题目列表(包括答案和解析)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow. 36 the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I 37 the bird before I saw it.
“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.
“It’s coming from the 38 .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little 39 .”
I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s 40 I saw the sparrow. It was flying 41 just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly 42 to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but 43 and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44 the ceiling.
I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the 45 open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet 46 it could get outside, but that only seemed to 47 it more.
“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita 48 .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”
We went back into the house, where we 49 to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was 50 and our uninvited guest was gone.
I’ve 51 that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were 52 to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the 53 that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make 54 without banging(碰)our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much 55 .
36.A. Still B. Somehow C. Instead D. Perhaps
【答案】B
【解析】不知怎么的,这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。
37.A. heard B. caught C. searched D. observed
【答案】A
【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound, 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟,先闻其鸣”。
38.A. house B. backyard C. garage D. basement
【答案】C
【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知, 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。
39.A. birds B. guests C. cats D. kids
【答案】D
【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子
40.A. when B. how C. why D. whether
【答案】A
【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”
41.A. quickly B. anxiously C. cautiously D. slowly
【答案】B
【解析】anxiously不安的,焦虑的。因为被困,所以很焦虑。
42. A. deciding B. hesitating C. trying D. choosing
【答案】C
【解析】try to get out努力要出去。
43. A. up B. backward C. forward D. down
【答案】D
【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方,而在下方。
44. A. against B. off C. along D. into
【答案】A
【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板
45. A. free B. small C. wide D. dark
【答案】B
【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。
46. A. in case B. even if C. as though D. so that
【答案】D
【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。
47. A. puzzle B. confuse C. frighten D. disturb
【答案】C
【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕, 吓唬某人
48. A. suggested B. explained C. insisted D. demanded
【答案】A
【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。
49. A. attempted B. continued C. refused D. failed
【答案】B
【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事
50. A. fierce B. empty C. safe D. silent
【答案】D
【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone, 所以没有声音了,很安静
51.A. looked after B. worried about C. thought about D. brought up
【答案】C
【解析】A.照看 B.担心 C.思考 D. 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”,所以作者是在思考。
52. A. forced B. determined C. born D. urged
【答案】C
【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”
53. A. idea B. possibility C. challenge D. problem
【答案】B
【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性,如果我们飞的低一些,好事也可能会发生。
54. A. progress B. peace C. decisions D. efforts
【答案】A
【解析】make progress取得进步
55. A. panic B. pressure C. loss D. trouble
【答案】D
【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。
How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease? These days that’s more than an academic question, as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.
There are now more than a thousand genetic(基因的)tests, for everything from baldness to breast cancer, and the list is growing. Question is, do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? For instance, Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’(老年痴呆症).
“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease, that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious, through which you see the rest of your life as you wait for that disease to hit you. It could really mess you up.” Said Dr. Robert Green, a Harvard geneticist.
“Every ache and pain,” Smith suggested, could be understood as “the beginning of the end.”“That ’s right. If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, then every time you can’t find your car in the parking lot, you think the disease has started.”
Dr. Green has been thinking about this issue for years. He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s. It was thought that people who got bad news would, for lack of a better medical term, freak out. But Green and his team found that there was“no significant difference”between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives. In fact, most people think they can handle it. People who ask for the information usually can handle the information, good or bad, said Green.
71.The first paragraph is meant to__________.
A. ask some questions B. introduce the topic
C. satisfy readers’ curiosity D. describe an academic fact
【答案】B
【解析】通过两个问题引出话题。
72.Which of the following is true of James Watson?
A. He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.
B. He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.
C. He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.
D. He doesn’t want to know his chance of getting a disease.
【答案】D
【解析】根据第二段Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’。“James Watson要求如果他的基因表明他有很高的老年痴呆症的可能不要告诉他。”
73.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, if a person is at a higher genetic risk, it is__________.
A. advisable not to let him know B. impossible to hide his disease
C. better to inform him immediately D. necessary to remove his anxiety
【答案】A
【解析】根据这两个自然段可知,如果你提前被告知你将来可能患某种可怕的疾病会mess you up。
74.The underlined part“freak out”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to“_________”.
A. break down B. drop out C. leave off D. turn away
【答案】A
【解析】根据下文But的转折,以及no significant difference可知,freak out的意思是A(精神垮掉)。
75.The study led by Dr. Green indicates that people__________.
A. prefer to hear good news B. tend to find out the truth
C. can accept some bad news D. have the right to be informed
【答案】C
【解析】根据第五段内容 In fact, most people think they can handle it可知答案选C.
Tykoon is an online website that allows you to teach your child financial principles through allowances, assignment of tasks and daily chores. As the parent, you can assign a cash value to the things you want your child to do. Then, your child can go in, accept the task and add to their wish list of what they would like to purchase with the money that they earn.
Let’s start with the parent side of things. The parent must be the one to set up the account. You simply enter your information and your child’s information to get started. You are then able to assign allowance amounts to your child.
Then you can add tasks for your child to accept and link them to either their weekly allowance or a pre-determined amount. Your child is then able to accept or decline their tasks. They can see how much each task earns, how often they need to do it and what they will get if they do! They can add items that they are working toward earning and can even earn nn-cash incentives such as extra TV time or staying up late!
Tykoon is a great way to start teaching your child about responsibility and financial principles in fun and safe way. Through the creation of their own profile and the ability to accept or decline tasks, they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets! So, head over and sign up for a free account today and watch your child get excited about doing their chores!
And right now, as a special reward, if you share Tykoon with your friends and have five friends sign up and stay active for more than a month, you’ll earn a $25 Amazon.com gift card! So get your child enrolled(注册), tell your friends and let’s start teaching all our kids about the important financial principles today!
66.The purpose of the text is to___________.
A. make an advertisement B. share teaching experience
C. describe an online website D. present a way of making money
【答案】A
【解析】第一段介绍Tykoon,二,三,四段介绍怎样操作以及所带来的好处, 最后一段是奖励措施。因此, 本文的目的是做广告,吸引大家都来参与。
67.The underlined word“incentives” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_________”.
A. promises B. rewards C. gifts D. tasks
【答案】B
【解析】根据下文such as extra TV time or staying up late!,可见,“incentives”表示的是一种奖励。
68.What can kids learn from Tykoon?
A. The ability to manage their budgets. B. The responsibility to do daily chores.
C. The skills to earn their own living. D. The tricks to accept or refuse tasks.
【答案】A
【解析】根据第四段they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets!他们被教给在以后生活中他们自己管理自己财务时需要的技巧。
69.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_________.
A. no parents will resist the special reward B. Amazon is a very popular website
C. Tykoon wants to attract more visitors D. friends should share information
【答案】C
【解析】如果你能分享给5个朋友,让他们也签约并且保持活跃至少一个月,你就会得到价值25美元的亚马逊礼品卡。
70.What is the best title of the text?
A. Tykoon—A Safe Way to Manage Your Financial Issues
B. How to Create Funny Tasks for Your Kids on the Website
C. Opening an Online Account with the Help of Tykoon
D. Teaching Your Kids Financial Principles with Tykoon
【答案】D
【解析】纵观全文可知。
People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word“mouth.”
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest(抗议)and say “Do not bad mouth me.” Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest: “I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person, “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
Parents might sometimes keep a child off sweet food as a form of punishment for saying bad things. For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child. The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off..
But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough.
61. When will a person probably say“do not bad mouth me”?
A. When he feels down. B. When he is regretful.
C. When he is spoken ill of. D. When he gets angry.
【答案】C
【解析】根据第二段第一句if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest(抗议)and say “Do not bad mouth me.”“如果你说一个人的坏话,这个人可能会抗议说不要说我坏话。”
62.What will the person say if he feels sorry for what he has said?
A. Do not bad mouth me.
B. Stop mouthing off.
C. Do not put words in my mouth.
D. I really put my foot in my mouth this time.
【答案】D
【解析】根据第二段Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”有时人们对家人和朋友说了一些他们后来会后悔的话因为这些话上海了那个人。。。。说话的人就会说“这次我真的说错话了。”
63.If a person lives from hand to mouth, it implies that__________.
A. he is badly-off B. he is hard-working
C. he has lots of money D. he has enough to eat
【答案】A
【解析】根据第四段This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.与富人相对的是穷人。
64.By saying“I have been running my mouth long enough”,the speaker means“________”.
A. I have run a long way B. I have talked too much
C. I have learned a lot D. I have been a mouthy person
【答案】B
【解析】
65.What is mainly talked about in the text?
A. Expressions about the word“mouth”. B. Functions of the organ“mouth”.
C. Opinions about“mouthy people”. D. Meanings of the word“mouth”.
【答案】A
【解析】第一段最后一句是主题句. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word“mouth.”
进入高中已经一个月了,你对你身边的学习和生活环境由陌生到熟悉,请根据下文提示写一篇英语短文,谈谈你如何安排你接下来的高中生活,内容应包括:
1. 确定新的学习目标
2. 改进学习方法
3. 学会独立的生活
4. 参加各种课外活动
5. 处理好与同学的关系
注意:
1. 短文的内容要连贯,完整
2. 短文单词数100左右(开头已给出的单词不计入单词总数)
In the past month, my life has changed a lot since I started my senior high school.
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