By the end of his senior year, he was earning two hundred dollars a week writing science fiction, and his parents were reconciled to his pursuit of the literary life.
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By the end of his senior year, he was earning two hundred dollars a week writing science fiction, and his parents were reconciled to his pursuit of the literary life.
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第1题：
These he entered into his computer, then sent a personalized letter offering each couple a free two-week ()
A、converting
B、subscription
C、proceed
D、linger
参考答案：B
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第2题：
He is writing a letter_____ his boss.参考答案：to
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第3题：
He was so poor that he had________than one hundred dollars.A.no less
B.not less
C.more
D.no more
参考答案：D
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第4题：
When he was a boy he ________ his talent for writing.
A、demonstrated
B、clarified
C、illustrated
D、approved
参考答案：A
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第5题：
根据内容， 回答下面问题：Computer programmer David Jones earns￡35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm neleases(推出)two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage(抵押贷款)，or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop.“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,”he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school.”he said.“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in his business are fairly young. Anyway.”David added:“I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”
第5题：In which way is David different from people of his age?
A．He often goes out with friends.
B．He lives with his mother.
C．He has a handsome income.
D．He graduated with six O-levels.
正确答案：C
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第6题：
Two hundred dollars__a large sum of money to the old man.A.is
B.is to be
C.are
D.are to be答案：A解析：表示时间、距离、重量、价值等的复数名词做主语时，如果当成整体看待，谓语动词用单数形式。 -
第7题：
共用题干
Finding a Job
At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school,but the future called to him excitedly.“Get out of the classroom into a job,”it said,and Ron obeyed.His father,supporting the dcci-sion,found a place for him in a supermarket.“You're lucky,Ron,”he said.“For every boy with a job these days,there's a dozen without.” So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.
For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food.By the end of that time he was looking back on his school days as a time of great variety and satisfaction.He searched for an in-terest in his work,with little success.
One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south.With nine pounds in his pocket,a full heart and a great longing for the sea,he set out to make a better way for him-self. That evening,in Bournemouth,he had a sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an elderly man and his wife.Before he had finished the sandwich,the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer,at twenty pounds a week,a room upstairs and three meals a day.The ease and speed of it rather took Ron's breath away.At quiet times Ron had to check the old man's arithme- tic in the records of the business.
At the end of the season,he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living.He worked in shops mostly,but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks.Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there;he was the only one who could keep the books.It took about a year for Ron to realize that______.
A: he worked well because he was interested in the job
B: his work at the supermarket was dull
C: being at work was much better than going to school
D: the store manager wanted to get rid of him答案：B解析：本文第一段的第一句说到：罗恩（Ron）感到未来在向他召唤：“走出教室，找个工作”，于是他们遵从了这一召唤。因此我们可以了解到是他自己想要开始工作。
根据本文第一段，他的父亲支持这一决定，并帮助罗恩找到了一份工作。由此我们对父亲的态度是很明确的。
本文第二段提到罗恩对学校生活的留恋，想要提高自己对目前工作的兴趣未果。由此可以判断出他认为超市的工作枯燥(dull) 。
第三段说罗恩“longing for the sea”（向往大海），因此他是想在海边找个工作的。应注意C选项中的“unwell”指身体不舒服、有病，因而不选。
根据上下文判断词汇含义。此题关键在于对“keep the books”的理解，这里指罗恩负责打理鞋店的生意，因为只有他懂得如何管理账目。而选项B中的accounts即是账目的意思。 -
第8题：
共用题干
第二篇
Kobe Bryant
After 10 seasons wearing the No 8 on his back,Kobe Bryant will become No 24 next
season.The reason for the surprising decision by the Los Angeles Lakers super guard last
week has become a hot topic for debate.
Bryant wore No 24 when he was in early high school,but he changed to No 33 in his
senior year.He switched to No 8 when he was selected by the Lakers in 1996,and has not
been changed since.
Bryant has refused to explain the decision until the end of the play-offs（季后赛）.So
guessing Bryant's motive has become a popular game among NBA fans and newspaper
columnists（专栏作家）.
There are all kinds of speculations.Many say that Bryant wants to leave the past behind
and have a fresh start.He has often been criticized for playing to benefit himself and not the
team as a whole.Others say that he may be trying to compare himself to Michael Jordan.
Jordan was famous for his No 23 jersey（运动衫）.Some, such as NBC Sport columnist
Michael Ventre,argue that it is"all about money".Bryant will make more money by selling
new jerseys to his fans.
Some speculations are more about fun.For example,there is an opinion that Kobe is
actually just a diehard（非常执着的）fan of the popular TV drama "24".
All this talk has turned the number change into a major issue.It seems that there is a lot
of fuss（大惊小怪）over something that should be pretty simple.
Jersey numbers have their own special significance in American sports,especially
basketball.Players choose their number when they join a team and they usually stick with
that number for the rest of their career.When a great player retires,his team will honor him
by retiring his number.
To some extent,the jersey is the player,and the player is the jersey.Thus,when you
see the famous No 23 for the Chicago Bulls,you immediately think about Michael Jordan.A
No 32 Miami Heats jersey recalls the image of Shaquille O'Neal,and the Houston Rockets'
No 11 belongs only to Yao Ming.
Lots of stories are behind players' jersey number selections.Jordan said that he chose
No 23 because it was roughly half of 45.Jordan's elder brother wore the No 45 in college.
Yao Ming once revealed that the No 11 stands for two people in love一meaning him and his
girlfriend Ye Li.What does the number Yao Ming chose stand for?
A:Two long legs.
B:Two strong arms.
C:Two people in love.
D:Two big countries.答案：C解析： -
第9题：
He is looking forward（）his thesis.
Ato write
Bto writing
Cin writing
Don writing
B
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第10题：
单选题He had to _____ his stay in Shanghai for another week, because his project could not be completed.Aroutinize
Bsafeguard
Csacrifice
Dprolong
正确答案： A解析：
prolong拖延，延长。routinize使惯例化。safeguard保卫。sacrifice牺牲。 -
第11题：
单选题He is looking forward（）his thesis.Ato write
Bto writing
Cin writing
Don writing
正确答案： D解析： 暂无解析 -
第12题：
单选题He ______ it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family.Ahated
Benjoyed
Cwanted
Dshamed
正确答案： C解析：
根据下午的连词but表示转折，所以，可以判断他讨厌。故选A。 -
第13题：
There()two hundred dollars to pay.
A. are
B. is
C. were
答：B
译文：要付200美元。
解析：本题考查Therebe句型的主谓一致。若主语是复数名词，表示一笔金额、一个总数或单个概念时，则be仍用单数形式is或was，所以答案是B。
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第14题：
Helen believes if a man robs her of five dollars it is the same as if he _____ a hundred.
A:takes
B:will take
C:took
D:has taken
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第15题：
John Smith is a student in his first year at university, so he is _____.A.freshman
B.sophomore
C.junior
D.senior
答案：A
解析：句意为：John Smith是一名大一新生，所以他是（）。freshman意为“新生”，sophomore意为“大学二年级生”，junior意为“大学三年级生”，senior意为“大学四年级生，毕业班生”，所以答案选A。
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第16题：
The writer was ____ in his writing that he forgot to walk his dog as usual.A. concentrated
B. devoted
C. absorbed
D. fixed
正确答案：C
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第17题：
Although this child is only sixteen years old,he is so（ ）hundred dollars.A.thrifty
B.economical
C.financial
D.economic答案：A解析：thrifty“节俭的，节约的”，只强调人在其花费上节俭。B.economical则强调精明的管理，充分利用钱、物等而无浪费，用法比thrifty更广。 -
第18题：
共用题干
Finding a Job
At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school,but the future called to him excitedly.“Get out of the classroom into a job,”it said,and Ron obeyed.His father,supporting the dcci-sion,found a place for him in a supermarket.“You're lucky,Ron,”he said.“For every boy with a job these days,there's a dozen without.” So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.
For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food.By the end of that time he was looking back on his school days as a time of great variety and satisfaction.He searched for an in-terest in his work,with little success.
One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south.With nine pounds in his pocket,a full heart and a great longing for the sea,he set out to make a better way for him-self. That evening,in Bournemouth,he had a sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an elderly man and his wife.Before he had finished the sandwich,the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer,at twenty pounds a week,a room upstairs and three meals a day.The ease and speed of it rather took Ron's breath away.At quiet times Ron had to check the old man's arithme- tic in the records of the business.
At the end of the season,he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living.He worked in shops mostly,but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks.Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there;he was the only one who could keep the books.Ron was able to take over the shoe shop because______.
A: he got on well with the manager there
B: he knew how to keep the accounts of the business
C: he had had experience of selling books
D: he was young and strong答案：B解析：本文第一段的第一句说到：罗恩（Ron）感到未来在向他召唤：“走出教室，找个工作”，于是他们遵从了这一召唤。因此我们可以了解到是他自己想要开始工作。
根据本文第一段，他的父亲支持这一决定，并帮助罗恩找到了一份工作。由此我们对父亲的态度是很明确的。
本文第二段提到罗恩对学校生活的留恋，想要提高自己对目前工作的兴趣未果。由此可以判断出他认为超市的工作枯燥(dull) 。
第三段说罗恩“longing for the sea”（向往大海），因此他是想在海边找个工作的。应注意C选项中的“unwell”指身体不舒服、有病，因而不选。
根据上下文判断词汇含义。此题关键在于对“keep the books”的理解，这里指罗恩负责打理鞋店的生意，因为只有他懂得如何管理账目。而选项B中的accounts即是账目的意思。 -
第19题：
共用题干
Finding a Job
At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school,but the future called to him excitedly.“Get out of the classroom into a job,”it said,and Ron obeyed.His father,supporting the dcci-sion,found a place for him in a supermarket.“You're lucky,Ron,”he said.“For every boy with a job these days,there's a dozen without.” So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.
For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food.By the end of that time he was looking back on his school days as a time of great variety and satisfaction.He searched for an in-terest in his work,with little success.
One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south.With nine pounds in his pocket,a full heart and a great longing for the sea,he set out to make a better way for him-self. That evening,in Bournemouth,he had a sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an elderly man and his wife.Before he had finished the sandwich,the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer,at twenty pounds a week,a room upstairs and three meals a day.The ease and speed of it rather took Ron's breath away.At quiet times Ron had to check the old man's arithme- tic in the records of the business.
At the end of the season,he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living.He worked in shops mostly,but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks.Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there;he was the only one who could keep the books.Why did Ron Mackie leave school at sixteen?
A: His father made him leave.
B: He had reached the age when he had to leave.
C: He left because he was worried about the future.
D: He left because he wanted to start work.答案：D解析：本文第一段的第一句说到：罗恩（Ron）感到未来在向他召唤：“走出教室，找个工作”，于是他们遵从了这一召唤。因此我们可以了解到是他自己想要开始工作。
根据本文第一段，他的父亲支持这一决定，并帮助罗恩找到了一份工作。由此我们对父亲的态度是很明确的。
本文第二段提到罗恩对学校生活的留恋，想要提高自己对目前工作的兴趣未果。由此可以判断出他认为超市的工作枯燥(dull) 。
第三段说罗恩“longing for the sea”（向往大海），因此他是想在海边找个工作的。应注意C选项中的“unwell”指身体不舒服、有病，因而不选。
根据上下文判断词汇含义。此题关键在于对“keep the books”的理解，这里指罗恩负责打理鞋店的生意，因为只有他懂得如何管理账目。而选项B中的accounts即是账目的意思。 -
第20题：
共用题干
Finding a Job
At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school,but the future called to him excitedly.“Get out of the classroom into a job,”it said,and Ron obeyed.His father,supporting the dcci-sion,found a place for him in a supermarket.“You're lucky,Ron,”he said.“For every boy with a job these days,there's a dozen without.” So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.
For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food.By the end of that time he was looking back on his school days as a time of great variety and satisfaction.He searched for an in-terest in his work,with little success.
One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south.With nine pounds in his pocket,a full heart and a great longing for the sea,he set out to make a better way for him-self. That evening,in Bournemouth,he had a sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an elderly man and his wife.Before he had finished the sandwich,the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer,at twenty pounds a week,a room upstairs and three meals a day.The ease and speed of it rather took Ron's breath away.At quiet times Ron had to check the old man's arithme- tic in the records of the business.
At the end of the season,he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living.He worked in shops mostly,but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks.Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there;he was the only one who could keep the books.What did Ron's father think about his leaving school?
A: He thought his son was doing the right thing.
B: He advised him to stay at school to complete his education.
C: He did not like the idea,but he helped Ron to find work.
D: He knew there was a job for every boy who wanted one.答案：A解析：本文第一段的第一句说到：罗恩（Ron）感到未来在向他召唤：“走出教室，找个工作”，于是他们遵从了这一召唤。因此我们可以了解到是他自己想要开始工作。
根据本文第一段，他的父亲支持这一决定，并帮助罗恩找到了一份工作。由此我们对父亲的态度是很明确的。
本文第二段提到罗恩对学校生活的留恋，想要提高自己对目前工作的兴趣未果。由此可以判断出他认为超市的工作枯燥(dull) 。
第三段说罗恩“longing for the sea”（向往大海），因此他是想在海边找个工作的。应注意C选项中的“unwell”指身体不舒服、有病，因而不选。
根据上下文判断词汇含义。此题关键在于对“keep the books”的理解，这里指罗恩负责打理鞋店的生意，因为只有他懂得如何管理账目。而选项B中的accounts即是账目的意思。 -
第21题：
单选题After his 1962 season, in which he set a record for on-base percentage, Mitch McAlister left his old team and signed with the Springfield Argonauts, with an annual salary, of $550,000 and was the highest salary in professional baseball at that time.AArgonauts, with an annual salary of $550,000 and was the
BArgonauts, earning $550,000 per year and it was the
CArgonauts for a yearly wage of $550,000, being the
DArgonauts, with annual pay of $550,000 per year, which was the
EArgonauts for an annual salary of $550,000, the
正确答案： E解析：
Ａ项逻辑错误；Ｂ项“it”指代不明；C项不符合逻辑表达；D项“annual pay…per year”的表达是重复的，故本题选Ｅ项。 -
第22题：
单选题He has only a two-week vacation during the year despite the fact that other workers get more time _____Aunder
Bahead
Cafter
Doff
正确答案： B解析：
get off离开，休假。get under控制，镇压。get ahead进步。get after催促，责骂。 -
第23题：
单选题That big dictionary _____ Tom two hundred dollars.Aspent
Bpaid
Ccost
Dtook
正确答案： D解析：
句意：那本大字典花了汤姆200美元。这四个单词均可表示“花费”，但所用主语不同：spend和pay的主语只能是人；cost的主语通常是事或物；take的主语人、事、物均可。据此排除A、B项。选项所接宾语方面，cost的宾语通常是钱；take的宾语通常是时间。综合分析，最优选项为C。