题目列表(包括答案和解析)
1. Need a room close to the US
Embassy for a week in early January
I need a room close to the US embassy for a week in early January. My parents are going to the US embassy for visa interview on January 7th. I am looking for a place for them to stay around this date. Hotels are too expensive for them since they have been retired long ago. They speak Chinese only. Rent can be made through Paypal in USD or cash in CNY, if the price is right.
Reply to: house-510574487@craigslist.org
2. House wanted May 17-24
Looking for 5 bedrooms from May 17-24. Can be one large apartment or 2 smaller ones, but they must be close to each other. Please email me at jcshap@sina.com if you have a nice place with air conditioning, high speed Internet.
3. Home swap or share
I have a beautiful 3-bedroom home with pool and spa (桑拿浴池) in Las Vegas, the USA, 10 minutes from the strip (商业街). I am willing to share or swap (交换) my house for yours (home or apartment) during the holiday. I need a place for 2 or 3 people in Shanghai from May 19-25. in exchange, you can have my house for any week either during the holiday, or any other time as long as I have a one-month advance notice to set up for you so you can have my house all to yourselves. If interested, please email me at sdiem@cox.net and I will send photos for my home.
4. Apartment or house wanted May 8-28, 2013
My daughter is working in Shanghai and my family wants to be there to stay with her for some time. We are looking for a 2-3 room apartment or house to rent from May 28 in the Pudong District. Need air conditioning.
Thanks
Reply to: wcondon7@msn.com
1.Which advertisement pays special attention to housing location and price?
A. Advertisement One. B. Advertisement Two.
C. Advertisement Three. D. Advertisement Four.
2.The four advertisements all need a place _________.
A. with access to the Internet B. for at least seven days
C. for at least three people D. with air conditioning
3.If your family leave Shanghai for America for a seven-day trip next month, you will probably contact __________.
A. house-510574487@craigslist.org B. jcshap@sina.com
C. sdiem@cox.net D. wcondon7@msn.com
4.Which advertisement is looking for a place in a way different from the other three?
A. Advertisement One. B. Advertisement Two.
C. Advertisement Three. D. Advertisement Four.
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The angels were 26 a small space in the cold basement instead of in the comfortable guestroom. As they made their 27 on the hard floor, the older angel saw a 28 in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked 29 , the older angel replied, "Things aren’t always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to he house of a very poor but 30 farmer and his wife. After 31 what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they 32 have a good night’s rest. When the sun 33 the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife 34 . Their cow, whose milk had been their only 35 , lay dead in the field. The younger angel was angry and asked the older angel, “How could you 36 this happen? The first man had everything, 37 you helped him. The second family had 38 but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die 39 help them. ”
"Things aren’t always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we 40 in the basement, I 41 there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. 42 the owner was greedy and unwilling to share, I covered the wall so that he wouldn’t 43 it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came 44 his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem."
Sometimes that is 45 what happens when things don’t turn out the way they should.
1.
A.supplied |
B.supported |
C.provided |
D.given |
2.
A.food |
B.rest |
C.bed |
D.room |
3.
A.hole |
B.window |
C.spot |
D.circle |
4.
A.what |
B.how |
C.why |
D.where |
5.
A.gentle |
B.generous |
C.modest |
D.devoted |
6.
A.sharing |
B.cooking |
C.buying |
D.delivering |
7.
A.should |
B.must |
C.could |
D.may |
8.
A.turned up |
B.came up |
C.brought up |
D.sent up |
9.
A.in danger |
B.in rags |
C.in defence |
D.in tears |
10.
A.food |
B.budget |
C.income |
D.output |
11.
A.have permitted |
B.have got |
C.have let |
D.have caused |
12.
A.so |
B.yet |
C.however |
D.or |
13.
A.none |
B.much |
C.some |
D.little |
14.
A.less than |
B.other than |
C.more than |
D.rather than |
15.
A.repaired |
B.stayed |
C.lived |
D.settled |
16.
A.realized |
B.recognized |
C.noticed |
D.looked |
17.
A.Since |
B.Although |
C.If |
D.While |
18.
A.discover |
B.search |
C.seek |
D.research |
19.
A.to |
B.for |
C.over |
D.around |
20.
A.hardly |
B.exactly |
C.obviously |
D.fortunately |
Birthdays often bring surprises. But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is __21__ one of the most surprising.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts __22__ that one of the most recognizable __23__ of William Shakespeare is a fake (赝品).
This __24__ that we no longer have a good __25__ of what Shakespeare looked like. “It’s very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare are unreliable because many of them are __26__ of this one,” said an expert from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.
The _27_ comes after four months of testing. Experts from the gallery say the image — commonly known as the “Flower portrait” — was actually __28__ in the 1800s, two centuries __29_ Shakespeare’s death.
The art experts who work at the gallery say they used modern chemistry technology to __30__ the paint on the picture. These checks found traces (痕迹) of paint deep in the picture __31__ about 1814.
Shakespeare __32__ in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was __33__ there was a new interest in Shakespeare’s__ 34__ ,” Tanya Cooper, the gallery’s 16th century curator (馆长) said.
The __35__ picture has often been used as a cover for __36__ of his plays. It is called the “Flower portrait” because one of its __37__, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“There have always been __38__ about the authenticity (真实性) of the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture (画像技法),” he said.
Two other images of Shakespeare are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will __39__later in May. But for now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a __40__.
1.A. surely B. never C. hardly D. only
2.A. wondered B. doubted C. found D. considered
3.A. plays B. masterpiecesC. portraits D. photos
4.A. recommends B. advises C. decides D. means
5.A. news B. idea C. design D. expression
6.A. bargains B. productions C. copies D. prints
7.A. justice B. discovery C. invention D. deed
8.A. cloned B. developed C. painted D. copied
9.A. after B. before C. since D. until
10.A. try B. remove C. wash D. check
11.A. looking back B. dating from C. getting along D. starting with
12.A. died B. was born C. succeeded D. was buried
13.A. why B. when C. how D. what
14.A. stories B. pictures C. plays D. photos
15.A. real B. original C. valuable D. fake
16.A. requirements B. collections C. consequences D. playwrights
17.A. owners B. painters C. writers D. readers
18.A. causes B. problems C. questions D. orders
19.A. go about B. come out C. turn up D. break out
20.A. surprise B. problem C. secret D. mystery
Birthdays often bring surprises. But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is __21__ one of the most surprising.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts __22__ that one of the most recognizable __23__ of William Shakespeare is a fake (赝品).
This __24__ that we no longer have a good __25__ of what Shakespeare looked like. “It’s very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare are unreliable because many of them are __26__ of this one,” said an expert from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.
The _27_ comes after four months of testing. Experts from the gallery say the image — commonly known as the “Flower portrait” — was actually __28__ in the 1800s, two centuries __29_ Shakespeare’s death.
The art experts who work at the gallery say they used modern chemistry technology to __30__ the paint on the picture. These checks found traces (痕迹) of paint deep in the picture __31__ about 1814.
Shakespeare __32__ in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was __33__ there was a new interest in Shakespeare’s__ 34__ ,” Tanya Cooper, the gallery’s 16th century curator (馆长) said.
The __35__ picture has often been used as a cover for __36__ of his plays. It is called the “Flower portrait” because one of its __37__, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“There have always been __38__ about the authenticity (真实性) of the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
“Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture (画像技法),” he said.
Two other images of Shakespeare are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will __39__later in May. But for now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a __40__.
A. surely B. never C. hardly D. only
A. wondered B. doubted C. found D. considered
A. plays B. masterpiecesC. portraits D. photos
A. recommends B. advises C. decides D. means
A. news B. idea C. design D. expression
A. bargains B. productions C. copies D. prints
A. justice B. discovery C. invention D. deed
A. cloned B. developed C. painted D. copied
A. after B. before C. since D. until
A. try B. remove C. wash D. check
A. looking back B. dating from C. getting along D. starting with
A. died B. was born C. succeeded D. was buried
A. why B. when C. how D. what
A. stories B. pictures C. plays D. photos
A. real B. original C. valuable D. fake
A. requirements B. collections C. consequences D. playwrights
A. owners B. painters C. writers D. readers
A. causes B. problems C. questions D. orders
A. go about B. come out C. turn up D. break out
A. surprise B. problem C. secret D. mystery
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