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2021-2022学年青海省西宁市高一（上）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）APeople often ask me for suggestions about how to learn English.As for it,everyone is different.Ill share some of my experience.! once took a school year English course in Wuhan University,but 1 mostly learned English on my own.One thing I can tell you is that,once you start learning you should try to think in English as much as you can.If you see something when youre riding your bike or walking down the street,just think about How would I say them in English? ” At first,it might be with simple words or phrases,but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences.Now I am in America,and fbr most of the time,I would think in English and speak it directly.lt is amazing how much this helps.For several years after I started learning,! was often afraid of talking with others in English because I did not want to make mistakes.Finally I got it over.And while traveling in AinericaJd try to hang out with friends who couldnt speak Chinese,so that Id have no choice but to speak English. And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me.then so be it.After that,my English started improving much more quickly.Besides,it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way youre writing,and give you some suggestions for improvement.1. How long did the author learn English in Wuhan University? A. A week.B. A month. C. A term.D. A year.2. What is the good way to improve your English according to the author? A. Reading English books.B.Thinking in English.C. Watching Englishfilms.D.Learning English grammar.3. Where did the author improve his English quickly? A. In America.B.In China.C. In the university.D.In the middle school.4. What is the best title for the text?答案和解析14.【答案】D、B、A、C【解析】（I） D.细节理解题。根据第一段I once took a school year English course in Wuhan University,but I mostly learned English on my own,我曾在武汉大学上过一学年的英语课程，但大部分时间都是自学的。可知作者 在武汉大学学了英语大概1年。故选D“（2）B.细节理解题。根据第二段One thing I can tell you is （hat.once you start learning you should try to think in English as m uch as you can.有一件事我可以告诉你，一旦你开始学习，你应该尽量用英语思考。所以 根据作者的说法，用英语思考是提高英语水平的好方法。故选B。（3）A.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段And while traveling in America,Id try to hang out with friends who couldnt speak Chineses o （hat Id have no choice but to speak English.And I also decided （hat if I said something stupi d and other people laughed a（ me,then so be it.After thatjny English started improving much more quickly.在美国旅行的时候，我试着和不会说中文的朋友出去玩，所以我别无选择， 只能说英语。我还决定，如果我说了一些愚蠢的话，被别人嘲笑，那就随它去吧。从那 以后，我的英语开始提高得更快了。可知，作者在美国时英语水平提高得很快。故选Ao（4）C.标题判断题。通读全文，尤其根据第一段People often ask me for suggestions about how to learn English.As for it,every one is different Ill share sonic of my experience.人们经常问我如何学习英语的建议。至于它，每个人都 是不同的。我将分享一些我的经验。可知，本文讲的是作者在英语学习方面的经验。所 以这篇文章最好的题目是“我的英语学习经验”。故选C。文中作者主要讲述/自己是如何学习英语的。阅读理解解题步骤：首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意，因为阅读理解题 一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能 多地捕获信息材料；其次细读题材，各个击破，掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材 料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息，要善 于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性，对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析， 仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准。58.【答案】D、B、D、A【解析】（I） D.细节理解题。根据第二段The idiom through thick and thin is used to describe a friend who is loyal and supportive during bad times as well as good times.lt most often describes a friendship that has been strong for a long time.（同甘共苦”这个成语用来 描述无论顺境还是逆境，朋友都是忠诚的、支持你的。它通常用来形容一段长久的友谊。） ”可知，拥有长久友谊的朋友可能是同甘共苦的朋友。故选D。（2）B.细节理解题。根据第三段”If two people are like two peas （豌豆）in apod, it means that they get along very well.They are two very good friends and they are very similar to each olher.（如果两个人like two peas in a pod”，意思是他们相处得很好。他们是两个非常 好的朋友,他们非常相像。）”可知，“Two peas in a pod.”这个习语描述了两个相似的朋 友。故选B。（3）D.细节理解题。根据第四段A friend like this is often called a shoulder to cry on.We can go to this person with a problem or sadness and they bring comfort to us.（这样的朋友通 常被称为”可以依靠的肩膀”。我们可以带着问题或悲伤去找这个人，他们会给我们带来 安慰。）”可知，当我们陷入困境时，一个有肩膀可以依靠的朋友能提供安慰。故选D。（4）A.推理判断题。根据第-段There are many idioms or sayings in English that we use when wc want to describe relationships between and among fricnds.Hcrc arc a few to practice with your friends.（当我们想要描述朋友之间的关系时，英语中有很多习语或谚语。这里 有一些可以和你的朋友一起练习。）”可知，本文的写作目的是介绍一些关于友情的习 语。故选A。本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些与友情相关的习语。做这类阅读理解，要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相 关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。9-11.【答案】D、D、B【解析】（1） D.细节理解题。根据第二段中The individual sleeps in a different one of the hotel beds each night and write a review about her satisfaction with each one.（此人每晚睡在不同的酒店床上，并就她对每一张床的满意程度写一篇评论）”以及倒 数第二段If the fact there is an underwater hotel in Florida isnt strange enough,to add on to that.thcy have a scuba diving pizza delivery man who supplies customers with pizzas by carrying them through the sea in a case.（如果佛罗里达州有一家水下酒店还不够奇怪的话，更奇怪的是，他们有一个潜水送披 萨的人，他把披萨装在箱子里，穿过海洋运送给顾客）”可知，一个职业睡眠员和一个 潜水送披萨的人在酒店工作。故选D。（2）D.细节理解题。根据第三段中Oshiyas are hired to help push as many people onto a train as possible by pushing them from the outside until the doors close.（”推车手”被症来帮忙把尽可能多的人推上火车，他们从外面把人推到车门关上为止） ”可知，列车推手能让尽可能多的乘客乘坐火车。故选D。（3）B细节理解题。根据第一段中”Our magazine has a column designed for some strangejobs.（我们的杂志为一些奇怪的工作专门设计了一个专栏）”可知，我们可以在杂志上看到这些奇怪的工作。A.In a newspaper在报纸上：B.In a magazine在杂志上；C.InaTVshow 在电视上；D.In the post office 在邮局。故选B。 本文是一篇应用文。文章通过杂志上的一个栏目一一关于奇怪的工作的介绍，从而吸引 读者订阅杂志。做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找 出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有 据。1215.【答案】A、D、C、C【解析】（1） A,细节理解题。根据第二段的In the early years,these schools were much alike（在早期，这些学校非常相似。）可知，在早期，这些学院和大学有密切的相似 性，故选A。（2）D.细节理解题。根据第二段的In 1825, besides Latin and Greek,Harvard University began teaching modern languages,such as French and German （1825 年,除了拉丁语和希 腊语，哈佛大学开始教授现代语言，如法语和德语。）可知，1825年，哈佛大学教授 的现代语言包括法语和德语，故选D。（3）C.细节理解题。根据第二段的As knowledge increased,Harxard University and other colleges began to （each many new subjects（随着知识的增长，哈佛大学和其他学院开始 教授许多新学科。）可知，随着知识的增长，大学开始教授许多新学科，故选C。（4）C.主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是第二段的In the early years.In 1782.Later.In 1825（在早年1782年.以后1825年。）以及第三段的“Today”（今天）可知， 本文主要是关于美国大学的发展的，即how American colleges and universities have changed,故选 C。本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是美国著名大学的发展。阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑 关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章 未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作 者观点。16-20.【答案】G、D、B、A、F【解析(1) G.推理判断题。根据后文 Make a note on your notebook.Always be sure to write down any homework for school so you wont forget anything.可在笔i己本上做个笔记。 一定要写下所有的家庭作业，这样你就不会忘记任何事情。可知这里意思是用一个记家 庭作业的笔记本，记下你全部的家庭作业，所以G.Keep a homework notebook where you record all your homework.保留一个家庭作业笔记 本，记录你所有的家庭作业。符合语境，故选G。(2) D.细节理解题。根据后文 It will lake twice as long to get the homework done.Shut off your cell phonejog off (退 出)your computer (unless you will need it for your homework) and close the door.完成家庭作业需要两倍的时间。关掉手机，注销(退出)你的电脑(除 非你需要它做作业)。可知这里意思是不要在电视前面做你的家庭作业，所以D.Never do your homework in front of the TV.千万不要在电视机前做作业。符合语境，故 选Do(3) B,细节理解题。根据前文D ont leave homework to die last minute.不要把作业留到 最后一分钟。以及后文 The earlier you start your homework,the sooner you will finish!你越 早开始做作业，就越快完成。可知这里意思是一回家就开始写作业，所以B. Start as soon as you get homel到家就开始。符合语境，故选B。(4) A.标题归纳题。根据后文 Think about how long it will take you to complete each homework subject.For example： English-ten minutes,scicncc-tcn minutes,math-forty minutes,history-lwen(y minutes.想你完成每门功课需要多长时间。例如：英语十分钟， 科学十分钟，数学四十分钟，历史二十分钟。可知这里意思是明智地使用你的时间，所 以 A.Use your time wisely.符合主旨，故选 A。(5 )F.推理判断题。根据前文 Do not turn on the TV, or youll never go back and finish your homework.不要打开电视，否则你就再也不会回去完成作业了。可知这里意思是在简短 的休息之后，就要马上继续完成自己剩下的作业，所以F.After short breaks,ret urn to finish up (he last of your work.短暂休息后，返回完成最后 项工作。符合语境，故选F。本文为说明文，针对如何更好地完成家庭作业这一问题给出了一些建议。”七选五”这样的题型，主要目的在于考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑 意义的理解和掌握。解题时最主要的两个步骤就是1.理清文章的逻辑和结构，2.在 所给的原文中找出关键词或者说是线索词。文章的整体思路能帮助你在答案中筛选出符 合逻辑的选项，关键词则能帮助你确定更多的细节，排除相近的选项。得出正确的答案。21 40.【答案】B、A、D、D、B、B、C、A、D、A、C、B、D、C、B、A、A、C、C、D【解析】(1) B.考查动词及语境理解。A. learned学习；B. retired退休；C. came 来；D. recovered 康复。根据下文 from work and wanted to (2) a peaceful life 可知，上 个月Mr.and Mrs.Waltcr退休，他们想搬到一个小城镇过平静的生活。故选B。(2) A.考查动词及语境理解o A. live过生活：B. save拯救;Cchange改变;D. remember 记住。根据常识及上文Mr.and Mrs.Smith moved to a small town可知，他们想搬到-个 小城镇过平静的生活。故选A。(3) D.考查介词及语境理解。A. of的；B. on在上；C. at位于；D. for 表示一段时间。根据下文a short time可知，她在那住了一段时间，她开始跟邻居抱怨。 故选D。(4) D.考查名词及语境理解。A. sister妹妹；B. stranger陌生人；C. newcomer新 手；D. neighbor邻居。根据下文She was hoping (he neighbor可知，她在那住了一段时 间，她开始跟隔壁的邻居抱怨。故选D。(5) B.考查连词及语境理解。A.where在哪；B.that无词义；C.what什么；D.how如 何。她开始跟隔壁的邻居抱怨受到的服务不够好。此处the poor service是先行词，它在 定语从句中作宾语，用that引导，故选B。(6) B.考查名词及语境理解。A. happiness 幸福；B. dissatisfaction 不满意;C. honesty 诚实；D. joke笑话。根据前文poor service可知，她希望邻居能把她的不满意告诉给店 主。故选B。(7) C.考查名词及语境理解oA.Mr.White怀特先生:B.Mrs.White怀特夫人；C.Theowner 店主人:D.The neighbor邻居。根据前文 The next day the newcomer went to the store 可知， 店主笑着迎接他。The owner店主。故选C。(8) A.考查形容词及语境理解。A. happy高兴的；B. funny可笑的；C. lucky幸运 的；D. polite礼貌的。根据前面greeted her with a big smile可推知，他告诉她他再次见 到她是多么高兴。故选A。(9) D.考查名词及语境理解。A. way方法;B. friend朋友；C. order命令；D. town 城镇 根据上文 Last month,Mr.and Mrs.Smith moved to a small town 可知，他希望她喜欢 他们的城镇。故选D。(10) A.考查副词及语境理解。A. quickly快速地；B. sadly悲伤地；C. angrily气 愤地；D. easily容易地。根据上文He also offered himself as a resource to Mrs.Smith and her husband as (hey got settled 可知， 他很迅速地完成他们的订单。故选A。(11) C.考查形容词及语境理解。A. proud骄傲的；B. interested感兴趣的;C. surprised 惊讶的；D, disappointed失望的。Mrs.Walter感到很吃惊，她把这个变化告诉了她的邻 居。故选C。(12) B.考查名词及语境理解。A. success成功；B. change变化；C. decision决定； D. idea想法。根据前文the big可知，Mrs.Walter感到很吃惊，她把这个变化告诉了她 的邻居。故选B。(13) D.考查名词及语境理解。A. place地方：B. man人；C. store商店；D. service 服务。根据前文She told him about the poor sei-vice可知，我认为你告诉过他服务有多差 劲。故选D。(14) C.考查固定短语及语境理解。A. For example例如;B. At least至少；C. In fact 实际上；D. After all毕竟。事实上，我告诉他，你对这个小城镇商店建立的方式感到 很吃惊。故选C。(15) B.考查动词短i吾及语境理解。A. paid for付款；B. buill叩建立：C. found out 发现；D. thought about考虑。你对这个小城镇商店建立的方式感到很吃惊。故选B。(16) A.考查形容词及语境理解。A. best-run运营最好的；B. most modern最现代的；C. busiest最忙的；D. cleanest最干净的。你认为这是你看到的经营最好的商店之一。 故选A。(17) A.考查动词及语境理解。A. understood 理解；B. forgot 忘记：C. pretended 假装；D. hoped希望。Mrs.Walter的邻居理解每个人都需要尊敬。故选A。(18) C.考查动词及语境理解。A. helped帮助；B. educated教育；C. respected尊敬；D. corrected改正。Mrs.Walter的邻居理解每个人都需要尊敬。故选C。(19) C.考查连词及语境理解。A. until直到才；B. unless除非；C. if如果；D. though 尽管。根据前文 Ac(ually,most people will do nearly anything for you 可知，如果你尊敬人 们，他们会为你做任何事情。故选C。(20) D.考查形容词及语境理解。A. embarrassing令人尴尬的：B. exciting令人激动 的；C. shameful 耻辱的；D. important 重要的。根据卜文 and their opinions are precious 可知，他们的感觉是重要的，他们的意见是珍贵的。故选D。本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一对夫妇搬到一个小城镇，不久这对夫妇中的女人对他 们镇上的一所商店的服务不满，于是托邻居转达她的抱怨。令人惊讶的是，第二天女人 去这所商店却受到热情的招待，原来邻居将抱怨转为对这所商店的赞美。这告诉我们： 如果你尊敬别人，别人自然也会尊敬你。完形填空考查学生综合运用语言的能力。做题时，要先通读全文，掌握大意，然后结合 选项，仔细阅读文章，选择最适合语境的词，注意上下文的呼应及语境。41.【答案】【小题1 wonders【小题2 given小题 3 than【小题4】important【小题5 which【小题 6 Unfortunately【小题7 what小题 8 however【小题9 was【小题10 their【解析】(1) wonders.考查名词复数。句意：琥珀屋是世界上最伟大的奇迹之一，是 一件用了大约十年时间才完成的伟大作品。one ofthc+形容词最高级+复数名词”表示” 最的.之”，此处应用名词wonder的复数形式，故填wonders.(2) given.考查过去分词。句意：1716年，威廉一世把琥珀屋作为友谊的礼物送给了 俄罗斯人民，他对士兵的爱超过了琥珀屋本身。主语the Amber Room与动词give之间 为被动关系，结合时间状语In 1716可知，此处用了一般过去时的被动语态was given, 故填given.（3）than.考查连词。句意：1716年，威廉一世把琥珀屋作为友谊的礼物送给了俄罗斯 人民，他爱士兵胜过琥珀屋本身。此处表示”与琥珀屋相比，他更爱士兵”，more是much 的比较级，修饰动词loved,此处需加连词lhan引出比较的对象，故填than.（4）important.考查形容词。句意：在俄罗斯，琥珀屋最初是个接待重要来访者的小 礼堂，后来凯瑟琳二世对其进行了搬迁和重新设计。此处作定语修饰名词visitors,应用 形容词 important,故填 important.（5）which.考查定语从句。句意：在俄罗斯，琥珀屋最初是一个接待重要来访者的小 礼堂，后来凯瑟琳二世对其进行了搬迁和重新设计。此处需要一个连接词引导非限制性 定语从句，根据从句中谓语动词was moved and redesigned判断，先行词是the room,指 物，连接词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导该从句，故填which.（6）Fortunately.考查副词。句意：不幸的是，当纳粹德国和俄罗斯交战时，城珀屋消 失了，直到现在没有人知道它发生了什么。设空后加了逗号，应用副词作状语修饰后面 句子；分析语境可知，琥珀屋是一个奇迹，一件伟大的作品，却突然消失不见了，这是 不幸的，所以此处应用副词unfortunately,句首单词首字母需大写，故填Unfortunately.（7）what.考查宾语从句。句意：不幸的是，当纳粹德国和俄罗斯交战时，琥珀屋消失 了，直到现在没有人知道它发生了什么。动词knows后面接宾语从句，连接词在从句中 作主语，表示”什么事”，应用whal引导该从句，故填what.（8）however.考查副词。句意：然而，2003年，俄罗斯人和德国人在老照片的基础上 建造了一个新的琥珀屋，供圣彼得堡人民庆祝圣彼得堡300岁生日时使用。本句与前面 句子之间为转折关系，设空后加了逗号，此处应用副词however,故填however。（9）was.考查时态及主谓一致。句意：然而，2003年，俄罗斯人和德国人在老照片的 基础上建造了一个新的琥珀屋，供圣彼得堡人民庆祝圣彼得堡300岁生日时使用。本句 为主系表结构，主语 a new Amber Room 是单数名词，built by the Russians and Germans on the basis of the old photos是过去分词短语作定语修饰主i吾，根据时间状语In 2003可知， 本句陈述过去的情况，此处系动词应用was,故填was.（10）their.考查形容词性物主代词。句意：然而，2003年，俄罗斯人和德国人在老照 片的基础上建造了一个新的琥珀屋，供圣彼得堡人民庆祝圣彼得堡300岁生日时使用。 此处作定语修饰名词city,应用形容词性物主代词，故填their.本文是一篇说明文。琥珀屋是世界上最伟大的奇迹之一，本文主要介绍了它的建造、被 毁及重建的整个历史。语法填空题是考查学生的语言运用能力。解题时，要在理解文章的基础上，灵活运用语 法知识，如词性、时态、名词单复数、连接词、代词、冠词等判断空白处应填写的内容。答完后，还要通读全文，核对所填单词形式是否正确，是否符合语境。42.【答案】Hearing the news that the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in China, I felt very exciting.It struck me how I learned skating when I was a child. In the age of 7, I began to go crazy about skating, like all my friends. At the beginning, it was not very hard for me （o keep my ba lance. I always fall over on the ground. As the result, I thought I had no gift for skating. So I gradually lost confidence but became upset. TheA upset I was, the more terribly I did. I was about to give up while my father came to help me. Encouraged by her, I gained confiden ce and stood up again. As I practiced skating, he always created a relaxing atmosphere and of fered some specific advices. In the end, I made it.详解：1. exciting改成excited.考查形容词.excited是形容词感到兴奋的”常常用来描述人， exciting是”令人兴奋的”常用来修饰物.2. In改成At.考查固定短语.at the age of是固定短语”在岁.3. 去掉very前的not.考查肯定定.根据句意保持平衡对我来说很难，所以去掉noi.4. fall改成1.考查时态.本文的叙述是过去时，fall的过去时是间1.5. the改成a.考查固定短语.as a result是固定短语”因此”.6. but改成and.考查连词.我逐渐失去信心变得不安，谓语动词是并列的，用and.8. while改成when.考查固定句式.be about to do sth-when-*J,是固定句式，意为正 要做某事,这时（突然）”，因此要把while改为when.9. her改成him.考查人称代词.结合上下文可知此处的人称代词指代前面的my father , 因此把her改为him.10. advices改成advice.考查名词单复数.advice是不可数名词，无复数形式.【解析】本文是一篇记叙文.当作者听说2022年冬奥会将在中国举行时，他感到很兴 奋.作者突然想起小时候在爸爸的鼓励下是如何学会滑冰的.短文改错考查涉及面广，但却有所侧重.考查点测试频率最高的是动词，涉及动词考查 的有时态、语态、非谓语动词形式、情态动词和动词的用法等.此外，还考查名词、介 词、代词、冠词、形容词、副词、连词等，还涉及到句型结构、行文逻辑、固定搭配等.43.【答案】Dear Wei Ming,Im sorry to hear about your situation.But I hope you will soon cheer up.Here are some sugges （ions for you to reduce stress.（点明主题）First,try to build up your confidence.Preparing for the College Entrance Examination is a Ion g-term process and confidence plays an important role in it.【高分句型*】So never give up or lose heart no matter what happcns.Second,you should find your own stre ngihs and weaknesses in your study,and seek help from both teachers and classmales when yo u are in trouble.高分句型二】Last but not least,you ought to do more physical exercise to keep fit as well as relax yourself.（提出建议）Looking forward to hearing your good news soon.Best wishes to you and your family!（送上 祝福）Yours,Li Hua【解析】高分句型一：Preparing for the College Entrance Examination is a long-term process and confidence plays an important role in it.翻译：准备高考是一个长期的过程，自信在其中起着重要作用。分析：本句使用了动名词作主语。高分句型二：Second.you should find your own strengths and weaknesses in your study,and seek help from both teachers and classmates when you are in trouble.翻译：第二，你应该在学习中发现自己的长处和短处，当你遇到困难时，向老师和同学 寻求帮助。分析：本句使用了 when引导的时间状语从句。提纲作文在写作时要注意内容是否包含了所有要点。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文 意思连贯，符合逻辑关系，尽量使用白己熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇 和高级句型使文章显得更有档次，平时需注意积累短语和重要句型。A. My University LifeB. American EnglishC. My English Learning ExperienceD. The Importance of Learning EnglishBThere are many idioms or sayings in English that we use when we want to describe relationships between and among friends.Here arc a few to practice with your friends.The idiom through thick and thin is used to describe a friend who is loyal and supportive during bad times as well as good (imes.lt most often describes a friendship that has been strong for a long time.Here are two examples： John and Lisa have been friends through thick and thin.My best friend and I stayed together through thick and thin.If two people are like two peas in a pod”, it means (hat they get along very well.They are (wo very good friends and they are very similar to each other.I have never seen Lola and Cathy argue： they are like two peas in a pod.Some friends are especially sympathetic and easy to talk (o.They are not judgmental or impatient.They are good a( sharing our pain,which helps ease our pain.A friend like this is often called a shoulder to cry on .We can go to this person with a problem or sadness and they bring comfort to us.To hit it off with someone means to immediately like or get along with someone.This usually happens the first time two people arc mccting.Thcy often share interests,goals,and bciicfs.This can happen between friends who like each other at first sight.Canncn and Isabel hit it off at the party and are going to a movie together today.Mike and I did not hit it of on our first date but we are going to try once more.5. Which of the following may be friends through thick and thin? A. Friends who often play games.B. Friends who help reduce pain.C. Friends who arc easy to deal with.D. Friends who share a long friendship.6. Which of the following idioms describes two similar friends? A. To hit it off.B. Two peas in a pod.C. A shoulder to cry on.D. Through thick and thin.7. What can a friend with a shoulder to cry on provide when we are in trouble? A. Impatience.B. Advice.C. Judgment.D. Comfort.8. Whats the purpose of writing the article? A. To introduce some English idioms.B. To explain what a good friendship is.C. To teach readers how to learn idioms well.D. To offer some examples of English sentences.cWhat will you be in the future? Do you learn there are many strange jobs in the world? Our magazine has a column designed for some strange jobs.The following is picked from (he column.Professional sleeperA hotel in Finland hired a member of staff as a professional sleeper to test the comfort of their bcds.Thc individual sleeps in a different one of the hotel beds each night and write a review about her satisfaction with each one.Train pusherIf you think (he London Underground is bad.you should see (he trains in Japan. Oshiyas are hired to help push as many people onto a train as possible by pushing (hem from the outside until the doors close.Dog food tasterThe dog food tasters job is to taste new dog food products,including bones,tinned meat and biscuits.They do this to test for flavor and texture in comparison to rival dog food brands and human food.The profession is popular in America and Europe.Scuba diving pizza delivery manIf the fact there is an underwater hotel in Florida isnt strange enough,to add on to that.they have a scuba diving pizza deliveiy man who supplies customers with pizzas by carrying them through the sea in a case.In addition to the column,there is much funny and attractive information waiting for you.If you are interested,suhscribe to one of them now on our website or in the post office.9. Which of the following people work for hotels? A. A train pusher and a professional sleeper.B. A train pusher and a scuba diving pizza delivery man.C. A dog food taster and a scuba diving pizza delivery man.D. A professional sleeper and a scuba diving pizza delivery man.10. What can a train pusher help? A. Find comfortable seats for train passengers.B. Supply customers with tasty food on a train.C. Push a train with engine problems forward.D. Load a train with as many passengers as possible.11. Where can we read the strange jobs? A. In a newspaper.B. In a magazine.C. In a TV show.D. In the post office.DMore and more students are going abroad for their further study.Do you want to know some famous colleges and universities?Started in 1636 Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States.Yale University,Princeton University,Columbia University and Dartmouth College were opened soon after Harvard University.In the early yearsjhese schools were much alike.Only young men w
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