-
【题型：单选】
[1] I should
like to rent a house,modern,comfortable and ___ in
a qiuet environment.
D
A
before all
B
first of all
C
after all
D
above all
[2]
His few personal belongings make it possible for
him to move from place to place ___.
C
A
in ease
B at
ease
C with
ease
D with
easiness
[3] Could you lend
me some money? I'm very ______of cash at the
moment.
B
A
need
B short
C scarce
D empty
[4] It ______ exactly
thirty years since I graduated from college.
B
A was
B has been
C will be
D had been
[5] He was completely ______ by her
tale of hardship.
B
A
taken away
B
taken in
C
taking away
D
taken up
[6] The team
doctor insisted that the route _____ because of
the possible danger.
C
A
could be changed
B would be changed
C be changed
D might be changed
[7] Problems can _____ when
people have no knowledge of the law.
C
A rise
B jump
C arise
D lift
[8]The
_____ lady is believed to be the thief wanted by
the police.
A
A
beautifully dressed
B dressed beautifully
C beautiful dressing
D beautiful
dress
[9] The manager did
not offer him the job because of his untidy _____.
D
A sight
B presence
C view
D appearance
[10] When asked to give his opinion on
the failure of file experiment, he pretended
______ it.
C
A haven't heard
B haven't heard of
C not to have
heard of
D not
having heard of
[1] The
chief concern ___ foggy winter is that the lower
temperaters and the absence of sunlight would
severelydisrupt
food production.
B
A on
B over
C of
D for
[2] Wealth,education,and occupation can
vary greatly ___ members of middle class.
A
A among
B bewteen
C from
D inside
[3] The date of the meeting has been
______ from the 5th to 8th of June.
A
A
postponed
B put
forward
C
advanced
D
brought off
[4] All that
has happened is heart-breaking. In fact, a little
more carefulness _____ this tragic event.
A
A
would have prevented
B should prevent
C could prevent
D must have prevented
[5] A sudden idea _____ to
him that he might try the new method.
B
A
occurred
B took
place
C
happened
D took
part
[6] With
_____, the adventurers succeeded in making a fire
to warm themselves.
D
A they could find
B which they
could find
C
that they could find
D what they could find
[7] We have come to a critical moment.
You must take immediate ______.
A
A
action
B
activity
C act
D doings
[8] Before he set off I
packed him some food _____ he wouldn't get hungry.
D
A because
B even
C lest
D so that
[9] He is _____ to visit us if he knows
where we live.
A
A likely
B probably
C possibly
D necessarily
[10]
_____ breaks the law will be punished
without mercy.
C
A Anyone
B Who
C Whoever
D No matter who
[1] The ship's generator
broke down, and the pumps had to be operated
instead of mechanically.
C
A artificially
B automatically
C manually
D synthetically
[2] The little girl was so frightened
that she just wouldn't
her grip on my
arm.
A
A loosen
B remove
C relieve
D dismiss
1
[3] He never
arrives on time and my
is that he feels the
meetings are useless.
C
A
preference
B
conference
C inference
D reference
[4] Mrs. gmithwas so
about everything that no servants could
please her.
D
A
speeific
B
special
C
precise
D
particular
[5]
Norman Davis will be remembered by many with
not only as a great scholar but also as
a most delightful and
faithful friend.
D
A kindness
B friendliness
C warmth
D affection
[6] Salaries for
positions seem to be higher than for
permanent ones.
D
A legal
B optional
C voluntary
D temporary
[7]
Most
people
agree
that
the
present
role
of
women
has
already
affected
U.S.
society.
it
has
affected
the
traditional role of men.
A
A
Above all
B In
all
C At most
D At last
[8] Science and
technology have
in important ways to the
improvement of agricultural production.
C
A
attached
B
assisted
C
contributed
D
witnessed
[9]
As an actor he could communicate a whole
of emotions.
B
A frame
B range
C number
D scale
[10] This is what you should bear in
mind: Don't
a salary increase before
you actually get it.
D
A hang on
B draw on
C wait on
D count on
[1] He found the
media attention intolerable and decided
to go abroad.
B
A sufficient
B constant
C steady
D plenty
[2] There has been a
collision
a number of
cars on the main road to town.
C
A
composing
B
consisting
C
involving
D
engaging
[3]
elephants are difthrent from wild
elephants in many aspects, including their
tempers.
D
A Cultivated
B Regulated
C Civil
D Tame
[4] Ten days ago the young
man info~ed his boss of his intention to
A
A resign
B reject
C retreat
D replace
[5] As one of the world's highest paid
models, she had her face.
for five
million dollars.
D
A deposiled
B assured
C measured
D insured
[6] His temper and
personalky show that he can become a soldier of
the top
.
B
A circle
B rank
C category
D grade
[7]
During the lecture, the speaker occasionally
his point by relating his own
experiences.
A
A illustrated
B hinted
C cited
D displayed
[8] Only those who can
to lose their
money should make high-risk investments.
D
A maintain
B sustairt
C endure
D afford
[9]
Last night he saw two dark
enter the building,and then
there was the explosion.
B
A
features
B
figures
C
sketches
D
images
[10] It is obvious
that this new rule is applicable to everyone
without
.
A
A exception
B exclusion
C modification
D substitution
[1] The machine looked like a large,
，
old-fashioned typewriter.
B
A forceful
B clumsy
C intense
D tricky
[2]
Though she began her
by
singing in a local pop group,she is now a famous
Hollywood movie star.
A employment
B career
C occupation
D profession
[3] Within two weeks of
arrival, all foreigners had to
with the local
police
C
A inquire
B consult
C register
D profession
[4] Considering your salary, you should
be able to
at
least twenty dollars a week.
D
A
put forward
B
put up
C put
out
D put aside
[5]As he has
our
pratience,we
’
ll not wait for
him any longer.
C
B
2
A torn
B wasted
C exhausted
D consumed
[6]These teachers try to be
objective when they
the integrated
ability of their students
B
A
justify
B
evaluate
C
indicate
D
reckon
[7]
Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and
,and many girls
envy her.
A
A slender
B light
C faint
D minor
[8]
Tomorrow the mayor is to
a group of
Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.
C
A coordinate
B cooperate
C accompany
D associate
[9]
I'm
enough to know it is going to be a very
difficult situation to compete against three
strong teams.
A
A
realistic
B
conscious
C
register
D
resolve
[10] Can you give
me even the
clue as to where her son
might be?
B
A
simplest
B
slightest
C
least
D utmost
【题型：阅读】
[1]
Most people
think of a camel as an obedient beast of burden,
because it is best known for its ability to carry
heavy loads across vast stretches of
desert without requiring water. In reality, the
camel is considerably more than just the
Arabian equivalent of the mule. It also
possesses a great amount of intelligence and
sensitivity.
The Arabs assert that
camels are so acutely aware of injustice and ill
treatment that a camel owner who punishes one of
the beasts too harshly finds it
difficult to escape the
camel
’
s vengeance.
Apparently, the animal will remember an injury
and wait for an opportunity to get
revenge.
In order to protect
themselves from the vengeful beasts, Arabian camel
drivers have learned to trick their camels into
believing
they
have
achieved
revenge.
When
an
Arab
realizes
that
he
has
exited
a
camel
’
s
rage,
he
places
his
own
garments
on the ground in the
animal
’
s path. He arranges
the clothing so that it appears to cover a
man
’
s body. When
the camel recognizes its
master
’
s clothing on the
ground, it seizes the pile with its teeth, shakes
the garments violently
and
tramples
on
them
in
a
rage.
Eventually,
after
its
anger
has
died
away,
the
camel
departs,
assuming
its
revenge
is
complete. Only then does the owner of
the garments come out of hiding, safe for the time
being, thanks to this clever
ruse.
1. Which of the following is mentioned
in this passage?
A. The camel never drinks water.
B. The camel is
always violent.
C. The camel is very
sensitive.
D. The camel is rarely used
anymore.
2. It is implied in the
passage that ________.
A.
the mule is a stupid and insensitive
animal
B.
the
mule is as intelligent as the camel
C.
the mule is an animal
widely used in the desert
D.
the mule is a vengeful animal
3. From this passage we can conclude
that ________.
A.
camels are generally vicious towards
their owners
B.
camels usually treat their owners well
C.
camels
don
’
t see very well
D.
camels try to punish people
who abuse them
4. The writer makes the
camel
’
s vengeful behaviour
clearer to the reader by presenting ______.
A. a well-
planned argument
B. a large
variety of examples
C. some eyewitness accounts
D.
a typical incident
5. The main idea of
the passage is _____________.
A.
camels can be as
intelligent as their drivers
B.
camels are sensitive to
injustice and will seek revenge on those who harm
them
C.
camel drivers are often the targets of
camels
’
revenge
D.
camels are
sensitive creatures that are aware of injustice
3
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[2]
Because
speech
is
the
most
convenient
form
of
communication,
in
the
future
we
want
essentially
natural
conversations with computers. The
primary point of contact will be a simple device
that will act as our window on the
world. It will have to be small enough
to slip into your pocket, so there will be a
screen but no keyboard: you will simply
talk
to
it.
The
device will
be
permanently
connected
to
the
internet
and will
send
relevant
information
up
to
you
as
it
comes in. Such devices will evolve
naturally in the next five to ten years.
Just how quickly people will adapt to a
voice-based internet world is uncertain. Many
believe that, initially at least, we
will need similar conventions for the
voice to those we use at present on screen: click,
back, forward, and so on. But soon
you
will
undoubtedly
be
able
to
interact
by
voice
with
all
those
IT-based
services
you
currently
connect
with
over
the
internet by means of a
keyboard. This will help the internet serve the
entire population, not just technofreaks.
Changes like this will encompass the
whole world. Because English is the language of
science, it will probably remain
the
language in which the technology is most advanced,
but most speech-recognition techniques are
transferable to other
languages
provided there is sufficient motivation to
undertake the work.
Of course, in
any language there are still huge problems for us
to solve. Carefully dictated, clear speech can now
be
understood
by
computers
with
only
a
4-5
percent
error
rate,
but
even
state-of-the-art
technology
still
records
30-40
percent
errors
with
spontaneous
speech.
Within
ten
years
we
will
have
computers
that
respond
to
goal-
directed
conversation,
but
for
a
computer
to
have
a
conversation
that
takes
into
account
human
social
behavior
is
probably
50
years off. We
’
re
not going to be chatting to the big screen in the
living room just yet.
1. Computers can
now understand __________ of carefully dictated,
clear speech.
A. 4-5%
B.
30-40%
C.
91-92%
D.
95-96%
2 The simple device, possibly
with a screen but no keyboard, can be put to use
___________.
A. within fifty years
B.
fifty years later
C. in the next five to ten
years
D. within the next five
years
3. Which of the following may be
the best title for the passage?
A. Internet and
Human Voice
B. Computers
and Artificial Speech
C. Screen and Speech
Recognition
D. Computers
and Human Behavior
4. Which of the
following is NOT true?
A. Speech is the most
convenient form of communication.
B. Speech-
recognition techniques can be used between
different languages.
C. The tone of the passage
is blindly hopeful.
D. Lots of problems are
waiting to be solved for the speech recognition.
5. The word
“
state-of
–
the-
art
”
(Para. 4)
most probably means _____________.
A. most
advanced
B. most popular
C. most practical
D.
most complicated
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答：
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[3]
Disney is one
of the most powerful companies in the world. In
fact, it is so big and has so much influence that
a new word has come into English:
DISNEYFICATION. Here is a quick guide to the
effects of Disneyfication.
A few media and publishing giants
control many of the things we watch, read and
listen to. Therefore the West
—
mainly
the USA
—
has a strong influence on the
world
’
s popular culture. It
is easy for people to identify with the products
of the
entertainment corporations.
These products are glamorous, exciting and full of
the latest technology; they easily become
part of the culture that people share
with their friends and their communities.
As
the
culture
of
western
entertainment
spreads,
the
world
will
lose
a
lot
of
its
cultural
variety.
Everyone
is
becoming more and more
alike: all around the world teenagers wear the
same
“
uniform
”
of baseball caps, blue jeans
and running shoes.
4
Countries
like
Canada,
France
and
Malaysia
have
been
fighting
hard
to
protect
their
traditional
culture
by
restricting the import of foreign
books, films and so on. However, companies that
want to increase their culture exports
are in favor of a new treaty, the
Multilateral Treaty of Investment. This treaty
would limit the power of governments to
control cultural imports.
Major
corporations like Disney make consumerism part of
sports, arts and entertainment. After you have
taken
your children to see the latest
Disney movie, they will want you to buy the video,
the key chain, the toys, the T-shirt, the
note-paper, the pencil
set
…
Every film comes with a
package of products, games, and
children
’
s books
—
and, of course,
a careful plan for marketing them all.
Theme
parks
are
becoming
a
model
for
towns
and
commercial
development.
Everywhere,
you
can
find
chain
restaurants, giant shopping malls, and
modernized city centers that all follow the same
pattern. They are all designed to
make
us feel as if we are getting away from
life
’
s problems
—
and to make us
spend money. As this kind of development
spreads, there is less and less space
for other values and other ways of doing things.
1. The effects of Disneyfication can be
seen from all of the following EXCEPT that
________.
A. the world grows like a theme park
B.
we buy, buy, buy
C. we have the corporate
view of nature
D. western culture grows
stronger
2. What does the world
“
disneyfication
”
< br>
imply?
A. Disney is a giant
corporation.
B. We all become more alike.
C.
The local culture becomes less strong.
D. The real
world is becoming more and more like a theme park
—
like
Disneyland.
3. As far as the USA is
concerned, the Multilateral Treaty of Investment
signifies __________.
A. the limit of
“
culture
exports
”
B. the spread
of
“
culture
exports
”
C. the restrict
of
“
culture
imports
”
D. the limit of
government
’
s power to
control the culture imports
4. What is
the main idea of the passage?
A. The big
influence that Disney plays on the world.
B.
Disney motivates us to buy its products.
C.
Children are crazy about Disney fashion.
D.
Disney is simply a dream to us all.
5.
The word
“
glamorous
”
in Paragraph 2 is
closest in meaning to __________ in the context.
A.
beautiful
B. attractive
C. exciting
D. elegant
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CDBAB
[4]
Kay James, Secretary of Health and
Human Resources in the Virginia state government,
loves to turn the tables
on those who
don
’
t think
it
’
s possible to be middle-
class, conservation, educated and still be truly
black. Once, during an
abortion debate,
a woman in the audience angrily told James she was
so middle-class she didn
’
t
have a clue about real
African-American
life.
“
If you understood
what these women go
through,
”
the
woman said,
“
you would
realize that
abortion is their only
choice.
”
James then asked the woman
to consider a poor black mother on welfare. She
already has four children and an
alcoholic husband who has all but
abandoned the family. Now she discovers another
child is on the way.
“
How
would you
counsel that
woman?
”
asked
James.
“
Have an
abortion,
”
the
woman responded.
“
That child
would have a very poor quality of
life.
”
“
I have a vested interest in
your answer,
”
James said.
“
The
woman I described was my mother. I was the fifth
of six
5
children born into poverty. And, in
case you
’
re interested, the
quality of my life in just
fine!
”
1. Kay
James ___________.
A. is not a black
B. is a poor black mother
C. has five
brothers and sister
D.
has a hard life
2.
“
To turn the
tables
”
means
____________.
A. to move the tables
B.
to carry the tables away
C. to gain courage
D.
to gain an advantage after having been at a
disadvantage
3.
James
’
father
_____________.
A. divorced his wife
B.
liked to drink
C. deserted his
family
D. B and C
4.
James
’
mother
____________.
A. was educated
B. was conservative
C.
was poor
D. A and B
5.
James
’
family led
a _________ life when she was born.
A. miserable
B. happy
C. well-off
D. hardly
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分
答：
CDDCA
[5]
When a conductor in Spain asked to see
her train ticket, Janet Loops, and exercise
instructor from Palo Alto,
Calif.,
reached for her purse
—
and discovered her wallet was gone. She
had no ticket, passport, credit cards,
traveler
’
s
checks, cash. It took nearly a week to
get a new passport and
traveler
’
s checks. Her trip
was almost ruined.
To
guard against such disasters, especially overseas,
some experts suggest carrying your money and
documents in a
small, flat pouch around
your neck and tucked under your clothing. A fanny
pack can be used if carried in front, but be
alert
—
it can be cut off. Other possible ways
to foil pickpockets: Wrap rubber bands around a
wallet to make it harder to
lift from a
pocket. Have zippers sewn into your blazer pocket.
The key is to stay alert
and
“
pack your common
sense,
”
says
Alfred Boza, a Miami Beach police detective. Know,
for
instance, that the honest-looking
woman you ask to take your picture might run away
with your camera. Or that thieves
could
be watching for you to leave your bags unattended
briefly at airport security checkpoints.
1. Janet Loops ______________.
A.
had not bought her ticket
B. was a traveler
C. was a train
conductor
D. had her
wallet robbed
2. It is ____________ for
overseas to keep their money and documents safe.
A.
difficult
B.
precarious
C. possible
D. perilous
3.
“
Be
alert
”
in
Paragraph 2 means _____________.
A. be careful
B. be watchful and ready to meet danger
C.
be alternative
D. be ready to
stop thief
4. If you are a traveler,
you should _______________.
A. not ask
others to take your picture
B. put your
passport, credit cards
traveler
’
s checks and cash
individually
C. not carry cash on you
D. stay alert
and pack your common sense
5. The best
title for the passage may be ________________.
A.
How to Travel
B. How to Keep
Money Safe
C. Watch for Thieves
D. Guard Against Disasters
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6
[6]
Kay James,
Secretary of Health and Human Resources in the
Virginia state government, loves to turn the
tables
on those who
don
’
t think
it
’
s possible to be middle-
class, conservation, educated and still be truly
black. Once, during an
abortion debate,
a woman in the audience angrily told James she was
so middle-class she didn
’
t
have a clue about real
African-American
life.
“
If you understood
what these women go
through,
”
the
woman said,
“
you would
realize that
abortion is their only
choice.
”
James
then asked
the
woman
to
consider
a
poor
black
mother
on
welfare.
She
already
has
four
children
and
an
alcoholic husband who has all but
abandoned the family. Now she discovers another
child is on the way.
“
How
would you
counsel that
woman?
”
asked
James.
“
Have an
abortion,
”
the
woman responded.
“
That child
would have a very poor quality of
life.
”
“
I have a vested interest in
your answer,
”
James said.
“
The
woman I described was my mother. I was the fifth
of six
children born into poverty. And,
in case you
’
re interested,
the quality of my life in just
fine!
”
1 Kay
James ___________.
A. is not a black
B. is a poor black mother
C. has five
brothers and sister
D.
has a hard life
2.
“
To turn the
tables
”
means
____________.
A. to move the tables
B. to carry the tables away
C. to gain
courage
D. to gain an advantage after having
been at a disadvantage
3.
James
’
father
_____________.
A. divorced his wife
B.
liked to drink
C. deserted his
family
D. B and C
4.
James
’
mother
____________.
A. was educated
B. was conservative
C.
was poor
D. A and B
5.
James
’
family led
a _________ life when she was born.
A. miserable
B. happy
C. well-off
D. hardly
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分
答：
CDDCA
[7]
Ideas about
education are changing in the United States.
Education today is not just a high school diploma
or a
college degree. Many adults are
not interested in going to college. They are
interested in other kinds of learning. For them,
learning does not end with a diploma.
Continuing education gives these adults
the opportunity to increase their knowledge about
their own field or to learn
about a new
field. It also gives them a chance to improve
their old skills or to learn new ones.
Secretaries, mechanics, and barbers can
take classes to improve their work skills. Nurses
can take classes to increase
their
knowledge of nursing. If they know more or learn
more, then they can get a better job or earn more
money.
Continuing education
classes give some adults the chance to learn new
skills. There is usually a large variety of
classes
to choose from, typing, foreign
cooking, photography, auto repair, furniture
repair, or swimming. These are only some of
the classes available.
Some adults take classes for fun or
because the class will be useful for them. For
example, they can choose a class in
almost any language, Chinese, Spanish
or English as a second language. There are classes
in first aid or classes in sewing.
There are also many other types of
classes to choose from.
Other
adults
take
continuing
education
classes
to
improve
their
own
lives
because
they
want
to
feel
better
about
themselves. Overweight people can find
exercise classes or classes in nutrition. Others
can learn how to be good parents,
or
how to get along with other people.
There are many opportunities for adults
to continue their learning. Almost any community
college or public school
system has a
continuing education program. There are classes in
schools, community buildings, or churches. Most
classes
are in the evening, so working
people can attend. The classes are usually small,
and they are inexpensive.
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Thousands of people register for
continuing education classes each year. They
receive no diploma or certificate, and
no grade for most of the classes they
attend. For them, learning is something they do
because they want to.
1. Some adults go
to continuing education classes to _______.
A) get a college education
B) learn new skills
C) get a
certificate
D)
earn grades
2. Attending continuing
education classes _______.
A)
does not cost much money
B)
is expensive
C)
requires a loan
D) is free of charge
3. What
’
s the
main idea of Para.7?
A)
Adults can continue their learning.
B)
Most continuing
education classes are in the evening.
C)
Adults have many
opportunities to continue their learning.
D)
Classes are held for
working people.
4. Lots of
people attend continuing education classes because
________.
A)
the classes
will help them feel better about themselves
B)
there are many
courses they can choose from
C)
they can also go to church at the same
time
D)
learning is
something they are interested in doing
5. We can learn from the passage that
________.
A)
college
education is not important
B)
adult education is very
popular
C)
other kinds of
learning are more important than school learning
D)
continuing education
classes teach the same courses that are taught in
colleges
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[8]
Engineering
design aims to link economic, social,
environmental and of course safety factors to
produce the best
solution. This is
especially true in earthquake engineering where it
is possible to design a building that is
“
safe
”
for all
types of earthquakes
but does not fit the design brief. For example, it
is not economically feasible to design buildings
in
Bristol to withstand a large
earthquake as the chances are very small.
Similarly a square concrete structure that has
small
windows and thick walls may be
the ideal design for a particular area; however,
it wouldn
’
t fit a design
brief asking for a
modern high-tech
design. This balance of factors can only be
achieved by engineers combining experience and
knowledge
of the area where the
structure is to be located.
Design practice has been changing over
the last few years. The older design requirements
used to insist that in an
earthquake
the
building
should
maintain
enough
structural
integrity
to
remain
standing.
This
meant
that
if
the
serviceability
limit
state
was
passed
the
structure
would
have
to
be
demolished,
as
it
would
be
no
longer
safe
to
use.
Although
this concept saves lives as people can escape from
buildings, it does nothing to prevent the huge
financial cost of
a large earthquake as
a large proportion of buildings have to be
demolished and rebuilt. Thus the new design
requirements
demand that the structure
should remain standing in an earthquake and
additionally not have to be demolished.
The
other
factor
often
left
unconsidered
is
the
effect
of
after
shocks.
These
shocks
generally
have
little
effect
on
undamaged
buildings;
however,
on
damaged
ones
they
can
have
destructive
effect
and
stop
rescue
operations.
In
the
assessment of buildings
the energy from an aftershock should be
considered.
Apparently the damage
caused by earthquakes is almost entirely
associated with man-made structures. Earthquakes
only cause death by the damage they
induce in structures such as buildings, dams,
bridges and other works of man. And
this is one of the reasons why
earthquake engineering is so important.
1. What is the main idea of the
passage?
A)
Earthquake
engineers with experience and knowledge.
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B)
Some factors for building design in
earthquake engineering.
C)
Buildings to withstand all possible
earthquakes.
D)
Equal
consideration in earthquake engineering.
2. The word
“
demo
lish
”
in the
second paragraph means ____________.
A)
pull down
B) pull up
C) pull away
D)
pull apart
3. Which of the following is
not true about the new design requirement?
A)
Building should remain
integrated in an earthquake.
B)
Building should be
reconstructed after an earthquake.
C)
Building should let people escape in an
earthquake.
D)
Building should
be made to avoid rebuilding after an earthquake.
4. The damage of all the following
causes the death of people except ____________.
A)
dams and bridges
B) buildings and dams
C) bridges and buildings
D) some works
like steel works and brick works
5.
When assessing buildings, we should take into
account the ___________.
A) undamaged
buildings
B) man-made structures
C)
effect of aftershocks
D) rescue
operations
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[9]
If you are like
most people, your intelligence varies form season
to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the
spring than you are at any other time
of year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington
(1876-1947), concluded from other
men
’
s work and
his own among peoples in different climates that
climate and temperature have a definite effect on
our
mental abilities.
He
found that cool weather is much more favourable
for creative thinking than is summer heat. This
does not mean
that all people are less
intelligent in summer than they are during the
rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the
mental abilities of large numbers of
people tend to be lowest in summer.
Spring appears to be the best period of
the year for thinking. One reason may be that in
the spring man
’
s mental
abilities are affected by the same
factors that bring about great changes in all
nature.
Fall
is
the
next-best
season,
then
winter.
As
for
summer,
it
seems
to
be
a
good
time
to
take
a
long
vacation
from
thinking.
1. According to the passage,
man
’
s intelligence
_________.
A)
stays the same
throughout the year
B)
varies from day to day
C)
changes with the seasons
D)
changes from year to year
2.
Ellsworth Huntington decided that climate and
temperature have _________.
A)
a great effect on
everyone
’
s intelligence
B)
some effect on
most people
’
s intelligence
C)
some effect on a few
people
’
s intelligence
D)
no effect on most
people
’
s intelligence
3. Ellsworth
Huntington
’
s conclusion was
based on _________.
A)
variations of his own mental abilities
from season to season
B)
the results of research done by him and
other scientists among peoples in different
climates
C)
detailed
records of temperature changes in different places
D)
detailed records of
different ways of thinking among peoples in
different climates
4. Why does the
author say summer is a good time to take a long
vacation from thinking?
A)
Because a long vacation in summer helps
to improve people
’
s mental
power.
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B)
Because people tend to be
less creative during summer.
C)
Because summer is a good time for
outdoor activities.
D)
Because mental exertion in the summer
heat taxes too much of
people
’
s energy.
5. The central idea of this passage is
_________.
A)
man
’
s mental
abilities change from season to season
B)
man
’
s
intelligence varies from place to place
C)
man should take a long
vacation in summer
D)
if
you want to do creative thinking, go to a cool
place
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[10]
Just
as
exercise
strengthens
the
heart
and
lungs,
bones
and
muscles,
it
may
also
power
up
the
brain.
A
succession of scientific studies of
animals implies that physical activity has a
positive effect on mental functioning.
“
It
’
s
clear
that
the
brain
benefits
from
exercise,
”
says
brain
scientist
William
Greenough
of
the
University
of
Illinois
at
Urbana-Champaign.
His
studies
with
rats
have
demonstrated
two
primary
effects
of
activity:
vigorous
physical
exercise
provides
the
brain
with
more
fuel,
and
skill-
based exercise
increases
the
formation
of
connections
in
the
brain,
which,
according to the proposals of some
scientists, may make the brain better able to
process information. In one experiment,
laboratory rats were separated into
three groups. One group was exercised by running
inside an automatic wheel, a second
group improved their skills in a
complicated obstacle course, and a third group was
inactive.
“
The animals that
learned to
go
through
the
obstacle
course
exhibited
a
greater
number
of
brain
connections
than
the
animals
in
the
exercised
or
inactive
groups,
”
Greenough
said.
“
In
contrast,
the
animals
that
exercised
inside
the
automatic
wheel
possessed
a
greater density of blood vessels in the
brain than did either of the other two groups of
animals.
”
Learning a new dance step may boost the
brain in the same way that learning a language
can, he says. And if the
dance is a
good physical exercise as well, the benefits
multiply. Young brains may be especially able to
boost brain power
through exercise,
suggested another of
Greenough
’
s experiments that
showed the most significant changes in the brain
occurred among rats that had been
exercised when very young. And while animals
aren
’
t people, he says it is
logical to
make the inference that an
effect found in rats may also apply to humans.
Human studies have focused primarily on older
adults
and
suggest
that
regular
exercises
can
improve
the
speed
with
which
the
brain
processes
information.
Measurements made by Arthur Kramer at
the University of Illinois demonstrated that
inactive adults, aged 63 to 82, could
hit buttons faster in response to a
tone after they went through a 10-week water
exercise course. A corresponding control
group that didn
’
t
exercise showed no improvement. This boost in
reaction time after exercise training may occur
because
declines associated with
getting old could actually stem from declines in
physical condition. Some scientists speculate the
reduction in mental function often
attributed to getting old may really be a penalty
of neglecting to stay physically active,
in addition to related factors such as
medicines and poor diet.
“
In
older people, an exercise program appears
important for brain
maintenance,
”
says Daniel M. Landers, professor
of
exercise
science
at
Arizona
State
University,
who
recently
published
an
article
reviewing
the
scientific
literature
on
activity
’
s effect
on the brain. Numerous studies show that children
who engage in regular physical activity do better
in
school than their inactive
classmates. But until recently, the academic edge
gained by participating in sports was thought
to come from the increased self-
confidence, the better mood, and the ability to
concentrate that comes from burning off
steam
in
exercise.
Now,
however,
some
scientists
have
revised
their
way
of
thinking,
and
point
to
possible
physical
connections.
1. What makes the brain better able to
process information?
A)
Vigorous physical exercise.
B) Skill-based exercise.
C)
Both of them.
D) Neither of them.
2. While _______ of rats showed a
greater number of brain connections, _______ had a
greater density of blood vessels in
the
brain.
A) the first group / the third
group
B) the second group / the third group
C) the first group / the second group
D) the second group / the
first group
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3. One possible reason for scientists
to make experiments with rats or other animals is
that _________.
A)
rats benefit from the experiments
B)
the experiments
can boost the brains of the rats
C)
an effect found in rats may also apply
to humans
D)
rats and humans
are very much alike
4. Which word in
Paragraph 6 tells us that older adults were
divided into groups in the human studies?
A)
Corresponding.
B) Inactive.
C)
Older.
D) Faster.
5. Which of the following is not a
finding that results from the studies of older
adults?
A)
Regular
exercise can improve the speed with which the
brain processes information.
B)
Inactive adults can hit
buttons faster in response to a tone after being
trained.
C)
Getting old is
the cause for the reduction in mental function.
D)
Exercise can make one
smarter.
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[11]
When I was about six years old, my
mother came home one day and found that I had
collected half a dozen
babies of the
neighbourhood
—
all of them too young to walk
—
and had them
sitting before me on the floor while I
was teaching them to wave their arms.
When she asked the explanation of this, I informed
her that it was my school of
dance. She
was amused, and placing herself at the piano, she
began to play for me. This school continued and
became very
popular. Later on, little
girls of the neighbourhood came and their parents
paid me a small sum to teach them. This was the
beginning of what afterwards proved a
very lucrative occupation.
My mother took
me to a famous ballet teacher, but his lessons did
not please me. When the teacher told me to stand
on my toes I asked him why, and when he
replied
“
Because it is
beautiful,
”
I
said that it was ugly and against nature and
after the third lesson I left his
class, never to return. This stiff and commonplace
gymnastics which he called dancing only
disturbed my dream. I dreamed of a
different dance. I did not know just what it would
be, but I was feeling out towards an
invisible world into which I guessed I
might enter if I found the key.
My
art was already in me when I was a little girl,
and it was owing to the heroic and adventurous
spirit of my mother
that
it
was
not
stifled.
I
believe
that
whatever
the
child
is
going
to
do
in
life
should
be
begun
when
it
is very
young.
I
wonder how many parents realize that by
the so-called education they are giving their
children, they are only driving them
into the commonplace, and depriving
them of any chance of doing anything beautiful or
original.
1. When her mother came home
one day, the narrator of the story _________.
A)
was teaching half a dozen
babies to dance
B)
was teaching half a dozen babies to
walk
C)
was collecting
babies of the neighbourhood
D)
was making babies of the neighbourhood
sit before her on the floor
2. The
attitude of the narrator
’
s
mother toward her school of dance was one of
_________.
A)
despise
B)
contempt
C) support
D) indifference
3. The narrator thought that ballet was
_________.
A)
the most
graceful dance
B)
stiff, ugly and unnatural
C)
a dance that she had dreamed of
D)
an invisible world into
which she guessed she might enter
4.
According to the narrator, she owed her success in
art to ______________.
A)
the
good education her parents gave her
B)
the support of her
understanding and adventurous mother
C)
her inborn talent
D)
her ballet teacher
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5. The central idea of
the passage is that _____________.
A)
parents should try to discover the
natural gift in their children and help to develop
it while they are young
B)
the so-called good education parents
give their children only drives them into the
commonplace and deprives
them of any
chance of doing anything orginal
C)
mother should be heroic and adventurous
D)
ballet is no good as a form
of dance
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[12]
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln
went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the
National Soldiers
Cemetery. The Civil
War was still going on. There was much criticism
of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at
all
popular. He had been invited to
speak at Gettysburg only out of courtesy. The
principal speaker was to be Edward Everett,
a famous statesman and speaker of the
day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular
everywhere.
It is said that Lincoln
prepared his speech on the train while going to
Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel
room
and tired out, he again worked
briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke
first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes.
His speech was a perfect example of the
rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The
crowd of 15,000 people at first paid
little attention to him. He spoke for
only nine minutes. At the end there was little
applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and
remarked,
“
I have
failed again.
”
On
the train back to Washington he commented sadly,
“
That speech was a flat
failure,
and the people are
disappointed.
”
Some
newspapers
at
first
criticized
the
speech.
But
little
by
little,
as
people
read
the
speech,
they
began
to
understand
better.
They
began
to
appreciate
its
simplicity
and
its
deep
meaning.
It
was
a
speech
which
only
Abraham
Lincoln could have
made.
Today, every American
school child learns
Lincoln
’
s Gettysburg Address
by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of
the greatest orations ever given in
American history.
1. In 1863, Abraham
Lincoln was __________.
A)
very critical
B) unpopular
C)
very popular
D) very courteous
2. Lincoln was invited to speak at the
National Soldiers Cemetery because he was
___________.
A)
a famous orator
B)
very handsome
C)
President of the United
States at the time
D)
a
popular statesman
3. It can be inferred
from the text that ___________.
A)
Lincoln prepared his speech very
carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B)
Lincoln was
very busy at the time and
didn
’
t have much time to
prepare his speech
C)
Lincoln
’
s speech
was full of rich oratory
D)
Lincoln
’
s speech
was very long
4.
Lincoln
’
s speech was
___________.
A)
an immediate
success
B) warmly applauded
C)
a total
failure
D)
not well-received at first
5. Which of
the following statements is NOT true?
A)
Lincoln
’
s
Gettysburg Address has deep meaning.
B)
Lincoln
’
s
Gettysburg Address is simple in style.
C)
Lincoln
’
s
Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American
school child.
D)
Lincoln
’
s
Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever
delivered in the United States.
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