【题目】 An idea that started in Seattle’s public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a _______ of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.

In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit to be _______ by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who _______ the “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book” project in 1998. Her original program _______ author visitsstudy guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and _______ to Hong Kong.

In Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the “One Book, One Chicago” _______. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories _______ of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about _______ and character.

The only problem arose in New York, where _______ readers could not decide on which book to represent the huge and __________ population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and __________ into the choice of the book __________ discussion about a book itself.

__________as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are __________ by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not __________ have shared a word.

1A.senseB.feelC.appreciationD.impression

2A.discouragedB.monitoredC.enjoyedD.appealed

3A.matteredB.motivatedC.analyzedD.launched

4A.usedB.transformedC.measuredD.stimulated

5A.stillB.evenC.onlyD.very

6A.taskB.programC.eventD.design

7A.explainedB.inferredC.emergedD.showed

8A.transmissionB.argumentC.scanningD.plot

9A.interestedB.educatedC.foreignD.local

10A.diverseB.availableC.undevelopedD.colorful

11A.passionB.financeC.nervousnessD.temperature

12A.other thanB.rather thanC.let aloneD.regardless of

13A.HighlyB.SubconsciouslyC.UltimatelyD.Directly

14A.expandedB.enrichedC.reservedD.persevered

15A.otherwiseB.certainlyC.elseD.eventually

【题目】Sitting is an art that isn't getting passed along. People these days feel as though they have to be doing something. If they are not working, they are jogging, or playing tennis or golf to guard against illnesses, or taking courses to improve their minds or bodies -- or they are parked in front of the TV. Sitting in front of the TV isn't sitting -- it's watching.

People used to sit a whole lot. You would walk down the street or drive down the road, and there they would be, out on the doorsteps, sitting. You could go to the grocery to buy some garlic or some fruits and vegetables and sit on the bench out front m the summer or around the fire in the winter. You could go down to the store to buy an outer garment, an electric grill or anything else. There were sitting benches out in the town square. At the garage, there were straight-backed chairs. There among the oilcans and tires and spare parts, you could kick back and sit.

Houses used to have sitting rooms, where the grown-ups would go after Sunday dinner. Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Aunt Ruby would gather round, sit and digest (消化) the fried chicken and talk about Aunt Ethel’s illness, and how well the minister did today. They may just talk a load of garbage and even gesture with their hands when they become excited. Outside, the younger generation, the children would play on the ground, and the afternoon would pass by in a comfortable haze( 悠闲的氛围).

That sort of thing looks like doing nothing. A recharging battery (正充电的电池) doesn't look as if it's doing anything either. Sitting restores your soul. If you want to enjoy a truly full life, don't just do something--sit there.

1What message does the author try to get through to us?

A. People should make better use of their sitting room.

B. People should spend less time watching TV.

C. People should pass down their good habits.

D. People should take things easy for their own good.

2We can learn from the second paragraph that__________.

A. people lived a more restful life in the past

B. towns were built to make living convenient

C. small town garages had a lot to offer

D. people enjoyed going out for a drive

3The sitting room mentioned in the text used to be a place for___________.

A. eating food B. watching TV

C. gathering together D. playing with children

4From the text we know the writer believes____________.

A. sitting has a good spiritual effect

B. sitting helps people remember the past

C. a sitting room may have different purposes

D. a sitting room is important for the old

【题目】The Cost of Higher Education

Individuals (个人) should pay for their higher education.

In general, a university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Whether they are majoring in geography, geometry or any other subject, graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not the taxpayers should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government. Using taxpayers' money to help small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them.

Full government funding (资助) is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford, the grand university having much glory, where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students grew similarly lazy in a gradual way.

If students have to pay for their education, I guess they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers and have a better grasp of the subjects. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate.

Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy (经济). Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest (投资) and create jobs. If you believe that the government should be generous enough to pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital(资金) from the government to invest.

Therefore, it is the individual, not the government who should pay for their university education.

1The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to .

A. taxpayers B. pressing calls

C. college graduates D. government resources

2The author thinks that with full government funding ___________.

A. teachers are less satisfied

B. students are more demanding

C. students will become more competent

D. teachers will spend less time on teaching

3The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to_____________.

A. argue against free university education

B. call on them to finance students' studies

C. encourage graduates to go into business

D. show their contribution to higher education

【题目】When I first entered university my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was ________to see that it was an English- English dictionary, also known as a monolingual (只用一种语言的) dictionary. __________it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one, ________to be honest, I found it extremely _________to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and ________not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the _________bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are __________both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt gave me such__________to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _________that monolingual dictionaries are __________in learning a foreign language.

As I found out, there is, ________, often no perfect equivalence (对应) between two ________in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to ________ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the__________meaning of a word in English! _________, she insisted that I read the definition (释义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better_________ of its meaning._________, I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)___________number of words, around 2,000. in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am__________exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. ________ this, I can express myself more easily in English.

1A. worried B. sad C. surprised D. nervous

2A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. If

3A. but B. so C. or D. and

4A. difficult B. interesting C. important D. practical

5A. thus B. even C. still D. again

6A. new B. familiar C. earlier D. ordinary

7A. explained B. expressed C. described D. created

8A. appreciation B. courage C. advice D. promise

9A. imagine B. recommend C. predict D. grasp

10A. natural B. better C. easier D. convenient

11A. at best B. in fact C. at times D. in case

12A. words B. names C. ideas D. characters

13A. hope B. declare C. doubt D. tell

14A. exact B. basic C. translated D. expected

15A. Rather B. However C. Therefore D. Instead

16A. understanding B. practice C. expression D. consideration

17A. Largely B. Generally C. Gradually D. Probably

18A. extra B. average C. total D. limited

19A. repeatedly B. nearly C. immediately D. anxiously

20A. According to B. In relation to C. In addition to D. Because of

【题目】用适当的短语完成句子。

1谁是你家的顶梁柱?

Who is the person ____________________________.?

2这是我曾看过的第一部美国电影。

This is the first American film ___________________________.

3似乎没有人知道在这个城市发生过什么事情。(seem)

__________________________what has happened in the city.

4我突然想起来,我把她的生日给忘了。(hit

_________________________that I had forgotten her birthday.

5突然一则软件程序的广告引起了我的注意。(catch)

All of a suddenthe advertisement for a software program__________.

6具备这种专业知识,我就可以设计出保护淡水的最佳方案。(equip… with…

________________________I can design the best plan to protect the fresh water.

7本来她能够通过驾照考试的,但是她太紧张了。(情态动词,pass)

She ________________________, but she was too nervous.

8当面对艰难的挑战时,我通常认为它是值得一试的。(worth)

When facing a difficult challenge I usually think it is ________________________.

9有那位老人带路,我们毫不费力地找到了那间老房子。( with复合结构 )

_______________________, we had no difficulty finding the old house.

10在中国的春节,人们与家人和朋友通宵玩乐,仿佛不知疲倦。(as if )

At the Spring Festival in China, people have fun wish their families and friends all through the night ___________________________

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