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In our daily life we need to communicate with one another. We can do this easily when we are close to other people. However, thanks to the 21 of the telephone, we are still able to 22 with one another when we are far apart.
The man who made this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, born in Ediburgh in 1847. Bell, a teacher of 23 speech who spent all his spare time experimenting. In 1875, he 24 the first sounds sent over a distance by electricity.
The first telephone did not 25 the interest of the visitors although it was shown at an exhibition in Philadelphia. It was looked upon as no more than a toy.
Fortunately for Bell, the Emperor of Brazil happened to pass by and 26 about his invention. Bell gave him the 27 and went to speak into the transmitter at the other end of the 28 . When he heard Bell's voice on the receiver, he dropped the instrument in surprise and said, \talks!\
The judges became interested and looked carefully at Bell's telephone. They 29 then that it was a most important invention. It 30 the medal. One of the judges, a great English scientist, said that the telephone was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen.
21. A. discovery B. creation 22. A. link 23. A. seen 24. A. heard 25. A. rise 27. A. set 28. A. line 29. A. noticed 30. A. won Passage 9
Man has always wanted to fly. Even as long as eight hundred years ago, an Englishman had tried. He made a pair of 21 from chicken feathers and fixed them to his 22 . Then he jumped from a tall building. As you can imagine, he did not fly very far. 23 , he fell to the ground and broke several bones. The first real attempt at flying 24 place in France in 1783. The two Mongolian brothers knew that hot air rose. 25 they could fill a large balloon with hot air, they thought it would rise into the air and 26 . They were right. They made a very large hot air balloon of cloth and paper. It measured ten meters in diameter. They filled it with hot air and the balloon got two hundred meters into the air. It 27 to earth about three kilometers 28 .
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C. invention D. conclusion
C. associate D. communicate C. visible C. raise C. device C. rope
D. predicted D. listened to D. arouse
D. receiver D. string D. identified D. accomplished
B. connect B. visited B. awake B. tool B. wire B. gained
B. heard of C. heard from
26. A. required B. inquired C. surveyed D. investigate
B. realized C. recognized C. achieved
At the next attempt, they arranged for a balloon to carry passengers. We do not know 29 the passengers felt about the trip as they were a cock, a duck, and a sheep. But we 30 know that the trip lasted eight minutes and the animals landed safely.
21. A. sticks 22. A. hands 23. A. Well 24. A. had 25. A. If 26. A. go
B. fans B. feet
C. wings C. head C. Instead C. took C. blow
C. away C. who C. will
D. flags D. shoulders D. Hopefully D. got
B. Differently B. made B. When B. fly
C. After D. Since
D. flow D. blew D. high
D. what D. do
27. A. went 28. A. far 29. A. which 30. A. should
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B. fell C. jumped
B. long B. that B. can
Many people may fail to notice it, but as a matter of fact, most women are serious about their work. On the job, they 21 equal pay for equal work. Work gives a man identity and status. The same often holds 22 for a woman. They want their husbands to take their jobs as 23 as they take their own.
In one instance, a registered nurse followed her sales-executive husband 24 the country as he climbed the corporate ladder（争取晋升）. Each time he was 25 , the wife quitted her previous job and found a new position for herself without saying anything. Because the family focused more strongly on the father's career, he tended to think that his wife's jobs were just jobs. It wasn't 26 she received an award from her hospital during Nursing Recognition Week, and he heard her tearful acceptance speech, that he realized how emotionally 27 she was to her profession.
\（鼓掌） and 28 for a woman I didn't know at all.\ 29 of really listening when his wife talks about her work. Not surprisingly, their relationship has grown 30 the improved communication.
21. A. explain 22. A. real 24. A. around
B. explore B. right B. above
C. expect C. tight C. on
D. excuse D. true D. beyond
23. A. carefully B. seriously C. easily 25. A. translated B. transferred
D. hardly
C. transformed D. transmitted
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26. A. until B. then C. when D. till
27. A. admitted B. liked 28. A. fighting 29. A. rule 30. A. in that
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C. attached D. inclined
D. point
B. cheering B. tradition B. because
C. weeping D. cheating C. start
C. because of D. since
Many teachers worry about the effects of television on young people. According to studies, 21 children spend more time watching television than they spend in school. Because 22 so much viewing, children may not 23 the habit of 24 and the ability to enjoy 25 .No one worries much about the radio programs young people listen to, although radios can be very 26 . Teachers also wonder about the effects of television commercials. 27 one year the 28 child will see 25,000 television commercials, all planned and 29 written by grown-ups to make children want things that they don't 30 need really.
21. A. any 22. A. that 24. A. read 25. A. him 26. A. noise 27. A. On 29. A. written 30. A. really
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Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted, \That's a spaceship up there and it's going to land here.\
Frightened by the strange spaceship, 21 of the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible. Peter loved Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more 22 than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to look 23 it, In the center of the floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not 24 the door close behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost their 25 .
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B. some B. for
C. no
D. none
D. to
C. of
23. A. develop B. be develop C. be developed D. develops
C. to read C. noisy
D. reading
D. they D. For D. calm
B. reads
B. quiet
B. themselves B. In B. rare B. write
C. them C. At C. more
28. A. average D. special D. writes
C. wrote
B. rarely C. quite D. specially
When they came to, they were 26 to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. 27 car was nearby.
\we had a 28 . Come on. It's time to go home.\After driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like 29 . On the other side of the wall, a few strange beings stopped to look through it and read a notice which, translated into English, said: \arrivals at Zoo: a pair of 30 inhabitants in their natural surroundings with their house on wheels.\
21. A. both 22. A. tired 23. A. at
24. A. hear 25. A. way 26. A. pleased 27. A. A 28. A. game 29. A. glass 30. A. city
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Men usually want to have their own way. They want to think and act 21 they like. No one, however, can have his own way all the time. 'Society' means a group of people with the same laws and the same 22 of life. People in society may make their own decisions, but these decisions ought not to be unjust or 23 to others. One man's decisions may so easily harm another person. For example, a motorist may be in a hurry to get to a friend's house. He sets out, driving at a full speed like a competitor in a motor 24 . There are other 25 and also pedestrians on the road. Suddenly there is a crash. 26 are screams and confusion. One careless motorist has 27 another car. The collision has injured two of the passengers and 28 the third. 29 many road accidents happen 30 the thoughtlessness of selfish drivers.
21. A. as
B. as even
C. as though D. as if
D. road
D. harmfully D. running D. Which
C. harm C. racing C. Where
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B. all
C. several C. into
D. most D. around
B. curious B. for B. watch B. weight
C. confused D. astonished C. let
D. make D. consciousness D. No
C. speech
B. disturbed C. surprised D. disappointed B. Another
C. Their
D. steel
D. earth
B. dream C. mistake D. problem B. stone C. wood
B. space
C. land
22. A. approach B. route 23. A. harmful 24. A. run 25. A. tools 26. A. There
C. way
B. harmless B. race B. They
B. trucks C. bicycles D. vehicles
27. A. beat B. hitted B. killed B. by
C. run into C. assassinated
D. punch D. executed
28. A. murdered 30. A. through
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29. A. A great deal of B. Much C. So D. A great
C. by means of D. on
“Move ahead or 21 behind” is the American attitude that leads to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is a 22 and precious resource to them， so every minute must count. City people are always hurrying to get where they are going, seeking attention in a store and 23 others out of way as they try to complete their tasks. Brief conversations, little exchanges with strangers, relaxed business chats over coffee or a welcoming cup of tea don't 24 because people hate \than socially, so they start talking business immediately 25 they are always conscious of time. Because they work hard at 26 time, they have meetings 27 communication equipment like television screens and telephones rather than personal contacts. In America, telephones save time and energy because telephone service is excellent 28 mail is less efficient. Usually, the more important a job is, the 29 effort will be poured 30 it to \
21. A. feel 22. A. really 23. A. pulling 24. A. occur 26. A. save 27. A. in
B. fall B. indeed
C. felt C. real
D. fell D. much
B. drawing C. keeping D. pushing
C. happens
C. but C. waste C. at
D. hold
D. since D. wasting
D. through
B. so
B. occurrence
B. saving B. for
25. A. although
28. A. whereas 29. A. most 30. A. onto Passage 15
B. moreover C. therefore D. furthermore
C. more
D. many
D. to .
B. much B. into
C. for
Mr. Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not __21__ with life. He didn't sleep well and his food did not agree with him. The situation lasted for some time. Finally, after a __22__ of sleepless nights, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings. \said the doctor, \__23__ you to talk a little less. Start on a voyage. Try to reduce your
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