D

Most painters discover a style(风格) of painting that suits them and stick to that, especially if people admire their pictures. But Picasso, the great Spanish painter, was like a man who had not yet found his own particular style of painting. He kept on struggling to find the perfect expression till his death in 1973.

Some of Picasso’s paintings are rich, soft coloured and beautiful. Others are ugly and cruel and strange. But such paintings allow us to imagine things for ourselves. They force us to say to ourselves, “What does he see that makes him paint like that?” And we begin to look beneath the surface of the things we see.

Picasso painted thousands of pictures in different styles. Sometimes he painted the natural look of things. Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces. He showed us what the mind knows as well as what the eye sees. At the age of 90 he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young. That is why people have called him “the youngest painter in the world”.

71. In the passage the writer wants to tell us _________.

A. about some pictures which have different styles

B. about Picasso‘s style of painting

C. it is not easy for a painter to find his own style

D. that Picasso had not found his own particular style　

72. The ugly, cruel and strange paintings by Picasso _________.

A. make us try to notice something latent(潜在的) in the things

B. allow us to ask questions about them

C. force us to question anything we see

D. cause us to think what Picasso saw was different from what we see　

73. The sentence “sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces” means _________.

A. sometimes he tore his pictures into pieces

B. he broke something he was painting and threw them away

C. sometimes he showed some broken pictures to others

D. things in some of his pictures seemed to be in disorder　

74. Why have people called Picasso “the youngest painter in the world”?

A. Because he looked young when he was old.

B. Because he observed things with the eye and the mind.

C. Because he never stopped painting even when he was old.

D. Because he never gave up looking for something new.　

75. What do you suppose the writer thinks of Picasso’s paintings?

A. He doesn‘t understand some of them.

B. He thinks some of them are valuable, some are not.

C. He admires them, including the ugly ones.

D. He doesn’t like some of them, but he admires the painter.　

C

　 The flying fox is not a fox at all. It is an extra large bat that has got a fox’s head, and it feeds on fruit instead of insects. Like all the bats, flying foxes hang themselves by their toes when at rest, and travel in great crowds when out flying. A group will live in one spot for years. Some times several hundred of them occupy a single tree. As they return to the tree towards sunrise, they quarrel among themselves and fight for the best places until long after daylight.

Flying foxes have babies once a year giving birth to only one at a time. At first the mother has to carry the baby on her breast wherever she goes. Later she leaves it hanging up, and brings back food for it to eat. Sometimes a baby bat falls down to the ground and shouts for help, then the older ones fly down and try to pick it up. If they fail to do so, it will die. Often hundreds of dead baby bats can be found at the foot of a tree.

68. The passage tells us that there is no difference between the flying fox and the ordinary bat in ____________.

　　 A. their size　　　 　　　B. the kind of food they eat

　　 C. their appearance　　　 D. the way they rest

　 69. Flying foxes have fights ______________.

A.　　 to occupy the best resting place　　 B. only when it is dark

C. to protect their homes from outsider　 D. when there is not enough food

　 70. How do flying foxes care for their young?

A.　　 They only care for their own baby.

B.　　　 They share the feeling of their baby.

C.　　　 They help when a baby bat is in danger.

D.　　 They often leave home and forget their young.

B

　 A man was going to open a shop selling hats. He wanted a good sign to put over his shop. He wrote:　　　　　　　　　　 JOHN BROWN HATTER

Makes and Sells Hats for Ready Money

　 The first friend gave him the advice that the word “hatter” wasn’t needed. So John crossed out the hatter. Then he came to another friend for advice. This friend said that it was not polite to say “ for ready money”. So he crossed out “ for ready money”.

　 The sigh now said:　　　　　 JOHN BROWN

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Makes and Sells Hats

　 One day a friend was passing his shop. He saw this sigh and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn’t ask who made it. So John crossed out “makes”.

　 But when another friend saw “ John Brown sells hats”, he said “ Of course you sell hats. No one thinks you give them away.”

　 So, at last the sign read:　　 JOHN BROWN

65. “ For ready money” means “　　　 ” .

　 A. the money for the hats must be ready now　　　

B. pay for the hat here when you buy it

　 C. hats here are only for the people with much money.

　 D. if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days.

66. How many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign?

　 A. One　　 B. Two 　　　C. Three　　　 D. Four

67. This story tells that ________ .

　 A. it’s easy to sell hats　　　　　　 B. the man wanted to please nobody.

　 C. sellers must please everyone　　 D. it isn’t possible to please everyone

A

　 Johnny Smith was a good maths student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day. Then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school, Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the maths grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny’s parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.

　 “An A in English!” said Johnny’ dad. “You’re a very clever boy, Johnny.”

　 Johnny is a hacker(黑客). Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accounts(帐户) and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

61. When Johnny’ parents saw the report, they were happy because_______.

A. Johnny was good at maths

B. Johnny loved computers

C. Johnny could join one computer to another

D. They thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer

62. Who are worried about hackers in the passage?.

A. Johnny’s parents.　　 B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.

C. The police.　　　　　 D. School headmasters and teachers.

63.What should the hackers know well, do you think , after you read this passage?

A. Information.　　　　　　　　　 B. Bank computer accounts.

C. Computers.　　　　　　　　　 D. Grades.

64.The last paragraph is about_______.

A. Johnny　　　 B. computers　　　 C. hackers　　　 D. modem

第二节 完型填空　 (共20题，每小题1分，满分20分)

Michel is a young girl who works for the police 　　41　 　a handwriting expert.(专家). She has helped 　42　 　many criminals(罪犯) by using her special talents(天才)。

When she was 14, Michel was already 　43　 　interested in the differences in her friends’　 44　 that she would spend hours 　45　 　them. After 　46　 　college she went to France for a 　47　 　two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

Michel says that it is 　48　 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 　49　 　of what she needs to know simply 　50　 　looking at the writing with her own eyes,　　 51　 　she also has machines. 　52　 　helps her make 　53　 　different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often　 　54　 　great help to the police.

Michel believes that handwriting is a good　 　55　 　of what kind of person the　 　56　 is. “I wouldn’t go out with a fellow 　57　 　I didn’t like his handwriting,” she says. But she　 58　　 　she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 　　59　 　she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 　60　 , however.

　 41. A. with　 B. by　 　　　C. like　 D. as

　 42. A. search　 B. follow　 C. catch　 D. judge

　 43. A. so　 　　B. too 　　C . quite　　 D. extra

　 44. A. books　 　B. letter　 C. tongues　 D. handwriting

　 45. A. writing　 B. studying　 C. settling　 D. uncovering

　 46. A. attending　 B. finishing　 C. starting　 D. stepping into

　 47. A. powerful　 B. natural　 C. special　 D. common

　 48. A. main　　 B safe　　　 C. easy　　　 D. impossible

　 49. A. most　　　 B. nothing　　 C. little　　 D. sight

　 50. A. with　　　 B. by　　　 C. of　　　 D. about

　 51. A. so　　　　 B. for　　　 C. thus　　　 D. but

　 52. A. They　　 B. In which　　　 C. That　　 D. Those

　 53. A. up　　　 B. out　　　 C. for 　　　D. into

　 54. A. of　　　 B. to　　　 C. with　　 D. for

　 55. A. test　　　 B. sign　　　 C. means　　　 D. habit

　 56. A. thief　　　 B. criminal　　 C. writer　　 D. policeman

　 57. A. whether　　 B. unless　　　 C. if　　　　 D. after

　 58. A. adds　　 　　B. tells　　　 C. repeats　　 D. cries

　 59. A. before　　　 B. after　　　 C. shyly　　　 D. and

　 60. A. necessary　　　 B. all right　　　 C. important　　　 D. quite easy

40. “_________ he didn’t accept my invitation?” I wondered.

　　　 A. Why　 B. Why was that　　 C. Why was it that　 D. Was it why that　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

39. The young man _____ on his back with his eyes half-closed.

　　　 A. lain　 B. laid　 C. lay　 D. lied

38. There was _______ time ___________ I hated to go to school.

　　 A. a; that　　 B. a; when　 C. the; what　　 D. the; when