Suddenly Sting has become a 2 .“I can’t walk down a street any more without feeling that people are 3 me,” he says.
“When I’m not working, all I want to do is to be a 4 person. I make a point of walking round the street, just being 5 .”
He and Frances bought the house in 6 when Sting returned from The Police’s highly successful world tour.
“I picked Ireland because, apart from being 7 ,you can stay in touch with England while 8 life at a slower pace!”He also has Irish ancestry(祖先)and an Irish 9 ,Frances, a well accepted actress.
Sting is very much a man 10 the eighties:“Frances 11 to be considered as only my wife, which I’m 12 about. She has her own 13 .She’s ambitious(雄心勃勃的)and clever, but she has never let it affect her. It’s 14 been that way. When we got married and had Joseph,”explains Sting,“we both agreed that being 15 was not going to affect our work.”
A fixed 16 life is clearly important to Sting. It remains the one constant factor in a world that has changed completely for him since he 17 a job in teaching for the music business. Sting loved 18 ,but could not help playing in bands. So he tried to 19 both, teaching by day, playing by night. It left him so 20 that he knew he had to choose one or the other.
1. A.Hardly B. Better
C. More? D. Less
2. A. superstar B. teacher
C. singer D. player
3. A. following B. calling
C. watching D. waving
4. A. famous B. rich
C. normal D. poor
5. A. myself B. himself
C. ourselves D. themselves
6. A. England B. America
C. Scotland D. Ireland
7. A. near B. area
C. pleasant D. mountainous
8. A. suffering B. leading
C. protecting D. enjoying
9. A. wife B. friend
C. partner D. parent
10. A. of B. in
C. for D. at
11. A. agrees B. asks
C. refuses D. likes
12. A. worried B. glad
C. thankful D. angry
13. A. child B. life
C. job D. mind
14. A. seldom B. sometimes?
C. recently D. always
15. A. parents B. singers
C. players D. teachers
16. A. singing B. family
C. teaching D. playing
17. A. took up B. gave up
C. picked up D. put up
18. A. working B. traveling
C. changing D. teaching
19. A. make B. get
C. have D. do
20. A. given out B. picked out
C. died out D. tired out
科目:高中英语 来源:高考英语听力 全真模拟试卷 题型:001
Part A Short Conversations
Directions:In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1.
[ ]
A.She is going to the shopping center.
B.She cannot go with the man.
C.She will work with the man tonight.
D.She will have a physical exam tomorrow.
2.
[ ]
3.
[ ]
A.Interviewer and interviewee.
B.Teacher and student.
C.Doctor and nurse.
D.Boss and secretary.
4.
[ ]
A.At a car shop.
B.At a garage.
C.In a parking area.
D.In a car showroom.
5.
[ ]
A.Finding a larger room.
B.Selling the old table.
C.Buying another bookshelf.
D.Rearranging some furniture.
6.
[ ]
A.She seldom works.
B.She enjoys working at the same job.
C.She often changes her job.
D.She has worked at the job long.
7.
[ ]
A.A nice hair style.
B.Marvin and Joan's wedding.
C.An old photo.
D.An opening ceremony.
8.
[ ]
A.He was busy eating.
B.He didn't notice who John was talking to.
C.John was too busy to talk.
D.John was meeting the new guests.
9.
[ ]
A.Her English is very good.
B.She speaks English quickly.
C.Her spoken English is still not so good.
D.She has no time to learn English.
10.
[ ]
A.Ben really wants the scholarship.
B.No one wants the scholarship.
C.Ben is not interested in the scholarship.
D.Others like the scholarship more than Ben.
Part B Passages
Directions:In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11.
[ ]
A.At a bar in New York.
B.At a university restaurant.
C.At Top Club of Britain.
D.At a club in the United States.
12.
[ ]
A.Because Gloria worked hard for the club.
B.Because Gordon regretted giving the big tip.
C.Because her story made the club well known.
D.Because Gordon had no money in the bank.
13.
[ ]
A.A lost-and-found check.
B.An unexpected sum of money.
C.The biggest tip in history.
D.A tip from an English businessman.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news reports.
14.
[ ]
A.900 million yuan.
B.900 billion yuan.
C.2.9 million yuan.
D.2.9 billion yuan.
15.
[ ]
A.Drinking hot soup.
B.Taking vitamin C pills.
C.Doing more exercise.
D.Drinking coffee.
16.
[ ]
A.It could improve muscle function.
B.Muscle damage would not happen.
C.Muscle soreness would disappear.
D.Upper body soreness would hardly be reduced.
Part C Longer Conversations
Directions:In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:001
听下面独白。独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的选项中选出最佳选项。听每段独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟。听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段独白读两遍。
1. A. At a bar in New York.
B. At a university restaurant.
C. At Top Club of Britain.
D. At a club in the United States
2. A. Because Gloria worked hard for the club.
B. Because Gordon regretted giving the big tip.
C. Because her story made the club well known.
D. Because Gordon had no money in the bank.
3. A. A lost and found check.
B. An unexpected sum of money.
C. The biggest tip in history.
D. A tip from an English businessman.
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科目:高中英语 来源:英语教研室 题型:001
1. A. At a bar in New York.
B. At a university restaurant.
C. At Top Club of Britain.
D. At a club in the United States
2. A. Because Gloria worked hard for the club.
B. Because Gordon regretted giving the big tip.
C. Because her story made the club well known.
D. Because Gordon had no money in the bank.
3. A. A lost and found check.
B. An unexpected sum of money.
C. The biggest tip in history.
D. A tip from an English businessman.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2004全国各省市高考模拟试题汇编(天利38套)·英语 题型:001
Listening Comprehension
Short Conversations
1.
[ ]
A.She is going to the shopping center.
B.She cannot go with the man.
C.She will work with the man tonight.
D.She will have a physical exam tomorrow.
2.
[ ]
3.
[ ]
A.Interviewer and interviewee.
B.Teacher and student.
C.Doctor and nurse.
D.Boss and secretary.
4.
[ ]
5.
[ ]
A.Finding a larger room.
B.Selling the old table.
C.Buying another bookshelf.
D.Rearranging some furniture.
6.
[ ]
A.She seldom works.
B.She enjoys working at the same job.
C.She often changes her job.
D.She has worked at the job long.
7.
[ ]
A.A nice hair style.
B.Marvin and Joan's wedding.
C.An old photo.
D.An opening ceremony.
8.
[ ]
A.He was busy eating.
B.He didn't notice who John was talking to.
C.John was too busy to talk.
D.John was meeting the new guests.
9.
[ ]
A.Her English is very good.
B.She speaks English quickly.
C.Her spoken English is still not so good.
D.She has no time to learn English.
10.
[ ]
A.Ben really wants the scholarship.
B.No one wants the scholarship.
C.Ben is not interested in the scholarship
D.Others like the scholarship more than Ben.
Passages
Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice. but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11.
[ ]
A.At a bar in New York.
B.At a university restaurant.
C.At Top Club of Britain.
D.At a club in the United States.
12.
[ ]
A.Because Gloria worked hard for the club.
B.Because Gordon regretted giving the big tip.
C.Because her story made the club well known.
D.Because Gordon had no money in the bank.
13.
[ ]
A.A lost-and-found check.
B.An unexpected sum of money.
C.The biggest tip in history.
D.A tip from an English businessman.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.
14.
[ ]
15.
[ ]
16.
[ ]
A.It could improve muscle function.
B.Muscle damage would not happen.
C.Muscle soreness would disappear.
D.Upper body soreness would hardly be reduced.
Longer Conversations
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
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