题目
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1．Two women friends who want to do several all-day hikes in the mountains during the spring. They like a place with traditional decorations and superb views
2．A woman with two children aged six and ten, who will spend July in Scotland. The children are interested in animals and plants and the mother enjoys fashions.
3．A handicapped lawyer who must use a wheelchair but drives her own car. She enjoys concerts, museums, fine architecture and swimming. She will spend the first two weeks of October in Scotland.
4．A writer, a teacher and their one-year-old daughter. They want to be in a quiet place during August. They enjoy good food, and like to take long walks(the baby rides in a back-pack).
5．An old couple, aged 65 and 68. They love mountain scenery and still take easy walks by the lakeside when they can. They hope to enjoy fresh air and some relaxing activities.
| A．Edinburgh. Post House A popular base for visitors to Edinburgh, this fine hotel stands next to the zoological Gardens within easy reach of the many famous sights, shops and entertainments of one of Europe’s most elegant capitals. |
| B．Gatehouse of Fleet. Cally Hotel This impressive hotel, well-known for its good Scottish cooking, is an ideal choice for a relaxing family holiday. Set in 100 acres of private grounds, the Cally, a former stately home, has something for everyone including its own fishing lake, outdoor heated swimming pool, green lawn, tennis court, children’s playground and sauna baths. |
| C．Glenborrodale. Glenborrodale Castle Hotel There can be few better places for a refreshing holiday than this picturesque hotel set in its own 120 acres of beautiful countryside by charming Lake Sunart on the Ardnamurchan Peninsular（半岛）. Boating and fishing are both available here. |
| D．Inverness. Royal Hotel! |
E．Peebles. Tontine Hotel
The Tontine had a fascinating beginning-it was built in 1808. This homely hotel has been extended to make it a really comfortable base for exploring the Tweed Valley and the attractive Lowland country.
F．North Berwick. Marine Hotel
This fine hotel overlooks the famous West Links golf course and is close to several sandy beaches. The Marine has its own open-air swimming pool and putting green as well as tennis courts, squash courts and saunas. Edinburgh, well-know for its art festivals, is only some 24 miles away.
答案
解析
1. D项中的the Highlands（苏格兰高地）、antique(年代久远并有价值的) furniture 与mountains、traditional decorations(.装饰)的要求符合。
2. 题中两个孩子喜欢动物，而母亲喜欢时尚；A项中有zoological garden（动物园）和shops,正符合母子三人的要求。
3.这名律师喜欢参观博物馆、欣赏音乐会，F 项中Edinburgh 的艺术节正好满足她的要求。
4. B项中的苏格兰美食符合这对夫妇的要求，而饭店的children’s playground 可供他们的女儿嬉戏玩耍。
5.这对老夫妻需要一些比较放松的活动，C项中的划船和钓鱼正合他们的心意。
核心考点
试题【The people below are all looking for a hotel in Scotland for their holidays. Aft】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly(闲散地)on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and___1___, watch the water ___2__downstream, and listen to the chirps(喳喳声)of the birds and the rustling (沙沙声)of the leaves in the trees. I would also___3___the bamboo trees___4___under pressure from the wind and watch them ___5____gracefully to their upright or ___6___ position after the wind had___7____. When I think about the bamboo tree’s ___8____to bounce back or return to it’s original position, the word resilience(弹性)__ 9___to mind. When used in ___10_____ a person , this word means the ability to readily _11__from shock, depression or any other situation___12____stetches the limits of a person’s emotions. Have you ever felt like you are about to shout? Have you ever felt like you are at your __13__point?__14__, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it. During the experience you probably felt a mix of __15____that threatened your health. You felt emotionally tired,___16_____ exhausted and you most likely endured unpleasant physical symptoms.
Life is a __17__ of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are __18___one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you __19____to your breaking point, bend but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you. A measure of hope will__20__ you through the unpleasant test.
1.A. quiet B. beautiful C. noisy D. happy
2.A. flow B. rush C. go D. come
3. A. see B. notice C. watch D. look at
4.A. bend B. swing C. break D. tremble
5.A. return B. recover C. give D. fly
6.A. straight B. original C. quick D. necessary
7.A. died from B. died out C. died down D. died off
8.A. ability B. power C. energy D. strength
9.A. strikes B. goes C. appears D. comes
10.A. preference to B. conference to C. reference to D. appearance to
11.A. recover B. calm C. comfort D. sink
12.A. where B. that C. when D. in which
13.A. high B. low C. breaking D. returning
14．A．Thankfully B. Hopefully C. Happily D. Surprisingly
15.A. senses B. emotions C. thoughts D. minds
16.A. physically B. mentally C. patiently D. fully
17.A. way B. mixture C. condition D. feeling
18.A. experiencing B. making C. living D. meeting
19.A. away B. far C. close D. fast
20.A. bring B. take C. make D. set
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my ____1___ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you __2_____ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the ____3____ atmosphere by striking the match of ___4_____ . I try to mind my manners and ____5____ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, ___6_____, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in ___7___. I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitde and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?” With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ____8____ the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she ____9____. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I couldn’t respond. I was ____10____. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great ____11____ my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, ____12____ still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go ____13___ that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was ____14____ her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as __15______ but a driver.
I suddenly felt I was very ___16____. I realized I had only thought of people as__17____as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by job and brushed her off as ____18_____.
For all I know, I’m just another person in ____19_____ else’s world, and may not even be important. I ___20_____ not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.
1.A. anxiety B. determination C. decision D. attempt
2.A. find B. make C. think D. stand
3.A. unpopular B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. unforgettable
4.A. fire B. topic C. conversation D. discussion
5.A. politely B. devotedly C. carelessly D. sincerely
6.A. however B. therefore C. thus D. otherwise
7.A. surprise B. common C. silence D. particular
8.A. fighting B. avoiding C. clearing D. keeping
9.A. told B. lasted C. repeated D. continued
10.A. for sure B. at ease C. in shock D. in despair
11.A. mercy B. pain C. pity D. disappointment
12.A. but B. yet C. and D. or
13.A. over B. round C. through D. without
14.A. almost B. nearly C. ever D. just
15.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
16.A. sad B. embarrassed C. selfish D. worried
17.A. far B. long C. much D. well
18.A. unfit B. unselfish C. unnecessary D. unimportant
19.A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. no one
20.A. must B. may C. can D. should
Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was ____1____ to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was ___2___. So both of them agreed not to ____3___ after choosing a ____4___ at every fork(岔道口).
A road sign at the first fork ____5____ one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the ____6____ after a ___7____ discussion because lion were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division(路口) going separately to the pandas and peacock. They ____8____ pandas as it was the nation’s treasure and went the way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant ____9____ what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and ____10____, for it brooked(容忍)no delay. If they hesitated they would miss ___11___. Only ___12___ decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and ___13____ possible regret.
Life is ____14____ like this------ choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two ____15_____ jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you ___16____ give up the other ------- you can get half of it. If you __17___ weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely _____18_____ empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. ___19___ you have got half of the desirable things in life ------ something that is ___20____ to come by.
1.A. easy B. eager C. impossible D. possible
2.A. enough B. limited C. tight D. plentiful
3.A. retrace B. come C. go D. go back
4.A. main road B. branch C. crossing D. highway
5.A. showed B. pointed C. intended D. made
6.A. former B. later C. lost D. the third
7.A. brief B. long C. no D. heated
8.A. hoped B. wanted C. favored D. got
9.A. getting B. taking C. grasping D. giving up
10.A. slowly B. immediately C. timely D. easily
11.A. less B. more C. most D. least
12.A. high B. slow C. short D. rapid
13.A. increase B. rid C. reduce D. raise
14.A. just exactly B. more or less C. hardly D. most
15.A. unwanted B. rejected C. enjoyable D. desirable
16.A. wish B. want C. must D. have to
17.A. spend time B. kill time C. have a hard time D. hope for
18.A. start with B. get up C. succeed in D. end up in
19.A. By no means B. Not in the least C. At most D. At least
20.A. stupid B. delighted C. hard D. supported
One morning I stood beside the window. Across the river, the __1___ decorated the edge of the shore in white. I stood __2____ and looked at what the night’s storm had ___3___.
I leaned forward and stood close to the window. There was a goose out there, quite ___4___, its wings folded to its sides, its feet ___5___ to the ice. Then from the dark skies, I saw a line of swans. They moved in their own ___6___ style, graceful and free.
As I watched, the leader __7___ from the sky and landed on the ice. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, I __8___ it might be killed by those great swan beaks(鸟喙).
__9__instead, those beaks began to work on the ___10___. The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again. At last, the goose’s head ___11___; its body pulled. Then the goose was ___12____ and standing on the ice. And the swans stood in the air ___13___. It seemed as if the goose was crying, “I cannot fly.” Four of the swans came down around it. Their powerful beaks cleaned the goose’s ___14___ from top to bottom, chipping off the ice held in the feathers. ___15___at last the goose’s wings were free, the four swans ___16___ and joined the group.They restarted their eastward journey cheerfully.
I watched them until they ___17____ over the tops of the farthest trees. Only then did I realized that __18____ were running down my cheeks. Believe me! This story is __19____. And I will ask “If so for birds why not for ___20____?”
1.A. flower B. tree C. snow D. picture
2.A. quietly B. silently C. happily D. nervously
3.A. washed B.painted C. destroyed D. cleaned
4.A. hungry B. thirsty C. terrible D. still
5.A. frozen B. put C. turned D. tied
6.A. common B. ordinary C. noticeable D. boring
7.A. dived B. moved C. flew D. circled
8.A. frightened B. feared C. hoped D. knew
9.A. Wonderfully B. Puzzlingly C. Surprisingly D. Disappointingly
10.A. ice B. earth C. goose D. swan
11.A. carried B. pushed C. moved D. lifted
12.A. glad B. sad C. free D. lucky
13.A. listening B. hearing C. fighting D. watching
14.A. head B. legs C. feathers D. body
15.A. While B. When C. Before D. Until
16.A. took off B. took up C. got away D. got up
17.A. climbed B. stopped C. disappeared D. landed
18.A. leaves B. hairs C. rivers D. tears
19.A. actual B. real C. true D. right
20.A. animals B. man C. people D. insects
In the early nineteenth century，people did not use stamps．They had to pay postag
e when they receive letters．They unhappy about this，especially whenthey pay for a letter which they did not wish to receive at a11．The postage was high at that time，because the post offices had to send many people to cotlem the postage．RowIand Hill，a schoolnlaster in England，was the first to put forward aproposal to use stamps in the 50s of the nineteenth century．fie thought it wouldbe much easier for people to use stamps to coover postage．They could go to the nearby post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes before they sent theletters，The post office simply put seals on the stamps so that people could notuse the staraps again．In this way，the post office did not need to send postmen tocollect postage．It only needed to send fewer postmen to deliver letters．’That was a good idea and the governmern finally accepted it．
小题1:It was not until that people began to use stamps．
A．!he early 19th Century B．the middle 19th century
C．the late 19th century I)．the beginning of the 19th century
小题2:Before stamps were used，postage ．
| A．was paid by the letter—posters | B．was paid by the letter—receivers |
| C．was collected by postmen | D．BothBand C |
| A．send postmen to collect the postage |
| B．send postmen to collect letters |
| C．send postmen to deliver jetters |
| D．put seals on the used stamps |
| A．When did people first begin to use stamps? |
| B．Who was the first to think of using stamps? |
| C．Why were postmen sent to collect postage? |
| D．How did stamps come Into use? |
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