1、 4. I _ be a secretary than an actress. （a） should （b） would rather （c） ought to （d） would rather to 5. It was while she was reading a book in her study _ a thief broke into the house. （a） which （b） that （c） where （d） than 6. _ your mother knows that you have spent the money on the clothes instead o
2、f books? （a） If only （b） Even if （c） What if （d） What about 7. Their first acquaintance _ these words comes from the books they read. （a） by （b） with （c） to （d） from 8. _ had the plane landed than the people ran towards it. （a） Hardly （b） No sooner （c） Seldom （d） Now that 9. The boss asked his secre
3、tary to go to a concert and she _ his invitation with pleasure. （a） received （b） accepted （c） rejected （d） refused 10. Her husband didnt _ to the movie that night so they stayed at home watching TV. （a） feel like to go （b） feel like to going （c） felt like to go （d） feel like goingII. Cloze Test （10
4、points, 1 point for each） 下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字目涂黑。 In the past people did not question the difference between life and death. They could 11 that a person died when his heart stopped beating. They learned, however, that the body did not die 12 when the heart stopped beating. T
5、hey also discovered that humans remained alive 13 their brain remained active. Today the difference between life and death is not as easy to see 14 in the past. Modern medical devices can 15 the heart beating and the lungs breathing long 16 the brain stops. But is this 17 ? The question has caused m
6、uch debate 18 doctors in the United States. Many of them want a law that 19 a person is dead when the brain dies. A person would then be 20 dead when brain waves stop, even if machines can keep the body alive. 11. a. discover b. doubt c. convince d. see 12. a. immediately b. accidentally c. suddenly
7、 d. unexpectedly 13. a. even if b. before long c. long before d. as long as 14. a. as b. like c. such as d. the same 15. a. trace b. keep c. pursue d. increase 16. a. while b. afterward c. after d. before 17. a. alive b. life c. live d. lively 18. a. from b. about c. between d. among 19. a. insists
8、b. claims c. says d. tells 20. a. decided b. considered c. determined d. estimatedIII. Reading Comprehension （30 points, 2 points for each） 从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。 Passage One Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Like fingerprints, no two faces are exactly the sam
9、e. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the characters that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child-even an animal, such as a bird - can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for gra
10、nted. We also tell two people apart by how they behave. A persons personality means the ways in which he acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make him different from others. Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing a persons personality in words is somewhat easier than d
11、escribing his face, if you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looks like, you would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who is kind, thoughtful, warm, and so on. There are many words that can be used to desc
12、ribe how a person thinks, feels, and acts. Gordon Allport, a U.S. scientist who studies the human mind, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in human behavior. And many of us use these words to describe different types of people - bookworms （书呆子）, fools, workaholics（工作狂）. 21.
13、 According to the passage, a very young child can _. A. learn to recognize faces B. describe how a person thinks C. learn to recognize fingerprints D. describe what a “nice person” is like 22. According to the passage, we can tell two people apart by _. A. their behavior B. their names C. their hand
14、s D. their clothes 23. Describing a “nice face” _. A. is quite easy B. is a difficult task C. is not as difficult as describing a “nice person” D. may remind you of someone who was kind, thoughtful and friendly 24. It can be concluded from the passage that _. A. a “nice person” is very complex B. it
15、s hard to describe a “nice person” C. a “nice person” is considerate and kind D. when we tell one person from another, we often refer to their face 25. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Gordon Allport? A. He describes himself as a bookworm. B. He does research on the human mind. C.
16、 He found about 18,000 English words to describe human behavior. D. The words he found are being used by many people to describe a person. Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Although April did not bring the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn
17、t generally experience the atmospheric （大气的） sound and lightning that can accompany those rains, it is still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning. The reason that these that these two wonders of nature are so difficult for many adults to expla
18、in to children is that they are not very well understood by adults themselves. For example, did you know that the lighting we see flashing（闪烁） down to the earth from a cloud is actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth? Our eyes cheat us into thinking we see a downward motion when its actually
19、the other way round. But then, if we believe only what we think we see, wed still insist that the sun rises in the morning and sets at night. Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud, and only a relative few can be seen jumping between two clouds or between the earth and a cloud. But, with a
20、bout 2,000 thunderstorms taking place above the earth every minute of the day and night, theres enough activity to produce about 100 lightning strikes on the earth every second. Parents can use thunder and lightning to help their children learn more about the world around them. When children underst
21、and that the light of the lightning flashes reaches their eyes almost at the same moment, but the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to travel just one mile, they can begin to time the interval between the flash and the crash to learn how close they are to the actual spark. 26. According to
22、the first paragraph, in the Central Valley area, rains come _. A. when it is April B. when the field is dry C. when people all hope for it D. usually without thunder and lighting 27. We tend to think that lighting moves downward because_. A. our eyes play a joke on us B. we take it to be true scient
23、ifically C. we cannot see it clearly most of the time D. it always runs down from a cloud to the earth 28. Which of the following is NOT true about lighting according to the passage? A. Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud. B. About 2,000 thunderstorms occur above the earth every minute.
24、 C. People can seldom see lightning flashes running between two clouds or between the earth and a cloud. D. The thunderstorms happening above the earth can provide enough power to produce about 100 lightning strikes every second. 29. What does the word “ spark” in the last paragraph probably refer t
25、o ? A. Cloud B. Rain C. Thunderstorm D. Lightning flash 30. What does the passage imply? A. Seeing is believing. B. We should never trust what we see or hear. C. People may easily make mistakes in their understanding of nature. D. Children sometimes know more about nature than their parents do. Pass
26、age Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. The year at an American college is divided into 2 semesters or 3 quarters. Semesters are 15 weeks; quarters are 10 weeks. American college students usually attend school from September to May. They can also study during the summer. Stu
27、dents choose their classes a few weeks before the start of each term. Universities offer a great many classes in the students main area of study and in other areas as well. Students must take both. These include science, mathematics, computer, history and English. Other classes may be just for fun,
28、like dance, theater or sports. Tests usually are given in the middle of the term and at the end. The final examinations are extremely important. In some classes, the professor asks the students to write a research paper or complete a certain task instead of taking a test. Classes usually are organiz
29、ed through lectures. For example, a student may attend 2 or 3 lectures a week by the professor. As many as several hundred students sit at each lecture. Sometimes they also attend a smaller class to ask questions and discuss what the professor says. These small classes are taught by professors assis
30、tants. In science classes, students also have a long laboratory class each week. 31.Which of the following is NOT true? A. Semesters are 15 weeks and quarters are 10 weeks. B. American students can also study during the summer. C. American students attend school from autumn to summer. D. The year at an American college is divided into 2 semesters or 3quarters. 32. Which of the following is NOT a required subject according to the passage? A . Science. B. Dance. C. Medicine. D. Computer. 33. Usually,
