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1、While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible sight. The  36  was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a  37   start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to   38   against.

I watched the man   39   off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I'm not an expert   40   but I do know a good dive  41   a poor one, and this was not exactly medal   42  . I listened to the crowd begin to   43   this poor man that was clearly having a   44   time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was   45  . He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.

But in those few   46   strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to   47  . Some even began to   48   things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he   49   finished his race. The crowd went   50  . Even though he recorded one of the   51   times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other   52  .

In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have   53   been cheated out of gold, or when they act so   54   in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all―knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his   55   and the spirit of the games.

 

36. A. view	B. event	C. game	D. match
37. A. false	B. nervous	C. strange	D. violent
38. A. fight	B. struggle	C. defend	D. race
39. A. set	B. bounce	C. dive	D. fall
40. A. swimmer	B. coach	C. judge	D. adviser
41. A. from	B. in	C. beyond	D. between
42. A. feature	B. quality	C. example	D. sign
43. A. break off	B. stand by	C. laugh at	D. focus on
44. A. happy	B. wonderful	C. vague	D. tough
45. A. hopeful	B. pitiful	C. boring	D. skillful
46. A. flexible	B. smart	C. awkward	D. excellent
47. A. support	B. quit	C. cheer	D. hesitate
48. A. speak	B. present	C. conclude	D. yell
49. A. eventually	B. hardly	C. sucessfully	D. nearly
50. A. wild	B. angry	C. sad	D. grey
51. A. fastest	B. luckiest	C. hardest	D. slowest
52. A. companions	B. competitors	C. volunteers	D. partners
53. A. somehow	B. already	C. even	D. anyway
54. A. poorly	B. carelessly	C. sharply	D. proudly
55. A. advantage	B. independence	C. determination	D. principle

 

2、Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ring tones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.

The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people. But rather than use methods such as live bait(诱惑物) like goats tied to trees to lure the leopards, which then fall into large pits dug by guards, officials say they have found a safer method to trap the cats.

“The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat. “This trick works.” Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ring tones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ring tone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.

At least five leopards have so far been lured from villages since the new ring tone method was introduced three months ago. The cats have all been released back into forest areas.

Wildlife activists welcomed the new initiative saying that previous methods of trapping the cats using pits often resulted in the animals getting injured.

 

56. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Cell Phones to Hunt Animals

B. Practical Uses of Cell Phones

C. Wildlife and New Technology

D. Phone ring tones to Catch Leopards

57. Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because ______.

A. leopards attack villagers

B. they want leopard fur

C. leopards attack animals

D. they have new ring tones

58. According to the wildlife activists, the new method is _______.

A. appreciated because it benefits leopards

B. not good because it may injure animals

C. effective because ring tones work

D. not safer than the former one

59. We can learn from the passage except that ______.

A. forest guards don’t mean to hurt the leopards

B. forest guards no longer use pits to trap leopards

C. forest guards used goats to attract leopards

D. recorded animal sounds are used to lure leopards

60. What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method?

① cell phones    ②animals     ③ sounds of animals    ④ cages     ⑤large pits

A. ①②③④       B. ②③⑤             C. ①④⑤            D. ①③④

3、

A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.

Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.

They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friend’s changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.

Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.

 

61. The main idea of the passage is about_________.

   A. the cause of weboholism                    B. the advantage of weboholism

   C. the popularity of weboholism              D. the influence of weboholism

62. The underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph most probably means “______”.

   A. attractive             B. addictive              C. professional         D. potential

63. We can infer from the passage that________.

   A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

   B. students can hardly balance real and virtual life

   C. people are addicted to games on the Internet

   D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

64. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

   A. It contributes to the development of the web.

   B. The chat room language may change social culture.

   C. The problem will be getting more and more serious later.

   D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

65. The author’s attitude towards weboholism is that of being________.

   A. optimistic            B. positive           C. appositive            D. acceptable 

 

 

4、Do you ever run out of great books to read? So what should I read next? Is fast-paced crime fiction your thing?

Try the new Patricia Cornwell book, Scarpetta (Putnam). She is such an able writer and handles complex forensic(法庭的) intelligence with ease. You need to be prepared, though, for the world you're entering―this isn't for the faint of heart, let's say.

      If peace is more your thing, try Mary Pipher's wonderful new book, Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World (Riverhead). Mary is a lovely, comfortable writer who takes the reader through her personal awakening after reputation and fortune came her way. Even if you've never experienced life as a bestselling writer (as she has done, in her book years back, Reviving Ophelia), you'll totally understand and sympathize with her renewed need for privacy, distance and quiet.

      What if you want a straightforward, totally thrilling read with vivid characters, set about World War II? You cannot go wrong with Jim Lehrer's new novel, Oh, Johnny (Random House), about a young Marine whose life is changed forever when he meets a woman on his way to war. His relationship with her lasts him through danger and hardship, and there's an impressive ending. See our interview with the productive novelist/newsman in the current issue of Reader's Digest (March, on stands now), by the way, for insight into the very talented Mr. Lehrer and what interests him.

      Well, what about something wickedly funny and totally offbeat? Does the name Carrie Fisher do anything for you? Try her vivid and new life in Hollywood and elsewhere, Wishful Drinking (Simon & Schuster). Be prepared for humor as sharp as knives.

 

66. In which column will you probably find the above passage?

   A. Advice.          B. News story.        C. Advertisement.     D. Comments.

67. What does the writer intend to tell us by the underlined sentence?

   A. The world is complex and hard.                           B. Scarpetta is a thriller.

   C. The fiction is hard to understand.                         D. Society is hard to fit into.

68. Which of the following is true of Mary Pipher?

   A. She is an adventurous writer.             

   B. She doesn’t care about fortune.

   C. Her books normally sell well.                     

   D. She can help you achieve writing skills.  

69. To get further information about Jim Lehrer, you may________.

   A. go to Reader’s Digest issued in March             B. go to Random House

   C. analyze the characters in Oh, Johnny                  D. read the novel Oh, Johnny

70. Which book isn’t directly based on the writer’s own life?

   A. Seeking Peace.    B. Reviving Ophelia.        C. Wishful Drinking.      D. Oh, Johnny.

5、Shoppers who have cut back on purchases in the worrying U.S. economy are likely to continue their conservative shopping habits even if the economy improves, according to a new study.

That signals continued bad news for retailers(零售商), who have been struggling to respond to a great cutback in spending as consumers have opened their wallets only for basic items, while cutting back on unimportant purchases.

The report, which estimates retail sales growth to be flat this year, found that three-quarters of respondents to a monthly survey of 4,000 consumers said they had shifted their shopping behaviors because of the economy. Most said they were making do with less or going without some favorite items.

“The habits learned during this economic crisis have the potential to permanently change the mind-set of consumers,” the report said. “The vast majority of shoppers who are changing their near-term shopping behavior say they plan to continue them as the economy improves.”

To ease the consumer discomfort, smart retailers will focus on downsizing, the report said, as adding stores to an already crowded retail landscape is out of fashion. It came up with smaller initiatives to build shopping buzz, such as limited editions of products or having existing stores target local markets. The report also forecast that retailers will increasingly focus on private brands to attract cost-conscious shoppers, while adding complementary categories of goods to their stores to make one-stop shops for consumers.

While warehouse clubs and super centers are expected to fare the best in the weak environment in 2009, discount department stores and supermarkets will be the weakest, the report warned. Sales of clothes, though expected to rebound in 2010, will be the hardest hit and slowest to recover.

 

71. The current shopping behavior in the US is becoming________.

   A. arbitrary              B. protective                 C. conservative             D. aggressive

72. Which is the measure the retailers won’t take to attract shoppers?

  A. Adding more stores to the busy retail landscape.

  B. Keeping the editions of products limited.

  C. Making “one-stop” shops for customers.

  D. Concentrating on private brands and downsizing.

73. What will the consumers do with the worrying US economy?

  A. Having existing stores target local markets.

  B. Going without some favorite items.

  C. Giving up their near-term shopping plan.

  D. Opening their wallets for daily buying.

74. The underlined phrase “fare the best” most probably means “________”.

  A. setting the best example                          B. working out the best

  C. making the greatest efforts                     D. having the most discount

75. According to the report, _______.

   A. bigger shops will be more successful

   B. supermarkets do better than super centers

  C. clothing will recover smoothly in 2010

  D. most respondents suffer from the crisis

6、[1]Hocus-pocus sounds magical, doesn't it? And the word comes from the world of magic playing in Medieval (中世纪) Europe. In the dictionary Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, hocus-pocus is explained this way: a method or belief that you think is based on false ideas, e.g. He thinks psychology is a lot of hocus-pocus.

[2]I'm afraid this explanation isn't as interesting as the sounding of the word itself. But then again, the dictionary I mentioned is a dictionary for beginners. One can't expect much from it when it comes to such an interesting word as hocus-pocus. The Merriam-Webster dictionary online, on the other hand, gives a more detailed explanation: (1) sleight of hand; (2) nonsense or sham used especially to cloak deception. And it gives the origin of the word: probably from hocus pocus, imitation of a Latin phrase used by magicians.

[3]This explanation gets to the basic nature of hocus-pocus―exotic (外来的) but meaningless talk by the magician to fool the audience. Watch any magician at work and we'll notice that he sometimes talks constantly while performing tricks, using hocus-pocus, such as ear-catching words, eye-catching hand or body movements, to distract(分散) our attention while he gets a trick done.

[4]Hocus pocus reveals the nonsensical nature of the magician's talk on stage. And it was introduced into the English language probably just on the strength of the rhyming sound of it. Hocus-pocus, lovely.

[5]Well, knowing its origin which is from performing magicians in Europe, I'm sure you will find hocus pocus easier to remember. You'll also learn where to put it into use.

 

76. What is the passage mainly about? (Please answer within 10 words.)

77. Please list some examples of using “hocus pocus” mentioned in the passage. (Please answer within 10 words.)

① __________________ ② _______________ ③ _______________

78. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Hocus pocus shows magicians’ completely ridiculous and pointless words while performing.

79. Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.

80. In what situations do you think we can use hocus-pocus? (Please answer within 30 words.)

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7、

―Mr. Jones! Sam has broken the glass!

 ―_______ such things happen.

 A. What a pity!                   B. Doesn't matter.    

 C. What is the matter?         D. How come?

 

 

8、

Hey, Lee. I ______ you never took interest in computer games. What a surprise!

A. don’t think            B. didn’t think               C. think                    D. thought

 

 

9、The hospital nearby has just got a, ________ you’d call it, er... a scanner.

A. that                           B. which                       C. what              D. how

10、 It may have seemed unusually cold recently but experts say it's ________ for this time of year.

A. normal            B. formal            C. ordinary          D. common

11、A brilliant idea occurred to him, ________ to his research in the lab.

A. while devoting                                                 B. while devoting himself

C. while he was devoted                                       D. while devoted

12、How badly reform is needed was ________ recently by the rising youth crime figures.

A. suspected          B. indicated             C. influenced           D. announced

13、Jinan has inched _____ step closer to a green National Games by taking _____ series of measures.

A. a; the                      B. the; a                       C. a; a                  D. a; /

14、We've been looking for cheap houses but haven't found ______ we like yet.

A. one            B. other             C. it                D. that

15、It's a mistake to think of Florida only ________ its tourist attractions.

A. in addition to     B. by way of       C. in terms of          D. by means of

16、An offer of a reward has caused many students in our school _______ actively in the competition.

A. participate                    B. participated            C. participating               D. to participate

17、

―Excuse me, I wonder if you can help. I ______ my ID card.

―But where did you lose it?

A. have lost            B. lost                  C. had lost                  D. lose

 

 

18、A lack of ______ of cultural differences to local customs can create problems.

       A. existence         B. revolution            C. awareness               D. evidence

19、 We __________ here at lunch time; we were delayed at the airport, though.

A. could be      B. should be            C. must have been    D. would have been

20、With proper measures, the economy in China is beginning to _______ again.

    A. rise up         B. hold on             C. pick up          D. take on

21、―So you have met Maria?

―Yes, it was last week         we attended Jack’s party.

       A. where                 B. when               C. that                    D. why

 

 

试题答案

1、 36―40 BADCA     41―45 ABCDB     46―50 CCDAA    51―55 DBADC