题目内容
The word “sharp” can be _1_ to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work. In this chapter, the writer _2_sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine _3_.The writer does not like dull pencils.
We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a _4_ kind of point,_5_as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are _6_ sharp or rounded _7_ on the kind of scissors. Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools, _8_.Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are_9_to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.?
“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and _10_some containers. For example, the edge of a table or desk can be _11_.In addition; we can describe the edge of _12_ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp_13_ to cut your hand. A piece of _14_ from a broken jar or bottle is_15_very sharp.
_16_we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well _17_.A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and_18_ learn and understand.
To summaries, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of _19_ that have blades, points, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent. It is an expensive word _20_ it can be used in many different ways.?
1. A. written B. used C. seen D. taken
2. A. talks about B. takes care of
C. doesn't like to mention D. makes up his mind to
3. A. sharp B. color C. point D. edge
4. A. some B. any C. only D. certain
5. A. so B. as soon C. such D. or
6. A. either B. neither C. too D. very
7. A. working B. which are C. is D. spending
8. A. too B. even C. either D. ever
9. A. difficult B. easy C. interesting D. clean
10. A. for B. with C. of D. at
11. A. seen B. sharp C. smooth D. hard
12. A. an B. a C. the D.\
13. A. so as B. in order C. so that D. enough
14. A. news B. glass C. information D. advice
15. A. again B. quite C. rather D. ordinarily
16. A. However B. Finally C. Therefore D. In this way
17. A. prepared B. dressed C. mannered D. served
18. A. easy to B .is to C. to D. quick to
19 .A. funny things B. knives C. objects D. containers
20. A. because B. even if C. though D. not only
1---20 BACDC ADABC BADBD BBDCA
解析:
1 be used to表示“被用来”。答案为B。
2. A表示“讨论,谈论”。答案为A。
3. 根据意思,要有一个好的笔头。答案为C。
4. a certain kind of表示“某一种”。答案为D。
5. such as表示“比如,像”。答案为C。
6. either …or是一个固定结构,表示“要么……要么”。答案为A。
7. 固定结构。答案为D。
8. too,用在肯定句中,表示“也”。答案为A。
9. be easy to use表示“很容易用”。答案为B。
10. of furniture and of some containers是并列结构。答案为C。
11. 整篇文章就是关于“sharp”。答案为B。
12. open是以元音开头,所以用an。答案为A。
13. sharp enough to do表示“锋利得足够……”。答案为D。
14. 一个玻璃碎片……。答案为B。
15. 根据意思来填。答案为D。
16 最后,用“sharp”来形容人。答案为B。
17. 穿着很好的人。答案为B。 ?
18. quick to learn表示“学得很快”。答案为D。
19. objects表示“物体”。答案为C。
20. 在这里是“因果关系”。答案为A。
When someone says, “Well, I guess I'll have to go to face the music,” it doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this or that. Terrible music, indeed, but it has to be faced. At some time or another, every one of us has had to “face the music”, especially as children. We can remember father’s angry voice: “I want to talk to you!” And only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!
The phrase “face the music” is known to every American, old and young. It is at least one hundred years old. Where did the expression come from?
The first explanation came from the American novelist James Fenimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings (舞台的两侧) to go on stage. After they got their clue(暗示) to go on , they often said, “It’s time to go to face the music. ” And that is exactly what they did face the orchestra (乐队) which was just below the stage.
An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience(观众) that might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So “face the music” came to mean: having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.
【小题1】The expression “face the music” means ______.
A. plan to go to a concert |
B.get one’s clue to do something |
C.have to go through something far less pleasant |
D.disobey what one's father says |
A.children | B.novelists | C.actors | D.audience |
A.老板 | B.同事 | C.角色 | D.台词 |
If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary , you will find it means “to bring into being, to cause to exist something each of us does daily”.
We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way First, this includes an awareness of our surroundings.It means using all of our senses to become aware of our world.This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture(质地),as well as taste, when we plan a meal.Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.
A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things.If we believe the expression,“There is nothing new under the sun, the creativity is remaking or recombining(重组) the old in new ways.”For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.
A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to ask for them to achieve some new results.To think up a new idea is one thing; to put the idea to work is another.
These three parts of creativity are included in all the great works of geniuses, but they are also included in many of our day-to-day activities.
【小题1】Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?
A.To prepare for a meal. |
B.To arrange the furniture in a special way. |
C.To buy some books from a bookstore. |
D.To“write”a letter with the computer. |
A.a new thing can only be created at the basis of earlier things |
B.a new thing is only a tale |
C.we can seldom create new things |
D.we can hardly see really new things in the world |
practice?
A.It’s more difficut to create a new thought than to use it in practice. |
B.To find a new thought will clearly lead to the production of a new thing. |
C.A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor. |
D.One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice. |
A.How to Develop One’s Creativity |
B.What Is Creativity |
C.The Importance of Creativity |
D.Creativity, a Not Faraway Thing |
There are over one million superstitions(迷信), and most people believe at least one or two of them.
Many people are superstitious about numbers. They think that there are lucky numbers and unlucky numbers.
The number 13 is often considered unlucky. In some parts of the world, buildings have no 13th floor and streets have no houses with the number 13. In Japan, "4" is considered unlucky because in Japanese the word "four" is pronounced the same as the word "death" .
Japanese never give gifts of four knives, four napkins, or four of anything.
What are the lucky numbers? Seven is a lucky number in many places, and "8" is considered a lucky number in Japan and China. In China, businesses often open on August 8, and many couples register to get married at eight past eight on August 8.
Superstitions about numbers are so widespread that some people--called numerologist--make a living by giving advice about numbers.
In 1937, when the Toyoda family of Japan wanted to form a car company, they asked a numerologist if "Toyoda" would be a good name for the company. The numerologist said it would not be. He explained that "Toyota" would be a better name for the company. The family took his advice. As a result, millions of people drive "Toyota" and not "Toyoda" .
There are many other kinds of superstitions. There are superstitions about eating, sleeping, sneezing and itching(抓痒). There are superstitions about animals and holidays and horseshoes.
There are even superstitions about superstitions. Those superstitions will tell people how to reverse bad luck.
When the Japanese bump heads, they immediately bump heads again. According to a Japanese superstition, the first-bump means their parents will die, but the second bump "erases" the first bump
To reverse bad luck in general, people turn around three times, turn their pockets inside out, or put their hats on backwards.
In the United States, baseball players sometimes wear their caps backwards when their team is losing. It looks silly, but the baseball players do not mind if it helps them win the game.
【小题1】It can be inferred that superstitions about numbers are .
A.popular neither in Japan nor in China |
B.popular only in Japan and in China |
C.popular both in Japan and in China |
D.causing great troubles both in Japan and in China |
A.change to bad luck | B.cause to go in the opposite direction |
C.change for the worse | D.exchange |
A.he is mad | B.he is happy | C.he is superstitious | D.he is very sad |
A.persuading us to believe superstitions |
B.showing us some facts of superstitions |
C.showing us the magic power of number |
D.showing us a numerologist |