高三英語閱讀限時訓(xùn)練

高三英語閱讀限時訓(xùn)練

一、完形填空

AsChristmasiscoming,therearepresentstobebought,cardstobesent,androomstobe

cleaned.ParentsareIwithdifficultjobsofhidingpresentsfromcuriousyoungchildren.If

thegiftsarelarge,thisissometimesareal2.OnChristmasEve,youngchildrenfindthe

excitementalmostunbearable.TheyaretombetweenthewishtogotobedearlysothatFather

Christmaswillbringtheirpresentsquicklyandthewishto3uplatesothattheywillnot

4_thefun.Thewishforgiftsusuallyprovesstronger.Butthoughchildrengotobedearly,they

oftenlie5foralongtime,hopingtogetashort6atFatherChristmas.

LastChristmas,mywifeandI7hidafewlargepresentsinthestoreroom.I_8

themomentwhenmyson,Jimmy,would9mewherethatnewbikehadcomefrom,but

10hedidnotseeit.

OnChristmasEve,11tookthechildrenhourstogotosleep.Itmusthavebeennearly

12whenmywifeandIwentquietlyintotheirroomandbegan13stockings.ThenI

pushedinthe14IboughtforJimmyandleftitbesidetheChristmastree.Weknewwe

wouldnotgetmuchsleepthatnight,forthechildrenwere15togetupearly.Ataboutfive

o'clockthenextmorning,wewere16byloudsoundscomingfromthechildren'sroom-

theywereshoutingexcitedly!17Ihadtimetogetoutofbed,youngJimmycameriding

intotheroomonhisnewbike,andhissister,Mary,followedclosebehindpushinghernewbaby

carriage.18thebabyarrived.Hemoved19thehandsandkneesintotheroom

draggingalargeballoonbehindhim.Suddenlyitburst.Thatwokeusup20.Thedayhad

reallybegunwithaband!

()1.A.facedB.metC.filledD.pleased

()2.A.questionB.matterC.problemD.business

()3.A.getB.stayC.standD.wake

()4.A.loseB.breakC.missD.leave

()5.A.awakeB.wakingC.asleepD.sleeping

()6.A.lookB.stareC.glareD.notice

()7.A.hopefullyB.busilyC.gladlyD.successfully

()8.A.likedB.fearedC.surprisedD.hated

()9.A.answerB.tellC.askD.search

()10.A.sadlyB.unluckilyC.possiblyD.fortunately

()11.A.itB.theyC.ID.we

()12.A.morningB.midnightC.eveningD.daybreak

()13.A.fillingB.sewingC.mendingD.preparing

()14.A.presentB.stockingC.bikeD.tree

()15.A.goingB.sureC.gladD.excited

()16.A.troubledB.frightenedC.wokenD.shocked

()17.A.BeforeB.AfterC.UntilD.Since

()18.A.EvenB.AndC.SoonD.Then

()19.A.withB.onC.overD.by

()20.A.allB.nearlyC.happilyD.completely

二、閱讀理解

Twoweeksago,hewasjustanordinarycollegestudent,politeandshyintheeyesofhis

friends.Butoveraweekend,19-year-oldBilawalBhuttoZardariwaspushedintofront-line

politicsinaturbulent(動亂的)country.

Wipingawaytearsforhismurderedmother,thefirst-yearOxfordUniversitystudenttook

overhisroleaschairmanofthebiggestoppositionpartyinPakistanthismonth.Afterfinishing

hisstudies,hewillfulfillhismother'slastwishandplayabigroleinthecountryhebarely

knows.

ItissaidthatBhuttoZardariatfirstrejectedthejob.Hehadn'tdecidedtochoosepolitics.

Buthewasspurredbythemurderofhismother,BenazirBhutto,onDecember27,2007,andthe

resultingchaos（混亂）thathasthreatenedhishomeland.

BhuttoZardariwasbominSeptember1988,threemonthsbeforehismotherwaselected

primeministerforthefirsttime.SincehismotherleftPakistanfbrpoliticalreasonsin1999,

BhuttoZardariandhistwosistershavedividedtheirtimebetweenLondonandDubai,United

ArabEmirates（阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長國）.

Attheageof15,asatopstudentinDubai,hewasakeenswimmer,horsemanandsquash

（壁球）player.Hehasablackbeltintaekwondo.

Buthisuncledescribedhimasashyteenagerwhohasneverhadagirlfriend.'Themother

wouldn'tallowit,“hesaidwithasmile.BhuttoZardarirecentlybecameamemberofOxford's

fameddebatingsociety,onceledbyhismother.Theclub'srecentpresidentsaidthefbrumhas

helpedtheboycomeoutofhisshell.

AtOxford,Bilawalnamedhimself<4BilawalLawalib"，thelastnameabackwardspellingof

thefirst.Fellowstudentssayhedoesn'tbroadcasthisfamilyconnectionsandappearstolivethe

lifeofanyotherfirst-yearstudent.

Buthisattemptseemsdoomed（注定失?。?Thepasttwoweeks,afterhedecidedtochoose

politics,haveseenafloodofnewsabouthisprivatelife.Hehasalsobeendisappointedbyfalse

entriescreatedinhisnameonFacebook,awebsitetomakefriends.

'Theattentionisanewexperienceforme,“saidBhuttoZardari.Twelvedaysafterhis

motherwasmurdered,hewasaskedwhetherhefearedfbrhislife.Hereplied:"Ifearformy

privacymore.”

（）1.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.BhuttoZardari'sdifferentlifeatOxford.

B.BhuttoZardari'sresponsetohismother'sbeingmurdered.

C.BhuttoZardarigotinternationalattentionafterhismother'sdeath.

D.Pakistan‘schaoticsituationafterBenazirBhuttowasmurdered.

（）2.WhatcanwelearnaboutBhuttoZardari'smotherfromthetext?

A.Shewasmurderedforpoliticalreasonsin1999.

B.HavingleftPakistan,shesettleddowninDubai.

C.ShewasonceprimeministerofUnitedArabEmirates.

D.ShewaselectedprimeministerofPakistaninJuly1988.

（）3.WhatcanwelearnaboutBhuttoZardarifromthetext?

A.Hehasshowedmuchinterestinpoliticssincechildhood.

B.HeenjoysloggingontoFacebooktomakefriends.

C.HeisgoingtodropoutfromOxfordtoundertakepoliticalcareer.

D.Hehasn'tadaptedtosomuchpublicattentiontohisprivatelifesofar.

2009高三英語閱讀限時訓(xùn)『練（2）

一、閱讀理解

Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms,thoughmyteacheremphasizedthe

importanceagainandagain.Butsoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninan

amusingexperience.

Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsI

wastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeastonished.Gently

shakinghishead,shrugginghisshoulders,hesaid,“Youdon'tsay!”"Youdon'tsay!”Iwas

puzzled.Ithought,perhapsthisisnotanappropriatetopic."Well,I'dbetterchangethetopic?

SoIsaidtohim."Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Bytheway,haveyoueverbeen

there?”"Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.It

wasmagnificent.^^HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide.4tTheGreat

Wallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit."SoonIwasinterruptedagain

byhiswords："Youdon'tsay!”Icouldn'thelpasking,4tWhydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?”

“Well,Ididn'trequestyoutodoso,“heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,“Didn'tyousay4you

don'tsay'?"Hearingthis,theEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain,“'Youdon't

say'actuallymeans'really!'Itisanexpressionofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon'tpayattentionto

Englishidioms.”O(jiān)nlythendidIknowIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmore

carefulwithidiomaticexpressions.Remember:whattheEnglishteacherssaidisalwaysrightto

usstudents.

()1.Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause.

A.Englishidiomswerenotimportant

B.IwasnotcarefulwithEnglishidioms

C.myteacherdidn'temphasizetheimportanceofthem

D.Ihadnointerestinthem

()2.Atfirst,onhearing“Youdon'tsay,“Ithoughttheforeignermeant.

A.hewasnotinterestedinthetopicB.hewasonlyinterestedintheGreatWall

C.IhadtalkedtoomuchD.Ihadtostoptalking

()3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheEnglishmanleftChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall.

B.TheEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit.

C.TheEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguide.

D.TheEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting.

()4.AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiom,.

A.IthoughttheEnglishmanhadmademeafoolB.theEnglishmanbecamearealfool.

C.IfieltverysillyD.Ibecamemorecarefulineverything

二、任務(wù)型閱讀

Robotrevolution

Thedaythatarobotwakesyouup,cleansyourroomandwalksyourdogmightstillbea

fewdecadesoff.Butincreasingly,engineersaresayingthatrobotsaregoingtomaketheleap

fromthefactoryfloortoyourfamilyroom.

CompanieslikeSonyandGeneralElectricareworkingondesignsforsmallrobots.

ProductsliketheRoomba,arobotthatcancleanfloors,areflyingofftheshelves.Onthecover

ofarecentissueofScientificAmericanmagazine,BillGatespredictedthe“DawnoftheAgeof

Robots”.

What'sbehindthisnewera(時代)？It'spartlyamatteroftechnology.Devicesthatcan

recognizeandrespondtoahumanvoicehavebeendeveloped.Therearenowafewdifferent

waysforrobotstomovearound.Theycanwalk,crawlorrideonwheels.Theyarebeingmade

smallerandsmaller.Theyarealsobecomingmoreandmoreenergyefficient.

Abiggerpartofthestoryisonthedemandside.FromthedayRobertAdlerinventedthe

televisionremotecontrolinthe1950s,peoplearoundtheworldhavetirelesslysearchedforways

togetlazier.

Alsotakeintoconsiderationtheincreasingwealthofrichpeople,thetimeappearsripeto

introducerobotstoeaseourdailylives.

Tobesure,robotsthatwalkontwolegsandtalklikepeoplearestilltoocomplexforour

presentengineeringabilities.Today'srobotrevolutionistomakethemforeverydayuse.Robots

willdobasichouseworksuchascleaningorgardening,orjusthelpyouhavemorefunonthe

basketballcourt.

Whatmakesarobotdifferentfromanordinarycleaningmachineisnotthepresenceof

computerchips(芯片).Nowadaysevenyourmicrowavehasacomputerchip.Itistheabilityto

senseandmakechangestotheenvironmentinrealtime.

Forexample,afloor-cleaningrobotshouldbeabletosenseyourscaredcatandmoveoutof

theway.Today'scomputingabilityis,forthefirsttime,abletomakemachinesthatcould

“think",atleastincertainlimitedways.

RobotRevolution

Whattoday'srobotcandoWhat(5)____________robotmaydo

*talklikepeople

*recognizeand(1)____________to

yourvoice

*senseandmakesomechangestothe

(6)____________

*workinthe(2)____________

*(7)____________yourdog

*(8)____________yourfloor

*movearound,likewalkingor

(3)____________onwheels

*(9)____________youup

*thinkinsomelimited(4)

*(10)_________withyouonthebasketballcourt

2009高三英語2讀限時訓(xùn)練(3)

一、完形填空

Backinmycountry,whenIwasachild,Iusedtogoto“marketday“withmymother.One

dayeachweek,farmersusedto]theirfruitandvegetablesintothecity.They2one

streettoallcars,andthefarmerssetuptablesfortheir3.Thisoutdoormarketwasagreat

placeto4.Everythingwasfresherthanproduceingrocerystoresbecausethefarmers

broughtitin5aftertheharvest.MymotherandIalwaysgotthereearlyinthemorningto

getthe6produce.

Theoutdoormarketwasawonderfuladventureforasmallchild,7waslikeafestival

-fullofcolorsand8.Thereareredtomatoes,yellowlemons,greenlettuce,peppers,

grapes,onions.Thefarmersdidtheirown9.Theyallshoutedloudlyfor10tobuy

theirproduce."Comeandbuymybeautifuloranges!They'rejuicyanddeliciousandfullof

vitaminstoIIyourchildrenhealthyandstrong!,?

Everyoneusedto12withthefarmersoverthe13oftheirproduce.Itwaslikea

wonderfuldramainatheatre;thebuyersandsellerswerethe”[4"inthisdrama.My

motherwasan15atthis.First,shepickedthefreshest,mostattractivetomatoes,for

example.Thensheaskedtheprice.Thesellertoldher.

“What?”shesaid.Shelcx)kedverysurprised.44So16?”

Thesellerlookedterribly17.“Mydearlady!”hereplied.'Tmapoor,18

farmer.Thesearethecheapesttomatoesonthemarket!”

Theyalwaysarguedforseveralminutesbeforeagreeing19aprice.Mymothertook

hertomatoesandleft.Bothbuyerandsellerwere___20___.Thedramawasover.

()1.A.carryB.takeC.bringD.fetch

()2.A.openedB.closedC.startedD.stopped

()3.A.produceB.goodsC.foodD.product

()4.A.buyB.sellC.bargainD.shop

()5.A.hurriedlyB.immediatelyC.directlyD.straightly

()6.A.bestB.finestC.freshestD.cheapest

()7.A.whoB.thatC.whichD.what

()8.A.voicesB.noisesC.soundsD.accents

()9.A.shoppingB.businessC.shoutingD.advertising

()10.A.customersB.producersC.themselvesD.sellers

()11.A.keepB.letC.trainD.make

()12.A.argueB.talkC.discussD.speak

()13.A.orderB.priceC.qualityD.form

()14.A.viewersB.listenersC.actorsD.directors

()15.A.actressB.inventorC.advancerD.expert

()16.A.wonderfulB.excitingC.cheapD.expensive

()17.A.injuredB.hurtC.damagedD.wounded

()18.A.excellentB.fairC.honestD.easy

()19.A.withB.toC.inD.on

()20.A.disappointedB.encouragedC.satisfiedD.tired

二、閱讀理解

VotingforLondon'smayor

OnThursdayMay1,Londonelectedanewmayor-一BorisJohnson.However,myfriends

andIwillrememberitasthedaywhenwefirstvoted.

TheLondonelectionsshouldn'tbeconsideredveryimportantincomparisontothenational

elections.ButgiventhefactthatIwas18andwantedtoseewhatvotingwaslike,Idecidedto

giveitashot.

Votingisaprivilege(基本公民權(quán)力)，andofcoursewiththatprivilegecomesa

responsibilityandachoice.WhoshouldIvotefortobemayor?Andwhy?

Manypeoplebasedtheirvoteonthecharacterofthecandidateratherthanthepoliciesthat

hepromisedtoenforce(執(zhí)行).ThereforeIwasn'tshockedatalltofindthatt€funnyman"Boris

Johnsonwontheelection.Afterall,Ihadvotedfbrhim.However,formetheelectionrace

seemedtobeachoicebetweenthelesser(較次的)oftwoevils,asbothofthemaincandidates

hadquiteseriousholesintheirpolicies.

Inspiteofalltheseflaws(缺陷)，onthemorningofMay1(or'Mayday'aseveryonecalls

it),electionfevergrippedtheschool.Studentsdebatedwithotherswhotheywouldvotefor.

Theseargumentsfrequentlybecame“slanging”(用俚語罵)matcheswherepeoplesimply

repeatedthecampaignsusedagainsteachcandidate.Forexample,bothofthetwomain

candidatescouldbelabeledracists(種族主義者)duetothingstheyhavesaidinthepast:Ken

Livingstoneforslurs（污點(diǎn)）againstJewsandtheHolocaust,andBorisJohnsonforhisjokes

againstblackandChinesepeople.

Ofcourse,allofitwasalittlesilly,andwhenitcamedowntoitandeverybodywenthome

tovote,thewholeissuewassettledquietly.Afterall,politicsisadirtylittlegame.

（）1.Theauthordecidedtovotebecause.

A.hewantedtosupportoneofthecandidates

B.hewascuriousaboutwhatvotingwaslike

C.heconsideredtheelectionanimportantevent

D.hethoughtitwashisresponsibilitytovoteasheturned18

（）2.WhydidtheauthorvoteforBorisJohnson?

A.HewasoneofBorisJohnson'sloyalfans.

B.Hehadnobetterchoicewithinthetwomaincandidates.

C.HethoughtBorisJohnsonwasfunnierthanKenLivingstone.

D.HepreferredthepoliciesthatBorisJohnsonpromisedtoenforce.

（）3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Theauthorisveryenthusiasticaboutpolitics.

B.TheLondonelectionstakeplaceonMay1everyfiveyears.

C.BorisJohnson'sfunnycharacterhelpedhimalottowintheelection.

D.BorisJohnsonhasprejudiceagainstJewsandblackpeople.

2009高三英語閱讀限時訓(xùn)練（4）

一、閱讀理解

Britishmenareencouragedtocry

TherearecertainthingsBritishmenliketobelieveaboutthemselves.Thefirstisthatone

daytheywillagainwintheWorldCup.Theyalsobelievetheydonotcry.

Overthecenturies,Britonsarebelievedtohavea“stiff（僵硬的）upperlip”.Butisthis

true?

Yes,itis.ArecentstudyarrangedbyKleenexonhowtheBritishexpresstheiremotions

revealsthat95percentofthemstillcontaintheiremotions.

Moreover,while72percentthinkthisisunhealthy,19percentcan'lrememberthelasttime

they“l(fā)etitout”.Asaresult,Kleenexislaunchingthe“LetItOut“campaignthatencourages

Britstograbatissueandhaveagoodcry.

Thesedays,however,themaleBriton'sattitudetowardcryingischanging.Thoughthe

majoritystillstrugglestoopenupemotionally,a2004studybyOxford'sSocialIssuesResearch

Centerfoundthat77percentofBritishmenconsideredcryinginpublicincreasinglyacceptable.

HalfofLondonmalesadmittedcryinginfrontoftheirmothers.Scotsmenaretheleastemotional,

althoughtheyarethemostlikelytocryatweddings.

PeterMarsh,directorofthecenter,said:"Cryingcannowindicatesensitivityratherthan

weakness.LikewithDavidBeckham,cryingbecauseyou'redroppingoffyourboyatnursery

isn'tseenasweak.^^

WinstonChurchillwassaidtobeafrequentcrier,sheddingtearsatseeingasurvivorinan

airraidshelter（防空洞），andwhenhesawhiswifeafteralongabsence.

Psychologistssaythatwhilesocietyhasacceptedthatmencancry,therearelimits.Ronald

Bracey,aconsultingpsychologist,said:"Ifamanbegantocrywhenhewashavingstitches（縫

針）inhospital,hewouldbeconsideredasawimp（軟弱的人）.Menstillneedtobeseenas

strongwhenitcomestophysicalpain.”

（）1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydealwith?

A.ImpressionofBritishmen.

B.Britishmen'sdreamoftheWorldCup.

C.Adviceonhowtocontrolemotions.

D.DifferentattitudesBritishmenhavetowardscrying.

()2.WhichofthefollowingconcerningtheBritishmenisNOTtrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Theyaresupposedtoeasilycontrolemotionsoverthecenturies.

B.TheyareconfidentthattheywillagaingetsuccessfulintheWorldCup.

C.About50%ofBritishmenadmittedcryingbeforetheirmothers.

D.Nowadays,themaleBriton'sattitudetowardcryingischanging.

()3.Theword“contain“inparagraph3means.

A.storeB.holdbackC.includeD.stirup

()4.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheBritishmen'scrying?

A.Theyshouldcryifhurt.

B.Theyshouldkeepfirmnottocrytoshowtheyarenotwimps.

C.Theyshouldbebraveinfaceofphysicalpainandcryifnecessarywhenfacingother

problems.

D.Theyshould“l(fā)etitout“whateverproblemstheymeetwith.

二、任務(wù)型閱讀

Third-generationmobilephones,knownas3Garethenextbigstepforthetelecom

industry.Dataspeedin3Gnetworksismuchquickerthanthatinpresenttechnology.This

meansuserscanhavehigh-speedInternetaccessandenjoyvideoandCD-qualitymusicon

theirphones.

“Mobiledataisnotadream;it'snotanoptionbutarequirement,MsaidLenLauer,head

ofaUScommunicationscompany,SprintPCS,ata3GconferenceinBangkokearlierthis

month.

With3G,youcanforgetabouttextmessagestellingyouyesterday'snews;a3Gphone

canreceivevideonewsprograms,updatedfourtimesaday.Internetaccesswillalsobemuch

quicker,makingiteasiertosurftheWebonyourphonethanonyourcomputerathome.

Face-to-facevideocalls

Don'tworryaboutgettinglost.3Gphonesoffermapservicessoyoucanfindanew

restaurantjustbypressingafewkeysonyourhandset.

However,themostimpressivepartof3Gtechnologyisvideocalling.Withlivetwo-way

videocommunication,youcanhaveface-to-facetalkswithfriendsandfamilyonyourmobile

phone.

ManyEuropeancountrieshavealreadylaunchedtheservice.InMay2000theUS

Governmentissuedfivelicensetorun3Gwirelessservices,whilethefirst3GphonesaiTived

inItalyinMarchthisyear.

Internationaltelecomcompaniescan'twaittosell3GinChina,theworld'slargest

mobiletelecommunicationsmarket.Buttheywillhavetobepatient.Atthemoment,Chinais

busytestingits3G-basedtechnologies,networksandservices.Thiswillbefollowedbyatrial

periodbeforethephonescanfinallyhittheshops.

“Weneedtocreateapoolof3Gcustomersbeforethelarge-scalecommerciallaunchof

theservice,“saidFanYunjun,marketingmanagerforBeijingMobile.uWeexpectthatthe3G

licenseswillbeissuedlatenextyear.”

3GMobilePhones

,Dataspeed:quickerthanthatin(2)________technology

,Videoand(3)_______music

(1)

■Videonewsprograms:(4)________fourtimesaday

■Internetaccess:quickerand(5)_________

Impressive■Offer(6)__________services,helpingyoufindyourway

functions,(7)_________two-wayvideocommunication

■Chinaisbusy(8)________its3G-basedtechnologies,networksand

services.

3Gphones-3Gphonesshouldgothroughatrialperiodbeforebeingputinto

inChina(9)_________.

,3Gphonesare(10)__________tobeseennextyear.

2009高三英語閱讀限時訓(xùn)練（5）

一、完形填空

Asmytrainwasdelayedfortwohours,Ihadplentyoftimetospare.Afterbuyingsome

newspaperstoreadonthejourney,Imademywaytothe]officetocollectmyheavy

suitcaseIhad2therethreedaysbefore.Therewereonlyafewpeople3,andItook

outmywallettofindthereceiptformycase.Thereceiptdidn'tseemtobewhereIhadleftit.I

4_thecontents,andrailwaytickets,moneyscrapsofpaperandphotosfelloutofit;butno

matterhow5Isearched,thereceiptwasnowheretobefound.

Whenmyturncame,16thesituationsorrowfullytotheassistant.Themanlookedat

me7asiftosaythathehad8thiskindofstorymanytimesandaskedmeto_9

thecase.Itoldhimthatitwasanold,brownlooking10nodifferentfromthemanycasesI

couldseeontheshelves.Theassistantthengaveme11andtoldmeto12ofthe

chiefcontentsofthecase.Iftheywere13,hesaid,Icouldtakethecaseaway.Itriedto

14allthearticlesIhad15packedintothecaseandwrotethemdownastheycameto

me.

AfterIhaddonethis,Iwentto16amongtheshelves.Therewerehundredsofcases

there.Foronedreadfulmoment,it17tomethatifsomeonehad___18___thereceiptup

hecouldhaveeasilyclaimed(認(rèn)領(lǐng))thecasealready.Thishadn'thappened19,fbraftera

timeIfoundthecaselyinginacorner.Afterexaminingthearticlesinside,theassistantwas

20andtoldmeIcouldtakethecaseaway.

()1.A.postingB.workingC.luggageD.manager's

()2.A.leftB.forgottenC.foundD.bought

()3.A.standingB.crowdingC.talkingD.waiting

()4.AthrewB.putC.lookedD.emptied

()5.A.oftenB.muchC.hardD.soon

()6.A.saidB.searchedC.spokeD.explained

()7.A.nowandthenB.upanddownC.hereandthereD.backandforth

()8.A.knewB.realizedC.heardD.seen

()9.A.describeB.drawC.takeoutD.show

()10.A.objectB.matterC.subjectD.wallet

()11.A.apaperB.anoteC.amessageD.aform

()12.A.signnamesB.makealistC.writedownD.drawapicture

()13.A.everythingB.wrongC.correctD.ready

()14.A.drawB.rememberC.readD.remind

()15.A.carelesslyB.suddenlyC.hurriedlyD.immediately

()16.A.seeB.watchC.findD.look

()17.A.happenedB.occurredC.appearedD.seemed

()18.A.pickedB.collectedC.takenD.stolen

()19.A.fortunatelyB.unluckilyC.bychanceD.presently

()20.A.disappointedB.surprisedC.satisfiedD.worried

二、閱讀理解

Moneydoesn'tbuyhappiness

Aspartoftheenvironmentalgrouponcampus,myfriendsandIrecentlyinvitedarecent

collegegraduate,ColinDavis,tolectureabouthisinitiatives(作為)inclimatechange.

DavisgraduatedfromTrinityCollegelastspring.Despiteatempting(誘人的)internship

(實(shí)習(xí)期)fromGoldmanSachsthatthousandsofpeopledreamabout,Davischosetorideabike

acrosstheUStointerviewenvironmentalexperts.

Daviswasn'tabornenvironmentalist.Tojustifyhisbikeride,hehadtofinda“trendy(新

潮的),sexyandgoodcause”