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Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have 1 been people who have looked for 2 —those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in 3 across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who 4 an immediate pleasure from a 5 activity which may only last 6 or even seconds.
I would consider bungee jumping 7 good example of 8 . You 9 a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon)200 meters above the ground 10 an elastic(有弹性的)rope 11 your 12 . You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the ropes 13 you from hitting the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities 14 most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping 15 jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high rocks.
16 do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家)suggest that it is 17 life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, and life was a continuous battle for survival(生存).
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers 18 excitement. They live and work in relatively 19 condition —— they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for 20 in activities as bungee jumping.
1. A. not B. never
C. always D. usual
2. A. ease B. adventure
C. happiness D. knowledge
3. A. large ship B. safe boat
C. small boat D. safe ship
4A. search B. look through
C. look for D. in search of
5. A. danger B. safe
C. angry D. dangerous
6. A. a few hours B. some time
C. a day D. a few minutes
7. A. to be B. is
C. being D. to being
8. A. such activity B. a such activity
C. so an activity D. such an activity
9. A. climb up B. jump from
C. jump off D. find
10. A. with B. by
C. and D. use
11. A. is tied with B. ties to
C. tied to D. tied with
12. A. arms B. ankles
C. hands D. legs
13. A. makes B. gets
C. has D. stops
14. A. as dangerous as B. so dangerous as
C. too dangerous as D. very dangerous as
15. A. includes B. including
C. include D. included
16. A. When B. Why
C. where D. How
17. A. because B. that
C. because of D. for
18. A. much B. little
C. many D. more
19. A. happy B. safe
C. exciting D. dangerous
20. A. wealth B. safety
C. danger D. pleasure
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I would consider bungee jumping 7 good example of 8 . You 9 a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon)200 meters above the ground 10 an elastic(有弹性的)rope 11 your 12 . You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the ropes 13 you from hitting the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities 14 most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping 15 jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high rocks.
16 do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家)suggest that it is 17 life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, and life was a continuous battle for survival(生存).
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers 18 excitement. They live and work in relatively 19 condition —— they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for 20 in activities as bungee jumping.
1. A. not B. never
C. always D. usual
2. A. ease B. adventure
C. happiness D. knowledge
3. A. large ship B. safe boat
C. small boat D. safe ship
4A. search B. look through
C. look for D. in search of
5. A. danger B. safe
C. angry D. dangerous
6. A. a few hours B. some time
C. a day & ?nbsp; D. a few minutes
7. A. to be B. is
C. being D. to being
8. A. such activity B. a such activity
C. so an activity D. such an activity
9. A. climb up B. jump from
C. jump off D. find
10. A. with B. by
C. and D. use
11. A. is tied with B. ties to
C. tied to D. tied with
12. A. arms B. ankles
C. hands D. legs
13. A. makes B. gets
C. has D. stops
14. A. as dangerous as B. so dangerous as
C. too dangerous as D. very dangerous as
15. A. includes B. including
C. include D. included
16. A. When B. Why
C. where D. How
17. A. because B. that
C. because of D. for
18. A. much B. little
C. many &nbs?p ; D. more
19. A. happy B. safe
C. exciting D. dangerous
20. A. wealth B. safety
C. danger D. pleasure
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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。
There are many different kinds of taxes 1 in the U.S. The most 2 tax is the sales tax. When someone 3 something, he pays the price of his purchase 4 a small additional percentage. This purchase is the sales tax. The revenue (税收) from the sales goes to the state government to help pay 5 public schools, 6 safety, roads, parks and benefits 7 the poor. Each state sets its own tax percentage. Some states are considerably lower than others. In some states there is no sales tax.
A second type of tax is the 8 tax. This tax is a percentage of all the money 9 by a family each year. Americans pay income taxes to the federal government 10 uses the revenue for national expenses 11 defense, help for the needy and other public services. Some states also have a state income tax. The income tax, 12 other taxes, is usually graduated. This means the tax percentage increases 13 a family's income increases.
A third kind of tax is the 14 tax. This tax is paid by anyone who 15 land or a house. The 16 of the tax is based on the property's 17 . The revenue from this tax goes to 18 governments for school and community services.
In addition people must pay the luxury tax 19 they purchase certain things such as cigarettes and alcoholic beverages (酒饮料).
A fifth kind of tax is the inheritance tax (继承税). When someone 20 usually his family inherits the 21 person's wealth and property. However, those who inherit must pay a percentage of this 22 to the government 23 an inheritance tax.
24 we have heard, there are five kinds of taxes that Americans pay. 25 Americans don't want more taxes.
(1) A. paying B. paid C. to be paid D. having paid
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(2) A. important B. common C. private D. public
［ ］
(3) A. sells B. steals C. loses D. buys
［ ］
(4) A. plus B. times C. minus D. divided
［ ］
(5) A. for B. to C. off D. out
［ ］
(6) A. private B. public C. official D. bosses
［ ］
(7) A. from B. to C. for D. off
［ ］
(8) A. salaries B. income C. money D. wages
［ ］
(9) A. to be earned B. earning C. earned D. having earned
［ ］
(10) A. what B. all what C. where D. which
［ ］
(11) A. for example B. such as C. for instance D. they are
［ ］
(12) A. like B. as C. except D. except that
［ ］
(13) A. before B. unless C. as D. even
［ ］
(14) A. houses B. land C. furniture D. property
［ ］
(15) A. buys B. owns C. had D. sells
［ ］
(16) A. amount B. position C. quality D. reason
［ ］
(17) A. value B. position C. percentage D. importance
［ ］
(18) A. state B. local C. federal D. same
［ ］
(19) A. when B. unless C. because D. since
［ ］
(20) A. died B. will die C. dies D. dying
［ ］
(21) A. death B. dying C. deadly D. dead
［ ］
(22) A. money B. wealth C. amount D. debt
［ ］
(23) A. like B. as C. for D. from
［ ］
(24) A. As B. What C. Which D. That
［ ］
(25) A. No B. Most C. Few D. Fewer
［ ］
who actually play it, basketball is probably the most 2 sport in the United States today. It is 3 an indoor game and the 4 extends from late autumn, through winter, to early spring. There are many professional teams, but for the most part, 5 is a school sport. There is 6 a high school or college in the country that doesn’t have 7
team.
In spring and summer, the most popular game is baseball. During the warm weather you can see young men and boys playing the game in any part of the 8 . Radios and televisions bring the details of the big games 9 every corner of the land, and the 10 of the professional teams are a subject of conversation for Americans 11 .
In the autumn, the most popular sport is football. 12 you know, this is not the same kind of game that is so popular in other parts of the world. 13 basketball and baseball, it is typically American, and 14 who have never seen it 15 have difficulty 16
seeing any sense in it. But for most of American people the game itself is not so important 17
the music and the cheering that 18 it. 19 a cool, bright autumn afternoon, there is nothing so colorful and 20 as a football game.
1. A. that B. ones
C. the one D. those
2. A. like B. popular
C. useful D. hardest
3. A. main B. of course
C. mainly D. perhaps
4. A. season B. time
C. month D. period
5. A. football B. basketball
C. volleyball D. table tennis
6. A. almost B. nearly
C. no D. hardly
7. A. their B. its
C. his D. one’s
8. A. city B. school
C. country D. England
9. A. to B. from
C. in D. for
10. A. life B. activities
C. games D. dreams
11. A. anywhere B. everywhere
C. somewhere D. nowhere
12. A. Like B. So
C. Because D. As
13. A. Like B. Such as
C. For example D. As
14. A. these B. they
C. those D. ones
15. A. ago B. before
C. later D. in future
16. A. in B. on
C. with &nb sp; D. at
17. A. like B. for
C. such D. as
18. A. run after B. search for
C. come across D. go with
19. A. In B. At
C. On D. During
20. A. exciting B. interesting
C. interested D. excited
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Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never 1 to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week 2 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he 3 that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and 4 had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate 5 quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch 6 .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.
Mr. West stood politely at the 7 of a crowd of women who were 8 forward to try to get to the people who were 9 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 10 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly 11 him.
After half an hour, he was 12 as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been 13 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his 14 of doing things: he put his head down, 15 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the 16 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very 17 when they saw what he was doing, and began to 18 him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.
“Ladies,”he 19 them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no 20 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
1. A. sure B. certain
C. able D. possible
2. A. before B. after
C. till D. within
3. A. promised B. decided
C. agreed D. insisted
4. A. never B. sometimes
C. seldom D. usually
5. A. it B. them
C. that D. those
6. A. hour B. moment
C. minute D. second
7. A. top B. middle
C. edge D. stage
8. A. pulling B. pushing
C. gathering D. managing
9. A. selling B. buying
C. choosing D. seizing
10. A. going B. entering
C. fetching D. coming
11. A. beyond B. past
C. over D. through
12. A. just B. even
C. ever D. already
13. A. where B. until
C. when D. even if
14. A. habit B. way
C. act D. sign
15. A. caught B. attempted
C. blew D. gave
16. A. center B. end
C. front D. back
17. A. patient B. angry
C. curious D. nervous
18. A. pity B. protect
C. refuse D. scold
19. A. hated B. waved
C. explained D. answered
20. A. treasure B. good
C. respect D. present
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