1、BExceptCBeside DApart from4No fault is attached_the bus driVer for the terrible accident at the railway crossingAforBwithCin Dto 5This hotel_$60 for a single room with bathAclaimsBdemandsCprices Dcharges 6Much_I haVe trayeled,I haVe never seen anyone to equal her in efficiencyAalthoughBasCwhile Dif7
2、_all of us who are here tonight,I would like thank MrBrown for his talkAOn behalf ofBOn account ofCIn honor of DIn terms of8These books were very deal to him and he bought them at_expense when he wasstudying abroadAconsiderateBconsideredCconsiderableDconsidering9None of us expected the chairman to_a
3、t the partyWe thought he was still in hospitalAturn inBturn upCturn over Dturn down10_of the boys in the class who have passed the test is to receive certificatesA.EveryBEvery oneCAny DAnyone11.You_pay too much attention to your reading skill,as it is SO importantAshouldntBcantCmustnt Dneednt 12Dont
4、 do that again,_?Awill youBdo youCdoes you Dcan you1 3The book has been well reviewed,but_actual sales it hasnt been very successfulAin need ofBin terms ofCin place of Din contrast to14It is important that students_their term papers on timeAhand inBwould hand inC.have to hand in Dhanded in15Michael
5、is very good at each subject,and it is_that he will be admitted by the univer- sity in which he has been longing to studyAno problemBno doubtCout of the question Dout of question16It is necessary that the plan_before Thursday Awere fulfilledBwas fulfilledCbe fulfilled DWould be fulfiHed17You_all tho
6、se calculations!We have a computer to do that sort of thingAneednt have doneBmust not have doneCshouldnt have done Dcan not have done18At last the girl received the letter she_for so long a timeAhas been expectingBhad been expectingCwas expecting Dhad expected19She told her children that they must n
7、ot_play with matchesAby no meansBin no senseCon any account Dto good account20You thought they could have completed the project,_Ahavent youBwont youCdoesnt youDdidnt youCloze( Questions 21 t0 30)There are lo blanks in the following passageFor each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and DChoo
8、se the ONE ansWer that best fits into the passageThen mark the corre sponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centreAfter _20_ yearn of marriage,a husband may still not understand his wife.How is it that she is never at a _21_ for words?How can she recall the names of a cou
9、ple they met on_22_ years ago?Now we know what to tell him:Its her brainAlthough there are obviously cultural 23 for the differences in emotions and behavior,recent breakthrough research reveals that the _24_ 0f many puzzling differences between men and women may lie mi the headMens and womenS brain
10、s_25_much in common,but they are definitely not the Same in size,structure or insightBroadly speaking,a womans brain,like her body,is ten to fifteen per cent smaller than a mans, _26_ the regions dedicated to language may be more densely packed with brain ceils,Girls generally speak earlier and read
11、 fasterThe reason may be _27_females useboth sidesof the brain when they readIn contrastmales rely only on the left sideAt every age,womens memories_28_mensThey have a greater ability to associate names with faces than men do,and they are_29_ at recalling listThe events。people remember best are thos
12、e that an emotion is attached to Since women use more of their right brains,which _ 30_ emotions,they may do this automaticallyWhile we dont yet know what all these findings imply,one thing is clear:male and female brains do the same things,but they do them differently21Aslip BpuzzleCloss Dfailure22
13、AfestivalBeventCoccasion Dholiday 23AsensesBreasonsCpurposes Dmeanings24AbottomBbasis Croot Dstem 25AhaveBshareCdivideDstore 26AyetBhenceCthus Dthen 27AwhichBwhy Cthat Dwhether28AtopBmatchCequal Dchallenge29AshierBbetterCkeener Deasier30AprocessBpromoteCperceive DproduceIIIReading comprehension( Que
14、stions 31 to 45)There are 3 passages in this sectionEach passage is followed by some questions orunfin- ished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A,B,Cnd Dyou should choose the best answerThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe centre
15、A“Hi thereHows it going?”“Oh,fineFineHow about this weatherhuh?“Well,I guess we can always use the rain”Whats that? This story? Oh,just a little look at small talkYou know,those seemingly mean ingless conversations you have dozens of times a dayMaybe youre waiting for the elevaoror in a line at the
16、bankIt all seems pretty trivialIdle chatter about traffic doesnt do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgottenBut you should know that small talk actuallv has a big place in our livesPat Oliver,assistant professor on arts,says that,“Left unchecked smalt talk can be an in
17、va sion.Its so powerfulit does something to you”“Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary” Oliver says“If I dont make small connection with another person,I cant work”What causes it? As a rule,youre either trying to force someth
18、ing into your lifeor youre using conversation as an invisible force field to keep them outYou can be wanting to connect with another person,and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful conversationThe way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to be at the timeTak
19、e the elevator, for instanceNow theres prime territoryNobody knows anyone and theres no reason to start a conversation,but invariably,someone does“Making conversation in such peaceful social settings”according to Oliver,“can confirm your territoryIts a way of feeling liked and accepted”The topics of
20、 small talk dont matterIn fact,You dont want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic.Its nonthreatening talk in a threatening situationHoweverthe mles change quickly when youre with lots of people doing lots of talkingLets say youre at a paayNow its time to use small talk as a way of ma
21、king others feel more comfortable around you,so you dont look silly standing by the food table alone all night31“Small talk”,as interpreted by the authorAhas no real function in communication at allBis usually meaningless and therefore uselessCis not as idle as it may seem to beDis restricted to cer
22、tain topics only32According to the author,small talk is often used_Ato invade others private affairsBto share a secrelbetween intimate friendsCto open and maintain channels of communicationDto protect onessown privacy33 According to the author,topics of small talk may include comments on_Asome polit
23、ical issuesBones physical conditionCothers ways of dressDthe traffic jam34 Why is small talk described as“non-threatening talk in a threatening situation”?ABecause it is used by people to encourage those who are confronted with dangerBBecause it is used to show that one is enthusiastie and hospitabl
24、eC Because it is used to ereate a more friendly atmosphere and to avoid embarrassmentDBecause it is used by people to protect others in the threatening situation35According to the author,at a big party,small talk is used with the purpose of_Amaking both others and yourself feel at easeBexcluding tho
25、se you dont like from joining youCkeeping your voice low so only your friends can hear youDcomforting those who feel lonelyBBum rateis thespeedat whichastartupbusinessconsumesmoneyMyrate wouldbe$50.000 a month when my new media company startedSo,I began looking around for individuals who would be my
26、 first investors“Angel money”it was calledBut when I reviewed my list of ac quaintances to find those who might be able to help,I found the Dumber got smallWith no other choicesI began meeting with the venturecapital companiesBut l was warned that they took a huge share of your company for the money
27、 they put inAnd if you struggled,they could drop you coldAs I was searching for“angel money”,I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didnt have money for paychecks yetBill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at MITWith his arrival,my company suddenly had a major technology“guy”in houseKatherine Hendersona filmmaker and a former realestate dealer,joined US as our director ofmarket researchSteve White came on as operating officerHe had worked for the developer of ahomefinance software,QuickenWe gr
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