already 解析 孩子請(qǐng)求作者如果花沒(méi)有其他用途，過(guò)后 僅僅 (just)是扔掉，就把花給他吧。 答案 B 6． B． lost C． disturbed D． troubled 解析 這孩子先后分別跟母親和祖母生活，可推斷他的父母是離婚 (divorced)了。 答案 A 7． B． adopting C． supporting D． loving 解析 孩子要送花給慈愛(ài)的祖母，感激她的愛(ài) (love)， adopt(收 養(yǎng) )不符合祖母和孫子間的關(guān)系。 答案 D 8． B． speak C． breathe D． refuse 解析 根據(jù)下文，作者眼含熱淚，顯然是被孩子的一番話所感動(dòng)得幾乎說(shuō)(speak)不出話來(lái)。 答案 B 9． B． back C． bottom D． corner 解析 the depths of one39。s soul 心靈深處 /from the bottom of one39。s heart發(fā)自內(nèi)心。 答案 A 10． B． unloaded C． unpinned D． unwrapped 解析 與前面的 pin(別上 )相反的動(dòng)作當(dāng)然是 unpin(摘下，解開(kāi) )。 unload 卸貨， unwrap打開(kāi)包裹。 答案 C 11． B． nicest C． saddest D． strangest 解析 作者深受感動(dòng)，認(rèn)為所聽(tīng)到的話是最美好的 (nicest)，而不是最甜蜜的(sweetest)。 答案 B 12． B． bouquet C． collection D． chain 解析 一大束花 a bouquet of flowers。 答案 B 13． B． old C． poor D． church 解析 根據(jù)第一段，人們買(mǎi)花是送給教堂 (church)的。 答案 D 14． B． proves C． sounds D． matches 解析 作者認(rèn)為這么偉大的祖母配得上 (deserve)最好的鮮花。 match 強(qiáng)調(diào)兩者在實(shí)力、內(nèi)容、色調(diào)方面相 “ 配套；勢(shì)均力敵 ” 。 答案 A 15． B． special C． lucky D． wonderful 解析 孩子對(duì)能獲得一大束花非常感動(dòng)，覺(jué)得今天是個(gè)非常美好的日子。 答案 D 第二節(jié) 語(yǔ)法填空 (共 10 小題；每小題 ，滿分 15分 ) 閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空。 Many Chinese believe __16__(eat) pig brains will increase their intelligence and some Americans regularly eat __17__(cook) eggs to keep their minds ， doctors don39。t remend to eat __19__ raw eggs or animal ， what food is good for your brain？ Scientists have found __20__ relationship __21__ diet and a healthy speaking， fish is a brain fish， you should introduce lots of dark green leafy vegetables and colorful fruits into your diet， __22__ most people lack the special vitamins __23__ these brain food you eat brain foods __24__(regular)， they can increase brain power， help you pay attention， keep you motivated， improve your memory and __25__(less) stress from you can do much better in your test. 答案 第二部分 閱讀 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 50分 ) 第一節(jié) 閱讀理解 (共 20小題；每小題 2分，滿分 40分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、 B、 C 和 D 項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A Ever wanted to clone yourself so that while you39。re playing your clone is hard at work? While it39。s still not possible to do it in the physical world， a new startup pany claims they can enable people to put a cyber(網(wǎng)絡(luò)的 ) clone to work on the using new smart AI technology. MyCyberTwin， from an Australian pany， is an intelligent software clone of a real person with the ability to conduct life like conversations while its human twin is offline. According to the pany， MyCyberTwin users can easily create a personal online clone that can chat on their behalf through social works such as My Space，blogs， dating sites and MSN instant technology may give bloggers a 24/7 online presence and a unique opportunity to interact with their readers no matter what time their blogs are accessed. MyCyberTwin CEO， Liesl Capper， said that the real business impact(影響 )of MyCyberTwin would be the fact that it gives social works defensible technology. “ The features on existing social works can all be copied by petitors and because of this， social works are vulnerable—they could die in a moment， ” Ms. Capper said. “ MyCyberTwin offers a deep interactive tool for both users and advertisers，that is dead easy for users to ‘ plu