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请认真阅读下面短文，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。（共15小题，计15分）
The United States is full of automobiles（机动车）.There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or more. However, cars are used for than pleasure. They are a part of life.
Cars are for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get home.
Sometimes small children must be driven to . Some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are young to walk that far, their mothers take to drive them to school. One drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbor’s children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place they work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put motorcars on the road and to use less . Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities because many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done the use of cars.
A．even B．much C．little D．such
A．better B．less C．more D．farther
A．great B．necessary C．proper D．possible
A．bought B．used C．produced D．sold
A．other B．long C．short D．easy
A．so to B．in order that C．so that D．in order to
A．cities B．school C．park D．gardens
A．quite B．very C．too D．so
A．money B．time C．pride D．turns
A．mother B．child C．way D．car
A．where B．that C．while D．when
A．more B．fewer C．many D．less
A．time B．space C．energy D．oil
A．so B．even C．very D．Such
A．on B．for C．from D．about
One Friday night, a poor young man stood at the train station. He played his violin and many people put 41into the hat in front of him.
The next day, the young man came to the station42. But this time he took out a large piece of paper43some words on it. It said “Last night a lady44Mrs Sang put an important thing into my hat45. Please come for it.”
After about an hour, a middle-aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said, “You do come here. I know that you’re a(n) 46man and will certainly come here.” They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner. Then he took out a lottery ticket and47it to the woman. Her husband bought a lottery ticket every day. Yesterday when she knew the lottery ticket he bought won, she was very48. The prize of the lottery ticket was $ 500,000. When she walked past the young man, she took out $50 and put it in the hat.49, the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
Later, someone asked the young man, “You play the violin every day to make money. Why didn’t you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” the young man said，“Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I50honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” A. money B. tickets C. paper
A. instead B. differently C. again
A. for B. with C. over
A. introducedB. spelled C. named
A. by mistake B. for mistake C. on mistake
A. crazy B. cool C. honest
A. gave B. lent C. offered
A. surprising B. happy C. exciting
A. But B. However C. Therefore
A. have B. win C. lose
George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved 31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 33 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 34 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 35 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to 36 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 37 of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 38 . He had other 39 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many 40in the south grew only cotton. This was 41 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 42 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the43 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 44 “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 45 of 79.
A．animals B．plants C．buildings D．photos
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．house B．farm C．hospital D．school
A．brown B．yellow C．black D．white
A．when B．until C．for D．since
A．cost B．spend C．pay D．take
A．love B．hate C．question D．surprise
A．accepted B．refused C．understood D．cared
A．situations B．suggestions C．plays D．plans
A．farmers B．scientists C．doctors D．inventors
A．helpful B．harmful C．careful D．wonderful
A．pumpkin B．peanut C．cotton D．potato
A．soil B．water C．air D．weather
A．seen B．look C．found D．called
A．time B．year C．age D．season
Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interesting31 in Beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of32 . Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his33 .
Many people like to travel by 34 , but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much 35 and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu 36 they went on to Mount Emei by bus.
The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren’t too many people in 37 sleeping car. The Greens could stand up and 38 around. It was a long journey, 39 none of them felt tired. They kept 40 the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor kept coming to give them hot water and 41 them newspapers. People nearby 42 with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite 43 . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.
When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already 44 Chengdu. His train ride seemed really 45 , but his memory (记忆) of the pleasant journey will last long.
A．schools B． places C． villages D． cities
A．England B． America C． China D． the world
A．friends B． classmates C． father D． family
A．air B． bus C． train D． ship
A．cheaper B． dearer C． dirtier D． quicker
A．before B． when C． after D． while
A．my B． your C． our D． their
A．sit B． walk C． run D． dance
A．and B． so C． also D． but
A．looking B． drawing C． watching D． getting
A．reading B． buying C． selling D． writing
A．talked B． spoke C． told D． said
A．early B． late C． easily D． hard
A．beside B． to C． past D．near
A．quick B． slow C． short D． long
Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. 41 that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.
“Finding a job” is not 42 as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not 43 for it. Sometimes “Chance” may 44a more important part than “decision”.
Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs 45 you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important 46 what kind of person you are, which special qualities 47 you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference 48 an interest and a skill. If you like 49 and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can 50a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a 51 .
Then ask yourself a question, “ In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your 52 skills?”
After 53 your skills, the next step is research. To 54 as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends 55 the work they do.
Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.
A．It’s saying B．It’s say C．It is said D．It says
A．same B．as same C．so good D．the same
A．suitable B．fitted C．able D．like
A．take B．play C．have D．choose
A．which B．what C．if D．whether
A．feel B．realize C．to feel D．to realize
A．helps B．makes C．make D．help
A．both B．between C．from D．either
A．art B．music C．sports D．acting
A．ride B．feed C．draw D．treat
A．success B．skill C．hobby D．fact
A．good B．the best C．better D．best
A．examine B．have examined C．examining D．examined
A．find out B．look out C．find D．look at
A．what do they think of B．how do they think of C．what they think of D．how they think of
Jack 41 in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 42 his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to 43 countries. All my friends go to Spain, 44 they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a 45 to Spain and 46 at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went 47 for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and 48 he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.
Jack 49 on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him 50 , “Maps of the city, sir?”
A．flew B．lived C．went D．dropped
A．for B．off C．with D．into
A．all B．both C．other D．any
A．and B．but C．though D．however
A．bus B．plane C．train D．bike
A．reached B．left C．arrived D．stayed
A．down B．up C．away D．out
A．before B．while C．since D．after
A．lay B．stood C．fell D．jumped
A．once again B．on time C．at times D．at once