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1、2. A. standardB. view C. value D. measure3. A. disabledB. talentedC. excited4. A. fantasticB. complicatedC. acceptableD. simple5. A. teacherB. typist C. scientistD. doctor6. A. competitive B. valuableC. mysteriousD. adventurous7. A. originallyB. extremelyC. physicallyD. fortunately8. Ahad Bcontinued

2、CmeantDrefused9. AchangeBignore Cconfirm Dprevent10. AwillingBreluctantCdeterminedDglad11. AhappyBefficientCdevelopingDexcited12. AachievingBchangingCturningDenjoying13. AavoidBriskCconsiderDmind14.AdisappointingBrewardingCencouragingDsatisfying15. AhappinessBpainCsorrowDexcitement第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题

3、1.5分，满分15分）Dr Isaac Asimov was an American author and biochemist who _16_（bear）in Russia in 1920. Asimov went to the United States with his family at the age of three. He grew up in New York, _17_（graduate）from Columbia University in 1939. In 1948, he earned a PhD _18_. He began to write stories _19

4、_ science-fiction magazines in 1939. He was a very successful writer who produced _20_ amazing number of books: he wrote over 400 volumes. Asimov is _21_（well） known for his science fiction and popular science book, of _22_ the Foundation series, the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series are t

5、he most popular. Asimovs books cover _23_（vary）topics in science, and he developed a set of ethics for robots and machine intelligence which influence many _24_ writers. _25_（have） a further knowledge, you can surf the related information on the website www.I II 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满

6、分40分）ADo dogs understand us? Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think. A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its wor

7、d-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee（黑猩猩）. In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Ric

8、o got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldnt see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words. In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog alread

9、y knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before. The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination（排除法）. A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is

10、even more impressive. Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed （品种）known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months. Its hard to know if all dogs under

11、stand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they cant talk back. Still, it wouldnt hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!26. Which of the following best explains the underlined word “A border collie”?A. a parrot which is better B.

12、a dog which is foolish C. a dog which is smarter D. a dog which is better27. From paragraph 2 we know that _ .A. animals are as clever as human beingsB. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzeesC. dogs have similar learning abilities as 3-year-old children D. chimpanzees have very good word-lear

13、ning skills28. Both experiments show that .A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands rightB. Rico can recognize different things including toysC. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics D. Rico wont forget the names of objects once recognizing them29. Which of the following statemen

14、ts is true?A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collies mental abilities.B. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects. C. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.D. Rico is born to understand its owners commands.30. What does the writer

15、 want to tell us?A. To be friendly to your dog. B. To train your dog. C. To talk to your dog. D. To be careful with your dog.BIn the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping u

16、p with the Joneses is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days.

17、 He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neigh

18、bours. It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many p

19、eople do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories, He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up

20、 with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Jonses in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Jo

21、neses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.31. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _. A. want others to know or to think that they are rich B. want to be as rich as their neighbours C. dont want others to know they are rich D. want to be happy32.

22、It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City C. live in apartments D. have many neighbours33. The underlined word “neighbourhood” in the second paragraph means _. A. a person who lives near another B. people living in an area C.

23、 an area in another town or city D. an area near the place referred to34. Arthur Momand used the name Jones in his series of short stories because Jones is _. A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States C. his neighbours name D. not a good name35. According to the writer, it is to ke

24、ep up with the Joneses. A. correct B. impossible C. interesting D. goodCThe way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappin

25、ess. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achieve

26、ment, religious commitment , self - improvement.Ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguis