He tried to make his ideas ______ us, but he _______.

A. interested, failed B. interested, missed

C. interest, failed D. interest, missed

C 【解析】句意：他設(shè)法使他的想法引起我們的興趣，但他失敗了。A. interested產(chǎn)生興趣，failed 失敗；B. interested感興趣的， missed錯(cuò)過；C. interest產(chǎn)生興趣，failed失��；D. interest產(chǎn)生興趣，missed錯(cuò)過。interested為形容詞，常用來修飾人，排除A,B；make后跟動(dòng)詞原形作賓語補(bǔ)足語，故答案為C。

-- What’s that sound upstairs?

-- Maybe someone _______ a cup on the ground.

A. lost B. dropped C. fell D. broke

B 【解析】句意：——樓上是什么聲音？也許有人把杯子掉到了地上。A. lost丟失；B. dropped掉下，落下；C. fell跌倒；D. broke打破。drop sth. on the ground把某物掉到地上，故答案為B。

The workers have decided to finish the task on time, it means they would have no weekends these two months.

A. after all B. even though C. as if D. so that

B 【解析】句意：工人們決定按時(shí)完成任務(wù)，盡管這意味著這兩個(gè)月他們將沒有周末。A. after all 畢竟；B. even though即使；C. as if好像；D. so that因此。結(jié)合語境理解可知，此句是even though引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句，故答案為B。

Please ______ Mike. It’s time for school.

A. get up B. pick up C. wake up D. dress up

C 【解析】句意：請叫醒邁克，到上學(xué)的時(shí)間了。A. get up“起床”；B. pick up“撿起”；C. wake up“喚醒”；D. dress up“打扮”。結(jié)合句意可知，答案選C。

-- What do you think of our new teacher, Mrs. Li?

-- She is ______ to us. We all love her.

A. strict B. angry C. serious D. kind

D 【解析】句意：——你覺得我們的新老師李老師怎么樣？——她對我們很好，我們都喜歡她。A. strict嚴(yán)厲的，常與in或with連用；B. angry 生氣的，常與with連用；C. serious嚴(yán)肅的，常與about連用；D. kind友好的，常與to連用。be kind to sb. 善待某人。故答案為D。

—Do you mind my closing the window?

—___________. It’s much too noisy outside.

A. Yes, please B. Of course not C. Sorry, I’m afraid not D. Certainly

B 【解析】句意：——你介意我關(guān)上窗戶嗎？——當(dāng)然不是。外面很吵。A. Yes, please 請吧；B. Of course not當(dāng)然不介意；C. Sorry, I’m afraid not 對不起，恐怕不可以；D. Certainly當(dāng)然可以。本題的含義是外面太吵了，所以關(guān)上窗戶當(dāng)然是不介意的，通常用of course not來回答表示不介意的意思，故本題選B。

--What a nice model ship!

--Thank you. It _____ me three days to make it.

A. cost B. paid C. spent D. took

D 【解析】句意：多好的一艘輪船模型��！——謝謝你。做這個(gè)花了我三天的時(shí)間。Cost指花費(fèi)金錢或時(shí)間，主語必須是物；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主語必須是人，可以指花費(fèi)時(shí)間、也可以指花費(fèi)金錢； pay常與for連用，主語必須是人；take 用于it takes sb ... to do sth...

-- Hello, I’d like to go on a nature tour, could you tell me ________?

-- OK. Let me see

A. where I can go to B. where I can go C. where can I go D. where can I go to

B 【解析】句意：——你好，我想進(jìn)行一次自然之旅，你能告訴我去哪兒嗎？——好的，讓我想一想。賓語從句要用陳述句的語序，首先排除C,D答案；where為副詞，介詞to必須省略，故答案為B。

WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john — English has many_________ for the little room we all have to go to every day. Here are some of the words that_______ and explanations of their meanings.

Different countries use different words. In the US, in________ home, you will get ______ you need to go if you ask where the bathroom is. If you are in a shopping mall, you _______ ask directions to the restroom. US people also use the word john, which is named_______ the 19th century British inventor of the flush toilet (although he seems to have been called Thomas).

In Britain the most commonly used words are toilet and bathroom. But WC, which________ for water closet, and lavatory is also used. A public toilet is a public convenience. People _______ speak of the ladies and Gents (you see the words Ladies and Gentlemen above the ________ to public toilets)， ______ Men and Women are more common now. An older, now rarely used word in Britain is privy which is short for________.

Australians say loo ,_______ is quite popular in the UK. Canadians use the word can, New Zealanders bog, and South Africans want to go to the bathroom.

Where does the word toilet itself _______ from? Well, it’s from the French toilette — to wash ______.

People from_______ countries also use some humorous words，for example, throne(王座） to describe the toilet and throne room for the bathroom.

1.A. words B. names C. places D. titles

2.A. uses B. use C. is used D. are used

3.A. some B. anyone C. someone’s D. somebody

4.A. how B. what C. where D. when

5.A. would B. must C. should D. can

6.A. in B. for C. after D. at

7.A. stands B. writes C. says D. asks

8.A. sometime B. never C. sometimes D. some times

9.A. entries B. exits C. roofs D. walls

10.A. but B. and C. or D. as

11.A. pretty B. private C. plenty D. practice

12.A. whose B. what C. why D. which

13.A. is B. comes C. come D. change

14.A. me B. yourself C. us D. you

15.A. developing B. developed C. poor D. English-speaking

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.D 【解析】廁所在英語中有多種不同的英語單詞來表達(dá)，比如WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john等等。不同的國家使用廁所的名稱也不...

18thMarch

HeyJane,

Greetings from Valencia.It's a bit cold today but il isn't raining.We're staying at my friend's house.It's very beautiful because it's fiesta time. We're watching a street parade

now. People are wearing costumes and they are dancing in the streets.There's a human tower competition,too.People are climbing on top ol each other to make the highest tower to win.It's very exciting.

See you soon,

Emma

2nd February

HiSuzie,

Greetings from the world ssnow capital, Quebec. It's very cold and it's snowing to day but I'm having wonderful time.It's the Quebec Winter Carnival so everyone's excited.My aunt is showing me around.Some people are carving sculptures from snow.Others are iceskating. I can't wait to watch the night parade.

Take care,

Bill

1.Look at the pictures above and expressions below, which one matches most?

A. Picture A matches with “fiesta time”.

B. Picture A matches with “people climbing on top of each other”.

C. Picture B matches with “people wearing costumes”.

D. Picture B matches with “people are making a human tower”.

2.Where can we see the passages besides the pictures?

A. From cartoon movies. B. From advertisements.

C. From postcards. D. From adventure stories.

3.What’s the weather like in Quebec?

A. It’s cold and raining. B. It’s cool and raining.

C. It’s cold and snowing. D. It’s cool and snowing.

4.Who is staying with a friend?

A. Jane B. Emma C. Suzie D. Bill

5.Why is Quebec called the world’s snow capital?

A. Because people celebrate Winter Carnival every year.

B. Because people are making the highest human tower.

C. Because people are watching a street parade.

D. Because people are dancing in the streets.

1.D 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A 【解析】第一篇是來自瓦倫西亞的Emma對Jane的問候，介紹了當(dāng)?shù)氐淖诮炭駳g節(jié)日；第二篇是來自魁北克冰雪之都Bill對Suzie的問候，介紹了一年一度的冬季狂歡節(jié)。 1.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)文中句子“There's a human tower competition, too. People are climbing on t...