Molly信箱是一个报刊栏目,主持人Molly回答读者提出的各种问题。第61至65题是五位读者的来信。请从A、B、C、D、E和F中为每封来信选出最合适的回复,并在答题纸上将该选项桔号涂黑。选项中一项是多余选项。
1.Dear Molly,
I have a problem. My parents are always talking to me about studying. They want me to study harder so I can go to a good school. I know studying is very important, but my parents put too much pressure on me. How can I explain to my parents that I need some free time?
------ Overworked
2.Dear Molly,
My best friend Tony is a nice young man, but he has a bad habit. He is always late. No matter where he is going to what he is doing, he is never on time. Once he turned up thirty minutes late for a meeting! What can I do to break him of this bad habit?
------ Worried
3.Dear Molly,
I have a new roommate named Louis. He is a good friend of mine, but he is driving me crazy because he is very untidy. He leaves his dirty clothes everywhere, and he never makes his bed. I am extremely neat. What can I do?
----Unhappy
4.Dear Molly,
My cousin plays computer games a lot and he keeps on talking to me about various games. I don’t have any interest at all, but I find it difficult to stop him without hurting his feelings. Would you kindly give me some advice?
--- Shy
5.Dear Molly,
I’m feeling upset these days because the result of my last English exam was not as good as I had expected. My teacher comforted me, saying “Don’t worry. You can do better next time.” But I’m still feeling bad. I need your help.
----Disappointed
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call __21__and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming tool. But he did __22__the water. Any kind of __23__ride seemed to give him pleasure. __24__he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __25__the water, moving through it, __26__it all around me. I was not a strong __27__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __28__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and __29__those summer days with my father, who __30__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __31__person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go __32__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __33__anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk __34__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his _35__. But my father always __36__and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s __37__.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __38__ an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood,; the rest is __39__.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but __40__, in that childhood, look at us.
21.A. desire B. joy C. anger D. worry
22.A. avoid B. refuse C. praise D. love
23.A. boat B. bus C. train D. bike
24.A. But B. Then C. And D. Still
25.A. on B. off C. by D. in
26.A. having B. leaving C. making D. getting
27.A. swimmer B. rider C. walker D. runner
28.A. hopes B. faiths C. rights D. fears
29.A. spending B. saving C. wasting D. ruining
30.A. should B. would C. had to D. ought to
31.A. next B. only C. other D. last
32.A. away from B. out of C. by D. inside
33.A. put up B. break down C. play with D. work out
34.A. the moment B. the first time C. while D. before
35. A. fishing net B. office things C. wooden chair D. lab equipment
36. A. stood up B. set out C. showed up D. turned out
37. A. fine B. strange C. terrible D. funny
38. A. the student B. the assistant C. myself D. himself
39. A. memory B. wealth C. experience D. practice
40. A. which B. who C. what D. whose
—Shall we go out for dinner tonight?
——______.
A. You are right B. It must be funny
C. That sounds great D. Have a nice time
Why are you so anxious? It isn’t your problem ______.
A. on purpose B. in all C. on time D. after all
Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people — they also need to be trained.
A. simply B. partly C. seriously D. equally
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets. About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading 36 to the sea.
“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim. “Those two men are 37 heavy rocks. I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological 38 . ”
“They are 41 laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they 42 . See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 43 . Some of the rock’s weight is set 44 his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His body isn’t bent. His legs are well 45 . ”
“You’re right, Josh. He may have a small build. 46 he certainly well knows his job. Dear me! And to think we have been studying 47 ! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening. Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t 48 the human being completely, it appears.”
“I don’t think it will. ” 49 Joshua. “You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 50 use that equipment to harvest lea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”
“You can get a computer to 51 multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce of assess essays, can you?” asked Michael.
“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as 52 as ever --- that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim.
“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody 53 who can carry a large rock the way those men do. It’s not going to be a very 54 world, I’m afraid.” Sighed Michael.
“You’re too much of a pessimist (悲观主义者),Mike.” Said Joshua. “ 55 will always be other things that will make the world exciting. ”
36. A. through B. across C. down D. up
37. A. loading B. unloading C. covering D. uncovering
38. A. way B. revolution C. process D. era
39. A. ask B. expect C. attempt D. hope
40. A. happen B. fail C. have D. seem
41. A. ambitious B. experienced C. potential D. energetic
42. A. take B. fetch C. carry D. bring
43. A. shoulder B. back C. chest D. arms
44. A. on B. against C. toward D. under
45. A. supported B. grasped C. placed D. strengthened
46. A. but B. however C. so D. therefore
47. A. chemistry B. physics C. biology D. psychology
48. A. control B. affect C. remove D. replace
49. A. agreed B. proposed C. refused D. denied
50. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. won’t D. needn’t
51. A. point out B. take out C. hand out D. print out
52. A. dirty B. clean C. old D. new
53. A. caught B. arranged C. left D. convinced
54. A. exciting B. mysterious C. technological D. modern
55. A. That B. This C. They D. There