选择题
每题1分，共65分
1、I don''t quite follow what she is saying
 A.believe
 B.understand
 C.explain
 D.accept
     
2、Mary is looking for the book she lost yesterday
 A.trying to find
 B. trying to read
 C. trying to buy
 D. trying to borrow
     
3、I rarely play basketball．
 A.normally
 B.seldom
 C.frequently
 D.usually
     
4、My father is a physician
 A. researcher
 B. professor
 C.doctor
 D. student
     
5、The Foreign Service is a branch of the Department of State．
 A.center
 B.division
 C. root
 D.base
     
6、Please put up your hands if you have any questions．
 A. raise
 B. reach
 C.wave
 D.fold
     
7、 Man cannot exist without water．
 A. expand
 B. rise
 C.live
 D.quit
     
8、Jean has made up her mind not to go to the meeting
 A.tried
 B.promised
 C.decided
 D.attempted
     
9、 This reminds me of lots of things．
 A.much
 B.some
 C. big
 D.many
     
10、She will be very pleased to meet you．
 A.angry
 B.happy
 C.sad
 D.unwilling
     
11、It is obvious that he will win the game．
 A.likely
 B.possible
 C.clear
 D.strange
     
12、There is no risk to public health．
 A.point
 B.danger
 C.chance
 D.hope
     
13、Did anyone call me when 1 was out?
 A.invite
 B.name
 C.answer
 D.phone
     
14、It took us along time to mend the house．
 A.build
 B.destroy
 C.design
 D.repair
     
15、Our English teacher is sick
 A.fat
 B.weak
 C.ill
 D.mad
     
16、The Building of the PyramidsThe oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood for nearly 5,000 years, and it seems like that _____(1)_____. There are over eighty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile, some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are the "Step" pyramid and the "Bent" pyramid.Some of the pyramids still look much the same as they /www.yingyukaoshi.com/ must have done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, ____(2)____. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids, and their very shape _____(3)_____. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last for ever.It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the pyramids_____(4)____. However, there are no writings or pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. Consequently, we are only able to guess at the methods used. Nevertheless, by examining the actual pyramids and various tools which have been found, archaeologists have formed a fairly clear picture of them.One thing is certain: there must have been months of careful planning_____(5)_____. The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place. You may think this would have been easy with miles and miles of empty desert around, but a pyramid could not be built just anywhere. Certain rules had to be followed, and certain problems had to b overcome.EXERCISE:A for stone to use in modern buildingsB has made them less likely to fall into ruinC before they could begin to buildD because the plans of other large works have fortunately been preservedE while building the pyramidsF they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet

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17、Alaska
In 1858 Americans welcomed Alaska into the Union as the 49th state, symbolizing a change of attitude that hold in 1867, when the peninsula was purchased from Russia. Then, most Americans had little interest in 1,500,000 square kilometers "of icebergs and polar bear"-beyond Canada''s western borders, far from the settled areas of the United States.
In those sections of the state which lie above the Arctic Circle, Alaska still is a land of icebergs and polar bear. Ice buried in the earth, which is permanently frozen to a depth of 90 or more meters, From early May until early August, the midnight sun never sets on this flat, treeless region, but the sun cannot melt the icy soil more than two-thirds of a meter down.
Alaska is America''s largest state, but only about 325,000 people live there. According to estimates, 800,000 hectares of its land area are fit for plowing but only about 640,000 hectares are being cultivated.
Arctic Alaska has been the home of Eskimos for countless centuries. It is believed that the Eskimos moved there from Mongolia or Siberia, probably crossing Bering Strait, named for Vitus Bering, the Danish sea captain who discovered Alaska on his voyage for Russia in 1741. The Eskimos are the state''s earliest known inhabitants. Russian fur traders established settlements but, by the time Alaska was sold to the United States, most of the traders had departed.
In 1896 gold was discovered near the Klondike River in Canada just across the Alaskan border. Thousand of Americans rushed to the region on their way to Klondike; some never returned. Alaska was never completely cut off again, although even today transportation is a major problem. There are only two motor routes from the U.S mainland, and within the state, every town has its own airfield. Planes fly passengers, mail and freight to the most distant villages.
The gold that changed life so suddenly for Alaska was soon ended, and although many stories about mining camps have become part of American literature, the gold from Alaskan earth contributed less to economic progress than the fish from Alaska waters. The fish caught in a single year range in value from $80 million to $ 90 million. Fur-bearing animals are plentiful in the forests and streams, and valuable fur seals inhabit the waters. After fishing, the state''s chief industry is lumber and the production of wood pulp. In recent years, Alaska''s single most important resource has become oil. The state also has large deposits of coal, copper, gold and other minerals.
11. Paragraph 3_________
2. Paragraph 4_________
3. Paragraph 5_________
4. Paragraph 6_________
A) Rich resources of the state
B) Connections with the outside world
C) Transportation problem
D) The natives of the land
E) Cold climate
F) Land and population

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25. For as long as three months of a year, the sun ________ on the ice-covered land of Alaska.
6. According to statistics, _________ of the total area of Alaska has been used for farming.
7. Alaska was originally part of Russia, but was bought _______.
8. Gold did not bring to Alaska as much wealth__________
A. as fish does
B. because of its rich natural resources
C. by the United States in the 19th century
D. shines day and night
E. only a very small percentage
F. a limited amount of the gold found there.

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18、The Cold Places
The Arctic is a polar region. It surrounds the North Pole.
Like Antarctica, the Arctic is a land of ice and snow. Antarctica holds the record for a low temperature reading ---125 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Reading of 85 degrees below zero are common in both the Arctic and Antarctica. Winter temperatures average 30 d3egrees below zero in the Arctic. At the South Pole the winter average is about 73 degrees below zero.
One thing alone makes it almost impossible for men to live in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic. This one thing is the low temperature --- the killing chill of far North and the polar South.
To survive, men must wear the warmest possible clothing . They must build windproof shelters. They must keep heaters going at al times. Not even for a moment can they be unprotected against the below-zero temperatures.
Men have a way of providing for themselves. Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs. The cold makes life difficult. But the explorers can stay alive.
What about animals? Can they survive? Do we find plants? Do we find life in the Arctic and in Antarctica? Yes, we do. There is life in the oceans. There is life on land.
Antarctica, as we have seen, is a cold place indeed. But this has not always been the case. Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica has not always been a frozen continent. At one time the weather in Antarctica may have much like our own.
Explorers have discovered coal in Antarctica. This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swamps and forests. Heat and moisture must have kept the trees in the forests alive.
1The lowest temperature that man has ever known was recorded in Antarctica.
 A.Right
 B.Wrong
 C.Not mentioned
 D.
     
2Winter temperatures average 85 degrees below zero in Antarctica.
 A. Right
 B.Wrong
 C.Not mentioned
 D.
     
3The Arctic and Antarctica are no man''s lands because of their notorious coldness.
 A.Right
 B.Wrong
 C.Not mentioned
 D.
     
4Polar explorers can stay alive without heaters and windproof shelters.
 A.Right
 B.Wrong
 C. Not mentioned
 D.
     
5Despite the hostile environment, both animals and plants can be found in the oceans and on land in polar areas.
 A.Right
 B.Wrong
 C.Not mentioned
 D.
     
6 As discovered by expedition scientists, Antarctica has not always been so cold as it is today, so has the Arctic.
 A. Right
 B.Wrong
 C.Not mentioned
 D.
     
7At one time, the weather in Antarctica was so warm and damp that trees grew there.
 A.Right
 B.Wrong
 C. Not mentioned
 D.
     
19、Smuggling
It is not unusual for a pet to be sent by air cargo from Colombia to New York, but last December''s shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspector''s eye. The dog looked to be on its last legs, and there was an unusual lump on the side of its body. An X-ray and emergency surgery revealed the presence of 10 condoms tightly packed with five pounds of cocaine that had been surgically implanted in the dog''s abdomen - yet another first for Customs in the war on drugs.
When it comes to transporting drugs, the methods /www.yingyukaoshi.com/ used are only as limited as a smuggler''s imagination. Kilo bricks of cocaine are routinely concealed beneath false bottoms of containers that hold poisonous snakes. "You''ve got snakes that are 12feet long," says a United States Fish and Wildlife Service agent - and sometimes the drug is in the snake. "Who''s going to pull it out and feel it?"
In 1994, United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine, 559,286 pounds of marijuana and 2,577 pounds of heroin. Just how much actually flows into the country is anyone''s guess. Some customs officials estimate that only 10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. In Miami, the District Attorney won''t even prosecute small fry. "It''s got to be over five kilos of cocaine, above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana or it''s not something that we''re going to stop the presses on," says Tom Cash, a retired agent.
Given this deluge, one can only wonder if agents are ever confounded by some of the smuggling methods. "There are things we haven''t seen before," says John McGhee, a Miami Customs special agent, "but nothing really surprises us."
1 The dog was different from others in that
 A.it could stand only on its hind legs.
 B. it had only two legs
 C.it was very attractive
 D.it had a very big abdomen
     
2 How many methods are used to transport drugs?
 A.As many as a smuggler can think of.
 B.Beyond the smuggler''s imagination.
 C.Only a limited number.
 D. Only a few.
     
3How many pounds of heroin were estimated to be smuggled into the United States in 1994?
 A.204,391
 B.2,577
 C.25,770
 D.559,286
     
4Which of the following could best replace the expression "small fry" in the third paragraph?
 A.Small dogs.
 B.Small sheep dogs.
 C.Small smugglers
 D.Small ringleaders.
     
5 What is this article about?
 A.Drug transportation from Columbia to New York.
 B.A new method for drug smuggling.
 C.Varied drug transportation methods
 D.Types of drug.
     
20、Life in the Universe
Many scientists today are convinced that life exists elsewhere in the universe---life probably much like that on our own planet. They reason in the following way.
As far as astronomers can determine, the entire universe is built of the same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guess that other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way as our own solar system. What we know of life on earth suggests that life will arise wherever the proper conditions exist.
Life requires the right amount and kind of atmosphere. This eliminates all those planets in the universe that are not about the same size and weight as the earth. A smaller planet would lose its atmosphere; a larger one would hold too much of it.
Life also requires a steady supply of heat and light. This eliminates double stars, or stars that flare up suddenly. Only single stars that are steady sources of heat and light like our sun would qualify.
Finally, life could evolve only if the planet is just the right distance from its sun. With a weaker sun than our own, the planet would have to be closer to it. With a stronger sun, it would have to be farther away.
If we suppose that every star in the universe has a family of planets, then how many planets might support life? First, eliminate those stars that are not like our sun. Next eliminate most of their planets; they are either too far from or too close to their suns. Then eliminate all those planets which are not the same size and weight as the earth. Finally, remember that the proper conditions do not necessarily mean that life actually does exist on a planet. It may not have begun yet, or it may have already died out.
This process of elimination seems to leave very few planets on which earthlike life might be found. However, even if life could exist on only one planet in a million, there are so many billions of planets that this would still leave a vast number on which life could exist.
1Astronomers believe that matter in different parts of the universe
 A.has different laws.
 B.has one common law.
 C. shares the same laws
 D. shares no common law.
     
2The existence of life depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT
 A. the right amount of atmosphere.
 B.our own solar system.
 C.steady heat and light.
 D. the right distance from the sun.
     
3 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
 A.The planet must be as big and heavy as the earth.
 B.Proper conditions are essential to the existence of life
 C.Double stars can provide steady light and heat.
 D.The distance between a planet and its sun should be right.
     
4 What kind of planet might NOT support life?
 A.Most of the planets of the stars.
 B.Stars similar to our sun.
 C. Planets similar to the earth.
 D.Planets with proper conditions.
     
5At the end of the passage the author suggests that
 A.it is impossible for life to exist on planets.
 B.earthlike life could only exist on a few planets.
 C.life could exist on only one planet in a million.
 D.life could exist on a great number of planets.
     
21、The Barbie Dolls
In the mid 1940’s, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named Mattel, MATT for Mattson, and EL for Elliot.
In the mid 1950’s, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build.
Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbie’s wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long limbed, shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie.
In 1959, the Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy Show and receive a cool reception from the toy buyers.
Barbie has undergone a lot of changes over the years and has managed to keep up with current trends in hairstyles, makeup and clothing. She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market.
Barbie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls.
1When Ruth and Elliot Handler was young, they had a strong desire
 A. to go to school.
 B.to take photos.
 C.to make frames.
 D. to be highly successful.
     
2Who owned Mattel?
 A.Mattson.
 B.Elliot.
 C.Harold Mattson and Elliot Handler.
 D.Harold Mattson, Ruth and Ellion Handler.
     
3It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Lilli was fashioned after
 A.Build.
 B.a German doll.
 C.a pretty girl.
 D. a shapely woman.
     
4 Where did Ruth Handler’s inspiration for the design of the Barbie doll come from?
 A.Barbie.
 B.Lilli.
 C.Charlotte Johnson.
 D.A fashion designer.
     
5Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Barbie doll?
 A.She does not attract young men
 B. She has undergone many changes over the years.
 C.She is 11.5 inches tall.
 D.She has managed to keep up with fashion.
     
22、People Express
People Express, founded in April 1981, grew rapidly on the basis of low fares and no-frills service. It soon became a leading airline and __1__ changed the industry as firms constantly engaged in price wars to lure passengers. Then, People Express'' bubble __2__ because it overexpanded, consumer complaints mounted and other airlines matched its fares on popular routes. In 1986, People Express __3__ hundreds of millions of dollars and was forced to sell out to Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern Airlines.
In early 1987, Texas Air __4__ People Express into its Continental division and industry observers believed __5__ the costly fare wars would be ended. They could not have been more wrong. To stimulate business for its __6__ continental Airlines, Texas Air instituted a new low fare category __7__ MaxSaver. The fare offered prices that were up to 40 per cent lower than "supersaver" rates offered __8__ all airlines. For example, the round-trip MaxSaver fare from New York to Houston was $70. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, __9__ feared losing business.
While MaxSaver rates were low, they also had restrictions. Tickets could not be __10__ or flight times modified after purchase. Passengers would have to stay over either a Saturday or Sunday. Reservations had to be made at least two days __11__, and there were limited seats available.
Three weeks after MaxSaver rates were __12__, American Airlines announced plans to raise its discount fares and require 30-day __13__ purchasing for its lowest fares. It felt it could not continue at the rates in effect. However, just 10 days __14__, Ameriacn Airlines had to revise its plan. Texas Air refused to abandon the MaxSaver fare; it even extended the program into the busy summer season. Competitors went along and the price war raged on, __15__ an executive''s comment that "nobody''s cost structure can survive MaxSavers."
1
 A.little
 B. slowly
 C. quick
 D.radically
     
2
 A.burst
 B.explode
 C.opened
 D.disappeared
     
3
 A. gained
 B.made
 C. lost
 D.disappeared
     
4
 A.emerged
 B.merged
 C.has combined
 D. mixed
     
5
 A.what
 B.which
 C.where
 D.that
     
6
 A.expand
 B.to extend
 C.expanded
 D.extended
     
7
 A.called
 B.calling
 C.to call
 D.calling on
     
8
 A.to
 B. for
 C.with
 D.by
     
9
 A.what
 B. that
 C. which
 D.this
     
10
 A.put off
 B.canceling
 C.destroyed
 D.canceled
     
11
 A.before
 B. in advance
 C.ahead of
 D.later
     
12
 A. introduced
 B.brought in
 C.taken in
 D.adapted
     
13
 A.advanced
 B. before
 C.ahead
 D.prior to
     
14
 A.lately
 B.later
 C. late
 D. latter
     
15
 A.despite of
 B.despite
 C.in spite
 D.although