能力训练八

能力训练八

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Mr．Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals．16 first he had no enough money, and then he was married．His wife had not wanted him to 17 her．At last his wife 18 to the trip if he allowed her to go, too．

“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr．Jones 19 her, “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it 20 be dangerous．”“I don’t care,” said his wife, “I want to go with you．” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator（电冰箱）which did not need 21 and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the 22 of Africa． The first morning, 23 Mr．Jones took his gun and left the tent, he 24 his wife a bell and explained to her , “If you fall in 25 and you need me , 26 this bell and I’ll come at once．” After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned 27 to the tent．“What’s the matter?” he asked．“ 28 ” said his wife, “I was only 29 the bell．” Mr．Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang 30 ． Mr．Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m 31 ．I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake．” Mr．Jones returned to his 32 , but soon he heard the 33 once more．This time, when he got back to his 34 , the tent was burning and Mrs．Jones was lying on the ground, with 35 running from a big cut on her shoulder．“That’s better!” said Mrs．Jones．“This time the bell had been used correctly!”

16．A．And B．But C．For D．So 17．A．leave B．miss C．marry D．care 18．A．allowed B．permitted C．satisfied D．agreed 19．A．told B．advised C．persuaded D．warned 20．A．may B．ought C．can’t D．shall 21．A．money B．electricity C．force D．power 22．A．south B．middle C．east D．west 23．A．while B．until C．before D．after 24．A．gave B．sent C．lent D．bought 25．A．hurry B．surprise C．safety D．danger

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26．A．hit B．knock C．beat D．ring 27．A．again B．back C．quickly D．home 28．A．Something B．Nothing C．No D．None 29．A．ringing B．trying C．using D．testing 30．A．again B．once C．across D．away 31．A．happy B．sorry C．tired D．all right 32．A．wife B．tent C．trip D．hunting 33．A．cry B．shot C．bell D．shout 34．A．garden B．house C．camp D．office 35．A．water B．tears C．blood D．sweat

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Dwight W. Morrow was an American ambassador (大使) to Mexico during the 1920s. He is remembered as a smart diplomat (外交家). He is also remembered by his family and friends for his absent-mindedness (心不在焉).

Once while on a train, a conductor came to Morrow, asking for his ticket. He began to search his pockets. No ticket appeared. Morrow began searching his suitcase. “Never mind, sir.” said the conductor, seeing how anxious Morrow was becoming and trying to comfort (安慰) him. “When you find your ticket just post it to the station. I'm sure you have it somewhere.”

“I'm sure, too.” said the diplomat as he went on with his search. “But I must find it. I need to know where I'm going!”

Another time Morrow got off a train in New York and hurried to a telegraph office, where, feeling not unlike a small boy who had got lost, he sent the minutes came the short reply: “You are not supposed to be in New York. You should be in Princeton giving a lecture.”

1. The passage mainly shows Morrow's ____.

A. cleverness as a diplomat B. foolishness C. sense of humor (幽默感) 2. Morrow was very upset (不安 A. he had forgotten where he was going

C. the conductor looked impatient(不耐烦的)

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D. the conductor might think he was lying

3. When Morrow got off the train in New York, ____. A. he forgot the address B. he forget his suitcase

C. he did not know that he was in a wrong city D. his secretary wasn’t there to meet him

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Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. ____1____ ” Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. ____2____ They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine.

____3____ The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker’s body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.

____4____ Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. ____5____ A. It is very hard to quit smoking.

B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.

C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes. D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.

E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible. F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start. G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking. 每句中只有一处错误，仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1.He succeed in the competition made each of us happy.

2.The problem is more and more young people are getting into the habit of smoking.

3.If he is an engineer is unkown.

4.What she wants to know is if she should attend the conference.

5.At the meeting he raised a question if the project would be concelled. 6.It depends on if it's going to rain.

7.We expressed the hope which the Browns would come to China again. 8.The reason why he failed in the exam was became he was too careless. 9.No matter who comes to visit the exhibition is welcome.

10.What he needs are enough time and what i need is enough books. 语法填空

Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it ___1_______（consider） an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very ______2_____ （health） thing to do. Some reseachers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell

us ,_____3___（be） a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go 4 this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some 5 （surprise） conclusions. Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has conclued that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth. It ____6_____ improves 7 （concentrate）,attention span, and the ability to get along with others. Idustrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. Florence Nightingale

dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured 8 as an inventor. For these notable achieveers, it appears 9 their daydreams came true. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “hold a picture of yourself… in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself 10 （vivid） as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible.

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