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to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to “It started as a crazy idea, ” Liz said. “We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People __________: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything. ” Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went. Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind, ” Marcia said. “To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good, ”she explained. To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a gettogether in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters. They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they’ll consider. 1. What is the best title for the passage?( within 10 words) ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Please fill in the blank in the last but four paragraph with proper words or phrases to plete the sentence?( within 10 words) ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Will you talk about your private affairs to a stranger?Why or why not?( within 30 words) ___________________ 答案: 1. Talk to me 2. will talk to us about anything 3. So what’s the point? 4. Omitted. 5. 兩天之后她經(jīng)過時又被攔住一次,得以讓那兩個傾聽者知道了事情的進展。 6. (湖北黃岡月考 , 23) English is a language that many young people around the world __________ not speak perfectly but at least __________ understand. A. may。 10. ( 山東, 24) I’d appreciate __________ if you would like to teach me how to use the A. that B. it C. this D. you 答案: B it 在這里作形式賓語, if 引導真正的賓語從句。 15. ( 四川 , 32) — —It __________ be him. It’s A. mustn’t B. won’t C. can’t D. needn’t 答案: C 表示 “不可能 ”。 20. (重慶一中模擬, 30) __________ is known to all is __________ many young students A. As。 2. D 那個人不停地朝作者這邊掃視,好像( as if)他認識作者。 hope 意為 “希望,盼望,期待 ”; think 意為 “認為,以為,預料 ”; pretend意為 “假裝,裝扮 ”; continue 意為 “繼續(xù),連續(xù) ”。 7. B 那個人對我和服務(wù)員之間閑談( chatted with)的那種常見的或聽慣的( familiar)方式感到困惑。 10. C 很明顯( clear),那個飯店的服務(wù)員都認識作者 。 13. A 我向飯店主人詢問那個人想要( wanted)什么。 care意為“注意,照料,憂慮 ”; surprise 意為 “驚奇,驚愕,詫異 ”; worry意為 “煩惱,憂慮,苦惱 ”;regret 意為 “遺憾,悔恨,抱歉 ”。 19. D 作者到店員認識他的飯店用餐感到很幸運( lucky)。 6. light→lighter 扔掉裝備是氣球變得輕一些。 8. his→their 主語是 the men,兩個人。 20. C 幸虧飯店的人和作者很熟,不然的話( otherwise),作者也許就陷入了麻煩。 17. A 飯店主人堅持( must)說偵探要找的人和作者看起來很像。表示 “想要 ……”時, want 后可以直接跟賓語, wish 后須加介詞 for 后才能跟賓語。從第一段首句中的 “. . . I was waiting at my favorite table in a restaurant”可知作者是這家飯店的???,因此,這里所有的服務(wù)員都認識他是顯而易見的。服務(wù)員和顧客之間簡短的閑談在服務(wù)場合是司空見慣的,由此 常識可作出判斷。 5. A 作者可以看出( see)那個人一直在窺視他。句中的 “kept glancing in my direction”是關(guān)鍵信息。 that D. What。 C項不能表示推測。 11. ( 山東 , 32) A. why it was C. how it is D. what it is 答案: D wonder 的賓語從句是強調(diào)句型的疑問句。 must D. could。 2. ( 天津, 11) We __________ have proved great adventurers, but we have done the greatest march ever m A. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t 答案: B 此句意為:我們也許不是了不起的冒險家,但是我們進行了過去 10 中最了不起的征程。因此,沒有固定的劃一的說法。 expressions on their faces Key words: old man, white beard/moustache, cowboy hat, traditional clothes。強調(diào)地點狀語 “在劇院門口 ”。) 1. 我們昨天是在劇院門口偶然碰到的。 8. the use。 possession of confirm sb. in sth. 在某方面批準、準許某人。 A. characteristic B. emergency C. possibility D. personality 答案: A “交流的需要是人類社會的重要特征。 2. Scientists have shown that there is a __________ between cigarette smoking and certain diseases. A. connection B. description C. expression D. devotion 答案: A A. needs B. associates C. prays D. deserves 答案: D deserve+n. /pron. /to do。 8. I don’t think it easy to fulfill the requirement that I __________ the task in a month, even if I did A. finished C. would finish D. shall finish 答案: B require 和 requirement 引起的從句中謂語動詞都用虛擬語氣結(jié)構(gòu): sb. ( should)d