I am a person who doesn’t like waiting. I don’t like to wait in line, being put on hold when making a phone call, or arriving at an apartment to find that my companion will be         . And of course, I don’t like waiting rooms.
      , I realize that my agony(痛苦) will not be good for me, as an         crowded world can only mean one thing – more waiting.
       this, I have taken an action and decide to turn my frustration to productive ends. In short, I am looking for what I call “waiting-in-line”        .
These are volumes that contain materials         for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of. Another          is that they be         enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.
The other day I went to the supermarket.         that the rain would keep most people away, I was         to see that the place was filled with        . Every checkout was open – and jammed! But I can         my pocket book and go to work.
The more the world demands that I        , the more I learn from my waiting library. Look at the followings: One Hundred Things Every American Should Know; The Poetry of Robert Frost; Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers; Still More Toasts. I have learned interesting and enriching things and much         from these books.
On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the         along with six or seven people. The old female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed        . “Young man, just be        ,” she said to me.
No problem. I quietly opened my dictionary prose(散文) and poetical quotations. Perhaps the other customers         me as a bookish, lonely soul. But         did they realize that I was enjoying the         of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.

【小題1】
A.dismissedB.delayedC.disappearedD.delighted
【小題2】
A.FurthermoreB.HoweverC.DespiteD.Besides
【小題3】
A.a(chǎn)ctuallyB.importantlyC.increasinglyD.a(chǎn)ccurately
【小題4】
A.Instead ofB.Apart fromC.Rather thanD.Owing to
【小題5】
A.roomsB.goodsC.reasonsD.books
【小題6】
A.searchedB.a(chǎn)ffordedC.designedD.charged
【小題7】
A.convenienceB.requirementC.a(chǎn)greementD.distinction
【小題8】
A.smallB.prettyC.a(chǎn)ctiveD.vivid
【小題9】
A.BelievedB.DeterminedC.PuzzledD.Convinced
【小題10】
A.surprisedB.worriedC.excitedD.satisfied
【小題11】
A.shoppersB.readersC.employeesD.volunteers
【小題12】
A.put outB.set downC.send forD.take out
【小題13】
A.sufferB.waitC.watchD.read
【小題14】
A.a(chǎn)dvantageB.benefitC.knowledgeD.patient
【小題15】
A.counterB.pocketC.marketD.service
【小題16】
A.a(chǎn)boutB.a(chǎn)wayC.overD.a(chǎn)cross
【小題17】
A.politeB.patientC.carefulD.helpful
【小題18】
A.thoughtB.lookedC.regardedD.treated
【小題19】
A.certainlyB.obviouslyC.secretlyD.hardly
【小題20】
A.relationB.momentC.companyD.novel


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】D
【小題6】C
【小題7】B
【小題8】A
【小題9】D
【小題10】A
【小題11】A
【小題12】D
【小題13】B
【小題14】C
【小題15】A
【小題16】A
【小題17】B
【小題18】C
【小題19】D
【小題20】C

解析試題分析:文章介紹作者不喜歡等待,但是現(xiàn)在的擁擠的社會要等待的時候越來越多,作者想到一個好辦法,在等待的時候看書,既不覺得時間漫長,也能夠獲取很多知識。
【小題1】考查動詞辨析:A. dismissed解雇,B. delayed拖延,C. disappeared消失,D. delighted高興,根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容:I am a person who doesn’t like waiting. I don’t like to wait in line, being put on hold when making a phone call,可知作者不喜歡等待,不喜歡約會的時候,朋友被耽擱了,選B.
【小題2】考查副詞辨析:A. Furthermore  還有,B. However然而,C. Despite雖然,D. Besides此外,根據(jù)下文的:I realize that my agony(痛苦) will not be good for me,可知作者的痛苦對他沒有好處,所以和上文是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,選B
【小題3】考查副詞辨析:A. actually實際上,B. importantly重要地,C. increasingly日益增加的,D. accurately精確地,越來越擁擠的世界只能意味著更多的等待,選C
【小題4】考查詞組辨析:A. Instead of相反地,B. Apart from除了,此外,C. Rather than而不是,D. Owing to由于,因為,根據(jù)下文的句子:I have taken an action and decide to turn my frustration to productive ends.可知因為上文提到的原因,作者已經(jīng)采取行動,決定將自己的挫折變成多產(chǎn)的結(jié)果,選D
【小題5】考查名詞辨析:A. rooms房間,B. goods商品,C. reasons 原因,D. books書,根據(jù)下文的內(nèi)容:These are volumes that contain materials    41    for being read in shortened words,可知作者尋找的是等待時候看的書,選D
【小題6】考查動詞辨析: A. searched尋找,B. afforded負擔(dān),C. designed設(shè)計,D. charged要價,有的書中含有材料是為用縮短的句子而設(shè)計的。選C
【小題7】考查名詞辨析:A. convenience  方便,B. requirement要求,C. agreement 同意,D. distinction辨別,識別,區(qū)分,另外一個要求是他們應(yīng)該是足夠小可以放進我的后面的口袋。選B
【小題8】考查形容詞辨析:A. small小的,B. pretty漂亮的,C. active積極的,D. vivid生動的,根據(jù)下文要可以放進后面的口袋那就是要小了,選A
【小題9】考查動詞辨析:A. Believed相信,B. Determined決定,C. Puzzled困惑的,D. Convinced相信的,幾天前,我去超市,相信很多人因為雨會不出來。這里用形容詞convinced做狀語,believe應(yīng)該是現(xiàn)在分詞,選D
【小題10】考查形容詞辨析:A. surprised驚訝的,B. worried擔(dān)心的,C. excited興奮的,D. satisfied滿意的,上文說作者以為因為下雨,人們會不出來,現(xiàn)在看見超市擠滿了人一定是驚訝了,選A
【小題11】考查名詞辨析:A. shoppers購物者,B. readers 讀者,C. employees雇員,D. volunteers志愿者,超市里面肯定是擠滿了購物者,選A
【小題12】考查動詞短語辨析:. A. put out撲滅,B. set down記下,C. send for派人請,D. take out拿出,我可以拿出書去看,選D
【小題13】考查動詞辨析:. A. suffer遭受,B. wait等待,C. watch觀看,D. read讀,這個時間要求我等的越多,我就可以從閱讀中獲得越多的知識。因為作者都是等待的時候看書的,選B
【小題14】考查名詞辨析:A. advantage   優(yōu)勢,B. benefit利益,C. knowledge知識,D. patient病人,我從這些書中學(xué)到了很多方法的知識。選C
【小題15】考查名詞辨析:A. counter柜臺,B. pocket 口袋,C. market市場,D. service服務(wù),我和六七個人將訂單放在柜臺上,選A
【小題16】考查介詞辨析:A. about關(guān)于,B. away離開,C. over超過,D. across穿過,上年紀的女職員在四處跑的時候好像手里都是拿滿了東西。選A
【小題17】考查形容詞辨析:A. polite禮貌的,B. patient耐心的,C. careful仔細的,D. helpful有幫助的,因為要等待,女職員讓作者要耐心些,選B
【小題18】考查動詞辨析:A. thought想,B. looked看,C. regarded 認為,D. treated對待,可能其他顧客認為我是書呆子,選C
【小題19】考查副詞辨析: A. certainly當然,B. obviously   顯然地,C. secretly秘密地,D. hardly幾乎不,但是他們幾乎不能意識到我在享受Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer 和 Ben Johnson的陪伴,選D
【小題20】考查名詞辨析:A. relation關(guān)系,B. moment時刻,C. company公司,陪伴,D. novel小說,因為作者在看書,所以是與這些作者為伴,選C
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【小題7】
A.discouraged B.disappointed C.shocked D.a(chǎn)mazed
【小題8】
A.rolled B.rubbed C.narrowed D.closed
【小題9】
A.bitterness B.a(chǎn)nxiety C.a(chǎn)nger D.sorrow
【小題10】
A.satisfy B.comfort C.encourage D.praise
【小題11】
A.how B.who C.what D.which
【小題12】
A.well B.honest C.calm D.polite
【小題13】
A.pushed B.a(chǎn)pproached C.drew D.laid
【小題14】
A.beating B.breaking C.sinking D.shaking
【小題15】
A.help B.position C.number D.job
【小題16】
A.Prepare B.Buy C.Find D.Cook
【小題17】
A.on B.a(chǎn)round C.up D.a(chǎn)way
【小題18】
A.so B.since C.a(chǎn)lthough D.but
【小題19】
A.kindness B.happiness C.politeness D.brightness
【小題20】
A.forget B.refuse C.follow D.replace

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When a person is curious about something,it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it.There is____wrong with curiosity in itself.Whether it is good or bad____on what people are curious about.
Curiosity is always silly or wrong.Some persons with nothing to do are____of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing.They are____to know what they are eating or drinking,what they are____home or taking outside,or____they have come home so early or late.To be interested in these things is____because they are not at all___.It is none of their____to know what their neighbours do or are doing.Such curiosity is____not only foolish but also____.For most probably,it____to a small talk which often brings harm,shame or disrespect to others,and thus____their feelings.
On the other hand,there is a____curiosity—the curiosity of wise men,who____at all the great things and try to find out all they____about them.Columbus could____have found America if he had not been___.James Watt would not have made the steam engine____his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid.All the discoveries in human history have been made____a result of curiosity.But the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have little or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

【小題1】
A.muchB.nothing
C.somethingD.none
【小題2】
A.keepsB.puts
C.takesD.depends
【小題3】
A.fullB.fond
C.proudD.out
【小題4】
A.permittedB.worried
C.satisfiedD.a(chǎn)nxious
【小題5】
A.takingB.bringing
C.goingD.thinking
【小題6】
A.ifB.when
C.whyD.whether
【小題7】
A.sillyB.necessary
C.possibleD.funny
【小題8】
A.wrongB.bad
C.importantD.right
【小題9】
A.workB.housework
C.dutyD.business
【小題10】
A.nothingB.a(chǎn)ll
C.somethingD.everything
【小題11】
A.instructiveB.useless
C.harmfulD.dreadful
【小題12】
A.refersB.leads
C.causesD.follows
【小題13】
A.hurtsB.effects
C.showsD.oppresses
【小題14】
A.terribleB.sudden
C.strangeD.noble
【小題15】
A.expectB.like
C.wonderD.doubt
【小題16】
A.knowB.study
C.mustD.can
【小題17】
A.neverB.certainly
C.probablyD.finally
【小題18】
A.famousB.careful
C.curiousD.hard
【小題19】
A.forB.without
C.inD.from
【小題20】
A.becauseB.a(chǎn)s
C.a(chǎn)fterD.during

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The world has never faced so much trouble before. People are        within themselves about natural resources, territories and especially religions. In my opinion, laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to       humanity without religions. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world      . The idea may sound over-ambitious, and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep       that laughter and only the laughter can unite the world, holding up a       sense of brotherhood and friendship.
Studies also show that laughter helps your body to do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart,       for those who are unable to perform       exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.

【小題1】
A.in peace B.in difficulty C.a(chǎn)t war D.a(chǎn)mong challenge
【小題2】
A.unite B.unfold C.release D.handle
【小題3】
A.position B.ruler C.size D.order
【小題4】
A.belief B.a(chǎn)dvice C.intention D.plan
【小題5】
A.safe B.humorous C.common D.global
【小題6】
A.partly B.intensively C.especially D.universally
【小題7】
A.mental B.heart C.physical D.morning

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