根据短文内容，从下框的A～F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 A. Stay busy.
B. Wear what fits you.
C. You can possibly be attractive.
D. Great posture makes you attractive.
E. Helping others makes you attractive.
F. Attention to others makes you attractive. |
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| 阅读理解 | Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the
classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.
What to Expect
The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed
at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as
well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
Accommodation Zones
Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts
do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的).
Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel
in London by Underground.
Meal Plans Available
◇ Continental Breakfast
◇ Breakfast and Dinner
◇ Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
It"s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your
accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物类
食品), bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental
Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit
and coffee.
Friends
If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host"s permission.You have no
right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.
SelfCatering Accommodation in Private Homes
Accommodation on a roomonly basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a
main living room.This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for
the longstay student.However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay
and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.
1. The passage is probably written for________.
A. hosts willing to receive foreign students
B. foreigners hoping to build British culture
C. travellers planning to visit families in London
D. English learners applying to live in English homes
2. Which of the following will the host provide?
A. Room cleaning.
B. Medical care.
C. Free transport.
D. Physical training.
3. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2.
B. The business centre of London is in Zone 1.
C. Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre.
D. Accommodation in the city centre is not provided.
4. According to the passage, what does Continental Breakfast include?
A. Dessert and coffee.
B. Fruit and vegetables.
C. Bread and fruit juice.
D. Cereal and cold meat.
5. Why do some people choose selfcatering accommodation?
A. To experience a warmer family atmosphere.
B. To enrich their knowledge of English.
C. To entertain friends as they like.
D. To enjoy much more freedom. | | 完形填空 | A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile (敌意的)person lives in a hostile world.
Everyone you meet is your mirror.
Mirrors have a very particular __1__. They reflect the image in front of them. Just as a __2__
mirror works as the vehicle to reflection, __3__ do all of the people in our lives.
When we see something beautiful such as a flower garden, that garden __4__ a reflection.
When we love someone, it"s a(n)__5__of loving ourselves. We have often heard things like "I
love how I am when I"m with that person". That simply__6__ into "I" m able to love me when I
love that other person". __7__, when we meet someone new, we feel as though we "click".
Sometimes it"s as if we"ve __8__ each other for a long time. That feeling can come from __9__
similarities.
Just as the "mirror" or other people can be a positive reflection, it is more likely that we"ll
10 it when it has a negative connotation (内涵). 11 , it"s easy to remember the times when
we have met someone we" re not particularly 12 about. We may have some criticism (批评)
in our mind about the 15 . This is especially true when we get to know someone with whom we
would rather spend __24__ time.
Often, when we 15 qualities in other people, ironically (讽刺地), it"s usually the mirror
that"s 16 to us.
At times we meet someone 17 and feel distant disconnected, or disgusted. 18 we don"t
want t o believe it, and it"s not easy or 19 to look further, it can be a great learning lesson to
20 what part of the person is being reflected in you. It"s simply just another way to create more
selfawareness. | ( )1. A. target
( )2. A. medical
( )3. A. so
( )4. A. focuses on
( )5. A. record
( )6. A. grows
( )7. A. Obviously
( )8. A. known
( )9. A. creating
( )10. A. ignore
( )11. A. In brief
( )12. A. crazy
( )13. A. time
( )14. A. less
( )15. A. appreciate
( )16. A. shouting
( )17. A. new
( )18. A. If
( )19. A. terrible
( )20. A. figure out | B. style
B. physical
B. then
B. applies to
B. evaluation
B. translates
B. Strangely
B. supported
B. lacking
B. keep
B. In addition
B. anxious
B. mirror
B. amazing
B. dislike
B. shining
B. nervous
B. Although
B. noble
B. take out | C. function
C. chemical
C. nor
C. works with
C. reflection
C. enters
C. Fortunately
C. observed
C. sharing
C. take
C. For example
C. upset
C. garden
C. more
C. descr be
C. speaking
C. familiar
C. Since
C. reliable
C. put out | D. color
D. mental
D. neither
D. serves as
D. example
D. falls
D. Frequently
D. recognized
D. comparing
D. notice
D. As usual
D. concerned
D. person
D. valuable
D. discover
D. pointing
D. friendly
D. Once
D. desirable
D. give out | | 阅读理解 | George Prochnik would like the world to_put_a_sock_in_it.He makes his case in a new book,
Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice):
"We"ve become so accustomed to noise, there"s almost a deep prejudice against the idea that
silence might be beneficial.If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man.But it"s never
been more important to find continuing quiet.Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key
to lasting peace and satisfaction."
"We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a
little.During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art-the spoons making
a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono(和服)brushing against the floor."
"Deaf people are very attentive(专注的)in almost every aspect of life.If two deaf people are
walking together, using sign language, they constantly watch out for each other and protect each
other by paying steady attention to the other.They are connected yet also fully aware of their
surroundings.Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them.If we remove the
powerful blasts(一阵阵)of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us-of
little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking(开裂声).It"s astonishing
how beautiful things sound when you can really listen."
1. What does the phrase "to put a sock in it" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. to be quiet
B. to be colorful
C. to be full of love
D. to be attentive to someone
2. What does Prochnik say about us?
A. We are used to quietness.
B. We have to put up with noise.
C. We do not think silence to be beneficial.
D. We do not believe lasting peace to be available.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to Prochnik?
A. We need more sounds in our lives.
B. There is nothing to be learned from the deaf.
C. We are not aware how rich the world around us is.
D. There is too much noise at a Japanese tea ceremony.
4. It can be inferred from the text that________.
A. we can benefit a lot from old people
B. it is a good idea to use sign language
C. there is no escape from the world of sound
D. it is possible to find how beautiful things sound | | 完形填空 | A piece of advice that I often receive is "as long as you do your best". I believe that this is good
advice _1__ it tells me that they trust my __2__ and will respect my decisions, even if they are the
wrong ones. This helps to take __3__ off me when I am going to school because I don"t have to
__4__ certain standards and try to __5__ goals that are unattainable. __6__, I can just worry about
doing the best I can. It is possible that I may have a __7__ that is not the highest paying or the most
respectable. But as long as I do the job to the best of my ability, I will feel like I have accomplished
__8__. This is good because many kids have to live up to expectations that they can"t attain, or do
something that they don"t really __9__ in order to make their parents 10 .
The 11 with saying "as long as you do your best" is that when I know I could have done a better
job, I have a sort of 12 feeling. I hate it 13 I get a low mark 14 fail in something and my parents
say "as long as you tried your hardest". However, when I know I did the work as well as I could but it
isn"t a good mark, I don"t worry about it 15 some people might.
In 16 , the piece of advice is basically a good one, and often it 17 me motivated in the things I
do. It also 18 me that my parents will support most of my decisions and treat me like a 19 person. I
will probably 20 the advice "as long as you do your best" to my children.
| ( )1. A. if
( )2. A. knowledge
( )3. A. pressure
( )4. A. pay attention to
( )5. A. do
( )6. A. Instead
( )7. A. condition
( )8. A. everything
( )9. A. admire
( )10. A. proud
( )11. A. problem
( )12. A. wonderful
( )13. A. where
( )14. A. but
( )15. A. as much as
( )16. A. fact
( )17. A. makes
( )18. A. gives
( )19. A. independent
( )20. A. pass down | B. when
B. honesty
B. load
B. live up to
B. apply
B. However
B. situation
B. anything
B. enjoy
B. disappointed
B. difficulty
B. perfect
B. when
B. and
B. as good as
B. brief
B. leaves
B. encourages
B. responsible
B. pass by | C. though
C. judgment
C. weight
C. catch up with
C. accomplish
C. Moreover
C. state
C. something
C. envy
C. comfortable
C. question
C. guilty
C. why
C. or
C. as well as
C. addition
C. keeps
C. inspires
C. disabled
C. pass up | D. because
D. level
D. feeling
D. get used to
D. appreciate
D. Therefore
D. career
D. nothing
D. prefer
D. embarrassed
D. hardship
D. unbearable
D. how
D. so
D. as little as
D. conclusion
D. holds
D. shows
D. unable
D. pass back | | 阅读理解 | BELIEVE it or not, the color of the tie Barack Obama wore to the inauguration (就职典礼) is
a hotly debated topic. The level of public interest in Obama"s tie might seem strange but many people
believe his choice will symbolize the type of government he plans to run, as the color of a politician"s tie
is thought to convey ideas of power, trustworthiness and more.
Policies of ties
It may be the least practical item of male dress, but it is arguably the most expressive. In the UK
and many other countries around the world, conservative (保守的 ) politicians may wear a blue tie
and their liberal opponents a red one. In America, the colors go the other way round. The Republicans
have in recent years become associated with the color red, and the Democrats with blue. But in spite
of this, Bush wears blue ties more often than any other color.
What they mean
According to Sharon Haver, editor of focusonstyle. com, in America the feelings associated with
colors overrule their political significance. "A guy who wants to be regarded as strong and in charge
would wear red, " Haver says. Unsurprisingly, the business tycoon Donald Trump is known for
wearing red ties. But what about blue? According to Haver, "Blue is a softer color…Look at the sky.
It"s peaceful and calm and trustworthy."
Selecting the right tie for the right occasion
●Perfect job interview tie
Perhaps no other tiewearing occasion is as important as the job interview. Gilchrist, the fashion
expert, advises playing it safe and choosing a conservative one. Best choices are solids, stripes or
small patterns. An excellent color is burgundy(深红色) or another serious color. Avoid pink or yellow,
which suggests that the wearer lacks gravity.
Pattern ties, Gilchrist suggests, should be limited to a maximum of three colors. A striped tie is a
safe choice as this is acceptable to everyone. Last, Gilchrist recommends saving the expensive "hip"
tie for those applying for glamorous creative jobs.
●Datenight tie
When picking out the right tie for taking a girl out on a date, spend more time considering color
than pattern. According to studies, women are attracted to men wearing the color blue, because blue
gives the image of a "stable, faithful, constant, always there" person. So what is the worst color to
wear on a date? " Flattened caterpillar (毛虫) yellowgreen, " according to Gilchrist, " it will repel both
sexes equally."
1. Why are people interested in the tie that Obama wore to the inauguration?
A. Because they think the tie he wore will enable them to know about his personalities and policies.
B. Because they want to advise him how to select an appropriate tie for such a big occasion.
C. Because they think the tie will tell if he is trustworthy as they expected when he assumes office.
D. Because they believe the tie is an essential part of dressing to a mature politician like Obama.
2. What can we infer about Bush, the former president, from the passage?
A. He was probably liberal in his policies when he was in power.
B. He was a Republican when he served as president.
C. He wore only blue ties and had no ties of alternative colors.
D. He wanted to make himself unique by the tie that he wore.
3. The example of "the business tycoon Donald Trump" is given to ________.
A. prove that color reflects people"s feelings to a certain degree
B. show that Donald is so wealthy that he can afford expensive ties
C. tell that Donald is physically strong and can handle everything
D. explain that red is a popular color, especially with businessmen
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Ties can be ignored by politicians since they are the least practical item of male dress.
B. Do choose ties carefully before dating, because it is the most important occasion.
C. Why to avoid pink or yellow ties in job interviews is that they don"t match the atmosphere.
D. The more colorful the tie is, the more likely you"ll get the job you want. | 最新试题
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