题目内容

Tired of the president’s _______ speech, the people _____ at the back began to play with their mobile phone.

A.boring, seatingB.bored, seated
C.boring, sittingD.bored, having been seated

C

解析试题分析:考查形容词辨析。现在分词转换的形容词通常用来形容物,过去分词转换的形容词通常用来形容词人或者与人有关的事物。Boring令人厌倦的;通常用来修饰物。seated就坐的;第二空的seated/sitting at the back 是定语修饰名词,在句中表示状态。句意:对于主席令人厌倦的研究感到厌倦,坐在后排的人开始玩起了手机。
考点:考查形容词用法辨析
点评:现在分词转换的形容词通常用来形容物,过去分词转换的形容词通常用来形容词人或者与人有关的事物。要注意形容词在句中可以作为定语修饰名词,本题的第二空就是形容词短语修饰名词。

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第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从21–40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Kate Chin, like many renters, is tired of renting.One reason is that her __21__ rent goes up like clockwork.Every year her landlord raises the rent by five percent.Another reason is her __22__.“New neighbors always seem to be more __23__ than the ones who moved out,” she said.“My first neighbor would __24__ his door very heavily.I __25__ knew when he came home or left home.__26__ he moved out, a saxophonist moved in.A saxophonist! He practiced two hours a day.On Saturday his friends would come __27__ and I had to __28__ to a whole band.I called the police, but they said saxophone playing is permitted in __29__ for up to four hours a day, because saxophone playing is job-related.They told me I was __30__ that the guy was only playing two hours a day!”
There are many unhappy renters, __31__ there are also happy renters.“I’ve been lucky my whole life,” said Karl Leen, a middle-aged man.“My neighbors couldn’t have been any __32__ if I had picked them myself.One neighbor was a cook.He’d bring me the best __33__ in the world.Another neighbor was a pianist.She played the most __34__ music.Another neighbor was a __35__ who did my tune-ups and changed the oil in my car.My __36__ neighbor is a birder; and we go __37__ every weekend with our telescopes.”
Different persons have different attitudes.Kate saw the saxophone player as __38__, yet Karl saw the __39__ player as delightful.Millions of people would be happy just to have a roof over their head.Yet there are millions who would __40__ that their roof is the wrong color.
21.A.weekly       B.monthly          C.daily         D.annual
22.A.children      B.colleagues        C.neighbors     D.servants
23.A.inconsiderate  B.considerate       C.careful         D.foolish
24.A.knock        B.lock             C.shut           D.clean
25.A.always        B.occasionally      C.never         D.sometimes
26.A.Before        B.Since              C.From         D.After
27.A.up           B.over                  C.down          D.on
28.A.dance        B.listen            C.turn           D.look
29.A.departments   B.apartments       C.offices         D.bedrooms
30.A.unfortunate   B.unlucky           C.lucky          D.pleased
31.A.and          B.so                 C.but           D.for
32.A.worse        B.sadder            C.better          D.happier
33.A.books        B.clothes             C.CDs           D.leftovers
34.A.sorrowful     B.heavy              C.delightful     D.light
35.A.artist          B.cook              C.barber         D.mechanic
36.A.former        B.latest              C.latter          D.previous
37.A.shopping      B.boating            C.hiking         D.birding
38.A.amusing       B.pleasing            C.hating          D.annoying
39.A.saxophone     B.violin             C.piano         D.guitar
40.A.find         B.remember          C.praise         D.complain

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself.

The expression to be in hot water is a very old expression. Hot water was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

That no longer happens. But we still get in hot water. When we are in hot water, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble—serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother, if he walks in the house with dirty shoes.

Being in deep water is almost the same as being in hot water. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult position.

To keep your head above water is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.

Water over the dam is another expression about a past event. It is something that is finished. It cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water that has flowed over a dam cannot be brought back again.

Another common expression to hold water, is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container.; If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your argument can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes.

Throwing cold water also is an expression that deals with ideas or suggestions. It means to not like an idea. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But your wife throws cold water on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much.

1.If Robert says he is in deep water, we may guess_________.

A.he is swimming under the water

B.he is tired of changing shoes

C.he nearly breaks a law

D.he faces a difficult choice

2.What can you say to your friend Jane, who is troubled by a mistake she has made?

A.Keep your head above water.

B.Throw cold water.

C.It is water over the dam.

D.It can hold water.

3.If your argument doesn’t hold water, then it is _________.

A.weak          B. convincing           C. logical              D. disappointing

4.The passage explains the origins of the following expressions EXCEPT_________.

A.to be in hot water

B.to keep your head above water

C.water over the dam

D.to hold water

 

    Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices going up, up, and up. “How high can they go?” is the question on everyone’s lips? “As long as interest rates stay around 5 percent, there’s no telling,” remarked one realtor in Santa Monica, California.

“It’s crazy,” said Tim, who is looking for a house near the beach. “In 1993, I bought my first place, a two-bedroom condominium in Venice, for $70,000. My friends thought then that I was overpaying. Five years later, I had to move. I sold it for $230,000, which was a nice profit. Last year, while visiting friends here, I saw in the local paper that the exact same condo was for sale for $510,000!”

It is a seller’s market. Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking price. Donna, a new owner of a one-bedroom condo in Venice Beach, said, “That’s what I did. I told the owner that whatever anyone offers you, I’ll give you $20,000 more, under the table, so you don’t have to pay your realtor any of it. I was tired of looking.”

Tim says he hopes he doesn’t get that desperate. “Whether you decide to buy or decide not to buy, you still feel like you made the wrong decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don’t buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity.”

Everyone says the bubble(泡沫) has to burst sometime, but everyone hopes it will burst the day after they sell their house. Even government officials have no idea what the future will bring. “All we can say is that, inevitably, these things go in cycles,” said the state director of housing. “What goes up must come down. But, as we all know, housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down. So you can’t lose over the long run. Twenty years down the road, your house is always worth more than you paid for it.”

60.If Tim had sold his flat last year, he could have earned          .

A.$ 510,000                B.$ 440,000                C.$ 280,000                D.$ 160,000

61.Donna paid another $ 20,000 to the owner secretly because          .

A.she felt like offering 10% more                    B.secret money made low price

C.the owner asked for the money                  D.she was bored with bargaining

62.We can infer from Tim’s words in paragraph 4 that           .

A.homebuyers feel hesitate facing rising house prices

B.buying a house is always a great opportunity

C.homebuyers never make the right decision

D.both sellers and buyers become desperate

63.What is the author’s opinion about the housing bubble?          

A.It is something everyone hates to see

B.Only experts know when it will burst

C.It is unavoidable in the regular circles

D.It usually stays for about twenty years

 

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