英语提升练习五

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When friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches．It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that we haven’t got a television．People think that we are very strange．“But what do you do in the evening?” they are always asking．The answer is very simple．Both my wife and I have hobbies．We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls．My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages．This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays．I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection．Both of us enjoy listening to music and playing chess together．

Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house．This does not worry us we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before．Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do．On such evenings, our house is very full, they all come to us. They all have a good time．Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games．

21．The couple have not got a television, because ．

A. they are not rich enough B. they are strange people

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C. they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways

D. they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts

22． At night when there is no electricity, the couple ．

A. have to stare at the walls B. can do nothing but sit in silence

C. have to go out for candles D. will have many visitors

23． The writer tries to tell us that ．

A. electricity is important B. life is enjoyable with many friends

C. life is possible without a television D. television is useful

B

Roger was a thief，but he wasn't very clever. When he was in school, he stole apples or oranges from other children. Sometimes he stole pencils or books from other children. But he always got caught.

The teacher spoke to Roger's parents and they tried to stop him from stealing things, but Roger wouldn't stop. He kept stealing.

When he was older, he began to steal from stores, but he was still stupid. Once,

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he went into a store wearing the clothes he had stolen the day before. They still had the price tags（标签） on them, and the store manager called the police. They warned him that he would go to jail if he didn't stop stealing.

Then Roger decided to rob a bank. He planned everything. He got some gloves so that he would not leave fingerprints, and a mask so that no one would recognize him.

\" But what if they recognize my voice?\" he thought.

He decided to write his message on a piece of paper so that he wouldn't need to speak. He found an old envelope and wrote \"give me all the money\" on the back of it. He got a toy gun and went to the bank. He put on his musk and his gloves and showed the note to the bank clerk. The clerk gave him all the money, and Roger ran out of the bank and went home.

Ten minutes later he heard a knock on the door. It was the police. They had come to arrest him for robbing the bank.

\" How did you find me so quickly?\" asked Roger

\" It was easy,\" said the police.\" Your address was on the envelope!\"

24. How old was Roger when he started stealing things?

A. 10

B. 40 C. 70

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D. 22

25. In this story, the underline word \"recognize\" means __________.

A. understand B. make C. watch D. know

26. How did the police catch Roger?

A. His friend worked in the bank. B. The clerk knew his voice.

C. They knew his address. D. They found his picture.

27. Before robbing the bank, what did Roger do to avoid being caught?

A. got some gloves so that he would not leave fingerprints

B. got a mask so that no one would recognize him

C. wrote his message on a piece of paper so that he wouldn't need to speak

D. A,B and C

C

Many people catch a cold in the spring or fall. It makes us wonder… Why can’t scientists find a cure(疗法) for the common cold if they can send a man to the moon? The answer is easy. There are hundreds of kinds of cold viruses(病毒) out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn’t a cure for each

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one.

When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion(堵塞) with it . You feel terrible because you can’t breathe well, but your body is actually “eating” the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting to your cells. You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.

Different people have different ways of dealing with colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people drink warm water. Other people take medicine.

There is one interesting thing to note—some scientists say taking medicine when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn’t have a way to fight with it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however , on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:

It takes about 1 week to get over a cold if you don’t take medicine, but only 7 days to get over a cold if you take medicine.

28. Why does blood rush to our nose when we have a cold?

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A. To stop the runny nose. B. To make us breathe well.

C. To fight with the cold virus. D. To lower our body temperature.

29. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “miserable”?

A. uncomfortable B. surprised C. worried D. frightened.

30. What can we learn from the text?

A. Getting a fever is a dangerous thing.

B. American people never take medicine.

C. Chicken soup is a new cure for the cold.

D. Drinking warm water may make people feel better.2

31. What does the joke seem to tell us?

A. Taking medicine does harm to health.

B. Taking medicine makes a cold worse.

C. Taking medicine doesn’t work for a cold.

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D. Taking medicine helps us recover soon.

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Communication is possibly one of the most important business skills. Good communication makes you more popular. 36 Here are some tips to help you become a better communicator.

Listen. Most of us are terrible listeners. Instead of truly listening to what the person is saying, we interrupt(打断), prepare our response, or think we already know what the speaker is going to say next. 37

Pay attention to body language. Body language can tell you just as much as what a person says, if not more. 38 Is your co-worker saying she can finish her task on time ,but wringing(搓) her hands while she says it ? She might be afraid to tell you it will be hard to make the due date.

39 Not everyone likes to communicate in the same way. Email works for some, but others would rather pick up the phone and talk, text, or even use social media to say something . Respect the person you’re trying to communicate with and use the method he/she accepts more easily.

Consider you tone(语调). The problem with email and social media is that it can be difficult to determine the tone. 40 But if it comes off pushy or angry, you could cause a misunderstanding with the recipient. Make sure your language

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is clear, and if you are angry, take a few minutes to cool down before you type.

A. Try to avoid being too serious.

B. You may mean something as a joke.

C. Consider communication preference.

D. Watch carefully how they act when they talk.

E. See how others respond to your communication.

F. Yet many of us haven’t been trained in how to communicate with others.

G. It’s impossible to understand what someone needs if we don’t give them our full attention.

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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. His 41 was also very poor — a small and empty house, which was 42 with spider webs (蜘蛛网). People tried to 43 coming into his house as they didn’t want to come to such a 44 place. And the poor man thought that poverty (贫困) was the 45 for his unlucky life.

Then, the poor man 46 a wise man and told him about his poverty. The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase (花瓶). “This will save you from

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47 ,” the wise man 48 . The poor man took the 49 from the wise man and wanted to 50 it at first and then spend the money on drinking, as usual. Besides, why would he 51 such a beautiful thing? But then he started 52 the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the market. He brought the vase back to his 53 , put it on the table and started watching it again.

“It’s not for such a beautiful thing to be 55 ,” the poor man thought. So he 56 some flowers and put them into the vase. It became even 57 . “Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web,” the poor man 58 again.

So the poor man started 59 his house. He cleaned the dust, washed the floor and whitened the walls. And it became clear that his house wasn’t poor, 60 rather warm and comfortable. And the poor man wasn’t a poor man anymore, but a hard-working host, who had no time to think about poverty.

41. A. child B. home C. health D. village

42. A. treated B. built C. filled D. covered

43. A. consider B. forget C. enjoy D. avoid

44. A. quiet B. dirty C. cold D. wet

45. A. reason B. result C. problem D. change

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46. A. helped B. thanked C. met D. protected

47. A. danger B. death C. poorness D. trouble

48. A. said B. shouted C. cried D. wrote

49. A. money B. vase C. table D. flower

50. A. draw B. study C. throw D. sell

51. A. bring B. buy C. like D. need

52. A. washing B. looking at C. repairing D. showing off

53. A. house B. farm C. shop D. school

. A. important B. right C. possible D. easy

55. A. big B. empty C. old D. safe

56. A. planted B. borrowed C. stole D. picked

57. A. more beautiful B. stranger C. more expensive D. stronger

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58. A. expected B. thought C. believed D. doubted

59. A. cleaning B. checking C. moving D. choosing

60. A. or B. for C. but D. and

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At the end of the 16th century, English was most spoken by people in England. However, the English language 61_______(change) over time. Between about AD 450 and 1150 the English sounded 62_______ (much) like German than the English we speak at present for it was 63_________(base) on German. Then _________ (gradual) between about AD800 and 1150 English became less like German.

Two men had a great 65 (influent) on the changes of English. One was Samuel Johnson, who wrote his dictionary and 66________ other was Noah Webster, who wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language 67__________ gave American English 68__________ (it) own identity.

Today, China may have the largest number of English 69________(learn). A lot of Chinese people speak English 70_________ a foreign language.

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I am Li Bing and studying in Guang Ming Middle School. I want to be the member of the Youth Volunteer Organization. I like all sport very much, especially

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basketball. I’m also interested in read and I am good at English. I thought friendship is very important to us, though I like making friends.

At school, I’m a member of the “one help one” study project in which I help others and get help others . I was used to give books and money to the children in poor areas. I hope you can get more opportunities to serve others and develop my abilities. So I will do that I can to help other.

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