一、单项选择 P270
1、Here,as in most other parts of the hilly county,one school served for up to four or five________ villages.
A) scattered B) maintained C) outdated D) surrounded
2、Work ______ on the construction site last April and was completed within fifty-two weeks. A) varnished B) commenced C) departed D) projected
3、As to this product, the technical obstacles to be ______ for designing are much less than for manufacture.
A) generated B) prescribed C) overcome D) exceeded
4、The doctor told me I had to expect such things at my age and simply ______ some vitamin pills.
A) dissolved B) stuffed C) recommended D)exceeded
5、I ______ upwards and could see a few stars twinkling in the sky; one seemed much brighter than the others.
A) tuned B) gazed C) pleaded D)twisted
6、Lucy stood at the gate waving to her departing daughter until the car is ______. A) out of style B) in all likelihood C)out of sight D) out of place
7、The Party should be able to respond to these ______ needs more effectively than any other organization and provide clear leadership.
A) urgent B)characteristic C)remarkable D)arbitrary
8、The weed in the pool should be left untouched until the young frogs have ______. A)shaped B)departed C)soared D)detached
9、The woman and three children were now laughing and I was pleased about that, as they had looked ______ when I entered their house a few moments before. A) bruised B) scared C)poised D)scrubbed
10、Few gardens are large enough to ______ a full-grown tree like oak or beech. A) overtake B)maintain C)surround D)accommodate
11、With the spread of vast computer data banks, it will soon be possible to _______ individuals walking along a street , whether or not they have committed a crime. A) identify B) embody C)subsitute D) picture
12、In a few hurried situations I Forgot to switch on, and missed the picture opportunity while trying to ______ why the camera wasn’t working.
A)conjure up B)think up C)figure out D)make uot
13、Lack of zinc ______ causes a range of problems , although little scientific evidence supports the link.
A)scarcely B)supposedly C)appropriately D)definitely
14、I am happy in that I have ______ what you would call success and what I consider good. A)repaid B)deserved C)attained D) witnessed
15、It is a common belief that Britain ______ the best university system in Europe. A)maintains B)embodies C)overtakes D)enrolls
16、The mood of the conference is plainly ______ to a fixed exchange rate and in favor of letting the currency float where it will in free-market fashion.
A)hostile B)available C)helpless D)subsequent
17、Our nation has pursued for decades the policy that has ______machines and technology for human lives.
A)dismissed B)renovated C)substituted D)dissolved
18、The statistics show that those who prefer electronic banking ______ 45 per cent. A)contributed to B)amounted to C) headed for D)consisted of
19、He_______ the scene in front of him and immediately called in the police. A)interfered with B)broke up C)headed for D)took in
20、As the shortage of skilled workers grows ,the competition to ______ new employees is likely to intensify.
A) recommend B)pool C)recruit D)enroll
21、He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was _______ by the news. A)upset B)neglected C)overtaken D)interrupted
22、There were a few so-called rooms but they were ______ large enough to qualify as such. A)appropriately B)scarcely C)generally D)presumably
23、The ______ pressure of life pushes people into having less time to communicate with each other.
A)hostile B)misleading C)striking D)sheer
24、Planning color schemes involves choosing and balancing colors which will ______ or harmonize in a pleasing way .
A)confess B)tune C)contrast D)scatter
25、Nazism ______the dark myths of racial purity and the glories of a supposedly great history.
A)fed on B)conjured up C)contributed to D)broke up
26、The ______ towards milder winters is beginning to concern many fruit farmers,as research confirms that many fruit tress will be confused by the changing climate.
A)trend B)concession C)gesture D)attitude
27、It should be noted that the ______ between marriage and the birth of the first child has lengthened since the early seventies.
A)cycle B)contrast C)interval D)circle
28、In this island country,tourism ______ about half of its Gross Domestic Product . A)accounts B)generates C)projects D)overtakes
29、The motor industry people now expect the decrease in sales that showed through last month to _______ in the remaining months of the year.
A)maintain B)soar C)accelerate D)slide
30、On land,the weight of plants far _______the weight of the animals that feed on them. A)overflows B)affects C)repays D)exceeds 二、阅读理解 P266
Passage One
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
I don’t know why we are here. Ever since we came here,we have been treated very badly,and all I have heard since we have been here are people yelling in a language I dont’t understand, or people screaming as they were separated from loved ones.
I have been made to lie on this hard,cold table, while strange men have taken away my crutches .When I don’t come when they call,they beat me repeatedly with a thick stick,and they laugh when I cry out for help.On bare skin it hurts so horribly, and I am so covered whith bruises and cuts it’s a wonder I have any skin left! They call me an”undesirable” ,and they keep telling me to shut up and to mind my own business.
I have had to have my hair shaved off ,and I wear ill-fitting clothes; and I also have had to go around naked; and with other people looking at me,it makes me very unhappy.It is very cold here in these camps,and people have gotten sick ; and disease has run rampant .There is typhus about,and I am scared that I will get it next! I have eaten but very little,and what I ate tasted nasty .
Life has been very hard for all of us ,and every day, I see more and more bodies piling up. It is during these times when I wish I could see my mama or papa again,and I wish I were still at home in Warsaw! I wish I were still at home in my little bed or safe in mama’s arms; I still can remember her telling me that she loved me so much, and that I was her angel! I also remember her telling me that she loved me so much, and that I was her angel! I also remember papas strong arms and his big,booming laugh; but then the War came,and it changed everything ; and new I am here ,and I don’t ask to be captured by the Germans or taken to this awful place! I didn’t ask to be born a Jew, and I certainly didn’t ask to be born handicapped!Now it seems that is exactly why I am here at this camp,and I am so scared!!
16、We can learn from the first two paragraphs that the author of this passage was__________. A)an unpleasant person B)An intelligent child C)A disabled person D)A German citizen
17、The author was scared because____________. A)he had little to eat and might be starved to death B)He didn’t know the language used in the place C)He had to walk around naked before others D)He was afraid of catching typhus
18、According to the author,at Auschwitz____________. A)children were taken care of by their parents B)Death was a daily occurrence C)Children were treated like angels D)People laughed at the Germans
19、The author thought he was taken to Auschwitz because _____________. A)he was a handicapped Jew
B)his parents no longer cared for him
C)he had said something that annoyed the Germans D)His home in Warsaw had been destroyed by the war
20、It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.
A)anyone who dared to cry in Auschwitz would be beaten up by the Germans B)Many children were left without a family after the war in Warsaw C)Members of a family were separated from each other at Auschwitz
D)Auschwitz was only one of the many camps where the Germans tortured the Jews
Passage Two
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
One of the first productive daydreamers may have been Archimedes. In the third century BC,the Greek scientist and inventor was taking a bath when he suddenly grasped a method for determining whether a gold crown was mixed with a cheaper metal.
More recently,Sigmund Freud wrote extensively about the psychological importance of dreams,Including daydreams.Scientists began investigating daydreaming as an invention and problem-solving tool about 40 years ago after they noticed famous inventors often reported making key discoveries while their minds wandered in relaxed states.
Daydreaming is appreciated as a valuable tool in other areas as well.Visualization,for instance,in which athletes essentially daydream their own top performances ,i s widely used used by athletes before important contests.
Despite its history,however,daydreaming is in poor reputation today.They are often seen by many as a waste of time.
Yet many of us daydream,and productively,too.A lot of people say they have their best ideas at night,when they get up in the morning,or during a long taxi ride. Basically when people are in a semitrance state, their mind is free to wander and come up with new ideas.
You can also daydream successfully while exercising,walking or bathing.In fact, it’s a good
idea to occupy at least part of your mind with something else while letting your daydreams spin .
A typical exercise of the daydreamer is to imagine he or she is in various settings such as a tropical beach or preparing to dive into a pool of water. The idea is to provide the daydreamer with an experience that will help his or her real-world performance. For example,if a salesman has been rejected 20 times and is afraid of cold-calling,he can use daydreaming to help himself relax,so that he will experience a call with less stress and become open to learning new skills.
Writing down or otherwise recording a dream session is vital.One of the problems is that you have a great idea and it pops out of your head before you can record it.
You also must carefully evaluate the real value of your ideas。At some point,you have to step back from the daydream and figure out what’s reality.Daydreams aren’t going to show you what’s practical.That’s not their job.
Daydreams can even be dangerous if you fail to distinguish fantasy from reality .The risk is expecting too much and taking your daydreams too seriously.
21.According to the author,Archimedes was the first man in history_________. A)to appreciate daydreaming as a problem-solving tool B)To make a gold crown mixed with a cheaper metal C)To study the role of day dreaming in solving problems D)To solve a scientists problem while daydreaming
22、According to some scientists,many discoveries were made when the inventors_______ A)worked at night B)dreamed a lot
C)Concentrated their attention on their work D)Were in a relaxed state of mind
23、According to the passage,daydreaming is viewed by many today as__________ A)dangerous to a driver’s safety B)A waste of time
C)An athlete’s way to top performance D)Valuable to success
24、To benefit from daydreaming ,the most important thing is _________ A)to take daydreams seriously
B)To imagine oneself in various beautiful settings C)To be open to learning new techniques and skills D)To write down the ideas that pop up in your mind 25、Daydreams can be dangerous if ______________ A)you can’t tell what is practical and what is not B)You step back and try to figure out what is reality C)You let them spin during a long drive D)You let them pop out of your mind
Passage Three
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
We live in an era when modern technology has relieved us of almost every task our grandparents once performed - from chopping wood to carrying water. Technology is not the only reason for this, however:attitudes to children and work have changed dramatically in the last