成败：Passage 1
In one way of thinking, failure is also part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider-story” is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times to span the gap. On the seventh time, he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart (become encouraged or more confident) and to have gone on to defeat the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often. He replied, “Failure? I have no failures. Now I know 50,000 ways it won’t work.”
So what (如此那又如何)? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?
Second, is the goal you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.
The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.”
1. This passage deals with ___________ .
A. failure and success
B. two sides of failure
C. the “spider-story” C. the invention of light bulb
2. In the first paragraph, the author talks mainly about .
A. the value of failure
B. how people fail
C. famous failures
D. how not to fail
3. Robert Bruce was put in the passage to show that .
A. failure must come before success
B. failure isn’t all bad
C. nature will help us if we let it
D. people who fail have plenty of company
4. One thing the writer doesn’t tell you to do to cope with failure is to .
A. check out your goals to see if they are right for you
B. think about failure as part of life
C. think about failure to find out what went wrong
D. avoid things that are beyond you
5. Even if we have failed, we should __________ .
A. not think about it any more
B. take it easy
C. learn to live with others in the same house
D. learn to accept it babdd
通识教育：Passage Two
“The more you learn, the more you earn,”said the pop singer Cindy Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma—at the age of 35! Although Cindy made it without a high school degree, most people don’t. In the U.S.A. today, about 75% of jobs require some education or technical training beyond high school. The lowest wage earners in the U.S.A. are those without high school degrees; college graduates outearn those without college education; people with master’s degrees outearn those with only a bachelor’s; and the
highest incomes of all are earned by people with advanced professional or academic degrees. These generalizations explain why the majority of young Americans go to college. However, despite the averages, more diplomas don’t always mean more money. Many skilled blue-collar workers, salespeople, and business executives outearn college professors and scientific researchers. And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else!
But a college education is not only preparation for a career; it is also (or should be) preparation for life. In addition to courses in their major field of study, most students have time to take elective courses. They may take classes that help them understand more about human nature, government, the arts, sciences, or whatever else interests them.
Going to college is becoming the automatic next step after high school. Today, more than half of American high school graduates enroll in college. But recent high school graduates no longer dominate the college campuses. Today, it is quite common for adults of all ages to come back to college either for career advancement or personal growth. By 2000, about half of all American college students were older than 25 and 20% of them were over 35.
6. We can learn from Cindy’s story that ___________ .
A. people cannot be successful without a high school diploma
B. Cindy was not successful until she got her high school diploma
C. Cindy would surely continue her higher education
D. Cindy dropped out of high school when she was young.
7. The main idea of this passage is that _________ .
A. it is never too old to go to college
B. why Americans go to college
C. more diplomas don’t always mean more money
D. most jobs require some education beyond high school
8. On average, the highest income earners are _________ .
A. master and Ph. D holders
B. blue-collars and salespeople
C. professors and scientific researchers
D. sports and music stars
9. All of the following is mentioned as the functions of college education except that .
A. It is preparation for a successful life
B. it is preparation for a career
C. it can make people’s life more colorful
D. it can help people understand more about human nature
10. More adult Americans are going back to college in order to _______ .
A. get promotion
B. raise their social status dbdcc
C. have a better job or better life
D. meet the demands of their employers
人类需求理论：Passage Three
Most conceptions of the process of motivation begin with the assumption that behavior is, at least in part, directed towards the attainment of goals or towards the satisfaction of needs or motives. Accordingly, it is appropriate to begin our consideration of motivation in the work place by examining the motives for working. Simon points out that an organization should be able to secure the participation of a person by offering him inducements (引诱; 诱因; 刺激) which contribute in some way to at least one of his goals. The kinds of inducements offered by an organization are varied, and if they are effective in maintaining participation they must
necessarily be based on the needs of the individuals.
Maslow examines in detail what these needs are. He points out not only that there are many needs ranging from basic physiological drives such as hunger to a more abstract desire for self-realization, but also that they are arranged in a hierarchy（等级制度）whereby (by which) the lower-order needs must to a large degree be satisfied before the higher-order ones come into play (begin to be active or have an influence).
One of the most obvious ways in which work organizations attract and retain members is through the realization that economic factors are not the only inducement for working as indicated by Morse and Weiss. In line with (in accordance with) the social respect and self-realization needs discussed by Maslow, factors such as associations with others, self-respect gained through the work, and a high interest value of the work can serve effectively to induce people to work.
11. Simon points out that ________.
A. the needs of individuals range from hunger to self-realization
B. effective inducements must be based on what individuals want
C. economic factors are not the only inducement for working
D. inducements must not be too varied
12. According to Maslow, a work organization is able to motivate people to work by _____.
A. satisfying their physiological needs
B. satisfying their self-realization needs
C. satisfying hierarchy of their higher-order need
D. first satisfying their lower-order needs
13. Lower-order needs concern a person's ____________.
A. essential physical needs C. self-realization
B. self-respect D. working relationships with others
14. Which of the following is NOT a higher need that attracts people to work?
A. Association with others. C. Interest value of the work.
B. Possibility of earning a good salary D. Cultivation of self-respect.
15. Which of the following statements may be supported by Morse and Weiss?
A. Physiological needs are the most basic.
B. There is a hierarchy of needs that must be met.
C. Economic factors are the greatest inducement.
D. Personal esteem and the gaining of power is the most important factor. bdabc
不平等问题：Passage Four
These days we hear a lot of nonsense about the ‘great classless society’. The idea that the twentieth century is the age of the common man has become one of the great clichés (陈词滥调) of our time. The same old arguments are put forward in evidence. Here are some of them: monarchy as a system of government has been completely discredited (声名狼藉). The monarchies that survive have been deprived of all political power. Inherited wealth has been savagely reduced by taxation and, in time, the great fortunes will disappear altogether. In a number of countries the victory has been complete. The people rule; the great millennium has become a political reality. But has it? Close examination doesn’t bear out (support) the claim.
It is a fallacy (谬见) to suppose that all men are equal and that society will be leveled out if you provide everybody with the same educational opportunities. (It is debatable whether you can ever provide everyone with the same educational opportunities, but that is another question.) The fact is that nature distributes brains and ability with a total disregard for the principle of equality. The old rules of the jungle, ‘survival of the fittest’, and ‘might is right’ are still with us. The spread of education has destroyed the old class system and created a new one. R ewards are based on merit. For ‘aristocracy’ (贵族统治) read ‘meritocracy’ (精英统治); in other respects, society remains unaltered: the class system is rigidly maintained.
Genuine ability, animal cunning (狡诈), skill, the knack (技巧;诀窍) of seizing opportunities, all bring material rewards. And what is the first thing people do when they become rich? They use their wealth to secure the best possible opportunities for their chil dren, to give them ‘a good start in life’. For all the lip service we pay (口头支持) to the idea of equality, we do not consider this wrong in the western world. Private schools which offer unfair advantages over state schools are not banned because one of the principles in a democracy is that people should be free to choose how they will educate their children. In this way, the new meritocracy can perpetuate (永久存在) itself to a certain extent: an able child from a wealthy home can succeed far more rapidly than his poorer counterpart. Wealth is also used indiscriminately (不加鉴别地) to further political ends (aims or purposes). It would be almost impossible to become the leader of a democracy without massive financial backing. Money is as powerful a weapon as ever it was.
In societies wholly dedicated to the principle of social equality, privileged private education is forbidden. But even here people are rewarded according to their abilities. In fact, so great is the need for skilled workers that the least able may be neglected. Bright children are carefully and expensively trained to become future rulers. In the end, all political ideologies boil down (归结为) to the same thing: class divisions persist whether you are ruled by a feudal king or an educated peasant.
16. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Equality of opportunity in the twentieth century has not destroyed the class system.
B. Equality means money.
C. There is no such society as classless society.
D. Nature can’t give you a classless society.
17.According to the author, the same educational opportunities can’t get rid of inequality
because _______________.
A. the principle ‘survival of the fittest’ exists.
B. nature ignores equality in dispensing brains and ability.
C. material rewards are for genuine ability.
D. people have the freedom how to educate their children.
18.Who can obtain more rapid success?
A. Those with the best opportunities.
B. Those with the best brains.
C. Those with wealth.
D. Those who have the ability to catch at opportunities.
19.Why does the author say the new meritocracy can perpetuate itself to a certain extent?
Because ________________.
A. money decides everything.
B. private schools offer advantages over state schools.
C. people are free to choose the way of educating their children.
D. wealth is used for political ends.
20.According to the author, ‘class divisions’ refers to ________________.
A. genius and stupidity.
B. different opportunities for people.
C. oppressor and the oppressed.
D. the rich and the poor. abcad
博弈论：Passage Five
Economics has often been criticized as a science concerned only with the short term, to the exclusion of consideration of how short term goals affect long-term consequences. While it is true that economics is generally focused on achieving short-term maximization of resources, it must be kept in mind that the long term is never neglected. One of the most intrinsic concepts in the field of economics is game theory, which examines how the choices immediately facing an individual will affect his subsequent breadth of choices that emerge afterward.
For example, consider the case of a manager of a business who must decide whether to create a shoddy product, aware of the fact that ignorant buyers will buy an equal amount of the item regardless of its quality, since they know nothing about it yet. Assume that creating a shoddy product is less expensive than creating merchandise of higher quality. Short-term economics would argue that it is the best course of action for the manager to create the low-quality item, since the same reward would be achieved for a lower price.
More properly applied economics, however, would demand further consideration, taking into account the long-term. While creating a shoddy product in the long term would boost short-term profits, it would also cause buyers not to purchase from the manager’s company in the future, resulting in a significant loss in long-term profits. Consequently, the boost in short term profit would have to be weighed against the loss in long-term profits, providing a more realistic and applicable aspect to the decision making process. When game theory comes into play, economics becomes a more useful tool in real world situations.
Have examined the way in which game theory is applied, its name now makes sense. Game theory is similar to a chess game, in which the effects of one’s choices on the other players in the “game” must be considered prior to action. In that sense, the application of economics to practical decision-making becomes at once more complicated yet more sensible. One must always be thinking ahead and anticipating future scenarios based on current situations, for although economics is concerned with maximization, maximization is a long-term, not a short-term, goal.
21. According to the passage, which of the following is not necessarily true?
A. Excluding game theory, economics is a short-sighted science.
B. Game theory is only properly applied when future decisions are considered.
C. Maximization is a goal that can only be achieved in the long-term.
D. Game theory leads managers to make correct decisions with the application of
economics.
22. In Para. 3, “…the boost in short term profit would have to be weighed against the loss in
long-term profits…” indicates that _______________.
A. long-term profits are more important than short-term profits
B. both the long-term and the short-term effects must be considered when making
decisions
C. boosts in short-term profits are most often less than loss in long-term profits
D. if decreases in long-term profits exceed increases in short-term profits, the action is
not advisable
23. The passage shows that the author views economics as _____________.
A. a science useful for decision-making in both the long and the short term, as
demonstrated by the example of game theory
B. an entirely applicable science, despite common criticisms of short-sightedness
C. a short sighted science, except for the concept of game theory
D. the most practical and useful method by which to determine the proper solutions to
long and short term questions
24. The main purpose of Para. 4 is to _____________.
A. reiterate the argument that economics is not a short-sighted science
B. summarize the preceding argument presented in the text
C. state the concept of game theory’s application to economics in a condensed version
D. lead the reader to a conclusion supported by the author
25. From the passage we learn that ____________.
A. game theory is arguably the most important aspect of applied economics
B. most people are unaware of the existence of game theory in economics, thus spurring
criticism
C. without game theory, economics is of very little use to practical decision-making
D. game theory makes applied economics more practical and useful cbacd
择业：Passage Six
There are a great many careers in which the increasing emphasis is on specialization. You find these careers in engineering, in production, in statistical work, and in teaching. But there is an increasing demand for people who are able to take in a great area at a glance, people who perhaps do not know too much about any one field. There is, in other words, a demand for people who are capable of seeing the forest rather than the trees, of making general judgments. We can call these people “generalists”. And these “generalists” are particularly needed for positions in administration, where it is their job to see that other people do the work, where they have to plan for oth er people, to organize other people’s work, to begin it and judge it. The specialist understands one field; his educational background is properly technical or professional. The generalist―-and especially the administrator—-deals with people; his concern is with leadership, with planning, and with direction giving. He is an “educated” man; and humanities are his strongest foundation. Very rarely is a specialist capable of being an administrator. And very rarely is a good generalist also a good specialist in a particular field. Any organization needs both kinds of people, though different organizations need them in different proportions. It is your task to find out, during your training period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your career accordingly.
Your first job may turn out to be the right job for you ―― but this is pure accident.
Certainly you should not change jobs constantly or people will become suspicious of your ability to hold any job. At the same time you must not look upon the first job as the final job; it is primarily a training job, an opportunity to understand your-self and your fitness for being an employee.
26. There is an increasing demand for ______ .
A. all-round people in their own field
B. people whose jo b is to organize other people’s work
C. generalists whose educational background is either technical or professional
D. specialists whose chief concern is to provide administrative guidance to others
27. The specialist is ________ .
A. a man whose job is to train other people
B. a man who has been trained in more than one field
C. a man who can see the forest rather than the trees
D. a man whose concern is mainly with technical or professional matters
28. The administrator is _______ .
A. a “trained” man who is more a specialist than a generalist
B. a man who sees the trees as well as the forest
C. a man who is very strong in the humanities
D. a man who is an “educated” specialist
29. During your training period, it is important ______ .
A. to try to be a generalist
B. to choose a profitable job
C. to find an organization which fits you
D. to decide whether you are fit to be a specialist or a generalist
30. A man’s first job __________.
A. is never the right job for him
B. should not be regarded as his final job
C. should not be changed or people will become suspicious of his ability to hold any job
D. is primarily an opportunity to fit himself for his final job bdcdb
求职/简历：Passage Seven
There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper-classified columns. It is sometimes placed among “situations vacant招聘”, although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among “situations wanted 求职”, alt hough it is not placed by someone looking for a job either. What it does is to offer help in applying for a job.
“Contact us before writing your application” or “Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae (cv) or job history (US also resume)”, is how it is usually expressed. The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a
reflection on the current high levels of unemployment. It is also an indication of the growing importance of the curriculum vitae, with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right.
There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application. “Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams”, was about the average lev el of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview. And in these days of full employment the technique worked. The letter proved that you could write and were available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest.
Later, as you moved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter that would distinguish you from the rest. It might be the aggressive approach. “Your search is over. I am the person you are looking for.” was a widely used trick that occasionally succeeded. Or it might be some special feature specially designed for the job in view.
There is no doubt, however, that it is the increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae.
31. The new type of advertisement that is appearing in newspaper columns__________.
A. informs job hunters of the opportunities available
B. promises useful advice to those looking for employment
C. divides available jobs into various types
D. informs employers that people are available for work
32. Nowadays a demand for this specialized type of service has been created because____.
A. there is a lack of jobs available for artistic people
B. there are so many top-level jobs available
C. there are so many people out of work
D. the job history is considered to be a work
33. In the past it was expected that first job hunters would__________________.
A. write an initial letter giving their life history
B. pass some exams before applying for a job
C. have no qualifications other than being able to read and write
D. keep any detailed information until they obtained an interview
34. Later, as one went on to apply for more important jobs, one was advised to include in the
letter_____.
A. something that would attract attention to one’s application
B. a personal opinion about the organization one was trying to join
C. something that would offend the person reading it
D. a lie that one could readily get away with telling
35. The job history has become such an important document because____________.
A. there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised
B. there has been an increase in the number of applicants with degrees
C. jobs are becoming much more complicated nowadays
D. the other processes of applying for jobs are more complicated bcdab
克隆人：Passage Eight
Merely mentioning these beneficial uses of cloning raises difficult ethical questions. The bright hope of gene therapy is dimmed somewhat by the reawaking of eugenic fears. If we can manipulat e embryos to prevent disease, why not go further and seek “enhancements” of human abilities? Greater disease resistance, strength and intelligence all beckon alluringly, but questions abound. Will we be tampering with the diversity that has been the mainstay of human survival in the past? Who will choose the alleged enhancements, and what will prevent a repetition of the terrible racist and coercive eugenic programs of the past?
Even if it proves physically safe the resulting children, human cloning raises its own share of ethics dilemmas. Many wonder, for example, about the psychological well-being of a cloned child. What does it mean in terms of intrafamily relations for someone to be born the identical twin of his or her parent? What pressures will a cloned child experience if, from his or her birth onward, he or she is constantly being compared to an esteemed or beloved person who has already lived? The problem may be more acute if parents seek to replace a diseased child with a cloned replica. Is there, as some ethicists have argued, a “right to one’s unique genotype”, or genetic code ---- a right that cloning violates? Will cloning lead to even more serious violations of human dignity? Some fear that people may use cloning to produce a subordinate class of humans created as tissue or organ donors.
Some of these fears are less substantial than others. Existing laws and institutions should protect people produced by cloning from exploitation. Cloned humans could no more be “harvested” for their organs than people can be today. The more subtle psychological and familial harms are a worry, but they are not unique to cloning. Parents have always imposed unrealistic expectations on their children, and in the wake of (following sth) widespread divorce and remarriage we have grown familiar with unusual family structures and relationships. Clearly, the initial efforts at human cloning will require good counseling for the parents and careful follow-up of the children. What is needed is caution, not necessarily prohibition.
36. The paragraph preceding this passage probably discusses __________.
A. the ways cloned children are created
B. how cloned humans can get benefits
C. what the life of cloned children will be like
D. how people can take advantage of cloning
37. Which of the following is not one of the ethics dilemmas raised by human cloning?
A. How to deal with intrafamily relations for someone who is the identical twin of his father?
B. A great child will experience great pressure if compared to a late scientist
C. To cure a diseased child with donated organs.
D. The physical well-being of a cloned child
38. The harm that may be done to cloned humans and is unique to cloning is __________ .
A. the difficult situation that they face in their family
B. the great pressure that they may suffer
C. to use them as tissue or organ donors
D. to hurt them psychologically
39. The author’s attitude towards human cloning is that __________ .
A. it should be decided by the parent
B. it may be carried out with great care
C. it should be prohibited absolutely
D. it depends on the suggestion of the parents
40. Which of the following is not true?
A. The diversity of humans has been important for human survival. dccbc
B. Laws should protect cloned people from being used as organ donors.
C. Divorce and remarriage have rarely changed usual family structures and relationships.
D. Cloned children may be physically right but difficult to achieve psychological well-being.
营销文化：Passage Nine
Succes sful international marketing doesn’t stop with good translations—other aspects of culture must be researched and understood if marketers are to avoid blunders. When marketers do not understand and appreciate the values, tastes, geography, climate, superstitions, level of literacy, religion, or economic development of a culture, they fail to capture their target market.
For example, when a popular American designer tried to introduce a new perfume in the Latin American market, the product aroused little interest and the company lost a lot of money. Ads for the new fragrance highlighted its fresh camellia scent. What marketers had failed to realize was that camellias are traditionally used for funeral in many South American countries.
Procter and Gamble has been successful in marketing its products internationally for many years. T oday, overseas markets accounts for over one third of its sales. However, the company’s success in this area didn’t happen overnight. Procter and Gamble initially experienced huge los ses because marketing managers did not recognize important cultural differences. For instance, when P& G first entered the Japanese market with its popular Cheer laundry detergent, most Japanese housewives weren’t interested. The promotional campaign that emphasized Cheer as an effective “all temperature” detergent was lost on the Japanese who usually wash clothes in cold water. Although the ad had been quite successful in the United States where clothes are washed in all temperatures, it fell flat in Japan. All of this could have been avoided if P&G marketers had done more preliminary research before launching the campaign. Once P&G changed its strategy and promised superior cleaning in cold water, sales for Cheer picked up dramatically.
The use of numbers can also be a source of problems for international marketers. Since every culture has its own set of lucky and unlucky numbers, companies need to do their homework if they want to avoid marketing blunders. A. U. S. manufacturer of golf balls learned this lesson the hard way when it packaged its product in groups of four for export to Japan. The company couldn’t figure out why the golf balls weren’t selling well until it realized that in Japanese the word for the number four also means death. In Japan four and nine are very unlucky numbers which should be avoided by marketers.
Even illustrations need to be carefully examined. A picture that is culturally offensive can ruin an advertisement even if the written message is properly translated. McDonnell Douglas
Corporation made an unfortunate error in an aircraft brochure for potential customers in India. It included a picture of men wearing turbans, which was not appreciated by the Indians. A company spokesman reported, “It was politely pointed out to us that turbans were distinctly Pakistani Moslem.” The artist for the ad had used an old National Geographic magazine to copy the picture.
41. Why is the new fragrance not popular in Latin countries?
A.People are not interested in this fragrance
B.The fragrance suggests funeral in Latin countries
C.People refuse to accept products made in the USA
D. A terrible mistake was made in translation
42. What does the phrase “pick up” mean here?
A.to take hold of
B.to choose
C.to become better
D.to become worse
43. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A.The word for number four is unlucky in Japan
B.One third of P&G sale is in overseas markets
C.Cheer is not so effective in cold water
D.The picture McDonnell Douglas Corp. used is culturally offensive
44. The golf balls of a U.S. manufacturer didn’t sell well in Japan because___________.
A. they were of poor quality
B. they were packaged in groups of four
C. golf is not popular in Japan
D. they were made in USA
45. What is the main topic of the passage?
A.Cultural oversights can be disastrous
B.The lesson Procter and Gamble learned
C.The superstition about number
D.What illustrations show bccba
Passage Ten
More surprising, perhaps, than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and thriving. As Skolnick notes, Americans are a marrying people: relative to Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. Moreover, after a decline in the early 1970s, the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce rate needs to be taken (consider; understand) in this pro-marriage context: some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry. Thus, marriage remains, by far, the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society.
What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family. Twenty-five years ago, the typical American family consisted of a husband, a wife, and two or three children. Now, there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children. And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife's previous marriage, or the husband's, or both. Sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from
the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses.
Thus one can find the very type of family arrangement. There are marriages without children; marriages with children from only the present marriage; marriages with "full-time" children from the present marriage and "part-time" children from former marriages. There are stepfathers, stepmothers, half-brothers, and half-sisters. It is not all that unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents! These are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family. But even so, even in the midst of all this, there remains one constant; most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.
46. By calling Americans marrying people the author means that ______.
A. Americans are more traditional than Europeans
B. Americans expect more out of marriage than Europeans
C. there are more married couples in U.S. A than in Europe
D. more of Americans, as compared with Europeans, prefer marriage and they accept it
at a younger age
47. Divorced Americans _______.
A. will most likely remarry
B. prefer the way they live
C. have lost faith in marriage
D. are the vast majority of people in the society
48. Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today's American families?
A. A typical American family consists of only a husband and a wife.
B. Many types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable.
C. Americans prefer to have more kids than before.
D. There are no nuclear families any more.
49. "Part-time" children ________.
A. spend some of their time with their half-brothers and some of their time with their
half-sisters
B. spend all of their time with one parent from the previous marriage
C. are shared between the two former spouses
D. cannot stay with "full-time" children
50. Even though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families, ____.
A. the functions of marriage remain unchanged
B. most Americans prefer a second marriage
C. the vast majority of Americans still have faith in marriage
D. all of the above dabcc
高一英语考试试题 命题人：斗鸡中学王生龙白云梅 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：英语知识运用(共三节，满分85分) 第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. Don’t worry too much about making ____ mistakes. They are _____ natural part of learning. A. /; a B. the; / C. /; the D. the; the 2. Tom was very sick with a bad cough, ______ he could neither eat nor sleep. A. as a result B. after all C. anyway D. otherwise 3. Two thirds of the work ____ done by Jimmy, and ___ was done by Nancy. A. was; the rest B. was; the others C. were; the others D. were; the rest 4. I am his best friend, and I will always _______ him. A. look into B. watch over C. join in D. worry 5. With the great dam ___, we’ll have enough electricity f or everyday use. A. complete B. completed C. to be completed D. to complete 6. I advised that he_____ to the hospital at once, but he insisted that he _____ quite well then. A. was sent; felt B. be sent; feel C. be sent; was feeling D. was sent; felt 7. ---- Have you heard that Tom, as well as his parents, _____ moved to Beijing? ---- Really? No _____ I haven’t seen him for a long time. A. have; doubt B. has; wonder C. have; reason D. has; choice 8. The old man had one son and two daughters, ___ treated him well, ____ made him very sad. A. neither of whom; that B. neither of them; which C. none of whom; which D. none of them; that 9. ----Do you have anything to do this afternoon? ----What’s up? ----Let’s go shopping. It’s said that Yimin Shop ___and all the sweaters are sold at half price. ----Why not? A. has closed down B. was closing down C. closes down D. is closing down 10. －John admitted ____in the exam. －That’s why he was not admit ____the skating club. A. cheating…to B. to cheat…by C. cheating…by D. to cheat…to
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二、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分20分） 第一节单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 16. A: I enjoyed the performance very much. B: Yes, it was really good. I think ________ boy in white was the best actor. A: a B: an C: the D: / 17. I always tell my students _________ on the road because it’s really dangerous. A. not to play B. to play not C. not playing D. not play 18. The man called his professor for help because he couldn’t solve the problem by _________. A. herself B. himself C. yourself D. themselves 19. Could you say it again? I can’t understand __________ you are talking about. A. how B. when C. what D. which 20. --- Must I finish my homework now? --- No, you ________. You can go home now. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 21. There is _________ news about this movie star in the newspaper. Where can I get some? A. many B. a few C. a lot D. little
重庆大学《大学英语》课程大纲 2003年10月 一、课程的目的、性质和任务： 建立适合我校大学英语教学实际的个性化教学、学习体系，实行分类指导、分层教学的外语教学模式，改革教学方法，建立以学生为主体，教师为主导的新的学习观，实行多媒体环境下的大班教学、以口头交流和写译为主的小班教学以及个别指导和自主学习相结合的教学方式，强调实用性外语人生中最幸福的就是身体健康 教学，突出学生的参与性，教学内容的实用性，教师作用的指导性和教学方式的实践性，使学生在今后的工作和社会交往中能用英语有效地进行口头和书面信息交流，同时增强其自主学习能力和综合文化素养，以适应我国经济发展和国际交流的需要。 二、课程的基本教学要求： 根据教育部《大学英语课程教学要求》，重庆大学大学英语教学应把重点放在打好语言基础上。语言基础包括语言知识和语言应用能力，前者指语音、语法和词汇等方面的知识，后者指综合运用这些知识进行听、说、读、写、译等语言活动的能力。大学英语教学还应有助于学生开阔视野，扩大知识面，加深对世界的了解，借鉴和吸收外国文化精华，提高文化素养。 大学英语教学阶段的要求分为四个层次（见表1），即最低要求、一般要求，较高要求和更高要求，根据学生对语言掌握的情况确定教学目标和与此相适应的教材、教学方法和教学进度，依照教学目标组织教学活动，并根据不同要求确定学生学习必修课和选修课的比例，一般说来，除特殊招生的专业学生外，其余学生至少应达到大学英语教学的一般要求，并通过国家四级统考认证。学生本科学习期间英语课程至少完成16个学分，其中，课程学习14个学分，国家四级统考认证通过后取得最后2个学分。 表1：分层次教学模式 三、课程的主要内容： 1. 综合英语1-4，以语言技能为主，注重培养学生的英语听说能力，以及读写译等综合应用能力，包括①语言基础：多媒体环境下以学生为主体，教师为主导的大班教学；②语言应用：小班口语教学，在时间上相对独立，设置上有语音板块，日常英语板块和讨论表达思想板块，从课堂师生扮演的角色来看，教师是课堂的设计者，任务是课堂的中心，学生是课堂任务的实践者；③多媒体自主学
高一英语试题第一学期期末考试试卷 (考试时间：120分钟总分150分) 宝鸡铁一中张洁 注意事项： 1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。 2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上（选择题部分使用答题卡的学校请将选择题的答案直接填涂到答题卡上），答案写在试卷上的无效。 第I卷（选择题共85分） 第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 1. ------Why didn’t ask the teacher the question? ---------She had left the classroom______ I had time to do it . A. as B. till C. after D. before 2. His pale face suggested he ________angry and he suggested that we ______at once. A. would be; leave B. was; left C. was; leave D. was; was leaving 3. This book _______twelve units, ______two mainly revisions. A.contains; containing B includes; including C contains; including D. includes; containing 4. I have made my decision, and I’m going to _______it A pass by B go through C stick to D insist on 5.Put everything ________to you in your bag, not others. A. belongs B. belonged C. belonging D.tobelong 6.The girl, ________parents are dead, is living with an aunt of hers. A. who B. whom C. her D. whose 7.After a long walk, they were _______tired that they could not move even one step further. A. too B. so C. as D. such 8.With the time ________, our happiness grew. A. goes by B. going by C. has gone by D. had gone by 9. Many of the earth’s plants and animals have already _______, and several other species are endangered. A. died away B. died out C. died down D. died up 10.. Selecting a mobile phone for a personal use is no easy task because technology ____ so rapidly. A. is changing B. will be changed C. will change D. will have changed 11.. Two thirds of the work ____ done by Jimmy, and ___ was done by Nancy. A. was; the rest B. was ;the others C. were; the others D. were ; the rest 12. I am his best friend, and I will always _______ him. A. look into B. watch over C. join in D. worry 13. ----Do you have anything to do this afternoon? ----What’s up? ----Let’s go shopping. It’s said that Yimin Shop ___and all the sweaters are sold at half price.
2013年中考英语试卷分析 雄县第二中学李芳河北2013年中考英语试题依据《课程标准》和2013年《考试说明》，符合新课标理念，体现了英语基础课程改革方向，结构合理，选材严谨，关注课堂，反应社会的主旋律，引导了教学方向。 今年的中考题题型、试卷结构与往年比没有大的变化，只在个别题上做了小变化，学生做起来并不陌生。全卷中英文阅读量为3800多词，难度系数与往年基本持平，大约在0.65左右，主要以考察“学生综合语言运用能力”为核心，考点涵盖了初中阶段所需掌握的英语基础知识，功能意念项目及话题的80%以上，试题和学生实际、教学实际紧密相连，没给学生设置审题障碍，下面我根据试题内容对2013年试卷做一简单分析： 听力试题30分： Ⅰ题与往年没有变化，听句子选信息（5分） 1、单词语音（发音相近）A. luck B. work C. laugh 2、字母数字（时间、电话、邮箱、价格、航班等） A. 7:45 B. 7:15 C. 6:45 3、相似短语（发音）A. putting up B. looking up C. picking up 4-5听句子、理解句意与原句相符，其中 4、5小题略有难度。 4. A. Sam helped with the cooking. B. Sam did the cooking with some help. C. Sam finished the cooking by himself. 5. A. Jenny takes the old man’s seat.
B. The old man doesn’t want Jenny’s seat C. Jenny should let the old man take her seat. Ⅱ、听句子，选最佳答语（5分）没有变化，难度不大，都是日常交际中常见的对话。 6. A. Good idea! B. Well done! C. You’re welcome. 7. A. Never mind B. All right. C. Thank you. 8. A. Come on! B. OK, I will. C. No, I don’t care. 9. A. I have no map. B. You can’t miss it. C. It’s over there. 10.A. Help yourself. B. It’s so delicious. C. Some chicken, please. Ⅲ、听对话和问题，选答案（8分）有些变化，由原来一对一五个小题，变为11-13小题是一对一，包括两个图选，一个文字选项，14-15小题 是一个一对二， 16-18小题是一 个一对三，试卷 中不显示问题， 录音材料中两 段长对话的话 题分别是学生 非常熟悉的“给 妈妈买礼物”“打电话”设项清晰明了，利于学生通过分析选项猜测到问题。 13. A. $50 B. $35 C. $30 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 14. A. It’s Sunday. B. It’s Mother’s Day. C. It’s her mum’s birthday. 15. A. Flowers. B. Chocolate. C. A book. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 16. A. Tom. B. Mike. C. Helen. 17. A. To go to school. B. To call her back. C. To take a message. 18. A. 754-3950. B. 754-3905 C. 574-3950 Ⅳ、听短文和问题选答案（7分） 本题特点：两篇短文，一个一对三（19-21）和一个一对四（22-25），有问题和选项，带着问题找答案，通过对所听语言材料的理解和处理，体现了“考中学，学中长”的特点。 19. What is Sky talking about? A. Times of going out. B. Ways of being safe. C. Students of a college. 20. What does Sky do when coming back late at night?
开卷 闭卷 Part III. Translation from Chinese to English ( 20 points ) Part IV . Writing ( 20 points) (Please write your composition on the reverse side. 请写在背面) 命题（组题）人： 李雁 审题人： 黄萍 命题时间：2014.12 研究生院制 学院 专业（领域） 类别 （ 学术 、专业 ） 学号 姓名 封 线 密
重庆大学硕士研究生《英语》课程试卷 2014～2015 学年第一学期 硕士生B类 Part I. Reading Comprehension（40 points） Directions: Read the following passages carefully and then select the best answer from the four choices given to answer the questions or to complete the statements that follow each passage. Write your answer on your Answer Sheet. Passage One As a wise man once said, we are all ultimately alone. But an increasing number of Europeans are choosing to be so at an ever earlier age. This isn’t the stuff of gloomy philosophical contemplations, but a fact of Europe’s new economic landscape, embraced by sociologists, real-estate developers and ad executives alike. The shift away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part of the irresistible momentum of individualism over the last century. The communications revolution, the shift from a business culture of stability to one of mobility and the mass entry of women into the workforce have greatly wreaked havoc on Europeans’ private lives. Europe’s new economic climate has largely fostered the trend toward independence. The current generation of home-aloners came of age during Europe’s shift from social democracy to the sharper, more individualistic climate of American style capitalism. Raised in an era of privatization and increased consumer choice, today’s tech-savvy workers have embraced a free market in love as well as economics. Modern Europeans are rich enough to afford to live alone, and temperamentally independent enough to want to do so. Once upon a time, people who lived alone tended to be those on either side of marriage—twenty something professionals or widowed senior citizens. While pensioners, particularly elderly women, make up a large proportion of those living alone, the newest crop of singles are high earners in their 30s and 40s who increasingly view living alone as a lifestyle choice. Living alone was conceived to be negative—dark and cold, while being together suggested warmth and light. But then came along the idea of singles. They were young, beautiful, strong! Now, young people want to live alone. The booming economy means people are working harder than ever. And that doesn’t leave much room for relationships. Pimpi Arroyo, a 35-year-old composer who lives alone in a house in Paris, says he hasn’t got time to get lonely because has too much work. “I have deadlines which would make life with someone else fairly difficult”. Only an Ideal Woman would make him change his lifestyle, he says. Kaufmann, author of a recent book called “The Single Woman and Prince Charming”, thinks this fierce new individualism means that people expect more and more of mates, so relationships don’t last long—if they start at all. Eppendorf, a blond Berliner with a deep tan, teaches grade school in the mornings. In the afternoon she sunbathes or sleeps, resting up for going dancing. Just shy of 50, she says she’d never have wanted to do what her mother did—give up a career to raise a family. Instead, “I’ve always done what I wanted to do: live a self-determined life”. 1.More and more young Europeans remain single because A. they are driven by an overwhelming sense of individualism. B. they have entered the workforce at a much earlier age. C. they have embraced a business culture of stability. D. they are pessimistic about their economic future. 2.What is said about European society in the passage? A. It has fostered the trend towards small families. B. It is getting closer to American-style capitalism. C. It has limited consumer choice despite a free market. D. It is being threatened by irresistible privatization. 3.According to Paragraph 3, the newest group of singles are A. warm and lighthearted. B. on either side of marriage. C. negative and gloomy. D. healthy and wealthy. 4.The author quotes Eppendorf to show that A. some modern women prefer a life of individual freedom. B. the family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day Europe. C. some professional people have too much work to do to feel lonely. D. Most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable. 5.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
永登一中2016—2017学年第一学期末考试卷 高一英语 第I卷 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项. （A） The Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the most beautiful building in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture. It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumna in the middle of gardens with quiet pools. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the 17th century. It is in memory of his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631.The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by a local Muslim architect(建筑师) Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with gardens and gateway structures, was completed in 1643. The Taj Mahal stands at one end of the garden tomb with marble(大理石) path. The room is softly lighted by the light that passes through double screens of carved marble set high in the walls. The building now is kept in good condition. The Taj Mahal took 23 years to build. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black instead of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But before it could be built, Shan Jehan was imprisoned(监禁) by his son and buried next to his wife in the Taj Mahal. 1. The Taj Mahal was built for_______. A. Mumtaz B. Shah C. Either Mumtaz or Shah D. Both Mumtaz or Shah 2. Why do you think Shah Jehan was buried next to his wife? A. His own tomb hadn’t been built. B. He hoped to be buried there. C. King and Queen should be buried together. D. He liked Mumtaz all his life. 3. The passage mainly tells us _______. A. why the Taj Mahal was built B. the love story between Shah and Mumtaz C. some information about the Taj Mahal D. the Taj Mahal--- the pride of Indians
2016年重庆大学英语语言文学考研 以下内容由凯程老师搜集整理，供考研的同学们参考。更多考研辅导班的详细内容，请咨询凯程老师。 一、重庆大学英语语言文学考研考什么？ 研究生入学考试分为初试和复试。 考试科目需要查看招生专业目录，根据报考的学院与专业了解初试科目，如重庆大学土英语语言文学专业的初试科目为： ①101 思想政治理论 ②242俄语（二外）或243日语（二外）或244德语（二外）或245法语（二外） ③615基础英语 ④814 英语翻译与写作 复试科目： ①外语听力、口语； ②专业综合面试； ③专业笔试： 01和02 方向--英美文学， 03和04 方向-- 英语语言学理论基础知识。 加试科目： 1、英美文化； 2、高级听力。
二、重庆大学英语语言文学考研有哪些研究方向？ 不同学院专业的研究方向有所不同，以重庆大学英语语言文学为例，专业的研究方向为： 01 英美文学 02 比较文学 03 跨文化交际 04 翻译研究 三、重庆大学英语语言文学考研参考书目有哪些？ 《大学俄语简明教程》（第二外语用）张宝钤、钱晓慧，高教出版社 243 日语（二外） 《标准日本语》（新版）初级1、2册，中级第1册（前15课），人民教育出版社 244 德语（二外） 《德语》（上下）吴永岸、华宗德，上海外语教育出版社 245 法语（二外） 《简明法语教程》（上下）孙辉 615 基础英语 《高级英语》(1、2) 张汉熙，外语教学与研究出版社 《英语国家社会与文化入门》（上下）朱永涛，高等教育出版社，2005，高校英语专业现行“精读”类课程高年级教材 814 英语翻译与写作
《英语写作手册》（英文版），丁往道，外研社，2004 《英汉翻译教程》张培基，上海外语教育出版，2008 《实用翻译教程》冯庆华，上海外语教育出版社，2008 四、英语语言文学考研院校有哪些推荐？ 北京大学、北京外国语大学、上海外国语大学、南京大学、厦门大学。 五、重庆大学英语语言文学考研就业方向如何？ 重庆大学英语语言文学专业的人才可以到教育、外事、外贸、科技翻译、新闻出版、广播影视、涉外企业、旅游公关、企事业等部门或单位从事英语教学、培训、科研、口译、笔译等与英语有关的工作。
高一年级上册期末联考英语试卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1．What is the relationship between Miss Brown and Harry Hill? A．Workmates. B．Husband and wife. C．Teacher and student. 2. What does the woman dislike about McDonald? A．The service. B．The unhealthy food. C．The noisy environment. 3. What are the speakers probably talking about? A．Buying a house. B．Finding a hotel. C．Buying a car. 4. What will the woman probably do? A．Leave. B．Sit down. C．Stand. 5. What does the man want to do? A．Go out. B．Stay in bed. C．Go to work. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。在听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段对话，回答第6、7题。 6. Where will the performance be held? A．At the Moon Theatre. B．At the Youth Square. C．In the woman’s school. 7.What is the performance for? A．Celebrating Christmas. B．Repairing the Youth Square. C．Collecting money for the poor students. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
-- 中考英语试卷分析报告 陕西省基础教育课程改革实验区英语试卷依据教育部新颁 布的《英语课程标准》，陕西省初中毕业、升学考试说明和今年考生的实际情况命制。以反映九年义务教育的学科基本要求，培养学生的创新精神和实践能力，促进学生全面和谐发展与综合素质的提升为目标。全卷体现了以人为本的思想，具有强烈的时代感，体现和谐社会的主旋律，紧扣当 前节能减排的话题。其次，严格依据初中英语教学大纲命题,在重视考察学生对基础知识和基本 技能掌握的同时,侧重考察学生在具体情境中运英语分析 和解决问题的能力,保持考试的连续性和稳定性?稳中有变 .
从我省英语教学实际出发,试题难易适度,题量适中。现就英语Ⅱ卷的试题及学生答卷情况具体分析如下： 一、完成句子，试题难易适中，考查全面，学生总体做的比较好， 经过大量的试卷分析。80℅的学生能明确试题考查的方向，能读懂句意。对第一小题place 填空的正确率比较高，经过对一定量试卷的分析，此题中各小题的正确率为： 题号单词正确率 80℅place 1 60℅fifth 2 50℅popular 3 60℅Will go 4 90℅laugh at 5 30℅sunny 6 40℅doctors 7 50℅friendly 8 30℅to be 9 50℅making mistakes 10
-- -- 由上表可见，学生对基础词汇掌握较好，但对词性变化掌握较差。也反 映出学生存在的问题不少。 1、学生对单词掌握不牢固，就前五道小题，学生能把单词选对，但 拼写有错误，其中字母顺序颠倒的情况比比皆是，影响得分。 2、书写潦草，U 和V 不分，C 和L 不分，也影响得分。 3、对词性不清。第七、八小题准确率低，许多学生不知道sun 和doctor 等词是名词还是动词，在词后乱加后缀，造成失分。 2 5 二、任务型阅读，共小题，每题分计10 分，该题难易适中，适 与大多数学生阅读理解并解答，此题考查了学生中美饮食
英语试题 第Ⅰ卷（总分115分） 第一部分：听力测试（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：（共5小题；每题分，满分分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Why is the man happy A. He’s got a good job. B. He’s got a letter from his father. C. His sister’s got a good job in America. 2. Where will the woman most probably spend the weekend A. At home. B. At a cinema. C. At a restaurant. 3. What does the man suggest the woman do A. Take less exercise. B. Take a new medicine. C. Take less medicine every day. 4. How did the woman go to work before A. By subway. B. By bike. C. By bus. 5. Who has come to the city for a visit A. The man’s parents. B. The woman’s parents. C. The man’s grandchildren. 第二节（共15小题；每题分，满分分） 听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. Where are the two speakers A. In a teacher’s office. B. In a book shop. C. In a library. 7. How many books will the man probably take away A. One. B. Three. C. Four. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the man think of the car at first A. It’s too old. B. It’s too small. C. It’s too expensive. 9. What does the man have to do before he has the car A. Sign a paper. B. Examine the car again. C. Examine his check again. 10. What can we learn from the conversation A. The car was sold at $ 3,500. B. The man is satisfied with the car. C. The woman took $ 200 off the asking price. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the man and the woman mainly talking about
无锡市2013年中考英语试卷 本试题分两卷。第I卷（客观题）在第1至第6页。第II卷（主观题）在第7至第8页。 考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分90分。 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。 2.答客观题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。 3.答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考试必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。 第I卷（客观题共50分） 一、选择填空在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分） 1. Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays zero. A. up B. down C. above D. below 2. —Look at the bird over there! It’s so beautiful! —Wow! It’s a rare crane. It appears in this area. A. always B. usually C. seldom D. often 3.Fishing with Dad was so for little Sam that he almost fell asleep. A. excited B. exciting C. bored D. boring 4. —Has Wendy handed in her application form? —Not sure. She told me that she wanted to check again and it in soon. A. will hand B. would hand C. has handed D. had handed 5. I know this plan is far from perfect, but I just can’t think of one. A. a better B. the better C. a best D. the best 6. —What do you think of his new design? —It’s of even practical value than the old one. He’s just a bookworm! A. greater B. great C. less D. little 7. There was a fire in the hotel around midnight last Friday. Luckily, it was soon . A.turned on B. turned off C. put on D. put out 8.—How long does it take to get to the airport? —Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure the highway will closes soon. Let’s set off earlier. A. whether B. when C. how D. why 9. Don’t throw away the waste paper. It needs so that it can be reused. A. to destroy B. destroying C. to collect D. collecting 10.—I believe this is the best movie of the year. —Well, . Anyway, the ending is OK. A. that’s a good idea B. that may not be a good idea