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　　When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be (1)______ .When you put one finger in front of your(2)______, you mean “Be quiet.”

　　Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages.

　　Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak (3)_______ Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt (4)______ and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman (5)_______ his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he (6)_____ to say, “Bring me something to eat.” But the waiter bought him a lot of things to (7)______. First tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was (8)_______ that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was (9)_______ to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was (10)_______ enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishmen had his meal in the same way.

　　( )1. A. nice B. friendly C. fine D. well

　　( )2. A. eye B. hand C. mouth D. arm

　　( )3. A. a little B. few C. a few D. little

　　( )4. A. hungry B. tired C. sad D. worried

　　( )5. A. washed B. opened C. closed D. touched

　　( )6. A. dared B. meant C. had D. decided

　　( )7. A. eat B. drink C. carry D. play

　　( )8. A. happy B. glad C. sorry D. afraid

　　( )9. A. quick B. slow C. ready D. quiet

　　( )10.A. good B. bad C. bright D. wrong

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章通过介绍一个英国人在意大利吃饭时所遇到的情况，向大家介绍了手势语在不同国家的不同用法。

　　1.B. 当有人向你微笑时，你一定会觉得他对你是很友好的。

　　2.C. 一般人都知道这样一个手势，把手指放在嘴前面说一声“嘘”，意思是要保持安静。

　　3.D. 这位英国人一定不太懂意大利语，所以才用手势语的。这里用little修饰Italian这一不可数名词。

　　4.A. 只有感到饿了才会去吃饭的。

　　5.B. 只有先张开嘴才能把手指放进去的。

　　6.B. 当时这位英国人的意思是想要点吃的东西才会做出这样的手势的。

　　7.B. 下面的东西都是喝的。

　　8.C. 这位英国人对自己没能清楚地表达出自己的意思一定会很遗憾的。

　　9.C. 当这位英国人正准备离开时，正好另一个人进来了。所以用“be ready to…”表示“正准备做……”。

　　10.A. 由于服务员在看完那个人的手势后把吃的拿了上来，所以那个人的手势肯定是正确的。

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　　Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050.

　　“What will (1)_____ be like in the year 2050?” asked Tom.

　　“I don't know, “ said Fred. “ What do you think?”

　　“Well, no one knows. But it is (2)______ to guess,” said Tom. “In the year 2050 everybody will (3)______ a pocket computer. The computer will give people the (4)_______ to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, (5)______. And we'll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we'll be able to (6)______ them at the same time. Machines will do (7)______ of the work, and people will have more (8)_______. Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”

　　“I'm very (9)_______ to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I'll be able to live (10)_____,” said Fred, “Won't that be interesting? Just like a fish!”

　　( )1. A. our home B. the traffic C. a factory D. the world

　　( )2. A. pleased B. no use C. interesting D. unusual

　　( )3. A. carry B. bring C. give D. send

　　( )4. A. news B. ways C. things D. answers

　　( )5. A. either B. again C. too D. also

　　( )6. A. call B. see C. look D. listen

　　( )7. A. most B. many C. lot D. every

　　( )8. A. work B. duty C. holidays D. times

　　( )9. A. sorry B. glad C. sure D. afraid

　　( )10.A. in the sea B. on land C. on the hill D. in the tree

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章主要介绍了Tom 和Fred 设想2050年的情况。

　　1.D. 下面所谈的都是世界上会出现的变化。

　　2.C. 设想未来总是会很有趣的。

　　3.A. 到2050年，人们会带者袖珍计算机。这里用carry最佳。

　　4.D. 计算机告诉我们的是问题的答案。

　　5.C. too用语肯定句的末尾表示”也”。

　　6.B. 2050年我们可以和世界各地的人们通话，同时随着科技的发展和进步，可视电话的出现，使我们在打电话时可以同时看到对方。

　　7.A. 机器可以代替人做一部分工作，但不能完全替代人，所以这里用most 比较合理。

　　8.C. 根据下句“Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week.”可知人们在2005年假期更多了。

　　9.B. 上面所说的都是一些好消息，因此凡是听到的人都一定会高兴的。

　　10.A. 根据最后一句话“just like a fish!”可知那时人们甚至会生活在大海里。

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　　“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,” Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line. “I have one in my jacket, but I don't want to (1)_______ and lose my place.”

　　“OK,” agreed Jane.

　　Jane waited all day for Jenny to (2)______ back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be (3)________. “She's just forgotten,” thought Jane. “I don’t (4)_______ to make her angry.” Still, her money (5)_______.

　　Weeks went (6)______, at last Jane got up enough courage to tell her about the (7)_______.

　　“Oh, Jane, I (8)_______!” Jenny said. “I'll bring the dollar tomorrow.”

　　The next day Jenny seemed to have forgotten again. During the noon hour Jane saw her (9)_______ sweets for Mary and Ann. Jenny saw Jane looking at her. (10)_______ she said something in a low voice to the other two girls. Jane felt (11)________ and went to the classroom in (12)______.

　　In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny's desk. An (13)______ came to her.

　　“Jenny's not kind lately, and anyway, she really owes(欠) me. Besides, she has (14)______ money to buy more. A dollar doesn't mean anything to her, (15)______ it means a lot to me.”

　　( )1. A. stay B. wait C. leave D. take

　　( )2. A. return B. lend C. take D. pay

　　( )3. A. busy B. happy C. free D. sad

　　( )4. A. want B. mind C. know D. back

　　( )5. A. was lost B. wasn't given back

　　C. was Jenny's D. was far away

　　( )6. A. by B. over C. back D. round

　　( )7. A. money B. lunch C. place D. classmate

　　( )8. A. used B. forgot C. understood D. thought

　　( )9. A. borrowing B. making C. selling D. buying

　　( )10.A. Even B. Again C. Then D. Instead

　　( )11.A. alone B. bad C. hungry D. angry

　　( )12.A. a hurry B. the hurry C. hurried D. her hurry

　　( )13.A. end B. answer C. idea D. example

　　( )14. A. little B. enough C. many D. all

　　( )15.A. but B. so C. then D. for

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章介绍了在西方校园里出现的学生借钱不还的现象。

　　1.C. 由于当时是在排队买午饭，所以Jane不想因为去取钱而失去她的位置。

　　2.D. 这里的意思是Jenny没有归还Jane的钱，如果用return，就不能用back了，所以此时用pay back表达这一含义。

　　3.A. 根据下句“She's just forgotten.”可知Jenny好像很忙。

　　4.A. 对Jenny来说，她也不想因为一美圆钱去惹麻烦。所以这里从Jane的心理出发，用want最佳。

　　5.B. 这里应该是被动语态，因为钱应该被归还。

　　6.A. 这里的by是副词，go by表示时间的推移。

　　7.A. Jenny欠Jane的是钱，而不是其他东西。

　　8.B. 根据下句“I'll bring the dollar tomorrow.”可知Jenny这次是又忘记了。

　　9.D. 根据后面的介词for可知这里应该用buy，buy something for somebody的意思是”给某人买某物”。

　　10.C. 这是一个动作的衔接，用then就可以了。

　　11.D. 当看到Jenny的行为时，Jane一定会很生气的。

　　12.A. in a hurry(匆忙地)是一个固定短语，在句子中做状语，它没有人称和时态的变化。

　　13.C. 根据所给词语的意思可知答案，这里的idea是”主意，念头”的 意思。

　　14.B. 因为Jane已经看到Jenny在买东西，所以她认为Jenny一定是有钱的。

　　15.A. 根据上下句意，这里是一个很明显的转折。

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　　In the USA, a shopping center is a place where many different shops and stores are collected under one roof. (1)_____ can buy everything you(2)_____ there.

　　There are other places that are called five-and-ten-cents stores (3)______ they used to sell things for five or ten cents. Today they sell (4)_____ anything and some of the things cost several dollars. Supermarkets are found (5)_____ all the cities. They sell food and many (6)_______ things. You walk around the supermarket, choose the things you want, put them in a special basket (7)_____ by the store and pay (8)_______ them all together at the door. Supermarkets often stay (9)_______ later than the other places. Stores are always open every day of the week (10)_______ on Sunday. Some are also open on Sunday in July and August.

　　( )1. A. One B. You C. He D. People

　　( )2. A. want B. dislike C. have D. know

　　( )3. A. that B. and C. because D. so

　　( )4. A. most B. hardly C. must D. almost

　　( )5. A. in B. near C. round D. outside

　　( )6. A. wonderful B. expensive C. cheap D. other

　　( )7. A. prepared B. made C. bought D. lent

　　( )8. A. off B. back C. for D. /

　　( )9. A. open B. opened C. close D. closed

　　( )10.A. besides B. except C. only D. beside

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了美国的商业零售企业的类型。

　　1.B. 根据后面的句子可知答案。

　　2.A. 在购物中心里，你几乎可以买到你所需要的任何东西。

　　3.C. 前半句是结果，后半句是原因。

　　4.D. 任何商店的商品也不是样样俱全的，所以这里用almost(几乎)修饰anything最合理。

　　5.A. 在所有的城市里你都会看到超市的。

　　6.D. 超市里除了经营食品之外，还经营其他很多东西。

　　7.A. 一般的超市都会为顾客准备购物用的筐或提篮。

　　8.C. pay for是一个固定短语。

　　9.A. 很多超市都是很晚才关门的，所以这里用stay open表示超市还在开门。这里的open起形容词作用，意思是“开着的”。

　　10.B. 一般的商店星期天是关门的，所以这里用except 表示”除了星期天之外，商店每天都开门。”

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　　It was late, David was (1)______ home. There was a crossing ahead. (2)_____ a driver in another car turned into his way. David ran into him.

　　He (3)______ out, and found that his front headlight had been broken. The driver of the other car had got (4)_______ , too. He looked very (5)______, and shouted,” It was your fault!” David looked around, and (6)______ a woman on the corner. He asked her if she had seen the (7)______. The woman said it had not been David's fault but this (8)_______ made the other man angrier. David found that they were holding up the traffic. He said that they should (9)______ their cars out of the way. The other man was still very angry but he got back into his car. Shouting to David, he backed his car into a truck that had (10)_______ behind him.

　　( )1. A. walking B. driving C. staying D. missing

　　( )2. A. Luckily B. Carefully C. Suddenly D. Usually

　　( )3. A. jumped B. called C. fell D. pulled

　　( )4. A. on B. back C. out D. down

　　( )5. A. afraid B. angry C. enjoyed D. friendly

　　( )6. A. saw B. helped C. left D. telephone

　　( )7. A. cars B. roads C. way D. accident

　　( )8. A. always B. hardly C. only D. safely

　　( )9. A. mend B. sell C. wash D. move

　　( )10.A run B. begun C. passed D. stopped

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章主要介绍的是一次交通事故，但双方都归咎于对方。不过文中会告诉你一切的。

　　1.B. 根据下文可知David是驱车回家的。

　　2.C. 根据所给词语的词义可知用suddenly最佳，因为交通事故都是在瞬间发生的。

　　3.A. David只有从车上跳出去之后才会发现车灯坏了。

　　4.C. 另一辆车的司机只有出来之后才能有下面的情况发生。

　　5.B. 根据下句“It was your fault!”可知另一辆车的司机是很生气的。

　　6.A. 只有先看到那个妇女才可能上前去询问一些问题的，所以这里用see最佳。

　　7.D. 因为双方正在为事故原因而争吵，所以David首先是要问她是否看到了这次交通事故。

　　8.C. 根据所给词语的意思可知答案。

　　9.D. 由于他们的车已经阻碍交通，因此David建议将车移开。

　　10.D. 那个人在倒车时，肯定是撞到在他后面停放的车辆的。