—I knew you lived on the 13th floor just now. And I live on the 15th floor.

—Really? Just two floors ________ me?

A. below B. on C. under D. above

D 【解析】 句意：——我知道你現(xiàn)在住在13樓，我住在15樓�！�—真的嗎？就在我上面兩層？考查介詞。A. below在…下面；B. on在…上面；C. under在…下面；D. above在…上面。由句意可知15樓應(yīng)是在13樓的上方，所以排除A、C選項(xiàng)；on表示是與事物接觸的上面，above表示是與事物不接觸的上面，故答案選D。

—Have you ________ your plan, Jimmy?

—Not yet. It still needs improving.

A. given up B. handed in C. thought of D. put away

B 【解析】句意：——吉米，你交了你的計(jì)劃了嗎？——還沒有，它仍然需要改進(jìn)�？疾閯�(dòng)詞短語。A. given up放棄；B. handed in上交；C. thought of考慮；D. put away拋棄。根據(jù)語境：——吉米，你____你的計(jì)劃了嗎？——還沒有，它仍然需要改進(jìn)。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知B選項(xiàng)符合題意，故答案選B。

—How old is your grandpa? He looks energetic.

—Yeah, it’s hard to imagine he is already in his________ .

A. seventies B. seventy C. seventieth D. seventieths

A 【解析】句意：——你爺爺多大了？他看起來精力充沛。——是的，很難想象他已經(jīng)70多歲了。在表示某人幾十歲了，其固定表達(dá)是“in+one’s+基數(shù)詞復(fù)數(shù)”，seventy的復(fù)數(shù)形式是seventies，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知A選項(xiàng)符合題意，故答案選A。

—How noisy it is outside!

—Oh, I forgot to tell you. My neighbours ________ their houses.

A. have decorated B. were decorating

C. are decorating D. will decorate

C 【解析】句意：——外面真吵！——哦，我忘了告訴你，我的鄰居正在裝飾他們的房子。根據(jù)How noisy it is outside!可知外面很吵，結(jié)合My neighbours ____ their houses.可推出句意“我的鄰居正在裝飾他們的房子”，故時(shí)態(tài)用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)，其結(jié)構(gòu)為am/is/are+動(dòng)詞現(xiàn)在分詞，主語是My neighbours，所以系動(dòng)詞用are，故答案選C。 ...

Grade 9 students are usually ________ by their parents to work harder to enter a top senior

high school.

A. allowed B. expected C. hoped D. suggested

B 【解析】句意：9年級(jí)學(xué)生的父母通常期望他們的孩子能更努力學(xué)習(xí)，進(jìn)入一所高中。A. allowed允許；B. expected盼望；C. hoped希望；D. suggested建議。.根據(jù)句意：9年級(jí)學(xué)生的父母通常期望他們的孩子能更努力學(xué)習(xí)，進(jìn)入一所高中，可知A、D選項(xiàng)使句意不通，不符合句意，所以排除；hope不能說hope sb.to do sth故答案選B。

—I am worried about _________.

—Cheer up. I’m sure you will make it.

A. where I can take tomorrow’s test B. if I can get high marks in tomorrow’s test

C. how can I get ready for tomorrow’s test D. what should I take with me in tomorrow’s test

B 【解析】句意：我擔(dān)心我明天的考試是否能得高分�！�—振作起來，我相信你會(huì)成功的。由題干可知本題考查賓語從句，賓語從句的語序要用陳述語序，故排除C、D選項(xiàng)；結(jié)合語境“Cheer up. I’m sure you will make it.（振作起來，我相信你會(huì)成功的。）”可知A選項(xiàng)“我在哪里可以參加明天的考試”不符合題意，而B選項(xiàng)“我擔(dān)心我明天的考試是否能得高分”符合題意，故答案選B。 ...

—________?

—Sure. Chicken with two bowls of rice.

A. What would you like to order B. May I take your order

C. Would you like some vegetables D. What about some hamburgers

B 【解析】句意：——您可以點(diǎn)菜了嗎？——當(dāng)然，請(qǐng)來些雞肉和兩碗米飯。A. What would you like to order你想點(diǎn)什么？B. May I take your order您可以點(diǎn)菜了嗎？C. Would you like some vegetables你想要些蔬菜嗎？D. What about some hamburgers要些漢堡怎么樣？根據(jù)答語Sure. Chick...

—Could I make a call with your phone? I left mine at home.

—________. Here you are.

A. Never mind B. Of course

C. You’d better not D. I’m afraid not

B 【解析】句意：——我能用你的手機(jī)打個(gè)電話嗎？我的丟在家里了�！�—當(dāng)然可以，給你。本題考查情景交際。A. Never mind不介意；B. Of course當(dāng)然可以；C. You’d better not你最好不要；D. I’m afraid not恐怕不行。根據(jù)Here you are.，可知要用“當(dāng)然可以”，其它選項(xiàng)語意不通，故答案選B。

Some African schools are adding programs that teach something called “soft skills” to students. Soft skills are personal ______ that help a person understand how others feel or behave so that he is able to communicate with them or deal with them easily. Officials(官員) say this kind of training can help students ______ in the job market, and in life.

The training is being offered at a Secondary School in Rwanda. For weeks, ______ students have been visiting neighbourhood businesses. The purpose of these field trips is for the young people to learn what is necessary to get a job. ______, they stop at a SIM card business to ask what qualities the owner looks for in an employee(雇員). For the secondary school students, this information is important. In a few months, they’ll ______ their studies and try their best to find work after the training.

22-year-old Niyitegeka is one of the ______. Back at school, Niyitegeka and his classmates take part in imaginary ______. Niyitegeka stands in front of a female student who acts as the interviewer. Even preparing for the interview makes him nervous. Niyitegeka has difficulty looking at the other student. He ______ touches his clothing and looks away.

Traditionally, secondary schools in Africa have spent ______ time on subjects like mathematics and science, largely taking no notice of areas like public speaking and teamwork. ______ that is changing. Schools are exploring new teaching models to offer soft skills and professional training. It is part of an effort to prepare students to become better communicators, problem solvers and citizens.

1.A. experiences B. qualities C. thoughts D. programs

2.A. practice B. hunt C. succeed D. organize

3.A. their B. our C. his D. its

4.A. In fact B. For example C. After all D. Above all

5.A. complete B. continue C. refuse D. forget

6.A. students B. teachers C. owners D. managers

7.A. speeches B. journeys C. competitions D. interviews

8.A. happily B. terribly C. comfortably D. nervously

9.A. more B. less C. little D. no

10.A. But B. Though C. So D. Or

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.A 10.A 【解析】文章大意：本文介紹了一些非洲學(xué)校正在增加一些項(xiàng)目，向?qū)W生教授所謂的“軟技能”。并介紹了軟技能的含義及重要性。傳統(tǒng)上，非洲的中學(xué)在數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)等科目上花費(fèi)了更多的時(shí)間，在很大程度上忽略了公眾演講和團(tuán)隊(duì)合作等領(lǐng)域。但是這種情況正在改變。學(xué)校正在探索新的教學(xué)...

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1.What is The Story Starter, Jr.?

A. A website. B. A newspaper. C. A storybook. D. A guidebook.

2.The Story Starter, Jr. is most suitable for __________.

A. parents B. children C. teachers D. writers

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A. The ending of your story. B. The review of your story.

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1.A 2.B 3.C 【解析】文章大意：通讀全文可知這是一篇有關(guān)于兒童故事的廣告。 1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子Click here for your story starter，可知是一個(gè)網(wǎng)站，故答案選A。 2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子The Story Starter, Jr.now provides 194,480 story starters for k...