实战练习Passage 1_
Tens of thousa nds of baby penguins face starvati on after two gia nt icebergs broke off the An tarctic ice sheet and blocked their pare nts ' road to the feedi ng areas. Adeli ne and emperor penguins n esti ng on the
isla nd rookeries are now forced to walk long dista nces over the icebergs to obtai n food for their chicks, born duri ng the November-December breed ing seas on.
What does the underlined word obtain ” “ probably mean?
A. eat
B. get
C. sell
D. buy
Passage 2 A man' s poson among the black-tent people depends on his ancestors, relatives, and fellow tribesme n. If they are hono red, he is also hono red. If they are disgraced, he too is disgraced. Therefore one carefully guards the honor of his family, his lineage（宗系）,and his tribe.
The word disgrace” means __________ in this text.
A. honor
B. endan ger
C. proud
D. shame
Passage 3 The ruler had bee n so cruel and dish on est that after the revoluti on he was bani shed. A few members of the Senate（参议院）opposed this decision, but the majority voted that the ruler should leave the country for ever. The un derl ined word bani shed” mean ______ .
A. killed by stoning
B. sent away
C. impris oned
D. puni shed by whipp ing
Passage 4 My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks. It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could.
What does the un derli ned word tedious"" probably mean?
A. in teresti ng
B. tiresome
C. relax ing
D. challe nging
Passage 5 Although he often had the chanee, Mr. Brown was never able to steal money from a customer. This would endangered his position at the bank, and he did not want to jeopardize his future.
The word jeopardize ” means _____ in this text.
A. protect
B. endanger
C. continue
D. Stop
练习二
1. He had been getting better, but during the night his condition deteriorated.
A. get worse
B. improve
C. was recorded
D. developed
2. The young man failed in his experiment. He seemed to have lost all his hope. Just at that time his father
came to help him, saying, despaopchild. If you work harder, you ' ll succeed in the end.
A. to fail in the experime nt
B. to help some one
C. to succeed in the end
D. to lost one ' s hope
3. There was a talk betwee n an En glish visitor and a Chin ese leader. The visitor could speak nothing but
English, and the leader could speak only Chinese. They couldn ' t understand each other. How c （
on ? now came an interpreter, who could speak both Chinese and English. So the talk between the English visitor and the Chin ese leader went on with the help of the in terpreter.
A. a thing which gives quick tran slati on of words spoke n in ano ther Ian guage
B. a pers on who gives an immediate tran slati on of words spoke n in ano the r Ian guage '
C. a pers on who can speak nothing but En glish
D. a pers on who can speak nothing but Chin ese
4. There is a legend that, long ago on Qing-Ming holiday, a young man n amed Xu Xia n was coming back home whe n sudde nly it started to rain heavily. He ran at once to an old tree so as to keep out of the rain. Whe n he reached the tree, he saw a beautiful lady and her serva nt sta nding there. The young man and the beautiful lady fell in love with each other at first sight.
A. a letter from En gla nd
B. a story from old times
C. a book by Lu Xun
D. a novel by Charles Dicke ns
5. The young man was bashful that he did not speak to the pretty girl.
A. afraid
B. shocked
C. shy
D. surprised
6. When George Wash ington was quite a little boy, he chopped dow n the young tree his father loved best. This made his father very an gry. Later, the boy told his father the truth that he had cut dow n the tree. And this made his father happy.
A. to shop
B.to make
C. to cut
D. to love
7. A group of soldiers were going to fight with the enemy in the village. In order to win the battle the officer had to order two soldiers to go scout the village at ni ght, because he won dered how many soldiers there were in the village, and where the enemy soldiers were hiding.
A. to look for a place to live in
B. to search a place to get in formati on
C. to leave a place for ano ther one
D. to get to a place to atte nd a meet ing
8. Researchers are worried about the in creas ing pressure on pilots and gro und con trollers. And in creas ing collisions, occurring at or near an airport, have called attention to the need for more aids to aviation control.
A. accide nts in which two pla nes hit each other
B. misun dersta nding betwee n pilots and gro und con trollers
C. quarrels among passe ngers
D. breakdow ns of new types of in strume nt
9. Mrs. White lost his husband not long ago. It is now difficult for the widow to feed a family of four because she has no job and is give n only a little money by the gover nment.
A. a window whose glass is broke n
B. a woma n whose husba nd is dead
C. a man whose wife is dead
D. a child whose pare nts are dead
10. His gra ndfather was a shepherd in those days. His job was to take care of sheep for the Ian dlord. He was made to work long hours, but give n little to eat.
A. a pers on who looks after childre n
B. a pers on who looks after sheep
C. a pers on who works long hours
D. a pers on who has little to eat
练习三
(1)
An advertisement is just like a Somebody Else says quotation( 弓丨语)in a news story. The newspaper
does not say that what the advertiser says is true. All the newspaper says is, This is what the advertiser says” To find out whether it is true or not will be left to the reader. All the statements in the ads are the advertiser 'stateme nts, not the paper's.
Q: What does Somebody Else”n the paragraph refer to?
A. The editor of the paper.
B. The reader of the paper.
C. The author of the passage.
D. The advertiser of the ads.
(2)
Emma had never read it, nor had she ever purchased a copy. But, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own n ame and address in side the cover, i n her own han dwriti ng. It tur ned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Mon treal, Emma had met a California n who was in tow n visit in g frien ds. They decided to excha nge addresses, but n either of them had any paper. The man had ope ned up a book he was carry ing in his backpack and asked Emma to write her n ame and address in side. When he retur ned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alex kept it. When Alex later relocated to Jerusalem, he took the no w-treasured book along.
Q: What does the un derl ined word floored "in the paragraph mean?
A. in terested
B. shocked
C. frighte ned
D. excited
(3)
Oxyge n is vital to life; it is n eeded by the body cells of all ani mals. It is also very useful in in dustry.
The method Priestley used produces only small quantities. The large amounts needed for industry are produced in a different way. Air is put into containers under great pressure. This turns it into liquid and makes it very cold. It is the n
gradually warmed up and each substa nee evaporates at a differe nt temperature.
The boiling point of oxygen is -183 C. It is caught and stored in strong steel cylinders at a pressure of 136
atmospheres. The process is known as fractional distillati on.
Q: Which word has the rough meaning of Vital"?
A. importa nt
B. useful
C. helpful
D. in terest ing
(4)
These differe nt kinds of lear ning disabilities are known by differe nt n ames. For example, a pers on who has difficulty readi ng may have dyslexia. Some one who cannot do mathematics may have a disorder called
dyscalculia(计算困难).
Q: The un derl ined word A. difficulty in see ing C. trouble in liste ning
A child 'bSthday party
An aclerio, an Evast on mother
of two, ages 4 and 18 mon ths.
Q: What does the underlined word “ hassle ” protoabiypmragnaph?
A. a party desig ned by specialists
B. a pla n requiri ng careful thought
C. a situati on caus ing difficulty or trouble
D. a dema nd made by guests
(6)
And if you 'e gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere( 气氛),you may fear that say ing no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with — or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy.
Q: The underlined word “ conflict paracjnathemeans_
A. depe ndent life
B. fierce fight
C. bad manners
(7)
“ She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn ' t really have any explanation why she did this,
said. “ She didn ' t intend to steal when she went into theShieris at a loss to explain it. She is otherwise a
very respectable and in tellige nt young lady .She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this.
” Q: What does the un derli ned sentence “ She is at a loss to expla in it ” mean?
A. In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole thin gs.
B. She doesn ' t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops.
C. She thi nks it is a loss for her to expla in why she stole things from shops.
D. Person ally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplift ing actions.
(8)
One of the best-k nown say ings must be Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and
wisdom " .The promises of health, wealth, and wisdom to those who join the teams of early retirees and rises must be particularly pleasing to many people in our modern society.
Q: The un derl ined word “ retiree ” here refers to __________ .
A. people who give up their work
B. people who have a lot of free time
C. people who go to bed
D. people who live in a quiet place
(9)
The reasons for a visit to lighthouse are not all so backward-looking( 思想过时的 )in time. It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the-way places. But on a pleasant sunny summer day, this very isolation has a n atural beauty that many people will love to experie nee.
Q: The underlined phrase out-of-the-way " probably means __________ .
A. far-away
B. dan gerous
C. ancient
D. secret
(10)
dyslexia "in the paragraph probably means _______ .
B. problem in readi ng
D. brain disorder (5)
doesn ' htave to be a hassle; it can be a basket of fun, according to Beth D. painful feeli ng
Our own n ative Ian guage and culture are so much a part of us that we take them for gra nted. Whe n we travel to another country, it ' as if we carry along with our passports. We view the new environment using our own culture as the sta ndard, and although not purposely, our ways of thinking and act ing ofte n get i n the way of our understanding other Ianguages and cultures. The ability and willingness to change lenses( 视角)
when we look at a differe nt culture is both the cure and preve nti on for such cultural bli ndn ess. Study ing a new Ian guage provides us the opport un ities to practise cha nging len ses whe n we also lear n the con text or the culture to which it_bel on gs.
Q: The un derl ined word it ”n the last sentence refers to _________ .
A. the con text
B. the culture
C. the Ian guage
D. the opport un ity
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练习三
(1)D。根据下文中All the newspaper says is, This is what the advertiser says”可推知，文章中的Somebody Else
指的是做广告的人。
（2）B。从上文可知，在一个从未到过的地方，在一本从未读过的书的封面，看到自己亲笔写的姓名和地址，当然感到震惊”此处“But是关键提示。
（3）A。根据下句氧是所有动物细胞所必不可少的元素”的内容，判断出氧非常重要”
（4）B。由下句“ Some on ewho cannot do mathematics may have a disorder called dyscalculia（计算困难）. ”不能做数学题的人可能患有一种被称为计算困难的疾病可以推断dyslexia 的意思为“阅读困
难”。
（5）C。通过上下句 A child ' s birthday party doesn ' t have to be a hasslebe aanasket of fun.可以看出，hassle和a basket of fun肯定是近乎相反的意义。所以不难判断，答案为C。
（6）B。由破折号后的or可知，前后两句的意思相近，她不想失去或破坏这个友好氛围，否则就又让她回到以前的“冲突”中。答案为B。
（7） B 。从上文中她进入商店时并没打算偷窃，以及下文谈到她去看医生可以推知她不知道自己为什么会有偷窃的欲望可知答案为B。
（8）C。根据谚语“ Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wisdom 以及retirees 和risers 的对比关系不难猜出retiree 是“睡觉的人”。
（9）A。由合成词out-of-the-way的字面意思和下句中的isolation —词可知，灯塔通常孤零零"地呆
在一个地方，因此答案为A。
（10）C。本段主要讲述语言和文化的关系。结合最后一句话可知，学习一门新的语言给我们提供一
个崭新的视觉，从而使得我们更好地把握语言依附的文化环境。由此知道这里的it指代语言。