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People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 36 and have made up their minds to 37 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 38 through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it 39 to sleep at night, but they are 40 damage to our houses and shops of historical 41 . ”said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“ 42 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, ”said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a 43 village. Its streets were never 44 for heavy traffic. ”
Harry Fields also studying 45 said they wanted to make as much 46 as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 47 . “Most of them don’t 48 here anyway, ”he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t 49 . It’s high time they realized the problem. ”The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were 50 on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.
I asked if they wer 51 that the police might come to 52 them.
“Not really, ”she said, “actually we are 53 bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no 54 against practising. ”
I 55 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
36. A. college B. village C. town D. church
37. A. change B. repair C. ring D. shake
38. A. now and then B. day and night C. up and down D. over and over
39. A. terrible B. difficult C. uncomfortable D. unpleasant
40. A. doing B. raising C. putting D. producing
41. A. scene B. period C. interest D. sense
42. A. If B. Although C. When D. Unless
43. A. pretty B. quite C. large D. modern
44. A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used
45. A. well B. hard C. biology D. education
46. A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise
47. A. stand B. accept C. know D. share
48. A. shop B. live C. come D. study
49. A. notice B. mention C. fear D. control
50. A. hardly B. unwillingly C. mostly D. usually
51. A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. determined
52. A. seize B. fight C. search D. stop
53. A. proper B. experienced C. hopeful D. serious
54. A. point B. cause C. need D. law
55. A. left B. found C. reached D. passed
查看习题详情和答案>>| My Teacher in the School of Life I have been learning from Dr. Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he __5__me, as much by example as __6__, that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__. Neither of us could know how our __8__would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, then department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__ chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Offutt __12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__ about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course. In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__, he encouraged me to seize the new __15__. 1．A. mostly B. exactly C. only D. simply 7．A. the others B. everyone C. others D. anyone 10．A. already B. yet C. still D. again 14．A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Instead 17．A. live B. look C. depend D. take |
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| A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox (儿童玩耍的沙场). He had with him his box of cars and trucks and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲子). In the process of creating roads in the soft sand, he 1 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox. The boy dug_ around the rock, managing to 2 it from the sand. With a little bit of 3 , he pushed the rock 4 the sandbox by using his feet. When the boy got the rock to the 5 of the sandbox, 6 , he found that he couldn't 7 it up and over the little wall. 8 , the little boy pushed and dragged, but every time he 9 he had made some progress, the 10 tipped and then fell back 11 the sandbox. The little boy had tried his best, but his only 12 was to have the rock roll back, smashing his finger. Finally he burst into tears of disappointment. All the 13 the boy's father 14 from his living room window as the story continued. At the moment the tears fell, a large shadow fell across the boy and the sandbox. It was the boy's 15 . Gently but firmly he said, "Son, why didn't you use all the strength 16 that you had?" Defeated, the boy sobbed back, "But I did, Daddy, I did! I used all the strength that I had!" "No, son." 17 the father kindly. "You didn't use all the strength you had. You didn't 18 me." With that the father 19 down, picked up the rock and removed it from the sandbox. Do you have "rocks" in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you don't have 20 it takes to lift them? There is one who is always available to us and willing to give us the strength we need. | ||||
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Sea turtles are found in all warm waters throughout the world. Sea turtles are the___36____ of the turtles. The largest kind of sea turtle can grow as long as eight feet and ___37___ 1,500 pounds. Even the smallest kind, Kemp’s-Ridley, can ___38___ to 28 inches long and weigh almost 100 pounds. Many other turtles are small enough to___39___ in your hand. It is difficult to find population numbers for sea turtles because they do not___40____ shore once they hatch and reach the ocean, which makes it hard to ___41___ them. Sea turtles___42___ in the water because they are safer there. They cannot___43___ their heads and feet into their shells like other turtles can. Sea turtles cannot hide inside their shells __44___ other animals that want to eat them. They need to move quickly to stay safe.
When the weather ___45___ warm, sea turtles leave the ocean to___46___ their eggs on the beach. This is the only time they will ever leave the water. Most___47____ turtles spend part of the time in water___48___ part of the time on land. It is easy to understand___49____ sea turtles stay in the water. Their___50___ to swim is greater than their ability to walk. Their heavy bodies and unusual feet make it hard for them to ___51___ on land. They are better___52___ for life in the water. They are well suited for life in the sea because of__53___ their bodies are made.
The way their feet are made helps sea turtles swim very quickly. Their feet look like long __54___. When they swim, they flap their feet like a bird flaps its wings. This ___55___ way of swimming benefits sea turtles. It allows them to escape from their enemies.
| 36. | A. | dwarfs | B. | giants | C.mammals
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| 37. | A. | measure | B. | weigh | C. | sell | D. | sound | ||||
| 38. | A. | grow up | B. | bring up | C. | take up | D. | go up | ||||
| 39. | A. | suit | B. | fit | C. | match | D. | seize | ||||
| 40. | A. | go to | B. | turn to | C. | back to | D. | return to | ||||
| 41. | A. | keep up with | B. | keep trackof |
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| 42. | A. | swim | B. | hide | C. | sleep | D. | stay | ||||
| 43. | A. | push | B. | draw | C. | drag | D. | pull | ||||
| 44. | A. | away | B. | from | C. | for | D. | to | ||||
| 45. | A. | becomes | B. | turns | C. | changes | D. | leads | ||||
| 46. | A. | lay | B. | lie | C. | laid | D. | lain | ||||
| 47. | A. | the other | B. | another | C. | other | D. | others’ | ||||
| 48. | A. | but | B. | and | C. | or | D. | so | ||||
| 49. | A. | when | B. | where | C. | why | D. | as | ||||
| 50. | A. | technique | B. | talent | C. | ability | D. | opportunity | ||||
| 51. | A. | walk | B. | travel | C. | wander | D. | play | ||||
| 52. | A. | adopted | B. | adapted | C. | adequate | D. | admitted | ||||
| 53. | A. | the way | B. | the manner | C. | the method | D. | the shape | ||||
| 54. | A. | paddles | B. | sticks | C. | wings | D. | tails | ||||
| 55. | A. | abnormal | B. | unusual | C. | ordinary | D. | unbelievable |
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“ 7 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, why don't they build a new road that goes round the town？ Burlington isn't much more than a 8 village. Its streets were never 9 for heavy traffic.
Harry Fields also studying 10 said they wanted to make as much 11 possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 12 . “Most of them don't 13 here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don't 14 . It's high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Lisa Vernum, said she thought the public were 15 on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.
I asked if they were 16 that the police might come to 17 them.
“Not really,” she said, “actually we are 18 bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no 19 against practicing.”
I 20 the church, with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
1. A. college B. village C. town D. church
2. A. change B. repair C. ring D. shake
3. A. now and then B. day and night C. up and down D. over and over
4.A. terrible B. difficult C. uncomfortable D. unpleasant
5. A. doing B. raising C. putting D. producing
6.A. scene B. period C. interest D. sense
7.A. If B. Although C. When D. Unless
8.A. pretty B. quite C. large D. modem
9.A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used
10. A. well B. hard C. biology D. education
11.A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise
12.A. stand B. accept C. know D. share
13.A. shop B. live C. come D. study
14.A. notice B. mention C. ear D. control
15.A. hardly B. unwillingly C. mostly D. usually
16.A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. determined
17.A. seize B. right C. search D. stop
18.A. proper B. experienced C. hopeful D. serious
19.A. point B. cause C. need D. law
20.A. left B. found C. reached D. pass
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