题目内容
______, Bell’s tetrahedron shape has proved invaluable in the design of bridges.
A. To be stable B. Being stable
C. Stable D. Having been stable
Section D
Directions：Read the following passage and answer the questions. Write the answers on the answer sheet.
In 1817 one of the most well-known hauntings in American history took place in the small town of Adams, Tennessee. Known as the Bell Witch, the strange activity that caused fear in the small farming community has remained unexplained for nearly 200 years. Like many stories, certain details of who or what the Bell Witch was vary from version to version. The prevailing account is that it was the ghost of a woman named Kate Batts, a mean old neighbour of John Bell. Batts believed Bell cheated her in a land purchase and on her deathbed she swore that she would haunt John Bell and his family.
News of the Bell Witch spread quickly. When word of the haunting reached Nashville, one of its most citizens, General Andrew Jackson, decided to gather a group of friends and go to Adams to investigate. The future president wanted to come face to face with the phenomenon and either expose it as a trick or send the spirit away. According to one account, Jackson and his men were traveling over a smooth section of road when suddenly the wagon stopped. The men pushed and pushed, but the wagon could not be moved. The wheels were even removed and inspected. The came the sound of a voice from the bushes saying, “I will see you tonight.” The astonished men could not find the source of the voice. The horses then unexpectedly started walking on their own and the wagon moved along again. Jackson indeed encountered the witch that night and left early the next morning, claiming he would rather fight the British than the Bell Witch！
The haunting of the Bell house continued for several years, ending with ghost’s final act of revenge. On the morning of December 19, he failed to awake at his regular time. When the family noticed he was sleeping unnaturally, they attempted to rouse him. They discovered Bell couldn’t be completely awakened. John’s son went to the medicine cupboard to get his father’s medicine and noticed it was gone but a strange small bottle was in its place. No one claimed to have replaced the medicine with the bottle. John Bell died on December 20 and “Kate” was quiet until after the funeral.
A few explanations of the Bell Witch phenomena have been offered over the years. One is that the haunting was a trick created by Richard Powell, the schoolteacher of Betsy Bell and Joshua Gardner, the boy with whom Betsy was in love. It seemed Powell was deeply in love with Betsy and would do anything to destroy her relationship with Gardner. Through a variety of tricks, and with the help of several friends, it is believed that Powell created all of the ghostly effects to scare Gardner away. In fact, Gardner eventually did break up with Betsy and left area and Powell did come out winner. In the end, he married Betsy Bell.
81.John Well’s mean old neighbor haunted them because ______.
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82.On Jackson’s way to investigate the ghost, the ghost ______ and later, Jackson encountered the witch and left early the next morning.
83.How did the haunting eventually end？
84.What was one explanation for the haunting given in the reading？
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress. During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview. But now I could not even 31 myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the 32 , I concluded.However, I wouldn’t let my own self-consciousness 33 me. Not now, not when I had 34 so hard for so long to be given this opportunity. This was the kind of position I'd dreamed of for all these years. “Mom, 35 me off on Jacob Street. I'm going to the 36 .” “Honey, I don't think you should. You look... 37 ,” she said, ever so gently. I knew she was 38 . But if I didn't, I'd always 39 if I could have gotten my dream job. "No, Mom, take me there.” 40 , she took me where I wanted to go. "Hello,” a gray-haired man sitting behind the large desk 41 me. “Miss Jenkins?” “Yes. Please excuse me. I'm having a Bell's palsy attack. My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days. I came right from the 42 .” “You're very 43 to come when you're in such a state,” he 44 , after a pause. He spent a few minutes looking through my 45 . “Is everything on here 46 ?” he asked. “Yes, but I 47 to mention I type seventy-five words per minute.” “Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are 48 qualified. When are you 49 ?” he asked. I took a deep breath and asked, “You're hiring me?” “Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the 50 .” He gave me a big smile. 31. A．forgive B．recognize C．believe D．control32. A．chance B．advantage C．courage D．sympathy33. A．pardon B．stop C．help D．transform34. A．driven B．turned C．prepared D．worked35. A．take B．pull C．drop D．send36. A．supermarket B．interview C．doctor D．office37. A．weak B．annoying C．angry D．strange38. A．right B．kind C．wrong D．sensitive39. A．regret B．believe C．wonder D．quit40. A．Hopefully B．Unwillingly C．Fortunately D．Unexpectedly41. A．doubted B．greeted C．examined D．discouraged42. A．hospital B．home C．office D．work43. A．determined B．crazy C．disrespectful D．funny44. A．stressed B．interrupted C．commented D．complained45. A．face B．health C．application D．situation 46. A．correct B．normal C．incredible D．contradictory47. A．pretended B．demanded C．focused D．failed 48. A．narrowly B．possibly C．impossibly D．certainly49. A．accessible B．convenient C．energetic D．available50. A．qualification B．appearance C．character D．disadvantage
When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication． For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room． Nowadays, though, we increasingly use Bell' s invention for taking photographs, accessing the internet, or watching video clips, rather than talking． Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone．
The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modem mobile handset． Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public． The streets of modem cities began to feature sharp-suited characters shouting into giant plastic bricks． In Britain the mobile phone quickly became the same with the "yuppie" , the new type of young urban professionals who carried the expensive handsets as status symbols． Around this time many of us said that we would never own a mobile phone．
But in the mid-90s, something happened． Cheaper handsets and cheaper calling rates meant that, almost overnight, it seemed that everyone had a mobile phone． And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had changed into smooth little objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags．
Moreover, people' s timekeeping changed． Younger readers will be amazed to know that, not long ago, people made spoken arrangements to meet at a certain place at a certain time． But later Meeting times became approximate under the new order of communication: the Short Message Service （SMS） or text message． Going to be late? Send a text message! It takes much less effort than arriving on time, and it' s much less awkward than explaining your lateness face to face and the text message has changed the way we write in English． Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important when you' re sitting on the bus, hurriedly typing "Will B 15mm late - C U @ the bar． Sorry! - ）"．
Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the science of telephony has progressed in less than 150 years．If he were around today, he might say "That' s gr8! But I' m v busy rite now．Will call U 2nite．"
1.What does the underlined part in Para． 2 refer to?
A．Houses of modern cities． B．Sharp-suited characters．
C．New type of professionals． D．Mobile phones．
2.According to Paragraph 4, why did Meeting times become approximate?
A．People were more likely to be late for their meeting．
B．SMS made it easier to inform each other．
C．Young people don' t like unchanging things．
D．Traditional customs were dying out．
3.If you want to meet your friend at the school gate this evening, which of the following message can you send him?
A .Call U@ SKUg8 2nite． B．IM2BZ2CU 2nite．
C．CU@ the bar g8 2nite． D．W84U@ SKUg8 2nite．
4.What does the passage mainly tell us about?
A．Alexander Graham' s invention．
B．SMS @ a new way of communication．
C．New functions of the mobile telephone．
D．The development of the mobile phone．
