完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth £57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___16__ like the first one but was worth only£2,000. This he took to the shop, which accepted it without a question.
  Jenkins gave the much more 17__ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife __18__ to Paris for a weekend. As to the __19__ ring, the shop sold it for£60,000.
  Six months later the buyer __20__it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty diamond,"he said. "It isn't worth the high __21__ I paid." Then he told them the __22__. His wife's car had caught fire in an __23__. She had escaped  ,__24__ the ring had fallen off and been damaged  in the great __25__ of the fire.
  The shop had to agree. They knew that no fire on earth can ever damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the __26__ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who __27__ it?
  A picture of the ring appeared in the __28__. A reader thought he recognized the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which showed a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman __29__ a large diamond ring."Do You know the __30__ with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
16. A. surely         B. only   C. nearly   D. exactly
17. A. real     B. worthy  C. modern      D. valuable
18.A. drove     B. flew        C. sailed    D. bicycled
19. A. last          B. first      C. second   D. next
20. A. sold    B. posted    C. brought    D. returned
21.A. money   B. price       C. cost     D. value
22. A. facts    B. questions     C. results       D. matters
23. A. accident      B. affair     C. incident    D. experience
24. A. so     B. but          C. or      D. and
25. A. pile     B. heat     C. pressure     D. power
26. A. real    B. pure    C. right     D. exact 
27.A. made   B. stole         C. copied   D. did
28.A. magazines   B. notices     C. newspapers   D. programmes
29. A. carrying  B. holding      C. dressing   D. wearing    
30. A. dancer   B. woman   C. jeweler       D. reader

Dear editor,
I am Paul , a senior English teacher in Linchuan No. 1 Middle School in Jiangxi Province , China. This letter is written to ask for your opinion.
The other day, I met with a multiple - choice exercise. We teachers argued heatedly with each other over its answer. Unfortunately, neither side could convince the other. The sentence is to be attached at the end of the letter. There is no doubt that the reference answer C is correct. But I don’t  think it is the only answer. Personally, I do think A is also a reasonable choice in sense as well as in grammar, if the case is treated from another aspect.                                
What puzzles me is why we should deal with so many multiple - choice exercises with not rigorous(严谨的)enough reference keys. But being a teacher, it’s very important and necessary to make it clear to students which answer is correct, which is more appropriate, and which is the best one. Regrettably, Multiple - choice test, which is a bit old - fashioned in western countries, seems to be quite popular and covers a rather high percentage in all sorts of English tests in China, especially in NMET.
Personally speaking, I don’t think multiple - choice test form making up more than 75 percent of the total scores in college entrance examination is a very good and effective testing method. Instead, more subjective testing forms depending on one’s own thinking and his ability to use the language like key words falling, question answering, paragraph or passage summarizing, English - Chinese or Chinese - English inter - translation, etc. should be applied to English proficiency tests. Through the test forms mentioned above, students’ ability to use the language will be better developed. Consequently, more advanced and outstanding English learners could be picked out. In fact, a test paper focusing on multiple - choice test influences, in a sense, students to form their own language thinking, which hinders(阻碍)the development of their language ability as well. Do you think so?
I am looking forward to your authoritative opinion. Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Liao
【小题1】.
. What can be learnt from the letter is that the writer ________.

A.writes to argue with the editor over China’s present test system
B.thinks the reference answer to the sentence is completely wrong
C.thinks subjective test forms constitute a rather high percentage in NMET
D.doesn’t think highly of China’s present English proficiency test forms
【小题2】.
. In order to better develop students’ ability to use English, the writer suggests ________.
A.dealing with more multiple - choice exercises
B.laying stress on the practice of subjective exercises
C.arguing hotly with teachers over reference answers
D.considering a problem from different aspects
【小题3】.
Which of the following does NOT belong to subjective exercises in English learning?
A.Keeping a diary.B.Summarizing a paragraph.
C.Copying a test.D.Translating a passage.
【小题4】.
The writer seems to feel ________ as to the future development of students’ language ability.
A.concernedB.curiousC.confusedD.satisfied

On March 23, 2010, Google Inc took a major step in withdrawing(收回) its search-engine services from Beijing to Hong Kong. Google acknowledged that it failed to make progress in talks with the Chinese government for permission to let Google stop censoring(审查) its search results.

Since posting the announcement on its website, Google’s stock(股票) price has fallen from $595 to about $567, while Baidu, the leading search engine in China, has seen its stock price rise by 50%. A potential foreign beneficiary(受益者) is Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine. And while Bing may not exactly have got the keys to a very rich kingdom, its managing group understand their good fortune and have not been shy about sticking the knife into Google. Craig Mundie, a chief officer of Bing, told China Daily that “we feel good enough now,” adding, “but it’s a 20-year journey, and not just three years. And Microsoft is here to stay.”

Several other Chinese Internet companies are no doubt moving swiftly to take advantage of this situation. Both Sohu. com—a Yahoo-like website in China— and a hugely successful instant-messaging company called Tencent(腾讯) are already trying to hire Google China staff. Analysts believe that of the two, Tencent is in the better position. Nearly 70% of China’s 400 million Internet users use instant-messaging, and of those, 80% use Tencent’s system, known as QQ. That’s the major reason why Tencent’s potential market is bigger than Baidu’s, and an insider at the company acknowledges that the search business is full of opportunities.

All the competitors of Google do what the Chinese government requires: censor their search results. If Microsoft and the others intend to be in China “to stay,” as Craig Mundie put it, there is no chance that the censoring principle will change for them.

As to the Google’s exit, one of its investors made the comment recently, “There’re still a lot of us who believe that they’ve made the wise choice. But Google is apparently out and I guess we just get to accept.” However, some Chinese netizens regretted the loss of its professional services on google. cn, such as maps, videos, music and translations.

73.Google.cn stops its business in China because _____.

A. too many companies enter the market         B. its stock price has fallen sharply

C. Chinese companies hire its workers           D. it refuses to censor the search results

74.How many Chinese beneficiaries are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.               B. Three             C. Four.               D. Five.

75.When Google withdraws, _______.

A. Chinese netizens won’t have any professional service

B. only Chinese companies will provide search service

C. China’s attitude towards censoring won’t be changed

D. the Google managing group will regret its decision

76.A suggested title for this news would be ______.

A. When Google Withdraws From China        B. Who Wins in China’s Search Business

C. Who Will Profit When Google Exits         D. Why Google Loses to Other Competitors

 

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