题目内容
About 60 percent of the students ________ from the south,the rest of them ________ from the north and foreign countries.
A. are;is B.are;are C.is;are D.is;is
B
解析:
分数和rest作主语，谓语的数应与它们后面的中心名词保持一致。
Weather is the subject matter of Westerners whenever they met. Housewives, businessmen, factory workers as well as farmers all talk about the weather. It’s everyday news, whether or not conditions change. Many newspapers carry a regular front page news story in addition to the full reports on as inside-page provided by the weather service. Here are several different types of weather reports taken from the western papers:
No. 1 Regional Forecast
| New Jersey Today: Considerably cloudy with showers likely. High: 75-79. Southwesterly winds at 15-20m.p.h.. Precipitation(降水) probability 70 percent. Tonight: Warm and cloudy, rain likely. Low: 55-63. Southwesterly winds at 15 to 20m.p.h.. Tomorrow: Showers and thunderstorms likely. High: 75-79. Wind S to SW at 15 to 20m.p.h. |
No. 2 Three-day Forecast
| Westchester, Rockland Friday: Mostly fine to partly cloudy. Saturday: Cloudy with some showers. Sunday: Mostly fine. Temperature: Daytime highs will average in the upper 60’s to 70’s while overnight lows will average in the low to 50’s throughout the period. |
No. 3 Weather Stories
| Bitter cold, intensified(加剧) by high winds, gripped(控制) the Upper Midwest today, sheets of ice and snow left by the winter’s first major storm on highways throughout the area. At least six deaths were blamed on the storm. Hundreds of schools closed throughout the Upper Midwest yesterday and thousands of travelers waited out the weather at roadside shelters(避难处). Temperatures dropped well below zero early today from the Northern Plains through the Western Great Lakes under clearing skies. A 25-below-zero reading was forecast. Nearly a foot of snow fell on northern sections of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. And hardest hit were Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis., where 12 inches were recorded. Winds went up to 50 miles an hour. |
In a street corner of London, two strangers may begin their talk with “_____”.
A. Hi, how are you? B. What are you doing here? Waiting for someone?
C. A nice day, isn’t it? D. Didn’t you listen to the weather report last night?
The noon temperature of _____ is nearly 70’s at the weekend.
A. Western Great Lakes B. Duluth, Minn
C. Westchester, Rockland D. New Jersey
It seems that _____ has plenty of rain at the present season.
A. Western Great Lakes B. Wisconsin C. Westchester Rockland D. New Jersey
Which of the following is most probable according to No.3?
A. The traffic was terribly affected.
B. The Five Great Lakes were covered by heavy snow.
C. The temperatures might drop to 50℃.
D. Many schools were damaged in the snowstorm.
Below are some classified ads from an English newspaper.
Classified ads FOR DIRECT CLASSIFIED SERVICE CALL 800―0557 10A.M.-4P.M. MONDAY-FRIDAY | ||
FOR COME to moving sale----Plants, pottery, books, clothes, etc, Sat, Dec. 14#----9a.m.-5p.m.1612 Femdale, Apt. I.800-4696.
USED FUT COATS and JACKETS. GOOD condition. $30-$50. Call 800-0436 after 12 noon. MOVING: Must sell. TV21”, $50; AM/FM radio A/C or battery, $15; cassette tape recorder, $10. Call Jon or Pat, 800-0739 after 5 p.m. or weekends.
SHEEPSKIN COAT: man’s, size 42, I year old. $85. After 6 p.m.,. 800-5224. LOST AND FOUND FOUND: Cat, 6 months old, black and white markings. Found near
LOST: Gold wire rim glasses in brown case. Campus area. Reward, Call Gregg 800-2896.
FOUND: Set of keys on Tappan near Hill intersection. Identify key chain. Call 800-9662.
FOUND: Nov.&----A black and white puppy in Packard-Jewett area. 800-5770. | PERSONAL OVERSEAS JOBS---
THE INTERNATIONAL CEMTER plans to publish a booklet of student travel adventures. If you like to write about your foreign experiences, unusual or just plain interesting. Call us (800-9310) and ask for Mike or Janet.
UNSURE WHAT TO DO? Life-Planning Workshop, Dec. 13th -15th, Bob and Margaret Atwood, 800-0046. ROOMMATES FEMALE ROOMMATE WAMTED: Own room near campus. Available December 1st . Rent $300 per month until March 1st . $450 thereafter. Call Jill for details, 800-7839.
MEED PERSON to assume lease for own bedroom in apt. near campus, ＄’380/mo. starting Jan. 1st. Call 800-6157 after 5p.m.. | DOMESTIC SERVICE EARLY HOUR WAKE-UP SERVICE: For prompt, courteous wake-up service, call 800-0760. HELP WANTED BABYSLTTER―MY HOME If you are available a few hours during the day, and some evenings to care for 2 school-age children, please call Gayle Moore, days 800-1111, evenings and weekends 800-4964.
PERSONS WANTED for delivery work, Own transportation. Good pay. Apply 2311 E. Stadium. Office 101, after 9 a.m.
TELEPHONE RECEPTIONIST WAMTED. NO experience necessary. Good pay. Apply 2311 E. Stadium. Office 101, after 9 a.m.
WAITRESS WANTED:
HELP WANTED for house cleaning |
1／2 day on weekends. When----to be discussed for mutual convenience. Good wages. Sylvan Street. Call 800-2817.
45. Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?
A.PERSONAL B.HELP WANTED C.DOMESTIC SERVICE D.ROOMMATES
46. A second-hand jacket will probably cost you .
A.$60 B.$40 C.$20 D.10
47. To have your travel notes published, you may contact .
A. Students’ Union B.Gayle Mcore
48. If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call .
A.800-5224 B.800-5770 C.800-7839 D.800-0760
For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.
For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活状况) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.
Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__ 53__things happened several times later.
The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤)．I got on an airplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.
I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.
【小题1】.
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| A．ever | B．never | C．always | D．often |
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| A．except | B．rather than | C．more than | D．or rather |
| A．because | B．before | C．although | D．since |
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| A．visited | B．praised | C．telephoned | D．met |
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| A．work | B．life | C．study | D．plan |
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| A．worry | B．care | C．talk | D．look |
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| A．built | B．found | C．bought | D．sold |
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| A．repairing | B．painting | C．cleaning | D．decorating |
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| A．teach | B．order | C．force | D．allow |
| A．asked | B．kept | C．ordered | D．served |
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| A．smart | B．upset | C．busy | D．tired |
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| A．practice | B．task | C．tea | D．time |
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| A．Different | B．Similar | C．Funny | D．Strange |
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| A．as usual | B．in pain | C．casually | D．finally |
| A．call | B．moment | C．situation | D．scene |
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| A．church | B．school | C．home | D．hospital |
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| A．immediately | B．happily | C．gradually | D．carefully |
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| A．heard | B．spoke | C．thought | D．demanded |
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| A．take up | B．make up | C．turn up | D．put up |
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| A．started out | B．given in | C．passed away | D．come back |