题目内容

—Did you know any German before you came to Berlin?

—Never _______ it, actually.

A. had I learnedB. have I learnedC. I learnedD. was I learning

 

A

【解析】

试题分析:考查情景交际和倒装。句意:--你去柏林之前会德语吗?--其实我从未学过(德语)。否定词never, seldom, hardly, scarcely等位于句首时,句子使用部分倒装,即把is/do/will/have/can等提到主语之前,排除C;根据句意可知是发生在过去的事情,应该用完成时,排除D;根据第一句中的did可知,所说的事情是发生在“过去的过去”,应该使用过去完成时,排除B,故选A。

考点:考查情景交际和倒装

 

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1.According to the first paragraph, ______.

A. people now no longer challenge college education

B. people have great expectations for college education

C. the author thinks youngsters should all go to college

D. people still have a low opinion of college education

2.More young people drop out of college because ______.

A. they are no longer motivated in their studies

B. they can start selling shoes and driving taxis

C. they compete for admission to graduate schools

D. college administrators encourage them to do so

3.Who does the author think is responsible for campus unhappiness?

A. young students who are all spoiled and expecting too much.

B. our society that can’t offer enough jobs to college graduates.

C. our society that has not enough jobs for high school graduates.

D. young people as well as our society are to blame for all this.

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE about those surveys and statistics?

A. They prove high school graduates are smarter than college graduates.

B. They are so convincing that we think of our rosy college experiences.

C. They may have been misread because of our rosy college experiences.

D. They prove wrong because they contradict our rosy college experiences.

5.What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?

A. It is just the opposite B. There is no right way

C. It is the wrong way D. There’s no other way

6.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To inform young people college education is no longer important now.

B. To prove college education doesn’t make young people more intelligent.

C. To argue against the idea that college is the first choice for all youngsters.

D. To tell young people that there’s something wrong with college education.

 

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A. He was to meet his girlfriend.

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C. He was delayed by an elderly lady.

D. He had to pick up some groceries.

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A. Her words.B. Her smile.C. Her flowers.D. Her politeness.

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A. She told him a nice story.B. She allowed him to pay first.

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A. envelopB. blockC. an animalD. decide

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