Bill Robinson is on trial for murder (因谋***而受审). He grew up in a small town in
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Bill Robinson is on trial for murder (因谋***而受审). He grew up in a small town in Ohio and then went to Kent State University for one year. When he was nineteen years old, he was asked to join the army and was soon sent to fight in Vietnam. He was very unhappy there as he hated the war and he hated killing people. Two years later he returned home and tried to pick up where he had left off, but things were never quite the same again for the young black man. For one thing, he always had terrible dreams about the war. He could not concentrate on his studies and soon he had to leave school.Then he was fired from one job after another. He wanted to meet someone nice and get married, but he just couldn"t seem to get close to anyone. He was always lonely. Finally one day, while eating at a restaurant, Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all. Bill"s lawyer hopes that the judge and the jury (陪审团) will understand that Bill was “temporarily insane" (一时精神错乱) and did not really choose to kill anyone. 71. What did Bill Robinson do after he returned from abroad? A. He gave up the chance to go back to college. B. He tried to go back to his normal life. C. He picked up his things and left again. D. He found when he had dreamed of. 72. He failed to complete his college education because he _______. A. hated school B. joined the army C. didn"t study hard D. found it difficult to keep his mind on his studies 73. He never married because _______. A. there were no nice girls around B. he didn"t care to meet any girls C. he hadn"t met girls that he liked D. he found it hard to make friends with girls 74. What happened one day? A. He went insane. B. He shot a young black man. C. He killed someone with a gun. D. He shot someone for a large sum of money. 75. The best title for this article is _______. A.Robinson on Trial B.Murder at a Restaurant C.A Young Black Man D.A Victim of the Vietnam War |
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71.答案:B。 解析:这是一道细节题。He returned home and tried to pick up where he had left…说明他想过一个正常人的生活。 72.答案:D。 解析:这是一道细节题。He could not concentrate on his studies. 这个句子说明他无法集中精力学习。 73.答案:D。 解析:这是一道细节题。He wanted to meet someone nice and get married, but he just couldn"t to see to get close to anyone. 是这道题的细节。 74. 答案:C。 解析:这是一道细节题。Finally one day, while eating at a restaurant, Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all. 可知,一天,Bill在一家饭店吃饭时,失控***了人。 75.答案:D。 解析:这是一道主旨题。因为文章记述了Bill 19 岁因为战争停学参战,但他讨厌战争。回来后,因为战争的影响,无法过一种正常人的生活,最终因失去理智而***人。说明了战争残害了一个青年。 |
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While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a ___1___ house. One ___2___ my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was ___3___ the window. I suddenly ___4___ that he was turning very pale. I sat ___5___, for I did not want to __6__ my sick sister. Soon father said in a ___7___ voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine is ___8___ here to see me this evening, and I wish to be ___9___ him. Will you go up to your own room?” We ___10___, went to our room and closed the door. Soon I heard a ___11___ like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying ___12___ the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was ___13___ near, I seized the pistol(手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, "For God’s sake(快!), child, ___14___ the door. " I did so. To my horror(恐怖), I saw, ___15___ my father’s shoulder, a gorilla(大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in ___16___. He was ___17___ my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with ___18___ loud cry. Father took the ___19___ smoking pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which ___20___ the gorilla. It happened that father had ___21___ us upstairs because he thought he would be able to ___22___ the door ––– which was twenty feet away –––___23___ the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too ___24___ for him; and this was the cause of the ___25___ flight(逃跑) up the stairs. 1. A. two-storeyed B. two storeyed C. two-storeys D. two storeys 2. A. o’clock B. night C. evening D. time 3. A. towards B. opposite C. inside D. behind 4. A. knew B. learned C. felt D. noticed 5. A. still B. lonely C. sadly D. unhappily 6. A. hurt B. frighten C. lose D. trouble 7. A. loud B. sad C. calm D. pleasant 8. A. moving B. staying C. running D. coming 9. A. friendly to B. alone with C. helpful to D. careful with 10. A. promised B. trembled C. obeyed D. replied 11. A. sound B. cry C. voice D. shout 12. A. to B. down C. through D. up 13. A. some difficulty B. a thief C. some danger D. an accident 14. A. open B. close C. pull D. draw 15. A. on B. above C. over D. from 16. A. South America B. Africa C. South Asia D. Europe 17. A. aiming at B. marching towards C. shooting at D. running after 18. A. an exciting B. a calm C. an angry D. a natural 19. A. still B. yet C. even D. already 20. A. hit B. murdered C. frightened D. killed 21. A. taken B. sent C. driven D. forced 22. A. push B. lock C. guard D. defend 23. A. until B. when C. before D. though 24. A. quick B. huge C. heavy D. stupid 25. A. anxious B. fearless C. excited D. hurried |
It was a cold winter’s afternoon, Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any ___1___ on the river. ___2___ the bridge, however, almost directly below, ___3___ was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was ___4___ wearing many clothes, Robert ___5___. He shivered(打了个寒颤) and walked on. ___6___ he heard a cry. “Help! Help!” The cry ___7___ from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was ___8___ the water and his canoe was ___9___ away, “Help! Help!” he called again. Robert was a good ___10___. Taking off his clothes, he ___11___ into the river. The ___12___ water made him tremble all over, ___13___ in a few seconds he reached the ___14___. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, ___15___ the boy with him. But at that ___16___ he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all___17___in his direction. Robert ___18___ to swim towards the boat. “Give me a hand,” he shouted ___19___ he got near the boat. He ___20___ up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so ___21___.” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and ___22___ him in a blanket. But they did not move to ___23___ Robert. “Aren’t you going to pull me ___24___ too?” Robert asked. “You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large ___25___. “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water.” 1. A. fish B. boats C. waves D. sounds 2. A. From B. Towards C. Near D. Beyond 3. A. there B. it C. where D. that 4. A. then B. also C. only D. not 5. A. noticed B. saw C. guessed D. said 6. A. Till then B. Just then C. Far away D. From there 7. A. happened B. went C. arrived D. came 8. A. on B. within C. in D. under 9. A. running B. floating C. flowing D. pulling 10. A. swimmer B. guard C. soldier D. sportsman 11. A. threw B. looked C. dived D. turned 12. A. deep B. cool C. dirty D. cold 13. A. but B. so C. and D. or 14. A. canoe B. bank C. boy D. bridge 15. A. pushing B. dragging C. holding D. catching 16. A. place B. period C. second D. moment 17. A. seeing B. smiling C. looking D. shouting 18. A. decided B. went C. agreed D. promised 19. A. while B. till C. for D. as 20. A. turned B. looked C. hurried D. stood 21. A. nervous B. afraid C. excited D. angry 22. A. wrapped B. left C. placed D. threw 23. A. save B. thank C. help D. wrap 24. A. on B. out C. away D. off 25. A. boat B. blanket C. camera D. screen |
The lecture on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had ___1___ on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared. We were ___2___ to go back for class again when the headmaster called us ___3___ and said, I’ve got a little ___4___ for you boys. Mrs Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened ___5___, she says ---- it just ___6___ off her wrist(手腕). So, look around for it, will you? ___7___ if you’re clever enough to find it. Let’s ___8___ it clear the boy who does ___9___ will get a useful reward(奖赏). At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the ___10___ one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to ___11___ something. And ___12___ he was in front of Mrs Smith, all smiles, ___13___ the watch to her. Mrs Smith, however, didn’t seem at all ___14___.In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without ___15___ a “Thank you”. Jim got ___16___ a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who ___17___ him to write a composition ___18___ the dangers of smoking. What could ___19___ Jim write about? He hadn’t listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the ___20___. 1. A. seen B. dropped C. fond D. laid 2. A. about B. able C. sorry D. sure 3. A. forward B. together C. straight D. out 4. A. fun B. trick C. job D. prize 5. A. before B. now C. here D. there 6. A. goes B. throws C. slips D. falls 7. A. Say B. See C. Guess D. Check 8. A. get B. put C. make D. keep 9. A. this B. such C. that D. so 10. A. lucky B. quick C. early D. worthy 11. A. put down B. give away C. find out D. pick up 12. A. the following moment B. the next moment C. for a moment D. just a moment 13. A. handing out B. turning in C. giving up D. sending back 14. A. pleased B. hurt C. interested D. worried 15. A. just B. ever C. even D. almost 16. A. her punishment B. her prize C. his job D. his reward 17. A. had B. made C. told D. helped 18. A. of B. on C. in D. at 19. A. poor B. nervous C. quick D. good 20. A. lecture B. point C. matter D. subject |
Jenlins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond(钻石) ring worth 57,000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___1___ like the first one but was worth only 2,000 pounds. This he took to the shop, which ___2___ it without a question. Jenkins gave the much more ___3___ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife ___4___ to Paris for a weekend. As to the ___5___ ring, the shop sold it for 60,000 pounds. Six months later the buyer ___6___ it back to Silkstone’s office. “It’s a faulty(有瑕疵的) diamond,” he said. “It isn’t worth the high ___7___ I paid.” Then he told them the ___8___. His wife’s car had caught fire in an ___9___. She had escaped(幸免), ___10___ the ring had fallen off and been damaged(损坏) in the great ___11___ of the fire. The shop had to ___12___. They knew that no fire on earth can ___13___ damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the ___14___ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who ___15___ it? A picture of the ring appeared in the ___16___. A reader thought he ___17___ the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which ___18___ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman ___19___ a large diamond ring. “Do you know the ___20___ with the lovely diamond ring?” the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison. 1. A. only B. surely C. nearly D. exactly 2. A. accepted B. received C. refused D. rejected 3. A. real B. modern C. worthy D. valuable 4. A. flew B. drove C. sailed D. bicycled 5. A. first B. second C. last D. next 6. A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned 7. A. cost B. money C. price D. value 8. A. facts B. matters C. questions D. results 9. A. affair B. accident C. incident D. experience 11. A. pile B. heat C. power D. pressure 12. A. think B. agree C. permit D. promise 13. A. almost B. even C. just D. ever 14. A. real B. pure C. right D. exact 15. A. copied B. made C. stole D. did 16. A. notices B. magazines C. newspapers D. programmes 17. A. saw B. knew C. found D. recognized 18. A. showed B. drew C. printed D. carried 19. A. carrying B. dressing C. wearing D. holding 20. A. dancer B. woman C. reader D. jeweler |
It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their ___1___. This was the beginning of another ___2___ day in New York City. ___3___this day was to be different. Waiting ___4___ the crowded streets, on top of a ___5___ 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to ___6___ a tightrope(绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center. Philippe took his first ___7___ with great care. The wire held. Now he was ___8___ he could do ___9__ only a balancing pole. Philippe walked his way across, a ___10___ of 131 feet. Soon the rush-hour ___11___ began to notice. What a ___12___! There, 1350 feet above the street, a ___13___ figure was walking on air. Philippe made seven ___14___, back and forth(来回). He wasn’t satisfied with just ___15___. At times he would turn, sit down, and ___16___ go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing ___17___ to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ___18___ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast. After the forty-five-minute ___19___, Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked ___20___ he did it. Philippe shrugged(耸肩) and said, “When I see two tall buildings, I walk.” 1. A. job B. homes C. buses D. offices 2. A. working B. hot C. same D. ordinary 3. A. And B. So C. But D. Thus 4. A. for B. in C. by D. above 5. A. roof B. position C. wall D. building 6. A. throw B. walk C. climb D. fix 7. A. act B. landing C. step D. trip 8. A. sure B. uncertain C. glad D. nervous 9. A. Through B. Against C. With D. On 10. A. distance B. height C. space D. rope 11. A. streets B. crowds C. passengers D. city 12. A. height B. pleasure C. wonder D. danger 13. A. great B. strange C. public D. tiny 14. A. experiment B. circles C. trips D. movements 15. A. walking B. staying C. acting D. showing 16. A. almost B. even C. often D. rather 17. A. spirit B. result C. strength D. courage 18. A. patient B. terrified C. pleased D. enjoyable 19. A. show B. trick C. try D. program 20. A. how B. why C. whether D. when |
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