出自:西电--高起专英语
When someone gives you a present, it is very (1)______ to neglect to thank him for it. If it is given to you personally, you may thank him right away, though a note of thanks or a(n) (2)______ reference to the gift in a later letter always gives pleasure. If the gift is sent to you, you should write a letter of (3)______ at once. Try to thank of the things you like about the gift and mention (4)______ in the letter.
Polite (5)______ in China demand that a person stand up when anyone enters a room or when anyone hands him something. In the West people do not stand up nearly so frequently. When you are (6)______ a cup of tea or something to eat, for example, it is not correct to rise or even to make a slight rising movement. Remain seated and receive it with a slight (7)______ of the head and a smile and say, "Thank you."
If you are a man you must rise (8)______ feet when a lady comes up but not otherwise. A lady rises only when she is (9)______ to the host or to the guest of honor, or to a considerably older woman, not otherwise.
In China we use two hands when giving something to a person, or when receiving it, if we want to be very (10)______.
1.A. polite B. thoughtful C. impolite D. attentive
2.A. slight B. uneasy C. excessive D. appreciative
3.A. thanks B. reply C. answers D. attitude
4.A. them B. thank C. it D. kindness
5.A. tastes B. manners C. circumstances D. habits
6.A. introduced B. offered C. asked D. suggested
7.A. inclination B. affection C. intention D. attention
8.A. to B. from C. up D. at
9. A. called B. introduced C. suggested D. asked
10.A. careful B. polite C. graceful D. civilized
Too much noise may be dangerous to your health. A number of studies have shown that living or working where there is a great deal of noise can cause hearing loss. But there also is a (1)______ amount of scientific evidence showing that continued loud noise may cause other medical problems. These (2)______ high blood pressure, nervous disorders, learning problems, difficulty in sleeping and, possibly, even birth defects and some kinds of heart disease.
One test showed that the dangers (3)______ people who spend a lot of time listening to loud music. A New York City doctor studied 70 young persons who work in popular dancing and drinking places (4)______ music is played loudly. She found that more than 30 percent of them had suffered great and permanent hearing loss. Normally, she said, less than one percent of people (5)______ suffer such loss.
The doctor, Jane Madell, also studied a group of 40 New York City firemen. All had worked near loud warning sirens on fire trucks (6)______ . Doctor Madell found that 75 percent of them had suffered a severe hearing loss.
Doctors said some persons are more likely than others to suffer hearing loss (7)______continued loud noise. But they said they can not learn which persons face the most danger after permanent hearing damage has been done.
Another scientist discovered that loud noise (8)______ to limit a child.s ability to learn. The scientist Arlene Brunzapt studied students at a New York City school near a busy railroad. Students in rooms near the railroad had difficulty (9)______ to read. This was not true with the students in quieter parts of the school. After steps were (10)______ to reduce the train noise, a new study found that the reading problem had disappeared.
1. A. grow B. growth C. growing D. growingly
2. A. include B. concern C. compose D. constitute
3. A. facing B. faced C. facing with D. faced with
4. A. that B. there C. when D. where
5. A. that age B. with that age C. At that age D. at the age
6. A. for ten years or more B. for ten more years
C. for ten years more D. for more ten years
7. A. of B. after C. from D. due to
8. A. happens B. appears C. occurs D. emerges
9. A. in learning B. to learn C. with learning D. of learning
10. A. taken B. made C. adopted D. employed
Ben was a poor man with a large family. One morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his home. The wood belonged to a rich gentleman, and Ben had no right to go there. But, in the wood there were lots of rabbits and birds that were good to eat, and Ben determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the woo d there was a look of anger on the rich man.s face as he saw the gun in Ben.s hands.
Ben.s heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to these people and said to the gentleman, "good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?" the rich man, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Ben with suspicion (怀疑), he said, “but why are you so early in the morning? Well, sir,” said Ben, “I just come out to see if i could get a breakfast for my appetite." the whole crowd burst into laughter at Ben.s ready wit, and with a smile the rich man walked on. Leaving Ben to try his luck with the rabbits.
1. This is a story about ______.
A. a rich man who owned a big wood
B. a poor man who lived all by himself
C. a clever man who tried to get something to eat for his breakfast
D. a hunter with a large family
2. One morning Ben went to a wood ______.
A. to get a little exercise
B. to take in some fresh air
C. hoping to get something to eat
D. to visit the rich owner
3. There was a look of anger on the rich man.s face. Why?
A. he was not expecting Ben at this early hour.
B. he knew Ben was there hunting.
C. he didn.t like the poor man at all.
D. Ben had not told him he would come.
4. Why was the rich man surprised?
A. he had not expected such a bold question from Ben.
B. he wondered why Ben didn.t run away.
C. Ben wasn.t afraid of him.
D. Ben had a gun in his hands.
5. Ben.s ______ made the whole crowd burst into laughter.
A. funny looks
B. interesting words
C. quick and witty response
D. promise to leave right away
It is understood that a ballad is a song that tell a story, but a folk song is not so easily define d a ballad is a folk song, but a folk song is not a ballad until it tells a story. Folk song then has included many kinds of music for example, a sailor.s song of the sea is a folk song. The blues, a type of jazz popular in new orleans, may be a folk song. In fact, there are folk songs for every job
"home on the range" shows how a popular song may be come a folk song. It was first picked up as a folk song in 1910 by john lomax in san antonio, texas. Lomax heard the song from an old man who had been a cook many years before. The song was known all over the midwest though it did not come to national attention until the early 1930s. By 1947 "home on the range" was so popular that it be came the official state song of kansas.
1. A folk song is also a ballad when it ______.
A. tells a story
B. is sung by workers
C. makes the listeners feel sad
D. covers many kinds of music
2. According to the author, which of the following is not always a folk song?
A. ballad
B. sailor.s song.
C. a state song
D. a goatherd.s song.
3. A c cording to the passage, which of the following is not true of a folk song?
A. it is passed on orally.
B. it has different forms.
C. it may talk about work.
D. it is found only in the western states.
4. The author uses the example of the " home on the range " to show that folk songs ______.
A. always tells a story
B. are based on written forms
C. may come from popular songs
D. have be come state, songs
5. The main topic of the passage is the ______.
A. different kinds of folk songs
B. development of popular music
C. definition of a ballad
D. importance of folk songs in american life
Concerning money or anything else, conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect a power struggle. Conflicts between parent and child often center around the same issue. As children enter adolescence, they begin to demand greater freedom to go where they please, do what they please, and make decisions without parental interference. Many american parents do not know how to deal with their teenagers and seek advice from books, lectures, and parent-training courses. Parents want to maintain a friendly relationship with their teenagers and also want to guide them so that their behavior will be whatever the parents consider proper and constructive. But in a society of rapidly changing social and moral values, parents and children often disagree about what is important and what is right. Arguments may concern such unimportant matters as styles of dress or hairdos. But quarrels may also concern school work, after school jobs, decisions, use of the family car, dating, and sexual behavior. Some families have serious problems with teenagers who drop out of school, run away from home, or use illegal drugs. Be cause so much publicity is given to the problem teenager, one gets the impression that all teenagers are trouble-makers. Actually, relatively few adolescents do anything wrong, and nearly all grow up into "solid citizens" who fulfill most of their parents. expectations. In fact, re cent studies show that the "generation gap" is narrowing. The vast majority of teenagers share most of their parents. values and ideas. Many parents feel that they ~et along with their adolescents quite well.
1. A c cording to the writer, conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect ______.
A. feelings of hatred
B. power struggle
C. that they don.t care for each other
D. that they may appeal to divorce
2. As children enter adolescents, they begin to do the following except ______.
A. demanding greater freedom to go where they please
B. making decisions without parental interference
C. getting married whenever they please
D. doing what they please
3. "... Generation gap is narrowing " means ______.
A. the adolescents now be come timid
B. parents used to get along with their children
C. the vast majority of teenagers share most of their parents. values and ideas
D. parents and teenagers don.t like to quarrel
4. Parents and children often disagree about what is important or right be cause ______.
A. they have different styles of life
B. they hate each other
C. parents think that their children are troublemakers
D. they are in a society of rapidly changing social and moral values
5. When many american parents don.t know how to deal with their children they seek advice from the following except ______.
A. neighbors B. parent-training course
C. books D. lectures
Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area.s city councilwoman (女议员) was leading
a discussion about how the quality of life was de creasing . The neighborhood faced many problems.
Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There are charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in vacant buildings. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman.
It was too much for mark. “the problems are too big," he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, "i think this is a waste of my time. Nothing i could do would make a difference here."
mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop. "people should just take care of themselves,” he decided "that.s enough to do. I can.t take on all the problems of the world"
as he neared the bus stop, mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and baby. She was trying to unlock her car, but she didn.t have a free hand as mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy.s arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. "thanks!" she said “you’ve got great timing!"
“just being neighborly," mark said as he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus. On one of them was “small acts of kindness add up." mark smiled and thought, “maybe that.s a good place to start."
1. It is known from the passage that _________.
A. mark played an active part in community activities
B. the city councilwoman was responsible for the falling of life quality
C. visual aids were used to display the seriousness of problems
D. many people were discouraged by the many problems facing them
2. In mark.s opinion , ___________.
A. nobody was so able as to solve the problems
B. he was not in the position to solve such problems
C. many people were too selfish to think about others
D. he already had more than enough work to do
3. The word "darted" in paragraph 5 can be best replaced by _________.
A. " walked " B. " marched " C. "wandered " D. " dashed "
4. What is the implication of the words on the bus wall?
A. you should be kind to your neighbors and they will treat you the same way.
B. everyone can play his own part to make things better.
C. all small acts will add up to kindness.
D. it.s a small a ct to help a person in nee d
5. The passage is mainly about ____________.
A. how individuals can help make a difference
B. running a neighborhood meeting to solve its problems
C. citizens. reactions to the problems they face
D. solving problems through group action
When she first arrived, anne was very warm and friendly toward helen, but she was also very strict. She saw it as her job to civilize (教化)this child and teach her to truly master her world anne spelled simple words into helen.s hand she gave helen a doll and then spelled the word d-o-l-l into her hand but for several weeks helen did not truly understand she confused similar ideas such as milk and mug ?the liquid and its container.
Then one day, when helen was feeling especially frustrated (沮丧) and angry, anne stopped their lesson and took the little girl outside to the well and began to pump water from it. As water was flowing out, the teacher spelled w-a-t-e-r into helen.s hand and suddenly, like a light in the darkness, helen understood that her new friend was giving a name to the cool liquid that flowed into her hand instantly she needed to know the name of everything, and before the day was over she had learned hundreds of names including her own, her teacher.s, her mother.s, her father.s and her sister.s. Even more importantly, she had learned that everything has a name.
Years later she referred to this incident as the moment when she was reborn.
1. Anne was very strict with helen, because she wanted to teach the child ______.
A. how to spell simple words and master the world
B. how to master the world and behave properly
C. how to behave properly and understand things around her
D. how to understand everything and behave properly
2. For the first few weeks, helen hardly learnt anything, be cause ______.
A. anne spelled only simple words into helen.s hands
B. helen confused milk and mug
C. anne gave helen a doll and spelled the word d-o-l-l
D. helen did not really see her teacher’s point
3. One day, anne stopped her lesson and took helen to the well ______.
A. probably to pump some water
B. probably to let helen have a rest
C. probably to change her teaching method
D. probably to let water flow into helen.s hands
4. The significance（意义) of the incident that day was that ______.
A. helen came to know every one of her family
B. helen came to know the name of everything
C. helen learnt hundreds of words
D. helen learnt that everything has a name
5. Years later helen referred to this incident as the moment when she was reborn, because ______ from then on.
A. she began a life completely new
B. she was given a life again
C. she began to live like a human being
D. she was given a light in the darkness
Some people do not like anything to be out of place. They are never later for work. They return their books to the library on time. They remember people.s birthdays, and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Ro ck is such a person.
Mr. Ro ck works in a bank, and lives on his own. The only family he has is in the next town. His sister lives there with her husband, and her son, mark. Mr. Rock does not see his sister or her family every year, but he sends them Christmas cards and he has not forgotten one of mark.s seventeen birthdays.
Last week mr. Rock had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast. He parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. Straight away, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Ro ck opened the door only to find a policeman on the door-step.
"have i done anything wrong?" mr. Rock asked himself. "have i driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have i forgotten to pay an important bill?"
"hello, uncle," said the policeman. "my name is mark. I.m your nephew."
1. Mr. Ro ck is a person who does the following except ______.
A. put things in order
B. go to work early
C. visit friends regularly
D. pay the bills in time
2. Which of the following is not true?
A. mr. Rock lives by himself.
B. mr. Rock.s sister has a family.
C. mr. Rock.s sister lives not very far away.
D. mr. Rock visits his sister quite often.
3. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. he drove very fast.
B. he made his meal after he got into the house.
C. he drove very slowly.
D. he parked his car at a wrong place.
4. Mr. Rock was surprised to see a policeman be cause ______.
A. something was wrong in the bank
B. he did not know what to say
C. the policeman wanted to ask him a question
D. he did not do anything wrong
5. From the story we can infer (推断) that ______.
A. mr. Rock had not seen his nephew for a long time
B. mr. Rock did not like to see the young man
C. mr. Rock was a shy person
D. mark came to visit his uncle regularly
The favorite food in the united states is the hamburger(汉堡包). The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pi ck it up without leaving their cars.
There are many kinds of fast food restaurant in the united states. The greatest in number sell hamburgers, French fries (油炸马铃薯片) and so on. They are popular food among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice- cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurants are popular be cause they reflect (反映) American lifestyle. Customers can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend their time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurant the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. Finally most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. Therefore, people are able to buy and eat at a fast food restaurant often, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.
1. Hamburgers and French fries can be got at ______ the fast food restaurants.
A. some of
B. most of
C. a part of
D. all of
2. What do people do when they come to a fast food restaurant?
A. they order and eat their food at the restaurant.
B. they buy and take their food out and eat it in their cars or in their homes.
C. they order, pay for and get their food in their cars.
D. they do one of the three above-mentioned things.
3. Why do Americans like to go to fast food restaurants?
A. it is be cause fast food restaurant are fast, informal (不拘礼节的), and inexpensive.
B. it is be cause people can easily find fast food restaurant.
C. it is be cause people like to eat hamburgers.
D. it is be cause fast food restaurants sell nearly every kinds of food
4. Is the food in fast food restaurants always ready before the customers order it?
A yes, it is. B no, it is seldom ready.
C yes, it is cooked to order. D no. Not always, but usual.
5. Seafood and ice- cream are served at all fast food restaurants, aren.t they?
A certainly. B yes, they are.
C no, i.m afraid not. D no. Only at a few of them.
The british museum is the biggest museum in the world inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are many things to see.
The story of the british museum goes ba ck three hundred years to one unusual man, sir hans sloane, a doctor of king george ii. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes,
money, animals, flowers--things from all over the world the doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look.
The british museum began. King george ii gave his library, and the museum started to grow.
The british museum opened in 1759, six years after sir hans sloane die d at first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter it in an hour. There wasn.t mu ch time to see things. Visitors had to run through the rooms.
By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived at from egypt. Not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since then many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are about two million visitors every year.
1. Sir hans sloane was interested in ______.
A. collecting all kinds of books
B. collecting all kinds of drawings
C. collecting all kinds of money
D. collecting all kinds of things
2. When you go inside the british museum, you feel smaller than usual be cause ______.
A. the museum is empty
B. the museum is very big
C. there are few things in it
D. you are too small
3. Sir hans sloane died ______.
A in 1753
B. in 1765
C. in 1800
D. in 1759
4. At first, the visitors had to run through the museum be cause ______.
A. the museum was the biggest one in the world
B. they were not interested in the things in it
C. they had only one hour to see all the things in it
D. there were only a few things to see
5. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. george ii
B. sir hans sloane
C. the books of the museum
D. the history of the british museum
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promise d it said: "remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!"
for several weeks mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboard in kitchen was full of things which she did not nee d her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed she dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: "madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free. "
one friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea she dashed to back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "madam," he said, holding out this hand, "i want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!"
1. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods ______.
A. on TV B. from the manager
C. at the supermarket D. from the newspaper
2. Mrs. Edwards______.
A. is always very lucky B. had no friends
C. hoped to get free shopping D. gets disappointed easily
3. Mrs. Edwards.s husband tried to ______.
A make her unhappy B. cheer her up
C. buy things with her D. stop her buying things
4. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly be cause she had to ______.
A. buy another thing B. talk to the manager
C. pay for her shopping D. find her shopping
5. Mrs. Edwards must have been ______.
A. pleased B. delighted
C. proud D. disappointed