先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入相應空白處的最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內(nèi)。

（一）

Back in my country， when I was a child， I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week， farmers used to ___1___ their fruit and vegetables into the city. They ___2___ one street to all cars， and the farmers set up tables for their ___3___. This outdoor market was a great place to ___4___. Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in ___5___ after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the ___6___ produce.

The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child， ___7___ was like a festival — full of colors and ___8___. There are red tomatoes， yellow lemons， green lettuce， peppers， grapes， onions. The farmers did their own ___9___. They all shouted loudly for ___10___ to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges！ Theyre juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to ___11___ your children healthy and strong！”

Everyone used to ___12___ with the farmers over the ___13___ of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “___14___” in this drama. My mother was an ___15___ at this. First， she picked the freshest， most attractive tomatoes， for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.

“What？” she said. She looked very surprised. “ So ___16___？”

The seller looked terribly ___17___. “My dear lady！” he replied. “Im a poor， ___18___ farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market！”

They always argued for several minutes before agreeing ___19___ a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were ___20___. The drama was over.

（ ）1. A. carry B. take C. bring D. fetch

（ ）2. A. opened B. closed C. started D. stopped

（ ）3. A. produce B. goods C. food D. product

（ ）4. A. buy B. sell C. bargain D. shop

（ ）5. A. hurriedly B. immediately C. directly D. straightly

（ ）6. A. best B. finest C. freshest D. cheapest

（ ）7. A. who B. that C. which D. what

（ ）8. A. voices B. noises C. sounds D. accent

（ ）9. A. shopping B. business C. shouting D. advertising

（ ）10. A. customers B. producers C. themselves D. sellers

（ ）11. A. keep B. let C. except D. make

（ ）12. A. argue B. talk C. discuss D. speak

（ ）13. A. order B. price C. quality D. form

（ ）14. A. viewers B. listeners C. actors D. directors

（ ）15. A. actress B. inventor C. advancer D. expert

（ ）16. A. wonderful B. exciting C. cheap D. expensive

（ ）17. A. injured B. hurt C. damaged D. wounded

（ ）18. A. excellent B. fair C. honest D. easy

（ ）19. A. with B. to C. in D. on

（ ）20. A. disappointed B. encouraged C. satisfied D. tired

（二）

Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the USA today. Thousands of books __1__this begin with __2__ that start with the words "how to". Many of "how to " books __3__ advice on careers. They tell you how to __4__ a career and how to __5__ it. If you fail， __6__， you can buy a book called How to Turn Failure into Success. If you never make any money __7__， you need a book called How to Live on Nothing.

One of the most popular types of books is one that __8__ you with personal problems. If you are unhappy with your __9__， you can read How to Love Every Minute of Your Life. If you are tired of books on __10__， you may prefer a book called How to Make Yourself Sad.

Many of these books help people use their __11__ time better. Some people __12__ books which will give them __13__ information about sports， hobbies and travel. __14__ people use their free time to make __15__ and improvements on their homes. They like books which given __16__ instructions on how to repair things.

__17__ have "how to" books become so __18__？ Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more problems to __19__. "How to" books help people __20__ modern life.

（ ）1.A. as B. like C. of D. about

（ ）2.A. books B. sentences C. words D. titles

（ ）3.A. give B. take C. follow D. suggest

（ ）4.A. pick B. search C. find D. choose

（ ）5.A. get into B. take part into C. succeed in D. fail in

（ ）6.A. however B. but C. besides D. otherwise

（ ）7.A. for all B. in all C. at all D. all too

（ ）8.A. gets B. helps C. does D. deals

（ ）9.A. book B. study C. work D. life

（ ）10.A. sadness B. happiness C. anger D. violence

（ ）11.A. free B. busy C. working D. meaningful

（ ）12.A. lose B. sell C. use D. want

（ ）13.A. little B. much C. useful D. useless

（ ）14.A. Other B. Others C. The other D. The others

（ ）15.A. money B. fun C. cleaning D. repairs

（ ）16.A. one-by one B. step-by-step

C. little-by-little? ? ? ? ? ? D. day-by-day

（ ）17.A. Why B. How C. When D. Where

（ ）18.A. good B. little C. popular D. bad

（ ）19.A. answer B. do C. work out D. solve

（ ）20.A. go away with? ? ? ? ? B. deal with

C. take with? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. fight with

（三）

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.

But ___1___ a few of them are very ___2___. English is one of these. Many， many people use it， not only in England and the U. S. A， but in other parts of the world. About 200， 000， 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ___3___ language. Many millions are ___4___ to do so.

Is it easy or difficult to learn English？ Different people may have different ___5___. Have you ever ___6___ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines？

“Learn English in six month， or your ___7___ back…” “Easy and funny？ Our records and tapes ___8___ you master your English in a month. ___9___ the first day your ___10___ will be excellent. Just send…” Of course， it never ___11___ quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ___12___ that we all learned our own language well when we were ___13___. If we could learn English in the same way， it would not seem so difficult. ___14___ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language， talking in it， and ___15___ in it all the time， just imagine how much ___16___ that gets！

So it is ___17___ to say that learning English is easy， because a good command of English ___18___ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ___19___ much time. Good teachers， records， tapes， books， and dictionaries will ___20___. But they cannot do the students work for him.

（ ）1. A. not B. quite C. only D. very

（ ）2. A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. easy

（ ）3. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother

（ ）4. A. learning B. enjoying C. trying D. liking

（ ）5. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers

（ ）6. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known

（ ）7. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English

（ ）8. A. make B. help C. let D. allow

（ ）9. A. From B. On C. Since D. After

（ ）10. A. spelling B. grammar C. English D. pronunciation

（ ）11. A. happened B. know C. seemed D. felt

（ ）12. A. know B. remember C. understand D. think

（ ）13. A. students B. children C. babies D. grown-ups

（ ）14. A. Imagine B. Mind C. Do D. Think of

（ ）15. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing

（ ）16. A. time B. money C. language D. practice

（ ）17. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly

（ ）18. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes

（ ）19. A. uses B. takes C. gets D. costs

（ ）20. A. do B. work C. help D. master

（四）

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.

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.

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 oclock the next morning， we were ___16___ by loud sounds coming from the childrens 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[巨響]！

（ ）1. A. faced B. met C. filled D. pleased

（ ）2. A. question B. matter C. problem D. business

（ ）3. A. get B. stay C. stand D. wake

（ ）4. A. lose B. break C. miss D. leave

（ ）5. A. awake B. wake C. asleep D. sleep

（ ）6. A. look B. stare C. glare D. watch

（ ）7. A. hopefully B. busily C. gladly D. successfully

（ ）8. A. liked B. feared C. surprised D. hated

（ ）9. A. answer B. tell C. ask D. search

（ ）10. A. sadly B. unluckily C. possibly D. fortunately

（ ）11. A. it B. they C. I D. we

（ ）12. A. morning B. midnight C. evening D. daybreak

（ ）13. A. filling B. sewing C. mending D. preparing

（ ）14. A. present B. stocking C. bike D. tree

（ ）15. A. going B. sure C. glad D. excited

（ ）16. A. troubled B. frightened C. woken D. shocked

（ ）17. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since

（ ）18. A. Even B. And C. Soon D. Then

（ ）19. A. with B. on C. over D. by

（ ）20. A. all B. nearly C. happily D. completely

參考答案與解析：

（一）

【答案與解析】

1. C。take 意為“拿走、帶去”;carry 意為“攜帶、搬運”。fetch 意為“去取來”。前面三詞與句意不符。而bring“帶來、帶來”，表示農(nóng)民把他們生產(chǎn)的水果和蔬菜帶到城市里來。

2. B。close 意為“關、封閉”。此句表示：這些農(nóng)民封閉一條街，不許車輛通行，作為交易市場。

3. A。produce 意為“農(nóng)產(chǎn)品（尤指水果、蔬菜等）”。

4. D。shop 意為“買東西” 。

5. B。immediately意為“立即、直接地”。此句表示：農(nóng)民收獲后立即就把農(nóng)產(chǎn)品拿到市場去賣，因此他們的東西比雜貨店的要新鮮。

6. C。freshest 意為“最新鮮的”。與上句中的fresher對應，一大早的水果、蔬菜是最新鮮的。

7. C。which引導非限制性定語從句，修飾前面的名詞the outdoor market，說明露天市場像節(jié)日一樣。

8. C。sound可指任何可以聽到的“聲音”。與下文的叫賣聲、討價還價聲相一致。

9. D。advertising 意為“廣告（總稱）”。由上句可知：這些農(nóng)民高聲叫喊是為他們的產(chǎn)品做廣告。

10. A。customer意為“顧客”。農(nóng)民高聲叫賣是為了招來顧客買他們的產(chǎn)品。

11. D。make 意為“使”。句意為：這些橘子果汁豐富、味道好、富含維生素，能使你們的孩子健康強壯。

12. A。argue意為“爭吵”。買東西的常常為了降低價格而與農(nóng)民討價還價，發(fā)生爭吵是常有的事。

13. B。price 意為“價格”，后面也提到價格問題。

14. C。actor 意為“演員”。作者把市場交易比作一場戲，那么所有的買東西的人和賣東西的人都是演員。因為他們都充當這曲戲中的一個角色。

15. D。expert意為“專家、能手”。指作者的母親是買東西的能手，會挑選東西，會討價還價。

16. D。expensive意為“價高的、昂貴的”。在討價還價中，買東西的人總是會說“價格太高、太貴”之的類話。

17. B。hurt意為“使痛心”。hurt可指肉體或精神上的傷害。這里指買東西的出價太低而痛心，不指肉體的傷害或損傷，因而其他動詞不宜用。

18. C。honest意為“誠實的、老實的”。意即：老實人要的老實價，與后面的these are the cheapest tomatoes on the market 相一致。

19. D。agree on sth表示經(jīng)過討論或協(xié)商后達成一致。這里表示經(jīng)過一番討價還價之后，最終把價格確定下來。

20. C。satisfied意為“滿意的”。只有當價格在買賣雙方都認為合理時，交易才能實現(xiàn)，這時買賣雙方才感到滿意。

（二）

【答案與解析】

1. B?！跋瘛粯印睉撌莑ike。

2. D。從定語從句的意思可以看出，此空應填入titles（標題）。

3. A。書應該是“給出”建議。

4. D。從前面句子的意思來看，這種“how to ” books能告訴我們“選擇”職業(yè)。

5. C。這種書能告訴我們怎樣擇業(yè)和怎樣成為一名成功者。

6. A。從前后兩句的意思來看，應該是表示轉(zhuǎn)折，而且又有逗號隔開。

7. C。此句是否定句，所以用at all來加強語氣。

8. B。從其后面的 with personal problems可以看出，應該是help somebody with something。

9. D。從空缺處后面的you can read How to Love Every Minute of Your Life可以看出，這里應該是如果對“生活”不愉快的話。就去讀How to Love Every Minute of Your Life。

10. B。從you may prefer a book called How to Make Yourself Sad可以看出，此空應該是表示“快樂”的意思。

11. A。從下一句中的sports， hobbies and travel可以判斷出，有許多書幫助人們更好的利用他們的“業(yè)余”時間。

12. D?！百I”有關體育、嗜好、旅游等方面的書。

13. C。提供“有用的”信息。

14. B。前一句是some，后面當然要用other，因為這里的 people是表示泛指的。

15. D。從and后的improvements可以判斷出，此空應該是指房屋的“維修”。

16. B。從句意來看，人們喜歡就怎樣維修給出“一步一步”說明的書。

17. A。從下一句中的because應該受到啟發(fā)。

18. C。從文章前面的意思可以看出，這種 “how to” books是“流行的”。

19. D。problem只能是solve。

20. B。這種“how to” books能幫助人們“應付”現(xiàn)代生活。

（三）

【答案與解析】

1. C。only 意為“僅僅、只有”。句意為：世界上約有五百種語言，但只有記種是重要的。

2. B。important 意為“重要的”，根據(jù)下文提到的像英語被廣泛使用，說明了這幾種語言是重要的。故不宜選其他形容詞。

3. B。as a foreign language（外語）與前句中的as their own language相對應。

4. C。are trying to do so = are trying to learn English 意為“在盡力學習英語”。

5. D。answer 意為“答案”，指回答前面的答案。句意為：學習英語容易還是困難，不同的人有不同的答案。

6. C。notice 意為“注意到”，根據(jù)不同的動詞意義，只有notice切合句意。指注意到這些廣告。

7. C。這些廣告的目的是為了收錢，故選money。or your money back意為：否則退錢。

8. B。help sb do sth 意為“幫助某人做某事”。而make / let sb do sth意為“使/讓某人做某事”。allow不合該句句型。

9. A。from first day 意為“從第一天起”。

10. D。由于是指學習英語語言，應該是先學習發(fā)音，故選pronunciation（發(fā)音）。

11. A。happen 意為“發(fā)生”，這里指上面廣告中提到的“快速學好英語這樣事情是決不會發(fā)生的”。

12. B。remember 意為“記得”。

13. B。children與后面的a small child相對應，指小孩學說母語好。

14. D。think of 意為“想象、想一想”。

15. B。think 意為“思考”，此句意為：談話用母語，思考用母語。

16. D。practice 意為“練習”。這里說明了孩子學說母語好是因為進行上述大量的練習的結(jié)果。

17. A。句意為：說學習英語容易就難說了。

18. A。demand“需要”，句意為：掌握好英語需要大量練習。

19. B。take 意為“花費（時間）”。此句意為：而練習需要付出極大的努力和花費大量的時間。

20. C。這里是說：好教師、錄音磁帶、書和詞典將對學習英語有幫助。但這些都不能代替學生的學習。

（四）

【答案與解析】

1. A。從空格后difficult jobs of… 推測意思為“be faced with面臨”， 此處搭配應用被動語態(tài)。

2. C。想把大型的禮物藏起來不是一件容易的事情。question=疑問，matter=麻煩或毛病，business =商業(yè)或買賣，均不符句意。

3. B。stay up late 意為“熬夜”。

4. C。平安夜孩子們通常呆著不睡，等待享受圣誕老人送禮物的喜悅。

5. A。盡管孩子們早早上床，因為想看到圣誕老人，會長時間睡不著。

6. A。stare at=瞪著眼睛看，glare at=怒目而視，watch是及物動詞，后面不能接at。

7. D。預閱文章得知去年成功地給了孩子們一個大驚喜。

8. B。上文已說大的禮物難藏，作者在把自行車放在儲藏室，最擔心的是被孩子們發(fā)現(xiàn)，而不是喜歡。C、D不符句意。

9. C。如果孩子看到禮物，肯定會問禮物從哪兒來。

10. D。從空格后he didnt see it 及這次給孩子的驚喜可推知答案。

11. A。it做形式主語為固定句型。

12. B。首先排除不符句意的A、D，再從we knew we wouldnt get much sleep…，及 at about five oclock the next morning， we were… 提示。

13. A。根據(jù)圣誕老人總是把禮物塞在孩子的襪子里面?zhèn)髡f，應選fill。

14. C。從下文Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike可知，推進來的是為Jimmy買的自行車。

15. B。根據(jù)父母的了解，孩子盼望禮物心切， 肯定會起得很早，其他三個選項不夠準確。

16. C。孩子發(fā)現(xiàn)禮物的吵鬧聲不會使人害怕或麻煩，只會把人吵醒。

17. A。before引導的時間狀語從句為“還未來得及…， 就…”。

18. A。even 用來加強語氣。

19. B。on the hands and knees 意為“用手和膝蓋爬行”，其中on表示方式。

20. D。作者和妻子剛睡不久就被孩子吵醒，這時氣球被玩爆了，一聲巨響讓他們徹底醒來，這爆炸聲也預示喜慶的一天開始了。