連堂綜合練六

1、連堂綜合練 （六 ）10 I just wonderthat makes her so excited.I.單項(xiàng)填空1In 1768 ，commander of the Endeavour ，James Cook，met Joseph Banks，who wasappointedA/；/C the；theD/；the2The workers agreed tothe strike if the company would satisfy their demands.A call forB call onCcall offD call up3The appearance of Yao Ming

2、and T- Mac hasthe fans of a sure victory for the Hustonpresident of the Royal Society 10 years later.B the； /Rocket in the coming NBA contest.A accusedBexpectedC convincedD persuaded4She put some soil in the box，then sowed the seeds carefully ， and covered it with moresoil.she kept the box in the sh

3、ade.A FirstBFinallyCGenerallyD Gradually5How can we get this language pointto the students?A down B round Cacross D into6Dress warmly ，you 'll catch cold.Aon the contraryBor rather7C or elseD in no wayAt the age of twenty Steve left his hometown ，to return without making his mark.A determining n

4、otB not determinedC determined notD not determining8，I couldn 't find a solution to the problem.A Might I as tryB As I might tryC I might as tryDTry as I might9My brother likes eating very much but he isn ' t veryabout the food he eats.A specialB peculiarC particularD unusualA why it doesB w

5、hat he doesC how it isD what it is11 A poet and artistcoming to speak to us about Chinese literature and paintingtomorrow afternoon.AisBareCwasD were12.It isn ' t quitethat he will be present at the meeting.AsureB rightCexactD certainamong theA out of orderBout of placeC out of controlD out of t

6、he question13Having lived in the town for quite a few years ，Mr.Johnson no longer feltlocal people.14ASinceB UnlessCOnceD Although15 Guess what！I came across my deskmate of middle school at the party last night.this is only a small town ，it's crowded with tourists who come here all year round.！

7、I' m sure you had a wonderful time.AWith pleasureB Very wellC How niceDAll right16Tomme into giving up all plans for three weeks ， but he failed at last.Atried to persuadeBhad tried to persuade17CpersuadedDhad persuadeThe leader insisted that weimmediate action to solve the problem.A would takeB

8、 will takeCtookD take18The town came intoas we turned the corner.19AbeingCfashionB useD view I ' m going to Thailand this summer holiday.A Take care!B Write to me.C Have a nice trip!D. When will you come back?20. Even on a cold day, he prefersout to p lay footballat home.C.going;going ;to go;to

9、go;n.完形填空rather stayto stay ingrather tha n stay ingrather tha n to stayOnce upon a time , a man 21 his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family ' s only rollof expensive gold wrapping paper.Money was_22_ , and he became even more_23_when onChristmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted（粘貝占）

10、the gold paper so as to_24_a shoebox toput under the Christmas tree._25_, the next morning the little girl , filled with_26_ , broughtthe gift box to her father and said，“ This is for you , Daddy!” As he_27the box, the fatherwas_28_by his earlier overreaction（過度反應(yīng) ）.But whe n he opened it, he found

11、it was 29 a nd aga in his an ger flared.“Don' t youknow , young lady，” he said_30_，“ whe n you give some one a p rese nt there's supposed tobe someth ing in side the p ackage!”The little girl_31_him with tears_32_in her eyes and said ，“ Daddy, it's not emptyblew 33in to it until it was a

12、ll full. ”The father was crushed（擊垮）.He fell on his knees and put his arms around his precious littlegirl.He begged her to_34_ him for his_35_an ger.A（n）_36_took the life of the child only a short time later.It is told that the father kept thatlittle gold box_37_his bed for all the years of his life

13、._38= he was discouragedor_39_difficult problems he would open the box , take out an_40_kiss, and remember the loveof this beautiful child who had pu t it there.21.A.p raisedB. punishedC. thankedD. accused23.A.sur prisedB.up setC. frightenedD.shocked24.A.wra pB.coverC. equipD.decorate25.A.ButB.Never

14、thelessC. ThereforeD.Furthermore26.A.ha ppin essB .sadness22.A.tight B. muchC. low D. slightCexcitementDsurprise27 A.receivedBtookCcarriedDbrought28 A.puzzledBamazedCembarrassed Dpleased29 A.empty Bfull Cdeep D dark30 A.warmlyB happilyC loudlyDh31A.looked up atBlooked down onClooked forward toD look

15、ed out for32 A.droppingB runningCrollingDcoming33 A.kissesBheartCloveDlaughter34 A.understandB apologizeCforgiveDrelease35 A.valuelessBreasonableCuselessDunnecessary36 A.accidentB mistake C incident D37A.over BthroughCbyD within38 A.WhateverB WheneverCWhereverD However39 A.solvedB foughtCfacedDchall

16、enged40 A.imaginaryB impossibleCunnaturalD artificial川閱讀理解eventToday more than 75 percent of American families have at least one credit card ， which makes it possible to rent cars, shop on the Internet, and buy plane tickets.“You need a credit card,” says Terry Savage, the syn dicated Chicago Sun -T

17、imes finan cial colu mni st.What you don t need, she adds, is the Iong-term debt.Banks make more interest when people pay over time ； that' s why minimum payments on credit cards have shrunk to as low as one percent of the total balance.With payments that small , it sounds so easy.But wait: The

18、average college student owes almost $ 2,800 on plastic, and that doesn' tinclude student loans.If she pays $ 50 a month ，including an 18 percent interest rate ， it will takeher more than ten years to pay off the credit card at a total cost of $ 6,154.Financial experts agree that personal respons

19、ibility could prevent most debt problems；don' tspend it，and you won ' t have to pay it back.But they still put some of the blame on banks，whichattract new customers with low rates， then increase the interest if they' re late onjust onepayment.Many consumers are unaware that banks can rai

20、se your rate if you ' re late paying acompletely unrelated bill ， such as your mortgage （抵押 ）Banks argue that late payments indicate credit risk ，justifying higher rates.But in recent yearsbanks have redefined what 's risky often raising rates and charging punishment if a payment islate by e

21、ven a few minutes.According to Robert Manning ，a noted industry expert ， late fees rosefrom $ 1.7 billion in 1996 to $ 7.7 billion in 2003.Officials at the American Bankers Association ， the trade group representing the credit cardindustry ，say this: “ Lenders use penalty （處罰） fees as a risk-managem

22、ent tool against customerswho mishandle their finances. ”How much debt is okay? Savage recommends that your mortgage payment plus property taxand home insurance total no more than 40 percent of your take- home pay； Ramsey says no morethan 25 percent.Total debt， though， should never be more than half

23、 your take- home pay.As for credit card debt ， most experts agree that any is too much. “If you can only make theminimum payment on your credit cards ，” says Savage，“ that' s when you know that debt hasbecome your lifestyle. ”Struggling to keep up with those payments ， nearly 9 million Americans

24、 seek debt counselingevery year.Sadly， many will wind up deeper in debt victims of overpriced plans that promise to “ Pay Down Your Debt ！”41 Most of the American families have at least one credit card becauseAit is convenient to rent cars ， shop on the Internet ， and buy plane ticketsBthey have no

25、pocket moneyCmost of the American families have no cashDit is fashionable to own a credit card in America42 From this passage we can infer that in order to finish their college courses some Americancollege studentsAlive on their parentsBCDlive a hard lifeborrow money from the bank have debt problems

26、 all their lives43. According to financial experts , the way to prevent debt problems is that youcan borrow money from your friends and relatives can t le nd others money can t borrow money from the bank shouldn t be late paying a compietely unrelated bill44. Which statement is TRUE according to the

27、 passage?Banks will raise rates and charge puni shme nt if a p ayme nt is late by eve n a few mi nu tes.It s wrong for the borrowers to put some of the blame on banks when they have debt p roblems.Banks will make less in terest whe n people pay over time.If you have a credit card , you can prevent d

28、ebt problems forever.45. If your total debt is more than half your take- home pay,you ll enjoy your life better you have to work at the weeke nd there is no choice but to pay it back in time your life will be much in flue needAfter giving a talk at a high school , I was asked to pay a visit to a spe

29、cial student.An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me.I was told it would mean a great deal to him , so I agreed.During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew.He had muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎縮癥 ）. When he was born , the doctor told h

30、is parents that he would not live to five , and then they were told he would not make it to ten.Now he was thirteen.He wan ted to meet me because I was a gold- medal po wer lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams.I spent over an hour talkingto Matthew.Never_once_did._he

31、_complain_or_ask ,“Why me ?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams.Obviously , he knew what he was talking about.He didn t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was differe nt.He just talked about his hopes for the future , and how one day he wan tedto l

32、ift weights with me.When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his n eck .I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overco ming obstacles tha n I ever would.He looked at it for a mome nt then took it off a

33、nd han ded it back to me.He said," You are a cha mpion.You earned that medal.Some day when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal , I will show it to you. ”Last summer I received a letter from Matthew 's parents telling me that Matthew had passedaway.They wanted me to read a letter he h

34、ad written to me a few days before ：Dear Dick ，My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me.I also want tolet you know that the doctors tell me that I don't havelong to live any more，but I still smile asmuch asI can.I told you some day I would go to the Olympics a

35、nd win agold medal， but I know now I willnever get to do that.How ev er， I know I'm a champion ， and God knows that too.When I get toHeaven，Godwill give me my medal and when you get there，I will show it to you.Thank you forlo v ing me.Your friend ，Matthew46The boy looked forward to meeting the a

36、uthor becauseAhe was also good at weight liftingBhe wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medalChe was one of the author ' s friendsDhe admired the author very muchThe underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably means that the boy never complainedAabout how unlucky he was to have this diseaseB

37、about not being able to go to schoolCwhy the author had never come to see him beforeDabout not getting a medal48From the passage we learn thatAMatthew was an athleteBMatthew was an optimistic and determined boyCthe author used to have the same disease as Matthew hadDMatthew became a champion in the

38、Olympics49Matthew didn ' t accept the author' s medal becauseAhe thought it was too expensiveBhe was sure that he could win one in the futureChe thought it was of no use to him as he would die soonDhe would not be pitied by others50What would be the best title for this passage?A Sick BoyA Sp

39、 ecial Frie ndC.A Real ChampionA Famous AthleteThe British aren ' t having as many children as they used to.One reason is that people are having children much older than before , meaning they have fewer years in which they can have them.After years at university , they need a few years of work e

40、xperienee before they can get the job they wan t.They might the n get married , but it' s in credibly expen sive to buy a house in theUK.The above explains why young British people now don ' t move out of their parents ' home un til they are around 30 years old on average .It is not un t

41、il they are 30 that they can afford their own home .In creas in gly , it is not un til that age that they can afford to get married and start a new life in a new home .It ' s only after this age that many young people start thinking about hav ing a child.So a British person man ages to get a job

42、 , get a home and get married.Why isn ' t he or she then hav ing at least two childre n on average? The main reas on is that it is quite expen sive to bring up a child in the UK.Why is it expensive? Well , these days, both parents need to work just to pay for their home and living expenses.Becau

43、se both parents are at work , that means they then need to pay some one to look after their child duri ng the day .Paying for this childcare is n early always expen sive.The rece nt finan cial crisis is making thi ngs eve n harder for families, since unemployment is rising and even fewer people can

44、afford to have childre n. With so much p ressure on families , is it any sur prise that the divorce rate is so high?So what is Brita in doing to try and save the British family? The gover nment is trying to make it chea per to have childre n.For exa mple , there have bee n in creases in money famili

45、es can claim from the state each month.Also , there are increasing government subsidies for nursery schools ,so that parents do not n eed to pay so much for childcare.The gover nment is also trying to reduce the nu mber of hours British parents have to work to earn eno ugh money to pay their bills.I

46、f parents did n ' t have to work so many hours , they' d have more time to spend with their childre n and would n ' t n eed to spend so much on childcare .On average, a Brit on works 49 hours a week, which is the most in Europ e.The state is now considering introducing laws to encourage

47、companies to improve their empioyees work- life balance.Let s hope they ' re not too late to save the British family.Otherwise , the British will always be too tired , and won' t have eno ugh time and money, to have childre n.51The reason for young British people to live in their parentshome

48、 until around 30 is thatAthey enjoy family life with their parentsBthey don't have enough money to get marriedCthey just enjoy the lovers ' worldDthey can' t afford a house of their own before 30 years old52The British are now having fewer children than before for all the following reaso

49、ns EXCEPTthatAthey have fewer years to have childrenBthey live much shorter lives than beforeCit is more expensive to rear a childDthe recent financial crisis are making people lose their job53In order to encourage people to have more children ， the British government isAbringing down foods ' pr

50、icesBraising the salaries of parentsCincreasing subsidies for families and nursery schoolsDreducing family income tax54The underlined word “ subsidies” in Paragraph 5 probably means “Afood supplied by the governmentBmoney from the government to benefit the publicCfree coursesDfree time to take care

51、of their children55What can be inferred from the passage?AMore families in Britain are breaking up because they are having fewer children.BIt is hard for British parents ， who have to work long hours ， to balance life and work.CChildcare takes up too much energy and time for the British young couple

52、s.DBritish people work the longest and earn the least among Europeans.Every morning a woman baked chapati ，a type of flat round Indian bread ，for members of herfamily and an extra one for a hungry passer- by.She would always place the extra chapati on thewindow sill ， for whoever needed to eat it.Sh

53、e noticed a hunchback（ 駝背的人 ） came every day and took the extra chapati.Instead ofexpressing gratitude ， he would repeat the following words as he went on his way, “The evil youdo remains with you.The good you do comes back to you ！”This went on day after day.The woman felt very angry. “ Not a word

54、of gratitude , ” she said to herself. “ Every day this hunchback says these silly words! What does he mean ?”O(jiān)ne day, exasperated, she decided to do away with him. “I shall get rid of this hun chback , ” she said.And what did she do? She added poison to the cha pati she prep ared for him!As she was

55、about to place it on the window sill , her hands trembled. “ What is this I am doing ?” she said .Im mediately , she threw the cha pati into the fire , prep ared ano ther one and put it on the sill.As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the chapati and proceeded on his way, delightfully un aware of the war ragi ng in the mind of the woma n.Every day, as the woman placed the chapati on the window sill , she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to a dista nt p lace to