Mr. Dursley saw a cat reading a map when he got up. It was really something (1) ____ . He (2) ____ at the cat. It stared back. While Mr. Dursley drove up to the road, he noticed a lot of strangely dressed people wearing cloaks. They were (3) ____ something excitedly together. They were obviously collecting for something. Dursley was in a very good mood at office. At lunchtime, he decided to (4) ____ his legs and walk across the road to buy himself a bun from the bakery. On his way to the bakery, he met those people in cloaks again. It made him feel (5) ____ as he heard that these people were saying, “The Potters, and their son, Harry.”A.stared B.stretch C.whispering D.peculiar E.uneasy

第1题

______,Mr. Brown saw the washing machine which had been repaired go wrong again. A. T

______,Mr. Brown saw the washing machine which had been repaired go wrong again.

A. To his surprise

B. It was surprised

C. Surprising

D. By surprise

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第2题

From what Mr. Collins said, we can know that he_________. A．had only an incomp

From what Mr. Collins said, we can know that he_________ .

A．had only an incomplete picture of what happened

B．heard and saw nothing at all

C．talked to the pilot

D．was once a pilot

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第3题

Mr. Green, was worried because ______. A. he was driving along a lonely road B. he

Mr. Green, was worried because ______.

A. he was driving along a lonely road

B. he had taken a stranger in his car

C. he saw a police-car

D. he was afraid that the man might rob him

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第4题

Mr.Joneswokeearlyonemorning，beforethesunhadrisen.Itwasabeautifulmorning，_31_hewenttothewin

Mr. Jones woke early one morning， before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning， _31_ he

went to the window and looked out. He was _32_ to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor， who _33_ in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones‘ house， coming the

direction of the town. He had grey hair thick glasses， and was _34 an umbrella， a

morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have _35_ by the night train _36_ taking

a taxi.

Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden， and the children had tied a long _37_ to one of the branches，

so that they could swing on it.

Mr. Jones saw the professor _38_ when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road.

When he saw that there was _39_ in sight， he stepped into the garden (there was no fence)， put his

umbrella， newspaper， bag and hat nearly on the grass and _40_ the rope. He pulled it _41_ to see

whether it was strong enough to take his weight， then ran as fast as he could and swung into

the _42_ on the end of the rope， his grey hair blowing all around _43_. _44_ he swung， sometimes

taking a few more _45_ steps on the grass when the rope began to swing _46_ slowly for him.

_47_ the professor stopped， straightened his tie， combed his hair carefully， put on his hat， _48_

his umbrella， newspaper and bag， and continued _49_ his way to the university， looking as _50_

and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be.

_________

A. because

B. as

C. so

D. for

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第5题

Mr. Jones woke early one morning， before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning， _1

_ he went to the window and looked out. He was _2_ to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor， who _3_ in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones‘ house， coming the direction of the town. He had grey hair thick glasses， and was _4 an umbrella， a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have _5_ by the night train _6_ taking a taxi.

Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden， and the children had tied a long _7_ to one of the branches， so that they could swing on it.

Mr. Jones saw the professor _8_ when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road. When he saw that there was _9_ in sight， he stepped into the garden (there was no fence)， put his umbrella， newspaper， bag and hat nearly on the grass and _10_ the rope. He pulled it _11_ to see whether it was strong enough to take his weight， then ran as fast as he could and swung into the _12_ on the end of the rope， his grey hair blowing all around _13_. _14_ he swung， sometimes taking a few more _15_ steps on the grass when the rope began to swing _16_ slowly for him.

_17_ the professor stopped， straightened his tie， combed his hair carefully， put on his hat， _18_ his umbrella， newspaper and bag， and continued _19_ his way to the university， looking as _20_ and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be.

_1_ he went to the window and looked out

A.because

B.as

C.so

D.for

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第6题

What kind of pre－sequence is A’s first utterance in the following discourse？A: Do you

What kind of pre-sequence is A’s first utterance in the following discourse？A: Do you know what I want to tell you about Mr. Smith？ B: What？ A: I saw him flirting with a lady at a party.B: Does his wife know that？A: Of course, she does. The lady is his wife.

A、Pre-invitation

B、Pre-request

C、Pre-announcement

D、Pre-apology

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第7题

When Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer in rural Illinois, he and a certain judge in town once g

ot to bantering with one another about horse trading. The upshot of the discussion was that they agreed that the next morning, at nine o'clock, they would meet in front of the general store and make a trade. Each would bring a horse, unseen by anyone up to that hour. If either backed out of the deal, he would forfeit $ 25. The money from each man was held by the local banker.

The next morning, at the appointed hour, the Judge, came up the dirt road, leading the sorriest looking specimen of a horse ever seen in those parts of Illinois. The large crowd viewing the spectacle burst out laughing, already knowing that Abe Lincoln was bound to get the worst of the deal. A poorer horse just couldn't exist anywhere and still be walking.

In a few minutes, however, Mr. Lincoln was seen approaching the general store carrying something quite large and bulky on his shoulders. As he drew nearer, the crowd saw what it was, and great shouts and laughter broke out. The shouts and laughter soon broke into a thunderous roar when Mr. Lincoln, looking carefully and seriously over the Judge's animal, set down his sawhorse(锯木架), and exclaimed, "Well, Judge, this is the first time I ever got the worst of it in a horse trade."

This passage concerns ______.

A．the life of Abe Lincoln

B．a horse trade made by Abe Lincoln

C．a gambling in Illinois

D．Abe Lincoln's philosophy

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第8题

Mrs. Wilson, a Cree Indian in her sixties, was looking for a home to rent. She heard

that one was available in an ideal location, close to the Calgary core.

Mrs. Wilson and her daughters went to look at the house. Sure enough, there was a For Rent sign in the window. A woman next door told them that the owner was Antonio Pompei, who owned a bakery farther up the street.

Mrs. Wilson has great difficulty walking for she is almost blind, so she waited in the car while her daughters went along to the bakery. The daughters met Mr. Pompei, who agreed to rent the house. However, the daughters wanted to see the inside of the house before they agreed to rent it. One of the bakery employees went with them to the house, where he met Mrs. Wilson.

All three women liked the house and returned to the bakery to tell Mr. Pompei that they would rent it.

When Mr. Pompei saw Mrs. Wilson, he quickly walked out of the bakery. He had not realized Mrs. Wilson was Indian. Her daughters look more like their father, who is of a different ethnic(种族) origin. The next day, Mrs. Wilson and her daughters returned to the bakery in an attempt to rent the house. Because of her blindness, Mr. Wilson was helped out of the car and guided into the bakery by one of her daughters. Mr. Pompei told the women that the house was already rented.

The Wilsons suspected discrimination. As soon as they got home, Mrs. Wilson phoned Mr. Pompei, without identifying herself, Mr. Pompei lost his temper.

Mrs. Wilson complained to the Human Rights Commission. Their examination discovered that the tenants who did rent the house had not even seen it at the time when Mrs. Wilson visited it. They applied to rent it a full week after Mrs. Wilson had applied.

(1)According to the passage, Mrs. Wilson was _____________.

A、to rent the house for her daughters

B、to rent the house for someone else

C、to rent the house for her family

D、to sublet (转租) the house

(2)According to the passage, we are certain that Mr. Wilson was _____________.

A、an Indian

B、not an Indian

C、an Asian

D、from India

(3)Mrs. Wilson found Mr. Pompei’s discrimination by _____________.

A、complaining to the Human Rights Commission

B、making the bakery owner angry

C、making an unidentifiable phone call

D、pretending to be a woman of wealth

(4)In the end Mrs. Wilson couldn’t rent the house simply because _____________.

A、she was of Indian origin

B、she needed assistance while walking

C、the owner of the house asked for more money

D、she was almost blind

(5)Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE？

A、Mr. Wilson had at least two daughters.

B、The house had been rented to someone else a week before.

C、Mrs. Wilson was almost blind.

D、Mr. Pompei was practicing racial discrimination.

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第9题

Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pound for her birthday--ten pretty pound notes. So the day aft

er her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping. She queued for a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while, she noticed that the old lady's handbag was open. Inside it she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the one her husband had given her. So she quickly looked into her own bag--the notes were gone! Mrs Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them. She thought she would have to call the police; but, as she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble, she decide to take back the money from the old lady's handbag and say nothing more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady's bag, took the notes and put them in her own bag.

When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought.

"With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course." she said proudly.

"Oh？ What's that, then？" he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table.

Mrs. Smith went shopping ______.

A．after a while

B．on her birthday

C．the day after her birthday

D．ten days later

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第10题

It was the late spring of 1979, a hot Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of us sat 21 , side by,

side, in rows of wooden chairs on the maincampus lawn (校园草坪). We 22' blue robes (毕业生长袍). We listened carefully to long 23 . When the ceremony (典礼)was 24_,we threw! our caps in the air, and we were officially graduated from college.

After that, I found Morrie Schwartz, my25 professor, and introduced him to

my 26 .. He was a small man who took small steps, as ifa 27 wind could; at any time, 28 him up:into the cloudS! His teeth were in good shape: When he smiled it was as if you had just 29 him the funniest joke on earth.

He told my parents how I 30 every class he taught. He told them, "You havea 31 boy here. He helped me a 10t." Shy but 32 , I looked at my feet. Before we left,I 33 Mr. Schwartz a 'present, a briefcase with his name on the front. I didn't want to forget him. 34 I didn't want him to forget me. He asked if I would keep in35 , and without hesitation (犹豫) I said, "Of course." When he turned around, I saw tears in his eyes.

21. A. along B. around C. beside D. together

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第11题

In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck.

Yet, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich and as successful as his neighbors.

The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself: he began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. But just moving there was not enough. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horse riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.

It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. Momand and his wife could not do that.

The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They left their wealthy neighborhood and moved back to an apartment in New York City.

Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “keeping up with the Joneses”, because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

6. The writer of the selection believes（）.

A. many people in the United States think anyone can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck

B. anyone in the United Sates can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck

C. he can become rich in the future

D. anyone in the United States can become rich

7. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because（）.

A. they want to be as rich as their neighbors

B. they want others to know or to think that they are rich

C. they don’t want others to know they are rich

D. they want to be happy

8. It can be inferred from the story that rich people（）.

A. like to live in apartments

B. like to live in New York City

C. like to live outside New York City

D. like to have many neighbors

9. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because Jones is（）.

A,. an important name

B. a popular name in the United States

C. his neighbor’s name

D. not a good name

10. According to the writer, it is（）.

A. correct to keep up with the Joneses

B. impossible to keep up with the Joneses

C. interesting to keep up with the Joneses

D. good to keep up with the Joneses

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