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【小题1】The Information Highway ．

A．is free from traffic accidents	B．is crowded with car drivers
C．offers just a few on-line services	D．appeals to a large number of users

【小题2】How does Mr． Cool manage to travel the Information way so fast?

A．By storing fewer files	B．By repairing the system．
C．By buying a better computer	D．By using a broad—band connection．

【小题3】What can be learned from Passage 2 ?

A．There will be a book show at Grayson Hall．

B．Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef．

C．There will be a talk on global warming this week．

D．Friedman is a leading expert on computer science．

【小题4】Passage 2 is most probably ．

A．a poster about a lecture	B．an ad for a new book
C．a note to a doctor in a university	D．an introduction to a professor

Riding School:

You can start horse-riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. (3:30p.m. on Saturday). There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.

Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00a.m. —8:30 p.m.

Phone: (412) 396—6754 Fax: (412)396—6752

Sailing Club:

Our Young Sailor’s Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification．You’ll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid．Have fun with other course members , afterwards in the clubroom．There are 10 weekly two-hour 1essons (Tuesdays 6 p．m．—8 p．m．)．

Opening Hours：Tuesdays：6：00 p．m．—8：00 p．m．

Phone：(412)396—6644 Fax：(412)396—6644

Diving Centre:

Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week, in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely. You only need swimming costume and towel. Reduced rates for couples.

Opening Hours: Monday and Friday: 6∶30 p. m.—8∶30 p. m.

Phone: (412) 396—6312 Fax: (412) 396—6706

Medical Center:

The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university．The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems．Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation．Also，all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores．

Opening Hours：24 hour from Monday to Sunday

Phone：(412)396—6649 Fax：(412)396—6648

Watersports Club:

We are a two-kilometer length of river for speedboat racing, and water-skiing, A beginners’ course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently, but must be able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lessons all through the day.

Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00a.m. —4:00 p.m.

Phone: (412)396—6899 Fax: (412)396—6890

1.If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous, you should join _____ ．

A. Watersports Club B. Diving Centre C. Sailing Club D. Riding School

2.If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings, you may fax _____

A. (412)396-6648 B. (412)396-6754 C. (412)396-6752 D. (412)396-6890

3.You want to do an activity one evening a week and get a certificate in the end, you can go to _____

A. Watersports Club B. Diving Center C. Sailing Club D. Riding School

4.Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides?

A. Good equipment．

B. Well trained staff members．

C. Various less expensive medicines．

D. Nursery for newly-born babies.

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold__36__he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had__37__schooling, for being so poor, how could they__38__school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked__39__a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt__40__for himself. How he__41__to have the same chance! He decided to study by__42__.In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__43__stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he__44__during the day. He worked__45__hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater__46__he showed in his lessons. A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and__47__him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the__48__one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__49__a regular student of the school.

Robeson__50__through six long years with his study of math and wrote several articles which captured the__51__of some university professors. They admired his talent__52__his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and__53__him free guidance. Robeson felt__54__, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road__55__success.

1. A．whether B．which C．that D．what

2. A．many B．few C．little D．much

3. A．buy B．afford C．send D．read

4. A．as B．like C．for D．by

5. A．angry B．happy C．proud D．sorry

6. A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted

7. A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates

8. A．could B．ought to C．should D．would

9. A．had learned B．has been taught C．has heard D．had been written down

10. A．very B．so C．too D．quite

11. A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste

12. A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused

13. A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest

14. A．had been B．has been C．is D．was

15. A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled

16. A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention

17. A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of

18. A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent

19. A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed

20. A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

BRITISH newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. But recently big changes have 36 these traditional publications try to 37 the modern world. After 216 years, The Times has halved its 38 to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has 39 its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid（小型报纸）.

In Britain the newspaper market is 40 between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms 41 the size of the papers' pages but there is also a clear 42 in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are 43 papers. They 44 a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also 45 long and use quite formal language.

Tabloids have 46 more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities' love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more 47 language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain's 48 newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked page on page three every day.

By 49 to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the 50 of a less famous broadsheet paper, the Independent. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase 51 . Although both papers have 52 to the smaller size, the content of the papers has 53 the same. They are both still serious papers.

The two papers 54 that people find the smaller size easier to 55 when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. The times says its new size is "compact", not tabloid.

36. A. found B. known C. seen D. proved

37. A. match B. suit C. change D. fit

38. A. length B. thickness C. width D. size

39. A. printed B. cut C. added D. enlarged

40. A. divided B. separated C. arranged D. marked

41. A. turn into B. think about C. refer to D. connect with

42. A. meaning B. difference C. mark D. sign

43. A. useful B. easy C. serious D. long

44. A. sell B. include C. take D. cover

45. A. certainly B. reasonably C. probably D. necessarily

46. A. a few B. little C. far D. any

47. A. difficult B. simple C. easy D. good

48. A. best-selling B. good-looking C. slow-moving D. ugly-looking

49. A. going B. getting C. coming D. changing

50. A. footsteps B. way C. direction D. method

51. A. slowly B. usually C. little D. greatly

52. A. halved B. made C. changed D. cut

53. A. become B. remained C. left D. found

54. A. agree B. hope C. expect D. insist

55. A. handle B. look C. see D. buy

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Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole socicties beyond our everyday lives.

This sense of wonder is universal look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy(幻想) litcrature or movies like The lord of the Rings, This sense of wonder drous us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone to far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the phcasure of other worlds that alrewly exist all around us?

Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms, However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lices. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children bye age eight were much more familiar with hurmans for television shows and cideo games than with common wildlife. Without modern technology ,a amall pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects,birds,and animals. When we lack meaningful interaction (交互) with the world around us, and sometimes ecen with our families and friends , we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen

The world of make-believe is not neccsanly bad, But when the world of famsity becomes the only outlet (出路) our sense of wonder ,then we are really missing something, We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough ,we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense , are really part of our own.

72.The popularity of The Lord of the rings proves

A.the close connestion between man and the fantasy world

B.the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature

C.the fine taste of moviegoers around the world

D.the general existence of the sense of curiosity

73.What can we infer from the underlineed sentence in Paragraph 3?

A.People are fra less familiar with the world of fantasy.

B.The world around us could serve as a sound of wonder.

C.The world of fantasy can be mirred by a small and lively pond.

D.Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder.

74. If our sense of wonder relics totally on the world of make-believe. we will_______.

A.fail to appreciate the joy in our lives

B.be confused by the world of make-believe

C.miss the chance to recognizc the fantas world

D.be tranped by other worlds exsting all around us

75. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To show us the hidden beauty in our world.

B.To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy wonder

C.To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder

D.To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe

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