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And he had even found one almost as 4 as sugarcane (甘蔗)—the white beet (甜菜)! Napoleon ordered his science team to 5 how to get the sugar out of the beets. They soon did. This 6 everything! Sugar beets could 7 in the cold north, instead of on tropical (熱帶的) islands. And because beets (unlike sugarcane) could be stored for a long time, they could be shipped far away. So sugar factories didn39。t have to be near the 8 . Soon, sugar beet farms spread all over Europe and Russia, and later in the United States. Even Napoleon39。s enemies 9 cheap beet sugar. During WW Ⅱ, farmers in both America and Germany were asked to grow sugar beets so that their countries would have 10 sugar. Today, about half the table sugar in the world es from beets, and half from sugarcane.1. A. lostB. foundC. forgotten2. A. waterB. sugarC. guns3. A. jokedB. inventedC. discovered4. A. heavyB. sweetC. fresh5. A. give upB. find outC. prepare for6. A. stoppedB. destroyedC. changed7. A. mixB. growC. fall8. A. farmsB. schoolsC. islands9. A. lovedB. hatedC. refused10. A. realB. specialC. enough【答案】 (1)A;(2)B;(3)C;(4)B;(5)B;(6)C;(7)B;(8)A;(9)A;(10)C; 【解析】【分析】 文章大意:本文講述了利用白甜菜提取糖的由來。 (1)句意:他在加勒比海失去了種植糖的島嶼。A丟失;B發(fā)現(xiàn);C忘記。根據(jù)后文語句 So where was he going to get sugar to keep his people happy? 可知丟失最符合題意,故選A。 (2)句意:他不能從敵人那里買糖。A水;B糖;C槍。根據(jù)文中的語句So where was he going to get sugar to keep his people happy? 可知,選項B最符合題意,故選B。 (3)句意:拿破侖知道多年前,一位德國科學家發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的植物都有糖。A開玩笑;B發(fā)明;C發(fā)現(xiàn)。所有植物都含有糖分,這是存在的事實,不是創(chuàng)造的,故用discover而不能用invent,故選C。 (4)句意:他甚至發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種幾乎和甘蔗一樣甜的白甜菜。A重;B甜;C新鮮。通讀全文可知此文主要講的是尋找糖,甜是糖的主要特征,故選B。 (5)句意:拿破侖命令他的科學小組研究如何從甜菜中提取糖。A放棄;B找到,發(fā)現(xiàn);C準備。根據(jù)語境可知,拿破侖是想從甜菜中提取糖分,他要尋找提取糖分的方法,故選B。 (6)句意:這改變了一切!A停止;B破壞;C改變。拿破侖的團隊研究出怎樣從甜菜中提取糖分的方法,這改變了只能從甘蔗中提取糖分的局面,選項C最符合題意,故選C。 (7)句意:甜菜可以生長在寒冷的北方,而不是熱帶的島嶼上。A混合;B生長;C跌倒。根據(jù)語境及選項的提示可知選項B符合題意,故選B。 (8)句意:所以糖廠不必在農場附近。A農場;B學校;C島嶼。根據(jù)語境可知,甜菜能長途運輸,所以造糖廠可以遠離甜菜生產地,故選A。 (9)句意:甚至拿破侖的敵人也喜歡廉價的甜菜糖。A喜歡;B討厭;C拒絕。根據(jù)上文的語句可知,甜菜在世界各地都受到了喜愛,描述的是甜菜受到喜歡的程度,甚至敵人也喜歡,故選A。 (10)句意:在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間,美國和德國的農民都被要求種植甜菜,以使他們的國家有足夠的糖。A真的;B特殊的;C足夠的。根據(jù)語境可知選項C最符合語境,故選C。 【點評】考查完型填空。答題時首先要跳過空格通讀文章掌握其大意,然后細讀文章字斟句酌逐一作答,注意考慮句型、語法、搭配、語境等因素。最后通讀一遍檢查驗證。10.完形填空 In 2011, Henry and I took our children to London to watch the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. We 1 Buckingham Palace at nine o39。clock in the morning. The wedding was at eleven o39。clock, but the streets were 2 crowded. There were big screens around Buckingham Palace and we watched the wedding service at Westminster Abbey 3 the screens. Kate looked beautiful. She wore a nice white dress. Prince William wore a smart red uniform. 4 the wedding service, Prince William and Kate left for Buckingham Palace. We waited 5 . Everyone was shouting and cheering. Even the policemen were happy and making 6 . Suddenly we heard the sound of music and drums. A group of soldiers(士兵)were 7 along the street. They were walking and playing music. After them we saw a beautiful carriage(四輪馬車). 8 the carriage came close to the place where we were standing. People around us were cheering loudly. My 9 were shouting excitedly. Henry was taking photos. Prince William smiled and waved at(向……揮手)us. He looked so happy and friendly. It was a fantastic experience and I will never 10 it. 1. A. looked forB. arrived atC. dreamed ofD. cleaned up2. A. evenB. alsoC. alreadyD. still3. A. withB. ofC. onD. for4. A. AfterB. UntilC. DuringD. Since5. A. luckilyB. seriouslyC. quietlyD. excitedly6. A. rulesB. decisionsC. jokesD. plans7. A. standingB. ingC. waitingD. riding8. A. CertainlyB. CommonlyC. FinallyD. Probably9. A. childrenB. parentsC. brothersD. sisters10. A. refuseB. changeC. missD. forget【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)C;(4)A;(5)D;(6)C;(7)B;(8)C;(9)A;(10)D; 【解析】【分析】主要講了作者和Henry在2011年帶孩子去倫敦參加Prince William and Kate Middleton的婚禮。 (1)句意:我們在早上九點到達貝克漢姆宮。;;;。根據(jù)句意可知是九點到達,故選B。 (2)句意:但是街道已經是擁擠的。;;;。根據(jù)前句可知婚禮是11點,但是街道已經是擁擠的,故選C。 (3)句意:我們在Westminster Abbey的屏幕上觀看婚禮服務。on the screens在屏幕上,故選C。 (4)句意:在婚禮服務后,William王子和Kate啟程去貝克漢姆宮。......之后;;......期間;。根據(jù)句意可知是婚禮后去了貝克漢姆宮,故選A。 (5)句意:我們興奮地等待。;;;。根據(jù)句意可知作者他們心情是興奮的,故選D。 (6)句意:甚至警察是高興的,正在開玩笑。;;;。根據(jù)happy高興的,可知是在開玩笑,故選C。 (7)句意:一群士兵正在沿路走來。;;;。根據(jù)句意可知是沿路走來,故選B。 (8)句意:最后馬車接近完美正在站立的地方。;;;。根據(jù)句意可知是最后接近作者待的那個地方,故選C。 (9)句意:我的孩子們正在興奮地喊叫。;;;。根據(jù)句意可知作者帶著孩子去的,故選A。 (10)句意:我將永遠不會忘記。;;;。根據(jù)句意可知是作者將不會忘記,故選D。 【點評】考查完形填空,考查詞匯在篇章中的運用能力,答題時首先要跳過空格通讀文章掌握其大意,然后細讀文章字斟句酌逐一作答,注意考慮句型、語法、搭配、語境等因素。最后通讀一遍檢查驗證。11.完形填空Dear Mom, I39。m sorry for what I did was 1 to argue with asked me “Where did you get the stubbornness (倔強) from?” I know you 2 to say it, but I really got much of it from I go to big family parties, there is always 3 who stops me to ask if I am your say I really 4 you—we have the same blue eyes and curly I think we are the same 5 we have the same personal traits (特質) —hard173。working, smart and yes, kind of 39。m happy to get these 6 you. In my 7 , there is nothing wrong with being stubborn. 8 , it plays an important role in my always know what I should do and I can make my own 9 . So, don39。t 10 about am and will always be a healthy and happy girl.Love,Tracy 1. A. excitedB. nervousC. gladD. wrong2. A. offerB. hateC. likeD. need3. A. no oneB. everyoneC. someoneD. anyone4. A. look likeB. look afterC. look forD. look at5. A. becauseB. thoughC. ifD. until6. A. forB. fromC. toD. with7. A. wordB. skillC. wayD. opinion8. A. FirstB. FinallyC. InsteadD. However9. A. relationsB. decisionsC.