1、A. on B. for C. with D. to4.The teacher required that all errors should be _eliminated before the students turn in their term paper.A. deported B. eliminated C. deprived D. implemented5.A person is lucky if his career _with his interest and hobby.A. concerns B. competes C. coinciders D. compares6.Ou
2、t sleep influences our mood. our mood, _,affects our performance.A. in return B. in vain C. in short D. in turn7.It was _of you not to disturb us while we were sleeping.A. considerate B. considering C. considerable D. considered8.Id appreciate it very much if you could make some _on my recent articl
3、e at the conference.A. requests B. referencesC. remarks D. restrictions9.He is _absorbed in his own thoughts that he seems unaware of whats going on in the room.A. so B. each C. very D. much10.No sooner (选C)had I reached home than Michael arrived with Jane in his car.A. did I reach B.I had reached C
4、. had I reached D.I reached.Cloze Test(10point,1 point each)下列短文中有十个空白,每个空白有四个选项,根据上下文要求选出最佳答案。并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。It is difficult to escape the influence of television. If you fit the statistical messages, by the age of 20 you will have been esposed_11_at least 20,000 hours of television. You can add 10
5、,000 hours for each decade you have lived _12_the age of 20. The only things Americans do more than them watch the television are work an sleep.Calculate for a moment what could be done with even a part of those _13_.Five thousand, I am sold, are what a typical college undergraduate_14_working in a
6、bachelors degree. In 10,000 hours you corded have learned several lauguages fluently, you could be reading Shakespeare in the _15_,and you could have walked around the world the world and _16_a book about these hours.The trouble with television is_17_it discourages concentrations. Almost anything in
7、teresting and rewarding in life_18_some constructive effort .The dultest , the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem remarkable to those_19_never concertrate on anything .But television encourages us not to make any_20_.It makes the time pass without gain.11.A.to B. under C. for D. at12.A.
8、at B. from C. after D. before13.A.decades B. hours C. years D. things14.A.spends B. castsC. takes D. uses15.A.origin B. beginning C. source D. original16.A.written B. write C. wrote D. writing17.A.what B. that C. which D. why18.A.requests B. asks C. orders D. requires19.A.what B. whose C. which D. w
9、ho20.A.money B. time C. effort D. skill.Reading Comprehension(30point,2points each)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。Passage oneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Michael Stadtlander set Torontos restarant world on fire in the 1980s with his original food, and eastablishe
10、d a national and international fame. In 1994,however,he decided to leave the city restaurant scene and seek a quiet life in the country, where he has been preparing meals on his farm two hours borth of Toronto and asks guests to bring their own wine.Not long ago, Stadlander was charged with selling
11、liquer without a licence, He said when a guest asked for wine at a dinner in December, he provided two bottles from his private stock.But the customer turned out to be an undercover Ontario Provincial Police(OPP)officer who returned a few days later along with four armed officers to seize 83 bottles
12、 of wine,and to search the farmhouse for records. The punishment could run as high as $100,000 in fines and a year in jail.When Mr and Mrs Smisth arrived at the farm on a weekend befre Christmas, they said that it was their annual celebrstion and asked if they could get some wine.Nobuyo,Stadtlanders
13、 wife,told them the policy was thar guests peovide their own.Given the occasion, though, Stadtlander agreed to provide a bottle of white wiee from own cellar,at cost,as a favor, Later, Mr Smith asked for a second bottle and a detailed receipt that included the price of thr wine.He turned out to be O
14、PP Detective Paul Smith and “his wife,”an assistant who went as a witness.“I was shocked,”Nobuyo Stadtlander recalls.”How could thy do this to us when we did them a favor?We sold them our wine at our cost.”.But Mr.Smith say,” No.they made $20.”Stadtlander is determined to prove his innocence and con
15、tinue the business.“People who live in the area have been very supportive,” he says.”And when this is over,I want my wine back.”21.Stadtlander was accused because_.A. be offered too much wine for a guestB. be asked guests to bring their own wineC. be charged too much for the wine offeredD. be sold w
16、ise to his guests without a license22.In the 1980s,Stadtlander_.A. threw his original restaurant menu into the fineB. made his restaurant well-known around the worldC. sought for a quiet life in the central part of the cityD. opened one resyaurant after another home and abroad.23.IT turned out that
17、Mr. and Mrs. Smith were_.A. two farmersB. two witnesecs C. hasbend and wife D. police officers24.Nobuy Studtlander claimed that in the wine case they made_.A.$1.20 B. no money C.$100,000 D. a lot of money25.Which of the following could be used as evidence against Stadtlander?A. What Stadtlanders wif
18、e said B. The second bottle of wine C. The records from the farmhouse.D.A receipt with the wine price.Passage TwoQuestions26 to 30 are based on the following passage.A recent study shows that sixteen out of every 100 American couoles have violent confrontations of one sort or another during the cour
19、se of a year. In six of these cases there is severe kicking, biting, punching or hitting with objects. Almost four of every 100 wives are seriously beaten by their husbands. three of every 100 children are kicked or punched by their parents. More than a third of all brothers and sisters severely att
20、ack each other.As expected, the incidence of violence is highest among the urban poor (many of them minoroties).blue-collar workers, people under 20 or without religious beliefs, families with a husband who is jobless and those with four to six children. But the study also showed that violence occur
21、s among wealthy families as well. Indeed, the wife of a university president once quietly called Straus, one of the sociologists who conducted the study, to ask what she could do about her husband, who often beat her. Straus suggested seeking assistance from marriage advisors.Steaus and his colleagu
22、es found out that there are various root causes that give rise to such behavior.“The reason are mixed psychological, sociological, situational,” says Straus.“The husband, for example, may feel under particular stress because be has been out of work too long. Violence may also be an echo of the past,
23、” Straus explains.“When Mummy gives her two-year-old a slap(巴掌)for putting something dirty in his mouth, he is learning from infancy that those who love you hit you.” Another reason may be the worsening economic situations.“If we have a real economos decline, Its going to get worse,” economic situat
24、ions.“If we have a real economic declines,its going to get worse,” says Gelles, one of Straus” colleagues.These sociologists have no easy answer to violence in the American family. While they welcome such move as the opening of shelters for beaten wives and the establishment of a National Center for
25、 Child Abuse and Neglect, they belive that there must be more basic attack on vilolence,including the reduction of “macho”(大男子主义)themes on the television,the outlawing of physical punishment in schools and perhaps even the wlimination of death senernces.As Straus explains,“Volence is an acceptable s
26、olution to problems in American society,And that is how it is used in families.26.Which of the following statements is true?A. More than a third of brothers attack sisters in American families.B. Almost four percent of husbands are seriously beaten by their wives.C. Six out of one hundred couples ex
27、perience severe domestic violence.D. Six percent of American couples have some kind of domestic violence.27.The example concerning a university presidents wife shows that_A. domestic violence is found in well-to do families as wellB. the incidence of violence is highest among urban familiesC. marria
28、ge advisons assistance is the best solution to violenceD. domestic vilence exists regardless of age, race,and social status.28.What Gelles says shows that_.A. vilence is responsible for the decline of economyB. violence may be a reflection of ones past experienceC. violence is related to the economi
29、c situation of the timeD. violence is the best form of emotional release for a husband29.The word “outlawing” in line5 of the last paragraph means_.A. making something illegalB. freeing someone from prisonC. learning something from lawD. throwing someone out of court30.According to the sociologists,
30、 it is impossible to curb domestic violence unless_.A. more shelters for beateb wives are openedB. children are protected by a National CenterC. violence is not accepted as a solution to problemsD. Americans get tougher with violent behaviorsPassage ThreeQestions 31to35are based on the following passage.American scientists are developing an “intelligent” m
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