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A
One student took a box of chicken to class. Another carried on a cell—phone 1 , and still another whistled loudly every time the 2 turned his back.
Reform school(少年教养院)? No. College.
More and more professors say they are coming across 3 students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young students arrive late, leave 4 , talk loud or take care of personal 5 such as paying bills during class.
6 are the students behaving badly?
“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors let them get 7 with it.”
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms and even 8 taking some of the blame for bad behaviour. They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 9 .
People are 10 when they learn that impolite behaviour is becoming more and more common in 11 education, says Dr Gerald Amanda, a counselor(顾问) at City College of San Francisco. They 12 some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to 13 will behave more politely.
Dr Amanda believes that society in 14 has become more tolerant(容忍的) of rude behaviour and 15 people in power, including professors, no longer 16 standards for politeness. That 17 a growing imprudence(轻率行为) among some college students. “There’s a 18 deal of bad behaviour in the world around them, and young people see it and 19 disrespect,” said Dr Amanda, 20 that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude.”
1. A. line B. conversation
C. message D. picture
2. A. professor B. students
C. presidentD. classmate
3. A. hardworking B. cheating
C. rudeD. selfish
4. A. late B. early C. noisily D. quietly
5. A. feeling B. interest
C. computer D. business
6. A. When B. How C. Where D. Why
7. A. away B. down C. along D. back
8. A. enjoy B. hate C. startD. avoid
9. A. school B. company
C. society D. class
10. A. delighted B. surprised
C. interested D. encouraged
11. A. better B. more
C. higher D. younger
12. A. expect B. hope
C. forbid D. wish
13. A. work B. college
C. learning D. knowledge
14. A. all B. time
C. charge D. general
15. A. why B. how C. whether D. that
16. A. change B. break
C. set D. reach
17. A. results from B. brings in
C. depends on D. leads to
18. A. little B. fewC. great D. small
19. A. prepare B. grow
C. develop D. improve
20. A. speaking B. adding
C. warning D. wishing
B
If you put a buzzard(秃鹰) in a pen(围栏) six or eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of his ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is 1a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten or twelve feet. Without 2 to run,
3 is his habit, he will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a 4for life in a small jail with no top.
The ordinary bat that 5around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, cannot 6 from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or 7ground, 8 it can do is shuffle about helplessly and no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from 9it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off 10 a flash.
A bumblebee if 11 into an open tumbler will be there until it dies, 12 it is taken out. It never sees the means of 13 at the top, but 14 trying to find some way out through the sides near the 15. It will 16 a way where 17 exists, until it completely destroys itself.
18 many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling about with all their problems 19 frustrations, not 20 that the answer is right there above them.
1. A. becauseB. that C. whyD. when
2. A. spaceB. rooms
C. ground D. place
3. A. so B. thatC. whatD. as
4. A. master B. capture
C. jailor D. prisoner
5. A. walks B. runsC. shuffles D. flies
6. A. get off B. come off
C. take offD. put off
7. A. steep B. wet C. flat D. elevated
8. A. some B. all C. that D. those
9. A. whichB. thatC. whatD.where
10. A. like B. asC. alikeD. in
11. A. dropped B. cut
C. brokenD. changed
12. A. untilB. besides
C. unless D. if
13. A. settle B. flight
C. escapeD. hide
14. A. locks in B. throws in
C. permits in D. persists in
15. A. center B. top
C. cover D. bottom
16. A. look B. seekC. lose D. block
17. A. noB. noneC. neither D. nor
18. A. OnB. InC. ToD. By
19. A. and B. but C. or D. so
20. A. realizing B. following
C. watching D. misunderstanding
C
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign 1the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he 2a tug on his overalls. He 3into his eyes of a little boy.
“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy 4 of your puppies.”
“Well,” said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, “these puppies come from fine 5and cost a good deal of money.”
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he 6a handful of change and held 7 up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty—nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?”
“Sure,” said the farmer. And with that he 8 a whistle: “Here, Dolly!” he called. Out from the dog—house and down the ramp ran Dolly 9four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face 10 the chain link fence, his eyes 11 delight.
As the dogs 12 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the house. Slowly 13 little ball appeared, noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a 14 awkward manner the little pup began bobbling toward the others, doing its best to 15.
“I want that one,” the little boy said,16 to the runt(发育不良的小狗).
The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and 17 you like these other dogs would.”
18 that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg 19 a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see, sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who 20 .”
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.
1. A. advertising B. driving
C. informingD. sending
2. A. lookedB. felt
C. sounded D. smelt
3. A. looked up B. looked over
C. looked down D. looked around
4. A. bothB. the one
C.none D. one
5. A. fellowsB. colleagues
C. mothers D. parents
6. A. pulled out B. pushed out
C. driven out D. put out
7. A. itB. themC. thoseD. which
8. A. wantedB. bought
C. let outD. offered
9. A. detected byB. covered by
C. followed byD. caught by
10. A. for B. in
C. against D. toward
11. A. pleased withB. satisfied with
C. crowded withD. danced with
12. A. made its wayB. made its ways
C. made their ways D. made their way
13. A. other B. others
C. the others D. another
14. A. sometime B. somewhat
C. somewhereD. somehow
15. A. take upB. catch up
C. hold upD. give up
16. A. following to B. pointing to
C. running toD. shouting to
17. A. play with B. go with
C. come withD. deal with
18. A. Besides B. Except
C. ForD. With
19. A. attaching itself to
B. attracting itself to
C. adopting itself to
D. using itself to
20. A. understands B. thinks
C. expresses D. shares
D
Tom Krattenmaker and 16—year—old Holland are father and daughter. Sometimes, when they listen to rock music together and talk about pop culture, they both enjoy these 1 .
Mr. Krattenmaker, from Pennsylvania, USA, recalled his relationship with his 2 when he was a teenager. “I would 3 have said to my mom, ‘Hey, this new album(专辑) is really great—how do you like it?’” he said. “There was just a complete 4in sensibility(情感) and 5 .”
6was not the only gap. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to be in 7 orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, 8it is becoming smaller in many families, according to reports.
Parents today are more 9in appearance and attitudes. They also wear blue jeans and they have 10 hairstyles. Those who like sports also enjoy snowboarding, and rock—climbing with their children.
The old authoritarian(权威的) method is giving 11 to a more equal one. Parents will take the “Come, let us 12 together” attitude 13 “Because I said so, that’s why.”
The 14 can be a rewarding closeness among family members. 15 that would have been awkward(别扭的) on subjects 16 sex and drugs now are comfortable and common between western parents and children. Parents realize that children may have important thoughts or feelings that adults need to know.
17 greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
Family experts, however, worry that the new 18 can also have downsides(弊端)—decreasing 19 for parents as everyone has a say in the family and self—indulgence (任性) of the children as the 20 moves to them.
1. A. concertsB. talks
C. momentsD. cultures
2. A. friendsB. daughter
C. brother D. parents
3. A. never B. even C. also D. once
4. A. failureB. gap
C. change D. understanding
5. A. tasteB. dream
C. effortD. ability
6. A. SportB. Album
C. Clothing D. Music
7. A. round B. common
C. separateD. regular
8. A. soB. thusC. butD. then
9. A. beautiful B. youthful
C. friendlyD. practical
10. A. casualB. old
C. formalD. funny
11. A. adviceB. wayC. birthD. honor
12. A. playB. work
C. reasonD. behave
13. A. instead of B. more than
C. in spite ofD. in case of
14. A. cause B. result
C. feelingD. idea
15. A. LecturesB. Conversations
C. TopicsD. Instructions
16. A. as well asB. apart from
C. such as D. rather than
17. A. No wonderB. No doubt
C. Now thatD. As usual
18. A. equality B. family
C. generation D. message
19. A. request B. freedom
C. respect D. level
20. A. worry B. situation
C. thought D. power
E
The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition(过渡期)for me.
21 is probably true with many people, I got quite homesick and 22 thought about going home.
Although the 23 time for many students is getting 24 from home, my mailbox was frequently 25. One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard 26 out at me. I sat down to read it, 27 a note from someone back home. 28 I became increasingly puzzled(迷惑) as 29 postcards were like this: It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and 30 about it.
Several days later I 31 another postcard, this one 32 news about Maybelline, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 33full of news of different people. I began to 34 look forward to the next one,35 to see what this author would come up with 36. I was never 37.
Finally, the cards 38 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 39 about college life. They had been such a happy distraction(调剂) that I have 40 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.
21. A. IfB. SoC. As D. What
22. A. often B. carefully
C. seldomD. merely
23. A. hardB. last
C. busiestD. happiest
24. A. visitorsB. letters
C. callsD. directions
25. A. empty B. fullC. closed D. open
26. A. pouring B. reaching
C. staringD. rolling
27. A. describing B. considering
C. enjoying D. expecting
28. A. But B. Thus C. Also D. Even
29. A. any B. no C. someD. such
30. A. joked B. talked
C. forgot D. cared
31. A. mailedB. accepted
C. wrote D. received
32. A. delivering B. demanding
C. discoveringD. developing
33. A. oneB. eachC. eitherD. both
34. A. nearlyB. possibly
C. usuallyD. really
35. A. promisingB. surprised
C. interestedD. pretending
36. A. below B. lately
C. nextD. behind
37. A. frightened B. disappointed
C. excitedD. pleased
38. A. continuedB. stopped
C. startedD. avoided
39. A. easyB. safeC. tiredD. anxious
40. A. lost B. collected
C. tornD. saved
答案解析:
A
1. B2. A3. C4. B5. D6. D7. A8. C9. D10. B11. C12. A13. B14. D15. D16. C17. D18. C19. C20. B (解析略)
B
1. 选B｡考查表语从句的引导词,在The reason is that ...句型中表语从句引导词要用that,其义为“原因是……”｡
2. 选A｡根据上下文,此处指的是“没有空间满足(秃鹰)助跑的习惯”,应用不可数名词space｡
3. 选D｡考查由as引导的定语从句,as指代上文提到的秃鹰起飞前总要在地面上助跑10或12英尺这种习惯｡
4. 选D｡文章第一句就是答案的线索｡
5. 选D｡考查对词义准确性的理解,由其后同位语说明蝙蝠“在空中非常敏捷”可以断定这儿指的是蝙蝠在夜间飞来飞去｡
6. 选C｡take off意为“起飞”,蝙蝠不能从水平的地方起飞｡
7. 选C｡由信号词or可知应填与地板相似的地方即“平地”｡
8. 选B｡句子缺的是主语,all充当主语,其后接的定语从句中省略了引导词that｡
9. 选A｡考查定语从句的引导词｡which指代 elevation(高的地方),做介词from的宾语｡
10. 选A｡考查介词like,像闪电一样飞起来｡
11. 选A｡dropped into为过去分词作状语,意为“如果把……丢入一个开口的玻璃杯中”｡
12. 选C｡考查句际间逻辑关系,只有连词unless “除非”符合语义｡
13. 选C｡从上下文不难得知这儿指的是大黄蜂永远都看不到头上有逃跑的方法｡
14. 选D｡表示它固执地从靠近瓶底的地方找出口;此题既考查语义的理解也考查固定搭配persist in doing sth.(习惯性地)“坚持做某事”｡
15. 选D｡文中显然指的是“瓶子的底部”｡
16. 选B｡指的是大黄蜂“从无路的地方找出口,直到完全毁灭自己”｡
17. 选B｡16题选对了,本题就可以迎刃而解了｡
18. 选B｡考查固定搭配,in many ways意为“在许多方面”｡
19. 选A｡考查前后逻辑关系,problems 和frustrations(问题和挫折)是并列关系｡
20. 选A｡本题既考查非谓语动词又考查对词义的把握,not realizing ... “没有意识到……”｡
C
1. 选A｡advertising作定语修饰sign,“出售小狗的招牌”｡
2. 选B｡考查文章上下文的理解,农夫应该是“感到他的工作裤被拽了一下”,而非其它｡
3. 选C｡考查句际间的逻辑关系,农夫“低下头来,与一个小男孩的目光相碰｡”
4. 选D｡从上下文中不难看出,小男孩的意思是“我想买一只小狗｡”
5. 选D｡在这儿农夫说的意思是“这些小狗可都是良种｡”,故选择parents才能表达此意｡
6. 选A｡考查短语的区别｡pulled out a handful of change意为“掏出一把零钱”｡
7. 选A｡考查指代关系｡it指代前面提到的“一把零钱”,change表示零钱时是不可数名词｡
8. 选C｡let out a whistle“吹了一声口哨”｡
9. 选C｡考查过去分词作定语的用法,Dolly后面跟着四只小毛球(小狗)｡
10. 选C｡ ... pressed his face against ... 意思是小男孩把脸紧贴在栅栏的钢丝网眼上｡
11. 选D｡ ... danced with delight意为“眼睛里闪烁着喜悦的光芒｡”
12. 选D｡考查固定短语to make one’s way to ... “前行至……;向……奔去(来)”｡
13. 选D｡泛指“另一只”｡
14. 选B｡somewhat修饰形容词awkward意为“有些笨拙的”｡
15. 选B｡从语境的角度可推知“另一只小毛球竭尽全力想赶上(其他小毛球)”,故应填catch up(赶上､追上)｡
16. 选B｡本题既考查v—ing形式作伴随状语,又考查对语境､语义的理解,“小男孩边说边指着那只发育不全的小狗｡”
17. 选A｡play with“玩耍”｡
18. 选D｡考查介词with的用法,with that在此意思是“听到这话……”｡
19. 选A｡既考查固定搭配又考查对句义的理解, attaching itself to a specially made shoe“连着一只特制的鞋子”｡
20. 选A｡短文最后一句作者向读者传达了他写此文的意图,答案就在该句中｡
D
1. 选C｡sometimes暗示该空表示时间,应填moments｡由listen to rock music together and talk about pop culture可知,B､D替代的内容不全面｡
2. 选D｡第3空后面的my mom暗示该空表示父母亲,因此应填parents｡
3. 选A｡ 4. 选B｡由第6空后面的gap可以反推第4空应填gap,进一步反推可知第3空应填never｡
5. 选A｡由第3空所在的句子可知,Krattenmaker先生小时候喜欢那张新专辑,而他父母很可能不喜欢,可见这是一种兴趣爱好的不同,因此该空应填taste｡
6. 选D｡由上文Hey, this new album (专辑) is really great—how do you like it?可以推断该空应填Music｡
7. 选C｡此处强调父母与子女之间的代沟,因此该空应填separate｡
8. 选C｡上文含贬义色彩,下文含褒义色彩,因此该空表转折性逻辑关系,应填but｡
9. 选B｡由下文父母也穿蓝色牛仔裤,也喜欢滑雪､爬山,表明他们显得年轻,因此该空应填youthful｡
10. 选A｡此处强调父母与子女打成一片,因此该空表示“随意的”,应填casual｡
11. 选B｡give way to意为“为……所取代”,符合语境逻辑｡
12. 选C｡13. 选A｡由语境逻辑可知,第13空空档前面是父母采取的态度,空档后面不是父母采取的态度,因此第13空表示“而不是”,应填instead of｡Because I said so, that’s why暗示第12空与某人讲道理,应填reason｡
14. 选B｡父母教育子女权威的方法被更为平等的方法所取代的结果是家庭成员之间更亲密了｡
15. 选B｡下文subject暗示该空表示对话,应填conversations｡
16. 选C｡该空表示诸如,用来列举事例加以说明,因此应填such as｡
17. 选A｡由上文内容可知,现在父母和子女之间的关系更为亲近融洽,难怪孩子们经常给母亲写问候卡｡
18. 选A｡由上文内容可知,现在父母和孩子是平等的关系,因此该空应填equality｡
19. 选C｡每个人都有发言权(everyone has a say in the family.)当然会导致父母威信的下降｡
20. 选D｡由常识可知,只有当子女有发言权时才会任性｡
E
本文以自述的口吻讲述了自己在刚上大学时那段困难的过渡期｡从题目的设问情况看,在叙述过程中,利用上下文的语言信息给出答案的题目占了多数,另外题目在考查对文章句意理解的基础上,多次涉及到词义辨析的问题｡
21. 选C｡22. 选A｡由全文可知,像“我”这种情况的人在上大学初始并非一人,可能与大多数人情景一样｡因此,这句话的意思是:可能正象许多人一样,“我”非常想家并且常常考虑回家｡
23. 选D｡出门在外,来自家乡的只言片语也是令人欣慰的,那时对于很多学生来说可谓是最幸福时刻了｡
24. 选B｡通过后面my mailbox和后边我读信的信息可知,得到的应是信件(letters),而不是参观者(visitors),电话(calls)或说明书(directions)｡
25. 选A｡从本句的开头although可知,这儿有转折的意思;本句的意思为:尽管对于许多学生最幸福的时刻是收到家乡的来信,但“我”的信箱常常是怎样的｡“closed”与“open”如填在此处,就与后面的信息产生了矛盾｡如果填full,收到信的喜悦就不会是最幸福的时刻了｡因此,只有信箱常常是空的,偶尔收到一封信,才会有喜悦之感｡
26. 选C｡在there was a postcard
out at me句子中可以看出,postcard是所被填的词的逻辑主语,后面的动词的行为是由postcard发出的;另外postcard在信箱里,如果我很容易就看到了,证明postcard是有一部分露在外面的｡如果选pouring out (涌出,只有信了多才会“涌”出来);reaching out (伸出;够得到);rolling out(滚动出来)都不能恰当地表达出作者当时看到信的心情;只有staring out (盯着看某人;凝视)把postcard人格化了,产生了互动的效果｡
27. 选D｡通过对句子成分的分析,后半句为伴随状语,作者“我”在读postcard时,心里期望着一张来自遥远家乡的便笺｡describing(描绘)､considering(考虑)､enjoying(欣赏)均不合语境｡
28. 选A｡29. 选B｡从下文可知,情景并不像作者所期待的那样,这儿出现了转折｡本句的句意为:我渐渐地变得困惑了,因为没有一张便笺会是这样的:它是关于一个名叫Mabel和她新生婴儿的新闻报道｡Any意为“一些”,用在否定句或疑问句中;no意为“没有”,即可修饰单数名词,也可修饰可数名词复数的复数形式;some一些;such如此,这样｡
30. 选C｡由上文可知,作者对此并不感兴趣,因此,把它带回宿舍并很快就忘了此信｡joked开玩笑;talked谈论;cared关心､在意;forgot忘记｡
31. 选D｡此题考查的是accepted与 received的区别,accepted(收下,接受)强调的是结果,而received(收到)强调的是行为;mailed邮寄､投递;wrote写｡通过上文信息可知,作者几天后又收到了一个postcard｡
32. 选A｡前半句是一个完整的句子,而前后两部分中间没有连词,从这一点可以看出,后面内容只能是这个句子的成分;this one... 是对postcard的补充说明,this one 是所填词的逻辑主语,只有deliver才有传递信息的意思｡delivering传递;demanding要求､请求;discovering发现;developing发展｡
33. 选B｡从句子结构可以看出,后半句是对每张卡片进行解释说明的｡由于是强调每张卡片的内容,因此,只有each符合题意:当强调整体中的每一个时,常用each｡
34. 选D｡由于一张又一张讲述不同人的轶闻趣事的卡片的到来,我开始打心地里盼望着(look forward to )下一张的到来;此时,作者的心情有了转变｡nearly几乎;possibly可能;usually经常;really的的确确｡
35. 选C｡promising有前途的;surprised吃惊的;interested感兴趣的;pretending假装｡此句是对作者当时心情的描述;只有对某事感兴趣了,才会盼望｡
36. 选C｡饶有兴趣地想知道作者下一次要讲述什么样的内容｡
37. 选B｡如此这样,我的每次盼望都没有落空,都没有令“我”失望｡frightened令人害怕的;disappointed失望的;excited 激动的;pleased高兴的｡
38. 选B｡39. 选A｡当作者感到大学的生活并不是那么难时,这些卡片不再来了｡
40. 选D｡通过以上作者认识的变化,不难想到这些卡片对初上大学的我的生活起了非常大的调节作用,这使我不得不珍视所有的卡片,以至我把它们保存了下来｡而且每当我需要调剂时,我就拿出他们来读一读｡saved保留､保存;lost失去;collected收集;精心地､有选择地收集;torn撕碎｡
One student took a box of chicken to class. Another carried on a cell—phone 1 , and still another whistled loudly every time the 2 turned his back.
Reform school(少年教养院)? No. College.
More and more professors say they are coming across 3 students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young students arrive late, leave 4 , talk loud or take care of personal 5 such as paying bills during class.
6 are the students behaving badly?
“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors let them get 7 with it.”
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms and even 8 taking some of the blame for bad behaviour. They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 9 .
People are 10 when they learn that impolite behaviour is becoming more and more common in 11 education, says Dr Gerald Amanda, a counselor(顾问) at City College of San Francisco. They 12 some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to 13 will behave more politely.
Dr Amanda believes that society in 14 has become more tolerant(容忍的) of rude behaviour and 15 people in power, including professors, no longer 16 standards for politeness. That 17 a growing imprudence(轻率行为) among some college students. “There’s a 18 deal of bad behaviour in the world around them, and young people see it and 19 disrespect,” said Dr Amanda, 20 that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude.”
1. A. line B. conversation
C. message D. picture
2. A. professor B. students
C. presidentD. classmate
3. A. hardworking B. cheating
C. rudeD. selfish
4. A. late B. early C. noisily D. quietly
5. A. feeling B. interest
C. computer D. business
6. A. When B. How C. Where D. Why
7. A. away B. down C. along D. back
8. A. enjoy B. hate C. startD. avoid
9. A. school B. company
C. society D. class
10. A. delighted B. surprised
C. interested D. encouraged
11. A. better B. more
C. higher D. younger
12. A. expect B. hope
C. forbid D. wish
13. A. work B. college
C. learning D. knowledge
14. A. all B. time
C. charge D. general
15. A. why B. how C. whether D. that
16. A. change B. break
C. set D. reach
17. A. results from B. brings in
C. depends on D. leads to
18. A. little B. fewC. great D. small
19. A. prepare B. grow
C. develop D. improve
20. A. speaking B. adding
C. warning D. wishing
B
If you put a buzzard(秃鹰) in a pen(围栏) six or eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of his ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is 1a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten or twelve feet. Without 2 to run,
3 is his habit, he will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a 4for life in a small jail with no top.
The ordinary bat that 5around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, cannot 6 from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or 7ground, 8 it can do is shuffle about helplessly and no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from 9it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off 10 a flash.
A bumblebee if 11 into an open tumbler will be there until it dies, 12 it is taken out. It never sees the means of 13 at the top, but 14 trying to find some way out through the sides near the 15. It will 16 a way where 17 exists, until it completely destroys itself.
18 many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling about with all their problems 19 frustrations, not 20 that the answer is right there above them.
1. A. becauseB. that C. whyD. when
2. A. spaceB. rooms
C. ground D. place
3. A. so B. thatC. whatD. as
4. A. master B. capture
C. jailor D. prisoner
5. A. walks B. runsC. shuffles D. flies
6. A. get off B. come off
C. take offD. put off
7. A. steep B. wet C. flat D. elevated
8. A. some B. all C. that D. those
9. A. whichB. thatC. whatD.where
10. A. like B. asC. alikeD. in
11. A. dropped B. cut
C. brokenD. changed
12. A. untilB. besides
C. unless D. if
13. A. settle B. flight
C. escapeD. hide
14. A. locks in B. throws in
C. permits in D. persists in
15. A. center B. top
C. cover D. bottom
16. A. look B. seekC. lose D. block
17. A. noB. noneC. neither D. nor
18. A. OnB. InC. ToD. By
19. A. and B. but C. or D. so
20. A. realizing B. following
C. watching D. misunderstanding
C
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign 1the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he 2a tug on his overalls. He 3into his eyes of a little boy.
“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy 4 of your puppies.”
“Well,” said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, “these puppies come from fine 5and cost a good deal of money.”
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he 6a handful of change and held 7 up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty—nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?”
“Sure,” said the farmer. And with that he 8 a whistle: “Here, Dolly!” he called. Out from the dog—house and down the ramp ran Dolly 9four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face 10 the chain link fence, his eyes 11 delight.
As the dogs 12 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the house. Slowly 13 little ball appeared, noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a 14 awkward manner the little pup began bobbling toward the others, doing its best to 15.
“I want that one,” the little boy said,16 to the runt(发育不良的小狗).
The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and 17 you like these other dogs would.”
18 that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg 19 a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see, sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who 20 .”
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.
1. A. advertising B. driving
C. informingD. sending
2. A. lookedB. felt
C. sounded D. smelt
3. A. looked up B. looked over
C. looked down D. looked around
4. A. bothB. the one
C.none D. one
5. A. fellowsB. colleagues
C. mothers D. parents
6. A. pulled out B. pushed out
C. driven out D. put out
7. A. itB. themC. thoseD. which
8. A. wantedB. bought
C. let outD. offered
9. A. detected byB. covered by
C. followed byD. caught by
10. A. for B. in
C. against D. toward
11. A. pleased withB. satisfied with
C. crowded withD. danced with
12. A. made its wayB. made its ways
C. made their ways D. made their way
13. A. other B. others
C. the others D. another
14. A. sometime B. somewhat
C. somewhereD. somehow
15. A. take upB. catch up
C. hold upD. give up
16. A. following to B. pointing to
C. running toD. shouting to
17. A. play with B. go with
C. come withD. deal with
18. A. Besides B. Except
C. ForD. With
19. A. attaching itself to
B. attracting itself to
C. adopting itself to
D. using itself to
20. A. understands B. thinks
C. expresses D. shares
D
Tom Krattenmaker and 16—year—old Holland are father and daughter. Sometimes, when they listen to rock music together and talk about pop culture, they both enjoy these 1 .
Mr. Krattenmaker, from Pennsylvania, USA, recalled his relationship with his 2 when he was a teenager. “I would 3 have said to my mom, ‘Hey, this new album(专辑) is really great—how do you like it?’” he said. “There was just a complete 4in sensibility(情感) and 5 .”
6was not the only gap. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to be in 7 orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, 8it is becoming smaller in many families, according to reports.
Parents today are more 9in appearance and attitudes. They also wear blue jeans and they have 10 hairstyles. Those who like sports also enjoy snowboarding, and rock—climbing with their children.
The old authoritarian(权威的) method is giving 11 to a more equal one. Parents will take the “Come, let us 12 together” attitude 13 “Because I said so, that’s why.”
The 14 can be a rewarding closeness among family members. 15 that would have been awkward(别扭的) on subjects 16 sex and drugs now are comfortable and common between western parents and children. Parents realize that children may have important thoughts or feelings that adults need to know.
17 greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
Family experts, however, worry that the new 18 can also have downsides(弊端)—decreasing 19 for parents as everyone has a say in the family and self—indulgence (任性) of the children as the 20 moves to them.
1. A. concertsB. talks
C. momentsD. cultures
2. A. friendsB. daughter
C. brother D. parents
3. A. never B. even C. also D. once
4. A. failureB. gap
C. change D. understanding
5. A. tasteB. dream
C. effortD. ability
6. A. SportB. Album
C. Clothing D. Music
7. A. round B. common
C. separateD. regular
8. A. soB. thusC. butD. then
9. A. beautiful B. youthful
C. friendlyD. practical
10. A. casualB. old
C. formalD. funny
11. A. adviceB. wayC. birthD. honor
12. A. playB. work
C. reasonD. behave
13. A. instead of B. more than
C. in spite ofD. in case of
14. A. cause B. result
C. feelingD. idea
15. A. LecturesB. Conversations
C. TopicsD. Instructions
16. A. as well asB. apart from
C. such as D. rather than
17. A. No wonderB. No doubt
C. Now thatD. As usual
18. A. equality B. family
C. generation D. message
19. A. request B. freedom
C. respect D. level
20. A. worry B. situation
C. thought D. power
E
The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition(过渡期)for me.
21 is probably true with many people, I got quite homesick and 22 thought about going home.
Although the 23 time for many students is getting 24 from home, my mailbox was frequently 25. One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard 26 out at me. I sat down to read it, 27 a note from someone back home. 28 I became increasingly puzzled(迷惑) as 29 postcards were like this: It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and 30 about it.
Several days later I 31 another postcard, this one 32 news about Maybelline, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 33full of news of different people. I began to 34 look forward to the next one,35 to see what this author would come up with 36. I was never 37.
Finally, the cards 38 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 39 about college life. They had been such a happy distraction(调剂) that I have 40 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.
21. A. IfB. SoC. As D. What
22. A. often B. carefully
C. seldomD. merely
23. A. hardB. last
C. busiestD. happiest
24. A. visitorsB. letters
C. callsD. directions
25. A. empty B. fullC. closed D. open
26. A. pouring B. reaching
C. staringD. rolling
27. A. describing B. considering
C. enjoying D. expecting
28. A. But B. Thus C. Also D. Even
29. A. any B. no C. someD. such
30. A. joked B. talked
C. forgot D. cared
31. A. mailedB. accepted
C. wrote D. received
32. A. delivering B. demanding
C. discoveringD. developing
33. A. oneB. eachC. eitherD. both
34. A. nearlyB. possibly
C. usuallyD. really
35. A. promisingB. surprised
C. interestedD. pretending
36. A. below B. lately
C. nextD. behind
37. A. frightened B. disappointed
C. excitedD. pleased
38. A. continuedB. stopped
C. startedD. avoided
39. A. easyB. safeC. tiredD. anxious
40. A. lost B. collected
C. tornD. saved
答案解析:
A
1. B2. A3. C4. B5. D6. D7. A8. C9. D10. B11. C12. A13. B14. D15. D16. C17. D18. C19. C20. B (解析略)
B
1. 选B｡考查表语从句的引导词,在The reason is that ...句型中表语从句引导词要用that,其义为“原因是……”｡
2. 选A｡根据上下文,此处指的是“没有空间满足(秃鹰)助跑的习惯”,应用不可数名词space｡
3. 选D｡考查由as引导的定语从句,as指代上文提到的秃鹰起飞前总要在地面上助跑10或12英尺这种习惯｡
4. 选D｡文章第一句就是答案的线索｡
5. 选D｡考查对词义准确性的理解,由其后同位语说明蝙蝠“在空中非常敏捷”可以断定这儿指的是蝙蝠在夜间飞来飞去｡
6. 选C｡take off意为“起飞”,蝙蝠不能从水平的地方起飞｡
7. 选C｡由信号词or可知应填与地板相似的地方即“平地”｡
8. 选B｡句子缺的是主语,all充当主语,其后接的定语从句中省略了引导词that｡
9. 选A｡考查定语从句的引导词｡which指代 elevation(高的地方),做介词from的宾语｡
10. 选A｡考查介词like,像闪电一样飞起来｡
11. 选A｡dropped into为过去分词作状语,意为“如果把……丢入一个开口的玻璃杯中”｡
12. 选C｡考查句际间逻辑关系,只有连词unless “除非”符合语义｡
13. 选C｡从上下文不难得知这儿指的是大黄蜂永远都看不到头上有逃跑的方法｡
14. 选D｡表示它固执地从靠近瓶底的地方找出口;此题既考查语义的理解也考查固定搭配persist in doing sth.(习惯性地)“坚持做某事”｡
15. 选D｡文中显然指的是“瓶子的底部”｡
16. 选B｡指的是大黄蜂“从无路的地方找出口,直到完全毁灭自己”｡
17. 选B｡16题选对了,本题就可以迎刃而解了｡
18. 选B｡考查固定搭配,in many ways意为“在许多方面”｡
19. 选A｡考查前后逻辑关系,problems 和frustrations(问题和挫折)是并列关系｡
20. 选A｡本题既考查非谓语动词又考查对词义的把握,not realizing ... “没有意识到……”｡
C
1. 选A｡advertising作定语修饰sign,“出售小狗的招牌”｡
2. 选B｡考查文章上下文的理解,农夫应该是“感到他的工作裤被拽了一下”,而非其它｡
3. 选C｡考查句际间的逻辑关系,农夫“低下头来,与一个小男孩的目光相碰｡”
4. 选D｡从上下文中不难看出,小男孩的意思是“我想买一只小狗｡”
5. 选D｡在这儿农夫说的意思是“这些小狗可都是良种｡”,故选择parents才能表达此意｡
6. 选A｡考查短语的区别｡pulled out a handful of change意为“掏出一把零钱”｡
7. 选A｡考查指代关系｡it指代前面提到的“一把零钱”,change表示零钱时是不可数名词｡
8. 选C｡let out a whistle“吹了一声口哨”｡
9. 选C｡考查过去分词作定语的用法,Dolly后面跟着四只小毛球(小狗)｡
10. 选C｡ ... pressed his face against ... 意思是小男孩把脸紧贴在栅栏的钢丝网眼上｡
11. 选D｡ ... danced with delight意为“眼睛里闪烁着喜悦的光芒｡”
12. 选D｡考查固定短语to make one’s way to ... “前行至……;向……奔去(来)”｡
13. 选D｡泛指“另一只”｡
14. 选B｡somewhat修饰形容词awkward意为“有些笨拙的”｡
15. 选B｡从语境的角度可推知“另一只小毛球竭尽全力想赶上(其他小毛球)”,故应填catch up(赶上､追上)｡
16. 选B｡本题既考查v—ing形式作伴随状语,又考查对语境､语义的理解,“小男孩边说边指着那只发育不全的小狗｡”
17. 选A｡play with“玩耍”｡
18. 选D｡考查介词with的用法,with that在此意思是“听到这话……”｡
19. 选A｡既考查固定搭配又考查对句义的理解, attaching itself to a specially made shoe“连着一只特制的鞋子”｡
20. 选A｡短文最后一句作者向读者传达了他写此文的意图,答案就在该句中｡
D
1. 选C｡sometimes暗示该空表示时间,应填moments｡由listen to rock music together and talk about pop culture可知,B､D替代的内容不全面｡
2. 选D｡第3空后面的my mom暗示该空表示父母亲,因此应填parents｡
3. 选A｡ 4. 选B｡由第6空后面的gap可以反推第4空应填gap,进一步反推可知第3空应填never｡
5. 选A｡由第3空所在的句子可知,Krattenmaker先生小时候喜欢那张新专辑,而他父母很可能不喜欢,可见这是一种兴趣爱好的不同,因此该空应填taste｡
6. 选D｡由上文Hey, this new album (专辑) is really great—how do you like it?可以推断该空应填Music｡
7. 选C｡此处强调父母与子女之间的代沟,因此该空应填separate｡
8. 选C｡上文含贬义色彩,下文含褒义色彩,因此该空表转折性逻辑关系,应填but｡
9. 选B｡由下文父母也穿蓝色牛仔裤,也喜欢滑雪､爬山,表明他们显得年轻,因此该空应填youthful｡
10. 选A｡此处强调父母与子女打成一片,因此该空表示“随意的”,应填casual｡
11. 选B｡give way to意为“为……所取代”,符合语境逻辑｡
12. 选C｡13. 选A｡由语境逻辑可知,第13空空档前面是父母采取的态度,空档后面不是父母采取的态度,因此第13空表示“而不是”,应填instead of｡Because I said so, that’s why暗示第12空与某人讲道理,应填reason｡
14. 选B｡父母教育子女权威的方法被更为平等的方法所取代的结果是家庭成员之间更亲密了｡
15. 选B｡下文subject暗示该空表示对话,应填conversations｡
16. 选C｡该空表示诸如,用来列举事例加以说明,因此应填such as｡
17. 选A｡由上文内容可知,现在父母和子女之间的关系更为亲近融洽,难怪孩子们经常给母亲写问候卡｡
18. 选A｡由上文内容可知,现在父母和孩子是平等的关系,因此该空应填equality｡
19. 选C｡每个人都有发言权(everyone has a say in the family.)当然会导致父母威信的下降｡
20. 选D｡由常识可知,只有当子女有发言权时才会任性｡
E
本文以自述的口吻讲述了自己在刚上大学时那段困难的过渡期｡从题目的设问情况看,在叙述过程中,利用上下文的语言信息给出答案的题目占了多数,另外题目在考查对文章句意理解的基础上,多次涉及到词义辨析的问题｡
21. 选C｡22. 选A｡由全文可知,像“我”这种情况的人在上大学初始并非一人,可能与大多数人情景一样｡因此,这句话的意思是:可能正象许多人一样,“我”非常想家并且常常考虑回家｡
23. 选D｡出门在外,来自家乡的只言片语也是令人欣慰的,那时对于很多学生来说可谓是最幸福时刻了｡
24. 选B｡通过后面my mailbox和后边我读信的信息可知,得到的应是信件(letters),而不是参观者(visitors),电话(calls)或说明书(directions)｡
25. 选A｡从本句的开头although可知,这儿有转折的意思;本句的意思为:尽管对于许多学生最幸福的时刻是收到家乡的来信,但“我”的信箱常常是怎样的｡“closed”与“open”如填在此处,就与后面的信息产生了矛盾｡如果填full,收到信的喜悦就不会是最幸福的时刻了｡因此,只有信箱常常是空的,偶尔收到一封信,才会有喜悦之感｡
26. 选C｡在there was a postcard
out at me句子中可以看出,postcard是所被填的词的逻辑主语,后面的动词的行为是由postcard发出的;另外postcard在信箱里,如果我很容易就看到了,证明postcard是有一部分露在外面的｡如果选pouring out (涌出,只有信了多才会“涌”出来);reaching out (伸出;够得到);rolling out(滚动出来)都不能恰当地表达出作者当时看到信的心情;只有staring out (盯着看某人;凝视)把postcard人格化了,产生了互动的效果｡
27. 选D｡通过对句子成分的分析,后半句为伴随状语,作者“我”在读postcard时,心里期望着一张来自遥远家乡的便笺｡describing(描绘)､considering(考虑)､enjoying(欣赏)均不合语境｡
28. 选A｡29. 选B｡从下文可知,情景并不像作者所期待的那样,这儿出现了转折｡本句的句意为:我渐渐地变得困惑了,因为没有一张便笺会是这样的:它是关于一个名叫Mabel和她新生婴儿的新闻报道｡Any意为“一些”,用在否定句或疑问句中;no意为“没有”,即可修饰单数名词,也可修饰可数名词复数的复数形式;some一些;such如此,这样｡
30. 选C｡由上文可知,作者对此并不感兴趣,因此,把它带回宿舍并很快就忘了此信｡joked开玩笑;talked谈论;cared关心､在意;forgot忘记｡
31. 选D｡此题考查的是accepted与 received的区别,accepted(收下,接受)强调的是结果,而received(收到)强调的是行为;mailed邮寄､投递;wrote写｡通过上文信息可知,作者几天后又收到了一个postcard｡
32. 选A｡前半句是一个完整的句子,而前后两部分中间没有连词,从这一点可以看出,后面内容只能是这个句子的成分;this one... 是对postcard的补充说明,this one 是所填词的逻辑主语,只有deliver才有传递信息的意思｡delivering传递;demanding要求､请求;discovering发现;developing发展｡
33. 选B｡从句子结构可以看出,后半句是对每张卡片进行解释说明的｡由于是强调每张卡片的内容,因此,只有each符合题意:当强调整体中的每一个时,常用each｡
34. 选D｡由于一张又一张讲述不同人的轶闻趣事的卡片的到来,我开始打心地里盼望着(look forward to )下一张的到来;此时,作者的心情有了转变｡nearly几乎;possibly可能;usually经常;really的的确确｡
35. 选C｡promising有前途的;surprised吃惊的;interested感兴趣的;pretending假装｡此句是对作者当时心情的描述;只有对某事感兴趣了,才会盼望｡
36. 选C｡饶有兴趣地想知道作者下一次要讲述什么样的内容｡
37. 选B｡如此这样,我的每次盼望都没有落空,都没有令“我”失望｡frightened令人害怕的;disappointed失望的;excited 激动的;pleased高兴的｡
38. 选B｡39. 选A｡当作者感到大学的生活并不是那么难时,这些卡片不再来了｡
40. 选D｡通过以上作者认识的变化,不难想到这些卡片对初上大学的我的生活起了非常大的调节作用,这使我不得不珍视所有的卡片,以至我把它们保存了下来｡而且每当我需要调剂时,我就拿出他们来读一读｡saved保留､保存;lost失去;collected收集;精心地､有选择地收集;torn撕碎｡