题目内容
8、As is known to all, life is hard for any of us．If we want to live happy life, we must all work harder．
A．不填; 不填 B．不填 ; a
C．a; 不填 D．a; a
试题答案
8、B
As is known to all, life is hard for any of us．If we want to live happy life, we must all work harder．
A．不填; 不填 B．不填 ; a
C．a; 不填 D．a; a
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Indian's snake charmers (耍蛇者) are to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost. The charmers, who make snakes dance to the sound of flutes (笛子), used to be a traditional feature of Indian life, performing in towns and villages, until they were forbidden in 1972 to control the trade in snake skins.
The government is now considering a plan to train the charmers, as they are known, to visit schools and zoos to tell children about forests and wildlife. There is also a proposal to set up a “dial a snake charmer” service to help householders to deal with unwelcome intruders.
“For generations they have been a feature of Indian life but now they can't earn a living for fear of arrest,” said Behar Dutt, a conservationist behind the plans, “if a policeman doesn’t catch them, animal rights activists report them.”
Many snake charmers have continued to work clandestinely since the ban, despite the threat of up to three years in prison. But their cloth-covered baskets, hung from a bamboo pole carried across their shoulders, make them an easy target for police.
The fate of Shisha Nath, 56, from Badarpur, a village just outside of Delhi, is typical of practitioners (从业者) of the dying art. “I used to earn enough to support my family and send my children to school,” he said. “Now it's hard to earn any money a day. My children want to be snake charmers. It’s our identity. We love the work. But it’s become impossible.”
Next month Dutt’s project to train 30 snake charmers will begin at a snake park in Pune, western India, where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some formal knowledge.
More than the law, though, it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countryman that angers many snake charmers.
“We’re disturbed all the time but when people want a snake removed from the house, they rush to us,” said Prakash Nath, who was ordered recently to the home of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress party leader.
1．According to the passage, snake charmers will be retrained as wildlife teachers mainly because___.
A．schools need large numbers of such teachers
B．most of them cannot support their families
C．their performances on the street are banned
D．the government plans to save the dying art
2．The purpose of the proposed “dial a snake charmer” telephone service is ___.
A．to give performance of snake dancing
B．to teach householders how to catch and kill snakes
C．to offer cleaning service to wealthy householders
D．to help remove unwanted snakes from the houses
3．The word “ clandestinely ” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by the word “___”.
A．secretly B．publicly C．unwillingly D．diligently
4．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Snake charmers can easily be recognized by the police on the street.
B．Children of snake charmers would not like to continue their fathers’ job.
C．Snake charmers are quite angry with the attitude of their fellow countrymen.
D．The animal rights activists take a negative attitude towards snake charmers.
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Have you thought of coming to the USA as much as I have thought of coming to China? It seems that no matter what else might happen in the world, people wish to know other people. From an American's stand point, I will tell you that most of us are very happy that your country has been allowed into the WTO. We are also happy that you will be hosting the coming Olympics. Between the two of these things I believe that China shall become one of the greatest places around the world to do business and visit with.
I know that some of you might have a very dramatic view of the way America is. So you know, we are a society of people that are run by and governed by money. People who are elected to office in our country are done so because they have the money to pay for a campaign. I think no matter where a person lives in the world, they wish for the same things. If you think you can come over here and make something of yourself, you are right. I believe I can come to your country and make something of myself.
We are all the same around the world you see. Some of us are made to lead, while others of us are made to follow. Here in the United States we could not live the way we do if there were not those of us who do the work that is needed at the bottom of the ladder. Just as in China, we have those who must be the street cleaners, the bakers, the farmers, and all the other jobs that must be done. Like China also, most of us wish we were someplace further up the ladder; maybe a manager of a big company, maybe a famous doctor or actor．The streets are not paved with gold in the United States. It does take hard work to make it.
I would like to tell you all that we do not carry any prejudice towards you．Your people and your culture are much respected throughout the United States. You are known as an intelligent(clever) and resourceful(机智的) people. I hope someday that our countries will be open enough that travel between them will be like travel between the United States and Europe.
1．We can learn from the passage that the writer is a (an) ________.
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2．No matter where people live in the world, they hope to ________.
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3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．In the Unite States you can easily make more money than in China.
B．The writer isn't sure whether he can be successful if he works in China.
C．Most of the people can become famous in the United States.
D．The writer thinks that China is a country with great culture.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Mr and Mrs Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year, They 1 their car outside and went in. Mr Moore had never got drunk (醉) before, so he was 2 not to drink too much, 3 his friends asked him to drink more 4 .
During the party, Mrs Moore found that she had 5 to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and 6 it for her. He 7 so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn (喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought 8 might be in need of help and went over to the car with the 9 . He found a small black bear sitting in the driving seat and blowing the horn.
When Mr Moore 10 the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to 11 that his story was 12 , he found that the car with the 13 in it had gone. There were so many 14 about Mr Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement (广告） in the newspaper; “If any one saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel 15 the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”
Two days later 16 Mrs Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet (宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that 17 he had blown the horn.
Mrs Richards did not 18 to think there was anything 19 about that. “Our bear likes blowing car horns,” she said, “and we don't 20 when we are not driving the car.”
1．A．pulled |
B．stayed |
C．left |
D．hid |
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2．A．polite |
B．careful |
C．glad |
D．afraid |
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3．A．whether |
B．until |
C.or |
D．though |
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4．A．all along |
B．once again |
C．just then |
D．for ever |
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5．A．learned |
B．known |
C．remembered |
D．forgotten |
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6．A．buy |
B．get |
C．send |
D．return |
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7．A．said |
B．went |
C．did |
D．thought |
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8．A．one |
B．someone |
C．his wife |
D．the bear |
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9．A．noise |
B．voice |
C．cry |
D．shout |
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10．A．was sent to |
B．was seated at |
C．got rid of |
D．got back to |
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11．A．show |
B．notice |
C．require |
D．promise |
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12．A．interesting |
B．correct |
C．true |
D．exciting |
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13．A．horn |
B．bear |
C．bag |
D．driving seat |
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14．A．laughs |
B．shouts |
C．smiles |
D．calls |
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15．A．for |
B．at |
C．in |
D.on |
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16．A．the |
B．a |
C.／ |
D．some |
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17．A．quickly |
B．completely |
C．maybe |
D．almost |
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18．A．mean |
B．have |
C．know |
D．seem |
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19．A．useful |
B．strange |
C．common |
D．bad |
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20．A．agree |
B．like |
C．mind |
D．worry |
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Can you imagine(想象)what life would be 21 if there were no telephone? You could not call on your friends on the phone and talk to them. If fire broke out in your house, you could not call the fire department (救火队). If somebody were sick ,you couldn't call a doctor.
In our daily (日常) life we need to talk with each other. We do this 22 by speaking to others and listening to what they have to say to us, and when we are close to them we can do this very easily. But, our voices will not travel very far even when we 23 , and it is thanks to the invention of the telephone that we are able to talk with one another and ask something when we are in different places. We can hear each other as clearly 24 we were in the same room.
Alexander Graham Bell made this possible. He spent all his spare time experimenting (实验)。 He worded so hard in his research that he had 25 time to make money (挣钱) and was very poor at one time.
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21．A．As |
B．Like |
C．to |
D.of |
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22．A．mostly |
B．quickly |
C.suddenly |
D．early |
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23．A．speak |
B．smile |
C．breathe |
D．shout |
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24．A．as |
B．Than |
C．Only |
D．if |
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25．A．some |
B．much |
C．little |
D．good |
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Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions：In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers．At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversation and the question will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．
1．
W：Can you describe what you do?
M：I wash office building windows．I go high up in the basket to reach the windows．
Q：What is the man's job?
A．A basketball player．
B．A laundry worker．
C．A window washer．
D．A rock climber
2．
M：Should we go out or eat in tonight?
W：I am too tired to do any cooking．
Q：What does the woman imply?
A．She is not hungry．
B．She wants to cook．
C．She is not tired．
D．She wants to dine out．
3．
M：Hi, Grace．Tell me something about your hometown．
W：It's so beautiful and peaceful．But it's really far away from everything．
Q：What does the woman think of her hometown?
A．Promising
B．Isolated
C．Crowded
D．Modern
4．
W：My printer is out of paper．I will run and get some．
M：I will go with you．I need some fresh air．
Q：Where will the speakers probably go?
A．To a stationery shop．
B．To a gymnasium．
C．To a paint store．
D．To a news stand．
5．
M：I don't like the prices on the menu．They always seem too high．
W：You will have a different view after eating the delicious food．
Q：What does the woman mean?
A．The man can see a different view．
B．The food is not tasty enough．
C．The man cannot afford the food．
D．The food is worth the price．
6．M：I had a hard time getting through the novel．
W：I know how you feel．Who could remember the names of 35 different characters?
Q：What does the woman imply?
A．She reads different kinds of books．
B．She also finds the book difficult to read．
C．She is impressed by the characters．
D．She knows well how to remember names．
7．W：Why haven't we received any newspapers yet?
M：Well, sometimes it takes a while for the post office to deliver it．
Q：What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The man will go to the post office．
B．The post office is closed for the day．
C．The woman is expecting the newspaper．
D．The delivery boy has been dismissed．
8．M：My roommate and I are going to see a film tonight．And we are leaving at7∶40．Do you want to join us?
W：Sure．But my class ends at 7：30．And the professor never finishes on time．
Q：What can we learn about the woman?
A．She is not sure if she can join them．
B．She will skip the class to see the film．
C．She will ask the professor for leave．
D．She does not want to see a film．
9．W：Now that you are on the business, what's your advice for someone to become a fashion designer?
M：Go to school．I mean it．Find a good school and learn as much as you can．
Q：What does the man mean?
A．Fashion designing is a booming business．
B．School learning is a must for fashion designers．
C．He hopes to attend a good fashion school．
D．The woman should become a fashion designer．
10．W：Slow down．You are passing every car on the road．
M：Most drivers usually ignore the speed limit unless they think the police will stop them．
Q：What does the man mean?
A．Few people drive within the speed limit．
B．Drivers usually obey traffic rules．
C．The speed limit is really reasonable．
D．The police stop most drivers for speeding
Section B
Directions：In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．
I am Lynn．My previous job was as principal of a language school, where I received awards for training teachers to teach more effectively．A year ago, I started an international company．I spent months conducting programs in the US and Russia．During this time, some Russian immigrants came to stay at my house．Fortunately, these visitors helped a lot at home and made life easier．At the same time, I wrote several books to be published by my company and coedited a book for a major publisher．
I am grateful I have a photographic memory, so I can remember everything I see．Otherwise, I might not be that productive．In addition to my work, I have a family at home．Some of my children have had serious health problems from birth, but I try to handle those problems well and efficiently．With tremendous help from my parents, the kids are fed, and clothed, and educated．
I am busy from the time I get up until the time I go to bed．My time has to be carefully planned．I do not like to be interrupted because I want to accomplish my goals．
Questions：
11．What was the speaker's previous job?
12．What helps to make the speaker productive according to the passage?
13．What does the passage mainly tell us?
11．A．A book publisher．
B．A company manager．
C．A magazine editor．
D．A school principal．
12．A．Some training experience．
B．A happy family．
C．Russian assistants' help．
D．A good memory．
13．A．Lynn's devotion to the family．
B．Lynn's busy and successful life．
C．Lynn's great performance at work．
D．Lynn's efficiency in conducting programs．
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．
Job interviews can generally be divided into three types．
The first is what I would call the traditional interview．This is usually just a series of standard questions about qualifications, work experience and expectations．So what you have here is basically a list of quite direct questions, like what duties did you have in your previous job．This is still the model for a lot of interviews today．In my view it's not the best to select staff．
Then there is the case interview．Here the interviewer presents a problem and a series of questions to find out how the candidate would approach the problem．It might go something like this, ‘A company wants to hire more graduates without spending more than its current budget．What would you advise them to do? ’This can be particularly challenging, for you need to analyze the problem and solve it．
The third type is known as the behavioral interview．The questions are usually designed to find out about how the candidates handle tricky situations in the past．A typical question might be ‘Can you give me an example of a situation where you had to follow orders that you didn't agree with? ’ This opens up a lot of information and the interviewer gets to see more of the candidate．
Questions：
14．What kind of questions are usually asked in the traditional interview?
15．What does the case interview focus on about the candidate?
16．What does the speaker mainly talk about?
14．A．Economic questions．
B．Routine questions．
C．Academic questions．
D．Challenging questions．
15．A．Work experience．
B．Educational qualifications．
C．Problem－solving abilities．
D．lnfomation－gathering abilities．
16．A．Features of different types of interview．
B．Skills in asking interview questions．
C．Changes in three interview models．
D．Suggestions for different job interviews．
Section C
Directions：In section C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Write your answers on your answer sheet．
1．
W：Hi, Bruce, it's Naomi．
M：Hi, Naomi．
W：I'm calling about the conference in Shanghai on November 8th．We have to make some changes．
M：OK, go ahead．
W：I don't think the peace guardian will be big enough．We need a center that can seat at least 600．
M：That many? Any suggestions?
W：The Palace Center will be free that day, but it will mean increasing the registration fee by ＄50．From ＄800 to ＄850．
M：That won't be a problem．Anything else?
W：Milan University says they are sending Carla Marisco instead of Professor Bertoni．But the talk would be the same, Opportunities and Risks in the African Market．
M：Fine．Make those changes and all inform everyone at my end．
Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．
2．W：David, we all know you took up skateboarding at ten．But did your parents support you?
M：Yeah, my parents even let me skate in the house．
W：Did they?
M：Yeah, they were pretty cool．
W：How about your school work?
M：That was fine．I was able to get my school work done with good grades．My only problem was that I had so much physical energy that I could not sit still in class．Then some teachers started taking my skateboard away．
W：That couldn't stop you from staking?
M：No way．The cool thing was that my parents managed to find me a different school．The headmaster there was wonderful．He let us plan our own P．E．classes．So guess what class I created．
W：Skateboarding．
M：You got it．That was my P．E．class．By that time I was turning professional and starting to show off some techniques at competitions．
W：Is that when your new style became famous?
M：Yeah．Other skaters had this smooth flowing style, but I was kind of like a robot always coming up with new tricks．
Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．
