ⅰ.单项填空
1.thankstothesatellites,footballgamescometous________ontv.
a.living b.lively c.alive d.live
解析:live此处为形容词,意为“现场直播的”。
答案:d
2.idon’tthinkwe’llbeableto________anytravelifwedon’tsaveourpennies.
a.afford b.spend c.share d.bear
答案:a
3.sheowesherwealth________hardworkandgoodluck.
a.for b.on c.to d.at
解析:owe...to意为“将……归功于”,其中to为介词。
答案:c
4.shehadto________fromschoolforafewdaystotakecareofhersickmotherinhospital.
a.putaway b.leaveaway c.stayaway d.takeaway
解析:stayaway(from)“不在,缺席”;takeaway“带走”;putaway(from)“把……收拾好”;leaveaway“省略;漏掉”。
答案:c
5.itisreportedthattheweatherwill________hotforanother3or4days.
a.look b.last c.stay d.get
答案:c
6.ihadn’tmeant________you.instead,whatisaidreallymeant________youtobegood.
a.hurting;advise b.hurting;advising c.tohurt;toadvise d.tohurt;advising
答案:d
7.it’sacustominchinatohavesometeaorotherdrinksbeforethemeal________.
a.serves b.served c.isserved d.tobeserved
答案:c
8.hemaynotlikemyvisit,butishallgoandseehim________.
a.though b.instead c.otherwise d.anyway
解析:本句为让步状语从句,故将b、c排除;though不可与but同时出现;anyway 此处意为“无论如何”。
答案:d
9.beforetomlefthome,hismotherkepttellinghimto________hismannersattheparty.共
a.care b.mind c.observe d.notice
解析:mindone’smanners为固定搭配,意为“注意某人的礼貌”。
答案:b
10.thereweresomanypeopleinthestreetwatchingthefirethatfirefighterscouldnotget________thebuilding.
a.closeto b.closelyto c.closeat d.closelyat
答案:a
ⅱ.完形填空
comparedwiththechildrenofafewdecadesback,today’schildrenseemtobe__1__:theyenjoybetterhealthowingtorecent__2__inmedicineandinpublichealthcare.theyalsoenjoyallthe__3__ofmodernlife.physicallyandmaterially.today’schildrenseemtobemuchbetteroffthantheirpredecessors.nevertheless,__4__theimprovedstandardsof__5__,manychildrennowadaysseemtobeemotionally__6__sincemostparentsarespendinglesstimewiththeirchildren,solittle,in__7__,thatmanycould__8__becalled‘weekendparents’.anincreasingnumberofmothersaretakingfulltimejobs,__9__theirchildreninthecareofbabysittersornurseries.timehasbecomealuxury,fewparentscan__10__becauseofthepressuresoftheirworkandtheverybriskpaceoflifeinour__11__society.ontheotherhand,theseworkingparentscanoftenwellaffordto__12__theirchildrenwiththebestfood,clothes,toysandother__13__desires.but__14__tosay,theyfailto__15__theemotionalrequirementsoftheirgrowingchildren.asanotedpediatrician(儿科医生)ofthemedicalandhealthdepartment__16__,childrenneedlove,security,praise,recognitionandresponsibility.iftheseneedsarenot__17__,theirdevelopmentmightbestunted(抑制).childpsychologistsall__18__thatsomeillnessesandemotionaldisturbances__19__tochildrenarebecauseofalackofparentalcare.inthelightofthis,parentswhoreally__20__theirchildrenshouldbesurethattherearegoodlinesofcommunicationbetweenthemselvesandtheirchildren,despitetheirheavyworkloads.
1.a.unhappier b.luckier c.naughtier d.richer
答案:b
2.a.inventions b.discoveries c.advances d.products
答案:c
3.a.comforts b.facilities c.pleasure d.appliances
答案:a
4.a.dueto b.regarding c.for d.inspiteof
答案:d
5.a.housing b.living c.caring d.earning共
答案:b
6.a.poor b.deprived c.faulty d.shallow
答案:b
7.a.general b.fact c.total d.truth
答案:b
8.a.wrongly b.rightly c.totally d.namely
答案:b
9.a.entrusting b.leaving c.lending d.making
答案:b
10.a.afford b.spend c.waste d.do
答案:a
11.a.passive b.active c.competitive d.dangerous
答案:c
12.a.buy b.offer c.give d.provide
答案:d
13.a.emotional b.physical c.material d.intellectual
答案:c
14.a.sad b.happy c.lucky d.unfortunate
答案:a
15.a.show b.feel c.satisfy d.create
答案:c
16.a.talks b.explains c.speaks d.says
答案:b
17.a.made b.taken c.met d.done
答案:c
18.a.argue b.admit c.tell d.disagree
答案:b
19.a.common b.popular c.ordinary d.pubic
答案:a
20.a.lookafter b.bringup c.careabout d.agreewith
答案:c
ⅲ.阅读理解
feelingregretabouthavingboughtsomethingisaveryunpleasantsortofunhappiness.storesuseextremelycleverstrategiestopersuadecustomersintobuying.herearesomestrategiestomakesureyoudon’tmakepurchasesyouregret:
1.bepolitetosalespeople,butdon’tfeellikethey’reyournewbestfriends.
don’tbuysomethingbecauseyou’reworriedabouthurtingtheirfeelingsorhavingmadethemdoalotofworkhelpingyouorexplainingproductstoyou.atthesametime,berespectfulofclerks’efforts.
2.sticktoalist.
i’vefoundthatafteri’vedecidedtobuyonething,i’mfarmorelikelytothrowinotherimpulseitems,becauseiknowthati’mcommittedtogoingthroughthehassleofpaying.
3.bewareofsaleitems.
bewareofsaleitems,whichmakeyoufeellikeyoucan’taffordnottobuy,orlimitedtimeoffers,whichmakeyoufeellikeyouhavetotakeadvantageofaspecialdeal.ifyoudon’tneedorwantsomething,it’snotagooddeal,nomatterhowcheapitis.afriendofminetoldherhusband,“igotthis50%off!”andheanswered,“thatmeansitwas50%on.”
4.don’tbuyanythingthatyoudon’tknowyouneed—thisisespeciallyimportantwithclothes.
ifyou’renotcareful,youcanbuyapairofpantsmarkeddown75%,thenrealizethatyoucan’treallywearthemunlessyoubuytherightshoestogowiththem.
5.choosecashorcreditcard.
somepeoplefinditfarhardertospendactualphysicalcash;otherpeoplefindthatpayingcashmakesapurchaseseemaneasymatter,evenwhenthedollaramountishigh.knowwhetheryoutendmoreoftentooverspendwithcashorcreditcards—andleavethatpaymentmethodathome.共
1.whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotmentionedinthetext?
a.youshouldgoshoppinglessfrequentlytoavoidoverspendingmoney.
b.storesoftenuseunexpectedwaystopersuadecustomersintobuying.
c.you’dbetterchooseaproperwaytopaytoavoidregretfulpurchases.
d.youshouldrespectthesalespeoplefortheireffortswhenshopping.
解析:具体信息题,综合全文信息可知。
答案:a
2.accordingtotip3,ifthewomanspent 50onanitemmarkeddown50%,howmuchwasitreallyworth?
a. 25. b.50. c.100. d.75.
解析:细节理解题,文中丈夫的话意为“你实际上不过以原价买下了它”。
答案:b
3.whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
a.storesarealwayslosersinthewarsagainstcustomers.
b.anysalespersonwillbewillingtobecomeyourfriend.
c.youshouldalwayspayincashwhenbuyinggoods.
d.youshouldmakesureyouneeditwhenbuyingsomething.
解析:具体信息题,由strategy3可知。
答案:d
4.what’sthewholepassagemainlyabout?
a.howtoshopforpleasure.
b.howtoavoidbuyingsomethingyouregret.
c.howtosavemoneywhenshopping.
d.howtogetabargain.
解析:主旨大意题,综合全文信息可知。
答案:b
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