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1.Unlesswespendmoneytospot（認出,發(fā)現(xiàn)）andpreventasteroids（d、行星）

now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.

Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星體）thatraceacrossthe

nightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.Buttherearealso

thousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.

But$500millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow,thenspend$10milliona

yearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespota

fatalone,thescientistssay,we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare（i）How

likelytheeventis;（2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.Expertsthinkan

asteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.

Soundsprettyrarebutifonedidfall.Itwouldbetheendoftheworld.64Ifwedon't

takecareofthesebidasteroids,they'lltakecareofusJsaysonescientist,"it'sthat

simple.”

Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.Dowereallywantfleets（艦

隊，車隊）ofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?"theworldhaslessfearfrom

doomsday（毀滅性）rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem.^^Saida

NewYorkTimesarticle.

1.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

A.Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

B.Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

C.Theyaremoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

D.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.

2.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

A.Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.

B.Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.

C.CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.

D.It'sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.

3.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthe

courseofasteroids?

A.Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

B.Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

C.ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisvery

unlikely.

D.Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.

4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat—

A.Whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld.

B.AsteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture.

C.Theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikely

tohappeninourlifetime

D.Workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroids

withEarth.

5..Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthispassage?

A.Optimistic（樂觀的）B.Critical（批評的）C.Objective（客觀的）D.

Arbitrary（武斷的）

2.Thelawsaysthatwomenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsas

menandearnthesameasthem.

Therealityisverydifferent.Womenlosebecause,25yearsaftertheEqualPay

Act,manyofthemstillgetpaidlessthanmen.

Theylosebecausetheydolower-paidjobswhichmenjustwon'tconsider.And

theylosetheyaretheoneswhointerniptacareertohavechildren.

AllthisisreportedinanindependentstudyorderedbytheGovernment's

women'sunite.

Thebiggestproblemisn'tequalpayinworkplacessuchasfactories.Itisasort

ofworkwomendo.

Makealistoflow-paidofjobs_thenconsiderwhodoesthem.

Trynurses,secretaries,cleaner,clerks,teachersinprimaryschools,dinnerladies,

andchildcarehelpers.Notalotofmenamongthatgroup,arethere?

Yetsomeofthosejobsarereallyimportant.Surelynoonewoulddenythat

aboutnursesandteachers,forastart.

Sowhydowerewardthepeoplewhodothemsopoorly?Therecanbeonlyone

answer-becausetheyarewomen.

Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight.ButtheGovernment,whichemploys

alotofthem,,andotherbosseshavetomakeastart.

Itisdisgraceful（可恥的）thatwehavegoneintothe21stCenturystilltreating

womenlikesecond-classcitizens.

1.Womenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsandbepaidequallyasmen

A.after25years

B.accordingtothelaw

C.asaresultoftheEqualPayAct

D.becausewomenareasstrongasmen

2.Wecanlearnfromthetextwhattheproblemreallymattersis.

A.thatthewomeninterruptacareertohavechildren

B.whatsortofworkwomendo

C.becausetheyarewomen

D.whatanunfairpaywomengetinworkplaces.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter'sidea?

A.Womenshouldgetequalpayforequalworktothatofmen.

B.Womenshouldstrengthen力口強themselves.

C.TheGovernmentoughttoprotectwomenagainstgettingpaidlessthanmen.

D.Someofthejobsthatwomendoareofgreatimportance.

4.Whenthewritersays“Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight59,hemeans.

A.wemustsolvetheproblemveryquickly.

B.thereisnotcompletelyfairthingallovertheworld.

C.weneedalongtimetochangetheunfairreality.

D.theproblemthatwomenlosewillbesolvedsoon.

5.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Worktogivewomenafairpaydeal.

B.Timetochangethesituation.

C.Equalwork,equalpay.

D.Shouldwomenbetreatedlikesecond-classcitizens?

3.Therehaveneverbeenmanyadventurers.Youvanreadstoriesaboutmen

calledadventures.Buttheywerereallybusinessmen.Therewassomethingthey

wanted----alady,ormoney,oracountry,orhonor.Andsotheygotit.Butatrue

adventureisdifferent.Hestartswithoutanyspecialpurpose.Heisreadyforanything

hemaymeet.

Therehavebeenmanyhalf-adventurers.Andtheyweregreatmen.Historyisrich

withtheirstories.Buteachofthemhadaspecialpurpose.Theywerenotfollowersof

trueadventure.

InthebigcityofNewYork,RomanceandAdventurearealwayswaiting.

Aswewalkalongthestreet,theyarewatchingus.Welookupsuddenlyandsee

afaceinawindow.Thefaceseemstointerestusstrangely.Orinaquietstreet,we

hearacryoffearandpaincomingfromahousewherenoonelives.Acartakesusto

astrangedoor,insteadoftoourown.Thedooropensandweareaskedtoenter.At

everycorner,eyeslooktowardus,orhandsareraised,orfingerspoint.Adventureis

offered.

Butfewofusarereadytoaccept.Wearereadytodoonlythethingswedoevery

day.Wewishtodoonlythethingsthateveryoneelsedoes.Wemoveon;andsome

daywecometotheendofalongquietlife.Thenwebegintothink.Then,whenitis

toolate,wearesorrythatwehaveneverknowntrueRomanceandAdventure.

1.Intheauthor'sopinion,therearetrueadventures.

A.manyB.fewC.noD.afew

2.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorsayatrueadventureisdifferentfromabusiness

man?

A.Heisreadyforanythinghemaymeet.

B.Heisnotinterestedinmoney.

C.Heenjoysexcitementwhileabusinessmandoesnot.

D.Atrueadventureisromantic,whileabusinessmanisdull.

3.Accordingtothepassage,acryoffearandpaincomingfromahousewhereno

onelivesinaquietstreetmeans.

A.anumberB.afightC.wealthD.adventure

4.Thepassagedoesn'tmentionit,butwecaninferfromthepassagethatwhenmost

peoplemeetanofferofadventure,theywill.

A.growangrybutcurious

B.accepttheoffer

C.growembarrassedandrejecttheoffer

D.befrightenedandcryforhelp.

5.Whendomostpeoplewishthattheyhadknownromanceandadventure?

A.Whentheyareyoung.

B.Whenitinvolvesabeautifulladyorhandsomeman.

C.Whensomethingintereststhemstrangely.

D.Whentheyreachtheendofalongquietlife.

4.Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussports

andactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedfbr

adventures——thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,traveledintounknown

partsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,

therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhich

mayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.You

jumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metresabovethe

groundwithanelastic(有彈性的)ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150

kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthat

about2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Other

activitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpinginclude

jumpingfromtallbuildinganddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliff.（懸崖）

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthat

itisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,

diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.（生

存）.

Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveand

workincomparativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctors

andhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthese

peopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.

1.Abesttitleforthetextis.

A.Dangeroussports:whatandwhy

B.Theboredomofmodernlife

C.Bungeejumping:Isitreallydangerous?

D.Theneedforexcitement

2.Moreandmorepeopletoday.

A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumping

B.areclimbingthehighestmountains

C.arecomingclosetodeathinsports

D.arelookingforadventuressuchastravelingintounknownplaces

3.Inbungeejumping,you.

A.jumpashighasyoucan

B.slidedownaropetotheground

C.attach（系）yourselftoaropeandfalltotheground

D.falltowardsthegroundwithoutarope

4.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause.

A.theyhavealotoffreetime

B.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjured

C.theirlifeisshortofexcitement

D.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood

5.Thewriterofthetexthasaattitudetowardsdangeroussports.

A.Positive（肯定的）B.negative（否定的）C.neutral（中立的）D.

nervous（緊張的）

5.ThereportcametotheBritishonMay21,1949.TheGermanbattleship

Bismarck,themostpowerfulwarship（戰(zhàn)艦）intheworld,wasmovingoutintothe

AtlanticOcean.Hertask:todestroytheshipssuppliesfromtheUnitedStatesto

war-tornEngland.

TheBritishhadfearedsuchatask.Nowarshiptheyhadcouldmatchthe

Bismarckinspeedorinfirepower.TheBismarckhadeight15-inchgunsand81small

guns.Shecouldmoveat30nautical（海上的）milesanhour.Shewasbelievedtobe

unsinkable.

However,theBritishhadtosinkher.Theysentoutataskforceheadedbytheir

bestbattleshipHoodtohuntdowntheBismarck.OnMay24,theHoodfoundthe

Bismarck.

ItwasameetingthattheGermancommanderLuetjensdidnotwanttosee.His

ordersweretodestroytheBritishshipsthatwerecarryingsupplies,buttostayaway

fromafightwithBritishwarships.

Thebattledidn'tlastlong.TheBismarck'sfirsttorpedo（魚雷）hittheHood,

whichwentdowntakingallbutthreeofher4,419menwithher.

Butinthefight,theBismarckwasslightlydamaged.Hercommanderdecidedto

runforrepairstoFrance,whichhadatthattimebeentakenbythespeedandthe

heavyfog,theylostsightofher.

Fortwodays,everyBritishshipintheAtlantictriedtofindtheBismarck,but

withnosuccess.Finally,shewassightedbyaplanefromtheair.TheBismarckwas

hit.

OnthemorningofMay27,thelastbattlewasfought.FourBritishshipsfiredon

theBismarck,andshewasfinallysunk.

1.TheBismarcksailedintotheAtlanticOcean

A.tosinktheHood

B.togaincontrolofFrance

C.tocutoffAmericansuppliestoBritain

D.tostopBritishwarshipsreachingGermany

2.ManypeoplebelievedthattheBismarckcouldnotbedefeatedbecauseshe.

A.wasfastandpowerfulB.hadmoremenonboard

C.wasunderLuetjens,commandD.hadbiggergunsthanotherships

3.Welearnfromthetextthaton24ofMay.

A.theBritishonthebattleagainsttheBismarck

B.theBismarckwonthebattleagainsttheBritish

C.theBritishgunfiredamagedtheBismarckseriously

D.theBismarcksucceededinkeepingawayfromtheBritish

4.LuetjenstriedtosailtoFranceinorderto.

A.havetheshiprepairedB.jointheotherGermans

C.gethelpfromtheFrenchD.getawayfromtheBritish

5.WhichofthefollowingistheimmediatecauseofthesinkingoftheBismarck?

A.TheBritishairstrikes.

B.ThedamagedonebytheHood.

C.GunfirefromtheBritishwarships.

D.Luetjens9decisiontorunforFrance.

6.“Iwouldalmostratherseeyoudead."BobertS.Cassatt,aleadingbankerof

Philadelphia,shoutedwhenhistwenty-year-oldeldestdaughterannouncedthatshe

wantedtobecomeanartist.Inthe19thcentury,playingatdrawingorpaintingon

disheswasallrightforayounglady,butseriousworkinartwasnot.Andwhenthe

younglady'sfamilyrackedamong（擠身于）thebestofPhiladelphia'ssocial（社會各

界的）families,suchanideacouldnotevenbeconsidered.

ThatwashowMaryCassatt,born1844,beganherstruggleasanartist.Shedidnot

tremblebeforeherfather'sanger,sheopposed（反對）himwithcourageandatlast

madehimchangehismind.ManyCassattgaveuphersocialpositionandallthoughts

ofathousandandafamily,whichinthosetimeswasunthinkableforayounglady.In

theend,afterlongyearsofhardworkandperseverance（堅持），shebecameAmerica's

mostimportantwomanartistandtheinternationallyrecognizedleadingwoman

painterofthetime.

1.HowdidMrCassattreact（反應）whenhisdaughtermadeherannouncement?

A.Hefearedforherlife.B.Hewasveryangry.

C.Henearlykilledher.D.Hewarnedher.

2.WhatinfactwasMrCassatt'smainreasoninopposinghisdaughter'swish?

A.Drawingandpaintingwassimplyunthinkableamongladiesinthosedays.

B.Hedidnotbelievehisdaughterwantedtoworkseriouslyinart.

C.Hebelievedanartist'slifewouldbetoohardforhisdaughter.

D.Ladiesofgoodfamiliessimplydidnotbecomeartistsinthosetimes.

3.WhatmadeMaryCassatt's"struggle“tobecomearecognizedartistespecially

hard?

A.ShewasawomanB.Herfatheropposedher.

C.Shehadnosocialposition.D.Shedidn'tcomefromanartist'sfamily.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutMaryCassatt'smarriage?

A.Hermarriagefailedbecauseshenevergaveathoughttoherhusbandandfamily.

B.Shenevermarriedbecauseshedidnotwanttobejustawifeandmother.

C.Aftermarriageshedecidedtogiveupherhusbandratherthanhercareer.

D.Shedidnotmarrybecauseforaladyofhersocialpositiontomarrybelowherwas

unthinkable.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertCassatt'scharacterfromthetext?

A.Hewasacruelman.B.Hewasastubborn（固執(zhí)的）man.

B.Heknewnothingaboutart.D.Heknewlittleabouthisdaughter.

7.Ihadjustgonetobedafteraveryharddaywhenthephonerang.Itwasan

eccentric（怪僻的）farmer.IhadnevermethimbeforealthoughIhadoftenheard

peopletalkabouthim.Hesoundedquitenervousandhehadbeentalkingforaminute

orsobeforeIunderstoodanything.EventhenIcouldmakeoutwasthatsomeone

calledMillyhadhadaverybadaccident.Ihadn'ttheslightestideawhoshewasbutI

obviouslyhadtogo.

IthadbeensnowingheavilythatIdidn'tknowtheway.Ihadbeendrivingforat

leastanhourwhenIfinallyfoundhisplace.Hewasstandingthere,waitingforme.It

seemedMillyhaddied.t4Shemeantmoretomethananyone...evenmyownwife!”

hesaid.Icouldseethathehadbeencrying.Ithoughtsomethingterriblehadtaken

place,apossiblescandal（丑聞）.Iwasevenmoreshockedwhenhetoldmehehad

putherinthebam."Iwouldn'tleaveheroutinthecold!”hesaid.

Millyhadclearlybeenasecretloverofhis.Iwasabouttotellhimhecouldnot

expectmetocoveranythingupwhenheopenedthebarndoor.Heliftedhiscandle

andIsawadarkfigureontheground."Shewassuchagoodcow!Iwouldn'tlet

anyonebutadoctortouchher!”hesaid,andburstintotearsagain.

1.Theunderlinedphrase"makeout“inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.expectB.understandC.seeclearlyD.hearclearly

2.Beforehearrivedatthefarmer'shouse,thewriterexpectedtoseeMillylying

A.onthegroundofabarnB.onthefloorofaroom

C.inbedinaroomD.inbedinabarn

3.WhatdoweknowaboutMillyfromthestory?

A.ShehadmetwithanaccidentB.Shehadcausedascandal.

C.Shewasseriouslyill.D.Shewashiddensomewhere.

4.Thefarmerwishedthatthewritermight.

A.lookintothematterB.bringMillybacktolife

C.freehimfromascandalD.keepthewholethingasecret

5.Thepersonwhotoldthestoryisprobablya.

A.farmerB.policemanC.countrydoctorD.newspaperreporter

8.Morethan6000childrenwereexpelled（開除）fromUSschoolslastyearfor

bringinggunsandbombstoschool,theUSDepartmentofEducationsaidonMay8.

Thedepartmentgaveareportontheexpulsionsassayinghandgunsaccountedfor

58percentofthe6093expulsionsin1996—97,against7percentforrifles（步槍）or

shotgunsand35percentforothertypesoffirearms.

“Thereportisaclearsignthatournation'spublicschoolsarecrackingdown（嚴

懲）“onstudentswhobringgunstoschool,"EducationSecretryRichardRieysaidin

astatement."Weneedtobetough-minded（堅強的）aboutkeepinggunsoutofour

schoolsanddoeverythingtokeepourchildrensafe.”

InMarch1997,a11-year-oldboyanda13-year-oldusinghand-gunsandrifles

shotdeadfourchildrenandateacherataschoolinJonesboro,Arkansas.InOctober,

twowerekilledandsevenwoundedinashootingataMissisippischool.Twomonths

later,a14-year-oldboykilledthreehighschoolstudentsandwoundedfivein

Daducab,Kentucky.

“Mostoftheexpulsions（開除），56percent,werefromhighschools,whichhave

studentsfromaboutage13,34percentwerefromjuniorhighschoolsand9percent

werefromelementaryschools.^^Thereportsaid.

1.FromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthatintheUSschools.

A.studentsenjoyshootingB.studentsareeagertobesoldiers

C.safetyisaproblemC.studentscanmakeguns

2.ThereportfromtheUSDepartmentofEducationshowsthat.

A.thenumberoftheexpulsionsisnowlarge

B.thenumberoftheexpulsionsiswrong

C.therearesoldiershidingamongthestudents

D.gunsareoutofcontrolinUSschools

3.Themainideaofparagraphfourshowsus.

A.someexamplesofshootingsinUSschools

B.theAmericans'feeling

C.somefamousschools

D.thatsometeacherswerekilledbystudents

4.Howmanystudentswereshotdeadin1997inUSschools?

A.10B.9C.12D.22

5.Fromthispassageweknowthat.

A.everyAmericancannothaveguns

B.onlysoldiersandpolicecanhaveguns

C.everyAmericancitizencanownguns

D.teachershavenomoneytobuyguns

9.Ithelpsusunderstandtheworldbetterifweknowalittlegeographyandhave

somemapsathand.ButwithmapsinChineseonly,misunderstandingispossible

instudyingworldevents.Chinesenamesarelong,hardtopronounceandwithout

meaningtoaforeigner.Fortheopeningofthecountrymapsareimportantand

helpfulandneededbadly.

Iwishmapsvariouslanguages,suchasthoseusedintheUnitedNations,would

comeoutandbesoldinallbookstoresopentoChinese.

1.Thewriterismainlytalkingabout.

A.geographyB.mapsC.ChinesenamesD.theopeningofthecountry

2.KnowingalittlegeographyandhavingsomemapsinChineseonly,aforeigner

A.canstudyworldeventseasily

B.canstudyworldeventswithoutmisunderstanding

C.can'tstudyworldeventswithoutmisunderstanding

D.willfelljoyinstudyingworldevents

3.WhatarethedifficultiesforaforeignertouseamapinChinese?

A.Aforeignerhasnowheretobuyamap

B.AllthebookstoresonlyopentoChinese.

C.ThenamesofChinesepeoplearelong,hardtopronounceandwithoutmeaning.

D.ThenamesofplacesonamapinChinesearelong,hardtopronounceandwithout

meaning.

4.IntheUnitedNationspeopleusemapsin.

A.foreignlanguagesonlyB.Chineseonly

C.variouslanguagesD.Englishonly

5.Accordingtothepassagemapsinforeignlanguagearebadlyneeded.

A.inacountryopentootherpartsoftheworld

B.ifacountryisgoingtojointheUnitedNations

C.whenwearelearninggeography

D.iftherearenomapsinbookstoresopentoChinese

10.Doanimalshaveaculture?Whatdowemeanby“culture?”Latelysocial

scientistshavebeguntoaskifcultureisfoundjustinhumans,orifsomeanimals

haveaculturetoo.Whenwespeakofculture,wemeanawayoflifeagroupof

peoplehaveincommon.Cultureincludesthebeliefsandattitudeswelearn.Itisthe

patternsofbehaviorthathelppeopletolivetogether.Itisalsothepatternsofbehavior

thatmakeonegroupofpeopledifferentfromanothergroup.

Ourcultureletsusmakeupforhavinglostoutstrength,claws,longteeth,and

otherdefenses.Insteadweusetools,cooperatewithoneanother,andcommunicate

withlanguage.Buttheseaspectsofhumanbehavior,or“cultureJcanalsobefoundin

thelivesofcertainanimals.Animalscanmaketools,forexample.Weusedtothink

thattheabilitytousetoolswasthedividinglinebetweenhumanbeingsandother

animals.Lately,however,wehavefoundthatthisisnotthecase.Chimpanzees（非洲

小猩猩）cannotonlyusetoolsbutactuallymaketoolsthemselves.Animalscanalso

shareknowledgewitheachotherandusetheirownlanguagetocommunicate.Soit

maybeimportantforustoknowthatthelinedividingusfromanimalsisnotasclear

asweusedtothink.

1.Choosethestatementthatbestexpressesthemainidea..

A.Achimpanzeecanlearntousesignlanguagetomakesentences

B.Otheranimalscaninventtools

C.Knowledgeandcommunicationarenolongersignsofonlyhumanbehavior

D.Thelinedividinghumanculturefromanimalcultureisnotasclearaswemight

think

2.<tCulture^^refersto.

A.booklanguageofbehaviorwelearn

B.thepatternsofbehaviorwelearn

C.traditionalideas

D.people'sgoodhabits

3.Achimpanzee'suseoftoolsmeans.

A.animalsarethesameashumanbeings

B.animalscanbeascleverashumanbeings

C.thedividinglinebetweencultureandanimalculturenolongerexists

D.animalsmayhaveaculturelikeourown

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?.

A.Theabilitytouselanguageseparateshumanbeings

B.Wecanbecertainthatanimalshaveaculturetoo

C.Socialscientistsdoubtifanimalshaveaculturetoo

D.Sometraditionalideasaboutthedifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandanimals

maybewrong

5.Thefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraph“Ourculturelets7usmakeupforhaving

lostourstrength,claws,longteeth,andotherdefenses“means.

A.asaresultofourculture,wehavelostourstrength,claws,longteeth,andother

defenses

B.ourculturehasenabledusevenbetterthoughwehavelostourstrength,claws,

longteeth,andotherdefenses

C.ourculturehasbroughtbacktousstrength,claws,longteeth,andotherdefenses

thatwehavelost

D.ourcultureasksthatweloseourstrength,claws,longteeth,andotherdefenses

whichanimalsstillhave

Thekey:

l.BABDC

2.BBACA

3.BADCD

4.AACCC

5.CABAC

6.BAABD

7.BCABC

8.CDABC

9.BCDCA

10.DBDDB

完型填空：（A）

Astudentpassedalltheentranceexaminationsbeforehewenttoa_1_wherehe

puthis_2downforacourseingeography,butafterthefirstlecture,hedidnot

___3_upanymore.

Theteachernoticedthestudent's_4—,andthoughtthathehadchangedto___5_

course.However,hewasverysurprisedattheboy's_6—onthelistofstudentswho

intendedtotake_7__examinationattheendoftheterm.

Theteacherhadprepareda_8—examinationpaper,which,followedhislectures

very_9—,andhewaseagartosee10___thisstudentwouldanswerthe

questions.He_11_badanswers,butitturned_12_thathecouldfindonlyone

small13__.Hewentthroughhepaperoveragain,buthegotthe_14___result.Sohe

sentforthestudent.

Whenthestudenthadcomeintothe_15___,theteachersaid,“Iknowthatyou

attendedmyfirstlecture_16_andafterthatyouhavebeen17___.I'dliketoknow

yougotnearlyeverything_18___.

“Oh,Iamverysorryaboutthat19___,sir,"answeredthestudent._20___the

examinationJrealizedwhatI_21___havewritten.1wouldnothavemadethe

mistakeifIhadnotbeen_22_byyourfirstlecture.?,

Fromthis_23_weknowallthestudentwhowasabsent_24—thelectureswas

bright,andknowhowto25___byhimself.

l.A.colIegeB.factoryC.companyD.school

2.A.numberB.nameC.addressD.marks

3.A.riseB.standC.turnD.got

4.A.carelessnessB.prideC.absenceD.activities

5.A.otherB.anotherC.interestingD.modern

6.A.gradeB.ageC.addressD.name

7.A.middleB.geographyC.lastD.important

8.A.difficultB.longC.verygoodD.simply

9.A.nearlyB.closelyC.sharplyD.clearly

10.A.whatB.thatC.whenD.how

11.A.meantB.waitedforC.expectedD.imagined

12.A.outB.upC.offD.on

13.A.markB.mistakeC.numberD.shortcoming

14.A.differentB.unexpectedC.surprisingD.same

15.A.officeB.hotelC.restaurantD.lab

16.A.onlyB.onceC.attentivelyD.gladly

17.A.disappearedB.fleeingC.absentD.gone

18.A.correctlyB.rightC.wrongD.known

19.A.absenceB.actionC.examinationD.mistake

20.A.BeforeB.DuringC.AfterD.About

21.A.hadto