English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my teacher me to give spelling tests to the class. I had a time of my junior year. Mrs Alexander me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected work. Every student received a "C" or "D" grade the first quarter. But English was still my favorite subject.
I graduated from high school, early and had children. about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I wrote long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an "A" student. I up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor"s office, explaining that I had always be at English, and recommending that I did not deserve a ""D" from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was but unable to change a （an） . Reading through my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to them or hide them. I was not an "A" student in high school English! Somehow, I had myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an average student with an "A" or "B" but mostly "C” S.
Had I lived up to those grades and myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently sought my writing career. Had I my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of failure to enthusiasm and damage my creativity. Instead, I my younger self as an "A" English student, except for that undeserved "D".
| 小题1: | | A．scolded | B．allowed | C．ordered | D．reminded |
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| 小题2: | | A．bad | B．complex | C．terrible | D．wonderful |
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| 小题3: | | A．approve | B．appointed | C．expected | D．urged |
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| 小题4: | | A．flexible | B．creative | C．disappointing | D．controversial |
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| 小题5: | | A．college-level | B．based | C．difficult | D．easy |
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| 小题6: | | A．married | B．worked | C．succeeded | D．progressed |
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| 小题7: | | A．Sad | B．Confident | C．Anxious | D．Curious |
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| 小题8: | | A．added | B．lived | C．grew | D．went |
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| 小题9: | | A．counted | B．remembered | C．approached | D．discovered |
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| 小题10: | | A．brought | B．turned | C．held | D．kept |
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| 小题11: | | A．nervous | B．excelled | C．poor | D．terrible |
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| 小题12: | | A．impolite | B．impatient | C．inexperienced | D．sympathetic |
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| 小题13: | | A．grade | B．figure | C．paper | D．entry |
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| 小题14: | | A．tear | B．fire | C．cry | D．escape |
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| 小题15: | | A．warned | B．reminded | C．informed | D．convinced |
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| 小题16: | | A．average | B．enthusiastic | C．outstanding | D．occasional |
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| 小题17: | | A．considered | B．defined | C．reflected | D．described |
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| 小题18: | | A．abandoned | B．given | C．believed in | D．doubted |
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| 小题19: | | A．change | B．risk | C．defeat | D．reminded |
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| 小题20: | | A．looked | B．viewed | C．sang | D．criticized |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:C
小题20:B |
试题分析：作者在初中时因英语出色而深受老师赏识，由此也产生了对自己的自信。到了高中时候尽管他的成绩时常会得C，但是他却一直深信自己的英语水平。多年后当作者无意中看到当年的成绩单时他才突然意识到人生中重要的不是成绩而是人的自信和态度。
小题1:B动词辨析。 A.责骂 ；B.允许；C. 命令；D. 提醒。根据上文可知作者英语非常好，由此判断老师在课上允许她代替老师来对同学们进行测验，allow sb to do sth “允许某人做某事”，其他选项不符合语境，答案选B。
小题2:D形容词辨析。A. 坏的；B.复杂的；C.糟糕的；D. 精彩的。从上下文的叙述中可知作者文章写的非常优美，又为学校报纸写稿，老师对作者非常信任，所以她的学校生活非常精彩，故答案选D。
小题3:B动词辨析。A. 赞同；B. 失望； C. 期望；D. 争吵。从语境可知老师离开教室的时候让作者替自己管理班级，由此判断老师指着自己的座位，让她坐在老师的位置上，故答案选B。
小题4:C形容词辨析。 A. 灵活的；B. 有创意的；C. 失望的；D. 有争议的。从下文的讲述可知作者在高中的生活不如初中时候那么得意，英语成绩时常是C或者D，故答案选C。
小题5:A形容词辨析。A. 大学水平的；B.基础的C. 困难的；D. 容易的。根据作者的介绍可知刚刚大学毕业的老师都给学生们CD级别， 由此判断老师对学生们要求比较高，故答案选A。
小题6:A动词辨析。A. 结婚； B. 工作；C. 成功 ；D.进步。根据后句had children可以判断作者毕业后，结婚，然后有孩子，故此处填married，答案选A。
小题7:B形容词辨析。A. 悲伤的；B. 自信的；C. 焦虑；D.好奇的。从上文的讲述可知作者上学时候英语一直是她的强项，故辅导孩子的时候是非常有自信，故答案选B。
小题8:B动词辨析。 A. 加；B. 居住；C. 生长；D. 去。固定短语：live up to one’s expectations“达到某人的期望”，故答案选B。
小题9:D动词辨析。A. 数数；B.想起；C. 接近； D.发现。从下文内容可知当作者翻旧报纸的时候发现了自己以前的成绩报告单，故答案选D。
小题10:A动词辨析。 A. 带来；B.转；C. 抓住；D. 保持。由下文I remembered sitting in my advisor"s office….可知当作者看到过去的物品时不由自主地想起过去的事情，bring back “带来，带回”，故答案选A。
小题11:B形容词辨析。A.紧张的；B.擅长；C. 贫穷的；D.糟糕的。从文章第一段内容可知作者初中时候英语成绩一向非常好，be excelled at “擅长”，故答案选B。
小题12:D形容词辨析。 A. 不礼貌的；B. 不耐心的 ；C.无经验的；D. 可怜的。根据后面but unable to……可以判断前后内容是转折关系，此处表示顾问对此很同情，但是无能为力，故答案选D。
小题13:A名词辨析。A. 成绩，年级；B. 人物；C. 纸；D. 进入。从上文作者提到I did not deserve a ""D" from that inexperienced teacher可知此处指的是学习成绩的等级，故答案选A。
小题14:A名词辨析。A. 眼泪；B.火；C. 哭；D.逃走。从后句中作者突然的顿悟 I was not an "A" student in high school English!可以判断作者面对这个事实非常尴尬，不想面对这个事实，不想见到这些成绩单，所以他想把这些成绩报告藏起来或者撕掉，故答案选A。
小题15:D动词辨析。A. 想要； B.想起；C. 熟悉； D. 坚信。从上文内容可知作者一直以为自己高中英语成绩不错，只是因为年轻教师的严格才会得到C或者D等级的分数，所以此处指作者自己虽然面对那样的成绩却一直深信自己的英语水平高，convinced sb of sth “使某人深信”，故答案选D。
小题16:D形容词辨析。A.平均的；B热情的 ；C. 杰出的；D.偶然的。根据空后but mostly "C” S.可以判断作者在高中时候的英语成绩只是偶尔才会得到A。
小题17:B动词辨析。A. 认为； B.阐明；C映射， D.描述。从语境可知作者认为如果自己当时就认为自己成绩不行，并且把自己定位到英语差的学生行列，他就没有信心去得到现在的这份工作，故答案选B。
小题18:C动词辨析。A.舍弃；B. 给；C. 信任；D. 怀疑。从上文作者的讲述可知作者一直把自己看做是一个擅长英语的学生，深信自己成绩优异，故答案选C。
小题19:C 动词辨析。 A.改变；B. 危险； C.打败；D. 想起。根据语境判断作者认为如果他在当时承认自己成绩是C或者D的话，他就会失去自信，就会被失败的恐惧所战胜，而没有了那种锐气，故选C。
小题20:B动词辨析。A. 看 ； B.浏览；C. 唱；D. 批评。由上文内容可知作者一直是认为自己是一个英语优秀的学生，view sb as ….把某人看作，故答案选B。 |
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How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him．
It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the ．
Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more ．But Jacob"s teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston him how to use paints to make stage sets．
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man to become an artist．Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history．From their ,Jacob learned that history books often the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He Toussaint, who had helped free his people French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob"s pictures, but he needed admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a artist．
| 小题1: | | A．steps | B．blocks | C．buildings | D．avenues |
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| 小题2: | | A．artist | B．tutor | C．scholar | D．official |
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| 小题3: | | A．swinging | B．existing | C．hanging | D．twisting |
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| 小题4: | | A．blank | B．loose | C．tough | D．tight |
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| 小题5: | | A．lined | B．decorated | C．associated | D．filled |
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| 小题6: | | A．stored | B．received | C．created | D．remembered |
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| 小题7: | | A．museum | B．studio | C．church | D．street |
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| 小题8: | | A．whether | B．which | C．that | D．when |
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| 小题9: | | A．precious | B．practical | C．standard | D．flexible |
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| 小题10: | | A．recommended | B．reminded | C．provided | D．showed |
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| 小题11: | | A．hesitating | B．struggling | C．marching | D．participating |
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| 小题12: | | A．settled | B．wandered | C．gathered | D．rushed |
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| 小题13: | | A．experiences | B．performances | C．accents | D．conversations |
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| 小题14: | | A．acknowledged | B．accused | C．ignored | D．witnessed |
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| 小题15: | | A．chose | B．accepted | C．counted | D．employed |
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| 小题16: | | A．against | B．from | C．for | D．with |
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| 小题17: | | A．more than | B．rather than | C．other than | D．less than |
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| 小题18: | | A．broke | B．gave | C．permitted | D．took |
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| 小题19: | | A．award | B．title | C．salary | D．prize |
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| 小题20: | | A．permanent | B．popular | C．positive | D．professional |
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Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison"s career as the inventor became a national role model．Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer．
In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and, though still working for Edison Co．,he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off-time． At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor． Edison was impressed． Edison is said to have slammed his fist downand shouted ¨Young man, that"s the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant．" Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one．
The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T．6．The two men became f"ast friends and would go on camping trips together．When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race．At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb, Ford honored Edison．When Edison spoke, he ended his speech directed at Ford:“ As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings．I can only say that he is my friend．" Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931．
Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison"s son Charles to sit by the dying inventor"s bedside and hold a test tube next to his father"s mouth to catch his final breath． Ford was a man with many strange behaviors（ as was Edison）including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism（夏活通灵术）and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison"s soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life．
The test tube itself didn"t turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford"s passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled “Henry Ford-A Personal History" in the Henry Ford Museum．It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “Edison"s Last Breath"．
There is a further mystery of this “last breath" test tube． It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison"s last breath．
Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning．Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards ．their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration．
小题1:The passage can be sorted as a ．| A．science research | B．short story | C．news report | D．self-introduction |
小题2:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph2 we can learn that ．| A．Edison envied what Ford had achieved | | B．Edison was annoyed that Ford did better him | | C．Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea | | D．Edison was extremely amazed at Ford"s new idea |
小题3:In Paragraph 3,the writer mentions Ford bought an extra wheelchair ．| A．to remind Edison was Ford"s role model | | B．to suggest Ford was a man of strange behavior | | C．to tell us the importance of a creative idea then | | D．to show the close friendship between Henry Ford and Edison |
小题4:¨The 61ast breath" test tube" can probably be regarded as ．| A．a symbol of a friendship and memory | | B．a witness to a scientific breakthrough | | C．a failure to bring Edison back to life | | D．a sign of the two inventors" poor behavior |
小题5:It can be learned from the last paragraph that“ ” ．| A．Great minds think alike | | B．Nobody is perfect | | C．Two heads are better than one | | D．A friend in need is a friend indeed |
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When I stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions. With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a on the main street, but just couldn"t find it. After checking out his written directions, I mapped it on my phone and showed him where he needed to go.
He, in , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn"t locate his hotel. I it again for him. He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and . I got into my car and he got into his, and we ways. As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and _ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!
it had been several minutes, and in the peak rush hour time, the chances of finding him a mile away－where he was surely still looking around－were . But I thought I"d give it a（an） and set off in that direction. I"d noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up. I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still about where the hotel was.
When I next to him, he couldn"t believe it: " did you find me?!" he asked. "I"m not sure, but I that you are in the wrong city!" I showed him the right directions, and after more and a handshake, we . " Likely that we"ll never meet again, and that makes it much more _ .
| 小题1: | | A．museum | B．parking spot | C．hotel | D．grocery store |
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| 小题2: | | A．constantly | B．exactly | C．absolutely | D．completely |
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| 小题3: | | A．relief | B．panic | C．delight | D．puzzlement |
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| 小题4: | | A．confirmed | B．evaluated | C．analyzed | D．adjusted |
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| 小题5: | | A．took off | B．took up | C．took down | D．took over |
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| 小题6: | | A．lost | B．parted | C．fought | D．pushed |
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| 小题7: | | A．nothing | B．anything | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题8: | | A．realized | B．considered | C．determined | D．acknowledged |
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| 小题9: | | A．Hopefully | B．Unbelievably | C．Consequently | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题10: | | A．big | B．vital | C．slim | D．Obvious |
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| 小题11: | | A．beginning | B．end | C．change | D．try |
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| 小题12: | | A．hardly | B．merely | C．regularly | D．occasionally |
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| 小题13: | | A．while | B．before | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．at a loss | B．at a risk | C．at ease | D．at peace |
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| 小题15: | | A．put out | B．put up | C．pulled down | D．pulled in |
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| 小题17: | | A．tried out | B．figured out | C．burst out | D．carried out |
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| 小题18: | | A．luck | B．smiles | C．greetings | D．praise |
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| 小题19: | | A．left together | B．returned home | C．waved goodbye | D．rushed away |
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| 小题20: | | A．useful | B．sweet | C．common | D．wrong |
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Sherlock Holmes was the greatest detective in history. His astonishing power of observation and analysis meant that he was able to solve cases which left the real police completely perplexed. As a problem solver in the law forced business, he was a knowledgeable person equal to Superman, the comic book hero.
Like Superman, of course, Holmes did not exist. He was the creation of a Scottish doctor and novelist Arthur Conan Doyle, and remains one of the most famous literary fiction characters of all time.
Holmes’ general rule when trying to solve a case was as follows: completely get rid of the impossible. Then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
It’s said that Holmes’ powers of deduction (推断) were superhuman, particularly his ability to process information from what he observed. In a story called The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Holmes examines the area near a lake where a murder has been committed. The local police have already searched the area and found no clues. Holmes spends ten minutes in the area, and announces that the murderer “is a tall man, left-handed, limps with the right leg, wears thick-soled shooting boots and a gray coat, smokes Indian cigars, uses a cigar holder, and carries a penknife in his pocket. There are several other indications, but these may be enough to aid us in our search.” Needless to say, he has found evidence to support all of these statements.
The fictional Holmes lived in an apartment at 221 Baker Street, a real street in Central London. When Conan Doyle wrote about Holmes, there was no 221 Baker Street, but after the street was extended northwards, there was. There is currently a bank at that address.
The fact that Holmes didn’t actually exist doesn’t stop thousands of people writing to him for help every year.The bank kindly responds to every letter they receive with the following message: “Mr. Holmes thanks you for your letter. At the moment he is retired in Sussex, keeping bees, and does not undertake detective work nowadays.”
小题1:In the first paragraph the underlined word “perplexed” suggests that the police were _______| A．confident | B．worried | C．confused | D．sure |
小题2:How does the writer describe Holmes and Superman?| A．Neither Superman nor Holmes was a real character. | | B．Both Superman and Holmes used super intellect to solve problems. | | C．Superman was a comic book figure, while Holmes was a real detective. | | D．Superman and Holmes were equally intelligent and brave. |
小题3:How did Holmes use his powers of deduction in the fourth paragraph?| A．He spent a long time thinking about possible solutions. | | B．He found clues to help him create a full description of a suspect. | | C．He observed the crime area and guessed what happened. | | D．He searched the area with the police and discussed with them, |
小题4:When letters are written to Holmes, _______| A．he answers letters when he receives them | | B．his secretary answers them for him. | | C．the bank at 221 Baker Street where he used to live sends the letters back | | D．the bank at his address replies that Holmes is no longer working as a detective |
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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、 B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, he knew me. The man had a newspaper in front of him, which he was to read, but I could that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my the man was clearly confused by the way in which the waiter and I each other. He seemed even more puzzled as went on and it became that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the . When he came out, he paid his bill and without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had . “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He you here because he thought you were the man be . ” “What?” I said, showing my . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a ”. “Well, it’s really I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said. “ , I might have been in trouble. ”
| 小题1: | | A．knew | B．understood | C．noticed | D．recognized |
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| 小题2: | | A．since | B．even if | C．though | D．as if |
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| 小题4: | | A．hoping | B．thinking | C．pretending | D．continuing |
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| 小题5: | | A．see | B．find | C．guess | D．learn |
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| 小题6: | | A．menu | B．bill | C．paper | D．food |
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| 小题7: | | A．direct | B．familiar | C．strange | D．funny |
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| 小题8: | | A．chatted with | B．looked at | C．laughed at | D．talked about |
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| 小题9: | | A．the waiter | B．time | C．I | D．the dinner |
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| 小题10: | | A．true | B．hopeful | C．clear | D．possible |
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| 小题11: | | A．restaurant | B．washroom | C．office | D．kitchen |
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| 小题12: | | A．left | B．acted | C．sat down | D．calmed down |
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| 小题13: | | A．wanted | B．tried | C．ordered | D．wished |
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| 小题14: | | A．met | B．caught | C．followed | D．discovered |
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| 小题15: | | A．was to beat | B．was dealing with | C．was to meet | D．was looking for |
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| 小题16: | | A．care | B．surprise | C．worry | D．regret |
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| 小题18: | | A．discovery | B．mistake | C．decision | D．fortune |
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| 小题19: | | A．a pity | B．natural | C．a chance | D．lucky |
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| 小题20: | | A．Thus | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Therefore |
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