-
一
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she
still drove her old car like a woman half her age.
She loved driving
very fast, and was
proud of the fact
1
she
had never, in her thirty-five years of driving,
been
punished
2
a driving offence
(
犯規，犯法
).
Then one day she nearly
3
her record. A police car
4
her, and the policemen in it saw
her
5
a
red
light without stopping. Of course, she was
stopped. It seemed
6
that she would be punished.
7
Mrs. Jones came up to
the judge, he looked at her seriously and said
that she was
8
old to
drive
a car, and that the
9
why she had not stopped at the red
10
was most probably
that her eyes had
become weak
11
old age, so that she
had simply not seen it.
When
the judge had finished what he was
12, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was
13
and
took
out her sewing. Without saying a word, she
14
a needle with a very
small eye, and threaded it at
her first
attempt.
When she had
15
done this, she took
the thread out of the needle again and handed
16
the
needle
and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is
your
17. I suppose you
drive a car, and that you are
quite
sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the
18
and tried to thread it. After half a
dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The
case (
案例
) against
Mrs. Jones was
19, and her record
20
unbroken.
1. A. which B. when
C. that D. this
2. A. about B. on
C. to D. for
3. A. kept B. won
C. missed D. lost
4. A. watched
B. after C. followed
D. ran after
5.
A. pass B. go C. run
D. rush
6. A. sure
B. indeed C. certain D.
perhaps
7. A. Before
B. While C. Until D.
When
8. A. so
B. very C. too D.
quite
9. A. cause
B. reason C. matter D.
trouble
10. A. light
B. lamp C. sign
D. one
11. A.
with B. because
C.
for D. of
12.
A. speaking B. saying C. talking
D. telling
13. A. holding
B. getting C. carrying D.
bringing
^
14. A. took B. brought
C. picked D.
chose
15. A. almost
B. hardly C. successfully D.
successful
16. A. both
B. all C. neither D.
either
17. A. time
B. turn C. chance D.
job
18. A. thread B.
glasses
C. needles
D. needle
19. A. dismissed
B. passed C. settled
D. studied
20. A. was
B. kept
C. seemed
D. remained
【二】
When Dave was
eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so
that he could travel to and from
work
more__1__ than by bus. It worked quite well for a
few years, but then it got so old, and it was
costing
him _2_much in repairs that he
decided that he had better _3_it.
·
He
asked among his friends to see if anyone was
particularly_ 4_ to buy a cheap car, but they all
knew
that it was falling to pieces,
so_5_ of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's
friend Sam saw that he was _6_
when
they met one evening, and said, “What's _7_,
Dave”
Dave told him, and Sam
answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the
paper You may _8_more for
it that way
than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that
Sam's
_9_was
sensible(
合理の
),he put an
advertisement in an evening paper,
which read “For sale: small car, _10_ very little
petrol, only two owners.
Bargain at
50.”
For two days after the
advertisement first appeared, there was no
then on Saturday evening he
had
an
enquiry(
詢問
).A man rang up
and said he would like to_12_ him about the car.
“All right,” Dave said,
feeling happy.
He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next
morning would be_13_or not. “Fine,” the
man said, “and I'll _14_my wife. We
intend to go for a ride in it to _15_
it.”
The next morning, at a
quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square
outside his front door, _16_ to
wait
there for the people who had_17_ his
advertisement. Even Dave had to _18_that the car
really looked
like a
wreck(
殘骸
).Then, soon after
he had got the car as clean_19_ it could be, a
police car stopped just
behind him and
a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and
then said, “Have you reported this _20_ to
us yet, sir”
1.
A. directly
B.
safely
C. properly
D. easily
2. A. so
B. such
C. very
D.
too
3. A. keep
B. repair
C. sell
D. throw
4. A. anxious
B. lucky
C. ashamed
D. generous
5. A. some
B. neither
C.
none
D. most
6. A. delighted
B. upset
C. calm
D.
astonished
？
7. A.
on
B. up
C. it
D.
that
8. A. learn
B. miss
C. get
D.
find
9. A.
message
B.
advice
C. request
D.
description
10. A. uses
B. loses
C. has
D.
spends
11. A.
doubt
B. help
C. trouble
D.
answer
12. A. tell
B. see
C. agree
D. call
13. A.
exact
B. suitable
C. early
D.
late
14. A. follow
B.
meet
C. bring
D.
introduce
15. A. recognize
B. gain
C.
admire
D. test
16. A. happening
B. meaning
C. turning
D.
failing
…
17. A. read
B. inserted
C. answered
D. placed
18. A. forget
B. show
C. disagree
D.
admit
19. A. as
B. that
C. so
D.
such
20. A. bargain
B.
sale
C. accident
D.
result
【三】
The word “plastic” comes from the Greek
word “Platicos” and is used to describe_1_which
can be
easily shaped.
The history of plastics is longer than
you
fact _3_ manmade
plastics ever to appear on the market
was made over a hundred years ago. It
was called
“celluloid(
賽璐璐
)”.It was
discovered by both an
Englishman and an
American in the same
was
the Americans who first produced it on a large
scale during
the year
was _5_by this new material which could
be moulded (
用模子做
) into
shapes and _6_so cheap
to
buy.
Poor young men _7_in
cities with lots of smoke and dirt were_8_ to buy
white celluloid
collars(
領
子
).The
collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did
not have to be sent to wash. The poor young
men _9_ rub them clean every evening
with soap and water! Poor mothers,
_10_ had not been able to afford
playthings _11_their children, were now able to
buy them playthings
_12_ of celluloid.
But celluloid had one very serious fault. It
caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even
more quickly than wood or cloth. There
were many terrible accidents, particularly _13_
children. For years
scientists worked
hard to find a better plastic material than
celluloid. They had _14_ success. Then in 1932
an American scientist called Baekeland
produced a hard plastic material which did not
burn. _15_ became
known _16_
bakelite(
酚醛塑料
).Other plastic
materials like bakelite were _17_ produced. They
_18_ to
make electrical fittings and
plates and cups. Poor people liked them because
they were both cheap and safe,
but rich
people _19_ them because they were cheap, and
because they could only be made _20_dark
colours.
1. A.
something
B. everything
C. thing
D.
anything
|
2. A. wish
B. think
C.
want
D. hope
3. A.
first
B. at first
C. for the
first
D. the
first
4. A. So
B. But
C. And
D.
As
5. A. surprised
B.
excited
C. told
D.
frightened
6. A. be
B.
were
C. was
D. is
7. A. waiting
B.
running
C. walking
D. working
8. A. going
B. sure
C. about
D. able
9. A.
could
B. ought to
C. must
D. should
10. A.
which
B. who
C.
whom
D. that
11. A. for
B.
like
C. in
D. of
，
12. A. done
B. produced
C. worked
D.
made
13. A. between
B. on
C. among
D. about
14. A. much
B. great.
C.
never
D.
little
15. A. The man
B. He
C.
It
D. The scientist
16. A. as
B. with
C. by
D. to
17. A.
already
B. still
C. also
D. yet
18. A.
used
B. hoped
C. were used
D.
had
19. A. took
B. loved
C.
enjoyed
D. disliked
20.
A. in
B. by
C. from
D.
of
【四】
@
In order to be
a success in the American business world, you must
“get along” with people. You must
learn
to conduct yourself in such a way _1_ you earn the
affection and respect of
we
have already pointed
out, Americans_3_
business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to
_4_ informally can be a help with your
American business
like to talk about a _6_of different
topics
—
sports, politics,
cars, popular movies and
television
shows and personal interests. Many large American
cities have sports teams. If you are _7_ with
Americans in the United States, it
would be a good idea to _8_out about the local
sports teams so that you
can _9_ in the
almost inevitable di
scussions about
“how our _10_ will do this year” .Politics can be
a _11_
topic unless everyone is of the
same mind
your discussions
to asking questions of your friends. Most
Americans are _13_ owners and some are
even obsessive about the subject. You can
contribute _14_talking
about cars you
have owned or by _15_ information you have read in
automotive magazines. Americans
watch
television almost every night and attend movies
regularly,
_16_ naturally
television shows and the _17_ movies become topics
for discussions. If you are unable
to
_18_ American television or attend American
movies, reading the _19_ section of such magazines
as
Time News week will keep you up to
date on _20_is popular in America.
1. A. which
B. where
C. as
D
.that
2. A. While
B.
Since
C. As
D. Because
3. A.
mix
B. enjoy
C.
like
D.
manage
4. A. conduct
B. appear
C.
behave
D. chat
5. A. friends
B. efforts
C.
contacts
D. companies
6.
A. bit
B. total
C. group
D. number
7. A.
meeting
B. working
C. living
D.
playing
8. A. find
B.
learn
C. go
D.
stay
/
9. A. work
B. participate
C. succeed
D.
break
10. A. group
B.
business
C. company
D. team
11. A.
common
B. sensitive
C. special.
D
daily
12. A. politically
B. economically
C.
professionally
D. personally
13. A. house
B. car
C. business
D. land
14. A. to
B.
toward
C. by
D.
through
15. A.
collecting
B. sharing
C. gathering
D.
analyzing
16. A. so
B. therefore
C. thus
D.
hence
17. A. interesting
B.
exciting
C. excellent
D.
latest
18. A. witness
B. look
C.
watch
D.
glance
;
19. A. entertainment
B.
sports
C. business
D. movie
20. A.
which
B. that
C.
what
D. as
【五】
You've been away from us for one year;
you told us a lie which I came to know not long
ago.
On this special day
for teachers across the country, I can _1_keep
myself from telling your white lie to
those who would lend me an ear.
Do you still remember the
happy _2_about six years ago We fixed our eyes
upon you at your , a
beautiful young
lady, _4_ us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to
find you were part of your students and their
simple honest parents. The
villagers
found their children _5_more time on their books
_6_ after doing their homework and housework.
Yet they still _7_ that one day you
might leave. You _8_a smile all the time, which
reduced to some degree
their_9_ of your
leaving. You went all out in the _10_ of your
students, helping them not only in their
studies but also in their
tuition(
學費
).You often
emphasized to us the _11_ of one's life, so that
must have
been what you were _12_ in
those five years!
One cold
morning when class began, you entered the room
_13_ you had been crying
your class, we
_15_ but
looked away from your eyes. You _16_for some time
as if you were _17_to find this right
word…you said you would go away and
would never be back to teach because your
boyfriend wanted you
mor
e…
On the following morning, we _18_ you
the very best and the villagers gave you their
_19_The train
took you away and your
broken _20_The other day I happened to hear my
parents chatting that you had
lung
cancer and left the world soon after you waved
goodbye.
~
1. A. forever
B. seldom
C.
hardly
D.
soon
2. A. scene
B. condition
C. sign
D.
sight
3. A. report
B.
arrival
C. explanation
D. speech
4. A.
promised
B.
answered
C. permitted
D.
agreed