Question

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the church and have made up their minds to    15   the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议） against heavy trucks which run    16   through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it    17   to sleep at night, but they are doing damage（损害） to our houses and shops of historical   18  ,”

said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“ 19  we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a  20    village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic”.

　　Harry Fields also studying    21    said they wanted to make as much noise as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to stand. “Most of them don’t live here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音的）, so they probably don’t    22   . It’s high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.

　　I asked if they were    23    that the police might come to stop them.

　　“Not really,” she said, “actually we are suitable bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no    24    against practising.”

I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1.	A．change B．repair C．ring D．shake

2.	A．now and then B．day and night　　 C．up and down D．over and over

3.	A．terrible B．difficult　　 C．uncomfortable D．unpleasant

4.	A．scene B．period C．interest D．sense

5.	A．If B．Although C．When D．Unless

6.	A．pretty B．quiet C．large D．modern

7.	A．well B．hard C．biology D．education

8.	A．notice B．mention C．fear D．control

9.	A．surprised B．afraid C．pleased D．grateful

10.	A．point B．cause C．need D．law

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】

1.ring the bell，表示敲响钟的意思，为固定搭配。故选答案为C

2.根据下文的内容可知答案为B，表示不分白昼和黑夜，故选答案为B

3.根据上下文的意思，应该是很难让他入睡的意思，故选答案为B

4.interest表示名胜古迹的意思，符合题意。故选答案为C

5.根据下文的内容可知答案为if ，表示假设的意思。故选A

6.根据上下文的内容可知答案为C，表示大村庄的意思，故选C

7.根据文章内容Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the church和aid Jean Lacey, a biology student,可知答案为C，表示研究生物的。

8.根据后文内容It’s high time they realized the problem.可知答案为A，表示没有注意到。

9.根据上下文的意思，可知答案为B，符合be afaid that 从句，表示对于···害怕，故选答案为B

10.根据上下文的内容可知答案为D。表示没有法律反对，故选答案为D