A．hadn't you C．aren't I
B．wouldn't you D．didn't she
B [考查反义疑问句。句意：我相信你宁愿她坐公共汽车去上学，是吗？在既有主句又有从句的时候，如果主句部分是I think，I suppose，I'm sure，其反义疑问句须与从句的主、谓语保持一致。故在该题中，反义疑问句要和从句you'd rather she went to school by bus一致，根据前否后肯的原则，该反义疑问句应为wouldn't you。]
14．(2017·江苏省高考名校联考信息优化卷(九))
—Tom failed in the final exam.Didn't you hear this?
—________？ He has always been studying hard.A.So what B．How come C．What if
D．Guess what
B [考查交际用语。句意：——汤姆在期末考试中不及格。你没听说这件事吗？——怎么会呢？他一直都很努力学习的。根据语境可知，应选How come“怎么会呢”。So what“那又怎样”；What if“倘若……会怎么样”；Guess what“你猜怎么着”。]
15．(2017·江苏省高考名校联考信息优化卷(三))
—What's up，dear?
—I really ________after I lost the bicycle race to a 10-year-old girl. A．killed the fatted calf B．had egg on my face C．washed my hands off D．got off my high horse
B [考查习语辨析。句意：——亲爱的，怎么了？——当我在自行车竞赛中输给了一个10岁的小女孩之后，我真的感到很丢脸。kill the fatted calf“盛宴款待”；have egg on one's face“丢脸，出丑”；wash one's hands off“洗手不干”；get off one's high horse“放下架子，不再生气”。根据句意，应选B项。]
Ⅱ.完形填空——议论文
(2017·南京、盐城、连云港高三二模)Order is the best manager of time.It illustrates many subjects.Thus，obedience to the natural law is order.Virtue is order.The world began with it.__16__was once common before its establishment. The merchant，the clerk and the laborer are all of the same__17__，born with the same expectations and affected by similar influences.They are，it is__18__，born in different positions，but it __19__ with themselves whether they shall live nobly or evilly.They may not have their choice of riches or poverty，but they have their__20__of being good or evil. People of the highest position，__21__culture and education，have often as great hardships as the common people.They have to make their incomes go much further.They have to__22__their social status.__23__their incomes may be less satisfactory，they are desperate to__24__and bring the children up as gentlemen. Hume，a famous historian，was a man of good family but his__25__were very small when he was young.In his autobiography，he uses his own case as a(an)__26__of the advantages of frugality(节省)．Despite a considerable debt，his mother，a widow，__27__met the difficulties and eventually overcame them.Though her income was less than that of many highly paid men，she educated her children well and brought them up__28__．
Hume says，“While studying in France，I__29__that plan of life which I have steadily and successfully pursued.I determined to make a__30__frugality supply of my shortage of fortune and to__31__my independence.” At thirty-six he thought himself rich.These are his own words：“My appointments，with my frugality，had helped me reach a fortune which made me__32__．”
Goethe says，“It doesn't matter within what circle an honest man acts，provided he knows how to__33__that circle.” “What is the best government？” Goethe asks，“That which teaches us to__34__ourselves! Let everyone only do the right in his place，without__35__himself about the confusion of the world.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。主要阐述了社会上的每个人，不分贵贱，都应该遵守秩序，并用它约束自己的必要性。
16．A.Chaos C．Punishment
B．Offence D．Condemnation
A [在秩序建立之前，混乱一度是司空见惯的事情。chaos“混乱”；offence“冒犯”；punishment“惩罚”；condemnation“谴责”。Chaos和上文的order(秩序)对应。] 17．A.origin C．nature
B．race D．interest
C [of the same nature“具有相同的特征”。nature“特征，本质”；origin“起源，出身”；race“种族”；interest“兴趣”。] 18．A.hopeful C．vital
B．strange D．true
D [it is true充当插入成分，表明所说的话是正确的。] 19．A.agrees C．corresponds
B．rests D．conflicts
B [但生活的高贵还是邪恶取决于他们自己。rest with“取决于”，符合语境。agree with“和……一致，同意，适合”；correspond with“与某人通信，和……一致”；conflict with“与……冲突”。] 20．A.idea C．freedom
B．option D．intention
B [option和上文的choice相对应。idea“想法”；option“选择”； freedom“自由”；intention“意图”。] 21．A.in defence of C．in anticipation of
B．in course of D．in respect of
D [在文化和教育方面职位最高的人和普通人所经历的困难通常一样。in respect of“关于”，符合语境。in defence of“为了捍卫”；in course
of“在……的过程中”；in anticipation of“期待”。] 22．A.give up C．look for
B．depend on D．keep up
D [他们得保持他们的社会地位。give up“放弃”；depend on“依赖”；look for“寻找”；keep up“保持，维持”。] 23．A.Since C．Unless
B．Though D．When
B [尽管(Though)他们的收入可能不是很令人满意，但他们一心要教育好他们的孩子，把他们培养成绅士。] 24．A.educate C．blame
B．encourage D．spoil
A [参见上题解析。educate(教育)和bring up(培养)对应。spoil“宠坏”。] 25．A.ambitions C．means
B．achievements D．contributions
C [但他年轻的时候财富少得可怜。ambition“抱负”；achievement “成就”；means“金钱，财富”；contribution“贡献”。下文的“Despite a considerable debt”“her income was less than ...”是提示。] 26．A.assurance C．illustration
B．consequence D．criterion
C [他用自己的情况作为例证来说明节约的好处。illustration“说明，例证”，符合题意。assurance“保证”；consequence“结果”；criterion“标准”。] 27．A.bravely C．sharply
B．stubbornly D．tentatively
A [勇敢面对并最终克服困难。bravely“勇敢地”；stubbornly“固执地”；sharply“剧烈地”；tentatively“踌躇地”。] 28．A.faithfully
B．plainly
