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Ⅲ.Cloze(20points)
Directions:
Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Thedeathofachild,_51_one’sownchild,issomethingthemindcanhardlycomprehend.Itseemstogo_52_nature.Theendofalifethatisstillforming_53_hasjustbegunisanalmostunthinkablecruelty.
Butithappens.Parentssometimesmustwitnesstheillnessanddeathofthechildren_54_whomtheygavebirth.And_55_willeverfilltheemptyplacethatthedeadchildleavesbehind.Parents_56_todiebeforetheirchildren,whichisthenaturalorderoflifeevents.Whenthesituationisreversedandachilddies_57_theparentsitseemswrong.
Yetweneverknowwhyonepersondiesandanotherlives.Butwedoknow_58_achildisgone,theparentsstillhaveafuture,asgreyandworthlessasitmayatfirstseem.Deathmaytakethechild,butthelovenever_59_.
Thesorrowafterachild’sdeathisoneofthelongestandhardesttypeof_60_tolivewith.Andittakeslongtodealwiththeparents’ownemotions.
51.A.especiallyB.specialC.especialD.most
52.A.withB.againstC.beyondD.above
53.A.andB.orC.butD.so
54.A.atB.withC.toD.for
55.A.everythingB.otherthingC.somethingD.nothing
56.A.thinkB.expectC.likeD.surely
57.A.beforeB.afterC.infrontofD.as
58.A.asifB.asthoughC.evenifD.that
59.A.givesupB.goesawayC.goesbackD.goesthrough
60.A.lossB.lossesC.losingD.lost

Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(60points)
Directions:
Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Intheolddays,diversusedtogodownintothesealookingforshipsthathadsunk,becausetheyhopedtofindgoldandjewels.Nowdiversstillsearchforvaluablethingsinsunkenships,buttheyalsotrytobringtothesurfacetheshipsthemselves,orpartsofthem.Thevalueofdifferentkindsofmetalshasincreasedgreatlyoverthelasttwentyorthirtyyearsandeventhoughashiphasbeenundertheseaformanyyears,itmaybeworthagreatdeal.
Onefamoussunkenshipisthe“Lusitania”,whichsankoffthesoutherncoastofIrelandin1915withalossofnearly,1,500lives.Ithasfourhugepropellersmadeofanexpensivemetal.Todayeachofthosepropellersisworth$300,000ormore.Theshiplyingonthesea-bedhasbeenbroughtbyamancalledJohnLight.Hepaidabout$1,200,000forthewholeship.Hehopestobringupthosepropellersandsellthem.Healsohopestosellotherpartsoftheship,whenhehasbroughtthemtothesurface,forabout$600,000.
61.Diverstodaytrytobringtothesurface_______.
A.goldandjewelsB.partsofships
C.wholeshipsD.alloftheabove
62.Divertrytobringupmetalsbecause________.
theyhavebeenintheseaforalongtime
goldandjewelsarenotvaluablethings
somekindsofmetalsareworthalotofmoney
itiseasytobringupmetals
63.Theword“surface”inthepassagemeansthe______.
A.marketB.airC.topofaliquidD.sea
64.JohnLighthopesthathemaybeabletosellallthepartsofthe“Lusitania”forabout_____.
A.$12,000B.$300,000C.$1,200,000D.$1,800,000
65.JohnLightboughtthe“Lusitania”_______.
A.before1915B.beforeitsank
C.afteritsankD.aftertheyhadbroughtupthepropellers

PassageTwo
Man’sfirstrealinvention,andoneofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory,wasthewheel.Alltransportationandeverymachineintheworlddependonit.Thewheelisthesimplestyetperhapsthemostremarkableofallinventions,becausetherearenowheelsinnature—nolivingthingwasevercreatedwithwheels.How,then,didmancometoinventthewheel?Perhapssomeearlyhuntersfoundthattheycouldrollthecarcassofaheavyanimalthroughtheforestonlogsmoreeasilythantheycouldcarryit.However,thelogsthemselvesweighedalot.
Itmusthavetakenagreatprehistoricthinkertoimaginetwothinslicesoflogconnected,attheircentersbyastringstick.Thiswouldrollalongjustasthelogsdid,yetbemuchlighterandeasiertohandle.Thusthewheelandaxlecameintobeingandwiththemthefirstcarts.
66.Thewheelisimportantbecause_______.
A.itwasman’sfirstrealinventionB.alltransportationdependsonit
C.everymachinedependsonitD.bothBandC
67.Thewheeliscalled_______.
A.simpleB.complicatedC.strangeD.unusual
68.Itwasremarkableofmantoinventthewheelbecause_______.
A.itledtomanyotherinventionsB.manhadnouseforitthen
C.therewerenowheelsinnatureD.alloftheabove
69.Thewheelwasprobablyinventedby______.
A.agroupofearlyhuntersB.thefirstmenonearth
C.agreatprehistoricthinkerD.themanwhomadethefirstcart
70.Thisselectionsaysthatthefirstwheelmayhavebeena______.
A.roundpieceofstoneB.heavylogC.pieceofmetalD.sliceoflog