1、"閱讀理解"1. "When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are u

2、sing. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers,

3、 young married couple-people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to bu

4、y cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture that they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their

5、rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don't like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.(248words)"譯文:"當(dāng)John和Victor

6、ia Falls到達(dá)紐約開始他們的一年生活時(shí)，他們沒(méi)有隨身帶很多東西。他們計(jì)劃要么住在裝修好的公寓里，要么買些舊家具。但是他們很快了解到越來(lái)越多的人正在采用的一種新的方式。租用家具（如窗，桌子，盤子等等）已經(jīng)成為美國(guó)發(fā)展最快的行業(yè)之一。什么樣的人是租用家具而不是買家具的呢？從事國(guó)際商務(wù)的人，政府官員，外國(guó)學(xué)生，航空公司工作人員，剛結(jié)婚的年輕夫婦那些由于工作而被迫頻繁來(lái)往不同的城市的人。他們可以省去每次搬家具的麻煩和費(fèi)用。他們到一個(gè)新家的時(shí)候，只需租新的家具就好了。收入少的年輕人不想買那些他們可能很快就不喜歡的便宜家具。他們寧愿等到有錢時(shí)買他們真正喜歡的家具。同時(shí)，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們可以租比他們買得起

7、的質(zhì)量更好的家具。有個(gè)家庭，他們有屬于自己的大而漂亮的房子，可是他們太喜歡租來(lái)的家具了以至于他們決定繼續(xù)租用而不買新的家具。但是人們通常不喜歡告訴別人這些。租家具的想法還是很新的，他們不能確定鄰居們對(duì)此會(huì)怎么想。"1. "Which of the following has become one of America's fastest growing businesses?_""A". "Selling home furnishings""B". "Renting furnished

8、apartments""C". "Selling used furniture""D". "Renting home furnishings" (V)2. "Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?_""A". "Because the furniture they get in this way is new""B". "Because it saves them a

9、 lot of money""C". "Because it saves them much trouble and money" (V)"D". "Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way"3. "What can you infer from the passage?_""A". "The idea of renting furniture is not accep

10、table""B". "Renting furniture is not popular in the couple's home town" (V)"C". "Only those who don't have enough money to rent furniture""D". "People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented"4. "Which of the fo

11、llowing can best serve as the title of the passage?_""A". "Rent or Buy?""B". "A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings" (V)"C". "Furnished Apartments""D". "A New ldea"5. "Young people liked renting home furniture

12、in that_""A". "They have less money""B". "They don't want to buy old furniture""C". "The new furniture is of good quality""D". "They don't have much money and don't want to buy the cheap furniture" (V)2.

13、 "The United States covers a large part of the North American continent. Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Although the United States is a big country , it is not the largest in the world. In 2021 , its population was over 222 million.When this land first became a n

14、ation, after winning its independence from England, it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented on the American flag by a star. All these were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew toward the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For a long

15、 time, there were 48 stars. In 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag, representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii. Indians were the first people of the land which is now the United States. There are still many thousands of Indians now living in all parts of the country. Sometimes

16、 it is said that the Indians are “the only real Americans”. Most Americans come from all over the world. Those who came first in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern of North America were mostly from England. It is for the reason that the language of the United States is English and t

17、hat its culture and customs are more like those of England than those of any other country in the world."譯文:"美國(guó)占去北美大陸很大一部分土地。它北鄰加拿大，南接墨西哥。雖然美國(guó)是一個(gè)大國(guó)，但它不是世界上最大的。在2021 年，它的人口超過(guò)2.22億。這片土地剛從英國(guó)獨(dú)立出來(lái)，第一次成為一個(gè)國(guó)家的時(shí)候，只有十三個(gè)州， 每個(gè)州在美國(guó)國(guó)旗上由一顆星米代表。這些州都是在東部。當(dāng)這個(gè)國(guó)家不斷向西擴(kuò)大，就增加了新的州， 同時(shí)它們也出現(xiàn)在國(guó)旗上。很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間，美國(guó)有48個(gè)州， 可是

18、到1959年，國(guó)旗上有多了2顆星， 分別代表阿拉斯加和夏威夷。印第安人是如今叫做美國(guó)的這塊土地上的最初的居民?，F(xiàn)在在各國(guó)各地仍然居住著許多這些原始居民的后裔。有時(shí)人們說(shuō)印第安人才是“真正的美國(guó)人”。不過(guò)，大部分美國(guó)人是來(lái)自世界各地。那些最早大批來(lái)到北美東海岸建立家園的人大部分來(lái)自英格蘭，也是由于這個(gè)原因，美國(guó)的國(guó)語(yǔ)為英語(yǔ)，而它的文化習(xí)俗也與英國(guó)的更為相像。"1. "Which of the following is TURE? 以下選項(xiàng)哪個(gè)是正確的？""A". "American is the largest country in t

19、he world""B". "The United States lies next to Canada and Mexico" (V)"C". "America covers most part of the North American continent""D". "Mexico is to the north of Canada"2. "After winning its independence, the United States"&

20、quot;A". "had nothing to do with England" (V)"B". "made India part of its land""C". "mainly developed westward""D". "took over parts of Canada and Mexico"3. "The United States didnt have states until""A".

21、"thirteen;1959""B". "fifty;1959" (V)"C". "fifty, this land first became a nation""D". "fifty;1964"4. "Why is English the language of America? 為什么美國(guó)的國(guó)語(yǔ)是英語(yǔ)？""A". "Because English is the native language of th

22、e Indians因?yàn)橥林说恼Z(yǔ)言是英語(yǔ)。""B". "Because most Americans come from all over the world""C". "Because Canada is Americas nearest neighbor""D". "Because most of the people who first settled in America were from England" (V)5. "The best tit

23、le for the passage is “ ”""A". "the States of America""B". "The language of America""C". "The United States of America" (V)"D". "The Culture and Customs of America"3. "Once James Thornhill, a famous English pai

24、nter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king' s palace in England.Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平臺(tái)）was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was hap

25、py when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he did not know it b

26、ecause he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everything. "What should I do?" he thought." Thornhill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed . "So the worker quickly took some paint(顏料） and threw it a

27、t the picture."What are you doing?" cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king' s palace in England.Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平臺(tái)）was made.With t

28、he help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now t

29、he pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he did not know it because he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everything. "What should I do?" he thought." Thornhill is at the very edge of the p

30、latform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed . "So the worker quickly took some paint(顏料） and threw it at the picture."What are you doing?" cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter,

31、was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king' s palace in England.Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平臺(tái)）was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy whe

32、n he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he did not know it because

33、 he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everything. "What should I do?" he thought." Thornhill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed . "So the worker quickly took some paint(顏料） and threw it at the

34、picture."What are you doing?" cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king' s palace in England.Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平臺(tái)）was made.With the hel

35、p of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pic

36、tures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he did not know it because he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everything. "What should I do?" he thought." Thornhill is at the very edge of the platfor

37、m. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed . "So the worker quickly took some paint(顏料） and threw it at the picture."What are you doing?" cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures."譯文:"曾經(jīng)英國(guó)著名畫家杰姆斯桑希爾，被要求在一個(gè)故宮過(guò)往供電的墻壁上作一些畫。然后工

38、人們被送到一個(gè)大臺(tái)子去工作。在一個(gè)工人的幫助下。吉姆斯桑希爾開始在平臺(tái)上面。他們工作了整整一年，最后畫完成了。杰姆斯桑希爾看著這些畫非常高興，因?yàn)樗麄冋娴暮芷?。他看了很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間，然后退后一步又看了看?，F(xiàn)在所有的畫更美麗了。他后腿了一步又一步。最后他站在了平臺(tái)的邊緣，但他不知道因?yàn)樗褙炞⒂谒漠嬛?。工人看到了這些?！澳敲次夷茏鳇c(diǎn)什么呢？”他思索。“杰姆斯桑希爾在平臺(tái)的邊緣。如果我大聲叫他。他將又后退一步，摔下去并摔死?！彼怨と搜杆偃〕鲆恍┯推嵬磕ㄔ诋嬌??！澳阍谧鍪裁?？”畫家哭著說(shuō)，并快步跑了過(guò)來(lái)。"1. "James Thornhill was an English

39、_""A". "worker""B". "artist" (V)"C". "king""D". "writer"2. "He was ordered to_""A". "Paint the wall of the king's palace in England""B". "Paint some pictures on the w

40、all of the palace" (V)"C". "Build a big platform in front of the palace""D". "Put up some new pictures on the old wall"3. "It took them_ to finish the pictures""A". "a monthr""B". "a week""C". &q

41、uot;twelve months" (V)"D". "half a month"4. "James Thornhill felt that the he was from the pictures, the_ they were""A". "nearermore beautiful""B". "farthermore ugly""C". "farthermore beautiful" (V)"D

42、". "higher abovemore good-looking"5. "The worker threw some paint at the pictures in order to_""A". "save James ' life" (V)"B". "destroy the picture""C". "make the picture more beautiful""D". "mak

43、e the king angry"4. "When I was a little girl, my brother and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didn't use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued(發(fā)行）.On

44、 the day of the world cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn't tell us why.At 2o'clock m

45、y mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn't watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind

46、the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon.We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money."譯文:"當(dāng)我還是一個(gè)小女孩的時(shí)候，兄弟和我已經(jīng)集郵多年。一周我的母親沒(méi)有去工作。但她星期六在我家附近的郵局上班，并且她經(jīng)常把所有新發(fā)行的郵票帶回家。1966年在倫敦世界杯足球賽決賽。我們都很激動(dòng)

47、，因?yàn)樵跊Q賽中英格蘭隊(duì)對(duì)決西德隊(duì)。當(dāng)我們吃午飯的時(shí)候，我媽媽卻像往常一樣回去上班了，而家里的其他人都在家看電視上的足球比賽。她沒(méi)看比賽，但她在聽收音機(jī)。英格蘭以4:2贏了比賽，所以兄弟和我跑到郵局。當(dāng)我們沖進(jìn)來(lái)的時(shí)候。我的母親正站在柜臺(tái)的后面。她正等待賣給我們一個(gè)非常特殊的限量版英格蘭獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)哙]票。我們欣喜若狂。"1. "This passage mainly tells us_""A". "The author and her brother used to like stamps very much""B&quo

48、t;. "The author had a very kind mother""C". "The author and her brother had got an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps" (V)"D". "their mother used to support them by working in the post office"2. "According to the passage, her mother w

49、orked in the post office _""A". "during the week""B". "on Saturdays" (V)"C". "on Sundays""D". "for six days"3. "Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but s

50、he didn't tell us why""A". "She wanted to give them a surprise" (V)"B". "She doubled if she would get the stamps""C". "She forgot to do that""D". "She thought it unnecessary to tell them the reason"4. "What

51、 does the sentence “we were over the moon""A". "We jumped high""B". "We were extremely happy about it" (V)"C". "We watched the moon for a long time""D". "We couldn't sleep the whole night"5. "What is the be

52、st title for this passage?""A". "My Childhood""B". "My Mother""C". "A Precious Stamp""D". "A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps" (V)5. "There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long t

53、erm goals.Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, long-term goals ca

54、nnot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short- term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. T

55、hey might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow

56、 and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.&q

57、uot;譯文:"目標(biāo)有三種：短期目標(biāo)，中期目標(biāo)和長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)。短期目標(biāo)是根據(jù)每日制定的為了處理當(dāng)前事物的目標(biāo)。短期目標(biāo)可以少于一個(gè)星期，一個(gè)星期， 兩個(gè)星期，或者可能的話一個(gè)月來(lái)完成。我們必須記住，正如只有地基牢靠，建筑物才堅(jiān)固一樣，長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)脫離了扎實(shí)的短期目標(biāo)的實(shí)現(xiàn)是不能實(shí)現(xiàn)的。短期目標(biāo)的實(shí)現(xiàn)是以以前完成的目標(biāo)為前提的。中期目標(biāo)是在短期目標(biāo)的基礎(chǔ)上制定的。可以以一個(gè)學(xué)期或整個(gè)學(xué)年為周期指定，或者延長(zhǎng)至幾年。每次你根據(jù)目標(biāo)前進(jìn)了一步，都不要讓自己感到?jīng)]有信心或者壓力重重。當(dāng)你完成了一個(gè)目標(biāo)，你都會(huì)增加成功的信心。并且當(dāng)你完成目標(biāo)的日期越來(lái)越近，你的動(dòng)力和希望都會(huì)增加。長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)可以和我們未

58、來(lái)的夢(mèng)想相關(guān)聯(lián)?？梢允俏迥昊蛭迥暌陨系哪繕?biāo)。生活不是一成不變的。我們不能讓長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)制約了我們或我們的行為。"1. "Our long-term goals mean a lot_""A". "If we cannot reach solid short-term goals""B". "If we complete the short-term goals" (V)"C". "If we have dreams of the future"&qu

59、ot;D". "If we put forward some plans"2. "New short-term goals are built upon_""A". "a daily basis""B". "your achievement in a week""C". "current activities""D". "the goals that have been completed&quo

60、t; (V)3. "When we complete each step of our goals,_""A". "we will win final success""B". "we are overwhelmed""C". "we should build up confidence of success" (V)"D". "we should have strong desire for setting new goal

61、s"4. "What is the main idea of this passage?_""A". "Life is a dynamic thing""B". "we should set up long-term goals""C". "Different kinds of goals in life" (V)"D". "The limitation of long-term goals"5. &quo

62、t;Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage?_""A". "The long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals""B". "The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals"&qu

63、ot;C". "Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action" (V)"D". "We should often add new short-term goals to those which have been completed"6. "Morgan Rees has always been a good businessman. He used to

64、 own three petrol stations and was busy most of the time. When he was 65, the normal retirement age, he decided that he didn't want to stop, so he carried on working for another two years. Eventually, when he was nearly 68,his wife, Dolly, asked him to retire because she wanted to enjoy their ol

65、d age together. Reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son. But he was unhappy. He didn't know what to do with himself. Although he read a lot of books and he went on holiday to interesting places with his wife, he was bored and began to get depressed because he hated being retired.Then

66、 one day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper and, without telling his wife, he bought a small crockery factory. The next week he told his family. They were horrified and worried. They thought he was too old at 71 to start work again.He is now 76 and he has expanded the company considerably. He has increased the number of staff fr