阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项.

  When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 1 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 2 in good health, or 3 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 4 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 5 the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀)would 6 before they start, 7 halfway done when I find out the 8 result.

  Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 9 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 10 up. But you know the future is unpredictable (不可预料)--the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 11 . Thus you are 12 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 13 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 14 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

  In fact that is what 15 is like: we are often 16 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only 17 we get into another. The 18 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 19 remember a philosopher's remarks:“When one door shuts, another opens in life.”So a casual (不经意) 20 may mot be a bad one.

(1)

[  ]

A.front

B.same

C.either

D.opposite

(2)

[  ]

A.get

B.keep

C.lead

D.bring

(3)

[  ]

A.advice

B.news

C.a theory

D.a report

(4)

[  ]

A.suffer

B.reduce

C.prevent

D.cause

(5)

[  ]

A.on

B.for

C.without

D.off

(6)

[  ]

A.use

B.handle

C.prepare

D.stay

(7)

[  ]

A.or

B.but

C.so

D.for

(8)

[  ]

A.satisfying

B.regretful

C.surprising

D.impossible

(9)

[  ]

A.courage

B.strength

C.attention

D.patience

(10)

[  ]

A.given

B.held

C.made

D.picked

(11)

[  ]

A.near

B.alone

C.about

D.behind

(12)

[  ]

A.filled

B.attracted

C.caught

D.struck

(13)

[  ]

A.dares

B.comes

C.deals

D.does

(14)

[  ]

A.improves

B.changes

C.progresses

D.goes

(15)

[  ]

A.study

B.society

C.nature

D.life

(16)

[  ]

A.faced

B.supplied

C.connected

D.fixed

(17)

[  ]

A.before

B.after

C.until

D.as

(18)

[  ]

A.following

B.next

C.above

D.former

(19)

[  ]

A.still

B.also

C.once

D.almost

(20)

[  ]

A.treatment

B.action

C.choice

D.remark

阅读理解

  Some English words are made up of the same pad and have different beginnings and different endings, such as import and export, report and transport. All these words, you can see, have the same “port”, which comes from the latin word, meaning “to carry” or “to move” from one place to another. And according to the bit at the beginning which we call prefix, the meaning changes. “Import” means “to carry in ”or “to bring into a country” ; “export”, “ex ” means “out of”, so this word means “to carry out of the country” . “ re” means “back ”, so “ report ” means “ to tell somebody, to bring back information to somebody”; “transport”, “trans ” means “across” and it means “to carry across one place to another” .

  Let's look at the following words; supporter, reporter, importer and exporter. You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix, thus meaning “a person who completes the verb” . So “supporter” means “somebody who supports” . A “reporter”is“somebody who reports”. “Importer”is“somebody who imports ”and “exporter” is “somebody who exports” and so on.

1.In the first sentence the word “part” means ________.

[  ]

A.different beginnings and different endings

B.the same part which had several meanings

C.the root of the word

D.the same root which has different meanings

2.Which of the following is not true according to the text?

[  ]

A.Apart from “port”, many English words have the same mot which comes from the Latin word.

B.“Port” is the root forming some English words.

C.The mot “port” means “to carry” .

D.“Port” has the mot meaning “to move” from one place to the other.

3.By adding a prefix or a suffix to a root, we can get a word which has ________.

[  ]

A.the meaning of a Latin word

B.a different meaning

C.the meaning of “in” or “out of ”

D.a lot of meanings

4.We can get a noun ________.

[  ]

A.just by adding “er” to verbs

B.by changing a prefix

C.only by adding “er” to a root

D.by adding a suffix to verb

5.According to the passage, if we talk about a man of refinement, you may guess that he must be ________.

[  ]

A.a man having good manners and education

B.a person who should be educated

C.somebody having bad manners

D.a person punished by somebody else

  阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项.

  When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 1 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 2 in good health, or 3 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 4 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 5 the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀)would 6 before they start, 7 halfway done when I find out the 8 result.

  Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 9 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 10 up. But you know the future is unpredictable (不可预料)--the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 11 . Thus you are 12 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 13 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 14 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

  In fact that is what 15 is like: we are often 16 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only 17 we get into another. The 18 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 19 remember a philosopher's remarks:“When one door shuts, another opens in life.”So a casual (不经意) 20 may mot be a bad one.

(1)

[  ]

A.front

B.same

C.either

D.opposite

(2)

[  ]

A.get

B.keep

C.lead

D.bring

(3)

[  ]

A.advice

B.news

C.a theory

D.a report

(4)

[  ]

A.suffer

B.reduce

C.prevent

D.cause

(5)

[  ]

A.on

B.for

C.without

D.off

(6)

[  ]

A.use

B.handle

C.prepare

D.stay

(7)

[  ]

A.or

B.but

C.so

D.for

(8)

[  ]

A.satisfying

B.regretful

C.surprising

D.impossible

(9)

[  ]

A.courage

B.strength

C.attention

D.patience

(10)

[  ]

A.given

B.held

C.made

D.picked

(11)

[  ]

A.near

B.alone

C.about

D.behind

(12)

[  ]

A.filled

B.attracted

C.caught

D.struck

(13)

[  ]

A.dares

B.comes

C.deals

D.does

(14)

[  ]

A.improves

B.changes

C.progresses

D.goes

(15)

[  ]

A.study

B.society

C.nature

D.life

(16)

[  ]

A.faced

B.supplied

C.connected

D.fixed

(17)

[  ]

A.before

B.after

C.until

D.as

(18)

[  ]

A.following

B.next

C.above

D.former

(19)

[  ]

A.still

B.also

C.once

D.almost

(20)

[  ]

A.treatment

B.action

C.choice

D.remark

阅读理解

  When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watchI loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had amother one since it stopped ticking a decade agoWhy?Because I don’t need oneIhave a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or sonething like thatAll these devices(装置)tell the time-which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007

  This is ridiculousExpensive cars go faster than cheap carsExpensive clothes hang better than cheap clthesBut these days all watches tell the time as well as all lther watchesExpensive watches come with extra functions-but who needs them?How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole?So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?

  If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have colsed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound noteInstead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of piunds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing itRolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble famoly; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world

  Watches are now classified asinvestments(投资)A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly?350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from?15,000 to?30,000 plus in a yearBut a watch is not an investmentIt’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashionPrices may keep going up-they’ve been rising for 15 yearsBut when of fashionPrices may keep going rp-they’ve been rising for 15 yearsBut when fashion moves on, the owner of that?350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times

(1)

The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they ________

[  ]

A.

have other devices to tell the time

B.

think watches too expensive

C.

prefer to wear an iPod

D.

hame no sense of time

(2)

Itseems ridiculius to the writer that ________

[  ]

A.

people dive 300 metres into the sea

B.

expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones

C.

cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones

D.

expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

(3)

What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?

[  ]

A.

It targets rich people as its potential customers

B.

It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors

C.

It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising

D.

It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches

(4)

Which would be the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Timex or Rolex?

B.

My Childhood Timex

C.

Watches?Mot for Me!

D.

Watches-a Valuable Collection

 (09·湖北C篇)

When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices(装置)tell the time—which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.

But while the wise have realized that they don’t need them, others—apparently including some distinguished men of our time—are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to £250.000 for a piece.

This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions—but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?

If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.

Watches are now classified as “investments”(投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly? £350, 000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from? 15, 000 to? 30, 000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up-—they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when of fashion. Prices may keep going up—they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that? £350, 000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.

59 The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they__________.

A. have other devices to tell the time

B. think watches too expensive

C. prefer to wear an iPod

D. hame no sense of time

60. It seems ridiculous to the writer that_______________.

A. people dive 300 metres into the sea

B. expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones

C. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones

D. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

61. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?

A. It targets rich people as its potential customers.

B. It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.

C. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.

D. It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.

62. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Timex or Rolex?

B. My Childhood Timex

C. Watches? Mot for Me!

D. Watches—a Valuable Collection

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