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1、Fast Reading Material for Senior I 完型填空The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasnt until October 26 that Vice. Admiral(海军中将)Collingwood was 36 to send off his report to Britain 37 the victory and Nelsons death. He chose 38 the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle,

2、 39_ by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of 40 winds and rough seas. Pickle made the 41 of more than 1, 000 miles in just over eight days, 42 Falmouth on the morning of November 4. From there, Captain Lapenotiere 43 a fast post chaise(轻便马车)to London, traveling 44 for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty

3、in Whitehall at 1 a. m. on Wednesday, November 6-less than 11 days after he had 45 Colingwood. Most of the officials had gone to bed 46 , but the secretary was still 47 in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiete hurried in and 48 the report whit the simple words; “Sir, we have gained a great victory. But

4、 we have 49 Lord Nelson.” Copies of the report were quickly made and 50 to the prime Minister and King George 111. A special edition of a 51 was rushed out and delivered all over the country. The atmosphere of public 52 for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow for the 53 of Nelson. As one p

5、oet later wrote; “The victory of Trafalgar was _54 ,indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing(欢庆)， 55 they were without joy.”36.A.eager B. anxious C. able D. sure37.A.announcing B. telling C. mentioning D. warning38.A.with B. from C. for D. among39.A.seated B. brought C. owned D. led40.A.stong B. we

6、ak C. warm D. g for B. arriving at C. staying in D. sailing for42.A.leaving for B. arriving at C. staying in D. sailing for43.A.made B. took C. kept D. sat44.A.freely B. aimlessly C. slowly D. continuously45.A. seen B. found C. told D. left46.A.long before B. long ago C. before long D. long after47.

7、A.on leave B. on business C. at work D. at sea48.A.took over B. handed over C. gave out D. turned out49.A.defeated B. beaten C. missed D. lost50.A.sent B. carried C. suggested D. written51.A.book B. newspaper C. weekly D. magazine52.A.hope B. search C. desire D. happiness53.A.return B. failure C. de

8、ath D. injury54.A.congratulated B. celebrated C. gained D. reported55.A.and B. so C. for D. hutII 阅读理解 A Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. Im not a football commentator(评论员),thoughjust an English teacher in Japan. I came to Japan two years ago, and didn't think I would sta

9、y, but Japan has that effect on you. People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think its best to teach in a biggest city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people ch

10、oose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But Id say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices. I teach English privately, which means Im my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to

11、private teaching, its well worth doing a TEFL course first, because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表)of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part time. Most of my foreign

12、 friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on. But whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here. The schools are reluctant to take time offeven teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble ge

13、tting the day off.56. From the passage we know in Japan the write likes to live in_. A. Tokyo B. a small town C. a city of middle size D. a big city57. According to the writer, one had better _ first to do private teaching better. A. take a TEFL course B. decide his or her own lessons C. find studen

14、ts D. build up a full schedule58. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that_. A. there are many foreigners in Japan B. Japan is good for nightlife C. they can teach English privately in Japan D. Japan has something more attractive than expected59.The underlined word“reluctant”in t

15、he passage may probably mean_. A. kind B. unwilling C. free D. carelessBAs skies are filled with millions of migrating(迁徙)birds, European scientists say the seasonal wonder appears to be strange: The fatter the bird, the better it flies. The results of their study led to a theory opposite to a centr

16、al one of aerodynamics(空气动力学), which says that the power needed to fly increases with weight. For birds, obviously, the cost of flying with heavy fat is much smaller than we used to think. Researchers found that red knoll wading birds double their normal body weight of 100 grams before making their

17、twice-a-year nonstop flight between the British Isles and the Russian Arctic. Distance: 5,000 kilometers. Another study in the magazine Nature measured the advantage of flying in an aerodynamic group which allows birds to save energy by flying smoothly and quietly in the lead birds air stream. Flyin

18、g in groups, their heart rates were 14.5 percent lower than flying alone, according to Henri, a French scientist. The findings help explain how birds complete difficult migrations. Researchers had thought that thinner, stronger birds would have the best chance to survive. The first study suggests th

19、at building up fat to be burnt as fuel during the migration is worth more than the energy it takes to carry the additional weight. In the study, researchers said their team studied the birds flown at different body weights during 28 simulated(模拟的)flights. They forced a small amount of special water

20、into the birds bodies so that they could measure the amount of energy burnt during the flight.60. A red knot wading bird of 100 grams will probably weigh _ before making its nonstop migrating flight.A. 50 grams B. 100 grams C. 150 grams D. 200 grams61. During their migrating flight, red knot wading

21、birds can save energy by flying_. A. separately B. alone C. in groups D. in pairs62. A _ red knoll wading bird has a better chance to survive during its migrating flight. A. stronger B. weaker C. thinner D. fatter63. The best title for this passage may probably be_.A. Birds Thin Down For Journey B.

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30、n will be held on June 15.2006DThere are two main forms of teaching in Nottingham University: seminar (研讨会)and lecture. They are very different from the sort of teaching most often used in schools and colleges. In seminars you will be taught will discussion focusing on a text or topic set in advance

31、 in a friendly and informal atmosphere. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to try out new ideas and to think through difficulties with fellow Learners. Students develop friendships through groups, as well as learning more about other peoples ideas. You can also know your tutors as an individua

32、l rather than a face at the end of the room. Lectures are the most formal. There may be over a hundred in the audience and the lecture will last about fifty minutes. The value of the lecture is that it can present to a large number of people information which is not readily available in books, that

33、it can give you an opportunity to hear a specialist develop a coherent(有条理的)argument, and that it can show visual material to a wide audience. You typical weeks a work will feel strange after school or college since there are fewer timetabled teaching hours. Each week in the first year you may atten

34、d about six lectures and four to six seminars or tutorials(辅导). For the rest of the time you are working on your own, doing the necessary reading in preparation for tutorials or writing seminar papers. When writing an essay or carrying out project work, you can often discuss with your about the titl

35、e and topic.68. The purpose of the passage is_. A. to introduce two main forms of teaching B. to persuade you to try out new ideas C. to stress the importance of discussion D. to make you believe that seminar is more helpful69. One of the values of the lecture is_. A. to make friends through groups

36、B. to learn more about other peoples ideasC. to offer a chance to discuss with a specialistD. to present to students information not found in books70. Your typical weeks work in the university will feel strange because_.A. you may have no project work after classB. you may give lectures and seminars

37、 C. you may have fewer timetabled teaching hours D. you may write seminar papers with fellow-learners71. We can learn from the passage that_.A. seminar is better than lecture B. lecture is better than seminarC. seminar is more formal than lecture D. lecture is more formal than seminar E Despite the

38、high technology and investment(投资)in flood defences by the Environment Agency(环保局)，there is no way to stop all floodingsooner or later nature will produce something that will beat even the strongest defences. Warning people of this danger is very important if we are to prevent the great loss of life

39、 seen fifty-three years ago. Indeed if the Flood Warning system that currently exists had been around on that cold, stormy night in January 1953, many lives would have been spared. The Environment Agency took over the role of flood warning in 1995 from the police who had to go door to door or sound

40、alarms to get the news not. The service is being constantly improved and a combination of better technology and increased investment following the Easter Floods of 1998 has led to the creation of Floodline and an automatic(自动)messaging system that can warn thousands of people in very little time. The Flood Warning team in Kent has also sent letters to the people living close to the rivers or the sea and invited them to join the AVM(automated voice messaging)system. Anyone choosing to take