A.I never dream
B.Never do I have dreamed
C.Do I never dream
D.I never dreamed
A.can't be
B.can be
C.must be
D.may be
此题为判断题(对,错)。
At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian gentlemen of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had not to do with everyday, practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.
What reason does the author give for Washington not going to college?
A.His family could not afford it.
B.A college education was rather uncommon in his times.
C.He didn't like the young Virginian gentlemen who went to college.
D.The author doesn't give any reason.
Mary didn’t know what to send to her grandparents for Christmas. It was always hard to choose a good Christmas present for them. They didn’t need much, and it was hard for her to be creative every year.
One year, she sent them a big wooden elephant. It sat on the counter for a year, but then it disappeared, probably into a closet somewhere. Another year, she made handmade soaps with nice smells, but they probably weren’t any better than store-bought soaps. Last year, she sent lots of nice pictures of herself in frames, but grandparents’ house was small, and they couldn’t hang up very many.
This year, she decided on fruit. She lived where it was warm and there was lots of nice fruit. Her grandparents lived up north, where it colder and they couldn’t get fresh fruit all year, or at least not oranges and grapefruit. Fresh fruit was healthy for her grandparents, too.
Mary went to a fruit store and sampled the red oranges. She really liked them and bought a kilogram. Then she tried three kinds of grapefruit. The white ones were sour. The star grapefruit were interesting, but the dark red grapefruit were great. So she got a kilogram.
Mary carefully packed the fruit in a box to keep them safe and dry in case one got smashed and its juice got everywhere. Then she wrote the address on the box and mailed it from the store. She felt happy with what she bought.
A few days later, Mary got a phone call from her grandparents, thanking her for the lovely fruit. They said it was a healthy, tasty, and very thoughtful gift. Mary had never felt sogood before.
1.Mary wastroubled because she___________.
A. had no idea for a holiday gift
B. we no creative in her work
C. could notafford Christmas gifts
D. found her grandma bard to please
2.What didMary send her grandparents last year_________.
A. A wooden elephant
B. Handmade soaps
C. Her own pictures
D. A store-bought closet
3.In se1ecting the gifts, Mary was ___________.
A. excited
B. impatient
C. exhausted
D. thoughtful
4.Which ofthe following did Mary buy for her grandparents this year_________.
A. Yellow oranges
B. Dark red grapefruit
C. White grapefruit
D. Star grapefruit
5. Mary’s grandparents___________.
A. loved her gift
C. wrote her a letter
B. sent her a card
D. put her gift away
Polly: Franco, who do you take after in your family?
Franco: Definite1y my mother.We’re both quite moody and impatient.We used to argue a lot when I was growing up, because she’s quick-tempered.Also, we’re both tall and thin.
Polly: Do you 1ook like her as well?
Franco: No, I 1ook like my dad, but he's very ca1m.I am more romantic.What about you?
Polly: People say I 1ook 1ike my mum.We've got the same nose, unfortunately.But I' m not 1ike
her in other ways.She's shy whereas I'm much more sociab1e.I 1ove being with my
friends and meeting new peop1e, but she hates it.I' m more 1ike my dad, I think.What
about you, Mary?
Mary: I' m a natural optimist, just like my dad.He is never pessimistic.I always think that everything wi1l work out well in the end and so does he.I’ve got the same sense of humour as my mum.We both laugh at stupid things.I suppose I look a bit like my grandmother.We've got the same smile, and we both have very dark hair.
1、Franco’s () is tall and thin.
A.mum
B.dad
C.daughter
2、Franco’s dad is().
A.quick-tempered
B.romantic
C.calm
3、Polly’s mum is() and() meeting new people.
A.sociable; loves
B.shy; hates
C.shy; loves
4、Mary is a (n) (), just like her dad.
A.optimist
B.pessimist
C.artist
5、Mary has the same() like her grandmother.
A.eyes
B.nose
C.smile
This important change in women's life pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first chance, and most of them took a full time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen. Many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry younger, more married women stay at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to fuller part-time job. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the house, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.
6. According to the passage, around the year 1900 most women married ____.
A. at about twenty-five
B. in their early fifties
C. as soon as possible after they were fifteen
D. at any age from fifteen to forty-five
7. We are told that in a common family in 1890s _____.
A. seven or eight children lived to be more man five
B. many children died before they were five
C. the youngest children would be fifteen
D. four or five children died when they were five
8. When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth century mother ____.
A. would be healthy enough to take paid jobs
B. was usually expected to die fairly soon
C. was unlikely to find a job if she wanted one
D. would expect to work till she died
9. According to the passage, the women of today usually____.
A. marry instead of getting paid work
B. marry before they are twenty-five
C. have more children under fifteen
D. have too few children
10. The best title for this passage is____.
A. Women’s Life
B. The Change of Women's life
C. Women's Marriage
D. Women's New Life
短文翻译(英译汉)
As a child—and as an adult as well—Bill was untidy. It has been said that in order to counteract this, Mary drew up weekly clothing plans for him. On Mondays he might go to school in blue, on Tuesdays in green, on Wednesdays in brown, on Thursdays in black, and so on Weekend meal schedules might also be planned in detail.
Bill’s contemporaries, even at the age, recognized that he was exceptional. Every year, he and his friends would go to summer camp. Bill especially liked swimming and other sports. One of his summer camp friends recalled, “He was never a nerd or a goof or the kind of kid you didn’t want your team. We all knew Bill was smarter than us. Even back then, when he was nine or ten years old, he talked like an adult and could express himself in ways that none of us understood.” Bill was also well ahead of his classmates in mathematics and science. He needed to go to a school that challenged him to Lakeside—an all-boys’ school for exceptional students. It was Seattle’s most exclusive school and was noted for its rigorous academic demands.” Lakeside allowed students to pursue their own interests, to whatever extent they wished. The school prided itself on making conditions and facilities available that would enable all its students to reach their full potential. It was the ideal environment for someone like Bill Gates.
Romantic Love My two daughters are at the age of dating and are expecting their great love. They thought their father and I had a ______ fairytale romance ___________ marriage from the outset. But it was not completely true. Love just happens when you _____ expect it, as is shown in my story. At the very beginning, I dated Butch just for fun. I was merely ______ on the first date and not so interested in Butch, for he was really a wild boy and seemed a little _____. After that, Butch intentionally created chances to see me. Though I _________________ his wild personality, I found I started to fall in love because his “bad boy image” was _________________. Then, one night, he announced to the world that I was his girlfriend and promised to marry me and become a lawyer. Though I ______________ him, I was certain that I would never marry this guy, a _____ without a good future. One month later, Butch failed all his courses and was going to be ____________ the university. I _______________on his behalf and helped him obtain reconsideration. Once we became steadies, he passed all of his classes and eventually studied law. Later, I realized that Butch was a perfect gentleman who ________ a lot of credit and we had a pure and __________ relationship for 7 full years. Two years later, Butch _________ marriage. Though I _________ my love for him, I was _______________ our future for we hadn’t graduated from college yet. We got married 5 years later. Our journey of love underwent ups and downs. It turns out to be a long, romantic, sometimes crazy, love story, which _______ a 29-year long honeymoon. Our love started with a casual attraction but ___________ a mature love and rich life together.
A.married to
B.got married
C.got married to
D.was married