The lion is considered a(n) ____of courage and power, and the other animals see him as kings of the forest.

   A. mark                  B. example                   C. sign                  D. symbol

__________ the bad weather, the sports meeting has been put off until next week.

   A. For                           B. As                    C. Due to                            D. Because

__________ the cost, the project will take a lot time as well.

A. Other than         B. Except for        C. In addition to      D. Rather than

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。

       One morning all the employees reached the office as usual．And on the wall they saw a big  on 21  on which was written：Yesterday, the person who has been  22  your growth in this company passed  23  ．We invite you to join the funeral prepared in the  24  ．

              In the beginning，they all got  25  for me death of one of their colleagues．  26  after a while they started getting  27  to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself．

      The  28  in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were  29  to control the crowd within the room．The more people reached the coffin(棺材)，the more the excitement  30  up．Everyone whispered to each other：“  31  on earth is this guy?”

      One by one the excited employees got loser to the coffin，and when they  32  inside it，they  33  became speechless。They stood nearby the coffin，shocked and in  34  ．as if someone had  35  the deepest part of their soul．

       There was a  36  inside the coffin；everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that  37  There is only one person who is  38  to set limits to your growth：IT IS  39  !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes．Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside．Don’t be afraid of  40  ；build yourself and your reality．It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!

A．card       B．post   C．sign   D．1etter

A．encouragingB．helping       C．building    D．limiting

A．on  B．by     C．away D．down

A．office    B．gym  C．way   D．meeting room

A．sad B．excited     C．afraid       D．calm

A．and B．but    C．or     D．so

A．ready     B．pleased     C．curious     D．serious

A．surprise  B．anger C．excitement       D．sadness

A．admitted       B．forced      C．forbidden  D．ordered

A．heated  B．woke C．turned      D．kept

A．Ⅵmere B．What C．How  D．Who

A．walked B．looked      C．got    D．turned

A．suddenly     B．gradually  C．merely      D．extremely

A．Sorrow       B．order C．silence      D．person  ‘

A．stolen   B．touched    C．attacked    D．seen

A．1etter   B．book C．mirror      D．appeared

A．wrote   B．read  C．showed     D．able

A．sure     B．eager C．afraid       D．able

A．YOU   B．ME   C．HE    D．ITSELF

A．punishmentB．praises       C．changes    D．blame

Cyberspace, data superhighway, multimedia, for those who have seen the future, and the linking of computers, televisions and telephones will change our lives for ever. Yet for all the talks of a forthcoming technological utopia, little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As for all the new high technology, the West concerns itself with the “how”, while the question of “for whom” is put aside once again.

Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communication revolution has affected the world economy. Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries, and transnational corporations take full advantage of it. Terms of trade and exchange, interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods. The electronic economy made by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets — with a destructive impact on the have??nots.

For them the result is unstable. Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine. As “futures” are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.

So what are the options of regaining control？One alternative for developing countries is to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints ( 束缚，限制) on developing countries’ economies.

Communication technology is generally exported from the US, Europe or Japan；the patents, skills and ability remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries. It is also expensive, therefore imported products and services must be bought on credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.

From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of________.

A．the rich countries                               B．scientific development

C．the local government                            D．the world economy

It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．international trade should be expanded

B．the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration

C．the exports of the poor countries should be increased

D．communication technology in developing countries should be modernized

Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries?

A．Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.

B．Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.

C．Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.

D．Because it constrains the industrial growth of developing countries.

The development of modern communication technology in developing countries may _____.

A．make their industrial production difficult

B．cause them to lose control of their trade

C．force them to reduce their share of exports

D．cost them their economic independence

The author’s attitude towards the communication revolution is________.

A．positive                                              B．critical

C．indifferent                                          D．tolerant

Only one of the places is ________

      A．worth to visit                    B．worth visiting

      C．worth of visiting                 D．worth being visited

—How will you deal with these papers, Ann?

—I will leave them to       takes over the job.

       A．anyone           B．someone          C．whoever          D．no matter who

The famous pop singer has been the       of fierce criticism in the country’s media since he was found taking drugs.

       A．aim   B．target       C．focus D．goal

She is          being pleased about it: she is very angry.

       A．free from  B．free of      C．out of       D．far from

Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. ‘Most people don't seem to mind Allan,’ says Birgitta, who thinks he is wonderful. 'He's my fourth child,' she says. She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog. Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides （提供）a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money. People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance （保险）for their dog. In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage （损坏）their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.

Birgitta pays taxes for Allan because          .

A. he is her dog  B. he is her child  C. he follows her everywhere  D. he often falls ill

The money paid as dog taxes is used to            .

A. keep a high level of care for the people  B. pay for damage done by dogs

C. provide medical care for dogs         D. buy insurance for dog owners

If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?

A. The owner of the car.                B. The owner of the dog.

C. The insurance company（公司）.        D. The government.

From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden          .

A. dogs are welcome in public places      B. keeping dogs means asking for trouble

C. many car accidents are caused by dogs  D. people care much about dogs