20. A. outside B. except C. as D. like

　　21. A. extensive B. entire C. overall D. enormous

　　22. A. world B. earth C. geography D. globe

　　23. A. second B. later C. next D. latter

　　24. A. learns B. studies C. realizes D. understands

　　25. A. upon B. for C. as D. to

　　26. A. neither B. either C. one D. each

　　27. A. exceptions B. sameness C. differences D. divisions

　　28. A. being B. are C. be D. were

　　29. A. still B. then C. nevertheless D. moreover

　　30. A. working B. looking C. arriving D. getting

　III.难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将所选答案的字母

　　填写在答题纸相应位置上。(本大题共l0小题，每小题1分，共10分)

　　Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts. (10 points)

　　31. Some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by.

　　A. Some people say that true heroes and heroines have disappeared in our age.

　　B. Some people say that true heroes and heroines are hard to find in our age.

　　C. Some people say that true heroes and heroines all died in our age.

　　D. Some people say that we are hard to say whether there are true heroes and heroines or not in our age.

　　32. We are slaves to nothing but the clock.

　　A. We are not important at all, for even the clock can be our master.

　　B. We are the most important except the clock.

　　C. We are only under the control of the clock.

　　D. We work hard only to produce clocks.

　　33. I looked at the men, and I thought my eyes were going.

　　A. I thought my eyes were moving out of me.

　　B. I thought I would fall asleep in a minute.

　　C. I thought I was dying of thirst.

　　D. I thought I was losing my sight.

　　34. Once you turn over a new leaf, you can’t expect to change completely right away.

　　A. You read a book from the first page.

　　B. You change the ways for the better.

　　C. You pick a fresh leaf from a tree.

　　D. You start doing something new.

　　35. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed.

　　A. A rich person who doesn’t have a job can still have the right to fall in love.

　　B. Only rich people have the right to fall in love, while those who are poor and out of work

　　don’t have that right.

　　C. Rich as a person is, if he loses his job, he doesn’t have the right to fall in love.

　　D. Poor as a person is, if he is not out of work, he still has the right to fall in love.

　　36, Nowhere is thinking courtesy more important than in marriage.

　　A. People think courtesy is not important in marriage.

　　B. People think courtesy is important in marriage.

　　C. Thinking courtesy is less important in marriage than anywhere else.

　　D. Thinking courtesy is more important in marriage than anywhere else.

　　37. He realized that he had given himself away.

　　A. He realized that he had revealed himself unintentionally.

　　B. He realized that he hadn’t taken a chance unintentionally.

　　C. He realized that he hadn’t revealed himself unintentionally.

　　D. He didn’t realize that he had revealed himself unintentionally.

　　38. That goes for the young ones.

　　A. That young ones like that. B. That applies to the young ones.

　　C. That doesn’t apply to the young ones. D. The young ones are attracted by that.

　　39. The beauty of our country — is as hard to define as it is easy to enjoy.

　　A. It is difficult to state clearly the beauty of our country, but it is easy to enjoy it.

　　B. To define the beauty of our country is .as hard as to enjoy it.

　　C. To define the beauty of our country is as easy as to enjoy it.

　　D. It isn’t difficult to state clearly the beauty of our country.

　　40. Love is freely given, not doled out on demand.

　　A. If you love somebody, please give money or food to more than one person.

　　B. Love is giv