1、词汇与阅读训练 491. _ that my back doesnt pain no more, I decide to go back to work in the office.A. For B. Now C. Since D. Despite92. If the TV had not been stolen yesterday, we _ it now.A. would watch B. would watchedC. would have watched D. would have been watching93. If only the committee _ the proposa
2、l and put them into effect as soon as possible.A. accept B. have accepted C. accepted D. should accept94. Not until my mother told me the sad news last night _ that our neighbor Dr, Li was killed in an accident the week before.A. I knew B. I had knownC. did I know D. did I knew95. _ most women of he
3、r time, she was indeed very fortunate.A. Comparing with B. Comparing toC. Compared to D. Compare to96Only after I had known him for some time _ to appreciate (理解) his real worth.A) I had begun C) did I beginB) I began D) had I begun97_, he would have signed his name in the corner.A) If he painted th
4、at picture C) If he paints that pictureB) If he had painted that picture D) If he would have painted that picture98. Im very sorry, but the storm _ going to see you the other day.A) encouraged me to C) prevented me fromB) delayed me to D) kept me to99. The reason why I plan to go to college is _ if
5、I dont.A) that my parents will be disappointedB) because my parents will disappointC) because my parent will have been disappointedD) that because my parents will be disappointed100. The nightclub has put on many shows, _ is the present one.A) which of the most amazing B) the most amazing of whichC)
6、 of the most amazing which D) which the most amazing of101. Anderson is a noted business and management writer who _ regularly to The Times.A) attributes B) contributesC) registers D) offers102 Just before taking off, the pilot once more _ about weather conditions.A. inquired B. asked for C. require
7、d D. requested103. I had had a marvelous beefsteak, but _by now than to say so.A. knew better B. had sense C. was too well-experienced D. was wise enough not 104. Some people seem to be able to _ wealth faster than others.A. abundant B. accumulateC. convert D. add105 The principle _ by Lenin remains
8、 an incontrovertible truth.A. is advanced B. had been advanced C. advanced D. being advanced 106 If _ further, they would become angry.A. was pressed B. were pressedC. pressed D. be pressed107 A ceremony was held yesterday _ those who died in the antifascist war.A. by B. in name of C. in honor of D.
9、 in a honor of108 Joe promised to come at six and its seven now. Is there _.A. any sense of waiting any longer B. any sense wait any longerC. any fun in waiting any longer D. use wait any longer109. A special commission will be set up within three months to study the problem of how to _ the historic
10、al houses in the city.A. prevent B. conserveC. guard for D. preserve110. Seeing that they were very busy then, we took our leave very quickly lest we should be _.A. restrained B. in the wayC. in a way D. on the way112. My aunt almost fainted when she was told what she bought at a very high price was
11、 not the _ drawing, but just a copy of it.A. writers B. individual C. original D. originative 113. Then, _ a pencil, Toby wrote down his address and handed it to her.A. reaching for B. he reaching forC. he reached for D. reached for114. I _scribble a first set of “Paradise lost ” _ give my baby a se
12、t of crayons and an original Rembrandt.A. would no more than I would notB. would not more than I wouldC. Would not than I would not D. would no more than I would 115. _ I have heard music I understand why you like it.A. Unless B. Even though C. Now that D. In case116. _ she had never traveled hersel
13、f, she received much pleasure from reading about interesting places.A. Because B. SinceC. Now that D. Although117. This is the most interesting story _ has ever been told.A. what B. whichC. that D. who118. We have come to the conclusion _ this summer will be much hotter than before.A. for B. butC. t
14、hat D. when119. _ surprised me was _ he couldnt speak English at all.A. That; that B. What; whatC. Who; that D. What; that120. She was tired of _ about by the boss.A. ordering B. being orderedC. having ordered D. orderedPassage 10Languages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of
15、 culture. They contain the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their respective culture. To learn a foreign language is to learn another culture. In the words of a poet and philosopher, “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives one lives.” A culture and its language a
16、re as necessary as brain and body: while one is a part of the other, neither can function without the other. In learning a foreign language, the best beginning would be starting with the non-language elements of the language: its gestures, its body language, etc. Eye contact is extremely important i
17、n English. Direct eye contact leads to understanding, or, as the English saying goes, seeing eye-to-eye. We can never see eye-to-eye with a native speaker of English until we have learned to look directly into his eyes.46. The best title for this passage is _.A. Organs of Culture B. Brain And Body C
18、. Looking into His Eyes D. Language And Culture47. According to this passage, the best way to learn a foreign language is _.A. to read the works of poets and philosophersB. to find a native speaker and look directly into his eyesC. to begin by learning its body languageD. to visit a country where yo
19、u can study48. According to this passage, gestures are _.A. spoken words B. a non-language elementC. pictures in a language D. written language49. “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives ” means _.A. if one learns many foreign languages, one will have a better understanding of his own langua
20、geB. life is richer and more interesting if one knows several languagesC. no matter how many languages one knows, one can never know more than ones own cultureD. if a person speaks only one language, he will live a very happy life50. Which of the following doesnt share the same meaning with the othe
21、rs?A. signs B. gestures C. efficient D. body languagePassage 11Children are a re1atively modern invention. Until a few hundred years ago they did not exist. In medieval and Renaissance painting you see pint-sized men and women, wearing grown-up clothes and grown-up expressions, performing grown-up t
22、asks. Children did not exist because the family as we know it had not evolved.Children today not only exist; they have taken over, in no place more than in America, and at not time more than now. It is always Kids Country here. Our civi1ization is child-centered, child-obsessed. A kids body is our p
23、hysical ideal. In Kids Country we do not permit middle-age. Thirty is promoted over 50, but 30 knows that soon his time to be overtaken wi1l come.We are the first society in which parents expect to learn from their children. Such a topsy-turvy (颠倒 ) situation has come about at least in part because,
24、 unlike the rest of the world, ours is an immigrant society, and for immigrants the on1y hope is in the kids. In the old Country, that is, Europe, hope was in the father, and how much wealth he could accumulate and pass along to his children. In the growth pattern of America and its ever-expanding f
25、rontier, the young man was ever advised to GO WEST; the father was ever inheriting from his son. Kids Country may be the inevitable result.Kids Country is not all bad. America is the greatest country in the wor1d to grow up in because it is Kids Country. We not on1y wear kids clothes and eat kids fo
26、od; we dream kids dreams and make them come true. It was, after all, a boys game to go to the moon.If in the old days children did not exist, it seems equally true today that adults, as a class, have begun to disappear, condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging and doing push-up
27、s (俯卧撑) against eternity.51. The author uses the example of the Renaissance painting to show that _.A) adu1ts showed less concern for children than we do nowB) adults were smaller and thinner at that time, but they still had lots of work to doC) children looked and acted like adults at that timeD) c
28、hildren were not permitted to appear in family paintings at that time52. In the third paragraph, the Old Country is contrasted with America _.A) to show differences in family sizeB) to show differences in attitudes towards family relationsC) to show two kinds of geographyD) to show two different kin
29、ds of economic relations between generations53. Going to the moon is an example of _.A) Americas dreams and creativityB) Americas childish and queer behaviorC) why America hasnt grown upD) why America is considered the greatest country in the world54. According to the passage, which of the following
30、 is true?A).It is very difficult for the middle-aged to live in America.B).America is Kids Country because the majority of the American population are children.C). Kids Country was taking shape in America when immigrants poured into the country.D).America is more of Kid Country than any other countr
31、ies in the world.55. By saying “condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging and doing push-ups against eternity”, the author means that _.A). she thinks people shouldnt be so concerned about physical fitnessB).she feels too old and tired to do such hard exerciseC).American society
32、 is overemphasizing youth and physical appearanceD).What happened to children centuries ago may occur to adults in America soonPassage 12The basic flag of the United States is one of the worlds oldest national flags. Only the basic flags of Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, a
33、nd Switzerland are older.During the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States the flags of various European nations were flown over the land, as symbols of possession. Later, in the colonial and Revolutionary War periods, flags representing famous persons, places, and events were flo
34、wn in the American Colonies.The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14, 1777. It consisted of 13 alternate red and white stripes and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776. Congress adopted a n
35、ew flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795, to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and Kentucky.By 1817, there were 20 states in the Union, and it became apparent that adding one stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flag. As a result, Congre
36、ss in 1818 restored the original design of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star. In 1912 President William H Taft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the stars. He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each. Previously the arrang
37、ement of the stars had been left to the flagmakers desire. The evolution on the stars and stripes reflects the growth of the United States. After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was officially changed for the 26th time since its creation. There arc many government flags flow
38、n in the United States in addition to the national flag. Among them are the presidents and vice-presidents flags and those of the federal departments and some federal agencies.56. Why were only the flags of various European nations flown over the land during the discovery and settlement period?A) Be
39、cause the flags were older than the national flag of the U. S.B) Because the land was divided by these nations.C) Because there was no universal flag over the land.D) We dont know from the passage.57. The first national flags of the United States .A) represented the 13 colonies which won independenc
40、e in 1776B) were flown in American colonies in 1776C) were flown in American colonies in 1795D) gave representation to Congress58. Where the stars were placed on the national flag in 1818 was decided by .A) Congress B) the president C) the government D) the flagmaker59. How many states entered the U
41、nion between 1818 and 1912?A) 30 B) 28 C) 13 D) 860. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A) Before 1959 the flag had been changed 25 times.B) Each federal department has its own official flag.C) The national flag of the U. S. had 26 stars on it after admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959.D) By 1912, there had been 48 states in the Union.
