Mary would rather that she ______ to the party yesterday evening.

.

A. that

B. which

C. who

In fact, Mary would rather have left for San Francisco _________in Los Angeles.

A、by staying

B、than stay

C、than have stayed

D、to stay

Mary doesn't look happy today. She would rather Bob and Linda () each other any more.

A、don't see

B、didn't see

C、havn't seee

D、won't see

听力原文：M: Mary, would you like to go to the movies with me after dinner？

W: Well, I'll go if you really want me to. But I'm rather tired.

What can we conclude from the conversation？

A．The woman does not want to go to the movies.

B．The man is too tired to go to the movies.

C．The woman wants to go to the movies.

D．The man wants to go out for dinner.

ed to study at a British university rather than an American one because her mother is from England and she wanted to get to know her mother抯 family better. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths？College, which is in London. She lived with her grandmother while she was studying. The college was recommended by a friend抯 brother who had studied in England for his MBA. Mary told her friends that she was going to return to Europe to work because she had enjoyed her time in England so much.

(1). Mary is now in ().

A、 England

B、France

C、the USA

(2). She studied at () university.

A、a Chinese

B、an American

C、a British

(3). Most probably, her grandmother ().

A、 worked in the college

B、lived in London

C、studied English Literature

(4). Her friend’s brother recommended her to ().

A、 study in the college

B、study for her MBA

C、work for his company

(5). Mary would return to Europe to ().

A、 study

B、spend her holiday

C、work

第三节 短文理解2

阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

"I would almost rather see you dead. "Robert S. Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist.

In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady's family ranked among the best of Philadelphia's social families, such an idea could not even be considered.

That was how Mary Cassatt, born in 1844, began her straggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father's anger. Instead, she opposed him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Mary Cassatt gave up her social position and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young la- dy. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance, she became America's most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.

How did Mr. Cassatt react when his daughter made her announcement？

A．He feared for her life.

B．He was very angry.

C．He nearly killed her.

短文翻译（英译汉)As a child—and as an adult as well—Bill was untidy. It has been said th

短文翻译(英译汉)

As a child—and as an adult as well—Bill was untidy. It has been said that in order to counteract this, Mary drew up weekly clothing plans for him. On Mondays he might go to school in blue, on Tuesdays in green, on Wednesdays in brown, on Thursdays in black, and so on Weekend meal schedules might also be planned in detail.

Bill’s contemporaries, even at the age, recognized that he was exceptional. Every year, he and his friends would go to summer camp. Bill especially liked swimming and other sports. One of his summer camp friends recalled, “He was never a nerd or a goof or the kind of kid you didn’t want your team. We all knew Bill was smarter than us. Even back then, when he was nine or ten years old, he talked like an adult and could express himself in ways that none of us understood.” Bill was also well ahead of his classmates in mathematics and science. He needed to go to a school that challenged him to Lakeside—an all-boys’ school for exceptional students. It was Seattle’s most exclusive school and was noted for its rigorous academic demands.” Lakeside allowed students to pursue their own interests, to whatever extent they wished. The school prided itself on making conditions and facilities available that would enable all its students to reach their full potential. It was the ideal environment for someone like Bill Gates.

A.fairly, rather

B.rather, fairly

C.not, fairly

D.too, enough

Mary is （) that love rather than money is the key to happiness.

A.believe

B.convinced