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1.He was totally convinced that everyone ________ so he never stopped writing ______ letters to borrow money. He even intended to give his _______ the privilege to support him. If they failed to accept this honor, he would be _____ out of sorts. He spent like an Indian rajah, but he had never been ___________ for debt. There were a ________ of women in his life because of the admiration of his talent. He was very good at making enemies since he would use his idiotic and arrogant bad manner to make a _____ enemy. He ______ them and read the ______ he wrote in front of them.

2.He was better known for his pen name than for his real name.

3.If an Indian was converted, he might take a baptismal or Christian name, and then bear his old one as a family name. 选项： A、accepted a new religion B、was interested C、was caught D、was away from home

4.One evening Mr. Green was driving in his car along a lonely country road.// He had been to London where he had drawn￡50 from the bank, and he was now returning home with the money which he had put in his pocket book. At the loneliest part of the road a man in worn clothes stopped him and asked for a lift. Mr. Green told him to get into the car and continued on his way. As he talked to the man he learned that he had been in prison for robbery and had broken out of prison two days ago. Mr. Green was very worried at the thought of the￡50 that he had put in his pocket book. Suddenly he saw a police--car and had a bright idea. He had just reached a small town where the speed limit was 30 miles an hour. He pressed down the accelerator and drove the car as fast as it would go. He looked back and saw that the police-car had seen him and had begun to chase him. After a mile or so the police car overtook him and ordered him to stop. A policeman got out and came to Mr. Green’s car. Mr. Green had hoped that he could tell the policeman about the escaped robber, but the man had taken a gun out of his pocket and had put it to Mr. Green’s back. The policeman took out his notebook and pencil and said he wanted Mr. Green’s name and address. Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station but the policeman said, “No, I want your name and address now. You will have to appear at the police court later.” So, Mr. Green gave the policeman his name and address. The policeman wrote it down, put his notebook and pencil back in his pocket and gave Mr. Green a talk about dangerous driving. Then Mr. Green started up his car again and drove on. //He had given up all hope of his￡50, but just as he reached the outskirts of London, the passenger said he wanted to get out here. Mr. Green stopped the car and the man got out and said, “Thanks for the lift. You’ve been good to me. This is the least I can do in return.” And he handed Mr. Green the policeman’s notebook. ( ) What was Mr. Green worried about when he learned the man was an escaped robber? 选项： A:The￡50 B:His C:His D:His

5.What does the author mean when he says, “He had no way to know that the few magnificent works he did complete would alone make his name immortal.” ? (lines 224–226) (Text A)选项： A:Leonardo could not predict that the few great works he finished would be enough to make him famous for years to come.; B:Leonardo could not decide which of the works he produced were best and would make him famous after his death.; C:At the end of his career, Leonardo had no way to be certain how many of his great works were still in existence.; D:Although he produced many great works, Leonardo would be surprised to know that only a few are still famous.

6.Now, the past of only last year returned, and, strangely enough, this seemed farther removed from him than all the rest. He had been particularly strong, well, and happy this time last year. Nora was dismissed from his mind, and he had thrown all his energies into his work. His tastes were sane and simple, and his dingy, furnished rooms had become through habit very pleasant to him. In being his own, they were invested with a greater charm than another man's castle. Here he had smoked and studied, here he had made many a glorious voyage into the land of books. Many a homecoming, too, rose up before him out of the dark ungenial streets, to a clear blazing fire, a neatly laid cloth, an evening of ideal enjoyment; many a summer twilight when he mused at the open window, plunging his gaze deep into the recesses of his neighbour's lime-tree, where the unseen sparrows chattered with such unflagging gaiety.He had always been given to much daydreaming, and it was in the silence of his rooms of an evening that he turned his phantasmal adventures into stories for the magazines; here had come to him many an editorial refusal, but here, too, he had received the news of his first unexpected success. All his happiest memories were embalmed in those shabby, badly-furnished rooms.

7.I don’t know the man over there. Could you tell me ______ 选项： A、what his name is B、where does he come from C、how old is he D、what is his name

8.What is the best interpretation of Gatsby changing his name? （）选项： A:He wants to reinvent himself in a new life of success and luxury. B:He hates his humble origin. C:His original name is too common. D:He is adopted by a captain who changes his name.

9.[单选题]Passage 7 Two people in a difficult situation, no food, cold and hunger; one of them, Bill, saw that his companion's foot was injured and ignored it. He ran for his own life. Another people, suffering from pain and hunger, was heading for their camp, where he could find food and possibly rescue. Eleven days passed, days of rain and cold. One day he found the bones of a deer. There was no meat on them. The man broke the bones and he sucked and chewed on them like an animal. Would he, too, be bones tomorrow? And why not? This was life. Only life hurt. There was no hurt in death. To die was to sleep. Then why was he not ready to die? He, as a man, no longer strove. It was the life in him, unwilling to die, that drove him on. One morning he woke up beside a river. Slowly he followed it with his eyes and saw it emptying into a shining sea. When he saw a ship on the sea, he closed his eyes. He knew there could be no ship, no sea, in this land. A vision, he told himself. He heard a noise behind him, and turned around. A wolf, old and sick, was coming slowly toward him. This was real, he thought. The man turned back, but the sea and the ship were still there. He didn't understand. Had he been walking north, away from the camp, toward the sea? He stood up and started slowly toward the ship, knowing full well the sick wolf was following him. In the afternoon, he found some bones of a man. Beside the bones was a small sack of gold, like his own. So Bill had carried his gold to the end. He would carry Bill's gold to the ship. Ha—ha! He would have the last laugh on Bill. His laughing sounded like the low cry of an animal. The wolf cried back. The man stopped suddenly and turned away. How could he laugh about Bill's bones and take his gold? The man was very sick, now. he crawled about, on hands and knees. He had lost everything—his blanket, his gun, and his gold. Only the wolf stayed with him hour after hour. At last he could go on no further. He fell. The wolf came close to him, but the man was ready. He got on top of the wolf and held its mouth closed. Then he bit it with his last strength. The wolf's blood streamed into his mouth. Only love of life gave him enough strength. He held the wolf with his teeth and killed it, then he fell on his back and slept. The men on the ship saw a strange object lying on the beach. It was moving toward them—perhaps twenty feet an hour. The men went over to look and could hardly believe it was a man. Three weeks later, when the man felt better, he told them his story. But there was one strange thing—he seemed to be afraid that there wasn't enough food on the ship. The men also noticed that he was getting fat. They gave him less food, but still he grew fatter with each day. Then one day they saw him put a lot of bread under his shirt. They examined his bed and found food under his blanket. The men understood. He would recover from it, they said.Why did the sick Wolf keep following the man? A Because the man was carrying some food. B Because the sick Wolf wanted to eat him when he was weak. C Because the Wolf wanted the man to be his master. D Because the Wolf wanted the man to help him.

10.[单选题]Passage 2 Once upon a time there was a poor boy who lived in Denmark. His father, a shoemaker, had died, and his mother had married again. One day the boy went to ask a favor of the Prince of Denmark. When the Prince asked him what he wanted, the boy said," I want to write plays in poetry and to act at the Royal Theater."The Prince looked at the boy, at his big hands and feet, at his big nose and large serious eyes, and gave a sensible answer. "It is one thing to act in plays, another to write them. I tell you this for your own good; learn a useful trade like shoemaking." So the boy, who was not sensible at all, went home .There he took what little money he had , said good-bye to his mother and his stepfather and started out to seek his fortune . He was sure that someday the name Hans Christian Andersen would be known all over Denmark. To believe such a story one would have to believe in fairy tales! Hans Christian knew many such tales. He had heard some of them from his father, who had worked hard at his trade, but liked to read better than to make shoes. In the evenings, he had read aloud from The Arabian Nights. His wife understood very little of the book, but the boy, pretending to sleep, understood every word. By day, Hans Christian went to house where old woman worked as weavers .There he listened to the tales that the woman told as they worked at their weaving .In those day, there were almost as many tales in Denmark as there were people to tell them.Why did Hans Christian go to house where old woman worked as weavers? A Because he wanted to listen her tales. B Because the old woman would give him food. C Because he wanted to earn money. D Because the old woman asked him to do so.

11. Why would the son always fall into despair when writing to his father? 选项： A:He was not quite sure about his father's attitude toward him. B:He still remembered how he had run away from home. C:His exile experience left him feeling very negative. D:He could well imagine how angry his father would be.

12.—Was his father very strict with him when he was at school —Yes. He had never praised him （）he became one of the top students in his grade. 选项： A、after B、unless C、until D、when

13.－Was his father very strict with him when he was at school?－Yes. He had never praised him ______ he became one of the top students in his grade. ( )选项： A:after B:until C:when D:unless

14.In conclusion, the author emphasizes the fact that ( ).选项： A:he owes much of his success in career to his family's good name; B:he always look up to the family's good reputation as treasures inherited from his parents; C:he and his children always cherish the family's good name and try hard to live up to it; D:he is still held in respect when he is back in his hometown

15.Passage One Questions 21to 25are based on the following passage.Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions (探险)but this time,it was different.He decided to take his daughter along with him.She was only ten years old.This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.Larry first began diving when he was his daughter ’s age.Similarly,his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions.Since then,he had never looked back.Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore.He had hated them.They were either too big or too small.Then,there was the instructor.He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father.He had made an exception.Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide.Children his age were not even allowed to dive.After the first expedition,Larry ’s later diving adventures only got better and better.There was never a dull moment.In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back,Larry dived from boats int o the middle of the ocean.Dangerous area did not prevent him from continuing his search.Sometimes,he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him.At least,he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.Larry ’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands.There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them.Fortunately for him,a man offered to take him around the different spots for free.Larry did not even know what the time was,how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken.The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.Larry looked at his daughter.She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age.He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition.Already,she looked like she was much braver than Larry had been then.This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.21.In what way was the expedition different from Larry?A.His daughter had grown up.B.He had become a famous diver.C.His father would dive with him.D.His daughter would dive with him

16.[单选题]Passage 7 Two people in a difficult situation, no food, cold and hunger; one of them, Bill, saw that his companion's foot was injured and ignored it. He ran for his own life. Another people, suffering from pain and hunger, was heading for their camp, where he could find food and possibly rescue. Eleven days passed, days of rain and cold. One day he found the bones of a deer. There was no meat on them. The man broke the bones and he sucked and chewed on them like an animal. Would he, too, be bones tomorrow? And why not? This was life. Only life hurt. There was no hurt in death. To die was to sleep. Then why was he not ready to die? He, as a man, no longer strove. It was the life in him, unwilling to die, that drove him on. One morning he woke up beside a river. Slowly he followed it with his eyes and saw it emptying into a shining sea. When he saw a ship on the sea, he closed his eyes. He knew there could be no ship, no sea, in this land. A vision, he told himself. He heard a noise behind him, and turned around. A wolf, old and sick, was coming slowly toward him. This was real, he thought. The man turned back, but the sea and the ship were still there. He didn't understand. Had he been walking north, away from the camp, toward the sea? He stood up and started slowly toward the ship, knowing full well the sick wolf was following him. In the afternoon, he found some bones of a man. Beside the bones was a small sack of gold, like his own. So Bill had carried his gold to the end. He would carry Bill's gold to the ship. Ha—ha! He would have the last laugh on Bill. His laughing sounded like the low cry of an animal. The wolf cried back. The man stopped suddenly and turned away. How could he laugh about Bill's bones and take his gold? The man was very sick, now. he crawled about, on hands and knees. He had lost everything—his blanket, his gun, and his gold. Only the wolf stayed with him hour after hour. At last he could go on no further. He fell. The wolf came close to him, but the man was ready. He got on top of the wolf and held its mouth closed. Then he bit it with his last strength. The wolf's blood streamed into his mouth. Only love of life gave him enough strength. He held the wolf with his teeth and killed it, then he fell on his back and slept. The men on the ship saw a strange object lying on the beach. It was moving toward them—perhaps twenty feet an hour. The men went over to look and could hardly believe it was a man. Three weeks later, when the man felt better, he told them his story. But there was one strange thing—he seemed to be afraid that there wasn't enough food on the ship. The men also noticed that he was getting fat. They gave him less food, but still he grew fatter with each day. Then one day they saw him put a lot of bread under his shirt. They examined his bed and found food under his blanket. The men understood. He would recover from it, they said.What can we learn from the passage? A Don’t believe your friends. B We should love life at all times. C We need to pay attention to safety. D We should learn some necessary skills to survive in the wild.

17.－Was his father very strict with him when he was at school?－Yes. He had never praised him ______ he became one of the top students in his grade. ( )选项： A:after B:as C:until D:when

18. What had the patient done to his elder brother? 选项： A: He had sent his elder brother abroad. B: He had cheated his elder brother of his inheritance. C: He had given just a little share of the inheritance to his elder brother. D: He had gone abroad, leaving his elder brother nothing.

19.Why did the author seem to become indifferent to his own fate? 选项： A: Because he had done the same kind of work for too long. B: Because he was certain that he was at his best in terms of skills. C: Because no one in the companies had any confidence in him. D: Because he always wanted to give off a sign that he could do better.