Under the sea

李仕才

一、阅读理解

When I was in the sixth grade, I became a big K-pop (Korean pop) fan. Almost half the students at my middle school were Korean and almost all of them listened to Korean music, especially K-pop. I had never been interested in it. It sounded too strange to me, but all changed in the sixth grade when the huge hit Gee came out. All my friends were singing the chorus and imitating the dance. Gee fever sucked me into K-pop. It became my life. I listened to K-pop non-stop and filled my iPod with it. In a month, I had memorized the names of countless members of boy and girl bands and stuck pictures of my singer ＂boyfriends＂ on my walls. I would ditch my weekend art and math classes and go to concerts with my friends. This would always result in my mom shouting that I was wasting my life. My mom thought K-pop was trash and wanted me to like classical music as she did. But classical music made me sleepy.

Every day during middle school I went to a K-pop gossip and news site called allkpop.com. On this site I learned that I could audition(试音) to become a singer in a K-pop band. The shining clothes, thousands of screaming fans and hearing them chant my name seemed much more exciting than being a middle school student. Becoming a K-pop star was all I wanted.

I started watching the audition videos of current stars and reading blog posts from people who had auditioned. They explained much about the audition. This made me want to audition even more. After watching those videos, I saw that most of the current stars weren’t that amazing in their auditions and that each singer had improved so much through training. I had never had vocal lessons(声乐课) and didn’t think of myself as a good singer. ＂But if they could do it, I could do that too,＂ I thought.

1.What caused the author to fall in love with K-pop?

A. Her Korean origin. B.A new style of dance.

C. Her friends’ influence. D. The popularity of Gee.

2.The underlined word ＂ditch＂ in Paragraph 1 probably means ＂________＂.

A. forget B. attend C. ignore D. hate

3.What do we know about the author’s mother?

A. She has no interest in music.

B. She has a low opinion of K-pop.

C. She doesn’t care about her daughter.

D. She prefers K-pop to classical music.

4.After visiting allkpop.com, the author ________.

A. dreamed of becoming a pop singer

B. called the manager of the news site

C. contacted people who had auditioned

D. knew she would never become a singer

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。大多数人都认为肿瘤科护士这一职业是让人感到很压抑的，然而我却挚爱着这个职业。有时会有病人痊愈的奇迹发生，而我就是这奇迹创造过程中的一分子。

1.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句可知,当奇迹发生时,我就是这个奇迹创造过程中的一分子。因此D项正确。

2.A 【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段可知,在我当护士的16年中,总是有人在问同样的问题:当肿瘤科的护士不令人感到沮丧吗?这说明大多数人不喜欢这个职业。因此A项正确。

4.A 【解析】标题归纳题。全文主要谈论的是我选择护士职业的理由，因此A项正确。而B项作为文章标题过大；C项以偏概全，不能作为文章的标题；D项显然是对医院的阐述，不符合语篇主旨。

二、教材与语法填空

根据教材课文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A robot used for housework 1.___________ （test）out in a family. He looked like a tall and handsome man with smooth black hair， 2.___________ （speak） in a deep voice. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired such a robot to accompany his wife Claire. Claire didn’t like the idea at the 3.___________ （begin）， but she agreed to it at last. 4.___________ her first sight of Tony， Claire was alarmed. When Tony offered to help her dressing， Claire felt 5.___________ （embarrass）. 6.___________ （gradual）， Tony began to win Claire’s trust. He helped Claire realize her dreams by making her home elegant， giving her a new haircut， changing the makeup she wore and 7.___________ （give） her advice on her dresses. Therefore at the party all the guests 8.___________ were invited were filled with admiration when they 9.___________ （see） her house was completely changed. After the test， the company was satisfied with Tony’s report 10.___________ he had successfully made a woman regain her confidence.

答案：1.was tested　2.speaking　3.beginning　4.At

5.embarrassed　6.Gradually　7.giving　8.who　9.saw　10.because

三、完形填空

I always had a dream.In it，I was a little girl again，rushing about，trying to get __1__ for school.Deep inside I knew __2__ it came from.It was some unfinished __3__ in my life.

As a kid I loved school.Most of all I __4__ to receive my diploma.That seemed more __5__ even than getting married.But at 15，I had to __6__ because my parents couldn't afford my __7__.Pretty soon I married and had three children.I thought，“There goes my diploma.”__8__，I wanted my children to be educated.But Linda，the youngest，had a serious heart disease，which made it impossible for her to __9__ in a normal classroom.

One day，I saw an ad for evening courses.“That's the __10__.Linda always feels better in the evening，so I'll just __11__ her up for night school.”

Linda was busy filling forms when the school __12__ said，“Mrs Schantz，why don't you come back to school？”

I laughed，“There's no __13__！I'm 55！”

But he __14__ me and I attended class with Linda.Surprisingly，both Linda and I felt great there and my __15__ steadily improved.

It was exciting to go to school again，but it was no __16__.Sitting in a class full of kids was __17__，even if they were respectful.Whenever I was down，Linda encouraged me, “Mom，you can't __18__ now！” Together we made it __19__.

Finally，I got my diploma with Linda and realized my __20__ of years.

1．A.started　　　 B．concerned

C．finished D．prepared

2．A.when B．where

C．how D．why

3．A.homework B．diploma

C．accident D．business

4．A.required B．managed

C．longed D．struggled

5．A.annoying B．incredible

C．appealing D．ridiculous

6．A.drop out B．give in

C．break up D．turn away

7．A.living B．teaching

C．working D．schooling

8．A.As usual B．Until then

C．Even so D．In fact

9．A.recover B．function

C．benefit D．arrive

10．A.problem B．answer

C．deal D．result

11．A.sign B．put

C．call D．pick

12．A.secretary B．colleague

C．employer D．referee

13．A.rush B．time

C．way D．class

14．A.urged B．demanded

C．persuaded D．informed

15．A.grades B．attitude

C．health D．moods

16．A.fun B．game

C．good D．wonder

17．A.available B．awkward

C．awesome D．awful

18．A.miss B．reject

C．resign D．quit

19．A.up B．out

C．off D．through

20．A.dream B．ambition

C．plan D．thought

【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了已为人母的作者梦想着自己能够再年轻一次重新回到课堂，最后在女儿的带动下实现了自己梦想的故事。

1．D　根据下文作者和女儿一起回到课堂的事可知，此处指“准备上学”。get prepared for“为……做准备”。故选D。

2．B　根据语境可知，此处指作者知道这种想法(再次年轻并回到校园)来源于哪里(where)。故选B。

3．D　根据下文内容可推知，这个梦想是作者未完成的事(business)。故选D。

4．C　根据常识及语境可知，作者渴望得到自己的毕业证书。long to do sth.“渴望做某事”。故选C。

5．C　根据上文的“As a kid I loved school.Most of all I __4__ to receive my diploma”可推出，对于作者来说上学甚至比结婚更有吸引力。annoying“讨厌的，令人气恼的”；incredible“难以置信的”；appealing“有吸引力的”；ridiculous“荒谬的”。故选C。

6．A　根据上下文可推知，因为家里负担不起作者的学校教育费用，所以作者不得不辍学。drop out“辍学”；give in“屈服”；break up“破碎”；turn away“拒绝”。故选A。

7．D　参见上题解析。schooling“学校教育”。

8．C　根据语境可知，尽管这样，作者还是想让孩子接受教育。故选C。as usual“像往常一样”；until then“直到那时”；even so“即便这样，尽管如此”；in fact“事实上”。

9．B　根据语境可知，此处指“在一间正常的教室里上课对琳达来说是不可能的”。function意为“运转，正常工作”，符合语境。recover“恢复”； benefit“使受益”；arrive“到达”。故选B。

10．B　根据语境可知，那就是解决琳达上学问题的方法，因为琳达在晚上身体感到很不错。故选B。 problem“问题”；answer“解决办法，答案”；deal“交易”；result“结果”。

11．A　根据语境可知，女儿在晚上时身体感觉舒服，因此作者就为女儿在夜校报了名。sign up for sth.“报名(参加课程)”。故选A。

12．A　colleague“同事”；employer“雇主，老板”；referee“裁判员，调解人”。根据语境可知选A。the school secretary“校办秘书”。

13．C　根据空后的“I'm 55”可推知，作者认为55岁的自己不可能再回到校园了。there is no way意为“不可能”。

14．C　根据上下文可知，此处指作者被劝服。urge“催促”；demand“要求”；persuade“劝服”；inform“通知”。故选C。

15．A　根据语境及常识可推知，令人吃惊的是，作者的成绩稳步提高。grade“成绩”；attitude“态度”；health“健康”；mood“情绪”。故选A。

16．B　根据语境可知，重回学校对于作者而言是一件兴奋的事，但这并不是个游戏。故选B。

17．B　据下文的“even if they were respectful”可推出，作者认为和孩子们坐在一起是尴尬的。available“可获得的”；awkward“令人尴尬的”；awesome“令人惊叹的”；awful“可怕的”。根据语境可知选B。

18．D　根据“encouraged me”和下文的“Together we made it”可推知，女儿鼓励作者不能放弃。miss“思念”；reject“拒绝接受”；resign“辞职”；quit“放弃”。故选D。

19．D　此处考查固定搭配。make it through，意为“成功渡过”。

20．A　realize one's dream“实现某人的梦想”，符合语境。ambition“雄心”；plan“计划”；thought“想法”。

四、教材与话题写作

（Ⅰ）用本单元所学知识完成下列句子。

1.在信息时代，可能每个人都渴望有一个机器人。（desire to）

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答案：In the information age， it's likely that everyone desires to have a robot.

2.当你受到惊吓时，它会陪伴着你直到你想一个人待着。（accompany；alarmed）

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答案：It will accompany you until you want to be left alone when you are alarmed.

3.你上班时，它会在家服从你的命令，记录下给你打电话的号码，甚至会处理一些办公事务。（set down； ring up）

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答案：While you are at work， it will obey your orders and set down the numbers that ring you up and even deal with some office affairs.

4.这样的机器人与其说是一台机器，不如说是一个朋友。（more... than...）

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答案：Such a robot is more a friend than a machine.

5.毫无疑问，很多人都支持机器人的研发。（in favour of）

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答案：There is no doubt that a lot of people are in favour of the research and development of robots.

6.我相信，如果你有这样的机器人，别人一定会羡慕你的。（be bound to； envy）

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答案：I am convinced that if you have such a robot， others are bound to envy you.

（Ⅱ）将以上句子连成短文，要求衔接连贯、过渡自然。

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五、下面是李华的一篇作文，文中有五处错误，改正错误并背诵该文。

In the information age， it's likely that everyone desire to have a robot， which will accompany you until you want to be left alone when you are alarming. While you are at work， it will obey your orders and set down the numbers that ring you up and even dealt with some office affairs. Such a robot is much a friend than a machine. There is no doubt that a lot of people are in favour of the research and development of robots. I am convincing that if you have such a robot， others are bound to envy you.

答案：

In the information age， it's likely that everyone to have a robot， which will accompany you until you want to be left alone when you are . While you are at work， it will obey your orders and set down the numbers that ring you up and even with some office affairs. Such a robot is a friend than a machine. There is no doubt that a lot of people are in favour of the research and development of robots. I am that if you have such a robot， others are bound to envy you.

日月崇拜是原始宗教的重要内容之一，中国古代很早就有祭祀日月的宗教礼俗。殷人将日月称东母与西母，周代依据日月的时间属性行朝日夕月的祭礼，“夕月”即秋分日的晚上在西门外祭月。春秋战国时，日月神被称为东皇公、西王母。沂南汉画像石中东王公、西王母分坐在柱收物（昆仑山）上，西王母两旁跪有捣药的玉兔，由此可知，晋代郭璞《<山海经>图赞》中“昆仑月精”的说法言之有据，而后世的月神嫦娥即由西王母演变而来。秦汉时期日月祭祀仍为皇家礼制，此后直至明清历代都有秋分祭月的礼仪。

上古时期祭月列入皇家祀典而例行祭祀后，民间缺少了祭月的消息，这可能与古代社会的神权控制有关，像日月这样的代表阴阳的天地大神，只有皇家才能与之沟通，一般百姓无缘祭享。隋唐以后，随着天文知识的丰富与文化观念的进步，人们对月亮有了较理性的认识，月亮的神圣色彩明显消褪。这时皇家也逐渐失去了对月神祭祀的独占权。对一般平民来说，月亮不再是那样“高不可及”。唐朝虽没有中秋节，但唐人精神浪漫，亲近自然，中秋赏月已成为文人的时尚，吟咏中秋明月的华章丽句寻常可见，如许浑《鹤林寺中秋夜玩月》云：“中秋云尽出沧海，半夜露寒当碧天。轮彩渐移金殿外，镜光犹挂玉楼前。”

在宋代，中秋节已成为民俗节日。文人沿袭赏月古风，但其情趣大异于唐人。唐人大多由月亮的清辉联想到河山的壮美，友朋千里，邀赏明月，诗酒风流，如白居易《八月十五日夜禁中独直，对月忆元九》“三五夜中新月色，二千里外故人心”，就借秋月抒发了感物怀人的情思。宋人常以月之阴晴圆缺，喻人生变化无常，苏轼《中秋月》“暮云收尽溢清寒，银汉无声转玉盘。此生此夜不长好，明月明年何处看”就寄托着这种浩叹。似乎中秋明月的清光，也难掩宋人的感伤。不过对于宋人来说，中秋还有另一种形态，即世俗的欢愉。北宋东京中秋夜，“贵家结饰台榭，民间争占酒楼玩月”（《东京梦华录》）。南宋杭州中秋夜更是热闹，在银蟾光满之时，王孙公子、富家巨室，莫不登楼，临轩玩月，酌酒高歌；中小商户也登上小小月台，安排家宴，“团圆子女，以酬佳节”（《梦梁录》）；市井贫民“解衣市酒，勉强迎欢，不肯虚度”。

团圆是中秋节俗的中心意义。宋人的团圆意识已与中秋节令发生关联，宋代城市居民阖家共赏圆月，就体现了这一伦理因素。明清时期，由于理学的浸染，民间社会乡族观念增强，人们对家庭更为依恋，中秋节正是加强亲族联系的良机。“中秋民间以月饼相连，取团圆之义”（明代田汝成《西湖游览志奈》），月饼在宋代已经出现，但以月饼为中秋特色食品及祭月供品的风俗大概始于明朝，小小的月饼在民间生活中作为团圆的象征与联系亲族情感的信物互相馈送。

节日是日常生活的亮点，节俗文化是时代精神的聚焦。中秋经历了文人赏月的雅趣，民间拜月的情趣，以及有心吃月饼而无心看月的俗趣，节俗形态从古至今发生了重大变化。一部中秋节俗形态演变史，也是一部中国民众心态的变迁史。

               （摘编自萧放《团圆饼与月亮节——中秋节俗形态的变迁》）

1．下列关于原文内容的表述，不正确的一项是( )

A．对于日月，殷人称东母与西母，春秋战国时称东皇公、西王母，汉代称东王公、西王母，从这些称呼可以看出，中国古人的日月崇拜有一脉相承之处。

B．唐宋两代都有文人赏月的风尚。唐人多借月表达对自然美景的欣赏赞美，体现出诗酒风流的情趣，而宋人常因月抒发感伤之情。

C．南宋时的都城杭州，中秋夜热闹非凡，不仅富家巨室、中小商户宴饮赏玩，“以酬佳节”，连财力匮乏的市井贫民也勉力寻欢，足见中秋在当时已是非常重要的节日。

D．中秋的节俗文化经历了不断丰富与演变的过程，如宋人赋予中秋节阖家团圆的意义，明人则将月饼引入中秋节，作为团圆的象征与联系亲族感情的信物。

2．下列理解和分析，不符合原文意思的一项是( )

A．弦、望、晦、朔是月亮在运行过程中被人观察到的不同形态，是中国大多数节日设定的基准，如中秋节的设定就与“望”有关。

B．中秋节源于原始宗教中的月亮崇拜，但形成较晚。唐代文人已有中秋之夜赏月的风尚，到宋代，中秋则成为重要的民俗节日。

C．沂南汉画像石中的西王母为月神，居于昆仑山，后演变为月神嫦娥。晋代郭璞《<山海经>图赞》中“昆仑月精”的说法即以此神话为依据。

D．唐朝的一般民众将月亮视为欣赏的对象，而不再觉得它高不可及，这跟天文知识的丰富、文化观念的进步和皇家丧失对祭月的独占权大有关系，

3．根据原文内容，下列说法不正确的一项是( )

A．月为天地大神，在宗教祭祀中地位重要，上古时期统治者独占祭月权之后，直至隋唐以前，一般民众无权祭月，中国民间也没有祭月的风俗。

B．尽管唐宋文人赏月的情趣大异，但白居易《八月十五日夜禁中独直，对月忆元九》和苏轼《中秋月》都是借月抒怀的感伤之作，表达了对友人的思念之情。

C．在宋代，中秋已是团圆佳节，到明清时期，理学的影响增强了民间社会的乡族观念和人们对家庭的依恋，于是中秋节更成为共享天伦与联系亲族的良机。

D．中秋节俗形态丰富，从文人雅士赏玩明月，到民间阖家团圆共赏明月，再到以月饼相赠加强亲族联系，这些习俗的演变折射了时代精神的变迁。

（二）文学类文本阅读（14分）

阅读下面的文字，完成4-6题。

百年震柳
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1920年12月16日，宁夏海原县发生了一场全球最大的地震。是日晚8时，风暴大起，四野尘霾，大地颤动，山移、地裂、河断、城陷。黄土高原经这一抖，如骨牌倒地，土块横飞。老百姓惊呼：“山走了！”有整座山滑行三四公里者，最大滑坡面积竟毗连三县，达两千平方公里。山一倒就瞬间塞河成湖，形成无数的大小“海子”。地震中心原有一大盐湖，为西北重要的产盐之地。湖底突然鼓起一道滚动的陡坎，如有人在湖下推行，竟滴水不漏地将整个湖面向北移了一公里，称之为“滚湖”。所有的地标都被扭曲、翻腾得面目全非。大地瞬间裂开一条237公里长的大缝，横贯甘肃、陕西、宁夏。裂缝如闪电过野，利刃破竹，见山裂山，见水断水，将城池村庄一劈两半，庄禾田畴被撕为碎片。当这条闪电穿过海原县的一条山谷时，谷中正有一片旺盛的柳树，它照样噼噼啪啪，一路撕了下去。但是没有想到，这些柔枝弱柳，虽被摇得东倒西歪，断枝拔根，却没有气绝身死。狂震之后，有一棵虽被撕为两半，但又挺起身子，顽强地活了下来，至今仍屹立在空谷之中，这就是那棵有名的震柳。
我不知道这株柳，该称它是一棵还是两棵。它同根，同干，同样的树纹，头上还枝叶连理。但地震已经将它从下一撕为二，现在两个半边树中间可穿行一人，而每一半也都有合抱之粗了。人老看脸，树老看皮。经过百年岁月的煎熬，这树皮已如老人的皮肤，粗糙，多皱，青筋暴突。纹路之宽可容进一指，东奔西突，似去又回，一如黄土高原上的千沟万壑。这棵树已经有500年，就是说地震之时它已是400岁的高龄，而大难后至今又过了100岁。
看过树皮，再看树干的开裂部分，真让你心惊肉跳。平常，锯开一根木头，无论从哪个方向切入，那剖面上的年轮图案都幻化无穷，美不胜收，以至于木纹装饰成了我们生活中不可或缺的风景，木纹之美也成了生命之美的象征。但是现在，面对树心我找不到一丝的年轮。如同五马分尸，地裂闪过，先是将树的老根嘎嘎嘣嘣地扯断，又从下往上扭裂、撕剥树皮，然后再将树心的木质部分撕肝裂肺，横扯竖揪，惨不忍睹。但是这棵树并没有死。地震揪断了它的根，却拔不尽它的须；撕裂了它的躯干，却扯不断它的连理枝。灾难过后，它又慢慢地挺了过来。百年来，在这人迹罕至的桃源深处，阳光暖暖地抚慰着它的身子，细雨轻轻地冲洗着它的伤口，它自身分泌着汁液，小心地自疗自养，生骨长肉。百年的疤痕，早已演化成许多起伏不平的条、块、洞、沟、瘤，像一块凝固的岩石，为我们定格了一段难忘的岁月。
柳树这个树种很怪。论性格，它是偏于柔弱一面的，枝条柔韧，婀娜多姿，多生水边。所以柳树常被人作了多情的象征。唐人有折柳相送的习俗，取其情如柳丝，依依不舍。贺知章把柳比作窈窕的美人：“碧玉妆成一树高，万条垂下绿丝绦。不知细叶谁裁出，二月春风似剪刀。”但在关键时刻，这个弱女子却能以柔克刚，表现出特别的顽强。西北的气候寒冷干旱，是足够恶劣的了，它却能常年扎根于此o在北国的黄土地上，柳树是春天发芽最早、秋天落叶最迟的树，它尽力给大地最多的绿色。当年左宗棠进军西北，别的树不要，却单选中这弱柳与大军同行。“新栽杨柳三千里，引得春风度玉关。”柳树有一种特殊的本领，遇土即根，有水就长，干旱时就休息，苦熬着等待天雨，但绝不会轻生去死。它的根系特别发达，能在地下给自己铺造一个庞大的供水系统，远远地延伸开去，捕捉哪怕一丝丝的水汽。它木性软，常用来做案板，刀剁而不裂；枝性柔，立于行道旁，风吹而不折。
我想，海原大地震的震波绕地球三圈，移山填河，夺去了28万人的生命，而这一株裂而不死的古柳却能够存活下来，它肯定是要对后人说点什么。