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3.Itisawell-knownfact______apersonwillmoveinacirclewhenhecannot

usehiseyestocontrolhisdirection.

A.thatB.ifC.whenD.whether

4._____,Marywentoutwithdelight.

A.WithherhomeworkdoingB.Withherhomeworkdone

C.HerhomeworkwasdoneD.Doneherhomework

5.Contrary______popularbelief,moderateexerciseactuallydecreasesyourappetite.

A.onB.atC.againstD.to

6.______thestorm,wehavetopostponetheflight.

A.OwingtoB.ThankstoC.BecauseD.As

7.Byusingbothearsonecantellthedirection_____asoundcomes.

A.inwhichB.fromwhich

C.overwhichD.withwhich

8.Whensheworkedwiththegovernment,she_____thedifficulttaskofmonitoringelections.

A.overworkedB.overtookC.underwentD.undertook

9.Apparently,itwasn'

tanaccident.Someonemusthavedoneiton______.

A.intentionB.determinationC.purposeD.reason

10.Theyoungdoctorcouldnotsleepatnight,theworseningconditionofapatient_____him.

A.disturbingB.disturbedC.beingdisturbedD.todisturb

II.ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeachitem）

Sometimespeoplefindreallywonderfulthingswhentheyarenotlooking_11__them.OneexamplewasJohnColter.Colterwasamountainmanwholived12intheRockyMountainsoftheUnitedStates.Helovedtowalkinthemountains,butonedayin1803hesawastrange__13__.Waterwasshootinghighintotheairand_14_intoagreenpool.Itwasanaturalwaterfountain.Colterfoundotherpoolsofbluewater.Someofthepoolswerehot.Thechemicalsinthewatermadeabeautifulcolor,_15_theyalsomadeitsmellbad.16therewerelarge,clearlakesandspectacularwaterfallsoncold,clearmountainrivers.Colterwasexcited,sohetold17_abouttheplace.__18_,theotherpeopledidnotbelievehim.Theythoughtthathewasadreamer,afool.19theysawthesewonders,theytoowereexcited.TodaytheplaceColter20isknownasYellowstonePark.

11.A.forwardB.forC.uponD.into

12.A.alongB.aliveC.aloneD.lonely

13.A.sightB.siteC.glimpseD.glance

14.A.fallB.fallingC.tofallD.falls

15.A.butB.andC.thusD.so

16.A.NearlyB.NearC.NexttoD.Nearby

17.A.theotherB.othersC.anotherD.eachother

18.A.ThenB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Consequently

19.A.SinceB.BeforeC.AfterD.While

20.A.initiatedB.inventedC.createdD.discovered

III.ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeachitem）

PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AlbertEinsteinhadagreateffectonscienceandhistory.AnAmericanuniversitypresidentoncecommentedthatEinsteinhadcreatedanewoutlook,anewviewoftheuniverse.Itmaybesometimebeforetheaveragemindunderstandsfullytheidentity（特性）oftimeandspaceandsoon—butevenordinarymenunderstandnowthattheuniverseissomethinglargerthaneverthoughtbefore.

By1914theyoungEinsteinhadgainedworldfame.HeacceptedtheoffertobecomeaprofessoratthePrussianAcademyofScienceinBerlin.Hehadfewduties,littleteachingandunlimitedopportunitiesforstudy,butsoonhispeaceandquietwerebrokenbytheFirstWorldWar.

Einsteinhatedviolence.Themiseryofwaraffectedhimdeeply,andhesatunhappilyinhisofficedoinglittle.Helostinterestinhisresearch.Onlywhenpeacecamein1918washeabletogetbacktowork,

IntheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar,honorswereincreasinglyheapedonhim.HebecametheheadoftheKaiserWhilhemInstituteofTheoreticalPhysics.In1921hewontheNobelPrizeforPhysics,andhewashighlyhonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazism（纳粹主义）whenhewasdrivenfromGermanybecausehewasaJew.

21.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_____.

A.anewoutlookoftheuniverse

B.thefeelingsofanAmericancollegepresident

C.thechangeinhumanthoughtcausedbyEinstein

D.thedifficultyinteachingEinstein'

stheory

22.Fromthesecondparagraph,weknowAlbertEinstein____.

A.enjoyedworldpopularityB.wastheheadofanacademy

C.wasafamousteacherD.enjoyedstudyingwars

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEinsteinistrue?

A.Heachievedmorethananyotherscientistsinhistory.

B.Ourideasabouttheuniversedifferfromoneanotherbecauseofhim.

C.Hekeptworkinguntilpeacecamein1918.

D.HisresearchpracticallystoppedduringtheFirstWorldWar.

24.IntheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar,_____.

A.Einsteinbegantobeacceptedevenbyordinarymen

B.moreandmorehonorsweregrantedtoEinstein

C.EinsteinbecametheheadofthePrussianAcademyofScience

D.EinsteinwasnothonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazism

25.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat_____.

A.AlbertEinsteinwasinterestedinnothingbutscience

B.EinsteinwasforcedtoserveintheGermanarmy

C.EinsteinmadealotmorebreakthroughsinhisresearchaftertheFirstWorldWar

D.hisreputationwasruinedbecauseofNazism

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Couldyouimagineyourparentschoosingyourhusbandorwifeforyou?

Andcanyouimaginenotsettingeyesonhimorheruntilyourweddingday?

ThissituationiscommoninIndia,theMiddleEastandmanypartsofAfrica.Marriagecustomsaroundtheworldoftendifferfromourown.Wedon'

trealizethatpeopleinotherplacesoftengetmarriedinverydifferentways—andwithdifferentmotives.

Inmanycountries,marriageisapracticalmatter.Amarriageprovidesasafeandstablehomeforthehusbandandwife.Italsojoinstwofamilies,whichbenefitsthecouple'

sparentsandmakesthemhappy.Marriagealsobringschildren,makingsurethecouplewillbetakencareofinoldage.Becauseamarriageisimportantforthewholefamily,someculturesdon'

tletyoungpeoplechoosewhomtomarry.

Justastherearemanydifferentreasonsformarriage,therearealsomanydifferentweddingrituals.Everyculturehasitsownwaysofbringinggoodlucktothehappycouple.InatypicalWesternwedding,thebrideseeksgoodluckbywearing"

somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue."

Somethingoldrepresentsthepast.Somethingnewrepresentssuccessinthefuture.Somethingborrowedremindsthebrideshecangethelpfromherfriendsandfamily.Andsomethingblueremindshertobetruetoherhusband.

InPoland,oneweddingtraditionisnotonlylucky,butalsoverypractical.Theweddingguestspinmoneytothebride'

sdresswhilesheisdancing.Themoneyismeanttobringkickandtohelptheyoungcouplebuildtheirnewlife.InBermuda,theyoungcoupleplantsatreeintheyardoftheirnewhome.Oncetheymovein,theytakegoodcareofthetreeandmakeitgrow.Theplantingofthetreeisagoodmetaphor（比喻）formarriage.Atrulygoodmarriageissomethingthatgrowswithcare.

26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsDOESNOTsupporttheideathatmarriageisapracticalmatter?

A.Thecouplemayhaveasafeandstablehomethroughtheirmarriage.

B.Theparentshadbetterhelptheirchildrenchoosewhomtomarry.

C.Amarriagebenefitsthecouple'

sparentsandmakesthemhappy.

D.Amarriagebringschildrenwhowilltakecareofthecouplewhentheyareold.

27.Theword"

rituals"

（para.3,line2）means_____.

A.formsB.customsC.traditionsD.ceremonies

28.InatypicalWesternwedding,thebridewearssomethingblueto________.

A.seekgoodluckB.representthepast

C.representsuccessinthefutureD.remindhertobetruetoherhusband

29.Althoughculturesdifferindifferentcountries,onethingincommonwhenayoungcouplegetsmarriedisthat_____.

A,peoplewishthemtotakecareofeachother

B.peoplewishthemtogetpracticalbenefitsfromthemarriage

C.peoplewishthemtohavegoodluckintheirnewlife

D.peoplewishthemtomakemoneyattheweddingceremony

30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsummarizesthesubjectofthispassage?

A.Peopleacrosstheworldgetmarriedindifferentwaysandfordifferentreasons.

B.Everyculturehasitsownwaysofbringinggoodlucktotheyoungcouple.

C.Atrulygoodmarriageissomethingthatgrowswithcare.

D.Inmanycountries,marriageisapracticalmatter.

PassageThree

Question31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhilepopularintheU.S.,theAprilFool'

sDaytraditionisevenmoreprevalentinEuropeancountries,suchasFranceandGreatBritain.Althoughtherootsofthetraditionaltrickingareunclear,theFrenchandtheBritishbothhaveclaimsontheoriginofthecelebration.

OnetheoryholdsthatthefirstAprilFool'

sDaywasonApril1oftheyearwhenKingofFranceinstituted（设立）thenewcalendar.ThisnewsystemplacedthedaythathadformerlybeenthefirstdayofanewyearonApril1.ManypeoplewerereluctanttoadjusttothenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebrateNewYear'

sDayonwhathadbecomethefirstdayofApril.Thus,theybecamethefirstAprilfools.

AnEnglishstoryabouttheday,however,holdsthatitbegansometimeduringthe1200s.Atthetime,KingJohnofEnglandwasinthehabitofmakingaroadoutofnearlyeverypathhewalkedregularly.Thecitizensofoneparticularfarmvillagewereawareofthis.Toavoidhavingtheirgreenpastures（牧场）disturbedwithoneofking'

sroads,theybuiltafencethatpreventedthekingfromwalkingthroughtheircountryside.Thekingsentagroupofmessengers（信使）t