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1、 1 Eddie was in the back of the shop counting the days takings when the doorbell rang. It was just on closing time and the shutters were already up in front. Normally there were few customers after five, and the half hour before he shut shop was mainly devoted to getting orders ready for the morning
2、 and entering up the accounts. Of course it might be Maureen, who had lately developed a habit of coming into the shop just before closing time and so making sure that Eddie did not escape her for the evening. With a sigh Eddie put down his pen and came out from the back and went behind the counter.
3、 As he did so, he was turning over in his mind what possible excuse he could offer to Maureen for not spending the evening with her. If only Maureen would accept the excuse of a headache or pressure of work. But she would want to stay and fuss over him if he said a headache, and as for work, she was
4、 always bothering him to move into a district where there was more business than in Candlewick Street. “Why is it,” thought Eddie, “that she cant leave me alone for one evening? Doesnt it occur to her that Id like a bit of time to myself.” There was a woman in the shop and a man standing with his ba
5、ck half turned towards the counter. The woman was not Maureen. He didnt recollect ever having seen her before, but there was something vaguely familiar about the way the man was standing. It reminded him of the bare white-washed walls of St. Matthews Hospital and Sam Lewis standing with his back tow
6、ards Eddie staring out of the window. The man turned. “Well, Eddie,” he said, “it seems weve caught you just before lock-up time, eh?”1. From the story we understand that _. A) it was nearly five oclock in the afternoon B) it was almost closing time C) Eddie always closed the shop at 4:30 D) Eddie h
7、ad just closed his shop 2. Why did Eddie think the caller might be Maureen?Because _. A) she always came unexpectedly. B) she had often come at this time recently. C) she had promised to spend the evening with him. D) she had told him that she would come.3. When he heard the doorbell ring, Eddie was
8、 _.A) Outside the shop B) in front of the counterC) at the back of the shop D) behind the counter4. When Eddie first saw the two people in the shop, the man _.A) was facing him.B) had his back against the counter.C) was not directly facing himD) was facing the counter.5. The writer tells us that Edd
9、ie _.A) recognized the man and the woman.B) recognized the woman but not the man.C) hadnt seen the man before D) didnt recognize the woman 1. B 2.B 3. C 4. C 5. D (52.20%) 注：01级一级期中用 ( 2 - 1 B ) Eddie was in the back of the shop counting the days takings when the doorbell rang. It was just on closin
10、g time and the shutters were already up in front. Normally there were few customers after five, and the half hour before he shut shop was mainly devoted to getting orders ready for the morning and entering up the accounts. Of course it might be Maureen, who had lately developed a habit of coming int
11、o the shop just before closing time and so making sure that Eddie did not escape her for the evening. With a sigh Eddie put down his pen and came out from the back and went behind the counter. As he did so, he was turning over in his mind what possible excuse he could offer to Maureen for not spendi
12、ng the evening with her. If only Maureen would accept the excuse of a headache or pressure of work. But she would want to stay and fuss over him if he said a headache, and as for work, she was always bothering him to move into a district where there was more business than in Candlewick Street. “Why
13、is it,” thought Eddie, “that she cant leave me alone for one evening? Doesnt it occur to her that Id like a bit of time to myself.” There was a woman in the shop and a man standing with his back half turned towards the counter. The woman was not Maureen. He didnt recollect ever having seen her befor
14、e, but there was something vaguely familiar about the way the man was standing. It reminded him of the bare white-washed walls of St. Matthews Hospital and Sam Lewis standing with his back towards Eddie staring out of the window. The man turned. “Well, Eddie,” he said, “it seems weve caught you just
15、 before lock-up time, eh?”1. From the story we understand that _. A) it was nearly five oclock in the afternoonB) Eddie had just closed his shop.C) Eddie always closed the shop at 4:30.D) it was almost closing time.2. Why did Eddie think the caller might be Maureen?Because _.A) she always came unexp
16、ectedly.B) she had often come at this time recently.C) she had promised to spend the evening with him.D) she had told him that she would come.3. When he heard the doorbell ring, Eddie was _.A) at the back of the shop.B) in front of the counter.C) outside the shop.D) behind the counter.4.When Eddie f
17、irst saw the two people in the shop, the man _.A) was facing him.B) had his back against the counter.C) was not directly facing himD) was facing the counter.5.The writer tells us that Eddie _.A) recognized the man and the woman.B) recognized the woman but not the man.C) didnt recognize the woman.D)
18、hadnt seen the man before. 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C (52.20%) 注：01级一级期中用 2 One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep, I tried everything I could think of: a warm bottle, songs, gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought
19、a potable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours until dawn. To my surprise , as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then walked soft
20、ly out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushis forty-fifth birthday.My wife and I heard no more of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself.I found in my babys behavior a symbol of the new generation. My
21、wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students dont read, that they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watching TV. A
22、fter this experience with the baby, I have reached a conclusion: Let them watch it! If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let them watch it all they want. 1. Why did the author bring a TV set into his sons room? A) To make his son stop crying. B)
23、To spend the night by watching TV programs. C) To leave it to his son. D) To make his son to sleep as soon as possible. 2. The babys reaction to the TV was _. A) unexpected B) awful C) exciting D) calm3. From the passage we know that the author is _. A) a doctor B) a writer C) an editor D) a teacher
24、4. According to the passage, which is true of the school children? A) They prefer reading to watching TV. B) They like watching TV only after school. C) They would rather watch TV than read books. D) They like their teachers who teach them reading. 5.What do you think is the authors attitude towards
25、 TV expressed in the last two sentences? A) Favorable B) Serious C) Not favorable D) Not serious 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C (55.86%) (Tested in 01 Band1) ( 2 2 B) One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep, I tried everything I could think of: a warm bottle, songs, gentle rock
26、ing. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a potable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours until dawn. To my surprise , as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes
27、focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then walked softly out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushis forty-fifth birthday.My wife and I heard no more of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him sti
28、ll watching TV himself.I found in my babys behavior a symbol of the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students dont read, that they look down
29、 upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watching TV. After this experience with the baby, I have reached a conclusion: Let them watch it! If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let them watch it all they want. 1. Wh
30、y did the author bring a TV set into his sons room? A) To make his son stop crying. B) To spend the night by watching TV programs. C) To leave it to his son. D) To make his son to sleep as soon as possible. 2. The babys reaction to the TV was _. A) exciting B) awful C) unexpected D) calm3. From the
31、passage we know that the author is _. A) a doctor B) a teacher C) an editor D) a writer 4. According to the passage, which is true of the school children? A) They prefer reading to watching TV. B) They like watching TV only after school. C) They would rather watch TV than read books. D) They like th
32、eir teachers who teach them reading. 5. What do you think is the authors attitude towards TV expressed in the last two sentences? A) Not favorable B) Serious C) favorable D) Not serious 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A (55.86%) (Tested in 01 Band 1) 13Scientist estimate that about 35,ooo other objects, too
33、small to detect with radar but detectable with powerful earth-base telescopes, are also circling the earth at an altitude of 200 to 700 miles. This debris (碎石) poses little danger to us on the earth, but since it is traveling at average relative speeds of six miles per second, it can severely damage
34、 expensive equipment in a collision. This threat was dramatized by a cavity one-eighth of an inch in diameter created in a window of a United States space shuttle in 1983. The pit was determined to have been caused by a collision with a speck of paint traveling at a speed of about two miles per seco
35、nd. The window had to be replaced. As more and more nations put satellites into space, the risk of collision can only increase. Measures are already being taken to control the growth of orbital debris. The United States has always required its astronauts to bag their wastes and return them to earth.
36、 The United States Air Force has agreed to conduct low-altitude rather than high-altitude tests of objects it put into space so debris from tests will reenter the earths atmosphere and burn up. Extra shielding will also reduce the risk of damage. For example 2000 pounds of additional shielding is be
37、ing considered for each of six space-station crew modules (舱). Further, the European Space Agency, an international consortium (集团), is also looking into preventive measures. (57%)1. It can be inferred from the passage that debris was harmful to one of the space shuttle because the debris was _. A)
38、large B) moving very fast C) radioactive D) burning uncontrollably 2. What effect did orbital debris have on one of the space shuttles? A) It removed some of the paint. B) It damaged one of the windows. C) It caused a loss of altitude. D) It led to a collision with a space station. 3. The word “them
39、” in the third sentence in paragraph 2 refers to which of the following? A) Astronauts. B) Wastes. C) Tests. D) Crew modules. 4. Which of the following questions is not answered by the information in the passage? A) How can small objects orbiting the earth be seen? B) What is being done to prevent o
40、rbital debris from increasing? C) Why is the risk of damage to space equipment likely to increase? D) When did the United States Air Force begin making tests in space? 5. Where in the passage does the writer mention a method of protecting space vehicle against damage by space debris? A) Line 6-8. B)
41、 Line 10-11. C) Line 11-13. D) Line 13-14.15 (0.50)Crime is a very serious problem in Britain. One sort of crime which particularly worries people is juvenile delinquency that is, crimes committed by young people. For some years juvenile delinquency had been increasing. There are two main sorts of j
42、uvenile crimes: stealing and violence. Most people do not understand why young people commit these crimes. There are, I think, a large number of different reasons.These crimes are not usually committed by people who are poor or in need. Young people often dislike and hate the adult world. They will
43、do things to show that they are rebels. Also in Britain today it is easier for young people to commit crimes because they have more freedom to go where they like and more money to do what they like.There are two other possible causes which are worth mentioning. More and more people in Britain live i
44、n large towns. In a large town no one knows who anyone else is or where they live. But in the village I come from crimes are rare because everyone knows everyone else.Although it is difficult to explain, I think the last cause is very important. Perhaps there is something with our society which enco
45、urages violence and crime. It is a fact that all the time children are exposed to films and reports about crime and violence. Many people do not agree that this influences the young people, but I think that young people are very much influenced by the society they grow in. I feel that the fault may be as much with our whole society as with these young people.1.From the passage we know that many British people are confused about _.A. the causes