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Holmes，regarded Poe as the father of detective fiction.Jules Verne，a French writer

who helped popularize science fiction，said Poe's work had a direct influence on the stories he wrote.

【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文，题材为人物故事类。埃德加·爱伦·坡被尊为推理小说的开山鼻祖，他一生生活悲苦，却在文学世界里找到了些许慰藉。 1．Poe began to write to________．

A．earn his living B．find fort in writing C．build a good reputation D．create a beautiful world

答案 B [细节理解题。根据文章第二段He was so upset about real life that he turned to writing.Expressing himself in an unreal and imaginary world was his only fort可知，埃德加·爱伦·坡开始写作是为了在文学世界里找到安慰。] 2．It can be learnt that Poe's works often reflect________． A．soldiers' life C．a sense of peace

B．his own life stories D．some political problems

答案 B [推理判断题。根据文章第三段The tragedies in Poe's life influenced the tone，style and contents of his writing可知，埃德加·爱伦·坡的作品反映了他自己的人生。]

3．Which can best show Poe's influence on literature according to the last paragraph? A．His creation of crime fiction. B．His unique writing experience. C．His creation of scientific theories. D．His contribution to new inventions.

答案 A [细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，埃德加·爱伦·坡被看作是推理小说的开山鼻祖，故选A。]

4．What's the best title of the text? A．American literature and writers B．Escape from real life and find fort C．Edgar Allan Poe：a misunderstood poet D．Edgar Allan Poe：a tragic yet talented writer

答案 D [主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了埃德加·爱伦·坡悲惨的人生经历及他对19世纪

文学的影响，故D项最适合作标题。] Ⅴ.完形填空

What does it take to help a person move toward a better performance? It doesn't take as much as you may at first __1__．One of my hobbies，over the years，is to repair houses.Using this __2__，I have had a wonderful time and __3__ enjoyed working with my hands and __4__ other people including a young man.

The young man was recently married and bought a(n) __5__house.However，to this young man，it appeared to be a huge mountain he had to climb.The __6__ was that he had never been taught to do much of anything around the house and he had never even used any __7__．Therefore，he was unable to even decide how to start the most basic of repairing including repainting a wall __8__．So，I was asked to help him.I __9__ what I was going to do，why I would do it，and how to use the tools.He was a quick learner，eager to __10__ whatever he was told.However，I __11__ noticed his hesitation to do anything I told him to do even though I __12__ by doing it myself so that he could see what the technique was or how the tool was used __13__．His problem was that he had no confidence and was __14__ to try anything，__15__ I encouraged him.It was truly amazing to see him have greater __16__．Over the next few months，we finished the project with me only giving him the lead and being his helper.

All it takes is a few words of encouragement，and helpful __17__．It never takes much if you __18__ care about people especially their feelings.We are never born to be __19__ of anything.If you arm yourself with words of __20__ and use them，you'll find it is not hard for anyone to improve.

【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者在帮一位年轻人翻修房屋的过程中认识到鼓励他人的话语能帮助他们取得进步。 1．A.discover C．think

B．predict D．notice

答案 C [根据下文作者仅仅用一些鼓励的话语就帮助了一位年轻人取得进步可知，想要帮助一个人进步并不像我们一开始“想得(think)”那样难。] 2．A.lesson C．strength

B．skill D．performance

答案 B [上句中的to repair houses是一项“技能(skill)”。] 3．A.always B．never C．seldom

D．ever

答案 A [根据上文中的hobbies和a wonderful time可以看出，作者喜欢帮人修房子，所以“总是(always)”乐在其中。] 4．A.supporting C．helping

B．forting D．changing

答案 C [根据作者业余时帮人修房子和下文他对一位年轻人的帮助可知，他是在“帮助(helping)”他人。] 5．Afortable C．large

B．old D．ugly

答案 B [根据下文作者帮助这位年轻人翻修房屋可推测，这位年轻人买了个“旧的(old)”房子。]

6．A.opinion B．result

C．method D．truth

答案 D [本空后的he had never been taught...就是这位年轻人什么都不会做的“事实(truth)”。]

7．A.tools B．maps C．hands

D．keys

答案 A [下文中的how to use the tools提示了本题答案。] 8．A.patiently B．quickly C．again D．alone

答案 D [根据本句中的he was unable to even decide how to start the most basic of repairing可推测，这位年轻人甚至连“单独(alone)”重新粉刷墙壁都不会。] 9．A.described C．expected

B．guessed D．warned

答案 A [因为那位年轻人什么都不会做，所以作者要“描述清楚(described)”他要做什么，以及如何做等。] 10．A.record

C．believe

B．understand D．explain

答案 B [根据本空前的He was a quick learner可推测，这位年轻人学习接受能力很强，总是渴望能“理解(understand)”作者教他的一切。] 11．A.finally C．immediately

B．exactly D．suddenly

答案 C [根据本空前的However可推测，虽然那位年轻人聪明好学，但是作者“立即(immediately)”注意到他做事犹豫。] 12．A.slowed down C．calmed down 答案 B

13．A.safely C．perfectly

B．carefully D．properly B．started off D．showed off

答案 D [根据本句中的so that he could see what the technique was可推测，作者“开始工作(started off)”的时候先是自己动手，给那位年轻人示范技巧，并让他知道如何“正确地(properly)”使用工具。] 14．A.willing C．afraid 答案 C

15．A.and B．so C．but 答案 B

16．A.confidence B．power C．ability

D．interest

D．or

B．ashamed D．ready

答案 A [根据he had no confidence可推测，这位年轻人“不敢(afraid)”尝试任何事，“所以(so)”作者给予他鼓励，增强了这位年轻人的“信心(confidence)”。] 17．A.discussion C．advice

B．plans D．replies

答案 C [根据上段中的giving him the lead可推测，作者不仅鼓励了这位年轻人，还给他提供了有用的“建议(advice)”。] 18．A.gradually C．rarely

B．gratefully D．really

答案 D [根据全文内容可知，如果你“真地(really)”关心他人，想要帮助他们并不费事。]

19．A.directors B．masters C．pioneers

D．winners

答案 B [根据上文内容可知，这位年轻人一开始什么都不会做，也就是说我们谁都不是天

生就会做很多事情的“能手(masters)”。] 20．A.congratulation B．suggestion C．agreement

D．encouragement

答案 D [上文中的encouraged，encouragement提示了本题答案，表示“鼓励(encouragement)”他人的话语能帮助他们进步。] Ⅵ.语法填空

If you've always felt that you look __1__(attractive) in videos than you do in photographs，you're not alone.A recent study __2__(do) by researchers at UC Davis and Harvard has found this to be true.It turns out that looking attractive in photos isn't easy due to __3__the researchers are calling the “frozen face effect.”

In the study，university __4__(volunteer) were asked to watch 20 videos of various faces，after__5__they were given 20 stills pulled from the videos they had just watched.When they were then asked to rank the imagery based __6__attractiveness，the videos consistently ranked higher than the corresponding stills.The researchers even __7__(try) giving the subjects a series of photos shown as a group，but regardless，the video ranked higher—__8__(apparent) we humans like moving faces.

Maybe a portrait (人像) photographer's most prized skill has to do with bringing out __9__best in people or photoshop; but in reality it may just be the ability __10__(overe) the “frozen face effect.”

答案 1.more attractive [考查形容词的比较级。由than可知应填attractive的比较级。]

2．done [考查过去分词作定语的用法。do与study之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且do所表示的动作已完成，故填done。]

3．what [考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，且在从句中作calling的宾语，故填what。] 4．volunteers [考查名词。由were可知主语是复数名词，故填volunteers。] 5．which [考查关系词。faces后面是“介词＋关系代词”引导的定语从句，且设空处指代整个主句的内容，故填which。]

6．on/upon [考查介词。(be) based on/upon意为“根据”。]

7．tried [考查一般过去时。try所表示的动作发生在过去，故填tried。]