There are still white-haired maids in the palace.sitting idle to talk about Emperor Xuanzong．(白头宫女在.闲坐说玄宗．) 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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5．There are still white-haired maids in the palace，sitting idle to talk about Emperor Xuanzong．（白头宫女在，闲坐说玄宗．）

分析白头宫女在，闲坐说玄宗．

解答答案是sitting idle．本题考查语境中选用恰当的词；题干中逗号后面需要的是伴随状语，所以用现在分词sitting；idle adj．空闲的；懒惰的；题干中用形容词做状语，说明逻辑主语white-haired maids的状态；故答案是sitting idle．

点评本题考查单词填空，做此类题目时一定要仔细分析句子结构，根据所给词从语法、句意、时态等各方面判断所填词的正确形式．

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8．The warm weather outside may look perfect for outdoor exercise．But for those （81）whoare not that sporty，what could be nicer than （82）having（have） relaxing afternoon tea with a few good friends and taking a break？
But are you familiar （83）withthe culture of afternoon tea---（84）its（it） origins，and the proper etiquette （礼仪）？We sum up a few things you need to know about this （85）traditional_ （tradition） English custom so that you can enjoy it more．While the tradition of drinking tea dates back to about 3，000 BC in China，it was not until the mid-17^th century （86）thatthe concept of"afternoon tea"first appeared in the UK．
In 1840，Anna Maria Russell，the seventh Duchess of Bedford，started asking for a tea tray with butter，bread and cakes at 4pm every day，as she found she was hungry at this time every day，and the evening meal in her household was served （87）usually（usual） late at 8pm．She found this new habit difficult （88）to break（break） and soon invited other ladies in society to join her．This pause for tea quickly （89）became（become） a fashionable social event．In （90）the1880s，the women from upper class and society would put on gowns，gloves and hats for their afternoon tea．

13．Dick was a twenty-year-old man．His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop．They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out．All that happened on his sixth birthday．Luckily his sister who was two years senior to him took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home．Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble．Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough，they grew up but they lived a hard life．His sister was so sad that she became a nun（修女）．After he finished middle school，he was introduced to an ow ner of a hotel and began to work there．
One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor．He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over．One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital．He said to the nurse，"I'm a poor man，madam．Arrange a third-class ward（病房） for me，please．"
"Can't anybody help you？"
"No，madam，"answered Dick．"I have only a sister．She's a nun and she's poor，too．"
"I don't think so，"the nurse said angrily．"Nuns usually marry God．And God is the richest in the world，you know!"
"Well，then，"Dick said with a smile．"Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law．"
21．How old was Dick's sister when the earthquake happened？D
A.6          B.12          C.10            D.8
22．The sister and brother lived a hard life becauseB．
A．they were too young
B．they lost all as a result of the earthquake
C．they were hurt in the earthquake
D．they had to look after themselves
23．Which of the following is true？A
A．The nurse would arrange a third-class ward for Dick．
B．The nurse would arrange a first-class ward for Dick．
C．The nurse would post Dick's bill to God．
D．Dick had a rich brother-in-law．
24．From the story，we know that the boy is veryB．
A．silly         B．humorous        C．kind        D．lucky．

20．All over the world mothers and fathers teach their children manners．Other children may have manners that are not like yours．There are all kinds of manners．
Many years ago，children who had good manners were seen and not heard．They kept quiet if grownups were talking．Today，wellmannered children have more freedom．
Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places．
Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia．Some friends ask you to eat with them．What kind of manners do they want you to have？They want you to give a loud"burp"after you finish eating．Burping would show that you like their food．
In some countries，if you give a loud burp，you are told to say"excuse me，please．"
In many places people like to eat together．But in some parts of Polynesia，it is bad manners to be seen eating all together．People show good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat．
What are manners like in an East African town？The people try not to see you．They are being polite．You may see a friend．He may not see you at all．If you are polite，you will sit down beside him．You will wait until he finishes what he is doing．Then he will talk to you．
Suppose you visit a friend in Arabia．You should walk behind the other tents until you come to his tent．If you pass in front of the other tents，you will be asked into each one．The people will ask you to eat with them．And it is bad manners if you say no．
Manners are different all over the world．But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way that people need ways to show that they want to be friends．

32．People turn their backs on others while they eat inC．
A．Mongolia   B．an East African town   C．some parts of Polynesia    D．Arabia
33．In an East African town，the people try not to see you．This is becauseC．
A．they are busy doing things    B．they don't want to talk with you
C．it is good manners            D．they are waiting for you to talk with them
34．Which of the following statements is TRUE？D
A．In Mongolia，you should say"excuse me"when you give a burp after dinner．
B．Children with good manners are quiet．
C．You should not walk behind the tents in Arabia．
D．Manners are different all over the world．
35．Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places．Which should be the supporting paragraph（s） to the idea？A
A．the fourth one   B．the fifth one    C．the sixth one   D．all of above．

10．The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2September 1666．In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city，where most of the houses were wooden and close together．Over one hundred people became homeless，but only a few lost their lives．
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker in Pudding Lane．The baker，with his wife and family，was able to get out through a window in the roof．A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next door．Then it spread quickly into Thames Street．That was the beginning．
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire．On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames．Tuesday was the worst day．The fire destroyed many well-known buildings，old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them．
Samuel Pepys，the famous writer，wrote about the fire，"People threw their things into the river．Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment．Birds fell out of the air because of the heat．"
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire．With nothing left to burn，the fire became weak and finally died out．
After the fire，Christopher Wren，the architect（建筑师），wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone．In fact，the streets are still narrow，but he did build more than fifty churches，among which were St Paul's
The fire caused great pain and loss，but after it London was a better place：a city for the future and not just of the past．

28．How was the fire put out according to the text？D
A．The King and his soldiers came to help．
B．All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed．
C．People managed to get enough water from the river．
D．Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down
29．It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact thatC．
A．some people lost their lives
B．the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
C．many famous buildings were destroyed
D．the King's bakery was burned down
30．Why did the writer cite（引用）Samuel Pepys？C
A．Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire．
B．Because Pepys also wrote about the fire．
C．To give readers a clearer picture of the fire．
D．To show that poor people suffered most．
31．Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire？A
（a） There was a strong wind．
（b） The streets were very narrow．
（c） Many houses were made of wood．
（d） There was not enough water in the city．
（e） People did not discover the fire earlier．
A．（a），（b） and （c）
B．（a） and （b）
C．（a），（b），（c） and （d）　　
D．（a），（b），（c），（d） and （e）

17．Do you have a good memory？Maybe you remember better than all of your friends．But even if you have a short-term memory，it's better than a chimpanzee's（黑猩猩），right？Well，you may be wrong．
   Tetsuro Matszawa，a scientist from Kyoto University，Japan has showed how chimps have far better memories than humans．"We learn that chimps have great memories by doing tests，"he told The Guardian"You can do things to improve your memory．"
    How do chimps have better memories than us？Scientists t ested four chimps and human volunteers．They showed them five numbers on a computer screen．Chimps and human volunteers had to remember the numbers correctly．But to make it hard，the numbers dis appeared after seven tenths of a second．Then they will reduce the time to two tenths of a second．While humans began to make mistak e after mistake，the young chimps still did very well．
    Why do they have better memories？We share 98.8 percent of our DNA with chimps．But during evolution（进化），we lost some of our shared abilities．As humans learned new skills，like language，we had to lose some of our memory skills to make room in our brains．"To get something，we had to lose something，"said the scientist．
    Chimps need good memories to survive．When a chimp looks up at the big tree and pick a banana，he must remember where he saw it as he fights off competition from other animals．
33．What did the scientist's study find？B
A．Chimps can remember all of their friends．
B．Chimps have better memories than humans．
C．Chimps do things to improve their memories．
D．Chimps can do many things better than humans．
34．Which of the followi ng is TRUE of the test？D
A．Five chimps and human volunteers were tested．
B．The numbers first disappeared after a second．
C．Humans made fewer mistakes than chimps．
D．The chimps did a better job than humans．
35．During evolution，humansC．
A．lost 98.8 percent of their DNA shared with chimps
B．needed very good memories to survive
C．gained skills but also lost skills
D．learned to compete against chimps．

14．To many people，video gaming is their hobby．Have you ever been so（56）absorbed（absorb） in a video game as to forget sleep and meals？Computer game （57）designers （design） often create interesting video games to tempt players to keep playing．These days，many employees play video games at work even（58）if/thoughtheir employers have set rules to stop them from doing so．In fact，video game addiction is regarded as harmful，just like addiction（59）todrugs，alcohol，or gambling，and should be treated with care．
In the place（60）wherepeople work，addicted players，often seen as lazy，not sick； their bosses are not sympathetic to their addiction．If they have been caught several times（61）playing （play） video games at work，their salary may be cut，and even （62）worse （bad），they may lose their jobs．In some companies，the addicted players（63）are allowed （allow） to play video games only on stressful days，but their bosses will check their computers from time to time to make sure （64）thatthey are doing their work．However，while some companies continue to find some methods of preventing workday playing，addicted players still have（65）their （they） own ways to enjoy playing video games during working hours．

15．The plan had been made to create a beautiful nature park with a large man-made lake on the outer parts of the city of Zhengzhou，the capital of Henan Province．However，thanks to a terrible trick played by nature，what the officials have ended up with，is a natural sandy mess!
The government wanted to create a beautiful place where people of this busy industrial city could come to relax．But things did not quite turn out that way---shortly after digging up thousands of tons of sand，the underground water dried up．As a result，the dry sand has changed into a Sahara-like desert．While official reports show that the sand is piled up to 10meters high，some people say that it is ten times more or about a 100-feet high in certain areas．
If that is not bad enough，the sand hills that now spread across an area the size of four football fields，have influenced the environment．What's worse is that on windy days，the dry sand moves into the city center，making it almost impossible to drive and forcing people to wear face masks and protective eyewear to prevent the sand from getting into their eyes，nose，and mouth．
In an act of trying to keep the sand and provide the illusion（幻想） of green fields，the officials have even tried covering it with a green plastic netting．However，that has not done much to improve the terrible situation!
As you can imagine，many of Zhengzhou's residents are upset by the disaster．They think that desert wasteland that looks nothing like the green landscape they were promised，has resulted in polluting their pleasant city environment．Some think it is even stopping businessmen from coming to the city．

21．The author may agree that it isB to build a large man-made lake．
A．possible
B．impossible
C．great
D．interesting
22．The dry sand has changed into a Sahara-like desert because．D
A．the weather in Zhengzhou is too dry
B．there are enough trees in Zhengzhou
C．they haven't finished digging the lake
D．there is no underground water
23．What kind of pollution have the sand hills caused？C
A．Light pollution．
B．Water pollution．
C．Air pollution．
D．Sound pollution．
24．What do Zhengzhou's residents think of the man-made lake？A
A．Scary．
B．Small．
C．Helpful．
D．Great．

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