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阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。
The producer appeared behind the recording studio window and smiled and waved to me like an old friend. And after I had read out a little test piece, he said,“That's fine, wonderful, Your voice is perfect, lovely, wonderful.”Then I read a longer passage in English about the delights of touring in Britain, and another about the delights of visiting
London, and both were“excellent”and“just right”, and I began to consider a job in radio. To be honest, I was fairly sure of myself though I lacked experience. Across the room in the Hamburg News Agency where we both worked, a friend named Peter Turner called to me, “I say, Mike, a man on the phone here wants someone to do a recording in English, and I'm booked up. Would you read something to him in English as a sort of test?”I did, and they said,“Perfect, lovely, wonderful…”Would I cane round?
It was after reading their passage in English in the studio that they noticed my vowel pronunciations were not altogether King's English, or even Prince Philip's, there was a larger silence than usual, then the voice said,“Fine, lovely, but you said the word ‘castle’with a short ‘a’. Could we have the passage again, please? But this time say ‘carsele’.”
This was easy. But then he noticed other differences in my pronunciation.
“It's my northern English accent,”I said, angry, because I had to apologize for it.
“Oh, I see…but Mr. Jamieson, we'll have to get it right, I'm afraid. The recording is for teaching English to German schoolchildren, and it must be spoken in the way it is taught in German schools.”
I read the passage again and again. But of course you cannot change the pronunciation of a lifetime in an hour. The studio men were in the state of having lost hope and underlined the vowels which caused me to feel angry, so that I'd remember them. Few, really. But because I had to concentrate(集中) on them, I made a lot of mistakes in my reading. Everyone got somewhat angry, so we all went out for a beer.
1．Broadcasting did not make Mike nervous ________.
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A．although he had never done any before
B．because he worked in a news agency
C．although the passage was long
D．because he was used to talking on the phone
2．What happened after Mike had done the recording a second time?
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A．They said nothing.
B．They could not understand one of the words.
C．They began to discuss Prince Philip's English.
D．They made him repeat it.
3．They wanted Mike to change his pronunciation because ________.
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A．German schoolchildren didn't like a northern accent
B．German schoolchildren were taught through recordings
C．it was different from the English taught in German schools
D．it was different from the English spoken in Germany
4．Why did Mike's reading of the passage get worse?
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A．He could not learn so many new sounds.
B．He was trying hard to get certain sounds right.
C．He needed a drink to clear his throat.
D．He was trying to do the recording in an hour.
查看习题详情和答案>>When train fares went up for the third time in one year, I decided to buy a motorcycle to ride to work．My idea was that, although I would have to pay for tax, insurance and gasoline, I would still spend less than on train tickets over the year．I might even save time on the journey from home to work．So I bought a small secondhand Japanese motorcycle．
I began to learn to ride it．At first it seemed very difficult for me because I had never learned to ride an ordinary bicycle before．But I soon got used to it．I just fell off once or twice during the first few weeks, but after a while I felt reasonably confident and rode to work every day, even when it was raining．
It is, of course, one of the disadvantages, riding a motorcycle in the rain．To keep dry you have to dress up in waterproof clothes, which soon get very dirty．And it's cold in winter too．But my journey to work takes me half an hour less than it used to take me on the train．Traffic jams don't worry me, and I don't have to wait on cold railway platforms for crowded trains．I don't know whether it's cheaper than public transport, though, for I soon got dissatisfied with my small motorcycle and bought a bigger, faster and more expensive one．
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Forever Young?
It's Girls Night Out:Mom Edition, and I'm a player in a whole new game. It occurs to me that I really don't know these 36 women. We've been circling 37 for about three years, ever since our kids started 38 .We'd bump into each other in the parking 39 ,at Valentine's Day parties, and later as one or the other shyly 40 we all sign our kids up for softball, gymnastics or dance. Who knows 41 the five of us clumped together more than 42 of us clumped with other mothers. I suppose it happens 43 ,friendship circles spiraling in and around and about and anew.?
This is the 44 time we've gathered without the kids, and I am having a 45 time saying “Janice”, as opposed to “Zoe's mom” or “Susan”, 46 “Kaitlin's mom”, and so I have decided, for tonight, not to 47 any names at all.?
The 48 has already taken our drink order. I can't believe nobody 49 beer.Nope, this is a Diet Coke and iced tea crowd. In the back of my mind I'm 50 if I'm going to be the naughty 51 who corrupts this group.?
There is so much 52 to take care of when you are just getting to 53 people as people. One of the things we are doing is 54 dates, the years that each of us 55 from this or that. I see where this is going.?
36. A. five B. three C. Four D. two?
37. A. each other B. one another C. all of us D. some of us?
38. A. primary school B. university C. high school D. preschool?
39. A. lot B. Station C. line D. square?
40. A. said B. suggested C. informed D. found?
41.A. what B. that C. how D. why?
42. A. some B. none C. any D. all?
43. A. all the time B. all of a sudden C. at the same time D. once and for all?
44. A. last B. first C. Usual D. only?
45. A. spare B. good C. difficult D. pleasant?
46. A. instead of B. as well as C. in case of D. in the name of?
47. A. call B. use C. forget D. tell?
48. A. kid B. mother C. Friend D. waitress?
49. A. brought B. liked C. ordered D. drank?
50. A. wondering B. fearing C. Speaking D. asking?
51. A. girl B. mother C. One D. kid?
52. A. trouble B. business C. time D. food?
53. A. regard B. name C. Find D. know?
54. A. comparing B. making C. Deciding D. discussing?
55. A. came B. changed C. graduated D. got??
查看习题详情和答案>>阅读理解
Friends are important to our lives．We talk to our friends about things which we can't talk to our families 1 ．Usually we are absorbed． 2 the conversation and forget the time．Friends offer support when we need it and provide companionship．
3 , it can be very easy to forget to communicate with your friend once you get married, have kids or have a job．Sometimes 4 is hard enough to find time for your family and yourself, let alone your friends．
5 friend is someone who was once a stranger, and after you made a special connection, you became friends with each other．How amazing it is! It doesn't happen every day 6 with everyone you come across．So the fact that you were able to build a friendship with someone who was once a stranger to you 7 a great and wonderful thing．This is 8 it's important to find time for your friends．
Keep in mind that friends are a special and important part of our lives．So spend some time a day to include them in the balance of your life!