---You don’t know what great difficulty I had ________ to get the two tickets.

---But the film is really worth _________ twice.

A. managing; seeing B. to manage; seeing

C. managing; being seen D. managed; to see

A 【解析】試題分析: 句意：---你不知道我試圖得到兩張票有多大的困難。---但是電影值得看兩遍。此題考查固定短語have difficulty doing sth 做某事有困難，be worth doing事值得做；根據(jù)句意，故選A。

The actor seems to be _________, but in fact, he is going to celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday.

A. at his forties B. in his forties

C. at his fortieth D. in his fortieth

B 【解析】 試題句意：這位演員似乎四十多歲，但是，實際上，他打算慶祝他的六十五歲生日。此題考查固定短語，in one’s forties在某人四十多歲時，根據(jù)句意，故選B。

Not only you but also he ______ to my birthday party.

A. have been invited B. has been invited

C. are invited D. invited

B 【解析】試題句意：你和他都被邀請去了我的生日聚會。Not only … but also…不但……而且；謂語動詞與較近的名詞保持一致，即就近原則。結(jié)合句意，故選B

---What’s __________your mind? ---I’m worried ________up is hard.

A. in; grow B. on; growing C. on; growth D. up; grows

B 【解析】句意：——你有什么煩心事？——我擔心長大會很辛苦。What's in your mind 的意思是：你有什么想法/主意/打算；What's on your mind 的意思是：你有什么煩心事/傷腦筋的事/你為何心事重重的。根據(jù)I’m worried可知此處表示我有煩心事，故用on，作為賓語從句的主語，故用動名詞growing，故選B。

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“Never give up!” It is my law(法則) of my life. It has brought me____I learned the law from my father’s____story.

My father was____in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then____in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework____midnight. Life was hard, because they had no____!At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where____people can become rich.“____don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope. So , my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to____money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇傭） me because I spoke____English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables,____dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was____for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t____the schooling(學費).My father____working hard, and reached his goal.“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come____in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.A. disaster B. loss C. success D. pity

2.A. life B. fashion C. danger D. history

3.A. famous B. lucky C. rich D. born

4.A. taught B. worked C. studied D. slept

5.A. until B. towards C. for D. during

6.A. experience B. energy C. time D. money

7.A. kind B. poor C. strong D. lazy

8.A. What B. How C. Why D. When

9.A. discover B. make C. collect D. spend

10.A. little B. good C. much D. excellent

11.A. giving B. running C. washing D. receiving

12.A. comfortable B. cheerful C. nice D. hard

13.A. borrow B. need C. afford D. pay

14.A. kept B. finished C. minded D. stopped

15.A. really B. easily C. quietly D. slowly

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. B 【解析】 試題這篇短文中作者主要介紹了自己父親的經(jīng)歷。他的父親出生自一個貧困的村莊，后來去了美國，靠著自己堅持努力，才擁有了現(xiàn)在的生活。作者也...

Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I sleep late and Mom shout at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal(谷物). I decided to have some toast instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. There was no juice, either. I just had a glass of water.

When I was almost at the bus stop, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home and get it. Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next bus.

I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on（彌補）the schoolwork I had missed.

After lunch, it was the time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.

When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. It was a horrible day. I hope tomorrow will be better.

1.What happened to the writer on this bad day?

A. The writer argued with his parents. B. The writer heard some terrible news.

C. Many small things went wrong. D. Part of the writer’s house was on fire.

2.When did the writer’s bad day begin?

A. In the morning. B. At school. C. At lunchtime. D. In the afternoon.

3.What did the writer do after he went home?

A. He did some homework. B. He made a telephone call.

C. He made fun with his friend. D. He was tired, so he went to bed.

4.When you “burn” something, you __________.

A. cook it too long B. eat it too fast C. give it away D. make it very well

5.According to the passage, we can know _________.

A. the writer fell off from his bike B. the writer went to school

C. the writer got up early in the morning D. the writer left his homework at home

1.C 2.A 3.A 4.A 5.D 【解析】本文作者介紹了自己糟糕的一天，在很多小事上出錯，不順利。 1.C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Everything went wrong.可知在這個糟糕的一天，作者很多事出錯，故選C。 2.A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there wa...

How to Talk Politely

“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.

Sometimes, people don’t say what they mean either. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?”, the other person might be thinking, “No, I disagree, I think you are wrong …” But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I’ve to go now.” often, the person who wants to stop gives an excuse: “ Someone’s at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people often don’t say exactly what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s all part of the game of language.

1.When a person in the United States asks “How are you?”, he or she wants to hear “________”

A. How are you? B. Hello. C. I don’t know. D. Very well, thank you.

2.If you have different opinions from someone, it is polite to say “________”.

A. You’re wrong B. I’m not so sure if you are right

C. Of course, I disagree D. No, I don’t agree with you

3.Which of the following is a polite way to finish a talk?

A. I have no time to talk with you now. B. I want to stop.

C. I have to go now. D. I don’t want to talk any more .

4.According to the passage, when a person says “Something is burning on the stove.”, it means that _______.

A. he is giving an excuse B. he is hurting someone’s feelings

C. he is talking to a person at the door D. he is going to another place

5.One of the rules of the game of language is probably ________.

A. “Always say what you mean” B. “Don’t disagree with people”

C. “Usually say exactly what you are thinking” D. “Be polite”

1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D 【解析】本文介紹了當人們問候、談論觀點，結(jié)束談話時，他們經(jīng)常不準確地說出他們的想法，而是禮貌的表達出來。 1.D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s frien...

Once when I was a teenager，my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（馬戲）．Finally，there was only one family between the ticket office and us．This family made a deep impression （印象）on me．There were eight children，all probably under the age of 12．You could tell they didn't have much money.Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean．The children talked excitedly about the clowns，elephants and other acts they would see that night．I could tell they never saw the circus ．It was clearly a very important day out for them．The father and mother seemed really happy.

The ticket lady told him the price．

The man's wife lowered her head．There was no longer a smile on the man's face．He quietly asked，"How much did you say？"

The ticket lady again told him the price．

The man obviously（明顯地） didn't have enough money．But how could he tell his kids the bad news？

Seeing what was happening，my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped it on the ground．（We were not rich ourselves at all!） He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said，"Excuse me，sir，you dropped this．"

The man understood my father was helping him．He picked up the money，looked straight into my dad's eyes，and in tears replied，"Thank you，sir，thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．"Although we did not go to the circus that night，we had no regrets（后悔）at all.

1.Why does the writer say"Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean"in Paragraph 2

A. To show the children were well looked after． B. To show cheap clothes could be popular．

C. To show how hard the mother worked． D. To show how rich the family was．

2.Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

A. He had lost his money . B. His children were noisy .

C. The tickets were sold out. D. The tickets were too expensive

3.Who did the ＄20 belong to （屬于）？

A. The poor man B. His writer's father C. The poor man's D. The ticket lady.

4.Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?

A. He found the money he lost B. He wanted others to help him.

C. He made his children unhappy D. He was thankful for the kindness

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The poor family saw the circus that night B. The two families became close friends

C. The writer's father earncd（掙得）some money D. The writer saw the circus that night

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A 【解析】 這篇短文中作者主要記述了自己的父親幫助一家人的故事。這是一個有著八個孩子的家庭，父母帶孩子們?nèi)タ瘩R戲，可是票價太貴。正在這位父親遭難之際，我的父親估計丟下20美元，來幫助這一家人。最后這家人如愿以償?shù)目瓷狭笋R戲，而我們也因為幫助別人感到很高興。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

五、短文填空 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示補全空格內(nèi)單詞

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many , many centuries . In fact , an English dictionary you u1. today wasn’t made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝) . Three men did most of the important e2. work on dictionaries . They spent nearly all their lives trying to c3. words for their dictionaries . For them , it was a wonderful journey . The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English dictionary . The i4. for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857 . Twenty-two years later , Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary .

Murray had never been to college. At the age of fourteen , he l5. his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank . L6. he became a great teacher . After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house b7. in his garden to do the work . Every morning , Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and w8. in the small house several hours before breakfast . Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years , he was s9. adding words for the letter “A” ! He worked on the dictionary u10. he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

1.use 2.early 3.collect 4.idea 5.left 6.Later 7.built 8.worked 9.still 10.until 【解析】本文講述了默里如何編纂第一本英語詞典的。 1.use 句意：事實上，你今天使用的英語詞典知道清朝才被制作。根據(jù)You may think that Englis...

There is _______ umbrella behind the door.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. 不填

B 【解析】句意：門后有一把傘。本題考查冠詞。定冠詞the和名詞連用表示某個或某些特定的人或物，本句只是說“門后有一把傘”并不是特指那一把傘，故可排除C；英語中的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞一般不單獨使用要和冠詞連用，可排除Ｄ；不定冠詞a用在輔音音素開頭的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前面；an用于元音音素開頭的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前。umbrella的第一個因素是元音音素/ ?/�？膳懦鼳，故正確答案是B。