1.At 6: next morning the train ______ Central Station, Glasgow.
A. came down
B. pulled into
C. laid out
D.
sought out
2.She pressed her lips together, trying to ________ tears.
A. give up
B. burst into
C. take back
D.hold
back
3.In the department store one sales assistant stopped short of calling me stupid when I said
that a certain guitar wasn’t to my ________ and a bit cheap-looking.
A. astonishment
B. delight
C. taste
D.
knowledge
4.________, the injection did not work and despite much medication to calm his heart, he
passed away in the early hours of the morning.
A. Luckily
B. Unfortunately
C. Eventually
D.
Undoubtedly
5.However, promotion is not always easy to achieve, as I _______ when I first returned to
work in 1977 after my degree course.
A. turned out
B. acted out
C. sought out
D.
found out
6. A sob caught his throat and he coughed to ________it.
A. prohibit
B. emit
C. mask
D. crash
7.The fight lasted but a few minutes, when the enemy soldiers _______ before us fore
twelve miles.
A. vanished
B. approached
C. retreated
D. proceeded
8.She’s been reported missing and we’re checking her movements for the two weeks
before she ________ .
A. survived
B. vanished
C. observed
D. revealed
9.Donald McIntyre was arrested by the police on suspicion of being connected in the
________ disappearance of a man.
A. mysterious
B. ancient
C. critical
D. evident
10.He sat like a man ________ by the sudden news of death.
A. embarrassed
B. stung
C. stunned
D. bored
11.Henry _______ into a table and landed heavily on the floor and had to be helped to his
feet by friends.
A. proceeded
B. crashed
C. retreated
D. limped
12.She said that they had monitored in the area and there was no ______ to health.
A. suggestion
B. compliment
C. hazard
D. recipe
13.In a small enterprise or department, management by inertia is a _______ disease.
A. current
B. radical
C. deadly
D. typical
14.The report is ______ with the relationship between politics and the law.
A. absorbed
B. concerned
C. sustained
D. involved
15.As anyone who has _______ an accident will tell you, the apparent security of cars is
deceptive.
A. sampled
B. vanished
C. survived
D. scraped
16.Every man has moved into position and must remain silent and unobserved until the
______ moment.
A. painful
B. emotional
C. favorite
D. critical
17.Mr. Trump would not _______ details of his plan for a new factory to make mobile
phones in China.
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A. expose
B. indicate
C. reveal
D. enclose
18.Burns can be caused when skin that isn’t used to the sun is ________ to short bursts of
strong sunlight.
A. snapped
B. exposed
C. wrinkled
D. revealed
19.Young pilots should _______ doing too many new things in one fight; i.e. do not fly a
new type of aircraft on an unfamiliar airfield.
A. manage
B. avoid
C. decrease
D. deny
20.If you don’t read, then ________ you will forget how to read.
A. eventually
B. unfortunately
C. positively
D.
mysteriously
21.We had decided that our last day would be spent _______ one of the many activities
which the hotel offered to arrange.
A. consolidating
B. proceeding
D. selecting
22. A personal friend of an artist may have a real _______ in writing criticism, as he may
learn about the artistic intentions which are not explained to others.
A. observation
B. advantage
C. background
D. privacy
23.If people are made aware that the better the service, the more they earn, then it really is
an _______ to work hard and perform well.
A. atmosphere
B. incentive
C. community
D. gratitude
24.On seeing the wounded soldier, Lucy quickly folded her arms round him, then just as
quickly pulled back to _______ his swollen nose and mouth.
B. recognize
cdthC. reveal
D. inspect
25.I remember Chapman was ________ when I told him we might make a million dollars a
year.
A. exclaimed
B. amazed
C. shocked
D. stunned
26.I felt _____ and unable to give her the support she needed.
A) helpfully B) helpful C)helpless D) helplessly
27.The success of this project ______ on everyone making an effort.
A) relies B) reliant C) reliable D) reliance
28.The doctor have ______ warned him not to work so hard.
A) repeat B) repetition C) repeated D) repeatedly
29.Francis Chichester is ______ one of the greatest adventurers the world has ever known.
A) doubt B) doubtful C) doubtfully D) undoubtedly
30.After _______ so many defeats, I found the final victory doubly sweet.
A) inexperienced B) experiencing C) inexperience D) experienced
31.He is loved by anyone who has the ______ to know him.
A) misfortune B) fortune C) unfortunately D) fortunately
32.Harry was behaving very ______ at the dinner party last night.
A) childhood B) childish C) child D) childishly
33.It is good for old people to be _______ involved in their communities.
A) active B) action C) activity D) actively
34._______ speaking, I feel great sympathy for you, but I still think you are wrong.
A) Emotion B) Emotional C) Emotionally D) Unemotional
35.I wonder if they would ______ our proposal.
A) acceptance B) accept C) acceptable D) acceptably
36.I can accomplish a great deal more in the library than at home, where there are too many
_______.
A) distract B) distractions C) distracted D) distracting
37.Cars turn into ______ weapons when they are driven carelessly.视频显示器
A) friendly B) lovely C) deadly D) weekly
38.Though he has a ______ job and a good family, he still feels that his life is somewhat
empty.
A) well-known B) well-paid C) well-traveled D) well-informed
39.The only way to _______ a fear is to face it, and to do so as frequently as possible.
A) commit B) enlarge C) communicate D) conquer
40.I’d like to _______ that students should be allowed more time for independent study.
A) propose B) command C) arrange D) steer
How men first learn to invent words is unknown: in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations—the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
1)The origin of language is _____.
A. a legend handed down from the past
B. a question difficult to answer
C. a problem not yet solved
D. a matter that is hidden or secret
2)One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that
______.
A. they could communicate with each other
B. they could write them down
C. they could combine them
D. they could agree upon certain signs
3)What is true about the words?
A. They are used to express feelings only.
B. They are meaningful sounds that could be written down.
C. They are letters.
D. They are mysterious.
4)By “association”, the author means ______.
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A. joining ideas in the mind
B. an appearance which is puzzling
i. C. a strange feature D. a special quality
5)In expressing their thoughts, great writers are able ______.
A. to confuse the readers
B. to move our action
C. to move men to tears
D. to puzzle our feelings
A study suggests that dirty air can reduce lung development. Researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angles published their work in the New England Journal of Medicine.
About 1700 children from different communities in Southern California took part in the study. The scientists tested the children every year for eight years, starting at age ten. They say this is the longest study ever done on air pollution and the health of children.
The scientists found that children who lived in areas with the dirtiest air were five times more likely to grow up with weak lungs. Many were using less than eight percent of normal lung strength to breathe.
The damage from dirty air was as bad as that found in children with parents who smoke. Children with reduced lung power may suffer more severe effects from a common cold, for example.
But the researchers express greater concerns about long-term effects. They say adults normally begin to lose one percent of their lung power each year after age twenty. The doctors note that weak lung activity is the second leading cause of early deaths among adults. The first is smoking.
By the time people are eighteen, their lungs are fully developed, or close to it. The doctors say it is impossible to recover from any damage.
Researchers say they are still not sure how air pollution affects lung development. They believe that pollution affects the tiny air spaces where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
Arden Pope is an economics professor at Brigham Young University in Provo. Utah. Professor Pope wrote a commentary about the study. He noted that air quality is Southern California has improved si
nce the study began in the early nineteen-nineties. Clean-air laws have reduced pollution from vehicles, industry and other causes.
But dirty air is still a problem in areas of California and other places. Professor Pope says continued efforts to improve air quality are likely to provide additional improvements in health.
1. A study done by researchers at the University of Southern California indicates that
_____.
A. 1700 children from Southern California have weak lung activities
B. children in Southern California use less lung strength to breathe
C. 80 percent of children in Southern California suffer from air pollution
D. air pollution may affect the growth of children’s lungs
2.According to the article, children living in dirty air ________.
A. may lose 80 percent of their normal lung strength
B. were 5 times more likely to catch a common cold
C. may suffer more severe effects from a common cold
D. were unlikely to recover from any lung damage
3.Why do the researchers express greater concern about the long-term effects of air
pollution on children?
A. Because they begin to lose 1% of their lung power each year after 20
B. Because they do not show any signs of lung damage when they are young.
C. Because they cannot expect to have their lungs fully developed at 18.
D. Because they may suffer early death when they grow up.
4.What do we learn from the passage about the air in Southern California?
A. It is cleaner than it was in the early 1990s.
B. It is free of pollution from vehicles and industry
C. It is as dirty as it was before
D. It is unlikely to improve in the near future.
5.Professor Pope believes that ______.
A. clean-air laws should be passed to reduce air pollution in California
B. improvement in air quality will provide further health benefits
C. further studies should be done to find out how dirty air affects lung development
D. air pollution does ever greater harm to children’s health than their parents’ smoking
I was born in the city of New York, in England, in the year 1632. My father was a man of some wealth, able to give me a good home and send me to school. It was his wish that I should be a lawyer but my head began to be filled very early with thoughts of travel, and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea. My father gave me strong advice against it, but with little effect. One day, b
eing at Hull, I met a school-fellow who was about to sail for London in his father’s ship, and he invited me to go with him, and without telling my father, I went on board.
On the way to London, a storm arose, the ship was wrecked, and we barely escaped with our lives. I went on foot to London, where I met with the master of a vessel which did business with countries on the coast of Africa. He took a fancy to me, and offered me a chance to go with him on his voyages, which I gladly accepted.
A great storm came up, and the ship was tossed about form many days, until we did not know where we were. Suddenly we struck a bank of sand, and the sea broke over the ship in such a way that we could not hope to have her hold many moments without breaking into pieces. So we launched a boat. After we had been driven four or five miles, a mountainous wave struck us so hard that it overturned the boat at once. Though I swam well but the waves were so strong that I was dashed against a rock with such force that it left me senseless. But I recovered a little before the waves returned, and running forward, got to the mainland safely.
1.What did the author want to do most when he was young?
A. To visit Africa.
B. To practice law.
C. To sail the seas.
D. To make a tour of London.
2.Why did the author go on foot to London?
A. His father did not supply the fare for the journey.
B. The ship he took was destroyed by in a storm.
C. He went against his father’s strong advice not to do so.
D. His school-fellow invited him to go together.
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