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Every day，the news of the world reaches people by over 300 million copies of daily papers，over 400 million radio sets，and over 150 million television sets. Additional news is 1 by motion（动作） pictures，in theatres and cinemas all over the world. As more people learn what the important events of the day are， 2 still only care for the events of their own household. Nearly four hundred years ago the English writer John Donne said，“No man is an island.”This 3 is more appropriate（恰当的）today than it was 4 Donne lived. In short，wherever he lives，a man 5 to some society；and we are becoming more and more aware（清楚的） that ? 6 happens in one particular society affects，somehow，the life of mankind.?
Newspapers have been published in the 7 world for about four hundred years. Most of the newspapers 8 today are read in Europe and North America. However, 9 they may be read in all parts of the world， 10 to the new inventions that are changing the techniques of newspaper 11 .?
Electronics and automation（自动化） have made it 12 to produce pictures and texts far more quickly than before. Photographic（照相的） copying doesn't 13 to use type（铅字） and printing machines.And fewer specialists（专家）， 14 type?setters，are needed to produce a paper? or magazine by the 15 method. Therefore，the publishing of newspapers and magazines can 16 more money. Besides，photocopies can be sent over great 17 now by means of ?television channels and satellites such as Telstar. Thus（因此）， 18 can be brought to the public more quickly than before.?
Machines that prepare printed texts for photocopies are being used a great deal today. Film， 19 light and small，can be sent rapidly to other places and used to print copies of the text 20 they are needed. Film pictures can also be projected（投影） easily on a movie or television screen.?
1.A. taken B. shown C. seen D. known
2.A. fewer B. higher C. lower D. less?
3.A. study B. argument C. knowledge D. idea?
4.A. that B. while C. when D. then?
5.A. moves B. goes C. belongs D. comes?
6.A. it B. whatever C. something D. anything?
7.A. common B. modern C. ordinary D. usual?
8.A. bought B. printed C. found D. discovered?
9.A. fast B. suddenly C. immediately D. soon?
10.A. has B. brings C. thanks D. imagines?
11.A. delivering B. making C. selling D. publishing
12.A. clear B. possible C. bright D. successful?
13.A. want B. need C. like D. hope?
14.A. including B. besides C. such as D. except?
15.A. advanced B. easy C. unusual D. suitable?
16.A. make B. earn C. save D. get?
17.A. places B. distances C. cities D. villages
18.A. pictures B. newspapers C. letters D. words?
19.A. becoming B. feeling C. turning D. being?
20.A. where B. there C. which D. because of
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With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. ___1___ the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had __2___ the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.
___3____ the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid on the ___4___. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the ___5___ moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had ___6___, some from far away.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85. Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.
1. A Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Luckily D. Strangely
2. A forbidden B. waited C. expected D. forced
3. A With B. At C. By D. Over
4. A house B. pillow C. furniture D. quilt
5. A strange B. necessary C. big D. curious
6. A turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned on
7. A picture B. book C. purse D. quilt
8. A shocked B. worried C. calm D. excited
9. A. rose B. reached C. climbed D. won
10. A. told B. helped C. filled D. gave
11. A. pleased B. anxious C. angry D. familiar
12. A. at this moment B. ever since C. long before D. soon after
13. A. chance B. method C. thought D. fortune
14. A. could B. might C. must D. would
15. A. relative B. customer C. friend D. stranger
16. A. mistake B. fun C. secret D. reason
17. A. check B. wallet C. address D. note
18. A. holding B. touching C. watching D. admiring
19 A. wonderful B. precious C. pretty D. various
20. A. used B. stops C. comes D. happens
查看习题详情和答案>>He is currently being held by 4 troops at a secret place. The US says he will stand trial(审判) for his cruel actions during his years in 5 .This is likely to take place at a court 6 two weeks ago by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council.
The council's president Abdul Aziz al-hakim has warned Saddam could be executed (处死) if
7 guilty (有罪的) by the court. And the US 8 this.
“I think he ought to receive the 9 punishment for what he has done to people,” said US president George W. Bush, 10 directly stating that Saddam should be put to death.
However, many 11 ,including Saddam's long time enemy Iran, believe he would receive a fairer trial in an international court. 12 Britain, American's closest supporter, said it would not take part in any trial that could lead to Saddam's execution.
The UN Security Council has yet to 13 its position clear. But UN Secretary—General Kofi Annan ? 14 ? say that “the UN does not support a death penalty.”
Besides 15 a trial of Saddam, the world wants to see 16 the US and Britain can find the 17 weapons they gave as the 18 for the war in Iraq. Asked if Saddam's capture (捕获) could 19 a breakthrough (突破) in the hunt for the weapons of mass destruction, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said, “I think we should 20 what we're doing in Iraq.”
1.A. threw B. throws C. has thrown D. had thrown
2.A. which B. that C. it D. what
3.A. followed B. following C. to follow D. to be followed
4.A. British B. American C. Iraqi D. Iranian
5.A. strength B. power C. politics D. force
6.A. set out B. set on C. set off D. set up
7.A. found B. finding C. was found D. find
8.A. supports B. opposes C. agrees D. disappoints
9.A. better B. good C. best D. worst
10.A. with B. for C. without D. of
11.A. people B. officers C. nations D. armies
12.A. But B. And C. Though D. Even
13.A. have B. let C. make D. allow
14.A. does B. did C. was D. is
15.A. wait B. waited C. waiting D. waiting for
16.A. that B. why C. if D. which
17.A. banned B. advanced C. modern D. new
18.A. cause B. reason C. result D. end
19.A. result from B. come from C. lead to D. solve
20.A. carry off B. carry forward C. carry through D. carry on
查看习题详情和答案>>As I entered, I found a very old woman bent ? 3 ? a table near the door. Her ? 4 ? was so badly bent by some sadness that her face nearly ? 5? the table top. I sat down facing her a couple of ? 6? away.
“Poor woman,” I thought. “What does she get ? 7 ? life? Why does God let people live so long past their youth?”
As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were ? 8 ? childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years. In minutes, the two of them were shaking with laughter.
I looked ? 9 ? at the first woman, then in the ? 10 ? on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself. I was ?11 ? a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her ? 12 ? shining with gold rings. I was ?13?.She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the ? 14? of my life together. She had millions of ?15? memories to recall. I sat alone. She was ?16 ? the day with a good friend. I was ? 17 ? worried about getting old. She was old, but it wasn't ? 18? her.
As I left the shop, I ?19 ? my foolish question about God letting people live past their youth.? 20?,that woman was more alive, more sensitive to life, than I was. Age has not bent her spirit.
1.A. warm up B. cool off C. freeze myself D. enjoy myself
2.A. old B. modern C. pretty D. ugly
3.A. under B. below C. over D. above
4.A. head B. chest C. neck D. back
5.A. connected B. touched C. hit D. joined
6.A. tables B. miles C. kilometers D. inches
7.A. for B. off C. away from D. out of
8.A. speaking B. talking about C. discussing D. debating
9.A. sadly B. happily C. up D. again
10.A. newspaper B. window C. mirror D. TV
11.A. dressing B. wearing C. putting on D. having on
12.A. hands B. neck C. arms D. head
13.A. happy B. surprised C. poor D. sad
14.A. periods B. pieces C. points D. masses
15.A. unhappy B. old C. wonderful D. fresh
16.A. sharing B. spending C. killing D. sparing
17.A. really B. mostly C. publicly D. secretly
18.A. pleasing B. hurting C. leaving D. punishing
19.A. realized B. wondered C. gave up D. thought of
20.A. When B. How C. Why D. Whether
查看习题详情和答案>>___3____ the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid on the ___4___. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the ___5___ moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had ___6___, some from far away.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85. Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.
1. A Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Luckily D. Strangely
2. A forbidden B. waited C. expected D. forced
3. A With B. At C. By D. Over
4. A house B. pillow C. furniture D. quilt
5. A strange B. necessary C. big D. curious
6. A turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned on
7. A picture B. book C. purse D. quilt
8. A shocked B. worried C. calm D. excited
9. A. rose B. reached C. climbed D. won
10. A. told B. helped C. filled D. gave
11. A. pleased B. anxious C. angry D.&nbstp; familiar
12. A. at this moment B. ever since C. long before D. soon after
13. A. chance B. method C. thought D. fortune
14. A. could B. might C. must D. would
15. A. relative B. customer C. friend D. stranger
16. A. mistake B. fun C. secret D. reason
17. A. check B. wallet C. address D. note
18. A. holding B. touching C. watching D. admiring
19 A. wonderful B. precious C. pretty D. various
20. A. used B. stops C. comes D. happens
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