One day, a professor gave her students a special lesson, which was about an experiment. They ____1____ a laboratory. The professor put a shark into a large pool and then put several small fish into it, too. As you would expect, the shark started to swim around the pool. A moment later it ____2____ to attack and eat the small fish. The professor then placed a strong piece of clear glass into the pool dividing the pool into two ____3____ parts. She put the shark in one part of the pool and the group of fish in the other.
Again, the shark ____4____ attacked ( 袭击 ). This time, however, the shark ____5____ the glass and bounced off ( 弹回 ). The shark kept ____6____ this behavior every few minutes but it failed. This ____7____ was repeated several times over the next few weeks. Each time, the shark got less aggressive ( 侵略的 ) until the shark got ____8____ of hitting the glass and simply stopped attacking.
Although the professor then took away the glass, the shark still didn’t attack. The shark was trained to believe there was a barrier ( 障碍 ) between the small fish and itself, so the fish swam freely, without ____9____ .
Actually, some people will ____10____ trying after experiencing failure. However, you may become successful if you try one more time.
1 . A . looked into B . turned into C . went into D . broke into
2 . A . moved B . began C . afforded D . drove
3 . A . basic B . separate C . full D . tiny
4 . A . recently B . completely C . quickly D . lately
5 . A . knocked onto B . checked out C . run after D . paid for
6 . A . discussing B . passing C . refusing D . repeating
7 . A . experiment B . game C . chance D . character
8 . A . tired B . poor C . creative D . fresh
9 . A . result B . danger C . point D . fire
10 . A . enjoy B . keep C . stop D . continue
1 . C
2 . B
3 . B
4 . C
5 . A
6 . D
7 . A
8 . A
9 . B
10 . C
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要通过讲述一个教授通过鲨鱼的一个实验来告诉学生们,经历失败后不应该停止尝试,而是再多尝试一次。
1 .
句意:他们走进了一个实验室。
looked into 调查; turned into 变成; went into 进入; broke into 闯入。根据 “which was about an experiment” 可知,做实验要进入实验室,故选 C 。
2 .
句意:过了一会儿,它开始攻击并吃掉这些小鱼。
moved 移动; began 开始; afforded 买得起; drove 驾驶。根据 “to attack” 可知,开始攻击,故选 B 。
3 .
句意:然后,教授把一块坚固的透明玻璃放入池中,将池分成两部分。
basic 基本的; separate 单独的; full 满的; tiny 微小的。根据 “The professor then placed a strong piece of clear glass into the pool dividing the pool into two” 可知,分成两个单独的池子,故选 B 。
4 .
句意:鲨鱼再次迅速攻击。
recently 最近; completely 完全地; quickly 快速地; lately 进来。根据 “the shark…attacked” 可知,鲨鱼快速地攻击,故选 C 。
5 .
句意:然而,这一次,鲨鱼撞到了玻璃上,又弹了回来。
knocked onto 撞到; checked out 检查; run after 追赶; paid for 支付。根据 “bounced off” 可知,撞到玻璃上并反弹,故选 A 。
6 .
句意:这条鲨鱼每隔几分钟就会重复这种行为,但它失败了。
discussing 讨论; passing 传递; refusing 拒绝; repeating 重复。根据 “this behavior every few minutes but it failed” 可知,反复重复这个动作,故选 D 。
7 .
句意:在接下来的几周里,这个实验被重复了几次。
experiment 实验; game 游戏; chance 机会; character 性格。根据 “One day, a professor gave her students a special lesson, which was about an experiment” 可知,重复几次这个实验,故选 A 。
8 .
句意:每一次,鲨鱼都会变得不那么有攻击性,直到鲨鱼厌倦了撞击玻璃而停止攻击。
tired 疲惫; poor 贫穷的; creative 有创造力的; fresh 新鲜的。根据 “simply stopped attacking” 可知,直到变得疲惫才会停止攻击,故选 A 。
9 .
句意:鲨鱼被训练成相信小鱼和它自己之间有一个障碍,所以小鱼自由地游着,没有危险。
result 结果; danger 危险; point 观点; fire 火。根据 “The shark was trained to believe there was a barrier ( 障碍 ) between the small fish and itself” 可知,鲨鱼以为中间隔着一个障碍,所以没有危险地游来游去,故选 B 。
10 .
句意:事实上,有些人在经历失败后就停止了尝试。
enjoy 喜欢; keep 保持; stop 停止; continue 继续。根据 “However, you may become successful if you try one more time” 可知,失败后停止了尝试,如果再多试一次就会成功,故选 C 。
Ted has worked in this company since he ________ from school.
A . graduated B . graduates
C . has graduated D . had graduated
A
【解析】
【详解】
句意: Ted 毕业后一直在这家公司工作。
考查时态辨析。根据 “Ted has worked in this company” 可知此处表示过去发生的动作对现在造成了影响, since 引导的时间状语从句,用一般过去时,谓语用过去式 graduated 。故选 A 。
As the Smiths were about to ______ on their journey to the UK, Mrs. Smith found her passport missing.
A . take down B . take off C . set up D . set out
D
【解析】
【详解】
句意:当史密斯一家要出发去英国时,史密斯太太发现她的护照不见了。
考查动词短语辨析。 take down 记下; take off 起飞; set up 建立; set out 出发。根据 “As the Smiths were about to … on their journey to the UK” 可知,此处指出发去英国,故选 D 。
Mr. Wells never takes his work home, for he thinks private life should be kept ________ from business.
A . simple B . secret C . different D . separate
D
【解析】
【详解】
句意:威尔斯先生从不把工作带回家,因为他认为私人生活应该与工作保持分离。
考查形容词辨析。 simple 简单的; secret 秘密的; different 不同的; separate 分开的。根据 “Mr. Wells never takes his work home” 可知不把工作带回家的意思就是把工作和生活分开。故选 D 。
Studies show that dolphins have a high ______ of intelligence. They are really clever animals.
A . task B . survey C . level D . talent
C
【解析】
【详解】
句意:研究表明海豚有很高的智力水平。它们真是聪明的动物。
考查名词辨析。 task 任务; survey 调查; level 水平; talent 才能。根据 “They are really clever animals” 可知,它们很聪明,有很高的智力水平,故选 C 。
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