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单选题By “I wish I were in your shoes.” (in the last paragraph), Bill Taylor meant that ______.A the writer was to failB the writer was stupidC he would do the same if possibleD he would reject the writer’s request
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the writer was to fail
the writer was stupid
he would do the same if possible
he would reject the writer’s request
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第1题：
Remembering My Grandparents
When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty -- a great tall man with thick hair becoming gray.He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped on his nose. The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the prodnct of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never dulled his humour nor his love of a joke.
Everywhere he went,“Gramp” made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders , but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions.
One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said ： “Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.” Then he drove away with his horses. The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink.
“How many bags of potatoes were there?” Gramp inquired. “I don't know. ”“How many potatoes did you pick up?”“I didn't pick any. ” “Not any! Why not?”“You said I could pick, them up if I wanted to. You didn't say I had to. ”In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget： when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to. Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own day.
She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave her pleasure. The bird, the flowers, the clouds-all that was beautiful around her- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who used to gather grass and show it to his son , saying , “See how beautif ul this is ! ”
In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle. Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.
1.We know that Grandpa's nose()
A. was flattened because it had been stepped on
B. was not flat when he was a boy
C. was both straight and broad
D. was straight but its tip was a bit flat
2.We learn from the passage that Grandpa()
A. was friendly and humorous
B. liked making suggestions
C. loved to give orders
D. was a serious and strict person
3.When Grandpa told the writer to pick up potatoes if he wanted to do that, he meant that()
A. he could do it if he wanted to
B. he did not really have to do so
C. he could do it anytime he was ready
D. he had to do it
4.The writer describes his Grandma as()
A. a woman who complained about the injustices of life
B. a very obedient housewife
C. someone who could find beauty in life
D. a woman who loved Millet's paintings
5.According to the passage, in the days of the writer's grandparents()
A. most people understood how to appreciate the beautiful things
B. in life it was difficult for people to keep the "soft qualities" of mind and character
C. only ordinary people managed to appreciate the beauty of nature
D. it was the "soft virtues" that were thought to be very important
参考答案：DADCB
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第2题：
Dear Mr. Brown,
Thank you for your letter of 6 September regarding Mr. John Green who has been employed by this company for the past 10 years.
Mr. Green served his apprenticeship (学徒) with Vickers Tools Ltd. in Manchester, followed by a three-year course of engineering for Production Engineers. He is technically well—qualified and for the past five years has been our Assistant Works Manager responsible for production and related business in our Sheffield factory. In all his job duties he has shown himself to be hard-working, responsible and in every way a very dependable employee.
I can strongly recommend Mr. Green as I feel sure that if he were to be chosen to manage your factory in Nairobi he would bring to his work a true atmosphere of teamwork, which would be found necessary and helpful by all who would work with him.
Sincerely yours，
Tom Smith
1. How long has Mr. Green been employed by the writer's company?
For ().
2. What kind of course did Mr. Green take?
A three-year course in engineering for ().
3. What job position has Mr. Green held in the past five years?
4.What does the writer think of Mr. Green as an employee?
He is hard-working, () and dependable.
5.What is the purpose of this letter?
To () Mr. Green to manage a factory in Nairobi.
答案：1.10years,2.Production Engineersl,3.Assistant Words Manger,4.responsible,5.strongly recommed
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第3题：
If I he ________ job, I would do it in a different way..A. do
B. to do
C. am to do
D. were to do
参考答案：D
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第4题：
In the street a man wants to smoke a cigarette, but he has no match. He asks a stranger.
A、" Got a match, mate?"
B、" Would you be so kind as to give me a match?"
C、"Can I borrow your fire?"
D、" Excuse me, would you mind if I borrowed your match as I want to smoke?"
参考答案：A
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第5题：
“He is a very brave man.” “Yes, I wish I ___ his courage.”
A、have
B、had
C、will have
D、would have
正确答案：B
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第6题：
The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he
A. knew very little about it.
B. didn’t trust the shop assistant.
C. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best.
D. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers.
正确答案：C
解析：推理判断题。阅读第四段，可知作者经过内心的思量，明白最后还是得做决定，得买一款，所以还是需要作出明智的决定，就是试一下自己最初选择那一款，从而确定自己的选择。 -
第7题：
When a teacher asks students to discuss how the writer's ideas are organized in the text,he/she intends to develop students' skill of__________.A．recognizing the textual structure
B．understanding the writer's intention
C．distinguishing facts from opinions
D．commenting on the content of the text答案：A解析：考查阅读教学。教师让同学讨论作者的观点是如何被组织起来的，目的是让学生认清文章的结构。 -
第8题：
共用题干
第一篇
His Own Way to Express Love
Yesterday was our three-year anniversary.We didn't do anything romantic;we just
walked hand in hand and talked about our past and the future.This was pretty much what I
had expected.
Andy is an unromantic guy:no sweet words or roses.Smart as he is,he is a little bit
shy expressing his love.In contrast, I am an outspoken（直言不讳）girl who likes to show
her feelings directly.So needless to say,I often feel that he is insensitive,I envy other girls
who are surrounded by sweet words.
I was in this sullen mood until I heard a beautiful sentence one day:"If one does not
love you the way you like,it does not mean that he does not love you,"This simple but
sensible sentence made me think about our happy days and recall his deep concern for me.
One cold winter night,I got a high fever.He hurried to my dormitory and took me to the
hospital.He was in such a hurry that he even forgot to wear socks.After arrival,he ran
through the hospital handling all the formalities（手续）.When I was put on a drip（点滴）,
he told me interesting stories to make me happy.Being held in his warm arms and listening
to his tender（温柔的）voice, I had never felt so safe and comfortable.Gradually, I fell
asleep.When I woke up 15 minutes later, he was still mumbling（咕哝地说）to me.He
explained that if he had stopped talking I would have woken up.At that moment,I found
love in his eyes.
Another time,I had a bad quarrel with my best friend.Although I knew it was my fault,
I refused to admit it.I was very angry when he insisted I apologize to her.He said that it
was difficult to admit a mistake,but this was what everyone should do.The next morning,I
apologized to my friend and asked for her forgiveness.
My unromantic boyfriend cares about my health like my father,understands me like my
mother and helps me like my elder brother.Who is Andy?
A:The writer's father.
B:The writer's uncle:
C:The writer's elder brother.
D:The writer's boyfriend.答案：D解析： -
第9题：
问答题Most children at the tender age of six or so are full of the most impractical schemes for becoming policemen, firemen or train drivers when they grow up. When I was that age, however, I could not be bothered with such mundane ambitions, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I was going to have my own zoo. At the time, this did not seem to me, and still does not seem, a very unreasonable idea. My friends and relatives, who had long found me strange because I showed little interest in anything that did not have fur or feathers, accepted this as just another manifestation of my strangeness. They felt that, if they ignored my often-repeated remarks about owning my own zoo, I would eventually grow out of it. As the years passed, however, to the bewilderment of my friends and relatives, my resolve to have my own zoo grew increasingly stronger, and eventually, after going on a number of expeditions to bring back animals for other zoos, I felt the time was ripe to acquire my own. From my latest trip to West Africa, I had brought back a considerable collection of animals which were living, temporarily I assured her, in my sister’s suburban garden in Bournemouth. After a number of unsuccessful attempts to convince local councils in various areas to support my plans, I began to investigate the possibility of starting my zoo on the island of Jersey in the English Channel. I was given an introduction to a man named Hugh Fraser who, I was told, was a broad-minded, kindly soul. He would show me around the island and point out suitable sites. So, I flew to Jersey and was met by Hugh Fraser who drove us to his family home, probably one of the most beautiful old houses on the island. There was a huge walled garden with lots of outbuildings all built in the beautiful local stone which was the colour of autumn leaves glowing in the sunshine. Turning to my wife, I said, “What a marvelous place for a zoo!” If my host had promptly fainted on the spot, I could not have blamed him. The thought of creating the average person’s idea of a zoo, with all the grey cement and iron bars, in such a lovely spot was horrible. To my astonishment, however, Hugh Fraser did not faint, but merely cocked an enquiring eyebrow at me and asked whether I really meant what I said. Slightly embarrassed, I replied that I had meant it, but added hastily that I realized that it was impossible. Hugh said he did not think it was as impossible as all that. He went on to explain that the house and grounds were too big for him to keep up as a private individual, and so he wanted to move to a smaller place in England. Would I care to consider renting the property for the purpose of establishing my zoo? I could not imagine more attractive surroundings for my purpose, and by the time lunch was over, the bargain had been sealed. The alarm displayed by all who knew me when this was announced can only be imagined. The only exception to the general chorus of disapproval was my sister. Although she thought it a mad scheme, at least it would rid her back garden of the assorted jungle creatures who were beginning to put great strain on her relationship with her neighbours. Answer the questions in maximum of fifteen words. 1．How did the writer’s friends and family react to his childhood ambition? 2．Why didn’t the writer start a zoo in England? 3．Why was the writer introduced to Hugh Fraser? 4．What was Hugh’s initial reaction to the writer’s comment about the walled garden? 5．How did the writer’s sister feel about the establishment of the zoo in Jersey?正确答案：
1.They ignored his often-repeated remarks./They took no notice of it./They thought he would grow out of it. 参见第二段最后一句,他们认为,只要对我关于建动物园的话充耳不闻,我长大后会最终忘了这些。ignore/take no notice忽视。grow out of因长大而不再做。
2.He failed to convince local councils to support his plans. 由第四段中… unsuccessful attempts to convince local councils in various areas to support my plans… 可知,作者在当地的尝试都失败了。unsuccessful attempt 失败的尝试。
3.Hugh would show him around Jersey and point out suitable sites./Hugh knew the island of Jersey very well. 参见第五段第二句,Hugh带我参观泽西岛并指出适宜建园的地点,说明他很熟悉这个岛。
4.He didn’t faint, but asked the author if he meant it./Hugh was interested in the idea. 第六段,…however, Hugh Fraser did not faint…asked whether I really meant what I said…,Hugh问作者是否是认真的,表明他对此很感兴趣。mean it认真的,当真的。
5.Relieved./Happy。 由最后一段最后一句可推断出,姐姐因为能把动物从自己后院移到他的动物园尔感到轻松许多。解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
单选题I would have told him about the change of time for the class, _____ to class last time.Adid he come
Bhe came
Chad he come
Dhe had come
正确答案： A解析： -
第11题：
单选题In the first paragraph, the writer recalls some things that happened between him and his friends. He ______.Afeels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him
Bfeels he may not have “read” his friends true feelings correctly
Cthinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend, Helen
Dis sorry that his friends let him down
正确答案： A解析：
从第一段中的“When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad”，可知作者认为自己并不清楚他朋友的真正意思，故正确答案为B项。 -
第12题：
问答题Practice 6 I have known very few writers, but those I have known, and whom I respect, confess at once that they have little idea where they are going when they first set pen to paper. They have a character, perhaps two; they are in that condition of eager discomfort which passes for inspiration; all admit radical changes of destination once the journey has begun; one, to my certain knowledge, spent nine months on a novel about Kashmir, then reset the whole thing in Scottish Highlands. I have never heard anyone making a ‘skeleton’, as we were taught at school. In the breaking and remarking, in the timing, interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to concern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began. This organic process, often leading to moments of extraordinary self-discovery, is of an indescribable fascination. A blurred image appears; he adds a brushstroke and another, and it is gone; but something was there, and he will not rest till he has captured it. Sometimes the years within a writer outlives a book he has written. I have heard of writers who read nothing but their own books; like adolescents they stand before the mirror, and still cannot fathom the exact outline of the vision before them. For the same reason, writers talk interminably about their own books, winkling out hidden meanings, super-imposing new ones, begging response from those around them. Of course a writer doing this is misunderstood: he might as well try to explain a crime or a love affair. He is also, incidentally, an unforgivable bore. This temptation to cover the distance between himself and the reader, to study his image in the sight of those who do not know him, can be his undoing: he has begun to write to please. A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow. For this reason also the writer, like any other artist, has no resting place, no crowd or movement in which he may take comfort, no judgment from outside which can replace the judgment from within. A writer makes order out of the anarchy of his heart; he submits himself to a more ruthless discipline than any critic dreamed of, and when he flirts with fame, he is taking time off from living with himself, from the search for what his world contains at its inmost point.正确答案：
【参考译文】
我所认识的作家寥寥无几,然而凡是我所认识和尊敬的作家,都立即承认在他们动笔时,不清楚要写什么,怎么写。他们心中有一个或两个角色。他们处于急切不安的状态,而这被当作是灵感。他们无不承认,一旦“旅程”开始,“目的地”常有急剧的变化。据我所知,有位作家花了9个月的时间写了一部有关克什米尔的小说后来却把整个故事背景换成了苏格兰高地。我从未听说过任何一位作家像我们在学校学的那样,动笔前先列什么提纲。作家在剪裁修改、构思时间、穿插情节、以至从头重写的过程中,会领悟到素材中有很多东西是他刚动笔时所未意识到的。这种有机的加工过程往往达到不寻常自我发现的境界,具有难以言表的构思魅力。一个朦胧的形象出现在作家的脑海里,他左添一笔,右添一笔,形象反而消逝了;可是,好像还有什么东西存在着,不把它捕捉到,作家是不会罢休的。有时,一个作家一本书写完了,但兴奋仍未消散。我听说一些作家,除了自己的书外,别的书一概不读,犹如希腊神话中那位漂亮少年,站在镜前,不能辨认出自身的真面目。由于这个原因,作家喋喋不休地谈论自己的书,挖掘其隐晦的含义,增添新的含义,询问周围人的反应。作家如此行事当然会被人误解。他还不如给人讲一个犯罪案件或一个恋爱故事。顺便说一句,他也是个不可饶恕的令人厌烦的人。
这种企图消除自己和读者之间距离的作法,企图用不了解自己的人的观点来研究自己塑造的形象的作法,会导致作家的毁灭,因为他已经开始为取悦他人而写作了。
一两年前,一位年轻的英国作家发表了中肯的看法。他说,初稿是才华,以后各稿都是艺术。也是由于这个原因,作家同任何艺术家一样,找不到可休息的场所,找不到伙伴和活动使自己得到安逸。任何局外人的判断也比不上他自己内心的正确判断。一旦作家从内心的紊乱中理出头绪,就应按任何评论家想象不到的无情规范约束自己去写作;当他沽名钓誉时,他就脱离了自我生活,脱离了对自己灵魂最深处世界的探索。解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
Dear Vicky,
I live in Aberdeen, in the north of Scotland. My family live in Cornwall, at the other end of the country. My parents are getting old now, and I really want to go and see them this Christmas. The problem is my boss. He only gives us 2 days' holiday at Christmas. It's 500 miles to go from Aberdeen to Cornwall and then 500 miles back again, and I'll be exhausted(筋疲力尽)when I get back. I want to ask for more time off, but I don't get on very well with my boss. A few months ago, he walked into the room and heard some of us saying rude things about him. Since then the atmosphere(气氛)has been very difficult.
Anxious in Aberdeen
Dear Anxious in Aberdeen,
It's obvious to me that you need to rebuild your relationship with your boss. You have hurt his feelings, and now that you need something from him. You have realized what you have done. There is only one thing to doit's time you apologized. I'm sure your boss will be relieved(宽慰的). If you explain why you need the time off, he will probably be more than happy to let you go. Good luck!
Vicky
21. The letter-writer wants to()at Christmas.
A. have a long holiday abroad
B. visit his parents who live quite far away
C. change his job
22. The letter-writer will travel()miles to go to and come back from Com wall.
A. 500
B. 1500
C. 1000
23. The letter-writer doesn't get on well with his boss because().
A. his boss is a very rude person
B. his boss heard the letter-writer and others say very bad things about him
C. the letter-writer doesn't like the atmosphere at work
24. Vicky advises the letter-writer to().
A. make his boss apologize to him
B. give some gifts to his boss
C. apologize to his boss for what he has done
25. Vicky thinks the letter-writer's boss will()after he hears the explanation.
A. be very happy to give the letter-writer a longer holiday
B. not be happy to let the letter-writer go
C. probably give the letter-writer a raise
参考答案：21、B 22、C23、B 24、C 25、A
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第14题：
I wish he would ______ his own business.
A、care
B、look
C、take
D、mind
参考答案：D
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第15题：
He was above all a good and tireless writer.()
正确答案:对
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第16题：
I wish he _______ here at the moment.
A、were
B、was
C、would be
D、is
参考答案：A
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第17题：
What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it ”(paragraph2)
A. He should get a 50% discount.
B. The price of the camera was unreasonably high.
C. The quality of the camera was not good.
D. The camera would soon fall in value.
正确答案：D
解析：推理判断题。第二段开头，作者分析了在卖场，自己将会被各种照相机的种类，弄的不知如何选择。但是“But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with”，最终我还是必须选择一款，但是无论选择哪一款都会有两个必定的结果：（1）会立马贬值。(2)会很快有新的产品。所以选择D。 -
第18题：
I’m not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a _____ imagination.
A. clear B. cautious C. funny D. vivid
正确答案：D
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第19题：
He asked me what ____________ when he came the next day.A.I would do
B.I would be doing
C.would I do
D.would I be doing答案：B解析：考查宾语从句的时态及语序。句意为“他问我当他第二天来的时候我会在做什么”。结合语境可知从句中表示的是就过去某时而言，将来某时正在进行的动作，故用过去将来进行时态，结构为would be+现在分词。宾语从句中一般为陈述语序。故选B。
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第20题：
The first word "He" in paragraph 6 refers toA Andrew Plumptre.
B Katy Payne.
C Anthony Chifu Nchanji.
D the writer of the article.答案：A解析： -
第21题：
单选题When a teacher asks students to discuss how the writer's ideas are organized inthe text,he/she intends to develop students' skill of .Arecogruzing the textual structure
Bunderstanding the writer's intention
CdistiW;uishing facts from opinions
Dcommenting on the content of the text
正确答案： B解析： -
第22题：
单选题When a teacher asks students to discuss how the writer's ideas are organized in the text, he/she intends to develop students' skill of _______.Arecognizing the textual structure
Bunderstanding the writer's intention
Cdistinguishing facts from opinions
Dcommenting on the content of the text
正确答案： A解析： -
第23题：
单选题The harder he tried, the most failures he suffered in his early days as a writer.AThe harder
Bthe most failures
Csuffered
Das a writer
正确答案： C解析：