There could be more floods（洪水）, 4 near the sea and rivers. Some plants and animals might die because they cannot live in high 5 .

Global warming is a very 6 problem now. There is something we can do to help to slow it down.

Scientists have been studying global warming for years. They have found that some things that people do in everyday life make much gas that 7 global warming. One big cause of this is the burning of oil, gas and coal for energy for our cars and homes. This gives off too much greenhouse gas. We can do something to cut 8 on the amount of greenhouse gas. ⒈ We can really help by using less energy in life, and less gas in our family cars. We should turn off the 9 and turn down other electrical equipment. We should walk more and use cars less.

⒉ 10 can take in some of the greenhouse gas. So we should plant more trees. 1. A. bigger 2. A. rise 3. A. go 5. A. talent 6. A. easy 7. A. stops 8. A. off 9. A. doors

B. older C. hotter B. fall B. die B. tent

C. remain C. let C. top

D. slower D. quit D. put D. temperature D. nervous D. down D. Animals

4. A. especially B. luckily C. continually D. nearly

B. natural C. serious B. into

C. out

B. causes C. prevents D. affects B. lights C. invitations D. roads

10. A. Grasses B. Flowers C. Forests B；（10）C；

【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）A；（5）D；（6）C；（7）B；（8）D；（9）【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介绍了全球变暖会造成的一些后果以及对于全球变暖我们可以做的事。

（1）句意：如果地球变得更热，可能会发生以下一些事情。A 更大的；B 更老的；C 更热的；D 更慢的。由the temperature of the Earth is getting higher and higher可知此处表示如果地球变得越来越热，故选C。

（2）句意：由于海冰融化，海平面可能上升。A 升起；B 跌落；C 保持；D 退出。由the melting of sea ice可知海平面会上升，故选A。

（3）句意：许多生活在冰上的动物可能会灭绝。A 出去；B 灭绝；C 释放；D 扑灭。由the Earth gets hotter可知此处 表示许多住在冰上的动物会灭绝，故选B。

（4）句意：可能会有更多的洪水，尤其是在靠近海洋和河流的地方。A 特别是；B 幸运地；C 持续地；D 几乎。根据语句There could be more floods可知此处表示可能会有更多的洪灾，特别是在海洋和河流附近，故选A。

（5）句意：一些动植物可能会因为无法在高温下生存而死亡。A 天赋；B 帐篷；C 顶部；D 温度。由the Earth gets hotter可知此处 的是因为它们不能在高温下生存，故选D。 （6）句意：全球变暖现在是一个非常严重的问题。A 容易的；B 自然的；C 严格的，严肃的；D 紧张的。由上文提到的全球变暖会导致的结果可知此处表示的是全球变暖现在是一

个很严峻的问题，故选C。

（7）句意：科学家们一直在研究全球变暖的起因。A 停止；B 引起；C 防止；D 影响。由One big cause of this is the burning of oil…可知此处 表示科学家们一直在研究全球变暖的起因，故选B。

（8）句意：我们可以做点什么来减少温室气体排放量。A 切断；B 切入；C 裁剪；D 砍，减少。由This gives off too much greenhouse gas，可知此处表示我们可以做点什么来减少温室气体排放量，故选D。

（9）句意：我们应该关上电灯。A 门；B 光；C 邀请；D 路。由We can really help by using less energy in life可知此处 表示我们应该关上电灯，故选B。

（10）句意：森林可以吸收一些温室气体。A 草；B 花；C 森林；D 动物。由So we should plant more trees，可知此处表示森林可以吸收一些温室气体，选C。

【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。

18．阅读下面短文，从短文后备题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可咀填八空白处的最佳选项。

Four years ago, Joel Kline gave up his job as a magazine editor to become a freelance copywriter for advertisements, but now he had money trouble. He says that he wishes he'd never 1 to set up his own business.

\I was 3 with my job, and I used to get really angry at my boss and the way he used to 4 me around all the time. I talked to a few friends and they said that they could give me 5 , so I told my boss l was leaving. At first, everything was 6 : I had so much work that I had to take on an assistant（助理）, my best friend at work, Don, just to be 7 to finish things on time. And soon we 8 large amounts of money. Don and I had a really great lifestyle, and when the work was finished, we used to take good 9 in places like Cancum and the Bahams, just to get relaxed.

At first, we were busy having fun, and charged（支付）everything to my credit cards instead, but then I began to 10 how much in debt（负债） I was. At last, I had to 11 Don off. I then had to sell all my office equipment（设备）.Now I could do almost nothing even if people 12 me. Things got so bad that I even asked my old boss if I could do some work for the 13 , but he said that I'd been so 14 to him when I left that he would never employ（雇佣） me again. I've had to 15 my business now and I don't know what I'm going to do for money. It just goes to show, if you set up your own business, you shouldn't spend money you don't have.\ 1. A. pretended 2. A. specially 3. A. pleased 4. A. show 5. A. time

B. learned B. still B. strict B. order B. money

C. failed C. also C. bored C. serve C. food

D. decided D. certainly D. patient D. lead D. work

6. A. perfect 7. A. afraid 8. A. lost 9. A. vacations 10. A. imagine 11. A. lay 12. A. paid 14. A. shy 15. A. close down

B. wrong B. ready

C. hard C. able

D. fun D. about D. chances D. realize D. put D. asked D. straight

B. borrowed C. donated D. made B. pictures C. courses B. remember C. wonder B. see B. helped B. rude B. pick up

C. take C. forgot C. lazy

13. A. advertisement B. magazine C. equipment D. lifestyle

C. turn down D. set up

【答案】 （1）D；（2）B；（3）C；（4）B；（5）D；（6）A；（7）C；（8）D；（9）A；（10）D；（11）A；（12）B；（13）B；（14）B；（15）A；

【解析】【分析】文章大意：乔尔·克莱恩从杂志辞职，放弃了编辑的工作，成为广告的自由撰稿人。聘请了自己最好的工作伙伴——唐作为自己的助手，很快挣了很多钱。之后就去休假，把所有的消费都记在了自己的信用卡上，当乔尔意识到自己透支了很多钱的时候，他已经偿还不清了。

（1）句意：他说他希望自己从来没有决定自己创业。A 假装；B 学习；C 失败；D 决定。由上文语句Joel Kline gave up his job as a magazine editor to become a freelance copywriter for advertisements理解可知，Joel自己决定去创业，故选D。

（2）句意：我希望我仍然还是一名编辑。A 特别地；B 仍然；C 也；D 当然。根据上文内容可知，Joel决定自己创业失败以后，处境很艰难，现在希望自己还像以前一样，是一名编辑，故选B。

（3）句意：我对我的工作感到厌倦了。A 高兴；B 严格；C 厌倦；D 耐心。根据上下文的语境可知，Joel现在谈论他辞职的原因，对工作感到无聊，固定短语be bored with sth，故选C。

（4）句意：我经常对我的老板和他一直命令我的方式感到非常生气。A 展示；B 命令；C 服务；D 引领。根据I used to get really angry at my boss 和told my boss l was leaving，可知不满老板，show，展示，和serve，服务，不符合；因为对老板不满，因此也不是lead，领导；因此是order，命令，故选B。

（5）句意：我和几个朋友谈过，他们说他们可以给我工作。A 时间；B 金钱C 食物；D 工作。根据下文语句 so I told my boss l was leaving. 提示可知，我辞职的主要动力就是朋友们承诺给我工作，故选D。

（6）句意：起初，一切都很完美。A 完美；B 错误；C 困难；D 有趣。根据下文语句I had so much work that I had to take on an assistant…提示可知，自己的创业最初很顺利，故选A。

（7）句意：只是为了能够按时完成工作。A 担心；B 准备；C 能够；D 大约。根据上文语句I had to take on an assistant…的提示可知，请助手的目的就是能够按时完成工作，be able to do sth，能够做某事，故选C。

（8）句意：很快我们就赚了很多钱。A 丢失；B 借；C 捐赠；D 挣。根据上文语句At first,

everything was perfect: 提示可知，此句表示我们挣了很多的钱，make money，挣钱，故选D。

（9）句意：当工作结束后，我们经常在坎昆姆和巴哈马等地好好度假，只是为了放松。A 假期；B 图片；C 课程；D 机会。根据下文语句 just to get relaxed.提示可知，此句表示去度假，故选A。

（10）句意：但后来我开始意识到我欠了那么多的债。A 想象；B 记住；C 想知道；D 意识到。根据下午我语句At last, I had to lay Don off. I then had to sell all my office equipment.可知，Joel意识到自己欠了很多的钱，开始变卖设备还钱，故选D。

（11）句意：最后，我不得不解雇唐。A 放；B 看；C 带着；D 放置。根据下文语句 I then had to sell all my office equipment.提示可知，Joel经济窘迫，不得不解雇了助手，变卖了设备，偿还欠款。固定短语lay off，解雇，故选A。

（12）句意：现在即使有人帮助我，我也几乎无能为力了。A 支付；B 帮助；C 忘记；D 要求。根据下文语句he would never employ（雇佣） me again. 可知，没有人帮助我，故选B。

（13）句意：事情变得如此糟糕，我甚至问我的老老板我是否可以为杂志做些工作。A 广告；B 杂志；C 设备；D 生活方式。根据短文的开头可知，Joel最初在杂志社工作，故选B。

（14）句意：但他说我离开时对他太无礼了，他再也不会雇用我了。A 害羞；B 粗鲁；C 懒惰；D 坦诚。根据上文语句I used to get really angry at my boss and the way he used to order me around all the time. 提示可知，Joel对老板不尊重，故选B。

（15）句意：我现在不得不关门大吉，我不知道怎样才能挣钱。A 倒闭；B 捡起；C 调小；D 建立。根据上文语句At last, I had to pay Don off. I then had to sell all my office equipment.可知，自己的创业失败了，公司倒闭了，故选A。

【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。

19．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship. It's not that we didn't love each other. It's just that we used to have 1 opinions. My dad is one of the most hard-working men I know, but I was a 2 . I played sports as a kid, but 3 when I was making progress. Then I showed an 4 in music. My father got excited and 5 me a guitar when I was about eight. But I didn't like it until I was a teenager. During those teen years, I took up my guitar and 6 playing along.

Then I went to college. My father thought I should focus more on my 7 while I should have more fun playing music. I dreamed to be a musician. When I grew into a young man, I suddenly fell 8 ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney（肾） disease. I had to accept treatments all my life, or get a transplant（移植）.

I felt like there was a heavy 9 on my shoulders. Life became hard for me. But I was lucky enough because of my loving parents who 10 me and took care of me. While trying