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--- I think this accident happened for many reasons.

    --- Richard is partly to blame, __________way you look at it.

       A．what                      B．which                     C．whatever          D．whichever

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．—Can those ________at the back of the classroom hear me?

       —No problem.

       A．seat B．sit     C．seated       D．seating

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We _______ contact each other; she is _______ of an acquaintance than a friend.

   A. seldom; more       B. often; better       C. often; more     D. seldom; better

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     Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I googled “Singles Day” on the Internet, to find that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate their lives.

     An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong. One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the “four columns” card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in two lines). Even more of a coincidence, it was Nov. 11. In order to remind them of the day, they nicknamed it Singles Day.

Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. These college students carried their university tradition into society after they graduated. Singles Day is now a special day for all.

The main way to celebrate Singles day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it’s important that each person pay their own way to show their independence. People also hold “blind date” parties in an attempt to say goodbye to their single lives.

For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao (deep-fried dough sitcks) representing the four “ones” in “11.11” and one baozi (steamed stuffed buns) representing the dot in between.

Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on the day. Many attend “blind date” parties and many people choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning “single”, the four “ones” of the date can also mean “only one” as in “the only one for me”. Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only “one” in their heart.

45. Which of the statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Singles Day has a long history.

B. Only men celebrate Singles Day.

C. Singles Day is only celebrated in China.

D. Students in Nanjing University started Singles Day.

46. People celebrate the festival mainly by       .

A. playing Mahjong              B. having dinner

C. getting married                        D. hanging out with friends

47. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Singles Day

B. Four Single Men’s Singles Day           

C. University Culture on Singles Day                   

D. Symbolic Food on Singles Day

48. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

   (a-para.1  b-para.2  c-para.3  d-para.4  e-para.5  f-para.6)  

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第五部分: 任務(wù)型閱讀 (共10小題; 每小題l分, 滿分l0分)

Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours.

This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.

The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly

and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situation—for example, family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.

The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic（the opposite of

“temporary”）usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.

Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts, for example,

friends, family members, co-workers, etc. we depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their popularity.

Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness as heart disease, while temporary and situational loneliness can be a sad, and sometimes dangerous condition.

Loneliness and Diseases

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The Expo site should be _______ from anywhere in the city of Shanghai within 90 minutes by bus, subways and special taxis.

    A. adoptable    B. acceptable  C. available    D. accessible

?? Mum, I don’t know whether I should take a computer course at weekends or not.

   ?? I leave _______ to your own judgment.

A. it          B. what             C. this            D. that

His family, which _______ rather a large one, ______very fond of their old house.

    A. were, were    B. was, were   C. were, was    D. was, was

       根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?

. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. . Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平裝本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, .

Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. .A good encyclopedia (百科全書(shū)), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbook, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.

A. Television has not killed reading, however.

B. Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes

C. Every home should have a good dictionary.

D. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment.

E. and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.

F. Fewer and fewer people will buy books.

G.TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge

He arrived at the station, ______that the bus_____ off .

A. finding; had                                  B. found; had

C. only to find; had been                    D. only to find; has been