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　　What is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160.

　　 I had an auto repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always 5 it.

　　 Well, then, suppose my auto repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a 7 . In a word where I have to work with my 8 , I'd do poorly.

　　 Consider my auto repairman 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf and dumb (聋哑) man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀 ). 16 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. I've been 18 that on all my customers today, but I knew 19 I'd catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very 20 .” And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

1. A. failed　　　　　　　　 B. wrote　　　　　　　　　　 C. received　　　　　　　　 D. chose

2. A. an average　　　　 B. a total　　　　　　　　　　 C. an exam　　　　　　　　 D. a number

3. A. always　　　　　　　　 B. possibly　　　　　　　　 C. certainly　　　　　　　　 D. frequently

4. A. Then　　　　　　　　 B. Thus　　　　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

5. A. fixed　　　　　　　　 B. checked　　　　　　　　 C. drove　　　　　　　　　　 D. changed

6. A. answered　　　　　　　　　　 B. practiced　　　　　　　　 C. designed　　　　　　　　 D. tried

7. A. teacher　　　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　　　　　　　　 C. winner　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fool

8. A. brains　　　　　　　　 B. effort　　　　　　　　　　 C. hands　　　　　　　　　　 D. attention

9. A. again　　　　　　　　 B. as usual　　　　　　　　 C. too &nbsEp;　　　　　　　　　　 D. as well

10. A. lies　　　　　　　　　　 B. jokes　　　　　　　　　　 C. news　　　　　　　　　　 D. tales

11. A. bought　　　　　　 B. tested　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　 D. needed

12. A. cutting　　　　　　 B. hammering　　　　　　 C. waving　　　　　　　　　　 D. circling

13. A. nodded　　　　　　 B. raised　　　　　　　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned

14. A. brought　　　　　　 B. packed　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sold

15. A. clever　　　　　　　　 B. other　　　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　　　 D. next

16. A. What　　　　　　　　 B. How　　　　　　　　　　 C. Who　　　　　　　　　　 D. Which

17. A. imagination　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　 C. voice　　　　　　　　　　 D. information

18. A. trying　　　　　　　　 B. proving　　　　　　　　 C. practicing　　　　　　　　 D. examining

19. A. for sure　　　　　　　　　　 B. at once　　　　　　　　　　 C. in fact　　　　　　　　　　 D. right now

20. A. clear　　　　　　　　 B. silly　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. slow　　　　　　　　　　 D. smart

　　As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cards to be sent，rooms to be cleaned.Parents are 1 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children.If the gifts are large，this is sometimes a real 2 .On Christmas Eve，young children find the 3 almost unbearable(难以忍受的).They are 4 between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 5 up late so that they will not 6 the fun.The wish for gifts usually proves stronger.But though children go to bed early，they often lie 7 for a long time，hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas，my wife and I 8 managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom.I feared the moment when my son，Jimmy，would 9 e where that new bike had come from，but 10 he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve，it took the children hours to go to sleep.It must have been nearly 11 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 12 stockings.Then I pushed in the 13 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree.We knew we would not get 14 sleep that night，for the children were 15 to get up early.At about five o'clock the next morning，we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room—they were shouting excitedly! 16 I had time to get out of bed，young Jimmy came 17 into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary， 18 close behind pushing her new baby carriage.Even the baby arrived，he moved 19 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him.Suddenly it burst.That woke 20 up completely.The day had really begun with a bang(巨响).

1.A.faced　　　　　　　　 B.met　　　　　　　　C.filled　　　　　　 D.pleased

2.A.question　　　　　　 B.matter　　　　　　 C.problem　　　　 D.business

3.A.joy　　　　　　　　 B.excitement　　　　 C.presents　　　　 D.parents

4.A.pulled　　　　　　　　B.divided　　　　　　C.separated　　　　 D.torn

5.A.get　　　　　　　　 B.stay　　　　　　 C.stand　　　　　　 D.wake

6.A.lose　　　　　　　　 B.break　　　　　　 C.miss　　　　　　 D.leave

7.A.awake　　　　　　 B.wake　　　　　　 C.asleep　　　　　　 D.sleep

8.A.hopefully　　　　　　B.busily　　　　　　 C.gladly　　　　　　 D.successfully

9.A.answer　　　　　　 B.tell　　　　　　　　C.ask　　　　　　 D.search

10.A.sadly　　　　　　 B.unluckily　　　　 C.possibly　　　　 D.fortunately

11.A.morning　　　　　　B.midnight　　　　　　C.evening　　　　 D.daybreak

12.A.filling　　　　　　 B.sewing　　　　　　 C.mending　　　　 D.preparing

13.A.present　　　　　　 B.stocking　　　　　　C.bike　　　　　　 D.tree

14.A.little　　　　　　 B.some　　　　　　 C.enough　　　　　　D.much

15.A.sorry　　　　　　 B.sure　　　　　　　　C.glad　　　　　　 D.eager

16.A.Before　　　　　　 B.After　　　　　　 C.Until　　　　　　 D.Since

17.A.running　　　　　　B.laughing　　　　　　C.shouting　　　　　　D.riding

18.A.walked　　　　　　 B.moved　　　　　　 C.followed　　　　　　D.jumped

19.A.with　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　 C.over　　　　　　 D.by

20.A.him　　　　　　 B.her　　　　　　　　 C.me　　　　　　　　D.us

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With the development of the information technology, we are stepping into the new century. People’s topics, especially the young people’s, are becoming more and more 1 , which older men never understand, the Internet and 2 life.

　　Just a few years ago, people 3 talked about what a computer could do to help their daily life. They considered it as a high-tech 4 for programming, to design machines, to control robots, 5 to make A-bombs! At that time, PCs were very expensive and it was too dear to 6 one’s computer to the web. What’s more, it was too slow. So 7 people knew what the Internet really meant.

　　But today, things have changed greatly. The Internet times are coming. 8 , if you like to have a shot at succeeding in business today, you will have to succeed 9 the web, 10 around and it seems as if about every company out there is in E-business.

　　For ordinary persons, E-mail is taking the place of traditional ways of 11 letters. And young people keep in touch with each other by connecting their 12 to the web. They can express their 13 , either happiness or anger, sorrow or loneliness, to their web mates in chat rooms. Some 14 have found their“true love”on the Internet!

　　 I cannot 15 the Internet’s great devotions to our daily life in the world of tomorrow. The Internet can do 16 many things for us that we almost cannot live without it. Everything is 17 in the future, and no one can 18 what will exactly happen in years to come. But one thing is 19 : more people will come to know the Internet and will surely 20 themselves in his or her daily life.

（1）A.modern	B.advanced	C.strange		D.interesting
（2）A.ordinary	B.everyday	C.school		D.working
（3）A.often	B.usually	C.sometimes		D.seldom
（4）A.tool	B.machine	C.computer		D.line
（5）A.still	B.yet	C.even		D.except
（6）A.put	B.join	C.fit		D.tie
（7）A.a few	B.some	C.few		D.no
（8）A.For some reason		B.For some time
C.For sure		D.For example
（9）A.through	B.with	C.on	D.by
（10）A.Turn	B.Look	C.Travel	D.Go
（11）A.sending	B.receiving	C.writing	D.reading
（12）A.E-mails	B.names	C.computers	D.addresses
（13）A.thought	B.idea	C.opinion	D.feelings
（14）A.youths	B.men	C.boys	D.girls
（15）A.believe	B.imagine	C.think	D.make
（16）A.far too	B.quite	C.almost	D.so
（17）A.true	B.real	C.possible	D.changing
（18）A.tell	B.decide	C.guess	D.question
（19）A.surely	B.certain	C.thoughtful	D.considerable
（20）A.tire	B.love	C.help	D.enjoy

Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling’s life is like a fairy tale. Divorced, living on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, Rowling 　1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 　2 a table in a café during her daughter’s naps – and it was Harry Potter 　3 rescued her.

Rowling 　4 that she always wanted to write and that the first 　5 she actually wrote down, when she was five or six, was a story about a rabbit 　6 Rabbit. Many of her favorite 　7 center around reading – hearing The Wind in the Willows 　8 aloud by her father when she had the measles（麻疹）, enjoying the fantastic adventure stories of E. Nesbit, and her favorite story of all, The little White Horse.

At Exeter University Rowling took her degree in French and 　9 one year studying in Paris. After college she moved to London to 　10 as a researcher and bilingual secretary. The best thing about working in an office, she has said, was　 11 up stories on the computer when no one was 　12 . During this time, on a particularly long train ride from Manchester to London in the summer of 1990, the idea 　13 her of a boy who is a wizard and doesn’t know it. He 　14 a school for wizardry – she could see him very plainly in her mind. By the time the train 　15 into Kings Cross station four hours later, many of the characters and the early stages of the plot were fully 　16 in her head. The story took further shape as she continued working on it in 　17 and cafes over her lunch hours.

After her marriage to a Portuguese TV journalist ended in divorce, Rowling returned to Britain with her infant daughter and a suitcase full of Harry Potter notes and 　18 . She settled in Edinburgh to be near her sister and 　19 to finish the book before looking for a teaching job. Wheeling her daughter’s carriage around the city to escape their 　20 , cold apartment, she would duck into coffee shops to write when the baby fell asleep. In this way she finished the book and started sending it to publishers.

1.　　 A. read　　　　　　　　　　 B. recited　　　　　　　　 C. wrote　　　　　　　　　 D. copied

2.　　 A. on　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. around　　　　　　　　 D. at

3.　　 A. what　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　 D. who

4.　　 A. remembers　　　　　 B. thinks　　　　　　　　　 C. reminds　　　　　　　 D. supposes

5.　　 A. book　　　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　　 C. novel　　　　　　　　　 D. fiction

6.　　 A. naming　　　　　　　　 B. published　　　　　　 C. called　　　　　　　　　 D. replaced

7.　　 A. songs　　　　　　　　　 B. sports　　　　　　　　　 C. things　　　　　　　　　 D. memories

8.　　 A. spoken　　　　　　　　 B. said　　　　　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　　 D. read

9.　　 A. cost　　　　　　　　　　 B. spared　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　　　 D. spent

10.　 A. regard　　　　　　　　 B. consider　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　　 D. treat

11.　 A. searching　　　　　　 B. reading　　　　　　　　 C. listening　　　　　　　 D. typing

12.　 A. noticing　　　　　　　 B. watching　　　　　　 C. observing　　　　　　 D. seeing

13.　 A. came to　　　　　　　 B. struck to　　　　　　　 C. stuck to　　　　　　　 D. hit on

14.　 A. studies　　　　　　　　 B. attends　　　　　　　　 C. builds　　　　　　　　　 D. goes

15.　 A. entered　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　　　　　 D. arrived

16.　 A. organized　　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　　　　 C. formed　　　　　　　　 D. appeared

17.　 A. theatres　　　　　　　 B. pubs　　　　　　　　　　 C. cinemas　　　　　　　 D. concerts

18.　 A. chapters　　　　　　　 B. books　　　　　　　　　 C. magazines　　　　　　 D. newspapers

19.　 A. set about　　　　　　　 B. set off　　　　　　　　 C. set up　　　　　　　　　 D. set out

20.　 A. splendid　　　　　　　 B. large　　　　　　　　　　 C. comfortable　　　　　 D. tiny

　　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the “death of conversation”. It 　1 that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more 　2 than ever, they’re also driving us away from people around us.

　　　 Users get final connectivity at the price of 　3 face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are 　4 to a different way of being “alone together”.

　　　 Actually, 　5 text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to 　6 thoughts. But bits and pieces of online cannot 　7 a “real conversation.” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear people’s tone of voice and see their faces in a (n) 　8 . “The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds.” she said. She also mentions that burying ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and 　9 people.

Turkle mentioned the popular 　10 of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it’s a mindset adopted by most 　11 people. They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格) that they forget how to live a (n) 　12 life.

However, experts remind us that it’s 　13 to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Children Research Center, 　14 out that it is still owners of gadgets, who’re avoiding personal contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. 　15 throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution.” she said.

1. A. talks　　　　　　　　　　 B. suggests　　　　　　　　 C. speaks　　　　　　　　　 D. advises

2. A. received 　　　　　　 B. shared　　　　　　　　　 C. connected　　　　　　 D. respected

3. A. having　　　　　　　　　 B. risking　　　　　　　　　 C. sacrificing　　　　　　 D. sharing

4. A. related　　　　　　　　　 B. committed　　　　　　 C. devoted　　　　　　　　 D. accustomed

5. A. sending 　　　　　　　 B. getting　　　　　　　　　 C. reading　　　　　　　　　 D. taking

6. A. change 　　　　　　　 B. exchange　　　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　　　　　 D. raise

7. A. indicate　　　　　　　　 B. replace　　　　　　　　　 C. cover　　　　　　　　　　 D. involve

8. A. conversation　　　　 B. computer　　　　　　　 C. party　　　　　　　　　　 D. Internet

9. A. interviewing　　　　　 B. introducing　　　　　　 C. knowing　　　　　　　　 D. meeting

10. A. feeling　　　　　　　　 B. concept　　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　　　　 D. truth

11. A. shy　　　　　　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　　　　　 C. old　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. young

12. A. real　　　　　　　　　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　 C. colorful　　　　　　　　 D. meaningful

13. A. important　　　 B. necessary　　　　 C. unfair　　　　　 D. uncomfortable

14. A. reaches 　　　　　　 B. thinks 　　　　　　　　 C. points 　　　　　　　　 D. watches

15. A. Eventually　　　　　 B. Hardly　　　　　　　　　 C. Finally　　　　　　　　　 D. Simply

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