山東科大大學(xué)英語期末復(fù)習(xí)題及參考答案

復(fù)習(xí)思考題一

PartIVocabularyandStructure：（20%）

Directions:Thereare2（）incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeach

statementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

1.MarymajorsEnglish.（難度2）

A.forB.atC.onD.in

2.MybrotherwillarriveBeijingthismorning.（難度1）

A.atB.toC.inD.for

3.howpoorheis.1willniarrvhim.（難度3）

A.ThoughB.BecauseC.ForD.Nomatter

4.____somepoint,youareright.（難度2）

A.AtB.InC.ToD.As

5.Sheisafamousmoviestar,andherparentsare____ofher.（難度2）

A.happyB.gladC.proudD.surprised

6.WcwillgotoSummerPalaceitdoesn'traintomorrow.（難度2）

A.andB.bu（C.ifD.however

7.Buyingalolofclothes___herdream.（難度2）

A.areB.isC.tobeD.being

8.YoushouldspeakEnglishasasyoucan.（難度3）

A.muchB.moreC.alotD.many

9.I'dliketointroduceyouJamesStewart,thenewmanagerofourdepartment.（難度2）

A.toB.withC.ofD.on

1（）.Idon'tknowhow____thisproblem.（難度2）

A.doB.todoC.solveD.losolve

11.Theyare__ameeting.（難度2）

A.takingB.havingC.onD.in

12.ThistimenextweekTilbe____onthebeach.（難度3）

A.liedB.layC.lyingD.laid

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13.Wherewereyou?Wewereyou.（難度2）

A.toseeB.seeingC.sawD.lookingfor

14.1thinkweshouldworkoutastrategytothissituation.（難度3）

A.seeB.dealwithC.abandonD.dealingwith

15.Ifthisprojectfailsitwillaffectourdepartment,thewholeorganization.（難度3）

A.notonly...butalsoB.both...andC.as...asD.so...as

16.Smokingcanlungcancer.（難度2）

A.giveB.ledtoC.leadtoD.affect

17.Shedidn'thearthedoorbell.Shewas____theradio.（難度2）

A.hearingB.listeningtoC.listentoD.tolisten

18.1willcooperate____Iamnotifiedontime.（難度3）

A.thoughB.unlessC.inspiteofD.aslongas

19.Whatwillyou____at6:00p.m.tomorrow?（難度3）

A.bedoingB.doC.beD.todo

20.Hefocusedhiseyes____me.（難度3）

A.withB.atC.toD.on

PartII.Cloze（20%）

Directions:Thereatv20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choices

markedA,B,CandD.YowshouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitintothepassage.

Ifyouhaveawatch,don'trepairit!1knowit21.OnceIhadabeautifulwatch.Andthis

watch22perfecttime.ButonenightithappenedihatIforgotto23itup.Next

morningIwenttoawatchmakerasIwantedmyperfectwaichto24bytheexacttime.The

watchmakerexaminedmywatchandsaid:"Theregulator（校準(zhǔn)器）istobepushedup25

yourwatchisfourminutes26

Itriedtostophim,triedto27himunderstandthatmywatchkeptperfecttime,buthe

didnotlistentomeandpushedtheregulator.

Mybeautifulwatchbegantogaintime.It28fasterandfasterdaybyday.Bytheendof

thesecondmonthit29alltheclocksandwatchesofthetownfarbehind.

WhatdidIhavetodo?Tolakeittoanotherwatchmakertoberegulated.Iexpectedhimto

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regulatethewatchimmediately30heaskedmetocomeinaweek'stime.WhenatlastI

tookmywatchfromhimitbeganto31down.AndIbegantobelatefortrains,business

appointmentsandevenmissedmydinners.

NowIwentto32watchmaker.WhileIwaitedforhimtorepairmypoorwatch,he33

ittopiecesandsaidthathecouldfinishthiswork34threeorfourdays.Icoulddonothing

but35.Thattimemywatchwentforhalfadayandthenstopped.

SoIkept36mywatchfromonewatchmaker(oanotherforaconsiderableperiodof

time.

Andasaresultofitthecleverestmanintheworldcouldnot37thetimebymywatch.

Thethingwasgetting38.Mywatchhad39twehundreddollarsoriginallybutIpaid

forrepairsmorethantwohundred.AtlastIdecidedtobuy40watch,whichIdid.

21.A.forrealityB.fortruthC.forcertainD.forcertainty（難度3）

22.A.keptB.toldC.observedD.struck（難度4）

23.A.turnB.windC.pickD.put（難度3）

24.A.beturnedB.betakenC.beputD.beset（難度4）

25.A.asB.asifC.whenD.if（難度3）

26.A.fastB.slowlyC.fasterD.slow（難度3）

27.A.getB.persuadeC.makeD.explain（難度3）

28.A.gainedB.lostC.wentD.Won（難度4）

29.A.hadremainedB.hadleftC.hadstayedD.hadfallen（難度3）

30.A.howeverB.andC.butD.therefore（難度2）

31.A.goB.walkC.slowD.take（難度3）

32.A.thethirdB.thesecondC.thefirstD.thefourth（難度2）

33.A.brokeB.tookC.lureD.cut（難度3）

34.A.afterB.beforeC.overD.in（難度2）

35.A.toagreeB.agreeC.agreeingD.agreed（難度3）

36.A.takingB.bringingC.carryingD.fetching（難度3）

37.A.recognizeB.tellC.knowD.Understand（難度3）

38.A.seriouslyB.pleasantC.badlyD.serious（難度4）

39.A.spentB.tookC.costD.paid（難度3）

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40.A.anotherB.（heotherC.oneD.onemore（難度2）

PartIIIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.CandD.Yow

shoulddecideonthebestchoice.

PassageA

Whenmyfamilymoved（oAmericain2010fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,we

broughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesis

thatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect（尊敬）elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirst

embarrassmentintheUnitedStates.

1hadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,when1wasservingfood

toamiddic-agcdcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.Itoldher

（hatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasI

saidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,took

measideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive（敏感）Americansareandhowthey

dislikethedescription"old”.1thenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthe

coupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,so

theylaughedandwerenolongerangry.

InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventy

oreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Young

peoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanleamfromiheirrichexperience.

However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”isaproblemsince“old"sliows

thatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeep

themselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,

hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygot

angrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomething

theydidn'twanttohear.

Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon'trespectthem

anymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon'tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.

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41.Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause.（難度3）

A.themanageraskedhimtodosoB.herespectedtheelderly

C.thecouplewantedhimtodosoD.hewantedmorepay

42.WhenJackcalledthecouple"elderly”,theybecame,（難度3）

A.nervousB.satisfiedC.unhappyD.excited

43.InJack'shometown,.（難度4）

A.peopledislikebeingcalled“old”

B.peopleareproudofbeingold

C.manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreighty

D.theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants

44.Afterthisexperience,Jack.（難度3）

A.losthisjobintherestaurantB.madefriendswiththecouple

C.nolongerrespectedtheelderlyD.changedhiswaywitholderpeople

45.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?（難度4）

A.ThemoreJackexplained,theangrierthecouplegot.

B.Jackwantedtoshowhisfeelingsthroughwordsafterhisexperience.

C.Themanagerwentbacktothetableandapologizedtothecouple.

D.Fromthisexperience,JacklearnedmoreaboutAmericanculture.

PassageB

Ancight-ycar-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwas

thathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoney.Onlyaveryexpensiveoperationcouldsavehim

nowandtherewasnoonetolendthemthemoney.

Whensheheardherdaddysaytohertearfulmother,t4Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow；5the

littlegirlwenttoherbedroomandpulledhermoneyfromitshidingplaceandcounteditcarefully.

Shehurriedtoadrugstore（藥店）withthemoneyinherhand.

“Andwhatdoyouwant?”askedthesalesman."It'sfbrmylittlebrother,''thegirlanswered.

"He'sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuyamiraclc.^^“Pardon?”saidthesalesman.

“MybrotherAndrewhassomethingbadgrowinginsidehisheadandmydaddysayscnlya

miraclecansavehim.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?”"Wedon'tsellamiraclehere,child.

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Finsorry,“thesalesmansaidwithasmile.

“Listen,ifitisn'tenough,Icantryandgetsomemore.Justtellmehowmuchitcosts.”

Awell-dressedmanhearditandasked,“Whatkindofamiracledoesyourbrotherneed?”

“Idon'tknow,“sheansweredwithhereyesfillIoftears."He'sreallysickandmumsayshe

needsanoperation.Butmydaddycan'tpayfbrit,soIhavebroughtallmymoney.”

“Howmuchdoyouhave?”askedtheman.”$1.11,butIcantryandgetsomemore,^^she

answered.

“Well,whatluck,^^smiledtheman.**$1.11,thepriceofamiraclefbrlittlebrothers/'

Hetookupthegirl'shandandsaid,“Takemetowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrother

andmeetyourparents.Let'sseeifIhavethekindofmiracleyouneed.”

Thatwell-dressedmanwasDr.CarltonArmstrong,afamousdoctor.Theoperationwas

successfulanditwasn'tlongbeforeAndrewwashomeagain.

Howmuchdidthemiraclecost?

46.WhatwasthetroubleinthelittlegirPsfamily?（難度3）

A.Herbrotherwasseriouslyill.B.Theyhadnomoney.

C.Nothingcouldsaveherbrother.D.BothAandB.

47.IntheeyeofthelittlegirLamiraclemightbe.（難度3）

A.somethinginterestingB.somethingbeautiful

C.somewonderfulmedicineD.somegoodfood

48.Thelittlegirlsaidagainandagain"...Icantryandgetsomemore."Thatshows.（難度4）

A.shehadstillkeptsomemoneyB.shehopednottoberefused

C.TherewasnoneedtoworryaboutmoneyD.shethoughtmoneywaseasytoget

49.Whatmadethemiraclehappen?（難度3）

A.Thegirl'slovefurherbrollicr.B.Thegirl'smoney.

C.Themedicinefromthedrugstore.D.Nobodycantell.

50.Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推斷）that.（難度4）

A.Thedoctordidn'taskfbranypay

B.Amiracleissuretohappenifyoukeepon

C.Thelittlegirlislovelybutnotsoclever

D.Andrewwasinfactnetsosickastheyhadthought

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PassageC

Congratulations!You'vebeenacceptedintocollege.You'reexcitedandmaybealittlebit

nervous.Whatcanyouexpectfromcollegelife?Readonforouradvice.

Prepareyourselfforanewlifeatcollege

Enteringcollegeislikestartinganewphaseoflife.Youwillhavetoadjusttoyournew

surroundings.Trytodoeverythingbyyourselfandlearntostandonyourowntwofeet.

Learntoenjoythehardships

Collegeisaplacewhereteenagersbecomeadultsandacademiameetssociety.It'sa

challengingprocess.Youwon'twineveryprizeandyouwon'tbepopularwithallyourclassmates

allthetime.Onlyonceyouhaveexperiencedthesethingswillyouknowwhatsocietyandlifeis

like.

Communicatewithothers

Collegeisjustlikeasmallsociety>soyouhavetocommunicatewithyourfellows.Smileat

yourclassmates,showyourconcernandspeakwiththem.Then（heywillbehappylohelpyouin

return.

Takeonyourownresponsibilities

Don'tcountonotherstomakedecisionsorplansforyou.Youareyourownmaster.You

shouldplanyourlifeandmanageyourstudyrightfromthestartofyourcollegelife.Faceupto

yourtroublesbravelyanddon'trunaway.

Collegeisaveryimportanttimeofyourlife.Ifyoupayattention,youwillacquireprecious

knowledge,goodsense,socialexperienceanddetermination.

51.Accordingtothepassage,whenyoustartyourcollegelife,youare.（難度2）

A.happyB.excitedC.alittlebitnervousD.bothBandC

52.Ilisaprocesslliulteenagersbecomeadultsandauiidcmiamedssociety.（雉度2）

A.hardB.pleasureC.challengingD.easy

53.Onlyonceyouhaveexperiencedwillyouknowwhatsocietyandlifeislike.（難度3）

A.happythingsB.failureC.successD.popularthings

54.Whenyoucommunicatewithyourclassmates,youcan.（難度2）

A.smileatthemB.showyourconcernwiththem

C.speakwiththemD.A,BandC

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55.Whenyouneedtomakedecisions,youshould.(難度3)

A.askyourparentsforhelpB.askyourteacherforhelp

C.askyourclassmatesfbrhelpD.decidebyyourself

PartIVTranslation:(15%)

Directions:PutthefollowingsentencesintoEnglish:

56.如果明天下雨，我們就待在家里。（難度3）

57.下周二這個時候我們應(yīng)該正在開會。（難度3）

58.到上周末為止，他還沒給老板回郵件。（難度3）

59.中國有2000年的造紙歷史。（難度3）

60.我們已經(jīng)等你半個鐘頭了。（難度2）

PartVWriting:（15%）（難度4）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutyouropinions

onTheImportanceofGettingWellwithYourClassmates.Youressayshouldincludethe

influenceofheavytrafficandmeasurestobetakentoreduceheavytraffic.Youshouldwriteat

least100wordsbutnomorethan150words.

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復(fù)習(xí)思考題一答案

PartIVocabularyandStructure：(20%)

1—5DCDAC6……10CBAAD

11-15BCDBA16--20CBDAD

PartIICloze:(20%)

21-25CABDA26…30DCABC

31—35CABDB36—40ABDCA

PartIIIReadingComprehension：(30%)

41—45BCBDD46—50DCBAA

51—55DCBDD

PartIVTranslation:(15%)

1.Ifitrainstomorrow,wewillstayathome.

2.We'llbehavingameetingthistimenextTuesday.

3.Bytheendoflastweek,hehadnotrespondedtohisboss'semail.

4.Chinahasahistoryofmakingpaperfor2,000years.

5.Wehavebeenwaitingfbryouforhalfanhour.

PartVWriting:(15%)

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復(fù)習(xí)思考題二

PartIVocabularyandStructure：（20%）

Directions:Thereare2（）incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeach

statementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

1.HeNewYorkandwillstaythereforayear.（難度3）

A.hasleftforB.hasbeentoC.hasleftD.hascomefrom

2.ThesethreeAmericanwcmenChineseinourcollegefbrthreeyears.（難度3）

A.studiesB.willhavestudiedC.havestudiedD.willstudy

3.Theconferenceafullweekbythetimeitends.（難度2）

A.haslastedB.willhavelastedC.musthavelastedD.wouldlast

4.Untilthen,hisbrotherfromhimforsixmonths.（難度3）

A.hasn'theardB.hadn'theardC.didn'thearD.hasn'tbeenhearing

5.It'sreportedthatbytheendofthismonththeoutputofcement（水泥）inthefactor

byabout10%.（速度2）

A.hasrisenB.willberisingC.hasbeenrisingD.willhaverisen

6.Asmymotherherebefore,Ihadtomeetherattherailwaystation.（難度3）

A.neverwasB.hasneverbeen

C.hadneverbeenD.havingneverbeen

7.Heisincapableofleadingateam,acompany.（難度4）

A.letaloneB.referringC.letasideD.including

8.Theywentthereonfootbybus.（難度3）

A.notB.insteadofC.morethanD.without

9.Thechildislivelyhealthy.（難度3）

A.aswellasB.notC.alsoD.but

10.Theboythehatfor（heoldman.（難度3）

A.throwsB.pickingupC.throwsawayD.pickedup

11.Weonthisprojectforoveramonthnow.（難度3）

A.hasbeenworkingB.arcworking

C.havebeenworkingD.arcgoingtowork

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12.1letterssincebreakfast.（難度2）

A.havewrittenB.willhavewritten

C.havebeenwritingD.havebeenwritten

13.1____formybikefordaysbeforeIfoundit.（難度3）

A.havebeenlookingB.looked

C.hadbeenlookingD.waslooking

14.HefbrthreehourswhenIcalled.（難度3）

A.hasbeenworkingB.hadbeenworking

C.workedD.havev/orked

15.Itisthethirdtimethattheboy.（難度3）

A.hasbeenlateB.islateC.waslateD.willbelate

16.Hediscoveredthathisluggage.（又隹度3）

A.hadbeenstolenB.hasbeenstolenC.isstolenD.havingbeenstolen

17.Forawhilethesisterscouldnoteachother'sfaces.（難度3）

A.lookintoB.lookoutC.looktoD.looktoward

18.Wemust____tohimforhisselfcontribution.（難度4）

A.makeitB.makeitupC.makeitonD.make

19.Whatarcyou?（難度2）

A.smilingtoB.smilingatC.smilefbrD.smileat

20.1canalwaysyoutocheermeup.（難度3）

A.counttoB.countforC.countinD.counton

PartII.Cloze（20%）

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choices

markedA,B,CandD.YowshouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitintothepassage.

In1989an8.2earthquakealmostflattenedAmerica,killingover30,00（）peopleinlessthan

fourminutes.Inthemiddleofcompletedamageanddisorder,afatherrushedtotheschoolwhere

hissonwassupposedtobe,21thatthebuildingwas22.

Aftertheunforgettablyshock,he23thepromisehehadmadetohisson:"Nomatter

24.I'llalwaysbethereforyou!"Andtearsbeganto25hiseyes.Ashelookedatthepileof

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ruins,itlookedhopeless,buthekeptrememberinghis26tohisson.Herushedthereand

started27theruins.

Ashewasdigging,otherhelplessparentsarrived,28:"It'stoolate!They'realldead!29.

facereality,there'snothingyoucando!"lbeachparentherespondedwith30:"Areyougoing

tohelpmenow?"Noonehelped.Andthenhecontinuedtodigforhisson,stonebystone.

Courageouslyhewentonalonebecauseheneededtoknow31:"Ismyboy32orishe

dead?"Hedugforeighthours...12hours...24hours...36hours...（hen.in33hour,hepulled

backalargestoneandheardhisson's34.Hescreamedhisson'sname,"ARMAND!"Heheard

back,"Dad!?!It'sme,Dad!Itokltheotherkidsnottoworry.Itoldthemthatifyouwerealive,

you35meand36yousavedme,they'dbesaved.Youpromised,'Nomatterwhat

happens,I'llalwaysbethereforyou!'Youdidit,Dad!"

"What'sgoingoninthere?"thefatherasked.

"Thereare14ofus373833,dad.We'rescared,hungry,thirstyandthankfulyou,re

here.When（hebuildingcollapsed,itmade39,anditsavedus."

"Comeout,boy!"

"No,Dad!Lettheotherkidsoutfirst,30Iknowyoj'llgetme!Nomatterwhathappens,I

knowyou'llalwaysbethereforme!"

21.A.onlydiscoveringB.onlytcdiscover

C.onlyrealizingD.onlytorealize（難度4）

22.A.asflatasapancakeB.ashighasamountain

C.asstrongasanoxD.asweakasakitten（難度4）

23.A.memorizedB.forgotC.keptD.remembered（難度3）

24.A.whatB.whathappensC.whichD.who（難度2）

25.A.fillB.nilinC.C511cD.burst（難度3）

26.A.pictureB.promiseC.presentD.encourage（難度2）

27.A.diggingB.diggingthroughC.diggingoutD.digginginio（難度3）

28.A.tosayB.saidC.andsayingD.saying（難度3）

29.A.ComeoutB.ComeagainC.ComeonD.Comeoff（難度3）

30.A.onewordB.onesoundC.onerowD.oneline（難度4）

31.A.torhimselfB.ofhimselfC.byhimselfD.tohimself（難度3）

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32.A.liveB.livingC.aliveD.lively（難度2）

33.A.38B.the38C.38thD.the38th（難度3）

34.A.soundB.voiceC.noiseD.tone（難度2）

35.A.willsaveB.wouldsaveC.saveD.wouldhavesaved（難度3）

36.A.whenB.becauseC.evenifD.though（難度3）

37.A.remainedB.missingC.leftD.gone（難度4）

38.A.forB.behindC.outofD.over（難度3）

39.A.apromiseB.spaceC.roomD.atriangle（難度4）

40.A.becauseB.thoughC.whenD.eventhough（難度3）

PartIIIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orimfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Yow

shoulddecideonthebestchoice.

PassageA

Whatistime?Isitathingtobesavedorspentorwasted,likemoney?Orisitsomethingwe

havenocontrolover,like（heweather?Istimethesameallovertheworld?That'saneasy

question,yousay.Whereveryougo,aminuteis60seconds,anhouris60minutes,adayis24

hours,andsoforth.Well,maybe.ButinAmerica,timeismorethanthat.Americansseetimeas

avaluableresource.May氏that'swhytheyarefondoftheexpression“Timeismoney.”

BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytoconserveandmanage

it.PeopleintheU.S.oftenattendconferencesorreadbooksontimemanagement.Itseemsthey

allwanttoorganizetheirtimebetter.Professionalscarryaroundpocketplanners（計戈U書）一some

inelectronicform-tokeep（rackofappointmentsanddeadlines.Peopledoalltheycantosqueeze

morelifeoutof（heirtime.TheearlyAmericanheroBenjaminFranklinexpressedthisviewbest:

“Doyoulovelife?Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof.”

41.Theauthorofthepassagetriestotellus.（難度2）

A.whatistimeB.wcshouldloveourlives

C.AmericanslovetimeD.wcshouldtreasureandmakegooduseoftime

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42.What'sthemeaningofthephrase"keeptrackof^^inparagraph2?（難度3）

A.recordsomethingB.tell

C.differentiateD.prove

43.Accordingtothepassage,Americansseetimeas.（難度1）

A.amysteriousthingB.avaluableresource

C.boringD.funny

44.WhyAmericansIrytoconserveandmanagetime?（難度3）

A.BecauseAmericansdon'tknowwhattimeis

B.BecauseAmericanshatetime

C.BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource

D.A,BandC

45.Accordingtothepassage,weCANNOTunderstandtimeas.（又隹度3）

A.athingtobesaved

B.somethingthatcanberepeated

C.somethingwehavenocontrolover

D.thesameallovertheworld

PassageB

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmas

present.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchin（頑童）waswalking

aroundtheshiningcar.4isthisyourcar,sir?”heasked.

Paulanswered,4tYes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas."Theboywassurprised.t4You

meanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidcostyounothing?Sir,Iwish...”Hehesitated（猶豫）.

Paulthoughtofcourseheknewwhattheboywanted,butwriattheboysaidsurprisedhimgreatly.

“Iwish,“theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat."Paullookedatthe