中国地质大学题库及答案-大学英语2

大学英语2(高起专)阶段性作业1

总分：100分得分：0分

一、单选题

1.Wedon'tdoubtTack'stodothework.(5分)

(A)able

(B)capable

(C)kind

(D)ability

参考答案：D

2.differentkindsofpianos,theworkersimprovedtheirquality.(5分)

(A)Beingproduced

(B)Havingproduced

(C)Produced

(D)Producing

参考答案：B

3.Thespeakerraisedhisvoicetomakehimself.(5分)

(A)heard

(B)hear

(C)hearing

(D)tohear

参考答案：A

4.Whatarethereasons?(5分)

(A)special

(B)specific

(C)specifically

(D)specially

参考答案：B

5.Whatdoyouinyourlife?(5分)

(A)grow

(B)pursue

(C)drive

(D)go

参考答案：B

6.Chinaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld9.6millionsquare

(平方)kilometers.(5分)

(A)beingcovered

(B)covered

(C)covering

(D)havingcovered

参考答案：C

7.Agoodbookdoesnotsellwell.(5分)

(A)necessary

(B)necessity

(C)necessarily

(D)necessities

参考答案：C

8.StrictmeasureshavebeentakenduringtheWorldCup.(5分)

(A)safe

(B)save

(C)secure

(D)security

参考答案：D

9.Hedoesn'ttotakeaholidaythissummer.(5分)

(A)suggest

(B)acquire

(C)pursue

(D)plan

参考答案：D

10.Youarefreetogetyoulike.(5分)

(A)what

(B)that

(C)those

(D)some

参考答案：A

二、完型填空

Foodisdifferentfromareatoarea.TheFrencharefamousfortheirsauces,

theItaliansarepraised___(11)___theirpasta-foodfrommixtureofflour,

eggsandwater,theGermanscelebratedfortheirsausages,butisthere

anythinguniquetoeatintheUnitedStates?Whenyougetrightdowntoit,

there'snothingquiteas___(12)___asAmericanfood.BecausetheUnited

States___(13)___mostlyofimmigrants,thereisanamazingvarietyoffoods.

TheUnitedStatesisavastcountry___(14)___bymanyculturesand

climates,andthe___(15)___foodofoneareaisoftentotallyunlikethatof

another.NewMexicoandMassachusettsaregoodexamplesofstatesthat

haveverydifferenttraditionalfoods.

Tounderstandandappreciatethefoodinanyoneregion,itoftenhelpsto

knowthearea'shistory.Forexample,NewMexicowas___(16)___the

homeofthePuebloIndianswholivedinvillagesandgrew

native___(17)___suchascorn,beans,andpumpkins.Later,Spanish

settlersarrivedinthisarea.Thesetwogroupsexchangedideasandcustoms

andpassedthe___(18)___ontotheirdescendants.Thisintermingling(混

合)ofcultureisevidentinthefoodofNewMexico.

EachregionoftheUnitedStatesisunique.LouisianahasaFrenchimpact.

ManyGermanspopulatetheMidwest.In___(19)___aroundAmerica,a

touristhastheopportunitynotonlytovisitavarietyofplacesandseediverse

landscapes,buttotasteavarietyoffoodsaswell.

Somemaybeverydifferent.Otherswilltastejust___(20)___home.(50分)

U).

(A)with

(B)of

(C)for

(D)at

12).

(A)foreign

(B)un-American

(C)common

(D)specific

13).

(A)composes

(B)consists

(C)makesup

(D)constitutes

14).

(A)protected

(B)affected

(C)influenced

(D)inherited

15).

(A)traditional

(B)original

(C)oriental

(D)regional

16).

(A)always

(B)often

(C)sometimes

(D)once

17).

(A)crops

(B)vegetables

(C)fruit

(D)flowers

18).

(A)habits

(B)customs

(C)foods

(D)traditions

19).

(A)living

(B)eating

(C)working

(D)traveling

20).

(A)as

(B)like

(C)at

(D)in

参考答案：(l)C(2)B(3)A(4)C(5)A(6)D(7)A(8)B(9)D(10)B

一、单选题

1.A:________

B:I'dliketoplaceanorderplease.(4分)

(A)CanIhelpyou?

(B)Icanhelpyou.

(C)Whatareyoudoing?

(D)Whyareyoudoing?

参考答案：A

2.A:Howlonghaveyouworkedhere?

B:(4分)

(A)Sinceabouttwoyears.

(B)Idonotknow.

(C)Forabouttwoyears.

(D)Whoknows.

参考答案：C

3.A:Thankyoueversomuchforyourlovelygift.

B:(4分)

(A)Nevermind.

(B)I'mgladyoulikeit.

(C)Pleasedon'tsayso.

(D)No,It'snotsogood.

参考答案：B

4.A:Whatabeautifuldressyouhaveontoday!

B:(4分)

(A)Itissuitableforme.

(B)No,itisn't.

(C)Youwanttohaveone,too?

(D)Thankyou.

参考答案：D

5.A:You'relate!Thediscussionstarted30minutesago.

B:(4分)

(A)Well,Idon'tcare.

(B)Don'tblameme.

(C)I'mreallysorry.

(D)That'sgreat.

参考答案：C

6.A:Excuseme,isthistheSale'sDepartment?

B:_________

A:Iamsosorry.(4分)

(A)I'mafraidyouhavethewrongnumber.

(B)Youarewrong.

(C)What'swrongwithyou?

(D)Whatareyoutalkingabout?

参考答案：A

7.A:DoyouknowwhereIcanfindasupermarket?

B:(4分)

(A)Askothers.

(B)Aroundthecorner.

(C)Youcanwalkthere.

(D)Whatdoyouwanttobuy?

参考答案：B

8.A:I'dliketobookaroom,please.

B:(4分)

(A)Singleordouble?

(B)Goodorbad?

(C)Whichroom?

(D)Wedon'thavebookshere.

参考答案：A

9.A:Itiscoldtoday.Whatwouldyouliketodothisafternoon?

B:(4分)

(A)Idon'tthinkso.

(B)Yes,it'scold.Butspringiscoming.

(C)Ineedmycoat,please.

(D)Yes,it'stoocold,soIdon'tfeellikegoingouttoday.

参考答案：D

10.Whenareyougoingonholiday?(4分)

(A)Lastnight.

(B)Nextweek

(C)Byplane.

(D)Withmybrother.

参考答案：B

11.A:IheardyougotafullmarkintheEnglishexam.Congratulations!

B:(4分)

(A)Oh,no,no.

(B)No,Ididn'tdoverywell.

(C)Thanks.

(D)Don'tpraiseme.

参考答案：C

12.A:WelcometoUnitexInternational.Ihopeyouwillenjoyyourworkhere.

B:(4分)

(A)Icanearnalot.

(B)Isthisagoodfirm?

(C)IamsureIw川.

(D)Youareverykind.

参考答案：C

13.A:Thanks,yousavedmylife!

B:(4分)

(A)Oh,I'mafraidIdidn'tdowellenough.

(B)I'mgladIcouldhelp.

(C)Noproblem.

(D)It'snotnecessaryforyoutosayso.

参考答案：B

14.A:Iamplanningtostudyabroad,andIwantyouradvice.

B:(4分)

(A)Youdonothaveto

(B)Youaskme?

(C)WhatcanIdoforyou?

(D)Itisunnecessary.

参考答案：C

15.A:Sorrytogiveyousomuchtrouble.

B:(4分)

(A)Ithinkso.

(B)Oh,I'msorry.

(C)It'sOK.

(D)Youarebusy.

参考答案：C

二、阅读理解

Let'swatchtheweatherforecastontelevision.WemaygotoScotland,we

maygotoWalesorLondon.Wecandecideaftertheforecast.

''Goodmorning,andhereistheweatherforecastfortomorrow.Northern

Scotlandwillbecold,andtheremaybesnowoverHighGround.Inthenorth

ofEnglanditwillbeawetdayandrainwillmoveintoWalesandtheMidlands

duringtheafternoon.EastAnglia(英国)willbegenerallydry,anditwillbea

brightcleardaywithsunshine,butitmayrainduringtheevening.Inthe

southwestitmaybefoggyduringthemorning,buttheafternoonwillbeclear.

Itmaybewindylaterintheday."(40分)

16).Whatisthespeakerplanningtodo?(8分)

(A)Togotravelingwithinthecountry.

(B)Tolistentotheweatherforecastontheradio.

(C)TowatertheweatherforecastonTV.

(D)ToflytoWalesorLondon.

参考答案：A

17).CanthespeakerflytoNorthernScotlandtomorrowmorning,

accordingtotheweatherforecast?Whyorwhynot?(8分)

(A)Yes,becauseitwillbeafinedaytomorrow.

(B)Yes,becauseitwon'tbefoggytheretomorrow.

(C)No,becauseitwillbefoggytheretomorrow.

(D)No,becausetherewillbeastormtheretomorrow.

参考答案：B

18).Whenisthespeakerwatchingtheforecast?(8分)

(A)Inthemorning.

(B)Atnoon.

(C)Intheafternoon.

(D)Intheevening.

参考答案：A

19).Whatdoestheforecastmainlytellus?(8分)

(A)Thewholecountrywillhavefineweathertomorrow.

(B)Thewholecountrywillhaveverybadweathertomorrow.

(C)Withinonedaytheweathervariesfromonepartofthecountryto

another,evenwithinonedistrict.

(D)WeatherchangesalotinBritainrecently.

参考答案：C

20).Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?(8分)

(A)ThespeakerwillgotoLondon

(B)ThespeakerisinNorthernIrelandnow.

(C)Noneoftheplacesoffersidealweathertomorrowfortravel.

(D)EastAngliawillhaveperfectweathertomorrow.

参考答案：C

一、单选题

1.A:Whichwouldyouratherhave?Teaorcoffee?

B:(6分)

(A)Sure,Iwould.

(B)Yes,pleasure.

(C)Yes,thankyou.

(D)Neither,thankyou.

参考答案：D

2.A:Whatisshe?

B:(6分)

(A)Sheisanactor.

(B)Sheistalkingtoherfriend.

(C)Sheishavingaholiday.

(D)Sheismysister.

参考答案：A

3.A:What'sthematter,John?

B:(6分)

(A)IfailedmyFrenchtest.

(B)Itdoesn'tmatter.

(C)Nothing'swrongwithhim.

(D)Idon'tthinkIcan.

参考答案：A

4.A:HowareyougoingonwithyourEnglish?

B:(6分)

(A)Iamverywell.

(B)Iamgoingtothelibrary.

(C)IamgoingtotakeCollegeEnglishTestBandFour.

(D)That'sagoodquestion.

参考答案：C

5.A:Youarelate!Thediscussionstarted30minutesago.

B:(6分)

(A)Well,Idon'tcare.

(B)Don'tblameme.

(C)Iamreallysorry.

(D)That'sgreat!

参考答案：C

二、单选题

6.Shehastwobestfriends.ofthemisinthecountry.(5分)

(A)All

(B)Both

(C)Noone

(D)Neither

参考答案：D

7.Theyhavelearnedaboutinrecentyears.(5分)

(A)severalhundredsEnglishwords

(B)hundredsofEnglishwords

(C)hundredofEnglishwords

(D)severalhundredEnglishword

参考答案：B

8.Withhisworkcompleted,themanagersteppedbacktohisseat,feeling

pleasedhewasamanofaction.(5分)

(A)which

(B)that

(C)what

(D)whether

参考答案：B

9.A:Whatshismotherlike?

B:.(5分)

(A)She'sveryhappy

(B)Shezsathome

(C)ShelikeswatchingTV

(D)She'stallandthin

参考答案：D

10.A:Isthelibrarynow?

B:No,its.(5分)

(A)open;close

(B)opening;closing

(C)open;closed

(D)opened;closed

参考答案：C

11.Today'sweatherisworsethanyesterday's.(5分)

(A)very

(B)much

(C)verymuch

(D)muchtoo

参考答案：B

12.Thebabyishungry,butthere'smilkinthebottle.(5分)

(A)little

(B)alittle

(C)few

(D)afew

参考答案：A

13.Nancyisgirl.(5分)

(A)aeighteen-year-old

(B)aneighteen-years-old

(C)aeighteen-years-old

(D)aneighteen-year-old

参考答案：D

14.girldressedblackishersisterRose.(5分)

(A)A;in

(B)A;on

(C)The;on

(D)The;in

参考答案：D

15.A:?

B:She'sourhistoryteacher.(5分)

(A)Whatsshe

(B)Wheredoesthewomanwork

(C)Whoisshe

(D)Howisthewoman

参考答案：C

16.1donztknowthepark,butitstobequitebeautiful.(5分)

(A)said

(B)told

(C)spoken

(D)talked

参考答案：A

17.Thenewordermeansovertime.(5分)

(A)works

(B)worked

(C)towork

(D)working

参考答案：D

18.Theoldladyisquarrellingwithothersasifshemad.(5分)

(A)was

(B)is

(C)are

(D)were

参考答案：D

19.1wasgivingatalktoalargegroupofpeople,thesametalkIto

halfadozenothergroupsbefore.(5分)

(A)wasgiving

(B)amgiving

(C)hadgiven

(D)havegiven

参考答案：D

一、阅读理解

In1933anunknownAmericancalledClarenceNashwenttoseethe

filmmakerWaltDisney.Hehadanunusualvoiceandhewantedtoworkin

Disney'scartoon(动画片)filmforchildren.WhenWaltDisneyheardNash's

voice,hesaid,"Stop!That'sourduck!"

Theduckwasthenow-famousDonaldDuck,whofirstappearedin1934in

thefilmTheWiseLittleHen.Donaldlivedinanoldhouseboatandworehis

sailorjacketandhat.Laterthatyearhebecameastarafteraneight-minute

MickeyMousefilm.Thecinemaaudiencelikedhimbecausehewaslazyand

greedy,andbecausehelosthistemperveryquickly.Andtheylovedhisvoice

whenhebecameangrywithMickey'seightnephews.SoonDonaldwasmore

popularthanMickeyMousehimself,probablybecausehewasn't

agoody-goodyIikeMickey.

Inthe1930s,40sand50sDonaldandhisfriendsMickey,GoofyandPluto

madehundredsofDisneycartoons.Healsomadeeducationalfilmsaboutthe

placeoftheUSAintheworldandsafetyinthehome.Thenin1966Donald

Duckandhisvoicedisappeared---therewerenomorenewcartoons.

ClarenceNashdiedinFebruary,1985.Buttoday'schildrencanstillseethe

oldcartoonsontelevisionandhearthatfamousvoice.(30分)

1).WhowasClarenceNash?(6分)

(A)Acartoonist

(B)ThemanwhomadethevoiceforDonaldDuck.

(C)Afilm-maker

(D)Afilmstar

参考答案：B

2).Theunderlinedword“audience“inthesecondparagraph

means.(6分)

(A)readers

(B)formalinterview

(C)lawfreedom

(D)thepeoplewhowatchafilmatacinema

参考答案：D

3).Theunderlinedword''goody-goody,zinthesecondparagraphmeans

apersonwho.(6分)

(A)likestoappeartobefaultlessinbehavior

(B)wholikestoappeartobefaultyinbehavior

(C)dislikestoappeartobefaultlessinbehavior

(D)dislikestobefaultyinbehavior

参考答案：A

4).WhomadeDonaldDuckfilm?(6分)

(A)MickeyMouse

(B)ClarenceNash

(C)WaltDisney

(D)Pluto

参考答案：C

5).WhenwasthefirstDonaldDuckfilmmade?(6分)

(A)In1933

(B)In1934

(C)In1966

(D)In1985

参考答案：B

Backgroundmusicmayseemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffecton

thosewhohearit.Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayinto

factories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA.Verysoonitspreadtoother

partsoftheworld.Nowitisbecomingdifficulttogoshoppingoreatameal

withoutlisteningtobackgroundmusic.

Tobeginwith,backgroundmusicwasintendedsimplytocreateasoothing

(舒适的)atmosphere.Recently,however,it'sbecomingabigbusiness.An

Americanmarketingexperthasshownthatmusiccanboost(提升)salesor

increasefactoryproductionbyasmuchasathird.

Butithastobethelightmusic.Livelymusichasnoeffectatallonsales.Slow

musiccanincreasereceipts(收入)by34%.Thisisprobablybecause

shoppersslowdownandhavemoreopportunitytospotitemstheywouldlike

tobuy.Yet,slowmusicisn'talwaystheanswer.Theexpertfoundthatin

restaurantsslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertoeattheirmeals,

whichreducedoverallsales.Sorestaurantownersmightbewelladvisedto

playfastermusictokeepthecustomersmoving-unless,ofcourse,the

resultingindigestion(¥肖化不良)leadstocomplaints.(30分)

6).Backgroundmusicwasfirstused.(6分)

(A)inthecinemasandtheatresintheUSA

(B)intheofficesandhospitalsintheUSA

(C)intheschoolsandchurchesintheUSA

(D)inthefactories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA

参考答案：D

7).AnAmericanmarketingexperthasfoundbackgroundmusiccan

.(6分)

(A)increasesalesorfactoryproduction

(B)createasoothingatmosphere

(C)makepeopleslowdown

(D)makepeopleforgettheirworries

参考答案：A

8).hasnoeffectonsales.(6分)

(A)lightmusic

(B)slowmusic

(C)livelymusic

(D)noneoftheabove

参考答案：C

9),Slowmusicisuselessininincreasingsales.(6分)

(A)shops

(B)restaurants

(C)factories

(D)cinemas

参考答案：B

10).Restaurantownersareadvisedtoplaytoincreaseoverall

sales.(6分)

(A)livelymusic

(B)loudmusic

(C)slowermusic

(D)fastermusic

参考答案：D

二、完型填空

Didyousleepwelllastnight?Maybemanypeoplewillanswer:No.Infact,in

theworldaboutoneinthreepeopledonothavegood

sleep.___(11)___yousayyoudonothavegoodsleep,itmeanswaking

earlyandnotgettingbacktosleep,ofteninterruptedshortperiodofsleep,or

hoursofwakefulness.You___(12)___gettired,worried,andanxious.Your

memoryandabilitytorememberthingswillbe___(13)___.

Thenwhatshouldyoudowhenyouhavethetrouble?Donotworryaboutit

toomuch.First,let'sseewhetheryoucansleepyourself.Thewaysareas

follows:

First,___(14)___thatyourbedroomisn'ttoocoldortoohot.Keepitdark

andquiet.

Second,checkyourlifestyle:

Donotdrinktea,coffee,colaorchocolatefourhoursbefore___(15)___.

Drinklessliquidsothatyoucanhavenoorfewervisitstothetoilet.

Setyourbodyclockwellbygettingupandgoingtobedatthefixedtime

everyday.You___(16)___takeanydaytimenaps.

Developarelaxingbedtimehabit.Reador__(17)____music,thentakea

warmbath.Ifyoureallycannotsleep,trysomebread,rice___(18)___milk.

Theywillhelpyoufallasleep.

Goforadailywalk.Naturallighthelpyoutoputyourbodyclockintocorrect

habit,___(19)___doexerciseoutdoorsifyoucan.

Forgettheworriesoftheday.Writedownanyworries,thoughtsorquestions

beforeyougotobed.Withthesewrittendown,youwillhave___(20)___to

thinkaboutandyoursleepwillbecomeeasier.(40分)

11).

(A)When

(B)Incase

(QIf

(D)As

12).

(A)might

(B)may

(C)must

(D)should

13).

(A)affected

(B)damaged

(C)destroyed

(D)endangered

14).

(A)determined

(B)makesure

(C)watchout

(D)lookinto

15).

(A)sleeping

(B)goingtosleep

(C)goingtobed

(D)fallingasleep

16).

(A)won't

(B)wouldn'tbetter

(C)hadbetter

(D)hadbetternot

17).

(A)won't

(B)listen

(C)hear

(D)see

18).

(A)and

(B)or

(C)with

(D)on

19).

(A)neither

(B)but

(C)so

(D)however

20).

(A)harder

(B)fewer

(C)more

(D)less

参考答案:(l)C(2)B(3)A(4)B(5)C(6)D(7)A(8)B(9)C(10)D

1.AmericansmillionsofChristmascardseveryyear,(3分)

(A)change

(B)exchange

(C)attempt

(D)determine

参考答案：B

2.Thegovernmenthasitselftodevelopingeconomy.(3分)

(A)committed

(B)promised

(C)made

(D)decided

参考答案：A

解题思路：固定搭配。commitoneselftosth/doingsth对某事做出承诺，致力于

某事；decidetodosth决定做某事；promisesthtosb或者promisesbsth承

诺某人某事

3.Afterthelongwinterholiday,itishardformetostudy.(3分)

(A)getalongwith

(B)getdownto

(C)getoutof

(D)getridof

参考答案：B

解题思路：getdownto开始认真对待；getalongwith有进展，相处；getoutof

逃避；getridof摆脱

4.I'dratherwritealettertoyouthantoyouonthephone.(3分)

(A)talk

(B)talking

(C)totalk

(D)tohavetalked

参考答案：A

解题思路：wouldrather...than是一平行结构的用法。它要求平行的两部分在语法上对

等，句中的wouldrather后面是动词原形，所以than后也该是动词原形。

5.A:Excuseme,howmuchisthejacket?

B:It's499Yuan.

A:_______

(3分)

(A)Oh,no.That'sOK!

(B)Howdoyoulikeit?

(C)Whichdoyouprefer?

(D)Wouldyouliketotryiton?

参考答案：D

6.A:IwasworriedaboutmyMath,butMr.BrowngavemeanA.

B:(3分)

(A)Don'tworryaboutit.

(B)Congratulations!That'sadifficultcourse.

(C)Mr.Brownisverygood.

(D)Goodlucktoyou!

参考答案：B

7.A:WhatcanIdoforyou?

B:(3分)

(A)Iwantakiloofpears.

(B)Youcandoinyourownway.

(C)Thanks.

(D)Excuseme.I'mbusy.

参考答案：A

8.A:Nowlet'smoveontoanothertopic.Canyoufollowme?

B:,Professor.(3分)

(A)No,Iamnot

(B)Yes,Iwill

(C)No,Ihaven't

(D)Yes,perfectly

参考答案：D

9.A:Hi,Tom,how*severythingwithyou?

B:,andhowareyou?(3分)

(A)Don'tmentionit

(B)Hm,nottoobad

(C)Thanks

(D)Prettyfast

参考答案：B

10.tohavesomecoffeeintheafternoon?(3分)

(A)Wouldyoulike

(B)Doyoulike

(C)Won'tyoulike

(D)Willyoulike

参考答案：B

解题思路：Wouldyoulike表示请客，让某人吃喝某东西，是特指；doyoulike表示

征求意见，是泛指。此题如果选A的话，则是Wouldyouliketohavesomecoffee

now?

阅读理解

Ourchild'sbehaviorisgreatlyinfluencedbythewaywereacttowhathe

hasdone.Ourreactionshelptodeterminewhetherourchildwillrepeathi

sbehaviororwhetherhewilldosomethingdifferent.Thisstatementisa

veryimportantpartofaprincipleofbehavioralpsychology.

Theprinciplestatesthatabehaviorisinfluencedoraffectedbyhowthee

nvironment----people,placesandthings----immediatelyrespondstothe

behavior.Perhapswithoutrealizingitzyouhaveusedthisprinciplemany

times.

Ontheoccasionwhenyoutoldyourchildwhatagoodboyhewasafterh

ecleaneduphisroom,youusedtheprinciple.Whenyousentyourchildt

ohisroomforfightingwithhisbrother,youusedtheprinciple.WhenIga

veKimacookieaftershestartedtocry,Iusedtheprinciple.Ineachoft

heseexamples,aparticularbehavioroccurredfirst——cleaninguparoom,

fighting,andcrying.

Inaddition,therewasareactiontoeachbehavior----thechildwasprais

ed,senttohisroom,orgivenacookie.Bytheseactions,wehaveinfluen

cedthepreviousbehaviorsandhavehelpedtodeterminewhetherthoseb

ehaviorswilloccuragaininthefuture.(15分)

11).ThelectureismainlyaboutChildren'sbehaviorandourresponse.(3

分)

(A)T

(B)F

参考答案：A

12).Thelectureisbasedontheprincipleinbehavioralpsychology.(3分)

(A)T

(B)F

参考答案：A

13).Theaudienceatthislecturemightbesocialworkers.(3分)

(A)T

(B)F

参考答案：B

14).Accordingtothelecture,thechildwassenttohisroomasakindof

reward.(3分)

(A)T

(B)F

参考答案：B

15).People,placesandthingsareelementsof"environment"meantbyth

electurer.(3分)

(A)T

(B)F

参考答案：A

TheEnglishwriter,RichardSavage,wasoncelivinginLondoningreatpov

erty.Inordertoearnalittlemoneyhehadwrittenthestoryofhislife,b

utnotmanycopiesofthebookhadbeensoldintheshop,andSavagewa

slivingfromhandtomouth.Asaresultofhislackoffoodhebecameve

ryill,butafteratime,becauseoftheskillofthedoctorwhohadlooked

a代erhim,hegotwellagain.Afteraweekortwothedoctorsentabillto

Savageforhisvisits,butpoorsavagehadn'tanymoneyandcouldnztpay

it.Thedoctorwaitedforanothermonthandsentthebillagain.Butstilln

omoneycame.Afterseveralweeksthedoctorsentittohimagainasking

forhismoney.IntheendhecametoSavage'shouseandaskedhimfor

payment,sayingtoSavage,''YouknowyouoweyourlifetomeandIexp

ectedsomegratitude(感激)fromyou."

''Iagree,"saidSavage,''thatIowemylifetoyou,andtoprovetoyouth

atIamnotungratefulforyourworkIwillgivemylifetoyou."Withthes

ewordshehandedtohimtwocopiesentitled,THELIFEOFRICHARDSAV

ES.(15分)

16).Thebesttitleforthistextshouldbe.(3分)

(A)APoorEnglishWriter

(B)ASkilledDoctor

(C)ALifeforaLife

(D)TheLifeofRichardSavage

参考答案：C

解题思路：该故事的‘'文眼"就在最后一段。因为前面医生提到作家欠他一个life,然后作

家就还以两本标题为''LifeofRichardSaves”的自传，所以标题中最好能传达这种幽默。

17).Inthetexttheunderlinedsentence,Savagewaslivingfromhandto

mouth,means.(3分)

(A)Savagehadclothestowearandfoodtoeat

(B)Savagehadnomoneytobuyclothesandfood

(C)Savagewasverypoorandill

(D)Savagewastoopoortoliveon

参考答案：D

解题思路：从前面的糟糕状况，他卖不出去书，以及后面的''Asaresultofhislackof

food''可以猜测此短语的含义为D.

18).Accordingtothetextwecanimaginethat.(3分)

(A)thedoctorwaspoortoo

(B)thedoctorwasskilledandkind

(C)thedoctorwasskilledbutcruel

(D)thedoctorwasgladtohavegotthetwobooks

参考答案：C

解题思路:skilled可以根据此句话becauseoftheskillofthedoctorwhohad

lookedafterhim,hegotwellagain判断，另外notgenerous可以从他几次催讨

钱上面判断。.

19).Thewriterwrotethisstoryjusttotellus.(3分)

(A)afunnystory

(B)anunhappystory

(C)amiserablestory

(D)anungratefulstory

参考答案：A

解题思路：这篇文章讲这个作家的幽默的段子，应该来说，属于funnystory.

20).Whichstatementisnottrue?(3分)

(A)ItwasthedoctorwhocuredSavage.

(B)Ifithadn'tbeenbecauseofthedoctor,Savagemighthavedied.

(C)ThedoctorsentbillstoSavageformoney.

(D)ThedoctorhimselfcametoseeSavageagain.

参考答案：D

解题思路：医生来的目的是催要账单，所以不正确应该是D

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vestment,anddidnotneedtowork.Theyusedtohavelarge___(23)___

ofservantstolook___(24)___them.Therewerealsomanymiddleclass

people,whoworkedasbusinessmenorlawyers.Theyusuallyhadseveral

servantsto___(25)___theirhousesandcooktheirmeals.

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