题目内容

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

During the war,my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California.I went to live there in order to be ______ him. I hated the place.I had never ______ been so unhappy. My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty,and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was ______—almost 125 °F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). ______ a soul to talk to. The wind blew non-stop,and all the food I ate,and the very air I breathed,were ______ with sand, sand, sand!

I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was ______ and coming back home.I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I ______ be in prison! My father answered my ______ with just two lines—two lines that will always sing in my ______— two lines that completely changed my life:

Two men looked out from prison bars,

One saw the mud,the other saw the stars.

I read those two lines______. I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ______ I would look for the stars.

I made friends with the natives,and their ______ amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had ______ to sell to tourists. I studied the delightful forms of the cactus.I watched for the desert sunsets,and ______ for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean______.

What brought about this ______ change in me? The desert hadn’t changed, ______ I had.I had changed my ______. And by doing so,I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing______ of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovered. I had looked out of my self-created prison and ______ the stars.

1.A. off B. behind C. near D. beyond

2.A. before B. already C. then D. still

3.A. inflexible B. incomprehensible C. uncontrollable D.unbearable

4.A. Only B.Not C. Many D.Such

5.A. covered B. filled C. buried D. charged

6.A. catching up B. keeping up C. giving up D.getting up

7.A. ought to B. might well C. would rather D.had better

8.A.request B. call C. question D.letter

9.A. comparison B. imagination C. consideration D. memory

10.A. over and over B. by and by C. up and down D.now and then

11.A. company B. occupation C. situation D.relationship

12.A. movement B. reaction C. guidance D.purpose

13.A. refused B. failed C. managed D.happened

14.A. asked B. hunted C. waited D.headed

15.A. floor B. surface C. rock D.level

16.A. shocking B. challenging C. puzzling D.astonishing

17.A. as B. but C. for D.or

18.A. attitude B. principle C. identity D.standard

19.A. vacation B. operation C. affair D. adventure

20.A. sought B. counted C. found D.reached

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I am not afraid of tomorrow, ________ I have seen yesterday and I love today.

A. so B. and C. for D. but

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You probably know who Marie Curie was,but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson.Of the outstanding ladies listed below,who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams(1860-1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931,Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson(1907-1964)

If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor(1930-present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks(1913-2005)

On December 1,1955,in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.

1. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?

A. Her social work.

B. Her teaching skills.

C. Her efforts to win a prize.

D. Her community background.

2. What was the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?

A. Her lack of proper training in law.

B. Her little work experience in court.

C. The discrimination against women.

D. The poor financial conditions.

3.Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?

A. Jane Addams. B. Rachel Carson.

C. Sandra Day O’Connor. D. Rosa Park.

4.What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?

A. They are highly educated.

B. They are truly creative.

C. They are pioneers.

D. They are peace-lovers.

_________some people are motivated by a need for success, others are motivated by a fear of failure.

A. Because B. If

C. Unless D. While

短文改错。

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删减或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When I was a very young children, my father created a regular practice I remember well years late. Every time he arrived home at end of the day,we’d greet her at the door. He would ask who we was and pretend not to knowing us, Then he and my mother would have had a drink while she prepared dinner and they would talk about his day and hers. While they chat, my father would lift my sister and me up to sit in the top of the fridge. It was both excited and frightening to be up there！

My sister and I thought he was so cool for putting us there.

In this article, you need to back up general statements with _________ examples.

A. specific B. permanent

C. abstract D. universal

Silk_________ one of the primary goods traded along the Silk Road by about 100 BC.

A. had become B. wasbecoming

C.has become D. isbecoming

I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.

A. carry on B. break into

C. turn down D. cut off

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

To many people, video gaming is their hobby. Have you ever been so___1.__(absorb) in a video game as to forget sleep and meals? Computer game __2.__ (design) often create interesting video games to tempt players to keep playing. These days, many employees play video games at work even___3.__their employers have set rules to stop them from doing so. In fact, video game addiction is regarded as harmful, just like addiction__4.___drugs, alcohol，or gambling, and should be treated with care.

In the place __5.__people work，addicted players, often seen as lazy, not sick; their bosses are not sympathetic to their addiction. If they have been caught several times __6.__ (play) video games at work, their salary may be cut, and even __7.__ (bad), they may lose their jobs. In some companies, the addicted players__8.__ (allow) to play video games only on stressful days, but their bosses will check their computers from time to time to make sure ___9.___they are doing their work. However, while some companies continue to find some methods of preventing workday playing, addicted players still have__10.__ (they) own ways to enjoy playing video games during working hours.

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