完形填空:阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个 最佳答案。

All Fool's Day falls on　　 1st of April. People 1 forget the significance (意义)　　 of the day. In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with 3　　 Chinese students. I had 4 to go to 5 university after graduation　　 and had 6 application forms (申请表)　　 to several 7. Every morning I arrived at the porter's office (传达室)　　 and waited my fate. But no 8 came.

On April 1st, as I was　　 eating my 9, Huang came in, with a toothbrush 10 in his hand. 11　　 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 12.　　 "Morning, Wu," he said, "I saw Mr. Gao this morning. He told me　　 that a letter 13 in his office for you from Manchester University, and　　 asked you to go and get it 14 possible." I jumped with 15.

I even didn't 16　　 my breakfast and rushed 17 Mr. Gao's office but he wasn't 18. I　　 then went to the secretary's room and 19 everything to her. She opened　　 Mr. Gao's room. I looked at everything. There didn't seem to be a letter for me.　　 "If he had asked you to pick it up from here," said the secretary,　　 "he 20 it in 21 or simply 22 it to me."

Greatly 23, I　　 walked out of the room and 24 the secretary lock it. 25 the　　 secretary's eyes brightened. "Sorry," she said. "It's April　　 Fool's Day."

(1) A. sometimes    B.　　 never   C. always  D.　　 seldom    

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(2) A. staying  B. working   C. visiting    D.　　 studying

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(3) A. other seven    B.　　 another seven   C. seven other    D.　　 the other seven   

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(4) A. continued    B.　　 planned   C. managed D. remembered

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(5) A. other   B.　　 another   C. the other    D.　　 the others

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(6) A. returned    B.　　 taken   C. handed D. sent  

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(7) A. people    B.　　 colleges   C. cities    D.　　 offices

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(8) A. application    B.　　 reply   C. report    D.　　 chance  

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(9) A. dinner    B.　　 lunch   C. supper    D.　　 breakfast    

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(10) A. still    B.　　 even   C. yet D. already  

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(11) A. Because of    B.　　 As if   C. After    D.　　 While    

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(12) A. message    B.　　 sign   C. letter  D. notice

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(13) A. had reached    B.　　 arrived   C. had arrived    D.　　 reached

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(14) A. if B. as soon as    C. when    D.　　 as fast as

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(15) A. the news    B.　　 the letter   C. joy    D.　　 luck  

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(16) A. take   B.　　 finish   C. complete    D.　　 have  

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(17) A. to    B.　　 into   C. in    D.out

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(18) A. anywhere    B.　　 in   C. out    D.　　 away  

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(19) A. asked   B.　　 told   C. explained    D.　　 answered  

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(20) A. would put    B.　　 must put   C. might put    D.　　 would have put

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(21) A. the office    B.　　 his desk   C. the room D. an obvious place   

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(22) A. passed    B.　　 gave   C. took D. left    

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(23) A. disappoint  B.　　 disappointed

　　   C. disappointing    D.　　 disappointment  

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(24) A. watched    B.　　 made   C. saw   D.　　 let    

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(25) A. Quickly    B.　　 Strangely   C. Finally    D.　　 Suddenly    

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Dear Benter,
　　You have been away exactly two weeks today but it seems more like two years to me!
　　I’m glad to hear you’ll be back soon. Are you coming directly home, dear? Or do you plan to make some stops   36  the way? I hope you’ll be home in  37 for Patsy’s birthday next Sunday. She is  38 you to show films to her  39 friends.
Patsy keeps asking every day  40 you’ll be back. She says you never  41  that story you were telling her about  42 train that lost its “ toot”(喇叭嘟嘟声). You’d better   43  and think up a good ending  44 it. You know how Patsy is? She  45 be happy until she knows exactly what ­__46  to the “toot” and  47 the little train got it back  48 !
　　Everything at home is fine except that we  49 you so much! I’ve been  50 with the spring cleaning. Yesterday I had Cora  51 in to wash the kitchen walls and she did a very good __52 of it. The kitchen looks as though it’s been repainted. I made some new yellow curtains, and they  53 very beautiful.
　 I went to see your mother yesterday. Her  54 is all gone and she looks very  55 . Your sister Jean looks wonderful! She has taken off about fifteen pounds since she began dieting. But now she’s complaining that none of her clothes fit!
Hope to see you before next Sunday.
　 Love and kisses to you!
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     Yours
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　           Lynn
【小题1】A in           B. on          C. at          D. along

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　　What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange（交流）of ideas and information. It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can't speak correctly or fluently. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard saw once wrote, "Foreigners often speak English too correctly." But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They're English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can't make another people's language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn't overdo（做过头）it. They should put communication first.　
【小题1】Language is used to ________.
A. express oneself　　　        B. practice grammar rules
B. talk with foreigners only    D. learn lists of words
【小题2】Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ________.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Miss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes? Kate.”
“I disagree. Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here and it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.” Kate said.
1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class ______.
A. how to telephone      B. about electricity
C. about time zone        D. about sound　
2. Miss Gorgers raised this question because she wanted to know whether ______.
A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles
B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C. her students had understood her lesson
D. sound waves were slower than electricity
3. Kate thought Tom was wrong because ______.
A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B. electricity was slower than sound waves
C. Tom was not good at physics at all
D. Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves
4. Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?
A. Tom’s. 　　            B. Kate’s.          C. Both A and B. 　　      D. Neither A nor B.

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

B 

　Two experts did some experiments on two groups of people — one who tended to sleep less than the

people around them and the other group more.

According to their report that the “short sleepers” had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens. But at about age 15 or so, the men automatically began to cut down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work, and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.

　　 In general, these “short sleepers” appeared with ambition, active, energetic, cheerful, and conformist (不动摇) in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices. They often held several jobs at once, or even worked full time while going to school. And many of them had a strong urge to appear “acceptable” or “outstanding” to their friends and associates.

　　When asked to recall their dreams, the “short sleepers” did poorly. More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering them. In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.

　　The experts also stated that those “long sleepers” were quite different indeed. They reported that those men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood. They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were a bit concerned when they were occasionally deprived of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest. They tended to recall their dreams much better than the “short sleepers did.

　　Many of the “long sleepers” were shy, anxious, introverted (内向), inhibited (压抑), passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves (particularly in social situations). Several openly express it that being asleep was a good escape from their daily problems.

All in all, proper time of sleeping should be admired, not too long, neither too short.

According to the report, ______.

　 A. many “short sleepers” need less sleep just by nature

　 B. many “short sleepers” are obliged to reduce sleep time by work

　 C. long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the day

　 D. many “long sleepers” formed sleeping habit during childhood

Many “short sleepers” are likely to hold the view that ______.

　 A. sleep is a very efficient escape from the reality

　 B. sleep is just an item which should be denied by them

   C. sleep might be a disturbing thing for their daily business

　 D. sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles

It is stated in the forth paragraph that “short sleepers” ______.

　 A. are ideally energetic under the pressures of life

　 B. often ignore the ill effect of not enough sleep

　 C. do not know how to relax themselves properly

　 D. are more unlikely to run into mental problems

Which of the following is nearest to the meaning of “… were a bit concerned ” in the fifth Para?

　 A. appeared troubled                     B. became energetic

C. felt dissatisfied                       D. were much depressed

Which of the following is NOT correct according to the passage?

　 A. If one sleeps improperly, his performance suffers and his memory is weakened

　 B. The sleep patterns of short sleepers are the same as those shown by “long sleepers”

　 C. Long and short sleepers differ in their attitudes towards sleep

　 D. Short sleepers may have been better off if they have more rest