Guang Zhou’s traffic facilities have been greatly improved _____ an advanced new light railway for the Asian Games.

A. as a result      B. thanks to    C. in case of   D. in response to

It’s the first time ______ he has helped us. 

A. that                 B. before        C. when                  D. who

As I looked at the memorial, I thought about ____ terrible disaster it was for the people in Nanjing then and ____ they were to fight the Japanese invaders.

A. how, how       B. what a, how          C. what, what         D. how, what

The Harvard Student—led Walking Tour

Let a student show you Harvard···on a free walking tour．

   We welcome our neighbours to stop by the Harvard University Events＆Information Centre,

located in the Holyoke Centre Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge．

   Let a student take you and your family, school，or organization on an engaging，hour-long free historical tour of the Harvard Campus. The tours leave from the Events＆Information Centre．Not only will you discover the location of fascinating exhibition and programmers on campus，you will also see Harvard’s rich sampling of American history and architecture from the Colonial period to the present.

Schedule of Tours

   Tours leave the Events＆Information Centre at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday through the academic year (February4 through May 2；September 23 through December 16).Summer tours(June 24 through August 15)are offered at 10 a.m.,11：15 a. m．，2p.m．，and 3：15 p.m. Monday through Saturday．Reser—vacations for special tours of 20 or more people may be made by calling the Events＆Information Centre at (617)495-1573 or emailing icenter@ camail Harvard, edu. Tours are suspended March23 through April2 for Spring Break．May3 through June23 for Spring intercession(禱告),and August16 through September 22 for Summer intercession．

    NOTE：Prospective(未來的)students may take tours originating at the Harvard Admission Office, located at Byerly Hall on 8 Garden Street in Cambridge．From April through August，the Admissions staff conducts an information session at l0a.m. followed by an 11 a.m. tour．Monday through Friday On Saturdays．there is no information session but the 11 a．m．tour is still scheduled．Another session is held year-round at 2 p.m. with a 3 p.m. tour following. For more information on tours for prospective students，please call at(617)495-1551．

Harvard University Events＆Information Centre

Location：Holyoke Centre Arcade．1350 Massachusetts Avenue，Cambridge MA 02138

Phone：(617)495-1573

A person can join in a tour at ________on Saturday through the academic year．

    A. 10 a.m.    B. 2 p.m.    C. 11：15 a.m.    D. 3：15 p.m.

If you want to go for an information session, you can go on __________.

    A. May 2      B. June 23    C. August 20      D. September 1

A student who wants an information session may _________for more information．

    A. call (617)495-1573                      B. call (617)495-1551

    C. email icenter@ camail. Harvard.edu.        D. go to the Events＆Information Centre

The above ad．is mainly intended for________．

    A. foreign visitors                           B. freshmen

    C. high school students                       D. those living near Harvard University

語音知識(共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分)

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。

例：have    A．gave      B．save      C． hat      D． made

  答案是C。

1．meant      A．steak          B．breathe      C．peasant        D．really

2．wounded    A．cousin        B．encourage    C．housewife      D．route

3．weekday    A．Wednesday    B．nowadays    C．Monday        D．says

4．disappeared  A．practised      B．knocked      C．obeyed        D．escaped

5．design     A．bargain        B．foreign       C．strange        D．geography

Aunt Mary is crazy about shopping. She must be snapping up the bargains in the department store during such a sale, ______?

A. mustn’t she?        B. isn’t she       C. needn’t she     D. doesn’t she

By the time he was twelve, Edison ________ to make a living by himself .

  A. would begin     B. has begun    C. had begun    D. was begun

When I left the island last night，_______ word came that _______ strong wind would hit it soon.

A. a, a B. a, ／        C./ , a    D. a,a

When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it _________(be) broken.

There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do .

In the ancient world , as is today ,most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another .In societies where social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls are being prepared, even in play , to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world .

What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same . The changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship ,mechanics, and technology . It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing .In Egypt ,America ,China ,Japan and among the Arctic (北極的)people, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and way of life because toys imitate their surrounding. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.

Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize inventions for adult use .The progress from the wheel to the cart to the automobile is a direct line of ways up. The progress from a rattle (拔浪鼓) used by a baby in 3000BCto one used by an infant today , however , is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of available materials.

The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that       .

    A. their social roles are rigidly determined

B. they like challenging activities

C. most boys would like to follow their fathers’ professions

D. boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers.

One aspect of “the universality of toys ”lies in the fact that          .

A. the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world

B. technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys

C. the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys

D. the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities

Which of the following is the author’s view on the historical development of toys?

A. Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child’s character.

B. The toy industry has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years.

C. The craftsmanship in toy-making has remained essentially unchanged.

D. Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries.

Regarded as a kind of art form, toys           .

A. reflect the pace of social progress

B. are not characterized by technological progress

C. follow a direct line of ascent

D. also appeal greatly to adults