题目内容
When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion(爱好)for writing poetry. I __(1)___ all my other hobbies, such as __(2)___ stamps, and spent all my __(3)___ time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of __(4)___ poetry on every possible occasion soon got me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not __(5)___ me, I would take out my __(6)___ and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very __(7)___, but it was not long before I got __(8)___. One day while I was __(9)___ writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher __(10)___ me, looking very angry because I was not __(11)___ attention. He tore the poem up, with a __(12)___ not to waste time in his lesson. All the same I was convinced(深信)that I had written a good poem, so that evening I wrote it out again from __(13)___. Not long after, I read about a poetry __(14)___ and I decided to send in my __(15)___. Weeks later, long after I had given up hope, I got a letter telling me I had won first __(16)___. Everyone at school was very impressed except the __(17)___ teacher, who __(18)___ me more carefully than ever. He was quite __(19)___ that I was not going to write poetry in his __(20)___.
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(1) 由于对诗歌产生了兴趣,从而放弃了其他的爱好,故用give up。(2)collecting stamps 意为“集邮”,collect指有目的地收集,而gather指把分散的东西收集在一起。(3)spare 意为“空闲的”。(4) 写诗歌当然要用动词write。(5)interest 用作及物动词,意为“使(某人对某事情)感兴趣”。(6) 在课堂上拿出笔记本开始写诗。(7)carefully 意为“慎重地,小心地”,刚好符合语境。(8)catch 此处意为“发现,撞见”;get caught为被动语态结构,多表示突然发生的情况。(9)be busy doing sth. 意为“忙于做某事”。(10)watch 意为“注视”,符合语境。(11)pay attention 意为“注意”,其余各项均搭配不当。(12) 老师非常生气,当然是警告我别浪费时间。(13)from memory 为固定搭配,意为“凭记忆”。(14)a poetry contest 意为“一次诗歌竞赛”;quiz意为“猜谜;小考”;race意为“赛跑”;meetmg的意思是“会议”。(15) 因为是诗歌竞赛,教的当然是诗歌。(16)win the first prize “获得一等奖”;reward指因付出劳动而获得报酬;而prize常指颁发的奖金或奖品。(17) 由上文可知,此处指地理老师。(18)watch 意为“注意”,符合上文语境。guard指“看守,守卫”;inspect意为“检查,视察”;observe意为“观察”。(19)determined 意为“已下定决心的,果断的”。(20)in his lesson 指在他的课上。 |
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后1 ̄25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳 答案。
(A)
In 1962, A Russian woman told her doctor that she could see with her fingers. 1 the doctor did not believe it 2 he saw with his own eyes. The doctor 3 her eyes with a large handkerchief and then put colored papers 4 newspapers under her hands. She was able to 5 one color from 6 and read the newspaper by 7 and feeling them. The doctor examined her many times and was 8 with the examination, so he sent 9 to Moscow, in which she was further examined by 10. Her unusual powers, in the end, were 11.
The early 12 into these unusual powers has shown that 13 man trusts only his eyes he will 14 be able to see outside the limits of time and into the 15.
| 1. | A. Easily | B. Certainly | C. So | D. Sometimes | [ ] |
| 2. | A. after | B. when | C. until | D. since | [ ] |
| 3. | A. opened | B. hid | C. closed | D. covered | [ ] |
| 4. | A. but | B. and | C. or | D. also | [ ] |
| 5. | A. see | B. guess | C. tell | D. think | [ ] |
| 6. | A. those | B. that | C. other | D. another | [ ] |
| 7. | A. seeing | B. singing | C. touching | D. checking | [ ] |
| 8. | A. satisfied | B. strict | C. busy | D. very careful | [ ] |
| 9. | A. him | B. them | C. her | D. it | [ ] |
| 10. | A. nurses | B. scientists | C. blind people | D. good teachers | [ ] |
| 11. | A. examined | B. believed | C. known | D. true | [ ] |
| 12. | A. lesson | B. examination | C. newspapers | D. research | [ ] |
| 13. | A. if | B. whether | C. because | D. after | [ ] |
| 14. | A. hardly | B. not | C. certainly | D. easily | [ ] |
| 15. | A. space | B. world | C. future | D. earth | [ ] |
(B)
(W=woman;P=policeman)
W: Excuse me. I want to buy an English dictionary for my daughter. could you tell me 16 to get it?
P: I think you can get it from the book shop in the center of the 17. There are all kinds of dictionaries there.
W: Thanks. But I don't know the way to the book shop. This is my 18 time to come here.
P: Oh, welcome to our city, madam. The book shop is a bit far from here. I think it's 19 to go there by bus. The No. 4 bus will take you there. The bus stop is just on the other side of the street.
W: But I want to 20 the city while I'm walking.
P: OK! Go up the road and turn right at the second 21, walk on until you reach a big bridge. Go across it and take the first turning on the left. Walk 22 the road with some flowers and trees on 23 sides. At the end of the road you'll find the book shop on your right, 24 the museum and the Bank of China. You can't miss it.
W: Oh, it's really a long 25, But it doesn't matter. I like walking. It's very kind of you, young man. Thanks a lot.
P: You're welcome.
| 16. | A. what | B. where | C. when | D. which | [ ] |
| 17. | A. shop | B. village | C. city | D. village | [ ] |
| 18. | A. first | B. second | C. third | D. fourth | [ ] |
| 19. | A. best | B. better | C. well | D. good | [ ] |
| 20. | A. look | B. visit | C. watch | D. travel | [ ] |
| 21. | A. turning | B. crossing | C. lights | D. cross | [ ] |
| 22. | A. on | B. slowly | C. along | D. alone | [ ] |
| 23. | A. all | B. both | C. each | D. every | [ ] |
| 24. | A. between | B. among | C. inside | D. beside | [ ] |
| 25. | A. road | B. street | C. way | D. path | [ ] |
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