My father often works very hard.And he has 1 to see a film. Here I’ll tell you 2 about him.

　　One afternoon, when he finished his work and 3 go home, he found a film ticket under the 4 on his desk. He thought he 5 to have not much work to do that day and 6 was quite wonderful to pass the 7 at the cinema.So he came back home and 8 finished his supper. Then he said 9 to us and left.

　　But to our 10 , he came back about half an hour later, I 11 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about 12 funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

　　When my father was sitting in his seat, a 13 came to my father’s and said that the seat was 14 . My father was surprised.He took out the ticket 15 looked at it carefully. It was Row17, 16 . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked 17 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　　18 ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The 19 of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh, 20 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

　　1. A.little money B.much money C.little time D.much time

　　2. A.a funny story B.a good story C.an old story D.a strange story

　　3. A.was to B.was about to C.had to D.ought

　　4. A.box B.book C.glass D.paper

　　5. A.happened B.liked C.pretended D.wanted

　　6. A.it B.this C.that D.which

　　7. A.morning B.afternoon C.day D.evening

　　8. A.early B.quietly C.quickly D.suddenly

　　9. A.hello B.good-bye C.good evening D.good night

　　10.A.disappointment B.joy C.sorrow D.surprise

　　11.A.asked B.explained C.told D.wanted

　　12.A.a B.one C.some D.the

　　13.A.man B.woman C.doctor D.nurse

　　14.A.hers B.his C.taken D.wrong

　　15.A.and B.but C.or D.so

　　16.A.Seat1 B.Seat2 C.Seat3 D.Seat4

　　17.A.it bring B.to get C.to see D.to show

　　18.A.Why B.How C.When D.where

　　19.A.designs B.colors C.prices D.owners

　　20.A.I’m sad B.I’m sorry C.I’m wrong D.I’m worried

　　參考答案及解析

　　1—5 CABCA 6—10 ADCBD 11—15 ADBAA 16—20 CDABB

　　1. C 根據(jù)前一句，此句應(yīng)為“他很少去看電影”故選C。

　　2. A 通讀全文，可看出這是一件可笑的事情，故選A。

　　3. B 下午下班，正要打算回家，故選B。在此A有較大的干擾性，be to表示將來時，表示按計劃安排要做的事。

　　4. C 電影票放在箱子、書、和紙的下面，很難發(fā)現(xiàn)，故選C。

　　5. A 平時工作很忙，那天碰巧有時間，故選A。

　　6. A 分析此句的結(jié)構(gòu)可以看出，to pass the night at the cinema應(yīng)為主語，故it 作形式主語，選 A。

　　7. D 下午下班后接下來的時間應(yīng)是晚上，故選D。

　　8. C 下午下班回到家再吃飯，時間顯然不充裕，故選C。

　　9. B 從家里出去看電影，向家人告別，故選B。

　　10. D 電影不可能這么快就結(jié)束，故我們吃驚。選D。

　　11. A 因?yàn)槌泽@，我問他是怎么回事，選A。

　　12. D Thing有后置定語，且特指某一件事，故選D。

　　13. B 從后句“so he asked her…”得知選B。

　　14. A C和D項有較大干擾性，taken 意為“占領(lǐng)”， wrong意為“錯的”，在此，這位婦女向my father 說這座位是她的。

　　15. A and 連接兩個先后的動作，故選A。

　　16. C 從“It was the same”與 “…Row17, Seat3”判斷，選C。

　　17. D 因?yàn)閙y father確信他沒有錯，故他讓那位婦女拿出票讓他看一看是否她錯了，故選D。

　　18. A 出現(xiàn)兩張同是Row17, Seat3的票，my father納悶，故選A。

　　19. B 兩張票座號相同，只是顏色不同，故選B。在此A有較大干擾性，電影院是以票的顏色的不同來方便檢查日期的。

　　20. B 因?yàn)閙y father 出了錯，故向那位婦女道歉，選B

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　　閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　In some cities, workaholism(廢寢忘食工作)is so common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as 36 . Government workers in Washington, D. C. , 37 , frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they 38 to. Workaholism can be a 39 problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they 40 have no idea of how to relax, that is, they might not 41 movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they 42 to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause 43 problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases. 44 , typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in 45 as they spend little time with their families.

　　Is workaholism 46 dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work 47 under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. They feel 48 is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs 49 them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.

　　50 do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several 51 to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offers 52 financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction 53 they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I 54 it”. Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity(自身價值). After they take part in work, they 55 a sense of self and individualism.

　　36. A. strange B. boring C. pleasant D. normal

　　37. A. for example B. on the other hand C. what’s more D. after all

　　38. A. agree B. promise C. dare D. want

　　39. A. slight B. serious C. obvious D. difficult

　　40. A. still B. probably C. certainly D. mostly

　　41. A. afford B. enjoy C. watch D. allow

　　42. A. dream B. decide C. intend D. hate

　　43. A. physical B. cultural C. social D. mental

　　44. A. Therefore B. However C. Anyway D. Besides

　　45. A. happiness B. silence C. failure D. surprise

　　46. A. sometimes B. always C. seldom D. hardly

　　47. A. sadly B. differently C. efficiently D. slowly

　　48. A. study B. family C. life D. work

　　49. A. equip B. pack C. provide D. fill

　　50. A. When B. Why C. How D. Where

　　51. A. factors B. advantages C. steps D. ways

　　52. A. no more B. more or less C. no more than D. more than

　　53. A. when B. before C. unless D. until

　　54. A. valued B. failed C. caught D. made

　　55. A. give B. lose C. get D. need

　　36 D 廢寢忘食工作這種現(xiàn)象是如此的普遍，以至于人們認(rèn)為這種工作方式是正常的。

　　37 A 本句是為對第一句話進(jìn)行論證而舉的例子。

　　38 D 聯(lián)系上下文意思可知，廢寢忘食工作者沒有其它的興趣愛好，而他們又寧愿工作而不愿無所事事。因此，本句句意為：他們忘我的工作，不是因?yàn)樗麄兇_實(shí)沒有其他辦法，而是因?yàn)樗麄冊敢狻?/P>

　　39 B 下文所舉的例子表明廢寢忘食的工作，可能導(dǎo)致身體上嚴(yán)重的疾病或家庭的破裂。因此可知，這種工作方式有時候會導(dǎo)致很嚴(yán)重的問題。

　　40 B 根據(jù)下一句所進(jìn)行的解釋中might可知答案。

　　41 B橫線上所缺的是謂語動詞，根據(jù)所缺賓語和上下文的解釋可得知答案。

　　42 D 根據(jù)上文的解釋，廢寢忘食的工作者寧愿工作也不愿無所事事可得知答案。hate doing/to do 不喜歡做某事。

　　43 A下文列舉的疾病都是指身體方面問題。

　　44 D 前文所列舉的是因廢寢忘食的工作導(dǎo)致身體方面的疾病，后文所列舉的是因?yàn)閺U寢忘食的工作而導(dǎo)致的家庭方面的問題，這兩者之間應(yīng)是并列遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。

　　45 C 根據(jù)空格后面as所引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句和上一句的解釋可得知答案。

　　46 B 上文所列舉的例子都是因?yàn)閺U寢忘食工作而引起的不良影響，而下文所舉的例子都是一些積極的作用。根據(jù)這一點(diǎn)可知，此句既是對上一句的反問，又起承上啟下的作用。

　　47 C sadly傷心地;differently不同地;slowly慢慢地;efficiently有效率地。根據(jù)下文意思 “工作狂”在工作的時候感到精力充沛，興趣盎然可得知答案。

　　48 D 根據(jù)前后句的解釋可得知答案。

　　49 C根據(jù)上文的解釋可知，只有工作才能使他們精力旺盛，因?yàn)檫@給他們提供了一個挑戰(zhàn)的機(jī)會。再者，根據(jù)53個空后面也可得知答案。

　　50 B 上文主要闡述的是，很多人喜歡廢寢忘食工作，以及因其所產(chǎn)生的影響，而下文則是解釋為什么廢寢忘食工作者這么喜歡工作。

　　51 B 下文所列舉的都是廢寢忘食工作所帶來的積極影響。

　　52 D 根據(jù)上下文意思可知，廢寢忘食工作不僅能為這些工作者提供資金，而且還能給他們自信。no more不再……;more or less或多或少 ;no more than僅僅。

　　53 A本句為一個時間狀語從句。當(dāng)工作能給他們提供一個挑戰(zhàn)的機(jī)會，而且最后他們能說“我成功了”的時候，他們會有一種成就感。

　　54 D 本題考查固定詞組的搭配。make it成功。

　　55 C本句是對本段大意所進(jìn)行的總結(jié)。根據(jù)上下文可知，在工作之后，他們能體會到自我成功的價值。