The young man was compelled to drop out of school to support his family.A:wanted B:persuaded C:told D:forced

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The young man was compelled to drop out of school to support his family.

A:wanted
B:persuaded
C:told
D:forced

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  • 第1题:

    He was ___________ by illness to drop out of school.

    A. prompted

    B. encouraged

    C. compelled

    D. promoted


    参考答案:C

  • 第2题:

    A small crowd had gathered round the entrance to the park. His curiosity aroused,Robert crossed the road to see what was happening. He found that the center ofattraction was an old man with a performing monkey. The monkey' s tricks, hesoon discovered, were in no way remarkable so, after throwing a few pennies inthe dirty hat which the man had placed on the pavement, Robert began to moveoff, along with other members of the crowd.Atthis point the man suddenly let out a loud cry. Everyone turned to see what hadhappened. The man was bending over his monkey, which now lay quite still on thepavement. He picked up the apparently lifeless body and, bolding it close tohim, began to weep. A young man stepped forward from the crowd and, taking somemoney from his pocket, dropped it into the hat. Robert and several other peopledid likewise, until the pennies in the hat were covered with silver coins.Meanwhile, the man continued to hold the dead monkey in his arms and seemed totake no notice of what was going on about him. Afew month latter, Robert came across the old man again in another part of thecity. The man had a monkey, bought no doubt with the money which the crowd hadgiven him. It did not, however, seem any better at its tricks than the previousone. Robert was pleased to see that the old man was still able to earn aliving, though on this occasion, having partly paid for the monkey out of hisown pocket, he did not feel inclined to throw any money into the hat. Butthe performance was not yet over! Once again the old man let out a loud cry.Once again the monkey lay still on the pavement. The manpicked up the "dead" monkey and clutching it in his arms began to weep. The same young steppedforward and threw some money into the hat.Again the crowd followed suit一except for Robert. Smiling tohimself, he went on his way, amazed at the man' s audacity.

    41. Which of the following is TRUE?

    A. The young man was also apasser-by.

    B. The old man always entertainedthe people at the same place.

    C. The old man let out a loud crybecause he was really sorry to have lost his monkey.

    D. Robert did not throw any moneyinto the hat the second time he met the old man .

    42. Robert smiled to himself because he().

    A. was satisfied with theperformance

    B. realized what had happened atlast

    C. was amused by the death of thesecond monkey

    D. was glad that the second monkeyperformance as well as the first one

    43. The word "likewise" (in the secondparagraph) is closest in meaning to ()?

    A. like to be wise

    B. in the wise way

    C. in the sameway

    D. in a lovely way

    44. What does "followed suit" (in the lastparagraph) mean?

    A. followed the example

    B. followed the old man

    C. followed the writer

    D. came afterwards


    参考答案:DBCA

  • 第3题:

    Many children have to drop out of school because their families cannot ( ) the tuition.

    A.gain

    B.afford

    C.effort

    D.offer


    正确答案:B

  • 第4题:

    Once man began to raise his own animals,he did not have to go out and hunt for his meat.And,since he did not have to move from one place to another hunting for food,man was able to( )down and live in one place.

    A.calm
    B.get
    C.come
    D.settle

    答案:D
    解析:
    settle down“定居下来”。

  • 第5题:

    The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake inSichuan Province, __________the students to return to their classrooms.

    A.enabling
    B.having enabled
    C.to enable
    D.to have enabled

    答案:A
    解析:
    enable与句子的主语the man之间是主动关系,故用现在分词enablin9,句意为:这个退休的男人把自己他大部分积蓄都捐给了在四川地震时被摧毁的学校,确保学生能重返他们的教室。此处用现在分词短语作状语,表示结果,故选A。

  • 第6题:

    A police officer claimed that the young man had attempted to()paying his fare.

    Aavoid

    Breject

    Crefuse

    Dneglect


    A

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    Each year in the United States, many black teenagers()of school, either because they cannot keep up or they have to work to support their family.
    A

    go out

    B

    drop out

    C

    check out

    D

    pull out


    正确答案: D
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    The stubborn young man didn’t follow the advice that he ______ on his bad behavior.
    A

    reflect

    B

    reflects

    C

    would reflect

    D

    must reflect


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    这是一个由that引导的同位语从句,说明advice的具体内容。advice建议,是一个带有主观意愿的名词,因而后面接的从句要用should do的虚拟语气形式,其中should可以省略。

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    The young man______visited our school this morning is Maria's  brother.
    A

    who

    B

    which

    C

    whose

    D

    what


    正确答案: A
    解析:

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    The drop-out rate of college students seems to go up because______.
    A

    young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college

    B

    many young people are required to join the army

    C

    young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education

    D

    young people don’t like the intense competition for admission to graduate school


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    大学里退学率增加的原因是“Others find no stimulation in their studies,and drop out…”(第二段末句),即:有些学生对学业没有兴趣,于是就退学,故C项正确。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    When the young man walked into the office to see the headmaster, he had ______.
    A

    butterflies in his heart

    B

    butterflies in his mind

    C

    butterflies in his stomach

    D

    butterflies in his spirit


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    have butterflies in one’s stomach紧张而焦虑,心里七上八下,是俗语。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    What did the author gain from Jobs’ speech?
    A

    Courage to drop out of school.

    B

    Confidence in defeating Jobs.

    C

    Bravery to face uncertainties.

    D

    Interest in computer industry.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    根据文章第二段“He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty.”,结合第三段的内容“…which restates the point: don’t panic”,可知作者从乔布斯的演讲中学到了其面对不确定的那种勇敢的精神,C项为正确答案。

  • 第13题:

    The young peasant went out west to try his ________.

    A. fortune

    B. health

    C. ambition

    D. relation


    参考答案:A

  • 第14题:

    Tom's parents died when he was young, so he was ______ by his uncle.

    A、brought up

    B、brought out

    C、grown up

    D、taken out


    参考答案:A

  • 第15题:

    The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the ea rthquake in Yushu ,________the students to return to their classrooms.

    A. enabling

    B. having enabled

    C. to enable

    D. to have enabled


    正确答案:A

  • 第16题:

    Which of the following is true of Reagan?__________

    A.He finished high school and got his diploma
    B.His mother had died and he lived alone
    C.He had to do work to support his families
    D.He was still a student with a part-time job

    答案:C
    解析:
    文章第三段中“Reagan also shared that his mother had passed away and he was left to carefor his two younger sisters.”可知,里根不得不找工作照顾他的家庭。故选C。

  • 第17题:

    He is a very tall young man.-He is the second__man in his company.

    A.tall
    B.taller
    C.tallest
    D.most tall

    答案:C
    解析:
    此处是三人以上的比较,并且,在高的人里面(也是超过两个事物的比较)他又是第二高的。

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    Why did the Frenchman decide to follow the young man?
    A

    Because the young man walked so fast.

    B

    Because he found the young man was out of sight.

    C

    Because he wanted to catch the young man.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    考 点:细节题。根据第一段内容可知,那个意大利年轻人几乎走得看不见了,这时,法国人发现他的表没有了。他想一定是意大利人偷了他的表,所以他决定跟着那位年轻人,把表要回来。

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    The young man lost his job last month, but it wasn’t long _____ he found a new position in my company.
    A

    before

    B

    while

    C

    as

    D

    after


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    本题考查固定搭配。句意:这个年轻人上个月失业了,他不久又在我的公司找了一个新的工作。long before意为“很早以前”。

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    A police officer claimed that the young man had attempted to()paying his fare.
    A

    avoid

    B

    reject

    C

    refuse

    D

    neglect


    正确答案: A
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    Failure to provide _____ explanations for his frequent blunders, this young man was fired.
    A

    rational

    B

    sentimental

    C

    eccentric

    D

    skeptical


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    句意:他经常出错,却找不到合理的解释,结果被炒鱿鱼了。rational合理的;理性的。sentimental伤感的;多愁善感的。eccentric性格古怪的。skeptical怀疑的。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    He studied hard at school when he was young,______contributed a lot to his success.
    A

    which

    B

    therefore

    C

    that

    D

    what


    正确答案: D
    解析:

  • 第23题:

    问答题
    When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family.

    正确答案:
    解析: