It was not such a good dinner _______ she had promised us.

A. like　　　　　　　　　　 B. that

C. which　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

【分析】最佳答案是D。这顿饭不像他给我们承诺的那样好。As引导方式状语从句。

 

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。

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一 最佳答案。

　　     It was after midnight, and I was on my way home. The 1 that followed　　 me through the 2 street in the East End of London were 3 of two young men who were 4 up to no good.

　　     I walked 5, but the steps 6 faster too. I 7 to stop a taxi that　　 passed 8, but the 9 either didn't see me or didn't want to stop. The　　 steps came 10. I am not a man who gets frightened 11, but I must say I was a bit 12 now. 13 the two men caught up with me." 14 me, sir,　　 could you 15 us a penny?" said one of them in a voice which 16　　 pleasant enough and made me feel a little 17 nervous.

　　     "Yes, I think 18," I said. And to show 19 that I was not　　 frightened I 20, "But may I ask you what you need it 21?"

　　     "Oh, 22, sir," replied the other, "We'd like to 23 the coin to see which of us shall 24 your watch, and which 25!"

1. A. footsteps　　B. sound　　C. voice　　 D. noise　　　　［　　］ 2. A. bright　　   B. clean　　C. dirty　　 D. dark　　　　 ［　　］ 3. A. some　　　　 B. those　　C. any　　   D. none　　　　 ［　　］ 4. A. quickly　　  B. finally  C. obviously D. particularly ［　　］   5. A. faster　　   B. further  C. slowlier  D. harder　　   ［　　］ 6. A. became　　   B. walked   C. passed　　D. ran　　　　  ［　　］ 7. A. managed　　  B. tried　　C. wanted　　D. had　　　　  ［　　］ 8. A. on　　　　   B. off　　  C. away　　  D. by　　　　   ［　　］ 9. A. policeman　　B. young men  C. driver  D. lady　　　　 ［　　］ 10. A. again　　   B. once more  C. farther D. nearer　　   ［　　］ 11. A. easily　　  B. soon　　 C. surely　　D. coldly　　   ［　　］ 12. A. frightened  B. nervous  C. angry　　 D. proud　　　　［　　］ 13. A. At least　　B. At most  C. At first  D. At last　　  ［　　］ 14. A. Love　　　　B. Remember C. Excuse　　D. Look at　　  ［　　］ 15. A. show　　　　B. lend　　 C. borrow　　D. give　　　　 ［　　］ 16. A. looked　　  B. sounded  C. heard　　 D. smelled　　  ［　　］ 17. A. less　　　　B. more　　 C. better　　D. worse　　　　［　　］ 18. A. so　　　　  B. over　　 C. about　　 D. of　　　　   ［　　］ 19. A. people　　  B. my parents C. them　　D. the neighbors 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 20. A. told　　　　B. added　　C. explained D. answered　　 ［　　］ 21. A. to　　　　  B. with　　 C. for　　   D. up　　　　   ［　　］ 22. A. please　　  B. be quick C. thank you D. certainly　　［　　］ 23. A. buy　　　　 B. sell　　 C. throw　　 D. lose　　　　 ［　　］ 24. A. steal　　   B. rob　　  C. repair　　D. have　　　　 ［　　］ 25. A. money　　   B. wife　　 C. son　　   D. house　　　　［　　］  

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

    The cold afternoon sunlight made long shadows behind the trees along the road. Sam Higbee 1 the gate of the Higbee Place and 2 his tractor(拖拉机)into the field. Things had been moving 3 . Only the night before, the Higbee 4 had at last stopped quarrelling for long enough to agree on a 5 price. John Farnham,the real-estate agent(房地产代理商),had 6 a hurried trip to see Higbee the next morning. Within a few hours Higbee had looked round the place again, the agreement had been 7 , and he had put his　　 horses into one of the Higbee fields. Now he was 　　 8 to plough(犁地).

    He'd work until midnight, or 9  if he didn't get too10　　 . Out in the center of the field the old house was 11 the big trees.A dusty road ran 12  the field to the house from the gate. 13 Higbee had no use for the big old house. The 　　 14  would cost more than the place was 15 .　　 He lowered the 16 and started the tractor. 17  he ploughed the rich black earth 18 out in smooth furrows(犁沟). Low dark clouds　　 moved past overhead, and in the west the 19 sun turned the lower　　 parts of the clouds red.The 20  of the tractor's motor was unchanging, and watching the furrows sent Sam into a dream-like 　　 21 . He didn't notice the time 22 .When it got dark, he 　　 23 the headlight and kept going. The 24 night air caused sharp pain to his face and hands, but his 25 remained fixed on the piece of ground between the grass and the ploughed earth.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. looked at	B. opened	C. pushed	D. knocked at	[    ]
2.	A. drove	B. moved	C. carried	D. rode	[    ]
3.	A. sometimes	B. carelessly	C. slowly	D. quickly	[    ]
4.	A. house	B. home	C. family	D. place	[    ]
5.	A. selling	B. buying	C. rising	D. different	[    ]
6.	A. made	B. tried	C. planned	D. delayed	[    ]
7.	A. missing	B. read	C. seen	D. singed	[    ]
8.	A. stopping	B. starting	C. continuing	D. forced	[    ]
9.	A. harder	B. shorter	C. longer	D. earlier	[    ]
10.	A. sleepy	B. hungry	C. excited	D. sad	[    ]
11.	A. between	B. among	C. in	D. under	[    ]
12.	A. over	B. into	C. through	D. below	[    ]
13.	A. Therefore	B. Or	C. And	D. But	[    ]
14.	A. repairs	B. buildings	C. painting	D. checks	[    ]
15.	A. useful	B. worth	C. sold	D. bought	[    ]
16.	A. machine	B. wheels	C. head	D. plough	[    ]
17.	A. For	B. Since	C. As	D. Because	[    ]
18.	A. rolled	B. ran	C. walked	D. went	[    ]
19.	A. shining	B. strong	C. setting	D. failed	[    ]
20.	A. voice	B. sound	C. size	D. movement	[    ]
21.	A. place	B. situation	C. form	D. state	[    ]
22.	A. turning	B. moving	C. passing	D. disappearing	[    ]
23.	A. turned on	B. turned off	C. opened	D. fixed	[    ]
24.	A. warm	B. cold	C. hot	D. dirty	[    ]
25.	A. thought	B. face	C. hands	D. eyes	[    ]

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

　　

    It 1 around nine o'clock when I drove　　 2 home from work because it was already dark. As I approached the gates I switched off the headlamps of the car 3 prevent the beam from swinging in through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But I 4 . I noticed that　　 his light was still on, so he was awake anyway- unless he'd 　　 5 asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps. Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room. He was in bed awake but he didn't 6 turn towards me.

　　 　　 　　

    "What's up, Jack?" I said.

　　 　　 　　

    "For God's 7 , don't make a noise," he said.

　　 　　 　　

    The way he spoke reminded me 8 someone 9 who is afraid to talk in　　 case he 10 himself a serious injury.

　　 　　 　　

    "Take your shoes 　　 11, Neville." Jack said. I thought that he must be ill and that 　　 12 humor him to keep him happy. "There's a snake here," he explained. "It's asleep 13 the sheets. I was 14 on my back reading when I saw it. I know that moving was out of 15, I 　　 16 moved even if I'd wanted to. "I realized that he was 17 ." I was relying 　　 18 you to call a doctor as soon as you 19 home, "Jack went on." It hasn't bitten me yet but I calm not 20 to upset it. It 　　 21 wake up. I'm sick 22 this. "he said,"　　 I 23 that　　 you'd be home an hour ago."　　There was no time to argue or apologize 24 late. I looked at him　　 25 I could and went out to telephone the doctor.

(1)A. had to be　　　　 B. was to be　　

C. must have been    D. should have been

[    ]

(2)A. at    B. back　　 C. in    D. to   

[    ]

(3)A. so as to   B. in order    C. so that    D. for　　

[    ]

(4)A. needn't bothered　　

B. didn't need to bother   

C. needn't  have bothered   

D. mustn't have bothered  

[    ]

(5)A. become　　 B. fallen    C. gone　　 D. grown　　

[    ]

(6)A. even　　 B. just    C. only　　 D. rather   

[    ]

(7)A. behalf　　 B. love    C. reason　　 D. sake   

[    ]

(8)A. from　　 B. to　　 C. of    D. with   

[    ]

(9)A. with pain    B. in pain    C. having pain    D. having ache   

[    ]

(10)A. would do    B. does　　 C. would make    D. makes   

[    ]

(11)A. off    B. out　　 C. away　　 D. back   

[    ]

(12)A. I had rather    B. I would rather　　

    C. I had better    D. I would better　　

[    ]

(13)A. between  B. beside    C. below    D. behind   

[    ]

(14)A. lied　　 B. laid    C. laying    D. lying

[    ]

(15)A. the business　　 B. the question   

　　  C. the chance　　   D. the risk   

[    ]

(16)A. may not have　　 B. might not have　　

　　  C. can't have　　   D. couldn't have　　

[    ]

(17)A. in fact    B. in serious    C. in earnest　　 D. in truth   

[    ]

(18)A. on    B. to    C. in　　 D. for   

[    ]

(19)A. would come　　 B. have  come　　 C. were coming    D. came

[    ]

(20)A. to do a thing　　   B. do anything   

　　  C. to do something　　 D. do nothing   

[    ]

(21)A. might   B. can    C. should    D. shall　　

[    ]

(22)A. with    B. from　　 C. of　　 D. for    

[    ]

(23)A. made it certain　　 B. have been sure of　　

C. counted on　　 　　 D. took it for granted   

[    ]

(24)A. for being  B. to be   C. on being   D. to have been

[    ]

(25)A. as fiercely as    B. as encouragingly as　　

C. so bravely  as    D. so hopefully as　　

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