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C. make him rich D. gain more money 4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______
A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money B. again asked Mr. Grey for money C. would like to make friends with him
D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then 5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.
A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger B. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger C. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance
D. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him 5、（1分）5分钟完成
Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.
You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.
Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.
Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.
1. In this passage, the word “gravity” means.
A. the pull of everything. B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects. C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth D. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun. 2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground because
A. the earth always turns round. B. the earth has gravity C. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight. D. you are careless. 3. Gravity is strong that
A. it can throw a ball into the air. B. it makes you jump only seven feet. C. it can let you fly away from the earth. D. it can keep everything on earth. 4. Because of gravity,
A. water flows everything. B. we can go everywhere by ship. C. water always flows downwards. D. fish can live in water. 5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship because
A. the spaceship goes very fast. B. the earth can’t pull the spaceship.
C. the spaceship has a strong force. D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things. 6、（1分）5分钟完成
An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. 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 friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.” “Why, no,”she answered.
“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.” 1. The policeman stopped the car because_____
A. it was an expensive car B. the driver was a proud lady C. the driver was driving beyond the speed limit D. the driver was going to make trouble for the police
2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.
A. the policeman didn’t know her friends B. the policeman didn’t accept her kindness C. the policeman was going to punish her D. she didn’t know the policeman’s name 3. The policeman was _______.
A. an honourable fellow B. a stupid fellow C. an impolite man D. a shy man 4. The woman was _______.
A. kind-hearted B. a person who depended on someone else to finish her work C. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positions D. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer 5. The policeman _______.
A. had no sense of humor (幽默) B. had s sense of humor C. had no sense of duty D. was senseless 7、（1分）5分钟完成
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music
lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in Paris C. A serious eye problem stopped her D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States 2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor? A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters.
C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school. D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.
3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years 4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell, except that she ______.
A. became the first woman physician B. was the first woman doctor C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D. set up the first medical school for women 5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.
A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City 8、（1分）
In today’s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities 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 everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language! 1. Now the world seems to be exciting.
A. bigger and more B. smaller and more C. smaller and less D. bigger and less
2. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad. A. many B. few C. only some D. a few 3. People thought of other countries as .
A. near and different B. near and the same C. remote and very different D. remote and the same 4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .
A. have changed B. are the same C. are different D. are almost the same 5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.
A. travel more B. watch the same TV programmes
C. watch different TV programmes D. travel more and watch the same TV programmes 6. The best title for this passage would be .
A. A Big World B. A Small World C. An Exacting World D. An Interesting World 9、（1分）
We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.” If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again. 1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______. A. lose weight B. live in the darkness
C. are under good conditions D. don’t eat and are kept in the dark 2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.
A. will die when they become a ball of cells B. do not grow old
C. will die without food D. will stop growing any time they want 3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true? A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again. B. Human beings will grow old and die.
C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards. D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years. 4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.
A. growing old B. the age of a person C.getting younger D. un -growing 5. This passage is mainly about ______.
A. sea animals B. cells C. aging D. anemones
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Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible 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 notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday. 1. When will the final exam take place?
A. On Tuesday B. On a Wednesday C. On a Thursday D. On a Friday 2. What will be included in the exam?
A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.
B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.
C. The exam will have an oral and a written section. D. There will be only essay questions. 3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?
A. It will be easy to understand. B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class. C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects. D. Students must complete all parts of it. 4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .
A. go into B. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with force D. come across 5. When was this talk most likely given?
A. During the first week of class B. During midterm week C. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week 11、（1分）
When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful. But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company. With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).
They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his