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【答案】D。
29. What does the word \A. to be paid 【答案】A。
30. When did they agree to pay the next service payment? A. At the end of the month. D. The agent would tell them. 【答案】C。
Passage 7
When I was a little girl, my brothers and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didn't use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturday, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued （发行）.
On the day of the World Cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn't tell us why. At 2 o'clock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn't watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.
England won 4: 2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon.
We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money. 31. This passage mainly tells us __________.
A. the author and her brother used to like stamps very much B. the author had a very kind mother
C. the author and her brothers had an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps D. their mother used to support them by working in the post office 【答案】C。
32. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office A. during the week 【答案】B。
33. Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn't tell them why. Why do you think she did that? A. She wanted to give them a surprise. C. She forgot to do that. 【答案】A。
34. What does the sentence \A. We jumped high. 【答案】B。
35. What is the best title for this passage? A. My Childhood C. A Precious Stamp 【答案】D。
B. My Mother
D. A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps
B. We were extremely happy about it. D. We couldn't sleep the whole night.
C. We watched the moon for a long time.
B. She doubted if she would get the stamps. D. She thought it unnecessary to tell them the reason.
B. on Saturdays
C. on Sundays
D. for six days
B. Within one month.
C. When they were happy with the plans to improve the property.
B. proper
C. owed
D. large
Passage 8
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings （bed, tables, dishes, and so on） has become one of America's fastest growing businesses.
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples-people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don't like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. 36. Which of the following has become one of America's fastest growing businesses? A. Selling home furnishings. C. Selling used furniture. 【答案】D。
37. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? __________________ A. Because the furniture they get in this way is new. B. Because it saves them a lot of money.
C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.
D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way. 【答案】C。
38. What can you infer from the passage? ________________________ A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couple's home town. C. Only those who don?t have enough money to rent furniture. D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented. 【答案】B。
39. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? ______________ A. Rent or Buy? 【答案】B。
40. Young people liked renting home furniture in that__________________ A. they have less money.
B. they don't want to buy old furniture.
C. the new furniture is of good quality.
D. they don't have much money and don't want to buy the cheap furniture. 【答案】D。
Passage 9
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man-the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the
B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings. D. A New Idea
C. Furnished Apartments.
B. Renting furnished apartments. D. Renting home furnishings.
leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual （体力的） labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously （豪华地） furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward; furthermore, the dinner' will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education. 41. From Para. 1, we know that in America ______________. A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man B. people can always rise to the top through their won efforts C. college professors win great respect from common workers D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors 【答案】A。
42. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because_____________ A. servants in America are hard to get C. she can hardly afford servants 【答案】B。
43. The underlined expression \A. work in a furniture shop C. wait to lay the table 【答案】D。
44. The author's attitude towards manual labor is ______________. A. positive 【答案】A。
45. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage? ________________ A. A Respectable Self-made Family 【答案】B。
Passage 10
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.
B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor D. The Development of Manual Labor
C. Characteristics of American Culture
B. negative
C. humorous
D. critical
B. keep accounts for a bar D. serve customers in a restaurant
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself D. it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar. 46. The origin of language is _____________. A. a legend handed down from the past C. a question difficult to answer 【答案】D。
47. What is true about words?______________ A. They are used to express feelings only. C. They are simply sounds. 【答案】C。
48. The real power of words consists in their_____________. A. properties 【答案】D。
49. By \A. a special quality 【答案】B。
50. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true? A. He is no more than a master of words.
B. He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music. C. He can move men to tears. D. His style is always charming. 【答案】A。
Passage 11
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person's conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing \their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, \just saying that to make me feel good. I know it's not true\It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.
Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths.
Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let's not allow shyness to block our chances for a
B. a joining of ideas in the mind D. a strange feature
C. an appearance which is puzzling
B. characteristics
C. peculiarity
D. representative function
B. They can not be written down. D. They are mysterious.
B. a matter that is hidden or secret D. a problem not yet solved