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    7   . In a world where I have to work with my   8   , I'd do poorly.

    Consider my auto-repair man    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　　　　　　&nb?
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A. confirmed　　　　　　　　   B. assured

C. jammed　　　　　　　　　　  D. blocked

    10．

A. better　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ruder

C. more polite　　　　　　　　  D. more frightening

    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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 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

    1?

7．

A. imagination　　　　　　　　 B. hand

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. information

    18．

A. trying　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. proving

C. practicing　　　　　　　　   D. examining

完形填空

　　The western world has always been divided into two types of people——the cool and the uncool. It is a division that __1__ in school. The cool kids are good at __2__. They are __3__ with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to __4__ their style. They can do their homework but they don't make a big effort. That would __5__ be cool.

　　The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don't have great. __6__ skills and they are __7__ at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows like the“X Files”. They are __8__ as the geeks.

　　Here's the news. The geeks are __9__. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and __10__ your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but __11__ good degrees.

　　The most important __12__ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates __13__ others to follow their example. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a __14__ of their own to work and play in, making them a global __15__. Besides, the effect of the geeks __16__ popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）. It is now cool to be __17__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than __18__ you look like.

　　But there are also __19__. Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for __20__.

完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)

    阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“A robbery ．．．” a voice came from the radio．John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now he was having trouble staying    36    ．He turned   37   the radio and tried to fix his attention on the   38   , but his eyes kept on closing．

　　It was   39   that he noticed the hitchhiker （搭便车者） by the road．  40   even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car．

　　“To Midrille?” “Get in．” The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was   41    that he had picked him up．The young man    42    a strange face and long hair．When John asked him questions about himself, he changed the   43   ．

　　John   44   the news．He began to sweat  and his thoughts   45   nervously to all the money he was   46   ．

　　At the next small town he stopped his car and said, “I’m sorry．I’m so   47    that I can’t drive you to Midrille．I think I’ll find a   48   and spend the night．”

　　The young man slowly   49   into his pocket．“This is it!” thought John．At that   50 moment he considered shouting for help, but instead of a gun, the hitchhiker pulled out several    51    ．“Oh, no．I don't want your money．Just get out．Okay?”

　　The young man looked    52   ．He insisted on   53   John the money．John watched until his   54   had disappeared from sight, then stepped on the    55   and drove out of town．

A．asleep  B．early    C．strong   D．awake

A．on B．off  C．up   D．over

A．outside     B．news     C．speed    D．way

A．there   B．earlier C．then     D．moment

A．Without     B．After    C．By   D．For

A．happy   B．sad C．angry    D．sorry

A．wore    B．owned    C．had D．made

A．place   B．subject C．question     D．face

A．remembered B．thought C．heard    D．forgot

A．got     B．arrived C．changed D．turned

A．paying B．having   C．carrying     D．borrowing

A．afraid B．hungry   C．cold     D．sleepy

A．restaurant B．shop     C．hotel    D．station

A．reached     B．forced   C．got D．put

A．important   B．very     C．long     D．short

A．knives B．photos   C．handkerchiefs    D．bills

A．frightened B．puzzled C．worried D．curious

A．giving B．offering     C．handing D．returning

A．driver B．friend   C．passenger    D．thief

A．door    B．gas C．window   D．motor

　One of the main purposes of newspapers are to provide news.If1.　　　?

you examine newspapers closely，you find that there are2.　　　　?

all sort of news:　accidents，floods，fires，wars，sports，books，etc.3.　　　　?

The news cover everything that happens to people and4.　　　　?

their surroundings.Sometimes there are news items which are very interesting.5　

A news report is usually very short，except it is very important，6.　　　?

and thus has a lot of information.　It is also writing in short paragraphs.7.?　

The first paragraph is in the fact a summary of the news item.It8.　　　?

gives all the necessary information，what，when，where，how or9.　　　?

why.　The other paragraphs give full details of a subject.10.