11、         many mistakes you had made, you didn’t pass the exam.

A．Because of            B．At          C．Because                D．By

10、This painting is splendid, but        we actually need it is a different matter.

A．that           B．what           C．whether          D．how

9、Thank you, but I’ll have to         you offer.

A．turn away        B．turn down          C．turn back          D．turn off

8、The great advantage of the electric train over the steam train, I think, is that it does not smell．When a person is in a  1  drawn by a steam locomotive（機車），one always has the  2  smell of burning coal around one. If one opens the window to look out at the   3  and to get some fresh air, one is  4  with little bits of coal-ash which get into one’s hair and eyes, and soon force one to shut the window again and withdraw（退縮）into the  5  atmosphere of one’s compartment（車廂）. In a tunnel,  6  distress reaches a peak, for there the smoke is forced into a  7  area, from which it escapes into the train itself through any small cracks（縫隙）it may

 8 . In a long tunnel, the  9  grows worse and worse, while one’s eyes smart（刺痛）and the electric light in the carriage grows no longer  10  , hidden behind the smoke.

       With an electric locomotive, on the other hand, one can enjoy the view and the fresh air without inconvenience. I really think that one gets part of the extra  11  out of traveling through the Alps or Tyrol by train for the simple  12  that the trains there are  13  operated, so that the traveler who  14  become used to having his air dirtied by  15  and considers such a condition as  16 , believes that there is something extra-special about the Tyrolese air. Of course,  17  air is purer and fresher than the air of the plains,  18  the smoke of a steam train  19  not allow this condition to  20.

1．A．boat                      B．car                      C．train                    D．truck

2．A．slight                    B．sweet                  C．unpleasant           D．natural

3．A．view                     B．people                 C．wheels                D．street

4．A．finished                 B．left                      C．delighted             D．covered

5．A．impure                  B．friendly               C．informal              D．warm

6．A．one’s                    B．his                      C．its                       D．their

7．A．tidy                      B．open                   C．small                   D．special

8．A．have                     B．get                      C．receive                D．find

9．A．smell                    B．road                    C．noise                   D．scenery

10．A．blinding               B．bad                     C．dull                     D．bright

11．A．joy                      B．money                 C．time                    D．work

12．A．impression           B．rule                     C．theory                 D．reason

13．A．quickly                B．confidently          C．smoothly             D．electrically

14．A．will                     B．can                     C．has                     D．should

15．A．smoke                 B．sand                    C．dust                    D．gas

16．A．terrible                B．normal                C．disagreeable         D．unusual

17．A．village                 B．suburb                C．mountain             D．forest

18．A．but                     B．or                       C．for                      D．so

19．A．should                 B．would                 C．must                   D．need

20．A．improve              B．remain                 C．change                D．disappear

7、That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold . I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.

Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found .

Just as I was about to give up the search , I heard the garbage truck（垃圾車）pull up to the sidewalk next to me . When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3：00 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.

1．How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

       A．Cold and sick．                                  B．Fortunate and helpful

       C．Satisfied and cheerful．                       D．Disappointed and helpless．

2．From the first paragraph , we learn that the writer was busy        ．

       A．solving her problem at the bank

       B．taking part in various city activities

       C．learning acting in an evening school

       D．preparing for the first night show

3．On her way home the writer         ．

       A．lost her wallet unknowingly

       B．was stopped by a garbage truck driver

       C．was robbed of her wallet by an armed man

       D．found some homeless people following her

4．In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming ?

       A．Someone offered to take her back home．

       B．A red-haired man came to see her．

       C．She heard someone call her name．

       D．Her wallet was found in a garbage truck．

5．From the text , we can infer that the writer        ．

       A．would stop working at night                                                B．would stay on in San Francisco

       C．would make friends with cleaners         D．would give up her job at the bank

6、Tests are a way for you and your teacher to measure how well you have learned the material covered by the class. Think of them as a challenge：Here are some tips for studying before the test.

   （1）Be sure to find out ahead of time.

what material the test will cover

what type of test it will be (multiple choice, true false, short answer, essay)；

how the test will be graded；

how much the test will count toward the final grade.

   （2）Study in a place that is free of distractions. Have ready all the things you will need, such as paper, pens, or a calculator.

   （3）Study at a time when you are alert and not hungry or sleepy.

   （4）Don't wait until the last minute to study! Short daily study sessions（一段時間）are better than one long session the night before the test.

   （5）While you are reviewing your notes, cover them up periodically and summarize them out loud. Pretend that you are explaining the material to someone else.

   （6）Create your own study aids.

Make an outline from your notes of just the main ideas.

Make a timeline of important dates or the order of events.

   （7）Do any practice exams or study sheets provided by the teacher. These will help you focus your study session and give you confidence.

1．The writer writes this passage        .

       A．for students to prepare for the test         B．for teachers to test their students

C．for students to test themselves              D．for teachers to help their students in the test

2．Which of the following is not mentioned in the tips?

       A．Studying time and place.

B．Staying up studying.

C．Reviewing notes now and then.

D．Not making cards for cheating in the test.

3．Which of the following is true according to the tips?

       A．Reviewing means learning what has been taught by heart.

B．The last minute is golden time to study for the test.

C．Doing exam pagers given by teachers is a good practice for the test.

D．Reviewing is the easiest in your study.

5、The making of glass is a very old industry — at least 4,500years old. Glass has many extraordinary qualities and it is often being used in new ways.

One of the most interesting new uses for glass is in telephone communication. Scientists have developed glass fibers as thin as human hair which are designed to carry light signal. When the light reaches the other end, it is first changed into electrical signals, which are in turn changed into sound messages.

Called light wave communication, the new system was used successfully in an experiment in Chicago in 1977. During the experiment, two glass fibers were able to carry 672 conversations at the same time. The light wave cable, containing 144 glass fibers, is able to carry 50,000 conversations at the same time.

The light wave communication system has two important advantages. First, the glass fiber cables are smaller and weigh less than copper cables. Second, they cost less.

Perhaps it can be said that telephone communication has entered the age of light.

1．According to the passage, people started to make glass             .

       A．4,500 years ago                                   B．no less than 4,500 years ago

C．less than 4,500 years ago                      D．nearly 4,500 years ago

2．One of the extraordinary qualities of glass is that it can carry          .

       A．sound signals       B．light signals          C．electric signals     D．a(chǎn)ny signals

3．According to the passage the new telephone communication system       .

       A．has been put into actual use

       B．was put into actual use in 1977

       C．was put on experiment in 1977

       D．had been repeatedly experimented on before 1977

4．Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

       A．Glass is very useful because it has many unusual qualities．

       B．Light signals have changed the use of glass in industry．

       C．Glass fibres have reduced the cost of telephone communication．

       D．The use of glass fibres to carry telephone messages is an interesting new development．

4、People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone（石灰石）cliffs（崖）on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.

Erosion（侵蝕）of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be given up as the sea has crept（蔓延）farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.

Angry owners have called on the government to set up sea defenses to protect their homes. Government officials have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting（轉(zhuǎn)移）the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an island area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.

1．What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?

       A．The rising of the sea level．

       B．They spent millions of pounds to set up sea defenses but they failed.

       C．The washing-away of limestone cliffs．

       D．The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens．

2．The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ___________________．

       A．will soon become a problem for people living in England

       B．has now become a serious problem to the local people

       C．can be stopped if proper measures are taken

       D．is quickly changing the map of England

3．The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can _____________________．

       A．lead to its eventual solution                   B．provide an effective way to slow it down

       C．help to prevent it from worsening          D．warn people whose homes are in danger

4．It is impossible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because _____________．

       A．house agents along the coast do not support the idea

       B．they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents

       C．the government is too slow in taking action

       D．it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areas

3、Looking ahead to 2010, it appears financially impossible to accommodate（容納）85000 new students in classrooms at four-year universities. Luckily, such a way is not necessary. Indeed, it’s not even proper.

       Several forces are riding to the rescue. The two most important are distance learning and community and technical colleges. These will not get rid of the traditional setting where bachelor’s（學(xué)士）and graduate degrees are earned. But they will be able to handle much of the growth in enrollments（注冊人數(shù)，入學(xué)人數(shù)）and the demand for higher education.

       “When faced with a problem created by technology, apply more technology.”a journalist once said. Higher education seems to be an example. New learning technology is an important tool in teaching new technology skill.

       William Richardson, president of Johns Hopkins University, praised “Western Governors University” — a virtual institution（虛擬大學(xué)）that uses the Internet and other information technology to overcome the vast distances of the West and reach people with education. “Just as the extremely controlled high school of old was perfect training for an assembly-line（裝配線）work force, so today’s college is equally proper as a setting for a society whose members must get and manage knowledge from a wide variety of sources.” He noticed.

       Eastern Washington has long been a leader in this movement. For the past decade, Spokane’s Education Service District 101 has brought the best teachers in the region to rural classrooms via satellite uplink. Washington Sate University （WSU）president Sam Smith reports that, during the same period, WSU managed one-third increase in students with only 2 percent more faculty（全體教員）.

       It’s been done by holding growth at the main campus almost flat, setting up three branch campuses, locating learning at community colleges, and offering an extended degree program where students learn at home. In each case, technology is used to extend the “reach” of faculty.

       The other cost-effective strategy is to trust community and technical college. Here Washington State has an edge（優(yōu)越條件）. Its public two-year colleges provide the most extensive coverage（保證金）in the nation. Jean Floten, president of Bellevue Community College, notes the system served 425,000 adult students last year — a tenth all the state’s adult population. Almost half were there for job training versus（與……相對）40 percent for academic（高等�？圃盒＃﹑reparation.

1．According to the author, to enroll more students, universities don’t have to         .

       A．enlarge their campuses

B．gain additional technical support

C．retain（保留）the traditional academic setting

D．a(chǎn)ccommodate more faculty members.

2．When the author says “Higher education seems to be an example” in Paragraph 3, he means problems with higher education can be solved by all EXCEPT              .

       A．a(chǎn)pplying new learning technology

B．using Internet and other information technology

C．teaching new technical skills

D．setting up more technical colleges

3．What has made possible “a one- third increase in students with only 2 percent more faculty”?

       A．Technical and community college.         B．New advances in science and technology.

       C．More learning centers.                          D．New school curricula.

4．Which way of education is mainly discussed in the passage?

       A．Traditional ways.                                 B．Top-ranked universities.

       C．Cost-effective strategies.                      D．Technology-based business.

2、There have two opinions about the origin of the Mao suit. Some say                1．　　　　

Sun Yat-sen bought one in Japan and it named the " Zhongshan suit" .Others           2．　　　　

say it was a suit Sun ordered at a Shanghai tailor shop and gave the detailing           3．　　　　

politics implications（含義）.The suit used to have four pockets, five front            4．　　　　

buttons, and three cuff（袖口）buttons. The four pockets represented the

traditional" Four Virtue " of Chinese culture.                                                        5．　　　　

Professor Li attended an opening ceremony in America with his husband.        6．　　　　

The invitation letter asked men to wear suits with a bow tie. His husband                7．　　　　

decided to wear a Mao suit. It won praise.

It was more popular several decades ago, but now a fewer people are interest  8．　　　　

in wearing a Mao suit because they have more choices. Chinese leaders include       9．　　　　

HuJintao, therefore, continue to wear the Mao suit on important occasions, such as 10．　　　　

the nation's anniversary celebrations.