1、阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁：说明文话题：语言学习时间：7分钟A persons nose is important for breathing and smelling.The nose is also used in many popular expressions.Some people can lead other people by the nose.For example，if a wife leads her husband by the nose，she makes him do whatever she wants him to
2、 do.Some people are said to be hardnosed.They will not change their opinions or positions on anything.If someone is hardnosed，chances are he will never pay through the nose，or pay too much money，for an object or service.It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other peoples business.T
3、hey do not interfere.The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time.This kind of person is interested in other peoples private matters.He is considered nosey.More problems can develop if a person looks down his nose at someone or something.The person acts like something is unimportant
4、 or worthless.This person might also turn up his nose at something that he considers not good enough.This person thinks he is better than everyone else.He has his nose in the air.In school，some students thumb their nose at their teacher.They refuse to obey orders or do any work.Maybe these students
5、do not know the correct answers.My mother always told me，if you study hard，the answers should be right under your nose or easily seen.I think we have explained the nose expressions.What about ears? Well，I hope you are all ears or very interested in hearing more expressions.We might even put a bug in
6、 your ear or give you an idea about something.We also advise you to keep your ear to the ground.This means to be interested in what is happening around you and what people are thinking.If you are a good person，you will lend an ear to your friends.You will listen to them when they have a problem they
7、 need to talk about.【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了与nose和ear有关的一些习语。1If we say a man paid through the nose，we mean _.Ahe judged the quality of things by smellingBhe bought something he dislikedChe bought something very expensiveDhe overpaid for something he bought解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话可知，“pay through the nose”与“pay too m
8、uch money”同义，意思是“多花钱，付高价”。故选择D项。答案D2If a person is interested in other peoples private matters，he may _.Anose around all the timeBkeep his nose out of other peoples thingsCturn up his nose at othersDkeep his ear to the ground解析细节理解题。由第四段中的第三、四句话可知，nose around“探查，打探”，此处表示对别人的私事非常感兴趣，符合题意，故选A。答案A3When
9、 your friend wants to share something with you，you should _.Aput a bug in his earBlook down your nose at himClend an ear to himDlead him by the nose解析细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，当你的朋友需要谈一些问题时，你应该倾听他的诉说。故lend an ear to sb“倾听，聆听”，符合题意。答案C4In which sentence is the expression not used properly?AWe have a real hardno
10、sed boss，who always stands firm in his opinions.BSometimes true love is right under your nose.CWe were all ears，but he forgot what he wanted to say.DIt is important for us to thumb our nose at our parents.解析细节理解题。根据第六段前两句可知，学生拒绝服从老师的命令或做一些事时，会对他们的老师“thumb their nose”，故thumb ones nose at sb/ sth表示“嗤之
11、以鼻，蔑视”，所以D项错误。答案D【长难句解读】原文This person might also turn up his nose at something that he considers not good enough.译文这种人也可能会看不起他认为不够好的东西。分析that he considers not good enough为定语从句，修饰something。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world, is also one
12、 of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive artifact. It is, rather, the product of thousands of years develop
13、ment. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. Peoples food supplies were similarly vuln
14、erable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post
15、to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems (图腾) before carrying th
16、em into battle. They believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.These flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked. The king of China around 1000 B.C.
17、was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the nati
18、onal flag.41. The best title for the passage would be “_”.A. Development of the National FlagB. Power of the National FlagC. Types of FlagsD. Uses of Flags【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题。“It is, rather, the product of thousands of years development.”说明国旗是几千年发展的产物。而且整片文章从旗帜最初用于表示风向，一直讲到它演变为现代的旗帜。所以本文说的是国旗的发展。故选A。42.
19、The underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. impossible to make sure ofB. likely to be protectedC. easy to be damagedD. difficult to find【答案】C【解析】词义猜测题。本段第一句“Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats.”说早期人类使用非常易坏的的房屋和船只。而本句 “Peoples food supplies were similarly vulnerable.”
20、 中“similarly”意为“同样地”，所以vulnerable”也表示“易损坏”。故选C。43. The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because _.A. they could tell direction B. they could bring good luck to ancient fightersC. they were handed down by the ancestorsD. they were believed to stand for natural forces【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。本段
21、第一句“Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods,”“用一块布系到标杆顶部来判断风向比早期的办法更可靠。”因此，最早的旗帜与天的力量有关。故选D。44. What does the author know of the first national flag?A. He knows when it was sent to Europe.B. He believes it was
22、 made in Egypt.C. He thinks it came from China.D. He doubts where it started.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。最后一段“The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked.。”说明第一个国家的旗帜未被标明，所以作者不知道第一面国旗是从哪儿诞生的。45. What will the author most probably talk about next?A. The role of China in the spread of the national fla
23、g.B. The second ancestor of the national flag.C. The use of modern flags in Europe.D. The importance of modern flags.【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。结尾处“This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Ara
24、b lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.”说明中国国王树立旗帜的做法遍及到了贸易行路，通过印度，穿过阿拉伯大陆，最终到达欧洲。在那与另一个国旗的原型结合。所以，接下来最可能讨论的是过国旗的第二个始祖。故选B。完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this
25、is 1 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 2 night after night. One would 3 them to know their parts by heart and 4 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet5is not always the case.A famous actor in a 6 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat 7 had been imprisoned in
26、 Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 8 the noble was expected to read the letter at each 9,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke
27、 10 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 11 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler 12 with the precious letter in his ha
28、nds. He entered the 13and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in14 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,15 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of pap
29、er for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said, “The light is 16.Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.17 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my 18”With this, he hurr
30、ied off the stage. Much to the aristocrats 19,the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 20 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.( ) 1. A. fortunateB. unfortunateC. happyD. unhappy( ) 2. A. linesB. wordsC. playsD. roles( ) 3. A. wantB. askC.
31、expectD. wish( ) 4. A. alwaysB. neverC. sometimesD. often( ) 5. A. suchB. the thingC. oneD. this( ) 6. A. highlyB. highC. poorlyD. poor( ) 7. A. whereB. whatC. whichD. who( ) 8. A. BecauseB. Even thoughC. WhenD. Though( ) 9. A. playB. performanceC. roleD. case( ) 10. A. withB. inC. onD. to( ) 11. A.
32、 pagesB. jokeC. linesD. contents( ) 12. A. appearedB. disappearedC. came outD. came in( ) 13. A. roomB. cellC. stageD. office( ) 14. A. EnglishB. FrenchC. orderD. full( ) 15. A. wordedB. surprisedC. anxiousD. afraid( ) 16. A. brightB. dimC. darkD. out( ) 17. A. To seeB. To findC. SeeingD. Finding( )
33、 18. A. glassesB. linesC. lightD. letters( ) 19. A. surpriseB. satisfactionC. angerD. amusement( ) 20. A. usualB. oldC. unusualD. new1B提示：剧目成功，以致连续上演好几年，这对可怜的演员来说可倒霉了。因为下文说他们必须夜夜重复同样的台词，故unfortunate（不幸的，倒霉的）为最佳答案。2A提示：重复同一台词是令人厌烦的。3C提示：expect意为“期待，认为”。人们认为演员一定要把台词背得烂熟。4B提示：人们认为演员绝对不会结巴的。5B提示：指代前面所说的
34、情况。6A提示：high意为“高的”。highly意为“高度地，极为”。7D提示：此处先行词为人，故要用who引导定语从句。8B提示：尽管那个贵族每场戏都得念一遍那些信，但他还是坚持要求将信的全文写在信纸上。even though引导让步状语从句，比though语气更强。9B提示：在下文第三段有暗示。10C提示：play a joke on sb意为“戏弄某人”。11D提示：熟记信的内容。12A提示：appeared意为“出现，露面”，此处指上场。13B提示：cell意为“牢房”，在上文有暗示。14D提示：in full意为“全文”，这在第二段已有暗示。15C提示：狱卒热切地观察着，急于想了解他的同事是否熟记了台词。16B提示：“光线太暗”这是贵族委婉而又聪明的托辞，因为他记不住台词。17D提示：分词短语作状语，表示时间。当狱卒发现自己连一个字也记不得时，也找了个借口。18A提示：下文：“with a pair of glasses”作了暗示。19D提示：“much to ones表示感情的名词”结构，有“给某人带来很大的”的意思，此处狱卒的表现使贵族感到可笑。20A提示：the usual copy平时使用的那封信。
