先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入相應空白處的最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內。

（一）

It was 11：30 in the evening. A ___1___ American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama ___2___ trying to bear a pouring rainstorm. Her car had ___3___ and at the moment she ___4___ needed a ride. Wet to the skin， she decided to flag down the next ___5___. A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard ___6___ in those conflict-filled[矛盾沖突] 1960s. The man ___7___ her to safety in his car， and ___8___ a taxicab（a kind of car）for her. She seemed to be in a great ___9___. She wrote down his ___10___， thanked him and drove away. Several days went by and a ___11___ came on the mans door. To his ___12___， a very big color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was ___13___ to it. It read： “ Dear sir， thank you so much for assisting a（an） ___14___ colored woman on the freeway ___15___ night， The rain ___16___ wet all over not only my clothes ___17___ my spirits. Then you ___18___ along. Because of you， I was ___19___ to make it to my dying husbands bedside just ___20___ he passed away. God bless you for helping me and kindly serving others. Sincerely， Mrs. Nat King Cole.

（ ）1. A. black B. white C. poor D. sick

（ ）2. A. railway B. freeway C. street D. avenue

（ ）3. A. broken up B. speeded up C. broken down D. slowed down

（ ）4. A. seriously B. badly C. fairly D. probably

（ ）5. A. bus B. truck C. taxi D. car

（ ）6. A. from B. by C. before D. of

（ ）7. A. put B. led C. fetched D. took

（ ）8. A. hired B. took C. sent D. asked

（ ）9. A. need B. help C. hurry D. trouble

（ ）10. A. address B. number C. name D. words

（ ）11. A. lady B. salesman C. letter D. knock

（ ）12. A. surprise B. delight C. joy D. satisfaction

（ ）13. A. offered B. given C. stuck D. written

（ ）14. A. aged B. dark C. lucky D. unhappy

（ ）15. A. another B. the other C. other D. any

（ ）16. A. let B. made C. had D. turned

（ ）17. A. and B. but C. or D. otherwise

（ ）18. A. got B. went C. ran D. came

（ ）19. A. able B. ready C. likely D. willing

（ ）20. A. after B. before C. until D. since

（二）

Though different educational systems have different purposes， one thing is certain： all students should take part in examinations.

___1___ the English educational system， students take ___2___ very important ___3___. The first is the eleven-plus， which is taken at the age of eleven ___4___ past. At one time the ability ___5___ on the eleven-plus would have determined ___6___ a child stayed in school. ___7___， however， all children continue in “comprehensive”[綜合性的] schools， and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. At the age of fifteen or sixteen， the students are tested for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate[證書] of Education. This examination covers a wide ___8___ of subjects; once students have passed this exam， they are ___9___ to specialize， so that two-thirds or ___10___ of their courses will be ___11___ physics， chemistry， classical language， or ___12___ they wish to study ___13___. The ___14___ examination， at eighteen， covers only the ___15___ of the special subjects. ___16___ the universities， students study only in their concentrated area， and ___17___ students ever venture[冒險] outside ___18___ subject again; ___19___， the English boy or girl is a specialist ___20___ the age of fifteen.

（ ）1. A. On B. In C. To D. For

（ ）2. A. four B. three C. two D. one

（ ）3. A. subjects B. languages C. courses D. examinations

（ ）4. A. somewhat B. or else C. or so D. or rather

（ ）5. A. seen B. heard C. shown D. known

（ ）6. A. when B. if C. that D. how

（ ）7. A. But B. Then C. So D. Now

（ ）8. A. number B. part C. range D. collection

（ ）9. A. allowed B. passed C. forbidden D. admit

（ ）10. A. much B. many C. more D. most

（ ）11. A. in B. of C. with D. on

（ ）12. A. whenever B. however C. whatever D. wherever

（ ）13. A. at all costs B. at the same time

C. at the least? ? ? ? ? D. at great length

（ ）14. A. late B. later C. early D. final

（ ）15. A. context B. content C. book D. lesson

（ ）16. A. Even so B. Even if C. Even then D. Even at

（ ）17. A. few B. no C. some D. any

（ ）18. A. that B. their C. its D. which

（ ）19. A. in any case B. in all C. in a sense D. in the end

（ ）20. A. of B. from C. at D. under

參考答案與解析

（一）

【答案與解析】本文主要敘述美國的一個白人青年幫助一個黑人老太太的故事。

1. A。根據(jù)下文60年代矛盾沖突（指白人對黑人的種族歧視），下文提到了一個白人青年幫她，因此可判斷老太太是“黑人”。

2. B。從第15空前的 freeway 一詞可以得出此題答案。

3. C。從下文 she decided to flag down the next car 說明她的車“拋錨”了。

4. B。因為車拋錨了，所以她“非常”需要搭車，只有 badly 符合此意。

5. D。從下文 in his car 得出答案。

6. D。因為是年輕人，對60年代美國種族歧視沒有聽說過，才伸出援助之手。hear of是“聽說”的意思。

7. D。take sb. to some place意為“把某人帶到某地”是固定短語。

8. A。因為是出租車，所以要“租賃（雇）”。

9. C。從下文看，她是去看他快要死了的丈夫，所以很“匆忙”。

10. A。從下文可知老太太為了感謝那位白人青年，買了一臺電視機給他送去，所以記下的是“地址”，而不是電話號碼。

11. B。從老太太留的紙條可知她沒有親自去，因此可以判斷是直接讓“售貨員”把電視機送去的。

12. A。因為他沒有買電視機，看到一個售貨員送來一臺電視機，所以感到“驚奇”。

13. C。因為是紙條，所以判斷是“貼”（stick）在電視機上。

14. B。根據(jù)第一空已經(jīng)得出答案是一位黑人婦女，因此選 dark。

15. B。從上下文的時間判斷，是“幾天前的一個夜晚”。

16. B。因為后面是形容詞 wet 使渾身都濕了用 make，turn也可以跟形容詞，是表示變化，不符句意。

17. B。not only…but（also） 是固定搭配。

18. D。從上文可以得知，當老太太的車子拋錨時，那個白人青年及時地出現(xiàn)在她跟前，并給予了幫助。

19. A。根據(jù)下文表示“能”使她及時趕到她快要死了的丈夫跟前（be able to do sth表示通過努力才能實現(xiàn)的動作），其余不符句意。

20. B。因為老太太得到了青年的幫助，才使她在她丈夫死之前趕到。

（二）

1. B。介詞in表示在某一方面。

2. B。/

3. D。預閱全文可知學生須經(jīng)過三大考試：進初中時（eleven-plus），15歲時和18歲時。

4. A。eleven-plus exams是指英國私立學校十一歲進入初中的學生舉行的考試。既然是eleven-plus 那么正常年齡應是11歲或11歲多一點，所以確定somewhat。

5. C。/

6. B。eleven-plus exam中表現(xiàn)出來的能力會決定一個孩子是否留在學校繼續(xù)深造。

7. D。從上文at one time：曾經(jīng)一度時期，however表示轉折，說明與現(xiàn)在的情形不一樣。

8. C.從下文可知考試覆蓋面廣，number不宜用wide修飾。

9. A。首先排除B和C（不符題意），而 admit 形式不對。

10. C。or前后連接的應是并列成分，應接與two-thirds相比具有更多或更少含義的詞。

11. A。/

12. C。學生通過考試后，被允許選修任意學科。

13. D。at all costs：不惜一切代價，at the same time：同時，at the least：至少，起碼。均不符題意，不能選擇。at great length：最大限度（只要有能力，不受限制）。

14. D。根據(jù)上下文，這是最后一場考試即第三次考試。

15. B。排除A. C，不符題意。18歲時的考試只考選修的所有課程內容。

16. D. 表示處所用at。

17. A。/

18. A。從上一句students study only in their concentrated area， 可知幾乎沒有學生敢冒險學習選修以外的課程。

19. C。/

20. B。in any case： 在任何情況下， in all：總共，in the end ：最后.根據(jù)上下文均不符題意。in a sense 從某種意義上來講，因為從15歲就開始選修，所以英國的孩子從15歲起就可以說是專業(yè)人才。

What Color什么顏色

An impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina， I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm， I asked Dad the typical questions：“What kind is it？ Does it have a stick shift？ Does it have a tape deck？”

“Its a 1982 Toyota，” he replied. “Its a four speed， and， yes， it has a tape deck.” Pleased， I asked what color it was.

“Well，” he said uncomfortably，“which part？”

作為南卡羅萊那州克萊姆森大學的一個本科生，我囊中羞澀，當我父親告訴我他為我買了輛車時，我甚是激動。我?guī)缀蹩刂撇蛔∥业臒崆椋瑔柫税职謳讉€關鍵問題：“什么車？有沒有手排擋？有沒有磁帶艙？”

“是1982年產(chǎn)豐田車，”他回答說，“四速，還有，是的，有磁帶艙?！蔽疑跏歉吲d，又問是什么顏色的。

“哦，”他很不舒服地說，“你指哪一部分？”