-Have you heard of the terrorist attack at Tian'anmen Square in which 5people were killed and 40injured?-Yes. news came as great shock to me．( )A．the,aB．the,theC．a,aD．a,the 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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16．-Have you heard of the terrorist attack at Tian'anmen Square in which 5people were killed and 40injured？
-Yes，______ news came as ______ great shock to me．（　　）

A．

the；a

B．

the；the

C．

a；a

D．

a；the

分析 ---你听说天安门广场的恐怖袭击事件了吗？在这个事件中，五人死亡，四十人受伤．
---是的，这个消息对我来说很震撼．

解答答案：A，考查冠词的用法，消息是上文提到的消息，为特指，故第一个空用定冠词the；a shock，令人震惊的人或事，为抽象名词具体化．故选A．

点评考查冠词的用法，注意区分句中是泛指还是特指，泛指则用不定冠词a/an，特指则用定冠词the，还应注意某些冠词的固定搭配．

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7．The well-known actress last night put on a white tight skirt on purpose to _______ that she was not pregnant（怀孕的）．（　　）

4．Some people will do just about anything to save money．And I am one of them．Take my family's last vacation for example．It was my six-year-old son's winter break from school，and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip．The flight was overbooked，and Delta，the airline，offered us 400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day．I had a meeting in New York，So I had to get back．But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay．So I took off for home．The next day my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight．
Yes，I encouraged一okay，ordered一 them to wait it out at the airport，to"earn"more Delta Dollars．Our total take：1，600．Not bad，huh？Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either．But as a big-time bargain hunter，I know the value of a dollar．And these days，a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up．
I've made living looking for the best deals and exposing the worst tricks．I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade．I have written a lot of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade：A Consumer Survival Guide．And I really do what I believe in．I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money's worth．I'm also tightfisted（小气的） when it comes to shoes，clothes for my children，and expensive restaurants．But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut．It keeps its longer，and it's the first thing people notice．And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture．Quality lasts．
51．Why did Delta give the author's family credits？A
A．They took a later flight．
B．They had early bookings．
C．Their flight had been delayed．
D．Their flight had been cancelled．
52．What can we learn about the author？C
A．She seldom makes a compromise．
B．She is very strict with her children．
C．She rarely misses a good deal．
D．She is interested in cheap products．
53．What does the author do？D
A．She's a teacher．
B．She's a housewife．
C．She's a businesswoman．
D．She's a media person．
54．What does the author want to tell us？A
A．How to spend money wisely，
B．How to expose bad tricks．
C．How to reserve airline seats．
D．How to make a business deal．

11．Don't cheat in the exam---you will never __________ it．（　　）

1．While most people consider that laughter is one of the nature's great treatments for a whole range of mental and physical diseases，it is still a serious scientific subject that researchers are trying to figure out．
"Laughter is social．"says Robert R．Provine，author of the book"Laughter：A Scientific Investigation"，who has been studying laughter for decades．"Almost all people laugh‘ha-ha-ha'basically the same way．Whether you speak Mandarin，French or English，everyone will understand laughter．There is a pattern generator（发生器） in our brain that produces this sound．
Laughing is also a good way of communicating．Babies laugh long before they speak．No one teaches them how to laugh．They just do it．People may laugh at a prank（恶作剧） on April Fools'day．But surprisingly，only 10to 15percent of laughter is the result of someone making a joke．Laughter is mostly about social responses rather than reaction to a joke．Deaf people laugh without hearing and people on cell phones laugh without seeing，which shows that laughter isn't dependent on a single sense but on social interactions．
And laughter is not just a human thing．Chimps tickle（挠痒） each other and even laugh when another chimp pretends to tickle them．
Jaak Panksepp studies rats that laugh when he tickles them．It turns out rats love to be tickled．They return again and again to the hands of researchers tickling them，Panksepp's video shows．
By studying rats，scientists can figure out what's going on in the brain during laughter．It has been found that laughter in rats produces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant（抗抑郁药） and anxiety-reducer．Scientists think the same thing probably happens in humans，too．This would give doctors a new chemical target in the brain in their effort to develop drugs that fight depression and anxiety in people．
Even so，laughter itself has not been proved to be the best medicine，experts said．"No study has shown that laughter produces a direct health benefit，"Provine said，"largely because it's hard to separate laughter from just feeling good．"
64．Why does the writer say"laughter is mostly about social responses rather than reaction to a joke"？A
A．because people can communicate with each other by laughing．
B．because laughter is the same sound in all the human's languages．
C．because laughter is considered a basic language all people can learn．
D．because everyone can understand the meaning of the word laughter．
65．From the last two paragraphs we know thatC．
A．laughter has no direct connection with good feelings
B．laughing every day can cure people of many diseases
C．the medical functions of laughter are still under experiment
D．scientists have learned what is happening in a human brain when he laughs
66．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？B
A．Laughter depends on many senses．
B．Laughter is a social response shared by all creatures．
C．If you speak different languages，you will laugh differently．
D．A new medicine has been developed based on the laughter research．

8．The park is really beautiful and it is ______ worth______．（　　）

	A．	very； visiting		B．	well； a visit
	C．	well； being visited		D．	very； to visit

5．Not too long ago，our teacher，being a"tree-hugger"（as the kids call her），had us write an essay on an environmental issue．I was eager to start，but something made me stop．
"What is an environmental issue？"one kid asked．"What if we don't care about the environment？"another complained．"It's not like it affects me．"
These comments astounded me．I have always cared about the environment and assumed that others did too．From the surprised look on my teacher's face，I could tell she felt the same way．
In no time，I finished my essay．In my essay I wrote about logging（伐木），which is an important industry，but if we continue to cut down trees without replacing them，it will damage the environment．
There are so many things that we can do to save our world．Recycling，of course，is always a good thing，but not everyone has a recycling plant nearby （ I don't ）．There are other ways to help the environment．Plant a tree．Don't waste water．
I can't stand it when a person's excuse for not caring is"Nothing's going to happen in my lifetime，so why should I care？"Sure，the chances of something terrible happening are slim，but I want people to realize that if we don't deal with it，someone will have to eventually．Do you want that to be your children？
When my teacher told me to read my essay to my class，I was a little embarrassment because I didn't want everyone to call me"tree-hugger"．I realize now that if being a tree-hugger means you cares about the environment，I'm a tree-hugger 100 percent．I just wish more people were too．
67．Why do the students call her teacher"tree-hugger"？D
A．She likes hugging trees．
B．She knows a lot about trees．
C．She grew up in the country．
D．She cares a lot about the environment．
68．The underlined word in Paragraph 3 can be replaced byC．
A．helped B．changed C．shocked D．interested
69．Paragraph 5 is mainly aboutB．
A．what we can recycle
B．how we can save the earth
C．why we should protect the earth
D．what damage we are doing to the earth
70．We can infer from the text thatB
A．the students don't like the teacher
B．the teacher liked the author's essay
C．the author is ashamed of being a tree-hugger
D．the author should have written a better essay．

6．Kiss crisis，hug horrors and the UK's handshake headaches
Greeting someone，saying goodbye-these situations fill me with unease．You have a second to make a dangerous decision．One peck （轻吻）？Two pecks？Three？No kisses at all？Why，I think，as I crash into the other person's face，why can't it be as simple as a handshake？
A survey by the soap company Radox in May showed one in five Brits now feels a handshake is"too formal"，according to the Daily Mail．Some 42 percent said they never shook hands when greeting friends．For one third of people the alternative was a hug，for 16percent a kiss on the cheek．
British people are known to be reserved （保守的）-unfriendly，some would say．Handshakes used to work for us because we didn't have to get too close．But the super-British handshake is no longer fashionable．We want to be more like our easygoing Mediterranean neighbors who greet each other with kisses and hugs．
The trouble is，we still find it a bit awkward．What does a married man do when greeting a married female friend，for example？How should someone younger greet someone older？
Guys don't tend to kiss one another； my male friends in Britain go for the"manly hug"，taking each other stiffly （不自然地） in one arm and giving a few thumps on the back with words like"Take it easy，yeah？"．
The biggest questions，if you do decide to kiss，are how many times and which cheek first．Unlike the French，who comfortably deliver three，our cheek-pecks usually end in embarrassed giggling （咯咯笑）："Oh，gosh，sorry，I didn't mean to kiss you on the lips，I never know where to aim for first!"
But then it's never been easy for us poor，uncomfortable Brits．Even the handshake had its problems：don't shake too hard，but don't hold the other person's hand too limply （无力地） either，and definitely don't go in with sweaty hands．
Maybe it's better to leave it at a smile and a nod．

45．What is the article mainly about？B
A．Origin of the traditional British way of greeting someone．
B．New trends and problems that Brits have with the way they greet people．
C．Why the author feels uneasy when greeting someone or saying goodbye．
D．Differences in greetings between Britain and other Western countries．
46．What did the survey by the soap company Radox show？D
A．It is now considered unfriendly to greet friends with a handshake in Britain．
B．A kiss on the cheek is becoming the most popular form of greeting in Britain．
C．Most Brits no longer offer to shake hands with those they meet．
D．More and more Brits prefer to be greeted with a hug or kiss．
47．The underlined word"awkward"in paragraph 4is closest in meaning toC．
A．not helpful
B．too informal
C．quite embarrassed
D．very interesting
48．Which does the author think might be the safest form of greeting for a British person？B
A．A hug．
B．A smile and a nod．
C．A handshake．
D．A kiss on the cheek．
49．Who wrote the article？A
A．A British writer．
B．An American writer．
C．A French writer．
D．A Chinese writer．

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