11．My father grew up in Oklahoma during the early years of the Great Depression．He was the only living child of a hard-working farmer and a （21）Bmother．When Dad completed eighth grade，my grandfather believed his only son would work on the farm．My grandmother，（22）D，understood the door that education could open even in （23）Aeconomic times．She persuaded grandfather to （24）ADad to finish high school．
Dad worked hard and completed high school at the age of 16．At last，grandpa was to have his wish．Dad would work on the farm，easing the economic and physical （25）Cgrandpa carried．But grandmother again （26）Bgrandpa to permit my father to go to college．
After（27）C，grandpa made the most difficult decision of his lifetime．He walked to the chicken coop（雞籠子），where he did his（28）D．Taking a shovel in his work-worn hands，grandpa（29）Ba jar that held all the family's savings．He offered the jar and its precious （30）Cto Dad，saying，"Here boy，go make something of yourself．"
Realizing that his family was （31）Aall their savings by investing in his education，Dad became a steward of those funds．He （32）Bhis bachelor's degree and then went on to the University of Oklahoma，where he graduated second in his （33）Dschool class in 1936．Jobs were hard to （34）Cwhen Dad graduated，so he opened his own practice and lived in a home with a dirt floor．He worked long hours，but I remember him （35）Dthe great books he discovered in the course of his education with me．
Our family was changed by the long walk grandpa took to the chicken coop．Education is （36）Aan investment in our family．It is a treasure．I（37）Bmy father to college and law school，and all of my children have also （38）Ahigher education．We have been transformed by a sacrifice made two （39）Dago by a loving，if not fully convinced，grandfather and a persistent grandmother and that has made all the（40）C．
21．A．beautifulB．devotedC．lazyD．curious
22．A．soB．thusC．otherwiseD．however
23．A．toughB．greatC．peacefulD．competitive
24．A．permitB．takeC．a(chǎn)skD．force
25．A．painsB．troublesC．burdensD．a(chǎn)ctivities
26．A．refusedB．beggedC．orderedD．required
27．A．graduationB．workC．reflectionD．permission
28．A．cookingB．cleaningC．farmingD．banking
29．A．picked upB．dug upC．broke upD．cut up
30．A．booksB．billsC．contentsD．coins
31．A．sacrificingB．storingC．treasuringD．wasting
32．A．failedB．receivedC．offeredD．needed
33．A．mathsB．educationC．economicsD．law
34．A．come offB．come aboutC．come byD．come on
35．A．makingB．writingC．protectingD．sharing
36．A．more thanB．rather thanC．other thanD．less than
37．A．joinedB．followedC．a(chǎn)dvisedD．companied
38．A．soughtB．insistedC．favoredD．considered
39．A．yearsB．centuriesC．decadesD．generations
40．A．senseB．useC．differenceD．effect．

分析 本文主要講述作者的祖父母拿出自己所有的積蓄來(lái)讓作者的父親接受教育，從而改變了幾代人的人生的故事．

解答 21-25 BDAAC  26-30 BCDBC  31-35 ABDCD  36-40 ABADC
21．B  考查形容詞辨析．從下文對(duì)祖母的描述可知，作者的祖母是一個(gè)全心全意為兒子奉獻(xiàn)的母親．devoted意思是"忠誠(chéng)的，摯愛(ài)的，全心全意的"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選B．
22．D  考查句意理解．根據(jù)上下文可知，作者的祖母的觀點(diǎn)和祖父的觀點(diǎn)截然不同，故用however，表示轉(zhuǎn)折；故選D．
23．A  考查形容詞辨析．作者的祖母相信即使在經(jīng)濟(jì)困難的時(shí)期，教育也可以打開(kāi)一扇門．tough"艱苦的，艱難的"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選A．
24．A  考查動(dòng)詞辨析．作者的祖母說(shuō)服了祖父，允許作者的父親完成高中的學(xué)業(yè)．permit somebody to do something"允許某人做某事"，符合語(yǔ)境．第二段最后一句中的"permit"也是提示；故選A．
25．C  考查名詞辨析．作者的父親將在農(nóng)場(chǎng)里工作，減輕作者的祖父所承受的經(jīng)濟(jì)和身體上的重?fù)?dān)．burden意思是"負(fù)擔(dān)，重?fù)?dān)"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選C．
26．B  考查動(dòng)詞辨析．作者的祖母再次懇求祖父允許作者的父親繼續(xù)上大學(xué)．beg somebody to do something"懇求某人做某事"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選B．
27．C  考查名詞辨析．經(jīng)過(guò)審慎的思考，作者的祖父作出了一生中最艱難的決定．reflection意思是"沉思，審慎的思考"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選C．
28．D  考查動(dòng)詞辨析．作者的祖父走到雞籠子旁，那里放著他存的錢．根據(jù)下文的"savings"可知，此處應(yīng)用banking，do one's banking"存錢"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選D．
29．B  查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析．作者的祖父手拿著鐵鏟，挖出了一個(gè)壇子，里面放著家里所有的積蓄．dig up"挖掘出"，符合語(yǔ)境．pick up"拿起"；break up"破碎，解散"；cut up"切碎"；故選B．
30．C  考查名詞辨析．作者的祖父把這個(gè)壇子連同里面的寶貴的東西（即錢）給了作者的父親．content"所容納的物品，所含之物"，符合語(yǔ)境．而bills與coins太片面；故選C．
31．A  考查動(dòng)詞辨析．作者的父親意識(shí)到他的家庭拿出了所有的積蓄投資到他的教育上．sacrifice"犧牲，獻(xiàn)出"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選A．
32．B  考查動(dòng)詞辨析．從下文中的"went on to"可知，作者的父親拿到了學(xué)士學(xué)位并繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)．receive"拿到"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選B．
33．D  考查名詞辨析．從最后一段第四句中的"law school"可知，作者的父親在1936年，畢業(yè)于法律專業(yè)，故選擇D項(xiàng)．
34．C  考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析．作者的父親畢業(yè)的時(shí)候，工作很難找，故come by符合語(yǔ)境，意思是"設(shè)法得到（或獲得）"．come off"舉行"；come about"發(fā)生"；come on"偶然遇見(jiàn)，偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)"；故選C．
35．D  考查動(dòng)詞辨析．雖然作者的父親工作繁忙，但他仍與作者分享他在接受教育的過(guò)程中發(fā)現(xiàn)的經(jīng)典的書(shū)．share意思是"分享"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選D．
36．A  考查句意理解．教育在作者的家中不僅僅是一筆投資，它是一筆寶貴的財(cái)富．more than"超出，多于"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選A．
37．B  考查動(dòng)詞辨析．作者像他的父親一樣上了大學(xué)，也學(xué)了法律．follow"遵循，跟隨"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選B
38．A  考查動(dòng)詞辨析．作者所有的孩子也都追求更高的教育．seek"追求，尋求"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選A．
39．D  考查名詞辨析．兩代人之前，作者的祖父母作出的犧牲改變了大家．根據(jù)文章推理可知，應(yīng)選generation"一代，一輩"；故選D．
40．C  考查名詞辨析．這種犧牲讓所有的一切變得大不相同．make all the difference意思是"使大不相同，起了關(guān)鍵作用"，符合語(yǔ)境；故選C．

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Wales is the smallest of the three both in area and population．In area，20，700square kilometers，makes up less than 9% while its population，2.7million，does not exceed（超過(guò)） 5% of the whole．
1．The British Isles is made up ofD．
A．the European Continent and Great Britain
B．the U．K．a(chǎn)nd the Republic of Ireland
C．England，Scotland and Wales
D．several thousands of islands to the west and off the European Continent
2．From the third paragraph we can infer that Great Britain has a population of aboutA million．
A.54  
B.46  
C.60  
D.57
3．Which of the following statements is TRUE？A
A．England is six times larger than Wales in area．
B．England is six times larger than Scotland in area．
C．Scotland is six times larger than Wales in area．
D．Great Britain is six times larger than Wales in area．

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1．The African elephant，the largest land animal remaining on earth，is of great importance to African ecosystem（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）．Unlike other animals，the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment．As a big plant-eater，it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna（大草原）surroundings in which it lives，therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat（棲息地）．
It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat．In its continuous search for the 300pounds of plants it must have every day，it kills small trees and underbushes，and pulls branches off big trees．This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas．In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters．
Take the rain forests for example．In their natural state，the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor．By pulling down trees and eating plants，elephants make open spaces，allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor．In such situations，the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well．
What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species．If the elephant disappears，scientists say，many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna，greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem．
59．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．Disappearance of African elephants．
B．Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants．
C．The effect of African elephants'search for food．
D．The eating habit of African elephants．
60．What does the underlined phrase"setting the terms"most probably mean？D
A．Fixing the time．
B．Worsening the state．
C．Improving the quality．
D．Deciding the conditions．
61．What do we know about the open spaces in the passage？D
A．They result from the destruction of rain forests．
B．They provide food mainly for African elephants．
C．They are home to many endangered animals．
D．They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds．
62．The passage is developed mainly byA．
A．showing the effect and then explaining the causes
B．pointing out similarities and differences
C．describing the changes in space order
D．giving examples．

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