Last month.thousands of workers in that city went on strike.demanding lower taxes and end to cutting staff members．( )A．a, theB．a, anC．不填, anD．不填, the 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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18．Last month，thousands of workers in that city went on _____ strike，demanding lower taxes and ______ end to cutting staff members．（　　）

A．

a； the

B．

a； an

C．

不填； an

D．

不填； the

分析上个月，那个城市的成千上万的工人举行罢工，要求减少赋税和停止裁员．

解答答案：C．
go on strike意为进行罢工，为固定短语；demand an end to （doing）sth要求结束（做某事），表示泛指对这种行为的终止，所以用不定冠词，因为end中首字母e的发音为元音音素[e]，所以用不定冠词an；故选C．

点评本题考查不定冠词的用法．不定冠词表示泛指，包括a/an，当单数可数名词以元音字母开头表泛指是用an；定冠词表示特指，用the．

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9．At a physics conference dinner with my husband Alex，I sat next to a man I'll call Clayton．Clayton kept talking about himself all through the entire conversation：he had solved problems no one else could； only his views were right； other researchers'work was inaccurate or unimportant．I could not put in a word．Extremely annoyed，I planned to avoid Clayton in the future．In fact，I decided never to have another conversation with him．
A few days later I was in an education class．Our professor explained how one child could become the target of the other students'ridicule（讥笑）．
"Usually it's because the class sees their own weaknesses glaringly magnified（放大） in that student．They don't want to admit they have the same weakness，so they ridicule and exclude（排斥） the student．The behavior of both the class and the excluded student is caused by personal insecurity．"
As I took notes，suddenly I thought of Clayton．It struck me that I have many of the same faults．How easily I rule a conversation and leave others out．I，too，sometimes feel that only my opinion is right．My concerns or work easily seems most important．As my professor had described，I reacted negatively to someone in whom I experienced my own weaknesses．
I changed my mind．Instead of avoiding Clayton，I'll try to listen patiently with the same kindness and acceptance that I need．

56．The writer was extremely annoyed with Clayton becauseB．
A．he said only his views were right         B．he wouldn't let her put in a word
C．he kept silent all through the dinner     D．he was too particular about the food
57．Who said the words in Paragraph 3D？
A．Clayton．B．The writer's husband．
C．The writer．D．The writer's professor．
58．The fourth paragraph was written to showA．
A．why the writer changed her mind        B．how the writer was annoyed
C．when the writer had her education      D．what weakness the writer had
59．We can infer from the last paragraph thatA．
A．the writer will see other people more positively
B．Clayton will not rule a conversation any longer
C．the writer will try to avoid talking with Clayton
D．Clayton will find out he has his own weakness．

6．Internet shopping is really _______ when people are sure of its safety and security．（　　）

13．Mr．Smith's decision to attend ceremony tomorrow can be seen as gesture of his intention to improve relationship．（　　）

3．为了按时完成任务，志愿者们正竭尽全力把复杂的问题简单化．（simplify）In order to accomplish/finish/complete the task in time，the volunteers are trying their best/doing all that/what they can to simplify the difficult/complicated matters．

10．A terrible earthquake broke out in Chile in February，_______ hundreds of people．（　　）

1．Many Chinese immigrants began crossing the Pacific to arrive in the United States in the mid-1800s．By that time，China's population had reached about 430million，and the country was suffering from severe unemployment，poverty，and famine（饥荒）．The 1848discovery of gold in California began to tempt Chinese immigrants to the United States．Then，in 1850，the Taiping Rebellion broke out in their homeland．This rebellion against the Chinese government took some 20million lives and caused such suffering that thousands of Chinese left for the United States．In the early 1860s，as the Central Pacific Railroad began construction of its portion of the transcontinental railroad，the demand for railroad workers further increased Chinese immigration．
Chinese immigrants mainly settled in western cities，where they often worked as laborers or servants or in skilled trades．Others worked as merchants．Because native-born Americans kept them out of many businesses，some Chinese immigrants opened their own．
Another group of Asians，the Japanese，also immigrated to the United States．Until 1900，however，their numbers remained small．Between 1900and 1908，large numbers of Japanese migrated to the United States as Japan began building both an industrial economy and an empire．Both developments interrupted the economy of Japan and caused hardships for its people，thus stimulating emigration．
Until 1910 Asian immigrants arriving in San Francisco first stopped at a two-story shelter at the wharf （码头）．As many as 500people at a time were often squeezed into this structure，which Chinese immigrants from Canton called muk uk，or"wooden house．"In January 1910，California opened a few barracks on Angel Island to accommodate the Asian immigrants．Most of the immigrants were young males in their teens or twenties，who nervously awaited the results of their immigration hearings in dormitories packed with double or triple tiers of bunks．This unpleasant delay could last for months．On the walls of the detention barracks，the immigrants wrote anonymous poems in pencil or ink．Some even carved their verse into the wood．

41．Which of the following statements is NOT the reason of Chinese immigration to AmericaA？
A．The population explosion led to severe unemployment，poverty，and famine．
B．The discovery of gold in the United States was a great temptation to Chinese immigrants．
C．The great suffering caused by Taiping Rebellion forced many people leave China．
D．The United States needed great man power to complete its railroad construction．
42．When Chinese immigrants got to America，they usually took the following jobs exceptC？
A．Railroad constructors
B．Family servants
C．Governmental officials
D．Businessmen
43．The Japanese immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 1900s becauseC．
A．the numbers of Japanese immigrants stayed low until 1900
B．the Japanese immigrants to the States wanted to learn more
C．the enormous social changes were taking place in Japan
D．the Japanese immigrants wanted to do more businesses in the new world．
44．What does the underlined word meanB？
A．Foods．
B．Camps．
C．Wharfs．
D．Customs．

2．While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy （妊娠期） with my second child，we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana，where Marshall's family live，to celebrate Jane's 2nd birthday．Two days before we were to leave，we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby．Not knowing when this would happen，we decided to continue with our trip．
Since Marshall's family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm，you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there．That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time．I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there．I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good，so he went out and got the first one for me．
During that trip，I totally got lost in the book，which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness．In the book，I noticed the name"Seamus"．I vaguely remembered it was pronounced"Shamus"and I liked the sound of that．I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too．Toward the end of the trip，I had just 5chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book，which I was pretty excited about．
Soon after we put Jane down to bed，I had started labor （分娩），so I was unable to read．The labor lasted 5and 1/2hours，but Marshall stayed there with me，sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5chapters of Harry Potter．I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience．And ever since then，Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books．We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives．
We were sad to have lost the baby，but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption．And we gave this name to our adopted son．Though our Seamus doesn't have a drop of Irish blood in him，the name fits him perfectly．

26．Why did the writer want a good book during the trip？B
A．Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time．
B．Because she didn't want to think of losing her baby．
C．Because she had nothing else to do except reading．
D．Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip．
27．According to the story，we can know that the Harry Potter booksC．
A．made the family's trip more exciting      B．include five books all together
C．have someone called Seamus in them         D．can help people deal with their problems
28．The writer named her son Seamus becauseB．
A．she wanted to keep her trip in memory            B．she loved this name very much
C．her son doesn't have Irish blood                D．it is a perfect name for a boy
29．Which of the following is TRUE about the couple？D
A．They planned their trip after getting the shocking news．
B．They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on．
C．They felt excited when they almost finished the trip．
D．They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip．
30．Which is the best title for the passage？D
A．Funny Stories Of My Family            B．Seamus And Harry Potter
C．How We Got To Louisiana               D．How My Son Got His Name．

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