A. for B. inD. fromC. with D. to
7 0. Many American people are trying to keep their weight. A. up B. down C. on D. with
71.You return the book today. You can keep it till next week if you like. A. cannot B. may not C. must not D. needn’t 72.The paint is wet. You touch it.
A. oughtn’t B. would rather C. mustn’t D. had better 73.—The air is so fresh here, we go out for a walk? 一Great. Let
A. shall B. should C. will D. need
74.1don’t know whether it will rain or not,but if it , I shall stay at home. A. will B. rain C. was D. does 75. is no possibility Bob can win the first prize in the match. A. There, that B. It, that C. There, whether D. It, whether
76.1won’t give you any help you tell me the truth. A. unless B. since C. if D. even if
77. I prefer a color TV, I have to buy a black and white one this time. A. As B. Since C. Because D. Although
78.The books in this library are those in that one. A. three times more than B. three times bigger than C. three times many as D. as three times more as 79.There isn’t on campus today.
A. something new B. new something C. anything new D. new anything 80.Mr. Zhang asked me if these islands to Japan.
A. belong B. are belonging C. are belonged D. have been belonged
II. Reading Comprehension 阅读理解 Passage 1
Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, butmoved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in theengineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government duringthe Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfredbegan his own study of explosives in his father^ lab. He had never been to school or university but had taughthimself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist , speakingSwedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to endthe wars, and thepeace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provideprizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial tohis interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.
1.Where was Alfred Nobel bom? He was born in . A. Sweden B. Stockholm
C. Russia D. Moscow
2.What did Immanuel Nobel invent during the Crimean War? A. The engineering industry. B. A strong position. C. Landmine. D. Study of explosives.
3.Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden? Because his father . A. went bankrupt B. was put in prison C. was ill D. died
4.How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up? He built up companies in different countries. A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 D. 80
5.What was Alfred Nobel always searching for? . A. More time and more money B. A meaning to life C. How to end the war D. The peace between nations
Passage 2
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was verysick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lendthem the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, uOnly a miracle can save him novv,,, thelittle girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She hurried toa drugstore (药店)with the money in lw hand. “And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for niy littlebrother,” the girl answered. “He,s really,really sick and 1 want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.So how i仙ch does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here,child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with asmile. “Listen,if it isn’t enough,I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.” A well-dressedman heard it and asked, 4 1.What was the trouble in the little girl’s family? A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had no money. C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B. 2.In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be . A. something interesting B. something beautiful C. some wonderful medicine D. some good food 3.The little girl said again and again “...1 can try and get some more.” That shows . A. she had still kept some money B. she hoped not to be refused C. There was no need to worry about money D. she thought money was easy to get 4.What made the miracle happen? A. The girPs love for her brother. B. The girl’s money. C. The medicine from the drugstore. D. Nobody can tell. 5. From the passage we can infer (推断)that . A. The doctor didn’t ask for any pay B. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on C. The little girl is lovely but not so clever D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought Passage 3 Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is nowwriting a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earthmonsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. Theyhave thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monstershave a hole in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put waterinto the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to pace in tin boxes. At night,the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it. 1.Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very . A. strange B. nice C. different D. beautiful 2.Shlander thinks man on the earth is . A. a monkey B. an earth monster C. a tin box D. a strange world 3.The earth monster doesn’t have . A. heads, arms and legs B. brown or yellow strings on its head C. a hole on its face D. a swing on its body 4.The earth monsters don’t put A. nice things C. fire 5.The square window box is _ A. a car or a bus B. a very small earth monster C. a TV set D. a radio Passage 4 Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁)fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏)that their owners had to leave them,and fifteen othershad broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital,and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after thestorm.A fanner, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.UI was eating with my wife and children,he said, <4When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later ourhouse fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. Iwent back inside andfound him, safe but very frightened.Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. Sheran outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said,“A few minutes later,the roof came down.” Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的)area and the welfare department (福利机构)broughtthem food, clothes and shelter. 1 ? How many homes altogether (总共)were damaged in the storm? A.Fourteen B. Twenty-one C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six 2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began? A. He was in bed. B. He was inside the house. C. He was outside the house. D. He was on the roof. 3.Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because . A.her husband knew there would be a storm B.they were all outside the house when tlie storm became worse A C.she felt the house was moving D.the welfare department helped her 4.The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means . A. something to eat B. something to wear C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay 5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? A. A Terrible Storm B. A Lucky Woman C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People Passage 5 We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world,and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. Ifs true thatmale mosquito doesn’t bite(咬)and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She isalways