2.B。往篮子里盛满水是永远不可能的，故选择never。

　　3.A。两者中的另一个用the other加名词来表示。

　　4.C。the first man想离开，因为他觉得自己干的是无用功，故选择nothing意为“从事某项工作”。

　　5.D。pick up意为“捡起”，pick away意为“放好”，take away意为“取走”，而throw down意为“扔掉、丢弃”，比较贴近文意，为正确选项。

　　6.A。根据文意，另一个人一直在打水，故选water。

　　7.B。不停地打水必然会导致井空，故选empty。

　　8.B。while引导从句时，从句应用延续性动词，before和since不符合文意，as soon as…表示“一……就”为正确选项。

　　9.A。国王是因为这个诚实的人所做过的事情而表扬他，所以应用完成时态have done。

　　10.D。国王讲的最后一句话是含有 “so……that”结构的复合句，意为“如此……以致”故选that。

　　Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的) We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long 1 . This is very good, but it doesn’t 2 a lot, for an effective students must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.

　　When you return 3 your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒) and you’ll learn more 4 study better. Psychologists(心理学家) 5 that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning 6 an example. First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems 7 the same. So you will think you’re learning 8 and you may give up. This can last for days or every weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will again take another big 9 . You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and 10 . Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.

　　1. A. days B. time C. hours D. weeks

　　2. A. help B. give C .make D. take

　　3. A. after B. for C. at D. to

　　4. A. yet B. and C. or D. but

　　5. A. have found B. have taught C. told D. said

　　6. A. with B. for C. as D. to

　　7. A. to have B. to make C. to take D. to stay

　　8. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

　　9. A. work B. jump C. walk D. result

　　10. A. hard B. common C. interesting D. possible

　　答案解析：

　　1. C。表示一端时间，time是可数名词，可以说 for a long time，除此，只能选择C项。

　　2. A。句意是“帮助不大”， help 符合句意。

　　3. D。return后跟介词 to搭配。

　　4. B。此处learn more 与study better为并列关系，用 and。

　　5. A。Psychologists 的发现，用动词find。

　　6. C。注意下面表示“以……为例”的表达法的区别： take ……for example, take……as an example，关键是那个 an。

　　7. D。stay表示“保持原状”，是联系动词。

　　8. C。通过上下文stay the same和 give up，判断是“没有学到知识”。

　　9. B。take a big jump 意思是“发生很大的飞跃”。

　　10. C。与effective相互应的褒义词是 interesting。

　　Americans have a great love for informality and nowhere is this better expressed than in their love for nicknames (昵称、绰号). Upon greeting strangers for the first time they will quickly introduce themselves by their nickname. These are shortened forms of their given name at birth and reflect the casual relationships which exist among friends and coworkers. Family names are hardly ever used in daily situations and the use of one's father's last name is saved only for rare and formal occasions.