Shyness is the cause ofmuch unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious;that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions.Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind ofimpression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearingunattractive clothes?
It is obvious that suchuncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person’s conception ofhimself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way aperson behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way peoplethink about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having lowself-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. Theyneed reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are verysensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority.They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement likethis one, “You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.”It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it isharmful.
Can shyness be completelyeliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness withdetermined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goeshand in hand with a lack of self-esteems, it is important for people to accepttheir weakness as well as their strengths.
Each one of us is a unique,worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better weunderstand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential.Let’s not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.
11. What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impressionam I making?”
作者通过引用“我给人留下了什么印象?”来试图说明什么?
A. Shy people benefit from theircaring about their appearance.
B. People’sshyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions.
羞怯使他们过分关注他们的形象和行为。
C. It’s natural that shy peopledon’t believe other’s compliments.
D. Shy people think they aredifferent from others.
12. According to the writer, self-awareness is _______.根据作者的观点,自知之明是一件_______
A.a good quality 好事 B. the cause ofunhappiness
C. harmful to people D. a weakpoint of shy people
13. When being praised, shy people feel that it is _______.当被赞扬的时候,羞怯的人感到这是_______
A. good B.unreal 不真实的 C. veryreasonable D. harmful
14. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
根据文章含义,下列陈述哪一个是正确的?
A. Shyness helps us to develop our potential.
B. Shyness enables us to understand ourselvesbetter.
C.Shyness can block our chances for a richlife. 羞怯能够阻碍我们实现富裕人生的机会。
D. Shyness has nothingto do with lack of self-esteem.
15. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _______.从文章中可以推断出羞怯的人_______
A. should find more of their weakness
B. shouldunderstand themselves in the right way应当以正确的方式看待自己
C. had better ignore their weakness
D. can get rid of their shyness while maintaininglow self-esteem
KEY:BABCB
Passage 2 (英国画家)
Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, wasasked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king’s palace inEngland.
Then workers were sent for and a big platform(台子) was made.
With the help of a worker, Thornhill startedpainting on the plastform. They worked for a whole yeara and at last thepictures were ready.
Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures,for they were really beautifu. He looked at them for a long time, and then tookone step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. Hetook another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of theplatform, but he didn’t know it because he wasthinking of his picture.
The worker saw everything. “what should i do?” he thought. “Thornhill was atthe very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, falloff in and surely be killed.” So the worker quickly took somepaint (漆)and threw iin at the pictures.
“what are you doing?”cried the painter,running quickly forward to his pictures.
B. paint some pictures on the wall of thepalace. 在英国皇宫的墙壁上作画。
C. build a big platform in front of thepalace
D. put up some new pictures on the old wall.
3. It took them to finish the pictures. 他们完成油画用了。
A.a month B. a week C.tewelve months 十二个月 D. Half a month
4. James Thornhillfelt that the he was from the pictures, the they were.
詹姆斯.桑希尔觉得他距离画, 那些画就.
A.nearer... morebeautiful B.father... moreugly
C.father... more beautiful 越远... 越美丽 D. Higher above... more good-looking
5.The worker threwsome paint at the pictures in order no.
工匠向油画泼油漆的目的是.
A.save Jame’s life 挽救詹姆斯的生命 B. destory the picture
C. make the picture more beautiful D.make the king angrey
KEY:BBCCA
Passage 3 (牛顿市)
Today Newton is avery clean place. Many years ago, however, there were millions of rats in it.They attacked the cats and dogs. Sometimes a great number of them knocked downa man or woman walking home at night. The rats were very large in size and theyharmed many people.
They govermentordered everybody to kill rats. Most people were lazy, so they didn’t kill many. Thegoverment promised to pay some money for each dead rat. The made the peoplevery happy. They killed thousands of rats everyday. A goverment officer put allthe dead rats in a big pile. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day.
After two weeks therewere not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to thegoverment office. The goverment officer thought that people were stealing dadrats from the pile. He ordered his mean to dig a deep hole and put the rats init. Soon there were no mroe rats, and the goverment didn’t pay any moremomey.
A.used to be very clean B. Is no longer a city C is very clean很干净 D. Will be very clean
2. when thegoverment first ordered the people to kill rats, the people .
当政府初次下令市民灭鼠,人们 .
A. Asked forsome money for each dead rat B. Stoledead rats from the pile
B. Were too lazyto kill many rats 太懒所以没有大量灭鼠 D. Killednearly all the rats quickly
3.The people killedrats . 人们灭鼠 .
To get money from the goverment 为了从政府领到赏金
To help the goverment make the city clean
Tomake the goverment officer happy
To protect(保护)their cats and dogs
4. A deep hole wasdug so that . 挖深坑的目的是.
A. the rats couldn’t come out toattack people at night.
B. people could take rats from it easily
C. people would kill more rats
D. nobody could take any rats from the pile 没有人能从死老鼠堆里拿走老鼠
5. What is the besttopic for this passage ? 本文最佳标题是什么?
A.How to KillRats B. Newton--- A City of Rats
C. How Newton Became a Very Clean Place 牛顿市如何成为一个干净的地方
D. How Newton Became a Famous City
KEY: CCADC
Passage 4 (书商)
One day abookseller (书商) let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to see thedoctor,” said his wife. “No”, he said, “I’ll wait until thedoctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask him about myfoot. If you I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”
On the next day thedoctor came into the shop for some books. When the bookseller was gettinghimready, he told the doctor about his bagd foot. The doctor look at it.
“You must put thatfoot in hot water every night. Then you must put somthing on it,” said the deoctor.
He took out a pieceof paper and wrote on it. “Buy this and put it on the footbefore you go to bed every night,”he said.
“ Thank you,” said thebookseller. “And now, sir, here are your books.”
“How much?”said the doctor.
“Two pounds.”
“Good,”said the doctor. “I shall not have topay you nothing.”
“Why?”asked thebookseller.
“I told you aboutyour foot. I want two pounds for that. If people come to my house, I ask themto pay one pound for a small thing like that. But when I go to their houses, Iwant two pounds. And i came here, didn’t I?”
1. What happened to the bookseller one day ? 有一天书商发生了什么事情?
He lost a box of books. B. His foot was wounded by a box of books.
C. He lent the doctor a box of books. D. He sold out all his books.
2. The bookseller’s wife asked him. 书商的妻子让他.
A. to go out fo some medecine B. To send somebody for a doctor
C. to go to see the doctor 去看医生 D. To wait for the doctor to come
3. The booksellerdidn’t take his wife’s advice because .
书商没有接受妻子的建议是因为.
A. He was afraidof the doctor B. He didn’t take to takemedicine
B. He couldn’t walk byhimself D. He didn’t want to pay thedoctor 他不想付钱给医生
4. The doctor paid for the books. 医生支付了买书。
A.one pound B.two pounds C. Nothing 没有 D. Something
5. The booksellerpaid moeny for seeingthe doctor in the end.
A. more 更多 B. Less C. The same amount of D.no
KEY:BCDCA
Passage5 (目标有三种)
There are three kinds ofgoals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.
目标有三种:短期目标,中期目标和长期目标。
Short-term goals are those that usually deal withcurrent activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can beachieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, months. It should beremembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation,long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solidshort-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date theoccasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that havebeen completed.
The intermediate goals build on the foundation ofthe short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entireschool year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move astep at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged oroverwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in yourability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, yourmotivation and desire will increase.
Long-term goals may be related to our dreams ofthe future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. Weshould never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.(221words)
A.If we cannot reach solid short-term goals B.If we complete the short-term goals
C.If we have dreams of the future D.If we put forward some plans
12. New short-term goals are built upon____________. 短期目标是以以前完成的目标为前提的。
A.a daily basis B.your achievement in a week
C.current activities D.the goals that have been completed
13. When we complete each step of our goals,____________.每完成一个目标,将会增加我们成功的信心。
A.we will win final success B.we are overwhelmed
C.we should build up confidence of success D. we should have strong desire for setting new goals
14. What is the main idea of this passage?____________ 这篇短文的中心思想是什么?
ALife is a dynamic thing. B. we should set up long-term goals
C. Differentkinds of goals in life. 目标的不同种类。D. The limitation of long-term goals.
15. Which of the following statements is wrongaccording to the passage? ____________
根据短文,下面哪种说法是错误的?
A.The long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solidshort-term goals
B.The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals.
C.Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-termgoal to limit us or our course of action.
生活是一成不变的,所以我们不能让长期目标制约我们的生活和我们的行为。
D.We should often add new short-term goals to those which have been completed.
KEY:BDCCC
Passage6 (科学家)
What makes a person ascientist? Does he have ways or tools oflearning that are different from those of others? The answer is “no”. It is notthe tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that make him a scientist.You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to acarpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate, howto discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however,goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer tohis questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He alsoworks to fit the answer he gets to many questions into a large set of ideasabout how the world works.
The scientist’s knowledgemust be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. Hemust be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set ofconditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. Ifthe conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in ademonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is onereason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, whodeveloped the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics.The accuracy of this mathematics was later tested through investigations,Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools formeasurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculationsthat may test his investigations.
11. What makes a scientist according to thepassage? 根据这篇文章的观点科学家是如何来的?
A. The tools he uses. B.The way he uses his tools. 他使用工具的方法
C. His way of learning. D. The varioustools he uses.
12. “The scientist, however, goes one step further…”. The author saysthis to show _______.
“然而,科学家比这更进一步……”作者这么说是为了说明什么?
A. the importance of information
B. the importance ofthinking
C. the difference between scientists and ordinary people科学家与普通人的区别
D. thedifference between carpenters and people with other jobs
13. A sound scientific theory should be one that _______.一项伟大的科学理论应该是怎么样的?
A. works not only under one set of conditions at one time, but also underthe same conditions at other times 不仅只在一种条件下一次可行,而是要在同样的条件下一直可行。
B. does not allow any changes even underdifferent conditions
C. can be used for many purposes
D. leave no room for improvement
14. The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate _______.作者引用爱因斯坦的例子是为了证明什么?
A. that measurements are 答案s to success in science
B. that accuracy of mathematics
C. thatthe investigations are important in science调查研究在科学领域十分重要。
D. that the mathematical calculations may testhis investigations
15. What is the main idea of the passage? 这篇文章的中心意思是什么?
A. The theory of relativity.
B. Exactness is thecore of science.
C. Scientists are different from ordinarypeople.
D. Exactness and ways of using tools are the 答案s to the making of a scientist.
确切性和使用工具的方法是成为科学家的重要因素。
KEY:BCACD
Passage 7 (汤姆)
Mr. Froster lived by himself a long way form town.He hardly ever left his home, but one day he went iinto town to buy some thingsin the market. After he had bought them, he went into a restaurant ans sat downat a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people putglasses on before reading their mannewspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself someglasses too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop.
The man in the shop made him try on a lot ofglasses, but Tom always said, “No, i can’t read with these.”
The man became more and more puzzled (迷惑不解),until fianlly hesaid, “Excuse me, but can you read at all?”
“No, of course i can’t!” Tom said angrily. “If I was alreadyable to read, do you think i would have come here to buy glasses?”
With his family in a city B. With his family in the countryside
Alone in a city D. Alone in the countryside 独自一人在乡村
2. Tom went into town. 汤姆 进城。
A.often B.always C. Almost never 几乎从不 D. Everyday
3. The old peoplein the restaurant read their newspapers .
餐馆里的老人读报纸 。
A. with glasses on 戴着眼镜 B. with glasses off
C. With glasses of beer in front of them D. with glasses pipes in their mouths
4. The shop Tomwent into sold . 汤姆走进的那家店卖 .
A. drinking glasses and cups B. glass for windowss and colors
C. glasses for people who could not read
D. Glasses for people who could not see well 眼镜给视力不好的人
5. what kind ofmistake did Tom make? 汤姆犯了什么错误?
A.He went to thewrong kind of shop. B. He didn’t try on all theglasses in the shop
C. He thought that a person who had notlearned to read would be able to do so if he wore glasses.
他认为不会阅读的人戴上眼镜就能阅读了。
D.He left his money in the restaurant
KEY:DCADC
Passage 8(好商人)
Morgan Rees has always been agood businessman. He used to own three petrol stations and was busy most of thetime. When he was 65, the normal retirement age, he decided that the didn’t want to stop, so he carriedon working for another two years. Eventually, when he was nearly 68, his wiefe,Dolly, asked him to retire because she wanted to enjoy their old age together. Reluctantaly,he handed over the business to his son.
But he was unhappy. He didn’t know what to do with himself.Although he read a lot of books and he went on holiday to interesting placeswith his wife, he was bored and befgan to get deperessed because he hated beingretired.
Then one day he saw anadvertisement in the newspaper and, without telling his wife, he bought a smallcrockery (陶器)factory. The next week he told his family. They were horrified and worried. Theythought he was too old at 71 to start work again.
He is now 76 and he hasexpanded the company considerably. He has increased the number of staff from 6to 24 and he has found many new customers for the products. He has developedthe export market and has improved profits by 200%. He has opened a new designoffice and enpolyed three young designers. They have been all over the world toger new ideas, and one of them has gone to France this week to a major tradefair. Most importantly, he hasn’t been bored since he brought the factory.
Morgan Rees has always been a good businessman 摩根.里斯一直是以为不错的生意人。
He used to own three petrol stations asn was busy most of the time
When Morgen Rees was 65, he got retired
Reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son
2. The topic sentenceof Para.2 is . 第二段主题句是?
A.he didn’t what to do withhimself B. he went on holiday tointeresting places with his wife
C. he was unhappy after he got retired 退休后他并不高兴 D. None of them
3. Which of the followingstatements can best express the main idea of Para.3? 以下哪一项陈述能最好地表达第三段的中心思想?
A.One day he saw anadvertisement in the newspaper
B. He bought a small crockery factory in seceretand started work again. 他偷偷买下一家小陶器厂,并重新开始工作。
C.He told his familyhe bought a small factory.
D. His family was horried and worried when they learnedhe bought the small factory.
4. What is the central idea of the lastparagraph? 最后一段的中心思想是?
A.MorganRees has worked until he is 76.
B. Morgan Rees has developed the export market and improvedthe profits by200%
C. Morgan Rees hasn’t been bored since he bought the factory.
D. Since he started working again, Morgan Rees has expanded the companyconsiderably, which has enriched his retire life. 自从重新开始工作,摩根.里斯显著的扩大了公司的规模,这丰富了他的退休生活。
5. Thepassage mainly deals with . 这篇文章主要讲的是?
A.why Morgan Reesbought a small crockery factory
B. how Morgan Reeslived his retired like more happy by turning to work again.
摩根.里斯如何通过重新开始工作使他的退休生活更加快乐。
C.how Morgan Reesbecame a good businessman
D.how Morgan Reesexpanded the company considerably.
KEY:ACBDB
Passage 9(24号居民)
The residents of 24 Acacia Grove were dissatisfiedwith the condition of the property, so John Preston called a meeting to discussthings last week. At the meeting John suggested setting up aresidents’ committee. Everyone was so worried and angry about the agent’sinactivity that they agreed, and they elected John as chairman of thecommittee. Many residents said that they were tired of telephoning the agentand tired of complaining about the flats. Although the agent was responsiblefor the flats, they thought that he didn’t do enough. Therefore John was askedto write to the agent and say that they were disappointed with the managementof the flats.
Thenext service payment was due at the end of the month. However, they agreed notto pay it until they were happy with the plans to improve the property. Theydecided to tell the agent that he must start the work within one month. Theyall went away very pleased with themselves.
1. Why did John Preston call a meetinglast week? 上周约翰.普雷斯特为什么召开会议?
A.Because theresidents were dissatisfied with the presents’ committee.
B. Becausethe residents were dissatisfied with the bad management of the flats. 因为居民们对公寓的管理不满意。
C. Becausesome residents requested to change the present residents’ committee.
Because he wanted to become chairman of the committee.
2. Who elected John as chairman of thecommittee? 谁推选约翰为委员会主席?
A.The agent B. the residents 居民们 C. thecommittee D. Acacia Grove
3. What does the word “inactivity” mean in the thrid sentence inPara.1? 第一段第三句中的“inactivity” 一词是什么意思?
A. weakness B. Progress C. State D. Lace of actions (缺乏行动)
4. What does the word “due” mean in the first sentence inPara.2? 第二段第一句中的“due” 一词是什么意思?
A.to bepaid 到期支付 B. Proper C. Owed D. large
5. When did they agree to pay the next servicepayment ? 他们一直同意什么时候付下一期的服务费?
A.at theend of the month B. Within onemonth
C. When they were happy with the plans to improve the property. 直到房东代理制定出令人满意的改善计划时
D. The agent would tell them.
KEY:BBDAC
Passage 10(集邮)
When I was a little girl, mybrothers and i collected stamps for many years. My mother didn’t use to work during the week,but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays and she used tobring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued(发行).
On the day of World Cupfootball final in London in 1996, we were very excited because England wereplaying West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told usto go to the post office straight way after the match if England won, but she didn’t tell us why. At 2 O’clock my mother went back towork as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV athome. Although she wasn’t watching the match, she was listening to it on the readio.
England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ranto the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. Shewas waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNDERS oneah stamp. We were over the moon.
We still have it today, andperhaps it is worth a lot of money.
The auther and her brother used to like stamps very muhch
The auther had a very kind mother
The auther and her brother had an unforgetable experience in collecting stamps
作者和她的兄弟一次难忘的集邮精力
D.their mother used to supportthem by working in the post office.
2. Accordin to thepassage, her mother worked in the post office . 根据文章的内容,作者的母亲在邮局工作.
A.During the week B. on Saturdays 在周六 C. On Sundays D. For six days
3. Their mother toldthem to go to the post office straight away after the match if England won, butshe didn’t tell them why. Why do you think she did that ? 母亲告诉他们比赛结束后如果英格兰队获胜了就直接去邮局但是她没告诉他们为什么。 你认为母亲为什么那样做?
A.She wanted to give them asurprise. 她想给他们一个惊喜。
B. She doubted if shewould get the stamps
She forgot to do that. D. She thought is unneccessary to tell them the reason.
4. What does the sentence“We were over the moon” mean ? 本文中的“We were over themoon”是什么意思?
A.we jumped high B. We were extremly happy about it. 我们欣喜若狂
C.We watched the moon of a longtime D. We couldn’t sleep the wholenight
5. What is the best title for this passage ? 本文的最佳标题是什么?
A. My childhood B. My mother C. A precious Stamp
D. A memorableExperience in Collecting Stamps 一次难忘的集邮经历
KEY: CBABD
Passage11(约翰和维多利亚)
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New YorkCity for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They hadplanned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. Butthey soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. Therenting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one ofAmerica’s fastest growing businesses.
What kinds of people rent their home furnishingsinstead of buying them? People who are international business or governmentofficials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couple – peoplewhose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city toanother. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture eachtime. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Youngpeople with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soondislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture thatthey really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniturethan they could afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful homeof their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keeprenting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tellothers about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, andthey are not sure what their neighbors might think. (248words)
6. Which of the following has become one ofAmerica’s fastest growing businesses? ____________
以下哪个行业已成为美国发展最快的行业之一?
A.Selling home furnishings. B.Renting furnished apartments.
C.Selling used furniture. D.Renting home furnishings.租用家具。
7. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?____________
为什么人们更喜欢租用家具?
A.Because the furniture they get in this way is new.
B.Because it saves them a lot of money.
C.Because it saves them much trouble and money.因为这样可以省去很多麻烦和钱。
D.Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.
8. What can you infer from the passage?____________
从段落中你能推断出什么?
A. The idea of renting furniture is notacceptable.
B. Renting furniture is notpopular in the couple’s home town.
在这对夫妇的家乡,租用家具并不流行。
C.Only those who don’t have enough money to rent furniture.
D.People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.
9. Which of the following can best serve as thetitle of the passage? ____________
下面哪个作为本段的题目最好?
A.Rent or Buy? B. A New Wayof Getting Home Furnishings. 一种新的获得家具的方法。
C.Furnished Apartments. D. A New Idea.
10. Young people liked renting home furniture inthat __________.
年轻人喜欢租用家具是由于什么?他们没有钱而且不想买便宜的家具。
A.They have less money
B.They don’t want to buy old furniture
C.The new furniture is of good quality
D.They don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheapfurniture
KEY:DCBBD
Passage 12 (美国文化特点)
A characteristic of Americanculture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risento the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with hishands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professoroccupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the communitythan the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take painsto point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer ofsome sort.
This attitude toward manual(体力的)labor is now still seenmany aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is notonly comfortably but even luxuriously(豪华地)furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact the family hasbeen able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college educationfor the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, willserve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner willnot consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents ofvarious cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary,the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. Aprofessional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds,painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he oftenhelps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait ontable and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work witha construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
11. From paragraph 1, we know that in America_______.从第一段我们可以知道在美国_______?
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-mademan人们对自我奋斗的人评价很高
B. people can always rise to the top through their own efforts
C. college professors win greatrespect from common workers
D. people feel painful to mentiontheir fathers as labors
12. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainlybecause _______.
从这篇文章来看,女主人自己做饭主要是因为_______?
A. servants in American are hard to get
B. shetakes pride in what she can do herself 她对自己可以做的事情感到自豪
C. she can hardly afford servants D. It is easy to prepare ameal with canned food
13. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means“_______”.
第二段中,词组“等在桌旁”的意思是什么?
A. work in a furniture shop B. keepaccounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table D. serve customersin a restaurant在餐厅为客人服务
14. The author’s attitude towards manual(体力的)labor is _______.作者对体力劳动者的态度如何?
A.positive 积极的 B. negative C.humorous D. critical
15. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?
下面那项最适合作这篇文章的题目?
A. A Respectable Self-made Family.
B. AmericanAttitude toward Manual Labor. 美国人对体力劳动者的态度
C. Characteristics of AmericanCulture. D. The Development ofManual Labor.
KEY:ABDAB
Passage13 (如何发明单词/文字)
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown;in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is thatmen, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought andfeelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other;and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could becombined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Thosesounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in theirassociations-the thing they bring up before our minds. Words become filled withmeaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain wordsrecall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read andlearn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.
Great writers are those who not only havegreat thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfullyto our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what wecall literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He canconvey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their positionand association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose ourwords carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly andvulgar.
A. a legend handed down from the past B. a matter that is hidden or secret
C. a question difficult to answer D. a problemnot yet solved一个还未解决的问题
7. What istrue about words? 关于词汇哪一项是对的?
A. They are used to express feelings only. B. They can not be written down.
C. They are simply sounds. 他们是简单的声音 D. They aremysterious.
8. The realpower of words lies in their _______. 文字的真正力量在于其____
A. properties B.characteristics
C. peculiarity D.representative function 代表功能
9. By“association”, the author means _______. 作者用“联系性”这个词指
A. a special quality B. a joining of ideasin the mind头脑中思想的联接
C. an appearance which is puzzling D. a strange feature
10. Which ofthe following statements about the real poet is NOT true?
关于真正的诗人下列哪项不正确?
A. He is no morethan a master of words. 他只不过是一个文字的掌握者。
B.He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music.
C. He can move men to tears. D. His style is alwayscharming.
KEY:DCDBA
Passage 14 (美国打电话)
In the United States, it isnot customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If youtelephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, thetime of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediateattention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it’s a matterof life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. Insocial life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend tofeel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party isextended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true inall countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish tomake an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a datemore than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs indifferent parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people fromdifferent cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly inAmerican life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded asimpolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping abusiness associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person whois 5 minutes late, will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he willnot complete the sentence. (260 words)
6. What is the main idea of this passage?__________ 以下哪项表达了本文的中心思想?
A.It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hoursin the U.S.
B.The role of time in social life over the world. 世界各地时间在社会生活中扮演的角色。
C.If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsiblein the U.S.
D.Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.
7. What does it mean in the passage if you callsomeone during his or her sleeping hours? __________
根据本文,如果你在某人睡觉时间打电话给他,意味着什么?
A.A matter of work.
B.A matter of life or death. 这是一件事关生死的大事
C.You want to see him or her.
D.You want to make an appointment with him or her.
8. Which of the following time is proper if youwant to make an appointment with your friend? __________
如果你想约你的朋友,以下哪个时间是比较恰当的?
A. at 7: 00 am. B.at 4:00 pm. 下午4点 C. at the midnight. D. at 4:00 am.
9. Which of the followingstatements is true according to the passage? __________
根据本文,以下哪项陈述是正确的?
A. In the U.S.A guests tend to feel they are highlyregarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or fourdays before the party date.
B.There is no misunderstanding arising between people from different culturesabout the concept of time.
C.It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in theU.S.A..
D. Promptness isvalued highly in American life. 准时在美国社会是受到高度认可的。
10. From the passage we can safely infer that__________. 从本文我们可以得出:
A.it’s a matter of life or death if you call someone in day time
B. the meaningof time differs in different parts of the world 世界各地的时间观念是不同的。
C.it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are early or late for a businessparty
D.if a person is late for a date, he needn’t make some explanation
KEY:BBBDB
Passage 15(美国及美国人的由来)
TheUnited States covers a large part of the North American continent. Itsneighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Although the UnitedStates is a big country , it is not the largest in the world. In 2000, its populationwas over 222 million.
Whenthis land first became a nation, after winning its independence from England,it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented on the American flagby a star. All these were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nationgrew toward the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag.For a long time, there were 48 stars. In 1959, however, two more stars wereadded to the flag, representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.
Indianswere the first people of the land which is now the United States. There arestill many thousands of Indians now living in all parts of the country. Sometimesit is said that the Indians are “the only real Americans”. Most Americans comefrom all over the world. Those who came first in greatest numbers to make theirhomes on the eastern of North America were mostly from England. It is for thereason that the language of the United States is English and that its cultureand customs are more like those of England than those of any other country inthe world.
B. The United States liesnext to Canada and Mexico. 美国邻近加拿大和墨西哥。
C. America covers most partof the North American continent.
D. Mexico is to the north of Canada.
2. Afterwinning its independence, the United States . 在赢得了独立之后,美国和英格兰就没什么关系了。
A.had nothing to do with England B.made India part of its land
C.mianly developed westward D.took over parts of Canada and Mexico
3. The UnitedStates didn’t havestatesuntil. 美国在1959年前没有50个州。
A. thirteen;1959 B. fifty;1959 C.fifty, this land first became a nation D.fifty;1964
4. Why isEnglish the language of America? 为什么美国的国语是英语?
A.Because English is thenative language of the Indians. 因为土著人的语言是英语。
B. Becausemost Americans come from all over the world.
C. BecauseCanada is America’s nearest neighbor.
D. Becausemost of the people who first settled in America were from England.
5. The besttitle for the passage is “ ”. 这篇文章最好的标题是美国。
A. theStates of America B. Thelanguage of America
C. TheUnited States of America D. The Cultureand Customs of America
KEY:BABAC
Passage 16(在伦敦工作)
Many people who work inLondon prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schoolsevery day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get upearly in the morning and reach home late in the evening.
One advantage of livingoutside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London withouta garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a littlehouse in the country with a garden of one’s own.
Then, in the country one canreally get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Eventhough one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, onecan sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one canenjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spendone’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one otherjobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables comeup, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret ofNature.
Some people, however, take nointerest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with itscinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls andrestaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living ifthey had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks anda fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country theywant: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to getaway from London every night.
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