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二.完形填空
1.Scientists who study the brain have found out a great deal about how we learn. They have 1) that babies learn much more from the sights and sounds around them than We 2) before. You can help your baby by taking advantage of her hunger to learn.From the 3) beginning, babies try to imitate the 4) they hear us make. They “read”the 5) on our faces and our movements. That is 6) it is so important to talk, sing and smile to your child. Hearing you talk is your baby’s first 7) toward becoming a reader, because it 8) her to love language and to learn words.
As your child grows older, 9) talking with her. Ask her about the things she does. Ask her about the events and people in the story you 10) together. Let her know you are carefully 11) what she says. By keeping her in 12) and listening, you are 13) encouraging your child to think as she speaks. 14) ，you are showing that you respect her knowledge and her ability to 15) learning.
1)A. discovered B. heard C. watched D. written
2) A. did B. hoped C. studied D. thought
3) A. very B. suitable C. right D. early
4) A. efforts B. faces C. sounds D. stories
5) A. colors B. eyes C. lines D. looks
6) A. how B. why C. when D. what
7)A. way B. time C. step D. set
8) A. allows B. helps C. moves D. persuaders
9) A. continue B. remember C. start D. try
10)A. change B. read C. record D. tell
11) A. accepting B. enjoying C. carrying out D. listening to
12)A. talking B. singing C. smiling D. playing
13)A. then B. already C. even D. also
14)A. However B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Again
15)A. begin B. depend on C. keep D. turn to
答案：ADACD BCBAB DADBC
2.Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper. That is 1) men first began to write, six thousand years ago or 2) .The alphabet we now use 3) down to us over a long period of time. It was developed from the picture-writing of ancient Egypt.
Picture-writing was useful in many 4) .It could be used to express ideas as well as 5) . For example, a drawing of a 6) meant the object "man". 7) a drawing of a man lying on the ground with a spear in him meant 8) .
Besides the Egyptians, the Chinese 9) the American Indians also developed ways 10) writing in pictures. But only 11) much could be said as follows. Thousands of pictures would have been needed 12) express all the ideas that people might have. It would have shown many thousands more to express all the objects 13) to men. No one could 14) so many pictures in a lifetime. Either could anyone learn the meaning of all 15) drawings in a lifetime.
1)A. when B. because C. where D. how
2) A. over B. more C. else D. Later
3) A. went B. showed C. appeared D. came
4) A. sides B. colors C. ways D. meanings
5) A. stories B. animals C. objects D. subjects
6) A. creature B. being C. woman D. Man
7) A. But B. For C. Besides D. Because
8) A. "die" B. "death" C. "sleep" D. "down"
9) A. and B. with C. helped D. followed
10) A. to B. about C. on D. of
11) A. not B. very C. so D. too
12) A. to B. for C. possibly D. actually
13) A. known B. with C. called D. in
14) A. write B. draw C. watch D. take
15) A. many B. some C. that D. such
答案：DBDCC DABAD CAABD
3.I once went to a town in the north of England on business.
It was about 7∶30 in the evening when I reached the hotel.The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room.When I asked her what time the dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6∶30, and I had 1) it.
“Never mind, ”I said.“I’m not very hungry.I’ll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich.”
“Bar!” she 2) her voice.“This is a respectable hotel, young man.If you want beer, you must go somewhere else.” She spoke 3) a glass of beer was a dangerous drug.
I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema.At about 11∶30 I 4) .Everything was in darkness.I knocked at the door, but nothing happened.
The 5) sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such force that it made me jump. 6) a window opened upstairs.The old lady 7) and asked me what was going on.I explained who I was and she let me 8) after ten minutes’ wait.She was in her nightdress.She told me seriously that guests were 9) to be back in the hotel by 11 o’clock.
I went to bed but could not sleep.Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise.Just before dawn, I finally 10) .
When I arrived at breakfast, everyone else had nearly 11) and there was not enough coffee to go round.
“Did you 12) well, young man?” the old lady asked.
“ 13) , I don’t think I could go through another night in that room,” I replied.“I hardly slept at all.” “That’s because you were 14) all night drinking!”she said angrily, putting 15) to the conversation.
1)A. had B. passed C. missed D. caught
2)A. lost B. lowered C. dropped D. raised
3)A. even of B. since C. although D. as if
4)A.went to bed B. walked to a club
C. returned to the hotel D. drove to a restaurant
5) A. only B. sharp C. sweet D. last
6)A.Firstly B. Wonderfully C. Unfortunately D. Finally
7)A. came out B. got up C. looked out D. woke up
8)A. down B. out C. back D. in
9)A. ordered B. expected C. taught D. encouraged
10)A.fell asleep B. went to bed C. got up D. gave in
11)A. arrived B. done C. finished D. started
12)A. play B. sleep C. eat D. do
13)A. First of all B. Never mind
C. To tell you the truth D. As a result
14)A. away B. here C. down D. up
15)A. an end B. a saying C. a joke D. a pause
答案：CDDCA DCDBA CBCDA
三.阅读理解
1.Mr. Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with life. He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him. This situation lasted for some time. Finally, after several sleepless nights, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings. "Go a broad", he said. "But I' m not good at foreign language," said Mr. Smith. "It doesn't matter," said the doctor. "It won’t hurt you to talk a little less. Go on a voyage. Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your weight. Avoid rich food."
Mr. Smith went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The instructor made him bend his knees, swing his arms, stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly. He bad to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs alternately. After a time his muscles grew hard and firm. He forgot the financial crisis and the importance of raising the level of production. He even began to notice individual trees and individual birds.
Finally he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was only temporary. Soon he was a normal business man again, worried about his property, his profits, his savings, his advancement in a technological society, and things in general.
1)Mr. Smith went to see his doctor because he ______.
A.had little to eat
B.was seriously ill
C.had to sleep
D.didn’t feel well
答案：D
2)The doctor advised Mr. Smith to do all except ______.
A.talking less
B.learning a foreign language
C.eating less rich food
D.taking plenty of exercise
答案：B
3)In the second paragraph, the word "gestures" means ______.
A.body movements
B.simple words
C.pens or pencils
D.Handshakes
答案：A
4)When he traveled abroad, Mr. Smith ______.
A.learned boxing
B.forgot all about his business
C.raised the level of production
D.shook his head all the time
答案：B
5)In the last paragraph, the word" temporary" means ______.
A.lasting for a short time
B.not deep
C.unimportant
D.developing very slowly
答案：A
2.All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This May Be Your Lucky Day!”
For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: “Madam, this is Your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free.”
One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. “Madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”
1)The housewives learnt about the of free goods _______.
A.on TV
B.from the manager
C.at the supermarket
D.from the newspaper
答案：C
2)Mrs. Edwards ________.
A.is always very lucky
B.had no friends
C.hoped to get free shopping
D.gets disappointed easily
答案：C
3)Mrs. Edwards’s husband tried to ________.
A.make her unhappy
B.cheer her up
C.buy things with her
D.stop her buying things
答案：D
4)Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to _______.
A.buy another thing
B.talk to the manager
C.pay for her shopping
D.find her shopping
答案：A
5)Mrs. Edwards must have been ________.
A.pleased
B.delighted
C.proud
D.disappointed
答案：D
3.Lawn tennis is a good sport, being based on the ancient game of court tennis, which probably came up in Egypt or Persia some 2,500 years ago. Major Walter Wingfield thought that something like court tennis could be played outdoors on lawns, and in December 1873, he introduced his new game, which he called Sphairistike, at a Lawn party in Wales. The sport became popular very rapidly, but the strange, difficult name disappeared almost at once, being replaced by the very simple and logical term "lawn tennis".
By 1874 the game was being played by British soldiers in Bermuda, and in the early months of that year a young lady named Mary Outerbridge returned from Bermuda to New York, bringing with her the equipment necessary to play the new game. With the help of one of her brothers, she laid out a court on the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club, and there, in the spring of 1874, Miss Outerbridge and some of her friends played the first game of lawn tennis in the United States.
And just two years later, in 1876, the first United States lawn tennis tournament(锦标赛) was held——at Nahant near Boston.
1)Mary Outerbridge is important in the history of lawn tennis because .
A.she invented it
B.she gave it its name
C.she introduced it to Bermuda
D.she brought it to America
答案：D
2)The new game called Sphairistike appeared in in 1873.
A.America
B.Europe
C.Bermuda
D.Egypt
答案：B
3)The first United States lawn tennis game was played .
A.at Nahant
B.on the Staten Island
C.in Boston
D.in New York
答案：D
4)Lawn tennis was introduced to the United States in .
A.In 1873
B.In 1874
C.In 1875
D.In 1876
答案：B
5)Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.
B.It was Major Walter Wingfield who invented court tennis.
C.The sport was called “lawn tennis” shortly after it was invented.
D.Miss Outerbridge set up a lawn tennis court with the help of her brother.
答案：B
4.Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he is out of work. He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty. He often visited Mr. White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds.
Mr. White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse the money, though he himself was poor. Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr.
White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more.
One day, after telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five
pounds.
Mr. White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end, then he said,“ I understand your difficulties, Tom. I’d like to help you. But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time. I’ll lend you the money and you can pay me off next time you see me.”
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again.
1)Tom was now in difficulties, because he_______.
A.worked in a city office and was poorly paid
B.was poorly paid and had a large family to support
C.was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly
D.was out of work and had a large family to support
答案：D
2)Tom went to Mr. White for help________.
A.twice a week
B.when he had no money for food
C.often on Sundays
D.whenever he needed money
答案：C
3)Altogether Tom received from Mr. White.
A.at least 35 pounds
B.exactly 35 pounds
C.less than 30 pounds
D.5 pounds
答案：A
4)Every time Tom went to Mr. White , he would_______.
A.directly ask for some money
B.give some reason before asking for money
C.give reasons and then borrow five pounds
D.ask for money before explaining his troubles
答案：B
5)Mr. White decided to lend, not to give Tom five pounds in order to ______.
A.encourage him to come again
B.get all his money back
C.get rid of him
D.thank him for his stories
答案：C
5.Public goods are those commodities from whose enjoyment nobody can be effectively excluded.Everybody is free to enjoy the benefits of these commodities, and one person’s utilization does not reduce the possibilities of anybody else’s enjoying the same good.
Examples of public goods are not as rare as one might expect.A flood control dam is a public good.Once the dam is built, all persons living in the area will benefit not thinking the respective of their own contribution to the construction cost of the dam.The same holds true for highway signs or aids to navigation.Once a lighthouse is built, no ship of any nationality can be effectively excluded from the utilization of the lighthouse for navigational purposes.National defense is another example.Even a person who voted against military expenditures or did not pay any taxes will benefit from the protection afforded.
It is no easy task to determine the social costs and social benefits associated with a public good.There is no practicable way of charging drivers for looking at highway signs, sailors for watching a lighthouse, and citizens for the security provided to them through national defense.Because the market does not provide the necessary signals, economic analysis has to be substituted for the impersonal judgment of the marketplace.
1)What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.Mechanisms for safer navigation.
B.The economic structural of the marketplace.
C.A specific group of commodities.
D.The advantages of lowering taxes.
答案：C
2)Which of the following would NOT be an example of a public good as described in the passage?
A.A taxi.
B.A bridge.
C.A fire truck.
D.A stoplight.
答案：A
3)By which of the following could the word “holds”(in Paragraph 2)best be replaced?
A.Has
B.Grasps
C.Remains
D.carries
答案：C
4)According to the passage, finding out the social costs of a public good is a ________
A.difficult procedure.
B.daily administrative duty.
C.matter of personal judgment.
D.citizen’s responsibility.
答案：A
5)Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first two paragraphs?
A.Suggestions for the application of an economic concept are offered.
B.Several generalizations are presented from which various conclusions are drawn.
C.Persuasive language is used to argue against a popular idea.
D.A general concept is defined and then examples are given.
答案：D
6.It seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun!
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, as early as the eleventh century B.C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honour and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late 16th century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrella have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that women's umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours.
1)Which of the following statements is NOT true about the umbrella?
A.No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella .
B.The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.
C.The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.
D.In Europe the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.
答案：C
2)A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as.
A.protection against rain
B.a shade against the sun
C.a way of women’s decoration
D.a symbol of honour and power
答案：D
3)In Europe,the umbrella was first used against the rain______.
A.in China
B.in ancient Egypt
C.in Rome
D.in Greece
答案：C
4)This passage talks mainly about ______.
A.how the umbrella was invented
B.the development of the umbrella
C.why the umbrella was so popular in Europe
D.who need umbrella first
答案：B
5)According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient_______.
A.China
B.Egypt
C.Greece
D.Rome
答案：A
7.The strange close understanding between twins is a familiar enough phenomenon. Often they seem to understand each other and share each other’s emotions to such an extent that one suspects some kind of thought communication.
What is not so widely known is that this special relationship often acts as a brake on twins’ intellectual development. As they are partly isolated in their own private world, twins communicate less with adults than do other children. The verbal ability of a four-year-old twin is typically 6 months behind that of a non-twin. The problem can be particularly severe in an underprivileged family – a one- parent family for example – where there is little stimulation for children anyway.
Such children, while capable of mutual comprehension in a private language, often remain incomprehensible to outsiders and are thus at severe educational disadvantage. The only solution to the problem, cruel though it may seem, is to separate the twins thus forcing them to acquire ordinary speech helped and guided by sympathetic parents and teachers.
1)Many people don’t know that _____.
A.twins understand each other to talk
B.twins are slow to learn to talk
C.twins are unlikely to do less well at school than other children
D.there exists thought communication between twins
答案：B
2)What’s the reason for twins to be at a disadvantage in their intellectual development?
A.They can only understand their own private language.
B.They communicate with outsiders less than non-twins.
C.There is little stimulation for them.
D.Adults don’t like to talk with them.
答案：B
3)The author probably feels that the twins’ problems ______.
A.can not be solved because solution is very cruel
B.can be solved because twins will be separated
C.can not be solved unless the twins are forced to live in an ordinary environment
D.can be solved if the adults communicate with them more often
答案：C
4)The writer mentions all of the items listed below except ______.
A.twins can help each other
B.twins share each other’s emotion
C.twins are able to understand each other in a private language
D.twins communicate less with their parents
答案：A
5)“An underprivileged family” (Para. 2) may refer to ______.
A.the family where the parents are divorced
B.the family which is in poor condition
C.the family where the parents are less educational
D.all of the above
答案：D
8.The environment affects the way people interact. To examine this conclusion, two researchers "decorated" three rooms. One room was refurnished to look ugly. The second room was intended to look average. The third room was designed to be beautiful. Individuals were then asked to sit in one of the three rooms and rate several pictures of people's faces. The results indicated that the environment has a significant effect on the way people rated the faces. Subjects in the beautiful room gave the pictures higher rates than did subjects in the ugly room. In addition, subjects in the ugly room found the task more unpleasant and boring than did subjects in the beautiful room. Subjects assigned to the ugly room attempted to leave sooner than did subjects assigned to the beautiful room.
Color is one environmental factor that can affect your mood and even your ability to concentrate. One researcher concluded that the most pleasant colors, listed in order of preference, were blue, green, purple, red and yellow. The colors listed from most to least arousing were red, orange, yellow, violet, blue, and green.
Lighting also affects behavior. Elegant restaurants with dim lighting create a mood of intimacy(亲密) that encourages conversation. The bright lights of an office or classroom, on the other hand, arouse and stimulate thinking.
Room decoration, color, lighting, and even music and temperature all influence communication with others; but there is no all-purpose environment. The ideal environment depends on the task that will be performed as well as on the needs and expectations of those present. The same environmental factors that encourage lively conversation and dancing at a New Year's Eve party cannot be expected to create a serene climate in which to study for final exams.
1)Paragraph 1 shows that subjects in the ugly room tend to be___.
A.less patient
B.less considerate
C.more enthusiastic
D.more confident
答案：A
2)Which color is the most helpful for keeping a good mood ?
A.Green
B.Blue
C.Orange
D.Red
答案：B
3) What effect can dim lights of an eating environment bring about?
A.Arousing active thinking.
B.Improving work efficiency
C.Creating a tense atmosphere.
D.Stimulating talks among people.
答案：D
4)The underlined word "serene" in the last sentence is closes in meaning to_.
A.serious and grave
B.calm and peaceful
C.pleasant and friendly
D.cold and indifferent
答案：B
5)Which is the main idea of the passage?
A.We should create suitable environment for students to study
B.Color is an environmental factor affecting your mood and your ability
C.Researchers did an experiment to find out how the environment affects people
D.Room decoration, color, lighting, and even music and temperature can affect people
答案：C
9.Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip. But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast.
Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%--from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research corporation of America. For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news.
Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London,“nor does giving people breakfast improve work.”Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr. Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor.”
1)The main idea of the passage is that _______.
A.breakfast is not as important as we thought before
B.breakfast has nothing to do with people"s health
C.a good breakfast used to be important to us
D.breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car
答案：A
2)Which of these is mentioned in the second paragraph?
A.company carried out a research in 1983.
B.Many people fill their cars with gasoline in the morning.
C.8.8 million people got involved in a study on eating habits.
D.The number of the people who skip breakfast has increased.
答案：D
3)Which is closest in meaning to the underlined part?
A.Having breakfast does improve work.
B.Giving people breakfast improves work.
C.Going without breakfast can improve work, too.
D.Having breakfast does not improve work, either.
答案：D
4) What does the word “literature” in the last sentence refer to?
A.Modern American literature.
B.Written works on a subject.
C.Any printed materials.
D.Stories, poems and plays.
答案：B
5)Which of the following statements best summarizes the writer’s conclusion about the function of breakfast?
A.Omitting breakfast helps improve work.
B.Eating breakfast is absolutely necessary.
C.There isn’t strong evidence to prove that breakfast is a must.
D.Scientists have produced sufficient evidence in support of breakfast.
答案：C
