摘要: A. stars B. a garden C. a farm D. the milk river

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  Let’s face it-English is a crazy language.There is no egg in eggplant(茄子)nor ham in hamburger; Neither apple nor pine in pineapple.English muffins(松饼)weren’t invented in England or French fries in France.Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

  We take English for granted.But if we explore its paradox(似是而非的说法), we find that quicksand(流沙)can work slowly, boxing rings are square and guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is a pig.

  If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught?If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

  How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?How can a person be“pretty ugly”?

  You have to marvel at the unique lunacy(荒谬)of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which an alarm clock goes off by going on.Why is a“crazy man”an insult(侮辱), while to insert a comma and say“crazy, man”is a compliment(as when clapping for a Jazz performance).

  English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race(which, of course, isn’t a race at all).That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

(1)

Which of the following statements about the English language is not true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

It is a crazy language.

B.

It reflects the creativity of the human race.

C.

It was invented by the British people.

D.

It can be quite irregular.

(2)

Which of the following pairs contains expressions that are opposite in meaning?

[  ]

A.

“fat chance”and“a slim chance”.

B.

“To fill in a form”and“to fill out a form”.

C.

“Crazy man”and“crazy, man”.

D.

“Quite a lot”and“quite a few”.

(3)

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

[  ]

A.

A wise man is similar in meaning to a wise guy.

B.

“An alarm clock goes on”and“an alarm clock goes off”are opposite.

C.

Boxing rings are square rather than round.

D.

Sweetmeats are sweet meat while sweetbreads are not sweet at all.

(4)

We can learn that the author of this passage ________.

[  ]

A.

is interested in the structure of the English language

B.

takes the paradoxes in English for granted and never pays any attention to them

C.

does not know what a humanitarian eats

D.

wonders why overlook and oversee do not mean the same

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All children in the United States have to receive an education, but not all children go to school. A number of parents  36 not to send their children to school. Such children are known  37   “home-schoolers”. Some parents prefer teaching their children at home  38 they do not believe schools teach the correct religious (宗教的)  39 ; others believe they can provide a better educational  40 for their children by doing so.  41 , results show home-schooled children often do better than   42 on national tests in reading and math.

  David teaches his three children at home. He   43 that his children learn very differently from children in school. Learning starts with the children’s  44 and questions. For example, when there is snowfall on a winter day, it may  45 a discussion about climate, snow removal   46 , Alaska, etc. Or a spring evening when the family is out 47 the stars is a good time to ask questions about the sky. If the Brazilian rain forests are on TV, it 48  be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, how deserts are 49  and how the polar ice caps 50 ocean levels.

 Home schooling is often more interesting than  51 schools, but critics (批评家) say home-schoolers might be uncomfortable  52  with other people in adult life. Critics also say that most parents are not 53 to teach their children. However, most parents don’t have the time or the  54 to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be  55  most children get their formal education.

1.

A.consider

B.prefer    

C.provide

D.suggest

 

2.

A.for    

B.to

C.as      

D.in

 

3.

A.because  

B.for

C.though

D.while

 

4.

A.activities

B.uses

C.thoughts

D.values

 

5.

A.experience

B.knowledge

C.behavior

D.way

 

6.

A.Sadly

B.Actually

C.Unbelievably

D.Happily

 

7.

A.normal

B.ordinary

C.common     

D.average

 

8.

A.believes

B.says

C.offers      

D.imagines

 

9.

A.interests

B.discussion

C.needs

D.hobbies

 

10.

A.carry

B.open

C.lead      

D.start

 

11.

A.furniture

B.equipment

C.tool

D.maker

 

12.

A.seeing

B.looking

C.watching

D.noticing

 

13.

A.need

B.must

C.ought

D.could

 

14.

A.appeared

B.formed

C.invented

D.built

 

15.

A.affect

B.decide

C.make

D.determine

 

16.

A.outside

B.expensive

C.informal

D.regular

 

17.

A.living

B.matching

C.mixing

D.connecting

 

18.

A.fit    

B.adapted

C.available

D.good

 

19.

A.money

B.desire

C.hope

D.demand

 

20.

A.why

B.how

C.when

D.where

 

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  Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, so they cannot to regular school. How do they get 1 ?

  In Hollywood, where many TV 2 are made, about forty 3 give lessons for 4 in the shows. They teach 5 their pupils are working.

  The teacher's 6 is very important. She is responsible for making sure that the child works only the 7 hours each week. She is also responsible for making sure that the child learns the 8 subjects. She makes sure, too, that the child gets enough 9 and play, along with his education.

  Child actors are required to 10 classes twenty hours each 11 . California law says that they 12 be taught from September to the middle of June. If they do not get good 13 in school, they are not permitted to 14 working in TV shows.

  TV children are usually good 15 , and most of their 16 like 17 kind of work. Their classes are held in many 18 places. Sometimes the 19 is a Mississippi riverboat. Sometimes it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become famous 20 .

1.

[  ]

A.a school
B.an honor
C.an education
D.a job

2.

[  ]

A.shows
B.programs
C.parts
D.sets

3.

[  ]

A.professors
B.actors
C.teachers
D.directors

4.

[  ]

A.workers
B.characters
C.students
D.children

5.

[  ]

A.while
B.whenever
C.though
D.wherever

6.

[  ]

A.job
B.attitude
C.worry
D.emotion

7.

[  ]

A.spare
B.free
C.very few
D.permitted

8.

[  ]

A.interesting
B.required
C.easy
D.difficult

9.

[  ]

A.food
B.clothes
C.work
D.rest

10.

[  ]

A.go to
B.attend
C.learn
D.keep up

11.

[  ]

A.term
B.week
C.day
D.year

12.

[  ]

A.may
B.can
C.must
D.should

13.

[  ]

A.marks
B.remarks
C.awards
D.rewards

14.

[  ]

A.start
B.stop
C.keep
D.continue

15.

[  ]

A.boys
B.actors
C.girls
D.pupils

16.

[  ]

A.parents
B.neighbors
C.teachers
D.classmates

17.

[  ]

A.special
B.strange
C.ordinary
D.particular

18.

[  ]

A.dangerous
B.interesting
C.safe
D.lonely

19.

[  ]

A.home
B.house
C.classroom
D.stage

20.

[  ]

A.stars
B.singers
C.ones
D.dancers
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  Vincent Van Gogh is often remembered as the painter who cut off his ear in a fit of passion.He was a lonely man who often   1   without food in order to buy paints, a man with few friends and a   2   temper.Van Gogh’s strong emotions not only   3   his life, but his paintings.Many of Van Gogh’s paintings were   4   by warm, yellow sunlight because he loved how it could   5   the world in different ways.His painting Sunflowers for example, is   6   yellows and browns.These colors give the painting a   7   of warmth.However, the sunflowers are   8   dead and dying.

  The result is a painting that   9   the warmth of life that Van Gogh loved with the feelings of   10   that were all around him.It is a painting that is warm, beautiful and sad, all at the same time.

  Van Gogh’s most famous painting, The Starry Night,   11   this mixture of joy and sadness one step   12  .It is a landscape full of deep   13   and shadows which showed the sadness Van Gogh was feeling as he was painting,   14   what he was actually seeing.

  This is why Van Gogh’s   15   in his painting look more imagined than real.The stars and moon in The Starry Night are   16   bright, their light swirling above the darkening hills.A tree that looks like black fire cuts through the   17   of the night, interrupting its beauty.

  Because of his wild emotions, Van Gogh was not   18   during his life.He sold only one painting.However, people today who stand in front of Sunflowers or The Starry Night can   19   the same joy and sadness Van Gogh once did,   20   he painted those deep blues and sunny yellows.

(1)

[  ]

A.

came

B.

went

C.

carried

D.

sent

(2)

[  ]

A.

gentle

B.

tender

C.

short

D.

stormy

(3)

[  ]

A.

developed

B.

affected

C.

improved

D.

reduced

(4)

[  ]

A.

inspired

B.

taught

C.

followed

D.

moved

(5)

[  ]

A.

show up

B.

light up

C.

cut up

D.

turn up

(6)

[  ]

A.

full in

B.

filled with

C.

filled of

D.

full out

(7)

[  ]

A.

state

B.

look

C.

feeling

D.

touch

(8)

[  ]

A.

actually

B.

simply

C.

entirely

D.

finally

(9)

[  ]

A.

communicates

B.

mixes

C.

compares

D.

includes

(10)

[  ]

A.

happiness

B.

excitement

C.

sadness

D.

worry

(11)

[  ]

A.

continues

B.

stands

C.

raises

D.

takes

(12)

[  ]

A.

further

B.

deeper

C.

longer

D.

closer

(13)

[  ]

A.

greens

B.

black

C.

blues

D.

reds

(14)

[  ]

A.

rather than

B.

other than

C.

as well as

D.

in addition

(15)

[  ]

A.

voices

B.

pictures

C.

colors

D.

images

(16)

[  ]

A.

seldom

B.

unusually

C.

accordingly

D.

properly

(17)

[  ]

A.

view

B.

environment

C.

surroundings

D.

sight

(18)

[  ]

A.

understood

B.

noticed

C.

rewarded

D.

trusted

(19)

[  ]

A.

experience

B.

recognize

C.

accept

D.

determine

(20)

[  ]

A.

though

B.

however

C.

if

D.

as

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All children in the United States have to receive an education, but not all children go to school. A number of parents  36 not to send their children to school. Such children are known  37  home-schoolers”. Some parents prefer teaching their children at home  38 they do not believe schools teach the correct religious (宗教的)  39 ; others believe they can provide a better educational  40 for their children by doing so.  41 , results show home-schooled children often do better than   42 on national tests in reading and math.
  David teaches his three children at home. He   43 that his children learn very differently from children in school. Learning starts with the children’s  44 and questions. For example, when there is snowfall on a winter day, it may  45 a discussion about climate, snow removal   46 , Alaska, etc. Or a spring evening when the family is out 47 the stars is a good time to ask questions about the sky. If the Brazilian rain forests are on TV, it 48  be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, how deserts are 49  and how the polar ice caps 50 ocean levels.
 Home schooling is often more interesting than  51 schools, but critics (批评家) say home-schoolers might be uncomfortable  52  with other people in adult life. Critics also say that most parents are not 53 to teach their children. However, most parents don’t have the time or the  54 to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be  55  most children get their formal education.

【小题1】
A.considerB.prefer    C.provideD.suggest
【小题2】
A.for    B.toC.as      D.in
【小题3】
A.because  B.forC.thoughD.while
【小题4】
A.activitiesB.usesC.thoughtsD.values
【小题5】
A.experienceB.knowledgeC.behaviorD.way
【小题6】
A.SadlyB.ActuallyC.UnbelievablyD.Happily
【小题7】
A.normalB.ordinaryC.common     D.average
【小题8】
A.believesB.saysC.offers      D.imagines
【小题9】
A.interestsB.discussionC.needsD.hobbies
【小题10】
A.carryB.openC.lead      D.start
【小题11】
A.furnitureB.equipmentC.toolD.maker
【小题12】
A.seeingB.lookingC.watchingD.noticing
【小题13】
A.needB.mustC.oughtD.could
【小题14】
A.appearedB.formedC.inventedD.built
【小题15】
A.affectB.decideC.makeD.determine
【小题16】
A.outsideB.expensiveC.informalD.regular
【小题17】
A.livingB.matchingC.mixingD.connecting
【小题18】
A.fit    B.adaptedC.availableD.good
【小题19】
A.moneyB.desireC.hopeD.demand
【小题20】
A.whyB.howC.whenD.where

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