It was almost dark in the streets ________ a few dim lights.
A.except
B.except for
C.but for
D.except that
A.except
B.except for
C.but for
D.except that
Raju and His Father's Shop
My mother told me a story every evening while we waited for father to close the shop and come home. The shop remained open till midnight. Bullock-carts in long caravans arrived late in the evening from distant villages, loaded with coconut, rice, and other commodities for the market. The animals were unyoked under the big tamarind tree for the night, and the cartmen drifted in twos and threes to the shop, for a chat or to ask for things to eat or smoke. How my father loved to discuss with them the price of grain, rainfall, harvest, and the state of irrigation channels. Or they talked about old litigations. One heard repeated references to magistrates, affidavits, witnesses in the case, and appeals, punctuated with roars of laughter—possibly the memory of some absurd legality or loophole tickled them.
My father ignored food and sleep when he had company. My mother sent me out several times to see if he could be. made to turn in. He was a man of uncertain temper and one could not really guess how he would react to interruptions, and so my mother coached me to go up, watch his mood, and gently remind him of food and home. I stood under the shop-awning, coughing and clearing my throat, hoping to catch his eye. But the talk was all-absorbing and he would not glance in my direction, and I got absorbed in their talk, although I did not understand a word of it.
After a while my mother's voice came gently on the night air, calling, "Raju, Raju," and my father interrupted his activities to look at me and say, "Tell your mother not to wait for me. Tell her to place a handful of rice and buttermilk in a bowl, with just, one piece of lime pickle, and keep it in the oven for me. I'll come in later." It was almost a formula with him five days in a week. He always added, "Not that I'm really hungry tonight." And then I believe he went on to discuss health problems with his cronies.
But I didn't stop to hear further. I made a quick dash back home. There was a dark patch between the light from the shop and the dim lantern shedding its light on our threshold, a matter of about the yards, I suppose, but the passage through it gave me a cold sweat. I expected wild animals and supernatural creatures to emerge and grab mc. My mother waited on the doorstep to receive me and said, "Not hungry, I suppose! That'll give him an excuse to talk to the village folk all night, and then come in for an hour's sleep and get up with the crowing of that foolish cock somewhere. He will spoil his health."
I followed her into the kitchen. She placed my plate and hers side by side on the floor, drew the rice-pot within reach, and served me and herself simultaneously, and we finished our dinner by the sooty tin lamp, stuck on a nail in the wall. She unrolled a mat for me in the front room, and I lay down to sleep. She sat at my side, awaiting father's return. Her presence gave me a feeling of inexplicable coziness. I felt I ought to put her proximity to good use, and complained, "Something is bothering my hair," and she ran her fingers through my hair, and scratched the nape of my neck. And then I commanded, "A story."
Immediately she began, "Once upon a time there was a man called Devaka..." I heard his name mentioned almost every night. He was a hero, saint, or something of the kind. I never learned fully what he did or why, sleep overcoming me before my mother was through even the preamble.
Which of the following was NOT what we can infer from the conversation between Father and the cartmen?
A.Sometimes during lawsuits, one side or the other tricked the law, probably by finding faults in the legal code which were favorable to themselves.
B.There were times when the courts came to foolish decisions.
C.Matters related to fanning were of great interest to them.
D.The magistrates were ludicrous.
A.returning
B.coming
C.getting
D.got
—Waiter:
A、I’m really sorry about that.
B、I don’t think it’s hard.
C、You’ll get it next time.
Text Three
A.lights
B.protect
C. in the dark
Phrases:
A.sit at home 70_________
B.turn off all non-essential 71_________
C.passed a law to 72_________the sea
I’m a big fan of trying to save the environment, and this month is the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) annual Earth Hour. Earth Hour is an event where you 73_________ and power between 8-9 pm, things like your TV and computer. However, you don’t just 74_________ for an hour. Instead, people gather in groups and have fun without using power. Things like dancing, fireworks and musical performances are popular and it’s very fun to take part. Earth Hour isn’t just about saving energy; people involved in Earth Hour have also planted a forest in Uganda, built 75_________
70、_________
71_________
_72________
75_________ ?
73_________
74_________
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析,谢谢!
听力原文: My first semester of college was the worst I've been through. I had made plans during the summer to share an apartment with two of my close friends from high school. But before we moved in,problems started developing.
One of the two girls I was to share an apartment with was going to work instead of going to college。 However,a week before we were to move in,she found out that she didn't get the job. She is forced to live at home and look for work. The rest two of us lasted for a month and then agreed that we couldn't make it with the higher monthly rent payments. I started looking around.
I found another apartment and the rent wasn't bad. The place was noisy,but it was the best I could afford for the time. However,one day when I returned,I saw smoke coming from the back of the house. The cottage had caught fire,and my room was a burned mess。I was once more out of a place to stay.
I finally gave up looking around and moved home. I had to drive forty miles to school every day,so I almost spent as much on gas as I would have on lodging. I was very bored I almost lost the will to study. It had been really a bad semester!
(33)
A.To look for two of her close friends.
B.To stay at home and study.
C.To share an apartment with friends.
D.To move out and live alone.
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
Barbara calls Mr. Smith to make an appointment.
Barbara: Hello, Mr. Smith. This is Barbara, the sales()of Audi. We met at the car exhibition last Friday.
Mr. Smith: Oh, yes. I was just going to call you. I really like that car you recommended and I am thinking of buying it.
Barbara: Good choice. Why don't you come to our store and we can work out the()of purchase? What time will be convenient for you?
Mr. Smith: I'll be out of town tomorrow, but almost any time after that would be fine with me.
Barbara: Well, could we make a tentative()for, say, this Saturday?
Mr. Smith: That's fine for me. Can you tell me your store's()and opening hours?
Barbara: It's near the Workers' Stadium. And we are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mr. Smith: Then, I'll come to your store around 10 o'clock.
Barbara: OK. I will wait for you in the store. And don't forget to bring your driver's().
Mr. Smith: OK, see you then.
I【69】about it with my friends Frank and Lesley.【70】of them【71】suggest anything, but they promised that they would ask their friends. A few days later【72】I was still in bed,【73】telephoned. "Is that Miss Jenkins?" a man' s voice asked. "I【74】your hobby is photography and I've got a job that might interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson. " He seemed pleasant on the phone【75】I went to see him. I was so excited that I almost forgot【76】goodbye. "Good luck!" my mother said to me.
I arrived【77】early and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I【78】waiting a long time. "No, not long. " I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he【79】me a job —not as a photographer,【80】a model!
(61)
A.early
B.presently
C.soon
D.quickly
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found for me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for many years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who died wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to test (even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure). This is the shadow-land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
21、The passage is meant to _______ .
A.warn young people of the hardship that a successful writer has to experience
B.advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C.show young people it is unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth
D.encourage young people to pursue a writing career
24、In “…people who died wondering”, “who” refers to those _______ .
A.who think too much of the dark side of life
B.who regret giving up their career halfway
C.who think a lot without making a decision
D.who are full of imagination even upon death
25、“Shadow-land” in the last sentence refers to _______ .
A.the wonderland one often dreams about
B.the bright future that one is looking forward to
C.the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached
D.a world that exists only in one’s imagination
It was strange to feel my past life almost __6__ away as I entered this brand-new phase of my life. I didn’t know how to __7__ myself during my first couple of months at Penn because everything that defined me was back in California. I felt __8__ from my college friends because they only knew the college me. How could they really know me without knowing what Mission Boulevard looked like late at night with the Niles hills in the background? How could they know me without knowing the friends who I had __9__ to Japan with or the friends I had gone to school with since kindergarten? How could they know me if they hadn’t met my family? How could they know me, or I them, if we didn’t know one another’s __10__ experiences?
A. drop B. journeyed C. unique D. define
E. complex F. realizing G. disconnected H. self-defining
I. drifted J. lying K. transition L. adjusted
M. fast-moving N. transported O. lack