The banker was extremely excited because __.A. he was too rich to care for the moneyB. he was sure of his winning the betC. the lawyer would give up in 15 yearsD. the lawyer would give up before 5 years
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The banker was extremely excited because __.
A. he was too rich to care for the money
B. he was sure of his winning the bet
C. the lawyer would give up in 15 years
D. the lawyer would give up before 5 years
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第1题：
A certain lawyer lived in a city in the north of India.One day he had his photograph taken.In the photograph he appeared wearing English clothes, coat, waistcoat, trousers.boots collar and tie.And over them was his lawyer's gown.And his two hands were in his trouser pockets.
He was pleased with the photograph, and used to show it to his friends.All of them praised it, and said it was very good and very life-like.
One day he was showing the photograph to some of his friends in his office.As they were looking at it, a Pathan (帕坦人), who had just appeared in a case, came in.
He also looked at the photograph, and they asked him how he liked it.
“Not at all,” replied the Pathan.“It is not at all life-like.”
“Why? What is the matter?” they all cried.“We think it a very good likeness.What fault do you find with it?”
“Well, just look at it,” he replied.“Where are the man's hands?”
“They are in his pockets,” said they.
“In whose pockets?” asked the Pathan.
“In his own, of course,” replied they.
“Well, that is just where the picture is wrong.I know it to my cost.His hands should be in someone else's pockets.”
1.From the passage we may infer that().
A.the lawyer was good-looking but he didn't come out well in that photo
B.the lawyer was a good-natured gentleman who knew how to take a joke
C.the lawyer's greed led him to charge his client far too much
D.the lawyer was found to have stolen from people's pockets
C
2.The Pathan().
A.played a joke on the lawyer
B.found out what the lawyer was realy like
C.tried to turn the lawyer's friends against him
D.was always finding fault with lawyers
B
3.The Pathan learned where the picture was wrong from().
A.the lawyer's friends
B.his own experience
C.the lawyer's clients
D.the lawyer himself
B
4.The word "life-like" in the second paragraph means().
A.alike
B.living
C.like a good-looking person
D.very much like the person presented
参考答案：CBBD
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第2题：
For some years after his graduation, he ______ some of his classmates, but as times went by, he dropped them one by one.
A、catch up with
B、keep up with
C、keep up
D、make up with
参考答案：B
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第3题：
He found it increasingly difficult to read,_____ he wouldn't give up.A. and
B. for
C. but
D. or
正确答案：C
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第4题：
He is faced with a lot of difficulties; ____________ he will never give up.A.while
B.besides
C.nevertheless
D.however答案：C解析：考查词义辨析。根据语境可知，前后两句意思之间存在转折关系。besides表示“除……之外；此外；也”，没有转折的意思，可排除。其他三个连词／副词都可表示转折。但while用作并列连词表示“而，然而”时，主要用于对比两件事物，不符合题意。nevertheless和however均为副词，但nevertheless重让步，意为“尽管如此；不过”；however重转折，意为“然而；仍然”。根据句意“他遇到很多困难，尽管如此，他永远不会放弃”，选C。
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第5题：
He would not give up though he realized that people would not regard him as a lawful king.A:specify
B:signify
C:identify
D:recognize答案：D解析：本句意思：他不肯退位，尽管他意识到人们不会把他看作是一位合法的国王。regard意为“认为，看作”，与recognize（承认）意思相近。specify明确说明，具体指定；si gnify代表，表示，预示；identify认出，鉴定。 -
第6题：
共用题干
第一篇
Too Late to Regret It
When I was a junior,I met a second-year student in my department. He wasn't tall or good-looking,but he was very nice,attractive and athletic.He had something that I admired very much. He was natural,warm,and sincere.
I disregarded（不顾）my parents' disapproval. We were very happy together. He picked me up from my dorm every morning,and after class we would sit alongside the stream that ran through campus, or sunbathe（晒太阳）on the lawn. At night he would walk me back to my dorm. He came from a poor family,but in order to make me happy,he borrowed money from his friend to buy presents and meals for me.Our fellow students looked up to him as a role model,and the girls envied （妒忌）me. He wasn't a local, but wanted to stay here after graduation. I thought we had a future together.
However,I got a part-time job that paid pretty well during the summer vacation.
With my good performance at school,I also got admission to graduate school at one of China's best universities.He,on the other hand,did not do so well at school or at work.I had to worry about his living expenses,job and scores.
Almost all my colleagues and friends advised me to break up with him. Then we had a quarrel last June.He was in great pain,and my cold words and bad moods started turning him away.
Graduation time was drawing near,and he said he wanted to go back to his hometown.He said that he couldn't put up with me anymore.I was shocked and looked at him in despair.
True love happens only once,but I found it out too late.Why did he leave her?
A:Because he could no longer bear her.
B:Because he hated her.
C:Because his parents needed taking care of.
D:Because he wasn't a local.答案：A解析：句子意思是“什么时候女孩爱上了男孩”。这个在文章开篇就提及：When I was a junior,I met a second一year student in my department…I disregarded my parents' disapproval.We were very happy together.junior的意思是“大学三年级学生”。freshman：大一学生；sophomore：大二学生；senior：大四学生。
句子意思是“男孩做了什么让女孩很高兴”。文章第二段提及：in order to make me happy,he borrowed money from his friend to buy presents and meals for me.
句子意思是“谁建议女孩和男孩分手呢”。文章中提及：Almost all my colleagues and friends advised me to break up with him.
句子意思是“为什么男孩离开了她呢”。文中提及：He said that he couldn't put up with me anymore．注意put up with与bear的意思相同，都是指“忍受”。
句子意思是“当得知他要离开她，她十分伤心”。这个在文章倒数第二段中提及：I was shocked and looked at him in despair. -
第7题：
( )us the information，we would have been ambushed.A.Had he not given
B.If he did not give
C.Should he not give
D.Were he not to give答案：A解析：考查虚拟语气。根据后半句would have been可知，是与过去事实相反，所以if条件句中的谓语动词用had+done的形式，因此A项正确。当if引导的虚拟条件从句中含有had，were 或should时，如省略if，则要将had，were或should提前。此处是省略了if并将had提前，还原为if he had not given us the information。故本题选A。句意：如果不是他给了我们消息，我们就会遭到伏击。 -
第8题：
For some years after his graduation, he（）some of his classmates, but as times went by, he dropped them one by one
- A、caught up with
- B、kept in touch with
- C、kept up
- D、made up with
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第9题：
问答题In social situations, the classic Intention Movement is“the chair-grasp”. Host and guest have been talking forsome time, but now the host has an appointment to keep and can get (1)_____away. His urge to go is held in check by his desire not be rude (2)_____to his guest. If he did not care of his guest’s feelings he would (3)_____simply get up out of his chair and to announce his departure. (4)_____This is what his body wants to do, therefore his politeness (5)_____glues his body to the chair and refuses to let him raise. It is at (6)_____this point that he performs the chair-grasp IntentionMovement. He continues to talk to the guest and listen tohim, but leans forward and grasps the arms of the chair as (7)_____about to push himself upwards. This is the first act he wouldmake if he were rising. If he were not hesitating, it would (8)_____only last a fraction of a second. He would lean, push, rise, (9)_____and be up. But now, instead, it lasts much longer. He holdshis“readiness-to-rise”post and keeps on holding it. It is as if (10)_____his body had frozen at the get-ready moment.正确答案： 1.can→must 根据上文,可知主人是“必须(must)”而不是“可能(can)”离开。
2.在 not 后加to not to be rude to his guest作定语修饰his desire。
3.将of→for或about care for/about在意,在乎
4.删除and或to 如果删除to,那么在这里连词and连接两个并列的谓语动词get up out of his chair和announce his departure。如果删除连词and。不定式to announce his departure则作目的状语。
5.therefore→but 这里两个分句是转折关系,而不是原因与结果的关系。
6.raise→rise raise是及物动词后必须跟宾语,而rise则是不及物动词,作“起立,起身”讲。
7.在 as about 中间加入if或though as if/though后跟不定式,可表示“似乎要做……”之意。
8.make → do 或 perform do/perform an act表示“采取行动”
9.√
10.post→ posture post作“标志,位置,职位”,而posture作“姿势”讲。解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
填空题If he had taken his lawyer’s advice, he (save) ____ himself a great deal of trouble.正确答案： would have saved解析：
本题考查虚拟语气。句意：如果他听从了律师的建议，就会给自己省去很多麻烦。虚拟语气中，主句用过去完成时，从句就得用would/ could have done。故填入would have saved。 -
第11题：
单选题Why did the Italian take off his watch and give it to the Frenchman?ABecause he had taken the watch from the Frenchman.
BBecause he had picked up the watch on his way from work.
CBecause he was afraid of the Frenchman.
正确答案： A解析：
考 点：细节题。参照上一题的解释可以看出，年轻人以为法国人在拦路抢劫，他很害怕，所以才会把表给他。 -
第12题：
问答题In social situations, the classic Intention Movement is “thechair-grasp”. Host and guest have been talking for some time, butnow the host has an appointment to keep and can get away. His urge 1．______to go is held in check by his desire not be rude to his guest. If he did 2．______not care of his guest’s feelings he would simply get up out of his chair 3．______and to announce his departure. This is what his body wants to do, 4．______therefore his politeness glues his body to the chair and refuses to let him 5．______raise. It is at this point that he performs the chair-grasp Intention 6．______Movement. He continues to talk to the guest and listen to him, but leansforward and grasps the arms of the chair as if about to push himself upwards. 7．______This is the first act he would make if he were rising. If he were not 8．______hesitating, it would only last the fraction of the second. He would lean, 9．______push, rise, and be up. But now, instead, it lasts much longer. Heholds his “readiness-to-rise” post and keeps on holding it. It is as if his 10．______body had frozen at the get-ready moment.正确答案：
1.can改为must。 根据上文可知主人是“必须”而不是“可以”离开。
2.在not后加to。 “not to be rude to his guest’’作定语修饰his desire。
3.第一个of改为for/about。 care for/about在意,在乎。
4.去掉and或to。 去掉to,连词and连接两个并列的谓语动词get和announce。去掉and,不定式作目的状语。
5.therefore改为but。 这里两个分句是转折关系,不是因果关系,
6.raise改为rise。 raise是及物动词,后面须跟宾语,rise是不及物动词,作“起立,起身”讲。
7.√
8.make改为do/perform。 do/perform an act“采取行动”,是固定搭配。
9.第一个the改为a。 a fraction of a second一瞬间。
10.post改为posture。 post标志;位置,职位。posture姿势,体态。解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
Oh. But why didn’t he just own up and tell someone?()
A. So be careful with our job
B. He was too scared that he would be fired, I suppose
C. You should have told him that earlier
参考答案：B
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第14题：
He was reluctant to give up his travel plans but I succeeded in persuading him _____.
A、to do
B、to give up
C、to
D、to do this
正确答案:C
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第15题：
Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Among the company was a lawyer, a young man of about twenty-five. On being asked his opinion, he said, "Capital punishment and life imprisonment are equally immoral. If I were to make a choice between them, I would rather choose the latter Anyway, it's better to live than not to live at all."
A lively discussion followed. A banker, who was then younger and more nervous than the lawyer, suddenly lost his temper and cried out, "It's a lie. I bet you two million .You wouldn't stick in a cell even for five years."
"If you mean it," replied the young lawyer, "I bet I'll stay there longer; make it fifteen instead of five."
"Fifteen! Done!" cried the banker. "Gentleman, I bet you two millions."
"Agreed. Two millions for my freedom," said the lawyer.
So this wild, ridiculous bet came to pass. The banker could not hide his excitement During supper he said to the lawyer jokingly, "Come to your senses, young man, before it's too late. Two millions are nothing to me, but you stand to lose three or four of the best years of your life. I say three or four because you'll never stick it out any longer Don't forget that voluntary imprisonment is much harder to put up with than a enforced one. The idea that you have the right to free yourself any moment will poison your life in the cell. I pity you."
And now the banker, pacing from comer to comer, recalled all this and asked himself, "Why did I make this bet? What's the good? The lawyer lost fifteen years of hi life and I threw away two millions. Will it convince people that capital punishment is worse or better than imprisonment for life? No, no! Rubbish! On my part, it was the caprice （心血来潮） of a well-fed millionaire; on the lawyer's part, it's the pure greed c gold."
21．The lawyer would choose life imprisonment because.
A.he was younger than the banker
B.capital punishment was immoral
C.it was better than capital punishment
D. the banker would give him $200,000
正确答案：C
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第16题：
He was made__his working because of his poor health.A.to give up
B.given up
C.give up
D.giving up答案：A解析：使役动词make用在被动句中其后的不定式不省略to。 -
第17题：
He would not give up though he realized that people would not regard him as a lawful king.A:specify
B:signify
C:identify
D:recognize答案：D解析：本句意思：他不肯退位，尽管他意识到人们不会把他看作是一个合法的国王。regard意 为“认为，看作”，与recognize（承认，认出，识别）意思相近：specify明确说明，具体指定signify 代表，表示，象征，意味着，预示;identi斤认出，鉴定。 -
第18题：
He has made up his mind to give up smoking.A:tried
B:attempted
C:agreed
D:decided答案：D解析：make up one's mind：打定主意，决心。decide：决定。例如：Susan has made up her mind that , come what may , she will stay with John．苏珊决心已下，不管发生什么，她都将跟约翰在一起。He decided not to do that．他决定不干那件事。try：设法，例如：We are all trying to improve our English．我们都在设法提高我们的英语水平。attempt：试图，例如：We attempted to quit smoking , but failed．我们试图戒烟，但没有成功。agree：同意，例如：They might not agree with her opinion．他们可能不同意她的意见。故答案为D。 -
第19题：
For some years after his graduation, he（）some of his classmates, but as times went by, he dropped them one by one
Acaught up with
Bkept in touch with
Ckept up
Dmade up with
B
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第20题：
单选题Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?ABecause he made little money out of a lawyer.
BBecause he wanted to make toys for the children.
CBecause he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.
DBecause he was going to work in the museum instead.
正确答案： B解析：
细节理解题。最后一句提到“To do what you love in life is the most important thing.”，Nathan喜欢积木，想成为一名积木艺术家。 -
第21题：
单选题For some years after his graduation, he（）some of his classmates, but as times went by, he dropped them one by oneAcaught up with
Bkept in touch with
Ckept up
Dmade up with
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第22题：
问答题In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summery below by choosing a maximum of three words from the passage to fill in each of the blanks 51-5.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. For many years after he formed his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein visited many universities in different cities where he gave talks about it. He had his own chauffeur who drove him to where he was to give the talk. The chauffeur sat at the back of the room while he was giving his lecture, and then drove him home. One day, the chauffeur said to Einstein, “Professor, I have heard you give your talk so many times that I know every word of it.” “Do you?” Einstein said with a smile. “Let’s find out, shall we? You give my next talk for me. Nobody knows what I look like where we’re going. I’m just a name to them.” Just before they reached the university where Einstein was to give his talk, he changed places with his chauffeur. The chauffeur’s memory was excellent and he was able to give Einstein’s talk exactly as Einstein gave it. He did not understand a word he was saying, but this did not seem to matter. Then, as he was leaving the university, one of the teachers who had been at the talk came up to him. “Professor Einstein,” he said. “That was a most interesting talk. I’d be grateful if you would answer a question.” The chauffeur hurried on. “I’m sorry,” he said, “but I’m late for my next meeting.” “I’ll walk with you,” the teacher said. “I want to talk to you about the problem.” The teacher walked along beside the chauffeur and asked him to solve a very difficult mathematical problem. The poor chauffeur couldn’t understand the problem, let alone attempt an answer. He did not know what to say. Then he had an idea. “It’s so simple,” he said. “Even my chauffeur could answer it.” He pointed to his car, where Einstein was standing, still wearing the chauffeur’s cap. “This man has a maths question,” he said to Einstein. “It’s so easy I’m sure even you can answer it.” Summary: Albert Einstein was a famous scientist who worked out the Theory of Relativity. He used to travel around the country with his chauffeur giving (1) on mathematics. His chauffeur knew his talk very well so Einstein asked him to give the talk at the next (2) where they did not know him. The chauffeur did well, but afterwards a teacher came up to him and asked him a difficult (3) .The chauffeur did not know the answer but he said, “This problem is so simple I’m sure my chauffeur knows (4) it.” Then he pointed to Einstein still standing (5) beside the car.正确答案：
1.talks 文章第一话明确指出爱因斯坦经常带着他的司机到各地演讲。
2.university 由第二段最后一句话可看出他们是到大学做演讲。
3.mathematical problem 由第五段最后一句话可以看出那个老师问的是一道非常难的数学题。
4.how to solve could answer it也就是know how to solve it。
5.in his cap in his cap是wearing the chauffeur’s cap的另一种说法。解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
单选题He came up with an idea to ______ his tuition fee(学费)and college costs problem. Hayes thought everyone could afford to give him a penny. He wrote to Chicago Tribune writer Bob Greene.Asolve
Bmake
Cspend
Dcause
正确答案： B解析：
根据文章的意思可知，他想出的办法能解决他的学费问题，因此答案为A。