Some people like wearing fashionable clothes; _______ some birds like brilliant feathers.

   A.immediately      B. likely        C. completely      D. similarly

 Inventor, physicist, surveyor, astronomer, biologist, artist… Robert Hooke was all there and more. Some say he was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century. In the course of his work, he cooperated with famous men of science like Isaac Newton, and the great architect, Christopher Wren.

   Hooke’s early education began at home, under the guidance of his father. He entered Westminster School at the age of 13, and from there went to Oxford, where he came in contact with some of the best scientists in England. Hooke impressed them with his skills at designing experiments and inventing instruments. In 1662, at he age of 28, he was named Curator of Experiments at the newly formed Royal Society of London- meaning that he was responsible for demonstrating(展示) new experiments at the society’s weekly meeting. Hooke accepted the job, even though he knew that the society had no money to pay him!

   Watching living things through a microscope was one of his favourite pastimes(消遣). He invented a compound microscope(显微镜) for this purpose. One day while observing a cork(软木塞) under a microscope, he saw honeycomb-like structures. There were cells –the smallest units of life. In fact, it was Hooke who invented the term “cell” as the boxlike cells of the cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery(修道院).

Another achievement of Hooke’s was his book Micrographia, which introduced the enormous potential(潜力) of the microscope. It contains fascinating drawings of the thing he saw under the microscope. The book also includes, among other things, ideas on gravity, light and combustion(燃烧) that may have helped scientists like Newton when they were developing their own theories on these phenomena(现象).

Hooke made valuable contributions to astronomy too. A crater(火山口) on the moon is named after him in honour of his services to this branch of science.

We can infer from paragraph 2 that Hooke is ____________.

   A. friendly      B. sociable      C. creative       D. helpful

Which is the possible reason why Hooke accepted the job as Curator of Experiments?

   A. He liked designing experiments.

   B. His family needed his support.

   C. He wanted to please the famous scientists in England.

   D. His parents couldn’t afford his education.

The cell got its name because of __________.

   A. its use       B. its shape    C. Hooke’s favourites     D. Hooke’s experiences

Which of the following is true according to the text?

   A. Hooke went to Oxford in 1645.

   B. Hooke was well paid in the Royal Society of London.

   C. Hooke made a contribution to medicine.

   D. Hooke’s book Micrographia may have helped Newton.

The last paragraph is to prove that _____________.

   A. Hooke was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century

   B. Hooke was good at making discoveries

   C. Hooke’s contributions were not limited to one field

   D. Hooke was one of the greatest astronomers

How long do you believe it will be _____ Chinese people land on the moon?

      A．before   B．since      C．when      D．that

People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __36__ 300 years, there were so many___37__ in both places that now people can easily___38__ an English person from an American in the___39__ he or she talks.

Many old words___40__ in England but were kept in America．For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they__41__either a“faucet”,“spigot”,or a“tap”.All these words are___42__ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap”is still___43_ in England．Americans often make___44__ new words or change old ones. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and__45__ in England．

Also, over the last three centuries the English language has___46__ thousands of new words for things that weren’t___47__ before. And often, American and English people used two__48__ names for them. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a “can”in America．The word “radio”is__49__all over the world, including America．But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything___50__ something to do with cars, railroads, etc．has different___51__ in British and American English.

But now American and British English may be___52__ closer together. One thing is that__ 53_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in___54__, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans___55__ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic．

A. past                    B．recent              C．oldest              D．latest

A. citizens                  B．inventions        C．changes           D．advances

A. pick                   B．tell                  C．take                 D．judge

A. voice                     B．place               C．language          D．way

A. disappeared            B．stayed              C．returned           D．formed

A. said                    B. talked               C．spoke              D．called

A. then                B．hardly             C．clearly             D．still

A. necessary            B．native              C．common          D．lively

A. of                      B．into                 C．up                   D．out

A. another             B．the other          C．none                D．something

A. discovered            B．added              C. improved          D．learned

A. accepted                  B．known             C．introduced              D．understood

A. new                     B．short               C．different          D．surprising

A. produced             B．made               C．developed        D．used

A. having              B．bringing          C．getting             D．making

A. types                   B．names              C．degrees            D．parts

A. putting             B．staying            C．living              D．growing

A. British              B．American         C．educated          D．ordinary

A. families            B．buses               C．movies            D．newspapers

A. need                    B．expect             C．seem               D．happen

Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf． Colouring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell．Health foods are packaged （包装） in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colours．Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver．

When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colours turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective．

Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm． The size of a product can attract a shopper．But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to．

It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!

The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product．The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote （推销） their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius to sell it．”

Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?

       A．The cost of its package．         B．The price of the product．

       C．The colour of its package．       D．The brand name of the product．

The underlined part “the colours turned the customers off”（in Par A．3 ） means that the colours _____．

       A．attracted the customers strongly         B．had weak effects on the customers

       C．tricked the customers into shopping      D．caused the customers to lose interest

Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?

       A．The way to promote goods．               B．The discovery of a genius．

       C．The team to produce a good product．   D．The brand name used by successful producers．

Which of the following would be the best title for this text?

       A．Choice of Good Products                     B．Disadvantages of Products

       C．Effect of Packaging on Shopping         D．Brand Names and Shopping Tricks

Martin Luther King Jr．was _____ the Noble Peace Prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights．

       A．awarded             B．offered             C．rewarded            D．received

Some kinds of birds in winter fly to the south to ______ the cold in the north．

       A．get away from      B．come up with       

       C．break away from    D．put up with

The World Expo 2010 is being held at a time        the world is looking for a new kind of balance between nature and cities．

       A．which      B．where       C．when       D．that

The house belongs to my aunt but she ______here any more.

 A. hasn’t lived                 B. didn’t live

 C. hadn’t lived                 D doesn’t live

The position, however, _____ you are applying, is not quite a well-paid one.

   A. that               B. which             C. for which           D. to which