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Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.（1*20）

1.Shelivesin_____palaceof______house,butsheisleading_____disasterof____life.

A.the...a...the...aB.a...the...a...the

C.a...a...a...a...D.the...the...the...the

2.Inhistime,heenjoyedareputation__________,ifnotgreaterthan,Mozart’s.

A.sogreatasB.asgreatC.asgreatasD.greatas

3.______________,Idecidedtobecomeadressdesigneraftercollegegraduation.

A.Notwishingtocontinuemystudies

B.Wishingtocontinuemystudies

C.Havingwishedtocontinuemystudies

D.Nothavingwishedtocontinuemystudies

4.Atthesightofheryoungdaughter’sgrimace,themother_____________andforgotwhyshewasangrywithher.

A.couldn’thelplaughB.couldn’thelpbutlaughing

C.couldn’thelpbutlaughD.couldn’thelptolaugh

5.__________muchtimewatchingsuchaTVtalentshow—Idon’tbuyitthattheyarealwaystryingtoinvitetearsfromtheaudiencewithtouchingstories.

A.SeldomdoIspendB.LittledoIspend

C.OftendoIspendD.HardlydoIhavespent

6.Astudyindicatedthatkindergartenchildrenwhocouldplayinanaturalenvironmenthadgreaterphysicalabilitythanchildren______anormalplaygroundonly.

A.whousedtoB.usedtoC.tobeusedtoD.wereusedto

7.OneofthetherapiesforWebaddictionistosetuponlinediscussionboardsamongsufferers______theydiscussnegativeexperiencestiedtoomuchtimeontheWeb.

A.onwhichB.ofwhichC.whichD.that

8.Somecriticssay______EdwardSnowden,aformerCIAtechnician,hasbrokenthelawandexposedtheinformation_______isdeeplyclassifiedintrackingterrorists.

A.what…/B.which…whichC.that…thatD./…what

9.Withobesityandstress_____________,anincreasingnumberofmarketershaveintroducedproductsthatdealwiththem.

A.arethetoptwoproblemswhichplaguepeople’shealth

B.beingthetoptwoproblemstoplaguepeople’shealth

C.tobethetoptwoproblemswhichplaguepeople’shealth

D.beingthetoptwoproblemsplaguingpeople’shealth

10.“Howsimplethesequestionswouldallhavebeen__________ProfessorLee’slastclass,”Tonygrumbled.

A.ifIattendedB.ifIhaveattended

C.ifIhadbeenattendedD.hadIattended

11.Kissingisnot_________asacommongreetinginmanyAsiancountrieslikeChinaandJapan.

A.conceivedB.perceivedC.receivedD.deceived

12.Exchangingideasorsharingexperiencesonsocialnetworkingwebsites,suchasWeibo,hasbecome_________populararoundtheworld,

A.decreasinglyB.promisinglyC.overwhelminglyD.significantly

13.Attheageof21,StephenHawkingwasdiagnosedwithaneuro-musculardiseasewhichlefthimalmostcompletely_________.

A.numbB.paralyzedC.amputatedD.disorganized

14.Ifyouare_______topollenfromgrasses,weeds,flowersortrees,youmaygetheadachesandtears.

A.allergicB.vulnerableC.responsiveD.subject

15.ErnestHemingwayreceivedtheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1954“forhismasteryoftheartofnarrativeandfortheinfluencethathehas_______oncontemporarystyle.”

A.executedB.exhibitedC.exercisedD.exerted

16.Thousandsof_________artifactshavebeenfoundinthetombwhichwasjustcrackedopenandcontainedaroyalfamilymember.

A.genuineB.geniusC.ingenuousD.indigenous

17.Foryearsanimaltestinghas________controversy.

A.encouragedB.promptedC.urgedD.promoted

18.Economicdevelopmenthasledtothe_________ofmanyancientbuildings,whichisatragedy.

A.explosionB.combustionC.demolitionD.overthrow

19.Studiesshowthatevenslightlyacidicwatercankilltheeggsoffrogsandtoadsorcause_________tadpoles.

A.modifiedB.deformedC.transformedD.obscured

20.Thesmallbudgetdomesticmovie,whichwasahugeboxofficesuccess,_______anyofHollywood’sblockbustershittingtheatresatthesametime.

A.duplicatedB.predominatedC.salvagedD.eclipsed

II.Cloze

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.（2*15）

Weatherforecastinghasbeenanimportantsciencethroughouttheages,especiallyforagriculturalsocietiesthatreliedonrainstohelpgrowcrops.___21___,weatherplayedanimportantroleinplanningmilitarycampaigns.TheRomanshiredastrologerspartofwhosejobwastopredicttheweathersomilitarystrategistsknewwhenthe___22___timetolaunchcampaignswas.Thepenaltyfor___23___predictionswasoftendeath.Ancientcivilizationsdevisedseveraldifferentwaysofweatherforecastingwithvaryingdegreesofscientific___24___.

TheearliestknownweatherforecastingtechniqueswerepracticedintheBabylonianempirenearly4,000yearsago.Priestsdoubledasweatherforecasters.Theycalculatedthepositionsofheavenlybodiesand___25___cloudpatterns.Theythencombinedthisdatawithmythandlegendtopredictwhattheweatherwouldbe.Thisformofweatherforecastingisonlyonestepawayfrompureastrology,butitmarkedthestartofscientificdatacollectionforweatherprediction___26___.

Aristotle___27___oneoftheearliestdocumentsonweatherforecasting.Itwaswrittenin300BCEandtookascientificapproachtoweatherforecasting.___28___that,itwasmorecommontoattributeweathertothewhimsofthegods.Aristotleexploredthewayearth,fire,airandwater___29___totrytoexplainweatherpatterns.Hisstudent,Theophrastus,___30___weatherlore（知识）andwaystoforecastandputitinatextcalledTheBookofSigns.Thesesignsincludedskycolors,sound,andringsandhalosspottedinthesky.

TheChinesedevelopedasolarcalendarthatwasbasedonweatherpatterns.Theyalsodevelopedmethodsofpredictingtheweatherbasedon___31__behaviorandnatureobservations.Forexample,ancientChinesesaidthatiftheycouldhearacricket___32___clearlyatnight,thenextday’sweatherwouldbepleasant.Ifadragonflyisflyingvertically___33___horizontally,it’sasigntherewillbeheavyrain.Theypredictedthunderstormswhenananthillclosed.

WeatherpredictioninArablandswasbasedonwindpatterns.They___34___fourcardinalwindsandassociateddifferentweatherpatternswitheachone.Theearliest___35___ofthisformofweatherforecastingisinIslamictexts,butitisthoughttopre-dateIslam.Islamicastrolabesweredevelopedaccordingtowindtheory.

21.A.HoweverB.MeanwhileC.OtherwiseD.Likewise

22.A.luckyB.bestC.peakD.wrong

23.A.preciseB.reasonableC.irrationalD.incorrect

24.A.inferenceB.reliabilityC.researchD.value

25.A.observedB.reservedC.comparedD.investigated

26.A.methodsB.sakeC.purposesD.filing

27.A.noticedB.preservedC.pennedD.discovered

28.A.FollowingB.BesidesC.AfterD.Priorto

29.A.workedB.interactedC.respondedD.cooperated

30.A.exploredB.collectedC.inventedD.accumulated

31.A.humanB.normalC.abnormalD.animal

32.A.hissingB.chirpingC.gigglingD.chuckling

33.A.aswellasB.otherthanC.ratherthanD.morethan

34.A.identifiedB.realizedC.searchedD.proposed

35.A.evidenceB.usageC.recordingD.print

III.Reading

SectionA

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）（2*4）

IntheterritoryofWyomingonSeptember6,1870,forthefirsttimeanywhereintheUnitedStates,womenwenttothepollstocasttheirballots.By1870,thewomen’ssuffragemovementhadbattledunsuccessfullyfor30yearsontheEastCoast.Thebigsurprisetoeveryonewasthatthefirstvictoryforwomen’srighttovoteoccurredinWyoming,wheretherehadbeennopublicspeeches,rallies,orconventionsforthewomen’ssuffragemovement.Instead,therehadbeenjustoneremarkablewoman:

EstherMorris.Herone-womancampaignisaclassicexampleofeffectivepolitics.Shemanagedtopersuadebothrivalcandidatesinaterritorialelectiontopromisethat,ifelected,theywouldintroduceabillforwomen’ssuffrage.Sheknewthat,aslongasthewinnerkepthisword,women’ssuffragewouldscoreavictoryinWyoming.ThewinningcandidatekepthispromisetoEstherMorris,whichledtothishistoricWyomingvotingeventin1870.

36.Accordingtothearticle,whyisitsurprisingthatWyomingwasthefirststatetoallowwomentovote?

A.Becausefewpeopleknewaboutformalelections.

B.Becausetherewasasmallpopulationofwomeninthestate.

C.Becausethecommunityshowednoobviousinterestintheissue.

D.BecausetheeffortsontheEastCoastweremovingaheadquickly.

37.WhichsentencefromthearticleexplainsspecificallyhowEstherMorrissucceededinprovidingthewomenofWyomingwiththerighttovote?

A.“Thebigsurprisetoeveryonewasthatthefirstvictoryforwomen’srighttovoteoccurredinWyoming,wheretherewerenopublicspeeches,rallies,orconventionsforthewomen’ssuffragemovement.”

B.“IntheterritoryofWyominginSeptember6,1870,forthefirsttimeanywhereintheUnitedStates,womenwenttothepollstocasttheirballots.”

C.“Shemanagedto