题目内容
A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that her husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop(笔记本电脑) and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.
In the mean time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s burial. He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory” following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My Loving Wife
From: Your Departed Husband
Subject: I’ve arrived!
I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平静)as mine was.
P.S. Sure is hot down here.
Why did the couple decide to go to Florida for weekend?
A. To visit their family and friends B. To escape from the cold winter
C. To escape from their busy work D. To attend a friend’s funeral
What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?
A. He checked into a wrong hotel B. He forget to bring the laptop
C. He misspelled her wife’s address D. He forgot to mail his letter
The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had .
A. gone back to his hometown B. called his family to say hello
C. been awarded an honor D. died and gone to heaven
How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?
A. Pleased B. Inspired C. Frightened D. Moved
Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The woman’s husband died of a heart attack
B. The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail
C. The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.
D. His wife wouldn’t go to Florida for his error.
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
【小题5】A
解析:
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The people below are going to make a trip in Australia. After the description of these people, there is information about six advertisements of organized tours A-F. Decide which tours would be most suitable for the person mentioned in descriptions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one tour which you do not need to use.
____Victor is fond of nature and adventure and he is making a study tour into geology in Australia. So he wants to make a whole day trip, enjoy the natural beauty and study geological phenomena as well.
____ Vanessa is planning a short city tour of Sydney so that she can enjoy the highlights of the city and attend an important lecture given by Professor Brown Smith at 2:00 pm at the University of Sydney.
____Charlie and his friends are making their first journey in Australia. Having traveled around the city of Sydney, they plan to visit Canberra, the capital and political center of the country.
____Jenny, a European woman with her children is visiting her relatives in Australia. They want to relax themselves by enjoying the sunshine on the sandy beaches along the coast and have fun with dolphins.
____ Mike and Susan are from Brazil. They have been traveling in Australia for a couple of days. This weekend, they would like to have a change and travel to the countryside to have some idea of Australia grape farming and wine producing instead of making city tours around.
A.City Highlights, Manly Beach, Northern Beaches
| Tour the highlights of Sydney, then cross the Sydney Harbor Bridge to Manly and the Northern Beaches. Capture the beauty and lifestyle of the harbor city from Gray Line’s specially selected vantage points. Departs: 8:30am Adult: $51.00 Returns: 11:50am Child:25.50 |
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多选选项。
To forgive may be great, but no one every said it was easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. 【小题1】
So how do you start the healing? Try following these steps:
Calm yourself. 【小题2】 You just take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love.
Don´t wait for an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you has no intention of apologizing, 【小题3】 So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.
Take the control away from your offender（冒犯者）. 【小题4】 Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
【小题5】If you understand that person, you may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear – even love. To gain the same feeling, you may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’ s point of view.
Don’t forget to forgive yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge. But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.
| A．There are several ways to forgive and forget. |
| B．It can help reduce the wearing out of the immune system and allow people to feel more energetic. |
| C．Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. |
| D．They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. |
F．Try to see things from the other person’s position.
G．To stop your anger, try a simple stress-management technique.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What are the best ways to learn new words? Once you have learned new words, how can you remember them?
___1_____．What is your reason for wanting to improve your vocabulary—for a purpose, like the SAT, or for fun and general self-improvement?___ 2___ For example, there are books specifically written with methods for increasing one’s vocabulary for SAT test-taking．
___3____Some people need to use what they learn in order for it to stick—as in conversation and writing．Others succeed by taking quizzes. Still others are good at memorizing．
We tend to remember words more easily when we read about them in meaningful context, when we see that they are useful and worth remembering , and also when they have been fully explained．_____4_____ Most word-of-the-day offerings supply the definition as well as an example sentence or two．
Studies have shown that a new word will stay in your vocabulary if it is regularly reinforced (强化)through use and reading．_____5_____ It is great to have a quiz book with you when you have to wait in places like a dentist’s office．Keeping a quiz book in the car and on the bedside table is good, too．
| A．If you want to learn new words, knowing new words’ meanings in your native language is in the first place． |
| B．Also，you can examine how you learn best, especially word-based information． |
| C．Taking word quizzes is a fun way to spend a few minutes learning words． |
| D．Getting many kinds of methods towards your learning goal by reading． |
F. If you want to learn new words, you have to take a couple of things into consideration
G. If you have a goal, it is good to read about different approaches toward achieving the goal．