D. how to understand everything and behave properly
17. For the first few weeks, Helen hardly learned anything because______ （D）
A. Anne spelled only simple words into Helen's hands B. Helen confused milk and mug
C. Anne gave Helen a doll and spelled the word d-o-1-1 D. Helen did not really see her teacher’s point
18. One day, Anne stopped her lesson and took Helen to the well ______ （C）
A. probably to pump some water B. probably to let Helen have rest
C. probably to change her teaching method
D. probably to let water flow into Helen's hands
19. The significance of the incident that day was that ______. （B）
A. Helen came to know every one of her family B. Helen came to know the name of every thing C. Helen learnt hundreds of words
D. Helen learnt that every thing has a name
20. Years later Helen referred to this incident as the moment when she was reborn because ______ from then on. （A）
A. she began a life completely new B. she was given a life again
C. she began to live like a human being D. she was given a light in the darkness
Passage 5
\became popular as a greeting with the invention of the telephone. It is said that Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, was the first person to use \in a telephone conversation. For the first several years that telephones were in service, the opening phrase in a conversation was usually. \for the two parties to hear each other, and because the phones weren't completely reliable. Nevertheless, \speech.
Many different words have been used over time to attract a distant person's attention. \has had many variations throughout the history of the English language. It may have originated as a variation of the familiar \was probably \sometimes called the \hail.\In the sixteenth century, a common form was \or \Later, there were many variations, such as \\sounds traveled well when they were shouted. The Vikings also had a war cry that was similar in sound to these words of greeting. Most calling words and greetings had an echoic origin, because they were meant to travel long distances across water or hills.
21.This passage is about _____. （C）
A. talking on the telephone B. ways of greeting people C. shouting messages D. spelling mistakes
22. When sailors greeted another ship they shouted____ （C）
A. \ B. \ C. \ D. \23.We can understand from this passage that ______ （C）
A. Vikings had very loud voices.
B. the telephone has caused many changes
C. some words in common use today were derived from similar words used long ago
D. Alexander Graham Bell was a great man
24. The writer examines the word hello by ______. （B）
A. studying its Latin and Greek roots B. tracing its historical uses as a greeting
C. comparing it with greetings in foreign languages D. repeating it over and over again
25. Echoic means ______. （A）
A. sounding like an echo B. music C. empty D. sickly
Passage 6
Do you have any phobias —those illogical fears of perfectly ordinary things? Many people suffer from claustrophobia. They feel uneasy in closed spaces— elevators, for example. They feel a tightening in the chest every time an elevator door closes in front of them. The palms of their hands begin to sweat, and they try to hold their breath until they arrive at their floor. Others suffer from acrophobia, the fear of high places. Being anywhere near a vertical drop causes a panic attack. They often feel a force pull in them towards the edge. Obviously they stay away from mountain ledges, but everyday locations can also be a problem. Imagine being forced to sit in the front row of the balcony in a theater. If you have acrophobia, you constantly feel as if you are going to fall toward and down onto the seats beneath. Not the best way to enjoy a play, is it?
More unusual phobias include the fear of open spaces (agoraphobia), the fear of running water (hydrophobia), and the fear of spiders (arachnid-phobia). And of course, snakes, mice, and various insects can all cause irrational fears out of all proportion to their size. Once ridiculed, such fears are now taken seriously by therapists, who have developed various techniques to help sufferers come to terms with their fears and to finally overcome them. 26. Phobias are illogical fears of______ (B)
A. frightening things B. common things C. simple things D. strange things 27. If a person feels uneasy in closed spaces, he suffers from______ (C)
A. agoraphobia B. hydrophobia C. claustrophobia D. arachnid-phobia
28. According to the passage, it is ______ for phobia sufferers to \through therapy. (A)
A. possible B. impossible C. hard D. expensive 29. If you stay away from mountain edges, ______ . (D)
A. you will not suffer from acrophobia B. you will also suffer from acrophobia
C. you will suffer from more serious acrophobia D. you will suffer from less serious acrophobia
30. According to the passage, a phobia, such as the fear of spiders or mice, is not related to the
______ of the animal or insect. (A)
A. size B. color C. type D. height
Passage 7
The next great land area that man hopes to colonize is the moon. In size it is nearly equal to the area of North and South America. However, it presents a hostile environment. Temperatures range from + 120 to - 150 degrees Centigrade. There is no air, no water.
Today there is considerable scientific speculation about living on the moon. When man will begin life on the lunar surface is still not determined. But experts believe that colonization will take place in three steps. First, there will be increasing periods of exploration with temporary shelters. These periods will be followed by longer stays with housing under the surface of the
moon and daily necessities brought by the colonizers themselves. Finally, colonies that are self-supporting will be established.
The principal job of the early settlers will be to stay alive. They will have to plant crops under huge domes to produce food and oxygen and find water sources. After this is done, the settlers will have time to explore the possibilities of commercial development and to make discoveries important to science.
The characteristics of the moon that make it bad for human survival may make it ideal for certain kinds of manufacturing. Operations requiring a vacuum, extreme cold, or sterility are examples. Precision ball bearings, industrial diamonds or pharmaceuticals might be produced on the moon.
31.The area of the moon is (A)
A. about the same as that of North and South America B. larger than that of North and South America C. equal to that of North and South America
D. far smaller than that of North and South America 32.The temperature on the moon can be as high as. (C)
A. -150 B. +270 C . +120 D. -30 33.According to this passage, the colonization of the moon ____. (C)
A. will soon be realized B. can be done under the lunar surface C. is being speculated by many scientists D. sounds entirely impossible
34.To stay alive on the moon, the early settlers must first of all be able to ____. (B)
A. develop commerce
B. get enough food, oxygen and water C. make discoveries important to science
D. explore the possibilities of industrial development
35.Though the environment on the moon is bad for human survival, it is very good for. (A)
A. making such things as industrial diamonds B. all kinds of manufactured goods C. medical operations D. commercial development
Passage 8
In Switzerland, six miles west of Geneva, lies a collection of laboratories and buildings, and most curious of all, a circular mound of earth more than 650 feet in diameter. This cluster has unique importance. It is Europe's one and only atomic city dedicated to investigation of the atom for peaceful purposes.
The strange buildings belong to the European Council for Nuclear Research, more popularly known, from its French initials, as CERN. The council was born when a handful of statesmen and scientific experts met in Paris in 1950. Their aim was \establish an organization providing for collaboration among European states in nuclear research of a pure scientific and fundamental character.\
The CERN agreement was signed in 1953, and work on the atomic city began in 1954. Today CERN's facilities are among the most modern and the most diversified in the world. Impressive as the scientific aspect may be, the real significance of CERN may lie with the thousand people—the scientists, lab workers, and administrative crew drawn from the fourteen member nations—who populate it. British engineers work side by side with Swiss electricians, Yougoslav nuclear physicists, and Dutch mathematicians. The official languages are French and English, with German an unofficial third. But CERN is no tower of Babel—the language of science is universal and all-embracing.
36.The European Council for Nuclear Research was evolved by ____. (D)
A. the officers of the United Nations
B. a group of European scientists
C. the statesmen and scientists of Switzerland D. a handful of statesmen and scientific experts
37.CERN was established with the aim of promoting ____. (A)
A. nuclear research of a fundamental character
B. collaboration among the world's nuclear scientists C. pure study in all fields of science D. both A and B
38.CERN's facilities for research are ____. (C)
A. limited but effective B. among the best in the world C. rapidly expanding D. both A and C
39.The selection says that CERN is not a tower of Babel because _ (B) A. work is the common denominator of all the staff. B. the language of science is universal
C. CERN has adopted only two official languages D. all the workers are drawn from one country
40.The real significance of CERN may lie in its staff because they. (B)
A. work in international harmony B. come from all over the world
C. are investigating all phases of human conduct
D. are eliminating the problems of individual nationalism
Passage 9
Ben was a poor man with a large family. One morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his home. The wood belonged to a rich gentleman, and Ben had no right to go there. But, in the wood there were lots of rabbits and birds that were good to eat, and Ben determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on the rich man's face as he saw the gun in Ben's hands. Ben's heart sank with tear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to these people and said to the gentleman, \this morning?\to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Ben with suspicion, he said, \you so early in the morning?\\sir,\said Ben, \just come out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite.\The whole crowd burst into laughter at Ben's ready wit, and with a smile the rich man walked on, leaving Ben to try his luck with the rabbits. 41. This is a story about ______. (C)
A. a rich man who owned a big wood B. a poor man who lived all by himself
C. a clever man who tried to get something to eat for his breakfast D. a hunter with a large family
42. One morning Ben went to a wood ______. (C)
A. to get a little exercise B. to take in some fresh air
C. hoping to get something to eat
D. to visit the rich owner
43. There was a look of anger on the rich man's face. Why? (B)
A. He was not expecting Ben at this early hour. B. He knew Ben was there hunting.