1.When hosts place dishes on the table, they will arrange the main course at the center with the other dishes______placed around them.
A:evenly B:even C:odd D:oddly 参考答案:A
2.—My watch is not working. ________? —It’s ten past eleven.
A:What time is it B:What’s the time
C:What time is it by your watch D:What is time by your watch
● 参考答案:C
3. Today, many cultures divide music
______ art music and music of the people. A: from B: into C: over D: beneath 答案 into
4. My mother was relieved that her son would be satisfied with his performance so he wouldn't do another one, at least for her ______. A: sake B: lake C: make D: wake 答案 sake
5..She used______all her clothes there.
A:buy
B:to buying C:buying D:to buy 答案D
6.My I have two______instead of beans, please?
A:corn’s ear B:corn ears C:ear of corns D:ears of corn
● 参考答案:D
7 .Maria: Morley, where are the cookies. Don’t tell me you ate them all! Morley: Yes, I did. _________ .
A:I couldn’t bear it.
B:They were too good to eat C:I couldn’t help it. D:They were good to eat
● 参考答案:C,
8 Operator: ______, May I help you?
Bill: I'd like to set up a telephone service, please. A: Speaking B: Hey
C: I'm John Smith D: Pacific Bell 答案 Pacific Bell
9. Throughout their history, Americans have been people ______ the move. A: in B: on C: to D: with 答案 on
10 Jackson: What’s there to do at night?
Clerk: There are clubs, concerts, plays, and so on._______!
A:You make it B:You name it C:You find it D:You manage it
● 参考答案:B,
11.Desk Clerk：Good afternoon，Holiday Inn.
Customer：Hello，I’d like to book a double room for the nights of 23rd and 24th please. Desk Clerk：______
A:What’s the matter？ B:Just a minute, please. C:What can I do for you？ D:Can I help you？
● 参考答案:B, 本题解释
12 Receptionist: Can I help you?
Customer: ______. Where do I pay my fees? A: As you please B: Yes, please C: Thank you D: Yes, you can 答案 Yes, please
13 Nicholas: Hello. May I speak to Tom? Tom: ______
A: Sorry, the number is engaged. Will you hold? B: Hello. Who're you, please? C: Hello. Thank you for calling. D: Yes, speaking. 答案 Yes, speaking.
14 —It’s very kind of you to help me with my English.—________.
A:Never mind B:Not at all
C:That’s all right D:You’re so welcome
● 参考答案:B, 本题解释
15、 Do not express shock for what you hear___C___matter how shocking it might seem. A、not B、never C、no D、none
16 If you had taken the medicine yesterday, you__D____much better now. A、must have felt B、might have felt C、would have felt D、would feel
17 We're ______ to hand in our homework next week. A: proposed B: supposed C: opposed D: imposed 答案 supposed
18 Student A：I feel sick. Student B：______
Student A：I'm not sure， but I have got a bad headache. A: I'm sorry to hear that.
B: How are you feeling now？ C: How long have you been sick？ D: Do you have a temperature？ 答案 Do you have a temperature？
19 His long ______ raised fears about his safety.
A: absent B: absentee C: absenting D: absence 答案 absence
20 Daddy was in a ______ for several days.
A: drama B: coma C: soma D: tome 答案 coma
The Smokey Bear(护林熊) fire prevention program has resulted in a savings of $20 billion on all federal(联邦的), state and private forested land(私有林地). In 1941, 208,000 forest fires burned 30 million acres, while in 1981, fewer than 165,000 fires burned about three million acres. While forest usage has increased, the proportion(比例) of
human-caused fires has remained stable; people still cause mine out of ten forest fires. But the biggest cause of fires is arson(纵火), accounting for(引起) 34 percent of forest fires in 1981. 1. According to the passage, use of forested land has A. stabilized.
B. been privatized. C. decreased. D. risen.
2. According to the passage, in 1941 forest fires burned A. less acres than in 1981. B. 3 million acres.
C. ten times as many acres as in 1981. D. 20 million acres more than in 1981.
3. According to the passage, the number of human-caused fires A. has remained the same proportionately. B. has increased.
C. is he same as the arson cases.
D. accounts for 34 per cent of forest fires.
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. Nine out of ten fires are caused by arsonists.
B. The Smokey Bear program has saved the nation a lot of money. C. There are more forest fires now than before.
D. People do not use the forests as much as they did in the past. 5. It may be inferred from the passage that
A. the majority of fires are caused by humans. B. arson is increasing every year.
C. more acres are destroyed by fire each year. D. fewer people are using the forests. 【答案】1D 2C 3A 4B 5A
Passage 3
The origins(起源) of baseball probably stretch back to 1839 when Abner Doubleday, a civil engineering student, laid out a diamond-shaped field at Cooperstown, New York, and attempted to standardize(使标准化) the rules governing the playing of such games as town ball and four old cat, the ancestors(祖先) of baseball. By the end of the Civil War, interest in the game had grown rapidly. Over 200 teams or clubs existed, some of which toured the country playing rivals; they belonged to a national association of \宣布) a set of standard rules. These teams were amateurs(业余爱好者) or semi-professionals, but as the game waxed in popularity, it offered opportunities for profit, and the first professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, appeared in 1869. Other cities soon fielded professional teams, and in 1876 the present National League was organized chiefly by Albert Spalding. Soon a rival league appeared, the American Association. Competition between the two was intense, and in 1883 they played a post-season(季后赛) contest, the first \in 1900 the American League was organized.
1. According to the passage, baseball originated in 1839 because A. Abner Doubleday invented a special diamond-shaped pitch.
B. the rules of earlier games were amalgamated(合并) and regularized. C. civil engineering students became interested in playing games. D. the old games died out and a new one was needed.
2. What was different about \ A. They travelled widely.
B. They belonged to many clubs. C. They played by agreed rules. D. They were not professional.
3. According to the passage, the Cincinnati Red Stockings were formed in 1869 A. because baseball had become more popular by then. B. to enable the amateur players to become professional.
C. so that the public had the opportunity to profit from a professional team. D. to produce a means of making money.
4. From the passage, we understand that the National League was formed in 1876 to A. reorganize the professional teams.
B. enable more professional teams to be set up. C. to provide a governing authority for baseball.
D. authorize amateur and professional teams to combine.
5. According to the passage, at the turn of the century the only remaining baseball organizations were A. the American League and the National League. B. the American League.
C. the American Association and the American League. D. the American Association. 【答案】1B 2C 3D 4C 5A