单项选择
1. The policeman put down the phone,______ with a smile on his face.
A. satisfied
B. satisfying
C. to be satisfied
D. being satisfied
2. What you have done ______ the teachers very much. They were very ______ with you.
A. satisfying; satisfying
B. satisfying; satisfied
C. satisfied; satisfying
D. satisfied; satisfied
3. Six pence is a low price to pay for a ______ bar of chocolate.
A. satisfying
B. satisfied
C. to satisfy
D. satisfy
4. —May I ______ you a cigarette?
—That’s very kind of you, but I can’t smoke.
A. offer
B. persuade
C. show
D. send
5. High school and college ______ you the best chance to learn broadly.
A. gives
B. gave
C. offer
D. offers
6. She had accepted ______ marriage when she was 23 years old.
A. an offer of
B. an offer for
C. a provide of
D. a supply of
7. In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a ______ for everyone to stand up.
A. signal
B. chance
C. mark
D. measure
8. —What’s our ______?
—About 37,000 feet.
A. attitude
B. height
C. altitude
D. high
9. The whole meal was good but the wine ______ was excellent.
A. in common
B. in general
C. in particular
D. in short
10. I noticed his eyes ______, because they were very large.
A. in particular
B. with particular
C. in special
D. with special
11. —Where should we go for lunch?
—Nowhere ______, anywhere you like.
A. in short
B. in addition
C. in particular
D. in time
12. On ______ of the windows was a mirror, ______ a painting.
A. one side; on the other side
B. one side; and on the other
C. one side; the other side
D. a side; and on the other
13. Success is not achieved by ______ luck.
A. complete
B. whole
C. sheer
D. all
14. Your article seems rather thin ______; can you fatten it out a little?
A. in the places
B. in place
C. in the place
D. in places
15. The price of apples is about four yuan per kg ______ average.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. from
16. The ______ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal
B. average
C. usual
D. general
17. I have been having violin lessons ______, but I think I’ll make it every week from next month.
A. every other weeks
B. every second weeks
C. every two week
D. every two weeks
18. We were asked to plant a tree ______ on both sides of the road.
A. every twenty meter
B. every twentieth meters
C. every twentieth meter
D. every other twenty meter
19. Miss Gao asked a question, but it was ______ that nobody could answer it.
A. very difficult
B. too difficult
C. difficult enough
D. so difficult
20. We made up our minds to study hard ______ we could be admitted into university.
A. in order to
B. all that
C. so that
D. so as to
答案与解析
1. A
A项表示“感到满意的”，修饰人；B项表示“令人满意的”，修饰物；C项表示将来或目的；D项表示正在进行。本句主语是人。故选择A项。句意：那个警察放下电话，脸上带着满意的笑容。
2. D
分析句子成分，可知第一个空格是谓语动词，排除A、B两项；第二个空格后面有with，构成be satisfied with这一固定搭配。
3. A
分析句式结构，可知空格处作定语。空格后面的名词是物，用satisfying修饰。句意：花6便士买一块称心的巧克力价格是不高的。
4. A
offer sb. sth.“给某人提供……”；persuade“劝说”；show“展示，出示”；send“送给，传”。根据句意选择A项。句意：“我可以给一支烟吗？”“谢谢，我不抽烟。”
5. C
offer a chance 意思是“提供机会”。根据语法选择C项。句意：高中和大学提供给你博学的最好机会。
6. A
accept an offer of接受……；a supply of大量的（修饰可数名词或不可数名词）。句意：她23岁时，接受了别人的求婚。
7. A
signal“信号；暗号”；chance“机会”；mark“分数，痕迹”；measure“方法，措施”。句意：在我们班，当铃声响了及老师合上书时，对大家来讲这是一个起立的信号。故选A。
8. C
attitude意思是“态度”；height意思是某物体自身的“高度”；altitude意思是“海拔高度”；high是形容词。句意：“我们现在的高度是多少？”“大约37 000英尺。”
9. C
考察短语搭配。in common 共同的，共有的；in general一般来说；in particular特别，尤其；in short总之，简言之。根据句意选择C项。
10. A
考查短语搭配。in particular 意思是“特别”。句意：我特别注意到他的眼睛，因为它们非常大。
11. C
in short 总之，简言之；in addition另外，此外；in particular尤其，特别；in time及时。根据句意选择C项。
12. B
on one side与on the other side是两个并列的分句，中间需要有连词。如果后面不是一个省略的分句的话，中间可以不用连词而用分号隔开。
13. C
complete全部的，完全的；whole整个的；sheer完全的，纯粹的；all所有的。根据句意选择C项。
14. D
in place在适当的位置上；in places 有几处。句意：你的文章在某些地方略显空洞；你能把它充实一点吗？
15. A
考查短语搭配。on average意思是“一般说来，平均起来”。句意：苹果的价格平均大约每千克四元钱。
16. B
normal正常的；average平均的，中等的；usual通常的；general大体的，笼统的。
17. D
“每两周”应该是“every two weeks”，“every other week”或“every second week”，根据搭配选择D项。句意：我一直以来每两周上一次小提琴课，但从下月开始我想每周都上。
18. C
“every+序数词（大于或等于2）+单数名词意思是“每第……”。
19. D
本题考查so…that引导结果状语从句。当that引导的结果状语从句为肯定句时，so…that…可以与be…enough to do 转换；当从句为否定句时，可以与too…to…或be not…enough to do转换。
20. C
空格后面接的是句子，排除A、D两项；B项语法错误。so that引导目的状语从句。
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
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things with. He
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to take ten servants with him. They would
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the things to sell and the food to
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on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to
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and asked to
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with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,
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may go with us.
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you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my
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, you can’t carry a
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load (担子). You must
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the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
“You are
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.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said
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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
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the little servant. Do you know
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? 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
名师点评
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。
阅读理解
J
Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.
"I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生) ,' said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. "I think by 2075 we will see it and that's a conservative estimate(保守的估计)."
At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(纳米技术)make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. "There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years, "he said. "Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years. '
However, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. "It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?" said Leonard Peon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre "At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at alL'
1. By saying" we are knocking at the door of immortality", Michael Zey means_______.
A. they believe that there is no limit of living
B. they are sure to find the truth about long living
C. they have got some ideas about living forever
D. they are able to make people live past the present life span
答案: C
指导：immortality的意思为“永生”，所以MichaelZey觉得人可以长生不死。
2. Donald Louria's attitude toward long living is that
A. people can live from 120 to 180
B. it is still doubtful how long humans can live
C. the human body is designed to last about 120 years
D. it is possible for humans to live longer in the future
答案: D
指导：从第三段Donald的谈话可知，他认为人可以活120～180岁甚至更久，200～300岁。A项表述不完整。
3. The underlined"it' ( Paragraph 4) refers to _______.
A. a great push
B. the idea of living beyond the present life span
C. the idea of living from 200 to 300 years
D. the conservative estimate
答案: B指导：全文谈的都是人的寿命能否超越现在的期限，故选B.
4. What would be the best tide for this text?
A. Living Longer or Not
B. Science, Technology and Long Living
C. No Limit for Human Life
D. Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living
答案: A
指导：参考上题指导。
K
Who is there among us who hasn't dreamed of having his or her own small ( maybe, several years later, even big) business, and having wonderful freedom, both from a boss and from the time clock: the freedom to make up our own rules for our work, and our own plans--arranging our own hours of work? That way work would be both painless and fun. Or, so we imagine.
Well, in fact it isn't quite as simple as that. Yes, it is true that being the boss has its satisfactions and that you can arrange your working hours freely if you own your own small business. But in those early years of starting your own business, you shouldn't think of a free day, not to mention flying off for a month's vacation. It is not unusual for new business owners to work seventy or eighty hours a week, and if there is a day off, that day might need to be devoted to accounting(算账).
But this negative picture doesn't destroy the beautiful hopes. The possibility of getting something wonderful in return--both material and mental--continues to drive that large number of people who start up small businesses each year in the United States.
1. From the first paragraph, we know that everybedy bopes_______.
A. to rule others
B. to be his or her own boss
C. to get a time clock
D. to be free from work
答案: B指导：从第一段可得知。
2. Most new business owners have to_______.
A. work more than 10 hours a day
B. devote himself to accounting
C. fly to some places in the world
D. have a day off in a week
答案: A
从句中“h is not unusual for new business owners to works eventy or eighty hours a week"可知一天工作十多个小时。
3. The expression "negative picture" nxet probably means_______.
A. a terrible experience
B. a poor picture
C. limited freedom
D. unpleasant situations
答案: D指导：根据第二段可知negmive picture means unpleasant situations．
4. The beautiful hopes will never be destroyed because_______.
A. people love beautiful things by nature
B. people have a strong desire to seek personal gains
C. small businesses make big money each year in the US
D. small businesses have advantages over big companies
答案: B指导：从最后一段可知此答案。