2024年5月13日发(作者：奔驰s700迈巴赫)

Test 20

A

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used

once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)：

A. almost B. taste C. as if D. imagine E. nothing

Have you ever taken a nibble(轻咬) out of a lemon? How did your mouth feel? Can you

___1___ eating a whole lemon? Eating a whole lemon is ___2___ at all for Mr. Novack.

It seems that Mr. Novack ate not one lemon, but three whole lemons—skin and seeds and all,

in seventy-eight seconds. This is ___3___ a world’s record!

What did Mr. Novack’s mouth feel like after he had finished the third lemon? He said that his

mouth didn’t have any taste at all. It felt ___4___ he had brushed his teeth one hundred times in a

row!

A. qualities B. run out of C. tough D. ways E. rocks

Have you ever wondered how animals can live in the hot, dry lands of a desert? Most desert

animals get all their water from the food they eat. Also, most of these animals find a haven during

the day. They crawl under ___1___ of live in underground holes. Then, in the cool of the evening,

they come out to hunt.

Some animals have special ___2___ that help them live in the desert. Tortoises, for example,

aren’t likely to ___3___ water because they carry water in small pouches under their shells.

Snakes have ___4___ skin that lets them crawl over rocks and sand without being cut. Over time,

animals have found many ways of living in the desert.

B

Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):

"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can

carry on, one day something good will happen. "

After graduating from college in 1932,I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up

to sports announcer(播音员). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station.

but I was refused every time.

In one studio(演播室), a nice lady told me that big stations didn't want to accept inexperienced

person-"Go to the countryside and find a small station that'll give you a chance," she said.

I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my

father sad Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports

department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied. The job sounded just right

for me. But I still failed in the interview.

At that moment, mom's words came to my mind: "Everything happens for the best." Dad offered

me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director,

named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, I felt frustrated . I asked aloud, "How can a man become a sport

announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, "What did you say about sports?

Do you know anything about football?" Then he made me stand before a microphone (麦克风)and

asked me to broadcast an imaginary（想象的） game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was

told to broadcast Saturday's game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother's words again: "Everything happens for the best if

you carry on, one day something good will happen.

1. The writer wanted to be __________.

A a manager B a sports announcer C a sportsman D a program director

2. After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job __________ at first.

A In Chicago B In Dixon C In Davenport D In Illinois

3. The writer couldn't find a job in Dixon because__________.

A he had played high school football B he did not pass the interview

C he dad no working experience D he had no interest in the job

4. The underlined word "frustrated" means__________.

A tired B pleased C excited D disappointed

5. The writer was encouraged to realize his dream all the way by _________.

A his mother's words B the nice lady's suggestion

C his father's help D the program director’s advice

6. The passage mainly tells us that __________.

A it is hard to find a job B mother's help is necessary

C we should hope for the best D life is full of disappointed

C

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短

文):

Sir Alexander Fleming (亚历山大-弗来明), the discoverer of penicillin(青霉素), was on! His

way to Belfast. The Nobel Prize winner was going to give an important lecture there. When he

arrived at Heathrow Airport, he was surprised and annoyed to find his flight overbooked( 超量预

定), and that; he and other passengers had no seats. The clerk was very apologetic, but___1___that

the government had booked fifty seats at the last moment. That meant that "ordinary" passengers

were simply thrown off the flight.

"But I've had this ticket for over a month," Fleming insisted, "it's not___2___and I must get to

Belfast today."

"I'm terribly sorry, sir. But the government passengers are all Priority(优先) passengers

traveling on important business. It's____3___for them to take a later flight."

Just as Fleming was going to_____4____ what the important business was, a group of

government passengers arrived to check in. Fleming turned to the leader of the group.

"I'd like to know what is so urgent about your business that we ordinary

passengers___5____wait for another flight."

The man replied, "Oh, it's a matter of____6_____urgency. Sir Alexander Fleming is giving a

lecture in Belfast tonight, and we can't miss it!"

1. A. insisted B. spoke C. told D. explained

2. A. fair B. right C. true D. real

3. A. reasonable B. funny C. impossible D. unnecessary

4. A. know B. discuss C. require D. ask

5. A. must B. should C. ought D. have to

6. A. little B. great C. some D. bit

D

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其

内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):

What would you choose, if you were sitting in front of a TV and there was a book right next to

you? The answer will most p 1 be the TV! Young people would certainly choose the TV, but

you will be surprised to find out that the older o 2 will at least hesitate about choosing it.

Why is this? Are the books not as interesting as they used to be? Is it that the world has changed

so much in recent years that our habits are not the same anymore?

Nowadays many people have no interest in literature(文学). This may be a possible explanation.

Another r 3 might be the change of lifestyle (生活方式). We are more 1 4 to visit a

club or a bar to relax ourselves after a long day's work, rather than read a book in the comfort of

our own homes. People are more outgoing than they used to be. All the stress(压力)of work makes

us want a quick relaxing means. Perhaps, most of us do not have the patience to read anymore. It

is much s 5 to turn on the TV and watch the latest news around the world than read 19th

century literature!

With all the TV programs, every one of us can find an interesting show or movie to watch. What's

better than getting into b 6 with the remote control(遥控器) and falling asleep whenever you

wish? You are the master of all the TV programs. The only disadvantage is that TV will never p

7 you

with all the facts that a book can do. TV is much more superficial (肤浅的)than books, even

if it does get you relaxed in just a moment!

E

Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题):

The little village of Milford in Derbyshine is usually quiet and peaceful and there is almost

no crime .However ,all this changed in the summer of 1995 , when the Potter family moved into

No.16Church Lane .There was Mr and Mrs Potter , their six children , aged between three and

twenty-two , three dogs ,several cats and two goats (山羊). The Potter family were noisy: the

children played loud music day and night and the animals were never quiet.

Dorothy Price lived next door to the Potter. She was an elderly woman who had lived in

Milford all her life. At first, the noise didn't disturb her and she told other neighbours that the

Potters seemed to be a pleasant family who were always friendly. But as time went by and the

noise got worse, Dorothy started to get very upset.

One day, she complained to Mrs Pottery that the goats had been making a noise all night and

had kept awake. On another occasion, she told Mr Pottery to stop running his car engine on

Sunday mornings because she couldn't hear her favourite radio programme. A week later , she

asked the Potters to stop their dogs from jumping into her garden and making a mess(乱糟糟) in

the flower beds , Nothing changed and things went from bad to worse .

Dorothy Price decided it was time for action .One night, she went into the Pottery's garden

and gave sleeping pills to the dogs and goats. For once, she had a peaceful night's sleep, but the

following morning all the animals were still asleep.

The Potters called the police. When the police officer arrived, Mr Potter told him that

Dorothy Price had tried to poison his animals the night before and that she was complaining about

his family .Just then, Dorothy appeared at her front door ."The Potters have caused nothing but

trouble since they moved in," she said to the police officer. "I am an animal lover myself, but the

way the Potters treat their animals is cruel." She told him that she had given the animals sleeping

pills and said that she was sorry , but in the end she had no choice ; it was the only way she could

get a good night's sleep .

1. Where did both the Potters and Dorothy Price live?

2. How old was Mr and Mrs Potter's eldest child?

3. What did Dorothy Price like to do on Sunday mornings?

4. Did it have any effect for Dorothy Price to complain to the Potters?

5. Why didn't the Potters' animals make noise one morning?

6. What do you think of the way Dorothy Price dealt with the noisy neighbour? Why?

参考答案

Test 20

A. 1-4 DEAC 5-8 EABC

B. 1-6 BABDAC

C. 1-6 DACDDB

D. 1. probably 2. ones 3. reason 4. likely 5. simpler 6. bed 7. provide

E. 1. They lived the little village of Milford in Derbyshire.

2. Twenty-two.

3. She liked to listen to her favourite radio programme.

4. No, it didn't.

5. Dorothy Price gave sleeping pills to them.

6. I think she is right. Because that’s the only way she could get a good night’s sleep.

reasonable answers are acceptable.)

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