2024英语历年真题01-17

1、 请选出划线部分读音不同的选项（    ）。 （单选题）

A. sh ow

B. n ow

C. yell ow

D. gr ow

试题答案：B

2、 The light was so __________ that I had to cover my eyes. （单选题）

A. bright

B. weak

C. soft

D. natural

试题答案：A

3、 根据下面材料回答{TSE}题：
Passage Four
Magic(魔法)often forces us not to believe our own eyes or even appears to be breaking the laws of physics or nature! The word“magic”has many different meanings．When a bird appears in a hat or when someone declares that he could see into the future--both can be called magic．When a sick person suddenly becomes well or a well person(or even animal)becomes ill, magic is the cause．The British author Terry Pratchett uses magic a great deal in his popular Discworld series of books．
Magic has always been used for fun．People enjoy working out in which cup the little ball is or how he knows which card l was thinking of．Harry Houdini was one of the first world-famous magicians—famous for escaping from deadly situations．Recently David Copperfield，or David Blane，has become very popular for his“unbelievable abilities”，such as making the Statue of Liberty disappear or rise．
Magical rings and three—headed dogs may not be real，but does this mean nothing magical really exists? Can you always explain how the magician has done the card trick? Maybe it is better not to explain，but to leave a little magic in our lives．Pick a card．any card．．．
{TS}The author explains what magic is in paragraph 1 by  ______． （单选题）

A. using examples

B. giving causes and effects

C. listing the time of magical events

D. comparing a healthy person with a sick one

试题答案：A

4、 The reason __________  the president kept silent is still unknown．
A．how    
B．why    
C．when  
D．what （单选题）

试题答案：B

5、 第（28）题选 （单选题）

A. wealth

B. knowledge

C. courage

D. strength

试题答案：A