The underlined part in the word “oranges” is pronounced as ________.
A. / z / B. / s / B. /Is / D. / Iz /
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in the USA on September 24, 1896. Next, he was a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short time. In 1917 he joined the army and was sent to Alabama, where he met his wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to earn some money so that he could become rich and marry her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, and he wrote it in his diary — “My own happiness in the past often got such a joy that I could share it even with my dearest person, but I had to do so in quiet streets or in my diary.”
This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to spend more time on his writing. Then he continued with the novel The Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby (1925), which made him famous in the literary world. Yet it failed to make him rich enough. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda had an influence on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder（重新調(diào)整） his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife fell seriously ill and had to go to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to (沉迷于) drinking. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him get out of such a bad habit.
56. When Fitzgerald was in his twenties, he was __________.
A. poor B. famous C. smart D. well educated
57. Why did Fitzgerald begin to spend more time on his writing?
A. Because he wanted to make a lot of money.
B. Because of the success of his first novel.
C. Because he wanted to share his happy life with others.
D. Because of the encouragement of his family.
58. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. He failed to reorder his life during the 1920s though he tried.
B. His wife fell seriously ill and was sent to hospital by 1930.
C. He depended a lot on drinking while his wife was in hospital in America.
D. He didn’t keep himself away from drinking even with the help of his friend.
59. What probably is the main idea of this passage?
A. Fitzgerald’s life with Zelda.
B. Zelda’s illness and the ways to treat her.
C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham.
D. Fitzgerald’s life and his literary contributions.
60. According to the passage, how many novels did Fitzgerald write?
A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. D. 8.
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The Indians invented and developed the system of numbers from 1 to 9 and 0. We can use the ten numbers to make any number from the biggest to the smallest.
However, the ancient Romans invented a different system (系統(tǒng)) of numbers. They used symbols (符號) and replaced them. 1 is “Ⅰ” and 2 is “Ⅱ”. For larger numbers, they invented new symbols—5 is “Ⅴ”, 10 is “Ⅹ”, and so on. But they didn’t have a symbol for zero.
Here’s a table of the Roman numbers.
1 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 500 | 1,000 |
Ⅰ | Ⅴ | Ⅹ | L | C | D | M |
The Romans combined their symbols. In this way, “Ⅶ” means “5+1+1”, or 7. However, they found that “ⅡⅡ” (for 4) and “ⅤⅡⅡ” (for 9) were too confusing, so they thought out another idea.
If the “Ⅰ” comes after the “Ⅴ”, then you add it (Ⅵ is 6); if the “Ⅰ” comes before the “Ⅴ”, then you subtract (減去) it (Ⅳ is 4). The rule is that you are allowed to add up to three (e.g. Ⅷ is 8), but only subtract one (e.g. XL is 40).
How to remember the symbols?
Ⅰis like a finger. In a whole hand, the thumb (拇指) and the little finger make a V. Ten fingers are both hands, so the two Vs make an X..
Here is a way to remember the other symbols (L, C, D, M)：Little Cats Drink Milk.
( ) 51. How many numbers can we make according to the Indians’ system ?
A. three: 0, 9, 1 B. ten C. eleven D. lots of
( ) 52. Which number was not in the ancient Roman’s number system?
A. 1 B. 9 C. 0 D. 5
( ) 53. What does the underlined word “combined” probably mean in the passage?
A. 合并 B. 分離 C. 增加 D. 削減
( ) 54. What does MD mean according to the Romans’ rule of calculating?
A. 500 B. 1000 C. 1500 D. 2000
( ) 55 Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?
A. “Little Cats Drink Milk” can help us to remember some of the numbers symbols.
B. The Indians invented the system of numbers from 1 to 9 and 0.
C. You are not allowed to make a number like “XXL”
D. The ancient Romans repeated symbols to make any number.
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—________do you write a letter to your father?
— I seldom or never do that now .Instead I call or e-mail him almost every day.
A. How soon B. How long C. How much D. How often
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My mother loves flowers. We live next door to each other, so she often spends much time planting flowers in my garden. In summer, she often makes colourful bouquets(花束) and puts them inside the houses-both hers and mine.
One year, shortly before Christmas, a local flower shop offered an activity for mothers in each month of the next year. It seemed to be a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years. I couldn't wait the new year so that I could give a bouquet to her!
After the Christmas, in early January, I drove her to the flower shop to pick up her first month's bouquet. But then we found the bouquet would hardly fill a small vase(花瓶).
I was so embarrassed(尷尬的). "Mum, I'm sorry," I told her. "I didn't know how skimpy that bouquet was." She looked at me and smiled. "It's okay," she said optimistically (樂觀地). "It allows me to enjoy the beauty of each one better."
I was amazed at what she said. It helped me realize something more important —we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each thing when we have too many good things. I understood that less is sometimes more.
46. The mother often spends much time ________.
A. cleaning her child's house
B. making bouquets in a flower shop
C. planting flowers in her child's garden
D. planting flowers in her own garden
47. We can infer(推斷) from the story that_________ .
A. the writer couldn't afford a big bouquet
B. the mother was unhappy when receiving the bouquet
C. the writer would pick up another bouquet the next month
D. the mother would send back the bouquet to the flower shop
48. The underlined word "skimpy" means" _______”.
A. beautiful B. small C. cheap D. colourful
49. What is the mother like?
A. She is a lazy woman. B. She is a strict mother.
C. Sometimes she isn't honest. D. She is always optimistic.
50. What did the author learn from her mother?
A. How to buy flowers. B. How to enjoy flowers.
C. How to grow flowers in the garden. D. How to consider things in another way.
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She is planning on driving. Let’s help her ________ the best road to take.
A. come out B. come up C. catch up with D. come up with
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— How much of his speech do you think you have understood?
—________. I wish I had worked harder.
A. Quite a few B. Very few C. Next to nothing D. Quite a lot
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-Should I pay more for your service?
-No, sir. Our service will cost you_______.
A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
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--Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon?
--___________. I'll have to help my parents.
A. Sorry, I can't B．Yes, I'd love to C．Let's go D．No, I don't think so
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