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Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I left My Heart in San Fransisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night. “I never get tired of singing it.” He said. “I like it too much . It’s a great city and it’s a good song.” Bennett is to record a TV program with American singer Lens Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June.. “I like it here.” He added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.” He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film , which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America , but he becomes a failure. “In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success. 小题1:The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means______A.Bennett’s favourite song but it’s not very popular. | B.a song that is always popular | C.a song which makes him standard | D.a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience | 小题2:What does Tony Bennett want to do?A.Buy a house and live in England. | B.Stay with his wife and daughter in England. | C.Live part of each year in England | D.Leave American and settle in England | 小题3:What’s Tony’s hobby?A.Singing | B.Drinking | C.Playing | D.Painting | 小题4: What can we learn about Tony’s father from this passage?A.He liked his son’s singing. | B.He was born in Italy and died when Tony Bennett was a small boy | C.He was a part of Bennett’s achievement | D.He was glad that his son became famous. | 小题5:What kind of man is Tony Bennett?A.hardworking and humorous | B.family-centered and hardworking | C.outgoing and kind | D.ambitious and trustworthy |
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小题1:B 小题2:C 小题3:D 小题4:B 小题5:B |
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试题分析:文章介绍歌手Tony Bennett除了在音乐方面的成功,还有自己的兴趣爱好,并做出成就,他还涉及了电影行业。还有他是一个以家庭为中心的人。 小题1:猜测词义题。根据下文He sang it again...以及I never get tired of singing it和It"s a good song可推知其意为“总是受欢迎的歌曲”。选B 小题2:推理判断题。根据第四段I would like to live here so many months of the year. 一句可知Tony想每年一些时间呆在英国。选C 小题3:细节题:从第四段的句子:He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint.可知Tony 的爱好是绘画,选D 小题4:推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America , but he becomes a failure.及第六段“My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine.可推知其父亲为意大利迁居美国的移民,在Tony很小的时候在美国去世,因此选B 小题5:推理题:从文章三四段的描写,可知Tony做了很多事情,说明他很勤奋,另外从第四段的句子He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna 和最后一段对爸爸的描写,说明他是以家庭为中心的,选B |
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) 阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36~55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 You Did More Than Carry My Books Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was , along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up these articles. They _____ be going the same way, so Mark helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked, Mark the boy"s name was Bill, that he computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of with his other subjects and that he had just broken with his girl friend. They arrived at Bill"s home first and Mark was in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before , Bill asked Mark if they talk. Bill him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever __ why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(储物柜) I didn"t want to leave a mess (脏乱 )for anyone else. I planned to leave this school and I was going home to my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You my life.”
小题1: | A.catching | B.getting | C.making | D.carrying |
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小题2: | A.happened to | B.led to | C.managed to | D.refused to |
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小题3: | A.discovered | B.realized | C.said | D.decided |
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小题4: | A.played | B.loved | C.tried | D.made |
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小题5: | A.questions | B.ideas | C.difficulty | D.doubt |
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小题7: | A.called | B.helped | C.invited | D.allowed |
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小题8: | A.peacefully | B.willingly | C.freely | D.pleasantly |
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小题9: | A.continued | B.agreed | C.forced | D.offered |
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小题10: | A.graduation | B.movement | C.separation | D.vacation |
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小题11: | A.would | B.should | C.could | D.must |
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小题12: | A.demanded | B.reminded | C.removed | D.asked |
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小题13: | A.wonder | B.want | C.wander | D.wish |
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小题14: | A.even if | B.because of | C.because | D.as if |
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小题17: | A.talking | B.playing | C.reading | D.watching |
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小题19: | A.forgotten | B.passed | C.left | D.lost |
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小题20: | A.helped | B.recovered | C.improved | D.changed |
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It’s Pigs’ Hometown The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living. It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot. Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!” Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!” “I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!” 小题1:The old man’s son joined the army because ___________A.they were all strong | B.they loved their country | C.they wanted to be full | D.they had to do so | 小题2:The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because _______. A.they weren’t kind-hearted | B.his sons were in the army | C.they were also hungry | D.they hated him | 小题3:The policeman thought _______. A.Hitler was more foolish than pigs | B.the old man insulted(侮辱) their hometown | C.the old man had to say sorry to him | D.the old man had to fight with Hitler |
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The captain of a ship and a merchant(商人)were friends.The merchant had a young son,who wanted to be a sailor(水手),so the captain took him for voyages in his .One day when the captain had come from a with a lot of money,the merchant told him that the price of iron(铁) had and suggested that he should buy some with his money.“I’ll it for you in my storehouse _ you return from your next voyage,and perhaps you’ll get money.” But while the captain was away,the price of iron went up _ 60% ,so the merchant sold it and kept the money.When the captain came back,his friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had all the iron. The captain knew that his friend was lies,but he stayed _and said,“I knew that you had problems mice in your storehouse.” After a few days,the captain started voyage,and when he returned home,he said to the merchant,“I’m very sorry,but _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away.” The merchant was very and said,“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And can mice eat iron,” answered the captain.The merchant took the captain to a ,who said,“The merchant must the captain the money which he got when he the iron,and then the captain must the merchant’s son back to him.”
小题2: | A.voyage | B.travel | C.business | D.visit |
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小题3: | A.fallen | B.raised | C.widened | D.risen |
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小题4: | A.keep | B.hide | C.hold | D.put |
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小题5: | A.when | B.since | C.after | D.until |
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小题6: | A.many | B.more | C.a bit | D.less |
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小题8: | A.dishonest | B.honest | C.real | D.former |
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小题9: | A.sold | B.borrowed | C.eaten | D.drunk |
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小题10: | A.talking | B.making | C.telling | D.saying |
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小题11: | A.friendly | B.calm | C.quiet | D.angry |
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小题13: | A.another | B.next | C.the other | D.other |
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小题14: | A.while | B.after | C.during | D.before |
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小题15: | A.boring | B.puzzled | C.angry | D.afraid |
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小题16: | A.yet | B.neither | C.so | D.either |
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小题17: | A.lawyer | B.manager | C.child | D.judge |
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小题18: | A.return | B.give | C.offer | D.lend |
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小题19: | A.kept | B.bought | C.sold | D.stole |
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小题20: | A.bring | B.fetch | C.carry | D.catch |
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Who designed the first helicopter(直升机)? Who _____some of most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ______of his time? There is an answer ______ all these questions --Leonardo da Vinci (达•芬奇) Leonard may have been the greatest genius ______ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t _______ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked. But Leonard ______ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大师) painter, and as he got older he became _____ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways _______he was ready to paint. Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with _______today. You may know one of his most famous works-- the ______ woman known as the Mona Lisa.
小题1: | A.took | B.made | C.painted | D.invented |
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小题2: | A.artists | B.doctors | C.painters | D.people |
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小题4: | A.the scientists | B.the artists | C.the world | D.people |
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小题5: | A.draw | B.paint | C.work | D.build |
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小题6: | A.was just | B.wasn’t just | C.wasn’t | D.was no longer |
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小题7: | A.less | B.no | C.even | D.very |
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小题8: | A.before | B.after | C.because | D.when |
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小题10: | A.interesting | B.crying | C.smiling | D.surprising |
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Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet, ____ his reading skills, Steve had been failing since the first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed… ____ Miss White. Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his ____ life, Steve couldn"t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, ____ he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was ____ for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and ____ to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White"s ____ voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he ____ to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to ____ the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “ ____ one boy, and it breaks my ____ to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp ____.“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” After that, Steve still ____ do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, ____ that afternoon. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a ____ on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to ____ his paper. With a look of ____, Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest. Miss White"s face was in total ____ ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just ____ his first test! From that moment ____ was the same for Steve.
小题1: | A.in honor of | B.in spite of | C.in addition to | D.in case of |
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小题2: | A.to | B.before | C.until | D.upon |
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小题3: | A.rich | B.young | C.fresh | D.simple |
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小题4: | A.still | B.even | C.also | D.forever |
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小题5: | A.observed | B.corrected | C.selected | D.tested |
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小题6: | A.struggled | B.agreed | C.continued | D.declared |
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小题7: | A.cheerful | B.impatient | C.enthusiastic | D.shy |
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小题8: | A.decided | B.managed | C.turned | D.forgot |
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小题9: | A.go over | B.run over | C.turn over | D.hand over |
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小题10: | A.except for | B.due to | C.as for | D.up to |
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小题11: | A.will | B.record | C.heart | D.back |
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小题12: | A.pain | B.stare | C.sense | D.contrast |
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小题13: | A.wouldn"t | B.couldn"t | C.mustn"t | D.shouldn"t |
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小题14: | A.embarrassed | B.discouraged | C.approved | D.thoughtful |
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小题15: | A.survey | B.speech | C.report | D.quiz |
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小题16: | A.give up | B.hand in | C.turn down | D.come across |
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小题17: | A.respect | B.curiosity | C.surprise | D.fear |
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小题18: | A.victory | B.shock | C.sadness | D.confidence |
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小题19: | A.escaped | B.taken | C.missed | D.passed |
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小题20: | A.nothing | B.something | C.anything | D.everything |
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