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clude the ability ________. A. to read fast B. to write and speak well C. to write clearly and accurately D. to listen and speak skillfully 答案: B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段 “Some educators suggest that... a mastery of English, including the ability to write and speak well, because munications have bee all- important in the modern world...” 可以很容易地判斷答案應(yīng)是 B。 Ⅶ .完形填空 “Mum, I want to make you a bet , ” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars? ” “Well, if you can __ 1__ do it, ...” “Of course I can , ” I replied, __2__ to believe myself. __3__, all this started from my __4__ of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn39。t stand looking at that boy, __5__ to have gone one year without TV for a hundred dollars, staring at me with mocking(嘲笑的 ) eyes. He seemed to __6__ at me! “I did it, __7__ you can39。t! ” he said. I __ 8__ at the boy39。s face angrily. That year I did a lot of things. __9__, my father taught me to ski, which became my favourite sport. Many winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbours __10__ daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and __11__ as much as a fish. It was unbelievable how much __12__ I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the biggest thing I learnt, __13__, was self- motivation(自我激勵 ). I started to do my went from a D student to an A student within a couple of weeks. I __15__ hate reading if there were no __16__, but now I began to read and enjoy it. I could make up all the __17__ just the way I wanted them— my own little __18__, right inside my head! I39。m __19__ what I did. I got a lot more from the __20__ than just the 100 dollars! 文章大意:本文講的是作者與母親打賭,一年之內(nèi)不看電視。這對原本很喜歡看電視的“ 我 ” 來說簡直是不可思議的事。不過那年 “ 我 ” 真的做到了,而且也有了很大變化: “ 我 ”由一個經(jīng)常不及格的學(xué)生變成了一個優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生,由原來不愛看書變成現(xiàn)在喜歡看書。 1. B. really C. occasionally D. finally 答案: B 上文提到 “ 我 ” 與母親打賭, 根據(jù)語境可看出媽媽對 “ 我 ” 戒掉看電視的習(xí)慣還有些懷疑。 2. B. advising C. needing D. asking 答案: A 從下文談到報紙上的那個男孩及 “ 我 ” 的感受來看, “ 我 ” 在回答媽媽的話時,想極力表現(xiàn)出自信,故用 trying(分詞短語作狀語 )。 3. B. What39。s more C. As a result D. In fact 答案: D 前面說 “ 我 ” 與媽媽打賭,此處通過 in fact 引出打賭的原因