A. action B. speech C. work D. performance 查看更多

 

题目列表(包括答案和解析)

阅读理解

  Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary.

  Important words to learn:●Essential●improver ● Advanced

  pump/pamp/

  noun[C]DEVICE●1A a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to an-other:a water/bicycle/fuel pump○a UK petrol/US gas pump SHOE●2[USUALLY PLURAL]US(UK court shoe)a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3[USUALLY PLURAL]a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer's shoe when is worn by women 4[USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat·shoe made of heavy clothy, which is worn by children for doing sports.

  ueerb LIQUID/GAS●1[T USUALLY·ADV/PREP]to force liquid or gas to move somewhere:our latest machine can pump a hundred gallors a minute,○The new wine is pumped into stirage tanks.○The heart pumos blood through the arteries/round the body.INFORMATION2[T]INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direce:She was pumping me for details of the new projece.

  Idioms pump sb's hand to SHAKE someone's hand(hold their hand and move it up and down, espacially In order to greet them)·pump lron INFORMAL to lift beavy weights for exercise; These days both men and wmen pump irom for fithess.

  Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate succesfully:They had been pumpinh money into the business for some Years without seeing any results.

  Pump sth out(M)REMOVE1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump:We took turns pumping out the boat.PRODUCE2INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous:The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda.○The car radio was pumping out music with a heacy beat.

  Pump out sth someone's stomach is pumped out, a Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked Through a tube.She had to go to hospital to have her Stomach pumped out.

  Pump sth up[M]INFORMAL to make someone feel more contident or excited:He was offering them advince and trying to pump them up.○[R]The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the game.

  Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a pump:Have you pumped up the balloons yet?○ I must pump the tyres up on my bike.2 INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount:The US was able to pump up exports.○Let's pump up the tolume a bit!

  Pump-action/pamp ek/n/ad ectiv[BEFORE NOUN]descnbes a device which operates by forcing songthing, especially air, in or out of a closed space or container; a pump-action shotgun○a pump-action toilet pump prlming noun[U]SPECIALIZED the activity of help-ing a business, programme, economy, etc.to develop by giving it money; The government is awarding small, pump prining grants to single mothers who are starting their oum businesses.

  Pun/pan

  Noun[C]a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word:she made a couple of dreadful puns.○This is a well-known joke based on a pun “What's black and white and red(=read)all over? A nepaper.

  Verb[I](-nn-)to make a pun

  Punch/pants/

  Nou HIT●1●(c)a forceful hit with a fist(=closed hand)she gave him a punch lik on us in the nose.EFFECT●2 U the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people, I felt the performance speech presntation lacked punch DRnk●3[C OR U]a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices pieces of frut and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool●4[C]a piece of equipment which cuts boles in a maena by pushing a piece of met through it a ticket punch have you seen the hole puneh anghere?

  Verb(T)hit●1●to hit someone or something with your FIST(=closed hand); He punched him in the stomach.2 MALY US to hit with your fingers the bugins on a telephone or the kdys on a keys on a keyboard USE TOCL●3 to make a hole in something with a spscial place of equipment; I was just punching in some hets of paper.○This belt's too big.I'll have to punch an extra hole in it.

  Idioms punch sb's lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hard punch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times you amive at and leave work:After 17 years of punching the clock, he just disappeared one morning and was mever heard from again.

(1)

What does the word“pump”mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case”?

[  ]

A.

Talk with

B.

ask for information.

C.

Listen to

D.

Provide with evidence

(2)

When Sally says“The TV propram kept pumping out commercials”, she may be ________.

[  ]

A.

excited

B.

interested

C.

annoyed

D.

annoyed

(3)

What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?

[  ]

A.

Sums of money

B.

Raw materials

C.

Human resources.

D.

Media support.

(4)

When Sylvia says“His speech was OK but it had no real punch”, she thinks it was not ________.

[  ]

A.

fluent and impressive

B.

logical and moving

C.

informative and significant

D.

interestitng and powerful

查看答案和解析>>

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1至20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

  A farewell(告别) party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any public show where she didn't know anyone. It made her  (1)  hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion(场合) like this when she knew  (2) , there was no  (3)  to feel shy. (4)  she had made up her mind to  (5)  people's attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn't have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its  (6)  -she had left so many other  (7) , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.

  Yet this  (8)  was a particular occasion, and she hadn't had so many of those in her  (9) . She had put on her  (10)  black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of  (11)  for one evening, but now they had  (12)  old Miss Hutton of all people to give the  (13)  speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense(意义) in getting  (14)  about it, for it was the first rule her  (15)  had given her-avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as  (16)  showed through the sleeve(袖子) of her  (17) , dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor's orders worked! For,  (18)  out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off at the end of her  (19)  with a cloud of, tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl's funny expression. She  (20)  herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

1.

[  ]

A.face
B.show
C.room
D.dress

2.

[  ]

A.nothing
B.nobody
C.everything
D.everybody

3.

[  ]

A.chance
B.time
C.reason
D.use

4.

[  ]

A.So
B.But
C.For
D.There

5.

[  ]

A.pay
B.give
C.enjoy
D.offer

6.

[  ]

A.guests
B.people
C.places
D.things

7.

[  ]

A.houses
B.friends
C.hotels
D.parties

8.

[  ]

A.morning
B.afternoon
C.evening
D.night

9.

[  ]

A.life
B.work
C.school
D.home

10.

[  ]

A.large
B.best
C.most
D.worst

11.

[  ]

A.service
B.exhibition
C.group
D.attention

12.

[  ]

A.ordered
B.chosen
C.wished
D.helped

13.

[  ]

A.long
B.great
C.goodbye
D.welcome

14.

[  ]

A.excited
B.anxious
C.puzzled
D.pleased

15.

[  ]

A.teacher
B.friend
C.husband
D.doctor

16.

[  ]

A.they
B.he
C.it
D.she

17.

[  ]

A.black
B.white
C.red
D.green

18.

[  ]

A.getting
B.putting
C.breathing
D.speaking

19.

[  ]

A.action
B.speech
C.work
D.performance

20.

[  ]

A.made
B.enjoyed.
C.understood
D.thought

查看答案和解析>>

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21----40各题所给的4 个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

A farewell party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any pubic show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her  36  hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew  37 , there was no  38 to feel shy.  39she had made up her mind to  40  people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying goodbye to its 41  — she had left so many other  42 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.

Yet this  43 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her  44. She had put on her  45  black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of  46 for one evening, but now they had  47  old Miss Hutton of all people to give the  48 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting  49  about it, for it was the first rule her  50 had given her — avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as  51 showed through the sleeve of her  52  dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 53  out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her  54  with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She  55 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

A.face       B.show       C.room          D.dress

A.nothing    B.nobody     C.everything    D.everybody

A.chance     B.time      C.reason          D.use

A.So         B.But      C.For               D.There

A.pay            B.give       C.enjoy        D.offer

A.guests         B.people   C.places        D.things

A.houses      B.friends   C.hotels        D.parties

A.morning     B.afternoon C.evening       D.night

A.life          B.work       C.school         D.home

A.large         B.best         C.most           D.worst

A.service     B.exhibition  C.Group       D.attention

A.ordered      B.chosen      C.wished      D.helped

A.long          B.great        C.goodbye     D.welcome

A.excited      B.anxious     C.puzzled     D.pleased

A.teacher      B.friend      C.husband    D.doctor

A.they                 B.he            C.it            D.she

A.black      B.white         C.red          D.green

A.getting      B.putting    C.breathing   D.speaking

A.action       B.speech     C.work        D.performance

A.made        B.enjoyed    C.understood  D.thought

查看答案和解析>>

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21----40各题所给的4 个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

A farewell party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any pubic show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her  36  hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew  37 , there was no  38 to feel shy.  39she had made up her mind to  40  people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying goodbye to its 41  — she had left so many other  42 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.

Yet this  43 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her  44. She had put on her  45  black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of  46 for one evening, but now they had  47  old Miss Hutton of all people to give the  48 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting  49  about it, for it was the first rule her  50 had given her — avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as  51 showed through the sleeve of her  52  dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 53  out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her  54  with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She  55 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

1.A.face       B.show         C.room          D.dress

2.A.nothing    B.nobody       C.everything    D.everybody

3.A.chance     B.time      C.reason             D.use

4.A.So         B.But        C.For                    D.There

5.A.pay                 B.give         C.enjoy          D.offer

6.A.guests           B.people    C.places                  D.things

7.A.houses      B.friends   C.hotels        D.parties

8.A.morning     B.afternoon C.evening       D.night

9.A.life            B.work          C.school           D.home

10.A.large           B.best           C.most            D.worst

11.A.service     B.exhibition  C.Group       D.attention

12.A.ordered      B.chosen       C.wished      D.helped

13.A.long    B.great          C.goodbye     D.welcome

14.A.excited       B.anxious      C.puzzled     D.pleased

15.A.teacher      B.friend      C.husband    D.doctor

16.A.they                      B.he                C.it                D.she

17.A.black      B.white            C.red            D.green

18.A.getting      B.putting    C.breathing   D.speaking

19.A.action       B.speech     C.work         D.performance

20.A.made        B.enjoyed    C.understood  D.thought

 

查看答案和解析>>

第二节:完形填空(共20题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21----40各题所给的4 个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

A farewell party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any pubic show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her  36  hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew  37 , there was no  38 to feel shy.  39she had made up her mind to  40  people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying goodbye to its 41  — she had left so many other  42 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.

Yet this  43 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her  44. She had put on her  45  black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of  46 for one evening, but now they had  47  old Miss Hutton of all people to give the  48 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting  49  about it, for it was the first rule her  50 had given her — avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as  51 showed through the sleeve of her  52  dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 53  out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her  54  with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She  55 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

36.A.face       B.show         C.room          D.dress

37.A.nothing   B.nobody    C.everything     D.everybody

38.A.chance    B.time      C.reason           D.use

39.A.So        B.But      C.For               D.There

40.A.pay           B.give         C.enjoy           D.offer

41.A.guests        B.people     C.places          D.things

42.A.houses    B.friends    C.hotels     D.parties

43.A.morning   B.afternoon  C.evening    D.night

44.A.life    B.work           C.school     D.home

45.A.large         B.best             C.most       D.worst

46.A.service   B.exhibition  C.Group     D.attention

47.A.ordered  B.chosen    C.wished    D.helped

48.A.long              B.great       C.goodbye   D.welcome

49.A.excited   B.anxious          C.puzzled   D.pleased

50.A.teacher   B.friend     C.husband    D.doctor

51.A.they              B.he           C.it             D.she

52.A.black     B.white       C.red           D.green

53.A.getting   B.putting      C.breathing  D.speaking

54.A.action    B.speech    C.work      D.performance

55.A.made      B.enjoyed   C.understood D.thought

查看答案和解析>>


同步练习册答案