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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was __1___to see that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary._2___it was a dictionary intended for non—native learners, none of my classmates had one __3__, to be honest, I found it extremely __4_ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and _5__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __6__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are _7__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __8_ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _9__ that monolingual dictionaries are __10_ in learning a foreign language
As I found out, there is __11_ often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two _12___ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to 13___ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __14___ meaning of a word in English! ___15_ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary __16___ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ____17__, I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)18number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 19exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.20this, I can express myself more easily in English.
1.A．worried B．sad C．surprised D．nervous
2.A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．If
3.A．but B．so C．or D．and
4.A．difficult B．interesting C．ambiguous D．practical
5.A．thus B．even C．still D．again
6.A．new B．familiar C．earlier D．ordinary
7.A．explained B．expressed C．described D．created
8.A．offered B．agreed C．decided D．happened
9.A．imagine B．recommend C．predict D．understand
10.A．natural B．better C．easier D．convenient
11.A．at best B．in fact C．at times D．in case
12.A．words B．names C．ideas D．characters
13.A．hope B．declare C．doubt D．tell
14.A．exact B．basic C．translated D．expected
15.A．Rather B．However C．Therefore D．Instead
16.A．when B．before C．until D．while
17.A．Largely B．Generally C．Gradually D．Probably
18.A．extra B．average C．total D．limited
19.A．repeatedly B．nearly C．immediately D．anxiously
20.A．According to B．In relation to C．In addition to D．Because of
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In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an ___36_____"Parting Ceremony."
When University of Minnesota freshmen ____37_____ at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier: mothers and fathers will be ___38_____ to a reception elsewhere ___39_____ students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space -- _____40_____ adult breaking in.
In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents ____41_____ their children to college, universities are ____42_____activities ____43_____to speed the separation. In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, ___44______colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can ___45____independence.
Grinnell College here, like others, has found it ____46____ to make it clear when parents _____47__ say goodbye. After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, _____48____on the other.
Shortly____49______, mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus.
Moving their students in usually takes a few hours. Moving on? Most deans can tell _____50_____of parents who hang around campus for days. At Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. "We recognize it's a ____51______ day for families," Beverly Low, the dean(学监) of first-year students said.___52___, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms. Low and other officials plan to tell the parents ____53_____ that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4." she said.
Formal departure ceremonies are unusual __54___ growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association. A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs.____55_____, the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only."
1.A formal B informal C casual D grand
2.A move out B move in C move around D graduate
3.A sent B driven C invited D called on
4.A so B but C still D yet
5.A with B as C where D without
6.A rescue B deliver C bring D release
7.A running out B taking out C carrying out D picking out
8.A wanted B meant C devoted D prepared
9.A in which B which C how D where
10.A form B create C increase D develop
11.A necessary B unimportant C useless D difficult
12.A will B need C must D would
13.A teachers B police C professors D parents
14.A before B after C later D passed
15.A news B comments C stories D shadows
16.A little B huge C long D large
17.A Still B Therefore C Thus D Whereas
18.A rudely B directly C conveniently D hardly
19.A and B but C however D so
20.A For the time beingB For a long time C For example D For a change
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There are reasons why a middle-aged woman who has been away from the work for her children’s sake decides to go back to work．The 1reason for me was: years ago my job was that of a bookkeeper（会计）----- it was then that I worked for 2, and now with my children working, I wanted to do something 3, something new and exciting．
Money wasn't too important now, as my husband made a very 4living for us．But what should I do? What sort of 5should I look for? I knew I needed to be 6as to what I became involved with．I am not a "quitter"（容易放弃的人） and so I hoped to 7becoming responsible to an employer in a job that might turn out to be a mistake for me．
While I made painful efforts thinking over what to do, I was 8of a past incident where I needed to replace my original engagement ring 9the gold was wearing thin．My husband and I shopped and shopped for one, 10we went, even when we were on vacation． 11this nonstop searching got my poor 12to ask, "Just what kind of ring do you want, what exactly are we looking for?" My reply was, "I honestly don't 13, but when I see the correct setting, I will know it." That was the 14I felt about the new career I wished to start; I didn't have an exact idea as to what I wanted to do, but knew there was a perfect fit for me, if I would 15be patient.
Fortunately, that summer while I 16my twenty-fifth high school class reunion（重聚）, I heard a former classmate 17what she did for a living．She was a travel agent, and she and her husband had just 18from a trip to Hawaii where they acted as guides for a group of travelers．WOW, that 19like fun, considerably more fun and exciting than being a 20: I know what to take up!
1.A．possible B．obvious C．believable D．good
2.A．money B．fun C．children D．employers
3.A．valuable B．reasonable C．worthy D．different
4.A．interesting B．comfortable C．successful D．meaningful
5.A．pleasure B．place C．job D．man
6.A．careful B．useful C．joyful D．painful
7.A．finish B．miss C．avoid D．forget
8.A．recalled B．reminded C．warned D．robbed
9.A．where B．while C．if D．as
10.A．nowhere B．somewhere C．wherever D．everywhere
11.A．Actually B．However C．Finally D．Once
12.A．children B．classmates C．employer D．husband
13.A．care B．know C．understand D．find
14.A．way B．time C．style D．thought
15.A．really B．ever C．just D．certainly
16.A．joined B．left C．started D．attended
17.A．complaining B．explaining C．describing D．considering
18.A．returned B．rested C．came D．stayed
19.A．looked B．seemed C．sounded D．felt
20.A．travler B．wife C．employer D．bookkeeper
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One day when government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the 1to come out．A while later they 2
saw mice running out, 3．However, just as they were about to start to 4, they saw two more mice get out．The strange thing was that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away 5．Instead, it 6that one was trying to bite the tail of the other．Everyone was
7, so they stepped closer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was 8and could not see anything, and 9was trying to pull him to escape．
After witnessing what happened, everyone was speechless and 10in thought．During meal time, the group of people sat down 11a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．One serious Rome official said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was 12of emperor and minister．” The others thought for a while and said: “That was13!” A smart Israeli said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was husband and wife．” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made 14; so they expressed 15．A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to 16, said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was mother and son．” Once again the others thought for a while, and nodded yet another time．At that moment, one 17Samaritan looked at other people, and asked:“Why did those two mice have to have a 18relationship?” Suddenly, the atmosphere 19．
In fact, true love is not established on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．
20, it is based on no relationship．
1.A．corner B．barn C．hole D．smoke
2.A．indeed B．luckily C．hardly D．finally
3.A．one after another B．by and by
C．again and again D．now and then
4.A．catch up B．pick up C．keep up D．clean up
5.A．suddenly B．immediately C．surprisingly D．naturally
6.A．proved B．happened C．came D．seemed
7.A．excited B．anxious C．puzzled D．shocked
8.A．blind B．deaf C．disabled D．dumb
9.A．one B．other C．another D．the other
10.A．sank B．lost C．concentrated D．fixed
11.A．with B．for C．in D．by
12.A．one B．that C．such D．what
13.A．wrong B．OK C．why D．exactly
14.A．choice B．sense C．difference D．meaning
15.A．agreement B．disagreement C．seriousness D．admiration
16.A．family B．fathers C．mothers D．parents
17.A．pure-minded B．absent-minded C．narrow-minded D．open-minded
18.A．friendly B．long C．good D．certain
19.A．remained B．froze C．heated D．still
20.A．Still B．However C．Instead D．Moreover
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In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The is that countries around the world have growing mountains of because peopleare throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to an object than to spend time and money to repair it. modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and .
Another cause is our of disposable (一次性的) products.As people,we are always looking for to save time and make our lives easier. Companies thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also to the problem. We are buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To the amount of rubbish and to protect the , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
1.A. key B. reason C. project D. problem
2.A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products
3.A. face B. become C. observe D. change
4.A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw
5.A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of
6.A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful
7.A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division
8.A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy
9.A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends
10.A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve
11.A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes
12.A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for
13.A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger
14.A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away
15.A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences
16.A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure
17.A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands
18.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
19.A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of
20.A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising
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When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 1the move, my father 2us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 3that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we’re 4to Arizona."
The words, so small, didn’t seem 5enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the 6_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 7mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 8into own new home.
9my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 10explored(探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 11and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You’d better not 12that."
I turned around to see an old woman
"Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 13, new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 14? It must be quite a _15after living in Boston."
How could I explain how I 16the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.
"It’s vastness," she offered. “That vastness 17you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 18how little you are in comparison with the world. _19, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I’d bad ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 20would change with just a few simple words.
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch."
1.A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
2.A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted
3.A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing
4.A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying
5.A. good B. simple C. big D. proper
6.A. picture B. ground C. scene D. area
7.A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained
8.A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped
9.A. If B. After C. once D. While
10.A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly
11.A as well B. as usual C. fight away D. on time
12.A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
13.A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least
14.A. desert B. city C. state D. country
15.A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger
16.A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached
17.A. why B. when C. how D. where
18.A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
19.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
20.A. idea B. life C. home D. family
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When a homeless man named Marcus wandered into Abigail’s Cafe asking for spare change, he didn’t get turned away. Looking at the man, the owner Abigail asked, “Why don’t you have a ________? You know nothing is given to me for free?” Marcus ________ that he had “a lot of crimes”. Because of his ________, no one wanted to hire him, so he had made money the only way he knew how: “________ or asking for money.”
Although the young owner had hit some hard times for her cafe, Abigail was ________ of hands that day and then decided to ________ Marcus the task of washing dishes. “His ________ opened wide and his smile made my ________!” She wrote on Facebook.
“He said he would do ________ for some food.” For the past two weeks, Marcus has been on time every day for his ________ of working for two hours when he washes dishes. He uses the money he ________ to buy his own food at the restaurant, ________ to take it for free.
“A lot of people are saying that I’ve been a blessing for him. ________, at that point I was the one who needed a blessing,” Abigail told CBS News. Her post has earned a lot of attention with plenty of ________ on the Internet. Because many people have asked ________ they can help people like Marcus, she ________ a GoFundMe page with a modest goal of $1,000. “The hope,” she said, “is to create more hours and opportunities for him ________ others in the community.”
Abigail said she shared the story, hoping that people might be moved to help a ________, too. “Do something nice for whoever may not be familiar to us and don’t ________ them just because they go out there asking for money, for we don’t know their real ________,” she said in her post. “They deserve another chance.”
1.A. family B. friend C. wallet D. job
2.A. responded B. concluded C. doubted D. added
3.A. state B. nature C. record D. appearance
4.A. borrowing B. stealing C. raising D. saving
5.A. full B. fond C. sick D. short
6.A. award B. offer C. spare D. show
7.A. eyes B. nose C. lips D. arms
8.A. choice B. decision C. day D. plan
9.A. nothing B. less C. more D. anything
10.A. turn B. promise C. practice D. burden
11.A. borrows B. earns C. lends D. prints
12.A. trying B. hoping C. regretting D. refusing
13.A. Therefore B. Fortunately C. However D. Besides
14.A. measures B. comments C. explanations D. materials
15.A. how B. why C. when D. where
16.A. set down B. set foot in C. set up D. set fire to
17.A. by means of B. in reward of C. on behalf of D. as well as
18.A. stranger B. murderer C. madman D. beggar
19.A. believe B. judge C. limit D. accept
20.A. identity B. goal C. situation D. potential
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It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for appointment （约会）at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 1in the waiting area, 2him it would be at least 3minutes 4someone would be able to see him .I saw him 5his watch and decided, since I was 40 buy-my patient didn’t 6at the appointed hour ,I would examine his wound, While taking care of his wound ,I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 7to go to the nursing home on eat breakfast with his 8.He told me that she had been 9for a while and that she had a special disease, I asked if she would be 10if he was a bit late. He replied that she 11knew who he was ,that she had not been able to 12him for five years now. I was 13and asked him,” And you 14go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said .”She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is” I had to hold back 15as he left.
Now I 16that in marriages, true love is 17of all that, The happiest people don’t 18have the best of everything; they just 19the best of everything they have .20isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
1.A.breath B. test C. seat D. break
2.A.persuading B. promising C. understanding D. telling
3.A. if B. before C. since D. after
4.A. taking off B. fixing C. looking at D. winding
5.A. very B. also C. seldom D. not
6.A. turn up B. show off C. come on D. go away
7.A. needed B. forgot C . agreed D. happened
8.A. daughter B. wife C. mother D. sister
9.A late B. well C. around D. there
10.A. lonely B. worried C. doubtful D. hungry
11.A. so far B. neither C. no longer D. already
12.A. recognize B. answer C. believe D. expect
13.A. moved B. disappointed C. surprised D .satisfied
14.A. only B. then C. thus D. still
15.A. curiosity B. tears C. words D. judgment
16.A. realize B. suggest C. hope D. prove
17.A. agreement B. expression C. acceptance D. exhibition
18.A. necessarily B. completely C. naturally D. frequently
19.A. learn B. make C. favor D. try
20.A. Adventure B. Beauty C. Trust D .Life
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Never would I forget the other night when I came across an unforgettable sight while watching the Olympics. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a36 of determination and courage.
The37 was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. Two of them, however, were disqualified(取消资格) due to38 starts. That left only one to39 . That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race40 . I watched the man dive off the41 and knew right away that something was42 . Now I’m not an expert swimmer but I do know a good dive from a poor one, and this man was far from being a medal winner. When he43 , it was clear that the man was not out for gold. I listened to the crowd begin to44 at this poor man that was clearly having a45 time. Finally he46 his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few all-out strokes(划水) and you could47 he was worn out.
__48___in those few awkward strokes, the crowd had ____49____. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to ____50____. Some ____51___began to stand and yell things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and, “Go for it!” He did. A clear minute slower than the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his52 . The crowd went 53 . You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other54 .
A man that gave his all -- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of the55 of the games.
1.A. taste B. show C. sense D. member
2.A. program B. sport C. event D. accident
3.A. straight B. false C. eager D. right
4.A. compete B. match C. win D. succeed
5.A. against B. for C. to D. with
6.A. banks B. blocks C. benches D. boards
7.A. new B. funny C. wrong D. terrible
8.A. recovered B. resurfaced C. renewed D. returned
9.A. stare B. point C. laugh D. glare
10.A. happy B. hard C. good D. long
11.A. miss B. made C. catch D. carry
12.A. forget B. believe C. admit D. tell
13.A. But B. So C. Or D. Thus
14.A. moved B. left C. changed D. stopped
15.A. cheer B. chat C. quarrel D. debate
16.A. ever B. still C. even D. never
17.A. duty B. turn C. action D. race
18.A. bad B. wrong C. hungry D. wild
19.A. audience B. athletes C. judges D. experts
20.A. spirit B. progress C. skill D. secret
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“The way we choose to respond when others make mistakes can cause them to feel ashamed or can allow them to remember our kindness and share our stories with future generations.”
——Michelle Sedas
When I read the above quote I couldn’t help but Doris．She had been a science teacher by ，but she also was a very person．All around her room were dolls that she had made．They were the most interesting dolls I’d ever seen；each was very from the other．
By talking to Doris I learned she’d a class in doll making．One day while I was in her room she took one of the dolls out of the case to me．This doll was very with fine artistic work．I was that anyone could do such unique work．
As Doris was the doll carefully in her hand，I could see a slight break in the skirt．I was to know what happened. Doris said that on the way to class she the side of the skirt．She expressed how scared she was and almost didn’t go to at all．When it came her to show the doll to the teacher，she had to point out the in the skirt．Doris felt for sure that the doll would be because of it．Much to her surprise the teacher told her she was just going to this break and grade the doll on the other good it had．Doris shared that this remark and from the teacher changed her life．
This teacher could have ma
de Doris feel by her mistake．But her willingness to ignore the mistake，Doris was sharing her kindness with the next generation．1.A．give up B．think of C．turn down D．call on
2.A．birth B．accident C．profession D．mistake
3.A．creative B．generous C．energetic D．conservative
4.A．far B．different C．free D．safe
5.A．prepared B．quitted C． taken D．organized
6.A．flatter B．upset C．comfort D．show
7.A．common B．cheap C．expensive D．unusual
8.A．disappointed B．annoyed C．terrified D．amazed
9.A．turning B．bending C．mending D．shaking
10.A．sorry B．proud C．curious D．content
11.A．burned B．decorated C．replaced D．bumped
12.A．class B．church C．hospital D．work
13.A．honor B．task C．turn D．choice
14.A．spot B．break C．hole D．patch
15.A．rejected B．appreciated C．destroyed D．removed
16.A．value B．ignore C．notice D．assess
17.A．talents B．quantities C．varieties D．qualities
18.A．responsibility B．habit C．attitude D．standard
19.A．ashamed B．shocked C．puzzled D．overjoyed
20.A．as for B．because of C．in spite of D．apart from
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