单选题When Brad offered his old wooden desk at a garage sale, no one bought it, even though he offered it for only $10. When he offered it at the local auction house, however, someone bought it for $850. Which of the following, if true, best explains why Br
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Brad advertised that the proceeds of the garage sale would benefit a local charity, while he made no such claims for the proceeds from the auction.
One of the legs of the desk was shorter than the other three, producing an unbalanced writing surface.
The auction house specializes in selling antique furniture, which is generally valued more highly than the discarded furniture sold at garage sales.
Brad insisted that anyone who bought the desk had to use it as an actual workspace.
Prospective buyers at auctions are often more interested in the auction process than in the items up for bid.
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第1题：
B
Jack is a famous writer now．But he said he was not a good student when he was young．He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework． Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching．He didn't understand much, but he always thought he under-stood everything．．
One day the teacher asked the students a question, "When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty． John is fifteen now and how old is his brother?" Jack answered, "That's easy． His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty． "
Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, "When it thunders(打雷) , why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "can't you ．see our eyes are in front of our ears?"
The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, "Why can fish swim in the water?" "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "don't you know fish can-t walk on land?"
( )26．Jack was not ________． when he was young．
A．strong
B．lazy
C．clever
D．well
正确答案：C
26.C【解析】由第一段可知Jack小时候并不聪明，也不勤奋，故选C. -
第2题：
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as "prize-fighters". However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prize-fighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize-fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries, who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as £ 100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
1. Boxing in the 18th century was crude because _____.
A. boxers fought with bare fists
B. there were no regulations
C. boxers could be seriously injured or even killed during a match
D. All of the above
2. What do you think led to the change of crude prize-fighting into a sport? _____
A. Prize money.
B. The introduction of science to the game.
C. The use of gloves.
D. The first set of rules of boxing.
3. Why did Mendoza enjoy tremendous popularity in his day? _____
A. He had defeated his own coach.
B. He was the first to introduce the use of gloves.
C. He did much to change prize-fighting into a sport.
D. He had drawn up the first set of rules of boxing.
4. Mendoza _____ when he was only a teenager.
A. was seriously injured
B. enjoyed more popularity than Humphires
C. made a great deal of money
D. gained fame quickly
5. Humphries turned against Mendoza because _____.
A. Mendoza refused to be his pupil
B. he was jealous of Mendoza's success
C. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly
D. Mendoza was quick to learn
参考答案： DBADB
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第3题：
Which of the following is NOT true?
A) When a person tries to help others, he must be clear that there is a real emergency.
B) When a person tries to help others, he should know whether they are worth his help.
C) A person must take the full responsibility for the safety of those in emergencies if he wants to help.
D) A person with a heart attack needs help.
正确答案：C
答案：C
[试题分析]事实判断题。
[详细解答]A，B，D三项分别可以从文章第二、三段内容找到依据，而C项内容文中并未提及。所以应为本题答案。
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第4题：
The author bought coffee for the old man because
A. he thought the old man was poor
B. he wanted to start a conversation
C. he intended to show his politeness
D. he would like to thank the old man
正确答案：A
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第5题：
These books were very dear to him and he bought them at__________expense when he was studying abroad.A.considerate
B.considered
C.considerable
D.considering答案：C解析：根据句中的“dear”可知，这些书花费很大。“considerable”意为“相当大的”，符合题意。“considerate”“体贴的，考虑周到的”；“considered”“经过仔细考虑的”；“considering”“考虑到，鉴于”，均不符合。故答案为C。 -
第6题：
Mr. Henley has accelerated his sale of shares over the past year.A: held
B: increased
C: expected
D: offered答案：B解析：题干意为“在过去的一年，亨利先生快速地抛售了他的股票。” 句中划线词意为“加速”。B项increase意为“增加”。例句：Rising prices neutralized in-creased wages．上涨的物价抵消了增加的工资。A项意为“拥有”，C项expect意为“预料”。 D项offer意为“提供”。故选B。 -
第7题：
Passage Two
The thought of not sleeping for twenty-four hours or more is not a pleasant one for most people．The amount of sleep that each person needs varies．In general,each of us needs about eight hours of sleep each day to keep our bodies healthy and happy．Some people,however,can get by just a few hours of sleep at night．
It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps．But everyone needs some rest to stay alive．Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception on this．Sleep is,after all,a very basic need．But a man named AI Herpin turned out to be a real exception,for supposedly,he never slept!
A1 Herpin was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey．They hoped to negate the claims that he never slept．But they were surprised．Though they watched him every hour of the day,they never saw Herpin sleeping．He did not even own a bed．He never needed one．
The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair and read a half dozen news-papers．His doctors were baffled by this strange case of permanent insomnia．Herpin offered the only clue to his condition．He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days be-fore he had been born．Herpin died at the age of 94,never having slept a wink．
The most likely reason on Herpion's insomnia was______A.his mother's injury before he was born
B.that he never got tired
C.his magnificent physical condition
D.that he got enough rest rocking答案：A解析：暂无解析 -
第8题：
Jim was a greedy boy.He enjoyed having good food.One day when he came to have breakfast,he found there was only bread and gruel(麦片粥).So he didn′t want to have any.Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat.He put his hands on his stomach and said,"I′ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don′t want any breakfast now."His mother said,"I′m sorry to hear that.Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine.You know his house."Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus.Jim got off the bus after five minutes′fide.He didn′t go to seeDr.Jones.He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home.When he got home,his mother asked him,"What did Dr.Jones say,my boy?"Jim answered,"He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache.So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine."
Now Jim′s mother knew what Jim′s stomachache meant.
That day Dr.JonesA.gave Jim some medicine
B.went to see Jim
C.didn't meet Jim at all
D.advised Jim to buy some cakes答案：C解析：考情点拨:推理判断题。应试指导:妈妈给Jim一些钱让他找Jones医生治胃病，但他没有去，而是去商店里买了些蛋糕。所以，Dr．Jones根本没有见到Jim。 -
第9题：
"（） your meeting is!" he offered them his sincere congratulations．
- A、How a great success
- B、What a great success
- C、How great success
- D、What great success
正确答案:B -
第10题：
单选题Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 7 (reproduced below)?He went on interviews and sent out many resumes, but all he got was rejected even with years of prior experience.A(as it is now)
Band was sending out many resumes however all he was getting was rejection
Cand sent out many resumes, but all he received was rejection
Dand sending out many resumes, however he got rejected only
Eand, after many resumes having been sent, rejection was his only result
正确答案： C解析：
A项不正确因为“send”应使用过去时态，且句子中逗号粘连，“rejected”应改为“rejection”。B项中的动词错用了ing形式。D项错用了动词的ing形式，且逗号粘连，“only|”的位置不恰当。E项中被动语态的使用不正确。 -
第11题：
单选题"（） your meeting is!" he offered them his sincere congratulations．AHow a great success
BWhat a great success
CHow great success
DWhat great success
正确答案： C解析： success 名词，保留远动词含义"成功"是不可数名词；如用来代替具体的人（成功者）或具体的事（成功的事情（东西））是可数名词。故排除C,D；A中how是副词，如改成how great a success就是正确的。 -
第12题：
填空题When the actual price is lower than the price offered elsewhere, “Buy one get one free” sale can help you save money.____正确答案： D解析：
由题目中的“Buy one get one free”定位到D段。本段句末提到只有你支付的价格比其他地方同一件产品的价格低的时候，你才是真正省钱了，故匹配段落为D段。 -
第13题：
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Louis was famous for his discovery.
B. Though his left arm and leg were disabled(残疾的), he worked even harder than before.
C. In his childhood he made up his mind to become a doctor.
D. His disabled left arm and leg had nothing to do with the mad dogs.
正确答案：C此题为三正一误的细节题。在短文中没有说明巴斯德是否决心成为一名医生，只是提到他得到了博士学位。因为英语中doctor一词有两个含义：医生和博士。
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第14题：
My father is a classic music fan.He has bought hundreds of classic music CDs.( ) however, he has changed his taste.He listens to Jazz piano every evening.A、Latter
B、Later
C、Lately
D、Late
参考答案：C
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第15题：
He bought a house for his children ________. A. lived in B. to live in C. lived D. to live
正确答案：B
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第16题：
Which indefinite article "a" should be read emphatically in the following sentences
A.He is a handsome boy, but not smart.
B.He is not a suspect, he is the suspect.
C.He bought a cartoon book for his son.
D.He is talking with a middle-aged man.答案：B解析：考查虚词重读。本题要求找出不定冠词“a”在句中重读的情况。不定冠词属于虚词，通常情况下，虚词是不需要重读的，如果想表达一些强调的含义时，可以将所强调的虚词重读。A项强调的是形容词handsome．从第二个分句中的smart可以得知；B项的不定冠词“a”与后面的“the”形成对比，强调“他就是那个犯罪嫌疑人．而不是别人”，所以需要重读。C项和D项中的虚词没有表达任何特殊含义，所以不需要重读。故选B。 -
第17题：
根据下列内容，回答191-195题。
Reagan was walking down the street on his way to interview for a minimum wage job. Hehappened to cross paths with Bouvier, who was laying rock salt on the ground outside hisrestaurant, Papa Roux, after an ice storm had hit the area earlier in the morning.
Bouvier said the 18-year-old approached him and asked how far it was to 10th and Sherman,Bouvier said the distance was at least seven miles, so he told Reagan that he would be better offtaking a bus instead of walking, especially considering the freezing temperature. Reagan said"thank you" and kept on his way to the job interview.
Later, Bouvier and his wife were driving to grab coffee, and they came across Reagan again-still walking. So they offered him a tide. Reagan shared with the couple that he was on his way to ashop to interview for a job, and he did not have money for bus fare. Reagan also shared that hismother had passed away and he was left to care for his two younger sisters. After his morn died acouple of years ago, he ended up dropping out of high school without obtaining a diploma.
After hearing the teen's story, Bouvier told Reagan that even if he was offered the shop job,he would hire him and double his salary. Bouvier was impressed with the teen's ambition and workethic. Reagan accepted the job. He cannot believe how everything turned out for him saying, "I'mjust too excited, just excited to start."
Bouvier wanted to share the encounter with his friends, so he wrote about it on Facebook. Thestory is going around, with more than 15,000 likes so far. People are applauding the teen's workethic and Bouvier's generosity.
One person wrote,"You are a blessing from above, and some good will come to you."
Another added, "So kindness does exist. Warms my heart ! "
In addition, IndyGo, the local public transportation system, gave Reagan a free one-year pass.
What was Reagan doing when he came across Bouvier?__________A.He was going to a job interview
B.He was going to get his salary
C.He was going to school by bus
D.He was walking back home答案：A解析：从文章中的前三段都可以看出来，里根是要准备参加一个工作的面试。 -
第18题：
Passage Two
The thought of not sleeping for twenty-four hours or more is not a pleasant one for most people．The amount of sleep that each person needs varies．In general,each of us needs about eight hours of sleep each day to keep our bodies healthy and happy．Some people,however,can get by just a few hours of sleep at night．
It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps．But everyone needs some rest to stay alive．Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception on this．Sleep is,after all,a very basic need．But a man named AI Herpin turned out to be a real exception,for supposedly,he never slept!
A1 Herpin was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey．They hoped to negate the claims that he never slept．But they were surprised．Though they watched him every hour of the day,they never saw Herpin sleeping．He did not even own a bed．He never needed one．
The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair and read a half dozen news-papers．His doctors were baffled by this strange case of permanent insomnia．Herpin offered the only clue to his condition．He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days be-fore he had been born．Herpin died at the age of 94,never having slept a wink．
The expression“get by”,in the last sentence of the first paragraph is______A.a confusing expression
B.a rude expression
C.an everyday expression
D.an improper expression答案：C解析：暂无解析 -
第19题：
Jim was a greedy boy.He enjoyed having good food.One day when he came to have breakfast,he found there was only bread and gruel(麦片粥).So he didn′t want to have any.Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat.He put his hands on his stomach and said,"I′ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don′t want any breakfast now."His mother said,"I′m sorry to hear that.Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine.You know his house."Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus.Jim got off the bus after five minutes′fide.He didn′t go to seeDr.Jones.He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home.When he got home,his mother asked him,"What did Dr.Jones say,my boy?"Jim answered,"He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache.So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine."
Now Jim′s mother knew what Jim′s stomachache meant.
At last Jim′s motherA.gave her son some good food
B.knew her son had told a lie
C.bought some medicine for her son
D.bought some cakes for her son答案：B解析：考情点拨:推理判断题。应试指导:从最后一段可推知，Jim的妈妈明白了，Jim说自己胃痛是撒谎。 -
第20题：
Jim was a greedy boy.He enjoyed having good food.One day when he came to have breakfast,he found there was only bread and gruel(麦片粥).So he didn′t want to have any.Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat.He put his hands on his stomach and said,"I′ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don′t want any breakfast now."His mother said,"I′m sorry to hear that.Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine.You know his house."Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus.Jim got off the bus after five minutes′fide.He didn′t go to seeDr.Jones.He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home.When he got home,his mother asked him,"What did Dr.Jones say,my boy?"Jim answered,"He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache.So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine."
Now Jim′s mother knew what Jim′s stomachache meant.
Jim is a boy marked by hisA.cleverness
B.honesty
C.greed
D.naughtiness答案：C解析：考情点拨:推理判断题。应试指导:文章开头指出Jim是一个贪吃的小孩。从后面的故事来看确实如此。 -
第21题：
The Company LAN switches are being configured to support the use of Dynamic VLANs. Which of the following are true of dynamic VLAN membership？（）
- A、VLAN membership of a user always remains the same even when he/she is moved to another location.
- B、VLAN membership of a user always changes when he/she is moved to another location.
- C、Membership can be static or dynamic.
- D、Membership can be static only.
- E、None of the other alternatives apply.
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第22题：
单选题When a student has something in his mind and he should ignore the irrelevant parts when reading, which of the following strategies can be used? _____Askimming
Bdetailed reading
Cscanning
Dpredicting
正确答案： B解析：
寻读是从较长的文字资料中查寻特定的细节内容、而忽略其他无关的内容，是一种快速阅读方式。 -
第23题：
单选题According to the second paragraph, Fleming accepted the job offered by Kemsley Newspapers _____Aand had to give up his yearly holiday plan to Jamaica.
Bbecause he was offered to work in Jamaica every winter.
Cso that he wouldn’t have to look for employment-elsewhere.
Don condition that he took two months off to Jamaica every year.
正确答案： B解析：
根据第二段最后一句“The first week of March saw his return. He accepted his job at Kemsley Newspapers without compromise—this portion of the year would be set aside for Jamaica or he would look elsewhere for employment.”可知，Fleming接受Kemsley Newspapers的工作的条件为破折号后的内容，即“他每年要留出一定的时间去牙买加旅行，否则他将去别的地方求职”，故D项为正确答案。 -
第24题：
单选题When Brad offered his old wooden desk at a garage sale, no one bought it, even though he offered it for only $10. When he offered it at the local auction house, however, someone bought it for $850. Which of the following, if true, best explains why Brad was able to sell the desk for a high price at the auction while he could not sell it for a much lower price at the garage sale?ABrad advertised that the proceeds of the garage sale would benefit a local charity, while he made no such claims for the proceeds from the auction.
BOne of the legs of the desk was shorter than the other three, producing an unbalanced writing surface.
CThe auction house specializes in selling antique furniture, which is generally valued more highly than the discarded furniture sold at garage sales.
DBrad insisted that anyone who bought the desk had to use it as an actual workspace.
EProspective buyers at auctions are often more interested in the auction process than in the items up for bid.
正确答案： D解析：
Ｃ项暗示Brad的桌子在典当行销售的时候被鉴定成为一件文物，而不是一件不用的旧家具，这样Brad卖出的价钱就增多了，故本题选C项。