2011.9月电大大学英语B统考_网考英语B(原题库包过)

第一部分交际用语练习题

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1.Are you feeling better today, Mrs. Silver? (Yes, thanks doctor. But I still feel dizzy)

2.Afternoon, sir. Where to? (Please get me to the airport)

3.Ami , I want this report typed today. (It?ll be ready in the afternoon,

Are there any good shows on TV tonight? (-Titanic is on the movie

Are there any drug-stores around here? (-No, it isn?t)

6.Are you sure about that? (Oh, yes, I?m absolutely positive)

7.Are you on holidau here? (-No, we aren?t,We live here)

8.Could you please tell me how to get to the nearest bus stop? (It?s on the right corner just ahead)

C

Can I help you to get it off?—C.Thanks.It's so nice of your

Can I take your order now? —D.Just a moment.Two friends are coming

Can you tell me how much a T-shirt like this costs?—C.About

forty-five dollars

Can you help me clear up the mess?—D.No problem

Could you tell me where Mr,Brianis?—B.At the office

Can you tell me where I can park the car? —C.Well,just over there

Could I talk to Prof.Lee? —A.Y es,speaking

Could I speak to Molly,please? —A.This is Molly speaking Could I borrow your CD for English song? —B.I?m sorry . It?s not at hand now

Could you show me how to get to the railway station? —https://www.360docs.net/doc/8214323145.html,e with me .I?ll show you the

Could you please tell me how to get to the nearest bus stop? —C.It's on the fight corner just ahead

Come to our house for a party.please — C.Oh,thank you for your kindness

D

David,you've been losing your temper over nothing lately.— C.I'm sorry.I shouldn't have blown up like that

Did you travel to Xi'an by train or by plane? — D.I flew there

Did I tell you? My husband was laid off a couple of weeks ago.—D.I?m sorry to hear that.That?s really t oo bad

Do you like watching football matches? — D.Football? No,It?s a waste of time

Do you know if the Andersons are still living there? —B.Yes,they are

Do you know whereI can repair my motorcar? C.Around the street corner

Do you know who telephoned me? — A.It?s said that Sally did Do you know if John?s coming home for dinner.— A .He'll be late.He said not to wait for him

Do you know which student is the most intelligent? D.Y es,the one in a red jacket

Do you have anything special in mind if you eat at a restaurant here?—B.Some place reasonable and clean

Doesn't it snow in your hometown? —D.No,it doesn?t

Do you mind if I read the newspaper on the table? —B.Go ahead,please

Do you think the exam will be put off? —C.Not likely

Don?t take too long at the coffee shop.It?s 14:15.—B.I see.I?ve got 30 minutes left

E

Excuse me,does this bus go to the bookstore? —C. No,Y ou'd change at the next stop

Excuse me,I didn't mean to bother you.—C.That's quite all right Excuse me. Is this table taken? —C.Y eah.I am saving theses seats for friends

Excuse me, may I sit here? C.Y es,certainly.This seat's free Excuseme,how far is the airport from here? — B.It?s about thirty miles

Excuse me,how can I get to the nearest supermarket? — D.Sorry,sir.I?m a stranger here myself

Excuse me,which bus goes to the city museum? —B.Y ou can take No.102 bus

Excuse me,which is the express train to Tokyo? —D.On your right.

It'll leave in 5 minutes

Excuse me,when is the next flight from London due to arrive?—A.In half an hour

Excuse me,where?s the Capital Theatre? — B.It?s only two blocks away from here

Excuse me,would you lend me your calculator? —A.Certainly.Here you are

Ed said that his boy fell off a tree —A.Oh dear!I hope he wasn?t hurt

Everyone knows where the shop is,but who's the owner? —A.Steve

G

Go that way and take a seat.—B.Thanks.but I'd rather stand

H

Have you heard that Betty is married to George? — A.Y ou're kidding?

I Can't believe it

Have you ever been to Tokyo? —B.No,but I hope to go there next year

Have a nice holiday,Ted.—C. Thank you,and you too

Have you got a table for four,Waiter?—B.Y es,sure.This way,please Hello,could I speak to Don please?—D.Who?s speaking

Hello,Sally.How?s everything? —D.Just so-so

Hey,Barbara.Y ou look so pale.—A.I'm just getting over the flu Hello!Can I get a seat on the 8 pm flight to Detroit?—C.I'm sorry. But it's completely booked

Help yourself to the steak,Maggie.—B.Thank you,Helen.It?s been a nice dinne

Here you are,Sir.— D.Thank you very much

How are you feeling now? — A.Much better

How are you this morning? —C.V ery well,thank you

How are things with you,Bill?— B.I'm terribly busy these days How do I get to Cairo? — B. Catch the 9:30 flight and change at Pads

How long have you known Jack? — D.For twenty years

How long have you lived in London? —B.My whole life How long will you be away from Italy? —B.About a month

How many students are from America? — A. Only two of them

How much is it altogether?—D.It?s free

How was the journey to London? —A.It went very well

How often do you have listening classes in a week? —D.Every Monday and Friday

How's the movie?Interesting?—C.Far from.I should have stayed home watching TV

Hurry up.The lecture begins at 2:00—A.Don?t worry.We've got 20 minutes

I

I have got a pain in my neck.—C. I'm sorry to hear that

I have an appointment with Dr.Johnson.—C.Please wait for a minute.He is busy now

I haven?t seen Belly for 10 years.—B.Neither have I

I?ve got a bad cold today.—B.Oh.dear!I hope you'll get better soon

I?ve ordered pizza and salad, what else do you want?—C.A beer is fine for me.I'm not hungry yet

I've got 2 tickets for the match.Shall we go and watch it together?—C.Why not? Let?s go

I heard your motorcar was stolen.—D.Mine wasn't but Bill's was

I hear you just came back from your vacation.How was your trip? A.Not too good.The restaurants were overpriced

I hope the weather will stay fine tomorrow — B.I hope so too

I'm sorry I've returned your book late.—D.That's all right

I'm trying to call Maric,but there's no answer.—A.Really? Maybe she?s out

I'm sorry.Bob's not in his office —A.Can you take a message for me I'm sorry to be late.Thank you for waiting.—B.Oh,I don't mind.I've been here 10 minutes

I?m looking for a place to stay.Could you recommend a good hotel? —D.Let me see.Oak Hotel is pretty good,though it may be a little expensive

It is a great race! Do you agree? —D. Y es,it's really exciting

it's a great pleasure to meet you,Mr.Smith —D.I?ve been looking forward l to meeting you,too

Is there anything serious,doctor? —C.No.Just stay in bed and drink more water

Is my TV program disturbing you? —C.Y es.I?m trying to write my paper

Is there anythingI can do for you?—B.Yes.It?s very kind of you Is it going to be warm next week? — A.Y es,it is

ls this the motel you mentioned? —B.Y es,it's so quiet as we expected

Is there a drugstore near here? —_ D.Y es,there is a big one

Is the toilet on the ground floor or 2nd floor? —C.On the ground floor

I don't like the sports programs on Sundays.—B.Neither do I

I don't think I'm late.Excuse me,what's the time?—A.It says 8:00.But it's 5 minutes slow

I wonder where you were yesterday.— D.I stayed at home

I wonder what Bill is doing now.D.He's probably talking to the professor

I wonder what happened to that plane.A.It may have fallen in to the sea

I wonder if you could help me —D.of course I wonder if Tim could control the situation.—D Well,if he can't control it.no one can

I wonder if Henry will come to the party at 8:00 sharp as he's promised.-C.Don't worry.He always keeps his words

I wish yon success in your career.—D.The same to you

I?d like to know if everybody is here.—C.Everyone except Tom I feel quite ill. —B.Y ou?d better have a rest

I think the Internet is very helpful.—A.Y es.so do I

I really enjoy pop music.What's your favorite?—D.Well,actually I like classical music

In my opinion,you?d better take a couple of days off.—A.I?ll take your advice

I?d like to know something about your life in Paris.—C.I?11 tell you

J

Jack.are you leaving now? It's 7:20.—D.No,I'll set off in 30 minutes

Joe will come to the party at Jane and Ian?s,won?t he? —C.Y eah,he?s bringing his cousin,Sandy

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Let?s take a walk.—A.Y es.1et?s

Let me help you carry this.—A.That's OK.I can manage Look at the rainbow! What a view!—B.Y es, How beautifulitis Look,25%off.The $2,500 camera is on sale today.—D.Y eah,a surprising bargain. I'll buy

Linda.can you give me a lift after work? —D.No problem.We go the same direction

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May I use your bike to go shopping? —B.Certainly,There it is May I speak to Jack please.'? — D.I'm afraid you've got the wrong number

May I help you,madam? —D.Y es,I'd like 2 kilos of oranges May I know your address? — A.Sure.Here you are

May I give you a hand? — B.Thank you,Y ou are so kind May I have a look at your photo album? —D.Y es,of course Must I do the washing-up tonight? — B.Leave it to tomorrow if you're exhausted

Must we hand in our homework now? — C.No,you needn?t Mrs.Johnson,I've come to say good-bye.— B. Have a pleasant journey. I'll miss you

My camera isn't working properly.—A.Maybe there's something wrong with it

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Nice weather.isn?t it? — C.Y es.it is

Now what did I do with my umbrella? —C.Perhaps at the back of the car

Northwestern Airlines.May I help you? —A .Y es.I?d like some information about morning flights from Beijing to Detroit

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Oh.you?re back at work? How was your holiday? — A.We had rain every day and stayed at the hotel most of the time

Oh.The box is too heavy.一B.Can I help you to carry it

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Please give me a hand,won't you? — D. No problem Please tell David not to drink too much. —B.I see

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Sam,this is my friend,Jane.—C.Glad to meet you, Jane

So sorry to trouble you.—A.It's a pleasure

Sue looks good in that new dress,doesn?t she? —C.Y es,she does T

Thank you for your invitation and the nice coffee.— D.My pleasure.I hope you?ll come again way

Thanks a lot.Y ou've gone to so much trouble — A.It's no trouble at all

The lecture given by Prof.Smith was really interesting.— A.I couldn't agree with you more

There?s a new cafeteria at the corner.How about going there for supper? — A.Fine,But I treat this time

There is an hour to go.Could we sit somewhere to have a drink? —B.Sure

This picture is very nice.but I think it's too small for our room.— A.I agree.Let's look for a bigger one

W

What a beautiful dress in the window! — B.Y es,really If I had the money.I?d buy it

what are you majoring in? — A.Medicine

What about going for a walk? —D.Why not?A good idea

What about another coffee? —A.No.thank you

What does this word mean.Joe? — D.Sorry,I don?t know,either What does your English teacher look like? — D.She looks much like her mother

What do you think of his suggestion? —B.It's hard to say,actually What do you do? —A.I?m a teacher

What do you usually do in your spare time —B.Gardening

What do you find difficult in learning English?— A.Listening and speaking

What do you think about this story? —C.I like it very much What did the manager go to Paris for? —B.For business

What?s on at the Star Cinema this week? —A.Sorry.I don't know

What?s the weather like in your hometown? —D It?s cold in winter and hot in summer

What?s the problem,Harry? — D.I can?t remember where I left my glasses

What's the best way to get to the Empire Hotel from here? —B.Walking through the wood

What's the fare to the museum? —D.Five dollars

what's the weather like in this area? —B.It's rainy

What?s the date today —D.The Second of July

What's the matter with you? —C.I feel a bit sick

What if my computer doesn't work? —B.Ask Anne for help

What kind of TV program do you like best? —C.It?s hard to say,actually

What kind of job are you applying for—B. If possible.I?d like to be an accountant

What should we have for dinner? —C.How about fish? It's very fresh

What subjects are you studying? — C.I?m studying philosophy What time is the next flight to Washington? —C.It's 1:45 pm What time does the train leave? —C.At half past five What time is it,Lucy? —C.It?s ten to nine

What would you like,tea or coffee? —B.Coffee,please

what was your journey like? —A.It was terribly interesting What will the weather be like tomorrow? — A.The same as today

When is your birthday?—C. It?s on the l8th of March

When are you going on holiday? — B. Next week

When does the next bus leave for Glasgow? — C.They leave every hour

When will the meeting be held? —C.In a week

Where do you think the Dean?s office is? — A.I'm afraid I don't know

Where are you from?—B.Britain

Where to? I'm so thirsty.—B.Why don't we enjoy some beer at that bar

Which language do you speak at home? — D.English,most of the time

Which of your nieces looks like the girl in the photo? — B.The older one does

Who?s the tall man behind the door? — D.Don?t you remember? That?s David Smith.We met him at the airport.

Whose car is this? —B.It?s my uncle?s

Who has done your hair,Susan? —B.That hair stylist

Why not have a glass of beer.'? —A.That?s great

Why are you so late?—B.I came across an old friend

Will you please turn down the TV?—D. Sorry.I haven't realized you're sleeping

Will you have some dessert,Judy? —A.No,thank you.I'm on a diet Will you go on a picnic with us tomorrow?—B. Sorry.I have all appointment with Dr.Brown

Would you like a tea? —A.Y es,please

Would you like to order now?—B.Y es.I'd like a fish and a soup Would you like to see the menu?—A.No.thanks.I already know what to order

Would you mind if I opened the window for a better view? — D.Of course not

Well,Mary,how are you? — C.I?m fine

Wait here and I'll get my car.we go there together.—D.Why bother?It's within walking distance

Y

Y ou are not the manager here, are you? —C.Y es,I am

Y ou needn?t do the work till after the New Y ear.— B.Oh,good! Thank you

Y ou may have seen this film.—C.Actually,I haven't

Y our spoken English is as good as native speakers?—B.Thank you.but I'm only a beginner

Y our scarf feels soft and wavin.What?s it made of? —A.Wool

第二部分阅读与理解练习题及答案

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Airline companies are responsible for transporting your luggage.If you cannot recover it at the point of arrival,……

If you do not have this information,please label your luggage with the name and address of the institution you are to attend in Canada.If

none of these details are available,you can use CIDAs address.(航空

行李托运)

1.If you can?t find your luggage at the point of arrival,airline

companies will try to find it and B.deliver it to where you live .

2.Before taking your air trip,you have to make sure A.of the restrictions on luggage

3.The charge for the excess luggage should be paid by_______ B.the

passenger __________.

4.In case you have no idea at all where to send your luggage.you can

first send it to the address of__ D. the executing agency given in the

Training Agreement provided you have the information

5. The passage is mainly about CIDA?s advice on___ D.the

transportation of your luggage__.

As far back as 700 BC,man has talked about children being cared for by wolves. Romulus and Remns,founders of ancient Rome,

were said to have been brought up by wolves.………..(狼孩子)

………With great difficulty,the doctor was able to make the wolf-boy

recognize and speak quite a few words.

1.According to the passage.it is believed that__ B.the unusual

occurrence of wolf-children has existed for over twenty centunes ___

2. Except that the boy knew nothing about the relationships among

human families,____ C.four _facts could show that he was a

wolf-child.

3.The word“litter”in the first paragraph probably refers to_____

C.newly-born wolves____.

4. It took the doctor a long time to manage to get the wolf-child to____

A. retum to what it means to be a human being ____.

5.Only after many long years of devoted and patient instruction did the

doctor manage to____ C. get the boy to dress himself in clothes and

feed himself as a human being does _____.

Abiket our and race will be held on August 26 and

27(Sat.&Sun.).(周末赛事—自行车、足球、攀岩)

Time/Dates:9-12am,August 26 and 27

Telephone:7143177,7144850,Wang Zhenhua

1.The main purpose of announcing the above events(赛事及活动)is to

give information about C.things to do for the weckend _

2.If you take part in the bike tour,you will ride for_ D.110. kilometres

3.The underlined word“leg”in“Bicycle tour and race”means“__

D.part of the tour_”.

4.What is special about the rock climbing competition? B.Y ou can

watch it without paying.

5.you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon,which

telephone number will you call? C.5012372

After her husband had gone to work,Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.She was too excited to do any housework that morning.(仿真7—理查兹夫人准备参加化装舞会)

……But it was too late,the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.When Mrs Richards walked towards him,he fled,closing the door heavily behind him.

1.The reason for Mrs Richards's excitement that day was that B.she was to attend an evening party __

2.Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to A.make sure that the costume fitted her well

3.The man who was knocking at the door was_ D.an electricity man 4. What did the man do after he knocked on the front door? C.He stepped directly towards the store-room.

5.The man____ _______and that made him cry out and run away.A.thought he must have met a ghost

“Are you the happiest man in the world?”When asked this question,most people would say no.They don't think they are the happiest of the people around them. ……As nothing is perfect.Anyone can be unhappy.It takes no courage or effort to be unhappy.True happiness lies in struggling to be happy.(仿真16—讨论幸福)

1.According to the author,most people would__ D. not think that they are the happiest in me world.D

2.The author thinks that people quite often compare themselves with __ C.anyone we think is happier

3.What is not true about the young man the author once met with ?

B._ Everything goes effortlessly right for him.

4.After talking with the young man about the Internet,the author realise___A. that he is mistaken in thinking nothing unhappy existed in the latter?s life

5.The significant conclusion the author draws about happiness is that _ D. true happiness lies in struggling to be happy

As our cell phones get smarte,smaller and faster,and enable users to connect at high speeds to the internet………

……who works in an 80-member law firm,which recently started giving its lawyers smart phones instead of laptops(仿真17手机与电脑)

l.The author believes that the mobile phone has already turned into the next computer to some extent,since B.more and more of today's mobile phones have computer like features

2.PC supporters believe that__ D.mobile phones will not replace the computer ___in the future.

3.Fans ofthe mobile phones think__ C.new techniques will solve the limitations of the mobile phone _in the future.

4.In the sentence of the second paragraph,“but the figure has been doubling each year,the word figure

refers to_ A.the five percent of the overall mobile phone's market share

5.In America,the main buyers of the smart phones are _ C. business

people ___.

A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers(消费者)will spend their money must study consumeer behavior.He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending.………..is based on a cor rect understanding of consumer psychology(心理).仿13:学者必须研究消费者行为—消费的传统假设--保持价格稳定的普遍生意策略是基于对消费者心理的正确理解的结论。

1.According to the passage,if one wants to predict the way consumers will spend their money,he should C.carry out investigations on consumer behavior and get data on consumer incomes and money spending motives

2.According to Paragraph 2,one traditional assumption is that people with_ C.decreasing ___incomes borrow most.

3.According to Paragraph 2,research surveys have proved that_ B.rising prices may make people put off their purchase of certain things

4.From the results of the surveys,the writer of this article_ B. concludes that the consumers expect prices to remain stable

5.Which of the following statements is always TRUE according to the surveys mentioned in the passage? C.The price condition has an influence on consumer behavior.

B

Bill Cooper is portfolio(证券投资)manager of the $13 billion

V alue Trust Funds.one of the best mutual funds of the last decade.He is the only fund manager to perform the best for nine years in a row.(仿真自测1—比尔·库珀证券投资成功的经验)……When he got his first job in a bank,……yet he knows clearly that is based on hard work.

1.In the sentence of the first paragraph,“He is the only fund manager to perform the best for nine years in a row”,the phrase“for nine years in a row”means ___ C.for nine years running___.

2.It was A.through his father's explanation _that Bill learned his finance ABC when he was only nine years old.

3.It was the idea that D.one can make money through buying stocks that attracted the young boy.

4.From the passage,we know that Bill’s success lies in his B.hard work __________ ___________.

5.Bill Cooper soon learnt after his graduation that a university degree C.only indicated that one was ready to start his career

“But I just paid $1.69 forthis bottle of wine las t week How come the priceis now $2.25? What's going on?”

When the demand for something is greater than the supply,prices go up.When production costs,meaning the price of labor and machinery,rise,the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine.仿6:三个原因导致了酒价的上涨

1.From the first paragraph,we know that the speaker is D.complaining about the price

2.The three factors mentioned in the passage cause B.the price of wine to go up ______ 3.The supply of wine has remained the same partly because_ D.the production of wine has ceased to increase

4.What does“production costs”refer to in the last paragraph?_ D.The cost of manpower and equipment.

5.The author's purpose of writing this passage is to C.explain why the price of wine is rising

Blocks of“high—rise”flats have been built in large numbers in London and in many other big cities.

………Shanghai and Guangzhou.Perhaps we should also reconsider the idea too.(仿真11。城市高层住宅问题)

1.There was a big housing problem after the Second World War C.in many big cities _

2.Blocks of“high-rise”flats were thought to be the ideal solution to the housing problem, because_ D.they were built on less land and were able to house a lot more people

3.The sentence“Hundreds of the vast blocks had been built before anyone began to doubt about whether they were good solutions or not.”means A. it was not until hundreds of the vast blocks had been built,people began to doubt about whether they were good solutions or not _

4.The author takes a well-known British architect as an example to show us that_ B.even a well-known designer of the high-rises believes they are no good for people ____________.

5.What is the greatest danger for people living in a high-rise according to some experts? C.Developing criminal tendencies.

C

Cynthia W oolly is called the Michael Jordan of women's basketball.With the help and support of her mother,…….. Woolly says.She believes that she is doing the right thing for the children.To her great happiness,all the children are doing very well at school.(仿真4 辛西亚。沃利,美国女子职业篮球联盟的成员,照顾兄弟姐妹五个)

1.From the first Sentence of this passage.we know that Cynthia Woolly is__in America D.the best professional woman basketball player

2.Cynthia Woolly is now A.the team leader of a basketball team

__________________.

3.From the passage,we Call come to the conclusion that Cynthia Woolly must have started her life_ A.at a disadvantage

4.Which of the following statements is not true of Cynthia Woolly? C.She doesn’t want the younger generation of her family to know the hardships in life.

5.The right thing that Cynthia Woolly believes she is doing for the younger generation of her family is_according to the passage.B.providing them with a better opportunity to start with

D

Do you want to voice your complaint about the oil price,concerns about noise pollution or suggestions on traffic jams? ……Worldwide,developed countries like the US,Japan and emerging markets like Indonesia and SingaDore are engaged in e-government projects to improve their job performance.(专项练习8:油价上涨,噪声污染,

交通拥挤,政府网站)

1.What is e-government,according to the passage?_____ D.It is the on-line govemment that people can log onto for information and services._____.

2.In the near future,citizens in big cities in China could expect to__ B.pay their bills with just a click on the mouse ____.

3. The effort to move govermnental affairs on-line in Shanghai has not met expectations,because__ D.all of the above __.

4.What is the challenge that governments around the globe face,according to Todd Ramsey?___ C.The e-govemment concept is not very well received by many.____

5. Many governments worldwide are engaged in e-government projects in order to__ C.make their work more efficient

10th August,2004(仿真6:亲爱的先生,总部在伊利诺斯州芝加哥的PMC公司是为工农业生产高科技机器和化学制品的生产商,PMC 的包装专长。公司销售机械和化工品,总公司在哪?年销售额,公司想法,这封信写给美国和海外。

Dear Sirs,

General Manager

PMC Co.Ltd.

1.The company wants to sell_ D.machinery and chemicals ____..

2. Where is the Head Office of the company?_ C.In Chicago.Illinois __

3.When did the company's annual sales exceed $2 billion? B.In the year of 2000

4.The company thinks C.it plays a leading role in the world's packaging industry __

5.The letter is written to_ A.its customers in the States and abroad _.

35 Forest Avenue仿13:我写信是为了告诉你我们的新地址,并邀请你参加我们下周六举办的乔迁聚会。

Dew’s Parker

Adelaide

12,Nov.

Dear Bob,

I'm just writing to let you know our new address and to invite you to our house-warming party next Saturday.I'm sorry about the lack of warning…….

P.S.We can fix you up with a place to sleep—I guess you can put up with a mattress on the floor !.

1.This passage is a letter of_ A an informal invitation __________. 2.When Charles writes,“I'm sorry about the lack of warning”,he means that he is sorry that_ D.he is not able to write this letter to Bob earlier

3. Charles and his wife decided to hold the housewarming party,mainly because B.they still had a little money left to afford the party 4.From the letter we know that the new house that Charles moved in is_ C.in a new housing estate

5.In the sentence“Barbara and I hope that you can make it...”,the phrase“make it”is used to say that Bob can A.manage to attend their party _.Dear Uncle Ric,

We were very sorry to……Malcolm has been working very hard all this year,………With our best wishes to you for a speedy recovery.

Lots of love

Trevor

1.It is certain that Uncle Ric is in hospitai_ A.again after having fully recovered from an operation

2.It is____________who wants to study history. C.James's elder brother

3.In the second paragraph,the sentence“…he is sitting some examinations..”means that Malcolm is_ D.going to take some examinations _

4.From the letter,we know that James wants to become a professional player,B.but Robin,his mother, does not like the idea

5.This is a__ B.private letter ____________________.

Dear editor,(仿12:亲爱的编辑:英国的中学老师很担心他们的工作在不久的将来将很难进展,编者认为父母、社会、现代教育方法对坏孩子教育负有责任;信中认为要恢复体罚,本信主要提到恢复学校秩序。

Teachers in some secondary schools …….Things like that didn't happen when we were at school because the teachers kept those problem students under control by using a stick.

1l.Teachers in some secondary schools in Britain are worried,for_ D.there is no discipline in the classmom

2.Acording to the letter writer,modem teaching techniques

A.encourage pupils to play a lot instead of learning

3.The letter writer believes that__________are responsible for pmblern children's bad behavior.D.all of the above

4.The letter writer seems to believe very strongly in________to restore discipline at school.C.physical punishment

5.The best title for this passage might be B.Restore Order in School

Dear Folks,

I've been here for about three weeks and already I have so much to tell you.New Y ork is nothing like I thought.Compared to Lanzhou,the buildings are much taller,……Please take care of yourselves and write to me soon.

Love

Y ichen

1.According to Yichen,New Y ork D.looks very different from what she expected

2.Y ichen lives in a donaxitory,because_ A.it is the cheapest

_____________________

3. The most difficult thing at the moment for Y ichen in her learning is C.to keep up in a different learning environment

4.Y ichen seems to be B.less confident in making _friends with American students.

5.On her arrival in New Y ork,Y ichen compares things and people with those in D.Lanzhou

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Each morning his radio wakes him up with gentle music;the light gradually becomes brighter;the heater……He lives alone with his

cat,…… when they should be doing their homework !仿真20:每天

早上收音机里轻柔的音乐会把他唤醒;…. 手机联系家里的中央控

制器

1.Bob hears gentle music on his radio__ C.in order to wake himself

up in the morning _.

2. Bob warms the cat's mat___ A.by controlling his home computer

system ____when he's out at work.

3.What statement is TRUE according to the passage? A. He has a

security system,a video phone,and a satellite system at home.

4.Bob uses his cellular phone to check__ C.whether the coflee percolator is switched on

5.The central control of his house can be used to switch off the television or the computer_ D.if children stay up too late or waste their time with computers

Every day, the news of the world is relayed to peopl e by over 300 million copies of daily papers,over 400 million radio sets,and over 150 million television sets.……仿真自测10报纸-新闻-印刷技术更

新-电视和卫星传送-电脑系统控制

……photo copies can be sent over great distances now by means of

television channels and satellites such as Telstar. Thus,pictures can be

brought to the public more quickly than previously.

1.People learn about what happens in the world through D. both A and

B

2.Accordlng to the passage,the expression“no man is an island"means

that D.every man belongs to some society

3.The passage suggests that newspapers have been published for

about_ D.400 vears _

4.According to the author,people in today's world_ B.are affected

more by whatever happens in the other parts 0f the world _.

5.Today the publishing of newspapers and magazines is more

economical because B.new inventions are changing the techniques of

newspaper publishing

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How often one hears children wishing they were grown up,and old people wishing they were young……. good health,he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in

society.仿真20每个年龄都有它自己的快乐和悲伤

1.According to Paragraph 2,the writer thinks that__ A.1ife for a child is comparatively easy.

2.After a child grows up,he D.should be able to take care of himseIf 3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the

passage? A.Peopie are often satisfied with their life.

4.The main idea of the passage is that__ D.one is the happiest if he

can make good use of each age in his life

5.If one more paragraph is added to follow the passage,it will most

probably discuss__ C.joys and pains of old people

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I never used to go anywhere without the car.I regarded it as an essential part of myself.But when the price of gas doubled this year,I decided not to use the car except when absolutely necessary.仿真12:习惯高油价容易,习惯不用车难

……They don’t seem so very high to me any more. Perhaps it is easier to get used to expensive gas than it is to doing without the car.

1. When the prices of gas doubled this year,the author decided C.to use the car when he had to

2.In the sentence“It's all a question of habit really”,the pronoun“It”refer to D.not relying too much on the car

3.To go to the newsagent's to get his newspaper,the author B.used to drive his car _

4.We know from the passage that the author_ B. used to go to and come back from town twice a day by car _

5.The last sentence of the passage suggests that A.the author still can not get used to doing without the car _.

I had two jobs growing up and they all helped shape my life.……………………

This job helped teach me an important business lesson:Y ou have to take risks in business.If you take a risk and fail,get up to bat and swing again.仿真2我成长过程中有两份工作有助于塑造我的人生1.The author thinks what he has learned from his first job is B .how to talk and behave properly ______

2.The phrase“people from all walks of life”in the the third paragraph means people D.working in different occupations

3.The author thinks his second job is A.challenging _____________.4.The author comPares his second job to_ C.jdining a baseball game 5.The business lesson the author gets from selling shoes is C.never be afraid of taking risks

I was 15 when I walked into McCarley Bookstore and began to look over the titles of the books on the shelves.The man behind the counter,the owner of the bookstore,asked me if 1 would like ajob.…仿真4打工--攒学费--找到自己的价值

……My working experience in McCarley Bookstore helped me find a good sense of the world,and most importantly,it helped me find a good sense of myself.

1.How did the author get the job in McCarley Bookstore? A.He happened to walk into the shop and got it by chance.

2.According to the author,selling books was one of the most satisfying job expedences,because B.it helped him understand the world and himself

3.After he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer,the author was_ D.proud of himself

4.The author decided to help the poor boy by B.persuading his boss to let him do the story on TV

5.The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in the bookstore is C. it helps people make sense of the world

In the United States,30 percent of the grown-up population has a“weight problem”.To many people,the cause is clear:we eat too much.But scientific experiments do little to support this idea.……

…the more the man ran.the greater body fat he lost.The more he

ran,the greater was his need for food.Thus,those who fan the most ate

the most,yet lost the greatest amount of body fat仿真7美国30%的

成人都有体重问题-胖人吃少运动也少--瘦人比胖人吃得多但运动

量更大

1.What kind of physical problem do many grown-up Americans have?

C.They are too fat. _

2.Based on the information given in this article,suppose there are 500

grown-up Americans,about how many of them have a weight problem?

D.150.

3.Are there scientific facts to support that eating too much is the cause

of the“weight problem”?_ C.There are hardly any scientific facts to

support this.

4.Compared with the grown-up Americans today,the Americans of

1910 A.ate more food and had more physical activities

5.What have some modem medical and scientific researchers reported

to us?_ A.Fat people eat less food and are less active.

I used to think education was the most important thing in

my life.Recently my attitude has begun to changed,………..

……I still believe that working my hardest does make me happy. I will still stay on in college,but I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.仿17:从前我认为教育是在我的生活最重要的事,但不能与现实世界隔离。

1.From this passage,we know tha the author__ C.realizes that it is

more important to really develop oneself than just to store knowledge .

2.By saying that she is“a top junior student" in her college,the author

means that she is__ A.a student in her third year in college

3.The author thinks the awards she has received__ D.don't necessarily

reflect her real self ______

4.The author fears that she will be of no use to society,mainly

because__ B she does not know how to communicate with others

5.Which of the following statements is not true according to the

passage to find a part time job? D.She wants to get some shelter

from the real world.

Insomnia or sleeplessness is a common complaint of women as they enter into menopause(更年期).In somnia…….. Sleep hygiene is

directed at changing bad sleep habits.……The recommendations are:·Avoid caffeine and alcohol in the evening,etc.仿19:更年期的妇女.失眠. 失眠六种原因,安眠药剂量要最小

1. The word“insomnia”in the first paragraph means__ A.having

trouble falling or staying asleep

2.How many possible causes of sleeplessness are mentioned in the

second paragraph? B.Six.

3. The expression“second on the list”in the second paragraph means__

B. the second most important cause of sleeplessness

4.Concerning the use of sleeping pills,which of the following

statements is true? D.Sleeping pills should be used in a very small

amount.

5.Which of the following does not fit with sleep hygiene? A.Making

a rule to go to bed at a specific time every day.

In recent vears many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive.…….if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting,they will neither want more money,nor will shorter work.ing hours be so important to them.仿19许多国家面临如何使工人的生产效率更高. 多样化的工作方式? 工人自由去用他自己的方式做任务?生产线小型化?使他们的工作更有趣!

1. According to the author,many factories of the world have been faced with the problem of__ B.how to increase productivity

2. Job variety can__ B.make the workers'life more pleasant.

3.It is not easy for the workers to get the freedom to do their job in their own way because___ C.modem machinery must be operated in a particular way ___.

4.According to experiments,if a car factory wants the workers to contribute more to the product they are making,it should__ B.change a large production line into many small ones

5.What is probably the best way to make the workers more productive,according to the author? B.Making jobs more interesting.

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John Parker is an English language teacher.He was always good at languages at school,so he decided to take his degrees in French and German …….He has also learned to get on with all kinds of people and to get used to different ways of life.He likes this way of life and has never regretted his decision to follow this career.仿11约翰帕克--语言方面天赋--在英国的一所中学教书两年—更喜欢用自己的母语(英语教外国人)--教过各种年龄、各个国家的男人和女人并感到有意义--选择了这个职业不后悔

1.From the passage,we know for sure that John Parker_ D.only worked in a secondary school for two years

2.John Parker enjoyed teaching adult students because C.he was more interested in teaching English than other languages

3.In the first paragraph,the sentence“...he met someone by chance...”means A.he met someone accidentally __

4.The first sentence in the second paragraph“Since then he has specialized in this work.”means that John Parker has B.taken teaching Enghsh to foreigners as his only occupation

5.Which of the following statements is not true? C.John would never feel sorry if he kept his job as a secondary school

teacher.____________.

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Lillian Hanson,a college student,expects to graduate in about two years.What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age-73 years.…….At the beginning of a course in using the computer,the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.仿5:丽丽安·汉森73岁高龄在大学学习27年--高中毕业时银行没借到钱直接去上大学--孩子长大她再一次上大学—在课堂上因年纪大手脚已经不像从前那样灵活--同学们知道她的经历在计算机课上都站起来热情的欢迎她。

1.Mrs Hanson couldn't go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because A.she hadn’t got enough money __. 2.Mrs Hanson wanted to borrow money from the bank C. to further her cducation at college ___

3.In the college,what makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is C. that she is 73 years old

__ 4.The computer students welcomed Mrs Hanson warmly because_ D.they were deeply moved by her spirit __

5.Mrs Hanson is the sort of person who A.cares for study very much _________________________

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My mother raised me as best as she could,…. Her smile said,“My job is finally done.”练习1:(作者回忆)母亲打零工抚养我—我混入一帮凶悍的青年--三年的军役生活让我重思我的生活--觉得有愧于母亲--作消防员就职宣誓--母亲说“我的任务完成了。”1.From this story,we may guess that the East Side of New Y ork must be a______ C.poor ______area

2.The author used to behave himself_____ D.badly__.

3.From the context,we understand that “odd jobs”in the first paragraph refer to jobs__ B.which are not regular or fixed.

4.In the first sentence of the,second paragraph.the author says.“It was lucky for me that...”The lucky

experience he talks about here is his experience of_____ A. the three years of military service(军营生活).

5. What is not true according to the passage? B.The author was surprised that he was accepted as a firefighter.

May you wish upon a thousand stars?May you catch a million fireflies?Get started with choosing a motorhome or a travel trailer.………Y ou will enrich your kids’lives and become closer as a family.”仿3:当你以一个旅游者的眼光来看待生活的话,你能学到很多。机动房车--旅行和孩子们的学习结合--丰富孩子们的生活,一家人也会变得更亲近。

1.From the passage, we know for sure that Don and Mary are C.husband and wife

2.In the third paragraph.when Mary said.“So we decided to live in the home we love best,”the home she refers to is actually D.her motorhome

3.Which of the following sentences do you think is most suitable to describe the education their children get,taking to the road?_ A.They leam a lot mole than ordinary school kids._____

4.At the end of the fourth paragraph,the shortened word GPS stands for B.Global Positioning System(全球定位系统)

5.The family consider themselves lucky because A.their life is rich and they stay closer to each other

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No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA.……uncovered political scandals(丑闻)or crimes,for instance,the Watergate Affair. The newspapers drew the attention of the public

to the fears of the V ietnam War.仿18:美国的日报拥有量堪称世界之最.----美国报纸的特点

1.There are more daily newspapers in__ C.the USA than in Britain or Japan ______.

2.Most American newspapers try to entertain their readers because __ B.they have to compete(竞争)with television

3.Many American newspapers attract readers of different political persuasions by D.printing articles representing different political viewpoints_.

4.The word“press”in the second paragraph means_ D. newspapers.5.This passage is mainly about__ A.the characteristics of American newspapers.

O

Owning a web page sounds cool.Y ou can be the master of the page,putting up your favorite hot sports,news,pop music and latest Hollywood movies,…… themselves should be well aware of the issue and resort to legal actions to solve the problem.练习9:拥有自己的网页听上去很酷—但可导致个人隐私滥用—需要建立一个国家委

员会制定网络规则--寻求法律途径解决这个问题

1.What is the danger of owning a web page of your own,according to the passage? B.Y our personal data might be exposed.

2.In the second paragraph,in the sentence“It will be a headache in the future”,“It”refers to_ D.the individual privacy abuse by net firms ____.

3.According to Zhang Jing,the problem of junk emails could get worse unless___ B.laws are established ___.

4.From the passage we understand that__A.it is illegal for net firms to sell netzenspersonal data to other firms to get a profite

5. To protect peoples privacy on the Internet, we should_C.be well aware of the issue and resort to legal actions__.

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Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD.Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100.Scandinavia--which now makes a great deal of the world’S paper--did not begin tO make it until 1500.…….ever beds can be made of paper.But the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses.(仿真2:纸的发明—世界纸业—纸的用途)

1.Where was paper invented? A.In China.

2.Scandinavia began to make paper C.in l500________________.3.Every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper will need B.one tree _________.

4.All over the world,trees are being cut down ________than they are being planted.D. faster

5.The latest things made of paper are_ D.houses

PALO AL TO,California—“Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter,even if they do not change their…….. suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,”Robinson said.练习1:儿童多看电视易发胖, 美国儿童每天看电视超过4小时,肥胖比例是20年前的两倍;看电视吃东西更多,消耗热量少。

1. The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that_ D.children will get fatter if they spend more time watching TV

2.According to the passage,the time American children usually spend on watching TV__ A.is more than four hours a day.

3. The time the group of children in the study spent on TV viewing every day is Suggested to be about____ C.three hours .

4.Which one of the following is fight?_____ B. Children usually eat more while watching TV____

5.Why can watching TV increase kidsweight according to the passage?______ D.Both A and B__

People travel a lot with Heaven Air because they know they will get what they want They want to go quickly and safely across the land,across the sea or right across the world,

Heaven Air is second to none.仿8:介绍天堂航空的航班;快且安全;到巴黎一周内任何时间都行;大小城市都去;

1.Heaven Air is the name of_ B.an airline ___.

2. Traveling with Heaven Air is_ D.quick and safe __.

3.Heaven Air can take you to Paris_ C.any time in a week __.

4. Most flights of Heaven Air go to C.both big and small cities _

5. According to the advertisement,Heaven Air believes it is D.the best in the world _.

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Robert was born in a small town in England.His father has a farm and can supply him enough money to university where he's studying law.The young man studies hard and hopes to be a famous lawyer.

……To his surprise,it was rewritten.It said,“Y our uncle has touched your wallet!”仿1:Robert出生于英格兰小镇;其父是农厂主富裕;英国客人认为那里有许多小偷;Rober写纸条“猪偷了我的钱包”,小偷写“你叔叔摸了你钱包”。

1 .Robert can study in the university because B.his father is a rich farmer .

2.The English visitor thought A.there were a lot of thieves in the city .

3.Robert brought his money out of his wallet because D.he was afraid to lose his wallet

4.RoBert put the note in the wallet because_ B.he hoped to make fun of the thieves _

5.In fact_ A.the thief made fun of Robert

S

Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen.Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English,especially your spoken English. For further information call 67432308.练习10:你正在找一个能提高你的英语水平的地方;上课时间,地点,费用

1.Y ou work from 9.00 am to 4.30pm every day.Which schools will you choose?___ B.Global English Centre and the International House___

2.The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in

that_D.it requires an entrance examination__(入学考试).3.Y ou will probably prefer to go to the International House because

it___ A.offers free sightseeing and social activities __.

4.If you take the evening programme at the International House,you will pay about__ D.1,000 yuan

5.If you want to take a 6-month special course in English for banking,you will probably choose__ C.Modern Language School

Some people think they have all answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities.Their answer is the bicycle,or“bike”.……But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.仿9:有些人认为解决大城市汽车拥堵和污染的方法是自行车。“为建立更好的城市而骑车”协会认为如果有自行车专用道, 就会有更多的人骑车; 但纽约并未划专用道,协会一直在为争取自行车专用道而奋斗。

1.According to the passage,bicycles D.are the solution to some city problems

2.The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by B.some bike riders ____.

3.“Bicycle lanes”in the third paragraph probably means C.special parts of the road for bicycle riders only

4.Whicn of the following is not true according to the passage?_ D.In New Y ork City.many people use bikes as they have special lanes.5.The best title for this passage is D.A Solution to Traffic Problem in New Y ork

Snra Elmer came to Shanghai last July from the Netherlands,and will remain here for the next couple of Y ears…….He intended to work here for another two or three years,depending on the hotel仿16:苏拉埃尔默来上海“假日客栈”的旅馆工作—他感到中国和欧洲区别是中国大学的课堂过于严肃—他发现中国人很友好—尽管讨厌他们随地吐痰这个坏毛病

1.From the passage. We know that Sura Elmer is__ A.a Dutch.

2 Sura Elmer came to Shanghai__ D.according to an agreement between the hotels in Shanghai and Amsterdam _.

3.Sura Elmeer's impression on his Chinese colleagues is that

they_________than his colleagues in the Nether 1ands.B.aremole serious

4.In the second paragraph,the sentence,“…accommodation and meals ale freely available”means____ B.Sura Elmer eats and sleeps in the hotel flee of charge.

5.One thing that Sura Elmer dislikes in China is__ C.people spit on the ground ____

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Today,computers are a huge and fast-moving field of technology.Smaller,more powerful and userfriendly equipment is developed almost daily…….He said.“Theres no way to stop it technically—but the Internet is a mirror of mankind.If we dont like what we see in the mirror,then touching up the mirror is not the

answer.”练习7:今天,计算机技术是一个巨大的、快速发展的领域。查尔斯.巴比奇被称计算机之父—过去代计算机没有内存--保密是当今网络面临的主要问题之一

1.According to the passage,as early as___ B.almost two hundred years ago ___,people started trying to build a computer 2.According to the passage,the computers we use today are different from those old huge counting machines mainly in that______ D.they have memories ____.

3. What makes it possible for a computer to read the data? A.The data has to be turned into an electronic code of small on-off signals.4.Dr.Vinton Cerf______ D.never expected the internet could be so popular ____.

5.Dr.V inton Ceff compared the Internet to a mirror.When he said,“If we dont like what we see in the mirror,then touching up the mirror is not the answer.”he probably meant that_____ C.what we should do is to change peoples behaviour____.

To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains.But actually the am- brella was not invented as protection against rain.Its first use was as a shade(遮光物)against the sun!............练习4:伞可能是中国人发明的,伞曾经是荣誉和地位的象征,首先用伞来挡雨工具的是古罗马,本段主要讲伞的历史和用途。

……until the 20th century that womens umbrellas began to be made,in a whole variety of colours.

1.According to this passage,the umbrella was probably first invented______ A.in ancient China __.

2. Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?__ C.The umbrella changed much in style in the 18th century.

3.A sffange feature of the umbrellas use is that it was once used

as_____ B.a symbol of honour and power ___

4.In Europe.the umbrella was first used against the rain___ C.in Rome ___.

5.This passage talks mainly about_____ D.the history and use of the umbrella ___.

The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women.During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of a woman's life spent in caring for children.…… and wife sharing more equally in providing the money,and running the home,according to the abilities and interests of each of them.仿5最近最大的社会变化发生在女人生活中,19世纪末女人结婚大约在25岁,19世纪末许多小孩约在五岁就死去,如今女人结婚在25岁前,更多女人生完孩子后还继续做全职或兼职工作。

1.According to the passage,around the year 1900 most women married A.at about twenty-five

2.We are told that in all ordinary family about 1900 A.many children died before they were five

3.When she was over fifty,the late nineteenth-century mother D.was unlikely to find a job even if she wanted one

4.According to the passage,the women of today usually B.marry before they are twenty-five ___

5.Which of the following statements is not true? C.Today more married women leave work long before their first child is born.

Telecommuting(远程办公)

It's 8.30,time…..Jobs that are suited to telecommuting include writing,design work,computer programming and accounting(会计).If a job involves working with information,a telecommuter can probably do it.仿8:远程办公--通过因特网--远程办公人员可以自己制定他们的时间表--节省了雇主的费用--远程办公是一个新的工作方式

1.From the passage we know that John dues his job_ D. through the Internet

_2. Which of the following is mentioned as one of the advantages of telecommuting? B.Onc can work on one's own schedule .

3. The passage tells US that telecommnters change jobs less often and so C.their employers can save more money

4.The phrase“suited to”in the third paragraph means_ C.fit for _.5.The passage is mainly about A.a new way to work .

This is an age of knowledge economy.The world changes every minute.New things appear everyday:telecommunication through

man-made satellites;personal computer;info-highway;……they will become very popular in the 21st century to make every citizen keep pace with the world social and economic develop-ment.仿15:知识经济时代--不断增长的知识以前所未有的速度推动全球经济发展--学习型社会里每个人都需要不断地学习新东西--知识需要更新,因此

开放大学诞生了—这个大学在21世纪非常受欢迎

1.Why does the author say that this is an age of knowledge economy?

A.Because the world economy develops ever faster due to new knowledge.

2.Traditionally,only teenagers go to school every day,because_ D.both

B and C_______________.

3.According to the author,learning society is one in which everyone_

C.needs to keep on learning new things

4. In the third paragraph,the sentence“Thus open universities come into being”means B.as a result,people start to set up open universities .

5.Open universities,according to some experts,will B.be very popular in the 21 century

The AIDS virus has been around for a very long time,but the spread of the disease within the last twenty ……. AIDS patients,while there are others where too little care is taken to prevent the spread of the disease.仿18艾滋病已经存在很久了--同性恋者、吸毒者和妓女、异性恋、刚出生的孩子也可能携带这种病毒—世怀组织认为加强防艾教育

1.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? C.AIDS is a disease which has existed for a long time.

2.Who are easily infected with AIDS? D.All of the above.

3.In WHO's opinion,what will help most effectively in fighting against the spread of AIDS? A.More education.

4.From the passage.we can see that the writeris not happy about_ B. the

education the medical staff get on AIDS

5.Which of the following statements is not true according to the

passage? C. Great care has been taken to prevent the spread of AIDS

everywhere in the world now .

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Until the twentieth century cigarette smoking was not a widespread habit.The cigarette industry started in the 系1870,………Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke.练习6:直到20世纪机器能大批量地生产香烟吸烟才成为的世界范围内的习惯--男女性吸烟者的年龄主要集中在24-44岁之间--收入、教育和职业决定一个人的抽烟习惯--越是那些受过高等教育的女性吸烟越严重--青少年吸烟习惯与面人类似

1.When did cigarette smoking begin to become a widespread habit

among men and women according to the author?_________ C.When

cigarettes were made in large numbers_______.

2.Among which age group of people are you likely to find the highest

proportion of cigarette smokers according to the passage?____

B.People in their thirties______

3. Which of the following has little to do with a persons smoking habit?

D.How long he has worked__

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?______

B.Women with high family incomes and good education are more

likely to smoke.____

5.What does the author mean by saying“Among teenagers the picture

is similar.”in the last paragraph?___C. Family income and education

have much the same effect on forming smoking habits among

teenagers___

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When companies need new employees,they usually place advertisements in newspapers in order tO attract as many applicants as

possible. ……So,a person has nothing to lose and everything to gain

by sending in his resume.仿9公司常在报纸上登广告来吸引尽可能

多的应聘者—但是许多大的知名的公司不这样做--正在找工作的人

最好连同简历附上一份求职信一起寄给一家知名大公司--寄履历表

是最好的办法。

1.What kind of companies are the best choice for a person to write to

find a job? C.Larger,well-known companies.___

2.Which of the following is not true? A.A person looking for a job

should only apply to companies that advertise in newspapers.

3.When people are looking for jobs,what should they send to

companies,according to the passage?_ C.A resume and a cover

letter.___

4.If you send your resume to a company that isn't hiring at the time,

what might the company do?_ D.The company might write back and

tell you that there are no positions available at the time._____

5.According to the author,B.it is always a good idea to send in one?s

resume whether or not one is certain there is a job available.

W e often use gestures to express our feelings.but the problem is that the gestures Call be understood in different ways.……..Other

studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.仿10:我们常用手势来表达自己的情感,有时手势表达真正的含义是困难的,不同文化对面部情感有不同的理解,手势通常可以表达感觉,在相同文化下,人们理解和表达感情的能力是不一样的,本段主要讲手势和情感。

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? D.It is difficult to tell what people’s gestures really mean sometimes. 2.People's facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because D.People from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions

3.From the passage.we can conclude that_ A.gestures can be used to express feelings

4.In the same culture,people_ D.may have different abilities to understand and express feelings

5.The best tide for this passage can be C.Gestures and Feelings

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___C.Above ______all we should put the theory into practice.Ancient Greece is theA .origin of western civilization.

A lecture hall is_____C.one _______where students attend lectures An adviser said in China_____A.a sandwich _______course should be developed in some

A 15-year-old boy was_______C.arrested _____for stealing 22 charity boxes from local shops.

At present,the most important thing is that Britain needs___A.to do _______more to improve the

Although I am a good swimmer,I don?t like_____B.swimming ____in the sea.

All the fruits must______B.be weighed _____before they are paid for. All I?m trying to do is to__B.find out ___why your condition has not improved.

Any student who_D.neglects _his homework is unlikely to pass the examination.

________B.As a rule ____,we keep records on all the experiments so that we may have enough data.

After stopping for a few minutes,the bus moved__D.on __to its next stop.

All the team members tried their best.We lost the game,___ A.however __

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Boggis?little secret was that she wanted to see herseIf the___ C.twelve-year-old ____girl.

By next year,he__ D.will have worked ______in New Y ork for five years.

Before joining the army.He spent a lot of time in the village____B.to which _______he belonged·

By next year he____D.will have worked _____in New Y ork for five years.

Before I got to the cinema.The film _____A had begun

___________ .

Bush?s farm ____C.lane _____is said to be at bottom of the state of Texas in north America.

Bill doesn?t__C.care __what people say about him.

But____B.what _______hurt our feelings most was the personal comment of the judge.

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Do you think Tommy is_ C.telling _______the truth?

Don't worry, your watch___D.is being repaired ___and you Call have it in no time.

Dr.Hoffman proposed that we__A.put off ____the meeting until next week.

Dont forgett to write to me_ A.will you ________?

Don…t forget__A.to close __the window before leaving the room.Did you have a neighbor who was always________D.poking his nose into ________your business?

Do you know who are____D.conducting _______the survey?

Do you feel like______B having something to eat ______today?

Don?t you think the small donkey can really pull the he avy____D.cart ____?

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Edgar began___B.work __as an office boy years ago.

Everything___D.would have been destroyed ___if Albert hadn?t called the fire brigade.

___ C.Each ___of them has a besroom and a study.

Every year when the flu is___D.going around __I…m boundto get sick.F

Frank plays___C.a lot better than _______Alex.

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Give me one good reason___C.why ____I should help you.“Good bye,Miss Liu.I?m very pleased____D. to have met you

_______.”

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He has lived here for years B.though ______nobody knows what he is.B

____ C.Having received _____an answer,he decided to write another letter to them.

He spoke so quickly that I didn't_ D.make Out ________what he said.Having heard so much about Mr.Smith,they were_ A.eager _to meet and have a chat with him.

Hardly______A.had I got _______home when it began to rain.How the fire in the dance hall started__B.remains _a mystery He.aswell as I,___D.is ____ a student

He was_D.engaged in __ the preparation of an international conference when I arrived in Beijing.

He has been teaching for 2 years,but being a teacher is not

his____C.choice _____·

_____B.Having been trained ___twice,he is a safe efficient driver.His attitude toward US seems____D.friendly ___.

He seldom does his homework at school on weekdays,___C.does

___he?

He speaks so quickly that I didn…t_____D.catch _______what he said. He___B.treated _____the children so badly that they were terrified of him.

History is the story of_____C.whatever _______happened to the people before today.

He is a kind-hearted and______B.respectable _______ gentleman.

He__________C.adjusted _______himself quickly to the new condition of his work.

He is over fifty,but he looks as though he___A.were _____only in his thirties.

He was____A.over the moon _______about his new job.

He is standing with____A.both _____hands in his pockets.

_ _D.Having grown up __mostly in a small town I?d only recently fallen in love with cities.

Having finished the letter,he___A. folded ___it carefully and sealed the envelop with a kiss.

__A.Having suffered __such heavy pollution already,it may now be too late to clean up the river.

_____D. Had he taken ______the advice of his friends,he would not have suffered such a heavy loss in his business.

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In addition to rice,we need to___A.supplement ___our diet with fish,meat and vegetable.

I?d like to know what you_D.did with __the plants I gave you.

It is_____D.such a big job _______ that he has to ask for help.

I don…t think this kind of medicine has any___C.effect __.

If you want to learn something,you had better pay__C.attention ___in class.

If a man____B.is to ____succeed,he must work as hard as he can.

It___D.happened ______that I met one of my old classmates on my way home yesterday.

I prefer to live in the countryside.Country life has a lot

of__C.advantages ______over city life.

It was well known that Thomas Edison_______A.invented _________ the electric lamp.

I don?t think he will be back in an hour,_____D. will he ______.

I saw she was in a difficulty with all those parcels,so I offered

my____A.services ____.

It is hoped that the weather will________D.stay ____warm for three more days.

If you want to visit someone in England,you?d better make arrangement__C.in advance __.

I?d rather stay at home than_____C.take _______a walk.

I am pleased to take___A.this opportunity ____to exchange views with you.

In the fifties Iast century many new cities_____C.grew up _______in the desert.

It is assumed that students at an intermediate level will have a

good__A.command __of the basic structures and vocabulary of English.

I thought that this would be a funny trick__A.to play on ___Jim.

If you have made a decision,please stick______A.to ________what you want.

I prefer classic music_______D.to _____pop music.

If I had more money.I______C.would _______ travel around the world.

I was busy with my paper when I heard someone_D.moving about _in the room above.

I am very surprised that even an expert on foreign affairs can know the painting is forgery(赝品)___D.Moreover ____,he can tell who painted it.

I don?t know why he____D.broke off ___in the middle of a sentence.It is so hot.Y ou should put the food into the refrigerator now.Otherwise,it will_C.spoil _soon.

I have taken many photos.I?m going to get the film_____B.developed __.

If the weather had been good,the children____C.could have gone

_____out for a walk.

It is not that I do not like plays.The reason why I did not go to the theater last night was that I could not__C.afford __the time.

I think 1 have lent you this book before,__B.haven?tI ____?

I believe you have____D.left out ______some important points in the report.

I didn…t know the Word;I had to_____C.refer to ____a dictionary.I cannot tell the______A.slight _________difference between the twins.

I___D.assure ___you that I had no intention of offending you.

I leave it to your own judgment_______C.whether _____you should do it or not.

I,d like to take_____A.advantage _____of this opportunity to thank you for your co-operation.

Income tax rates are_____B.related ______to one…s annual income.If you suspect that the illness might be serious,you should not D.put of going to the doctor

It is important to remember the saying that____A. prevention __is better than cure.

I was doing my homework and I wasn?t sure about it,so I

stopped___C.to check ___the answers with afriend.

I___B.would have finished __my composition by now if I had stopped talking with him.

It was aminor illness,and she soon___C.got over _____it.

If they__C.had given up ____searching,I would have died.

I can…t get used to__A.writing ___emails to people in the same room.If I had put my passport in my pocket,I__B.wouldn…t have lost _it.

I prefer to live in the countryside.Country life has a lot ofC.advantages _over city life.

In that examination students were allowed__C.to bring __their dictionaries.

In fact he had done___A.what ___he could do to help the poor.

I know this is the secret between you and me,and I promise never

to_Amention __it to anyone else.

If there were life on Mars.such life forms ____C.would be _____ unable to survive on earth

In this factory each worker must receive a__A.two-month ___training course.

I don?t want you to make any trouble,___C. On the contrary __,I urge you to solve the problem

In China,children___C.have to start _____school at seven.

I haven't read___B.the whole _book,but I read half of it.At least I know something about the subject now.

I tried___ B.finishing ___the book in a few days,but actually I couldn't,just because of too much work for me.

If you go to America, you will find that there are better_ C.communications _by road,rail and air than in London.

If you don?t promise to help build more houses,ordinary people__ A.will not benefit __

John___ C.used _to be a teacher before the War,but now he works in a hospital.

I__ A scarcely __know him,so I can't tell you anything about him.

I wonder why they__ D.charged __you so much money for such a book.

I will never forget the time_ A.when __________we both stayed in the little village.

If we___ D.adopt ___the plan you suggest,we are more likely to be

successful.

I'm old enough to wash______.my ___clothes by myself.Y ou can just wash____ yours ____.

It was unwise of him。to_ B.refer to ______the unreliable data in his speech.

I spent half an hour__ A.working on ____,this difficult math problem

It is difficult to___ A.carry on ___a conversation with all this noise around us.A

It is because English is useful_ B.that we study hard ________.

I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly___ A. occurred to

___me.

I hope he's remembered_ B.to buy ___some bread,there's hardly any left.

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John fell asleep_ C.while __he was listening to the music.

John,__ B. having lost _______the bet,had to pay for the dinner.Jean could be a very attractive girl,but she___A.pays no attention

______to her clothes.

John and Mary_____A.had been in love _____for years before they got married.relationshipwith the USA.

John Preston was tired____B.of _living in east London,in which he had moved after his wife?s death.

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Last year______B.hundreds _____of new books were published on environmental protection·

Last week I bought a flat_____B.whose ___biggest room faced south.Let me_____B.look into _________the case carefully before I draw a conclusion·

Last month。he paid a visit to the village___A.where _he had once worked for five years.

Let's not wait any longer,he might not __B.turn up ___at all.

Look at the terrible situation I am in!If only I_____B.hade

followed________your advice.

Let's finish our homework in a few second; it's time we__ A.played football ______.

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Mr.Smith_________C.played _______a most important part in the development of our city.

Mr.Smith,together with his wife and children,___B.is ___going to the party this weekend.

My parents are not interested in modern music.They are____B.behind _____the times.

Mr Liu,___A whose wife I met ___at university in Changchun,works at Changhou Company now.

My aunt has lived in New Y ork______D.since _________1995.More and more people in China now_______A drive _________to work regularly.

Mr.Wilson said that he did not want to___A.take on __any further responsibilities.

My computer is very old. It needs____A. replacing ___.

My watch has been losing time for the past week.It probably

needs____A.cleaning _____.Mary saidtome,“If I had seen your bag,I____B.could return _____it to you.”

Mother was busy.Although she was not watching the basketball on TV,she__A.was listening to __it on the radio.

Mark is a clerk_____B.with ____a iob in a top bookstore.

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Not always_____B____they want(to).

No sooner had they got me goods covered up_ B.than _it started raining hard. B

No one can possibly recall any detail about the meeting.It is at least five years since it_ C.took place .

Now Helen works_ A.mole carefully ____________ than before.No one can possibly recall any detail about the meeting.It is at least five years since it_C.took place .

Not until most of the pepole had left the airport____C.did he see

______ his sister was there.

Now I can manage to make myself__B.understood ___sufficiently in your language.

Nobody but a young woman_______C. survived _________the airplane crash.

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Once he starts a job,he won?t stop______D.until _______it is finished.

One of the benefits of the new model is that it is easier______C.to operate ______ than the old one.

Once you?re into basketball,you?ll find______A.it ________great fun to play as a way to relax.

Over ten people died and twenty people were___D. seriously

_____wounded in the train crash·

Of those_____C. who ______had applied for the jobs,only two were accepted.

Our company decided to_D.cancel the contract because a lot of condition in it had not been met.

On his first sea__D.voyage , he was still quite young but showed great courage to face the storms.

One day while Mr.King was working,he had a/an____B.accident _____and his left leg was badly injured.

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Please leave the key under the door___A.in case __you go out.Please look after my parents during my__ A. absence ___________. Peter often makes himself_ D.understood ____bygesturing with his hands.

Please stop_____B.shouting ________.It cannot help the situation.People wandering in the fairground or park area____D.don?t have to _______wear a uniform.

Parliament didn…t think the Prime Minister did enough in the improvement of fair employment,B.therefore ____he was asked to write to Parliament for further explanation.

Peter,whom everyone suspected,_A.turned out _to be innocent.S

She _____C.owes ______her success to hard work and strong will.She has always____D.looked up ______to her father,although he did

not graduate from a famous university.

Some of the citizens have been________C.awarded

__________medals for bravery.

Silk____B.has been used ________ by Chinese for thousands of years now.

She was________A awarded __________the top prize in the competition.

She is very careful.She__C.makes ___very few mistakes in her work.Smith drove all the_A.way _to Los Angeles and was just in time for the opening ceremony of the 23rd Olympic Games.

Sadam_B.was married ___for 25 years

Since this road is wet and slippery this morning,it___ C.must have rained ____ last night.

Some pop singers have much influence__ D.on ______the young people today.

Sorry,I didn't know he is a friend of_ A. your brother's _______.

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These plants are rather difficultA.to look after _·

The picture is pleasant_______A.to look at ____·

The refrigerator is_____D.empty ________,we must buy some food. This is the problem________D.to which _______we have no good solution yet.

They are____B.such diligent ___students that they all performed well in the nationwide examinations.

The patient acted on the doctor?s________B.advice ______and finally recovered.

The definition leaves___B.much room ___for disagreement.

The public transport system in many cities in the world______D.is still run _____by the local authority.

The___B.politician __is concerned with successful election,whereas the statesman is interested in the future of his people.

The beef I ate at the restaurant yesterday is delicious.I?d like to have it again even if it costs____D.twice as much ___·

The man______B.made for ____ the gate when he realized that we had spotted him.

The act of speaking will also help to improve listening comprehension____C.to some extent __.

There are nations whose lack of contact with the outside world

has_C.resulted in _poverty.

This ancient letter was written_____A.with _____a pen.

The volunteers started looking after other children___A .whose

__parents died of AIDS last year.

The knife you are cutting the bread with is_____B.made of

_____stainless steel.

Their cheerful voices showed that they were having a

friendly_B.discussion __about the subject.

They were asked to avoid_______A drinking __________any water which had not been boiled.

This is the subject_________B.about which _______we might argue for a long time.

The workers agreed to___B.call off ___the strike if the com pany would satisfy their demand.They discussed the problem three or four times,but could come to

no__B.conclusion .

The family decided to spend the whole summer by the__B.seaside

____.

The car won?t start because the battery has___C.run down ______.The idea sounds very good but will it work in___A.practice ______? The manager has his employees___D write _____a business report every week.

Tim was very good at English,but in mathematics he could

not_B.catch up with the rest of the students in his class.

They failed to pass the exam last time.I regretted____A.being unable to help __.

The doctor advised her__B.to get _enough rest before going back to work.

The committee is expected to_____A.reach _______a decision this evening.

The_________C.attraction _______of the play is so great that many people want to see it.

The medicine can prevent you______D.from getting drunk ______.The writer has published many books,___B.all of which ___are well received by the readers.

They have___C.committed _____many horrible crimes against the people.

The population of the world is growing at a dangerous____B.rate

____.

This is the dictionary___C. on which _I depend a lot whenever I have problems with new words.

The workers are busy__D.making __models for the exhibition.

The president made his last public__B.appearance ___before his term of office ended.

The experiment,D.the results of which will soon be announced,was done by my colleagues.

The committee__B.reached ___a conclusion only after days of discussion.

The girl__B.whose __work got the prize is the youngest in her class.The farmer caught the boys___A_____his apples.

That?s the__C.very ___gentleman I?ve been telling you about.

The teacher spoke so fast that it was hard for the students

to____A.take in ___what he was saying.

Three people,______C.including a child ___________,were injured in the accident

They handed in their paper__ D.in turn __.

The population of the city___A. is;are __increasing fast.One third of the population here-workers.

The work_A.will have been done _____by the time you get there.The sun heats the earth,____C.which _____is very important to living things.

The heavy rain stopped us____D.from arriving ___at the station on time.

The president claimed the terrorists should be held responsible_A.for _the explosions that happened last month in London.

The big man has always been eating Oil the go,__A.so ___he has got

stomachache

The lab was being _____A.rebuilt ______when we visited the universi.

The mistake was___B.caused __by the carelessness of the assistant.______C.The ________majority of people are highly against the pollution in this city.

The roof of our house is broken.so it needs _B.repairing ______.Tennis is a__ A.game __invented by an Englishman one hundred years ago.

The father wished the twins to be doctors,but_ B.neither __of them wanted to study medicine.B

The old man is used to__ A.exercising __early in the morning.

The United states is composed of fifty states,two of_ C.which

_____are separated from the others by land or water.

The hall was almost empty.There were___ C.few _________people in it.

There's no need to be frightened of the dog.He's quite___ D.harmless __________.

The children__ C. aretaken good care of _________by the nurse.

The mother didn't know__ A.who __to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.

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_____ A.Unless _________he studies hard,hewill never passthe exam.

______D.Until _________you told me, I had heard nothing of what happened.

Unfortunately the poor girl can't do anything but_ B.sell ______all her belongings at a low price.

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B.Who do you think ______is the richest man in our city?

We consider_______B.it necessary that ____the instrument be adjusted each time it is used.

We are___B.confident __in the future of our motherland.

____B.What ______they are doing has never been done before.While__A.raising ___money,he had to work very long hours.

We have our house_______B.cleaned ____every week by a cleaner._______ D.What ________________I saw was two men crossing the sweet.

Wealthy as he is,he is not_ B.generous ___with his money,unwilling to help others in troubles.

What time is_ C.1ast __ the train to London? 18.I must tell you how_ A.pleased I was to receive __a letter from you.

Weare going to have our office__ C. rearranged _______to make room for a new engineer.

We advised him to give up smoking,C.and do __a lot of exercise. What____B.type ____of blood does Tom have?

When a fire_B.broke out ______at the National Exhibition,at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.

We failed in our____D.attempt ______ to climb the mountain.

We lived on a B.side street when my wife studied in Oxford.It is quiet there,so very suited for a student.Universities,one year at work,one year college.

Why______B.is...being _______the old block of flats_______________demolished next month?

We are told that it is______C where ________we are born that decides our nationality.

We have kept_____B.up _______our friendship by writing to each other,so we are true friends.

When we were having a meeting,the director____B.was told ___the bad news by telephone.

____D.What _______I am afraid of is their taking him to the police station.

What will happen to you,if you____D.fall behind ____in your school work?

When the streets are full of melting snow,you can?t help b ut___A.get _____your shoes wet.

We shall have an opportunity to exchange____C.views

_____tomorrow.

We do not permit________in the office.So we do not permit

him_B.smoking...to smoke _here.

Winning or losing is temporary,but friendship___D.lasts _______·We cannot judge a person simply on the____B.basis _______of his education·

Whenever my mother washes clothes,she often asks if I have any clothes_C.to be washed _·

We as a company feel that it is______C.absolute ________to maintain good worker-management relations,

We had to wait a long time to get our passports,__C.didn?t we ______? _____C.What _______I need is a good English-English dictionary.When___D.seen ____near the horizon,the Moon appears strikingly larger.

Wet umbrellas ale not allowed_____A.to be taken ____into this hotel. Words___C.convey ____meaning,as we all know.

____B.Wha ____she couldn…t understand was why fewer and fewer went to him for help.

We were deeply impressed by her important_D.contribution to the success of the project.

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Y ou can often tell the meaning of a word from its__A.context _____.Y ou have nothing to____B.gain ____by refusing to listen to our advice.

Y ou should be very___C.grateful ____to your teachers for their help.Y esterday Mr.Smith gave a vivid_____D.account _________of his recent visit to China.

Y ou will get used to____A.living __here when you have settled down.Y ou should be able to________B.distinguish _________right from wrong.

Y ou should make____A.sure ____your house or flat is secure.

Y oung children soon__ D.pick up ______words they hear their elders use.

Y our brother has made an___ A.appointment _____for you to see the lawyer at three this aftemoon.

Y our tutors will be making sure you__ A.keep up with ____your work.A

Y ou____B.ought ______to lock the door at night.

四部分完型填空

A

As late as 1800,women?s only place was in the home.No“nice”woman would __61C(dream )__ of entering what ,was strictly a male world.……62A(widely ) ……63B(signing) ……64D(open ) ……65A(accept) ……66B(after ) ……67A(it) ……

68D(invention ) ……69D(fingers ) ……The idea

__70B(that )__women could work in the business had been accepted.练习7:迟至1800年,妇女的地位仅仅是只能呆在家里。没有“好”女人会梦想进入完全的男人世界

B

Before 1836 the Texas area__91A(belonged )__to Spain and then to Mexico.……92D(Under ) ……93B(free) ……94A(other ) ……95B(as ) ……96C(declared ) ……97D(rebels ) ……

98A(signed) ……99B(elected) ……The Republic of Texas did not become part__100B__ the United States for nine years because most north-emers opposed the annexation(合并)of another slave state.练习10:1836年以前得克萨斯州属于西班牙,之后属于墨西哥。

Buck and his mother and all the men smoked tobacco and talked,___21 A (while )____I was eating.22 D(was living) 23 C(was never heard) 24 B(but) 25A(that )26A(tO

travel )27B(off )28A(share )29D(had never seen )30C(of )That house had everything a person could want,and the food was good,too.自测10:当我在吃饭的时候,巴克和他母亲和所有的男人在抽烟讲话。……

Before the 20th century the horse provided everyday transportation in the united states. 21C(replaced) ……22B(nearly) ……

23A(afford) ……24B(in) ……25C(average) ……

26D(purchasing) ……27A(income) ……28C(cost) ……

29B(superior) ……The influence of the automobile extends throughout the ecnomy _30D(as )_the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money keeping their cars running than on any other items.自测17:在美国20世纪以前马提供每天的交通。但是今天在美国汽车已经完全取代了马成为最常见的交通方式。

C

Can you imagine how you would feel if you fell seriously ill and could not communicate your need for doctor? 21C(position)……

22D(.where)……23C(1ives)……24B(to)……25A(if only)……

26A(No)……27C(make)……28D(other)……29C(as)……

0B(therefore)……,that Australia should have been the first country to initiate a Flying Doctor Service.自测15:你能想象当你病的很严重却又联系不上医生的时候你是什么感觉吗?澳大利亚成为第一个

开创医疗救助飞行服务的国家

China has 267 million families.About 10 million newlyweds establish new households every year.Many of these new households differ significantly__81C(from )__traditional families.…

82A(rather than)……83B(line ) ……84C(potential ) ……

85A(that ) ……86B(Increasingly ) ……87A(declining ) ……

88D(role) ……89C(rate ) ……but it is still only one-third to one-fifth that of developing countries such as India and Thailand This indicates

that Chinese marriages

are still relatively stable …90B(Even though )…people?s ideas and conduct have changed significantly since China?s reform

and opening to the outside world.练习9中国有2.67亿个家庭, 每年有一千万个新结婚的人建立新居,中国的高生育率已经下降了至少50%。

F

Frank knew he was very ill.He spent days walking,

__21A(sometimes)__as far as thirty miles__22D(in )__a day,trying to reason with the pain,and strange thoughts in his mind Then,one night.23C(mind) 24A(1istened )25A(be

admitted )26B(remember )27C(nobody )28A(whenever )29A(onlv )Th ousands of others__30D(Like)__him can find no help either.They are the sufferers from long-term mental illness that confuse the minds of their victims.自测6弗兰克知道自己病得很重, ……他到门诊部挂号去看精神病医生

H

Higher education in America is mostly about HML(How to Make a Living).__21C(Ironically )__,by following this path the universities may be putting themselves in the poor house.……22A(concepts ) ……23B(interaction ) ……24B(Therefore ) ……25A(plenty ) ……26C(that ) ……27C(an effort) ……28D(concerned ) ……29A(means ) ……and __30C(which )__can only be taught and learned person-to-person:wisdom(智慧).在美国,高等教育主要是有关“HML”(如何谋生)。讽刺地是,与之相伴的是大学可能把学生放在简陋的教室里。

Historically,the real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback:He spent the long days outdoors working with cattle.The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid......21 D( raise) (22)

A(markets) ......23 C( look after)... 24 B(railroad)... 25 C(long) (26)

A(unmarried)... 27 B(understood)... 28 A(towns) ...29 A(free) (30)

D(1ikely)… These parttime cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low.自测11:历史上真正的牛仔是个在马背上的简单的农场工人。他要整日在外放牛。工作又脏又累,酬劳很低

I

In some cities,workaholism(废寝忘食工作)is so common that people don't consider it unusual.……

21 D(normal) ......22 B(serious ) ......23 B(probably ) (24)

D(hate) ......25 A(physical ) ......26 C(failure ) (27)

B(always ) ......28 B(Why ) ......29 D(more than ) (30)

A( made ) ……Psychologists claimthat work gives people an identity.自测18在有些城市,工作狂很常见;对工作狂失败和成功的评论。

In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision-making.……21C(old) ……22D(what) ……

23B(independent) ……24A(too) ……25C(suit) ……26D(break away from) ……27A(reached) ……28C(matters) ……

29D(beyond) ……30C(set up) ……but they feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family tie.自测14在美国家庭

里丈夫和妻子通常共享决定权…..子女独立,但会使老年夫妇感觉到无用和孤独。

In Britain,winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre,opera,concerts and ballet,but also for shopping or for sightseeing.London,one of the__11C(busiest )__cities in the world,……12B(especially ) ……13D(their) …

…14A(shopper)…15D(offers) ……16B(eager ) ……17A(in) ……18A(see) ……19B(which).Rent a car and

drive …20A(out )…_into the beauty of the winter landscape-the scenery will be ever beautiful-and the people will have

more time to chat to you at this time of year.练习2在英国,冬天不仅仅是一个适合参加剧院,戏院,音乐会和芭蕾舞演出的季节,还是购物和观光的好时节。

J

Jules V erne's most famous book is“Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”.……21A(meaning ) ……22D(invented ) ……

23C(at ) ……24A(story teller ) ……25B(to be ) ……

26D(who ) ……27A(easy ) ……28C(ways) 29C(as well

as ) ……30D(Sometimes )…he was wrong,of course,but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.自测5:儒勒·凡尔纳最著名的书是《海底两万里》另一本书《八十天环游地球》有时候他描述错了但通常准确度非常高。

M

Martin Luther King Jr.was born in Georgia in 1929.When he was__1B(still)__a boy Martin learned that blackAmericans were often treated differently from most of__2D(their)__fellow Americans.3B(skin ) …….4C(wrong ) ……5A(where) ………6D(for ) ……7B(even ) ……8A(that ) ……9B(violently ) ……But Dr.King?s dream can never die.Many Americans are still __10B(working )__ to make that dream come true.练习1马丁路德.金, 为争取平等而奋斗,这位倡导过非暴力的后来死于暴力,但是金先生的梦没有随他死去。

Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them.A child rarely dislikes

food__21D(unless )____it is badly cooked.……22C(way ) ……

23A(whether ) ……24C(discuss ) ……25B(anybody ) ……

26A(supposed ) ……27C(idea ) ……28B(allow ) ……

29B(soon ) ……Under__30D__circumstances must a child he coaxed(哄骗) or forced to eat.仿1:很多胃口好的孩子都乐意去吃提供给他们的几乎所有食物……在任何情况下都不要哄骗孩子或是强制他们进食。

Many teachers believe tha t the student should be responsible for learning.……21A(If ) ……22B(context ) ……23B (one ) ……24C(1earning ) ……25D(with ) ……26C(assigned ) ……27B(minimum ) ……28A(student's ) ……29C(sources ) ……30D(other than ) ……such as administrative or research work Therefore if a student has a problem with class work,the student should make all appointment to see a professor during office hours.自测4很多老师认为学生应该对学习负责。……如果一个学生在功课上有问题,学生应该在办公时间预约去见老师。

Mr.Smith,a passenger on the transcontinental train,appeared before the judge.A police officer claimed he had attempted

to__21A(avoid )__paying his fare The defendant refused to consult a lawyer__22C(and )__suggested that the officer was not

aware__23D(of )__all the circumstances.……24A(take) ……

25D(shortly ) ……26A(borders ) ……27B (rest) 28A(view ) ……

29B(accept ) ……30C(reason ) ……Crime must not be encouraged or the processes of the law interfered with.He gave Smith a warning and fined him one dollar.自测9:史密斯先生是这列横穿大陆的火车上的一名乘客,警察声称他曾试图逃票, 史密斯说穿过边境时突然被偷走了并愿意接受法庭给予的任何合理的惩罚,警告并且罚款一美元。

N

No man can change the weather.Nobody can control the weather.But if people read correctly the signs around them,they can tell__21C(what )__ the will be like the following day or two.……

22B(make ) ……23D(such as ) ……24B(sign ) ……25A(air ) ……26D(on ) ……27A(that ) ……28B(weather)……Most of

the__29A(above )__sayings have been made by people who have used their__30C(eyes )__and brains to make weather forecasting.自测3:没有人能改变天气。没有人能控制天气。但是如果人们能正确地识别出天气信号,他们能说出在接下来的一到两天里是什么样的天气。

P

Paris is the capital of France.It is also one of the___21B(most famous )____cities in the world.......22 C(all over ) (23)

D(Educational) ......24 A(1ie ) ......25 A(is located) ......26 C(on top of ) ......27 D(such as) ......28 B(must be) (29)

A(called) ……is__30D(where )____Notre Dame is

located.Todayaround eight million people live in Paris.自测19:巴黎是法国的首都。它也是世界上最重要的城市之一。塞纳河、白色教堂Sacre Coeur、巴黎圣母院

People used to say,“The hand that rocks the cradle(摇篮)rules the world.”……21A(Behind) ……22C(Both) ……23A(sons) ……24B(fairly) ……25C(men) ……26D(stand behind) ……

27B(beside) ……28 C(a higher) ……29 A(far) ……but it has already made some impoortant changes in women's___30 D(position) ___in society and in men's fives,too.

Plants are very important living things.Life could not go OB if there _ 21B(were )__ no plants.……22C(food ) ……23A(Therefore) ……24D(types ) ……25B(main ) ……26C(covered ) ……27C(no ) ……28A(without) ……29D(float ) ……When these spores__30C(fan )__on wet and shady(阴的)places,they usually grow into new plants.自测12自测12人们曾常说,“晃动摇篮的手控制这个世界。”“每个成功男人的背后都有一个女人.”在美国妇女解放运动后,女性在社会上和在男人的生活中的地位已经有了重要的改变。

S

Smoking may be a pleasure for some

people.__21B(However )__,it is a serious source

__22B(discomfort )__ for their fellows.……23D(on ) ……24C(In fact ) ……25A(suffer ) ……26B(surely ) ……27B(persuade ) ……28A(entirely ) ……29A(rather) ……Nevertheless,it is up to your good__30C(sense )__.仿8对一些人来说,抽烟是一个快乐的事,对这些人的同伴来说则是一件非常不舒服的事。内禁止吸烟,取决于你良好的自主意识

Should authority be criticized? in__51A(much)__ of the world,authority is not challenged either out of respect or

out of__52C(fear )__.……53A(question ) ……54D(curious ) ……

55A(disagree ) ……56D(findings ) ……57B(designed ) ……

58B(on ) ……59D(Even ) ……__60D(By )__the time they are 14,15

and 16,many young scholars are

making original and valuable contributions in all fields of science.练习6权威能够被批评吗?……在美国,很多十四,五六岁的时候年轻学者们就在科学的各个领域作出独创的有价值的贡献。

T

The United States covers a large part of the North American continent.__21B(Its )__ neighbors are Canada to the

north and Mexico to the south.22C(Although ) ……

23D(population ) ……24D(winning) ……25C(Each) ……

26A(star) ……27A(grew) ……28B(however) ………

29A(who ) ……30C(England) ……That is why the language of the United States is English and why its culture and customs are most like those of England than anywhere else.练习3美国覆盖了这个北美大陆的大部分地区。美国国旗上的每一颗星代表一个州。为什么美国的语言是英语?

Time slips by slowly without notifying you.Sometimes you expect time to fly and it takes so__31B(long )__ to

pass.32D(Looking ) ……33A(even if) ……34C(message ) ……35A(what ) ……36D(covering) …37C (memories) ……

38A(remember ) ……39D(follow ) ……40D(catch ) ……When I took my hands back out of the tank I found,to my great surprise,that all the fish turned upside down ! 练习4:有时候你希望时间飞逝,但它却过的如此漫长。回顾童年时代.

The effects of population growth can be seen in global and in local terms.Global effects—ozone depletion and global

warming—are not as linked to the developing countries as to the wasteful and polluting production systems in__71B(industrialized )__ countries.……72C(while )……73A(effects )……74C(deal with )……75B(growth )……76A(short )……77C(because of)……78D(due to)……__79A(Furthermore )__,its one-child policy is not a permanent solution.as it will create an age structure__80B(that )__will be difficult to deal with in the future.练

习8人口增长的影

响可见于世界和各地方范围内, 臭氧层破坏和全球温室效应—与发展中国家和与工业化国家的浪费与有污染的生产系统同样有关.

The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of

help.……21C(in)……..…22B(beaided)….23A(around)…24D( shares)…25B(to help)…26D(wounded)….27B(howpeople were)…28A(regardless)…29C(protects)…30A(demonstrating)…water safety and artificial respiration,and providing blood.自测13红十字会使一个国际组织,它关心那些需要帮助的人们帮助有需要的人。……传授急救知识,演示水上安全等。

There are many different methods of studying. (21)

D(well) ……22 A(untill ……23 B(nobody) ……24 D(work) ……

25 A(behind) ......26 B(handed in) ......27 C(at all) (28)

D(excuse) ……29 A(expense) ……30 C(case) begin with the shortest and easiest les-sons.Get them out of the way first and then go to the more difficult,time consurming work.自测20学习方法有很多种。大学里请先从所需时间最少最容易的课程开始。然后再学习相对难一些的、所需时间多一些的课程。

U

Up until about one hundred years ago,newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers.They used n0 illustrations and the articles were_21A(about )__ politics or business.......22D(change ) ......23B(bought ) (24)

C(exciting ) ……25D(added ) ……26D(came) ……27A(than )2……8B(reduced ) ……29C(anyone else's ) ……30C(draw ) ……Hearst answered,“Y ou furnish(提供) the pictures.I'll furnish the war.自测16直到大约一百年以前,美国报纸只对非常严肃的读者有吸引力,Joseph Pulizer 和William Randolph改变了这一切。通过插图和卡通漫画、减价。

W

Why don’t birds get lost on their long mig ratory(迁移的)flights? Scientists have been__41B(puzzled )__over this

question for many years.……42D(that)……43A(stars)……

44B(cage)……45B(ability)……46C(change)……47A(caused)…

48B(means)……49D( hidden)……But when it’s too dark to see these,the warblers circle…50A(helplessly )….练习5为什么鸟儿们不会在它们长途迁移飞行中迷失?是能运用星星作为向导飞行。实验中天太黑鸣禽们只能无助的盘旋了。

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