A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she beca
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A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée(未婚妻). The man was very poor while the girl was ___1__. The young man wanted to give her a ___2___ on her birthday. He wanted to buy something ___3___ for her, but he had no ___4___ how to do it, as he had very little __5___ The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there; rings, gold watches, diamonds but all these things were __6___ There was one thing he could not take his eyes ___7___. ___8___ was a beautiful vase. That would be a wonderful present for __9___. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour ___10___ the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt __11___ for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea __12__ to him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great ___13___, the young man saw a vase __14__ into many pieces. The manager said, “I can help you. I shall order my servant to ___15___ it and take it to your fiancée. When he enters the room, he will ___16___ it.”
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very ___17___ Everything happened as he had ___18___. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was __19___ on everybody’s face. When the vase was unwrapped, the guests saw that ___20__ was packed separately.
1. A. happy B. rich C. poor D. angry
2. A. vase B. coat C. ring D. present
3. A. important B. necessary C. separate D. beautiful
4. A. way B. thought C. idea D. path
5. A. time B. thought C. money D. change
6. A. too expensive B. so cheap C. too big D. very beautiful
7. A. on B. out C. off D. over
8. A. It B. Which C. This D. One
9. A. a man B. him C. a girl D. his fiancée
10. A. when B. while C. since D. after
11. A. sorry B. sorrowful C. worried D. uneasy
12. A. stuck B. came C. helped D. struck
13. A. surprise B. excitement C. joy D. horror
14. A. burst B. broken C. got D. turned
15. A. wrap B. send C. buy D. pick
16. A. watch B. fall C. drop D. unwrap
17. A. exited B. surprised C. clam D. busy
18. A. planned B. told C. realized D. expected
19. A. expression B. anger C. horror D. fun
20. A. the vase B. the present C. all that D. each piece |
答案
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解析
1. B。后文说明了这一信息。while, but 表示转折。
2. D。现在他还没有决定买什么礼物。
3. D。漂亮的礼物才能配得上漂亮的新娘。
4. C。have no idea how to do it 意为“不知道该怎么办”。
5. C。因为他很穷，所以他“没有多少钱”。
6. A。对于一个并不富裕的人来说，这应该是“太贵了”。
7. C。take off 意为“移开”。这句话是说他太喜欢这件东西了。
8. A。it 代替的是那个漂亮的花瓶。
9. D。他现在是作为一个未婚夫的身份买东西，故用 D。
10. A。注意本句的主句用过去完成时，这是说，当商店的经理问他的时候，他已经看了半个小时了。
11. A。听了他这种境遇，那位经理应该是感到同情 sorry。
12. B。an idea come to sb 意为“某人想起了一个主意”。
13. A。经理指给他看的是一个打碎的花瓶，他能不惊讶吗?
14. B。a vase broken into many pieces 意为“一个打碎的花瓶”。
15. A。wrap 意为“包起来”。从下文也能得知答案。
16. C。drop 带有“有意地扔下”之意。
17. C。这毕竟是一种欺骗，但却要表现得很“沉着”，才不致被人识破。
18. A。这件事是经过有意策划的(plan)，而不是按着它的自然发展而去预测的(expect)。
19. B。这位富家女儿的生日宴会一定是十分隆重的，可是端送礼物的仆人却把它掉在了地上，这无疑是破坏了当时的气氛，在场的人都会感到“生气”的。
20. D。只有用 each piece 才能清楚准确地说明其含义，即“每个碎片都给分别包了起来”，这就叫弄巧成拙。 |
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Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___1___ it on trolleys and being loaded from ___2___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___3___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___4___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___5___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___6___ the seats they wanted. I was ___7___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___8___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___9___ we took off and tried to ___10___ my nervousness.
After an hour’s flying I ___11___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___12___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___13___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___14___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___15___. Suddenly, the plane ___16___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___17___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___3___ pills for airsickness and ___19___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had ___20___ to get above the storm.
1. A. at B. over C. to D. above
2. A. inside B. beside C. behind D. under
3. A. arrived B. entered C. climbed D. flew
4. A. asked B. noticed C. announced D. told
5. A. out B. inside C. in D. by
6. A. fetch B. hold C. keep D. get
7. A. impossible B. possible C. unable D. unsuitable
8. A. prettier B. stronger C. smaller D. heavier
9. A. before B. after C. until D. when
10. A. smooth B. forget C. correct D. drive
11. A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. realized
12. A. on B. up C. out D. in
13. A. general B. similar C. common D. sharp
14. A. smiled B. spoke C. added D. acted
15. A. at B. about C. on D. with
16. A. shake B. shaken C. shook D. shocked
17. A. edge B. line C. side D. wing
18. A. give out B. give off C. give up D. give back
19. A. save B. cool C. persuade D. comfort
20. A. succeeded B. flown C. planned D. managed |
Most people think of zoos as safe heavens for animals, where problems such as difficulty finding food and avoiding predators (食肉动物) don’t exist. Therefore, animals in zoos should live to a ripe old age.
But that may not be true for the largest land animals on earth. Scientists have known that elephants in zoos often suffer from poor health. They develop diseases and they are even unable to have babies.
To learn more about how captivity (圈养) affects elephants, a team of international scientists compared the lifespans (寿命) of the zoo-born elephants with the lifespans of thousands of wild elephants. They also compared some Asian elephants living in zoos with some Asian elephants which work in logging camp (伐木场), over almost the same time period.
The team found that elephants born in zoos lived an average of 16.9 years, but elephants that died of natural causes lived an average of 56 years. Asian elephants followed a similar pattern. In zoos, they lived 18.9 years, while those in the logging camp lived 41.7 years.
Scientists don’t yet know why wild elephants seem to live so much better than their zoo-raised counterparts (同类). Georgia Mason, a biologist at the University of Guelph in Canada, who led the study, thinks stress and obesity (肥胖) may be to blame. Zoo elephants don’t get the same kind of exercise they would in the wild. Elephants’ social lives are also much different in zoos than in the wild, where they live in large family groups.
小题1:Most people believe that________.| A．animals in zoos should live a longer life | | B．zoos are not good for animals to live in | | C．zoos are not suitable for large animals | | D．captivity can affect animals in many ways |
小题2:The purpose of the international scientists is_________.| A．to compare the lifespans of different animals | | B．to find out how captivity affects elephants | | C．to learn the lifespans of male and female elephants | | D．to compare the lifespans of elephants in different places |
小题3:Which elephants live the longest according to the study?| A．Elephants born in zoos. | | B．Elephants that live in the wild. | | C．Elephants that work in logging camps. | | D．Female Asian elephants in logging camps. |
小题4:We can infer from the passage that_________.| A．elephants in zoos suffer less stress than those in the wild | | B．elephants in zoos live an easy life | | C．social lives are not important to elephants | | D．zoo life can be stressful to elephants |
小题5:What are the advantages to elephants in the wild according to the passage?| A．They face fewer problems. | B．They can find food more easily. | | C．They live in large social groups. | D．They are freer to move. |
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What is freedom? It seems like such a simple question. Freedom is being able to do what you want to do. Allow me to explain it.
I’m tired of working for a living. I’d rather collect taxes. So that’s what I’m going to do: collect a kind of tax. You are ordered to estimate your income from the past 12 months, and write me a check for 1%. I have provided a mailing address for this purpose on my contact page …
What? You have a problem with my plan? Oh, I see. If you have to send me a check for the tax, then I have hurt your freedom to spend that money as you see fit. We have a conflict! And our basic problem is: we cannot enjoy freedom at the same time; we must settle for a limit. But what limit?
Libertarians (自由论者) believe freedom should be based on self-control. They describe freedom as being able to do what you want to do as long as it doesn’t influence the equal right of others to do what they want to do. That is, freedom is being able to do what you like as long as you do not harm another person’s life, liberty or property.
You can build a set of legal and ethical (道德的) rules on the principle of self-control, and libertarians do. Their request for self-control often becomes more important than common sense, or even freedom itself.
The definition rules out the freedom to steal, murder, and so on. Otherwise, you can do whatever you want. There is no problem until you realize that taxation is theft, that war is murder, and that national service is a form of slavery. Since only the government has a legal right to use force, libertarians focus on making the government smaller, or even going without it. The libertarians’ definition of freedom is thus freedom from the government. Isn’t it ridiculous?
小题1:According to the first three paragraphs, the author’s idea of collecting taxes is _________.| A．reasonable | B．responsible | C．unacceptable | D．understandable |
小题2:The author takes tax-collecting as an example in the passage to prove that freedom is _________.| A．unreal | B．unbelievable | C．achievable | D．limited |
小题3:In the opinion of libertarians, freedom is realized mainly by _________.| A．the law | B．self-control | C．ethical rules | D．common sense |
小题4:Which of the following statements is supported by libertarians according to the passage?| A．National service should be canceled. | | B．People can do whatever they want. | | C．The government should have more power. | | D．They should be governed by the government. |
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The key to a good interpersonal relationship is simple once you understand the role that needs play in making a relationship weak, moderate, average, or strong.
A person who fails in a relationship is someone who neglects the needs of his or her partner. So the first step to establish a successful relationship is to find out what needs the other person has. It is also very important to understand your own needs so that you can help the other person in the relationship to meet your needs.
Unfortunately, not only do many people fail to see or to understand their partner’s needs, but they do not understand their own. Children have wonderful relationships with their parents as long as their needs are being satisfied. When the needs are not satisfied, the relationship changes and problems arise. As a child grows, needs change; it is necessary that parents recognize these changes. As it is with the child to the parents, it is also with the parents to the child.
The way to recognize the needs of other people is by their responses to you. When you do or say something and you get a positive response, you are well on the way to being recognized. The same goes for you. What is it that you respond to in a positive manner? What do you feel good about getting and about doing? What are you totally guiltless about? What can you do with complete confidence and fearlessness? What emotional scene can you control without fear or guilt? Look in these areas for your needs and you will in all probability find your answers.
As stated, our own needs are often hidden. The techniques covered in the power of self-mind control will allow you to discover your needs and show you who you are in regard to interpersonal relationships. Your effectiveness in influencing and dealing with people will greatly increase the power of self-mind control.
小题1:From the passage we learn that ________.| A．it is hard to make good interpersonal relationships | | B．there are several levels of relationships among people | | C．the success of different interpersonal relationships can be measured by needs | | D．the first step to establish a successful relationship is to know your own needs |
小题2:According to Paragraph 2, the most important factor in dealing with people is to ________.| A．be kind to them and help them | | B．only think of their needs | | C．find out both your needs and theirs | | D．learn some interpersonal techniques |
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage? | A．A child’s needs change with his growth. | | B．A child should also know his parents’ needs. | | C．It’s easier to find your own needs than to find others’. | | D．You can learn what others need by their responses to you. |
小题4:The last two paragraphs are written mainly to tell us ________.| A．why some people fail in a relationship | | B．how to increase the power of self-mind control | | C．why our needs are often hidden | | D．how to recognize others’ needs and yours |
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Insurance companies provide a service to the community by protecting it against expected and unexpected disasters. Before an insurance company will agree to insure anything, it collects accurate figures about the risk. It knows, for example, that the risk of a man being killed in a plane accident is less than the risk he takes in crossing a busy road. This enables it to quote(报价) low figures for travel insurance. Sometimes the risk may be high, as in motor-racing or mountaineering. Then the company charges a much higher price. If too many climbers have accidents, the price rises further. If the majority of climbers fall off mountains, the company will refuse to insure them.
An ordinary householder may wish to protect his home against fire or his property against burglary(入室行窃). A shopkeeper may wish to insure against theft. In normal cases, the company will check its statistics and quote a premium(保险费). If it is suspicious(可疑的), it may refuse to quote. If it insures a shop and then receives a suspicious claim, it will investigate the claim as a means of protecting itself against false claims. It is not unknown for a businessman in debt to burn down his own premises so that he can claim much money from his insurance company. He can be sure that the fire will be investigated most carefully. Insurance companies also accept insurance against shipwreck or disaster in the air. Planes and ships are very expensive, so a large premium is charged, but a reduction is given to companies with an accident-free record.
Every week, insurance companies receive premium payments from customers. These payments can form a very large total running into millions of dollars. The company does not leave the money in the bank. It invests (投资) in property, shares (股票) ,farms and even paintings and stamps. Its aim is to obtain the best possible return on its investment. This is not as greedy as it may seem since this is one way by which it can keep its premiums down and continue to make a profit while being of service to the community.
小题1: The main idea of the first paragraph is that .| A．insurance companies protect the community against disasters | | B．insurance companies often collect accurate figures about the risk | | C．insurance companies base their decisions on the risk involved | | D．insurance companies charge different prices in the same cases |
小题2:The insurance company will usually investigate a suspicious claim to .| A．refuse to quote the insurance fee | B．make sure that the claim is reasonable | | C．decide how much the company should pay | D．find out when the accident happened |
小题3:The underlined word "premises" in Paragraph 2 most probably means" "| A．land and buildings | B．insurance contract | | C．debt papers | D．financial papers |
小题4:The author’s attitude towards customers’ premium payments being used by insurance companies is __| A．critical | B．doubtful | C．neutral | D．positive |
小题5:The purpose of this passage is to __| A．explain how insurance companies operate | | B．encourage people to invest in insurance companies | | C．persuade people to insure against unexpected disasters | | D．advise people how to insure their life and property |
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