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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

(A)

　Swimming and other water sports can be great fun． Yet 　1　people can not swim． Many are 　2　water． They have no confidence (信心) in their ability (能力) to learn to swim well．

　A few years ago, scientists to find out how people learn new skills． They found that, 　3　,the first time a person tried a task determined whether or not he would ever be any 　4　it． For example, if a child tried to rollerskate (穿四轮鞋溜冰) for the first time and did it well, then he would probably become 　5　rollerskater． If he did it badly, then he would probably never good． For this reason, it is important that a person's first step at swimming should be successful．

　Scientists also know that a 　6　experience will do harm to a person's confidence． For example, if a nonswimmer (非游泳者) is 　7　deep water in fun, it will take him a long time to regain (恢复) confidence in the water．

　So learners-swimmers (初学游泳者) should take each step 　8　． The first thing to do is to gain confidence in the water． Never jump in at first． Sit on the side． Better still, walk slowly down the steps into 　9　water． Try to walk along the side of the bath． Duck (猛然低下) your head under the water, keeping your eyes open 　10　． Lift your feet off the bottom and let your body float to the surface． You will soon be ready to learn to swim．

1． A．　　 million of	B． millions of
C． millions	D． million to	[　　]
2． A．　　 fond of	B． kind to
C． afraid of	D． sick of	[　　]
3． A．　　 general speaking	B． generally spoken
C． general speech	D． generally speaking	[　　]
4． A．　　 good at	B． well for
C． good to	D． well in	[　　]
5． A．　　 a bad	B． an old
C． a good	D． a young	[　　]
6． A．　　 frightened	B． frighten
C． being frightened	D． frightening	[　　]
7． A．　　 dropping into	B． pushing into
C． pushed into	D． dropped onto	[　　]
8． A．　　 very slow	B． slowly
C． very fast	D． quickly	[　　]
9． A．　　 shallow (浅的)	B． narrow
C． deep	D． wide	[　　]
10．A．　　 as you do	B． like you do it
C． as you do so	D． while you are 　　 doing	[　　]

(B)

　Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one like it more than James Wilson． He took long walks in the fresh air． He ran long distances in the fresh air． He played football and other games in the fresh air． He liked to climb mountains and breathe the fresh air at the top． He used to sit 　11　and watch the great waves in the fresh air． He always slept with his windows 　12　． He had an open car with no roof, and he drove it madly through the fresh air．

　If Wilson entered a room where the windows were shut,he immediately opened them． He did this 　13　snow was falling outside． If someone else shut the windows again, he walked out of the room in a manner which showed his opinions without any doubt． When he travelled by sea, he could 　14　in a place on board (在船上) where the wild wind was blowing through his hair．

　One winter Wilson went to Finland (芬兰) on business． Good hotels in Finland 　15　during the cold winter, and this winter was even colder than usual． When Wilson reached his room in the hotel, he found that the windows were closed to keep the icy air out． He did his best to open one,but 　16　． It was absolutely (绝对) impossible to open it because the manager had very wisely arranged that．

　Wilson undressed and got into bed． He was a very angry man．

　The bed room was on the 12． Two or three pictures on the walls showed views of some beautiful parts of Finland． There was no noise at all． The bed was really excellent, but Wilson could not sleep． He could not forget the 　17　window． No fresh air ! It was terrible to think of !

　He got 　18　and tried once more to open the window,but it was useless, and he sadly got back into bed．

　At about one o'clock in the morning he was still awake (醒着) worrying about 　19　in the bed room． He had turned over bed two hundred and thirtysix times． He was very hot． As he turned over for the two hundred and thirtyseventh time; one arm came out of the bedclothes and 　20　． His hand touched the floor． It also touched something on the floor． This thing was 　21　．

　An idea came into his worried mind． Angry men 　22　and the shoe was in his hand in less than a second． Where was the window? He could see something that looked like glass over there． He threw the shoe through the darkness with all the force of his strong right hand．

　The shoe flew straight through the air and 　23　． A terrible sound of breaking glass 　24　the bed room, but to Wilson's sad heart it seemed like the sound of sweet and beautiful music．

　“Now I have some fresh air in the room: ” he thought, “Now I 　25　”．

　Five minutes later he was peacefully asleep． He did not move for many hours．

11．A．　　 by sea	B． by the sea
C． at sea	D． on the sea	[　　]
12．A．　　 wide open	B． widely open
C． open wide	D． open widely	[　　]
13．A．　　 except for	B． even if when
C． even when	D． besides when	[　　]
14．A．　　 find	B． be found
C． found	D． finding	[　　]
15．A． are heated	B． is heated
C． are cooled	D． is cooled	[　　]
16．A． failed in	B． failed to
C． failed	D． failed not	[　　]
17．A． closed	B． closing
C． being close	D． to be closed	[　　]
18．A． out of bed	B． out of the bed
C． in bed	D． in the bed	[　　]
19．A． window	B． the window
C． air	D． the air	[　　]
20．A． hanged down under the bed
B． hung down beside the bed
C． hanged down near the bed
D． hung it down below the bed		[　　]
21．A． the cap	B． a glass
C． the stone	D． a shoe	[　　]
22．A． think quickly	B． act quickly
C．quick act	D． quick think	[　　]
23．A． touched the glass on the middle
B． stroke the glass towards the middle
C． hit the glass in the middle
D． beat the glass against the middle		[　　]
24．A． filled with	B． filled
C． full of	D． full	[　　]
25．A． don't need die	B． needn't die
C． needn't to die	D． need to die	[　　]

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　　The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 . American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 :“The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

　　After the World Wax Ⅱ ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's

6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. The VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

　　In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “Music USA.” Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 . Of course, it is special English.

　　In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world, 17 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

(1) A.business	B.culture	C.support	D.information
(2) A.reply	B.answer	C.join	D.interrupt
(3) A.time	B.short	C.English	D.German
(4) A.news	B.problems	C.effects	D.opinions
(5) A.stations	B.news	C.announcers	D.officials
(6) A.home	B.position	C.purpose	D.result
(7) A.if	B.supposing	C.considering	D.in 　　 order that
(8) A.reach	B.satisfy	C.attack	D.support
(9) A.known	B.reported	C.called	D.printed
(10)A.American	B.British	C.standard	D.enough
(11) A.normal	B.fast	C.fast	D.exact
(12) A.invented	B.discovered	C.taught	D.stopped
(13) A.it	B.who	C.which	D.who
(14) A.slowly	B.rapidly	C.normally	D.loudly
(15) A.pleasure	B.course	C.opinion	D.advice
(16)A.difficult	B.important	C.various	D.important
(17) A.flies	B.sends	C.deliver	D.past
(18) A.all	B.past	C.American	D.news
(19) A.broadcasts	B.forms	C.newspapers	D.countries
(20) A.broadcast	B.announce	C.translate	D.prepare

Gordon Summer is a very good-looking man admired by millions and so rich that he can afford all he could ever wish for. 1 known as Sting, he’s the lead singer of The Police.

Suddenly Sting has become a 2 .“I can’t walk down a street any more without feeling that people are 3 me,” he says.

“When I’m not working, all I want to do is to be a 4 person. I make a point of walking round the street, just being 5 .”

He and Frances bought the house in 6 when Sting returned from The Police’s highly successful world tour.

“I picked Ireland because, apart from being 7 ,you can stay in touch with England while 8 life at a slower pace!”He also has Irish ancestry(祖先)and an Irish 9 ,Frances, a well accepted actress.

Sting is very much a man 10 the eighties:“Frances 11 to be considered as only my wife, which I’m 12 about. She has her own 13 .She’s ambitious(雄心勃勃的)and clever, but she has never let it affect her. It’s 14 been that way. When we got married and had Joseph,”explains Sting,“we both agreed that being 15 was not going to affect our work.”

A fixed 16 life is clearly important to Sting. It remains the one constant factor in a world that has changed completely for him since he 17 a job in teaching for the music business. Sting loved 18 ,but could not help playing in bands. So he tried to 19 both, teaching by day, playing by night. It left him so 20 that he knew he had to choose one or the other.

1. A.Hardly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Better

C. More?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Less

2. A. superstar　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. teacher

C. singer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. player

3. A. following　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. calling

C. watching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. waving

4. A. famous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rich

C. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. poor

5. A. myself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. himself

C. ourselves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. themselves

6. A. England　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. America

C. Scotland　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Ireland

7. A. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. area

C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mountainous

8. A. suffering　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. leading

C. protecting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoying

9. A. wife　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. friend

C. partner　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. parent

10. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in

C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

11. A. agrees　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. asks

C. refuses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. likes

12. A. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. glad

C. thankful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. angry

13. A. child　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. life

C. job　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mind

14. A. seldom　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes?

C. recently　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. always

15. A. parents　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. singers

C. players　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. teachers

16. A. singing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. family

C. teaching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. playing

17. A. took up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave up

C. picked up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. put up

18. A. working　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. traveling

C. changing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. teaching

19. A. make　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. get

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. do

20. A. given out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. picked out

C. died out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired out