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The lift refused to go．It was ________．

[　　]

A．

out of order

B．

in order

C．

placed in order

D．

ordered

答案：A
解析：

这是考查固定习语。根据句意，这里应是“出故障”的意思，所以选A项。

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　　Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary．

　　Important words to learn：●Essential●improver ● Advanced

　　pump/pamp/

　　noun[C]DEVICE●1●A a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to an-other：a water/bicycle/fuel pump○a UK petrol/US gas pump SHOE●2[USUALLY PLURAL]US(UK court shoe)a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3[USUALLY PLURAL]a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer's shoe when is worn by women 4[USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat·shoe made of heavy clothy, which is worn by children for doing sports．

　　ueerb LIQUID/GAS●1[T USUALLY·ADV/PREP]to force liquid or gas to move somewhere：our latest machine can pump a hundred gallors a minute,○The new wine is pumped into stirage tanks．○The heart pumos blood through the arteries/round the body．INFORMATION●2[T]INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direce：She was pumping me for details of the new projece．

　　Idioms pump sb's hand to SHAKE someone's hand(＝hold their hand and move it up and down, espacially In order to greet them)·pump lron INFORMAL to lift beavy weights for exercise; These days both men and wmen pump irom for fithess．

　　Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate succesfully：They had been pumpinh money into the business for some Years without seeing any results．

　　Pump sth out(M)REMOVE●1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump：We took turns pumping out the boat．PRODUCE●2INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous：The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda．○The car radio was pumping out music with a heacy beat．

　　Pump out sth someone's stomach is pumped out, a Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked Through a tube．She had to go to hospital to have her Stomach pumped out．

　　Pump sth up[M]INFORMAL to make someone feel more contident or excited：He was offering them advince and trying to pump them up．○[R]The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the game．

　　Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a pump：Have you pumped up the balloons yet?○ I must pump the tyres up on my bike．2 INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount：The US was able to pump up exports．○Let's pump up the tolume a bit!

　　Pump-action/pamp ek/n/ad ectiv[BEFORE NOUN]descnbes a device which operates by forcing songthing, especially air, in or out of a closed space or container; a pump-action shotgun○a pump-action toilet pump prlming noun[U]SPECIALIZED the activity of help-ing a business, programme, economy, etc．to develop by giving it money; The government is awarding small, pump prining grants to single mothers who are starting their oum businesses．

　　Pun/pan

　　Noun[C]a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word：she made a couple of dreadful puns．○This is a well-known joke based on a pun “What's black and white and red(＝read)all over? A nepaper．

　　Verb[I](-nn-)to make a pun

　　Punch/pants/

　　Nou HIT●1●(c)a forceful hit with a fist(＝closed hand)she gave him a punch lik on us in the nose．EFFECT●2 U the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people, I felt the performance speech presntation lacked punch DRnk●3[C OR U]a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices pieces of frut and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool●4[C]a piece of equipment which cuts boles in a maena by pushing a piece of met through it a ticket punch have you seen the hole puneh anghere?

　　Verb(T)hit●1●to hit someone or something with your FIST(＝closed hand); He punched him in the stomach．2 MALY US to hit with your fingers the bugins on a telephone or the kdys on a keys on a keyboard USE TOCL●3 to make a hole in something with a spscial place of equipment; I was just punching in some hets of paper．○This belt's too big．I'll have to punch an extra hole in it．

　　Idioms punch sb's lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hard punch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times you amive at and leave work：After 17 years of punching the clock, he just disappeared one morning and was mever heard from again．

(1)

What does the word“pump”mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case”?
[　　]
A．	Talk with
B．	ask for information．
C．	Listen to
D．	Provide with evidence

(2)

When Sally says“The TV propram kept pumping out commercials”, she may be ________．
[　　]
A．	excited
B．	interested
C．	annoyed
D．	annoyed

(3)

What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?
[　　]
A．	Sums of money
B．	Raw materials
C．	Human resources．
D．	Media support．

(4)

When Sylvia says“His speech was OK but it had no real punch”, she thinks it was not ________．
[　　]
A．	fluent and impressive
B．	logical and moving
C．	informative and significant
D．	interestitng and powerful

根据文章大意及首字母，用适当的词完成短文（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）

Xiao Ming knows English plays an important r_______in today's world. So he works hard to enlarge his vocabulary, for he believes that the more English words he learns, the better his English will be. And his English is improving rapidly because of his hard work.

In this year's summer holiday, he went to the UK, where he grasped every o_____to speak to then_____English speakers. He tried to speak English with British a_______ . He also found that sometimes the Britons and the Americans use different words for the same thing. For example, the Americans say gas, e_______ ,apartment and candy, while the Britons say petrol, lift, flat and s______.

Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary.

Important words to learn:E Essential I improver A Advanced

Pump

noun [C] DEVICE 1 A a piece of equipment which is

used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place

gas pump SHOE2[USUALLY PLURAL]US (UK COURT SHOE)

8 type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of

fastening it to the foot which is worn by women

3 [USUALLY PLURAL] type of flat shoe, like a BALIET dancer’s shoe when is worn by women 4 [USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat·shoe made of heavy cloth, which is worn by children for doing sports.

verb LIQUID/GAS1 [T USUALLY·ADV/PREP] to force

liquid or gas to move somewhere:our latest machine can

pump a hundred gallors a minute , o The new wine is

pumped into stirage tanks.o The heart pumos blood

through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION2[T]

INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information,

especially in a way that is not direce:She was pumping me

for details of the new projece.

Idioms pump sb’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand

(=hold their hand and move it up and down, espacially

In order to greet them)·pump lron INFORMAL to lift

Heavy weights for exercise: These days both men and

Women pump iron far fitnets.

Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend

Money trying to make something operate succesfully:

They had been pumpinh money into the business for some

Years without seeing any results.

Pump sth out(M)REMOVE1 to remove water or other

liquid from something using a pump:We took turns

pumping out the boat.PRODUCE2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING

to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated,

forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping

out the same old propaganda.O The car radio was

pumping out music with a heacy beat.

Pump out sth someone’s stomach is pumped out, a

Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked

Through a tube. She had to go to hospital

Stomach pumped out.

Pump sth up [M] INFORMAL to make someone feel more

contident or excited: He was offering them advince and

trying to pump them up.O[R]The players were pumping

themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the

game.

Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a

pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet?O I must

pump the tyres up on my bike.2 INFORMAL to increase

something by a large amount:The US was able to pump

up exports.O Let’s pump up the tolume a bit!

Pump-action /pamp ek/ n/adjective describes a device which operates by forcing song especially air ,in or out of a closed space or container, a pump-action shotgun , a pump action

Pump priming noun specialized the activity of helping a business ,programm ,economy etc to develop by giving it money. The government is carding small,pump-priming grants to single moter who are starting their own businesses.

Pun

noun a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word:she made a couple of dreadful puns. This is a well-known joke based on a pun “What’s black and white and red all over A newspaper

Verb to make a pun

Punch

Noun (c)a forceful hit with a fist (=closed hand) she gave him a punch lik on us in the nose effect

2 U the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people ,I felt the performance speech presntation lacked punch DRnk 3 a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices pieces of frut and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool 4 a piece of equoce which cuts boles in a maena by pushing a piece of met through it a ticket punch have you seen the hole puneh anywhere?

Verb(t) hit 1 to hit someone or something with your FIST (=closed hand);He punched him in the stomach.2 MALY US to hit with your fingers the bugins on a telephone or the kdys on a keys on a keyboard USE TOCL make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper .This belt’s too big .I’ll have to punch an extra hole in it.

Idioms punch sb’s lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hard punch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times you amive at and leave work:After 17 years of punching the clock,he just disappeared one morning and was mever heard from again.

What does the word“pump”mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case”?

A.Talk with B.ask for information. C.Listen to D.Provide with evidence

When Sally says“The TV propram kept pumping out commercials”,she may be______.

A.excited B.interested C.annoyed D.annoyed

What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?

A. sums of money B.Raw materials

C.informative and significant D.intereing and powerful

When Sylvia says“His speech was OK but it had no real punch”,she thinks it was not_____.

A.fluent and impressive B.logical and moving

C.informative and significant D.interestitng and powerful

根据文章大意及首字母，用适当的词完成短文（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）

Xiao Ming knows English plays an important 1.r_______in today's world. So he works hard to enlarge his vocabulary, for he believes that the more English words he learns, the better his English will be. And his English is improving rapidly because of his hard work.

In this year's summer holiday, he went to the UK, where he grasped every 2.o_____to speak to the3.n_____English speakers. He tried to speak English with British 4.a_______ . He also found that sometimes the Britons and the Americans use different words for the same thing. For example, the Americans say gas, 5.e_______ ,apartment and candy, while the Britons say petrol, lift, flat and 6.s______.

B 卷

I. 单词拼写（共7 小题，每小题1 分，满分7分）

1. The epidemic swept through North Africa and Europe and left families __________ (哀悼)worldwide.

2. The virus____________(循环) via the bloodstream and causes ill health in a variety of organs The

3. The u________ living quality has been greatly damaged by noise levels, compared to living in the countryside.

4. They were trying every possible means to r____________ the people trapped in the lift.

5. The match was p_______________ to the next day because of bad weather.

6. One of the s______________ of “The Black Death” is black spots on the body.

7. Terri had fallen into a coma in 1990 when a heart attack r______ her brain of oxygen causing permanent harm.

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