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【题目】阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。

C

William Shakespeare, the great English writer of drama(戏剧), was born in 1564 in StartfordonAvon. We do not know everything about Shakepeare's early life. But we know that he studied at the Grammar School in Stratford, and that he became interested in the theatre when he was still a boy. In 1586, Shakespeare went to London, where he worked in a theatre for some years before he began to write his own plays. Shakespeare soon became wellknown in London. Every play he wrote was very good and new to the people of the capital. Queen Elizabeth liked Shakespeare's plays. By the end of the 16th century, Shakespeare and his friends had enough money to build their own theatre. But we must think that Shakespeare had no difficulties in his life. Some writers were against him because their plays were worse than his.

【1】Shakespeare is________in England.

A.a scientist

B.an inventor

C.a play writer

D.a story writer

【2】The writer thinks________.

A.we don't know Shakespeare's boyhood at all

B.we know Shakespeare's childhood a little

C.we know Shakespeare's boyhood a lot

D.we should know Shakespeare about his early life well

【3】Shakespeare worked in the theatre________.

A.when he started to write his plays

B.after he left the Grammar School

C.when he was twentytwo years old

D.after he liked the theatre very much

【4】Some writers were against Shakespeare because________.

A.they hated him

B.their plays were less famous than his

C.they wrote fewer plays than he

D.their money was less than his

【答案】【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】【1】细节题。根据首句“William Shakespeare, the great English writer of drama(戏剧)”可知。

【2】细节题。根据第二句“We do not know everything about Shakespeare's early life. But we know that he studied at the Grammar School in Startford, and that he became interested in the theatre when he was still a boy.”可知。

【3】细节题。他出生在1564年,在1586年时他在剧院工作,计算可知选C。

【4】细节题。根据最后一句“Some writers were against him because their plays were worse than his.”可知选B。

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【题目】What will man be like in____in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now on? We can only make a____of course, but we can be sure that he will be____what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.

Let us take an obvious____. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now on____men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively a short period of time, so we may imagine that man will continue to grow____.

Again, in the modern world we use our____a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity(容量). As time____on, however, we shall have to use our brains____and eventually we shall need____ones! This is____to bring about a physical change toothe head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.

Nowadays our eyes are in____use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow____.

On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs, These, as____are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, ____our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great____in modern life.

But what about hair? This will probably____from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes(性别)are likely to be bald(光秃的)!

Perhaps all this gives the____that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, ____all these changes, future man will still have a lot in____with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.

1A. future Bthe future

Cappearance Dfigure

2A. guess Bgame

Cidea Dpicture

3A. the same as Bsimilar to

Cdifferent from Dpleased to look at

4A. sample Bmodel

Cexample Dfact

5A. common Bgeneral

Cusual Daverage

6A. cleverer Btaller

Cfatter Dthinner

7A. arms Blegs

Cbrains Dmuscles

8A. goes Bwent

Ccomes Dcame

9A.less and less Bmore and less

Cmore or less Dmore and more

10A. smaller Bthinner

Cbetter Dlarger

11A. unlike Bunlikely

Clike Dlikely

12A. big Bconstant

Cperfect Denough

13A. nearsighted Bfarsighted

Cweaker Dstronger

14A. a matter of fact Ba surprise

Ca result Dfocus

15A. but Bthough

Cwhenever Dhowever

16A. lot Bmany

Cquantity Ddeal

17A.emerge Bappear

Cdisappear Dremove

18A.impact Bimpression

Cexpression Didea

19A. despite of Bin spite of

Cbecause Dowing to

20A. touch Bconnection

association Dcommon

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【题目】阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。

B

Tears are nature's way making us feel comfortable. When our eyes are made uncomfortable by some small pieces of pollution, or when we are cutting onions, or when we are exhausted and “red-eyes” from overwork and late hours, tears from in our eyes to clean and refresh them.

Tears are also a sign of strong emotion. We cry when we are sad and we cry when we are happy.

And tears seem to be uniqueness(唯一)of human. We know that animals also experience emotion—fear, pleasure, loneliness—but they do not shed(流)tears. From this we can conclude that tears are closely related to the emotional and biological makeup of the human species.

Biologically speaking, tears are actually drops of saline fluid, which is a little bit salty, produced by a gland(腺)in the body. Because salt is an important component, tears may actually constitute the most conclusive evidence that the human animals are the end product of a long evolutionary(进化的)process that began in the sea.

And it is clear that, in addition to(除了)the emotional benefits, the shedding of tears has a specific biological function as well. Through tears, we can eliminate from our body certain chemicals which build up in response to stress and cerate a chemical imbalance in the body. Crying actually makes us feel better by correcting that imbalance and making us feel good again. And thus the emotional and the biological functions of tears merge(合并)into one and make us even more “human” than we would otherwise be.

【1】According to the passage, human beingsmay have originated in________.

A.the sea

B.the salt

C.chemicals

D.animals

【2】Which of the following is NOT a function of tears?

A.Biological.

B.Emotional.

C.Political.

D.Chemical.

【3】According to the article, which of the following is unique to humans?

A.The feeling of loneliness.

B.The state of feeling good.

C.The ability to shed tears.

D.The feeling of fear.

【4】The word eliminate probably means________.

A.add

B.produce

C.replace

D.remove

【题目】The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1995. His____now is in the central state of Kansas of the U.S. It belongs to a retired(退休的)____doctor, Thomas Harvey.____did this happen? And why?

In the 1950s, Albert Einstein and Thomas Harvey____each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University____Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was____to examine his body. It was then that he started to study____has become a long time examination of Einstein's brain. His goal was to____some physical evidence(证据)of the scientist's genius(才华).

Doctor Harvey,____did not tell Eintein's family that he____the great man's brain. It was only later____the family learned of Doctor Harvey's work. They did not____the idea at first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to____him to study the brain. Doctor Harvey then asked___scientists to help. They cut the brain____three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers____chemical formaldehyde(甲醛)to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been____Einstein's brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists____study.

Only one researcher has found something____. A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einstein's brain has more certain cells(细胞)than____. Such cells are known to feed brain. This may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.

【1】 A. body B.heart C.brain D.head

【2】 A. actual B.chemical C.natural D.medical

【3】 A. What B.How C.Who D.Which

【4】 A. realized B.recognized C.learned D.knew

【5】 A. as B.because C.while D.since

【6】 A. called on B.called out C.sent up D.sent off

【7】 A. which B.how C.that D.what

【8】 A. invent B.discover C.prove D.examine

【9】 A. perhaps B.therefore C.thus D.however

【10】A. bought B.sold C.kept D.made

【11】A. that B.when C.before D.after

【12】A. hear of B.like C.suggest D.offer

【13】A. promise B.let C.have D.permit

14A. other two B.two other C.more two D.two another

15A. off B.by C.into D.about

16A. for B.about C.of D.with

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18A. for B.on C.into D.about

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【题目】San Francisco(People's Daily Online)-- Apple Inc. Tuesday introduced its mobile payment service Apple Pay alongside the company's iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California.

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【1】The Bastille had been a prison ______.

A. since the time of Charles V

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【2】According to the passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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【3】At the time of its fall, the Bastille housed ______.

A. a large number of prisoners

B. a lot of writers who had been against the government

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【4】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The King could put people in, or let them go out, as he wanted.

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A.a bad effect on other industries

B.a change of tourists' customs

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【2】Not enough tourism can lead to________.

A.an increase of unemployment

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【题目】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。

(2012年北京模拟)Employment practices often reflect the needs of employers several decades ago. Times have changed. And so too has the Canadian workforce. Yet many employment practices have not kept pace with this change. For example,some work environments and washrooms designed for able-bodied workers seldom accommodate people who use a wheelchair.

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【1】The passage is mainly about how to ________.

A.modernize equipment for the disabled at work

B.achieve equality of employment opportunities

C.protect women's rights in employment

D.complete a job training program

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A.barriers

B.measures

C.goals

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A.only a small percentage of women engineers will get promoted

B.13% of the working age women should be hired

C.policy makers should adopt a practical and flexible approach

D.the quota of women for employment should be raised

【4】The underlined word address in Paragraph 6 probably means ________.

A.put forward

B.run into

C.find out

D.deal with

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