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1、综合过关检测(八)(时间： 100分钟满分： 120分)第卷第一部分阅读理解共两节，满分40分第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。APoetry Reviewing ContestEvery month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful poetry reviews.$100 prize for the winner of this writing contest.Deadl
2、ine: Sep.4thSummertime PoetryFor our Summertime Poetry Contest we are looking for the poems that praise the season.$100 prize for the winner of this contest.Deadline: Sep.10thYour Favorite PoetWrite out your favorite modern poet.Give the list to us.Deadline: Sep.10thUse These Words in a PoemThe chal
3、lenge of this contest is to write a poem using the words provided in the contest announcement.Deadline: Sep.16thPoem of the MonthEach month one poem is selected to be the Poem of the Month.A public vote determines the winner.All poems posted during the month are automatically considered.The winner o
4、f this contest will take away a $100 prize.Deadline: Sep.16thQuatrain Poetry(四行诗)Write a quatrain poemsee details，click_here：Deadline: Sep.19thFaith PoetryThe theme for this poetry contest is“faith”We are looking for poems that in some way match this theme.It doesnt matter if its spiritual，political
5、，intellectual or emotional as long as faith is clearly represented.This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize.Deadline: Sep.25thThe Words Are the SameWrite a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement.$100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest.Deadline: Sep.29thPoetic ArtTh
6、is poetry contest challenges people in our city to write a poem that describes the artwork provided.Your poem can become part of this artwork.View the announcement to see the image.$100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest.Deadline: Oct.3rd【文章大意】本文是一篇广告类应用文，是有关九个诗歌比赛的相关信息。1Besides writing poe
7、ms，this passage also asks you to _Awrite a poetry review or an interesting storyBwrite a poetry review and list your favorite poetCvote to determine the most famous poet in historyDlist your favorite poems and the most famous poetB解析：细节理解题。根据小标题Poetry Reviewing Contest的内容可知，可以写诗歌评论；根据小标题Your Favorit
8、e Poet的内容可知，可以列举自己最喜欢的诗人。故选B。2If you want to write a quatrain poem，you must hand it in by _ASeptember 10thBSeptember 20thCSeptember 19th DOctober 15thC解析：细节理解题。题干提到参赛内容是四行诗，因此结合小标题Quatrain Poetry (四行诗)中“Deadline: Sep.19th”可知，你必须在9月19日前上交四行诗，故选C。3What is the theme for the poetry contest in late Septe
9、mber?AFaith. BSuccess.CCourage. DFeelings.A解析：细节理解题。根据题干提到的时间可以确定答案应从倒数第二、三、四个比赛中找，所以根据Faith Poetry中的第一句“The theme for this poetry contest is faith”可知，9月底诗歌比赛的主题为“诚信”，故选A。4For whom is the advertisement written?AProfessional poets. BSchool students.CPoem amateurs. DThe public.D解析：推理判断题。根据Poetic Art中的
10、第一句“This poetry contest challenges people in our city.”可知，这则广告是针对大众的，故选D。BAny day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it all.Any day we wish; we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge.Any day we wish; we can start a new activity.Any day we wish; we can start the proces
11、s of life change.We can do it immediately，or next week，or next month，or next year.We can also do nothing.We can pretend rather than perform.And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable，we can remain as we are.We can choose rest over labor，entertainment over education，delusion
12、 (幻想) over truth，and doubt over confidence.The choices are ours to make.But while we complain about the effect，we continue to nourish (助长) the cause.As Shakespeare uniquely observed，“The fault is not in the stars，but in ourselves.”We created our circumstances by our past choices.We have both the abi
13、lity and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today.Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions.They need the truth.They need the whole truth.And they need nothing but the truth.We cannot allow our err
14、ors in judgment，repeated every day，to lead us down the wrong path.We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out.And then we must make the very choices that will bring life，happiness and joy into our daily lives.And if I may be so bold to offer my
15、 last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their lifeIf you dont like how things are，change it! Youre not a tree.You have the ability to totally transform every area in your lifeand it all begins with your very own power of choice.【文章大意】改变始于选择。对于那些寻求改变自己人生的人，如果不满意事情的现状，那就去改变它吧！5The first paragraph tells us that _Ano one wants to be disciplinedBwe often need some new knowledgeCtaking activities does good to our healthDwe want to change all the timeD解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的四个“Any day we wish”的排比可知，我们每天都希望有所改变，故D项正确。6We may conclude from the se
