【Multiple choice questions】
Comprehension
1 What is the main difference between the writer and most of his friends?
a. they often visit the country but he has only spent one weekend there.
b. Unlike them, being brought up in the city, he can appreciate its worth.
c. In contrast to them, he finds city people friendlier than country people.
d. He thinks them hypocritical to maintain a preference for country life.
背熟 D 選項
think sb. hypocritical 認為某人很虛偽
maintain a preference for sth. 堅持一種想法
2 What advantage has the city dweller over the country dweller in terms of entertainment?(背熟)
a. He can entertain his country friends more often than they can him.
b. His choice of entertainment is wide and within easy reach of him.
c. As he travels by bus and not by train, he can see the latest plays.
d. He does not need a major operation when planning a visit to the theatre.
in terms of
have advantage over sb./ sth. 比 ......更具有優(yōu)勢
背熟
within easy reach of sb. 方便，容易達到
3 When he speaks of the beauty to be found in the city, the writer ____ .
a. alludes to the comparative cheerlessness of winter nights in the country
b. means that if more people settled in the city they would find peace
c. advertises the fact that the city is a warmer place than the country
d. implies that the country is less peaceful than the city at weekends
背熟
allude to = mean
Structure
4 I _____ and bred in the city and have always regarded … (ll.1-2)
a. being born b. had been born c. was born d. am born
5 He _____ talking about the friendly people … (ll.8-9)
a. never tires of b. is never tiring of c. is never tired d. is never tiring when
tire of 厭倦
never 頻度副詞，表示情況總是如此
I am tired of doing so. 我已經(jīng)厭倦了這么做。
6 The latest exhibitions, films or plays are only _____ .( l.23)
a. by bus a short distance away b. a short distance by bus away
c. a short distance away by bus d. the distance of a short bus away
on only short bus right away 只有幾站路的路程
7 ---- and stagger home loaded with _____ exotic items as they can carry. (ll.25-26)
a. as many of the b. as many c. so many d. the most
L41-08 end 12’30”
L41-09 begin 7’03”
many of the 許多物品中的許多
You can take as many as you like. 你可以拿走你喜歡的東西。
You can take as many books as you can. 這些書籍你想拿多小就拿多少。
8 I have always been mystified _____ city dwells, who … (ll.29-30)
a. why b. by the fact that c. for what d. with
It has been a mystery to me.
be mystified by 被......所迷惑，被...... 所困擾
be frightened by 被......所嚇著
Vocabulary
9 _____ the only form of entertainment. (l.12)
a. pretty well b. altogether c. certainly d. in particular
原文： virtually 幾乎，==almost, nearly
certainly 肯定的，當(dāng)然的
altogether 總共，完全
in particular = particularly 特別，尤其是
pretty well 相當(dāng)不錯，相當(dāng)好(AE)， almost (BE)
10 If you can _____ without the few pastoral pleasues of the country … (l.17)
a. make b. manage c. succeed d. pass
10. do without, go without, manage without
11 As the play _____ … (ll.21-22)
a. reaches its climax b. nears its end c. ends its run d. draws the curtain
near its end 臨近尾聲 == draw to its close
areaches its climax 達到高潮
12 Few things can have such an _____ as the peace … (ll.27-28)
a. impact b. imposition c. imprint d. impression
imposition 強人所難
impose v.
Don’t impose your idea on me. 不要把你的想法強加給我。
imprint 印記，印痕
give sb. a (deep ) impression 給某人印象
have impact
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. A
Comprehension
1 What is the main difference between the writer and most of his friends?
a. they often visit the country but he has only spent one weekend there.
b. Unlike them, being brought up in the city, he can appreciate its worth.
c. In contrast to them, he finds city people friendlier than country people.
d. He thinks them hypocritical to maintain a preference for country life.
背熟 D 選項
think sb. hypocritical 認為某人很虛偽
maintain a preference for sth. 堅持一種想法
2 What advantage has the city dweller over the country dweller in terms of entertainment?(背熟)
a. He can entertain his country friends more often than they can him.
b. His choice of entertainment is wide and within easy reach of him.
c. As he travels by bus and not by train, he can see the latest plays.
d. He does not need a major operation when planning a visit to the theatre.
in terms of
have advantage over sb./ sth. 比 ......更具有優(yōu)勢
背熟
within easy reach of sb. 方便，容易達到
3 When he speaks of the beauty to be found in the city, the writer ____ .
a. alludes to the comparative cheerlessness of winter nights in the country
b. means that if more people settled in the city they would find peace
c. advertises the fact that the city is a warmer place than the country
d. implies that the country is less peaceful than the city at weekends
背熟
allude to = mean
Structure
4 I _____ and bred in the city and have always regarded … (ll.1-2)
a. being born b. had been born c. was born d. am born
5 He _____ talking about the friendly people … (ll.8-9)
a. never tires of b. is never tiring of c. is never tired d. is never tiring when
tire of 厭倦
never 頻度副詞，表示情況總是如此
I am tired of doing so. 我已經(jīng)厭倦了這么做。
6 The latest exhibitions, films or plays are only _____ .( l.23)
a. by bus a short distance away b. a short distance by bus away
c. a short distance away by bus d. the distance of a short bus away
on only short bus right away 只有幾站路的路程
7 ---- and stagger home loaded with _____ exotic items as they can carry. (ll.25-26)
a. as many of the b. as many c. so many d. the most
L41-08 end 12’30”
L41-09 begin 7’03”
many of the 許多物品中的許多
You can take as many as you like. 你可以拿走你喜歡的東西。
You can take as many books as you can. 這些書籍你想拿多小就拿多少。
8 I have always been mystified _____ city dwells, who … (ll.29-30)
a. why b. by the fact that c. for what d. with
It has been a mystery to me.
be mystified by 被......所迷惑，被...... 所困擾
be frightened by 被......所嚇著
Vocabulary
9 _____ the only form of entertainment. (l.12)
a. pretty well b. altogether c. certainly d. in particular
原文： virtually 幾乎，==almost, nearly
certainly 肯定的，當(dāng)然的
altogether 總共，完全
in particular = particularly 特別，尤其是
pretty well 相當(dāng)不錯，相當(dāng)好(AE)， almost (BE)
10 If you can _____ without the few pastoral pleasues of the country … (l.17)
a. make b. manage c. succeed d. pass
10. do without, go without, manage without
11 As the play _____ … (ll.21-22)
a. reaches its climax b. nears its end c. ends its run d. draws the curtain
near its end 臨近尾聲 == draw to its close
areaches its climax 達到高潮
12 Few things can have such an _____ as the peace … (ll.27-28)
a. impact b. imposition c. imprint d. impression
imposition 強人所難
impose v.
Don’t impose your idea on me. 不要把你的想法強加給我。
imprint 印記，印痕
give sb. a (deep ) impression 給某人印象
have impact
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. A