1、第一篇Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is 1 I became an animal collector in the first 2 .The answer is that I have always been interested

2、 in animals and zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 3 was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”,4 the word “zoo”, which I would 5 over and over again with a shrill 6 until someone, insgroupsto 7 me up, would take me to the zoo.When I 8 a little older, we lived i

3、n Greece and I had a great 9 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 10 the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 11 to my collection of pets.12 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 13 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears,

4、bison and ostriches,14 were not easy to keep at home.When I left, I 15 had enough money of my own to be able to 16 my first trip and I have been going 17 ever since then.Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of 18 ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 19 all those who love a

5、nimals and 20 . 1.A.howB.whereC.when D.whether2.A.region B.field C.place D.case3.A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection4.A.except B.but C.except for D.but for5.A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat6.A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch7.A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort8.A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.

6、grown9.A.many B.amount C.number D.supply10.A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring11.A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich 12.A.later B.furtherC.then D.subsequently13.A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide14.A.who B.they C.of which D.which15.A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully16.A.pay B.p

7、rovide C.allow D.finance17.A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often18.A.expectations B.sorrowsC.excitement D.disappointments19.A.for B.with C.to D.from20.A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip1.【答案】A 【解析】根據下一句及隨后的內容，作者講的是怎樣成為動物愛好者的(從小就喜歡動物)，應當選擇A.how。2.【答案】C【解析】in the first place是固定短語,意思是“首先”。此句意思是：別

8、人經常問到的問題之一，是當初我是如何愛上動物的。3.【答案】A【解析】這句話的意思是：作者在呀呀學語之時,最早發清楚的音是“zoo”(動物園),而不是“媽媽”,“爸爸”,因此,應選clarity“清晰”。填入其他選項emotion (感情),sentiment(多愁善感),affection(友愛)不合邏輯。4.【答案】B【解析】but在此處連接另一個句子(it was the word“zoo”,“it was”被省略)，表示轉折，意為“而是”，Except,except for,but for的用法接近，表示“除了”。例如：We go there every day except Sund

9、ay.He answered all the questions except for the last one.For a year the dam remained complete but for the generators.從意思上，邏輯上，都應當選but。5.【答案】D【解析】根據后面的over and over again,應選“repeat”6.【答案】C【解析】小孩想去動物園,便不停地發出尖叫聲,故選“voice”。A shrill voice與scream的意思接近。volume(音量)；noise(噪音)；pitch(音調)均不合要求。7.【答案】B【解析】shut sb

10、.up是指讓某人住口，為了讓孩子停止尖叫，只好帶他去動物園。8.【答案】A【解析】根據后面主句的時態，此處只能用一般過去時。9.【答案】C【解析】a great many后直接跟可數名詞的復數形式；a great / large amount of后跟不可數名詞；只有a great /large number of后可以跟可數名詞的復數形式。例如:I read a great many English books.A large amount of money is spent on tobacco every year.A great number of civilians were mur

11、dered in cold blood.10.【答案】D【解析】living后必須接介詞in，意為“居住”；cultivating耕種；reclaiming開墾；只有exploring有探察的意思。11.【答案】C【解析】add to相當于increase，增加。其余選項后面都不接to。12.【答案】A【解析】later on為固定短語，“后來”。13.【答案】D【解析】attendant仆人；keeper可理解為“飼養員”，但是a student keeper容易被誤解為“收留學生的人”；aide有“助手”之義。作者一邊上學，一邊在動物園里打工，只能當助手。14.【答案】D【解析】which

12、在此引導定語從句，修飾前面列出的動物。15.【答案】D【解析】因為錢是在動物園打工掙的，選successfully更能體現其含義。16.【答案】D【解析】finance my first trip意為“支付我的旅行費用”；pay后應接介詞for；其他選項的意思相差甚遠。17.【答案】B【解析】此句為現在完成進行時態,選regularly比較貼切。18.【答案】D【解析】此句是由though引導的讓步狀語從句，應與主句意思相對立。選項中，sorrows和disappointments與主句的appeal to相對立，但sorrows的分量太重。19.【答案】C【解析】appeal to為成語，意

13、思是“吸引”。20.【答案】B【解析】excursion短途旅行；journey(從一地到另一地的)長距離，具體的旅途；travel旅行，旅游，海外旅行；trip旅行，遠足。第二篇If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or 1 in your work would depend, to 2 great extent, 3 your ability to use your strengths and weaknes

14、ses to the best advantage. 4 the utmost importance is your attitude. A person 5 begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is 6 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure 7 his belief that he is prob

15、ably as capable 8 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 9 it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well。 10 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper wh

16、o can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw 11 hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize 12 the strength and overcome the 13 that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first 14 stock of somewhere

17、 you stand now. 15 we get further along in the book, we'll be 16 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 17 skills. However, 18 begin with, you should pause 19 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failur

18、e in school: your 20 , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.1.A.improvement B.victory C.failure D.achievement2.A.a B.the C.some D.certain3.A.in B.on C.of D.to4.A.Out of B.Of C.To D.Into5.A.who B.what C.that D.which6.A.ensure B.certain C.sure D.surely7.A.onto B.on C.off D.in8.

19、A.to B.at C.of D.for9.A.near B.on C.by D.at10.A.Have B.Had C.Having D.Had been11.A.being B.been C.are D.is12.A.except B.but C.for D.on13.A.idea B.weakness C.strength D.advantage14.A.make B.take C.do D.give15.A.as B.till C.over D.out16.A.deal B.dealt C.be dealt D.dealing17.A.learnt B.learned C.learni

20、ng D.learn18.A.around B.to C.from D.beside19.A.to B.onto C.into D.with20.A.intelligence B.work C.attitude D.weakness第二篇答案+解說：1.【答案】C【解析】本句的意思是：“成功或失敗在很大程度上取決于你是否能揚長避短。”improvement改進；victory勝利；achievement成果，成就。這三個詞都不合題意，只有C.failure“失敗”最合適。2.【答案】A【解析】to a great extent是固定短語，意思是“很大程度上”，符合題意。類似的說法還有：to a

21、 large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of。the, some, certain都不能與great extent搭配。3.【答案】B【解析】on與前面的depend構成本句謂語。4.【答案】B【解析】of與名詞連用,表示具有某種性質,狀態，做表語。置于句首，表示強調。正常語序為：Your attitude is of the utmost importance.5.【答案】A【解析】A person后應當是定語從句,“開始工作的那個人”。6.【

22、答案】C【解析】本句的意思是“如果一個剛剛開始工作的人就深信自己不會喜歡或肯定不適應這項工作，那么阻礙他成功的缺點就暴露出來了。”or后面省略了主語he。ensure保證；certain肯定的(只能用于It做主語的句子里)；surely確實地；sure肯定的。7.【答案】D【解析】in ones belief相信。其它選項都不能與belief搭配。8.【答案】C【解析】capable of doing是固定搭配，意為“能夠干什么”。9.【答案】D【解析】attempt用做名詞，后接介詞at，意為“試圖，努力”；如果后面接介詞on，表示攻擊的意思。其他兩項都不能與attempt搭配。10.【答案

23、】C【解析】本句的意思是“具有某一工作的必要技能是一個優勢”此處應填句子的主語，故選動名詞having。11.【答案】D【解析】本句主語是A bookkeeper or carpenter。根據主謂一致原則，其謂語應當用單數is，而不是復數are。being, been都是分詞，應該排除。12.【答案】D【解析】on與前面的capitalize搭配，表示“利用”。做不定式help的補語。其它選項不能與capitalize搭配。13.【答案】B【解析】本句的意思是“克服缺點”,應選weakness(缺點，弱點)。idea觀點；strength優點；advantage優勢。14.【答案】B【解析】

24、固定短語take stock of，意為“對估價，對作出判斷”。15.【答案】A【解析】本句的意思是：“隨著更深入的閱讀”，從語法角度，此處應填關聯詞。四個選項中，只有as能用做關聯詞。16.【答案】D【解析】選項A, B, C分別是deal(處理，論述，涉及)的原形，過去分詞及被動語態。根據語法和語義，此處應填將來進行時，意思是“隨著書中內容的進一步深入，我們將詳細論述發展和加強學習技能的具體過程。”17.【答案】C【解析】根據上下文，這里應當指“學習技能”。18.【答案】B【解析】固定短語to begin with，意為“首先，第一”，常用做插入語。19.【答案】A【解析】謂語動詞paus

25、e后，examine又是動詞原形，所以這里應當選to，可構成動詞不定式，做目的狀語。其余選項都是介詞，不合題意。20.【答案】C【解析】本句對全文進行總結概括，與文章的開頭相呼應，Of the utmost importance is your attitude故選attitude。第三篇Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 1 an event takes place; newspapers ar

26、e on the streets 2 the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to 3 the news.Newspapers have one basic 4 , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 5 it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 6 inventions brought

27、 competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 7 , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 8 and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more

28、newspapers are 9 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 10 of the latest news, today's newspapers 11 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' eco

29、nomic choices 12 advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 13 .Newspapers are sold at a price that 14 even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 15 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The 16 in selling advertising depends on a newspaper'

30、;s value to advertisers. This 17 in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends 18 on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 19 in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to

31、readers as a source of information 20 the community, city, country, state, nation, and worldand even outer space.1.A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before2.A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given3.A.gather B.spread C.carry D.bring4.A.reason B.cause C.problem D.purpose5.A.make B.publish C.know D.w

32、rite6.A.another B.other C.one another D.the other7.A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So8.A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed9.A.spread B.passed C.printed D.completed10.A.informB.be informedC.to be informedD.informed11.A.entertainB.encourageC.educateD.edit12.A.onB.throughC.withD.of13.A.formsB.existenceC.conte

33、ntsD.purpose14.A.tries to coverB.manages to cover C.fails to coverD.succeeds in15.A.sourceB.originC.courseD.finance16.A.wayB.meansC.chanceD.success17.A.measuresB.measuredC.Is measuredD.was measured18.A.somewhatB.littleC.muchD.something19.A.offeringB.offeredC.which offeredD.to be offered20.A.byB.with

34、C.atD.about第三篇答案+解說： 1.【答案】A【解析】just在此為副詞，意為“剛剛”，做狀語。此句意為“一個事件剛剛發生，街上就有報紙報道詳情了。說明報紙對新聞的反應之快。2.【答案】A【解析】to give和giving都合乎語法，但giving強調的是正在發生的動作，而此處重點表達的是“反應快”，不是正在做什么。3.【答案】A【解析】消息，信息要靠收集。4.【答案】D【解析】后面的不定式短語表示目的。5.【答案】C【解析】提供信息的目的是為了讓他人知道，所以選C。6.【答案】B【解析】other意為“其他的”。此句意為：無線電，電報，電視，及其它發明，成為報紙的競爭對手。7.【

35、答案】A【解析】根據句中的merely及其后所述內容，應選however，表轉折。8.【答案】D【解析】使用更新，更快的通訊工具，目的是提高速度。9.【答案】C【解析】報紙是印出來的，先印后看(讀)。10.【答案】D【解析】keep sb.+過去分詞是一種復合結構，sb.與過去分詞為被動關系，意為保持這種關系的繼續。此句的意思是：報紙不斷地為讀者提供新聞信息。11.【答案】C【解析】關于politics之類的嚴肅話題,只能選educate。12.【答案】B【解析】此句意為：報紙通過廣告影響讀者在經濟生活中的選擇。13.【答案】B【解析】大多數報紙依靠廣告收入來維持生存，此現象人人皆知。14.【

36、答案】C【解析】報紙的售價之低，不足以抵付成本的一小部分。符合上下文關于廣告收入的說法。15.【答案】A【解析】收入來源應該用source。因為source指河流，泉水的發源地；常指抽象事物的根源或來源以及資料，信息的出處或來源。origin起源，起因。指事物后來發生,發展變化的最初起點,或指人的出身和血統。16.【答案】D【解析】succeed in為固定短語。此句意為：廣告業務的成功，取決于報紙在客戶(要打廣告的人)心中的價值。17.【答案】C【解析】根據上下文，此處應該用一般現在時的被動語態，此句意為：報紙在客戶心中的價值，是靠發行量衡量的。18.【答案】C【解析】該句意為：發行量的大小

37、，很大程度上取決于發行部門的工作及報紙所提供的服務功能和娛樂功能。19.【答案】B【解析】offered作services和entertainment的定語。20.【答案】D【解析】information后面接介詞about，表示“關于”。第四篇For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention news

38、papers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words.In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure.Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get ove

39、r them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself-words.Taken individually, words have 6 meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words.He laboriously reads one word at a time, often re

40、gressing to 8 words or passages.Regression, the tendency to look back over 9 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading.Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalizationsounding each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinic

41、s use a device called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13 the reader finds comfortable, in order to“stretch”him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 14 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalizatio

42、n, practically impossible. At first 15 is sacrificed for speed.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 16 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 17 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 18 Charlce Au, a business manager, for in

43、stance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19 the training,now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute.He is delighted that how he can 20 a lot more reading material in a short periodof time.1.A.applyingB.doingC.offeringD.getting2.A.quicklyB.easilyC.roughlyD.decidedly3.A.goodB

44、.curiousC.poorD.urgent4.A.trainingB.habitsC.situationsD.custom5.A.liesB.combinesC.touchesD.involves6.A.someB.A lotC.littleD.dull7.A.FortunatelyB.In factC.LogicallyD.Unfortunately8.A.reuseB.rereadC.rewriteD.recite9.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.if10.A.scalesB.cutsC.slowsD.measures11.A.some oneB.oneC.heD.reade

45、r12.A.acceleratorB.actorC.amplifierD.observer13.A.thenB.asC.beyondD.than14.A.enablingB.leadingC.makingD.indicating15.A.meaningB.comprehensionC.gistD.regression16.A.butB.norC.orD.for17.A.ourB.yourC.theirD.sucha18.A.Look atB.TakeC.MakeD.Consider19.A.forB.inC.afterD.before20.A.masterB.go overC.presentD

46、.get through第四篇答案+解說：1.【答案】D【解析】本句意思是“誰如果想謀得一份差事”。applying需加for,意思是“申請”；B.doing做；C.offering提供此三項均不符題意，只有D.getting(獲得)適合。2.【答案】A【解析】本句意為“快速閱讀與理解的能力，是關系到成敗的關鍵所在”只有quickly與原意吻合。easily(容易地)；roughly (粗略地)；decidedly(果斷地)均與原文內容不符。3.【答案】C【解析】英語中，閱讀速度快的人稱為good reader，反之，就是poor reader。根據上下文的內容，多數人都屬于poor read

47、er，因此選poor(差的)。其它選項不妥。4.【答案】B【解析】此處的意思是“大多數人早期養成看書慢的習慣”因此選habits(習慣)。training (訓練，培訓)；situations(形勢)；custom(風俗習慣)。5.【答案】A【解析】此處說的是“主要的困難在于語言的自身要素，即單詞”。combines聯合；touches接觸；involves包括，這三項的詞義與原文不符。而lies與in構成搭配，意為“在于”。6.【答案】C【解析】這里的意思是“如果單個地看這些字，它們并沒有什么意義”。some有點；A lot許多；dull單調的。此三項不合題意。只有little(很少)是否定

48、詞，合乎邏輯。7.【答案】D【解析】此句意為“作者對未受過閱讀訓練的人的不良習慣感到遺憾”。Fortunately幸運地；In fact事實上；Logically合乎邏輯地,均不妥。Unfortunately(不幸地)合乎句義。8.【答案】B【解析】此句意為“在閱讀時經常重讀(反復讀)”因此，選reread重讀。reuse再使用；Rewrite改寫；recite背誦。9.【答案】A【解析】此處所填的詞既是look back over的賓語，又是you have just read的賓語，只有what能充當這種雙重成分。10.【答案】C【解析】scales down按比例減少；cuts down

49、削減；此兩項不合題意。measures不能與down搭配。只有slow與down搭配的意思“放慢”，在此合適。11.【答案】B【解析】本段前文已經出現you，在此選one(泛指人們，我們，你)來代替you。some one無此用法。如果用reader，前面應加定冠詞。he不能與該段邏輯一致。12.【答案】A【解析】此句意為“訓練快速閱讀所使用的工具必然與提高閱讀速度有關”，因此選accelerator (快讀器)。actor演員；amplifier放大器；observer觀察者。13.【答案】D【解析】前面的faster決定了應當選than，構成比較級。14.【答案】C【解析】此句意為“快速閱

50、讀器迫使你加快閱讀速度，使你再也不能逐字閱讀，回顧前文內容或者默讀”。enabling相當于making possible；leading引導；indicating指出，表明。都不合題意。只有making (使，使得)最合適。15.【答案】B【解析】這里的意思是“速讀最初會影響理解”，所以選comprehension(理解力)。meaning意義，意思，指詞或詞組表示的意義；gist大意，要旨regression回顧16.【答案】A【解析】與前半句中的not only相呼應，構成句式“不僅，而且”，只有選but，而nor；or或for均不能構成固定用法。17.【答案】C【解析】本句中的主語是第

51、三人稱復數，物主代詞必然是their。18.【答案】B【解析】take與后面的for instance構成短語，意為：“以例”，其它三項不能構成搭配。19.【答案】D【解析】這里提到受訓之前與受訓之后進行比較,對比，因此選before。20.【答案】D【解析】此處意為：在較短時間內，讀完眾多的材料。master掌握；go over復習；present呈現，展現；此三項均不妥；只有get through (讀完)最恰當。第五篇Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing a

52、nd frustrating experience.The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps 1 the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, 2 reading material and giving out 3 .The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and 4 what to write.Very often the st

53、udent leaves the lecture 5 notes which do not catch the main points and 6 become hard even for the 7 to understand.Most institutions provide courses which 8 new students to develop the skills they need to be 9 listeners and note-takers. 10 these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills gu

54、ides which 11 learners to practice these skills 12 .In all cases it is important to 13 the problem 14 actually starting your studies.It is important to 15 that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills 16 in college study.One way of 17 these difficulties is to attend the languag

55、e and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the 18 year.Another basic 19 is to find a study partner 20 it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.1.A.extendingB.illustratingC.performingD.conducting2.A.attributingB.contributingC.distributingD.explaining3.A.assignmentsB.informationC.contentD.definition4.A.suspectsB.understandsC.wondersD.convinces5.A.withoutB.withC.onD.except6.A.whatB.thoseC.asD.which7.A.teachersB.classmatesC.partnersD.students8.A.preventB.re