全国中学生英语能力测评（NEPTS）
单选题Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver ______ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully.A alwaysB neverC sometimesD hardly
题目
always
never
sometimes
hardly
相似问题和答案
第1题：
One，day，a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas． The father said，"Look ! There-s a horseshoe (31) ．the ground． Pick it up and put it in your bag． Thomas said，"It wastes my time． His father said (32) but he pieked it up himself． When they went to a near- by town，they had a rest．There the farmer (33) the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries．
The father and the son went on walking． The sun was well up in the (34 ) ,They soon drank up their water，and there wasn't a house or even a tree for them to (35) ．Thomas felt too(36) to walk on At this time，his father gave Thomas a strawberry (37) he quickly ate it． After a while，his father gave him (38) strawberry and once again，his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth．
And so they (39) ,The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them．When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries，his father said to him，"My dear son，if you picked up that horseshoe，you would have your own strawberries (40 )．Always remember the lesson: lf you don't worry about the little things，you'll find it difficult to do the great things． "
( )31．
A．under
B．on
C．for
D．to
31．B【解析】句意：在地面上有一个马蹄铁。“在 ……上”用on，与表面接触。
第2题：
A.place
B.room
C.money
D.time
第3题：
此题为判断题(对，错)。
第4题：
第二篇
A Desert Between Paul and Clara
Paul had long promised to marry Clara.But at thirty-three he met and married Alice.
Clara was driven mad.
Paul was taken to court.The judge ordered him to pay Clara$600 because of the
broken promise.Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to pay
back$5 a month一for twenty years.His wages at the time were$16 a month,
Paul and Alice were poor but not unhappy.They had little enough food,certainly,
even before the children began to arrive.Each month Paul paid$5 to the moneylender.
He worked hard,never taking a holiday,In time,there were seven mouths to feed.
Illness was always with them.It grew serious when the oldest child was eight.The
years of hunger weakened the family,because each month Paul paid$5.The details of
the sickness were ugly,but the result was this:after twelve years of family life,Paul was
alone in the world.
He lived alone,except for memories.Work was not now a god for him:it was a pain-
killer. Each month he paid,and in time the twenty years ended.From that moment his
wages were his own.
One day,it was a holiday一he went to the seaside.He sat down on a seat by the sea.
A middle-aged woman came and sat down near him.They recognized each other at once.
The woman said,"The$600 has been in the bank since the day it was paid to me.It
is now$6,000,and I have kept it for you.Will you let me share it with you?"
"No,"said Paul,gently."Each thousand is a lost life in a desert between us.It can
never bring any happiness."
A:ease his pain.
B:forget his debt.
C:get pleasure.
D:seek friendship.
第5题：
A、freed
B、refreshed
C、released
D、relieved
第6题：
______ his talk when Mary ran out of the lecture hall.
A. Hardly had he begun
B. Hardly he had begun
C. Hardly he has begun
D. He hardly had begun
第7题：
His overseas experiences gave him the idea for his novel.(英译汉)
第8题：
Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?
A. She told him a nice story. B. She allowed him to pay first.
C. She gave him encouragement. D. She liked flowers very much.
第9题：
His overseas experiences gave him the ideafor his novel.(翻译)
第10题：
第二篇
A Desert Between Paul and Clara
Paul had long promised to marry Clara.But at thirty-three he met and married Alice.
Clara was driven mad.
Paul was taken to court.The judge ordered him to pay Clara$600 because of the
broken promise.Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to pay
back$5 a month一for twenty years.His wages at the time were$16 a month,
Paul and Alice were poor but not unhappy.They had little enough food,certainly,
even before the children began to arrive.Each month Paul paid$5 to the moneylender.
He worked hard,never taking a holiday,In time,there were seven mouths to feed.
Illness was always with them.It grew serious when the oldest child was eight.The
years of hunger weakened the family,because each month Paul paid$5.The details of
the sickness were ugly,but the result was this:after twelve years of family life,Paul was
alone in the world.
He lived alone,except for memories.Work was not now a god for him:it was a pain-
killer. Each month he paid,and in time the twenty years ended.From that moment his
wages were his own.
One day,it was a holiday一he went to the seaside.He sat down on a seat by the sea.
A middle-aged woman came and sat down near him.They recognized each other at once.
The woman said,"The$600 has been in the bank since the day it was paid to me.It
is now$6,000,and I have kept it for you.Will you let me share it with you?"
"No,"said Paul,gently."Each thousand is a lost life in a desert between us.It can
never bring any happiness."
A:poor but not sad.
B: very sick.
C:free from debt.
D:lonely and unhappy.