CLOZE & READING FOR HIGH SCHOOL
EXERCISE 1
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always 16 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN 17 IF wasn‘t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table 18 for them, WHEN asked IF, ―You don‘t seem your usual 19 self?‖ IF replied,‖ Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I 20 the time.‖
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, ―I too saw a 21 and I‘ m going to register when I get 22 money.‖ WHEN then questioned IF, ―What about the new job you were going to apply for?‖ IF answered, ―I would have applied, but my23 broke down. I couldn‘t type my resume(简历).‖
―Don‘t worry. I‘ve been thinking abo ut looking for another job also, 24 I‘ll wait and when the weather gets 25 I will look then. I hate this awful weather.‖ The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn‘t 26 it anymore, he went to them and said, ―I think I know 27 you could solve your problems.‖
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the 28 they faced, there was no way he could help! 29 , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, ―Your conversation reminds me of an old 30 : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing 31 .‖
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 32 of living their life for the ―ifs‖ and ―whens‖. Finally they came to a(n) 33 : next time they met, there would be no ―ifs‖ or ―whens‖; they would 34 talk about what they had 35 !
16. A. agreed
17. A. sensed B. centered
B. insisted
C. relied
C. declared
D. took
D. guessed
18. A. cleaned B. made C. ordered D. reserved
19. A. sensitive B. honest C. cheerful D. clumsy
20. A. had B. spent C. seized D. valued 21. A. notice B.job C. course D. chance
22. A. lucky B. pocket C. enough D. paper
23. A. computer B. fridge C. camera D. recorder
24. A. or B. but C. for D. so
25. A. drier B. colder C. wilder D. nicer
26. A. take
27. A. when
B. decline
B. where
C. support
C. why
D. watch
D. how
28. A. changes B. expenses C. challenges D. possibilities
29. A.Anxiously B. Curiously C. Surprisingly D. Stubbornly
30. A. saying B. story C. habit D. fiction
31. A. rose B. grew C. removed D. remained
32. A. tired B. proud C. ashamed D. aware
33. A. ambition B. conclusion C. description D. agreement
34. A. even B. only C. still D. thus
35. A. discussed B. promised C. arranged D. accomplished Reading Test
―People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal
and effective sacrifice that would help deal with climate change,‖ the world‘s leading authority on global warming has told The Observer.
Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said that people should then go on to reduce their meat consumption even further.
Pachauri, who was re-elected the panel‘s chairman for a second six-year term
last week, said diet change was important because of the huge greenhouse gas emissions (排放) and other environmental problems associated with raising cattle and
other animals. ―It was relatively easy to change eating habits compared to changing
means of transport,‖ he said.
The UN‘s Food and Agriculture Organisation has estimated that meat pr oduction accounts for nearly a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. These are produced
during the production. For example, ruminants (反刍动物), particularly cows, give off
a gas called methane, which is 23 times more effective as a global warming agent than CO2.
Pachauri can expect some opposite responses from the food industry to his advice, though last night he was given unexpected support by Masterchef presenter and restaurateur John Torode. ―I have a little bit and enjoy it,‖ said Torode. ―Too much fo r any person is bad. But there‘s a bigger issue here: where the meat comes from. If we all bought British and stopped buying imported food, we‘d save a huge amount of carbon emissions.‖
Professor Robert Watson, the chief scientific adviser for the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, said government could help educate people about the benefits of eating less meat, but it should not regulate. ―Eating less meat would help, there‘s no question about that,‖ Watson said.
However, Chris Lamb, head of marketing for pig industry group BPEX, said the meat industry had been unfairly targeted and was working hard to find out which activities had the biggest environmental impact and reduce them. ―Some ideas were contradictory,‖ he said. ―For example, one s olution to emissions from cattle and other animals was to keep them indoors, but this would damage animal welfare. Climate change is a very young science and our view is there are a lot of simple solutions being proposed.‖
56. What is directly related to global warming?
A. Consumption of meat.
B. Growth of cattle.
C. Methane from ruminants.
D. Processing of meat.
57. Who holds a view opposite to the others‘ in the passage?
A. Rajendra Pachauri.
B. John Torode.
C. Robert Watson.
D. Chris Lamb.
58. It is implied in the passage that _____.
A. we should try to keep away from cattle
B. ruminants should not be left outdoors
C. the meat industry will soon close down
D. we must do our duty to save the earth
59. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Less meat, slower global warming
B. More animals, more greenhouse gas
C. Less imported food, better our environment
D. Greater diet change, smaller climate change
EXERCISE 2
Cloze Test
A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with 21 . As they drive past 22 they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acknowledgement. The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by 23 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other petty 24 gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was 25 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a 26 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some 27 or other.
I 28 answered politely and made sure I 29 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the Kindness Rock Give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I 30 to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their 31 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to 32 these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 33 . Imagine my 34 when two days later they 35 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they 36 me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters, do not 37 on your random gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this 38 to others, nor how many broken or 39 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of 40 .
21. A. nobody B. someone C. anyone D. nothing
22. A. ladies B. neighbors C. friends D. relatives
23. A. composing B. requesting C. reporting D. explaining
24. A. important B. easy C. interesting D. little
25. A. accused B. warned C. reminded D. convinced
26. A. challenge B. job C. task D. matter
27. A. jokes B. advice C. explanation D. complaint
28. A. seldom B. never C. always D. sometimes
29. A. waved B. stared C. noticed D. laughed
30. A. started B. continued C. mentioned D. decided
31. A. smile B. attitude C. decision D. anger
32. A. add B. recommend C. reduced D. drove
33. A. place B. roof C. gate D. fence
34. A. interest B. smile C. surprise D. face
35. A. whispered B. stopped C. shouted D. wandered
36. A. brought B. wished C. threw D. expected
37. A. take in B. take up C. give in D. give up
38. A. refers B. means C. relates D. contributes
39. A. kind B. light C. hard D. warm
40. A. sorrow B. hope C. imagination D. kindness Reading Test
If you are a male and you are reading this, congratulations: you are a survivor. According to statistics, you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.
There are many reasons for this, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke, but perhaps more importantly, men don‘t go to the doctor.
―Men aren‘t seeing doctors as often as they should,‖says Dr. Gullotta, ―This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.‖ Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45,it should be at least once a year.
According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.
―A lot of men think they are invincible （不可战胜的）‖Gullotta says ―They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think 'Dear me, if it could happen to him, …' ‖
Then there is the ostrich (鸵鸟)approach, ―Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know, ‖ says Dr. Ross Cartmill.― Most men get their cars serviced more often than they service their bodies,‖ Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups. Regular check-ups for men would inevitably(不可避免地) place stress on the public purse. Cartmill says. ―But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the final cost is far greater.‖
46. Which is the most important reason why men die five years earlier on average
than women according to the passage ?
A. Men drink and smoke much more than women.
B.Men aren‘t as cautious as women in face of danger.
C. Men don‘t seek medical care as often as women.
D. Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases.
47.Which of the f ollowing best completes the sentence ―Dear me, if it could happen to
him,…‖in paragraph5 ?
A. I should avoid playing golf.
B. I should consider myself lucky.
C. it would be a big misfortune.
D. it could happen to me, too.
48. What does Dr. Ross Cartmill me an by ―the ostrich approach‖ in paragraph 6 ?
A. A new treatment for certain psychological problems.
B. Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.
C. Unwillingness to find out about one‘s disease because of fear.
D. A casual attitude t owards one‘s health conditions.
49. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?
A. They may increase public expenses.
B. They will save money in the long run.
C. They may cause psychological stress on men.
D. They will enable men to live as long as women.
EXERCISE 3
Cloze Test
A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn‘t know 1 she had to do and wanted to give up. She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another 2 .
Her father, a cook, took her into 3 . He poured water into three pans and boiled them. After boiling, in the first pan were put 4 carrots, the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee. He 5 for them to be cooked for few minutes without any 6 from his mouth.
The girl closed her mouth and waited with impatience, 7 by what her father did. After around 20 minutes, her father 8 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in the bowl. He took the eggs and put them in 9 bowl. After that coffee was poured into the cup.
Turning 10 to her daughter, he asked, ―My sweet heart, what do you see?‖ ―Carrots, eggs, and coffee,‖ she 11 .
Her father asked for 12 the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and broke them. 13 peeling them, she got the eggs cooked and hard. The last, the father asked her to smell coffee. She asked -14 , ―What‘s the meaning, Father?‖ He explained that each thing had faced the same misfortune, the 15 water but with 16 action. The strong and hard carrots became soft and 17 after in the boiling water. The 18 broken eggs and thin shells covering the liquid became hard after cooked. Coffee beans were very unique, but they 19 change water. ―Who are you?‖ asked her father, ―When the disaster knocks your door, how is your 20 ? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee‖
1.A．why B．what C．when D．where
2.A．arose B．disappeared C．pushed D．left
3.A．dining room B．sitting room C．bedroom D．kitchen
4.A．none B．little C．some D．few
5.A．waited B．looked C．searched D．headed
6.A．description B．actions C．lessons D．words
7.A．shocked B．confused C．moved D．impressed
8.A．turned on B．drove off C．turned off D．got on
9.A．another B．one C．other D．each
10.A．forward B．aside C．away D．back
11.A．counted B．replied C．added D．chatted
12.A．touching B．tasting C．telling D．observing
13.A．Before B．While C．After D．Since
14.A．attentively B．happily C．quickly D．curiously
15.A．strange B．boiling C．frightening D．sharp
16.A．different B．same C．fast D．wrong
17.A．hard B．strong C．unique D．weak
18.A．already B．always C．easily D．usually
19.A．must B．could C．should D．might
20.A．improvement B．complaint C．reaction D．opinion
Reading Test
Are you a micro blog addict? Do you go online two, three or more times a day? Do you start to feel lonely if you haven‘t checked your friends‘ statuses before lunch?
From https://www.doczj.com/doc/342299491.html, and QQ in China to Facebook and Twitter in the US and UK, millions of people are caught up in the social networking craze. But are virtual relationships destroying our real-life connections with one another? Baroness Greenfield, professor of psychology at Oxford University, is one person who believes social websites are destroying our ―people skills‖.
―It‘s almost as if they‘re in some identity crisis,‖ she said. ―It is similar to a small child saying: ?Look at me, Mummy, I‘ve done this‘.‖
According to Greenfield, the internet has given rise to ―mini celebrities‖—dull, ordinary people who are watched and admired by others online. ―They do things that are ?Facebook worthy‘ because the only way they can define themselves is by ?people knowing about them‘,‖ she said.
Greenfield believes the growth of Internet ―friendships‖—as well as greater use of computer games –could ―rewire‖ people‘s brains.
She predicts that people will become unable to concentrate, will no longer be
able to look each other in the eye, and will always want instant pleasure.
―Think of the implications（意义）for society if people worry more about what other people think about them than what t hey think about themselves,‖ Greenfield said.
1.With the three questions at the beginning of the text, the author intends to ____. A．describe different Internet surfing habits
B．draw the reader‘s attention to the topic
C．warn people against the social networking craze
D．describe his / her worries about this Internet addiction trend
2. From Paragraph 2 we can conclude that Professor Greenfield thinks that _________.
A．people who are crazy about the Internet usually lack social skills
B．social networks streng then people‘s connections with one another
C．internet addiction prevents people from being sociable in real life
D．people lacking in social skills are more likely to get crazy about the Internet
3. According to Greenfield, many people are interested in som eone else‘s daily chores online because _________.
A．hope to keep in touch with their friends
B．just want to be polite to others
C．consider it a good way of making friends
D．want to know what other people think of them
4. Which of the following statements is Greenfield most likely to agree with? A．Virtual ―friendships‖ bring people more pleasure than real friendships. B．Playing computer games always benefits the brain.
C．The growing use of social networks makes people more focused than ever. D．People are likely to have an identity crisis in the world of social networks. EXERCISE 4
Cloze Test
A Native American and his friend were in downtown New York City, walking near Times Square in Manhattan. It was during the noon lunch hour and the streets were 1 with people. Cars were honking their horns, taxis were squealing around corners, sirens were wailing, and the sounds of the city were almost 2 . Suddenly, the Native American said, ―I hear a cricket.‖
His friend said, ― 3 ? You must be crazy. You couldn‘t possibly hear a cricket in all of this 4 !‖
―No, I‘m sure of it,‖ the Native American said, ―I heard a cricket.‖
―That‘s crazy,‖ said the friend. The Native American 5 carefully for a moment, and then walked 6 the street to a big cement planter where some shrubs were growing. He looked 7 the bushes, beneath the branches, and sure enough, he 8 a small cricket. His friend was utterly amazed.
―That‘s 9 ,‖ said his friend. ―You must have superhuman ears!‖
―No,‖ said the Native American. ―My ears are 10 different from yours. It all depends on what you‘re listening for.‖
―But that 11 be!‖ said the friend. ―I could never hear a cricket in this noise.‖―Yes, it‘s true,‖ came the reply. ―It depends on what is really 12 to you. Here, let me sho w you.‖ He 13 into his pocket, pulled out a few coins, and carefully 14 them on the sidewalk.
And then, 15 with the noise of the crowded street still blaring in their 16 , they noticed every head within twenty feet 17 and look to see if the money that tinkled on the pavement was theirs.
―18 what I mean?‖ asked the Native American. ―It all depends on what‘s important to you.‖
What‘s important to you? What do you listen for?
If you are 19 the Great Spirit, you will be able to hear when it 20 .
1.A．loaded B．filled C．contained D．spotted
2.A．disappearing B．increasing C．expanding D．deafening
3.A．What B．Why C．How D．Where
4.A．people B．street C．noise D．traffic
5.A．paused B．concentrated C．listened D．thought
6.A．through B．along C．by D．across
7.A．into B．through C．at D．for
8.A．fixed B．located C．hid D．chased
9.A．ridiculous B．right C．incredible D．vivid
10.A．little B．much C．pretty D．no
11.A．mustn‘t B．can‘t C．shouldn‘t D．won‘t
12.A．useful B．beneficial C．important D．promising
13.A．reached B．put C．stuck D．looked
14.A．threw B．dropped C．left D．lay
15.A．if B．unless C．even D．rather
16.A．eyes B．ears C．heads D．faces
17.A．leave B．relax C．raise D．turn
18.A．See B．Hear C．Memorize D．Appreciate
19.A．in honor of B．in terms of
C．in common with D．in tune with
20.20. A．speaks B．coughs C．sings D．says
Reading Test
Google tests self-driving car
Experts working for the search engine outfit（设备，装置）Google have come up with a car that drives itself.
According to the outfit‘s official blog, Google has developed the technology and been busy testing a fully automated car that would take the controls out of the hands of distracted drivers, leaving them free to text, eat or apply makeup.
Google‘s faith is that people will use their phone, eat or play games while trying to drive, so it is better to have a car that will let them do it.
The automated cars use video cameras, radar sensors and a laser range finder to ―see‖ other traffic, as well as detailed maps to direct the road ahead.
The outfit has already used the cars on heavily trafficked California roadways and have managed to drive up San Francisco‘s curvy Lombard Street, without going around the bend.
All of the test runs have had a driver behind the wheel just in case. The driver can take over easily.
Google thinks that self-driving cars might one day cut by half the more than one million traffic fatalities suffered each year. It will also save cash on petrol because the cars drive a bit more economically.
Of course it could also do some strange things. If you think how your car‘s GPS system c an drive you down roads that don‘t exist, or over cliffs, or even circle forever on that complicated cloverleaf（立体交叉公路）you might not want to trust switching it on at all.
1.What is the main reason for Google‘s wanting to produce such a car? A．Because it does n‘t use any petrol.
B．Because it has GPS system which can guide drivers in it.
C．Because it is cheap and can bring Google much benefit.
D．Because it can free people‘s hands from driving it.
2.What can‘t we find in this new car?
A．Video cameras. B．MP5 player.
C．Radar sensors. D．Laser range finder.
3.Which of the following has the same meaning with the underlined word?
A．Accidents. B．Rules. C．Polices. D．Facilities.
4.What can you infer from this passage?
A．The new car should be controlled by man in a busy road.
B．The new car can replace all other cars in a short time.
C．This new car uses less petrol than usual cars.
D．The car is not perfect yet.
5.Where most probably can we find this passage?
A．In a sports magazine. B．In a science newspaper.
C．In a comic book. D．In a fashion book.
EXERCISE5
Cloze Test
The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We __21___the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city ___22__the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply __23__ us all ---- the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money … Walking home, ___24____ under a low bridge, we came across ___25___ families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on __26__ the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty(贫困) was __27__ than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many __28__ and cried. Spending time in this ___29__ moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had ___30___. Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult ___31__ that day‘s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together ___32__ a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that __33___ of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my __34___ in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that __35___ the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all__36__ that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen. ___37___, what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to case the __38__ we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on __39__ they could do, a sense of determination __40___ the previous sadness, Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.
21. A. put up with B. got back to C. looked back on D. made up for
22. A. now that B. so that C. as if D. even if
23. A. puzzled B. annoyed C. embarrassed D. shocked
24. A. marching B. running C. passing D. moving
25. A. entire B. normal C. average D. general 26. A. beyond B. with C. till D. for
27. A. stronger B. deeper C. worse D. less
28. A. gave up B. broke down C. set off D. held on
29. A. environment B. hotel C. house D. background
30. A. inspected B. attempted C. witnessed D. challenged
31. A. feelings B. decisions C. thoughts D. impressions
32. A. along B. around C. by D. in
33. A. neither B. either C. none D. each
34. A. experiences B. schedules C. data D. position
35. A. once B. while C. since D. unless
36. A. supposed B. advised C. confirmed D. agreed
37. A. Surely B. Rather C. Now D. Indeed
38. A. burden B. suffering C. anxiety D. difficulty
39. A. how B. where C. what D. when
40. A. replaced B. changed C. covered D. improved
Reading Test
What is Bay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods. Including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes- the list goes on and on
The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child, At high school, be became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, He worked for the next few years as a computer cagineer. In his free time he started Bay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade(升级) and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skill. and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whiman, he has never looked back.. Even in the https://www.doczj.com/doc/342299491.html, crashes of the late 1990s,abay has gone from strength to strength ,. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet
Ebay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each
other. All you have to do is lake an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business the world is your market place .Of course for each item (商品)sold ebay gets a percentage and that is great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on ebay and eighty percent of the items are sold
60. We learn from the text that ebay provides people with__
A. a way of buying and selling goods
B. a website for them to upgrade
C. a place to exhibit their own photos
D. a chance to buy things at low prices
61.Why did Peter create ebay after graduating from university?
A. For fun
B. To make money
C. For gathering the eagineers
D. To fulfill a task of his company
62. From ―he has never looked back ―in Paragraph 2 we learn that peter_
A. did not feel lonely
B. was always hopeful
C. did not think about the past
D. became more and more successful
63. How does abay make money from its website7
A. By bringing callers together.
B. By charging for each sale
C. By listing items online
D. By making e-photos. EXERCISE 6
Cloze Test
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more __36__wthting for the final school bell. Upon its _37__everyone would run for their coats and go hone, everyone except David David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _38_what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __39__for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __40__I can still remember he was always __41__a smile and willing to help. He always __42__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much He__43__ just smile and ask what else he could do ,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__home
Weeks passed and the __45___ovre the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___47 __as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___48___standing by my desk.
―I have something for you‖ he said ____49____from behind his back a small box. __50___it t o me, he said anxiously. ―Open it ―I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my __51__saw nothing I looked at David?s smiling face add back into the box and said. ―The box is nice, David, but it‘ s__52__‖
―Oh no it isn‘t‖ said David ―It‘s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn‘t see or touch unless you know it‘s there‖Tears filled my eyes __53__Iooked at the proud dirty race that I had rarely given__54__to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning __55__the little empty box set on my desk
36. A. anxious B. courageous C. serious D. cautious
37. A. warning B. ringingC. calling D. yelling
38. A. scolded B. wonderedC. realized D. learned
39. A. modestly B. naturallyC. inaccurately D. inappropriately
40. A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny
41. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing
42. A. practised B. wandered C. studied D. stayed
43. A. would B. should C. might D. could
44. A. aim at B. turn to C. put off D. head for
45. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. program
46. A. school B. year C. education D. program
47. A. relief B. return C. vain D. control
48. A. weakly B. sadly C. quietly D. helplessly
49. A. searched B. found C. raised D. pulled
50. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving
51. A. delight B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise
52. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper
53. A. as B. until C. because D. though
54. A. advice B. support C. attention D. command
55. A. from B. behind C. over D. towards
Reading Test
An in crease in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to （归因于）the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A. spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.
Professor john Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.
―There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn‘t traditionally done. ‖ He added.
University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people‘s renewed in terest in caters in the pubic sector（部门）, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A. recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: ―It‘s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that‘s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.‖
71. Professor John Beath‘s lectures are .
A. given in a traditional way
B. connected with the present situation
C. open to both students and their parents
D. warmly received by economics
72. Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their .
A. greater stability
B. higher pay
C. fewer applications
D. better reputation
73. in the opinion of most parents .
A. eccentrics should be the focus of school teaching
B. more students should be admitted to universities
C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened.
D. children should solve financial problems themselves
74. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters .
A. wiser in money management
B. have access to better equipment
C. confide about their future careers
D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds
75. What‘s the main idea of the text?
A. Universities have received more applications.
B. Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students
C. college students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty
D. parents are concerned with children‘s su bject selection.
EXERCISE 7
I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law.
Let us take a __1___, reasonable look at what the results might be if such a(n) _2___were accepted: Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction of TV, they might _3__ together after dinner and actually talk to one another.
It is well known that many of our _4__in everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of __5__ illness are caused at least in part by _6___ to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to__7_ our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better.
On evenings when such a talk is _8__, families could discover more active pastimes. Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a _9__ together to watch the sunset _10___ they might take a walk together. _11___free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in a good_12___ than in a TV program. _13___ report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, ___14___ at the college level. __15__is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour.
A different _16__ of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the quiet hour _17___, the TV net works might be forced to __18__ with better shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities.
At first glance, this idea seems radical. How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years _19___television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can __20__childhoods without television. It wasn‘t that difficult.
1. A. valuable B. pleasant C. quick D. serious
2. A. advice B. suggestion C. opinion D. offer
3. A. get around B. stand still C. meet D. sit around
4. A. problems B. trouble C. affairs D. misfortune
5. A. physical B. common C. mental D. familiar
6. A. attempt B. failure C. ability D. permission
7. A. discuss B. talk C. make sure D. see to
8. A. acceptable B. unnecessary C. funny D. unpleasant
9. A. walk B. look C. ride D. rest
10. A. and B. or C. but D. while
11. A. At B. In C. For D. With
12. A. poet B. book C. hour D. composition
13. A. Professor B. Scientists C. Parents D. Education
14. A. yet B. still C. even D. just
15. A. Writing B. Thinking C. Speaking D. Listening
16. A. Form B. kind C. method D. step
17. A. starts B. ends C. comes D. lasts
18. A. come across B. come about C. come up D. broadcast
19. A. before B. since C. until D. after
20. A. remind B. remember C. recognize D. know
Reading Test
Say you are a 17th century construction worker who's worked long and hard to build a splendid tower for the dead wife of your emperor.
Now say that the emperor orders your fingertips cut off so you can never build another one. Yes, that is the Taj Mahal, one of the most famous buildings in the world. And the tale behind the construction is just as impressive as the building itself.
First, there's the emperor of northern India, Shah Jehan,also called the King of the World. In 1612,Shah Jehan married Mumtaz Mahal. Madly in love, they had 14 children over the next 20 years. But then sadness came. As Mumtaz was about to give birth to child number 14, she said she had heard her unborn baby cry out. It was a sign of death. And as Mumtaz lay dying, she asked Jehan to build a lasting memorial to celebrate their love.
When the heartbroken Jehan appeared eight days after his wife's death, his people were shocked to see that his coal-black hair had turned snow-white.
Putting away his sadness, Jehan ordered his wife's dying wish carried out. More
than 20,000 workers labored nearly 22 years to complete the construction. In 1653,Jehan placed Mumtaz's remains in the center under the building.
And then, son number five, Aurangzeb, murdered his brothers and took over the power from his aging father. Hehan lived the rest of his days-eight years, to be exact-imprisoned not far from the Taj Mahal. Jehan was only allowed to climb onto the top of his prison to see the timeless treasure from a distance. But never again would he be allowed to visit it--until he was buried next to his wife.
Today 25,000 people visit the Taj Mahal each day. Though the reason for building the tower was a strange, sad story, those who see its breath-taking beauty are reminded of the happiness that inspired its construction.
40. The first two paragraphs were written to show that
A. the Taj Mahal is all unusual historic building
B. ancient Indian emperors were cruel
C. construction workers led a hard life in ancient India
D. India has some of the most famous buildings in the world
41. The Taj Mahal was first built as ____________ .
A. a prison
B. a gift to Mumtaz
C. a memorial building
D. a tourist attraction
42. We learn from the text that Mumtaz probably died in ________ .
A. 1626
B. 1632
C. 1634
D. 1653 EXERCISE 8
One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn't face my 1 apartment.
Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2 between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 3 every time she leaned over to talk to him, 4 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display (展示) such 5 in a public place?
I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6 it turned out, it was an Italian movie.
7 about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8 on my popcorn. I've never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9 . After a while I heard 10 more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11 of the popcorn crunching (咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12 . I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 13 to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 14 I saw him again in New York speaking 15 English instead of perfect Korean. He didn't even have a Korean accent and I 16 like I had been betrayed(欺骗). When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 17 we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 18 and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19 a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it 20 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We've been speaking Korean at home ever since.
1. A. warm B. hot C. heated D. cool
2. A. opening B. blank C. break D. middle
3. A. side B. view C. space D. angle
4. A. while B. whenever C. or D. and
5. A. attraction B. attention C. feeling D. motion
6. A. since B. when C. what D. as
7. A. Within B. After C. For D. Over
8. A. concentrate B. swallow C. fix D. taste
9. A. too B. still C. though D. certainly
10. A. much B. any C. no D. few
11. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. smell
12. A. wonder B. wander C. imagine D. depart
13. A. tied B. happened C. turned D. used
14. A. until B. because C. then D. therefore
15. A. broken B. informal C. perfect D. practical
16. A. felt B. looked C. seemed D. appeared
17. A. While B. If C. Before D. Once
18. A. empty B. quiet C. happy D. calm
19. A. telling B. giving C. saying D. speaking
20. A. worked B. got C. came D. made
Reading Test
For the first time in modern history, less than half of the U.S. adult population now reads literature, according to a recent survey. Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America presents a detailed review of the decline of reading‘s role in the nation‘s culture.
Reading at Risk is a survey of national fashion in adult literary reading. The data source for Reading at Risk is as reliable and objective as any such survey can be. The key results of the survey are presented in the ―Summary‖, but the report can be further explained as: literary reading in America is not only declining rapidly among all groups, but the rate of decline has been speeded up, especially among the young. Reading at Risk merely shows a great cultural change that most Americans have already noted —our society‘s great turn to e lectronic media for entertainment and information.
Reading a book requires a degree of active attention and devotion. Indeed, reading itself is a progressive skill that depends on years of education and practice. On the contrary, most electronic media such as television, recordings, and radio make fewer demands on their audiences, and indeed often require no more than passive participation. While oral culture has a rich reality and electronic media offer the considerable advantages of variety, print culture affords irreplaceable forms of focused attention and thought that make various communications and views possible. The decline in reading, therefore, equals a larger retreat (减少) from participation in public and cultural life.
What is to be done? There is surely no single solution to the present problem, just as there is no single cause. The important thing now is to understand that America can no longer take active and devoted reading for granted.
Reading is not a timeless, common ability. As more Americans lose this ability, our nation becomes less informed, active, and independent minded. These are not qualities that a free, inventive, or productive society can afford to lose.
56. The main purpose of the survey is to _____.
A. focus on the role of electronic media and reading
B. show that American young people read less and less
C. give a report of the national fashion of literary reading
D. review that less than half of the population now reads literature
57. According to the passage, reading _____.
A. requires less attention and devotion
B. demands no more than passive participation
C. limits various communications and views
D. means active participation in public and cultural life.
58. The underlined phrase ―cultural change‖ in Paragraph 2 refers to the change____.
A. from oral culture to electronic media
B. from print culture to electronic media
C. from electronic media to oral culture
D. from electronic mediate print culture
59. The author of the passage ______.
A. misunderstands oral culture
B. doubts the results of the survey
C. encourages the Americans to read more
D. agrees to the solution to the present problem in reading
EXERCISE 9
Cloze Test
A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 21 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 22 with very little effort.
I will give 23 . A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24 . We had been close as 25 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 :our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27 our misunderstanding. Then he 28 a small island in the Caribbean and we 29 touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to 30 . Rereading the letter, I was 31 by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had 32 respected my older brother but 33 he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so 34. And with that one letter we became friends 35.
It might never have occurred to 36 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37. For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of 38 communication(通讯),people often 39 that they don‘t alw ays have to phone or email. They have a 40 . And that is to write.
21. A. received B. rewritten C. returned D. reread
22. A. record B. promise C. friendship D. secret
23. A. an example B. a lesson C. an experience D. a talk
24. A. through B. together C. along D. away
25. A. brothers B. children C. fellows D. classmates
26. A. normal B. necessary C. pleasant D. possible
27. A. deepen B. start C. express D. settle
28. A. toured B. stopped over C. reached D. moved to
29. A. lost B. kept in C. needed D. got in
30. A. think B. write C. enjoy D. read
31. A. driven B. beaten C. surprised D. honored 32. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. once
33. A. realized B. judged C. thought D. expected
34. A. well B. often C. much D. soon
35. A. later B. anyhow C. too D. again
36. A. us B. anyone else C. someone D. my brother
37. A. mail services B. transport services C. phones D. relatives
38. A. poor B. easy C. popular D. busy
39A. believe B. decide C. argue D. forget
40. A. habit B. choice C. method D. plan
Reading Test
When you‘re lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses(压力) of the world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish something!
Here lies the problem for travel writer and food critic(评论家),Edie Jarolim ―I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things,‖ Jarolim sa id. Now you can read her travel advice everywhere in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her three books, The Complete Idiot‘s Travel Guide to Mexican Beach Resorts.
Her job in travel writing began some eight years ago. After getting a PhD in Englis h in Canada, she took a test for Frommer‘s travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After working at Frommer‘s, Jarolim worked for a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodor‘s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U.S. that she moved there
Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road. The rest of the time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arizona.
As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information. Sure, it‘s great to write about a tourist attraction, but you‘d better get the local(当地的)museum hours correct or you could really ruin someone‘s vacation. 46. Which country does Jarolim live in now?
A．Mexico B．The U.S. C．The U.K. D．Canada
47. What is most difficult for Jarolim? A．Working in different places to collect information. B．Checking all the facts to be written in the guides. C．Finishing her work as soon as possible. D．Passing a test to write travel guides.
48. What do we know about Jarolim from the text? A．She is successful in her job.
B．She finds her life full of stresses.
C．She spends half of her time traveling.
D．She is especially interested in museums.
49. What would be the best title for the text? A．Adventures in Travel Writing.
B．Working as a Food Critic.
C．Travel Guides on the Market.
D．Vacationing for a Living. EXERCISE 10
Cloze Test
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny‘s house, she wasn‘t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 36 , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn‘t been so 37 .
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly 38 cold —very cold. Alice‘s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 39 that she didn‘t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 40 . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 41 . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. ―Hello, dear,‖ said the old lady. ―I need 42 . I‘m afraid I‘m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.‖
―Airport? You 43 are lost,‖ Alice said. ―You need to go back five kilometers 44 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 45 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 46 to the airport. But I‘m afraid there‘s no 47 you‘ll get there in five minutes!‖
―Thank you very much, dear,‖ replied the old lady. ―Don‘t worry —I‘ll 48 in time.‖
The 49 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 50 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 51 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 52 from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 53 just above the ground. As the car 54 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a whistling 55 , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief …
36. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise
37. A. brave B. excited C. curious D. stubborn
38. A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew
39. A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward
40. A. arrived B. stopped C. stayed D. started
41. A. gathered B. existed C. dropped D. moved
42. A. help B. gas C. rest D. water
43. A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly
44. A. if B. until C. unless D. as
45. A. drive B. walk C. follow D. march
46. A. address B. signs C. notices D. guidance
47. A. doubt B. room C. time D. way
48. A. have it B. get it C. make it D. finish it
49. A. door B. window C. headlight D. wheel
50. A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued
51. A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible
52. A. developed B. appeared C. spread D. faded
53. A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing
54. A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose
55. A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone
Reading Test
Thousands of people living in the Chinese capital will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year by heading for the ski resorts(滑雪场).Never mind that Beijing‘s dry weather seldom produces snow. It is cold enough in winter for snow-making machines to make a covering for the hills north to the capital. And the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class has formed the basis for this new craze(热潮).
Since Beijing‘s first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed an astonishing increase. There are now more than a dozen resorts. Clothes markets in the city have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections. Mr.Wei, a manager of a newly-opened ski resort in Beijing, sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe. In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China. But many are in faraway areas of the country and can‘t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe.
Beijing‘s sking craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private cars. This has led to the growth of a leisure industry in the capital‘s suburbs, which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people. According to Mr. Wei, about 40％of the visitors to his resort come in their own cars. The rest are bused in by schools, businesses or government offices.
The problem is making money. Starting ski resort requires quite a lot of money: hiring land from the local government, preparing the hills, buying snow machines, making sure there are enough water and electricity to run them, and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers. The ski resort where Mr.Wei works cost nearly $4 to set up. And, as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea, many others rush in and price wars break out. Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world, though with most people rather new to the sport, expecting a few more doing the same job.
50. What does this text mainly talk about?
A．Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars.
B．Skiing as a new way of enjoying one‘s spare time.
C．Things to be considered when starting a ski resort.
D．A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing.
51. Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Europe?
A．To visit more ski areas. B．To ski on natural snow. C．For a large collection of ski suits. D．For better services and equipment. 52. The underlined words ―leisure industry‖ in Paragraph 3 refer to . A．transport to ski resorts B．production of family cars
C．business of providing spare time enjoyments
D．part-time work for people living in the suburbs
53. What is the main problem in running a ski resort?
A．Difficulty in hiring land. B．Lack of business experience. C．Price wars with other ski resorts. D．Shortage of water and electricity.
EXERCISE 11
I. Cloze Test
Do you often go shopping happily? Do you think money can make us happy if we __36___ it on the right purchases? A new psychology study suggests that buying life experiences rather than material possessions leads to _37____ happiness for both the __38__ and those around them.
The study indicates that experiential purchases, such as a meal out or theater tickets, __39___ increased well-being because they __40___ higher order needs. Experiential purchases specially increased the need for social connectedness and vitality—a feeling of being _41___, which is an important discovery. These findings _42___ an extension of basic need theory, where purchases that increase psychological need __43__ will produce the greatest well-being,‖ said Ryan Howell, assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University.
Participants in the study were __44___ to write reflections and answer questions about their recent __45___. Participants indicated that experiential purchases __46___ money better spent and greater happiness for both themselves and others. The results _47____ indicate the experiences produce more happiness __48___ the amount spent or the income of the consumer.
_49___ also lead to longer-term satisfaction. ―Purchased experiences provide memory capital(资本),‖ Howell said. ―We don‘t tend to get _50___ of happy memories like we do with a material object.‖ People _51____ believe that more money will make them happy, even though 35 years of research has _52____ the opposite,‖ Howell said. ―Maybe this belief has held _53___ money is making some people __54___ some of the time, at least when they spend it on life experiences.‖ All these were__55__ by many professors of psychology at San Francisco State University and SF State graduate Graham Hill.
36. A .waste B. spend C. afford D. make
37. A. greater B. less C. fresher D. easier
38. A. salespersons B. consumers C. managers D. researchers
39. A. result from B. put off C. result in D. put on
40. A. protect B. satisfy C. demand D. show 41. A. living B. lovely C. alive D. lively
42. A. change B. support C. deny D. describe
43. A. impression B. enjoyment C. pleasure D. satisfaction
44. A. advised B. informed C. asked D. demanded
45. A. purchases B. experiences C. needs D. ideas
46. A. expressed B. represented C. stored D. described
47. A. even B. either C. also D. ever
48. A. in case of B. in relation to C. as a result of D. regardless of
49. A. Needs B. Experiences C. Reflections D. Memories
50. A. amazed B. surprised C. bored D. delighted
51. A. never B. hardly C. still D. seldom
52. A. achieved B. suggested C. studied D. researched
53. A. even though B. in case C. because D. if
54. A. shameful B. happy C. sick D. shy
55. A. disagreed B. carried C. consumed D. conducted
II. Reading Passage
Gabriel Stempinski, a 28-year-old business consultant based in San Francisco, travels a lot for work, and when he does, he prefers to sleep on strangers couches.
Stempinski arranges his accommodations entirely through CouchSurfing International, a non-profit organization that connects travelers with locals through its website, where hosts and guests can request or offer free places to stay worldwide.
―It‘s like an instant circle of friends no matter which city you end up in,‖ he says. ―It‘s like a big world community.‖
And that world community has been growing rapidly year to year—by the end of 2004 (CouchSurfing‘s first year), weekly sign-ups had been consistently around 15000, with total membership of 2 million.
Daniel Hoffer, who serves as the CouchSurfing International‘s chairman o f the board, says saving money is certainly part of the appeal. ―But the real benefit is the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with people you wouldn‘t otherwise meet.‖
Some CouchSurfing community members, like Berkeley resident Brook
Lillehaugen, have hosted numerous travelers in their homes over the years, but haven‘t yet surfed themselves.
Lillehaugen, a 33-year-old language teacher, first got involved in couch surfing when she was teaching at a university in Mexico. She‘s hosted ab out a dozen guests in the past four years.
She and her husband have two kids, aged five and one, and she says she likes what couch surfers bring to her home: interesting stories, good food (her guests will often cook a meal while they stay), and new cultural perspectives. She also values the opportunity to practice hospitality(好客) as a kind of family value. ―There‘s value in helping out strangers. And we‘re kind of modeling that for our children.‖
1．Couch surfers in the passage refer to those who _______________________.
Ａ．surf the Internet for old furniture
B．travel a lot both for work and for fun
C．stay in strangers‘ homes for free while traveling
D．are welcomed as guests by strangers in another country
2．According to Stempinski, the most important part is that through couch surfing he can __.
A．save a lot of money B．learn about different communities
C．visit many more cities D．make friends with strangers
3．By hosting strangers, Lillehaugen wants to show to their children that __________.
A．it‘s go od virtue to help strangers
B．couch surfers can bring them a lot of valuable things
C．it‘s easy to make friends with strangers
D．couch surfers will meet a lot of difficulties while traveling
4．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Couch Surfing Saves Money For Travelers
B．Build a World Community One Couch at a Time
C．What Couch Surfers Can Teach Us
D．How to Go Couch Surfing EXERCISE 12
I. Cloze Test
Once there was a time, Ireland was ruled by a king who had no son. The king had notices __1__ in all the towns of his realm. The notices advised that every qualified young man should __2__ an interview with the king as a possible successor to the throne. __3__, all such candidates must have these two qualifications: Love God and their fellow __4__.
A young man saw the notice and reflected that he loved God and, also, his neighbors but he was __5__ poor that he had no appropriate clothes. __6__ did he pay for the long journey to the castle. So the young man begged here, and borrowed there, finally __7__ to gather enough money for the __8__ and the necessary supplies. The young man __9__ on his quest, and had almost completed the journey __10__ he came upon a poor beggar by the side of the road. The beggar sat trembling in __11__ and extended arms pleading for help. The young man was so moved by this beggar‘s need that he, without a(n) __12__ thought, gave the beggar his clothes and supplies as well. Then he continued his journey to the castle __13__ the rags of the beggar.
Upon his __14__ at the castle, he was admitted to the throne. The young man __15__ low before his majesty. When he raised his eyes, he grasped in __16__.
―You…it‘s you!‖
―Yes,‖ the king replied __17__ a twinkle, ―I was that beggar.‖
―But…bu…bu…why did you do that to me?‖
―Because I had to __18__ if you really love your God and your fellow human beings,‖ said the king. ―If I came to you as king, you would have __19__ anything I asked of you. Now, I am sure __20__ is in your heart,‖ the king nodded his h ead.
1. A. posted B. put C. thrown D. fallen
2. A. give up B. hand in C. go to D. apply for
3. A. So B. Therefore C. Though D. However
4. A. friend B. women C. human beings D. family members
5. A. very B. too C. so D. much
6. A. Thus B. Nor C. Also D. Nearly
7. A. managing B. coming C. going D. taking
8. A. food B. clothes C. drink D. notice
9. A. went away B. ran over C. set out D. jumped up
10. A. when B. as C. while D. since
11. A. rain B. wind C. rags D. dirt
12. A hour B. second C. month D. minute
13. A. wore on B. put on C. handed in D. dressed in
14. A. arrival B. look C. watch D. stop
15. A. stood B. sat C. walked D. bowed
16. A. excitement B. astonishment C. anger D. curiosity
17. A. on B. with C. in D. of
18. A. work out B. pick out C. find out D. make out
19. A. done B. given C. listened D. talked
20. A. which B. what C. who D. why
II. Reading passage
One of Britain‘s l eading fee-paying school is to offer classes on happiness to fight against the maladies(严重问题) in society caused by materialism and celebrity obsession(名人崇拜), its head teacher announced.
―We are introducing classes on happiness,‖ said Anthony Seldon, master of Wellington School in Crowthrone, Berkshire, west of London. ―We have been focusing too much on academics and missing something far more important.‖
A psychologist will monitor a pilot project(试点项目) teaching ―happiness lessons‖—or ―well-being‖ as it is being called—from the start of the next academic year.
Pupils aged 14 to 16 will be given one lesson a week, learning skills such as how to manage relationships, physical and mental health, negative emotions and how to achieve one‘s ambitions. The college‘s religious education staff will teach the course as a complement to, rather than a substitute for, conventional classes, said Seldon, who is also a political critic and author.
―To me, the most important job of any school is to turn out young men and wome n who are happy and secure,‖ explained Seldon. ―Celebrity, money and possessions are too often the touchstones(检验标准) for teenagers and yet these are not where happiness lies. Our children need to know that as societies become richer, they don‘t become happ ier—a fact regularly shown by social science research.‖Wellington School was founded in 1853 and currently has 750 boys aged 13 to 18 and 50 girls aged 16 plus. Fees range from 6132 pounds per term for day pupils to 7665 pounds per term for boarders.
1．Wh at‘s the purpose of Wellington School‘s offering ―happiness lessons‖?
A．To make its students feel happy
B．To avoid certain negative social influences on students
C．To explain materialism and celebrity obsession.
D．To introduce ways to feel happy
2．In Seldo n‘s opinion, cl asses on happiness are _______.
A．timely B．necessary
C．creative D．interesting
3．All of the following can be learned from happiness classes EXCEPT________. A．how to become rich and famous
B．how to get along with others
C．how to keep healthy in both physical and mental ways
D．how to succeed as one wishes
4．How much will one pay for studying with accommodation?
A．6132 B．1533 C．7665 D．750
EXERCISE 13
People are envious of Zhang Wei and his high salary. But the young engineer doesn't feel happy at all . ―A heavy workload, fierce competition and rising living expenses keep me working 1 the clock ,‖said the 35-year-old .―I wish I could go back to my university days ,even though I had far less 2 t hen.‖
Zhang is not the only one who doesn't feel as 3 as before .―It is a time when money can't buy happiness,‖ said Andrew Oswald, a British economist studying happiness . His research shows that 4 society has become more prosperous and technically advanced in Western countries ,life 5 has not improved over the last 30 years .
Oswald's theory 6 true in China too . 7 one of the world's most robust (有活力的)economies ,China 8 8-10 per cent annual GDP growth . But according to a March survey by China Youth Daily and Sina. com, around 85 per cent of Chinese people feel heavier living burdens than 10 years ago 9 the fact that nearly 80 per cent say their incomes have increased .
―Traditional measurements of progress , which heavily 10 the economic over the social ,are becoming outmoded (过时的),‖said Oswald . He explained that in the 1940s,when people were struggling to 11 themselves ,growth was needed to 12 the basics.
But things have become totally different now . A lot of people don't want a wider TV or more clothes 13 they need a pleasing environment or a light -hearted party . So‖ we should 14 less on GDP ,but more on GWB , 15 general
well-being ,‖said Oswald .
Canadian ,British ,and northern European governments have created their own quality of life indexes (指数)that include crime ,health ,environmental ,and cultural 16 . In China , ―happiness index ‖has also become a buzz phrase (热门词汇) 17 the attention of economists and politicians .
―Not only the government but we citizens should adjust the 18 of
self-development to make ourselves happier ,‖said Yuan Yue,a Chinese sociologist . Don't just chase money or fame . Make sure you have time to 19 . Then you'll be 20 ,he added . １、A、against B、behind C、around D、with
２、A、time B、money C、fun D、trouble
３、A、happy B、energetic C、healthy D、free
４、A、as B、since C、now that D、while
５、A、level B、standard C、satisfaction D、style
６、A、keeps B、holds C、sounds D、remains
７、A、Like B、With C、As D、As for
８、A、enjoys B、increases C、develops D、advances
９、A、regardless B、considering C、despit D、allowing for
10、A、prefer B、favor C、treasure D、appreciate
11、A、feed B、enjoy C、satisfy D、help
12、A、offer B、fullfil C、earn D、supply
13、A、rather than B、as much as C、as well as D、apart from
14、A、apply B、employ C、concentrate D、fix
15、A、yet B、and C、or D、except
16、A、factors B、features C、elements D、causes
17、A、fixing B、paying C、attracting D、putting
18、A、way B、measurement C、degree D、form
19、A、work B、relax C、study D、exercise
20、A、stronger B、happier C、healthier D、wealthier
EXERCISE 14
Cloze Test
A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of 41.
―Do you know 42 you and I are?‖ she asked. 43 I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver‘s license at a government office. The woman 44 desk asked her what her ―occupation‖ was. Emily hesitated, 45 how to answer it. ―What I mean is,‖ explained the woman, ―do you have a job, or are you just a ...?‖ ―Of course I have a job,‖ answered Emily. ―I‘m a (an) 46 .‖ ―We don‘t 47 ?mother‘ as an occupation ... ?housewife‘ covers it,‖ she said.
I forgot all about her story 48 one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.
―And what is your occupation?‖ she asked. What 49 me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. ―I‘m ... a (an) 50 in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.‖
The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen 51 in mid-air. She looked up 52 she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the most important words.
―Might I ask,‖ said the clerk with new interest, ―just what you do in your 53 ?‖ Coolly, I heard myself 54 , ―I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn‘t) in the
laboratory and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). I‘m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have 55 credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the 56 are in satisfaction rather than just money.‖There was an increasing note of 57 in the clerk‘s voice as she 58 in the form. As I drove into our driveway(私家车道), I was 59 by my lab assistants —ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.
I felt successful. Motherhood...what a great 60 . 41. A. surprise B. anxiety C. anger D. excitement
42. A. who B. what C. how D. why
43. A. When B. As C. Before D. Since
44. A. at B. after C. by D. around
45. A. nervous B. sure C. anxious D. uncertain
46. A. mother B. worker C. teacher D. doctor
47. A. think B. list C. expect D. give
48. A. since B. unless C. until D. when
49. A. got B. caused C. permit D. made
50. A. researcher B. manager C. expert D. scholar
51. A. dropped B. floated C. frozen D. broke
52. A. so that B. even though C. as though D. because of
53. A. family B. subject C. study D. field
54. A. words B. reply C. shout D. whisper
55. A. two B. three C. four D. five
56. A. rewards B. awards C. profits D. benefits
57. A. interest B. respect C. doubt D fear
58. A. explained B. passed C. completed D. filled
59. A. accepted B. greeted C. recognized D. refused
60. A. person B. award C. career D. business
Reading Test
I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps (快照), maybe occasionally for magazines. Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand. So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked an assistant, ―Can I have one of those?‖ He looked perturbe d (不安). ―Do you want to try it first?‖ he said. It didn‘t quite sound like a question. ―Do I need to?‖ I replied ,―There is nothing wrong with it？‖ This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad. ―No, no. But you should try it,‖ he said encouragingly. ―Compare it with the others. ‖
高考完形填空专项训练步步高 抓好三方面●跨好三大步●做好三结合 ------谈完形填空解题技巧中学生在做完形填空题时存在的问题，概括起来有以下三方面： 1.不善于抓文章的主旨大意，并以此为中心展开对整篇文章的推理、判断，导致理解上出现偏差，甚至和文章的中心相悻。 2.容易受定势思维的影响，对文意分析不透，忽视特定语境中知识的运用。 3.对完形填空题怀有厌倦、畏惧心理，以至做题时处于应付状态，做题能力得不到提高。 那么，怎样才能提高做完形填空题的能力呢？我们应从以下三方面入手训练思维能力和解题技巧：抓准主旨、透析文意、理清逻辑。并在做题过程中把这三方面与做完形填空的三大步骤“通读、精读、复读”有机结合，明确每步的思维主攻方向。即抓好三方面，跨好三大步，做好三结合。 一、通读短文抓主旨 一般情况下，完形填空短文都不给标题，不容易把握文章的主题和大意。但短文首句通常不设空格，这就为我们窥视文章全貌提供了一个窗口，而尾句往往是文章的总结、结论或点睛之笔，所以抓住开篇启示作用的首句和总结概括性的尾句是必要的。借助于首尾句给予的启示，克服不良心理的影响，满怀信心，全神贯注，目光越过空格，注意能体现文章大意的关键词句，尽力从整体上理解短文大意，这是逐空填词的重要依据和基础。如果一开始就忙于见空填空，势必无法从整体上把握全文概要，无法形成连贯的思路，只见树木不见森林，理解偏离文章的中心，造成顾，此失彼的错误，甚至影响做题速度。 抓住了文章的主旨大意后，我们围绕主旨大意去阅读、预测、推理、判断，往往会收到事半功倍的效果。尤其是一些干扰性强，容易使人犯想当然错误的选项就会迎刃而解。 二、精读短文析文意 在基本抓住文章的主旨后，应逐句精读短文，逐题分析选项，对特定的语境做深人的理解，克服“定势思维”，根据全文大意和词不离句，句不离文的原则，逐项填空。切不可以单纯的词汇辨析或语法角度去做题，而应以能否恰如其分地表达文意作为选择最佳答案的唯一标准。要吃透文意，理解到位，我们应做到以下几点： 1.从上下文的角度考虑，注意其内在联系。就题论题，断章取义，忽视上下文的信息提示是我们常犯的错误。因此我们在做题时要注重暗含的信息提示，找准突破口，确保文意畅通。 2.从词汇意义及用法、惯用法和搭配的角度去考虑，准确判断。NMET完形填空题中考查词汇意义及用法、惯用法和搭配的题目逐年增多，必须结合上下文把握文意，研读
While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this 41 process and found something that has changed my 42 at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语). I never felt an urge to 43 any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The 44 languages were enough in all my interactions(交往).Little did I know that I would discover my 45 for ASL. The 46 began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club 47 their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 48 of communicating without speaking 49 me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the 50 .This newness just left me 51 more. After that, feeling the need to 52 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club`s meetings. I only learned how to 53 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my 54 progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to 55 those meetings and learn all I could. The following term, I 56 an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was 57 . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. 58 , if there had been any talking, it would have 59 us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the 60 way of communication it opens. 41. A. searching B. planning C. natural D. formal 42. A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion 43. A. choose B. read C. learn D. create 44. A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken 45. A. love B. concern C. goal D. request 46. A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task 47. A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed 48. A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason 49. A. disturbed B. supported C. embarrassed D. attracted 50. A. end B. past C. course D. distance 51. A. showing B. acting C. saying D. wanting 52. A. exercise B. explore C. express D. explain 53. A. print B. write C. sign D. count 54. A. slow B. steady C. normal D. obvious 55. A. chair B. sponsor C. attend D. organize 56. A. missed B. passed C. gave up D. registered for 57. A. prohibited B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated https://www.doczj.com/doc/342299491.html,stly B.Thus C.Instead D.However 59.A.required B.caused C.allowed D.expected 60.A.easy B.popular C.quick D.new
中考英语阅读训练（001） This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver. "I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis." "It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles(英里)outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon." "I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning." "Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows." "I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(小偷). Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!" 1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____. A. drive B. make money ? C. climb in through the window D. meet a lot of people 2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____. A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didn't open the door for her C. she didn't want to pay the driver D. she couldn't find her key 3.The story happened _____. A. early in the morning B. late at night C.20 miles outside London D. near the police station 4.Which of the following is wrong? A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning. B. The police made a mistake. C. The woman had no money to pay the driver. D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
中考英语阅读理解训练及答案 A We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (壳) —sleeping. Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep. In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens. A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.
中考英语英语阅读理解训练经典题目(含答案) 一、英语阅读理解专项练习试卷 1．阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。 Once there was a small hotel whose keeper was always caring about money. One day, a businessman arrived. The keeper looked at the man's thick wallet and thought, "Oh, I wish that all the money could be mine!" The businessman didn't notice that, so he ordered the most expensive room and went to his room to dress for dinner. Around the hotel, there were some beautiful ginger(姜) plants. Many people said that eating the buds(芽) of ginger would make a person forgetful. The keeper thought, "If I serve some buds of ginger to the businessman, he may be forgetful to take his wallet!" Then she went to the kitchen. Soon, businessman came downstairs and asked for dinner. The keeper was very excited as she served the dish to him. "Delicious!" said the rich man. When dinner was finished, he went to bed happily. In the next morning, the keeper saw the businessman leaving from the front door. As soon as he was out of sight, she ran up to his room. She looked all over the room for the wallet, but she couldn't find it. Suddenly, she noticed a piece of paper on the floor. It was the businessman's bill(账单). He had forgotten to pay it! She ran down the stairs, out of the front door, and across the road until she was out of breath, but the businessman was already far, far away. "I'm so silly!”" cried the keeper. （1）The keeper came up with an idea to own the businessman's money when __________. A. she dressed herself B. she cooked the meal in the kitchen C. the businessman went upstairs happily D. she thought of the buds of ginger around her hotel （2）The keeper ran into the businessman's room as soon as he left because __________. A. she wanted to find the man's bill B. she wanted to find the key to the man's room C. she wanted to check if the man had left his money there D. she wanted to see if the man had broken anything in the room （3）Which if the following is NOT true according to this passage? A. The keeper realized the buds of ginger didn't work in the end. B. The keeper ran after the businessman because of the bill. C. The businessman didn't know the rumor (谣言) about the buds of ginger. D. The businessman didn't pay the keeper's bill because he lost his money. 【答案】（1）D （2）C （3）D 【解析】【分析】文章大意：一个贪财的旅店老板整天惦记着钱，一天一个商人来住店
完形填空 Words：293 难度系数：★★★ 建议用时：16分钟 One day，not too long ago ，the employees of a large company in St.Louis ，Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said ，“ Yesterday the person who had been hindering（阻碍）your __1__ in this company passed away. We __2__ you to join the funeral in the room that has been __3 __ in the gym. ” At first everyone was sad to __4__ that one of their colleagues had died ，__5__ after a while they started getting __6__ about who this person might be. The excitement __7__ as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last __8__.Everyone wondered，“ Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well ，__9__ he 's no longer he！re” One by one the __10__ got closer to the coffin（棺材）and when they looked inside it ，they __11__ became speechless. They stood over the coffin ，__12__ into silence ，as if someone had __13__ the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin —everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a __14__ next to the mirror that __15__，“ Therei s only one person who is capable to__16__limits to your growth ：it is YOU. ” You are the only person who can revolutionize your __17__.You are the only person who can__18__your happiness，realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes ，your friends change ，your parents change，your partner changes or your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change，when you go__19__your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one__20__for your life. 1. A．ability B．progress C ．talent D．practice 2. A．beg B．allow C ．invite D．advise 3. A．started B．prepared C ．opened D．created 4. A．learn B．observe C ．notice D．find 5. A．for B．or C ．so D ．but
高考英语完形填空 2008年 Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability. “Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 38. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40 me. “My41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43 the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my 44. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45 that I have. “I was 46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 49 admitted and went to 50 with the academy’s highest honors. “After that, I established myself as the first f ull-time solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists. “I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 the doctor thought was a totally deaf, it didn’t 54 that my passion cou ldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to the place you want to go.” 36. A. conditions B. opinions C. actions D. recommendations 37. A. enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving 38. A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste 39. A. evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause 40. A. left B. excited C. accompanied D. disappointed 41. A. purpose B. decision C. promise D. goal 42. A. turned B. learned C. used D. ought 43. A. tell B. see C. hear D. smell 44. A. carefulness B. movement C. imagination D. experience 45. A. sense B. effort C. feeling D. idea 46. A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged 47. A. done B. accepted C. advised D. admitted 48. A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed 49. A. usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully 50. A. study B. research C. graduate D. progress 51. A. wrote B. translated C. copied D. read 52. A. enough B. some C. many D. few 53. A. However B. Although C. When D. Since
高三英语第一轮复习：能力训练专题：完型填空（二） 【本讲主要内容】 能力训练专题：完型填空（二） 【知识总结归纳】 完形填空解题指导： （一）充分利用文章的上下文和前后句，找出相关的信息词。 （1）This book is not about empty words and false promises, rather about cooperation needed by deaf people from those who speak to them. Any person who is ______1____ to give his cooperation by practicing the following points will not only make conversation ____2____ for deaf people, but also for ____3______. 1. A. allowed B. willing C. welcome D. shy 2. A. funny B. inspiring C. helpful D. easier 3. A. himself B. ourselves C. every one D. others 答案：B C B （2）Education is not only the teaching and learning of knowledge, but also the development of a person’s _____________. A. politeness B. habit C. interests D. character 答案：D （3）At first I couldn’t believe it ! There were no ______1______ in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to _____2______. 1. A. desks B. lights C. students D. buildings 2. A. home B. bed C. class D. work 答案：A C 注意固定搭配，包括动词与介词、动词与名词、形容词与名词的搭配等，同时也要注意到根据内容选择正确词语。 （4）The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant ___1____ a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly _____2_____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long____3_____ the whole room was filled with smoke. 1. A. have B. had C. having D. have had 2. A. seemed B. struck C. sank D. showed 3. A. ago B. after C. before D. now 答案：C B C （5）She ______1____ how nervous he was and _____2____ he should stand near the stage ______3______ he could watch and follow the play. 1. A. wondered B. imagined C. noticed D. examined 2. A. agreed B. suggested C. persuaded D. encouraged 3. A. where B. when C. that D. there 答案：C B A （6）When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ________1______ like the first one but worth only $ 2,000. This he took to the shop, which ____2______
完形填空（一） It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that 1 my day was the beautifully decorated 2 in our waiting room and a 3 sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses. Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young 4 woman with a baby in her arms standing there. 5 , she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby 6 to visit her husband in prison and 7 he had never seen his son. So prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn‘ｔ she 8 me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed. 9 , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards 10 him. The woman‘s tired face11 when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their 12 . He seemed like a gentle and honest man. At the end of the 13 , the man had to go back and I 14 him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt 16 for Christmas. On hearing this, I was 17 with a wonderful idea. saddened by the 15 that he hadn‘t been able to get his wife I‘ll never forget the 18 on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I‘m not sure who 19 the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this 20 moment. 1. A. enjoyed B. brightened C. relaxed D. presented 2. A. office B. Christmas Father C. Christmas tree D. furniture 3. A. gift B. regards C. message D. package 4. A. ordinary-looking B. good-looking C. tired-looking D. frightened-looking 5. A. Happily B. Quietly C. Excitedly D. Nervously 6. A. going B. determined C. expected D. allowed 7. A. why B. how C. that D. when 8. A. persuaded B. demanded C. begged D. pleased 9. A. After all B. In all C. All in all D. Above all 10. A. near B. around C. behind D. before 11. A. turned pale B. went red C. lit up D. turned away 12. A. child B. tears C. joy D. sorrows 13. A. meeting B. appointment C. discussion D. conversation 14. A. said B. showed C. wished D. hoped 15. A. words B. fact C. idea D. scene 16. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 17. A. encouraged B. struck C. provided D. inspired 18. A. sadness B. happiness C. look D. smiles 19. A. experienced B. received C. gave D. accepted 20. A. unforgettable B. sad C. happy D. special
最新英语中考英语阅读理解训练（word）1 一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读理解 As far back as he could remember, Larry had wanted to go to Hollywood and become a film star. The young man's hopes for success were broken again and again. However, Hollywood was just everything to him. When he first came to California? Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success. Therefore, he kept on trying. "Some day," he told himself, "my big chance would come." Larry found a job—parking cars at one of Hollywood's big restaurants. His pay was low, but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money, he managed to make a living. One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot and getting out of his car. Larry had recently heard that the man was ready to make a new picture. Larry got into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it. Then he stopped, jumped out, and ran over to the director. "Excuse me, sir, but I think it's only fair to tell you that it's now or never if you want me in your next picture. A lot of big companies are after me." Instead of pushing away the boy, the director laughed, then wrote something on a card and handed it to the young man. "Come and see me tomorrow." Larry got a small part in the director's next film. He was on his way! （1）It's clear that Larry's job—parking cars ________. A. helped him make a lot of money B. brought him the hope to be a film star C. made him fail again and again in getting into Hollywood D. gave him few chances to meet stars （2）The film director asked Larry to meet him the next day because _______. A. he needed a driver very much B. Larry would become a star C. some big companies would give him a job D. Larry expressed his hope in a wise way （3）We can learn from the story that _______. A. the film director knew Larry's hard experience before B. Larry managed to be a part in the new film C. the job parking cars could bring young people everything D. the new film was not so important for the director （4）"He was on his Way" refers to the fact that _______. A. he gave up and returned home B. he began to work towards success C. he drove the director's car to Hollywood D. he had a long way to go to be in the film （5）The story mainly wants to tell us _______. A. it was hard for Larry, to find a job in a restaurant in Hollywood B. Larry was so lucky to meet the director in the parking lot C. why Larry could remember many things before D. how Larry succeeded- in his new life in Hollywood 【答案】（1）B