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　　 There are 1 80 pyramids in Egypt. But the Great Pyramid is the biggest 2 . It is nearly 5000 years 3 . It is about 137 metres 4 today, but it was once higher. It is 5 2,300,000 6 stones. Most of them are higher than a man and weight about two and a half tons 7 . Some weight 8 fifteen tons. 9 took more than 100,000 men twenty 10 to build the Great Pyramid.　　

1.	A. over it	B. more	C. around	D. few	［　　］
2.	A. of all	B. all of	C. at all	D. all right	［　　］
3.	A. age	B. ago	C. old	D. olds	［　　］
4.	A. tall	B. high	C. higher	D. taller	［　　］
5.	A. made of	B. make of	C. made from	D. make from	［　　］
6.	A. big	B. large	C. bigger	D. huge	［　　］
7.	A. each other	B. each	C. each one	D. every	［　　］
8.	A. as well as	B. as much as	C. as many as	D. as soon as	［　　］
9.	A. it	B. they	C. It	D. They	［　　］
10.	A. year	B. month	C. years	D. months	［　　］

　　 Many cities today have problems. Some have too 11 people and cars. Some are full of 12 air. Some are too noisy. Scientists are 13 about ways to change cities. They want to make them better. One 14 is to build a dome (圆顶) over a 15 . Only offices, houses, hospitals and 16 would be under the dome. There would be no 17 in the city. This way the city would 18 get crowded (拥挤) or noisy. It would be 19 warm in winter and cool in summer. People would walk around 20 coats. No one would need a raincoat on a rainy day.

11.	A. few	B. many	C. poor	D. unhappy	［　　］
12.	A. hot	B. clean	C. dirty	D. cold	［　　］
13.	A. worrying	B. knowing	C. looking	D. thinking	［　　］
14.	A. idea	B. attention	C. mistake	D. invention	［　　］
15.	A. sky	B. heaven	C. country	D. city	［　　］
16.	A. factories	B. schools	C. farms	D. families	［　　］
17.	A. cars	B. bikes	C. trains	D. ships	［　　］
18.	A. always	B. often	C. never	D. sometime	［　　］
19.	A. become	B. turned	C. got	D. kept	［　　］
20.	A. on	B. with	C. without	D. in	［　　］

　　 Many people now think that teachers give students too many tests in class and too 21 homework after school. So, children do not have any 22 for other activities (活动). If teachers and parents pay enough attention to the problem, things would be 23 . Teachers should try to 24 the tests easier and give the students fewer exercises to do at home. Besides, parents should help their 25 to form good study habits (习惯).

21.	A. few	B. little	C. much	D. many	［　　］
22.	A. money	B. friend	C. interest	D. time	［　　］
23.	A. better	B. worse	C. worst	D. terrible	［　　］
24.	A. teach	B. learn	C. work	D. make	［　　］
25.	A. children	B. brothers	C. sisters	D. teachers	［　　］

What is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him —and he always 5 it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself 7 . In a world where I have to work with my 8 , I'd do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). 16 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. I've been 18 that on all my customers today, but I knew 19 I'd catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated. Doc. I knew you couldn't be very 20 .”

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

1．

A. failed　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wrote

C. received　　　　　　　　　　 D. chose

2．

A. an average　　　　　　　　 B. a total

C. an exam　　　　　　　　　　 D. a number

3．

A. always　　　　　　　　　　 B. possibly

C. certainly　　　　　　　　　　 D. frequently

4．

A. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Thus

C. Therefore　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

5．

A. fixed　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. checked

C. drove　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. changed

6．

A. answered　　　　　　　　 B. practiced

C. designed　　　　　　&nb??ewx?xm如x"Times New Roman"'> D. inferring

Roman"'>．

A. confirmed　　　　　　　　 B. assured

C. jammed　　　　　　　　　　 D. blocked

10．

A. better　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ruder

C. more polite　　　　　　　　 D. more frightening

sp;　　 D. tried

7．

A. teacher　　　　　　　　　　 B. doctor

C. winner　　　　　　　　　　 D. fool

8．

A. brains　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort

C. hands　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attention

9．

A. again　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as usual

C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as well

10．

A. lies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. jokes

C. news　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tales

11．

A. bought　　　　　　　　　　 B. tested

C. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. needed

12．

A. cutting　　　　　　　　　　 B. hammering

C. waving　　　　　　　　　　 D. circling

13．

A. nodded　　　　　　　　　　 B. raised

C. shook　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned

14．

A. brought　　　　　　　　　　 B. packed

C. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sold

15．

A. clever　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. other

C. right　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. next

16．

A. What　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. How

C. Who　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Which

1?7．

A. imagination　　　　　　　　 B. hand

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. information

18．

A. trying　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. proving

C. practicing　　　　　　　　 D. examining

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The name of the 　　1　　 artist Picasso is very famous in the West. Today Picasso 　　2　　 “art”. Picasso started off with various styles of painting until he invented “Cubism(立体派)”.?

Picasso's father was also a painter, a Professor of Art at the local school of fine arts (美术). He taught his son how to draw figures and how to paint 　　3　　 oils and took him to some of the schools of art that he himself 　　4　　 .Although he was Spanish, Picasso spent much of his life in Paris and never took part in　　5　　 the Spanish Civil War, World War I or World War II.?

Picasso's 　　6　　 life was very unconventional(非传统的). He had four children 　　7　　 three different women, two wives and many lovers. In 1961, however, he married and stayed with Jacqueline Roque 　　8　　 the end of his life in 1973.?

Picasso produced paintings of acrobats (杂技演员) at the beginning of his 　　9　　 and moved into a different style when he started painting pictures of artists. 　　10　　 he developed his works into the famous style which is known as “Cubism”. He also created 　　11　　 and wrote poetry.?

Picasso produced 　　12　　 paintings than anyone else ever has: 13,500 paintings, 100,000 prints and 34,000 book illustrations. He worked in many different mediums(手段): oils, watercolors, charcoal, and pencil. His paintings in the Cubist style started a new movement in art in 　　13　　 20th century. Picasso 　　14　　 this style of painting with a colleague, Georges Braque in 1909. They painted objects by 　　15　　 them into small pieces and then viewed and painted them from several angles at once. 　16　　 used brown colors for the paintings.?

The Cubism Movement started with Picasso and Braque in Montmartre， Paris, and 　　17　　 rapidly among the artists. It began to develop into a second phase(阶段), in which artists added 　　18　　 objects to the painting in various materials, such as cloth or newspaper. In 　　19　　 1950's Picasso's works went through more changes when he started to look at the grand masters of art, like Velasquez.?

In his 80's and 90's he began to paint a mixture of many styles that he kept changing. Only after his death 　　20　　 fully appreciate his great achievements and in 1999 one of his paintings sold for us﹩51 million.

1. A. French　　　　　　　　 B. English　　　　　　　　　　 C. Spanish　　　　　　　　　　D.German

2. A. is　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. means　　　　　　 C. learns　　　　　　　　　　 D.makes

3. A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　　　　　D.in

4. A. teach　　　　　　　　　　B. taught　　　　　　 C. teaching　　　　　　　　 D.taught at

5. A. among　　　　　　　　 B. either　　　　　　　　C. between　　　　　　　　 D.beyond

6.A. real　　　　　　　　　　 B. old　　　　　　　　　　C. public　　　　　　　　　　 D.private

7.A. by　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.about

8. A. until　　　　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.to

9. A. life　　　　　　　　　　 B. career　　　　　　 C. paintings　　　　　　　　 D.school

10.A. Accidentally　　　　 B. Frankly　　　　　　 C. Eventually　　　　　　　　D.Fortunately

11.A. sculptures　　　　　　B. telephones　　　　 C. pictures　　　　　　　　　　D.poems

12. A. fewer　　　　　　　　 B. scores of　　　　 C. a great deal　　　　　　 D.more

13.A. late　　　　　　　　　　 B. modern　　　　　　 C. early　　　　　　　　　　　　D.difficult

14. A. found　　　　　　　　 B. invented　　　　　　C. searched　　　　　　　　 D.protected

15.A. separating　　　　　　B. cutting off　　　　 C. throwing　　　　　　　　 D.dividing

16.A. He　　　　　　　　　　 B. It　　　　　　　　　　 C. They　　　　　　　　　　　　D.We

17.A. speeded　　　　　　 B. went through　　 C. spread　　　　　　　　　　 D.wide

18.A. the same　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　　C. special　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.extra

19. A. these　　　　　　　　 B. those　　　　　　　　 C. the　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.some

20. A. he did　　　　　　　　 B. people would　　 C. did people　　　　　　　　 D.did he

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　　Harriet Beecher Stowe had put her heart into her antislavery book, “Uncle Tom's Cabin”. But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big 1 . The publisher was so doubtful that he wanted her to share the publishing costs with him, and all she hoped was that it would make enough 2 for her to buy a new silk dress.

　　But when the 3 5,000 copies were printed in 1852, they were sold out in two days. In a year 300,000 copies were sold in 4 and 150,000 in England. For a while it was sold in 5 quantities than any other book in the world, 6 the Bible.

　　Within six months after it came out, a play was made 7 the book which ran 350 performances in New York and 8 America's most popular play for 80 years.

　　It might appear that “Uncle Tom' Cabin” was 9 popular, 10 this was certainly not true. Many people during those Pre-Civil War days--particularly defenders of the slavery system, considered it as 11 propaganda（宣传）and poorly written drama.

　　Harriet did have strong religious views 12 slavery, and she tried to make people 13 slavery was wrong, 14 perhaps the book could be thought propaganda. But if so, it was true propaganda, because it exactly 15 the wrongdoing of slavery.

　　Though she was born in Connecticut in 1832, as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, when her father accepted the office of president of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary（神学院）. Ohio was a 16 state, but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky, Harriet saw slavery in 17 . She lived 18 years in Cincinnati, marrying Calvin Stowe, professor of a college. In 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe 18 her book.

　　Its vast influence（影响）strengthened the anti-slavery movement and 19 defenders of the slavery system. Today some historians think that it 20 to bring on the American Civil War.

(1)A.success	B.failure	C.pleasure	D.victory
(2)A.room	B.cost	C.money	D.time
(3)A.last	B.second	C.next	D.first
(4)A.the United States	B.the world	C.Europe	D.Ohio
(5)A.less	B.large	C.greater	D.smaller
(6)A.except	B.besides	C.including	D.except for
(7)A.from	B.into	C.of	D.in
(8)A.lasted	B.remained	C.kept	D.continued
(9)A.partly	B.universally	C.totally	D.naturally
(10)A.and	B.since	C.for	D.but
(11)A.true	B.similar	C.common	D.false
(12)A.for	B.of	C.against	D.like
(13)A.awake	B.compare	C.remember	D.realize
(14)A.yet	B.because	C.so	D.however
(15)A.described	B.told	C.advertised	D.explained
(16)A.rich	B.free	C.poor	D.strict
(17)A.silence	B.order	C.action	D.movement
(18)A.finished	B.published	C.designed	D.began
(19)A.please	B.angered	C.encouraged	D.supported
(20)A.helped	B.caused	C.increased	D.prevented