2．A healthy life is frequently thought to be ________ with the open countryside and home­grown food.

A．tied　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．related

C．involved　 　　　　　　　 D．associated

答案与解析：D　be associated with...“和……有关”。tie和relate意为“和……有关”时，常与to连用；be involved与in搭配。

1．We ________ to paint the house at dawn but finished only the front part till dark.

A．set out　 　　　　　　　　 B．set off

C．set about　 　　　　　　 D．set aside

答案与解析：A　set out to do sth.“开始做某事”，相当于begin to do sth.。

On a snowy winter night，a bus with 45 passenger had an accident because the slippery road.And all of them were trapping in the bus and what was worse，the bus ran out of gas and it is very cold in it.They could do nothing but to wait for help.A man who lived nearby saw what had happened.He and some villagers tried to open the door and helped all of whom out of the bus.He took them to his home but offered them food and water and even some warm clothes for children.They spent two days in his home and finally help came.All of them were thankfully for his kind help.

“__1__It all depends on your personality，”said British naturalist Richard Mabey.“Personality shapes your view of the season，”he said.“You may see it as a fading away，a packing up(结束)，or as a time of packing in another sense –the gathering of resources before a long journey.”

__2__ About November，he wrote：

No warmth，no cheerfulness，no healthful ease

No shade，no shine，no butterflies，no bees

November!

On the other hand，another English poet John Keats，already sensing he was seriously ill，was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the most famous poems in the English language，To Autumn.__3__

According to Richard Mabey，Keats has the biological evidence on his side.__4__ For example，just at the moment that Keats's“gathering swallows”(in To Autumn) are departing for Africa，millions of creatures are fleeing from the frozen north like Iceland，Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts of Britain.People might argue that it is the coloring of the leaves and their eventual fall that make people feel sad about autumn.But no one is sure why trees drop their leaves in the first place.It may be likely to rid the poisonous material trees collect over the summer.__5__

A century after Keats，the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote in his journal：“Suppose we saw ourselves burning like maples in a golden autumn.And suppose we could disintegrate(瓦解) like autumn leaves...Would not our attitude towards death be different？”

A. Autumn is not a time of slowing down，but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures.

B．He wrote to a friend afterwards that there was something comforting and healing about autumn.

C．Keats thought we should take a negative attitude towards death.

D．Autumn means different to different people.

E．If this is true，perhaps it tells us a little about，for instance，Thomas Hood，the 19th Century English poet.

F．More likely，it is a way of reducing the loss of water，which tree roots find hard to take in from cold soil.

G．The fall of tree leaves is more likely to make people sad.

答案： 1.D　2.E　3.B　4.A　5.F

15．-I just hear the tickets for tonight's film had been sold out.

　-Oh，no！________.

　A．It's not at all interesting

　B．It doesn't matter

　C．I was looking forward to that

　D．I know

答案与解析：C　题意：“今天晚上的电影票已经卖完了。”“哦，不！我一直盼着呢！”只有C项能表达说话者的迫切的心情。

14．Everyone should________and save a little money each year for when he retires.

A．look forward　　　　　 B．look up

C．look ahead　　　　　　 D．look into

答案与解析：C　look ahead“为将来打算”，符合题意。look forward“期望”；look up“向上看”；look into“调查”。

13．The origin of Chinese culture________more than 5,000 years ago.

A．is dated back to　　　　 　　　 B．dates back to

C．is dated from　　　　　 D．dates back

答案与解析：B　more than 5,000 years ago是时间点而不是时间段，故排除D项。date back to还可以用date from来表示，它们都无进行时态和被动语态，故选B项。

12．-I wonder if you are satisfied with my proposal.

-But I prefer to see an________one before making a decision.

A．alternative　　　　　　 B．another

C．other　　　　　　　　 D．others

答案与解析：A　根据句子意思可知回答者希望能有选择的余地再做决定，可与one搭配的只有alternative。another前不需要冠词。

11．He was________when customs officers found drugs in his bag.

A．argued 　　　　　　　 B．fought

C．persuaded　　　　　 　 D．arrested

答案与解析：D　arrest“逮捕”符合题意。argue“争论”；fight“打架”；persuade“说服”。