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1、Most of Mark Twains books bubbled out 1 him like water out of a fountain. 2 of his gifts was the capacity to take a scene and fill it 3 every sparkling detail of nature and of human action, to put in every spoken word and accompanying gesture, and to slowly exaggerate the successive moments 4 the wh

2、ole episode reached a climax of joyous, sidesplitting laughter. 5 he had trouble weaving his incidents into meaningful plot patterns. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twains masterpiece, came into _6 slowly. 7 in 1876, immediately after he had dashed off The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he wrot

3、e 400 manuscript pages quickly and 8 stalled; in disgust he meditated 9 the work. _10 the winter of 1879-1880 he penned further sections; again the spark of enthusiasm died. _11 taking a journey down the Mississippi River in April, 1882, he quickly completed Lift on the Mississippi （1883） and with u

4、nabated zest 12 the novel. The trip had reawakened his boyhood memories and suggested new episodes; the two books became 13 , the weaker travel account serving as scaffolding for the great edifice._14 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was 15 in 1884, it met a mixed reception. A Brooklyn lady protes

5、ted 16 its presence in the childrens room of the public library; the librarian reshelved the volume in the adult area to 17 Hucks and Toms “mischievous and deceitful practices which made them poor examples for youth.” Today the novel is among the worlds 18 and vies with Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scar

6、let Letter （1850） for the position of Americans _19 artistic work of fiction.The reader is reminded at the outset that in 1850 Huck Finn had been a playmate of Tom Sawyer in St. Petersburg, Missouri, the 20 name of Mark Twains native village of Hannibal. For three months Huck had lived with the lady

7、 21 life he had saved, the Widow Douglas, “fair, smart, and forty”; her hill mansion was “the only palace in the town, and the most hospitable and much the most lavish in the matter of festivities” that the town could boast. The lad 22 had run away from elegance was again a candidate for the major r

8、ole in a rags-to-riches tale. Huck wanted it otherwise. Like Tom, whose name turns up throughout the _23 . Huck wanted adventure. For six months Huck endured starched clothes and virtual imprisonment within the mansion. When Pap returned on April 1 and took Huck 24 from the Widow, Huck came to prefe

9、r his slovenly island home. 25 against Paps cruelty led Huck to plan his own “murder” and to decamp about two months later. He discovered Jim 26 June 4 and started the rafting trip down the river on June 22. On July 7 he reached the Grangerfords and stayed _27 about a month. On August 10 the Duke an

10、d Dauphin came 28 the raft; their shenanigans ended at Pikeville on September 18. The 29 at Aunt Sallys lasted twenty-six days, until October 15. Then Huck decided to light out for Indian Territory and forever depart from a “civilization” that he 30 . II. Proofreading and Error Correction （30 points

11、, 2 points for each） The following passage contains fifteen errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. Correct the errors and write the answers on YOUR ANSWER SHEET in the following way:For a wrong word, write the correct one on Your Answer

12、Sheet.For a missing word, write the missing word with a “” sign before it on Your Answer Sheet.For an unnecessary word, write the unnecessary word with a deleting line on it on Your Answer Sheet.When art museum wants a new exhibit, it 31. _ never buys things in finished form and hangs 32. _ them on

13、the wall. When a natural history museum wants an exhibition, it must often build it. 33. _ Write on your Answer Sheet:II. Proofreading and Error Correction31. an 32. never 33. exhibitNow, do the Proofreading and Error Correction.Scientists claim that air pollution causes a decline in theworld averag

14、e air temperature. In order to prove that theory, 31 _ ecologists have turned to historical datum in relation to 32 _especially huge volcanic eruptions. They suspect that volcanoes affect weather changes that are similar to air pollution. 33_ One source of informations is the effect of the eruption

15、34_of Tambora, a volcano in Sumbawa, the Dutch East Indies, in April 1815. The largest recorded volcano eruption, Tambora 35_threw 150 million tons of fine ash into the stratosphere. Theash from a volcano spreads around worldwide in a few days 36 _or remains in the air for years. Its effect is to tu

16、rn incoming 37 _solar radiation into the space and thus cool the earth. For 38_example, records of weather in England shows that between 39 _April and November 1815, the average temperature had fallen4.5 F. During the next twenty-four months, England sufferedone of the coldest periods of their histo

17、ry. Farmers records 40_from April 1815 to December 1818 indicate frost throughout the spring and summer and sharp decreases at crop and 41_livestock markets. Since there was a time lag of several yearsbetween cause and effect, by the time the world agriculturalcommodity community had deteriorated, n

18、o one realizes the 42_cause. Ecologists today warn that we face a twofold menace. Theever-present possibility of volcanic eruptions, such as those 43_of Mt. St. Helens in Washington, added mans pollution of 44_the atmosphere with oil, gas, coal, and other polluting substances, may bring us increasin

19、gly colder weather. 45_III. Gap-filling （30points, 2 points for each）Fill in the following banks with the correct words and the correct forms of the words given according the meanings of the sentences. Write the answers on YOUR ANSWER SHEET in the following way:46. prolong, refuse, delay, postpone,

20、lengthenI hope the _ of the appointment will not cause you much inconvenience.III. Gap-filling46. postponement 47. 48. Now, do the Gap-filling.46. affect, influence, effect, impact We have tried our best to _ a reconciliation between the two parties.47. attain, acquire, obtain, gain, secure, procure

21、Chrysler, including sales of newly _ American Motors, delivered 1.01 million cars, down 17.7 percent and amounting to 9.6 percent of the market.48. ensure, assure, guarantee The Labor Department issued guidelines to_ equal job opportunities for women on work paid for by federal funds.49. ability, ca

22、pability, competence, capacity, aptitudeResearchers using the new measuring technique found the skull to have a _ of only about 515 cubic centimeters （about 31 cubic inches）.50. take part in, attend, participate in, enter for, joinTo the amazement of the organizing committee, so many professional si

23、ngers _ the singing competition to be held next month.51. insist on, persist in, stick/adhere to, persevere inDue to the bankruptcy of the company, they failed to _ the original agreement.52. stable, secure, steady, firm, durablePolitical _ and wars in many sub-Saharan countries have also contribute

24、d to poverty. As a result of such factors, the number of people living in extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa grew from 217 million in 1987 to more than 300 million in 1998.53. manager, director, headmaster, proprietor, governor As one of the four _ of the company, he often had to attend Board mee

25、tings.54. permit, allow, approve, accept, consent, endorseEligible paper, as defined in 1951, is a negotiable note, draft, or bill bearing the _ of the member bank, the proceeds of which have been or are to be used in producing, purchasing, carrying, or marketing goods in one or more steps of the pr

26、ocess of production, manufacture, or distribution55. income, wages, dividend, salary, earnings, pensionNow that he has retired, he lived partly on his _ and partly on the interest on his post office savings account.56. complain, grieve, reclaim, grumbleThe peasants many _ resulting from ill-treatmen

27、t by their landlords led finally to rebellion.57. renew, renovate, refresh, recreateHe had been completely exhausted but felt considerably _ after a meal and a good rest.58. view, scene, scenery, sight, nature Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous _.59. nevertheless, accordingly,

28、however, yet, eventuallyHe has impressed his employer considerably and _ he is soon to be promoted.60. gap, pause, space, interruption, intervalDuring the _, the audience strolled and chatted in the foyer.IV. Reading Comprehension （60 points, 2 points for each）In this section, there are six reading

29、passages followed by a total of thirty multiple-choice questions. Read the passages carefully and then write your answers on YOUR ANSWER SHEET.IV. Reading Comprehension61. A 62. B 63. Now, do the Reading Comprehension.Text ATommy Albelin, a Devils defenseman, was the teams most effective performer the night the Stanley Cup champions played their best game of the young season. Playing left wing instead of defense against the Detroit Red Wings last Thursday night, Albelin scored the second goal of the game and made the pass that set up the fourth one.Albelin played so well in