The human nose has given to the language often word many interesting expressions. Of course, this is   1    Without the nose, we couldn't   2  or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special   3   . Cyrano do Bergerac said that   4  large nose showed   5  man courageous, manly and wise.

A famous woman poet   6  that she had two noses   7  a rose! Blaise Pascal made an   8   remark about Cleopatra' s nose (Cleopatra 为古埃及最后一位女王). If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world！

    Man's nose   9  an important role (作用) in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in   10  ways to express his emotions. Expressions dealing with the nose refer to human   11  ; anger, pride, jealousy (嫉妒) and revenge (报复).

    In English there are a number of phrases   12  the nose. For example, to hold up one's nose expresses a basic human feeling——pride. People  13  hold up their noses at people, things and places.

    The phrase,   14  around by the nose, shows man' s weakness. A person   15  is led around by the nose lets other people   16  him. On the other hand, a person who   17  his nose lets his instinct (本能)——guide   18 

    There are a number of others   19   . It should be   20  the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ (器官) for breathing and smelling.

1. A. not surprising        B. surprising 　　 　　C. not surprised　　   　　    D. surprised

2. A. breath    　　 　　  B. breathe   　　 　　C. taste　　  　　　　　　  　　 D. watch

3. A. feeling  　　　　  B. character 　　  　　C. things 　　　　　　  　　 D. love

4. A. the　　 　　   　　　　  B. this  　　 　　　　C. one   　　   　　　　 D. a

5. A. big       　　　　  B. large 　　 　　　　C. great    　　　　  　　 D. brave

6. A. wished   　　　　  B. said 　　  　　　　C. hoped    　　    　　 D. expected

7. A. to feel    　　　　  B. to see   　　　　　　  　　C. to touch    　　　　     D. to smell

8. A. encouraging 　　  B. interesting　　   C. moving　　      　　 D. exciting

9. A. has had       　　  B. had had 　　　　C. had　　  　　    　　 D. will have

10. A. much   　　 　　  B. few 　　  　　　　C. many   　　　　        D. some

11. A. illness   　　 　　  B. strength 　　   　　　　C. courage  　　　　 　　 D. weakness

12. A. with     　　　　  B. of  　　   　　　　C. by    　　  　　　　 D. about

13. A. must    　　　　  B. can 　　   　　　　C. need  　　   　　　　 D. should

14. A. to lead 　　　　  B. leading   　　　　C. to be led　　　　    D. lead

15. A. which   　　 　　  B. whom   　　  　　C. who   　　 　　　　 D. whose

16. A. protect 　　   　　　　  B. control   　　　　C. remember       　　 D. hate

17. A. follows      　　  B. leads 　　 　　　　C. drives 　　   　　　　 D. makes

18. A. himself 　　   　　  B. him  　　 　　　　C. one　　　　　　    D. man

19. A. otherwise    　　  B. thus 　　  　　　　C. so     　　　　　　 D. however

20. A. so plain as　　    B. as plain as　　    C. as clearly as　　　　 D. not as plain as

 

　It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the
hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 21 in the waiting area, 22 him it would be at least 40 minutes 23 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 24 his watch and decided，
because I was 25 busy—my patient didn’t come at the appointed hour. I examined
the man’s wound .While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 26 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 27 . He told me that she had been 28 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 29 if he was a bit late. He answered that his wife　no longer knew who he was, that she had not been able to 30 him for five years now. I was 31 , and asked him，“And you 32 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
　 He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back my 33 as he left.
Now I 34 that in marriages，true love is acceptance of all that is. The happiest people don’t have the best of everything；they just make the best of everything they have . 35 isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
21. A breath　 　　　　　　 B. test　 　　　　　　　　　　 C seat 　　　　　　　　 D break
22. A persuading　 　　　　　　 B promising　 　　 C understanding　　 D telling
23. A if　 　　　　　　　　　 B before　 　　　　 C since　 　　　　　 D after
24. A taking off　 　　　 B．fixing　 　　　　 C looking at 　　　 D winding
25. A very　 　　　　　　　 B also　 　　　　　　　 C seldom 　　　　　 D not

26. A needed　　　　　　　　 B forgot　　　　　　　 C agreed　　　　　　　 D happened
27. A daughter　 　　　　 B wife　 　　　　　　　　　　 C mother 　　　　　　 D sister
28. A. late　 　　　　　　　 B well　 　　　　　　　 C around 　　　　　 D. there
29. A lonely　 　　　　　　 B worried　 　　　　 C doubtful 　　　　　 D hungry
30. A recognize　 　　　　 B answer　 　　　　 C believe 　　　　　　 D expect
31. A moved　 　　　　　　 B disappointed　 　 C surprised 　 　　　 D satisfied
32. A only　 　　　　　　　 B. then　 　　　　　　 C. thus 　　　　　　　 D still
33. A curiosity　 　　　　 B tears　 　　　　　　 C words　 　　　　　 D judgment

34 A realize 　　　 B suggest　 　　C hope 　　　　　D prove
35. A Adventure　 　　　 B Beauty　 　　　　　 C Trust 　　　　　　　　　　 D Life

As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears(恐惧) were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

　 Maybe it was the strange 1 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 2 me so much. There was never total 3, but a streetlight or passing car lights 4 clothes hung over a chair take on the 5 of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 6 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 7 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My 8 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would 9 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

　 Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 10 on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home — that was no 11 . After school, 12 , when all the buses were 13 up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get on the wrong one and be taken to some 14 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my 15 .

　 Perhaps one of the worst fears 16 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 17 by others. Being popular was so important to me 18 , and the fear of not being liked was a 19 one.

　 One of the processes（过程） of growing up is being able to recognize and overcome（克服）our 20 . Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

1.A. way　 　 B. time　 C. place　　 　 D. reason

2.A.wounded　 　 B. poisoned C. surprised 　 D. frightened

3.A.quietness 　 B. darkness C. emptiness 　 D. loneliness

4.A. got　 　 　 B. forced C. made 　 D. caused

5.A. spirit　 　　 B. height　 　 C. body　 　 D. shape

6.A. eye　 　 B. window C. mouth　 　 D. door

7.A. breath 　 B. wind　 C. air　 　 D. sound

8.A. belief 　　　B. feeling 　 C. imagination D. doubt

9.A. lay　 　 　　　B. hide　 C. rest　　 D. lie

10.A. especially　 B. simply C. probably　 　 D. directly

11.A. discussion　 B. problem　 C. joke　　 D. matter

12.A. though 　 B. yet 　　 C. although D. still

13.A. called 　　 B. backed C. lined　　 D. packed

14.A. old 　 　 B. crowded C. poor 　　 D. unfamiliar

15.A. sight 　 B. mind 　 C. order　　 D. task

16.A. above 　 B. in 　　 C. of　　　 　 D. at

17.A. protected　　 B. guided C. believed　 　 D. accepted

18.A. then 　　　 B. there 　 C. once　　 　 D. anyway

19.A. native 　　 B. powerful C. heavy　　 D. right

20.A.ideas 　 　　 B. opinions C. fears　 　　　 D. situation

 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a 　36 in the waiting area, 　37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 　38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 　39 his watch and decided I would examine his wound, since I was 　40 busy – my 　41 didn’t come at the appointed hour. While taking care of his wound, I asked him 　42 he had another doctor’ s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he 　43 to go to the nursing home (敬老院) to eat breakfast with his 　44 . He told me that she had been 　45 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 　46 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 　47 knew who he was, and that she had not been able to 　48 him for five years now. I was 　49 , and asked him, “And you 　50 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back 　51 as he left.

Now I 　52 that in marriages, true love is acceptance (接受) of all that is. The 　53 people don’t necessarily (未必) have the best of everything; they just 　54 the best of everything they have. 　55 is not about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

36. A. breath　　　 　　 　　　 B. test　 　　　　　　　 C. seat　 　　　　　 　　　 D. break

37. A. persuading　　 　　　 B. promising 　　　　　　 C. understanding D. telling

38. A. if　　　　　　 B. before　　 　　　　　　 C. since　　 　　　　　　 D. after

39. A. taking off　　 　 B. fixing 　　　　　　　　　 C. looking at　 　　　　　 D. winding

40. A. very　　　 　　　　　 B. also　 　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　 　　　　 D. not

41. A. patient　　 　　　 B. doctor　　 　　　　　　 C. nurse 　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

42. A. when　　　　 　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. whether

43. A. needed　　　　 　　　 B. forgot　　　 　 C. agreed　　 　　　　　 D. happened

44. A. daughter　　　 B. wife　　　　 C. mother　　 　　　　　 D. sister

45. A. late　 　　　　　　　 B. well　　 　　　 C. around　 　　　　　　 D. there

46. A. lonely　　 　　　　 B. worried　　 　 C. doubtful　　 　 D. hungry

47. A. so far　　 　　　　 B. neither　　　 C. no longer　 　　　　　 D. already

48. A. recognize　　 B. answer　　　 C. believe　　　 D. expect

49. A. interested　 　　　　　 B. disappointed　 C. surprised　 　　　　　 D. satisfied

50. A. only　　　 　　　　　　 B. then　　　　 C. thus　　　 　　　　　 D. still

51. A. imagination　 　 B. tears　　　　 C. words　　　 　 D. excitement

52. A. realize　　　 　 B. suggest　　 　　　　　 C. hope　　　 　 D. prove

53. A. happiest　 　　　　　　 B. richest　　 　　　　　 C. most healthy　　 D. most responsible

54. A. learn　　 　　 B. make　　 　　　 C. favor　　 　　　　　　 D. try

55. A. Adventure 　　　 B. Beauty　　　 C. Trust　　 　　　　　　 D. Life

It was a busy morning about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30. The nurse had him take a 36　 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 39 his watch and decided, since I was 40 busy ---my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 　to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43 . He told me she had been 44 　for a while and she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was, and that she had not been able to 47 him for five years. I was 48　 , and asked him, “And you 49 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.”I had to hold back 50 as he left.

　 Now I 51 that in marriages, true love is 52 of all that is. The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everything; They just 54 the best use of everything they have. 55　 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

36. A. breath　　　 B. test　　　 C. seat 　　　　　 D. break

37. A. persuading　 B. promising　 C. understanding　 D. telling

38. A. if　　　　　 B. before　　 C. since　　　　 D. after

39. A. taking off　 B. fixing　 　　C. looking at　　 D. winding

40. A. very　　　 　　 B. also　　　　 C. seldom　　　 D. not

41. A. turn up　　 　　 B. show off　　 C. come on　　　 D. go away

42. A. needed　　 　　　 B. forgot　　　 C. agreed　　　　 D. happened

43. A. daughter　 　　 B. wife　　　 C. mother　　　　 D. sister

44. A. late　　　 B. well　　 　 C. around　　　　 D. there

45. A. lonely　　 B. worried　　 C. doubtful　　　 D. glad

46. A. so far　　　 B. neither　　 C. no longer　　　 D. already

47. A. recognize　　 B. answer　　　 C. believe　　　　 D. expect

48. A. moving　　　 B. disappointed C. surprised　　 D. satisfied

49. A. only　　　 　B. then　　　　 C. thus　　　　　 D. still

50. A. curiosity　　 B. tears　　　　 C. words　　　 　D. judgment

51. A. realise　　　 B. suggest　　 C. hope　　　　 　 D. prove

52. A. agreement 　 B. expression　 C. acceptance　　 D. exhibition

53. A. necessarily　 B. completely　 C. naturally　　 D. frequently

54. A. learn　　　　 B. make　　　　 C. favour　　　　 D. try

55. A. Adventure　 B. Beauty　　　 C. Trust　　　　 D. Life