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Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She __1__ him very much and as he was not a __2 __ child, she was always __3__ that he might be ill, __4__ she used to take him to see the best __5__ in the town four times a year to be looked __6__.
During one of these __7__, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him, “Have you had any __8__ with your nose or ears recently?” Mick __9__ for a second and then answered, “Yes, I __10__.”
Mrs. Ball was very __11__. “But I’m sure you have __12__ told me that, Mick!” She said worriedly. “Oh, really?” Said the doctor __13__. “And what trouble have you with your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick, “I always have trouble with them when I’m __14__ my sweater off, because the __15__ is very tight.”
1. A. loved
B. hated
C. missed
D. cared
2. A. rich
B. clever
C. strong
D. happy
3. A. afraid
B. surprised C. glad
D. sure
4. A. which
B. for
C. but
D. so
5. A. player
B. teacher C. doctor
D. lawyer
6. A. round
B. over
C. for
D. after
7. A. talks
B. years
C. visits
D. stays
8. A. answer
B. thing
C. word
D. trouble
9. A. waited
B. thought C. stood
D. looked
10. A. did
B. will
C. have
D. do
11. A. excited
B. interested C. pleased
D. surprised
12. A. already
B. just
C. never
D. always
13. A. angrily
B. seriously C. happily
D. carefully
14. A. turning
B. taking
C. keeping
D. putting
15. A. collar
B. nose
C. mouth
D. ear
名师指点
深爱儿子的鲍尔夫人一直为儿子的健康忧虑，常带他去医院看病，甚至被儿子脱毛衣引起眼睛和鼻子的不适而虚惊一场。
答案简析
1．A。根据下文鲍尔夫人常带儿子去看病可见她非常爱儿子，故选择loved。
2．C。Nick没有强壮的体魄，故选择Strong。
3．A。上文讲到鲍尔夫人爱儿子，那么儿子的健康状况应让做妈妈的担心才对，而不是惊奇或快乐，故选择afraid。
4．D。so引导这个结果状语从句。
5．C。生病了当然是去看医生，再根据下文意思，应选择doctor。
6．B。look over
7．B。上文提到一年要去医院检查四次，下文将要讲到其中一年里发生的一件事情，故选years从而形成对应。
8．D。have
trouble
with
sth
9．B。医生问了一个问题，他要作出回答，因此得思考一会儿，故选择thought。
10．C。Yes ，I
have。
11．D。深爱儿子的妈妈第一次听说儿子鼻子、眼睛有问题应感到惊讶，故选择surprised。
12．C。妈妈感到惊讶是因为她从未听儿子提到过这回事，故应选never。
13．B。医生对自己经常检查的病人，出现新的病情应作为严肃的事情来处理，故应选seriously。
14．B。take
a
sweater
off
15．A。穿毛衣时衣领子挤压眼、鼻引起疼痛，故应选collar。
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The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great __1__ in the world in the __2__ century. It works for us not only at home, in the offices, in big shops, __3__ at schools. Today it is used __4__ many ways. It really __5__ the world large wealth (财富) and happiness.
The first computer in the world was __6__ Enid. It was built in America in 1946. It was __7__ and heavy. __8__ it was born, it has been developing very fast. Until now it has gone __9__ four periods（时期，阶段）and changed a lot. There’re many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. It becomes more and more __10__.
The computer can do most of the things __11__ the people. It can help us to __12__ about the real world more quickly, to learn __13__ we want to learn and to think __14__ ourselves. __15__ a student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.
1. A. inventions
B. discoveries C. robots
D. inventors
2. A. twenty-first
B. twenties
C. twelfth
D. twentieth
3. A. also
B. but also
C. too
D. either
4. A. in
B. to
C. by
D. over
5. A. takes
B. helps
C. gets
D. brings
6. A. found
B. invented C. called
D. bought
7. A. easy
B. small
C. large
D. light
8. A. For
B. Until
C. When
D. Since
9. A. by
B. across
C. through
D. against
10.A. serious
B. harmful.
C. dangerous
D. helpful
11.A. for
B. to
C. at
D. with
12.A. set
B. tell
C. know
D. talk
13.A. what
B. that
C. which
D. who
14.A. of
B. about
C. out
D. for
15.A. For
B. Be
C. As
D. To
名师指点
本文介绍了电脑的产生、发展以及在我们日常生活中广泛的使用，针对一些人对将来电脑会控制人类的担忧，作者提出了自己的看法。
答案简析
A。one of 后要用可数名词的复数形式，根据文章意思，可知答案是A。
D。要表达第几个世纪，应该用“序数词＋century”，而根据常识，计算机是二十世纪的产物，A项“二十一世纪”与实际不符合。
B。固定搭配not only…but (also)… 意思是“不但……而且……”。所以答案是B。
A。in many ways为一固定用法，表示“在许多方面”。
D。根据文章大意，可知答案是D，表示“给人们带来财富和快乐”。
C。因为Enid是名字，故用called。
C。根据常识可知老式计算机庞大而笨重，故填large。
D。该句句意为“自它诞生之日起，它的发展就非常迅速”，since在意思和时态上与主句呼应，为正确选项。
C。go through表示“经历……”。
D。
A。用介词for+宾语表示“为人们做事”，故选A。
C。know about表示“了解”，侧重于有关某人或某事的具体情况。
A。learn后面接的是一个宾语从句，而且连接词在从句中做learn 的宾语，所以只能用what，因为that在宾语从句中是纯连词，只能起连接作用，不能做句子成分。
D。think ofthink about表示“考虑”；think out表示“想出”；根据文章含义，答案应是D。
C。介词as表示“作为”，为正确选项。
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You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, __1__ it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little __2__, but it is not __3__ for most plants. Still we can see some plants __4__ in the desert.
There is __5__ in some places in the desert. We __6__ these places oases. In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow __7__ kinds of crops in the fields there.
People __8__ live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals depend __9__ the desert plants for their food and do not need __10__ water.
The __11__ are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use the camels for carrying water, food, tents and something else.
The people of the desert have to keep moving from place to place. They must always look
12
grass or desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they move to __13__ place. The desert people are __14__. No man in the desert would ever refuse __15__ the people in trouble and give them food and water.
1. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
2. A. rain
B. rains
C. wind
D. winds
3. A. good B. good enough C. enough good D. enough
4. A. live
B. to live
C. lives
D. lived
5. A. stones B. plants
C. wood
D. water
6. A. say
B. tell
C. call
D. find
7. A. every B. all
C. a
D. one
8. A. also
B. too
C. either
D. still
9. A. with
B. in
C. on
D. by
10. A. a little B. few
C. much
D. any
11. A. water B. plants
C. crops
D. animals
12. A. at
B. for
C. up
D. after
13. A. other B. the other
C. the others
D. another
14. A. well B. friend
C. friendly
D. carefully
15. A. help B. helps
C. helping
D. to help
名师指点
本文讲述了人类是如何利用沙漠中的绿洲、动物，并依靠自身的努力而得以在沙漠中种植庄稼，从而生存下来。说明人定胜天的道理。
答案简析
1. B。空白部分两句构成转折关系，故选择并列连词but。
2. B。沙漠中风多雨少，rain一词为不可数名词，其复数形式rains表示雨水多，故应选rain。
3. D。这里讲沙漠中的一点点雨水，并不能满足大多数植物生长的需要，故选择enough。
4. A。see sb. do sth.意为“看见某人做某事”，这里应用省去to 的动词不定式。
5. D。沙漠之所以出现绿洲的根本原因是有了水，故选water。
6. C。call 在这里意为“将……称为……”为正确选项。
7. B。every, a和one 后面都应该接可数名词单数，不能放在kinds 前面。all kinds of 意为“各种各样的”。
8. A。表示“也”时，too 一般放在肯定句末，either放在否定句末，also 放在句中，在此为正确选项，而still 不合题意。
9. C。固定说法depend on意为“依靠”、“凭借”。
10. C。一些动物能在沙漠中生存下来，说明了他们适应了这里雨水稀少的气候，不像其他动物那样需要太多的水，故选择much。
11. D。通读本段不难发现，本段承上文接着讲述动物的用途，故选animals。
12. B。固定说法look for 意思为“寻找”。
13. D。other 后接可数名词时应用复数形式；the other 后接可数名词单数时表示两者中的另一个，不合文意。
14. C。根据下文沙漠里的人从不会拒绝帮助别人，说明他们彼此友好。
15. D。固定搭配refuse to do sth.意为“拒绝干某事”。
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Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to
1
things with. He
2
to take ten servants with him. They would
3
the things to sell and the food to
4
on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to
5
and asked to
6
with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,
7
may go with us.
8
you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my
9
, you can’t carry a
10
load (担子). You must
11
the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
“You are
12
.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said
13
and lifted the load gladly.
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired
14
the little servant. Do you know
15
? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.
1. A. eat
B. buy
C. change
D. get
2. A. decided
B. liked
C. hoped
D. tried
3. A. take
B. bring
C. carry
D. borrow
4. A. cook
B. eat
C. buy
D. drink
5. A. them
B. the servants
（仆人）
C. the road
D. the rich man
6. A. stop
B. stay
C. go
D. talk
7. A. you
B. he
C. I
D. they
8. A. Since
B. If
C. Because
D. But
9. A. family
B. guests
C. servants
D. things
10. A. heavy
B. light
C. small
D. difficult
11. A. eat
B. choose
C. pick up
D. understand
12. A. brave
B. right
C. clever
D. foolish
13. A. sorry
B. nothing
C. angrily
D. good-bye
14. A. besides
B. of
C. except
D. with
15. A. who
B. him
C. that
D. why
名师指点
本文讲述了一个聪明的小男孩的故事。他要求加入一位富人的旅行，在得到同意后 选择担子时，看似愚蠢地选择了最大、最重的担子。而这恰恰就是他的聪明之处，因为他所挑的面包在途中是被边走边吃的，到达目的地时已所剩无几。阅读这故选foolish。篇文章时要注意句子的整体理解，如第8、9、10这三题。
答案简析
1. B。这位富人不仅带了东西去卖，而且带钱去“买”东西。解这道题时要注意将句中and前后的内容进行比较。
2. A。根据他的想法，他“决定”要带十个仆人。这件事完全可以由他自己决定，所以没有必要“希望带……”或“努力带……”，故C、D不合题意。
3. C。carry在句中意为“携带、运送”；take 意为“带走”；bring意为“带来”。本句意为“他们将运送要卖的东西和在路上要吃的食物”。下文的第10、11两题所在的句子也有提示。
4. B。参照第3题。
5. D。一个小男孩来找这位富人，要求和他们一起走，故选 the rich man。
6. C。参照第5题。
7. A。富人同意小男孩随行。
8. D。此句和上文是转折关系,意为“但是你是我的仆人中最小的、最瘦的、最弱的一个，你不能挑重担”，故选but。
9. C。参照第8题。
10. A。参照第8题。
11. B。此句意为“你要选择挑最轻的担子”，“pick up”意为“捡起”，不合文意，故选choose。
12. D。主人看到这个小仆人选择了最重的担子，感到他很“愚蠢”，故选foolish。。
13. B。听了主人的话，小男孩“什么也没说”，而是高兴地挑起了担
子。
14. C。由于小男孩的聪明，“除了”他自己，其他仆人都累坏了。
15. D。Do you know why? 用在文章最后用来引出原因，告诉读者其中的奥妙。