阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　Would you like to spend your vacation ( holidays) travelling by balloon? The first balloon trip took place in France in 1783. It lasted only eight minutes. About a year later, an American and a Frenchman decided to cross the channel by balloon. When they were flying over the channel, they discovered a hole in the balloon. It grew bigger and bigger. The gas keeping the balloon up was escaping ( giving off ). The men threw all their belongings into the water to make the balloon lighter. It started to rise higher again, but it was still too close to the water. Finally the men threw away most of their clothes to save themselves. The crowd waiting for them in England were very surprised when the balloon landed!

(1) The men threw most of their clothes away ______.

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A．to get out of danger

B．because there was a hole in the balloon

C．because the balloon was going down

D．to save their clothes

(2) The crowd waiting for them were surprised because ______.

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A．the men threw all their belongings into the water

B．the gas keeping the balloon up was escaping

C．the hole in the balloon was gone

D．the two men had almost nothing on when they landed

(3) The two men had their balloon trip in _______.

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A．1783　　　B．1781　　　C．1784　　　D．1782

(4) Why was it too close to the water when they had thrown all their belongings?

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A．Because they wanted to land

B．Because they were too fat

C．Because they wanted to do so

D．Because there was something wrong with the balloon

(5) The channel between France and England is called ______.

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A．the England Channel　　　B．the English Channel

C．the British Channel　　　  D．the Great Britain Channel

England is the largest of the four countries，and for convenience it        roughly       three zones.

　　Full-time university students spend all their time studying. They don’t do other work. Their course usually lasts for three or four years. Medical students have to follow a course lasting for six or seven years. Then they graduate as doctor. In Britain, full-time university students have three terms of about ten weeks in each year. During these terms they go to lectures or they study by themselves. Their vacations are long, but of course they can use them to study at home.

　　Some universities, like Oxford and Cambridge in England, are residential. This means that during the university terms the students live in universities.

　　Other universities are non-residential. Some of the students at these universities can live in a university hotel, but many live at home or in lodgings and have to travel daily to their lectures. Large cities often have universities of this kind, sometimes the students have to spend a lot of time on their journeys.

　　Full-time students are also called internal students, because they spend all their times at universities. There are also external students who cannot attend the university full-time but who are studying for its examinations. They are part-time students. They have to do other work during the day, usually to earn their living, and they study in the evening.

　　External students are often older than full-time internal students. Sometimes they can attend lectures in the evening, but many of them have to study by correspondence(函授).they write at home the work that is set by their tutors(指导教师).Then have to pass their work to their tutors post corrections and advice back to them.

　　In some countries,” Universities of the Air” can now help students to receive degrees. After special lectures on radio or television, these students have to send set work for correction by correspondence .However, for a few weeks each year they can attend special vacation course at universities.

60. _____ have to study at university for six or seven years.

A. All the students      B. Medical students    C. Full-time students    D. Part-time students

61.Medical students all become doctors _____.

A. when they graduate

B. before they graduate

C. after they work in the hospital for six or seven years

D. while they are studying at universities

62.The residential students are those who _____.

A. live at home

B. go to school every day

C. live in a university

D. have to do other work

63.The part-time students _____.

A. work for a living in the daytime and study in the evening

B. are internal students

C. are residential students

D. have to attend lectures during the day

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

　　When he graduated from the University 11 years ago, he had no idea that he would some day be come a 1 player in China's information technology (IT) industry.

　　 2 had he dreamed of becoming the idol (偶像) of young Chinese, 3 only worshipped foreign names such as Bill Gates. Last week, Yang Yuangqing, the vice-president of the Legend Group 4 a speech to college students in the capital, he told his young 5 of the efforts he has 6 into making his company's products the best-selling 7 on the domestic (国内) market.

　　Like many young college 8 , Yang's original 9 was to stay in the company for only one or two years and then go to 10 to study.

　　But while waiting for a 11 from the U. S. universities in 1991, he was appointed as director of the CAD Department, 12 later changed his whole life.

　　At that time, the top 10 market sellers of personal computer were all 13 brands (品牌). He tried all out to change it. He 14 the price of Legend computers installed with the 15 Pentium to 9,999 yuan while his American 16 sold the same type of computers 17 16,000 yuan.

　　In 1996, Yang's 18 and courage were rewarded. For the first time, Legend beat foreign brands and 19 itself the number one on the domestic market.

　　With his achievements, Yang 20 that every job given to you is an opportunity.

1．

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A．best　　　　　　B．leading

C．special　　　　　D．fast

2．

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A．Neither　　　　B．Either

C．So　　　　　　D．Hardly

3．

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A．some of them　　　　　　B．many of them

C．many of whom　　　　　D．none of whom

4．

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A．delivered　　　　　　B．heard

C．had made　　　　　　D．have given

5．

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A．learners　　　　　　B．fans

C．workmates　　　　　D．admirers

6．

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A．made　　　　　B．spared

C．put　　　　　　D．saved

7．

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A．production　　　　B．computers

C．brand　　　　　　D．models

8．

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A．graduates　　　　　　B．students

C．programmers　　　　　D．players

9．

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A．wish　　　　　　B．project

C．intend　　　　　　D．plan

10．

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A．foreign company　　　　　　B．the United States

C．England　　　　　　　　　D．the university

11．

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A．answer　　　　　　B．reply

C．call　　　　　　　D．letter

12．

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A．for which　　　　　　B．what

C．and　　　　　　　　D．which

13．

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A．important　　　　　　B．national

C．foreign　　　　　　　D．famous

14．

[　　]

A．raised　　　　　　　B．went down

C．lowered　　　　　　D．increased

15．

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A．late　　　　　　　B．latter

C．recent　　　　　　D．latest

16．

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A．competitors　　　　　B．owners

C．enemies　　　　　　D．players

17．

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A．in　　　　　　B．at

C．for　　　　　　D．with

18．

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A．success　　　　　　B．wealth

C．technique　　　　　D．efforts

19．

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A．let　　　　　　　B．finds

C．made　　　　　　D．get

20．

[　　]

A．holds　　　　　　　B．thought

C．guesses　　　　　　D．owns

阅读理解

　　Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday?

　　The history of Valentine's Day—and its patron saint(守护神)—is covered in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains signs of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.

　　So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become connected with this ancient tradition? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were dead . One legend describes that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius Ⅱ decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed (使……不受法律保护) marriage for young men—his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice(不公正)of the rule, fought against Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape cruel Roman prisons where they were often beaten, even killed.

　　According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first “Valentine” greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl—who may have been his jailor's daughter—who visited him during his imprisonment. Before his death, it is said that he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is gloomy, the stories certainly emphasize his appearance as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.

1．Why candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones every February?

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A．Mainly to show their love to their lovers.

B．Mainly to remember a person named Valentine.

C．Because they can't spend that day without these things.

D．Because February is a romantic month.

2．From this passage, why have people called that day Saint Valentine's Day?

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A．A priest called Valentine performed marriages for young lovers in secret.

B．A person called Valentine helped to save many Christians.

C．A person called Valentine wrote her lover a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine” .

D．It doesn't tell us exactly.

3．In the fourth paragraph, what's the meaning of the second “Valentine”?

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A．The person “Valentine”.

B．A thing as a gift in that day.

C．A signature in the lovers' day for the first time .

D．No real meaning.

4．What does the passage mainly talk about?

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A．How to spend Saint Valentine's Day.

B．The history of Saint Valentine's Day.

C．Why we should spend Saint Valentine's Day.

D．Why we should remember the person named Valentine.