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Life in the twenty-first century will be very1 . Many changes will take place, but2 will the changes be.
The population is growing3 . There will be many4 in the world and most of them will live5 than people in the twentieth century.
Computers will be much smaller and6 and there will be at least one in every7 . And8 studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.
People will work9 and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling.10 will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to11 countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our12 , too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be13 . Work in the future will be different, too.14 and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this,15 will not have enough work to do .This will be a problem.
1. A. interestingB. hardC. differentD. beautiful
2. A. whyB. how C. whenD. what
3. A. slowlyB. fastC. quietlyD. suddenly
4. A. people B. workersC. scientistsD. doctors
5. A. longB. longer C. happyD. lucky
6. A. more usefulB. usefulC. helpfulD. less useful
7. A. hospital B. factoryC. home D. town
8. A. science B. mathsC. EnglishD. computer
9. A. fewer hours B. more hours
C. eight hoursD. more than eight hours
10. A. Seeing doctorsB. Going to the cinema
C. ShoppingD. Travelling
11. A. rich B. otherC. poor D. small
12. A. foodB. clothes C. fruit D. drinks
13. A. fatterB. thinnerC .healthierD. more pleased
14. A. SafeB. Easy C. SimpleD. Dangerous
15. A. a few peopleB. all the people
C. many peopleD. some people
名師點評
本文介紹了二十一世紀我們社會將發(fā)生的各種各樣的變化,包括就業(yè),飲食等一系列的變化。
答案解析
1. C。以下講的是二十一世紀發(fā)生的一系列的變化,由于變化,生活也就變得與以前不同,故而選C。
2. D。這些變化會是哪些變化呢?What在這里充當?shù)氖潜碚Z。
3. B。眾所周知,人口增長速度很快。
4. A。由上下文可知,這里指人口增多,故選people。
5. B。由于生活條件和習慣的改變,人們壽命將會更長,所以longer為正確選項。
6. A。電腦將發(fā)揮更大的作用,故選比較級more useful。
7. C。電腦將走進各家各戶。
8. D。這一小節(jié)都講的是電腦,故選D。
9. A。根據(jù)下文得知人們將有更多的時間用來娛樂,證明工作時間減少了,故選fewer hours。
10. D。根據(jù)下文的for holidays可知這里說的是旅行。
11. B。由于條件好了,更多的人都能夠去其他國家旅游了,故選other。
12. A。根據(jù)下句得知,這里講的是飲食變化。
13. C。由于飲食習慣發(fā)生變化,人們將更加健康。
14. D。和hard并列的詞應選擇dangerous。
15. C。因為很多工作都是由機器人來完成,那么許多人也就面臨著失業(yè)的危險。
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Many people go to school for an education.1 learn languages, history, geography, physics, chemistry and maths. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can2 a living. School3 is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he4 , can not teach his students everything they5 to know. The teacher's job is to show his students how to read and how to6 . So much more is to be learned7 school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by8 than to memorize(熟記)some facts or formula(公式). It is9 quite easy to learn a10 fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in11 out a maths problem. Great scientists, such as Einstein, Newton and Galileo, didn't learn many things from school. But they were all so12 that they invented so many things for mankind.
The13 for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not14 at school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. They would ask many questions as they read and they did thousands of15 .
1. A. StudentsB. TheyC. WeD. People
2. A. makeB. doC. haveD. get
3. A. educationB. degreeC. lessonD. task
4. A. teachesB. knowsC. learnsD. practises
5. A. manageB. expectC. failD. want
6. A. studyB. playC. thinkD. work
7. A. FromB. inC. withinD. outside
8. A. heartB. studentsC. usD. oneself
9. A. notB. actuallyC. seldomD. known
10.A. realB. trueC. certainD. great
11. A. settingB. workingC. makingD. doing
12. A. famousB. popularC. successfulD. modest
13. A. experimentB. reasonC. resultD. way
14. A. kept B. showedC. expressedD. taught
15. A. dutiesB. jobsC. experiments D. records
名師點評
本文講述了自主學習的重要性。也就是說對于學生而言應該學會如何學習才是更重要的。而對于教師而言,不僅要教學生文化知識,更應教會他們?nèi)绾螌W習,正所謂“授之以魚,不如授之以漁”。
答案解析
1. B。they指上句中的many people。
2. A。make a living意思是“謀生”。這里表示學一門技術來謀生。
3. A。school education 意為“學校教育”。
4. B。意思是“不管他懂多少”。
5. D。表示學生想知道的東西 。
6. C。老師不僅教學生文化知識,更應該教會學生如何思考。
7. D。指應該更多的從校外獲取知識。
8. D。study by oneself自學。
9. B。actually副詞,“事實上”。actually easy 表示“真的很簡單”。
10. C。certain這里指“某一個,固定的”。
11. B。work out意思是“解出”。
12. C。上述的這些人都很成功。
13. B。reason和for搭配,表示“……的原因”。
14. D。被動語態(tài),表示“學校不教的書”。意思是他們獲取了很多課外知識。
15. B。這些科學家都做了很多實驗。
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About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight(減肥). That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States. Some people eat1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations.2 you can see losing weight is3 work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But__4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also means to be5 . Other people worry about their health as many doctors6 overweight is not good.
Most people want to find an7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are8 . Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.
Losing weight can be9 . Some overweight people go to health centres, like La Costa in California. Men and women10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centres. People live there for one week or two,11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight. __12__ 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still __13__ to do so.
Health centres, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all __14__a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing __15__ too.
1. A. lessB. more C. niceD. fast
2. A. ForB. SoC. Or D. And
3. A. goodB. useful C. hard D. easy
4. A. why B. what C. how D. when
5. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat
6. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell
7. A. dearerB. harder C. shorter D. easier
8. A. takenB. given C. written D. copied
9. A. cheapB. expensive C. easy D. safe
10. A. payB. cost C. take D. have
11. A. makingB. taking C. playing D. using
12. A. BeforeB. In C. After D. At
13. A. sorryB. angry C. sad D. glad
14. A. needB. have C. use D. get
15. A. healthB. time C. food D. money
名師點評
這篇文章講的是美國有三分之一的人正在努力減肥,他們想盡了一切辦法去減輕體重,同時也令他們耗費了不少的金錢。
答案簡析
1. A。為了減肥,有些人只吃很少的食物。
2. B。根據(jù)上文,得知下面這個結論。所以選so表示因果關系。
3. C。減肥令人們不得不做很多令人痛苦的事,故是一項艱苦的工作。
4. A。下文講的是人們減肥的原因,所以選why。
5. C。現(xiàn)在很多人都認為想要讓自己看上去漂亮就得瘦,正是這種觀點促使很多人要減肥。
6. B。這四個詞當中只有say 可以直接加說話內(nèi)容。
7. D。人們都希望減肥能夠既快又簡單。
8. C。因為很多人都想減肥,所以就有人寫這方面的書籍來吸引減肥者。
9. B。根據(jù)下文得知減肥有時是一件很昂貴的事。
10. A。在表示花錢的幾個動詞中,只有pay 和 spend 的主語為人,這里沒有 spend, 故選pay。
11. B。take exercise意思是“鍛煉”。
12. C。
13. D。雖然昂貴,但她還是很樂意去做。
14. A。所有這些減肥的項目都是需要花費很多錢的。
15. D。綜上所述,減肥也就意味著失去了很多金錢。
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When the boys1 home, it was eleven o’clock. It was dark2 but there was a light inside their home and the door3 . They could see a man inside.
“Who can4 be? ” Said Peter. “Mother and Father5 to do some6 . They won’t be home7 eight o’clock. ”
When the man saw Peter, he looked8 . Then he smiled and said. “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m a friend of9 .” The man didn’t see John.
Peter went inside and began10 to the man but John didn’t. He quickly but quietly ran off. He soon found a policeman and brought him back11 home. The man was12 there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman caught him13 the arm. Just then the boys’ parents14 .
“Is the man your friend?” The policeman asked Mr. Turner .
“No, he is a thief. He wanted to steal my money.15 nice of you to catch him.”
1.A. reached B. arrived atC. goes toD. reached to
2.A. out of B. outsideC. outsidesD. inside
3.A. opened B. was openC. was openedD. open
4.A. heB. sheC. itD. that
5.A. have beenB. have goneC. goD. went
6.A. shops B. shoppingC. shoppingsD. shop
7.A. untilB. atC. to D. before
8.A. frighteningB. fear C. frightenedD. surprised
9.A. your father B. your father’sC. your motherD. your family
10.A. sayingB. talkingC. speakingD. telling
11.A. toB. to theirC. theirD. at
12.A. alreadyB. alwaysC. stillD. yet
13.A. inB. onC. atD. by
14.A. returned B. returned back
C. had returnedD. had returned back
15.A. It’sB. This’sC. This isD. So is
名師點評
這是一個兩小孩智斗小偷的故事,體現(xiàn)了兩個小孩的機智勇敢,隨機應變。
答案簡析
1.A。home是副詞,前面不加介詞。
2.B。外面天黑。
3.B。open的形容詞還是open,故選 was open, 表狀態(tài),意為“敞開著的。
4.C。沒看清對方的性別、容貌,常用it來指代之。
5.B。have gone to 表示“去了,還沒回來”,have been to 表示“曾經(jīng)去過”。
6.B。do some shopping為固定搭配 。
7.A。固定結構not.…..until意為“直到……才……”。
8.C。frightened 表示人內(nèi)心的恐慌和害怕,而frightening則表示某物或某事令人害怕。
9.B。a friend of one’s 表示“某人的一個朋友”。
10.B。talk to sb表示“和某人交談”。而speak to sb, say to sb均表示“對某人講”。
11.B。home如果前面不加冠詞或物主代詞,它則是副詞,不能加to。反之則是名詞,必須加to。故選to their home。
12.C。那個小偷還在,故選still。
13.D。catch sb by the arm表示“抓住某人的胳膊”。
14.A。由just then 可知這里應用一般過去時。
15.A。
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It is common in English to ask people about their holidays. In the
West, many1 go away on holiday during the summer months,2 so it is very usual to3 about this. If the holiday has not4 taken place, then their holiday plans5 be talked about. And if it is already over, then where6 went, whether they7 it and so on can be discussed. Similar questions are asked8 some public holidays.
9 living and working in China often10 opportunities for travel, either at weekends or during11 holidays, so such kind of12 lead to fruitful discussions. They may be13 to know if they have chosen the14 places, especially those a little less15 ones.
1. A. factoriesB. familiesC. schools D. farms
2. A. butB. andC. becauseD. for
3. A. ask B. see C. know D. write
4. A. stillB. alreadyC. yetD. often
5. A. must B. should C. needD. can
6. A. weB. he C. they D. she
7. A. likedB. followed C. finished D. found
8. A. to B. beforeC. withD. by
9. A. VisitorsB. ForeignersC. StrangersD. Players
10. A. make B. carry C. have D. keep
11. A. his B. her C. their D. its
12.A. AnswersB. exercises C. excuses D. Questions
13.A. gladB. interested C. worried D. lucky
14. A. right B. different C. helpfulD. terrible
15. A. expensiveB. famous C. usefulD. friendly
名師點評
天氣和假期永遠是西方人日常談論的話題,所以要了解西方文化就必須對他們的節(jié)假日有足夠的了解。本文為你提供了一些,想必你會對西方的文化有進一步的了解。
答案簡析
1.B。節(jié)假日中人們喜歡一家人一起出去游玩。
2.B。and這里表承接。
3.A。根據(jù)第一句話中的提示。
4.C。yet用于現(xiàn)在完成時的否定句中,其他詞均不可以。
5.C。在旅游前,人們需要談論一下計劃,故選need 。
6.C。本文都是以第三人稱寫的。
7.A。節(jié)假日過后,人們總會互相詢問是否喜歡自己的旅行。
8.B。有時一些相似的問題也會在假日來臨之前就被討論,故選before。
9.B。這里講的是外國人的旅游習慣,包括那些在中國工作和生活的外國人。visitors則是片面的,僅指游客,故不選。
10.C。have opportunities意為“有機會”。
11.C。與第6題同解。
12.D。本文是圍繞人們問旅游方面的問題展開的,故選questions 。
13.B。他們對以下的事感興趣,想知道其中情況,故選B。
14.A。他們很想知道自己有沒有選對地方,故選right 。
15.B。根據(jù)常識,人們一般會認為著名的地方都是正確的選擇,所以人們想知道那些不太著名的地方是否是正確的選擇。
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Dear George,
Half a year has gone by1 we said goodbye to each other at the Kaitak airport (飛機場) . Except for2 hurriedly written notes you have not written to any of your old3 any letters4 a few days. We are studying5 a foreign university, but know6 of what is going on about you.
Last night, John, Tom and I7 a happy reunion (重聚) in dinner. It was all like the old high school8 except that you were not in this get together.9 we all felt10 you. We then began to talk about you and wondered11 at that moment. At last we12 to your health.
What kind of life you are living in London? Is your school-work keeping you13 ? And there are a thousand things we want to14 . Please tell us.
My15 regards (問候) , also John’s and Tom’s.
Your old friend,
Tonny
1.A. sinceB. afterC. beforeD. when
2.A. littleB. a little C. few D. a few
3.A. classmates B. friends’ C. comrades’D. masters’
4.A. in B. for C. with D. during
5.A. in B. at C. on D. to
6.A. something B. everythingC. anything D. nothing
7.A. made B. started C. had D. did
8.A. time B. place C. days D. teaching
9.A. Suddenly B. But C. Or D. And
10.A. to miss B. in missingC. miss D . missing
11.A. what were you doing B. what you were doing
C. how were you doing D. how you were doing
12. A. drink B. drank C. had drunk D. was drinking
13. A. busy B. happy C. free D. sorry
14. A. understand B. hear C. see D. know
15. A. good B. better C. best D. well
名師點評
這是一封溫馨老友的來信,信中提到了同學的重聚勾起了對往日學校生活和昔日同窗的懷念。
答案簡析
1.A。主句是現(xiàn)在完成時,從句由since引導。
2.D。a few和few均修飾可數(shù)名詞,但few表否定。
3.A。其它三種表達方式錯誤,這里無需用名詞的所有格。
4.B。for加一段時間用于現(xiàn)在完成時表延續(xù)。
5.A。in a university / at university均可以表示上大學,這里因為已有了a故選in,而不選at。
6.D。因為好久沒通信,所以對George的情況一無所知。
7.A。have a reunion為固定搭配。
8.C。想起了過去的日子,故選days。
9.A。
10.D。feel doing something表示“感覺……”。
11.B。賓語從句用陳述語序。
12.B。根據(jù)上下文的時態(tài)可知這里用一般過去時。
13.A。朋友們都想知道學校里的事是否讓他很忙。這里可以比較四個選項的意思,再根據(jù)上文的意思可知選busy。
14.D。他們想知道許多關于George的事。
15.C。my best regards相當于my best wishes 。
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One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat”1 .
A student was going to leave the capital to become2 official(官員) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say3 to his teacher.
“It is4 job to be a good official.” his teacher said. “ you must be strict5 yourself and never be careless.”
“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered. “I have already6 one hundred top hats, which will7 those people quite happy.”
“But we are really gentlemen!8 could a real gentleman do such a thing” his teacher was a bit9 . “Never forget10 I taught you in class!”
“11 are always right, sir I also hate such things. But, sir,12 no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.
After hearing this , the teacher was13 . “What you said is true!”
“I have14 one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine15 .” the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.
1. A. to put onB. putting onC. wearingD to wear
2. A. aB . theC. anD. /
3. A. hello B. good bye C. OK D. thanks
4. A. not an easyB. not easy C. a good D. difficult
5. A. about B. with C. from D. to
6. A. made B. Bought C. prepared D. repaired
7. A. give B. let C. keep D. make
8. A. How B. What C. Why D. When
9. A. anger B. angry C. angrily D. angrily
10. A. that B. how C. why D. what
11.A. You B. We C. They D. Us
12. A. hardly B. about C. almost D. nearly
13. A. disappointed B. pleased C. angry D. sorry
14. A. sent outB. bought C. sold D. borrowed
15. A. left B. already C. yet D. else
名師點評
這是一則幽默,說明許多人都喜歡聽奉承話,有的人自以為清高,其實也被戴上“高帽子”, 而自己卻不知道。
答案簡析
1. D。wear表示狀態(tài),put on表示動作。根據(jù)結構give sb. sth. to do可知D為正確選項。
2. D。
3. B。因為要去另一個城市工作了,故向他的老師道別。
4. A。想做一個好官員,應該說是不容易的。
5. B。be strict with sb 意為“對某人嚴格要求”。
6. C。準備了一百個高帽子,其實就是奉承的好話,而不是做或是買了許多高帽子。
7. D。make sb. happy意為“使某人高興”。
8. A。
9. B。這里應該用形容詞,表示老師聽了他的話有點生氣。
10. D。由what 引導賓語從句,表示不要忘了老師教過的事。
11. A。You are right表示贊同老師說的話。
12. C。當出現(xiàn) no, nothing nobody 等一系列否定詞的時候,只能用almost 不能用 nearly。
13. B。聽了奉承話以后, 他很高興。
14. A。表示送出了一頂, 而不是買或者賣,與上文相呼應。
15. A。left 這里表示“剩下的, 剩余的”。
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“It’s over! Thank goodness!” school was1 and I was tired. I2 at the front of the school bus.
Janie, the driver, tries to3 the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks. I try to listen4 , but usually I am too5 thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth6 .
“My father’s ill ,” she said to no one in particular(特別地). I could see worry in her7 . I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students8 a smile.
With a sudden change of interest, I asked, “ what’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice9 , she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve already10 my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the11 thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want to anyone to go through that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus12 , that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares13 .
I suddenly14 very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered.15 people is an art.
1. A. inB. offC. overD. on
2. A. ranB. walkedC. satD. stood
3. A. restB. breakC. closeD. open
4. A. politeB. rude C. politelyD. quickly
5. A. busyB. freeC. busilyD. freely
6. A. looking atB. agreeing withC. talking toD. listening to
7. A. eyesB. faceC. mouthD. ears
8. A. withB. withinC. withoutD. for
9. A. usuallyB. usualC. unusualD. truly
10.A. rememberedB. forgottenC. lostD. missed
11. A. seatB. houseC. roomD. desk
12. A. workerB. driverC. teacherD. doctor
13. A. alsoB. eitherC. tooD. at all
14. A. feltB. feelC. thoughtD. was
15. A. Looking atB. UnderstandingC. Getting to know D. Watching
名師點評:
通過這則短文,我們知道每個人除了在工作中扮演不同的社會角色外,他還是一個普通的家庭成員,有自己的喜怒哀樂,所以我們應當相互關心,相互愛護,理解他人的苦衷。
答案簡析:
1. C。根據(jù)上下文Thank goodness、tired的提示,可知是放學了。
2. C。根據(jù)第11選項知道他是坐著的,不是站在公共汽車上。
3. B。表示打破沉悶的氣氛。
4. C。別人講話時,你應該有禮貌地去傾聽,故選副詞politely修飾動詞listen。
5. A。be busy doing表示“忙于做某事”。
6. D。根據(jù)文章可知,今天她的話卻值得一聽。
7. A。表示從她眼里可看得出她的擔心,而face則應和on搭配。
8. A。with a smile 表示“面帶笑容”。
9. C。因為悲傷,所以她的聲音和平時有所不同。
10. C。因為她已經(jīng)失去了母親,所以不能承受再失去父愛的痛苦。miss表示錯過,不表示丟失或失去,故不選。
11. A。坐在座位上。
12. B。我們從文章開始就知道Janie是一個駕駛員
13. C。too用于句末,also 用于句中,而either用于否定句句末。
14. A。“我”突然地覺得自己很自私。
15. B。通過“我”的突然醒悟,告訴人們?nèi)伺c人之間的理解是很重要的。
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The women’s college had a very small car park, and because several of the teachers and students, and many of the students’ boyfriends, had cars, it was often1 to find a place to park. The head of the college, Miss Baker, had a2 in the car park for her own small car. There were white3 around it, and it had a small blackboard saying, “Only for Head of College.”
One evening when Miss Baker got4 to the college a few minutes before the time all the students should be in, she5 another car in her parking place. There were two6 in it, one of her girl students and a young man. Miss Baker7 that the young man would have to leave soon,8 she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, for her to park her car in the place for the night9 going to bed.
Because the young man’s car was10 to the railing, Miss Baker had to drive up beside it on the other11 , where the girl was sitting. She came up on this side,12 her own window and tapped her horn lightly. The girl was having her head on the13 shoulder. She looked round in14 . She was even more surprised when she15 Miss Baker say, “Excuse me, but may I change places with you?”
1. A. lateB. difficultC. importantD. quick
2. A. placeB. seatC. roomD. card
3. A. picturesB. mapsC. linesD. walls
4. A. outB. upC. awayD. back
5. A. stoppedB. foundC. caughtD. missed
6. A. boysB. womenC. teachersD. people
7. A. saidB. forgotC. knewD. waited
8. A. untilB. sinceC. thoughD. so
9. A. beforeB. afterC. aboutD .from
10. A. nextB. farC. readyD. same
11. A. wayB. sideC. hand D. corner
12. A. closedB. pulledC. openedD. cleaned
13. A. car’sB. woman’sC. park’sD. man’s
14. A. trouble B. timeC. surpriseD. hurry
15. A. heardB. learnedC. taughtD. close
名師點評
在這篇短文里,Miss Baker 用委婉的說法請求別人讓出自己的車位,卻遭到別人的誤解,令人啼笑皆非。
答案簡析
1. B。因為停車場小,而車子卻多,所以常常很難找到停車位。
2. A。place表示“車位”。room 作為空間講是不可數(shù)名詞,故不選。
3. C。用白色的欄桿圍著,以示私人專用。
4. D。因為是夜晚,所以是回到學校準備休息了。
5. B。
6. D。由下文得知是一男一女,故選 people。
7. C。因為這是女校,所以她知道這位男士肯定馬上要走的。
8. D。因為她知道這個年輕人很快會走,所以她決定請他讓出車位。
9. A。表示睡覺前要把車子停好。
10. A。next to 表示“靠近,鄰近”。
11. B。
12. C。打開車窗,以便于和那輛汽車里的人講話。
13. D。
14. C。in surprise表示驚訝,根據(jù)下一句more surprised可知這里她的反應是驚訝。
15. A。hear sb. say sth.意思是“聽見某人說什么”。
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Long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife, Doris lived1 together in their small old house. One winter night, the Luck Fairy (仙女) visited them .
“Fred, you’re a2 farmer. I’d like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy.
“A wish?” Said Fred.
Fred and Doris smiled at each other. Then Fred said, “ Thank you , Luck Fairy. We’re very3 and happy.”
“4 we’re old, we still work in the field every day,” said Doris.
“You wok very hard but you5 very little money. Would you like some gold coins ” asked the Luck Fairy.
“Oh no , my dear Luck Fairy. We’re poor. But we have6 food to eat.” Replied Fred.
“You can use the gold coin to buy some clothes. The winter here is very cold,” said Luck Fairy.
“Though we haven’t got7 clothes, we’ve got enough,” said Doris.
“Well, what about a nice new house?” Asked Luck Fairy.
“Thank you, but I8 my small old house very much. I’ve lived here since I was born. I don’t9 a new house,” said Fred.
“You’re quite different from other people. I like you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you happiness and Luck forever.” Then the Luck Fairy10 and never came back.
1. A. sadlyB. happilyC. worriedD. anxiously
2. A. badB. lazyC. goodD. unhelpful
3. A. healthyB. carefulC. difficultD. important
4. A. IfB. ButC. BecauseD. Though
5. A. costB. loseC. makeD. borrow
6. A. noB. littleC. enoughD. expensive
7. A. oldB. manyC. badD. clean
8. A. hateB. loveC. needD. dislike
9. A. needB. seeC. buyD. build
10. A. smiledB. noddedC. laughedD. disappeared
名師點評
這則故事告訴我們,人不必貪心,要懂得知足常樂。
答案簡析
1. B。根據(jù)下文我們知道,這對夫婦生活得很愉快。
2. C。正因為Fred是一個好農(nóng)夫,仙女才要獎勵他。
3. A。比較這四個詞的意思不難發(fā)現(xiàn)與happy 并列的是healthy。
4. D。根據(jù)still可知選though。雖然他們年紀大了,但仍然能夠在田里干活。
5. C。make money意思是“賺錢”。
6. C。根據(jù)文意,他們對一切都感到知足,包括食物他們也覺得足夠吃了。
7. B。他們沒有許多衣服,但對他們來說卻已經(jīng)夠穿了。
8. B。
9. A。根據(jù)上文,他們喜歡自己的小屋,所以不需要新的。
10. D。根據(jù)never come back可知仙女消失了。
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A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to1 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is2 forest left, though there are still some small areas(地方) covered with trees. We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many3 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the4 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and5 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared(消失) because there was not enough food for them.7 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon8 in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong9 in the zoos. There are still about 36 different animals10 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals11 a rich brown coat and a white patch(補丁) under the tail. They look like deer12 but they are much like a dog13 . In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy(敵人)—14 . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal(違法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important15 people to protect (保護) wild animals.
1. A. workB. studyC. liveD. enjoy
2. A. many B. a few C. no D. not
3. A. otherB. othersC. the otherD. another
4. A. peopleB. animalsC. plantsD. things
5. A. grew B. made C. got D. kept
6. A. fireB. hotnessC. heatD. stoves(爐子)
7. A. So B. Such C. As D. Nor
8. A. lived B. died C. came D. left
9. A. besidesB. exceptC. and D. or
10. A. live B. to liveC. lived D. living
11. A. have B. withoutC. with D. get
12. A. high B. higher C. shortD. shorter
13. A. shoutingB. cryingC. barkingD. talking
14. A. tigersB. menC. wolvesD. elephants
15. A. to B. for C. like D. of
名師點評
這則短文通過講述香港的變化來告誡人們要保護森林、愛護動物。
答案簡析
1. C。表示有了人的居住后,情況才發(fā)生了改變。
2.C。根據(jù)下面一句話得知大面積的森林已經(jīng)消失了。
3. A。many other animals 表示其余的許多種動物,但不代表世界上所有的動物,故不選the other 。
4. B。由于人多了,動物就變少了。
5. D。keep 這里表示“飼養(yǎng)”,而grow意思是“種植”。
6. A。根據(jù)后面的取暖、燒飯、驅(qū)趕動物,可見這里他們需要的是火。
7. A。“so+助動詞+主語”表示“某人(某物)也這樣”,這里表示狼和老虎也消失了。
8. B。跟上一句表達同樣的意思。
9. B。besides 表示“除了……還有……”,而except“除……之外”。故選except表示除了動物園其它地方就沒有動物了。
10. D。There be sb./sth.+ doing 為固定搭配。
11. C。with引導的介賓短語常常用來表示人或物的外貌特征。
12. A。表示長得和鹿差不多高。
13. C。狗叫聲通常用barking。
14. B。根據(jù)整篇文章的觀點就可得知人類才是動物真正的敵人。
15. B。“It be + 形+for sb. + to do” 表示對某人來說做某事怎樣(簡單、困難、重要……)而of sb.表示人的性格或品質(zhì),如kind, bad, nice 等。
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Many of you are studying English and you may be1 why it is so difficult to learn. It's actually not too difficult to learn2 you know some3 about the language and culture that it reflects (反映). Perhaps the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several other languages4 French, German, Latin, Greek and AngloSaxon. In addition, there are words5 Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names, even some Chinese and Japanese6 can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words7 other languages is8 of the key reasons9 some of the difficulties that people meet with (遇到)10 they are learning English.
1. A. knowingB. wonderingC. earningD. hearing
2. A. butB. andC. ifD. unless
3. A. newsB. factsC. truthD. information
4. A. such asB. the same asC. so asD. for example
5. A. inB. offC. ofD. from
6. A. wordsB. cultureC. languageD. letters
7. A. forB. toC. fromD. out
8. A. thatB. somethingC. oneD. this
9. A. whyB. ifC. whatD. for
10. A. whenB. beforeC. afterD. while
名師點評
這是一段論述英語詞匯是由哪幾方面的因素構成的說明文。文中介紹英語詞匯和哪些語言有聯(lián)系。
答案簡析
1. B。想知道原因。
2. C。用if表示假設。
3. D。some information 為“一些語言信息”。information是不可數(shù)名詞。
4. A。對組成部分的列舉用such as。
5. D。from表示來“自于……”, “選自于……”。
6. A。句意理解題.中文和日文是English and Japanese words。
7. C。同5。
8. C 。one of 表示……之一。
9. A。此句是定語從句,連接詞是why。
10. D。由于此句用的是進行時,故用while。
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Mr. Jackson was on duty that evening. It was1 and there was
thick snow outside. So2 people came to the hospital and he could__3 on the bed in his office and soon he went to4 . Suddenly someone knocked at the door and it woke him up. He got up and5 the door. In went an old man. His wife was6 and he asked the doctor to go to look her over.
It was still7 when Mr. Jackson came out. The old farmer
walked fast and he hardly8 him. It was difficult for him to walk on the snowy roads. When he got to the man’s house, he was very9 . He looked over the old woman and found she had a bad cold. He gave her some10 and began to return to the hospital. The wind was blowing strongly and he had to walk11 so that he wouldn’t fall over.
And when he was near the hospital, he had a12 in his foot.
He walked slowly and at last he went into his office, He13 his shoe and looked at his foot. There was much blood (血) on it. He14 he stepped on (踩) a broken bottle. He looked at his shoe carefully and said to15 , “Luckily, it didn’t prick(扎)my shoe!”
1. A. hotB. warmC. coolD. cold
2. A. fewB. a fewC. someD. many
3. A. playB. danceC. lie downD. sit down
4. A. workB. sleepC. studyD. write
5. A. closedB. mendedC. openedD. broke
6. A. healthyB. strongC. weakD. ill
7. A. snowingB. shiningC. rainingD. singing
8. A. got on well withB. caught up with
C. looked afterD. listened to
9. A. sorryB. afraidC. strangeD. tired
10. A. medicineB. foodC. waterD. sugar
11. A. quicklyB. carefullyC. noisilyD. heavily
12. A. holeB. sockC. painD. pill
13. A. took offB. put upC. burntD. sold
14. A. forgotB. rememberedC. understoodD. was told
15. A. himB. herC. themD. himself
名師點評
這篇短文講的是一個好心的醫(yī)生在下雪的夜里出診,由于天黑和匆忙的緣故,他把自己的腳扎傷了,而他卻幽默地安慰自己——幸好鞋子沒扎壞。
答案簡析
1. D。根據(jù)下文的下雪,故得知是一個寒冷的天氣。
2. A。由于天氣的緣故,幾乎無人在晚上出來看病。few和little都表示否定,但little用來修飾不可數(shù)名詞,故不選。
3. C。沒有病人,醫(yī)生便躺下休息了。
4. B。go to sleep 表示“睡著”。
5. C。
6. D。因為生病才要請醫(yī)生。而weak只表示虛弱,未必就得看醫(yī)生。
7. A。根據(jù)上文的天氣情況可知外面仍在下雪。
8. B。catch up意思是“跟上,趕上”。
9. D。因為下雪路面不好行走,再加上走得快,所以走得很累。
10. A。醫(yī)生看完病后,一定會開藥。
11. B。路很難走,所以不得不小心。
12. C。根據(jù)下文他的腳流血了,證明這里他應該感到疼痛。
13. A。根據(jù)文意,他是在脫掉鞋子檢查自己的腳。
14. B。
15. D。這里別無他人,故他是 say to himself。
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A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith began to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman (持槍者)1 up from the back seat. He2 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head,“Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.
“All right”Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (發(fā)動機), pulled away from the side of the street and3 down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not4 the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove5 each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see6 .“Just my luck,” he thought. “If I was7 too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”
8 he pushed his foot down on the accelerator, and the car ran9 faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman.“Keeping off the police.” Mr. Smith answered.“I thought I saw a police car10 there.”
He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong11 of the road. Not one of the policemen saw him. Again Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a12 plan.
He13 a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted,“Help! Help!”Then he14 back to grab the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the15 and quickly caught the gunman.
1. A. wokeB. satC. stoodD. jumped
2. A. broughtB. pointedC. heldD. carried
3. A. droveB. leftC. tookD. pushed
4. A. fightB. liftC. keepD. hit
5. A. aroundB. overC. throughD. towards
6. A. somebodyB. anybodyC. everybodyD. nobody
7. A. drivingB. movingC. gettingD. walking
8. A. SlowlyB. SuddenlyC. QuietlyD. Carefully
9. A. moreB. muchC. veryD. quite
10. A. frontB. nearC. belowD. back
11. A. streetB. wayC. sideD. corner
12. A. newB. safeC. hardD. nice
13. A. foundB. turnedC. stopped atD. arrived at
14. A. gotB. lookedC. turnedD. came
15. A. soundB. manC. voiceD. noise
名師點評
本文介紹了八旬老人Mr. Smith智斗歹徒的故事,故事情節(jié)扣人心弦,開始大家都會為老人捏一把汗,最后,大家又會情不自禁地佩服老人的機智與勇敢。
答案簡析
D。本題考查這四個詞組的意思和用法,wake up 是“醒來”的意思,sit up是“熬夜”的意思,stand up是“站起”的意思,jump up是“跳出來”,“突然出現(xiàn)”的意思。根據(jù)句意,可知選D比較合適。
B。從四個選項看,歹徒拿出槍顯然是指著他, 故選B。
A。根據(jù)句意是叫他把車開走,四個詞組只有A是這個意思。
A。意為和持槍者搏斗。
A。本題考查這四個介詞的用法,根據(jù)詞義選A。
D。根據(jù)上文可知,他沒看見任何人,答案選D。
A。Mr. Smith是開著車的,因此四個答案中A為正確答案。
B。根據(jù)后文提示,他踩油門后車子開得更快了,顯然他是突然加大了油門,選B 。
B。much修飾比較級,其他幾個詞不可修飾比較級。
B。“在那附近”。
C。街道的兩邊應用side這個詞。
A。根據(jù)句意,Mr. Smith在一計不成后又生一計, 選A。
B。根據(jù)意思,應是在他轉(zhuǎn)個彎之后才看見了交警。
C。本題的難點在于look back to 和turn back to 的用法,兩個詞組的意思分別是“回頭”和“轉(zhuǎn)身”的意思,再聯(lián)系下文,他顯然是轉(zhuǎn)身想抓住歹徒, 故選C。
D。發(fā)生沖突后應產(chǎn)生打鬧的噪音,故選D 最恰當。
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It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is1 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small2 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o'clock p. m. He had his3 in a little restaurant (餐館) there. It was a warm4 in August. Vick wanted to5 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very6 .
He left the restaurant at 11: 30 and drove over7 hours. There wasn't a moon, but the8 were wonderful. There was nothing else on die road. Vick thought, "It's an empty desert. No tree, house, man. " He could9 the endless, white road in the car's headlights(車燈). A million stars looked down on him.
It was two o'clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the10 town: "I'll light the cooker( 炊具)," he thought, "and make some tea. " He got out of the car.
He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters11 . He could not see anything in the darkness(黑暗). A man said, "Good morning. It's a12 morning, isn't it?" The man came forward (向前),out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, "You are going to13 some tea, aren't you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always14 near here at this time. Sometimes I get a15 . Now listen, and I'll tell you a story. Then you'll give me…"
1. A. shortB. goodC. busyD. well
2. A. citiesB. hotels C. villagesD. towns
3. A. tea B. supper C. lunch D. breakfast
4. A. night B. day C. season D. month
5. A. live B. stay C. drive D. walk
6. A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm
7. A. two B. seven C. ten D. fourteen
8. A. trees B. animals C. starsD. clouds
9. A. see B. ride C. pass D. find
10. A. home B. other C. next D. last
11. A. about B. from C. far D. away
12. A. noisy B. lovely C. sleepy D. sunny
13. A. eat B. make C. cook D. drink
14. A. leave B. stop C. meet D. run
15. A. bread B. car C. rest D. meal
名師點評
這是關于一個司機獨自一人在茫茫沙漠中開車的故事,它著重描寫了沙漠的荒無人煙,表達了主人公的孤單與艱辛,而如果這時在黑暗中真的走出一個人來,那會怎樣呢?-
答案簡析
A。沙漠中的路不可能好(從下文也可知)或繁忙,所以只有用short,well有語法錯誤。
D。從下文可知。
B。下午十點鐘當然是吃晚飯。
A。上下文都可看出這時是夜晚。
C。從下文可看出他想趁著天不太熱開車。
C。從常理和but一詞可知白天天氣很熱。
A。從上文的11:30和下文的2:00很容易推斷出。
C。天上沒有月亮,但是有星星。其他選項天上不可能有。
A。除了天上的星星,他還能看到的那就是車燈下無邊無際的白茫茫的路。不能用find,因為意思不符合。
C。下一個城鎮(zhèn)是他的下一個目標。
D。fifteen meters away 距……遠。
B。只有選lovely 。
B。make tea 泡茶。
B。常有司機把車停在這兒。
D。有時不僅僅可以喝到茶,還能吃一餐呢。Bread是不可數(shù)名詞。
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A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it was drinking, the bee was1 away by the running water.
A kind bird saw that the bee was in2 . It picked3 off a tree and threw4 into the water in front of the bee. The bee climbed5 the leaf, and it was brought6 to the land. The bee thanked the bee a lot and then7 .
Not8 that, the bird was sitting9 the branch of a tree. It did not know that a man was shooting at it. But the bee saw10 the man was doing. So it flew into the man’s11 and stung(刺蜇) him. The12 in the man’s eye was so great that he was not able to13 the bird, and the bird flew away.
14 the bee,15 life had been saved by the bird, was able to save the life of the bird.
1. A. flyingB. broughtC. flowingD. carried
2. A. troubleB. a troubleC. dangerD. dangerous
3. A. a leafB. leaves C. leaf D. the leaf
4. A. them B. one C. itD. this
5. A. onto B. on C. to D. at
6. A. safety B. safe C. saved D. safely
7. A. climbed awayB. ran awayC. flew awayD. got away
8. A. long beforeB. before longC. after longD. long after
9. A. inB. onC. atD. by
10. A. that B. what C. which D. when
11. A. eye B. nose C. mouthD. ear
12. A. painB. beeC. birdD. earache
13. A. shootB. shoot atC. shoot toD. shoot on
14. A. In the wayB. On the wayC. In a wayD. In this way
15. A. herB. theC. whoseD. its
名師點評
本文是一篇寓言,介紹了蜜蜂和小鳥互相幫助,脫離危險的故事。救人一命勝造七級浮屠,我們從中可以學到樂于施恩,不忘回報的道理。
答案解析
1. D。根據(jù)句意,蜜蜂是被水沖走了,所以選carried。
2. C。in danger的意思為“處于危險之中”的意思。根據(jù)下文小鳥設法救蜜蜂的過程可以推斷蜜蜂處于危險之中。
3. A。一方面根據(jù)句意,從樹上摘下的可能是“樹葉(leaf)”,另一方面從下文The bee climbed__5__the leaf,可以斷定應選leaf。
4. C。it指代上文所說的樹葉。
5. A。本題考介詞的正確用法,climb onto是“爬到……上面”的意思,故選A。
6. D。應用副詞作狀語,故選safely。
7. C。根據(jù)文章的意思應為安全“飛走”之意。
8. D。B、C顯然不可選。根據(jù)上下文可知,事情發(fā)生在那件事情(that)之后,故選D。
9. B。小鳥坐在樹枝上,介詞應用on。
10. B。賓語從句中需要一個作賓語的連接代詞,故選what。
11. A。由下文可知它是飛向那個人的眼睛,使他無法射擊小鳥。
12. A。根據(jù)文章的意思應是疼痛使那人不能射殺小鳥。
13. A。shoot是“射中、射死”的意思;shoot at是“瞄準、朝……射擊”的意思,故選A。
14. D。In the way是“擋路”的意思;On the way是“在路上”的意思;In a way是“從某種程度上”的意思;In this way是“以這種方式”的意思。
15. C。根據(jù)句子結構分析,此空后面是一個非限制性定語從句,故選關系代詞whose。
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I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed1 I like, drinking tea and2 those thick newspapers that are brought3 the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the4 I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I5 the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is6 of the week. There's no need to hurry because there’s no bus to7 and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of8 by the telephone.
9 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair10 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and11 when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.
Then there’s the12 ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema13 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are14 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting15 .
1. A. as long asB. as soon asC. as well asD. as much as
2. A. readB. readingC. to readD. am reading
3. A. from B. with C. and D. by
4. A. things B. books C. information D. knowledge
5. A. am readingB. have readC. had read D. read
6. A. the much pleasant B. the more pleasant
C. the most pleasant D. the very pleasant
7. A. sit B. catch C. get in D. take
8. A. troubleB. being troubled
C. troublingD. to be troubled
9. A. What to B. How to C. When to D. Where to
10. A. looking B. seeingC. looking at D. watching
11. A. fall asleepB. go to sleepC. go to bed D.get to sleep
12. A. supper B. friend C. evening D. work
13. A. whether there’s B. if there will be
C. when there has D. if there will be
14. A. so many B. such manyC. a lot D. quite few
15. A. busierB. longer C. near D. away
名師點評
本篇著重介紹作者在周日把工作拋在一邊,盡情享受周日的大好時光。其實,絕大部分人都有這樣的生活體驗,因此,在做該題時,常識會幫助你順利解題。
答案簡析
1. A。as long as表示時間上的要多長有多長 。
2. B。現(xiàn)在分詞充當伴隨狀語,與前面的drinking并列。
3. D。newsboy是動作的執(zhí)行者,所以用by 。
4. A。意為報紙之類的所有的東西。
5.B。強調(diào)已讀完報紙。
6. C。通過上下文可知只有用最高級,意為“星期日的淋浴是一個星期中最令人愉快的”。
7. B。catch a bus 趕車。
8. B。被打擾,所以用被動式,of 后接動名詞形式作賓語。
9. B。表示怎樣度過下午是個問題。
10. D。watch sb. doing sth.。seeing也很具有迷惑性,但觀看某人踢足球還是應當用watch。
11. A。入睡,睡著。
12 .C。下午過后,當然是夜晚就在眼前。
13. B。這里故意把if和whether放在一起,其實,我們需要的是“假如”,而非“是否”,故選擇if,本句是一個條件狀語從句,故用一般現(xiàn)在時。
14. B。固定短語so…that,,such…that 另,many, much, little, few前用 so而不用such。
15. C。意為星期一早晨臨近了。
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