She felt a little nervous because she had never given a speech in _________ before.
A.the public
B.public
C.audience
D.in the audience
A.the public
B.public
C.audience
D.in the audience
第1题
听力原文: (32)The "American dream" is an idea that grew from TV programs, books, and stories about family life. The idea began in the 1950s, after, World War Ⅱ. What was the "dream"?
As the first step,(33)families bought or built a comfortable little home in the suburbs. This often meant a long commute to work. Many husbands road the train or drove two hours each day, but this was part of the dream.
The husband "wore the pants" in the family. He made the decisions because (34)he went to work, he paid the bills, and he "put" food on the table. of course, his wife actually cooked the meals!
The wife spent her time at home. She took care of the children and kept house. Occasionally she found time for a bobby.
According to the dream, everyone was happy with this arrangement. This was the image that people held of the "perfect family." (35)If the husband or wife felt bored or discontented, he or she hid these feelings.
(33)
A.Dreams about a comfortable little home.
B.Dreams about becoming an American citizen.
C.Dreams about family life.
D.Dreams about books and stories.
第2题
第二节 短文理解2
阅读短文,从各题所给的三个选项中选出最佳答案。
The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once (立刻) because he didn't want his mother to be worded about him. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅), He noticed (注意到) that the boy moved the wheel with his hands. Tom looked at his own feet, "It's much better than being without (没有) feet. "He thought, there was no reason (理由) to feel sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was happier.
Tom passed the shop ______.
A.on foot
B.by bus
C.by bike
第3题
听力原文: My mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went onto secretarial school, and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company. She was beautiful too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon. My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy. Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was serf-taught. Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business. Dad was generous and handsome. Mama was devoted to him. After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family. In 1950, with three small children, dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked land and commuted to the city to run his business. Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends, and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But she never complained.
What does the speaker tells us about his mother's early childhood?
A.She was born in a small town in southern Italy.
B.They immigrated to America in 1962.
C.They lived in Chicago.
D.At 18, she graduated first in her high school class.
第4题
Charles Cross felt ______.
A.angry when the government paid little attention to his ideas
B.pleased when the government did take notice of his plan
C.surprised that the officials were interested in his suggestion
D.disappointed at the lack of interest shown in his plan
第5题
Remember when your mom used to cut up your food? Circe, a show dolphin, won't eat fish unless someone cuts the fins (鱼鳍) off. Diana Reiss, a scientist who worked with Circe, knew that. But one day she forgot.
Reiss was training Circe to "stay at station" in front of her. Every time the dolphin swam off, Reiss gave her a time-out by backing away from the side of the pool and standing at a distance. When Circe stayed, Reiss fed her a piece of fish. But then she gave her a piece with fins by mistake.
Circe looked at Reiss, spat(吐) out the fish, and swam across the pool. She took an upright position in the water and simple "stood" there. Circe was communicating (交流) loud and clear. "I felt as if I had gotten the time-out! " says Reiss.
Another dolphin, Pete, enjoyed his meals of fish served up by his trainer. But a wild bird started to show up at every feeding to steal some of the dolphin's supper. Pete was definitely not happy about that.
One day when Pete's trainer gave him frozen fish, Pete let them sink to the bottom of his pool. Between shows he dived down and pushed eight fish up to the surface, and managed to keep all of them afloat. For five minutes, the bird watched anxiously. Finally, the bird took the bait. When it did, Pete caught the bird's feet and pulled it underwater! Then took care of that little thief.
Reiss would feed Circe a fish ______.
A.before Circe gave a performance
B.when Circe followed the instruction
C.the moment Circe swam close to Reiss
D.each time Reiss left the side of the pool
第6题
The Enormous Egg
Dr. Ziemer arrived while we were still staring at the thing in the nest. He jumped out his car and came running out to in the backyard. He was wearing a red coat over his pajamas, and he looked pretty excited.
He ran up to the nest and looked in. His eyes opened up wide and he knelt down on the ground and stared and stared. After long while he said softly, "That's it. By George, that's just what it is. "Then he stared for another long time and finally he shook his head and said, "It can't be true, but there it is."
He got up off his knees and looked around at us. His eyes were just sparking, he was so excited. He put his hand on my shoulder, and I could feel he was quivering. "An amazing thing's happened, "he said, in a kind of whisper." I don't know how to account for it. It must be some sort of freak biological mix-up that might happen once a thousand years. "
"But what is it?" I asked.
Dr. Ziemer turned and pointed a trembling finger at the nest. "Believe it or not, you people have hatched out a dinosaur. (恐龙)"
We just looked at him.
"Sounds incredible, I know," he said, "and I can't explain it, but there it is. I've seen too many Triceratops (三角恐龙)skulls to be mistaken about this one. "
"But—but how could it be a dinosaur?" Pop asked.
"Goodness gracious!" Morn spluttered. "And right here in our backyard. It doesn't seem hardly right. And on a Sunday, too."
Cynthia was pretty interested by now, and kept pecking into the nest and making faces, the way she did when Pop brought a bowl of frogs' legs into the kitchen one time. I guess girls just naturally don't like crawly things too much. To tell the truth, I don't either sometimes but this thing that had just hatched out looked kind of cute to me. Maybe that was because I had taken care of the egg so long. I felt as if the little dinosaur was almost one of the family.
We stood around for a long while looking at the strange new thing on the nest, trying to let the idea soak in that we had a dinosaur. After Dr. Ziemer calmed down a little he and Pop tightened up the chicken wire to make sure the little animal wasn't going to crawl out. Dr. Ziemer watched if perhaps she ought not to be taken out before she went out of her mind. Pop figured that it might be a good idea and he picked her up and cut her outside the pen. She acted a little dazed at first, but pretty soon she followed the other hens and began pen. She acted a little dazed at first, but pretty soon she followed the other hens and began scratching for worms like the rest of them.
Dr. Ziemer found a bird in the nest.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第7题
A.They felt more energetic.
B.They felt a little tired.
C.They felt hungry.
D.They felt worried and tense.
第8题
She always felt inferior______her older sister.
A.with
B.from
C.to
D.on
第9题
She felt that she had done her good deed for the day.
A.act
B.homework
C.justice
D.model
第10题
She felt that she was the most solitary person on earth.
A.gloomy
B.isolated
C.feeble
D.frugal