实战练习 Passage 1
Tens of thousands of baby penguins face starvation after two giant icebergs broke off the Antarctic ice sheet and blocked their parents’ road to the feeding areas. Adeline and emperor penguins nesting on the Ross island rookeries are now forced to walk long distances over the icebergs to 关于勇气的诗句obtain百香果作用 food for their chicks, born during the November-December breeding ason.
What does the underlined word “obtain” probably mean?
A. eat B. get C. ll D. buy
Passage 2 A man’s position among the black-tent people depends on his ancestors, relatives, and fellow tribesmen. If they are honored, he is also honored. If they are disgraced, he too is disgraced. Therefore one carefully guards the honor of his family, his lineage(宗系), and his tribe.
The word “disgrace” means _________ in this text.
A. honor B. endanger C. proud D. shame
Passage 3 The ruler had been so cruel and dishonest that after the revolution he was banished穿越言情. A few members of the Senate(参议院) oppod this decision, but the majority voted that the ruler should leave the country for ever.
The underlined word “banished” mean_______.
A. killed by stoning B. nt away
C. imprisoned D. punished by whipping
Passage 4 My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks. It was very 冬天怎么钓鱼tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Becau the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could.
What does the underlined word “tedious” probably mean?
A. interesting B. tiresome C. relaxing D. challenging
Passage 5 Although he often had the chance, Mr. Brown was never able to steal money from a customer. This would endangered his position at the bank, and he did not want to jeopardize his future.
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The word “jeopardize” means _____ in this text.
A. protect B. endanger C. continue D. Stop
练习二
1．He had been getting better, but during the night his condition deteriorated.
A. get wor B. improve C. was recorded D. developed
2. The young man failed in his experiment. He emed to have lost all his hope. Just at that time his father came to help him, saying, “ don’t despair, child. If you work harder, you’ll succeed in the end.”
A. to fail in the experiment B. to help someone
C. to succeed in the end D. to lost one’s hope
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3. There was a talk between an English visitor and a Chine leader. The visitor could speak nothing but English, and the leader could speak only Chine. They couldn’t understand each other. How could they talk on ? now came an interpreter, who could speak both Chine and English. So the talk between the English visitor and the Chine leader went on with the help of the interpreter.
A. a thing which gives quick translation of words spoken in another language
B. a person who gives an immediate translation of words spoken in another language’
C. a person who can speak nothing but English
D. a person who can speak nothing but Chine
4. There is a legend that, long ago on Qing-Ming holiday, a young man named Xu Xian w
as coming back home when suddenly it started to rain heavily. He ran at once to an old tree so as to keep out of the rain. When he reached the tree, he saw a beautiful lady and her rvant standing there. The young man and the beautiful lady fell in love with each other at first sight.
A. a letter from England 明朝六部
B. a story from old times
C. a book by Lu Xun
D. a novel by Charles Dickens
5. The young man was bashful that he did not speak to the pretty girl.
A. afraid B. shocked C. shy D. surprid
6. When George Washington was quite a little boy, he chopped down the young tree his father loved best. This made his father very angry. Later, the boy told his father the truth t
hat he had cut down the tree. And this made his father happy.
A. to shop B.to make C. to cut D. to love
7. A group of soldiers were going to fight with the enemy in the village. In order to win the battle the officer had to order two soldiers to go scout独来独往 the village at night, becau he wondered how many soldiers there were in the village, and where the enemy soldiers were hiding.
