全国高校网络教育大学英语统考(B)试题及答案

全国高校网络教育大学英语统考（B）试题及答案

Test1

Parti日常会话

1.-Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?

A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemomentB.No,youcan't

C.Sorry,youcan'tD.Idon'tknow

2.—DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?

A.Yes,youmayborrowB.Yes,goon

C.Yes,helpyourselfD.Itdoesn'tmatter

3.—IsthatMrRobertLee?

A.Yes,Leespeaking.B.Hello,whatdoyouwant?

C.Sorry,speaking.D.Idon'tknow.

4.一Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown'soffice?

A.Youcan'taskme

B.Pardon?Ihavenoidea

C.Pleasedon'tsayso

D.Sorry,Idon'tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere

5.-Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?

A.ThankyouverymuchB.No,no,Johnisnotbad

C.Thankyou.HeisfineD.Don'tsaythat.It?sugly.Johnisgood

6.-WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

A.IwantakiloofapplesB.Youcangoyourownway

C.ThanksD.Excuseme.I'mbusy

7.-Tdliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.

A.Thankyou.Youshouldn'tdothatB.Thanks,I'dliketogowithyou

C.No,youcan'tsaysoD.No,no.Youcan'tdothat

8.-Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou'refrom?

A.Certainly.I'mfromLondonB.Sure.IwasborninLondon

C.Notreally,youcandoitD.Certainlynot.I'mfromLondon

9.-MayIseethemenu,please?

A.Thatisthemenu,sir.B.Yes,pleasegoon.

C.Hereyouare,sir.D.Ofcourse,sir.

10.-1wasworriedaboutchemistry,butMrBrowngavemeanA!

A.Don'tworryaboutitB.Congratulations!That'sadifficultcourse

C.MrBrownisverygoodD.Goodlucktoyou!

Partll阅读理解

Passage1

TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,which

attempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon'tknowifeitherstoryistrue,butthey

arebothinteresting.

ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.In

fact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedto

readthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewould

write“allcorrect^^onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn'tknowhowtospell,sowhathereally

wrotewas“olkorekt,\Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto"OK".

ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasbom,

Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBmen'sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.They

calledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled"OK".

11.Theauthor.

A.believesbothofthestories

B.doesn'tbelieveawordofthestories

C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue

D.istellingthestoriesjustforfun

12.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson.

A.couldn'tdrawupanydocumentsatall

B.didn'tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself

C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim

D.wasn'tgoodatreading,writingorspelling

13.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm"OK".

A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson

B.wasthetitleofsomeofficialdocuments

C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson

D.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect"

14.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm"OK".

A.wastheshortwaytosay"OldKinderhookClub”

B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn

C.wasthenameofVanBuren?sclub

D.wasusedtocallVanBuren?ssupportersintheelection

15.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm"OK"wasfirstused.

A.byVanBuren

B.inapresidentialelection

C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub

D.bythemembersofthe"OldKinderhookClub”

Passage2

AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthan

thepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthana

tenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry（林业），andmostoftherestliveinor

aroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystill

beverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedview

ofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnow

livesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas（largecitieswiththeirsuburbs）ofmorethanamillion

peopleeach-alargeproportionthaninGermanyorEnglish,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics（统计）

ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholivein

areasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutof

towncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishard

tosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.Butmoreandmorethetypical

Americanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.

16.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureand

forestry?

A.About25million.B.Morethan25million

C.Lessthan25millionD.Lessthan225million

17.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivingin

metropolitanareas?

A.theUnitedStates.B.Germany

C.France.D.England

18.What'sthemeaningoftheword"metropolitan“inthemiddleofthepassage?

A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.

C.Ofurbanareas.D.Ofruralareas.

19.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?

A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.

B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.

C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.

D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.

20.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?

A.Becausetheyarethesame.

B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.

C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.

D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.

Passage3

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosay

thatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwe

dideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveany

writtenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsin

theircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywritten

recordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,we

knowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwrite

andleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthe

peoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.

Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeen

madeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformany

generations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall

"rememberedhistory9.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluableto

usaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagain

inspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstories

areoftenveryhelpful.

21.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?

A.”Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.

B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.

C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.

D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

22.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause.

A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime

B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite

23."Rememberedhistory“refersto.

A.historybasedonaperson'simagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth

C.songsanddancedaboutthemostimportantevents

D.bothBandC

24.“Rememberedhistory“isregardedasvaluableonlywhen.

A.itiswrittendownB.nowrittenaccountisavailable

C.itprovestobetrueD.peopleareinterestedinit

25.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowif

theancientpeoplehad.

A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent

B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings

D.mademoresongsanddances

PartHI语法与词汇选择题

26.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewas

busyforherexamination.

A.toprepareB.tobepreparedC.preparingD.beingprepared

27.Thecomputerdoesn'tworkwell.Somethingwrong.

A.canhavegoneB.shouldhavegone

C.musthavegoneD.oughttohavegone

28.AlthoughMaryissatisfiedwithhersuccess,shewonderswillhappentoherprivate

life.

A.howB.whoC.whatD.that

29.TheconcertusuallytakesplaceatthePeople9sSquare,withthe

audienceontheground.

A.seatingB.seatedC.beseatingD.toseat

30.Ifthewholeprogrambeforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeen

lost.

A.wasnotplannedB.werenotplanned

C.wouldnotbeplannedD.hadnotbeenplanned

31.Isn'titaboutthetimeyoutodomorningexercises?

A.beganB.beginC.shouldbeginD.havebegun

32.1amverygratefultoyouforwhatyou'vegivenmeandyouhavedoneforme.

A.whichB.thatC.allwhatD.allthat

33.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhomerememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor.

A.whensheB.thatsheC.andsheD.she

34.Determinedtoasifeverythingwerenormal,herespondedwithakindof

indifference.

A.carryonB.accountforC.bringupD.getthrough

35.Hetoarrangealoanthroughafinancecompany.

A.triedB.succeededC.managedD.endeavored

36.Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingandintelligent.,Ican'tspeaktoohighlyofhim.

A.AsaresultB.InawordC.BythewayD.Onthecontrary

37.1goingtothedoctor,butIwishIhadn't

A.pickoutB.makeoutC.giveoffD.putoff

38.Youngchildrenoftencan'tbetweenTVprogramsandcommercials.

A.separateB.distinguishC.compareD.contrast

39.ThemorningpaperastoryaboutdemonstrationsinNewYorkandWashingtonD.C.

A.carriedB.extendedC.broughtD.took

40.Andwhatwehavegottoisadisgrace.

A.comeupwithB.catchupwithC.putupwithD.keepupwith

PartIV.完形填空

Youwillfindthatcollegeclassesareverydifferentfromhighschoolclasses.Youwillhave

moreworkandresponsibilitieswithoutbeingpushedasmuch.41,youwillhavemore

freedom-freedomtochoosewhattostudy,whentostudy,or42tostudy.Youwillneedto

exercisemaximumself-discipline.Thisisthehardestkindofdisciplinebecauseitis

self-imposed（志愿的），andyouhaveonlyyourselfto43.Thedecisionsyoumake44

yourstudyhabitswillbea45factorinyoursuccess,orlackofsuccessincollege.

46,youwilldiscoverthatyourinstructors47theonesyouhavehadpreviously.

Theywillexpectyouto48more48inyourstudyhabitsandtimemanagement.

Rememberthatmuchofyourlearningtakesplaceoutsidetheclassroom.Yourinstructorwillgive

youadditionalhelpoutsideofclassifthereisevidencethatyouareputtingmaximumeffortinto

course.

49yourabilitiesandskillmastery,youwillneedtomanageyourtimeeffectivelyin

ordertosucceedincollege.Aschedule50efficientuseoftimewillenableyoutoincludeboth

workandplay.Whenyougetajob,youwillsoondiscoverthatyoudonotworkonlywhenyou

wishandasyouwish.(221words)

41.A.OntheotherhandB.Ontheonehand

C.NeverthelessD.Therefore

42.A.ifB.whetherC.whyD.who

43.A.turntoB.answertoC.respondtoD.actas

44.A.ofB.toC.towardsD.concerning

45.A.determiningB.demandingC.decidingD.depending

46.A.HoweverB.NeverthelessC.InadditionD.Exceptthat

47.A.differfromB.aresimilartoC.differinD.arealike

48.A.take...partB.throw...yourselfC.plunge...yourselfD.take...initiative

49.A.InspiteofB.Concerning

C.RegardlessofD.Ontheconditionof

50.A.relatedtoB.carriedonC.reliedonD.basedon

Test2

Parti日常会话

1.-Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?

A.OK,butIhavetogotoameetingnow

B.No,Ican't

C.rdloveto,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents

D.Idon?tknow

2.-Hi,isMarythere,please?

A.Holdon.Tilgether.B.No,sheisn'there.

C.Yes,sheliveshere.D.Yes,whatdoyouwant?

3.一Pleasehelpyourselftothefish.

A.Thanks,butfishdoesn'tagreewithme

B.Sorry,Ican'thelp

C.Idon'tlikefish

D.No,Ican't

4.-Hurryup,please,orTilbelate.

A.Sorrysir,butthetrafficisthicknowB.Well,it'salright,sir

C.Howcanyousaythat,sir?D.Oh,wearegoingtherightway

5.-Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytotheairport?

A.Don'taskthatB.Sorry,I'mastrangerhere

C.No,Ican'tsaythatD.No,you5redrivingtoofast

6.-Howaboutgoingtothecinematonight,Jane?

A.Idon'tthinkso

B.Tmsorry.Ihavetodrivemymotherhometonight

C.Nevermind

D.Takeiteasy

7.一Areyoureadytoorderdesert,please?

A.Yes,pleaseB.Pleasedon'torderit

C.No,don'tmentionitD.Yes,rdliketohavesomechocolatecake

8.-DidTomtellyoutowatertheflowers?

A.No.AndsodidIB.No.AndneitherdidI

C.Hedid.AndsoIdidD.Hedid.AndsodoI

9.-Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater?

A.Tdratherstayhereifyoudon'tmind

B.Sorry,Idon'tlikeneither

C.Certainly,whynot?

D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces

10.-Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme?

A.Yes,youcanB.Ofcourse,Iliketo

C.No,Idon'tmindD.Certainly,pleasedo

Partll阅读理解

Passage1

WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedthequestion,

“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148

Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthat

themajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity'simageasanunhealthy

place,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobe

importanttothelongevityofthoseinterviewed.

Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitfora

bus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouses

havenoelevators,andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocal

supermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking.

Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.

Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustride

incars.

11.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain.

A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses

B.thecauseofMrs.Groeger9sdeath

C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger

D.theimageofcitiesingeneral

12.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome.

A.benefitsofwalkingB.occasionsforwalkingincitylife

C.commentsmadebycitypeopleD.problemsofcityliving

13.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful.

A.totaketheelevatorB.towalkupthestairs

C.torideinacarD.tofindanalternativetowalking

14.Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause.

A.theydon'tlivenearbusinessareasB.theydon'tneedtheexercise

C.theyneverhaveparkingproblemsD.theycan'taffordtotakethebus

15.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat.

A.airpollutionisnotserious

B.anyonecanlivetobe107

C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity

D.walkingishealthfulexercise

Passage2

ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld'sgreatest

dramatist.Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.Every

Englishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allofususe

words,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare9swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommon

propertyoftheEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesource

ofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletand

complainedthatitwasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations.

Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesofthe

Englishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;

Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand.

Thereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyofthe

EnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyis

wellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsof

Englishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare,sday.

16.Englishpeople.

A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld'sgreatestdramatist

B.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld'sgreatestdramatist

C.aresurewhoistheworld'sgreatestdramatist

D.donotcarewhoistheworld'sgreatestdramatist

17.EveryEnglishmanknows.

A.moreorlessaboutShakespeare

B.Shakespeare,butonlyslightly

C.allShakespeare'swritings

D.onlythenameofthegreatestEnglishwriter

18.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Weuseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare'swritings.

B.Shakespeare'swritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningtospeak

English.

C.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginsofthewordstheyuse.

D.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromthewritingsofShakespeare.

19.Whatdoestheword"proverb"mean?

A.Familiarsayings.B.Shakespeare?splays.

C.Complaints.D.Actorsandactresses.

20.WhyisitworthwhiletostudythevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglish?

A.EnglishwordshavechangedalotsinceShakespeare9stime

B.BydoingsoonecanbefullyawareoftherichnessoftheEnglishlanguage.

C.EnglishwordsarenowbeingusedinthesamewayasinShakespeare5stime

D.BeginnersmayhavedifficultylearningsomeaspectsofEnglishusage.

Passage3

Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:theyprovidehimwoodandother

products;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought（干旱）andfloods.

Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdofthese

servicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascut

themdowninlargenumbers.

Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,

withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebare

andpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.

Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficult

sometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplant

andlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducate

thepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.

Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:for

wheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthe

soil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallson

hardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaythe

richtopsoilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthless

desert.

21.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways,themostimportantofwhichisthatthey

can.

A.keephimfromthehotsunshine

B.enablehimtobuildwarships

C.makehimdrawquickprofitfromthem

D.protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods

22.It'sagreatpitythat.

A.manisonlyinterestedinbuildingempires

B.maniseagertoprofitfromtrees

C.manhasn'trealizedtheimportanceoftreestohim

D.manhasn'tfoundoutthathehaslostalltrees

23.Soonerorlatertheforestswilldisappear.

A.unlessacountryhasaplentysupplyoftrees

B.unlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtrees

C.unlessallpeoplearetaughttheimportanceofplantingtrees

D.unlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewhocuttreesinsteadofplantingthem

24.Theword"bind"inParagraph5means"

A.towashawayB.tomakewet

C.tomakestaytogetherD.toimprove

25.Whenthereisaheavyrain,treescanhelptopreventfloods,astheycan.

A.keeprainfromfallingdowntosoftground

B.causethesoiltoallowrainwatertosinkin

C.preventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway

D.makethetopsoilsticktogether

PartIII语法与词汇选择题

26.TOEFLisatestforstudentsnativelanguageisnotEnglish.

A.thatB.ofwhomC.whoseD.which

27.HetoldmehowhehadgivenmeshelterandprotectionwithoutwhichIofhunger.

A.wouldbediedB.woulddieC.wouldhavediedD.willdie

28.Thisarticledealswiththenaturalphenomenonwhichmostinterestingtoeveryone.

A.areB.isC.theyareD.itis

29.Hestudiedhardinhisyouth,contributedtohisgreatsuccessinlaterlife.

A.thatB.itC.whatD.which

30.ThepopulationofmanyAlaskancitieshasdoubledinthepastthreeyears.

A.largethanB.asgreatasC.morethanD.asmanyas

31.He'sdeterminedtofinishthejoblongittakes.

A.nomatterB.howeverC.whereverD.whatever

32.Hardlyevergetagoodjobthesedayswithoutagoodeducation.

A.peoplemightB.peoplecanC.dopeopleD.havepeople

33.NowhereelseintheworldmoreattractivescenerythaninSwitzerland.

A.youcanfindB.isfoundC.canyoufindD.hasbeenfound

34.Childrenlearnbestbystudyingattheirown____.

A.rateB.speedC.paceD.growth

35.Thecommitteeisdueto____itsreportbytheendofthisyear.

A.releaseB.relieveC.relateD.retain

36.She'sanonlychild,buttheydidn'treally____her.

A.hurtB.damageC.spoilD.harm

37.Hisparents____himtheopportunitytogotouniversity.

A.ignoredB.neglectedC.refusedD.denied

38.alloureffortstosavetheschool,theauthoritiesdecidedtocloseit.

A.AsforB.BesidesC.ExceptD.Despite

39.Forasuccessfulbusiness,friendlyandstaffareessential.

A.sufficientB.effectiveC.efficientD.respective

40.Totheirnewshampoo,theyaresellingitathalfpriceforamonth.

A.progressB.proceedC.promoteD.propose

PartIV.完形填空

Hehasbeenproclaimed"thefinestmindalive”,“thegreatestgeniusofthelate20thcentury”,

and“Einstein'sheir（继承人）Knowntomillions,41,forhisbookABriefHistoryofTime

（《时间简史》）,StephenHawkingisastarscientistinmorewaysthanone.Hisgift42

revealingthemysteriesoftheuniverseinastylethatnon-scientistscanenjoy43Hawkingan

instantcelebrity（名人）andhisbookabestsellerin