阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11-30各题所给四个选(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项.

　　Johny Conman was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and 1 to the radio all day long 2 , he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father very much. One day Conman 3 that he had to do something.

　　“Johny, when I was your age, I was working and 4 my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a 5 .”So than is what he did. In fact, in the next three months, John started ten jobs and was 6 from ten jobs, He explained to his father.

　　“They wanted me to work at 8 a.m. and told me to do all sorts of 7 things. A tiresome day to day job is not for me.”

　　Mr Conman decided to put his foot down.

　　“I don't 8 how you do it,” he said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I give you one week.”

　　In the next 9 days Johny began to change. He still stayed in his room10 , but spent his time writing letters or reading through the newspapers. More and more post began to arrive for him. He 11 a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and 12 afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his 13 parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.

　　“Johny Conman,”he said as he 14 him a piece of paper. “I'll see you in the court tomorrow.”

　　When they got inside, Johny told his parents everything, “When you told me to 15 some money, I decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper, saying 'New way to make money fast! Send me $5 and I'll tell you my 16 '. When I received the money I wrote back 17 people advertise a new money-making plan in the paper and wait for the 18 to send them money.”

　　John was fined $250 by the court and ordered 19 all the people back. As he left the court-house feeling very 20 , a newspaperman came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $200?”

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B. to have fun

C. to have dinner

D. to sleep

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Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he ___36___his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always ___37___his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, ___38___to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the ___39___made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the ___40___customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for ___41___. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying ___42___for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a ___43___fake（假货）. When he was ___44___of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, ___45___cost nearly 100,000 into pieces ___46___hearing Glen’s words. Glen was ___47___. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined ___48___. For many times of entry-exit ___49___he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and ___50___him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if __51___reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be ___52 __according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep ___53___on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of ___54__, which he would remember as the ___55___of his success forever.

1.                A．set up          B．took up         C．went up  D．picked up

 

2.                A．honors         B．mentions        C．brings    D．owes

 

3.                A．decided        B．refused         C．objected  D．asked

 

4.                A．books          B．things          C．savings   D．pounds

 

5.                A．ordinary        B．routine         C．regular   D．common

 

6.                A．look           B．inspection       C．test  D．experiment

 

7.                A．one           B．it              C．them D．these

 

8.                A．priceless        B．useful          C．worthless D．valuable

 

9.                A．afraid          B．proud          C．ashamed  D．hard

 

10.               A．who           B．what           C．as    D．which

 

11.               A．on            B．at             C．who  D．in

 

12.               A．Disappointed    B．delighted       C．shocked   D．satisfied

 

13.               A．strictly         B．quietly         C．quickly    D．curiously

 

14.               A．conditions      B．experiences     C．experiments    D．chances

 

15.               A．stopped        B．hoped         C．warned   D．urged

 

16.               A．came out       B．found out       C．sent out   D．set out

 

17.               A．hit            B．blamed         C．praised    D．charged

 

18.               A．expression      B．idea           C．thought   D．impression

 

19.               A．honesty        B．lies            C．goods D．bravery

 

20.               A．secret         B．lesson          C．choice    D．belief

 

 

When I was a boy，I belonged to the Boy Scouts（童子军），so I used to go camping every summer，and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.

     We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving，we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river，we noticed that it was surrounded（环绕）by cliffs（悬崖）。If someone wanted to reach the river at this point，he had to walk past our camp.

    Several days later，the scoutmaster had to he away for a day. That afternoon，we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire，eating and talking，when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange，but，because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid，no one said anything.

    We ate rather slowly，taking as long as possible. After finishing，we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the river— we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once， we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.

    An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep（悄悄移动）down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow， we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there，so we ran down to the bank， looking every-where carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.

    When it got dark，we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling，he doubted that we had seen the man，but finally suggested we go and look again. We did，but there was no one there.

Many years have passed，but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see？I do not know.

1. The writer in the text mainly tells us _________.

A. the story of his childhood       B. a strange camping experience

C. about a stranger by the river      D. about a good place for camping.

2.Why did the boys eat their supper slowly？

A. They wanted to delay going to the river bank.

B. They were sailing for their scoutmaster.

C. They had a supper earlier than usual.

D. They were taking while eating.

3. The word “bewildered” in the text probably means _________.

 A. ashamed               B. nervous

 C. unable to understand     D. eager to know something

4. The writer still remembers the event because________.

 A. the boys acted foolishly

 B. the camping place is beautiful

 C. there has been no explanation for the event

 D. he particularly enjoyed his camping that summer.

 

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　A famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to give a lecture at a university to a large group of students. As most of the students couldn't understand spoken English, he had to have an interpreter（口语翻译）.

　During his lecture he told an interesting story which went on for rather a long time. At last he stopped to allow the interpreter to translate it into Japanese, and was very surprised when the man did this in a few seconds, after which all the students laughed loudly.

　After the lecture, the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and then said to him, “Now, please tell me how you translated that long story of mine into a short Japanese one.”

　“I didn't tell the story at all,” the interpreter answered with a smile, I just said, “The honourable lecturer has just told a funny story. You will all laugh, please.”

1． The man was invited to give a lecture ________. 

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A． to some university students

B． to some writers

C． on English idioms

D． on translation

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A． the students were Japanese

B． the students could hardly understand English

C． only a few of the students could understand spoken English

D． he was poor at Japanese

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A． The students' laughter．

B． The interpreter's good work.

C． The speed of the interpreter's translation.

D． The slowness of the interpreter's translation

4． The lecturer's story was about _______.　　　　　　　　

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A． something interesting

B． nothing

C． English learning

D． his stay in Japan

When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter(炼铜厂), and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.
Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No.”
Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said there weren't any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it. He was told everyone knew that even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn't get his idea accepted.
Paul later got married and had some kids. But, his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. Under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.
And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against the plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.
Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow(誓言) he made to himself as a child.
【小题1】When Paul was a boy, _________.

A．he had decided never to leave his hometown

B．the economy of Utah depended on the copper smelter

C．he had determined to stop the copper smelter polluting the area

D．no laws were made to protect the environment against pollution

【小题2】Why did Paul go to college to study the science of plants?

A．He wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself.

B．He was interested in planting trees since he was young.

C．He wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him.

D．He thought his knowledge would make his advice more persuasive.

【小题3】What does the underlined phrase “the plain common sense” in paragraph 5 probably refer to?

A．That his normal work and life would be greatly affected.

B．That it was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.

C．That no one would like to join him in the efforts.

D．That he had to keep everything he did secret.

【小题4】The message of the passage is that ___________.

A．perseverance(持之以恒) will work wonders

B．action speaks louder than words

C．God helps those who help themselves

D．many hands make light work.