题目内容
3.As a scientist, she of these species. (curious)
作为一个科学家，她对这些物种的起源很好奇。
3.was curious about the origin
When I was 16 years old,I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often been to France,so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't un?derstand English. But when I went to America I was real?ly looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.
How wrong 1 was！The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a call and tell him that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.
"Yes”， I said. "I want to give my friend a ring.”
"Well,that's nice," he said. "Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"
"Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. "I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I've arrived. Can you tell me where's a phone box?"
"Oh！" he said,"There's a phone downstairs.”
When at last we met, Danny explained the misun?derstanding to me.
"Don't worry," he said to me. *' I have so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people under?stand each other!"
1.Where was the writer from?
A.He was from America.
B.He was from France.
C.He was from the UK.
D.He was from China.
2.The writer thought in America.
A.he wouldn't have any language difficulties
B.he would not understand the Americans
C.the Americans might not understand him
D.he would have difficulties at the airport
3.The writer wanted ________.
A. to buy a ring for his friend
B.to make a call to his friend
C.to go to the telephone company
D.his friend to see him off
4. From the passage we can see that "give somebody a ring" .
A.means the same in American English as in British English
B.means "call somebody" to the old man
C.means "be going to get married"
D.has two different meanings in American English and in British English
5. In the last paragraph,the word " they" refers to________
A.the old man and the boy
B.the Americans
C.the British
D.the French
I can remember a period in my life when I was un?employed and money was running short. I needed a job very 1.________A friend of mine approached me one day with an 2.________ "I'm going to have to let this job go and won?dering if you would like to take it over.”
"That would be 3________”， I replied. I went to the manager and he said I could 4________ on Monday morning.
On Monday morning I was 5________ to buff(擦) the floors. My friend was there to 6________ me how to oper?ate the buffer.
"It's really 7________ ，" he said,running the machine very 8________. He handed it over to me and said, "Here,you give it a try. ” I 9________ the handles. To my sur?prise,the buffer went around in a big circle,running over my friend's new shoes.
Several times,I tried to run it again and 10________ .
"What am I going to do?" I thought to myself. "I finally found a job and I can't do it. Am I going to have to tell them I have to 11________the job?"
After several 12________ days of buffing,I finally decided that I was going to do this. For about a week,I 13________ with the buffer,putting all my weight and 14________ into it. Later,I learnt the trick was not to struggle with it at all,just 15________with the flow of it,and by the second week,I could run it with one hand.
20________don't have to stop you. If you run into them,just figure out how to go through them.
1.A. badly B. well
C.quickly D. generally
2.A. apology B. invitation C. offer D. opinion
3.A. great B. worth C. difficult D. funny
4.A. finish B. leave C. stay D. start
5.A. warned B. told
C. forced D. discovered
6.A. watch B. order C. ask D. show
7.A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. boring
8.A. specially B. carefully C. slowly D. smoothly
9.A. grabbed B. repaired C. wiped D. equipped
10.A. remained B. insisted C. failed D. dropped
11.A. give up B. give out C. carry on D. focus on
12.A. simple B. harmful C. hard D. happy
13.A. met B. struggled C. lived D. combined
14.A. body B. spirit
C. heart D. strength
15.A. do B. go
C. walk D. match
16.A. turned B. came C. thought D. threw
17.A. when B. unless C. as D. if
18.A. moment B. fight C. experience D. story
19.A. required B. introduced C. reduced D. rejected
20.A. Achievements B. Difficulties C. Disabilities D. Successes
In the doorway of my home,I looked closely at my 23-year-old son,Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 1 a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 2 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips,and this was not the 3 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five,I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, " What is it going to be like,Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked 4 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 5 played itself out.
I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 6 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 7 me.
Now,as I stood before him,I thought of those 8 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 9 ？I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what he has 10 to me or what he might 11 to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 12 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet I always 13 never hearing him put his 14 into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 15 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry,and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. "Daniel," I said, "If I could have picked, I would have picked you. " That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 16 ，and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes,and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 17 of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed 18 mine. What I had said to Daniel was 19 . It was nothing. And yet,it was 20 .
( ) 1.A. experience B. spend C. enjoy D. shape
( ) 2.A. show B. give C. make D. instruct
( ) 3.A. last B. first C. very D. next
( ) 4.A. upward B. into C. down D. up
( ) 5.A. sign B. scene C. scenery D. sight
( ) 6.A. interest B. instruction C. courage D. direction
( ) 7.A. failed B. discouraged C. struck D. troubled
( ) 8.A. future B. embarrassing C. obvious D. lost
( ) 9.A. last B. pass C. fly D. remain
( ) 10.A. counted B. meant C. valued D. cared
( ) 11.A. think B. want C. expect D. wish
( ) 12.A. But B. And C. Instead D. So
( ) 13.A. wondered B. regretted C. minded D. tried
( ) 14.A. views B. actions C. feelings D. attitudes
( ) 15.A. important B. essential C. hard D. complex
( ) 16.A. disappeared B. changed C. progressed D. advanced
( ) 17.A. sensitive B. convinced C. aware D. tired
( ) 18.A. by B. against C. on D. with
( ) 19.A. clumsy B. gentle C. absurd D. moving
( ) 20.A. none B. all C. anything D. everything
A friend and I had arranged to spend a whole Sunday taking a long walk in the country. We set off on an early train，each carrying a 1 bag filled with sandwiches，cakes，fruit and bottles of lemonade. I 2 how two people would be able to finish it all.
Soon we had left 3 the smoky air of the city and had reached the country station where our 4 was to begin. We were 5 ，because the sun was shining and there was a gentle breeze to make it just right for walking. We decided to go on a walk called the Four Mile Square：It has four 6 sides，each about four miles in length and on a map looks like a rough square. It is 7 because each side passes through a different kind of country. We 8 in high spirits along the first side，which 9 a river，planning to have a swim and our first meal before we left it. Before long，we came to a gate near which there was a 10 ， " Beware of the Bull". We were very 11 Our path ran through this field, and,as it was a public foot?path,the farmer had no 12 to put a dangerous animal in it. "Oh,but it's all right," my friend said. "This bull is tied up. Come on.”
I followed, because I could see for myself a strong rope 13 to the ring in its nose at one end and round a large tree at the other. We felt very bold and walked nearer, 14 a red handkerchief just to show that we weren't afraid.
The bull began to walk towards us―and did not stop. "He 15 to have a long rope,”I said,walking more quickly. The bull too was walking more quickly. Then,at the same mo?ment,we both saw that the rope was broken, and without 16 we began to run.
We were halfway across the field but it didn't take us long to reach the gate again. We jumped over,very much out of 17 ，and looked back to see the bull quietly 18 a bag of food. "That was a clever 19 of mine,wasn't it?" said my friend："I dropped the food on purpose to 20 away the bull's attention.”
"No，" I cried. It was not clever！I dropped mine―accidentally.
( ) 1.A. small B. light C. heavy D. huge
( ) 2.A. wondered B. knew C. doubted D. thought
( ) 3.A. over B. away C. out D. behind
( ) 4.A. destination B. walk C. adventure D. race
( ) 5.A. depressed B. thirsty C. lucky D. tired
( ) 6.A. equal B. pretty C. short D. strange
( ) 7.A. quiet B. convenient C. remote D. famous
( ) 8.A. started off B. took up- C. ran off D. turned up
( ) 9.A. connected B. followed C. surrounded D. reflected
( ) 10.A. guide B. report C. sentence D. notice
( ) 11.A. scared B. excited C. worried D. ashamed
( ) 12.A. chance B. right C. space D. duty
( ) 13.A. tied B. applied C. contacted D. added
( ) 14.A. waving B. wearing C. folding D. throwing
( ) 15.A. fails B. needs C. seems D. happens
( ) 16.A. difficulty B. hesitation C. permission D. trouble
( ) 17.A. question B. danger C. sight D. breath
( ) 18.A. weighing B. examining C. considering D. inspecting
( ) 19.A. trap B. game C. trick D. plan
( ) 20.A. pay B. give C. take D. draw
5.The shawls were found in London had just arrived fromIndia.
8. we will win the next game, (likely)
我们有可能赢得下一场比赛。
1. The students in our class are e about the idea of holding an English evening.
4. Look!The monkey (climb) the banana tree.
