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Mark Inglis is from New Zealand.He篇一：九年级英语竞赛试题
九年级英语竞赛试题
I、Multiple-choice(选择填空)（每小题1分，计35分） A) 找出与划线部分相同或相近的选项
( )1. Be careful when you are crossing the street.
A. Go fast B. Don't stop C Don't run D. Look out ( )2. Is there anyone in the room?
A. someone B. anybody C. everything D. anything ( )3. Tom shouted out," Be careful!" A. laughed B. called C. smiled D. found
( )4. The young man was brave when he fought against the thief. A, quick B. strong C. fearless D. angry ( )5. A true man fears nothing.
A.real B.brave C.sad D.happy
( )6. She was sorry for getting to school so late.
A. heard from B. regretted C. pardoned
( )7.We have enough time and we needn't do the work in such a hurry. A. many B. plenty of C. great D. plenty ( )8.Take the medicine before you go to bed, please.
A.Smell B.Have C.Taste D.Sell
( )9. He learned a lot when he lived in the country for a holiday.
A. got to know a lot B. did much C. received a lot D. knows a lot ( )10. He wondered who was making faces.
A. didn't know B. wanted to know C. asked D. asked to know B) 四个选项中选择出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( )11. This book is well written; it is worth ______.
A. to read B. reading C. of reading D. to be read
( )12. Peter decided to go___ the lesson once more before class.
A.out B.on C.over D.down ( )13. There is a river ______ the hill.
A. on the foot of B. in the foot of C. at the foot of D. at foot of ( )14.Wei Fang speaks English better than _____ else in her class.
A. all B. anyone C.none D. every one
( )15. Betty and John have come back, but ___ students in the class aren't here yet. A. the other B. others C. another D. the others
( )16. It will be Children's Day soon, and we're now ___ busy ____ a bee. A.so;like B.as;like C.like;as D.as;as ( )17. You'd better ______ late for class, Jim.
A.don't be B. won't be C.not to be D.not be
( )18. Class was over. The teacher let his students ______ the classroom.
A. leave for B. leave C. leaving D. left ( )19. The West Lake is _____ in China.
A. most beautiful lake B. the most beautiful lakes
C. one of the most beautiful lake D. one of the most beautiful lakes ( )20.That's _____ the village lies.
A. where B.when C.why D.what ( )21. Let's have a party tonight,_____?
A. shall we B. will you C. don't you D. are you
( )22. This story-book is _____. I wrote _____ name on its cover_____.
A.my; my; myselfB. mine; my; myself C. myself; mine; my D. mine; myself; my ( )23. --- I telephoned you this morning, but you _____ in. --- Sorry, I _______ to the bookshop.
A. won’t be; was B. aren’t ; went
C. weren’t; had gone D. haven’t been; had been ( )24. ________ of the students in the class _____ girls. A. Two thirds; are B. Two third; is
C. Two three; is D. Two there; are
( )25. ---Excuse me. Could you tell me ___ some stamps? --- Yes. There is a post office on Xinhua Road. A. where can I buy B. where I can buy
C. that can I buy D. that I can buy
( )26.The girl was seen ___ computer games in the Internet bar. A. plays B. playing C. be playing D. played
( )27. Don’t put off today’s work till tomorrow. This means today’s work _____ today. A. must be done B. must do C. must to do D. must to be done ( )28.--- Hello! May I speak to Mr. Smith, please? ---______ A. See you! B. I agree with you.
C. Hold on, please. D. I’d love to.
( )29.--- I lost my new watch on the bus yesterday morning. --- ___________
A. I’m afraid not. B. You’re welcome
C. I’m sorry to hear that D. Make yourself at home. ( )30. ______ weather it is!
A. What broken B. What a broken C. How breaking D. How broken
( )31. The day after tomorrow is ______ Father’s Day, so I’m going to make ______ delicious cake
for my father.
A.a; the B. /; a C. /; the D. a; a
( )32. Students often exchange gifts with _____ when they leave school.
A. both B. the others C. others D. one another
( )33. --- Remember, class, the more _____ you are, the ______ mistakes you’ll make in your test.
--- We know, Mr. Green.
A. carefully; little B. carefully; less
C. careful; fewer D. careful; few
( )34. John began to learn French last month. _______. A. His sister did so B. So did his sister
C. So his sister did D. His sister so did
( )35. The bridge ____ this photo was taken was built last year.
A. which B. how C. who D. where
II.阅读短文，从12个单词或短语中选出10个，并用其适当的形式填空。（每题2分，共计20
Mark Inglis is from New Zealand. He has just (36)_________ Mount Everest. Lots of people try to climb Everest but it isn’t easy: every year, climbers die. For Mark, it was (37)___________ more difficult. Why? Because Mark hasn’t got any legs. Mark hasn’t always been disabled. (38)___________ he was young he loved sports and he was always active, but in 1982 he lost his legs (39) __________ a climbing accident. He couldn’t walk and he certainly couldn’t climb. He thought his life was (40)________, but he dad always dreamed of climbing Everest, the world’s highest mountain, he started climbing again, using legs (41)__________ metal and plastic. Last month, Mark’s dream (42)_________. He started climbing with three (43)_______. The weather on Everest was terrible. It was icy and windy. The temperature was -30℃. But six days (44)________ they arrived at the top of the mountain. Mark was very, very tired, but very happy. He has become the first person (45)______ any legs to climb Everest.
III. Reading comprehension. (阅读理解)（每小题2分，计20分）
A
Dear Joy,
Thank you for agreeing to water our plants for us while we are away. Here is what you need to do.
1. The vegetable in the garden need to be watered every day unless it rains. There is a large area of bare soil, but this needs to be watered, too. Betty planted some corn there. Please pick any vegetables that are ripe and use them. It’s a shame for them to go to waste.
2. The garden at the front of the house only needs to be watered every two or three days. The plants there are quite strong and will survive a few days without water. The roses are starting to bloom. If you look after them, they should be all right for a week or more. They will last a bit longer if you put a little sugar in the water. That’s some advice my grandmother gave me a long time ago.
3. There are a few plants in the pots on the porch, and these need to be watered well every day. I’ve left a couple of pots out in the sun, and these also need lots of water. You can pick any strawberries that are ripe and eat them. You’ll find they are delicious.
4. You don’t need to do anything for the lemon tree. If you see any ripe lemons, just pick them and take them home. You can use them in cooking for to make lemonade(柠檬汁)
Thanks again for helping out. We’ll see you in two weeks. You’ve got our telephone number, so please call us if there are any problems or if you need to ask any questions. We’ll send you a post-card.
( )46. Lee wrote these instructions to Joy because Lee_______. A. would not grow plants well B. gave Joy the garden C. sold the house to Joy D. was going on holiday ( )47. What does NOT need watering every day? A. The room B. The lemon tree C. The strawberries D. The vegetables
( )48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Joy will send Lee a postcard. B. Lee will come home in three weeks. C. Lee likes to grow his own vegetables. D. Lee’s house is not very big.
( )49.How should Joy deal with the lemon tree?
A. Cut it down B. Water it every two days C. Pick ripe lemons, and take them home. D. Take good care of it. ( )50. What does “ripe fruit” mean?
A. The fruit is ready to eat. B. The fruit is hard and bitter. C. The fruit is rotten. D. The fruit is starting to grow.
B
Scientists have been studying the relationship between music and learning since the 1930’s. A book named An Introduction to the Music Revolution describes a lot of ways that music helps learning. Do you feel stressed- out while you are studying? Listening to music reduces stress. Some music produces endorphins(多肽), chemicals that calm you down and help you learn faster. Does studying ever make you tired? Music makes sleepy students feel more awake and increases the oxygen flow to the brain. The brain needs a lot of oxygen to function(起作用) at its best.
Music makes you aware of your emotions (情绪). Emotions stay in the memory for a long time. Feeling emotions while studying helps you to remember what you are studying for a longer period of time. (61) Just like an emotion stays firmly in your mind, what you are studying stays there, too. Some kinds of music even help the brain solve maths problems better!
Studies show that classical music is the best music for learning. The rhythm in classical music affects both sides of the brain. Having both sides of your brain working at the same time helps you remember information easily. (62) Singing also makes the brain better at remembering and learning. So next time you get a song stuck in your head, make sure it is an English one! (1)将下列两个划线句子翻译成汉语
51. ______________________________________________ 52. ______________________________________________ 根据短文回答问题
53. What’s the relationship between music and learning? _____________________________________________ 54.What is the effect of music to sleepy students?
_________________________________________________ 55. Why does classical music help people learn?
IV.Cloze (完形填空) （每小题1分，计10分）
While Tom and Mary were on holiday-at the seaside, they enjoyed (61) _______the seagulls. They (62) _______ a lot about these lovely birds.They will often come close to you on the beach (海滩) when you are eating anything. If you (63) _______ a piece of bread to them they soon snatched (抓住) it away.Seagulls swim well, but they do not often dive for fish. They are also good at flying (64) _______their large wings. When a seagull is flying, he puts his legs(65) _______ his body.Tom often watched them (66) _______close to the ground because he liked the way they (67) _______the air with their wings and brought down their feet before they(68) _______the ground.Mary liked to see VI.Translation(翻译)（每小题2分，计10分） 76. 当你遇见生词时，请查词典。 （look up）
_________________________________________________ 77. 在5点之前你必须把作业做完。 （get）
________________________________________________ 78. 他宁愿骑自行车也不愿乘公共汽车去上班。（would rather … than） _________________________________________________
79. 我过去经常早晨6点就去上学了，可是现在我7点半才起床。（used to do） _______________________________________________
them gliding(滑翔) over the (69) _______ as they often do, without their (70) _______moving, but she said she didn't like the noise they make.
( )56. A.watch B. to watch C.watching D.watched ( )57. A.understood B.learned C.found D.thought ( )58.A.threw B.took C.sent D.pulled ( )59.A.with B.to C.for D.of ( )60. A. under B. about C.on D.in ( )61. A.to come B.came C.coming D.comes ( )62.A.help B.beat .C.put D.kept ( )63. A.hit B.arrived C.got D.touched ( )64. A. water B.land C.sky D. ground ( )65. A.eyes B.feet C.legs D.wings
V.Sentence pattern transformation (句式转换)（每题2分，20分）
66. The passage is to difficult that Andy can’t understand it. (改为同义句) ________________________________________________ 67. Could you tell me how I can get to the bookshop? (改简单句) _______________________________________________ 68. They have never been to Beijing. (改为反义疑问句) ________________________________________________ 69. I’d like to go to London on holiday. (对划线部分提问) _______________________________________________
70.We shouldn’t allow students to stay up until midnight.(被动句) ______________________________________________ 71. The film started half an hour ago.
72. We have known each other for about two years. We 73. He got up very early . He wanted to catch the early bus 74. Their school is three times as big as ours.
_____times smaller than theirs. 75. The box is so heavy that I can’t carry it.
___ carry.
80. 你不应该灰心，我确信给你能独自解决那道难题。 （lose heart） ________________________________________________
智力题(每小题2分，计10分)
81.There are two bookshelves A and B. There are 450 books on them. If we take 25 books from A to B, the numbers of the books are the same. Do you know how many books there are on bookshelf A and bookshelf B originally?
A.250;200 B.225;215 C. 200;250 D. 215;225 82. What, by losing one eye, has nothing left but a nose?
A. nose B. noise C. eye D. ear 83. If post is 1234, “top” will be _____. A. 231 B. 421 C. 314 D. 124
84. How can you make 7 out of three 6s?
85. Mr. Black has five daughters and each daughter has a brother. How many children does Mr. Black have?
九年级英语竞赛试题答题卡
班级________________ 姓名____________________
I、Multiple-choice(选择填空)（每小题1分，计35分）
A) 找出与划线部分相同或相近的选项 1-5______________________________ 6-10______________________________
B) 四个选项中选择出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。11-15______________________________ 16-20______________________________ 21-25______________________________ 26-30______________________________ 31-35______________________________
II.阅读短文，从12个单词或短语中选出10个，并用其适当的形式填空。（每题2分，计20分）
36_________ 37_________ 38_________ 39_________ 40_________ 41_________ 42_________ 43_________ 44_________ 45_________
III. Reading comprehension. (阅读理解)（每小题2分，计20分）
A）
46-50____________________________
B）
51_____________________________________________ 52_____________________________________________ 53_____________________________________________ 54_____________________________________________ 55_____________________________________________
IV.Cloze (完形填空) （每小题1分，计10分）
56-60_______________________ 61-65_______________________
V.Sentence pattern transformation (句式转换)（每题2分，计20分）
66________________________________________________ 67________________________________________________ 68________________________________________________ 69________________________________________________ 70________________________________________________ 71_________ _________
72_________ _________ _________ 73_________ _________ 74_________
75_________ _________ _________ _________
VI.Translation(翻译)（每小题2分，计10分）
76________________________________________________ 77________________________________________________
78________________________________________________ 79________________________________________________ 80________________________________________________
VII.智力题(每小题1分，计5分)
81 ________________________ 82_______________________ 83________________________
Mark Inglis is from New Zealand.He篇二：中南大学英语上单选题
(一) 单选题
1. My sister _______ on her best clothes and left for the party.
(A) put
(B) puts
(C) will put
(D) is putting
参考答案：
(A)
2. The teacher told me the earth _______ around the sun
(A) move
(B) moves
(C) will move
(D) have moved
参考答案：
(B)
3. I _______ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since last year.
(A) will play
(B) have played
(C) play
(D) played
参考答案：
(C)
4. I’m perfectly ________ doing it myself, thank you.
(A) able of
(B) able to
(C) capable of
(D) capable to
参考答案：
(C)
5. He stood there motionless and ________ at the natural beauty of the sea.
(A) in wonder
(B) in doubt
(C) in question
(D) in trouble
参考答案：
(A)
6. He was having a really tough time at work at that time but he survived at last.
(A) difficult
(B) critical
(C) soft
(D) mild
参考答案：
(A)
7. So many fantastic ideas! It’s too much for me to _______ all at once.
(A) abandon
(B) absorb
(C) break
(D) revolve
参考答案：
(B)
8. In spite of his ________ quietness, George is very aggressive.
(A) outward (B) coward (C) reward (D) inward
参考答案：
(A)
9. Good food and plenty of exercise are essential for a healthy life.
(A) fine (B) unnecessary (C) necessary (D) separable
参考答案：
(C)
10. 6. He was born with a slight deformity of the feet which made him limp.
(A) disability (B) inability (C) distortion (D) illness
参考答案：
(A)
11. ________ faces stared up at her from the audience.
(A) A bit of
(B) A sea of
(C) Amount of
(D) A little of
参考答案：
(B)
12. In order to win the competition，they practiced the song _______.
(A) over and again
(B) over and over again
(C) again and over
(D) again and again over
参考答案：
(B)
13. So far the ceasefire has been __________ by both sides.
(A) observed
(B) deserved
(C) served
(D) looked
参考答案：
(A)
14. He promised his parents to work hard in the following years.
(A) previous (B) likely (C) coming (D) last
参考答案：
(C)
15. The speaker __________ by saying that music is vital to our well-being and health.
(A) took off (B) fell off (C) started off (D) wiped off
参考答案：
(C)
16. The herb medicine eventually cured her diseases.
(A) nicely
(B) apparently
(C) finally
(D) naturally
参考答案：
(C)
17. The market is gloomy. Will his new plan __________ good results?
(A) bring together (B) bring about (C) bring forward (D) bring down
参考答案：
(B)
18. After that we never saw her again, ________ did we hear from her.
(A) not
(B) none
(C) or
(D) nor
参考答案：
(D)
19. His main rival is going further.
(A) leader (B) partner (C) opponent (D) cooperator
参考答案：
(C)
20. The little bird gathered small sticks to __________ a nest.
(A) make up (B) make into (C) drive into (D) pick up
参考答案：
(B)
21. The experience of staying far away from home created a very special bond between us.
(A) relationship (B) proof (C) blog (D) money
参考答案：
(A)
22. If you’re too trusting, other people will take?________?of you.
(A) happiness
(B) advantage
(C) disadvantage
(D) good
参考答案：
(A)
23. It was in that beautiful park ______ we celebrated the family reunion last week.
(A) when (B) where (C) that (D) which
参考答案：
(C)
24. “It’s such a nice place,” Mother said as she sat at the table________ for customs.
(A) conserved
(B) deserved
(C) preserved
(D) reserved
参考答案：
(D)
25. The doctor took my temperature and _______ to my heart.
(A) listen
(B) will listen
(C) has listened
(D) listened
参考答案：
(D)
26. They won’t buy new clothes because they _______ money to buy a new house.
(A) save
(B) are saving
(C) have saved
(D) were saving
参考答案：
(B)
27. Her ex-husband has to the children once a week.
(A) exit
(B) entrance
(C) access
(D) assess
参考答案：
(C)
28. Love, joy, hate, fear and grief are all emotions.
(A) smiles (B) actions (C) sadness (D) feelings
参考答案：
(D)
29. The husband _______ for his wife’s every wish.
(A) required
(B) watched
(C) needed
(D) catered
参考答案：
(D)
30. He went ahead and fought, ___________ the consequences.
(A) despite of
(B) regardless of
(C) in spite
(D) instead of
参考答案：
(B)
31. The new manager is kind to everybody. He seems easy to ___________.
(A) get by (B) get across (C) get along with (D) get rid of
参考答案：
(C)
32. The school offers us the for study.
(A) appliance
(B) facilities
(C) instrument
(D) apparatus
参考答案：
(B)
33. This year the company will _______ about 90 new graduates.
(A) fire
(B) educate
(C) hire
(D) view
参考答案：
(C)
34. The company intended to _________ hugely in new technology.
(A) defend
(B) plan
(C) invest
(D) remain
参考答案：
(C)
35. I hope my dream about prison won’t _______!
(A) realize
(B) attain
(C) achieve
(D) come true
参考答案：
(D)
36. He was embarrassed at first but he was clever enough to amuse the audience with his sense of _________.
(A) guilt
(B) direction
(C) humor
(D) achievement
参考答案：
(C)
37. _______ you leave the house at the same time as your brother does?
Mark Inglis is from New Zealand.He篇三：高级英语1 lesson 9课后练习答案
EXERCISES 9
I. Give brief answers to the following questions, using your own words as much as possible:
1) Why is Mark Twain one of America's best-loved authors?
2) Give a brief account of Mark Twain's experience before he became a writer.
3) Why did the author adopt 'Mark Twain' as his pen name?
4) When did Mark Twain become a pilot on a steamboat? How long did he stay there? What did he learn there? What effect did this experience have on his writing?
5) Why did Twain leave the river country? What did he do then?
6) What story did he write that made him known as "the wild humorist of the Pacific slope”?
7) Why did the book, the Innocents Abroad, become an instant best-seller?
8) Why is Tom Sawyer as sure to be studied in American schools today as is the Declaration of Independence?
9) Why did Twain become bitter late in life?
Ⅱ. Paraphrase:
1) A man who became obsessed with the frailties of the human race
2) Mark Twain digested the new American experience before sharing it with the world as writer and lecturer.
3) The cast of characters set before him in his new profession was rich and varied-- a cosmos.
4) Broke and discouraged, he accepted a job as reporter with the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise
5) Mark Twain began digging his way to regional fame as a newspaper reporter and humorist.
6)"and when she projects a new surprise, the grave world smiles as usual, and says 'Well, that is California all over’ '"
7) Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh.
Ⅲ. Translate the following into Chinese:
1) From them all Mark Twain gained a keen perception of the human race, of the difference between what people claim to be and what they really are.
2) Tom's mischievous daring, ingenuity, and the sweet
innocence of his affection for Becky Thatcher are almost as sure to be studied in American schools today as is the Declaration of Independence.
3) Mark Twain suggested that an ingredient was missing in the American ambition when he said: "What a robust people, what a nation of thinkers we might be, if we would only lay ourselves on the shelf occasionally and renew our edges."
4) In The Mysterious Stranger, he insisted that man drop his religious illusions and depend upon himself, not Providence, to make a better world.
5) "... they vanish from a world where they were of no
consequence; where they achieved nothing; where they were a mistake and a failure and foolishness; where they have left no sign that they had existed -- a world which will lament them a day and forget them forever. "
Ⅳ. Pick out the compound nouns and compound adjectives fry the text and explain their formation.
Ⅴ. Give the antonyms of the words listed below:
1) optimist 2) savage
3) keen 4) to rebuff
5) diligently 6) sluggish
7) to acknowledge 8) colossal
9) tedious 10) dreary
Ⅵ. Pick out all the words and phrases connected with boats and rivers.
VII. In this text, a lot of nouns are used as attributes. Pick them out.
Models: 1) tramp printer 2) steamboat days
VIII. Explain how the meaning of the following sentences is
affected when the italicized words are replaced with the words in brackets. Pay attention to the shades of meaning of the words.
1) Indeed, this nation's best-loved author was every bit as adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous as anyone has ever imagined. (sentimental) (witty)
2 ) Tramp printer, river pilot, Confederate guerrilla, prospector, starry-eyed optimist, acid-tongued cynic(critic)
3) Lumber, corn, tobacco, wheat, and furs moved dove stream to the delta country (timber)
4) From them all Mark Twain gained a keen perception of the human race, of the difference between what people claim to be and what they really are. (proclaim oneself)
5) When railroads began drying up the demand for steamboat
pilos and the Civil War halted commerce (need) (stop)
6) Attacks on the city government, concerning such issues as mistreatment of Chinese, so angered officials that he fled to the gold-fields (ill-treatment)
7) It was that population that gave to California a name for getting up astounding enterprises... and a recklessness of cost or consequences. (results)
8) In the dreary winter of 1864-65 in Angels Camp, he kept a notebook. ( tedious)
9) In New York City the steamship Quaker City prepared to sail on a pleasure cruise to Europe and the Holy Land. (pleasant)
10) Twain was assigned to accompany them, as correspondent for a California newspaper. (reporter)
11) What a robust people, what a nation of thinkers we might be (healthy)
12) he commented with a crushing sense of despair on man's final release from earthly struggles (desperation)
IX. The italicized words are used metaphorically. Explain their meanings in your own words and comment on t he suitability of the metaphors in each case.
1)Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finn's idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyer's endless summer of freedom and adventure.
2) The geographic core, in Twain's early years was the great valley of the Mississippi River, main artery of transportation in the young nation's heart.
3) The cast of characters set before him in his new profession was rich and varied -- a cosmos
4) Steamboat decks teemed not only with the main current of pioneering humanity, but its flotsam of hustlers, gamblers,and thugs as well.
5) He went west by stagecoach and succumbed to the epidemic of glod and silver fever in Nevada's Washoe region.
6) For eight months he flirted with the colossal wealth available to the lucky and the persistent, and was rebuffed.
7 ) From the discouragement of his mining failures, Mark Twain began digging his way to regional fame as a newspaper reporter and humorist.
8) Mark Twain honed and experimented with his new writing muscles.
X. Besides metaphors and hyperboles, the writer used many other figures of speech to make his writing more vivid and powerful.
Point out the figures used in the following sentences:
1) From them all Mark Twain gained a keen perception of the human race, of the difference between what people claim to be and what they really are.
2) He tried soldiering for two weeks with a motley band of Confederate guerrillas who diligently avoided contact with the enemy.
3) but for making money, his pen would prove mightier than his pickax.( )
4) “It was a splendid population – for all the slow,
sleepy,sluggish-brained sloths stayed at home” ( )
5) "It was that population... and rushing them through with a magnificent dash and daring and a recklessness of cost or
consequences” ( )
6) Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh.( )
7) he commented with a crushing sense of despair on man's fi-nal release from earthly struggles ( )
8) a world which will lament them a day and forget them for-ever ( )
XI. Make sentences using the following words in a figurative sense:
1) heart 2 ) artery 3) current
4) hotbed 5) to dry up 6) to hone
XII. In some places the author uses hyperboles (exaggerations for effect) to emphasize his meaning. Try to pick them out.
Models: 1) eternal boyhood
2) America laughed with him.
XIII. Replace the italicized words and phrases with more formal words or expressions:
1) Indeed, this nation's best-loved author was every bit as adventurous... as anyone had ever imagined. ( )
2) Broke and discouraged, he accepted a job as reporter ( )
3) that gave to California a name for getting up astounding enterprises ( )
4) and rushing them through with a magnificent dash and daring ( )
5) "Well, that is California all over." ( )
6) "Coleman with his jumping frog -- bet stranger $50."( )
7) Casually he debunked revered artists and art treasures. ( )
8) He insisted that man drop his religious illusions ( )
ⅩⅣ. Translate the following into English (using the following words or expressions: to find expression in, to shape ... into, to have no choice but, to succumb, not until, to acquaint ... with, that's ... all over, to be obssessed with, to teem with, every bit as ... as, acquaintance, to sb. 's horror, to sb. 's satisfaction):
1）对贫困的担心使他忧虑重重。
2）洞庭湖盛产鱼虾。
3）汤姆的聪明丝毫不亚于班上的第一名学生。
4）我认识他，但我们说不上是朋友。
5）在压力下，他别无办法，只好离职。
6）最后他被她说服了，决定改变原计划。
7）那时许多儿童死于天花。
8）他发现船舱里进了很多水，十分惊恐。
9）孩子们考试成绩优异，家长和教师都很满意。
10）彼得的特点真是如此。
11）直到半夜医生才做完手术。
12）历史课使我对古代文明有所了解。
13）老作家根据这个民间故事写成了一个电影剧本。
14）新上演的那出话剧充分表现了中国人民大无畏的革命精神。
XV. Topic for oral work
Why does the writer consider Mark Twain a mirror of America?
XVI. Write a summary of the life to Mark Twain within 200 words.
I .
1)Because his literary works such as two novels about Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are loved by Americans, who imagine he was adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous.
2)Before he became a writer, he worked as a tramp printer, river pilot, Confederate guerrilla, prospector, and reporter. He had done varied jobs.
3)He adopted his pen name from the cry heard in his steamboat days, signaling two fathoms of water.
4)He became a pilot on a steamboat in 1857 and stayed there for four and a half years. There he learned a lot about human nature and gained a keen perception of the human race. This experience immensely enriched his writing.
5)He left the river country because the development of railroad, rendered steamboat pilots less necessary and the Civil War began, stopping commerce. Then he became a Confederate guerrilla.
6)The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
7)Because it was a book centered on satirizing Europe and the Holy Land, arousing intense interest among Americans.
8)Because it is a classic tale of American boyhood describing Tom's mischievous daring, ingenuity, and the sweet innocence of his affection for Becky Thatcher.
Mark Inglis is from New Zealand.He篇四：Book 2,Unit5-Book3,Unit1小测
Test for Book 2, Unit5- Book 3, Unit 1
李宛蔓 Feb. 19, 2012
一．按所给的中文意思或首字母填入适当的单词或用所给单词的适当
形式完成句子。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
1. His first film was a great h__________, which made him famous
overnight.
2. He nodded his _(understand)
what I said.
3. Many ______________（过路人）are attracted by his wonderful
performance.
4. The program __________________（播放）now is very interesting.
5. What _____________ (music) instrument do you play in the band?
6. Gong Li is a world-wide famous ____________ (act).
7. He cannot afford the ____________(add) charges.
8. She is so ______________(sense) that we dare not make fun of her.
9. F__________ good habits while you are young is important.
10. She r_________ on it that they will arrive at the meeting on time.
than beg for food.
12.The Spring Festival is an important (社会的) festival
in China.
13. A nurse took her arm and (lead) her to a chair.
14. We need a central bank that is (independence) of
the government.
15. He wrote to the editor of the newspaper demanding an
immediate . (apologize)
16. You must ask (permit) before taking any photographs
inside the church.
17. We’re (obvious) going to need more help.
18. She was (dress) in a red coat.
19. It is difficult to get used to another
country’s .(custom)
20. People who share an are called relatives.
二．用恰当的短语填空。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
21.I would like you to pay （用现金支付）rather
than by cheque.
22.This middle school a
university.
23. It is good to have money, but we must be
healthy.
24.Whatever you say, we’ll （坚持）the facts.
25. I （不太熟悉）天和
those botanical names.
26. You don’t need to , just to go to the pub —
jeans and a T-shirt will do.
27. The police may never discover what （发
生）that night, because Mr Smith, the only eyewitness, died last night.
28. The government set up a monument (纪念碑)
the heroes who died in the war.
29. This song me my hometown.
30.I believe in him because he always 31.The young man the
girl at first sight, and soon they got married.
32. He （屏住呼吸）, not daring
to make any sound.
33. To you, I can’t believe what she
said just now.
34. Something with my computer. Would
you please repair it for me?
35. He earns 100,000 dollars every year.
三、语法：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
36. I owe a great deal to Professor Wu, __________ ___________ I
wouldn’t have done the experiment so successfully.
37. He was the man _________ _________ Master of the Game was
translated.
38. Is this the plane ________ _________ he came to New York?
39. I don’t think the number of the people_________ ____________ this
happened is very large.
40. He stood near the window he could see the
lake.
41. Mount Tai, Shagndong is famous, is a
beautiful place.
42. They live in a house, whose windows are made of glass. =
They live in a house, are
made of glass.
43. He has two daughters and both are college
students.
44. There have been something wrong with the engine of his
car. It suddenly stopped working halfway.
45. It’s really strange that they have left without saying
goodbye to us.
46. It’s nearly five o’clock. The taxi be here soon.
47. After they mastered some skills, they communicate with
each other about them as usual.
48. No matter how hard we push the donkey, it not move. It’s
really stubborn.
49. all your wishes come true!
50. — Could I use your phone?
— Yes, of course you .
四、语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
“Zhong Qiu Jie”, which is also known Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar
calendar. It time for family members and loved ones to get
together and welcome the (arrive) of the full moon — a symbol
of abundance(充实), harmony and good luck. Adults usually enjoy cakes, in the shape of the moon with a good cup of hot Chinese
tea, while the little ones run around happily. “Zhong Qiu Jie” prob (begin) as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological(神
话的) flavor with legends of Chang-E, the 56 (beauty) lady in the moon. According to Chinese mythology, the earth once
had ten suns circling over . One day, all the ten suns
appeared together, scorching (烧焦) the earth with their heat. The earth
(save ) by Hou Yi, who succeeded in shooting down nine of
the suns. Later Yi got some medicine that could make him live a long life,
but wife, Chang E drank it and flew to the moon. Thus our Chinese girls would pray at the Mid Autumn Festival.
五、阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
We all have weaknesses and strengths, no matter who we are. Some-
times the weaknesses seem to outweigh（超过） the strengths and
sometimes it’s the other way around. Some people get sick easily. Some try
to manage their money properly. Some people are not good at small talk.
Many people accept it as just bad luck, but not everyone. Some people
facing their weaknesses still manage to achieve surprising things.
I attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the
guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, who had a terrible stutter (口吃) as a child. Instead of allowing this to limit him, he chose to work hard to overcome it. He is now the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand. Not only did he become successful, but he did so in a position where he had to speak in front of others.
Lots of people face far bigger limitations（缺陷）than you do. They may be missing or are born into poverty. But no matter what the limitation is, you will always find people who have overcome it.
Brett Eastburn has no arms or legs and yet is a great speaker and also a very good wrestler.
Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles, came from a very poor family. He would get sick as a child and spent a lot of time in hospital.
Mark Inglis lost both of his legs below the knees in an accident, but has since climbed Mt Everest.
If Mark Inglis can climb the highest mountain in the world without legs, what can you do?
61. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?
A. Everyone has weaknesses and strengths.
B. Some people are not good at small talk.
C. The weaknesses always outweigh the strengths.
D. Some people have more strengths than weaknesses.
62.The author takes the example of Andrew Becroft to
show A. a stutter can be cured in the end.
B. some people can’t face their weaknesses
C. some people accept their weaknesses as bad luck
D. weaknesses can be overcome by working hard.
63.The underlined word “limbs” in Paragraph 4 probably
means A. eyes B. fingers C. legs or arms D. ears
64. From the passage we can learn .
A. Andrew Becroft came from a very poor family
B. Brett Eastburn is now a judge in New Zealand
C. Ringo Starr is a great speaker
D. Mark Inglis climbed Mt Everest
65. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Weaknesses are terrible
B. Face and overcome weaknesses
C. How to overcome weaknesses
D. Stories about the famous people
Keys:
一．按所给的中文意思或首字母填入适当的单词或用所给单词的适当形式完成句子。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
1. hit 2. to have understood 3. passers-by 4. being broadcast
5. musical 6. actress 7. additional 8. sensitive 9. Forming
10. relies 11. starve 12.social 13. led 14. independent
15. apology 16. permission 17. obviously 18. dressed
19. customs 20. ancestor
二．用恰当的短语填空。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
21. in cash 22. is attached to 23. above all 24. stick to
25. am unfamiliar with 26. dress up 27. took place
28. in memory of 29. reminds…of 30. keeps his word
31. fell in love with 32. held his breath 33. be honest with
34. goes wrong 35. or so
三、语法：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
36. without whom 37. by whom 38. in which 39. to whom
40. from where 41. for which 42. the window of which
43. of them 44. must 45. should 46. should 47. would
48. will 49. May 50. can
四、语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
51. as 52. a 53. arrival 54. which 55. began 56. beautiful
57. it 58. was saved 59. his 60. whom
五、阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
61. A D C D B
Mark Inglis is from New Zealand.He篇五：二级视听说第二册第三单元测试题
.
A. She is from Hong Kong.
B. She is familiar with the Hong Kong singers.
A. It is not easy to get tickets for the concert. B. The orchestra is the best in Europe.
C. Only the man is enthusiastic about the concert.
D. Only the woman is enthusiastic about the concert. C. She is not familiar with the music they are listening to.
D. She enjoys the music they are listening to. 2.
B. Any jazz.
C. Fast music.
D. Slow music. 3.
B. Listening with his MP3 player.
C. Downloading music from the Internet.
D. Borrowing a CD from the woman. 4.
7.
A. He likes classic jazz.
A. Listening to a hip hop CD.
B. Reading with the music turned low.
C. Trying to concentrate on the woman.
D. Giving the woman his headphones. 6.
A. Reading while listening to loud music.
A. Salsa.
B. The woman probably moved in not long ago.
C. The man is interested in the bass.
5.
A. The man probably moved in not long ago.
D. The woman wants to finish the party as early as possible.
B. He likes the latest jazz.
C. He prefers symphony to jazz.
D. He does not like jazz at all. 8.
B. Compact disks.
C. The quiet atmosphere at home.
D. Singers singing different songs. 9.
A. Live concerts.
C. MP3 players will soon become out of date. D. CD players will soon become out of date.
11.
A. The woman likes animation while the man likes realistic
movies.
B. The man likes animation while the woman likes realistic
movies.
C. They both like computer animation. D. They both like realistic movies.
12.
A. The man likes real stories while the woman likes unreal stories.
A. The man thinks the tickets are inexpensive while the
B. The woman likes real stories while the man likes unreal woman thinks they are expensive. stories. B. The man thinks the tickets are expensive while the woman
C. Both the man and the woman like real stories. thinks they are inexpensive. C. They both think the tickets are expensive.
D. They both think the tickets are inexpensive.
13.
A. He doesn't want to see it.
B. He wants to see it with the woman.
A. It is easy to carry an MP3 player.
D. Both the man and the woman dislike real stories.
10.
B. The sound from a CD player is funny compared with an
C. He wants to see it with the woman and her friends. MP3 player.
D. He has never heard of the movie. 14.
B. Because it is already 7 o'clock.
17.
A. It is exciting.
B. It will be the first step towards becoming a film star. C. It means you have to sign autographs for the audience.
D. It has both advantages and disadvantages.
A. Because there is likely to be a traffic jam on the road.
C. Because an interesting trailer is to be shown.
film. 15.
Europe. bad. 16.
A. New films, especially war films.
B. Any films except violent films.
C. Any great films.
D. A war film with a revolutionary hero.
D. Because the beginning is important for understanding the
18.
A. He wants to forget his troubles.
B. He wants to celebrate.
C. He wants to see a comic movie.
B. She doesn't like it because she hates all films from Eastern
D. He wants to have some fun.
C. Although it was favorably reviewed, she believes it to be
D. It was favorably reviewed, and she likes it.
19.
A. He was bored.
B. He was somewhat interested.
C. He enjoyed it very much.
D. He was neutral about it.
A. She likes it because it was a film from Eastern Europe.
20.
A. Splitting with the woman.
B. Marrying the woman immediately.
B. She has broken off with the man C. She hasn't decided to marry the man.
C. Sharing the woman’s important experience with her.
D. She has got a new boyfriend. D. Helping the woman to find a boyfriend. 21.
24.
A. Her new boyfriend has broken off with her without reason
A. Mark is more interested in movies than in Karen. B. Her boyfriend intends to marry her.
B. Karen is more interested in Mark than in the movies. C. She is quarreling with the woman.
C. Mark likes Karen, but Karen does not like Mark. D. She is chatting happily with the woman.
D. Karen and Mark are interested in each other.
25.
A. Because Rob has fallen in love with another girl.
A. The man should not approach the girl to avoid getting
B. Because they quarreled with each other. beaten up. B. The man should not approach the girl, for her boyfriend is
C. Because Rob has been cheating Suzie. quite rich.
C. The man should walk out with the girl.
D. The girl fancies the man.
26.
A. They are close friends.
A. She is head over heels in love with the man. B. They are strangers to each other.
D. Because Rob has found Suzie unfaithful.
22.
23.
C. They are colleagues.
D. They are members of the same family. 27.
call from the man.
28.
A. She loves parties.
B. She hates parties.
C. She doesn't know what to wear yet.
D. She likes fashionable dress.
W: Oh, Backstreet Boys! They
strange? 7.
some total strangers?
M: Don't you think that was made.
W: I also went to almost every concert they had --- even 6.
M: I know you 5.
see, I was once 4.
bought every CD they ever
were my 1.
year.
W: 8.students have too much 9.
M: 2.
W: Yes, though my interest is 3.
Mark Inglis is from New Zealand.He篇六：新视野视听说考题及答案
.
A. She is from Hong Kong.
B. She is familiar with the Hong Kong singers.
B. The orchestra is the best in Europe.
C. Only the man is enthusiastic about the concert.
D. Only the woman is enthusiastic about the concert.
C. She is not familiar with the music they are listening to.
D. She enjoys the music they are listening to.
5.
A. Salsa.
B. Any jazz.
C. Fast music.
D. Slow music. 3.
B. Listening with his MP3 player.
C. Downloading music from the Internet.
D. Borrowing a CD from the woman. 4.
A. It is not easy to get tickets for the concert.
B. He likes the latest jazz. 7.
A. He likes classic jazz.
D. Giving the woman his headphones.
A. Listening to a hip hop CD.
C. Trying to concentrate on the woman.
B. Reading with the music turned low. 6.
A. Reading while listening to loud music.
C. The man is interested in the bass.
B. The woman probably moved in not long ago.
A. The man probably moved in not long ago.
2.
D. The woman wants to finish the party as early as possible.
C. He prefers symphony to jazz.
D. He does not like jazz at all. 8.
B. Compact disks.
C. The quiet atmosphere at home.
D. Singers singing different songs. 9.
A. Live concerts.
D. CD players will soon become out of date.
11.
A. The woman likes animation while the man likes realistic
movies.
B. The man likes animation while the woman likes realistic
movies.
C. They both like computer animation. D. They both like realistic movies.
12.
A. The man likes real stories while the woman likes unreal stories.
A. The man thinks the tickets are inexpensive while the
B. The woman likes real stories while the man likes unreal woman thinks they are expensive. stories. B. The man thinks the tickets are expensive while the woman
C. Both the man and the woman like real stories. thinks they are inexpensive. C. They both think the tickets are expensive.
D. They both think the tickets are inexpensive.
13.
A. He doesn't want to see it.
B. He wants to see it with the woman.
A. It is easy to carry an MP3 player.
D. Both the man and the woman dislike real stories.
10.
B. The sound from a CD player is funny compared with an
C. He wants to see it with the woman and her friends. MP3 player. C. MP3 players will soon become out of date.
D. He has never heard of the movie.
14.
A. It is exciting.
B. It will be the first step towards becoming a film star.
A. Because there is likely to be a traffic jam on the road.
C. It means you have to sign autographs for the audience.
B. Because it is already 7 o'clock.
D. It has both advantages and disadvantages.
C. Because an interesting trailer is to be shown.
D. Because the beginning is important for understanding the film.
18.
A. He wants to forget his troubles.
B. He wants to celebrate.
A. She likes it because it was a film from Eastern Europe.
C. He wants to see a comic movie.
B. She doesn't like it because she hates all films from Eastern
Europe. D. He wants to have some fun.
C. Although it was favorably reviewed, she believes it to be
bad. D. It was favorably reviewed, and she likes it.
19.
A. He was bored.
B. He was somewhat interested.
C. He enjoyed it very much.
B. Any films except violent films.
C. Any great films.
D. A war film with a revolutionary hero.
20.
A. Splitting with the woman.
D. He was neutral about it.
15.
16.
A. New films, especially war films.
17.
B. Marrying the woman immediately.
C. She hasn't decided to marry the man.
C. Sharing the woman’s important experience with her.
D. She has got a new boyfriend. D. Helping the woman to find a boyfriend. 21.
24.
A. Her new boyfriend has broken off with her without reason
A. Mark is more interested in movies than in Karen. B. Her boyfriend intends to marry her.
B. Karen is more interested in Mark than in the movies. C. She is quarreling with the woman.
C. Mark likes Karen, but Karen does not like Mark. D. She is chatting happily with the woman.
D. Karen and Mark are interested in each other.
25.
A. Because Rob has fallen in love with another girl.
A. The man should not approach the girl to avoid getting
B. Because they quarreled with each other. beaten up. B. The man should not approach the girl, for her boyfriend is
C. Because Rob has been cheating Suzie. quite rich.
C. The man should walk out with the girl.
D. The girl fancies the man.
26.
A. They are close friends.
A. She is head over heels in love with the man. B. They are strangers to each other.
B. She has broken off with the man
C. They are colleagues.
D. Because Rob has found Suzie unfaithful.
22.
23.
D. They are members of the same family. 27.
call from the man.
28.
A. She loves parties.
B. She hates parties.
C. She doesn't know what to wear yet.
D. She likes fashionable dress.
W: Oh, Backstreet Boys! They
strange? 7.
some total strangers?
M: Don't you think that was made.
W: I also went to almost every concert they had --- even 6.
bought every CD they ever
M: I know you 5.
see, I was once 4.
were my
1.year.
W: 8.students have too much 9.
M:
2.
W: Yes, though my interest is 3.
Mark Inglis is from New Zealand.He篇七：大学英语六级模拟题五及答案
Part ⅠSection ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example:You will hear: M: When shall we start our work, Jane?W: Tomorrow at 9 o'clock. But we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 2 in the afternoon.Q: For how long can they work?You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)"5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose ［D］ on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］［C］ [CD2][KG-1*4/5]［D］1. A) Because he reads too many books.B) To learn how to seperate the important from the unimportant.C) To be wellinformed.D) Because he always wastes his time.2. A) The food spoiled.B) The group was shameful.C) The weather was bad.D) The program director wanted to have it on another day.3. A) He wanted Mary to come, but she couldn't.B) He invited Mary to the party.C) He didn't invite Mary to the party.D) He didn't want to have a party because of business.4. A) No one knows how Mary gets to work.B) She doesn't think the record player works.C) She throws the old record away.D) It's surprising that Mary could repair the record player.5. A) 12∶15. B) 1∶00.C) 1∶10. D) 12∶30.6. A) The woman doesn't like orange juice.B) The woman didn't come to see Everett.C) The man was in a car crash this morning.D) The man broke the container of juice.7. A) $ 39. B) $ 35.C) $ 4. D) $ 5.8. A) Next year.B) Soon.C) When he finishes writing.D) After he visits her.9. A) Air plane. B) Bus.C) Subway. D) Car.10.A) A traffic guard. B) A sociologist.C) A student. D) A salesperson.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage: 11.A) He thought that he would either find a good job or he would be a thief.B) He said that he would become rich by way of robbing the bank.C)
He said that he could rob the rich of their money.D) He might be rich if he worked harder.12.A) Because he had a letter of thanks.B) Because he feared that he might be killed if he refused.C) Because he gave him a demand note.D) Because he showed him a cheque payable at sight.13.A) The raid had been photographed by hidden cameras.B) Some watchman had seen the raid.C) The bank teller proved that Joe was the robber.D) Some monitors had been installed nearby.14.A) Funny. B) Clever. C) Brave. D) Stupid.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage: 15.A) How John Milton Wrote Paradise Lost.B) How John Milton Became a Poet.C) How John Milton Studied Latin.D) How John Milton Became Famous.16.A) It had a strange accent.B) It was difficult to understand.C) It had a strong Italian accent.D) It was easy to understand.17.A) He was wellknown in the world.B) He was very strange.C) He was clever and hard working.D) He was quick at Latin and poems.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage: 18.A) Films provided more melodrama.B) Films provided longer programs.C) Films provided emotional appeal.D) Films provided greater spectacles.19.A) They were silent.B) They didn't tell a complete story.C) They were too expensive.D) They were too short.20.A) The world war Ⅰ.B) The fact that films were less expensive.C) The fact that films were silent.D) The fact that films were shorter. Part ⅡReading Comprehension (20 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: African elephants have been slaughtered at alarming rate over the past decade, largely because they are the primary source of the world's ivory. Their population has been dwindled from 1.3 million in 1979 to just 625,000 today, and the rate of killing has been accelerating in recent years because many of the older, bigger tusked animals have already been destroyed. "The poachers now must kill times as many elephants to get the same quantity of ivory," explained Curtis Bohlen, Senior vicepresident of the World Wildlife Fund.Though its record on the environment has been spotty so far,the government last week took the lead in a major conservation issue by imposing a ban on ivory imports into the US.The move came just four days after a consortium of conservation groups,including the World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation International,called for that kind of action, and it made the US the first nation to forbid imports
of both raw and finished ivory.The ban,says Bohlen,sends avery clear message to the ivory poachers that the game is over. In the past African nations have resisted an ivory ban, but increasingly they realised that the decimation of the elephant herds poses a serious threat to their tourist business. Last month Tanzania and several other African countries called for an amendment to the 102nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species that would make the ivory trade illegal worldwide. The amendment is expected to be approved at an October meeting in Geneva and to go into effect next January. But between now and then, conversationists contend, poachers may go on a rampage, killing elephants wholesale, so nations should unilaterally forbid imports right away. The US government brought that argument, and by week's end the twelvenation European Community had followed with its own ban.21.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A) African Elephants and the Ivory Trade.B) A Bid to Save the Elephant.C) The Poachers.D) Elephants In Danger.22.According to the passage, "dwindle" means ____.A) decreaseB) enlargeC) weakenD) elimilate23.Since many of the older, bigger- tusked animals have already been destroyed, what did the poacher do?A) They gave up poaching.B) They killed more elephants to get the same quantity of ivory.C) To them, game is over.D) They realized it was illegal to slaughter elephants.24.Why did the African nations welcome an ivory ban?A) The rate of killing has been accelerating.B) The US government forbids imports of both raw and finished ivory.C) They realised that the killing of elephants is a serious threat to their tourist business.D) African people advocated an ivory ban.25.What's the author's attitude?A) Subjective. B) Neutral.C) Possimistic. D) Active.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: In 58 million homes, the VCR has become nearly as much as the family car. But despite the VCR's advantages, video buffs complain about its limits. To duplicate prerecorded movies, for instance, requires two VCRs awkwardly cabled together. No wonder, then, that fans at Chicago's Consumer Electronics Show last week were excited by a new machine that eliminates the drawback. Moreover, its appearance was a triumph over wellwired opposition in Tokyo and Hollywood.The center of the excitement was the first dualdeck videotape recorder available to US consumers, the VCR2, made by the tiny Arizonabased GoVideo company.The VCR2 enables its users to make highquality duplicates of prerecorded tapes easily. It also lets viewers watch a tape while simultaneously recording off the air. GoVideo hopes to have a limited supply of the VCR2 in stores by Christmastime, priced at just under $1,000.But the machine's move from freezeframe t
o fasterforward has not been easy. For starters, GoVideo could find no Japanese companies, which control manufacture of crucial VCR parts, willing to provide needed components. For another thing, US movie studios opposed the machine. So the company sued 15 Japanese and Korean makers, plus the Hollywood studios, claiming restrain of trade. Several manufactures have now settled with GoVideo, and Korea's Smsung, is tooling up to produce the VCR2. Meanwhile, Hollywood has modified its opposition because GoVideo agreed to install circuitry that will prevent the VCR2 from copying movies protected by antitheft coding. Still movie makers may see double for a while. Many of the films on store shelves, including hot new rentals like Coming to America and Crocodile Dundee Ⅱ, do not contain the coding.26.VCR has many advantages, but it also has its limits which lie in ____.A) it's not easy to duplicate prerecorded moviesB) it can not duplicate prerecorded moviesC) it can not be operated easilyD) it takes too long to duplicate prerecorded movies27.According to the passage, the suitable word which can replace "drawback" is ____.A) breakthrough B) advantageC) barrier D) function28.What's the advantages of VCR2?A) It can make highquality duplicates of prerecorded tapes easily.B) It can let viewers watch a tape while simultaneously recording off the air.C) It can duplicate prerecorded movies clearly.D) Both A and B.29.Why did GoVideo company sue Japanese makers?A) Because Japanese makers are tooling up to produce the VCR2.B) Because no Japanese companies are willing to sell needed components.C) Because Japanese makers like to cooperate with Korean counterparts.D) Because Japanese makers compete with them.30.Hollywood began to cooperate with GoVideo Company, because ____.A) US consumers will have to pay rentals for duplicating moviesB) VCR2 will be installed circuitry to prevent it from copying movies protected by antitheft codingC) with the help of VCR2, the movies are more popularD) Govideo company can copy movies without the permission of Hollywood studios.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: When Anwar out of the way, will Mahathir's war against foreign speculators actually help turn the economy around? The view of international financial analysts-foreigners-was largely pessimistic. Paul Krugman, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has suggested that the kind of financial restriction imposed by the IMF may not always be appropriate-and that it might be necessary for countries like Malaysia to close the doors and pump up production to buy time for reforms. But after Mahathir took that advice, Krgman quickly addressed an open letter to the Malaysian leader, warning that capital controls can work only as a "stopgap measure(权宜之策)"
while putting together more fundamental banking and business reforms. Capital control "put more power into the hands of administrators, and people are rightly worried about abuse of powers," says Simon Flint of Independent Economic Analysis in Singapore. "Intervention just leads to corruption."Mahathir has heard and rejected such arguments before. Since his days fighting the British colonialists, he has dreamed of creating a Malays-assertive, competitive, hardworking who could stand up and be proud. If nothing else, Mahathir and his business friends have always thought big-developing the world's tallest building, the biggest dam, an Asian Silicon Valley-anything to increase the sense of national pride. Two decades of big ideas and affirmative action policies have helped pull Malays up from poverty. Now Mahathir has lives to see the birth of his New Malay Man-and, in small irony, it has turned out to be Anwar. With all his confidence and worldly sophistication, Anwar epitomize (集中体现) the ideal Mahathir has sought all his life. Last week Mahathir moved to destroy his own creation, the rebel son who has stood beside the old nationalist as the answer to his dream.31.Why did Paul Krugman regard capital controls as a stopgap measure?A) Because he was largely pessimistic.B) Because financial restrition is not appropriate.C) Because it benefits foreign speculators.D) Because in the long run, it will lead to abuse of powers.32.What's the reaction of Mahathir when he heard "Intervention just leads to corruption."A) He has rejected such arguments before.B) He thought it right and accept it.C) He regretted what he had done.D) He moved to destroyed his own creation.33.Mahathir has always thought something big to increase the sense of national pride which lies in ____.A) the world's tallest buildingB) the biggest damC) an Asian silicon valleyD) A, B and C34.How long did it take his big ideas to help pull Malays up from poverty?A) 10 years. B) 20 years.C) 12 years. D) 24 years.35.Why did Mahathir move to destroy Anuar?A) Because Anwar did not embody his ideal.B) Because Anwar turned out to be a total failure.C) Because Anwar has stood beside the old nationalist.D) Because his dream become true.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: The home service industry in Beijing is expected to become more attractive both as a job and as an industry.Sources at the Beijing People's Political Consultative Conference said resistance to home service work is melting away from minds of the city's laidoff workers.The Conference suggested the establishment of municipal centers which supervise property management, household mending and installation, and house keeping services.Modern city life is creating a need for industrialization home services. This will create job opportunities for laidoff workers,
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Passage 1
Making a film takes a long time and is a very hard work. Writing the
story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story being acted or
shooting the film, as it is called, often takes at least six months. Actors and
cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each
scene has to be acted and reacted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just right.
Sometimes the same scene may have to be acted twenty or thirty times.
The film studio is like a large factory, and the indoor stages are very
big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio: churches, houses,
castles, and forests are all built of wood and by actors and actresses. The
director of the film, however, is the most important person In a film studio,
he decides now the scene should be filmed and how the scene should be
arranged.
Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars in it.
Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a
good director. Some famous directors make their films very real. People feel
that they themselves are among the people in the film.
61. Making a film usually involves__________.
A) writing a story B) film studio
C) shooting the film D) all of the above
62. The sentence “sometimes the same scene may have to be acted twenty or
thirty times” means______
A) every scene must be acted at least twenty or thirty times before it is a
success.
B) on occasion the same scene has to be acted again and again before it is a
success.
C) every scene has to be acted again and again in order to make it perfect.
D) not all films are made smoothly.
63. It is implied but not stated in the passage that_________.
A) every famous director can make his film real
B) not all famous directors can make their films real
C) every director is a good director
D) most famous directors can make their films real
64. The most important person in making a film is __________.
A)an actor or actress B)a cameraman C) a director D)a writer of the story
65.Which of the following statements is true as far as the making of a film is
concerned?
A) It is an easy job and usually takes a long time.
B) It is a difficult job and usually takes a long time.
C) It is a fun when actors or actresses can act freely.
D) Very often each scene can just be acted once.
Passage 2
No author in American literature is better known or more loved than
Samuel Langhome Clemens. Born in Missouri in 1835, he grew up on the
banks of the Mississippi River and became a river boat pilot when he was 21
years old. So he adopted the pen name of “Mark Twain”, which was derived
from a phrase meaning “two fathoms deep” used by the boatmen on the
Mississippi as they measured the depth of the river. The river environment
inspired the two novels which brought him his greatest name : “Tom
Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn”. Another book ,“Life on the Mississippi”,
told of his adventures on the river boats of that period.
It was during the Civil War that Mark Twain’s life as a writer started.
At that time he was working as a newspaper man in Nevada and California.
His short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaberas County” was
an immediate success and his new career began ,“A Million Pound Note”
written in 1893 was another well-known short story.
In 1870, Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon. He had fallen in love
with her picture even before he met her. According to his biographers, his
wife had a great influence on Twain’s later books.
Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer. His travels around the
country giving talks on a variety of subjects helped make him famous and
increased the sale of his books.
“Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” are considered Twain’s best
works. They are marked by humor and salty and provide his readers with
an excellent picture of his era. His last book was finished before his death.
He was then 74 years old.
66.Samuel Langhome Clemens adopted the pen name of “Mark Twain”
______.
A) when he was 21 years old.
B) after he wrote the novel “Life on the Mississippi”.
C) from a phrase used by the boatmen on the Mississippi.
D) because the boatmen called him “Mark Twain” when he worked as a
riverboat pilot.
67.Mark Twain’s career as a writer began when_______.
A) he wrote “A Million Pound Note”
B) he was working on the Mississippi
C) the Civil War broke out
D) he was working as a newspaper man
68.According to this passage , which of the following books was most
probably written under the influence of Olivia Langdon?
A) “The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaberas County”.
B) “A Million Pound Note”.
C) “Life on the Mississippi”.
D) “Tom Sawyer”.
69.What helped Mark Twain become famous and made better sale of his
books?
A) His humorous style in writing.
B) His experience on the Mississippi.
C) His talks on a variety of subjects during his travels around the
country.
D) His wife’s influence on his works.
70.Which of the following statement is not true about Mark Twain?
A) He is considered the best author in American literature.
B) He fell in love with Olivia Langdon when he saw her picture.
C) He was a successful lecturer as well as famous writer.
D) He completed his last work when he was 74 years old.
Passage 3
Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to
the American Indian nations. The nation of the Cherokees ( 柴罗基部落)
lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.
After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways.
One Cherokees name Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing
was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken
Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he
drew a picture. But that proved impossible------there were just too many
words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his
own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for
each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many
Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they
were even printing their own newspaper.
In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It allowed the government to
remove Indians from the homes. The Cherokees refused to go. They had
lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go
to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?
The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded
their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The
sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their
belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback.
It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold
and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of the
journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the
last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4,000 had
died. It was indeed a march of death.
71. The Cherokees Nation used to live ________.
A) on the American continent. B) in the southeastern part of the U.S.
C) beyond the Mississippi River. D) in the western territory.
72. One of the ways Sequoyah invented aimed at ________.
A) writing down the spoken language B) making word pictures
C) teaching his people reading D) printing their own newspaper
73. A law was passed in 1830 to______.
A) allow the Cherokees to stay where they were
B) sent the army to help the Cherokees
C) force the Cherokees to move westward
D) forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper
74. When the Cherokees began to leave their lands,_______.
A) they went in carts B) they went on horseback
C) they marched on foot D) all of the above
75. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly
because_______.
A) they were not willing to go there
B) The government did not provide transportation
C) They did not have enough food and clothes
D) The journey was long and boring
Passage One
Questions 1to 5 are based on the following passage:
A forger(伪造者)is a person who makes an imitation or copy of money or a document. A forger usually sells his works to people who don’t have much knowledge in the field.
Robert Spring, a 19 century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. At first he succeeded in selling his small but genuine collection of early U.S. autographs (亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale.
In Spring’s time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a Miss Fanny whose financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.
1. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?
A. There was a greater demand there than in America.
B. There was less chance of being detected there.
C. Britain was Spring’s birthplace. th
D. The prices were higher in England and Canada.
2. After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for______.
A. Southern money
B. Signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin
C. Southern manuscripts and letters
D. Civil War battle plans
3. Robert Spring spent 15 years_____.
A. running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B. corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson
C. as a forger
D. as a respectable dealer
4. According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to ____.
A. sharp-eyed experts
B. persons who aren’t experts
C. book dealers
D. owners of old books
5. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
A. The only daughter of General “Stonewall Jackson”.
B. A little-known girl who sold her father’s papers to Robert Spring.
C. Robert Spring’s daughter.
D. An imaginary person created by Spring.
Passage Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Obviously it is meaningless in increasing your w.p.m. rate if you do not understand what you are reading. When you are consciously trying to increase your reading speed, stop after every chapter if you are reading a novel, or stop every section or group of ten or twelve pages if it is a textbook, and ask yourself a few questions about what you have been reading. If you find you have lost the clue of the story or you cannot remember clearly the details of what was said re-read the section or chapter.
Try this from time to time. Take four or five pages of the general interest book you happen to be reading at the time. Read them as fast as you possibly can. Do not worry about whether you understand or not. Now go back and read them at what you feel to be your normal w.p.m. rate, the rate at which you can comfortably understand. After a lightning speed read through (probably about 600 w.p.m.) you will usually find that your technique that players use when they habitually run further in training than they will have to on the day of the big race.
6. When you are reading a novel, the passage advises you to pause to check the content____.
A. every chapter B. every hour
C. every three or four pages D. after every page
7. The purpose of pausing so often is to _____.
A. rest the eyes
B. make sure you have not missed any pages
C. make sure you really understand what you have read
D. prevent brain fatigue
8. If you have lost the clue of the story you are reading, the passage suggests_____.
Mark Inglis is from New Zealand.He篇九：英语美文
别让缺点限制了你 来源：道勤传媒 发布时间：2010-10-21 9:13:33 我们大多数人都不会面对这些人所面对的挑战，而我们大多数人也没有取得这些人所获得的成就。除非我们选择努力。如果马克·英格里斯没有腿都能登上世界最高山峰，那你呢？We all have weaknesses and strengths – no matter who we are. Sometimes the weaknesses seem to outweigh the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around. Some people get sick easily. Some struggle to manage their finances properly. Some people are hopeless communicators and struggle with relationships.Many people leave it and that and accept it as just bad luck – but not everyone. Some people facing huge limitations still manage to achieve tremendous things. They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to limit their possibilities.It's Your ChoiceI attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, who had a severe stutter as a child. Instead of allowing this to limit him, he chose to to work hard to overcome it. He is now the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand. Not only did he become successful, but he did so in a profession where he had to speak in front of others regularly — where his weakness is front and center for all to see. If he hadn’t worked on his speaking ability, it would have been very limiting to his life and career prospects.You can find similar people on New Zealand News channels, and I suspect the same in other countries. There are a number of presenters and reporters who have a noticeably unusual manner of speaking. Perhaps they have a lisp, or they have a peculiar accent or pitch of voice. These people have succeeded in spite of what would be appear to be a weakness in their profession.Lots of people face far more significant limitations than you do. They may be missing limbs or are born into extreme poverty. But no matter what the limitation, you will always find people who have overcome it.Here are some more examples:Brett Eastburn has no arms or legs and yet is an inspirational speaker and and also a very good wrestler. He shares his story in a brief video on his site.Lance Armstrong’s bout with cancer meant he lost one testicle and had to go through chemotherapy which has a horrific effect on the body. Yet he went on to win the Tour de France, one of the most grueling sports events there is, a record 7 times.Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles, came from a very poor background. He was constantly plagued with illness as a child and spent large amounts of time in hospital.At 19 months old, Helen Keller became ill and lost her sight and hearing (before she’d learned to speak). She went on to become a world famous author and speaker, and an advocate of many social causes.Grant Calder is a tetraplegic and
yet he still works outdoors on a large sheep farm in New Zealand’s rugged South Island. Here is his inspiring story.Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children. As a child she suffered measles, mumps, scarlet fever, chicken pox, double pneumonia and eventually polio, leaving her left leg and foot weak and deformed. Doctors said she would never walk again. She went on to win 3 gold medals in track during the 1960 Olympic games.Mark Inglis lost both of his legs below the knees in a mountaineering accident, but has since climbed Mt Everest.Bill Wilson was an alcoholic who wanted to help other alcoholics and founded what was to become Alcoholics Anonymous, a movement that has helped millions of people.No One Would Have Predicted These SuccessesThese above are cases involving individuals with significant limitations, and it can be easy to write them off as exceptions to the rule, but that’s not the case. They were just people with problems. If one of these people had told you what they hoped to achieve you would have nodded kindly while quietly thinking to yourself that they had no chance. And yet the results speak for themselves.We All Face Challenges in LifeMost of us will never have to face the kinds of challenges these people faced. Yet most of us will never achieve to the degree that these people have either.Unless we choose to.If Mark Inglis can climb the highest mountain in the world without legs, what can you do?
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《大学英语》1级模拟试题（一）
Part I Vocabulary and Structure
1. Henry looked very much ___ when he was caught cheating in the exam.
A) excited B) embarrassed C) exciting D) embarrassing
2. Tile newspapers reported yesterday several ___ on the boundaries of these two
countries.
A) incidents B) happenings C) events D) accidents
3. Some of the students in his class seem ___to do their assignments.
A) boring B) interesting C) tiring D) unwilling
4. Let's work hard to find ___ to the problem.
A) an answer B) a way C) a method D) a solution
5. They have developed techniques which are ___to those used in most factories.
A) simpler B) better C) superior D) greater
6. At the beginning of this term, our English teacher ___ a list of books for us to read.
A) turned out B) made out C) handed in D) passed on
7. Here are some toys. You can ___ one or two for your little son as a birthday
present.
A) single out B) pick out C) work out D) find out
8. The trip has ___his memory of his childhood.
A) brought about B) brought back C) brought over D) brought force
9. If you don't ___smoking you will never get recovered,
A) give off B) give in C) give out D) give up
10. I should be glad to ___ you on the subject as soon as possible.
A) hear from B) hear of C) hear about D) hear to
11. Tom's grandmother had to look ___ his little daughter at home as he took a
business trip to an-other city.
A) for B) after C) at D) out
12. We've ___sugar. Ask Mary to lend us some.
A) run away with B) run down C) run out of D) run off
13. I'm sorry I have ___dictionary. You'd better go to the library.
A) not such B) not such a C) not a such D) no such a
14. I'm not the one who pushed you,___?
A) am I B) was I C) did I D) do I
15. ___, this or that?
A) Which is better B) What is better
C) What is the best D) Which is the best
16. We were all overjoyed at the news ___the experiment turned out a success.
A) which B) that C) when D) what
17. The picture ___ has a house and flowers is the one I like best.
A) it B) that C) what D) where
18. This is the book ___I was telling you just now.
A) about that B) in that C) in which D) about which
19. If Mary had not been badly hurt in a car accident, she ___ in last month's
marathon race.
A) would participate B) might participate
C) would have participated D) must participate
20. He didn't ___ and so he failed the examination.
Part II Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 15 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Passage one:
For most people, life is easier and more comfortable than ever before. Convenient foods from the supermarket simplify shopping and cooking. Household appliances like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have taken the drudgery out of housework. Released from these household chores, many wives have found jobs outside the home. Women are achieving economic independence.
Families, too, are simpler today. In America, it is not customary for parents to live with their married children. With our greater mobility, relatives have scattered, the parents retiring to Florida or Arizona and the young people, after they marry, going wherever their jobs or their parents or their interests take them.
Young adult women have new freedom, too. While attending college, they often live away from home, sometimes far from their parents or their relatives. After college, they move to the city, find a job, and set up a bachelor apartment. This is the era of women's liberation.
But all this freedom and affluence (富裕 ) have had an unforeseen and in some aspects a devastating (破坏的) effect on marriage.
1. In the U.S., families are becoming ___.
A) bigger B) smaller C) easier D) freer
2. Why are women able to achieve economic independence?
A) Because they have their own salary.
B) Because convenience foods are available.
C) Because they are free away from drudgery.
D) Because they are attending college.
3. Hard housework was taken away by ___.
A) liberated women
B) retired parents
C) supermarkets
D) modern equipment
4. Which of the following statements is not true according to the text?
A) Women's liberation has made it possible for them to study.
B) Comfortable life adversely influences marriage in America.
C) Adults can go wherever they want.
D) Women prefer to be bachelors.
5. The text implies that the author____.
A) highly praises the liberation of women
B) heartily enjoys this freedom and affluence
C) strongly recommends such kind of social life
D) greatly worries about the bond of marriage
Passage two:
No author in American literature is better known or more loved than Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Born in Missouri in 1835, he grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River and used the pen name of Mark Twain. The two novels brought him his greatest fame: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Another book, Life on the Mississippi, told of his adventures on the river boats of that period.
It was during the Civil War that Mark Twain's life as a writer started. At that time he was working as a newspaper man in Nevada and California. His short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Cadaver's County", was an immediate success and his new life began.
In 1870, Mark Twain married Ohio kingdom. He had fallen in love with her picture even before he met her. His wife had a great influence on Twain's later books. Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer. His travels around tile country giving talks on different kinds of subjects helped make him famous and increased the sale of his books.
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are considered Twain's best works. They are marked by humor and satire and provide his readers with an excellent picture of his time. His last book was completed in 1909, one year before his death. He was then 74 years old.
1. Mark Twain is___.
A) the best known author in American literature
B) the best author in America all the time
C) the best known author in the world
D) the best author in the world
2. The book, Life on the Mississippi, told us___.
A) his adventures on the Mississippi
B) his successful way to a writer
C) his life as a writer
D) his successful lectures
3. Which of the following novels made him famous?
A) Tom Sawyer.
B) Huckleberry Finn.
C) Life on the Mississippi.
D) Both A and B.
4. Mark Talon's life as a writer started ___.
A) when he was a boy
B) before he got married
C) after he got married
D) when he got married
5. From the story we can learn that Mark Twain ___.
A) was a good speaker
B) was a good reader
C) was a poor newspaper man
D) could draw wonderful pictures
Passage three
For some minutes, all was quiet in the street. Then, from across the street, someone came walking.
It looked like a man of middle height, dressed in a big raincoat, a soft hat and rubber-soled boots or shoes, and making little sound while walking; at most a soft, sliding sound. No one was in sight. It was a street with two rows of about fifty small houses, and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest the child's house could be seen clearly, but the others were honestly hidden by the smoke air. A car passed the end of the street and its lights showed faintly, but clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a woman's face. The car disappeared as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child's house.
She put a key in the lock quickly, pushed the door open and stepped inside, then closed the door without looking round. She began to breathe hard.
She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort, and walked towards the door of the front room, the passage leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then went up the stairs, quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors leading off a small landing. She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs, then turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was nothing there, or in the small washroom, that she wanted. Two rooms remained the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child's bed and the child.
1. The light of the car passing the end of the street showed that __.
A) a woman was driving the car
B) someone was standing by a street lamp
C) a man and a woman were walking up the street
D) a woman was walking by herself up the street
2. When the woman had closed the front door, she__.
A) looked round quickly
B) started breathing again
C) rested before moving
D) walked straight towards the front room
3. The woman went upstairs__.
A) in complete silence
B) after hesitating for a moment
C) after looking inside the kitchen
D) as quickly as she could
4. When she was upstairs, the woman__.
A) saw that there was a wash-basin in each room
B) noticed a mirror which she was looking for
C) found a torch inside one of the rooms
D) opened four different doors
5. Once she was in the house, the woman behaved as if what she was looking for__.
A) might be in the kitchen
B) was more likely to be upstairs
C) would be easily seen by the light from the hall
D) would look frightening to a child
Passage four
In a conversation eye contact is important because insufficient or excessive eye contact can create communicant embarrassed. In relationships eye contact serves to show attention and influence.
Patterns of eye contact are different across cultures. In some cultures it is considered rude to stare especially at strangers. Some westerners feel uncomfortable with gaze that is sometimes associated with Arab or landfalls communication patterns. For them this style of eye contact is too intense. Yet too little eye contact may also be viewed negatively because it may convey a lack of interest, inattention or even mistrust. The relationship between the lack of eye contact and mistrusts can be stated directly in the expression: "Never trust a person who doesn't look you in the eyes." In contrast in many other parts of the world ( especially in Asian countries) a person's lack of eye contact toward an authority figure signifies respect.
It takes practice to know exactly on whom and how long you should lay your eyes in a conversation but understanding the importance of eye contact is the first step to take.
1. The word "excessive" in the first line can be paraphrased as___.
A) too little
B) too much
C) unsuitable
D) uncomfortable
2. What does eye contact show according to the passage?
A) Respect.
B) Mistrust.
C) Attention.
D) Rudeness.
3. The lack of eye contact is connected with__
A) inattention
B) mistrust
C) respect
D) all of the above
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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