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Passage1

AfterIhadbeenwaitingthereformorethantenminutes,IfeltcertainImusthavemissedthebus.TherewasonlyonethingIcoulddoaboutthat:

Ishouldjusthavetowalkhome.Ofcourseitwasentirelymyownfault.Janehadtoldmethelastbusalways21atStuttonattenthirtyanditwasnowtentoeleven.

Itwould22meatleastanhourandahalfandmaybemoretowalktomyroominForestEnd.Buttherewasa23moonintheskyandIwasquiteusedtowalkingmuch24thanthat.PerhapsI25betternottaketheshortcutthroughthewoods,Imighteasily26mywayinthedarkness.

IwashalfwayhomewhenIheardacarmovingslowlybehindme.Coulditbemyimagination27wasitactuallyfollowingmedownthehill?

Whyevershoulditbemakingsuchslowprogress?

Idecidedto28whatwasthematter,soIstoodstill29Iwerewaitingforittopassme.Itstoppedjustnearme,thedooropenedandamangotout,whosaidanxiously,"Haveyouanyideawherewecangetpetrolatthistimeofnight?

We'vejust30outcompletely."

21.A.crossedB.pastC.stoppedD.passed

22.A.spendB.costC.takeD.use

23.A.emptyB.completeC.whiteD.full

24.A.farB.fartherC.furtherD.fast

25.A.hadB.wouldC.didD.should

26.A.seeB.findC.noticeD.lose

27.A.orB.andC.butD.while

28.A.workoutB.findoutC.putoutD.makeout

29.A.evenifB.asifC.thoughD.until

30.A.drivenB.runC.comeD.gone

Passage2

Alandfreefromdestruction,pluswealth,naturalresources,andlaborsupply-allthesewereimportantfactorinhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution.21theywerenotenough.Somethingelsewasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess.That"somethingspecial"wasmen22individualswhocouldinventmachines,findnew23ofpower,andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety.

ThemenwhocreatethemachinesoftheIndustrialRevolution24frommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations.Manyofthemwere25inventorsthanscientists.Amanwhoisapurescientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearchaccurately.Heisnotnecessarilyworking26thathisfindingscanbeused.

Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceisalltryingtomakesomethingthathasaconcreteuse.Hemaytrytosolveaproblembyusingthetheories27scienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror.Regardlessofhismethod,heisworkingtoobtaina28result:

theconstructionofaharvestingmachine,theburningofalightbulb,oroneof16otherobjectives.

MostofthepeoplewhodevelopedthemachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors,nottrainedscientists.Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors.Eventhosewhohad29ornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventions30agroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyearsago.

21.A.ButB.AndC.BesidesD.Even

22.A.generatingB.effectiveC.motivatingD.creative

23.A.originsB.sourcesC.basesD.discoveries

24.A.cameB.arrivedC.stemmedD.appeared

25.A.lessB.betterC.moreD.worse

26.A.nowB.andC.allD.so

27.A.ofB.withC.toD.as

28.A.singleB.soleC.specializedD.specific

29.A.littleB.muchC.someD.any

30.A.asB.ifC.becauseD.while

Passage3

Americanshavealwayshadgreatfaithineducation.Theybelievethatallcitizensmusthavesome21inordertounderstandeconomicandpoliticalmattersand22wisely.Theyalsobelievethateducationisessentialtoprogressandprosperity,andthateverypersonisentitledtoasmucheducationashecan23.

ThepublicschoolsoftheUnitedStatesarenotcontrolledbythenationalgovernmentbutbythe24communities,withstatelawssettingeducationalstandardsandrulingoncompulsoryattendance.

Amongthemostactiveinestablishingfreepubliceducationwerethelaborunions.Fromthe1830'son,publicschool25developedandtheyhavebeengrowingrapidlyeversince.Inaddition,therearealsovariousprivateandreligiousschools.

Todaytheyhaveagreatvarietyoftypesofcollegesanduniversities,26theworld-famousMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Besides,therearemanykindsofcommercialand27training.Studentsareallowedachoiceofsubjects.Thereare28publicschoolsforthehandicapped,too.Americanschoolsareequippedwithalargevarietyofup-to-datelearningaidssuchasclosed-circuittelevision,audio-visualequipmentetc.Stategovernments,specialfoundationsandthecollegesthemselvesgrantmanyscholarshipstostudentswithspecial29.Thegoalistomakehighereducation30toeveryonewhoiswillingandcapable.

21.A.cultureB.learningC.trainingD.education

22.A.voteB.electC.selectD.choose

23.A.takeB.absorbC.digestD.swallow

24.A.localB.centralC.nativeD.limited

25.A.unitsB.systemsC.structuresD.organizations

26.A.containingB.includedC.includingD.involving

27.A.serviceB.careerC.vocationalD.employment

28.A.strangeB.specialC.surprisingD.specialized

29.A.conductB.behaviorC.abilitiesD.performance

30.A.openB.acceptableC.availableD.convenient

Passage4

AmericaninventorThomasEdison'smanufacturingfacilitiesinNewJerseywereheavily21byfireonenightinDecember1914.Edisonlostalmost$1-millionworthofequipment22therecordofmuchofhiswork.

Thenextmorning,talkingaboutthecharredembers（灰烬）ofhishopesanddreams,the23mansaid:

"Thereisvalueindisaster.Allourmistakesare24.Nowwecanstartanew."

Edisonunderstoodagreat25ofliving:

almostanysituation－goodorbad－is26bytheattitudewebringtoit.Tough-mindedoptimistsapproachproblemswithacan-dophilosophy（哲学）andemergestronger27tragedies（悲剧）.Indeed,recentstudiessuggestthatoptimisticpeopleearnmoremoney,do28inschool,arehealthierandperhapsevenlivelongerthanpessimists.

Asapsychotherapist（心理治疗专家）,I'vestudied29motivates（激励）optimists,analyzingthelivesofseveralhundredpeopleovertheyears.Whilemanysufferedterriblesetbacks,alllearnedtechniquesfordefeatingdejection（沮丧）andkeepingtheirenthusiasmhighduringdifficultperiods.Ibelievethatifyou,too,30thesetime-testedideas,youwillgetmorefromlife.

21.A.metB.damagedC.spoiledD.disturbed

22.A.andB.butalsoC.whileD.or

23.A.67yearoldB.67-years-oldC.67years'oldD.67-year-old

24.A.burnedawayB.burnedlowC.burnedupD.burnedoff

25.A.principleB.princeC.provinceD.profession

26.A.effectedB.actedC.reflectedD.affected

27.A.toB.apartC.inD.from

28.A.slowerB.harderC.betterD.worse

29.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.where

30.A.adaptB.adoptC.admitD.admire

Passage5

Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.

Todaythecaristhemostpopular21oftransportationinalltheUnitedStates.Ithascompletelyreplacedthehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarsfor2290percentofallpersonaltravel.

MostAmericansareableto23cars.Theaveragepriceofarecently-madecarwas$2,500in1950,$2740in1960andupto$4750241975.duringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetaboutimprovingtheirproductsandworkefficiently.Asaresult,theyearlyincomeofthe25familyincreasedfrom1950to1975fasterthanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason26anewcartakesasmallerpartofafamily'stotalearningstoday.

In195127ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamily'sincometobuyanewcar.In1962anewcar288.3monthsofafamily'sannualearnings.By1975itonlytook4.75months'income.Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnically29tomodelsfrompreviousyears.

Theinfluenceoftheautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomy30thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoneykeepingtheircarrunningthanonanyotheritem.

21.A.kindsB.typesC.meansD.sort

22.A.hardlyB.nearlyC.certainlyD.somewhat

23.A.buyB.sellC.raceD.see

24.A.onB.inC.behindD.about

25.A.unusualB.averageC.interestedD.biggest

26.A.bringingB.obtainC.boughtD.purchasing

27.A.proportionallyB.clearlyC.percentageD.suddenly

28.A.costB.usedC.spentD.needed

29.A.famousB.fastestC.superiorD.purchasing

30.A.thenB.whichC.soD.as

Passage6

21.EasternEuropeisconsideredthemostpollutedofalltheworld's21areasbecauseheavymetals22coalmininghavecontaminatedthearea'swaters.Manyrivers,land,andforestsarebiologically23frompollution.Ghana'sforestprotectionprogramhassucceeded24strengtheningthecountry'sagriculturalbaseand25anewsourceofwealthto26.Itremainstobeseen27thesemeasureswillhaveenoughimpactto28therateofremovingtheforests.Indonesiaisfacingthe29problemsofprovidingenoughfood,shelterandemploymentforitslargepopulation,and30birthcontrol.

21.industriesB.industrialistC.industrializedD.industrialize

22.A.leadingtoB.fromC.withD.like

23.A.deadB.diedC.deathD.die

24.A.onB.forC.atD.in

25.A.destroyedB.bringingC.broughtD.destroying

26.A.valleyB.villagerC.villagersD.village

27.A.weatherB.whatC.whichD