I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence（玩世不恭）was  36  to me. We liked each other the first instant we met．37  ，I was a straight Astudent and my parents had high hopes for me to  38   an Ivy League（常春藤联盟）school.Billy did not 39  into the equality. We were in love nevertheless-that 40  teenage love．I still remember we had a plan for prom（舞会）．It was understood that we had  41  about where we would dance and drink and party together.

    This meant one thing to my parents-panic．And it grew as the  42  letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to，nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University-the Ivy League college   43  in historic Providence，Rhode Island．

    There was no  44  that I was drawn to Brown，but Billy (who had joined the army）was  45  down south and I had offers   46  for me there，too. I was torn between my love for him and my family  47  ．

    One week   48   the start of school，my mother had a talk with me．She said I was eighteen years old and I had a  49  to make---one that went  50  beyond the choice of  51  to attend university.

    In August，I  52  and drove north to Providence．It took several months to  53  that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy's，Brown changed my life，opening doors and giving me the  54  I now use to think，to learn and to write. Life is always about  55  it seems，and the older I get，the more I understand this. Still，there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love．

1.A. appealing  B. disturbing  C. confusing  D. amusing

2.A. Unfortunately  B. Actually  C. Luckily  D. Originally

3.A. leave  B. finish  C. start  D. attend

4.A. fit  B. look  C. break  D. run

5.A. mature  B. crazy  C. normal  D. wrong

6.A. talked  B. looked  C. lied  D. argued

7.A. acceptance  B. rejection  C. application  D. recommendation

8.A. located  B. placed  C. set  D. laid

9.A. point  B. challenge  C. question  D. need

10.A. left  B. sent C . dismissed  D. employed

11.A. hoping  B. asking  C. waiting  D. searching

12.A. tradition  B. expectation  C. reputation  D. connection

13.A. before  B. after C. at  D. since

14.A. decision  B. plan  C. rule  D. promise

15.A. out  B. away  C. deep  D. far

16.A. when  B. how  C. whether  D. where

17.A. got up  B. packed up  C. held up  D. turned up

18.A. foresee  B. realize  C. imagine  D. consider

19.A. chances  B. position  C. tools     D. equipment

20.A. surprises  B. adventures  C. opportunities  D. choices

. — Do you think there is anything ____ interest in the exhibition?

— Yes, I think some of the pictures are ____.

Tess still stood hesitating like a swimmer about to make his dive, hardly knowing whether to return or move forward, when a figure came out from the dark door of the tent. It was a tall young man, smoking.
He had an almost black face, though red and smooth. His moustache was black with curled points, though he could not be more than twenty-three or-four. There was all unusual force in his face, and in his daring rolling eyes.
“Well, my beauty, what can I do for you?” said he, coming forward. And seeing that she was quite at a loss: “Never mind me, I am Mr. d’Urbervilles. Have you come to see me or my mother”
This differed greatly from what Tess had expected. She had dreamed of an aged and dignified face. She tried to keep calm and answered-“I came to see your mother, sir.”
“I am afraid you cannot see her-she is ill in bed,” replied the representative of the house; for this was Mr. Alec, the only son of the noble family. “What is the business you wish to see her about?”
“It isn’t business-it is-I can hardly say what.”
“Pleasure”
“Oh no. Why, sir, if I tell you, it will seem…”
Tess’s sense of a certain ridicule was now so strong that despite her general discomfort at being here, her rosy lips curved（弯曲）towards a smile, much to the attraction of the young man.
“It is so foolish,” she stammered（结结巴巴地说）; “I fear I can’t tell you”
“Never mind; I like foolish things. Try again, my dear,” said he kindly.
“Mother asked me to come,” Tess continued, “and, indeed, I was in the mind to do so myself.  But I did not think it would be like this. I came, sir, to tell you that we are of the same family as you.”
“Ho! Poor relations!”
“Yes.”
“Stokes”
“No; d’Urbervilles.”
“Ay, ay; I mean d’Urbervilles.”
“Our names are worn away to Durbeyfield; but we have several proofs that we are d’Urbervilles. The local scholars hold the view that we are, …and…and we have an old seal（印章）and a silver spoon marked with the same castle as yours. So mother said we ought to make ourselves known to you, as we’ve lost our horse by a bad accident; we can hardly make a living.”
“Very kind of your mother, I’m sure.” Alec looked at Tess as he spoke, in a way that made her uneasy. ”And so, my pretty girl, you’ve come on a friendly visit to us, as relations.”
“I suppose I have,” looking less confident and uncomfortable again.
“Well—there’s no harm in it. Where do you live? What are you?”
—Tess of the d’Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
67. How does Tess feel in the whole course of the meeting with Alec？
A. Excited and hopeful                                 B. Nervous and uncomfortable
C. Surprised but comfortable                             D. Pleased but embarrassed
68. In the eyes of Tess, Alec is ________.
A. forceful and daring                                 B. unfriendly and talkative
C. a gentle and reliable man                             D. older than she had expected
69. Why does Tess pay the visit to the d’Urbervilles？
A. To see Alec himself.    
B. To see Alec’s mother.
C. To confirm that they are of the same family.
D. To make known their relationship and seek help.
70. Alec appears quite friendly to Tess mainly because ________.
A. Tess is his distant relation                       B. Tess looks polite to him
C. Toss is a pretty girl                         D. Tess looks ridiculous

According to the American Automobile（car）Association, since 1964 all cars sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts（带子）(They are also called safety belts) Many studies of car accidents have shown that safety belts can save lives. One study showed that forty percent of those killed in car accidents could have been saved if they have been wearing seat belts.

   Unfortunately seat belts are worn only by a small number of drivers and passengers     about fifteen percent in cities and only nine percent in small towns. And safety belt can not protect people who do not wear them.

   In order to find out what kinds of people do wear seat belts, a study was made in several cities in of the United States. The following facts were learned about those who use their safety belts.

1. They do not smoke while driving.

2. They had more education than less educated people

3. They know some one who was hurt(but not killed) in an accident

Advertisements based on these facts have been printed in newspapers and magazines in order to teach people the importance of using seat belt. But these advertisements have not helped much. Some people believe there should be a law ordering drivers and passengers to use safety belts. In Australia, where there is such a law, death in car accidents have reduced to twenty-four percent.

Seat belts                                 

A. are safe clothes car drivers usually wear when they drive.

B. Are belts that are used to tie drivers’ hands when they drive

C. Have been worn by all drivers in the united States since 1964

D. Are something that protect drivers from injury in car accidents.

“One study showed that…” Here “study” means       

A. lesson      B. exam      C. research      D. education

Which of the following sentences is NOT true？

A. More drivers in the country wear seat belts.

B. More educated people in the United States wear seat belts.

C. Much has been done to advise drivers to wear safety belts.

D. About three-twentieths of the drivers wear seat belts.

Which of the following is true?

A. Most people who do wear seats smoke while driving.

B. When it is hot, people don’t have to wear their seat belts.

C. A law was made in Australia that only those who don’t smoke can drive a car

D. Some people agree that those who do not wear seat belts while driving should pay money for it.

What is the best title of the passage?

A. Seat belts             B. Who wear seat belts

C. A study on seat belts    D. A law and safety belts

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Part Ⅰ starts with a brief introductory chapter and then takes up Style and Organization, covering them in that order because skill or lack of skill in style affects all writing, while much technical writing is so short as to offer no problems of organization. These chapters are followed by one on Mechanics, covering matters of form that are peculiar(独有) to technical writing or else crop up in it with abnormal frequency.
The chapter on Special Problems, which follows, performs a double function. It provides writing assignments that may be used while the study of style, organization, and mechanics is still under way, and it explains ways of handling certain problems that may arise during the writing of reports, proposals, and other longer forms. We have also expanded the treatment of technical articles — recognizing the potential contribution of article writing to the career of the writer and the value of the article to science and technology.
In Part Ⅱ, a change of emphasis at one point is reflected in the new title for Chapter 8, Nonformal Reports — Their Variation in Form and Purpose, which was formerly called Special Types of Reports. Though certain special types of reports are still discussed, additional emphasis is given to the fact that there does not exist any universally accepted set of types, under which all reports can be classified.
Two other extensive changes have been made in Part Ⅱ: The chapter on Proposals, which first appeared in the second edition, has been rewritten and substantially expanded so as to cover that important subject more thoroughly. Also, an entirely new chapter, Oral Presentation of Technical Information, has been added. Though a study of this chapter is no substitute for training in public speaking, we believe that its recommendations can nevertheless be of substantial assistance to those who use this book on the numerous occasions when they will be called upon to present their ideas in person before a small group or a large audience.
?1.The passage is most probably a preface to ____.
?A. a technical writing handbook   B. a handbook on composition
?C. a book on a literary writing    D. a scientific paper
2. In Part I, the writer arranges the chapters in the order of ____.
? A. Introduction—Organization—Special Problems—Style—Nonformal Reports
? B. Introduction—Style—Organization—Special Types of Reports—Mechanics
? C. Introduction—Style—Organization—Mechanics—Special Problems
? D. Introduction—Style—Proposals—Special Problems—Mechanics
?3.You can find some writing exercises in ____.
? A. the chapter on Organization        B. the chapter on Style
? C. the chapter on Special Problems     D. the chapter on Proposals
?4. According to the passage, the chapter on Oral Presentation of Technical Information appears in ____ of the book.
? A. Part Ⅰ of the first edition
? B. Part Ⅱ of the second edition
? C. Part Ⅰ of the second edition
? D. Part Ⅱ of the third edition
?5. Which of the following is not true of Part Ⅱ of the new edition?
? A. There isn’t the chapter on Special Types of Reports.
? B. The chapter on Oral Presentation of Technical Information is rewritten and expanded.
? C. The chapter on Proposals is a revised chapter.
? D. There is a change of the title of Chapter 8.