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Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认) his flight home with the airline company(航空公司). He was visiting Spain in order to __36   his Spanish. When he was speaking to people__37 he had no __38 understanding what they said. __39 , when he was speaking on the phone, he __40  had a problem. Andy__41  the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She__42  told Andy to be at the airport two hours __43  in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was__44  in three days, Andy didn't __45 any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could __46   and spend a year in Spain.
Too __47 , the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to __48  . He went to the clerk to __49 his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with__50 . “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and __51   it is eight in the evening.”“ But I confirmed my flight,” __52 Andy. “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”
“No,sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”
Andy's __53of shock turned to one of __54 as he realized that now he could continue his__55 .
36.A. prepare         B. improve         C. enjoy         D. learn 
37.A. slowly          B. in public       C. in person     D. carefully
38.A. difficulty      B. idea           C. mistake       D. interest 
39.A. Instead         B. Therefore       C. Meanwhile     D. However
40.A. even            B. just            C. still         D. seldom
41.A. called          B. liked           C. trusted       D. asked
42.A. again          B. also            C. only          D. once
43.A. before          B. earlier         C. later         D. after
44.A. moving          B. returning       C. staying       D. leaving
45.A. take            B. have            C. lose          D. find 
46.A. wait            B. go home         C. stop          D. come back 
47.A. shortly         B. quickly         C. badly         D. early
48.A. speak           B. go              C. rush          D. delay
49.A. buy             B. present         C. order         D. provide
50.A. astonishment    B. patience        C. respect       D. delight
51.A. maybe           B. so              C. here          D. now
52.A. insisted        B. apologized      C. replied       D. demanded
53.A. experience      B. expression      C. look          D. face
54.A. pleasure        B. comfort         C. sadness       D. hopelessness
55.A. plan            B. flight          C. journey       D. vacation 

36---55   BCADC   ABBDC   DBCBA   DACAD  

36.A、C意思不符,可排除,learn可直接与Spanish相连,不能加his,故选B,意为“提高……水平”。答案为B。 
37.in person意为“亲自”,是与后文中的“speaking on the phone”对照的。A项slowly“慢慢地”;B项in public“公开地”;D项carefully“仔细地,认真地”,均不符合题意。答案为C。 
38.“have (some/no) difficulty (in) doing sth”是固定用法,意为“做某事有/没有困难”。答案为A。 
39.根据上下文,可知此处应为一个转折关系的连词,用“however”。答案为D。
40.句子主、谓、宾俱全,欠缺修饰词,seldom是“很少”,just是“仅仅、只是”,even表“甚至”,只有still“仍然”,符合题意,表达与上句相反意思。答案为C。 
41.从下文中Andy把起飞时间弄错了,说明Andy没有理解the clerk说的话,从上文他能面对面和别人交流而不能通过电话,我们可知道应是called。答案为A。 
42.also是“而且,还,也”,是指the clerk除了告诉Andy他问的问题外,还告诉他一些另外的信息。答案为B。 
43.时间段+earlier表示提前多长时间,before是在某个点时间之前,later,after不符合题意,答案为B。 
44. 因为leave是短暂性动词,用进行时态代替过去将来时,而其他A、B、C则不可以。答案为D。 
45.这句话意思为:因为Andy三天后就要离开,他不浪费一点时间。A项take time“不紧不慢”;B项have time“有时间”;D项find time“找时间”,均不正确。答案为C。
46.Andy这样想时他还在西班牙,指的是从他的国家再次来到西班牙,故用come back。答案为D。
47.此处副词应修饰动词arrived,只能是“来得快”故用quickly。A项shortly“不久以后”;B项badly“严重地,恶劣地”;D项early“早的”,均不符合题意。答案为B。
48.从上句中他提前到达,表明Andy不喜欢“匆忙”,A、B不合语意,应排除,delay是“耽搁,推迟”并不能在文中体现。答案为C。 
49.句意为让the clerk看他的票,他已有票,buy(买)order(定)不合题意,provide是“提供”,他并不是把票让给the clerk,故用present“向……显示……之意”。答案为B。 
50.很容易看出,由于Andy的票已过期了,他却要找那架已飞走的飞机,他当然是astonished(惊奇的)故用with astonishment。答案为A。 
51.应用时间状语,因为句意是说明时间。答案为D。
52.B意为“道歉”,不合题意,C为回答,而后边“Will I have…”是问句,用“回答”不合适,同样D为“要求”,而前边“But I confirmed…”是叙述不合适。答案为A。 
53.look是“神色”的意思。这儿指的是他吃惊的神色。A项experience“经历,经验”;B项expression“表达”;D项face,均不符合。答案为C。 
54.我们已知Andy不想离开Spain,当他得知他还有三天时间时,当然高兴。答案为A。
55.  plan是计划,而这一切在计划之外,是突发状况,flight是指乘飞机的旅程journey
指陆上的旅行,而Andy由于耽误了飞机,要在Spain呆上三天,不能说旅程,只能用vacation。答案为D。
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小题4: The passage is mainly about________.
A.the importance of pre-school education B.the importance of schooling
C.the role of play in a child’s developmentD.the choice of toys for youngster
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For me, the idea that all private schools should be banned is not only ridiculous and unrealistic, but goes against the idea of liberty. We must have the freedom to choose between state-funded and privately educated schools. If parents pay taxes, surely they should be able to choose whether they send their children to a state-funded or a privately-funded school.
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It is noted that, in general, private schools have better grades at GCSE and A level than state schools. Yet, why do people view this as a bad thing? The higher private school grades eventually force the government to endlessly improve state education so that the middle-classes do not totally abandon state education for private education. This competition creates reform and progress within state schools and eventually promote them! If the private schools did not exist, where would be the impetus for state school improvement?
Government should not simply ban a system which produces results. It should learn from it and use the private education model as a basis for the state education model. Abolishing a successful system will not help anybody, learning from a successful system will.
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A.criticize state-funded schools
B.pay taxes for the promotion of private schools
C.choose the way their children receive education
D.advocate the competition between state schools and private ones
小题2:According to the passage, banning private education will ______.
A.obviously contribute to lower taxes
B.not cause the state schools to be overburdened
C.force the government to boost state education
D.lead to many people losing their jobs
小题3:The underlined word “impetus” in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.
A.motivationB.preventionC.participationD.assessment
小题4:Compared with state schools, private ones ______.
A.educate a little fewer students B.conduct better than all state ones
C.are better received by the publicD.are more competitive on the whole
小题5:Which of the following statements will Anirudh Mandagere agree with?
A.His wonderful performance results from the education his private school offers.
B.Without the existence of private schools, state ones wouldn’t get improved much.
C.Private education is a good system to make students successful in life.
D.Private schools are supposed to be sponsored more than state ones.
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Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.
If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we   36   not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of   37  . Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together.   38  his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his   39   company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new   40  .
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36.A.should      B.might       C.will   D.must
37.A.machine   B.walkman   C.tape   D.ruler
38.A.But   B.So     C.And  D.Though
39.A.new  B.former      C.own  D.formal
40.A.tapes B.thought     C.ideas D.feelings
41.A.usually     B.really       C.possibly    D.necessarily
42.A.mean B.introduce  C.conclude   D.produce
43.A.Fortunately      B.Unfortunately   C.Anxiously D.Generally
44.A.give up     B.take up     C.use up      D.keep up
45.A.conditions B.surroundings    C.situations  D.environments
46.A.sure  B.ready C.able   D.unable
47.A.choices     B.chances     C.time  D.money
48.A.present     B.hard  C.wrong      D.right
49.A.why  B.how  C.what  D.because
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