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3.Paintingis__________,butmanypeopledosomorethanfor__________.

A.pleasure;

pleasure

B.apleasure;

C.pleasure;

apleasure

D.apleasure;

4.Helives__________hisincome,thatis,hespendsmorethanheearns.

A.on

B.through

C.by

D.beyond

5.Ofthetwotoys,thechildchose__________.

A.theleastexpensiveone

B.thelessexpensiveone

C.theonemostexpensive

D.themostexpensiveone

6.Iftheearthquakehadhappenedduringthedaytime,there__________fewerdeaths.

A.wouldhave

B.wouldhavehad

C.wouldbe

D.wouldhavebeen

7.Hehadtobecalledtwoorthreetimes__________hewouldcomedownstairstohisdinner.

A.before

B.when

C.until

D.as

8.Onereason__________hetoldmeforhisbeinglateis__________hedidn’tcatchtheearlybus.

A.that;

why

B.why;

became

C.that;

that

D.why;

9.Withnoexception__________.

A.arethestudentsforbiddentoshopoutsidethecampus

B.thestudentswillbeforbiddentoshopoutsidethecampus

C.thestudentsareforbiddentoshopoutsidethecampus

D.willbethestudentsforbiddentoshopoutsidethecampus

10.__________insidethetyre,__________ontheinsideofthetyre.

A.Themoretheair;

andtheharderitpushes

B.Themoreairthereis;

theharderitpushes

C.Ifthereismoreair;

itpushesharder

D.Themoreairisthere;

theharderdoesitpush

11.Asitturnedouttobeasmallparty,we__________soformally.

A.mustn’thavedressedup

B.didn’tneedtodressup

C.needn’tdressup

D.needn’thavedressedup

12.—How’syournewjob,Bob?

Ican’tquiteremember__________youstartedit.

—Istartedithalfayearago.It’sinteresting.

A.whenitwasthat

B.whenwasitthat

C.thatwhen

D.itwaswhen

13.Theversion__________tobeclosesttotheauthor’soriginalnowbelongstoanationalmuseuminParis.

A.wasthought

B.thought

C.thinking

D.havingthought

14.Theworkersweresurethatthefactorywouldmakesomeprofit,__________properly.

A.ifmanaged

B.whilemanaged

C.asmanaging

D.whenmanaging

15.He__________tolendherahandasthesuitcasewastooheavyforhertocarry.

A.helped

B.preferred

C.asked

D.offered

16.Thispublishingfirmisplanninganew__________ofschooltextbooks.

A.volume

B.series

C.number

D.range

17.Yournosecan__________50,000differentsmells.Butthat’snothingcomparedtoyoureyes,whichcandistinguish1,000,000colors.

A.catch

B.attract

C.depart

D.recognize

18.Don’texpecta（n）__________successbecauseRomewasnotbuiltinaday.

A.fast

B.immediate

C.constant

D.rapid

19.Constantexposuretoloudnoisecancause__________damagetohearing.

A.reluctant

B.accessible

C.permanent

D.responsible

20.Whetherthingssinkorfloatdependsontheirweight__________theirsize.

A.incontrastwith

B.onthebasisof

C.forthesakeof

D.inrelationto

II.Cloze20%

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassages,therearefourchoices.Choosethebestone.

（A）

ThenativepeopleofNorthandSouthAmericaweregiventhename“Indians”bytheexplorerChristopherColumbus.HethoughthehadreachedaplacecalledtheIndies.____21____,thetermsAmericanIndianandIndianbecamewidelyused.AbouttwomillionnativeAmericansliveintheUnitedStatestoday.SomeIndiansliveongovernmentlandcalledreservations,orontriballands.Othersliveincities.

Traditionalculture____22____inareaswherelargenumbersofIndianslive.ButmanynativeAmericans____23____thattheirculturaltraditionswillbelostasyoungpeopleleavetheseareasforeconomicreasons.

TheeconomicsituationofAmericanIndiansasagroupisnotgood.Aboutfiftypercentofthosewholiveonreservationshavenojobs.MostIndianshold____24____unskilledjobs.Indianshavemany____25____problemsanddonotliveaslongasotherAmericans.ButthesituationisimprovingasmoreIndiansarebecoming____26____.Today,mostnativeAmericansgraduatefromhighschool.AtleastninepercentofallIndianstwenty-fiveyearsoldorolderhavefinishedcollege.

TheeconomicsituationalsohasimprovedasnativeAmericantribescreate____27____ontheirlands.OneexampleisthePequottribeofthenortheast.Thetribeownsandoperatesahotel,gamblingcasino,andamuseumofitscultureandhistory.Today,AmericanIndiansaretryingtocontroltheirlandwithoutinterferencefromthe____28____.Thisincludes____29____overhuntingandfishingrights,andminingoperations.Theyaretryingtoprotecttheirlandfrompollution.Andtheyaretakinglegalactiontoregainlostlandsortoreceivepaymentforthem.AmericanIndiansaretryingtochangetheireconomicsituation,improvetheirlivesand____30____theirculture.

21.A.IntimeB.OntimeC.AttimesD.Foratime

22.A.turnsimpersonalB.getsnobleC.remainsstrongD.becomesfaint

23.A.suspectB.wishC.believeD.worry

24.A.low-paidB.low-payingC.lowly-paidD.low-pay

25.A.economicB.healthC.educationD.culture

26.A.richB.objectiveC.educatedD.strong

27.A.rightsB.historyC.civilizationD.business

28.A.nativeAmericansB.tribesC.governmentD.city

29.A.controlB.conductC.conquerD.command

30.A.developB.honorC.popularizeD.extend

（B）

ThereareanumberofenvironmentalfeaturesthatcanbefoundonlyinBermudaTriangle.Becauseofthesecharacteristics,thetriangleisoneofthemostdangerousareasintheAtlanticOcean.

Theweatherinthetriangleisunexpectedlychangeableandextremelydangerous;

itssuddenchangesoften____31____thelivesofsailors.

Thetriangleiswellknownfor____32____storms,hurricanesthatareoutofseason,andotherunnatural____33____.Manypeoplefeelthatthisunnaturalweathercanexplainmostofthestrangehappeningswhichhaveoccurredthere.

Becauseofthemanyviolentstorms,thetriangleisoften____34____.

Manyshipsleavelandanddisappearcompletely;

theUSSCyclops,forexample,____35____in1918.

Someshipscarriedgoodssuchascoal,oil,mahogany,andmilitarysupplies,whileothershipscarriedonlypassengers.

____36____mightexplainthedisappearanceofoldships,butinvestigatorsmustlookforotherexplanationswhena____37____shipdisappears.

Whenashipisreportedmissing,searchersrushtotheareatolookforevidencewhichmightexplainthedisappearance.

Oneauthortriestoexplainthedisappearancesoftheshipsbyregardingthemascausedbynaturaleventsorhumanerror.

Anotherauthorbelievesthatintelligencesfromanotherworldare____38____thedisappearances.Hesaysthattheseextraterrestrialbeingshaveazoowherethey____39____allthemissingseamen.

Manypeopleagreethatnaturalcausescannotexplainthestrangeeventsinthetriangle.“Itjustisn’t____40____forashiptocompletelydisappearlikethis.It’sstrange,nomatterhowyoutrytoexplainit,”declaredtheseamen.

“Theseeerieeventsmakemeafraidtosailoutofsightofland.”

31.A.offendB.endangerC.stirD.scratch

32.A.undirectedB.unguardedC.unexpectedD.undocumented

33.A.activitiesB.accidentsC.behaviorsD.events

34.A.inaccessibleB.impassableC.intolerableD.impenetrable

35.A.lostB.sankC.riddedD.missed

36.A.EngineobserversB.Enginefumes

C.Engineoperators

D.Enginefailures

37.A.superB.newC.singleD.faulty

38.A.resultsofC.causeswithB.relationstoD.reasonsfor

39.A.feedB.supportC.keepD.raise

40.A.commonB.naturalC.usualD.normal

III.ReadingComprehension60%

Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethebestanswer.

Shakespearesaid“Arosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet.”Whenhewrotethat,hewasobviouslyayoungguy.Oursenseofsmellchangesaswegetolder.

Ifyou’reover40,youdon’tsmellthewayyouusedto.We’renottalkingaboutyourbodyodor;

we’rediscussingyournose,thoselittleoblongcellsinyournasalpassagesthatpickupsmellsandconvertthemtoelectricalimpulsesthatscream“pizza!

”toyourbraintheyjustdon’tworkastheydidbefore.

Thedeclinetendstobegradualsomanypeoplearen’tawareofit.Sopeoplebecomelessabletodetectveryweakodors.Theyratestrongerodorsasbeinglessintensethanyoungerpeoplewould.

Itmaybeaconsequenceofageing.Itmayalsobeaconsequenceofsomefactorsthataccompanyageing,suchaspoorhealthorincreaseduseofmedication.

Whenolderpeoplewereexposedtoastrongodor,theygotusedtoitfaster.Itveryquicklygottothepointwheretheycouldnotdetectit.That’scalledadaptation.It’swhymanyolderpeopledon’tsmellcertainthings.

Forexample,thewarningodorincookinggaswon’tbeasnoticeabletoolderpeopleasyoungerpeople.Soolderpeoplewouldbelesslikelytonoticegasleaks.

Andthenthere’scross-adaptation,wherecertainsmells,likethatofvanilla,couldactuallymakepeoplelesssensitivetothesmellofroses.Inyoungerpeople,thatneverhappens;

butitmayhappeninroughly20percentoftheelderly.Foodisthemostobviousareainwhichdecliningsensitivitytosmellamongtheelderlyimpactsreallife.

Thereisn’tmuchofadeclineinsensitivitytochemicalirritants.Peoplecanuseblackpepper,chilipepper,cinnamon,carbonatedbeverages—allofthesewillprovidesomesortoftingle（麻刺感）orburnthatpeoplecanstilldetect,eveniftheyhaveap