3．解析：考查语境理解。pass the time “消磨时间”。

答案：C

2．解析：考查固定搭配。此处是指铁匠要年轻人试着学做鞋钉，try one’s hand at sth.

意为 “初试身手”。energy “精力”；luck “运气”；way “方法”，均与句意不

符。

答案：C

[解题导语] 文章讲述了一个年轻人通过自己的一项技能谋生的故事。它告诉我们生活

中不经意间学到的东西或许会有大用处，在我们陷入困境时它可能会给我们带来巨大的

帮助。

1．解析：考查语境理解。依据语境可知，答案选A项，表示 “过去常常”。

答案：A

A

The hard­working blacksmith John used to work all day in his shop and so hard­working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer.

The son of old Mr.Smith，a rich neighbor，__1__ come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked.

“Young man，why don’t you try your __2__ at making shoe tacks，even if it is only to __3__ the time？”said the blacksmith.“Who knows，one day，it may be of use to you.”

The boy began to see what he could do.After a little practice he found that he was becoming very __4__ and soon he could make some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr.Smith died and the son on __5__ of the war lost all his riches.He had to leave home and was forced to __6__ residence in another country.It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times __7__ they paid high prices they were not able to get what they wanted，because in that part of the country there was a high __8__ for soldiers’ shoes.

Our young Mr.Smith，who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread，remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had a sudden __9__ of making a bargain with the shoemakers.He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help him __10__ a workshop.The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer.And after a while，young Mr.Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the __11__.

“How __12__ it seems，”he used to say，“Even making tacks can bring a fortune.My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”

1．A.used to　 B．had to　 C．wanted to　 D．needed to

2．A.energy　 B．luck　 C．hand　 D．way

3．A.save　 B．lose　 C．pass　 D．devote

4．A.surprised　 B．skilled　 C．satisfied　 D．determined

5．A.detection　 B．top　 C．account　 D．behalf

6．A.take over　 B．take down　 C．take off　 D．take up

7．A.as　 B．why　 C．how　 D．though

8．A.demand　 B．price　 C．praise　 D．call

9．A.request　 B．suggestion　 C．opinion　 D．idea

10．A.open　 B．settle　 C．close　 D．locate

11．A.valley　 B．village　 C．country　 D．world

12．A.fascinating　 B．satisfactory　

C．funny　 D．strange

B

Jazz musician Terri Lyne Carrington is one of the few women to be __13__as a professional drummer.She began playing the saxophone __14__ a child.But the instrument became difficult to play after she lost her baby teeth.Then she discovered a set of old drums in her home and became __15__in playing that instrument.The drums had belonged to her grandfather，jazz musician Matt Carrington.By the time she was seven，Terri Lyne had become an extraordinary drummer.Three years__16__，she was performing with famous jazz and blues musicians __17__ Clark Terry，Oscar Peterson and Joe Williams.At eleven，the young drummer__18__ a full scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston，Massachusetts.Today she is a professor at Berklee.

Terri Lyne Carrington released her first album，Real Life Story，in 1989.It was nominated for __19__ Grammy Award.Her new album，More to Say，marks her twenty­year anniversary as a solo performer.Terri Lyne Carrington is also recognized __20__ a talented singer.

8. 解析：选A。推理判断题。本文体裁是旅行广告，其目的是吸引英国的旅游爱好者去中国旅游，故选A。

7. 解析：选D。推理判断题。根据Days 11-13:中的“Later fly to Beijing for three nights? stay and try Peking Duck”内容可知,游客们在北京住三个晚上，故本题选D。

6. 解析：选A。细节理解题。第9天到第13天的行程中都与西安有关，从这两段中找，不难看出A项正确。

5. 解析：选C。词义猜测题。游客抵达上海，到了傍晚吃饭时间当然是品尝(taste)上海传统食物。

4. 解析：选B。推理判断题。从最后一段最后一句可知，这种角实际上是犀牛角。