第一节　语音知识（每小题1分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

⒈ stomach      A. church            B. machine        C. character      D. peach

⒉ them            A. theme            B. bother           C. threaten       D. author

⒊ measure     A. said                 B. greatly           C. peach             D. mean

⒋ extreme      A. explain           B. examine        C. expedition    D. example

⒌ conflict        A. come              B. control           C. condition       D. topic

Italy is one country where beauty is prized more than any other virtue. That is, except in the small town of Piobbico, the self-declared World Capital of Ugly People. The road sign at the edge of the town even warns visitors that they are entering the ugly zone. People who consider themselves ugly have been gathering in Piobbico since the 1960s. That’s when Ugly Club president Telesforo Lacobelli established a dating agency for women who believed they were too ugly to attract husbands. Lacobelli believes that he is ugly himself because he has a short nose in a country where long or large noses have always been considered beautiful.

? People from around the world travel to Piobbico to tell their sad stories of ugliness. During the annual Festival of the Ugly, which occurs on the first Sunday of every September, hundreds of people gather in Piobbico’s town square to elect the president of the Ugly Club. Lacobelli wins the election every year. The Ugly Club has over 20, 000 members. They carry ID cards that grade their ugliness from bearable to extreme. A prize is awarded to Ugly Club members who qualify as extremely ugly.

? The Ugly Club president insists that ugliness is a virtue. Since beautiful people get a lot of attention for their beauty alone, they have to work hard to prove their other virtues. Ugly people, on the other hand, are genuine and do not have to prove anything to anybody, according to Lacobelli.

? Lacobelli is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere. He believes that the uglier one is, the better life can be. Though the club enjoys making fun of beauty, especially beauty contests, Lacobelli has a serious side as well. He believes that too many people suffer from financial and emotional pressures because they don’t meet society’s standards of beauty. The fact that beautiful people are more successful in the workforce is a problem that Lacobelli has attempted to bring forward to the Italian public and government.

1.Piobbico is rather special in that????? .

A. it is a very small town?????? B. it is home to ugly people

C. it receives no visitors?????? D. it is the capital of Italy

2.Why is Lacobelli elected the president of the Ugly Club every year?

A. Because he is the ugliest person in the whole world.

B. Because his ugliness is always graded as bearable.

C. Because he is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere.

D. Because he has won the members’ trust and admiration.

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Ugly people are most respected in Italy.

B. The Festival of the Ugly is held every two years.

C. Ugly people are unfairly treated in society.

D. The uglier one is, the better life he or she lives.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Ugly Capital of the World????? B. The Ugliest Person of the World

C. Festival of the Ugly????? D. Beauty Contests Should be Banned

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．medicine

       A．except           B．record           C．increase            D．physics

2．consider

       A．comfort         B．condition         C．concert             D．continent

3．head

       A．bread           B．seaside          C．heat                D．mean

4．extreme

       A．experience        B．excellent         C．exist               D．explanation

5．suggestion

       A．impression        B．information       C．invitation            D．question

第一节　语音知识（每小题1分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

⒈ stomach    A. church       B. machine     C. character    D. peach

⒉ them  A. theme B. bother C. threaten      D. author

⒊ measure    A. said    B. greatly       C. peach  D. mean

⒋ extreme     A. explain      B. examine     C. expedition  D. example

⒌ conflict     A. come  B. control       C. condition    D. topic

When I first began to work with international students, I asked someone at a lunch, “What brings you here today?” Looking at me like I was a bit crazy, he answered, “ The bus.” That was my first realization that no matter how good a speaker is, there are phrases that will always tend to cause confusion to non-native speakers. These idiomatic phrases(惯用语) add color and interest to any language and are worth learning if you want to talk fluently with native speakers.

“By no stretch”----The speaker is referring to something that’s very hard to achieve or realize, even with great effort, as in “It was not a good meal, by any stretch of the imagination.” Which means that ______________.

“Half dead”----An expression of extreme tiredness, having nothing to do with actual health. Commonly used at the end of a long and tiring day.

“By the book”----This means that an action should follow the rules exactly. It also describes the nature of someone who won’t deviate(背离) from a set of rules no matter what the situation is.

“More power to you”----This isn’t a wish for you to have better electricity from the power company----it’s a statement, usually slightly ironic(讽刺的), that the speaker thinks that you are unlikely to do a task, but you should try if you think you can complete it. It generally means the speaker has no intention of helping you achieve your goal neither will they discourage you from attempting to reach it. For example, “I don’t think you can meet that deadline, but more power to you.”

“As easy as pie”----A reference that something is as simple or easy as eating a delicious dessert, or that it requires little effort to successfully achieve. In chatting, this phrase does not refer to the process of cooking or eating.

The example given by the author in the first paragraph is used to show__________.

A. the importance of learning idioms           B. the beauty of the English language

C. the foolishness of the student              D. the cause of the misunderstanding

According to the passage, which of the following would be proper to fill in the blank in Paragraph 2?

A. the meal is very delicious           B. it’s very hard to make the meal delicious

C. people make great efforts to make the meal delicious

D. even if people try to believe it, the meal could not be described as good

If someone says he is half dead, he means____________.

A. he is in poor health                       B. he cannot move

C. he has a sound sleep                       D. he is exhausted

If a person daren’t do things in a creative way, you may describe him by using “__________”.

A. by no stretch                            B. by the book

C. as easy as pie                           D. the breaker of rules