题目内容
---You are so lucky.
---What do you mean ____that?
A. for B. in C. of D. by
D
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When you are learning English, you find 21 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 22 language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 23 . If you look 24 each word in the 25 , one at a time, what is your 26 ? It must be a 27 sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 28 in many other ways. It is very 29 to master the rules of word 30 in the study of English, too. If the 31 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t 32 the speaker’s sentence easily.
Another thing we must always 33 is that there are a lot of 34 in the English language. For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 35 mean “Be careful!”
When people are parting, they often say “Good—bye 36 ” “Bye—bye!” But sometimes they 37 say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” 38 “Good night!” to one another 39 “Good—bye!” You will find few people 40 who know that “Good—bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”
A. it B. that C. you D. yourself
A. second B. spoken C. native D. foreign
A. advice B. example C. article D. answer
A. up B. at C. after D. down upon
A. sentence B. book C. phrase D. dictionary
A. idea B. meaning C. answer D. translation
A. wrong B. interesting C. puzzled D. strangely
A. same B. different C. similar D. alike
A. important B. easy C. simple D. hard
A. place B. stress C. order D. formation
A. speaker B. listener C. reader D. writer
A. read B. repeat C. translate D. understand
A. emember B. say C. do D. deal with
A. letters B. words C. phrases D. idioms
A. hardly B. nearly C. really D. clearly
A. and B. or C. instead D. as well
A. don’t B. must C. should D. may
A. or B. nor C. either D. neither
A. without B. instead of C. unless D. more than
A. today B. tomorrow C. in future D. in the past
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all ,you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However ,they sing most of the time for a very different reason .Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal ,usually the male, claims（声称）as its own .Only he and his family are welcome there .No other families of the same species（物种）are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him .A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time ,especially at nesting（筑巢）season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not .This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.
You can see that birds have a language all their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
56．Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually .
A．an expression of happiness B．a way of warning
C．an expression of anger D．a way of greeting
57．What is a bird’s “territory”?
A．A place where families of other species are not accepted.
B．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.
C．An area for which birds fight against each other.
D．An area which a bird considers to be its own.
58．Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A．Because they want to invite more friends.
B．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.
C．Because they want to find outsiders around.
D．Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.
59．How does the writer explain birds’ singing?
A．By comparing birds with human beings.
B．By reporting experiment results.
C．By describing birds’ daily life.
D．By telling a bird’s story.
You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier. You aren’t ___36___ carrying a gun. You’re standing in front of a ___37___ and you’re telling the TV ___38___ what is happening.
It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter, and it can be very ___39___. In the first two years of the ___40___ in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were ___41___. What kind of people put themselves in danger to ___42___ pictures to our TV screens and ___43___ to our newspapers? Why do they do it?
“I think it’s every young journalist’s ___44___ to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s ___45___ you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it ___46___ it is a war.”
But there are moments of ___47___. Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when you’re lying on the ground and bullet(子弹) are flying ___48___ your ears, you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling ___49___ after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be ___50___.”
“None of us believes that we’re going to ___51___,” adds Michael. But he always ___52___ a lucky charm(护身符) with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, ___53___, and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this, I ___54___ I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God ___55___, because you know he doesn’t believe you.”
36. A. simply B. really C. merely D. even
37. A. crowd B. house C. battlefield D. camera
38. A. producers B. viewers C. directors D. actors
39. A. dangerous B. exciting C. normal D. disappointing
40. A. stay B. fight C. war D. life
41. A. injured B. buried C. defeated D. saved
42. A. bring B. show C. take D. make
43. A. scenes B. passages C. stories D. contents
44. A. belief B. dream C. duty D. faith
45. A. why B. what C. how D. where
46. A. even so B. ever since C. as if D. even if
47. A. fear B. surprise C. shame D. sadness
48. A. into B. around C. past D. through
49. A. returns B. goes C. continues D. occurs
50. A. there B. away C. out D. home
51. A. leave B. escape C. die D. remain
52. A. hangs B. wears C. holds D. carries
53. A. never B. many times C. some time D. seldom
54. A. consider B. accept C. promise D. guess
55. A. whispering B. laughing C. screaming D. crying
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She 1 the driver and, using her hands to feel the 2 of the seats, walked down and found the 3 which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.
It had been a year since Susan, 34, 4 a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of 5 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He 6 her how to rely on her other 7 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 8 to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could 9 for her, and save her a seat.
10 , Susan decided that she was ready to try the 11 on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their 12 ways.
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was 13 the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I 14 envy you.” Susan had no 15 what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you 16 ?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the 17 week, a fine-looking gentleman 18 a military uniform has been standing across the corner 19 you as you get off the bus. He 20 you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”
Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.
1. A. thanked B. asked C. discovered D. paid
2. A. location B. shape C. size D. cost
3. A. ticket B. bus C. seat D. bag
4. A. according to B. instead of C. thanks to D. due to
5. A. anger B. darkness C. happiness D. light
6. A. asked B. encouraged C. taught D. praised
7. A. feelings B. sights C. senses D. abilities
8. A. how B. when C. where D. who
9. A. make out B. watch out C. find out D. work out
10. A. Finally B. Luckily C. However D. Besides
11. A. visit B. trip C. bus D. work
12. A. opposite B. separate C. difficult D. usual
13. A. getting on B. getting in C. getting off D. getting up
14. A. must B. may C. will D. do
15. A. idea B. opinion C. way D. thought
16. A. want B. mean C. say D. suggest
17. A. next B. old C. past D. following
18. A. by B. on C. with D. in
19. A. searching B. watching C. calling D. noticing
20. A. looks out B. takes up C. believes in D. makes sure
When did you last see a polar bear? On a trip to a zoo, perhaps? If you had attended a winter activity in New York a few years ago, you would have seen a whole polar bear club. These "Polar Bears" are people who meet frequently in the winter to swim in freezing cold water. That day, the air temperature was 3℃, and the water temperature was a bit higher. The members of the Polar Bear Club at Coney Island, New York are usually about the age of 60. Members must satisfy two requirements. First, they must get along well with everyone else in the group. This is very important because there are so many different kinds of people in the club. Polar Bears must also agree to swim outdoors at least twice a month from November through February.
Doctors do not agree about the medical effects of cold-water swimming. Some are worried about the dangers of a condition in which the body's temperature drops so low that finally the heart stops. Other doctors, however, point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during summer swimming because the difference between the air temperature and water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter.
The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits (or advantages) of cold-water swimming. They say that their favorite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system（循环系统）because it forces the blood to move fast to keep the body warm. Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water. A person who turns blue probably has a very poor circulatory system and should not try cold-water swimming.
The main benefits (or advantages) of cold-water swimming are probably mental. The Polar Bears love to swim year-round; they find it fun and relaxing. As one 70-year-old woman says. "When I go into the water, I pour my troubles into the ocean and let them float away."
The members of the Polar Bear Club must meet the following requirements except that
__________.
A. they must reach the age of 60
B. they should be easy to make friends with
C. they must swim outdoors at least 8 times in the four cold months
D. they must agree to swim outdoors from November through February
Doctors __________.
A. encourage people to take part in cold-water swimming actively
B. point out the possible danger of blood illness during cold-water swimming
C. believe swimming is helpful both in winter and in summer
D. have different ideas about the medical effects of cold-water swimming
According to the passage, some doctors believe it is true that __________.
A. you are healthy if cold-water swimming turns your skin color blue
B. cold-water swimming causes more heart attacks in summer than in winter
C. cold-water swimming can make the body temperature dangerously high
D. Polar Bears are bears swimming in freezing water
The Polar Bears like to swim all the year round, for __________.
A. they can remain young B. it is an easy way to keep the body warm in winter
C. they find it enjoyable and interesting D. they might meet fewer troubles in life
The passage is mainly about __________.
A. a group of cold-water swimming lovers
B. the polar bears' life
C. doctors' ideas about cold-water swimming
D. the requirements of the Polar Bear Club
