Passage 61

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s 1 now but it wasn’t at that time.

　　Last Friday, 2 doing all the family shopping in town, I 3 a rest before catching the train, so I bought a 4 and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop─ that cheap, self-service place with long 5 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 6 a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.

　　When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the 7 seat It was one of those wild -looking young men, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair coloured bright 8 at the front.

　　Not so unusual these days. What did 9 me was he’d started to eat my chocolate !

　　Naturally, I was annoyed(恼火的). However, to avoid trouble ─ 10 really I was rather uneasy about him─I just 11 down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 12.Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly 13 it.

　　Still I didn’t dare to start an argument(争论). When he took a 14 piece .I felt more angry than 15 . I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece,” and I got it.

　　The boy gave me a 16 look, and then stood up. As

　　he left he shouted out. “This woman’s mad!” Everyone 17. That was embarrassing(窘迫的) enough, but it was 18 when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave .

　　My face went red─as red as his hair when I 19 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine,20,just under my newspaper.

　　1. A. serious B. wonderful C. funny D. exciting

　　2. A. after B. while C. as D. since

　　3. A. enjoyed B. took C. had D. wanted

　　4. A. cake B. newspaper C. coat D. bag

　　5. A. chairs B .tables C. benches D. windows

　　6. A. order B. decide C. keep D. take

　　7. A. exact B. same C. free D. next

　　8. A. red B. black C. brown D. white

　　9. A .interest B. surprise C. frighten D. hurt

　　10. A. then B .but C. and D. so

　　11. A. looked B. lay C. read D. went

　　12. A. eagerly B really C. closely D. shyly

　　13. A. believe B. bear C. notice D. stop

　　14. A. last B. big C. slight D. third

　　15. A. interesting B. annoyed C. exciting D. uneasy

　　16. A. strange B. terrible C. disappointed D. curious

　　17. A. agreed B .promised C. stared D. demanded

　　18. A. better B. worse C .later D. greater

　　19. A. wondered B. realized C. decided D .recognized

　　20. A. tasted B. split C. tied D. unopened

　　答案与分析

　　全文叙述了“我”错吃别人的巧可力闹出的笑话。文章开首句对全文各空的选择起了重要的作用。

　　1. C 从首句My husband hasn't stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me.可得此答案。

　　2. A 从后文得知，这件事是在“我”购完物， 等火车时发生的。

　　3. D 其它几个答案均有干扰性，通过下文我们得知，“我”买报纸和巧可力以及后来到咖啡店都是为了休息，因此此空选wanted。

　　4. B 从后文I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper...可得此答案。

　　5. B A,C有较大干扰性，但sit at在此意为“坐在……的旁边”，因此答案应为tables.

　　6. C “我”把报纸和巧可力放在桌子上占个地方。keep a place 占地方。

　　7. D next seat 邻近的座位。在此B有较大干扰性，从后文我们得知，the boy并没有占“我”的座位， 他只是挨着“我”。

　　8. A 从后文My face went red─as red as his hair...得此答案。

　　9. B The boy 的打扮并没有太让我吃惊， 因为 Not so unusual these day, 但他开始吃“我”的巧可力就让我吃惊不小。空前的did起强调作用。

　　10. C to avoid trouble与really I was rather uneasy about him为并列关系，因此用and表示顺接。

　　11. A此空极易错选C,但空后的down at决定了选read 是错误的。

　　12. C故事到此已向高潮发展。“我”拿了一块巧可力，他定定(closely)看着“我”。

　　13. A“我”简直不敢想象。在此B有较大干扰性， 从后文我们得知“我”一直不敢与他理论，因此如果说“我简直不能忍受”，则不能表达当时的忍耐。

　　14. D从前文Then he took a second piece of my chocolate得此答案。

　　15. D起初他开始吃“我”的巧可力的时候，“我”感到不舒服(really I was rather uneasy about him)，但这次与其说是不舒服，倒不如说是生气。more...than...在此意为“与其说……倒不如说……”。

　　16. A“我”与他争吃巧可力，他感到不可思议，因此the boy gave me a strange look。

　　17. C他喊了“This woman's mad!”，每个人都朝这儿看。

　　18. B当“我”喝完咖啡，就要走的时候，事情更令人窘迫。worse=more embarrassing。

　　19. B在此D有较大干扰性，但realized意思是“认识到”，而recognized意思是“辨认出”，因此D不合题意。

　　20. D 因为我们刚才吃的是他的巧可力， 因此“我”的unopened。

　　Passage 62

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter’s college. It was the 1 time in our lives that she would be gone for any length of 2 .We wondered how other people had 3 it.

　　Later in bed, I 4 the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay behind to 5 the cows from getting into the crops. I, the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to 6 college.

　　The truck was slow. and I was glad. I didn’t want to get to 7 too soon. I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little 8 .He finally said, I never went to college and 9 of your brothers went to college. I can’t say you don’t do this or that, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to 10 ,but I think things will work out. When you get a job, be sure to be 11 and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be 12 in the big town and I would be missing the life of the family.

　　Then my father brought out the Bible (《圣经》) that he had 13 so often. I knew that he would miss it but I must take it .He just said, “This can help you 14 you will let it.”

　　When I finished school I took the Bible back to my father. But he said he wanted me to 15 it.

　　Now, too late, I remember. It would have been so 16 to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn’t . I could give her 17 . My father could give me 18 a Bible .But I don’t really believe now that I gave her half as 19 as my father gave me. So the next morning I did up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a 20. “This can help you,” I said ,”if you will let it.”

　　1. A. first B. last C. very D. happiest

　　2. A. while B. time C. place D. journey

　　3. A. understood B. stood (忍受) C. thought D. tried

　　4. A. called B. remembered C. thought of D. went through

　　5. A. let B. raise C. keep D. feed

　　6. A. take part in B. go away to

　　C. begin with D. continue with

　　7. A. my daughter’s college B. my home

　　C. the city D. the farm

　　8. A. speech B. living C. promise D. progress

　　9. A. some B. one C. none D. all

　　10. A. happen B. end C. take in D. break out

　　11. A. lively B. hard C. reasonable D. honest

　　12. A. happy B. alone C. sure D. lost

　　13. A. bought B. read C. loved D. given

　　14. A. if B. unless C. which D. though

　　15. A. keep B. return C. post D. sell

　　16. A. popular B. strange C. ready D. nice

　　17. A. something B. everything C .a book D. a Bible

　　18. A. only B. really C. surely D. very

　　19. A. much B. many C. far D. good

　　20. A. word B. speech C. composition D. note

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是夹叙夹议的文章，作者通过两代人送孩子上大学的不同状况发表了自己的感想。

　　1. A 女儿去上大学，“我”去送她。 这是我们第一次分开一段时间。

　　2. B 在此D有较大干扰性，从上下文我们得知，女儿离开“我们”到另一个城市去上大学，这是她第一次离开“我们”。

　　3. B 女儿离开父母，父母心里放不下她，因此作者说，“我们”不知道别人是怎样忍受的。stand 忍受。

　　4. C躺在床上，“我”想起了“我”上大学的情景。在此B有较大干扰性，但remember侧重于“记住，没有忘记”，而think of 表示“想起”， 尤其当表示“突然想起”多用think of。

　　5. C母亲留下来，看着牛不进入庄稼地。keep. . . from doing 阻止……做某事。

　　6. B go away to college即go to college, away 表示越过一段距离。

　　7.C 一路上“我”非常高兴，“我”不想很快就到达“我”去上学的那个城市。

　　8.A But一词的运用，说明了前后的转折，“他一句话也不说，但我知道他要对‘我’说点什么。

　　9. C never...and可提示此答案。前文I ,the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to 6 (go away to) college也可提示此答案。

　　10. A break out侧重于(战争、火山的)突然爆发， 因此不合题意。

　　11. D and work hard与前文顺接。

　　12. B “我”知道不久我就要一个人在一个大城市(闯荡)。

　　13. B 空后的so often决定此答案。

　　14. A 文章最后一句 “This can help you,”I said, “if you will let it.”提示此答案。

　　15. A 他说他想让“我”保管这本书。keep 留下。

　　16. D 她下车的时候“我”要是把这本书给她就好了。作者在此表示惋惜和后悔。

　　17. B 此空以及下一空是从数量上比较“我”与父亲送孩子上大学时能给孩子的东西。

　　18. A “我”能给孩子所需要的一切(物质的)东西，父亲给我的只是一本《圣经》。这一比较为下一句从质上比较作了较好的铺垫。

　　19. A 但“我”认为“我”给女儿的不及当时父亲给“我”的一半。言外之意，“我”给了女儿物质的东西，而父亲却给了“我”精神的支持。

　　20. D 把书寄给她的时候，“我”写了一个纸条； “This can help you, if you will let it.”

　　Passage 63

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　The lecture on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped (溜走) by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had 1 on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared .

　　We were 2 to go back for class again when the headmaster called us 3 and said, “I’ve got a little 4 for you boys. Mrs Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened 5. She says--it just 6 off her wrist. So, look around for it, will you? 7 if you’re clever enough to find it. Let’s 8 it clear the boy who does 9 will get a useful reward.”

　　At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the 10 one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to 11 something. And 12 he was in front of Mrs Smith, all smiles, 13 the watch to her.

　　Mrs Smith, however, didn’t seem at all 14.In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without 15 a “Thank you”.

　　Jim got 16 - a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who 17 him to write a composition 18 the dangers of smoking. What could 19 Jim write about ? He hadn’t listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the 20 .

　　1. A. seen B. dropped C. found D. laid

　　2. A. about B. able C. sorry D. sure

　　3. A. forward B. together C. straight D. out

　　4. A. fun B. trick C. job D. prize

　　5. A. before B. now C. here D. there

　　6. A. goes B. throws C. slips D. falls

　　7. A. Say B. See C. Guess D. Check

　　8. A. get B. put C. make D. keep

　　9. A. this B. such C. that D. so

　　10. A. lucky B. quick C. early D. worthy

　　11. A. put down B. give away C. find out D. pick up

　　12. A. the following moment B. the next moment C. for a moment D. just a moment

　　13. A. handing out B. turning in C. giving up D. sending back

　　14. A. pleased B. hurt C. interested D. worried

　　15. A. just B. ever C. even D. almost

　　16. A. her punishment B. her prize C. his job D. his reward

　　17. A. had B. made C. told D. helped

　　18. A. of B. on C. in D. at

　　19. A. poor B. nervous C. quick D. good

　　20. A. lecture B. point C. matter D. subject

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文为记叙文，叙述了发生在校园的一件事：Jim偷了Mrs Smith 的表，the headmaster 运用机智的方法让Jim交还了表，并以特殊的方法对他进行了“惩罚”。

　　1. D 表是Mrs Smith的，当她上课时她把它放在桌子上。

　　2. A be about to do sth. when ...意思是“…… 正要做某事，就在这时……。”

　　3. B call... together 把……叫到一起。

　　4.C 从后文得知 the headmaster想让学生们为 Mrs Smith 找表，因此他说， “我有一个小小的工作让你们去做。”

　　5. A 从空前的has happened看应选before,意思是“以前”。

　　6. C 她说表从她的手腕上滑了下来。slip off 滑落。

　　7. B See...在此相当于Let’s see ..., 意思是“让我们看看……。”

　　8. C make it clear 宣布。

　　9. D does so指be clever enough to find it。

　　10. A 因为the headmaster说过 “the boy who does 9 (so) will get a useful reward”, 因此找到表的人便是 the lucky one。

　　11. D 大家都在找表，就在这时，Jim停下， 弯下腰好像从地上捡东西。我们知道Jim偷了Mrs Smith 的表， 因此作者用了as if to pick up something。

　　12. B the next moment接下来。

　　13. B Jim走到Mrs Smith的面前，满面笑容，把表交给她。turn in 上交。

　　14. A 我们知道这时Mrs Smith知道是Jim偷了她的表，因此她不仅不高兴，反而生气了。

　　15. C 在不知情的人看来，Jim 为她找到了表她不高兴甚至连一声“谢谢”也没说，这太出乎人的意料，因此作者用了 even一词。

　　16. D a large piece of paper from the headmaster 成了Jim 应得的奖赏(reward)。

　　17. C A,B,D后都跟不带to的不定式作宾补。

　　18. B 表示文章的题目用介词on。

　　19. A这一下可苦了Jim,因此作者说，“可怜的Jim 能写些什么呢？”

　　20. D the subject 指的是the danger of smoking。

　　Passage 64

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　It had been a pleasantly warm day, without much wind, and with enough cloud to prevent the heat of the sun becoming too great. Charles had spent a long time studying the 1 of the water in the boat, and had discovered that, by evening; it had 2 very slightly. This , it would seem, must mean that the boat was not 3 water, which was fortunate, because any attempt to empty it out suggested 4 than he felt equal to. One other immediate problem had 5 his thoughts for a few moments. This was the problem of Harcourt .Charles realized that he 6 put poor Harcourt in the sea. It should be simple matter and lake no more than a few seconds. Charles arranged in his mind exactly 7 it could most easily be done, but his body did not react to (反应) the 8 of his mind. Charles told himself that it was his badly burnt hands that were the trouble. And there was nothing to be done about them except not 9 them.

　　But then, suddenly, almost without knowing how he did it, Charles moved, stood up, bent 10 the body of poor Harcourt, lifted it and let it slip as 11 as possible into the sea. Afterwards he stood in the stern (船尾) of the boat for a long time, watching the color of the sea 12 and the sky become increasingly farther off with the coming of the night. In a curious way he felt strangely happy. The problem of his 13 had not yet begun to trouble him.

　　After a time Charles' s returning interest in 14 showed itself in the simple form of hunger. With some difficulty, 15 the water in the boat, he 16 its stores and found food and water in air-tight fins. He also found a neat package wrapped in green oiled silk. He unwrapped it and found maps. Neat, beautifully designed and 17 ,spotlessly new, they 18 his knees and he was 19 alone in a world of water. At that moment these clean official maps, correct in every detail, were as 20 as the sound of a human voice, as cheering as a candle in darkness.

　　1. A. level B. temperature C. amount (总数) D. color

　　2. A. risen B. fallen C. sunk D. emptied

　　3. A. taking on B. taking over C. taking up D. taking in

　　4. A. greater success B. greater effort C. greater hope D. greater space

　　5. A. held B. interrupted C. taken D. tied

　　6. A. was able to B. was to C. shouldn't D. couldn’t

　　7. A. when B. where C. how D. why

　　8. A. bottom B. suggestions C. brain D. middle

　　9. A. mention B. warm C. clean D. use

　　10. A. down B. over C. forward D. into

　　11. A. light B. gently C. smoothly D. fast

　　12. A. deeply B. widen C. deepen D. dark

　　13. A. rescue B. hands C. boat D. escape

　　14. A. working B. studying C. living D. watching

　　15. A. except B. in spite of C. instead of D. owing to (因为)

　　16. A. exploited B. exploded C. examined D. explained

　　17. A. written B. printed C. published D. hidden

　　18. A. lay down B. lay across C. lay in D. lay about

　　19. A. especially B. suddenly C. no longer D. no less

　　20. A. comforting B. interesting C. frightening D. admiring

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是记叙文。全文叙述了Charles在海上返航前的一系列活动。

　　1. A 从后文This, it would seem, must mean that the boat was not 3 (taking in) water, …，我们可以看出，Charles在观察船内的水位，看船是否有漏洞。

　　2. B “到晚上的时候，他发现船内的水下降很少。”A有较大干扰性。从后文Charles realized that he 6 (was to ) put poor Harcourt (船的名字) in the sea我们得知，这时他的船在岸上。

　　3. D 船内的水下降很少，这证明船(没有漏洞)不进水。take in本意是“吸收”的意思，在这里指往船内进水。

　　4. B 因为(船一旦进水)试图把它倒出是他所做不到的。greater effort than he felt equal to在此表示否定，意思是“做不到”。

　　5. A hold one’s thoughts意思是“使某人陷入沉思”。

　　6. B was to在此相当于should 或must。

　　7. C how it could most easily be done意思是how he could easily put the boat (Harcourt) in the sea。how 在此引导宾语从句，从句中做方式状语。

　　8. B the suggestion of his mind指putting the boat in the sea。

　　9. D 虽然his hands were badly hurt，他还不能不用手。

　　10. B bend over在这里的意思是“把(船)翻过来”。

　　11. B “他让船轻轻地滑入水中”。C有一定干扰性，as smoothly as possible 意思是“尽可能光滑”，显然是不合题意的。

　　12. C “(他)观察着海水的颜色变深。”我们知道此时夜幕已经降临，因此海水颜色发暗。deepen是动词,意思是“(颜色等)加深”。

　　13. A 本句的意思“救助这个问题一直没有困扰他。”B有一定的干扰性，从前文Charles told himself that it was his badly burnt hands that were the trouble我们得知B不合题意。

　　14. C “过了一段时间Charles生存中回来的兴趣转向了饥饿。”本句的意思是在战胜了如何返航这个问题后，又出现了饥饿问题。

　　15. D 此空较难选出，通过上下文我们可以得知，Charles的手严重烧伤，现在船内的水给他去检查船的储存带来极大不便。

　　16. C examine 在这里是“仔细检查”的意思。

　　17. B Neat, beautifully designed and printed指那些地图。

　　18. B “它们(地图)平放在膝盖上。”lie across意思是“平放”。

　　19. C 有了船、储存，有了航海图，他就不再一个人在这片水世界了。很明显，他很快就会回到家了。

　　20. A 从空后的as cheering as a candle in darkness得此答案。comforting在此意为“给人安慰的“。

　　Passage 65

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　When Nancy Lublin got $5,000 from her great grandfather, she never once considered taking a vacation or paying off student loans (借款) . 1 , the 24-year-old New York University law student began thinking about the clothing 2 faced by the typical 3 women: “If she goes for a job interview 4 dressed, she won’t get the job,” Lublin says. “But without a job, she can’t afford proper clothing.”

　　A few weeks later, Lublin 5 Dress for Success and began searching for clothing and volunteers. She asked women to denote (捐赠) 6 business clothes that were 7 in good condition. She asked members of diet centers to give away clothes that no longer 8 . At first Lublin 9 the clothes in her one-bedroom apartment. Finally she found 10 in Greenwich Village church basement, which now 11 as the organization's main office.

　　Today, when women arrive at the office – referred by shelters and job-training programs— they 12 a suit, shoes, a bag, stockings and jewelry, and self confidence, as well. Some are trying to enter the work force after being on welfare (福利) for years.

　　13 Dress for Success fitted its first person who got help a year and a half ago, more than 1,000 women have received suits -- and many have won 14 . Yarit Polanco was recently hired as a law-firm office manager. “Because of Dress for Success, I made a good 15 ,” she says.

　　Donations are now 16 in, including jewelry and 6,000 pairs of trousers and $ 40,000 worth of handbags. Broadcast journalists have given suits. And Lublin, who has put her 17 on hold, is opening Dress for Success 18 in other cities.

　　“So many women have clothes 19 around that they'll never wear again,” says a volunteer. “Nancy” 20 is so simple and so important to the women who benefit form it.

　　1. A. Anyway B. Instead C. Therefore D. Otherwise

　　2. A. condition B. direction C. pollution D. plan

　　3. A. low-income B. high-income C. full-time D. part-time

　　4. A. particularly B. easily C. beautifully D. poorly

　　5. A. reached B. called C. founded D. faced

　　6.A. used B. needed C. new D. shabby

　　7. A. only B. already C. almost D. still

　　8. A. demand B. remain C. fit D. try

　　9. A. hid B. stored C. discovered D. got

　　10. A. space B. support C. tailors D. methods

　　11. A. regards B. serves C. looks D. lies

　　12. A. buy B. sell C. receive D. watch

　　13. A. When B. Once C. Although D. Since

　　14. A. rooms B. jewels C. jobs D. success

　　15. A. impression B. work C. place D. fun

　　16. A. giving B. streaming C. showing D. leading

　　17. A. own business B. new project C. law studies D. personal belonging

　　18. A. schools B. trades C. races D. branches

　　19. A. lying B. appearing C. collecting D. driving

　　20. A. problem B. belief C. idea D. office

　　答案与分析

　　本文是记叙文。全文叙述了纽约大学法律系大学生Nancy Lublin 利用其祖父给的5,000美元办起了Dress for Success,专门帮助那些去面试找工作的妇女穿着得体。

　　1. B 前后为转折关系。D有一定干扰性otherwise 意思是“否则”，相当于if not,因此不合题意。

　　2. A 从后文我们得知很多妇女去面试不成功，原因是衣着状况不佳。

　　3. A 从后文第三段Some are trying to enter the work force after being on welfare for years 我们得知，这些人是一些低收入妇女。

　　4. D 联系上下文我们得知许多妇女面试不成功，是因为穿着差。

　　5.C found在这里的意思是“成立”

　　6. A C有较大干扰性。从空后的that were 7 (still) in good condition 得知C不合题意。

　　7. D 她要求人们捐赠穿过的衣服，但这些衣服必须仍(still) 状况很好。

　　8. C 因为是减肥中心捐赠的衣服，因此这些衣服再也不合适其主人。

　　9. B 起初Lublin 把这些衣服贮存在她的one-bed room apartment。

　　10. A 以后她在Greenwich Village church basement找了个地方。

　　11. B serve as 意思是“充当”。

　　12. C 她们得到了衣物和自信。

　　13. D since在此表示原因，为连词。

　　14.C 在她的帮助下，很多人都获得了工作。D有一定干扰性，从后文举的例子我们可以看出，很多人赢得是工作。

　　15. A Yarit Polanco说，“因为从 Dress for Success获得了衣物和自信，我给别人留下了很好的印象。”

　　16. D 现在捐赠物大量涌入。stream in 本意是“流入”，在此指物品的涌入。

　　17. C Lublin 暂停其学业。put…on hold 意思是“临时停止”。

　　18. D从空后的in other cities我们得知Lublin 在其他城市开了Dress for Success的连锁店。

　　19. A 从空后的that they’ll never wear again我们得知有些衣服放着不用。

　　20. C 办理Dress for Success是 Nancy 的点子，这些点子对那些从中受益的妇女来说既简单，又重要。