36. A. change B. exchange C. trade D. business
37. A. Because B. If C. Though D. Since
38. A. favourite B. popular C. profitable D. convenient
39. A. dangerous B. priceless C. unimportant D. valueless
40. A. chance B. risk C. opportunity D. danger
41. A. within B. out of C. without D. beyond
42. A. refuses B. agrees C. fails D. hates
43. A. unhappy B. ashamed C. shocked D. puzzled
44. A. uninteresting B. unreasonable C. unforgettable D. unpleasant
45. A. amount B. accident C. stock D. number
46. A. in B. by C. with D. on
47. A. in need B. in common C. in use D. in order
48. A. used B. with C. named D. by
49. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. somewhere else D. everywhere
50. A. unless B. otherwise C. if D. whether
51. A. coming B. sticking C. apologizing D. checking
52. A. manner B. behavior C. inconvenience D. treatment
53. A. responsible B. answered C. charged D. blamed
54. A. copy B. read C. take D. bring
55. A. unlike B. different C. dissimilar D. dislike
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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When she was twelve, Maria made her first important decision about the course of her life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education. Most girls from middle-class families chose to stay home after primary school, though some attended private Catholic "'finishing" schools. There they learned a little about music, art, needlework, and how to make polite conversation. This was not the sort of education that interested Maria or her mother. By this time, she had begun to take her studies more seriously. She read constantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her math book to the theater and tried to study in the dark.
Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. That meant attending the public high school, something that very few girls did. In Italy at the time, there were two types of
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high schools: the "classical" schools and the "technical" schools. In the classical schools, the students followed a very traditional program of studies, with courses in Latin and Greek language and literature, and Italian literature and history. The few girls who continued studying after primary school usually chose these schools.
Maria, however, wanted to attend a technical school. The technical schools were more modern than the classical schools and they offered courses in modern languages, mathematics, science, and accounting. Most people including Maria's father believed that girls would never be able to understand these subjects. Furthermore, they did not think it was proper for girls to study them.
Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and science were the subjects that interested her most. But before she could sign up for the technical school, she had to win her father's approval. She finally did, with her mother's help, though for many years after, there was tension in the family. Maria's father continued to oppose her plans, while her mother helped her.
In 1883, at age thirteen, Maria entered the "Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti" in Rome. Her experience at this school is difficult for us to imagine. Though the courses included modern subjects, the teaching methods were very traditional. Learning consisted of memorizing long lists of facts and repeating them back to the teacher. Students were not supposed to ask questions or think for themselves in any way. Teachers were very demanding, discipline in the classroom was strict, and punishment was severe for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient.
56. In those days, most Italian girls________.
A. went to classical schools
B. went to "finishing" schools
C. did not go to high school
D. went to technical schools
57. Maria's father probably________.
A. had very modern views about women
B. had very traditional views about women
C. had no opinion about women
D. thought women could not learn Latin
58. High school teachers in Italy in those days were________.
A. very modern
B. very intelligent
C. quite scientific
D. quite strict
59. We can infer from this passage that________.
A. girls usually attended private primary schools
B. only girls attended classical schools
C. girls did not like going to school
D. Maria was a girl of strong will
B
People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories according to pictures.