simpler means of transportation. __6__ in many countries tried to solve the problem. The first bicycle, which was very simple, ___7___ in 1790. people called “ the horse on wheel”. Then in 1861, after many improvements being made, the bicycle became a practical ___8__ of transportation.
People liked bikes because they weren’t as __9__ as horses and didn’t need to be fed. They could go anywhere and were easy to __10___. 1. A. become B. became C. change D. changed 2. A. cities B. countryside C. towns D. villages 3. A. many B. much C. more D. lots 4. A. come to B. reach C. go away D. leave 5. A. family B. house C. home D. people 6. A. Workers B. Inventors C. Teachers D. Drivers 7. A. invented B. appeared C. made D. produced 8. A. mean B. way C. means D. ways 9. A. cheap B. easy C. difficult D. expensive 10. A. ride B. drive C. get on D. buy
（七）
Woodsman, hunters and trackers learned to follow and read the information
left behind by animals, men, nature and time. Their ability to survive depended on their skills in ___1__ these signs. Soon they reasoned that if signs left behind accidentally had ___2_, they could leave signs deliberately(故意) for their ___3__ future use or for the benefit of __4__ following them. __5__ trail signs and symbols ___6_ and soon became ___7__ standardized. A hunter in a forest hacked（砍） pieces of bark（树皮）off some of the trees in his path so that he could find his way back or so that others could follow him. Woodsman often made a cut on ___8_ of the tree so that the trail could be seen from __9___ direction and from either side of the tree, trackers chipped from one side only, and then trails were ____10__ to follow. 1. A. writing B. reading C. drawing D. looking 2. A. color B. so much color
C. so many meaning D. so much meaning 3. A. animal’s B. own C. men’s D. nature’s 4. A. friends B. woodsman C. hunters D. trackers 5. A. And B. But C. Thus D.Then 6. A. has come into being B. has come into been C. came into being D. came into been 7. A. more than B. less than C. more and less D. more or less 8. A. both side B. both sides C. all sides D. every side 9. A. either B. neither C. each D. one 10. A. easier B. clearer C. harder D. cleaner
(八)
Last June my brother __1__ a car. He __2_ an old bike before, but it __3__ several times during the spring. “ What _4__ want is a second-hand Mini,” I suggested. “If you give me the money,” he said, “__5_ one tomorrow.” “I can’t give you the money,” I replied, “but what about Aunt Myra. She must have enough. We __6__ her since Christmas but she always hints that we __7__ go and see her more often.”
We told our parents __8__ we were going. They weren’t very happy about it and asked us not to go. So __9__. But later that same day something strange __10__. A doctor __11__us that Aunt Myra __12_ into hospital for an operation. “_13__ go and see her at the same time,” said my mother. “You two go today, but don’t mention the money.”
When we _14__, Aunt Myra__15__. “I’m not seriously ill,” she said, “but the doctor insists that __16_ to drive my car. You can have __17__ if you promise _18__ me to the seaside now and again.” We _19__, and now we quite enjoy our monthly trip to the __20_ with Aunt Myra.
1. A. wanted to buy B. wanted buying C. liked to buy D. liked buying
2. A. had B. had had C. has had D. has 3. A. was breaking down B. was breaking up C. had broken down D.had broken up 4. A. I B. you C. we D. he 5. A. I get B. I’m getting
C. I’m going to get D. I’ll get 6. A. are not seeing B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. don’t see
7. A. should B. shall C. would D. will 8. A. where B. when C. why D. how 9. A. that we haven’t B. that we didn’t C. we haven’t D. we didn’t
10. A. occurred B. took the place C. passed D. was there 11. A. rang for telling B. rang to tell C. rung for telling D. rung to tell
12. A. had gone B. had been C. has gone D. has been 13. A. We may not all B. We cannot all C. All we cannot D. All we may not 14. A. have come there B. were arriving C. got there D. came to there
15. A. was seeming quite happily B. was seeming quite happy C. was seeming quite happily D. seemed quite happy 16. A. I’m getting so old B. I’m getting too old C. I get so old D. I get too old 17. A one B. it C. some D. my
18. A. taking B. bringing C. to take D. to bring 19. A. refused B. smiled C. agreed D. received
20. A. city B. house C. coast D. hill
(九)
The United States covers a large part of the North __1__ continent.
When this land first became a nation, after_2___ its independence from England, it had thirteen states. __3_ of the states had a star on the American __4___. As the nation __5_, new states were added and new stars __6__ on the flag. _7___ a long time, there were 48 states. In 1959, however, two __8___ stars were added ___9_ the flag, __10__ for the new states of Alaska （阿拉斯加）and Hawaii（夏威夷）.
___11_ were the first inhabitants of the _12___. ___13_ who came first and in greatest numbers to make their homes __14__ the eastern coast of North America were ___15_ from England. It is ___16_ that reason that the _17___ of the United States is English and __18__ its culture and customs are more __19__ those of England than __20__ of any other country in the world.
1. A. America B. European C. American D. American’s 2. A. win B. won C. winning D. having 3. A. Every B. Each C. Some D. None 4. A. map B. flag C. land D. capital
5. A. grew B. grows C. growing D. is growing
6. A. appear B. was appearing C. appeared D. have appeared 7. A. In B. From C. For D. Through 8. A. another B. many C. extra D. more 9. A. on B. to C. in D. at
10. A. standing B. looking C. searching D. caring 11. A. India B. Indias C. Indian D. Indians 12. A. city B. town C. land D. earth 13. A. Men B. These C. Many D. Much 14. A. on B. to C. in D. at
15. A. more B. most C. mostly D. much 16. A. as B. for C. because D. since
17. A. men B. language C. man D. languages 18. A. that B. why C. many D. all 19. A. as B. like C. same D. as if 20. A. that B. those C. this D. these
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The simplest way of putting an idea down on paper is to draw a picture. That was__1__ men first began to write, six thousand years ago or more. All __2__ scripts (文字) have been developed from picture-writing of __3__ sort. The English alphabet we now use __4__ to us over a long period of time from the __5__ of ancient Egypt. Picture-writing, called hieroglyphics (象形文字), could be used to express __6__ as well as objects. __7__, a drawing of a man would ___8__ the object “man”. While __9___ of a man lying on the ground __10__ a spear in him would mean the idea “death”. Later, some drawings came to stand for sounds as well. __11__ in Egyptian hieroglyphics the __12__ of a house stood ___13__ for the object
“house” and for the sound “pr”, __14__ in spoken Egyptian meant “house”.
___15___ the Egyptians, the Chinese and the American Indians also developed their own kinds of picture-writing. However, with picture-writing, only __16__ much could be said. Much more __17__ to be left unsaid. It would have ___18__ hundreds of thousands of pictures to express ___19__ people wanted to express __20__ a person could ever hope to learn in a lifetime. 1. A. when B. why C. what D. how
2. A. ancient B. modern C. past D. future 3. A. every B. another C. some D. any
4. A. comes B. was coming C. came D. has come
5. A. art B. picture-writing C. buildings D. picture-drawing 6. A. ideas B. stories C. subjects D. things
7. A. At least B. By the way C. Indeed D. For example 8. A. mean B. show C. take D. have 9. A. that B. body C. sight D. such
10. A. with B. taking C. without D. striking
11. A. However B. Although C. Thus D. Even 12. A. building B. drawing C. idea D. plan 13. A. both B. either C. also D. only 14. A. what B. which C. as D. so
15. A. Together with B. Except C. Such as D. Besides 16. A. not B. very C. so D. too
17. A. was B. had C. happened D. supposed 18. A. drawn B. used C. done D. taken 19. A. those B. other C. all that D. many 20. A. just enough for B. many more than C. much less than D. as much as （十一）
He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world---Mount Everest. He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 1 of the Snowman has been around for 2. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti,” and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced as evidence.
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 6 In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snowman might really 9. . Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 10 foot prints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as they melted and refroze in the snow. 13 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14and was a remaining link with the prehistoric human. But, 15 , no evidence has ever 16 been produced. These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 17 . But if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a ___20___or give it a room in a hotel?
1.A. event B. story 2.A. centuries B. too long 3.A. heard from B. cared for 4.A. even B. hardly 5.A. as B. though 6.A. developed B. changed 7.A. entirely B. naturally 8.A. found B. declared 9.A. exist B. escape 10.A. clearer B. more 11.A. huge B. recent 12.A. strange B. large 13.A. In the end B. Therefore 14.A. imagined B. real 15.A. so B. besides 16.A. rightly B. actually 17.A. lightly B. jokingly 18.A. succeed in B. insist on 19.A. decision B. situation 20.A. zoo B. mountain
C. adventure C. some time C. knew of C. certainly C. when C. occurred C. clearly C. felt C. disappear C. possible C. ordinary C. deep C. After all C. special C. again C. normally C. seriously C. depend on C. subject C. museum
D. description D. many years D. read about D. probably D. until
D. continued D. simply D. doubted D. return D. rare
D. frightening D. rough D. However D. familiar D. instead D. particularly D. properly D. join in D. problem D. laboratory
（十二）
I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18, when the 1 rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles home. On the 2 was Marty Banderas, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft(草稿) of my novel three weeks earlier. I have a couple of 3 , Banderas said. First, how old are you? I’m 48, I replied. Are you in good 4 ? Yes, excellent. Whats this about? Ive sold your novels 5 one and a half million dollars.
I sat down in 6. I had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 8 , but not me. Each time, I just 9 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 10 up. Seeing this book 11 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It’s a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12 two weeks after publication!
I got my first lesson in story 13 from my grandmother. She used to read me stories. She was the one who gave me a 14 of words. She sparked(激发) my 15 and she has been a 16 influence on me. I always had stories running through my 17 and as soon as I could write I 18 them down on paper.
I married young and I have three children , but I never stopped writing, 19 novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I am writing another novel now. Yes, my 20 as changed my life.
1.A.phone
B. bell
C. clock
D. alarm