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1Passage 1Fried foods have long been frowned upon. Nevertheless, the skillet (平底锅) is about our handiest and most useful piece of kitchen equipment. Stalwart lumberjacks and others engaged in active labor requiring 4,000 calories per day or more will take approximately one third of their rations prepared in this fashion. Meat, eggs, and French toast cooked in this way are served in millions of homes daily. Apparently the consumers are not beset with more signs of indigestion than afflict those who insist upon broiling, roasting, or boiling. Some years ago one of our most eminent physiologists investigated thedigestibility of fried potatoes. He found that the pan variety was more easily broken down for assimilation (消化) than when deep fat was employed. The latter, however, dissolved within the alimentary (营养的) tract more readily than the boiled type. Furthermore, he learned, by watching the progress of the contents of the stomach by means of the fluoroscope, that fat actually accelerated the rate of digestion. Now all this is quite in contrast with "authority." Volumes have been written on nutrition, and everywhere thedictum has been accepted no fried edibles (食物) of any sort for children. A few will go so far as to forbid this style of cooking wholly. Now and then an expert will be bold enough to admit that he uses them himself, the absence of discomfort being explained on the ground that he possesses a powerful gastric apparatus. We can of course sizzle perfectly good articles to death so that they will be leathery and tough. But thorough heating, in the presence of shortening, is not the awful crime that it has been labeled. Such dishes stimulate rather than retard contractions of the gall bladder. Thus it is that bile mixes with the nutriment shortly after it leaves the stomach. We don't need to allow our foodstuffs to become oil soaked, but other than that, there seems to be no basis for the widely heralded prohibition against this method. But notions become fixed. The first condemnation probably arose because an "oracle" suffered from dyspepsia which he ascribed to some fried item on the menu. The theory spread. Others agreed with him, and after a time the doctrine became incorporated in our textbooks. The belief is now tradition rather than proved fact. It should have been refuted long since, as experience has demonstrated its falsity.7. This passage focuses on ____.[A] the digestibility of fried foods.[B] how the experts can mislead the public in the area of food preparation.[C] why fried foods have long been frowned upon.[D] methods of preparing foods.【参考答案】：A√8. Apparently much fried food is eaten because ____.[A] it is easily prepared[B] it is healthful[C] it is easily digested[D] people do not read about nutrition【参考答案】：A√9. The author strongly implies that the public should ____.[A] avoid fried foods it possible[B] prepare some foods by frying[C] fry foods intended for adults but not for children[D] prepare all foods by frying【参考答案】：B√10. When the author says that an "oracle suffered from dyspepsia which has ascribed to some fried item on the menu" he is being____[A] bitter[B] factual[C] humorous[D] sarcastic【参考答案】：D【干扰项】：C（有18.00%的学生选择了该选项）√11. The selection was probably taken from ____.[A] a medical journal[B] a publication addressed to the general public[C] a speech at a medical convention[D] a laboratory report【参考答案】：BPassage 2The first United States airmail stamp has an interesting story. Printed in 1918, this 24-cent stamp with a blue plane inside rose border became the center of much attention. One hundred of the stamps sold to the public became known as "inverts", for the plane was printed upside down. Singles of these "upside down" airmail stamps are now worth over $ 100,000. The story of these stamps began on May 14, 1918, the day after they were placed on sale. In Washington D. C., W. T. Robey, a man interested in stamps, decided to buy a sheet of the new stamps and so went to the New York Avenue branch post office in Washington. When the clerk handed him a sheet ofthe stamps, Robey noted that they were poorly centered. He looked at other sheets and found that none was well centered. The clerk asked Robey to return later in the day when more stamps were expected.About noon Robey came back, and the same clerk was on duty. He reached for the new sheets and handed one to Robey. The collector's heart stood still as he saw that the sheet which had been offered him had inverted centers.Excited by his find, Robey shopped other branch post offices for more sheets with inverted centers but found none. Then be told his friend of his discovery, and they, too, looked in the city's post offices - also in vain.Not being a rich man, Robey decided to cash in on his good fortune. He turned down the first offer of $ 500 from a Washington stamp shop owner and took the sheet to New York. There he planned to show it to a collector, Colonel E. H. R. Green, as well as to stamp dealers.Colonel Green was out of the city, and no one else wanted to bid on the sheet for fear that Robey's might not be the only upside down sheet. As the news of his great find spread, many people said that other such sheets had been found. These stories proved to be false.Robey left New York without having made a sale, and stopped in Philadelphia on the way home. There, dealer Eugene Klein arranged to buy the sheet for $ 15,000 and finally did buy it. Within a few days, Klein sold the sheet to Colonel Green, the same collector whom Robey had failed to contact in New York. There is a tale that the Colonel was in Texas at the time, and that Klein phoned him there and sold him the sheet, sight unseen, for $ 20,000! Robey's sheet had cost him $ 24, and his profit was $ 14,976 while Klein gained $ 5,000.Of the 100 stamps first bought by Mr. Robey, stamp collectors are now able to account for 96. What has happened to the others is not known. When a copy is offered for sale it is a major event in the stamp world. A block of four stamps has been sold for sale it is a major event in the stamp world. A block of four stamps has been sold for as much as $ 500,000. Few people have ever seen a copy. Yet no matter how much this valuable stamp is bought and sold, no owner can match the thrill that W. T. Robey had on that day in 1918 when he made America's luckiest stamp find!12. This article is about ____.[A] the first-class stamps eighty years ago[B] revenue stamps in the United States[C] the first United States airmail stamps[D] special delivery stamps【参考答案】：C√13. These stamps were valuable because ____.[A] the centers of them were "upside down"[B] they were the wrong color[C] they were off center[D] there were so few of them【参考答案】：A√14. When Robey told his friends of the find, they ____.[A] tried to buy his stamps[B] also went to look for such stamps[C] reported Robey to the government[D] none of the above√15. The dealers knew that if there were other sheets like Robey's then ____.[A] Robey must be lying[B] there were no perfect ones[C] the stamps were no good[D] Robey's stamps would be worthless【参考答案】：D√16. Robey's stamps have seen by ____.[A] many people[B] no one[C] few people[D] everyone【参考答案】：C2Passage 1The next time you do a card trick, remember this: You're playing with history. The playing cards we use today are much like those used for hundreds of years. The most interesting things are the suits and face cards.A "suit" of a playing card is not a thing to be worn. It means Hearts, Spades, Diamonds or Clubs. The figures are placed on each card with the number or value of the card. The face cards are the Jacks, Queens, Kings,and, of course, the Jokers.What do you think the suits stand for? Let's take the Heats first. Whenyou say that an athlete has a lot of heart, what do you mean? You meanthat he is brave. So, you see, the King of Hearts is a "brave king." Look at the design of the Spade on a card. The word "spade" comes from the Italian word which means "sword." With a little imagination, you can see the handle and the blade. Of course, the blade has been made much shorter on the card.The Diamond and Club designs also have interesting stories. The Diamond design is one that you probably know already. It stands for the expensive gems that you and I have seen in jewelry stores. At first it stood for the rich traders who found and sold such gems. The Club looks a little like a three-leaf clover design. Its shape came from a French design with three leaves. It has the lowest rank of the suits.Now you see how some suits of playing cards have more value or power than others. The face cards are usually powerful in any card game. The King is one of the strongest. There are four different Kings, and each one stands for a real person. The King of Hearts first meant Charlemagne. He lived about 800 years after the birth of Christ. He was one of the most powerful kings in Europe after Julius Caesar of Rome. Julius Caesar, by the way, is the King of Diamonds.We must go further back in history to find out the names of the two other kings. The young Alexander the Great of Macedonia is the King of Clubs and King David is the King of Spades. David is the person who killed the giant Goliath. When someone talks about a David and Goliath, he means that a smaller, or weaker, person is trying to fight a very large and strong enemy. David beat Goliath and became a king. He probably never thought that he would have a place in playing cards.We must go back to the Bible and the times of David again to find two of our Queens. Rachel was a famous woman in the Bible. She is the Queen of Diamonds.Remember that the heart stands for bravery. A very brave woman is the Queen of Hearts. That was Judith, who killed an enemy general.When Alexander the Great was a general, one of the important woman goddesses was Athena. She stood for wisdom. Athena is the Queen of Spades. Queen Elizabeth I of England is thought to be the Queen of Clubs. She ruled England when America was mostly a wilderness.The Jacks are sometimes called Knaves. A knave is usually a person who gets into trouble. But the playing cards stand for famous knights in history. These men made themselves famous for their courage and bravery, but they were not kingsThe Joker of the card deck is the one that doesn't always fit. He is sometimes used as an extra card. He sometimes becomes more powerful than any other card. He does not stand for any one person, like some of the other cards. But I think that you can see what his name means.So, you see that you can hold some history in your hands. History from King David to Queen Elizabeth I is all on the front of playing cards.× 8. Today's playing cards are ____.[A] different from those used in the past[B] exactly the same as those use in the past[C] much like those used for hundreds of years[D] not stated in the article【参考答案】：C√ 9. Hearts stand for ____.[A] sword[B] courage[C] Julius Caesar[D] love【参考答案】：B√ 10. The word spade comes from a (n) ____word.[A] Roman[B] Italian[C] French[D] English【参考答案】：B× 11. The club design looks like a ____.[A] sword[B] gem[C] shovel[D] three-leaf clover【参考答案】：D√ 12. Four face cards stand for Kings who were known largely for their ____.[A] religion[B] power[C] kindness[D] wisdom【参考答案】：BPassage 2Today, in most of the theatres in Britain, the stages are situated behind a sort of arch, called the proscenium (舞台) arch. The arch runs across the building with the stage on one side of it and the auditorium, housing the audience, on the other. The audience is kept to the area from which it can get a clear view of the stage. This type of theatre has been in use for three hundred years. It makes people feel, as they watch a play or a show that they are seeing a living and moving picture. The actor canignore them until the end, when they applaud the performance. If an actor wants to speak to the audience he is apt to step out of the picture, as it were - down to the edge of the stage.Over the last few decades, since the Second World War, theatrical conventions have altered. Stage furniture or properties (道具) - "props", as they are referred to in the business - are now as few as possible. Elaborate (精心制作的) scenery is used only when it is going to last throughout the play, or when it is so constructed that it can be changed quickly. Modern theatres are built with the stage extending far in front of the proscenium arch, if indeed they have a proscenium arch at all. Electricity, already long in use, has recently had a revolutionary effect.A change of lighting is as good as a change of scenery, and simpler and quicker: it can light one part of the stage in place of another. Footlights have been found unnecessary. Curtains also are hardly necessary, since the stage can be darkened to signify the end of a scence. All these innovations (改革，创新) have quickened up the pace of the drama.The modern idea of having the stage in front of the proscenium arch is not really modern, of course. It makes our stages much like Shakespeare's. This is an advantage both for actors and audience. The famous speeches of Hamlet, for instance, can be delivered more quietly and naturally than they were in the last century, the actors no longer have to worry overmuch about not being heard, or about turning their backs to the auditorium. They can get closer to the audience, while a larger audience can see them at work.Moreover, nowadays, people are finding that modern theatres are built to sit in comfortably for two or three hours at a stretch. Often they can meet and eat in the restaurants attached to the theatres. The result of these improvements is that, in spite of the high price of seats, perhaps more people than ever before are keen on theatre-going.√ 13. According to the first paragraph, what is the function of the proscenium arch?____[A] The stage can be situated behind it.[B] The audience is kept to the area from the performance.[C] It is to divide the stage and the auditorium, actors and the audience.[D] It can help an actor speak to the audience whenever he wants to. 【参考答案】：C√14. Which of the following statements is true according to the paragraph?____[A] An actor has to go to the edge to speak to his audience.[B] In most of the theatres in Britain, the stages were situated behind the proscenium 400 years ago.[C] The actor can ignore his audience all the time.[D] The audience enjoy watching a play because they are seeing a livingand moving picture.【参考答案】：A√ 15. According to the second paragraph, all the following statements are NOT true EXCEPT____[A] Over the last few years, theatrical customs have changed.[B] Over the last few decades, "props" have become fewer.[C] Elaborate scenery is frequently used nowadays.[D] Curtains are still necessary since they can be used to signify the end of a scene.【参考答案】：B√ 16. As used in the first paragraph, the word "housing" means ____.[A] dividing[B] separating[C] setting[D] accommodating【参考答案】：D√ 17. With the improvements of the theater ____.[A] the ticket price will go higher[B] fewer people will go to the theater[C] more people will go to the theater[D] both A and C【参考答案】：D34. Prices continued to rise while wages remained low ____ the result that the government became increasingly unpopular.[A] with[B] it is[C] being[D] as【参考答案】：A√ 5. It ____ cats and dogs for over a week and the downpour had caused floods in many places.[A] rained[B] was raining[C] had rained[D] had been raining【参考答案】：D√ 6. The dominant male in a group of Alaskan Dall' s sheep uses up farmore energy ____ in the group.[A] than do any other males[B] than the other males do[C] than did any other males[D] than the other males did【参考答案】：A√ 7. ____ I am willing to go, I would like it better if you went.[A] While[B] As[C] When[D] Since【参考答案】：A√8. In this lecture, he discussed the growing need to develop substitutes ____ the natural substances being used up by humans.[A] of[B] for[C] with[D] by【参考答案】：B√ 9. The birthday cake was well made, and the children ate it so fast that there was hardly enough to ____, let alone any to take home.[A] go ahead[B] go about[C] go through[D] go round【参考答案】：D√ 10. The poet and dramatist ____ us a lecture this evening.[A] is to give[B] are to give[C] would give[D] are going to give【参考答案】：A√ 11. The police are ____ this businessman of having his store blown up so that he could collect the insurance.[A] arresting[B] accusing[C] charging[D] sentencing【参考答案】：B× 12. Go straight into the cave and find out what's in there, ____?[A] don't you[B] do you[C] will you[D] would you【参考答案】：C√ 13. I'd rather ____ to last night's play; it was a waste of time.[A] not go[B] not have gone[C] not to go[D] not to have gone【参考答案】：B√ 14. ____ when his wife started complaining.[A] Not until he arrived home[B] No sooner had he arrived home[C] Scarcely had he arrived home[D] Hardly had he arrived home【参考答案】：D√ 15. Einstein's theory of relativity is so difficult to understand that very few people can ____ it.[A] control[B] convince[C] appreciate[D] acquire【参考答案】：C√ 16. They are well aware that if they undertake this project they will inevitably ____ many difficulties.[A] involve[B] encounter[C] suffer[D] experience【参考答案】：B√17. Many difficult words are outside the ____ of this learner's dictionary.[A] scope[B] distance[C] purpose[D] awareness【参考答案】：A√ 18. If John had been ____ alert, he could have avoided the accident.[A] quite[B] very[C] much[D] more【参考答案】：D× 19. The nurse on duty was very ____ for any sign of change in the critically ill patient.[A] alarming[B] sympathetic[C] careless[D] watchful【参考答案】：D√ 20. As far as possible, the teacher should ____ his students ____ real life situations.[A] abandon...to[B] make...known to[C] refer...to[D] expose...to【参考答案】：D|D√ 21. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, ____ something occurred which attracted my attention.[A] as[B] while[C] when[D] until【参考答案】：C√ 22. One ____ of the rapid advance of technology is the breakdown of the traditional division of labor between the sexes.[A] reward[B] proof[C] benefit[D] outcome【参考答案】：D√ 23. They are going to find a new approach ____ these complex problems.[A] to solving[B] to solve[C] in solving[D] that solves【参考答案】：A4√ 5. In spite of his unfortunate personal experience, his songs ____ a feeling of warmth and hope.[A] reveal[B] indicate[C] contain[D] describe【参考答案】：A√ 6. We regret ____ you that the materials you ordered are out of stock.[A] informing[B] having informing[C] to inform[D] to have informed【参考答案】：C√ 7. The president, ____, stopped to apologize to the employee.[A] his error realized[B] his error being realized[C] realized his error[D] realizing his error【参考答案】：D× 8. I cannot agree to your request now, ____ make any promise for the future.[A] or[B] and[C] nor[D] therefore【参考答案】：C× 9. "Whenever I have to write a paper, I don't know where to begin.”“I have the same problem, but ____, the paper seems to write itself.”[A] on starting it[B] after starting it[C] once I start[D] having started once【参考答案】：C√ 10. Cracks are beginning to appear in the walls and if something is not done quickly the church will soon ____ and lie in ruins.[A] collapse[B] wreck[C] destroy[D] damage【参考答案】：A√ 11. The professor asked that the test paper ____ before Wednesday.[A] would be handed in[B] be handed in[C] should finish[D] will be finished【参考答案】：B× 12. Scientific analysis should exclude all facts and observations that are not ____ to the investigation in question.[A] dependable[B] recognized[C] available[D] relevant【参考答案】：D√13. I cannot thank you ____ much for your kind help; I owe my achievements to you.[A] so[B] too[C] very[D] far【参考答案】：B√ 14. I don't mind ____ that story to my friend.[A] John to tell[B] John who tells[C] John's telling[D] that John tells【参考答案】：C√ 15. Do you know why John didn't ____ at the party yesterday evening?[A] come up[B] show up[C] attend[D] present【参考答案】：B√ 16. What time do you think ____ with George this morning?[A] will Betsy come here[B] Betsy will come here[C] is Betsy getting here[D] can Betsy get here【参考答案】：B√ 17. You look well after your holidays; you have ____ weight.[A] put on[B] taken on[C] put away[D] taken off【参考答案】：A× 18. ____ emergency, ring the alarm bell.[A] In any case of[B] in event of[C] In the case of[D] In the event of【参考答案】：D√ 19. I think the engine will hold out till we get home; then I can ____.[A] have seen to it[B] have it seen to[C] have seen it[D] have it seen【参考答案】：B× 20. Twenty years ago this factory could not even repair a car, ____ manufacture one.[A] not mention[B] nothing but[C] leave alone[D] let alone【参考答案】：D× 21. He promised to let me know his decision when ____ the documents thoroughly.[A] he studied[B] he had studied[C] studying[D] having studied【参考答案】：B√ 22. ____ received master degrees as today.[A] So many women have never[B] Not so many women have ever[C] Never have so many women[D] So many women who have never【参考答案】：C√ 23. The teacher doesn't permit ____ in class.[A] smoke[B] to smoke[C] smoking[D] to have a smoke【参考答案】：C√ 24. Anne couldn't concentrate ____ what she was doing while her family was watching TV.[A] to[B] on[C] for[D] in【参考答案】：B55. Mr. Smith advised us to withdraw ____.[A] so that to get not involved[B] so as to get not involved[C] so as not to get involved[D] so that not to get involved【参考答案】：C√ 6. I decided to go to the library as soon as I ____.[A] finish what I did[B] finished what I did[C] would finish what I was doing[D] finished what I was doing【参考答案】：D√ 7. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ____ for her examination.[A] to prepare[B] to be prepared[C] preparing[D] being preparing√ 8. It ____ around nine o'clock when I drove back home because it was already dark.[A] had to be[B] was to be[C] must have be[D] must be【参考答案】：C√ 9. There were some ____ flowers on the table.[A] artificial[B] unnatural[C] false[D] unreal【参考答案】：A√ 10. He said he would go ____ the rain.[A] without[B] no matter how[C] in spite of[D] even if【参考答案】：C√ 11. The rain was heavy and ____ the land was flooded.[A] consequently[B] continuously[C] constantly[D] consistently【参考答案】：A√ 12. There's little chance that mankind would ____ a nuclear war.[A] retain[B] endure[C] maintain[D] survive【参考答案】：D√ 13. Throughout his life, Henry Moore ____ an interest in encouraging art in the city of Leeds.[A] contained[B] secured[C] reserved[D] maintained√ 14. Many difficulties have ____ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.[A] risen[B] arisen[C] raised[D] arrived【参考答案】：B√ 15. Though the long-term ____ cannot be predicted, the project has been proved by the committee.[A] affect[B] effort[C] effect[D] afford【参考答案】：C√ 16. She ____ a musician than her brother.[A] were more of[B] has been more of[C] is more of[D] be more of【参考答案】：C√ 17. Many Europeans ____ the continent of Africa in the 19th century.[A] explore[B] were explored[C] were exploring[D] explored【参考答案】：D√ 18. In those days Jerry ____ her mother in the hospital every day.[A] go to see[B] went to see[C] goes to see[D] has gone to see【参考答案】：B× 19. There ____ beautiful clothes displayed in the shop window.[A] is[B] was[C] are[D] were√ 20. He ____ eggs and toast for breakfast tomorrow morning.[A] has[B] have[C] will have[D] had【参考答案】：C√ 21. I think Red Team will win the final game; it's very likely that ____.[A] they will[B] they can[C] they would[D] they could【参考答案】：A√ 22. The car won't start because the battery ____.[A] runs down[B] run down[C] has run down[D] have run down【参考答案】：C√ 23. Ever since Picasso's paintings went on exhibit, there ____ large crowds at the museum everyday.[A] is[B] has been[C] have been[D] are being【参考答案】：C√ 24. Mrs. Brown is supposed ____ for Italy last week.[A] to have left[B] to be leaving[C] to leave[D] to have been left【参考答案】：A64. We ____ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.[A] just have had[B] have just had[C] just had[D] had just had【参考答案】：D√ 5. He asked not be re-elected for he ____ chairman for seven years.[A] was[B] has been[C] had been[D] were【参考答案】：C× 6. She was glad that her success ____ things easier for the women who would follow.[A] make[B] will make[C] made[D] would make【参考答案】：D√ 7. My wife said in her letter that she ____ hearing from you sometime.[A] appreciates[B] would appreciate[C] appreciated[D] will appreciate【参考答案】：B√ 8. Pick me up at 8 o'clock. I ____ my bath by then.[A] will have had[B] will be having[C] can have had[D] may have【参考答案】：A√ 9. By the end of April, Peter ____ here for three months.[A] will have stayed[B] will stay[C] stays[D] has stayed【参考答案】：A√ 10. By the end of this month, we surely ____ a satisfactory solution to the problem.[A] have found[B] will be finding[C] will have found[D] are finding【参考答案】：C√ 11. The police ____ the records of all those involved in the crime.[A] is looking into[B] look into[C] are looking into[D] looked into【参考答案】：C× 12. The bridge was named ____ the hero who gave his life for cause of the people.[A] after[B] with[C] by[D] from【参考答案】：D√ 13. My sole object was to get shelter ____ the snow, to get myself covered and warm.[A] for[B] off[C] from[D] over【参考答案】：C× 14. Then the speaker ____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.[A] went after[B] went into[C] went for[D] went on【参考答案】：B√ 15. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ____ the developments and recorded every detail.[A] in[B] at[C] for[D] on【参考答案】：D√ 16. What do you suppose ____ if the director knew you left that day.[A] will happen。