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D.1AboutamonthagoIwaspresentatasolemn(庄严的)occasion－thereadingofawill.Icanrememberonepassagethatparticularly me.Itransomething this:AndIdirectthat￡50bedevotedtooldWilliamB,whomIhavewishedtohelpformanyyears, alwaysputoff ngso.It4theVoiceofOpportunityLostSpeakingfromBeyond.Butthestorydoesnot5thereWhenthelawyerscameto6outthebequest遗产theydiscoveredthatoldWilliamBhad7too,andsothe8deedwaslost.Ifeltrather9aboutthat.Itseemedtomeamostregrettable10thatWilliamshouldnothavehadhis￡50just11somebodykeptputting12givingittohim.Andfrom13accounts,Williamcouldhavedonewiththe14.ButIamsure15therearethousandsofkindlylittledeedswaitingtobe16today,whicharebeingputoff“17later.”GeorgeHerbert,inpraiseofgoodintentions,18that“Oneofthesedaysbetter19ofthesedays.”ButIsaythat20isbetterthan()1.A.B.C.D. )2.A.B.C.D. )3.A.B.C.D.()4.A.B.C.D.has )5.A.B.C.D. )6.A.B.C.D.()7.A.B.C.D.()8.A.B.C.D.()9.A.B.C.D. )10.A.B.C.D. )11.A.B.C.asD. )12.A.B.C.D. )13.A.B.C.D. )14.A.B.C.D. )15.A.B.C.D. )16.A.B.C.D. )17.A.B.C.D. )18.A.B.C.D. )19.A.B.C.D. )20.A.B.C.D.2BenandhiswifeSusanwereontheirwaytohavedinnerwiththeirfriends,IanandBetty.Itwasadark,21night,andtheydidnotknowtheroadverywell.They22throughCooks-town,untiltheyfound23theythoughtwastheroadtoDorling,24IanandBettylived.25itsoonbecameclearthattheywerenotontheroadto26atall.Theroadthattheywereonwasgetting27,andtherewerenoother28onit.Thewindwasblowing29witheveryminutethatpassed.Theycametoasmall30.Theydrovepastachurch,andthentwohouseswithoutlightson.Therewas31abouttolthemwherethey32,orwheretheroadwent.Justthen,Bensawaephone-box,fiftymetresorsofurtheron.Whilehewalked33alongtheroadtoseeiftherewasanameoutsidethechurch,Susan34IanandBettytolthattheywerestill35.Bettywasjustsayingthatthe36wasalreadyratherdry,whenBencamebackto37,hisheaddown38thewind.Hesaidthattherewasatree39acrosstheroad,andthattheephonelinesweredown,Susanheard40morefromBettyaboutthedinner. )21.A.B.C.D. )22.A.B.C.D. )23.A.B.C.D. )24.A.B.C.D. )25.A.B.C.D. )26.A.B.theirownC.D.a )27.A.B.C.D. )28.A.B.C.D. )29.A.B.C.D.more )30.A.B.C.D.ephone- )31.A.B.C.D. )32.A.B.C.D. )33.A.B.C.D. )34.A.B.C.D.ex )35.A.atB.ontheirC.inD.inthe )36.A.B.C.D. B.C.D. )38.A.B.C.D. )39.A.B.C.D. )40.A.B.aC.D.3Henry’sjobwastoexaminecarswhichcrossedthefrontiertomakesurethattheywerenotsmugglinganythingintothecountry.Everyeveningexceptatweekends,he seeafactoryworkercomingupthehilltowardsthefrontier, abicyclewithaloadofoldstrawonit.Whenthebicycle 43 thefrontier,Henryusedtostopthemanand takethestrawoffand it.Thenhewouldexaminethestrawverycarefullytosee hecouldfindanything,afterwhichhewouldlookinalltheman’spockets helethimtiethestrawagain.Themanwouldthenputitonhisbicycleandgooffdownthehillwithit.AlthoughHenrywasalways tofindgoldorjewelryorothervaluablethings thestraw,heneverfound ,eventhoughheexamineditverycarefully.Hewassurethatthemanwas51 something,buthewasnot toimaginewhatitcouldbe.Thenoneevening,afterhehadlooked53thestrawandemptiedthefactoryworker’spockets54usual,he55tohim,“Listen,Iknowthatyouaresmugglingthings56thisfrontier.Won’tyoulmewhatyou’rebringingintocountrysosuccessful?I’manoldman,andtoday’smylastdayonthe57.tomorrowI’mgoingto58.IpromisethatIshallnotl59ifyoulmewhatyou’vebeensmuggling.”Thefactoryworkerdidnotsayanythingfor60.ThenhesdtoHenryandsaidquietly,“Bicycles”. )41.A.B.C.D. )42.A.B.C.D. )43.A.B.C.D. )44.B.C.D. )45.A.B.C.D. )46.A.B.C.D. )47.A.B.C.D. )48.A.B.C.D. )49.A.hadbeenB.C.havebeenD. )50.A.B.C.D. )51.A.B.C.D. )52.A.B.C.D. )53.A.B.C.D. )54.A.B.C.D. )55.A.B.C.D. )56.A.B.C.D. )57.A.B.C.D. )58.A.B.C.D. )59.A.B.C.noD. )60.A.longB.C.D.some阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选取出最佳期的确良一1“WantedbytheFBI.”Tothemurderer,orthebankrobber,thesearethemostfrighteningwordsintheworld.Whenthecriminal(罪犯)hearsthem,heknowsthatsixthousandsareafterWhyshouldhebesoafraid?Therearehundredsofcitiesandthousandsofvillageswherehecanhide.Therearelargesanddesertswherehecanlosehimself.Besides,he’susuallyrichwithstolenmoney.Moneycanmakeiteasiertohide.Withmoney,thecriminalcanpayadishonestdoctortooperateonhisfaceandmakehimhardtorecognize.Moneycanpayforahideoutinsomefar-offce.ButthecriminalknowswhathappenedtopublicenemiessuchasJohnDillinger,BabyFaceNelson,andMachineGunKelly.Theyhadplentyofmoneyandgoodhideouts.YetonebyonetheywerefoundbythemenoftheFBI.Theyknoweverytrickthecriminalknowsandmanymore.Ifhemakesjustonemistake,they’llgethim.That’swhythemanwhoishuntedcan’tsleep.That’swhyhe esnervous,whyhejumpsateverysound.Whenhemakesamistake,he’llonlongerbe“wantedbytheFBI”.He’llhavebeencaught.TheFBIbeganonMay10,1924.AttorneyGeneralHarlanF.StonechoseJ.EdgarHoover,ayounglawyerintheDepartmentofJustice,toheadthenewagency(机构).“Whatweneedisawhollynewkindof ,”hesaid.“Criminalstodayaresmart.Theyusestolencarsandevennestomaketheirgateways.Theyhavelearnedtoopenanylock.Thecriminalwouldhavediscoveredscience.Wecan’tbeatthemwitholdmethods.Wehavetotrainofficerstoworkscientifically.”J.EdgarHooverquietlywentaheadwithhisns.Hepickedhismencarefully.Theyhadtobebetweentheagesoftwenty-fiveandthirty-five.Hewantedonlymenwithgoodmannersandgoodcharacter.Whenworkingashisofficerstheywouldhavetomeetallkindsofpeople.Hooverwantedmenwhocouldhandleateacupaswellasagun.HechosemensocarefullythathemadetheFBIthehardestserviceintheworldtogetinto.TheFBIcannothelpineveryproblem.Itcanlookintoonlycertaincrimesagainsttheernment.Solvingallothercrimesisthedutyoflocal ()1.AmanwantedbytheFBIwillfindthatmoney A.notatall B.veryhelpfulforaC.necessaryforstaying D.importantanduseful )2.BeforeheworkedwiththeFBI,J.EdgarHooverwasa A.man B.lawyer C.teacher )3.TheFBIwasbeguninorderto A.reduce B.bringyoungermenintoC.fightcrimes D.offer )4.Amanwhocan“handleateacupaswellasagun”has A.courageand B.strengthandC.wisdomand D.abilityand2Psychologyisthestudyofthemindandmentalactivities.Forexample,psychologistsareinterestedinwhysomethingsmakeyousad,butothersmakeyouhappy.Theywanttoknowwhysomepeopleareshy,butothersarequitetalkative.Theywanttoknowwhypeopledothethingthattheydo.Theyalsotestinligence.Psychologistsdealwiththemindandbehaviorofpeople.Yourmindconsistsofallyourfeelings,thoughtsandideas.Itistheresultofonepartofthebraincalledthecerebrum.Yourbehavioristhewayyouactorconductyourself.Examplesofbehaviorincludeshouting,crying,laughingandslee.Severalpeoplehavebeeninstrumentalinthefieldofpsychology.WhihelmWundtsetupthefirstpsychologicallaboratoryinLeipzig,Germany,in1879.IvanPavlov,aRussian,isnotedforhisexperimentswithdogsinwhichhestudiestheirreflexes(反射)andreactions.Around1900,SigmundFreud,statedhistheorythatpeopletrytorepress(control,hide)memoriesorthoughtsthattheybelievewerenotgood.Psychologistsshouldnotbeconfusedwithpsychiatristswhodealwithmentalillness.Theyaremedicaldoctorswhotreatpeople.()5.Thispassageismainly A.studyingthe B.memoriesandC.famouspsychologists D.thestudyofmentalillness )6.Wemaylearnfromthepassagethatpsychiatrists A.studyphysicalillnessB.studypeople’smindandC.arenotmedicalD.mainlytreatmental )7.Accordingtothepassage,SigmundFreudstated A.Pavlov’sexperimentswithdogswereB.peoplemakeanefforttoholdbackunhappyC.psychiatristsshouldworkcloselywithD.peopleshouldlearnsomethingabout )8.Thecerebrumisapartofbrainwhich A.the B.thesportsC.the D.thewhole3Oneofqualitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike“Iwaswrongaboutthat,”anditisevenhardertosay,“Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat.”Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsage.HetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertainstoreintheneighborhoodwhereIgrewup;andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons(inmanycountries,eggsaresoldbythedozenandareputincartons).Thenherelatedan (event,matter)andIbegantorememberunclearlythe hewasdescribing.Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime.Iwentintothestorewithmymothertodosomeshop.Onthatparticularday,ImusthavefoundmywaytothefooddepartmentwheretookTheremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewerelotsofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswereputthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofthepilesofeggcartons.Justthenawomancamebypushinghershopcartandknockedoffthecartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptometoputtheeggsbacktogether,soIwenttowork.Themanagerheardhenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneeslookingatsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughIwastheonewhojustdidit.Heseverelyreprimandedmeandwantedmetopayforanybrokeneggs.Itriedtoexin,butitdidnogood.EventhoughIquicklyforgotallaboutthe ,itisinthatthemanagerdidnot.()9.Accordingtothispassage,manypeoplewillhaveagoodopinionofthose havenevermadeanyoftenmakemistakesbutcorrecttheminnoadmittheir )10.WhichisthecorrectorderoftheIforgotallabouttheIwentintotheAwomanknockedofftheeggIstoodinfrontoftheeggThemanagerremindedmeoftheThemanagerdidn’tbelievemyexIpickuptheunbrokenA.b;d;g;c;a;f; B.b;d;c;g;f;e; C.b;c;d;g;e;f; D.b;d;c;g;f;a; )11.Theword“reprimanded”inthelastparagraphmostexactlymeans A.frightened B.scolded C.warned )12.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe A.ACaseof B.TheManagerINeverC.TheManagerand D. 4I’vebeengoinghomeforluncheversinceIstartedschool.Ineverlikedeatinginthecafeteria(自助)althoughintheseventhgrade,becausealltheotherboyswerengitandthoughtitwascool.Iwasheddishesinthejuniorhighschoollunchroomonceinawhileinexchangeforalunch.ButIlikegoingbacktomyownhouseatonce.Momisalwaysthere;shehadsoupreadyinthebreakfastroombythetimethatAnnandJimandIgethome.AnnandJimhavenevergoneinforthecafeteria,either.Ourhouseisonlyaboutaten-minutewalkfromtheschoolbuilding,sowecanmakeitbackinplentyoftime.There’ssomethingabouteatinginthecafeteria－andnotleavingthehighschoolfrommorninguntilafternoon－thatfeelsalittlelikebeinginprison.Bytheendofthemorning,I’vegottogetoutofthebuilding.AndMomneverseemstomindfixinglunchforus;sheneversuggeststhatweeatinthecafeteria.It’sreallytheonlytimewehavetobealonewithherInthemorningDad’sthereandbythetimeIgethomeaftermessingaround(混时间)afterschool,he’susuallyathomefromwork.SothetimethatMomandItalktogetherisusuallyatlunch.Ifeelsorryforthestudentswhoeatinthecafeteriaeveryday.Itwoulddrivememad,Idon’tknowiftheirmomsjustdon’tliketocookfortheminthemiddleoftheday,oriftheyactuallylikethecafeteriaandthecafeteriafood.()13.Whentheauthorwasinjuniorhigh A.heneverateintheB.heateinthecafeteriasometimesbutnotC.healwayswentbackforD.heoftenateinthe )14.Whentheauthorhaslunchat A.heistogetherwithalltheB.heistogetherwithhisC.heisalonewithhisD.heistogetherwithhismother,sisterand )15.Theauthordoesn’tlikeeatinginthecafeteria A.hedoesn’twanttoseehisfatherduringBhewantstogetoutoftheenclosed被圈住的atmosphereoftheC.his lshimnottoeatD.hedoesn’tliketheideaofeatingwithhis )16.Afterlunchathomethe A.takesashortcuttoB.helpshismotherwashC.hastohurrybacktoD.doesn’thavetohurryback5Myson,Johnny,openedanewrestaurant,andontheopeningdayIhelpedoutinthekitchen.Bymid-morning,Inoticedthatthecakeswehadorderedhadn’tcome.JohnnyandIdecidednottolittoanyoneelse,hothatthecakeswouldarrivesoon.Theystillhadn’tcomewhen,justbeforenoon,amaneatinginourrestaurantwantedacake.IsuggestedthatIruntothebakerynextdoortogetsome,andJohnnyreadilyagreed.Goingoutifourbackdoor,Iknockedonthebackdoorofthebakeryandboughtafewfromthebaker’shelper.Thatcakewastheonlyonewesoldallday.Afterclosing,JohnnyandIsatdiscussingthingswithmydaughter,whohadbeenoutfromserving.“Aninterestingthinghappenedjustbeforenoon”shesaid.“Theownerofthebakerynextdoorcameinandorderedacakeofours.Shewantedtocompareitwithhers.”()17.Weknowfromthepassage A.thebakernextdoorcametohelpwiththeB.thenewrestaurantdidnotprepareallitsC.thesonandthedaughterservedattheD.thecustomersenjoyedthecakesvery )18.Theword“They”atthebeginningofthesecondparagraphrefers A.thebakerandherB.thecustomersC.thesonandtheD.thecakes )19.WhydidtheownerofthebakerycometoorderacakefromthenewA.ShehopedJohnnywouldbuyherB.ShewantedtoseewhosecakewasC.SheknewthatthecakewasfromherD.Sheneededtoknowifthecustomerslikedher6Mostanimalshavelittleconnectionwithanimalsofadifferentkind,unlesstheyhuntthemforfood.Sometimes,however,twokindsofanimalscometogetherinapartnership(伙伴关系)whichdoesgoodtobothofthemYoumayhavenoticedsomebirdssittingonthebacksofsheep.Thisisnotbecausetheywantaride,butbecausetheyfindeasyfoodinparasites()onsheep.Thesheepallowthebirdstodosobecausetheyremovethecauseof fort.Soalthoughtheycanmanagewithouteachother,theydobetterSometimesananimalhasantpartner.Therelationshipdevelopsuntilthetwopartnerscannotmanagewithouteachother.Thisissointhecorals(珊瑚)ofthesea.Intheirskinstheyhavetinyntswhichactas“dustman”,takingsomeofthewasteproductsfromthecoralandgivinginreturnoxygenwhichtheanimalneedstobreathe.Ifthentsarekilled,orareevenpreventedfromlightsothattheycannotlivenormally,thecoralswilldie.()20.Somebirdsliketositonasheep A.theycaneatitsB.theydependonthesheepforC.theyenjoytravelingwiththeD.theyfindthepositionmost )21.Theunderlinedword“they”inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefers A.birdsand B.birdsandC.parasitesand D.sheep,birdsand )22.Itcanbelearntfromthetextthatthecoraldependsonthent A.comfort B.light C.food )23.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?A.SomeanimalsandntsdependoneachotherforB.SomeanimalsandntsdeveloptheirrelationshipC.SomentsdependoneachotherforD.Someanimalslivebetter7WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkfromLondonforaone-yearstay,theydidnotbringmanythingswiththem.Theyhadnnedeithertoliveinafurnished(配备家具)apartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therenting(出租；租用)ofhomefurnishings(beds,tables,dishes,andsoon)has eoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusiness.Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Manykindsofpeople:internationalbusinessmen,ernmentofficials,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouplesthepeoplewhosejobsmaythemtomovefrequently频繁fromonecityorcountrytoanother.Theysavedthetroubleandcostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheywillsoongrowtodislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycanaffordtobuy.Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,liketheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidetokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Buttheydon’tlikelpeopleaboutit.Heideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotwhattheirneighborsmight )24.Thispassageismainly A.anewwayofbuyingB.anewwayofmovingfromcetoC.whysomepeoplerenttheirD.howsomepeoplerenttheir 25.Whatisthecharacteristic特征incommonaboutthosewhorenthomeA.TheyaretoopoortobuyB.TheyaresoyoungthattheylikeC.TheyhavetomoveD.Theyliketochangetheirfurniture )26.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethatyoungpeople A.cheap B.goodandexpensiveC.tomoveabout D.tobuysecond-handfurniture )27.Thefamilykeeprentingfurnitureasasecretbecause A.theirneighborsmightnotacceptthenewB.theirneighborsaresuretolaughatC.theylikethefurnitureandpretendtobetheD.theywanttoshowthattheyare8AlbertEinsteinonceattributed(把……归因于)thecreativityofafamousscientisttothefactthathe“neverwenttoschool,andthereforekepttheraregiftofthinkingly”.ThereisundoubtedlyatruthinEinstein’sobservation;manysandgeniusesseemtoviewtheirschoolingasadisadvantage.Butsuchatruthisnotacriticismofschools.Itisthefunctionofschooltocivilize,nottotrainexplorers.Theexplorerisalwaysalonely whetherhisorherpioneeringbeinart,science,ortechnology.ThecreativeexplorerofunmappedlandsshareswiththegeniuswhatWilliamJamesdescribedasthegiftforthinkinginanunusualway.Asschoolsteachsetpatterns,heytendtodestroycreativityandgenius.Butifschoolscouldsomewhatexistonlytocultivategenius,thensocietywouldbreakdown.Forthesocialorderdemandsunityandwidespreadagreement,whicharedestructivetocreativityandgenius.()28.AlbertEinsteinoncethoughtthat A.helpeddevelopthecreativityofaB.keptararegiftforaC.preventedascientistfrom D.contributedalottoscienceand )29.Einstein’sobservationisinagreement A.school B.theC.many D.thatoftheauthorandmany )30.WhichstatementbestexpressesthemainideaoftheA.Einstein shavesaidschoolslimitcreativityandB.SchoolshouldbedesignedtoencouragecreativityandsocialC.ExplorersandgeniuseslookattheworlddifferentlyfromthewaymostpeopleD.Schoolscanneversatisfytheneedsofbothgeniusandsocietyasa9OxfordisaveryoldtownontheRiverThames,about60 fromLondon.Unlikemodernuniversitytowns,whereyouusuallyfindtheuniversityontheedgeofthetown,oronitsowncampus(校园),Oxford’scenteristheuniversity;andallaroundthecrossroadsattheveryheartofOxford,Carfax,therearegreystonecollegesandotheruniversitybuildings.Inthecenteryoucanalsofindinterestingoldrestaurants.Therearealotofchurches,andafewreallylargeandinterestingbuildings,suchastheAshmoleanMuseum,the“round”library,theBodleianandRadcliffeCameraLikeallEnglishtowns,thereareparks,andone“TheParksisthehomeofuniversitycricket(板球)inthesummermonths.AsyouleavethecenterandgotowardstheedgeofOxfordyoucanseeindustrialareasinonedirection;andinanother,beautifulsuburbs(郊区).Thereis,infact,quitealotofindustryinOxford.()31.Thepassageintroducesto A.anoldindustrial B.awell-knownC.afamousuniversitytown D.anewlydevelopedtown )32.VisitorstoOxfordwillfindthat A.theuniversityisalsothetownB.oneofthecrossroadsiscalledC.theuniversityisontheedgeoftheD.mostbuildingsaremodernandinteresting )33.Thepassage lsthat A.alltownsinBritainhaveTheB.TheParksistheonlyparkinC.TheParksisthehomeoftheuniversityD.TheParksiswherecricketgamestakecein )34.Theunderlinedword“another”inthepassagemeans A.another B.anotherC.another D.anotherOnthemorningofNovember18,1735,anearthquakeshookBoston,Massachusetts.JohnWinthrop,aprofessoratHarvardCollege,feltthequakeandawoke.“Irose,”Winthropwrote,“andlightingacandle,lookedonmywatch,andfoundittobe15minutesafterfour.”johnWinthropwalkedquicklydownstairstothegrandfather’sclock.Ithadstoppedthreeminutesbefore,at4:11.Exceptforstoptheclock,thequakehadonlythrownakeyfromthemantothefloor.TheclockhadstoppedbecauseWinthrop