38. What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A. Now it is Nadal who has replaced Federer as the No. 1

　　tennis player.

　　B. The racket makers aim at the players' better performance in games.

　　C. It is quite impossible for Federer to return to power.

　　D. Federer has never won a Grand Slam before. 答案與解析：A　推理判斷題。從最后一段可以推測出目前的冠軍是納達爾。 39. What's the best title of the passage?

　　A. Nadal—The No. 1 Tennis Player

　　B. Federer—Always Undefeated

　　C. State of Mind Plays a Vital Role

　　D. Federer Hopes to Recover His Magic 答案與解析：D　歸納概括題。本文并非主要講費德勒的生平，而是目的在于描述費德勒重新開始恢復魔力，重新奪冠。 Ⅳ.短文改錯 I can remember times when, as child, my brothers and I would all point at one another when asking who was to blame for wrong deeds. Unfortunately, it usually resulted at all three of us getting beatings. Once, however, I didn't manage to save myself from a beating by telling my mother we had only one good hairbrush, as she would broken all other ones in the beatings.

　　She thought she had better not to use her last hairbrush and, instead, gave me a warning. The excuses of children are not always successfully, but now or then there is one that will cause a parent to forgive themselves.

　　答案： I can remember times when, as child(children), my brothers and I would all point at one another when asking(asked) who was to blame for wrong deeds. Unfortunately, it usually resulted at(in) all three of us getting beatings. Once, however,

　　I didn't(did )manage to save myself from a beating by telling my mother we had only one good hairbrush, as she would(had) broken all ∧the other ones in the beatings.

　　She thought she had better not to/ use her last hairbrush and, instead, gave me a warning. The excuses of children are not always successfully(successful), but now or(and) then there is one that will cause a parent to forgive themselves(them). 7．The school should make a quick ________ to the parents' request that students shouldn't attend classes at school on Sundays. A. answer

　　B. apology C. Order

　　D. response 答案與解析：D　句意：學校應該對學生家長提出的要求作出迅速的答復，即學生星期天不應在校上課。response“回答，答復”，符合題意。answer答案；apology道歉；order訂購；命令。 8．—When will the government ________ its position on equal pay for women? —I heard that a new regulation would be passed soon. A. clean

　　B. remind C. clarify

　　D. repeat 答案與解析：C　句意：——政府什么時候能闡明對男女同工同酬的立場？——我聽說一項新法令很快就要通過了。clarify“澄清，講清楚”，符合題意。clean清洗；洗凈；remind提醒；repeat重復。 9．In many states, citizens are forbidden ________ pistols or rifles without first having obtained a special permit. A. to carrying

　　B. not to carry C. to carry

　　D. carrying 答案與解析：C　句意：在很多國家，除非事先獲得允許，否則公民是被禁止攜帶手槍或步槍的。forbid sb. to do sth.或forbid sb. from doing sth.為固定搭配，均意為“禁止某人做某事”，此處用到被動語態。 10．There were hundreds of players in the gymnastics competition, and she was widely ________ as the best player. A. admitted

　　B. confessed C. received

　　D. acknowledged 答案與解析：D　句意：參加體操比賽的選手有幾百人，大家普遍認為她是最優秀的。acknowledge sb. as...“承認某人是……”，符合題意。admit指“承認弱點、過失或錯誤”；confess招認，坦白；receive收到。 11．Alice ________ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them. A. convinced

　　B. ensured C. persuaded

　　D. believed 答案與解析：A　句意：愛麗絲使她父親相信如果父親能和她及丈夫一起生活的話，她跟她丈夫會非常幸福的。convince“使相信，說服”，符合題意。 ensure sb. sth.向某人確保/保證某事；persuade sb. to do sth./into doing sth.說服某人做某事；believe相信，信任。 12．The government is taking ________ steps towards dealing with the country's economic problems arising in the reform and opening-up. A. tentative

　　B. respective C. attractive

　　D. subjective 答案與解析：A　句意：政府正在采取一些探究性的措施來解決國家在改革開放中出現的經濟問題。tentative“試驗性，嘗試的”，符合題意。respective各自的；attractive吸引人的；subjective主觀上的，個人的。 13．Although many measures ________， the world's economy is still going down. A. were taken

　　B. have been taken C. will be taken

　　D. are taken 答案與解析：B　take measures to do sth.采取措施干……，變成被動語態為measures be taken to do sth.。句意：盡管采取了很多措施，但世界經濟依然在下滑。用現在完成時的被動語態。 14．—Mr Wang got the first prize in the singing competition last week. —Oh. That's what he ________ for years. A. had been expecting

　　B. has expected. C. expected

　　D. has been expecting 答案與解析：A　過去完成進行時表示在過去某段時間之前一直在做的事。 15．—Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate. —Oh! I thought they ________ without me. A．went

　　B．are going C．have gone

　　D．had gone 答案與解析：D　由I thought知用過去完成時，think與go均是過去兩個動作，且有時間上的先后關系，故選D項。 Ⅱ.完形填空

　　I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon shift (班) at the bakery. The flow of

　　__16__ rushed to finish weekend shopping in order to return home

　　__17__

　　to prepare supper or watch the football game. I

　　__18__

　　on my job of stamping hundreds of bags for the coming holiday weekend

　　__19__

　　I heard a weak voice , “Excuse me, miss.” I

　　__20__

　　up to see an elderly man standing before me. He

　　__21__

　　asked if he could have a tart (果餡餅). I went to fetch the tart and placed it in a box.

　　“Three dollars, please.” I told him. The man looked

　　__22__

　　and began shaking his head. This is one of the most awkward

　　__23__， because you want to give the dessert away, but can not. He apologized, saying he would not

　　__24__

　　more than expected on a tart.

　　__25__

　　I felt upset, I waited on the customer behind him, a woman who asked for various breads and desserts

　　__26__ a dinner party she was hosting. After finishing her

　　__27__， she asked if I would

　　__28__

　　adding a tart to her bill and placing it in a

　　__29__

　　box. My curiosity grew as I handed it to her. She paid,

　　__30__

　　me and walked away.

　　I

　　__31__

　　to stamping bags, but I couldn't concentrate. I could not stop thinking about the little old man who could not, or

　　__32__

　　not, spend three dollars on a dessert.

　　Just then, I saw the woman giving the man

　　__33__

　　much-desired tart.

　　His face

　　__34__， brilliant and appreciative.

　　__35__

　　her kindness, he reached into his pocket and gave her the only thing he had: a piece of candy.

　　16. A. workers

　　B. women

　　C. housewives

　　D. customers 17. A. whether

　　B. either

　　C. as

　　D. while 18. A. insisted

　　B. depended

　　C. focused

　　D. put 19. A. then

　　B. that

　　C. which

　　D. when 20. A. came

　　B. got

　　C. looked

　　D. covered 21. A. politely

　　B. loudly

　　C. proudly

　　D. rudely 22. A. angry

　　B. disappointed

　　C. happy

　　D. poor 23. A. moments

　　B. persons

　　C. manners

　　D. ways 24. A. pay

　　B. use

　　C. spend

　　D. waste 25. A. Because

　　B. Since

　　C. Before

　　D. Although 26. A. for

　　B. in

　　C. from

　　D. to 27. A. question

　　B. order

　　C. shopping

　　D. need 28. A. mind

　　B. like

　　C. try

　　D. consider 29. A. similar

　　B. usual

　　C. divided

　　D. separate 30. A. greeted

　　B. excused

　　C. thanked

　　D. left 31. A. ran

　　B. turned

　　C. returned

　　D. walked 32. A. dared

　　B. would

　　C. should

　　D. must 33. A. her

　　B. his

　　C. my

　　D. their 34. A. showed up

　　B. turned up

　　C. lit up

　　D. lifted up 35. A. In honor of

　　B. In addition to

　　C. In place of

　　D. In return for 答案與解析： 16．D　來面包房的應該是顧客。所以選擇D項。 17．B　句意：人們很匆忙地買東西，要么是趕回家準備晚飯，要么是看足球賽。either... or...是“要么……要么……”的意思。 18．C　insisted on是“堅持要求做某事”的意思；depended on是“依賴、依靠”的意思；focused on是“集中注意力做某事”的意思；put on是“穿衣服”的意思；根據句意，應該是我集中精力做我的事情。所以選擇focus。 19．D　句意：我集中注意力忙我的工作，就在此時，我聽到……。when是“就在此時”的意思。 20．C　聽到有人來買東西，我應該是抬起頭來看，所以用look up。 21．A　根據上下文可知老人很禮貌地問。 22．B　根據下文可知，老人付不起3美元，所以很失望。所以選擇disappointed。 23．A　此時應該是最令人感到尷尬的時刻之一。所以用moments。 24．C　句意：他不愿花費比他預料的要多的錢。所以選擇C項。 25．D　句意：雖然感到沮喪，我還得招待老人后面的顧客。 26．A　為……作準備而買的甜食等食品，應該用for。 27．B　order在此處是“訂單”的意思。 28．A　句意：他問我是否介意在她的賬上加上果餡餅的價格。mind doing sth.是“介意做某事”的意思。 29．D　根據下文可知，那位婦女是把果餡餅給那位老人的，所以應該用單獨的盒子包裝。 30．C　付完錢之后，感謝我，這是人們的禮貌。 31．C　做完剛才的那筆生意，我又回頭做自己的事情，所以用return。 32．B　句意：我在情不自禁地想那位付不起或者是不愿意付3美元的老人。 33．B　根據上下文，這里應該是那位婦女送了老人想要、而又買不起的果餡餅。所以用his。 34．C　老人得到的果餡餅后，肯定是高興，light (lit) up可以指老人因為高興而容光煥發。 35．D　in honor of是“為了尊敬”的意思；in addition to是“另外、而且”的意思；in place of是“代替”的意思；in return for是“作為對……的回報”的意思；根據句意，應該是老人給那位婦女一塊糖果，作為得到果餡餅的回報。所以選擇D項。其他選項不符合句意。 Ⅲ.閱讀理解 After ruling the tennis world for almost five years, Roger Federer is adjusting to life at NO. 2. But, like any king whose throne (王冠) has been taken away, the Swiss star is already planning secretly his return to power, beginning at this week's US Open. The problem is, many experts think he will never do it. They blame everything from age and tough competition to his racket and psychology.

　　For years Federer, 27, had enjoyed the view from the top. Competitors saw him as undefeated, and for the most part he was. However, before the 2008 season began, Federer had an illness that stole his strength and clearly affected his play on the court. Ever since, he has struggled to return to form, winning just two of his last 14 tournaments.

　　“Twenty-seven is an age when your__body__starts__talking__back__to__you.” tennis great John McEnroe told the New York Times.

　　Pancho Sefura, another tennis great, noted that Federer is also facing a maturing crop of young talents. “There are too many great players now，” he said, naming Britain's Andy Murray, 21, and Latvia's Ernests Gulbis, 20.

　　US magazine Sports illustrated tennis columnist Jon Wertheim suggested that part of Federer's problem could be his insistence on using a small racket. He says that the smaller head demands ball control. But we see time and again that racket makers try to get players to use a certain stick-one they would like to market to consumers and it has a negative effect on the professional game.

　　Sports psychologist Jim Loehr told the Times that Federer is probably feeling “a sense of doubt” after being considered as undefeated for so long. If Federer is to recover his state of being undefeated, Loehr said he must overcome his doubt. “Federer doesn't need fame and money. But he has to get better. He has to go to a whole new level. That's the only way he stays in the game，” he said. As for beginning his first Grand Slam (大滿貫) in ages as the NO. 2 seed

　　Federer said it might be for the best. “Five years almost, I was expected to win every tournament I entered，” he said, “so maybe Rafael Nadal now feels what I had to feel for a very long time. It will be interesting to see how he handles it.” 36. What does the underlined sentence “your body starts talking back to you” in Para. 4 mean?

　　A. Your body often argues with you.

　　B. You can do whatever you want.

　　C. Your strength is beginning to decline.

　　D. You are more easily to have terrible diseases. 答案與解析：C　細節理解題。可以推測出，身體狀況、力量已經不如以前，“身體已經告訴自己”了。

　　37. From the passage, we know the main reason why Federer's

　　throne was taken away is that

　　________.

　　A. he is becoming older and older

　　B. he insisted on using a small racket

　　C. he is facing a maturing crop of young talents

　　D. he had an illness that stole his strength 答案與解析：D　細節理解題。原句為第三段第三句。 1. After being seated at his table, Mr Bean takes out a card...在餐桌就座后，憨豆先生拿出一張卡片…… after是個介詞，后面要用動詞的現在分詞形式，要注意seat的用法：seat作及物動詞時意為“使就座；容納”。Be seated, please表示“請坐”，此處用被動語態，為習慣表達。 The auditorium seats 3,000 people. 這個禮堂可坐三千人。 Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. 女士們，先生們，請就座。 2. He then looks from the menu to the money with concern until he finds one thing that makes him smile.然后專注地邊看菜單邊看自己的錢，直到找到一樣使他微笑的東西。 until在句中引導時間狀語從句。 [解題警示] ①until作連詞，引導時間狀語從句，表示動作、狀態的繼續，直到另一動作或狀態出現為止。在否定句中，與瞬間性動詞連用，譯為“直到……才”，可與before引導的從句進行句型轉換。 ②until作介詞，表示動作或狀態一直到……(時間)為止，以表示時間的名詞為賓語。在肯定句中與表示延續性動作的動詞連用。在否定句中，相當于before，表示“直到……才……”，與表示瞬間性(終止性)動作的動詞連用。 ③當強調否定句中until引導的時間狀語或時間狀語從句時，其強調形式為：It is/was not until...that...。 ④另外當not與until的時間狀語或從句放在句首時，主句要部分倒裝。 It was not until the professor came that we began the experiment. 在教授到來之后，我們才開始實驗。

　　[預測題]　It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life ________ we've actually had that lesson. A. until

　　B. after C. since

　　D. when 答案與解析：A　句意：在親身經歷之前，我們很難去吸取生活中的教訓。until直到……為止；after在……之后；since自從……時開始；when在……時候，根據句意選A項。 3. Having scared the little beings, I began struggling to get loose and managed to break the strings that tied my left arm and slightly moved the strings that tied down my hair.嚇唬了那些小人后，我開始掙扎松開并設法擺脫了綁在左胳膊上的繩子并順利地脫離了綁在頭發上的繩子。 having scared...為現在分詞短語作狀語，現在分詞的邏輯主語就是句子的主語，且和主語之間構成主動關系。 分詞所表示的動作完成之后，謂語動詞所表示的動作才發生，用現在分詞的完成形式作狀語。 Walking in the fields on a March afternoon, he could feel the warmth of spring. 走在三月下午的田野里，他可以感覺到春天的溫暖。 Having waited in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car. 這位老人排隊等候一小時后，突然意識到他把支票丟在小汽車里。 隨 堂 檢 測

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫 1．There was a d________ of two hours before the plane took off. 2．I didn't mean to eat anything, but those apples looked so good I couldn't r________ trying one. 3．I could hear my wife s________ Niuniu, our dog, for bring mud into the house. 4．The secretary is very careful and never o________ any little points.

　　delay resist scolding overlooks 5．The US government threatened that it would w________ all its investment from the country if the country didn't reduce the customs duties. 6．His ideas were no longer in h________ with ours. Actually he stuck to just the opposite. 7．He was in poor health, so the doctor f________ him to drink wine. 　 withdraw harmony forbade 8．We were all ____________(驚訝)by the news that he had passed his driving test. 9．The best method to a ______________this goal is to unite as many people as possible with the labor movement itself. 10．R________ does it rain so heavily in North China as it did last summer. astonished accomplish Rarely Ⅱ.選擇填空(有兩項為多余選項) burst out, get rid of, from time to time, result in, run into, put on, turn sb. off, regardless of, thanks to 1．I nearly ____________ a bus when it stops suddenly in front of me. 2．She says what she thinks, ____________other people's feelings. 3．Yesterday my friends and I went to the cinema. But the film ____________， so we left soon. run into regardless of　 turned us off　 4．____________ the bad weather, the football match had been cancelled. 5．She's not really ill; she ____________ it ____________to get people's sympathy. 6．It was his carelessness that ____________ his failure. 7．Don't you really believe that such men ought to be ____________？ Thanks to

　　puts on resulted in got rid of Ⅲ.根據提示翻譯句子 1．直到教授來了我們才開始實驗。(until) 答案：It was not until the professor came that we began the experiment. 2．還有一段時間他們才能回來。(before) 答案：It will still be some time before they get back. 3．解決這個問題我沒有困難。(have no difficulty) 答案：I have no difficulty working out the problem. 4．博物館一竣工，就會對公眾開放。(when) 答案：When completed, the museum will be open to the public. 5．難怪他經常向我提到簡了。(No wonder) 答案：No wonder he reminded me so much of Jane. Ⅳ.交際用語 1．(南通市調研)—I can't get on well with some of my classmates. They just leave me in the cold. —________But what's the reason? A．Sorry to hear that.