题目内容

　　People enjoy talking about “firsts”．They like to remember their first love or their first car．But not all firsts are happy ones．

　　One of history’s bad but important firsts was the first car accident．Cars were still young when it happened．The accident took place in New York City in May 1896．A man from Massachusetts was visiting the city in his new car．At the time, bicycle riders were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road．No one was sure who was to blame(责备)for it．Anyway, the bike and the car hit each other hard．The man on the bike was injured．The driver of the car had to stay in jail and wait for the hospital report on the bicycle rider．Luckily the rider was not killed．Three years later, another car accident took place．It was again in New York City．A man named Henry Bliss stepped off a streetcar．He was hit by a passing car．Once again, no one was sure just how it happened or whose fault(过失)it was．The driver of the car was put in jail．Poor Mr Bliss became the first person to die in a car accident．

(1)

Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

The first driver came from New York City．

B．

Both of the two car accidents killed a person．

C．

The second car accident didn’t happen in the same city as the first one．

D．

No one knew how the two accidents had happened．

(2)

In both accidents the drivers of the cars ________．

[　　]

A．

could not drive their cars very well

B．

had to stay in jail for a while

C．

tried to run away after the accidents took place

D．

knew it was their fault

(3)

The word “jail” in this passage means ________

[　　]

A．

police station

B．

prison

C．

school

D．

office

(4)

The main idea of the passage is ________．

[　　]

A．

not all firsts are happy ones

B．

two of the first car accidents

C．

two unhappy “firsts”

D．

bicycle riders get used to cars

答案：1．D;2．B;3．B;4．A;
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With the development of the information technology, we are stepping into the new century. People’s topics, especially the young people’s, are becoming more and more 1 , which older men never understand, the Internet and 2 life.

　　Just a few years ago, people 3 talked about what a computer could do to help their daily life. They considered it as a high-tech 4 for programming, to design machines, to control robots, 5 to make A-bombs! At that time, PCs were very expensive and it was too dear to 6 one’s computer to the web. What’s more, it was too slow. So 7 people knew what the Internet really meant.

　　But today, things have changed greatly. The Internet times are coming. 8 , if you like to have a shot at succeeding in business today, you will have to succeed 9 the web, 10 around and it seems as if about every company out there is in E-business.

　　For ordinary persons, E-mail is taking the place of traditional ways of 11 letters. And young people keep in touch with each other by connecting their 12 to the web. They can express their 13 , either happiness or anger, sorrow or loneliness, to their web mates in chat rooms. Some 14 have found their“true love”on the Internet!

　　 I cannot 15 the Internet’s great devotions to our daily life in the world of tomorrow. The Internet can do 16 many things for us that we almost cannot live without it. Everything is 17 in the future, and no one can 18 what will exactly happen in years to come. But one thing is 19 : more people will come to know the Internet and will surely 20 themselves in his or her daily life.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

（1）A.modern 　　

　　		 　　

B.advanced 　　

　　		 　　

C.strange 　　

　　		 　　

D.interesting 　　

　　
　　

（2）A.ordinary 　　

　　		 　　

B.everyday 　　

　　		 　　

C.school 　　

　　		 　　

D.working 　　

　　
　　

（3）A.often 　　

　　		 　　

B.usually 　　

　　		 　　

C.sometimes 　　

　　		 　　

D.seldom 　　

　　
　　

（4）A.tool 　　

　　		 　　

B.machine 　　

　　		 　　

C.computer 　　

　　		 　　

D.line 　　

　　
　　

（5）A.still 　　

　　		 　　

B.yet 　　

　　		 　　

C.even 　　

　　		 　　

D.except 　　

　　
　　

（6）A.put 　　

　　		 　　

B.join 　　

　　		 　　

C.fit 　　

　　		 　　

D.tie 　　

　　
　　

（7）A.a few 　　

　　		 　　

B.some 　　

　　		 　　

C.few 　　

　　		 　　

D.no 　　

　　
　　

（8）A.For some reason 　　

　　		 　　

B.For some time 　　

　　
　　

　　 C.For sure 　　

　　		 　　

D.For example 　　

　　
　　

（9）A.through 　　

　　		 　　

B.with 　　

　　		 　　

C.on 　　

　　		 　　

D.by 　　

　　
　　

（10）A.Turn 　　

　　		 　　

B.Look 　　

　　		 　　

C.Travel 　　

　　		 　　

D.Go 　　

　　
　　

（11）A.sending 　　

　　		 　　

B.receiving 　　

　　		 　　

C.writing 　　

　　		 　　

D.reading 　　

　　
　　

（12）A.E-mails 　　

　　		 　　

B.names 　　

　　		 　　

C.computers 　　

　　		 　　

D.addresses 　　

　　
　　

（13）A.thought 　　

　　		 　　

B.idea 　　

　　		 　　

C.opinion 　　

　　		 　　

D.feelings 　　

　　
　　

（14）A.youths 　　

　　		 　　

B.men 　　

　　		 　　

C.boys 　　

　　		 　　

D.girls 　　

　　
　　

（15）A.believe 　　

　　		 　　

B.imagine 　　

　　		 　　

C.think 　　

　　		 　　

D.make 　　

　　
　　

（16）A.far too 　　

　　		 　　

B.quite 　　

　　		 　　

C.almost 　　

　　		 　　

D.so 　　

　　
　　

（17）A.true 　　

　　		 　　

B.real 　　

　　		 　　

C.possible 　　

　　		 　　

D.changing 　　

　　
　　

（18）A.tell 　　

　　		 　　

B.decide 　　

　　		 　　

C.guess 　　

　　		 　　

D.question 　　

　　
　　

（19）A.surely 　　

　　		 　　

B.certain 　　

　　		 　　

C.thoughtful 　　

　　		 　　

D.considerable 　　

　　
　　

（20）A.tire 　　

　　		 　　

B.love 　　

　　		 　　

C.help 　　

　　		 　　

D.enjoy 　　

　　

It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 　 31　 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something 　32　 in the company should ever do.

I wish I　 33　 give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 　 34　 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m 　 35　 , experienced and I know better.

　 　 36　 I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to　 37　 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar 　 38　 they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ 　 39　 ” person here.

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 　 40　 the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely 　 41　 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would　 42　 to such an extremely embarrassing incident.

As I expected , Lois didn’t pass over the　 43　 when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly,　 44　 with empathetic consideration. She listened to my　 45　 . Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n)　 46　 .

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 　 47　 that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s　 48　 . It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her　 49　 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”

I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those　 50　 words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.

31. A. by the way　　　　　　　　　　 B. in the way　　　　　　　 C. on the way　　　　　　　 D. to the way

32.　 A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. the one

33.　 A. should　　　　　　　 　　　 B. might　　　　　　　 　　　 C. will　　 　　　　 　　 D. could

34.　 A. fix　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. blame 　　　　　　　　　　 C. rely　　　　 　 　　　 D. put

35.　 A. outgoing　　　　　　　　　 B. old　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. cheerful　　 　　　 D. energetic

36.　 A. Thankfully 　　　　　　 B. Naturally　 　　　　　　 C. Generally　 　 　　　 D. Hopefully

37.　 A. work 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stop　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. watch　　　 　 　　　 D. sit

38.　 A. decisions　 　　　　　　 B. troubles　　 　　　　　　 C. attempts　　 　 　　　 D. mistakes

39.　 A. annoying　 　　　　　　 B. confusing　 　　　　　　 C. embarrassing 　　　 D. puzzling

40.　 A. repairs B. wants C. works　　　 　 　　　 D. occupies

41.　 A. mad　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. serious　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. curious　　 　 　　　 D. hopeful

42.　 A. react　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. agree　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. turn　　　　 　　　 D. object

43.　 A. issue　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. outcome　　 　　　 　　　 C. criterion　　 　 　　　 D. message

44.　 A. for　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. therefore　　　　　 　 C.　 but　 　　　 　 　　　 D. otherwise

45.　 A. challenge B. imagination C. conclusion　 　　　 D. explanation

46.　 A. order 　　　　　　　　　　 B. key　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. end　　　 　　　 　　　 D. process

47.　 A. forget 　　　　　　　　　　 B. ruin　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. prevent　　 　 　　　 D. change

48.　 A. broken　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. done　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　 　 　　　 D. kept

49.　 A. attention　　 　　　　　　 B. skill　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. patience　 　　 　　　 D. interest

50.　 A. sweet 　　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasant　　 　　　　　　 C. meaningful　 　 　　　 D. colorful

It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 　 31　 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something 　32　 in the company should ever do.

I wish I　 33　 give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 　 34　 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m 　 35　 , experienced and I know better.

　 　 36　 I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to　 37　 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar 　 38　 they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ 　39　 ” person here.

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 　 40　 the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely 　 41　 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would　 42　 to such an extremely embarrassing incident.

As I expected , Lois didn’t pass over the　 43　 when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly,　 44　 with empathetic consideration. She listened to my　 45　 . Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n)　 46　 .

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 　 47　 that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s　 48　 . It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her　 49　 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”

I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those　 50　 words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.

31. A. by the way B. in the way C. on the way D. to the way

32.　 A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. the one

33.　 A. should　　　　　　　 　　　 B. might　　　　　　　 　　　 C. will　　 　　　　 　　 D. could

34.　 A. fix　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. blame 　　　　　　　　　　 C. rely　　　　 　 　　　 D. put

35.　 A. outgoing　　　　　　　　　 B. old　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. cheerful　　 　　　 D. energetic

36.　 A. Thankfully 　　　　　　 B. Naturally　 　　　　　　 C. Generally　 　 　　　 D. Hopefully

37.　 A. work 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stop　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. watch　　　 　 　　　 D. sit

38.　 A. decisions　 　　　　　　 B. troubles　　 　　　　　　 C. attempts　　 　 　　　 D. mistakes

39.　 A. annoying　 　　　　　　 B. confusing　 　　　　　　 C. embarrassing 　　　 D. puzzling

40.　 A. repairs B. wants C. works D. occupies

41.　 A. mad　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. serious　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. curious　　 　 　　　 D. hopeful

42.　 A. react　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. agree　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. turn　　　　 　　　 D. object

43.　 A. issue　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. outcome　　 　　　 　　　 C. criterion　　 　 　　　 D. message

44.　 A. for　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. therefore　　　　　 　 C.　 but　 　　　 　 　　　 D. otherwise

45.　 A. challenge B. imagination C. conclusion D. explanation

46.　 A. order 　　　　　　　　　　 B. key　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. end　　　 　　　 　　　 D. process

47.　 A. forget 　　　　　　　　　　 B. ruin　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. prevent　　 　 　　　 D. change

48.　 A. broken　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. done　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　 　 　　　 D. kept

49.　 A. attention　　 　　　　　　 B. skill　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. patience　　 　 　　　 D. interest

50.　 A. sweet 　　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasant　　 　　　　　　 C. meaningful　 　 　　　 D. colorful

　 It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake． My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 　 36　 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something 　 37　 in the company should ever do． I wish I 　 38　 give a good excuse for what I did． At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 　 39　 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance． Unfortunately, I’m 　 40　 , experienced and I know better．

　 41　 I work with some very kind and compassionate （富于同情心的） people． For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to 　 42　 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support． Some have shared with me similar 　 43　 they have made． Evidently I’m not the only “　 44　 ” person here．

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 　 45　 the desk right next to mine． Lois was completely 　 46　 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would 　 47　 to such an extremely embarrassing incident．

As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the 　 48　 when she saw me the next day． She mentioned it directly, 　 49　 with empathetic consideration． She listened to my 　 50　 ． Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a（n） 　 51　 ．

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 　 52　 that． It happened． But it’s over now． It’s 　 53　 ． It’s in the past． You need to let it go, and move on．” And with that she returned her 　 54　 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here．”

I beat myself up for weeks． At such times I need to remember those 　 55　 words: It’s over． It’s done． Let it go． And mostly, move on．

36．A． by the way 　　　　 B． in the way 　　　　　 C． on the way 　　　　 D． to the way

37．A． someone 　　　　　 B． anyone 　　　　　　　 C． no one 　　　　　　　 D． the one

38．A． should 　　　　　　　　 B． might 　　　　　　　　 C． will 　　　　　　　　　 D． could

39．A． fix 　　　　　　　　　 B． blame 　　　　　　　　 C． rely 　　　　　　　　　 D． put

40．A． outgoing 　　　　　　 B． old 　　　　　　　　　　 C． cheerful 　　　　　　 D． energetic

41．A． Thankfully 　　　　　 B． Naturally 　　　　　　 C． Generally 　　　　　 D． Hopefully

42．A． work 　　　　　　　　 B． stop 　　　　　　　　 C． watch 　　　　　　　　 D． sit

43．A． decisions 　　　　　　 B． troubles 　　　　　　 C． attempts 　　　　　　 D． mistakes

44．A． annoying 　　　　　　 B． confusing 　　　　　 C． embarrassing 　　　 D． puzzling

45．A． repairs 　　　　　　　 B． wants 　　　　　　　　 C． works 　　　　　　　　 D． occupies

46．A． mad 　　　　　　　　　 B． serious 　　　　　　　 C． curious 　　　　　　　 D． hopeful

47．A． react 　　　　　　　　　 B． agree 　　　　　　　　　 C． turn 　　　　　　　　　 D． adjust

48．A． issue 　　　　　　　　　 B． outcome 　　　　　　 C． standard 　　　　　 D． message

49．A． for 　　　　　　　　　　 B． therefore 　　　　　　 C． but 　　　　　　　　　 D． otherwise

50．A． challenge 　　　　　　 B． imagination　　　　　 C． conclusion 　　　　 D． explanation

51．A． order 　　　　　　　　 B． key 　　　　　　　　　　 C． end 　　　　　　　　　　 D． process

52．A． forget 　　　　　　　 B． ruin 　　　　　　　　　 C． prevent 　　　　　　　 D． change

53．A． broken 　　　　　　 B． done 　　　　　　　　 C． lost 　　　　　　　　　　 D． kept

54．A． attention 　　　　　　 B． skill 　　　　　　　　　　 C． patience 　　　　　　 D． interest

55．A． sweet 　　　　　　　　 B． pleasant 　　　　　　 C． meaningful 　　　　 D． colorful

　　　 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the “death of conversation”. It 　1 that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more 　2 than ever, they’re also driving us away from people around us.

　　　 Users get final connectivity at the price of 　3 face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are 　4 to a different way of being “alone together”.

　　　 Actually, 　5 text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to 　6 thoughts. But bits and pieces of online cannot 　7 a “real conversation.” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear people’s tone of voice and see their faces in a (n) 　8 . “The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds.” she said. She also mentions that burying ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and 　9 people.

Turkle mentioned the popular 　10 of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it’s a mindset adopted by most 　11 people. They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格) that they forget how to live a (n) 　12 life.

However, experts remind us that it’s 　13 to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Children Research Center, 　14 out that it is still owners of gadgets, who’re avoiding personal contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. 　15 throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution.” she said.

1. A. talks　　　　　　　　　　 B. suggests　　　　　　　　 C. speaks　　　　　　　　　 D. advises

2. A. received 　　　　　　 B. shared　　　　　　　　　 C. connected　　　　　　 D. respected

3. A. having　　　　　　　　　 B. risking　　　　　　　　　 C. sacrificing　　　　　　 D. sharing

4. A. related　　　　　　　　　 B. committed　　　　　　 C. devoted　　　　　　　　 D. accustomed

5. A. sending 　　　　　　　 B. getting　　　　　　　　　 C. reading　　　　　　　　　 D. taking

6. A. change 　　　　　　　 B. exchange　　　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　　　　　 D. raise

7. A. indicate　　　　　　　　 B. replace　　　　　　　　　 C. cover　　　　　　　　　　 D. involve

8. A. conversation　　　　 B. computer　　　　　　　 C. party　　　　　　　　　　 D. Internet

9. A. interviewing　　　　　 B. introducing　　　　　　 C. knowing　　　　　　　　 D. meeting

10. A. feeling　　　　　　　　 B. concept　　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　　　　 D. truth

11. A. shy　　　　　　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　　　　　 C. old　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. young

12. A. real　　　　　　　　　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　 C. colorful　　　　　　　　 D. meaningful

13. A. important　　　 B. necessary　　　　 C. unfair　　　　　 D. uncomfortable

14. A. reaches 　　　　　　 B. thinks 　　　　　　　　 C. points 　　　　　　　　 D. watches

15. A. Eventually　　　　　 B. Hardly　　　　　　　　　 C. Finally　　　　　　　　　 D. Simply

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