阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father was a highly educate, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your 31 in the process. I thought there was nothing be wasn’t 32 to do.
A few days before my younger brother’s 7th birthday, Dad planned to assemble(装配) a new 33 as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of 34 the instructions, Dan was still unable to 35 the new bike together. Later he 36 the paper of instructions, 37 up his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra 38 to have it correctly assembled there. 39 an idea came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who cut our grassland.
“Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”
As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the 40 . Lovett handed it back to him, saying, “No ,thanks. I can’t read. When you can’t read, you have to 41 .” Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was 42 assembled, with no 43 parts remaining. Dad shook Lovett’s hand, patted him on the back, thanked him, and hid the bike.
On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great 44 in telling it over and over again-be used it as an example of thinking.
He did not prefer to illiteracy(文盲) , but strongly taught us to use our 45 , The joke was on my father, 46 he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even more after that incident. I also gained a new 47 for Lovett. To me he had 48 been the old yard man who didn’t 49 much, but after that day, he seemed to smile broader, even walk taller, It’s amazing what a real nod of 50 can do to lift people up.
31.A.attention B.belief C.view D.breath
32.A.willing B.lucky C.able D.sure
33.A.toy B.bicycle C.computer D.boat
34.A.reading B.reviewing C.examining D.searching
35.A.bring B.get C.put. D.give
36.A.folded up B.looked through C.turned to D.devoted to
37.A.brought B.added C.set D.picked
38.A.money B.effort C.service D.tax
39.A.Thus B.Then C.Since D.Though
40.A.tools B.rites C.orders D.instructions
41.A.exchange B.admit C.learn D.think
42.A.Partly B.fully C.hardly D.largely
43.A.separate B.different C.major D.spare
44.A.delight B.action C.care D.risk
45.A.resources B.knowledge C.heads D.hands
46.A.so B. or C.but D.and
47.A.reward B.regard C.relief D.respect
48.A.never B.regard C.ever D.often
49.A.show B.say C.care D.earn
50.A. approva1 B.agreement C.affection1 D.altitude
My First Day
I was still shy in the presence of a crowd. And my first day at the new 36 made me a laughing stock(笑柄) of the classroom .I was sent to the blackboard to write my 37 . I knew my name, and knew how to write it , but standing at the blackboard with the 38 of so many pupils on my back made me 39 inside and I was unable to write a single letter.
“Write your name,” the teacher called to me. I 40 the white chalk to the blackboard, as I was about to write, my mind went blank, I could not remember my name, 41 the first letter. Somebody laughed and I became 42 .
“Just forget us and write your name,” the teacher called and walked to my side, 43 at me to give me confidence.
“What is your name?” she asked.
“Richard,” I 44
“Then write it.”
I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was 45 again. I tried to 46 my senses but I could remember nothing. I realized how totally I was47 and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead 48 the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud 49 and my muscles froze. I sat and 50 myself. Why did I always appear so dumb 51 I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no 52 I could read better than any of them, and I could talk 53 when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange 54 make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck 55 , hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.
A.school B.house C.office D.lab
A.address B.name C.website D.hobby
A.presence B.pressure C.eyes D.smiles
A.freeze B.struggle C.fall D.think
A.took B.picked C.carried D.lifted
A.still B.ever C.even D.also
A.delighted B.nervous C.disappointed D.angry
A.pointing B.looking C.smiling D.waving
A.whispered B.explained C.shouted D.nodded
A.empty B.stupid C.quiet D.blank
A.form B.collect C.make D.catch
A.fighting B.feeling C.failing D.falling
A.by B.before C.from D.against
A.laugh B.noise C.cry D.cheer
A.calmed B.hid C.comforted D.blamed
A.where B.that C.when D.because
A.need B.doubt C.wonder D.use
A.correctly B.anxiously C.clearly D.freely
A.faces B.teachers C.places D.classrooms
A.shaking B.suffering C.burning D.hurting
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36 .
Today things are 37 , the world has become too 38 . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 39 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not 40 .
Everyone 41 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 42 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 43 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 44 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 45 more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 46 , in most countries wastes are 47 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 48 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 49 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough50 . What can we do to solve these problems ?
If we eat more vegetables and less 51 , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops 52 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will 53 longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 54 .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer 55 in the future.
A.beautiful B.unlimited C.rare D.valuable
A.common B.the same C.changeable D.different
A.crowded B.small C.dirty D.busy
A.protecting B.saving C.polluting D.fighting
A.die B.survive C.keep D.satisfy
A.wonders B.realizes C.consider D.discovers
A.poles B.boats C.methods D.ideas
A.continue B.have C.ought D.go
A.grow B.plant C.save D.cut down
A.Thus B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore
A.still B.even C.also D.certainly
A.too many B.a few C.some D.few
A.production B.pollution C.population D.revolution
A.houses B.vegetables C.food D.lives
A.fruit B.meat C.fish D.grain
A.feeds B.increases C.supplies D.helps
A.use B.stay C.keep D.last
A.control B.born C.plan D.reward
A.nature B.sea C.planet D.forest
Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __41___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __42___ there was no blood bank.
When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __43___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became __44___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __45___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __46__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___47__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___48___ but was stored in a __49___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __50___ that there was __51___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __52___ to separate black blood from white blood.
After the war, Dr Drew was ___53__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __54___ a ditch(深沟)and Dr Drew was __55___ hurt. He had lost __56__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __57___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__58__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __59___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __60___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.
A.of B.on C.for D.in
A.though B.if C.because D.and
A.possible B.impossible C.unimportant D.necessary
A.visitor B.head C.receiver D.supporter
A.started B.expected C.promised D.forbade
A.died B.killed C.wounded D.fighting
A.most B.least C.first D.last
A.received B.accepted C.lost D.found
A.good B.cool C.hot D.separate
A.discovered B.invented C.insisted D.regretted
A.little B.much C.some D.no
A.began B.refused C.stopped D.continued
A.driving B.walking C.arriving D.running
A.from B.into C.along D.off
A.hardly B.nearly C.badly D.not
A.some B.little C.all D.much
A.biggest B.most modern C.nearest D.cheapest
A.Take B.Bring C.Send for D.Find
A.how B.what C.where D.who
A.colored B.better C.farthest D.same
My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper 26 what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven – paper 27 his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his heart into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his 28 . Two days later he received his paper back. On the 29 page was a large red F with a 30 that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after
class and asked, “ 31 did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no 32 a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ 33 you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider you
r 34 .”
The boy went home and 35 about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the 36 paper, making no changes.
Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting on my farm. I 37 have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was 38 , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream 39 . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to 40 yours.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…
A.in B.at C.for D.about
A.giving B.taking C.describing D.making
A.classmate B.teacher C.father D.writer
A.front B.middle C.back D.last
A.word B.note C.paper D.letter
B.Where C.Why D.How
A.road B.way C.method D.idea
A.Now B.Although C.Since D.If
A.work B.idea C.grade D.advice
A.thought B.write C.spoke D.read
A.new B.same C.different D.second
A.never B.again C.even D.still
A.arriving B.leaving C.moving D.reaching
A.stealer B.maker C.lover D.leader
A.take up B.make up C.give up D.break up
Where did all the tigers go? That’s what Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to know. India’s Sariska Project Tiger Reserve, once home to 26 tigers, is now home to none. Singh has ordered a police investigation into the 39 ,and created a new taskforce to save the 40 animals.
Tiger
s are an endangered species(物种). Half of the world’s tiger 41 live in India. For years, tigers have been disappearing from India’s national parks, but Sariska may be the last straw. And the government has to react.
On Thursday, Singh held the first meeting of 42 officials, wildlife experts, and related leaders, aiming to count the nation’s remaining tigers, and to come up with a plan to keep them safe.
It is not hard to guess why the tigers are disappearing. Poachers (偷猎者) can 43 the big cats for $50,000 each. Tiger skin and bones are popular in Chinese 44 . A single tiger tooth can fetch $120. Recently, a group of poachers admitted killing ten tigers in Sariska and were 45 .
“Indian tiger poaching is probably the biggest conservation problem in modern times.” said Belinda Wright, the head of the Wildlife Protection Society of India.
However, poaching isn’t the only 46 . Many poachers use advanced technologies, like night glasses and long–range binoculars. Forest security officers are paid so 47 th
at few of them bother to track down the poachers. Even if a security guard were to find a poacher, many carry only a stick to make him obey the law.
Tiger fans hope that Singh’s plans mean end for the poachers and 48 for the endangered species.
A.project B.disappearance C.reserve D.home
A.dangerous B.huge C.rare D.fierce
A.population B.percentage C.generation D.group
A.business B.trade C.army D.forest
A.raise B.hunt C.sell D.shoot
A.food B.tradition C.culture D.medicine
A.found B.arrested C.prohibited D.controlled
A.problem B.worry C.crime D.factor
A.commonly C.slightly D.highly
A.success B.lamp C.hope D.achievement