My brother was and turned down the video-recorder when he noticed the little baby was sleeping．( )A．competitiveB．innocentC．dynamicD．considerate 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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18．My brother was _______ and turned down the video-recorder when he noticed the little baby was sleeping．（　　）

A．

competitive

B．

innocent

C．

dynamic

D．

considerate

分析当他注意到小宝宝正在睡觉时，我哥哥体贴地关掉了录像机．

解答答案是D．考查形容词的辨析．A competitive 竞争的，比赛的；B innocent 天真的，无辜的；C dynamic 动态的，动力的；D considerate 体贴的．当他注意到小宝宝正在睡觉时，我哥哥体贴地关掉了录像机．故选D．

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9．Now I've got him in my________；I can make him do anything I want．（　　）

6．He is apractical（实际的） man and doesn't like empty talk．

13．In the United States，when one becomes rich，he wants people to know it．And even if he does not become very rich，he wants people to think that he is．That is what"keeping up with the Joneses"is about．It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors．
The expression was first used in 1913by a young American called Arthur Momand．He told this story about himself．He began earning $ 125a week at the age of 23．That was a lot of money in those days．He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City．When he saw that rich people rode horses，Momand went horseback riding every day．When he saw that rich people had servants，Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors．
It was like a race，but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up．The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life．They moved back to an apartment in New York City．
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors．He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories．He called it"Keeping up with the Joneses"because"Jones"is a very common name in the United States．"Keeping up with the Joneses"came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you．Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28years．
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses．And there are"Joneses"in every city of the world．But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does，Mr．Jones always seems to be ahead．
24．Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because theyD．
A．want to be as rich as their neighbors
B．want to be happy
C．don't want others to know they are rich
D．want others to know or to think that they are rich
25．It can be inferred （推断） from the story that rich people like toC．
A．live in apartments
B．live in New York city
C．live outside New York City
D．have many neighbors
26Arthur Momand used the name"Jones"in his series of short stories because"Jones"isB．
A．an important name
B．a popular name in the United States
C．his neighbor's name
D．not a good name
27．According to the writer，it isA to keep up with the Joneses．
A．impossible
B．interesting
C．correct
D．good．

3．Norm Pethrick，a 36-year-old man in Australia's northern city Darwin，was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile's back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park，a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin，a local newspaper reported．
Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged （扑），locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater．
Norm Pethrick，who with his wife had been collecting water，immediately went to help her．He jumped onto the back，poked （戳） the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free．
Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment．The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds （伤口） in her right leg，a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers．
"This could have been a fatal and tragic situation，"said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital （RDH），Dr Len Notaras，according to a local report．
He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband's"quick and diligent actions"．
Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds，which are easy to get infected because of bacteria （细菌） on the teeth of the crocodile．
56．This passage is most likely to be found inB．
A．a travel guide
B．a newspaper
C．a textbook
D．a novel
57．The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she wasB．
A．swimming in the river
B．standing on the river bank
C．watching the crocodile
D．fishing in the water
58．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick？C
A．Her eyes were badly poked．
B．She had eight wounds altogether．
C．One of her fingers also got hurt．
D．One of the crocodile's teeth was found in her leg．
59．According to the passage，Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPTD．
A．brave
B．diligent
C．quick
D．humorous
60．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage？B
A．The husband should save the wife
B．A man saves wife's life from crocodile's jaws
C．A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine
D．Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes．

10．Living in a modern society has its advantages and disadvantages．One disadvantage is that you often have to live closer to other people than you would like to．Sometimes，your neighbors make noise that you are not comfortable with．
The best way to solve this problem is to talk with your neighbor first．You should be very polite and ask your neighbor if he knows how thin the walls of your homes are．This way doesn't criticize （批评） his behavior； it simply points out that he may not realize how far his sound travels．Tell him that you know that sometimes you make noise as well，but that you do your best to keep it down．Often this will solve the problem right away，but sometimes the neighbor may become angry．
If your neighbor becomes angry with you，there are some more steps you can take．You might write a letter to the neighborhood committee．Make sure you write down the source of the noise and the time in the letter．They will review the situation and decide whether your neighbor is out of line．Some noise is considered to be reasonable，even if it bothers you．So you may prepare a good pair of earplugs （耳塞）．
Even if your neighbor makes too much noise，you don't have to live your life in discomfort．It's always a good idea to be friendly with your neighbors．You may clean the rubbish in front of his door．He's sure to appreciate behavior like this and be more open to your suggestions about noise level．
56．What is the first step to deal with the noisy neighbor？D
A．To buy a good pair of earplugs．
B．To offer suggestions to the neighbor．
C．To ask the neighborhood committee for help．
D．To tell the neighbor how bad his behavior is．
57．The underlined word"reasonable"in the third paragraph probably means"C"．
A．terrible
B．loud
C．proper
D．unpleasant
58．What should be written in the letter to the neighborhood committee？B
A．How to punish your noisy neighbor．
B．Where and when the noise appears．
C．How to make the noise less in the neighborhood．
D．What problems the noise causes to your life．
59．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？B
A．You should control your noise as well．
B．You can live comfortably even if there is noise．
C．Your neighbor may be more friendly than you think．
D．You should build good relationship with your neighbor．
60．The author wrote this passage to tell usD．
A．why we should get on well with neighbors
B．how to relax ourselves in a modern society
C．how to become known among neighbors
D．what we should do with our noisy neighbor．

7．He hurried to the station only _______ that the train had left．（　　）

8．Cultural relicsbelong （属于） to people．

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