[L]One day Fred and I found my largest sheep was gone. I know it wasn’t a dog that had done it, because the rest of the sheep were ___1___. It could have been a(n) ___2___ or it could have been the Godfreys, Turpins, Harries or Freedoms. They were the families that did everything ___3___ in the country.[/L] [L]Fred and I walked along the fence, looking for ___4___. Some of the fence stones at a pile had been knocked ___5___ together with a little wool on a branch of the fence. Outside the fence were ___6___ marks of work boots among a lot of ___7___ footprints. It was quite clear that it was the ___8___ of only one man, whose footprints kept ___9___ Fred until he was sure that were all ___10___.[/L] [L]On the way to report to the police, I did some ___11___. All the Freedoms were already in prison. The Harries were all ___12___ and the doctor said that none of them could get out of bed for a week. So it was either a Turpin or a ___13___.[/L] [L]But soon after a visit to Albert Wrigley’s ___14___ I found we were not 100% right. We happened to find, in the shop window, ___15___ work boots, both for the right feet. Where were the other two for the ___16___ feet? … Albert told us that the Turpins had gone to Danbury and were still there.[/L] [L]So that ___17___ after everyone was in bed, Fred and I stole into the Goldfrey’s place where a large basin of blood was ___18___ in the yard. Soon after that I found my sheep’s skin on top of a pile of rubbish.[/L] [L]The next morning ___19___ the police caught him, Sam, the youngest Godfrey boy, had been trying to run away in those left-footed work boots he had ___20___ from Albert’s store.[/L] [L]（）1. A. calm B. noisy C. running D. sleeping[/L] [L]（）2. A. thief B. accident C. sheep D. dog[/L] [L]（ ）3. A. interesting B. bad C. secret D. good[/L] [L]（ ）4. A. a break B. a sheep C. a branch D. a stone[/L] [L]（ ）5. A. out B. down C. loose D. away[/L] [L]（ ）6. A. finger B. foot C. shoe D. walk[/L] [L]( )7. A. man B. dog C. sheep D. deer[/L] [L]( ）8. A. wonder B. work C. face D. footprint[/L] [L]( )9. A. asking B. questioning C. troubling D. seeking[/L] [L]( )10. A. right-footed B. left-footed C. left-handed D. right-handed[/L] [L]( )11. A. shopping B. stealing C. thinking D. reporting[/L] [L]( )12. A. disabled B. dead C. sick D. feverish[/L] [L]( )13. A. Albert B. Freedoms C. Godfrey D. Harries[/L] [L]( )14. A. yard B. store C. factory D. house[/L] [L]( )15. A. two B. three C. four D. five[/L] [L]( )16. A. right B. left C. other D. rest[/L] [L]( )17. A. day B. night C. morning D. afternoon[/L] [L]( )18. A. poured B. frozen C. found D. left[/L] [L]( )19. A. after B. though C. while D. before[/L] [L]（ ）20. A. caught B. wore C. stolen D. broke[/L]
[L]【答案与解析】本文讲述的是我和 Fred 靠推理和观察查到盗羊贼的故事。一天早晨“我”和 Fred 发现一只最大的羊不见了。由其余的羊很平静我们推测不是狗做的，不过我们却想到了专干坏事的四个家族。我们先后排除了 Freedoms 和 Harries，然后从店老板的话里又排除了 Turpins，这样很可能是 Godfrey 干的。于是，我和 Fred 偷偷溜进了 Godfrey 家，发现了羊血和羊皮……[/L] [L]1. A。此处解释的是“我知道这不是狗干的”的原因，即“因为其余的羊都很平静”。[/L] [L]2. B。这里说的是我们的猜测。羊丢了有两种常见的可能性，或是偶然事故或是被“偷”。[/L] [L]3. B。把丢羊的事与这四个家族联系到一起，可推测这四个家族不是做好事的家族。[/L] [L]4. A。为了证明前面的猜测，Fred 和我沿着篱笆墙走，想在篱笆墙上找到点什么。由此可判断此处应为 a break，即从墙上看看有没有什么痕迹或断裂的地方。[/L] [L]5. C。由于后面有 together with a little wool on a branch of the fence，由此可推测此处说的是在一处石头墙上发现有被松动的痕迹，但不能是被敲掉(knock down)或敲出来(knock out)的。[/L] [L]6. B。从上下文来看，此处说的是“在篱笆外面众多的羊蹄印中有一个穿着工作靴的脚印”。[/L] [L]7. C。从语境来看，这里提到的脚印有两个：一是人的脚印，二是羊蹄印。[/L] [L]8. B。由前面提到的在篱笆墙上有松动的痕迹(可能是从墙挖洞钻进去)，在墙的石头上还留有一撮羊毛及在众多的羊蹄印中只有左脚的脚印等来推断，此处说的是“偷羊这个活是一个人干的”。work 为“工作”，这里指“偷羊”这个活。[/L] [L]9. C。从后面的 until he was sure that were all ___10___ 来看，他已看出门道来了，而在这之前“这个人的脚印一直烦扰着他”。[/L] [L]10. B。从后面的 Albert Wrigley 商店的橱窗里只有两只右脚的鞋及Albert 告诉“我们”的话来看，这是偷羊贼穿着两只左脚的鞋来偷的羊，即这些鞋印都是 left-footed。[/L] [L]11. C。从后面的 Freedoms, Harries 等情况的介绍来看，此处说的是“我”在去报案的路上所想到的情况，故用 thinking。[/L] [L]12. C。从后面的 and the doctor said that none of them could get out of bed for a week 可推测，Harries 一家都患有很严重的病，要在医院里住一个星期。[/L] [L]13. C。第 1 段共提到了四个家族，前面已排除了 Freedoms 和Harries，剩余的是 Turpin 和 Goldfrey。[/L] [L]14. B。从后面的 …in the shop window 等来看，此处说的是 Albert Wrigley’s store.[/L] [L]15. A。从 both for the right feet 可知，此处说的是这家商店的橱窗里有两只右脚的工作靴子。[/L] [L]16. B。此时商店橱窗里有两只右脚的靴子，那么左脚的那两只靴子呢？[/L] [L]17. B。从后面的 after everyone was in bed, Fred and I stole into… 来看，此处描写的是那晚他们偷偷地到 Goldfrey 家查看情况。[/L] [L]18. C。前面说 Fed 和我偷偷地到 Goldfrey 家摸情况，那么先“发现的“是一盆羊血，后面紧接着说发现了羊皮。若用 left 从语法上没问题，但不符合他们偷偷来这儿这一语境。[/L] [L]19. D。从 the police caught him 来看，此处用 before 符合语境，即在警察老抓他前，Sam 曾试图穿着偷来的靴子逃跑。[/L] [L]20. C。从第 1 段我们知道 Godfreys 是四个干坏事的家族之一，再结合上下文可知，此处说的是他从 Albert 商店“偷来“的靴子。[/L]
[L]“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you ___1___, something good will happen some day.”[/L] [L]Mother was ___2___, as I discovered after graduating from college, I had ___3___ myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was ___4___ every time. In one station, a ___5___ lady told me that large stations wouldn’t employ a person without ___6___ since I just graduated. “Go out of the town and find a small station that might give you ___7___,” she said.[/L] [L]I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had ___8___ in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to ___9___ its sports department. The job sounded just ___10___ for me but I wasn’t hired.[/L] [L]My disappointment had ___11___ as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom ___12___ me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already ___13___ an announcer. After I left his office, I asked aloud “___14___ can a fellow get to be a sports ___15___ if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” ___16___, I heard the director calling. “Do you know anything about ___17___?” Then he asked me to ___18___ an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was ___19___ and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the ___20___ Saturday.[/L]
[L]（ ）1. A. put on B. wait on C. move on D. carry on[/L] [L]（ ）2. A. false B. right C. great D. strong[/L] [L]（ ）3. A. devoted B. designed C. found D. enjoyed[/L] [L]（ ）4. A. called B. received C. refused D. accepted[/L] [L]（ ）5. A. large B. tall C. kind D. rude[/L] [L]（ ）6. A. experience B. examination C. agreement D. permission[/L] [L]（ ）7. A. money B. chance C. time D. patience[/L] [L]（ ）8. A. played B. joined C. taken D. fought[/L] [L]（ ）9. A. own B. manage C. report D. enter[/L] [L]（ ）10. A. funny B. reasonable C. right D. important[/L] [L]（ ）11. A. shown B. disappeared C. resulted D. turned[/L] [L]（ ）12. A. asked B. advised C. ordered D. reminded[/L] [L]（ ）13. A. hired B. fired C. dismissed D. bought[/L] [L]（ ）14. A. What B. How C. Whenever D. Wherever[/L] [L]（ ）15. A. player B. announcer C. fan D. coach[/L] [L]（ ）16. A. Suddenly B. However C. Besides D. Though[/L] [L]（ ）17. A. chat B. music C. football D. broadcast[/L] [L]（ ）18. A. make B. act C. broadcast D. play[/L] [L]（ ）19. A. moved B. sorry C. thankful D. satisfied[/L] [L]（ ）20. A. past B. coming C. last D. rainy[/L]
【答案与解析】 本文通过“我”求职经过体现妈妈的话：Everything happens for the best. 大学刚毕业的“我”满以为会在 Chicago 能找到一份体育播音员的工作，但处处碰壁，最后经过一位好心人的指点回到上中学时的小镇，不过工作还是不好找。正当“我”因处处碰壁而大声发泄，“就连一份电台工作都找不到又怎么会当体育播音员呢？”正因为这次发泄结果被一电台主任听到并因“我”擅长体育而雇佣“我”做解说员。 1. D。从前面的每当“我”面对失望时总是想到妈妈说的那句话及后面所举的“我”大学毕业后找工作的例子来看，只要继续(坚持)，总有一天会有好结果。carry on 意为“继续”。 2. B。从全文语境来看，这里是通过“我”找工作这个例子证明妈妈的说法是正确的。 3. B。从下文来看，“我”想找一份体育播音员的工作。design 在此意为“意欲，打算”。design sb for… 指的是“打算当 / 做……”。 4. C。从后文来看，在这个城市里是找不到工作的(有那位妇女的话佐证)，即“我”到每家电台求职，结果是每次都被“拒绝”了。 5. C。从后面这位 lady 告诉我的话语可推测，她给“我”提供的信息很重要(因为我接受了她的建议换地方找工作)等来看，她是个热心肠的人，故用 kind 才符合情景。 6. A。从后面的 since I just graduated 可知，“我”大学刚毕业，没有经验，而那位 lady 说的话正是“在 Chicago 大电视台是不会雇佣没有经验的人的”。 7. B。那位 lady 的话的意思是“一些小城镇的电台也许会雇佣像你这样的没有经验的人”，即“他们会给你提供机会”。 8. A。“我”接受了她的建议，回到了读中学的 Dixon 镇。从后面的 in the school football team 及“我”的爱好可推测，“我”上中学时曾在校足球队踢球，故用 play。 9. B。由“Dixon 镇刚刚新开了一家商店”来看，他们需要一个人来经营(manage)它的体育器材店。 10. C。前面说“我”想找体育播音员的工作，“我”又有高中体育队的经验，因此听起来这个工作很适合“我”。right 在此意为“合适”，be right for sb 为“适合某人”。 11. A。“我”找工作接连受挫，“我”的失望似乎是故意地展现出来。正确理解 by design 短语的意思是做好该题的关键。by design 与 by accident 相对，意为“故意”。 12. D。从一开始就提到妈妈的这句话，现在当妈妈看到“我”脸上的表情及了解到找工作接连受挫时，妈妈又拿出了这句话来提醒“我”，让“我”坚持下去。 13. A。从前面 I tried WOC Radio Davenport 及下文的 I left his office, I asked aloud… 等来看，他们已“雇佣(hire)”了一个播音员。 14. B。从那位主任办公室走出来后，“我”因找不到工作非常苦闷，于是大声喊叫以发泄。从结构来看，此空应用 how，句意为：如果在电台的工作都找不到，那他怎会做体育播音员呢？ 15. B。从上文可知“我”想当一名体育播音员，不过现在只好先找份电台的工作。句意见 14 题解析。 16. A。从前面来看，好像这次求职又失败，于是“我”大声喊叫发泄一通，但没想到“我”这一喊却被主任听到了，因为他们正缺少熟悉体育的人员。对这种情形的转变用 suddenly 更好，更符合前面提到的妈妈常说的那句话的精神。 17. C。从后面的 It was easy, and I did it without difficulty 等来看，主任问的应是：你懂足球吗？因为前面提到“我”在中学时曾在校队踢过足球，当然对足球很熟了。 18. C。该题可从后面的 …told me I would be broadcasting a game on the… 得到启发。 19. D。从语境来看，主任直接让“我”播在周六的比赛，可见他对“我”很满意。 20. B。从 …told me I would be broadcasting a game… 等来看，这场比赛将在下个周六举行，故用 the coming Saturday.
Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have ___1___ with a Chinese host, he always presses___2___ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping(份额). That often makes me ___3___ very awkward(尴尬). I have to eat the food even if I don’t ___4___ it, because it is considered ___5___ manners in the West to ___6___ one’s food on the plate. I have also ___7___ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often ___8___ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or ___9___. This might be good manners in China, but it is certainly___10___ in the West. In the United States, it is___11___ to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very ___12___. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “__13__” Here’s an example: When an American is offered ___14__ by the host, and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll ___15___ some diet Pepsi-Cola if you have it.” That is ___16__ an American will do. ___17___are taught that “Honesty is the best policy”. But in some countries, courtesy(谦虚) might be more important than ___18___. So when I am here in China, I have to observe the ___19___ here. But when you go to ___20___, you had better “Do as the Romans do.” （ ）1. A. trouble B. dinner C. words D. difficulty （ ）2. A. more B. much C. enough D. little （ ）3. A. think B. taste C. feel D. smell （ ）4. A. eat B. like C. drink D. help （ ）5. A. important B. bad C. polite D. rude （ ）6. A. take B. leave C. forget D. pass （ ）7. A. noticed B. minded C. heard D. informed （ ） 8. A. accepts B. refuses C. nods D. gives （ ）9. A. thirsty B. angry C. happy D. full （ ）10. A. so B. kind C. not D. right （ ）11. A. impolite B. good C. kind D. sad （ ）12. A. honest B. direct C. short D. kind （ ）13. A. I’m sorry B. Yes, I want C. No, thanks D. Yes, please （ ）14. A. food B. beer C. coffee D. tea （ ）15. A. bring B. offer C. like D. take （ ）16. A. that B. what C. whether D. how （ ）17. A. Englishmen B. Frenchmen C. Americans D. Australians （ ）18. A. manners B. honesty C. request D. order （ ）19. A. customs B. habits C. action D. ways （ ）20. A. China B. Rome C. the United States D. the United Nations 【答案与解析】 本文说的是中国与美国的风俗习惯问题。首先说的是“我”在中国的经历，对中国主人“劝饭”的做法不理解，有时觉得很尴尬；接着又通过在宴会上的例子说明在中国和美国哪些做法是礼貌的，并说要“入乡随俗”。 1. B。从后面的he always presses ___2___ food onto my plate…等来看，此处说的是吃饭时的礼节问题，故用dinner。 2. A。当我在中国做客时，主人总是在我吃完碗里的饭时又强夹给我更多的食物。 3. C。主人的这种做法让我觉得很尴尬。在这里应用系动词feel。taste(品尝)虽可作系动词，但不符合语境。 4. B。根据西方人的观点，吃饭时应把盘子里的饭都吃完，否则就是不礼貌。因此，当在中国吃饭时，尽管不喜欢主人硬给盛饭的这种做法，但只好把主人硬给盛的这些饭都吃了。 5. B。从语境来看，此处指“在西方把饭剩留在盘子里被认为是不礼貌的”。good manners 意为“有礼貌的”，bad manners 意为“没有礼貌的”。 6. B。西方人认为，把盘子里的饭吃干净是礼貌的，而把饭留在盘子里则是不礼貌的。leave 在此意为“留下，剩余”。 7. A。/ 8. B。从上下文可知，此处说的是“我”在一个美国人举行的宴会上所看到的一个中国人的做法，即他经常拒绝别人让他吃的食物或饮料，尽管他很饿或很渴。 9. A。前面说的是 food or drink，这里的 hungry 应与 thirsty 相对。 10. C。前面提到的“在饭桌上拒绝别人”的做法，在中国是有礼貌的，但这在西方确实是不礼貌的，前后形成对比。此句补充完整为：…but it is certainly not good manners in the West. 11. A。由上下文可知，在美国不停地一遍遍地问人家或把东西强加给他人是不礼貌的。 12. B。从下文的“如果他们想要东西，他们就要；如果不想要，就说‘不，谢谢’”等可知，这里说的是美国人很“直接”。direct 意为“直接的”，indirect 意为“间接的”。 13. C。从下文举的例子来看，当他们不想要某样东西时，美国人常直接说 No, thanks。 14. B。从下句 and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say… 来看，这里说的是“主人给美国人啤酒喝时……”。 15. D。前面说“不，谢谢。我不喜欢它。如果有 Pepsi-Cola 的话，就给我来点它吧”。take 在这里是“喝”的意思。 16. B。前面举例说明美国人的一些做法，即“这就是美国人的做法”。 what 在此引导表语从句。 17. C。本文谈论的就是中国人与美国人在餐桌上的礼仪问题，故此处应选 Americans。 18. B。根据上面的 Honesty is the best policy 可知，此处说的是“但是在一些国家谦虚也许是比诚实更重要的”。 19. A。本文谈论的是习惯问题，故用 customs。habits 说的是个人习惯，不符合语境。 20. C。由 but 可知此处说的是如果你到美国，就最好“入乡随俗”，亦即按美国的风俗做。
[L]As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___1___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___2___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___3___ up late so that they will not ___4___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___5___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___6___ at Father Christmas.[/L] [L]Last Christmas, my wife and I ___7___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___8___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___9___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___10___ he did not see it.[/L] [L]On Christmas Eve, ___11___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___12___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___13___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___14___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___15___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___16___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___17___ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ___18___ the baby arrived. He moved ___19___ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___20___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) ![/L] [L]（ ）1. A. faced B. met C. filled D. pleased[/L] [L]（ ）2. A. question B. matter C. problem D. business[/L] [L]（ ）3. A. get B. stay C. stand D. wake[/L] [L]（ ）4. A. lose B. break C. miss D. leave[/L] [L]（ ）5. A. awake B. wake C. asleep D. sleep[/L] [L]（ ）6. A. look B. stare C. glare D. watch[/L] [L]（ ）7. A. hopefully B. busily C. gladly D. successfully[/L] [L]（ ）8. A. liked B. feared C. surprised D. hated[/L] [L]（ ）9. A. answer B. tell C. ask D. search[/L] [L]（ ）10. A. sadly B. unluckily C. possibly D. fortunately[/L] [L]（ ）11. A. it B. they C. I D. we[/L] [L]（ ）12. A. morning B. midnight C. evening D. daybreak[/L] [L]（ ）13. A. filling B. sewing C. mending D. preparing[/L] [L]（ ）14. A. present B. stocking C. bike D. tree[/L] [L]（ ）15. A. going B. sure C. glad D. excited[/L] [L]（ ）16. A. troubled B. frightened C. woken D. shocked[/L] [L]（ ）17. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since[/L] [L]（ ）18. A. Even B. And C. Soon D. Then[/L] [L]（ ）19. A. with B. on C. over D. by[/L] [L]（ ）20. A. all B. nearly C. happily D. completely[/L]
[L]【答案与解析】[/L] [L]1. A。从空格后difficult jobs of… 推测意思为“be faced with面临”, 此处搭配应用被动语态。[/L] [L]2. C。想把大型的礼物藏起来不是一件容易的事情。question=疑问，matter=麻烦或毛病，business =商业或买卖，均不符句意。[/L] [L]3. B。stay up late 意为“熬夜”。[/L] [L]4. C。平安夜孩子们通常呆着不睡，等待享受圣诞老人送礼物的喜悦。[/L] [L]5. A。尽管孩子们早早上床，因为想看到圣诞老人，会长时间睡不着。[/L] [L]6. A。stare at=瞪着眼睛看，glare at=怒目而视，watch是及物动词，后面不能接at。[/L] [L]7. D。预阅文章得知去年成功地给了孩子们一个大惊喜。[/L] [L]8. B。上文已说大的礼物难藏，作者在把自行车放在储藏室，最担心的是被孩子们发现，而不是喜欢。C、D不符句意。[/L] [L]9. C。如果孩子看到礼物，肯定会问礼物从哪儿来。[/L] [L]10. D。从空格后he didn’t see it 及这次给孩子的惊喜可推知答案。[/L] [L]11. A。it做形式主语为固定句型。[/L] [L]12. B。首先排除不符句意的A、D，再从we knew we wouldn’t get much sleep…，及 at about five o’clock the next morning ,we were… 提示。[/L] [L]13. A。根据圣诞老人总是把礼物塞在孩子的袜子里面传说，应选fill。[/L] [L]14. C。从下文Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike可知，推进来的是为Jimmy买的自行车。[/L] [L]15. B。根据父母的了解，孩子盼望礼物心切, 肯定会起得很早，其他三个选项不够准确。[/L] [L]16. C。孩子发现礼物的吵闹声不会使人害怕或麻烦，只会把人吵醒。[/L] [L]17. A。before引导的时间状语从句为“还未来得及…, 就…”。[/L] [L]18. A。even 用来加强语气。[/L] [L]19. B。on the hands and knees 意为“用手和膝盖爬行”，其中on表示方式。[/L] [L]20. D。作者和妻子刚睡不久就被孩子吵醒，这时气球被玩爆了，一声巨响让他们彻底醒来，这爆炸声也预示喜庆的一天开始了。[/L]
[L]In Taiwan, “motorpool” is commonly known as a place for the maintenance (维修) of official business and government cars. In ___1___ it is a place for vehicle maintenance.[/L] [L]More than ten years ago, I came to America on business and I ___2___ advantage of the chance to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to ___3___ me at the airport, and took me to his home. ___4___ the airport, my friend drove his car into the innermost lane, ___5___ had a sign “carpool only”. I wondered what “carpool” meant. I felt ___6___ whether he was going to a motorpool. So I thought myself ___7___ in asking: “Is there anything wrong with the car?” “Nothing, ___8___?” said he. “Well then, why are you going to a carpool?” I responded. My friend couldn’t help ___9___ and told me that “carpool” ___10___ to the lane that only the cars with two or more passengers can ___11___. I felt rather embarrassed ___12___ that.[/L] [L]After dinner, my friend’s neighbor ___13___ to ask whether he could carpool the next day. “___14___,” my friend said, “I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was puzzled again, ___15___ why he could not “carpool” with him since we had “carpooled” ___16___. My friend explained to me again that the “ carpool” with him that ___17___ used meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save ___18___. The first “carpool” is a noun; ___19___ the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really difficult for ___20___ in America to understand it in a short time.[/L] [L]（ ）1. A. common B. time C. general D. short[/L] [L]（ ）2. A. took B. had C. used D. found[/L] [L]（ ）3. A. see B. take C. meet D. accept[/L] [L]（ ）4. A. In B. Out of C. Inside D. From[/L] [L]（ ）5. A. where B. which C. it D. there[/L] [L]（ ）6. A. doubted B. surprised C. unexpected D. excited[/L] [L]（ ）7. A. puzzled B. foolish C. interested D. clever[/L] [L]（ ）8. A. isn’t it B. why C. where D. what[/L] [L]（ ）9. A. laughing B. shouting C. stopping D. saying[/L] [L]（ ）10. A. means B. refers C. is D. comes[/L] [L]（ ）11. A. pass through B. go over C. drive in D. sit in[/L] [L]（ ）12. A. in saying B. for doing C. on hearing D. at listening to[/L] [L]（ ）13. A. went out B. came over C. arrived D. got off[/L] [L]（ ）14. A. Yes B. I’m afraid C. Sure D. No[/L] [L]（ ）15. A. wondering B. saying C. suggesting D. hesitating[/L] [L]（ ）16. A. yesterday B. tomorrow C. the last day D. today[/L] [L]（ ）17. A. his neighbor B. his friend C. he D. I[/L] [L]（ ）18. A. time B. money C. energy D. pollution[/L] [L]（ ）19. A. and B. while C. so D. or[/L] [L]（ ）20. A. newcomer B. people C. Chinese D. those[/L]
【答案与解析】 1. C。比较：in common=有共同之处，in time=及时，in short=简单地说，in general=一般说来。比较之下，in general 最合适。 2. A。take the advantage of the chance 指“利用机会”。 3. C。到机场接人用动词meet。 4. B。根据 …drove his car into the innermost lane可推知，汽车应是开出飞机场。 5. B。which 引导非限制性定语从句并在从句中作主语。 6. A。根据上文I wondered what “carpool” meant 可知，作者不能确定motorpool是否是carpool。 7. D。从下文闹的笑话看，作者是自作聪明。 8. B。我的朋友不知道我把motorpool, carpool看成是一个意思，汽车也没有出故障，故感到吃惊，不知我为何问此问题。 9. A。因为我的无知，朋友忍不住笑起来，并向我解释carpool的含义。 10. B。refers to 意为“意指”。 11. C。汽车行使用动词drive。 12. C。当我的朋友向我解释之后，我很尴尬。on doing sth 的意思是“一…就…”。 13. B。根据上下文可知，邻居从自家过来有事相商。 14. D。从下一句I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow 可知，朋友不能与他共车。 15. A。I was puzzled说明我不明白carpool的另一含义。 16. D。事情就发生在今天。 17. A。朋友再一次向我解释carpool的含义，而这个carpool是邻居讲出来。 18. C。轮流开车上班可节省汽油。 19. B。while 表示对比，意为“而”。 20. A。对刚到美国的人来说，在短时间内弄懂某些习语是很困难的。
