Ⅰ. 閱讀理解

　　The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient geoglyphs (地畫) in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. It is ranging from geometric patterns to drawings of different animals and stylized human­like forms. The ancient lines can only be truly taken in from high in the air, leaving generations puzzled as to how these precise works could have been completed long before the documented invention of human flight.

　　The Lines were first spotted when commercial airlines began flying across the Peruvian desert in the 1920’s. Who built them and what was their purpose? Are they roads, star pointers, maybe even a gigantic map? If the people who lived here 2,000 years ago had only a simple technology, how did they manage to construct such precise figures? Did they have a plan? These markings are like a vast puzzle.

　　The Nazca Lines are the most outstanding group of geoglyphs in the world. There are also huge geoglyphs in Egypt, Malta, United States (Mississippi and California), Chile, Bolivia and in other countries. But the Nazca geoglyphs, because of their numbers, characteristics, dimensions and cultural continuity as they were made and remade throughout a certain history period, form the most impressive archeological (考古學的) group.

　　The Nazca plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it, due to the combination of the climate (one of the driest on Earth, with only twenty minutes of rainfall per year) and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect of the wind at ground level. With no dust or sand to cover the plain and little rain or wind to erode (腐蝕) it, lines drawn here tend to stay drawn. These factors, combined with the existence of lighter­colored subsoil beneath the desert surface, provide a vast writing pad that is suited to the artist who wants to leave his mark eternal.

　　[語篇解讀]　文章介紹了出現(xiàn)在秘魯南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地畫The Nazca Lines，其神奇之處及形成原因。

　　1.What can we know about the Nazca Lines from the first two paragraphs?

　　A.They were built as a big map.

　　B.They were formed by nature.

　　C.They are ancient lines in caves.

　　D.They are huge markings in a desert.

　　D　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient geoglyphs (地畫) in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. 及對The Nazca Lines圖案和發(fā)現(xiàn)過程的具體介紹，可知the Nazca Lines是出現(xiàn)在秘魯南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地畫。]

　　2.How many factors make the Nazca Lines the most impressive?

　　A.One. 　　　 B.Two.

　　C.Three. 　　　 D.Four.

　　D　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段列舉的Who built them and what was their purpose? Are they roads, star pointers, maybe even a gigantic map? If the people who lived here 2,000 years ago had only a simple technology, how did they manage to construct such precise figures? Did they have a plan?四方面使人迷惑的問題，可知這四個因素使the Nazca Lines更獨特更使人們難忘。]

　　3.Why are the Nazca Lines well preserved?

　　A.Because of the wind at ground level.

　　B.Because of the existence of soft soil.

　　C.Because of the climate and geography.

　　D.Because of the thick sand on the top.

　　C　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段The Nazca plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it, due to the combination of the climate and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect of the wind at ground level. 可知因為這里干燥少雨的氣候和平坦多石的地形使地畫能很好的被保留。]

　　4.What does the underlined word “eternal” probably mean?

　　A.Non­stop. B.Ever­lasting.

　　C.Real­life. D.High­end.

　　B　[詞義猜測題。最后一句指這些因素，加上沙漠表面下淺色地下土壤的存在，給那些想要永久留下印記的藝術(shù)家提供了一個巨大的書寫板�！癳ternal”永恒的，和ever­lasting同義。]

　�、�. 完形填空

　　One day when I was 5, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to __1__outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. When__2__opening the screen door with my foot, I__3__back about a 12­inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no__4__for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.

　　Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have__5__my child, and told him about how__6__this new screen door was，__7__I would have delivered a spanking(打屁股) for it. They never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out，__8__an opening, a breach(裂縫) in the defense__9__unwanted insects.

　　For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would__10__make me think about my__11__. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and __12__ who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing(嗡嗡) in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the__13__that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently__14__me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more__15__for us all. My parents__16__me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stem words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent__17__for what I had done__18__a hundred stern messages to me. __19__,_it has helped me become a more__20__person and not burst out so easily.

　　[語篇解讀]　作者小時候因為不愿聽從母親的教育亂發(fā)脾氣而損壞了紗門。父母沒有修理紗門，任由紗門留下了一個裂縫，不時地有蒼蠅等穿過它進入廚房。數(shù)年來，這種無聲的懲罰令作者不斷感到內(nèi)疚，最終幫助作者成為了一個更加有自控能力的人。

　　1.A.settle 　　 B.live

　　C.search　　　 D.play

　　D　[根據(jù)本段最后一句I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys，可知作者想出去玩(play)。settle“定居;解決”;live“居住”;search“尋找”，均不符合語境。]

　　2.A.excitedly B.angrily

　　C.peacefully D.confidently

　　B　[根據(jù)上下文可知作者非常生氣。下文I had created with my angry foot也有提示。故選angrily。]

　　3.A.kicked B.dug

　　C.dipped D.called

　　A　[根據(jù)本句opening the screen door with my foot，可知作者是用腳踢(kicked)。]

　　4.A.relief B.surprise

　　C.injury D.regret

　　D　[根據(jù)But可知作者一點也沒后悔(regret)。relief“減輕”;surprise“驚奇”;injury“傷害”，均不符合語境。]

　　5.A.hated B.scolded

　　C.frightened D.attacked

　　B　[如果是作者的孩子這樣做，作者就會責備(scolded)他，與下文They never said a word，即作者的父母對待作者的態(tài)度截然相反。hate“恨”;frighten“使驚恐”;attack“攻擊”，均不符合語境。]

　　6.A.comfortable B.worthwhile

　　C.unfortunate D.expensive

　　D　[作者會告訴自己的孩子這個新紗門是多么貴(expensive)。]

　　7.A.because B.yet

　　C.but D.and

　　D　[此處表示并列關系，除了告訴他紗門多貴外，作者還會打他孩子的屁股。]

　　8.A.repairing B.creating

　　C.solving D.ignoring

　　B　[作者的父母讓紗門保持被破壞的原狀，形成(creating)了一個開口。下文that I had created with my angry foot也有提示。]

　　9.A.through B.from

　　C.against D.before

　　C　[紗門是抵擋討厭的昆蟲的。故用against。]

　　10.A.gradually B.constantly

　　C.recently D.obviously

　　B　[作者一看到紗門的那一角，總是(constantly)會想起自己的錯誤。gradually“逐漸地”;recently“最近地”;obviously“明顯地”，均不符合語境。]

　　11.A.mistake B.decision

　　C.accident D.sacrifice

　　A　[作者總是想起自己所犯的錯誤(mistake)。]

　　12.A.respect B.understand

　　C.remember D.admire

　　C　[作者知道家里的每一個人都記得(remember)是他把紗門踢了個洞。]

　　13.A.window B.kitchen

　　C.hole D.corner

　　C　[根據(jù)上下文可知，蒼蠅是通過作者用腳踢出的洞(hole)進入房間的。上文would see that hole也有提示。]

　　14. A.blaming B.refusing

　　C.hitting D.firing

　　A　[作者想知道他的家人是否會和他自己想的一樣(即蒼蠅是從他踢出的洞進入房間的)。每次一有蒼蠅進入，家人會無聲地責備(blaming)作者。]

　　15.A.important B.convenient

　　C.terrible D.dangerous

　　C　[蒼蠅進入作者的家，使得他們的生活更糟糕(terrible)。]

　　16.A.taught B.chose

　　C.forced D.sent

　　A　[teach sb. a lesson意為“給某人一個教訓”，為固定用法。]

　　17.A.advice B.punishment

　　C.principle D.assistance

　　B　[此處指家人無聲的懲罰(punishment)。advice“建議”;principle“原則”;assistance“幫助”，均不符合語境。]

　　18.A.delivered B.gathered

　　C.selected D.informed

　　A　[家人無聲的懲罰向作者傳遞(delivered)了很多個嚴厲的信息。gather“聚集”;select“挑選”;inform“通知”，常和介詞of搭配。故選delivered。]

　　19.A.In all B.In return

　　C.Above all D.In general

　　C　[最重要的是，無聲的懲罰幫助了作者。in all“總計”;in return“作為回報”;above all“最重要的是”;in general“一般來說”。]

　　20.A.proud B.shy

　　C.careful D.patient

　　D　[作者變成了一個更耐心的(patient)人。]