题目内容
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)would6 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 not 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.come 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
解析:
1.D 因为报纸两面都有内容,当作者想剪下一篇好文章时,却发现报纸的另一面的内容也很有趣。此处意为报纸的正反面。
2.B keep in good health=keep healthy,保持健康。 3.A 选择连词or后advice与前面的the way并列,意为:在社交中规范自己的建议。 4.A reduce减少;prevent阻止;cause引起;suffer遭受。 5.C 译文:剪去了文章的一半内容,或者使文章缺失了标题。 6.D use使用;handle处理;prepare准备;stay停滞。 7.A but但是;so所以;for为了;or否则。 8.B satisfying令人满意的;surprising令人奇怪的;impossible不可能的;regretful遗憾的,后悔的。译文:因此,剪刀们在开始工作之前要停留片刻,否则剪到了一半的时候会发现令人遗憾的结果。 9.C courage勇气;strength力量;patience耐心;attention注意。 10.A hold up堵塞;make up化妆;pick up拾起,摘下;give up放弃。译文:你只能选择其一,另一个得稍后去注意或者被放弃。 11.D 根据前文the other has to wait作进一步延伸,left behind为丢在后面。译文:但是你要知道,未来是不可预料的——不断变化的局势可能不允许你把它丢在后面。 12.C filled充满的;attracted吸引;struck撞。此处为caught in a difficult position陷入困境。 13.B how come that……句型,表示怎么会?……怎么能? 14.B 此句是对前句how comes that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once?的问句。译文:如果你的喜好有巨大的改变,这个情况才会发生。 15.D 此空前句有提示:your life changes greatly,what life is like,生命的真谛。16.A sb.B e faced with sth.面对……,此句转为总结句:我们经常面对着一件事物的两面作出选择,就像报纸一样。其他选项显然不符合此语境。be supplied with由……提供;be connected with与……相联系;be fixed with用……安装。 17.B 此处根据语境:我们的精力中只有从一件事物中解脱以后,才可能投入到另一件事情上。介词after在6以后,先后顺序很清楚以后即不难选出。 18.D 此处former与后面的latter相对应。译文:选择的前者比后者更重要。 19.A still表示仍然。译为:我还记得一句谚语。其他选项:因为前文未提及其他谚语,所以用also不合适。almost语气弱,无说服力,舍去。 20.C 此句为全文的中心作进一步阐述,末尾点题。全文皆围绕选择,故choice合适。treatment对待;action行为,行动;remark言论,谚语。
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提示:
When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking enthusiastically. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high="speed" Internet connection. It was pretty cool.
Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. Facemail lets you send an e-mail that gets read to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www. Facemail.com.
Facemail faces are lifelike, and they copy emotions based on the ones that you put in your text. For example, type in X, and Rachel blows a kiss.
Life FX, the company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad business uses. The reason e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And the company is talking with Whirlpool about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat.
Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I’m a fan. But Facemail should be used with words in an e-mail and add angry emotions when you’ve got a psycho-mail.
Title: A New Technology on Facemail
My findings | The other day, when I opened my e-mail, I was greeted by a pretty woman on my computer with great 【小题1】_____. She kept reading to me an e-mail from my brother about a high-speed Internet connection. She stopped to smile at me 【小题2】______. |
【小题3】____ to Facemail | With the help of a male or female or a clown, Facemail can get your e-mail 【小题4】______ to the receiver. Facemail’s 【小题5】______ faces can stimulate emotions you put in your text. |
【小题6】______ Life FX with e-business | Life FX is sure to have broad business uses. You can be greeted and waited on by Michael Jordan politely. Buying through e-business is not popular for lack 【小题7】______ the human touch. The 【小题8】______ of the Facemail can be used on a fridge. |
My personal 【小题9】______ | Facemail is fantastic and fun, but it has some disadvantages; Firstly, it should be used with words in an e-mail. Secondly, it might make you 【小题10】____ when getting a psycho-mail. |
Conclusion | Facemail could get hot fast. |
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite fluently. _ _【小题1】
First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. The most important thing is to listen as often as possible. _【小题2】 The Internet is really a useful tool for English students. You can download The RealPlayer from RealMedia.com. The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station.
Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated (受阻)by limited understanding. __【小题3】__
Here is some of the advice I give my students:
●Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.
●Stay relaxed when you do not understand, and try listening to the material for more times.
● Do not translate everything into your native language.
●__【小题4】___ Don’t concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas.
● Listen to something you enjoy.
I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the beginning, when I didn’t understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. This method usually resulted in confusion. 【小题5】 Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that even if I didn’t pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said.
A.But you can’t follow a native English speaker at all! |
B.What should you do? |
C.But listening is a problem for most of the beginners! |
D.However, after several weeks, I got used to the new environment in Germany. |
F. Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts.
G. Listen for the general idea of the conversation.