1, This car is ____ from America.

　 A exported　 B imported　 C took　 D had

2, Are you satisfied ____ your new house with the big garden?

　 A from　 B of　 C with　 D in

3, It is a ____difficult question , so it is ____ impossible for me to anwer it.

　 A such, quite　 B so, fairly　 C rather, quite　 D very, rather

4, Why he was late for the class was_____ he missed the last bus.

　 A because　 B that　 C which　 D for

5, I prefer to walk home rather rhan ____ a bus.

　 　A to take　 B take　 C took　 D taken

6, During the Second World War , he ____ a hard life.

　 A made　 B led　 C got　 D took

7, _____his research , the UN is trying to rid the world of hunger.

　 A Thanks to　 B because　 C in order to　 D as a result

8, Many new products are exported ___ other countries every year.

　 A from　 B to　 C of　 D in

9, She insisted that she ___ sent to work in the USA.

　 A was　 B were　 C be　 D been

10, Wherever he is , he makes ___ a rule to run for an hour every day.

　 A this　 B that　 C it　 D which

高考真题

11，(NMET 2003 北京春季，32)The idea puzzled me much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to____.

　 A make it out　 B make it off　 C make it up　 D make it over

12, (NMET 2002,31) We thought of selling this old furniture ,but we have decided to _____ it. It might be valuable.

　 A hold on to　 B keep up with　 C turn to　 D look after

13,(NMET 2002北京，25)-When shall we start?

　　 ---Let’s____ it 8:30. Is that all right?

　 A set　 B meet　 C make　 D take

14, (NMET 2002 北京，29)His mother had thought it would be good for his character to

　 ____ from home and earn some money on his own.

　　 A run away　 B take away　 C keep away　 D get away

15, (NMET 2001，26) We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it ___ very well.

　　 A work out　 B tried　 C went out　 D carried on

　　　 In the __1___ world , the Chinese Scientist ,Yuan Longping , is a leading figure . He was born in a poor farmer’s family in 1931. In 1953 he ___2__ Southwest Agriculture College.

Since 1953, he has ___3__ finding ways to grow more and more rice .He _4____ different types of rice. In 1970 he discovered a new hybrid rice by crossing different species of rice plant. This hybrid rice could produce a higher ___5__ than either of the original plants. ___6___ his discoveries , Chinese rice production __7___ 47.5 percent in the 1990’s.

Although he has been __8___ , he still keeps time for his hobbies such as playing violin , swimming and reading.

7. Traditionally 8. involve 9. greeting 10.fascinating

10. what we call body language; unconscious body language

8. not be complete　　　　　　　　 9.is a universal habit; on which people clap

6. vary from one country to another　 7. when making a deal

5. help communicate and make to stay in a foreign country easy and comfortable

3. give away much more by gestures　 4.However busy you are

NONVERBAL HUMOR

Do you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin, bumping into someone else round a corner, or falling down a hole in the road? If you do, you are not alone. Some humor can be cruel but some people seem to enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck at times .Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves.

However, some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing. Charlie Chaplin was just such an actor. He was born in poverty in 1889 and at that time films were silent. He became famous for using a particular form of acting, including mime and farce. His entertaining silent movies are still popular today. His charming character The Little Tramp is well known throughout the world. He played a poor and homeless person, who wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick.. This character was social failure but he was loved by all who watched the films for his determination in overcoming difficulties and being kind even when people were unkind to him.

So how did he make a sad situation entertaining? Imagine you are hungry and all there is to eat is a boiled shoe. How would you make eating a boiled shoe funny? That was the problem facing Charlie Chaplin in one of his most famous films The Gold Rush. He solved it by using nonverbal humor and this is how it was done.

The film is set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century when gold was discovered and thousands of people rushed there in search of it. In the film, Chaplin and his friend are in California, too. Their job is “panning for gold”. They wash sand from the river in a pan of water, and expect to pick up gold , but they have been not fortunate enough to find any. Instead they are caught on the edge of a mountain in a snowstorm in a small wooden house, where they have nothing to eat. They are so hungry that they have to boil a pair of leather shoes in a pan and eat it. Chaplin sits down at the table with his plate and drinking cup. First he picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest meat. Finally he tries cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe .You can imagine how difficult it is to chew, but he seems to eat every mouthful with great enjoyment. He makes it seem as if it were one of the best meals he has ever had! How hungry would you have to be to eat a shoe?

Chaplin produced, directed, and wrote the movies he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his lifetime outstanding work. He lived the last years of his life in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977.

Reading comprehension:

1.　　 Do some people seem to enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck at times? Why?

2.　　 Why did Charlie Chaplin become famous?

3.　　 How did he make eating a boiled shoe funny? First….then…..finally…..

4.　　 Is the film The Golden Rush set in California in the early of　 the 19^th century when gold was discovered? If not, when?

5.　　 When was he given a special Oscar for his lifetime outstanding work and where did he lived his last years of his life?

Language points:

1.　　 Do you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin, bumping into someone else round a corner, or falling down a hole in the road?

　 find it ……to do 发现做(某事)很难

　　　　　 eg. They found it impossible to keep doing it regularly.

　　　　　 bump into 撞上，巧遇，邂逅

　　　　　 eg. The two cars bumped into each other.

　　　　　　　 Mary was shopping when she suddenly bumped into her old friend Jane.

2.　　 Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves.

　　　　 feel (be) content with 对……感到满意

　　　　　 eg. People should be content with what they have.

　　　　 worse off 境况更差

　　　　 eg. I went to his home and found his living conditions were worse off than mine.

3.　　 The character was a social failure but he was loved by all who watched the films for his determination in overcoming difficulties and being kind even when people were unkind to him.

failure 失败，失败者，未生产

　　　 eg. Their experiment ended in failure.

　　　　　 As a musician he was a complete failure.

　　　　　 The dry weather caused crop failure.

　　　 overcome difficulties克服困难

　 4.　 The film is set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century when gold was discovered and thousands of people rushed there in search of it.

　　　 Be set in……　 以….为背景

　　　 In search of　 寻找

　　　 Eg. He set off in search of his missing dog.

　　　　　 He looked around as if in search of something.

　　 5.　 mouthful 一口　 -ful 是一个后缀，加在名词之前，表示“充满的”的意思。

　　　　 eg. He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face.

　　　　　 I felt so full that I couldn’t eat another mouthful.

　　　　　　 联系并猜测：Handful, cupful, dishful, spoonful, houseful, armful

　 　6.　 star主演

　　　　 eg. The director wants to star Jim in his new film.

　　　　　 She has starred in a lot of good films.

Keys:

15. I wonder why you won’t do it as _____ and it’s the third time you have done so.

　　　 A. told you B. be told C. told to D. you told