习题精选
一．单项选择：
１．——Couldyousparemeafewminutes,Mr.Smith?
——________.
A.NotatallB.OfcourseIdo
C.Yes,that’srightD.Withpleasure
2.Sheis________isgenerallycalledababy–sitter.
A.whatB.whoC.thatD.which
3.——Whereisyouruncle’shome?
——InNewYork.Buthe__________inBostonforthepastfouryears.
A.hadlivedB.islivingC.livesD.haslived
4.Whenperforminganoperationonthepatient,thedoctorsfoundshewasinfact_______she.
Itwasreallyasurprisetoherfriends.
A.aB.anC.oneD./
5.BothofmybrothersareplayersofShenghuaFootballTeamthat______lovedbymanypeoplenow.
A.areB.wereC.isD.was
6.________ifyouwanttodosomething,oryouwon’tbeabletodoitwell.
A.TotryyourbestB.Tryingyourbest
C.TryyourbestD.Unlessyoutryyourbest
7.Icanhardlybelievemyeyes.Whatapoorcompositionyouhave_________.Therearesomanywrongspellingsinit.
A.turnedintoB.turnedoffC.turnedtoD.turnedin
8.Ijustneedabooktopasstime,so_________willdo.
A.anyoneB.oneC.anyoneD.it
9.——Lookatthatgirl.Isn’tshefat?
——Yes,I’veneverseen__________girl.
A.thefattestB.thefatterC.afatterD.afat
10.Two_______ofabouttwentykilledapoliticalfigure,________astonishedall.
A.youths;thatB.youths;whichC.youth;whatD.youth;it
11.Theboy,________atthewaythequestionwasput,didn’tknowhowtoanswerit.
A.puzzlingB.puzzledC.beingpuzzledD.havingbeenpuzzling
12.Thecolorsofthejacketwon’t_________.
A.dropB.fallC.passD.run
13.Thechancetheyhavebeenlongingfor______________finallyarrived.
A.haveB.hasC.havingD.had
14.Hearingthecry,out___________.
A.didhisfatherrushB.hisfatherrushed
C.rushedheD.herushed
15.Inall,therearetwentyEnglishnovels.Youcantake_______youlike
A.whateverB.nomatterwhatC.nomatterwhichD.whichever
二、完形填空
Likethebody,thememoryimproveswithuse.Unlikethebody;thememorycanimprovewithage.
Formanyyears,doctorshavebeen1thewaythebrain2.Weallknowthatthebrainhastwo3,theleftandright.Therightsidecontrolsthe4andtheleftsideofthebraincontrolsourlogical5.Wecalltheleftsidethe“education”sideofthebrain
6generally,inwesterncountries,peoplehave7thissideofthebrainmorethantherightside.
Scientists8thatourbrainwillworkmuchmoreefficientlyif9therightsideandtheleftsidearedeveloped10.Inmanyschoolstoday,teachers11toeducatechildreninsucha12thatbothsidesofthebrainare13.Thiscanbedonewithlogicalsubjects14mathematicsandscienceaswellaswithcreativesubje
ctssuchas15.AlbertEinstein,thegreat16,didsomeofhisbestworkwhenhewasveryold.Hewas17notonlyinhiswork,butalsoincreativeandimaginative18.Itwasbecauseofhismany19interestsinlifethathewasableto20thefulldevelopmentofbothsidesofhisbrain.
1.A.thinkingB.studyingC.watchingD.using
2.A.worksB.thinksC.improvesD.grows
3.A.partsB.sidesC.waysD.pairs
4.A.smellB.tasteC.sightD.senses
5.A.actingB.thinkingC.choosingD.testing
6.A.butB.andC.untilD.if
7.A.studiedB.improvedC.developedD.liked
8.A.believeB.doubtC.understandD.hope
9.A.eitherB.bothC.neitherD.all
10.A.equallyB.speciallyC.immediatelyD.really
11.A.manageB.tryC.failD.pretend
12.A.classB.schoolC.wayD.family
13.A.workedB.usedC.taughtD.thought
14.A.includingB.besidesC.exceptD.contained
15.A.physicsB.biologyC.chemistryD.art
16.A.artistB.musicianC.scientistD.thinker
17.A.interestedB.enjoyedC.educatedD.excited
18.A.effortsB.plansC.activitiesD.ideas
19.A．strangeB．differentC．commonD．similar
20.A．followB．reachC．watchD．prevent
三、阅读理解
(A)
“Thereisasenselessnotionthatchildrengrowupandleavehomewhenthey’re18,andthetruthisfarfromthat,”sayssociologistLarryBumpassoftheUniversityofWisconsin.Today,unexpectednumbersofyoungadultsarelivingwiththeirparents.“Thereisamajorshiftinthemiddleclass,”declaressociologistAllanSchreiberofNorthwesternUniversity,whoseson,19,movedbackinafteranabsenceofeightmonths.
Analystsciteavarietyofreasonsforthisreturntothenest.Themarriageageisrising,aconditionthatmakeshomeanditspleasantnessparticularlyattractivetoyoungpeople.Ahighdivorcerateandadecliningremarriageratearesendingeconomicallypressedandemotionallyhurtsurvivorsbacktoparentalshelters.Forsome,theexpenseofanaway—form—homecollegeeducationhasbecomesoexcessivelygreatthatmanystudentsnowattendlocalschools.Evenaftergraduation,youngpeoplefindtheirwingsclippedbyskyrocketinghousingcosts.
Amothersays,“It’sridiculousforthekidstopayallthatmoneyforrent.Itmakessenseforkidstostayathome.”Butsharingthefamilyhomerequiresadjustmentsforall.Therearethehasslesoverbathrooms,telephonesandprivacy.Somefamilies,however,managethedelicatebalancingact.Butforothers,itprovestoodifficult.MichelleDelTurco,24,hasbeenhomethreetimes—andleftthreetimes,“WhatIconsideredasocialdrink,mydadconsideredanalcoholproblem,”sheexplains.“HeneverlikedanyoneIdated,soIeitherhadtohideawayormeetthematfriends’house”
Justhowlongshouldadultchildrenlivewi
ththeirparentsbeforemovingon?Mostpsychologistsfeellengthilyhomecomingsareamistake.Manyagreethatbriefvisits,however,canworkbeneficially.
1.TherewasonceatrendintheU.S.that.
A．youngadultslefttheirparentsandlivedindependently
B．withthemarriagerising,youngadultsspentmoretimelivingwiththeirparents
C．middleclassyoungadultsstayedwiththeirparents
D．divorcedyoungadultsmovedbacktotheirparents’home
2.Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonforyoungadultsreturninghome?
A．Theywanttoseekemotionalcomfortafterdivorce
B．Theyaretoonaïvetoliveindependently
C．Theyfindhousingcostisaseriousproblemforthem.
D．It’sdifficultforthemtoaffordtheexpenseofaway—from—homecollegeeducation.
3.Thedisadvantagesofyoungadults’stayingwiththeirparentsarethefollowingexcept.
A．thedifficultytosupportalargerfamily
B．theinconveniencesineverydaylife
C．parents’interferenceinchildren’sprivacy
D．excessiverestrictionsofchildren’sbehavior
4.Whatisthebestwayforparentsandchildren?
A．Parentsshouldlettheirchildrenalone.
B．Childrenshouldsharethefamilyexpenses
C．Childrenshouldvisittheirparentsfromtimetotime.
D．Childrenshouldliveindependentlywhenthey’re18.
5.Theunderlinedword“skyrocketing”means.
A．soaringB．ofrocketC．fastD．speeding
(B)
Animalsseemtohavethesenseofeatingwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed.Ithadbeendemonstratedthatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitamins,eventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrantflavorwasaddedtothevitamin,enrichedliquid,theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswereswitchedtotheclearwater.Intime,however,theybroke“thehabit”andwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere.
Inanexperiment,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteria,withawideselectionofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatterns,butoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtoselectawell—balanceddiet.
So,inselectingfood,ratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat’sbestforthem.Clearly,thereisakindof“bodywisdom”whichhumanssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould.Somepeopleeatfoxes,dogs,andblackbirds.Whileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemtobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingonaroundthem.
1.Intheexperimentonrats,afragrantflavorwasaddedtotherats,afragrantflavorwasaddedtotheratsdrinkingwaterto____________________.
A.encourageratstodrinkit
B.findoutwhatkindofflavorratsprefer
C.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkiswithfragrantflavor
D.demonstratethatvitaminsaretasteless
2.Theexpression“thehabit”inthefirstparagraphreferstodrinkingwaterwhich_______________.
A.hasnosmellB.istastelessC.hasvitaminsD.isflavored
3.Babiesandratshavesimilareatinghabitsbecause________________.
A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddiet
B.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrink
C.bothhavethesameeatingpatterns
D.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindofflavours.
4.Intheexperimentmentionedinthesecondparagraph,babieswere_____________________.
A.givenmanychoicesofdrinks
B.providedwithvariouskindsofbabyfood
C.placedandfedinacaféteria
D.trainedtoselectabalanceddiet
5.Accordingtothepassage,adults’eatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecause______________.
A.adultsknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindsoffoodaregoodfortheirhealth
B.adultsusuallycannotresistthetemptationofvarioustastyfoods.
C.adults’eatinghabitsareaffectedbythesocialandculturalcustoms
D.adultshavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns
(C)
Thereisanunknownthingineverytheatrepresentation:thedirectcontactbetweenartistandspectator,Evenwiththesamescript,settingandperformers,aplaydiffersfromnighttonight.Notonlydotheperformer’sattitudesandactionschange,buttheaudiencechangesaswell.Eachaudiencediffersformthenext;eachbringsnewexpectationsandattitudes.Theresultisadifferentflowbetweenthestageandauditorium.Forartistsandperformersalike,thisaspectofgoingtothetheatreismoststriking.Ofteninthefinalstagesofrehearsalashowistechnicallyperfectbutlackslife.Inmostcases,fortunately,theaudiencesuppliesthesparkle.Spectatorsoftenaresurprisedtohearthisfact.Manyofthembelievethataproductionwillbethesameeachtime,exceptthatitmaycontinueslightlytoimprove.Thisisnotthecaseatall:Theperformersneedtheresponsefromtheaudienceasmuchastheaudienceneedstheflowfromtheactors.Manytimesaperformerortechnicianwillrefertoa“deadhouse”orask“Wasanyonereallyoutthere?”Thesizeofanaudienceaffectstheflowofcommunicationtoacertaindegree,buteventwoaudiencesofthesamesizewillreactmuchdifferentlyduringtwonightsofaplay’srun.AccordingtothelateNoelCoward,aBritishactorandplaywright.“Sometimesyouhaveanequalnumberofpeople,onenightthey’realotofcod’sheads,thenextnightthey’remarvelous;andyouhavetoknowhowtohandlethem.Iftheyaredull,thenyou’vegottobealittlequicker;ifthey’rewarmandveryresponsive,you’vegottocatchyourself,otherwisethey’llleadyouastrayandmakeyouoverplay.Infact,Ibelievethatallactingisaquestionofcontrol,thecontroloftheactorofhimself,andthroughhimselfoftheaudience.”
1.Accordingtothepassage,theactors.
A．neverrepeattheactionsinthetheatrepresentations
B．arenotallowedtochangetheiractionsintheperformance
C．maychangetheactionsaccordingtothesizeofthestage
D．prefertohavethesamekindandsizeofthespectators
2.Accordingtothepassage,often,inthefinalstageoftherehearsal,.
A．theshowdoesn’tlookinteresting,thoughtechnicallyperfect
B．performersfinditdifficulttocontactwiththeaudience
C．artistsarefreetomakesomechangesonthescripts
D．theaudiencearenotexpectedtoberesponsivetotheshow
3.Byreferringtoa“dead
house”,theperformerimpliesthat.
A．theaudienceareslowingivingtheirresponse
B．responseisnotneededfromtheaudienceatthistime
C．heseemstobeoutofcontactwiththeaudience
D．noaudienceispresenttowatchtheperformance
4.AccordingtothelateNoelCoward,duringtheperformance,theactorshould.
A．actinthesamewaybeforethetwoequalsizedaudiences
B．dohisbesttomaketheaudiencemoreresponse
C．beawareoftheaudience’sattendance
D．actinaccordancewiththeresponseoftheaudience
四、短文改错
AfewdaysagoIsawainterestingprogrammeonTV.1.
Itwasabouttheproblemofthetrafficinourcities.It2.
seemsthatagreatdealofdamagesisdonebytraffic.All3.
ourcitiesaresufferedfromthis.Somebuildingsareactually4.
fallingtopieces.It’softenfasttowalkthantogoby5.
carorbus.Theproblemhasbeengettingworseforlong6.
time.Thisisonlyoneprobleminthousandsofothersin7.
ourcities.Allsortsofterriblethingswerehappeningto8.
ourcities.Thebigproblemis,“Whatcanwedoaboutit?”9.
Ourroadswereneverdesigningforsuchaheavytraffic10.
Ittakeslongerandlongertogetfromoneplacetoanother.
答案:
一、1.D2.A3.A4.A5.C6.C7.D8.C9.C10.B11.B12.D13.B14.D15.D
二、1.B2.A3.B4.D5.B6.B7.C8.A9.B10.A
11.B12.C13.B14.A15.D16.C17.A18.C19.B20.B
三、A1.A2.B3.A4.C5.A
B1.A2.D3.A4.B5.C
C1.A2.A3.C4.D
四、1.a→an2.第二个the3.damages→damage4.suffered→suffering
5.fast→faster6.for∧a7.in→among8.were→are
9.√10.designing→designed