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　　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__.

The Western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a　 __36__　 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are　 __37__　 with the opposite sex. They are good?looking and people want to　 __38__　 their style. They can do their homework but they don't　 __39__ a big effort. That would not be cool.

The uncool kids are in the　 __40__　 of the playground. They are very bright，but they don't have great　 __41__skills and they are　 __42__　 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　 __43__　 the X Files. They are　 __44__ as the geeks(怪人)．

Here are the geeks. The geeks are taking over(占上风). Make friends with them now　 __45__　 they will put virus in your computer and　 __46__　 your math 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　 __47__　 good degrees.

The most important　 __48__　 of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates　 __49__　 others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a　　 __50__　 of their own to work and play in，making them a global force.　 __51__， the effect of the geeks　 __52__ popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be　 __53__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than　 __54__　 you look like.

But there are also　 __55__. Geeks were often bullied (欺侮)or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for punishment.

36．A.division 　 B．part C．class 　　 D．habit

37．A.pleasant 　 B．popular C．crazy 　 D．particular

38．A.take B．act C．copy　 　 D．advance

39．A.have B．suffer C．support D．make

40．A.corner 　　 B．team 　C．group　 D．center

41．A.operating　 　　　 B．speaking 　C．social 　 D．experimental

42．A.good　 　　 B．active C．hopeless 　　　 D．sharp

43．A.like 　 B．for 　C．such 　　 D．as

44．A.admired　 B．thought 　C．known D．treated

45．A.and　 B．so 　C．or　 　　　 D．that

46．A.put　 B．place 　C．bring 　　 D．take

47．A.win B．take 　C．wish 　　 D．finish

48．A.industry 　 B．progress 　C．discovery 　　　 D．improvement

49．A.excite 　　 B．discourage 　C．demand D．promise

50．A.room 　　　 B．world 　C．chance D．heaven

51．A.Somehow　 　 B．However 　C．Though D．Besides

52．A.in 　　 B．of C．on D．for

53．A.rich B．uncool C．attractive 　　 D．handsome

54．A.how　 　　 B．that C．how much 　 D．what

55．A.risks B．questions 　C．shortcomings 　　　 D．chances

The 　　　　 look in his face suggests that he is happy.?

A.exciting　　　　　　　　 B.excited?

C.excite　　　　　　　　　　　 D.excitement?

t’s nothing to get ____about it．

A. excite　 　 B. exciting　 C. excited　　　 D. being excited

Your senses(感官) keep receiving messages about the world around you. Your experience

    1    you to figure out(领会) what the messages mean. “I see the leaves    2    from that tree” is a message from your    3   .“I hear a fire alarm” is a message from your    4   .“I    5    dinner cooking” is a message from your nose.

But then what happens? You ask yourself, in your    6   ,what the message    7   .I see the leaves falling. What does that mean? It    8    autumn. I hear a fire alarm. What does that mean? There’s a fire near here. I smell dinner cooking. What does that mean? It must be time to stop    9    and go to the dining room.

Is the answer you give yourself always the right one? Have you    10    the right guess? “I see the leaves falling,   11    it must be autumn” could be the right answer. But “The tree is sick”   12    an answer, too.

Can you depend    13    your senses? Usually you can,   14    you pay attention to them and learn to use them    15   .But if you are not paying attention, they don’t    16    as well as they should. First, you have to ask yourself, “What am I trying to    17    out?” you may find out by looking, listening, smelling, feeling or tasting.

When you don’t use your    18    and your mind, it’s    19    living in a tunnel(地道) .When you do use them, everything is more    20    and more fun.

1. A. helps　　    　　  B. keeps 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. makes　　    　　    D. tells

2. A. fallen　　　　    B. falling 　　　　　　　　　　 C. to fall　　　　  　　 D. falls

3. A. eye　　    　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. senses 　　   　　    D. seeing

4. A. ear　　    　　　　 B. listening　　　　　　　　    C. hearing　　　　     D. ears

5. A. am smelling　　  B. smells　　　　　　　　　　  C. smell　　　　 　　    D. smelled

6. A. heart　　    　　  B. thought　　　　　　　　    C. mind　　    　　　　  D. idea

7. A. is　　　　 　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　    C. means　　    　　    D. meaning

8. A. is　　    　　　　   B. would be 　　　　　　    C. can be　　　　      D. must be

9. A. work　　    　　  B. to work 　　　　　　　　  C. worked　　　　     D. working

10. A. make　　        B. to make 　　　　　　　　  C. made　　　　  　　  D. making

11. A. when　　　　   B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　 　　　　    D. so

12. A. could be　　    B. is 　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. must be　　　　    D. will be

13. A. in　　　　 　　　　　　  B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　 　　　　  D. at

14. A. as　　　　 　　   B. when　　　　　　　　　　   C. because　　　　    D. if

15. A. enough　　      B. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　    　　　　  D. better

16. A. study　　        B. learn　　　　　　　　　　    C. work　　    　　　　 D. think

17. A. set　　　　 　　  B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. look　　　　 　　　　 D. run

18. A. head　　　　    B. senses　　　　　　　　　　  C. eyes　　    　　　　   D. ears

19. A. as　　　　 　　   B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　 　　　　    D. like

20. A. exciting　　    B. to excite 　　　　　　　　  C. excite　　     　　   D. excited