Grown－ups know that people and objects are solid. At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air. But does a baby have this understanding?

    To see whether babies know objects are solid, T. Bower designed a method for projecting an optical illusion（视觉影像）of a hanging ball. His plan was to first give babies a real ball, one they could reach out and touch , and then to show them the illusion. If they knew that objects are solid and they reached out for the illusion and found empty air, they could be expected to show surprise in their faces and movements. All the 16-to 24- week -old babies tested were surprised when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there.

    Grown-ups also have a sense of object permanence. We know that if we put a box in a room and lock the door, the box will still be there when we come back. But does a baby realize that a ball that rolls under a chair does not disappear and go to never-never land?

    Experiments done by Bower suggest that babies develop a sense of object permanence when they are about 18 weeks old. In his experiments, Bower used a toy train that went behind a screen. When 16－week－old and 22-week-old babies watched the toy train disappear behind the left side of the screen, they looked to the right, expecting it to reappear. If the experimenter took the train off the table and lifted the screen, all the babies seemed surprised not to see the train. This seems to show that all the babies had a sense of object permanence. But the second part of the experiment showed that this was not really the case. The researcher substituted（替换）a ball for the train when it went behind the screen. The 22-week-old babies seemed surprised and looked back to the left side for the train. But the 16-week -old babies did not seem to notice the switch（更换）. Thus, the 16-week-old babies seemed to have a sense of“something permanence, ”while the 22－week－old babies had a sense of object permanence related to a particular object.

 74. The passage is mainly about _____.

    A. babies’ sense of sight             B. effects of experiments on babies  

    C. babies’ understanding of objects    D. different tests on babies’ feelings

  75. In Paragraph 3, “object permanence”means that when out of sight, an object ________.

    A. still exists    B. keeps its shape    C. still stays solid   D. is beyond reach

  76. Which of the following statements is true?

    A. The babies didn’t have a sense of direction.

    B. The older babies preferred toy trains to balls.

    C. The younger babies liked looking for missing objects.  

    D. The babies couldn’t tell a ball from its optical illusion.

 He went to New York in the hope of getting a job there, but ______________ .

  A. without result    B. without chance     C. without luck      D. without effect

 I t worried her a bit __________ her hair was turning grey.

A. while       B. that       C. if       D. for

 He is_____his elder brother.

Ａ.as a tall fellow as                       Ｂ.as tall a fellow as

Ｃ.so tall a fellow as                       Ｄ.taller a fellow than

— Is Bob still performing?

—I am afraid not. He is said _______ the stage already as he has become an official.

A. to have left      B. to leave        C. to have been left      D. to be left

第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）

阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

As I look back on it now, I realize it was kind of silly of me to be so worried when he was really just late. I waited every night for Daddy, _21__ I tried to dress like and _22__ around everywhere.

   That day, I stood at my _23__ place by the door, waiting for his__24__ from work.

   After standing there for a while, I began to wonder _25__ Daddy was, I ran into the kitchen to Mummy.

  “When is Daddy coming?” I asked __26__ because I didn’t want to _27___ he was on a business trip.

 “__28___, honey,” Mummy replied distractedly(心烦意乱) because she _29___ a difficult recipe (食谱) for dinner.

   I ran back to the door, for I knew that Daddy was coming and that I wasn’t standing there for nothing. I began to recite the words _30__ my favorite books.

   Tired of that, I went back to the kitchen to ask Mummy again but _31___ I could open my mouth, she handed a My Little Pony coloring book. In her you-had-better-listen _32___she said: “I am busy, Danielle. Go to __33__a pretty picture and I will hang it on the refrigerator.”

   I went back to the door, put my book and crayons(蜡笔) _34____, then went to get my mini rocking chair __35___. After a while, the picture became a pink and purple artistic wonder.

Soon I smiled – with relief as I heard the sound of the __36___ opening and Daddy’s car driving in. I heard him turn off the engine and open and close the car door. The __37___thing I knew the door opened and __38__ stood Daddy. I stood up and held my arms _39__ . I hugged him tightly and whispered, “I love you.”

   As I sit at the computer finishing this story, I know daddy will be home soon. I still _40__ when he is late. I still go to greet him when he arrives. And I still tell him I love him.

21.A. that                   B. who                                     C. which                     D. whose

22. A. followed           B. played                         C. fooled                    D. stuck

23.A .own                  B. usual                            C. favorite                  D. ordinary

24. A. return                   B. shadow                          C. appearance              D. journey

25. A. how                   B. that                              C.where                      D. in which

26. A. quietly              B. politely                          C. unhappily                D. hopefully

27. A. find out             B. learn about                     C. be known                 D. worry about

28. A. Just wait           B. No hurry                              C. Soon                       D. As usual

29. A. followed           B. was following                       C. had followed            D. would follow

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

31. A.when                 B. until                                  C.unless                       D. before

32. A. noise                 B. voice                             C. sound                     D.way

33. A. make                       B. draw                              C. colour                    D. paint

34. A. away                 B. up                                 C. back                           D. down

35. A. to sit in             B. to sit                              C. to be seated             D. to seat

36. A. house                    B. garage                           C. backyard                 D. package

37. A. first                  B. next                                     C. last                         D. latest

38. A. here                        B. where                            C. there                      D. at which

39. A, out                   B. up                                 C. over                              D. on

40. A. realize              B. excite                            C. wonder                   D. worry

第二节  根据对话内容从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

W: Dad, today is the payday．Can I have my pay?

M: ________61__________

W: You ALWAYS forget．

M: I guess I do．How much do I owe you?

W: Just $13 a week．And this is the second week．

M: The second week!? Why do I owe you that much? ________62________

W: No．You forget last Saturday, and it has been piling up．

M: ________63__________

W: Go to the bank．You have lots of money．

M: Lots of money, uh? Uh, well, I think the bank is closed．

W: Then, what about your secret money jar under your bed?

M: Oh, I guess I could do that．_________64_________

W: I'm going to put some in savings, give some to the poor people, and use the rest to buy books．

M: _________65_________

       A．Just seems like I paid you the other day．

       B．What are you going to do with the money?

       C．I wish I had paid you．

       D．Oh．I forgot about that．

       E．Well, I'm not sure if I have that much．

       F．Don’t ask for that much at a time．

       G．Well, that's sound great．

Maybe you have travelled to many parts of the world, but nowhere else _____ striking attractions．

       A．you can see so many      B．can you see such many

       C．you can see such many    D．can you see many such

_____ sports teams, group work can only be successful when group members respect, help and support each other．

       A．As for     B．As to       C．As with    D．As of

―I went to the beach and got plenty of rest and sunshine.

―      You looked tired last time I saw you .

A．I had hoped so.       B．Really ?

C．I’m glad you did.     D．That sounds a good idea.