单选题Mavis: Did you see how close that finish was? It took my breath away! Roger: Wait, they’re announcing the winner now. It’s Don Jensen! Mavis: What a surprise! He’s never won a major race before. Roger: I’m just astounded to see how much he’s improve
题目
Why can’t he improve quickly?
What happened to him in the past two years?
I’m going to take a break. I’m so tired!
Let’s go down on the track and congratulate him.
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第1题：
Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every morning，except at weekends，he (11) see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier， (12) a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle arrived the frontier，Henry used to stop the man and order him to take the straw off. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see (13) he could find anything，after which he would look in all the man's pockets before he let him tie the straw up again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always (14) to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw，he never found (15) ，even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was smuggling something，but he was not (16) 鱼to imagine what it could be.
Then one evening，after he had looked through the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockets (17) usual，he said to him，“Listen，I know that you are smuggling things (18) this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're bringing into the country so successfully? I'm an old man，and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to (19) . I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you've been smuggling. ”The factory worker did not say anything for (20) . Then he smiled，turned to Henry and said quietly：“Bicycles. ”
A. should
B. might
C. would
D. must
正确答案：C
[解析] 情态动词would用以表达习惯性“总是，总会”。
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第2题：
-How's your brother these days?
-He hasn't been too well just recently.
-________. What's the matter?
-I think he's been overworking.
A、It'll be pleased to hear you ask after him
B、That's not too bad
C、I'm sorry to hear that
D、I'll tell him what you said
参考答案：C
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第3题：
Roger: How are you feeling?
Peter: Much better.___________
A、Thanks for coming to see me.
B、You look great.
C、You are so kind.
D、Don't mention it.
参考答案：A
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第4题：
Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET I. (40 points)
Text 1
We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen? .... When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" "And Paul—why didn't pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it' s too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don' t really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You' re a lucky dog." That' s being friendly. But "lucky dog?" There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that the doesn't think you deserve your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for," is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It' s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven' t got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone' s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice?
His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people to you may save another mistake.
21. This passage is mainly about______.
A) how to interpret what people say
B) what to do when you listen to others talking
C) how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people
D) why we go wrong with people sometimes
正确答案：C
答案：C
[试题分析]文章主旨题。
[详细解答]本文开篇就指出了我们会经常在交流时出现一些错误，然后举了一些例子做分析，最后直接给出了避免错误的建议。可见，所有的内容都是围绕怎样去避免在与人交流过程中的错误。所以正确答案为C。
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第5题：
Beth: Did you hear that Ron was in the hospital?
Mimi: Oh, really?( 56 ) with him?
Beth: He's got a very high temperature. I guess it may be cholera (霍乱).
Mimi: Cholera! How in the world did( 57 ) ?
Beth: Who knows?!
Mimi: ( 58 ) for a long time?
Beth: For a couple of weeks, apparently. But he only( 59 ) on Monday.
Mimi: Why did he wait so long? He should have seen a doctor earlier.
Beth: Yes, I know. But luckily the doctor says if he stays in the hospital for a few weeks, be should be able to improve.
Mimi: Gee,( 60 ) .
A. it come
B. I hope so
C. he get that
D. was sick
E. What’ s the matter
F. What happened
G. Has he been sick
H. went to see the doctor
正确答案：E,C,G,H,B
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第6题：
When I was about 12 1 had an enemy,a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings．Week by week her list grew:I was skinny,I wasn't a good student,I was boyish,I talked too loud,and so on．I put up with her as long as I could．At last,with great anger,I ran to my father in tears.
He listened to my outburst quietly．Then he asked,"Are the things she says true or not?"
True?I wanted to know how to strike back．What did truth have to do with it?
"Mary,didn't you ever wonder what you are really like?Well,you now have that girl's opinion．Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．Pay no attention to the other things she said."
I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true．Some of them I couldn't change(like being skinny),but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change．
For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy．He refused to take it.
"That's just for you,"he said．"You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself,once you hear it．But you've got to learn to listen,not to close your ears in anger or hurt．When something said about you is true you'll know it．You'll find that it will echo inside you."
Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments．
What did the girl's enemy like to do?A.Talking with he
B.Pointing out her weak point
C.Reporting to the teache
D.Quarrelling with he答案：B解析：参见文章第一句。 -
第7题：
When I was about 12 1 had an enemy,a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings．Week by week her list grew:I was skinny,I wasn't a good student,I was boyish,I talked too loud,and so on．I put up with her as long as I could．At last,with great anger,I ran to my father in tears.
He listened to my outburst quietly．Then he asked,"Are the things she says true or not?"
True?I wanted to know how to strike back．What did truth have to do with it?
"Mary,didn't you ever wonder what you are really like?Well,you now have that girl's opinion．Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．Pay no attention to the other things she said."
I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true．Some of them I couldn't change(like being skinny),but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change．
For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy．He refused to take it.
"That's just for you,"he said．"You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself,once you hear it．But you've got to learn to listen,not to close your ears in anger or hurt．When something said about you is true you'll know it．You'll find that it will echo inside you."
Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments．
Why did the girl's father ask her to make the list?A.He wanted to keep the list at hom
B.He didn't know what the girl's enemy had sai
C.He wanted the girl to talk bac
D.He wanted her to check if she really had these weak point答案：D解析：参见第四段。 -
第8题：
Ron was an engineer.He planned a change and tried the new job of teaching kids how to swim.Ron′s easy?manner soon made him a full-time employee at the swim school.
Now,the 40 hours he works a week takes in weekends,early mornings and late afternoons.He earns around?25%less than he did in engineering.But,at 49,he says he has never been happier."I′ve had a drop in pay,but I′ve?cut back on spending,too.I seldom drive to work so don′t have to pay as much for petrol（汽油）.I don′t drink as much.I go walking in my lunch break and I′ve lost 20 kilos.I love going to work.The whole family is a lot happier."
When one of his brothers called,offering to help him find"a real i oh",he answered,"I don′t care.I know what?I′m doing is good."
He admits it was fearful making such a big change when there was the mortgage（分期付款）to pay and kids to clothe and feed,but in the end he feels it is a simple choice."If you′re in a job you don′t like,get out.Money′s not?everything.If you don′t like it,change—find something you′re going to be happy with."
How does Ron manage to cut back on spending?A.He spends less on clothes.
B.He calls his brothers less.
C.He drives less.
D.He has less food for lunch.答案：C解析： -
第9题：
Ron was an engineer.He planned a change and tried the new job of teaching kids how to swim.Ron′s easy?manner soon made him a full-time employee at the swim school.
Now,the 40 hours he works a week takes in weekends,early mornings and late afternoons.He earns around?25%less than he did in engineering.But,at 49,he says he has never been happier."I′ve had a drop in pay,but I′ve?cut back on spending,too.I seldom drive to work so don′t have to pay as much for petrol（汽油）.I don′t drink as much.I go walking in my lunch break and I′ve lost 20 kilos.I love going to work.The whole family is a lot happier."
When one of his brothers called,offering to help him find"a real i oh",he answered,"I don′t care.I know what?I′m doing is good."
He admits it was fearful making such a big change when there was the mortgage（分期付款）to pay and kids to clothe and feed,but in the end he feels it is a simple choice."If you′re in a job you don′t like,get out.Money′s not?everything.If you don′t like it,change—find something you′re going to be happy with."
What is Ron′s new job like?A.Well-paid.
B.Interesting.
C.Easy to do.
D.No free time.答案：B解析： -
第10题：
单选题—I’m going to try and do a German course this year. —Oh. really? ______ I won’t see as much of you if you do.AThat’s possible!
BThat’s a shame!
CWhat a good idea!
DIt’s all my fault!
正确答案： A解析：
空格后面是I won’t see as much of you if you do，如果那样的话我就不能经常见到你了，表示一种遗憾，所以选B项：真可惜，好遗憾啊！ -
第11题：
单选题Anne: Come in please. Ah! It’s you, Mary. How are you? Please sit down. Mary: I’m very well, thank you. Anne: ______It’s been a long time since we last saw each other. You see, I’ve lived here for almost a month. Mary: I know. Since I was passing by, I thought I’d just drop in. (Looking around) What a nice view, with windows facing the harbor!ADo you smoke?
BI’m glad to see you.
CWhat’s up?
DHelp yourself to some cakes.
正确答案： D解析：
后文说好长时间没见了，所以空格出应该选B项，见面常用语。 -
第12题：
单选题Mavis: Did you see how close that finish was? It took my breath away! Roger: Wait, they’re announcing the winner now. It’s Don Jensen! Mavis: What a surprise! He’s never won a major race before. Roger: I’m just astounded to see how much he’s improved. Mavis: ________ Roger: I’m just floored that my best friend won such an important race.AWhy can’t he improve quickly?
BWhat happened to him in the past two years?
CI’m going to take a break. I’m so tired!
DLet’s go down on the track and congratulate him.
正确答案： D解析：
这是一段讨论朋友赢得比赛的对话，空格前提到“ they’re announcing the winner now”，“What a surprise! He’s never won a major race before.”，空格后又提到“I’m just floored that my best friend won such an important race”，由此可以推断，他们的朋友获奖了，与“获奖”相对应的是“祝贺”，只有D项与上下文相符合，表示“让我们到跑道上去祝贺他吧！”,故D项正确。 -
第13题：
-- Hello, this is Ted. May I speak to Peter?
-- _____.
A. Yes, wait
B. I don't know if he's in
C. Just a minute, please. I'll see if he's in
D. Yes, I am Ted
参考答案： C
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第14题：
– He’s the best in the team. -- _______________.
A、I agree with you.
B、I don’t know.
C、I’m terribly sorry.
D、Nice to see you.
正确答案：A
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第15题：
"how did you do on the test?" "i think i passed, but i won't know until tomorrow. i'm keeping my fingers crossed!"().A、crossing my fingers so that you can have fun
B、hoping you can see my crossed fingers
C、showing you my crossed fingers
D、hoping strongly for the best
参考答案：C
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第16题：
Passage Four
"We're more than halfway (中途) now; it's only two miles farther to the tavern (客栈) ," said the driver.
"I'm glad of that," answered the stranger, in a more sympathetic way. He meant to say more but the east wind blew clear down a man's throat if he tried to speak. The girl's voice was quite attractive; however, later he spoke again.
"You don't feel the cold so much at twenty below zero in the Western country. There isn't such damp chill (潮冷)", he said, and then it seemed as if he had blamed the uncomplaining young driver. She had not even said that it was a bad day, and he began to be conscious of a warm hopefulness of spirit, and sense of pleasant adventure under all the woolen scarves.
"You'll have a cold drive going back," he said anxiously, and put up his hand for the twentieth time to see if his coat collar was as close to the back of his neck as possible.
"I shall not have to go back!" cried the girl, with eager pleasantness. "I'm on my way home now. I drove over early just to meet you at the train. We had word that someone was coming to the tavern."
46. How far was the drive from the train to the tavern?
A. One mile.
B. About four miles.
C. Two miles.
D. Less than four miles.
正确答案：B46．答案为B 根据第一句他们走了一半，还剩2英里的路。
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第17题：
We can make mistakes at any age.Some mistakes we make are about money.But most mistakes?are about people."Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?When I got that great job,did Jim really feel good about it,as a friend?Or did he envy my luck?"When we look back,doubts?like these can make us feel bad.But when we look back,it′s too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies?Sometimes what people say hides their?real meaning.And if we don′t really listen closely we miss the feeling behind the words.Suppose?someone tells you,"You′re a lucky dog."That′s being friendly.But"lucky dog"?There′s a bit?of envy in those words.Maybe he doesn′t see it himself.But bringing in the"dog"puts you down a?little.What he may be saying is that he doesn′t think you deserve your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for"is another noise that says one thing and?means another.It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole.But is be?Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn′t important.It′s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven′t got a date for Saturday night.How can you tell the real meaning behind someone′s words?One way is to take a good look at?the person talking.Do his words fit the way he looks?Does what he says agree with the tone of?voice?His posture?The look in his eyes?Stop and think.The minute you spend thinking about the?real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
In the sentence"Maybe he doesn′t see it himself"in paragraph 2,the pronoun"it"refers?toA.being friendly
B.a bit of envy
C.lucky dog
D.your luck答案：B解析：【考情点拨】词语理解题。【应试指导】本句中的it指的就是上句提到的a?bit of envy。
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第18题：
Some young soldiers who had recently joined the army were being trained in modern ways of fighting,and one of the things they were shown was how an unarmed man could trick an armed enemy and take his weapon away from him．First one of their two instructors took a knife away from the other,using only his bare hands;and then he took a rifle away from him in the same way．After the lesson,and before they went on to train the young soldiers to do these things themselves,the two instructors asked them a number of questions to see how well they had understood what they had been shown．One of the questions was this:“Well,you now know what an unarmed man can do against a man with a rifle．Imagine that you are guarding a bridge at night,and that you have a rifle．Suddenly you see an unarmed enemy soldier coming towards you．What will you do?”
The young soldier who had to answer this question thought carefully for a few seconds before he answered,and then said,“Well,after what I have just seen,I think that the first thing I would do would be to get rid of my rifle as quickly as I could,so that the unarmed enemy couldn't take it from me and kill me with it!”
The instructors were teaching the soldiers__.A.how to use weapons
B.how to manage without weapons
C.how to beat the enemy barehanded
D.how to fight with enemy答案：B解析：这是一个幽默的小段子，讽刺教条的教与学。第一段，教员给年轻士兵展示如何在没有武器的情况下徒手夺取敌人手中的武器。 -
第19题：
--Can I bring Aaron to your partytonight, Maggie?
-- ___________ He′s my friend too.A.By all means.
B.How come?
C.Let me see.
D.You're welcome.答案：A解析：考查情景交际。句意为“——Maggie，我可以带Aaron来你的聚会吗?——_________。他也是我的朋友。”By all means“一定，务必”，How come“怎么会”，Let me see“让我想想”，You’re welcome“不客气”。根据“他也是我的朋友”可知只有By all means符合句意，这里表示同意或许可，意为“可以，没问题”，有of course“当然”之意。 -
第20题：
Ron was an engineer.He planned a change and tried the new job of teaching kids how to swim.Ron′s easy?manner soon made him a full-time employee at the swim school.
Now,the 40 hours he works a week takes in weekends,early mornings and late afternoons.He earns around?25%less than he did in engineering.But,at 49,he says he has never been happier."I′ve had a drop in pay,but I′ve?cut back on spending,too.I seldom drive to work so don′t have to pay as much for petrol（汽油）.I don′t drink as much.I go walking in my lunch break and I′ve lost 20 kilos.I love going to work.The whole family is a lot happier."
When one of his brothers called,offering to help him find"a real i oh",he answered,"I don′t care.I know what?I′m doing is good."
He admits it was fearful making such a big change when there was the mortgage（分期付款）to pay and kids to clothe and feed,but in the end he feels it is a simple choice."If you′re in a job you don′t like,get out.Money′s not?everything.If you don′t like it,change—find something you′re going to be happy with."
What′s Ron′s advice to the readers?A.Stick to the job if you have kids to raise.
B.Change the job if you don't like it any more.
C.Stick to the job if you have mortgage to pay.
D.Change the job if you don't get enough money.答案：B解析： -
第21题：
How good the news is for you!（）
- A、You are kind to tell me
- B、I'm glad to see that
- C、It's kind of you to say so
- D、It's nice to hear from you
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第22题：
单选题I’m afraid Mr Harding ______ see you now. He’s busy.Acan’t
Bmustn’t
Cshouldn’t
Dneedn’t
正确答案： C解析：
句意：恐怕Harding先生现在不能见你。他很忙。此处表示对现在的一种否定推测，应用can’t。故答案是A项。 -
第23题：
单选题Father: I’d like to talk to both of you about the money situation in our family. Bette: ______ Mother: But, Bette... Father: I make good money, and you two spend it all. Bette: Look, Dad, I really think this is ridiculous. You make so much money, but you don’t know how to spend it. ______ I don’t see what difference it makes.AWhat’s the matter? ; There must be something unusual.
BOh, here he goes again. ; I don’t know why you are complaining.
CIt’s no need for you to say so. ; Business is business.
DWe all know that. ; Every dog has his day.
正确答案： D解析：
第一个空格后面是：但是…，说明Bette的回答不是积极的，故B项正确，表示不耐烦。从后文Bette的回答中也可知第二个空格应表示对爸爸的不理解。 -
第24题：
单选题Roger: Come in. Oh, hello Charles, it’s you. How are you? Charles: I’m fine, thanks.______ Roger: Sure, yes. What can I do for you?AAre you busy now, Roger?
BWould you like to go for a picnic tomorrow?
CHave you got a minute, Roger?
DHave you got time to go to the pub tonight?
正确答案： C解析：
从Roger最后一句What can I do for you可知选项C符合语境。