John Smith was a writer, who wrote detective stories for magazines, though he never dealt with criminals. One evening he could not finish an end for a story. He sat in his study, but he had no ideas. So he decided to go to the cinema.
When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house. The visitor had had a drink, smoked several of his cigarettes and had read his story. The visitor left him a note. “I have read your story and I don’t think it is very good. Please read my suggestions and you can finish it. By the way, I am a thief. I’m not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return.”
John read the thief’s suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer, and he is waiting for his “visitor” to return. Before he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story in his study.
1.Detective stories are stories about________ .
A. the future B. the police
C. children D. science
2.John went to the cinema because_________ .
A. he could not finish his story and hoped to get some ideas
B. he wanted to enjoy himself in the cinema
C. he wanted to look for a thief
D. he was too tired
3.The visitor came to John’s house in order to_________ .
A. visit the writer B. have a drink
C. steal something D. read the story
单句翻译
1.建筑师应该保证有轮椅的足够通道。 (access)
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2.他的雄心壮志是成为第一个登上火星的中国宇航员。(to do 作表语和定语; 火星：Mars)
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3.令他妈妈满意的是，他很快适应了新学校。
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4.他到达电影院，却被告知票已经卖完了。（to do 做状语）
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5.直到他打电话，我才意识到我把毕业证书落在他办公室了。(强调句)
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6. 我被吓得要死，这令他很开心。（定语从句）
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7.我羡慕他家的房子，房子的建造花费了100万美元。（定语从句）
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8.在被狗咬了几次以后，那个邮递员再也不给我家送信了。(分词做状语)
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9.他很害怕被老师批评。（动名词作宾语）
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10.被妈妈责备使他很沮丧。（动名词作主语）
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语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（只填1词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
“You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top.”
Whenever the sun 1. (drop) and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. 2. (walk) together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through 3. I learned lessons from his experiences. He always stressed to me, “You should have objectives and capacity (容量) like4. mountain.”
This5. (have) largely influenced my life. Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have had enough time6. (spend) together because my father was very busy. I believe mountaineering is really7. (benefit). It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my 8. (patient). I loved climbing9. (mountain), to get away10. the noise and pollution of the city, and breathe the fresh air.
阅读下面句子并根据句意或结构完成每个句子，并将答案写在答题纸上。
1.He r____________ from the government and became a businessman.
2.He a____________ his car on the roadside when it broke down and called a taxi.
3.My little sister is 4 years my j____________.
4.He raised the fire a____________ when he saw the building across the street was on fire.
5.You should be fully a____________ of the risks involved.
6.I feel no ____________ (同情心) for him, for it is all his fault.
7.He is the only ____________ (目击者) to this accident.
8.John was planning on how to spend their wedding ____________ (周年纪念日).
9.Making ____________ (利润) is not the only aim of running a business.
10.He was given two days to r____________(反思) on what the boss had said.
从下列方框中所给的词和短语中选出适当的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。
hear from; cut out; as well as; be dying to; be bound to; in other words; set aside; make fun of; distribute; approval; bonus; purchase |
1.He didn’t meet with any trouble on the journey. ____________, he finished his trip smoothly.
2.You need to ____________ smoking. It is harmful to you and people around you.
3.____________ eating a seven-course meal, they drank three bottles of wine.
4.He ____________by his classmates once, which is why he never speaks in public now.
5.You need to ____________ some money for the birthday gift you have to buy for her.
6.His proposal ____________ be rejected, for it is not practical at all.
7.He is looking forward to ____________ you, but no letter has arrived.
8.She has heard so much about you, and she ____________ meet you now.
9.I can’t agree to marry you without my father’s ____________.
10.My husband promises to buy me a digital camera when he gets his annual ____________.
完形填空
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What are you most afraid of? A few years ago, I thought of the scariest thing I could do, and then I made myself do it! I did a ______ jump. I was scared of ______ and couldn’t even climb a tall ladder (梯子). How would jump out of an aeroplane from a thousand meters ______ ?
Before I ______ my first jump, I did a few hours of training, ______ how to leave the aeroplane, how to ______ the parachute, and how to land safely. Then it was time to put the parachute on and ______ the plane. I was terrified! But I wanted to see ______ I could do it.
The plane went up and up. I ______ sicker and sicker. When it was my turn, I was numb with fear, but I did ______ I had to. I put my leg out of the aeroplane______ . I looked back at my ______ and when he said “go”, I ______ . I should have ______ the seconds, but I forgot to. I held my hands and legs out wide, just as I had been taught to do. I was falling and falling and falling. It was______ . My eyes were open but I couldn’t ______ . My ears were ______ but I couldn’t hear. All I could feel was that I was falling and falling.
My parachute had opened. It had only ______ four seconds of falling, but it had seemed like minutes. It was all so strange, but I was______ ! Life felt so good.
I landed safely and guess what? Over the next few months, I did thirty-two ______ jumps. I was always scared every time, but the important thing was that I did it!
1.A. pedestrian B. parachute C. presentation D. platform
2.A. depths B. lengths C. weights D. heights
3.A. up B. down C. away D. out
4.A. went B. fell C. did D. put
5.A. learning B. working C. preparing D. recreating
6.A. settle B. relax C. organize D. control
7.A. fall into B. turn into C. get into D. run into
8.A. as B. if C. when D. though
9.A. managed B. left C. felt D. came
10.A. which B. that C. who D. what
11.A. wing B. door C. window D. floor
12.A. instructor B. leader C. monitor D. participant
13.A. flew B. went C. ran D. quit
14.A. counted B. waited C. forgot D. promoted
15.A. exciting B. exhausting C. terrifying D. satisfying
16.A. cry B. see C. observe D. notice
17.A. sounding B. shutting C. working D. whispering
18.A. spent B. paid C. taken D. passed
19.A. vital B. unconscious C. scared D. alive
20.A. better B. another C. more D. much
