As a boy, Charles Robert Darwin collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. He was not very clever, but Darwin was good at doing the things that interested him.

     His father was a doctor, so Darwin was sent to Edinburgh to study medicine, and was planned to follow a medical career. But Charles found the lectures boring. Then his father sent him to Cambridge University to study to be a priest. While at Cambridge, Darwin’s interest in zoology and geography grew. Later he got a letter from Robert FitzRoy who was planning to make a voyage around the world on a ship, the Beagle. He wanted a naturalist to join the ship, and Darwin was recommended(推荐). That voyage was the start of Darwin’s great life.

     As the Beagle sailed around the world, Darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth. He began to observe everything. After he was home, he set to work, getting his collection in order. His first great work The Zoology of the Beagle was well received, but he was slow to make public his ideas on the origin of life.

     Later Darwin and Wallace, another naturalist who had the same opinions as Darwin, produced a paper together. Darwin’s great book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (《物种起源》) appeared. It attracted a storm. People thought that Darwin was saying they were descended from monkeys. What a shameful idea! Although most scientists agreed that Darwin was right, the Church was still so strong that Darwin never received any honors for his work.

    Afterwards, he published another great work, The Descent of Man. His health grew worse, but he still worked. “When I have to give up observation, I shall die,” he said. He was still working on 17, April, 1882. He was dead two days later.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Charles Darwin’s ideas

B. Charles Darwin’s works

C. Father of modern biology: Charles Darwin

D. The greatest scientist: Charles Darwin

2.Darwin’s father sent him to Edinburgh to _____.

A. make him like natural history

B. make him become a doctor

C. let him change his hobbies

D. have him give up his collection

3.According to the passage, Charles Darwin’s whole life was changed by _____.

A. his study at Cambridge University

B. his collection of coins

C. the naturalists at Cambridge

D. the voyage of the Beagle

4.We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. Darwin announced his ideas on the origin of life as soon as he finished his voyage

B. Wallace agreed with Darwin’s opinions and wrote The Descent of Man with him

C. Darwin wrote two great books and a paper during his lifetime

D. churchmen were strongly against Darwin’s ideas at that time

 

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Roy wasn't the only one to receive his call-up（入伍）papers．Stephen Napier's call-up came at the beginning of February and he was pleased to find that he would be going into the Royal Air Force (RAF)．

His father was not so pleased and made his feelings known as he and Stephen were on their daily walk. It was the first step in his plans for Stephen to take over the estate（地产）when the time came, and although Stephen was well aware of this, he could think of no reason not to accompany him.

"Thought you'd forgotten that nonsense. Still, I dare say I could pull a few strings to get you to the Army..."

"No, Father! I have told you I want to learn to fly. What chance would I have to do that in the Army? I'd be better off in the Navy——at least they've got the Fleet Air Arm. But I have been put in the RAF and that's where I want to be, so let's leave it at that." His face went red. Sent to his father's school and then to Cambridge, much to his satisfaction, he had never had to defend his own desires and his father was a hard man to oppose.

The father glared at Stephen, "No, I won't leave it at that. I want to know what other ridiculous ideas are in your head. For a start, what's all this about America?"

"America?"

"Yes. All those books I saw in your room the other day. Brochures about emigration（移民）．"

The big, silvered head lowered, like that of a bull about to charge．"Don't trouble to deny it."

"I won't, Father. Some men at Cambridge have been talking about it. They want people like us here, mathematicians and scientists, for all kinds of research——the sort of research I could do．It would be a worthwhile life for me."

The father responded exactly as his son had known he would．"You've got a worthwhile life here！You've got an estate to run！"

"No, Father. You've got an estate to run. I never asked for it. Why not ask Baden to do this stuff? He perhaps can make a good job of it, but I..."

"If he were here, I might think about this silly idea of yours——only think about it, mind you but..."

1.If Father wanted Stephen to take over the estate, the first thing he did would__________．

A .take a walk with Stephen as usual   

B. wait till his son graduated from Cambridge

C. persuade Stephen not to go into RAF  

D. send Stephen to the Army instead of RAF

2.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A . Stephen preferred to go into the Navy rather than the Army.

B. Stephen also received his call-up papers as Roy.

C. The father didn't like Stephen's idea of going to America.

D. Stephen was eventually forced to stay to run the estate．

3. After reading this passage, we can infer that__________．

A. Stephen had never had to defend his desires before

B. Baden might be one of Stephen's family members

C. Stephen wanted to fly in RAF and become a pilot in America

D. if somebody took over the estate, Stephen could realize his dream

4.What do we learn from the underlined sentence?

A. It looked as if the father was angry when mentioning the brochures.

B. The father was very angry and wanted to beat his son Stephen．

C. Stephen was annoyed when his father referred to the brochures.

D. A big red bull was about to charge at Stephen.

5.Which would be the best title for this passage?

A . RAF——a better choice than the Army   B. A talk between Father and Son

C. The dreams of a Cambridge student   D. Conflict between Father and Son

 

As a boy, Charles Robert Darwin collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. He was not very clever, but Darwin was good at doing the things that interested him.

    His father was a doctor, so Darwin was sent to Edinburgh to study medicine, and was planned to follow a medical career. But Charles found the lectures boring. Then his father sent him to Cambridge University to study to be a priest. While at Cambridge, Darwin’s interest in zoology and geography grew. Later he got a letter from Robert Fitzroy who was planning to make a voyage around the world on a ship, the Beagle. He wanted a naturalist to join the ship, and Darwin was recommended(推荐). That voyage was the start of Darwin’s great life.

    As the Beagle sailed around the world, Darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth. He began to observe everything. After he was home, he set to work, getting his collection in order. His first great work The Zoology of the Beagle was well received, but he was slow to make public his ideas on the origin of life.

    Later Darwin and Wallace, another naturalist who had the same opinions as Darwin, produced a paper together. Darwin’s great book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (《物种起源》) appeared. It attracted a storm. People thought that Darwin was saying they were descended from monkeys. What a shameful idea! Although most scientists agreed that Darwin was right, the Church was still so strong that Darwin never received any honors for his work.

    Afterwards, he published another great work, The Descent of Man. His health grew worse, but he still worked. “When I have to give up observation, I shall die,” he said. He was still working on 17, April, 1882. He was dead two days later.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Charles Darwin’s ideas  

B. Charles Darwin’s works 

C. Father of modern biology: Charles Darwin    

D. The greatest scientist: Charles Darwin

2.Darwin’s father sent him to Edinburgh to _____.

A. make him like natural history       

B. make him become a doctor 

C. let him change his hobbies         

D. have him give up his collection

3.According to the passage, Charles Darwin’s whole life was changed by _____.

A. his study at Cambridge University  

B. his collection of coins

C. the naturalists at Cambridge       

D. the voyage of the Beagle

4.The underlined part “they were descended from monkeys” probably means “_____”.

A. they gave monkeys life

B. they were different from monkeys

C. they were developed from monkeys    

D. they had to live with monkeys

 

During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father's car to drive to a New Year's Eve __16__ to be held in Vermont. The father was __17__ about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year's Eve. The __18__ that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.

So he drove to Vermont, got completely __19__ and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to __20__ the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety (not drunk) __21__. However, the policeman __22__ him out. He was __23__ standing off to the side while the others were __24__ the police officer how well they could walk a __25__ line, etc.

At 7:00 a.m., his father got up to answer the __26__. There were __27__ policemen there. They asked him if he was the __28__ of that red FIAT. He replied, "Yes, I am," One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.

When the young man __29__ himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of __30__. Upon questioning, he __31__ that he was driving the car, but when asked if he had been __32__, he said, "No!" When the policemen asked if he could see his car, he was unable to remember the __33__. He said that it was in the garage.

And when the four of them walked out to look at the car，instead of looking at the car he had driven the __34__ before, they saw a __35__ car parked there.

1.                A．party          B．meeting        C．concert   D．sports meeting

 

2.                A．sure           B．worried         C．curious   D．anxious

 

3.                A．suggestion      B．condition       C．conclusion D．agreement

 

4.                A．excited         B．tired           C．drunk    D．pleased

 

5.                A．stop           B．get out of       C．drive D．get into

 

6.                A．punishment     B．test            C．education D．talk

 

7.                A．gave           B．made          C．missed   D．found

 

8.                A．considered      B．required        C．suggested D．left

 

9.                A．showing        B．explaining       C．asking    D．telling

 

10.               A．long           B．straight         C．calm  D．direct

 

11.               A．telephone      B．call            C．doorbell   D．question

 

12.               A．two           B．many          C．four  D．one

 

13.               A．manager        B．father          C．student   D．owner

 

14.               A．stood          B．found          C．put   D．took

 

15.               A．trouble         B．test            C．danger    D．accident

 

16.               A．believed        B．told           C．admitted  D．said

 

17.               A．driving         B．hurting         C．missing    D．drinking

 

18.               A．drive          B．test            C．time  D．line

 

19.               A．day            B．morning        C．afternoon  D．night

 

20.               A．similar         B．familiar         C．police D．damaged

 

 

Roy wasn’t the only one to receive his call-up(入伍) papers.  Stephen Napier’s call-up came at the beginning of February and he was pleased to find that he would be going into the Royal Air Force(RAF).

His father was not so pleased and made his feelings known as he and Stephen were on their daily walk.  It was the first step in his plans for Stephen to take over the estate(地产) when the time came,  and although Stephen was well aware of this,  he could think of no reason not to accompany him.

“Though you’d forgotten that nonsense.  Still,  I dare say I could pull a few strings to get you to the Army. . . ”

“No,  Father!  I have told you I want to learn to fly.  What chance would I have to do that in the Army?  I’d be better off in the Navy—at least they’ve got the Fleet Air Arm.  But I have been put in the RAF and that’s where I want to go,  so let’s leave it at that. ” His face went red.  Sent to his father’s school and then to Cambridge,  much to his satisfaction,  he had never had to defend his own desires and his father was a hard man to oppose.

The father glared at Stephen,  “No,  I won’t leave it at that.  I want to know what other ridiculous ideas are in your head.  For a start,  what’s all this about America? ”

“America? ”

“Yes.  All those books I saw in your room the other day.  Brochures about emigration(移民)．” The big，silvered head lowered，like that of a bull about to charge.  “ Don’t trouble to deny it. ”

“I won’t，Father.  Some men at Cambridge have been talking about it.  They want people like us here，mathematicians and scientists，for all kinds of research—the sort of research I could do.  It would be a worthwhile life for me. ”

The father responded exactly as his son had known he would.  “You’ve got a worthwhile life here!  You’ve got an estate to run！”

“No，Father.  You’ve got an estate to run.  I never asked for it.  Why not ask Baden to do this stuff?  He perhaps can make a good job of it，but I. . . ”

“If he were here，I might think about this silly idea of yours—only think about it，mind you—but. . . ”

71．If the father wanted Stephen to take over the estate，the first thing he did would_______ .

A．take a walk with Stephen as usual and express his feelings

B．wait till his son graduated from Cambridge

C．persuade Stephen not to go into RAF

D．send Stephen to the Army instead of RAF

72．Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Stephen preferred to go into the Navy rather than the Army.

B．Stephen also received his call-up papers as Roy.

C．The father didn’t like Stephen’s idea of going to America.

D．Stephen was eventually forced to stay to run the estate.

73．After reading this passage，we can infer that______ .

A．Stephen had never had to defend his desires before

B．Baden might be one of Stephen’s family members

C．Stephen wanted to fly in the RAF and become a pilot in America

D．if somebody took over the estate，Stephen could realize his dream

74．What do we learn from the underlined sentence?

A．It looked as if the father was angry when mentioning the brochures.

B．The father was very angry and wanted to beat his son Stephen.

C．Stephen was annoyed when his father referred to the brochures.

D．A big red bull was about to charge at Stephen.

75．Which would be the best title for this passage?

A．RAF—a Better Choice than the Army

B．A Talk between Father and Son

C．The Dream of a Cambridge Student

D．A Conflict between Father and Son