限时训练(三).doc

限时训练（三）
一、单项填空
1. It is quite obvious that the aging population in China will cause _____heavy pressure on _____whole society in near future.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D the, \
2. —Would you mind picking up the books I bought from the bookstore?
—Not at all _____, walking will do me good as well.
A. Besides B. Still C. Yet D. Therefore
3. To be frank, I really don’t know what they have in _____, because they’re so different in character. A. common B. ordinary C. usual D. regular
4. —Is Bob still working in your school?
—I’m afraid not. He is said ____and____ in a private school recently
A. to resign ;to teach B. to have resigned; teaching
C. having resigned; to be teaching D. to have resigned; to be teaching
5. Like some of my classmates ,I cannot live up to my teacher’s expectations; _____I let them down. A. in other words B. in particular C what’s more D more or less
6. And there, almost _____ in the big chair, sat her little brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet.    A. having lost     B. losing        C. to be lost      D. lost
7. At first Mr. Sally was ____ of planes. but two years later,_____ to other countries on business is his main business.
A. scared; flying B afraid; flight C frightened; flight D scaring ; flying
8. What impressed me most in 2003 was the success of Shenzhou V and China’s becoming the third nation to send a man into space, all our Chinese are proud.
A. of which B. for which C. of that D. for it
9. — Did you go Dutch after that meal, I mean, with the other five friends?  　— ______.
  　A. Yes, they did        B. Yes, they paid for the meal
  　C. No, they didn’t    　 D. No, because it was my treat that day
10. —How long have you been studying in No.2 Middle School?
— Less than half a year.
— So it will be two years and a half you graduate from this school.
A. when B. after C. before D. while
11. _____, some people think there is something in them.
A. His ideas may sound crazy B. As his ideas may sound crazy
C. Crazy as his idea may sound D .As crazy his ideas may sound
12. Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t _____so much noise
A. concern B .tolerate C. undertake D. ignore
13. The teachers ____themselves with planning out the work of the coming semester.
A. occupied B involved C employed D engaged
14. I always have so many things to____ when I come back to the company after a trip abroad.
A add to B contribute to C attend to D appeal to
15.—What made him so upset? —______she failed in her examination
A. What B. That C. Because D. Whether
二、完形填空
Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks away. Life has 16 for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. 17 you use chat rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are 18 of a virtual community (虚拟社区).
"I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, 19 I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in China. "Eighty per cent of my classmates use QQ 20 school."
QQ is the biggest messaging 21 in China. A record 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October, 22 to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.
And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them. "I log in (登陆) on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel 23 . I usually 24 about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said. "But I rarely talk with 25 , especially boys or men."
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making 26 with strangers online. "You don't know 27 you're talking to. You should 28 be careful about who you trust online."
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to 29 someone very well. Fox's Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like 30 and they went to a comic show together.
However, not all teenagers have been so 31 . At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl in Liaoning Province was raped after meeting a friend she had found on QQ. The criminals weren't 32 until last month.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users. "I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking 33 ," he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a 34 of time and money. "If you are really 35 to it, sometimes you just can't concentrate in class," he said.
16.A. improved B. become C. changed D. increased
17.A. Whether B. If C. When D. Unless
18.A. member B. part C. partner D. number
19.A. but B. while C. when D still.
20.A. before B. at C. after D. since
21.A. service B. product C. structure D. organization
22.A. granting B. depending C. considering D. according
23.A. sleepy B. tired C. bored D. busy
24.A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend
25.A. friends B. adults C. males D. strangers
26.A. relation B. touch C. contact D. friends
27.A. who B. what C. whose D. which
28.A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. always
29.A. know B. recognize C. tell D. judge
30.A. herself B. her C. anybody else D. everyone
31.A. good B. fortunate C. safely D. healthy
32.A. kept B. held C. caught D. killed
33.A. uselessness B. noise C. nonsense D. rubbish
34.A. short B. lack C. waste D. little
35.A. kept B. held C. addicted D. stuck
三、阅读理解
A
History is a society's memory and forms part of people's identity (身份). But Taiwan's government has proposed a change to their history. In the move their textbooks will separate the island's history from the rest of China.
By disconnecting the island's history from the mainland, the government hopes to create a stronger Taiwan identity.
Under new guidelines (方针) to be carried out in 2006, Taiwan has ordered high schools to change textbooks to create one book of Taiwan's history. At the moment their books cover the complete Chinese history. But following the new move Chinese history will be taught as part of international history. No longer to be included as part of Taiwan's history is the founding of the Republic of China (ROC) in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen. This event will be in the new international history book.
"It is a political attempt by Taiwan's leader Chen Shui-bian to make their education support Taiwan's independence", said Li Weiyi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
This move has also received great opposition in Taiwan's schools. "The new outline (大纲) is too political and facts have been changed," said Yu Lin, the headmaster of Taipei Middle School. "It will confuse students' understanding of history."
"Who on earth should I think is the founding father of the ROC?" asked a student in Taipei. "Many famous people in history like Confucius(孔子) or Sun Yat-sen, who was considered 'father of the ROC' for more than half a century, should now be thought of as foreigners based upon this ridiculous logic.'' he said.
Many people have shown opposition to the move. "History cannot be changed. Mixing politics with our history means forgetting our ancestors," said Lien Chan, chairman of Kuomintang Party. "It will not do any good for the Taiwanese and only worsen cross-Straits relations."
36. What is mainly described in the passage?
A. Taiwan’s government has proposed a change to their history textbooks in 2006.
B. Taiwan authorities want to separate the island from the mainland.
C. Taiwan leaders want to make their education support Taiwan's independence.
D. Taiwan leaders try to confuse students' understanding of history.
37. What’s the excuse for the move according to Taiwan’s government?
A. To cut off all connections with the mainland.
B. To disconnect the island's history from the mainland.
C. Most of the Taiwanese do not welcome the textbook.
D. To create a stronger Taiwanese identity.
38. Which of the following is not included in the move?
A. Chinese history will be taught as part of international history.
B. The founding of the ROC in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen will be in the new international history book.
C. Sun Yat-sen will be considered 'father of the ROC'.
D. Many famous people in history like Confucius or Sun Yat-sen will be thought of as foreigners.
39. Which of the following doesn’t show the correct relation between the man and the opinion?
A. China’s spokesman: It is an attempt to make their education support Taiwan’s independence.
B. Headmaster in Taipei: The new outline will throw light on students’ understanding of history.
C. A student in Taipei: It’s ridiculous to consider some Chinese historical figures as foreigners.
D. Chairman of Kuomintang Party: The relation between the island and the mainland will become tense.
B
You’re out to dinner. The food is delicious and the service is fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip. Why? The answer may not be as simple as you think.
Tipping, psychologists (心理学家) have found, is not just about service. Instead, studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors (因素) from the waiter’s choice of words to how they carry themselves while taking orders to the bill’s total. Even how much waiters remind customers of themselves can determine how much change they pocket by the end of the night.
“Studies before have shown that mimicry (模仿) brings into positive feelings for the mimicker,” wrote Rick van Baaren, a social psychology professor. “These studies show that people who are being mimicked become more generous (大方的) toward the person who mimics them.”
So Rick van Baaren divided 59 waiters into two groups. He requested that half serve with a phrase such as, “Coming up!” Those in the other half were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the customers. Rick van Baaren then compared their take-home. The results were clear-it pays to mimic your customer. The copycat waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.
Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, found the generosity of a tipper may be limited by his bill. After research on the 1,000 tips left for waiters, cab drivers, hair stylists, they found tip percentages in three areas dropped as customers’ bills went up. In fact, tip percentages appear to plateau (达到稳定水平) when bills topped $ 100 and a bill for $200 made the worker gain no bigger percentage tip than a bill for $ 100.
“That’s also a point of tipping,” Green says. “You have to give a little extra to the cab driver for being there to pick you up and something to the waiter for being there to serve you. If they weren’t there you’d never get any service. So part of the idea of a tip is for just being there.”
40. How many factors affecting the customers’ tipping are mentioned in the passage?
A. 2. B. 1. C. 3. D. 4.
41. According to the passage, a customer gives the cab driver a tip for ____.
A. driver’s politeness B. driver’s mimicry C. driver’s attitudes D. being there
42. According to the passage, we know the writer seems to _________.
A. oppose Mr. Green’s idea about tipping
B. think part of Mr. Green’s explanation is reasonable
C. give his generous tip to the waiters very often
D. support the opinions of Mr. Green and Rick van Baaren about tipping
C
What’s on Oscar Film Themes Symphony Concert

Film highlights accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films. Familiar tunes will come from such flicks as Titanic, Jurassic Park and Waterloo Bridge.
Where: Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre
When: March 8,7:30 pm.
Admission: 80-380 yuan
Tel: [phone] ext 508
Fantastic View All the Way
Tile mountains in this area are not very high, but the vistas (景色) are excellent. This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little tranquil (宁静的) villages that are located in amazing places. Many sites along the walk offer panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.
Where: Pinggu, northeast of Beijing
When: March 9, meet 8: 30 am. Outside Starbucks at Lido hotel, or 9 am at Capital Paradise front gate, return 5 pm.
Admission: adults 150 yuan, children 100 yuan
Tel: [phone]
Email: fjhikers @ yahoo.co.uk
Spring Greetings
Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring. Tian is a student of famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing. He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a style emphasizing vivid close- ups of natural scenes.
Where: Melodic Gallery, 14 jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store
When: 9 am-5 pm. Until March 31
Admission: free
Tel: [phone]
Cala, My Dog
Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You, the story is about a middle-aged workingman, known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala. One day, when his wife is out walking Cala, a policeman confiscates(没收) the unregistered canine. As Lao Er endeavors to recover his dog, the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed. Chinese with English Subtitle(字幕)。
Where: Dongchuang Theatre, 3 Xinzhongjie, Dongzhimenwai
When: March 13 and 20, 8:30 pm.
Admission: 20 yuan
Tel: [phone]
43 If you are a music lover you can go to on Women’s Day.
A. Capital Paradise B. Dongchuang Theater
C. Friendship Store D. Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre
44. The exhibition held in Melodic Gallery________.
A. is open to the public from 7:30am –5 pm till April 1st
B. presents the works by Tian Xifeng and his teacher
C. is to display some bird-and-flower paintings
D. costs the art lovers much money to visit
45. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Both adults and children can take part in the walk in Pinggu
B. Even you don’t know English you can enjoy Cala, My Dog.
C. You’ll have to dial 65188123 to book a ticket for the film Cala, My Dog.
D. You’ll have a choice of two meeting places on March 9th.
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