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It is sometimes said that the English are polite people. This can make life difficult for foreigners. Suppose a foreign boy asks an English girl to go out with him and she says, “If I finish my work, I’ll meet you in the cafe at 7 o’clock.” Is she saying “yes” or “no” to his invitation?
In grammatical terms, she is using the conditional structure (表示条件的句式). By using the conditional, speakers of English can avoid giving a “yes” or “no” answer to a question. It enables people to be diplomatic (婉转的). If the girl doesn’t want to go out with the boy, she won’t turn up at the cafe. She will let him understand she is still working. If she wants to go out with him, but doesn’t want to appear too easy to catch, she has achieved that with her reply. But in this case, as she uses the first conditional which shows probability, she is quite likely to turn up at the cafe. Being polite can make life very difficult!
The conditional is often used by people in the news -- politicians, for example -- who wish to avoid speaking out their ideas. This is very important if they are on their way to discuss an agreement. No one wants to give away his or her points before he or she starts. A government spokesman might say to a group of workers, “If we could pay you more, we would.” The use of the conditional here makes room for argument although the speaker is using the second conditional form, which shows improbability. So it is unlikely the workers will get their rise.
“If ” is a small word, which appears often in the English language. It can show politeness, reported speech and conditionals such as the First -- probability -- if I can come to your party, I will; the Second -- improbability -- if I saw you tomorrow, I’d give you the book; and the Third -- impossibility (meaning it is too late to change something that has happened ) -- if you have told me, I would have helped you.
60. The using of the conditional can make a speech _________.
A. clearer B. quicker C. more polite D.more exciting
61. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Language used in the news should make room to argue.
B. Usually English girls are not easy to catch.
C. English people never speak out their ideas in public.
D. The word “ if ” can show different meanings.
62. In the passage, “If we could pay you more, we would.” probably means __________.
A. the workers will make more money
B. the spokesman doesn’t give any promise
C. the spokesman keeps his word
D. the workers’ problems aren’t difficult
63. This passage is mainly talking about _________.
A. the conditional in communication
B. how to invite a girl in Britain
C. British people and their life
D. some language points in daily English
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
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试题【It is sometimes said that the English are polite people. This can make life diff】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意。然后从26-45各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出最佳选项。
Alone in the wheel of light at the dining room table, surrounded by an otherwise darkened house, I sat in tears
Finally, I"d 26 in getting both kids to bed.A relatively new single 27 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.
A 28 divorced man with full custody (管理) of his children, I was 29 to give them as normal and stable a home life as possible.I 30 a happy face for them.
I had risen slowly, gingerly (活跃), trying to 31 making even the least sound which might start them up again. 32 more songs and more stories.I tiptoed out of their room, 33 the door partway,
and went downstairs.
And loneliness.I felt as though I were at the 34 of a great sea of loneliness.It all came together and I was at once lost, 35 .Unexpected, convulsive (突然) sobs overtook me.I sat there, 36 sobbing.
Just then, a pair of little , 37 went around my middle and a little face peered up at me.I looked down into my five-year-old son"s 38 face.
I was 39 to be seen crying by my son."I"m sorry, Ethan, I didn"t know you were still awake." I don"t know why it is, but so many people 40 when they cry and I was no exception."I didn"t mean to cry.I"m sorry.I"m just a little 41 tonight."
"It"s okay.Daddy.It"s okay to cry, you"re just 42 ."
I can"t express how happy he made me, this little boy, who in the wisdom of innocence, gave me 43 to cry.He seemed to be saying that I didn"t have to always be 44 .that it was occasionally possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my 45 .
Somehow, it was possible for me to get to sleep that night, too, Thank you, my son.
26.A.succeeded B.managedC.failed D.insisted
27.A.mother B.worker C.parent D.stepfather
28.A.hopelessly B.recently C.carelessly D.shyly
29.A.forced B.obliged C.persuaded D.determined
30.A.put on B.took on C.put down D.took in
31.A.escape B.stopC.avoid D.imagine
32.A.speaking out B.asking for C.making up D.insisting on
33.A.locked B.fixed C.opened D.closed
34.A.bottom B.surface C.middle D.side
35.A.covered B.frightened C.drownedD.disturbed
36.A.loudly B.eagerly C.slightly D.silently
37.A.arms B.legs C.hands D.eyes
38.A .tearful B.sympathetic C.lovely D.anxious
39.A.surprised B.embarrassed C.moved D.discouraged
40.A.explain B.complainC.apologize D.pretend
41.A.worried B.uneasy C.tired D.sad
42.A.a person B.a male C.an employee D.a green hand
43.A.reason B.limit C.permission D.understanding
44.A.experienced B.strong C.skilled D.able
45.A.opinions B.thoughts C.words D.feelings
Animal experimentation is the backbone(支柱) of American research and treatment of disease. Each year, 17 to 22 million animals are sacrificed in the name of science.While 90 percent of them are rats and mice, 180,000 dogs, 50,000 cats.61,000 monkeys and 554,000 rabbits are done away with in Laboratories operated by industry and government.
But the public has raised an outcry over these deaths.Spurred vivid reports of cruelty, the animal rights movement is made up of 7,000 organizations with 10 million members.They"ve documented cases in which monkeys were isolated in steel tanks for 45 days and dogs were bombarded with radiation or chemicals until they bled from the mouth.
Scientists say such incidents are rare.I aws have been passed to govern testing.Many research centers now have committees to review all proposed animal experiments, and computers can be used in place of animals in many experiments.But scientists say they can"t do without animals to test new drugs and treatments on animals to make sure they"re safe for humans.Animal experiments produced vaccines or treatments for diseases such as diabetes(糖尿病), and techniques used in open heart surgery.They"re important to efforts to find a treatment for AIDS.
Animals rights activists have shown they will go to almost any length.One New York researcher received more than 10,000 protest letters following publicity other experiments in which she gave drugs to monkeys.The researcher was studying drug addiction.A protester was arrested in Connecticut for placing a pipe bomb outside a company that used animals in tests.After fires and break-ins, many labs have bought electronic locks and alarms for protection.Other targets of the animal rights movement are the fur industry, farms, and school biology classes in which children dissect(解剖) frogs.
The movement has scored some successes.A dozen states no longer allow pounds- places that accept dogs and cats that have no homes to sell animals to scientists.Scientists claim the cost of their work will rise as a result.
The battle between scientists and activists raises a basic question: Can modern society be both humane in its treatment of living things and advanced in its treatment of disease? It seems certain there will be new restrictions placed on the use of animals in scientific experiments.
62.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A.Mice and rats make the best subjects for experiments.
B.Scientific experiments can be carried out without animals.
C.Fewer animals should be taken to laboratories.
D.Americans are questioning the use of animals in experiments.
63.Animal experiments will probably continue because .
A.there are enough regulations to protest animals from abuse
B.they are critical for understanding and curing human disease
C.the groups that oppose them aren"t very big or powerful
D.scientists insist they are harmless
64.What do proponents (supporters) of animal rights do to convince people of their opinion?
A.They treat their own pets kindly.
B.They explode bombs at laboratories that conduct scientific tests.
C.They give examples of animals that were mistreated in labs.
D.They point out the diseases that have been cured by scientists.
65.The underlined word "outcry" (in Paragraph 2) probably means .
A.protest B.protect C.scream D.alarm
If you can speak English,you know a lot of English words. You can read, speak and understand. But there is another kind of language you need to know—the language of the body, a part of what is called non-verbal communication. All over the world,people “talk” with their eyes. When Japanese people meet,they put their hands together. What do the American and the British do?
Americans are more informal than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first name,they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves. When they sit down, they like to relax in their chairs and make themselves comfortable.
British people are more quiet. They take more time to make friends. They like to know you before they ask you home.
When British and American people meet someone for the first time,they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their women friends,and men kiss women friends(on one cheek only).When a man meets a man friend,he just smiles,and says “Hello”. Men do not kiss each other. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.
49.Body language is ___________.
A. the system of human expression newly invented recently
B. the system of human expression by means of words
C. the system of human expression by sign, movements, etc.
D. a common system of human expression with words and signs
50.When an American man meets a woman friend,he .
A .kisses her B. just smiles C. says “Hello” D. shakes hands
51.British people are .
A. as quiet as Americans B. more formal than Americans
C. less friendly than Americans D. more informal than Americans
52.From the passage we can come to the idea that .
A. most of the body language in different countries may be different
B. most of the body language in different countries is the same
C. all the body language in different countries is different
D. none of the body language in different countries is the same
It began as a game: high school and college students studying computer technology figured out they could use personal computers to break into telephone company computers and make free, long-distance telephone calls. These young computer gifts soon gained the nickname "hackers (黑客)".
Police arrested a few hackers, but many went on to even more complex hacking. One hacker was arrested for making illegal telephone calls and later used a prison phone to change a police officer"s credit records to get back at (报复) the officer for arresting him. The hacker also used a computer to change his college records to give himself better grades.
As hackers gained experience, they began invading computers at banks, airlines and other businesses. In one plan, a hacker instructed an airline"s computer to give him free airplane tickets.
The U.S. government is worried hackers may break into its complex networks of defense computers. The government"s classified secrets are vulnerable (脆弱的) because thousands of government computers are connected by telephone lines that hackers can tap into.
In November 1988, a college student tapped into a non-classified U.S. Defense Department computer network called Arpanet. The hacker injected (输入,注入) a computer program that left copies of itself throughout Arpanet. Some hackers use each "virus " to destroy all the data in a computer. But in this case, government officials shut down the network before the program reached every computer in the system. Shutting down the system angered many researchers who were using the computers. The hacker turned himself in (自首) to police and told them how to get his program out of the computer system. He was charged with a crime.
The incident attracted computer hacking in the United States. Many companies have hired experts to protect their computers from hackers, and many computer experts now advise companies on how to protect their computers.
The U.S. government believes foreign governments have hired hackers to try to break into top-secret defense computers. It fears a hacker could inject a virus into military computers that would clean up all the data during a war.
Experts disagree over whether a computer network can ever be safe from hacking. But in the future, some of the most brilliant minds in the U.S. will be working to ruin the efforts of computer hackers and spies.
71.The main idea of the article is that _______________.
A.computer hackers only want to make free long-distance phone calls
B.the government wants to hire computer hackers to spy on the Russians
C.computer hackers are a danger to private companies and government secrets
D.many companies have hired experts to protect their computers from hackers carrying viruses
72.A computer "virus" is like a human virus because it _______________.
A.makes a computer cough and throw up
B.spreads from one computer to another
C.can clean up a person"s doctor bills
D.requires regular visits to a doctor
73.A hacker can be dangerous because ________________.
A.he knows how to make free long-distance telephone calls
B.information is stored in computers, and a hacker knows how to destroy the information
C.once in prison, he can use a telephone to operate his computer
D.a hacker who steals a free airplane ticket might take a doctor of that seat on the airplane
74.U.S.government computers are vulnerable to a hacker because _____________.
A.the government always pays its telephone bills on time
B.the Russians know what"s in the U.S.computers
C.viruses attack only government computers
D.many government computers are connected by telephone lines
75.In the future ________________.
A.some most brilliant minds in America will be working to stop computer hackers and spies
B.hackers will begin invading computers at banks, airlines and other businesses
C.many computer hackers will be arrested for making free telephone calls
D.some computer hackers will turn themselves in to the police
The tradition of a turkey pardon at Thanksgiving began with President Truman in 1947. Courage comes from Ellsworth, Iowa. The name Courage was chosen by voters (投票人)who took part in a survey posted on the White House website. The lucky turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden and posed for the cameras at the presidential podium(讲台).
The dinner that has become known as the First Thanksgiving was actually a harvest festival celebrated in December of 1621. That’s when English settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts, gave thanks for the progress they had made after a hard winter in their new country. As America grew, Thanksgiving customs also spread and got bigger. George Washington declared that the first national Thanksgiving would be on November 26, 1789. In the decades to follow, however, people celebrated Thanksgiving locally, with no official date. President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November 1863 a national day of Thanksgiving. It stayed that way until 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved it one week earlier. He wanted to lengthen the shopping period before Christmas to encourage gift-buyers and to help businesses. So Congress(议会) ruled that, after 1941, Thanksgiving would be an official federal holiday falling on the fourth Thursday of November.
This year we celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, November. Millions of Americans got together to give thanks with friends and family. The lucky turkey, Courage, was one of them. After his pardon, Courage would be sent to Disneyland Resort in California, where he would be the grand assemble of Disney’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
小题1:That the turkey Courage was pardoned was decided by ________.
A.George Bush | B.Congress | C.President Truman | D.the public |
A.celebrate the harvest of British settlers |
B.celebrate the progress of Americans |
C.encourage the struggle with British settlers |
D.celebrate the joy of all Americans after a hard winter |
A.encourage the economy | B.help the poor |
C.please Congress | D.lengthen the summer holidays |
A.President Obama pardoned a turkey before Thanksgiving because of the economic crisis |
B.the turkey named Courage was pardoned by President Roosevelt before Thanksgiving |
C.the pardoned turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden on Thanksgiving eve |
D.the pardoned turkey will appear in a celebrating parade of Thanksgiving Day |
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