B
Mrs Turner’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in town was 3464. People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Turner answered it. A tired man’s voice came over the phone, “At what time does your last film begin?”
“I’m sorry,” said Mrs Turner, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “I’m sorry about that. Well, good-bye.” Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “No, that wasn’t a mistake. The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.”
61.When the tired man telephoned Mrs Turner by mistake, she was _______.
A.angry B.not at all surprised C.pleased D.surprised
62.Mrs Turner was surprised because the tired man _______.
A.wanted the cinema but called a wrong number.
B.said something that had nothing to do with her answer.
C.asked her silly questions that she didn’t know how to answer.
D.was angry with himself for having made the mistake.
63.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The Turners lived near the cinema.
B.Both of the Turners didn’t want to go to the cinema.
C.The man didn’t want to go to the cinema with his wife that night.
D.The man’s wife was angry for what her husband had done.
64.The husband would be happy because he_________.
A.made fun of his wife
B.could enjoy himself alone that night
C.could relax (使休息) himself at home
D.could have a good time at home with his wife
65.By this story the writer intends to tell us_______.
A.that it’s tiresome to answer a wrong phone call
B.that wives are easier to be fooled by their husbands
C.nothing but a joke
D.that it’s wrong for husband and wife to fool each other
第三部分: 阅读理解(共20小题:每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Have you ever heard your own voice? “Of course,” you say.
Has anyone else ever heard your voice? Again you say, “Of course.”
But that’s not quite true. Nobody else has ever heard your voice-the way you hear it. When you talk, you set up sound waves The air outside your head carries the sound waves to your outer ears. But, of course, the sound of your voice begins inside your head. The bones of your head pick up the sound waves, too. They carry the sound waves straight to your inner ears. You get the sound from the outside and the inside too. Other people get just the sound waves from the outside. That is why they don’t hear your voice the way you do.
56.You ______hear your voice the same way others hear it.
A.can’t B.seldom C.sometimes D.always
57.Sound travels in the form of ______.
A.bones B.air C.waves D.voice
58.When you talk, sound waves are set up inside _______.
A.your inner ears B.your outer ears
C.your head D.your head bones
59.The underlined phrase “pick up ”here means _______.
A.to raise B.to gain C.to select D.to pull
60.The passage is mainly about________.
A.waves in the air B.the way you hear your own voice
C.voice spreading far and wide
D.the different way people hear their voices
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Facial expressions carry meanings, which depends on situations and relationships. For instance, in American culture the smile is typically an expression of 36 .Yet it has other functions. A smile may 37 love, politeness, or 38 true feeling. It is also a source of confusion across 39 . 40 , many people in Russia 41 smiling at strangers in public to be unusual or even suspicious. Yet many Americans 42 freely at strangers in public places. Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong 43 ; some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover emotional pain or mental difficulty, discomfort or anxiety.
Our faces make our emotions and attitudes known, 44 we should not try to "read" people from another culture 45 we would "read" someone from our own culture. The degree of facial expressiveness one shows changes 46 persons and cultures. The fact that members of one culture do not 47 their emotions as openly as members of 48 does not mean 49 they do not 50 emotions. Rather, their cultures 51 them expressing their emotion and attitudes freely.
If we 52 people whose 53 of showing emotion are not the same according to 54 own cultural patterns, we may make the 55 of "reading" the other persons incorrectly.
36. A. worried B. surprise C. excitement D. pleasure
37. A. show B. tell C. sound D. seem
38. A. cover B. cultures C. include D. suggest
39. A. countries B. cultures C. nations D. oceans
40. A. In a word B. As a result C. For example D. On the contrary
41. A. keep B. enjoy C. continue D. consider
42. A. stare B. smile C. look D. shout
43. A. direction B. manner C. time D. place
44. A. and B. so C. but D. or
45. A. as B. though C. unless D. since
46. A. among B. into C. between D. about
47. A. find B. form C. express D. control
48. A. the others B. others C. the other D. another
49. A. whether B. that C. if D. why
50. A. experience B. use C. bring D. carry
51. A. feel B. keep C. prevent D. make
52. A. think B. observe C. judge D. watch
53. A. hopes B. ways C. thoughts D. means
54. A. your B. their C. one's D. our
55. A. answer B. mistake C. promise D. use
I don’t think those curtains _______ very well with the wallpaper.
A.suit |
B.go |
C.fit |
D.match |
You’d better _______ your diet rather than eat the same food all the time.
A.vary |
B.change |
C.improve |
D.exchange |
Taking a plane is the quickest _______ to get to Tibet.
A.mode |
B.manner |
C.means |
D.method |