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It was a cold and snowy morning. It was my first day at my ___1___ school. I was walking slowly and worrying about lots of things. It was ___2___ and there weren’t many people on the road. A girl on a bike passed me quickly. She was ___3___ on ice when she suddenly fell off her bike. She was trying hard to ___4___ but fell again. I went over and helped her stand up. She said, “Thank you,” with a smile and then rode away. The words “Thank you” ___5___ me and this small event made me feel less nervous about my new school.
Finally, I ___6___ to school. The teacher asked me to sit down beside a girl. I walked to the seat so ___7___. And I was too shy to look at anyone. Soon the first class started. I found that I forgot to bring my English ___8___. As I was thinking about what to do, a book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the ___9___ next to me said. “And hi, I’m Carrie.” I ____10____. It was the girl! I helped her that morning! From then on, we became good friends. Till now, we still keep in touch with each other. Friendship is a treasure for us.
1.A.first B.new C.old D.favorite
2.A.early B.late C.near D.far
3.A.skating B.walking C.riding D.running
4.A.put down B.get up C.take away D.point out
5.A.invited B.interested C.treated D.warmed
6.A.hated B.prepared C.got D.went
7.A.quietly B.nervously C.excitedly D.patiently
8.A.book B.bike C.dictionary D.homework
9.A.guest B.teacher C.girl D.boy
10.A.looked up B.looked out C.looked after D.looked into
A wise man was on his long journey with a young man. The night was falling, so they decided to find a place to stay. They searched for a long time and at last found a tiny old house. A ____11____ family lived in it. They gave the two visitors a warm welcome and prepared a simple ____12____ for them including fresh milk and cheese. After the meal, the wise man asked how they made a living in such a poor place. In a low voice the husband replied, “We have a ____13____. We sell her milk to our neighbors and keep some for our own needs—make some cheese and cream.”
The next morning, the two visitors continued their ____14____. After they walked a few miles, the wise man said to the young man, “Go back and push the cow off the cliff (悬崖).”
“Why Without the cow, they will have nothing,” said the young man.
The wise man repeated his order, “Go back and ____15____ the cow.”
The young man was worried about the future of the family, but ____16____ he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him.
A few years later, the young man travelled on the same road. He decided to visit the family again. To his ____17____, he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there. He knocked on the door and a well-dressed man answered it. He was the son of the family.
The man invited him to enter the house and told him ____18____ their life changed. “You know, we had ____19____ but a cow to keep us alive years ago, but one day she fell off the cliff and died. We had to come up with new ways of making a living. You see, we are much ____20____ than before.” At his words, the young man smiled.
11.A.brave B.poor C.rich
12.A.meal B.room C.story
13.A.horse B.pig C.cow
14.A.plan B.work C.journey
15.A.help B.kill C.feed
16.A.luckily B.finally C.suddenly
17.A.joy B.disappointment C.surprise
18.A.how B.where C.what
19.A.something B.anything C.nothing
20.A.wealthier B.smarter C.busier
My earliest memory of Dad is grabbing his hand while we walked together. As I grew older, I remember my father and I ____21____ basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep before the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet with the ____22____ score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered the bread to the stores. The smell and the ____23____ from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would be present at all my games. One night before an important game my father told me ____24____ that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour ____25____. The next day as the game drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and ____26____ saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to make the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I had become a ____27____. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me that Dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I ____28____ the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really ____29____ to me. I still taught in school but I couldn’t center attention on my teaching. One day a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand in the same day I used to hold my father’s hand. At that moment I found my ____30____ in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day on, I started. I’ll always remember that!
21.A.watching B.imagining C.listening to D.playing
22.A.public B.final C.official D.beautiful
23.A.color B.hardness C.warmth D.coldness
24.A.excitedly B.simply C.slowly D.sadly
25.A.drive B.walk C.race D.ride
26.A.immediately B.hopefully C.surprisingly D.unusually
27.A.teacher B.player C.doctor D.reporter
28.A.hung up B.turn up C.take up D.put up
29.A.turned B.mattered C.came D.belong
30.A.purpose B.pleasure C.position D.progress
One day, an electricity (电力) generator (发电机) broke down. The electric lights went out all over the city. Machines ___31___, computers failed, fridges no longer worked, and frozen foods went ___32___. There was no radio and no television. The situation was very ___33___. As a result, the loss of power was costing the electricity company tens of thousands of dollars. It was costing industry and business in the town many more thousands of dollars.
Engineers worked for hours without a stop trying to get the generator to start again, but nothing ___34___ . The generator had a mistake that no one understood. Hopelessly, the manager of the electric company invited a world-famous expert on generators. A few hours ___35___ , he flew into town. He drove to the ___36___ station and walked around the generator. He looked at it carefully and then took a smallhammer(锤子) out of his pocket and hit a part of the generator with it. Rapidly the generator started working again to the manager of the electric company.
The expert gave his ___37___ to the manager of the electric company. It said: “For restarting one generator: 5, 000.” The manager was very ___38___ . “Five thousand dollars!” he shouted. “For hitting the generator with a hammer! It’s too much money! I won’t pay for it!”The expert took the bill back and ___39___ it slightly. Now it said: “For hitting one generator: $1. for knowing ______40______ to hit: 4,999.”
31.A.stopped B.jumped C.continued D.dropped
32.A.deep B.bad C.thin D.warm
33.A.surprising B.hopeful C.important D.serious
34.A.happened B.stayed C.started D.joined
35.A.before B.ago C.later D.after
36.A.bus B.police C.power D.railway
37.A.menu B.notebook C.computer D.bill
38.A.curious B.angry C.interested D.cheerful
39.A.changed B.touched C.checked D.repaired
40.A.what B.where C.when D.why
阅读短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
My favourite Greek hero is Odysseus. He is the main character in The Odyssey, a famous story by the Greek storyteller, Homer. ____41____ tells a story about Odysseus and his friends who go from Greece to Troy ____42____. After ten years, they win and are very ____43____ of themselves. Then they set off for home, their way home becomes great ____44____. While they are travelling, they meet many strange people. Most of them want to hurt Odysseus and his friends, but a few ____45____ them. There is a very big man ____46____ only one eye on an island, he tries to kill them. During this fight, Odysseus loses many of his friends, but he ____47____ to get away. After ten more years on the way home, Odysseus ____48____ gets back to his own country, alone. However, he looks so ____49____ that his wife and son fail to recognize him, they don't know who he is until Odysseus saves them from some bad men. I like this story ____50____ it is very interesting and exciting. I also learn from Odysseus that great men never give up, no matter what they face.
41.A.It B.Its C.They D.Them
42.A.will fight B.fights C.to fight D.fight
43.A.full B.proud C.famous D.pleased
44.A.ability B.address C.actions D.adventures
45.A.help B.hit C.hug D.hold
46.A.has B.with C.in D.on
47.A.refuses B.want C.manages D.try
48.A.lately B.recently C.nearly D.finally
49.A.difficult B.difficulties C.different D.differences
50.A.so B.because C.but D.and
One day, Matt Porter found a wallet on the street in California, USA.Inside the wallet, there was a card and a photo of a young woman and an old man. He wanted to give back the ___51___, but there was no address. He had only the ___52___ on the card — Sara Calvo — and the name of her company. Matt went to the company, but Sara Calvo did not ___53___ there anymore. No one at the company knew anything about her. Then he went online and found a Sara Calvo in Glendale. He ___54___ her, but the wallet wasn’t hers. He then put the wallet away in a box.
Two years later, Matt moved to Seattle for a new job. He took the wallet with him. One day, he went to a ___55___. He saw a poster(海报)on the board. A writer named Sara Calvo was coming to the bookstore to give a lecture. Matt ___56___ the photo on the poster. It was his Sara Calvo! He was so ___57___ and excited! The next day, he went to the bookstore and gave Sara Calvo the wallet.
“Where did you find this ” Sara asked. She took out the photo and started to ___58___. “This is my grandfather. It was my only photo of him. I thought it was lost! I had ___59___ thought I could get it back some day!” Matt replied, “It’s a long ____60____. Let’s have a cup of coffee, and I’ll tell you all about it.”
51.A.card B.photo C.money D.wallet
52.A.picture B.letter C.name D.number
53.A.visit B.work C.rest D.live
54.A.liked B.knew C.called D.surprised
55.A.bookstore B.school C.company D.cinema
56.A.took away B.picked up C.put up D.looked at
57.A.helpful B.happy C.friendly D.polite
58.A.think B.worry C.cry D.believe
59.A.sometimes B.often C.usually D.never
60.A.story B.time C.way D.history
k part in a TV quiz show last Saturday. She was calm and relaxed. ____61____ she got all the answers right. ____62____ she was ahead of the other contestants. At last, she won the biggest prize — a chance to experience an educational visit to ____63____ for three months. Joyce is very excited about the visit and she can’t wait to get ready for ____64____. She wants to take some photos of China to show people Chinese cultures. Growing up in Fujian, Joyce enjoys ____65____, so she decides to take different types of tea, such as black tea, green tea and Oolong tea (乌龙茶).
Joyce is going to ____66____ a host family in New York for the first two months. During the stay, she will go to school there and live just like a member of the host family. ____67____, she will go on sightseeing tours for the third month. She is a little ____68____ about communicating with her hosts, but her parents ____69____ encouraging her to be confident. This makes her feel much ____70____. Now, she is looking forward to the visit.
61.A.If B.Or C.But D.And
62.A.Too B.Ago C.Soon D.Yet
63.A.China B.America C.Japan D.England
64.A.her B.these C.it D.them
65.A.juice B.coffee C.milk D.tea
66.A.stay with B.agree with C.take with D.deal with
67.A.Before that B.After that C.Next Saturday D.Tomorrow morning
68.A.strict B.happy C.nervous D.upset
69.A.stop B.keep C.regret D.begin
70.A.better B.weaker C.angrier D.sadder
Since I worked as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with many children who got the deadly disease, AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been ____71____ in my life. They have taught me so many things. Among them, Tyler’s story impressed me ____72____.
Tyler was born infected(感染)with HIV: his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medicine, which enabled him to survive. When he was five he could play outside. But in his chest, there was a tube. This tube was connected to a pump(泵)which he carried in a small backpack on his ____73____. At times, he also needed oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler wasn’t willing to ____74____ one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not ____75____ to find him playing and racing around his backyard(后院).
All of us who knew Tyler were pleasantly surprised at his pure joy in being alive and the ____76____ it gave him. Tyler’s mum often ____77____ him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she looked through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could ____78____ see him.
But this terrible disease eventually wore down Tyler, who was full of energy. He grew quite ____79____ and unfortunately, so did his mother. When it seemed that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mum talked to him about _____80_____. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven(天堂).
A few days before he died, Tyler asked me to go to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon. I’m not afraid. When I die, please dress me in red. Mum promised she was coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.”
71.A.gifts B.dreams C.sadness D.happiness
72.A.deeply B.highly C.widely D.quickly
73.A.head B.body C.back D.chest
74.A.give up B.get off C.give in D.get into
75.A.exact B.normal C.common D.unusual
76.A.business B.life C.energy D.decision
77.A.had no interest in B.had no idea of C.felt ashamed of D.made fun of
78.A.slowly B.quickly C.finally D.luckily
79.A.ill B.healthy C.well D.strong
80.A.future B.illness C.hurt D.death
The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, which falls on Oct. 4th this year. “Chong” means “double” in Chinese. ___81___, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to express “forever”, Chinese ancestors considered it a good day worth celebration. That’s ___82___ ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long ago.
People follow several customs on Double Ninth Festival. For example, people often ___83___ the cornel (山茱萸) on their arms or heads because they believe this plant can prevent diseases and avoid disasters. Besides, people like to climb ___84___ on this day, so Double Ninth Festival is ___85___ Mountain Climbing Festival. The 9th lunar month often has autumn skies and fresh air. It is a good time ___86___ sightseeing. When people stand on a high mountain, they will have a good view of a blue sky and dark green mountains, which makes ___87___ carefree and joyful. Chongyang Cake is also known as “flower cake”. It is said that the ___88___ was originally (最初) prepared after autumn harvest, because farmers wanted to have a ___89___ of what was just in season. Then gradually it became the cake for people to eat on Double Ninth Festival. Double Ninth Festival is a festival for the ____90____. People get together to show their love and concern for their parents and their grandparents.
81.A.But B.Though C.Also D.While
82.A.when B.why C.where D.how
83.A.wear B.dress C.put D.carry
84.A.trees B.stones C.rocks D.mountains
85.A.called B.known C.made D.seen
86.A.in B.with C.for D.on
87.A.him B.you C.us D.them
88.A.flower B.cake C.drink D.festival
89.A.taste B.sound C.smell D.touch
90.A.young B.old C.rich D.poor
At a restaurant, a cockroach(蟑螂)suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. The lady jumped and started shouting out of ____91____. She then waved both of her hands, trying to shake it off. Her reaction(反应)was so big that everyone around her also got ____92____.
The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but it ____93____ on another lady nearby. Then, it was the other lady’s ____94____ to jump and shout. The chaos(混乱)continued. After a while, the cockroach fell upon the waiter who rushed over to help. He stood still, ____95____ the cockroach with two fingers and threw it out of the restaurant right away.
I was drinking coffee there when this chaos ____96____. I started wondering whether the cockroach led to this terrible mess in the restaurant. If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed He dealt with it ____97____, avoiding more trouble. However, the ladies were so afraid of the cockroach that they made matters even ____98____.
When you get into trouble, shouting and crying won’t ____99____. Most of the time, it is not the problem you meet but your reaction to the problem that creates the mess in your life. ____100____ you understand this, you’ll be better problem solvers in the future.
91.A.joy B.fear C.anger D.kindness
92.A.excited B.interested C.surprised D.scared
93.A.hid B.spread C.landed D.travelled
94.A.turn B.duty C.habit D.chance
95.A.beat B.caught C.prevented D.punished
96.A.died out B.went out C.broke out D.worked out
97.A.terribly B.crazily C.excitedly D.perfectly
98.A.more B.better C.worse D.simpler
99.A.pass B.help C.solve D.change
100.A.Because B.Although C.Unless D.If
参考答案:
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.D
6.C
7.B
8.A
9.C
10.A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者第一天去新学校,在路上帮助了一个女孩。最后在英语课上,这个女孩帮助了他,最后他们成为了好朋友。作者感悟出友谊对我们来说是一种财富的道理。
1.句意:它是我在新学校的第一天。
first第一;new新的;old旧的,古老的;favorite最喜爱的。根据“this small event made me feel less nervous about my new school.”可知这件小事使我对新学校不那么紧张了。可见这是作者在新学校的第一天。故选B。
2.句意:时间还早,路上人不多。
early早的;late晚的;near附近的;far远的。根据“there weren’t many people on the road.”可知路上人不多,可见这个时候很早。故选A。
3.句意:她骑在冰上时突然从自行车上摔了下来。
skating滑雪;walking步行;riding骑;running奔跑。根据“A girl on a bike passed me quickly.”可知一个骑自行车的女孩很快地从我身边经过,可见她在冰上骑自行车。故选C。
4.句意:她努力想站起来,但又摔倒了。
put down放下,镇压;get up起床,站起;take away带走;point out指出。根据“She was riding on ice when she suddenly fell off her bike.”可知她从自行车上摔了下来,可见她想站起来。故选B。
5.句意:“谢谢你”这句话温暖了我,这件小事让我对新学校不那么紧张了。
invited邀请;interested使感兴趣;treated对待,招待;warmed温暖。根据“this small event made me feel less nervous about my new school”可知这件小事使我对新学校不那么紧张了。可见对方的话让作者感到了温暖。故选D。
6.句意:最终,我到达了学校。
hated讨厌,憎恨;prepared准备;got拿,取;went去。根据前文可知作者第一天去新的学校。可见作者到了新学校。故选C。
7.句意:我紧张地走向座位。
quietly安静地;nervously紧张地;excitedly激动地;patiently有耐心地。根据后句“And I was too shy to look at anyone.”可知我太害羞了,不敢看任何人。可见作者是紧张地走向座位。故选B。
8.句意:我发现我忘记带我的英语书。
book书;bike自行车;dictionary字典;homework家庭作业。根据后文“As I was thinking about what to do, a book appeared in front of me.”可知一本书出现在我面前,可见我忘记带英语书。故选A。
9.句意:“我们一起共用吧,”我旁边的女孩说。
guest顾客;teacher教师;girl女孩;boy男孩。根据前文“The teacher asked me to sit down beside a girl.”可知我旁边是一位女孩,可见旁边的女孩把书分享给我。故选C。
10.句意:我抬头看。
looked up查阅,抬头看,向上看;looked out注意,当心;looked after照顾,照料;looked into调查,观察。根据前文“And I was too shy to look at anyone.”可知我太害羞了,不敢看任何人。可见作者此时是低着头,根据后文“It was the girl! I helped her that morning!”可知是那个女孩,我早上帮助过她,可见此时作者抬头看向女孩。故选A。
11.B
12.A
13.C
14.C
15.B
16.B
17.C
18.A
19.C
20.A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。一位智者和一位年轻人在一穷人家借宿,得知这一家人靠一只牛谋生。第二天离开时,智者让年轻人把那户人家的牛推下悬崖致死。几年后,随行的年轻人来到这户人家,得知由于失去了牛,他们想出了其它的谋生方法,过上了更好的日子。
11.句意:一个贫穷的家庭住在里面。
brave勇敢的;poor贫穷的;rich富裕的。根据“how they made a living in such a poor place”可知这是一个贫穷的家庭,故选B。
12.句意:他们热情地欢迎了两位客人,并为他们准备了一顿简单的饭菜,包括新鲜牛奶和奶酪。
meal一顿饭;room房间;story故事。根据“including fresh milk and cheese.”可知是准备了简单的一顿饭,故选A。
13.句意:我们有一头牛。
horse马;pig猪;cow牛。根据“We sell her milk”以及下文可知是指牛,故选C。
14.句意:第二天早上,两位游客继续他们的旅程。
plan计划;work工作;journey旅程。根据第一句“A wise man was on his long journey”可知是指旅程,故选C。
15.句意:回去把牛杀了。
help帮助;kill杀死;feed喂养。根据“Go back and push the cow off the cliff (悬崖).”可知把牛推下悬崖就是杀死牛,故选B。
16.句意:年轻人很担心这个家庭的未来,但最后他还是回到了老房子,按照智者的话去做了。
luckily幸运地;finally最终地;suddenly突然。根据“The young man was worried about the future of the family, but...he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him.”可知年轻人最终还是按照智者的话去做了。故选B。
17.句意:令他惊讶的是,他看到那里有一座带美丽花园的大房子。
joy开心;disappointment失望;surprise惊讶。根据“he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there.”以及几年前年轻人所看到的贫穷,可知发生了很大变化,所以很惊讶,故选C。
18.句意:那人邀请他进屋,告诉他他们的生活发生了怎样的变化。
how如何;where在哪里;what什么。根据“The man invited him to enter the house and told him...their life changed”可知是指生活是如何变化的,故选A。
19.句意:你知道,几年前我们除了一头牛外一无所有,但有一天她从悬崖上摔下来死了。
something某事;anything任何事;nothing没有什么。根据“You know, we had...but a cow to keep us alive”可知除了一头牛外一无所有,故选C。
20.句意:你看,我们比以前富有多了。
wealthier更富裕;smarter更聪明;busier更忙碌。根据“You see, we are much...than before”以及“he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there.”可知这一家比以前要富裕很多,故选A。
21.C
22.B
23.C
24.D
25.A
26.C
27.A
28.A
29.B
30.A
【导语】本文讲述了作者对爸爸的回忆,虽然后来爸爸去世了,但他留给作者的微笑怜爱与感动,让作者重拾生活的希望并开始传递下去。
21.句意:随着年龄的增长,我记得我和父亲在收音机里听篮球比赛。
watching观看;imagining想象;listening to听;playing玩。根据“on the radio”可知,是听比赛。故选C。
22.句意:当我早上醒来的时候,上面有最终比分的比分单就躺在我旁边。
public公共的;final最后的;official官方的;beautiful美丽的。根据“When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet with the … score on it would be lying next to me.”可知,睡着后,早上醒来看到的是最终比分。故选B。
23.句意:面包的味道和温暖让我流口水,让我保持温暖。
color颜色;hardness硬度;warmth温暖;coldness寒冷。根据“from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm”可知,面包的温暖让我温暖。故选C。
24.句意:一天晚上,在一场重要的比赛前,我父亲悲伤地告诉我,他不能看比赛,因为他必须送面包,而且要开车三个小时。
excitedly兴奋地;simply仅仅;slowly缓慢地;sadly伤心地。根据“he wouldn’t be able to watch the game”可知,不能看比赛是伤心的。故选D。
25.句意:一天晚上,在一场重要的比赛前,我父亲悲伤地告诉我,他不能看比赛,因为他必须送面包,而且要开车三个小时。
drive开车;walk走;race比赛;ride骑。根据“saw his bread truck”可知,爸爸是开车送面包,这里指三个小时的车程。故选A。
26.句意:碰巧看到球场对面,惊讶地看到他的面包车驶进了体育场。
immediately快速地;hopefully有希望地;surprisingly惊讶地;unusually不同寻常地。根据“saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium”可知,本以为爸爸无法看比赛,此时看到爸爸的车出现是惊讶地。故选C。
27.句意:几年后,我成为了一名教师。
teacher老师;player选手;doctor医生;reporter记者。根据“I still taught in school”可知,作者成了一名教师。故选A。
28.句意:我挂断电话,回到卧室。
hung up挂断;turn up调大;take up占用;put up张贴。根据“went back to my bedroom”可知,挂断了电话回到卧室。故选A。
29.句意:从那以后,我什么都不在乎。
turned转动;mattered要紧;came来;belong属于。根据“I still taught in school but I couldn’t center attention on my teaching.”可知,失去了父亲,作者感到什么都不在乎,故选B。
30.句意:在那一刻,我又找到了人生的目标。
purpose目的;pleasure高兴;position位置;progress进展。根据“He left me his smile, compassion and touch.”可知,作者感受到了父亲留给他的东西,重新找回了人生目标。故选A。
31.A
32.B
33.D
34.A
35.C
36.C
37.D
38.B
39.A
40.B
【导语】本文主要讲述了一位世界闻名的发电机专家解决了一个镇的电力公司的发电机故障的故事。
31.句意:机器停止运转,电脑故障,冰箱不再工作,冷冻食品变坏。
stopped停止;jumped跳;continued继续;dropped掉下。根据前文“One day, an electricity (电力) generator (发电机) broke down. ”可知,机器停止运转。故选A。
32.句意:机器停止运转,电脑故障,冰箱不再工作,冷冻食品变坏。
deep深的;bad糟糕的;thin瘦的;warm温暖的。根据“fridges no longer worked”可知,冷冻食品变坏了,go bad表示“变坏,变质”,固定词组。故选B。
33.句意:情况是非常严重的。
surprising令人惊讶的;hopeful有望的;important重要的;serious严重的。根据前文可知,发电机坏了,机器停止运转,电脑故障,冰箱不再工作,冷冻食品变坏等,所以情况是严重的。故选D。
34.句意:工程师们连续工作了几个小时,试图让发电机重新启动,但什么也没发生。
happened发生;stayed待在;started开始;joined加入。根据“Engineers worked for hours without a stop trying to get the generator to start again”可知,工程师们连续工作了几个小时,试图让发电机重新启动和but可知前后句表示转折,所以是没有修好即什么也没发生。故选A。
35.句意:几个小时后,他飞进城。
before在……之前;ago之前;later之后;after在……之后。he代指a world-famous expert,他被邀请修理发电机,所以此处是表示多长时间后,。故选C。
36.句意:他开车去了发电站,绕着发电机走了一圈。
bus公交车;police警察;power能量;railway铁道。根据前文可知,世界著名的工程师被邀请去修理发电机,所以是开车去发电站。故选C。
37.句意:专家把账单交给了电力公司的经理。
menu菜单;notebook笔记;computer计算机;bill账单。根据后句“It said: “For restarting one generator:$5000.”可知,此处讲的是价格,所以是账单。故选D。
38.句意:经理是非常生气的。
curious好奇的;angry生气的;interested有趣的;cheerful高兴的。根据“Five thousand dollars!” he shouted. “For hitting the generator with a hammer! It’s too much money!”可知,经理知道修理发电机是昂贵的,所以他是生气的。故选B。
39.句意:专家收回账单,并对其进行了轻微修改。
changed改变;touched触摸;checked检查;repaired修理。根据“Now it said: “For hitting one generator”可知,前后账单改变了。故选A。
40.句意:对于知道敲哪里:4999美元。
what什么;where哪里;when什么时候;why为什么。根据全文可知,工程师修理发电机,结合“For hitting one generator: $1.”可知,敲的动作是1美元,对于“知道修理哪里”的价格是4999美元。故选B。
41.A
42.C
43.B
44.D
45.A
46.B
47.C
48.D
49.C
50.B
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者最喜欢的希腊英雄——奥德修斯。
41.句意:它讲述了奥德修斯和他的朋友们从希腊到特洛伊战斗的故事。
It它;Its它的;They它们;Them它们,宾格。此处需要一个代词代指 a famous story,应用it,故选A。
42.句意:它讲述了奥德修斯和他的朋友们从希腊到特洛伊战斗的故事。
will fight一般将来时;fights动词三单形式;to fight动词不定式;fight动词原形。根据“Odysseus and his friends who go from Greece to Troy”可知从希腊到特洛伊,是为了战斗,应用不定式表目的,故选C。
43.句意:十年后,他们赢了,并为自己感到骄傲。
full充满的;proud自豪的;famous著名的;pleased满意的。根据“After ten years, they win”可知胜利了,会感到很自豪,故选B。
44.句意:然后他们出发回家,回家的路上充满了冒险。
ability能力;address地址;actions动作;adventures冒险。根据“they meet many strange people”可知他们在回家的路上遇到很多奇怪的人,说明路上充满了冒险。故选D。
45.句意:他们中的大多数想要伤害奥德修斯和他的朋友们,但有少数人帮助了他们。
help帮助;hit击打;hug拥抱;hold持有。根据“Most of them want to hurt Odysseus and his friends”以及but表转折可知,有少数人帮助了他们,故选A。
46.句意:有一个只有一只眼睛的大块头男人在岛上,他想要杀死他们。
has有,动词;with有,介词;in在……里面;on在……上面。根据“There is a very big man...only one eye”可知是指带有一只眼睛的大块头男人,应用介词with,故选B。
47.句意:在这场战斗中,奥德修斯失去了许多朋友,但他设法逃脱了。
refuses拒绝;want想要;manages管理;try尝试。根据“but he...to get away. ”可知奥德修斯是成功逃脱了,manage to do sth“设法做成某事”,故选C。
48.句意:在回家的路上又走了十年之后,奥德修斯终于独自一人回到了自己的国家。
lately最近;recently最近;nearly几乎;finally最终。根据“After ten more years on the way home”可知在回家的路上又走了十年之后,最后奥德修斯独自一人回到了自己的国家,故选D。
49.句意:然而,他看起来如此不同,以至于他的妻子和儿子无法认出他,他们不知道他是谁,直到奥德修斯把他们从坏人手中拯救出来。
difficult困难的;difficulties困难;different不同的;difference差异。根据“However, he looks so...that his wife and son fail to recognize him”可知奥德修斯的变化很大,此处应用形容词different表示“不同的”,故选C。
50.句意:我喜欢这个故事,因为它非常有趣和令人兴奋。
so所以;because因为;but但是;and和。前后是因果关系,前果后因,应用because引导原因状语从句。故选B。
51.D
52.C
53.B
54.C
55.A
56.D
57.B
58.C
59.D
60.A
【导语】本文讲述了马特捡到一个钱包,历经两年最后成功返还给其主人的故事。
51.句意:他想把钱包还回去,但钱包上没有地址。
card卡片;photo照片;money钱;wallet钱包。根据“Matt Porter found a wallet on the street”可知,马特捡到一个钱包,故选D。
52.句意:他只有名片上的名字——萨拉·卡尔沃——和她公司的名字。
picture照片;letter信;name名字;number数字。根据“He had only the...on the card — Sara Calvo”可知,名片上有名字,故选C。
53.句意:马特去了那家公司,但萨拉·卡尔沃已经不在那里工作了。
visit拜访;work工作;rest休息;live居住。根据“Matt went to the company, but Sara Calvo did not...there anymore.”可知,萨拉·卡尔沃已经不在那里工作了,故选B。
54.句意:他打电话给她,但钱包不是她的。
liked喜欢;knew知道;called打电话;surprised使惊讶。根据“Then he went online and found a Sara Calvo in Glendale. He...her”可知,打电话给她,但她不是失主,故选C。
55.句意:一天,他去了一家书店。
bookstore书店;school学校;company公司;cinema照相机。根据后句“A writer named Sara Calvo was coming to the bookstore to give a lecture.”可知,是书店,故选A。
56.句意:马特看着海报上的照片。
took away拿走;picked up捡起;put up张贴;looked at看。根据“Matt...the photo on the poster. It was his Sara Calvo!”可知,马特看着海报上的照片,故选D。
57.句意:他既高兴又兴奋!
helpful有帮助的;happy开心的;friendly友好的;polite礼貌的。联系上下文,马特找到了失主,会很开心,故选B。
58.句意:她拿出照片,哭了起来。
think认为;worry担心;cry哭;believe相信。联系上下文,萨拉珍惜的东西失而复得,会激动地哭,故选C。
59.句意:我从来没有想过有一天我能把它拿回来!
sometimes有时;often经常;usually通常;never从不。根据“I had...thought I could get it back some day!”可知,从没想过能失而复得,故选D。
60.句意:说来话长。
story故事;time时间;way方法;history历史。根据“Let’s have a cup of coffee, and I’ll tell you all about it.”可知,故事说来话长,故选A。
61.D
62.C
63.B
64.C
65.D
66.A
67.B
68.C
69.B
70.A
【导语】本文介绍Joyce在问答比赛中赢得了美国游学大奖,对即将到来的旅行,她既紧张又期待。
61.句意:她答对了所有答案。
if如果;or或者;but但是;and和。根据“She was calm and relaxed...she got all the answers right.”可知前后表顺承关系,用and连接。故选D。
62.句意:很快她领先其他选手。
too也;ago以前;soon很快;yet还。根据“At last, she won the biggest prize...”可知此处介绍比赛经过,Joyce答对所有答案,很快超过其他人,得到了大奖。故选C。
63.句意:最后,她赢得了最大奖项——一个去美国教育访问三个月的机会。
China中国;America美国;Japan日本;England英国。根据“Joyce is going to...a host family in New York for the first two months.”可知奖励是去美国。故选B。
64.句意:Joyce对旅行非常兴奋,她迫不及待为它做准备。
her她的;these这些;it它;them他们。此空指代上句话的the visit,用单数代词it指代。故选C。
65.句意:在福建长大的Joyce喜欢茶,因此她决定带不同种类的茶,例如红茶、绿茶和乌龙茶。
juice果汁;coffee咖啡;milk牛奶;tea茶。根据“so she decides to take different types of tea, such as black tea, green tea and Oolong tea.”可知Joyce决定带一些茶去。故选D。
66.句意:Joyce前两个月在纽约要跟寄宿家庭待在一起。
stay with待在一起;agree with同意;take with将……带上;deal with处理。根据“a host family in New York for the first two months.”可知此处指与寄宿家庭在一起。故选A。
67.句意:在那之后,她将在第三个月进行观光旅行。
before that在那之前;after that在那之后;next Saturday下周六;tomorrow morning明天早晨。根据“Joyce is going to...a host family in New York for the first two months.”可知此处指在两个月之后的第三个月。故选B。
68.句意:她对于与寄宿家庭沟通有一些紧张,但是她的父母一直鼓励她自信。
strict严厉的;happy高兴的;nervous紧张的;upset心烦意乱的。根据“about communicating with her hosts, but her parents...encouraging her to be confident.”可知对即将到来的生活感到紧张。故选C。
69.句意:她对于与寄宿家庭沟通有一些紧张,但是她的父母一直鼓励她自信。
stop停止;keep保持;regret后悔;begin开始。keep doing sth表示“一直做某事”。故选B。
70.句意:这让她感觉更好了。
better更好;weaker更弱;angrier更生气;sadder更伤心。根据“Now, she is looking forward to the visit.”可知Joyce从开始的紧张,到现在的期待,应该是感觉更好了。故选A。
71.A
72.A
73.D
74.A
75.D
76.C
77.D
78.B
79.A
80.D
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者和艾滋病儿童泰勒的故事。
71.句意:我和这些特殊孩子的关系是我生命中的礼物。
gifts礼物;dreams梦想;sadness悲伤;happiness幸福。根据“The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been”可知我和这些孩子的关系是我生命中的礼物。故选A。
72.句意:其中,泰勒的故事给我留下了深刻印象。
deeply深深地;highly高度地;widely广泛地;quickly快速地。根据“Tyler’s story impressed me”以及下文的内容可知泰勒的故事给作者留下了很深的印象。故选A。
73.句意:这根管子连接到一个泵上,他把泵放在胸前的一个小背包里。
head头;body身体;back背;chest胸部。根据“But in his chest, there was a tube”可知背包在胸前。故选D。
74.句意:泰勒不愿意为这种致命的疾病放弃童年的任何一刻。
give up放弃;get off下车;give in屈服;get into进入。根据“Tyler wasn’t willing to...one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease”可知泰勒不想要放弃童年,故选A。
75.句意:发现他在后院玩耍和比赛并不罕见。
exact确切的;normal正常的;common普通的;unusual不普通的。根据“Tyler wasn’t willing to...one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease”可知泰勒不想要放弃童年,所以看到他在玩并不是不常见的。故选D。
76.句意:我们所有认识泰勒的人都对他活着所带来的纯粹的快乐和它给他的能量感到惊喜。
business商业;life生命;energy能量;decision决定。根据“Tyler were pleasantly surprised at his pure joy in being alive and the...it gave him”可知此处指给他带来的能量。故选C。
77.句意:泰勒的妈妈经常取笑他,告诉他,他走得太快了,她需要给他穿上红色的衣服。
had no interest in对……没兴趣;had no idea of不知道;felt ashamed of对……感到羞愧;made fun of取笑。根据“by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red”可知他妈妈开玩笑说想让他穿上红色的衣服。故选D。
78.句意:这样,当她透过窗户查看他在院子里玩耍时,她可以很快看到他。
slowly慢慢地;quickly快地;finally终于;luckily幸运地。根据“she needed to dress him in red”可知她妈妈想让他穿红色的衣服,这样能很快就看到他。故选B。
79.句意:他病得很重,不幸的是,他的母亲也一样。
ill生病的;healthy健康的;well好地;strong强壮的。根据“He grew quite...and unfortunately, so did his mother”以及前文内容可知,他病得很重。故选A。
80.句意:当泰勒似乎活不下去时,他的妈妈和他谈论死亡。
future未来;illness疾病;hurt伤害;death死亡。根据“When it seemed that he wasn’t going to survive”可知是讨论死亡。故选D。
81.C
82.B
83.A
84.D
85.A
86.C
87.D
88.B
89.A
90.B
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国传统节日重阳节的由来及习俗。
81.句意:也因为两个九的发音与表示“长久”的发音是相同的,中国人的祖先把这视为一个值得庆祝的好日子。
But但是;Though尽管;Also也;While然而。此句“as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to express ‘forever’ ”和上句“ ‘Chong’ means ‘double’ in Chinese.”表达的是并列的含义,因此用“Also”。故选C。
82.句意:那就是很久以前古代中国人就开始庆祝这个节日的原因。
when什么时候;why为什么;where哪里;how怎样。根据前句“as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to express ‘forever’, Chinese ancestors considered it a good day worth celebration.”可知是在表达中国人庆祝重阳节的原因,因此用“why”。故选B。
83.句意:例如,人们经常把山茱萸戴在胳膊上或者头上,因为他们相信这种植物可以驱邪消灾。
wear穿戴;dress穿衣,打扮;put放;carry携带。根据后文“on their arms or heads”结合常识可知应是“戴在胳膊上或头上”,因此用“wear”。故选A。
84.句意:除此之外,人们在这天还喜欢爬山,因此重阳节也叫登山节。
trees树;stones石头;rocks岩石;mountains山。根据后文的“Mountain Climbing Festival”可知是“爬山”。故选D。
85.句意:除此之外,人们在这天还喜欢爬山,因此重阳节也叫登山节。
called称作;known知道;made制作;seen看见。“Mountain Climbing Festival”是重阳节的另一种叫法,因此应用“called”表示“被称作”。故选A。
86.句意:正是观光的好时节。
in在……里;with带有;for为了,对于;on在……上。句型“It’s a good time for sth.”表示“是做某事的好时机”,因此用“for”。故选C。
87.句意:当人们站在一座高山上时,他们可以很好地看到蔚蓝的天空和深绿的群山,这会让他们无忧无虑。
him他;you你;us我们;them他们。根据“they will…”可知此处指代“they”,应用“they”的宾格“them”。故选D。
88.句意:据说这种糕饼最初是在秋收后制作的,因为农民们想尝一尝时令的味道。
flower花;cake糕饼;drink饮料;festival节日。根据前文“Chongyang Cake is also known as ‘flower cake’ ”可知此处指的是“重阳糕”,因此用“cake”。故选B。
89.句意:据说这种糕饼最初是在秋收后制作的,因为农民们想尝一尝时令的味道。
taste品尝;sound声音;smell味道;touch触摸。根据后面搭配的宾语“what was just in season”和短语“have a…of”可知,此处应用短语“have a taste of”表示“尝一尝”。故选A。
90.句意:重阳节是为老年人过的节日。
young年轻的;old老的;rich富有的;poor贫穷的。根据后句“People get together to show their love and concern for their parents and their grandparents.”结合常识可知重阳节是给老人过的节日,“the old”表示“老年人”。故选B。
91.B
92.D
93.C
94.A
95.B
96.C
97.D
98.C
99.B
100.D
【导语】本文讲述了二位女士因螳螂落在身上,惊恐地又跳又叫引起餐馆的混乱,侍者冷静地抓住螳螂,避免了更多的麻烦。作者由此得出,很多时候,给你的生活带来麻烦不是你遇到的问题而是你对这个问题的反应。陷入困境时,叫喊和哭泣都无助于事情的解决。
91.句意:那位女士吓得跳了起来,大叫起来。
joy开心;fear害怕;anger愤怒;kindness善良。根据“At a restaurant, a cockroach(蟑螂)suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady.”可知蟑螂落在女士身上,她应该是很害怕的,故选B。
92.句意:她的反应太强烈了,周围的人也都吓坏了。
excited激动的;interested感兴趣的;surprised惊讶的;scared害怕的。根据“Her reaction(反应)was so big”可知这位女士的反应很大,把别人也吓坏了,故选D。
93.句意:这位女士终于设法把蟑螂推开,但它落在了附近的另一位女士身上。
hid隐藏;spread扩散;landed着落;travelled旅行。根据“Then, it was the other lady’s...to jump and shout.”可知蟑螂又落入了其他女士的身上,故选C。
94.句意:然后,轮到另一位女士又跳又喊。
turn转变,轮流;duty责任;habit习惯;chance机会。根据“Then, it was the other lady’s...to jump and shout.”结合上文介绍第一个女士的大喊大叫可知,现在是轮到第二位女士又跳又喊,故选A。
95.句意:站着不动,用两个手指抓住了蟑螂,马上把它扔出了餐厅。
beat打败;caught抓住;prevented阻止;punished惩罚。根据“he cockroach with two fingers and threw it out of the restaurant right away.”可知服务员抓住了蟑螂,故选B。
96.句意:混乱发生时我正在那里喝咖啡。
died out灭绝;went out出去;broke out爆发;worked out解决。根据“I was drinking coffee there when this chaos”可知是指上文提到的混乱的爆发,故选C。
97.句意:他处理得很好,避免了更多的麻烦。
terribly非常;crazily疯狂地;excitedly激动地;perfectly完美地。根据“avoiding more trouble”可知麻烦处理地很好,故选D。
98.句意:然而,女士们非常害怕蟑螂,她们把事情变得更糟。
more更多;better更好;worse更糟糕;simpler更简单。根据“However, the ladies were so afraid of the cockroach that they made matters even”可知女士们因为害怕,反而把事情变得更糟。故选C。
99.句意:当你遇到麻烦时,大喊大叫是没有用的。
pass通过;help帮助;solve解决;change改变。根据“When you get into trouble, shouting and crying won’t ”可知遇到麻烦时,大喊大叫是没有帮助的,故选B。
100.句意:如果你理解了这一点,你将来就能更好地解决问题。
Because因为;Although尽管;Unless除非;If如果。前后是条件关系,前句是后句的条件,应用if引导条件状语从句。故选D。