
1. The newspaper _B__ the rain will last for another three days.
| A. is being said | B. says | C. is said | D. is saying |
| A. set | B. picture | C. series | D. group |
| A. beamed | B. laughed | C. cried | D. smiled |
| A. lives | B. expects | C. interests | D. curiosity |
| A. prospect | B. fortune | C. opportunity | D. chance |
| A. must be sent | B. would be sent | C. be sent | D. were sent |
| A. account | B. counting | C. regard | D. observation |
| A. direction | B. tradition | C. phenomenon | D. trend |
| A. common | B. usual | C. average | D. general |
| A. so | B. but that | C. or | D. only because |
| A. oblige | B. owe | C. thank | D. gratitude |
| A. to be built | B. build | C. built | D. be build |
[A]
| had finished to write | [B] could have finished writing |
| [C] could have finished to write | [D] might finish writing |
[A]
| did he enter | [B] he had entered | [C] had he entered | [D] he has entered |
[A]
| can | [B] will | [C] would | [D] must |
[A]
| if | [B] unless | [C] because | [D] through |
[A]
| popular | [B] welcome | [C] favorable | [D] prosperous |
[A]
| In spite | [B] In spite of |
| [C] In spite of that | [D] In spite of the fact that |
[A]
| must have drunk | [B] must drink | [C] should drink | [D] had to drink |
[A]
| To have arrived | [B] To arrive | [C] While arriving | [D] Arriving |
Directions: Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be 21 all over the world on the BBC. If the House of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its name from Sir Ben Gamin Hall who was responsible 22 the making of the clock when the new House of Parliament was 23 . It is not only 24 , but is extremely accurate 25 . Officials from Greenwich Observatory(格林威治天文台)have the clock 26 twice a day. On the BBC you can hear the clock when it is actually 27 because microphones are connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has 28 gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time, a painter who had been _29 the tower bung a pot of paint on one of the hands and the clock was 30 !
21. C
[A]
| seen | [B] felt | [C] heard | [D] touched |
[A]
| at | [B] to | [C] in | [D] for |
[A]
| having built | [B] being built |
| [C] having been built | [D] building |
[A]
| immensely sized | [B] having immense size |
| [C] of immense size | [D] being immense size |
[A]
| also | [B] too | [C] either | [D] as well |
[A]
| opened | [B] checked | [C] halted | [D] started |
[A]
| striking | [B] pounding | [C] beating | [D] knocking |
[A]
| rarely | [B] always | [C] occasionally | [D] sometimes |
[A]
| working off | [B] working with | [C] working on | [D] working out |
[A]
| slowed down | [B] speeded up | [C] postponed | [D] delayed |
One night when Mr. Robinson was asleep,he was woken up by some strange noise outside his house. "Thieves." he thought. Jumping out of bed,he took his gun and hurried to the bedroom window. The night was rather dark. But he could see a white shape. It looked like a man in the garden. He pointed his gun at it,fired and went back to bed. Early in the morning,he went down to the garden. His shirt was hanging from a tree. He had washed it the day before and hung it on the tree to dry. It had a hole right through the middle. Mr. Robinson was really frightened out of his life when he saw it and began to tremble (颤抖). His neighbor arrived at that moment. "How are you today,Mr. Robinson?" he asked in an anxious voice. "You don't look well."
"I'm all right,thank you,"said Mr. Robinson. "But I'm lucky to be alive. You see that shirt there?"
"Yes?" said the neighbor.
"If I'd been wearing that shirt last night,"said Mr. Robinson,"I'd be a dead man now."
31. When Mr. Robinson jumped out of his bed and went to the window,he saw _B____ in the garden.
[A]
| a thief | [B] something like a man |
| [C] a white shirt on a tree | [D] nothing |
[A]
| A thief. | [B] Mr..Robinson himself. |
| [C] Mr..Robinson's neighbor. | [D] Mr..Robinson's wife. |
[A]
| went back to bed |
| [B] went to the garden to see what it was |
| [C] felt no longer afraid |
| [D] looked for the shirt he had washed the day before |
[A]
| surprised | [B] unhappy |
| [C] sick | [D] angry |
[A]
| succeeded in escaping | [B] failed to escape |
| [C] run away | [D] only just avoided death |
In the winter, it is still dark when he gets up,but during the rest of the year it is light. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from wind and rain or snow. His customers think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him tips (小费).
Billy earns about $ 70 per month,and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest on records and clothes. Once a month,he has to collect money from his customers. Since many of them work during the day,Billy has to collect the money at night. Sometimes,when Billy is sick,his brother has to deliver the newspapers. Once,Billy's father had to help. Billy has seventy customers now,but he hopes to get more soon. Someday,if he gets more customers,Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding (突出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe,but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.
36. Keeping a part-time job tells us that Billy __D____.
[A]
| has to make a living by himself |
| [B] can not get any support from his family |
| [C] has to pay for his school tuition |
| [D] is independent and self-confident |
[A]
| perfectly well | [B] twice a week |
| [C] only for fun | [D] to support his family |
[A]
| to post newspapers | [B] to send newspapers |
| [C] to sell newspapers | [D] None of the above. |
[A]
| to get some money for college education |
| [B] to have some tips |
| [C] to have more customers |
| [D] None of the above. |
[A]
| a trip to Europe | [B] a new bicycle |
| [C] a tip | [D] A or B |
Racism again affected Anderson in 1939. When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color. She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75 000 people. In 1955, Anderson became the first black soloist to sing win the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as “heard only once in a hundred years”. She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977. Anderson eventually triumphed over racism.
41. According to this passage, why many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment in the early part of 20th century? C
[A]
| Because Americans didn’t like them. | [B] Because they were lazy. |
| [C] Because racism was very popular then. | [D] Because they were black. |
[A]
| She studied at a music school. | [B] She sang for religious activities. |
| [C] She sang at Town Hall in New York. | [D] She studied voice in Europe. |
[A]
| had a very rare voice | [B] sang occasionally in public |
| [C] sang only once in many years | [D] was seldom heard by people |
[A]
| at the Lincoln Memorial | [B] in Washington, DC. |
| [C] in Europe | [D] at the United Nations |
[A]
| protesting to the government | [B] appealing to the United Nations |
| [C] demonstrating in the streets | [D] working hard to perfect her art |
| 46.improve | Lately Laura has shown some _ improvement ___ in both her reading and writing. |
| 47. care | The slightest __ carelessness ___ in driving can result in a terrible accident. |
| 48. able | I’d like to go with you, but with so much work to do this afternoon I’m _ unable ___ to. |
| 49.surprise | It is not _ surprising ___ that Jim got fired—he was always late for work. |
| 50. pay | He finally got a well-_ paid ___ position in a big company in downtown area. |
| 51. find | When you have finished the experiment, include your __ findings __ in a report. |
| 52. hope | He was disappointed so often that he became _ hopeless __. |
| 53. broad | These college students spent a whole month traveling in Northwest China, which greatly _ broaden ___ their vision and knowledge. |
| 54. accept | The _ acception ___ of the atomic theory by physicists has led to many scientific discoveries. |
| 55.safe | The policeman held up his hand to stop the traffic so that the children could cross the road in _ safety __. |
56. 囚犯被从严判处十五年徒刑。(give a sentence of ..years)
The criminal was given a stiff sentence of 15 years.
57. 不断努力,你迟早会解决这个难题的。(as long as )
As long as/If you keep on trying, you will be able to resolve this difficult problem sooner or later.
58. 我确实知道,现在不少年轻人有一边做作业,一边听背景音乐的习惯。(have the habit of doing one thing while doing another)
I do know that many young people have the habit of listening to background music while doing their homework.
59. 在他的电视讲话中详细谈了交通安全问题。他提到自一月份以来,由交通事故造成的死亡人数一直在上升。(TV talk, on the rise)
The mayor dwelt on the problem of traffic safety in his TV talk, in which he mentioned the deaths caused by traffic accidents had been on the rise since January.
60. 这个故事是由两部分构成的。(be composed of)
This story is composed of two parts
61. 你向我大喊大叫,你得向我道歉。(scream at, owe, apology)
You screamed at me. You owe me an apology
62. 这部小说的依据是我的一些最好的朋友的生活故事。(be based on)
This novel is basexd on some of my best friends' lives.
63. 他是一个总是按照原则办事的人。(act on)
He is a person who always acts on the rules
. 弗吉尼亚(Virginia)是根据弗吉女王(Virgin Queen)命名的。(name after)
Virginia is named after Virgin Queen
65. 恶劣天气阻碍了卫星的发射。(set back)
the terribble weather blocked the set back of the satellite.
