【正文】 A. cannot be told in advance B. cannot be understood C. cannot be prepared for ahead D. cannot be concluded LOGO We were sorry that we had to ask the young man to leave the job. It was not that he was unpopular with the other people in the office. Everyone liked him. Nor was it that he was incapable. He had plenty of abilities. The problem was that so much of his work was unsatisfactory。常見命題方式： A: The word … .(Line… , Para… ) most probably refers to ______. B: In this passage, … probably means _ __ C: The word “…” could best be replaced by which of the following? ? 解題方法：（ 1） 直接定義 。 LOGO ? The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and people’s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. 12. Which did not happen in 1789? A. The French Revolution broke out. B. The national economy was developing rapidly. C. The government wasn’t well run. D. King Louis XIV was in power. 13. Where were the political prisoners kept? A. In Versailles. B. In Austria. C. In Prussia. D. In Bastille. LOGO A couple, John and Mary, had two lovely children. John had just been asked to go on a business trip and would be gone for several days. Mary would go along too. They hired a reliable woman to care for the children and made the trip, returning home a little earlier than they had planned. As they drove into their hometown, they noticed smoke, and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a home in flames. Mary said, Well, it isn39。 ?細讀（ Reading for full understanding）：這種閱讀方式 適于某些需要判斷或思考的問題 。要按意群掃視，連貫閱讀；要特別注意文章的開始段、結(jié)束段、每段的首句和結(jié)尾句以及段落之間的連接詞語和文章中的信息詞，它們往往是了解文章大意的關(guān)鍵。 這類題的題干＋答案在意義上通常等于原文中某一部分的內(nèi)容，也就是說用不同的表達方式使題干＋答案與原文等值 （即同義結(jié)構(gòu)，如： educational institution? school。必要時，連同它們前后的句子也要仔細閱讀，以便綜合考慮和確定答案。因此，表示轉(zhuǎn)折的聯(lián)接詞 but, unlike, while, however, on the contrary就成了這類題目的標志詞；（ 4） 事例證明法 。t he see the letter or the contents of the purse? Truly, everyone, even those living as a couple, needs room — not only in threedimensional (立體的 ) space, but in the heart. ? The word “tolerate” means ______________. A. get rid of B. fet C. bear D. beat LOGO Those tiny, little hairs above our eyes that many women pay so much attention to play a very important role in keeping moisture out of our eyes. Just like an umbrella keeps our bodies dry from the rain, our hairy eyebrows keep our eyes dry from rain or sweat. When it39。 yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? A. A Respectable Selfmade Family. B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor. C. Characteristics of American Culture. D. The Development of Manual Labor. LOGO On February 14th many people in the world celebrate an unusual holiday, St. Valentine’s Day, a special day for lovers. The origin of this holiday is uncertain but according to one story it gets its name from a Christian named Valentine who lived in Rome during the 3rd century . His job was to perform marriages for Christian couples. Unfortunately the Emperor of Rome didn’t allow Christian marriages. So they had to be performed in secret. Finally Valentine was arrested and put into prison. While he was in prison he fell in love with the daughter of the prison guard. After one year the Emperor offered to release Valentine if he would stop performing Christian marriages. Valentine refused and so he was killed in February, 270 . Before her was killed Valentine sent a love letter to the daughter of the prison guard. He signed the letter “from your Valentine”. That was the first Valentine. Today Valentines are cards usually red and shaped like hearts with messages of love written in them. On Valentine’s Day tens of millions of people send and receive Valentines. Whether it is an expensive heartshaped box of chocolates from a secret admirer or a simple handmade card from a child, a Valentine is a very special message of love. ? The passage is mainly about ________. A. a special holiday B. one possible origin of St. Valentine’s Day C. the love story of a Christian called Valentine D. what is Valentine today LOGO If you are like most learners of English, you probably do not spend much time reading English. You are likely to be aware of an urgent need to improve your speaking and listening skills, increase your vocabulary and improve your grammar. Because of these seemingly more urgent (緊急的 ) needs, reading skills improvement is often put at the bottom of the list of things to do to improve your English ability. You may also tell yourself that your do not need to spend extra time on reading improvement because you do reading in English as part of your schoolwork or job. Putting off reading improvement with this type of reasoning i