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　　Einstein had a rich sense of humour, though his mind was always busy thinking about problems of nature and working out new theories. He would sometimes crack (谈，讲) a joke or two even when he might be speaking about some complicated (复杂的) theory of physics to a learned group of scientists. For example, he once gave a talk on his theory of time. He discussed dozens of different ideas about time. But after an hour or so he suddenly stopped, and with a look that seemed to say “I'm sorry”, he asked, “Does anyone know what time it is? I'm afraid, it's getting late.”

　　Another time towards the end of his life, when he was with a group of young students, mostly young men, he was asked to explain his law of relativity. He smiled, and then said, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, you think it's only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove (炉子) for a minute, you think it's two hours. That is relativity.”

1．This passage mainly tells us that Einstein ________.

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A．was always busy working out new theories

B．was always busy thinking about problems of nature

C．always gave lectures on his theories

D．was a man of humour

2．Einstein would sometimes crack a joke or two to make ________.

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3．Once Einstein discussed dozens of different ideas in his talk on his theory of ________.

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4．The example to explain the theory of relativity was given by Einstein when he was ________.

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5．Simply speaking, relativity means ________.

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A．one feels time is short when he sits with a nice girl

B．measures of motion, space and time are relative

C．one feels times is too long when he sits on a stove

D．the length of time is the same

阅读理解

　　A Nobel Prize is considered by most people to be the highest international honor a person can receive. Do you know how the Nobel Prize winners are chosen? The Nobel Committees (委员会) send invitations to hundreds of scientists and scholars around the world, asking them to suggest names for the Nobel prizes in the coming year. The names are sent in by February 1.

　　Each committee, with the help of specially invited experts discusses the names suggested, makes out a short list and a vote (表决) is taken for the final choice. The names of the prize winners are announced in October or November. Many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prize for their achievements (成就).

　　The prizes are given on December 10. The Peace Prize is given at Oslo University, the others at a ceremony (典礼) in Stockholm. The King of Sweden gives a diploma (证书), a medal and a cheque to each prize winner. Each Nobel prize winner is expected to give a “Nobel lecture.”

　　Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all. In 1972, for example, no Peace Prize was given. It is the Nobel Foundation (基金会) that decides whether to give the prize or not.

1．A Nobel Prize is thought the highest honour because ________.

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A．each Nobel Prize winner can be a great man with lots of money

B．the winners will become famous for their work in the world

C．only a few of the greatest persons can get it in the world every year

D．each of the winners will give a “Nobel lecture”.

2．A Nobel Prize winner must be first ________.

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A．invited to the Nobel Prize committees

B．discussed at many kinds of meetings

C．suggested one year earlier

D．selected by many scientists and scholars

3．A Nobel Prize is decided ________.

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A．with the experts' help

B．according to the results of the votes

C．by each Nobel Committee

D．after the discussions of hundreds of scientists

4．From the passage we know that Stockholm is a ________.

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A．a country in Europe

B．a city in Sweden

C．a place of interest in the world

D．a university in a country

5．Which of the following is right according to the last paragraph?

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A．Only one person can be given a Nobel Prize.

B．Only one of them can be given a Nobel Prize.

C．Not all can be given a Nobel Prize

D．A Nobel Prize is not always given to just one person

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　　Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history, greater than only a few other men have achieved. An American university president once said that Einstein had made a new outlook, a new view of the universe. It may be some time before the average mind understands fully the identity (同一性) of time and space and so on----but even ordinary men understand now that the universe is something larger than ever thought before.

　　By 1914 the young Einstein had been world-famous. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited chances for study, but soon his peace and quiet were broken by the First World War.

　　Einstein hated fighting and killing. The great suffering of war affected (影响) him deeply, and he sat unhappily in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work. In the years following World War I honours were increasingly put on him. He became the head of the Kaiser Whihem Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize, and he was honoured in Germany until the rise of Naziism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.

1．The main idea of the first paragraph is ________.

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A．the difficulty of Einstein's thought to others

B．the feeling of an American university president

C．the difference between science and history

D．the change in human thought produced by Einstein

2．It seems to the American university president that ________.

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A．Einstein achieved more than any other scientists in history

B．Everybody understands Einstein's scientific ideas

C．The new view of the universe can be quickly learned by everyone

D．Our ideas about the universe are different today because of Einstein

3．Between 1914 and 1918 Einstein ________.

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A．received world-wide praise

B．had many chances for study

C．almost did nothing in his office

D．still continued his scientific research

4．Einstein did his greatest work ________.

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5．From the passage we can know that ________.

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A．Germans usually have a high respect for science

B．Einstein had no other interests besides science

C．Einstein was forced to work again in 1918

D．Einstein led a quiet life during World War I

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　　A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night . They turn off the lights, pull up the covers and close their eyes . Six or seven sleeping hours later, they wake up again . Strange, isn't it?

　　Sleep puzzles science . Scientists and doctors would rather talk about why one can't fall asleep . They are not sure what causes sleep. The best conditions for sleep are good health and meal neither too big nor too small. No worries and a comfortable place are important, too. They advise against two in bed.

　　Strange things happen during sleep. For example, you move often. You would feel tired if you didn't. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination in parts of your brain are still awake . Experiments have shown most of us dream in color. Bad dreams may be caused by stomachache.

　　Don't worry if you dream . Some great stories and poems were begun while their writers slept .

1．Sleep puzzles scientists because they are not certain ________

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2．The best conditions for sleep are ________ .

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A．good health

B．a meal neither too big nor too small

C．no worries

D．good health , limited meal, no worries and a good place

3．You would feel tired during sleep if you ________ .

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4．The best title for the passage is ________ .

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A．How Can you Get a Good Sleep

B．The Strangeness of Sleep

C．What Happens During Sleep

D．Experiments of Sleep

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　　Teacher John Wise and his wife Doreen who emigrated to Tasmania 12 years ago, decided to revisit England and see the world on the way by motor cycle .

　　After driving 10,000 miles overland without even a puncture (轮胎穿孔), they arrived in England in June .

　　They left Tasmania in January and now plan to stay for two months at Tauntos, Somerset, where Mr. Wise's mother lives on Hamilton Road .

　　Mr. Wise, 46, once a science teacher at Askwith Middle School in Taunton and his wife, who has three daughters, went to Hobart, Tasmania, in 1961.

　　For their return world trip Mr. Wise took a year's unpaid leave . “We didn't have any spares with us .”said Mr. Wise, “We just put our trust in ourselves and the machines. ”

　　So far the journey on a B. M . W . R 50 has gone through Australia, Hew Zealand, Asia and India, another 14, 000 miles . They expect their final bill to be about ￡ 1, 000 .

1．The underlined phrase “emigrated to Tasmania” most likely means ________.

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A．visited Tasmania

B．left Tasmania

C．left their own country in order to go and live in Tasmania

D．spent their holiday in Tasmania

2．Their journey to England from Tasmania ________ .

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3．Their journey to Tasmania from England will be ________ .

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A．more expensive than the journey from Tasmania to England

B．quicker than the journey from Tasmania to England

C．longer than the journey from Tasmania to England

D．more exciting and interesting

4．The total cost of their journey is expected to be about ________ .

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　　Jane Clark, fair - haired, blue - eyed and tough as steel, just won the most difficult race the world .

　　In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledge (雪撬) across 1,050 miles of the Arctic Circle and through some of the most difficult land in the world. In bitter winds and snowstorms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track, in temperatures that reached - 38℃.

　　When Jane was asked how she felt about being the first woman ever to win the race, she said, “I still can't believe it. ”She then went over to inspect her thirteen wild - eyed dogs.

　　David Wilson, who came second, said, “It is sure hurts when a young woman is ahead of you . But it doesn't hurt for long. She was a good winner. ”

1．Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?

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A．Woman drives a dog team across the Arctic .

B．Woman fights bitter winds and snowstorms .

C．Woman wins a sledge race in the world .

D．Woman wins the world's toughest race .

2．What was so special about Jane winning the race?

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A．No woman had ever won this race in the past .

B．Her 13 dogs were wild and diffcult to control .

C．She broke the record by taking only 17 days to complete the race .

D．This was the first time she had taken part in this kind of race .

3．How did David Wilson feel about the race?

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A．He had an accident during the race and thought it was not fair.

B．He was sorry to lose but it was fair that Jane won the race .

C．He thought that it was not right to put men and women in the same race .

D．He was very upset because he thought that he should have won .

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　　Teachers have always said, as they still say, ‘Listen carefully’ or‘pay attention’. However recently teachers have become more interested in listening as a part of a student's education. Tests have shown that some people listen much better than others, and that there are times when one listens well and times when one does not. Certainly, you will want to do what you can to improve your listening habits. The lessons which many teachers give will help you to evaluate (估价) these habits and suggest ways to improve them .

　　Listening is an important skill, a skill which you can develop if you really want to. A good listener takes in many more ideas than a poor one does . He probably does better in school or in his job or profession. He also gives pleasure, for we all like to talk to an attentive listener.

1．Teachers ________ .

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A．used to say ‘Listen carefully’

B．have always said ‘Listen carefully’

C．like to listen to students more

D．shouldn't repeat the sentence so much

2．Teachers find that ________ .

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A．students listen carefully when the lesson is interesting

B．students do listen carefully when their teachers warn them

C．students like to have listening lessons

D．students have different listening habits

3．Teachers want to ________ .

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A．teach students more knowledge

B．help students with their lessons

C．help students improve their listening habits

D．help students improve their listening in English

4．Listening is ________ .

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A．an important skill

B．more important than watching

C．what we want to listen to

D．is an unimportant skill

5．A good listener can ________ .

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A．enjoy music very much

B．do better in school or in his job

C．hear far away

D．be listened attentively

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　　Millions of words have been written about young people in the United States . There are some reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings and actions of youth .

　　Today there are about seven million Americans in the colleges and universities . Young persons under twenty - five make up nearly half of the American population . Many of them will be in power in the U . S . Naturally their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they think and feel.

　　College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a better life for all people, especially for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents . It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the older ways . As a result , there is often trouble in American families .

1．Nearly half of the population consists of the young people of ________ .

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2．What the young people think and feel are important to all the American people because ________ .

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A．they are mostly correct

B．a number of them will manage the country as leaders

C．they are something now

D．they stand for the modern force

3．The thoughts and the feelings of the young persons should be necessarily understood by ________ .

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4．The students at colleges pay special attention to the people ________ .-

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A．who keep their life in the older ways

B．who enjoy a tearful life

C．who are treated not in a just way

D．who have strong opinions about the society

5．Which is the correct one?

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A．We've talked much about the young American people .

B．The young people in American interest millions of people .

C．They are making a better life for themselves .

D．People have written many books and articles about the young people in America.

阅读理解

　　Ever since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier (障碍), communication is carried out through sign language in which motions stand for letter, works, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to make use of this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole works are very clear and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.

　　Body language transmits (=sends) ideas or thoughts by certain action, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink (眨眼) can be a way of flirting (传情) or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod means approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.

　　Other forms of nonlinguistic (非语言的) language can be found in Braille (盲文), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs, guide, warn, and instruct people.

　　While oral speech is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

1．Which of the following best summarizes this passage?

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A．When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication.

B．Everybody uses only one form of communication.

C．Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners.

D．Although other forms of communication exist, oral speech is the fastest.

2．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．There are mainly two forms of communication in existence today.

B．Oral speech is the most common form of communication.

C．The deaf and mute use an oral form of communication.

D．Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted only by body language.

3．Which form other than (=besides) oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people?

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4．How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?

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5．Sign language is said to be very clear and exact and can be used internationally except for ________.

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　　B

　　The United States has many different kinds of climate. On the west coast the temperature change very little between summer and winter. But the north central states have a very different kind of climate. In those states, people wear light clothing during the summer, and they need heavy wool (毛织的) of fur clothing in the winter.

　　In the southwest the climate is pleasantly warm during the winter, but the summer is unpleasantly hot.

　　In the eastern part of the United States, summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures. Summers are usually hot, and winters are usually cold. Spring temperatures are comfortable warm, and fall temperatures are pleasantly cool.

　　Years ago, People in the cold parts of the United States didn't often get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits during the winter, Today, however, trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States. In the way, Americans “send their climates” to people in other states.

6．The climate in different parts of the United Stetes is ________.

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7．________, people wear light clothing during the summer.

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8．In the southwest, the climate is ________ during the summer.

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9．In the eastern part of the United States, ________ temperatures are pleasantly cool.

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10．This passage mainly tells us ________.

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A．the temperature of the United States.

B．about the climate of the United States.

C．all parts of the United States can get fresh vegetables during the winter.

D．why the climate of the United States is different.

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　　In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend (延长) life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favour of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable (不能忍受的). They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite (明确的) answer.

1．The best title for this passage is ________.

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2．In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It's becaues of ________.

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A．the development of medical technology

B．big hospitals

C．good doctors

D．both B and C

3．According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to ________.

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4．In the writer's opinion ________.

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5．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．Most of the medical workers join in the argument.

B．The argument has ended in favour of the patient.

C．The argument hasn't ended yet.

D．The quality of life is not as important as life itself, so it is generally thought that people should not be allowed to die under any conditions.