Ⅰ.品句填词
1．It is well-known that smoking ____________(影响)health.
答案：affects
2．On the top of the hill，you can enjoy the beautiful __________(景色)of the city.
答案：view
3．Now many young men’s way of living is not ____________(有规律的)．
答案：regular
4．My friend offered me some useful ____________(建议)on this problem.
答案：suggestions
5．He came to miss his homeland when he ____________(定居)down abroad.
答案：settled
6．This is not imagination，but ____________(现实)．
答案：reality
7．His new novel is ____________(吸引)a lot of attention.
答案：attracting
8．The discussion ____________(集中)on three main problems.
答案：focused/focuses
9．Luckily the child fell over but came to no ____________(伤害)．
答案：harm
10．It’s a pity that he was ____________(拒绝)by the company again.
答案：rejected
Ⅱ.选词填空
disappear，reject，come true，carry out，destruct，be up to，as if，get in touch with，hold on，be connected to 1．The government has planned to build a large park in the suburbs，which the residents would like to see ________________ soon.
答案：carried out
2．They tried to ________________ Jane but failed.
答案：get in touch with
3．If the sun stopped shining，all the living things ________________.
答案：would disappear
4．—Is that Mr.Sun speaking?
—________________，and I’ll see if he is in.
答案：Hold on
5．—Who should I invite to my birthday party?
—It ________________ you，dear.
答案：is up to
6．The plan is not practical.All thinking people will ________________ it.
答案：reject
7．Our dream of living a better life has finally ________________.
答案：come true
8．The sky was darkened by the heavy smoke pouring from the factory ________________ it were going to rain.
答案：as if
9．A new bridge is now being built，and the two towns will ________________ each other.
答案：be connected to
10．Sad to say，the fire caused the ________________ of the large forest.
答案：destruction
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．他设法和你进行过什么联系没有？
Has he tried to ________ ________ ________ ________ you or anything?
答案： get in touch with
2．我们转过弯，那个湖泊就展现在我们眼前了。
As we rounded the bend，the lake ________ ________ ________.
答案：came into view
3．牙医建议她改天再来。
The dentist suggested that she ________ ________ ________.
答案：come another day
4．她的研究课题是失业对社会的影响。
Her research ________ ________ ________ the social effects of unemployment.
答案：is centered on
5．她出价8000美元购买那幅古画。
She ________ $ 8,000 ________ the ancient print.
答案：offered；for
Ⅳ.语法专练
本单元语法——will和be going to，真实和虚拟条件句
1．—Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.
—I ________ it，but I was busy preparing for a job interview.
A．attended B．had attended
C．would attend
D．would have attended
解析：选D。句意：“你错过了关于核污染的讲座真是遗憾。”“我本想去听的，但我忙着准备工作面试。”由语境可知，此处表示“本想去而事实上没去”，为虚拟语气。叙述与过去事实相反的情况要用would have done，故D项正确。
2．(2011·高考江西卷)We ________John’s name on the race list yesterday but for his recent injury.
A．will put
B．will have put
C．would put
D．would have put
解析：选D。考查虚拟语气的用法。句意为“要不是因为John最近受伤了，我们昨天就把他的名字加进比赛名单中了。”but for 是虚拟语气的提示，yesterday表示过去的时间。对过去的虚拟，用主语＋should/would/could/might ＋ have done表达，故选D。
3．(2011·高考辽宁卷)I’ll go to the library as soon as I finish what I ________.
A．was doing
B．am doing
C．have done
D．had been doing
解析：选B。考查动词的时态。句意为“我一完成眼下正在做的事情就去图书馆。” 主句是将来时，时间状语从句用现在进行时。finish与选项C的have done矛盾，故选B。
4．—When will you come to see me，Dad?
—I will go to see you when you ________ the training course.
A．will have finished
B．will finish
C．are finishing
D．finish
解析：选D。在when引导的时间状语从句中应用一般现在时代替一般将来时。
5．It ________ long before we ________ the result of the experiment.
A．will not be；will know
B．is；will know
C．will not be；know
D．is；know
解析：选C。句意：我们将在不久知道试验的结果。此处应用一般将来时，It will not be long是主句，表示不久，而在before引导的时间状语从句中，要用一般现在时表示将来。
6．—What are you going to do this afternoon?
—I’m going to the cinema with some friends.The film________ quite early，so we________ to the bookstore after that.
A．finished；are going
B．finished；go
C．finishes；are going
D．finishes；go
解析：选C。由问句“今天下午你要做什么？”的be going to do结构可知动作还没发生，而“电影结束得早”是由电影本身的时间长短决定，与人的主观意志无关，所以应用一般现在时；“电影结束后，我们要去书店”，是“我们”的主观打算，所以应用be going to。
7．If you ________ tomorrow，we would have the meeting.
A．come
B．will come
C．are to come
D．came
解析：选D。主句中用了would have表示虚拟语气，故从句应用虚拟条件句，表示与将来情况相反应用过去时。
8．—I’ll come to see your performance at 9∶00 tomorrow evening.
—I’m sorry，but by then my performance________ and I________ reporters in the meeting room.
A．will end；will meet
B．will have ended；will be meeting
C．will be ended；am going to meet
D．is to end；will meet
解析：选B。根据句意及时间状语“at 9∶00 tomorrow evening”和“by then”可知第一空应为将来完成时，第二空应为将来进行时。
9．In such dry weather，the flowers will have to be watered if they ________.
A．have survived
B．are to survive
C．would survive
D．will survive
解析：选B。在真实条件状语从句中不可用be going to，will/shall结构，但可以用be to do结构。
10．If he had tried to leave the country，he ________ at the frontier.
A．will be stopped
B．would be stopped
C．would have been stopped
D．should have been stopped
解析：选C。句意：要是他当时试图离开这个国家，他就会在边界被阻拦。表达与过去事实相反的假设，if从句用过去完成时，主句用would have done。
A卷
.单项填空
1．The research group ________ 15 members has made great
achievements in recent years.
A．is made up of B．makes up
C．made up of
D．making up of
解析：选C。句意“这个由15人组成的研究小组近几年里取得了很多成就”。made up of过去分词做定语，修饰the research group，与之构成被动关系。
2．(2017·北京海淀调研)—Whose suggestion do you suppose we should take?
—________.
A．That’s it
B．Never mind
C．It’s up to you
D．You get it
解析：选C。考查交际用语。That’s it“对了”；Never mind“没关系，不必在乎”；It’s up to you“你说了算；由你来决定”；You get it“你答对了”。根据句意可知C项正确。
3．Mr.Smith，as well as his wife and children，________looking forward to Christmas Day.
A．were
B．have been
C．has been
D．are
解析：选C。句意：史密斯先生和他的妻子、孩子都一直盼望圣诞节到来。as well as连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词的数与as well as前面的主语保持一致。
4．The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if________whether he was going in the right direction.
A．seeing
B．having seen
C．to see
D．to have seen
解析：选C。句意：我们跟的那个人突然停了下来，似乎想要看看他走的方向是否正确。当as if后接动词时，常使用其不定式形式来表示目的，相当于as if he was to do sth.。
5．He is ________to succeed, for he is always working hard.
A．likely
B．possible
C．probable
D．easy
解析：选A。考查形容词用法。在句型sb./sth. be likely to do...中，主语是人时，likely不能用possible和probable替换。
6．(2011·福建建阳外国语学校期中试题)However，it is currently unknown________likely it is that those who get the virus will have severe illness.
A．that
B．what
C．how
D．whether
解析：选C。句意：但现在还不确定感染了此病毒的人得重病的可能性有多大。how为副词修饰形容词likely。
7．Concerned about Lucy，the teacher called her parents to________why she was so often absent from class.
A．find out
B．pick out
C．set out
D．point out
解析：选A。句意：老师担心Lucy，因此给她父母打电话想要弄明白她为什么经常旷课。find out“查出，查明”；pick out“选出”；set out“出发，开始”；point out“指明”。
8．We ________ his idea for a music club，and decided to have an art club instead.
A．accepted
B．disagreed
C．rejected
D．agreed
解析：选C。考查动词辨析。reject vt.拒绝。句意为： 我们拒绝了他建立音乐俱乐部的想法，而是决定成立一个艺术俱乐部。disagree是不及物动词，后面不能直接跟宾语。
9．Jane’s pale face suggested that she ________ill, and her parents suggested that she ________medical examination.
A．be；should have
B．was；have
C．should be；have
D．was；has
解析：选B。考查suggest的宾语从句的时态。当动词suggest作“建议”解时，后面的宾语从句用“(should) ＋ 动词原形”；作“暗示；表明”解时用陈述语气。
10．The bright girl ________ the math problem，but she was too careless at that time.
A．could work out
B．could have worked out
C．must have worked out
D．should work out
解析：选B。句意“这个聪明的女孩本可以解决这道数学题的，但她那时太粗心了。”could have done本可以做……(事实并非如此)。
11．—Was the movie good?
—It wasn’t great, just ________.
A．average
B．normal
C．usual
D．common
解析：选A 。考查形容词辨析。 average除了用作“平均的”外，此处意思为 “普通的；平常的；一般的”，这与It wasn’t great相吻合。normal正常的，正规的；标准的；usual通常的；平常的；惯常的；common普通的；常见的。
12．Bill really feels sorry that his mother died of cancer.
Now if he________a millionaire，he________a hospital for those with cancer.
A．had been；would have opened
B．were；would open
C．is；would open
D．is；will open
解析：选B。根据句意可知此处if引导的是一个虚拟条件句，表示现在的情况，if从句用过去式形式，动词be一般用were，而主句用情态动词＋动词原形。
13．—Is Peter there?
—________，please.I’ll see if I can find him for you.
A．Hold up
B．Hold on
C．Hold out
D．Hold off
解析：选B。读题后我们可以发现这是一个打电话场景，接电话的人后面说明了要看一下是否能找到他(Peter)，说明前面要求对方稍等一下，故用hold on(别挂断、稍等)。
14．—We ________ as well go straight home.There’s nothing better to do.
—OK, though I hate to do so.
A．might
B．can
C．should
D．must
解析：选A。考查情态动词的用法。might/may(just) as well意为“最好”，有had better之意。
15．A bus，________some taxis, was used to send the patients to the nearest hospital.
A．and
B．but also
C．and with
D．as well as
解析：选D。本题考查 as well as的用法。A as well as B作主语时，谓语动词与A一致。
.完形填空
Words：305 难度系数： 建议用时：16分钟
(2017·安徽省自主命题英语试卷) The only highway to go to work that I had to drive was closed down due to an accident on the bridge.A truck had hit the bridge and made it __1__ for any traffic to go over it.So in order to get to __2__ I had to go a number of miles out of my way.
Not being that __3__ with this road and not knowing __4__ all the pot holes in the road were, I topped a hill and right in my path was a big pot hole.I felt and heard the familiar sound of a flat tire.I __5__ as far to the right as possible and stopped.I tried several times to change the tire，but
__6__.
There I sat out in the country and no way to __7__ with anybody.Just then, I looked in my rear view mirror and a __8__
was pulling out of a pasture behind me.I was__9__
and scared at the same time.I was struggling to get the __10__
out when this man in the pickup pulled in behind me.He got out to introduce himself and
__11__ to help me.When he got the spare out we discovered that the spare is also
__12__ .He told me he would take the tire and have it
__13__
and call my husband.
We got the tire fixed
__14__
he took me back to my car.My husband was there
__15__
us when we got back.The kind stranger stayed there and helped my husband
__16__
the tire.After they finished we __17__
thanked him and offered to pay him for his
__18__.
I will never forget his words, “Your thanks is __19__ enough pay and I just hope if this ever happens to my wife or daughter someone will be so __20__ as to help them.”
1．A.busy
B．narrow
C．fearful
D．unsafe
解析：选D。本题考查形容词的用法。从上半句“A truck had hit the bridge...”可以看出在这座桥上行驶时是不安全的。
2．A.school
B．city
C．work
D．shop
解析：选C。本题考查名词的用法。从第一句“The only highway to go to work...”可知作者是绕道上班。
3．A.satisfied
B．interested
C．identified
D．familiar
解析：选D。本题考查形容词的用法。和下文的“...and not knowing...”并列，此处是因为不熟悉道路的情况撞上了一个大坑洞，轮胎爆了。
4．A.where
B．what
C．when
D．which
解析：选A。本题考查宾语从句的用法。从下文中“...all the pot holes in the road were...”中可以看出此处是表地点的词。所以答案选A。
5．A.placed
B．rode
C．pulled
D．managed
解析：选C。本题考查动词的辨析。从后文“...and stopped”可以看出作者尽可能远的把车开到右边停下。“pull”此处为行驶的意思。
6．A.failed
B．abandoned
C．passed
D．dropped
解析：选A。本题考查动词辨析。从后文可以看出作者没有把轮胎换下。
7．A.catch up
B．get in touch
C．have to do
D．put up
解析：选B。本题考查动词短语辨析。此处的意思是作者没有办法与其他人取得联系。
8．A.truck
B．pickup
C．car
D．bike
解析：选B。本题考查名词的辨析。从后文“...when this man in the pickup pulled in behind me”可知，此处选B。
9．A.excited
B．relieved
C．determined
D．nervous
解析：选B。本题考查形容词辨析。从上文“作者没有办法与其他人取得联系”，这时作者看到一个人既感到宽慰，又感到害怕。
10．A.car
B．wheel
C．spare
D．trunk
解析：选C。本题考查名词的用法。从后文“When he got the spare out...”可知作者想把备用轮胎取出来。
11．A.refused
B．offered
C．pretended
D．promised
解析：选B。本题考查动词辨析。从后文可以看出陌生人是主动向作者提供帮助的。
12．A.flat
B．damaged
C．invisible
D．lost
解析：选A。本题考查形容词辨析。从 “also”和后文可以看出当拿出备用轮胎后，作者发现备用轮胎也没气了。
13．A.sold
B．painted
C．packed
D．fixed
解析：选D。从后文“We got the tire fixed...”可以看出陌生人帮作者去补了轮胎。
14．A.but
B．so
C．and
D．though
解析：选C。本题考查连词的用法。“We got the tire fixed...”和“he took me back to my car”是并列和顺承关系。所以答案选C。
15．A.listening to
B．worrying about
C．waiting on
D．searching for
解析：选C。本题考查动词短语辨析。当作者和陌生人回来的时候，作者的丈夫已经在那里做这做那了。wait on“伺候，帮忙做某事，焦急等待”。
16．A.break
B．change
C．clean
D．repair
解析：选B。本题考查动词辨析。此处为陌生人帮作者的丈夫换轮胎。
17．A.both
B．all
C．neither
D．everyone
解析：选A。本题考查代词的用法。此处为作者和丈夫一起感谢陌生人。
18．A.imagination
B．trouble
C．diligence
D．patience
解析：选B。本题考查名词的用法。此处为作者和丈夫为给陌生人带来麻烦而支付报酬。
19．A.more than
B．less than
C．rather than
D．better than
解析：选A。本题考查连词的用法。此处的意思为“你的感谢超出了足够的报酬，我希望我的妻子或女儿碰巧遇到这样的事有好心人能帮助她们。”
20．A.polite
B．active
C．kind
D．wise
解析：选C。本题考查形容词用法。通读全文可知选C。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Words：322 难度系数： 建议用时：8分钟
In the summer of 1978 an English farmer was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered that some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground.The flattened wheat formed a circle about six meters across.Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat.The five circles were in a formation like five dots.During the following years，farmers in England found the strange circles in their fields more and more often.
The circles are called“crop circles”because they appear in the fields of grain—usually wheat or corn.The grain in the circles lies flat on the ground but is never broken；it continues to grow，and farmers can later harvest it.Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning，so the circles probably form at night.They appear only in the months from May to September.
At first，people thought that the circles were a hoax.Probably young people were making them as a joke，or farmers were making them to attract tourists.To prove that the circles were a hoax，people tried to make circles exactly like the ones that farmers had found.They couldn’t do it.They couldn’t enter a field of grain without leaving tracks，and they couldn’t flatten the grain without breaking it.
Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circles to communicate with us from far away and that the crop circles are messages from them.
Scientists who have studied the crop circles suggested several possibilities.Some scientists say that a downward rush of wind leads to the formation of the circles—the same downward rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash.Other scientists say that forces within the earth cause the circles to appear.There is one problem with all these scientific explanations：crop circles often appear in formations，like the five-dot formation.It is hard to believe that any natural force could form those.
1．In the summer of 1978，an English farmer discovered in his field that ________.
A．some of his wheat had been damaged
B．some of his wheat had fallen onto the ground
C．his grain was growing up in circles
D．his grain was moved into several circles
解析：选B。事实细节题。根据第一段的内容可知，英国农夫发现麦田里的麦子倒在地里形成了怪圈。
2．The underlined word “hoax” in Paragraph 3 is probably ________.
A．an attempt made to fool people
B．a special way to plant crops
C．an experiment for the protection of crops
D．a research on the force of winds
解析：选A。猜测词义题。第三段的第二句解释了上句的生词hoax(恶作剧)。
3．Which of the following may prove that the crop circles are not made by man?
A．The farmers couldn’t step out of the field.
B．The farmers couldn’t make the circles round.
C．The farmers couldn’t leave without footprints.
D．The farmers couldn’t keep the wheat straight up.
解析：选C。事实细节题。根据第三段的内容可知，人们试图人为地制造一些类似的“怪圈”，可是他们的尝试以失败而告终，因为只要他们进入麦田，就必然会留下踪迹。
4．One explanation given by scientists for the crop circles is that they are made by ________.
A．airplane crashes B．air movement
C．unknown flying objects
D．new farming techniques
解析：选B。事实细节题。由文章最后一段的内容可知B项符合题意。
B卷
Ⅰ.完形填空
Words：325 难度系数：★★ 建议用时：17分钟
I wouldn’t ask for a dressing room.My mom always asked for me.
The evening before I had
__1__risen from my seat and piled on excess(过量的) noodles.Then I licked(舔) my bowl with the buttered garlic bread，__2__ no evidence of the four servings I had eaten greedily.In the morning I would be forced to lie on my bed and suck in my __3__
just to button my jeans.I feared school __4__.The sale rack，with its slender size markers，knew my number continued to grow.
I learned __5__ to eat from my dad：fast and without thinking.In our house，the dinner table involved __6__，with the children on defense.One __7__
move and our dinner would be snatched off our plates without warning and eaten up by our father
__8__
than we could blink.We soon learned to keep a hand up while __9__
our chicken，and if mom decided to cook that night we needed to hurry and get
__10__
before it was gone.
Only one pair of jeans I tried on fit.I
__11__ and told my mother I could button every pair but only needed the jeans that lay __12__
in my hands.We walked to the checkout.
I kept my head down as we passed a group of girls.They __13__.I glanced up only long enough to know my place.Their __14__
cut at me，hands cupped over their mouths in secrecy.
The shop was about to close and I __15__
two girls in my third grade class out.
“I like your pants.Where did you get them？”Marcy asked Alicia.I nodded in agreement，__16__
they had removed their cupped hands and I could hear the __17__.
“Really? I like yours better，”Alicia replied.
“We should trade.What
__18__ are you？”Marcy asked.
“I don’t know...” Alicia said，finding the tag in the back of her pants.“Seven.”
“Me too，” Marcy said.
I __19__
in line as I held the jeans，tag folded in so __20__ could see the number on it was 12.
I am not a size seven.
【解题导语】 本文讲述了主人公因贪吃而导致身体肥胖，结果只有一条牛仔裤能勉强穿上，也不敢让同学知道自己的裤子是特大号码。
1. A．hurriedly B．hungrily
C．repeatedly
D．worriedly
解析：选C。“我”吃得很多，一次又一次地从座位上站起来盛面条。
2．A.leaving
B．offering
C．collecting
D．examining
解析：选A。“我”吃过面条后把碗舔得很干净，没留下一点吃过面条的痕迹。leave no evidence of没有留下一点痕迹。
3．A.stomach
B．legs
C．waist
D．hands
解析：选A。由于人太胖，肚子大，所以穿裤子时要吸着气使肚子变小才能扣上钮扣。
4．A.uniforms
B．meals
C．holiday
D．shopping
解析：选D。由空白处后面的句子描述的情景暗示可知，作者害怕在校园里购物。
5．A.what
B．how
C．why
D．when
解析：选B。how连接不定式从句作learned的宾语，即我是从我爸爸那里学会的吃饭风格。
6．A.battle
B．game
C．strike
D．debate
解析：选A。由紧接空白处下文on defense的暗示可知，作者把餐桌比喻成战场，孩子们处于防御状态。
7．A.big
B．unusual
C．false
D．strange
解析：选C。在餐桌上的“进攻防御战中”，一着不慎，满盘皆输。
8．A.harder
B．further
C．earlier
D．faster
解析：选D。父亲吃饭速度之快，以至于我们一眨眼的功夫父亲就会把盘中的菜吃光。
9．A.swallowing
B．biting
C．tasting
D．cooking
解析：选A。我们很快学会对付父亲的办法：一边吞吃鸡肉，一边举起一只手阻止父亲。
10．A.excuses
B．seconds
C．opportunities
D．demands
解析：选B。如果母亲决定晚上烧鸡我们就需要快点吃，要趁在鸡被吃完之前抢点时间吃。
11．A.ordered
B．lied
C．suggested
D．promised
解析：选B。尽管我的每条裤子都瘦并且钮扣都扣不上，但我还是对母亲撒谎说我每条裤子的钮扣都能扣上。
12．A.closed
B．guided
C．guarded
D．satisfied
解析：选C。我跟母亲说我只要我拿在手里的牛仔裤。
13．A.laughed
B．cried
C．shouted
D．whispered
解析：选D。当一群女孩儿从我身边走过时我低着头，她们在窃窃私语。
14．A.mouths
B．hands
C．eyes
D．ears
解析：选C。她们的目光在我身上扫来扫去。
15．A.led
B．followed
C．invited
D．walked
解析：选B。我跟着两个三年级的女孩走了出来。follow sb.out跟着某人走出来。
16．A.thankful
B．afraid
C．anxious
D．excited
解析：选A。thankful为形容词作状语，指我看到她们把手从嘴上拿开，不再说什么悄悄话让我难堪，谢天谢地。
17．A.interview
B．conversation
C．question
D．report
解析：选B。我能听清Marcy和Alicia之间的谈话。
18．A.number
B．size
C．color
D．weight
解析：选B。Marcy问Alicia穿什么尺码的衣服，故应选size。
19．A.jumped
B．waited
C．cried
D．hid
解析：选D。我听到她们谈论自己衣服的尺码后，躲在队伍中不敢露出身子。
20．A.everybody
B．anybody
C．nobody
D．somebody
解析：选C。我故意把衣服标签叠到衣服里，不让别人看到上面的尺码型号。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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It was a cold grey day in late November.The weather had changed overnight，when a
backing wind brought a pale sky and a muzzling rain with it，and although it was now only a little after two o’clock in the afternoon the gray of a winter evening seemed to have closed upon the hills，surrounding them in mist.It would be dark by four.The air was cold，and for all the tightly closed windows it influenced the inside of the coach.The leather seats felt damp to the hands，and there must have been a small crack in the roof，because now and again little drips of rain fell softly through，polluting the leather and leaving a dark-blue stain like a spot of ink.The wind came in，at times shaking the coach as it traveled round the bend of the road，and in the exposed places on the high ground it blew with such force that the whole body of the coach trembled and swayed，rocking between the high wheels like a drunken man.
The driver，muffled(裹住) in a great coat to his ears，bent almost double in his seat in a faint endeavor to gain shelter from his own shoulders.The few passengers pressed together for warmth，exclaiming all together when the coach sank into a heavier rut(车辙) than usual，and one old fellow，who had kept up a constant complaint ever since he had joined the coach at Truro，rose from his seat in anger；and，feeling with the window-frame，let the window down with a crash，bringing a shower of rain upon himself and his fellow-passengers.He thrust his head out and shouted up to the driver，scolding him in a angry voice for a rogue and a murderer；that they would all be dead before they reached Bodmin if he persisted in driving at dangerous speed；they had no breath left in their bodies as it was，and he would never travel by coach again.
【解题导语】 本文描述十一月底的一个风雨交加的下午，一辆马车载着几名乘客奔驰在从Truro镇到Bodmin的路上，马车夫不顾乘客们的安全和抱怨，把马车赶得飞快，气得一位老人破口大骂，发誓永不再乘坐此马车。
1．What is the main image the author gives in this description?
A．In terrible weather，a coach was running fast in mud with complaining passengers on it.
B．On a cold and rainy day the coach broke and the driver was repairing it on the road.
C．On a cold night the driver and the passengers felt very cold and struggled in the rain.
D．The bad condition of the road resulted in the bad mood of the passengers.
解析：选A。概括主旨大意题。通读全文，作者描述了这样一幅画面：风雨交加中，一辆马车奔驰在泥泞的路上，车内的乘客抱怨声不断。
2．Which of the following is correct according to the text?
A．The windows were tightly closed，so the cold air was kept outside the coach.
B．The spot of ink stained leather，so the seats felt damp to the hands.
C．Most probably the roof of the coach was broken.
D．There was a drunken man swaying constantly on the coach.
解析：选C。细节推断题。第一段第四句大意为：皮革的座位用手摸上去都是潮湿的了，车顶上一定有裂缝，因为不时有细雨点飘进来……由此可推断马车的车顶很可能坏了。
3．The expression “muffled in a great coat to...his own shoulders” implies ________.
A．the driver felt very cold and tried to change his seat
B．the driver felt comfortable by doing in that way
C．the driver felt very cold and tried to gain warmth
D．the driver tried to protect his ears and shoulders
解析：选C。句意猜测题。第二段开头大意为：马车夫把大衣裹到耳朵处，蜷缩着身子坐在座位上，想利用肩膀来避避风雨，但根本无济于事。此句暗示车夫感到很冷，想取取暖。
4．We can learn from the text that ________.
A．the coach was running slowly due to the bad weather
B．an old passenger who got on the coach at Truro was angry about the windows
C．one of the passengers on the coach was a murderer
D．the few passengers let out exclamations as the coach moved violently
解析：选D。判断推理题。根据文章第二段第二句可知D项正确。
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Some names have special meanings in popular American expressions.One day，an average Joe was walking down the street.An average Joe is a common person—either male or female.He was lost.He did not know where he was going.So average Joe asked John Q．Public for directions to the nearest bank.John Q．Public is also a common person—male or female.“Jeez Louise，”said John Q．Public.This is an expression of surprise.“Don’t you know that all banks are closed today? It is Saturday.”
“For Pete’s sake，”said average Joe.This is also an expression used to show a feeling like surprise or disappointment.“I do not believe you，”said he.At that moment，Joe Blow was walking down the street with a woman.Joe Blow is also an expression for a common person.Now this Joe Blow was not walking next to a plain Jane.A plain Jane is a woman who is neither ugly nor pretty.The woman with Joe Blow was a real Sheila—a beautiful woman.
Average Joe asked the woman if all banks were closed on Saturday.“No way，Jose，” she answered.This is a way of saying “no.”“Many banks are open on Saturdays.”
Average Joe did not know either of these two people from Adam.That is，he did not know them at all.But he followed their directions to the nearest bank.
When he arrived，he walked to the desk and said：“I am here to withdraw some money so I can pay my taxes to Uncle Sam”．This represents the United States government.The banker produced some papers and told him to sign his John Hancock at the bottom.A John Hancock is a person’s signed name—a signature.Historically，John Hancock was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.Hancock had a beautiful signature and signed his name larger than all the others.
【解题导语】 本文介绍了美国英语中一些与人名相关的约定俗语的含义及来源。
5．The main idea of this text is that ________.
A．some popular American names have special stories
B．some popular American expressions have some special names
C．some popular American names have special meanings
D．some popular American expressions are interesting
解析：选C。确定主旨大意题。短文主要介绍美国英语中常用人名所构成俗语的特定含义，故C项正确。
6．Which of the following refers to an ordinary-looking woman?
A．An average Joe.
B．John Q．Public.
C．Joe Blow.
D．A plain Jane.
解析：选D。细节把握题。由第二段倒数第二句可知plain Jane是一位既不丑也不漂亮的妇女。
7．The name “Jeez Louise” is________.
A．an expression of surprise
B．a feeling like disappointment
C．an expression for a common man
D．a woman who is neither ugly nor pretty
解析：选A。词义猜测题。第一段倒数第三句是对Jeez Louise的解释：这是一种惊讶的表达方式。
8．What does the banker really want to ask Joe to sign on the papers?
A．John Hancock. B．United States Declaration.
C．His own name.
D．Uncle Sam.
解析：选C。细节把握题。最后一段第四句对A John Hancock的解释为：A John Hancock是个人签名——指代人的签名，所以那个银行职员想让Joe在文件上签上自己的名字。