A. brothers B. related C. friends D. neighbours 3. You could describe Rick as ______.
A. old and friendly B. old and nervous C. thin and nervous D. thin and friendly 4. From the passage we can tell that the boy ______.
A. was worried that Rick had forgotten him B. was proud of what Rick had done C. was pleased to see Rick D. wondered where Rick had been 5. Rick and the boy ______.
A. had similar personalities B. cared about each other
C. had lived in the same house D. felt their friendship had changed 18、（1分）
Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate (交际) with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell---a signal (信号) causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty. Communication, of course, doesn’t need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn’t trees have ways of sending message?
1. It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that ______.
A. are lying on the ground B. have an unpleasant taste C. bees don’t like D. have an unfamiliar shape 2. The willow tree described in the passage protected itself by ______.
A. growing more branches B. communicating with birds and bees C. changing its leaf chemistry D. shaking caterpillars off
3. According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by ______. A. waving its branches B. giving off a special smell C. dropping its leaves D. changing the colour of its trunk 4. According to this passage, bees communicate by ______.
A. making special movement B. touching one another C. smelling one another D. making unusual sound 5. The author believes that the incident described in the passage ______.
A. cannot be taken seriously B. should no longer be permitted C. must be checked more thoroughly D. seems completely reasonable
19、（1分）
The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single—engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea. Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty—six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻) she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?
A. She was caught in a storm. B. The altimeter went out of order. C. Her engine went wrong. D. She lost her direction. 2. When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?
A. She did nothing but pray for herself. B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland. C. She continued flying.D. She lost hope of reaching land.
3. According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights? A. To set a new record for flying time.B. To be the first woman to fly around the world. C. To show that aviation was not just for men.D. To become famous in the world. 4. Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?
A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone. B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight. C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States. D. She made plans to fly around the world.
5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic. B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation. C. A New Record for Flying Time. D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.
20、（1分）
A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes, The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit (承认) that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime (犯罪), for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The merchant believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the merchant, “Sir, why do you weep?” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived (欺骗) him, answered, “My lord(=master), I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.” 1. This story teaches us ______.
A. not to eat in inns B. not to eat soup that is too hot
C.to cry when we burn our mouth D. not to believe everything you hear 2. The nobleman did not tell the truth because he ______.
A. was a nobleman B felt ashamed C. was in an inn D. was angry 3. The nobleman should have ______.
A. smiled with joy B. shouted with laughter C. told the truth D. scolded the waiter 4. It is probable that the nobleman ______.
A. had no brother who was hanged B. had a very good brother C. knew the soup was too hot D. had never eaten soup 5. The merchant’s answer showed that be ______.
A. was very happy B. believed the nobleman C. was angry with the nobleman D. had kind heart 21、（1分）
In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. To have read Gulliver’s Travels is to have had the experience of listening to Jonathan Swift, of learning about man’s inhumanity (残酷) to man. To read Huckleberry Finn is to feel what it is like to drift (漂流) down the Mississippi River on a raft (木排). To have read Byron is to have suffered his rebellions with him and to have enjoyed his nose—thumbing at (对……的蔑视) society. To have read Native Son is to know how it feels to be frustrated (受挫折) in the particular way in which Blacks in Chicago are frustrated. This is effective communication (交流). It enables us to feel how others felt about life, even if they lived thousands of miles away and centuries age. It is not true that “We have only one life to live.” If we read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.
1. The sentence “People who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read” suggests that ______.
A. reading stimulates(激发) a desire to travel B. reading broadens(扩大) a person’s experience C. people who read much live longerD. people who read are more relaxed 2. The author implies that good literature ______.
A. must deal with social problems B. must teach a lesson
C. is varied in subject and in content (内容) D. is always exciting and heart--warming 3. According to the author, reading good literature ______.
A. produces new income B. is quite uselessC. satisfies the curious D. opens new worlds to us(眼界) 4. The underlined word effective in this passage means ______.
A. actual B. striking C. existing D. having an effect 22、（1分）
When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at ‘bed and breakfast’ houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought ‘VACANCIES’ meant ‘holidays’, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays” is ‘vacaciones’. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more. coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more, However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘Mo, thank you.’ 1. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.
A. learning English B. finding places to stay in England C. driving their car on English roads D. going to England by car 2. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.
A. they would be able to practise their English B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner
D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there 3. “NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.
A. no free rooms B. free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays 4. If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______. A. fall into a hole B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself
C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of peopleD. have to take a different road 5. When someone offered me more coffee and I said ‘Thank you’ in French, I ______. A didn’t really want any more coffee B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away C. really wanted some more coffee D. wanted to express my politeness 6. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I ______.
A. hadn’t finished drinking my coffee B. was expecting another cup of coffee C. meant that I didn’t want any more D. was never misunderstood 23、（1分）
A beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night, so she rented (租用) an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture (家具) and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colours.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were the words “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance,￡3,” with this note： “After 5 p.m. I get fifteen shillings an hour instead of ten shillings.” 1. In the article, “Miss Hall” was the name of ______.
A. a place where people sang and danced B. an unmarried woman C. a hall D. a street 2. The woman’s flat was situated ______.
A. near the city B. near her home C. in the middle of the city D. by the side of the country road 3. The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping he would______. A. be pleased B. ask less money for his work
C. charge more money for his work D. say a good word for her musical show 4. After the painter got the tickets from the actress, he ______. A. sold them for ￡3 B. went to watch the musical show C. paid ￡3 for them D. was very thankful to her