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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

  Starbucks coffee shops can be found all over America and in more than thirty countries around the world.Many people think they are great places to   1   a hot cup of coffee or tea.But others   2   the company.

  If you are in any major city in America, the chances are   3   that you are not far from a Starbucks.  4  , you might be very close to several of these coffee shops.The company   5   in the West Coast city of Seattle, Washington, in 1971.Starbucks was   6   after a character in the famous American novel Moby-Dick   7   Herman Melville.Today, there are more than 12,000 Starbucks around the world.Sales in 2006 were almost eight billion dollars.

  Starbucks   8   more than just plain coffee.It started a whole coffee   9   with its own   10   language and coffee workers called“baristas”.It sells many kinds of hot and cold coffee drinks, like White Chocolate Mocha and Frappuccino.It also sells music albums, coffee makers, food, and   11   books.But   12  , it sells the   13   of being a warm and friendly place for people to sit, read or talk.

  Starbucks is a great Success story.Buyers are   14   to pay as much as five dollars for a coffee drink Many people say they go to Starbucks because they can depend on it to have   15   what they want and it is nearby.Some say Starbucks has helped to   16   people about the knowledge of coffee from many countries.

    17  , some people do not like the company's aggressive expansion.Owners of independent coffee stores cannot   18   with Starbucks.Some small coffee sellers even took the company to court,   19   that Starbucks controls the   20   and forces out competition.

(1)

[  ]

A.

give

B.

take

C.

enjoy

D.

make

(2)

[  ]

A.

support

B.

praise

C.

criticize

D.

complain

(3)

[  ]

A.

high

B.

low

C.

big

D.

small

(4)

[  ]

A.

After all

B.

In fact

C.

At last

D.

In all

(5)

[  ]

A.

controlled

B.

operated

C.

managed

D.

started

(6)

[  ]

A.

named

B.

called

C.

spoken

D.

talked

(7)

[  ]

A.

by

B.

on

C.

for

D.

to

(8)

[  ]

A.

buys

B.

sells

C.

plants

D.

grows

(9)

[  ]

A.

history

B.

science

C.

culture

D.

tradition

(10)

[  ]

A.

normal

B.

usual

C.

simple

D.

special

(11)

[  ]

A.

only

B.

just

C.

even

D.

thus

(12)

[  ]

A.

in case

B.

as well

C.

most of all

D.

in a word

(13)

[  ]

A.

idea

B.

view

C.

plan

D.

advice

(14)

[  ]

A.

careful

B.

sorry

C.

willing

D.

afraid

(15)

[  ]

A.

simply

B.

generally

C.

hardly

D.

exactly

(16)

[  ]

A.

educate

B.

suggest

C.

persuade

D.

provide

(17)

[  ]

A.

Otherwise

B.

However

C.

At 1east

D.

At most

(18)

[  ]

A.

compete

B.

connect

C.

learn

D.

produce

(19)

[  ]

A.

warning

B.

advising

C.

claiming

D.

indicating

(20)

[  ]

A.

shop

B.

factory

C.

company

D.

market

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  Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to   1  .Now she was Portia, a strong–willed   2   in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing   3   from her.

    4  , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She   5   being in front of other people.She was very   6   at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   7   much attention.She stayed mostly to herself, making   8   friends.She had excellent grades,   9   she always thought that something was missing.

  Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and   10   her to join in.

  “I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   11   the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

  Her mother wouldn’t let the   12   drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you   13   do it.The trick is to look past the   14   to find the love of what you’re doing.’’

  So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the   15   of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part, memorizing the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard; she loved every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words, she had a new understanding of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

  On the day of the audition, she performed two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the part was hers.

(1)

[  ]

A.

sing

B.

dance

C.

speak

D.

report

(2)

[  ]

A.

member

B.

actress

C.

player

D.

character

(3)

[  ]

A.

weakly

B.

rapidly

C.

smoothly

D.

slowly

(4)

[  ]

A.

At first

B.

In fact

C.

After all

D.

In all

(5)

[  ]

A.

hated

B.

enjoyed

C.

appreciated

D.

regretted

(6)

[  ]

A.

honest

B.

shy

C.

polite

D.

patient

(7)

[  ]

A.

avoid

B.

focus

C.

pay

D.

attract

(8)

[  ]

A.

few

B.

a few

C.

several

D.

many

(9)

[  ]

A.

or

B.

so

C.

for

D.

but

(10)

[  ]

A.

forced

B.

requested

C.

encouraged

D.

reminded

(11)

[  ]

A.

accept

B.

play

C.

offer

D.

learn

(12)

[  ]

A.

role

B.

matter

C.

interest

D.

grade

(13)

[  ]

A.

can

B.

must

C.

may

D.

should

(14)

[  ]

A.

anger

B.

pain

C.

sadness

D.

fear

(15)

[  ]

A.

purpose

B.

way

C.

idea

D.

importance

 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to   1.Now she was Portia,a strong-willed   2in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing

3from her.

4.Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She  5being in front of other people.She was very   6at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to  7much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making  8friends.She had excellent grades,   9she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   10her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   11the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   12drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you   13do it.The trick is to look past the   14to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the  15of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part,  16the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she  17every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new  18of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition,she   19two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the   20was hers.

1.A.sing                B.dance            C.speak             D.report

2.A.member          B.actress               C.player                D.character

3.A.weakly          B.rapidly               C.smoothly          D.slowly

4.A.At first            B.In fact               C.After all         D.In all

5.A.hated           B.enjoyed           C.appreciated           D.regretted

6.A.honest          B.shy               C.polite                D.patient

7.A.avoid           B.focus             C.pay               D.attract

8.A.few             B.a few             C.several               D.many

9.A.or              B.so                    C.for               D.but

10.A.forced         B.requested         C.encouraged            D.reminded

11.A.accept         B.play              C.offer             D.learn

12.A.role               B.matter                C.interest              D.grade

13.A.can                B.must              C.may               D.should

14.A.anger          B.pain              C.sadness               D.fear

15.A.purpose            B.way               C.idea              D.importance

16.A.memorizing                         B.organizing

C.checking                              D.improving

17.A.disliked           B.loved             C.expected          D.bore

18.A.consideration                          B.description

C.selection                             D.understanding

19.A.practiced          B.planned           C.performed         D.delivered

20.A.part               B.play              C.speech                D.position

 

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     Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at
the University of Pisa.   1   I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his   2   qualifies. Pint of
all, I respected his   3   to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered,
students crowded into his classroom, His followers liked the fact that he   4   what he taught Further more, he
could be counted on to explain his ideas in all   5   way, introducing such aids (辅助) to   6   oil paintings, music,
and guest lectures Once he   7   sang a song in class in order to make a point clear   8  , admired the fact that lie
would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them   9   the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe,
he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would  10  a student to a game of chess (国际象棋) 
 11  he would join student groups to discuss a variety of  12  : agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young
people visited him in his office for  13   on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I
was  14  by his lively sense of humor (幽默). He believed that no lesson is a success  15  , during it, the students and the professor  16   at least one loud  17  Through his sense of humor, he made learning more  18  and more
lasting, If it is  19  that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry,  20   my friend is indeed a wise man.
(     )1. A. Although            
(     )2. A. basic               
(     )3. A. attention        
(     )4. A. insisted on        
(     )5. A. imaginative         
(     )6. A. listening          
(     )7. A. also                
(     )8. A. Later               
(     )9. A. with                
(     )10. A. invite             
(     )11. A. As a matter of fact
(     )12. A. questions         
(     )13. A. support            
(     )14. A. disturbed          
(     )15. A. for               
(     )16. A. hear               
(     )17. A. laugh            
(     )18. A. helpful           
(     )19. A. natural          
(     )20. A. so                
B. When           
B. special        
B. introduction   
B. talked about   
B. ordinary       
B. understanding   
B. nearly         
B. Secondly        
B. by             
B. lead                       
B. Later on       
B. subjects       
B. explanation     
B. moved           
B. until          
B. suggest         
B. cry            
B. enjoyable       
B. normal         
B. for          
C. Even if       
C. common       
C. relation     
C. believed in   
C. opposite      
C. information    
C. even          
C. However       
C. from          
C. prefer        
C. Other times                     
C. matters      
C. experience    
C. attracted     
C. since         
C share         
C. shout        
C. practical     
C. hopeful       
C. then          

D. Now that   
D. particular 
D. devotion   
D. agreed with
D. open       
D. discovery  
D. only       
D. Therefore  
D. on         
D. show       
D. In general 
D. contents                 
D. advice     
D. defeated    
D. unless      
D. demand     
D. question   
D. useful     
D. true       
D. yet        

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 1 .  Now she was Portia, a strong –willed   2  in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing   3 form her.  4, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She 5  being in front of other people. She was very  6  at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   7   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   8   friends. She had excellent grades,    9   she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and    10 her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   11   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down. ”I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   12   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you   13    do it. The trick is to look past the   14   to find the love of what you’re doing.’’

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the   15   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,    16   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she 17 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new   18  of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she   19   two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   20   was hers. 

1. A. sing               B. dance           C. speak            D. report

2. A. member            B. actress          C. player            D. character

3. A. weakly             B. rapidly         C. smoothly          D. slowly

4. A. At first             B. In fact          C. After all          D. In all

5. A. hated              B. enjoyed         C. appreciated        D. regretted

6. A. honest             B. shy             C. polite            D. patient  

7. A. avoid              B. focus            C. pay             D. attract

8. A. few               B. a few            C. several           D. many

9. A. or                B. so               C. for              D. but

10. A. forced            B. requested         C. encouraged       D. reminded

11. A. accept              B. play             C. offer             D. learn

12. A. role                B. matter           C. interest           D. grade

13. A. can                B .must             C. may             D. should

14. A. anger              B. pain              C. sadness          D. fear

15. A. purpose            B. way              C. idea             D .importance

16. A. memorizing         B. organizing         C. checking         D. improving

17. A. disliked            B. loved             C. expected          D. bore

18. A. consideration       B. description         C. selection          D. understanding

19. A. practiced          B. planned            C. performed        D. delivered  

20.A. part               B. play              C. speech           D. position

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