题目内容

— Who is in charge of money decisions,Tom or his wife?

— They're always kept their money ________ and use their own bank accounts for personal expenses.


  1. A.
    alone
  2. B.
    carefully
  3. C.
    together
  4. D.
    separately
D
此题考查在特定语境中副词的区别。题意:是汤姆还是他妻子管钱?他们总是各存各的钱,并用各自的银行帐户支付个人费用。(alone:单独,独自;carefully小心地;together,共同;separately单独地,分开地)。通过做此题可以看出,把握准题意是关键,记准词义是基础,二者缺一不可。如果句意把握不准,往往会选定B.
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The hit movie Notting Hill begins with a famous scene. Hugh Grant bumps (撞) into Julia Roberts and spills (洒) orange juice all over her. After the collision, Grant repeatedly says: “ I am so sorry. I am so sorry.”

His actions in this scene are very British. If Roberts’ character were from Britain then she would probably apologize repeatedly as well—even if the crash were not her fault. But this doesn’t happen in the film, as Roberts is from the US.

A report in The Telegraph last week said that three-quarters of British people apologize when they bump into someone in the street — regardless of whether they are responsible or not. In fact, we Britons use “sorry” in many situations. For example, if we mishear someone, we say “Sorry?” The person we are talking to will also apologize by replying: “No, I am sorry!” This can go on for up to five minutes as we compete over who is the most sorry.

Life is never as simple as “duibuqi” and “meiguanxi”.

How we use “sorry” has changed. Traditionally, “sorry” was used to express deep regret, but a survey in 2007 showed that we use it to mean anything from “what” to “whatever”.

Why are Britons so sorry? Mark Tyrell, a psychology writer in the UK, thinks about our apologetic tendencies are rooted in the British class system. We say sorry because historically the new middle classes in Britain had to apologize for not being working class, but also for not really being upper class. Another theory is that we apologize to avoid confrontation(冲突). For example, if you bump into someone they might get angry. To avoid this we instantly say “Sorry!”.

True manners are about being considerate and the modern day obsession with apologizing show that we are perhaps not as thoughtful as we once were. The word has lost some of its meaning. Do you see my point? Sorry, it might just be a British thing…

1.What can we infer from paragraph 2?

A.In fact Roberts are responsible for the collision.

B.People from the US say “sorry” more than British people.

C.There is no crash happening in the film.

D.British people say sorry even if it is not their fault.

2.Which of the following might Mark Tyrell agree to?

A.British people are sincere while saying sorry.

B.Now more British people say sorry because of the British class system.

C.British people say sorry to avoid quarrels.

D.British people apologize for not working hard.

3.What does the author want to tell us with the passage?

A.British people overuse “sorry” in daily life.

B.British people now say “sorry” in different situations.

C.Middle classes in British are to blame for not being working class.

D.Britons say “sorry” to avoid confrontation.

4.What does the underlined word “collision” in the first paragraph mean?

A.quarrel           B.disagreement      C.crash             D.fight

 

Some people would go through anything just to achieve their dream. Kasia Siwosz is proof. For the final year student on the university women’s tennis team, the road to Berkeley, University of California was met with poor advice and misinformation from her home country and two unsuccessful stops along the way that fell short of expectations.

Born in Poland, Siwosz began playing tennis at seven years old and developed the skills that helped her earn a top-50 ranking among the ITF Junior division(国际网球联会青少年赛). Siwosz wanted to do more with her life than just play tennis, which led her to seek chances that would also allow her to obtain a top education. While most who grow up in the U.S. are naturally accustomed to the American tradition of collegiate(大学的) sports, such a custom is not as familiar in a country like Poland. “There’s no collegiate sports in Poland and no culture of sports and academic(学术的) study there. You can only do one, not both,” Siwosz said.

Her desire to have a quality education led her to America to follow her dream. While Siwosz was talented enough to begin her collegiate tennis career, she could only attend community college because she missed the deadline to apply to four-year schools, mainly due to misinformation provided in her home country of Poland.

When she had earned all her credits and was able to transfer(转学), Siwosz made the decision to attend Baylor in Texas. Her friends from Poland put in a good word for the university, saying that it was a good fit because there were many international players at Baylor. “I thought it would be a good idea, but it really wasn’t what I thought it would be,” Siwosz said. “I wasn’t happy at Baylor. The level of tennis was high, but the academic standards were no match and I just wanted more.”

After one year at Baylor, Siwosz’s luck finally began to change when she made the decision to transfer to Berkeley, which was due in large part to Lee, a former Berkeley student. Lee, who is a keen tennis player himself, met Siwosz four years ago in Texas. “I knew she was unhappy there,” he said. “I saw the opportunity for her to come here.” Siwosz visited Lee in Berkeley. “I ended up loving this place and this school,” Siwosz said. “I came here a lot over the summer, I gave it a shot and I ended up with a Berkeley education and a spot on one of the best college tennis teams in the country.”

1.What does “two unsuccessful stops” (Paragraph 1) refer to?

A.Poland and the U.S.

B.Baylor and Berkeley.

C.The community college and Baylor.

D.The ITF Junior division and the Berkeley tennis team.

2.Why did Siwosz want to leave her homeland for America?

A.Poland had no culture of sports.

B.Berkeley had always been her dream university.

C.She wanted to play tennis and have a good education.

D.She wanted to improve her tennis skills and get a higher ranking.

3.Why did she leave Baylor?

A.The level of tennis there was not high.

B.It was not suitable for international students.

C.She couldn’t get along with her friends there.

D.She was not satisfied with the education level there.

4.The phrase “gave it a shot” (Paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to ______.

A.had a try          B.shot a tennis ball    C.took a picture      D.waved goodbye

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.How Siwosz left Poland.

B.How Siwosz realized her dream.

C.How Siwosz became a top tennis player.

D.How Siwosz transferred from Baylor to Berkeley.

 

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