—What do you think of the book?
—It’s ______ a book. It serves as (充当)a really good guide to job hunters.
A.would like | B.more than | C.rather than | D.less than |
If you’re a poor driver, you should not_______ at night.
A.to try driving | B.try to drive |
C.to try to drive | D.try driving |
The snow is so deep. We can hardly get out of the house, ______?
A.mustn’t we | B.must we | C.can’t we | D.can we |
He, along with his sister, ______ how serious the situation is.
A.haven’t realized | B.hasn’t realized |
C.don’t realize | D.didn’t realize |
—These things are not useful to anyone, are they?
—______. We can throw them away.
A.Yes, they are | B.Yes, they aren’t |
C.No, they aren’t | D.No, they are |
—My sister took a photo with Jay Chou last year.
—______.
A.So had I | B.So I had | C.So did I | D.So I did |
Our English teacher suggested we ________ English as much as possible in class.
A.must speak | B.may speak | C.spoke | D.should speak |
Remember to introduce your friend Stone to me when he arrives, ______?
A.will you | B.won’t you | C.will he | D.doesn’t he |
根据句意完成下列句子(每空一词,共20分)
因为我受过比较好的教育,我得到了一份坐办公室的工作。
Since I was __________ _____________ , I got a job working in an office.
在他的一生中,他总是设法帮助那些比他不幸的人。
In his life, he has always tried to help those ___________ fortunate ________himself.
暑热持续了一周, 弄得人人疲惫困倦不堪。
The hot weather ___________ __________ a whole week, which made everyone tired and sleepy.
他下决心大学毕业以后经商。
He has ___________ ________ his mind to go into business when he leaves college.
在二次世界大战期间白求恩跟德国纳粹分子和日本侵略者作斗争。
Norman Bethune _____________ ___________ the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World War II.
那是很危险的事情,因为如果我被抓住了,可能就会被关进监狱。
It was very dangerous __________ ________ I was caught I could be put in prison.
只有到那个时候,我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。
Only then _________ we decide to answer violence _________ violence.
即使他们反对我们的计划,我们也不会让步的。
Even though they don’t agree to our plan, we won’t________ ________.
那时候犹太人在经济和文化的发展中发挥着很重要的作用。
At that time the Jewish________ _______important role in the development of economy and culture.
出于同情,她向他的碗里扔了几颗硬币。
__________ ________ sympathy, she threw several coins into his bowl.
语法填空(每题1分,共10分)
仔细阅读下列短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中单词的正确形式填空。
Nelson Mandela, born ________ July 18, 1918, is the first black president of South Africa. He studied law_______ he entered university. In 1944 he founded ________ ANC Youth League. Then in 1952 he set up a law office ______ ( help ) poor black people. Because of his ________( fight ) against the government and anti-black laws, he _______ ( sentence ) to five years hard labor. Fighters from ANC began to blow up buildings in 1963 ________ he was put in prison again for life imprisonment on Robben Island. Twenty-seven years later, he was freed at last by the white government. In 1993 he was made the _______ ( one ) black president of South Africa. A lot of people in the world think Nelson Mandela is _______ ( real ) a great person. _______do you think of him?
Foresters are people who work with trees and know a lot about them. Occasionally, foresters have problems, and the foresters in southern Indiana have had many problems.
The foresters were doing an experiment. They wanted to grow walnut (胡桃) trees by planting walnuts in the ground. If they succeeded, the foresters would be able to control the location of the trees. Also, this method would be much cheaper than transplanting or moving nut trees that were grown in plant nurseries (苗圃) . So the foresters planted their walnuts, and that’s when the squirrels (松鼠) started causing trouble. Shortly after the nuts were planted, the squirrels dug them up for tasty snacks (快餐) .
The foresters tried to keep the squirrels away from the walnuts. Mothballs (卫生球) were used as a warning, but they didn’t work. Then, the foresters tried dipping the walnuts in kerosene (煤油) , but that didn’t stop the squirrels either. The foresters continue to search for a method that will really work. But until they find one, the squirrels can continue to have their walnut snacks and the foresters will have to transplant trees!
Foresters are people who .
A.look after the forest and work with trees |
B.feed squirrels in the forest |
C.catch squirrels that steal walnuts |
D.transplant trees |
What were the foresters trying to do with the walnuts?
A.Plant food for squirrels. | B.Control the location of the trees. |
C.Move the trees closer to the squirrels. | D.Get squirrels to eat them. |
The underlined word “transplanting” probably means “ ”.
A.planting | B.moving | C.growing | D.buying |
What did the squirrels do to the walnuts that were dipped in kerosene?
A.Left them alone. | B.Continued to eat them. |
C.Hid them in trees | D.Put them into the earth. |
According to the story, which of the following is not true?
A.Mothballs didn’t prove to be a good method of stopping the squirrels from eating the walnuts. |
B.The squirrels found the walnuts tasty. |
C.The squirrels started eating mothballs instead of walnuts. |
D.The forester haven’t found a good way to prevent the squirrels from eating the walnuts. |
Mr. Jackson lived in the center of London but he had a hotel near the airport. There a lot of foreigners stayed for night. He didn’t know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the gesture to talk with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood (误解) and it brought him a lot of trouble. A friend of his who taught a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some, but soon he found it wasn’t very easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.
One evening there were plenty of people in the dining-room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was wandering (徘徊) there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr. Jackson thought to himself, “ The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”
As he knew only a little Japanese, he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man, pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry.”
The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.
Mr. Jackson knew only English because .
A.he was an English student |
B.he had never been abroad |
C.he couldn’t learn by himself |
D.he hadn’t studied any foreign languages |
Mr. Jackson had to use the gesture because .
A.he wanted the foreign visitors to understand him |
B.he wanted to learn the foreign languages from the visitors |
C.he hoped to know the foreign visitors’ custom |
D.he hoped more foreign visitors would stay for night in his hotel |
As not all foreign visitors understand his gesture, sometimes Mr. Jackson to communicate with them.
A.succeeded | B.lost heart | C.failed | D.gave up |
, so he decided to help the man.
A.Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese wanted to stay for night |
B.Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese was not hungry |
C.Mr. Jackson knew the Japanese was waiting for his wife. |
D.Mr. Jackson was sure the Japanese couldn’t speak English |
The Japanese thought , so he gave him two pounds.
A.Mr. Jackson was a beggar. | B.Mr. Jackson was a translator. |
C.Mr. Jackson could help him. | D.Mr. Jackson could ring his wife up. |
As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 11 . On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to 12 up late so that they will not 13 the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie 14 for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I 15 hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I 16 the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, 17 took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 18 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 19 stockings. Then I pushed in the 20 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were 21 to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were 22 by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly! 23 I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. 24 the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up 25 by them at this time.
A.question B.matter C.problem D.business
A.get B.stay C.stand D.wake
A.lose B.break C.miss D.leave
A.awake B.wake C.asleep D.sleep
A.hopeful B.busily C.gladly D.successfully
A.liked B.feared C.surprised D.hated
A.we B.they C.I D.it
A.morning B.midnight C.evening D.daybreak
A.filling B.sewing C.mending D.preparing
A.present B.stocking C.bike D.tree
A.going B.sure C.glad D.excited
A.troubled B.frightened C.woken D.shocked
A.Before B.After C.Until D.Since
A.Even B.And C.Soon D.Then
A.all B.nearly C.happily D.completely
We were deeply impressed by the schools and teachers________ we had visited there.
A.where | B.which | C.that | D.who |