1、 2017 Friendship is unconditional and uncritical, based only on mutual respect and the ability to enjoy each others company. These authority figures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous, and the rest of us would joke about it for days. We could have fun doing absolutely nothing
2、at all because the (1)_ we provided each other with was enough. Rather than discussing operas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just (2)_ each other without any one of us trying to outsmart the others. Still, I realize that these adults had a(3)_ to be concerned about the direction my friends we
3、re(4)_; I also was concerned for them, but I wasnt about to (5)_ them. Many times I would advise my friends that some activity may be (6)_ or to think things through before doing something, but I would never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend to them. When Marvin would begin rolli
4、ng joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped school because of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend was in a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their (7)_. However, I never (8)_ them with the threat of taking my friendship away. Contrary to the commercials on
5、television, you can have (9)_ who use drugs. In fact, probably everyone does without (10)_ it. 1. A. gift B. present C. company D. friendship 2. A. hanging around B. learning from C. communicating with D. joining in 3. A. prejudice B. point C. suggestion D. situation 4. A. giving B. coming C. headin
6、g D. facing 5. A. ignore B. upset C. blame D. leave 6. A. crazy B. dangerous C. boring D. important 7. A. action B. lessons C. words D. thoughts 8. A. force B. threaten C. persuade D. cheat 9. A. friends B. girlfriends C. classmates D. brothers 10. A. hearing B. recognizing C. realizing D. knowing b
7、ase on provided sb. with sth. be concerned about hang around 1. C (company) 2. A (hang around) 3. B 4. C direction heading 5. D (leave them) 6. B (advise) 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C The Voice of America began during the World War . When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1, Amer
8、ican officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 . The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth. Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and Eng
9、lish. After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA s 6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union became enemy of AmericA.They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian. In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 Music USA . Anot
10、her new idea came along in 1959.VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 of course, it is special English. In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 progr
11、am is the news report. News from around the world 17 into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC.VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages. 1. A.business
12、 B.culture C.support D.information 2. A.reply B.answer C.join D.interrupt 3. A.same B.short C.English D.German 4. A.news B.problems C.effects D.opinions 5. A.stations B.news C.announcers D.officials 6. A.home B.position C.purpose D.results 7. A.if B.supposing C.considering D.in order that 8. A.reach
13、 B.satisfy C.attack D.support 9. A.known B.reported C.called D.printed 10.A.American B.British C.standard D.enough 11.A.normal B.fast C.good D.exact 12.A.invented B.discovered C.taught D.stopped 13.A.it B.who C.which D.that 14.A.slowly B.rapidly C.normally D.loudly 15.A.pleasure B.course C.opinion D
14、.advice 16.A.difficult B.important C.various D.common 17.A.flies B.sends C.delivers D.pasts 18.A.all B.major C.American D.news 19.A.broadcasts B.forms C.newspapers D.countries 20.A.broadcast B.announce C.translate D.prepare 1 5 CBDAC 6 10 CCACD 11 15 AACAC 16 20 BABAD 1. C (support) 2. B with words
15、answer reply to 3. D 4. A news report 5. C announcers( ) 6. C VOA 7. C considering , 8. A reach 9. C be called 10. D 11. A special English 12. A invent 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. A flies 18. B major cities A D around the world C 19. A like BBC 20. D My father often works very harD.And he has 1 to s
16、ee a film. Here I ll tell you 2 about him. One afternoon, when he finished his work and 3 go home, he found a film ticket under the 4 on his desk. He thought he 5 to have not much work to do that day and 6 was quite wonderful to pass the 7 at the cinemA.So he came back home and 8 finished his supper
17、. Then he said 9 to us and left. But to our 10 , he came back about half an hour later, I 11 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about 12 funny thing that had happened at the cinema. When my father was sitting in his seat, a 13 came to my father s and said that the seat was 14 . My father
18、 was surpriseD.He took out the ticket 15 looked at it carefully. It was Row17, 16 . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 17 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3. 18 ? What s the matter with all this? While they were wonde
19、ring suddenly the woman said, The 19 of the tickets are different. So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, Oh, 20 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please. With these words, he left the cinema. 1. A.little money B.much mone
20、y C.little time D.much time 2. A.a funny story B.a good story C.an old story D.a strange story 3. A.was to B.was about to C.had to D.ought 4. A.box B.book C.glass D.paper 5. A.happened B.liked C.pretended D.wanted 6. A.it B.this C.that D.which 7. A.morning B.afternoon C.day D.evening 8. A.early B.qu
21、ietly C.quickly D.suddenly 9. A.hello B.good-bye C.good evening D.good night 10.A.disappointment B.joy C.sorrow D.surprise 11.A.asked B.explained C.told D.wanted 12.A.a B.one C.some D.the 13.A.man B.woman C.doctor D.nurse 14.A.hers B.his C.taken D.wrong 15.A.and B.but C.or D.so 16.A.Seat1 B.Seat2 C.
22、Seat3 D.Seat4 17.A.it bring B.to get C.to see D.to show 18.A.Why B.How C.When D.where 19.A.designs B.colors C.prices D.owners 20.A.I m sad B.I m sorry C.I m wrong D.I m worried 1 5 CABCA 6 10 ADCBD 11 15 ADBAA 16 20 CDABB Reading involves looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the sound
23、s and ideas they represent.Concepts of reading have changed 1 over the centuries.During the 1950s and 1960s especially, increased attention has been devoted to 2 the reading process. 3 specialists agree that reading 4 a complex organization of higher mental 5 , they disagree 6 the exact nature of th
24、e process.Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, 7 reading as simply the decoding of symbolssintosthe sounds they stand 8 . These authorities 9 that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taught independently of the decoding process.Others m
25、aintain that reading is 10 related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds without 11 their meaning is not truly reading.The reader, 12 some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who 13 reads. Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read
26、 a book in its 14 .By some expert they would not be 15 as readers.Clearly, the philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one use.By the most 16 and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to 17 the sound-symbols code of the language, to interpret
27、meaning for various 18 , at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do 19 widely and enthusiastically. 20 reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas. 1.A.substantively B.substantially C.substitutively D.subjectivel 2.A.define an
28、d describe B.definition and description C.defining and describing D.have defined and described 3.A.Although B.If C.Unless D.Until 4.A.involves B.involves to C.is involved D.involves of 5.A.opinions B.effects C.manners D.functions 6.A.of B.about C.for D.into 7.A.view B.look C.reassure D.agree 8.A.by
29、B.to C.off D.for 9.A.content B.contend C.contempt D.contact 10.A.inexplicably B.inexpressibly C.inextricably D.inexpedientl 11.A.interpreting B.saying C.explaining D.reading 12.A.like B.for example C.according to D.as 13.A.sometimes B.might C.practical D.actually 14.A.entire B.entirety C.entirely D.
30、entity 15.A.classed B.granted C.classified D.graded 16.A.inclusive B.inclinable C.conclusive D.complicated 17.A.break up B.elaborate C.define D.unlock 18.A.purposes B.degrees C.stages D.ste 19.A.such B.so as C.so D.such as 20.A.By the way B.In short C.So far D.On the other hand 1. B substantively ;s
31、ubstantially ;substitutively ;subjectively 2. C to the reading process 3. A although 4. A involve ; be involved in; involve to involve of 5. D mental function Opinion ;manner ;effect mental 6. B disagree about/on 7. A view as 8. D stand for ;stand by ;stand to ;stand off 9. B contend ;content ;conte
32、mpt ;contact contend 10. A inexplicably ;inextricably ;inexpressibly ;inexpediently 11. A interpreting ;explaining 12. C according to some 13. D actually ;practical actually theoretical 14. B its B D entirety ;entity in its entirety 15. C be classified as ;be granted 16. C conclusive ;inclusive ;inc
33、linable ;complicated the most conclusive 17. D unlock ;elaborate ;define ;break up 18. A for various purposes 19. C so widely 20. B in short By the way So far on the other hand We have spoken of marriage as a formal contract.It should be noted, however, that this contract does not 1 the same form in
34、 different societies.In Western societies, the 2 of a man and a woman 3 given the status of legal marriage by being registered by an official 4 by the state.In some African so cieties, 5 , marriage has nothing to do 6 an official registration of this kind but is legalized by the formal 7 of goods.Ge
35、nerally 8 is the bridegroom who is required to make a 9 of goods to the brides kin( ), though sometimes a payment is 10 made by the bridegrooms kin to that of the bride. Among the Nuer, a 11 living in Southern Sudan, the payment made to the brides kin, 12 as bridewealth, is in the 13 of cattle.Once
36、the 14 of bridewealth is agreed 15 , and the formal payment is made, the marriage becomes a 16 union and the offspring of the union become the acceptable 17 of the husband.They remain 18 children even 19 the wife subsequently leaves him to live with 20 man. 1.A.make B.get C.take D.do 2.A.condition B
37、.difference C.union D.divorce 3.A.is B.are C.was D.were 4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized 5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still 6.A.with B.from C.for D.to 7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection 8.A.that B.this C.one D.it 9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption 10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well 11.A.a person B.a people C.a man D.a couple 12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked 13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type 14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume 15.A.upon B
