1 第一篇Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is 1 I became an animal collector in the first 2 .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 3 was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”,4 the word “zoo”, which I would 5 over and over again with a shrill 6 until someone, insgroupsto 7 me up, would take me to the zoo.When I 8 a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 9 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 10 the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 11 to my collection of pets.12 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 13 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,14 were not easy to keep at home.When I left, I 15 had enough money of my own to be able to 16 my first trip and I have been going 17 ever since then.Though a collectors job is not an easy one and is full of 18 ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 19 all those who love animals and 20 . 1. A.how B.where C.when D.whether2. A.region B.field C.place D.case3. A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection4. A.except B.but C.except for D.but for5. A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat6. A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch7. A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort8. A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown9. A.many B.amount C.number D.supply10. A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring11. A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich 12. A.later B.further C.then D.subsequently13. A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide14. A.who B.they C.of which D.which15. A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully16. A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance17. A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often18. A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments19. A.for B.with C.to D.from20. A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip 2 1.【 答案】A 【解析】根据下一句及随后的内容，作者讲的是怎样成为动物爱好者的(从小就喜欢动物)，应当选择 A.how。2.【 答案】C【解析】in the first place 是固定短语,意思是“首先” 。此句意思是：别人经常问到的问题之一，是当初我是如何爱上动物的。3.【 答案】A【解析】这句话的意思是：作者在呀呀学语之时,最早发清楚的音是“zoo”(动物园),而不是“妈妈”,“爸爸”, 因此,应选 clarity“清晰” 。填入其他选项 emotion (感情),sentiment(多愁善感),affection( 友爱)不合逻辑。4.【 答案】B【解析】but 在此处连接另一个句子(it was the word“zoo”,“it was”被省略)，表示转折，意为“而是” ，Except,except for,but for 的用法接近，表示“除了” 。例如：We go there every day except Sunday.He answered all the questions except for the last one.For a year the dam remained complete but for the generators.从意思上，逻辑上，都应当选 but。5.【 答案】D【解析】根据后面的 over and over again,应选“repeat”6.【 答案】C【解析】小孩想去动物园,便不停地发出尖叫声,故选“voice ”。A shrill voice 与scream 的意思接近。volume(音量 )；noise(噪音)；pitch(音调 )均不合要求。7.【 答案】B【解析】shut sb.up 是指让某人住口，为了让孩子停止尖叫，只好带他去动物园。8.【 答案】A【解析】根据后面主句的时态，此处只能用一般过去时。9.【 答案】C【解析】a great many 后直接跟可数名词的复数形式； a great / large amount of 后跟不可数名词；只有 a great /large number of 后可以跟可数名词的复数形式。例如:I read a great many English books.A large amount of money is spent on tobacco every year.A great number of civilians were murdered in cold blood.10.【答案】 D【解析】living 后必须接介词 in，意为“居住” ；cultivating 耕种；reclaiming开垦；只有 exploring 有探察的意思。11.【答案】 C【解析】add to 相当于 increase，增加。其余选项后面都不接 to。12.【答案】 A【解析】later on 为固定短语， “后来” 。13.【答案】 D【解析】attendant 仆人；keeper 可理解为“饲养员” ，但是 a student keeper容易被误解为“收留学生的人” ；aide 有“助手”之义。作者一边上学，一边在动物园里打工，只能当助手。14.【答案】 D【解析】which 在此引导定语从句，修饰前面列出的动物。15.【答案】 D【解析】因为钱是在动物园打工挣的，选 successfully 更能体现其含义。16.【答案】 D【解析】finance my first trip 意为“支付我的旅行费用” ；pay 后应接介词 for；其他选项的意思相差甚远。17.【答案】 B【解析】此句为现在完成进行时态,选 regularly 比较贴切。18.【答案】 D【解析】此句是由 though 引导的让步状语从句，应与主句意思相对立。选项中，sorrows 和 disappointments 与主句的 appeal to 相对立，但 sorrows 的分量太重。19.【答案】 C 3 【解析】appeal to 为成语，意思是 “吸引” 。20.【答案】 B【解析】excursion 短途旅行；journey( 从一地到另一地的)长距离，具体的旅途；travel 旅行，旅游，海外旅行；trip 旅行，远足。 4 第二篇If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or 1 in your work would depend, to 2 great extent, 3 your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. 4 the utmost importance is your attitude. A person 5 begins a job convinced that he isnt going to like it or is 6 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure 7 his belief that he is probably as capable 8 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 9 it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well。 10 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who cant add or a carpenter who cant cut a straight line with a saw 11 hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize 12 the strength and overcome the 13 that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first 14 stock of somewhere you stand now. 15 we get further along in the book, well be 1