（一）
television, it is often said, keeps one 1 about current events, allows one to follow the 2 developments in science and politics, and 3 an endless series of programs which are both 4 and stimulating. the most distant 5 and the strangest customs are brought right 6 one’s sitting room. it could be argued that the radio performs this 7 just as well: but on television everything is much more living, much more 8 . yet here is a danger, the television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical fascination for us. we get 9 used to looking at its movements, so 10 on its flickering pictures, that it begins to 11 our lives. a friend of 12 told me the other day that his television set had broken 13 and that he and his family had suddenly found that they had far more time to do things, and that they had 14 begun to talk to each other again. it makes one think, 15 it!
there are many other arguments for and against television. the poor 16 of its programs is often criticized. but it is undoubtedly a GREat comfort to many 17 , elderly people. and does it corrupt or instruct our children? i think we must realize that television 18 is neither good nor bad, it is the uses 19 which it is put that determine its 20 to society.
1. a. informative b. informed c. knowing d. familiar
答案： b
解析：informative 提供资料的，了解的； 据说电视可以让人了解当前的形势情况，…；
inform 通知，向…报告，了解； familiar 熟悉的，冒昧的
2. a. latter b. late c. latest d. later
答案c
解析：latter 后者； latest 最近的，最新的； 与前面一句为并列句，意为“可以使人跟得上最新的科学和政治发展。”根据这句话的意思，我们知道应该用latest。
3. a. offers b. awards c. rewards d. avails
答案： a
解析：offer 提供； award 给…颁奖；reward 回报，报答；avail 有益于； 这句与前面的句子依然是并列句， 这道题我们根据语意很容易选出应该是ａ，意思是：电视还可以给观众提供无数的电视节目。
4. a. teaching b. instructive c. constructive d. illuminating
答案：ｂ
解析：instructive 有教育意义的； constructive 建造的，建设的； illuminating 启示性的，启发的。这个很显然是ｂ，意思是说电视节目既有教育意义又有娱乐功能。
5. a. nations b. powers c. states d. countries
答案： d
解析：遥远国家的最古怪的风俗习惯被呈现出来。
6. a. up to b. into c. down d. inside
答案： b
解析： 这些电视节目在客厅里被呈现出来，故划线处要求填写的介词应该为into，意味把这些电视节目给你带到客厅里来.
7. a. business b. aid c. service d. duty
答案： c
解析：也许有人会说，收音机也可以提供这样的服务。根据文章，这些节目是为人服务的，可以得到正确选项ｃ，另外，就看选项意思排除法也可以得出可用service，相对来说这道题很容易得分。
8. a. true b. vivid c. actual d. real
答案： b
解析：true 真的，真实的； vivid 鲜艳的，生动的； actual 实际的； real真的；
但是在电视上看一切都显得很生动，这说出了电视与收音机的区别。根据选择项意思与上下文可知ｂ正确。
9. a. quite b. much c. so d. rather
答案： c
解析：如果做不出来，往后看，并列的一句也是so开头的，后面还有that引导的一句话（so…that… 如此…以至于…），显然那么我们把意思下理顺可知ｃ正确。
10. a. dependable b. dependent c. reliable d. relying
答案： b
解析： dependent后面跟介词on，dependent on 意思是“依靠，依赖”；大意是说，我们如此依赖电视那些连续运动的闪烁画面，以至于它开始控制我们的生活。
11. a. dominate b. master c. rule d. ruin
答案： a
解析：dominate 控制，掌控；master 掌握； rule 规定； ruin毁了；根据上一句也推出，对电视太依赖了以至于生活中离不开它，从某意义上说它控制了我们的生活。
12. a. me b. my c. mine d. i
答案： c
解析：a friend of mine 我的一个朋友；mine为名词性物主代词，意思是“我的”，在这里它相当于 my friends；而my是一个形容词性物主代词。
13. a. down b. up c. off d. out
答案： a
解析：他的电视机坏了…，机器坏了用break down.
14. a. truly b. actually c. genuinely d. really
答案： b
解析：电视坏了之后他和他家里人突然发现有好多事情要该做，并且事实上他们又可以再相互交流了。根据句意可知用b，actually.
15. a. does b. doesn’t c. isn’t d. is
答案： b
解析：反意疑问句，选b。
16. a. quantity b. quality c. character d. grade
答案： b
解析：quantity 数量； quality 质量； character 性格； grade 年级，分数；这句话是说：对于电视有不少人持赞成或者反对的态度。电视节目的什么不好常遭到批评呢？看选项，显然用quality 质量。
17. a. lonely b. alone c. single d. solitary
答案： a
解析：但是毫无疑问地，这对于上了年纪的孤独的（lonely,注意这个词是形容词词性，所修饰词是老人：elderly people）老人来说是一种极大的慰藉。另外，alone （这个单词只作表语）单独的； single 单个的； solitary 唯一的；这个题既考查了词意又考查了词性掌握程度。
18. a. by itself b. of itself c. in itself d. itself
答案： d
解析：television itself 电视自身；这句许是说，电视自身它既有好的一面，又有坏的一面。
19. a. into b. to c. on d. toward
答案： b
解析：put sth to use 开始启用…；故b正确。
20. a. price b. worth c. merit d. value
答案：d
解析：price 价格； worth 值得…的； merit 长处，优点，功过； value 价值，重要性，益处；根据语意可知这里要说的是电视的社会价值，故用value。
（二）
how many different kinds of emotions do you feel? you may be 1 to find that it is very hard to specify all of them. not only 2 hard to describe in words, they are difficult to 3 . as a result, two people rarely 4 all of them. however, there are a number of 5 emotions that most people experience.
when we receive something that we want, or something happens 6 we like, we usually feel joy or happiness. joy is a positive and powerful emotion, 7 for which we all strive. it is natural to want to be happy, and all of us 8 happiness. as a general 9 , joy occurs when we reach a 10 goal or obtain a desired object.
11 people often desire different goals and objects, it is 12 that one person may find joy in repairing an automobile, 13 another may find joy in solving a math problem. of course, we often share 14 goals or interests, and therefore we can experience joy together. this may be in sports, in the arts, in learning, in raising a family, or in 15 being together.
when we have difficulty 16 desired objects of reaching desired goals we experience 17 emotions such as anger and grief. when little things get in our way, we experience 18 frustrations or tensions. for example, if you are dressing to go out 19 a date, you may feel frustration when a zipper breaks or a button falls off. the more difficulty you have in reaching a goal, the more frustrated you may feel and the more angry you may BECome. if you really want something to happen, and you feel it 20 happen, but someone or something stops it, you may become quite
angry.
1. a. shocked b. astounded c. surprised d. bewildered
答案：c
解析：你能感受到多少种喜怒哀乐的情绪呢？ shocked 震惊； astounded 吃惊； surprised惊奇； bewildered 迷惑，弄糊涂；你会吃惊地发现在很难描述它们。
2. a. the emotional feelings are b. are emotional feelings
c. the emotional feelings is d. is the emotional feeling
答案：b
解析：以not only开头，这个句子要倒装；这些感觉不仅仅很难用语言来描述的，它们很难…，所以a、c两项显然排除，另外看后一句知用复数形式，故b正确。
3. a. list b. recognize c. arrange d. understand
答案：a
解析：list 清单，一览表； recognize 承认，认出； arrange 整理，分类； understand 懂得，明白；它们很难一一列（list）出来。
4. a. agree b. agree on c. agree to d. agree with
答案：b
解析：agree 同意； agree on 对…意见一致； agree to 同意，商定； agree with 同意某人（或某人意见）； 这句话正确意思应该是：“结果，两人很少意见都一致。”
5. a. necessary b. vital c. essential d. basic
答案：d
解析：necessary 必需的，必要的； vital 生命的，有生命力的，至关重要的； essential
必要的，本质的； basic 基本的，基础的；然而，有许多种基本的感情大多数人都经历过。根据选项意思可能选出正确答案为d，这是考查词汇掌握情况的题。
6. a. if b. what c. that d. when
答案：c
解析：当我们得到了想要的东西，或者期待的事情发生了，我们通常会很高兴和幸福。
7. a. one b. the one c. very one d. only one
答案：a
解析：“joy”是一种正面的，强烈的感情…；用不定代词one代指前面的joy，两句是同谓语关系。
8. a. search to b. search of c. search d. search for
答案：d
解析：search for 寻求； 这句话意思是：“我们每个人都寻求幸福”。
9. a. practice b. rule c. law d. sense
答案：b
解析：as a rule 通常，一般(说来)；固定搭配。
10. a. desired b. desirous c. prospective d. fascinated
答案：a
解析：我们什么时候会有愉悦的心情呢？就是当我们达到了我们的目标时，得到了我们想要的东西时； desired 期望，要求； desirous渴望的； prospective未来的, 预期的；
fascinated 迷人，迷住。根据句意，看选择项显然是a项意思符合。
11. a. for b. when c. since d. being
答案：c
解析：做题之前先看第三段第一句话大意是说“人们期待不同的目标与东西，有的人以修理机动车为乐，有人以做数学题为乐。” 根据这句话的逻辑关系可知这里用since（表原因，相当于as）最为合适；而下个空用d项，那么这句话意思就完整了：“由于人们期待不同的目标与东西，因此可能有的人以修理机动车为乐，而有的人却以做数学题为乐，这就可以理解了。”
12. a. understanding b. understood
c. to understand d. understandable
答案：d
解析：参考上题解析； understandable 可理解的；这里需一个形容词，构成系表结构。
13. a. however b. if c. while d. even though
答案：c
解析：把这句联系起来，注意句子逻辑关系，参考11题，显然用while最为合适。
14. a. same b. common c. positive d. different
答案：d
解析：接着说“当然我们每个人享受不同的目标与乐趣，但最终我们都体验到快乐。”以上这四个题选项就有两个表示原因。
15. a. just b. purely c. right d. even
答案：a
解析：几个排比句式，or in just being together, 或者只是在一起。
16. a. of obtaining b. in obtaining
c. with obtaining d. for obtaining
答案：b
解析：have difficulty in doing sth 做…有困难；
17. a. bad b. unpleasant c. uneasy d. negative
答案：d
解析：当我们在实现我们的目标或得到我们想要的东西的过程中遇到困难时，我们体验到…感情呢？比如生气和悲伤。看选项：bad 坏的； unpleasant 令人不快的，讨厌的； uneasy 不自在的，不舒适的； negative 否定的，消极的；显然这里“生气和悲伤”是属于消极的情绪，d项最合适；其实做这类就是要看上下文，特别是such as后面的例子最能给你提供线索。
18. a. little b. unnecessary c. less d. minor
答案：d
解析：当我们在自己的道路上几乎没有遇到什么困难时，我们体验到…挫折与压力。看选项显然minor最恰当，这时我们很少感到挫折与压力。
19. a. on b. in c. for d. to
答案：c
解析：go out for a date 赴约，约会，固定搭配；如果你穿好衣服去约会，当突然拉链开了，或扣子掉了时，你会感到很丧气。
20. a. will b. shall c. should d. would
答案：c
解析：在实现目标过程中困难越多，你感触越强，那么你越能成功。如果真的想要什么事发生，你感到它应当发生，但是有人阻止了这件事的发生，你会感到非常的气愤。
（三）
sometimes it is better not to know the 1 of a country that you are visiting 2 it is to know just a little of it, the 3 is this: the natives of your 4 country will often rush to 5 you if you seem completely lost and helpless. but they will usually miSUNderstand your small 6 to speak their language. they will think that you know 7 more than you do. for example, i once asked three people 8 carefully memorized phrasebook spanish how to get to a bus station in mexico city. 9 each of them poured out a flood of 10 spanish. the result was 11 i didn’t understand a word and 12 around for an hour before i found the station. 13 i had missed the bus. the next time i encountered a(n) 14 like this in another city, i was a lot 15 , so i acted dumbly. trying to look very pitiful, i 16 a stranger and asked simply, “bus station?” he 17 told me how to get there; he showed me to the 18 walking three blocks out of his 19 to help a poor, dumb and helpless 20 .
1. a. conventions b. customs c. people d. language
答案：d
解析：a、b、c三个都是复数，而根据后面这个词的代词为it知：这里需要填单数，那么只有d项可以。另外，根据下文也可以知道这里要填language.
2. a. if b. unless c. than d. when
答案： c
解析：根据前面的信号词better，知这里该填than.
3. a. cause b. reason c. explanation d. account
答案： b
解析：native 当地人； 后面一句是解释的原因，所以这里选reason.
4. a. host b. home c. foreign d. visiting
答案： a
解析：host东道主，东道国；
5. a. help b. show c. tell d. direct
答案： a
解析：显然用help，这句话说：如果你看起来完全迷路了而且很无助，那么你所到国家的当地人会跑来帮助你。
6. a. intentions b. attempts c. gestures d. motions
答案： b
解析：intention 企图，意图； attempt 企图，试图； gesture 姿势，手势； motion 运动，手势，提议； misunderstanding 误解； c、d显然意思不对；关键a、b两项选哪个？后面一定接of ，形式为：intention of doing sth； 而attempt后接不定式，形式为：attempt to do sth,故选用b项正确。
答案： d
解析：out of one’s way ；固定搭配。
20. a. loser b. stranger c. layman d. comer
答案： b
解析：那个人改变了他自己的道路方向，走了三个街区把我带到汽车站，帮助一个可怜的，笨笨的无助的陌生人。
