能力提升 Ⅰ.完形填空 A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China———tuhao”． It's being used to describe__1__from the new building of People's Daily to expensive__2__weddings full of millionaires, and the new gold colored iPhone. In Chinese “tu” means__3__， and “hao” means rich.To say someone is tuhao is to__4__they come from a poor __5__background, and have made it rich quick—but don't quite have the manners to__6__it. “Tuhao” is__7__an old word—dating back perhaps as__8__as the Southern Dynasty 1,500 years ago—but __9__has always meant something rather different. During the communist revolution, from the 1920s to early 1950s, it was widely used to refer to landholders and the gentry (乡绅)who would often do bad things to those__10__them. This new usage of the term__11__in September after a widely shared__12__about a rich, but__13__man, who went to a Buddhist monk for advice, __14__to be told how to live a more simple life. The monk replied__15__with the phrase “Tuhao, let's be friends！” Chinese__16__users are highly creative in their use of language, and are__17__inventing, and reinventing words as a way of getting past censorship (审查) rules. But in this __18__， its popularity seems to be down to the fact__19__it encapsulates (概括) China's changing society so well—many people laugh at those with wealth, but are__20__jealous. 1．A.everybody B．everything C．everywhere D．everyone 2．A.ability B．security C．celebrity D．safety 3．A.earth B．sky C．space D．ash 4．A.announce B．cry C．remember D．imply 5．A.peasant B．soldier C．scholar D．teacher 6．A.put up with B．get away with C．come up with D．go along with 7．A.finally B． eventually C．actually D．lately 8．A.long B．far C．high D．late 9．A.it B．he C．she D．any 10．A.above B．beside C．beneath D．in 11．A.took up B．took down C．took off D．took in 12．A.news B．joke C．accident D．history 13．A.unhappy B．happy C．unlucky D．lucky 14．A.expecting B．imagining C．counting D．dreaming 15．A.still B．even C．rather D．instead 16．A.Internet B．TV C．telephone D．blog 17．A.quickly B．slowly C．constantly D．unconsciously 18．A.expedition B．case C．exploration D．environment 19．A.how B．why C．that D．when 20．A.openly B．publicly C．closely D．secretly Ⅱ.阅读理解 For centuries, the body's blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold blooded killer. For example, the police are searching for a cold blooded killer. He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someone's life as nothing. Cold can affect other parts of the body. The expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely ... ...
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