英语练习题sep16

1 He asked whether we were________women taking part in political activities.

A．in place of                       B．in face of

C．in favor of                       D．in terms of

2________with people in the West，people in the East pay more attention to their family.

A．Comparing                         B．Being compared

C．Compared                          D．To compare

3 The country life he was used to________greatly since 1992.

A．change                            B．has changed

C．changing                          D．had changed

4 It is in their ability to speak________humans________from animals.

A．which；differ                     B．that；different

C．which；different                  D．that；differ

5 ．________frightened us________a tiger turned up suddenly in front of us.

A．It was；that                      B．What；was

C．It；that was                      D．What；was that

6 On a________cold winter morning，his________body was found in a lonely forest.

A．frozen；freezing                  B．freezing；frozen

C．frozen；frozen                    D．freezing；freezing

7 After he retired from office，Rogers________painting for a while，but soon lost interest.

A．took up                           B．saved up

C．kept up                           D．drew up

8 The headteacher，________with what the student said，nodded with a smile.

A．tiring                            B．tired

C．satisfying                        D．satisfied

9 The shopowner would sell the MP4 for 800 yuan，but my elder brother________only 600 yuan.

A．asked                             B．charged

C．sold                              D．offered

10 We have seen that method________some other conditions and it does work.

A．applied to                        B．applying for

C．applies to                        D．apply for

11 The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he ________in the mud all morning.

A．has played                        B．in playing

C．has been playing                  D．was playing

12—I want a room for ten people to have a get－together.

—Luckily there is one________.

A．available                         B．qualified

C．standard                          D．impressive

13 The difficulty she had       her three children was solved by the local government.

A. feeding       B. fed        C. to feed   D. feed

14 —Is there anything special youd like for dinner?

—No, nothing in          .

A. theory   B. particular  C. Common  D. practice

15 The roads in those mountain areas are considered to be         . No drivers like going there.

A. in bad mood  B. in bad condition

C. in bad form  D. in bad shape

 

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This story took place in Israel.

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn，they found a mouse hole and used smoke to__1__the mice out.Later they indeed saw mice running out，one after another.

Then，thinking all the mice had escaped，the officials started to__2__up.They saw two mice squeezing(挤)out of the hole.The __3__thing was that they did not __4__immediately.Instead，one chased after the other near the __5__of the hole.It seemed that one was trying to bite the __6__of the other.

Everyone __7__closer to take a look.They realized that one of the mice was__8__and the other was trying to allow the one that could not see to bite on his tail so he could help him escape.

__9__what happened，everyone was__10__and lost  in thought.

One Rome official said：“The relationship between those two mice must be__11__of emperor and minister.”The others agreed.

An Israeli said：“I think the relationship between them was husband and wife.”Again the others all felt it made__12__.

A Chinese，who was accustomed to the firm tradition of__13__to parents，said：“They are mother and son.”The others thought for a while and felt this was more__14__.So they approved once again.

At that moment，one__15__child，who was resting his chin in his palms，__16__looked at other people，asking：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain__17__？”

The atmosphere__18__.The Rome official，the Israeli and the Chinese，all lowered their heads__19__，and did not dare to respond.

In fact, true love is not__20__on benefit，friendship and loyalty or blood relationship.Instead，it is based on no relationship.

【解题导语】 看到一只老鼠让另外一只老鼠咬住自己的尾巴并为它带路后，几位政府官员无比感动，浮想联翩。可是一个天真的孩子提出的问题却让他们哑口无言，不敢回答。

1．A.persuade  B．make  C．force  D．help

解析：由于老鼠躲藏在地下的洞穴中，所以这些政府官员使用烟熏的办法“迫使”它们出来。

答案：C

2．A.clean  B．turn  C．take  D．pick

解析：此处提到官员们认为所有的老鼠都已经逃跑了，再结合上一段第一句前半部分内容可知此时他们开始了“清理”工作。

答案：A

3．A.strange  B．normal  C．funny  D．interesting

解析：众所周知，老鼠见到人后会马上逃跑，可是这两只老鼠却没有这么做，所以让人感到非常“奇怪”。C项表示“滑稽的”，不符合语境。

答案：A

4．A.take away  B．give away  C．walk away  D．run away

解析：这两只老鼠没有立刻“逃走”。take away表示“拿走”；give away表示“分发”；walk away表示“走开”。

答案：D

5．A.entrance  B．exit  C．path  D．passage

解析：由本段第二、三句内容可知，这两只老鼠从洞穴中出来但没有逃走，故是一只老鼠在洞穴的“出口”附近追逐另外一只老鼠。

答案：B

6．A.ear  B．hind leg  C．fur  D．tail

解析：根据下一段后半部分中的bite on his tail可知，其中一只老鼠试图咬住另外一只老鼠的“尾巴”。

答案：D

7．A.stepped  B．crawled  C．climbed  D．crowded

解析：当时每个人都感到困惑，所以“走”近去看个究竟。D项的主语一般是复数，因此不恰当。

答案：A

8．A.deaf  B．blind  C．disabled  D．mute

解析：本句后半部分提到其中的一只老鼠尽力让那只看不到东西的老鼠咬住自己的尾巴以便帮它逃走，由此可知填blind“瞎的”。C项太笼统；A项表示“聋的”，D项表示“哑的”，显然错误。

答案：B

9．A.Witnessing  B．Looking  C．Understanding  D．Concerning

解析：由上段首句中的take a look可推知，此处为“目睹”了眼前发生的事情。B、D两项是不及物动词，语法不正确。

答案：A

10.A.surprising  B．indifferent  C．puzzled  D．speechless

解析：本句后半部分提到每个人都陷入深思，由此可知众人都不说话了。B项表示“漠不关心的，冷淡的”，显然不符合语境。

答案：D

11．A.this  B．it  C．that  D．one

解析：此处that用来代指前面的名词relationship。

答案：C

12．A.a difference  B．sense  C．a story  D．peace

解析：其他人认为这位以色列人的话很有道理，make sense表示“有道理，有意义”。

答案：B

13．A.loyalty  B．truth  C．honesty  D．closeness

解析：此处与最后一段中间部分的loyalty相呼应，loyalty to parents“对父母忠诚”。

答案：A

14．A.visible  B．sensible  C．reasonable  D．explainable

解析：其他人思考了一段时间，感觉这种解释更“有道理”。A项表示“可见的”，B项表示“敏感的”，D项表示“可说明的，可解释的”，都不符合所给语境。

答案：C

15．A.simpleminded  B．warmhearted  C．hardhanded  D．pureminded

解析：他只是一个孩子，思想不如成年人深邃，想法非常“天真”。A项表示“头脑简单的”，为贬义词；B项表示“热心肠的”；C项表示“手段强硬的”。

答案：D

16．A.surprisingly  B．confusedly  C．eagerly  D．hurriedly

解析：他双手托着下巴显然是在思考，再结合他所问的问题可知这个孩子对大人的话感到非常“困惑”。

答案：B

17．A.relationship  B．friendship  C．citizenship  D．membership

解析：此处与上文提到的众人关于这两只老鼠间的relationship的讨论相呼应。最后一段的后半部分也是线索提示。

答案：A

18．A.stopped  B．heated  C．froze  D．condensed

解析：根据本段后半部分中的内容可知当时的气氛“凝固”了，众人都不敢回答孩子的问题。D项表示“浓缩”，不符合语境。

答案：C

19．A.in despair  B．in shock  C．in surprise  D．in shame

解析：所有人都“羞愧地”低下了头，不敢回答天真无邪的孩子提出的问题。前三项分别表示“绝望地”“震惊地”“惊奇地”。

答案：D

20．A.established  B．built  C．made  D．existed

解析：此处的establish“建立”表示的是抽象含义，与本段最后部分的based相呼应。

答案：A

 

 

“I grew up on Jackson’s music and I still have all his stuff on my

iPod.I think that Michael Jackson will go down in history as one of our

greatest entertainers.His brilliance as a performance also was paired

with a tragic and in many ways，sad personal life.”

Michael Jackson was a singer，songwriter，dancer and celebrity icon

with a vast catalog of hit records and countless awards to his credit.Beyond

that，he had transfixed the world like few entertainers before or since.As a

solo performer，he had enjoyed a level of superstardom previously known   ——Barack Obama

only to Elvis Presley，the Beatles and  Frank Sinatra.

Michael Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop star of the 80s’，and certainly one of the most popular recording artists of all time.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958.The fifth and youngest son of steelworker Joe Jackson，Michael displayed a talent for music and dance from an extremely young age.His father began to organize a family musical group around his three eldest sons in 1962，and Michael joined them the following year，quickly establishing himself as a dynamic stage performer.Dubbed the Jackson 5，the group signed to Motown in 1968 and issued their debut single in October 1969，when Michael was just 11 years old.I Want You Back，ABC，The Love You Save and I’ll Be There all hit number one in 1970，making the Jackson 5 the first group in pop history to have their first four singles top the charts.Later in 1972，Jackson had his first numberone solo single，Ben.In 1977，he met producer/composer Quincy Jones for the first time.With Jones producing，Jackson recorded his first solo album as an adult，Off the Wall.

Released in 1982，the Quincy Jonesproduced Thriller refined the strengths of Off the Wall：the dance and rock tracks were more driving，the pop tunes and ballads softer and more soulful，and all of it was recognizably Michael.There was no surprise that Thriller was a hit；what was a surprise was its staying power.Jackson’s duet with McCartney，The Girl Is Mine，was a natural single choice，and it peaked at number two；then Billie Jean and the Van Halen track Beat It both hit number one，for seven and three weeks respectively.

Michael Jackson died from heart disease on June 25 at age 50.

【解题导语】 乐坛天王迈克尔·杰克逊的突然离世是整个音乐界的重大损失。本文详细介绍了他的生平、他所取得的成就以及奥巴马总统对他的评价。

1．What does Barack Obama mean by saying“His brilliance as a performance also was paired with a tragic and in many ways，sad personal life”？

A．Michael Joseph Jackson was a success in his career as well as in life.

B．Michael Joseph Jackson was a success in his career.

C．Michael Joseph Jackson led a happy life.

D．Michael Joseph Jackson gained a lot in his career，but he also suffered a lot in his life.

解析：句意理解题。该题可以由句意得出答案，迈克尔·杰克逊的事业非常成功，但是生活却不幸福，即经历了很多苦难。注意该句的关键词brilliance，tragic，sad。

答案：D

2．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

A．Barack Obama likes Michael Jackson’s song very much.

B．Barack Obama and Michael Jackson are good friends.

C．Michael is good at music as well as at dance.

D．Michael Jackson had his first numberone solo single when he was 14 years old.

解析：细节判断题。本题可用排除法。奥巴马的话告诉我们，奥巴马非常喜欢杰克逊的音乐，由此可以判断A项表述正确；由第三段中的“Michael displayed a talent for music and dance”可以判断C项表述正确；由第三段中的“Later in 1972，Jackson had his first numberone solo single...”可以判断D项表述正确。

答案：B

3.Choose the right time order of the following events.

a．Barack Obama，President of the US，assessed the whole life of Michael Jackson.

b．The family musical group signed to Motown.

c．Michael joined the family musical group.

d．His father began to organize a family musical group.

e．Thriller became a hit.

A．a－c－e－b－d  　　B．d－c－b－e－a

C．b－e－a－c－d  　　D．d－e－b－c－a

解析：事实排序题。题目中所列举的后四个事件都可以在文章中找到具体的时间，需要注意的是，奥巴马对杰克逊的评价用的是过去时，也就是说是在迈克尔去世后作出的，由此可以判断a应该发生在最后。

答案：B

4．What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Michael Jackson’s job.  　　            B．How Michael Jackson performed.

C．Michael Jackson’s great achievements.  　　D．Michael Jackson’s life.

解析：主旨大意题。由该段内容可以看出，该部分主要告诉我们迈克尔·杰克逊的艺术成就，故C项正确。

答案：C

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