— That young man must have something to do with the crime, right?

— . Though he insisted he hadn’t done anything against the law.

A. I don’t agree B. I suppose so

C. I don’t think so D. He supposes so

B 【解析】試題分析：句意：那個年輕人一定和這次犯罪有關系，對嗎？我認為是這樣。盡管他堅持說他沒有做任何事違法的事。根據(jù)情景交際，故選B。

"I've been writing a book，John. Do you think anyone would be interested in _____ it?" said the old lady.

John took over the papers from her shaking hand and let her sit in a chair. He remembered her rich _____ in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. "It's good，Grandma，" he said gently. Then realizing that she ______ hear him，he shouted into her ears，"I think it's very good. I'll send it to a publisher(出版商). "

Ten days later，he reported that the publisher had read a few _____ . He agreed to publish it, and he had paid $ 100 for the copyright(版權). _____ money would be given as an advance(預付款).Every month, John brought her $100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.

One morning，three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn't get up. The doctor told her that she couldn't _____ more than a few days. She was ready to go，but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.

Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands. She proudly touched her book with her fingers，tears in her eyes. Two hours later，she died peacefully, _____ holding her book.

Her granddaughter took the book and _____ it. "Why, it's just blank (空白的)pages!" She cried in surprise. John's face turned _____ . Then the girl understood. There never was a book. It was John ______ ，who couldn't take away his grandmother's only hope，had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.

1.A. borrowing B. publishing C. reading D. lending

2.A. advice B. experiences C. thoughts D. family

3.A. couldn't B. needn't C. mustn't D. wouldn't

4.A. words B. letters C. pages D. books

5.A. Some B. Much C. Enough D. More

6.A. die B. stop C. last D. stay

7.A. still B. yet C. always D. then

8.A. closed B. opened C. turned on D. turned off

9.A. white B. red C. grey D. yellow

10.A. herself B. himself C. him D. her

1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.B 【解析】試題分析：這是一篇感人的孝心故事，約翰為了完成奶奶最后的心愿——出版自己的書，他自己代替出版商寫了回信，賣掉了汽車來支付書的預付款，并奶奶臨終前拿到了書而平靜地死去，表現(xiàn)了約翰的感恩和孝心。 1.句意：你認為有人會對出版它感興趣嗎？考查動詞辨析...

My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted (狩獵) lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.

Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.

Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night! Perhaps that is his secret!

1.What kind of life has Jack lived?

A. A short life. B. An interesting life.

C. A lonely life D. A poor life.

2.Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place?

A. Kathmandu. B. The Pyramids

C. The Sahara Desert. D. Taj Mahal

3.How many times has Jack married?

A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.

4.Where did Jack meet Maria?

A. In India. B. In Nepal. C. In France D. in Egypt.

5.What does Jack do every night?

A. He has a glass of wine. B. He goes swimming

C. He hunts lions. D. He rides a camel.

1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 【解析】試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要簡要介紹了自己的爺爺?shù)膼酆�，婚姻及健康三方面的情況。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Have you noticed your life becoming a little easier? Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free Wi-Fi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city.

The idea of a smart city was brought up by US company IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning, save money and resources, and make our lifeconvenient. How smart can a city be? Here are great examples that we can learn from.

In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water meters. They can detect（探測〉water waste and leakage（泄漏）and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste.

Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government organized a research team and provided an App（應用程序〉that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special

1.According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?

A. Digital technologies are used in smart cities.

B. An English company first raised the idea of a smart city.

C. A smart city is mainly made up of free Wi-Fi and phones.

D. A smart city is still an idea and hasn’t come into being.

2.The underlined word “convenient” is the closest in meaning to _____.

A. useful B. normal C. suitable D. easy

3.Compared to traditional water meters, smart water meters do better in .

A. cleaning water B. supplying water

C. saving water D. producing water

4.The example of Santander shows the use of smart systems in aspects（方面）EXCEPT _____.

A. business B. health care

C. traffic controlling D. public transportation

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Digital technologies help improve city planning.

B. Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter.

C. Smart cities are very common in both Dubuque and Santander.

D. Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities.

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.B 【解析】試題分析：短文大意：你注意到現(xiàn)在的生活更加容易了嗎？當你進入一購物中心，你可以免費wifi。你若想坐出租車，你可以用電話叫一輛。這些就是智慧城市的一部分。智慧城市是美國IBM公司2010年提出的，智慧城市是用數(shù)碼科技的城市。本文介紹了智慧城市的特點、發(fā)展史等等。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5....

完成句子。

1.別再難過了。條條大路通羅馬。

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2.我想知道她是以什么謀生的。

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3.原來那位女廚師偷了老板的錢包。

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4.我很疑惑為什么那些女演員穿成那樣。

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5.任何人只要違法都將受到懲罰。

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1.Don't feel sad any more. All roads lead to Rome. 2.I wondered what she did for a living. 3.It turned out that the female cook stole her boss's wallet. 4.I am wondering why the actresses are...

書面表達。

請根據(jù)以下線索寫一篇句意連貫的小故事。

1.我嬸嬸一直和她的一個新鄰居相處得不好，嬸嬸說他看起來很不友好;

2.一天，我嬸嬸回到家，發(fā)現(xiàn)她昨天剛買的項鏈不見了;

3.她回想自己去過哪兒，覺得可能是那個鄰居偷了她的項鏈，因此她決定立刻報警;

4.突然有人敲門，原來是她的新鄰居;

5.他手里拿著項鏈，說昨天在門口發(fā)現(xiàn)的;

6.嬸嬸很感激他，并愿意和他交朋友。

My aunt got along well with all her neighbours except the man who lived next door. My aunt said he didn't look friendly at all. One day, when my aunt came home from work, she realized that she had ...

用英語寫出適當?shù)臄?shù)詞或數(shù)詞詞組。

1.There are ________ days in a week.

2.There are usually __________or _________days in one month except ________, and there are usually __________or _________ days in one year

3.New Year’s Day is the _________ day of each year.

4.Thursday is the _________ day of week.

5.__________ is our National Day.

6.The ________ month of the year is February.

7.There are __________ seconds in minute.

8.December ____________ is Christmas in America.

9.2/3 and 1/4 is _______________.

10.August is the _________ month of a year.

1.seven 2.thirty thirty-oneFebruarythree hundred and sixty-fivethree hundred and sixty-six 3.first 4.fifth 5.October1st 6.second 7.sixty 8.the twenty-fifth 9.eleven twelfths ...

There are four people in front of him, so he is the ______ one.

A. five B. fifth C. first D. number

B 【解析】句意：他前面有四個人，所以他是第五個人。A. five五；B. fifth第五；C. first第一；D. number數(shù)字。結合句意、語境和選項可知選B。

The _____ Sunday in May is Mother’s Day.

A. first B. second C. one D. two

B 【解析】句意：五月的第二個星期日是母親節(jié)。A. first第一；B. second第二；C. one一；D. two二。 結合句意、語境和選項可知選B。

—When is your mother’s birthday?

— It’s ________.

A. February eighths B. July thirty-third C. February 7th D. March nineth

C 【解析】句意：----你媽媽的生日是什么時候？-----2月7日。表達幾月幾日時，日期用序數(shù)詞單數(shù)，A錯誤，序數(shù)詞用復數(shù)，B錯誤，七月沒有33號；D錯誤，第九是ninth；C正確，故選C。