4．Why was the short story by James Arthur Baldwin so important for Myers? A．It helped him survive the dark period. B．It inspired him to pursue his writing career. C．He learned many writing techniques from it. D．The author of the story permitted him to write.
B [细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句中的“how a short story ...the course of his life”以及最后一句“The story gave me a permission that I didn't know I needed, the permission to write about my own landscape, my own map”可知，Baldwin写的故事鼓励了Myers追求他自己的写作事业，故B项正确。]
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
(2019·洛阳市、许昌市质量检测)Filial piety (孝心)is China's most important morality and involves strong deference (顺从) to one's parents. Thus, filial piety is an important value when it comes to treating one's immediate family, elders and superiors in general.
Origins
Filial piety was originally mentioned in the Western Zhou，__1__. Meaning
Filial piety is a general attitude of offering love, respect, support, and deference to one's parents and other elders in the family, such as grandparents or older siblings. __2__.Besides, it involves working hard in order to provide material comforts for parents.
The idea stems from the fact that parents give life to their children, and subsequently support them throughout their developing years in terms of providing food, education, and material needs.__3__. Chinese character
By looking at the Chinese character for filial piety, you will learn a lot about the term's definition.
__4__.The character is a combination of the character lao, which means “old” and zi, which means son.The top half of the character lao forms the top half of the character xiao, whereas the character that represents son forms the bottom half of the character.
__5__.The character xiao shows that the older person or generation is being
supported by the son, or children in general.
A．let me tell you the definition of filial piety
B．Filial piety is clarified by the Chinese character xiao C．Filial piety is one of the most important Chinese traditions D．This placement is symbolic and tells of what filial piety means E．which includes carrying on the family line and respecting the elders F．Acts of filial piety include obeying parents' wishes, taking care of them when they are old
G．Extending beyond one's family, filial piety also applies all elders like teachers, professional superiors, or anyone who is older in age
【语篇解读】 本文主要对中华传统美德孝心的起源和含义进行了简要的介绍和分析。
1．E [结合本段的标题Origins可推知，此处介绍了孝心的起源及其基本内容，与选项E呼应，所以选E项。]
2．F [根据空后一句“此外，孝心也包括努力工作来为父母提供物质上的舒适条件”可推知，空处应是表述孝心的具体行为，故F项符合语境，衔接上下文。]
3．G [空处上文主要阐述了孝心在家庭中的具体实践和体现，由此可推知空处应是表述孝心对除个人家庭外的长者也适用。故G项符合语境。]
4．B [空处是本段的主题句。通读全段可知，本段主要是对“孝”字的字形进行分析，并联系本部分的标题Chinese character可知，选项B符合语境。]
5．D [承接上段对“孝”字的字形分析，此处对孝进行了总结和意义分析，所以选D项。]
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2019·福州市质量抽测)The information I 1.________(collect) in the last few years leads me to believe that speed reading may be less 2.________(use) than most people think. The claim that you can read and comprehend over 30,000 words per minute is overstated. One researcher proved this in a study where irrelevant and illogical sentences were added to the text. The “speed readers” 3.________ were tested didn't notice the irrelevant lines—the readers who read slowly spotted them immediately.
I've interviewed people who have attended the introductory sessions 4.________ (offer) by some speed reading courses. 5.________(them) stories indicate that improper methods are sometimes used to sell the courses. Here's how: First, you're asked to read a passage from a book 6.________ which most persons would be unfamiliar. Your reading speed and comprehension are tested during this exercise. Then, after about half 7.________ hour of instruction, another reading test is given. But this time the reading is the one most educated Americans know well—such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Not 8.________(surprising), persons attending these introductory sessions find that their “exit” speed and comprehension are better than their “entry” 9.________(perform)．
I'm one of the fiction readers who appreciate the beauty in good writing. Occasionally I'll read a passage or sentence over and over just 10.________(let) the beauty of its construction soak in(渗透). Good writing must be read carefully and thoughtfully to be fully appreciated.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。过去几年“我”收集到的信息表明，快速阅读可能没有大多数人认为的那么有用，仔细阅读才能领略文字的魅力。
1．have collected/have been collecting [考查动词的时态。根据该句中的“in the last few years”可知，该处可用现在完成时，意为“过去几年收集到的信息让我相信快速阅读可能没有大多数人认为的那么有用”；收集信息的动作也可以看成从过去开始一直持续到当前的动作，故也可以用现在完成进行时。故填have collected/have been collecting。]
2．useful [考查形容词。句意参见上题解析。根据空前的“be less”及空后的“than”可知，空处应用形容词，故填useful。]
3．who/that [考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知，空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词The “speed readers”，且在从句中作主语，表示人，故用who或that引导该定语从句。]
4．offered [考查非谓语动词。根据空后的“by”并结合语境可知，动词offer和其主语the introductory sessions之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用其过去分词形式作后置定语。]
5．Their [考查代词。根据空前一句中的“I've interviewed people”及空后的
“stories”可知，此处表示“他们的故事”，故用形容词性物主代词Their。]
6．with [考查介词。分析该句结构可知，该句为“介词＋关系代词”引导的定语从句，be unfamiliar with sth.为固定用法，意为“对某事物不熟悉”，故空处应填介词with。]
7．an [考查冠词。half an hour意为“半小时”，为固定用法，故用不定冠词an。]
8．surprisingly [考查副词。此处应用副词修饰整个句子，表示“不足为奇的是”，故用surprising的副词形式surprisingly。]
9．performance(s) [考查词形转换。根据本句中的“their ‘exit’ speed”以及空前的“their ‘entry’”可知，空处应用名词；performance意为“表现”时可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词，故填performance(s)。]
10．to let [考查动词的不定式。句意：我偶尔会反复地阅读一个章节或者一个句子，仅是为了使其结构之美渗透出来。根据句意并分析句子结构可知，此处表示目的，故用动词不定式。]
Ⅳ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
(2019·石家庄市毕业班教学质量检测)Last term, I accommodated an exchange student calling Jacob from the Great Britain to our school.He really cares for Chinese culture.Jacob asked me to show himself around the city on weekends.I took him to many local place of interest and we also go to the theater to watch a show of Peking opera.He was so attracted by the performance as he decided to learn it.My father happened to know a master of Peking opera and introduced Jacob to him.Jacob was great honored to be one of his students.Put his heart into it, Jacob made a rapid