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1、Task 1：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2016浙江，A)“Did you hear what happened to Adam last Friday？”Lindsey whispers to Tori.With her eyes shining，Tori brags，“You bet I did.Sean told me two days ago.”Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about？It just happens to be yours truly，Adam Freedman.I can tell y
2、ou that what they are saying is (a) not nice and (b) not even true.Still，Lindsey and Tori arent very different from most students here at Linton High School，including me.Many of our conversations are gossip(闲话)I have noticed three effects of gossip：it can hurt people，it can give gossipers a strange
3、kind of satisfaction，and it can cause social pressures in a group.An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about.Usually，gossip spreads information about a topicbreakups，trouble at home，even dropping outthat a person would rather keep secret.The more embarra
4、ssing or shameful the secret is，the juicier the gossip it makes.Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie.People often think of gossipers as harmless，but cruel lies can cause pain.If we know that gossip can be harmful，then why do so many of us do it？The answer lies in another effect of g
5、ossip：the satisfaction it gives us.Sharing the latest rumor(传言)can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others dont.Similarly，hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group.”In other words，gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense
6、 of belonging or even superiority(优越感)Gossip also can have a third effect：it strengthens unwritten，unspoken rules about how people should act.Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group.Translated into high school terms，this means that if everybody you h
7、ang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said，then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention.The dos and donts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.The effects of gossip vary depending on the
8、situation.The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news，think about why you want to gossip and what effects your“juicy story”might have.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章讨论了传言的危害和人们为什么喜欢传闲话。1The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to _.Aintroduce a topicBpresent an argumentCdescrib
9、e the charactersDclarify his writing purpose答案A推理判断题。根据文章第三段的Many of our conversations are gossip.(我们的话题很多都是闲话)，可知开头的对话是为了介绍本文的主题，故选A。2An important negative effect of gossip is that it _.Abreaks up relationshipsBembarrasses the listenerCspreads information aroundDcauses unpleasant experiences答案D细节理解
10、题。根据文章第四段的An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about.可知主要危害是它会给被讨论的人带来不愉快的经历，故选D。3In the authors opinion，many people like to gossip because it _.Agives them a feeling of pleasureBhelps them to make more friendsCmakes them better at telling storiesDenable
11、s them to meet important people答案A细节理解题。根据文章第五段的The answer lies in another effect of gossip：the satisfaction it gives us，可知人们散播传言是因为它会带来满足感，故选A。4Professor David Wilson thinks that gossip can _.Aprovide students with written rulesBhelp people watch their own behaviorsCforce schools to improve student
12、 handbooksDattract the polices attention to group behaviors答案B细节理解题。根据文章第六段的Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviours in a group.可知他认为传言能帮助人们观察自身的行为，故选B。5What advice does the author give in the passage?ANever become a gossiper.BStay away from gossipers.CDont let
13、 gossip turn into lies.DThink twice before you gossip.答案D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news，think about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story” might have.可知作者的建议是让人们在传言之前三思而后行。故选D。Task 2：词汇积累1whisper vt.低语，小声说话2you bet你可以确信，的确，当然I bet (that).
14、我敢肯定3drop out (从活动，竞赛中)退出，中途退学，辍学She got a scholarship to Cambridge but dropped out a year later.她得到了剑桥大学的奖学金，但一年后就退学了。4hang around 闲待着，等待，闲逛5the dos and donts规则，准则If you want to lose weight，here are some dos and donts.要想减体重，这是一些注意事项。6juicy adj.有趣的(尤指丑闻)；多汁又好的；赚钱的，获利的Task 3：语法填空Lindsey and Tori are
15、gossiping (闲话) about Adam.They two are the same _1_ most of the students here，_2_ (include) me.Many of our conversations are gossip.I have noticed _3_ effects of gossip：it can hurt people，it can give gossipers a strange kind of _4_ (satisfy)，and it can cause social pressures in a group._5_ important negative effect of gossip is _6_ it can hurt the person being talked about.Usually，gossip _7_ (spread) information about a topicbreakups，trouble at home，even dropping outthat a person _8_ rather keep secret.The _9_ (embarrassing) or shameful the secret is，the juicier the g
