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A It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew near, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought. We bought the latest rages. Baby-Sitters Club dolls, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.” It was just too late, what will all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl. So here we wereChristmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nested snug in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if the bicycle out of clay（a kind of earth）and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked. “This is an expensive item and she is such a big girl, and it would be much better for her to pick it out.” So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” Beaming, I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. Id rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy every bicycle on the planet! 1. Which is the right time order of the following events ? a. The girl asked for a new bike b. The girl opened the little heart-shaped package c. The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll. d . The father made the girl a bike with clay. e. The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one. A. A, b, c, e ,dB. a, c, d, b, e C. a, c, b, d, e D. a, b, d, c, e 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever. B. Tears were in the girls eyes because she didnt like the present at all. C. The girl never lost her desire for a bike. D. The parents paid little attention to the daughters desire for a bike. 3. Why did Dad make the clay bicycle ? A. Because he wanted to buy a real one, but he had no money. B. Because he didnt want to disappoint his daughter. C. Because he thought his daughter would like it. D. Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise. 4. What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text ? A. The parents were happy and encouraged. B. The parents felt comfortable and relaxed. C. The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl. D. The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl.B What exactly is a lie ? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say, “I wish I could help you but Im short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you dont want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie? Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really think it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of carrying out. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit（獲利）or gain in some day. Research has also been one into the way peoples behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now.” They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itch（癢）. Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Man watching calls “the mouth cover”. He says there are several typical forms of his, such as covering part of the mouth with fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side of the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious（無意識的）attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying. Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context（情境）in which the lie is told. 1. According to Professor Jellison, a “white lie” appears to be a lie _. A. that are told to mean the opposite. B. that a liar tells unconsciously. C . that the teller tells to profit or gain some advantage from it. D. which is harmless and told so as not to hurt someone else. 2. Research on lying suggests that women _. A. are more skilled at telling less serious lies than men do B. tell more lies than men do C. like to flatter（奉承）people more often than men do D. are better at telling lies at parties than men do 3. One reason why people sometimes cover their mouths while lying is that _. A. they wish those words had not come out of their mouths. B. mouth is very sensitive to physical changes caused by lying. C. they are trying unconsciously to stop themselves from telling lies. D. they regret that their lies might hurt other peoples feelings. 4. We can realize from the passage that _. A. certain gestures can be used as proof to judge whether a speaker is lying or not. B. politicians and businessmen lie more often than ordinary people. C. some gestures are proofs of lying only if they occur too often. D. there is no simple way to judge if people tell lies or not. 【試題答案】 一. 單項選擇： 1. 選B 在定語從句中，當先行詞受最高級修飾時，只能用that引導定語從句。 2. 選B 此句意思為“世界由物質(zhì)構(gòu)成”。作“物質(zhì)”解時matter是不可數(shù)名詞，substance是可數(shù)名詞，material常意為“材料”，things意為“東西”。根據(jù)句意應選B。 3. 選C varied是形容詞，意為“不同的”，differ是動詞，意為“（與）不同”。本句中varied修飾名詞opinions，是形容詞，故應選C。 4. 選D fleeting作形容詞，意為“極冷的”，freezing cold意為“冰冷”。frozen的過去分詞作定語時意為“凍了”“結(jié)了冰的”。此句意為“如果天氣寒冷，水就會被凍成凝固的冰?！惫蔬xD。 5. B range用作不及物動詞，表示“在某一范圍之內(nèi)變動、變化”時常接fromto.或betweenand（兩頭被包括在內(nèi)）。 6. C add在句中意為“加起來達到”。該短語無被動語態(tài)因而排除D；add to意為“增加”，add up意為“加起來”。根據(jù)句意排除A 7. A 根據(jù)he is the last one to help others.（他是最不可能幫助別人的人），既然如此，那么“幫助你”的可能性也就最小了。 8. A 根據(jù)備選答案。 Can表示推測時用于疑問句或否定句中。本題首句就應該是Guess who can it be?。第二句應該是I think it must be Tom.（說話人十分肯定）。第三句表達了說話人對前一個人的否定。即：I dont think it can be him/he.（不可能是他）。 9. 本題關(guān)鍵詞語是most probably，說明極有可能發(fā)生火災。must表示“肯定”與most probably不相符。而ought to表示推測，意思是：非?？赡堋Ｅcmost probably一致。答案為B 10. A 根據(jù)句意：你為什么不告訴我今天沒有會？我本來沒必要冒著大雪開車跑這么多路。 neednt have done表示本來沒必要。 二. 閱讀理解：A 1. B，根據(jù)故事的時間順序：第一段：女兒要自行車；父母給女兒買了娃娃；第二段：父親做clay bike；第三段：女兒打開禮物；并且決定“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. Id rather keep this than get a real bike.” 2. C，根據(jù)第一段最后一句：Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike mo