题目列表(包括答案和解析)
Having decided to rent a flat, we ________ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city .
A. set about B. set down
C. set out D. set up
Sometimes giving someone a helping hand is just simple．But sometimes it works like a 36 that opens a door to a whole new world of understanding．
Living in a small all-white 37 in the Midwest, my family and I were 38 that we were safe from the race riots （暴乱） in some larger cities．That 39 when I began working at a bank in a larger city nearby．My family 40 gave me advice on whom to avoid, what situation to stay away, and how to 41 myself．
On a snowy 42 after work, I guided my second-hand car out onto the street and knew 43 I didn't have to stop, it would keep running．The battery needed replacing．
However, as I expected the car choked and died at a red light．Fortunately, to my 44 ，I saw a pair of headlights coming up．But 45 three young black men jumped out of the car, I could hardly 46 - fear filled me．
The driver came to my windows and asked if I needed help．I 47 for a moment and then nodded．The fellows crowded around at once and 43__ working．As one of them connected the two engines by cables, my nerve （神经） jumped with so much electricity I think I could have charged the 49 and brought it back to life．But thankfully they 50 completed the project．
I pulled out a few 51 from the purse, "It's all I have but it's yours, I appreciate the help．Thank you．"
The driver must have seen the 52 still in my eyes because he smiled, seeming to be 53 by my panic, and then waved his hand, "You 54 it．Just glad to help．"
This experience taught me that I should never simply 55 anyone according to their skin color or race or wealth．
36．A．push B．key C．car D．handle
37．A．house B．dry C．country D．company
38．A．grateful B．curious C．upset D．hopeful
39．A．crashed B．improved C．settled D．changed
40．A．cautiously B．approximately C．nervously D．fluently
41．A．distinguish B．defend C．behave D．express
42．A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．evening
43．A．even if B．in case C．as long as D．now that
44．A．relief B．regret C．content D．belief
45．A．because B．if C．although D．when
46．A．breathe B．speak C．drive D．survive
47．A．calculated B．choked C．hesitated D．screamed
48．A．set about B．set down C．set aside D．set up
49．A．engine B．battery C．headlight D．cable
50．A．slowly B．briefly C．gradually D．quickly
51．A．dollars B．tickets C．cards D．pictures
52．A．interest B．confuse C．fear D．shock
53．A．amused B．frightened C．thrilled D．disappointed
54．A．make B．keep C．spend D．earn
55．A．judge B．trust C．attack D．dislike
用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空（每个短语只能用一次，其中有两个短语是多余的）
| give an account of in response to take over take advantage of cut down wear off rise to one’s feet consist of more or less in the mood set off set about |
1. Some bad habits developed in your childhood are probably with you for life, which are
very difficult to__________.
2. The article is too long and should _____________ by half.
3. Who __________ the position of the chief manager after his retirement is still uncertain.
4. As the famous singer stepped onto the stage, the whole audience __________to enjoy his
performance.
5. We__________ for our next destination as soon as the rain stops.
6. ________ class time, or you will miss most of what the teacher says.
7. Last night, the media ________China’s first space docking procedure to us vividly.
8. ________ the school’s call, many students are actively creating a harmonious campus.
9. The United Nations ____________ over 190 countries was set up in 1945.
10. She is not _____________ to play cards and says she really should be preparing her lecture notes.
| When I woke next morning, I was dying of _1__. I seemed to have a hole instead of a _2__. I dressed quickly and hurried down to the dinning-room. It was a big room with six tall windows and the ugliest wallpaper I had ever seen! _3_, I had been told the hotel was not beautiful but that you were better __4_ there than in any other hotel; and that was _5__ I wanted just then. The waiter came hurrying up. Before I came downstairs I had prepared __6__ carefully for what I must __7__. I had looked three times in my dictionary to make sure __8__ “breakfast” really meant “breakfast”. I had tried to get the right __9_ and I had stood in the front of a mirror and twisted my mouth until it ached. The waiter asked me _10__ I could not understand, but I spoke only my one prepared word “breakfast”. He looked at me in a 11 way. So I repeated it. Still he did not understand. It was 12 that English people didn’t understand their language. The waiter 13 his head and went away, but he came back in a minute and brought a tray with tea, bread and butter — enough to feed a small army — and went away. But I was hungry, and I left 14 . When the waiter came back I thought his face showed a little 15 , but you can never __16_. What a waiter’s face really shows! In another minute he brought _17__ tray with some bacon(熏肉) and some eggs. He 18 have misunderstood me, but I thought it was no use explaining to people who don’t understand their own language, so I just set to work on the bacon and eggs, wondering whether I could possibly clear that plate. Well, I finished the bacon and eggs. I got up and made my way slowly to my room — at least five pound 19 . I never believed until then that any meal could 20 me, but on that day I met my Waterloo(滑铁卢). 1. A. hunger B. cold C. anger D. illness 2. A. stone B. head C. breast D. stomach 3. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. So D. However 4. A. received B. fed C. cared D. eating 5. A. just B. what C. that D. why 6. A. English B. meal C. questions D. myself 7. A. speak B. answer C. say D. explain 8. A. that B. about C. of D. to 9. A. pronunciation B. meaning C. form D. spelling 10. A. whether B. something C. when D. what 11. A. surprised B. friendly C. puzzled D. touched 12. A. unbelievable B. true C. thought D. a pity 13. A waved B. shook C. bowed D. patted 14. A. much B. a little C. nothing D. empty 15. A. pleasure B. surprise C. pride D. satisfaction 16. A. tell B. guess C. design D. express 17. A. other B. another C. more D. me 18. A. should B. might C. would D. must 19. A. lighter B. heavier C. weightier D. more 20. A. hurt B. fat C. defeat D. please |
I started to love running at a young age. I loved to 1 my father and my sister around the backyard. I couldn’t 2 until I got older so I could run in the Olympics and win lots of 3 .
One day my mother saw a (n) 4 for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 5 in entering this race ?” she asked me.
“Yes, of course,” I answered.
I spent the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister 6 a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and 7 me.
Just before the race began, my dad 8 in my ear, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy 9 you can speed up at the end.”
Following Dad’s advice, I didn’t run as 10 as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me 11 . I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and 12 harder.
“Come on, Kelly! You can do it ! Keep running !”
Out of the corner of my 13 I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track.
“I can’t do it!” I 14 to say.
“Yes, you can. Don’t give up, keep running,” he called back.
I took a deep breath and tried to speed forward. Dad continued running beside me, shouting 15 words.
I came fifth, but I felt like a (n) 16 . I’d done my best, and I hadn’t 17 .
I felt thankful that my dad had 18 left my side. He always 19 me when I feel like giving up. He runs alongside me 20 my life.
1. A. trouble B. show C. race D. win
2. A. help B. stop C. wait D. complain
3. A. money B. gifts C. prizes D. medals
4. A. story B. report C. advertisement D. medals
5. A. interested B. frightened C. excited D. surprised
6. A. asked for B. set up C. wiped out D. thought of
7. A. time B. cheer C. watch D. guide
8. A. replied B. blamed C. whispered D. shouted
9. A. until B. because C. so D. if
10. A. fast B. proudly C. patiently D. early
11. A. curious B. angry C. mad D. nervous
12. A. running B. breathing C. thinking D. struggling
13. A. track B. competitors C. managed D. eye
14. A. continued B. decided C. managed D. remembered
15. A. encouraging B. touching C. boring D. disappointing
16. A. hero B. winner C. owner D. loser
17. A. broken down B. fallen behind C. run away D. given up
18. A. hardly B. never C. always D. often
19. A. comforts B. encourages C. criticizes D. punishes
20. A. through B. for C. about D. with
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