英语五选四

Matt’s mother, Julie, is a doctor in a private hospital in the USA. Everybody knows that hospitals are very busy 1._____. Every day people with broken legs, people who had 2._____, people who are sick and mothers who are having babies all come to the hospitals. Often they stay in the hospital for days, or even 3._____, before they are well enough to leave. Staying in hospital for a long time can be very boring. Patients sleep in rooms called wards, and nurses look after them. A doctor visits them 4._____ a day to see if they are well enough to go home.

Most doctors in hospitals look after just one type of patient. Julie 5._____ babies and small children who are sick.

A. great B. twice C. hungry D. flew E. the sweetest F. hand G. love H. need I. cared

There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day, while she was walking in the woods, she found two 1._____ songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She 2._____ them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt 3._____ love for the bird.

One day, the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds 4._____ from the cage. The girl was so frightened that it would fly away. As it flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her 5._____ and stared at the dead bird.

A. on her own B. badly C. hope D. comfortable E. death F. never G. successful H. understand I. healthy

I can honestly say it was the best of time and the worst of time. I was expecting my first child. At the same time, my mother was 1._____ ill.

For ten years, my mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been 2._____. Still, she never lost her ability to smile. But now, at only fifty-five, she became totally disabled－－ unable to speak, walk, eat or dress 3._____.

As she grew closer and closer to 4._____, my baby grew closer and closer to life inside me. My biggest fear was that their lives would never connect. A few weeks before, her doctors did hold any 5._____.

A. ancient B. popular C. more D. history E. less F. cake G. looks H. time I. bring

In the lower reaches of the Yangtze River region, Qingtuan(green cake) is very 1._____ snack in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Qingtuan is a kind of green round 2._____. When doing it, people first mash a kind of grass, get juice from it and mix the flour and juice to a paste. Then people add black bean filling into the paste and steam them. Qingtuan 3._____ pretty, has a mellow taste and special favor. It is very delicious. On Tomb-Sweeping Day, it has become an important custom to eat Qingtuan.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, which has a 4._____ of 2500 years, normally falls on the 5th of April. It is a 5._____ to pay respects to one’s ancestors and to tidy their graves.

A. first B. whole C. together D. traditional E. furniture F. the top of G. decorated H. a lot I. middle

I’m so excited to hear that you are coming to London this summer! We can watch some Olympic matches 1._____. Besides, I can be your guide and take you to some really interesting places in London.

The 2. _____ place we should visit is Buckingham Palace built by the Duke of Buckingham(白金汉公爵). Now, the Queen of England is living there. Today it is the houses of U.K. government offices and is the site of official events hosted by the Queen.

The palace contains more than 700 rooms. State Rooms, which are for guests, are nicely 3._____ with treasures from the Royal Collection, famous works of art, and fine English and France 4._____.

One thing we can’t miss at the palace is the Changing of the Guard. It is a 30-minute ceremony where a new guard exchanges duty with the old guard. A guards band plays 5._____ marching songs or even popular music during the ceremony.

A. deeply B. local C. relax D. vacation E. enough F. why G. believes H. what I. recently

Slow travel believes, instead of rushing around the usual “five cities in a week” kind of 1._____, you should stay in one location for a longer period of time( at least a week), and dive more 2._____ into the local culture－enjoy a drink at the local watering hole, make friends with the locals, take time to take in the local rhythms.

You become a temporary resident instead of a tourist. This is a once in a lifetime trip. Slow Travel 3._____ you should know there will be more trips. Why not take a train, car, or a boat?

When traveling, I always love painting myself away from the tourist path and taking things as a local. When I visited a friend in Germany 4._____ , one of my favourite things to do was to wonder around the local grocery stores and cafes to see 5._____ Germans like to eat( LOTS of bread).