-
Group1
1
）
They described him as a
loon
, or a mad man. His father is an
expert in
phonetics
, the
study of the sounds of
language.
2
）
It
will be very hard but also very
brittle
, that is, it will break easily.
3
）
In
your spare time, you may look through any of
these
periodicals
: Time
Magazine, News Week, or
The
New Worker.
4
）
Mother was tall, fat and middle-aged.
My aunt was an old woman, almost
as
plump
as mother,
and much shorter.
Group2
1
）
If you agree, draw a circle; and a
cross if you
dissent
.
2
）
He
had been getting better, but during the night his
condition
deteriorated
.
3
）
In
many countries there are two financial extremes,
from
penury
to great wealth.
4
）
Although
a
large
number
of
people
considered
him
to
have
stolen
the
money,
I
was
sure
that
he
was
innocent
of the thing.
Group3
1)
It’s said that Bill Gates is the most
affluent
person in the
world.
2
）
That museum is so
immense
that it will be impossible to see all
the exhibits in one day.
3)
Tom can’t play tennis now because he
can’t find his w
hite
sneakers.
4
)
The
vixen
was not as fortunate as her mate, and
was caught in the trap. Her red fur would bring a
good price.
One more skill
1)
Overwork
may cause diseases.
2
）
There was a
dissatisfied
look
in the manager’s eyes.
3
）
Don't listen to his
nonsense
.
4
）
Jason is a language
specialist.
1.(2002
年全国卷，
B
篇
)“Organic
produce
is
always
better
，
”Gold
said.“The
food
is
free
of
pesticide
s(
农药
)
，
and you are generally supporting family farms
instead of large more
often than not
it is locally(
本地
)grown and
seasonal
，
so it is more
tasty.”Gold is one of a growing
number
of shoppers buying into the organic
trend
，
and supermarkets
across Britain are counting on
more
like him as they grow their organic food business.
g interest in organic food
quality of organic food
market for organic food
prices of organic food
2.(2003
年全国卷，
C
篇
)Fermat'
s
Last
Theorem(
定理
).First
put
forward
by
the
French
mathematician Pierrede Fermat in the
seventeenth century
，
the
theorem had baffled and beaten the
finest
mathematical
minds
，
including
a
French
woman
scientist
who
made
a
major
advance
in
working out the
problem
，
and who had to dress
like a man in order to be able to study at the
Ecole
Polytechnique.
encourage people to raise
questions.
cause difficulty in understanding.
provide a person with an
explanation.
limit people's
imagination.
3.(2006
年福建卷，
A
篇
) The schools are
reluctant to take time off--even teachers with
tickets for
the England-Argentina game
had trouble getting the day off.
ing
ss
4
.(2005
年全国卷，
C
篇
)
Demands
for
pigeon-delivered
money
stopped
as
soon
as
the
press
reported the even if
they start again
，
Chen holds
little hope of catching the
crimin
al.“We
have more
important things to do
，
”he
said.
als
s
stolen cars
s for money
5.(2
005
年北京卷，
D
篇
)
However
obvious
these
facts
may
appear
at
first
glance
，
they
are
actully not so obvious
as they seem expect when we take special pains to
think about the subject.
very hard
our time
very unhappy
especially painful
6
（
2000
年全国卷）
Per
haps
they
will
spend
their
days
gollocking
to
make
new
spundels
，
or
struggling with their ballalators
through the words
，
which I
have just made up
，
have
to stand for things and ideas that we
simply can’t think of.
Spundels and ballalators
are used in the text to refer to ________.
used in
farming
about modern life
n things in the future
g skills in the Stone Age
7
“But
，
” began
Kim
，
“I feel that since you
are my superior
，
it would be
presumptuous of me
to tell you what to
do.”
of respect
confident and
rude
g in
experience
shy and
quiet
（<
/p>
2005
年广东卷）
8
< br>“Unlike vitamin C
，
leadership skills can’t be
easily swallowed mus
t
be
carefully cultivated.”
aged
ed
ed
ped
9
Quietly
，
the
graying of America has made us a very different
society one in which people have
a
quite different ideas of what kind of behavior
（行为）
is suitable
at various ages.
A.a society
a
C.a place
tion
10
2005
年广东卷）
The reasons for a
visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-
looking
in is
true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the-way
on a pleasant sunny
summer
day
，
this very isolation has
a natural beauty that many people will love to
experience.
away
ous
t
11 the new tax law supersedes, or
replaces, the law that was in effect last year.
a. supervise
b.
review
c. take the place of
d.
start to enforce
12. the football player was penalized
for his rudeness and the punishment was a good
lesson for
him.
a. called
b. praised
c.
paid
d. punished
13.
he
replied
quickly,
but
after
he
considered
the
problem
more
carefully,
he
regretted
having
made such a hasty decision.
a. careful
b. hard
c. good
d.
quick
14
those
new
comers
were
not
used
to
the
life
in
the
suburbs
which
was
so different
from
that
inside the city.
a. town
b. capital
c. country
d. house
15. he had been
getting better but during the night his condition
deteriorated.
a. became
better
b. got worse
c.
stayed the same
d. did not change
16. the house looked quite normal
outside, but inside it was very exotic with
fascinating objects on
display.
messy and untidy
b. rich and expensive