【正文】 them said it was easy for kings to eat lobster and fish. D. One of them took the meal for the ones only kings enjoyed. When someone praises an American upon achievements or personal appearance ( Which, incidentally, is a polite thing to do), the American turns it aside. If someone says, “ Congratulations on being elected president of the club.” An American is expected to reply, “ Well, I hope I can do a good job.” or something of the sort. Or if someone says,” That’s a pretty blue necktie you are wearing.” an American is likely to say, “I’m glad you like it,” or “ Thanks”. My wife gave it to me for my birthday. “ The response (=answer) to a pliment seldom conveys ( make known) the idea, I, too, thinks it’s pretty good.” The underlined phrase “turn it aside” means___________. A. finds it unimportant B. responds to it immediately C. rejects(駁回 ) it immediately D. feels angry about it Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possessiona bout five minuteswhen Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green,Luxmoore was shocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi. Without any delay,Green began calling every taxi pany in the city,with no luck,I39。s wonderful news. I39。m on high? 39。m famous 39。m lucky. Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to bee puterliterate. But not all experts (專家 ) agree that this is a good idea. One pioneer,in particular,who disagrees is David Tebbutt,the founder of Computer town UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the does not see it that says that Computer town UK was formed for just the opposite reason,to bring puters to people and make thempeopleliterate.“ We can infer from the text that puterliterate means＿ . A. being able to afford a puter B. being able to write puter programs C. working with the puter and finding out its value D. understanding the puter and knowing how to use it The underlined word it in the second paragraph refers to the idea that puter towns＿＿＿＿＿． A. help to set up more puter clubs B. bring people to learn to use puters C. bring more experts to work together D. help to sell puters to the public examples from 2020 NMET Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200mile detour along high hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint. (2020全國(guó) I) A. A drive through the town B. A race across the field C. A roundabout way of traveling D. A journey in the mountain area. The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 6090 centimeters high. Pruning is important because it encourages the growth of tender shoots, or young leaves. It is from these shoots that the best tea is got. (2020 江西 D) A. Regular cutting of the plants B. Frequent watering C. Regular use of chemicals D. Growing the plants high in the mountain “The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he was not alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer “ That’s Not a problem here.” Mahoney began to feel uneasy. “No crime whatsoever?” ments Mahoney today. “ I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: in 1999 the . department of education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campus. The underlined word “buy” means: A. Mind B. admit C. believe D. expect0 2020 山東 A DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, anized the race as part of a push to develop robotic vehicles for future battlefields， But the Grand Challenge, as it was called, just proved how difficult it is to get a car to speed across an unfamiliar desert without human guidance. From the passage we know “robotic vehicles” are a kind of machines that ________ A. Can do effortless whatever tasks living things can B. Can take part in a race across 142 miles with a time limit C. Can show off their ability to turn themselves upside down D. Can move from place to place without being driven by human beings . (2020 湖北 D) In the story these bee love letters, burned by a cruel stepmother. Lauren’s best friend Charlotte is the stepmother. “I’m in Charlotte’s story too,” says Lauren, “and I get run over.” Charlotte’s tale was inspired by the girl’s coin collection. “ We’ve collected foreign coins for years since our families went on holidays to Tenerife,” she explains. “ That was before the Euro, so we put pesetas in.” Lauren continues: “ I find a coin in the road, go to get it and get run over. I’m in hospital and then I die.” Charlotte adds: “ Or she might not die. I haven’t decided yet.” The underlined word “ pesetas” in Paragraph 2 is a kind of _______: A. story B. collection C. inspiration D. foreign coin 2020 湖南 B Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to slow global warming, Currently the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tons of CO2 each year: equal to the total amount of CO2 giving off in the UK each year. The underlined phrase “ mopping up” means: A: cleaning up B. taking in C. Wiping out D. giving out