( A )
Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had __1__ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy __2__ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and __3__ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man __4__ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __5__ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to __6__ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her __7__ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid __8__ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and __9__. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __10__ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”
1. A. no B. some C. much D. enough
2. A. lazy B. clever C. careful D. hard
3. A. did well in B. was poor atC. was working D. was good for
4. A. was angry B. thought hardC. agreed D. said “No.”
5. A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot
6. A. rest B. sleep C. hospital D. work
7. A. should B. would C. to D. not to
8. A. to rememberB. to forget C. to catch D. to teach
9. A. slept B. went out C. cooked D. ate
10. A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing
( B )
Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me __1__ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have __2__ a whole variety of reasons. __3__ important reason is that I want to be a better man.
Many things make human beings different __4__ or better than or even superior to animals.
One of the most important things is __5__. If I fail to receive higher education, my education __6__. As I want to be a fully __7__ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to __8__. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are __9__ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and __10__ fit into society.
1. A. quite B. so C. such D. another
2. A. come up withB. agreed withC. been fed up withD. got on well with
3. A. Most B. The most C. More D. Much
4. A. to B. around C. between D. from
5. A. education B. weather C. temperature D. science
6. A. finished B. don’t finishC. will not finish D. has finished
7. A. develop B. developedC. developing D. experience
8. A. improve B. graduate C. hear D. provide
9. A. between B. among C. inside D. outside
10. A. can good B. may betterC. be able to betterD. be able to best
( C )
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was __1__ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou[北美馴鹿]? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to __2__. The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was __3__. He had his gun with him __4__.
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.
Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very __5__ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to __6__ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf __7__ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his __8__ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were __9__. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to __10__ them and not to kill them.
1. A. seen B. told C. heard D. found
2. A. a small townB. a big city C. a far place D. a lonely village
3. A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. tired
4. A. at times B. all the timeC. once a week D. every afternoon
5. A. bad B. good C. hungry D. thirsty
6. A. cook B. make C. get D. pick
7. A. shouted at B. looked intoC. laughed at D. played with
8. A. food B. clothes C. gun D. plane
9. A. not good B. not true C. not easy D. not clear
10. A. grow B. have C. teach D. understand
( D )
Many people think that Americans __1__ their cars almost more than anything else. When __2__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __3__ cars. They don’t ask for a car from their __4__. So many of them work in __5__ time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to __6__ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.
Some people almost __7__ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __8__ their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a __9__. On Saturdays or Sundays some people may __10__ most of their time washing and repairing their cars.
1. A. prefer B. love C. drive D. play
2. A. little B. big C. old D. young
3. A. new B. own C. expensive D. cheap
4. A, friends B. teachers C. parents D. brothers
5. A. free B. busy C. study D. good
6. A. make B. mend C. wash D. drive
7. A. always B. never C. often D. usually
8. A. take B. carry C. pull D. lift
9. A. question B. wrong C. mistake D. problem
10. A. cost B. get C. spend D. use
(A)
本文講述了查理為報(bào)答金先生生前對自己的大恩大德,在娶了金先生女兒為妻之后精心照料她,卻導(dǎo)致妻子營養(yǎng)過剩而患病去醫(yī)院檢查。醫(yī)生列出她不能吃的食物,深愛妻子的查理不明情況,反而照單為妻子買了上面的各種食物。
答案簡析
1. A。查理家境貧困,父母沒有錢資助他上學(xué),故選no。
2. B。根據(jù)下文,查理不負(fù)眾望,說明他聰明好學(xué),故選clever。
3. A。查理學(xué)習(xí)刻苦,并順利完成了學(xué)業(yè),說明他各門功課成績較好,故選did well in。D選項(xiàng)介詞用錯(cuò),正確詞組為was good at。
4. C。根據(jù)下文查理娶了金先生女兒為妻并精心呵護(hù)她,說明查理同意了金先生的請求,故選agreed。
5. D。根據(jù)下文妻子胖得不能走路,說明她食物吃得多。此外食物為不可數(shù)名詞,因此只能用a lot來修飾。
6. C。心臟不好,應(yīng)去醫(yī)院檢查,下文指出為她檢查的正是醫(yī)生,故選hospital。
7. D。由于她的病是因營養(yǎng)過剩引起的,醫(yī)生應(yīng)讓她不要吃肉,糖果之類的食物,故選not to。
8. B。她害怕忘了醫(yī)生的指示,因此將其寫在紙上,故選to forget。
9. B。與下文相對應(yīng),這里應(yīng)填went out。
10. C。擅長烹飪的查理將菜買回之后,肯定要忙著為愛妻做飯,故cooking為正確答案。
(B)
本文主要圍繞“我為什么要上大學(xué)?”這一話題展開討論,首先介紹了教育對人發(fā)展的重要性,然后說明大學(xué)在教育中的地位,從而層次分明地解釋了上大學(xué)的原因。
答案簡析
1. C。such常用在不定冠詞或名詞前修飾可數(shù)名詞或不可數(shù)名詞,表示“此類的”、“這種的”,故such為正確選項(xiàng)。
2. A。come up with意為“提出、找出”;agree with意為“同意”;be fed up with意為“對……厭倦”;get on well with意為“和……相處得好”。根據(jù)文意A為正確選項(xiàng)。
3. B。上文講到我曾找到過各種各樣的原因,其中最重要的原因應(yīng)當(dāng)是……,因此這里應(yīng)用important的最高級,故選the most。
4. D。固定結(jié)構(gòu)be different from 表示“不同于……”。
5. A。本段著重說明了教育在人的發(fā)展中的作用,以及大學(xué)在教育中的地位。作為總括句,本空應(yīng)填education。
6. C。這是一個(gè)含有條件狀語從句的復(fù)合句,意為“如果我不能受到更高等的教育,我就無法完成我的學(xué)業(yè)”,故選will not finish為正確選擇。
7. B。這里只能選可作定語的選項(xiàng)。過去分詞developed表示“成熟的”,為正確選項(xiàng)。
8. D。大學(xué)應(yīng)是提供高等教育的地方, provide符合文意為正確選項(xiàng)。
9. B。介詞among可表示“包括……在內(nèi)”為正確選項(xiàng)。
10. C。與前半句相對應(yīng),這里仍應(yīng)用比較級,而may better意思不對,be able to better為正確選項(xiàng)。
(C)
狼歷來被世人視為兇殘的動物,事實(shí)是否的確如此呢?帶著這一疑問,F(xiàn)arley進(jìn)行了實(shí)地考查,在和狼進(jìn)行了零距離的接觸后, 改變了自己的觀點(diǎn)。本文告訴我們要學(xué)會根據(jù)事實(shí)說話。
答案簡析
1. B。Farley是政府工作人員。他是被派去進(jìn)行調(diào)查和研究狼的習(xí)性的,故選told。
2. C。根據(jù)下文飛機(jī)把Farley送到了一個(gè)沒有房屋和人的地方, 說明了這個(gè)地方不可能是城市、小鎮(zhèn)或村莊,故a far place為正確答案。
3. A。狼吃人的恐怖故事給孤身一人的Farley帶來的應(yīng)是afraid。
4. B。因?yàn)镕arley害怕, 所以槍應(yīng)始終不離身。all the time意為“一直、始終”。
5. B。根據(jù)下文的描述,狼媽媽給孩子們喂奶,對孩子們進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練,可見是一位好媽媽,故選good。
6. C。狼只能獵取食物, 而不能燒食物, 生產(chǎn)食物。get合乎文意,為正確答案。
7. D。shout at意為“朝……大聲叫喊”;look into意為“調(diào)查、觀察”;laugh at意為“嘲笑……”。這三個(gè)詞組都不符合文意。play with意為“和……一起玩?!?,符合文意為正確答案。
8. C。the nice happy wolf family讓Farley不再害怕,因此也就不再需要槍了,故選擇gun。
9. B。因?yàn)樗挠H身體驗(yàn)與他所聽到的相違背,說明以前關(guān)于狼的說法是不對的, 故選not true。
10. D。understand意為“了解”合乎文意,為正確答案。
(D)
本文介紹了美國人尤其是年輕人對于轎車的喜愛,并列舉了一些事例加以說明。讓人們看到了一個(gè)發(fā)達(dá)國家的富裕和人民生活的繁榮。
答案簡析
1. B。通過下文的事例不難看出美國人對汽車不是一般的喜歡,故用love,較貼近文章的意思。
2. D。按常識,十四五歲的人應(yīng)稱為年輕人,故應(yīng)說young。
3. B。根據(jù)下文他們不想通過索要來獲取別人的小轎車,而是想擁有自己的小汽車,故選own。
4. C。如果說想要索要小汽車的話,那只有先從父母親那兒開始了,故應(yīng)選parents。
5. A。十四五歲的年輕人大多在上學(xué),所以工作占用的應(yīng)是上學(xué)期間的空隙,故應(yīng)選free。
6. D。要想獲得駕照得先學(xué)開車,故應(yīng)選drive。
7. B。與下文“車子一有問題就去修理”相對應(yīng),有些人病了卻從不看醫(yī)生,故應(yīng)選never。
8. A。carry應(yīng)為“搬運(yùn)”,push 為“推”,lift 意思為“舉,提起”都不合文意,take sth. to 某地,意為“把……帶到……”。
9. D。只能選擇一個(gè)名詞, 表示汽車的“故障,毛病”, 故選problem。
10. C。spend some time doing sth.為一個(gè)固定搭配,意為“花時(shí)間干某事”。