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One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew
the theatre would be air-conditioned and I Couldn't face my 71 apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 72 between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 73 every time she leaned over to talk to him, 74 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such
75 in a public place?
I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 76 it turned out, it was an Italian movie. 77 about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 78 on my popcorn ( 爆玉米花 ). I've never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 79 . After a while I heard
80 more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 81 of the popcorn crunching ( 咀嚼 ) between my teeth. My thought started to 82 . I remembered when I was. South Korea (韩国 ), I 83 to watch Kodiak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean — I was really amazed. He seemed like a good
friend to me, 84 I saw him again in New York speaking 85 . English instead of perfect Korean. He didn't even have a Korean accent and I 86 like I had been betrayed.
When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English.
87 we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 88 and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, prefer- ring that to 89 . in a difficult language.
Mother tried to say something in English but it 90 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We've been speaking Korean at home ever since.
71. A) warm C) heated B) hot D) cool
72. A) crack C) break B) blank D) opening
73. A) aspect C) space B) view D) angle
74. A) while C) or B) whenever D) and
75. A) attraction C) affection B) attention D) motion
76. A) since C) what B) when D) as
77. A) Within C) For B) After D) Over
78. A) concentrate C) fix B) chew D) taste
79. A) too C) though B) still D) certainly
80. A) much C) no B) any D) few
81. A) voice C) rhythm B) sound D) tone
82. A) wonder C) imagine B) wander D) depart
83. A) enjoyed C) turned B) happened D) used
84. A)until C) then B) because D) therefore
85. A) artificial C) perfect B) informal D) practical
86. A) felt C) seemed B) looked D) appeared
87. A) While C) Before B) If D) Once
88. A) empty C) stiff B) quiet D) calm
89. A) telling C) saying B) uttering D) speaking
90. A) worked C) came B) got D) made
2003.1
A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds (语声)，and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication. Let’s look at this 61 in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, 62 distinguishes man from the rest of the 63 world. Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by 64 of cries: for example, many birds utter 65 calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter 66 cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. 67 these various means of communication differ in important ways 68 human language. For instance, animals’ cries do not 69 thoughts and feelings clearly. This means, basically, that they lack structure. They lack the kind of structure that 70 us to divide a human utterance into 71 . We can change an utterance by 72 one word in it with 73 : a good illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e.g., “tanks approaching from the north” , 74 who can change one word and say “aircraft approaching from the north” or “tanks approaching from the west”; but a bird has a single alarm cry, 75 means “danger!” This is why the number of 76 that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit (山雀) is a case 77 point；it has about twenty different calls, 78 in human language the number of possible utterances is 79 . It also explains why animal cries are very 80 in meaning. | 61. [A]classification [B] definition [C] function [D] perception 62. [A] that [B] it [C] as [D] what 63. [A] native [B] human [C] physical [D] animal 64. [A] ways [B] means [C] methods [D] approaches 65. [A] mating [B] exciting [C] warning [D] boring 66. [A] identical [B] similar [C] different [D] unfamiliar 67. [A] But [B] Therefore [C] Afterwards [D]Furthermore 68. [A] about [B] with [C] from [D] in 69. [A] infer [B] explain [C] interpret [D] express 70. [A] encourages [B] enables [C] enforces [D] ensures 71. [A] speeches [B] sounds [C] words [D] voices 72. [A] replacing [B] spelling [C] pronouncing [D] saying 73. [A] ours [B] theirs [C] another [D] others 74. [A] so [B] and [C] but [D] or 75. [A] this [B] that [C] which [D] it 76. [A] signs [B] gestures [C] signals [D] marks 77. [A] in [B] at [C] of [D] for 78. [A] whereas [B] since [C] anyhow [D] somehow 79. [A] boundless [B] changeable [C] limitless [D] ceaseless 80. [A] ordinary [B] alike [C] common [D] general |
61.[B] 62. [A] 63. [D] 64. [B] 65. [C] 66.[C] 67. [A] 68.[C] 69. [D] 70. [B]
71.[C] 72. [A] 73. [C] 74. [B] 75.[C] 76. [C] 77. [A] 78. [A] 79.[C] 80.[D]
2004.1
It’s an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that 71 evening you’re burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, 72 are throwing the books at kids. 73 elementary school students are complaining of homework 74 . What’s a well-meaning parent to do? As hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you’ve got to get them to do it, 76 helping too much, or even examining 77 too carefully, you may keep them 78 doing it by themselves. “I wouldn’t advise a parent to check every 79 assignment,” says psychologist John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. “There’s a 80 of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children 81 the grade they deserve.” Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their 82 . But “you don’t want them to feel it has to be 83”, she says. That’s not to say parents should 84 homework — first, they should monitor how much homework their kids 85 .“Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in 86 four, five, and six is standard.”says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be “87 more than an hour and a half, ” and two for high school students. If your child 88 has more homework than this, you may want to check 89 other parents and then talk to the teacher about 90 assignments. | 71. [A] very [B] exact [C] right [D] usual 72. [A] officials [B] parents [C] experts [D] schools 73. [A] Also [B] Even [C] Then [D] However 74. [A] fatigue [B] confusion [C] duty [D] puzzle 75. [A] there [B] we [C] they [D] it 76. [A] via [B] under [C] by [D] for 77. [A] questions [B] answers [C] standards [D] rules 78. [A] off [B] without [C] beyond [D] from 79. [A] single [B] piece [C] page [D] other 80. [A] drop [B] short [C] cut [D] lack 81. [A] acquire [B] earn [C] gather [D] reach 82. [A] exercises [B] defects [C] mistakes [D] tests 83. [A] perfect [B] better [C] unusual [D] complete 84. [A] forget [B] refuse [C] miss [D] ignore 85. [A] have [B] prepare [C] make [D] perform 86. [A] classes [B] groups [C] grades [D] terms 87. [A] about [B] no [C] much [D] few 88. [A] previously [B] rarely [C] merely [D] consistent 89. [A] with [B] in [C] out [D] up 90. [A] finishing [B] lowering [C] reducing [D] declining |
71.[A] 72. [D] 73. [B] 74. [A] 75. [D] 76.[C] 77. [B] 78.[D] 79. [A] 80. [D]
81.[B] 82. [C] 83. [A] 84. [D] 85.[A] 86. [C] 87. [B] 88. [D] 89.[A] 90.[C]
