单选题The boss's ______ tone let the workers know that she was no longer going to listen to their arguments, which were aimed at getting her to ______ her rigid deadlines.A stoic, substantiateB placid, palliateC noxious, augmentD peremptory, modifyE tranquil
题目
stoic, substantiate
placid, palliate
noxious, augment
peremptory, modify
tranquil, postpone
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第1题：
The Extended Family
Mrs Sharp, a large, red-faced woman in her late sixties, has lived in Greenleas, a 'new town' in the countryside outside London, since 1958. Before that she lived in Bethnal Green, an area of inner London. She was moved to Greenleas by the local authorities when her old house was demolished.
She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up among brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married her boyfriend from school at eighteen, they went on living with her parents, and her first child was brought up more by her mother than by herself, because she always worked.
As the family grew, they moved out of their parents' house to a flat. It was in the next street, and their life was still that of the extended family. "All my family used to live around Denby Street," said Mrs Sharp, "and we were always in and out of each other's houses." When she went to the shops, she used to call in on her mother to see if she wanted anything. Every day she would visit one sister or another and see a nephew or niece at the corner shop or in the market.
"You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either they were related to you or you were at school with them," she said.
When her babies were born (she had two sons and a daughter), she said, "All my sisters and neighbours would help – they used to come and make a cup of tea, or help in some other way." And every Saturday night there was a family party. It was at Mrs Sharp's mother's house. "Of course we all know each other very well. You have to learn to get on with each other. I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business. She was forever asking questions and gossiping. But you had to put up with everyone, whatever they were like."
1.Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Greenleas? ()
A.Because she had to work there.
B.Because she didn’t like the old place at all.
C.Because her house in the downtown area was knocked down.
2.When she got married, she lived ______.
A.together with her parents all the time
B.together with her parents for some time
C.far away from her parents’ house
3.Why did she know so many people? ()
A.Because she was easy going.
B.Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates.
C.Because she was good at making friends with people.
4.The sentence “I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business.” in the last Para. means ______.
A.I had one neighbour who was always warm-hearted.
B.I had one neighbour who was always ready to help us.
C.I had one neighbour who always showed her interests in our private affairs.
5.What does this passage mainly deal with? ()
A.What the extended family is like.
B.The relationship between Mrs Sharp and her neighbour.
C.How Mrs Sharp brings her children up.
参考答案：CBBCA
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第2题：
Mary has just returned to the USA after studying in England far three years. She decided to study at a British university rather than an American one because her mother is from England and she wanted to get to know her mother，s family better. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths’College，which is in London. She lived with her grandmother while she was studying. The college was recommended by a friend's brother
who had studied in England for his MBA. Mary told her friends that she was going to return to Europe to work because she had enjoyed her time in England so much.
1. Mary is now in___
A.England
B.the USA
C.France
2. She studied at___untverstty.
A.a British
B.an American
C.a Chinese
3. Mast probably, her grandmother_________
A. worked in the college
B. studied English Literature
C. lived in London
4. Her friend's brother recommended her to________
A. study for her MBA
B. study in the college
C. work for his company
5. Mary would return to Europe to_.
A. study
B. spend her holiday
C. work
参考答案B A C B C
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第3题：
How did Christy McKinley know Ms. Schatzman's opinion of the chi tea?
A．She met her in the shop.
B．She heard her telling others.
C．She talked to her on the phone.
D．She went to her office to deliver the tea.
正确答案：C
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第4题：
It was Ann′s first experience of flying..She had always been afraid of heights and so was prepared?to be frightened.Only the fact that she was going to meet her son who she had not seen for?three years had given her the courage to make the flight.
She sat in her seat,her hands gripping its arms,her seat belt already fastened.The air hostess?was talking,telling everyone what to do in case of emergency,showing them where their life-jackets?were.The plane was crowded,and every seat was full.From her window seat,getting out in a hurry?would be impossible,thought Ann.In any case who would want to get out of a plane in mid-air?
The engines began to shake--the noise increased till it was like a great rushing wind.She?looked out to see the runway slip past at astonishing speed.She wanted to cry out--to stop the plane?before it left the ground,but she knew she was trapped in this great roaring machine.I must scream,she told herself,and put her hands over her eyes.
There was a strange feeling as if she were going up in a lift.The noise died down.Carefully she?opened her eyes.Through the window she saw a great carpet of cloud above,so beautiful that she?stared in wonder,hardly turning away from the window till they touched down.
Ann thought she would be frightened because__________《》（）A.she had never flown before
B.she had a fear of being in high places
C.she hadn't made proper preparations
D.she was naturally timid答案：B解析：【考情点拨】事实细节题=【应试指导】文章第一段第二句指出，安患有恐高症，所以已做好了首次坐飞机害怕的准备。 -
第5题：
When I was about 12 1 had an enemy,a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings．Week by week her list grew:I was skinny,I wasn't a good student,I was boyish,I talked too loud,and so on．I put up with her as long as I could．At last,with great anger,I ran to my father in tears.
He listened to my outburst quietly．Then he asked,"Are the things she says true or not?"
True?I wanted to know how to strike back．What did truth have to do with it?
"Mary,didn't you ever wonder what you are really like?Well,you now have that girl's opinion．Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．Pay no attention to the other things she said."
I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true．Some of them I couldn't change(like being skinny),but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change．
For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy．He refused to take it.
"That's just for you,"he said．"You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself,once you hear it．But you've got to learn to listen,not to close your ears in anger or hurt．When something said about you is true you'll know it．You'll find that it will echo inside you."
Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments．
What did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy?A.She turned to her fathe
B.She cried to her heart's conten
C.She tried to put up with her agai
D.She tried to be her frien答案：A解析：通过上下文可知。 -
第6题：
Let's postulate that she is a lawyer,then what's her opinion about it?A:challenged
B:assumed
C:deducted
D:decreed答案：B解析：本句话的意思是：“我们假定她是一位律师，她会如何看待这个问题？" postulate：假定、假设。challenge：挑战、考验，例如：The job doesn't really challenge him．这项工作不能真正地考验他。assume：以为、假设，例如：It is a misconception to assume that the two continents are similar．关于这两块大陆相似的假设是一种误解。deduct：演绎、扣除，例如：You can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance．你可在我的零用钱里扣去二角五分。 decree：命令、颁布，例如：The UN Security Council has decreed that the election must be held by May．联合国安理会已通过决议，规定选举必须在5月前举行。 -
第7题：
单选题When she was depressed by her boss’s criticism, her colleague _____ her by expressing a different opinion.Aforced
Bpersuaded
Cconvinced
Dcomforted
正确答案： C解析：
句意：当她受老板批评后失落时，她的同事从另一方面鼓励她。comfort意为“安慰”。句子前面有depressed（沮丧的）一词，因此用“安慰”，而不是persuade（说服），或convince（使确信）。 -
第8题：
单选题No sooner had Elizabeth accepted the job to teach AP biology at her daughter’s private school but her former boss persuaded her to return to work at the laboratory.Abut her former boss persuaded her to return
Bhowever she was persuaded by her former boss that she should
Cbut her former boss had her persuaded into returning
Dwhen she was persuaded to return by her former boss
Ethan her former boss persuaded her to return
正确答案： C解析：
习语no sooner在句中的使用不正确。应该用no sooner.., than.。 -
第9题：
单选题You know the narrator understood his aunt’s feelings because .Ahe had invited her to accompany him to see his father
Bhe could see she was getting old
Cbe had once loved her
Dhe knew she quarreled with him to cover her feelings
正确答案： C解析：
第一段第三句话就讲到“我知道她和我争吵时因为她无法承受她哥哥要去世的现实”。 -
第10题：
问答题Practice 5 This isn’t the sort of girl to let the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle go to her head. Even if she did, her family would bring her down to earth. “When I started at Capital the only thing my brothers asked was whether they’d get free records,” she remembers. “And my mum couldn’t even find the station on her radio.” Margherita Taylor is very nice and very easy-going, but very much in control. She is so much a “Capital Radio girl” that you might think she is just doing a good job for the station’s publicity department, although you know what she’s saying really comes from the heart. She smiles a lot, laughs a lot and is generally a great advert for Capital.正确答案：
【参考译文】
她不是那种让摇滚乐风格的生活方式充斥大脑的女孩。即使她这样做了,她家人也不会赞同。“我来首都电台工作后,我哥哥问的唯一事情是是否可以得到免费唱片,”她回忆说,“我妈妈甚至在收音机上找不到首都电台。”
玛格丽特·泰勒平易近人,但有控制力强。她是个很好的“首都电台女孩”,你可能觉得她所做的就是给电台的宣传部做好工作,虽然你知道她说的都是心里话。她常常微笑或大笑,她本身就是首都电台的一则很好的广告。解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题A person needs to know who he/she is before being able to know what----makes him or her happy.Ais it that
Bit is that
Cis it that
Dit is which
正确答案： B解析： -
第12题：
单选题Leslie’s upset. She invited about 20 people to her house for a party and then no one showed up. The least they _____ have done was to call to say they _____ to go.Amight; were going
Bcould; weren’t going
Cmight; weren’t supposed
Dshould; were going
正确答案： B解析：
句意：Leslie很难过。她邀请了大约20人到家里聚会却一个人都没有来，至少他们应该打电话告诉一声他们不来了。could have done表示对过去事实的虚拟“本应该做某事”；were going to是过去将来时，表示以主句动作发生的时间为起点将要发生的动作。the least含义为“至少，最起码”。 -
第13题：
Mary said that she as well as some of her friends ( )California.A、were going to move
B、was going to move to
C、were going to move to
D、was going to move
参考答案：B
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第14题：
Mary Cochran went out of therooms she lived with her father, Doctor Lester Cochran, at seven o' clock on aSunday evening. It was June of the year nineteen hundred and eight, and Marywas eighteen years old. She walked along Tremont to Main Street and across the railroadtracks toUpper Main, lined with small shopsand shabby houses, a rather quiet cheerless place on Sunday when there were fewpeople about. She had toldher father she was going to church but did notintend anything of the kind. She did not know what she wanted todo. "T' II get offby myself andthink," she told herself as she walked slowly along. The night,she thought, promised to be too fine to be spent sitting in a church andhearing aman talk of things that had apparently nothing to do with her ownproblem. Her own affairs were approaching a crisis, and it was time for hertobegin thinking seriously of her future.The thoughtful serious stateof mind in which Mary found herself had been induced in her by a conversationshe had with her father on the eveningbefore. Without any preliminary talk andquite suddenly and abruptly, he had told her that he was a victim of heartdisease and might die at anymoment. He had made the announcement as they stoodtogether in his office, behind which were the rooms in which the father anddaughter lived.
45. What did she intend to do that night?
A. She decided to go to church.
B. She decided not to think aboutthe problem.
C. She decided to talk over theproblem with her father.
D. She had no intention of goingto church.
46. What was the cause of Mary' S seriousstate of mind?
A. Concern about her future.
B. Her talk with her father.
C. Worry about her sudden heart attack.
D. Going to church made her worry.
47. Where did Mary live?
A. In the same building as herfather' s office.
B. Near the church.
C. In a shabby house as her father' soffice.
D. She lived in a small shop.
48. What was Dr. Cochran' S condition?
A. He had a serious heartbreak.
B. He had light heart trouble.
C. He had a fatal heart disease.
D. He had a bad cold.
参考答案：DBAC
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第15题：
It was Ann′s first experience of flying..She had always been afraid of heights and so was prepared?to be frightened.Only the fact that she was going to meet her son who she had not seen for?three years had given her the courage to make the flight.
She sat in her seat,her hands gripping its arms,her seat belt already fastened.The air hostess?was talking,telling everyone what to do in case of emergency,showing them where their life-jackets?were.The plane was crowded,and every seat was full.From her window seat,getting out in a hurry?would be impossible,thought Ann.In any case who would want to get out of a plane in mid-air?
The engines began to shake--the noise increased till it was like a great rushing wind.She?looked out to see the runway slip past at astonishing speed.She wanted to cry out--to stop the plane?before it left the ground,but she knew she was trapped in this great roaring machine.I must scream,she told herself,and put her hands over her eyes.
There was a strange feeling as if she were going up in a lift.The noise died down.Carefully she?opened her eyes.Through the window she saw a great carpet of cloud above,so beautiful that she?stared in wonder,hardly turning away from the window till they touched down.
How was Ann sitting before the plane took off?《》（）A.With her arms folded.
B.With her seat belt undone.
C.Holding tight to her seat belt.
D.Holding on to part of the seat.答案：D解析：【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】文章第二段第一句表明，安坐在座位上，双手紧握着扶手。故选D。 -
第16题：
It was Ann′s first experience of flying..She had always been afraid of heights and so was prepared?to be frightened.Only the fact that she was going to meet her son who she had not seen for?three years had given her the courage to make the flight.
She sat in her seat,her hands gripping its arms,her seat belt already fastened.The air hostess?was talking,telling everyone what to do in case of emergency,showing them where their life-jackets?were.The plane was crowded,and every seat was full.From her window seat,getting out in a hurry?would be impossible,thought Ann.In any case who would want to get out of a plane in mid-air?
The engines began to shake--the noise increased till it was like a great rushing wind.She?looked out to see the runway slip past at astonishing speed.She wanted to cry out--to stop the plane?before it left the ground,but she knew she was trapped in this great roaring machine.I must scream,she told herself,and put her hands over her eyes.
There was a strange feeling as if she were going up in a lift.The noise died down.Carefully she?opened her eyes.Through the window she saw a great carpet of cloud above,so beautiful that she?stared in wonder,hardly turning away from the window till they touched down.
How did Ann feel after she had opened her eyes?《》（）A.Very much pleased.
B.Very much frightened.
C.Greatly attracted.
D.Greatly surprised.答案：C解析：【考情点拨】推理判断题。【应试指导】文章最后一段讲述到，飞机起飞后，安睁开双眼，看到窗外的美景，被深深地吸引。故选C。 -
第17题：
It was Ann′s first experience of flying..She had always been afraid of heights and so was prepared?to be frightened.Only the fact that she was going to meet her son who she had not seen for?three years had given her the courage to make the flight.
She sat in her seat,her hands gripping its arms,her seat belt already fastened.The air hostess?was talking,telling everyone what to do in case of emergency,showing them where their life-jackets?were.The plane was crowded,and every seat was full.From her window seat,getting out in a hurry?would be impossible,thought Ann.In any case who would want to get out of a plane in mid-air?
The engines began to shake--the noise increased till it was like a great rushing wind.She?looked out to see the runway slip past at astonishing speed.She wanted to cry out--to stop the plane?before it left the ground,but she knew she was trapped in this great roaring machine.I must scream,she told herself,and put her hands over her eyes.
There was a strange feeling as if she were going up in a lift.The noise died down.Carefully she?opened her eyes.Through the window she saw a great carpet of cloud above,so beautiful that she?stared in wonder,hardly turning away from the window till they touched down.
Why did Ann want to scream?《》（）A.Because the plane didn't leave the ground.
B.Because she couldn't make the plane stop.
C.Because she couldn't hear the wind.
D.Because she couldn't see the runway.答案：B解析：【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】文章第三段第三、四句指出，在飞机起飞前安想叫喊出来让它停下来．但她又不能让飞机停下来，所以她想scream。 -
第18题：
After ten years of being a housewife and a mother,Carol could not stand it any longer.Then,one?morning,just after her two daughters had gone to school,she saw an advertisement（广告）in the pa-per.She phoned,and was asked to come to an interview（面谈）that very afternoon.
Mr.Hollins,who interviewed her,was a young man about 24 in a blue suit.There was a hard?look in his eye and he talked very fast.He told her she would be required to stop men between the?ages of 21 and 50 and ask them several questions designed to determine what men think of deodor-ants（除臭剂）.The information was to be recorded and she would be paid according to the number?of complete interviews she had.
When Carol asked which factory the research was for,she was told that was not important.Last?of all,before she began she would have to attend a one-day training.Carol accepted.After the train-ing,which was only about how to write down the answers correctly in a form and how to put the ques-tions,Carol found herself in the center of town at 9:30 in the morning.She soon found out that get-ting the information was really not all that easy.
First,she stopped a man who refused to answer any questions because he had no time.Next,a?man told her it was none of her business whether he used deodorants or not.Then she interviewed a?man who was hard of hearing and,instead of answering her questions,began asking her all sorts of?his own.Finally,Carol found a young man with a pleasant smile on his face.He was coming towards?her slowly and seemed ready to talk.He looked surprised when she put her first question."I′m doing?a research,too.It′s about soap powders,"he said.
What can we know about the third man Carol stopped in the town center?A.He was impatient to listen to Carol.
B.He was ready to answer Carol's questions.
C.He found it hard to believe what Carol said.
D.He had trouble getting what Carol was saying.答案：D解析：通过第四段第三句可确定她所采访的第三人符合D项。 -
第19题：
单选题ATo invite the student to attend a meeting with her.
BTo let the student know that she will have to leave soon.
CTo announce that she will be speaking at a meeting.
DTo explain why she cannot help the student right now.
正确答案： C解析：
学生问辅导员现在忙不忙，辅导员对学生说“There’s a meeting at two-thirty, but I have a few minutes”，所以可知辅导员这么说是为了告诉学生之后还有一个会议要开，她过一会儿就要离开，所以本题选B。 -
第20题：
单选题Which of the following statements about Nightingale is true?AAs the only child of an upper class family, her parents disapproved of her decision to be a
BNightingale began to learn nursing when she was 24.
CNightingale’s efforts to reorganize the hospitals were welcomed by both the doctors and
DNightingale received all her education from her father.
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。文章第六段尾句提到，经过九年医学护理的学习，南丁格尔在33岁时开始从事看护工作。由此可知，她在24岁时开始学习护理，选项B与之相符。由第四段尾句可知，南丁格尔并不是家中唯一的孩子，她还有一个妹妹，故A项错误。尾段首句提到，南丁格尔的奉献得到病人的感激，却遭到男医生们的憎恨，故C项错误。由第四段倒数第二句可知，南丁格尔的家庭教师教会了她音乐和绘画，故D项错误。因此本题答案为B项。 -
第21题：
单选题Which of the following statements about Nightingale is true?AAs the only child of an upper class family, her parents disapproved of her decision to be a nurse.
BNightingale began to learn nursing when she was 24.
CNightingale’s efforts to reorganize the hospitals were welcomed by both the doctors and the injured soldiers.
DNightingale received all her education from her father.
正确答案： B解析：
细节题。文章第六段尾句提到，经过九年医学护理的学习，南丁格尔在33岁时开始从事看护工作。由此可知，她在24岁时开始学习护理，选项B与之相符。由第四段尾句可知，南丁格尔并不是家中唯一的孩子，她还有一个妹妹，故A项错误。尾段首句提到，南丁格尔的奉献得到病人的感激，却遭到男医生们的憎恨，故C项错误。由第四段倒数第二句可知，南丁格尔的家庭教师教会了她音乐和绘画，故D项错误。因此本题答案为B项。 -
第22题：
单选题—Where’s Cathy? —______ Anything wrong? —I asked her to do something, but she wouldn’t. —______ —To wash her hair before supper.AShe is upstairs in her room. What for?
BShe is ill. ; What did you tell her to do?
CShe is upstairs in her room. ; What did you tell her to do?
DShe has gone to see a doctor. ; What is she going to do?
正确答案： B解析：
第一个空格要回答Cathy在哪这个问题，根据第二个空格的答语，可以判断问题是：你让她干什么？ -
第23题：
单选题Leslie’s upset. She invited about 20 people to her house for a party and then no one showed up. The least they ______ have done was to call to say they ______ to go.Amight; were going
Bcould; weren’t going
Cmight; weren’t supposed
Dshould; were going
正确答案： B解析：
Leslie很难过。她邀请了大约20人到家里聚会却一个人都没有来，至少他们应该打电话告诉一声他们不来了。could have done表示对过去事实的虚拟“本应该做某事”；were going to是过去将来时，表示以主句动作发生的时间为起点将要发生的动作。the least含义为“至少，最起码”。