聊城大学成人教育《大学英语》期末考试复习题及参考答案

大学英语练习题PartOneReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereareeightpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentrePassage

1Teenagershaveanewshapethesedays.Theyareabout20poundsheavierthantheywere60yearsago.Theyareaboutfourinchestaller,too.ThesefactscomefromJ.M.Tanner,aprofessorinEngland.J.M.Tannerhasbeenmeasuringpeoplefromallovertheworld.Hehasalsostudiedpeople'sgrowthrecordsofthepast100years.“Kidstodayarebiggerthaneverbefore,”hesays.“Today'snine-year-oldslooklikeeleven-year-oldsbackin1900.”AccordingtoTanner,adultsalsoaretallerthaneverbefore.Butthebiggestchangecanbeseeninyoungpeople.That'sbecauseboysusedtokeepongrowinguntiltheyreachedage26.Buttodaytheystopgrowingat18or19.Mostgirlsstopgrowingevenearlier.Sotoday'steenagersarebiggerthan26-year-oldswere60yearsago.Whatiscausingthischange?ProfessorTannersaysit'sproperfood.Agooddietalonecannotmakeyougrowbeyondyournaturallimits.Yourfinalheightispartlycausedbytheheightofyourparentsandgrandparents.Buteatingproperfoodcanhelpyoureachyourfinalheight--andreachitearlyinlife.Willpeoplekeepongettingbigger?Willwehavearaceofgiants?NO--atleastnotiftheU.S.isanexample.Tannersaysthatwehaveeatenproperfoodforyears,andourgrowthratehasalreadybeguntoleveloff.1.Thisarticleismainlyabout________.

A)thechangeofteenagetastes

B)theimprovingofdiet

C)thechangeofteenagers'behavior

D)thechangeofteenagers'shape2.Thestatementthatprovesthatteenagershaveanewshapethesedaysisthat________.A)J.M.TannerhasbeenmeasuringpeoplefromallovertheworldB)accordingtoTanner,adultsalsoaretallerthaneverbefore

C)theyareabout20poundsheavierandaboutfourinchestallerthantheywere60yearsago

D)today'steenagersarebiggerthan26-year-oldswere60yearsago3.________isleastimportantforunderstandingthemainideaofthisarticle.A)Thefactthatpeople,especiallyyoungpeople,arebiggertodaythaneverbeforeB)EatingproperfoodcanhelpyoureachyourfinalheightearlyinlifeC)J.M.TannerlivesinEnglandD)Mostgirlsstopgrowingevenearlier4.Thearticlewasprobablywrittenin________.

A)1950's

B)1960's

C)1970's

D)1980's

5.Theword"giants"inthisselectionprobablymeans________.

A)peopleofhuge

B)shortpeople

C)maturepeople

D)unhealthypeoplePassage

2Australiaisanislandanditisacontinent.Itisthelargestislandintheworldbutitisthesmallestcontinent.Itisalmost7.7millionsq.km..ComparedwithChina,Chinaisabout2millionsq.km.Larger.Australiaisinthesouthoftheworld.ItliesbetweentheIndianOceanandthePacificOcean.TheIndianOceanistothewestandthesouth.ThePacificOceanistotheeast.MostofthewesternhalfofAustraliaishighland.Butitisnotveryhigh,andthelandisratherflat.Highflatlandisnotcalledmountains.ItiscalledPlateau.ThewestofAustraliaiscalledtheWestern-AustralianPlateau.Itisabout300mhigh.ThereishighlandintheeastofAustralia,too.Someofitisplateauandsomeofitismountains.Thehighestmountainisinthesoutheast.ItiscalledMTKosciusko.Itis2228mhigh.ThishighlandintheeastissometimescalledtheGreatDividingRange.Ithasthisnamebecauseitdividestheeastcoastfromtherestofthecountry.BetweentheGreatDividingRangeandthewesternAustralianPlateauthelandislow.ThispartofthecountryiscalledtheCentralLowlands.TheonlybigriverinAustraliaistheRiverMurray.ItbeginsinthemountainsinthesoutheastofthecountryanditrunswestwardintotheIndianOcean.6.Australiais__________.

A)abigisland

B)asmallisland

C)thelargestoneoftheislandsintheworldD)thelargestoneofthecontinentsintheworld7.Chinais__________.

A)about7.7millionsq.km.

B)about2millionsq.km.

C)about9.7millionsq.km.

D)about0.7millionsq.km.8.MostofthewesternhalfofAustraliais______.A)veryhigh

B)mountain

C)flatland

D)plateau9.MTKosciuskois__________.

A)inthesoutheast

B)inthewest

C)intheeast

D)plateau10.WhyisthehighlandintheeastsometimescalledtheGreatDividingRange?A)Becauseitdividestheeastcoastfromtherestofthecountry.B)BecausethelandbetweentheGreatDividingRangeandtheWesternAustralianPlateauislow.C)Becauseitdividesthesoutheastseafromthecountry.D)BecausetheeastcoastiscalledtheCentralLowlands.Passage

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Bluejeansaretheall-American,all-purposeclothing.Farmersandlaborerswearthemtoworkin.Childrenwearthemtoplayin.Teenagersandadultswearthemtolookfashionable(时髦).Beforethe1950's,bluejeanswerepopularonlyintheWestandtheSouthwest.Todayalmosteveryonewearsthem.LeviStraussandCompanymakesaboutone-thirdofallthejeansintheUnitedStatesandaboutone-seventhofthoseinothercountries.Infact,foralongtime,peopleusedthewordLevi'sasasynonym(同义词)forbluejeans.That'sbecauseLevi'swerethefirstjeansevermade.TheirinventorwasaGermanimmigrant(移民)namedLeviStrauss.LeviStraussleftGermanyin1848,whenhewasayoungman.HecametoNewYorkCitytobenearhistwobrothers.Fortwoyears,hewasadoor-to-doorsalesman.Heworkedhard,buthedidn'tmakemuchmoney.ThenlikemanyotherEasterners,hedecidedtogotoSanFrancisco.

WhenLeviwentWest,hebroughtsomecanvas(averystrongcloth)withhim.Hewantedtosellittothegoldminersformakingtents.Hiscanvaswasthewrongkindfortents,butLevifoundanotheruseforit.AminertoldLevithatheneededastrongpairofpantsbecausediggingforgoldwashardwork.WhenLeviheardthat,hemadehimapairofcanvaspants.TheminerpaidLevi$6ingolddustandtoldtheothersabout"thosepantsofLevi's".Leviquicklysoldalotofpants,butheranoutofcanvas.HewrotetohisbrothersinNewYorkandtoldthemtosendmore.Instead,theysenthimsomeheavycottonclothcalleddenim.MuchofthiskindofclothcamefromGenes(theFrenchnameforthecityofGenoa,Italy).LevichangedthespellingofGenestojeans.Healsodyed(11.Accordingtothepassage,bluejeansdidn'tbecomepopularacrosstheUnitedStatesuntilafter______.A)themid-17thcenturyB)themid-18thcenturyC)themid-19thcenturyD)themid-20thcentury12.ThepurposeofLeviStrauss'movingfromGermanytotheU.S.wasto______.A)livenearhistwobrothersinNewYorkB)makemoneyasadoor-to-doorsalesmanC)findgoldinCaliforniawithotherEasternersD)inventandsellbluejeanstominers13.Whichlanguageistheword"jeans"from?A)English

B)French

C)German

D)Italian14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A)LeviStraussmadethefirstjeansforaWesterngoldminer.B)LeviStrausswentWestbecausehewasunsuccessfulinNewYork.C)LeviStraussbeganhisbusinesscareerasagoldminer.D)LeviStrausswasthefirstintheworldtomakejeans.15.Bluejeansare______.A)madeofdeniminsteadofcanvas

B)thestrongpantsonlyforhardworklikegold-miningC)well-lovedbyalimitednumberofpeopleatacertainageD)thefashionableclothinginventedbyLeviandhisbrothersPassage

4Somechildrenarebackwardinspeaking.Mostoftenthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitivetothecuesandsignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtomopup(吸收)languagerapidly.Therearecriticaltimes,itseems,whenchildrenlearnmorereadily.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimeforacquiringskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlyattherighttime,buttheprocessisslowandhardoncethecriticalstagehaspassed.

Linguistssuggestthatspeechmilestonesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ(IntelligenceQuotient智商).Attwelveweeksababysmilesanduttersvowel-likesounds;attwelvemonthshecanspeaksimplewordsandunder-standsimplecommands;ateighteenmonthshehasavocabularyofthirtytofiftywords.Atthreeheknowsabout1000wordswhichhecanputintosentences,andatfourhislanguagediffersfromthatofhisparentsinstyleratherthangrammar.Recentevidencesuggeststhataninfantisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.Whatisspecialaboutman'sbrain,comparedwiththatforthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,ateddy-bearwiththesoundpattern"teddy-bear".Andevenmoreincredible(不可思议)istheyoungbrain'sabilitytopickoutanorderinlanguagefromthehubbub(喧哗)ofsoundaroundhim,toanalyse,tocombineandrecombinethepartsofalanguageinnovelways.

Butspeechhastobetriggered(触发),andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthecuesandsignalsinthechild's

babbling,(咿咿呀呀)clinging,grasping,

crying,smiling,andrespondstothem.Insensitivityofthemothertothesesignalsdullstheinteractionbecausethechildgetsdiscouragedandsendsoutonlytheobvious

signals.Sensitivitytothechild'snon-verbalcuesisessentialtothegrowthanddevelopmentoflanguage.16.Thereasonsomechildrenarebackwardinspeakingtodayisthat____________.

A)theydonotlistencarefullytotheirmothers

B)theirbrainshavetoabsorbtoomuchlanguageatonce

C)theirmothersdonotrespondtotheirattemptstospeak

D)theirmothersarenotintelligentenoughtohelpthem17.By"criticaltimes"theauthormeans_______________.A)difficultperiodsinthechild'slife

B)momentswhenthechildbecomescriticaltowardsitsmother

C)importantstagesinthechild'sdevelopment

D)timeswhenmothersoftenneglecttheirchildren18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTimpliedinthepassage?

A)Thefacultyofspeechisinborninman.

B)Childrendonotneedtobeencouragedtospeak.

C)Thechild'sbrainishighlyselective.

D)Mostchildrenlearntheirlanguageindefinitestages.19.Itthemotherdoesnotrespondtoherchild'ssignals__________.

A)thechildwillneverbeabletospeakproperly

B)thechildwillstopgivingoutsignals

C)thechildwillinventalanguageofitsown

D)thechildwillmakelittleefforttospeak20.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Bytheageofayearandahalfthechild'svocabularyisstillunder100words.B)Bytheageoffourchildrenstillmakemanygrammaticalmistakes.C)Theauthordoesnotbelievethatchildrenselectandanalysetheirlanguage.D)AllchildrenofhighIQstarttospeakearly.Passage

5Humansarethedominant(统治)speciesonplanetEarth.Theirnumbersareincreasingrapidly.Theyarenolongerrestrictedbytheirenvironment,astheycanliveinthemosthostileofdesertsorthebittercoldofAntarctic.

Humancultureisheavilybasedontheearth'snaturalresources--oil,coalandmetals;soil,waterandforests.Industrializedsocietyisusingincreasingamountsoftheseresourceseachyear.Governmentsandindustrialistsstriveforeconomicgrowth--forfactoriesandminestoproducemoreeachyearthantheydidinthepreviousyear.Butfuelsandmetalsand,toalesserextent,thesoilarenonrenewableresources.Onceusedtheyaregoneforever.Inmanycasesthelifetimeoftheseresourcesiscomingtoanend.

Factoriesandmachinescreatewastes.Thesewastesarepouredintotheatmosphere,thewaterandevenintothesoil.Thedamagingeffectofthispollutionis,insomecases,permanent.Toreducepollutioncreatesfurtherproblems.Factoriesmayhavetoberedesignedorevenpulleddown.Thiscostsmoneyandmaymeanlossoflivelihood(生计)formanyworkers.

Moderntechnologyiscreatinganadditionalproblem--itismakingindustrymoreandmoreautomatic(自动化).Thismeansthatfewerandfewerpeopleareneededtooperatefactoriesandoffices.Theconsequentlossofjobsisaworldwideproblemandwesternsocietyisstillstrugglingtofindtheanswer.

Thisintroductiongivesyousomeideaofthetopicstobediscussedindetailinthischapter.21.Thispassageismostprobablywrittenas______.

A)thebeginningpartofacertainchapter

B)themiddlepartofacertainchapterC)thelastpartofacertainchapter

D)aself-containedchapter22.WhichofthefollowingtopicsisNOTdiscussedinthepassage?

A)NaturalResources

B)IndustrialPollution

C)Unemployment

D)Overpopulation23.Theauthor'spurposeinthefirstparagraphistotellusthefactthat______.A)desertsarehostileB)AntarcticisverycoldC)humanbeingsnowinhabittheentireEarthD)therearemanydifferentspeciesonplanetEarth24.Accordingtothepassage,somenaturalresourceslikefuelsandmetals______.A)arenolongernew

B)willneverbegoneC)willsoonbeusedup

D)cannotbeusedatpresent25.WhichpollutionisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A)AirPollution

B)WaterPollution

C)SoilPollution

D)SoundPollutionPassage

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WhenIwasaboyIwasalwaystold,"Peter,themoreyouknow,thefurtheryougo."SoIstayedinschooluntilIgraduatedfromcollegeandthenwentforthintotheworld,holdingfirmlytheideaandmynewteachingcertificate.Duringthefirstyearofteaching,Iwasupsettofindthatanumberofteachers,schoolprincipalsandsuperintendentsappearedtobeunawareoftheirprofessionalresponsibilitiesandincompetentincarryingouttheirduties.Forinstance,myprincipal'smainconcernswerethatclassroomsshouldbequietandthatnooneshouldsteponorneartheflowerbeds.Thesuperintendent'smainconcernswerethatallofficialformsshouldbesubmittedontime.Thechildren'seducationappearedfarthestfromtheirmind.

AtfirstIthoughtthiswasaspecialweaknessofthelocalschoolsysteminwhichIstartedtoworkasateacher.SoIappliedforcertificationinanotherstate.Ifilledouttheforms,enclosedtherequireddocumentsandsentthemoff.Severalweekslater,backmyapplicationandallthedocuments!No,therewasnothingwrongwithmyforms;theywereallcorrectlyfilledout;anofficialdepartmentalstampshowedthattheyhadbeenreceivedingoodorder.Butanaccompanyinglettersaid,"ThenewregulationsrequirethatsuchformscannotbeacceptedbytheDepartmentofEducationunlesstheyhavebeenregisteredatthePostOfficetoensuresafedelivery.Willyoupleasere-mailtheformstotheDepartment,makingsuretoregisterthemthistime?Ibegantosuspectthatthelocalschoolsystemdidnothaveamonopolyonincompetence.AsIgrewolder,Isawthateveryorganizationcontainedanumberofpersonswhocouldnotdotheirjobs.

26.Theword"superintendents"inthefirstparagraphrefersto______.A)collegeswhichgrantcertificates

B)personsinchargeofsomeofficesatschoolsC)regulationsconcerningapplicationsD)peoplewhosendtheirchildrentotheschool27.Theprincipalofthelocalschoolseemedleastconcernedabout______.A)flowerbeds

B)quietclassrooms

C)officialforms

D)students'education28.Theauthorappliedforcertificationinanotherstatebecause______.A)hewasfiredbythelocalschool

B)heexpectedabetterschoolsystemthereC)hedidsoasrequiredbythenewregulations

D)heexpectedahigherpositionthere29.Theapplicationformscamebackseveralweeksaftertheauthorsentthemoffbecause______.A)hefailedtofillouttheformscorrectlyB)hedidn'tpayenoughpostageC)hedidn'tregistertheformsatthePostOfficeD)hesenttheformstoawrongaddress30.WhatdidtheauthormostprobablyfeelafterreadingtheletterfromtheDepartment?A)Confident.

B)Miserable.

C)Satisfied.

D)Upset.Passage

7Theonlywayyoucanbecomeagoodreaderisthroughpractice.YoucannotreadafewparagraphsinyourEnglishbookonceaweekandbecomeafluentreader.Youneedtoreadconstantly.Youshouldcarrysomethingtoreadwithyouwhereveryougo.

TakeanEnglishmagazine,forexample,andcarryitinyourpocket.Wheneveryouhavethechance,turnonapageandreadaparagraphortwo.Youshouldreadinasmanydifferentsubjectareasasyoucan.YoushouldtrytofindEnglishbooksondifferentsubjectsandreadafewparagraphsineachchapterineachbook.Youreyesandmindneedtopractise.Youreyesneedtopractisemovingquicklyacrossthepagefromlefttoright,andyourmindneedstopractisemakingquickassociationsbetweentheprintedwordandmeaning.

Whenyoubegintoreadyoushouldaskyourselfabasicquestion:whyamIreadingthis?IfyouarereadingtopractiseyourEnglish,youwillreadinacertainway.Youwillreadslowlyandconcentrateontherelationshipbetweenthewordsandthegrammaticalstructures.Ifyouarereadingforinformationaboutaparticularsubject,youwillreadinanotherway.Youwillfocusonmainpartsandsupportingfacts.Youusethegrammarofthepassageasameans,notanend.

ReadingtopractiseEnglishisthewaymostforeignstudentsreadEnglish.InschoolyoudonotreadEnglishtolearnaboutaparticularsubject;forexample,youdonotreadEnglishtolearnhistory.YoureadEnglishtolearnhowasentenceisputtogether,howtheverbsagreewiththesubjects,whattheclauseis,etc.31.Tobecomeagoodreaderyouneedto___________.

A)havealargevocabulary

B)understandgrammar

C)readalot

D)moveyoureyesacrosspagesquickly32.Withwhichstatementwouldtheauthoragree?

A)Youreadanythingwiththesameskill.

B)Youreadanewspaperdifferentlyfromatextbook.C)Readingfromrighttoleftisanimportantskill.D)Youshouldreadonlythematerialthatinterestsyou.33.Whenmoststudentsreadtolearnaforeignlanguage,_____________.

A)theyreadeveryword

B)theyonlyreadtheimportantwordsC)theykeepaskingthemselves"whyamIreadingthis?"

D)theyoftenlosepatience34.Whenyouarereadingforinformation,youusegrammar_______________.A)asatool,notasyourpurpose

B)asyourpurpose,notasatool

C)asbothyourpurposeandatool

D)asneitheryourpurposenoratool35.WhenyoureadtopractiseEnglish,youhaveto_____________.A)learnwhattheclauseis

B)learnhowtheverbsagreewiththesubject

C)learnhowasentenceisputtogether

D)doalloftheabovePassage8

ThefirstpostalserviceinNorthAmericabeganinNewEnglandinthe17thcentury.AllmailarrivinginMassachusettscolonywassenttothehomeofanappointedofficialinBoston.Inturn,hewoulddeliverthemailfromBostononhorsebacktoitsdestination,receivingonepennyforeachgoodarticleofmail.LaterinthecenturypostalserviceswereestablishedbetweenPhiladelphiaandDelaware.

In1691,theBritishcrownappointedthefirstpostmastergeneraltohavechargeofthemailforallthecoloniesinNorthAmerica.

Later,BenjaminFranklinservedasthepostmastergeneralfortheBritishgovernmentandthenwasmadepostmasterbythenewly-formedUnitedStatesgovernment.

FranklinwasresponsibleforestablishingtheUnitedStatespostalsystemonapermanentbasis.Heincreasedthenumberofpostoffices,introducedtheuseofstagecoachestocarrymail,andstartedapackageservicesystem.Later,inthenineteenthcentury,asrailroadandsteamboatsappeared,theywereusedtocarrymailintothetowns.

Somecommunities,especiallythoseoutwest,werefarfromtheservicesoftransportation.Toservethem,thepostofficedevelopedasystemcalled"starroutes".Privatecontractorswerepaidtodelivermailtothecommunitiesfromrailwaysbyhorseandwagon.Thepostalservice,whichwasstartedover3centuriesago,hasdevelopedintoanextensivegovernmentservicewithpostofficesineverycity,town,andvillageintheUnitedStates.36.Thesubjectofthepassageis_____________.A)theU.S.postalsystem

B)thehistoryoftheU.S.mail

C)astoryofBenjaminFranklin

D)letterdelivering37.ThefirstNorthAmericanpostalservicestarted_____________.A)twocenturiesago

B)in1691

C)over300yearsago

D)inthe16thcentury38.ForwhatdidBenjaminFranklindeservecredit?A)HewasthefirstpostmastergeneralinNorthAmerica.B)HeestablishedagovernmentpostalserviceforBritain.C)HeservedboththeBritishandAmericangovernments.D)HeestablishedthefirstpostalsystemintheU.S..39.Starrouteswerestartedbecause_______________.A)thehorseandwagonwereslowincarryingmailsB)thetrainsweretoofastC)transportationwasdifficultforsometownsD)thecommunitiesdidn'tlikeordinarypostoffices40.Whateventuallyhappenedtothepostalservice?A)Itfailedtoservepeopleinremoteplaces.B)Itdevelopedatransportsystem.C)Itremainedthesameasitstartedmanyyearsbefore.D)Itdevelopedalloverthecountry.PartTwoClozeDirections:Inthispart,youwillreadapassagewith40blanks.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.一People__1__theageofsixty-fiveintheUnitedStatesarecalledseniorcitizens.Lifeforthesepeopleisdifferentfromthat__2__youngerAmericans.__3__seniorcitizensretireornolongerworkfulltime.Also,itis__4__forpeopleofthisagetolivewiththeirchildrenandgrandchildren.Formanyseniorcitizens,theyearsaftersixty-fivearenot__5__.Theyfellthattheirliveslosemeaningafterretirement.In__6__,theymayfeellonely__7__awayfromtheirfamiliesandthe__8__theyhadintheirwork.__9__,theybecomemoreworriedabouttheirhealthastheygrowolder,and__10__theirsafetyiftheyliveinbigcities.__11__seniorcitizensenjoytheirlives.Theyfeelfreetodowhatthey__12__notableto__13__theywereworkingand__14__families.Theynowhavetimetoenjoy__15__andsportsandtravel.

The_16__ofseniorcitizensintheUnitedStatesisincreasingrapidlybecausepeoplearelivinglongerthanbefore.__17__oftheirlargernumbersandmoreactivelifestyles,seniorcitizensare_18__socialinfluenceinthecountry.Thetime__19__comewhenallAmericanswilllook__20__tobecomingseniorcitizens.1.

A)ofB)overC)onD)at2.

A)ofB)inC)toD)with3.

A)AllB)MostC)FewD)No4.

A)normalB)typicalC)commonD)unusual5.

A)miserableB)excitedC)enjoyableD)pitiful6.

A)additionB)partC)caseD)time7.

A)areB)beingC)beenD)be8.

A)joiningsB)relationsC)contactsD)all9.

A)HoweverB)MoreoverC)ThereforeD)Otherwise10.

A)inB)withoutC)forD)about11.

A)OtherB)LessC)AnotherD)Many12.

A)doB)areC)wereD)can13.

A)whenB)beforeC)afterD)until14.

A)growingB)raisingC)feedingD)caring15.

A)habitsB)habitC)hobbiesD)hobby16.

A)ageB)lifeC)numberD)world17.

A)BecauseB)DespiteC)WithD)Except18.

A)puttingB)findingC)winningD)gaining19.

A)canB)mayC)mustD)should20.

A)inB)downC)forwardD)up二InAmerica,self-improvementisanationalpastime.Everyyear,moreandmoreAmericansspendtheirleisure__21__tryingtoimprovethemselvesinonewayor__22__.Onepopularformofself-improvementisthesearch__23__physicalfitness.ThousandsofAmericanswho__24__exercisedarenowoutonthestreets,jogging__25__fashionablerunningsuitsandexpensivesneakers.Theyboastof__26__manymilestheyruneachdayand__27__howmanypoundstheyloseeachweek.Othersare_28__toswimming,tennis,dance,andthemartialartstoimprovetheir__29__fitness.Insteadofrunningaroundtheparkin__30__morningorevening,otherAmericansarestudyingyogaoraremeditating__31__intheirhomes.Theyareseekingtoimprovethemselvesby__32__peaceandtranquility.

Adulteducationisanotherformofself-improvement._33__ahardday'swork,manyAmericanstakeeveningcourses__34__alocalhighschoolorcollege.__35__theycanstudyavarietyofsubjects.__36__thesepeoplearepreparingtoreturntothejobmarketortryingtoqualify__37__forbetterjobs.Amotherbusyraisingherchildrenmight__38__nightschooltolearnsecretarialskills.Asecretarymightreturntostudyaccounting.__39__retiredpeoplegobackfortheeducationthey__40__atanearlierage.

21.A)money

B)timeC)energy

D)life22.A)other

B)anotherC)either

D)two23.A)on

B)withC)forD)into24.A)not

B)everC)never

D)always25.A)in

B)onC)with

D)under26.A)howB)soC)the

D)what27.A)that

B)forC)of

D)from28.A)starting

B)goingC)trying

D)turning29.A)mental

B)spiritualC)healthy

D)physical30.A)the

B)aC)one

D)each31.A)noisily

B)quietlyC)quickly

D)happily32.A)searching

B)touchingC)finding

D)hearing33.A)Before

B)ForC)During

D)After34.A)with

B)nearC)at

D)into35.A)Where

B)ThereC)However

D)Therefore36.A)Seldom

B)NeverC)Rarely

D)Often37.A)themselvesB)themC)oneself

D)one38.A)go

B)attendC)leave

D)come39.A)Some

B)FewC)All

D)No40.A)left

B)lostC)failed

D)missedPartThreeVocabularyandStructureDirections:Inthispart，thereare50incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.The