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二、完型填空（共8题，80分）1、Andsotherearemanysimilaritiesbetweentheteacher’sworkandtheactor’s.However,thefactthatagoodteacherhassomeofthegiftsofagoodactor1thathewillindeedbeabletoactwellonthestage;forthereareveryimportantdifferences2theteacher’sworkandtheactor’swork.Theactorhastospeakwordswhichheahslearned3;hehastorepeatexactlythesamewordseachtimeheplaysacertainpart;4hismovementsandthewayinwhichheuseshisvoiceareusuallyfixed5Whathehastodoistomakeallthesecarefullylearnedwordsandactionsseemnaturalonthestage.Thegoodteacherworksin6differentway.Hisaudiencetakesanactivepartinhisplay,theyaskandanswerquestions,they7orders,andiftheydonotunderstandsomething,theysayso.Theteacherthereforehastosuithisact8theneedofhisaudiencewhichishisclass.Hecannotkeephispartinmind,butmust9itashegoesalong.Ihaveknownmanyteacherswhowerefineactorsinclassbutwereunabletoplayapartinastage-playbecausetheirbrainswouldnotkeepdiscipline;theycouldnotkeepstrictlyto10.(1)A、notB、donotC、doesnotD、do(2)A、amongB、withC、fromD、between(3)A、bymindB、bythemindC、byheartD、bytheheart(4)A、butB、ifC、althoughD、even(5)A、agoB、beforeC、laterD、long(6)A、verytheB、veryaC、quitetheD、quitea(7)A、listenB、hearC、disobeyD、obey(8)A、forB、withC、toD、of(9)A、thinkB、doC、makeD、invent(10)A、whatanotherhaswrittenB、whatanotherhadwrittenC、thatantherhaswrittenD、whichanotherhadwritten2、Manhattan,thesmallestislandinNewYork,isoneofthefiveboroughs.Whenpeoplesay“NewYorkCity”theyusuallymeanManhattan1itistherealcenterofthecity.Themostimportantbanks,shopsandmuseumsofNewYorkCityarethere.In1605thefirstEuropeansfromHollandboughtthe2fromtheAmericanIndiansforafewglassnecklaces3about$26.NowfivemillionpeopleworkinManhattaneveryday4only1,500,000ofthemlivehere.Manylivein5andcometoworkonthesubway.WallStreetinManhattanisastreetof“skyscrapers”.Itisthe6heartoftheU.S.A.andthemostimportantbankingcenterintheworld.Therearemanyincredibleandhighbuildings7Americansinventedandbuilt8andhigherthananyoneelse.Perhapsthetwo9spectacularskyscrapersinNewYorkfloorsshine10puregold.(1)A、althoughB、whileC、becauseD、but(2)A、seaB、landC、islandD、city(3)A、worthilyB、worthyC、worthyofD、worth(4)A、SinceB、ThusC、HoweverD、Therefore(5)A、centerB、suburbsC、farmsD、countryside(6)A、culturalB、industrialC、financialD、political(7)A、whereB、inwhichC、whichD、inthat(8)A、fastB、quicklyC、furtherD、faster(9)A、mostB、muchC、manyD、more(10)A、alikeB、likeC、thesameD、same3、TheUnitedStatescoversalargepartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.Whenthislandfirstbecameanation,after1itsindependencefromEngland,ithadthirteenstates.EachofthestateshadastarontheAmericanflag.Asthenation2,newstatesaddedandnewstarsappearedontheflag.3alongtime,therewere48states.In1959,however,twomorestarswereadded4theflag,standingforthenewstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.Indianswerethefirstinhabitantsoftheland.5whocamefirstandingreatestnumberstomaketheirhomes6theeasterncoastofNorthAmericawere7fromEngland.Itis8thatreasonthatthelanguageoftheUnitedStatesinEnglishand9itscultureandcustomsaremore10thoseofEnglandthanthoseofanyothercountryintheworld.(1)A、winB、wonC、winningD、having(2)A、grewB、growsC、growingD、isgrowing(3)A、InB、FromC、ForD、Through(4)A、onB、toC、inD、at(5)A、MenB、TheseC、ManyD、Much(6)A、onB、toC、inD、at(7)A、moreB、mostC、mostlyD、much(8)A、asB、forC、becauseD、since(9)A、thatB、whyC、manyD、all(10)A、asB、likeC、sameD、asif4、Ifyouvisitabigcityanywhereintheworld,youwillprobablyfindarestaurantwhichservesthefoodofyournativecountry.Mostlargecities1theUnitedStatesofferaninternationalsampleof2.Manypeopleenjoyeatingthefood3othernations.Thisisprobablyonereason4therearesomanydifferentkindsofrestaurantsintheUnitedStates.5secondreasonisthatmanyAmericanscomefromotherpartsoftheworld.Theyenjoytastingthefoodsoftheir6lands.InthecityofDetroit,forexample,therearemanypeoplefromWesternEurope,LatinAmerica7theFarEast.TherearemanyrestaurantsinDetroit8servethefoodsoftheseareas.Therearemanyotherinternationalrestaurants,9.Americansenjoythefoodsintheserestaurantsaswellasthechanceto10understandthepeopleandtheirwayoflife.(1)A、inB、atC、forD、to(2)A、thingsB、citiesC、foodsD、nations(3)A、aboutB、ofC、toD、with(4)A、forB、ofC、whichD、why(5)A、SameB、ThenC、AD、For(6)A、nationalB、countryC、stateD、native(7)A、andB、withC、ofD、then(8)A、forB、whichC、whatD、there(9)A、tooB、eitherC、thenD、though(10)A、doB、betterC、serveD、more5、Alltheusefulenergyatthesurfaceoftheearthcomesfromtheactivityofthesun.Thesunheatsandfeedsmankind.Eachyearit1menwithtwohundredmilliontonsofgrainand2tenmilliontonsofwood.Coal，oil，naturalgas，andallother3arestored-upenergyfromthesun.Itwascollectedbytheplantsascarboncompoundsandstored4ago.Evenwaterpowercomesfromthesun.Water5intovaporbythesunfallsasrain.Itruns6themountainsandisconvertedtoelectricpower.Lighttransmitsonlytheenergy7comesfromthesun’souterlayers，and8ofthisenergythatisdirectedtowardtheearthneverarrives.About9ofitisabsorbedbytheatmosphereoftheearth.In10，theearthitselfgetsonlyonehalf-billionthofthesun’sentireoutputofradiantenergy.(1)A、gathersB、producesC、providesD、sends(2)A、hardlyB、merelyC、reallyD、nearly(3)A、fuelsB、solidsC、soilsD、materials(4)A、yearsB、agesC、timesD、generations(5)A、turnsdB、turningC、turnedD、isturned(6)A、upB、downC、aroundD、into(7)A、thatB、whatC、whereD、because(8)A、littleB、alittleC、muchD、few(9)A、nine-tenB、ninth-tenC、nine-tenthD、nine-tenths(10)A、placeB、factC、formD、part6、

PromptnessisimportantinAmericanbusiness,academicandsocialsettings.The1ofpunctualityistaughttoyoungchildreninschool.Theuseofbells2tothechildthatpunctualityandtimeitselfaretobe3.Peoplewho4appointmentsareconsidered5.Ifpeoplearelatetojobinterviews,appointmentsorclasses,theyareoften6asunreliableandirresponsible.Inthebusinessworld,"timeismoney"andcompaniesmayfinetheir7forbeinglatetobusinessmeetings.Ofcourse,itisnot8possibletobepunctual.Socialandbusinessetiquettealsoprovide9forlatearrivals.Callingonthetelephone,ifoneisgoingtobemorethanafewminuteslatefor10appointments,isconsideredpoliteandisoftenexpected.(1)A、senseB、importanceC、influenceD、meaning(2)A、symbolizesB、signalsC、signsD、reflects(3)A、awedB、lovedC、respectedD、devoted(4)A、doB、leaveC、makeD、keep(5)A、dependableB、independentC、dependentD、undependable(6)A、watchedB、observedC、lookedD、viewed(7)A、executivesB、leadersC、chiefsD、presidents(8)A、oftenB、frequentlyC、alwaysD、usually(9)A、rulesB、theoriesC、ordersD、laws(10)A、programmedB、plannedC、scheduledD、projected7、Tofindoutwhattheweatherisgoingtobe,manypeoplegostraighttotheradio,televisionornewspapertogetanexpertweatherforecast.But1youknowwhattolookfor,youcanuseyourown2tomakeyourweather3.Therearemany4thatcanhelpyou.Forexample,infairweathertheairpressureis5low.Theairisstillandoftenfullofdust.Farawayobjectsmaytook6Butwhenastormisgathering,thepressure7andyouareoftenabletoseethingsmoreclearly.Sailors8ofthislongagoandcame9withasaying"Thefartherthesight,thenearertherain".Yoursenseof10canalsohelpyoudetectweatherchanges.Justbeforeitrains,odorsbecomestronger.(1)A、unlessB、ifC、asD、though(2)A、experiencesB、waysC、sensesD、feelings(3)A、broadcastB、plansC、predictionD、statement(4)A、formsB、signalsC、expressionsD、signs(5)A、ordinarilyB、unusuallyC、commonlyD、generally(6)A、mistyB、smallC、clearD、big(7)A、risesB、dropsC、increasesD、descends(8)A、tookcareB、tooknoteC、gotholdD、madesense(9)A、upB、overC、uponD、on(10)A、touchB、tasteC、smellD、sight8、PublicbusesrunningonBeijing’sstreetsaremoreeye-catchingcomparedwiththeirformerdullcolor.1,fiveorsixyearsago,whenmanyotherChinesecitiesbeganto2theirpublicbuseswith3advertisements,Beijingremainedunmoved,allegedly4ofconsiderationformaintainingthestatelygraceofthecapital.ButBeijing’s‘loftyposture’didnot5longunderthepressureofthemarketeconomy.Since1993,mostpublicbuseshavebeen6withbrightlycoloredads,manyfeaturing7images.Publictransportationcompanieswerethefirstgroup8fromthemove.TheNo.300Busalonehasannually94millionYuanofadearningstoitscompany.Atthesametime,businesspeoplearehappytofindacomparativelycheap,10widelyinfluential,advertisingmedium.(1)A、ThereforeB、HoweverC、SoD、While(2)A、decorateB、drawC、performD、confirm(3)A、brightB、gloomyC、colorfulD、free(4)A、becauseB、partC、regardlessD、out(5)A、lastB、extendC、carryD、detach(6)A、wrappedupB、madeupC、takenupD、givenup(7)A、optimisticB、strikingC、deluxeD、fake(8)A、entertainingB、handicappingC、benefitingD、judging(9)A、turnedoutB、turnedinC、turnedbackD、turnedover(10)A、yetB、soC、forD、or三、阅读理解（共16题，80分）1、Collegeisanewanddifferentexperienceforme.I'mawayfromhome,soIhavemanythingstoadjustto,e.g.beingonmyown,talkingwithfriendlypeople.ThesearesomeofthethingsIlikeaboutcollege.

Firstofall,livingatcollegegivesmeasenseofresponsibility,ofbeingonmyown.Myparentsaren'taroundtosay,"No,you'renotgoingouttonight."or"Didyoufinishyourhomework?"EverythingIdohastobemydecision,andthatmakesmeresponsibleformyownlife.DuringthesecondweekIwasatcollege,IhadtogooutandlookforabankwhereIcouldopenanaccount.AndwhenIgottothebank,Ihadtodecidewhethertohaveacurrentorsavingsaccountandwhetherornottogetacreditcard.Decisions!Decisions!

Friendlypeople,that'sanotherthingIlikeaboutcollege.OnmyfirstdayIcametoMarymountUniversityhereinVirginiafromNewYork,IwasabitconfusedaboutwhereIwasgoing.MymotherandIdrovein.Wedidnotknowthebuildingweweresupposedtogoto,buttheguardwasverynice.Withasmile,hetolduswhatbuildingwewerelookingforandwherewecouldparkourcar.MyroomwasonthefirstfloorofNewGerard,andIknewIhadtogothroughsomeglassdoors,butmymotherandIdidn'tknowwhichones.Somestudentssawmeandasked,"Areyouanewstudent?"WhentheyfoundoutIwaslookingforNewGerard,onesaid:"Oh,justfollowus;that'swherewe'regoing."EvennowIfeelcomfortableinthedormbecausetherearefriendlypeoplearoundtotalkwith.

Idolikealotofthingsaboutcollege,butthatdoesn'tmeanIdon'tthinkaboutthingsathome.AlthoughIlikecollege,Icanstillgethomesick:NewYorkisaverygoodplace,too!(1)、[单选题]（1分）Thetextisperhapswrittenby________.A、anewstudentB、anewteacherC、aforeignreporterD、aforeignvisitor(2)、[单选题]（1分）Whatdoes"givesmeasenseofresponsibility"inthefirstsentenceofParagraph2mean?Itmeans________.A、IshallberesponsibleformyparentsB、IshallberesponsibleformyteacherC、IshallberesponsiblefortheschoolD、Ishallberesponsibleformyself(3)、[单选题]（1分）FromParagraph3weknowthat________.A、thewriterknewMarymountUniversityquitewellB、thewriterwasastudentfromVirginiaC、thewritercametoMarymountUniversityaloneD、thewriterlikedhis/herdormverymuch(4)、[单选题]（1分）WhatisNewGerard?A、It'sastudent'sname.B、It'sateacher'snameC、It'sadorm'snameD、It'saschool'sname.(5)、[单选题]（1分）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A、PeopleinMarymountUniversityarefriendly.B、Thewriterlikesthenewexperienceintheuniversity.C、ThewriterdrovetoMarymountUniversityonthefirstday.D、Thewriterisnothomesick2、AtthecenterofoursolarsystemisastarcalledtheSun.Itisaballofveryhotgases.Itsdiameterismorethan100timesasbigasthatoftheEarth.Itgivesoffpowerfulraysoflightintheformofradiantenergy.ThisenergytravelstotheEarthataspeedofapproximately300,000kilometerspersecond.Thismeansthatsunlighttakes8.33minutestogettotheEarth.ThetemperatureonthesurfaceoftheSunisabout5,520°C,anditismuchhotterinside.ScientistsnowbelievethattheheatoftheSuncomesfromnaturalatomicenergy.Inthisprocess,hydrogenisbelievedtobechangedtohelium(氦)withanenormousamountofenergygivenoff.Themass(matter)ischangedtoenergy.Thisenergyisintheformofheat,light,andotherformsofradiation.(1)、[单选题]（1分）TheauthormakesallofthefollowingstatementsabouttheSunEXCEPTthatit______.A、isastarB、emitslightraysC、ismadeupofgassesD、ismorethan100timesheavierthantheEarth(2)、[单选题]（1分）Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthetemperatureoftheouterrim(缘)oftheSunis______.A、hotterthantheEarth’sinteriorB、coolerthantheSun’sinteriorC、ashotastheEarth’sinteriorD、ashotastheSun’sinterior(3)、[单选题]（1分）Theauthorimpliesthatscientistsatonetimedidnotbelievethatatomicenergywas______.A、thesourceoftheSun’sheatB、containedintheEarth’scoreC、abletotravelatthespeedoflightD、lesspowerfulthansolarenergy(4)、[单选题]（1分）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthemannerinwhichtheSunisthoughttoproduceenergy?A、Heliumheatshydrogen,whichgivesofflight.B、Heatandlightmelthydrogen,whichproduceshelium.C、Lightproduceshydrogenandhelium,whichgivesoffenergy.D、Hydrogenturnsintohelium,whichgivesofflightandheat.(5)、[单选题]（1分）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A、TheSun---theLargestStarintheSky.B、TheSun---TheBrightestStarintheSky.C、TheSun---BallofHotGasses.D、TheSun---GreatSourceofEnergy.3、In1920,aftersomethirty-nineyearsofproblemswithdisease,highcosts,andpolitics,thePanamaCanalwasofficiallyopened,finallylinkingtheAtlanticandPacificOceansbyallowingshipstopassthroughthefifty-milecanalzoneinsteadoftravelingsomeseventhousandmilesaroundCapeHorn.Ittakesashipapproximately8hourstocompletethetripthroughthecanalandcostsanaverageoffifteenthousanddollars,one-tenthofwhatitwouldcostanaverageshiptoroundtheHorn.Morethanfifteenthousandshipspassthroughitslocks(船闸)eachyear.TheFrenchinitiatedtheprojectbutsoldtheirrightstotheUnitedStates.ThelatterwillcontrolituntiltheendofthetwentiethcenturywhenPanamatakesoveritsduties.(1)、[单选题]（1分）WhocurrentlycontrolsthePanamaCanal?A、FranceB、PanamaC、theUnitedSatesD、theCanalZone(2)、[单选题]（1分）WhichisNOTmentionedasoneofthedifficultiesmetduringthebuildingofthePanamaCanal?A、Thereweremanydisputeamongpoliticians.B、Therewasnotenoughfundfortheproject.C、Ittooktoomuchtimetocompletethecanal.D、Alotofworkersweretakenill.(3)、[单选题]（1分）Ontheaverage,howmuchwoulditcostashiptotravelaroundCapeHorn?A、$150B、$150,000C、15,000D、$1,500(4)、[单选题]（1分）Inwhatyearwasconstructionprobablybegunonthecanal?A、1881B、1939C、1920D、1899(5)、[单选题]（1分）15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A、Thecanalbroughtaboutnewdiseasestothecanalzone.B、MostoftheworkerscamefromFranceduringtheearlystageoftheproject.C、Beforethecanalwasconstructed,shipstravelingfromthePacifictotheAtlantichadtopayalotmoremoneytoPanamagovernment.D、Adifferentgovernmentwilltakecontrolofthecanalaround2000.4、Mr.SmithiswellknowninWashingtonbecauseofhismanysocialerrors.Healwayslikestotakepartinvarioussocialmeetingsbecausehewantstomakefriendswithasmanypeopleashecan.Usually,whenheisinvited,hegoes,unlessheisreallyill.Recently,sillyMr.Smithreceivedaninvitationtoafashionableparty.Althoughhedidn'tknowthehostess,heacceptedtheinvitation.Hewassecretlyverypleasedbecausehefeltthathewasbecomingmoreandmorepopular!Whentheeveningcame,hedressedupsmartly,tookataxi,andtoldthedrivertogostraighttotheparty.WhenMr.Smithgotthere,hefoundthataboutahundredpeoplehadbeeninvited.Hebegantomovearoundthehall.Hespoketoalltheotherguests,whetherheknewthemornot.However,hesoonrealizedthathehadnevermetanyoftheotherpeoplepresent,althoughtheyallseemedtoknoweachother.YetMr.Smithwasfeelinghappy.Hedancedanddancedwithasmanyprettywomenashecouldfind,feelingontopoftheworld.Whendinnercame,hewasaskedtositbesideacertainwoman.Thewomantriedtobefriendly,eventhoughshehadnevermetMr.Smithbefore.Shespokepolitely,wheneverhespoketoher.Betweenthefirstandsecondcourseofthemeal,sheturnedtoMr.Smithandsaid,"Doyouseethatgray-hairedmanattheendofthetable?""Ah,yes.Whoishe?"askedSmith."He'stheSecretaryoftheInternationalDepartment!"shereplied."Sothat'stheSecretaryoftheInternationalDepartment!"Mr.Smithsaid."I'mafraidthatIfindverylittletolikeabouthim,althoughheistheSecretary."Thewomandidnotreply.Smithwenton,despitehercoldness:"Ireallycan'tseehowhereceivedhispost,unlessheisperhapsarelativeofthePresident.""IthardlymatterswhetheryouliketheSecretaryornot,"shesaid."HewaschosenbecausethePresidentthoughthewasthemanforthejob.Ifhedoesthejobwell,youshouldhavenothingtosayagainstit.""That'sjustit,"saidSmith,noteasytogiveup."Noonedoesthethingshedoes,unlessheisafullfool!""Sir,"saidthewomaninaproudvoice."DoyouknowwhoIam?""No,"repliedSmith."IamtheSecretary'swife,"shesaidcoldly.Mr.Smithwasgreatlysurprised,buthewenton,inspiteofhisobviouserror:"Mydearlady,doyouknowwhoIam?""No,Idon't,"thewomanreplied."ThankGod!"Mr.Smithcriedout,andquicklyleftthetable.(1)、[单选题]（1分）Mr.SmithisfamousinWashingtonbecause________.A、heisbecomingmoreandmorepopularB、hehasmademanyfriendsC、helikestotakepartinsocialmeetingsD、hehasmadealotofmistakesatvarioussocialmeetings(2)、[单选题]（1分）Recently,sillyMr.Smithreceivedaninvitationtoafashionableparty.Hedidn'tknowthehostess,________.A、buthestilldecidedtogothepartyB、andherefusedtheinvitationpolitelyC、andhewassadaboutthatD、andhethoughtitwasstrange(3)、[单选题]（1分）Attheparty,Mr.Smithdidthefollowing,except________.A、movingaroundthehallB、speakingtoalltheotherguestsC、dancingwithmanybeautifulwomenD、drinkingalotoftea(4)、[单选题]（1分）WhenthewomantoldSmiththatthegray-hairedmanattheendofthetablewastheSecretaryoftheInternationalDepartment,Smith________.A、saidsomethingagainsttheSecretaryB、saidsomethingniceabouttheSecretaryC、wasverypleasedtohearthatD、wantedtomakefriendswiththeSecretary(5)、[单选题]（1分）WhenthewomantoldSmiththatshewasthesecretary'swife,Smith________.A、wassecretlypleasedB、begantospeakverypolitelyC、wasgreatlysurprisedD、startedtocry5、TheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkCityisknownthroughouttheworld.Ithasacollectionofcontemporarymasterpiecesinpaintingandsculpture(雕塑).Inthesummermonths,theMuseumpresentsSummergarden,afineprogramdesignedtogivetiredNewYorkersandout-of-townvisitorsanopportunitytoenjoyspecialpresentations.Theseincludefilms,dramaticevents,poetryreading,danceprograms,andlecturesinasurroundingofmodernsculptureandlandscapes.SummergardentakesplaceintheMuseum’ssculpturegardenfromJunethroughSeptemberonFriday,SaturdayandSundayeveningsfromsixuntileleveno’clock.ThegardenistransformedintoafreecityparkintheveryheartofthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.Thesiteislightedsothatvisitorsgetdramaticviewsoftwentiethcenturysculpture,aswellasrecentworks.FiftythousandvisitorsattendedSummergardeninitsfirsttwoseasons,andthisyearmorepeoplethaneverhavebeendrawntoit.(1)、[单选题]（1分）Whatisthemajortopicofthepassage?A、TheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkCity.B、AspecialprogramintheMuseumofModernArt.C、VisitorstotheMuseumofModernArtinNewYork.D、ApublicgardeninNewYorkCity.(2)、[单选题]（1分）WhatdoestheMuseumspecializein?A、Worksofartfromforeigncountries.B、Arrangingpoetryreadings.C、Modernpaintingandsculpture.D、20thcenturysculptureonly.(3)、[单选题]（1分）WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheSummergardenpresentations?A、Filmsanddances.B、Lectures.C、Recitationsofpoeticworks.D、Concerts.(4)、[单选题]（1分）WhatisNOTtrueaboutSummergarden?A、ItisopentothegeneralpubliceveryeveningfromJunetoSeptember.B、Itrequiresnoentrancefee.C、Itissetinanartisticsurrounding.D、Itoffersavarietyofentertainingactivitiestocitydwellers.(5)、[单选题]（1分）Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A、MostpeoplecometothemuseumforitsSummergardenpresentation.B、Summergardenisthebestprograminthemuseum.C、MoreandmorepeopleareattractedbySummergarden.D、SummergardenissonamedbecauseitislocatedinaparkinthecentralpartofNewYork.6、Notingthat“anairroutewithoutmarkingislikeahighwaywithoutsigns”,PhoebeF.OmlieoftheNationalAdvisoryCommitteeforAeronauticsin1935conceivedaplantopainttownnamesanddirectionalindicatorsontheroofsofbuildingsthroughouttheUnitedStates.AtEleanorRoosevelt’ssuggestion,theBureauofAirCommercehiredwomenfliers,amongthemLouiseThadenandBlancheNoyes,toscoutsitesandgetpermissionforthemarkersfromlocalofficialsandbuildingowners.Workersthenpaintedthesignsinorangecharacters,seventotwelvefeethighandvisiblefrom3,000feet.Thesystemsoonbecametheanswertoalostpilot’sprayerwith16,000markers---oneevery15milesoneveryairrouteinthecountry.(1)、[单选题]（1分）Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A、EleanorRoosevelt’sExcellentIdea.B、RoadMarkersoftheSkies.C、HowtoMarkSigns.D、WomenandFlying.(2)、[单选题]（1分）Wherewouldmarkermostlikelybefound?A、Inanopenfield.B、Onthehillside.C、Ontopofabuilding.D、Onamajorhighway.(3)、[单选题]（1分）WhichofthefollowingwordswouldprobablyNOTappearononeofthemarkersdescribedinthepassage?A、NorthB、LouisvilleC、ParkingD、Southeast(4)、[单选题]（1分）Thefunctionofthemarkersismostsimilartothatof______.A、bookmarkersB、advertisementsC、trafficlightsD、streetsigns(5)、[单选题]（1分）The“prayer”referredtointhelastsentencemostprobablymeans______.A、areligiousserviceB、anearnestwishC、aformalspeechD、aslightchance7、Inancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredandexchangedinthingsthatcouldbetouched:food,tools,andpreciousmetalsandstones.Thenthebartersystemwasreplacedbycoins,whichstillhadrealvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.Coinswerefollowedbyfiatmoney,papernotesthathavevalueonlybecauseeveryoneagreestoacceptthem.Todayelectronicmonetarysystemsaregraduallybeingintroducedthatwilltransformmoneyintoevenlesstangibleforms,reducingittoaseriesof“bitsandbytes”,orunitsofcomputerizedinformation,goingbetweenmachinesatthespeedoflight.Already,electronicfundtransferallowsmoneytobeinstantlysentandreceivedbydifferentbanks,companies,andcountriesthroughcomputersandtelecommunicationsdevices.(1)、[单选题]（1分）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?A、InternationalBankingPolicies.B、TheHistoryofMonetaryExchange.C、TheDevelopmentofPaperCurrencies.D、CurrentProblemsintheEconomy.(2)、[单选题]（1分）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwastheearliestkindofexchangeofwealth?A、Barteredgoods.B、Fiatmoney.C、Coincurrency.D、Intangibleforms.(3)、[单选题]（1分）Theauthormentionsfood,tools,andpreciousmetalsandstonestogetherbecausetheyareall______.A、usefulitemsB、articlesofvalueC、difficultthingstoobtainD、materialobjects(4)、[单选题]（1分）Accordingtothepassage,coinsoncehadrealvalueascurrencybecausethey______.A、representedagreatimprovementoverbarterB、permittedeasytransportationofwealthC、weremadeofpreciousmetalsD、couldbecomecollector’sitems(5)、[单选题]（1分）WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcomputerizedmonetarysystemsinNOTsupportedbythepassage?A、Theypromoteinternationaltrade.B、Theyallowveryrapidmoneytransfers.C、Theyarestilllimitedtosmalltransactions.D、Theyaredependentongoodtelecommunicationssystems.8、DoyouwanttosaywhatyouthinkinalettertothePresidentoftheUnitedSates?You’llgetareplyfromhim-writteninink,nottyped---afteronlyafewdays.ThePresidentgetsabout4,000letterseveryweek.HeanswerseveryonewhowritestohimonspecialWhiteHousepaper.Buthedoesn’tneedalotoftimeforit.Infact,heonlygives20minutesaweektolookingathispersonalcorrespondence.Hehas