We were talking about the American tourist ______ we met during our trip to the Great Wall
A.what
B.which
C.whose
D.whom
A.what
B.which
C.whose
D.whom
第1题
No, the village is not dead. There is more life in it now than there ever was. But it seems that "village life" is dead. Gone forever. It began to decline(衰落) about a hundred years ago, when many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing number in search of a work, and home was where work was. There are still a number of people alive today who can remember what "village life" meant in the early years of the present century. It meant knowing and being known by everybody else in the village. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it. It meant housewives tied to the home all day and every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp-oil and coal.
Then came the First World War and the Second World War. After each war, new ideas, new attitudes, new trades and occupations were revealed to villagers. The long-established order of society was no longer taken for granted. Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make "village life" and "town life" almost alike. Now with the highly developed science and technology and high-level social welfare for all, there is no point whatever in talking any longer about "village life". It is just life, and that a better life.
Finally, if we have any doubts about the future, or about the many changes, which we have seen in our lives, we have only to look in at the school playground any mid-morning; or see the children as they walk homeward in little groups. Obviously these children are better fed, better clothed, better educated, healthier, prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever before walked the village street.
By saying that village is not dead, but "village life" is dead, the writer suggests that______.
A.those young people who talk of the village as being "dead" are wrong
B.the two statements are against each other
C.village life today is rather uninteresting
D.village life today is no longer like what it is used to be
第2题
After【23】for some time, they saw a farm house. When they【24】the house, they found a farmer and his wife having supper. They were asked to sit down and【25】too. As they were very hungry, they did so with【26】
While eating his supper the farmer kept his eyes on the plate without saying【27】. This made the travelers a little afraid. After supper the farmer's wife【28】them up to a store room, and showed them a【29】where they could sleep. Being【30】, they soon book off their clothes and went to bed. But the younger traveler was too【31】to go to sleep. He heard the farmer and his wife talking in the room in a【32】voice. At first he couldn't hear any words, but then he【33】heard the husband say, "Must we kill them both?" and the wife replied, "Yes, of course we must." A moment later, he again heard the farmer【34】into the room, so he quickly【35】behind the door. The door slowly【36】, and the farmer came in with a light in one hand and a long knife in the other. He went to the【37】hanging on the wall, cut off a piece, and returned as【38】as he had come. The two travelers didn't dare to go to【39】. Early in the morning they began to【40】in the dark through the kitchen, finding on the table a piece of meat cleaned and two chicks killed.
(61)
A.know
B.found
C.saw
D.heard
第3题
Vision is the most important sense for safe driving. Yet, drivers using cell phones are likely to"look at" but not "see" objects. It is said that drivers using cell phones look but fail to see up to 50percent of the infornmtion while driving. Drivers are looking out of the windshield, but they do notreally deal with the situation on the road.
Although the public appear to be turning against cell phone use while driving, many admit theyregularly talk or text while driving. The police say that nine percent of the drivers at any given timeare using cell phones, and about one in four car accidents are directly related to cell phone use.
Using cell phones while driving has become a serious public health threat (威胁). A few stateshave passed laws making it unlawful to use a handheld cell phone while driving, but these laws give the false message that using a hand-free phone is safe. What was the woman doing when the car accident happened?
A.She was busy pressing buttons.
B.She was talking on her cell phone
C.She was looking at the red light ahead
D.She was looking for something in the car
The word "vision" (Paragraph 2 ) refers to the sense ofA.taste
B.touch
C.hearing
D.Sight
What is the percentage of the car accidents caused by drivers using cell phones?A.9%.
B.25%.
C.45%.
D.50%.
What do we know about the laws making it unlawful to use a handheld cell phone while driving?A.They are not perfect.
B.They are not necessary.
C.They are not practical.
D.They are not important
第4题
A.particular
B.special
C.sensitive
D.unique
第5题
It's very interesting to note where the debate about diversity(多样化)is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate(公司的)leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool of potential employees. And in looking at where birth rates are growing and at where the population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means promoting policies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesn't occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need.
Likewise, I don't hear people in the academy saying "Let's go backward. Let's go back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy(不拘一格选人才)"(which was never true--we never had a meritocracy, although we've come closer to it in the last 30 years). I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus has doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked with an African who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now , all of us feel the university is better because of the diversity. So where we hear this debate is primarily in political circles and in the media--not in corporate board rooms or on college campuses.
The word "imperative"(Line ,Para. 1 )most probably refers to something ______.
A.superficial
B.remarkable
C.debatable
D.essential
第6题
When Anna___________ the room,a group of young men were talking eagerly round the table
A.enters
B.has entered
C.was entering
D.entered
第7题
A.came in, talked and shouted
B.came in, were talking and shouting
C.was coming in, were talking and shouting
D.was coming in, talked and shouted
第8题
阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从 58~61 小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。
C
Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings(误解)?Little wonder. We often believe we're more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are,according to Boza Keysar,a professor at the University of Chicago. In his recent study,speakers tried to express their meanings using unclear sentences. Speakers who thought listeners understood were wrong nearly half the time. Here‘s some good advice to reduce misunderstanding:
(1)Don't trust what you see from the listener. Listeners often nod,look at you or say“uhhuh”to be polite or move the conversation along. But it‘s easy to consider these as signs of understanding.
(2)Train the editor(编辑)in your head. If you say,“Beth discusses her problems with her husband,”it's not clear whether she‘s talking to her husband or about him. Try instead,“Beth talks to her husband about her problems.”or“Beth talks to others about the problems with her husband.”
(3)Ask listeners to repeat your message. Introduce your request by saying“I want to be sure I said that right.”Questions like“How does that sound?”or“Does that make sense?”may also work.
(4)Listen well. When on the receiving end,ask questions to be sure you're on the same page. After all,it isn‘t just the speaker's job to make his speech understood.
第 58 题 Why does the writer give us the advice?
A.We're not skillful enough to make clear sentences.
B.Misunderstanding is damaging our normal lives.
C.Misunderstanding occurs now and then.
D.It's impolite to say NO to others.
第9题
When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us is to ______.
A.notice the way the person is talking
B.take a good look at the person talking
C.mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes
D.examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture
第10题
The passage mainly tells us that______.
A. money is the most important thing
B. there is something more important than money
C. we should look into their eyes while talking to people
D. the more money you have, the less happy you would be