Passage 1 Have you ever thought about what determines the way we are as we grow up? Remember the TV program Seven Up? It started following the lives of a group of children in 1963. We first meet them as wide-eyed seven-year-olds and then catch up with them at seven-year intervals (间隔): nervous 14-year-olds, serious 21-year-olds, then grownups. Some of the stories are inspiring (鼓舞人心的), others sad, but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the way in which the children's early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives. For example, at seven, Tony is a lively child who says he wants to become a sportsman or taxi driver. When he grows up, he goes on to do both. How about Nicki, who says, "I'd like to find out about the moon" and goes on to become a space scientist. As a child, soft-spoken Bruce says he wants to help "poor children" and ends up teaching in India. But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern the program would be far less interesting than it actually was. It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come that made the program so inspiring. Where did their ideas come from about what they wanted to do when they grew up? Axe children influenced (影响) by what their parents do, by what they see on television, or by what their teachers say? How great is the effect of a single important event? Many film directors, including Stephen Spielberg, say that an early visit to the cinema was the turning point in their lives. Dr. Margaret McAllister, who has done a lot of research in this area, thinks that the major influences are parents, friends, and the wider society.
1. What does the text mainly discuss?
A.New ways to make a TV program interesting.
B.The importance of television programs to children.
C.Different ways to make childhood dreams come true.
D.The influence of childhood experience on future lives.
Passage 2 There are many shops in Singapore where customers still bargain, although prices are clearly shown on the goods. There is nothing out of the ordinary in haggling; some shopkeepers expect you to and will be surprised if you accept their prices immediately. We know that the prices in some stores are a bit higher than those in Change Alley, but we also realize that to keep a store like Robinson's is by no means cheap. Besides, in such places we shop in air-conditioned (空调) comfort. For all these, we pay a little extra. It is not always true to say that things in Change Alley cost less. I once bought a Czechoslovakian glass butter-dish from Robinson's for a little under two dollars. I then went on to Change Alley and just by chance saw an article of the same shape, design and size, in one of the shops. I then asked about its price, and was surprised when the man demanded more than four dollars for it. "How much can you offer?" he shouted at me. I offered him exactly the same price I paid for the article and his reply was shockingly rude (粗鲁). I opened my bag, showed him my receipt, stared at him and walked out of his shop. A buyer in England expects to find the price of goods clearly shown, or, to be told exactly what the price is. He knows this is the lowest price that will be accepted. If he thinks the price is beyond what he can afford, he shrugs (耸耸) his shoulders and walks away. He does not attempt to bargain with the shopkeeper. Even if he showed annoyance or surprise, he would expect to be told that if the price was unacceptable, he should try elsewhere.
1. The underlined word "haggling" (Line 2, Para. 1) in the text most probably means ______.
A.accepting the prices immediately
B.fixing the right cost for some goods
C.arguing about the price of something
D.paying extra for comfortable shopping
A B C D
C
[解析] 词义猜测题。 [要点透析] 从文章第一段第一句“There are many shops in Singapore where customers still bargain...(在新加坡的许多商店里顾客仍然可以讨价还价……)”,可找到答案。题中haggling是“砍价,讨价还价(bargain)”的意思。
2. We can learn from the text that Robinson's is a store which sells ______.
5. What would probably happen if a customer does bargain with a shopkeeper in England?
A.The customer would be advised to shop in other stores.
B.The customer would get the goods at a lower price.
C.They would discuss and then reach an agreement.
D.They would quarrel about the price of the goods.
A B C D
A
[解析] 推理判断题。 [要点透析] 从文章第三段最后一句可知,如果他不能接受某个价格,他就该到另外的地方购买。据此可以推断,英国人购物时不讨价还价,不合适就另选其他商店(to shop in other stores)。
Ⅲ. 用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音。
1. joyfully
2. reassuring
|∫|
3. breathless
|θ|
4. response
|s|
5. swollen
6. mechanized
|k|
7. fashionable
|∫|
8. clearness
9. reliable
10. foot
11. withdrawal
12. religion
13. steadily
|e|
14. recall
15. warning
16. impulse
17. idiot
18. lay
19. despite
20. scholar
|k|
Ⅳ.
A. 从下列单词中选择适当的词填空,每个词只能用一次。 people warm but other carry central different changes very fresh wear comfortably The United States has many different kinds of climate. On the west coast, the temperature 1 very little between summer and winter, but the north 2 states have a very different kind of climate. In those states, people 3 light clothing in summer, but they need heavy wool or fur clothing in winter. In the southwest, the climate is pleasantly 4 during the winter, but the summer is unpleasantly hot. In the eastern part of the United States, summer temperatures are very 5 from winter temperatures. Summer is usually hot, and winter is usually cold. Spring temperatures are 6 warm, and fall temperatures are pleasantly cool. Years ago, 7 in the cold parts of the United States didn't often get 8 vegetables and fresh fruits during the winter. Today, however, trucks and trains 9 fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States. In this way, Americans "send their climates" to people in 10 states.
B. 根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。 It may seem strange that, in an age 1 it was fashionable for ladies to 2 their hair styled, Mr. Budd should search for opportunities of making money. 3 recently a new "Ladies Hairdressing Department" had opened opposite. The result was an 4 stream of young ladies who hurried there to 5 appointments. Day after day, Mr. Budd watched them going in and 6 of the rival shop and hoped that some of them 7 come over to him; but they never did. And yet Mr. Budd knew that he was 8 better hairdresser. He had studied especially the art of hair-dyeing, and 9 made him quite angry to see the careless way in which his 10 did this particular branch of his work.
1.
when
2.
have
3.
But
4.
endless
5.
make
6.
out
7.
would
8.
the
9.
it
10.
rival
Ⅴ. 根据所学课文内容完成下列句子。
1. In "The Outside Chance", when the young man bought tomorrow's newspaper, he was eager to find ______.
the results of tomorrow's horse races
2. According to the author of "Another School Year—What For?", college education means not only training a person in skills but also ______.
exposing him to what the human race has achieved and what great minds have thought/putting him in touch with those great human minds
3. John Coleman was quite proud to be a trash-man because ______.
he believed that like police officers and fire fighters, trash men were doing a useful service that people needed
4. In "I Got My B.A. by Sheer Luck", the author was able to take better notes after he learned ______.
to cut up the lecture into topies and subtopics
5. According to the writer of "The Emotional Bank Account—Secrets of Happy Families", if you don't forgive, ______.
you put yourself between people and their conscience
6. The letter "A" was important to the author because ______.
it was his road to a new world, his key to mental freedom
7. Mr. Budd helped the police catch the murderer by ______.
dying his hair green
8. In "Thank You, Ma'am", the boy tried to snatch the woman's purse because ______.
he wanted to buy a pair of (suede) shoes
9. Bob Sugg read only certain parts of the papers he sold, and his favorite part was ______.
the page of personal advertisements
10. In the text "In the Laboratory" ,the student thinks that it was the best lesson he ever had because ______.
it has influenced the way he has studied ever since
Ⅵ. 将下列句子译成英语。
1. 玛丽连买一辆二手车的钱都不够,更不用说买一辆新的了。
Mary didn't have enough money to buy a second-hand car, let alone a new one.
[解析] 本题主要考查的知识点为动词不定式和let alone的用法。 [要点透析] let alone意为“更不用说”。
2. 那位年轻人脱下外套跳入河中抢救落水儿童。
Taking off his coat, the young man jumped into the river to save the drowning child.
[解析] 本题主要考查的知识点为take off的用法。 [要点透析] take off意为“脱掉,脱下”。
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