题目内容
Two friends visited the zoo together.The zoo was very large and it was 1 to go everywhere.They had to decide where to go and which animals to visit as their time was 2 So both of them agreed not to 3 after choosing a 4 at every fork(岔路口).
A road sign at the first fork 5 one way to the lion area and the other to the tiger hill.They decided on the former after a 6 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”.The second showed a division going separately to the panda and peacock.They 7 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way.
8 they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 9 what they couldn’t help regretting.But they had to make it, and 10 , for it brooked(容忍)no delay.If they hesitated(犹豫不决) they would miss 11 .Only 12 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 13 possible regret.
Life is 14 like this----- choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 15 jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者).To get one you 16 give up the other-you can get half of it.If you 17 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 18 empty-handedness.Don’t be sad about it. 19 you have got half of the desirable things in life ----something that is 20 to come by.
1.A.easy B.difficult C.impossible D.possible
2.A.enough B.limited C.tight D.plentiful
3.A.return B.continue C.go D.stop
4.A.sign B.branch C.crossing D.highway
5.A.showed B.pointed C.intended D.made
6.A.brief B.long C.no D.heated
7.A.hoped B.wanted C.favored D.got
8.A.Happily B.Thus C.Then D.Finally
9.A.winning B.taking C.picking up D.giving up
10.A.slowly B.immediately C.timely D.easily
11.A.less B.more C.most D.least
12.A.high B.slow C.short D.rapid
13.A.increase B.cause C.reduce D.raise
14.A.just exactly B.more or less C.hardly D.most
15.A.unwanted B.different C.bad D.desirable
16.A.ought to B.may C.must D.have to
17.A.spend time B.kill time C.have a hard time D.hope for
18.A.start with B.get up C.succeed in D.end up in
19.A.By no means B.Not in the least C.At most D.At least
20.A.stupid B.delighted C.hard D.supported
1—5 CBABA 6—10 ACBDB 11—15 BDCBD 1—20 DADDC
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George Washington Carver Written by Elizabeth Macleod Meet the “Peanut specialist”, George Washington Carver, The inventor and professor who made over and above25 products out of peanuts. Through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern United States. See also MacLeod’s Albert Einstein: A life of Genius. |
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【小题1】Which of the following best describes Roth’s feeling in Book 1?
A.Painful | B.Curious |
C.Frightened | D.Disappointed. |
A.Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5. |
B.Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts. |
C.Alkalines batteries were invented by Dr. Banting. |
D.George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US. |
A.Newton’s human friends | B.the names of the time machine |
C.two dinosaurs | D.the inventors of the time machine |
A.Elizabeth Macleod | B.Eric Walters |
C.Rocky Landon & David MacDonald | D. Bev Spencer |
---I have tried very hard to find a way out of the trouble, but failed.
---why not ask Frank for help? You see______________.
A.No pains, no gains |
B.It’s better to think twice before doing something |
C.Two heads are better than one |
D.A friend in need is a friend indeed |