14、He had wonderful childhood，_____with his mother to all corners of the world

A．travel             B．to travel             C．traveled              D．traveling

13、_______，she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile．

A．Shy and cautions                        B．Sensitive and thoughtful

C．Honest and confident                   D．Lighthearted and optimistic

12、Jack descried his father，who _____a brave boy many years ago，as a strong-wiled man.

A．would be                             B．would have been

C．must be                               D．must have been

11、Just use this room for the time being，and we’ll offer you a larger one ____it becomes available．

A．a(chǎn)s soon as        B．unless             C．a(chǎn)s far as             D．until

10、-We’ve spent too much money recently．

-Well，it isn’t surprising．Our friends and relatives______ around all the time．

A．a(chǎn)re coming                             B．had come

C．were coming                            D．have been coming

9、-______?

- That would be great! Please drop me off at the library．

A．Could you bring me the bill

B．Would you like me to give you a lift

C．Could you tell me the postcode for Paris

D．Would you like to have my e-mail address．

8、Most people give little thought to the pens they write with，especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very   1  things are handwritten．All too often，people buy a pen based only on  2   and wonder why they are not satisfied  3  ，they begin to use it．However，buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not 4  if you keep the following in mind．

First of all，a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be  5  to use．The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic（特征）  6 comfort．Having a small hand and thick fingers，you may be comfortable with a thin pen. If you have a  7 hand and thicker fingers, you may  8  a fatter pen．The length of a pen can  9  influence comfort．A pen that is too  10   can easily feel top-heavy and unstable．

Then，the writing point of the pen should11  the ink to flow evenly（均勻的） while that pen remains in touch with the paper 12   will make it possible for you to create a   13  line of writing．The point should also be sensitive enough to  14  ink from running when the pen is lifted．A point that does not block the   15  may leave drops of ink，  16  you pick the pen up and put it down again．

__17  ，the pen should make a thick，dark line．Fine-line pens may   18   bad handwriting，but fine，delicate lines do not command  19   next to printed text，as，  20 ， a signature on a printed letter．A broader line，on the other hand，gives an impression of confidence and authority （權(quán)威）.

1．A．many                    B．few                     C．pleasant              D．important

2．A．looks             B．reason                   C．value                D．a(chǎn)dvantages

3．A．once                    B．if                       C．because              D．though

4．A．convenient              B．practical               C．strange                D．difficult

5．A．heavy                      B．easy                       C．hard              D．safe

6．A．taking          B．finding               C．determining          D．seeking

7．A．stronger             B．weaker               C．smaller              D．larger

8．A．prefer               B．recommend           C．prepare               D．demand

9．A．hardly                B．a(chǎn)lso                    C．never                 D．still

10．A．thick              B．light               C．long                 D．soft

11．A．change             B．a(chǎn)llow            C．reduce                D．press

12．A．They              B．One                  C．This                  D．Some

13．A．thin                   B．rough               C．black               D．smooth

14．A．prevent              B．free                C．protect             D．remove

15．A．way                 B．sight               C．flow               D．stream

16．A．so                   B．a(chǎn)s                 C．a(chǎn)nd                 D．yet

17．A．Meanwhile            B．Generally           C．Afterwards          D．Finally

18．A．show up             B．differ from         C．break down          D．compensate for

19．A．a(chǎn)ttention              B．support            C．respect                     D．a(chǎn)dmission

20．A．a(chǎn)t most              B．for example        C．in brief               D．on purpose

7、The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908．At his factory in Ivrea，he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter．Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea，near Turin，but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world．

By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13，000 machines a year．Some went to customers in Italy，but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries．

Camillo’s son，Adriano，started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss．He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists．The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators（計(jì)算器）．In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer system．This was the first mainframe（主機(jī)）computer designed and made in Italy．

After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．Other companies，especially the Japanese，made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company．

In 1978，Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss．Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment．Soon it became one of the world’s leading companies in information technology and communications．There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group- one for personal computers，one for other office equipment，one for systems and services，and two for telecommunications．

1．From the text we learn that__________．

A．by 1930 Olivetti produced 13，000 typewriters a year

B．Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s

C．some of Olivetti’s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy

D．Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning

2．What was probably the direct result of Olivetti’s falling behind in electronic technology?

A．Adriano’s death．                               B．A period of financial problem

C．its faster progress                             D．Its agreements with other companies

3．What do we know about Olivetti?

A．It produced the best typewriter in the word．

B．It designed the word’s first mainframe computer．

C．It exported more typewriter than other computer．

D．It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea．

4．The best title for the text would be___________．

A．The Origin of Olivetti                      B．The Success of Olivetti

C．The History of Olivetti                     D．The Production of Olivetti

6、Have you ever wondered?

1．Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east?

It can take five hours to go west-east from New York（NY） to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to NY．The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon know as the jet（噴射）stream．The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic．The planes movement a constants air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when the air moving with the wind than in the opposite direction．

2．What would happen if the gravity on Earth was suddenly turned off?

Supposing we could magically turn off gravity．Would buildings and other structures（建筑物） float away? What happened would depend on how strongly the things were attached to the Earth．The Earth is moving at quite a speed moving at over a thousand miles per hour．If you turn something around your head on a string（細(xì)繩），it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string．Then it flies off in a straight line．‘Switching off’ gravity would be like letting go of the string．Things not attacked to the Earth would fly off in a straight line．People in buildings would suddenly shoot upwards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling．Most things would fly off into space．

1．What information can we get from the first passage?

A．It is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly．

B．Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind．

C．It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY．

D．The jet stream always blows from the east to the west across the Atlantic．

2．The word“shoot”underlined in the 2nd passage probably means“______”．

A．send for           B．move quickly           C．come out                D．grow quickly

3．It can be interred that without gravity ______．

A．buildings and other structures would float away

B．trees and buildings would not so easily fly off

C．something around your head would not float away

D．everything outside buildings would fly off into space

4．Where can we most probably read this text?

A．In s research paper                                     B．In a short story．

C．In a travel magazine．                                 D．In a student’s book．

5、American cities are similar to other cities around the world; In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture．American cities are changing，just as American society is changing．

After World War Ⅱ，the population of most large American cities decreased; however, the population in many Sun Belt cities increased．Los Angeles and Houston are cities where population shifts（轉(zhuǎn)移）to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society．In the late 1940s and early 1950s，city residents（居民）became wealthier．They had more children so they needed more space. They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes．They bought houses in the suburbs（郊區(qū)）．

Now things are changing．The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults．Many，unlike their parents，want to live in the cities．They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older ones of the Northeast and Midwest．Many young professionals are moving back into city．They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; or they jus enjoy the excitement and possibilities that the city offers．

This population shift is bringing problems as well as benefits．Countless poor people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead of for rent．In the 1950s，many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many of these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities．

Only a few years ago，people thought that the older American cities were dying．Some city residents now see a bright new future. Others see only problems and conflicts．One thing is sure :many dying cities are alive again．

1．What does the author think of cities all over the world?

A．They are alive．                                         B．They are hopeless．

C．They are similar．                                      D．They are different．

2．Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World War Ⅱ?

A．Because older American cities were dying．

B．Because they were richer and needed more space．

C．Because cities contained the worst parts of society．

D．Because they could hardly afford a live in the city．

3．According to the 4th paragraph，a great many poor people in American cities______．

A．a(chǎn)re faced with housing problems

B．a(chǎn)re forced to move to the suburbs

C．want to sell their buildings

D．need more money for daily expenses

4．We can conclude from the text that ______．

A．American cities are changing for the worse

B．people have different views on American cities

C．many people are now moving from American cities

D．the population is decreasing in older American cities