Suppose you want to bring home a new cat and are looking for a way to really make it feel at home. Actually, all you need to do is buy some nice cat furniture and have it in place by the time you bring it into your home.
The first thing that you should prepare is a cat house. Two to three feet off the ground is the best height. If you don’t have enough room for a cat house, a cat bed is also a nice choice.
Once you have a nice spot where your cat can go to feel safe, then it’s time to get cat furniture that offers your pet a nice place to play. One nice choice is cat trees. Scratching posts (猫抓板) are another great idea if you are short in space, but still want to give your cat a nice place where it can claw (抓) at instead of your own furniture.
If you’re looking for a great way to shop for cat furniture, simply turn on your computer and do some online shopping. In no time will you be able to skim all the offerings from many online stores. What’s great is that you can easily compare products and their prices, so you can get what you want at the best possible price. And, probably the nicest thing about online shopping is that your purchases may be shipped right to you, so you don’t have to waste time making a trip to the store.
So, if you have brought a new cat into your home, make sure that home is an inviting one by buying some new cat furniture. Without it, your cat might feel lost and unsafe, which you definitely do not want to happen.
小题1:What should you do first before you bring a cat home?| A．Find a proper place for the cat to sleep. | | B．Buy a cat house and some cat furniture. | | C．Learn how to take care of the cat. | | D．Know how to buy cat furniture online. |
小题2: According to the author, the first concern for a cat house is __________.| A．its height | B．its size | C．its price | D．safety |
小题3:What is the best choice for your cat to play with if you have little room?| A．The cat bed. | B．Scratching posts. | | C．Your own furniture. | D．Cat trees. |
小题4:What is the author’s advice on shopping for cat furniture?| A．Compare products and their prices and get the cheapest ones. | | B．Try to save time and money when you buy cat furniture. | | C．Do some online shopping and get products with reasonable prices. | | D．Buy furniture that can be shipped to you as quickly as possible. |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C |
试题分析：
小题1:B 细节题。根据第一段第二句all you need to do is buy some nice cat furniture and have it in place by the time you bring it into your home.说明B正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据第三段第一行Once you have a nice spot where your cat can go to feel safe说明对猫的住的地方来说最主要的就是要安全。故D正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据第三段2,3行One nice choice is cat trees. Scratching posts (猫抓板) are another great idea if you are short in space, but still want to give your cat a nice place where it can claw (抓) at instead of your own furniture.说明猫玩耍的地方最好是猫抓板，故B正确。
小题4:C 细节题。根据第四段2,3行In no time will you be able to skim all the offerings from many online stores. What’s great is that you can easily compare products and their prices, so you can get what you want at the best possible price.说明要在网上进行比较和合理的价格买猫的用品。故C正确。
点评：文章讲述了在家养猫的一些注意事项。集中考查了细节题，要求考生有较强的细节理解能力。 |
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Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
小题1:According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _______.| A．only in a normal night | | B．only when you go to sleep | | C．only when you refuse to show yourself to the world | | D．only when you change sleeping position |
小题2:Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?| A．He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you. | | B．He or she is rarely ready to help you. | | C．He or she prefers staying at home to going out. | | D．He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you. |
小题3: It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _______.| A．he or she always shows sympathy for people | | B．he or she is confident, but not stubborn | | C．he or she has more strengths than weakness | | D．he or she often considers annoying people |
小题4:The writer of the passage is probably a _______.| A．novelist | B．reporter | C．psychologist | D．professor |
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A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I 36 for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there. 37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat 38 my clothes, but they were not in 39 of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place _ 40_I had been. Suddenly it occurred to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly 41 for the parking lot.（停车场）
My wife, Diane, has 42 me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（点火处）. My theory is the ignition is the 43 place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be 44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying 45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was 46 .
Without hesitation, I called the 47 . I gave them my location（位置）and 48 that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most 49 call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I 50 my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s 52 .
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent. 53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and 54
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman 55 I didn’t steal your car.”
| 小题1: | | A．reached | B．ran | C．searched | D．asked |
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| 小题2: | | A．Hopefully | B．Fortunately | C．Worriedly | D．Suddenly |
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| 小题4: | | A．none | B．each | C．either | D．any |
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| 小题5: | | A．what | B．which | C．where | D．why |
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| 小题6: | | A．passed | B．headed | C．shook | D．waved |
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| 小题7: | | A．beaten | B．fooled | C．scolded | D．punished |
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| 小题8: | | A．proper | B．regular | C．common | D．only |
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| 小题9: | | A．destroyed | B．fined | C．stopped | D．stolen |
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| 小题10: | | A．shock | B．answer | C．conclusion | D．expression |
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| 小题11: | | A．available | B．empty | C．full | D．busy |
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| 小题12: | | A．police | B．gatekeeper | C．driver | D．guard |
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| 小题13: | | A．asked | B．proved | C．regretted | D．said |
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| 小题14: | | A．important | B．difficult | C．wonderful | D．different |
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| 小题15: | | A．threw | B．lost | C．forgot | D．left |
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| 小题16: | | A．silence | B．disappointment | C．sleep | D．breath |
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| 小题17: | | A．song | B．sound | C．voice | D．noise |
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| 小题18: | | A．Excited | B．Embarrassed | C．Angered | D．Interested |
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| 小题19: | | A．get back | B．take back | C．give away | D．pick up |
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| 小题20: | | A．teach | B．persuade | C．believe | D．prove |
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Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend．Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel．They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that．
Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning．During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm．They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire（篝火）, singing and dancing till late into the night．
Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning．So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon．They drove right to the airport because Jenny didn’t want to miss her plane back home．Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friends．
小题1:Jenny went to New York________．| A．to do some shopping | | B．to see her friends | | C．to spend her summer holiday | | D．to find a job |
小题2:How did Jenny get to New York?| A．By train． | B．By bus． | C．By plane． | D．On foot． |
小题3:When did Jenny go back home?| A．On Saturday afternoon． | | B．On Sunday morning． | | C．On Saturday evening． | | D．On Sunday afternoon． |
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-American office workers spend an average of 52 hours a week at their desks, according to a statistic survey. Some might argue that not all that time is spent working，but still all those hours in windowless offices with artificial light can have an influence.
A few green additions could have a large effect on worker happiness，according to the survey led by Tina Cade from Texas State University.
“We pretty much found out that if you had windows and plants or even if you just had plants in your office, you were more satisfied with your job,” Cade told LiveScience. “We thought it was important for offices because a lot of times people are looking for ways to keep employees happy and do all these expensive things like building a gym. Maybe for less investment they could put in a few plants in important places.”
The team surveyed 450 office workers in Texas and the Midwest，asking questions about job satisfaction and the work environments. When asked about their overall life quality,82 said they felt “content” or “very happy”. Only 69 percent of those who work with plants but without windows，and 60 percent of those who have windows but no plants, said they felt this way.
The group of people who work without plants or windows were the most dissatisfied，with only 58 percent of them saying that overall they were “content” or “very happy”. While no one who works with plants，windows，or both reported they felt “miserable”, 0.8 percent of those who work in offices without either said they were “miserable”. “I was really surprised that having a plant in your office appeared to be more beneficial than having a window in your office,” Cade said. “Everybody says, ‘I need a window!’ but actually it seemed like a plant could be a suitable alternative.”
小题1:What does the passage mainly tell us?| A．Green plants can increase job satisfaction. | | B．An easier way to increase job satisfaction. | | C．What the best working environment is. | | D．Who are happy with their job environment. |
小题2:Among the 450 people surveyed, ________.| A．69 percent have plants in their offices | | B．60 percent have windows in their walls | | C．0.8 percent of them feel dissatisfied | | D．about 18 percent of them are satisfied |
小题3: According to the survey，the group of people who work without plants or windows ______.| A．didn’t feel content at all | | B．all suffered from work pressure | | C．were the most dissatisfied | | D．worked with low efficiency |
小题4: Which of the following statement is true?| A．The employers want to do little to keep employees happy. | | B．Sometimes it doesn’t need much to increase job happiness. | | C．A gym contributes less to job happiness than green plants. | | D．Employers have tried every means to increase job happiness. |
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The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7:30 pm．Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song．
By 9:45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving．But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11:00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry．
Their experience suggests that the words on the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6:30 - 8:30 pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8:00 pm or 8:30 pm means possible dinner, but 9:30 pm and any time thereafter means no food, eat beforehand, arrive late．
But this is not always the case．If asked to a students’ party at 6:30 pm, it is unaccepted for guests to appear on time. Being the first to arrive — looking eager — is social death. When my mother is asked to a party at 6:30, she likes to be there, if not on time, then no later than seven．My age group (late thirties) falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we’re young, we’re probably closer to student-time than grown-up time．
The accepted custom at present is confusing, sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element of surprise．
小题1:The underlined words “off their heads” probably mean _______．| A．tired | B．crazy | C．happy | D．encouraging |
小题2:Jane and David’s story is used to show that _______．| A．party invitations can be confusing | | B．party-goers usually get hungry at parties | | C．people should ask for food at parties | | D．birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull |
小题3:For some young people, arriving on time for a students’ party will probably be considered _______．| A．very difficult | B．particularly thoughtful | | C．friendly and polite | D．socially unacceptable |
小题4:What is the general idea of the text? | A．It’s safe to arrive late just when food is served． | | B．It’s wise to eat something before going to a party． | | C．It’s important to follow social rules of party-going． | | D．There’s no need to read invitations carefully． |
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