95. He didn’t feel like ___ that day so he stayed indoors reading.
A) working B) works C) to work D) worked 96. No sooner had we started on the road____ it began to rain.
A) when B) than C) then D) whenever 97. He didn’t live up to ____ had been expected of him.
A) that B) what C) which D) all
98. I have kept that portrait ____ I can see it every day , as it always reminds me of my university days in London. A) which B) where C) whether D) into 99. ____ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A) Believe B) To believe C) Believing D) Believed 100. Your hair wants ____. You’d better have it done tomorrow.
A) cut B) to cut C) cutting D) being cut
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Early last season, I wrote an article about a random(随意的) act of kindness I had seen Jordan(乔丹) do to a disabled child outside the Stadium(体育馆) after a game.
The day after the article was published, I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said:” I read what you wrote about Jordan, and I thought I should tell you what I saw.”
Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
What the caller said, though, was this: he and his wife had been to a football game, and their car had broken down. They’d had to wait about 45 minutes after the end of the game to get a taxi ride to the suburbs.
“We were four blocks from the Stadium in a bad area, and at one corner under a streetlight was Jordan’s car,” the man said, “He was standing outside the car, talking with some boys from the neighborhood. It was late at night, and they were just talking. I thought it was nice of him, but I wonder why he stopped.”
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that dark neighborhood? “Not two boys,” Jordan said. “But four. I see them every night.” Every night? Why?
He smiled. “If I don’t stop, I’ll go home knowing they’re waiting for me anyway,” he said. “If you knew my four guys you’d know that they’re going to be out there whether it’s raining or snowing…they’re there.”
1. What is the usual reaction if someone is praised according to the writer?
A) They will show no interest. C) They will want to know more. B) They will tell something similar. D) They will speak badly of the person. 2. The man from the western suburbs called the writer to _______.
A) expose Jordan’s secret B) tell him about Jordan’s bad side. C) say something good about Jordan. D) make clear of some facts 3. What does the word “dark” in Para. 6 mean?
A) distant. B)backward. C) wild D) dirty.
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4. Jordan stopped to talk to those boys every night to _______.
A) have fun B) build up his fame C) keep his promise D) avoid disappointing them 5. It can be inferred from the passage that _______
A) Jordan knows the way to attract fans. B) Jordan is the man who cares about others. C) Jordan is the man who doesn’t mind others’ view. D) Jordan tries every means to please the public.
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One summer day my father sent me to buy wire and fencing for our farm. At 16, I liked nothing better than getting behind the wheel of our family pickup(小货运车), but this time there was something bothering me. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊款) at the store.
Sixteen is a proud age, when a young man wants respect, not pity. It was 1976, and the ugly shadow of racism(种族主义) was still a fact of life in some parts of the country. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then be rudely asked whether they were “good for it”.
My family was honest, we paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner trust us? At Davis Brothers General Store, Buck Davis stood behind the register(记帐台)，talking to a farmer. Buck was a tall, weathered man in a red hunting shirt, and I nodded as I passed him on my way to the hardware counter. When I brought my purchases to the register, I said carefully, “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me a strange look. But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure”, he said easily. “Your daddy is always god for it.” He turned to the other man. “This boy is one of James Williams’ sons.”
The farmer nodded in a friendly way. I was filled with pride. James Williams’ son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that a good name was of great value. The good name my father and mother had earned brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to expect from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself too much to do wrong.
1. The writer begins this article with ______.
A) a small joke B) a personal experience C) a pleasant fact D) a serious comment 2. The purpose of this short article is most probably to tell us _______. A) that the ugly shadow of racism still exists in the 1970’s B) how he felt when he was asking for credit at a store
C) that the family’s good name helped him win others’ respect and trust D) what the relationship was like between a store owner and his customers
3. The sentence “I liked nothing better than getting behind the wheel of our family pick up…”means “_______”. A) I enjoyed picking up friends in our family car most B) I enjoyed running after our family car most C) I liked to sit in my father’s car to pick up purchases D) I liked driving the small truck of our family best 4. When the writer brought my purchases to the register, he said “I need to put this on credit” carefully because _______. A) he was afraid of being refused B) he was afraid that the owner didn’t understand him C) he was ashamed of being in debt D) he was not sure whether he could pay the debt back 5. The word “decent” in the last sentence most probably means “___________”.
A) frank B) honest C) poor D) modest
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The first hotels were very different from today’s hotels. They were small inns built along the road. Later, as people began to travel by train, hotels were built in the centers of large cities. Usually located near railroad stations. These hotels were many stories tall and had hundreds of rooms.
Although trains were a popular means of travel for some time, automobiles slowly began to take their place. Automobile travel caused problems for city hotels, which did not have enough parking space for so many cars.
People who traveled by automobile needed a different kind of hotel. They needed places to stay that were near highways and had room to park. Motorists did not like to drive in heavy city traffic to reach a hotel. The answer to the motorists’ problems came when a new kind of hotel was built. These new buildings were called motels, a word made from the first part of MOTORIST and the last part of HOTELS.
Motels were much smaller than hotels. Built on ground level, often in separate units, they were more convenient for people traveling. The separate units also made them quieter than hotels. Best of all, there was more than enough room for cars to park.
Now, many big hotels in the cities are being torn down. They can no longer make enough money to stay in business. In their place, many small motels have been built on the outskirts(近郊)of cities. Motels have become a big business in the United States.
1.The first hotels were built . A)with hundreds of rooms B)around the city centers C)near railway stations D)quite close to roads 2.Hotels gradually became less popular because they usually did not have . A)large enough rooms for big families B)places for cars to park in C)sufficient ground rooms D)quiet and convenient units 3.What can we learn about motels from the passage?
A)They are usually built in the downtown area. B)They have several buildings closely connected. C)They have a large number of rooms in tall buildings. D)They are mainly for travelers who drive their own cars. 4.The reason why many big hotels are being torn down is that . A)more and more travelers choose to stay in motels B)people want to spend their time in a more quiet place C)it costs too much money for people to stay in a hotel D)cities have become short of land for building large hotels. 5.This passage is trying to tell us about .
A)motorists’ troubles in parking their cars in cities B)The reason why a new kind of hotel is getting popular C)which place is better for people to stay for the night D)how to find a place to park your car when traveling
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Union Carbide faced a serious international public relations problem in December 1984 when a gas leak at its plant in India killed more than 2500 residents of Bhopal and caused another 50,000 to be treated for gas poisoning. Time magazine reported, “There is no way to put a price tag on the damage done to Union Carbide’s image in 38 countries, where it has factories, and the 130 nations in which it sells products.”
But Union Carbide was able to generate a level of public respect in the days immediately follwing the disaster. The corporation chairman, Warren M. Anderson, flew to India within hours of the accident. Serving as the company’s chief spokesman on the disaster, he made himself available to hundreds of reporters clamoring (喧闹) for information. Reporters were impressed with his open manner and found him believable when he said the disaster was Union Carbide’s highest priority.
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To back up his statements, Anderson promised $1 million in immediate relief funds for victims and their families. In addition, he offered a team of technical experts to the Indian government investigating the disaster and volunteered (自愿) to close some of the company’s plants around the world.
Contributing to Union Carbide’s reliability in the crisis was the company’s reputation for safety concerns. All this activity – quick action, genuine concern, openness with the press, Anderson, as a central spokesperson, and the company’s past record of legal responsibility- illustrated the basic concepts of effective crisis communication on an international level. 1.What was the serious problem faced by Union Carbide in December 1984? A)A gas leak at its Indian plant poisoned thousands of people. B)Thousands of its workers were killed in a gas leak accident.
C)An accident caused the death of about 2500 Union Carbide’s employees. D)Many of its factories had to be closed because of frequent accidents.
2.According to Time magazine, the damage done by the accident to Union Carbide’s image was . A)local B)national C)worldwide D)regional 3.Warren M. Anderson successfully made reporters believe that . A)he was serious in handling the accident B)he had done his best to make up the lost C)he was open to their suggestions and opinions D)he could settle the matter quite effectively 4.Warren M. Anderson let the public know that the disaster was the corporation’s . A)biggest loss B)first concern C)saddest lesson D)heaviest blow 5.We can learn that the passage mainly aims to give . A) a detailed description of a dangerous gas leak B) a fair account of the big loss of an international company C) a vivid image of a respected corporation leader D) a good example of effective treatment of a serious crisis
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Even though a student may not have much money, eating to stay mentally and physically active and able to concentrate need not be a problem.
This student eating guide aims to give you the confidence to eat nutritiously（有营养地）, cheaply and enjoyably whatever your cooking skills are.
So what is a healthy diet? Healthy eating is not just avoiding less healthy foods-it is eating foods that are positively good for our health.
Here are five steps to healthy eating.
1.Have regular meals. Feed your brain nutritiously on a regular basis and it is more likely to work efficiently.
2.Aim to eat a third of our food as starchy（含淀粉的）food, e.g. bread, rice, potatoes-all relatively cheap and nutritious. 3.Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. They are good to people’s health.
4.Cut down on fat. Choose such meat as chicken. Try low fat milk and avoid fried food. 5.Eat less sugar. Try to reduce the number of times you eat sweets, chocolate, etc.
It is the diet as a whole that is important. Variety helps to ensure a nutritional（营养的）balance. There are no “bad foods” but there are “bad diets”.
1.Where do you think the passage is taken from?
A) A travel handbook for college students. B) An eating guide for students at college. C) A company’s web page about its products. D) An advertisement of a particular kind of food.
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2.Which of the following is the main topic of this passage? A) Students don’t usually eat nutritiously but enjoyably at college. B) Students are usually skilled in cooking their own meals. C) Students are unable to eat good foods for lack of money. D) Students are able to eat nutritiously, cheaply and enjoyably. 3.It is implied in the passage that .
A) sugar is harmful to people’s health B) fried food is not good for people’s health C) students usually eat a lot of fat D) people usually eat too much starchy food 4.Which of the following eating habits is not considered healthy?
A) Eating plenty of sugar. B) Taking low fat milk. C) Having one’s meals regularly. D) Eating plenty of fruit. 5.To keep a nutritional balance, people should . A) avoid fat all the time B) eat as many potatoes as possible C) have a variety of foods D) never eat sweets or chocolate
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To conserve is to save and protect，to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers（祖先）had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and “inexhaustible（不竭的）”.Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that ,as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the other parts.
Fifty years ago, nature study was not part of the school work；scientific forestry（林业）was a new idea; timber（木材）was still cheap because it could be bought in any quantity from distant woodlands；soil destruction and river floods were not national problems. Nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use；even the word “conservation” had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.
For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us，we must now set about correcting the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should，therefore，be made a part of everyone’s dally life. To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us a basic knowledge. We need to know why all water resources need to the protected for maintaining plant life and why the running currents of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big，mature trees，because living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of original beauty of nature as we can.
1. In the writer’s opinion, our ancestors . A) didn’t know how to take full advantage of raw materials B) didn’t have the slightest idea of environmental protection C) didn’t know how to control the growth of human population D) didn’t understand the importance of improving the nature 2.The writer compares nature to a living body in order to show that . A) nature is ever changing and never remains at the same state
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