Don’t w your money buying useless things. 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Dwight W. Morrow was an American ambassador (大使) to Mexico　　 during the 1920s. He is remembered as a smart diplomat (精明的外交家).　　 He is also remembered by his family and friends for one of his　　 absent-mindedness (心不在焉).

Once while on a train, a conductor came to Morrow, asking for his　　 ticket. He began to search his pockets. No ticket appeared. Morrow　　 began searching his suitcase (行李箱). "Never mind, sir," said the　　 conductor, seeing how anxious Morrow was becoming and trying to　　 comfort him. "When you find your ticket just post it to the station.　　 I'm sure you have it somewhere."

"I'm sure, too," said the diplomat as he continued his search.　　 "But I must find it. I need to know where I'm going!"

Another time Morrow got off a train in New York and hurried to a　　 telegraph office, where, feeling not unlike a small boy who had got　　 lost, he sent the following to his secretary, "I am in New York but　　 don't know why." Within minutes came the short reply, "You are not　　 supposed to be in New York. You should be in Princeton giving a　　 lecture."

(1)The account mainly shows Morrow's _______.　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. cleverness as a diplomat　　B. foolishness 　　　　 C. sense of humor (幽默)　　 D. absent-mindedness (2) When Morrow could not show his ticket, the conductor was 　　　　 ___________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. not patient　　 B. understanding　　　　　　 C. feeling sorry　　D. angry 　　　　　　　　

(3)Morrow was very upset when he couldn't find the ticket 　　　　 because ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. he had forgotten where he was going 　　　　 B. he would be punished if he couldn't show his ticket 　　　　 C. the conductor looked impatient 　　　　 D. the conductor might think he was lying 　　　　

(4)When Morrow got off the train in New York, _________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. he forgot the address 　　　　
　　　　 B. he forgot his suitcase 　　　　
　　　　 C. he did not know that he was in a wrong city 　　　　
　　　　 D. his secretary wasn't there to meet him 　　

(5)Except for his absent-mindedness, Morrow was _________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. a forgetful traveler　　 B. a great lecturer 　　　　 C. a popular joker　　　　 D. a clever diplomat

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

(A)

　　 In 1962, A Russian woman told her doctor that she could see with　　 her fingers. 1 the doctor did not believe it 2 he saw with his own　　 eyes. The doctor 3 her eyes with a large handkerchief and then put　　 colored papers 4 newspapers under her hands. She was able to 5 one　　 color from 6 and read the newspaper by 7 and feeling them. The doctor　　 examined her many times and was 8 with the examination, so he sent 9　　 to Moscow, in which she was further examined by 10. Her unusual powers,　　 in the end, were 11.

　　 The early 12 into these unusual powers has shown that 13 man　　 trusts only his eyes he will 14 be able to see outside the limits of　　 time and into the 15.

1.	A. Easily	B. Certainly	C. So	D. Sometimes	［　　］
2.	A. after	B. when	C. until	D. since	［　　］
3.	A. opened	B. hid	C. closed	D. covered	［　　］
4.	A. but	B. and	C. or	D. also	［　　］
5.	A. see	B. guess	C. tell	D. think	［　　］
6.	A. those	B. that	C. other	D. another	［　　］
7.	A. seeing	B. singing	C. touching	D. checking	［　　］
8.	A. satisfied	B. strict	C. busy	D. very careful	［　　］
9.	A. him	B. them	C. her	D. it	［　　］
10.	A. nurses	B. scientists	C. blind people	D. good teachers	［　　］
11.	A. examined	B. believed	C. known	D. true	［　　］
12.	A. lesson	B. examination	C. newspapers	D. research	［　　］
13.	A. if	B. whether	C. because	D. after	［　　］
14.	A. hardly	B. not	C. certainly	D. easily	［　　］
15.	A. space	B. world	C. future	D. earth	［　　］

(B)

(W=woman;P=policeman)

W: Excuse me. I want to buy an English dictionary for my daughter.　　 could you tell me 16 to get it?

P: I think you can get it from the book shop in the center　　 of the 17. There are all kinds of dictionaries there.

W: Thanks. But I don't know the way to the book shop. This is my 18　　 time to come here.

P: Oh, welcome to our city, madam. The book shop is a bit far from　　 here. I think it's 19 to go there by bus. The No. 4 bus will take you　　 there. The bus stop is just on the other side of the street.

W: But I want to 20 the city while I'm walking.

P: OK! Go up the road and turn right at the second 21, walk on until　　 you reach a big bridge. Go across it and take the first turning on　　 the left. Walk 22 the road with some flowers and trees on 23 sides. At the end of the road you'll find the book shop on your right, 24 the　　 museum and the Bank of China. You can't miss it.

W: Oh, it's really a long 25, But it doesn't matter. I like walking.　　 It's very kind of you, young man. Thanks a lot.

P: You're welcome.

16.	A. what	B. where	C. when	D. which	［　　］
17.	A. shop	B. village	C. city	D. village	［　　］
18.	A. first	B. second	C. third	D. fourth	［　　］
19.	A. best	B. better	C. well	D. good	［　　］
20.	A. look	B. visit	C. watch	D. travel	［　　］
21.	A. turning	B. crossing	C. lights	D. cross	［　　］
22.	A. on	B. slowly	C. along	D. alone	［　　］
23.	A. all	B. both	C. each	D. every	［　　］
24.	A. between	B. among	C. inside	D. beside	［　　］
25.	A. road	B. street	C. way	D. path	［　　］

I don’t often lose things and I’m especially careful with money, so I was quite surprised when I 1 for my wallet and it wasn’t there. At first, I thought it was possible that I could have 2 it home. Then I remember taking it out to 3 for the taxi, 4 I knew I had it with me just 5 I walked into the restaurant. I wondered if it was possible 6 it could have slipped out of my pocket while I was eating dinner. 7 about that possibility, I turned and walked back to the table 8 I had been sitting.

Unfortunately, there were several people 9 at the table at the time, so I called a waiter and 10 to him that my wallet had 11 out of my pocket while I was sitting at the table a few minutes earlier. I 12 the waiter go over to the table to see if my wallet was on the floor. While the waiter was looking for it, the manager of the restaurant 13 to me and asked me if anything was wrong. I didn't want to get a lot of people involved(牵涉) in the problem, but I knew I 14 to get the wallet back. I told the manager 15 had happened. He had me 16 the wallet to him, and then he insisted that I report the 17 to the police. I told him that I didn’t particularly want to get the police involved in it; 18 , I was in a hurry because I had an appointment with my doctor in just a few minutes.

I explained to him that my biggest worry 19 was how I was going to pay back. He told me not to worry about that. He had me write down my name and address, and he said he would send me a 20 .

1. A. brought 　　　　 B. reached 　　　　　　　　 C. searched 　　　　 D. looked

2. A. forgotten　　　　　　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. put

3. A. pay　　　　　　　　　　 B. wait　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reach

4. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

5. A. before　　　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

6. A. what　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

7. A. Thought　　　　　　 B. Think　　　　　　　　　　 C. Thinking　　　　　　　　 D. To think

8. A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　　 D. there

9. A. crowding　　　　　　　　　　 B. seated　　　　　　　　　　 C. working　　　　　　　　 D. arranged

10. A. explained　　　　　　 B. told　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shouted　　　　　　　　 D. pointed

11. A. dropped　　　　　　　　　　 B. fallen　　　　　　　　　　 C. run　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stepped

12. A. let　　　　　　　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had

13. A. showed　　　　　　 B. came out　　　　　　　　 C. came up　　　　　　　　 D. came into

14. A. must　　　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. may　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ought

15. A. what　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

16. A. speak　　　　　　　　 B. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. describe　　　　　　　　 D. talk

17. A. missed　　　　　　 B. missing　　　　　　　　 C. stolen　　　　　　　　　　 D. stealing

18. A. but　　　　　　　　　　 B. except　　　　　　　　　　 C. besides　　　　　　　　　　 D. however

19. A. for a moment　　 B. at any moment　　　　 C. in a moment　　　　　　 D. at the moment

20. A. letter　　　　　　　　 B. card　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　　　　 D. bill

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　　People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character．

R．W．E, erson

　　It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to 　　1　　 her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful 　　2　　 in the garden．

　　Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs(丁香)，he said, “I know where we can find 　　3　　 that you want．Get the children and come on．” So they went, 　　4　　 down the country roads．

　　There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to 　　5　　 the flowers．　　6　　, she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．

　　When they were 　　7　　 a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They 　　8　　 the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the 　　9　　 in her hands, and smiled at her．The old granny 　　10　　 her again and again．She smiled happily, too．

　　　　11　　 the young mother came back to her car, her 　　12　　 asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”

　　“I don’t know her,” their mother said．“But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children．I have all of you, and I 　　13　　 have my mother．Just think how much those flowers 　　14　　 to her．”

　　Hearing 　　15　　 their mother said, all the children were greatly 　　16　　．

　　As we know, everyone needs love．In our society, only more love is 　　17　　 to the people, 　　18　　 those who are in great 　　19　　, we will feel happy．　　20　　 by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world．

(1)


[　　]
A．	expect
B．	persuade
C．	consider
D．	wish

(2)


[　　]
A．	nature
B．	lilacs
C．	tree
D．	building

(3)


[　　]
A．	all
B．	something
C．	anything
D．	nothing

(4)


[　　]
A．	walking
B．	rolling
C．	driving
D．	advancing

(5)


[　　]
A．	enjoy
B．	share
C．	compare
D．	stress

(6)


[　　]
A．	Simply
B．	Contently
C．	Immediately
D．	Carefully

(7)


[　　]
A．	watching
B．	passing
C．	experiencing
D．	finding

(8)


[　　]
A．	stopped
B．	exchanged
C．	shook
D．	started

(9)


[　　]
A．	sweets
B．	money
C．	flowers
D．	care

(10)


[　　]
A．	thanked
B．	struck
C．	touched
D．	communicated

(11)


[　　]
A．	While
B．	When
C．	Because
D．	Since

(12)


[　　]
A．	husband
B．	friends
C．	children
D．	mother

(13)


[　　]
A．	hardly
B．	never
C．	even
D．	still

(14)


[　　]
A．	meant
B．	repeated
C．	thought
D．	expressed

(15)


[　　]
A．	how
B．	why
C．	what
D．	which

(16)


[　　]
A．	separated
B．	surprised
C．	frightened
D．	moved

(17)


[　　]
A．	combined
B．	dragged
C．	offered
D．	advised

(18)


[　　]
A．	especially
B．	particularly
C．	luckily
D．	finally

(19)


[　　]
A．	sorrow
B．	excitement
C．	courage
D．	need

(20)


[　　]
A．	Then
B．	Only
C．	So
D．	Or

M: Linda, I don’t think you’ve been here before, have you?

W: 　　　　 1　　　　 But this is my first time to come to Shanghai.

M: 　　　　 2　　　　

W: I’m sure I’ll enjoy it．I’ve heard a lot about the Shanghai Expo．And I’ve been eager to visit it for ages.　　　　 3　　　　

M: We’d love to take you to go sightseeing.

W: 　　　　 4　　　　 Thank you．By the way, what’s the weather usually like this time of year?

M: It’s usually warm and sunny．It seldom rains in October .

W: 　　　 5　　　　

M: I guess you have.

A. So I’ve come at the right time.

B. No, I’ve traveled a great deal in other parts of the country．

C. That’s all right.

D. I hope you’ll like it here.

E. That’s great!

F. So I’m glad my dream has finally come true.

G. Looking forward to your reply.

1.　　　　　　2.　　　　　 3.　　　　　　 4.　　　　　　　 5.　　　　

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