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Farmers,as we all know,have been having a hard time of it lately,and have turned
to new ways of earning income from their land.This involves not only planting new kinds of crops,but some__55 ways of making money,the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing.Yes,you heard me__56 !A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis,and during the past year over 100,000 people have __57 to watch the race.“I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,"one punter (赛马经纪人)told me,“and I thought I"d have a look.I didn"t believe it was serious to tell you the truth."According to a regular visitor,betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses.“At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __58 ,and there are clear favourites. __59 nobody has heard anything about these _60 !Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any
case."I stayed to watch the races,and I must admit that I found it quite__61 . In
a usual sheep race,half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile.Food is waiting for them at the other end of the__62 just to give them so
me encouragement,I ought to add!The sheep run surprisingly fast,__63 they have probably not eaten for a while.Anyway,the crowd around me were obviously enjoying
heir day out at the races, __64 by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
55.A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal
56.A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly
57.A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward
58.A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
59.A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
60.A.horses B. sheep C. races D. stories
61.A.exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar
62.A.race B. hill C. track D. field
63.A.if B. so C. yet D. although
64.A.observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring
答案
55--64 BDCCA BACDB
解析
55. 对于此空,前面已给出提示。我们可以注意到前半句用了not only,因此后者与前者情况相同。前者是planting new kinds of crops,这里是some ________ways of making money,strange当然是最合适的。而且接下来文中说the most unusual of which…,所以这里选strange完全符合逻辑。而A项common“普通的”;C项swift“快的;迅速的”;D项illegal“不合法的”均不符合题意。答案为B。
56.correctly“正确地”,因为传统上都是horses racing,而对于sheep racing,人们闻所未闻,感到难以接受,难以置信。这里作者用了一个插入语“Yes,you heard me correctly!”“是的,你没听错!”,而honestly(正直地);surprisingly(惊奇地);completely(完全地)用在此句中则无法与上、下文相联系,答案为D。
57.show off是炫耀的意思,而文中人们只是来观看比赛,并没有炫耀的意思,故A不可选;bring up意为“使注意”,用在这里没什么意义;look forward意为盼望,如果说人们盼望观看比赛也可以讲得通,但look forward后的to是介词,后应跟动名词,故D也不可选;turn up意为出现,从意义上也讲得通,语法上也无错误,答案为C。
58.already有已经的意思,表示人们研究得比较早;there are clear favourites,比赛时大家都清楚地知道哪是好马,哪是劣马,所以研究马一定发生在比赛前,所以答案是in advance。A项behind time“随后”;B项in progress“在过程中”;D项in time“及时”均不合题意。答案为C。
59.前面讲述了赛马的情况,接下来讲述赛羊,情况与赛马完全不同,因此这里需要一个转折连词But。therefore表示因果;moreover表示递进;otherwise意为否则,均不合题意。答案为A。
60.这篇文章主要是讲赛羊,前面讲了赛马,很明显,这里讲的是羊,而且前面的赛马为人们所熟知,而这里没人听说过的,当然就是赛羊了,答案为B。
61.下文提到了赛羊场面激动人心,羊跑得出人意料地快,所以这里应该选择exciting来描绘。B项dangerous“危险的”;C项boring“令人厌烦的”;D项peculiar“古怪的”,均不合题意。答案为A。
62.因为这些食物的目的是给羊encouragement的,所以必须能被羊看见,如果在山的另一边,就起不到作用了。field意为田地,而比赛时应是沿着一定路径跑的,而不是在田地里跑,故D也不可选。合理的理解应该是羊跑时,把食物放在路的另一边,答案为C。
63.for a while是一段时间;not for a while意为它们吃食物的时间很少,前一句是The sheep run surprisingly fast,与这句构成转折关系,尽管它们吃得很少,跑得却特别快,答案为D。
64.最后一句得出的结论是“人们显然在这天的比赛中很高兴,这是通过他们愉快的脸和激动的情绪判断出来的”。A项observing“观察”;D项inferring“推测”,均不正确。答案为B。
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试题【Farmers,as we all know,have been having a hard time of it lately,and have turned】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark "_36" down and helped the boy pick up these articles. "_ 37 "they were going the same way,he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark "_38 " the boy"s name was Bill,that he "_ 39 " computer games, baseball and history,that he was having a lot of "_40" with his other subjects and that he had just broken "_41" with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill"s home first and Mark was "_42" in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternoon passed "_ 43 " with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home.They "_ 44 "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 "_ 45 ",Bill asked Mark if they "_ 46 " talk.
Bill "_ 47 " him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you "_48" wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?”asked Bill. “You see, I "_49 " out my locker because I didn"t want to leave a mess (脏乱) "_50 "anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to "_51 " my things. But after we
spent some time together "_52" and laughing,I realized that "_ 53 " I had done that, I would have "_ 54" 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 "_ 55 "my life.”
36. A. fell B. sat C. lay D. knelt
37. A. Although B. Since C. After D. Until
38. A. discovered B. realized C. said D. decided
39. A. played B. loved C. tried D. made
40. A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt
41. A. up B. out C. off D. away
42. A. called B. helped C. invited D. allowed
43. A. peacefully B. willingly C. freely D. pleasantly
44. A. continued B. agreed C. forced D. offered
45. A. graduation B. movement C. separation D. vacation
46. A. would B. should C. could D. must
47. A. demanded B. reminded C. removed D. asked
48. A. ever B. usually C. even D. never
49. A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put
50. A. over B. into C. with D. for
51. A. find B. pick C. pack D. hold
52. A. talking B. playing C. reading D. watching
53. A. before B. if C. while D. as
54. A. forgotten B. passed C. left D. lost
55. A. helped B. recovered C. improved D. changed
As a child,I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost;these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange__36 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that__37 me so much.There was never total__38 ,but a streetlight or passing car lights__39 clothes hung over a chair take on the__40 of a wild animal.Out of the corner of my__41,I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no__42 .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight.My__43 would run wild,and my heart would beat fast.I would__44 very still so that the“enemy”would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, __45 on the way home from school.Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no__46 .After school, __47 ,when all the buses were__48 up along the street,I was afraid that I"d get on the wrong one and be taken to some__49 neighbourhood.On school or family trips to a park or a museum,I wouldn"t__50 the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears__51 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or__52 by others.Being popular was so important to me__53 ,and the fear of not being liked was a__54 one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to __55 and overcome our fears.Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
36. A. way B. time C. place D. reason
37. A. wounded B. destroyed C. surprised D. frightened
38. A. quietness B. darkness C. emptiness D. loneliness
39. A. got B. forced C. made D. caused
40. A. spirit B. height C. body D. shape
41. A. eye B. window C. mouth D. door
42. A. breath B. wind C. air D. sound
43. A. belief B. feeling C. imagination D. doubt
44. A. lay B. hide C. rest D. lie
45. A. especially B. simply C. probably D. directly
46. A. discussion B. problem C. joke D. matter
47. A. though B. yet C. although D. still
48. A. called B. backed C. lined D. packed
49. A. old B. crowded C. poor D. unfamiliar
50. A. leave B. let C. order D. send
51. A. above B. in C. of D. at
52. A. protected B. guided C. believed D. accepted
53. A. then B. there C. once D. anyway
54. A. strict B. powerful C. heavy D. right
55. A. realize B. remember C. recognize D. recover
Have you ever regretted doing something you shouldn"t have done or something you didn"t do which you should have? At one time or another we probably all have.There"s no __51in getting depressed about it now—it"s no __52 crying overspilt(溢出的)milk.However,there may be some gain in thinking about exactly what happened and why __53 we might be able to draw some conclusions for the future.
One thing we all do now and again is to lose our __54 with a friend or close relative.The odd thing is that we more often display great __55 towards someone we are fond of than towards __56 .The explanation may be that we see friends and relatives as a kind of safety net, an opportunity to __57 a bit of steam in a safe environment,while the consequences (后果)of __58 a stranger could be far more serious.
Being honest is usually thought of as a virtue (美德) and undoubtedly this is the __59 .On the other hand,we have all experienced occasions when we have spoken our minds to someone,telling them exactly what we feel,and then have found ourselves filled with feelings of __60 .Perhaps we should have kept our mouths shut?
51. A. reason B. purpose C. point D. result
52. A. use B. help C. value D. benefit
53. A. so B. because C. but D. though
54. A. mind B. memory C. manner D. temper
55. A. anger B. interest C. love D. respect
56. A. strangers B. friends C. relatives D. colleagues
57. A. run through B. throw away C. give up D. let off
58. A. inviting B. insulting C. speaking to D. believing in
59. A. issue B. case C. event D. factor
60. A. excitement B. happiness C. pride D. guilt
I climbed the stairs slowly , carrying a big suitcase , my father following with two more . By the time I got to the third floor , I was__26 and at the same time feeling lonely . Worse still , Dad__27 a step and fell , sending my new suitcases __28 down the stairs . “Damn !"he screamed , his face turning red . I knew __29 was ahead . Whenever Dad"s face turns red , __30 !
How could I ever __31him to finish unloading the car__32 screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls , girls I would have to spend the__33 of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出),as Dad walked__34 close behind . I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) __35start.
“__36the room quickly ,"I thought . “Get him into a chair and calm down ."
But__37 , would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) _38room? __39 I turned the key in the lock and__40 the door open , with Dad__41 complaining(抱怨)about a hurting knee or something . I put my head in , expecting the__42 . But to my __43, the room wasn"t empty at all ! It had furniture , curtains , a TV , and even paintings on the walls.
And there on a wellmade bed sat Amy,my new __44,dressed neatly.Greeting me with a nod , she said in a soft voice , “Hi , you must be Cori . Then , she__45 the music and looked over at__46.“And of course , you"re Mr Faber ,"she said, __47 .“Would you like a glass of iced tea?" Dad"s face turned decidedly __48 before he could bring out a “yes".
I knew __49 that Amy and I would be __50 and my first year of college would be a success.
26.A.helpless B.lazy C.anxious D.tired
27.A.took B.minded C.missed D .picked
28.A.rolling B.passing C.dropping D.turning
29.A.suffering B.difficulty C.trouble D.danger
30.A.go ahead B.look out C.hold on D.give up
31.A.lead B.help C.encourage D.get
32.A.after B.without C.while D.besides
33.A.best B.beginning C.end D.rest
34.A.with difficulty B.in a hurry C.with firm steps D.in wonder
35.A.fresh B.late C.bad D.unfair
36.A.Search B.Find C.Enter D.Book
37.A.in fact B.by chance C.once more D.then again
38.A.small B.empty C.new D.neat
39.A.Finally B.Meanwhile C.Sooner or later D.At the moment
40.A.knocked B.forced C.pushed D.tried
41.A.yet B.only C.even D.still
42.A.worst B.chair C.best D.tea
43.A.regret B.disappointment C.surprise D.knowledge
44.A.roommate B.classmate C.neighbour D.companion
45.A.turned on B.turned down C.played D.enjoyed
46.A.Dad B.me C.the door D.the floor
47.A.questioning B.wondering C.smiling D.guessing
48.A.red B.less pale C.less red D.pale
49.A.soon B.there C.later D.then
50.A.sisters B.friends C.students D.fellows
In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget. But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant. The work was hard; the pay was poor; and, most of all, the working conditions were terrible.
First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength. For then hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck. Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice. I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night.
I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor. I was paid the lowest wage of that time—two dollars an hour. Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible. I usually worked twelve hours a night but did not take home much more than $ 100 a week.
But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy was the working conditions. During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone. And after the production line shut down at night and most people left, I had to spend two hours alone cleaning the floor.
I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked. By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.
49. Why did the writer have to take many jobs at that time?
A. To pay for his schooling.
B. To save for his future.
C. To support his family
D. To gain some experience
50. The following facts describe the terrible working conditions of the plant EXCEPT ______.
A. loading boxes in the freezing cold B. having limited time for breaks
C. working and studying at the same time D. getting no pay for lunch time
51. What is the subject discussed in the text?
A. The writer’s unhappy school life. B. The writer’s eagerness to earn money.
C. The writer’s experience to earn money. D. The writer’s hard work in an apple plant.
52. How is the text organized?
A. Topic—Argument—Explanation
B. Opinion—Discussion—Description
C. Main idea—Comparison—Supporting examples
D. Introduction—Supporting examples—Conclusion
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