For years people have been saying that the railways are dead. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, that they’re dying. But this is far from the true. In these days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive wi

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For years people have been saying that the railways are dead. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, that they’re dying. But this is far from the true. In these days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they’re cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, a railway takes you from the heart of a city center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams. And a single train can carry goods which no plane or motorcar could ever do.

Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning. For we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, trains traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorways we can’t use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can’t fly in for the same reason.

1. Some people think the railways are dead for many reasons EXCEPT that ____.

A. planes and motorcars have taken the place of trains

B. oil is expensive today

C. trains are slow

D. railways lose money

2. The writers idea seems to be that ______.

A. we can do without railways

B. trains have much in common with motorcars and planes

C. motorcars and planes are not as good as trains

D. trains are as good as motorcars and planes

3. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT the advantage of railways?

A. It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane.

B. Super-fast trains travel even faster than planes.

C. The railway station is usually at the center of a city.

D. A train carries more goods than a motorcar or plane does.

4. The writer thinks that the railways, far from being dead, are very much alive because ___________.

A. we can have a smooth and untroubled journey

B. we’ll not have enough money to fly everywhere

C. we can now travel in super-fast trains

D. all of the above

5. The best title for this passage may be ________.

A. The Best Choice: Train, Motorcar or Plane

B. The Dying Railways

C. Super-fast Trains in the Future

D. Not the End, But the Beginning

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第1题：

Why()the old block of flats()demolished next month?

A、are…being

B、is…being

C、has…been

D、have…been

参考答案：B

第2题：

We _____ like coffee before_____ all.

A.don’t … at

B.didn’t … at

C.didn’t … in

D.don’t ...in

答案：B

第3题：

How long() you() a member of the club?

A.have,,joined

B.have,,been

C.has,,joined

D.has,,been

参考答案：B

第4题：

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If you want to teach your children how to say sorry,you must be good at saying it yourself,especially to your own children.But how you say it can be quite tricky.
If you say to your children"I'm sorry I got angry with you,but…”what follows that"but"can render the apology ineffective:"I had a bad day"or"your noise was giving me a headache"leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say"I'm sorry you're upset";this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.
Then there is the general,all-covering apology,which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting,and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again.Saying"I'm useless as a parent"does not commit a person to any specific improvement.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness.Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength,and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.
But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition,children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does,and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology.A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children's expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable,but that borrowing a parent's clothes without permission is not.

According to the author,saying"I'm sorry you're upset"most probably means"_________".
A:You have good reason to get upset
B:I apologize for hurting your feelings
C:I'm aware you're upset,but I'm not to blame
D:I'm at fault for making you upset

答案：C

解析：

细节题。根据第二段中提到的：what follows that "but" can render the apology ineffective:"I had a bad day"or"your noise was giving me a headache"leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior...“但是”后面的内容会让你的道歉打折扣，“我今天度过了糟糕的一天”或者“你吵得我头疼”这样的话会让已经受伤害的人觉到他应该为自己恶劣的行为道歉······
推断题。根据第三段后半部分：this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done．这等于在暗示你放任自己对别人的所作所为感到生气，对于这一点你是负有责任的。既然是由于放任自己生气，那么当然不怪我了。
推断题。根据第四段中的提到的specific act（具体的行为）和specific improvement(具体的改善）可以推断出这种笼统的道歉过于模糊，也没有什么效果。
推断题。根据最后一段中提到的complexities of saying sorry（道歉的复杂性）以及分别列举3岁、6岁和12岁孩子的具体例子，可以推断出教孩子道歉的时候需要考虑到他们的年龄。
推断题。根据前几段中对于几种道歉时的误区以及最后一段中提到的 complexities of saying sorry（道歉的复杂性）可以推断出：道歉并不像看上去的那么简单。

第5题：

The next morning she found the man lying in bed, dead.()

正确答案:对

第6题：

We're looking forward to()service to you.

A、 being of

B、be of

C、offer

D、have

参考答案：A

第7题：

________ can be done ________ been done.

A.All that...has

B.All that...have

C.All...has

D.All...have

正确答案：A
解析：本题考查主谓一致的用法。由 all that 引导的主语从句“all that can be done”(所有能被做的事情)应视为单数，所以整个句子的谓语动词也应该用单数形式，构成现在完成时的被动语态：has been done。句意：“所有能做的都做了。”

第8题：

Where ________ you ________?

A.are/be

B.have/be

C.is/be

D.have/been

正确答案：D

第9题：

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第二篇

If you want to teach your children how to say sorry,you must be good at saying it yourself,especially to your own children.But how you say it can be quite tricky.
If you say to your children"I'm sorry I got angry with you,but…”what follows that"but"can render the apology ineffective:"I had a bad day"or"your noise was giving me a headache"leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say"I'm sorry you're upset";this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.
Then there is the general,all-covering apology,which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting,and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again.Saying"I'm useless as a parent"does not commit a person to any specific improvement.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness.Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength,and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.
But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition,children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does,and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology.A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children's expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable,but that borrowing a parent's clothes without permission is not.

It is not advisable to use the general,all-covering apology because________.
A:it gets one into the habit of making empty promises
B:it may make the other person feel guilty
C:it is vague and ineffective
D:it is hurtful and insulting

答案：C

解析：

细节题。根据第二段中提到的：what follows that "but" can render the apology ineffective:"I had a bad day"or"your noise was giving me a headache"leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior...“但是”后面的内容会让你的道歉打折扣，“我今天度过了糟糕的一天”或者“你吵得我头疼”这样的话会让已经受伤害的人觉到他应该为自己恶劣的行为道歉······
推断题。根据第三段后半部分：this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done．这等于在暗示你放任自己对别人的所作所为感到生气，对于这一点你是负有责任的。既然是由于放任自己生气，那么当然不怪我了。
推断题。根据第四段中的提到的specific act（具体的行为）和specific improvement(具体的改善）可以推断出这种笼统的道歉过于模糊，也没有什么效果。
推断题。根据最后一段中提到的complexities of saying sorry（道歉的复杂性）以及分别列举3岁、6岁和12岁孩子的具体例子，可以推断出教孩子道歉的时候需要考虑到他们的年龄。
推断题。根据前几段中对于几种道歉时的误区以及最后一段中提到的 complexities of saying sorry（道歉的复杂性）可以推断出：道歉并不像看上去的那么简单。

第10题：

从下列句子中选出一句最好的表达

A．Each person has a unique way to say, to hear, to touch, as well as tasting and thinking.

B．Each person has a unique way of saying, hearing, touching, tasting and thinking.

C．Each person has a unique way to say and hear, touching, tasting, and thinking.

D．Each person has a unique way: saying, hearing, touching, tasting and thinking.

Every day, he labored from dawn to sundown, plowing his field, turning the soil and tending to his pistachio trees.

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