A. tire, did…do B. tiring, have…done C. tired, do…do D. tired, have…been doing
More and more people (31) ____ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (32) ____ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (33) ____ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (34) ____ are struggling to make (35) ____ ends meet. The alarms, (36) ____ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (37) _____ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (38) _____ but have not installed them (39) _____. The insurance companies told people (40) _____ the alarms on all doors and windows.
31. B. have 32. D. have been asking 33. A. due 34. C. who 35. C. - --
36. B. which 37 D. estimated 38. A. to have them installed 39. C. yet 40. D. to install
Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars
(31) in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded.
The country's 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world's largest two-wheel market. But because there are still big differences (32)_____________ people's incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of (33) , lots of them not motorised.
A ride (34) a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style traffic with all kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines (35)___________ narrow country lanes. Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart (36) by one animal or another. \the roads,\the taxi driver says. \have to (37) for pedestrians, bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants. Three things (38) to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck.\ a young boy and his cow.
Given the hazards, it's not surprising (40) special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed. 31. A. have been sold 32. D. in 33. B. vehicles 34. C. with 35. B. on 36. A. pulled
37. C. watch out 38. D. are recommended 39. B. by 40. D. that
Most workers spend eight hours on the job a day on 31 . They work because they need money for necessities. They spend about one third of their lives at work, but hate it. By contrast, some people actually 32 work. They spend 33 hours on the job each week and often take work home with them. They are called “workaholics(工作狂)” as they are addicted to their job as other people are 34 alcohol.
Workaholics would 35 work than do anything else and this can be most
important to their life. Workaholics are often 36 stress. They can’t relax and feel tense. 37 they may easily lose temper. Their work therefore has serious impact on their relationships and family life. Typical workaholics pay little attention to families. They spend 38 time with their children and their marriages may 39 in divorce. Their inability to relax may cause 40 problems, such as high blood pressure.
31. A. weekends B. workdays C. each week D. everyday
32. A. hate B. enjoy C. do D. dislike 33. A. extra B. rather C. less D. fewer
34. A. for B. like C. to D. into
35. A. better B. like to C. do D. rather
36. A. on B. under C. in D. for 37. A. As a matter of fact B. As a result
C. As it is D. As you can find 38. A. more B. much C. little D. a little
39. A. begin B. end C. beginning D. ending
40. A. health B. blood C. mental D. family 31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. A
There are advantages and disadvantages to 31 Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage 32 the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science 33 American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans 34 . The study is difficult, but it 35 students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, 36 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.
The advantage to the education in North America, 37 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values 38 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorized 39 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 40 .
31. A. not only B. all C. both D. only 32. A. for B. to C. in D. as 33. A. to B. for C. than D. in 34. A. have B. studying C. does D. do 35. A. provides B. gets C. prepares D. does 36. A. and B. yet C. not D. just 37. A. at B. to C. on D. under
38. A. good B. poor C. new D. old
39. A. more B. less C. good D. as 40. A. have B. do C. haven’t D. does 31. C 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. A
Jules Verne’s most famous book is “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”. (A “league” is an old word 16 about three miles.) In those days submarines (潜水艇) had not been 17 , but he describes an underwater ship very like a modern submarine. The captain of the submarine, called Captain Nemo, and his men have many strange adventures and find many strange things 18 the bottom of the ocean. He was a very good 19 . His characters often did surprising and sometimes impossible things, but they always seemed 20 real people.
In another book, “Around the World in Eighty Days”, Jules Verne creates Mr. Fogg, the hero, 21 made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. Nowadays this may seem 22 to you, but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr. Fogg and his servant traveled in many different 23 , even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know their result, you should read the book. In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge 24 his imagination in describing future inventions. 25 he was wrong, of course, but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.
16. A. meaning B. including C. means D. speaks 17. A. made B. discovered C. producing D. invented
18. A. in B. beneath C. at D. under 19. A. story-teller B. sailor C. captain D. pilot
20. A. are B. to be C. that D. as if 21. A. that B. which C. what D. who
22. A. easy B. difficult C. comfortable D. hard
23. A. roads B. paths C. ways D. countries
24 .A. except B. as well C. as well as D. or
25. A. Always B. Seldom C. Some times D. Sometimes
16. A 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B
21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25 D Peter Blake is a successful businessman, but he (16)____________ to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and (17) ____________ working in a pub when he (18) ____________ to start his own business. Peter had always (19) ____________ interested in plants and flowers, (20) ____________he decided to set up a company (21) ____________ cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on his (22) ____________, but soon he took (23) ____________ two people to help him. The company has been growing (24) ____________ for the last ten years. Peter is now very rich, (25) ____________ he complains that now he doesn’t work with plants but with a computer every day!
16. A. would B. -- C. used D. use
17. A. did B. was C. been D. has been
18. A. had decided B. decided C. was deciding D. has decided
19. A. was B. had C. being D. been
20. A. so B. but C. -- D. although
21. A. who B. which C. whose D. --
22. A. own B. self C. -- D. himself
23. A. up B. over C. on D. in
24. A.-- B. up C. over D. into
25. A. therefore B. so C. but D. moreover
16. C 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. A
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25.C
1．选择题
Once the king of India fell ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, examined him and said, “You will be well again in a few days if you take bull’s milk.” The king was very surprised, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it possible?” he asked.
“Order Gulbo, the scholar, to get it for you. He can do anything.” The doctor was an enemy to Gulbo, and thought this would be a way of making him suffer. When the king told Gulbo what the doctor had said and ordered him to get bull’s milk, Gulbo immediately understood what the doctor was trying to do.
When he got home he sat thinking how to get out of the difficulties. His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the matter. On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t worry, father, I’ll help you.”
The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace, and chose a place below the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, when everyone was in bed, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and set a guard to find out what was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to the king. “Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” asked the king.
The girl pretended to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This
afternoon my father had a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean clothes for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.” “What!” cried the king, “Are you trying to make a fool of me? Who ever heard of a man having a baby?”
“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get bull’s milk for him, why can’t a man have a baby?”
The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s daughter. Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk for his baby.”
1. According to the doctor in the story, the king’s illness can be cured by ______. A. making Gulbo suffer B. drinking bull’s milk C. seeing another doctor
D. feeding him with cow’s milk 2. The doctor told the king to ask Gulbo to find bull’s milk because he ______. A. admired Gulbo greatly
B. hated Gulbo very much
C. thought Gulbo was a scholar
D. tried to make Gulbo another doctor 3. How did Gulbo feel after getting the king’s order? A. He was upset. B. He was excited. C. He was surprised.
D. He was disappointed. 4. Why did Gulbo’s daughter wash clothes below the king’s bedroom window at night?
A. Because she was forced to do it.
B. Because she often washed clothes there. C. Because she enjoyed washing clothes there.
D. Because she wanted the king to notice her. 5. From the dialogue between the king and the girl, we know that after hearing the girl’s story, the king ______.
A. wanted to see the baby B. became angry with her C. thought the girl was a fool
D. understood the girl’s meaning BBADD
People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial (人造的) substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.
Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food
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