第二节：完形填空

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．

　　“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning is used to 16 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has 17 , however, the word has expanded to 18 many different meanings.

　　“Cool” can be used to express feelings of 19 in almost anything.

　　When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can’t help 20 , “It’s cool.” You might think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your 21 footballer.

　　We all enlarge¹ the meaning of “cool”. You can use it 22 many words such as “new” or “amazing.” Here’s an interesting story we can see 23 illustrate² the usage³ of the word: A teacher asked her students to 24 the waterfall they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one 25 , “It’s so cool.” 26 he thought it was 27 to describe 28 he saw and felt.
　　 29 the story also proves the shortage⁴ of words and expressions. 30 “cool,” some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is 31 to improve our word strength to maintain⁵ some 32 .

　　As a popular word, “cool” stands for a kind of special 33 that people can accept easily. Excepting “cool,” can you think of many words that 34 your life as colorful? I can. And I think they are also very 35 .

16. A. find 　　B. take　　C. show 　　D. make sure
17. A. changed　 B. been developed　C. been cleaned　D. informed
18. A. turn out　 B. take on　 C. take in　　D. come into
19. A. satisfaction B. interest　　C. sense　　D. interesting
20. A. to say　　B. telling　　C. shout　　D. saying
21. A. famous　　B. out of date　 C. favourite　 D. modern
22. A. in stead of　 B. in place of　C. to take place of　D. exchange
23. A. is used to　 B. showing　 C. used to 　 D. explaining
24. A. write for　 B. copy down　 C. describe　 D. say something
25. A. phrase　　B. word　　C. story　　D. sentence
26. A. However　 B. May be　 C. As far as　 D. Perhaps
27. A. The just thing　B. the very mean　C. some methods D. the best way
28. A. the means　 B. what　　C. how　　D. wherever
29. A. And　　B. If　　 C. So　　D. But
30. A. Without　　B. Using　　C. Not being used　D. With
31. A. important　 B. necessary　 C. impossible　 D. natural
32. A. true　　B. belief　　C. richness D. interest
33. A. habit　　B. culture　　C. language　 D. enjoyment
34. A. put　　 B. change 　 C. better　　D. make
35. A. cool　　B. easy　　C. difficult　 D. important

 

第三部分：阅读理解
　　

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。
Part A
    Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir⁶ (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman⁷ (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them . The information from them differs from (不同于) that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical⁸ (理论的) part -- the explanations of why things happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇的) . But the demonstration⁹ (示范) and report of what happens , and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms (术语). Presently¹⁰ the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he.

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