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Policemen were called by a shop in Southland early on Christmas morning. When they1 they found two burglars (偷盗者) were kept in a lift with a heavy box of money. The two men were in their twenties. They2 an office in the3 and took the money box and ran4 the lift. They did not see the sign on the door saying that it5 no more than two people.
“They were kept between the6 because they7 a heavy box,” the police officer said, “they8 there for six hours,9 on what they hoped to be their Christmas10 . They were doing this at a time when people were at11 for the Christmas with their families. It was a very special12 when the policemen13 the door and they walked14 , holding out arms. They said they had never been15 pleased to see policemen. The policemen said they were pleased to see them too.
1. A. reachedB. gotC. arrivedD. were
2. A. broke up B. broke out C. broke D. broke into
3. A. street B. station C. shop D. box
4. A. out B. into C. inside D. off
5. A. runs B. drives C. makes D. carries
6. A. earth B. ground C. floors D. floor
7. A. lifted B. took C. brought D. made
8. A. were kept B. kept C. were taken D. were hit
9. A. sits B. sit C. sat D. sitting
10. A. box B. tree C. present D. money
11. A. work B. home C. ease D. place
12. A. happyB. hurry C. moment D. worry
13. A. opened B. closed C. turned D. shut
14. A. away B. off C. in D. out
15. A. much B. very C. too D. so
名师点评
读完这篇文章后,你会由衷地发出“恶有恶报”的感叹。整个故事既诙谐有趣而又富于深刻的含义。
答案简析
C。这里必须用不及物动词,故不用reach,而got单独使用不表示“到达”。
D 破门而入。
C。由上下文可知是一家商店。
B。ran into the lift 跑进电梯。
D。电梯只能“装得下”两人。
C。电梯被卡在两层楼之间。
B。此处took为“拿”的意思。
A。上文已有这个词组,表示一直被关在电梯中达两小时之久。
D。现在分词做伴随状语。
C。根据常识,他们把偷来的箱子当作自己的圣诞礼物。
B。此时人们还在各自的家中和家人团聚。
C。这对于他们来说,的确是一个很特别的时刻。
A。警察打开电梯门。
D。门打开了,他们走出电梯。
D。作为小偷,他们从未因看见警察而如此高兴过。
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Debbie got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted1 in Green Park with some of her friends. She was very2 about it.3 she was ready, she got on her bike and4 for the park -- it was on the other side of the town. Suddenly, as she was riding fast, she5 sirens (警笛). The sound of the sirens was getting6 , so Debbie looked7 her to see what was happening. As a result (结果), she fell off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily, Debbie wasn’t hurt,8 a car hit her bike. After the car9 , two men got out and started running.10 , a police car stopped next to the same car and three policemen got11 and started running12 the two men. One of the policemen shouted, “Stop the thieves (贼)!”13 a policeman came to see Debbie. He thanked her because, in a14 , she had helped them15 .1. A. goes to skateB. go skatingC. going to skateD. to go skating
2. A. happyB. angryC. sadD. worried3. A. While B. As soon asC. IfD. As quickly as
4. A. carriedB. leftC. wentD. leaving5. A. heard B. listened to C. found D. saw6. A. close and close B. closer and closer C. big and big D. bigger and bigger7. A. after B. in front ofC. behind D. before8. A. because B. soC. but D. and9. A. fell over B. passed away
C. turned backD. stopped
10. A .Few minutes later B. Just then C. After an hour D. Very fast
11. A. inB. ofC. out ofD. out
12. A. after B. beforeC. in front ofD. behind13. A. In a few days B. Sometimes C. Some time later D. At the same time
14. A. wordB. shopC. momentD. way 15. A. get out of the car B. run after the two menC. catch the thieves D. shout at the thieves
名师点评
这篇文章写的是关于一位妇女无意间帮助警察抓获小偷的故事。读完我们不禁会说,Debbie这一跤摔得太值得了——不仅抓住了小偷,而且自己毫发无损。
答案简析
D。want to do sth 固定短语。
A。要和朋友一起去公园,此时的心情只有“高兴”最为适合。
B。她一准备好,就骑上自行车准备出发。As soon as “一……就……”。
B。leave for 离开去某地。D选项形式不对。
A。听见警笛。意为“听”这个动作。这里强调“听见”这个状态。
B。警笛越来越近。Bigger and bigger很容易被当选,但形容声音最好用louder and louder。
C。看她的身后。
C。虽然自己没伤着,但自行车还是被一辆小汽车给撞了。
D。从下文可知,小汽车是停下来了,而不是“走过”或“转弯”
B。就在这时警察也过来了。其他选项所表达的时间太慢了,根据上下文可知,都是不可能。
D。get out 出来。如果要选C得加一个宾语the car 。
A。run after 追赶,跟在后面跑。
C。应该是在小偷被抓之后,所以这个最为准确。
D。in a way 固定短语,“在某种程度上”。In a word “总而言之”;in a shop “在商店里”;in a moment 一会儿。
15. C。是她协助抓住小偷的。
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The water and the land are thought part of the earth surface (表面). The air is1 thought a kind of blanket (毯子)2 the earth. But it is3 than that. Maybe you have been in a cave (洞穴)4 in the earth. Did you think about the air that was in the cave? The land has some air mixed in it. Air is even mixed5 the water in the sea. These examples show that some air is6 the earth’s surface as well as above it.
Men once7 that there were four basic things from which everything else was made. They8 these things-earth, fire, air and water the four elements (元素).9 man made more observations, they10 that fire was not an element.11 they concluded (得出结论) that land, air and water were not elements,12 .
13 , there are more than 100 elements from which scientists believe all things are made.14 land, air and water are not elements, they are three main parts of man’s environment (环境). You will15 more about them as you study the earth.
1. A. usuallyB. seldomC. neverD. sometimes
2. A. above B. around C. across D. among
3. A. better B. more C. less D. worse
4. A wide B. high C. long D. deep
5. A. at B. in C. with D. to
6. A. below B. before C. between D. beside
7. A. found B. thought C. knew D. understood
8. A. called B. told C. name D. said
9. A. That B. For C. As D. So
10. A. believe B. planned C. decidedD. want
11. A. End B. At last C. Hardly D. Nearly
12. A. too B. neither C. also D. either
13. A. True B. Read C. In fact D. Correctly
14. A. When B. As C. Since D. Though
15. A. exam B. study C. exercise D. know
名师点评
本篇着重介绍与人们的生活休戚相关的地球、水、空气以及人们对它们的认识过程。这是一篇说明文,文章浅显易懂。
答案简析
A。空气通常被看成是裹在地球外表的毯子。
B。
B。more than固定短语“不仅仅”。
D。根据常识,洞穴当然在地球的深处。
C。固定短语be mixed with。
A。与下文中above的意思相反,即在地表之下。
B。人们误以为,事实并非如此。
A。他们“称之为……”told , said 都不准确,而name的时态不对。
C。这里的as有“随着”的意思,相当于when 。
C。此处decided意为“得出结论”。believe很具有迷惑性,但其时态不对。特别要当心呀。
B。最终得出结论。另外三个选择都很显然不对。
D。either用于否定句,“也不”的意思。
C。无论是语法结构还是意思只有In fact对。
D。尽管它们不是元素,但他们是人类环境的三个主要部分。
D。你会对它们了解得更多。
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Overhead bridges can be seen in many parts of Singapore, in the place where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is1 .
These bridges can make people2 roads safely. Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings.
They are more efficient (效率高的),3 less convenient (方便的) because people have to climb up a lot of steps. This is inconvenient to the old. When people4 an overhead bridge, they do not hold up (阻挡) traffic. But when they cross a5 road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is6 the government (政府) has7 many overhead bridges to help people and8 traffic moving at the same time.
The government of Singapore has9 a lot of money building these bridges. For their own safety, people should be given hope to use them10 rushing across the road. Old people may find it a little11 climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road12 all the moving traffic.
Overhead bridges are very useful. People,13 old and young, should14 use them. This will stop accidents15 happening.
1. A. noisyB. not safeC. crowdedD. not busy
2. A. cross B. crossing C. across D. through
3. A. though B. or C. if D. till
4. A. pass B. use C. visit D. build
5. A. wide B. narrow C. busy D. free
6. A. what B. why C. when D. where
7. A. made B. let C. built D. asked
8. A. see B. keep C. find D. feel
9. A. used B. made C. spent D. borrowed
10. A. full of B. fond of C. in spite of D. instead of
11. A. difficult B. different C. worried D. exited
12. A. past B. along C. about D. with
13. A. both B. either C. neither D. not
14. A. almost B. always C. nearly D. hardly
15. A. in B. at C. with D. from
名师点评
新加坡,一个美丽的国家。但本篇着重介绍新加坡花费大量财力建筑立交桥,以及它们的利弊。最终得出结论,人们应该使用立交桥因为它们对防止交通事故的发生起很大的作用。
答案简析
B。本句是定语从句中的第二个小分句,做时特别要注意。意为“在交通拥挤和过马路不太安全的地方”。
A。make sb. do sth. 其它词性不对。
A。“效率高”与“不方便”意思上相反,故用though,有“尽管”的意思。
B。pass与bridge无法搭配,而visit ,build与bridge搭配意思不符。
C。繁忙的马路。
B。why引导表语从句,意为“这就是……的原因”。
C。建造立交桥.。
C。keep … doing 意为“让……一直干某事” 。
B。spend…(in) doing 意为“在建立交桥上花费了大量的财力”。
D。建立交桥一方面有利安全,另一方面帮助人们。所以人们应该使用它们,而不是横穿马路(有如在建立交桥之前)。instead of “而不是”,“代替”。
A。老人上下立交桥当然是有点困难,difficult形容词作宾语补足语。
D。指过去没有立交桥时,既有人又有车辆过马路,with“伴有”,“带有”。
A。两者都(老年人和年轻人)。
B。建议人们应经常使用立交桥,其它选项在意思上都不对。
D。固定短语stop sb. from doing,本句意为“阻止交通事故的发生。
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Bob: In a book I was reading, some men had to1 a desert. There was nothing2 sand they could see. It was so large3 it seemed to them that it had almost no4 .
Tom: It5 be very hot.Bob: That’s right.6 hot in a desert. But they rested7 the day and traveled at night. .
Tom: But there’re no trees or anything like that8 you to get cool.
Bob:9 . But they had some tents (帐篷). They10 when they were going to rest.
Tom: That was a lot of trouble,11 ?
Bob: Yes. Every night12 they13 on the next part of the trip, they had to take the tents14 . Then they had to put them on their camels. That’s the15 way you can travel in a desert.
1. A. goB. walkC. crossD. reach
2. A. forB. and C. else D. but
3. A. becauseB. thatC. as D. enough
4. A. end B. water C. people D. animals
5. A. perhapsB. maybe C. sometimesD. must
6. A. It always is B. It’s alwaysC. It never is D. It’s never
7. A. onB. atC. during D. until
8. A. for B. to C. will D. have
9. A. YesB. No C. All rightD. Very good
10. A. put up themB. put them upC. made themD built them
11. A. indeed B. too C. wasn’t it D. wasn’t that
12. A. when B. after C. beforeD. when
13. A. took B. got C. kept D. set out
14. A. away B. down C. up D. on
15. A. good B. first C. only D. strange
名师点评
本文是一个对话,关于沙漠中人们如何旅行、如何休息,其中有大量的初中部分很重要的一些词组,如:so… that , must be , put sth. up。
答案简析
C。cross a desert 意为“穿越沙漠”。
D。nothing but 是“除了……之外什么也没有”之意。
B。固定词组,so… that …即“如此……以至于……”。
A。根据上文,此处应选end 。“ no end”意为“无边无际”。
D。表示有把握的猜测,一定,肯定。
B。根据常识,沙漠应该总是很热。
C。during the day 在白天。
A。for sb. to do sth. 全句意为“没有树或那样的东西让你纳凉”。
B。此句学生在做时,很容易根据中国人的思维。事实上,上文是一个否定句,如果是对整个否定句进行肯定回答,应用No,否则,用Yes。
B。动词和副词构成的这类词组,如果所接宾语是代词必须放在这两个词之间, 如果是名词放中间,放在后面皆可。Put them up 意为“把他们支起,搭起”。
C。这是一个反意疑问句,前部分是肯定句,所以后部分要用否定形式,而且主语用人称代词。
C。联系上下文,意为“睡觉之前”。
D。set out 意为”出发”。
C。与上文的put them up相反,意为“收起帐篷”。
C。唯一的方法。
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Mr. Miller had a shop in a big town. He1 ladies’ clothes, and he always had two or three shop girls to2 him. They were always3 because they were cheaper than older women, but4 of them worked for him for very5 , because they were young, and they did not meet many boys in6 shop.
Last month a girl came to work for him. Her7 was Helen, and she was very good.
After a few days, Mr. Miller8 a young man come into the shop. He went9 to Helen, spoke to her for a few10 and then went out of the shop. Mr. Miller was very11 and when the young man12 he went to Helen and said, “That young man didn’t13 anything. What did he want to14 ?”
Helen answered, “He just wanted to see15 .”
A. keptB. soldC. madeD. mended
A. learnB. teachC. helpD. follow
A. youngB. strongC. cleverD. boring
A. manyB. most C. neitherD. none
A. longB. muchC. soonD. often
A. children’sB. men’s C. clothes D. women’s
A. friend B. parent C. sister D. name
A. realizedB. guessedC. saw D. chose
A. awayB. straight C. back D. by
A. wordsB. times C. thingsD. minutes
A. nervousB. pleasedC. surprisedD. interested
A. arrivedB. leftC. smiledD. finished
A. buyB. tryC. treat D. touch
A. doB. takeC. spendD. save
A. moneyB. nothingC. meD. nobody
名师点评
这是一个幽默故事,故事简单明了,却说明了一个大家所共知的道理:异性相吸。
答案简析
B。根据常识,商店是“卖东西”而不是“保存东西”,“制造东西”或“修理东西”。
C。指帮他在店中打点打点。
A。从后面的older women得知。
D。从上文but可知,没有一个姑娘为他工作很长时间。
A。
D。根据上文,这是一家卖女士服装的商店,所以其他都不可以。
D。
C。see sb. do sth.,此处意为看见有人进来。
B。指年轻人径直走向Helen,故用straight,其他意思都不对。
D。由于前面有介词for,所以不可用a few words,a few times,a few things.。For a few minutes 意为“跟她说了一会儿”。
C。看到这种情景当然是感到好奇。
B。根据常识,他须等年轻人离开才去问Helen。
A。年轻人什么也不买。
A。他想干什么呢?
C。
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After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too1 to do any housework that morning,2 in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party (化装舞会) with her husband. What she3 was a terrible genie (妖怪) and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on.4 the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective (有效的) to make her like a real genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out5 it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a6 at the door. She thought that it7 be the baker (面包师). She had told him to come straight in if she8 to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to9 the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly10 in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards11 that it was the man from the electricity board (供电局) who had come to read the meter (电表), she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It’s only12 ! It is not13 for you to be14 !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry (发出尖叫) and jumped back several paces (步) . Then he ran away,15 the door behind him with great force and noise.
A. angryB. ready C. frightened D. excited
A. forB. butC. soD. and
A. wanted to seeB. wanted to playC. was afraid to see D. was afraid to play
A. Though B. But C. And D. If
A. that B. how C. whether D. when
A. knock B. voice C. man D. baker
A. may B. must C. wouldn’t D. couldn’t
A. not B. had C. tried D. failed
A. see B. frighten C. help D. scold (责怪)
A. went B. lay C. appeared D. hid
A. thought B. wondered C. imagined D. realized
A. me B. you C. game D. play
A. good B. necessary C. late D. early
A. off B. here C. afraid D. sorry
A. pushing B. locking C. knockingD. shutting
名师点评
这是一个幽默故事,看后令人忍俊不禁。也许Mrs. Richards的化装技巧太捧了,也许,查表员的胆子也太小了——大白天的怎么可能有鬼呢?不过,如果你遇到这种情况,那会怎么样呢?
答案简析
D。一切准备就绪,只等去化装舞会了,所以该是激动得无法做家务。
A。补充说明激动的原因,只有用for最为到位。
B。本句是初中生不太熟悉的主语从句,play在这里是“扮演”的意思。意为“她所想扮演的是一个可怕的妖怪”。
A。根据下文的意思,有转折关系,所以用though。
C。她想看看是否穿着舒服。
A。就在这时有敲门声。
B。从下文可知她很有把握,“准是面包师”。
D。fail to do sth. “没做成某事”。用not语法不对,而用had ,tried不符合意思 。
B。她不想吓着这个人。
D。因此,她就躲藏到楼梯下的贮藏室中。
D。这时她才意识到自己的判断错误。
A。只好出来解释,不是鬼怪,是她。故用It’s me 。
B。13、14题是一个完整的句子。没必要害怕。
C。
D。分词充当伴随状语。意为随手就把门用力关上。
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Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain1 so I decided I would leave the children in the car before I went quickly into a shop. I2 the girls not to touch anything and told them I would be3 within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left4 happily looking out of the window.
I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had disappeared! I could hardly believe my5 . The car doors were6 locked, the windows were shut and on the back seat7 only two coats. Being8 , I ran to the corner of the street9 there was no10 of them .I rushed up to an old lady nearby and asked11 she had seen two small girls but she said “No”. Feeling quick sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and12 to stop trembling. Suddenly, I13 a merry laugh behind me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot and there inside were two very red-faced and excited14 . They had obviously pulled out the back seat,15 behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. With tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.
1.A. heavyB. hardC. hardlyD. big
2.A. letB. warnedC. allowedD. repeated
3.A. awayB. outC. backD. alone
4.A. themB. herC. themselvesD. herself
5.A. earsB. wordsC. eyesD. brains
6.A. tooB. againC. alreadyD. still
7.A. thereB. satC. seenD. were
8.A. excitedB. proudC. frightenedD. pleased
9.A. whereB. whichC. thatD. when
10.A. warningB. signC. bodyD. face
11.A. thatB. whenC. whetherD. how
12.A. triedB. madeC. tried notD. set
13.A. feltB. smeltC. sawD. heard
14.A. sonsB. daughtersC. womenD. children
15.A. climbedB. flewC. threwD. landed
名师点评
本文是一篇诙谐的故事,读来不禁使我们哑然失笑,为孩子们的天真无邪,也为母亲寻找孩子时的惊慌失措。其实,这一切都是真情流露。
答案简析
B。形容雨下的很大,要用hard 这个副词,故选B。
B。本题疑点在于let和warned这两个词,但若用let 后要加动词 原形,而不是to do,故选B。
C。根据句意选C,意为“我告诉他们说我一会儿就回来”。
C。leave oneself 意为“把某人单独留下”。
C。主人公回来后发现孩子们不见了,她感到很惊讶,故她不敢相 信她的眼睛,选C 。
D。意为“车门跟她走时一样还是关着”。
D。这是一个倒装句,谓语动词应于后面的名词一致, 故选D。
C。当发现孩子们不见后她感到很害怕, 故选C。
A。根据句意,本句是一个由where引导的地点状语从句,选A。
B。没有他们的踪影。
C。根据下文可知答案选C,意为“问她是否看见过两个小女孩”。
A。意为“尽力停止颤抖”。
D。听到了后面发出一阵笑声,选D。
D。根据前面的修饰词和上文可知选D。
A。根据四个单词的意思和句意,可知选A。
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There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben,1 he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made joked about him because he seemed so2 .
The mother3 that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a4 a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s5 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him6 . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered. He7 said anything, what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only8 the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew9 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were10 . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book11 .
Ben later went to the12 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben grew up, he13 something about his mother that he did not know as a14 .
She, herself, had never learned how to15 .
1.A. becauseB. soC. butD. though
2.A. cleverB. hadC. slowD. quick
3.A. askedB. decidedC. forgotD. heard
4.A. noticeB. messageC. bookD. question
5.A. classB. roomC. officeD. lab
6.A. thinkB. leaveC. standD. speak
7.A. alwaysB. evenC. quicklyD. never
8.A. foundB. playedC. knewD. threw
9.A. whetherB. whenC. whereD. why
10.A. afraidB. surprisedC. worriedD. unhappy
11.A. picturesB. exercisesC. shops D. reports
12.A. topB. endC. backD. side
13.A. learnedB. rememberedC. understoodD. guessed
14.A. doctorB. childC. studentD. teacher
15.A. readB. workC. teachD. show
名师点评
本文介绍了美国一位平凡的母亲亲身教子的故事,父母是孩子的第一位教师,他们的一言一行深深地影响到孩子的成长和成材。文中的这位母亲通过自己的努力,使得智商不高的儿子成为栋梁之材,不能不使人沉思。
答案简析
1. A。从句意看应是因果关系, 所以用because。
2.C.大家嘲笑Ben,显然是因为他反应比较迟钝,四个选项只有C 符合题义。
3.C.从后面的一段话中,我们不难得知是她决定亲自指导她的儿子,故选B 。
4.C.母亲叫他到图书馆读什么,我们从后面“Ben had knew it from doing one of his book…”可知是book。
5. A。在课堂上。
6. D。从上文可知老师让他发言。
7. D。我们可知Ben 举手想回答老师的提问,而他一向迟钝, 这很反常。答案可知是D。
8. C。从Ben的回答中我们可知他懂得一些关于那块石头的事,故选C。
9. C。从句意看, 选C 最合适,意为“他还知道老师是在哪儿找到它的”。
10.B.Ben的回答当然让大家很吃惊,故选B。
11.D.从上文可知Ben读的是report。
12.A.从后面Ben的表现可知,他应当成绩很好了,在班上遥遥领先。
13.A.本题关键在于考查learn和understand 的区别,两个词的意思分别是“得知”和“理解”的意思,故选learn比较合适。
14.B.作为一个小孩,他所不知道的一些事实。
15.A.最后一句话道出事情的真相,所以选A。
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Why do people play football? It’s a(n)1 game and it’s dangerous too. Twenty-two men fight2 ninety minutes to make3 many goals as they can. They get4 black eyes, bruise (擦伤) and broken bones than they5 points. Football players must be mad.
And why do people watch football? They6 be mad too. They certainly7 and scream like8 . I’m afraid9 near a football field when they are playing a game. The crowds are10 .
I’d11 stay at home and watch TV. But what happens when I turn it12 ? They’re showing a football game. So I turn on the radio. What do I13 ? The14 football scores. And what do I see when I open a newspaper? Pictures of football players, interview(采访) with15 players, scores of football games.
1.A. stupidB. funnyC. excitingD. wonderful
2.A. forB. byC. inD. against
3.A. soB. toC. asD. very
4.A. muchB. manyC. mostD. more
5.A. do withB. doC. do forD. did
6.A. mustn’tB. mustC. can’tD. can
7.A. cryB. laughC. runD. shout
8.A. gentlemenB. ladiesC. madmenD. madams
9.A. of goingB. for goingC. to goD. to be going
10.A. happyB. dangerousC. sadD. tired
11.A. ratherB. betterC. likeD. fairly
12.A. offB. downC. upD. on
13.A. listenB. listen toC. hearD. hear of
14.A. lateB. latestC. laterD. lately
15.A. basketballB. volleyballC. tennisD. football
名师点评
本文用幽默的语气介绍了足球运动在社会上的地位和状况。读完令人感慨,人们真的为足球而疯狂了,足球无所不在。初中完形填空设计选项时,常会用障眼法迷惑学生,如本题中的第8项,解题时一定要小心。
答案简析
C。根据常识,足球是一项令人兴奋的运动,故选exciting。
A。表示段时间的名词前常用介词for。
C。as…as…是一个固定搭配。
D。从than可知,此句应用比较级。
C。do with 是“处理”的意思, 而do for 是“为……而做”的意思,故选C。
B。根据句意应用肯定语气,后面出现了too,显然选B。
D。shout 是“大叫”的意思,和句意相符。
C。根据句意,他们象疯子一样大喊大叫,故选madmen。千万不要眼花看成madams。
A。be afraid of 所接宾语若是可怕的事或物时通常是害怕做某事而引起不好的后果,be afraid to do不敢做某事,故选A。
B。讲述我害怕站在足球场附近的原因,人群太危险了。
A。would rather do“宁愿做某事”,would like和to搭配,had better是“最好”的意思,因此答案是A。
D。turn on 是“打开”的意思,文中是打开电视,故选D。
C。hear表示听到的结果,listen to表示听的动作,故选C。
B。latest是“最近”,“最新”的意思, 符合题义。
D。整篇文章讲的就是关于足球的事,故选D。
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Soon after Dave left university, one of his uncles, who was1 and had no children of his own, died and2 Dave a lot of money, so he decided to3 his own company.
He found a nice4 ,5 some new furniture(家具)and6 . He had only been there for a few hours7 he heard someone come towards the door of his office. “It’s my first8 ,” he thought. He quickly9 the telephone, and10 to be busy11 an important call from someone in New York who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.
The man12 at the door while seeing this was13 , came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his14 , then he said to Dave, “I’m from the telephone company, and I was sent here to15 your telephone.”
1. A. illB. richC. honestD. luck
2. A. gaveB. handedC. leftD. promised
3. A. set upB. take upC. put upD. make up
4. A. officeB. cinemaC. theaterD. school
5. A. boughtB. carriedC. managedD. lent
6. A. set inB. moved inC. moved outD. went out
7. A. asB. whenC. whileD. then
8. A. teacherB. bossC. customer (顾客) D. job
9. A. made upB. took upC. brought upD. pick up
10. A. pretendedB. warnedC. keptD. looked
11. A. writingB. answeringC. callingD. saying
12. A. lookedB. knockedC. hitD. waited
13.A. going onB. moving onC. speaking onD. keeping on
14. A. conversation B. gesture (手势)C. smokingD. fixing
15. A. repairingB. connectingC. makingD. looking after
名师点评
本文是一篇笑话,故事生动有趣,但读后又不禁感慨万分——自作聪明,终会留下笑柄。
答案简析
B。根据下文left him a lot of money 的提示, 我们可推断他叔叔很富有,故选B 。
C。leave sb. sth. 是“留给某人某物”的意思, 故选C 。
A。set up 是“建立”的意思,take up 是“举起”的意思,put up 是“张贴”的意思, make up 是“打扮”的意思, 根据句意和下文,可知选A。
A。由下文可知选A 。
A。意为“买了些新家具,然后就搬进去了”。
B。move in 是“搬进”的意思。
B。意为“就在这时”。
C。Dave 开公司是为了接待顾客,因此选C 。
D。take up 是“占据”的意思,bring up是“培养”的意思,make up 是“编造”的意思,pick up 是“随意拿起”的意思。
A。假装忙于接一个重要的电话。
B。answer a call 是“回电话”的意思。
B。knock at door是“敲门”的意思。
A。go on 是“继续”的意思, keep on 是“坚持”的意思, 故选A 。
A。他拿起电话显然是讲话, 故选A 。
A。全文的喜剧效果全在于此,很显然电话坏了,需要修理。Dave 只是在假装讲话。
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Many people think the1 time is spent, the more work will be done. So students have to spend the whole2 doing school work except the three meals.
Modern students have many3 . They love sports, computers and music. A4 holiday can get them away from too much school work, and they can do5 they like. But still teachers do not think about it. Because students have too much homework, they have no time to6 themselves. Students are really tired7 their weekend homework. So they don’t do it8 Sunday night. And there is not enough time to finish the homework9 . The poor weekend homework usually makes teachers10 .
Things always get11 without right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose interest in learning. It’s also bad for their12 . A horse runs faster after a13 . But for students only rest is not enough. So such a condition (状况) should be14 to give students both15 and knowledge.
A. manyB. muchC. moreD. most
A. weekB. morningC. eveningD. day
A. interestsB. booksC. pensD. friends
A. two daysB. two-daysC. two-dayD. two-day’s
A. thatB. ifC. whatD. when
A. learnB. enjoyC. teachD. look after
A. withB. ofC. atD. for
A. inB. onC. afterD. until
A. carefullyB. angrilyC. quicklyD. fast
A. happyB. angryC. worriedD. surprised
A. BetterB. bestC. worseD. worst
A. eyesB. ideasC. healthyD. health
A. mealB. restC. momentD. while
A. changedB. keptC. taughtD. made
A. foodB. pleasureC. moneyD. time
名师点评
本篇是议论文,讲述了大家共知却又经常被老师所忽略的事实:务必让学生劳逸结合。的确,正如马休息过后可以跑得更快,学生在学习的过程中要适当休息才会学得更好。
答案简析
C。联系下文,the more time,the more work意为“花的时间越多,做的工作就越多”。
D。从本句中的meals可知,指除了一天三餐,整天都花在功课上。
A。从下文可知当今学生有许多兴趣,如,运动,电脑,音乐。
C。固定短语a two-day holiday 或a two days’ holiday。
C。宾语从句,以连词引导what意为“做他们所喜欢的事”。
B。enjoy themselves 。
B。be tired of 对…厌倦。
D。not …until 作业到星期天晚上才做。
A。本句是一个否定句,指学生没有足够的时间去仔细地做作业。
B。学生匆匆忙忙所做的作业当然令老师很恼火。
C。有事与愿违之意。即:不好好策划,事情总会变得更糟糕。
D。太多的作业会使学生对学习失去兴趣,同时对他们的健康也有害。
B。马在休息过后,会跑得更快。
A。总结全文,这种现状必须改变。
B。既给学生知识又给学生娱乐。
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During the war, an English pilot (飞行员) was hurt. But he was1 by a group of nuns (修女). He had been very2 and lost his sense. When he came to himself he was3 to find a woman beside him. It was Sister Mary. She said to him, “This is a woman hospital. We will4 you here as long as5 , but you will have to follow our advice.”
The pilot6 to make himself up for a nurse. He could not talk with the nurses or the nuns. He had to stay in a small room as7 as possible. He was asked to shave (刮胡子) every day, wearing a beautiful8 , and the nurse’s uniforms (制服) . It was a very difficult time, however he didn’t feel very9 especially when one of the nursing girls caught his eyes. She was very quiet, and ran away whenever she saw him looking at10 . The pilot found11 fall in love with her.
One day he found the nurse working in the kitchen12 . He went over to her and said, “Please don’t do that. I love you so much.” He started to put his arms13 the nurse, and then drew back14 . He found that the nurse was actually15 pilot saved by the nuns just like himself.
A. caughtB. savedC. killedD. helped
A. luckyB. hungryC. strongD. weak
A. angryB. sorryC. surprisedD. worried
A. hideB. putC. takeD. stop
A. possibleB. ableC. possiblyD. need
A. decidedB. likedC. agreedD. asked
A. soonB. muchC. earlyD. late
A. clothesB. capC. shoesD. sweater
A. lonelyB. aloneC. hungryD. hungrily
A. himB. meC. herD. she
A. herB. himC. herselfD. himself
A. lonelyB. loudlyC. happilyD. alone
A. behindB. in front ofC. aroundD. on
A. happilyB. sadlyC. in surpriseD. in danger
A. anotherB. the otherC. othersD. the others
名师点评
这是一个关于战争的幽默,特殊的环境赋予了故事特殊的意义。读完后我们会笑,但更会感到悲哀,为那个飞行员,更为那个战争。
答案简析
B。根据上下文的联系,指飞行员被救。
D。他受了伤,当然应该很虚弱。而不可能是lucky,hungry,strong .
C。按常理,人苏醒之后都会有吃惊的感觉。其他都非正常感觉。
A。把飞行员藏在这里,其余的动词都不准确。
A。as long as possible 固定短语“尽可能长”。
C。也只好答应人家的要求。
B。意为“尽可能多地呆在小房间里”。其他的选项虽没有语法错误,但不符合意思。
B。clothes与 shoes 都是复数形式,不可能用在这里,sweater一般穿在里面,起不到伪装的作用。cap 最适当,因为护士都戴护士帽。
A。虽然总是一个人,但倒也不感到孤单。
C。飞行员看着“她”,用宾格
D。飞行员发现自己爱上了这个女孩子。
D。“她”独自一人,才可以向“她”表明心迹。Lonely“孤单地” alone“独自一人地”
C。抻出手臂抱着“她”
C。这时他才发现真相,所以很吃惊地把手缩了回
A。another 另一个,the other 其他所有的,others别的人
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Crocodiles (鳄鱼)1 their eggs and leave them under leaves or sand. Baby crocodiles use their teeth2 their way out of the shells (壳).
Crocodiles only live3 it is hot. They are found in Australia4 America. They spend most of5 time lying around in the rivers. The crocodiles’ long tail6 when the animal is swimming. It is an excellent weapon(武器). It7 be used to strike (打击) the8 . One blow will knock9 a man or even a big animal at10 . The crocodile has a hard neck. It cannot turn its11 from side to side and so it can12 see in front of itself. The crocodile has its teeth13 by the crocodile bird. For its food this bird takes the bits in the crocodile’s mouth. This helps the crocodile a lot14 it cannot move its tongue up and down.15 its terrible teeth it catches its food. The food may be a fish, an animal, or even a careless man.
1. A. layB. lieC. lainD. lying
A. to feelB. to turnC. to breakD. to rush
A. whenB. whileC. whereD. if
A. asB. andC. butD. so
A. itsB. hotC. theirD. cold
A. is usedB. for helpC. very useful D. be helpful
A. shouldB. canC. needD. must
A. friendB. enemyC. studentD. family
A. soonB. farC. upD. down
A. mostB. bestC. onceD. worst
A. tailB. headC. eyesD. body
A. not onlyB. stillC. evenD. only
A. pulledB. cleanedC. takenD. brushed
A. becauseB. soC. ifD. whether
A. UnderB. BetweenC. ForD. With
名师点评
这篇文章主要讲述了鳄鱼的生活习性,你也许会感叹:大自然太神奇了!如果鳄鱼没有长长的尾巴,它拿什么作武器?如果鳄鱼能转动它的舌头,那鳄鱼鸟怎么生存?
答案简析
1. A。lay eggs产卵,下蛋lay-laid-laid。lie躺,位于lie-lay-lain,说谎lie-lied-lied。
2. C。小鳄鱼破壳而出。
3. C。鳄鱼住在热的地方。where引导地点状语。
4. B。
5. C。与前面的They对应。
6. A。被用来。其他的选项有语法错误。
7. B。can 表示一种能力,意为它的尾巴能用来攻击。
8. B。敌人。
9. D。knock down 撞倒。
10. C。at most最多,at the best处于最佳状态,at once立刻,马上。根据意思应为“立刻把一个大的动物击倒”。
11. B。根据上文脖子硬,那当然是头不能转动,而不可能是尾巴,眼睛或身体。
12. D。而头不能转动,就意味着只能看前方的东西。
13. B。have sth. done 让某事被做。Have its teeth cleaned 让鳄鱼鸟给它清洗牙齿。
14. A。根据上下文之间的联系,这里是陈述为什么对它有帮助的原因,因此用because。
15. D。固定搭配,意为“用牙齿”。
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Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow. Her only son1 to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there.Soon after that, her husband lost his job. The old man was always2 food and clothes.And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep. The next morning he was3 dead in a cold lake. And his worn-out coat was4 in a tree not far away. Sarya was so5 that she nearly took her own life.Things got worse and worse after that. She always lived in hunger and cold. She had hoped that the government(政府) could help her but she6 .It was a cold windy night. The old woman couldn't7 asleep at all. She had to get up. She decided to write a letter to God(神), asking for8 . She wished God to give her 100 rubles (卢布), so she could buy some food for herself. When she9 writing it, she found she had no10 . She had to put the11 at a crossing.12 the next morning a policeman found the letter. He read it to his comrades.They were all so13 that they gathered some rubles and sent them to the poor old woman.At first Granny Sarya was happy. But after she14 the money, she became15 and said, “I'm told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!”1. A. sentB. ran awayC. was sentD. escaped2. A. worried aboutB. pleased with
C. thinking aboutD. hearing of3. A. knownB. foundC. told D. fallen4. A. putB. hangedC. shownD. hung5. A. sad B. happy C. tired D. clever6. A. succeededB. failedC. wonD. lost7. A. goB. fallC. getD. help8. A. coatsB. foodC. housesD. help9. A. endedB. startedC. finishedD. enjoyed10.A. stampB. moneyC. penD. paper11.A. foodB. letterC. coatD. rubles12.A. BadlyB. CarefullyC. LuckilyD. Wonderfully13.A. excitedB. movedC. amazedD. surprised14.A. sawB. receivedC. gaveD. counted15.A. angryB. thankfulC. helpfulD. worried
名师点评
这是一个黑色幽默,饥寒交迫的老妇,万般无奈,只好求助于上帝,帮助她的不是上帝而是警察,可警察在人们心中的印象却是“凡被警察碰过的只有一半被留下”,可悲!
答案简析
C。被派去打仗了,要用被动语态。
A。于是,老人总为自己的衣、食而担心。C很具有迷惑性。但它的意思指“考虑”,没有A准确。
B。第二天,他被发现死在冰冷的湖里。
D。他的衣服被挂在树上。hang – hanged –hanged 此时的hang 作“绞死”讲,hang – hung –hung 意为“悬挂”。
A。儿子死了,丈夫没有了,此时她的心情唯有sad来描述。
B。从but可知政府没有帮助她。fail“没成功”。
B。fall asleep 固定短语,入睡。
D。她需要食物,衣服,但不可以选A,B,C,而D的外延最广,她需要帮助。
C。finish writing 写完信。
A。发现自己没有邮票。从常识不难推断。
B。上文所提及的那封信。
C。这是一个巧合,当然对于老妇来说更是一种幸运。所以其他选项不符合意思。
B。警察们被信的内容所感动。其他选项都不是他们看信后的心情。
D。开始老人看到钱,当然很高兴,但开始数钱时,她不是这样想了。
A。她认为警察把她的钱也给拿走了一半,所以生气。
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When it was over 20 years ago, I first met Mr. Andrews, my old headmaster. During the war (战争)I was studying at school in the north of England. My1 had just returned to London, and there were not2 schools left for children. My father had to go from one school to another, trying to3 them to take me as a pupil. We had4 to all the schools near our home, but no one would take me.5 , we went to a school about five kilometers6 form home. The headmaster kept us waiting for at least7 . I could hear boys playing on the playground outside.
When the headmaster's secretary (秘书) let us8 his office, Mr. Andrews said,"9 do you want to come here?" I had10 of saying something about studying,11 now I couldn't remember anything, only thought of the boys playing outside. "I don't know12 in London," I said. "I'd like to play with13 boys. I'll read a lot of books, too." "All right," Mr. Andrews said. "We have one seat14 ."My two years at that school were15 the happiest of my life.
1. A. schoolB. familyC. friendsD. parents
2. A. good B. helpful C. cheap D. enough
3. A. make B. hope C. ask D. let
4. A. been B. gone C. walked D. got
5. A. In the end B. At first C. At once D. By then
6. A. far B. away C. back D. down
7. A. a while B. a minute C. an hour D. a day
8. A. in B. to C. inside D. into
9. A. What B. When C. Why D. How
10. A. rememberedB. thought C. found D. heard
11. A. but B. and C. though D. so
12. A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one
13. A. others B. other C. the others D. the other
14. A. more B. free C. each D. only
15. A. under B. inside C. above D. among
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文章介绍了自己二十多年前,第一次遇到他的老校长的经历。应当说是一个很平凡的经历。但却深深地印在作者的脑海中,也许是因为它太平凡,也许是因为它是作者生活的转折点,也许……其实生活本来就是由无数个平凡所组成的。
答案简析
1. B。根据常识,应该是小孩随家人一起回到London。
2. D。上文提及到因为战争,所以没有足够的学校供孩子们。
3. C。无论是从意思上或语法上看,只有用ask,意为“请求他们把我收下”。let sb. do sth. , make sb. do sth. 没有 hope sb. to do sth.。
4. A。had been too“去过”,had gone to“已经去了”,这是初中部分很重要的两个词组,中国学生特别容易混淆。而这里的意思说“我们去过我家附近的所有的学校。”
5. A。in the end 最终,at first 起初,at once 立刻,by then到那时为止。根据意思当然选A。
6. B。five kilometers away from home 离家5公里处。这里很多学生会选far,事实上我们只能用副词away。
7. C。从at least可知不选A或B,但根据上下文可知也不可能选D,c 最恰如其分
8. D。这里强调“让我们走进他的办公室”。
9. C。根据常识可知。
10. B。由此可见作者知道校长大多要问这样的问题,也想出了一些回答方法。think of “想出”。
11. A。从上下文的意思看是转折关系。
12. A。此处只有用anyone,意为“谁也不认识”。
13. B。A和C绝不能用,因为后面有名词boys, the other表示“其他所有的男孩”,故也不能选。
14. B。意为“还有空位子”。
15. D。among the happiest of my life 意为“是我一生中最快乐的时候的一部分”。其他介词都不对。
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Ballpoint pens have made life easier for millions of people. At one time1 did not like their students to2 with pen. Perhaps it was because pens can leak(漏) and it is3 to spill(溢出) the ink. And it is hard to write on thin or cheap paper with them.
Ladislao Biro4 for a newspaper in Budapest. He spent all day5 his desk. Day in and day out, he corrected6 of thin, cheap paper with a pen and ink. He often had to stop to7 his pen and it did not write8 on the thin paper. He and his brother George9 some experiments. They wanted a pen that did not leak, with ink that did not spill. Why not10 a little ball at the end?
Two Englishmen, Henry Martin and Frederick Miles, like the11 .It was the12 of the Second World War. The Air Force13 a non-leak, non-spill pen for the men to write with in14 . Martin and Miles made and15 many thousands of Biro “writing-sticks” to the Air Force.
1. A. factoriesB. schoolsC. shopsD. restaurants
2. A. playB. writeC. comeD. meet
3. A. easyB. hardC. freeD. popular
4. A. leftB. waitedC. lookedD. worked
5. A. onB. nearC. atD. in
6. A. mistakeB. booksC. pagesD. diaries
7. A. mendB. fillC. brushD. change
8. A. wellB. downC. outD. up
9. A. keptB. finishedC. beganD. studied
10.A. findB. wearC . growD. use
11.A. matterB. resultC. meaningD. idea
12.A. dayB. timeC. breakD. year
13.A. boughtB. tookC. neededD. preferred
14.A. planesB. shipsC. trainsD. buses
15.A. soldB. lentC. movedD. passed
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这是一篇关于圆珠笔怎样发明使用的文章。由于钢笔易漏水给工作带来了许多不方便,通读此文,你就会明白圆珠笔在什么情况下发明推广使用。结合圆珠笔使用的方便和有关历史知识,能顺利完成短文。
答案简析
1. B。从上下文判断应选B。
2. B。用笔写可用“write with pens”来表达。
3. A。钢笔里的墨水容易从笔管溢出来,所以选A。
4. D。指他在为一家报社工作。
5. C。at one’s desk意思是“坐在桌前”。
6. C。批改文稿可用correct pages来表达。
7. B。往笔里装墨水可用fill the pen with ink。这里省略了with ink.。
8. A。用副词well修饰动词write。
9. C。由于他发现用钢笔写有麻烦,所以他和朋友开始做实验,想更好的方法。
10 .D。Why not +动词原形。
11. D。他们喜欢他的设想。
12. B。the time of 表示“……的时候”。
13. C。指当时空军正需要这样的笔。
14. A。句意理解和实际判断想结合。
15. A。他们生产并销售圆珠笔供空军使用,故选sold。
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