阅读下列短文 ,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C、和D)中 ,选出最佳选项。
Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to declare war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. "We will rest here tonight, my men," he said. "Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, or we will die."
They were all very tired so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.
The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots up. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.
The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland like it so much that they made it their national flower.
1.At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill ________.
A. began to fight the Romans hard
B. stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight
C. woke and rose immediately, ready to fight
D. put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight
2.The result of the war is that ________.
A. the Romans killed all the Scots
B. the Scots were defeated
C. the Scots were driven out of Scotland
D. the Scots defeated the Romans
3.The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle ________.
A. is lovely, though not beautiful
B. gives them happiness
C. is a kind of useful plant
D. helped the Scots in wiping out the Roma
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Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves when they are to _________ on their life journey.
A. set up B. set off C. set about D. set down
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My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, "How would you like to go to Eton?"
"You bet," I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict(冲突) with his fear of drawing attention to himself.
It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging (刺痛) and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.
"Oh, he doesn't want to go away," said my mother, "You shouldn't go on like this.” “It's up to him," said my father. "He can make up his own mind."
1.The house the writer's family lived in was ________.
A. the best they could afford
B. right for their social position
C. for showing off
D. rather small
2.His father sold his Roils-Royce because ________.
A. it made him feel uneasy
B. it was too old to work well
C. it was too expensive to possess
D. it was too cheap
3.The writer's father enjoyed being different as long as ________.
A. it drew attention to him
B. it didn't bring him in arguments
C. it was understood as a joke
D. there was no danger of his showing off
4.What was the writer's reaction to the idea of going to Eton?
A. He was very unhappy.
B. He didn't believe it.
C. He was delighted.
D. He had mixed feelings.
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Werewolves (狼人) aren’t the only creatures affected by the moon’s cycles(周期). A full moon also affects people’s sleep more or less, reports a Swiss team of scientists. Even people who sleep in a lab without windows could reduce their sleeping time a little once a month.
To test the moon’s influence, 33 adults of both sexes and ages of many kinds spent several nights in a sleep lab. As they slept, researchers recorded their brain activity, eye movements and hormone levels (荷尔蒙水平). On nights closer to a full moon, the sleepers took an average of five minutes longer to fall asleep, and slept for 20 minutes less. In addition, brain activity fell by 30 percent during the sleep. And hormone levels that help control sleep cycles went down. On these nights, the sleepers complained they couldn’t sleep well even though they didn’t know the moon’s cycle. On the bright side, no sleeper turned into a werewolf.
The Swiss team doesn’t know how the moon affects sleep. The gravity (重力) of the moon causes ocean tides(潮汐)to rise and fall. But that force is too weak to affect sleep, Gajochen says. He believed some body’s biological clock may be affected by the moon cycles. There may be another reason, says David Dinges. This sleep researcher at the University Of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia says that the body clock is very sensitive(敏感的)to light at night. Those sleepers could have been affected by having too much moonlight before arriving at the lab.
1.The writer mentioned “werewolves” in the first paragraph to ________.
A. show there are the moon’s cycles
B. attract people’s attention to the report
C. introduce a creature to readers
D. ask people not to sleep alone in the lab
2.What happened to the sleepers during the experiment on a full moon?
A. They slept for about five minutes longer.
B. They could only sleep for 20 minutes.
C. Their brains were not as active as they were
D. They complained they were too tired to sleep.
3.The last paragraph is developed mainly by ________.
A. analyzing (分析) reasons B. explaining differences
C. making comparisons D. following the time order
4.The passage is mainly about ________.
A. the sleeping problems caused by the moon’s cycles
B. the influence of the moon on human sleeping habits
C. the moon’s influence on sleeping and its possible reasons
D. the ways to get a better sleep on a full moon night
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第一节完形填空。
Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a _______ tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to _______ his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not _______ him in any way.
One _______, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They ____ their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest _______ and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered _______.
After Marc saw several homes, he _______ the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _______, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to _______ some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.
Marc began building his home. He had several _______ starts, but his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could _______ it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and _______ with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, _______ back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was _______. The first winter storm destroyed his home and he was frozen to _______. The villagers mourned for him.
Marc _______ the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, _______ a family, and lived a happy, content life.
We all build and improve our own mental homes. It's _______ and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually _______ the best ideas.
1.A.strange B.hopeful C.literary D.cultural
2.A.find B.make C.complete D.buy
3.A.help B.encourage C.scold D.persuade
4.A.winter B.summer C.autumn D.spring
5.A.exchanged B.received C.recognized D.advised
6.A.girls B.jobs C.houses D.presents
7.A.rooms B.drinks C.attention D.advice
8.A.expected B.gathered C.created D.understood
9.A.similarly B.finally C.however D.furthermore
10.A.forget B.believe C.replace D.doubt
11.A.fine B.amazing C.false D.rapid
12.A.repair B.rebuild C.sell D.improve
13.A.conversations B.achievement C.struggles D.arguments
14.A.drove B.rushed C.flew D.moved
15.A.weak B.funny C.small D.excellent
16.A.blindness B.death C.sadness D.illness
17.A.experienced B.loved C.survived D.spent
18.A.brought B.earned C.contacted D.raised
19.A.slow B.easy C.dangerous D.special
20.A.realize B.bring C.collect D.apply
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七选五。
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.
1. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.
2. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! _3. Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.
Some sports or game go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. 4. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 5. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.
A. And think of people in cold countries.
B. Sports help to train a person’s character.
C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.
D. Many people like to watch others play games.
E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.
F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.
G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
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语法填空.
There is 1. old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the 2. (busy) day of the week”. How many 3. (time) have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? I’d say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here are the reasons.
Tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about 4. (dead), but the reality is—5. is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave 6. unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.
You’ll be much 7. (happy) if you go for it. Imagine how much happier you’ll be 8. you’re living the life you always dreamed about. The only thing 9. is stopping you is yourself. Take control of your own happiness. Don’t keep your dreams 10. (wait). Go after them today!
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阅读下面短文,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词语的正确形式填空。
One night,at 11?30 p.m.,an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm.Her car had broken 1.and she desperately needed a ride.Soaking (湿透) wet,she 2._(decide) to flag down the next car.A young white man stopped 3.(help) her—generally unheard of in those conflictfilled 1960s.The man took her to 4._(safe),helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.She seemed to be in a big hurry,but wrote down his address,thanked 5..
Seven days went by and 6._knock came on the man’s door7.his surprise,a giant console color TV was delivered to his home.A special note was attached.It read,“Thank you so much 8.assisting me on the highway the other night.The rain drenched (湿透) not only my clothes 9. my spirits.Then you came along.Because of you,I was able to make it to my10.(die) husband’s bedside just before he passed away.God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.”
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It is reported that two schools,_____are being built in my hometown, will open next year.
A. they both B. which both
C. both of them D. both of which
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