1. Although he hasn't any formal qualifications, Betas __A__ to do well for himself. A. managed B. succeeded C. arranged D. convinced
2. The family is a cooperative enterprise for which it is difficult to _D_ rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways to deal with its own problems.
A. set up B. put down C. keep up D. lay down 3. After a short holiday, he ___A___ himself once more to his studies. A. applied B. converted C. engaged D. exerted
4. She felt __D_ of having asked such a silly question when the audience couldn't help laughing. A. guilty B. crazy C. miserable D. ashamed
5. The driver can adjust the heating in winter and the air conditioning in summer to suit his own _B_. A. leisure B. preference C. convenience D. selection 6. There is not much time left; So I'll tell you about it _ B__. A. in detail B. in brief C. in short D. in all
7. She got married although her parents had not given her their _ B_. A. allowance B. consent C. permit D. appreciation 8. The rain was heavy and _ A_ the land was flooded.
A. consequently B. constantly C. continuously D. consistently 9. Magnificent views over the countryside have often __ B_ people to write poems. A. convinced B. inspired C. induced D. attracted
10. From the cheers and shouts of __ C__, I gathered that he was winning the race. A. stimulus B. urgency C. encouragement D. promotion
11. She once again went through her composition carefully to _ D__ all spelling mistakes from it. A.withdraw B.abandon C.diminish D.eliminate
12. When the little child caught sight of the young woman _ A _ in white he started brawling immediately. A. dressed B. wearing C. worn D. putting on
13. Some areas, __ A _ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated. A. due to B. but for C. in spite of D.with relation to
14. Many university courses are not really __ C_ to the needs of students or their future employers. A.associated B. relative C. geared D. sufficient
15. If we can __ D__ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right. A. get off B. come across C. come over D. get over
16. Be careful how you _ C_ that jug, it will break very easily. A. pour B. operate C. handle D. employ
17. We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run __ C__ to catch it. A. hardly B. awkwardly C. hard D. strongly
18. He hated the war so much that he decided to leave the army _ C_.
A. for long B. once in a while C. for good D. once upon a time
19. This year the farmers were just able to gather in the __ B_ before the fine weather came to an end. A. collection B. harvest C. flower D. plant
20. A successful scientist needs _ C__ if he wants to make hypothesis (假设) of how processes work and how events take place.
A. permission B. penetration C. imagination D. convention 21. Tell your brother to come _ A _, because it's going to rain in a minute or two. A. indoors B. outdoors C. outward D. inwards 22. I can't advise you what to do. You must use your own __ D__. A. opinion B. guesswork C. justice D. judgment
23. Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have __ B__ in the last six months. A. added B. jumped C. amounted D. developed
24. There is a 20 minute parking _ B__ here, so we must get back to the car very quickly. A. freedom B. limit C. allowance D. prohibition
25. The country needs a _ D_ government. We have had three Prime Ministers in a year. A. stationary B. changeless C.constant D.stable
26. Having said he would mend the clock, he discovered that he had not brought the _ C_ tools for the job. A. concise B. correct C. right D. precise
27. Radium salts, which have been found to __ B__ in bones, give rise to cancers of the bone. A. pile up B. build up C. keep up D. pull up
28. It has been laid down that each student must _ A__ a composition to the teacher once a week. A. turn in B. give up C. put forward D. bring out
29. Our house is the most _ D_ one in the street; it is painted red.
A. permanent B.indifferent C.predominant D. prominent 30. I shall take you back to Beijing _ C__ you are well enough to travel. A. presently B. promptly C. immediately D. shortly
31. The writer was always looking for suitable _ D_ to use in his next story. A. contents B. articles C. notions D. ideas 32. He gave me some very __ D_ advice on buying a house.
33. You will get to the church more quickly if you take this __ A__ across the fields. A. track B. passage C. method D. journey A landing on Mars is within the __ B__ of current physical theory. A. scheme B. scope C. scrap D. scale 34. He was __ C_ by a bee when he was collecting the honey. A. scratched B. pricked C. stung D. bitten
35. Don't go too far into the sea, children, or the waves will _ D__ you off your feet. A. flow B. cut C. press D. sweep
36. The store had no more red shoes __ D_, so Mary chose brown ones instead. A. in demand B. in store C. in need D. in stock
37. Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn't have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will __ C__ the race even if he finishes last.
A. keep on B. keep to C. stick out D. stick to
38. Can you _ D_ me __ D_ two hundred copies of this article by tomorrow. A. give .. out B. send .. in C. write .. off D. run .. off
39. The current political _ A_ of our country is favorable for foreign investments. A. climate B. weather C. state D. occasion
40. It was with great delight that I read in your February _ A_ the letter to the Editor written by Prof. Johnson. A. issue B. printing C. magazine D. copy
41. What I'm telling you is strictly _ D__. Do not let anyone know of it. A. secretive B. special C. individual D.confidential
42. The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the _ D of medicine for full-time writing. A. prescription B. procedure C. treatment D. practice 43. Julie is one of those women who always _ D_ the latest fashions. A. put up with B. come up with C. get on with D. keep up with 44.
45. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is _ A_ starting in a new one. A. currently B. actually C. recently D. lately
46. My house is very __ C_ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station. A. comfortable B. suitable C. convenient D. Available
47. When college students __ D_ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige. A. demand B. assume C. apply D. anticipate
48. Alice _ A _ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them. A.convinced B.reinforced C.pledged D.required
49. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _ A _ him in his work. A.hamper B.support C.depress D.prevent 50. She chose cushions of a color which would __ D_ her carpet. A. equal B. agree C. help D. match
51. We finally managed to _ A_ the committee's approval of our plans. A. secure B. arouse C. acquire D. exert 52. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all _ B_ of smell. A. degree B. sense C. strength D. scent
53. She is so __ A_ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died. A. sensitive B. sensible C. imaginative D.impressive 54. The lorry driver was badly __ C_ when his lorry crashed into a wall. A. damaged B. hit C. hurt D. harmed
55. I caught a _ B_ of the car before it disappeared around the bend. A. glance B. glimpse C. glare D. gleam
56. The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to _ B_ its improved features. A. advocate B.demonstrate C.exhibit D. reveal 57. The rainbow __ D__ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds. A. dissolved B. removed C. resigned D. disappeared
58. All too __ C__ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays. A. often B. fast C. soon D. late
59. Deserts, dry areas with _ D_ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land surface. A. surprisingly B. eventually C. permanently D. virtually
60. After dinner the minister made a short __ D_ to the guests.
A. delivery B.pronunciation C.conversation D. speech
61. When there's doubt the examiner's decision is _ B__. A. right B. final C. definite D. fixed
62. Busy and successful as he was, the novelist was willing to _ A _ any promising young man and give him all the help he could.
A. take up B. pick up C. make up D. look up
63. He did not find a job yet because he had no _ C_ to men who could help him. A. approach B. application C. access D. approval 64. The old man got into the _ B_ of storing money under the bed. A. tradition B. habit C. use D. custom
65. The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever sees it will _ D_ its charm. A. appeal to B. stick to C. keep to D. yield to 66. Children are likely to get _ A _ if no one cares about their upbringing. A. out of hand B. out of order C. out of place D. out of work 67. When the Greeks had _ C_ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens. A. won B. bitten C. beaten D. hit
68. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't _ C_ falling over it in the darkness. A. help B. resist C. avoid D. prevent
69. Maria is a _ B_ person and never makes any unreasonable demands. A. sensitive B. sensible C. obedient D. jealous
70. Violent programs on television may have a bad _ C on children. A. affection B. pressure C. influence D. Control
71. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of __ C _ quality, he'd tell them so. A. humble B. minor C. inferior D. awkward
72. 7)This is a very awkward question. We must ask that of Hery.（这个问题不好对付，我们必须去问问亨利） 222. If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will _ D_. A. fail B. explode C. crack D. burst
73. One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _ C_ areas where there are no other schools for many miles. A.disposed B. deserted C. isolated D. abandoned 74. I'm afraid you have no _ C_ but to come along with us. A. possibility B. permission C. choice D. selection
75. I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same __ D__. A. set B. band C. group D. class
76. As soon as Charles had __ D_ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away. A. returned B. absorbed C. dissolved D. recovered
77. When I arrived in this country, I had to start learning the language from _ A__. A. scratch B. scrap C. snatch D. scrape
78. The thieves __ B__ him __ B_ in the park, took his wallet and escaped. A. held .. back B. held .. up C. held .. on D. held .. out
79. Japan has to employ an increasing number of overseas workers because there is no easy solution to its labor __ D__.
A. decline B. rarity C. vacancy D. shortage 80. The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _ B_ them. A. split B. separate C. tear D. divide
81. The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the government is supposed to take __ D__.
A. significantly B. severely C. earnestly D. seriously 82. Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _ A__ by laughing. A. away B. in C. out D. up
83. 233. The government is _ A_ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability. A. on the alert B. out of control C. on guard D. in vain 84. Many people complain of the rapid B of modern life. A. rate B. pace C. speed D. growth
85. She has lost her handbag with the __ C_ sum of $150 in it. A. extraordinary B. important C. considerable D. valuable
86. Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (压垮) the Chinese people; _ B __ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.
A. on the other hand B. on the contrary C. to the contrary D. in consequence 87. As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a __ D_ somewhere. A. log B. lodge C. landing D. lodging
88. Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _ C__ her place. A. loosing B. missing C. losing D. looking fo
89. The manager said that they had an __ B_ plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted. A. alternate B.alternative C.absolute D. appreciable
90. Jim isn't _ B_, but he did badly in the final exams last semester. A. gloomy B. dull C. awkward D. tedious
91. At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _ A_ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.
A. crossed B. passed C. occurred D. opened
92. His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another __ D___. A. on the rise B. on the spot C. on the decline D. on the side 93. The filling station __ B_ because there were too many others on the street. A. fell through B. went under C. fell out D. went through
94. Air and the sun's rays create much distortion, and whatever tends to _ A__ their influence is useful to the astronomer.
A. exclude B. eliminate C. extinguish D. impose
95. The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was __ D_. A.confused B. nervous C.shameful D.embarrassed
96. Animals should not be locked in cages; they should be in their normal _ A__. A. environment B.position C.residence D. dwelling
97. I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _ D__ importance to me. A. merest B. lowest C. last D. least
98. He offered to _ A_ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry. A. lend B. help C. show D. loan
99. I have been looking for this book for months, and __C_ I have found it. A.at least B. in no time C.at last D.at present 100. It was the largest experiment we had ever had; it _ D__ six hours. A. ended B. finished C. prolonged D. lasted
二、翻译
1. 由于缺乏资金和必要设备，这家公司过了很长时间才实施提高产品质量的计划。
Owing to lack of capital and necessaries ,this company put the plan of improving the quality of products into effect for a long time
2. 不管花多少钱，我们都要尽最大努力延长这位感染艾滋病的姑娘的生命。
No matter how much we spend, we should do our best to prolong the life of the who infected aids 3. 我原本打算昨天晚上去看电影，但却下雨了。
I intended to go to the movies last night, but it rained. 4. 许多人投诉这家餐馆服务质量差。
Many people complained bad service quality of this restaurant.
5. 学习外语对我来说是个很难受的经历，但我却不会用它换任何东西。
Learning a foreign language has been a most trying experience for me, but one that I wouldn’t trade for anything 6. 学习另外一种语言不但教会了我努力的价值，并且让我认识别的文化，使我对事物的认识有了新的方法
Not only did learning another language teach me the value of hard work, but it also gave me insights into another culture, and my mind was opened to new ways of seeing things. 7. 交流伴随他们的一生，声音的音调及与话语相关的姿势。
They communicate with their whole being; the tones of their voices and their gestures match their words. 8. 一旦父母与孩子之间存在交流障碍时，年轻人的问题会变的更大。
When there is this type of communication barrier between parents and children, the big issues teenagers face can become bigger.
9. 禁不住…听到这首歌，我想起过去那些困难的日子，忍不住泪流满面
When hearing the song, I couldn’t help crying and remembering those difficult days. 10. 与以前其他的瘟疫不同，艾滋病毒传染将会彻底摧毁整个一代人，让孩子失去父母。
Like no other plague before, the AIDS epidemic threatens to wipe out an entire generation and leave another without parents.
11. 种族社会问题不能分散我们必须要做的工作的注意力。
We must not let cultural, racial, or social barriers distract us from the job that must be done. 12. 史密斯教授关于肢体语言的演讲如此重要，所有的学生都很重视。
Professor Smith’s lecture on body language was so important that all of the students took it seriously.
13. 多年以来，世界将目光凝聚在艾滋病的传播并争论艾滋病的护理是否在贫穷国家得到有效实施。
For years, the world stared at the spreading AIDS disaster and argued whether effective AIDS care could ever be practical in poor countries.
14. 过去对环境的保护往往局限在特殊区域。
Protection of the environment used to be the concern of special groups. 15. 在人们下班到家之前，电脑打开了灯，暖气并做好了基本的家务。
Computers turn on the lights, heating and essential household services before people arrive home from work.。 16. 电脑能够使用世界的范围资源，例如像博物馆和科研设施完成家庭作业。
Computers enable homework assignments to be done with worldwide resources, using sites like museums and science facilities around the world.
17. 青少年犯罪在这个国家的很多地方已经失控，这个城市也不例外。
Teenage crime was out of control in many parts of the country, and this city was no exception. 18. 智贫寡欲~
The less wit a man has, the less he knows that he wants it.
19. 下次再遇到问题时，多想想怎样去解决这个问题而不是担心太多的负面问题。
Next time you have a problem, think about how you can improve the situation instead of worrying too much about all the negative aspects.
20. 我不会忘记那位告诉我学习外语很有趣也很有好处的老师。
I’ll never forget the teacher who showed me that learning a foreign language could be fun and rewarding.
三、完形填空
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答案：1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. D
A land free from destruction (破坏), plus wealth, natural resources ,and labor supply—all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That“something special”was men—4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape(改造)society.
The men who 6 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 8 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 9 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10. He is not necessarily working 11 that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is 12 trying to make something that has an actual 13. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 14 science or by experimenting through correct and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives.
Most of the people who 17 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 19 a ground work had not been laid by scientists years20.
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答案：1.D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.D 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.A
A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five - mile smile held out a big bottle. \"Coca - Cola. Drink Coca-Cola,\" the sign said.
\"Boy! \" the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called. An old woman was standing at her door. \"You boy ! Come here this minute\"
Slowly the boy 1 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman's house. When he arrived at her house, she 2 out her hand and wrapped(缠住) her 3 old fingers around his arm.
\"Help me inside, boy\\"Joseph,\" he said.
The old woman on the bed tried to 5 up, raising herself on her elbow（肘）. Water 6 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 7 .
\"I'm dying, Joseph. You can see that, can't you? I want you to write a 8 for me. There's paper and pencil on the table there. \"
Joseph looked down at the 9 , and then looked out the window. He saw the sign again： \"Coca- Cola. Drink Coca - Cola. \"
\"I want my silver pin to 10 to my daughter. \"
Joseph bent his small body over the table and 11 the pencil slowly across the paper.
\"There's my Bible(圣经),\" the old woman said. \"That's for my daughter, too. I want a 12 Christian burial (基督葬礼) with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That's the last 13 of a poor old woman.\"
The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out the window. \"Here. Bring it here so I can 14 it. \"
Joseph found the Bible, and, 15 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed. \" 16 me now, boy,\" she sighed. \" I'm tired.\" He ran out of the house.
A cold wind blew through the 17 window, but the old woman on the bed 18 nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 19 on the paper were some childish letters. They 20 the words：\"Coca - Cola. Drink Coca -Cola. \"
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答案：1. A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.D 15.C 16.C 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.D
It is interesting how NASA(美国航空航天管理局)chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men 1 the age of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them , Many were 2 air pilots. 3 were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose ;told him the plans and the 4 they might get in. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man 5 such an exciting job?”One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous 6 most exciting”
The health and physical condition of 7 was, of course, very necessary. 8 those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.
While being trained to be astronauts. they went through many 9 . They studied the star and the moon , and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary 10 astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the 11 of the moon. They were all 12 to fly in helicopters （直升飞机）。These helicopters landed 13 down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would 14 land on the moon , They were also taught the 15 facts about the conditions in space. They learnt all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets. They visited the scientists and engineers who 16 them. They visited the factories where they were 17 . They learnt how every 18 of a space-ship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control 19 .
In a word , to be chosen as an astronaut. one must be in good health, 20 in science and good at piloting
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答案：1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A
San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a 1 word to hear there. It is recorded that at least 2 big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the 3 century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.
The second worst earthquake 4 San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were travelling to their 5 . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one 6 Many people were killed in their cars. A few 7 ones were not hurt, but many thousands became 8 A large number of weak buildings didn't 9 in the quake and the 10 electricity was cut off for several days, too.
Nobody but scientists can explain the 11 of earthquakes. In their opinion, although earthquake cannot be 12 . we can do things to make sure they do not destroy whole cities. They suggest we should not build houses
along the 13 where earth's plates join together. We should build houses 14 instead of on sand. And the buildings have to be as 15 as possible. Scientists are also studying earthquakes, which may someday help to save hundreds of lives.
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答案：1.A 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.B 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.C16.D 17.D 18.C 19.A 20.A
The young engineer sat down on a rock and rested his head in his hands. He would never get home; it was 1 . For weeks he had been 2 in the Northwest Canadian forest. Now there was a terrible 3 behind his eyes, and worse of ail, he had gone 4
Suddenly a man 5 out of the woods, an Indian who had been hunting in the area. Seeing the
engineer's 6 , he caught a fish in a nearby 7 and fed the sick man the 8 of the fish and some flesh from its head. 9 within a few hours the engineer's pain was 10 . A day later he could 11 again, and the next day he had 12 recovered.
When he returned home, the engineer told the 13 to Dr Price. Not until years later did it become
a(n) 14 fact that this was just an everyday 15 doing its work. For what the engineer did, by eating fish eyes, was to 16 his vitamin (维生素).
Vitamin A's biggest job is to keep the eyes 17 . Without A, people and animals get night blindness and other eye problems. Without A, people can even be totally blind. A helps to keep the skin in good 18 . A also helps 19 with bones and teeth and has to do with proper 20 of blood cells.
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答案：1.A2.B3.B4.D5.C6.C7.A8.C9.A10.D11.C12.A13.B14.C15.A16.B17.D18.A19.A20.C
I met this guy who told me an amazing story. He was 1 Scotland on a motorbike by himself. One late afternoon he was on the road between Aberdeen and Elgin. He was travelling along, miles from any village, when he saw a really 2 girl standing by the road, hitchhiking (搭车) . .Anyway, he stopped and said he would give her a 3 to Elgin. She got on and he drove off. He said he 4 having her on the back, as it was nice __5_ . But after a time he forgot that she was there. Suddenly he _6_ but he realized that he couldn't feel her knees 7 against him! He 8 behind him but...she wasn't there.
He said he felt frightened 9 his life! He felt cold all over. He thought she must have 10 off the back. So he turned round and 11 back along the road. He didn't find her. He went to see if she had crawled (爬) into a field or something. But he didn't find her. So he began to think that she might have been 12 by someone else.
Anyway, he drove on towards Elgin and didn't see anyone 13 he came to a pub. He decided to 14 so that he could talk to someone and he thought he ought to tell 15 . He went into a pub and talked to the barman.
He told the barman what had happened. He said the barman didn't seem to be at all 16 . He just carried on 17 the glasses.
Then the barman said, \"You're not the 18 person to come in here and tell the same 19 .That girl you think you picked up 20 seven years ago... in a motorbike accident. \"
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答案： 1.A2.A3.A4.A5.C 6.D7.A 8.A 9.C10.C 11.C12.A13.A14.B15.C 16.C17.A18.A19.A20.C 21.A22.B23.A24.B 25.A
I went there in 1924; no local planes in those days, so I made the trip by bus. It was a thousand kilometers, and it 1 twenty hours. I sat by a fellow about my own age, 24. He said his name was Karl Packey, 2 he told me 3 anything else.
He 4 me because he had so little to say. No opinions, no memories, no tales to 5 . Had his home, his life, the war and so on left no mark at all 6 him? It was very 7 . I was 8 when the pillows were given 9 , and I could politely try to sleep. I hoped I would never meet him again. The next time I went to Fairburn was in 1974. By 10 , of course. The president was going to “open” the new town, 11 had taken twenty－six years to be 12 . I sat next to a man of about fifty, whose face was a 13 . I guessed he had something 14 to tell me.
The face was rough, brown and 15 with age and worry. There were two old scars (伤痕) in his face. But 16 them, I saw 17 and power. I guessed he was the boss of 18 . Perhaps he hadn’t expected the big job and hadn’t wanted it.
He had done it well, no doubt. The thing had clearly 19 him the power of decision. We started to talk…. The next two hours were for me the most interesting, adventurous, even exciting that I remember. He kept me silent, 20 with wonder. Our plane 21 Fairburn. I 22 his hand and thanked him for making the journey so 23 . I told him my name. “The pleasure was 24 ,” he said, “I was Chief Engineer here at Fairburn until last year. I built the new town. Karl Packer is the name. Haven’t we met before 25 ?”
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答案：1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.B 11.B 12.A 13.C 14.C 15.D 16.D 17.B 18.C 19.B 20.A
While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job __1__ at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of __2__ and wanting to do something __3__ I applied (申请) , __4__ as I did so, that without a degree and with no __5__of teaching my chances of getting the job were __6__.
However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a __7__ journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at __8__ a
quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling toe hot to be nervous. It was clearly the __9__ himself that __10__ the door. He was short and round.
\"The school,\" he said, \"is made up of one __11__ of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen.\" I should have to teach all the subjects except art, __12__ he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into __13__ groups and teach them in turn at three different __14__, and I was __15__ at the thought of teaching maths — a subject at which I wasn't very __16__ at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of __17__ to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be __18__ themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his __19__ . \"Now\" he said, you'd better meet my wife. She is the one who really __20__ this school.
009A
答案：1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B
Fire can help people in many ways. Fire can heat water, (1)____ your house, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things too. Nobody knows (2)____ people began to use fire. One story from Australia tells about a man a very long time ago. He (3)____ the sun by a rope and brought fire down.
Today people know how to (4)____ a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very (5)____.
Fire kills people every year. So you must be careful (6)____ matches. You should also learn to (7)____ fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is (8)____ in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or (9)____, with your coat or a blanket. This keeps the air from a fire and kills it.
Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it might (10)____ you.
009B
答案：11. A 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. C
Here is another program in the series, \"Famous Personalities (个性).\" This afternoon I am going to talk (11)____ the famous film director, Daniel Z. Sloman. Dan Sloman doesn't need any introduction from me. He has directed \"Goodbye to Boston\directed a film in England?\"
\"Why, yes, Peter. I directed 'Green Years' here.\" \"Oh course. How long (12)____ was that, Dan?\"
\"That was five years ago. That film was about life in an English village.\" \"What can you remember about this (13)____, Dan?\"
\"Lots of things, Peter. When we were filming in the open, it usually (14)____ to rain!\"
\"You rebuilt half the village, I believe, Dan.\"
\"That's right, Peter. We built a (15)____ over the river. We put a few buildings. (16)____ our men were working, half the (17)____ watched us.\"
\"Were the villagers against the film?\"
\"Oh, no. Many villagers (18)____ a lot of money. Thousands of tourists came to the village. The place (19)____ famous.\"
\"Have you ever been back to the village since then?\" \"I can't say I have, Peter. But I remember it well.\"
\"What else do you remember about the film, 'Green Years', Dan?\"
\"Well, I remember the actors, of course. In one scene we (20)____ a thousand 'extras'.\" \"And you used the villagers.\"
\"That's right, Peter. There were 2000 men, women and children in the village and we used a thousand of them. Every man has his price. We paid each villager fifty pence to take part in the film.\"
\"What about the villagers that weren't in the film?\" \"They came to watch.\" \"What happened then?\"
\"It was very funny, Peter. We couldn't keep them out of it. We paid half the villagers fifty pence each to act in the film. And we paid the other half of the villagers five pounds each not to join in the film! But it was a great scene. I'll never forget it.\"
\"Thank you, Dan.\"
010A
答案：1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C
The earliest men did not have much time for art; they faced many dangers, and hunting for food took (1)___ almost all their time. But after many thousands of years perhaps a million years or more they became very good hunters, and (2)___ gave them a little free time which they could use for other things. A few of them began to paint on the walls of the caves (3)___ they lived. Many early artists painted animals, (4)___ these were the most important things in their lives. Animals supplied (5)___ to keep them living, and skins to keep them (6)___.
Like painters (7)___, the early artists possibly painted for many (8)___. Perhaps they wanted to give their cave a little brightness and color; perhaps they had a few special ideas which they could (9)___ most easily in a painting; perhaps they (10)___ wanted to spend a little time in a pleasant way. Many of them believed in magic (巫术), and they often drew animals which were caught. They hoped that by drawing these things, they would make them really appear.
People have discovered cave paintings in many parts of the world. The earliest that we know about are in Europe. Because of the cool weather, the early men in Europe used the caves for shelter (隐蔽处); in many warmer parts of the world this was not necessary. We know quite a lot about the dates of the European paintings, and we believe that the earliest ones were painted about thirty thousand years ago.
010B
答案：11. B 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. D 20. C
Sleep is something we generally associate with (11)___ creatures. Of course, it is true that a lot of animals sleep, but zoologists are not certain that primitive forms of animal (12)___ like worms and snails, ever really (13)___. (14)___ the other hand, animals such as bears sleep for 4 or 5 months every year.
The amount of sleep (15)___ human being needs depends (16)___, the individual and possibly race. For example, doctors think that pre-school children need between 10 and 12 hours a night; school children between 9 and 11 hours; and adults between 7 and 9 hours. There are exceptional cases of old people (17)___ only sleep between 2 and 3 hours a day and (18)___ to be active and healthy. The sleep requirements of different (19)___ also appear to be different. Japanese people, for example, sleep (20)___ hours than Europeans.
四、阅读理解
001
A Father’s day is a day set aside for honoring fathers in church services and in the home. It’s celebrated in the U.S. in the third Sunday of June. This idea was begun by Mrs John Bruces Dodd, who in 1909 persuaded an organization in Washington to salute fathers with special church services. The idea was officially agreed to by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge suggested national celebration of the day to form closer relations between fathers and their children, and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their duties. The red or white rose is recognized as the official Father’s Day flower. 1. Father’s Day, at first, meant ______.
A. to respect all the fathersB. to win honor for fathers in church services C. to do honor to fathers at homeD. to warn the fathers of their duties 2. Father’s Day was first celebrated by _____.
A. the French B. the BritishC. the German D. the American 3. The first president who agreed to Father’s Day was _____.
A. Woodrow Wilson B. Calvin CoolidgeC. George Washington D. Abraham Lincoln
4. The president wanted Father’s Day to be a day on which _____.
A. people remembered their fathersB. the relations between fathers and their children became closer C. fathers must remember that they should be good fathersD. both B and C 答案： 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D
002
Few can refuse to accept the strange coincidences (巧合) in the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. For example, Kennedy was elected in 1960 while Lincoln came into power in the U.S. in 1860. Both men were murdered from behind, on a Friday, and with their wives present. The two men were born exactly one hundred years apart, as were their murderers, Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth. Perhaps the strangest coincidence is that Kennedy’s secretary, whose name was Lincoln, advised him not to go to Dellas where he was shot, and Lincoln’s secretary, whose name was Kennedy, advised him not to go to the Ford Theater where he met his death.
1. Both of the two men _____.
A. were presidents of the U.S.B. were elected presidents of the U.S. twice
C. had a secretary by the name of KennedyD. were murdered by the men of the same names. 2. From the passage we can find out _____.
A. Oswald and Booth were of an ageB. Oswald was 100 years older than Booth
C. Booth was 100 years younger than OswaldD. There were 100 years between Oswald and Booth 3. Abraham Lincoln and john F. Kennedy were murdered _____.
A. in Dellas B. at a stadiumC. at a theater D. with their wives on the spot
4. There were such strange coincidences between the two American presidents that _____. A. nobody can accept B. almost everybody can accept
C. only a few persons can accept D. hardly anybody has to accept 答案：1. A 2. D 3. D 4. B
003
The man from the west stopped and drew back his arm. \"You’re not Jimmy Wells,\" he said in a quick and angry way, \"Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man’ nose from a Roman to pug.\" \"It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man, \"you’ve been under arrest for ten minutes. Silky Bob. Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and phones us she wants to have a word with you. Going quietly, are you? That’s sensible. Now before we go to the station here’s a note I was asked to hand you. You may read it here at the window. It’s from Patrolman Wells.?\" The man from the West opened the little piece of paper handed him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little by the time he抎
finished. The note was rather short. Bob: I was at the right place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man (便衣) to do the job.
1. The man from the West must have broken the law _____. A. in Chicago B. in New YorkC. in his hometown D. somewhere else
2. The man from the West recognized the tall man not to be the one he had been waiting for because the tall
man ____.
A. had a different accent from hisB. had a different nose from his friend’s C. was his another old friendD. said \"Chicago wants to talk with you.?\" 3. The two men may have walked _____.
A. for ten minutes B. arm in armC. face to face D. both A and B 4. We can suppose Jim _____.
A. was afraid of the man from the WestB. got another man to help him when necessary
C. had an appointment with Bob 20 years agoD. had something else to do and couldn’t come himself 答案：1.A 2. B 3.D 4.C
004
Shopping ──bag ladies don’t beg publicly, but they do not refuse what is offered. Once a shopping ──bag lady appears where you live, it is as hard to pass her by without giving her some money as it is to pay no attention to the collection box（功德箱）in church. And although you may not like it, if she chooses your doorway as her place to sleep in the night, it is as morally hard to turn her away as it is to do with a lost dog. Most shopping ──bag ladies seem to be between the ages of 40 and 65. They wear layers (层) of clothes even in summer time, with newspapers filled between the layers as something against bad weather. No one knows how many shopping ──bag ladies there are in New York.. The number is going up. Some persons and researchers spend a great deal of time taking care of or observing shopping ──bag lag ladies and doing what they can to better the life lady hermits (隐士) who’re down. 1. Shopping-bag ladies are _____.
A. lady beggars B. ladies who sell shopping-bags
C. ladies who make shopping-bags D. those who go hungry
2. They fill newspapers between the layers of their clothed because _____. A. they are so poor B. they have no place to put them
C. they want to hide them D. they have to use them to keep the cold out
3. They fill newspapers between the layers of their clothes because _____. A. they are so poor B. they have no place to put them
C. they want to hide them D. they have to use them to keep the cold out 4. Which of the following statements is not true ?
A. There are more and more shopping-bag ladies in the United States. B. Shopping-bag ladies appears only in New York. C. Some people are helping shopping-bag ladies.
D. Some people are engaged in their research on these shopping-bag ladies. 答案：1.A 2.D 3.D 4.B
005
No one could have failed to be moved had he watched the live televised volleyball game between the Chinese and Cuban women’s teams. As we sat before the television set, with our eyes fixed on the screen, we experienced every kind of feeling. When the two teams played neck and neck, we were on pins and needles, anxious as to what would come next, and when our team fell behind our hearts were in our mouths. Watching the game between those two teams is not only a matter of great joy. For more than that it provides food for thought. Just see how the Chinese women won the game ──by their co ──operation (合作), by their excellent skill, their effort and strong will. A Chinese saying goes, “When two competent opponents (比赛的双方) meet, the strong ──minded one will win. “This is the spirit of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team. If every Chinese showed some of the spirit, never losing heart in times of difficulty and remaining clear ──minded in times of advantage (优势), then our nation would stand in the vanguard (前列) of the world family of nations, just as the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team has done, is doing and will do. 1. While watching the game, we _____.
A. had feelings of different kindB. enjoyed a friendly and wonderful game C. clapped and cheered only for the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team D. were eager to know what would happen later on 2. The wonderful game _____. A. brought us great joy
B. provided us with food for our thoughts
C. gave us not only great joy but also food for thoughts D. give us a valuable amusement 3. The author believed that _____.
A. the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team was the strongest
B. China was sure to become stronger and stronger if only we have that spirit of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team
C. The Chinese must remain clear-minded in time of advantage
D. The Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team never lost heart in times of difficulty 4. The best title of the passage might be _____. A. Watching a Close Volleyball Game
B. The Spirit of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team C. Learn from the Members of the Volleyball Team D. The Strong ──Minded Are the Winners B） 答案：1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D
006
George Banks was a clever journalist. He worked for a good newspaper, and he liked arguing very much. He argued with anybody, and about anything. Sometimes the people whom he argued with were as clever as he was, but often they were not.
He did not mind arguing with stupid people at all: he knew that he could never persuade them to agree, because they could never really understand what he was saying, and the stupider they were, the surer they were that they were right; but he often found that stupid people said very amusing things.
At the end of one argument which George had with one of these less clever people, the man said something which George has always remembered and which has always amused him. It was, “Well, Sir, you should never forget this: there are always three answers to every question: you answer, my answer, and the correct answer.” 1. It seemed to George as if ________.
A. it was more interesting to argue with as clever people as he was B. it was more interesting to argue with clever people than with stupid ones C. it was more interesting to argue with stupid people than with clever ones D. it was no good arguing with stupid people 2. From the passage we can conclude that________.
A. George did nothing but argue with othersB. George was a man full of sense of humour C. George always won the argumentsD. What George said was difficult to understand 3. Why didn’t George mind arguing with stupid people? Because ________
A. he wanted to win the argumentsB. he wanted to make the arguments more heated
C. stupid people could be easily fooledD. what stupid people said could often give him greater pleasure 4. What one of the stupid people said at the end of one argument could be considered very________. A. clever B. stupid C. strange D. special 答案：1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A
007
There were many beautiful buildings in ancient Rome, but the living conditions for ordinary people were bad. Most of their homes were so poorly made that they fell down or were fire hazards (=danger) with their steep, narrow wooden stairways. Most people were packed into apartment buildings that rose shakily (=unsafely) six to twelve floors above the ground. The apartments were rooms about three metres square, and each building housed about five hundred people.
These tall buildings faced each other across streets only three metres wide, so no sunlight reached the ground. Even so, apartments were costly, though cheaper places could be had outside Rome. But people wanted to be near their work and entertainment. So the streets became crowded and it was hard to move quickly. At night, the streets were filled with noise as food and supplies were brought into the city on wagons and carts. 1. In ancient Rome, most people lived in ________ apartments.
A. small and crowded B. clean and tidyC. spacious and sunny D. tall and big 2. The streets in ancient Rome were ________.
A. crowded and noisy B. wide and brightC. narrow and dark D. both A and C 3. People liked to live in Rome Because________.
A. the apartments were comfortableB. the living expenses were low
C. they have no money to build houses outside the cityD. they wanted to enjoy the conveniences of the city 4. This passage is mainly about ________ in ancient Rome. A. the beautiful buildingsB. the living conditions of ordinary people C. the streets and transportationD. the food and daily supplies 答案： 1. A 2. D 3. D 4. B
008
If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate, or speed, of reading:
1. Knowing why you are reading—what you are reading to find out—will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local, or hometown, paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbours.
4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
1. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on ________. A. whether the reading material is easy or difficultB. what you are reading C. what your purpose in reading something isD. both B and C 2. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up ________. A. a story bookB. a book on science and technology
C. news, letters from friendsD. some material full of information 3. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?
A. Fairy tales.B. Aesop’s Fables.C. Directions for use of a machineD. An evening paper. 4. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage? A. How to decide your reading speed.B. How to raise your reading speed. C. How to improve your reading skills.D. How to choose your reading materials. 答案：1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A
009
Mr. Fitzpatrick has given much attention to his “Weight reduction”(减轻体重) programs. Just last year, for example, when he was the main speaker at the company dinner, he said he put on twenty pounds instead of losing thirty he promised he would.
The year before that, he joined a health club. He exercised every day and ate less food. At the end of three months, however, he began making excuses about why he couldn’t go there more often.
After the health club failed to work, he joined Weight Watchers but stopped going because he was the only man there. And he hated following any of the diet programs. Fitz’s latest idea is to join a walking club to “walk off” the weight.
1. Mr. Fitzpatrick was ________ when spoke at the company dinner last year. A. lighter than the year beforeB. planning to go on a diet C. heavier than the year beforeD. with the Weight Watchers 2. He did not stay with Weight Watchers because ________.
A. he couldn’t do as the diet programs required himB. he felt uncomfortable being watched by women C. the members of Weight Watchers were all women but himD. both A and C 3. Which of the following can best explain the main idea of the passage? A. There is no good way to lose weight.B. One can do nothing without a strong will. C. There are different ways to lose weight.D. Walking is the best way of losing weight. 答案：1. C 2. D 3. B
010
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”
1. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the
second paragraph means ________.
A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understandingB. pretty and handsome; ordinary-looking C. great and important; commonD. hopeful and helpful; careless
2. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________. A. a normal person; a funny personB. a strong person; a weak person
C. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded personD. a famous person; an ordinary person 3. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.
A. whose parents are cleverB. often thinking about difficult problems
C. often helped by his parents and teachersD. born with a good brain and putting it into active use 4. It is better for parents ________.
A. to praise and encourage their children more oftenB. to be hard on their children
C. to leave their children alone with nothing to doD. to give their children as much help as possible 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article? A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth. B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become. C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live. D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion. 答案：1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C
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