( )1. A. stop ( )2. A. talk ( )3. A. do ( )4. A. family ( )5. A. absent ( )6. A. too ( )7. A mind ( )8. A. defeated ( )9. A. TV ( )10. A. looked ( )11. A. talk ( )12. A. reason ( )13. A. advised ( )14. A. poems ( )15. A. less ( )16. A. wandered ( )17. A. think ( )18. A. drop ( )19. A. sure ( )20. A. whether | B. go on B. journey B. sit B. class B. missed B. very B. heart B. beat B. radio B. fixed B. film B. cause B. suggested B. stories B. much B. considered B. consider B. leave B. clear B. that | C. continue C. job C. talk C. city C. lost C. much C. soul C. won C. shoe C. shouted C. conversation C. excuse C. agreed C. speeches C. far C. discussed C. spend C. return C. curious C. how | D. walk D. walk D. work D. country D. over D. quite D. thought D. hit D. food D. stared D. speech D. wish D. persuaded D. plans D. more D. wondered D. imagine D. go to D. true D. what |
阅读理解 | |||
I was on a train the other day, in an empty compartment, and I wanted to read the last part of a detective story. Then the door opened and a mother with two small children asked me, "may we sit here, Madam?" at first I wanted to say, "well, actually, I"m reading an exciting book and I"d like to finish it. Could you find another compartment?" But of course I said, "yes, certainly," I still had not finished that book. Unfortunately, I found it very difficult to say "No" to those magic words "May I …" or "would you mind if…Of course people usually ask permission to do quite harmless things, like using the telephone, turning the light on, opening the window and things like that. But then there are some funny requests. Some people even ask if they may wash their hands or take their coats off. On the other hand, very few smokers will bother to ask permission to smoke! But what about those difficult requests like, "Do you mind if I come round for a cup of coffee?" or "Is it all right if I bring the children to the party? They are very good really." The trouble is, I just don"t have the nerve to refuse. Well, do you? | |||
1. The writer describes those requests as "magic words" because they ___ | |||
A. are amusing B. are harmless C. always work D. are easily understood | |||
2. According to the writer, asking permission to smoke is ___ | |||
A. a foolish request B. a difficult request C. an unnecessary request D. none of the above | |||
3. Difficult requests are those which____ | |||
A. are never permitted B. are never refused C. make other people uneasy D. make other people unfortunate | |||
4. Which of the following may express the main idea of the passage? | |||
A. I"m a polite person B. Requests of different kinds C. How to make a request D. How to answer a request | |||
完型填空 | |||
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 1_ you, but don"t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 2_ friends leave footprints (脚印). I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 3 _ .She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend. It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 4 on the cool 5 .In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 6 to the sound of them. Autumn is a 7_ season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 8 .But one day, the sound of a violin 9 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 10 in playing her violin. I had __11__ seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn"t know that I had been __12__there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building _ 13 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 14 . 15 we didn"t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me. Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly __16 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me. "You must like violin." she said. "Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked. Suddenly, a 17 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. "I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 18 me." she said. "In fact, it was your playing 19 gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered, "Let"s be friends." The girl smiled, and so did I. I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 20 so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful. | |||
( )1. A. with ( )2. A. good ( )3. A. sound ( )4. A. shaking ( )5. A. wind ( )6. A. watching ( )7. A. lively ( )8. A. up ( )9. A. flowed ( )10. A. lost ( )11. A. once ( )12. A. waiting ( )13. A. because ( )14. A. interesting ( )15. A. But ( )16. A. stopped ( )17. A. happy ( )18. A. surprised ( )19. A. that ( )20. A. song | B. for B. true B. song B. hanging B. snow B. listening B. lovely B. off B. grew B. active B. never B. stopping B. so B. moving B. However B. began B. sad B. excited B. which B. dream | C. against C. new C. play C. falling C. air C. seeing C. harvest C. down C. entered C. busy C. often C. standing C. when C. encouraging C. Even C. gone C. strange C. encouraged C. it C. fire | D. to D. old D. violin D. floating D. rain D. hearing D. lonely D. over D. ran D. interested D. usually D. hearing D. but D. exciting D. Though D. changed D. surprised D. interested D. who D. sister |
阅读理解 | |||
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read: For washing the car...........................................$5.00 For making my own bed this week...................$1.00 Going to the provision shop..............................$0.50 Playing with little sister ...................................$0.25 Taking out the rubbish......................................$1.00 Getting a good report card................................$5.00 And for sweeping the common corridor...........$2.00 Total .......................................................... ......$14.75 His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote: For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me.....................................No Charge For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you..............No Charge For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose............................No Charge When you add it all up, the full cost of my love...................................No Charge Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said, "Mummy, I love you." Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the "bill" "All paid." | |||
1. What"s the best title for this passage? | |||
A. Part-time Job B. Mother"s Love, No Charge C. Payment for House Work D. Greedy Mother | |||
2. The writer wrote the passage in order to ______. | |||
A. show that children should be paid for their housework B. show that children should not be paid for their housework C. show a clever way of teaching children D. tell children how to spend their spare time | |||
3. How do you think of the mother in the passage? | |||
A. Clever. B. Greedy. C. Cold-hearted. D. Selfish. | |||
4. From the last passage we know that ______. | |||
A. the boy got all the money he wanted B. the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy C. the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework D. the mother was angry with what the boy said |