题目内容

In some remote Turkish village of Kuskoy, whistling is as important as talking．In fact, whistling is talking because the villagers speak and sing by whistling．Kuskoy parents begin to teach their boys and girls the language of whistling about the time the children learn to talk．It is considered so important that the village school includes it as one of the subjects taught along with the Turkish language.
This art of communication has taken centuries to develop．The village of Kuskoy spreads out across two hillsides that are separated by a deep valley．The villagers had to find an easy way to communicate where their voices couldn’t carry．They developed a high-pitched (高音的) whistle language that could be transmitted as far as five miles through air．As a result, Kuskoy, which means “bird village” in Turkish, has come to be known as a whistler’s paradise (乐园).
Whistling is so much part of everyday life in Kuskoy that men and women speak, argue, and court (求爱) in whistles．The story was recently told of a young couple who ran away secretly．The news was sent over the “mountain telephone” by whistling．The lover’s adventure was quickly known to all the villagers.
It is little wonder, then, that the children of Kuskoy study whistling in school．Wouldn’t it be fun to start the school day with a song—whistled of course!
小题1:The children of Kuskoy learn to whistle because __          _．
A．it is funB．it is an important way to communicate
C．it helps them learn to singD．it is like the Turkish language
小题2:In Kuskoy, whistling as a way of talking started __             _．
A．recentlyB．hundreds of years ago
C．fifty years agoD．ten years ago
小题3:Which one of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．The high-pitched whistle can be heard at a distance of 5 km.
B．The parents were too ready to allow the young couple to marry each other.
C．The villagers found an easy way to communicate where they could be heard.
D．The villagers of Kuskoy are often informed of news by whistling.
小题4:Which of the following do you think is the best title for this story?
A．To Learn Whistle Is Very ImportantB．Whistling Is Fun
C．Whistling—The Mountain TelephoneD．The Strange Turkish Language

小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C

小题1:根据In some remote Turkish village of Kuskoy, whistling is as important as talking.选答案。
小题2:根据This art of communication has taken centuries to develop.选答案。
小题3:本题备选项A.B.C都具有干扰作用。选A项是没有弄清英里与公里的换算1英里=1.609公里；选B项是对too ready to（非常愿意）的误解，文中也没有谈到父母对子女的婚姻态度；选C项是因为对原文中的where their voices couldn’t carry没有真正理解。
小题4:文中多处提及。
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A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he bad 36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father cold well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted.   
On the morning of his gradation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 but slightly disappointed, the young man 41 the box and fond a lovely book, 42, he raised his voice at his father and said. ” 43 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the hose 44 the book in the study 
He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the strict an old man who looked like his father. He  46  he bad to go back home and see his father.   
When he arrived at his father’s hose, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to  47  the hospital. he saw on the desk the  48  new book ,just as he had left it one  49  ago. he opened it and began to 50  the pages. suddenly, a car key 51  from an envelope taped behind the book ,it bad a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 52 dealer who had the sports car he bad 53 on the tag was the 54 of his gradation. and the 55  PAID IN FLL
36. A. expected.    B. enjoyed.       C. admired.       D. owned 
37. A. finding     B. proving         C. deciding        D. knowing
38. A. afford.     B. offer           C. keep           D. like
39. A. encouraged. B. comfortable     C. prod.          D. moved
40. A. Nervous     B. Serious         C. Careful         D. Curios
41. A. packed.     B. opened.        C. picked up       D. put aside
42. A. Angrily     B. Eagerly         C. Calmly          D. Anxiously
43. A. At          B. From           C. With           D. To
44. A. toasting     B. putting         C. forgetting      D. leaving
45. A. until       B. as              C. before          D. unless
46. A. learned .    B. realized.       C. recognized.     D. admitted
47. A. get to      B. search for      C. turn to         D. leave for
48. A. much        B. still           C. hardly          D. quite
49. A. year        B. month           C. week           D. day
50. A. clean       B. read.          C. turn            D. cont
51. A. lost        B. came            C. appeared.       D. dropped
52. A. old.       B. same            C. special         D. new
53 A. remembered.   B. desired.       C. fond.          D. met
54. A. Picture      B. place           C. date            D. met 
55. A. word.        B. information     C. date            D. card 
Lose-Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.
A girl named Jenny once told me about her  16  in the world of Lose-Win during her eighth-grade year before she finally broke  17 :
My  18  with my mom all started one day  19  she said to me sarcastically (讽刺地) “Wow, you’re surely lively today.” I  20  it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close off from her and never  21  back to her. So every time she would say something  22  I disagreed with her I would just say. “Okay, 23 you want, Mom.” But I really got cold quickly. And my 24 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s  25 ” and then went back to mop the floor.
“Don’t you ever  26 ?” I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was  27 upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I  28  her bow important it was to me.
At last I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to  29 . You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s  30  than if fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a  31  to her.
After my blow up, we felt like we were  32  all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the lime. We discuss things now and I always  33  my feelings with her.
If you adopt Lose-Win as your basic  34  toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be  35  your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.
16. A. wanderings      B. disappointment         C. lessons           D. helplessness
17. A. out             B. down                       C. up            D. free
18. A. relationship      B. problems                  C. quarrels        D. improvement
19. A. as             B. since                        C. when          D. before
20. A. regarded        B. treated                 C. received       D. took
21. A. fight          B. struggle                    C. talk           D. turn
22. A. even if         B. only if                            C. which         D. as though
23. A. however        B. whatever                  C. so much       D. too much
24. A. coldness        B. anger                       C. disagreement     D. hope
25. A. true           B. impossible                C. nice          D. important
26. A. care           B. see                           C. say           D. listen
27. A. also           B. still                          C. even          D. already
28. A. warned            B. shown                      C. asked         D. told
29. A. end            B. change                            C. last            D. stop
30. A. worse          B. easier                       C. more          D. less
31. A. surprise         B. pleasure                   C. gift          D. harm
32. A. going          B. starting                    C. thinking         D. reviewing
33. A. share          B. have                        C. discuss         D. improve
34. A. way                 B. method                    C. attitude         D. theory
35. A. hurting          B. waking                     C. storing         D. hiding
“Earthquake!”The word flashed in my brain.A roaring sound filled my ears.I tried to slide beneath my desk.The desk did a wild tap dance,slipping and sliding towards the centre of the room.I twisted my body and grabbed at the windowsill behind me,somehow kicking free of my dancing chair.I tried to stand.My legs skated away as if on a bucking escalator.
My fingers shook,grasped and held the windowsill tightly.Somewhere through the roar sounded the terrified scream of some wounded animal.I looked behind me and tried to steady my gaze on the other kids but the scene was a dizzy nightmare.Some of the class were sitting in the middle of the room,surrounded by chairs and desks.One girl was screaming.A boy was trying to claw his way across the floor to the door in a crazy overarm crawl.
My grip froze me to the windowsill.
I cried aloud,“I’m going to die.I’m going to die.Save me,I’m not ready to die,I’m not ready!”
I hunched forward on my knees and pressed my face against my clenched fingers.I looked at the backs of my fingers and stupidly noticed the fragile pale hairs growing out of the pores.The fingers would soon cease to exist.Somehow the impending horror of my death was too terrible to even cry about.
Suddenly,I became aware that the rocking had ceased.Perhaps I wasn’t going to die.
小题1:The roaring sound was made by______.
A．a wounded animal B．people screaming
C．children runningD．an earthquake
小题2:When the narrator clenches his fingers he is ______.
A．afraidB．angryC．injuredD．impatient
小题3:Paragraph two describes the______.
A．injuries suffered by the narratorB．effects of a bad nightmare
C．disorder in the classroomD．narrator’s fear of death
小题4:At the end of the passage there is a feeling of______.
A．panicB．hopeC．sorrowD．excitement
　Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would
 38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.
　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　
 49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　54　，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.
　　36．A. fortunate
B. unfortunate
C. happy
D. unhappy
　　37．A. lines
B. words
C. plays
D. roles
　　38．A. want
B. ask
C. expect
D. wish
　　39．A. always
B. never
C. sometimes
D. often
　　40．A. such
B. the thing
C. one
D. this
　　41．A. highly
B. high
C. poorly
D. poor
　　42．A. where
B. what
C. which
D. who
　　43．A. Because
B. Even though
C. When
D. Though
　　44．A. play
B. performance
C. role
D. case
　　45．A. with
B. in
C. on
D. to
　　46．A. pages
B. joke
C. lines
D. contents
　　47．A. appeared
B. disappeared
C. came out
D. came in
　　48．A. room
B. cell
C. stage
D. office
　　49．A. English
B. French
C. order
D. full
　　50．A. worded
B. surprised
C. anxious
D. afraid
　　51．A. bright
B. dim
C. dark
D. out
　　52．A. To see
B. To find
C. Seeing
D. Finding
　　53．A. glasses
B. lines
C. light
D. letters
　　54．A. surprise
B. satisfaction
C. anger
D. amusement
　　55．A. usual
B. old
C. unusual
D. new
Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___1___ it on trolleys and being loaded from ___2___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___3___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___4___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___5___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___6___ the seats they wanted. I was ___7___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___8___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___9___ we took off and tried to ___10___ my nervousness.  
After an hour’s flying I ___11___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___12___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___13___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___14___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___15___. Suddenly, the plane ___16___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___17___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___3___ pills for airsickness and ___19___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had ___20___ to get above the storm.
1. A. at           B. over            C. to              D. above
2. A. inside        B. beside          C. behind           D. under
3. A. arrived      B. entered           C. climbed         D. flew
4. A. asked        B. noticed           C. announced            D. told
5. A. out         B. inside          C. in              D. by
6. A. fetch         B. hold            C. keep           D. get
7. A. impossible     B. possible          C. unable         D. unsuitable
8. A. prettier      B. stronger         C. smaller          D. heavier
9. A. before       B. after           C. until           D. when
10. A. smooth    B. forget          C. correct          D. drive
11. A. noticed     B. looked               C. watched         D. realized
12. A. on        B. up              C. out             D. in
13. A. general      B. similar               C. common        D. sharp
14. A. smiled     B. spoke          C. added            D. acted
15. A. at         B. about          C. on              D. with
16. A. shake       B. shaken               C. shook            D. shocked
17. A. edge        B. line             C. side            D. wing
18. A. give out   B. give off         C. give up          D. give back
19. A. save        B. cool            C. persuade        D. comfort
20. A. succeeded     B. flown              C. planned         D. managed

Michael Fish may soon be replaced as a weather forecaster by something truly fishier---the shark(鲨鱼).
Research by a British biology student suggests that sharks could be used to predict storms.
Lauren Smith, 24, is close to completing her study on shark’s ability to sense pressure.
If her studies prove the theory, scientists may be able to monitor the behaviour of sharks to predict bad weather.
Miss Smith had previously studied the behaviour of lemon sharks in the Bahamas.
She then used their close relatives, lesser spotted dogfish, for further research at Aberdeen University.
Her work---thought to be the first of its kind to test the pressure theory ---- resulted from the observation that juvenile blacktip sharks off Florida moved into deeper water ahead of a violent storm in 2001.
Miss Smith said: “I’ve always been crazy about traveling and diving and this led me to an interest in sharks.”
“I was delighted to have been able to research in the area for my degree. I know there’s so much more we need to understand ---- but it certainly opens the way to more research.”
It has been discovered that a shark senses pressure using hair cells in its balance system.
At the Bimini Shark Lab in the Bahamas, Miss Smith fixed hi-tech sensors to sharks to record pressure and temperature, while also tracking them using GPS (Global Positioning System) technology.
In Aberdeen, she was able to study the effects of tidal(潮汐的) and temperature changes on dogfish----none of which were harmed. She also used a special lab which can mimic(模拟) oceanic pressure changes caused by weather fronts.
She is due to complete her study and graduate later this year. She says she will be looking for a job which will give her the chance to enrich her experience of shark research.
小题1:The passage is most probably taken from _____.
A．a short-story collectionB．a popular science magazine
C．a research paperD．a personal diary
小题2:What do we learn from the first four paragraph of the passage?
A．Sharks may be used to predict bad weather.
B．Sharks’ behaviour can be controlled.
C．Michael Fish is not qualified for his job.
D．Lauren Smith will become a weather forecaster.
小题3:Lauren Smith conducted her research by _______.
A．removing hair cells from a shark’s balance system
B．measuring the air pressure of weather fronts
C．recording sharks’ body temperature
D．monitoring sharks’ reaction to weather changes
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?
A．A popular way of forecasting weather.
B．A new research effort in predicting storms.
C．Biologists’ interest in the secrets of sharks.
D．Lauren Smith’s devotion to scientific research.

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced  1  for a few days, I was   2  to wait tables on my own. All went  3  that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily  4  the tables not far from the kitchen.   5  , I still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘)。
Before I knew it, the  6 was full of people. I moved slowly,   7 every step. I remember how  8  I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables, it looked different from the one I was  9  on. It had nice handles (手柄)，which made it  10   to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to  11  I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved __12 you work. It seems your tray stand has been very  13  to you, but we are getting ready to  14  now, and my wife needs her  15 back.”
At first his   16 did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was  17 . I wanted to get into a hole and  18 .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just   19  , I have learned to be more  20 and not to be too sure of myself.
小题1:
A．managerB．assistantC．cookD．waitress
小题2:
A．promisedB．invitedC．allowedD．advised
小题3:
A．wellB．quicklyC．safelyD．wrong
小题4:
A．leftB．givenC．broughtD．show
小题5:
A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Finally
小题6:
A．kitchenB．streetC．restaurantD．table
小题7:
A．mindingB．changingC．takingD．saving
小题8:angry        B. calm        C. sad          D. happy
小题9:
A．fixedB．trainedC．loadedD．waited
小题10:
A．slowerB．lighterC．quieterD．easier
小题11:
A．believeB．agreeC．regretD．pretend
小题12:
A．lettingB．makingC．watchingD．having
小题13:
A．usefulB．familiarC．unusualD．interesting
小题14:
A．restB．orderC．eatD．leave
小题15:
A．bagB．walkerC．trayD．coat
小题16:
A．ideaB．praiseC．messageD．need
小题17:
A．coldB．full of joyC．paleD．on fire
小题18:
A．lieB．hideC．defendD．stay
小题19:
A．repeatedB．discoveredC．correctedD．described
小题20:
A．carefulB．patientC．honestD．practical

Bob and Annie had not known each other long before they became eager to get married:Bob because he wanted Annie and she because she could at least lead a life away from her1_____. When Mrs.Thompson 2_____ that they marry and live with her until they could get a 3 _____ of their own, Annie hesitated. Her idea of 4_____ had been something which 5 _____her a husband and an orderly, well-furnished home all at once. 6_____ she soon saw the 7_____  of this arrangement. She would, first of all, 8_____ from her present life into a house which was quiet and well run, not 9_____ her own; and she would be able to go on walking so that she and Bob could 10____ up all the more quickly for their own house. She would also get Bob, a good enough husband for any working-class 11_____:good-natured and 12_____ to be bent her way whenever it was 13 _____for her ends.
Things went well until her mother-in-law’s 14_____, when Annie had to give up her 15_____ and was at home all day. Her father-in-law became just a 16_____ figure in the house and 17____Bob became used to him, Annie began to find the old man’s constant 18_____in the house a source of growing annoyance(烦恼).
“He gets on my nerves, Bob,” she said. “And he hardly says a word all day.”
“Well, I suppose he has a 19_____ to do as he likes,” Bob said mildly. “It’s his house not ours.” But to Annie, now looking after the house 20_____ it were her own, it was beginning to seem the other way about.
小题1:1.
A．cityB．familyC．roomD．company
小题2:2.
A．learnedB．thoughtC．heardD．suggested
小题3:3.
A．stayB．childC．houseD．world
小题4:4.
A．marriageB．lifeC．futureD．expectation
小题5:5.
A．giveB．foundC．broughtD．searched
小题6:6.
A．ButB．SoC．InsteadD．Besides
小题7:7.
A．difficultyB．advantageC．troubleD．result
小题8:8.
A．leaveB．makeC．changeD．escape
小题9:9.
A．ofB．onC．likeD．for
小题10:10.
A．earnB．saveC．buildD．set
小题11:11.
A．home B．characterC．customD．girl
小题12:12.
A．easyB．readyC．kindD．lovely
小题13:13.
A．necessaryB．rightC．importantD．helpful
小题14:14.
A．illnessB．arrivalC．deathD．appearance
小题15:15.
A．jobB．ideaC．decisionD．dream
小题16:16.
A．activeB．funnyC．strangeD．silent
小题17:17.
A．untilB．although C．beforeD．when
小题18:18.
A．restB．workC．presenceD．cough
小题19:19.
A．rightB．wayC．wishD．freedom
小题20:20.
A．becauseB．ifC．even thoughD．as if

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