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16. I haven't seen Ann for _____ long that I've forgotten what she looks like.A. suchB. veryC. soD. too
17. I will buy the book_____ it costs.A. howeverB. whateverC. wheneverD. wherever
18. _____ at the city, a car picked him up to an unknown place.A. while arrivingB. Having arrivedC. On its arrivalD. When he arrived
19.Two ships were barely _____ on the horizon.A. sensibleB. passableC. visibleD. available
20. We are getting excited and looking forward to_____ the new movie and the movie stars.A. seeB. be seeingC. seeingD. having seen
21. A man cannot smile like a child, _____a child smiles with his eyes, while a man smiles with his lips alone.A. soB. butC. andD. for
22. My father _____ an invitation to a dinner party, but he _____ it.A. accepted… receivedB. received…accepted
C. received… didn’t acceptD. accepted… didn’t receive
23. We’ll have a picnic in the park this Sunday _____ its rains or it’s very old.A. sinceB. ifC. untilD. unless
24. T en years ago the population of our village was_____ that of theirs.A. as twice large asB. twice as large asC. twice as much asD. as twice much as
25. It was _____ he saw the doctor coming out of the emergency room with an expression as grave as a judge_____ herealized the seriousness of his wife’s illness.A.not until…thatB.after…whenC.until…thenD.before…that
26. The open-air celebration has been put off _____ the bad weather.A. in case ofB. in spite ofC. instead ofD. because of
27. It _____ that 200 people died and over 5,000 lost their shelters after the floodA.reportedB.reports
C.has been reportedD.has reported
28.The moment I got home,I found I_____ my jacket on the playground.A.had leftB.leftC.have leftD.was leaving
29. You will be criticized _____ you get that crazy idea out of your mind.A. ifB. unless
C. supposingD. so far as
30. Many things _____ impossible in the past are quite common today.A. to considerB. being consideredC. consideringD. considered
31. I tried to convey in my speech how _____ we all were for his help.A. regretfulB. respectfulC. hopefulD. grateful
32. The brain is too _____ and complex for that sort of treatment.A. sensateB. sensationalC. sensitiveD. sensible
33. In order to _____ a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.A. acquireB. RequireC. inquireD. inquest
34.His nationality is not ____ to whether he is a good lawyer.A. reluctantB.restrictedC. resultantD. relevant
35. When we met for the first time, Peter didn’t _____me much.A. impressB. oppressC. possessD. progress
Section 3 Reading Comprehension 40%Passage one
Researchers have found that REM(rapid eye movement) sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generallyoccurs four or five times during one night of sleep, lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a
person’s sleep becomes，the longer the periods of rapid eye movement. There are physical changes in the body to showthat a person has changed from NREM(non-rapid eye movement.to REM sleep. Breathing becomes faster，the heart rateincreases，and，as the name implies，the eyes begin to move quickly. Accompanying these physical changes in the bodyis a very important characteristic of REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.36.According to the passage，how often does REM sleep occur in one night?A. OnceB. Twice
C. Four or five timesD.Forty times
37. The word “deeper” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following?A. HeavierB. LouderC. StrongerD. Happier
38. Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?A. His eyes begin to move.B. His breathing becomes faster.C. His heart rate increases.D. His eyes stop moving.
39. The subject of this passage is.A. why people sleep
B. the human need for REM sleepC. the characteristics of REM sleepD. physical changes in the human body
40. Which of the following is the best title of the article?A. REM SleepB. Two Types of SleepC. Sleepers
D. What Happens to Sleepers Passage Two
Persons who are overweight should watch their diet carefully in order to lose pounds. The, best way to do this is to start aweight control program. At first it is wise to talk with your doctor. He can advise you of the number of calories(卡路⾥). youshould have in your meals each day. He can tell you about exercising while on your diet. A good rule is to lose slowly. A lossof a pound or two is plenty.
Plan meals around foods you know. This means that it is wise to include foods that you are used to and that are part of yourregular eating habits. When you have lost the weight you wish, simple items can be added to your diet so that you canmaintain the weight you want. While you are dieting, try to build a pattern of eating that you can follow later to maintain yourdesired weight.
When dieting, choose low-calorie foods. Avoid such items as fats, fried food, sweets, cakes, cream and soft drinks. Try totake coffee and tea without sugar or cream. Snacks can be part of your diet. For example, a piece of fruit or a simple dessertsaved from mealtime can be eaten between meals.
Keep busy! This way you will not be tempted to go off the diet. Make full use of opportunities to exercise. Try walking insteadof riding whenever possible. Happy dieting!41. What is the main idea of the passage?A. How to diet.B. Why we should diet.C. What we should diet.D. Where we should diet.
42. While dieting you should ________.A. choose fried foodsB. choose low-calorie food
C. choose snack as hamburger in McDonaldsD. talk to your doctor
43. When you have lost the weight you wish, you can ________.A. have some more simple items in your dietB. eat more and more foods you likeC. stop dieting
D. tell the doctor what you'vedone
44. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. While dieting, you should ask the doctor so that you can lose your weight quickly.B. Plan meals means to have some foods you like and take them as your daily eating habits.C. When you have lost your weight, you can have some coffee and tea without sugar or cream.D. As you are dieting, don't forget exercise.
45. If you want to start a weight control program, you should ________.A. ask your doctor
B. plan meals and choose low-calorie foodsC. do some exerciseD. all of the abovePassage Three
In the old days, divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships that had sunk,because they hoped to find gold andjewels.Now divers still search for valuable things in sunken ships,but they also try to bring to the surface the shipsthemselves,or parts of them.The value of different kinds of metals has increased
greatly over the last twenty or thirty years and even though a ship has been under the sea for many years,it may be worth agreat deal.
One famous sunken ship is the “Lusitania”,which sank off the southern coast of Ireland in 1915 with a loss of nearly 1,500lives.It has four huge propellers made of an expensive metal.T oday each of those propellers is worth $300,000 or more.Theship,lying on the sea-bed has been bought by a man called John Light.He paid about $1,200,000 for the whole ship.Hehopes to bring up those propellers and sell them.He also hopes to sell other parts of the ship,when he has brought them tothe surface,for about $ 600,000.
46.Divers today try to bring to the surface _____.A.gold and jewelsB.parts of shipsC.whole shipsD.all of the above
47.Diver try to bring up metals because_____.A.they have been in the sea for a long timeB.gold and jewels are not valuable things
C.some kinds of metals are worth a lot of money todayD.it is easy to bring up metals
48.The word “surface” in the passage means the _____.A.marketB.air
C.top of a liquidD.sea
49.John Light hopes that he may be able to sell all the parts of the “Lusitania” for about _____.A.$12,000B.$300,000C.$1,200,000D.$1,800,000
50.John Light bought the “Lusitania” _____.A.before 1915B.before it sankC.after it sank
D.after he had brought up the propellersPassage Four
English is the official language of the United Kingdom and its first language of the vast majority of its citizens. The use oflanguage is extremely important to Britain’s class structure.Some educated English people. Regardless of their class origin,strive to free themselves of regional or local accents(⼝⾳) in order to sound like educated English-speaking people. Somepeople in England regard regional accents and slang as substandard. On the other hand many local people, such as
Cockneys in East London and people in northern England, enjoy their particular way of speaking, regarding it as warmer andfriendlier than standardEnglish.
Scottish people appreciate the Scottish accent so much they insist the BBC carry programs with Scottish-accented speakers.The Celtic language, an ancient tongue, continues to be spoken in Scottish-accented speakers in Scotland by some people,usually those in the more remote areas of the country. Approximately
80,000 Scots speak Scottish Gaelic, a type of Celtic language. English is the main language in Northern Ireland, although atleast some of the Roma Catholic minority speak Irish, another Gaelic dialect, as a second language.
The ancient Celtic language of Wales is strongly tied to the cultural nationalism of the region. At the time of the 1991
census(⼈⼝调查)，about 20 percent of the Welsh population could speak Welsh. Welsh isspoken in northern and westernWales much more than in southern Wales, where many English people have relocated. Many schools in Wales offer
bilingual education, and there is a Welsh-language television channel. In in 1993, after long and considerable struggle byWelsh nationalists, the government made Welsh a joint official language with English in Wales for use in the courts, the civilservice, and other aspects of the government department.
51. According to the passage, which of the following sentence is NOT true?A. English is the official language of the United Kingdom.B. English is spoken by the vast majority of world citizens.
C. the use of language is extremely important to Britain’s class structure.
D. Some educated English people, regardless of their class origin, strive to free themselves of regional or local accents inorder to sound like educated English-speaking people.
52. “Some people in England regard regional accents and slang as
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