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8. 【2013•甘肃嘉峪关一中期中】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The United States is a large country. From the East Coast to the West Coast it is about 3, 000 miles wide. The Atlantic Ocean is on the East Coast and the Pacific Ocean is on the West Coast. Canada is the country to the north of the United States and Mexico is the country to the south. There are many rivers in the United States. The most important ones are the Mississippi River and the Missouri River in the central part of the country, and the Colorado and Columbia River in west. There are 50 states in the United States today. The American people are of almost every race in the world. This is because of immigrations from abroad throughout American history. The population is now over two hundred million. English is the common language. The largest city in the United States is New York. It is on New York Bay and at the mouth of the Hudson River. 57. “The American people are of almost every race in the world,” means ________. A. the American people include nearly all the races of the world B. there are several main races in the United States C. the American people are made up of the white and the black people D. the American people consist of only one race 58. What do you know about New York? A. It is the capital of the United States. B. It is in the central part of the country. C. It is the largest city in the United States. D. It is at the mouth of the Missouri River. 59. New York is ________. A. in the central part of the U. S. B. on the West Coast C. at the mouth of the Mississippi River D. at the mouth of the Hudson River B One day a lawyer's wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor. The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop. He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的).He therefore said to the man. "But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me." "Sir," replied the lawyer. "Here I have$500,,whether you cure my wife or you kill her. I'll give you all this." The doctor was reassured(使安心) and went into the house. When he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little. She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon died. He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promised. "Did you kill my wife?" asked the lawyer. "Of course I didn't," said the doctor. "Well! Did you cure my wife?" asked the man. "I'm afraid that was impossible," replied the doctor. "Well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you." 60.One day a lawyer's wife fell ill, and the lawyer_____ . A. cured his wife B. got a doctor for her C. got some medicine for her illness D. promised to pay$500 to the doctor 61. Before entering the lawyer's house the doctor stopped for a while, because_____ . A. the doctor wanted to ask something about his wife's illness B. the doctor thought it impossible to save the woman C. the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay him D.the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills 62.Because the lawyer's wife was seriously ill, the doctor_____ . A. couldn't do much and didn't save her life B. tried his best and saved her at last C. had to do everything he could for her D. had to spend a lot of time to cure her 63.From the story, we know_____ . A. the lawyer was very clever B. how the lawyer's wife died C. the doctor was stupid enough to be fooled D. the lawyer was dishonest and that he fooled the doctor C Homesick is a compound word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each word means on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they are used together. Homesick means SICK FOR HOME. Now think for a minute about SEASICK. If you change the word home in the definition(释义)to the word sea, would the definition fit SEASICK? Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are homesick ,the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, the last place you want to be is at sea. Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. people are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if their hearts are broken. But, on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake, handstand, and handbag. Perhaps you may write definitions for them. 64.The word SEASICK means“______”. A. to be eager to go to the sea B. what has nothing to do with the sea C. to be sick because of the sea D. that the sea is terrible 65.When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that________. A. his heart is sick B .his heart needs testing C .he’s sorry at heart D. he’s terribly disappointed and sad 66.“The last place you want to be” is_________. A. where you want to be most B. where you want to be least C. where you go the last D. the last place you go to 67.The definitions of handshake, handstand and handbag are_______. A. easy to know B. difficult to know C .impossible to learn D. unnecessary to learn 68.The author wanted to tell us that _______. A. there are many compound words in English B. the building of compound words is interesting C. the definitions of some compound words are hard to guess D. not all the compound words are what they seem to be D【2013•甘肃嘉峪关一中期中】 The most important holiday in spring，especially for Christians (基督徒)，is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year， but it‘s always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day. But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter，many people go to church to celebrate Jesus‘ resurrection (复活)from the dead. Most people color them. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs， they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world. People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium， children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny (复活节兔子)。 But in Belgium， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria， red Easter eggs are lucky in churches; Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist. In parts of Austria， for example， children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs. 69. Easter comes _______. A. on the same date every year B. on Sunday on March 22 C. on Sunday on April 25 D. on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 70. To celebrate Easter，people ___________. A. go shopping，hide colored eggs and children hunt for them B. give Easter baskets filled candy and goodies to one another C. buy new clothes，hide colored eggs and children look for them around the house D. both B and C 71. For Christians the more important thing to do on Easter is________. A. buying new clothes B. going to church to celebrate Jesus‘ resurrection C. eating delicious food and paint color eggs D. exchange beautiful gifts each other 【2013•甘肃嘉峪关一中期中】E Guangzhou (Xinhua)——12 people were killed and 20 injured early yesterday morning when they jumped from a burning train car into the path of an on coming goods train in Southern China. When No. 247 Wuchang——Guangzhou passenger train was passing the Dayaoshan Tunnel in Guangdong Province，South China at 00 ：17 hours yesterday， a fire caused by passengers' smoking broke out on No. 17 car. They wanted to extinguish fire. As the train stopped some frightened passengers jumped from windows. 12 people were crushed to death and 20 others injured by a northward passing goods train(No. 1766)。 (责任编辑：admin) |