The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the person.
When I first knew Bill, back in , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever . He was always ready to have a . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and was never dull when he was . With him there was one wild after another. Sometimes I wonder how we to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. , I wasn’t even it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never Bill changing so much. My image of him the one I had formed the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s to expect people to remain the same, especially I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he the same way about me.
| 小题1: | | A．proper | B．same | C．regular | D．common |
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| 小题2: | | A．childhood | B．primary school | C．high school | D．college |
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| 小题3: | | A．considered | B．supposed | C．met | D．expected |
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| 小题4: | | A．party | B．quarrel | C．meeting | D．class |
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| 小题5: | | A．man | B．hospital | C．film | D．hotel |
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| 小题6: | | A．study | B．life | C．work | D．fun |
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| 小题7: | | A．in | B．down | C．away | D．around |
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| 小题8: | | A．dream | B．mistake | C．chance | D．joke |
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| 小题9: | | A．decided | B．continued | C．managed | D．hoped |
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| 小题10: | | A．As usual | B．By accident | C．From then on | D．All the time |
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| 小题11: | | A．glad | B．surprised | C．excited | D．sure |
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| 小题12: | | A．thought | B．talked | C．argued | D．spent |
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| 小题13: | | A．best | B．last | C．next | D．only |
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| 小题14: | | A．interest | B．career | C．subject | D．problem |
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| 小题15: | | A．forgot | B．minded | C．liked | D．imagined |
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| 小题16: | | A．remained | B．reminded | C．suggested | D．became |
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| 小题17: | | A．since | B．from | C．at | D．till |
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| 小题18: | | A．unnecessary | B．foolish | C．common | D．unusual |
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| 小题19: | | A．because | B．that | C．how | D．when |
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| 小题20: | | A．felt | B．acted | C．looked | D．discovered |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:A |
试题分析：本文叙述了作者感觉自己的曾经的大学同学改变了许多，让自己不敢相信，社会一切都在变化，唯一不变的就是变化，当然他的朋友也不例外，或许你会认为原来的朋友更好，他也会这样认为。
小题1:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。proper合适的； same 同一的；regular定期的，common普通的，从前面的句子I couldn’t believe the change in him.可知事实上他看起来不是同一个人，故选B。
小题2:考查名词及上下文的呼应。childhood童年； primary school小学， high school高中，college大学。当第一次见比尔时，应该回到大学时代，故选 D。
小题3:考查动词及上下文的呼应。consider认为； suppose猜想，meet遇见； expect期望。这是我遇见的最无忧无虑的人，故选C。
小题4:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. party聚会，B. quarrel争吵，C. meeting 会议，D. class班级，
从前的句子：he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever 38 .可知他总是准备参加聚会。故选A。
小题5:考查名词及上下文的呼应。man男人；hospital 医院；movie电影；hotel 旅店，开车去15英里地方去看一部他真正喜欢的电影，故选C。
小题6:考查名词及上下文的呼应。learning学习； life 生活； work 工作；fun有趣。生活不来不单调，故选B。
小题7:考查副词及上下文的呼应。in在家；down向下； away外出。around四处走动；句意：当他经常四处走动，生活一点也不单调，故选D。
小题8:考查名词及上下文的呼应。Dream梦想， mistake错误； chance计划；joke玩笑；从前面的：and 41 was never dull when he was 42 可知.他这是有一个接一个玩笑，故选D。
小题9:考查动词及上下文的呼应。decide决定；continue继续； manage应付，设法对付； hope希望。我想知道他怎样应付考试的，故选C。
小题10:考查短语及上下文的呼应。A. As usual象平常一样，B. By accident偶然的，C. From then on从那时起， D. All the time一直。从前面的句子：Last week I was in Houston on business,可知我是偶然遇到他，故选B。
小题11:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. glad高兴，B. surprised惊讶， excited兴奋， sure确定。从后面的句子：Was this short-haired businessman really the same person?可知我甚至不确定是他，选D。
小题12:考查动词及上下文的呼应。think认为； talk谈论。argue争论；spend花费；他大多数情况下谈及的是他的工作、他的新车及他的房子，故选B。
小题13:考查序数词及上下文的呼应。Best最好的； last最不可能的；next下一个； only仅仅。回想他在大学时最不关心的是财富，故选B。
小题14:考查名词及上下文的呼应。interest兴趣；career事业； subject课题； problem 问题。现在这些东西好像是他的主要兴趣，故选A。
小题15:考查动词及上下文的呼应。forget忘记； mind介意；like喜欢， imagine想象，根据Bill changing，不知怎么他从不想象比尔改变那么多，故选D。
小题16:考查动词及上下文的呼应。remain仍然，保持； remind提醒； suggest建议； become成为。他的形象仍然停留在大学的时候，故选A。
小题17:考查介词及上下文的呼应。since自从； from从； at 在…时； till直到。他的形象仍然停留在大学的时候，故选C。
小题18:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。unnecessary没必要； foolish愚蠢的；common共同的； unusually不寻常的。我想希望人永远不变无疑是愚蠢的，故选B。
小题19:考查连词及上下文的呼应。because因为； that那个； how 怎样；when当……时候。尤其当我也应经改变了许多，故选D。
小题20:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 feel感觉； act行动； look看起来；discover发现。也许他的感觉和我一样，故选A。 |
核心考点
试题【The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I left My Heart in San Fransisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.
“I never get tired of singing it.” He said. “I like it too much . It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”
Bennett is to record a TV program with American singer Lens Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June.. “I like it here.” He added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”
He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film , which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America , but he becomes a failure.
“In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.
小题1:The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means______| A．Bennett’s favourite song but it’s not very popular. | | B．a song that is always popular | | C．a song which makes him standard | | D．a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience |
小题2:What does Tony Bennett want to do?| A．Buy a house and live in England. | | B．Stay with his wife and daughter in England. | | C．Live part of each year in England | | D．Leave American and settle in England |
小题3:What’s Tony’s hobby?| A．Singing | B．Drinking | C．Playing | D．Painting |
小题4: What can we learn about Tony’s father from this passage?| A．He liked his son’s singing. | | B．He was born in Italy and died when Tony Bennett was a small boy | | C．He was a part of Bennett’s achievement | | D．He was glad that his son became famous. |
小题5:What kind of man is Tony Bennett？| A．hardworking and humorous | | B．family-centered and hardworking | | C．outgoing and kind | | D．ambitious and trustworthy |
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36~55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was , along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up these articles. They _____ be going the same way, so Mark helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked, Mark the boy"s name was Bill, that he computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of with his other subjects and that he had just broken with his girl friend.
They arrived at Bill"s home first and Mark was in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before , Bill asked Mark if they talk. Bill him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever __ why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(储物柜) I didn"t want to leave a mess (脏乱 )for anyone else. I planned to leave this school and I was going home to my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You my life.”
| 小题1: | | A．catching | B．getting | C．making | D．carrying |
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| 小题2: | | A．happened to | B．led to | C．managed to | D．refused to |
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| 小题3: | | A．discovered | B．realized | C．said | D．decided |
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| 小题4: | | A．played | B．loved | C．tried | D．made |
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| 小题5: | | A．questions | B．ideas | C．difficulty | D．doubt |
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| 小题7: | | A．called | B．helped | C．invited | D．allowed |
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| 小题8: | | A．peacefully | B．willingly | C．freely | D．pleasantly |
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| 小题9: | | A．continued | B．agreed | C．forced | D．offered |
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| 小题10: | | A．graduation | B．movement | C．separation | D．vacation |
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| 小题11: | | A．would | B．should | C．could | D．must |
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| 小题12: | | A．demanded | B．reminded | C．removed | D．asked |
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| 小题13: | | A．wonder | B．want | C．wander | D．wish |
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| 小题14: | | A．even if | B．because of | C．because | D．as if |
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| 小题17: | | A．talking | B．playing | C．reading | D．watching |
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| 小题19: | | A．forgotten | B．passed | C．left | D．lost |
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| 小题20: | | A．helped | B．recovered | C．improved | D．changed |
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It’s Pigs’ Hometown
The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”
小题1:The old man’s son joined the army because ___________| A．they were all strong | | B．they loved their country | | C．they wanted to be full | | D．they had to do so |
小题2:The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because _______. | A．they weren’t kind-hearted | | B．his sons were in the army | | C．they were also hungry | | D．they hated him |
小题3:The policeman thought _______. | A．Hitler was more foolish than pigs | | B．the old man insulted(侮辱) their hometown | | C．the old man had to say sorry to him | | D．the old man had to fight with Hitler |
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The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his ．One day when the captain had come from a with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll it for you in my storehouse _ you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up _ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was lies，but he stayed _and said，“I knew that you had problems mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a ，who said，“The merchant must the captain the money which he got when he the iron，and then the captain must the merchant’s son back to him．”
| 小题2: | | A．voyage | B．travel | C．business | D．visit |
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| 小题3: | | A．fallen | B．raised | C．widened | D．risen |
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| 小题4: | | A．keep | B．hide | C．hold | D．put |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．since | C．after | D．until |
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| 小题6: | | A．many | B．more | C．a bit | D．less |
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| 小题8: | | A．dishonest | B．honest | C．real | D．former |
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| 小题9: | | A．sold | B．borrowed | C．eaten | D．drunk |
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| 小题10: | | A．talking | B．making | C．telling | D．saying |
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| 小题11: | | A．friendly | B．calm | C．quiet | D．angry |
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| 小题13: | | A．another | B．next | C．the other | D．other |
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| 小题14: | | A．while | B．after | C．during | D．before |
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| 小题15: | | A．boring | B．puzzled | C．angry | D．afraid |
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| 小题16: | | A．yet | B．neither | C．so | D．either |
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| 小题17: | | A．lawyer | B．manager | C．child | D．judge |
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| 小题18: | | A．return | B．give | C．offer | D．lend |
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| 小题19: | | A．kept | B．bought | C．sold | D．stole |
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| 小题20: | | A．bring | B．fetch | C．carry | D．catch |
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Who designed the first helicopter(直升机)? Who _____some of most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ______of his time? There is an answer ______ all these questions --Leonardo da Vinci (达•芬奇)
Leonard may have been the greatest genius ______ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t _______ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonard ______ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大师) painter, and as he got older he became _____ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways _______he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with _______today. You may know one of his most famous works-- the ______ woman known as the Mona Lisa.
| 小题1: | | A．took | B．made | C．painted | D．invented |
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| 小题2: | | A．artists | B．doctors | C．painters | D．people |
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| 小题4: | | A．the scientists | B．the artists | C．the world | D．people |
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| 小题5: | | A．draw | B．paint | C．work | D．build |
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| 小题6: | | A．was just | B．wasn’t just | C．wasn’t | D．was no longer |
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| 小题7: | | A．less | B．no | C．even | D．very |
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| 小题8: | | A．before | B．after | C．because | D．when |
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| 小题10: | | A．interesting | B．crying | C．smiling | D．surprising |
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