What is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers
took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests,
could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to
him-and be always 5 it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests. Be every one of them
I"d prove myself a 7 . In a world where I have to work with my 8 , I"d do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, "Doc, a deaf and dumb
(聋哑)man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12
movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 13 his head and poined to the two
fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc,
the 15 man who came in was blind. He wanted seissors(剪刀). 16 do you suppose he asked for them?" I
lifted my right hand and made seissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said,
" Why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. I"ve been 18 that on all my customers today, but I knew
19 I"d catch you." "Why is that?" I asked, "Because you are so goldamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn"t
be very 20 ." And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there. |
( )1. A. failed
( )2. A. an average
( )3. A. always
( )4. A. Then
( )5. A. fixed
( )6. A. answered
( )7. A. teacher
( )8. A. brains
( )9. A. again
( )10. A. lies
( )11. A. bought
( )12. A. cutting
( )13. A. nodded
( )14. A. brought
( )15. A. clever
( )16. A. What
( )17. A. imagination
( )18. A. trying
( )19. A. for sure
( )20. A. clear | B. wrote
B. a total
B. possibly
B. Thus
B. checked
B. practised
B. docter
B. effort
B. as usual
B. jokes
B. tested
B. hammering
B. raised
B. packed
B. other
B. How
B. hand
B. proving
B. at once
B. silly | C. received
C. an exam
C. certainly
C. Therefore
C. drove
C. designed
C. winner
C. hands
C. too
C. news
C. found
C. waving
C. shook
C. sent
C. right
C. Who
C. voice
C. practising
C. in fact
C. slow | D. chose
D. a number
D. frequenly
D. Yet
D. changed
D. tried
D. fool
D. attention
D. as well
D. tales
D. needed
D. circling
D. turned
D. sold
D. next
D. Which
D. information
D. examining
D. right now
D. smart |
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| 阅读理解。 | Treasure hunts (寻宝) have excited people"s imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and
in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson"s Treasure Island. Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea
of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues (线索) found in a book when he wrote a
children"s story, Masquerade, in 1979. The book was about a hare,and a month before it came out
Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help
readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of "red herrings", or false clues, to mislead them.
Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although he
had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic (逻辑), not by luck.His
success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the
words: "One of Six to Eight" under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to
Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII"s six wives. Even here, however,Williams had succeeded in
misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire in 1536 and
thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year before a new
idea occurred to him.He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Ampthill, in Befordshire,
and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could not see the
connection with Katherine of Aragon,until one day he came across two stone crosses in Ampthill Park
and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.
Even then his search had not come to an end. It was only after he had spent several nights digging
around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there.
Williams encouraged him continue, and on February 24 th 1982, he found the treasure. It was worth
￡3000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable. | |
|
| 1. The underlined word "them"(paragraph1) refers to _____. | A. red herrings
B. treasure hunts
C. Henry VIII"s six wives
D. readers of Masquerade | 2. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare? | A. Two stone crosses in Ampthill
B. Stevenson"s Treasure Island
C. Katherine of Aragon
D. Williams" hometown | | 3. The stone crosses in Ampthill were built _____. | A. to tell about what happened in 1773
B. to show respect for Henry VIII"s first wife
C. to serve as a roadsign in Ampthill Park
D. to inform people where the gold hare was | 4. Which of the following describes Roberts" logic in searching for the hare?
a. Henry VIII"s six wives
b. Katherine"s burial place at Kimbolton
c. Williams" childhood in Ampthill
d. Katherine of Aragon e.stone crosses in Ampthill Park | A. a-b-c-e-d
B. d-b-c-e-a
C. a-d-b-c-e
D. b-a-e-c-d | | 5. What is the subject discussed in the text? | A. An exciting historical event
B. A modern treasure hunt
C. The attraction of Masquerade
D. The importance of logical thinking | | 完形填空。 | My First Job furniture I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields
of Eufaula, Okla. 1 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for
every nail I 2 out of old boards.
I got my first 3 job, at JM"s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibility. (职责) were
4 tables and washing dishes, 5 sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would 6 to JM"s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 7 from two until
eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 8 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn"t
necessarily like work, but I loved what working 9 me to have. Because of my 10 I was always the one
buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 11 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 12 around town. A local clothing store offered me credilt
(赊帐) 13 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately 14 a ＄68 sports coat and a ＄22 pair of shoes. I was
15 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper ＄90! So I learned 16 the danger of easy
credit. I paid it 17 as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 18 of personal satisfaction few of my
friends had experienced. As my father, 19 worked three jobs, once told me, "If you 20 sacrifice (奉献) and
responsibility, there are not many things in life you can"t have." How right he was. | ( )1. A.Before
( )2. A.pulled
( )3. A.usual
( )4. A.sweeping
( )5. A.or
( )6. A.head
( )7. A.studied
( )8. A.helping
( )9. A.asked
( )10. A.study
( )11. A.proud
( )12. A.ran
( )13. A.although
( )14. A.sold
( )15. A.keeping
( )16. A.gradually
( )17. A.out
( )18. A.point
( )19. A.he
( )20. A.understand | B. Within
B. put
B. real
B. packing
B. so
B. turn
B. worked
B. having
B. told
B. power
B. friendly
B. got
B. while
B. borrowed
B. making
B. greatly
B. over
B. level
B. that
B. demand | C. From
C. picked
C. main
C. clearing
C. but
C. change
C. played
C. watching
C. promised
C. age
C. lucky
C. flew
C. if
C. charged
C. paying
C. hardly
C. away
C. part
C. who
C. offer | D. By
D. pressed
D. particular
D. emptying
D. even
D. move
D. slept
D. letting
D. allowed
D. job
D. hopeful
D. carried
D. since
D. wore
D. taking
D. early
D. off
D. sign
D. whoever
D. fear | | 阅读理解。 | The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American
sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk
wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographer and went to a room on the first floor where
she met her future husband for the very first time.
Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station"s competition. The aim of the
competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23,
is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a
peculiar"experiment" organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight
finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector (测谎仪) test and the station also spoke
to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer (占星家)
who declared that they were suited.
The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening,
but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine"s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and
Mr. Cordell"s parents are reported to be less than delighted. Organizations, including the marriage guidance
service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, "We have enough problems getting young
people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love."
The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year"s
free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last? | | 1. How did the couple"s react to the wedding? | A. The bride"s mother shared their joy.
B. The bride"s father felt uncomfortable about the wedding.
C. The bridegroom"s parents were quite delighted.
D. The bridegroom"s parents were not that joyful. | | 2. Some experts believe that ______. | A. marriage without the couple"s meeting each other first ends up in divorce
B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage
C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems
D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple | | 3. One of the prizes for the couple is ______. | A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like
B. to use an apartment free for some time
C. to have a wedding dress free
D. to own an American sports car | | 4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? | A. Two Strangers and a Wedding
B. A Wedding Based on Love
C. A Short-Lived Marriage
D. A Well-Matched Coe upl | | 完形填空。 | I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 1 and tiring games
I"ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and 2 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 3 victory. After all,
Ed"s idea of 4 has always been nothing more 5 than lifting a fork to his mouth. 6 I can remember, Ed"s
been the least physically fit member in the family, and 7 proud of himself. His big stomach has always
ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often 8 about that, Ed refused to buy
a 9 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 10 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered
inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 11 . I was so surprised that I was 12 . My cousin
must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 13 , at the point in our game when I"d have predicted (预
计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 14 7 to 9 and Ed was 15 . The sudden realization was
painful. We 16 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up. I was having serious 17 about staying
alive until 21 years old. Let alone 18 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat
on our backs, too tired to 19 . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 20 . | ( )1.A. encouraging
( )2.A. declared
( )3.A. unforgettable
( )4.A. exercise
( )5.A. time-saving
( )6.A. As soon as
( )7.A. strangely
( )8.A. cared
( )9.A. clean
( )10.A. set out
( )11.A. notice
( )12.A. nervous
( )13.A. After all
( )14.A. mistakenly
( )15.A. leading
( )16.A. pretended
( )17.A. thoughts
( )18.A. scoring
( )19.A. play
( )20.A. friendship | B. hopeless
B. mentioned
B. unexpected
B. preparation
B. comfortable
B. As long as
B. personally
B. forgot
B. larger
B. got ready
B. admire
B. curious
B. As a result
B. then
B. coming
B. stopped
B. doubts
B. completing
B. start
B. respect | C. surprising
C. persuaded
C. easy
C. joy
C. suitable
C. When
C. reasonably
C. quarreled
C. straight
C. arrived
C. believe
C. careless
C. Above all
C. instead
C. waiting
C. continued
C. situations
C. receiving
C. sleep
C. support | D. regular
D. suggested
D. early
D. fitness
D. effort-making
D. Since
D. eagerly
D. joked
D. darker
D. returned
D. measure
D. speechless
D. At last
D. naturally
D. counting
D. decided
D. problems
D. keeping
D. move
D. favor | | 阅读理解。 | Grandpa Nybakken loved life-especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, his
large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, "Oh,
forevermore!" But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him,
and grandpa wasn"t laughing.
Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his
church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his
glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the
church. His search proved fruitless.
Suddenly, he realized what had happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen
into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for
those glasses that very morning.
"It"s not fair," he told God as he drove home in frustration."I"ve been very faithful in giving of my time
and money to your work, and now this."
Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States. He wanted to
visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather"s small
church in Chicago. Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation (教堂会众).
"But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year."
"Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able
to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this.
Then your boxes arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the
top." After a long pause, he continued, "Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been
custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!"
The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses. But the director surely must have confused their
church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the
Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way. | | 1. Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage? | A. He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.
B. He had a large family to support.
C. He was a carpenter working in the church.
D. He was a loyal Christian. | | 2. The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because _______. | A. Grandpa didn"t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses
B. the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it
C. the director could not get such glasses in their own country
D. the glasses were not included in the donation list | | 3. Who does "the Master Carpenter" in the last paragraph probably refer to? | A. Grandpa"s master.
B. One of Grandpa"s friends.
C. God.
D. Grandpa"s co-worker. | | 4. Which can be the best title of the passage? | A. Grandfather"s life
B. The Helpful Donation
C. The Perfect Mistake
D. An Impressive Speech |
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