On a hot summer day in last August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in 36 air. Crowded. Tempers(脾氣) of both the tourists and waiters had 37 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(環(huán)境).
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 38 couple, waiting for 39 . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 40 and stepped together 41 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 42 for the two chairs. He politely 43 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
44 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 45 the table and take their 46 , and then walked back to the 47 cheers of the rest of his 48 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 49 into the water to 50 the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 51 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 52 to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 53 . Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 54 the line of convention(常規(guī)) and enjoy 55 to the fullest.
36. A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin
37.A. managed B. expected C. attempted D. risen
38.A. lonely B. curious C. well-dressed D. bad-tempered
39. A. cheers B. service C. attention D. flowers
40. A. metal table B. empty bottle C. chairs D. bags
41. A. on B. off C. around D. along
42. A. outside B. forward C. down D. back
43. A. led B. seated C. watched D. received
44. A. The manager B. A friend C. A waiter D. The servant
45. A. set B. wash C. remove D. check
46. A. menu B. bill C. food D. order
47. A. loud B. anxious C. familiar D. final
48. A. tourists B. customers C. fellows D. assistants
49. A. at last B. in time C. once more D. as well
50. A. change B. drink C. sell D. serve
51. A. replied B. insisted C. agreed D. understood
52. A. prepared B. joined in C. settled up D. continued
53. A. with pleasure B. in the cafe C. in the sea D. with wine
54. A. following B. keeping C. limiting D. crossing
55. A. life B. wine C. lunch D. time
36-45 CDCBA BDBCA 46-55 DABCD ABCDA
36．解析：still作形容詞的意思是“不動的，靜止的，無聲的，寂靜的，無風(fēng)的”，still air表示一點風(fēng)也沒有。從而進一步描述了夏天的炎熱。在如此炎熱的天氣情況下，人們很容易發(fā)脾氣，爭吵，完全符合下文的描述。fresh air意為“新鮮的空氣”。cool意為“涼爽的”，與上文中的溫度over a hundred degree相矛盾。thin意為“稀薄的”。
37．解析：rise意為“上升”，詞義廣泛，指具體的或抽象的某物向較高水平或位置移動，這里指人們由于天氣炎熱，旅游者和服務(wù)員的脾氣都很糟糕，使得人們處于容易爭吵的環(huán)境中。manage to do sth表示“能夠做某事”，指經(jīng)過努力成功地做了某事。expect意為“期待”，期待發(fā)脾氣不符合實際情況。attempt意為“企圖”。
38．解析：well-dressed意為“穿得好的”，根據(jù)上文中的attractive可判斷出這對夫婦衣著良好。lonely意為“孤獨的”。curious意為“好奇心旺盛的；好事的，愛看熱鬧的”。bad-tempered意為“脾氣壞的”。都不符合下文中held hands，whispered，kissed，and laughed兩人的行為和心情。
39．解析：service意為“服務(wù)”，從上文中的On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island.可以看出這個故事發(fā)生在一個酒吧里，所以這一對夫婦在等待著服務(wù)員的服務(wù)。cheer意為“款待”，指做客時受到的款待。attention意為“注意，注目”。flower意為“花”。
40．解析：metal table意為“鐵桌子”，根據(jù)下文中的to place the table in the sea water可判斷出這一對夫婦把桌子移到了海水中。empty bottle意為“空瓶子”。chair意為“椅子”。bag意為“皮包”。都與下文的情景不相符合。
41．解析：off意為“脫離”，指離開某個地方。表示他們一塊離開了他們原來坐的地方。on意為“在……上面”，on the edge of表示“在……的邊緣上”。around意為“在周圍，圍著；繞過”。along意為“沿著”。
42．解析：back意為“返，歸”，上文講到這對夫婦把鐵桌子搬到了海水里，所以那個男的回來把椅子搬走。outside意為“在外面”。forward意為“向前，前進”。down意為“向下”。
43．解析：seat意為“使……坐下”，主語是人時，賓語往往是自身代詞，主語是處所時，指“能坐 (多少人)”。下文中的then sat down himself說明那位男的先讓那位婦女坐下。lead意為“領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，引導(dǎo)，帶領(lǐng)”，著重指先行引路，引導(dǎo)某人達(dá)到某一目標(biāo)，并要求某人有秩序地跟隨或處于被控制之下。watch意為“觀望”。receive意為“接到，收到”。
44．解析：waiter意為“服務(wù)員”，上文講述了這對夫婦等待著服務(wù)，所以出現(xiàn)的應(yīng)該是服務(wù)員，而不會是經(jīng)理、朋友或仆人。
45．解析：set意為“放；擱，安置；布置；安排”，set the table表示把桌子布置好。wash意為“洗”，把桌子洗一洗，這明顯不符合實際情況，因為在飯店吃飯時，服務(wù)員常常是把桌子擦干凈，放上餐具，而不會把桌子洗一洗。remove意為“移動”，指把桌子移動另外的地方。check意為“檢查，檢驗，校對，核對，對照，比較”。
46．解析：order意為“叫的菜”，指把他們叫的菜的菜單拿走。bill意為“賬單”，指顧客用完餐后所應(yīng)付的賬單。menu意為“菜單”，指客人在叫菜前用的菜單。
47．解析：loud意為“響亮的，大聲的，高聲吵鬧的，喧噪的”，故事發(fā)生在酒吧里，人們一面喝酒，一面相互祝酒干杯，發(fā)出響亮的聲音。anxious意為“憂慮的，擔(dān)心的；掛念的，焦急的”。familiar意為“熟悉……的”。final意為“最后的”。
48．解析：customer意為“顧客”，指在酒吧進餐的客人。tourist意為“旅客”，指在旅游的客人。fellow意為“同伴，伴侶；幫手；同事，同輩；同類，酒友”。assistant意為“助手；幫手，助理，店員，伙計”。
49．解析：once more意為“再一次”，根據(jù)上下文的內(nèi)容可判斷出服務(wù)員再一次到水中去。at last意為“最后”，常指通過主觀努力，克服種種困難，經(jīng)過一番拖延或曲折之后，終于排除障礙，達(dá)到目的或取得成功，具有較濃的感情色彩。in time意為“及時地”。as well意為“也，又”，表示某個動作或事物與另一個動作或事物是并列關(guān)系。
50．解析：serve意為“服務(wù)，招待”，指在飯店或酒吧服務(wù)員為顧客端上飯菜、酒、飲料等。change意為“改變”。drink意為“喝”。sell意為“賣”。
51．解析：reply意為“答復(fù)，回答”，這里指當(dāng)這對夫婦向服務(wù)員和人們祝酒時，人們也以歡呼和把鮮花扔過來的方式作為回答。insist意為“堅持”。agree意為“同意”。understand意為“理解”。
52．解析：join in意為“參加”，表示參加某項活動或事項。這里指其他三張桌子也搬進了水里，與這對夫婦的桌子合并到一起。prepare意為“準(zhǔn)備”。settle up意為“解決”。continue意為“繼續(xù)”。
53．解析：in the sea表示“在海水里”。從上文中的to the place the table in the sea water可知，這一對夫婦把桌子搬進海水里，其他三張桌子也加入進來。由此可判斷出這里指的是在海水里。with pleasure意為“高興地”。in the café意為“在酒吧里”。with wine意為“用酒”。
54．解析：cross意為“橫越，穿過”，cross the line of convention表示“打破常規(guī)”，在一般情況下，人們是在酒吧或飯店里就餐，而現(xiàn)在人們在海水里就餐，這不能不說是打破常規(guī)。
55．解析：life意為“生活”。enjoy life意為“享受生活”，作者認(rèn)為有時候人們應(yīng)該考慮打破常規(guī)來完美地享受生活。wine意為“酒”，指葡萄酒和各種果酒。lunch意為“午餐”。time意為“時間”。
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The environmental nonprofit group Earth Pledge is promoting a Green Roofs progamme. To learn more about how to create a green roof — and the benefits it will provide — visit its website at EarthPledge.com.
This passage is most likely to appear in “______” in a webpage.
A. City Environment B. True Stories C. Home and Garden D. Family Health
The construction of more city buildings leads to ______.
A. fewer energy costs B. increase of gardens C. poor quality of air D. loss of parking space
What en tar roofs are replaced with green ones, ______.
A. low temperature improves one’s health B. everyone tends to plant vegetables in roof gardens
C. people need more sewerage systems D. the greenness adds to the beauty of city environment
You can visit EarthPledge.com with the purpose of ______.
A. building a home garden B. offering money to the group
C. understanding green roofs better D. creating a website of Green Roofs
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Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. As a child, he was slow to learn to talk. As a pupil, he was backward. But when he was fourteen years old, he became clever. He taught himself maths from textbooks. He studied hard because he wanted to be a physicist.
In 1901, Einstein began teaching. In 1902 he continued his studies at the University of Zurich. Several years later, he formulated(系統(tǒng)地闡述)his famous Theory of Relativity(相對論).To most people the law of relativity is difficult to explain. But once Einstein explained it to a group of young students. He said,” When you sit with a good girl for two hours, you think it is only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think it's two hours. That is relativity."
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36. When Einstein was a pupil of twelve, he _______.
A. was not quick in learning to talk B. was poor in his studies
C. studied very hard D. hardly lagged behind
37. The law of relativity is_______ .
A. very hard for most people to understand
B. too hard for Einstein himself to explain
C. too hard to explain to anybody except Einstein
D. easy to understand only for the young students
38. Which of the following do you think is true?
A. The Germans owed their scientific progress to Einstein.?
B. The Americans owed all their economic development to Einstein.
C. Einstein owed a great deal to the modern world.
D. Einstein made a very great contribution to modern science.
39. The title for this passage should be " _______ ".
A. Theory of Relativity B. An American Citizen
C. Albert Einstein D. Einstein's Contribution
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Henry encouraged me to calm down，just go ahead and get the license and be done with it. “No，” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail—using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland，and I had to take the Maryland driver’ s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years—sign the name Susan Brown，have my new picture taken，and walk out with a license to drive.
【小題1】Susan got her first driver’ s license________.
| A．before she got married to Henry |
| B．when she was twenty years old |
| C．a(chǎn)fter she finished high school |
| D．when she just moved to Maryland |
| A．she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law |
| B．she lacked driving experience in Maryland |
| C．she was to give birth to a baby soon |
| D．she insisted on signing for herself |
| A．American males should serve in the army |
| B．different states may have different laws |
| C．people have to renew their licenses in their home states |
| D．women should adopt their husbands’ family names after marriage |
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1.What happened to the author in 2001?
A. She flew an airplane.
B. She entered a competition.
C. She went on a hot air balloon ride.
2.The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to .
A. make her argument persuasive
B. show her admiration for him
C. compare their health condition
D. build up her own reputation
3. How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?
A. Excited. B. Regretful. C. Nervous. D. Scared.
4.What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?
A. The beautiful clouds. B. The wonderful view.
C. The company of Jay. D. The one-minute free fall.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Impossible is nothing. B. A dream made come true.
C. An unforgettable skydiving. D. I Went Skydiving at 84!
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“I Went Skydiving at 84!”
As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2011,when my husband arranged for me me ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time ,I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community（社區(qū)）announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.
In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it.
One june 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reachen 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落傘）, then we just floated downward fo zhout five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air ballon. I was just enjoying it.
Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you don’t stop living just because you are 84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.
1.
What happened to the auther in 2001?
A. She flew an airplane
B. She entered a competition
C. She went on a hot air balloon ride
D. She moved into a retirement community
2.
The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to .
A. build up her own reputation
B. show her admiration for him
C. compare their health conditon
D. make her argument persuasive
3.
How did the authou feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?
A. Excited B. Scared C. Nervous D. Regretful
4.
What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?
A.The beautiful clouds B. The wonderful view
C. The company of Jay D. The one-minute free fall
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