Some time ago, a fellow teacher asked me to be the referee(仲裁人)  on the grading of an exam question. He was about to give a student a    1    for his answer to a physics question, while the student said he should receive a perfect    2   . I read the exam question: “Show how it is possible to    3   the height of a tall building with the    4    of a barometer(气压表) .”

The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a    5  

rope to it,   6    the barometer to the street, and then bring it up,   7    the length of the rope. That’s the    8   .”

I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(学分) ,since he had answered the question   9    and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(能力)  in physics. I   10    that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the   11    that his answer should show some    12   of physics. His answer reads:

“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean    13    the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer,   14    its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at²,calculate the height of the building.”

I gave the student    15    full credit.

Before I left, the student said he had   16    answers. “But,” said the student,   17    the best way is to knock at the superintendent’s(管理者)  door. When he    18    ,you say: “Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n)    19    barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will    20   you this barometer.”

1. A. tick　　    　　    B. zero　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　    　　　　  D. comment

2. A. score　　　　    B. praise　　　　　　　　　　   C. reward　　    　　　　　　  D. prize

3. A. change　　　　   B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. determine　　　　 D. find

4. A. care　　　　 　　  B. aid 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　 　　　　　　  D. improvement

5. A. strong　　　　  B. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　    　　 D. long

6. A. lower　　　　    B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　   C. carry　　　　  　　  D. place

7. A. covering　　　　 B. folding　　　　　　　　　　 C. measuring　　　　 D. imagining

8. A. height　　　　  B. width 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. size　　　　  　　    D. weight

9. A. perfectly　　　　 B. completely　　　　　　   C. seriously  　　      D. carefully

10. A. demanded　　   B. required 　　　　　　　　 C. insisted　　　　 　　 D. suggested

11. A. warning　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　   C. order　　　　 　　    D. point

12. A. wisdom　　　　 B. technology　　　　　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. gift

13. A. on　　　　  　　 B. over 　　　　　　　　　　   C. against　　　　      D. beyond

14. A. stopping　　    B. observing　　　　　　　　 C. timing　　　　 　　  D. watching

15. A. almost　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simply　　　　      D. hardly

16. A. some　　        B. other　　　　　　　　　　    C. two　　    　　　　   D. no

17. A. interestingly　　 B. surprisingly　　　　　　  C. probably　　　　    D. strangely

18. A. opens　　　　   B. shouts 　　　　　　　　    C. stares　　　　 　　　　　　  D. answers

19. A. fine　　　　 　　 B. large 　　　　　　　　　　   C. interesting　　      D. attractive

20. A. give　　　　    B. lend 　　　　　　　　　　    C. sell　　　　  　　　　 D. show

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the

rewards of unselfish service.

Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One night, the winds   31   , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble   32   the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team   33   the alarm and the villagers   34   in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited   35   on the beach, holding lamps to   36   the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the   37   villagers ran to greet them. Falling   38   on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more   39    and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely   40   the rescue boat and all would have been lost.

   41   , the captain called for another volunteer team to   42   the survivor. Sixteen

-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "please don't go. Your father   43   in a shipwreck  (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost　　44   for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left."

Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go.    45   everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service   46  , we all need to take our turn and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and   47   into the night. "

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century.    48   the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow.    49   his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?"    50   able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!"

31. A. stilled                    B. screamed              C. stopped             D. calmed

32. A. set about           B. sent out          C. came up with   D. took over

33. A. sounded           B. set             C. took              D. made

34. A. gathered           B. followed          C. fought           D. struggled

35. A. nervously          B. angrily           C. fearfully        D. happily

36. A. hope               B. light             C. expect             D. try

37. A. promising          B. hoping           C. cheering            D. standing

38. A. uncomfortable      B. exhausted       C. disturbed              D. painful

39. A. villagers           B. sailors          C. captains             D. passengers

40. A. pushed            B. pulled          C. overturned           D. settled

41. A. Anxiously          B. Strangely         C. Unexpectedly       D. Doubtfully

42. A. look after          B. look for          C. lookout            D. look on

43. A. died               B. pulled          C. went                D. interrupted

44. A. in the fire          B. at sea            C. on strike           D. in the war

45. A. How about          B. What for         C. What if           D. What with

46. A. comes                    B. goes                     C. flies                     D. climbs

47. A. appeared           B. disappeared      C. came                  D. went

48. A. Therefore          B. Firstly           C. when               D. Finally

49. A. Making            B. Keeping          C. Showing              D. Cupping

50. A. Hardly                   B. Only                    C. Seldom                 D. Always

完形填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15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。

Nearly twenty years has passed, I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz. And almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story.

When James was a teenager, his father   36   him to a fur (毛皮)factory where he worked . This was during the Great Depression(大萧条). The   37   was to get James a job.

He entered the factory, and immediately felt as if the walls had closed in around him. The room was dark and hot, the windows covered with dust, and the   38   were packed tightly together, running like trains. The fur hairs were flying,   39   the air thicker, and the workers, sewing the pieces of fur together, were bent over their needles   40   the boss marched up and down the rows, shouting and forcing them to go faster. James could hardly   41   . He stood next to his father, frozen with fear, hoping the boss wouldn’t   42   at him, either.

During lunch break, his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him,   43 if there was any work for his son. But unfortunately, the answer was “no”, because at that time no one would__44___ it up once he takes a job.

However, for James, it was a blessing(福气) . He hated the place. He made a(an)   45   that  he would never do any work that brought   46   to someone else, and that he would never allow himself to  47   money from others who would lose their jobs for him.

“What will you do?” his mother , Eva , would ask him.

“I don’t know,” he would say. He ruled out（排除）law, because he didn’t like  48   , and he ruled out medicine , because he couldn’t take the    49  of blood.

　　50__, my best professor became a teacher, he thought it was the job not to hurt anybody.

36．A．sent          B．took            C．carried         D．admitted

37．A．situation     B．condition       C．  aim           D．way

38．A．goods         B．workers         C．machines        D．vehicles

39．A．making        B．sending         C．taking          D．breaking

40．A．as            B．after           C．if              D．though

41．A．breathe       B．see             C．walk            D．hear

42．A．attack        B．laugh           C．rush            D．shout

43．A．doubting      B．questioning     C．asking          D．begging

44．A．pick          B． give           C． come           D． turn

45．A．request       B．promise         C．plan            D．arrangement

46．A．harm          B．injury          C．damage          D．convenience

47．A．pay           B．save            C．earn            D．let

48．A．police        B．lawyers         C．doctors         D．government

49．A．sight         B．feel            C．sense           D．scenery

50．A．Generally     B．Possibly        C．Eventually      D．Basically