1、 第一篇 Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the Zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 1____ I became an animal collector in the first 2 ___.The answer is that I have always bee
2、n interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 3 ___was not the conventional“mamma”or“daddy”,4____ the word “ zoo”, which I would 5___ over and over again with a shrill 6 ___until someone, insgroupsto 7 ___me up, would take me to the zoo. When I
3、8 ___a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 9___ of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 10___ the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 11___ to my collection of pets.12___ on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 13____, to get experienc
4、e of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,14____ were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 15___ had enough money of my own to be able to 16____ my first trip and I have been going 17____ ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of 18___, i
5、t is certainly a job which will appeal 19 ___all those who love animals and 20 ____. 1. A. how B. where C. when D. whether 2. A. region B. field C .place D. case 3.A.clarity B. emotion C. sentiment D. affection 4. A. excep
6、t B. but C. except for D. but for 5.A.recite B. recognize C. read D. repeat 6. A. volume B. noise C. voice D. pitch 7.A.close B. shut C. stop D. comfort 8. A. grew B. was growing C. grow
7、 D. grown 9.A.many B. amount C. number D. supply 10. A. living B. cultivating C. reclaiming D. exploring 11.A.increase B. include C. add D. enrich 12. A. later B. further C. then D. subsequently 13.A.attendant
8、 B. keeper C. member D. aide 14. A. who B. they C. of which D. which 15.A.luckily B. gladly C. nearly D. successfully 16. A. pay B provide C. allow D. finance 17.A.normally B. regularly C. usually
9、 D. often 18. A. expectations B. sorrows C. excitement D. disappointments 19. A. for B. with C. to D. from 20.A.excursion B. travel C. journey D. Trip 1.【答案】A【解析】根据下一句及随后的内容,作者讲的是怎样成为动物爱好者的(从小就喜欢动物),应当选择A.how。 2.【答案】C【解析】in the f
10、irst place是固定短语,意思是“首先”。此句意思是:别人经常问到的问题之一,是当初我是如何爱上动物的。 3.【答案】A【解析】这句话的意思是:作者在呀呀学语之时,最早发清楚的音是“zoo”(动物园),而不是“妈妈”,“爸爸”,因此,应选clarity“清晰”。填入其他选项emotion (感情),sentiment(多愁善感),affection(友爱)不合逻辑。 4.【答案】B【解析】but在此处连接另一个句子(it was the word“zoo”,“it was”被省略),表示转折,意为“而是”,Except,except for,but for的用法接近,表示“除了……”
11、例如:We go there every day except Sunday. He answered all the questions except for the last one. For a year the dam remained complete but for the generators. 从意思上,逻辑上,都应当选but。 5.【答案】D【解析】根据后面的over and over again,应选“repeat” 6.【答案】C【解析】小孩想去动物园,便不停地发出尖叫声,故选“voice”。A shrill voice与scream的意思接近。volume
12、音量);noise(噪音);pitch(音调)均不合要求。 7.【答案】B【解析】shut sb.up是指让某人住口,为了让孩子停止尖叫,只好带他去动物园。 8.【答案】A【解析】根据后面主句的时态,此处只能用一般过去时。 9.【答案】C【解析】a great many后直接跟可数名词的复数形式;a great / large amount of后跟不可数名词;只有a great /large number of后可以跟可数名词的复数形式。例如:I read a great many English books. A large amount of money is spent on
13、 tobacco every year. A great number of civilians were murdered in cold blood. 10.【答案】D【解析】living后必须接介词in,意为“居住”;cultivating耕种;reclaiming开垦;只有exploring有探察的意思。 11.【答案】C【解析】add to相当于increase,增加。其余选项后面都不接to。 12.【答案】A【解析】later on为固定短语,“后来”。 13.【答案】D【解析】attendant仆人;keeper可理解为“饲养员”,但是a student keeper
14、容易被误解为“收留学生的人”;aide有“助手”之义。作者一边上学,一边在动物园里打工,只能当助手。 14.【答案】D【解析】which在此引导定语从句,修饰前面列出的动物。 15.【答案】D【解析】因为钱是在动物园打工挣的,选successfully更能体现其含义。 16.【答案】D【解析】finance my first trip意为“支付我的旅行费用”;pay后应接介词for;其他选项的意思相差甚远。 17.【答案】B【解析】此句为现在完成进行时态,选regularly比较贴切。 18.【答案】D【解析】此句是由though引导的让步状语从句,应与主句意思相对立。选项中,sor
15、rows和disappointments与主句的appeal to相对立,但sorrows的分量太重。 19.【答案】C【解析】appeal to为成语,意思是“吸引”。 20.【答案】B【解析】excursion短途旅行;journey(从一地到另一地的)长距离,具体的旅途;travel旅行,旅游,海外旅行;trip旅行,远足 第二篇 Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is ___1___ only among those wit
16、h whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, ___2___ embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to ___3___ the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; hardly anybody talks,
17、since to do so would be considered quite offensive. ___4___, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, ___5___ broken, makes the offender immediately the object of ___6___. It has been known as a fact that the a British has a ___7___ for the discussion of their weather a
18、nd that, if given a chance, he will talk about it ___8___. Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom ___9___ forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and ___10___ to everyone. This may be so. ___11___ a British cannot have much ___12___ in the weathermen, who, after prom
19、ising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong ___13___ a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate---or as inaccurate---as the weathermen in his ___14___. Foreigners may be surprised at the number of refere
20、nces ___15___ weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are ___16___ by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn't it?" "Beautiful!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you?" ___17___ the foreigner may consider this
21、exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. ___18___ he wants to start a conversation with a British but is ___19___ to knowswheresto begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will ___20___ an answer from
22、even the most reserved of the British. 1. A. relaxed B. frustrated C. amused D. exhausted 2. A. yet B. otherwise C. even D. so 3. A. experience B. witness C. watch D. undergo 4. A. Deliberately B. Consequently C. Frequently D. Apparently 5. A. unless B. once C. while D. as 6. A. suspicion B. o
23、pposition C. criticism D. praise 7. A. emotion B. fancy C. likeliness D. judgement 8. A. at length B. to a great extent C. from his heart D. by all means 9. A. follows B. predicts C. defies D. supports 10. A. dedication B. compassion C. contemplation D. speculation 11. A. Still B. Also C. Certa
24、inly D. Fundamentally 12. A. faith B. reliance C. honor D. credit 13. A. if B. once C. when D. whereas 14. A. propositions B. predictions C. approval D. defiance 15. A. about B. on C. in D. to 16. A. started B. conducted C. replaced D. proposed 17. A. Since B. Although C. However D. Only if
25、 18. A. Even if B. Because C. If D. For 19. A. at a loss B. at last C. insgroups D. on the occasion 20. A. stimulate B. constitute C. furnish D. provoke 参考答案: 1. A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.D11. C 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.D 第三篇 The United States is well-known for it
26、s network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. __71__ these wide modern Roads are generally __72__ and well maintained, with __73__ sharp curves and many straight __74__, a direct route is not always the most __75__ one. Large highw
27、ays often pass __76__ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally __77__ large urban centres which means that they become crowded with __78__ traffic during rush hours, __79__ the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is __80__ always anoth
28、er route to take __81__ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the __82__ new “superhighways”, there are often older, __83__ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. __84__ of these are good two-lane (双车道) roads; others are uneven roads __85__ through the country. These secondary route
29、s may go up steep slopes, along high __86__, or down frightening hillsides to towns __87__ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places __88__ the air is clean and the scenery (风景) is beautiful, and the driver may have a __89__ to get a fresh, cle
30、an __90__ of the world. 71. A) Although B) Because C) Since D) Therefore 72. A) stable B) splendid C) smooth D) complicated 73. A) little B) few C) much D) many 74. A) selections B) separations C) series D) sections 75. A) terrible B) possible C) enjoyable D) profitable 76. A) to B) into C)
31、over D) by 77. A) lead B) connect C) collect D) communicate 78. A) large B) fast C) light D) heavy 79. A) when B) for C) but D) that 80. A) yet B) still C) almost D) quite 81. A) unless B) if C) as D) since 82. A) relatively B) regularly C) respectively D) reasonably 83. A) and B) less C) mor
32、e D) or 84. A) All B) Several C) Lots D) or 85. A) driving B) crossing C) curving D) traveling 86. A) rocks B) cliffs C) roads D) paths 87. A) lying B) laying C) laid D) lied 88. A) there B) when C) which D) where 89. A) space B) period C) chance D) spot 90. A) view B) variety C) visit D) vir
33、tue 答案:71-75 ACBDC 76-80 DBDAC 81-85 BABDC 86-90 BADCC 第四篇 An elderly woman died yesterday after being knocked down by a motorist. The driver had __71__ no attempt tobrake (刹车). When a policeman asked him, a man of __69__, to read the number plate of a car parked on the __72__ side
34、of the road, the man said this was __73__, because it was foggy. In fact, it was a sunny day, __74__ several attempts, get from __75__ distance of two metres, the man __76__ failed to read the number plate __77__. He said he had never needed glasses, though he had been __78__ in a similar accident t
35、he day before. The question __79__ fitness to drive comes up every time some, medical condition __80__ to an accident like this. Last week traffic accidents __81__ the death of two motorists, one of __82__ died as a result of blackouts (眩晕) while driving. The __83__, a man whose car hit a tree, had
36、84__ from blackouts for years. The second died __85__ his sports car crashed at 60 m.p.h. He had a brain disease which causes him to __86__ consciousness when he had a headache. With such cased __87__ mind, it is not surprising that __88__ prevention organizations are trying to __89__ the governme
37、nt to introduce stricter __90__ over driver 71. A) done B) made C) given D) had 72. A) contrary B) further C) across D) opposite 73. A) uncertain B) unreal C) unfair D) untrue 74. A) After B) For C) With D) At 75. A) any B) some C) a D) such 76. A) too B) even C) yet D) still 77.
38、A) correctly B) definitely C) perfectly D) exactly 78. A) linked B) associated C) involved D) combined 79. A) to B) of C) in D) with 80. A) directs B) guides C) conducts D) reads 81. A) created B) resulted C) caused D) formed 82. A) whom B) these C) which D) those 83. A) former B)
39、one C) other D) first 84. A) troubled B) suffered C) undergone D) tolerated 85. A) when B) till C) where D) although 86. A) loose B) lost C) lose D) lock 87. A) on B) in C) at D) within 88. A) accident B) accident’s C) accidents D) accidental 89. A) enable B) affect C) drive D) per
40、suade 90. A) arrangements B) controls C) measures D) warnings 答案:71-75 BDCAC 76-80 DACBD 81-85 CADBA 86-90 CBADB 第五篇 Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers (地理学家) compare and contrast __71__ places on the earth. But they also __72__ beyond the i
41、ndividual places and consider the earth as a __73__ The word geography __74__ from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, __75__ means “to write.” The English word geography means “to describe the earth.” __76__ geography books focus on a small area __77__ a town or city. Othe
42、rs deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an __78__ continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another __79__ to divide the study of __80__ is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the __81__ starts with human be
43、ings and __82__ how human beings and their environment act __83__ each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, __84__ branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described __85__ one who observes, records, and explains the __86__ between places. If all places __87__ alik
44、e, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however, __88__ no two places are exactly the same. Geography, __89__, is a point of view, a special way of __90__ at places. 71. A) similar B) various C) distant D) famous 72. A) pass B) reach C) go D) set 73. A) whole B) unit C) part D
45、) total 74. A) falls B) removes C) results D) comes 75. A) what B) that C) which D) it 76. A) Some B) Many C) Most D) Few 77. A) outside B) except C) as D) like 78. A) extensive B) entire C) overall D) enormous 79. A) way B) means C) habit D) technique 80. A) world B) earth C) g
46、eography D) globe 81. A) second B) later C) next D) latter 82. A) learns B) studies C) realizes D) understands 83. A) upon B) for C) as D) to 84. A) neither B) either C) one D) each 85. A) for B) to C) as D) by 86. A) exceptions B) sameness C) differences D) divisions 87. A)
47、 being B) are C) be D) were 88. A) although B) whether C) since D) that 89. A) still B) then C) nevertheless D) moreover 90. A) working B) looking C) arriving D) getting 答案:71-75 BCADC 76-80 ADBAC 81-85 DBAAC 86-90 CDDBB 第六篇 Albert Einstein is said to have been asked by a student, “w
48、hat finding helped you most when you were __71__ the theory of relativity?” Einstein replied without __72__ moment’s hesitation. “Finding how to __73__ about the problem.” The same __74__ is told about Sir Isaac Newton and __75__ other scientists. We have no proof __76__ any of these well-known c
49、onversations __77__ took place, but we are prepared to __78__ that they did, and, if so, that the __79__ was the same one Einstein gave, __80__ this is the “way scientists work __81__ science progresses.” Scientists usually work toward models of the process of structure they are studying. __82__
50、we have models of the structure __83__ the universe and of the atom, models of the process __84__ which the genetic (遗传的) pattern is passed from one building block of life to __85__ models of the economic system and __86__ on. Some models are mathematical, but a __87__ does not have to have equation






