电大会计学位英语阅读、完型、翻译试题

阅读理解1.

While plant植物and animal动物species种类are disappearing消失at a rapidly迅速increasing增长rate比率throughout the world, scientists科学家note 记录some success stories成功故事. For example, the number of elephants象

killed illegally不法地in Africa has fallen sharply急剧下降. 89 thousand were killed in 1983. 46thousand were killed one year later.

This happened because African countries国家agreed to establish建立export

limits出口限制on ivory象牙from elephants. Ivory is the hard white material物质that forms an elephant's two long teeth, or tusks长牙. Countries that import进口ivory are refusing谢绝to accept ivory shipments装船that do not have legal export documents合法的出口公文.

条约The Convention大会on International Trade in Endangered Species in a treaty signed by 91 nations国家led to the program for saving endangered计划拯救的elephants in Africa. Successful成功efforts成就also同样have been made in protecting Africa's endangered濒临灭绝的mountain山gorillas大猩猩.

Almost差不多400 of the gorillas survive幸存in a volcano火山area范围on the border边境of Rwanda卢旺达, Uganda乌干达and Zaire扎伊尔. The mountain gorilla population人口(数量) has remained剩余about the same for 15 years. This happened partly部分, because Rwanda developed发展an important business重要商业that depends依赖on protecting保护the gorillas. Visitors

游客there can pay to get close to watch the gorillas in the animals'

traditional传统的home area区域.

Another successful program is to take endangered animals out of their natural homes. The animals are put into zoos or other protected areas where they can reproduce in safety. The goal目标of many of these programs is to produce引

起enough animals to put back into the wild野性.

1.What is the best title for this passage? B

减少greatly in that 2.The number of elephants killed illegally in Africa has decreased

_A___.

3.In Africa, the number of elephants killed illegally in 1983 and 1984 was__C__.

4.The number of mountain gorillas has remained about the same for many years partly部分because of ___C（A）___.

5.The phrase短语"the wild"荒野in Paragraph 5 refers to __C___.

第1空:

A.Wild Plants and Animals野生动植物

B.√B. Protecting Endangered Species保护临危物种

Saving Endangered Elephants and Mountain Gorillas拯救临危象和山猩猩Successful Efforts Made in Protecting Africa's Endangered Mountain Gorillas成功努力保护非洲山猩猩

第2空: √A. African countries agreed to establish export limits on ivory from elephants同意限制象牙出口 B. countries that import ivory from elephants are refusing to accept ivory shipments C. there are less elephants now in Africa

D. there is a program for saving endangered elephants in Africa

第3空:

A. 89 000

B. 13 500 √

C. 135 000=89000+46000

D. 153 000

第4空:

A. the development of an important business that depends on protecting the gorillas

B.the protection of gorillas

√C. Rwanda developed an important business that depends on protecting the gorillas

D. the protection from the gorillas

第5空:

A.the animal world动物世界

√林B. the natural areas full of animals and plants天然的充满动物的和植物

√C. the wild nature野性的自然

D. the wild animals 野生动物

阅读理解2

In 1848, gold was discovered in California; from all over the nation, thousands of young men set out出发for California. People called this the time of the Gold Rush 淘金热.

A gold miner矿工came into a city looking for a pair of pants短裤. He wanted pants strong坚固enough to stand up to 勇敢地抵抗the rough粗暴work of mining矿业. He met a young man named Levi, who sold heavy粗重cloth衣料for tents帐篷and wagon货车tops顶. They asked a tailor裁缝to use heavy cloth for their pants. Then Levi went into进入the business of making work pants. He asked his brothers to send him some strong blue cotton cloth called denim (斜纹粗棉布). With this blue denim cloth, Levi started making the kind of pants we call blue jeans today. They were sewed up解决in the same way as other pants. In 1860, a miner said that the pockets口袋weren't strong enough to hold the pieces of gold he found. The pockets kept pulling拉loose松from the pants. The cloth was all right. It was the thread线that wasn't strong enough. So Levi used rivets (铆钉) to attach系上the pockets onto the pants. Cowboys needed tough pants, too. They liked their pants to fit tightly. But the rivets marked the cowboys' saddles承受. So Levi covered隐藏the rivets with cloth. Then everybodywas happy.

1.This article as a whole is about ______A_____.

A. how people got blue jeans

B. the Gold Rush

C. denim, rivets and blue jeans

D. cowboys and blue jeans

2.While not stated in the article, you can tell that _____B_____.

A. everybody who went to California got a lot of gold

B. Levi found riches in the gold fields矿区

C. Levi made more money than many gold miners

D. Levi sold more jeans to cowboys than to gold miners

引用______C____.

3.The word this in the first paragraph, last sentence, refers to

A. California

B. gold

C. many people looking for gold寻找黄金

D. the discovery of gold发现黄金

4.Levi used strong blue cotton cloth to make pants because _____C_____.

A. gold miners liked the blue color

B. this was the only cloth he had

C. miners wanted pants which could stand rough work经受粗活

D. cowboys liked their pants to fit tightly紧身

5.Which of the following sentences is not correct? C

A. It was Levi who started the business of making blue jeans.

B. It was one tailor裁缝who started making blue jeans.

C. It was in California that blue jeans first became popular流行.

D. It was in California that gold was discovered.

阅读理解3

Culture shock文化冲击might可以be called an occupational disease

职业病of

移民国外. Like most ailments people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad

疾病, it has its own symptoms症状and cure治愈. 文化冲击可被称为有

突然被在移民国外的人们一种职业的疾病。像最大多数的小病,它有它的自

己症状和治疗。

Culture shock is precipitated突如其来的by the anxiety忧虑that results from losing all our familiar signs熟悉的标记and symbols符号of social社会intercourse

交流. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one ways众我方法in which we orient适宜ourselves to the situation情形of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases购买, when to accept and when to refuse invitations邀请,when to take statements陈述seriously真诚and when not. These cues提示, which may be words, gestures,facial expressions面部表情, customs, or norms, are acquired习惯by all of

us in the course在..期间of growing up成长and are as much同样多 a part of our

信仰we accept接受. All of us culture文明as the language we speak or the beliefs

depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, most of which we do not carry on the level of conscious awareness. 完全缺乏熟悉的社

会交往的标志和特征导致的忧虑加速了我们对文化的不适应症。这些标志和

记号包括了我们对日常生活环境适应的众多方法：当到摇动手和该说什么当

我们遇见别人, 当该如何示意, 该如何进行购买，何时该接受和何时该拒绝

邀请, 何时该真诚的陈述和何时不那么做。这些提示, 可能是字，手势, 面

部表情，关税或基准, 在成长期间,和同样地被我们全部获得是很多我们的文

化一个部份如语言我们说或我们接受的信念。我们全部都为我们的思想和我

们的和平数以百计这些开端上的效率靠, 我们不继续有意识的觉察水平的

大部分。

Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how

broad-minded or full of goodwill you may be, a series of props have been knocked from under you followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety. People react to the frustration in much the same way. 现在当一个个人进入这些熟

悉的开端奇怪的文化, 所有的或大部分是离开的时候。他或她由水像一条

鱼。无论友善你可能是多麽的气量大的或充满,一系列的支柱从在被挫折和

焦虑的感觉跟随的你之下有被敲击。在多相同的方法中人们对～产生反应挫

折。

First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort. "The ways of the host country are bad because they make me feel bad." When foreigners in a strange land get together to grouse about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock. Another phase of culture shock is regression. The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance. To the foreigner everything becomes irrationally glorified. 首先他们拒绝引起不便之处的环境。

"因为他们使我感觉坏, 所以东道主很坏"。当在奇怪的土地中的外国人聚

在一起埋怨有东道主国和它的民族事时候, 你能确定他们正在蒙受文化冲

击。文化冲击的另外一个时期是衰退。家环境突然承担巨大的重要。对外国人每件事物无理性的变成赞美。

All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes trip home to bring one back to reality. 所有的困难和问题被忘记并且只有好的事物回家被记得。它通常带旅行回家对真实

把一带来回来。

1.According to the passage, culture shock ___A___.

第1空答案C. is actually not a disease

A. is an occupational disease职业病of foreign外国people

B. may可能lead to导致very serious严重symptoms症状

C. is actually not a disease实际上是一种疾病

D. is incurable不可治愈

产生from ___C ___.

2.According to the passage, culture shock results

第2空答案A. the sudden change of the social atmosphere and customs

A. the sudden change突跃of the socia社会atmosphere气氛and customs.社交的氛围突变

B. the sudden change of our daily habits日常习惯突变

C. the sudden loss of our own signs符号and symbols 象征

D. the discomfort不适that we feel when faced面对with a foreigner外国人

3.Which one of the following may not be the symptoms征兆of culture shock? C 第3空答案C. You suddenly forget what a word means.

A. You don't know how to express your gratitude.你不知道如何表达你的感谢之

情

B. You don't know how to greet other people.你不知道如何向其他人表达致敬

C. You suddenly forget what a word means.你突然忘记一个字的意谓

D. You don't understand why a foreigner shrugs.你不了解一个外国人为什么耸

肩

4.How would a person who stays逗留abroad国外most probably大概react反应when he or she is frustrated失落by the culture shock according to the passage? 当他或她藉着依照通道的文化冲击是失望的时候一个在国外最或停留的人如

何会反应 D

第4空答案A. He is most likely to refuse to absorb the strange environment at first.

A. He is most likely to refuse to absorb the strange environment at first.开始他可

能会抗拒接受生疏的环境

他B. He is ready to accept the change and adapt himself to the new environment.准备好接受变化而且使他自己配合新的环境

C. He or she is most likely to take a trip home when frustrated by the strange environment.当他在生疏的环境失落,大多会远行回家

D. He or she may begin to hate the people or things around him or her.他可能开

始憎恨人们和身边的事物.

5.This passage is most likely taken from _____.

第5空答案D. an essay on human customs

A. a news report新闻报告

B. a grammar book原理书籍

C. a book on medicine and psychology关于医学和心理的书

D. an essay on human customs一篇随笔

阅读理解4

The English names of the months of the year come from Latin拉丁. January1,

神. January was named March3, May5,and June6 were all named after Roman gods

after命名the god Janus. Janus was a strange god with two faces that could look in two directions方向. He could look forward and back at the same time, so he was the god of beginnings and endings. January, the first month of the year, is a time at which one looks forward to the new year and back to the old year. The name February2 comes from a Roman celebration庆典called Februa. Februa was a celebration of cleaning清洁. Toward the end of February, after the long winter months, people begin to think of spring cleaning. This probably大概was the origin

起源of the name of the month. February had only twenty-eight days except every fourth year, when it had an extra额外day. This is because in every year there are

额外hours exactly 365 days and six hours. At the end of four years, these six extra

of each year add up to twenty-four hours, or one full day. This fourth year, in

闰年. The third month, which February has twenty-nine days, is called leap year

March3, was named after the Roman god of war战神, Mars. Mars was a strong god, and the Roman people always connected连接him with thunder and lightning指责. Pictures of Mars always show总是展示him with lightning闪电about his head头.

It is natural that March should be named after this god since in most of

North America, it is the month of strong winds, rain, and storms. There is frequent 频繁thunder and lightning in March.

1. What do people often do in the first month of the year? D

A. They expect for the new year.他们预期新年

B. They do the first cleaning.

他们首先做清洁 C. They think back the past year.他们回想过去一年

D. Both A and C.

2. The second month of a year is named February probably because ___C____.

A. the god Februa has two faces.因Februa是个双面神

B. it is named after a Roman god who does spring cleaning它由一个做春天清洁的罗马人命名

C. it is time to consider spring cleaning这时是考虑春天清洁的时候了

D. "February" means "two"" in Latin二月是拉丁文”二”的意思

3. Regarding关于the origin of the name of the second month of a year, the author 作者is A .

A. not very sure不是很确信

B. completely ignorant完全无知

C. very certain非常确定

D. suspicious 可疑

4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A

A. It is frequently频繁rainy and stormy暴风in March in most of North America.北美三月的天气大多数下雨和暴风

每年都确切地有

B. Every year there are exactly 365 days and twenty-four hours.

365日和24小时

全世界都在2月庆贺清C. People all over the world celebrate cleaning in February.

洁

D. God Mars often appear in pictures with snow, lightning and thunder.战神时常

以雪闪电雷出现

5. Which of the following statements might be the topic sentence of this passage?

A. The months are all named after Roman gods.月份全以罗马神命名

B. The English names of the months of the year are from Latin.英文月份名称来

自拉丁文

每年有365日+6小时

C. In every year there are exactly 365 days and six hours.

D. The name February comes from a Roman celebration.二月命名来自罗马庆典

B

阅读理解5

Rote-learning (死记硬背), spoon-fed education匙喂教育, produces导致 a brand

烙印of kids that don't know what to do when entering university进入大学. They

are disciplined into following, not leading.他们被训练跟从,而不是领导. Yet the future depends on creativity and imagination.然而未来依赖创造和想像力. The

世界需要创造者,创world needs creators, makers and shakers of the new centuries,

造和揉合出新的世纪not the followers of the past centuries.而不是追随过去的

世纪. As the numbers increase at college and university level, more students from the lower ends are likely to be thrown into a system designed to choose only learners that have proved excellent in listening to teachers.

,如学院和大学平数字增加,更多来自下端的较多学生对进入被设计体系,只会

听老师的话,选择能证明的学习者为优良的一个系统之内可能被丢弃

学习只有三个途径:看, There are three ways to learn: looking, listening and doing.

听,做

学生和老师是今Students and teachers today are a product of learning by listening.

天听的产物. The computer may not be liked by traditional teachers电脑可能不被

传统老师喜欢, who use rote-learning to put information谁喜欢死记硬背, which

will be out of date in a few years没几年就会落后, into the heads of the students. With computer learning you learn by looking, listening and doing; you use three methods of learning, not just one. Therefore因此, you can learn faster.

The changing speed of information is frightening.信息正令人吃惊地变更. What

we learn now will be out of date in the near future.我们所学在不久的将来被废弃. So what students are learning now at school may be replaced by the time they finish university.中学时代所学可能在大学时已被取代. We have to learn by choice

what to forget我们不得不选择学习忘记. Rote-learning for exams is one thing, but wouldn't it be better to learn how to learn?但它不会是比较好地学习如何学习的

吗? The students at university today could possibly be doing a job in the not too distant future which has not yet been invented.今日的大学生可能可以做一项工

作是今天尚未出现的.

1. According to the author, the future doesn't need _____ D_______.

A) creativity创造B) imagination 想像C) creators创作D) followers追随者

2. In the author's view作者观点, how can students learn well? D

A) Carefully listen to the teacher in class.小心听老师课堂中的说话

B) Take down every single word said by the teacher. 记下老师说的每个词

C) Learn all the notes by heart.学习所有的笔记

D) Combine listening with looking and doing.听看做结合

3. What does the author mean by "The changing speed of information is frightening"? B

A) We don't have enough time to adjust ourselves to the speed of information.我们

没有充足的时间调整我们自己到数据的速度

B) What we learned today may not be useful tomorrow.我们今天所学的不是明天

所用的

C) The pace of life is too fast.生活的速度太快

D) The world is changing every minute.世界每分钟都正在变更

4. What does the last sentence of the passage tell us? B

A) Rote-learning is completely harmful.死记硬背十分有害

学生可能必须B) Students may have to do jobs which have not yet been invented.

做仍未被创造出来的工作

C) It's better to learn how to learn than learn what to forget.比学习该忘记什么更好的,是学习该如何学习

D) Students must look into the future.学生必须预见未来

5. The author's attitude towards rote-learning is ____ B_____.

A) approving满意B) disapproving不赞成

C) confident确信D) opposite to what the words say相对而言的

当进入大学的时候, 机械性的背诵- 学问( 死记硬背), 匙喂的教育, 生产不知道该做什么的小孩商标。他们被进入跟随之内训练, 不领先。仍然未来仰赖创造力和想像。世界需要新的世纪创作者，制造者和摇荡机而不是过去世纪的从者。如数字增加在来自下端的学院和大学同高的,较多的学生对进入被设计只在听老师的话方面选择有证明的学习者为优良的一个系统之内

被丢是有可能的。

有三个方法可以学习: 看,听而且做。

学生和老师今天是藉由听学习的产品。计算机不可能被传统的老师喜欢, 使用学习机械性的背诵放数据, 将会在几年之内是过时的,进入那头学生之内。藉由计算机学习你藉由看学习,听而且做;你使用三个学习的方法而不是正直的。因此,你能比较快速地学习。

那变更数据的速度正在惊吓。我们所现在学习的将会在不久的将来内是过时的。如此学生正在现在在学校学习什么可能被替换在～的时候之前他们完成

大学。我们必须藉着选择该忘记什么学习。机械性的背诵- 学问为考试是一件事物，但是它不会是比较好学习该如何学习的吗? 学生在大学今天可以可能地在那不仍未被发明的太远未来中做一种工作对作家的

1.According,未来不需要____________.

2.In 作家的视野,学生如何能学习得好?

3.What 作家方法被" 那变更数据的速度正在惊吓"?

4.What 通道的最後一个句子告诉我们吗?

5.The 作家的态度对於机械性的背诵- 学问是_________.

第 1 空答案D。从者

第 2 空答案D. 联合由于看而且做听。

第 3 空答案B. 我们所明天今天学习的不是有用的。

第 4 空答案B. 学生可能必须做仍未被发明的工作。

第 5 空答案B。不赞成

阅读理解6

Since the late 1960s a growing number of women have expressed a strong dissatisfaction不满with any marriage arrangement wherein the husband and his

自从1960 年代後期以後愈career are the primary considerations in the marriage.

来愈多的女人有用～表达一个强烈不满婚姻需主要考虑安排丈夫和他的事

业.By the end of the 1970s, for example, considerably相当于less than half of the women in the United States still believed that they would put their husbands and

children ahead of their own careers事业. 只有少于一半的美国妇女愿意将丈夫

和孩子放在事业之前.

More and more American women have come to believe that they should be equal partners rather than junior partners in their marriages.越来越多美国妇女相信他们

是与婚姻处在对等的地位. This stage of marriage, 婚姻的这个阶段性,although

not typical典型of most American marriages at present, 虽然现在不是大多数美

国婚姻生活的典型, will grow most rapidly in the future.有迅速增长的趋势. In an equal partnership marriage对等的合伙婚姻中, the wife pursues a full-time job or

妻子全职工作,与她的丈夫同career which has equal importance to her husband's.

等重要. The long-standing长期存在division of labor劳动分工between husband and wife comes to an end. 长期存在的劳动分工在丈夫和妻子之间结束.The husband is no longer the main主要provider供给of family income收入, 丈夫不

再是家庭收入的主要供给者, and the wife no longer has the main responsibilities

职责for household duties and raising children.而妻子的主要职责不再是家庭和

夫妻平等地分担这些责

养育孩子. Husband and wife share all these duties equally.

家庭的决定力量也被相等地

任. Power over family decisions is also shared equally.

分享.

The rapid change in women's attitudes toward marriage in the 1970s reflected rapid change in the larger society. The Women's Liberation Movement appeared in the late 1960s, demanding an end to all forms of sexual discrimination against females.

女权

运动在1960年代后期出现An Equal Rights Amendment (修正案) to the U.S. Constitution was proposed which would make any form of discrimination歧视on

the basis of sex illegal, and though it has failed to be ratified, it continues to have millions of supporters. 一部平等修正案提议修定美国宪法差别以性别歧视是

违法的,虽然它有未能被批准,它继续有数以百万计的支持者.

不满with the

1. Since the late 1960s more women have been dissatisfied

marriage婚姻生活where in _林B____( D).

A) they are unhappy

B) they are in the inferior position她们地位次等

C) only the husband work to earn the living只有丈夫工作谋生

D) the wife only take care of the household妻子照顾家庭

2. What is the long-standing division of labor劳动分工between husband and

wife in America? D

A) Husband-leader, wife-helper.丈夫-领导者,妻子-助手

B) Husband and wife share the housework.夫妻分担家务

C) Husband and wife have equal partnership.夫妻地位对等

D) Husband plays a superior role while wife plays an inferior role.丈夫扮演上手角

色,妻子扮演下等角色

3. Which statement is NOT true about the new type of marriage新型婚姻生活?

C

A) Husband and wife share all their duties equally.夫妻平等分享责任

B) Wife can also make the decisions in the family.妻子也有决定权

C) Wife earns the living while husband does housework.妻子谋生,丈夫做家务

D) Husband is also responsible for raising children.丈夫也要养育孩子

4. The women's attitudes toward marriage contribute to妇女对婚姻的态度有利

于__D___.

A) the Women's Liberation Movement女权运动

B) the prohibition of any form of sexual discrimination任何形式的性别歧视的禁

令

C) the changing roles of husband and wife in the marriage变更婚姻中夫妻角色

D) all of the above以上所有

5. Which of the following can be the title for this passage? D

A) The Changing Patterns of Americans' Marriage改变美国人的婚姻模式

B) An Ideal Marriage理想婚姻

C) The Women's Liberation Movement女权运动

D) The Equal Right Between Husband and Wife夫妻平等

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When all the animals of a species(种类) die out当所有的动物日渐绝迹时, the

whole world loses整个世界迷失. That is gone forever那将是永恒. Many people

are worried about this happening to large numbers of wild animals 很多人担心

大量的野生动物, they spent time campaigning从事to help preserve保护

wild life他们花时间做保护野生动物的活动.One of the best known

preservationists (保护者) is Joan Embery. She is an attractive有魅力的young

woman who works for the San Diego Zoo.

她丰富

Her wide knowledge of animals makes her a frequent guest on TV talk shows

的动物知识使她成为电视谈话节目的常客. She has been曾经on the “Johnny

ty times she explains common errors in thinking about

Carson show” ever for

wildlife她曾经在…节目上超过四十次,向人们解释对待野生动植物的错误认

beasts .they appear to

识.For example, gorillas(大猩猩) aren’t the ferocious凶残

be那只是看起来的感觉.They are really quite shy怕羞. Monkeys that smile are not

as happy as the may seem. In fact a monkey’s ear

-to-ear, grin means watch out露

蛇真正有助自然

齿表示警惕, snakes really help nature by eating harmful in sects

灭有害的昆虫. So people should try to protect them人们应该试去去保护它们.

Joan Embey , hopes that once people understand animals better they will do their

best to present them希望人们更多了解动物,尽力介绍它们.

Joan helped pioneer the field of Zoo work for women带领妇女从事野生动物园工

作. Before she became well, known few women were connected with this field很少

妇女在这个领域被认识. It was not considered被尊重 a desirable令人想要的

profession这并不是一项令人想做的职业. Now many woman work in Zoos现今

很我妇女为动物园工作了.

to help keep an animal thriving on旺盛the earth.’’　“It’s a great feeling荣幸

任何人保护野生动植物

says Joan. Anyone who cares about wildlife certainly agrees

都受到认可.How lucky animals are to have a friend like Joan Embary.

1 Joan Embary is a ____

√A naturalist B Zoo specialist C TV reporter D tourist

2 Many people are worried that ____

A our world is not safe today

B women are not encouraged被鼓励to work for Zoos

√C may species in the animal world may die out很多种类的动物可能日

D our world will come to an end世界将要终结

3 Gorillas are ___

√A gentle and shy文雅和害羞

B long-armed man-eaters长臂食人者

C good at grinning from ear to ear.擅长从咬耳朵到露齿

D pleasant令人愉快的

4 snakes蛇are________

A the enemy of man人类的敌人

B the enemy to nature自然的敌人

√C the enem y of harmful insects有害昆虫的敌人

D the enemy of mouse鼠的敌人

5 It is implied but not stated that now many women work in zoos. because___

A they understand animals better.她们更懂得动物

√B Joan Embery has set a good example for them. J oan Embery做了榜样

C they know the importance of protecting wild animals. 她们知道保护野生动植

物的重要

D they like animals.

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网上根据：“日本教授研究怎样使人年轻”搜出：

研If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research 究finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains智力are not getting enough exercise-and锻炼as a result结果, we are ageing变老unnecessarily未必soon.

如果你想要停留年轻的,坐下有一个发想法。这是一队日本的医生研究发现, 说大多数的我们智力不在有充足的练习-而且结果，我们是老化不是必然的。Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise另外healthy farmers 健康农民in northern北部Japan appeared出现to be losing败their ability能力

to think and reason at a relatively相关地early age, and how the process步骤of ageing could be slowed down慢下来.

教授Taiju Matsuzawa 想要找出为什么否则健康的农民在被似乎损失他们

的能力在一相对地早的年龄想而且说服的日本北部，而且老化的程序可以如何被减慢。

With a team of colleagues同事at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring测量brain头脑volumes体积of a thousand people of different ages and varying变化occupations占有.

与在东京国家的大学一队同事在一起，他着手从事测量脑体积的不同年龄的

一个千人而且改变占有。

Computer technology技术enabled激活the researchers研究员to obtain获得precise精确的measurements测量法of the volume体积of the front and side sections部分of the brain脑, which relate涉及to intellect (智能) and emotion情感, and deter-mine决定the human人类character特征. ( The rear section of the brain脑的后部, which controls控制functions作用like eating and breathing呼吸, does not contract使缩短with age, and one can continue延续living without intellectua l智力or emotional faculties (功能).

计算机技术使了研究员能够获得脑的前面和边区段的体积精确的测量, 与有关智力和情绪, 而且制止-我的人类个性。脑的后面区段, 控制功能相似的吃而且呼吸,由于年龄不缩短，而且一能继续生活没有有知识者或情绪的才能。Contraction收缩of front and side parts-as cells die off-was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some

sixty-and-seventy-year-olds.

前面和边部份的收缩-当细胞相继死去- 在他们的在一些课题中被观察三十

多岁, 但是它仍然不对～感到显然的一些六十-和-七十岁的。

Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age-using the head.

Matsuzawa 从他的测试得出结论,对正常地与～有关使用年龄的头收缩的简

单药物。

The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.

调查结果在脑的收缩很快在国家中的人们中开始的一般术语中展现比较在城

镇中。很危险的那些最少, Matsuzawa 说,是律师,被大学教授和医生跟随。然而,白色的衣领工人在政府办公室中做常式工作是, 如有可能的有收缩智力如

农场工人，公共汽车司机和商场店员。

Matsuzawa's findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. "The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain, " he says. "Think hard and engage in conversation. Don ' t rely on pocket calculators. " Matsuzawa's 调查结果展现思考能阻止脑收缩。血一定适当地在头中流通供

应新鲜的氧脑细胞需要。"对维持好的血循环的最好方法是穿越动脑筋,"他说。"努力地想而且专注交谈。不依赖计算器。"

46. The team of doctors wanted to find out ______A___.

[ A ] why certain people age sooner than others为什麽某些人变老比其他人更快

[ B ] how to make people live longer如何使人更长寿

[ C ] the size of certain people ' s brains某些人的智力大小

[ D ] which people are most intelligent人是最聪明的

47. On what are their research findings based? 在他们的研究调查结果被建立什

么之上？C

[A] A survey of farmers in northern Japan. 在日本北部的农民调查。

[ B ] Tests performed on a thousand old people. 测试在一千个老人。

[ C ] The study of brain volumes of different people. 不同的人们脑体积的研究

[ D] The latest development of computer technology. 计算机技术的最新发展。

48. The doctor ' s tests show that ___D______.医生的测试展现

[ A ] our brains shrink as we grow older当我们变得比较年长，我们的智力收缩

[B] the front section of the brain does not shrink脑的前面区段不收缩

[ C ] sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-olds六十岁的有三十岁的智

力好

一些人们智

[ D ] some people ' s brains have contracted more than other people ' s

力有收缩超过其他人

49. The word "subjects" in paragraph 5 means____C_____.

[ A ] something to be considered某事被尊重

[ B ] branches of knowledge学科studied有计划的

[ C ] persons chosen to be studied in an experiment选择的人在实验方面学习

[ D ] any member of a state except the supreme ruler最高统治者以外的其他成员

哪50. According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?

些像是变老比其他人更慢? A

[A] Lawyers. 律师[B] Farmers.农民

[C] Clerks.店员[D] Shop assistants.购物助手

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Being a man has always been dangerous. There are about 105 males born for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year old people there are twice as many women as men.But the great universal (普遍性) of male mortality is being changed. Now, boy babies survive almost as well as girls do. This means that for the first time there will be an excess of boys in those crucial years when they are searching for a mate. More important, another chance for natural selection has been removed. Fifty years ago, the chance of a baby surviving depended on its weight. A kilogram too light or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost no difference. Since much of the variation is due to genes, one more force of evolution has gone.

There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide: stay alive, but have fewer children. Except in some religious communities, very few women have 15 children. Nowadays the number of births, like the age of death, has become average. Most of us have roughly the same number of children. Again, differences between people and the opportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have disappeared. India shows what is happening. The country offers wealth for a few in the great cities and poverty for the remaining tribal peoples. The grand mediocrity of today-everyone being the same in survival and number of children-means that natural selection has lost 80% of its power in middle-class compared to the tribe.

For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived. Strangely, it has involved little physical change. No other species fills so many places in nature. But in the past 100 000 years- even the past 100 years-our lives have been transformed but our bodies have not. We did not evolve, because machines and society did it for us. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution;

they "look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension." No doubt we will remember a 20th century way of life beyond comprehension for its ugliness. But however amazed our descendants may be at how far from Utopia we were, they will look just like us.

1. According to the author, what was the danger a man had to face?

2. The sentence "There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide" perhaps means _____.

3. The example of India interprets that ______.

4. The author argues that our bodies have stopped evolving because_____.

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

第1空答案C. Lower survival.

第2空答案C. there is another factor to prevent us from evolving

第3空答案B. natural selection hardly works among the rich and the poor

第4空答案A. life has been improved by technological advance

第5空答案D. Human evolution going nowhere.

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How do the American office men and women dress themselves when they go to

work?

In certain kinds of businesses the men wear only suits of a conservative nature with white shirts and dark ties; in others, men wear blazers and quiet-pattern sport Jackets. In some institutions women know instinctively to wear skirts (there are no rules posted saying they should not wear pants). In some other types of Jobs women wear pants - well-cut, well-fitting ones - freely, and in certain other jobs that

demand physical activity pants are almost a necessity.

In conservative business such as banks, insurance companies, and company headquarters, men and women should have one fashion and one only; to dress in good taste. Good taste does not need a major investment in designers' originals; good taste means dressing in an understated rather than overstated manner.

The importance of grooming cannot be overemphasized. Without it, there is no successful fashion. It would be helpful if everyone were to go over their grooming check list in front of a full-length mirror before leaving home each morning.

Career people can keep a full set of toiletries and make-up stored somewhere at the office. A woman going to an evening party should dress in the morning in one of her "basic dresses" - the kind that can change into a different look with an added scarf or jewelry. She can metamorphose herself into another person with freshly cleaned teeth, combed hair, a new face, a different and dressier pair of shoes, and some sparkling jewelry. In addition to a razor and toothbrush, men should keep a change

of shirt in their office so that they can go off in the evening looking refreshed. If

the occasion is formal they too must store their black-tie paraphernalia and their dressy black shoes in their office.

1. According to the text, some women have to work in pants because _______.

2. "dress in good taste" (in Paragraph 3) may refer to_______.

3. "The importance of grooming cannot be overemphasized" (in Paragraph 4) may most probably mean _______.

4. It is suggested in the text that before leaving home for work _______ .

5. Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

第1空答案A. pants are almost a necessity for their work

第2空答案D. dress in proper and unobvious clothes

第3空答案C. grooming should be overemphasized because it is very important

第4空答案D. everyone make sure he or she is properly dressed or made up

第5空答案C. Both men and women may go to an evening engagement before returning home.

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The University of London is one of Britain's largest centers for higher education,

with a name for international education. Located in one of the world's most dynamic cities, we can offer international students a wide and diverse cultural life, as well as the very best course choice and teaching. We offer our international students the ability to study and improve their command of English, to ensure they get the best from the course of their choice.

International students are assured of a successful and happy time while studying at the University of London. We have a Student Service Office to help you at all times, and first-year students are ensured a place in halls of residence if desired. Your teacher will give you personal instructions if required. Students can enjoy themselves

in the free health center at any time.

As a final point, we offer religious service rooms for those of all faiths and as London is an international city, we can put students in touch with many religious groups in this area. Finally, with excellent air, rail and road links to the rest of Britain, Europe and the world, getting here is easy.

1.The University of London is situated at a city ____________.

2.The University of London is famous for_______.

3.Whenever international students have any difficulty in life, they can go to______ for help.

4.The university assures the first year students that __________.

5.The main purpose of this passage is to___________.

第1空答案B. full of activity and energy

第2空答案B. international education

第3空答案C. the Student Service Office

第4空答案A. they can have a place in halls of residence if they wish to

第5空答案C. draw more international students

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Charlie Chaplin has broken all records in making people laugh. No one has so set a whole world laughing as the little man with the walking stick and the overlarge shoes.

Much has been written about Chaplin's art and his career, and opinions have ranged widely. But perhaps those who called him "the most general human being of our time" came closest to the truth. Those who have called him a genius stress the timeless and common qualities in his work. It is an art filled with sad elements and deep human feeling, with which an audience cannot help but become involved. It is for these reasons, I believe, that the figure of Charlie has attracted generation after generation.

All the writers who give accounts of Chaplin's life agree that Charlie's unhappy early years in the area in London where houses were dirty and worn had a great influence on his development and on the type of films he made. Chaplin himself emphasizes it in his memoirs (回忆录). The more one reads about his earliest period, the more one tends to agree. Indeed, his suffering youth had a lasting influence on him.

Chaplin was never afraid to deal with subjects causing much disagreement in his films. He gave a humorous performance on war only a few weeks before the American soldiers came home from World War I in 1918. This was regarded as madness, but the performance was well received. So perfectly did it hit the nail on the head that even the returning soldiers found it impossible to hate it and deeply appreciated this short and humorous performance on what for them had been unpleasant reality. Chaplin gave numerous performances attacking capital governments, satirizing (讽刺) the cruelty of the machine age and even making fun

of Hitler.

Years after his death, the funny films of motion picture actor and director

Charlie Chaplin continue to be popular. He is particularly well known for his success as a creator of humorous presentations that make fun of people, the establishment, or networks.

1.All of the following about Charlie Chaplin are true except __________.

2.According to the author, Charlie Chaplin has been popular with generation after generation because _________.

3.According to Charlie Chaplin's life history writers, _________ had a strong influence on the type of films he made.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

5.This passage was ____________.

第1空答案A. he was born in the USA

第2空答案D. both B and C

第3空答案D. his unhappy early years in the poor area in London

第4空答案D. Chaplin's films are the combinations of funny and sad elements.第5空答案B. written about Charlie Chaplin

1. Charlie Chaplin 有在使人们笑方面打破所有的记录。没有人有如此设定整个世界同样地笑有拐杖和overlarge 鞋子的小男人。

很多有被写有关Chaplin's 艺术和他的事业，而且意见有广泛地排列。但是也许那些称他为"我们的时间最一般的人类" 的人来最靠近到事实。那些有在他的工作中称他为天才压迫力无时间的和通常的质量人。它是被装满忧愁的元素和深的人类感觉的一种艺术, 由于哪一听众无法不变成积极叁与。它是，因为这些说服,我相信,Charlie 的身材在世代的後世代有吸引。

所有的给Chaplin's 生活的帐户作家同意Charlie's 不快乐的早年在房子是肮脏的和磨损的伦敦区域对～有一很棒的影响力他的发展和在他制造的电影类

型上。Chaplin 他自己在他的传记中强调它。( 回忆录) 一个较多的大约他最早的时期读, 一个较多的容易同意。的确，他的苦楚年轻人对～有一长

备的影响力他。

Chaplin 是从不害怕处理主题引起他的电影很多的不合。他只给予了战争上的富幽默感的表现在美国的军人之前的几个星期在1918 年从第一次世界大战回家. 这被视为疯狂，但是表现收到得好。甚至如此完全地做它打那钉子在那那之上头以致於那归还军人发现憎恨它并且深深地感激了对於他们已

经是不愉快的真实东西上的短和富幽默感的表现是不可能的。Chaplin 给予了很多的表现攻击首都的政府, 讽刺( 讽刺) 机器年龄的残酷和甚至嘲

弄希特勒。

在他的死亡，提议照片演员的好笑电影和指导者Charlie Chaplin 後面的年继续流行。他特别地被为他的成功广为人知如嘲弄人们，建立或网络的富幽默感的发表一个创作者。

有关Charlie Chaplin 的下列各项的 1.All 是真实的除了__________.

对作家的 2.According, Charlie Chaplin 在世代的後世代有对～感到流行因为

_________.

对Charlie Chaplin's 生活历史作家的 3.According, _________对～有一强烈的影响力他制造的电影类型。

到通道的 4.According, 下列各项是真实的?

5.This 通道是____________.

第 1 空答案一。他在美国被出生

第 2 空答案D。两者的 B 和C

第 3 空答案D。在伦敦的贫穷区域的他不快乐的早年

第 4 空答案D. Chaplin's 电影是好笑的和忧愁的元素组合。

第 5 空答案B。写有关Charlie Chaplin

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A man on a lonely island can act as he likes because he has no one to consider except himself. But when Robinson Crusoe discovered footprints in the sand, he could no longer act precisely as before. He had to think of the existence of a companion and the possible effect of his actions upon a second person. Two people thus suddenly brought face to face can not ignore each other. Either one must overcome the other or they must arrive at some form of coexistence.

In the latter event they have first to convince each other of their friendly intentions. When a man comes upon a tribe whose language he does not know, he will nod and smile, make friendly gestures and perhaps send them small gifts. If these offers are successful, the tribesmen will take him to their village and bring him food and drink. Moreover, the arrival of an important visitor is something out of the ordinary. So, as an answer to the feeling that their guest should be treated as well as they can, something better than the ordinary food will be provided, and the meal followed by singing and dancing. The host wishes to make his guest feel at home, the guest to show thanks of the kindness he has received.

Questions of good behavior and consideration for others maybe have arisen in one form or another since social life began, because social life is impossible if each person thinks only of himself.

If men are to live together in a community they must, as a measure of common sense and in the interest of all，accept a certain number of rules and conventions. Such agreement is more than ever necessary. Chaos may result when four people play bridge according to widely different conventions. The same is true of social life.

1. A man on a lonely island can act as he likes, because _______.

2. Two strangers will never get along well unless _______.

3. If you meet a tribe whose language you don't know, you can offer all the followings EXCEPT _______.

4. The arrival of an important visitor is something out of the ordinary, so they will .

5. If you want to live well in a community, .

第1空答案D. he feels it unnecessary to consider others

第2空答案C. they make peace with each other or one defeats the other

第3空答案A. teaching them your language

第4空答案C. receive the visitor better

第5空答案C. you should follow the rules and conventions of society

一个孤单的岛上一个男人能当作～用他喜欢因为他没有一除了他自己以外

考虑。但是当沙子的罗宾森克鲁索芯片discovered 足迹, 他不能再精确的

当作～用在之前。他有在一个第二人之上觉得他的行动朋友的存在和可

能的效果。二个人如此突然面对面带来不能不理睬彼此。或一一定克服另

一个，否则他们一定达成一些形式的共存。

在比较后者的事件中他们有第一使彼此相信他们的友好意图。当一个男人

在一个种族之上来的时候谁的语言他不知道,他将会点头而且微笑,交友好

的手势并且也许送他们小的礼物。如果这些提议是成功的,tribesmen 将会把

他带到他们的村庄而且带给他食物和饮料。而且，重要的访客抵达是某物异

常的。如此, 当一个对於～的答案感觉一个对於～的答案感觉之时以致於他

们的客人应该被当做得好当他们能,比平常的食物好的某物将会被提供,和藉

由唱而且跳舞跟随的一餐。主人愿使他的客人感觉自在,展现他有收到的仁

慈谢谢的客人。

因为是否每个人只觉得他自己, 社会的生活是不可能的, 所以好的行为

和考虑的问题对其他人也许有在某些形式中自社会的生活以后兴起开始。

如果男人要一起住在一个社区他们必须,如一个对～的衡量常识而且在所有的，兴趣中接受规则和大会的一个某数字。如此的协议更比平常是必需的。当四个人玩依照广泛地不同的大会桥时候, 大混乱可能产生。一样的适用於社会的生活。

1. 一个孤单的岛上一个男人能当作～用他喜欢,因为_______.

2. 二个陌生人将会无法相处很好除非_______.

3. 如果你遇见一个种族谁的语言你不知道, 你能提供所有的下列各项除了

_______.

4. 重要的访客抵达是某物异常的, 如此他们意志。

5. 如果你想要很好地住在一个社区, 。

第 1 空答案D。他感觉考虑其他人是不必要的

第 2 空答案C。他们用彼此或一来制造和平败北另一个

第 3 空答案一。教学他们你的语言

第 4 空答案C。接受访客比较好的

第 5 空答案C。你应该遵从社会的规则和大会

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身为一个男人总是有是危险的。大约有每位100位女性出生的105个男人，但是比对近的平衡在成熟的年龄降低,和在那边的70 岁的人们之中两次同样地是许多女人如男人。但是男性的必死命运的很棒通用(普遍性) 正被改变。现在，男孩宝贝几乎生还，和少女做。这意谓第一次在那些决定性

的年内将会有男孩的一个过度当他们正在为一个配偶寻找的时候。更重要的,另外的一个机会为自然淘汰有被移动。在五十年以前，宝贝生还的机会仰赖它的重量。一公斤太轻的或太重的几乎意谓某死亡。今天它有几乎没有不同。既然变化的很多是由於基因，较多的进化力量有离去。

有另外的一个方法可以委托进化的自杀: 生存, 但是有比较少的孩子。在一些宗教性的社区中除,少许的女人有15个孩子。时下出生的数字, 像死亡的年龄,已经变得平均。我们大部份概略地有孩子的相同数字。再一次, 为自然淘汰的在人们和机会之间的不同利用它有消失。正在发生的印度表演。国家提供财富为一些对剩余的部落民族在很棒的城市和贫穷中。今天的壮观平

常- 每个人在孩子的生存和数字中的实在一样的-意谓那个自然淘汰有在被

比拟为种族的中产阶级中遗失80% 的它力量。

为我们，这意谓进化是在;之上生物学的理想国有到达。奇妙地，它有积极

叁与的一点点实际的变化。没有其他的种在自然中填充这麽多地方。但是在过去100 000 年内- 甚至过去100 年-我们的生命有被转换但是我们的身

体不已经。因为机器和社会为我们做了它, 所以我们不进展。达尔文有

了一个片语进化描述那些无知识的;他们"看着有机的实在如～的天然面貌～

一艘船,当做在某物整个超过他的理解." 无疑地我们将会为它的丑陋记得一

个第20 世纪～的方式生活超过理解。但是然而吃惊我们的后裔可能是在从

理想国我们是多麽的远,他们将会看起来就像我们一样。

1. 依照作家，危险一个男人是作什麽的有到脸?

2. 句子"有另外的一个方法可以委托进化的自杀" 也许方法_____.

3. 印度的例子解释那______.

4. 作家争论我们的身体有停止进化的because_____ 。

5. 通道的主要主意是什么?

第 1 空答案C. 比较低的生存。

第 2 空答案C。有另外的一个因素可以阻止我们进化

第 3 空答案B。自然淘汰刚刚工作在那之中富有的和那贫穷的

第 4 空答案一。生活有被科技的进步改良

第 5 空答案D. 人类的进化无处去。

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Rote-learning (死记硬背), spoon-fed education, produces a brand of kids that

don't know what to do when entering university. They are disciplined into following, not leading. Yet the future depends on creativity and imagination. The world needs creators, makers and shakers of the new centuries, not the followers of the past centuries. As the numbers increase at college and university level, more students from the lower ends are likely to be thrown into a system designed to choose only learners that have proved excellent in listening to teachers.

There are three ways to learn: looking, listening and doing.

Students and teachers today are a product of learning by listening. The computer may not be liked by traditional teachers, who use rote-learning to put information, which will be out of date in a few years, into the heads of the students. With computer learning you learn by looking, listening and doing; you use three methods of learning, not just one. Therefore, you can learn faster.

The changing speed of information is frightening. What we learn now will be out of date in the near future. So what students are learning now at school may be replaced by the time they finish university. We have to learn by choice what to forget.

Rote-learning for exams is one thing, but wouldn't it be better to learn how to learn? The students at university today could possibly be doing a job in the not too distant future which has not yet been invented.

1.According to the author, the future doesn't need ____________.

2.In the author's view, how can students learn well?

3.What does the author mean by "The changing speed of information is frightening"?

4.What does the last sentence of the passage tell us?

5.The author's attitude towards rote-learning is _________.

第1空答案D. followers

第2空答案D. Combine listening with looking and doing.

第3空答案B. What we learned today may not be useful tomorrow.

第4空答案B. Students may have to do jobs which have not yet been invented.

第5空答案B. disapproving

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.the more you learn ,the more you earn

?What did Cyndi Laupoer say when she accepted her high school diploma at the age of 35?

(She said: “The more you learn, the more you earn.”)

?How do you understand “the more you learn, the more you earn”?

(That means you can make more money if you receive more education.)

?What can't most people do without a high school diploma?

(Without a high school diploma, most people cannot earn more money.)

?What education do most of the jobs require?

(Most of the jobs require at least a high school education.)

?What kind of people earn more in most cases?

(Those who receive more education can earn more.)

?Besides education, what makes people earn more?

(Skills and other talents can also make people earn more than others.)

完形填空1

Yesterday was (1 Jim's birthday) .He got a lot of presents (2from) his friends

and family. All the gifts were wrapped _(3with) colored paper. (4) of (5) (6) large, but others were very small. Some (7) heavy, and others were light. One square package was blue, there was a book in it. Another one was long and narrow; it had an umbrella in it. Jim's sister gave him a big, (8) package.

He thought it (9) a ball, but it (10) . When he (11) the yellow paper that covered it, he saw that it was a globe of the world. After that his brother gave him (12)_gift. It was a big box (13) green paper. Jim opened it and found another box (14) red paper. He removed the paper and saw a third box; this one was blue in color. Everyone laughed (15) Jim opened the boxes. There were six of them! In the last

one he found a small white envelope. There was a piece of paper in the envelope which (16) :" Go to the big bed-room. Look (17) the closet near the high window. You will see three suitcases: a black one, a brown one and a gray one. Your birthday present is in one of these." Jim (18) the large bedroom. He went to the closet and began (19) the suitcases. He had to open all of them (20) he saw his brother's present. He was very happy. It was just what Jim wanted ---- a portable typewriter.

第1空: A. birthday of Jim B. Jim birthday C. Jim's birthday

D. Jim-birth-day

第2空: A. at B. away with C. back from D. from

第3空: A. in B. by C. with D. of

第4空: A. Most B. Some C. Many D. Much

第5空: A. the packages B. packages C. the package D. package

第1空答案C. Jim's birthday 第2空答案D. from 第3空答案A. in 第4空答

案B. Some 第5空答案A. the packages 第6空答案B. are 第7空答案B. were 第8空答案C. round 第9空答案B. was 第10空答案D. was not 第11空答案A. removed 第12空答案D. another 第13空答案C. wrapped in 第14空答案C. covered with 第15空答案D. as 第16空答案A. said 第17空答案B. in 第18空答

案C. went in 第19空答案B. opening 第20空答案D. before

完型填空2

It was an early morning in summer．In the streets，sleepy—eyed睡眼腥松的people were moving quickly，heading towards their 1 jobs . This was the beginning of another 2 ordinary 普通的day in New York City. 3But this day was to be different．

Waiting 4above在..之上the crowded拥挤的streets，on top of a

5building 110 stories high，was Philippe Petit．This daring大胆的Frenchman was about to正打算 6 walk tightrope(绷索)between the two towers of the World Trade Center．

with Philippe took his first 7step (take a step属固定搭配，意为“迈步”) great care小心翼翼地．The wire held．Now he was 8sure he could do it, 9with only a balancing pole平衡杆，Philippe walked his way across，a 10distance 距

离of 131 feet．

Soon the rush-hour高峰时期11 crowds 人群began to notice．What a

12wonder奇迹!There，1350 feet above the street，a 13 tiny 微小的figure角

色was walking on air.

Philippe made seven 14 trips 来回，back and forth(来回)．He wasn’t satisfied满意with just 15walking ．At times，he would turn，sit down，and 16even连贯go on his knees跪着．Once he had the astonishing 17 courage 勇

气to lie down on the thin thread细丝．And thousands of 18 terrified受惊吓的watchers stared盯着看with their hearts beating fast．

After the forty—five—minute 19show表演. Philippe was taken to the police station．He was asked 20why he did it．Philippe shrugged(耸肩)and said，“When I see two high buildings，I walk．”

1．A．jobs B．homes C．buses D．offices

2．A．working B．hot C．same D．ordinary

3．A．And B．So C．But D．Thus

4．A．for B．in C．by D．above

5．A．roof B．position C．wall D．building

6．A．throw B．walk C．climb D．fix

7．A．act B．landing C．step D．trip

8．A．sure B．uncertain C．glad D．nervous

9．A．Through B．Against C. With D．On

10．A．distance B．height C. space D．rope

11．A．street B．crowds C. passengers D．city

12．A．height B．pleasure C．wonder D．danger