阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street. He had come to Britain only by   1   . Being homeless and jobless, he looked pale and hungry. Walking along the street, he suddenly caught   2   of and apple thrown away by a boy. The poor fellow was so hungry that he was thinking   3   picking it up to eat. Just as he was   4   out his hand, he heard a voice calling him, “Young man.” He looked up and saw two   5   on a balcony（阳台）.Then he was led into a big house to meet the men. Having made sure that he was as   6   as a church mouse, the two men decided he was the   7   man they needed. Then they gave him a letter and told him that he was not to open it   8   two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.”

It was then only five minutes to one. “   9   there is money in it, why    10    go and have a good lunch?” Henry said to himself. At this   11   , he entered a restaurant and asked the waiter for meat and eggs, and a bottle of beer. Then he ate happily. When he had finished eating, it was only half   12   one. There was still half an hour before he could open the letter and so he called the waiter and asked for some   13   . Afraid that he could not afford to   14  the bill, the boss told the waiter to give him a   15   portion（一份）. As he was forced to pay, he had to open the letter a few minutes earlier than he had   16   . To his great surprise, he found a million-pound note. Taking a look at the note, the boss gave a low whistle. He couldn’t believe his own  17   . However, it was true. At once the boss  18   his tune（调子）and smiled. He asked the millionaire to come   19  he pleased and to have whatever he liked. As for the bill he  20   that it should be forgotten.

1. A. chance　　 　　　　 B. surprise　　   C. turn　　　　　　　　   D. plane

2. A. sight　　　　　　   B. hold　　　　   C. half　　　　　　　　   D. sign

3. A. about　　　　　　  B. over　　　　    C. of　　　　　　　　    D. through

4. A. putting　　　　　　  B. extending　　　　  C. reaching　　　　　　    D. letting

5. A. peasants　　　　    B. gentlemen　　    C. scholars　　　　　　  D. managers

6. A. rich　　　　　　　　    B. hungry　　　　    C. strong　　　　　　  D. poor

7. A. very　　　　　　　　    B. just   　　　　　　  C. worthy　　　　　　 D. able

8. A. before　　　　　　　　  B. until　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　  D. at

9. A. Because　　　　   &n

bsp;　　 B. As　　　　    C. Where　　　　　　　　 D. Since

10. A. never　　　　　　　　  B. do you　　　　   C. not　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

11. A. thought　　　　　　　　 B. condition　　    C. situation　　　　　　   D. note

12. A. passed　　　　　　　　  B. to　　　　    C. past　　　　　　　　   D. for

13. A. water　　　　　　　　   B. more　　　　  C. money　　　　　　    D. rice

14. A. spend　　　　　　　　  B. count　　　　   C. write　　　　　　    D. pay

15. A. big　　　　　　　　    B. smaller　　　　    C. rich　　　　　　   D. full

16. A. promised　　　　　　  B. hoped　　　　　　  C. thought　　    　　 D. decided

17. A. master　　　　　　    B. waiter　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　 D. eyes

18. A. raised　　　　　　    B. lowered　　　　    C. changed　　　　   D. struck

19. A. when　　　　　　    B. whenever　　　　    C. if　　　　　　    D. whether

20. A. suggested　　　　    B. insisted　　　　　　    C. asked　　　　  D. required

 

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Nicolette Morganti’s friends can’t understand why she joined a dating agency(婚姻介绍所).

She has a good job    1    a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life. But she, a 29-year-old woman, who has a degree in English Literature(文学),is so    2    with British    3    that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males.

“English men are usually materialistic and have    4    imagination,” she says.

“I have    5    years being bored by men who never do anything    6    .”

“I’m almost 30 now and I would really love to    7    a husband and have    8   .I’d like to live in London for six months of the year and in the States for 　　9     six months.”

In her search for the perfect man, Nicolette once    10    an advertisement in a magazine for    11    people and had 400 replies.

But she says, “I only met one or two of them.  12    of the others sounded very   13   .”

Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months    14    and has met    15    then.

She says, “I    16    that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men. I rang 　　17    in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to    18    the call.”

“I’ve met five so far but I’m looking for someone very    19   . I’d like to find a caring, well-educated, non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a    20    of adventure.”

1.A.like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.being

C.as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.with

2.A.tired　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B.bored

C.pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.angry

3.A.men　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.games

C.music　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.master

4.A.some　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B.much

C.a little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.no

5.A.passed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.spent

C.entered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.wasted

6.A.exciting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.moving

C.interesting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.living

7.A.marry to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.accept

C.receive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.find

8.A.friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.work

C.a home　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.children

9.A.another　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.some

C.the other　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.other

10.A.wrote　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.put

C.gave　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.posted

11.A.single　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.married

C.only　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.lonely

12.A.Most　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.Few

C.All　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.Some

13.A.worrying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.encouraging

C.boring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.surprising

14.A.before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.later

C.more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.ago

15.A.from　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.since

C.after　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   &n
b
sp;　　 D.until

16.A.expect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.suppose

C.know　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.feel

17.A.one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.it

C.them　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.him

18.A.pay to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.pay off

C.pay for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.pay back

19.A.ordinary　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.handsome

C.special　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.lovely

20.A.feeling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.sense

C.way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.kind

 

As far back as 700 B. C, man has talked about children being cared for by wolves. Romulus and Remus, the legendary（传说的）twin founders of Rome, were said to have been cared for by wolves. It is believed that when a she-wolf loses her litter, she tries to get human child to take its place. This seemingly foolish and unreasonable idea did not become believable until the late nineteenth century when a French doctor actually found a ten-year-old boy having nothing on wandering in the woods. He didn’t walk upright, could not speak understandably, nor could he relate to people. He only growled（嗥叫）and stared at them. Finally the doctor won the boy’s confidence and began to work with him. After many long years of devoted and patient teaching, the doctor was able to get the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognize and say a number of words, as well as write letters and form words.

The French doctor found the boy ________.

　　A. wandering in the woods 　　　B at his doorstep

　　C. growling at him 　　　　　　 D. speaking understandably

In this passage, the word “litter” in line 3 most nearly means ________.

　　A. garbage 　　　B. master 　　　C. hair 　　　D. baby animals

The doctor was able to work with the boy because ________.

　　A. the boy had never lost his mind 　　　　B. the boy trusted him

　　C. the boy liked to dress up 　　　　　　　D. the boy worked very hard

Which of the following statements is not true?

　　A. She-Wolves have been said to replace human children for their lost litter.

　　B. Examples of wolves caring for human children can be found only in the nineteenth  century.

　　C. The French doctor succeeded in training the boy to enjoy the human life somewhat.

　　D. The young boy never was able to speak perfectly.

In this passage, the word “relate to” most nearly means ________.

　　A. tell 　　　B. understand 　　　C. listen to 　　D. write to

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　　DC Hilton was one of the first American to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night. 42 years ago be bought a small __1___on US highway 69, in Oklahoma. His___2___customers were truck drivers and___3___salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheese-burgers when they stopped to___4___their journey.

　　

　　It was they who first tried to____5____Hilton to remain open all night. He thought about it for a while, and then suddenly made up his___6____. He took the door key and threw it across the road. He hasn't closed the door____7___.

　　Over the years his simple cafe expanded into a 24-hour roadside ____8___,with a 100-seat restaurant, a petrol station, a mini shopping market, a car ___9___for mobile homes and all-night selfhelp laundry（洗衣店）.

　　

　　Hilton was a ___10__in a 24-hour working trend which has now ___11___ around the world. Today not only restaurants but also hanks, supermarkets, mail-order ___12___and many other businesses are___13___to be open all night. But is this really a good thing?

　　A lot of ____14____has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working and there is growing ___15____about the long term dangers of society that doesn't sleep.

　　Americans are said to be___16___20％ less than they did 100 years ago, and 55％ claim to __17___at least occasionally from overtiredness. ___18____of the worst man-made accidents happened in the last few hours before ___19___, when even the most experienced night-worker has difficult____20____awake.　　

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.market	B.business
C.station	D.restaurant
(2)A.main	B.common
C.strange	D.only
(3)A.shopping	B.clothing
C.traveling	D.cooking
(4)A.start	B.break
C.enjoy	D.continue
(5)A.persuade	B.suggest
C.order	D.warn
(6)A.plan	B.thought
C.mind	D.decision
(7)A.then	B.since
C.later	D.yet
(8)A.cafe	B.building
C.workshop	D.hotel
(9)A.garage	B.park
C.repair	D.rest
(10)A.pioneer	B.dealer
C.master	D.manager
(11)A.caught 　　 in	B.caught 　　 out
C.caught 　　 on	D.caught 　　 up
(12)A.shops	B.firms
C.markets	D.departments
(13)A.ordered	B.forced
C.performing	D.beginning
(14)A.research	B.effort
C.work	D.information
(15)A.interest	B.sense
C.concern	D.progress
(16)A.working	B.playing
C.sleeping	D.relaxing
(17)A.recover	B.suffer
C.return	D.prevent
(18)A.Some	B.Few
C.None	D.All
(19)A.dust	B.midnight
C.darkness	D.dawn
(20)A.staying	B.becoming
C.continuing	D.insisting