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Four friends were drinking in a village bar. Their jackets were hanging on the backs of their chairs. Suddenly one of them, Jack, shouted that he had lost five pounds. Fred said he was sure 1 there had stolen the money. Tom suggested they should all 2 their pockets on the table. But the owner of the bar 3 not let them do that because money all looks the same. Nobody knew 4 to do. Just then, Jim, a traveler, stood up. He said he could help them 5 the money.

“You know how clever some animals are,” he said．“I’ve found out that cocks are 6 at catching thieves. Let’s 7 the bar owner’s cock.”

Jim 8 a big black pot and put it upside down on the table. Then he put the cock under it. “After I turn off the lights,” he said, “you must come up one by one and touch the 9 of the pot with your right hand．When the 10 does so, the cock will crow (啼).”

The others did not know 11 they should believe him. One by one they went past the table in the 12 , but the cock never made a 13 .

“I’m afraid it was a waste of time,” Fred said when the light went 14  “I’m not sure it was,”Jim said．Then he asked everybody to 15 his right hand．He looked at each hand in 16 , then took Fred’s hand．“Fred, give the five pounds back to Jack.”

“But the cock never crowed!” said Fred.

“Jim told Fred to look at all the 17 ”

“They are all 18 with soot (煤烟灰 ) except yours. Can you explain why you didn’t dare 19 the pot, Fred?”

Fred’s face went 20 . He hung his head.

1.A．somebody

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．someone

2.A．empty

B．search

C．fill

D．uncover

3.A．should

B．would

C．was

D．might

4.A．where

B．when

C．how

D．what

5.A．hunt

B．find

C．look

B．get

6.A．poor

B．good

C．useful

D．pleased

7.A．lend

B．kill

C．borrow

D．feed

8.A．took

B．broke

C．made

D．felt

9.A．bottom

B．inside

C．surface

D．top

10.A．owner

B．stranger

C．thief

D．traveler

11.A．that

B．whether

C．why

D．when

12.A．dark

B．public

C．street

D．store

13.A．voice

B．judge

C．jump

D．noise

14.A．on

B．off

C．down

D．up

15.A．wash

B．show

C．clap

D．wave

16.A．surprise

B．sight

C．turn

D．time

17.A．faces

B．feet

C．guests

D．hands

18.A．clean

B．rough

C．black

D．smooth

19.A．touch

B．see

C．reach

D．knock

20.A．angry

B．white

C．afraid

D．mad



 

答案：C;A;B;D;B;B;C;A;A;C;B;A;D;A;B;C;D;C;A;B
提示：

1.       由后文可知是Fred的凶手，所以它应该说是nobody;

2.       清空口袋应为empty

3.       不会同意，应为wouldn’t ;

4.       不知道该怎么办，what to do ,what作宾语;

5.       把钱找回，用find; 

6.       be good at 擅长作某事；

7.       找别人借,用borrow;

8.       拿来用take;

9.       由下文手上有煤烟灰，可知应该是摸底部，所以为bottom

10.   联系上下文可知为thief;

11.   表示是否应该相信，用whether;

12.   前文提到熄了灯，所以选A;

13.   动物叫声用noise;

14.   the light went on ,灯亮了；

15.   把手伸出来，在这应用show;

16.   in turn 轮流、依次；

17.   联系上文应为hands;

18.   沾了煤烟灰应为黑色；

19.   根据上文为touch;

20.   因羞愧而变白，故选white.

 


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    阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后字数要求)。

 [1] I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day. But I became in visible, absent from the conversation.

[2] The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver told us to be quiet because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends going down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a tool designed to make communication easier.

[3]Why is it that the more connected we get, ________________________ ? Every advance in communications technology is a hurt to the closeness of human interaction (互动). With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.

[4] More and more. l find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.

 [5] So I've put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I' m home.

76. What does the author say about communications technology according to the first two paragraphs? (within 15 words)

_____________________________________________________________________________

77. Which sentences in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

However, I felt left out as if we were not conducting the conversation.

_____________________________________________________________________________

78. Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 10 words)

_____________________________________________________________________________

79. Does the author restrict his own activity to improving the situation? (within 15 words)

_____________________________________________________________________________

80. Translate the underlined sentences in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
[1] I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day. But I became invisible, absent from the conversation.
[2] The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver told us to be quiet because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends going down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a tool designed to make communication easier.
[3]Why is it that the more connected we get, ________________________ ? Every advance in communications technology is a hurt to the closeness of human interaction (互动). With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.
[4] More and more, l find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.
[5] So I've put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I' m home.
【小题1】 What does the author say about communications technology according to the first two paragraphs? (within 15 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
【小题2】Which sentences in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
However, I felt left out as if we were not conducting the conversation.
_________________________________________________________________________
【小题3】 Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 10 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
【小题4】 Does the author restrict (约束) his own activity to improving the situation? Give an example. How？(within 15 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
【小题5】 Translate the underlined sentences in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.
________________________________________________________________________

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[2] The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver told us to be quiet because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends going down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a tool designed to make communication easier.

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 [5] So I've put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I' m home.

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However, I felt left out as if we were not conducting the conversation.

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5. Translate the underlined sentences in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.

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