一、单选题(本大题共50小题，共50分)
?1[单选题1分] We agreed to meet in the office but so far she hasn’t _______ yet.
A.turned around
B.turned in
C.turned up
D.turned out
参考答案：C您的答案：B
?2[单选题1分] It took them a long time to _____ the fire because of the strong win
A.put off
B.take off
C.put out
D.take out
参考答案：C您的答案：B
?3[单选题1分] When he looked into the audiencehe caught ________ of his mother nodding to him.
A.sign
B.sight
C.glow
D.head
参考答案：B您的答案：C
?4[单选题1分] I think if I（）stay in ltaly for another three months we Jim and l might become good friends.
A.will
B.shall
C.would
D.were to
参考答案：D您的答案：D
?5[单选题1分] How could he convince them ________ his innocence?
A.on
B.of
C.with
D.over
参考答案：B您的答案：D
?6[单选题1分] It was not until Mary arrived at the theatre _______ she realized she had forgotten her ticket.
A.then
B.and
C.but
D.that
参考答案：D您的答案：C
?7[单选题1分] If we work with a strong will we can overcome any difficulty _______ great it is.
A.as
B.so
C.though
D.however
参考答案：D您的答案：D
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?8[单选题1分] _______ time Denny would certainly have come and help me.
A.If she had
B.Had she had
C.If she would have
D.Did she have
参考答案：B您的答案：B
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?9[单选题1分] As ____ matter of fact there was ____ exploration in _____ last house I visite
A.aanthe
B.theana
C.athethe
D.theaa
参考答案：A您的答案：A
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?10[单选题1分] By the time Jack comes back from his hometown we _______ all the preparations.
A.finish
B.have finished
C.had finished
D.shall have finished
参考答案：D您的答案：B
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?11[单选题1分] ________ a good excuse for being lateSally was criticize
A.Not having
B.Having not
C.Have not
D.Do not have
参考答案：A您的答案：B
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?12[单选题1分] The flight has been delayed for four hours()the foggy weather.
A.for fear of
B.owing to
C.for the sake of
D.according to
参考答案：B您的答案：D
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?13[单选题1分] She asked ______ we were getting on well with our work.
A.how
B.if
C.what
D.that
参考答案：B您的答案：C
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?14[单选题1分] It's ________ the government to make a decision on this issue.
A.thanksto
B.accordingto
C.dueto
D.upto
参考答案：D您的答案：C
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?15[单选题1分] He had hardly left the building _____ the bomb explode
A.than
B.before
C.when
D.after
参考答案：C您的答案：B
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?16[单选题1分] Henry's plans was ()the couple to dinner at a nice restaurant and then ask them for their forgiveness.
A.inviting
B.invited
C.to invite
D.going to inyite
参考答案：C您的答案：B
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?17[单选题1分] We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining _______.
A.hardly
B.heavily
C.sharply
D.strongly
参考答案：B您的答案：B
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?18[单选题1分] When I entered the room I saw him _____ in a front seat staring at a picture in a strange way.
A.to sit
B.is sitting
C.sat
D.sitting
参考答案：D您的答案：D
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?19[单选题1分] It’s too late to go out now._____ it’s starting to rain.
A.Besides
B.Meanwhile
C.However
D.Anyhow
参考答案：A您的答案：C
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?20[单选题1分] We definitely are not the perfect couple _____ we don’t pretend to be so.
A.and
B.or
C.for
D.because
参考答案：A您的答案：D
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?21[单选题1分] That's one of those questions that ________.
A.needn't to be answered
B.needn't to answer
C.needn't be answered
D.needn't answer
参考答案：C您的答案：D
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?22[单选题1分] The college entrance examination is coming; the students are ____ it.
A.preparing
B.preparedfor
C.prepared
D.preparingfor
参考答案：D您的答案：C
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?23[单选题1分] For most people common cold is a mild illness _____ they will quickly recover.
A.over that
B.over which
C.from that
D.from which
参考答案：D您的答案：B
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?24[单选题1分]“Are you _______from America?” -- “No neither of us.”
A.each
B.both
C.all
D.neither
参考答案：B您的答案：B
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?25[单选题1分] Bad management will inevitably _______ poor efficiency.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/5114440976.html,ewith
B.resultin
C.resultfrom
https://www.doczj.com/doc/5114440976.html,einto
参考答案：B您的答案：C
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?26[单选题1分] I really don’t want to go to the party but I don’t see how I can _______ it.
A.get away
B.get over
C.get out of
D.get back from
参考答案：C您的答案：C
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?27[单选题1分] Across the continent of South America （）the Amazon River.
A.lie
B.lies
C.islying
D.Lying
参考答案：B您的答案：C
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?28[单选题1分] Mary filled in the application form but she didn’t know which office _______.
A.to be sent to
B.to send it to
C.to be sent
D.to send it
参考答案：B您的答案：D
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?29[单选题1分] Not many people were actually _______ his plan. They did not obxxxxject to it openly though.
A.in line with
B.in common with
C.in favor of
D.in the interest of
参考答案：C您的答案：D
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?30[单选题1分] _______ in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for.
A.The girl’s being educated
B.The girl being educated
C.The girl was educated
D.The girl who was educated
参考答案：A您的答案：C
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?31[单选题1分] Most students make a study plan() the beginning of the new term.
A.On
B.in
C.From
D.At
参考答案：D您的答案：D
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?32[单选题1分] We had to leave quietly ________ disturb other people.
A.as so not to
B.so as not to
C.not so as to
D.so not as to
参考答案：B您的答案：B
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?33[单选题1分] The boy is tall enough ___ his age. --Yes I was much _____ when I was his age.
A.to;shorter
B.at;taller
C.at;shorter
D.for;shorter
参考答案：C您的答案：A
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?34[单选题1分] In our country every boy and every girl ____ the right to education.
A.has
B.have
C.is
D.are
参考答案：A您的答案：B
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?35[单选题1分] It hasn’trained for a month. The garden needs ____.
A.water
B.to water
C.to be watering
D.watering
参考答案：D您的答案：C
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?36[单选题1分] This camera is so easy to use; _____ a child could take good pictures with it.
A.yet
B.even
C.but
D.since
参考答案：B您的答案：B
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?37[单选题1分] I advised him the bus conductor to tell him ________.
A.to askwhere to get off
B.to askto get off where
C.tellingwhere to get off
D.tellingto get off where
参考答案：A您的答案：D
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?38[单选题1分] Parents love their children with a devotion _______ no return.
A.which they ask for
B.which they ask
C.for which they ask for
D.for which they ask
参考答案：C您的答案：D
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?39[单选题1分] My sister is very keen _____ art.
A.at
B.on
C.in
D.for
参考答案：B您的答案：C
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?40[单选题1分] Janet’s uncle insists _______ in the hotel near the city square.
A.not staying
B.not to stay
C.that he not stay
D.that he doesn’t stay
参考答案：C您的答案：D
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?41[单选题1分] I would rather you _____ this to him yourself. When I tried to speak to him last time he didn’t listen.
A.say
B.willsay
C.said
D.wouldsay
参考答案：C您的答案：D
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?42[单选题1分] _______ late 1990’s about two thousand adults were enrolled in correspondence study in the community.
A.The
B.In the
C.It wast he
D.It was in the
参考答案：B您的答案：D
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?43[单选题1分] What is the model plane look like? --Well the wings of the plane are ____of its body.
A.more than the length twice
B.twice more than the length
C.more than twice the length
D.more twice than the length
参考答案：C您的答案：D
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?44[单选题1分] The values of today's young people differ from ________.
A.those of their parents
B.that of their parents
C.their parents
D.whose parents
参考答案：A您的答案：D
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?45[单选题1分] The man _____ laughing at the idea of an invasion bringing about democracy.
A.burst out
B.burst into
C.turned out
D.turned into
参考答案：A您的答案：D
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?46[单选题1分] You’d better come to ask the teacher yourself tomorrow _______?
A.didn’t you
B.shouldn’t you
C.wouldn’t you
D.hadn’t you
参考答案：D您的答案：D
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?47[单选题1分] The upper part of him that would show above the table would ________ no doubt in the mind of the waiter.
A.rise
B.arise
C.arouse
D.awake
参考答案：C您的答案：A
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?48[单选题1分] I _____ her my bicycle last month but she has not returned it yet.
A.borrowed
B.sent
C.gave
D.lent
参考答案：D您的答案：B
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?49[单选题1分] After a long discussion the two parties ________ an agreement.
A.arrived
B.arrivedin
C.reachedout
D.reached
参考答案：D您的答案：B
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?50[单选题1分] He came here to be a miner but ________ as a farmer.
A.endedup
B.turnedup
C.cameup
D.broughtup
参考答案：A您的答案：B
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二、阅读题(本大题共10小题，共30分)
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So at about eleven every night when he sat down for his (1) I would come out of the kitchen and sit down (2) to him and read articles from the front page of the (3) . When I ran into a word I
didn’tknow (and I didn’tknow half of the article because any word (4) than a couple of syllables gave me trouble) he explained the (5) of the word and gave me the (6) .Then he’d send me (7) . to the sentences so I could understand the word in (8) . Then I would take the paper away with me armed now with the meaning of those words and reread and reread the article (9) that the meaning of those words would get(10) into my memory. Every evening we did that.
您的答案:
所以每天晚上十一点左右，当他坐下来写他的(1)时，我会从厨房里走出来，坐到他面前，
本题得分：0
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meal|next|paper|longer|meaning|pronunciation|back|context|so|locked
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Shortly after the war my brother and I were invited to spend a few days with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country although he rarely spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture in it many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked making the whole house damp. On our first evening we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories which our uncle had to tell of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed; but I could not bear to miss any of my uncle’s exciting tales. He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above the one where my brother and I were going to sleep. “It sounds as if the roof has fallen in!” exclaimed my uncle with a loud laugh. When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door we could see nothing at first because of the thick clouds of dust which filled the room. When the dust began to clear a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had collapsed falling right on to the pillow of my bed. I was glad that I had stayed up late to listen to my uncle’s sto ries otherwise I should certainly have been seriously injured perhaps killed. That night we all slept on the floor to the sitting room downstairs not wishing to risk our lives by sleeping under a roof which might at any moment collapse on our heads. We left for London the very next morning and my uncle gave up his cottage in the country. This was not the kind of adventure he cared for either!
1.The uncle seldom spent much time in the country cottage because ______.
the roof of the cottage was falling
the cottage was in a bad condition
he was used to living abroad
there was no furniture in it
2.The word “crash” (Line 2 Paragraph 3) most probably refers to ______.
a cry of terror
a sudden ring
a sound of storm
a sudden noise
3.When they opened the bedroom door they could see nothing at first because ______.
it was completely dark inside
dust was blown into their eyes
something strange blinded them
there was too much dust in the air
4.The narrator felt glad that he had stayed up late because ______.
he did not miss the exciting stories
he spent more time with his uncle
he had a lucky escape
he saw a strange sight
5.Which of the following can best describe the narrator’s uncle?
Adventurous and good at storytelling.
Humorous and good at making jokes.
Good-tempered and sensible.
Hospitable and wealthy.
您的答案:
B D D
C A
本题得分：3
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B|D|D|C|A
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?53[阅读题3分] Aristotle the Greek philosopher summed up the four chief qualities of money 2000 years ago. It must be lasting and easy to recognize to divide and to carry about.
When we think of money today we picture it either as round flat pieces of metal which we
call coins or as printed paper notes. But there are still parts of the world today where coins
and notes are of no use .A trave ler there might starve if he had none of the particular ‘ local
money ’.
Among isolated peoples who are not often reached by traders from outside commerce
usually means barter which is a direct exchange of goods .Perhaps it is fish for vegetables
or meat for baskets .For this kind of simple trading money is not needed but there is often
something that everyone wants such as salt to flavor food shells for necklaces or iron and
copper to make into tools. These things — salt shells or metals — are still used as money
in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.
Salt may seem rather a strange material to use as money but in countries where the food of
the people is mainly vegetables it is often an absolute necessity .Cakes of salt stamped to
show
their value were used as money in Tibet until recent times and they can still buy goods in
parts of Africa.
Cowrie seashells have been used as money at some time or another over the greater part of
the Old World. These were collected mainly from the beaches of the Maldive Islands in the
Indian
Ocean and were traded to India and China. In Africa cowries were traded right across the
continent from East to West .Four or five thousand went for one Maria Theresa dollar an
Australian silver coin which was once accepted as currency （货币） in many parts of
Africa.
Metal was used as money in many parts of the world .Iron in lumps bars or rings is still
used in many countries instead of money .It can either be exchanged for goods or made
into tools or weapons. The early money of China apart from shells was of bronze often in
flat round pieces with a hole in the middle called ‘ cash ’.The earliest of these are between
three thousand and four thousand years old — older than the earliest coins of the eastern
Mediterranean.
Nowadays coins and notes have supplanted nearly all the more picturesque forms of
money and although in one or two of the more remote countries people still store it for
future use primitive money will soon be found only in museums.
1． Nowadays we think of money as() .
A．pieces of metal or metallic paper
B．made of either metal or paper
C．some printed notes and papers
D．round and flat sheets of paper
2． In some parts of the world a traveler might go hungry() .
A． even if his money was of the local kind
B．even if he had no coins or notes
C．if he did not know the local rate of exchange
D． even if he had plenty of ready money
3． What can we infer from the passage?
A． Isolated peoples exchange goods by means of barter.
B．Salt cakes are taking the place of picturesque forms.
C．Seashells could be traded with Maria Theresa dollars.
D．The Chinese were among the earliest users of metal ‘ cash ’.
4． Primitive types of money will be used ().
A． to replace more picturesque forms
B．as exhibits to be shown in public
C．at local country markets and shops
D．as entrance tickets in museums
您的答案:
B D D B
本题得分：3
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B|D|D|B
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?54[阅读题3分]
The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless but only a few lost their lives. The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker(面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker with his wife and family was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the eginning. By eight o’clock three hun dred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings old St Paul’s and the Guildhall were among them. Samuel Pepys the famous writer wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor
people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat. The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the paths of the fire. With nothing left to burn the fire became weak and finally died out. After the fire Christopher Wren the architect wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact the streets are still narrow but h e did build more than fifty churches and the new St Paul’s is among them. The fire caused great pain and loss but after it London was a better place : a city for the future and not just of the past.
1.The fire began in ____.
a hotel
the palace
Pudding Lane
Thames Street
2.The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means _____.
home
children
wife and husband
wife and children
3.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that______.
some people lost their lives
the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
many famous buildings were destroyed
the King’s bakery was burned down
4.Why did the writer cite (引用)Samuel Pepys ?
Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
To show that poor people suffered most.
To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
5.How was the fire put out according to the text?
The King and his soldiers came to help.
All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
People managed to get enough water from the river.
Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.
您的答案:
C B C
D D
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C|B|C|D|D
?55[阅读题3分]
Dad said it would be an unusual presentand he was quite right.He said“Go to the telephone and call a ten-figure numberit must begin with 010.Got that—010?You can please yourself about the other seven figures.”I called the number 010 *******.A few moments later I heard a man's clear voice at the other end.The voice said“Kikri 2597.Don Flower speaking.”I said“Hell oMr.Flower.I'm Robert Westand this call to you is one of my birthday presents.I'm thirteen today——”“Ohthat's great.Many happy returns of the day!Where are you calling fromRobert?You sound very clear.”“I'm at home in
London.Where are you?”“You're in London!Wellwell——I've never had a call from London before.I live in Kikriin Australia.About a hundred miles from Kikriactuallybut it's the nearest place.I've got a small farm herewith about ninety thousand sheep on it.You ought to come and visit me one day.”“I'd like tovery much.Your farm must be very bigMr.Flowerif you've got ninety thousand sheep on it.”“Wellthere may be only eighty thousand by now.I'm not too sure.There's not a lot of feed for themyou knowand two of my wells have gone dry this month.So we've been driving the sheep around a bit.If you go straight across the middle of my farmit's a hundred and ten miles.That isn't a great size for a farm in Australiabut it's big enough for me!”We talked for three minutesand it was very interesting.I gave Mr.Flower my telephone number.He promised to ring me on my birthday next year.
1.“You can please yourself about the other seven figures”means _______.
say “please” when you call the number
feel pleased to make the call yourself
choose the other seven figures yourself
be pleasant when you dial the other seven figures
2.When Mr.Flower said “You're in London!Wellwell—”he was _______.
very surprised
very well
very sorry
out of breath
3.Mr.Flower has been driving his sheep around a bit because _______.
his farm was too small for ninety thousand sheep
his farm was only 110 miles straight across the middle
he was afraid someone would steal more of his sheep
there wasn't enough feed or water on his farm for the sheep
4.Which detail from the passage shows that Australia is a big country?
One must dial a 10-figure to reach Australia.
Mr.Flower lived one hundred miles from Kikri.
Mr.Flower now had only eighty thousand sheep on the farm.
Mr.Flower's farm isn't considered a big one in Australia.
5.The best title for this passage is perhaps _______.
London-Kikri
A Birthday Present
Robert West and Don Flower
A Phone Call
您的答案:
C A
D D B
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C|A|D|D|B
?56[阅读题3分] What Is a Boy?
Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a
delightful creature called a“ boy ” . Boys come in different sizes weights and colors but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every
day and to fill the air with noise until the adult males pack them off to bed at night. Boy are found everywhere – on top of under inside of climbing on swinging from running around or jumping to. Mothers spoil them little girls hate them older sisters and brothers love them and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face. BEAUTY with a cut on its finger WISDOM with chocalate in its hair and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket.
When you are busy a boy is a trouble – maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impression his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it.
A boy is a mixture – he has the stomach of a horse the digestion ( 消化力 ) of stones and sandthe energy of an atomic bomb the curiosity of a cat the imagination of a superman the shyness of a sweet girl the brave nature of a bull the violence of a firecracker but when you ask him to make something he has five thumbs ( 拇指 ) on each hand.
He likes ice cream knives saws Christmas comic books woods water (in its natural habitat) large animals Dad trains Saturday mornings and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday schools company schools books without pictures music lessons neckties barbers girls overcoats adults or bedtime.
Nobody else is so early to rise or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees dogs and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife a half eaten apple a
three-feet rope six cents and some unknown things.
A boy is a magical creature – he is your headache but when you come home at night with only shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams he can mend them like new with two magic words “ Hi Dad! ”
1． The whole passage is in a tone(调子 ) of .
A． humor and affection
B． respect and harmony
C．ambition and expectation
C． confidence and imagination
2． Could you figure out the meaning of the underlined sentence?
A． He has altogether five fingers.
B．He is slow foolish and clumsy.
C．He becomes clever and smart.
C．He cuts his hand with a knife.
3． According to the writer boys appreciate everything in the following except .
A． ice cream
B． comic books
C．Saturday mornings
C． Sunday schools
4． What does the writer feel about boys?
A． He feels curious about their noise.
B．He is fed up with these creatures.
C．He is amazed by their naughtiness.
D．He feels unsafe staying with them.
您的答案:
A B D C
本题得分：3
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You might ask what is Chinglish anyway? It depends on whom you ask. Chinese parents raising their children in English-speaking countries will probably answer: Chinglish is a useful mix of standard Chinese or Cantonese terms with day-to-day English. It is indeed convenient to shorten a sentence such as “I don’t want to go now because it is too hot and it will be hard to find a parking lot anyway” into “Don’t go la hot la tai mafan la.” For the Chinese high-school teacher Chinglish is the students’ unsuccessful attempts to understand English in a Chinese way resulting in sentences such as “Please hurry to walk or we’ll be late” or “She is very miserable and her heart broke.” However the English-speaking traveler more frequently comes across Chinglish in the form of public signs. No matter how one looks at the phenomenon one thing is clear: Chinglish is not a language. Chinglish might be found according to some scholars in Chinese Pidgin (混杂语) English which came to life in the eighteenth century when the British set up their first trading posts in Guangzhou. The term came from the word “business” and served according to the great Yale China scholar Jonathan Spencer “to keep the differing communities in touch by mixing words from Portuguese Indian Engli sh and various Chinese dialects and spelling them according to Chinese grammar.” Some believe that exxxxxpressions like “Long time no see” or “No can do” appeared during that time. Others refer to the late Qing-Dynasty Empress Dowager Cixi who forced Chinese villagers to live and work in the West in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Another possibility is the so-called Yangjingbang a mix of English and Chinese in the time of Lu Xun China’s greatest twentieth-century writer. Very influential too are the large numbers of people from China to the United States who came from the Gold Rush time to the last twenty-five years since the beginning of China’s policy of Reform and Opening. No matter which theory one prefers two things are certain: first Chinglish exists because people move and second as a language phenomenon (现象) it is almost new. Although most Chinglish exxxxxpressions are widely regarded as mistakes occasionally some are found enjoyable. Such errors will not die as they keep coming all the more in our time largely thanks to the Internet.
1.According to the passage Chinglish is regarded as useful by ______.
some western scholars
English-speaking travelers
Chinese high-school teachers
Chinese parents in English-speaking countries
2. The second paragraph mainly discusses ______.
why Chinglish became popular
how Chinglish came into being
who invented the term “Chinglish”
where Chinglish was most popular
3.According to Jonathan Spencer Pidgin English serves to ______.
force Chinese villagers to learn English
overcome language difficulties in business
help peoples communicate with each other
enlarge the vocabulary of the Chinese language
4. According to the passage Yangjingbang (Line 11 Paragraph 2) is ______.
a kind of Chinglish
an influential language
a mix of any two languages
a language in Lu Xun’s time
5.The author’s attitude towards Chinglish can be described as ______.
critical
obxxxxjective
emotional
supportive
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The orderly came back in a few minutes with a rifle （步枪） and some Burmans（缅甸人） .
He told us that the elephant was in the rice fields below only a few hundred yards away. As I started forward practically the whole population of the quarter flocked out of the houses and followed
me .They had seen the rifle and were all shouting that I was going to shoot the elephant
.It was fun to them as it would be to an English crowd ;besides they wanted the meat .It made me a little uneasy .I had no intention of shooting the elephant —had I merely sent for the rifle to
defend myself — and it is always uneasy to have a crowd following you. I marched down the hill looking and feeling a fool with the rifle over my shoulder and an ever-growing army of people knocking and pushing at my heels .Beyond the huts there was a rice field a thousand yards across muddy from the first rains. The elephant was standing eight yards from the road .He took not the slightest notice of the crowd .He was tearing up bunches of grass beating them against his knees
to clean them and feeding them into his mouth.
As soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It
is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant —it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery. There peacefully eating the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. I thought then and I think now that his attack of “ must ”was already passing off; in which case he would merely wander harmlessly about. Moreover I did not in the least want to shoot him.
But at that moment I glanced round at the crowd that had followed me. It was an immense crowd two thousand at the least and growing every minute. I looked at the sea of the faces above the colorful clothes —faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun all certain that the elephant was going to be shot. They were watching me as they would watch a magician about to perform a trick.
Unit 1 Active reading (1) 5 Match the words in the box with their definitions. 1 achieving good results (productive) 2 the fact of being present at an event, or of going regularly to school, church etc (attendance) 3 the refusal to accept something new, such as a plan, idea, or change (resistance) 4 determined to be successful, rich, famous etc (ambitious) 5 agreement to a plan, offer, or suggestion (acceptance) 6 the written words of a play, film, television programme, speech etc (script) 7 very good, large, or showing great skill (impressive) 6 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 5. (1) attendance (2) ambitious (3) productive (4) impressive (5) resistance (6) script (7) acceptance 7 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. 1 (mortgage) 2 (deck) 3 (surf) 4 (coastal; defy) 5 (lengthy) 8 Answer the questions about the words and expressions. 1 (b) 2 (a) 3 (b) 4 (b) 5 (b) 6 (a) 7 (b) 8 (b) Active reading (2) 4 Match the words in the box with their definitions. 1 involving three things of the same kind (triple) 2 an area of ground where dead people are buried (cemetery) 3 the part of a place or thing that is at the back (rear)
Network Education College, BLCU 《大学英语（一）》模拟试卷一 注意： 1．试卷保密，考生不得将试卷带出考场或撕页，否则成绩作废。请监考老师负责监督。2．请各位考生注意考试纪律，考试作弊全部成绩以零计算。 3．本试卷满分100分，答题时间为90分钟。 4.本试卷试题为客观题，请按要求填涂答题卡，所有答案必须填涂在答题卡上，答在试题卷上不给分。 I.Multiple Choices. (2 points for each, altogether 40 points) Directions:There are 20 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. The house isn't big enough for a family of four, and_______, the price is not reasonable. A. even though B. furthermore C. therefore D．in that 2. Now there is no need to worry about the deadline since we are ahead of_______. A. table B. chart C. schedule D．graph 3. Doing all the housework_______ my mother at least three hours a day. A. spends B. affords C. occupies D．spares 4. _______ the form with your name and your address. A. Write B. Fill in C. Take down D．cover 5. The_______ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes. A. common B. usual C. average D．general 6. Since it is late to change my mind now, I am_______ to carrying out the plan. A. obliged B. committed C. engaged D．resolved 7. By the time you get to New York, I_______ for London. A. would be leaving B. am leaving C. have already left D．shall have left 8. Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that_______ disease resistance in neighboring plants. A. contracts B. activates C. maintains D．prescribe 9. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have_______ opportunity to change his mind. A. accurate B. urgent C. excessive D．adequate 10. The article suggests that when a person_______ under unusual stress he should be especially careful to have a well-balanced diets. A. is B. were C. be D．was 11. If he _______of all the dangers, he should change his mind. A. knows B. be clear C. hears D．be aware 12. This crop has similar qualities to the previous one, _______both wind-resistant and adapted to the same type of soil. A. being B. been C. to be D．having been
Perusal1：1 across alongside balcony band beneficial border circus cling clown conjurer convince creator crossroads curiosity daze exertion glance globe halt hatred hesitate introduction irritated joyfully lift misgiving nap observant opportunity overlook palm paradise perseverance physical rank revolve rivalry scold single sort spin startled stream stretch sunset surface sweetheart trace trick unclouded uniform universe vain in vain variety various vast whisper ---------- 2 approach awake banner billow chatter chew clench dusty engage exaltation ex-con existence fit fort fortify guy jail mask misty oak parole retreat ribbon scream stain stun swig tide tighten triumph unaware vanish wow yeah ---------- 3 agency bamboo Bangkok barter breeze buffalo bully condemn crab raft dusk Esarn evil exhausted fashionable fate fertile forefathers frog gardener greed hairdresser hardship heal infancy insult jeans litter lust old-fashioned monk nail pierce reap replace ripen ripple scarcity scent sheaves shimmer sickness sigh strip temple tend textile ungrateful wound ---------- 4 a series of account alternative anyway apparently authority balance belt branch office bully candy conclude damn deposit dismay exchange fortyish grocery helpless idiot interfere khakis loafers mustache neighborhood passion prep school protest rear represent ridiculous savings scared shrug slightly so-called upset wallet withdraw withdrawal ---------- 5 aid angel barometer calculate colleague competence course creative credit dash off deserve dilemma educational formula grade impartial inner instructor launch lean panic pendulum principle proportion recall referee resist select solve sophisticated Sputnik stopwatch string superintendent swing system temptation unit warn ---------- 6 atmosphere awful bulb chant cherry comic concern conscious crash criminal deal desperate dial electrical exchange fender flash gossip honey horizon hush impression intently jaw jerk kneel laughter lawn lighten likely maple menace meteor mob monster mower murmur nope obviously oddball operator optimistic outer overhead persistently plug polish porch portable precisely quietness react reaction reluctantly residential roar rooftop rub screw sense sidewalk space speechless spot stool stove stuff thunder tone tremendous typical upwards weird wet whirl ------ 7 alternative arrange aspect cell chili construct contact cultivate decline document dump eliminate enduring eventually fertilizer flourish fulfill hallway intellectual issue manual metaphor miner mixture nourish onion patch peanut permission pursue section seedling survive tend tender tennis warder wither ---------- 8 audience auditorium backstage bother career cast chin coach cocky comedian comedy commercial concentrate congratulate curtain dramatics eagerness embarrass exaggerated flea flushed giant groan hey humor invent jockey knee newcomer nonsense peck pleading plot promote promotion puppet sensible sharply shrimp smart stiff terrific tiptoe touchy undersized vice-president volunteer ---------- 9 able-bodied adapt to adequate affect ALS bandage bump Cambridge circumstance clumsiness comfort depression disability downplay drag enable exceptional frequency frequently function humiliation incurable liquid leuk (a) emia motor nasty nerves obstruction PhD predict rare recur scene slur span spinal strength supervisor tablecloth theoretical vacation worsen worthwhile ----------
Page 39 6. Translate the following sentences into English. 1.It seemed impossible to me, but all the others looked very confident. Sth. seems (to be) + adj.(表) + to sb. 2.We looked around. There wasn't a building standing in sight. The earthquake seemed to have destroyed everything. Sth. /sb. +（seem + to do）复合谓语3.He seems to be in low spirits these days. Sth./Sb. + seem to be + 表语 wonder why. I think it's because he doesn't seem to be making much progress in his studies. He is afraid of being looked down upon by his classmates. Sb. + seem to do sth There seems to be 4.What are you looking for, Dick? I seem to have lost my key. How annoying! 5.If you find that a word doesn't seem to
make any sense in the sentence, you should look it up in the dictionary. That's the only way to learn to use a word. 6.They went on arguing for hours. Neither of them seem (to be) willing to listen to each other. I suddenly remembered someone saying "Discussion is an exchange of knowledge while argument is an exchange of ignorance." 7.The situation there seems to be very complicated. The government has promised to look into it. 8.My grandpa seems to be getting better and better, but he still needs somebody to look after him. 9.Economists have already come to the conclusion that the crisis seems to be coming to an end. W orld economy is looking up. 10.When I got well I looked at my bank account. To my sadness, I found my balance was almost zero. All my savings in
Unit 1 Half a day 教学目的 1. 了解作者及其背景知识； 2．熟悉本文使用的写作手法； 3．掌握修辞疑问句、倒装句等修辞手法； 4．熟练掌握三类构词法； 5．通过深刻理解文章内涵，培养学生社会洞察力和相关的讨论能力，同时掌握文中的核心语言点。 教学内容 1. 热身 2．作者 教育与背景 主要著作 创作观 3．作品赏析 结构分析 如何赏析文学作品 扩展式讨论 4．写作技巧 省略疑问句和修辞疑问句 倒装句 “with”独立结构 5．语言理解 长难句解析 核心词汇学习 band, convince, daze, exert, intricate, observe, overlook, rank, revolve, startle, uviverse, vary 介词练习 构词法：-tion; -volve; -ly 6．课堂讨论 7．练与讲 教学重点 1. 文学作品的赏析； 2．文学中的修辞手法――省略疑问句和修辞疑问句；倒装句；“with”独立结构3．构词法：前缀 教学方法结合实际吸收各种教学法（讲授、问答、讨论、模仿、练习、多媒体使用）的优点。 教学手段用投影仪播放PowerPoint课件及板书；群发电子邮件布置课堂资料和课后作业（或其来源）。
ⅠAbout the author ★Naguib Mahfouz was born on the 11th Dec. 1911 in an old quarter of Cairo, the youngest son of a merchant. （mummies and pyramids / sphinx 狮身人面）★He worked in university administration（行政部门）and then in 1939 he worked for the Ministry of Islamic Affairs.（Buddhism Christianity Islam） ★He was later Head of the State Cinema Organization at the Ministry of Culture(文化部）. He also worked as a journalist（记者）. ★He is married, has two daughters and lives in Cairo. ★He was the first Arab to win the Nobel prize for literature He is now the author of no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and more than 200 articles. Half of his novels have been made into films which have circulated （流通；传播）throughout the Arabic-speaking world. The Cairo Trilogy（三部曲）is a tale of the lives of a Muslim family and spans （跨过）the first half of the 20th century. Palace Walk 《宫间街》Palace of Desire 《思官街》Sugar Street 《甘露街》How does he picture the world? 1 The world is very gloomy（阴沉的令人沮丧的）though not completely disappointing. 2 The author’s social utopia (乌托邦）is far from being realized. 3 Time is the bringer of change and change is a very painful process. 4 Life is a tragedy. ⅡText Appreciation 1 structure 2 Further discussion Can you recall your first day’s experience at primary school? Did you feel you were a stranger the first day you arrived at this university? Was it hard for you to leave home for the first time in your life? What do you think is the business of university? What do you expect to learn here? 3 Theme of the story The following are a few possible understandings of the message the story conveys. Which one do you agree with? Argue with your group partners. Time and tide wait for no man. Life is a tragedy. There is nothing permanent in life but change. Education can never keep up with changes in society. Life is short and time is precious. Life is a dream. Do not take anything seriously. 4 Structure of the text Part 1 (para. 1- 7 ) about:The boy’s misgivings about school Part 2 (para. 8-16 ) about: How the boy felt about school. Part 3 (para. 17-20 ) about: Walking out of the school, he found time had changed everything.
大学英语（预备级1）模拟试卷 Part I. Verb Tenses（2×10，20 points） 1.On Saturday afternoon Mr. Green ___C____ some bananas and apples in the supermarket. A．buy B．has bought C．bought D．had bought 2.What __D___ when I telephoned you last night? A．did you do B．do you do C．are you doing D．were you doing 3.When I __A____ to see him at ten last night, he ______ an experiment. A．came…was making B．came…made C．had come…was making D．came…had made 4.John __A___ a lot of money buying new toys for his daughter a few days ago. A．spent B．has spent C．Spended D．had spent 5.China __C___ a lot since the open door policy ______. A．had changed…is practiced B．changed…was practised C．has changed… was practised D．changes…practised 6.Walking straight ahead, you __A_____ the library on your left. A．will find B．find C．found D．finds 7.Look, the bus ____A___! A．is coming B．comes C．will come D．has come 8.We will soon start as soon as she ___C____ back. A．will come B．come C．comes D．coming 9.Our teacher ____A___ ill for the last three weeks. A．has been B．had been C．was D．is 10.Our foreign friends ____C___ on this Sunday. A．left B．leave C．will leave D．have left PartⅡ . Vocabulary and Structure（1×20，20 points） 11.The bag is too heavy A by me. A．to carry B．to be carried C．carried D．being carried 12.Bill A a job in a factory, but he refused to take it. A．was given B．gave (0922) 第1页共8页
郑州大学远程教育学院入学测试机考 专升本大学英语模拟题 1、One of my teeth is so ______ that it is going to be missing soon.（） A．lose B．loose C．loss D．lost 标准答案：B 2、—How about taking a walk —Oh, I think it’s ______ cold for a walk. （） A．very much B．too much C．much too D．so much 标准答案：C 3、You are supposed to write your composition every ______ line.（） A．one B．a C．other D．another 标准答案：C
4、After living for years in a big city, they found it difficult to settle ______ in a town.（） A．for B．at C．up D．down 标准答案：D 5、The reason for my absence was ______ I had fallen ill.（） A．why B．because C．for D．that 标准答案：D 6、Only with your help, such difficulties in the field. A. can we overcome B. we can overcome C. should we overcome D. We should overcome 标准答案：A 7、The ski resorts are usually crowded. There are many people skiing. A. enjoy B. that want C. who enjoy D. want
Online HomeWork_U1B3 I. Reading Comprehension Section A Fast Reading Back in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Just to keep food on the table for the family members, the father worked almost eighteen hours a day. Two of Albrecht Durer the Elder’s children, Albrecht and Albert, wanted to pursue talent for art, but they knew that their father would never be financially able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the academy. After many discussions, the two boys decided to toss a coin. The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the academy. Then, when that brother who won the coin toss completed his studies, he would support the other brother at the academy, either with the sales of his artwork or, if necessary, also by laboring in the mines. They tossed a coin after coming back from church on a Sunday morning. Albrecht Durer won the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and financed his brother, whose work at the academy was an almost immediate sensation. Albrecht’s etchings (版画), woodcuts (木刻画) and oils were far better than those of most of his professors, and by the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn considerable fees for his commissioned works. When Albrecht Durer returned to his village, the family held a big dinner to celebrate Albrecht’s homecoming. After the meal, Albrecht rose to drink a toast to his beloved brother for the sacrifice that had enabled Albrecht to fulfill his ambition. He said, “Albert, now it is your turn to go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you.” Albert rose and glanced down the long table at the faces he loved, and said softly, “No, brother. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less make delicate lines on canvas (画布) with a brush.” By now, Albrecht Durer’s hundreds of masterful portraits, sketches and woodcuts hang in every great museum in the world, but most people are familiar with only one of Albrecht Durer’s works. More than merely being familiar with it, you very well may have a reproduction hanging in your home or office. To pay homage to Albert, Albrecht Durer drew his brother’s hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his drawing “Hands,” but the entire world immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and named it “The Praying Hands.” Statements based on the passage: T 1. The father of Durer family could not afford any child’s study at the academy. F 2. Albrecht and Albert had to toss a coin to decide who should go to the academy, because one of them had to stay at home and help their father. F 3. Before deciding to toss a coin, Albrecht and Albert had many discussions with their father. T 4. Albrecht achieved great success at the academy, and his works were even better than most of his professors’. F 5. Albrecht decided to support Albert’s study at the academy with the sales of his artwork and by laboring in the mines. F 6. Albert said it was too late for him to go to the academy because he was no longer interested in art after working in the mines for many years. F 7. Although Albrecht had many masterful portraits, only one of them has received popular recognition. T 8. Among Albrecht’s works, “Hands” is the one which is reproduced most. T 9. Albrecht created “Hands” in order to show respect and honor for his brother Albert. F 10. People renamed Albrecht’s drawing “The Praying Hands” because they just wanted to pay homage to his great achievement. Section B Passage Reading Passage 1 Valentine’s Day probably has its origin in the ancient Roman celebration called Lupercalia(牧神节). It was celebrated on February 15. In the Roman calendar February was in the spring. The celebration honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus as well as the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. As part of the ceremony the priests paired up young men and women. The girls’ names were placed in a box and each boy drew a girl’s name. The couple was paired then until the next Lupercalia. In 260 AD the emperor Claudius II, called Claudius the Cruel, decided that young soldiers would only be distracted by marriage and so ordered that young men may not marry. Valentinus (Valentine), a Christian priest, defied the emperor and got married in secret. He was caught and executed on February 14, the eve of Lupercalia. His name became associated with young love forever after. In 496, Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor him as Saint Valentine and it has been St. Valentine’s Day ever since. In the Middle Ages some of the customs of the Lupercalia still persisted in spite of the attempts of the Church to put an end to these non-Christian customs and Christianize the holiday. Both men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear the names on their sleeves for a week. Today we still sometimes “wear our hearts on our sleeves” when we cannot conceal our feelings. In the 1600s, it became common to give flowers, particularly the rose, as a sign of love as the “language of flowers”. This came to Europe from Turkey. The color and placement of the rose held a special significance--a red rose, for example, meant beauty. Flowers have been part of Valentine’s Day ever since. D 11. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. The custom of Valentine’s Day. B. A story about how Valentinus defied the emperor. C. The relationship between marriage and religion. D. The origin of Valentine’s Day. B 12. Young soldiers were not allowed to marry because the emperor was afraid that ______. A. they would associate with St. Valentine B. they wouldn’t concentrate on their job C. they would defy the emperor’s order D. they were too young to marry