-
He had lost all that dreamy vagueness and indecision. Now he had the air of a man who has found his place in life .
-
Taleeb mentions that he is spiritual and has a guru. This means that he is____.
-
The idiom “牛刀小试” means that a person with great potentials gives a little inkling of what he is capable of.
-
He is able to make a _____ note of all the phone numbers. That proves he has an instinct for numbers.
-
Even the general rule is that a mistake has great effect on a contract.
-
Taleeb mentions that he is spiritual and has a guru. This means that ____.
-
John has planned to some money every month so that he can buy a new car next year.
-
听力原文：M: Is this the time to get that great new job？ Is this the time to sell or buy a new home？ Well our financial contributor Mellody Hobson has consulted all the experts including herself and she's got some answers this morning, Mellody, Good morning.
W: Good morning.
M: All right, houses. Is it the time to buy or sell a house？
W: Well, actually, housing looks like it's going to be a bust. The housing sales for this month were down 1.7%. That's the second month in a row. And the markets headed for a correction or a drop in prices. And it's important to know that mortgage rates have been up, so that's one of the big reasons that it's slowing down buying. And on top of that the other big indicator mortgage applications are down. Actually last week mortgage applications hit a three-and-a-half-year low. So what does all this mean？ If you are a buyer, I think you are gonna find some bargains out there.
M: Ok! It is puzzled to both then by the middle of the year you really find bargains. All right, your jobs, is this gonna be the year to look for a new job because they're gonna be available or is this a year in which more people again will get laid off.
W: This is good news on the job front, in November 215,000 jobs were added, that's up from 44,000 in October. December looks good. Companies out there say they're planning to hire in the first quarter of this year and there are still jobs shortages in certain areas like finance, health care and construction.
M: Great to get some optimistic news. All right, Mellody, thanks again and have a great weekend.
(23)
A．There will be a boom in housing.
B．The house market will suffer depression.
C．The bank will exert positive influence on housing.
D．It will hit a three-and-a-half-year low.
-
听力原文：M: I suppose you must have heard about that great piece of concrete falling onto a car in that terrible accident in South Street yesterday, didn't you, Jane？
W: Yes, I saw it in the paper. From a 200-foot high building, wasn't it？ I gather the driver had just got out or he'd have been killed, wouldn't he？
M: Oh, yes. I saw the car; it was totally damaged.
W: You usually park your car around there, don't you, Bill？
M: Yes, I left it in that very spot a couple of days ago, but yesterday it was parked up the road.
W: You were lucky then, weren't you, Bill？
M: Out of luck, you mean! I'd be very pleased if my old ear were smashed to bits. I could claim from the insurance company then, couldn't I？
W: But you used to be so proud of your car, weren't you？
M: I used to be years ago, but now there are all sorts of repairs to be done, and I just haven't got enough spare cash to put it right.
W: You can always sell it, can't you？
M: Few people are stupid enough to buy a car in that state, are they？
W: The man whose car was crushed yesterday was very annoyed about it. He'll be given a new car by the builders, though.
M: Yes, but his car was a specially-built model that can't be replaced, and there was hardly anything wrong with it, was there？
W: Well, that's life! When people actually want to get rid of their cars, this sort of thing seldom happens, does it？
(20)
A．There was a traffic accident.
B．A car was smashed by a falling object.
C．A car hit someone near the high building.
D．A driver was killed in his new car.
-
听力原文：A: I' d like to welcome "Sports World' Johnny Sprag, captain of that great football team, Manchester United. Hello, Johnny. How are you？
B: Hello, Brian. Fine, thanks.
A: Now, Johnny, your team, Manchester United, is playing in the League Cup Final on Saturday. You hope to win the League Cup for the fourth time next Saturday. But Leeds City are a hard team to beat. What do you think of your chances？
B: Well, Brian, I' m sure we ‘ll win. Leeds is a very strong team, but we' ve never been better than we are today.
A: So you're quite sure Manchester will win the Cup for the fourth time？
B: I certainly am, Brian.
A: Well, I wish you the best of luck for Saturday.
B: Thanks very much, Brian.
A: And, by the way, happy birthday! How old are you now？
B: I' m 31 today.
A: Good. How are you going to celebrate？
B: Well, I'm going to take my wife and two little girls out for dinner tonight.
A: Good. And finally, tell us about the future, Johnny. What will you be doing in five years’time？
B: Well, Brian, I hope I’ll still be playing football in five years’time. But perhaps in ten years’time, when I have to retire from playing, I don’t want to leave football. I' d really like to train young footballers. I don’t know for sure, but I always want to work in football.
A: Good. Well, it’s been nice talking to you, Johnny. I’ll be watching the match on Saturday. Thanks for coming to talk to us.
B: Thanks, Brian. Thank you for having me.
How many times has Johnny’s team won the League Cup？
A．Once.
B．Twice.
C．Three times.
D．Four times.
-
听力原文：He is a very careful man when classifying all these boring files, and he has never complained about it. Not once have I seen him make a mistake.
(24)
A．He doesn't want to correct the mistake.
B．I saw him take one of those.
C．He always seems to do everything right.
D．I never used to see him working.
-
“With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do” is a famous sentence that appears in Emerson’s essay ___________.
-
听力原文： A friend of mine told me that when he was a young man, he went to work as a teacher in one of the states of India.
One day, he received an invitation to join at the ruler's palace. Very pleased, he went to tell his colleagues. They laughed and told him the meaning of the invitation. They had all been invited and each person who was invited had to bring with him a certain number of silver' and gold coins. The number of coins varied according to the person's position in the service of the government. My friend's income was not high, so he did not have to pay much.
Each person bowed before the ruler. His gold went onto one heap; his silver went onto another heap. And in this way he paid his income tax for the year.
This was the simple way of collecting income tax. The tax on property was also collected simply. The ruler gave a man the power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area, if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money. Of course, the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler. The difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he gave to the ruler was his profit.
What do we know about the speaker's friend？
A．He was once a friend of the ruler.
B．He was a tax collector.
C．He was a government official.
D．He was once a school teacher in India.
-
It was young Richard's grandmother who was the first to find that he had a great talent for absorbing knowledge.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
-
根据首字母和英文释义填写单词.
Our Chinese teacher has a good sense of humor .In class ,he always makes his class interesting and gives d＿(great pleasure ,joy) to us.
-
He has the occasional cigarette, but ______ he smokes a pipe that is more harmful to his health.
A．most
B．mostly
C．nearly
D．almost
-
听力原文：W: Hi, Tim. I'm really sorry to hear about your grandfather. My sincerest sympathies go out to you and your family. He was such a great man.
M: Thanks. As you know, he had been sick for some time before he passed away, so we were somewhat prepared.
W: So, how's your grandmother taking it？
M: Oh, it's been really hard on her. I don't think you get over something like that.
W: Yeah, I'm sure. My heart really goes out to her. Uh, so how's your grandmother going to be able to manage things alone？
M: Well, financially, grandmother will be able to live a secure life from now on. I mean, grandfather had life insurance and substantial investments in property and stocks, so returns on those should take care of her. But our main concern at this moment is her emotional state. She's really down, so a call now and again should brighten her day.
W: So, what are the funeral arrangements？
M: Well, some of the family members will get together on Tuesday morning for a private memorial service, but there will be a viewing in the afternoon from 2:00 to 3:00, followed by the funeral service.
W: I wish there was something I could do for you.
M: Well, actually, there is. You know, grandfather really admired you a lot, and before he died, he asked if you'd sing a musical number at the funeral.
W: Really？ I'd be honored.
M: It would really mean a lot to the family.
W: Sure. Then, see you on Tuesday.
M: Okay, see you then.
(20)
A．He fell ill and passed away unexpectedly.
B．He died in a traffic accident.
C．He was ill for a certain period of time and then passed away.
D．He passed away when he was working.
-
听力原文： The Bolivian president Carlos Mesa has announced his resignation after mass protests calling for constitutional reform. and the nationalization of the energy industry. Mr. Mesa said in a live television address, that he could do no more for Bolivia.
Our South America correspondent Eliot Gotkin reports from La Paz:
In presenting his resignation an emotional President said that he bad gone as far as he could go. He blamed his decision on the intransigence of the protesters. For weeks they have blocked roads and paralyzed La Paz. Violence has grown and fuel in Bolivia's main city has pretty much run out. Mr. Mesa described the protestors as a minority trying to impose their will on the majority. He said they had taken advantage of his promise not to use force to crush the demonstrations. It is still unclear whether Congress will accept the President's resignation. The last time he presented it in March Parliament refused.
When did Bolivian president Carlos present his resignation to Parliament last time？
A．in February
B．in March
C．in April
D．in May
-
What he has done shows that he is not a man ______.
A.whom you can believe
B.that you can believe
C.whom you can believe in
D.what you can believe in
-
听力原文：W: Jason worked as a secretary for three years. Then he became a newspaperman. After that he started writing novels.
M: I know. And he has been doing nothing else ever since.
What is the man's occupation now？
A．He's a secretary.
B．He's a novelist.
C．He's a newspaperman.
-
听力原文：M: I do wish Mike could put on a new album. He has sung that song thousands of times within these two years.
W: At least. It used to be my most favorite song before ! had to hear it so often.
Q: What did the two speakers say about Mike's album？
(18)
A．It's their most favorite album.
B．Both of them are already fed up with it.
C．They're glad he has sung it thousands of times.
D．They could listen to it another thousands of times.
-
That he has outlasted most of his WWII buddies is a source of comfort to Arnold Weiss.（）
是
否
-
Since the young man learned that he had a lung cancer, he has been in deep（）
A．illusion
B．impression
C．depression
D．repetition
-
There is a widely held suspicion that the politician, though retired, still has great
A．A.manipulated
B．B.manipulating
C．C.considering
D．D.managing
