一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分）1William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States, was born in a small town. As a boy, he was quiet and shy. In fact, he was so quiet that everyone thought he was stupid.Because of that, the people of the town liked to play jokes on him.“Here, William,” one of them would say. “Here is a nickel(五美分硬币), and here is a dime（十美分硬币）. Which one do you want?”He always chose the nickel, and then they all laughed at him.Finally, his mother took him asi de and said to him, “I know that you are a smart boy, but sometimes you let people think you are not so smart. Why do you always choose the nickels instead of the dime? Don't you know that a dime is worth much more than a nickel?”“Certainly, I know it,” William answered slowly. “But if I choose the dime, they won't play the trick on me any more. Then I won’t get any more nickels.”William Henry Harrison was born_____.1in a big city1on a farm1in the countryside1in a small townPeople thought he was stupid because ______.1he did poorly at school1he was so quiet1he always asked foolish questions1he was afraid of othersWhenever people played tricks on him, he was asked to_____.1laugh at himself1make faces1choose between a nickel and a dime1tell right from wrongHis mother took him aside and asked why _____.1he always chose the nickel instead of the dime1he didn’t know that a dime was worth more than a nickel1people played the same trick on him1he failed to let people know how smart he wasWe can infer from the story that William Henry Harrison was ______.1foolish1naughty1silent1clever试题分值：25.0得分：[5, 5, 5, 5, 5]2提示：[1]D.细节题。
本题问“William Henry Harrison出生于______。
”中心词是“was born”，答案在第一段的第一句，该句告诉我们William出生于一个小镇，所以答案是D。
[2]B.细节题。
本题问“人们认为他非常笨，这是因为_______。
”中心词是“thought he was stupid”，答案在第一段的最后一句，该句大意是“当他还是个孩子的时候，他不喜欢说话而且很害羞。
实际上，他是如此的安静以至于别人都认为他很笨”。
据此可知答案是B。
[3]C.细节题。
本题问“每当人们想和他开玩笑的时候，人们就让他_______。
”中心词是“played tricks on him”，答案在第二段和第三段，只不过第二段中出现的是“play jokes on him”，这两个词组意思相近。
第二段大意是“就因为这个，所以人们喜欢开他的玩笑。
”第三段的大意是“有人会说：‘过来，William。
这里有一个5美分硬币和一个10美分的硬币。
你想选择哪一个？’”根据这两段，我们可以知道答案是C。
[4]A.细节题。
本题问“他妈妈将他带到一旁问他为什么_______。
”答案在第五段，该段大意是“最后，他妈妈将他带到一旁对他说道：‘我知道你是个聪明的孩子，但是有些时候你让别人觉得你不是那么聪明。
为什么你总是选择5美分的硬币而不选择10美分的呢？难道你不知道10美分的硬币比5美分的值钱吗？’”据此可知答案是A。
[5]D.推断题。
本题问“从故事中我们可以推测出William Henry Harrison是______。
”答案在最后一段，该段大意是“William慢慢地回答道：‘我当然知道。
但是，如果我选择了10美分的硬币，他们就不会再和我开玩笑了。
这样的话，我就再也得不到5美分的硬币了。
’”据此可知答案是D（聪明的）。
二、单项选择题（共15道小题，共75.0分）3Many educators fear that an increase in the use of state exams will ___________a corresponding rise in cheating.1lead at1result1lead to1consequent知识点:第一部分学生答案: [C;]标准答案:C;得分: [5] 试题分值:5.0提示: 该题选C，题目大意是“很多教育学家担心，更多地利用州级考试将会导致作弊的相应增加。
”lead to：导致Smoking can lead to lung cancer. 抽烟可能导致肺癌。
What if my auto-repair man devised questions ___________an intelligence test?1with1for1to1at知识点:第一部分学生答案: [B;]标准答案:B;得分: [5] 试题分值:5.0提示: 该题选B，题目大意是“假定让我的汽车修理师来为智力测验设计题目将会怎么样？”what if：如果……将会怎么样1. What if it is true? 如果这是真的又该如何呢？2. What if he doesn´t agree? 如果他不同意该怎么办呢？3. What if he comes back now? 如果他现在回来怎么办？In the test I scored 160 ___________a normal of 100.1at1with1against知识点:第一部分学生答案: [C;]标准答案:C;得分: [5] 试题分值:5.0提示: 该题选C，题目大意是“在标准得分为100的情况下，我得了160分。
”score：及物动词 vt.1. (体育比赛中)得(分)，记(分)；使得分He only scored nine hundred marks. 他只得九百分。
2. (考试等中)得(分)Mary scored the highest marks on the exam. 玛丽考试中得了个最高分。
Praise is particularly appreciated by those doing ___________ jobs.1routine1rural1racial1rude知识点:第一部分学生答案: [A;]标准答案:A;得分: [5] 试题分值:5.0提示: 该题选A，题目大意是“那些从事例行工作的人们特别懂得赞扬的意义。
”routine：形容词 a. 日常的，例行的，常规的1. a routine medical examination 常规体格检查2. Routine office jobs have no relish at all for me.我对坐办公室那种刻板的工作毫无兴趣。
I can live for two months ___________a good compliment.1by1with1on知识点:第二部分学生答案: [C;]标准答案:C;得分: [5] 试题分值:5.0提示: 该题选C，题目大意是“一句赞美的话我就可以活上两个月。
”live on：靠吃---生活，靠---维持生活1. live on wild plants靠吃野菜生活2. A panda lives on bamboo leaves.熊猫以吃竹叶为生。
Students in the last century read stories that taught ________ lessons.1moral1more1mortal1morale知识点:第二部分学生答案: [A;]标准答案:A;得分: [5] 试题分值:5.0提示: 该题选A，题目大意是“上个世纪的学生读的都是些传授道德标准的故事。
”moral：形容词 a.1. 道德(上)的He refused the request on moral grounds. 基于道德上的考虑,他拒绝了这个请求。
2. 讲道德的，品性端正的My grandmother was a very moral woman; she´d never allow cursing. 我祖母是很讲究道德的人；她从不允许诅咒。
His former secretary ________ him with sexual harassment.1blamed1criticized1accused1charged知识点:第二部分学生答案: [D;]标准答案:D;得分: [5] 试题分值:5.0提示: 该题选D，题目大意是“他从前的女秘书指控他性骚扰。
”charge：及物动词 vt.控告，指控1. He was charged with stealing. 他被控犯有偷窃行为。