I believe we could face delays if we travel by bus,_____traffic jams.

A. thanks to             B. despite                  C. regardless of               D in spite of

 

通读下面短文，了解其大意，然后从21—40各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项   

After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 21 , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a  22 in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John 23 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 24 works yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” “It has nothing to do with us”, Mary 25 .

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 26 . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 27 her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 28 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 29 for the basement which was full of smoke and 30 hot. He found the door and two children. 31 he left he could hear some more sobbing（哭泣）. He 32 the two badly frightened children into 33 arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 34 more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 35  ! That house will fall down any second. ”

36 he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 37 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 38 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the  39  and fresh air, he found that he had just  40 his own children.

The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.	A．direction B．mistake C．danger D．smoke

 

2.	A．home B．plant C．store D．kitchen

 

3.	A．ran B．walked C．drove D．rode

 

4.	A．at B．off C．to D．on

 

5.	A．whispered B．nodded C．disagreed D．required

 

6.	A．ruins B．pieces C．flames D．silence

 

7.	A．pushed B．seized C．greeted D．stopped

 

8.	A．basement B．department C．house D．hall

 

9.	A．went B．reached C．asked D．rushed

 

10.	A．heavily B．slightly C．partly D．terribly

 

11.	A．If B．As C．Since D．Unless

 

12.	A．comforted B．delivered C．recognized D．protected

 

13.	A．cheering B．freezing C．waiting D．suffering

 

14.	A．many B．several C．three D．two

 

15.	A．dangerous B．foolish C．practical D．painful

 

16.	A．Therefore B．So C．Consequently D．But

 

17.	A．wide B．endless C．final D．dirty

 

18.	A．particular B．interesting C．familiar D．fortunate

 

19.	A．car B．sunlight C．crowd D．arms

 

20.	A．rescued B．found C．lost D．missed

 

. ______ many people’s expectation, he was defeated in the first round.

A．In stead of

B．In spite of

C．Contrary to

D．On account of

 

 Many different tribes live in the Ituri rain forest of Africa, but the Pygmies are the most unusual. Most of the men are not much more than four feet tall. They weigh only about eighty pounds. The women are even smaller and thinner. But in spite of the fact that they are small, these people are perfectly formed men and women.

      It is an exciting experience to visit a Pygmy encampment for the first time. Before you go, you must send word ahead that you are coming. Some friendly native or trader must take the message to the Tiki-Tikis. Otherwise the whole tribe will disappear into the depths of the jungle long before you have come close enough to be welcomed.

      The great Ituri rain forest seems cut off from the rest of the earth. There are living, dead, and dying trees on every side. Except where a clearing has been burned and chopped out, a man may live his whole life in the Ituri and never see farther than twenty yards.

      It takes sharp eyes to discover the almost hidden path to the Pygmy camp. The path is no wider than a small man’s foot. No sound breaks the silence in this part of the forest. There are no signs of people.

      The stranger must walk carefully. What appears to be a bent branch may prove to be a deadly snake. A spotted gold patch of sunlight may be a crouching leopard(豹).

Even the Pygmy camp comes as a surprise. The leafy shelters in which the little people live are hardly three feet high. They look so much like the surrounding undergrowth that they might easily be passed by. These houses contain no furniture of any sort. The beds are merely plantain leaves spread out on the earth floor. There are no cooking pots: food is eaten raw or smoked over a fire. Spears, bows and arrows are the only possessions of these people. When the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small to walk.

1.According to the passage, we can conclude _____.

    A. the Pygmies are the shortest tribe worldwide

    B. the Pygmies are short but normal in mentality

    C. most of the Pygmy men are more than four feet

    D. the Pygmies live in the forest of America

2.Paragraph 2 mainly suggests that the Pygmies ______.

    A. are unwilling to communicate with people outside

    B. are very cruel and they will kill you with the spears

    C. are friendly to the tourists visiting them for the first time

    D. move so fast and often that can’t be caught up with easily

3. Which of the following word can describe the life of Pygmy?

    A. Quiet.        B. Active.     C. Hard.        D. Busy.

4.Which of the following is TRUE of the Pygmy?

    A. Their houses can’t be easily found in the hurt rain forest.

    B. Their houses, which are three feet high, are made of wood.

    C. Weapons and cooking pots are their most valuable possessions.

D. They are living in harmony with dangerous animals around.

 

____ the fog, we should have reached our school in time.

　     A. But for                   B. Due to                             C. In case of　　             D. In spite of