先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號填入題前括號內(nèi)。

（一）

It was 11：30 in the evening. A ___1___ American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama ___2___ trying to bear a pouring rainstorm. Her car had ___3___ and at the moment she ___4___ needed a ride. Wet to the skin， she decided to flag down the next ___5___. A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard ___6___ in those conflict-filled[矛盾沖突] 1960s. The man ___7___ her to safety in his car， and ___8___ a taxicab（a kind of car）for her. She seemed to be in a great ___9___. She wrote down his ___10___， thanked him and drove away. Several days went by and a ___11___ came on the mans door. To his ___12___， a very big color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was ___13___ to it. It read： “ Dear sir， thank you so much for assisting a（an） ___14___ colored woman on the freeway ___15___ night， The rain ___16___ wet all over not only my clothes ___17___ my spirits. Then you ___18___ along. Because of you， I was ___19___ to make it to my dying husbands bedside just ___20___ he passed away. God bless you for helping me and kindly serving others. Sincerely， Mrs. Nat King Cole.

（ ）1. A. black B. white C. poor D. sick

（ ）2. A. railway B. freeway C. street D. avenue

（ ）3. A. broken up B. speeded up C. broken down D. slowed down

（ ）4. A. seriously B. badly C. fairly D. probably

（ ）5. A. bus B. truck C. taxi D. car

（ ）6. A. from B. by C. before D. of

（ ）7. A. put B. led C. fetched D. took

（ ）8. A. hired B. took C. sent D. asked

（ ）9. A. need B. help C. hurry D. trouble

（ ）10. A. address B. number C. name D. words

（ ）11. A. lady B. salesman C. letter D. knock

（ ）12. A. surprise B. delight C. joy D. satisfaction

（ ）13. A. offered B. given C. stuck D. written

（ ）14. A. aged B. dark C. lucky D. unhappy

（ ）15. A. another B. the other C. other D. any

（ ）16. A. let B. made C. had D. turned

（ ）17. A. and B. but C. or D. otherwise

（ ）18. A. got B. went C. ran D. came

（ ）19. A. able B. ready C. likely D. willing

（ ）20. A. after B. before C. until D. since

（二）

Though different educational systems have different purposes， one thing is certain： all students should take part in examinations.

___1___ the English educational system， students take ___2___ very important ___3___. The first is the eleven-plus， which is taken at the age of eleven ___4___ past. At one time the ability ___5___ on the eleven-plus would have determined ___6___ a child stayed in school. ___7___， however， all children continue in “comprehensive”[綜合性的] schools， and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. At the age of fifteen or sixteen， the students are tested for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate[證書] of Education. This examination covers a wide ___8___ of subjects; once students have passed this exam， they are ___9___ to specialize， so that two-thirds or ___10___ of their courses will be ___11___ physics， chemistry， classical language， or ___12___ they wish to study ___13___. The ___14___ examination， at eighteen， covers only the ___15___ of the special subjects. ___16___ the universities， students study only in their concentrated area， and ___17___ students ever venture[冒險(xiǎn)] outside ___18___ subject again; ___19___， the English boy or girl is a specialist ___20___ the age of fifteen.

（ ）1. A. On B. In C. To D. For

（ ）2. A. four B. three C. two D. one

（ ）3. A. subjects B. languages C. courses D. examinations

（ ）4. A. somewhat B. or else C. or so D. or rather

（ ）5. A. seen B. heard C. shown D. known

（ ）6. A. when B. if C. that D. how

（ ）7. A. But B. Then C. So D. Now

（ ）8. A. number B. part C. range D. collection

（ ）9. A. allowed B. passed C. forbidden D. admit

（ ）10. A. much B. many C. more D. most

（ ）11. A. in B. of C. with D. on

（ ）12. A. whenever B. however C. whatever D. wherever

（ ）13. A. at all costs B. at the same time

C. at the least? ? ? ? ? D. at great length

（ ）14. A. late B. later C. early D. final

（ ）15. A. context B. content C. book D. lesson

（ ）16. A. Even so B. Even if C. Even then D. Even at

（ ）17. A. few B. no C. some D. any

（ ）18. A. that B. their C. its D. which

（ ）19. A. in any case B. in all C. in a sense D. in the end

（ ）20. A. of B. from C. at D. under

參考答案與解析

（一）

【答案與解析】本文主要敘述美國的一個(gè)白人青年幫助一個(gè)黑人老太太的故事。

1. A。根據(jù)下文60年代矛盾沖突（指白人對黑人的種族歧視），下文提到了一個(gè)白人青年幫她，因此可判斷老太太是“黑人”。

2. B。從第15空前的 freeway 一詞可以得出此題答案。

3. C。從下文 she decided to flag down the next car 說明她的車“拋錨”了。

4. B。因?yàn)檐噿佸^了，所以她“非?！毙枰钴?，只有 badly 符合此意。

5. D。從下文 in his car 得出答案。

6. D。因?yàn)槭悄贻p人，對60年代美國種族歧視沒有聽說過，才伸出援助之手。hear of是“聽說”的意思。

7. D。take sb. to some place意為“把某人帶到某地”是固定短語。

8. A。因?yàn)槭浅鲎廛?，所以要“租賃（雇）”。

9. C。從下文看，她是去看他快要死了的丈夫，所以很“匆忙”。

10. A。從下文可知老太太為了感謝那位白人青年，買了一臺電視機(jī)給他送去，所以記下的是“地址”，而不是電話號碼。

11. B。從老太太留的紙條可知她沒有親自去，因此可以判斷是直接讓“售貨員”把電視機(jī)送去的。

12. A。因?yàn)樗麤]有買電視機(jī)，看到一個(gè)售貨員送來一臺電視機(jī)，所以感到“驚奇”。

13. C。因?yàn)槭羌垪l，所以判斷是“貼”（stick）在電視機(jī)上。

14. B。根據(jù)第一空已經(jīng)得出答案是一位黑人婦女，因此選 dark。

15. B。從上下文的時(shí)間判斷，是“幾天前的一個(gè)夜晚”。

16. B。因?yàn)楹竺媸切稳菰~ wet 使渾身都濕了用 make，turn也可以跟形容詞，是表示變化，不符句意。

17. B。not only…but（also） 是固定搭配。

18. D。從上文可以得知，當(dāng)老太太的車子拋錨時(shí)，那個(gè)白人青年及時(shí)地出現(xiàn)在她跟前，并給予了幫助。

19. A。根據(jù)下文表示“能”使她及時(shí)趕到她快要死了的丈夫跟前（be able to do sth表示通過努力才能實(shí)現(xiàn)的動作），其余不符句意。

20. B。因?yàn)槔咸玫搅饲嗄甑膸椭?，才使她在她丈夫死之前趕到。

（二）

1. B。介詞in表示在某一方面。

2. B。/

3. D。預(yù)閱全文可知學(xué)生須經(jīng)過三大考試：進(jìn)初中時(shí)（eleven-plus），15歲時(shí)和18歲時(shí)。

4. A。eleven-plus exams是指英國私立學(xué)校十一歲進(jìn)入初中的學(xué)生舉行的考試。既然是eleven-plus 那么正常年齡應(yīng)是11歲或11歲多一點(diǎn)，所以確定somewhat。

5. C。/

6. B。eleven-plus exam中表現(xiàn)出來的能力會決定一個(gè)孩子是否留在學(xué)校繼續(xù)深造。

7. D。從上文at one time：曾經(jīng)一度時(shí)期，however表示轉(zhuǎn)折，說明與現(xiàn)在的情形不一樣。

8. C.從下文可知考試覆蓋面廣，number不宜用wide修飾。

9. A。首先排除B和C（不符題意），而 admit 形式不對。

10. C。or前后連接的應(yīng)是并列成分，應(yīng)接與two-thirds相比具有更多或更少含義的詞。

11. A。/

12. C。學(xué)生通過考試后，被允許選修任意學(xué)科。

13. D。at all costs：不惜一切代價(jià)，at the same time：同時(shí)，at the least：至少，起碼。均不符題意，不能選擇。at great length：最大限度（只要有能力，不受限制）。

14. D。根據(jù)上下文，這是最后一場考試即第三次考試。

15. B。排除A. C，不符題意。18歲時(shí)的考試只考選修的所有課程內(nèi)容。

16. D. 表示處所用at。

17. A。/

18. A。從上一句students study only in their concentrated area， 可知幾乎沒有學(xué)生敢冒險(xiǎn)學(xué)習(xí)選修以外的課程。

19. C。/

20. B。in any case： 在任何情況下， in all：總共，in the end ：最后.根據(jù)上下文均不符題意。in a sense 從某種意義上來講，因?yàn)閺?5歲就開始選修，所以英國的孩子從15歲起就可以說是專業(yè)人才。

What Color什么顏色

An impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina， I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm， I asked Dad the typical questions：“What kind is it？ Does it have a stick shift？ Does it have a tape deck？”

“Its a 1982 Toyota，” he replied. “Its a four speed， and， yes， it has a tape deck.” Pleased， I asked what color it was.

“Well，” he said uncomfortably，“which part？”

作為南卡羅萊那州克萊姆森大學(xué)的一個(gè)本科生，我囊中羞澀，當(dāng)我父親告訴我他為我買了輛車時(shí)，我甚是激動。我?guī)缀蹩刂撇蛔∥业臒崆椋瑔柫税职謳讉€(gè)關(guān)鍵問題：“什么車？有沒有手排擋？有沒有磁帶艙？”

“是1982年產(chǎn)豐田車，”他回答說，“四速，還有，是的，有磁帶艙?！蔽疑跏歉吲d，又問是什么顏色的。

“哦，”他很不舒服地說，“你指哪一部分？”