Chinese parents attach so much importance to English that they will spend a lot of money sending their children abroad．题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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4．Chinese parents attach so much importance to English that they will spend a lot of money sending their children abroad．

分析中国的父母是如此的重视孩子们的英语学习以至于他们会花费大量的钱送孩子们去国外学习．

解答答案：attach．
分析句子的结构可知，本句考查短语attach importance to sth重视某事；故答案为attach．另如：We must attach importance to environment protection．我们必须重视环境保护．故答案为attach．

点评首字母填空题考查的是词汇的记忆和运用能力，平时要注意积累和运用．同时还要注意提示字母．

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15．We've been working hard to overcomeprejudice （偏见）against women in politics．

12．If you have a cat，you already know that a cat isn't a dog that doesn't have to be walked．If you're about to bring a cat into your family，you need to understand that basic fact．The common wisdom is that dogs are friendlier than cats．
In recent years，scientists who have done DNA studies have offered a better way to understand cats．Unlike other animals that people feed，cats domesticated themselves，and，in a way，trained humans．Cats decided to live close to humans because doing so benefited the cats themselves．
Studies show that cats have lived with humans for about 12，000years，since people first settled down and started farming．When people started storing grain，mice arrived and started eating the grain．Clever cats figured out that the mice settlements where people stored grain were easy for hunting，so they started hanging around．Cats did what they needed to do to get the people to let them stay，but they kept up their independence．Over time，cats allowed humans to get a bit closer to them．Later，the farmers did befriend the cats．Certainly，it didn't do them any harm because they could see that the cats were really helping them out by eating mice．
Today，about a third of American families have cats．In most of those homes，the cats are still more interested in pleasing themselves than in pleasing their human families．A dog may do anything it can to make you happy，but kitty will teach you to make kitty happy．

33．Compared with dogs，cats areA．
A．colder
B．friendlier
C．more warm-hearted
D．more frightening
34．According to the text，why do cats decide to stay close to humans？D
A．To keep up their independence．
B．To protect grain from mice．
C To rely on humans for food．
D．To be useful to themselves．
35．What may be the best title for the text？D
A．A common point between dogs and cats．
B．The reasons why people like dogs．
C．A disadvantage of raising cats．
D．The basic fact about cats．

19．I have read the noel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen，but I prefer the film ________．（　　）

9．From Japan town to Union Square in San Francisco，here are four fantastic hotels with atmosphere to spare．

Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Location：Union Square，the city's tourist-friendly shopping district（区）
First impression：Despite some changes，the hotel has kept much of its attraction，and doormen still wear beefeater uniforms（英王卫士制服）．
Rooms：Many of the 417 rooms are small，but they have features like curved（弧形的） walls．There includes a pet-friendly floor and yoga kits you can borrow．
Plus：The Sunday meal features an exciting show．
Info：450 Powell St，800/795-7129，sirfrancisdrake．com，from $139

Orchard Garden Hotel
Location：Steps from Chinatown and North Beach，a historically Italian area．
First impression：Everything is earth-friendly，from the energy-saving bulbs（电灯泡） in the hall ways to the soy ink used to print your bill．
Rooms：The 86 rooms are done in greens and yellows．Even the toilet paper is recycled paper．
Plus：High-tech amenities（设施） include Wi-Fi，and key cards that turn on the electricity when you enter a room．
Info：466 Bush St，888/717-28881，theorchardgarden-hotel．com，from$189

Hotel Beresford
Location：Near the theater（剧院） district，but bordering the Tenderloin area．
First impression：The Beresford is one of the city's oldest buildings--it was built in 1911--with original woodwork and period furniture，such as a writing desk．
Rooms：Several of the 114 rooms were just repainted，adding old style door frames（框架）．Hallways are lined with photos of popular city sights．
Plus：The White Horse Bar& Restaurant，known for its steaks，is a favorite with theatergoers．
Info：635 Sutter St，800/533-6533，baresford．com，from $89

Galleria Park Hotel
Location：Where the Financial District meets Union Square．
First impression：Renovated（翻修） in March，the hotel's large lobby（门厅） is a mix of styles with an art fireplace，1930s'portraits（画像） in pearly frames，and Victorian crystal skylights（水晶天窗）．
Rooms：The 177 rooms feel great，with silk curtains，leather headboards（皮革床头靠背），and clocks with MP3 players．
Minus：The hotel's restaurant is under construction．Walk one block north to Belden Place instead．
Info：191 Sutter St，800/792-9639，galleriapark．com，form $149

59．George，an environmentalist，is now at San Francisco to attend a meeting，he would prefer to live inD
A．Galleria Park Hotel          B．Hotel Beresford
C．Sir Francis Drake Hotel      D．Orchard Garden Hotel
60．About Sir Francis Drake Hotel，which of the following statements is NOT true？B
A．Te hotel lies in the district where tourist goods are sold．
B．The restaurant of the htel is being built at present．
C．On Sunday tourists can have a chance to watch a show．
D．The hotel has kept its own attractive style for many years．
61．Suppose you are a play lover and will travel to San Francisco in a few days，which number will you call to book a hotel？B
A.800/795-7129    B.800/533-6533     C.888/717-2881    D.800/792-9639
62．What's the purpose of the passage？C
A．To teach us how to choose the best hotel in San Francisco
B．To compare the differences of four hotels in San Francisco
C．To introduce four hot hotels in San Francisco
D．To tell us the advantages of four hotels in San Francisco．

16．Tom had been sick too，so it's more thanlikely（like ） that you caught it from him．

11．I always prided myself on being a wise shopper and having a good nose for bargains．So when I came across a sporting goods store with a sign"Going Out of Business Sale"，I marched into the crowded store．Up and down the aisles （通道），I wandered，humming to myself and enjoying the energy and excitement of a sale．
All of a sudden，there，at the back of the store sat a canoe（轻舟） exactly like my husband's dream Supremo Numero-Uno，whose picture had been stuck on the bathroom mirror for years．My heart beat wildly．I pushed my way through the crowds，and nearly fell into the canoe looking for the price tag．There it was，with the manufacturer's suggested price at﹩6，750 plus tax crossed out and a handwritten TO CLEAR﹩750 AS IS．Must be a mistake．﹩6000 off？Salesman．I had to talk to a salesman．I spotted a young fellow with a"Hi．I'm Mathew"．"Mathew．Tell me about this El Supremo canoe．What's wrong with it？Why is it only﹩750？"
"Oh．There's nothing wrong with it．It's brand new．We're closing the store．It's on clearance like everything else．I'll go check．"A few minutes later he came back and said，"I'm sorry ma'am．Someone made a mistake on the sale tag．It should be﹩4，750 for the whole package．"
I felt tears well up in my eyes．"Oh well"，I said sadly．"Of course，it was too good to be true．This is exactly like my husband's dreamboat．I guess I started to dream myself when I saw that price tag．He's going to be 62 years old Friday．H ad to retire early for his health．It's been hard on just the pension but the stubborn old fool has been saving﹩10 every week for years to buy one just like this．I promise I won't buy anything，but it's just an old man's silly dream，you know．Always said he wanted to fish in a canoe after he retired，"my voice lowered and I turned and walked away．

Paragraph 1：
I was already at the mall door when Mathew caught up with me．"Do you have﹩750 plus﹩25 for delivery，ma'am？"？""Yes．Yes．That's about all I have，""Well then，you just have your husband sitting at the front gate on Friday morning around 10 o'clock so he can be there when my Dad and I come to unload his new canoe．We'll even put a bow on it for his birthday．"I started to cry．My old hand shook as I wrote out my cheque．
Paragraph 2：
"Ma'am．There's something you should know．This store was my Grandpa's and the canoe had been ordered by him．He always promised to retire one day．Said he wanted to spend time relaxing and out fishing in a canoe．"He swallowed hard．"My Grandpa died，sudden-like，just last week．He was only 68 years old．I think he'd be mighty happy that your husband will get this canoe．You just have to make sure he uses it a lot，okay？Promise？""I promise，"I said as I dashed off to look for my dear sweet husband．
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12．In its early history，Chicago had floods frequently，especially in the spring，making the streets so muddy that people，horses，and carts got stuck．An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this：A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street．Asked if he needs help，he replies，"No，thanks．I've got a good horse under me．"
The city planner decided to build an underground drainage （排水） system，but there simply wasn't enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level．The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city．
An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt．This raised the level of the city's streets by as much as 12feet．
This of course created a new problem：dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago．Building owners were faced with a choice：either change the first floors of their buildings into basements，and the second stories into main floors，or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level．Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily．But what about large，heavy structures like Tremont Hotel，which was a six-story brick building？
That's where George Pullman came in．He had developed some house-moving skills successfully．To lift a big structure like the Tremont Hotel，Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews （螺旋千斤顶） beneath the building's foundation．One man was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10jackscrews．At Pullman's signal each man tured his jackscrew the same amount at the same time，thereby raising the building slowly and evenly．Astonishingly，the Tremont Hotel stay open during the entire operation，and many of its guests didn't even notice anything was happening．
Some people like to say that every problem has a solution．But in Chicago's early history，every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem．Now that Chicago's waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River，the city's next step was to clean the polluted river．

28．The author mentions the joke to showB．
A．horses were fairly useful in Chicago
B．Chicago's streets were extremely muddy
C．Chicago was very dangerous in the spring
D．the Chicago people were particularly humorous
29．The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough toA．
A．build the pipes above ground     B．lower the Chicago River
C．fight against heavy floods   D．get rid of the street dirt
30．The underlined word"hoist"in Paragraph 4 means"B"．
A．change        B．lift        C．repair   D．decorate
31．The passage is mainly about the early Chicago'sC．
A．popular life styles and their influences
B．environmental disasters and their causes
C．engineering problems and their solutions
D．successful businessmen and their achievements．

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