题目内容
After doing series of exercises, he finally passed driving test.
A. /；the B. a；the C. the；a D. /；a
B
【解析】
试题分析 :考查定冠词和不定冠词使用。a，不定冠词，只用在可数名词单数前，一般用于泛指，表示“一个”；the是定冠词，一般用于特指的名词前。此处a series of表示一系列的，一连串的。而此处的driving test，驾照考试为特指，所以用the。句意为：在进行了一系列的练习之后，他终于通过了驾照考试，故选B。
考点:考查定冠词和不定冠词的使用。
First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ______second chance to make ______ first impression.
A. a; the B. the; the C. a; a D. the; a
Our headmaster insists that every student of our school full use of his time to get ready for the final exams.
A. made B. makes C. make D. would make
Oh, great changes have taken place I graduated from our school in 2004.
A. until B. before C. since D. Unless
It was through Tom I got to know Lucy.
A. which B. whom C. how D. That
For many centuries，countless scholars have asked the question：What is beauty? As designers update the latest fashions and artists create their masterpieces, what is considered beautiful changes at an alarming pace. Fifty years ago, the full-figured American actress Marilyn Monroe was a symbol of the American aesthetic(美学的)value；today, many Hollywood actresses different in appearance from Marilyn’s have taken her place. However，aesthetic values not only differ from generation to generation，but do so along cultural lines as well. Often, what is considered hating one civilization is just the aesthetic appeal in another. Thus it is difficult to give an absolute definition(定义)of beauty.
As fundamental(基础的)physicists，my colleagues and I like to believe that we are involved in a search for a beauty that affects definition. The beauty that we search for is not what is set up through the work of people and subject to the tastes, but rather what has been laid down by nature Physics allows its students to look past outer appearances，into a deeper beauty. As a human being, I am attracted by the visual appeal of a wave crashing on the beach. As a physicist, however I am able to see the deeper beauty of the physical laws that govern such a phenomenon.
In truth，since Albert Einstein put forward the idea that there might be one main physical theory that governs the universe，aesthetics have become a driving force in modern physics. Einstein and other later physicists have discovered that：Nature, as its most fundamental level，is beautifully constructed. The extraordinary simplicity (朴素)of the laws that govern the universe is really breathtaking. As Einstein said, it would seem more likely that we should find ourselves living in a “chaotic (无秩序曲)world，in no way graspable（能理解的） through thinking”. Yet we are now closer than ever to a full understanding of the universe’s beautiful clockwork. As new discoveries and technologies allow us to examine the physical world on deeper and deeper levels，we find that the beauty itself becomes much deeper.
1.The reference to “Marilyn Monroe” in Paragraph 2 mainly serves to___________.
A. provide an example of today’s beauty standards
B. show there is no fixed definition of aesthetics
C. compare traditions of the East to the West
D. discuss her abilities as an actress
2.When appreciating a wave crashing on the beach，a physicist sees the beauty of_____.
A. the visual attraction
B. the powerful sounds
C. the physical laws behind
D. the lovely creatures
3.Why are Albert Einstein’s words mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. To detail the functions of physical laws.
B. To highlight the range of Einstein’s influence.
C. To show that Einstein doubted the beauty of physics.
D. To stress the very simplicity of the laws of the universe.
4.The passage is mainly to___________.
A. present a special way of seeing beauty
B. emphasize the influence of physics
C. discuss the awareness of cross-culture
D. argue the traditional ideas on value
________the inborn advantages, Zhou Jielun worked hard before he became famous because he loved music.
A. In spite of B. In common with
C. In place of D. In time of
A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.
The unpunctual man, on one hand, never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset (财产) as well as others. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.
Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is the sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.
Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men.
1.What does the author think is the main difference between a punctual person and an unpunctual person?
A. A punctual person does everything ahead of time.
B. An unpunctual person never does anything at the right time.
C. A punctual person has a lot of appointments.
D. An unpunctual person has little time to do anything.
2.According to the passage, the main reason that a person is always unpunctual is that _______.
A. he has more work to do than other people
B. he is always in a hurry when he works
C. he doesn’t care much about time
D. he always mismanages and wastes his time
3.If someone isn’t punctual in keeping his appointments, he might ________.
A. lose his life
B. mismanage his asset
C. be thought to disrespect others
D. do harm to others
4.According to the third paragraph, when you are invited to dinner, you should arrive there ________.
A. after other guests
B. before other guests
C. at the appointed time
D. after the host getting things ready
5.Which of the following statements best describes the harm of unpunctuality?
A. If you are an unpunctual person, you cannot be in charge of any important task.
B. If your friends know that you are unpunctual, they may not see you again.
C. Unpunctuality may bring about heavy losses for both public and private affairs.
D. Unpunctuality may make you miss a lot of appointments and lose friends.
I used to drink a lot of coffee, but these days I _____ tea.
A．prefer B．am preferring
C．have preferred D．preferred
