14、It’s a pity that you have to leave so soon, I __________ hope that you will come back very soon

A．sincerely            B．sear eely       C．reliably         D．obviously

13、——Mr. Black ,I just can’t get my car started ,I think there’s something wrong with the engine

—— Oh ,let me see ,Ah, that is not ___________ it is ,Actually, your car has used up all the petrol .

A．why          B．when          C．where               D．which

12、__________ creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted

A．Thinking            B．To think        C．Having thought       D．Think

11、——Tom hasn’t finished what he was saying

——He _______ I’ve already known what is in his mind

A．can’t               B．mustn’t             C．needn’t      D．shouldn’t

10、Cities and urban area are _______ for 80 percent of global greenhouse emissions

A．responsible     B．a(chǎn)vailable            C．suitable             D．significant

9、The last few months ________________ an attractive subject appearing in the news more and more; the Olympic, Games

A．see            B．a(chǎn)re seeing      C．saw                D．have seen

8、——Harry , can you help me deposit some money in the bank ?

——I’m busy now ,but ____________

A．we’ll figure it out                           B．you can ask others for help

C．the bank is too far away                          D．there is no need to do that

7、The inner life is often     1   Its egoism (以自我為中心) blinds it and     2   it ;its imagination makes up ignorant tales , fascinated .

When I was five ,I would not go to bed    3  because something came into my room ,My  sister ,Amy two years old ,was asleep in the other bed .What did she know ? She was   4   of evil ,There was no messiness in her ,only a charming innocence that seemed then to    5   her ,Since Amy was asleep     6   ,and since when I needed someone most I was afraid to wake her ,she was useless .

I lay alone and was almost asleep    7   the thing entered the room by flattening itself   8 the open door and sliding in ,It was a transparent ,glowing four-sided figure ,I could see the door 9 at its touch ; I could see the blue wall turn pale    10   it raced over it ,and see the maple headboard ,of Amy’s bed    11   ,It was a swift    12    ; it was an awareness ,It made    13   ,It had two joined parts ,a head and a tail. It found the door ,wall, and headboard ;and it hit them ,   14   them with its glowing glance ,I dared not blink (眨眼)or   15   .

Every night    16   it got to me ,it gave up ,It hit my wall’s corner and couldn’t 17   ,It shrank ,completely into itself and vanished ,I heard the rising roar it made when it died or left ,I still couldn’t breathe ,I knew that it could    18   again alive that same night .

Sometimes it came back ,sometimes it didn’t ,The light stripe slipped in the door ,ran searching over Amy’s wall ,stopped ,stretched at the first corner ,raced whistling toward my wall .

People who want ore economic growth, on the other hand, argue that even at the present and   19 into the second corner with a cry ,So I wouldn’t go to bed .

It was a passing car whose windshield (擋風(fēng)玻璃)    20  the corner streetlight outside ,I figured it out one night .

1．A．exciting              B．changeable       C．stupid             D．cheerful

2．A．deafens            B．brightens      C．weakens           D．sharpens

3．A．unhappily      B．willingly            C．early                D．late

4．A．fond              B．a(chǎn)fraid         C．innocent            D．sensitive

5．A．frighten           B．hurt            C．prevent         D．protect

6．A．therefore          B．however         C．nevertheless       D．furthermore

7．A．when             B．while         C．before             D．the moment

8．A．beyond           B．a(chǎn)gainst         C．underneath         D．behind

9．A．blacken           B．whiten          C．lengthen           D．widen

10．A．where         B．that            C．which            D．what

11．A．faint           B．fade              C．glow             D．burn

12．A．car            B．light             C．figure           D．spirit

13．A．voice          B．noise             C．sound           D．a(chǎn)ction

14．A．charging       B．watching        C．separating          D．influencing

16．A．say             B．speak           C．sleep              D．breathe

16．A．while          B．when             C．before             D．until

17．A．get out            B．get back          C．get away           D．get past

18．A．disappear        B．a(chǎn)wake           C．return            D．recover

19．A．vanished       B．a(chǎn)ppeared          C．expanded           D．stretched

20．A．a(chǎn)bsorbed       B．reflected           C．threw          D．blocked

6、There is much discussion today about whether economic growth is desirable ,At an earlier period our desire for material wealth may have been justified .Now , however ,this desire for more than we need is causing serious problems .Even though we have good intentions ,we may be producing too much ,too fast .

Those who criticize economic growth argue that we must slow down .They believe that society is approaching certain limits on growth ,These include the fixed supply of natural resources ,the possible negative effects of industry on the natural environment ,and the continuing increase in the world’s population ,As society reaches these limits ,economic growth can no longer continue ,and the quality of life will decrease .

People who want more economic growth ,on the other hand ,argue that even at the present growth rate there are still many poor people in the world ,These proponents of economic growth believe that only more growth can create the capital needed to improve the quality of life in the world ,Furthermore ,they argue that only continued growth can provide the financial resources required to protect our natural surroundings from industrialization .

This debate over the desirability of continued economic growth is of vital importance to business and industry ,If those who argue against economic growth are correct ,the problem they mention cannot be ignored ,To find a solution ,economists and the business community must pay attention to these problems and continue discussing them with one another  .

1．According to those who argue against economic growth we must slow down for the following reasons EXCEPT that ____________

A．our natural surroundings are in danger of being destroyed by industry

B．the fixed supply of natural resources marks a point beyond which economic growth cannot continue

C．the world population is ever increasing

D．more efforts should be made to improve the quality of our material life

2．Those who want more economic growth believe that continued economic growth _________

A．is essential to the well-being of society as a whole

B．can provide the solution to many of our social problems today

C．can protect our environment from being polluted by industry

D．can provide us with more natural resources for industrialization

3．The underlined word ”proponents ”In Paragraph 3 most probably means _________

A．a(chǎn)rguments in support of something

B．disagreements

C．people who argue for something

D．people who argue against something

4．The passage is mainly about ___________

A．the contradiction between economists and the business community

B．the present debate on economic growth

C．the advantages and disadvantages of economic growth

D．the importance of the debate on economic growth

5．We may infer from the passage that ___________

A．the author describes the case as it is

B．the author is for the economic growth

C．the author is against continued economic growth

D．the author is very much worried about the problems caused by continued economic growth

5、Call it proof of how carefully students court (討好)college admissions offices these days: thank-you notes have become the new trend .

Tank the one that came with M &Ms (一種巧克力)to match Lehigh University’s school colors of brown and white ,and with the applicant’s name inscribed (刻上)on the candy .She thanked officials for her interview adding, ”Keep me on the tip of your tongue when reviewing applications.”

Leon Washington ,the dean of admissions and financial aid at Lehigh ,said that Lehigh received 50or 60 thank-you notes in just one day last week ,The notes are directed not just to admission officers ,but also to college tour guide and alumni(校友)who are often the ones conducting college interviews these days .

Parents also get in on the act, such as the couple that thanked Mr. O’Cain of Furman for a “most positive” campus visit .Then they put in a plug (隨附一句) for their son, saying that he had always been “ a high achiever and a hard worker ”and that they knew Furman would be just the place to “help him reach his potential ”

At other campuses, like Williams College and Princeton, the motes go into applicants’ files “Is it necessary to write a thank–you note?” said Janet Rapelye, dean of admissions at Princeton “No, in and of itself .it’s not going to change a decision, But I’m still in favor of them, Expressing gratitude (感恩)is a lovely quality ”

Sometimes they are lovely .Carolyn Lawrence in California, who advises students and their parents on college admissions, recalls a note she received from a student admitted early to her first-choice college, It came on a postcard of the Eiffel Tower, It said :

“I spent my spring break -----on last –minute college visits in a month-long anxiety attack waiting to her back from colleges vacationing in Paris with my family and being forever grateful to Carolyn Lawrence for her help The answer is C．Thank you ”

1．The text is written mainly _____________

A．to analyze how fierce the competition is to get in a good college

B．to teach you how to court college admissions office

C．to report on a recent trend in college admissions in the US

D．to give information about different top American colleges

2．From the first and last examples of thank-you notes ,we can see that _________

A．they are addressed only to the admissions officers

B．students took care writing and designing them

C．thank-you notes are often sent together with little gifts

D．e-mail tank-you notes are not so impressive as hand –written ones

3．Who are the thank-you notes directed to ?

       A．student advisors                        

       B．a(chǎn)dmissions officer

       C．a(chǎn)pplicants’ parents        

       D．those who interview college applicants these days

       A．a(chǎn)b                    B．bd                C．bcd                      D．a(chǎn)bd

4．The underlined phrase “ get in on ”in Paragraph 4 means ___________

       A．benefit from                                     B．take part in    

       C．become friendly with                     D．back up

5．What can be inferred from the text?

       A．You will be admitted early into a top college if you are good at writing thank-you notes.

       B．The writer doesn’t think writing a note will help anyone get admitted into a good college.

       C．Even if the thank—you notes may not be a determining factor in getting into a good college they put you in good light.

       D．There is no need to spend your spring break on last- minute college visits.