1、A. set aside B. hang up C. look over D. catch sight of3. With the population explosion, scientists will have to _ new methods of increasing the worlds food supply. A. lead to B. carry out C. come up with D. stick to4. Mother insisted that _.A. they are to be back before nine in the evening B. they o
2、ught to be back before nine in the eveningC. they be back before nine in the eveningD. they had to be back before nine in the evening5. Betty moved from the dormitory _ the noise.A. because of B. in spite of C. because D. caused by6. You _ me, because I didnt say that. A. must have misunderstood B.
3、must misunderstandC. must be misunderstood D. had to misunderstand7. John Kennedy was _ of the United States.A. the thirty-five president B. the thirty-fifth presidentC. thirty-fifth president D. thirty-five president8. The paint is still wet. _!A. Be not sure to touch it B. Be sure not to touch it
4、C. Be sure to not touch it D. Dont be sure to touch it9. The train arrived one hour behind _.A. plan B. timetable C. schedule D. date10. _ that the left side of the human brain is responsible for logic.A. It generally is believed B. It is believed generallyC. It is generally believed D. Generally it
5、 is believed11. The classroom was almost empty _ a desk or two.A. beside B. besides C. except D. except for 12. It was in that small room _ they worked hard and dreamed of better days to come.A. that B. when C. the time D. whom13. He ought to have handed in the paper yesterday. That is what he _.A.
6、Should do B. should be doing C. should have done D. should 14. Vickie had most probably _ her for her twin sister.A. regarded B. mistaken C. looked on D. considered15. The professor paused, as if _ his students to ask questions on the point he had just made.A. expecting B. to expect C. expected D. t
7、o have expected 16. _, you must show your ticket to go into the cinema.A. No matter whoever you are B. Whoever you are C. Whoever you are D. No matter who you are 17. Scientists didnt know much about lung cancer _.A. before long B. long before C. until recently D. very soon18. _ you keep trying, you
8、 will certainly succeed.A. As B. Because C. As long as D. No matter how19. That was _ minority nationalities （少数民族） were treated in old China.A. what B. which C. that D. the way20. The movie star _ with your sister, didnt he?A. was used to dance B. used to dance C. used to dance D. was used to dance
9、Section B: For each of the underlined words or phrases, four choices are given. Choose the one that best explains or defines the underlined part.21. Betty was nervous whenever she saw her history teacher.A. delighted B. relaxed C. disappointed D. tense 22. It is more difficult for the Smiths to save
10、 money now because of the high rate of inflation.A. set up B. set aside C. set about D. set down23. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. A. often B. seldom C. usually D. once in a while24. All her doubts vanished after she read the letter fr
11、om Jimmy.A. broke B. disappeared C. decreased D. grew25. He felt miserable after reading a piece of bad news in the newspaper.A. indignant B. ashamed C. unhappy D. helplessSection C: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the brackets. 26. Fasten
12、your _ belt as soon as you get into the car. （safe）27. There are 40 _ in the school band. （music）28. We enjoyed the lecturers _ explanation during the slide show. （color）29. Dad promised a _ of the discussion about my allowance. （continue）30. The teacher became concerned about the students _ in thei
13、r study. （care）Part II: ClozeThen Brunswick was 10 miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up 31_ of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, 32_ small dances of joy. All 33_Vingo.Vingo sat there 34_, 35_ at the oak tree. It was covered 36_ yellow handkerchiefs - 20
14、 of them, maybe 37_, a tree that stood like a banner of welcome billowing in the wind. 38_ the young people shouted, the old con slowly 39_ from his seat and made his way to 40_ of the bus to go home.31. A down B for C out D / 32. A doing B did C done D having done33. A besides B but C for D except3
15、4. A stunning B stun C stunned D stunned35. A looked B looking C look D watching36. A with B for C out D of37. A hundred B hundreds C a hundred D hundreds of 38. A When B While C For D As39. A rise B rising C rose D rised40. A front B the side C side D the frontPart III: Reading comprehension. （A）In
16、 1752, three years after two Scotsmen, Alexander Wilson and Thomas Melville, fastened thermometers to kites to record the temperature of clouds, Benjamin Franklin made his famous experiment with a kite, a string, and a key. Franklin hoped to show that natures tremendous display of electricity in lig
17、htning were the same thing as the feeble electric sparks scientists of the day were producing in their laboratories. He built a square kite to which he attached an iron wire. He flew the kite with a hemp string, and near the base of the string he tied a large brass key. The kite rose into a dark thu
18、ndercloud, where the iron wire picked up electrical charges. Franklin noticed that the strands of the string were beginning to stand up with electricity. As rain wet the string, it conducted more electricity. Standing in the shelter of a shed, Franklin cautiously reached out his finger to touch the
19、brass key. A series of sparks jumped from the key to his finger. He thus proved the lightning and electricity are the same. We now know that this experiment was a dangerous one, for Franklin might have been killed by a bolt of lightning.41. The best title for this passage is _.A. The discovery of El
20、ectricityB. The Kites and ScienceC. Franklins Experiment with LightningD. Franklin, the Great Scientist42. According to the passage, Benjamin Franklin _.A. Recorded the temperature of cloudsB. Was killed by a bolt of lightningC. Proved that lightning can be controlled be manD. Proved that lightning
21、and electricity have the same essential nature43. Two Scotsmen experimented with kites in _.A. 1752 B. 1746 C. 1755 D. 174944. Franklin did NOT use a _.A. String B. wire C. Key D. thermometer45. The fact that Franklin was not injured was apparently due to _.A. Luck B. wisdom B. C. the material he us
22、ed D. the sheds protection （ B ）Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the differences between the languages he uses and the language those aro
23、und him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other peoples. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught-to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle-compare their own performances with those of more skilled
24、people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made
25、 to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer to that problem is, whether or not this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.If it is a matter of right answers, as it
26、may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he cant find the way to get the right answer. Lets end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and
27、 marks. Let us throw them all out, let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn and how to measure their own understanding, an dhow to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teache
28、rs if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learned at school and used for the rest of ones life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will
29、need to get on in the world?” Dont worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.46. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?A. By copying what other people do.B. By making mistakes and having them corrected. C. By listening to explanations f
30、rom skilled peopleD. By asking a great many questions.47. What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?A. They give children correct answer.B. They point out childrens mistakes to them.C. They allow children to mark their own work.D. They encourage children to copy from one another48. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are_.A. not really important skillsB. more important than other skillsC. basically di
