题目内容
What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army I __36 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against__37 of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not__38 have scored more than 80. __39 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always__40 it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man __41 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a __42 . In a world where I have to work with my__43 , I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man __44 . He had a habit of telling __45 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-umb(聋哑) man__46 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made__47 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He __48 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk__49 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the __50 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀). __51 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his__52 and asked for them. I've been__53 hat on all my customers today, but I knew __54 I'd catch you.”“Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very __55 .”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
36. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose
37. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number
38. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently
39. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. Yet
40. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed
41. A. answered B. practised C. designed D. tried
42. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool
43. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention
44. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well
45. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales
46. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed
47. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling
48. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned
49. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold
50. A. clever B. other C. right D. next
51. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which
52. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information
53. A. trying B. proving C. practising D. examining
54. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now
55. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart
36---55 CABDA CDCAB DBCAD BCAAD
解析:
36.根据宾语an intelligence test和下文中所得分数160分,可以确定作者“参加了一次智力测验”,而不是没有通过智力测验。在遇到完形填空的选项是动词时,要根据上下文仔细分析动词与宾语的搭配关系。答案为C。
37.against在这里表示对比关系,平均成绩(an average)100分与作者得到的160分相比较,说明作者的智力水平高,为下文自己被一个他估计在这种智力测验中可能得不到80分的汽车修理工提出的问题难住了的故事埋下伏笔。答案为A。
38.根据所提供的情境“when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him”可以判断出这位汽车修理工不是一名军人,他没有参加上文提到的那次智力测验,这是作者的估计,所以要填possibly。同时,“could not+have+过去分词”表示“(过去)不可能”,也对正确选择作了提示。frequently表“频繁”,“经常”。不合题意。答案为B。
39.Yet是并列连词,表示转折,意思是“然而”。在智力测试中不可能得高分,但是,在修理汽车方面却很在行。答案为D。
40.fixed的意思是“安装、固定”。不言而喻,汽车修理工的工作是修理汽车,每当作者的汽车出了毛病急急忙忙去找他时,他都能把汽车修理好。checked的意思是“检查”,只检查解决不了问题。选项C和D都不是汽车修理工的职责,容易排除。答案为A。
41.designed的意思是“设计”。假设我的汽车修理工为智力测验设计题目。根据questions的定语for some intelligence tests很容易排除其他三个选项。介词for的意思是“为了”。答案为C。
42.根据下文中这位汽车修理工的话“Why,you fool,”可以确定答案为D。
43.从上下文可以看出作者是一名智商很高的医生,是脑力劳动者。比较I'd do poorly.,可知作者假设用自己的双手工作,会做得很差。where I have to work with my hands是定语从句,作world的定语。I'd do poorly.是虚拟语气。答案为C。
44.第二段作者谈论了他的汽车修理工在智力测验中可能得比较低的分数,但是,在修理汽车方面却很在行。第三段是作者对自己如果从事体力劳动可能会很差的假设。所以,在第四段再次讲述修理工的故事,要用again。答案为A。
45.下文所讲述的聋哑人买钉子和盲人买剪刀的事都是笑话(jokes)。tales的意思是“传说,谎言”。答案为B。
46. needed作行为动词的意思是“需要”。needed some nails是这位聋哑人进入商店的原因。选项A(bought)有很大的迷惑性。一些考生认为这位聋哑人到商店的目的是买钉子,所以应填bought。但是,bought some nails(买了一些钉子)表示结果,如果他买了钉子,就不会再进入商店了。答案为D。
47.因为这位聋哑人到商店买钉子,所以他把两只手指放在柜台上作夹钉子的动作,另一只手做锤子敲打的动作(hammering movements)。答案为B。
48.售货员给他拿出了锤子,他摇了摇头,表示售货员误解了他的意思。答案为C。
49.售货员给他拿出了钉子。packed的意思是“包装”;sent的意思是“送”;sold的意思是“卖”。都与下文中所提的情境He picked out the right size and left.不符。答案为A。
50.下一个进来的是一位盲人。the other man的意思是“剩下的另一个”,表示只有两个人。the right man的意思是“合适的人”。the clever man的意思是“聪明的人”。都与上下文的意思不符。答案为D。
51.这是一个特殊疑问句。do you suppose是插入语。he asked for them是一个完整的句子,所以不能填What, Who或Which,它们在特殊疑问句中都充当主语、宾语或表语。How表示方式,意思是“如何”。答案为B。
52.盲人会说话,他们买东西时用自己的话语表达自己的意思就可以了。voice的意思是“说话的声音”。答案为C。
53.我今天用这个故事耍弄了我的所有顾客。trying sth. on sb.的意思是“用某事耍弄某人”;proving的意思是“证明”;practising作及物动词的意思是“练习,实行”;examining的意思是“检查,考试”。答案为A。
54.for sure的意思是“肯定地,有把握地”。汽车修理工在下文中所说的话说明他有把握使作者上当受骗。at one的意思是“马上,立刻”;in fact的意思是“事实上”;right now的意思是“就在现在”,均不合语意。答案为A。
55.smart除了有“聪明,伶俐”的意思外,还有“滑头,诡”的意思。从上文的内容我们可以看出,作者是一位医生,在部队里的一次智力测验中得过高分,但是,正因为如此,他才会按常规思维,所以汽车修理工说:“因为你受过足够的教育,我知道你不可能很滑头。”goddamned表示褒义时,意思是“十分的,完全的”;表示贬义时,意思是“该死的,讨厌的”。答案为D。
Julio loves to visit his grandmother.He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away.His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation ,he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole mother ! His cousins Mario and Linda would soon be arriving .They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer.
A big porch(走廊)wraps around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing .He could see the trees that circle the house.They had been planted as a windbreak .They protect the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house is in the middle of a large ,flat field.
Julio watched the dirt road that leads to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there !Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed .Then Uncle Henry had taken them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explode the fields.Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snakeskin .Nothing like that ever happened at his own home!
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry.
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road.“They ‘re here! There’re here!” He shouted.
The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_______.
A.watching old movies B.taking a tractor ride
C.finding a snakeskin D.making a fort from seed sacks
How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?
A.He was worried B.He was excited C.He was angry D.He was sad.
After Julio’s cousins arrived ,what would probably happen next?______.
A.They would build a fort on the hill.
B.They would look for snake skins.
C.They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard
D.They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house.
These boxes show events that happened in the story .What is in box 2?
Julio went to Grandmother’s house | Julio thought about Another visit to grandmother's |
A.Julio’s cousins arrived at Grandmother’s house.
B.Julio could smell dinner cooking.
C.Julio sat in the porch swing.
D.Julio saw a cloud of dust coming up the road.
How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts(偷窃)? Around the holidays, many families don’t consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts. With just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations. Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home.
● Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return. Nothing says “Hey, we are not home!” like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway.
● Set several different lights in your house on random timers (随机定时器)。Don’t leave your outdoor lights on all the time. Instead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights. If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off.
● If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them. When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home.
● Close all your curtains when you leave town. This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house. If they don’t know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break in.
● This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holiday. Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system.
【小题1】. What is the main idea of the passage?
A.to tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays |
B.to let the outdoor lights on all the time |
C.to tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday |
D.to tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet. |
A. be lit in an irregular way B. be kept on all the night
C. be replaced by random timers D be turned on only once one day
【小题3】.To make your home is well protected, what does the writer advise you to do?
A.Have all the curtains closed | B.Stop your mail service at once |
C.Turn to your close neighbors or friends | D.Equip your home with security system |
A.be very popular with families | B.have no effect on preventing thefts |
C.give a false impression on thefts. | D.be a little hard to be brought into effect. |
A.discover | B.discourage | C.surprise | D.attract |
Julio loves to visit his grandmother.He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away.His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation ,he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole mother ! His cousins Mario and Linda would soon be arriving .They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer.
A big porch(走廊)wraps around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing .He could see the trees that circle the house.They had been planted as a windbreak .They protect the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house is in the middle of a large ,flat field.
Julio watched the dirt road that leads to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there !Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed .Then Uncle Henry had taken them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explode the fields.Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snakeskin .Nothing like that ever happened at his own home!
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry.
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road.“They ‘re here! There’re here!” He shouted.
1.The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_______.
A.watching old movies |
B.taking a tractor ride |
C.finding a snakeskin |
D.making a fort from seed sacks |
2.How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?
A.He was worried |
B.He was excited |
C.He was angry |
D.He was sad. |
3.After Julio’s cousins arrived ,what would probably happen next?______.
A.They would build a fort on the hill. |
B.They would look for snake skins. |
C.They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard |
D.They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house. |
4.These boxes show events that happened in the story .What is in box 2?
Julio went to Grandmother’s house |
|
Julio thought about Another visit to grandmother's |
A.Julio’s cousins arrived at Grandmother’s house. |
B.Julio could smell dinner cooking. |
C.Julio sat in the porch swing. |
D.Julio saw a cloud of dust coming up the road. |