【正文】 first journey, on London39。s Underground Railway. And against his friends39。__16__， he was determined to travel __17__. He entered the station shortly after five o39。clock in the afternoon. This is a __18__ time to travel in London, __19__ crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He __20__ to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his __21__ came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. __22__， he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the __23__， he also found the right platform. It was __24__ tight with people. He did not __25__ to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the platform so as to be in a better __26__ to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was __27__ forward onto the train by the __28__ of people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see the __29__ of the stations where the train __30__， but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth __31__ along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling __32__ that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had e to a station he had never __33__. He explained his __34__ to a man who was standing on the platform. With a __35__ on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction. 內(nèi)容概要： 本文講述了 Tom 第一次到英格蘭，不聽朋友的建議，獨自外出，結(jié)果把火車的方向弄反了，以致到錯了地方。 16． B． advice C． relation D． favor 答案： B 解析： against one39。s advice 意為 “ 違背別人的建議 ” 。 17． B． abroad C． along D． away 答案： A 解析： 通過下文得知他是一人出來，故用 alone。 18． B． certain C． possible D． bad 答案： D 解析： 下面街道人多為患，所以用 “ bad” 。 19． B． and C． so D． but 答案： A 解析： for 表原因，用以解釋 bad time。 20． B． had C． happened D． hoped 答案： B 解析： 要排長隊購票是不以他的意志為轉(zhuǎn)移的，他是 “ 不得不 ” 排隊。 21． B． time C． chance D． turn 答案： D 解析： turn 表示 “ 輪次 ” 。 22． B． Instead C． Therefore D． However 答案： D 解析： 售票員聽不懂他的話，他卻把票買成了，前后句顯然有 “ 轉(zhuǎn)折 ” 關(guān)系。 23． B． way C． place D． condition 答案： B 解析： 問路一般用 ask the “ way” 。 24． B． caught C． covered D． seized 答案： A 解析： be packed with be crowded with。正因為人擁擠，才沒上得了第一趟火車。 25． B． try C． agree D． expect 答案： A 解析： manage to do 表示 “ 設(shè)法得以做成某事 ” ，沒做成當(dāng)然用 not manage 了。 26． B． state C． position D． seat 答案： C 解析： 因為是在擁擠的站臺上，顯然獲得的是一個稍好些的站的 “ 位置 ” 。 27． B． swept C． drawn D． brought 答案： B 解析： 從 from behind 來看，他是被人推向前的。 sweep 在此意思是 “ 猛推 ” 。 28． B． support C． strike D． push 答案： D 解析： push 與 sweep 同義。 29． B． points C． names D． numbers 答案： C 解析： 看不清的應(yīng)是 “ 站名 ” 。 signs 應(yīng)注意排除，畢竟他首次到英國，即使各個站有其獨特的符號、標(biāo)記，他也不可能知道。 30． B． stopped C． started D． moved 答案： B 解析： 站就是火車 “ 停 ” 靠的地方。 31． B． pause C． stop D． arrived 答案： C 解析： 這里的 stop 與 station 同義。 32． B． sick C． sorry D． tired 答案： A 解析： 覺得旅行如此輕松，心情當(dāng)然是 “ 高興的 ” 。 33． of B． talked about C． thought of D． arrived at 答案： A 解析： 選項 D 應(yīng)注意排除，因為他不是英國人，所以沒到過這個車站是明擺著的，故這一答案是正確，但與 hear of 相比，不能算是最佳答案。 34． B． mistake C． difficulty D． ticket 答案： C 解析： 這里的 difficulty 指他當(dāng)時的一種迷茫。究竟是怎么一回事，他還未知道，所以談不上什么錯誤，故選項 B，不能確定為答案。 35． B． smile C． surprise D． pity 答案： B 解析： 聽說 Tom 乘車的方向完全反了，那人的第一反應(yīng)應(yīng)當(dāng)是覺得好笑，即答案應(yīng)在A、 B 之間。 joke 不可能出現(xiàn)在臉上，故答案只能為 B。 Ⅲ .閱讀理解 (每小題 2分，共 40分 ) 閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C、 D)中，選出最佳選項。 A You want something you can39。t get by behaving within the rules, and you want it so badly enough that you39。ll do it regardless of any guilt or deep regret, and you39。re willing to run the risk of being caught. That39。s how Ladd Wheeler, psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New York, defines cheating. Many experts believe cheating is on the rise. “ We39。re suffering a moral breakdown， ” Pinkard says. “ We39。re seeing more of the kind of person who regards the world as a series of things to be dealt with. Whether to cheat depends on whether it39。s in the person39。s interest.” He does, however, see less cheating among the youngest students. Richard Dienstbier, psychology professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, believes that society39。s attitudes explain much of the increase in cheating. “ Twenty years ago if a person cheated in college, that is extremely serious,