英语选择题真题

2014年四川卷

1.She'dlivedinLondonandManchester;butsheliked

andmovedtoCambridge.

A.bothB.neitherC.noneD.either

2.Grandmapointedtothehospitalandsaid,"That'sI

wasborn."

A.whenB.howC.whyD.where

3.WasitbecauseJackcamelateforschoolMr.Smith

gotangry?

A.whyB.whoC.whereD.that

4.Inow,wehaveraised50.000poundsforthepoorchildren.

isquiteunexpected.

A.thatB.whichC.whoD.it

5.Themanagerwassatisfiedtoseemanynewproducts

aftergreateffort.

A.havingdevelopedB.todevelopC.developedD.

develop

6.Istillremembermyhappychildhoodwhenmymother

takemetoDisneylandatweekends.

A.mightB.mustC.wouldD.should

7.—Ihopetotakethecomputercourse.

—Goodidea.moreaboutit,visitthiswebsite.

A.TofindoutB.FindingoutC.TobefindingoutD.Having

foundout

8.I'llbeoutforsometime.anythingimportanthappens,

callmeupimmediately.

A.IncaseB.AsifC.EventhoughD.Nowthat

9.Shesomeone,soInoddedtoherandwentaway.

A.phonedB.hadphonedC.wasphoningD.hasphoned

10.—Howaboutdinnertonight?It'sonme.—.

A.YouarewelcomeC.Well,I'mafraidsoB.OhzI'dliketoD.

That'sallright

2013四川卷

1.一IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeech

Competitiontomorrow.

A.IreallyenvyyouB.Gladtohearthat

C.SoundsgreatD.Takeiteasy

2.Thetrafficonthemainstreetshasalongergreensignalthan

onthesmallones.

A.oneB.thisC.thatD.it

3.Hurryup,kids!Theschoolbusforus!

A.waitsB.waswaitingC.waitedD.is

waiting

4.Readthisstory,youwillrealizethatnot

everythingcanbeboughtwithmoney.

A.orB.andC.butD.so

5.—Whyareyoureyessored?Youhavesleptwell

lastnight.

Yeah,Istayeduplatewritingareport.

A.can'tB.mustn'tC.needn'tD.won't

6.yousaidatthemeetingdescribesabrightfuture

forthecompany.

A.WhenB.HowC.WhatD.That

7.Heissobusy.Hecannotaffordenoughtimewithhisson

hewantsto.

A.evenifB.asifC.becauseD.

before

8.whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedher

teacherforadvice.

A.NotknowingB.KnowingnotC.NotknownD.

Knownnot

9.Nowadayspeoplearemoreconcernedabouttheenvironment

theylive.

A.whatB.whichC.whenD.where

10.Theairportnextyearwillhelppromotetourism

inthisarea.

A.beingcompletedB.tobecompletedC.completedD.

havingbeencompleted

2012年四川卷

1.—Excuseme.Howmuchistheshirt?

A.ExtraLargeB.50eachC.ItsellswellD.

Altogetherthereare5

2.Newtechnologieshavemadepossibletoturnoutnew

productsfasterandatalowercost.

A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it

3.一Goodbye,John.Comebackagainsometime.

一Sure..

A.IdidB.IdoC.IshallD.Iwill

4.Atschool,somestudentsareactivesomeareshy,yet

theycanbegoodfriendswithoneanother.

A.whileB.althoughC.soD.as

5.Thisisnotmystory,northewholestory.Mystory

playsoutdifferently.

A.isthereB.thereisC.isitD.itis

6.Tomtookataxitotheairport,onlyhisplanehighupin

thesky.

A.findingB.tofinC.beingfoundD.tohave

found

7.Thehotelisalmostfinished,butitneedsoneortwo

weekstogetreadyforguests.

A.onlyB.alsoC.evenD.still

8.Ilookedupandnoticedasnakeitswayupthetreeto

catchitsbreakfast.

A.towinB.winC.windingD.wound

9.一DidyoucatchwhatIsaid?

—Sorry.Iatextmessagejustnow.

A.hadansweringB.haveansweredC.wouldanswer

D.wasanswering

10.Ifyouhappentogetlostinthewild,you'dbetterstay

youareandwaitforhelp.

A.whyB.whereC.whoD.what

11.Theyarelivingwiththeirparentsforthemomentbecause

theirownhouse.

A.isbeingrebuiltB.hasbeenrebuiltC.isrebuilt

D.hasrebuilt

12.Beforedrivingintothecity,youarerequiredtogetyourcar

A.washB.washC.washingD.towash

13.Inourclassthereare46students,halfwearglasses.

A.inwhomB.inthemC.ofwhomD.ofthem

14.Thistrainingprogramcangiveyoualiftatwork,

increaseyourincomeby40%.

A.aswellasB.solongasC.somuchasD.assoonas

15.Hewillcometounderstandyoureffortssoonerorlater.It's

justamatterof.

A.luckB.valueC.timeD.fact

16.Imake$2,000aweek,60surelywon'tmake

differencetome.

A.thatabigB.athatbigC.bigathat

D.thatbiga

17.Scientistsstudyhumanbrainsworktomake

computers.

A.whenB.howC.thatD.whether

18.WearesaidtobelivinginInformationAge,time

ofnewdiscoveriesandgreatchanges.

A.an;theB.不填;theC.不填;a

D.the;a

19.IgotcloseenoughtohearthemspeakingChinese,andI

said"NiHao"justasIdoinChina.

A.mustB.mightC.canD.should

20.It'ssurprisingthatyourbrotherRussiansoquickly——

hehasn'tlivedthereverylong.

A.pickedupB.lookedupC.putup

D.madeup

2011年四川卷

L-I'msorryIdidn'tfinishitontime—

A.Fine,thanksB.No,thanksC.Thanksalot

D.Thanksanyway

2.Lydiadoesn'tfeellikeabroad.Herparentsareold.

A.studyB.studyingC.studiedD.

tostudy

3.Thereisinhiswords.Weshouldhaveatry.

A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.

everything

4.FrankinsistedthathewasnotasleepIhadgreat

difficultyinwakinghimup.

A.whetherB.althoughC.forD.so

5.—Howcouldyoubesorudeastowalkinhereinthemiddle

ofmyclass?—_____________

A.NothingmuchB.NothingseriousC.Never

againD.Nevermind

6.Asisreported,itis100yearsQinghua

Universitywasfounded.

A.whenB.beforeC.afterD.since

7.Togetabettergrade,youshouldthenotesagain

beforethetest.

A.gooverB.getoverC.turnover

D.takeover

8.Nickzit'sgoodforyoutoreadsomebooksChina

beforeyoustartyourtripthere.

A.inB.forC.ofD.on

9.Allvisitorstothisvillagewithkindness.

A.treatB.aretreatedC.aretreating

D.hadbeentreated

10.Ourteachersalwaystellustobelieveinwedo

andwhoweareifwewanttosucceed.

A.whyB.howC.whatD.which

11.Simonmadeabigbambooboxthelittlesick

birdtillitcouldfly.

A.keepB.keptC.keepingD.tokeep

12.—HowwasyourrecenttriptoSichuan?—I'venever

hadonebefore.

A.apleasantB.amorepleasantC.amostpleasantD.

themostpleasant

13.Alwaysremembertoputsuchdangerousthingsasknives

outofchildren's.A.touchB.sightC.reachD.

distance

14.IoftenthewordsIdon'tknowinthedictionary

orontheInternet.

A.lookupB.lookatC.kookforD.lookinto

15.Wasitonalonelyislandhewassavedone

monthaftertheboatwentdown?

A.whereB.thatC.whichD.what

16.animportantroleinanewmovie,Andyhasa

chancetobecomefamous.

A.OfferB.OfferingC.OfferedD.

Tooffer

17.Theschoolshop,customersaremainlystudents,

isclosedfortheholidays.

A.whichB.whoseC.whenD.where

18.Dr.PeterSpemcezheadmasteroftheschool,told

us,“fifthofpupilsheregoontostudyatOxfordand

Cambridge//

A.不填；AB.不填；TheC.the;TheD.a;A

19.一Whatamistake!

一Yes.Ihisdoingitanotherway,butwithout

success.

A.wassuggestingB.willsuggestC.wouldsuggest

D.hadsuggested

20.Thepolicestillhaven'tfoundthelostchild,butthey're

doingallthey.

A.canB.mayC.mustD.should

2010年四川卷

1.—Here5syourchange.

A.Thankyou.B.Don'tmentionit.

C.NoproblemD.Withpleasure.

答案：A

解析：考查日常用语。句意为：“这是找你的零钱。”“谢谢”。

A符合语境。B用于回答道谢或道谦；C、D用于回答求助。

2.Inmostcountries,auniversitydegreecangive

youflyingstartinlife.

A.the;aB.the;不填C.不填；不填

D.不填;a

答案：D

解析：考查冠词。mostcountries此处表泛指，most前不加

定冠词the.第二个空处应为“一个高起点的开始”，故用a,

正确答案为D。

3.—Itakethebookout?

—I'mafraidnot.

A.WillB.MayC.Must

D.Need

答案：B

解析：考查情态动词。表请求可用情态动词can,may,

could,might,表允许用can,may.

句意为：“我可以将这本书带出去吗？”“恐怕不行”。故应

选表情请求的情态动词may。正确答案为B。

4.Agreatnumberofstudentssaidtheywere

forcedtopractisethepiano.

A.toquestionB.tobequestioned

C.questionedD.questioning

答案：C

解析：考查非谓语动词作定语。question与students存在被

动关系，question表示的动作也已完成，故用过去分词。

5.Tired,Jimwasfastasleepwithhisbackabigtree.

A.inB.belowC.beside

D.against

答案：D

解析：考查介词，句意为：“累了，吉姆背倚着树，很快就

睡着了。"against此处意为：“倚着，靠着"；below"在...

下方"；beside”在……旁边”；in"在……里面或（时间）……

之后”。

6.Somepeopleeatwiththeireyes.Theyprefertoorderwhat_

nice.

A.looksB.smellsC.feelsD.tastes

答案：A

解析：考查系动词辨析。与上句中的eatwiththeireyes相对，

后句应该为点看起来很好吃的东西。故正确答案为A。

7.Onmydeskisaphotothatmyfathertookof

whenIwasababy.

A.himB.hisC.me

D.mine

答案：C

解析：考查代词。takeaphotoofsb意为给某人照相,此处应

用人称代词的宾格。正确答案为C。

8.Jennywaslookingforaseatwhen,luckily,aman

andleft.

A.tookupB.gotupC.shutup

D.setup

答案：B

解析：考查动词词组。getup意为“起床，起立”。句意为“Jenny

正在找一个座位，正在那时，很幸运地，一个人站起来离开

了。”故选B。1意为“从事，占据时间或空间”；C意为“闭

嘴”；D意为“建造，搭起”。

9.Welaughatjokes,butseldomabouthowthey

work.

A.wethinkB.thinkwe

C.wedothinkD.dowethink

答案：D

解析：考查倒装。seldom为否定副词放句首，用部分倒装,

故选D。句意为“我们因笑话而笑，但很少去思考笑话怎样

让我们笑。”

10.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Itooksometimeofftogo

travelling,turnedouttobeawisedecision.

A.thatB.whichC.when

D.where

答案：B

解析：考查定语从句。此处应为which引导的非限制性定语

从句，which代替前边整个句子。句意为：“大学毕业后，我

们休假一段时间去旅游，这结果证明是一个明智的决定。”

11.Inmanypeopledopinion,thatcompany,thoughrelatively

small,ispleasant.

A.todealwithB.dealingwithC.tobedealt

withD.dealtwith

答案：A

解析：考查不定式主动表被动。在某些形容词后经常用不定

式的主动形式表被动，此时，不定式动作和句子的主语存在

动宾关系。又如：Theapartmentiscomfortabletolivein.

12.Theschoolwasmovedoutofdowntownasthenumberof

studentshadgrowntoo.

A.smallB.fewC.large

D.many

答案：C

解析：考查形容词的用法。thenumberof意为”……的数量”,

其后的形容词应为大小，不用多少。又据句意学校被移出了

市中心，应该是学生的数量变得太大了，故选C。

13.一Pmsorry.Thatwasn'tofmuchhelp.

一Oh,.Asamatteroffact,itwasmost

helpful.

A.sureitwasB.itdoesn'tmatter

C.ofcoursenotD.thanksanyway

答案：A解析：考查日常用语。后句中的Asamatteroffact,it

wasmosthelpful,可知是对前句表意的否定，所以A项合适。

句意为：“对不起，那帮助不太大。当然不是了，实际上，

它很有用。”

14.Howmuchoneenjoyshimselftravellingdependslargelyon

hegoeswith,whetherhisfriendsorrelatives.A.what

B.whoC.howD.why

答案：B

解析：考查介词后的宾语从句。根据句末的whetherhis

friendsorrelatives可知应是和谁去，故选B。句意为“一个

人旅游多么享受很大程度上取决于他和谁去，无论是他的朋

友还是亲戚。”

15.SuchpoetsasShakespearewidely

read,ofwhoseworks,however,somedifficult

tounderstand.A.are；areB.is；isC.are；isD.is：

are

答案：A

解析：考查主谓一致。主句中的主语应为poets,谓语动词用

复数，其后的非限制性定语从句的主语应为someofwhose

works,谓语动词也应是复数。故选A。

16.一Whenshallwerestartourbusiness?一Notuntilwe

ourplan.

A.willfinishB.arefinishing

C.aretofinishD.havefinished

答案：D

解析：考查动词时态。在状语从句中，经常用一般现在时表

将来时，用现在完成时表将来完成时。此处为until引导的时

间状语从句，故用现在完成时，选D。意为“直到我们完成

我们的计划，我们才重新开始我们的生意。”

17.Thelawyerlistenedwithfullattention,tomissany

point.

A.nottryingB.tryingnot

C.totrynotD.nottotry

答案：B解析：考查现在分词短语做伴随状语及动词不定式

的否定式。句中listen和trynottomiss为同时进行的动作，

故用现在分词的一般式做伴随状语。又动词不定式的否定式

要在其前加not.故选B。

18.You'vefailedtodowhatyoutoandI'mafraid

theteacherwillblameyou.

A.willexpectB.willbeexpected

C.expectedD.wereexpected

答案：D

解析：考查动词时态。句中you与expect存在被动关系，首

先排除Co又有havefailed提示应是过去你被期盼做的事，

故应为过去时，正确答案为D。

19.Ifyouhaveajob,yourselftoitandfinallyyou'll

succeed.

A.dodevoteB.don'tdevote

C.devotingD.notdevoting

答案：A

解析•：考查谓语动词的强调及“祈使句+and+将来时句子”

的固定搭配。此处应是祈使句，又有谓语动词的强调要借助

助动词do,故选A。句意为：“如果你有了一份工作，付出

努力去做它，最后你定能成功。”

20.Becauseoftheheavytraffic,itwasalreadytimeforlunch

breakshegottoheroffice.

A.sinceB.thatC.whenD.until

答案：C

解析：考查状语从句。句意为：”因为交通阻塞，当她到达

办公室时已经是午休的时间了。”，故此处应为when引导的

时间状语从句，故正确答案为C。

2014四川卷BDDBCCAACB

2013四川卷DCDBACAADB

2012四川卷BDDACBDCDB

AACACDBDBA

2011四川卷DBABCDADBC

DBCABCBADA

2014年重庆卷

I.Asmilecosts.butgivesmuch.

A.anythingB.something

C.nothingD.everything

2.—Whynotstayherealittlelonger?

.butIreallyhavetogo.

A.NevermindB.I'dloveto

C.PleasedtomeetyouD.Ican'tfind

anyreason

3.I'veorderedsomepizza,soweworryabout

cookingwhenwegethometired.

A.can'tB.darenot

C,needn'tD.maynot

4.You'dbetterwritedownherphonenumberbeforeyou

it.

A.forgetB.areforgetting

c.forgotD.willforget

5.Theproducercomesregularlytocollectthecamerasto

ourshopforqualityproblems.

A.returningB.returned

C.toreturnD.tobereturned

6.Ican'ttellyou_waytotheWilson'sbecausewedon'thave

Wilsonhereinthevillage.

A.the;aB.a;/

C.a:theD.the;/

7.Shedrovesofastattheturnthatthecaralmostwent

theroad.

A.onB.along

C.from,D.off

8.Jameshasjustarrived,butIdidn'tknowheuntil

yesterday.

A.willcomeB.wascoming

C.hadcomeD.came

9.We'llreachthesalestargetsinamonthwesetatthe

beginningoftheyear.

A.whichB.where

C.whenD.what

10.—IspenttwoweeksinLondonlastsummer.

—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheBritishMuseumduring

yourstay,you?

A.mustn'tB.haven't

C.didn'tD.hadn't

11.Groupactivitieswillbeorganizedafterclass_children

developteamspirit.

A.helpingB,havinghelped

C.helpedD.tohelp

12.—IsittruethatMikerefusedanofferfromYaleUniversity

yesterday?

—Yeah,butIhavenoideahedidit;that'soneofhis

favoriteuniversities.

A.whenB,why

C.thatD.haw

13.ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.Whyareyoutalkingto

measifIit?

A.haddoneB.havedone

C.didD.amdoing

14.Halfanhourlater,Lucystillcouldn'tgetataxi_thebus

haddroppedher.

A.untilB.when

C.althoughD.where

15.—Jack,I'dliketohaveyouropinionsaboutmywritten

report.

—.ButIhaveonesuggestion.

A.That'sagoodideaB.Youaremodest

C.itlooksfinetomeD.Youshouldcheckitfirst

2014年重庆卷阅读

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分奶分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、c和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachof

herobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled（贴标签）everything.

Ialways,lookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotnearerandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmy

dirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.

Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.,Soon,Iheardherscreaming,

''Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!"Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedto

myfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.

Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminute

butforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightaway

hergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawled（爬）underhercovers,

sobbing.

Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughphone.AUofasudden,awarm

feelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart,

Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocks

andsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticedKatehad

satup.

Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereached

outherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme."Thanks."

KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn'talwaysagree,butwe

learnedthekeytolivingtogether:givingin.cleaningupandholdingon.

36.WhatmadeKateangryoneevening?

A.Shecouldn'tfindherbooks.

B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.

C,Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.

D.Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.

37.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_.

A.shewasscaredbyKate'sanger

B.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessy

C.shewantedtoshowhercare

D.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso

38.HowisParagraphImainlydeveloped?

A.Byanalyzingcauses.

B.Byshowingdifferences.

C.Bydescribingaprocess.

D.Byfollowingtimeorder.

39.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?

A.MyFriendKate

B.HardWorkPaysOff

C.HowtoBeOrganized

D.LearningtoBeRoommates

B

Therehavealwaysbeenalotofcommonlybelievedbutfalseideasaboutbeingfatand

doingexercise.Somepeoplebelievethattheycan'thelpputtinganweightastheygetolder,while

othersholdthatiftheystopexercising,theirmuscleswillturnintofat.Herearesomemoremyths

rilneverloseweight—Icomefromafatfamily

Wrong!Whilewecan'tchangethebodytypewearebornwith,wecan'tblameourgenesfor

makingusfat.There'splentyofevidencethatfatnessrunsinfamilies,andthemainreasonis

thattheysharethesamehabitofeatingtoomuchandexercisetoolittle.

IamfatbecauseIburncaloriesslowly

Wrong!Fatnessisnotcausedbyaslowmetabolism（新陈代谢）.Infact,althoughfatpeople

consumemoreenergythanslimpeople,theyalsofailtorealizehowmuchtheyeat]Keepinga

diarycanhelpyouworkoutyourdailyfoodintakemomaccurately.

Exerciseisboring

Wrong!Anythingwillbecomeboringifyoudoitrepetitively.Thekeyistodevelopabalanced

and

variedprogramthat*sfunaswellasprogressive.IfyouenjoyaSundaywalk,takeadifferent

mute.

Ifyoudoyoga,tryataichiclass.Ifyoulikeswiping,setyourselfadistanceortimechallenge.

Nopain,nogain

Wrong!Exerciseisnotmeanttohurt.Indeed,painisyoubodytellingyousomething'swrong,and

continuingtoexercisecouldleadtoseriousinjury.Youmayexperiencemilddiscomfortasyou

begintoexerciseregularly,butthisisyourbodyadaptingtothepositivechangesinyourlifestyle

andtheachesshoulddisappearrelativelyquickly.Iftheydon't,restandseekmedicaladvice.

40.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutbeingfat?

A.Itisthefamilygenesthatmakepeoplefat.

B.Peoplearefatbecausetheyconsumetoolittleenergy.

C.Adiaryofexercisecanpreventpeoplefrombecomingfat.

D.Itistheconsequenceofpeople'sunbalancedlifestyle.

41.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanwemakeexercisemominteresting?

A.Bytakingvariedexercise.

B.Bychoosingsimpleexercise.

C.Bydoingregularexercise.

D.Bystickingtooutdoorexercise.

42.Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutuNopain,nogain"inexercising?

A.Keepinglitisessentiallyapainfulexperience.

B.Exerciseshouldbestoppedifcontinuouspainisfelt.

C.Paininexerciseisapreconditionforreachingyourgoal.

D.Gettingusedtopainleadstopositivechangesinyourbody.

43.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Todeclaretheimportanceofkeepinglit.

B.Toclarifysomemisconceptionsaboutfatnessandexercise.

C.ToconfiiTnwhathaslongbeenbelievedaboutkeepingfit.

D.Toexplainsomemedicalfactsaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.

C

Theideaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhumansgreatly.Sadly,

biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsuchathingwithoutartificialaid—wesimply

weightoomuch,andallourmmpushesdownthroughourrelativelysmallfeet,resultinginalot

ofpressurethatmakesussink.

However,severaltypesofanimalscanwalkonwater.Oneofthemostinterestingisthe

commonbasiliskBasilicusbasilicus,alizard（蜥蜴）nativetoCentralandSouthAmerica.Itcan

runacrosswaterforadistanceofseveralmeters,avoidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthe

water'ssurfacewithitsfeet.Thelizardwilltakeasmanyas20stepspersecondtokeepmoving

forward.Forhumanstodothis,we'dneedhugefeetthatwecouldbringuptoourearsinorderto

create

adequate"hitting.44

Butfortunatelythereisanalternative:cornflour.Byaddingenoughofthiscommon

thickeningagenttowater（anditdoestakealot）,youcancreatea"non-Newtonian"liquidthat

doesn'tbehavelikenormalwater.Now,ifthesurfaceofthewaterishithardenough,particles（微

粒）inthewatergrouptogetherforamomenttomakethesurfacehard.Movequicklyenoughand

putenoughforceintoeachstep,andyoureallycanwalkacrossthesurfaceofanadequatelythick

liquidofcornflour.

Funthoughallthismaysound,ifsstillrathermessymdbettermadaboutintheorythan

carriedoutinpractice,ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwingshandyincaseyoustartto

sink—andtakeashowerafterward!

44.Walkingonwaterhasn'tbecomearealitymainlybecausehumans一

A.arenotinterestedinit

B.havebiologicallimitations

C.havenotinventedpropertools

D.areafraidtomakeanattempt

45.WhatdoweknowaboutBasiiliusbasilicusfromthepassage?

A.Itislightenoughtowalkonwater.

B.Itshugefeetenableittostayabovewater.

C.Itcanrunacrosswateratacertainspeed.

D.Itsuniqueskinkeepsitfromgettingwetinwatch

46,Whatisthefunctionofthecornflouraccordingtothepassage?

A.Tocreateathickliquid.

B.Toturnthewaterintosolid.

C.Tohelptheliquidbehavenormally.

D.Toenablethewatertoroverapidly.

47.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheideaofhumans*walkingonwater?

A,Itisriskybutbeneficial.

II.Itisinterestingandworthtrying.

C.Itiscrazymdcannotbecomeareality.

D.Itisimpracticalthightheoreticallypossible.

D

Onemomentitwasquietandcalmintheforest,thenext,theairwaschargedwithtension.

Theelephanthadheardthedistantalarmcallsofanimalsandhermoodsuddenlychanged.Iurged

theelephantdeeperintotheforest.Wesoundedlikeaforestfire-crackling,snapping,trailblazing.

Butthroughallthenoisecameasharpwantingcry.Theelephantstoppedandweheardit

again-thetell-talecallofaspotteddeer.

Ilookedquicklymoundtheshadowsoftheforest.Raysofsunlightshonethroughtree

branches,beneathwhichthepatchwork（交错）ofgreenplantsandshadow-within-shadowswould

maketigerstripes（条纹）lookmoreattractive.Apartfromanoccasionalnoisefromtheelephant's

stomach,theforestwinssilent.

Gradually,thetensionslippedfromourbodies.Theelephantseizedanearbybranchand

putitintohermouth.Iroachedforwardandgentlymovedmyhandovertheelephant'sneck;there

wasasoftpart,freeofwrinklesandhairs,behindherear.

ThiswasmyfourthtimetosensetheauraoftheforestinCorbett,althoughIsawnotigers

intheend.LocatedatthefootoftheHimalayanmountains,Corbettishometoabout135Bengal

tigers,buttheforestseemedtobeguardingtheirwhereabouts（出没处），asilentreminderoftheir

secrecyandrarity.Still,Iwashappyenoughtouchingtheelephantbehindtheear.IfIhadso

desperatelywantedtoseeatiger,Icouldhavegonetoazoo.Afterall,spottingtigersmealy

confirmstheirbeauty;backingthemcanmakeyouawareofsomethingmore.

48.Whichofthefollowingwasaclearsignalofalarm?

A.Theelephantstopped.

B.Aspotteddeercalled.

C.Theelephantseizedabranch.

D.Theforestwassilentforawhile.

49.Theauthorbeginshisaccountofthetourintheforestmainlyby

A.describingvarioussounds

B.comparingdifferentanimals

C.listingdifferentactivities

D.introducingvariousplants

50.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"tosensetheaura“mostprobablymean?

A.Toseethediversity.

B.Toenjoythescenery.

C.Tofeeltheatmosphere.

D.Toexperiencethefreedom.

51.HowdoestheauthorfeelafterseveralvisitstoCorbett?

A.SeeingaBengaltigerisquitethrilling.

B.Itisverytime-consumingtotravelinCorbett.