阅读下列文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

The expression. “lame duck”, can be heard in almost any American town or city, especially where people discuss politics. Most often, they use it to describe a politician who has come to the end of power-a Congressman, for example, who has a few more weeks in office and will then be out of a job.

    There are a number of ideas as to where “lame duck” came from although the picture is clear enough—-a duck that has had its wings clipped, or its web feet injured, and can no longer walk or waddle ( walk with short steps, bending from one side to the other) like a healthy one.

    The term seems to have crept (move slowly and quietly with the body close to the ground) into the American language some time after the Civil War of 1861~ 1865. One explanation is that it came from the language of hunters who felt that it was foolish to waste power or time on a dead duck.

    Another explanation, however, says that the expression came from England. There it was used to describe a man who lost all his money in stocks (股票交易), was cleaned out (倾家荡产) and could not pay his debts. And—so the story does,—people showed little mercy (kindness or pity) for the poor fellow.

    But in the United States people took the phrase to describe a congressman who failed to get reelected but still had a little time in office until his successor was sworn in (be sworn in take office).

    In time, the expression was used in a broader sense, generally describing any man whose days of power were coming to the end. It has often been to describe the position of an American president in the last 2 years or so of his 2nd term. It is a difficult time for him, when Congress is ready to oppose him at every turn (at every moment; in every place). It may refuse to work with him simply because his days in the White House are numbered. His sun is setting. It is not a happy time. It is like old age coming on. And people, like animals, are cruel to lame ducks, ready to drive him out. Their eyes are already turned towards the new leader, the new man in command.

1．  It is likely that the expression “lame duck” ________.

A. has been widely used in the American language before the Civil War

    B. has quietly come into the American language some time after the year of 1865

    C. was used in the old English

    D. has been used in both the USA and the UK since 1865 to express the same meaning

2．When a person lost all his money in stocks, people ________.

    A. usually showed mercy for him

    B. always has sympathy with him

    C. hardly has sympathy with him

    D. never drove him out

3．Who was the lame duck in the USA last term?

A. George Bush.

B. Ronald Reagan.

C. John Kennedy.

D. Bill Clinton.

阅读理解

阅读下列文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

The expression. “lame duck”, can be heard in almost any American town or city, especially where people discuss politics. Most often, they use it to describe a politician who has come to the end of power-a Congressman, for example, who has a few more weeks in office and will then be out of a job.

    There are a number of ideas as to where “lame duck” came from although the picture is clear enough—-a duck that has had its wings clipped, or its web feet injured, and can no longer walk or waddle ( walk with short steps, bending from one side to the other) like a healthy one.

    The term seems to have crept (move slowly and quietly with the body close to the ground) into the American language some time after the Civil War of 1861~ 1865. One explanation is that it came from the language of hunters who felt that it was foolish to waste power or time on a dead duck.

    Another explanation, however, says that the expression came from England. There it was used to describe a man who lost all his money in stocks (股票交易), was cleaned out (倾家荡产) and could not pay his debts. And—so the story does,—people showed little mercy (kindness or pity) for the poor fellow.

    But in the United States people took the phrase to describe a congressman who failed to get reelected but still had a little time in office until his successor was sworn in (be sworn in take office).

    In time, the expression was used in a broader sense, generally describing any man whose days of power were coming to the end. It has often been to describe the position of an American president in the last 2 years or so of his 2nd term. It is a difficult time for him, when Congress is ready to oppose him at every turn (at every moment; in every place). It may refuse to work with him simply because his days in the White House are numbered. His sun is setting. It is not a happy time. It is like old age coming on. And people, like animals, are cruel to lame ducks, ready to drive him out. Their eyes are already turned towards the new leader, the new man in command.

1．  It is likely that the expression “lame duck” ________.

A. has been widely used in the American language before the Civil War

    B. has quietly come into the American language some time after the year of 1865

    C. was used in the old English

    D. has been used in both the USA and the UK since 1865 to express the same meaning

2．When a person lost all his money in stocks, people ________.

    A. usually showed mercy for him

    B. always has sympathy with him

    C. hardly has sympathy with him

    D. never drove him out

3．Who was the lame duck in the USA last term?

A. George Bush.

B. Ronald Reagan.

C. John Kennedy.

D. Bill Clinton.

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

　　Time and time again, one may be warned, “your name will be mud.” Many have used the expression in the mistaken belief that it has something to do with the kind of dirt found in the streets or on unclean river bottoms. But the expression comes from the name of Doctor Samuel Alexander Mudd, a physician who fixed the broken leg of John Willes Booth, the man who killed President Abraham Lincoln. Doctor Mudd treated Booth's injured leg without knowing who he was.

　　A small group helped Booth to plan Lincoln's murder. They were all caught and sentenced to death or prison terms.

　　Doctor Mudd had nothing to do with Lincoln's murder or with any of the men who had planned it. All seemed to show that he was an innocent man. But he had given some kind of help only to leave Booth to escape. This in itself was a crime then. And so, Doctor Mudd was sentenced to prison fox life.

　　In prison, Doctor Mudd saved many prisoners and guards in a yellow fever outbreak. President Andrew Johnson pardoned him in 1869, after the doctor had spent almost four years in prison.

　　The American people considered the murder of Lincoln a heavy blow to them. It filled them with bitterness that lasted may years. They hated Booth very much and they also hated anybody who had helped the murderer in any way. Doctor Mudd was freed, but people never forgave him and his name passed into American folk speech as something bad, hateful. The Mudd family had also suffered a lot because of the name until not long ago.

1．The best title for this text is ________.

[　　]

A．Abraham Lincoln, the Great President for the American People

B．Your Name Will Be Mudd

C．Social Problems of the U.S.A. during the 1860s

D．Old Law System of the U.S.A.

2．Doctor Samuel Alexander Mudd was put in prison because ________.

[　　]

A．he had helped Booth murder Lincoln

B．the American people loved Abraham Lincoln deeply

C．he had broken the American law

D．he hadn't reported the fact to the American government

3．From the last paragraph it can be inferred that ________.

[　　]

A．Doctor Mudd has recently been set free.

B．Doctor Mudd's innocence was declared when he was set free

C．There will be more expressions with

D．People hate anyone who kills their president

4．Which of the following is true according to the story?

[　　]

A．People know the meaning of the phrase very well.

B．Mudd would have stayed in prison until he was very old.

C．Willes Booth was possibly injured before murdering Lincoln.

D．Mudd and his family lived an unhappy life after he was set free.

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.

　　If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you'll not move before the host says “Come in, please”. After you enter the room, you wouldn't sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a tea-table before you or sent to your hand, you'll say, “Thank you.” and receive it with your two hands, not one hand, or they'll think you are ill-mannered. Before entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay house, a guest never finishes the food on the table. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host, especially the hostess pleasant.

1．We must find out what the different manners are in different countries so that ________.

[　　]

A．we won't be thought in poor health

B．they won't think we are ill

C．we can know what to do and what not to do when we go there

D．we can give some examples

2．In China, when the host opens the door, ________ before he says “Come in, please.”

[　　]

3．In Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes ________.

[　　]

A．before your host enters your house

B．before you enter your host's house

C．before you visit a family

D．before you sit down and receive a cup of tea

4．In European countries, ________ when you get into a house.

[　　]

A．you needn't take off your shoes

B．you must take off your dirty shoes

C．you are not allowed to wear dirty shoes

D．you should put on clean shoes

5．In a Malay house, a guest leaves a little food ________.

[　　]

A．to show that he has enjoyed it.

B．to show that he can't have any more

C．to show that he is not hungry at all

C．to show that he needs some drink

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.

　　If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you'll not move before the host says “Come in, please”. After you enter the room, you wouldn't sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a tea-table before you or sent to your hand, you'll say, “Thank you.” and receive it with your two hands, not one hand, or they'll think you are ill-mannered. Before entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay house, a guest never finishes the food on the table. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host, especially the hostess pleasant.

(1) We must find out what the different manners are in different countries so that ________.

[　　]

A．we won't be thought in poor health

B．they won't think we are ill

C．we can know what to do and what not to do when we go there

D．we can give some examples

(2) In China, when the host opens the door, ________ before he says “Come in, please.”

[　　]

(3) In Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes ________.

[　　]

A．before your host enters your house

B．before you enter your host's house

C．before you visit a family

D．before you sit down and receive a cup of tea

(4) In European countries, ________ when you get into a house.

[　　]

A．you needn't take off your shoes

B．you must take off your dirty shoes

C．you are not allowed to wear dirty shoes

D．you should put on clean shoes

(5) In a Malay house, a guest leaves a little food ________.

[　　]

A．to show that he has enjoyed it.

B．to show that he can't have any more

C．to show that he is not hungry at all

C．to show that he needs some drink