(I)
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my __ 1 __ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you __ 2 __ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the __ 3 __ atmosphere by striking the match of __ 4 __ . I try to mind my manners and __ 5 __ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, __ 6 __ , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father's sick,” she said to no one in __ 7 __ . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What's wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from __ 8 __ the tears, she responded(回答), “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she __ 9 __ . “I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him.”
I couldn't respond. I was __ 10 __ . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the GREat __ 11 __ my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, __ 12 __ still is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to go __ 13 __ that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was __ 14 __ her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as __ 15 __ but a driver.
I suddenly felt very __ 16 __ . I realized I had only thought of people as __ 17 __ as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as __ 18 __ .
For all I know, I'm just another person in __ 19 __ else's world, and may not even be important. I __ 20 __ not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments (约会) to keep. Understanding people is an art.
1. A. anxiety B. determination C. decision D. attempt
2. A. find B. carry C. think D. stand
3. A. unpopular B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. unforgettable
4. A. fire B. topic C. conversation D. discussion
5. A. politely B. devotedly C. carelessly D. sincerely
6. A. however B. therefore C. thus D. and
7. A. surprise B. common C. silence D. particular
8. A. fighting B. avoiding C. clearing D. running
9. A. asked B. lasted C. repeated D. continued
10. A. for sure B. at ease C. in shock D. at least
11. A. mercy B. pain C. pity D. disappointment
12. A. but B. yet C. and D. or
13. A. over B. round C. through D. without
14. A. almost B. never C. ever D. just
15. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
16. A. sad B. anxious C. selfish D. worried
17. A. far B. long C. much D. well
18. A. unfit B. unselfish C. unnecessary D. unimportant
19. A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. no one
20. A. might B. may C. can D. should
[答案与解析]1. A。表达作者急切回家之情。
2. D。“stand out”为固定词组,意思是“突出、显眼”。
3. B。这里指司机设法打破车上沉闷气氛。
4. C。根据这段最后一句话her conversation was worth listening to可得出此答案。这里指司机打开话匣子。
5. A。由上文mind my manners可知,这里是出于礼貌地听。
6. A。这里指虽然作者只考虑自己的一天,但是今天她的话还是值得一听。
7. D。“in particular”为固定词组,意思是“与众不同地、特别地、特殊地”。
8. A。这里指司机心情很悲痛,止不住要留眼泪。
9. D。这里指司机继续说下去。
10. C。根据上文,这里作者为之震惊。for sure 意思为“确信无疑地”,at ease意思为“轻松地、愉悦地”,in despair意思为“绝望地”。
11. B。这里作者由为司机感到悲痛,而想到自己母亲的父亲去世时,给自己母亲所带来的极大悲痛。
12. C。and在此处表示递进关系。
13. C。这里显然作者不愿任何人去经历这样的不幸。go through意思为“经历”。
14. D。just相当于only。
15. B。此处为never...anything but相当于nothing but。
16. C。根据下文以及作者此时的心态,表明作者的想法比较自私。
17. A。此处表示作者只就其他人的生活目的来评价人。as far as 意思是“就…… 来说”。
18. D。根据下文可知。
19. B。这里someone else's world指别人的“世界”。
20. D。根据作者的心态和上下文,作者本不该这么自私和这么以自我为中心。
(II)
Why do we give human names to storms and hurricanes?
We didn't always. Two hundred years ago, many hurricanes in the
Finally, in 1935, hurricanes started __ 3 __ people's names—specifically, female names. Male names were added in 1979.
__ 4 __ are six sets of names for what the experts call“Atlantic tropical cyclones” (热带风暴).
Each list is used every six years and consists of 21 names, starting with every letter but Q, U, X, Y and Z. The names alternate (交替) __ 5 __ male and female.
A storm won't get a name until its winds reach 39 mph or about 62. 4 kph, at which point it becomes a tropical storm. At 74 mph or 118. 4 kph it's declared a __ 6 __ .
So what happens if a hurricane should cross from the
Max Mayfield is the director of the
He doesn't do it alone, __ 9 __ . His counterparts in two dozen other countries in the Caribbean, Central America and North America vote on what names will __ 10 __ retired names.
1. A. looked B. named C. run D. searched
2. A. storms B. winds C. snows D. seas
3. A. looking B. finding C. getting D. losing
4. A. What B. We C. They D. There
5. A. between B. nor C. without D. neither
6. A. tide B. heavy snow C. storm D. hurricane
7. A. changed B. happened C. experienced D. suffered
8. A. danger B. face C. charge D. place
9. A. though B. although C. besides D. instead
10. A. return B. declare C. replace D. suggest
[答案与解析]
1. B。由四个动词和上文来看,选 named与文意相符,故答案为B。
2. A。选用B、C、D三个名词均不够准确,也不合文意,所以选A。storms意为“暴风雨”。
3. C。文章讲飓风是在1935年得到名字的,故选getting。
4. D。此处是指“有”,则应用there are。
5. A。表示在“两者之间”,则用between。
6. D。联系上下文和从选项来看,指“飓风”,故答案为D。
7. B。根据前句句意“要是飓风从大西洋穿过太平洋会发生什么?”之前飓风已经发生过,才有后一句“如何得到一个新名字”,故答案为B。
8. C。虽然四个选项均可分别构成in danger of (在……危险), in face of(面临……), in charge of(负责……), in place of(代替……),但选C合乎文意。
9. A。选项though在此处是副词,放在句尾,意为“不过、然而”;although(尽管、虽然)是连词,besides(而且)是介词,instead(代替)是副词, 根据文意应选A。
10. C。从上下文和整篇文章内容来看,此处应是指“代替”之意,故答案为C。
(III)
Stress has become a favorite subject of everyday conversation. It is not __ 1 __ to hear friends and family members talk about the difficulty they __ 2 __ in managing the stress of everyday life and the __ 3 __ they make to control the events that cause stress.
Most of us understand the results of not __ 4 __ our reactions to stress. Forty-three percent of all adults suffer terrible health effects __ 5 __ stress. Most physician office visits are for stress-related illnesses and complaints. Stress is linked to the six leading __ 6 __ of death—heart disease, cancer, lung disease, accidents, liver disease, and suicide. At the present time, health care __ 7 __ account (账目) for about twelve percent of the gross domestic product(国民生产总值).
Yet, while stress may damage our health, it is sometimes necessary, even desirable. __ 8 __ or challenging events like the birth of a child, completion of a major project at work, or moving to a
1. A. unfair B. unnecessary C. unfriendly D. unusual
2. A. bring B. get C. have D. carry
3. A. efforts B. uses C. minds D. conversations
4. A. controlling B. preventing C. reducing D. increasing
5. A. upon B. from C. on D. of
6. A. excuses B. explanations C. expressions D. causes
7. A. coins B. salaries C. costs D. wages
8. A. Frightening B. Exciting C. Anxious D. Boring
9. A. as B. since C. because D. that
10. A. study B. work C. life D. fun
[答案与解析]1. D。文章的第一句就告诉我们,压力已成为日常话题,句中又有not,可见答案为unusual。
2. C。由词组have difficulty in doing sth.和句中使用了定语从句可以得知,而difficulty又提前了,故答案为C。
3. A。词组make efforts to do sth.和efforts提至前面作先行词得知,该题应选A。
4. A。controlling意为“控制”,“对压力的反应”应是控制而不是阻止、减少或增加。故选A。
5. B。该空并不是“对……产生影响”而是指承受来自压力的影响,所以选介词from表示“来自”。
6. D。此处表示“产生某种结果的原因”,故答案为causes。
7. C。压力引起的疾病等健康医疗费用要耗费国民生产总值的百分之十二,只有costs适合句中的用法。故选C。
8. B。由句中的challenging(挑战的)和“像生孩子、完成主要工作或搬入新城市”可以得知,选Exciting最为合适。
9. A。由词组as...as...和该句并不表原因来看,可得答案A。
10. C。从整篇文章和选项来分析,选life合乎文意,故答案为C。
(IV)
The task of being accepted and enrolled (招收) in a university begins early for some students. Long __ 1 __ they graduate from high school, these students take special __ 2 __ to prepare for advanced study. They may also take one or more examinations that test how __ 3 __ prepared they are for the university. In the final year of high school, they __ 4 __ applications (申请)and send them, with their student records, to the universities which they hope to __ 5 __ . Some high school students may be __ 6 __ to have an interview with representatives of the university. Neatly __ 7 __ and usually very frightened, they are __ 8 __ to show that they have a good attitude and the __ 9 __ to succeed.
When the new students are finally __ 10 __ ,there may be one more step they have to __ 11 __ before registering for(登记)classes and __ 12 __ to work. Many colleges and universities __ 13 __ an orientation program for new students. __ 14 __ these programs, the young people get to know the __ 15 __ for registration and student advising, university rules, the __ 16 __ of the library and all the other __ 17 __ services of the college or university.
Beginning a new life in a new place can be very __ 18 __ . The more knowledge students have about the school, the __ 19 __ it will be for them to get used to the __ 20 __ environment. However, it takes time to get used to college life.
1. A. as B. after C. since D. before
2. A. courses B. steps C. cares D. subjects
3. A. deeply B. widely C. well D. much
4. A. put B. carry C. complete D. give
5. A. attend B. learn C. study D. belong
6. A. suggested B. considered C. ordered D. required
7. A. cleaned B. dressed C. washed D. worn
8. A. decided B. excited C. settled D. determined
9. A. power B. ability C. possibility D. quality
10. A. called B. accepted C. received D. permitted
11. A. make B. come C. take D. pass
12. A. getting B. putting C. falling D. sitting
13. A. offer B. afford C. grant D. supply
14. A. For B. Between C. In D. On
15. A. questions B. procedures(程序) C. projects D. problems
16. A. opening B. closing C. use D. time
17. A. major B. useless C. key D. GREat
18. A. amusing B. disappointing C. surprising D. confusing
19. A. harder B. easier C. more D. less
20. A. puzzling B. new C. usual D. difficult
[答案与解析]
1. D。空格前有long可排除A、C两项。根据上文的being early可以判断出大学的录取招收工作应在学生中学毕业之前开始,D项正确。
2. A。修具体的课程应为course,subject是“学科”、“科目”,major为“专业”。
3. C。测试的目的是看学生对上大学准备得有多好,有多充分,故选C。
4. C。此处暗示“填表”,C正确。
5. A。句意为“……他们希望上(进入)的大学”,attend the university正确。
6. D。此处为“……被要求……”之意。
7. B。此处表示“衣着整洁”,指状态,应选B项。A、C两项意思不符,D项用法不对。
8. D。be determined to 构成固定词组,意为“决心”。
9. B。学生想展示他们具有良好的态度以及取得成功的能力,应选ability。
10. B。学生最终被录取,accepted正确。也可根据文章开头的提示来判断。
11. C。take one or two steps 表示“还需做一两件事情”。take a step“采取措施”。
12. A。根据句意,此处应为“开始、着手学习。”getting to work 正确。
13. A。根据句意推断,此处暗指“提供”,B、C两项不符题意,首先排除。supply通常用于提供实物,也就是提供具体的、实在的东西。
14. C。应选择介词in,表示“在这些项目中”。
15. B。通过这些项目,学生可以了解如何报到、注册,如何咨询。根据句意,此处应指“程序”,了解这些程序,为日后的大学生活做准备。
16. C。学生了解的是如何使用、利用图书馆。C项符合题意。
17. A。此处指学校的其他主要设施,故A正确。
18. D。句意为“在一个全新的地方开始新的生活会是……”。此处无法直接做出选择,但下文说到:对学校了解得越多,就越容易适应新环境。如果了解得不多,那么在新环境的生活会是“搞不清楚状况的”。所以D正确。
19. B。根据逻辑判断,此处应为了解的知识越多,就“越容易”适应新环境。
20. B。此处应是“新”环境。
(V)
As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she __ 1 __ out at the audience, hoping to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Fleming, had driven all the way from
The music started and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music __ 3 __ her along into her turns, and she began skating with much belief in herself. The cold fear she always had in the __ 4 __ seconds before skating onto the ice was gone. She was feeling the movement of the __ 5 __ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, then did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was finished.
The crowd loved it and cheered __ 6 __ she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other __ 7 __ . It was the remark that always came after a free-skating performance. But what would the __ 8 __ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy waited for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting __ 9 __ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before
1. A. looked B. carried C. found D. stepped
2. A. friend B. children C. son D. daughter
3. A. allow B. send C. carry D. support
4. A. following B. last C. recent D. past
5. A. music B. fear C. ice D. audience
6. A. because B. until C. unless D. as
7. A. skaters B. parents C. judges D. audiences
8. A. players B. audiences C. judges D. parents
9. A. comfortably B. hurriedly C. happily D. anxiously
10. A. England B.
[答案与解析]
1. A。由下文“to see”反推这里应填looked。
2. D。由上文出现的her father和her mother可知,这里应填daughter。
3. C。Peggy滑进了冰道,让音乐带着自己旋转。
4. B。进入冰道之前最后几秒,她感到害怕。重大活动开始前夕的紧张是非常正常的。
5. A。她感受着音乐的运动旋律。
6. D。当她退出冰道时,观众欢呼起来。比赛期间观众们静静地享受,比赛结束时才发出了欢呼声。
7. A。other暗示评价者也是一个滑冰运动员。
8. C。观众有了好评价,运动员也有了好评价,Peggy真正担心的就是裁判的评价了。
9. D。有些运动员独自焦急地等待着。运动员等待重大比赛的结果时,心情总是期待而又焦急的。
10. D。由第2空前面介绍的她父母来自加利福尼亚可推断她也是加利福尼亚人。
(VI)
What should you do if a fire breaks out in your home? __ 1 __ the family and get out as quickly as possible. Don't stop to save your things, __ 2 __ call the fire department at once.
Should we call the fire department whenever a fire breaks out, no matter how small? Not necessarily. There are many times when quick __ 3 __ on your part can prevent a small fire from becoming a large one. The important thing to remember is this. If you can __ 4 __ put out the fire, do so. But if you have doubt about your being able to put it out, call the fire department.
How do you decide when a fire changes from one you can put out safely to one that may soon get out of control? __ 5 __ your common sense.
Most fire-safety experts suggested that bedroom doors should be closed at night. Can you think why? If a fire breaks out at night, it often burns for a long time __ 6 __ it is discovered. Hallways (厅廊) sometimes become filled with smoke and poisonous gases. A closed door prevents these from entering the bedroom __ 7 __ someone may be sleeping.
If you should wake up some night and smell smoke, remain calm. Go to the bedroom door and feel it. If it is warm or hot, __ 8 __ . There is fire in the hall. Wake up the rest of the family. Then go to the window. If you can do so safely, climb down. But don't jump __ 9 __ as a last resort(手段). Wait for help.
If the door is not warm, open it. And __ 10 __ carefully out of the house.
1. A. Lift B. Show C. Warn D. Advise
2. A. but B. and C. then D. or
3. A. call B. calm C. cry D. action
4. A. simply B. clearly C. quietly D. safely
5. A. Use B. Using C. To use D. Used to
6. A. before B. after C. unless D. within
7. A. what B. which C. on which D. where
8. A. open it B. do open it C. close it D. don't open it
9. A. beside B. besides C. except D. except that
10. A. make a drive B. hold your breath C. make your way D. take it easy
[答案与解析]
1. C 2. A。由常识可以推断,当你发现火灾时,应首先提醒全家人尽可能快地出去,千万不能只顾抢救财产,而忽略了给消防部门打电话。not ...but...表示“不要……而要……”。
3. D。是不是只要有火灾发生,无论大小都应给消防部门打电话?当然不必要,不少时候你自己快速的行动就可以阻止火势的蔓延。
4. D。如果你确定你能安全灭火,你就这么做,如果你对自己灭火的能力有所顾虑,就给消防部门打电话。
5. A。你如何判断一场火灾会不会从你能完全扑灭的小火而发展为完全失去控制的大火呢?运用你的常识。
6. A。在……之前。
7. D。引导定语从句。
8. D。如果卧室的门是暖的或烫的,别开门以免火苗进卧室。
9. C。除非不得已,不要跳窗子。
10. C。在火中小心前进。
(VII)
A special lab at the
While the subjects—usually students are asleep, special machines record their brain waves and eye movements __ 5 __ the body movements that signal the end of a dream. Surprisingly, all subjects sleep very well.
Observers report that a person usually fidgets(不安) __ 6 __ a dream. Once the dream has started his body feels uneasy and his eyes become __ 7 __ active, as if the curtain had gone up on a show. As soon as the machine shows that the dream is over. A buzzer(蜂音器) wakens the sleeper. He sits __ 8 __ , records and goes back to sleep, perhaps to dream __ 9 __ .
Researchers have found that if the dreamer is wakened immediately after his dream, he can usually bring back to his mind entire dream. If he is allowed to sleep even five more minutes, his __ 10 __ of the dream will have gone.
1. A. dreamers B. students C. sick people D. sleeping
2. A. o'clock B. minutes C. times D. hours
3. A. since B. although C. unless D. as
4. A. all B. both C. none D. neither
5. A. as long as B. as well as C. as much as D. as many as
6. A. after B. before C. during D. into
7. A. more B. less C. so D. such
8. A. down B. up C. around D. upon
9. A. some more B. no more C. any more D. more than
10. A. sense B. thought C. feeling D. memory
[答案与解析]
1. A。梦研究者研究的对象当然是做梦的人。
2. C。做梦者每夜做3到7次梦。
3. B。表让步关系。
4. C。由下文的only one可反推出该空强调少。
5. B。当被测试者睡着时,特殊机器记录下他们的脑电波、眼球运动和身体运动。
6. B。由下文的 Once the dream has started反推这里应表做梦之前。
7. A。表做梦时做梦者身体有点儿不安分,眼球变得更活跃。
8. B。睡眠者坐起来。
9. A。睡眠者重新入睡后,也许会做另外一些梦。
10. D。如果做梦者被允许再睡五分钟,他对梦的记忆就会消失。
