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1、1、（1 分）O. Henry was a pen n ame used by an America n writer of short stories. His real n ame was William Syd ney Porter. He was bor n in North Caroli na in 1 862. As a young boy he lived an excit ing life. He did not go to school for very long, but he man aged to teach himself everyth ing he n eeded

2、 to know. Whe n he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried differe nt Jobs. He first worked on a n ewspaper, and the n had a Job in a bank, whe n some money went miss ing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stole n it. Because of that, he was sent to pris on. Duri ng t

3、he three years in pris on, he lear ned to write short stories. After he got out of pris on, he went to New York and continued writi ng. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would fin ish with a sudde n cha nge

4、 at the end, to the readers surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the follow ing thin gs?a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in pris on. e. Had a n ewspaper Job.f. Lear ned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c

5、. b. e. d. a f.2. People enjoyed read ing O. Hen rys stories becauseA. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to pris on because .A. people thought he had stole n money from the n ewspaperB. he br

6、oke the law by not using his own n ameC. he wan ted to write stories about pris on ersD. people thought he had take n money that was not his4. What do we know about O. Henry before he bega n writi ng?A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He w

7、as very good at lear ning.5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life in side the pris on. B. The n ewspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York. D. His excit ing early life as a boy.2、（1 分）One day a few years ago a very funny thing happe ned to a n eig

8、hbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of Londons big medical schools, He had fin ished his teach ing for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture no tes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skelet on （人体骨骼）to be

9、 used in his lecture, in a large brow n suitcase （箱子）.At the airport desk, he sudde nly thought that he had forgotte n to buy a n ewspaper. He left his suitcase n ear the desk and went over to the shop.Whe n he got back he discovered that some one had take n his suitcase by mistake. He often won der

10、s what they said whe n they got home and found Ruper t.1. Who wrote the story?A. Ruperts teacher. B. The neighbours teacher.C. A medical school teacher. D. The teachers neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skelet on in his suitcase?A. He n eeded it for the summer term in London.B. He n eeded it fo

11、r the lecture he was going to give.C. He wan ted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wan ted to take it home as he had fin ished his teach ing.3. What happe ned at the airport?A. The skelet on went miss ing . B. The skelet on was stole n .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase. D. The teache

12、r took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the follow ing best tells the teachers feeli ng about the in cide nt?A. He is very an gry . B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert. D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the follow ing might have happe ned afterwards?A. The tea

13、cher got back the suitcase but not Ruper t.B. The teacher got back n either the suitcase nor Ruper t.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1 分）On the eve ning of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brow n hair and blue eyes en tered th

14、e beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xia n with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and teleph oned the man ager, for they had n ever see n a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kin gdom of bicycles.Robert Friedla nder, an America n, arrived in Xia n on his bicy

15、cle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, In dia.Whe n he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xia n and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedla nders n ext dest in ati ons （目的地

16、）were Lan zhou, Dun hua ng, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakista n.1. The best headli ne（标题）for this n ewspaper article would be .A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in XianC. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An America n Achiev ing His Aims2. The hotel workers told the man a

17、ger about Friedla nder coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the man agerB. he en tered the hall with a bikeC. the man ager had to know about all foreig n guestsD. the man ager knew about his trip and was expect ing him3. Friedla nder is visit ing the three coun tries in the follow ing ord

18、er, .A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakista n, China, and In dia D. China, Pakista n, and In dia4. What made Friedla nder want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo . B. The famous sights in Xian .C. His in terest in Chin ese silk. D. His childhood dreams ab

19、out bicycles .5. Friedla nder can be said to be .A. clever B. frie ndly C. hardwork ing D. str ongmin ded4、（1 分）Mr. Grey was the man ager of a small office in London. He lived in the coun try, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, becaus

20、e it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walk ing along the street whe n a stra nger stopped him and said to him, You may not remember me, sir, but seve n years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some mon ey, and you lent m

21、e 5, because you said you were willi ng to take a cha nee so as to give a man a start on the way to success.Mr Grey thought for a few minu tes and the n said, Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story! Well, an swered the stra nger, are you still willi ng to take a cha nee?1. How did Mr. Grey get t

22、o his office?A. He went up to work by tra in.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unl ess it rain ed.D. He usually took a tra in to the statio n and the n walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr Grey liked walk ing to his office because.C. he wan ted to keep in good

23、 health D. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had bee n willi ng to lend money to a stra nger in order toA. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gai n more money4. One morning the stra nger recog ni zed Mr. Grey, andA. wan ted to return Mr. Grey t

24、he moneyB. aga in asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had bee n successful since the n5. In the second paragraph, “t ake a chance” means .A. Mr. Gray happe ned to meet a stra ngerB. Mr. Grey had a cha nee to help a stra ngerC. Mr. Grey helped a stra

25、 nger by cha neeD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stra nger would not give back the money which he lent him5、（1 分）Eve n if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seve n feet off the gro und. You canno t jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called g

26、ravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulli ng you.Since there is gravity, water runs dow n hill. Whe n you throw a ball into the air, it falls back dow n. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls 旋转） aro

27、und.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have bee n inven ted. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape （逃出）the earths gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passage, the word gravity means.A. the pull of everyth ing.B. t

28、he force of attractio n（吸弓 I） among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the cen tre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. Whe n you slip（滑）you always fall to the gro und becauseA. the earth always tur ns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earths gravi

29、ty is greater tha n your weight. D. you are careless.3. Gravity is str ong thatA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump only seve n feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth. D. it can keep everyth ing on earth.4. Because of gravity,A. water flows everyth ing.B. we can go everyw

30、here by ship.C. water always flows dow nwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast. B. the earth cant pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a str ong force. D. the spaceship can jump higher tha n other thin gs.6、（1 分）An exp

31、e nsive car speed ing dow n the main street of a small tow n was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policema n. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good fr

32、iend of min e.The officer did not say a word, but kept writi ng. I am also a frie nd of chief of police Bare ns,c ontinued the woma n, gett ing more an gry each mome nt, Still he kept on writ ing. Young man，”she persisted, I know Judge Laws on and State Sen ator （参议员）Patt onHanding the ticket to the

33、 woma n, the officer asked pleasa ntly , Tell me, do you know Bill BronsonWhy, no，”she an swered.Well, that is the man you should have known，”he said, head ing back to his motorcycle, I an Bill Bronson1. The policema n stopped the car becauseA. it was an expe nsive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC

34、. the driver was driv ing bey ond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woma n was getti ng more an gry each mome nt because.A. the policema n did nt know her frie ndsB. the policema n did nt accept her kindn essC. the policema n was going to pun ish herD. she d

35、id nt know the policema ns n ame3. The policema n was.A. an hono urable fellow B. a stupid fellowC. an impolite man D. a shy man4. The woma n was.A. kin d-heartedB. a pers on who depe nded on some one else to fin ish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends powerful

36、 positio nsD. introducing her good friends names to the young officer5. The policema n.A. had no sense of humor （幽默）B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was sen seless7、（1 分）Elizabeth Blackwell was bor n in En gla nd in 1821, and moved to New York City whe n she was ten years old. One da

37、y she decided that she wan ted to become a doctor. That was n early impossible for a woma n in the middle of the nin etee nth century. After writing many letters asking for admission（录取）to medical schools, she was fin ally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determ ined that she taught

38、school and gave music less ons to get money for the cost of schooli ng.In 1849, after graduatio n from medical school. she decided to further her educati on in Paris. She wan ted to be a surge on（外科医师），but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon retur ning to the Un ited States, sh

39、e found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woma n. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with ano ther woma n doctor, man aged to ope n a new hospital, the first for wome n and childre n Besides being the first woma n physicia n and founding her own hospital ,

40、she also set up the first medical school for wome n.1. Why could nt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of beco ming a surge on?A. She could nt get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her educati on in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a

41、practice in the United States2. What main obstacle（障碍）almost destroyed Elizabeths cha nces for beco ming for a doctor?A. She was a woma n.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She could nt graduate from medical school.D. She could nt set up her hospital.3. How many years passed betwee n her graduatio n f

42、rom medical school and the ope ning of her hospital?A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nin etee n yearsD. Thirty-six years4. Accord ing to the passage, all of the follow ing are firsts in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she.A. became the first woma n physicia nB. was the first woma n doctor

43、C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for wome n5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spe nt most of her lift in.A. En gla ndB. Paris C. the Uni ted States D. New York City&（1 分）In todays age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller placeand

44、 to somepeople, a less excit ing place, Fifty years ago only a few En glish people and holidays abroad, People who did nt travel thought of other coun tries as very far away and differe nt. For example, people thought the Fre nch all eat garli大 蒜），the Italia ns all eat spaghetti（细田条实心面）.and the Amer

45、ica ns all dr ink Coca Cola, These defi nite （明确的）ideas of other n ati on alities are called stereotypes（陈规老套）.But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays every one eats garlic and spaghetti and dr inks Co

46、ca Cola. Every one liste ns to the same music. wears the same fashi ons（流行式样），buys the same cars. They just do it in a differe nt lan guage!1. Now the world seems to be exciti ng.C. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, En glish people travelled abroad.A. many B. few C. only some D.

47、a few3. People thought of other coun tries as .A. n ear and differe ntB. n ear and the sameC. remote and very differe ntD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, peoples ideas of other n ati on alities.A. have cha ngedB. are the same C. are differe nt D. are almost thesame5. We dont have the same stereotyp

48、es because people.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch differe nt TV programmes D. travel more and watch the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacti ng WorldD. An In teresti ng World9、（1 分）We are used to the idea of a

49、ging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some ani mals that do not age. Sea anemon es（海葵）are an example. Some have bee n kept for n early a cen tury without show ing any sig ns of lifeless ness. Some kinds of sea worms can eve n growbackwards. I

50、f kept in the dark and give n nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They fin ally end as a ball of cells细细胞）look ing rather like the egg from which they came. Un der good con diti ons the ball will tur n back to a worm and start grow ing aga in. One could probably keep them grow ing and un-grow

51、 ing aga in and aga in.1. Some sea worms grow smaller whe n they.A. lose weightB. live in the dark nessC. are un der good con diti onsD. dont eat and are kept in the dark2. Accord ing to the passage, some sea ani mals.A. will die whe n they become a ball of cells B. do not grow oldC. will die withou

52、t foodD. will stop grow ing any time they want3. Accord ing to the passage, which of the follow ing stateme nts in NOT true?A. We can keep certa in kind of sea worm grow ing and un grow ing aga in and aga in.B. Huma n beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow bac

53、kwards.D. Some anemones will live n early a hun dred years.4. The un derli ned word aging in the first sentence means.A. grow ing oldB. the age of a pers onC.getti ng youn gerD. un -grow ing5. This passage is mainly about.A. sea ani malsB. cells C. aging D. anemones10、（1 分）Now Id like to talk to you

54、 about your final exam. The exam will be held n ext Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to br ing two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And un like the midterm exam, this test will not in clude multiple choice questio ns; it will con sist en tirely of essays文章）.Youll have to an

55、 swer three of the five essay questi ons. The exam will be comprehe nsive全面的）， which means youll be resp on sible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class no tes. The final exam will count as 50 per

56、ce nt of your grade of the course. The research project （项目）will count as 20 perce nt and the midterm exam 30 percent. Ill be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and Ill see you on Tuesday.1. Whe n will the final exam take place?A.

57、 On Tuesday B. On a WednesdayC. On a Thursday D. On a Friday2. What will be in cluded in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questio ns.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questio ns.C. The exam will have an oral and a writte n sectio n.D. There will be only essay ques

58、tions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehe nsive?A. It will be easy to un dersta nd.B. Stude nts will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Stude nts must complete all parts of it.4. The un derli ned phrase run into prob

59、ably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody un expectedlyC. come up aga inst someth ing with force D. come across5. Whe n was this talk most likely give n?A. Dur ing the first week of classB. Duri ng midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、（1 分）When Dean Arnold got his fi

60、rst job, he was miserable 痛苦的），Each time he went to work, he coughed and he could nt breathe. Work ing in a bakery（面包房） whe n you are allergic to （对过敏）flour can be painf ul.But Arnold stayed with the Natio nal Biscuit Compa ny for ten years. He was a bus in essma n and he helped them improve product

61、io n. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own compa ny.With his wife and mother, he foun ded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes 配 方）.cha nging the kind and amount of flour used. This en abled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with un bl

62、eached flour 标准粉），was baked in a brick ove n （烘炉）.They bega n by bak ing two doze n loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fiftee n cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unu sual, old-fashi oned bread tooktime. But Arno Id, struggli ng aga inst his allergy, built his bakery into one of the lar

63、gest in the Un ited States.1. A good title for this passage would beA. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the Natio nal Biscuit Compa ny because heB. did nt like the jobA. suffered from allergy to flourC. wan ted to make more moneyD

64、. wan ted to form his own compa ny3. Duri ng his stay in the Nati onal Biscuit Compa ny,A. he foun ded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bak ingC. he helped the compa ny improve their productio nD. he became successful in his bus in ess4. Which of the follow ing is NOT men tio ned in the passage?A. Arno Ids bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnolds bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arno lds bread was sold at a low price.D. Arno lds bread was of poor quality.5. From