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试卷一：1.Whatever the rule is, you may be sure he will keep to it .2.He is looking for a job that will give him greater scope for initiative.3.She has lost her handbag with a considerable sum of money in it.4.The driver tried to prevent the accident by bringing the ear to a sudden stop.5.In England, Winter is associated with snow, long nights and very cold weather.6.Steam trains gave way to electric trains soon after the war.7.The new regulation does not go into effect until the first of March.8.Perhaps economy is the solution to your financial troubles.9.Robert had seen to it that all the little leaks were shut off.10.A man’s worth lies not so much in what he has as in what he is .11.My sister keeps up her shorthand ability by taking notes in shorthand during lectures.12.Sooner or later you will have to make up your mind ,so you might as well do it now.13.“May I stop work a little earlier tonight ?””No, yu mustn’t”14.It has rained every day so far this month .15.But for electricity,the whole world would not have developed so rapidly.16.All but Xiao Wang were here just now.17.He got home on Christmas Day and he had a good time in the Christmas holidays.18.In the U.S.A.colored people work most but get paid least .19.John felt sorry because the film had begun when he reached the cinema .20.In the past 40 years China has made great advances in socialist revolution and socialist construction.21.The temperature in the cave is at times very low.22.They were the Boy Scouts whose task was to help elderly people cross the streets.23.I’d rather not have the operation unless it is absolutely necessary.24.It is almost impossible to describe the situation because it is very complicated.25.About the sixth century a.d. when few Europeans could read the Chinese had invented paper.26.I don’t think there’s much sense in hanging about here.27.Hardly had he arrived when she stared complaining.28.Mary was very unhappy for not having been invited to the concert.29.I want you to keep me informed of how things are gong on with you .30.The meeting was put off because we objected to having a needing without prof . Brown.阅读理解一：There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term…………hold ghe meaning of words in their short-term memory.31.Henning made the experiment in order to studyhow student remember English vocabulary by shot – term memory32.Which of the following statements is RRUE according to the passage?Henning gave a test on vocabulary to his subjects33.From Henning’s results we can see that advanced students remember words by their meaning34.Tje word”subject” in the passage means the student experimented on35.The passage centre’s on short-term memory阅读理解二：Anybody over seventy who was brought up in a country village or town finds the social customs of young people……………….possessive and jealous of all rivals.36.The practice of going steady is similar to a custom first popular before 190037.According to the article, the question “why have our young people reverted so sharply to the ways of an earlier ear?’’ can not be answered definitely38.The Second World War can not be regarded as the cause of the change because the custom of gong steady started before 193939.According to the author, gong steady may have been revived during the Great Depression because the practice was regarded by young men as a wise investment40. According to the author ,the custom of going steady is better for both boys and girls阅读理解三：Believe it or not ,optical illusion can cut highway crashes…………..and the number of traffic accidents.41.The passage mainly discusses a new way of highway speed control42. On road painted with chevrons drivers tend to feel that they should slow down their speed.43The advantage of chevrons over straight ,horizontal bars is that the former will have a longer effect on drivers.44.The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans try out the Japanese method in certain areas45.What does the author say about straight , horizontal bars painted across roads? They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time翻译：46.It was a wonder that the car was severely damaged beyond any means of repair while the driver was safe and sound汽车损坏严重，已无法修理，而驾车者确安然无恙，这真是奇迹。

47.They are not conscious of their movement . Their speech is not studied. They are just human creatures in a human environment, trying to adapt themselves to a social situation.他们并未注意自己的动作，他们的发言也不是预先准备好的，他们只是人类环境中的人，试图调整自己以适应社会环境。