復(fù)習(xí)備考題庫-專升本大學(xué)英語

精品文檔大學(xué)英語復(fù)習(xí)備考題庫VocabularyandStructure練習(xí)一Thisheroicdeedhimhislife.A.spentB.costC.took D.askedIamofmoneyatthemoment.Couldyoulendmesome?A.short B.long C.need D.wantingRaisingthetemperatureofbloodflowingtothebraincausesfeelings.A.unpleasant B.unpleasingC.unpleased D.unbreathingAlthoughtheweatherwasverybad,thebusesstillranon.A.time B.plan C.schedule D.arrangementIt'sthethirdtimeyourbrother latethisweek.A.hadarrived B.arrives C.havearrived D.hasarrivedThegeneralorderedthattheprisonersofwarbeputtoimmediately.A.death B.woundC.injury D.damageEffectivemeasuresshouldbetakento factoriesfromgoingbankrupt.A.avoid B.order C.preventD.warn8.Ihaven'tgotanythingtodo,soI gowithyou.A.must B.mayaswellC.havetoD.may9.Whoisgoingto thetelephone?A.reply B.respond C.answerD.pick10.Anne thenewstoeverybody.A.told B.said C.advisedD.spoke11.Idon’tmindhowhotitis,butIcan’t thecold.A.stand B.fight C.keep1D.beat12.Bequiet!It’srudeto peoplewhentheyarespeaking.A.interfere B.interruptC.investigateD.involve13.Expertsadvisethatmoreattentionbegivento _ofwildlife.A.convention B.conversationC.conservationD.contradiction14.Thecarwasrepairedbutnotquitetotheowner's_.A.job B.pleasure C.satisfactionD.attraction15.Hisofficeisonthethird ofthebuilding.A.floor B.flat C.groundD.level16.Itwasaminorillness,andshesoon it.A.gotover B.gotonwith C.gotaroundD.gotoutofJackistheholderoftheworld5000-meterraceworldrecord,butthereisnoguaranteethathewillwinthefirstplaceinthecomingOlympicGames.A.dominantB.prominentC.good D.currentWemustasolidfoundationforthedevelopmentofourheavyindustry.A.lie B.lay C.put D.raise精品文檔Theyhaveaskedustointhenegotiations.A.involve B.bemixedC.participantD.takeplaceYoucanneverthatfellowforhelpatacriticalmoment.A.relyfor B.dependat C.counton D.trustonIheardthathegreatprogressinhisresearchsincewelastparted.A.hadmade B.made C. hasmade D.makesHe’dratherdiethantohisenemy.A.surrenders B.surrendering C.surrender D.surrendered"MayIspeaktoJohn?”“Sorry.Hetothestore.”A.hasgoneB.wasgoingC.goes D.hasbeenHedecidedheracallsoonafterhegotintotown.A.give B.giving C.togiveD.willgiveWhydoyouwantanewjobyou'vegotagoodonealready?A.that B.where C.whichD.whenIwaswatchingTVwhilemysoncomputergames.A.playing B.wasplayingC.playedD.hadplatedIhimane-mailasIwantedtoknowwhenhetovisitus.A.send;comesB.sent;wouldcomeC.sent;cameD.send;iscomingWestartedoutearlyinorderthatwethereintime.A.wouldgetB.oughtgetC.shouldgetD.hadtogetWasituntil1990stheoldmanfinallygotahouseofhisown?A.when B. that C. which D. howEnglishwell,youhavetousethelanguageasmuchaspossible.A.LearningB.TolearnC.LearnedD.TobelearningItisnecessarythattheyounger generationmoreabouttherealworld.A.knew B.know C.knows D.knowingSallyhasfailedagain.Ithinksheharder.A.oughthavestudied B.oughttohavestudiedC.musthavestudied D.mayhavestudiedbythedoctorthattheoldmangiveupsmoking.A.ItisrequestedB.ItishopedC.ItiswishedD.Itisreportedfromthemsooner,Iwouldhavebeenabletotaketimeofffromworkwhentheywerehere.A.IfIwouldhearB.HadIheardC.DidIhearD.IfIheardIyousomemoney,butIhadn'tanyonmethen.A.wouldhavelentB.wouldlendC.couldhavelentD.shouldlend練習(xí)二Theycamehereinformedustheirdecision.A.on B.about C.for D.ofHeaskedusifwewouldtosharearoom.A.accept B.agree C.consider D.admitLastnight’sstrongwindnearlytooktheroof.A.away B.out C.down D.off精品文檔Breakfastisinthediningroomfrom8to9:30a.m.A.servedB.made C.cookedD.eatenIfwetheplanyousuggest,wearemorelikelytobesuccessful.A.decideB.elect C.vote D.adoptThemanageroffered$3,000toanyonewhocouldsolvetheproblemofwaterpollution.A.price B.prize C.award D.rewardThemanoverthereisaneasy-person.A.walking B.running C.going D.racingIfyoucan'tfixthemachinebefore3p.m.,youijob.A.takedownB.takeoverC.receiveD.resistwhathesaidatthemeetingistrueexceptthatafewfigureshequotedarenotveryreliable.A.IngeneralB.InparticularC.InrespectsD.AsamatteroffactTheprinceinlovewiththecountrygirlatfirstsight.A.droppedB.fell C.cameD.wentItelephonedthestationtomakeofthetimeofthetrain.A.sure B.real C.true D.rightWehadalongmeetingyesterday.Itfourhours.A.kept B.spent C.continued D.lastedIlookedatthewindowforthreeminutes,andthenthelight.A.wentdown B.wentout C.wentup D.wentbackIt'shottoday.Thetemperature to35℃.A.hasrisenB.hasbeenrisenC.hasbeenraisedD.hasraisedturngreeninspring.A.Leaf B.Leafs C.LeaveD.LeavesThestorywassotouchingthatIcouldhardlymytears.A.holdon B.holdto C.holdup D.holdbackWhentheteachertheroom,allthepupilsstoodup.A.came B.appeared C.arrived D.enteredWemusttaketohelpthepoor.A.matterB.measuresC.pacesD.actsWhenyoutakeallthecircumstancesinto,youmaycometotheconclusionhehasnotdonebadly.A.view B.account C.questionD.pointMr.Brownhasastrongofduty.A.sense B.emotion C.feeling D.thought21.Whenshewaslittle,sheafewdialects（方言），butnowshemostofthem.A.spoke;hasforgotten B.spoke;forgotC.hadspoken;forgot D.speaks;hasforgottenHowmuchthemeat?A.is;weighingB.does;weighC.has;weighedD.was;weighingAscitizensofChina,wedoourbestforthe2008Olympics.精品文檔A.would B.might C.should D.couldWhydoyouworrysomuchyourhealth?Ithinkyouareallright.A.for B.about C.at D.onAbout oftheworkersinthatsteelworksareyoungpeople.A.thirdfifthsB.threefives C.threefifths D.threefifthIstheChangjiangRiver riverintheworld?A.thethirdlongest B.thethirdlongerC.thethreelongest D.thethreelongerIboughtDVDofthatpopularmoviefrombigstore.A.a;the B.the;a C.a;a D.the;thewantsthebookmayhaveit.A.AnyoneB.SomeoneC.Those D.WhoeverMarryforhernotebookeverywhere.Haveyouseenit?A.hadlookedB.waslookingC.haslookedD.hasbeenlookingIspokeloudlyeveryoneinthehallhearmywords.A.letting B.let C.tobeletting D.toletOurEnglishteacherdemandedthatwetoEnglishbroadcasteveryday.A.listening B.wouldlistenC.listen D.couldlistenWewereangrytohearthenewssomechildrenwerekeptasslavesinsmallcoalmines.A.that B.which C.what D.whereDon'tyouthinkitanygoodinpublicplaces?A.toforbidsmoking B.forbiddingsmokingC.toforbidtosmoke D.forbiddingtosmokeCharlesinsistedthatweeverythingwecouldtomakesureofLucy'shappiness.A.does B.do C.did D.mustdoateacher,onemustbeapupilfirst.A.Being B.HavingbeenC.Tobe D.Tohavebeen練習(xí)三Iwouldgladlylendyouthemoney,butIreally.A.haveitB.didn’thaveitC.shouldn’thaveitD.don’thaveitThefromtheforestfirecouldbeseentenmilesaway.A.smell B.spark C.steam D.smokeTosome,Marystilldoesnotunderstandthatworkplacecompletely.Butsheherselfdoeswanttoadmitthat.A.idea B.part C.extent D.contentThismountainhasmanyhighanddeepvalleys.A.peaks B.hills C.places D.rocksAmodernradiotelescopewassetonthetopofthatmountain.A.in B.up C.off D.downAsit,theelderlyladyshequarreledwithwasnoneotherthanherfuturemother-in-law.

精品文檔A.turnedoutB.turneddownC.turnedupD.turnedondoyouwritetoyourbrother?A.HowsoonB.HowoftenC.HowlongD.HowfastThebushadtobecausethetrafficlighthadturnedred.A.shutup B.setup C.pullup D.catchupAmeetingofthesocietywillbeatsixo'clockonTuesdayevening.A.placed B.taken C.made D.heldTheprofessor lastweekwillgiveusareportthisSaturdayafternoon.A.returningB.returnedC.whoreturnedD.havingreturnedHefeltofwhathehaddoneinschool.A.shy B.suitableC.advisableD.ashamedLet'stalkallthisoveragain wemakeafinaldecision.A.after B.beforeC.while D.whendoesMr.RobinsongotoNewYorkonbusiness?A.HowshortB.Howoften14.IwishIyouyesterday.A.seen B.didyouA.HowshortB.Howoften14.IwishIyouyesterday.A.seen B.didyou15.isnotveryeasy.WorkouttheproblemC.SendittoAmericaC.HowlongD.HowusualC.hadseenD.weretoseeToaskhimtocomeD.TobebecomeateacherWhetherhecomesornot mattertoomuch.A.doesn't B.don't C.didn't D.haven'tMynameisRobert,mostofmyfriendscallmeBobforshort.A.then B.instead C.moreover D.butwhathasbeensaid,itisunlikelythatpopulationgrowthratewillslowdown,eitherindevelopedorindevelopingcountries.A.Forthesakeof B.OnbehalfoC.Withtheexceptionof D.InviewofWemusttaketohelpthepoor.A.matter B.measuresC.paces D.actsSheleanedthewallwhileshewasspeakingtoherfriend.A.to B.towards C.against D.forMountTaiisnice.ButYellowMountainismorebeautiful.A./;the B./;/ C.a;th D.the;theThebridgeafterthatsevereflood.A.isbuilt B.hadbeenbuiltC.wasbuiltD.willbebuilthimselfanidealjob.A.Nowherehecouldfind B.NowherecouldhefindC.Hecouldnowherefind D.HecouldfindnowhereOvertwodiedduringtheheatwavethatsummer.A.thousandoldpeople B.thousandsoldpeopleC.thousandoldpeoples D.thousandsoldpeoplesInrecentyears,NiagaraFallshavecometobeappreciatedmorefortheir精品文檔naturalbeautyaswonderofnature.A.the;a B.the;the C./;the D./;aTheoldcouplelive,buttheydon’tfeel.A.alone;loneB.lonely;lonelyC.lonely;aloneD.alone;lonelyWherewillyouwhenyouarrivethere?A.visit B.expect C.inhabit D.stayThecruelslaveownermadetheslaveslonghourswithoutfoodandrest.A.work B.working C.towork D.workedThepolicelookingcarefullyinthewoodstofindthemissingchild.A.is B.are C.was D.beingItisreportedthatthenewmodelofthecarproduced soon.A.isbeingB.willbe C. hasbeen D. wasLook,themoonisappearingtheclouds!A.frombehindB.from C. outof D. awayfromInthedarkstreet,therewasn’tasinglepersonshecouldturnforhelp.A.that B.who C.fromwhomD.towhomSheaswellasyouveryluckytogetthetickettoseetheplay.A.are B.am C.were D.isShealwaystellsthetruth.Themanager inher.A.considers B.thinks C.believes D.trustsWeare tolearnthathelostthegame.A.pleasant B.confused C.surprised D.expected練習(xí)四Wetookofthefineweatherandspentthedawnonthebeach.A.advantage B.opportunity C.chance D,useIfyou fivetoeight,yougetthirteen.A.give B.put C.improve D.addThetaskhasbeencompleted;we toleavetomorrowmorning.A.invent B.try C.intend D.inviteBecausethecompanywasdoingmorebusiness,itwasnecessaryto factory.A.extend B.increase C.rise D.growHowlongdoesit totravelfromLeedstoLondon?A.want B.spend C.make D.takeThingsaregoingfrombadto .A.terrible B.bad C.better D.worseTheglassfellandwasbrokeninto .A.bit B.items C.articles D.pieces―the8.Myonlypurposewastogetshelter thesnow,togetmyselfcoveredandwarm.A.to B.off C.from D.over9.Owingtothestorm,theflightwasforoneandahalfhours.精品文檔A.stoppedB.given C.delayed D.cancelled10.IwanttolearnmoreabouttheAmericanpoliticalsystem,butIdon’tknowwheretogetthe.A.situationB.conversationC.informationD.explanationTheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsoalargenumberofsocialcustoms.A.share B.join C.take D.makeHewouldwintheraceifhehisbrother’sexampleandtrainedharder.A.repeatedB.followed C.answeredD.tookthereisnoopposition,weshallholdthesymposiumhere.A.WhileB.EversinceC.ProvidedthatD.AssoonasHesaidthegovernmentwoulddoitsbesttotheproblemofunemployment.A.answerB.decide C.solve D.openWater,whenboiled,alwayssteam.A.givesinB.givesoff C.givesupD.givesawayHowcanwefinishtheworkintheofanyotherhelpers?A.opinion B.view C.presence D.absenceTwooftheboys whileplayingfootball.A.hurt B.werehurting C.gothurt D.hadbeenhurtTheofthesugarisofcoursetosweetenthemedicine.A.reasonB.need C.cause D.purposeWeshouldtryourbesttomake possible.A.mistakesasfewas B.asfewermistakesasC.aslessmistakesas D.asfewmistakesas“Wouldyoulikesomewine?”“Yes.Just .”A.little B.verylittle C.alittle D.littlebitYouhadagoodtimeyesterday,?A.hadyou B.hadn'tyou C.didyou D.didn'tyouitisdoneonpurposeisbeyonddoubt.A.What B.Who C.That D.WhoeverI’dlovetojoinyouIhavetodrivemysontohisfootballgame.A.though B.therefore C.but D.whileItisnoteasyalanguagebuthecanspeakafewoftheforeignlanguages.A.learning B.tolearn C.learned D.learnBecausetheman'sgiftwastooexpensive,thegirltoacceptit.A.rejected B.denied C.refused D.unwillingWemustnottoknowwhenwedonotknow.A.intend B.prevent C.prepare D.pretendHeaskedmetodothework.Iamafraid, ,thatIamnotabletodoit.A.whatever B.nevertheless C.however D.whereverIknewhiswifewasverywithhimabouthisdrinking.精品文檔A.rude B.strike C.impolite D.strictItisnecessarythatshespokenEnglishnowandthen.A.mightpractice B.practices C.practice D.wouldpractice”youliketojoinusforachat?”“IlovetobutI’mverybusynow”A.Would;wouldB.Will;wouldC.Do;will D.Could;shouldIshallspeakinsimplewordsthattheremaybeno .A.misunderstandingB.mistake C.fault D.errorWhatisthereasonforontime?A.notyourcoming B.younotcome C.yournotcomingD.younottocomeIneedonemorestampbeforemycollection.A.iscompleted B.completedC.hasbeencompleted D.hascompletedAfterhismotherboughthimanicecream,thelittleboybecamealittle .A.happiest B.happily C.morehappilyD.happierInfactthemandidnotunderstandthethreequestions wereaskedinFrench.A.where B.who C.inwhichD.whichReadingComprehension1WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedthequestion,“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevityofthoseinterviewed.Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators,andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking.Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain.A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthousesB.thecauseofMrs.Groeger’sdeath精品文檔thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.GroegertheimageofcitiesingeneralThepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome.A.benefitsofwalking B. occasionsforwalkingincity lifeC.commentsmadebycitypeople D. problemsofcitylivingToreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful .A.totaketheelevator B. towalkupthestairsC.torideinacar D. tofindanalternativeto walkingPeoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause.A.theydon’tlivenearbusinessareas B.theydon’tneedtheexerciseC.theyneverhaveparkingproblems D.theycan’taffordtotakethebusAconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat.A.airpollutionisnotserious B.anyonecanlivetobe107C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecityD.walkingishealthfulexercise2Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagain精品文檔andagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.WhichofthefollowingideasisNotsuggestedinthepassage?“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattimethepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordthewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafirethepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite“Rememberedhistory”refersto.historybasedonaperson’simaginationstoriesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthsongsanddancedaboutthemostimportanteventsD.bothBandC“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen.A.itiswrittendown B.nowrittenaccountisavailableC.itprovestobetrue D.peopleareinterestedinitThepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad.keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventnotburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarstoldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsmademoresongsanddances3ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist.Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletand精品文檔complainedthatitwasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations.Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand.ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.Englishpeople.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatistneverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld’sgreatestdramatistaresurewhoistheworld'sgreatestdramatistdonotcarewhoistheworld'sgreatestdramatistEveryEnglishmanknows.A.moreorlessaboutShakespeareB.Shakespeare,butonlyslightlyC.allShakespeare’swritings D.onlythenameofthegreatestEnglishwriterWhichofthefollowingistrue?Weuseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare'swritings.Shakespeare'swritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningtospeakEnglish.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginsofthewordstheyuse.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromthewritingsofShakespeare.Whatdoestheword“proverb”mean?A.Familiarsayings. B.Shakespeare'splays.C.Complaints. D.Actorsandactresses.WhyisitworthwhiletostudythevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglish?EnglishwordshavechangedalotsinceShakespeare’stimeBydoingsoonecanbefullyawareoftherichnessoftheEnglishlanguage.EnglishwordsarenowbeingusedinthesamewayasinShakespeare’stimeD.BeginnersmayhavedifficultylearningsomeaspectsofEnglishusage.4TotheEditor:Ihavebeenreadingyournewspaper,theHometownGazette,forthepasttwo精品文檔years,eversinceImovedtoSmithville.WemovedherefromNewYorkCity,soIamaccustomedtoreadingexcellentnewspaperssuchasTheNewYorkTimes.Infact,westillhavetheTimesdeliveredonSundays.Theentirefamilyenjoysreadingtherecipesinthemagazine,aswellastheStylessection.TheTimesisgreat,buttheGazetteisanotherstory.I'veneverreadanarticlethatdoesn'tcontainatleastthreeorfourspellingorgrammaticalerrors.Forinstance,inlastweek'sissue,youmisspelledtheword"secretary,"usedasingularverbwithapluralnoun,andused"it's"asapossessive.Andthatwasjustintheleadingstory!Incaseyouneverwenttoelementaryschool,"it's"means"itis."It'snotapossessiveadjective!It'sapitythatthistinylittlehicktownhasonlyonenewspaper,becauseI'dliketohaveanalternativetotheragyoupublish.Ifindithardtobelieveyournewsstories.Ifyoucan'tspellcorrectly,howcanyougetyourfactsright?I'vebeenmeaningtogetthisoffmychestforsometime.Pleasecancelmysubscription.Andbuyyourselfadictionary.Sincerely,JaneZ.JonesWhichphrasefromthepassageshowsthewriter'sbias（偏見）？A.Getthisoffmychest. B.Threeorfourspellingorgrammaticalerrors.C.Tinylittlehicktown. D.Readingtherecipesinthemagazine.Theauthor'stoneinthispassagecanbestbedescribedas.A.angryB.sympathetic C.happy D.objectiveWhichstatementfromthepassageisafact?WestillhavetheTimesdeliveredonSundays.TheTimesisgreat,buttheGazetteisanotherstory.It'sapitythistownhasonlyonenewspaper.Iamaccustomedtoreadingexcellentnewspapers.Whichstatementisanexampleofaninvalidargument?Ihavebeenreadingyournewspaper,theHometownGazette,forthepasttwoyears,eversinceImovedtoSmithville.Infact,westillhavetheTimesdeliveredonSundays.I'veneverreadanarticlethatdoesn'tcontainatleastthreeorfourspellingorgrammaticalerrors.Ifyoucan'tspellcorrectly,howcanyougetyourfactsright?Whichofthefollowingstatementsinthepassageisunrelatedtothewriter'sargument?WemovedherefromNewYorkCity,soIamaccustomedtoreadingexcellentnewspapers.Theentirefamilyenjoysreadingtherecipesinthemagazine,aswellastheStylessection.C.Incaseyouneverwenttoelementaryschool,"it's"means"itis."It'snotapossessiveadjective!D.Pleasecancelmysubscription.Andbuyyourselfadictionary.5精品文檔ThomasAlvaEdisonlituptheworldwithhisinventionoftheelectriclight.Withouthim,theworldmightstillbeadarkplace.However,theelectriclightwasnothisonlyinvention.Healsoinventedthephonograph,themotionpicturecamera,andover1,200otherthings.Abouteverytwoweekshecreatedsomethingnew.ThomasA.EdisonwasborninMilan,Ohio,onFebruary11,1847.HisfamilymovedtoPortHuron,Michigan,whenhewassevenyearsold.Surprisingly,heattendedschoolforonlytwomonths.Hismother,aformerteacher,taughthimafewthings,butThomaswasmostlyself-educated.Hisnaturalcuriosityledhimtostartexperimentingatayoungagewithelectricalandmechanicalthingsathome.Whenhewas12yearsold,hegothisfirstjob.HebecameanewsboyonatrainthatranbetweenPortHuronandDetroit.Hesetupalaboratoryinabaggagecarofthetrainsothathecouldcontinuehisexperimentsinhissparetime.Unfortunately,hisfirstworkexperiencedidnotendwell.Thomaswasfiredwhenheaccidentallysetfiretothefloorofthebaggagecar.Thomasthenworkedforfiveyearsasatelegraphoperator,buthecontinuedtospendmuchofhistimeonthejobconductingexperiments.Hegothisfirstpatentin1868foravoterecorderrunbyelectricity.However,thevoterecorderwasnotasuccess.In1870,hesoldanotherinvention,astock-ticker,for$40,000.Astock-tickerisamachinethatautomaticallyprintsstockpricesonatape.HewasthenabletobuildhisfirstshopinNewark,NewJersey.ThomasEdisonwastotallydeafinoneearandhardofhearingintheother,butthoughtofhisdeafnessasablessinginmanyways.Itkeptconversationsshort,sothathecouldhavemoretimeforwork.Hecalledhimselfa"two-shiftman"becauseheworked16outofevery24hours.Sometimesheworkedsointenselythathiswifehadtoremindhimtosleepandeat.ThomasEdisondiedattheageof84onOctober18,1931,athisestateinWestOrange,NewJersey.Heleftnumerousinventionsthatimprovedthequalityoflifeallovertheworld.ThomasEdisondidthingsinthisorder:hebecameatelegraphoperator,anewsboy,andthengothisfirstpatenthebecameanewsboy,gothisfirstpatent,andthenbecameatelegraphoperatorC.hegotapatent,becameatelegraphoperator,andthenbecameanewsboyD.hebecameanewsboy,atelegraphoperator,andthengotapatent2.Edisonconsideredhisdeafness.A.adisadvantageB.ablessingC.somethingfromapriestD.anecessity3.Ofalltheinventions,wasprobablythemostimportantforcivilization.A.thevote