Ⅰ.单项填空1.(2013·泉州模拟)Thisfilmwasn’tthatwesawthedaybeforeyesterday.A.halfasgoodasB.ashalfgoodasC.asgoodashalfD.goodashalfas2.—Whatdoyouthinkofthehotel?—Wonderful.Youcouldn’thavefound.A.agoodoneB.abetteroneC.abestoneD.thebest3.(2013·哈尔滨模拟)—It’sbeenmanyyearssinceIsawyoulast;Iyouatall.—Iwouldn’thave,either,ifsomeoneyoubythename.A.didn’trecognise;hadn’tcalledB.didn’trealise;didn’tcallC.haven’trealised;didn’tcallD.recognised;hadcalled4.Thesignalforhelpwasbyanothershipwhichhappenedtopassby.A.pickedupB.pickedoffC.pickedoutD.pickedat5.(2013·三明模拟)There’snodoubtthatthepastyearshaveseenoftheprogressineconomyofthecountry,asmoreandmorepeoplemovedintonewhouses.A.impressionsB.viewsC.signsD.features6.(2013·桐乡模拟)Therearespecieslivinginthedepthsoftheoceanswestillknowlittle.A.forwhichB.inwhichC.ofwhatD.ofwhich7.Afteralotofquestioning,Jackadmittedhehadtakenthecar.A.frequentlyB.eventuallyC.absolutelyD.generously8.(2013·杭州模拟)Iturnedbackonlytofindanoldschoolmatewhosenamemeforthemoment.A.avoidedB.escapedC.failedD.slipped9.(2013·昆明模拟)Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,someover90metres.A.measureB.measuresC.measuringD.measured10.(2013·西安模拟)Mymotherseemsforawomanofherage.A.enoughenergeticstillB.enoughstillenergeticC.stillenergeticenoughD.stillenoughenergetic11.Chris,pleaseameetingwithMr.DuformethiseveningwhocamebackfromCanadayesterday.A.manageB.organizeC.planD.arrange12.We’llgetintouchwithyouassoonasticketsbecome.A.presentB.preciousC.availableD.convenient13.Inrecentyears,parentshavebeenagreatdealofimportancetotheeducationoftheirchildren.A.attachingB.attractingC.attackingD.assigning14.(2013·金华模拟)ItwasJenny’stimelyhelpthatweaccomplishedthetaskontime.A.inadditiontoB.accordingtoC.owingtoD.inrelationto15.(原创)Ahandsculpturehasbeenbuiltthemostbeautifulmother,WuJuping,inHangzhou.A.insearchofB.inchargeofC.inhonorofD.inviewofⅡ.阅读理解(原创)GangnamStyleisasongbytheSouthKoreanpopartistPSY.BytheendofOctober2012,thesongreachedthenumberonepositiononlinein33countriesincludingAustralia,Canada,France,Germany,andtheUnitedKingdom.AlthoughitsreceptioninJapanremainedlukewarm,thesongtoppedChina’sBaidu500downloadlist.“GangnamStyle”hasbecomeanewKoreanexpressionthatreferstoalifestyleintheGangnamdistrictofSeoul,wherepeoplearetrendyandmodern.ThetermwaslistedinTime’sweeklyvocabularylistasamannerassociatedwithluxuriouslifestylesinGangnamdistrictofSeoul.PSYsaidinaninterviewthathehadasenseofhumorbypretendingtobe“GangnamStyle”wheneverythingaboutthesong,dance,looks,andthemusicvideo,isfarfrombeinghighclass.PeoplewhoareactuallyfromGangnamneverthinkthattheyare.Sothissongisactuallyteasing(调侃)suchpeopleasarekeentobefamous,sayingthattheyare“GangnamStyle”,butinfacttheyareshowyandsilly.Inthesong,“OppaGangnamstyle”hasbeentranslatedas“BigbrotherisGangnamstyle”,withPSYreferringtohimself,“Oppa”,aKoreanexpressionusedbyfemalestorefertoanoldermalefriendorolderbrother,whichisalsousedbyKorean-PopfanstoaddresstheirK-popidols.PSYaddedthathisKoreanfanshadverylargeexpectationsabouthisdancing,sohefeltalotofpressure.Inordertokeepupwithexpectations,hestayeduplateforabout30nightstocomeupwiththe“GangnamStyle”dance.Alongtheway,hehadtestedvariousanimal-inspireddancemoves,includingpandaandkangaroomoves,beforesettlingforthehorse,whichinvolvespretendingtorideahorse.(295W)1...
