题目列表(包括答案和解析)
I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a ____16____ thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to____17___ it.
The____18____ started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I____19____ took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and____20____ to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and____21____ her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't____22____ and get hurt.
After that happened, I____23____ there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. ____24____ ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost____25____.
After a while, I started wishing I could____26____ Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel____27____ in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that____28____ everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and____29____ them about their____30____ for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's____31____ and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on____32____ today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her____33____ she was a great heroine. I was____34____ of my grandma and hoped she would____35____ know that I had been ashamed of her.
1.A. funny B. common C. terrible D. clear
2.A. admit B. receive C. refuse D. show
3.A. quarrel B. accident C. trouble D. adventure
4.A. already B. always C. simply D. hardly
5.A. enjoying B. pretending C. imagining D. continuing
6.A. warn B. demand C. advise D. beg
7.A. mind B. hear C. see D. fall
8.A. expected B. declared C. realized D. doubted
9.A. Because of B. Except for C. Such as D. Instead of
10.A. died B. cheered C. disappeared D. suffered
11.A. meet B. avoid C. arrange D. hide
12.A. independent B. inconvenient C. unwelcome D. unfamiliar
13.A. changed B. finished C. stopped D. Prepared
14.A. interview B. report C. tell D. write
15.A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
16.A. free B. popular C. interesting D. embarrassing
17.A. show B. stage C. duty D. time
18.A. and then B. even if C. so that D. as if
19.A. sure B. proud C. ashamed D. afraid
20.A. never B. even C. still D. once
It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to 26 by inviting a few friends out to supper. I 27 a restaurant in a quiet part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is hardly ever crowded, because 28 people know about it, so it is not usually necessary to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening 29 .
When we entered the restaurant, I was surprised to find it completely 30 . I looked around but not a 31 table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about 32 ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion! 33 the place was full! We can hardly manage.”
The waiter then 34 a table in the corner. “The people there 35 . ” he said, “Just hold on and you will 36 a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people 37 the corner table paid their bill, got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
Unfortunately our table was almost out of sight. We tried to attract the attention of the waiter who sent us there, but he, like 38 waiters, 39 the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. But at last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very 40 with their service. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised (建议) my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our 41 .
A few moments later he 42 to our table. We could tell from his face that he had 43 for us. 44 a little embarrassed (尴尬的) he informed us that there was 45 left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet!(煎蛋卷)”
【小题1】
| A．remember | B．celebrate | C．memorize | D．congratulate |
| A．chose | B．selected | C．picked up | D．elected |
| 【小题3】 |
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| A．as a rule | B．as a matter of fact |
| C．as usual | D．as is known to all |
| A．empty | B．full | C．free | D．quiet |
| A．one | B．any | C．single | D．other |
| A．a half hour | B．half a hour |
| C．half an hour | D．an hour half |
| A．suddenly | B．soon | C．quickly | D．certainly |
| A．pointed out | B．pointed over |
| C．pointed on | D．pointed to |
| A．will leave | B．are about to leave | C．are to leave | D．will be leaving |
| A．find | B．find out | C．looked for | D．searched |
| A．by | B．beside | C．at | D．near |
| A．all the other | B．all an other |
| C．all the others | D．all other |
| A．were kept busy | B．was busy with |
| C．kept busy with | D．were busy with |
| A．excited | B．tired | C．pleased | D．disappointed |
| A．dishes | B．food | C．menu | D．order |
| A．went | B．came | C．was | D．returned |
| A．a good news | B．good news |
| C．bad news | D．a bad news |
| A．Looking | B．Look | C．Looked | D．Looks |
| A．meat or fish | B．no meat and fish |
| C．meat and fish | D．no meat or fish |
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___16__ like the first one but was worth only￡2,000. This he took to the shop, which accepted it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more 17__ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife __18__ to Paris for a weekend. As to the __19__ ring, the shop sold it for￡60,000.
Six months later the buyer __20__it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty diamond,"he said. "It isn't worth the high __21__ I paid." Then he told them the __22__. His wife's car had caught fire in an __23__. She had escaped ,__24__ the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great __25__ of the fire.
The shop had to agree. They knew that no fire on earth can ever damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the __26__ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who __27__ it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the __28__. A reader thought he recognized the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which showed a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman __29__ a large diamond ring."Do You know the __30__ with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
16. A. surely B. only C. nearly D. exactly
17. A. real B. worthy C. modern D. valuable
18.A. drove B. flew C. sailed D. bicycled
19. A. last B. first C. second D. next
20. A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned
21.A. money B. price C. cost D. value
22. A. facts B. questions C. results D. matters
23. A. accident B. affair C. incident D. experience
24. A. so B. but C. or D. and
25. A. pile B. heat C. pressure D. power
26. A. real B. pure C. right D. exact
27.A. made B. stole C. copied D. did
28.A. magazines B. notices C. newspapers D. programmes
29. A. carrying B. holding C. dressing D. wearing
30. A. dancer B. woman C. jeweler D. reader
完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 16 a handwriting expert. She has helped 17 many criminals(罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 18 interested in the differences in her friends' 19 that she would spend hours 20 them. After 21 college she went to France for a 22 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 23 for people at hide their handwriting. She can discover 24 of what she needs to know simply 25 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 26 she also has machines 27 help her make 28 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 29 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 30 of what kind of person the 31 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 32 I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she 33 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 34 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 35 , however.
A. with B. by C. like D. as
A. search B. follow C. catch D. extra
A. so B. too C. quite D. extra
A. books B. letter C. tongues D. handwriting
A.writing B. studying C. settling D. uncovering
A.attending B. finishing C. starting D. stepping into
A. powerful B. natural C. special D. common
A.main B. safe C. easy D.impossible
A. most B. nothing C. little D. sight
A. with B. by C. of D. about
A. so B. for C. thus D. but
A. they B. in which C. that D. those
A. up B. out C. for D. into
A. of B. to C. with D. for
A. test B. sign(标记) C. means D. habit
A. thief B. criminal C. writer D. policeman
A. whether B. unless C. if D. after
A. adds B. tells C. repeats D. cries
A. before B. after C. shyly D. and
A.necessary B. all right C.important D. quite easy
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