题目内容

He focused his effort ____the house ___sale for fear that the prices of them would go up suddenly.


  1. A.
    on; for
  2. B.
    on; in
  3. C.
    to; for
  4. D.
    to; in
A
试题分析：考查固定词组。固定词组focus…on…聚焦于…；for sale出售；句意：他很注意出售的房屋的价格，唯恐房价突然上升。故A正确。
考点：考查固定词组
点评：固定词组focus…on…聚焦于…；for sale出售；
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     Literature for children developed as a single style. Some works became well-known, such as those of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Adventure novels were written for adults but are now generally grouped in the list for children. Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author at the end of the Victorian Era, best known for her children’s books, which featured (以……为特色) animal characters. In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children’s book The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.

1.What can we know about Charles Dickens from the text?

A. He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.

B. He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside

C. He wrote about the struggles of the poor in London?

D. He published the highly successful children’s book

2.Which is TRUE about the Bronté sisters?

A. They were English writers of the 1830s.

B. They paid to have their first book published.

C. They began their writing from the rural life.

D. Their first book was successful.

3.Who wrote the famous children’s book The Tale of Peter Rabbit according to the text?

A. Lewis Carroll.                B. The Brontésisters.

C. Thomas Hardy.               D. Helen Beatrix Potter.

4.The author states in the last paragraph that ________.

A. Edward Lear was famous for writing about animals

B. adventure novels were not written for children at first

C. Thomas Hardy was not as famous as Lewis Carroll

D. society changed rapidly in the Victorian Era

5.This text is mainly about ________.

A. literature in the Victorian Era

B. writing styles in the Victorian Era

C. famous works in the Victorian Era

D. the importance of literature in the Victorian Era

 

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“Is He Dead” was written by Mark Twain in 1898 but was never performed. It was rediscovered in 2002 by Shelley Fisher Fishkin, an English professor and director of the American Studies Program at Stanford University. It was published the following year by the University of California Press.

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1.What’s “Is He Dead” about?

A．The death of a poor artist in the 1840s.

B．A trick played by a group of poor artists.

C．A story about the French painter Jean-Francois Millet.

D．An experience Mark Twain had gone through.

2.From the second paragraph we learn that ______.

A．the play was one of Mark Twain’s early works

B．no one knew the play until 2002

C．Fishkin is an expert on Mark Twain’s works

D．the play was published in 2002

3.According to Fishkin, Jean-Francois Millet was admired by Americans because ____.

A．he was a famous French painter at that time

B．he focused on the life of ordinary Americans

C．his works showed respect for ordinary people

D．Mark Twain agreed on his thoughts

4.We can infer from the passage that Mark Twain ______.

A．had experienced several difficult times for no money

B．was a good novelist but a bad playwright(剧作家)

C．was a writer who only cared about ordinary people’s life

D．was dissatisfied with some methods of creating the value of art work

 

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Have you ever felt utter dread? That feeling became a constant in my life. The most frustrating part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any progress.

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B．things turned even worse than he had expected

C．he focused on writing instead of applying for jobs

D．he found his salary was hardly enough to pay back his student loans

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A．After he got his first publishing contract.

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C．After he finished his book Beyond the river.

D．After he got hired by the Walt Disney Company.

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A．Opportunity lies everywhere.

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At the exit, the freezing wind ___38___ him of his gloves. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the___39___. He made a search of his pockets. Then he thought they must have been ___40___ somewhere in the store. George had bought the black gloves for ＄35 ten years ago. They were leather, soft and durable. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material that never lasted long. His ___41___ to buy the gloves turned out to be good, which even ___42___ his position on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him ___43___.

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1.

A．had

B．wasted

C．spent

D．saved

 

2.

A．quality

B．value

C．score

D．number

 

3.

A．informed

B．warned

C．reminded

D．remembered

 

4.

A．store

B．counter

C．flat

D．square

 

5.

A．forgotten

B．taken

C．dropped

D．rejected

 

6.

A．hope

B．decision

C．wish

D．opportunity

 

7.

A．pulled

B．promoted

C．reduced

D．pushed

 

8.

A．enviously

B．angrily

C．sincerely

D．properly

 

9.

A．road

B．entrance

C．gate

D．route

 

10.

A．staring

B．starting

C．stopping

D．looking

 

11.

A．relaxed

B．ignored

C．convinced

D．rushed

 

12.

A．heart

B．eyes

C．legs

D．body

 

13.

A．exchanged

B．discussed

C．whispered

D．argued

 

14.

A．picked out

B．picked up

C．made out

D．made up

 

15.

A．hands

B．baskets

C．pockets

D．fingers

 

16.

A．prevented

B．recognized

C．noticed

D．cursed

 

17.

A．anger

B．greeting

C．emotion

D．description

 

18.

A．spread

B．extend

C．wave

D．shrink

 

19.

A．serious

B．proud

C．upset

D．cautious

 

20.

A．chance

B．probability

C．means

D．terms

 

 He focused his effort ____the house ___sale for fear that the prices of them would go up suddenly.

A．on; for

B．on; in

C．to; for

D．to; in

 

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