1.根据以下资料，回答78-81题。 　　The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball. 　　In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite children's game．But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child．Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls. 　　At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines．Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay. 　　Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games．Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules．Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun．Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.80 The Egyptians thought that ball playing was __.

2.根据以下材料，回答44-47题 The intelligence test used most often today are based on the work of a Frenchman，Alfred Binet．In l905，Binet Was asked by the French Ministry of Education to develop a way to identify those childtIin French schools who were too“mentally deficient(不足的)”to benefit from ordinary schooling andwho needed special education．The tests had to distinguish those who were merely behind in schoodfrom those who were actually mentally deficient． The items that Binet and his colleague Theophile Simon included on the test were chosen on the basis of their ideas about intelligence．Binet and Simon believed intelligence includes such abilitiesas understanding the meaning of words；solving problems，and making commonsense judgements.Two other important assumptions also shaped Binet’s and Simon’s work：(1)that children with moreintelligence will do better in school and(2)that older children have a greater ability than youngerchildren． Binet’S first test consisted of t }lirty tasks．They were simple things most children learn as a result oftheir everyday experiences．The tasks were arranged in groups．according to age．Binet decided whichtasks were appropriate for a given age group by giving them first to a large number of children of differentages．If more than half of the children of a given age passed a test，it was considered appropriate for thatage group.What was the purpose of the intelligence test designed by Alfred Binet in l905?

3.Jumping out of___airplane at ten thousand feet is quite___exciting experience.

4.-Whose room is this? lt's____

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Passage Three

Your passport is your official identification as an American citizen. In American, most people never consider

obtaining a passport unless they are planning a trip out of the country. In Europe, where travel from one country to another is much more common, almost everyone carries a pass- port. A passport is final proof of identity in almost every county in the world.

In 1979 almost 15 million American held passports. Most of these passports were obtained to travel outside the country because, except for a few Western nations, passports are required to enter every country. And if you travel abroad, you must have a valid passport to return the country.

When traveling abroad, you will need a passport for identification when exchanging dollars for francs or marks or other foreign currency. You may also need your passport to use a credit card, buy an airplane ticket or check into a hotel. As a passport is an official U.S. document, it is valuable as identification in any emergency overseas, such as floods, fires or war.

Don’t confuse passports and visas. (83)Whereas a passport is issued by a country to its citizens, a visa is official permission to visit a country granted by the government of that country. For some years, many countries were dropping their visa requirements, but that trend has reversed.They may be obtained from the embassy of the country you wish to visit.

Passport applications are available at passport agency offices in large cities like Boston, New York, or Chicago. In smaller cities, applications are available at post offices and at federal courts. To get your first passport, you must submit the application in person, along with a birth certificate and two pictures.The passage suggests that_________.

6.Couples are restricting the size of their families in the UK because of cash worries brought on bvthe financial crisis and the subsequent decline.We’re now up to nearly 3.7 million families whelthere is an only child，a rise from about 3.3 million in 2005.That means nearlv half of all parentshave only one child.Financial WOITies aren’t the only driver.The trend towards later motherhood has beenmentionedas a cause，as have soaring costs of raising a child，which have been calculated as￡222.500 frombirth t021 years of age.This is an increase of nearly 40%in lo years.The increasing availability of IVF(试管婴儿)is also a factor and an interesting one.Coupleswhomight have remained childless in the past now invest in IVF and get pregnant.And because ofthe cost they stop after one child.It may not be a bad thin9;there are outstanding examples of talented only children.Some arguethat being an only child promoted their success.These include actors Natalie Portman and Al Paci.n0，golfer Tiger Woods and even Queen Victoria.A study from the Institute for Social and EconomicResearch at the University of Essex also showed that the fewer brothers and sisters a child has.thehappier they are.It seems fighting for parental attention and affection--which sometimes descendsinto physical fights—is more stressful than any adult had previously thought.And it's not compensa—ted(弥补)by having a playmate.The passage shows that IVF is __________ .

7. 根据以下材料，回答48-51题 The strange close understanding between twins is a familiar enough phenomenon．Often theyseem to understand each other and share each other’s emotions to such an extent that one suspectssome kind of thought communication． 　　What is not so widely known is that this special relationship often acts as brake on twins’intellectual development．As they are partly isolated in their own private world，twins communicate lesswith adults than do other children．The verbal ability of a four—year—old twin is typically six monthsbehind that of a non-twin．The problem can be particularly severe in an underprivileged family，aone-parent family for example，where there is little stimulation for children anyway． 　　Such children，while capable of mutual comprehension in a private language，often remainincomprehensible to outsiders and thus at a severe educational disadvantage．The only solution tothe problem，cruel though it may seem，is to separate the twins thus forcing them to acquire ordinaryspeech helped and guided by sympathetic parents and teachers．Many people don’t know that．

8.Things are___worse than I thought.

9. 根据以下材料，回答21-35题 We were late as usual. My husband had 21 watering the flowers in the garden by himselt, and when he discovered that he couldn't manage, he asked me for 22 at the last moment. So now we had only one hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there were not many cars _ 23 buses on the road and we were 24 to get there just in time. We checked in and went straight to a big hall to wait for our flight to be called. We waited and waited 25 no announcement was made. We asked for 26 and the girl there told us the plane hadn't even arried yet. In the end, there came an announcement telling us that those _ 27 _ for flight No. 108 could get a free meal voucher and that the plane hadn’t left Spain 28 technical problems．We thought that meant 29 itwasn’t safe forthe plane t0 30 ．We waited again for a long time until late evening when wewere asked to report again．This time we were 31 free vouchers to spend the night in a nearbyhotel． The next morning after a 32 night because of all the planes taking off and landing，we werereported back to the airport．Guess 33 had happened while we were asleep．Our plane hadarrived and taken off again．All the other 34 had been waken up in the night to catch theplane，but for some reasons or other we had been 35 ．You can imagine how we felt !查看材料24

10.The warmth of___sweater will of course be determined by the sort of___wool used.

11.___is difficult to walk on the moon.

12.The experiment__________the discovery of a cure for cancer.

13.Companies usually ____________________ a number of experiments before a new product islaunched.

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In china, it is relatively usual to ask people their age, but in the west, this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true 61 women, and even more 62 if the inquirer is a man. However, it is 63 to ask children their age, and some adults may not mind 64 either. In fact, some elderly people are quite happy to 65 their age, especially if they feel they look young 66 their age. Nevertheless, it is not very wise to ask a(n) 67 question like ―How old are you?‖if elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive a compliment on how young they look, they may easily 68 the topic themselves, and ask the other person to 69

how old they are. 70 such a situation, it is quite acceptable to discuss age 71.They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness, though rather than 72 that they look very old! 73 westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not 74 that they are not interested to know how old other people

are. They may ask 75 for the information, 76 they may try to 77 the topic indirectly. Sometimes discussions about educational 78 and the number of years of working experience may provide some 79 , but this is not always the 80 .61.

15.He was only in___at the time

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Mrs.Ball had a son,His name was Mick,She1 him very much and as he was nota2child,she was always3that he might be ill,4she used to take him to seethe best5in the town four times a year to be looked 6.

During one of these7,the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said tohim."Have you had any8with your nose or ears recently?"Mick9forasecondand then answered."Yes,I10.”Mrs.Ball was very11."But I'm sure you have12 told me that,Mick!”shesaid worriedly."Oh,really?"said the doctor 13."And what trouble have you withyour nose and cars,my boy?""Well,"answered Mick,"I always have trouble with themwhen I'm14 my sweater off,because the15 is very tight."10、单选

17.She is treated__________better than I was.

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根据以下资料，回答31-45题。

Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers．Then again，teenagers have31feelings about their parents，saying that it is not easy living with them．According to a recent research，the most common32between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks．On the one hand，parents go mad over33rooms，clothes thrown on the floor and their children's refusal to help with the34．On the other hand，teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for35the towel in the bathroom，not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket．The research，conducted by St．George University，shows that different parents have different36to these problems．However，some approaches are more37than others．For example，those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness，but38clean the room for them，have fewer chances of changing their children's39．On the contrary，those who let teenagers experience the40of their actions can do better．For example，when teenagers who don't help their parents with the shopping don't find their favorite drink in the refrigerator，they are forced to41their actions．Psychologists say that42is the most important thing in parent-child relationships．Parents should43to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say．Parents may44their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space．Communication is a two-way process．It is only by listening to and45each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.42A.communication,B.bond,C.friendship,D.trust

20.There were many different cultures in the ancient world, but the two that had the most influence on European and American civilizations were the Greek and the Roman. Often these two cultures are lumped together in our minds, as if they were really exactly alike. But that is not the case. In many ways the Greeks and the Romans could not have been more different.The Greeks were truly democratic, often without a single leader but instead governed by a group of men chosen by the people. The Romans were semi-democratic. They had a governing Senate, but the political power was mostly or completely in the hands of a single emperor.Both cultures were great builders. But the construction interests of the two cultures were also different. The Greeks tended to be more artistic. Their buildings were well constructed and they were especially interested in temples, columns, and decorative forms. The Romans, on the other hand, were more engineers than artists. They concentratedtheir efforts on urban planning, well-functioning water pipes, and the best roads.Only in cooking and eating habits are the two cultures really similar. Both peoples ate very well indeed: lots of fish,fresh vegetables and fruits, healthy meals, holding at the same time long discussions and tasting excellent wines.In fact, it would probably be fair to say that they both loved life in their warm, sea-oriented climates, and they both lived a full life.Which of the following is TRUE?